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Trump administration sparks concerns by green groups Incoming EPA chief could mark rollbacks in acid rain recovery

By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — With just weeks until president-elect Donald Trump takes office, environmental groups in the Adirondack Park are expressing concerns over an administration they fear may be hostile to the environment.

Trump, who has called climate change a hoax, has said he wants to eliminate federal

environmental regulations and reduce the size and scope of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Federal regulations administered by the agency have resulted in significant reductions in the air pollution that causes acid rain in the Adirondack Park, more than 80 percent of which is generated from out-of-state.

The roots of recovery stretch back to 1990, when amendments to the Clean Air Act started a cap and trade program for emissions. Since then, depleted fish populations and damaged forests have been resurrected across the region.

The president-elect, who takes office Jan.

20, tapped Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the EPA, an organization he has spent years fighting.

His oversight, said the Adirondack Council, could reverse decades of recovery.

“If acid rain makes a comeback during the Trump Administration, we will lose this newfound protection and everything will start getting worse again,” said Executive Director Willie Janeway. “That would be tragic.”

Pruitt, who is involved in numerous lawsuits seeking to reverse environmental regulations in the oil-rich state of Oklahoma, indicated he would overturn one of President Obama’s leading environmental legacies

— the Clean Power Plan, which establishes goals for reducing carbon emissions through a national trading system.

While that legislation is aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions, it has the side effect of further reducing the emissions that cause acid rain, including sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide.

But the program, said Peter Bauer, executive director of Protect the Adirondacks, has been vilified by the incoming Trump Administration despite being “incredibly successful by using the power of the free market for positive environmental change.” >> See TRUMP | pg. 8

ChurchesÊ inÊ LongÊ Lake,Ê NewcombÊ toÊ joinÊ handsÊ forÊ reconciliationÊ service Celebration part of annual tradition

By Pete DeMola

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LONG LAKE — Area churches are coming together on Monday to urge residents to flock together and put aside their differences.

Ecumenical celebrations are part of a long-running tradition to develop closer relationships between different religious organizations.

The four churches in Long Lake and Newcomb will come together for the Ecumenical Celebration of the Word of God on Monday, Jan. 16.

It’s slated for noon at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Long Lake.

Sponsored by the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court #1511, the service will be held as part of the area’s observance of the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the international event typically scheduled in mid-January.

“We all come together to pray for unity among us,” said Julie Helms, a church volunteer.

This year’s theme is “Reconciliation: The Love of Christ Compels Us.” Helms said the themes are selected well in advance, and it’s just coincidental that the topic comes when the nation remains deeply divided. >> See SERVICE | pg. 8

The North Country Singers will begin rehearsals on Monday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. in the JCS Band Room. The choir is made up of singers from North Creek, Johnsburg, North River, Riparius, Minerva, Indian Lake, Schroon Lake and Chestertown. Anyone who likes to sing is welcome. The choir will be preparing music for their May concert. The program will highlight music for “the child in all of us,” according to organizers.

Winter Feast on tap in N. Creek Annual event will raise funds for North Creek Rotary Club

By Bill Quinlivan

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NORTH CREEK — The North Creek Rotary Club’s Winter Feast will be held on Saturday, Jan. 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. at

the North Creek Senior Center.

Chef Charlie Sormani will have a limited number of crab cake meals at $20.

Dinner includes choice of entrée with hot vegetables, bread from Rock Hill Bakery, side salad and a “Make Your Own” Stewarts ice cream sundae with all the toppings.

A vegetarian choice will be offered,

and wine will be available for a suggested donation.

The club will also be offering tickets for its popular annual Hornbeck Canoe raffle.

This year, proceeds from the raffle will go towards the College Scholarship Fund from which the club awards three scholarships to graduates of local schools. >> See FEAST | pg. 8

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Tahawus Legacy honors Queensbury graduate Student Sara LaPell receives $3,250 scholarship QUEENSBURY — Sara K. LaPell, daughter of Tina and Jeff LaPell of Queensbury, was recently honored by the Tahawus Legacy Education Fund as their top scholarship recipient of 2016-17.

The gathering held in Sara’s honor took place at Tannery Pond Community Center and included LaPell’s mother and Olga LaPell, her grandmother, who lived and worked in Tahawus for several years and now resides in North Creek.

Also present were Laurinda Minke, photographer from Marcy Moonlight Designs, and Dr. Joan Burke, Chair of the Tahawus Legacy Committee. Other committee members are Janice Wright (Long Lake), Lee Murdie (Minerva) and David Olbert (Newcomb). All committee members were once residents of the Tahawus village.

A 2015 graduate of Queensbury High School, LaPell is currently a junior at SUNY Oneonta, where she pursues a dual major in Mass Communication and Computer Art, a minor in Creative Writing, and a concentration in Media Studies. In her ambitious program, she has a distinguished record both academically and artistically.

This is the second year that the Tahawus Legacy Education Fund has supported undergraduate and graduate students with resources generously contributed by Leonard Gereau from the proceeds of his popular book, “Tahawus Memories 1941-1963: The Story of a Unique Adirondack Hometown.”

Many contributors have donated to Gereau’s educational account, which is held by the Essex County Historical Society in Elizabethtown. LaPell received a $3,250 scholarship given in memory of Dorothy and Raymond Donohue, former North Creek, Tahawus, and Newcomb residents.

During 2015-16, seven students received a total of $11,000 from Tahawus Legacy, with awards ranging from $500 to $3,000. For academic year 2016-17, sixteen students received a total of $22,500, with awards from $500 to $3,250. Each applicant during both years was evaluated on the strength of his/ her legacy connections, financial need, academic record at the college level, and the overall quality of the application. Additional details can be found at tahawuslegacyscholarship.com.

In addition to Sara LaPell, the Tahawus Legacy Committee announced the following recent recipients: Stephanie Acquario (Niskayuna), Abigail Armstrong (Mahopac), Aaron DeLoria (Newcomb), Tanner Flint (Corinth), Paul Ford (Au Sable Forks), Rachel Ford (Au Sable Forks), Nevin Hardy

Pictured are, left to right Olga LaPell, Tina LaPell, and Sara LaPell.

(Norwood), Tyler Hardy (Norwood), Erika Mackey (Ballston Lake), Jessica Manning (Au Sable Forks), Michaela Moses (Queensbury), Andrew Sponable (North Creek), Meghan

Sponable (North Creek), Gabrielle Struble (Albion), and Thomas Urtz (Chestertown).

ARCC to host speed networking breakfast CommUnity Mixer slated QUEENSBURY — A Speed Networking Breakfast is slated Tuesday, Jan. 10 from 8:30 - 10 a.m. at the Queensbury Hotel.

Organizers encourage attendees to “broaden your network by spending five minutes introducing and exchanging information with 23 other chamber members.” Cost to attend is $20 for ARCC members, $30 for general admission.

GLENS FALLS — The ARCC CommUnity Mixer is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 19 from 4:30 - 6 p.m. at the 190 Grille + Cinema in Glens Falls. Cost to attend is $10 for ARCC members, $20 for general admission, walk-ins $15.

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Details announced on Upper Hudson grant program

The Nature Conservancy is providing $500,000 in grant funding for small businesses near the Boreas Ponds Tract

NORTH HUDSON — Funds will soon be available for recreation and tourism-based projects connected with former Finch Pruyn parcels in the central Adirondacks.

The Essex County Industrial Development Agency was awarded an Adirondack Park Upper Hudson Recreation Hub Grant last year for a second round of the successful Hub Microenterprise Program.

A public information meeting for potential applicants will be held on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Long Lake Town Hall.

The total amount awarded for this program, a partnership with Essex and Hamilton counties, is approximately $500,000.

The funds were provided by the Nature Conservancy to strengthen links between communities and conservation lands.

An additional eligibility requirement applies to any entity located outside the five Upper Hudson Recreation Hub communities: a linkage demonstrating real impact on economic activity within these communities most closely tied to the new state-owned lands.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM The MGP was established to provide grants to eligible expansions at start up microenterprise businesses and non-profit organizations that propose eco-tourism related initiatives in Minerva, Newcomb, North Hudson, Indian Lake and Long Lake.

Qualified applicants will be identified through an application process, and must participate in the Microenterprise Training Program to be held on Jan. 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the North Hudson Town Hall.

The program will be conducted by the North Country Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at a cost of $60 per business (which may be eligible for reimbursement for grant recipients).

The applications will be due on Feb. 16 by noon at the Essex County IDA’s office in Elizabethtown. The timeline for improvements are expected to be completed by Jan. 31, 2018.

GUIDELINES The MGP is specifically targeting assistance for entrepreneurs whose business provides visitor services and supports the Upper Hudson Rec Hub tourism industry, such as restaurants, lodging, shops, gear and guides.

The program will provide resolution to small businesses’ lack of access to capital and assist businesses to offer a more relevant mix of wares, goods and services to help improve the viability of the businesses and to become more sustainable and retain and create new jobs.

The MGP will also accept applications from not-forprofit organizations that develop initiatives (services, programming or physical improvements) that complement and attract increased eco-tourism to the Upper Hudson Rec Hub. The MGP will strengthen the linkages between communities and the surrounding Recreational Hub, attract revenue from recreating visitors, enhance the quality of life for the residents and leverage other private funding sources that will maximize the benefit that communities can realize through increased public use of the former Finch/Nature Conservancy lands.

The MGP will address the critical need for new and expanding lodging for visitors attracted to the area. It will also support businesses that cater directly to the recreational visitor (such as bait shops, back country supply shops and other commercial and guide services), located either at nature access points or in the community’s center of economic activity and tourist accommodations.

Grants awarded to businesses in the community’s centers can enhance areas that are designed to be market driven and offer the potential for walkability, increased commercial activity, and multiple consolidated quality visitor services in one area, including lodging, restaurants, shops, gear and guides.

A microenterprise is a business that employs 15 or fewer persons, including the owners or a not-for-profit organization

located in or providing services in the program area.

To be eligible for assistance, a microenterprise must retain or create jobs. The grant funds can be used for the purchase of inventory, equipment, furniture and fixtures, operational costs, marketing, working capital and start up costs.

Overall, the MPG will significantly improve tourism and recreation related businesses to become sustainable and more economically viable, which will also improve the resident’s quality of life. The first round of MPG provided a total of $100,000 in capital to seven businesses for projects related to equipment, inventory, start-up and other expenses.

For information, contact the Essex County IDA at 8739114. To register for the Micro Training Program, please contact the SBDC at 564-2042.

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Lk. George Town officials question village’s sewer bill

By Thom Randall

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LAKE GEORGE — Residents of the Caldwell Sewer District in the town of Lake George are likely to see their sewer bill go up about 10 percent — and town officials want to know why.

At the town’s organizational meeting held Jan. 3, Town Supervisor Dennis Dickinson expressed displeasure that the sum the town has been billed for sewage disposal at the village’s sewer plant has increased, yet their share of the total expenses was supposed to decrease due to a substantially lower amount of sewage flowing into the plant recently from

Caldwell Sewer District residents.

The dramatic decrease has been the result of the town “slip-lining” or sealing the inside of the sewer pipes to prevent groundwater from infiltrating the collection system.

The village and town share the costs of operating the plant according to the gallonage that their respective sewer systems carry to the plant. Several years ago, the town was paying about 65 percent of the bill, and village 35 percent. Dickinson said the proportion was reversed to 35 percent town, 65 percent village, sometime after the slip-lining.

Concerned over the disparity, Lake George town board members decided to hold an ex-

ecutive session immediately prior to their January monthly meeting, set for Monday Jan. 19.

The closed-door session is to be held at 6 p.m., and the public meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

Lake George Village Clerk-Treasurer Darlene Gunther, however, noted Jan. 3 she has already submitted to the town a detailed account of the sewer bill.

Obtained by The Sun, the bill notes that for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2015, the village produced 41.9 percent of the sewage arriving at the plant. For the fiscal year ending in May 2016, that proportion increased to 43.56 percent.

DEC camper scholarships available Trout Unlimited opens application period for full camp scholarships to local youth PLATTSBURGH — The Lake Champlain Chapter of Trout Unlimited will again provide scholarships for interested young men and women 11 to 17 years old to attend DEC’s popular summer camp program.

The camps, located at Camp Colby, Pack Forest, DeBruce and Rushford, provide a great opportunity to learn more about the environment and have fun in the summer.

Campers enjoy a week of summer fun and conservation education conducted by DEC’s well-qualified counselors. The scholarships pay all costs to attend. Parents provide transportation to and from the camps for the one-week sessions which are conducted in July and August.

The scholarships are a memorial to Sam Thuesen and Dennis Aprill, outstanding educators, leaders and anglers who devoted their lives to the North Country, and use private funds provided by Trout Unlimited to assist in youth conservation education.

To apply, send a one-page letter explaining why you want to go to camp to Susie Oliver, 2 Finlay Drive, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 by March 15.

In addition, new capital improvements to the treatment plant to comply with DEC water-quality mandates are listed at the cost of $59,911.

Also, general operation and maintenance costs for the plant increased from $640.669 in 2015 to $660,365 in 2016.

Offsetting a small portion of these and other increases in the bill, however, is greater net revenue from septic haulers fees, which increased from $156,168 to $160,290.

At the Jan. 3 meeting, Dickinson said he has asked an engineer for the town to review the village’s bill and Caldwell District taxing records.

Thurman Book Connection open

GLENS FALLS — The ARCC will host “Chamber 101” on Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 9 - 10 a.m. at the ARCC Offices in Glens Falls.

THURMAN — The Thurman Town Hall has a small book shelf kept up by the town clerk. Organizers call this the Thurman Book Connection — residents are encouraged to take what they want and log it out on the clip board. The green outdoor house next to the Harris House, organizers say, is also filled with books and is accessible 24/7.

The Thurman Book Connection has started a new program, “Birthday Books,” where residents can fill out a little basic information about their children on a slip of paper, and organizers will arrange to deliver a birthday present wrapped and with a card.

For information, contact Marilyn Hoy-Youngblood at 6239710.

DEC to host Santanoni open houses

ARCC plans annual CommUnity dinner

The scholarships are limited to first-time attendees only and are “first come, first served.” Organizers ask that applicants include age, school, and phone number/email address.

For more information for campers and parents, go to dec. education or Google “DEC Summer Camps.”

‘Chamber 101’ class on tap

NEWCOMB — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will hold three Camp Santanoni Winter Weekend open house events in 2017, DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos announced recently.

The open house events will take place during the Martin Luther King holiday weekend, Jan. 14-16; President’s Day holiday weekend, Feb. 18-20; and the weekend of March 18-19. Reservations are not required. Please contact AARCH at 834-9328 for more information on the winter weekends.

BOLTON LANDING — The ARCC CommUnity Annual Dinner is slated for March 11 at the Sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing. Organizers encourage those interested in attending to save the date.

Bottle drive on tap NORTH CREEK — The North Creek Cub Scout Pack will host a bottle drive at the newly opened All Brands Redemption Center at 2544 Route 28 in North Creek on Jan. 29. The drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and all proceeds will benefit the cub scouts.

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Pictured: Third graders from Indian Lake Central School sport their Adirondack Day t-shirts.

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ACP awarded grant by Pearsall Foundation for Adirondack Day

NEWCOMB — The Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation recently awarded the Adirondack Curriculum Project (ACP) a grant for the sixth annual Adirondack Day for students and their teachers who use the Adirondacks to meet NYS Learning Standards and Common Core.

The idea behind Adirondack Day is to bring students together to teach each other about what they have learned about their Adirondack communities, their nature and their history.

Sandy Bureau, science teacher at Indian Lake Central School and one of the organizers for the day said: “Research shows that having to ‘teach’ others is one of the best ways to learn. We hope to provide that opportunity and to help students feel the value of their voices and learning about this special place we live in.”

The next Adirondack Day is scheduled for March 2017 at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake.

Teachers participating in Adirondack Day have used the ACP’s Adirondack Challenge format to develop student centered, activities-based constructivist lesson plan. Each lesson plan culminates in some kind of product. It’s those products that students will be sharing at Adirondack Day. The Pearsall Foundation grant will cover t-shirts and lunch and materials that day. Newcomb, Potsdam, Indian Lake and Tupper Lake Central Schools, as well as St. Mary’s in Potsdam have participated in the past.

Local student to study abroad in Nicaragua NEWCOMB — Caitlyn Yandon of Newcomb is participating in the Siena College Study Abroad program for the Spring 2017 semester. Caitlyn will be studying in Managua.

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ittle Christmas is over.

I guess most of you have taken your trees down or put the “fake” trees away. I enjoyed seeing so many Kjerstia Schilinski > Columnist decorations around the area kjarch2@juno.com and many manger scenes. I noticed that the stores already have things up for Valentines Day and would you believe — Easter, too. Nothing like rushing each season.

Listening to the news, out West and toward the South are really getting a lot of snow. We have already had many plowing and still have several months to go. It is good for the ski areas and those that want a winter vacation. Be safe.

Twenty four enjoyed a great evening and meal out on Thursday night at the Cafe Adirondack in Pottersville. It was great to celebrate Doris DeGroat’s birthday. Everyone had a great time.

So sorry to hear about the death of Stephanie Donahue Dupuis.

Pastor Nelson Koonce wants to be remembered by all his friends he met while being the Pastor at the Mountain Side Church in Bakers Mills.

Elisha Mae Moffitt is in Glens Falls Hospital with a fever and unknown infection. She is the granddaughter of Roger and Linda Moffitt.

Cold weather is here. Thanks to Fabiann Conlon for coming early Sunday morning to help with the water pipes. He fixed the cellar door so it wouldn’t be able to somehow open. Guess I better checks things better. All good.

Ed Aldous and Martha Persons were voted in for another three year term as trustee at the Sodom Community Church on Sunday after the morning worship.

Happy Birthday to: Ben Miller, Amber Daraso, Bill Conlon, Doris DeGroat, Judy Cleveland Dunkley, Rebekah Allen Kuricose, Lloyd Knox, Carli Myers, Tony Millington.

Happy Anniversary to: Kurt and Rachel Werger, George and Erin Dunkley.

Enjoy each and every day.

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New Thurman majority rescinds policies

By Thom Randall

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THURMAN — The reality show of Thurman politics aired yet another episode Jan 10, with spectators witnessing a toned-down version of local governance — There was discord at Tuesday’s town meeting, but not chaos.

There was no yelling, no jeering, no shoving, no po-

lice clearing the town hall like there was a week earlier at the town’s annual organization meeting — but there was a plenty of heated debate.

A few key resolutions, however, were passed.

The two newly-elected board members — former town clerk Cynthia Hyde and bread-baker Kathy Templeton — sided with rebel board

member Mike Eddy to form a slim majority to change various ways the town conducts its business. The three are vocal political opponents of town Supervisor Evelyn Wood.

This new alliance on the five-member board resulted in votes to rescind both the town’s Rules of Procedure in conducting town board >> See THURMAN | pg. 9

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Tale of two Americas

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e’ve heard it before but it continues to be relevant today, “A house divided against itself can not stand”.

That quote used by President Lincoln in the heat of our nation’s civil war has roots as far back as biblical times. The simple truth is when we’ve had enough fighting, death, destruction and tearing ourselves apart what we are left with is the same place we have today only far worse off.

The solution to our differences will never be accomplished by a fight to the death, nor complete polarization, nor protests in the streets to bringing the country to a stand still.

It starts and ends right back at our very beginning with the United States Constitution, our Bill of Rights and our elected form of democracy.

Those are the only tools that will raise our country up to a better version of itself and unite her people behind the truth and morale conduct we all agree to accept as the norm.

We’ve all heard about the horrific crime committed last week in Chicago by four young Americans who kidnapped an eighteen year old with diminished mental capacity. He was beaten, tortured and humiliated on live video with racial and political overtones.

What was gained by anyone, anywhere for anything as a result of this crime?

Other than destroying five lives, nothing was accomplished. Thankfully no one was killed but none of those individuals may ever be able to undo what occurred.

I fear it’s only the tip of the iceberg if we keep going down this divisive road and it won’t stop until we’ve driven the nation to the point of destruction.

Even during the Cold War with the Soviet Union we understood the policy of Detente, a French word meaning release from tension, where both counties understood the basic reality that for the world to survive they had to find solutions to improve their relations and coexist. Doubts and fear kept us pitted against each other, but in the end both sides understood there was a line not to be crossed.

Sooner or later we will put political antics aside and discover a better find ways to govern with fairness and equity for all or this nation as we know it will not survive.

So why wait? Inauguration day is on Friday next week and instead of protest rallies and civil disobedience events, let’s try solving our differences now before more lives and greater damage is inflicted in an already tumultuous environment.

Let’s give unity and the new administration a chance. If not now when? Four years or eight years from now? The anger, gridlock, economy and world stability will only get far worse if we don’t take corrective steps…. NOW! Dan Alexander may be reached at dan@suncommunitynews.com.

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Not sold on tuition proposal G

ov. Andrew Cuomo is zipping around the state this week giving six localized state of the state speeches.

The governor previewed his marquee proposal last week, free tuition at state colleges.

Details are still scant, but the Excelsior Scholarship would appear to target middle-class families making between $30,000 and $125,000 per year, or about 1 million families.

The proposal, which has not been introduced in legislative form, is slated to cost state taxpayers $163 million.

While the figure is a relative drop in the bucket when discussing a $155 billion spending plan, we’re not entirely convinced this is the best use of taxpayer dollars.

First of all, giving kids a free ride to college will strip away a sense of competitiveness, which is an important life lesson.

Unlocking availability will also cheapen the value of a degree. With universal tuition, we envision college campuses sprouting into tuition-free oases clogged with students just looking to coast for four years.

Then, when they graduate, they’ll be gobsmacked that the job market is saturated.

Secondly, the proposal contains no relief for the middle-class college grads and their families who are already groaning under massive debt.

Instead of opening the floodgates, a better solution for getting debt under control is reforming lending practices and addressing why tuition continues to rise at state schools each year.

When it comes to career readiness, a better idea to prepare students for the job market would be enhancing technical and trade vocational programs.

We hear all the time that the biggest problem facing workforce development in the North Country is the lack of qualified people for the positions available.

Folks either don’t want the jobs, or those who are qualified opt for more attractive career packages elsewhere.

A two-year program that shapes readiness for manufacturing, for instance, will allow kids to walk into $60,000 per year industries, which to us, is far more valuable than a four-year diploma with no sure career prospects.

There’s a lot we like in Cuomo’s proposals, including the tax credit relief for middle class families struggling to provide daycare and up to $2 billion in clean water infrastructure investments.

But the state legislature would be wise to put the brakes on this plan — or at least sweeten the deal with incentives for those who don’t think college is the answer.

We admire the governor for always thinking big. But while noble in its intentions, free tuition is not the right solution to curb soaring student debt at this time.

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EnoughÊ of Ê theÊ soreÊ loserÊ negativism To the Editor: Is anyone getting tired of the same old song and dance from the same miserable people? Especially Mr. Gary Phillip Guido.

Mr. Guido likes to think that his opinion covers all of us veterans.

It does not.

Mr. Guido points out that Mr. Trump was never in the military. In case he hasn’t noticed, the last president that legitimately was, was President George Bush.

Oh, and by the way, Mrs. Clinton wasn’t either.

He is also obsessed with Mr. Putin.

While I agree that Mr. Putin bears serious watching, the Cold War is over.

As far as global powers go, China firmly occupies the second spot under us.

Again, in case Mr. Guido didn’t notice, the first time Mr. Obama stood up to Mr. Putin was one week ago — with three weeks left in his term!

Mr. Putin has been walking all over us for seven years, 11 months!

Mr. Guido also appears to have some kind of “anti Israel” situation.

I know that I have had enough of these people and their “sore loser” negativism.

Jon Halliday Paradox

Clarification In our editorial titled ‘A common sense compromise to the Boreas Ponds classification’ that appeared in the Dec. 24 edition of The Sun newspapers, we stated that ATVs aren’t currently allowed on any state Forest Preserve land — for disabled use or otherwise. In fact, the disabled are allowed to use ATVs on some designated roads and trails under a special permitting system known as CP3. For a full list of these designated trails go to www. dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/mappwdroutes.pdf.

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JunkÊ carsÊ ordinanceÊ neededÊ inÊ Westport To the Editor: Thank you to The Sun for informing people that Westport is considering a plan to have junk vehicles removed from public view.

As noted, the plan offers people the opportunity to have junk vehicles hauled away for free. It is designed to work in a friendly and effective manner so that people driving through Westport enjoy its beauty without having to see junk cars.

The plan was presented to the Town Board by the Beautiful Westport Committee, which is working to address the presence of junk vehicles, deal with abandoned properties, remove roadside trash and maintain flower displays along town roads.

The plan notes that the tourism part of Westport’s economy depends on visitors’ enjoyment of the beautiful views as they drive on local roads. Going beyond tourism, people who consider moving or opening a business here would be more likely to do so if they don’t see junk cars around the town. And for those of us who live here, having a junk-free landscape is better than the alternative.

Westport, like most towns, has ordinances that align with state laws about junk vehicles.

It states that a junk vehicle is an unregistered vehicle not in condition for legal use. In the hamlet of Westport, no vehicle can be kept outside without a current inspection certificate.

Outside the hamlet, junk vehicles cannot be visible from public roads or neighboring properties. Two junk vehicles on a property is considered a junkyard and junkyards are not allowed in Westport. Compliance with these rules conveys the message that people care for their community by following regulations that protect property values, aesthetics, and economic vitality.

The plan features a cooperative and flexible approach that should avoid the need for legal action. By providing for the free removal of the junk vehicles, there will be no financial burden on the owner. Following the initial mailing with other mailings and personal contacts allows for consideration of extenuating circumstances like intentions to restore the vehicle or use it for parts.

The plan would allow for some flexibility, like with demolition derby cars, that could be displayed for a set amount of time before needing to be moved out of sight.

The committee appreciates the Town Board’s consideration of the plan. It is an excellent way to help out residents, respect the town’s ordinances, improve Westport’s image and support our economy.

Chris Maron Beautiful Westport Committee Chair Westport

AmÊ IÊ wrong?Ê ProveÊ it!Ê To the Editor: In this week’s paper, I was surprised to find my name mentioned in the ‘opinions’ section. I did not think I had stated my thoughts with hate, nor do I believe I have said any hateful things about anyone in my letters, as Mr. Guido seems to believe.

Also some of what I stated may very well be wrong. In my 59 years, I have been wrong on numerous occasions. I may not have had all the facts.

As Will Rogers said, “I only know what I read in the papers.”

In my case, TV, newspapers, online.

But if Mr. Guido would be willing to point out where he thinks I am wrong, I would be more than willing to debate him on any and all issues.

As to the prayers, I, like Mr. Guido, need all I can get and wish to thank him for his prayers.

Raynard Corrow Indian Lake

Bill of Rights over 235 years ago, but because the people still believe in them.

“We the people” determine our future, not any one man or woman. People like a wonderful farm family I have known for many years. They will continue to help feed our country, working hours most of us would never consider. Their children worked on the farm through high school.

As parents, they emphasized education, and are proud of the college, community college and technical training and degrees their children received. Their strong moral values were obvious to anyone who got to know them. Their work ethic, moral values, love of the land and farming make them the kind of citizens that have made our country great since its foundation.

President-elect Trump is fortunate that he will represents the strongest people on earth. We pray that he does our country proud. God Bless America!

Joseph D. Dumoulin Jay

WhoÊ willÊ pickÊ upÊ theÊ tabÊ forÊ freeÊ tuition?

To the Editor: So Gov. Andy Cuomo and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders propose free college in New York State for low and middle-class students via the Excelsior Scholarship Program and everyone goes hurrah, this is fantastic.

But, if it’s free for the students and their households, that would mean other households will be picking up the $163 million per year tab.

Which households, pray-tell?

Ken Fenimore Elizabethtown

AlarmedÊ byÊ phoneÊ troubles To the Editor: Most people today have a telephone or cell phone. They can be hard wired to the company’s equipment or via a radio link, as is a cell phone. Telephones can have a technical failure which their people do not realize. A public service member called the problem “false ring in.”

To the person making the call, they think nobody is home as the call is not getting answered. The bell on the other end does not ring.

If people tell you they called, but you were not home, but actually you were home, then that is what has happened. Or you pick up the phone to make a call but somebody making a call to you is there and talks to you.

Perhaps 15 years ago, my wife was going to call somebody, but a friend of hers was on the phone. When told to repair service, the person said “there is something in the exchange and I am not about to look for it.”

This went over great to a person in public service.

I have had this false ring in perhaps a dozen times (no exaggeration) since the mid-sixties, even though the company has put in a new switching equipment.

At one time, the repair personnel said I was the only Warrensburg person complaining of this trouble. Shortly thereafter, I met three people who I casually knew that had this trouble, but did not know they were having this false ring in condition.

You can tell other people of this potential trouble, then if it occurs, report it to repair service and also to public service.

As of now, this problem has not caused me any other problems but I do not know what may happen in the future.

Maybe then the phone company will figure how to permanently fix this condition, as now it may happen anywhere at any sporadic times in between normally received telephone calls.

Robert Greene Warrensburg

U.S.Ê willÊ remainÊ strongÊ despiteÊ CongressÊ isÊ anythingÊ butÊ changeÊ inÊ leadership Christian To the Editor: On Jan. 20, Donald Trump will be sworn in as President of the United States. Celebrations and protests will mark the occasion. Democracy is messy.

I did not vote for him, and I do not think much of him, but he will be the president and deserves praise for the good decisions he will make, and criticism for the bad ones. This has been the way we have usually treated our past presidents.

The country will remain strong. As a former USAF officer working in intelligence organizations like the National Security Agency and the Foreign Technology Division, I have seen many threats to our national security. We have defeated them all. Further, our freedoms of speech, assembly, religion, and the press will remain vibrant.

Not because they were enshrined in our Constitution and

To the Editor: After reading a news article about those in Congress being more Christian than the general public, I became sick!

The article stated that when asked, members of Congress professed 9 out of 10 to be Christian. The fact is anyone can profess to be anything but actually being what he or she professes is another thing. One can find several meanings for the word “Christian” but one only has to read the local newspaper to know those in our Congress are anything but! I found the following definition: 1. Professing belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.

2. Relating to or derived from Jesus or Jesus’ teachings.

3. Manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus, especially in showing concern for others.

4. Relating to or characteristic of Christianity or its adherents.

Being a follower of Jesus Christ takes more than professing.

It means caring for others not shutting down the country for political reasons! It means not attacking a president because of his skin color!

It means protecting those you were elected serve by not taking away labor laws that protected them! It means not taking money from lobbyists to sway their decisions!

It means having the strength to say no to your peers when they do wrong!

It means going out of your way to lend a hand to those who are less fortunate!

Jesus’ teachings are certainly not followed when those in Congress ignore the will of the people and cut medical care while making sure they are covered using the money of the people! Jesus’ teachings are not followed when Congress gives themselves a raise while cutting Social Security and benefits!

It is a sorry fact that once elected members of our Congress have one goal, and it is to be re-elected! The pay and benefits will insure them a good life while they play legislators. Being a Christian is no different than being a Muslim or of the Jewish faith one must follow the tenants of their religion to actually be considered a believer. A good place for Congress to let us know they really care is for them to vote term limits!

Maybe then we can see if they really follow whatever faith they profess!

Gary Philip Guido Ticonderoga

ProposedÊ nutritionÊ buildingÊ anotherÊ exampleÊ of Ê wastefulÊ spending To the Editor: So once again, I see local officials in pursuit of more wasteful spending.

Having banished the use of the barns at the fairgrounds over a paltry sum of money, Essex County is proposing to spending over $1 million on a building there, when at the same time, the Town of Westport is wanting to spend almost another million on the worn-out Town Hall.

It seems to me that as the kitchen building will start its working day early in the morning, and be done by midday and the town business runs often into the evening, that a join use might be developed and allow the old Wada Building to be sold off.

Just to prove this point, I enclose the resolution of the Town Board blackballing the Valley News for running my ad looking for alternative uses of the old town hall. Pretty typical.

William Kuntz Elizabethtown

ThurmanÊ supervisorÊ refusesÊ toÊ playÊ nice To the Editor: This letter is to address the behavior at the Thurman town board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 3.

The supervisor and her supporters came expecting trouble from those who oppose them.

It was nice to see the supervisor allow her supporters to interrupt the newly elected board members. It is so obvious the supervisor does not hold everyone to the same level.

One resolution, Cynthia Hyde asked some questions, the supervisor snapped, banging her gavel and yelling. Later Hyde stated, “This resolution has many issues in it, I want to clarify just one. Let’s rewrite it so the rest will be done and then we can work on the one issue.” Ms. Wood refused to discuss it.

The supervisor said, “You cannot strip me of my power.”

And “the state tells me what I have to do, not you!” (Then Ms. Wood, I ask, if the state tells you what to do, then why do you need to ask the rest of the board for their approval?)

The supervisor later closed the meeting and went home. A nearby town had this happen and continued to operate, I am hopeful that our board members will look into these issues so as not to do the wrong thing.

I am confident that these board members will find out what to do when the supervisor refuses to play nice and then goes home.

I would also like to commend these board members for not only staying, but also having the backbone to stand up and voice their concerns.

It was also nice to see the attempt to have open discussion at a public meeting and bring it out from behind closed doors like we saw so many times from our appointed board of 2016.

Keith L. Parent Sr. Thurman / Athol

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“To abandon the Clean Power Plan not only fails to confront climate change, but imperils Adirondack waters and forests by endangering the ecological recovery that has been hard won over the past 30 years,” Bauer said.

A STORY OF A LAKE For the past 25 years, most Adirondack lakes have seen recovery from pollutants carried over by coal-burning power plants in the Midwest.

Some that were once considered dead are again producing healthy brook trout.

By 1969, Silver Lake in Hamilton County was determined to be fishless by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

Brook trout cannot thrive in acidic waters, and decreases in pH levels lead to subsequent damages to the ecosystem.

Below 5.0, most life struggles to survive. But due to the combined effects of the new federal acid rain program and better enforcement of the Clean Air Act, the lake’s pH levels had risen to almost 6.0 by 2002.

That was good enough for the DEC to launch an experimental stocking program for native Adirondack Windfall strain brook trout, said John Sheehan, a spokesman for the Adirondack Council.

Pollution continued to decline under the new National Ambient Air Quality Standards — also known as the CrossState Air Pollution Rule — and the lake continued to recover.

In May 2013, Richard Beauchamp caught a six-pound, 22 inch brook trout there — a new state record.

Another shining example of recovery is Honnedaga Lake in Herkimer County. Until just recently, the lake’s strain of brook trout was thought to be extinct, Sheehan said. But signs of reversal are underway, and local residents are again reporting large catches.

Others lakes and ponds, said the Adirondack Council, need further reductions in upwind emissions, and time, to regain their vitality.

A recent study published in the journal Global Change Biology revealed these protections are, in turn, helping to protect fish from climate change.

It all has to do with how much sunlight reaches the lake bottom.

“A lake that is severely damaged by acid rain looks clear as gin,” said Janeway. “Almost everything in it is dead. This research team found that lakes with clear water heat up faster than healthy lakes.”

Suspended organic material in these lakes blocks sunlight from reaching the bottom of deeper waters. Doing so keeps intact a layer of cooler water that fish need to survive.

This added layer of protection, Janeway said, will be critical as warming summer temperatures threaten the survival of cold-water species such as brook trout.

“This is a perfect example of why we can’t go backwards on acid rain and air pollution,” Janeway said.

ADDITIONAL IMPACTS Zooming outward, green groups are also concerned about the broader implications of an administration unfriendly to environmental safeguards.

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mate change far beyond this winter’s on-off snow-rain cycle, Bauer said.

“We’re already living in a new Adirondack climate where it’s as likely to snow as rain in the winter months.”

If the Trump Administration abandons plans to confront climate change, Bauer said, it will do nothing to help confront the other major impacts of climate change — like more intense storms, for instance.

Total rainfall and the number of intense storms have increased considerably in the Adirondacks in the past 25 years.

“With the Trump Administration, we’ll have to sort through the wreckage of each storm knowing that there’s both no end in sight and no hope for change,” Bauer said.

The U.S. has a role as a world leader on climate change, he said, and pulling out of the Paris Accord will curb international progress.

“We’re also very concerned that a new supreme court appointment, or two or three, will also be hostile to environmental protections, locking in a pollution-friendly Supreme Court for the next 20-30 years,” Bauer said.

COUNTDOWN While the details on Trump’s environmental policy are still emerging, the businessman does not appear to be a fan of the EPA. “For too long, the Environmental Protection Agency has spent taxpayer dollars on an out-of-control anti-energy agenda that has destroyed millions of jobs, while also undermining our incredible farmers and many other businesses and industries at every turn,” said Trump in a statement following Pruitt’s nomination last month.

Pruitt, according to the Washington Post, said: “The American people are tired of seeing billions of dollars drained from our economy due to unnecessary EPA regulations, and I intend to run this agency in a way that fosters both responsible protection of the environment and freedom for American businesses.”

Senate confirmation hearings for Pruitt are scheduled to begin this month.

With a Republican-led body, it may be tough to derail Pruitt’s nomination. But, as the Washington Post reported last week, the Oklahoma attorney general is among the eight cabinet nominees Democratic senators plan to aggressively target.

The Democratic caucus plans on pushing to stretch their confirmation votes into March, which would be an unprecedented break with Senate tradition, the newspaper reported.

Both of New York’s senators have indicated they will challenge Pruitt’s nomination.

“It’s irresponsible to support an #EPA nominee who puts polluters over clear water & air for the American people,” wrote Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), now Senate Minority Leader, on Twitter last month. “I oppose #PollutingPruitt.”

Later, he added in a statement: “President-elect Trump is attempting to fill his rigged cabinet with nominees that would break key campaign promises and have made billions off the industries they’d be tasked with regulating.”

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), too, isn’t giving the nominee a blank check.

A spokesman told Bloomberg, “Senator Gillibrand has very serious concerns about Scott Pruitt’s record, particularly on climate change, and she will be asking him to address those concerns during the upcoming confirmation hearings.”

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) has come under fire by

green groups for her 2015 vote against carbon limits for power plants.

“I have concerns with the lack of enforcement with other developing countries around the world,” Stefanik said at a debate in Plattsburgh, citing China and India. “We need to ensure that they’re also pursuing environmentally-friendly policies.”

Asked how Pruitt’s record, including his attempt to overturn environmental regulations in Oklahoma, would bode for environmental safeguards in the Adirondack Park, a spokesman for the lawmaker said the Senate will have the opportunity to advise and consent on Trump’s nominations.

“Congresswoman Stefanik has a strong, bipartisan record of working on environmental issues that are critical to New York’s 21st District, including climate change, combating invasive species and protecting our parks,” said Tom Flanagin.

“She was pleased to receive the ‘Supporter of Nature’ Award from the Nature Conservancy last Congress. Congresswoman Stefanik believes it’s important for President-elect Trump’s nominees to go through the confirmation process so that we can hear their views and ideas on critical issues. Congresswoman Stefanik will continue to be an independent voice in Congress.”

At the state level, Assemblyman Dan Stec (R-Queensbury) said he preferred to wait until specific federal proposals are offered before speculating on what Pruitt’s nomination might look like for the region.

“I don’t want to imagine hypotheticals,” said Stec, the Ranking Member on the Environmental Conservation Committee, adding that EPA leadership is a federal issue.

But, he added: “I think we need to strike balance between the environment and the economy everywhere in the world.”

ON THE GROUND At least one local grassroots group is mobilizing as a local counterweight against potential changes at the federal level.

Formed in the aftermath of November’s election, Saranac Lake-based political action group Now What? said they have seen an uptick in concern from local residents on environmental issues.

The group plans on being a steady local voice in the debate and participated in the Day of Denial on Monday, a nationwide effort to protest Trump’s nominees, including Rex Tillerson, the former ExxonMobil CEO tapped to lead the State Department; former Texas Gov. Rick Perry for Secretary of Energy and Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) for Department of Interior.

They also are engaged in a letter-writing campaign to Schumer and Gillibrand.

Chief among their concerns is the new administration’s promotion of energy policy that encourages further oil and natural gas exploration in the U.S. The coalition doesn’t see a commitment to green energy on the table, which is cause for alarm.

“Clean energy is a job creator and that’s been demonstrated in the North Country,” said Emily Martz, a co-founder, citing the solarization efforts that have taken root in the region, including the launch of a new sales office in Keene.

Pete Benson, a co-founder, said the green energy industry is growing because of investments and prioritizing at the federal and state level, including programs like Solarize Tri-Lakes.

“I’m not sure how oil exploration in Utah will bring jobs and a sustainable environment to the Adirondack Park,” Benson said. “Clean energy is the future of the North Country.”

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Take-outs are available at 4:30 p.m. and seating starts at 5 p.m. The cost for adults is $12; children ages 6 to 10 is $6 and children 5 and under eat free.

Throughout its 67-year service history, the North Creek Rotary Club has supported many different local, national and international projects, including local Boy Scout and Girl Scout organizations, the North Country Ministry, the North Country Outreach Center, the North Creek Health Center and the Tri-County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

The Club membership also is responsible for highway cleanup on Route 28 between North Creek and North River, makes available generous annual scholarships to high school graduates and provides dictionaries for third graders in schools throughout the community.

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NEW TERM: New York State Senator Betty Little (R-Queensbury) was sworn in to an eighth term on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Little is pictured above with Janet DiFiore, New York State’s Chief Judge, and Dan MacEntee, her chief of staff, on the opening day of the 2017 Legislative Session. The 45th Senate District comprises all of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Warren and parts of St. Lawrence and Washington counties.

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Local student to study abroad in Nicaragua NEWCOMB — Caitlyn Yandon of Newcomb is participating in the Siena College Study Abroad program for the Spring 2017 semester. Caitlyn will be studying in Managua.

“It’s a pretty appropriate theme,” Helms said.

Catholics, Methodists, Episcopalians and Wesleyan denominations are all Christian, and contain no large divisions in orthodoxy, Helms explained.

And while each have their own rituals, organizers will adhere to a template offered by the Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute, a Roman Catholic friary based in Putnam County.

Working together is nothing new for the churches, Helms said, citing years of holiday celebrations, services and charitable efforts. Rev. John Cairns, Vicar of the Adirondack Mission Churches, will deliver the sermon.

All are invited to a soup lunch afterward at the St. Henry’s Parish Hall.

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity runs until Jan. 25.

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Stakeholders hungry for details on Cuomo’s free tuition proposal Free tuition plan part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s ambitious legislative agenda

gibility is based on gross income limits.

The Excelsior Scholarship would likely bridge the gap between students who are already receiving aid but still require another boost.

Details will be hashed out by the state legislature this spring.

If a bill is crafted, approved and included in the state budget, the governor aims to roll out the program this fall.

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PLATTSBURGH — Local educators are cautiously optimistic about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan for free tuition at all state schools, but are awaiting more details.

“It sounds innovative,” said Elizabethtown-Lewis and Westport Central Superintendent Scott Osborne. “That proposal is certainly out of the box thinking.”

SUNY Plattsburgh President John Ettling said the proposal looks to be a “strong addition” to affordability and accessibility efforts, and said he looked forward to learning more as the state budget session gets underway.

And Clinton Community College President Ray Di Pasquale said it could be “extraordinarily helpful” for local residents.

“We don’t have lots of other details other than the basic concept, which is good,” Di Pasquale said.

Cuomo rolled out the concept last week, but offered no details on how the ambitious proposal, which comes with a pro-

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meetings, and to rescind a town policy requiring individual town board members obtaining full-board approval before utilizing services of the town attorney.

In addition, the three voted to approve an amended version of an annual resolution that provides for the supervisor to sign specified contracts, sign checks, and conduct the town’s daily functions — a routine resolution for New York State municipalities which the rebel board members had defeated a week earlier, risking a shutdown of local government.

The amended version featured a minor change — substituting a phrase citing the town supervisor’s power to conduct “day-to-day administrative duties” of governing the town rather than conducting “day-to-day operations” of the town.

For a week, authority to sign and issue checks, pay wages to employees, and conduct routine business — and dates when official town meetings were to be held for 2017 — had been in legal limbo.

The town’s Rules of Procedure, scrapped on Tuesday, had been established several years ago in an effort to assure meetings were orderly. The rules included limiting each citizen to three minute of speech during public comment periods, and commonplace parliamentary rules including one that limits board members’ opportunity to speak to instances when they are called upon by the board’s presiding chair.

With this latter rule abolished, board member Cynthia Hyde interjected her thoughts freely through the meeting, often sparring with Wood, and the result was at times a freefor-all of opinions and pronouncements.

One of the topics of discord was a resolution Hyde proposed to abolish the position of Deputy Supervisor in town.

Wood objected, saying that in an emergency, — like an ice storm, blizzard, a fire at the town hall or flash flood like the town experienced in May 2011 — the town needed an executive who could take action to declare an emergency, or summon fire or police personnel, dispatch highway crews, and make other vital decisions.

Hyde and Eddy responded that in such a situation, the board could meet and appoint someone to take action.

“I don’t see any reason we need a deputy supervisor when any member of the board is able to run a town meeting in absence of the supervisor,” Eddy said.

Wood countered that in dire situations, there would be no time for the five-member board to come together for a meeting to appoint someone to make such urgent decisions.

Hyde responded that one primary reason the board objected to the position was because that the board’s present deputy supervisor was not a board member.

“I question whether a non-town board member has the authority to make decisions,” Hyde said.

Now serving as deputy supervisor is former town board member Susan Shepler, appointed by Wood last year in accordance with the state’s Town Law. Shepler lost her board position to Hyde in the November general election.

Wood countered that Al Vasak had served as the town’s

jected $163 million price tag, would be financed.

Under the proposal, officially titled the Excelsior Scholarship, individuals or families with a combined annual income of $125,000 or less would be eligible for free tuition to twoyear and four-year SUNY and CUNY colleges.

“If you come from any family earning $125,000 or less, the state will provide free tuition,” Cuomo said.

Nearly 1 million families would qualify. Like the minimum wage hike, the program would be phased in within three years.

Tuition at a two-year program is currently $4,350 for state residents and $6,470 for a four-year program.

Existing state subsidized programs, primarily the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), provide $1 billion in aid, and elideputy supervisor for years while not serving on the board, and his appointment didn’t spark any objections.

Wood made a motion to table the issue of abolishing the position, Templeton seconded the motion, and it was passed — a rare show of unanimity for a board that voted 3-2 against Wood and her ally councilman Jey Youngblood on most all other resolutions Jan. 10.

One of those 3-2 votes was to rescind a town policy requiring individual town board members getting full-board approval before utilizing services of the town attorney. It was passed last year after the town faced a bill of nearly $2,000 because Eddy had contacted attorney Mark Schachner to discuss whether Shepler and former board member Gail Seamon were indeed legal members of the board.

At Tuesday’s meeting, Wood warned that rescinding the resolution would mean individual board members could run up substantial legal bills at the expense of taxpayers.

Although Hyde supported rescinding the policy, she seemed to support its intent.

“It’s a good idea, as a board, that we come together, and decide what questions should be asked of the town attorney — together, deciding on our questions, getting in agreement,” she said.

That scenario didn’t occur, apparently, before the meeting.

Hyde, Eddy and Templeton met behind closed doors with Town Attorney Mark Schachner — without Wood and Yuongblood present.

Emerging from the closed-door session, Hyde passed out a notice citing that the meeting, to discuss “legal issues,” was “an attorney-client privileged conference which is not subject to the open meetings law” — an assertion that area media have disputed in the past in other similar instances.

After the meeting, Hyde declined to reveal what had been discussed by the board ma-

DROWNING UNDER DEBT Cuomo, a Democrat, made the announcement flanked by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), who made free education a centerpiece of his unsuccessful presidential campaign.

The concept remains one of the Democratic Party’s most popular ideas.

Sanders said the policy would have nationwide ramifications if signed into law.

“What Governor Cuomo is proposing is a revolutionary idea that is going to reverberate throughout this country,” Sanders said.

He added: “If New York State does it this year, mark my words, state after state will follow.”

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jority behind closed doors.

Town faces lawsuit over Bear Pond Rd. At the conclusion of the meeting, Wood announced that the town was now facing a lawsuit. The town was recently served with a summons by the Moeller Family Trust. The summons declares that a 1.6-mile stretch of Bear Pond Road is the family trust’s private property, and not a town road, and demands that the town’s employees and the public “cease unlawful and wrongful entry” on the road.

In May, highway employees graded a portion of the road, plus they installed culverts and removed brush, which the summons characterized as “trespassing.”

Wood said that the full length of the road was specified as a town road in the Thurman’s legal inventory of roads, and was identified as a town road in maps that date back to the 1800s. She added that had been maintained intermittently by the town through the years, and that various land owners on the road have deeds that imply the road is public.

She said that Mike Eddy and his mother Joyce own properties on the disputed roadway, and Eddy sought unsuccessfully months ago to have the road abandoned by the town.

She also noted that various other landowners, including the Deer Creek Hunt Club own property accessible only by the disputed roadway.

She said that last year, a gate was illegally erected across the road to stop public access and that town highway employees had removed the gate.

The summons was accompanied by a letter from Mary Jane Muller citing that Eddy is the caretaker of the Moeller family property, demanding that no one but the Moellers, their guests, and the Eddy family members may enter without Mary Jane Moeller’s permission.

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n Jan. 16, 1938, jazz musician Benny Goodman played at New York City’s Carnegie Hall for the first time.

Goodman was the first jazz musician to play in the famed venue — a booking that seems relatively normal now.

In the ‘30s, the concert caused quite a stir.

At the time, Carnegie Hall was reserved primarily for classical music. Highbrow stuff. Jazz was considered wild — the rock and roll of its day.

As the story goes, when Goodman’s agent suggested he play at the venue, he laughed it off.

Yet when tickets went on sale — $2.75 for the prime seats, equivalent to roughly $50 now — the show sold out fast, weeks before the historic night.

This week, to all the local musicians out there, I say: just because it has not been done before, does not mean you can’t do it. Be innovative. Be ever-evolving. Never stop fighting.

To everyone else: support your local venue. Benny Goodman started off in local clubs before he made it to Carnegie Hall. It’s important to make sure that our hometown musicians have a place to start.

There are a few concerts this week. Check them out: The Nick Schnebelen Band will perform at the Champlain Wine Company in Plattsburgh on Jan. 15. Nick Schnebelen is an award winning blues guitarist from Kansas City. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door. For more information, visit plattsburghbluesandjazz.com.

Driftwood will perform at the Waterhole in Saranac Lake on Jan. 20. On Jan. 28, Old Salt Union will perform. Tickets to both shows are $10. Doors open at 8 p.m. These events are ages 21 and up. For more information, visit saranaclakewaterhole.com.

Lake Placid’s Delta Blue will host Bobby Kyle and the Administrators on Jan. 20. The show will kick off the first night of Lake Placid’s Winter Sports Festival weekend. For more information, visit facebook.com/deltabluelp.

On Jan. 28, Max Headroom will play three sets of ‘80s hits at King Neptune’s Pub in Lake George. The event is slated for 9 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/kingneptunespub.

Acoustic duo Tyler & Ryan will perform at Olive Ridley’s in Plattsburgh on Jan. 13. The group plays songs from many genres and decades. Their performance is slated for 7 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/tylerandryanmusic.

Wild West Ranch & Western Town in Lake George will see a performance by the Nobody Special Band on Jan. 21. The Queensbury band’s set is slated to begin at 7 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/thenobodyspecialband.

Valley of the Gun will perform at Madden’s Pub in Ticonderoga on Jan. 28 at 9 p.m. No cover charge. For more information, visit facebook.com/maddenspub.

Miles and the Plattsburgh Home Team will perform at Plattsburgh’s historic Monopole Bar on Jan. 28. Miles is a hip hop artist from Albany. There is no cover charge for this event — the

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Completely Stranded will perform a comedy show on Jan. 13 at the Miner Institute in Chazy. All proceeds from the show will benefit United Way of the Adirondack Region. For more information, call 846-7121, ext. 115.

Whey Jennings and the Unwanted will perform at the Moose Club in Tupper Lake on Jan. 23. The Jonesboys will also play a set. This event is open to the public, with a cover charge of $7 at the door. Doors open at 3 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/thejonesboyband.

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The Lake Placid Center for the Arts will screen the newest Mumford & Sons concert film, “Live from South Africa: Dust and Thunder,” on Friday, Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15.

For more information, call 523-2512 or visit lakeplacidarts. org.

The Adirondack Wind Ensemble will perform a staged version of Igor Stravinsky’s “The Soldier’s Tale” on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 4 p.m. at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts, and Sunday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m. in the E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus.“The Soldier’s Tale” is based on an old Russian folk tale, where a soldier trades his violin to the devil in exchange for a magical book that will bring him untold riches. Tickets are $10. For more information, contact Gordon at 564-2470.

Olive Ridley’s in Plattsburgh will host a PBS Nerd Trivia Night on Jan. 31. Participants can compete with friends to win prizes, with questions covering a range of topics. The event is slated for 7 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/ mlpbs.

The Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh will host a pinch pot animal class on Jan. 29 for kids ages 9-12. Attendees will learn how to build an animal container and apply underglaze for color. The class is slated to begin at 9 a.m. Tickets are $35 for non-members. For more information, visit strandcenter.org.

The Champlain Valley Film Series will return with a screening of “A Man Called Ove” on Jan. 28. The film, based on the bestselling novel by Fredrik Backman, follows an elderly man who spends his days as an enforcer of neighborhood rules. The showing is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Whallonsburg Grange. For more information, visit thegrangehall.info.

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‘ECHL All-Star Classic’ hockey festivities set for mid-week

Fans to come from across U.S.

By Thom Randall

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LAKE GEORGE — Hundreds of hockey players, their families, coaches and league officials from all over North America will be joined by a crowd of sports fans this next week to witness the CCM/ECHL All-Star Classic hockey game in the Glens Falls Civic Center — and various associated events are to be held in Lake George as part of the festivities.

Special events and activities are being planned to entertain the spectators, players and hundreds of league and team executives expected to attend the all-star game at 7 p.m. Jan. 18. The crowd will be arriving the day beforehand in anticipation of various related activities, including the ECHL’s annual induction of players into the ECHL Hall of Fame, a hockey skills competition and a reception for hockey fans.

The CCM/ECHL All-Star game itself pits the Adirondack Thunder against the ECHL’s 20 All-Stars. The game is to be conducted in two 25-minute periods with a skills competition at halftime that includes puck relay, hardest shot completed and fastest skater — in which points are earned towards the game score. The first half features five-onfive play, and the second half will start that way, switching to four-on-four and soon afterwards, three-on-three.

Sawyer Fredericks will perform the American National Anthem at the AllStar Classic. Fredericks, 17, was the winner of the eighth season of NBC’s “The Voice” vocal competition in 2015.

He was the youngest-ever winner of the competition. A brass quartet from the Glens Falls Symphony will perform the Canadian Anthem at the event, which to be televised live nationally on the NHL Network beginning at 8 p.m. Jan. 18.

Musicians will be providing live entertainment from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday Jan. 17 at various locations around town, including inside the Lake George Visitors Center, the Caldwell-Lake George Library, the Old County Courthouse & Museum and in the Adirondack Winery across Canada St..

Fireworks over Lake George are two follow at 9 p.m. Plans call for fire pits to be scattered around the village to warm up players who want to explore and socialize.

The ECHL Hall of Fame Luncheon is to be held at noon Jan. 18 at the Fort William Henry Hotel & Resort in Lake George, designated as the host venue for the teams and league officials.

The CCM/ECHL All-Star Classic Fan Fest and VIP Party is set for 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday Jan. 17 at Fort William Henry’s Towers Hall.

The festivities planned for the Fan Fest include various interactive hockeyrelated games — goalie challenge, radar cage and electronic net — in which fans of all ages will be able to test their skills alongside ECHL All Stars and Adirondack Thunder players.

The Fan Fest is also to feature live music and other entertainment, prizes, giveaways, and auctions, s well as meetand-greet opportunities with the hockey players and dignitaries. Memorabilia is to be available for purchase.

The event is to also feature a dozen displays showcasing famed hockey trophies, including the Hart Memorial Trophy which is presented annually to

the NHL’s Most Valuable Player, and the AHL’s coveted Calder Cup. Also on display will be exhibits that portray the artifacts that illustrate hockey’s rich history including the 1980 “Miracle on Ice “ U.S. Olympic Hockey Team, as well as depicting NHL and ECHL All-Stars.

The ECHL Hockey Hall of Fame exhibit is to be open to the public beginning at 6 p.m. in the Fort William Henry Resort.

An ice sculpture will also be on display in downtown Lake George, and a hockey shoot-out may occur on the lake’s ice, if it freezes thick enough.

Glens Falls is also planning events, including a Taste of Downtown promotion.

Tickets for the Fan Fest are $10 for adults and $5 for youth, available both at the Towers Hall entrance. Advance tickets are available at the Glens Falls Civic Center or through the Thunder website.

In addition to Fort William Henry, hosting hockey guests for several days worth of activities will be Marriott Courtyard Lake George, The Lake George Quality Inn and Surfside on the Lake, as well as two hotels in Queensbury.

The CCM/ECHL All-Star Classic game traditionally generates millions of dollars for host municipalities. Cities hosting prior editions of the event include Orlando Fla., Fresno Cal., and Charlotte N.C.. This is the first time that Glens Falls has hosted a hockey All-Star game of this prominence.

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ey rather than to spend it. Once when I asked him where he kept it all, he said he stored it in the bank. By the “bank” he was referring to a hole in the bank of the Schroon River. I truly believe that this is true and I believe that his money is out there still.

His greatest pleasure was traveling around town with his metal detector. One hot day I stopped at his house at Prosser Circle to deliver a message and I found him outside chopping wood. He invited me inside for a glass of root beer and I sat down on the living room coach and in front of me was a big glass coffee table and every inch of it was covered with a variety of curios and his detector finds.

I was drawn to a strange looking jagged little rock which was a little smaller than a golf ball. It had black and silver streaks in it. When I asked about it he told me it was his favorite piece. It was the little meteorite that had fallen in the bushes at the Grand Army House so many years ago. He simply said it was given to him as a gift. I never knew David to tell a lie. How I would love to go back there just one more time and take Steve Parisi with me.

Turning Back The Pages

Recently the local daily newspaper ran a little column asking local people what was the best book they ever read. I wish someone would Jean Hadden > Columnist have asked me that question, as I would quickly jhadden1@nycap.rr.com have said my choice was “Warrensburg New York, 200 years, People, Places and Events,” by Museum Director Steve Parisi, assisted by his wife, Town Historian Sandi Parisi. No matter how often I read this book, I always find something new and interesting to ponder upon.

Today I read, on page 95, about the little meteorite that fell on Warrensburg on May 1, 1905. I knew this story well, but it occurred to me upon reflection that I might have once held that small piece of space junk in my hand many years ago. Steve’s last sentence in the story was, “Does anyone know what happened to it?”

Searching back in time Culver is a very old and respected name in this area’s early history. My late husband’s best buddy was David “Davie” Culver, who moved to Warrensburg with his parents, Clarence and Carrie Lackey Culver, in 1916 when he was five years old. After he graduated from the Warrensburg School where he had completed the eighth grade, he figured that he had enough book learning and left home to join the circus, the dream of every young boy.

He performed in vaudeville, he was a great banjo player, touring the country. His stage name was “Weary River Kid,” and after he toured the country he came home to play in most of the local dude ranches. He was truly a man who enjoyed life to its fullest.

He was very knowledgeable about life in the prohibition era and always had many good stories to tell about rum runners in the “Roaring Twenties” in this area when he was in his prime.

Dave had tremendous talent and he seemed to fear nothing. I have seen a picture of him on top of the former big flagpole in Floyd Bennett Park which the town had hired him as a steeplejack to paint and no one else would dream of taking the job. Today the flagpole is much shorter and made of aluminum.

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Dave Culver was a tremendous cook and I had seen him many times procuring his groceries from the out dated food bins at area stores around town. He always made sure that hungry friends, short on cash, had enough to eat. He collected cans along the roadside because he said he hated to see them go to waste.

I remember the time he took it upon himself to build his own row boat and it was a beautiful little craft to behold. Today I own a hand made wheel barrow he made from cast off parts with inflated tire and it is good enough to be in a museum.

My husband had his own airplane in the mid-1940’s and they would often go flying together. On a Sunday afternoon David could be seen plying his boat up and down the Schroon River between the Main Street bridge and the County Home bridge.

He actually more enjoyed cruising Lake George in my husband’s cabin cruiser, which was much larger. Many times he told me the story about the Sunday afternoon when they were out boating among the rich tourists and fixing lunch, and he accidentally knocked a glass quart milk bottle overboard. Exactly one year later they were cruising in the same area and he looked over the side and spotted the same bottle which he retrieved. This goes to show just how clear those pristine waters were in those days, probably in the early 1950s.

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creasing college debt.

While the national average debt load is $29,700, the number increases to $32,200 for state residents, according to a report released by the state comptroller’s office last fall.

Student loan debt in the Empire State more than doubled during the last decade, growing to $82 billion from $39 billion, an increase of 112 percent.

The number of students taking out loans also rose sharply in New York over the past 10 years by more than 41 percent.

Rising college costs are one factor in the growth.

In New York, average costs for tuition, fees, room and board at both private and public four-year institutions rose by more than 50 percent over the past decade.

State schools, including SUNY Plattsburgh, have seen tuition increase $300 each year, a total increase of 30 percent over the past half-decade (But one silver lining for the North Country: Students here have the lowest average debt load than anywhere in the state.)

At $26,200, the average debt balance in Glens Falls was sharply lower than in Manhattan, which clocked in at $44,500 (SUNY Plattsburgh was not included in the data).

“Student loan debt is a huge deterrent for young people to attend and ultimately graduate from college,” said Rick Dalton, CEO of the Essex-based College for Every Student.

This debt load has direct implications for the local economy: Those saddled with high debt have less disposable income and often have to push off buying a home or saving for the future.

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In all the years Dave had played his banjo at area night clubs and hot spots, he had a taste for beer and drank too much of it. In his later years he had bad kidney trouble and suffered a great deal of pain and suffering. He did, however, live to the ripe old age of 82 years and finally died in 1993, after a life well lived, regretting nothing. He was an honest, courageous man who lived a good life and treated others as he would have had them treat him. He died alone, with no remaining relatives, but with a host of friends who loved and admired him.

It was his desire to be buried in the North Caldwell Cemetery which is very near the Warrensburg North Way highway exit. The only place left for him was in the back east corner which turned out to be solid rock. Cliff Davis told me that they put dynamite in that rock to create a place for his coffin and I am told that it is there his body lies today, safe and dry from all future harm.

I do not doubt that he and my husband, the late Merv Hadden, are somewhere up there in the great beyond, telling stories about the “good old days.”

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Burghers, Warriors add basketball wins, NWCS loses first league game

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LAKE GEORGE — The girls basketball teams of Warrensburg and Lake George added a victory to their winning seasons in games held Jan 6, while North Warren shed their status of being undefeated in league play.

Employing a balanced attack, Warrensburg beat Argyle 4936.

After the game was virtually even in the first half, Warrensburg ramped up their effort, pouring in the points.

Madison Sheridan lead the team with 12 points, followed

by Brittanny Frasier with 11 points. Shooting guard Hope Boland scored 8 points, a feat matched by teammates Megan Hughes and Starr Hughes. Zoe Morgan contributed two points.

Sheridan had a strong game, accomplishing 10 rebounds and three assists. Frasier grabbed eight rebounds and tallied three assists. Kayla Raymond and Zoe Morgan contributed 5 rebounds each. Eve Carmody was the high scorer for Argyle.

With the win, the Burghers are 3-2 in the Adirondack League and 6-2 overall. Argyle is 3-2 in the league and 4-3 overall.

Continuing their outstanding season was Lake George, which steamrolled Corinth by a score of 56-10.

All-Star sophomore athlete Graceann Bennett scored 17 points, followed by talented teammate Lace Cormie with 16 points. Also scoring were Alysia Kane with six points, Rachel Layton and Ava Pushor with 5 points, and Alauna Wright with four. Also contributing were Skylar Healy with two points and Morgan Ziilm with one.

With the win, Lake George advances to 4-1 in the Adiron-

dack League and 6-2 overall.

Their only loss was to North Warren, which was undefeated until Jan. 6 when they were defeated by Hartford 49-58 due mainly to Hartford’s aggressive inside defense.

In this game, Sydney Gagnon lead with 20 points including 4 three-pointers, followed by Madasyn Bush with 15 points accompanied by 10 rebounds, and Brooke French with six points. Also contributing were Hannah Kenney with four points, Sarah Stewart with three points and five rebounds, plus Jackie Ortz with one point.

For Hartford, Jessica Getty was top scorer with 16 points, followed by Cailyn Harrington with 13.

With the win, Hartford improves to 4-2 in the league and 5-3 overall, while North Warren slides a notch to 4-1 in the league and 6-2 overall.

WCSÊ wrestlingÊ teamÊ winsÊ theirÊ signatureÊ tournament

By Thom Randall

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WARRENSBURG — The Warrensburg High School wrestling team defeated squads from five other schools to win its own annual duals-meet tournament — the first time in the tourney’s history.

Warrensburg defeated Hudson Falls 64-5; Holland Patent 58-28; Morrisville-Eaton 697; Beekmantown 48-34; and Hoosick Falls 45-27.

Jack Binder, a Warrensburg junior wrestling at 220 pounds and sophomore Chris Wilson at 182 pounds, won all five of their matches in the day-long Warrensburg Duals Tournament.

Winning four of their five matches were 7th grader Dylan Winchell at 99 pounds; 8th graders Zach Carpenter at 106 pounds and Hunter McKenna at 113 pounds; as well as juniors Trevor Winchell at 120 pounds, Dan Monthony at 145 pounds, and Ben Ewald at 195 pounds.

Binder pinned three of his opponents — all within 90 seconds — plus he recorded a forfeit and won a 4-0 decision.

The Warrensburg varsity and junior varsity wrestlers pose for a commemorative photograph after accomplishing their first-ever win of their own annual Warrensburg Photo by Kim McKenna Duals, an all-day tournament which features competition between six schools.

Wilson won with a pin in 28 seconds, plus two forfeits, as well as a 4-2 overtime decision over Dylan Steenken of Hudson Falls and a 3-1 decision over Bryan Thomas of Hoosick Falls.

McKenna tallied two pins — one of them in 40 seconds — as well as a 15-0 technical fall and a 9-0 decision. Carpenter’s wins featured three pins and a forfeit. His only loss was to Section II champion Matt Laporte of Hoosick Falls.

Trevor Winchell pinned two of his opponents in 49 seconds or less and won two decisions; Dylan Winchell won two decisions and two forfeits.

Monthony pinned two of his opponents, and beat another by a 19-4 technical fall and won a fourth match by decision.

Ewald pinned two of his opponents — one in 29 seconds, plus he won a tough overtime decision over Logan Springer of Hudson Falls. He also won a match by forfeit.

Winning three of their matches were Chris Simpson at 138 pounds, Greg Shambo at 145 pounds, Nolan McNeill at 160 pounds, Ryan McNeill at 152 pounds, and Jarod West at 170 pounds.

Simpson won with a pin in 28 seconds and two decisions; Shambo won with a 58-second pin, a 23-8 technical fall and a forfeit; Jarod West won with a pin and two close decisions.

Nolan McNeill won by a pin and two decisions; Ryan McNeill won with a 39-second pin, a decision and a forfeit.

Gary Hill won two of his matches in the 285-pound class, one a pin and the other a forfeit.

Burgher wrestling coach Mark Trapasso said he was pleased about this first Warrensburg Duals win in the annual tournament’s

history that stretches well over a decade.

“All day long, we won close matches, and we came out on top,” he said. “This speaks to our wrestlers’ determination — and they feel confident due to their conditioning. The guys wrestled steady all day long.”

Assistant coach Scott McKenna also said he was proud of the team’s accomplishment.

“It’s a big deal,” he said. “We’re wrestling tough.”

Next up for the wrestling team is the Red Devil Invitational, formerly known as the Central New York Classic tournament, to be held Saturday Dec. 14 at Vernon-VeronaSherrill Central High School in Verona, NY. In less than a month, Warrensburg will be hosting the Section II Class D tournament, and a large crowd is expected. The Section II tournament is to be held thereafter.

Trapasso said his wrestlers are preparing now for the post-season.

We’re wrestling great now, but we have a long way to go before Sectionals,” he said.

“For the next three weeks, we will be working on being mentally and physically ready for the tournament competition.”

LEFT: Warrensburg wrestler Nolan McNeill attempts an escape from Logan Graves of Beekmantown during the annual Warrensburg Duals meet held Jan. 7 with six schools competing. The Burghers won their tournament — the first time in its 10-plus years in existence. McNeill won three of his matches for the day; Jack Binder and Chris Wilson won all five; and six other WCS wrestlers won four matches.

Khoury tournament resumes Jan. 14

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WARRENSBURG — The final day’s installment of Warrensburg’s George Khoury Boys Basketball Tournament — which was postponed from Dec. 30 due to wintry weather — will be played on Saturday Jan. 14 in the Warrensburg High School gymnasium.

The consolation game is to be played at noon, featuring Doane Stuart versus The King’s School.

The championship game between Minerva-Newcomb and Warrensburg is to be held at 1:30 p.m.

In the first night of the tournament on Dec. 29, Warrensburg won their first game of the year, defeating The King’s School of Lake Luzerne by a score of 58-23 in a balanced scoring effort.

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Boys basketball

Wells 32, Minerva/Newcomb 21 WELLS — Luke Rider scored 8 points for the Mountaineers, who fell to Wells Jan. 6.

Caleb Armstrong added 6 points, while Drew Deshetsky had 4 and Caleb Winter 4.

Crown Point 61, Bolton 21 BOLTON LANDING — The Panthers pulled away with a 39-9 second half to score a win over the Eagles Jan. 4.

Zach Spaulding scored 19 points to lead the Panthers, connecting on five three-pointers, with Chance Potter adding 15, Chad Stephens 9, Reese Celotti 8, Hunter Pertak 5 and Jake LaDeau 5.

Jacob Beebe had 6 points for the Eagles, while Craig Wholey and Michael Gavin each scored 5 points, Kevin Neacy 4 and Richard Brauser 1.

Girls basketball

Bolton 44, Johnsburg 38

Dawson West of Johnsburg looks to get the ball past a Schroon Lake defender last week.

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Schroon Lake 53, Johnsburg 29

SCHROON — Falling behind by six points after the first quarter of play, the Wildcats outscored the Jaguars, 49-19, over the final three quarters to earn a win Jan. 4.

Jordan DeZalia led the Widlcats with 21 points, while Branden Hall added 17, Gabe Gratto 8, Andrew Pelkey 5 and Harrison Gereau 2.

For the Jaquars, Connor Cavanaugh had 10 points while Justin Schmalle added 7, Nate Kinblom 6 and Jimmy Morris 3.

Photos from this game, covered by managing editor John Gereau, can be found online at mycapture.suncommunitynews.com.

NORTH CREEK — The Lady Eagles pulled away with a 14-8 edge in the final eight minutes of play to defeat the Lady Jaguars Jan. 5.

Caitlyn Johnson led the Eagles with 23 points, while Maddy Pratt added 12 and Kate Van Auken 9.

Khaleah Cleveland led Johnsburg with 16 points, while Taylor Dwyer added 9, Savanna Berg 7 and Megan Bacon 6.

Crown Point 54, Indian Lake/Long Lake 37 INDIAN LAKE — The Lady Panthers opened each half on a solid run to pace themselves past the Lady Orange Jan. 5.

The Panthers held a 14-8 lead after the first quarter and went on a 15-8 run to open the second half.

Hannah Palmer led Crown Point with 18 points as Shawna McIntosh added 12, Heath-

er Foote 10, Amber DuShane 6, Sydney Gould 2, Mya Pertak 2 and Michaela Gunninson 2.

Lillian Dechene paced the Orange with 15 points, with Karmen Howe adding 9, Becca King 5, Maria Black 4 and Tanner Carroll 4.

Bolton 42, Crown Point 19 BOLTON LANDING — Kate Van Auken scored 19 points to lead the Lady Eagles over the Lady Panthers Jan. 4.

Caitlyn Johnson added 9 points to the win, while Maddy Pratt scored 6, Kiara Mantz 4, Maria Baker 2 and Chelsea Speranza 2.

For the Panthers, Hannah Palmer scored 10 points, with Shawna McIntosh adding 7, Heather Foote 5, Michaela Gunninson 4, Sydney Gould 3 and Amber DuShane 2.

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

MORIAH – Essex County 2017 WIC schedule at the Moriah Fire Department January 10, Feb 14, March 14, April 11, May 9, June 13, July 11, august 8, September 12, October 10, November 14, December 12 9:30-2:45pm.

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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.

TICONDEROGA - Nar-Anon Family Group A support group for family and friends of addicts. Location: Office of the Prevention Team 173 Lord Howe St., Ticonderoga, N.Y.Mondays at 6PM (excluding Holidays) beginning June 6, 2016 For more info go to nar-anon.org TICONDEROGA – Essex County 2017 WIC Clinic Schedule at the Cornerstone Alliance Church January 9, 23, 30, Feb 13, 27, March 13, 20, 27, April 10, 17, 24 May 8, 15, 22 ,June 12, 19, 26, July 10, 17, 24, August 14, 21, September, 11,18, 25, October 16, 23,30 November 13, 20, 27, December 11,18 9:30- 2:30 PM.

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CLASSES & WORKSHOPS TICONDEROGA - Take Control Exercise classes. Ticonderoga Armory Senior Center. 9:30 a.m.

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Details: 518-585-6050, rsvp@logocail.net. Every Wednesday.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH LAKE GEORGE - Grief and Loss Support Group Wednesdays , 3:00 pm. Explore the root of your grieving & learn to process it in a healthy, healing way. Randi Klemish, a retired mental health thrapist leads this healing group All are welcome.

Group meets every Wednesday, From 3-5 pm at St. James Episcopal church in Lake George Village.

TICONDEROGA Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group monthly support group for caregivers InterLakes Health, Ethan Allen Library.

4 p.m. Details: 518-564-3370.

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PORT HENRY – Essex County 2017 WIC shedule at the Knights of Columbus January 12, Feb 9, March 9, April 13, May 11, June 15, July 13, august 10, September 14, October 12, November 9, December 14 9:30-2:30pm.

Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 SCHROON LAKE – Essex County 2017 WIC Clinic Schedule at the Schroon Lake Health Center January 11, Feb 8, March 8, April 12, May 10, June 14, July 12, August 6, September 13, October 11, November 8, December 13 9:302:30pm.

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

January 19, Feb 6, 16, March 6, 16, April 3, 20 , May 1, 18, June 5, 22, July 3, 20, August 7, 28, September 21, October 2, 19, November 6, 16, December 4, 21 1:30-6pm.

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

PUBLIC MEETINGS CHESTERTOWN - The Town of Chester Library Board of Trustees will be holding its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday,January 17, 2017, at 6:30 in the library on the second floor of the municipal building. The public is invited.

CROWN POINT - Crown Point Board of Fire Commissioners will hold monthly meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of each month commencing at 7:00 pm at the Crown Point Fire Station 2764 Main St., Crown Point New York.

CROWN POINT - Crown Point Board of Education Regular Monthly Meeting Tuesday, January 17, 2017, 7:00 p.m. District Library PUTNAM - The Putnam Central School Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. in the gymnasium.

TICONDEROGA - American Legion Post #224 Monthly Meeting. Second Thursday TICONDEROGA - The Champlain Valley Bluegrass & Old Time Music Association holds their Monthly Meeting on the 2nd Sunday of each month at the Ticonderoga American Legion, Montcalm Street at 1 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Please bring a dish to share.

SENIORS TICONDEROGA - Free arthritis exercises. Ticonderoga Senior Center, 10 to 11 a.m. Details: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County 518-962-4810, mba32@cornell.edu. Second and Fourth Wednesday

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LEGALS NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) The name of the Limited Liability Company is: 451 GLEN STREET LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Department of State of the State of New York on December 5, 2016. The county, within this state, in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is: WARREN. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: STEPHANIE KAYALAR, 451 GLEN STREET, GLENS FALLS, NY 12801 NE/AJ-12/1701/21/2017-6TC-138872 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Name: 4933 Lake Shore Drive LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on December 5, 2016. Office location: Warren County.

SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: John Murnane, 10 Marian Place, Millwood, NY 10546. Purpose: Any lawful act or activities.

NE/AJ-01/1402/18/2017-6TC-141151 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: AW Forest LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/27/2016.

Office location: Warren County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC c/o 30 Delaney Drive, Brant Lake, NY 12815. Purpose of LLC: any lawful activity.

NE/AJ-01/1402/18/2017-6TC-141064 NOTICE OF FORMATION Baldwin-Packard Contractors LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 10/19/2016. Office Location: Warren County.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION Baldwin-Packard Contractors LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 10/19/2016. Office Location: Warren County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom Process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, C/O BaldwinPackard Contractors LLC, 1090 East Schroon River Rd., Diamond Point, NY 12824. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NE/AJ-12/1001/14/2017-6TC-138178 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) The name of the Limited Liability Company is: BARTLETT FAMILY HOLDINGS, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Department of State of the State of New York on December 20, 2016. The county, within this state, in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is: WARREN. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: BARTLETT FAMILY HOLDINGS, LLC, 548 LOCKHART MOUNTAIN ROAD, LAKE GEORGE, NY 12845 NE/AJ-01/1402/18/2017-6TC-140794 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Name: Bolton Landing Brewing Company LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on December 15, 2016. Office location: Warren County.

SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: John Murnane, 10 Marian Place, Millwood, NY 10546. Purpose: Any lawful act or activities.

NE/AJ-01/1402/18/2017-6TC-141149 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CROCITTO HOSPITALITY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/23/2016. Office location, County of Warren. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, PO

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CROCITTO HOSPITALITY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/23/2016. Office location, County of Warren. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, PO Box 448, Lake George, NY 12845. Purpose: any lawful act NE/AJ-01/1402/18/2017-6TC-141065 Currie Compliance Advisement, LLC. Filed 11/21/16. Office: Warren Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: C/O Corporation Service Company, 80 State St, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: General.

NE/AJ-12/3102/04/2017-6TC-139994 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Halliday Capital, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/18/2016.

Office location, County of Warren. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 2599 Ridge Rd., Queensbury, NY 12804. Purpose: any lawful act.

NE/AJ-12/0301/14/2017-6TC-138180 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF HUDDLE PROPERTIES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/30/16. Office location: Warren County. Princ. office of LLC: 4971 Lakeshore Dr., Bolton, NY 12814.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NE/AJ-01/1402/08/2017-6TC-141200 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) The name of the Limited Liability Company is: JD DEFRANCO ENTERPRISES, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Department of State of the State of New York on December 14, 2016. The county, within this state, in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is: WARREN. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is:

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) The name of the Limited Liability Company is: JD DEFRANCO ENTERPRISES, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Department of State of the State of New York on December 14, 2016. The county, within this state, in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is: WARREN. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: DAVID DEFRANCO, 244 DODD HILL ROAD, HAGUE, NY 12836 NE/AJ-01/1402/18/2017-6TC-140797 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF LYME ADIRONDACK TIMBER SALES, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/03/17. Office location: Warren County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/15/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 23 S. Main St., 3rd Fl., Hanover, NH 03755. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NE/AJ-01/1402/18/2017-6TC-140835 Moose On The Loose Deli LLC. Filed 8/31/16.

Office: Warren Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: Eric Vreeken, 11 Midnight Dr, Queensbury, NY 12804. Purpose: General.

NE/AJ-01/0702/11/2017-6TC-140283 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law Name: Pals XVII, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on January 6, 2017. Office location: Warren County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: c/o The LLC, One Washington Street, PO Box 2168, Glens Falls, New York 12801. Purpose: Any lawful act or activities.

NE/AJ-01/1402/18/2017-6TC-141098 Real Deal Estates LLC. Filed 11/28/16. Office: Warren Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 14 Ferris Dr, Queensbury, NY 12804. Purpose: General.

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Real Deal Estates LLC. Filed 11/28/16. Office: Warren Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 14 Ferris Dr, Queensbury, NY 12804. Purpose: General.

NE/AJ-12/3102/04/2017-6TC-139993 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF THE LYME TRIALS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/12/2016. Office location, County of Warren.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Meyer & Fuller, PLLC, 161 Ottawa St., Lake George, NY 12845. Purpose: any lawful act.

NE/AJ-12/0301/14/2016-6TC-138179 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF THUNDERBIRD PROPERTIES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/18/2016.

Office location, County of Warren. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 3926 Lake Shore Dr., Diamond Point, NY 12824. Purpose: any lawful act.

NE/AJ-12/2401/28/2017-6TC-139389 NOTICE TO BIDDERS PIN 1759.46 WC 4-17 West Brook Road (CR 69) Sidewalk Project Town & Village of Lake George Warren County, New York Sealed bids will be received by the Warren County Purchasing Department (3rd Floor, Human Services Building), 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, New York, 12845 until 2:00 pm, Friday, February 3, 2017, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The proposed project is located in the Town & Village of Lake George, Warren County.

The work includes providing all labor, materials, machinery, tools, equipment and other means of construction necessary and incidental to the completion of the work shown on the plans and described in these specifications including, but not necessarily limited to the following: Unclassified excavation and disposal Resetting existing granite curb Furnish and install new granite curb Construct concrete

NOTICE TO BIDDERS PIN 1759.46 WC 4-17 West Brook Road (CR 69) Sidewalk Project Town & Village of Lake George Warren County, New York Sealed bids will be received by the Warren County Purchasing Department (3rd Floor, Human Services Building), 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, New York, 12845 until 2:00 pm, Friday, February 3, 2017, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The proposed project is located in the Town & Village of Lake George, Warren County.

The work includes providing all labor, materials, machinery, tools, equipment and other means of construction necessary and incidental to the completion of the work shown on the plans and described in these specifications including, but not necessarily limited to the following: Unclassified excavation and disposal Resetting existing granite curb Furnish and install new granite curb Construct concrete sidewalk Installation of lighting conduit Work zone traffic control Complete sets of the specifications and bid forms may be obtained on or after Thursday, January 12, 2017 from the Warren County Purchasing Department (3rd Floor, Human Services Building), 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, New York, 12845.

Bid documents will be provided electronically on a compact disc.

Hard copy full and partial plan sets will not be distributed.

The bid documents may be examined at the Warren County Purchasing Department, (3rd Floor, Human Services Building) 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, New York 12845.

Contractors that obtain bid documents from a source other than the issuing office must notify the issuing office in order to be placed on the official plan holders list, receive addenda and other bid correspondence.

Bids received from contractors other than those on the official plan holders list, will not be accepted.

All questions on the bid documents shall be submitted in writing to Julie Butler of the Warren County Purchasing Department, butlerj@warrencountyny.gov.

The period for questions pertaining to the bid documents will close at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, January 25, 2017.

All bids must be made on the official Bid Form and Bid Summary Form or an exact reproduction thereof and enclosed in a sealed envelope with the following clearly marked on the front of the envelope: Bidders Name and Address PIN 1759.46 West Brook Road (CR 69) Sidewalk Project Date & Time of Bid Opening WC 4-17 All bids shall be mailed or otherwise delivered to Julie Butler, Purchasing Agent at the following address: Warren County Purchasing Department 3rd Floor, Human Services Building 1340 State Route 9 Lake George, NY 12845 All bid proposals must

distributed.

The bid documents may be examined at the Warren County Purchasing Department, (3rdPublished Floor,by Denton Publications, Inc. Human Services Building) 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, New York 12845.

Contractors that obtain bid documents from a source other than the issuing office must notify the issuing office in order to be placed on the official plan holders list, receive addenda and other bid correspondence.

Bids received from contractors other than those on the official plan holders list, will not be accepted.

All questions on the bid documents shall be submitted in writing to Julie Butler of the Warren County Purchasing Department, butlerj@warrencountyny.gov.

The period for questions pertaining to the bid documents will close at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, January 25, 2017.

All bids must be made on the official Bid Form and Bid Summary Form or an exact reproduction thereof and enclosed in a sealed envelope with the following clearly marked on the front of the envelope: Bidders Name and Address PIN 1759.46 West NOTICE TO BIDDERS Brook Road (CR 69) The undersigned shall Sidewalk Project receive sealed bids for Date & Time of Bid sale and delivery to the Opening County of Warren as folWC 4-17 lows: WC 7-17 -DAIRY PRODAll bids shall be mailed or otherwise delivered to UCTS You may obtain these Julie Butler, Purchasing Specifications either onAgent at the following line or through the Puraddress: Warren County Purchas- chasing Office. If you have any interest in ing Department 3rd Floor, Human Ser- these Specifications onvices Building line, please follow the in1340 State Route 9 structions to register on Lake George, NY 12845 the Empire State Bid All bid proposals must System website, either be received by 2:00 pm for free or paid subscriplocal time on the day of tion. Go to http://warand the bid opening. Bids af- rencountyny.gov ter this time will not be choose BIDS AND PROopened and will be re- POSALS to access the turned to the bidder. Empire State Bid System Such bids shall not be OR go directly to considered. http://www.EmpireStateThis is a Unit Price bid.

BidSystem.com. If you No bidder may withdraw choose a free subscription, please note that his bid within forty five (45) calendar days after you must visit the site up until the response the actual date of the opening thereof. Each deadline for any addenbid must be accompa- da. All further informanied by a bid security in tion pertaining to this bid will be available on the amount of 5 percent of the base bid in accor- this site. Bids which are dance with the Instruc- not directly obtained from either source will tion to Bidders.

The be refused. successful bidder will be required to furnish con- Bids may be delivered to the undersigned at the struction performance and payment bonds in Warren County Human Services Building, Warthe full amount of the ren County Purchasing contract price.

Department, 3rd Floor, The project includes Equal Employment Op- 1340 State Route 9, portunity (EEO) Partici- Lake George, New York pation Goals of 2.6% for between the hours of minorities and 6.9% for 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. women.

Bids will be received up The successful bidder until Tuesday, January will be required to com- 24, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at ply with all provisions of which time they will be publicly opened and the Federal Government Equal Opportunity claus- read. All bids must be es issued by the Secre- submitted on proper bid Any tary of Labor on May 21, proposal forms.

1968 and published in changes to the original bid documents are the Federal Register (41 grounds for immediate CFR Part 60-1, 33 F.2 disqualification.

7804).

Owner reserves the right Late bids by mail, courito reject any and all er or in person will be refused. Warren County Bids, to waive any and will not accept any bid all informalities and the right to disregard all or proposal which is not nonconforming, non-re- delivered to Purchasing by the time indicated on sponsive or Conditional the time stamp in the Bids.

OWNERS CONTACT / Purchasing Department Office.

ENGINEER The right is reserved to Edward J. Doughney Senior Civil Engineer reject any or all bids.

Warren County Depart- Julie A. Butler, Purchasment of Public Works ing Agent 4028 Main Street Warren County Human Services Building Warrensburg, NY 12885 Tel. (518) 761-6538 Ph: (518) 761-6556 NE/AJ-01/14/2017-1TCOWNER Warren County 141147 1340 State Route 9 Lake George, NY 12845 NE/AJ-01/14/2017-1TC141100 NOTICE TO BIDDERS The undersigned shall receive sealed bids for sale and delivery to the County of Warren as follows: WC 7-17 -DAIRY PRODUCTS You may obtain these Specifications either online or through the Purchasing Office. If you have any interest in these Specifications online, please follow the instructions to register on the Empire State Bid

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