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Newcomb graves continue to see benefit from Bissell gift Local businessman bequested $2 million for cemetery restoration By Christina Scanlon

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NEWCOMB — Funds will increase this year in what the town of Newcomb will see for cemetery restoration and historic preservation. The gift, which came from Marvin Bissell, who owned and operated Bissell’s Store in Newcomb before his death in 2013, was designed to continue his passion for local history. Bissell’s bequest included $2 million and six parcels of land arranged to be facilitated through the Adirondack Foundation. Because the annual amount given to the town is set to award five percent on a three year rolling average, the amount will vary.

It increased this year to $40,000 from $25,000 last year, as a previous gift prior to his death in a smaller amount was still calculated into that three-year average. Newcomb Supervisor Wes Miga said last year’s amount was used in full, and then some. “We give matching funds by way of in-kind services,” he said. He believed actual tallies would exceed the $25,000 mark last year. By law, townships are responsible for the care of non-private cemeteries. That typically includes mowing, brush removal and in some cases, tree removal or care. Bissell’s gift allows for locating missing >> See GRAVES | pg. 15

Pine Hill Cemetery in Newcomb has undergone a major facelift with clean up and restoration of grave markers. Photo by Christina Scanlon

Vet organizes armed services networking event at Adk. Museum

Honoring the flag

Veterans residing in the Adirondack Park will receive free admission to the museum on July 16 By Pete DeMola

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Johnsburg Central School Pre-Kindergarteners Abel Hitchcock, Huck Knickerbocker and Eli Harvey celebrate Flag Day at JCS. Many more waived flags and celebrated this weekend as communities throughout the North Country celebrated the Fourth of July. Photo provided

BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE — Lanny Gagnier wanted to do something nice for local veterans — like helping to facilitate a free event, which he says appear increasingly rare nowadays. Stories about vets getting mistreated were also all too common for Gagnier, the first vice commander of St. Regis Falls American Legion, Post 322. These were the mechanisms underpinning his decision to call the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake and pitch the idea of a free admission day for vets. The museum got back to him three days later: How about July 16, they said. Free entry for any veteran living in the 12 counties constituting the Adirondack Park, plus a guest. Gagnier was overjoyed. Veterans need an outlet to socialize with their com>> See VETS | pg. 15


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North Creek American Legion Auxiliary dissolved By Christina Scanlon

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NORTH CREEK — The North Creek American Legion Auxiliary Unit 629 has been in existence for 88 years, but won’t make it to mark its next anniversary. Due to declining enrollment and aging membership, the group’s charter was turned in to the state July 1, originally received Jan. 3, 1928. The North Creek American Legion Post will stay intact, and pick up some of the major duties normally overseen by the Auxiliary. “One of our biggest events is the poppy sales,” said Sibby Lawrence, Auxiliary president for the past 19 years. The Legion Patriotic Days will also continue. “We used to be very, very active,” she said, “now we are down to just five or so at a meeting.” The bulk of the membership, somewhere around 30, has aged over the years. The youngest are now in their 70s. While most who join never leave, younger members had not stepped forward to join. “We are an organization, but we aren’t organizing.” Several pushes for increased membership yielded little results. Their absence will hopefully not be felt at the Adirondack Tri-County Nursing Home and where there are currently nine veterans as residents and where the women often volunteer. They plan to continue those volunteer

services, said Lawrence. “I was disappointed to hear they were going to dissolve,” said Jamie Reynolds, activities director at the nursing home. “I can count on them to supplement the things that we are doing for our veterans. I am thankful they said they will continue with that.” Members are also welcome to join other auxiliary memberships in the area. “We have been proud to be part of the Auxiliary and have saluted veterans who were honorably discharged or are currently serving our country and are eligible to join the American Legion and Auxiliaries starting with: WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Leba-

non/Grenada, Panama and the Gulf War, as well as all current active duty service members,” said Vonda Beattie, recounting the group’s history. Beattie said the group has helped and supported local veterans and their families as well as those who are patients at the Samuel Stratton VA Hospital in Albany, female veterans at the Guardian House Women’s Veterans’ Home and soldiers at Fort Drum. The group has also aided in Memorial Day celebrations, and supported Johnsburg Central School and Minerva Central School Scholarship Programs, including aiding Mackenzie Waterston from Glens Falls, a military history and anthropology major who participated in a trip to Saipan in the Mariana Islands for the purpose of locating remains of World War II soldiers.

“We have also donated to a local wounded warrior and to the Johnsburg Central School’s Operation Santa Claus Program,” Beattie said. Beattie also highlighted a program that sends a local girl to the Empire Girls State each year with the help of a grant from the Adirondack Community Trust. For one week each summer, students participate in handson workshops focused on government and the political process. They learn the privileges and responsibilities of citizenship in a democratic society, said Beattie. “They run political campaigns – debate and formulate legislation thereby gaining an understanding and appreciation for the meaning of democracy,” she said. “Upon returning, the girls have attended one of our meetings and reported on their week. It has been clear that the impression and impact made on them during their stay will be with them for the rest of their lives.” Lawrence said she expects the Legion will also take over that sponsorship. “Although our American Legion Auxiliary Unit #629 is surrendering its charter effective July 1, 2016, the American Legion Post #629 will continue to be active and most recently elected Paul Sears as its commander,” said Beattie. ABOVE: Members of the North Creek American Legion Auxiliary Unit 629, from left, Hilda Alexander, Jan Nickerson, Lois Yandon, Vonda Beattie, Sib Lawrence and Terry Waterston participated for the last time in the annual Memorial Day service at the Monument in North Creek. Photo submitted


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Quilt group still going strong after 25 years Mountain Quilters have been gathering in Newcomb since 1991 By Christina Scanlon

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NEWCOMB — Every Tuesday morning, Newcomb’s Mountain Quilters gather at the Newcomb Fire Hall. They’ve been getting together since 1991, but don’t let the “quilters” in the name fool you. “You can just come to visit,” said Helen Dwyer who leads the group. There’s cross stitchers and crocheting, “really whatever they’d like to work on,” Dwyer said. Those who participate usually bring their own sewing machines. Seasoned quilters are on hand to give help, so any level is welcome. While the Tuesday mornings are working sessions, from 9 a.m. to noon, they also meet on the first Monday and third Thursday at 6:30 p.m. for regular meetings. Starting July 8, a free six-week quilting class will be offered to all ages. Dwyer will have projects available for all levels, from those who have never touched a needle, to those looking to improve techniques. Attendants are asked to bring their own sewing machine. Materials for projects will be provided, though those that have their own projects may bring their own. The classes will be held every Friday through Aug. 12 from 9 a.m. to noon. The group is also gearing up for their annual Quilt Show Sept. 9-11. Friday night, at the Adirondack Interpretive Center, Ad-

irondack folk singer and song writer, Peggy Lynn will perform. The show continues Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More information will follow as the event approaches. For more information about the group, quilt show or classes, contact Helen Dwyer at thedwyers@frontiernet.net. ABOVE: From left, Carol Woolhiser, Helen Dwyer and Betty Stickney work on quilts during their Tuesday morning sessions. Photo by Christina Scanlon

Sponable named to Siena Dean’s list

Van Cleave’s to give concert

ALBANY — Andrew Sponable, of North Creek, has been named to the Siena College Deans’ List for the Spring 2016 semester with a term GPA of 3.55. Students who have earned recognition through the Dean’s List have maintained a grade point average index of between 3.5 and 3.89 for the semester.

LONG LAKE — Mr. and Ms. Van Cleave, guitarist and vocalist, will give a concert of Broadway songs Thursday, July 14, at the United Methodist church, at 7:30 p.m. The Van Cleaves will be accompanied on the piano by Elizabeth Cordes. Together, the Van Cleaves performed for several years on the world’s largest stage at the MGM Grand in Reno, NV. They also traveled the world for close to a year on board The QE2 and The Seaborn Cruise Line performing their own cabaret act. Their two sons, Connor, 21, and Taylor, 16, are each accomplished musicians. This project is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts.

Sierra Galusha named to Dean’s List CASTLETON, VT — Sierra Galusha of Bakers Mills, NY was recently named to the Castleton University Dean’s List for the spring semester of the 2015-16 academic year. To qualify for this academic honor, the student must maintain full-time status and a semester grade point average of 3.5.

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Mary Jane Jacobs of Blue MountainÊ Lake,Ê MusicianÊ and Beloved Teacher, Dies BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE — Jane Jacobs lived life with all the musicality she had: expressively, with drama and ‘gusto’. Just as she played the organ: she pulled out all the stops. Just as she played the piano, ‘forte’, with full on, flat out, Italian heart. Now Jane, we can hear you on heaven’s best organ, making a joyful noise unto God. Probably your favorite: Trumpet Voluntary. With all the stops out. Jane Jacobs of Blue Mountain Lake, NY, died the evening of June 30, 2016. Born Mary Jane Santoro on Jan. 17, 1921 in Warren, PA to Philip Santoro, a highly distinguished conductor and violinist, and Victoria Santoro, a high-spirited, compassionate nurse. Mary Jane was the first of three children. She was quickly found to be a virtuoso like her father, and went on to graduate Oberlin Conservatory in 1942. However, her sophomore year, “Jane” came for a summer job at The Hedges in Blue Mountain Lake, to work for Grama Collins. That first week she met the love of her life, Michael Jacobs, who took her out on a guided moonlight, midnight tour around Blue Mountain Lake in the original Marauder, the legendary craft. Chauffeured by Dick Collins, who owned the Boat Livery, it was magic. The rest became history; Michael and Jane married in 1942, took up residence in Blue Mountain Lake, and in everyone’s heart. Mrs. Jacobs started teaching music in 1942 at Indian Lake Central School (generations of students now between 25 and 89 years old), until the day she announced, “Ding dang dong! I can’t teach music to kids without talent one more minute!” But she loved the kids, loved teaching, so she went on to teach 1st, 2nd and 4th grades, as well as French; some kids had her more than once. Ever a teacher, Jane was ever a student. Beyond Oberlin, she took on the world, learning, traveling, loving the world’s mysteries, loving the world’s music, the Alps, Prague, Biarritz, Rome, Vienna, Paris, London, Cancun, Venice, Florence, Sicily, Provence, Monte Carlo. Travel, like music, was her passion. And when she wasn’t in constant motion -- her fingers on the piano, or counting like lightning on an imaginary abacus, or racing down a footpath towards a rainbow, or driving low and lean, flat out racing by and scaring the flagmen construction workers on the way to Newcomb, or passing a school bus on the INSIDE at Devil’s Dip between Blue and Indian Lake --well, forget this, she was ALWAYS in constant motion. Beth Collins was asked once if Jane Jacobs knew anything about drama, to which Beth replied, “Jane IS Drama.” Upon meeting Jane for the first time, Jane’s seven year old great grandson Ethan, announced: “Grama Jane is better than TV! She’s larger than life!” Then he stood back and watched in amazement. As we all did. We all stood back, and watched in amazement, all her life. Her famous blue sports car bore many college stickers (Dartmouth, Vassar, Oberlin), but needed one more: “Stand Clear.” Although her best young height was 4’11” with two pairs of socks, Hurricane Jane defied both gravity and authority. In later years, she stood 4’ 7”, but she always stood up to everyone. Fearless and outspoken, and let’s face it, opinionated. If you didn’t know what Jane thought about something, it was likely because you were out of the country. And even then. Once the Internet came to be, she’d spent hours looking everything up. Endlessly curious, she would hear or see something new to her, and shortly thereafter, we would hear almost everything that had been written about it. She was our own private radio station, WBML. When the Sept. 11, 2001 disaster occurred, Jane Jacobs called me in New York to see if I was all right, and then promptly got on line to find out what the Afghanistan newspapers were saying about us. This was something that no one else in my global purview

even THOUGHT to do. While my world-based marketing clients were writing to me from Hong Kong, Carracus, Paris, Beijing, London, Sydney or LA, expressing concern, and those in my ad agency clustered in fear, I mentioned what my mom was doing. They were stunned. They’d say: “She is? (Pause.) Wow. (Pause.) I didn’t know you could do that. (Pause.) How old is your mom? (80.) Well, what ARE they saying?” And no one at CNN or MSNBC or NBC had thought to do that. No one. She was first and foremost a teacher. She not only taught in the classrooms, she taught by example. Ten years before I was born, she was leading a Long Lake marching band down Main Street on July 4th, nearly 9 months pregnant with my brother, Chip, the eldest of her three children. She loved the students that could sing, and even the ones that couldn’t; the choir practice that Barbie Collins described as the most beautiful in the world, on my parent’s Blue Mountain Lake lakefront porch in 1950. They sang to the mountain, while mom played on her upright piano on the 3rd floor lakeporch, directing the girls to “Sing! Breathe!” (She’d told my dad she must have the piano on the top floor, so my Dad hoisted it up by pulley right in the middle of town.) She would wake us up in the mornings by banging out Chopin on the grand piano. Our alarm clock. She wasn’t just practicing, she was deliberately waking us UP. Sleepover friends would bolt upright and say, “What’s THAT?” That’s our alarm clock, I’d say. She had no patience for mistakes when her own three kids took piano lessons. It was a mystery and a huge disappointment that none of us had her God-given musicality and talent. It skipped one, two, three generations. It was a disappointment to her, but really, it’s been a serious disappointment to me, as well, because I’m afraid now that she’s gone, the music will be gone too. She’d kept it alive for her father, Philip Santoro, a highly recognized musician. But alas, her kids: not a stitch of musicality. And don’t believe my brother if he says he has it. None of us got all of her energy or zest for life, either. She was unstoppable. Jane always Took It On. I think we got a three way split. My Grama Vicki (a formidable presence herself) would get a visit from daughter Jane, and within an hour, worn out, would politely ask, “When are you leaving, Janie?” Just like Jane’s entire beloved Collins family (and John has all the stories), Kathy Gates recalls when she first met mom: boundless energy and so much FUN. Jane and Kathy spent a winter building a tunnel in the snow that went all the way down Durant Road to the Catholic Church in 1950. Just for fun. Upon Jane’s passing, Kathy said to me, “I loved your mother, but more than that, I admired her. She saw every child as a potential star, and never thought anything but.” Kathy recalls the day Mr. Pope, the principal, came to Jane’s classroom with a young “problem child” whom another teacher couldn’t handle, who wouldn’t “behave”. Even though she was too young for the class, Mr. Pope said, “Mrs. Jacobs, this child needs you, would you take her?” And you did, JaneMom. You took her in, gave her exactly what she needed, because you knew: she needed love.

A year ago, at the Indian Lake Library, the librarian, Beth, told me my mom was her favorite teacher, even gave her clothes, and she loved her. Beth asked if Mrs. Jacobs would remember her. I said, “My mom remembers every single kid she ever had. Every single one. The good ones, the bad ones...and every single thing they did.” Beth said, “That’s because your mom was a great teacher. She cared about all of her students. It wasn’t just a job to her. We loved her and she loved us. And we learned.” A few years back I was staying at the Hedges, and a waitress came over, introduced herself and said, “My grandmother and my mother had your mom in school and LOVED her. Your mom is a LEGEND. Another time at the Adirondack Museum, Jena Katrine recognized me, asked about you, because you were her “favorite!” and said she cried when she had to leave your class, and didn’t want to move up to the next grade. And she wasn’t the only one. To this day, when I phone anyone in Indian Lake, I always introduce myself saying, “Hi, I’m Mrs. Jacobs daughter. Did you have her in school?” Pat Mahoney answered it for all time one day with, “Who didn’t have your mother in school??” They remember the Italian, the French, the field trips, the marching around the room, the Irish Jig you danced in the hall, the music, the noise, the boundless energy, how funny you were, how much FUN you were, and they can’t wait to tell me. And they remember how you treated them as individuals, how you knew what they needed, and who each and every one of them were. When I saw Brenda Chapman, she and I both laughed when you said to her son Matt, “Does your mother know you have those tattoos??” (Matt was 37 at the time.) It is what you gave to these kids and to Blue Mountain Lake, Indian Lake, Newcomb, even Long Lake, and every kid who had ability, and all of those who didn’t...because you were RIGHT THERE all the time. Focused on the kid, on the classroom, on teaching these kids, on paying attention. During the summers, unable to sit still, Jane Jacobs opened Jane’s Gift Shop, filled with all sorts of exotic items from her expeditions to 225 Fifth Avenue in NYC. Every other weekend Jane took her own kids, Chip, JoAnn, Sherry, to New York to the Met Opera, the museums, ballet, theater, the Philharmonic. These were our famous “three day trips” which started Fridays at 4 a.m. and ended midnight Sundays. When Jane closed Jane’s Gift Shop, she opened up the rest of the world. All who know Jane have seen her giant 12’x18’ map of the world, nailed to a knotty pine wall in her kitchen, covered with hundreds of push pins marking her hundreds of trips all over the entire world. That map represented the size of her spirit and heart. (By now, she’s traversing the universe. With pushpins.) You were a remarkable talent, spirit, mother, teacher, student, inspiration and presence, cherished and remembered by all who still say, “Mrs. Jacobs was my FAVORITE!” Just seven generations. That’s all. Not to mention, your own three darling children who love you to the moon, the stars, the sun and back. As you do us. Thank you for the horses, the boats, the music, your fierce love. And for King, the best Hero Dog ever. (And did I mention Jane took Sherry to see Secretariat win the Triple Crown? Jane has Secretariat’s picture on her shelf next to her own children.) Now in heaven, JaneMom, we can hear you on His best organ, making a joyful noise unto God, playing like you lived, with all the stops out. Probably our favorite music: Trumpet Voluntary. Thus, the passing of the oldest resident in Blue Mountain Lake, Jane Jacobs, has been knighted more than just a Legend. She is now an Institution. Memorial services will be held on July 16 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Blue Mountain Lake, calling hours from 11-1:20. Mass will start at 1:30, followed by burial at Blue Mountain Lake Cemetery. Donations can be made in Jane Jacobs name to the Jane Jacobs Annual Music Award at Indian Lake Central School, and to Jane’s Rose Garden in Blue Mountain Lake on Main Street. For more information, contact Sherry Nemmers at sherry. nemmers@gmail.com. Love forever, Your proud and astonished daughter, Sherry (on behalf of my older sister JoAnn, and our older brother Chip)


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Former APA chair to address ILCDC meeting By Bill Quinlivan

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INDIAN LAKE — Brenda Valentine, President of the Indian Lake Community Development Corporation (ILCDC) announced that this year’s guest speaker at the upcoming annual membership meeting will be Leilani Ulrich, former Chair of the APA. Valentine explained that Ulrich is expected to provide insight to the past and present state of the Adirondacks. Having served on the Park Commission for twelve years, including five years as chair, Ulrich shepherded the APA through major decisions involving the Adirondack Club and Resort in Tupper Lake, a plan to remove part of the historic rail line near Lake Placid, and New York State’s recent acquisition of the Essex Chain. In addition, she was one of the founders of the successful not for profit, CAP 21, which now administrates Indian Lake’s Main Street Grant program. “Ms. Ulrich brings a wealth of information about the Adirondacks and the issues we all have. Please join us for an informative and entertaining session,” Valentine said. The annual ILCDC 2016 membership meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 20, at 6:30 p.m. in the Indian Lake Central School Cafeteria. Those interested in more information can visit ILCDC’s web site, ilcdc.wordpress.com.

Indian Lake Chamber starts hiking challenge By Bill Quinlivan

Samantha Zbikowski with her four month-old, watched older sister Brynn (not pictured) fish. Samantha first fished in the Kids Fishing Derby in 2002 when she was 11. She is now bringing her kids fishing.

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INDIAN LAKE — During her address at the March Indian Lake Town Board Meeting, Indian Lake Chamber President Christine Pouch introduced all in attendance to a unique hiking challenge being initiated by the Chamber for residents and visitors alike. Pouch passed around copies of the form to be filled out by challenge-takers. The form was headed by an invitation to “Hike the Adirondacks – the Indian Lake Way.” Participants are to select 10 hikes using the Indian Lake Chamber of Commerce Hiking Map. The challenge is referred to as the “4-3-2-1 Way.” Individual hikers, their families and friends are to select and hike four easy trials (green on map), three moderate trails (yellow on map), two difficult trails (red on map) and then hike one more, either Snowy Mountain or Blue Mountain. Hikers are to annotate the hike name and the date on forms available in the chamber for the purpose of the challenge. Hikers should take pictures of themselves at the completion of each hike (perhaps with a summit sign) to document their accomplishments. Each hiker completing the challenge will receive a badge once they turn in their completed forms and pictures to the Indian Lake Chamber. Completed forms can be delivered to the Chamber in person in which case the patches will be immediately given to those fulfilling the challenge. The forms can also be mailed to the Chamber Office (address is clearly printed at the bottom of the form) and patches will be delivered via mail. Both the Challenge forms and the Indian Lake Chamber Hiking Maps are available in the Chamber building. Also, though there is no deadline to the complete the task should be noted that badge supplies could become limited. This new hiking challenge was the combined brainchild of chamber board members Lenny Baglieri and Lenny Carbonara, as well as chamber employee Sylvia Vidal. The objective is to attract more tourism, get more intimate involvement with the environs of the Town of Indian Lake and promote a sense and pride of accomplishment within residents and visitors alike.

Tournament winners announced LONG LAKE — The Long Lake Fish and Game Club hosted their annual Local Bass Derby was held Saturday, June 18, from the Long Lake Town Beach. There were 49 entries in the contest. Weigh in saw 48 Small Mouth Bass, 11 Large Mouth Bass, 17 Northern Pike. The Fish and Game Club uses the $25 entry fee as the base for prizes. First Place winners received $160, second place winners received $100 and third place winners received $60. Winners are as follows: Small Mouth Bass-first Mary Jo Waite 3.14 lbs; second Al Januszewski 2.81 lbs; third Cody Fraiser 2.79 lbs. Large Mouth Bass-first Brian O’Hagen 4.24 lbs; second Al Januszewski 3.89 lbs;

third Hudson Gereau 3.34 lbs. Northern Pike-first Stan Baberacki 5.47 lbs; second Jack Desmond 4.51 lbs; third Tom Ridgeway 4.01 lbs. The next Long Lake Fish and Game Club Bass Derby will be held Saturday, July 9, starting at 6 a.m. Registration is $110 for 2-person limit boat. Amateur only, no live bait, fee includes $10 lunker. Total weight of five legal black bass. There will be livewell inspections and first boat departs at 6 a.m., from the Long Lake Town Beach. Each boat has eight hours of fishing. Public weigh-in begins at 1:30 p.m., at the Shamrock Motel and Cottages Beach. For more information and registration form, visit longlakefishgame.com or email fishingtheadirondacks@yahoo.com For more information about the Long Lake, NY Adirondacks region visit mylonglake.com or call 624-3077.

Correction The annual Smokeaters Jamboree dates were listed incorrectly in the Summer Fun Special Edition. The event will take place Friday, July 29, and Saturday, July 30.

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The fish were biting on Minerva Day 2016 By Mike Corey

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MINERVA — The wind was biting the morning of Saturday, July 2 at Minerva Day. But then again so were the fish. A chilly wind did not keep the young anglers away from the annual Town of Minerva Kids Fishing Derby at Minerva Lake. “The Point” of Minerva Lake was filled with youth as they fished for perch, pumpkinseed, sunfish and prizes including tackle, fishing poles and even cash. Lots of fish were hooked, brought to shore for weighing, released and then (unfortunately for them) caught once more. A total of 36 kids (from the age of nearly two to age 15) participated in this year’s event, and

most of them hooked a few of these slippery friends. The results were as follows: Ages seven and under Malachi Parrish, third prize; Luke West, second prize and Liam Graves, first prize. Ages 8-11 Trent Varney, third place; Nathan Vanderwarker, second prize and Wyatt Hitchcock first prize. Ages 12-16 Genevieve Coonradt, first prize. Tiniest fish Brynn Zbikowski; Cutest fish Elizabeth Dague; Most fish caught Wyatt Hitchcock and Monster fish Justice LaPelle. Sponsors include the Minerva Service Organization and the Town of Minerva covered most of the cost for the fishing tackle prizes and to Wanda and John Callihan for donating the cash prize for the Monster Fish of the day.

Kids show off their prizes at the Minerva Kids Fishing Derby.


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ome days when you read the newspaper, watch the evening news or just watch people and the way they act you just have to shake your head and wonder where we are going as a people and what do we value? From this 62 year old’s chair we’ve gone way off the path of sanity and into the lane of, well something very different. Our infatuation with political correctness and the departure from common sense seems to defy logic. Our inability to solve the problems we all recognize are problems and allowing small political issues and who gets credit holds us back from taking any action of significance. It just boggles the mind and seems so childish. The lack of true patriotism and respect for our nation and the rights we once held so dear is discouraging. The lack of trust and the second guessing of our law enforcement and judicial system, hindering them from being the very best they can be to keep us safe from harm is just a shame. The anger and what appears to be outright demonizing of those we disagree with has gone way over the top. We’ve turned our backs on our religious institutions, failing to recognize the importance of a supreme being and giving thanks for the blessings we’ve been so fortunate to receive. Political and corporate corruption, as well as manipulation by officials who believe they are above the law has run rampant. Work ethic, loyalty, teamwork and pride in the work place and a “can-do attitude” is taking a back seat to cutting corners, coasting, getting by and “it’s good enough attitude.” We seem to have lost the notion of courtesy, when people put themselves and their interests first, instead of politely offering to let others go ahead of them. As stewards of this land I fear we are letting down our forefathers who sacrificed so much to provide for our well being and leaving future generation in a much worse shape. Anyone of these changes is perhaps no major departure from the past but when put altogether it builds toward a future country that is more about me than us and this nation didn’t get here putting me first. It became the land of opportunity and envy of the world because of our ability to watch out for each other and recognize right from wrong. Dan Alexander is CEO of Sun Community News.

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s the Trump vs. Clinton battle royale for the White House enters the summer stretch, it can be easy to overlook what the current administration is doing. For President Obama, this includes tinkering with overtime pay. Under a new regulation issued by the Labor Department in May, the eligibility requirements for time-and-a-half overtime pay have doubled. By Dec. 1, salaried workers earning up to $47,476 per year must receive time-and-a-half overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours per week. The previous cutoff was $23,660. The new policy will affect 4.2 million workers, according to the Labor Department, and the salary threshold would be updated every three years to keep up with inflation. At face value, this seems like a sensible idea: Why shouldn’t salaried workers get paid for working overtime? But just like the state’s disastrous minimum wage policy, which was signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo earlier this year, the policy is an unwarranted intrusion into the private sector, and one that will dramatically shift workplace culture. Aside from being a classic example of a government run amok, the trucksized hole in this policy is that it will wreak havoc on industries with notoriously irregular hours like, say, the media industry. Businesses are faced with a decision: Move those who fill management roles up, and place all others under the hourly paradigm. Media agencies, including this one, pride themselves on relaying accurate, timely information to their readers. That includes covering long hours at nighttime meetings, weekend events, or whenever news breaks. It’s an unpredictable business. Most professionals accept it… and even thrive on the long hours. But shifting shoe-leather reporters to an hourly wage in preparation of the policy shift is leading to the creation of holes once those hourly allotments run out. Moving salaried workers to hourly wages can also be demoralizing to those who argue that you can’t place a price on creativity. Shoehorning an unpredictable industry where anything can happen is just plain wrong, and is another classic example of this president fundamentally transforming the fabric of this country, much like he did with the Affordable Care Act. The shift will also cause seismic shifts in recruiting young talent. Creative industries — including public relations, advertising, marketing and the film biz — can be brutally competitive. The ladder to success is often putting in long hours at internships. While grueling, the experience accrued by shadowing professionals is invaluable. But under this new policy, the culture of merit-based achievement is threatened, and opportunities for career advancement will be closed. The same goes for the political sphere, where an internship is standard course for young graduates hungry for a career in public policy and the political trenches.

Like with the minimum wage and the ACA, opposing this policy is not a question of ideology, but rather of practicality and survival. Smaller businesses and nonprofits may not be in positions to accommodate this increase by pushing salaried employees past that threshold, or simply paying the overtime. It’s simply yet another unfunded mandate. While these isolated Washington, D.C. policy wonks say the current system is abusive, we disagree — it’s their tinkering with the private sector that is the real threat. The Sun Community News Editorial Board is comprised of Dan Alexander, John Gereau, Keith Lobdell and Pete DeMola. We want to hear from you. Drop us a line on our new Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter, to share your thoughts.

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This political year, 2016 To the Editor: This year may prove to be the most interesting political year in the last 50. We have no less than five political races vying for the attention of Hamilton County voters. We have the presidential, the United States Senate, the United States Congressional, the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly races. Candidates from all walks of life, including incumbents, are traveling our large county speaking with voters and asking for their votes. Regardless of your political philosophy, there is much to investigate when considering how to cast your vote and for whom. For the Hamilton County Republican Committee, it is a year that presents both personal philosophical challenges and more importantly, a responsibility to put forth candidates that have the best opportunity in our vast senate and assembly districts to win in November. That responsibilities start with reviewing a list of potential candidates and interviewing each one personally. In spite of what some candidate may be saying we have extended an invitation to every district wide candidate. Without allowing a candidate this opportunity to state their positions and qualifications we would be doing the voters a great disservice. I am pleased to say every candidate took advantage of this opportunity. After the interviews comes the hardest part. We must decide if we should endorse a candidate and if so who? For the presidential primary, the question was easy to answer: The primary took place very early in the political year. There is plenty of time to endorse and support the Republican nominee. The same holds true for the U.S. Senate and Congressional races. On the other hand, the New York State Senate and Assembly primaries take place in September, late in the political year. The committee believes it was necessary to endorse a candidate well before the actual primary date. We have spent numerous hours sitting through interviews and even more hours deliberating on which candidate has the best qualifications to represent our county in Albany. The result is the endorsement of Assemblyman Marc Butler for Assembly and Assemblyman Jim Tedisco for NYS Senate. Having made these tough decisions will allow us to arrange for many Meet The Candidate events throughout the summer season. I encourage every voter regardless of party affiliation to attend these events and ask hard questions to each candidate. After all, you are hiring this person to represent you in Albany for the coming years. We all want the person best qualified to traverse the political maze in Albany and bring effective legislation to our communities. One last thought: Please remember voting is the one thing that makes us all equal, a constitutional privilege! Bill Murphy Chairman Hamilton County Republican Committee

Perfect weather, cars, businesses create great festival To the Editor: The weather was perfect; the classic cars, from all over the two-state area, were amazing. The vendors were great and the friends and members of First Congregational Church had their game faces on. All of the above and the good graces of a gracious Creator helped to make this one of the best strawberry festivals yet. The crowds were so great that we will admit to having underestimated our initial quantities, but we are grateful for the patience of our patrons as we worked to ensure that all who came to this year’s festival were pleased. I want to stop and acknowledge our great sponsors and supporters for this year’s 2016 annual Strawberry Festival and Classic Car Show: CPTELCO and Bridgepoint Communications, Avery Energy, McDonalds of Ticonderoga, Air Barrier Solutions, Bodettes BBQ, Tony’s Ticonderoga Sports, G Stone Motors, Deneker Chevrolet, DeBro’s On the Way Cafe, Gunnisons Lakeside Orchard, Loreman’s, Tromblee’s Greenhouse, James Family Greenhouse, Koffee Cup Bakery, Stewarts, Pepsi, Mackenzie’s Classic Meats, Village Auto, and our friends at Crown Point Citgo. Other supporters included Tori’s Hair, Buck Mountain Maple Syrup, Jumps for Joy bounce House, Relay for Life Team and Penelope the Clown. Thank you all for helping to make this a fantastic family experience. Rev. David Hirtle, Pastor First Congregational Church Crown Point

In response to Sharkey To the Editor: After reading the July 2 opinion by John Sharkey of Ticonderoga I came away wondering if he was a new found prophet. Mr. Sharkey tells us Trump will be a “great president” and he does so using some of Trumps dialog. He believes those coming into our country “illegally” are bringing disease and criminal histories. Are we to believe those coming into our country legally don’t carry disease or have criminal histories? I submit that right here in Ticonderoga we have people with criminal

histories who have lived here their entire lives. Disease is also a problem as those who use illegal drugs have passed them on to others. When Americans think of “great presidents” we look back at what they have accomplished not what one would do if elected. Washington, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and FDR were “great presidents.” We as Americans have benefitted from what they accomplished while serving our country. Many others of both major political parties have records to be admired but none was a “great president” before serving. Prophet Mr. Sharkey should take the time to read the history of these men and he will see that none of them declared bankruptcy as many times as Trump. He will also see that these were men of statue and statesmanship who did their best to keep America out of war unless absolutely necessary. John Sharkey over the years has written many opinions about our military and going after other countries. I have to wonder as a veteran what branch of military service did he serve in? Those of us who served in time of conflict know the terrible cost of war and the scars one receives in his or her mind never heal. Trump who got himself deferments so he wouldn’t have to serve, touts how he as President would send our troops against whoever he chooses. Diplomacy to Trump is something that should not exist. Those who don’t care if their sons and daughters are sent into harms way at the whim of a hothead are only fooling themselves and will have a long time to mourn. Trump’s view on world trade is a joke that isn’t funny. America needs trade partners as our world has changed. Ticonderoga has International Paper that employs many from the North Country. International Paper is exactly as its name implies, it is “International” and relies on trade partners like China and the rest of the world to keep its employees working. Perhaps Prophet Sharkey thinks America can go it alone in this economy or that Essex County is the center of the earth. I have no idea how anyone could embrace a foul-mouthed tyrant like Trump and think he will be a “great president.” Sharkeys tirade about Hillary Clinton’s 40 years of criminal history is just another outright lie but it fits with his way of twisting the truth. As Jesus said: “Let him who is without sin throw the first stone.” Gary Philip Guido, Ticonderoga

Right foot breaking law needed To the Editor: Is there a right foot braking lobby and why should we care? Yes there is and we should care because in the last 50 years it can be blamed for the deaths of 30,000 people, the life changing injuries to millions and the financial cost of billions and this is just in parking lots. Multiply a few times when you add in the roadways. Who is in this lobby? Those in charge of driver legislation and training and most drivers of automatic transmission cars who have been indoctrinated to use only the right foot to operate both the gas pedal and the brake pedal, based on the scientific proof of, “my father and the driving instructor said it was the only way.” NHTSA has published data indicating that right foot pedal errors cause about 18,000 parking lot crashes each year. The lobby blames it on women and the old drivers. They refuse to even consider that right foot braking on automatic cars is too complicated for the average driver, regardless of age or gender, especially in a moment of panic. Please for the sake of the pedestrians, cyclists and especially the children, ask those in charge to commit to a scientific study comparing right foot braking with the Left Foot Braking Method (leftfootbraking.org), or other safer Google-like methods of braking. Trevor W. Frith Claremont, FL

Dinner@Eight fundraiser scheduled in Elizabethtown ELIZABETHTOWN — This Saturday evening, July 9, The University of Vermont Heath Network, Elizabethtown Community Hospital Auxiliary will be holding its Dinner @ Eight fundraiser. The annual event will again be held at Hand House in Elizabethtown. The evening begins at 5 p.m. with cocktails, heavy hors d’oeuvres and desserts to chamber music provided by students from the Meadow Mount School of Music. This year, Crary Foundation Executive Director Jim Kinley will conduct tours and speak on the history and ghosts of Hand House; including the connection between Hand House and ECH. From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. the Joe Wyant Band will pick up the pace providing dance music. Dinner@ Eight co-chair Anne Marie Denton stated, “Everyone is invited; it’s such a gracious evening to meet new friends or visit with seldom seen ones. Hand House is a lovely house. We are so fortunate the venue is made available to us each year for this, our largest fundraiser of the year.” Gayle Alexander co-chair of the event reminded everyone that all are welcome. “If you did not receive an invitation or have not sent your donation you are still welcome to attend. Please contact Jane Hooper, Director of Public Relations, at the hospital (518-873-3003) to let us know you plan to attend,” Alexander said. This is the 13th year for this fundraiser which uses the donations to buy patient care equipment used throughout the facilities, items such as wheel chairs, PT equipment, furnishings and comfort items for the 25 patient rooms in this critical access hospital. Elizabethtown Community Hospital serves the health needs of the surrounding communities including health centers in Willsboro, Westport, AuSable Forks, Wilmington and Elizabethtown.

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fficials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) recently proposed a major change to the way Medicare pays for advanced cancer medicines. Unfortunately, the changes threaten cancer patients’ access to lifesaving care. Many people are familiar with Medicare Part D, which covers prescription drugs that beneficiaries purchase at pharmacies. Part B, however, is less well known. It covers drugs for illnesses such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and immune diseases that are administered at clinics or outpatient hospitals. CMMI believes doctors prescribe expensive drugs, rather than clinically appropriate drugs, because under Part B doctors receive a percentage of the drug’s price to cover the cost of administering it. While there is no evidence doctors prescribe the wrong drug so they make more money, CMMI nevertheless proposes to “fix” this supposed problem by altering physicians’ reimbursements. Doctors who administer a drug under Part B were traditionally reimbursed the average sales price of the medicine plus 6 percent. Following budget cuts in 2013, Medicare officials reduced that rate to about 4.3 percent. Now, they’re proposing to cut it to 2.5 percent, but add a flat fee of around $17 each time doctors administer a medicine. CMMI ignores the impact this change will have on patients. Smaller community practices and those in rural communities will drop patients that lack supplemental insurance or send them to major hospitals for treatment; this occurred in 2013 with the “sequestration” budget cuts. CMMI’s latest cuts will force more providers to turn away patients. And if making patients potentially drive hundreds of miles each week for chemotherapy wasn’t enough, CMMI proposes to test a host of “value-based care models.” For example, in one model officials would compare a drug’s average life expectancy gains to its cost. If the drug doesn’t meet an arbitrary dollars-to-days ratio, it’s considered a bad bargain for the Medicare. The health of tens of millions of Americans hangs in the balance. Men have a fifty-fifty chance of developing cancer in their lifetimes; for women it is one in three. Americans must ask themselves: when they or their loved ones develop cancer, do they want to receive the treatment their doctors say will provide the best chance of survival and quality of life? Or do they want to receive only the medicines that government officials deem costeffective? Patient health is not something to be toyed with. It’s time for the government officials who tinker with reimbursement formulas to realize that their fiddling has consequences for real people. Eric Hargis is Senior Policy Advisor for the Colon Cancer Alliance. He may be reached at ehargisconsult@gmail.com.


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ith summer in full swing, there is a seemingly endless variety of events happening around the region this week. There are exhibit openings, concerts, classes, and more. Here are a few of our favorites. Annie Baker’s “Body Awareness,” starring Martha Swan, Lia Loomis, Dennis Goodnough and Terry Young, will show at the Upper Jay Art Center from July 7-10 and 14-17. “Body Awareness” is what Time Out New Yorks calls “an astonishingly complex web of emotions and ideas ... a smart, modest work about ordinary, flawed people, grasping for connection.” Tickets are $18 per person. Reservations are recommended. Showtime on each date is at 8 p.m. For more information, call 946-8315. The Adirondack Art Association in Essex will spotlight an exhibit by watercolorist Ann Pember from July 1 to Aug. 2. Pember is renowned for her exquisite watercolor paintings of flowers, rushing rivers, and wooded landscapes. She has been presented in more than 245 national juried exhibitions, her paintings have won more than 60 awards and her work has been featured in more than 40 books and publications, including six of the popular “Splash” books by North Light Books. The exhibition, which will feature a room dedicated to Pember’s artworks along with a group show of works by Art Association members, will be open for viewing during normal gallery hours. For more information, visit adirondackartassociation.com or call 963-8309. “Soundwaves,” a summer concert series on the shores of Lake Champlain, will bring a new performer to Ballard Park in Westport every Thursday until Aug. 11. North Country resident and veteran Jazz trumpeter Taylor Haskins and his wife Catherine founded “Soundwaves” in 2014, after accepting roles as volunteer organizers of the Westport Community Concert Series. This summer Taylor has curated a program of six performances by internationally renowned artists with diverse styles and instrumentation. On July 14, Brooklyn based singer-songwriter Richard Julian will perform. The following Thursday, Vermont’s Robinson Morse will bring his eclectic brand of instrumental soul music. For more information, contact soundwaveswestport@gmail.com or visit the Soundwaves page on Facebook. The Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh will offer free concerts every Wednesday this month beginning on July 13. Sponsored by the Plattsburgh Rotary Club and the Sunrise Rotary Club, these free concerts will offer outdoor entertainment with a little something for everyone. The Duo, otherwise known as Neil Wright and Johnny Seiden, will kick off the series at 5:30 p.m. on July 13. For more information, contact the Strand at 563-1604. Sunita Staneslow will perform at the Keene Valley Congregational Church on July 16. Named one of the top 10 Jewish instrumentalists by Moment Magazine, Staneslow received the 1998 McKnight Foundation Fellowship in recognition of her work with Jewish music. Staneslow has performed in venues all over the globe. She is a popular performer and instructor at many major North American harp festivals. In addition to the concert, she will give a workshop and master class for harpists of all levels on July 16 at 3 p.m. The concert itself will begin at 8 p.m. A $10 donation is suggested. For more information, contact Peter Slocum at 708-5607. The second annual Infinity Con will be held at the Forum in Lake George on July 9-10. Confirmed guests so far include Ming Chen and Michael Zapcic from AMC’s hit TV show “Comic Book Men,” and Walter Jone, Karen Ashley, and David Yost from The Power Rangers. Infinity Con will also feature the “Back to the Future” and “Ghostbuster” cars, a cosplay contest, panels, live podcasts and more. Gates open at 10 a.m. Tickets are $25 for the weekend, $15 for a single day and $5 for kids ages 5-9. For more information, visit infinityconny.com. The Ticonderoga Historical Society will host a “Roaring Twenties” themed gala on July 16. The eve-

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ning will celebrate the 90th birthday of the Hancock House, complete with historically accurate dress and atmosphere. “We are planning an evening of wonderful fun,” said Bill Dolback, President of the Historical Society. “It’s a chance to step back in time, enjoy a costume contest with cash prizes, a picnic supper on the lawn and a great new show by Hot Box Honey.” Hot Box Honey is a Burlington-based 8-piece band lead by Jane Evans and guitarist Gregory Evans. They will showcase an upbeat mix of swing, Latin, and jazz standards from the 1920s era. Also entertaining during the picnic supper portion of the evening will be the Saratoga Springs barbershop quartet The Elderly Brothers. The costume contest will include cash prizes of $100 each for the best male and female representation of the 1920s, as well as a $150 prize for the best couple and $50 for the best child. Judges will be looking for accuracy in fabric choices, accessories and presentation. Tickets for the 90th birthday gala are $8 each or 2 for $15. The picnic chicken supper, provided by the Hot Biscuit Diner, will be $12 and pre-orders will be required. For more information, call the Historical Society at 585-7868 or contact tihistory@bridgepoint1.com. The 190 Grille & Cinema in Glens Falls will host the local hit series “Sunset Indie Sessions” every Tuesday during the month of July. The events will host some of the area’s best musicians playing their original music. The lineup will vary each week. For more information, contact the 190 Grille at 743-9622. The Au Sable River Valley Studio Tour will return for its second year on July 16-17. The tour includes over twenty-five artist studios and art spaces that feature a wide range of works by artists living and working in Keene Valley, Keene, Upper Jay, Jay, Wilmington and Au Sable Forks. Studios and art spaces will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days. An opening reception will be held on July 15 from 6-9 p.m. at the Jay House on Randy’s Lane. This opening celebration will be held in conjunction with the opening of Norte Maar’s 3rd Annual Jay Invitational of Clay that includes a regional exhibition of ceramics and a weekend of programs and demonstrations in clay. For more information, visit nortemaar.org. www.suncommunitynews.com/A&Efor the latest events

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Awards night The Johnsburg Central School Teachers Association hosted its annual Honors Night Thursday, June 2, in the JCS gym. Students in grades 7-12 were recognized for outstanding achievement and effort during the 2015-16 school year. 30 seventh and eighth grade students were recognized for their hard work, as were 60 senior high students. In addition, seven college book awards and 15 scholarships were presented to esteemed 11th graders. A large number of JCS students recognized for their hard work and achievement this year. Pictured are several award recipients. Photo provided

Damien Wood, 7, enjoyed an afternoon with his uncle Chris Saville, in Pottersville, last week after a half-day of school at North Warren Elementary School. Damien is looking forward to being a second grader in the next school year. Photo by Christina Scanlon


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Long Lake students write and celebrate poetry By Mike Corey

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LONG LAKE — What is paired poetry? If you were fortunate enough to be at the Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Long Lake Public Library (CVW LLPL) the afternoon of June 9, you would have witnessed some examples of this creative style of poetry. Elementary students from Long Lake

Central School gathered together with their teachers to read (and perform) the fine work they had created in their classrooms. For example, Elizabeth Noonan’s Pre-K, Kristen Delehanty’s Kindergarten, and Carey Pooler’s first grade classes combined on a poem that reflected their study of oceans and sea creatures. Entitled “Ocean Friends,” groups of kids alternated their lines as they worked through the poem they created (thus, paired poetry).

Grades two through six students read their creations as well, and the thoughtful work that went into their poems was evident. Emily Porter, who recently graduated from Long Lake Central School, contributed two inspirational poems that were read by Betsy Como and Sally Long. Designed by the CVWLLPL Library Program Committee, the program came about through a grant awarded by the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation based in New York City. The

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JHS, JCS connection History impacts every age group, and Johnsburg Historical Society hopes to instill an awareness of that local history in residents of all ages from youth to the elderly. To that end, JHS has made some recent appearances at Johnsburg Central School. At Johnsburg’s graduation ceremony Saturday, June 25, the History Award sponsored by Johnsburg Historical Society was presented to a deserving graduate who has excelled in Social Studies and History. The $250 scholarship was presented by Principal Nadeen Kipp to graduating senior Sara Rose Pierson. In early June eight members of JHS visited JCS to present a gift to each of the 16 graduating seniors. Individually wrapped and inscribed copies of the book, Echoes in These Mountains, were presented. The book by Glenn Pearsall describes local sites of historical significance in the Town of Johnsburg. In his remarks to the seniors, JHS President Delbert Chambers noted the connection between a community and its history. The intricately detailed display, “JCS Sports Teams and Athletes, 1950–Present”, created by Johnsburg Historical Society, graced a first floor corridor of JCS from April to summer 2016. Johnsburg Historical Society is inspired by the students’ respect for the dramatic history of their town.

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umans, because of our numbers and because of our mobility, have become the reservoirs and victims of many devastating diseases. Newer epidemics (like Ebola), which arise from disease-causing viruses in other animals that become able to infect humans, seem to be cropping up with increasing frequency leading to new waves of suffering, death, and economic losses. With millions of people travelling globally, many infectious diseases, both new and ancient, have a high likelihood of becoming worldwide epidemics. There are three major approaches to controlling such epidemics: (1) treating an already infected individual with drugs that attack the virus or bacterium directly (this is the least desirable approach), (2) stimulating a person’s immune system with vaccines in order to encourage the development of antibodies against the infection, and (3) instructing people and policy makers on how best to avoid infection. AIDS, caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is one such disease and different countries have responded differently to this epidemic. Some have tried to deny its relevance, its frequency, or even its cause, while others have taken an aggressive approach to limiting the human suffering caused by this virus. Australia is one of these latter countries and the measures taken by Australia are be-

’ve had an exciting orchid hunting season this year. Many people are surprised to hear that we have about 40 native orchids in the Adirondacks. They are not like the long-lasting tropical and hybrid orchids on your windowsills. But some are spectacular in their own fragile, short-lived ways. My first orchid this year was the Showy Orchis, a pink and white one with up to five flowers on a stalk. The leaves are two broad, flattened leaves like Pink Lady-Slipper, the common orchid which everyone knows from pine woods. The first area had only two blooms, down from a couple dozen many years ago. Deer are eating the flowers but even the leaves have mostly disappeared. A week later I found quite a few blooming at another site. The second orchid was Arethusa bulbosa. I won’t mention the common name as it is too ridiculous for this exquisite, though a trifle odd, beauty. It grows in sphagnum moss in bogs, but I think it likes some mineral-rich groundwater, not the really acid substrate of most bogs, because this year I found 100 in a small area of a bog where a “rich indicator”, bog buckbean, also thrives. They also hug the edge of the bog mat where the acids produced by the sphagnum can be washed away by the water. (This is my theory!) The third absolute delight was Ramshead Lady-slipper, a tiny, oddly-shaped orchid that was at “prime time”. I don’t ever need to see another. That’s a good thing as they are extremely rare in New York. The next was a sweet little pink and white orchid, Rose Pogonia, which grows by the score along the Hudson ice meadows and at the water edge of most Adirondack bog mats (which are in protected coves in hundreds of our lakes and ponds). Its other common name seems silly too though it is a translation of the Latin so some real botanist is responsible for it! Another orchid which I was very pleased to find was the Fen Orchid, Liparis loeselii, which I saw for the first time ever last year, in my favorite white cedar swamp. (Cedars grow in areas with extra calcium available, in our case from marble.) It’s a stalk of small, yellowish green flowers, not showy but fun to find because it was a “lifer” for me. (A “fen” is a wetland with a higher pH than a bog though there is often a lot of sphagnum moss.) The most recent orchid, Northern Green Orchid, is in an always damp white cedar forest). There were 15 of them scattered around, some very tiny but easy to see on the open ground, and in a different area from last year. This is typical of our Adirondack native orchids, with small green flowers on a stalk. Coming soon to the forests all around you is the “weed orchid”, Helleborine, which got here from Europe. It can be a rather tall stalk of obviously orchid-shaped flowers, which are sometimes quite “orchid” in color. They are ubiquitous but luckily they do not seem to be crowding out any native species. Orchids are known for having minds of their own—blooming when they feel like it, and then maybe not for years in the same place. We had ten pink slippers in the yard 15 years ago and never since. I hope they surprise us again because even common orchids have a special mystique of their own!

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ing incorporated wholly or in part by its neighbors, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The current prevalence of HIV in different countries varies widely from 57 per 100,000 people in China to 12,000 per 100,000 in South Africa. In Europe and North and South America this figure ranges between 150 and 400; for the US it is 282, while for Australia it is 113. Australia’s more successful battle with this virus has been marked by a public and political willingness to do whatever it takes to diminish the prevalence of this virus and the harm it causes. Their program includes: universal health care providing ready access for all citizens to the latest antiviral drugs, offering clean needles and syringes to those who inject drugs, offering oral opiate drugs to those addicted to them, candid advertising campaigns directed at those who engage in risky sexual behavior, distributing free condoms, and legalizing the sex industry in several Australian states. Frequent testing for the presence of the virus is emphasized and antiviral treatment is offered to all who test

library collaborated closely with Long Lake Central School, where Superintendent Donald Carlisle and the elementary teaching staff welcomed and fully supported the program efforts. Following a workshop in which all elementary students participated, students were encouraged to write original poetry for two partners, and this June 9 event was the culmination of this effort.

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ummer has arrived and everyone is so busy. The warm weather doesn’t last long in this area so have to try and fit in all we can while the sun is shining bright and

warm. School is out. There were so many graduates and wonderful parties. We are all proud of each one. Nice to see the pictures in the paper. Thank you. You may think you are young and so much to look forward to but it will go so fast. I have been out of school 50 years. This coming weekend many in our area will be attending their alumni of 60 years. Hope they will have a great time talking about their high school days and notice those with grey hair, balding, weight gain or colored hair. SMILE. Leo and Sylvia Brown from South Carolina spent some vacation time in the Granville area. While there they enjoyed visiting so many friends and family. Leo’s first stop was to get a huge ice cream at Hillbilly Fun Park in Fort Ann. Sylvia and Monica Inot visited Shirley Cleveland on VanGuilder Hill. Shirley’s sister Dody came to also visit. Sylvia, sister Carolyn McCullen, Monica and Valerie Rathbun met up with Berniece Conlon for lunch . They had a great bunch of laughs. Doris Conlon Dunkley from Tennessee has been visiting family and friends in the area. She was excited to see her granddaughters and great grandbabies. Tracy Kramar is home from the hospital. She had very low calcium and will have to take it easy for awhile. Shirley Cleveland had to have some testing this past week and left her felling a little under the weather. Julia Allen is happy to out of the hospital and home. To many days. Ed Bennett is a patient at Glens Falls Hospital. Deana Wood is home after spending a week with her aunt. She was glad she was able to help out. Juanita Kim Conlon Lilienthal from Iowa enjoyed spending time with her parents and other family members recently. David and Kate Alexander are proud that Miss Piper has finally arrived. Doug Miller from Hudson Falls enjoyed having spper with Dave and Bette Conde in Amsterdam recently. Doug and Dave were in the Schaefer Hunting Party that dad use to move in and out of the woods. Ranger Bowback, book written by my mother, Rev Daisy Allen is one Adirondack Almanac. Check and enjoy. You can also send to get your book. My address is in the story. Happy Birthday to Eric Persons, Amy Hildreth, Neila Benoit, Lewkus Lorensen, Jennifer Lamery, Cliff Davis, Willie Ordway, Trevor Perkins, Robin Morehouse, Erin Dunkley, Missy Smith Pierson, Dave Newkirk, Kaleb Johnson, Pansy Allen, Janet Rice, Jane Nevins, Lori Mosher, Doug Persons, Arlene Ordway, Kathrine Ross, Ed Aldous, Walter Allen and Betty Keller. Happy Anniversary to Fred and Ruth Allen, Walter and Tammy Winchell, Kevin and Crystal Ordway Enjoy each and every day. positive, whether they have symptoms of AIDS or not. I found it heartening that, in spite of huge cultural differences, there are influential people in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and Malaysia who are highly motivated to introduce some or all of these public health tactics into their countries. Not surprisingly, in the latter two nations the prime movers and shakers behind these efforts to thwart an AIDS epidemic are women. The licensing of anti-HIV drugs to manufacturers of generic drugs also contributes greatly to our ability to contain this epidemic by reducing the cost of these drugs to the point where a person can now be treated for a year for about $60. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for hepatitis C which often leads to liver failure and cancer and results in the death of some 500,000 people a year worldwide. There are drugs available to cure the estimated 185 million humans suffering from this disease. However, although these drugs could be manufactured for less than $300 a person for the necessary 12-week course of treatment, the drugs have yet to be licensed to a company capable of mass producing them. These drugs currently cost between $66,000 and $84,000 per person, and unless the current patent holders willingly license their mass production earlier, they will not be available for the millions who could be saved by them until at least 2026.


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ildflowers grow abundantly here in the North Country. In spring blood red trilliums and fiddlehead ferns grace the banks of Mill Creek. The green grass in my front lawn is interspersed with purple violets and the side field sports dandelion freckles. In June huge clumps of daisies appeared at the intersection of Route 28 and GolF Course Road. On a recent visit to the dump I was surprised to see daisies and their more colorful cousins the black-eyed Susan. There’s a new wildflower in my yard. It came up in a clump of dirt dislodged by the snowplow. Despite its ugly name, “Viper’s Bugloss”, it stands straight and tall and has pretty little blue flowers along the stem. I read that it attracts butterflies, and saw a black admiral fluttering around. Speaking of butterflies, Harrington Rd. used to be lined with milkweed which attracts monarchs. Roadside trimming depleted the milkweed, but new plants are popping up in my garden. Maybe we’ll see some monarchs this summer. An article about wildflowers wouldn’t be complete without mention of the ubiquitous daylily. Their orange faces brighten the landscape. True to their name, each blooms for just one day. Enjoy them while you can!

Question of the Month “Would you rather explore the inside of a volcano, or the deepest part of the ocean? Why?” Mrs. Webb’s First Grade Hailey Bezio, “I would rather be in a volcano because I would want to see the volcano erupt.” Tristin Campbell, “I would rather dive down to the bottom of the ocean to see the sharks and the coral reef.”

The Long Lake Bed Races were held Monday, July 4, as part of the annual Fourth of July celebrations. Photo by Pete DeMola

Lauren Cleveland, “I would rather go inside a volcano because I’d like to see hot lava.” Hudson Dunkley, “I would rather explore the inside of the volcano to see the lava and the rocks.” Kristofer Leonard, “I would rather dive to the deep part of the ocean to see the colossal squids.” Liam McKinney, “I would rather go to the bottom of the ocean sea to see the animals, coral reefs and sharks.” Cole Millington, “I would rather go to the bottom of the ocean to see crabs and other animals.” Reagan Moos, “I would rather go to the ocean and see the beautiful coral reefs and blue whales diving.” Amelia Perez, “I would rather go to the bottom of the ocean to study the fish.” Nicholas Sauer-Jones, “I would rather go to the bottom of the ocean to study underwater caves.”

Lily Secor, “I would rather go to the ocean to see a coral reef.” Connor Sharp, “I would rather go to the ocean to see the sharks and other sea creatures.” Regan Slater, “I would rather go to the bottom of the ocean to discover new animals.” Kayden Smith, “I would rather go to the bottom of the ocean because I could see all of the fish and see if the colossal squids are still living.” Logan Townsend, “I would rather go to the bottom of the ocean because lava will burn you.” Jonathan Walker, “I would rather go to the volcano because I would see the middle of the earth.” Craig Ward, “I would rather swim to the deepest part of the ocean to see all of the animals like sharks!


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rades, he said, and often miss out on opportunities to do so due to the lack of organized networking activities. “This event here is for veterans to meet and talk to one another — to joke, laugh and enjoy their time together,” Gagnier said. Gagnier is asking attendees to wear their military caps. Doing so will make it easier for personnel to identify those who may have served in the same unit, he said. “The idea has already received a positive response from the veterans community,” said Gagnier, who served in the US Air Force as a security policeman. “Four American Legion chapters have signed on,” Gagnier said,

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“and the Veterans Administration has chartered at least one bus.” And calls are continuing to come in. The group will lead a motorcycle procession to the museum beginning at 9 a.m. following a rally in St. Regis Falls. Flags displayed on military graves, normally burned, will accompany the group on their journey. “Those memories of those people will be going with us on that route as well,” Gagnier said. At noon, the group will hold a flag-raising ceremony at the museum, replete with a bugler. Gagnier spoke of a majestic Adirondack landscape framed by mountains. “I think that moment alone is

worth a picture,” he said. “Just the trip alone is worth it.” The Adirondack Museum, which hosts 24 buildings spread across 121 acres, offers a veteran discount all season long, as well as free admission for active military and their families, said Paige Doerner, marketing manager. “The Adirondack Museum is excited to honor our veterans with free admission this July.” Veteran’s Appreciation Day at the Adirondack Museum: Saturday, July 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proof of military service, residency must be presented at the admissions desk upon arrival. No proof required for guests. Gagnier encourages veterans to call the Adirondack Museum at 352-7311 to thank them for the opportunity.

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stones, fixing broken ones and creating new markers, if necessary. It aids in collection and storage of cemetery records, with the hopes of having such documents available for public searches. Eventually, said Miga the hope would be for the records to be part of a new visitor’s center, still in early planning stages. While the records and their storage could be funded by Bissell’s bequest, the building itself would not. The town is currently reviewing other funding sources for the project, such as state grants. Miga said recent work on Pine Hill Cemetery included much labor, starting with deep moss growth at the site. Similar work is planned for all of the eight town-owned cemeteries.

Gallery to display ‘Pixels to Paint’ NORTH CREEK — The Town of Johnsburg library corner gallery will display the artwork of Cal Daz for the months of July and August. There will be an artists reception Thursday, July 14, at the library in Cal’s honor, at 6 p.m. The exhibit is called “From Pixels to Paint: Folk Art Expressions of the Adirondacks.” Cal Daz is a retired social worker who resides in the Adirondack Park full time with her husband.


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