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Beekmantown residents upset over road salt in well water supply

Mooers signs letter of interest for proposed solar farm Sullivan County-based firm would provide power throughout Clinton County

By Teah Dowling

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MOOERS — The town is taking initial steps towards the construction of a solar farm on Boas Road.

The board last week signed a letter of intent with a Sullivan-based firm to construct four solar rays, each containing 10,000 solar panels.

Delaware River Solar asked the town board to consider becoming the home of these rays to bring solar power to Clinton County.

The proposed farm would stretch over 40 acres down to-

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ward the intersection of Wood Falls Road and Route 11.

The power generated by this infrastructure would be transferred through a three-phased line into a converter station that will provide power to homes and businesses throughout all of Clinton County.

Winter said approximately 4,200 property owners can sign up for this offering regardless of income and credit.

Mooers Code Enforcement Officer Jess Dixon said he was interested in the idea.

“The more we offer here, the better,” he said. “I think we should go for it before another town takes this opportunity away from us.”

Winter said no other town in Clinton County has been contacted for this opportunity. >> See Mooers Solar | pg. 4

Mooers Elementary students donate to local food shelf, go caroling in senior housing

>> See Mooers Kids | pg. 12

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Tri-county area grapples with home aide crisis

helpÊ community MOOERS — Blistering cold temperatures didn’t stop Mooers Elementary students from spreading holiday cheer earlier this month.

On Dec. 14, fourth and fifth graders came together to sing holiday classics to Teah the local senior citizens in Watson MemoDowling rial Senior Housing.

Writer That was only part one to the school’s efforts to give back to the community.

Throughout the month, all the third, fourth and fifth grade classrooms collected canned and nonperishable food items for the Mooers Wesleyan Food Pantry.

Fourth-grade teacher Nichole Favreau said the school has been donating to the local food shelf instead of having a gift exchange.

“We wanted to teach our students that Christmas isn’t just about receiving but giving as well,” she said.

Before, the eight classrooms filled with over 150 kids collected a wide variety of items.

This year, Favreau decided to do something different by

If everything goes as planned, about 40,000 solar panels will be constructed in Mooers. The panels will stretch over 40 acres of land and provide electricity to over 4,000 homes in Clinton County.

Lagging Medicaid reimbursement rates threatens service to local patients

By Pete DeMola

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PLATTSBURGH — The tri-county area is scrambling to maintain funding for a program that provides personal care assistance to keep residents living independently.

North Country Home Services reported they would have been forced to pull out of Essex County by Dec. 31 without a financial lifeline from county lawmakers, with services in Clinton County falling under a similar shadow.

The Essex County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved $80,000 in eleventh-hour emergency funding to keep the programming afloat. But the lifeline is a stop-gap measure and officials have broader questions about the future sustainability of the service across the region.

‘CRISIS SITUATION’ Mooers Elementary fourth and fifth graders went caroling to the Watson Memorial Senior Housing to sing holiday tunes to the local senior citizens.

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The nonprofit serves 150 patients in Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties. >> See Home Aide Crisis | pg. 5

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Local kids spruce up Plattsburgh Town Hall

Seasonal mural project to feature youth artists, civic groups

By Teah Dowling

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PLATTSBURGH — Several youth artists have shown interest in bringing a little color to the town.

Parks and Recreation Department Recreation and Youth Services Director Melanie Defayette said over 50 local kids submitted artwork of their favorite winter activities to feature on front windows of the town hall.

“They all did a fantastic job,” Defayette said. “But ultimately we could only pick a few to be featured.”

Last week, the town revealed the winners: Morrisonville Elementary fifth grader Emma Chase won overall for her drawing of her and someone else competing to be the top figure skater, both being judged by a panel of teachers and a living snowman.

Honorable mentions were given to Morrisonville Elementary fifth grader Bailey Blair and Cadyville homeschooler Luke LaForest.

Blair’s piece shows she and a pal throwing snowballs back and forth behind big mounds of snow.

LaForest’s drawing shows him and another sliding down a big hill on sleds surrounded by trees and snowmen.

On Wednesday, the three young artists gathered at the town hall to paint their pictures on the windows.

First place: Emma Chase That mural will be featured until spring when a new batch of kids will paint their favorite activities of the season.

Supervisor Michael Cashman said the town conceptualized the idea back in November.

“Our entryway is kind of a drab,” Cashman said. “This was a great way to bring some color to the town hall and also build a sense of community.”

The town’s goal is to feature new artwork each season by local kids.

Eventually, Cashman said he would like to get civic groups involved to paint murals every month – each one displaying a different cause like breast cancer awareness in October and autism awareness in April.

“Art is an opportunity to bring the community together,” he said. “We’re hopeful this program will take off so that all of our windows are covered with artwork.”

Cashman said the town is looking for any interested civic groups to participate in the monthly mural.

Submissions for the spring mural won’t open until sometime near March.

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Beekmantown residents upset over road salt in water Town officials making efforts to solve well contamination problems

By Teah Dowling

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BEEKMANTOWN — Kevin Sponable brought a dishwasher rack, dark with brown stains, to a recent town board meeting.

The Ashley Road resident said road salt has been leaching into his private well.

“There’s obviously a problem,” said Sponable. “Something needs to be done.”

Sponable said he noticed an issue with his water supply back in 2010 but could still use the water.

But the quality declined and now the water is “unusable,” he said, and must resort to purchasing water for drinking and cooking. Water from a spring is hauled by pick-up truck and placed in storage tanks for other water uses, like showering.

“I’ve invested a lot of money in all of this,” he said. “It’s ridiculous.”

This salt contamination issue in Sponable’s water supply isn’t the first complaint made to the town.

Residents voiced concerns last September, including Sally Yanulavich, who expressed dismay over what she said was salty and grainy drinking water.

Signs were recently put up by the town at the Beekmantown Recreation Park and Pavilion to not drink the water since it was also found to be contaminated.

Several town residents believe the sediment is coming from the 50-foot exposed salt and sand pile located behind the town highway garage.

Relation said the source has not yet been determined.

This fall, Beekmantown received $500,000 from the state to construct a new storage facility to accommodate 12,000 yards of mixed sand and salt. Supervisor Dennis Relation said the town is aiming to complete the structure by next fall.

In the meantime, Relation said the town’s engineer is in the process of coming up with a plan to address the current well contamination problem.

Testing more wells, he said, is more than likely going to be part of that plan.

Relation did not give out a date on when that plan would be completed.

“We’re not going to drag our feet,” he said. “But we need to get more information in order to move forward.”

While waiting for the plan to be completed, town officials encourage residents to keep on an eye on their water supply.

According the state Department of Health, drinking water with an excess amount of sodium could create health concerns, especially to people with high blood pressure, which could lead to cardiovascular disease if left untreated.

The department suggests testing water periodically for contaminants.

The Plattsburgh WPCP Laboratory and Endyne Inc in Plattsburgh are the only two places in Clinton County certified by the NYSDOH Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP) to test drinking water.

“If I wanted to sell my house, I wouldn’t be able to because of my water,” Sponable said. “This problem needs to be addressed.”

A 50-foot exposed sand and salt pile sits behind the town highway garage. Some residents believe heavy winds blowing at the pile is one of the causes of their well contamination.

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Mooers Solar << Continued from | p. 1

Town officials signed the letter of interest, basically stating they would consider having a solar farm constructed in Mooers, in hopes to learn more as the plan moves forward.

“So far,” Supervisor Jeff Menard said, “it sounds like a win-win for the town.”

OVERALL BENEFITS

project.

Winter said a timeline won’t be generated until hearing back from NYSERDA. However, Winter said the town will be able to opt out of being the lead agency at any time.

Winter said is the town does decide not to move forward with construction, other towns will be looked into.

STATE-WIDE INITIATIVE

The town would be required to sign an agreement for a minimum of 20 years and receive $100,000 in increments.

Ultimately, those monies are meant for demolition of the farm. Winter said if the town wants to keep the solar farm, the rays can be donated to the town and they would still receive the $100,000.

Town residents would receive a 10 percent discount on their electric bills, if they hook up, said Menard.

Construction and maintenance during the course of the agreement, Winter said, would be at no cost to the town.

TIMELINE OF EVENTS With the letter being signed, the next step is to go through NYSERDA, said Winter, to get further approval and funding.

Delaware River Solar also must go through the zoning board before starting construction.

Winter said the two property owners on Boas Road have already given permission to construct the solar farm.

Menard said the town is looking into any unused town land that can be utilized for this

Delaware River Solar will be doing this project as part of Community Solar, a program that makes it easier homeowners, renters and businesses to participate get this form of energy without individualized panels or income requirements.

Community Solar is a small part of the NY-Sun Incentive Program, a state initiative designed to add more than three gigawatts of installed solar capacity in the state by 2023.

According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, New York installed 242 megawatts of solar electric capacity, ranking it seventh nationally.

The overall goal of New York is to get 50 percent of the state’s electricity generated by renewable energy sources by 2030.

Earlier this year, the town of Plattsburgh launched the Solarize the Adirondack Coast campaign, in which all residents and business owners of Clinton County and northern Essex County were able to participate.

The “solarize” campaigns kicked off in 2015 with the Tri-Lakes, Canton and Akwesasne regions.

Several places in Peru, like the Peru Free Library, started making efforts to go solar a few years before the campaign started.

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ALTONA Holy Angels Church - Main Street, Altona. Mass - 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 10:30 a.m. Sunday ALBURGH VT Union Bible Church - 102 S. Main St., Alburgh, VT. Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., Sunday Worship Service at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study and Bible Club for Kids at 7:00 p.m.

Pastor John Kehoe, 802-796-3055.

CADYVILLE St. James Church - 26 Church Rd., Cadyville. 293-7026. Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m., Sunday Masses: 8 a.m. & 10 a.m., Daily Mass Mon.-Fri. CHAMPLAIN Christ & St. John’s Episcopal/ Anglican Church - 18 Butternut Street, Champlain. (518) 298-8543.

Sunday Mass at 9:30 a.m. Patricia A. Beauharnois, Deacon Vicar Living Water Baptist Church - 9 Locust St., corner of Main and Locust, Champlain. Sunday School at 9 a.m.

Service at 10 a.m. Thursday Bible Study at 7 p.m. includes activities for children. Phone: 298-4358 St. Mary’s Catholic Church - Church Street, Champlain.

Anticipated Mass: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday Mass: 8 a.m. Weekday Masses: Thursday and Friday 9 a.m.

Three Steeples United Methodist Church - 491 Route 11, Champlain.

298-8655 or 298-5522. Sunday morning worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School at same time (Sept. thru June).

Steve Loan, Pastor. steeples3@primelink1.net CHAZY Chazy Presbyterian Church - 620 Miner Farm Rd., Chazy. 846-7349 Worship and Sunday School will begin at 11 a.m.

Email: chazypres@westelcom.com Sacred Heart Church - Box 549, Chazy 12921. (518) 846-7650. Sunday Mass (Ant) 6 p.m., Sun. 8 a.m.

DANNEMORA Dannemore United Methodist Church - 86 Clark Street, PO Box 488, Dannemora, NY. Pastors Wendy and Gary Rhodehamel. Phone: 518-8919287. Worship and Sunday School -- Sunday 11:00 a.m. tedtrevail@gmail.com ELLENBURG St. Edmund’s Roman Catholic Church - Route 11, Ellenburg.

Saturday Anticipated Mass, 4 p.m.

Sunday Mass, 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

ELLENBURG CENTER United Methodist Church of Ellenburg - 5 Church St., PO 142, Ellenburg Center, NY 12934 Pastor: Gary Rhodenhamel Phone: 518-8919287 Hours: 9am Service, Sunday Worship & Sunday School ELLENBURG DEPOT Ellenburg Depot Wesleyan Church - 2179 Plank Rd., PO Box 177 Ellenburg Depot, NY 12935. Pastor: Robert R. Phillips. Phone: 594-3902.

Sunday Family Bible Hour: 9:50 a.m.

Sunday Worship Time: 10:50 a.m.

Children’s Youth Ministries: Call for schedule.

MOOERS Mooers United Methodist Church - 14 East St., Located adjacent to old Post Office. Sunday service, 9:30 a.m. Contemporary & traditional music, activities for children, youth and families, 236-7129, pastoral@ twcny.rr.com, www.gbgm-umc.org/ mooersumc Mooers Wesleyan Church - Maple Street, Mooers. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. Sunday Night Service 7 p.m.

Wednesday Night 7 p.m.

(518) 236-5330.

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Maple Street, Mooers. 236-7142.

Anticipated Saturday Mass, 4 p.m.

MOOERS FORKS St. Ann’s Catholic Church - Route 11, Mooers Forks. Mass: Sunday,

10 a.m. Reconciliation announced special Saturday mornings 10 a.m. & by request.

PLATTSBURGH Plattsburgh United Methodist Church - 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. 563-2992.

Pastor Phil Richards. Service Sunday 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Nursery available at 10 a.m.

Seventh Day Adventist - 4003 Rt. 22, Plattsburgh, 561-3491 - Pastor Livergood Worship Saturday at 11:30 a.m., Pot Luck Dinner after service ROUSES POINT St. Patrick’s Catholic Church - Lake Street, Rouses Point.

Anticipated Mass: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday Mass: 10 a.m.; Weekday Masses: Monday & Tuesday 9 a.m., Communion Service: Wednesday 9 a.m.

SCIOTA First Presbyterian Church - 52 Washington Ave., Rouses Point, New

York 12979. Telephone 518-297-6529.

Telephone 518-846-7349. Sunday Service 9 a.m., Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Sciota United Methodist Church - Sunday service 9 a.m. Route 19, Sciota.

St. Louis of France Catholic Church - Route 22, Sciota. Mass 4 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. Sunday WEST CHAZY St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - West Church Street, West Chazy. Saturday Vigil Mass, 4 p.m. Sunday Mass 10 a.m. Weekday Masses: Monday through Friday at 9 a.m. Confessions: Saturday, 3-3:30 p.m.

West Chazy Community Church Pastor Marty Martin. 17 East Church St. Fiske Road, West Chazy, NY. Ph. 493-4585. Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday; Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

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Care is split into two components: Level 1 services are generally hands off, and include tasks like light cooking and cleaning and changing bed linens, among other errands.

Level 2 services include bathing, grooming and more traditional nursing services.

Those are billed back to insurance companies. But the former is covered by Medicaid — and the reimbursement rates to the providers are lopsided.

While it costs $29.50 per hour to provide those services, NCHS is only being reimbursed $22 from the state Department of Health, resulting in what Essex County officials say are cumulative six-figure losses.

“North Country Home Services cannot afford to continue providing Level 1 services based on the previous information,” Essex County Department of Social Services Commissioner John O’Neill told lawmakers earlier this month. “The Medicaid rates are just far below their actual costs.”

If NCHS pulls out of Essex County, officials fear 40 patients will be pushed to the second category, causing an uptick in future costs.

And if they are determined to be ineligible for that program, the result could mean a complete loss of care.

“If these people don’t get Level 1 care, they’re going to end up in a nursing home,” said Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava.

RURAL WOES While the state’s Medicaid program is undergoing deep reforms as part of the Affordable Care Act, including county takeover of Medicaid eligibility, the looming problem — which local officials are referring to as a “crisis” — can more be attributed to the rural nature of the North Country, said Essex County Manager Dan Palmer.

“Rural counties are facing more problems simply because it’s harder to make a visit,” Palmer said. “I think that’s what’s driving the crisis.”

Clinton County Deputy Commissioner of Social Services Rich Holcomb said the state didn’t take into account the region’s remote geography when crafting the rate structure.

The travel time to Ellenburg to Rouses Point, for instance, is more cost-intensive compared to an aide making a dozen-or-so appointments in a single highrise in the Bronx.

“It’s the nature of being in a rural county,” Holcomb said.

But while the crisis appears to be independent of broader health care reforms, NCHS CFO Scott Tooker said the agency was operating under the assumption that patients requiring hands-on care would be transitioned to managed care plans by 2016.

“If it had all gone to managed care, we wouldn’t be here discussing this,” Tooker said.

“They’ve basically frozen the rates years ago. The $22, $22.50 an hour — we can’t sustain that.

We can’t continue to bleed and support the state — we’ve been doing that for years.”

The rate deficit has also created a recruitment problem in other areas, said O’Neill.

Some agencies have hired more staff to provide the services themselves, while others now have long waiting lists due to an aide shortage.

O’Neill said the agency, which has five satellite offices across the region, has conducted an “exhaustive detailing” of costs, and there is nothing left to pare away.

“They have been working diligently to reduce their administrative overheads,” O’Neill said.

NCHS is the only provider for these personalized care services, he said.

“There are no other organizations in the North Country.”

SEEKING ANSWERS O’Neill said he’s been aggressive in seeking answers from the state health department and Medicaid office.

The best-case scenario would have been a Medicaid rate adjustment before Dec. 27, O’Neill said, a change for which he has been lobbying for two years. However, the state historically hasn’t been forthcoming with information — even after a “strongly worded email” led to deeper discussions.

Subsequent attempts to glean info failed to add clarity to the issue, O’Neill said, citing Byzantine emails and cryptic comments from state officials that “there’s more to the story,” which sparked anger from lawmakers who were skeptical that the emergency funds would eventually be reimbursed.

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The state DOH told the Sun they are working to ensure “continued access to home care services in the North Country.”

“To this end, DOH will make Vital Access Provider Program funding available to NCHS as longer term options are explored,” a spokesman said via email.

O’Neill told the Sun on Tuesday that funding for Level 1 services for all three counties had tentatively been promised for a minimum of 12 months.

And the state health department will work in “good faith” to address the reimbursement rate concerns raised by county officials, according to email correspondence provided by O’Neill.

O’Neill told lawmakers the funds would send a “very strong message” to aides and patients that services will not be terminated despite the bureaucratic challenges.

Palmer, the county manager, expressed a dimmer outlook on the prospects for recouping the $80,000, which was peeled from the county’s contingency fund just weeks after the 2017 budget had been finalized.

“I don’t believe it will be reimbursed,” he said. “We would hope for the best.”

Without the funds, Tucker said those patients may have fallen between the cracks.

“I don’t think there’s a lot of compassion at the state level, unfortunately,” he said.

Mike Marnell (R-Schroon) said if the county can afford to buy new pickup trucks, then they can find the funds to care for ailing residents.

“There’s enough (vehicles) that we could probably do without,” Marnell said.

LOOKING OUTWARD Essex County said they would like to take an active leadership role in the region, and has reached out to Clinton and Franklin counties to discuss ideas for a regional approach, O’Neill said.

While lawmakers unanimously approved the stopgap spending measure, they also wanted to know how those counties were tackling the issue.

Essex County Board of Supervisors Chairman Randy Preston (I-Wilmington) said it’s counterproductive when the state steers municipalities towards a property tax cap, but continues to push unfunded mandates.

“It’s concerning that this is something rolled down to counties,” Preston said.

Outgoing Franklin County Chairman Billy Jones, who leaves office Dec. 31, said lawmakers were in the midst of exploring ways to bridge the reimbursement rate to NCHS, including possible subsidies from the county.

“But we have to look at how we can do that in a legal manner,” Jones said. “We want to keep home health services there. Our number one priority is taking care of residents in their homes.”

Holcomb said the county was working with their 45 patients to explore alternative programs.

That may include a switch to another Medicaid program. In that case, the county would work with NCHS to hire their own aides before the consumer would eventually take charge of their own care.

The attempt to retain the services isn’t seamless, he said, but is rather a scramble, trying to triage by taking care of those who are in the most immediate crisis first.

He agreed the rate reimbursement adjustment is preferred.

But for now, just retaining the services is their chief priority.

“It’s going to look very different,” Holcomb said.

Artist store at the Strand Center for the Arts opens PLATTSBURGH — The Strand Center for the Arts (SCA) has opened a larger, updated artist store.

This project was made possible in part by generous donations from friends of the Strand Center for the Arts and the tireless work of numerous volunteers who did everything from painting to installing countertops and moving furniture.

“The Strand Center Artist Store provides an opportunity for local artists and artisans to sell their works within the Strand Center,” says SCA Executive Director, Joshua Kretser.

“This new endeavor at the Strand Center will continue to enable us to carry out our mission of uniting the arts with our region.”

The store will be open Tuesday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 563-1604 or visitstrandcenter.org.

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TICONDEROGA - Bingo, Ticonderoga fire house, 6:45 p.m. Doors 5 p.m. Every Thursday.

ELIZABETHTOWN – Essec County 2017 WIC Schedule at the Public Health Building January 5, Feb 2 , March 2, April 6, May 4, June 8, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2, December 7 8:00 – 3:45pm.

LAKE PLACID – Essex County 2017 WIC Clinic Schedule at the Thomas Shipman Youth Center January 3, Feb 7, March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, July 5, August 1, September 5, October 3, November 7, December 5 9:30-2:30pm.

ELIZABETHTOWN – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Sunday at Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room, 75 Park St., Elizabethtown, 4pm-5pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

January 18, Feb 15, March 15, April 19 , May 17, June 21, July 19, August 16, September 20, October 18, November 15, December 20 10:00-5:30pm Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

January 24, Feb 28, March 28, April 25, May 23, June 27, July 25, August 22, September 26, October 24, November 28 December 19 1:30- 6pm.

Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

LAKE PLACID – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Monday at St. Agnes Church Basement, 169 Hillcrest Avenue, Lake Placid 8pm9pm. For more information call 1888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Adult Children Meeting every Monday at 7pm-8pm, United Methodist Church, 127 Beekmantown Street, Plattsbugh. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-5610838.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Tuesday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh Noon-1pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-5610838.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Thursday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh 7:30pm-8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PLATTSBURGH – ALATEEN Meeting every Thursday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh 7:30pm8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS SARANAC LAKE - Chair Yoga Classes to be held at Will Rogers Amy Kohanski will hold a series of chair yoga classes at Saranac Village at Will Rogers on Thursdays from 3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m., beginning January 5th through April 6th.

There is a $5 fee per class for nonresidents of Will Rogers. Pre-registration is not required. No experience is necessary. For more information, please call Amy Kohanski at 518-524-6888 or email her atakohanski@roadrunner.com.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AUSABLE FORKS – Essex County 2017 WIC shedule at the Amblulance Building January 4, Feb 1 , March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7, August 2, September 6, October 4, November 1, December 6, 9:30-2:30pm Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

KEESEVILLE – Essex County WIC 2017 schedule at the United Methodist Church January 26, Feb 23, March 23, April 27, May 25, June 29, July 27, August 24, September 28, October 26, November 30, December 28 9:30- 2:45pm.

Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

CADYVILLE – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Sunday 7pm8pm, Wesleyan Church, 2083 Rt. 3, Cadyville, NY. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

TICONDEROGA - Essex County Lethernecks, Marine Corps League, Det 791, Ticonderoga American Legion Post. 6 p.m. Active Marines and Marine Veterans invited. First Thursday of every month.

CHAZY – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Friday at Sacred Heart Church, 8 Hall Street, Chazy 7:30pm-8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PUBLIC MEETINGS PLATTSBURGH - BREASTFEEDING - LA LECHE LEAGUE Do you have questions about breastfeeding? Do you have support you can offer to others? Do you need information about returning to work and nursing? Please join us for mother-to-mother sharing. All mothers, mothers-to-be, and children are welcome. Meetings are twice monthly: the first Monday at 7 P.M and the third Friday at 10:00 A.M at the Family Connections, 194 U.S Oval, Plattsburgh. Info: 518-643-9436.

SARNAC LAKE – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Wednesday at Baldwin House, 94 Church Street, Saranac Lake 7pm-8pm.

For more information call 1-888425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

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A United States of America

can’t help but wonder if the fast pace of a wireless society these days, where we are overloaded with too much information, much of which is over glorified, lends to how quickly the years seem to slip by.

The past year was one of major change both here at home in the United States and around the world.

Terrorism, war, the economy, immigration, refugees, guns, rising debt, email hacking and the election results no one expected seem destine to capture the headlines as we move into 2017 and beyond, in what should be another pivotal year in our ongoing nation’s story.

It’s anyone’s guess what direction the powers that be will allow the nation to take in 2017. The one thing we know for sure is the side that lost the election seem hell bent on making certain that if they couldn’t win the other side must completely fail.

If we can believe the news reports some are threatening disruptions at the inauguration and even talking impeachment before the president-elect is even sworn into office.

Not only is that dead wrong, but it’s unamercian.

We had an election, the opposition needs to get on board and let the new administration get their feet under them.

We need to start working together to find common ground. We can’t continue tearing at the very fabric of the nation at a time when we need to be united in purpose.

The audition for role of Commander and Chief has ended. He doesn’t need cartblanche, but he needs a fair opportunity to do what he does best which is to bring a sense of business acumen to the office of President.

It’s time to quit hurling insults and threats, and begin looking for the silver linings that most certainly will be in our future, if we can look past the bitter campaign.

2017 Can hold a great deal of promise but at the same time presents potential risks to the stability of the world.

A united America sends a much stronger message to friend and foe alike. A divided country only invites greater challenges from those outside our borders.

We can only hope and pray that reasonable national and world leaders take steps to lessen the growing tensions and that all God’s people can take a step back and learn to live in harmony on this small planet and great country we must to share if we are to live in peace.

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egardless of where you stand on the classification of the Boreas Ponds Tract, on one point it seems everyone agrees — the state dropped the ball on adequately surveying what is there and presenting that information in a usable form so people could make a fact-based decision.

Just why that happened is open for interpretation.

But the results are indisputable: The dearth of accurate information made available — like environmental impact statements and the exact location and condition of the man-made components in the tract — left the door ajar for inaccurate information to be disseminated.

As such, people were coerced to take a stand with half-truths.

There is no daylight between the two sides when it comes to this.

All seem to also agree that the process was rushed by the administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, leading both sides to believe it was internally biased from the start.

Interestingly, they are not the first to make that assumption.

Former APA Commissioner Richard Booth believes the process is flawed as well, a fact he made clear during his farewell speech last spring.

Instead of allowing a full, honest dialogue of the facts, Booth said the governor steered APA staff into presenting pre-determined conclusions.

He said the chief executive and his staff “rigidly controlled” the analysis APA staff were allowed to prepare and present to the commissioners and public during the hearing process.

That influenced public comment and prevented commissioners from making recommendations based on full disclosure, Booth contends.

The broader ramifications past the current debate, he said, is a precedentsetting discussion that may weaken the agency in the long run.

So is the Boreas Ponds Tract classification déjà vu all over again?

We will leave that conclusion to you, but something doesn’t smell quite right.

Take, for example, the point made by Access the Adirondacks that the roadways within the parcel weren’t laid out by APA staff until the sixth public hearing — after hundreds of people had already voiced an opinion.

Some attendees of the initial hearings no doubt did not even know roads existed — or certainly not to what extent they exist — pointed out Access member Jason Kemper, forcing members of the group to use their precious speaking time simply presenting the facts.

Across the aisle, members of BeWildNY pointed to trails nowhere near hikeable on APA maps and “phantom roads” that were listed as navigable — aged logging roads that had all but been overtaken by the forest.

Adirondack Council Executive Director Willie Janeway pointed out that council members sunk six inches into some roadways when attempting to navigate them with mountain bikes.

So did the governor have a preconceived notion for the parcel well before anyone had a chance to speak and held much of this information close to the vest?

Given the facts, it is hard to say he did not, which as Booth pointed out in March, is a slippery slope that undermines environmental safeguards and due process of allowing New Yorkers to chime in.

Either way, the stark reality is that none of this has been good for the process and has only served to stifle dialogue, drive people apart and widen our distrust in a transparent process.

Zooming out to examine the bigger picture, all of this could have most like-

ly been averted if the state would just add a new classification allowing certain uses like mountain biking while slamming the door permanently on others altogether — including the use of ATVs. Again, interestingly, Cuomo was against a similar measure during the classification of the Essex Chain Lakes Complex — another fact brought forth by Booth prior to his departure from the board.

As we’ve witnessed speaking with everyone involved, compromise can be attained, but not in a vacuum in which the decision has already been made.

That simply is not good for anyone.

Cuomo’s love for the Adirondacks is well-documented — and sincere.

The governor seldom leaves the state, and the fact that the chief executive chooses to vacation here year after year over more exotic locales speaks volumes.

In fact, the governor’s public schedule had him Essex County this week.

While his itinerary was not made public, we hope he spent some time on the ground in Boreas to get a true lay of the landscape and walks away with the proper understanding to make an informed and fact-based decision.

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NorthÊ CountryÊ lacksÊ qualityÊ workers to fill jobs To the Editor: I read with interest the letter on Dec. 17 by Tim Sherman, who had some ideas on job creation in the North Country.

While I don’t live in Essex County, the problems here in Clinton County are very similar.

It seems that there are many who point the finger at environmental restrictions as something that keeps jobs from migrating here to the North Country. It seems foolish to destroy what makes this area so attractive to those of us who live here.

One of the biggest problems that I see is the apparent lack of qualified workers to fill the jobs that people are always wanting to come to the area.

The jobs that would be best suited for the area are jobs that bring added value to the farm economy that is now here. The workforce that is here is well suited to these kinds of jobs and our location to the major markets of New York and New England would make this area ideal. Additional vegetable and orchard cultivation and the processing plants that could be established would bring jobs without unduly harming the environment that North Country residents cherish so much.

In addition, suitable tourism infrastructure is generally lacking save for the area around Lake Placid. Tourism jobs can be vital and the small scale facilities such as bed and breakfasts and boutique hotels of quality and charm are well within the skill of local entrepreneurs.

It is clear that the only people who can bring the growth to the area are the people who live here. People and communities must band together and make the change they want instead of idly hoping that some great corporation will come here and make our dreams come true.

Scott Scharhag Champlain

ElizabethtownÊ zoningÊ lawÊ needsÊ workÊ toÊ beÊ reasonable

To the Editor: Factually incorrect statements are being made regarding the new Elizabethtown hamlet zoning law.

It’s being said that the town board spent $35,000 on the zoning law, that the new law is less restrictive, that future grants depend on an updated land use law, that any decision by the Planning Board can be appealed to the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), that planning board members can simply be fired by the Town Board, that another layer of appeal authority is impossible, that residents will be able to make wellreasoned decisions, that this plan creates a business-friendly environment, that my personal concerns have been addressed and that I wanted site plans to be omitted from the proposed law.

None of these things are true.

Perhaps the fact that none of these things are true should raise concern about the integrity of future zoning decisions.

I’ll try to explain.

1. The planning board applied for a $37,500 Smart Growth grant from Gov. Andrew Cuomo for a townwide comprehensive plan. They wrote a contract, hired a consultant, and then spent most of the money working on a townwide Smart Growth Comp. Plan. Updating the hamlet zoning law was a secondary objective using left over money which the planning board has also spent. The town board processed the money flow, but spent nothing. Your state tax dollars paid for this.

2. If you wish to believe this zoning law is less restrictive, read Article 5 regarding site plans and special use permits, including definitions of them on P20.

3. If future grants require an updated zoning law, show us the documents from Albany that spell it out for us.

Please, show us the documents for I’d love to see them.

4. Planning Board approval will be required for nearly everything, but no planning board decisions made by Bruce Pushee, Evelyn Hatch, Elena Borstein and Harry Otis Gough can be appealed to the ZBA, or anyone else in town government. Pages 64 and 81 make very clear that the only appeal to a planning board decision is to the NYS Supreme Court via an Article 78. The Code Enforcement Officer enforces the decisions made by others.

5. Planning Board members cannot be fired without a public hearing showing just cause for such dismissal.

History suggests it wouldn’t go smoothly.

6. The NYS guide to planning and zoning states that a planning board or “other administrative body” can be given authority to make certain decisions regarding zoning. An administrative body might include two town board members, two planning board members, two ZBA members and a citizen or business leader.

7. The proposed law has no role for residents or business leaders to be included in decision making. The Planning Board decisions would determine if it’s business-friendly, not the plan itself which is not businessfriendly in any sense.

8. I never suggested that site plans be omitted. My concern is the complexity of site plans and special use permits for basic projects or those the planning board deems “ incompatible.”

To be clear, I’m not opposed to reasonable zoning, but I be-

lieve this proposed law needs work to be made reasonable and I’m very concerned about the decision making structure this plan creates.

Ken Fenimore Elizabethtown

CostsÊ forÊ newÊ countyÊ nutritionÊ buildingÊ seemÊ excessive To the Editor: Well hurrah! Here we go again. Where is a Trump-like person at our county level to challenge, “The structure clocks in at $1.2 million, not including equipment costs.”

This for a very plain building, single-story 3,689 square feet.

Now if I have done my math correctly, that equals $325.29 per square foot.

Granted, a building for this purpose will have multiple special purpose sinks as well as rest room(s), handicapped accessible and heavy duty electrical capacity.

Perhaps I am mistaken. However, this sounds a little excessive. Somebody saw willing taxpayers coming.

Susan C. Sherman Westport

SchuylerÊ FallsÊ supervisor:Ê Ô ThankÊ you!Õ

To the Editor: On behalf of the Town of Schuyler Falls, I’d like to thank all who participated and attended the third Annual Tree Lighting event at the town hall in Morrisonville.

The weather again cooperated and a good-sized crowd of all ages enjoyed hot chocolate and cookies, conversation and storytelling inside, followed by carol sing and brief introductions outside.

The event culminated with the countdown and lighting of the huge evergreen tree in front of the town hall lit from top to bottom with a bright star (new this year), multi-colored lights, with the white lights inside from the early tree-lighting times over 25 years ago still visible!

We’d like to thank those special groups that attended. The Morrisonville Fire Department with their trucks, the Morrisonville-Schuyler Falls Ambulance Corps with their equipment (and for leading the carol-sing), the town government members and other volunteers and who decorated and organized and participated, members of the town board, the highway department, the historians’ office, the town hall.

We especially thank the town residents and friends whom, we hope, enjoyed the event.

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year — and we look forward to next year’s event. If you have ideas, would like to help organize and/or participate, please contact me.

Richard “Rick” Potiker Supervisor Town of Schuyler Falls

NoÊ illegalÊ orÊ secretÊ meetings To the Editor: Keith Parent’s statements are not all as they appear. He states he has lost his right to speak, talks of illegal meetings and equates his crude actions to that of state Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury) and Assemblyman Dan Stec (R-Queensbury).

Privilege of the floor was suspended when necessary for four months due to uncontrollable behavior by unruly members of the audience. Yelling and vile language prevented those speaking from being heard and they refused to stop. It was difficult for the Board to converse and to do their work.

When privilege of the floor was suspended, the unruly behavior stopped and work was completed.

During open floor, all are called on and given three minutes to speak on agenda topics. Parent has spoken several times, often over the allowed three minutes, and mostly off topic. He complained about not getting a job with the highway, made accusations regarding hiring practices, and praised himself as though he should be chosen above others.

Another time when he was called on, a full minute went by but he did not speak due to disturbance in the audience. The board eventually closed the floor, not to shut him down, but because his cronies were uncontrollable. In attempting to gain order, an apology was given to Parent, the floor was closed and Parent was invited to speak to the supervisor after the meeting. The next time Parent was given privilege of the floor, he spoke over the three minutes again, complaining about being “shut down,” and made accusations of secret meetings.

There are no secret or illegal meetings. Board members Seaman, Shepler and Youngblood individually check in with Supervisor Wood throughout the month, keeping up to date on town issues. Secret or illegal meetings, as Parent claims, simply do not happen. These board members are conscientiously doing their job so that they show up to board meetings prepared (something not done by Mr. Eddy unless it relates to his own personal agenda).

Parent was rightly “booed” by the Post Star for his crude behavior during “Meet the Candidates” night. Due to busy schedules, Sen. Betty Little and Assemblyman Dan Stec left only after being offered that opportunity by the moderator, Thom Randall. Their actions can’t even begin to compare to Parent’s crude actions.

As Don Lehman says, “facts be damned.”

Winefred Martin Warrensburg

Ô WeÊ haveÊ metÊ theÊ enemy,Ê andÊ heÊ isÊ usÕ To the Editor: As I read Dan Alexander’s plea for “Respect and Understanding,” to end the senseless killing, I was struck with the strength of his desire, if only he/we could somehow make it so.

The problem is, no one hears anyone today unless it’s something he/she would want to say and likes hearing it from someone else, probably having heard it already many, many times.

We hardly make contact with or listen to anything that might actually lead or induce us to change. We are ill equipped to open to adversity. We would rather ignore or try to stamp out (kill) than painfully struggle to learn to become better people, or struggle to help others become better people.

Efforts to make a difference can fall in the realm of individual, relational (e.g., spouse or child), group (e.g., family or team), culture (e.g., organization or town, national or global), but I believe it has to start with each of us, individually. I say this because I have to know what seems right and effective to me, for me, before I can intelligently focus on it. There are meaningful answers to questions of what to focus on, and how, but we each have to sincerely ask before there will be answers.

As Pogo said, “We have met the enemy and he is us.” The root causes are not something you can just cite, vote for, and have someone else do the changing for us. Until we grasp this and begin to change ourselves, “it” is not going to get better!

Don Austin Elizabethtown

AÊ wordÊ fromÊ Adolf Ê Hitler To the Editor: “All this was inspired by the principle — which is quite true within itself — that in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always more easily corrupted in the deeper strata of their emotional nature than consciously or voluntarily; and thus in the primitive simplicity of their minds they more readily fall victims to the big lie than the small lie, since they themselves often tell small lies in little matters but would be ashamed to resort to large-scale falsehoods. It would never come into their heads to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously. Even though the facts which prove this to be so may be brought clearly to their minds, they will still doubt and waver and will continue to think that there may be some other explanation. For the grossly impudent lie always leaves traces behind it, even after it has been nailed down, a fact which is known to all expert liars in this world and to all who conspire together in the art of lying.”

— Adolf Hitler, “Mein Kampf ” Joe DeMarco Jay

BombÊ trainsÊ passÊ throughÊ ourÊ preciousÊ farmland To the Editor: During the weekend of the memorable “Super Moon” that shone over Essex County, I stopped at a railroad crossing between Essex and Whallonsburg and watched a hundred tankers full of highly volatile Bakken Crude Oil pass by.

The Keene town board adopted a resolution of the board last Monday evening calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation, the US Environmental Protection Agency, the NY DOT and the NY DEC to impose a moratorium on transport of Bakken Crude Oil by rail from Montreal to Albany, until a comprehensive study determines the public health, safety, economic and environmental impacts of a derailment.

Accidents involving this highly volatile crude oil carried in rail cars designed for vegetable oils include one in Lac Megantic, Quebec that killed 47 residents, one as young as 4 years old, and an explosion in Oregon that narrowly missed a school raise concerns about these shipments through the Champlain Valley rail corridor.

Keene’s board sent copies of the resolution to our U.S. senators and congresswoman, as well as the governor and Essex County Board of Supervisors. Moreover, our local fire departments are not prepared for a catastrophic derailment and cannot afford to train for such an event.

The local action group Mothers Out Front hopes that other towns in the Champlain Valley will pass resolutions to draw attention to this danger on the rails. I urge concerned residents in other Essex County towns to ask their town board to pass a similar resolution.

Only with the support of our government can we draw attention to these “bomb trains” that pass through our precious farmland and beautiful countryside, and the lacustrine wetlands and shoreline of our local treasure, Lake Champlain, home to fish, birds and other wildlife that we share our natural resources with.

Don Pachner Keene

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Jones heads to Albany Freshman lawmaker eager for new legislative session, which starts Jan. 9

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PLATTSBURGH — Clinton and Franklin county residents will have a new representative in Albany on Jan. 1.

D. Billy Jones, who won the open seat to replace state Assemblywoman Janet Duprey (R-Peru), said he’s ready for the challenge of representing the 115th District.

Jones is scheduled to step down as Franklin County Board of Legislators Chairman on Dec. 31, and will serve as a correction officer at Bare Hill Correctional Facility in Malone until his resignation the following day.

The Democrat defeated Kevin Mulverhill, a Republican, by a 2,700-vote margin on Nov. 8.

Despite the seat shifting to a Chateaugay resident, headquarters for the district will remain in Clinton County.

The newly-minted lawmaker will take over Duprey’s office in the U.S. Oval in Plattsburgh, with a satellite office in Malone, Franklin County.

“I’ll be very accessible,” Jones said. “I have been in Franklin County throughout my career, and will continue to do so.”

The district also covers a small slice of St. Lawrence County.

Duprey, a Republican, has held the seat since 2007.

Jones’ election means the seat is now back in Democratic hands after a decade, putting Jones in the assembly majority.

The rep-elect, who grew up on a dairy farm, said he hopes to be placed on the committees that govern policy in the rural district, including agriculture, corrections, tourism, economic development and small business.

“I don’t think it hurts to be in the majority, but I’ve always prided myself on crossing bipartisan lines,” Jones said.

Jones said he has spoken briefly with Duprey since the election on Nov. 8, and would like to squeeze in at least one more session prior to taking office.

“Obviously she has a lot of knowledge about the district and what’s going on,” Jones said.

Jones, who turned 42 on Election Day, has seen a quick rise through the ranks of local government. First elected as Chateaugay mayor in 2009, he was elected a county lawmaker in 2010, and chairman of that body in 2013.

The lawmaker said he also touched base with new colleague Dan Stec, the state assemblyman who represents Essex and Warren counties.

“He offered a hand and whatever he can do to help out,” Jones said.

Jones heads to Albany on Jan. 4, with legislative sessions

beginning on Jan. 9.

The climate is acrimonious even by Albany’s standards.

Talks to hold a special legislative session to approve a pay raise for legislators and expand ride-sharing services, including Uber and Lyft, upstate ended late-Friday night The failure to hold a special session by Dec. 31 means the state legislature will have to wait an additional two years to enact the proposed 25 percent pay bump.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the legislature created a pay raise commission last year. But the recommendation handed down in November attempted to tie the raise to ethics reforms and other issues, kicking the issue back into lawmaker hands.

The governor announced on Monday a departure from the usual State of State address, typically held in Albany in January.

Instead, Cuomo will host a series of regional addresses around the state the week of Jan. 9.

“Our efforts have focused on regional development strategies across the state and we want the opportunity to lay out regional accomplishments, goals and challenges,” said Melissa DeRosa, the governor’s chief of staff, in a statement.

The schedule includes speeches in all state regions except the North Country.

Billy Jones will represent New York’s 115th Assembly District when the session convenes in January.

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EyE On THE ARTS

New Year

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.”

Benjamin Franklin said that.

Though one does not have to wait until a new year arrives to become a better person, there’s something nice about having a definitive start date for life goals.

Whether misguided or not, it’s comforting to say: next year, I will be better.

I’m a firm believer that getting involved in the arts can aid anyone in their journey toward betterment.

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Timothy Messner of SUNY Potsdam will present “Hidden Beneath Our Feet,” a presentation on recent archaeological investigations carried out over the last several years, at the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake. The presentation will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8, in the museum auditorium.

Admission is $5.

The Wells Memorial Library in Upper Jay will display works by Becky Pace now through February. An artists’ reception for Pace’s exhibit, titled “Becky Pace: New Work,” is slated for Jan.

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a new exhibit by Ann Praire on Jan. 6. Praire is a Plattsburgh native, whose photographs have been shown in juried art shows throughout the North Country. Praire’s exhibit will be on display throughout the month of January. The opening reception is slated Jan. 6 from 5-8 p.m. For more information, call 564-0064.

“Monsters in the Closet,” an exhibit by Rose Herbert, will open at the Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh on Jan. 6 at 5:30 p.m.

Hebert is a contemporary folk artist best known for her paintings that drip with vibrant colors, organizers say.

“Rose has a fresh, energetic style, very intense, very brash, and we are very lucky to have her work in our gallery,” said Gallery Director David Monette.

Hebert’s artwork will be on display from Jan. 6-27. For more information, call 563-1604 or visit strandcenter.org.

The Newman Center in Plattsburgh 16mm film series will screen the 1972 film “The Man,” a Rod Serling screenplay imagining the first African-American presidency 36 years before the fact. Starring James Earl Jones, this undiscovered classic will be shown Friday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. in a “pre-Inauguration Day special engagement.” Tickets are free, with dona-

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Shoreline Cruises in Lake George will offer their annual “Frostbite Cruise Party” on Jan. 1. Tickets cost $40 and include hors d’oeuvres, drink tickets for wine and beer and live entertainment. For more information, visit lakegeorgeshoreline.com.

King Neptune’s in Lake George will host a free performance by Margo Macero on Jan. 7 from 5-8 p.m. This year, Macero was named “best vocalist of New York’s Capital region.” For more information, visit kingneptunespub.com.

The Adirondack North Country Gender Alliance will host a transgender/LGBTQ group meeting on Jan. 8 from 2-4:30 p.m. at the Plattsburgh United Methodist Church.

For more information, visit facebook.com/ adkncga.

John Eisenhart will perform at Lake Placid’s Delta Blue on Jan. 7. Eisenhart is known for his mix of 17th century classical guitar pieces and gritty delta blues. The concert is slated from 9 p.m. to midnight. For more information, visit deltabluelp.com.

The Saranac Lake Free Library will screen the Jim Griebsch film “Hotel Hope: the Story of Will Rogers Hospital” at noon on Jan. 5 in the Cantwell Room.

Organizers say that the film “provides an overview of the history of Will Rogers Memorial Hospital from its beginnings as the National Vaudeville Artists Lodge in the 1920’s through its many stages of evolution as a hospital.” The movie was made in conjunction Historic Saranac Lake.

This free presentation is part of the Library Luncheon Series. Organizers encourage attendees to bring soup or sandwich. For more information, call 891-4190.

A paint and sip fundraising event is slated for Jan. 8 at the Ticonderoga American Legion Post 224. The program aims to raise money for the Ticonderoga Stewart’s Shop’s Holiday Match Program to benefit local children. Tickets will cost $40. For more information, visit facebook.com/ paint12974.

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gathering the items frequently taken out of the pantry.

Each class was assigned a different food, including canned tuna, Rice-A-Roni, stuffing, canned fruit, packaged noodles, canned veggies, beans and canned soup.

Favreau said the collection turned out to be very successful this year.

“Our students did a great job,” she said. “I’m very proud of them.”

Favreau said the elementary school intends on continuing this tradition for years to come.

Winter Fun Run series to continue through January WEST CHAZY — The Town of Plattsburgh Parks & Recreation Department plans to ring in the new year with their annual “Winter Fun Run” series.

The free runs are slated for Jan. 6, 13, 19 and 27 on the Beekmantown High School indoor track. Registration will take place at 5:30 p.m. and the run will begin at 6 p.m. at each event. For more information, call 562-6860.

Ice skating lessons on tap PLATTSBURGH — The Skating Club of the Adirondacks will host ice skating lessons Saturday, Jan. 7 at the SUNY Plattsburgh Fieldhouse from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Skaters of all ages and abilities are welcome. For pricing information and a complete schedule, email skatingcluboftheadirondacks@gmail.com.

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9. Moriah Lady Vikings

10. Beekmantown 4-by-100 Loudon Frechette, Matt Villa, Daryn Nephew and Nate Handy came together this spring to become the top 400-meter relay team in Division II as they took home the gold in the NYSPHSAA 4-by-100 championship event. The quartet earned the fourth state championship of the 2015-16 season for Section VII, joining the PHS boys soccer team and Lake Placid’s cross country and nordic ski teams.

The Lady Vikings scored one regular season win in the 2016 season, but went into the Class D tournament knowing they could compete, which they did in a dominate opening round win over Willsboro before pulling the 2-0 upset over top-seeded Keene and an upset win over Elizabethtown-Lewis/Westport. The Cinderella run ended in the Class D finals with a loss to Chazy, but the game marked the first time an eighth seed had made the championship game.

8. PHS v. Peru It started with a scoreless 40 minutes.

That time then turned into 80 minutes. Then 95. Finally 110 minutes passed without a score from either the Hornets or the Indians. Onto penalty kicks the two teams went before Tyler Robinson and the Indians ousted the defending Class B state champions from the tournament in the sectional finals.

7. Dalton Exford perfection

LEGALS NOTIFICATION OF FORMATION OF 1130 Route 9 LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/08/16.

Princ. office of LLC: Clinton County NY. The Secretary of State is designated as an agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1130 Route 30, Champlain, NY 12919. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Dergham Properties, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 12/05/2016. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 62 Smithfield Blvd. STE 72, Plattsburgh NY 12901, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF THE FORMATION OF Dillenbeck Bay Cabins LLC, a New York State Limited Liability Corporation. The date of filing of the articles of organization with the Department of State is November 03, 2016, which is the intended date of formation. The office of the LLC is located in Clinton County, NY. The street address of the principal business location is 578 U.S. Route 2, Alburgh, VT 05440. The New York State Secretary of State is the designated agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon her/him is: PO Box 161, Rouses Point, NY 12979. The LLC shall have no registered agent. The LLC shall have no specified date of dissolution. The character or purpose of the business of the LLC shall be any lawful purpose.

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Electric Beach Tanning Boutique, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/23/2016. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 31 Plattsburgh Plaza, Plattsburgh NY 12901, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NC-12/17-01/21/20176TC-138775 LOMANTO & COMPANY, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/08/2016. Office loc: Clinton County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Andrew Lomanto, 8 Kellogg Court, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

NC-12/31-02/04/20176TC-139995 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Name of LLC: Luck of the Irish, LLC; Date of filing: 11/4/16; Office of the LLC: Clinton Co.; The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Name of LLC: Luck of the Irish, LLC; Date of filing: 11/4/16; Office of the LLC: Clinton Co.; The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served.

NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 12 Chamberlain Road, Peru, New York, 12972; Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose.

NC-11/26-12/31/20166TC-136661 MLN TOX PATH, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/15/2016. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to P.O. Box 593, 185 Sheldon Lane, Chazy, NY 12921, the street address is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NC-11/26-12/31/166TC-136802 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Limited Liability Company ("LLC") Most Lake Properties, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York ("SSNY") on November 14, 2016 for business conducted from an office located in Clinton County, NY. The "SSNY" is designated as the agent of the "LLC" upon whom process

NOTICE OF FORMATION of Limited Liability Company ("LLC") Most Lake Properties, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York ("SSNY") on November 14, 2016 for business conducted from an office located in Clinton County, NY. The "SSNY" is designated as the agent of the "LLC" upon whom process against it may be served.

"SSNY" shall mail a copy of any process to the "LLC" at 13 Genesee Lane, Plattsburgh, NY 12901.

NC-11/26-12/31/166TC-136756 PARKER FAMILY MAPLE HOLDING COMPANY, LLC NOTICE OF FORMATION of a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC): DATE OF FORMATION: The Articles of Organization were filed with the New York State Secretary of State on November 22, 2016.

NEW YORK OFFICE LOCATION: Clinton County AGENT FOR PROCESS: The Secretary of State is designated as Agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC to 1043 Slosson Road, West Chazy, NY 12992.

PURPOSE: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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PARKER FAMILY MAPLE FARM, LLC NOTICE OF FORMATION of a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC): DATE OF FORMATION: The Articles of Organization were filed with the New York State Secretary of State on November 30, 2016.

NEW YORK OFFICE LOCATION: Clinton County AGENT FOR PROCESS: The Secretary of State is designated as Agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC to 1043 Slosson Road, West Chazy, NY 12992.

PURPOSE: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

NC-12/17-01/21/20176TC-138858 NOTICE OF FORMATION of PREMIER VAPORS, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Secty of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/08/16. Office in Clinton County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 2 Cogan Ave Ste 102 Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Purpose: Any lawful purpose NC-11/26-12/31/16-

Exford, who basically started as a self-taught bowler, had been working for this accomplishment his whole career. On Jan. 6, he realized it, throwing 12 strikes in 12 attempts in the third game of the match.

“It was the loudest scream I’ve had in my life,” he said.

NOTICE OF FORMATION “I never thought I would be of PREMIER VAPORS, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed one of those names on the with the Secty of State screens at North Bowl. Now of NY (SSNY) Ion am.”

08/08/16. Office in Clinton County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 2 Cogan Ave Ste 102 Plattsburgh, NY NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY 12901. Purpose: Any COMPANY (LLC) lawful purpose Name: Valcour Vista NC-11/26-12/31/16LLC. Articles of Organi6TC-136962 zation filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 11/28/2016.

PUBLIC NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF CHAM- Office Location: Clinton County. The Secretary PLAIN, Notice is hereby given of State of New York is that Champlain Fire Dis- designated as agent of trict is holding its Annu- the LLC upon whom al Organizational meet- process against it may be served. Secretary of ing on January 3, 2017 at 7:00 PM at the Cham- State of New York shall plain Fire District office., mail a copy of any prolocated at 152 Elm St. cess to the LLC at: 52 Old Dock Rd Plattsburgh Champlain, NY 12919.

Purpose: tb/Administrative Secre- NY 12901.

Any lawful purpose pertary. mitted for LLCs under NC-12/31/2016-1TCNY LLC act.

140017 NC-12/24-01/2820176TC-139057 S & N Murray Properties, LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 11/30/16. Office Location: Clinton County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 32 Pine Ridge Dr., Morrisonville, NY 12962.

Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

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TheÊ topÊ 10Ê performancesÊ of Ê 2016 5. Chazy v.

NAC

6. Bryce Smith v. Logan Dubuque The two wrestlers had met three times in the regular season, with Peru’s Dubuque having held the advantage. In the 99-lbs. championship match, it was Smith’s turn, able to rally early and scored a takedown win, followed by an emotional run into the stands to celebrate with his family. The win propelled Smith to the Most Outstanding Wrestler ward and a sixth place finish in the NYSPHSAA tournament.

The teacher remained the teacher, as Rob McAuliffe bested former Chazy standout player Damien Nevader in the Class D sectional title game. The two teams exchanged goals in the first 80 minutes of play, with Chazy scoring in the first 40 and the Bobcats in the second before Josh McCauley scored the golden goal in the ninth minute of overtime.

3. Beekmantown v.

Hudson Falls

4. Beekmantown v. Albany Academy

It came down to the last point of the match, as Beekmantown and Hudson Falls split the first four games and found themselves at 24-23 in the fifth and decisive game. While Hudson Falls was the one who was able to score the championship point, the Eagles held their heads high knowing they were in one of the best volleyball matches to have been played this season.

Kirsten Villemaire came down the left side of the Stafford Ice Arena boards in a tie game against Albany Academy in the Section VII girl’s hockey championships, made her way behind the net and then reversed course, recovering the puck and scoring the game-winning goal in overtime to give the Eagles a sectional crown.

1. Joe Stahl v.

Bjorn Kroes

2. Moriah v.

Panama With Panama leading 59-46 with 5:26 left in the fourth quarter, it looked like the Moriah Vikings would not be returning to the Class D state title game in 2016. Not so, as the Vikings mounted a 23-4 run to score the largest comeback win in state championships history.

Taylor Slattery scored 24 points in the win.

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Thirty-six holes of championship golf were not enough in the sectional finals last May, as Moriah’s Stahl and Lake Placid’s Kroes battled to matching scores, with Kroes having to shoot a 73 to level things through 36. The two matched scores on the first playoff hole before Stahl made a par on the finishing hole at Saranac Inn to win the individual title.

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Northeastern Clinton’s Brady Lafountain and Plattsburgh High’s Ben Champagne race for the puck Dec. 22.

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Gretchen Zalis reaches out to control the ball for the Seton Catholic Lady Knights, who fell to the Griffins Dec. 20.

Tuesday - Girl’s basketball

Sullivan and Izzy LeBrun each scored a pair of goals, while Corrine Smith had nine saves to record the shutout.

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WESTPORT — The Elizabethtown-Lewis/Westport Lady Griffins outscored the Seton Catholic Lady Knights in each of the first three quarters Dec. 20, scoring a 45-38 victory to stay unblemished in MVAC Northern Division play.

The Griffins were given a first-half boost in the perimeter shooting of senior guard Chloe Mitchell, who hit both of her three pointers in the second quarter as part of a 14 points night. Hannah Schwoebel added 13 points, while Ellie Storey had a double-double with 10 points and rebounds. Lizzie Stephens added 6 points, while Taylor Gough scored 2.

For the Knights, Gretchen Zalis had a strong first half but was limited in the second, ending with 21 points in the game.

Nicole Bullock added 11 points, while Haley Murnane had 4 points and Rachel Racette 2.

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Bailey Cross looks to pass in the post for the Northern Adirondack Bobcats Dec. 21.

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Wednesday - Boy’s basketball

PORT HENRY — The Moriah Vikings followed up their first league loss in three seasons by going on a 16-0 run to start the third quarter of play as they cruised past the Northern Adirondack Bobcats, 72-56, Dec. 21.

The top moments of the game came at the end of the second and third quarters. In then waning seconds of the first half, Dylan Trombley dribbled the ball over half court, then cut to the right and used a double-screen to get off a three-pointer that swished through the basket as the buzzer sounded.

Trombley then outdid himself at the end of the third, hitting a turn-around jumper from 30-feet away over a defender, also to beat the buzzer.

Trombley finished with 24 points in the game, while Joe Stahl added 18, Jarin Sargent 15, Brayden Swan 9, Kyle Wilson 2, Matt Pelkey 2, Jay Strieble 1 and Matt Rollins 1.

Stephen Peryea led the Bobcats with 14 points and added 11 rebounds.

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Thursday - Boy’s hockey PLATTSBURGH — The Northeastern Clinton Cougars played their second straight game against a top-three, state ranked opponent Dec. 22, scoring a late goal to earn a 2-1 win against No. 3 Plattsburgh High.

Aidan LaValley scored the game-winner for the Cougars, connecting with 3:34 gone by in the third period to take a lead they never would give up.

After a scoreless first period, the Cougars faced an second period deficit, with Alex Kniefel scoring on assists from Logan Julian and Ben Champagne with less than two minutes having run off the clock in the period. Ian Gordon responded with the equalizer with 1:51 left in the second, scoring off a Devyn Sample assists.

Ryan Roberts recorded 21 saves in the win for the Cougars, while Dean Dashnaw recorded 12 saves.

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PLATTSBURGH — The Seton Catholic Knights scored 45 points over the middle two quarters as they scored a 67-26 victory over the Westport Eagles Dec. 21.

Kevin Murray continued his march towards the 1,000-point plateau with 27 points, while Philip Yang added 11, Tristin Turner 8, Neil Yang 8, Dawson Pellerin 6 and Alex Sharon 2.

For the Eagles, Riley Martin scored 8 points, as Wyatt Gough added seven before leaving with an injury. Schylar Kurth scored 5 points, John Looby 4 and Hudson Stephens 2.

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Kevin Murray of Seton Catholic drives through Westport’s Wyatt Gough Dec. 21.

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PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh High Lady Hornets scored three goals in the first and third periods as they earned a 6-0 win against the Lake Placid Lady Blue Bombers Dec. 22.

Sydney Adolfo recorded four assists — two in each the first and third period — in the game, while Abby Boule had a goal in the first period and a pair of assists in the third. Megan

Issy Lebrun of PHS looks to get past Lake Placid defender Rylee Preston Dec. 22.

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BoyÕ sÊ hockey

BCS: Austin Recore 277, 675; Jacob Deyo 213, 632 PCS: Aaryn Clark 193, 522

Thursday, Dec. 22 Saranac Lake Saranac

10 0

SLCS: Kyler Darrah 3 G; Rhett Darrah 2 G SCS: Dubay 29 saves

Beekmantown T.I./Alex Bay

Saranac Plattsburgh High

7 1

SCS: Nick Dorrance 254, 596; John Galarneau 198, 508 SCS: Ryan Beebie 254; 607

8 2

BCS: Matthew Maggy 3 G; Christian Wawrzynski 2 G

Northeastern Clinton Moriah

8 0

NCCS: Gabe Sisco 213, 579; Josh McGoldrick 190

GirlÕ sÊ basketball

MCS: John Martinez 172

Thursday, Dec. 22

Northeastern Clinton Ticonderoga

53 42

NCCS: Kya McComb 18; Abbie Sample 17 TCS: Delaney Hughes 18; Emily Pike 14

AuSable Valley Plattsburgh High

62 29

PHS: Jasmine Piper 12.

Tuesday, Dec. 20

4 0

SCS: Emily Verrillo 174, 464

Wednesday, Dec. 21 Beekmantown Peru

4 0

BCS: Alyza Agoney 221, 612

44 31

NAC: Paige Chilton 16; Juliana Gardner 12 MCS: McKenzie Sprague 17; Madison Olcott 10

Peru Saranac Lake

AuSable Valley Saranac

AVCS: Brooke SantaMaria 181, 486; Katelyn Miller 181, 451

AVCS: Madison McCabe 19, Kourtney Keenan 14

Northern Adirondack Moriah

GirlÕ sÊ bowling

54 38

PCS: Briaunna Varno 193, 545

Plattsburgh High Saranac

3 1

PHS: Jessica Shaffer 201, 540; Nikita Stiffler 156, 408 SCS: Emily Verrillo 193, 531

PCS: Sam Spear 13; Ally Post 10 SLCS: Andrea Boon 16

Beekmantown Saranac

62 30

Northeastern Clinton Moriah

2 2

NCCS: SAbrina Phair 178, 504; Cassidy Nixon 201 MCS: Hailey Morgan 223, 510

BCS: Kenna Guynup 18; Brooke Bjelko 15

BoyÕ sÊ basketball

SCS: Kayla Myers 10; Janyll Barber 7

BoysÕ sÊ bowling

Wednesday, Dec. 21

Thursday, Dec. 22 AuSable Valley Saranac

8 0

Saranac Beekmantown SCS: Logan Matthews 20; Nick Mather 18

AVCS: Tyler Atkins 223, 504; Logan Martineau 218, 626

BCS: Ryan Nelson 13; Cris Arzola 10

SCS: Kolby Kitterle 201, 504

Northeastern Clinton Plattsburgh High

Wednesday, Dec. 21 Beekmantown Peru

7 1

65 45

NCCS: Nick Duffy 20; Michael McLeod 11 PHS: Andrew Cutaiar 20; Dan Piper 15

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