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Lake Placid’s RJ Reid looks to avoid the tag of the Ticonderoga catcher during the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference’s season-opener April 16. Reid connected for two hits, including a double, as the Blue Bombers opened with a 7-6 win over the Sentinels, scoring six times in the final two innings to complete the comeback. More pictures from this and other games can be found at thevalleynews.org. Photo by Nancy Frasier

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LAKE PLACID — The long-running saga involving Lake Placid Central School District Superintendent Randy Richards and High School Principal Katherine Mulderig took another turn last week, when word broke

that Mulderig went on an extended leave of absence beginning Monday, April 16. Sources within the school system told the Adirondack Daily Enterprise that Mulderig had accepted a settlement from the district and would not return to her job. "Although it appears very hollow, the board still can-

not comment or discuss the principal situation," said School Board President Phil Baumbach. "We understand there are a lot of questions, but we must remain confidential about the principal issue. We are working with all parties to come to a resolution that is best for those who are involved."

Baumbach explained the the board’s tight-lipped approach to the matter as an issue of “policy mandates.” "Obviously, everybody wants an explanation and I'm sure they get tired of, 'Well, we can't talk about it,' but that's the real situation,” he said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

E L I Z A B E T H TO W N — A sub-committee of five will start to take a deeper look at three potential buyers of the Horace Nye Nursing Home. The Nursing Home Committee recommended that a sub-committee consisting of Lewis Supervisor David Blades, Elizabethtown Supervisor Margaret Bartley, Minerva Supervisor Sue Montgomery-Corey, Office For the Aging Director Patty Bashaw and Horace Nye Director Deborah Gifford to research and visit each of the three organizations that have bid to purchase the home. Upon appointing the board, there was discussion over the addition of Gifford to the five. “I think it does make sense to have Deborah or someone from Horace Nye be a part of this,” North Elba Supervisor and Horace Nye Committee Chair Roby Politi said. “Deborah works for this board and for Essex County and my personal opinion is that she would give us an unbiased view of what she sees. There is nothing that says she would be out of a job because of this.” While Politi endorsed the appointment, which County Manager Daniel Palmer said was made in part because she had requested to be on the sub-committee, others were skeptical. “Just because she asked to be on this committee, does that mean that she is the best choice for the committee or if there is another, better choice,” St. Armand Supervisor Joyce Morency said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 17

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‘Into the Woods’ set LAKE PLACID — The Community Theatre Players are pleased to announce their 2012 spring musical, “Into the Woods.” Sunny Rozakis is directing the production, with accompaniment by Joey Izzo. Performances will be on May 18, 19, 25 and 26 at 8 p.m. and May 27 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for students and seniors. Tickets for the matinee performance on May 27 are $14 for adults and $12 for students and seniors.

The cast consists of 20 talented local performers; Jason Brill, Elizabeth Clark, Leslie Dame, Jessica Deeb, Lisa Keegan, Mark Lawrence, Angel Marvin, Veronica Montes, Michael Monroe, McCayla Quinn, John Joe Reilly, Sunny Rozakis, Rebecca Minster Shuman, Matt Sorensen, Paul Stelmack, Eydon Thomashow, Arthur Volmrich, Kimberly Weems, Megan Winkler and David Woodward. For more information, call the LPCA at 523-2512 or visit www.LakePlacidArts.org.

Workshop set ESSEX — As the spring chorus of amphibians returns, Champlain Area Trails (CATS) and the Northeast Wilderness Trust invite you to join Dr. David Patrick of Paul Smith’s College for an overview of amphibian diversity and ecology in the region on Saturday, April 28, from 6:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. After a short indoor introduction, participants will head outdoors to discover the Champlain Valley’s amphibian diversity firsthand. Bring your flashlight and learn tips

for identifying and finding individual amphibian species. Space is limited; please preregister by calling 802-4537880 or emailing rose@newildernesstrust.org

Brush dump to open WESTPORT — The town of Westport will open the brush dump for residents to bring unwanted shrubbery and other yard waste to the Ledge Hill at the old landfill site on May 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Town Supervisor Daniel Connell said the one day open-

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Turkey shoot set WILLSBORO — The Willsboro Fish & Game Club will have a turkey shoot on Sunday, April, 22, from noon to 3 p.m. Participants can use pistols, rifles and blackpowder guns from 50 yards to 265 yards and can win food prizes. For more information, call 963-7908.

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WILMINGTON – “I remember my grandmother looking across the street at this place,” said Chris Kueller. “It was for sale, and she said, ‘That place is a goldmine if you get the right person to run it right.’” Kueller is out to prove his grandmother right. The grandson of Carl and Bertha Steinhoff, Kueller grew up at his family’s Sportsman’s Inn, a stone’s throw away from a new restaurant in town, Up A Creek, where he works as a chef. He asked owner Danielle Lavarnway for a job after she purchased the property last summer. “I came in and told her who I was,” he said. “You’ve got great advertising right there – the grandson of Carl Steinhoff working for you.” He uses his grandfather ’s recipes. Up A Creek is in the building that formerly housed the Evening Hatch and, before that, the Pancake Haven. The restaurant adjoins a well-appointed gift shop and sporting goods store that is aptly called the Great Outdoors. Both the diner and the store are owned and operated by Danielle Lavarnway,

but to enjoy the outdoors?” “I have a lot of local people putting their products in the shop, and I try to have what people need for hiking, camping, fishing, boating. I’m going to get a lot more bike stuff this summer; I was overwhelmed by the number of people who came in looking for bike stuff last summer. And then you have the gifts and the little mementos that represent the Adirondacks. It’s a little bit of everything. We provide people with whatever they need.” Lavarnway said that she expects to expand her restaurant’s hours this summer and that she’s begun the “long process” of getting a license to serve alcohol. As for the biggest surprise of her first few months in the business, Lavarnway said, “The most unexpected thing is the people of Wilmington. It’s an incredible little place. I bought a business surrounded by like businesses — there are other stores in town, there are other places to go eat — but it doesn’t matter: Everybody’s friendly, everybody’s willing to help you, answer your questions. Around here people are actually helpful. I think everybody has the same goal: to keep people coming back.“

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or years, loyal readers, researchers and editorial staffers have yearned to flip through back issues of the various papers owned by Denton Publications, whether they want information from two years in the past, 20 years ago or all the way back in the 1800s. Well, we have some good news. We recently signed an agreement with the Potsdam-based Northern New York Library Network to have News Enterprise issues from 1924 to the present digitized and placed on a searchable website. We will soon be part of the Northern New York Historical Newspapers project, located online at http://news.nnyln.net. The Northern New York Library Network is a consortium of public, academic and specialized libraries chartered to improve library service for North Country residents. It has a long history of newspaper preservation, including preservation microfilming in the 1980s and local coordination of the New York State Newspaper Project in the 1990s. In 2004, the network launched Northern New York Historical Newspapers to enhance access to the region’s local history. Serving seven counties — Essex, Franklin, Clinton, St. Lawrence, Lewis, Jefferson and Oswego — the online collection now contains almost 2.3 million pages from 52 newspapers. The newspapers span more than 200 years. The oldest issues on the website come from the Plattsburgh Republican and date from 1811, three years before the famed Battle of Plattsburgh during the War of 1812. In the April 12, 1811 issue, we find out who has mail left at the post office, who died that week, who got married, who wrote letters to the editor, and which state senators’ seats needed to be filled during the lieutenant governor ’s election. For the history buff, the genealogy hobbyist and the serious researcher, Northern New York Historical Newspapers is a treasure trove of information. People can easily get mesmerized by the volumes of stories here. Time flies when you are having fun learning about local history. The process of digitizing the News Enterprise from 1924 to the present will be routine. The Adirondack Museum’s librarian has graciously given us per-

mission to use their microfilm copies of the paper and will loan them to the NNYLN. The microfilm will be scanned, and the images will be run through optical character recognition (OCR) software and be indexed. The indexed images will then be placed on the Network’s web server, interfaced with a search engine and made available to the public over the Internet. When we began researching this project in February, we didn’t know how much the digitization project would cost or where we would put the issues online. After all, the Northern New York Historical Newspapers project does not serve most of the News Enterprise’s readership: the Warren County town of Johnsburg and the Hamilton County towns of Indian Lake and Long Lake. Luckily, our paper serves the Essex County towns of Minerva and Newcomb, so we were welcomed into the Network’s family. And, because we are part of the family, digitizing the News Enterprise will be free for us. We can’t thank the Network and the Adirondack Museum enough for their generosity. We’re not sure when the back issues of the News Enterprise will be available online, but we’re hoping it will be sometime in 2012. We hope to get even more historic newspapers online in the future. Other newspapers in the Denton lineage currently available on Northern New York Newspapers are the Ticonderoga Sentinel (forefather of the Times of Ti), the Rouses Point North Countryman (forefather of the North Countryman) and the Essex County Republican (forefather of the Valley News). Our history is there: “This issue of the Essex County Republican begins a new chapter in this paper ’s long and distinguished career of service to its many North Country readers,” began the May 10, 1968 issue of the Essex County Republican, announcing that Denton Publications had acquired the Essex County Republican.

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ble outcome. hat are the tradi• Adaptability: One must be tional core valflexible and adjust to changing ues I keep referconditions. ring to as the critical build• Independence: The ability to ing blocks of our society? act individually without superviI’m not sure the order or sion or direction, and to take ownranking of them is as imporership and be creative. Independtant as the recognition that ence is tied to risk taking, goal setthese valuable traits once ting and being responsible for learned and engrained in Dan Alexander one’s actions. one’s personality will serve Thoughts from • Respect: This traditional core one well for a lifetime. These Behind the Pressline value is closely tied to both the are the traits that help one Golden Rule and self-esteem. Indiachieve one’s hopes and viduals with respect for themselves and othdreams. There are likely ones I have missed ers are foundational to healthy societies. Innaming, but these are the traits I value most dividuals should show appropriate deference in myself and those with whom I prefer to asto property and authority and care about sociate. their health, fitness and hygiene. Other • Honesty: A truthful and open approach things tied to respect for others include to all your actions. We also must be honest maintaining a sense of fairness, appreciating with ourselves: Each of us must be willing to diversity, and recognizing honest differing recognize our faults, weaknesses and inapopinions and a sense of fairness. propriate actions and demonstrate a willing• Morality: An internal compass that difness to correct them through responsible acferentiates between right from wrong, good tion. from evil, and the ultimate consequences of • Learning: We each need to be open to our actions. Moral conduct allows for the aclearning new methods, ideas and skills. A ceptance of a higher supreme authority. strong sense of curiosity and a desire to expand one’s store of knowledge are critical to Without these core values at the root of our success. Education is lifelong process and issociety we will continue down a path that ren’t complete when one leaves school. wards taking shortcuts, cutting corners, • Work Ethic: An internal self discipline to slacking off, taking the easy way out, making be responsible and committed to putting excuses, and blaming everyone else when forth your best effort in all that you do. Peothings don’t work out as you would like. ple with strong work ethics are focused on The qualities listed above must be taught creating work of high quality and value and from an early age, practiced and further debeing productive regardless of the task asveloped by being held accountable in the signed. It is important to develop an apprecischools years and then fully applied in adultation of your own work and a sense of achood. complishment and gratification from perIf we truly practiced and rewarded these forming a task correctly the first time. values, we would see far less cheating, vio• Communication: The ability to convey lence, and drug use, and have a far more acthoughts, ideas, and instructions to others countable governmental system than we have and to understand what others are conveying today. Today, spinning reality and the truth is to you. Reading, writing, speaking and lisan artform. tening skills are essential in all walks of life. I believe the problems we see in society to• Teamwork: The ability to work and colday can be corrected if we realize that our laborate with others. A commitment to be drift away from these core values has played part of a team requires trust in all members, a significant role in the decline of our nation. trust based on the fact that each will do their I hope readers will consider the impact of best to fulfill their role. that decline on our children’s generations. • Dependability: A commitment to live up Their lives will be rooted in the steps we to your promises so that those with whom take today. you interact can be confident of your integriDan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Denty. ton Publications. He may be reached at • Problem solving: The process of examindan@denpubs.com. ing potential options and outcomes and selecting a course of action with the best possi-


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Thoughts on sports

Holding On and Letting Go

To the Valley News: The April 7 issue of the Valley News published an article entitled "Without Beagle-ball or merger, Keene seeks answers to merger needs" of which I was quoted in. Prior to the March school board meeting at Keene Central, I was asked to attend to present my point of view on the issue of merging Keene Central sports with other schools. I did not expect parts of which I had to say to be published in the Valley News. I understand it is difficult for a newspaperman to get the gist of a story into a newspaper into a short article and Mr. Lobdell did a good job. Yet, if I am going to be quoted in bits and pieces, and school board meetings are supposed to be public information, the readers of the Valley News should know exactly what my speech was to the KCS school board meeting at their March meeting. Mr. Lobdell is correct. I don't support a merger one bit! Dear Keene Central Board of Education: In reference to merging our sports program with E'town or another district, it isn't just about the student enrollment. Give this some thought. Some of us may think we need E'town but they don't need us. This is a complicated issue and many are at fault. Therefore, it is not just about the numbers. It is understandable that athletics aren't for everyone. With that alone the numbers decrease. Attitude will decrease the numbers as well. The reasons of not playing the sport because of not liking the coach and not thinking there'll be enough playing time are the wrong attitude. Not wanting to play because it interferes with after school free time is wrong also. Team sports only come around once in a lifetime. Facebook, video games, etc. will always be there. Some students won't play the traditional team sports because there are other options such as track and hockey which are offered through this school. This option hurts the traditional sports. Do the math. The fact that this option has been available for some time has definitely impacted the numbers willing to play the traditional sports. It has encouraged many athletes to do their own thing and not being part of the group or the team. Here is a place where the boys can field a varsity soccer team with two or three on the bench but cannot field a baseball team, a sport that requires about the same numbers. A varsity basketball team needs less than that. Keene has a brand new gym and a new baseball field with no one with the desire to use it. Sad.Questio - what kind of school spirit exists at Keene now? After sitting back and watching this whole deal for a few years why was it me who had to come down here and ask why a sports schedule was not posted on cable? Doesn't anyone within this system think of this? Does anyone care? And thank you for posting it this year by the way. At least twice this year during the JV boys basketball games the bleachers were only pulled out just enough to seat the front row. I am so glad the custodial staff encourages community support for our teams. If pulling the bleachers out is such a difficult task they should play basketball games next season on the tennis court. It is good to see it when members of the faculty and staff can make it to a game. It means a lot to the kids and those who make an appearance at times I thank you. On the other side I have to wonder when students who are chatting about sports in a study hall are told by a superior they can talk about anything else except sports. I am a proud alumnus of Keene Central. To all parties involved fix this. I do not support a sports merger. Matt Dumas KCS 1982

t was my daughter’s birthday this week and while she lives in another state, I spoke with her at some length on the telephone. Though it was not spoken, I sensed that she did not want to hang up any more than I did. Though there were pregnant pauses and uncomfortable gaps, the conversation ended with KidsByCount “I love you.” Scot Hurlburt I later realized that perhaps we had reached yet another relationship destination, one of many that have occurred along the way. As parents, it is a curious paradox in that we bond with our children through their dependence on us but at the same time we encourage and hope that they are becoming their own person, capable of taking care of themselves and ultimately finding their way in the world on their own. My daughter arrived in the world easily, a very short labor and there she was. At home, it soon became a ritual to look at a book or rock in a chair and then I would play a song accompanied with my guitar,putting her to sleep right away. As I found myself having to attend conferences for several days at a time for work I made tapes so she could hear me sing before bed. She could not go to sleep easily without hearing me sing. I did not know how special that need made me feel until one day, she didn’t want me to sing to her at night anymore. Ah, the paradox, she was making her own decision about a bedtime ritual, a first destination; letting go. Being an only child meant that just about every weekend, we had one or more extra girls with us. At first, games included adults but not for long, her friends became her focus. It was a fabulous time and the many young girls that came to visit greatly enriched our lives with many unforgettable and memorable moments. The house was filled with sounds of children running, laughing and singing. They made themselves up in makeup and made short videos that they then watched. I was invited to watch for a while, over time that invitation was relinquished; letting go. I frequently drove my daughter to school and one day when she was in fourth grade, just before we arrived at school she told me that if I wanted to hug her and kiss her, I should do it now before arriving at school. Those few, benign words slammed in to me like a howling freight train. I stopped at the stop sign and reached over for a kiss on the cheek and hoped she wouldn’t see how hard it had hit me. I remember calling a friend and doing something that I had not done in twenty years. I cried that day and forever after I was transformed by that event into someone that cried, almost a stranger to myself in this regard. It was a new destination for me and my daughter. Never a fan of gushy movies, I sat teary eyed as Johnny so famously said; “Nobody puts Baby in a corner.” And so I strangely became a fan of the chick flick and I watched with my daughter and her friends the many tear jerking films that I had never seen before or even knew existed. At one point I found myself needing to gain my composure at a movie theatre while my daughter walked by chuckling. I don’t think she understood then, nor did I, just how much fatherhood had changed me; a new destination. I had to learn to let her suffer her hurts though they probably injured me nearly as much as they did her. I celebrated her triumphs but more and more at a distance; letting go. Still there were times, even as a teenager, that she laid her head on my lap and fell asleep while I stroked her hair and listened to her deep slow breathing as I had so alertly done when she was a baby. I was holding on again and she was holding me, too. To this day, though she is an adult, she sometimes sits on my knee and snuggles her head in against my neck and it is a brief, transcendent moment where I am young, she is a baby and that feeling of completeness that is so fleeting, washes over me. As a parent, holding on and letting go is a walk that we make every day. We wonder if they are happy and safe just as we did when they were children. While our children leave us, some may be a world away, still, they are in our hearts and those are memories that we will always hold on to. Remember, all kids count. Reach the writer at hurlburt@wildblue.net.

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To the Valley News: National Crime Victims Rights Week is recognized this year the week of April 22April 28. Victims of all crimes have important, irrevocable rights and deserve to be treated with fairness, dignity, and respect. During a time of crisis and thereafter, it can be a confusing and intimidating task to navigate your way as the victim through the various steps of the civil and/or criminal systems. You are not alone. In our community, there are resources available to provide help. Services available include information about your rights (including applying for NYS Office of Victim Services compensation), support, and advocacy. All of these services are free and confidential. Victims of domestic violence and other crimes in Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties are encouraged to contact STOP Domestic Violence/BHSN at 1-888-563-6904. Victims of sexual assault are encouraged to call the Sexual Assault Services/PPNCNY 24-hour hotline at 1-877-212-2323. The Clinton County Advocacy Center, located at the Clinton County Probation Department, may be reached by calling at 565-4648. All of these crime victim service providers are here for you and ready to listen. When we promote justice for victims in our community, we promote justice for all. Jessica Nunn Provost Assistant Director STOP Domestic Violence/Behavioral Health Services North Louis Davis Victim Advocate Clinton County Advocacy Center/Clinton Co. Probation Dept. Sandy Esposito Sexual Assault Services Coordinator Planned Parenthood of the North Country New York

To the Valley News: In 1998, the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement with the tobacco companies was enacted. This settlement severely limited tobacco advertising and restricted tobacco companies from utilizing billboard and transit advertising. Additionally, they could no longer target underage youth with print advertising. This meant that the tobacco companies would have to be creative with the manner in which they advertised toward adolescents and young adults, which is the group that is most susceptible to product marketing. Youth are now targeted through Point of Sale advertising, when tobacco products are highly visible where other items are purchased, such as by the registers in convenience and grocery stores and pharmacies. Research shows that kids who shop at stores with tobacco marketing two or more times a week are 64 percent more likely to start smoking than their peers who don’t. By covering up tobacco products at these locations, other countries have been able to boast significant dccrcascs in youth smoking rates. The New York State Tobacco Control Program has launched a new media campaign that plainly states that our kids have seen enough. They are bombarded with tobacco marketing every time they shop at the stores that prominently display tobacco products. It is time to change as 22,500 NYS children under the age of 18 become new daily smokers each year. Help lower youth smoking rates by supporting changes to reduce youth exposure to in-store tobacco marketing. To View and support our new tobacco marketing campaign visit www.tobaccofreenys.org. Encourage children to speak up and say that they have seen enough. Jill Rock Adirondack Tobacco Free Network

Stop selling ‘our’ property To the Valley News: How long are the American people going to stand by while public bureaucrats sell off public property to the highest bidder? The Essex County Board of Supervisors may have the ability to sell the nursing home, but they do not have the moral authority to sell public property. The Horace Nye Nursing Home is owned by the residents of Essex County. To sell that “commons” (owned by the public citizens), they are morally obligated to get permission from the constituency: a referendum that is approved by 75-percent of the citizens of Essex County. This country finds, tries, and convicts embezzlers for absconding with the property of others. Why do we allow public officials to manage public property by selling it? I say “NO!” Corporate/financial interests have stolen public property so often, that the public believes this process is “business as usual.” No; it is a form of embezzlement! I know. Let’s allow Jan Brewer to sell the Grand Canyon. Our national heritage should be protected by private ownership (and exploitation). Right? C. R. Touby Saranac Lake

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SARANAC LAKE — A Climate Forum sponsored by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Adirondack Program and the Adirondack Green Circle is scheduled for Saturday, April 22, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Pendragon Theater in Saranac Lake. The forum will feature WCS ecologist Jerry Jenkins, who will give a brief presentation about climate change in our region. Jenkins is the author of, “Climate Change in the Adirondacks: The Path to Sustainability.” The second half of the forum will be an opportunity for participants to ask questions and visit Action Stations—resource tables that feature experts in topics such as home energy efficiency, local food and Community Supported Agriculture, and transportation options.

This event is free and open to the public; please bring your friends and family. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, please call 891-8872 or e-mail accp@wcs.org.

To the Valley News: I want to thank the member of the Sheriff ’s Department who came and removed the dead deer on my property this morning within 15 minutes after I called. I did not see him come so I could not thank him personally. It’s just one of the many examples of why I love being here in this wonderful and caring community. Mary Lu Kristy New Russia

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Elisa Monte Dance to perform LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the return of internationally acclaimed Elisa Monte Dance for an outstanding public performance on the afternoon of Sunday, April 22 at 3 p.m. North Country Public Radio is Media Sponsor for this event, and the program is funded in part by the Frances Murdock Memorial Fund at Adirondack Community Trust. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors and $8 for children 12 and under.


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Elizabethtown-Lewis superintendent to retire at end of school year School board will begin search for new supervisor

By Katherine Clark

katherine@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — After 39 years in education and nine years of service as the Superintendent of School for the Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School, Gail Else will officially retire as of June 30. “I’ve been all over the place, and I’ve worked a long time in education and this is going to be the last piece of my career,” Else said. The school board approved the motion to accept Else’s letter of retirement at the March 29 meeting. Else is the mother of two and now a grandmother to a 9-month old, Olivia. She said she feels this is the right time to leave

the education field to be that comes in to make sure with her family. everything can roll smooth“My kids live in Maui ly,”Else said. and in California and it’s School Board President more fun with a grandBrett Sicola said the board daughter than I could have will meet soon to discuss imagined,” Else said. “I’m possible search efforts and looking forward to spendhopes for the community’s ing more time with them.” support in the process. Else said she also hopes Sicola said it has been a to use her time to get back pleasure working with Else into the art industry and during his time on the board. begin to sell artwork at “Gail has brought a lot to some point. the district over the last few The board has not met to years and we wish her the Gail Else discuss their plan for hirvery best,” he said. ing a new superintendent. Else began her career as an Else said she is going to spend the next few art education teacher 39 years ago and latmonths ensuring an easy transition. er made the move to administration at “It’s important to me to make sure that Massena Central School. everything is prepared for the next person Else said she feels her time spent at Eliz-

abethtown-Lewis has been very fulfilling and some of her greatest memories at the school come from the, “generous and welcoming community.“ “One of the things that I’ve really appreciated has been the community support, they are very interested in their school being successful and they are very interested in providing the resources to do that,” Else said. Some of the challenges before the new superintendent takes over will be the Race to the Top Program, continued enrollment decreases and need for increased state aid, Else said. “I feel very comfortable with how I’m leaving the district and we have the potential to do very well in the future for the next person, and I’m sure they will find someone equally as competent to carry on,” Else said.

Pancake breakfast raises $1,000 for pantry

Chicken dinner benefit set LEWIS — There will be a dinner with chicken, biscuits and gravy, mixed vegetables, fruit and homemade cake Friday, April 20, starting at 4 p.m. for eat in or take out at the First Congregational Church of Lewis Praish Hall. The cost is $7 for adults and $4 for ages 10 and under. Proceeds from this event will benefit the First Congregational Church of Lewis’ Bicentennial, to be held Saturday, July 28, and Sunday, July 29.

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ELIZABETHTOWN — A local food pantry will be able to meet the needs of a community for a month with funds raised by piles of pancakes. The Kiwanis Club of Elizabethtown held its second annual Pancake Breakfast March 25 at the Deer's Head Inn and served over 92 people. $1,000 in proceeds were donated to the Community Food Shelf on Williams Street. “I was completely overwhelmed at the generosity and the amount that they raised for the food shelf,” Marilyn Jordan, director of the Community Food Shelf said. According to Mike Parker, Kiwanis President, attendance jumped in the fundraisers second year after 60 people enjoyed the breakfast in 2011. “We really appreciate the people who came out to the breakfast and helped us raise money for the food shelf,” Parker said. “There is a need for those who are doing okay to help those who just need a little bit of help.” The food-buying power of that donation will allow the shelf to buy 2,000 pounds of food through the regional food bank in Latham. Jordan said the food will feed area families who utilize the food shelf for a month. After learning about the increased need for the food shelf last year, Park-

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Elizabethtown Community Hospital and its auxiliary are offering scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year, aimed at students planning a career in health care. The Holly Estus Memorial Scholarship for Nursing was created in memory of a dedicated young nurse who worked at Elizabethtown Community Hospital. This year, the fund will

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Matt Baldwin, Deer's Head Chef and Mike Parker, Kiwanis President give Marilyn Jordan, Director of the Community Food Shelf a check for $1,000. Photo by Katherine Clark er said the Kiwanis Club, along with Deer ’s Head Inn owners Joanne and Matt Baldwin, decided to team up to help the food shelf. “JoAnne said she would supply the place and we decided we’d bring the man power,” Parker said. After going through two gallons of maple syrup and Kiwanis member Mike Baldwin made many pancakes, the group was able to offer the food shelf some support. “We’re really grateful for how supportive the Deer ’s Head Inn and the Ki-

wanis Club has been and we are thankful for the good relationship we have,” Jordan said. The Food shelf is made possible by the participation of The United Church of Christ, St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church, the Church of the Good Shepherd, The Congregational Church in Lewis, and the St. Johns Episcopal Church in Essex. For more information on how to make a donation to the Food Shelf call 873-6521.

award $500 to a student enrolled in a nursing program. Applicants must reside within the Elizabethtown, Keene, Moriah, Westport, Willsboro, or AuSable Valley school district in order to be eligible. The Elizabethtown Community Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship benefits those pursuing or furthering a career in the healthcare field. Applicants must be an employee of ECH, a child or parent of an ECH employee, an ECH vol-

unteer, an employee at Horace Nye Home or the Keene Valley Neighborhood House. This year, two scholarships of $500 each will be awarded. Scholarship applications may be downloaded from the hospital’s Web site at www.ech.org or by visiting the hospital’s community relations office. Local guidance counselors have also received copies of the applications. Applications must be submitted by May 31.

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Lewis to start work on comprehensive plan LEWIS — The Town of Lewis is starting work on our first ever Comprehensive Plan with support from an Adirondack Community Smart Growth grant. This effort will require extensive input and involvement from residents in order to write a meaningful plan for Lewis. The town has distributed a survey townwide asking residents their opinion of Lewis today and what they want to see in the future to begin the planning process. Surveys have been mailed to residents. Completed surveys can be dropped off at the Town Hall, Vaughan’s Country Store, Kim’s Karpets or

the Kinney Drugs in Elizabethtown. Additional copies of the survey can be picked up at those locations as well. Lewis residents can also go to www.placesense.com/lewis and complete the survey online. The town is hosting an initial community workshop on Saturday, May 5, at 9 a.m. at the First Congregational Church hall. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. with coffee, tea, juice and a variety of nibbles available. The workshop will get underway at 9 a.m. and will finish up by noon. At the workshop, talk will focus on Lewis today and what is needed in the future. They ask interested persons to

think about what they hope will stay the same about Lewis and what they want to see change. Together, it will create a vision statement that will describe what residents want Lewis to look, feel and be like in the future. The vision statement will be the driving force behind our Comprehensive Plan. The town is also holding a photo contest at the workshop. More information about the Lewis comprehensive planning project is available at www.placesense.com/lewis or by contacting the planner assisting us with this effort, Brandy Saxton, at 546-7470.

Elizabethtown Squad welcomes members ELIZABETHTOWN — At its regular March Squad meeting, the Emergency Squad enjoyed the company of two new Squad members. The squad welcomed a familiar f a c e – F re d H o o p e r o f E l i z a b e t h town. He is a returning Squad memb e r, a n d j o i n s h i s s o n , B ro d y, t h i s spring in EMT class in Lewis. The Squad was also excited to welcome a brand new face, Paul DeBarbieri, who lives in New Russia and will be starting out as a Driver/Attendant. The squad said that it looked forward to getting to know both, sharing its collective knowledge and l o v e o f E M S , a n d l e a r n i n g f ro m their experiences. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Etown-Lewis Emergency Squad, please call the station at 873-2122.

Three injured on I-87 By Katherine Clark

katherine@denpubs.com LEWIS — Emergency officials responded to a one-car accident around 1:15 p.m. Monday, April 16 that resulted in the injury of three Canadian women. The accident, involving a Chevrolet Cruze carrying three passengers from Quebec, took place in the in the northbound lane of Interstate 87 off of exit 32. All three females were taken to CVPH in Plattsburgh for observation. One passenger was removed from the scene, with possible spinal injury, on a stretcher. The Cruze went off the road and hit the rock face on the right side of the road, according to Elizabethtown Volunteer Fire Department First Assistant Chief Charlie Martin. After the car hit the rock, it flipped three to four times down the embankment along the side of the road before coming to stop. The lead investigator in the accident, New York State Trooper Scott Flaherty, said the cause for the car leaving the road is still unknown and he will know more after speaking with the accident victims. The vehicle was transported to Desotell's Garage in Keeseville. Emergency personnel arrived on scene from Elizabethtown Volunteer Fire Department, Lewis Volunteer Fire Department, Elizabethtown-Lewis Emergency Squad and the Willsboro Fire Volunteer Department.

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North Elba seeks to give away skateboard park equipment locally Offered to village, may be headed to Saranac Lake

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andy@denpubs.com LAKE PLACID — The town of North Elba will be giving away its equipment at the local skateboard park, but the question remains: Will it stay in Lake Placid or be shipped to Saranac Lake? North Elba won’t be funding an attendant at the skateboard park adjacent to the Shipman Youth Center as it has recently, and the equipment remains behind a locked fence and is not being used. “It didn’t quite work out the way we had hoped,” Councilman Bob Miller said at the North Elba Town Board meeting on April 10. In the summer of 2010, the town funded an attendant to manage the skateboard park. It was sunny that year, Miller said, and the park was open for 63 days. “Thirty-eight days no kids showed up at all,” Bob said. “And out of the days that kids did show up, it was for 10 or 15 minutes.” The Youth Center doesn’t want the skateboard park equipment. The Lake Placid Central School District doesn’t want it. The Olympic Regional Development Authority doesn’t want it. And the town doesn’t have any land to put it on. “I think some are open to giving it to the kids in Saranac Lake or Wilmington ... because they want the equipment,” Miller said. “We’re not using it ... We want kids to use this equipment.”

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The North Elba town board is seeking to give away its skateboard park to one of the neighboring municipalities. Photo by Andy Flynn Town Supervisor Roby Politi said he will ask Lake Placid Mayor Craig Randall if the village wants to have the equipment and move it to village property. “I think we have an obligation to exhaust all avenues before you make a decision to move it outside the community because it was something that was given here, but I think that we all agree with you (that) it makes no sense to have equipment, that kids could be using, that’s sitting and not being utilized,” Politi said. Asked April 16 whether the village of Lake Placid wants the skateboard park equipment, Mayor Randall said he hasn’t spoken with Politi yet about the potential gift, so it’s too early to comment. Yet the village faces similar space issues and doesn’t have any

parks department since the town manages the village parks under a special agreement. “I’m not sure we’re in any better situation than the town is,” Randall said. Councilman Derek Doty said it’s also worth noting that there will be a financial obligation for any new owner of the equipment. “We can’t just pick up those pieces and replace them,” Doty said. “A major pad has to be poured.” Politi said he has been in touch with the skateboard park organizers in Saranac Lake, and they are eager to acquire the equipment. “The folks in Saranac Lake said they have the funding for the slab and would be able to provide that,” Politi said.

Randy Preston: Sell the Horace Nye Nursing Home By Tim Follos

tim@denpubs.com W I L M I N G TO N — R e s p o n d i n g t o a question from the press, Wilmington Sup e r v i s o r R a n d y P re s t o n t o o k a s t ro n g stand against public ownership of the Horace Nye nursing home at an April 10 Wilmington town council meeting. “If you go on to the Department of Health website, under their inspections, and you pull up the inspections for our publicly held home and the inspections for the three places that have bid for it, we did not fare well,” Preston said. “It was quite eye-opening to see how the public ones rated. Our report was quite bad.” The Department of Health’s Complaint and Incident Summary Report for the period between early 2009 and early 2012 shows that Horace Nye had 29.9 complaints per 100 occupied bed. The state

average was 23.9. Horace Nye had 4.1 citations per occupied beds. The state average was 1.6. The full picture is mixed — there are D e p a r t m e n t o f H e a l t h r a n k i n g s w h e re H o r a c e N y e c o m p a re s f a v o r a b l y w i t h state averages — but the Essex Countyru n h o m e u n d e r p e r f o r m s n o t i c e a b l y i n several categories within the reports. “I don’t think the county should be in the public nursing home business,” Preston said. “The benefits aren’t sustainable. There was over $300,000 last year in workers’ compensation. If we don’t sell the Horace Nye Home, we’re looking at a 30-40 percent tax increase and/or laying off at least 50 people from the county. So, they’re really tough choices, but from what I’ve seen we should not be in the nursing home business. We’re not good at it.” Town council members also discussed an open position at the town youth center at the April 10 meeting. “We’re basically looking for somebody, or

LP Horse show dates set LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows return to Lake Placid June 26 through July 8, and feature every level of competition from children under 7 competing in the Juliam Farm Lead Line class to Olympic veterans competing in two $75,000 Grand Prix events. The two-week long horse show series is one of the most highly regarded stops on the nation’s hunter-jumper circuit. Along with many highlighted competitions throughout the two weeks, two featured competitions are held which showcase the talent and finesse of many of the nation’s top riders and Olympic veterans. Two $75,000 Grand Prix, the pinnacle of equestrian show jumping competition, are held Sunday, July 1, and one on Saturday, July 7. Following the second Grand Prix, the Richard and Diana Feldman Perpetual Challenge Trophy for Excellence is awarded to the rider who has won the most combined prize money in the two Grand Prix. Also returning is the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Eastern Hay and Purina Mills, on Sunday, July 8. The Derby, held in the Richard M. Feldman Grand Prix Field, adds a unique spin on traditional hunter classes as participants compete over a course of jumps designed to simulate natural obstacles set in the horse show's large grass Grand Prix field. Further information on the Lake Placid Horse Shows presented by Sea Shore Stables, LLC is available by calling the Lake Placid Horse Show Association at 523-9625 or on line at lakeplacidhorseshow.com.

LPCS Continued from page 1 “Everybody wants to know more, but unfortunately we can't put it all out there and talk about it. We are only going by what policy mandates. These are personnel issues, and as such we cannot openly discuss them,

two people, to run the place,” Preston said. The youth center is generally open in the evenings and on weekends. The part-time position offers no benefits. “We’re hoping that the successful candidate or candidates can actually do some programming with the kids, have some different activities scheduled weekly and let people know what we have to offer,” he added. The town council also briefly discussed the upcoming AuSable River Two Fly Challenge (May 18 and 19) and the fifth annual Team Placid Planet Wilmington-Whiteface Road Race, which will be held on June 9. The bike race will start at the town park and finish at Santa’s Workshop. The race will take place on Bonnieview Road, Silver Lake Road, Goodrich Mills Road, Turnpike Road and the Guideboard Road, and rolls through the towns of Swastika and Black Brook as well as Wilmington. The next town council meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 8.

LAKE PLACID — During their April 10 meeting, Jim Morganson asked North Elba Town Board members whether they had received any feedback or information regarding bike lanes on Route 86 or Old Military Road. Supervisor Roby Politi said he had received a letter from the state Department of Transportation (DOT) commissioner in 2011 saying that the state would be resurfacing Route 86 between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid and between Lake Placid and Wilmington. “Kudos to them,” Politi said, giving credit to Commissioner Joan McDonald and Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “I’d like to think that the commissioner of transportation responded to the quotes about the Ho Chi Minh trail ... It was pretty bad. But I think that when they drove over it, they too recognized the severe condition of that roadway.” Town Board members passed a resolution requesting the state of New York to have a designated bike lane when resurfacing Route 86 between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid. But DOT spokesperson Carol Breen told the Valley News April 17 that the 4.3-mile Route 86 repaving project from Saranac Lake to the Old Military Road in Lake Placid will not include bike lanes. The work will begin in May and is expected to take three weeks to complete. As part of the NY Works Program, the governor announced April 3 that the 12.1-mile stretch of Route 86 between Lake Placid and Wilmington to the intersection of Route 431 will be resurfaced this year. The project will start this summer and finish be completed by the fall. The contract is worth $3,539,030. The top layer of asphalt will be removed and replaced with new pavement. “The project does not include reconstructing the road or building bike lanes, which would add significant cost to the project,” Breen said. “We are going to create additional room on the shoulder by reducing the travel lanes to 10 feet in width from their current 11 feet.” Restriping the lanes will provide an extra foot of shoulder room for bicyclists, according to Breen. “The shoulder width varies along the route, but average shoulder width will be 4 feet once the project is completed,” Breen said.

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LAKE PLACID — The first Student FaceWorking Show will open at the Lake Placid Public Library on Wednesday, April 25, 4 to 6 p.m. The show is comprised of works from two schools and 20 students. The event is organized by Nip Rogers. Rogers, the force behind recent, very successful Social FaceWorking shows at the arts center here and at the Proctor Theater in Schenectady, is introducing a slightly different version of the concept to bring students from Saranac Lake High School and Northwood School together. The participants have linked to each other through social sites and have created portraits of each other in different medias, which will be on display along with other works by the young artists. “Not only is this a chance for the students to learn to work with different artists and teachers it’s also an opportunity to learn to mount, hang and market their show. They will get advice from some of the artists that were on display at the LPCA Gallery Social FaceWorking show, an opportunity not often available to high school students in the northern Adirondacks,” said Rogers. He added that showing fresh, new art is part of the objectives of the series of shows. “With so many local students involved from these two schools, we expand the knowledge and open the eyes of not only those directly involved, but also of the people of the community along with friends, family and visitors.”

LAKE PLACID — Registration and screening for children entering kindergarten at Keeseville Elementary School will be held on Monday, May 14; Tuesday, May 15; and Wednesday, May 16. To be eligible for kindergarten, your child must be five years of age on or before Dec. 1, 2012. If you have a child who will be entering kindergarten this fall and you have not been contacted by the school, please call Keeseville Elementary School at 834-2839 ext. 1 as soon as possible. This will enable us to put your child’s name on our appointment schedule.

because there's pending litigation." Baumbach said he expects Richards to stay on the job through the end of his contract next spring. Mulderig filed a gender discrimination complaint against Richards last year, and the Equal Opportunity Employment Coalition subsequently found that Richards engaged

McCabe to close lecture series LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society is pleased to announce the final program of its 2012 “Odds and Ends” Winter Lecture Series on Wednesday, April 25 at Howard Johnson’s Restaurant in Lake Placid. The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. with attendees encouraged to come for dinner at 6 p.m. The final program in the four-part series is “Adirondack Women and Words: Adelaide Crapsey and Jeanne Robert Foster,” presented by Marilyn McCabe. For more information, please contact the Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society at 523-2529 or thehistorymuseum@verizon.net.

in both gender discrimination and retaliation against Mulderig, and created a hostile work environment for the principal. At the School Board’s meeting March 20, about three dozen members of the public, including many teachers, observed the board as it conducted routine business. At the board’s previous meeting, former

Middle/High School Principal Robert Schiller handed the board a petition bearing more than 500 signatures demanding Richards’ removal. Assistant Principal Dan Mayberry, a Lake Placid native, has been promoted to Acting Middle/High School Principal.


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Sayward speaks at county committee meetings Willsboro CS keeps By Keith Lobdell budget inside cap keith@denpubs.com

ELIZABETHTOWN — Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward brought the message of the New York State budget to members of the Essex County Board of Supervisors for her final time. Sayward, the state assemblywoman for the 113th district who will be retiring at the end of the year, spoke at the beginning of the Department of Public Works committee meeting April 16. She said there has been a lot accomplished over the past year and in the new state budget, including moves to consolidate services and trim excess equipment. "All these things might seem like little things but over time when you combine

these agencies and sell the surplus it really saves and it is something that governments need to do," Sayward said. The assemblywoman also added that Gov. Andrew Cuomo was given a fund to help out communities, including the use of monies to pay for the local share of recovery for Tropical Storms Irene and Lee. "He is making sure that our counties and communities were made whole as far as the flooding went and the state is going to pick up that local share," Sayward said. "If the communities want the assessors to go out and re-evaluate the properties so owners can see tax relief on their properties, we would hope that the governor would put some money towards making those communities whole and ease the expected drop in assessments." Sayward also talked about her time in of-

fice as both a member of the county board (representing Willsboro) and as assemblywoman. "It has been a privilege to serve this district and this region and this county," she said. "This board has always had a special place in my heart. I will be working as hard as I can right up until the end of December. I look forward to helping you for the rest of the year. Every single one of you has done something for me and I thank you for that." Sayward added that she would continue to help the region in any way possible. "We have done some great work together and there is more that can be done," she said. "I am not going away. I am looking for an opportunity to help the people here in the Adirondacks. We all have to work together to make this thing happen."

CFES welcomes Kentucky educators to region ESSEX — On March 6, 14 educators from Berea, Kent., arrived at CFES headquarters in Essex to participate in an intensive two-and-a-half-day workshop, the first of two planning sessions leading up to the launch of the Berea CFES Scholars Program in September 2012. In partnership with Berea College, CFES will work with 49 schools across Eastern Kentucky’s Appalachia region in 2012-13 to implement a GEAR UP program designed to change the educational and, ultimately, the economic landscape in 13 counties and create a college-going culture that sets high expectations for all children. The Berea CFES Scholars Program will target 13,000 students in grades 6-8 to participate in the three CFES core practices – mentoring, pathways to college, and leadership through service – through activities that will also engage families as partners. During the initial workshop in Essex, March 6-9, the Berea educators talked

about their districts and the communities they serve, touching on local demographics, the regional economy, and the students and families targeted for CFES intervention. Between sessions participants explored the area in and around Essex, hiking in the Adirondack Mountains, maple sugaring at a nearby farm, and riding the ferry across Lake Champlain to get a more expansive view of the lake and the surrounding region. “The workshop was an extremely pro-

ductive start to what I hope is a long partnership between Berea College and CFES,” Dreama Gentry, Director of Externally Sponsored Programs at the College, said. CFES President and CEO Rick Dalton welcomes the opportunity to work with schools in Appalachia, citing the organization’s impressive track record in rural schools across the country. “We are excited about partnering with Berea College and educators in Eastern Kentucky to help make college a reality for underserved students in Appalachia.” In July CFES professional staff will travel to Berea to conduct a planning and training workshop for teams of educators from the participating districts and representatives from Berea College.

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WILLSBORO — The Willsboro Central School Board of Education adopted a budget with a 2.12 percent increase to the tax cap that will now go before the district’s voters May 15. “We have had that number there for some time and this is the budget that was recommended and unanimously approved by the budget committ ee,” Su per i n t en den t St eph en Broadwel l t ol d members of the board during its April 16 meeting. The school’s spending plan will not change in the next year, as the 2012-13 plan will have an identical number to the 2011-12 total of $7,894,867 in spending. Revenues dropped slightly, creating the differen ce i n t h e t ax l ev y, wh i ch was adopt ed at $4,762,188 for 2012-13, a $98,947 over the 2011-12 levy, or 2.12 percent. Broadwell and members of the board complimented the members of the budget committee for their work. “It is a great group that works collectively tog et h er,” Broadwel l sai d. “Th ey wor k h ard t o weigh both the needs of the school as well as the needs of the community.” “It is a big responsibility to do what this committee does,” board member Phyllis Klein said. “I want to thank the people who served on this committee.” “It’s not just the board members, but a budget com m i t t ee t h at i s m ade u p of represen t at i v es from the community, which is quite nice,” board vice president Bruce Hale said. Th e b oard adv er t i ses an d sol i ci t s resi den t s from the community as well as staff members and representatives from the teachers to serve on the committee. Also at the meeting, Broadwell announced that Klein had submitted a petition to run for another t er m as a m em b er of t h e b oard, wh i l e Don Hollingsworth filed a petition to run for the seat currently held by Scott Sayward, who said that he was not seeking another term.

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Ward Lumber pilots Zero-Sort shrink wrap recycling program at plant JAY— Ward Lumber is once again partnering with Casella Waste Systems to lead the way in unique and innovative sustainable solutions. As the first business in Essex County to impleme nt Ze ro -So rt R e c yc ling, Wa rd Lumber has taken that success as a motivation to break new ground in renewing the lifecycle of yet another waste stream, used plastic wrap. Ward Lumber is beginning this pilot program to re cycle us e d p la s ti c s hr ink wrap by using a light blue Casella ZeroSort bag made especially large to accommodate the bulkiness associated with the material. They are currently the only test site Casella is working with to pilot this new methodology to capture a stream that until this point has been hard to manage. Ward Lumber is currently working with a number of contractors that are utilizing Casella’s bags to aid in the collection of their used plastic shrink wrap. Once a bag is full, it goes into a Casella Zero-Sort container at Ward Lumber ’s facility as part of their Zero-Sort recycling service. The bags th en get trans p o rte d to C a s e lla ’ s Ze ro -

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Town and much of the soil preparation being done by Town staff, the Community Garden Committee, and other volunteers, this is a great opportunity for beginner or experienced gardeners to focus their energies on planting and tending their garden. Some garden-wide responsibilities will be required of plot holders, as listed in the guidelines and rules. For more information, please contact the Town of Jay at 647-2204 or Community Garden Committee members Fred Balzac at 946-7861 or fredbalzac@aol.com or Susan Hockert, a certified Master Gardener, at 946-1118 or shockert@frontiernet.net.

Village seeks farmers KEESEVILLE — The village of Keeseville has been accepted into the Adirondack Farmers Market Cooperative for the 2012 season. This is one effort into the revitaliza-

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‘Into the Woods’ at LPCA LAKE PLACID — The Community Theatre Players are pleased to announce their 2012 spring musical, Into the Woods with Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. Sunny Rozakis is directing the production, with accompaniment by Joey Izzo. Performances will be on May 18, 19, 25 and 26 at 8 p.m. and May 27 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $16 for Adults, $14 for Students & Seniors. Tickets for the matinee performance on May 27 are $14 for Adults and $12 for Students & Seniors.

The cast consists of 20 talented local performers; Jason Brill, Elizabeth Clark, Leslie Dame, Jessica Deeb, Lisa Keegan, Mark Lawrence, Angel Marvin, Veronica Montes, Michael Monroe, McCayla Quinn, John Joe Reilly, Sunny Rozakis, Rebecca Minster Shuman, Matt Sorensen, Paul Stelmack, Eydon Thomashow, Arthur Volmrich, Kimberly Weems, Megan Winkler and David Woodward. For more information, call the LPCA at 523-2512 or visit online www.LakePlacidArts.org.

Junk to Funk art show to be held SARANAC LAKE — Junk2Funk Art and Fashion Show Recycled art and fashion will go on display on April 28, from noon to 3 p.m. at Sparks Gymnasium, North Country Community College, Saranac Lake campus, 23 Santanoni Ave.

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‘Beer tent’ may return for one year trial run at Essex County Fair By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com E L I Z A B E T H TO W N — T h e re t u r n o f a "beer tent" to the Essex County Fair is one step closer. Members of the Department of Public Works Committee voted 5-2 to move a resolution to the Ways and Means Committee meeting April 16 that would allow a beer area during the annual event for a one-year trial run. "The fair would like to go back to selling beer - just beer," Westport Supervisor Daniel Connell said. "Most fairs have gone back to it. It would be in a confined space and controlled. They are only allowed to buy a certain number of beers." Connell said that one of the main reasons behind the return of the beer area would be to curtail the amount of alcohol that was entering the grounds. "This dramatically cuts back on the number of beers that are brought onto the g ro u n d s , " C o n n e l l s a i d . " T h e re i s s o m e money in it, but most fairs are doing it bec a u s e i t c o n t ro l s t h e a m o u n t t h a t i s brought into the grounds from outside."

Some supervisors questioned if county backing to approve the facility was a wise move. "I have been in the beer tent when it was there before, but as far as the county goes, today is a different era," Moriah Supervisor Thomas Scozzafava said. "We support substance abuse and all of these different programs, and you have to wonder what kind of message we are sending if we do something that goes in the other direction." "I really need to consider the long-term implications," Lewis Supervisor David Blades said. "I know there were a number o f e v e n i n g s w h e n i t g o t p re t t y t i c k l i s h over there. To me, its more of an image p ro b l e m t h e n i t i s a n y t h i n g e l s e . T h e county may not be the one that is running the fair, but it is county-owned property." "I do not think that it will improve the attendance," Schroon Supervisor Michael Marnell said. "I would rather not see the beer. I buy beer, I drink beer and I used to sell beer, but I would prefer not to see the beer there." North Elba Supervisor Roby Politi said he felt the county was not sending the wrong message since they were not the

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WESTPORT — There will be a classic car show and 4wheel drive truck show with a motorcycle rally at the Essex County Fair Grounds on Saturday, June 2 (rain date June 3). Trophies will be awarded in each category for all three shows. Entry fee for car and driver is $10.

This is a benefit show with half of the proceeds going to Fitzpatrick Cancer Center in Plattsburgh and half going to the Essex County Fair building fund. The Essex County Agricultural Society makes improvements to buildings on the fair grounds each year. The event opens at 10 a.m. Bring the family. En-

organization running the fair. "I would have a problem if this was Essex County running this operation, but we are not," Politi said. He added that there are a number of situ a t i o n s t h ro u g h o u t t h e c o u n t y w h e re towns were selling beer on property they owned. " We s e l l b e e r o n t h e m u n i c i p a l g o l f courses," Politi said. "I do understand the argument with regards to appearance and I do have a problem with that. If this is being done by the fair association and it is specific to this event, then I do not know if I have a problem with that." Connell said that the members of the fair committee had been through all of the things that would be needed to sell beer at the fair, and that sales would be limited to only beer. "There would be no wine or other alcohol," he said. "Our fair facilities committee went through everything we needed to on alcohol sales, including insurance and everything that has to be in place." Connell said that the tent would be located near the center of the fairgrounds. "There will be a tent set up and they will have to stay in the tent with the beer," joy the vehicles on exhibit. Vote for your favorite one. Grab a meal from the food vendors. There will be vendors, raffles, and 50/50 drawing plus at 3 p.m. PAC will put on a wrestling show for your entertainment at the grandstand. Live music throughout the day until 7 p.m. Admission is $3 each.

Connell said. "There is an area for it to be consumed and the only place where it can be." Connell said that the fair had previously stopped the practice of a beer tent due to liability concerns, but that the process for getting proper coverage has changed and a lot of other fairs have gone back to having a beer tent. " I f t h e y a re g o i n g t o g o t h ro u g h t h e state board and have an ABC officer, I do not have a problem with that," Chesterfield Supervisor Gerald Morrow said. Connell, Morrow, Politi, Newcomb Supervisor and DPW Committee chair George Canon and St. Armand Supervisor Joyce Morency voted to pass the resolution on to the Ways and Means Committee. Voting against the motion were Scozzafava and Marnell, while Essex Supervisor Sharon Boisen and Keene Supervisor Wi l l i a m F e re b e e w e re a b s e n t f ro m t h e meeting. The resolution will be brought before the Ways and Means Committee Monday, April 30. If passed, it will go before the full board for a weighted vote the following Monday.

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Horace Nye Continued from page 1 “I have a problem with this committee, at least one of them, but I won't say names since we are in open session,” Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava said. “Don't you think that we should have someone on this board that is familiar with nursing homes.” “Deborah Gifford is not familiar with nursing homes,” Politi responded, to which Scozzafava countered, “You want to go into executive session and we can discuss it?” The committee also debated adding a sixth member from the Department of Public Health to the sub-committee. “We should definitely reach out to the department where they will be able to collect information and work with us,” Blades said, adding that they could be used more as a resource instead of a member of the sub-committee. Newcomb Supervisor George Canon said that the committee was a needed step in the process. “Listening to the discussion that took place here, you are going to have to

structure repair; along County Total repair 25-percent with stream and riverbed affected by costs from Local share mitigation, and other Irene Irene (state to pay) cleanup projects. Clinton $5,158,720 $644,840 “For us in the town of Essex $14,538,328 $1,817,291 Jay, this means about Franklin $914,856 $114,357 $360,000 dollars that our Hamilton $80,546 $10,068 town taxpayers won't Warren $6,075,199 $759,400 have to cover at least on our town tax,” Jay Supervisor and Chairman of the Essex came on the heels of record spring County Board of Supervisors Randy flooding. “We are three million dollars in debt Douglas said. “I am so happy right from last year ’s spring storm and now and am thrilled for our town of Irene, on a less then two million dolJay and Essex County residents that are struggling to survive. I am so lar annual budget,” Douglas said. thankful to the governor and our local “This, along with the possible tax restate representatives for making lief bill for residents being affected by Irene with over 50 percent damage to available some financial help.” Douglas said that any financial help their homes covered by the state for a is welcomed, especially since Irene property tax refund is a great relief to me.”

make that step to make everyone's mind feel better about the process,” Canon said. Discussion also turned to what the sub-committee should do. “I would prefer to see a group of the board fan out an do their own analysis in the field,” Blades said. “Talk to the administration and the union involved — even do a community survey because I think that you can find out a lot looking into how the communities view the homes.” “I think visiting is absolutely critical, but I think we should reach out to the state to get a feeling how the facilities currently owned are perceived by the state,” Corey said. “I think that it is important that we get all of the facts together so we can look at this apples to apples.” “I can talk to the Office of the Aging directors in the counties where these other homes are operated to get a feel of how these homes are viewed in the community,” Bashaw said. “You can't just go at one and know what you are looking at. You need to go to two or three,” Bartley added.

“You will also have access to the community, the unions and people who work at these places,” Politi said. “The people who will represent this board will be our structural inspectors in a way.” Scozzafava said that he wanted to make sure several areas were addressed in the process. “In any of these facilities, we need to determine how many of these beds are Medicare/Medicaid,” Scozzafava said. “That is critical information that we need to have. Also, regardless of whether the meetings are loaded with one side or the other side, you have to have some public meetings in this.” Politi said that, at this point, each of the supervisors should know how their constituents feel. “This has been a topic at the forefront of discussion for two years and has been a topic even longer,” he said. “I know how people in my town feel and I would hope that, as supervisors, you would already know how your constituents feel in your towns.” Wilmington Supervisor Randy Preston said he felt the work needed to be done

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Tupper Lake village begins budget process with 28 percent tax increase By Andy Flynn

andy@denpubs.com TUPPER LAKE — Tupper Lake Village Board members began the process of crafting a 2012-13 budget this past week with the expectation of adopting a spending plan by May 1. And while trustees may exceed the state’s mandated 2 percent tax levy increase, Mayor Paul Maroun says the tax rates in the village will not increase due to the revaluation of real property this year in the town of Tupper Lake. “Normally in a reval, a third of the properties go up, a third go down, and a third stay the same. I haven’t looked at all the figures, but I‘m guessing it was roughly like that,” Maroun said at the April 16 Village Board meeting. “If your house was assessed the same as it was last year, you will have a tax reduction this year.” Not all houses will be assessed at the same level they were before the reval, as the town of Tupper Lake’s assessment rose by about $32 million, from $105,347,054 in 2011 to $137,525,069 in 2012. The post-reval tax rate is now $15.26 per $1,000 assessed, down from $15.54 per $1,000. And that tax rate decrease is giving the Village Board leverage to possibly increase the tax levy more than the 2 percent tax cap. “I’ve recommended to the board that we try and put some of the increased value in dollars into accounts so that next year we don’t have to have a dramatic increase in the tax rate … that we have a reserve fund,” Maroun said. “There’s only two things we can do. We can reduce the tax levy by a large amount and then be in trouble next year or try to put it into different accounts that we may or may not have to use, whichever is not expended roll over into our reserve account. We’re trying to be steadfast so that we have a steady ship.” During the annual budget hearing on Friday, April 13, Vil-

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he adventure of outdoor travel is no longer considered a normal part of life for a majority of the country’s population. Yet buried deep inside all of us there remains a desire to tackle the challenges that such adventures once provided. Recreation, which comes from the Latin ‘recraere,’ means to regenerate or refresh. In some way, waterbased recreation causes us to revert to a slower pace and it returns us to a gentler place. Aristotle considered contemplation to be the greatest form of recreation. He believed contemplation was a luxury achieved only during the leisure hours. In some inexplicable manner, water sooths the human soul, it relaxes us and engenders camaraderie. Naturally, water makes us refreshingly civil, as it should, since nearly two thirds of the human body consists of water. For some odd reason, water makes us friendly. On the lakes, boaters always wave to each other in passing, even if they don’t know each other. It is a happy medium. Oddly, the folks who regularly wave to each other on the lake all summer would never dare to make eye contact while in the intimate confines of an elevator. On the water, we naturally look after each other. If someone appears stranded, and the cover is removed from their motor, boaters will flock to their aid like ants to a picnic. On the water we are all equal, sharing a precious natural resource and enjoying good times. Yet the same folks who were willing to help others on the lake will be ready to duke it out back at the dock as they jockey for position in the parking lot. It’s difficult to understand how friendly waves can change so quickly into a one-finger salute, but I’ve watched it happen time and again as soon as our feet meet pavement. It is difficult to understand why a return to civilization causes people to become instantly uncivil and toss common courtesy out the window. Water is a unique medium. It carries with it power and pain, wonder and awe, grace and glory. It has unusual effects on our psyche. In the Adirondacks, water continues to bind our towns and villages with a never-ending flow. Rare is a local community that doesn’t have a lake or pond, river or stream located within close proximity to town. We often fail to recognize water ’s ability to bring people together, to connect folks that may never get together under any other circumstances. Although I’ve witnessed it over and over again, I’ve never been able to understand why water so effects our collective mentality.

Angling courtesies

Unfortunately, there is only one sure method available for anglers to acquire the most valuable information for success on the waters. Such skills cannot be found in any

The Tupper Lake Village Board meets April 16. Clockwise from left are trustees Chip Perham and Tom Snyder, Mayor Paul Maroun and trustees Rick Donah and Leon LeBlanc. Photo by Andy Flynn

lage Board members passed a local law giving them approval to raise the tax levy above 2 percent. “Because we’re putting it (the local law) into place doesn’t mean we’re going to (exceed a 2 percent increase),” Trustee Chip Perham said at the April 16 meeting. The proposed spending plan is up 9.9 percent to $2,627,109.50, and the proposed tax levy is up about 28 percent to $2,099,066.50. “We’ll be making some cuts,” Maroun said. “I really don’t know how it’s going to shake out yet.” book, they are instilled only through experience, and absorbed over the course of long hours of patient observation. They are not hard skills such as double-hauling a long cast with a fly rod, or working a sucker on a wire line to thump bottom for lake trout on a slow back troll. Possibly, the most valuable skill an angler can acquire is an ability to get along with others, which begins with an unerring ethic to do the right thing, even when there’s nobody else around to notice. Ethics can’t be studied in a book or a video. They are instilled, and absorbed through a process of careful observation and constant study. Currently, there are an estimated 50 million active anglers in the United States. According to a recent Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation study, 99 percent of them say they learned to fish because ‘someone’ once took the time to introduce them to the sport. They had a mentor who took the time to show them how it was done. Mentors are an unselfish breed who work to insure all anglers acquire the same ethics they’ve learned. Students learn to fish through practice and a good deal of trial and error. However, students absorb ethics through observation, and there is no room for error. They learn that things are done differently on the river. Fishing is a sport that requires no referees, and no defined playing field. The rules are all natural, and there is no time clock, no cheerleaders, and no one keeps score. The most important skill they learn is the ability to be as quiet as possible, to remain observant at all times, and to extend the proper respect for all river users, whether finned or not. A key to successful angling adventures is the ability to recognize and avoid any behaviors or actions that would spoil the enjoyment of others. Of utmost importance is an unwavering personal commitment and concern for the natural resources that will continue to provide us with future angling opportunities. Believe it or not, we all live downstream. It was the jet stream that brought us acid rain, mercury and a host of other toxins that nearly destroyed the region’s fisheries. These threats are certain to continue in the future and without constant vigilance, we may not always be as fortunate as we have been to date. Today, public use of trails and rivers is growing steadily. For every person hiking on a trail in 1960, there are more than three people now putting down tracks. It is a well-known fact that travelers distribute themselves unevenly across wild places. Most of the use is concentrated in a few specific places located in a few popular wilderness areas. The Eastern High Peaks Wilderness Area offers a prime example of such concentrated use patterns. In fact, over half of all wilderness use occurs in a mere 10 percent of State-designated wilderness land, and the vast majority of that use occurs on only about 10 percent of the total trail miles. Similar patterns of use play out on most of the region’s lakes, rivers, ponds and streams, where an estimated 90 percent of all anglers concentrate their efforts on less than 10 percent of the available waters. We all want to feel like we’re the first to find a special place, to experience something ‘beyond remote.’ Many believe that this lust for wandering is in our blood, and it spawns an undeniable curiosity to find out what lies beyond the far horizon. We are all born with an innate drive toward discovery, an inexplicable need to explore our environment. However, there are only a fortunate few who still seek an opportunity to scratch this inborn itch. Most others are simply satisfied with roadside adventures. Here are a few lessons I’ve learned from those who still seek native fish in wild and desolate locations. • Go where the people aren’t! This is the single most important thing you can do to regularly catch decent fish. • Obey all state and local fishing laws, seasons and

When the mayor asked trustees if they had anything else to add about the budget process, Trustee Leon LeBlanc said, “Sharpen your pencils.” The Village Board planned a budget work session for 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 18 with department managers, including the department of public works, police department, water/wastewater department and electric department. A date had not been set to discuss the fire department budget by press time. A special meeting will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 1 to adopt the 2012-13 village budget.

While the vast majority of anglers are responsible sportsmen and women, it takes only a few slobs to ruin the public perception of all fishermen. Styrofoam worm containers are responsible for ruining the image of all anglers. rules and always respect private property rights, even if no one’s around. • Do not litter. If you carry it in, take it out and leave the location cleaner than you found it. • Ask politely before approaching anyone on the water. If they don’t answer, move on. There’s no need to go where you’re not welcome. Alert fellow anglers if you have a fish on and need to intrude on their beat, and, of course, get out of the way if someone has a fish on in your area. Practice proper catch-and-release, and take only what you intend to eat. Freezing fish ruins the meat and wastes the taste. • Loosen up and relax! Angling should never become a chore. Fish upstream, and be aware of the sun, and avoid casting shadows over fish. • Never wear a watch while fishing. There is no need to know the time. A glint of sun from a watch crystal reflecting on a pool will put fish down. If they spook, rest the pool and return in 15 minutes. Fish have short memories. • Fish a likely looking hole from much further away than you deem necessary, and stay as low to the water as possible. Fish fear shadows! • When fishing from a boat, maintain a respectful distance from other anglers and resist the temptation to encroach on their territory unless invited to do so. Avoid banging around in a boat/canoe and always speak in a low voice. Respect the waters, the fish and your fellow anglers. • Just because a person is sitting down or standing on the bank without a rod, don’t assume it’s all right to fish. They may just be surveying the water or resting the pool. It’s their beat, just move along. • Don’t curse out loud. If you’ve got trout-rage, keep it inside. Use common sense and respect others and if you think they have a problem with you, just ask. • Respect other visitors and protect the quality of their experience. Be courteous. Let nature's sounds prevail, and avoid loud voices and noises. • Keep cell phones well away from the water. Most anglers come to the streams to escape such intrusions. • If you must, build a small fire and stay close. The larger the fire, the bigger the fool. Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook. Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net.


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Spring sports previews

Opening Day

Lake Placid softball The roster:

The Lake Placid varsity girls softball team will take to the field with seniors Dani Balestrini and Ayla Thompson; juniors Brooke Reid, Serina Hayes, Kelsey Taylor, Haley Brandes and Makenzee Bruce; sophomores Alexa Whitney, Adele Jesmer, Alexis Megliore and Emily Godin; along with freshman Payton Barney.

What the coach says:

“We are returning three players this year, senior captains Ayla Thompson and Dani Balestrini and junior Haley Brandes. Joining the returners are four juniors, three sophomores, and one freshman. This year we look to continue to improve defensively and play aggressively on offense.” - Head coach Donna Moody.

Lake Placid girls tennis

Photos by Keith Lobdell and Nancy Frasier

Above, Dillon Savage fights off an inside pitch to drive in the Patriots first run of the day. Below, JP Morrison delivers a pitch.

The roster:

The girls roster includes Mikayla Ploof, Whitney Callaghan, Stephanie Strack, Emma Miller, Jackie Parker, Debbie Soir, Rachel Chris, Sophie Morrelli, Joan O'leary, Cameron Brooks, Serena Hallowel, Natalia Smith, Victoria O'leary, Brenna Garrett, Liza Marinis, Grace McGrew and Kayla Hudson.

Willsboro girls softball The roster:

The Willsboro Lady Warriors will open the 2012 season with a roster that includes seniors Hannah Bruno, Serene Holland and Emily Sayward; juniors Kyli Swires, Renee, Marcotte, Emily Mero, Alyson Arnold and Gabi Coonrod; along with sophomore Taylor Crownigshield.

What the coach says:

"We have a good hitting team, good team speed and solid fielding. We need to be able to throw strikes to have a successful season," - Head coach David Lee.

WORSHIP IN YOUR COMMUNITY AU SABLE FORKS St. James’ Church - Epliscopal (Anglican Catholic) Rev. Patti Johnson, Seacon. Services: Wed. 6:00 p.m. Evening Prayer and Healing Service. Holy Eucharist Sunday - 10:00 a.m. Phone 518-593-1838 or 518-647-5312. United Methodist Church - Main Street. 647-8147. Sunday 11 a.m. - Worship Service. Email: afumc1@frontiernet.net Holy Name Catholic Church - Rt. 9N, Main Street, AuSable Forks, 647-8225, Rev. Kris Lauzon Pastor, John J. Ryan - Deacon, Daily Masses Monday at 5:15 p.m., Tues. - Fri. at 8 a.m., Sat. 4 p.m., Sun. 9:15 a.m. Confessions (reconciliation) one half hour before weekend masses. BLACK BROOK St. Matthew’s Catholic Church - Black Brook, Silver Lake Rd., 647-8225, Rev. Kris Lauzon - Pastor, John J. Ryan - Deacon, Masses Sun. 11 a.m. Confessions (reconciliation) one half hour before each mass. BLOOMINGDALE Pilgrim Holiness Church - 14 Oregon Plains Rd., 8913178, Rev. Daniel Shumway - Sunday: Morning Worship 11am, Sunday School 10am, Evening Service 6:30 pm; Wednesday: Prayer Service 7 pm. CLINTONVILLE United Methodist - Rt. 9N. 834-5083. Sunday, 11 a.m. Worship Service. Pastor Rev. Joyce Bruce. ELIZABETHTOWN St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church - Court Street. 873-6760. Father Peter Riani., Mass Schedule: Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 10:30 a.m., Weekdays: Consult Bulletin. Thursday 10:15 a.m. Horace Nye Home. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30 p.m. 4:10 p.m. Website: ccsespn.grainofwheat.net Church of the Good Shepherd (Episcopal) - 10 Williams Street. 873-2509. Sunday, Holy Communion 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Healing Prayer Service: Every Wed. 6:30 p.m. Men’s Group: Every Fri. 7:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m. Rev. David Sullivan or Ann Marie Speir. All are welcome. Email: goodshepherdetown2011@hotmail.com Web: www.etowngoodshepherd.org United Church of Christ (Congregational) - Court Street. 873-6822. Rev. Frederick C. Shaw. Worship Service: Sun. 11 a.m.; Sunday School ages 4 grade 6. Nursery service Email: FShaw@westelcom.com ESSEX St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - Rt. 22. 963-4524. Rev. John Demo, Admin. No Mass in Essex from Columbus Day to Memorial Day, closed for the Winter. Essex Community United Methodist Church - Corner of Rt. 22 and Main St. 963-7766. Rev. John E. Hunn. , Sunday Worship - 10:15 AM, Sunday School 10:15 AM, Pre School Play Group Thursdays 1011:30 AM Sept.-May. web page: www.unyumc.org/churches/detail/375 St. John’s Episcopal Church - Church Street. 963-7775. Holy Communion and Church School, Sunday 9:15 a.m., Morning Prayer, Wednesday 9 a.m. Community Potluck Supper, Tuesday 6 p.m. Old Testament Bible Study, Wednesdays 10 a.m., Rev. Margaret Shaw. Email: stjohnschurch@willex.com Foothills Baptist Church at Boquet - 2172, NY Rt. 22 in Essex. Formerly Church of the Nazarene. Wednesday Night Service at 6 p.m. Worship services are Sunday 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Family Christian movies on the second Sunday of each month at 6:30 p.m., and Hymn sing on the 4th Sunday of each month at 6 p.m. Email: foothillsbapt@netzero.net HARKNESS Harkness United Methodist Church - Corner Harkness & Hollock Hill Rds., Harkness, NY. 834-7577. Rev. Edith Poland. Sun. School 8:30 a.m.; Worship 9:30 a.m. ediepoland@aol.com JAY First Baptist Church of Jay - Rev. Joyce Bruce, Pastor. Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. KEENE

St. Brendan’s Catholic Church - Saturday Mass at 4 p.m., Sunday Mass at 11:15 a.m.; Pastor: Rev. John R. Yonkovig; Pastor. Rectory Phone 523-2200. Email: stagnesch@roadrunner.com St. Hubert’s All Souls Episcopal Church - Sunday Holy Eucharist 10 a.m., June 27 through September 12. Varying roster of priests celebrate communion each week. Keene Valley Congregational Church - Main Street. 5764711. Sunday Worship Services 10 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m. Choir Wednesday evening 7 p.m. and Sunday 9:15 a.m. KEESEVILLE Immaculate Conception - St. John the Baptist - 1804 Main Street, 834-7100. Monsignor Leeward Poissant. Ant. Mass Saturdays - 4 p.m. - St. John’s. Sunday Masses; 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception during the winter months. Email: rcckparish@charter.net St. Paul’s Episcopal Church - Clinton Street, Keeseville. 563-6836. Sunday Service 9 a.m. Rev. Blair Biddle. Keeseville United Methodist Church - Front Street, Keeseville. 834-7577. Rev. Edith Poland. Sunday School 11:00 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m. 834-7577. Email: ediepoland@aol.com The Good Shepherd Church of the Nazarene - 124 Hill Street, Keeseville, NY. 834-9408. Pastor Richard Reese. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday Prayer Service 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Independent Baptist Church - Rte. 22 & Interstate 87, P.O. Box 506, Keeseville, NY. 834-9620. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening Worship 7 p.m., Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - Wednesday 7 p.m.; Youth Group Sunday 7 p.m. Website: ibck.org Email: office@ibck.org Front Street Fellowship - 1724 Front Street, Keeseville, 834-7373. Pastor Warren Biggar. Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Tuesday: Home Prayer Groups 7 p.m. (Call for locations). Thursday: Ladies Bible Study 2:30 p.m. in Keeseville, 7 p.m. in Plattsburgh (Call for locations). Friday: Celebrate Recovery 6 p.m.; Kingdom Kids 6:30 p.m.; Youth Group 6:30 p.m. Website: www.thebridgekeeseville.com Email: vikki@thebridgekeeseville.com LAKE PLACID New Hope Christian Fellowship Church - 207 Station St., Lake Placid, NY. A full gospel church. Rev. Richard Ducatt, pastor. Services are Sunday 10a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Fellowship prayer, Tuesday 6:30 p.m. and Thursday Bible Study. Once a month covered dish after Sunday morning serv-

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Take back day set in Essex County Supervisors debate lunch closures keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Local law enforcement will be teaming up with The Prevention Team to help dispose of old prescriptions. The Essex County Sheriff ’s Department, Ticonderoga Police Department, Lake Placid Police Department, Moriah Police Department and Prevention Team will join forces as part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Saturday, April 28. Doug Terbeek, Executive Director of the Prevention, said that after their take-back day last October, local law enforcement officials were happy to work together with the organization to host another. “The police departments in Ticonderoga and Lake Placid came on board right away to host take-back sites,” Terbeek said. “The Essex County Sheriff’s Department has gone above and beyond with their operation of three dropoff sites in the county.” Take-Back Day will be held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Ticonderoga Police will host prescription take-backs at their offices, as well the Lake Placid Police Department. The Moriah Police Department will have their take-back location at the Town Hall in Port Henry, while the Sheriff’s Department will have sited at the Town of Jay community center in Au Sable Forks, Kinney Drugs in Elizabethtown and the town offices in Minerva. Last October, almost 100 pounds of prescription drugs were collected in Essex County. “I strongly urge the citizens of Essex County to avail themselves of this program,” Sheriff Richard Cutting said. The sheriff added that Take-Back day gives law enforcement an avenue to help dispose of old prescription drugs, which have the potential to be abused. “All too often, we receive calls about what to do with legal drugs that are no longer taken or that once belonged to a loved one who has since passed,” he said. “Previously, we were at a loss for an answer. Now we have this tremendous program to safely take these drugs off shelves and out of medicine cabinets and ulti-

mately out of the hands of those who would possess them unknowingly or illegally.” According to the prevention team, rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high. “Proper disposal of expired medications ensures that individuals do not take a medication that could be potentially harmful,” Grant Martin, the pharmacist at Elizabethtown Community Hospital, said. “Many medications decompose after the expiration date and will not provide the response they are intended to. Some can even be toxic. This take back program is something that can and should be utilized by everyone.” Ticonderoga Police Chief Mark Johns encouraged residents to turn in their medications so that there will be fewer drugs available in the community that can be stolen and used illegally. “It’s especially important for seniors to have this option, as they are more vulnerable to prescription drug theft,” Johns said. The Prevention Team is working with law enforcement agencies, the Lake Placid-Wilmington CYC, local government and other community groups to inform the public of the dangers of prescription drug misuse and abuse and the need get unused Rx drugs out of homes for proper disposal. For more information on the Nationwide Rx Drug Take Back Day in Essex County, contact Mac MacDevitt at either mac@preventionteam.org or 570-5606.

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — A discussion on changing the summer hours for one county department led to talk about all departments during the Finance Committee meeting April 16. County Treasurer Michael Diskin asked the members of the Essex County committee to consider a resolution allowing his office to be open from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. in June, July and August. The office is currently open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. "Since I have been there, we have seen that there is no one that comes in after 4 p.m. during the summer and we have had people lined up at the door when we have shown up in the morning," Diskin said. "It seems that people would rather get here earlier in the day during the summer." Elizabethtown Supervisor Margaret Bartley said that she would rather see all county offices and departments run on the same schedule. "It seems to me that if you have different hours in the summer then you have to keep changing things and it gets confusing," Bartley said. "I think that everything at the county should be on the same schedule." North Elba supervisor Roby Politi added that along with similar hours for all departments, he felt departments should be open throughout the day, including lunch hour.

"I don't care what the hours are as long as there is some consistency and each of the departments should be open during lunch," Politi said. "There is nothing worse than having someone drive down here and then they can't get into the office because they are gone to lunch." "We are supposed to be here to serve the county and not the other way around," Moriah Supervisor and Finance Committee Chairman Tom Scozzafava said. "They should not have to wait around for an hour because people are gone to lunch." "I tend to agree that if we can make this a one-stop shop, we should do that," Jay Supervisor and Board Chairman Randy Douglas said. County Manager Daniel Palmer said that the call on hours within departments had usually been made by the leaders of the department. "It has always been up to the department head when they have wanted their department closed for lunch or other hours," Palmer said. "If the board says that it wants certain hours that it wants departments open or it wants departments open by rotating lunch hours then you could look into that." "Maybe we should talk with the department heads about streamlining the work day and when their hours are," Douglas said. The resolution on the treasurer hours was tabled and Palmer said that he would prepare a report on office hours for each department by the Ways and Means meeting April 30.

2012 World Bobsled champion Steven Holcomb (center) was presented with a copy of his “Legends of Mt. Van Hoevenberg” poster during a ceremony held, Wednesday, April 11, at the Lake Placid Olympic Museum. The legends project, which was unveiled during the FIBT World Bobsled and Skeleton Championships, held in Lake Placid, in February, is part of the International Sliding Sports Museum. Also pictured, from left, Ted Blazer, ORDA president/CEO; Jack Favro, associate director of Lake Placid Olympic Training Center; Joe Lamb, community organizer; Craig Randall, Village of Lake Placid mayor; and Mary Lou Brown, chairman of the Lake Placid Olympic Museum.

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www.thevalleynews.org p.m. 873-2341. clawrence@acapinc.org. LAKE PLACID — “Adirondack Women and Words: Adelaide Crapsey and Jeanne Robert Foster”, presented by Marilyn McCabe, Howard Johnson’s Restaurant, 2099 Saranac Ave. 7 p.m. dinner at 6:00 p.m. WILMINGTON—Teen Night Group, Wilmington Church of Nazarene, 5734 NYS Rte 86, 7-8 p.m.

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WESTPORT — Briar Rose to be performed, Puppet Show at the Westport Library, 6 Harris Lane, 11a.m.-noon. Appropriate of ages 3-9. ELIZABETHTOWN — Footloose Performance, Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School, 7530 Court Street. 7 p.m. SARANAC LAKE— “A Scottish Ceilidh (Party)” presented by the St. Andrew’s Society of the Adirondacks (SASA), Saranac Village at Will Rogers, 78 Will Rogers Dr. 7 p.m. 8917117. UPPER JAY — Story Art for Children, with Natalie Woods, and Book Sale, Wells Memorial Library, 12230 State Route 9N. 10:30-11:15 a.m. 5-10 p.m.

KEESEVILLE—Open archery shooting, The Chesterfield Fish and Game Club, 359 Green St. 7-9 p.m. Open to all ages. 643-8754 or 643-2651. ELIZABETHTOWN—InternetXpress Computer Workshop “Resume Building”, OneWorkSource, 9 a.m.-noon, 103 Hand Ave, clawrence@acapinc.org or 873-2341. UPPER JAY — Children's Book Sale, Wells Memorial Library, 12230 State Route 9N. noon-5 p.m. ELIZABETHTOWN—InternetXpress Computer Workshop “Resume Building”, OneWorkSource, 1-3 p.m. 103 Hand Ave, clawrence@acapinc.org or 873-2341. WILMINGTON—Bible Study & Potluck, Wilmington Church of Nazarene, 5734 NYS Rte 86, 6 p.m. WILMINGTON—Bible Study & Potluck, Wilmington Church of Nazarene, 5734 NYS Rte 86, 6 p.m.

Sunday, April 22 LAKE PLACID —Elisa Monte Dance, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Dr. 3 p.m. $18, $16 LPCA members, and $12 kids. 523-2512, www.LakePlacidArts.org. SARANAC LAKE—Earth Day for a Community Climate Forum, Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave. 4-6 p.m. ELIZABETHTOWN — Footloose Performance, Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School, 7530 Court Street. 3 p.m. WILLSBORO — Turkey shoot, The Willsboro fish & game, noon-3 p.m. 963-7908.

Monday, April 23 KEENE—Osteoporosis exercise classes, Community Center, Church St. 11:30 a.m. 546-3565, RSVP@Logical.net. WHALLONSBURG — Outdoor Education Plan Meeting, 4 6 p.m. Whallonsburg Grange, Route 22 and Whallons Bay Road.

Wednesday, April 25 ELIZABETHTOWN—InternetXpress Computer Workshop “Resume Building”, OneWorkSource, 1-3 p.m. 103 Hand Ave, clawrence@acapinc.org or 873-2341. WILLSBORO—Osteoporosis exercise classes, Congregational Church, Main St.1:30 p.m. 546-3565, RSVP@Logical.net. UPPER JAY — Children's Book Sale, Wells Memorial Library, 12230 State Route 9N. noon-5 p.m. LAKE PLACID— Student FaceWorking Art Show opening, Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main Street, 4- 6 p.m. UPPER JAY—InternetXpress Computer Workshop “Anti Virus for Your Mac”, Wells Memorial Library, Rt. 9N, 1-2:30

Thursday, April 26 ELIZABETHTOWN—Osteoporosis exercise classes, Hand House, Court St. 10 a.m. 546-3565, RSVP@Logical.net. SARANAC LAKE— Bewildered, Secreting Ourselves in a Troubled Wilderness with Michael Wilson, Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St. noon. UPPER JAY — Children's Book Sale, Wells Memorial Library, 12230 State Route 9N. noon-5 p.m. CHAZY —3 Mile Club, Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 578-7123. SARANAC LAKE—Indoor Senior Walking, North Country Community College gymnasium, 9-10 a.m. 891-7117, retireatwillrogers@verizon.net. SARANAC LAKE—“Bewildered: The Once and Future Gilded Age Great Camps”, Cantwell Community Room of the Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main Street. 891-4190. PAUL SMITHS—Author Chris Bohjalian to speak for the Adirondack Center for Writing and Paul Smith's College, 7:30 p.m. 327-6278. PLATTSBURGH — Journey Into Reading, Champlain Centre Mall, 60 Smithfield Blvd., 4:30-6:30 p.m. Reading for children up to age 16 with free book provided. Hosted at center court. www.journeyintoreading.org. WILMINGTON—InternetXpress Computer Workshop “Help Desk Session” E.M. Cooper Memorial Library, 10-11:30 a.m. 873-2341. clawrence@acapinc.org. SARANAC LAKE—Pinochle Party, Saranac Village at Will Rogers, 78 Will Rogers Dr. 7 p.m. 891-7117.

Bohjalian to speak PAUL SMITHS — The Adirondack Center for Writing and Paul Smith's College are thrilled to announce New York Times bestselling author of The Double Bind, Skeletons at the Feast, and Midwives author Chris Bohjalian Thursday, April 26, at the Paul Smith's College VIC. He will be reading from his latest novel, a riveting and dramatic ghost story, “The Night Strangers,” a ghost story with all the hallmarks readers have come to expect from Bohjalian. Cost of the pre-reading event is $25 and benefits the Adirondack Center for Writing. Contact ACW to reserve your space at acwevents@gmail.com or 327-6278. The reading itself starts at 7:30 p.m. and is free to Paul Smith’s College faculty and students and anyone attending the pre-event, $5 general admission.

CCE cheese event held PAUL SMITHS — Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Small Farms Program and Paul Smiths’ College Culinary Club recently brought a celebration of New York cheese making to the college in New York’s Adirondack Mountain region. The event in the beautiful Pine Room along St. Regis Lake on campus was designed to educate culinary students on the varieties of cheese available to the young chefs.

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Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 159, Westport, NY 12993. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. VN-3/24-4/28/12-6TC33818 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("LLC") Name: Blue Pepper Farm LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York ("SSNY") on March 12, 2012. Office Location: Essex County. The "SSNY" is designated as agent of the "LLC" upon whom process against it may be served. "SSNY" shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: 91 Hazen Rd, Jay, NY 12941. Purpose: Any lawful act. VN-3/31-5/5/12-6TC33827 ----------------------------NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF CERTIFIED FOREST MANAGEMENT LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 3/19/12. Office location: Essex County. Principal business address: 6400 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38197. LLC formed in DE on 1/26/12. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. VN-3/31-5/5/12-6TC33837 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF COTE STERNO HOLDINGS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/21/12. Office location: Essex County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 112 Aviemore Lane, Douglassville, PA 19518. Purpose: any lawful activities. VN-3/31-5/5/12-6TC33839 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC): Name: THE BOQUET RIVER JELLY MILL, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/09/2012. Office location: Essex County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O THE BOQUET RIVER JELLY MILL,

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LLC, 875 Sunset Drive, Willsboro, NY 12996. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date. VN-4/7-5/12/12-6TC33860 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DAVCONYC, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/23/12. Office location: Essex County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Steven H. Seel, Esquire, Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP, 301 Grant St., 14th Fl., Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Purpose: Any lawful activity. VN-4/7-5/12/12-6TC33870 ----------------------------ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION Essex Farm of Northern New York LLC Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law FIRST: The name of the limited liability company is: Essex Farm of the Northern New York LLC SECOND: The county within this state in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is: Essex THIRD: The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: 2503 NYS Route 22, Essex, New York 12936 Mark Kimball VN-4/14-5/19/12-6TC33880 ----------------------------SEALED BIDS will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 a.m. on May 03, 2012 at the NYS Dept. of Transportation, Contract Management Bureau, 1ST FLOOR SUITE 1CM, 50 WOLF RD, ALBANY, NY 12232 and will then be publicly read. A certified or cashier’s check payable to the NYS Dept. of Transportation for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, FORM CONR 391, representing "25% of the bid total" as specified in the contract proposal, must accompany each bid. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using Bid Express (www.bidx.com). The Department reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Beginning with the February 10th, 2011 letting, construction contract plans and proposals will be sold only on compact disk (CD). The cost will be $10 per CD, plus $8 shipping and handling if the CD is not purchased in person. The CD will include both

the plans (if applicable) and the proposal in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format. Plans and proposals in Adobe Acrobat PDF format will continue to be available on Bid E x p r e s s (www.bidx.com) for a monthly subscription fee. CDs can be obtained from the NYSDOT, Plan Sales Unit, 1st Floor Suite 1PS, 50 Wolf Road, Albany, NY 12232, (518) 4572124; or from the Regional Office noted below. Requirements: NYSDOT requires that all bidders and subcontractors present evidence of experience and financial standing. Subcontracting Provisions: Subcontracting is permitted as described in the Standard Specification §108-05. *Please call Contracts at (518) 457-3583 if you need a reasonable accommodation for person(s) with a disability to participate in our program. No Amendments are included on the CD. Amendments are posted on the NYSDOT and Bid Express Web Sites. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments have been incorporated into its bid. Notification on Amendments will be sent via e-mail to each person or firm purchasing CDs from the NYSDOT. NOTE: Amendments may have been issued prior to CD purchase. Contractors who purchased CDs must also check the NYSDOT W e b Site(https://www.nysdot.gov/doing-business/opportunities/co nst-notices) for a list of all Amendments. State Finance Law §139-j restricts contact with Department personnel afteradvertisement or notice of a government procurement. Details are provided on the NYSDOT Web Site. Federally Aided Contracts identify a DBE Goal, and 100% NY State Funded Contracts identify both MBE and WBE Goals. Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where subcontracting is not expected, and smaller size contracts -- both of which may present direct bidding opportunities for a Small Business Firm, including, but not limited to, D/W/MBEs. The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.0 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title VI Program and Related Statutes, as

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amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contact entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award. Reg. 01, Mary Ivey, Regional Director, 328 State Street, Schenectady, NY 12305 D262034, PIN 1809.30, F.A. Proj. L24E-1809-303, Essex & Warren Cos., Pavement Preservation at 5 Locations, Routes 9 & 28, Bid Deposit $750,000.00, Plans on CDs $10, plus $8 Postage. Goals: DBE 3% VN-4/14-4/21/12/122TC-33904 ----------------------------THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Moriah Union Cemetery Association will be held at 5 pm on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at the Mount Moriah Presbyterian Church,19 Church St, Port Henry, NY, at which time the election of Directors and all Association business will take place. VN,TT-4/14-4/21/122TC-33908 ----------------------------THE BURT C E M E T E R Y ASSOCIATION will hole its annual meeting at the home of Janice Moran, 92 Middle Essex, New York on April 20, 2012 at 7:30pm. VN-4/21/12-1TC33919 ----------------------------SEALED BIDS will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 a.m. on May 17, 2012 at the NYS Dept. of Transportation, Contract Management Bureau, 1ST FLOOR SUITE 1CM, 50 WOLF RD, ALBANY, NY 12232 and will then be publicly read. A certified or cashier’s check payable to the NYS Dept. of Transportation for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, FORM CONR 391, representing "25% of the bid total" as specified in the contract proposal, must accompany each bid. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using Bid Express (www.bidx.com). The Department reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Beginning with the February 10th, 2011 letting, construction contract plans and proposals will be sold only on compact disk (CD). The cost will be $10 per CD, plus $8

shipping and handling if the CD is not purchased in person. The CD will include both the plans (if applicable) and the proposal in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format. Plans and proposals in Adobe Acrobat PDF format will continue to be available on Bid E x p r e s s (www.bidx.com) for a monthly subscription fee. CDs can be obtained from the NYSDOT, Plan Sales Unit, 1st Floor Suite 1PS, 50 Wolf Road, Albany, NY 12232, (518) 4572124; or from the Regional Office noted below. Requirements: NYSDOT requires that all bidders and subcontractors present evidence of experience and financial standing. Subcontracting Provisions: Subcontracting is permitted as described in the Standard Specification §108-05. *Please call Contracts at (518) 457-3583 if you need a reasonable accommodation for person(s) with a disability to participate in our program. No Amendments are included on the CD. Amendments are posted on the NYSDOT and Bid Express Web Sites. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments have been incorporated into its bid. Notification on Amendments will be sent via e-mail to each person or firm purchasing CDs from the NYSDOT. NOTE: Amendments may have been issued prior to CD purchase. Contractors who purchased CDs must also check the NYSDOT W e b Site(https://www.nysdot.gov/doing-business/opportunities/co nst-notices) for a list of all Amendments. State Finance Law §139-j restricts contact with Department personnel after advertisement or notice of a government procurement. Details are provided on the NYSDOT Web Site. Federally Aided Contracts identify a DBE Goal, and 100% NY State Funded Contracts identify both MBE and WBE Goals. Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where sub-contracting is not expected, and smaller sizecontracts -- both of which may present direct bidding opportunities for a Small Business Firm, including, but not limited to, D/W/MBEs. The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.0 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Trans-

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portation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title VI Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contact entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award. Reg. 01, Mary Ivey, Regional Director, 328 State Street, Schenectady, NY 12305 D261915, PIN 1808.85, Albany, Essex, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren & Washington Cos., Install Durable Pavement Markings (pavement stripes, crosswalks, arrows, bike symbols) on Various Routes at Various Locations in Region 1., Bid Deposit $400,000.00, NO PLANS, Proposals on CDs $10, plus $8 Postage. THIS C O N T R A C T REQUIRES NIGHT TIME WORK. Goals: MBE/WBE 0 0% VN-4/21-4/28/12-2TC33924 ----------------------------THE TOWN OF ELIZABETHTOWN has a job opening in the Highway Dept. for a full time Highway Worker with a CDL License - Class A or B. Applications are available at the Elizabethtown Town Hall or online at http://etownny.com/ (Resident Info). Application Deadline May 11, 2012. VN-4/21-5/5/12-3TC33930 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BEAR RIGHT LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/3/12. Office location: Essex County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. VN-4/21-5/26/12-6TC33936 ----------------------------THE REBER C E M E T E R Y ASSOCIATION will be holding its annual meeting for all business matters & the election of officers on Sunday evening, April 29th at 7:00 p.m. in the annex of the Reber Methodist Church. All interested parties are cordially invited to attend. Alan H.

Hutchins/Pres. VN-4/21-4/28/12-2TC33935 ----------------------------STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT C O U N T Y OF ESSEX T. JAMES STRACK REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST dated August 19, 2003, Plaintiff BRENT REID, BROCK REID, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and NEW YORK STATE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, Defendants NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE AND SALE Index No.: 0680-11 RJI No.: 15-1-20110312 In pursuance and by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly granted by this Court on the 3rd day of April, 2012 and entered in the Essex County Clerk s Office on the 6th day of April, 2012, I, the undersigned Referee, duly appointed in this action for such purpose, will expose for sale and sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the steps of the Essex County Courthouse in Elizabethtown, New York, on the 15th day of May, 2012, at 10:00 o clock in the forenoon of that day, the mortgaged premises directed in and by said judgment to be sold and in said judgment described as follows: ALL THAT PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate, in the Village of Lake Placid, Town of North Elba, County of Essex, State of New York, in Lot 279 Old Military Tract, Township 11, Richards Survey, (formerly) known as 422 Main Street, bounded North by Dubay, East by Jewish Church, South by South Main Street and west by LeRoux, comprising 1/16 acre, more or less, and being the same property assessed to Nathan Schoenfeld on the 1938 Town of North Elba Assessment Roll, State of New York. TOGETHER with all buildings on said premises at this date. TOGETHER with all rights of way and easements which the party of the first part has, had or might have over, in and to said premises, for itself, its successors or assigns. Said parcel being designated as tax map parcel no. 42.0JL-4-17.000. WILLIAM M. FINUCANE, ESQ. Referee Michael D. McCormick, Esq. RUSSELL & McCORMICK Attorneys for Plaintiffs 101 Clinton Street, PO Box 549 Keeseville, NY 12944-0549 Location of Property to be Foreclosed: 6167 Sentinel Road, Lake Placid, New York VN-4/14-5/5/12-4TC33907 -----------------------------


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BOATS 1985 ARROW Glass Carisma 160, 16' with outboard motor and trailer, Garage stored. Asking $1200. 518-9622045 or 845-773-9230 2000 19 1/2’ LOWE Aluminum boat w/metal deck, twin console, Bow Mount trolling motor, live well, on board charger, full canvas, step up top; 1996 150 HP Johnson motor, less then 40 hrs., like new; 1988 Eazyloader Trailer, like new, Complete $5500 firm. 518-963-7351 HEWITT PATOON BOAT Lift, model# 1501, sits on the bottom of the lake. Make an Offer. 518-891-2767 Leave Message on Mail Box 1.

CARS 1952 DESOTO White/Blue, no rust, small Hemi, last started in 2007, great project car. Serious inquires only. $3500. 518-962-4688 1999 VOLVO V-70 Station Wagon, 207,000 miles, Green. Asking $2300 OBO. 518310-0622 2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE Black 2 door. New tires, rotors, brakes catalytic converter. $4,500 Call: (518) 946-7550 2002 2-DOOR Chevy Cavalier, 129,000 miles, stick shift, Black, very little rust, sunroof, PW, Retro Stereo, I-pod Capability, $2500. 518-891-2797 Leave Message in Mail Box 1. 2005 DODGE NEON auto, 40,000 miles, Red, new brakes, radiator, good on gas mileage, $5,000. 518-523-1681 2007 DODGE Grand Caravan, Wheelchair accessible by VMI, driver transfers to drivers seat, tie downs for two wheelchairs in back, tie downs for one wheelchair in front passenger position available when passenger seat is removed, automatic everything, air, air bags all around including sides, enhanced stereo, Ultimate Red Crystal in color, no scratches/dents or other damage, has always been kept in an attached garage, seats have always been covered, never been smoked in, 5,040 miles, VIN 2D8GP44LX7R256881, original price $52,000, asking $30,000 or make an offer, call Jerry in Tupper Lake at 518-359-8538

FARM EQUIPMENT 1964 FORD 4000 4cyl., gas. Industrial loader & Industrial Front End, 12 spd. German Transmission, pie weights. $4850. 518-962-2376 FARM EQUIPMENT Dump Truck 1970 GMC; Field Equipment also. All Equipment usable and in good shape. 518962-4394

MOTORCYCLES WANTED JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE KAWASAKI 19671980 Z1-900, KZ900, KZ1000, ZIR, KZ1000MKII, W1-650, H1500, H2-750, S1-250, S2-350, S3400 Suzuki GS400, GT380, CB750 CASH PAID. FREE NATIONAL PICKUP. 1-800-772-1142, 1-310721-0726 usa@classicrunners.com

VIRGINIA SEASIDE Lots - Land, Absolute buy of a lifetime! Fully improved 3 acre lots, exclusive development on the seaside (the mainland) overlooking Chincoteague Bay and islands. Gated entrance, paved roads, caretaker, community dock, pool and club house including owners guest suites. Build the house of your dreams! Unique bank foreclosure situation makes these lots available at 1/3 of original cost. Great climate, low taxes and National Seashore beaches nearby. Only $49,000 each or pond lots $65,000. Tel. (757) 824-5284 website: http://ViewWebPage.com/5EUO or email: oceanlandtrust@yahoo.com

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SINGLE-FAMILY HOME 2 LAKE CABINS ON ADIRONDACK lake, $119,900. 5 acres borders NYS forest, $16,900.www.LandFirstNY.com 1888-683-2626 DELAWARE: SINGLE Family Home, Multiple 1 Family NEW Ranch Homes! Peaceful Setting, 55+ Community. Close to shopping, beach, bay & I-95. Low 100's, low taxes. CALL: 302-6595800 www.bonayrehomes.com

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