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Business community: We want more access to Boreas Local businesses are overwhelmingly endorsing a proposal that allows maximum recreational usage at the new state-owned tracts in Newcomb and North Hudson

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NEWCOMB — As the state nears the end of the public comment process for Boreas Ponds, business owners in the towns where the land is located say they are overwhelmingly in favor of the highest amount of rec-

reational usage allowable on the state-owned tracts.

That would be Alternative 1, the Adirondack Park Agency-provided proposal that offers an even split between Wilderness and Wild Forest.

Doreen Ossenkop, co-owner of the Adirondack Buffalo Company, said restricted use will reduce the number of visitors to the area.

“Fewer and fewer would use it, and fewer would come to visit,” Ossenkop said.

The farm is open in the winter by appointment-only, and struggles to attract a steady flow of visitors even in the summer, when the lack of signage on the Adirondack Northway hampers recruitment, Ossenkop has said.

The region’s economic woes run deep, Ossenkop said, and job prospects are nearly non-existent.

“Young people can’t stick around because there’s nowhere to work,” Ossenkop said. “I don’t see much hope on the horizon — I don’t know how it’s going to be fixed.”

The nearby Blue Ridge Motel, too, endeavors to attract clients.

“I would like to see them bring more people here — not just hikers,” said Jerry Rule, the owner. “The towns up here are dying because there’s no use.”

Rule said he hears complaints from guests who say the only recreational activity is hiking. He expressed interest for a world-class snowmobile system like that in Vermont,

which attracts riders from across the northeast, he said.

“We absolutely need more activity.”

Muhammad Ahmad, who co-owns the North Hudson Sunoco across from Frontier Town, said business is steadily getting better since the station opened in early 2015, and Boreas has generated an uptick in interest.

But he said he was “100 percent” in favor of Alternative 1 because snowmobilers, who may utilize a proposed trail network between the Five Towns as well as a circuit on the tract, would likely gas up at his facility.

“I think it’s going to do something in the Adirondacks, and it helps the local economy,” Ahmad said. >> See BOREAS | pg. 17

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NEWCOMB — Local communities linked to newly acquired state lands are poised to receive up to $750,000 in grant funding, the state Department of Conservation announced Tuesday.

The funds have been tapped to support recreation and tourism projects linked to conservation lands in the Upper Hudson Recreation Hub, which includes Indian Lake, Long Lake, Minerva, Newcomb and North Hudson.

The program, first announced in May when the state officially inked the Boreas Ponds purchase, is a partnership between the National Heritage Trust and the Nature Conservancy, the long-time steward of the parcels in Newcomb and North Hudson.

The funds, said DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos, are expected to address the “critical need for new and expanding lodging offerings for visitors drawn to the area.”

In addition, a companion microenterprise program will soon be available for projects connected with the former timber company parcels.

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Brothers Jacob and Gauge pose with their new puppy as North Creek came alive last weekend with their traditional Christmas parade.

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Drama to portray local ties to women’s suffrage movement

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LAKE GEORGE — This next week, local youths will be enlightening an area audience about how a century ago local citizens had prominent roles in influencing legislators to guarantee women’s right to vote.

On Wednesday Dec. 14, Lake George High School students will be performing an original play named “Forward into the Light,” which portrays area citizens who were prominent in the women’s suffrage movement. These citizens include Inez Milholland, Katrina and Spencer Trask, George Foster Peabody, Susan B. Anthony, Mary Jacobi and Mary Loines, as well as Native Americans of the Mohawk Nation.

To be performed in the Lake George High School auditorium, the performance begins at 7 p.m., and the public is encouraged to attend. There’s no admission charge.

The drama is an outgrowth of a project spearheaded by the Lake George Historical Association, to commemorate the upcoming centennial of the legislative approval of women’s right to vote in New York State.

The historical association was awarded a

$5,000 grant from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership to educate the public on the suffrage movement’s ties to the Lake George and Lake Champlain region.

The historical association and area school teachers are promoting awareness of women’s suffrage, and the association is developing an exhibit for next year about suffrage efforts in Warren and Essex counties.

Scripting the play was a collaborative effort.

Innam Dajany, a women’s studies teacher at North Country Community College mentored a group of her students in writing a vignette that was incorporated in the play.

Lisa Adamson of the historical association also contributed scenes which portray the public demonstrations held in Lake George during of 1914 — for and against legally affirming women’s right to vote.

Lake George vocal music teacher Catherine Reid combined the vignette and scenes and prepared the final script for the play. Lake George instrumental Music teacher Amy Baker is serving as the drama’s producer.

The production, which involves 20 or so students, was launched after Adamson approached Lake George principal Fran Co-

cozza with idea of a collective effort to write, produce and present a drama on the suffrage movement’s links to Warren and Essex counties.

Inez Milholland, who had a summer home in the town of Lewis (Essex County) was a figurehead of the suffrage movement. In 2013 at age 25, she rode a white horse in a parade in Washington D.C., leading hundreds of women from across the nation demonstrating for their voting rights. Milholland’s remains are buried on the grounds of the First Congregational Church in Lewis. She died in California in 1916 while campaigning for women’s right to vote.

Milholland, a Vassar graduate who had experience as a lawyer, also fought for world peace, labor and prison reform and equality for African Americans. A movement is now underway to posthumously grant her a Presidential Citizen’s Medal.

Due to her efforts and the work of many

others, New York was one of the leading states to grant women the right to vote in local and state elections, three years before the before the U.S. Constitution’s 19th amendment was adopted in 1920, affirming those rights nationally.

Lisa Hall of Bolton has prepared period costumes for the drama. Also assisting in developing the production are Nancy Dunn, Robert Tefft and Teri Gay. A video of the performance is to be featured in a 2017 exhibit at the Lake George Historical Museum focusing on the suffrage movement.

Rehearsing a scene from ‘Forward into the Light,” a play to be performed Dec. 14 at Lake George High School, are students (left to right): Lauren Piccoli, Owen Snyder, Cooper Collins, and Samantha Jeckel.

The play portrays the roles of citizens from Warren and Essex counties in the women’s suffrage movement.

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Pictured: Indian Lake Faculty Association Members Jason Dora, Melissa Mulvey, Kate Roberts, Liz Pierson Elsa Schisler, Michelle Spellacy, Ashton Eldridge, Heather Abbott Emily Stephan, Nora Harrington, Sandy Bureau, Kristin Sherwood and Katrina Smith. The Indian Lake Faculty Association has been raising money for Operation Santa for 40 years. This year, the association is raising money with ‘denim days’ events.

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his is not science fiction. Like editing a newspaper, we now have the tools that allow us to edit the genes of organisms.

Scientists discovered this process in bacteria which use these genetic tools to protect themselves from viruses. With these biochemical tools, geneticists can remove selected genes from the egg or very early embryo of experimental animals and, if wanted, replace them with different or altered genes.

The name given to this powerful technique is the “CRISPR/ Cas” system. With this system, it is possible to correct the genes of an organism that is destined to become an adult with a serious genetic defect and have it become a mature organism free of this defect. It is important to recall that we humans share many genes with those from all other organisms which, of course, lead us to share many physical and biochemical characteristics, as well.

The power of this CRISPR/Cas technique was shown recently thanks to the efforts of two groups of researchers. The first group sought to find out which genes might have been altered or lost during evolution in order for the four-legged reptilian ancestors of snakes to lose their limbs and become the legless snakes we know today.

Historically these genetic changes began to take place naturally some 150 million years ago. What the scientists learned was that there was a mutated gene or genes in snakes that, if normal, would have allowed the genes responsible for leg development to function appropriately and triggered the development of legs. The usual or “normal” form of this gene is, of course, found in all four-limbed animals including humans.

A second group of researchers working with the same gene did the following experiment. Using mouse embryos, they removed this gene that switches on the limb-forming genes from the early embryos of three groups of mice and replaced them with the same gene from one of three sources: either human, fish or python.

Keep in mind that genetically and structurally, human legs, whale flukes, and the pectoral fins of fishes are all structural and genetic analogues of one another.

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The results in these three groups of mouse embryos with the transplanted limb-triggering genes were the following: Mice with the human or fish limb-triggering gene in place of their normal leg-triggering gene still formed normal limbs.

In contrast, mice with the python limb-triggering gene developed only tiny nubs in place of legs. This mimicked the tiny leg bones that pythons have hidden inside their bodies. Some snakes have advanced further down this evolutionary path and acquired even more gene deletions in this leg-forming region of their chromosomes. These latter snakes don’t even have tiny leg bones inside their bodies.

It remains for panels of medical ethicists from around the world to determine how much, if any, gene editing will be allowed in humans. If allowed, the most likely gene editing to be carried out in humans would be that which is directed toward correcting some of the more disabling or lethal inheritable genetic disorders that afflict us. In most cases the time to accomplish this editing would be in the early embryo stage following in-vitro fertilization, but intra-utero approaches might also prove feasible.

Memory tree ceremony upcoming, donations still accepted NORTH HUDSON — The North Hudson Ladies’ Auxiliary will host their annual “Memory Tree” celebration in November and December. To purchase a $1 red ribbon in memory of a loved one, contact Brenda at 5327914. The names of all the loved ones will be read at the tree lighting on Dec. 16 at 6 p.m.

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Christmas clebration features traditional crafts, Santa switchoff

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WARRENSBURG — After feeding his reindeer and hearing dozens of Christmas wishes from area children, Santa took a short break from his duties at the Christmas in Warrensburgh celebration that attracted hundreds to its various activities.

“I’ve seen adults here that my father saw as children, then grow up and have kids,” Santa Daniel Wright said as he sat in front of the Warrensburg Town Hall, turned into ‘Toyland’ for the day.

His father David Wright served as Christmas in Warrensburg’s Santa for 26 years before last year, when Daniel took over.

For many years, the Wright family has flown up from Florida to participate in the beloved community event, that focuses on age-old hometown holiday traditions.

David Wright’s quarter-century of service as the jolly giant elf, delighting area citizens, was honored two years ago by dedicating the annual celebration to him.

“I recognize many of these kids — I’m proud to keep the tradition going — It’s an absolute honor for me to do it,” Daniel Wright continued.

Jessica Smyth brought her children Blake, 3; and Parker, 5; to see Santa — and slightly in awe, Blake asked Santa to bring him a new baseball bat.

Smyth watched her sons talk with Santa.

“This is quite the tradition for us, hanging out with Santa,” she said. “He’s so friendly and good with kids.”

Inside ‘Toyland’ in the town hall, artist Sudjai Bentley of Tupper Lake was crafting origami creatures for children and helping them paint miniature watercolors.

Her sister, Supawadee Ngamhuy was nearby, sculpting and painting miniature flowers from polymer clay and handing them to children as gifts — a new attraction to the townwide cel-

ebration.

Nearby, Skye Gregson of Chestertown helped children fashion traditional wooden toys.

In the next room, Marcia Groening of Warrensburg watched her grandson meticulously construct a gingerbread house.

“Christmas in Warrensburg is fantastic, it has such a great community spirit,” she said.

Event founder Teresa Whalen said that incorporating craftworks is a prime objective in presenting the annual holiday celebration.

“We really are showcasing our local talented artisans, as well as exposing our children to all the forms of art — performing arts, fine arts and artisans’ traditions,” she said. “Bringing this to our community is part of our mission.”

Craftsman Darryl Bradt meticulously carves intricate details on a wooden fish sculpture in an artisan’s demonstration held at Deadwood Mountain Trading Co. during the Christmas in Warrensburgh celebration held this last weekend.

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Public comment should address if the proposed activities conform to the guidelines and criteria of the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan (APSLMP).

The APA will accept public comment until Jan. 6, 2017.

Please address all written comments pertaining to Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan conformance to: Kathy Regan, Deputy Director for Planning NYS Adirondack Park Agency P.O. Box 99 Ray Brook, NY 12977.

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Turning Back The Pages Jean Hadden > Columnist jhadden1@nycap.rr.com

Dec. 23, 1911 – The Park Theatre, in Glens Falls, opened.

Vaudeville shows and silent movies were 10 cents per person.

Dec. 23, 1918 – The movie, “Tarzan and the Apes” opened at the Park Theatre in Glens Falls. The theatre closed April 15, 1935 after a performance of the Burns sisters and local dobro player Kevin Maul. The theatre opened once again in 2006.

Dec. 25, Christmas day. Christmas, originally “Christes Masse,” meaning Christ’s mass or church festival of Christ, is celebrated throughout the Christian world as the anniversary of the Nativity of Christ. The exact date of the birth of Christ is unknown and the Gospels gave none.

Dec. 25, 2007 - Robert Charles Schuler, 90, died at noon at his home in Schroon Lake, New York. He was the husband of world famous Metropolitan opera star, Patrice Munsel. They had four children.

Dec. 26, 1996 – The beaten and strangled body of JonBenet Ramsey, 6, was found at her home in Boulder, Colorado. A suspect was arrested Aug. 16, 2006 but no one was ever convicted.

Dec. 26, 2004 – A tsunami was unleashed upon the Indian Ocean costal communities and 200,000 people died.

Dec. 27, 1950 – Warrensburg’s Music Hall block burned in sub- zero weather with damage estimated at $250,000. Maurice Ashe owned the major portion.

Dec. 27, 1950 – Vern Johnson’s sawmill, located near the County Home on the former Tommy Bolton place, burned.

There was an estimated $50,000 loss.

Dec. 3, 2014 – Well known attorney Gordon Garlick, 88, died.

Dec. 28, 1976 – The Grist Mill, beside the Schroon River in Warrensburg, built in 1824, was opened as a restaurant, tavern and craft shop by Nancy Fitler and operated by Barbara McLaughlin.

Dec. 28, 1807 – Warrensburgh’s First Baptist Church was founded.

Dec. 29, 1967 – Gas station owner Melvin Dummar, 22, found eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, 61, lying injured on the side of a dark desert highway and gave him a ride back to his home at the Desert Inn, Las Vagas.

Dec. 29, 2006 – Saturday - Saddam Hussein, 69, was hanged

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shortly before dawn, in Iraq.

Dec. 30, 1966 – The Thurman Post Office, under Post-mistress Alma Westcott, was discontinued. She had the job for 28 years.

Dec. 30, 2005 – Norman Vaughn, 100, died. He was the last living member of Adm. Byrd’s 1928 South Pole expedition.

Dec. 31, 1909 – The Honorable Spencer Trask, of Lake George and Saratoga, was killed in a railway accident.

Dec. 31, 1918 – New Year’s Eve - Square dance at the Fairyland Theatre with music by Leslie Lloyd and Frank Farrar. (Update: This movie theatre was located across the street from today’s VFW and Warrensburgh Historical Museum.)

Dec. 31, 1977 – The historic Kenyontown Trading Post, in Thurman, burned. It was purchased in 1908 by Sanford Kenyon from Clayton Pasco.

Readers are welcome to contact Adirondack Journal-Sun correspondent Jean Hadden at jhadden1@nycap.rr.com or 6232210.

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Dec. 1, 1898 – Due to frigid weather, Lake George was frozen over shore to shore.

Dec. 3, 2007 – The first big snowstorm of the season to hit the east coast arrived.

Dec. 7, 2006 – Moses Hardy, 113, the second oldest man in the world, died in Jackson, Mississippi. His parents were slaves and he was a black U.S. veteran of World War 1.

Dec. 8, 1887 – A baby girl, Fannie Auer (later Harris), was born on the Garnet Lake Road, Johnsburgh, to Charles and Elizabeth Reynolds Ingraham. She died in 1992 when she was 105 years old.

Dec. 8, 1963 – Sunday – The new Johnsburg Central School addition at North Creek was dedicated and 500 people attended.

Dec. 8, 1980 – Mark David Chapman murdered Beatle John Lennon on a Manhattan sidewalk, shooting him four times.

Dec. 11, 2007 – A new 60 seat stainless steel diner, built in Atlanta, Georgia for Art Leonard, to replace the one that burned in Lake George, was stopped by the weather some where in Pennsylvania on its journey through seven states to reach its new home in Lake George .

Dec. 16, 1773 – Samuel Adams, protesting taxes, led about 50 men dressed as Indians to board three ships and toss 45 tons of tea into the Boston Harbor.

Dec. 16, year unknown – At a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Washington, D.C., President Richard Nixon mistakenly said that the tree came from Washington County, Ohio not upstate New York.

Dec. 16, 2005 – 5.3 inches of snow fell on Warrensburg.

Dec. 17, 1984 – It was 59 degrees in Warrensburg.

Dec. 17, 1766 – Joseph Merritt, son of Ichabod and Sarah Wing Merritt, was born. He was the first child of white parents to be born in the town of Queensbury, New York. His grandfather was Nehemiah Merritt.

Dec. 17, 1969 – Tiny Tim married Miss Vicki on Johnny Carson’s “The Tonight Show,” on television.

Dec. 20, 1917 – Lake George froze over its entire length.

Dec. 20, 2007 – J. Russell Coffey, 109, the oldest known surviving U.S. veteran of World War 1, died in North Baltimore, Ohio. More than 4.7 million Americans joined the military from 1917 to 1918.

Dec. 21, 1620 – The pilgrims, aboard the Mayflower, landed at Plymouth harbor in the New World.

Dec. 21, 1956 – Segregation on buses officially ended after the Supreme Court upheld a decision declaring it unconstitutional.

Dec. 21, 2011 – Two new planets were reported in the news to be discovered by the Kepler spacecraft outside our solar system. They were Kepler-20E and Kepler-20F. Dec. 21, 2007 – Employees began installing a new clock at Glens Falls City Hall which was planned to be lit up. (Update: The new clock was unveiled at midnight, Dec. 31, 2007.)

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ooner or later we all need a helping hand and no local organization does more to assist our local non-profit support agencies than the United Way. Over the years I’ve had the great fortune to be a part of the United Way Campaign. I’ve seen first hand what the United Way is all about and how valuable they are to our region.

Obviously, charitable giving means different things to different people.

Who among us wouldn’t give when we know the exact circumstances of the need?

Who wouldn’t part with a few bucks a week if it meant a Life Flight Helicopter would come to the rescue of their family member or even themselves?

Sadly many never recognize the value of those few dollars given each week. How a couple of bucks can impact the lives of so many or just when those same few dollars plus many more may come to their own aid. Just like the devastating damage from a storm, fire or accident we just never know what’s around the corner for any of us and there is nothing any of us wouldn’t do when we clearly see the immediate need.

Unfortunately the need, while present, isn’t always right there on the surface clearly visible to all. It’s buried in everyday life and, while part of life, it is just as pressing as those who suffer at the hand of misfortune.

That’s where the Partner Agencies of the United Way step forward everyday, dealing with both large and visible events as well as those private, behind the scenes family issues that affect so many across our region.

Many of these volunteer agencies would cease to exist without voluntary contributions either through the United Way Campaign or outright donations by a generous public.

Through the United Way Campaign 100% of your contribution can be channeled directly to a specific agency or agencies of your choice.

Only through the United Way Campaign will your employer allow you to have a small payroll deduction taken each week that adds up to a significant dollar amount by year’s end.

Only through the United Way Campaign can you join with other generous givers from around our community to create a major giving source to support these hard working non-profit agencies, so they can focus their energies on serving those in need and not on raising funds.

On behalf of all the agencies and the many volunteers who generously donate their time, and most importantly all those served by these wonderful agencies, thank you for your consideration in supporting this most worthwhile community campaign and for whatever you can contribute.

Dan Alexander may be reached at dan@suncommunitynews.com.

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ounty budgets have been filed across the North Country.

Officials deserve to be hailed for delivering on-time budgets that do not reduce services in these choppy fiscal waters.

Not only have authorities been struggling with declining revenues, but are also faced with ever-increasing mandates.

A combination of department reshuffling, big grant packages and intense line item examinations led to Clinton County officials zeroing in on a tax increase of less than one percent despite plummeting sales tax revenues — a textbook example of modern efficiency.

Warren County saw a 1.7 percent tax increase in their $150 million plan; Franklin County, 2.8 percent.

Essex County saw the highest increase, with a projected 3.75 percent hike, or about $8 annually on a $100,000 home.

But budget officials deserve special praise, since they managed to pull the county back from the precipice.

The hike was long-planned, and is in accordance with a five-year plan implemented by county administrators after a state audit.

Like other municipalities in the Adirondack Park, Essex County always has a few strikes against it: The tax base is largely static, and mandated costs are eating up an increasingly-larger slice of the pie, constituting some 75 percent of the tentative levy.

County Manager Dan Palmer, in particular, deserves to be singled out for praise.

After all, it wasn’t too long ago when he quit in frustration over the budget process in 2012.

Despite the state audit, which criticized the county for dipping too much

into their fund balance, county supervisors wanted to continue to plow through their savings in order to keep taxes low.

Lawmakers also failed to determine how they would reconcile that without making deep cuts in programming.

Four years later, Palmer has proven them wrong, and the state comptroller’s office considers county finances to be in solid shape.

After all, the numbers speak for themselves: Fund balance use this year is at $1.9 million (compared to $6.8 million at their most bloated).

In 2004, the tax rate was $3.91.

Despite significant annual increases since then, the proposed tax rate in 2017 is $3.25.

And there was largely no pain to the taxpayers.

No one felt that uptick in taxes, which have had a comparatively little impact compared to school or town taxes.

Eight dollars extra on a $100,000 home is negligible, especially when the county must navigate rising costs across a number of fronts, including social programming, health insurance, highway maintenance, employee benefits and legal aid.

Four years ago when he was considering stepping down, we criticized Palmer for not smiling more.

To be fair, though, he had little reason to at the time.

The Sun Community News Editorial Board is comprised of Dan Alexander, John Gereau and Pete DeMola. We want to hear from you. Drop us a line on our Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter, to share your thoughts.

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UnitedÊ WayÊ playsÊ aÊ vitalÊ role To the Editor: This is a challenging year for us all, but it will be especially hard on the agencies who step forward in tough times, to make certain there is a helping hand for those whose circumstances leave them even more vulnerable. Many of those agencies depend on support from the community through the United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. The economic crisis has placed the United Way and its member agencies in a difficult position; while more people are in need of services due to the downturn, contributors find it even more difficult to support the campaign.

Over the years, the United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. has continually expanded their services, playing a vital role in our communities by providing area non-profits and those they assist, with no only funding but many other valuable resources.

The United Way is a highly valued asset in our community. Despite our own personal struggles we must not forget that every contribution, no matter how small, even if it’s less than you’ve been able to give in the past, is still a significant contribution.

Many hands make for small tasks, so if you are capable of contributing any amount, maintaining your level from prior years, increasing the amount of your gift, or maybe you’ve never given before -we need you now.

Please ask your employer about payroll deduction or you may make your

donations directly to the United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc., 45 Tom Miller Road, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 or by calling the office at 563-0028.

Thank you for the support and consideration you may give to this request.

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TreeÊ lightingÊ aÊ success To the Editor: What a wonderful night we all had in the Town of Moriah last Saturday!!

Our first annual Memorial Tree Lighting was a great success.

The Moriah Chamber of Commerce would like to send out a big “Thank You” to all the families that attended and supported our event.

Thanks also to the many fire departments that participated in the parade, the Coyote Ridge 4-H Club, Girl Scouts, Lake Champlain Bible Church, Moriah Shock, Ed Roberts and crew, Jeannie Ball and the Port Henry Firemen Auxiliary, Jim Davis and Reverend Mitch, Ginny Vanderwood and her wagon team, and Lohr McKinstry for covering the event. Special thanks to Tim Sprague for growing the 12 foot tree. Many thanks to Santa and his elves.

It was an inspirational night!

Catherine Sprague Moriah Chamber of Commerce President

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ClintonÊ gotÊ badÊ rap To the Editor: I have to wonder ... how is it that you could take one presidential candidate, about whom there is no need to say anything, really, because he continually demonstrates live for everybody his vileness and lack of integrity — and on the other hand, a presidential candidate whose good works and strength of character are vilified and lied about, ad nauseum, and refer to them simply as two flawed candidates?

You have to ignore what borders on evil on the one hand and buy into character assassination on the other hand.

Hillary Clinton has been objectively monitored by nonpartisan organizations as the most truthful candidate out of the whole field of presidential candidates this go around. Yet, she is referred to over and over again as a terrible liar. If you look up assessment of the Clinton Foundation by again nonpartisan organizations, you will find that it is highly respected, and yet it is continually scorned as a money making scheme of the Clintons.

Hillary Clinton’s handling of her emails and of the Benghazi incident are comparable to or meet a higher standard than that of high-ranking officials in previous administrations. These things are easily confirmed by a brief scanning of information available on the internet.

Why would a highly respectable, intelligent, down-to-earth purveyor of civil affairs and life in general refer to these two candidates simply as flawed, rather than vile on the one hand and highly meritorious on the other?

Honest to God, I wish I knew how to answer that, because to me, this is the story and question of this election. It’s a story and question, both of which will live on in historical studies for a long, long time.

If Donald Trump remains our president, his deplorable record will continually lead us back to this story and question, how could we have looked at these two candidates as each simply flawed, and consequently elect such a disastrous individual whose primary “virtue” is that he doesn’t fit the mold of the discredited politicians that preceded him?

Don Austin Greensboro, NC

WhatÕ sÊ goingÊ onÊ withÊ TiÕ sÊ waterÊ andÊ sewerÊ woes?

To the Editor: The EPA gave Ticonderoga money and deadlines to take care of water and sewer woes.

What happened to the deadline and money?

We at Moses Circle Senior Apartments still cannot drink or cook with our water. We all have health issues of some type and clean water is essential. Half of the 31 residents are not subsidized and will have to pay a rent increase as of Jan. 1. We must either buy our own water purifier for $18-30 a month or spend $3.50-6 per case of bottled water. Most of us just buy 3-5 cases of bottled water per month.

We wonder why the Town of Ticonderoga will not reimburse us for the purifier or the bottled water, or provide the building with a filtration system.

Several of us from Moses Circle attended a town board meeting on Nov. 10. We were not given the favor of any reply to our questions or the hand-delivered petition signed by 16 residents from the circle.

Could this be discrimination against senior citizens? Is it double jeopardy paying taxes and rent increases, something akin to double dipping? How does the town board rationalize such a large fund balance and offer no solutions to our dilemma, except exorbitant water/sewer fees.

This is our home — it was touted to be a quality, affordable living space. Most of us knew nothing about the water woes when we moved here. Some residents will be forced to leave our peaceful, comfortable, secure home because of the rent increase that provides us with water we cannot use. What good is a beautiful building like this if it’s only half full?

We are all on fixed incomes. Why won’t our town board compromise? We live here, shop here, love the area — why are we being discriminated against?

Sandra Betters-Fountain Ticonderoga

Ô SickÊ of Ê ClintonÊ liesÕÊ To the Editor: In response to Joe DeMarco’s letter in the Nov. 26 issue, I would like him to get his facts straight.

For one, Bush could not, nor would he, go to war without the support of the Senate and the House. He placed this issue before them and it was voted on and passed thanks to Hillary, Reid, Schumer, Feinstein, Daschle, Kerry and Lieberman just to name a few. (According to usiraq.procon.org.)

So why just blame Bush, Cheney and the others when your Democratic leaders were also at fault? I will use her words at the Benghazi hearings: What does it matter now anyways?

Why did you leave out how Hillary lied to the mothers and fathers of the victims of Benghazi, to their faces no less of why they died, because of a movie, really?

Why did she not tell them that Ambassador Stevens sent 600

emails for more security and she turned him down?

Why was a “stand down” order given and did she or Obama give it?

What does it matter now anyways?

What did you do about that?

How about her email scandal in which she deleted all those emails, some marked “classified”?

Do you really believe they were sent to Bill who doesn’t send, write or read emails or about her daughter’s wedding?

Maybe they were since she and her husband pilfered $3 million from the Haiti fund for it.

What does it matter now anyways?

She had no clue she couldn’t use an unsecured server and Obama never knew when they found he had contacted her on it using a phony name?

What does it matter now anyways?

Shall I bring up the Clinton Foundation and the money donated by foreign governments while she was Secretary of State?

Do you think they did it out of the goodness of their hearts or where they expecting favors in return?

What does it matter now anyways?

How about the Russian uranium deal and the Clinton Foundation while she was Secretary of State?

What does it matter now anyways?

I don’t hate Hillary nor do others, they are just sick of her lies and now that she has lost the election: What does it matter now anyways?

Lori Kovarovic Schroon Lake

DemocratsÊ haveÊ aÊ diversityÊ problem To the Editor: After the election, one of your reporters contacted me to see what I thought about how things turned out.

Between being busy and forgetful, I did not get in touch with him.

My first thought was: I was sure that Hillary was going to win. At least I was with the majority.

But what I learned during the campaign I believe was the most important. To begin with, I learned that if you love your country you are nationalist (code for racist).

If you believe that the European NATO members should pay most of the NATO budget, you are an isolationist.

If you speak out about the death toll that black on black crime brings, or point out that more whites are killed by police than blacks, you are a racist.

If you are a Trump supporter, you are automatically racist.

Just being white makes you a racist.

All Republicans are evil. (Deplorables: she did not mispeak!)

The fact that I use black instead of African-American makes me racist. What part of Africa were they born in? Egyptians are Africans too. I would never call myself a European-American. Not born there, never been there. The hyphen is dangerous and it is used by Democrats to separate us, not to bring us together.

If a woman verbally attacks a man and he responds in kind, he is a misogynist. If you can’t stand the heat, shut up!

If a Democratic woman wears white, it is a sign of hope and love. But the same white on a Republican woman is a sign of hate and racism.

Democrats do not have to accept election results and can take to the streets.

Muslims are good, Christians are bad. Funny there are no Christian terrorist groups trying to kill everybody that disagrees with them.

If someone from the alt-right says something stupid about Jews, Republicans must condemn them immediately, or else!

But the left can be in bed with the Muslim Brotherhood (who call Jews pigs and dogs and claim they are not even human and want to kill all of them) that is fine because they are on the side of the Palestinians.

If you are a man-made climate change skeptic — note I wrote man-made climate change — you should be put in prison or at the very least fined until you shut up and are forced to follow the herd.

It is okay for progressives to have assassination fantasies.

First Bush, now Trump.

I have no use for vile and evil people from the left or right and condemn both. But first I made sure that they are that before I make accusations!

The media and the Democratic leadership don’t seem to know how to do that.

As you can tell, I did not vote for Hillary. But some day the right woman will come along and I will be more than willing to vote for her.

After seeing the presidential candidates the Democrats fielded, I would also have to say it is the party of old white people. Unlike the Republicans, they appear to have a diversity problem.

Raynard Corrow Indian Lake

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Vet:Ê IÊ wasÊ angered,Ê humiliatedÊ byÊ insensitiveÊ cashier To the Editor: Many local businesses and restaurants are offering discounts to armed services; active, reserve, retired or those with service-connected disabilities to include spouses and dependent children.

These offered benefits helped me recover a long lost feeling of pride in the recognition of my service as a U.S. Army, Vietnam combat veteran.

Today, as a member of a multi-conflict VA disabled veterans group, I can say for all of us that we feel honor and pride with any recognition for our sacrifice and service.

Thank you.

Recently, I shopped at a big box Plattsburgh construction material and hardware store which offers a 10 percent everyday discount to all veterans — active, reserve, retired and disabled.

As I stood in line before the cashier, I requested their military discount for my purchase. Her immediate, loud and shrill response to my request was, “You got I.D.?”

I scuffled the purchase items and fumbled with my wallet to present my DOD/military issued photo I.D. card. I expected to have to show some identification but not in this manner.

I was humiliated and felt publicly embarrassed by this whole thunderous transaction. I felt as if I was asking for some kind of handout. I felt no pride in myself, my service or being a Veteran.

In fact, my feelings jumped from embarrassment and rocketed to anger. No smile, no thank you for your service, no kiss my ***, nothing… just “You got I.D.?”

What was I, a criminal trying to get away with something?

It flashed back to my return home from Vietnam in 1969 — with thrown eggs, fruit and signs calling me “baby killer.”

Back then I was exposed, vulnerable and I quickly found that I could take no pride in what had been my service for my country, as a Vietnam vet my country was denying me.

I felt those same attitudes this day in this store as I was answerable to a young cashier. This person appeared to have no appreciation for the thousands of men and women military and its veterans who are or have served for our country and its people like her.

I paid for my items and left the store angry, humiliated and wanted to lash out in some manner but as I did in 1969. I just dissolved into the crowd shedding any veteran identity and for the moment losing all pride.

I’m sure this cashier didn’t realize what she had done and that in itself is a tragedy. I thought I should have asked to speak to her supervisor, except speaking to a supervisor would have probably aggravated the incidence with “here is another veteran with an attitude.”

Plus a 10 percent discount isn’t exactly “my right,” I view it as an honor and show of appreciation.

If a business offers a military or veteran discount program, I hope it is not just to be “politically correct” and that they truly are showing commitment to and appreciation for military, down to the lowest level of customer service. Notwithstanding the store’s policy letter from the president and CEO to all veterans, in this store on this day there was not much appreciation felt.

We need the support and commitment from our country to help us restore and keep our honor and pride as veterans.

We are not looking for thanks but we appreciate it greatly with veteran pride when it comes and is given in sincerity.

Next time you see a veteran, please thank him or her for their service.

David Tinker Plattsburgh

IndianÊ LakeÊ studentsÊ Ô heroicÕÊ inÊ willingnessÊ toÊ helpÊ meÊ withÊ ChristmasÊ lights To the Editor: I want to publicly express my thanks, appreciation and admiration to Shelby Benton, Alex Campbell and Sebastian Starcher, 9th grade members of the Indian Lake School Student Council.

On Monday, Nov. 21, at 22 degree temperatures — with gusty winds and blowing snow — they and their councilor, Genine Longacker, put up my outdoor Christmas lights.

This was part of “Operation Decoration,” a program in Indian Lake sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, Pine’s Store and the school to bring a festive look to the town. The student council will assist any senior citizen in taking part.

The sponsors encourage participation by offering first, second and third monetary prizes in residential, business and nonprofit categories.

I feel that, given the circumstances this year, the students were heroic in their willingness. So, to you three and Genine, thank you from the bottom of my heart! It looks great!

Lois Kelley Indian Lake

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To CP-3 or not CP-3 — that is the question in land use debate Groups spar over mechanized access in Boreas Pond debate

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NORTH HUDSON — ATVs shredding through the woods.

Snowmobiles whizzing and whirring through the tract. Planes taking off and landing from pristine ponds.

Much of the discussion surrounding Boreas Ponds have been centered on how much of the newly acquired state parcel would be opened to motorized recreational use.

But how much is fact versus fiction?

“Motorize the ponds” has become a frequent rallying point for BeWildNY, a coalition of environmental groups who are calling for an expansion of Wilderness, which restricts the type of recreational activities that can be enjoyed on the lands.

Access the Adirondacks, their counterpart, is calling for increased recreational usage under a Wild Forest designation, including electric motors on boats and limited snowmobiling on the parcel.

The Adirondack Park Agency is wrapping up a series of public hearings designed to glean input, with the final scheduled for Wednesday in Albany.

At the hearing in Schroon Lake, North Hudson Supervisor Ron Moore said he wanted to clear up motorized misconceptions regarding the 20,543-acre tract, purchased by the state last May. “The use of ATVs, trailer power boats, and certainly not the ridiculous notion of float planes, was never proposed or discussed as a use on any of these properties,” Moore said.

The effects of emission-free electric motors are negligible on both the environment and other visitors, says the group, and snowmobiling efforts would utilize existing road networks.

BeWildNY’s preferred plan envisions a Wilderness area expanded south to include the Boreas Ponds and the watersheds above them, and would add a buffer of at least a mile south of First Pond in Boreas.

Doing so would bar electric motors on the waters, which BeWildNY says threatens public enjoyment and acts as a vessel for invasive species.

The group, which hopes for the creation of the largest motor-free Wilderness area east of the Rockies, agrees that a snowmobile network could be accommodated, but only further south under a new trail that would largely parallel the Blue Ridge Road, a county highway.

Both groups disagree on how much of the Gulf Brook Road

should be kept open: Access says all the way to the ponds; BeWildNY wants to grant access to LaBier Flow, a distance of about a mile from Boreas Ponds.

While the plans have marked differences, the real divide has surfaced over access for the disabled — and that’s from where the ATV chatter is derived.

WHAT’S CP-3?

Members of Access have called for a parking lot with 6 to 10 spaces in “close proximity to the pond,” with a minimum of four designated state Department of Conservation CP-3 parking spaces.

The CP-3 policy grants the DEC the authority to issue temporary revocable permits to provide motor vehicle access to certain state lands to qualified people with disabilities.

BeWildNY says this policy opens the doors to ATV usage; Access says that is not their intent.

Under DEC policy, motorized and non-motorized wheelchairs that are suitable for indoor and outdoor use can be used in any Wilderness areas open to pedestrian traffic.

But the CP-3 designation allows the use of other motorized travel, like ATVs, through a permitting system on some state lands. CP-3 is prohibited altogether under a Wilderness designation, as is public motor vehicle use by anyone, including the DEC. For some, the difference may be splitting hairs, but the dispute has opened fault lines between the two groups and their supporters.

‘INJURIOUS TO PONDS’ John Sheehan, a spokesman for BeWildNY, maintains that CP-3 paves the way for ATV use in areas where they are currently prohibited.

“There has been discussion that there is no one advocating for all-terrain vehicle access to this area,” Sheehan said in Schroon Lake.

“Respectfully, that is not true.”

Sheehan said CP-3 aren’t handicapped accessible parking spaces like one would expect to see outside a convenience store or a supermarket.

CP-3, said Sheehan, gives people the right to not only go in themselves, but to have a group of companions with the person operating the ATV. “We believe this would be injurious to the ponds, that all-terrain vehicle traffic is not appropriate in this specific location,” Sheehan said.

A better way to accommodate disabled guests, said BeWildNY, is the creation of a new wheelchair-accessible trail akin to the trails at

Dillon Park in Long Lake.

“They are smooth and gently sloped, allowing wheelchair and scooter access by people with disabilities,” Sheehan told the Sun. A similar trail would work between LaBier Flow and Boreas, says BeWildNY. But the exact framework hasn’t yet been hammered out.

“I think it’s important for everybody to know that a Wilderness designation is not an impediment to handicapped access to the area,” Sheehan said.

‘NEVER PROPOSED USE’ Moore conceded CP-3 technically could allow the use of ATVs for the disabled, but the goal is to put users as close to access points as possible, he said.

But the claim that CP-3 would act as backdoor channel for ATV usage is “misinformation” that continues to be fed to the public, he said.

“We have not ever proposed the use of ATVs in any of the many meetings that we have had with the DEC, APA, or any of the other stakeholder groups,” Moore said.

Further, the DEC has never allowed the use of ATVs on lands classified as Wilderness or Wild Forest.

“Except for special routes for people with disabilities ATV use has been confined to conservation easement lands,” said DEC Region 5 spokesman David Winchell.

For Moore, the broader issue is about access.

“Really, it’s hard for me to be debating these issues, the basic rights of the people who paid $14.5 million for this property,” he said.

If the CP-3 permitting is approved by the DEC, travel will only be authorized on trails that have been designated by the agency for the use of qualified people with disabilities using a suitable motor vehicle, Moore said.

“I think the key here is that it states specific trails on certain state forests,” Moore said. “As I have said repeatedly, the use will be defined in the Unit Management Plan.”

In an editorial board meeting last week with the Sun, Access categorically denied they would use CP-3 to pry open the door to broader ATV usage.

“That is absolutely not the case. Nobody is looking at this as a means to open this up further than CP-3,” said Hamilton County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Farber. “Nobody is using this as a way to get ATV use in there — that’s not going to serve anybody well.”

The APA will accept public comments until Dec. 30.

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JohnsburgÊ HistoricalÊ Society The annual Johnsburg Historical Society holiday luncheon will feature keynote speakers Bob and Kelly Nessle on Dec. 12 at North Creek’s Inn on Gore Restaurant. The Nessles are among the leaders who have initiated a move to locate a regional ski museum in North Creek.

The speakers will discuss the latest plans for the New York Museum of Skiing and the Skiing Hall of Fame (NYMOS/SHF).

Those two organizations joined with UHTA (Upper Hudson Trail Alliance) at the 6th annual Winter Sports Expo held at Saratoga Springs City Center at Saratoga November 19 and 20.

Graphic materials including videos, posters, photos along with information about the organizations were on display. Historic photos from the Johnsburg Historical Society and Depot Museum were on exhibit. A new NYMOS/SHF pin was presented.

Pins are available from the Nessles for $5.

The project is moving forward with widespread support. State Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury) met with the Ski Museum Board recently, and noted that funding is accessible for the construction or purchase of land for the facility.

According to the minutes of the North Creek Business Alliance, Mike Pratt of Gore Mountain has offered to take over maintenance for the ski museum if it is located in the Ski Bowl. At the Nov. 10 meeting of the Business Alliance, Johnsburg Supervisor Ron Vanselow gave an overview of the pre-approved parcel swap at the ski bowl.

All are welcome to attend the Johnsburg Historical Society luncheon. Reservations are required — cost is $20. To reserve, call Kathy Maiorana at 251-0144.

Pastor to take icy plunge for charity JOHNSBURG — In an effort to help local families in need, a local pastor will be dashing into the frigid waters of Lake George as the new year begins.

With monetary pledges backing his gesture, Arnold Stevens, minister at the Riparius-Wevertown-Johnsburg United Methodist Church, will be participating in the annual Lake George New Year’s Day Polar Plunge.

Donations and pledges made in this effort will benefit the work of both Adirondack Community Outreach Center, and the Tri-County Nursing Home Auxiliary.

The outreach center helps fulfill the needs of local families and individuals in crisis or facing financial stresses. The nursing home auxiliary addresses the needs of area elderly individuals seeking rehabilitation services.

To contribute to the Pastor’s Polar Plunge Challenge, write checks to “RWJ United Methodist Church”, and make note that this is for the “Pastor’s Polar Plunge Challenge 2017” For more info, call Pastor Stevens at (5180 251-3371.

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t’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. The lights are going up and Christmas trees are being decorated. I love to see the manger scenes in so many places.

Be sure to say “Merry Christmas” to all you meet and be sure to smile. Remember the reason for the season.

It is a great time of year to gather family around you and share memories.

There is a change in the program at the Sodom Community Church. The program will be Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. The Christmas caroling will still be at 11 a.m. during the morning worship instead of the regular church service. There is so much going on in the community it is hard to get everything in that folks want to attend.

The North Creek area had a very busy weekend. The tree lighting, events at the Tannery Pond and the choir on Sunday.

Mark 209 were in concert on Friday night at the Luzerne Weslyan Church. What a fantastic Christmas concert. I was happy to have Keisha and Jeremy go with me. Can not wait until they come to our area again.

Martha Persons and I attended a concert at the Oneida Community Church on Sunday night.

The family of Sophiannah Grace Virgil appreciate absolutely everyone who attended the gathering to say their good-byes to Sophie. Sophie made a huge differ-

Polar Express extends season UTICA — The Polar Express is enjoying its best and biggest season ever, with tickets sales at a record high.

With over 19,000 tickets already sold, the Adirondack Scenic Railroad has extended the Polar Express Train Ride by two days, Dec. 19-20.

“The Polar Express Train Ride has become a holiday tradition for so many families, it was a no-brainer for us to extend the event by two additional days,” said Bethan Maher, executive director of the Adirondack Scenic Railroad.

The popular “Cocoa Class” tickets have been sold out for months since going on sale in April.

“The first class tickets sell out within months of going on sale and this year is no exception.”

“The really exciting news for us is that the remain-

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ent in so many lives in her short stay with her family.

Her sister, Savannah, way happy to be her sisters godmother.

Rose Persons was happy to say that she is cancer free.

Now to get her strength back.

I guess hunting season is over. Hope you hunters had good luck. Ah! Always next year.

If you have any news please let me know. Thanks.

Don’t forget to check out the bazaar and food sale at the Johnsburg Methodist Church.

Also, the Pastor Polar Plunge Challenge 2017 will be Jan. 1 in Lake George. Pastor Arnold Stevens will be taking the plunge.

Happy Birthday to Matt Allen, Naomi Noel, Jeff Morehouse, Patrick Morehouse, Caden Allen, Harlee Bradway, Dale Millington, Josie Gadway, Sam Cleveland, Leland Morehouse, Jean Russell, Joan Fowler, Sheila Morehouse, Yanden Cleveland, Larry Bacon, Kailey Hayes.

Enjoy each and every day. der of coach tickets sold out, prompting us to add the additional trains,” said Maher.

Passengers can enjoy a wide variety of family activities at Union Station in Utica before boarding the train for the North Pole. There is a coloring station were children can color pictures and write letters for Santa, and a snowball fort where they can hone their skills tossing snowballs at targets.

Over 60 volunteers power The Polar Express Train Ride each night, ranging from 11-year-old elves to 90-year-old trainmen. Many of the volunteers return each year to spread the Holiday spirit.

The Polar Express Train Ride is based on the popular book authored by Chris Van Allsburg, and is read during the train ride. Passengers also enjoy hot chocolate and cookies served by the Cocoa Chef volunteers.

The Polar Express departs Union Station every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. and Friday through Sunday at 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

For more information, visit adirondackrr.com or call 1-800- 819-2291.

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CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

DINNERS & SUCH

PUBLIC MEETINGS

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

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

Free.

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

LAKE GEORGE - Grief & Loss Support Group Have you experienced the loss of a loved one? Do you feel lost because of changes in employment, retirement, divorce? Will you be away from your loved ones over the holiday season? Are you experiencing challenges in your life? All these issues can cause many people to isolate, and sometimes turn to substances and substance abuse. Randi Klemish, MS, RDT, CTT, a retired mental health therapist, will lead a group in a sacred manner where whatever is shared in the group, stays in the group. Join us Wednesday afternoons from 3:00 to 5:00 pm at St. James Episcopal Church in Lake George, December 14, 21 and 28. ( January 2017 dates to be announced.)

WESTPORT - Baked Ham & Scalloped Potato dinner, Thursday, December 15, 2016 at the Westport Federated Church. Serving starts 4:30pm with take-outs available. $10.00 Adults, $5.00 Children 12 & under, Preschool free. Donations of non-perishable food items for the Westport Food Pantry are appreciated.

PUTNAM - The Putnam Central School Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. in the gymnasium.

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COMMUNITY OUTREACH SCHROON LAKE – Schroon Lake Public Library's, Writers GroupMeets the 2nd and 4th Monday At 1:00 p.m., In the downstairs meeting room. New Members welcome!

For more info call 518-532-7737 ext. 13.

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS TICONDEROGA - Free Opioid overdose responder training. Ticonderoga Community Building, 152 Montcalm Street, Basement Meeting Room. 2nd Tuesday of every month, 5 p.m. 6 p.m. Must call 518.563.2437, ext. 3403 to register. Must be at least 16 years of age to participate.

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

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

Second Tuesdays 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

DINNERS & SUCH TICONDEROGA - Elks cook to order breakfast will start Oct. 23, from 8-11 every 2 and 4th Sunday each month any question please contact me at 518-585-1052

PUBLIC MEETINGS 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 Central School Board of Education Regular Monthly Meeting Tuesday, December 20, 2016 7:00 p.m. District Library 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 LONG LAKE - Nutrition Site serving lunch to our area seniors . Monday-Friday @ Noon Great lunch and social time. All are welcome, so come join us! Call Colleen Smith at 518-624-5221 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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The DEC on Tuesday invited municipalities to apply to the NHT for a portion of the funding.

The request for application covers approximately $250,000 to be awarded early in 2017 for municipal projects “implementing economic strategies and developing physical assets to bolster the recreation and tourism economy.”

Projects flagged by the DEC as eligible include hut-to-hut hiking accommodations, trailhead or town center parking, connector trails and multiple use trails, waterway access sites, bike lanes and off-road paths, seasonal shuttle service for recreation, visitor orientation including traditional signage and new technology and durable recreation equipment.

Grants may range up to $125,000 and do not require the applicant to provide matching funds, according to the state agency.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT The larger portion of grant funding provided by the TNC will be made available to small businesses and nonprofits via a separate competitive microenterprise grant program.

The MGP will be delivered by the Essex County Industrial Development Agency and will fund business development and training as well as nonprofit projects “advancing the recreation and tourism-related objectives of the RFA.” The micro-enterprise application window will open in early 2017, making available the balance of approximately $500,000.

A public information meeting for potential applicants will be held Thursday, Jan. 19.

“We look forward to providing additional funding, which will advance recreation-based development and community prosperity,” said Stu Gruskin, chief conservation and exter-

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nal affairs officer for the Nature Conservancy in New York.

A prior round of TNC-provided grant funding awarded in November 2014 supported a number of local projects, including the development of equestrian accommodations in Newcomb, the purchase of kayak gear in Johnsburg, campground improvements in Minerva and comprehensive planning efforts in Indian Lake.

The $500,000 in funds also aided a microenterprise program overseen by the Essex County IDA. Those grants supported equipment, inventory, training, appliances and marketing for new and expanding small businesses that collectively employ more than 60 workers.

Past recipients include the Hoot Owl Lodge in Newcomb and Sunoco Gas Station in North Hudson.

In Long Lake, businesses include the Adirondack Growl & Grub, Motel Long Lake & Cottages and Raquette River Outfitters; and in North Creek, Square Eddy Expeditions.

“We strongly support the governor’s vision, that the former Finch lands should provide a broad range of recreational access that contributes to the local economy,” said Bill Farber, Chairman of the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors.

Widely considered to be the final in a series of large-scale land acquisitions, the former timberlands in Newcomb and North Hudson are awaiting classification by the Adirondack Park Agency.

The final of eight public hearings is scheduled for Wednesday in Albany.

Public comments will be accepted until Dec. 30.

Applications for the municipal projects RFA are due Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, and awards are expected to be made in March 2017. The private sector microenterprise grant program application window is expected to open in January 2017.

Details on the grant funds are available at dec.ny.gov/lands/93275.html.

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Over at the Newcomb House, Shirley Garrand lamented the anemic economy.

“We need something to help keep businesses in town, Garrand said. “There’s not a whole lot here. It’s very economically depressed.”

Boreas, she said, “should be open to many sports — not just hiking.”

Garrand’s husband owns the tavern, which is popular with sportsmen.

A snowmobile trail connecting Newcomb to Indian Lake helped the business when it opened four years ago, she said.

“It opened up a whole new world to the Newcomb House,” Garrand said. “It quadrupled our business. Hikers do not spend money.”

The Hoot Owl Lodge, too, is in favor of more access.

“We are definitely in favor of Alternative 1,” said Kelly Audino, co-owner.

Dave Olbert, of Cloud-Splitter Outfitters, said he understands the need for stringent environmental protection, and that the Adirondack Mountain Club and other environmental groups lobbying for more Wilderness are good organizations, citing their educational efforts and trail maintenance programs.

“But I disagree with an organization that penetrates deep into the High Peaks Wilderness Area,” Olbert said, referring to the sharp tendril of privately-held land that juts like an icicle into the tract.

Little evidence exists to show Wild Forest designation has a negative impact on the ecosystem, he said, citing Newcomb, Heart and Elk Lakes.

A Unit Management Plan properly implemented by the state Department of Conservation will govern exact uses and lead to good stewardship, he said.

“Basically, I’m an advocate for Alternative 1,” Olbert said.

“I just find it really discouraging that Wilderness advocates ignore, or minimize, how the Boreas Ponds acquisition would help the communities.”

Wilderness advocates argue that property values increase in proximity to protected lands, and that an expanded High Peaks Wilderness will create an economic boomtown not unlike Keene and Keene Valley, which hosts an economy geared around outdoor adventuring.

A seven-mile road leads to the eponymous ponds at the heart of the Boreas Pond Tract.

Depending on the unit management plan drafted by the

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DEC, the least restrictive Alternative 1 could allow parking at the ponds themselves and uses like snowmobiling, biking and horseback riding on existing roadways.

Under the most restrictive plan, more than half of Gulf Brook Road would be closed, leading to a nearly five-mile hike.

Some environmental groups, like Adirondack Wilderness Advocates, are calling for the entire seven-mile road to be closed to anything but foot traffic.

Olbert said that would be bad for business.

Most people who use guides tend to overestimate their abilities, Olbert said. The best scenario is to put guests in a van, drive them to a location and take them out for an experience.

Longer trips increase the price point of guide services, which is something that limits trips.

“If you’re talking a seven-miler, you’re basically talking an overnight,” Olbert said.

Ruth Olbert, his wife and business partner, agreed: “People call and enquire, but the cost kind of backs them off for hiring a guide,” she said.

Ruth cited statistics from a recent marketing workshop in North Creek that revealed most Millennials are seeking 1 to 3 hour outdoor experiences.

The APA hearings this fall have been well-attended by young people, the majority of whom are calling for full-Wilderness, including at last month’s session at Newcomb Central, which the Olberts attended.

The couple said while they appreciated their passion, many of these advocates do not possess an understanding of the bigger picture, which may be a result of a lack of accurate information given to them by their professors and instructors who are encouraging them to attend the sessions.

“I think they give them one perspective of what Wilderness does for the area, but they don’t give the Wild Forest perspective,” Ruth said.

Beth Stalker, who owns Stalker Adirondack Reality, also attended the hearing, and said the green t-shirts swayed her opinion to some degree.

“I have to say I agree with the majority of folks in town that Alternative 1 is probably the best compromise,” Stalker said.

Wilderness advocates say the designation will draw people to town, some of whom may buy homes, start businesses and enroll their children in local schools.

But the majority of people looking to purchase property in Newcomb are older pre-retirement folks looking for a second

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home, Stalker said.

“They’re physically active, but they’re not going to walk for seven miles with a canoe on their back,” Stalker said. “I really don’t see it drawing people here.”

Mike Tracy worked at Finch Pruyn for 17 years, and even helped build a cabin for timber executives near Boreas Ponds that was torn down earlier this year.

Tracy owns and operates Tracy Camp in Newcomb with his wife.

“I hate to see it classified as Wilderness because it restricts too much,” Tracy said. “Wild Forest would be restrictive enough, that would be fine with us.”

Underpinning his argument is what he said was a vast network of existing infrastructure on the parcel, including roads, culverts and dams.

Times have changed in the past 40 years, he said, and today’s economic climate is a far cry from when men once floated logs down the river.

Tracy cited the companies who have pulled out one by one over the years, taking with them good-paying jobs.

He’s generally not a fan of tourism.

But, he said: “Maybe that’s all we’ve got anymore.”

Gokey’s Auction & Appraisal declined to comment on the classification, citing a desire to stay neutral, and another North Hudson business, Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp Resort, was closed for the season and did not respond to an email seeking comment.

Business owners in Newcomb and North Hudson have overwhelmingly said they are in favor of more recreational use on the Boreas Ponds and MacIntyre Tract parcels, citing the potential for an economic boost.

Pictured here are Ruth and Dave Olbert of Cloudsplitter Outfitters in Newcomb.

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BurgherÕ sÊ balanceÊ mayÊ yieldÊ successÊ inÊ 2016-17

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WARRENSBURG — Opponents of the Warrensburg boys basketball team may be bewildered at times this season as they cope with a new strategy the Burghers are likely to employ.

Armed with substantial depth in their roster, the Burghers may be switching between two squads on the floor to mix things up, perplex opponents and keep their players fresh.

“Having two different lineups gives us a nice dynamic — We have a smaller aggressive squad that will be running up and down the court, plus a big lineup that can be really physical and play some zone,” coach Mike Perrone said. “It’s exciting, and it’s tough for opponents to prepare for.”

The Burghers, who last year hosted a joint team with Bolton, are back on their own to compete in the newlyaligned Adirondack League — which has three divisions based on enrollment rather than two assigned geographically.

The 2015-16 Burghers tallied a 3-17 winloss record, which Perrone said the team is striving to improve upon.

This year’s squad has four players returning from last year, led by two veterans — junior Garry Ross, a 6’ guard; and senior Joe Turner, a 6’ player who shifts positions.

At a scrimmage last week, Ross was executing shifty moves and shooting from all over the court, foreshadowing the threat that War-

rensburg is likely to be this year.

This season, Turner will be anchoring the inside along with sophomores Evan MacDuff, 6’1”; Brandon Bailey, 6’2”; and Junior Brandon Turner, a 6’5” newcomer to the Burghers. Garry Ross, Cole Lanfear, John Kelly and Zach Smith have all shown the ability to handle the ball, call plays and score, Coach Mike Perrone said.

“Our team has a nice combination of post players and guards, providing balance,” he said. “We have a lot of athletes who are fast, are good ball handlers, and can not only

shoot from outside but also get to the rack.”

While in the past, opponents’ defense might key on one leading Burgher player, this year a long lineup of players will be taking shots, he said, predicting his athletes will be sharing the ball and passing effectively.

“We’ll be looking for solid defense to anchor us throughout the season as well as unselfish basketball,” Perrone said, noting how coachable the players are. “They do the drills as they should and take instruction to heart.”

Senior John LeFebvre, and juniors Thor

games, as well as for Cormie’s athleticism.

The latter is reflected in her status as the 2016 league MVP in soccer.

Also a pivotal player for 2016-17 is Alauna Wright, a 5’8” senior forward who was vital last year in the Warriors quest for the championships, Tefft said.

“Alauna is tough rebounder and will have to put up some offensive numbers this year,” he said.

Also playing an integral role this season will be sophomores Niki Hladik and Alysia Kane, juniors Morgan Zilm, Rachel Layton and Skylar Healy, as well as senior Rachel Shambo and freshman Eva Pushor.

At a practice this week, Cormie said the team had some work to accomplish to improve game play.

“We’re a new team with a lot of young talent, and we have to get used to playing together,” she said.

Senior Nicole Nolin, out for the year due to an ACL injury, will be providing moral support from the sidelines. Nolin’s scoring in the 2016 league championship game, including baskets in the final seconds, were critical in the Warriors’ comeback victory.

As she was watching from the sidelines Nov. 28, Nolin said she’s looking forward to seeing her teammates play this year.

“There are a lot of young girls, but I have confidence in the team — they’re looking good,” she said.

Graceann Bennett said the players are focusing one scrimmage or practice at a time.

“We’ve waited a long time for this season to

Larson, Austin Smith, and James Cunniffe will provide depth in all aspects on the court, he added. Junior Kyle Boland, last year’s leading scorer, will be on the sidelines for at least two months as he recovers from an ACL injury.

Perrone said he’s enthusiastic about the season, noting that more players sought to be on the team in 2016 than in recent years.

Also, the team includes players who sharpened their athleticism in football and soccer.

Most of the players are spending long hours weightlifting, to build strength and endurance, and Perrone said he’s already seen the beneficial results.

“The players getting more explosive, more confident and a lot stronger, and this should really help us out this season,” he said as he watched his team play in a scrimmage. He added that the team is striving to be competitive in every game.

Concluding a time out, Perrone turned to his players and gave them a pep talk before they resumed their game.

“Pressure up...high intensity...and have some fun,” he said.

ABOVE: The 2016-17 Warrensburg-Bolton Varsity Boys Basketball team includes (front, left to right): Brandon Bailey, Joseph Turner, Brandon Turner, Garry Ross, John Kelly, Evan MacDuff, (row 2): James Cunniffe, Austin Smith, John LeFebvre, Zach Smith, Cole Lanfear and Thor Larson.

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WarriorsÊ eyeÊ anotherÊ stellarÊ seasonÊ onÊ theÊ court

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LAKE GEORGE — Last year, a group of determined Lake George basketball players — living up to the Warriors’ longstanding legacy in athletics — fought a long, challenging campaign to win both the Adirondack League and the Section II Class C Championship.

The league crown was a comeback victory that featured seven points by three Warrior athletes in the final 62 seconds — an effort that demonstrated the character and heart of the players.

The Warriors’ 21-3 season ended at SUNY Potsdam with a 51-50 overtime loss in the Class C regional semifinals after a 21-game winning streak.

Lost to graduation in June were two outstanding athletes: 1,000 point player and Section II Class C MVP Mackenzie Bennett; and Paige Farrington, a top rebounder.

Despite the loss, the Warriors are likely to have another success-filled year as the talent lineup returning for 2016-17 is outstanding.

A core group of seasoned athletes, including All-Star player, is back to lead another year’s campaign.

Among them is Mackenzie’s younger sister Graceann Bennett, a sophomore guardforward who was named to an All-State team and won many other honors after scoring 395 points and averaging 11 rebounds per game in her freshman year. Through her first two seasons as a varsity player as an eighth- and ninth-grader, Graceann had already tallied 580 points in basketball.

Coach Robert Tefft said Graceann, 6’1”, is dedicated to the sport and she motivates the team.

“Graceann is a very talented basketball player and an extremely hard worker,” he said.

Also a key player this season is Lacy Cormie, a 5’3” senior shooting guard that sunk about 60 three-pointers last year and won various regional awards. Tefft has high regard for her hard work in practice and

begin and now it feels great,” she said. “We’re getting back into the rhythm of the game and we’re feeling excited and energized about the season.”

Despite the players’ outstanding accomplishments — and their experience, height and muscle — Tefft said he expects the players to sharpen their skills, boost their team chemistry and take their game to a new level.

“We hope to play good defense and be efficient on offense,” he said. “We look to improve every day and reach our potential.”

ABOVE: The 2016-17 Lake George High School Varsity Girls Basketball team includes (front, left to right): Scorekeeper Jessica McKinney, Rachel Layton, Lacey Cormie, Nicole Nolin, Skylar Healy, (row 2): Alauna Wright, Alysia Kane, Ava Pushor, Graceann Bennett, Nikki Hladi, Rachel Shambo and Morgan Zilm.

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WarEaglesÕ Ê deepÊ rosterÊ isÊ loadedÊ withÊ veterans

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LAKE LUZERNE — Considering their exceptional depth and experience, the HadleyLuzerne/Lake George WarEagles wrestling team will likely be enjoying a strong season in 2016-2017.

With a strong cast of dedicated athletes and two talented coaches — one of them a former state champion wrestler who signed on when the legendary Jack LaBombard retired — the WarEagles have bright prospects for the year.

Sports observers expect them to attain or exceed the success they enjoyed two years ago, when they won the Section II Class C Championship, placed eighth in the state championship tournament and were honored as the top small-school wrestling team regionally.

This year, Mike Varmette of Lake Luzerne joined Larry Rounds in the co-coaching duties. In 1977, Varmette won a state championship in wrestling as a junior at Glens Falls High School. He continued his wrestling career at Michigan State, earning a considerable number of titles along the way. He’s replacing LaBombard, who had tallied 53 years of coaching in the region before he retired this summer.

Leading the team is a core group of veterans.

Senior Jason Hoffman is wrestling at 170 pounds. His many honors include Section II Champion, state Championship Runner-Up and league All-Star during his six years wrestling varsity.

Three-time league All-Star Mike Sutliff, a junior, will be wrestling at 182 pounds — he was Class C Section II Champion as an 8th and 9th grader and in 2015-165, a Class D Champion who was second overall in Section II. Senior Gideon Jardine, an All-Star who won both Class C and Class CC championships since winning the 2012 Section II title years ago, is wrestling at 132 pounds.

At 145 pounds is Connor Spellburg, the reigning Section II Class D champion, multiple Section II place winner and league All-Star.

Wrestling at both 138 and 145 pounds is Cody York, who has placed in both Section II Class C and D tournaments and achieved league All-Star status.

A five-year veteran, Junior Richie Conte will be wrestling at 160 pounds. Among his many titles, Conte has won the Class C championship and he’s placed second in Section II. So far this year, he’s got a 4-1 record.

Lake George Senior Garrett Swift is competing at 152 pounds. Through the years, he’s won or placed in various regional tournaments.

Coach Rounds said he was impressed with the accomplishments of the veterans as well as the dedication and potential of the rookies who fill out the lineup of more than two dozen athletes — the deepest roster ever for the WarEagles.

“This group of kids has amazed me in their work ethic — the seniors have shown very strong leadership — they are outstanding role models for the newer wrestlers,” he said,

adding that he’s expecting numerous achievements from his veterans.

Varmette said he was excited about this season.

“The kids are fantastic,” he said, predicting that the WarEagles would winning some state championships in upcoming years.

“We’ll be a force to reckon with,” he said.

The 2016-17 Lake George-Hadley/Luzerne WarEagles Varsity Wrestling team includes Lake George wrestlers (front, left to right): Decker Bechard, Aswad Khan, Ashton Osborne, Colin McCabe, Gideon Jardine, Mike Fuss, Forest Perkett, Logan Marissal, (row 2): Garrett Swift, Robert Deierlein, Gary Spotswood, Justin Hoffman, Jason Hoffman, Quinton Fox, Connor Spellburg, Caleb Carpenter, Carter McIntosh, (row 3): Dylan Shippee, Cody York, Will Mitcham, Neil Galvin, Nick Taylor, Nick Lashway, Richie Conte and Mike Sutliff.

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VeteranÊ wrestlersÊ toÊ powerÊ BurghersÊ inÊ 2016-17

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WARRENSBURG — The newly combined Warrensburg-Bolton wrestling team athletes have a right to be proud, considering that last season Warrensburg captured both the Section II Class D team championship, as well as the Adirondack League championship.

Having won these two titles, however, doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy for the newly-combined Warrensburg-Bolton wrestling team to repeat the feat in 2016-17.

Warrensburg won last year’s championships primarily due to the school’s deep lineup of competent wrestlers, and their roster has thinned out considerably this year — despite taking on two wrestlers, both sophomores from Bolton High School — Michael Dougherty wrestling at 126 pounds and Dustin Reiter at 113 pounds.

The returning veterans will have to work out and practice hard, and teach wrestling moves and strategy to the team’s newcomers in order to be successful, Coach Mark Trapasso said this week.

Heading up the lineup is a core group of experienced athletes. Junior Jack Binder, wrestling at 220 pounds, won first place in the Dec. 3 Saranac tournament. Trapasso said Binder is very muscular — and sportswriters in the area will be following his accomplishments.

“Binder is working extremely hard,” the coach said. “He knows he may be going to the state tournament.”

Trevor Winchell, a Junior, captured the Class D championship at 106 pounds last year, then wrestled off-season to keep his technique sharp, Trapasso said.

“Winchell is experienced,” he said, noting Trevor is now in the 120 weight class. “He’ll be winning a lot of matches.”

Chris Simpson, a sophomore at 132 pounds, is another top Burgher athlete, who Trapasso said is in great shape since he runs cross-country.

“Chris is tough and has explosive moves,” he said.

Hunter McKenna is a remarkable wrestler for his age. As a seventh grader last year, he was a Class D Finalist at 99 pounds — and he also wrestled off-season. Now as an eighth grader in the 113-pound weight class, fans have high hopes for him, Trapasso said.

“Hunter is ‘legit’ — he’s tough,” the coach said.

Burgher junior Greg Shambo, a star football running back, will be wrestling at 138 , Trapasso said.

“Greg is a tremendous athlete — he can wrestle any weight class, and he’ll win a lot of matches for us,” the coach said.

Burgher junior Dan Monthony will be wrestling at 145 pounds. Trapasso said 201617 will be a “very good year” for Dan, particularly because he wrestled off-season.

Brothers Ryan and Nolan McNeill will be competing weekly in wrestle-offs to represent Warrensburg in the 152-pound class, Trapas-

so said, noting that both Nolan, a sophomore and Ryan, a senior, both practiced off-season.

“Ryan is in super shape because of his cross-country running, and Nolan has improved greatly this year,” Trapasso said.

The coach added that junior Ben Ewald, a talented athlete who had a great year in football, will be wrestling at 182. He also said that Chris Wilson will be winning a lot of matches at 195 pounds.

Senior Jarod West, an experienced athlete who won third place in the Saranac tourney, will be wrestling at 170.

Trapasso said the future’s bright for Dylan Winchell, a seventh grader who will be wrestling at 99 pounds. He placed second in the recent Saranac tournament.

Heavyweights contenders Donald Carpenter and Gary Hill, Both juniors, wrestle 220 and 285 respectively. They both had good seasons last year, and are expected to win

even more matches this season. Hill won second at Saranac.

Rounding out the team are freshmen Thomas Moore and Ryan Vaughan competing at 126 pounds, Zachary Shambo at 120 pounds, plus eighth grader Zachary Carpenter at 106 pounds. Trapasso has high expectations for them all.

“These guys are really working hard in practice,” he said.

“With our lack of depth we need to stay healthy and eligible to have success this year,” he concluded.

The 2016-17 Warrensburg High School Varsity Wrestling team includes (front, left to right): Zachary Shambo, Hunter McKenna, Greg Shambo, Thomas Moore, Dylan Winchell, Dustin Reiter, (row 2): Jarod West, Chris Simpson, Trevor Winchell, Ben Ewald, Michael Dougherty, (row 3): Chris Wilson, Jack Binder, Dan Monthony, Gary Hill and Ryan McNeill.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BJC12845, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 18, 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, 8 Mason Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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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.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Lake George 365, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/13/2016. 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, 107 Rockhurst Rd., Queensbury, NY 12804.

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NE/AJ-11/0512/10/2016-6TC-135011 NOTICE TO BIDDERS PUPIL TRANSPORTATION Sealed bids are requested for the transportation of a maximum of six (6) students of the Warrensburg Central School district, Warrensburg, NY for the remainder of the 2016-2017 school year (beginning January 3, 2017) These students need to be transported from the Warrensburg JR/SR High School located at 103 Schroon River Road, Warrensburg, NY, Monday through Friday; pickup time is 3:00 PM to be driven to the Brant Lake YMCA Outreach Center and picked up at the Outreach Center at 5:30 PM and returned to the School.

Vehicle and driver must meet New York State Vehicle, Education and Transportation Department regulations. Bid documents may be obtained from Cynthia Turcotte, Business Administrator, Warrensburg Central School, 103 Schroon River Road, Warrensburg NY or at 518-623-2861, ext. 229 on request.

Sealed bids should be submitted in an envelope marked TRANSPORTATION BID YMCA Outreach and should be in the hands of the Business Administrator, 103 Schroon River Road, Warrensburg, NY not later than 1 PM on Monday, December 19, 2016. They will be publicly opened at the Business Office, Warrensburg Central School, Warrensburg, NY, at 1:15 PM, Monday, December 19, 2016.

The Warrensburg Central School District Board of Education reserves the right to reject or accept any or all bids and to make award in the best interest of the Warrensburg Central School District.

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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.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS PUPIL TRANSPORTATION Sealed bids are requested for the transportation of a maximum of six (6) students of the Warrensburg Central School district, Warrensburg, NY for the remainder of the 2016-2017 school year (beginning January 3, 2017) These students need to be transported from the Warrensburg JR/SR High School located at 103 Schroon River Road, Warrensburg, NY, Monday through Friday; pickup time is 3:00 PM to be driven to the Brant Lake YMCA Outreach Center and picked up at the Outreach Center at 5:30 PM and returned to the School.

Vehicle and driver must meet New York State Vehicle, Education and Transportation Department regulations. Bid documents may be obtained from Cynthia Turcotte, Business Administrator, Warrensburg Central School, 103 Schroon River Road, Warrensburg NY or at 518-623-2861, ext. 229 on request.

Sealed bids should be submitted in an envelope marked TRANSPORTATION BID YMCA Outreach and should be in the hands of the Business Administrator, 103 Schroon River Road, Warrensburg, NY not later than 1 PM on Monday, December 19, 2016. They will be publicly opened at the Business Office, Warrensburg Central School, Warrensburg, NY, at 1:15 PM, Monday, December 19, 2016.

The Warrensburg Central School District Board of Education reserves the right to reject or accept any or all bids and to make award in the best interest of the Warrensburg Central School District.

Bid form must be completed and signed or the bid will be rejected.

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Bid documents may be obDenton tained from Cynthia Tur- Publications in collaboration with cotte, Businessparticipating Adminisnewspapers, the New York Press trator, Warrensburg Association, and the New York Newspaper Central School, 103 Association provides online access to Schroon RiverPublishers Road, Warrensburg NY or at public notice advertisements from throughout New 518-623-2861, York ext. 229 NOTICE OF of FORMATION and other parts the country. on request.

OF LIMITED LIABILITY Sealed bids should be COMPANY WHAT ARE PUBLIC NOTICES? submitted in an enve- Articles of Organization STANCLIFT LAW, PLLC placedof in lope marked Public TRANS-Notices filed Articles Organifor a are limitedadvertisements liability PORTATION BID YMCA company zation with theand DepartSGS businesses, newspapers by the named government, Outreach and should be 126 Real Estate LLC ment of State of NY on individuals.

They include: government contracts, in the hands of the Busi- were filed with the De- 11/2/2016. Office Locaforeclosures, unclaimed community ness Administrator, 103 partment of State property, on tion: County of Warren.

Schroon Riverinformation Road, November and more!10, 2016. The Secretary of State of 67565 Warrensburg, NY not The office of the LLC is NY ("SSNY") has been later than 1 PM Monto be designated as S agent •onM Y P Ulocated B L IinCWarren NO TICE • of day, December 19, County. The Secretary the PLLC upon whom 2016. They will be pub- of State has been desig- process against it may licly opened at the Busi- nated as agent of the be served. SSNY shall ness Office, Warrens- LLC upon whom pro- mail a copy of any such burg Central School, cess against it may be process served to: The Warrensburg, NY, at served and the post of- PLLC, 7 Clearview Ln., 1:15 PM, Monday, De- fice address to which Queensbury, NY 12804. cember 19, 2016.

Purpose: Law. the Secretary of State The Warrensburg Cen- shall mail a copy of any AJ-11/26-12/31/16-6TCtral School District process against it served 136879 Board of Education re- upon him/her is 11 Pearl serves the right to reject Street, Sandy Hook, CT NOTICE OF FORMATION or accept any or all bids 06482. The latest date and to make award in upon which the LLC is OF THE LYME TRIALS, the best interest of the to dissolve is December LLC Arts. of Org. filed Warrensburg Central 31, 2115. The character with the Sect'y of State School District. or purpose of the busi- of NY (SSNY) on Bid form must be com- ness of the LLC is prop- 9/12/2016. Office locapleted and signed or the erty acquisition, renova- tion, County of Warren.

SSNY has been desigbid will be rejected. tion and management,

By Order of the War- all activities incidental or nated as agent of the LLC upon whom prorensburg Central School complementary thereto cess against it may be District Clerk: and such other activities served. SSNY shall mail Cynthia Turcotte as may be engaged in by NE/AJ-12/10/2016-1TCa company formed un- process to: Meyer & der the Limited Liability Fuller, PLLC, 161 Ottawa 138027 St., Lake George, NY Company Law. 12845. Purpose: any AJNE-11/26-12/31/16lawful act.

NOTICE OF FORMATION 6TC-137136 NE/AJ-12/03OF LIMITED LIABILITY 01/14/2016-6TC-138179 COMPANY STANCLIFT LAW, PLLC Articles of Organization filed Articles of Organifor a limited liability company named SGS zation with the Depart126 Real Estate LLC ment of State of NY on were filed with the De- 11/2/2016. Office Locapartment of State on tion: County of Warren.

November 10, 2016. The Secretary of State of The office of the LLC is NY ("SSNY") has been to be located in Warren designated as agent of County. The Secretary the PLLC upon whom of State has been desig- process against it may nated as agent of the be served. SSNY shall LLC upon whom pro- mail a copy of any such cess against it may be process served to: The served and the post of- PLLC, 7 Clearview Ln., fice address to which Queensbury, NY 12804. the Secretary of State Purpose: Law. shall mail a copy of any AJ-11/26-12/31/16-6TCprocess against it served 136879 upon him/her is 11 Pearl Street, Sandy Hook, CT 06482. The latest date upon which the LLC is to dissolve is December 31, 2115. The character or purpose of the business of the LLC is property acquisition, renovation and management, all activities incidental or complementary thereto and such other activities as may be engaged in by a company formed under the Limited Liability Company Law. AJNE-11/26-12/31/166TC-137136

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