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The Essex County Rifle League is now winding down their season. The league typically meets from January to April and meets for matches each Tuesday. Participants are always welcome, say league members. Members are pictured here prior to a match earlier this winter. Photo by Pete DeMola
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed a $15 million increase in the state’s oil spill fund. Essex County lawmakers have endorsed the measure. The nationwide volume of crude oil transported by rail has increased to 832,000 carloads in 2014, up from 9,500 in 2008. Many Champlain Valley communities are located along the lines, including Essex, pictured above.
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ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ Essex County lawmakers on Monday urged the state legislature to support Gov. Andrew CuomoÕ s proposed increase in funds to the stateÕ s oil spill fund when they moved forward a last minute resolution. Capped at $25 million since its inception in 1977, the governor has proposed to increase the fund to $40 million. If approved by the legislature Ñ itÕ s expected the budget will be passed on Tuesday, the day this story went to print Ñ the bump would also expand the range of activities covered by the fund, including planning, exercises and the purchasing of
WILLSBORO Ñ ThereÕ s a sense of reassuring routine and order at the Essex County Rifle Club. First, pickups pull into the parking lot outside of this lowslung building. The men enter through the kitchen and rub their hands together to ward off the chill. They put down the long wooden cases housing their firearms, open them up and examine their gear Ñ gloves, straps, sights, compression vests Ñ which they then carefully assemble as coffee bubbles on the stove. In the next room, on the indoor range, targets are pinned up and adjusted. Men walk back 50 feet and fire shots to test scope alignment. They take their positions and assemble their weapons. The lights are dimmed and the room eventually fills with a soft plip-plip-plip and the scent of gunpowder. Wayne Ashline has been shooting for 40 years, the case of his Anschutz single shot .22 caliber match rifle lined with certificates and scorecards. His scope, top of the line. Ò IÕ ve only seen one like this ever before,Ó he said. The top score in target shooting is 200. Ò I shot 189 for a few years, but donÕ t shoot nearly that well now,Ó he laughed. 1994-95 were some good years, recalled Allen Dybas, the leagueÕ s president. The old guard used to shoot steady 200s. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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Fire commissioners shoot down proposal to host nutrition site By Pete DeMola
pete@denpubs.com WILLSBORO Ñ The future home of the senior nutrition program for Willsboro and Essex seniors remains an unknown following the decision by the Willsboro Fire Department to hose down hopes of hosting the program at their facility. Commissioners shot down the idea at a public forum last week. According to Willsboro Supervisor Shaun Gillilland, who was at the meeting, the discussion broke down after he briefed the commissioners and auxiliary members on the background of the long-simmering issue, that the town of Essex was preparing to sell the town-owned facility and that the seniors wanted to come to Willsboro. Ò It got ugly very quickly,Ó said Gillilland. Ò Personal, venom-
ous, vicious Ñ yelling between members, accusing each other, name callingÉ swearing. It kept going back and forth.Ó After several commissioners indicated that the department would be likely be hostile to the seniors if relocation plans were approved, Gillilland and other officials got up and walked out. Phone calls to commissioner Bob Provost, who is said to be against the relocation, repeatedly went unreturned. Ò We just wanted to help the seniors in our town, but it looks like I stepped on a landmine,Ó said Gillilland. Operated by ACAP, the programs are funded by Essex County’s Office for the Aging. Officials said they weren’t deterred by the setback. Ò WeÕ re clearly going to keep looking for a site for our seniors in Willsboro and Essex,” said Office for the Aging Director Patty Bashaw. Ò WeÕ re not going to let them go without a site.Ó Gillilland said they will now set their sights on the Reber Unit-
ed Methodist Church, who volunteered the usage of their facility. But the road to Reber is a long one, said the supervisor. The site still needs to pass a series of inspections, while the improvements necessary to bring the facility up to code will cost money. Another option, the Whallonsburg Grange, has already been approved by ACAP, but remains on the backburner due to its distance from Willsboro, some nine miles. The program serves daily lunches to an average of 20 residents, 17 of whom are from Willsboro. All but one of those Willsboro residents pays taxes on the fire districtÕ s debt, said Gillilland. The Essex town board resolved to sell the National Registry of Historic Places-listed building in 2013. TheyÕ ve owned it since 1978 after purchasing it from the American Legion.
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Indie folk outfit ready one-off gig at Recovery Lounge By Pete DeMola
pete@denpubs.com JAY Ñ Five years ago, Eleanor Kleiner and Elie Brangbour found themselves working an unlikely gig: Singing gondoliers at the Venetian, a luxury hotel in the former Portuguese colony of Macau. The pair, who now record as the Whispering Tree, spent nine months singing traditional Italian folk songs Ñ Ò When the moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie!Ó Ñ to swarms of tourists from Mainland China, mostly nouveau riche businessmen. Ò It was a random weird thing that we did,Ó said Kleiner, who is now based in Dutchess County. The clients would typically scan the list of female gondoliers, select one, and chatter for the duration of the performance. Ò I would actually hide under the bridges for a while and then motor onto the next one,Ó recalled Kleiner. Ò It was just so seedy.Ó Following their stateside return, the pair used these and other experiences as inspiration for their debut release, Go Call The Captain, a record that was met with acclaim from a variety of indie tastemakers who deemed them as one of the most exciting new faces in New York CityÕ s
indie folk scene. With the Macau experience now firmly in the rearview, the Whispering TreesÕ sound is more mellow rock than buongiorno shlock, the type of music people listen to while cupping both hands around a tea cup on misty mornings. They perform on Saturday, April 4 at the Recovery Lounge. While their follow-up EP is a lush affair that incorporates elements of folk, bluegrass and indie rock given flight by Kleiner’s soaring vocals, SaturdayÕ s performance will be a stripped down affair. Kleiner admits that translating the bandÕ s lush studio sound down to the basics can often be challenging. Ò You just have to strip it down a lot,Ó she said. The reception is often better than when she and Brangbour play with a full band, she noted. Ò I like to play venues where people listen more,Ó she said. Ò More intimate.Ó Attendees at SaturdayÕ s gig should expect an introspective set laden with lots of vocal harmonies. Ò People can expect an intimate and engaging performance,Ó she said. Ò I hope people will walk away feeling moved in some way.Ó Kleiner said the positive critical reception has
been a validating experience. Ò It feels really good to be understood,Ó she said. Ò WeÕ ve been understood on a level that we didnÕ t expect. ItÕ s like, Ô Alright, IÕ m not crazy, this is good.Õ Ó
The Whispering Tree will perform on Saturday, April 4 at the Recovery Lounge in Jay: $10 cover, show starts at 8 p.m. For more information, find them on Facebook.
Indie folk outfit the Whispering Tree will perform at the Recovery Lounge in Jay on Saturday, April 4. The duo has been acclaimed for their blend of moody, atmospheric soundscapes paired with emotive vocals. Photo provided
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Classical pianist to perform in E’town ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ On April 11 and 12, Piano by Nature will present two recitals of what organizers say is pure beauty and absolute technical mastery. Steinway artist Michael Boyd is one of the finest pianists to grace the Hand House stage. At the pair of recitals, he will perform the preludes and sonatas of Scarlotti, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, and Liszt. Boyd is Professor of Piano at the University of Toledo and was a visiting professor at the Eastman School of Music. His ability to verbalize and demonstrate how to efficiently use the body at the piano, thereby freeing the performer to concentrate on musical expression, has attracted students from all over the country. Ò These stunning recitals will most certainly be great crowd-pleasers, so make your reservations soon,Ó said Rose Chancler, the eventÕ s organizer. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for 15-and-under. Call 518-962-2949 for reservations. For more info, visit pianobynature.org.
Applications now available for Jay community garden plots AU SABLE FORKS Ñ ItÕ s that time of year again! The Town of Jay Community Garden is waking up from a long winter. Applications for the 16 individual raised-bed plots in the garden are now available at Town of Jay Offices in the Community Center in Au Sable Forks. Returning gardeners will be given first priority, and the remaining plots will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis once a completed application has been turned in to the Town of Jay Supervisor’s Office. There is annual fee of $20 per plot, and guidelines and rules for the garden are included with the application. Most of the materials and tools for the garden were made available by a Creating Healthy Places grant that the Town of Jay received from the Essex County Department of Health. The raised beds were built by the Town and much of the soil preparation was 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, or to obtain an application packet, please contact Carol at the Town of Jay at 647-2204 or e-mail at deputyclerk@townofjay.net.
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eÕ ve all heard the warnings from state environmental personnel and local search and rescue officials: Be prepared when entering the backcountry or potentially face dire consequences that could turn an enjoyable trek into a life or death experience. Two recent search and rescue occurrences on Mt. Marcy this winter drive home the importance of being prepared. The first scenario on the state’s highest peak (5,343 feet) occurred in January when two young Canadian hikers became disoriented near the summit and spent the night in sub-zero temperatures. The second happened just a few weeks ago when a mother and her two sons, ages 7 and 11, lost sight of the trail atop Mt. Marcy and also spent a night amid frigid temps and high winds. In each case, the individuals were rescued by members of the state Department of Environmental Conservation and state police. While we are lucky to have such highly skilled search and rescue personnel in New York and the Adirondacks, these cases should without doubt reopen the dialogue around just who should foot the bill for these operations, especially when negligence is involved. We believe the cost should be born by those who do not heed the warnings to be prepared Ñ most notably in extreme climate conditions like those that occur in the winter. The price of a typical search and rescue operation can be staggering Ñ running into the tens of thousands depending on what is involved in the rescue and the duration of the search. Consider that operating a single rescue helicopter costs about $2,000 an hour and you begin to understand how quickly costs can mount. At the same time, those that partake in these operations are putting their own lives on the line. The State Police Aviation Unit that responded to both of the aforementioned incidents faced high wind and poor visibility. That can certainly be a recipe for disaster. Those that negligently put themselves and others in harmÕ s way by not knowing the terrain and conditions, taking adequate gear, leaving an itinerary or turning back when the conditions warrant it should pick up the tab for their rescue Ñ and they should be happy to do it. Doing so may just serve as a deterrent to individuals before heading haphazardly into the wilderness unprepared. The concept of charging for search and rescue operations is not a new one. A handful of states, including nearby Vermont and New Hampshire, currently have laws that allow a state or county to recoup costs of rescue operations. After being on the books for nearly a decade, New Hampshire later amended its law, charging only in cases where the victim was determined to have been Ò negligent.” Experienced search and rescue officials and fish and game staff in New Hampshire determine negligence based on a responsibility code that considers a personÕ s actions against what reasonable measures could have been taken to avoid a rescue situation. Then, the attorney general’s office gets the final say, assessing a fee for the search and rescue that helps fund future rescue operations, training and equipment as well as efforts to educate the public about being prepared before setting out. Given the rather frequent nature of search and rescue operations in the Adirondacks Ñ and in the wake of these two alarming rescue operations in as many months Ñ we believe it is time for New York legislators to proceed as New Hampshire has and hold those who are negligent responsible for their actions. In the meantime, the DEC urges anyone heading into the backcountry to properly plan, prepare and remain alert to changing weather conditions. Before planning a hike, the public is urged to visit DECÕ s Hiking Safety webpage at dec. ny.gov/outdoor/7865.html for current Adirondack trail conditions. Those who become lost or encounter a backcountry emergency are encouraged to call the Forest Ranger Emergency Dispatch at 518-891-0235. Ñ Denton Publications Editorial Board, Dan Alexander, Keith Lobdell and John Gereau
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man with a young family and promisife is never easy. That stateing career, received the type of news ment is true for all of us, even that would turn most into a bitter those who seem to live gifted recluse. Instead of thinking about lives. Everyday life is full of challenghimself he turned this death sentence es and difficult to understand, frustratinto his lifeÕ s mission; to raise funds ing events. All the money, fame and to seek a cure, not for himself but, for looks in the world will guarantee you the other 30,000-plus a year who are nothing in this life. stricken with this disease commonly Last week I was privileged to witcalled Lou GehrigÕ s Disease. ness two events and one major news Over the last three years he and his story that provided me with a small Dan Alexander courageous family went on to create window into the perspective of how Thoughts from the Live Like Lou Foundation (www. one single life can affect so many lives. Behind the Pressline livelikelou.org). Energizing PittsThree almost simultaneous events burgh, Western Pennsylvania and the occurred last week. You might not view entire region he raised millions of dollars and trementhem as connected but in my mind and heart they are signs of a supreme power whose ways we canÕ t pos- dous awareness to the point that in February the University of Pittsburgh announced the creation of the sibly understand, but provide the basis for faith. Live Like Lou Center for ALS Research and provided The first is a story about newly ordained Deacon Paul White. In his first opportunity to speak to the a matching grant in the amount of $10 million. Over 800 people attended a memorial service for congregations of St. ElizabethÕ s, St. Philip Neri and St. Philip of Jesus, Deacon White shared his life journey my cousin Neil Alexander last weekend. I came to of answering the Ò callÓ of God. Despite a wonderful better understand his lifeÕ s journey, the experiences that put him in a unique position to accept this chalfamily life here in the North Country, White felt something missing from his life but couldnÕ t comprehend lenge and the remarkable affect one human being can have on thousands of lives. I was blown away not why he felt this way. A reoccurring voice inside his head repeatedly pushed him well beyond his comfort only by the compassion of so many but the strength of his wife and family who will now carry on the mislevel, to the point of considering it a mild form of insion of Live Like Lou. I encourage you to visit the sanity. Live Like Lou website and learn more about this efWhite came to the realization that the voice was a fort, to find a cure for a disease that affects many right vocational calling to him to explore becoming a deacon in the Catholic Church at a time when priests are here in the North Country. No one would have blamed my cousin Neil for livin short supply. Despite being advised early in the ing out his final days in peace but I firmly believe he process that in the opinion of the Church he may lack was given a choice to undertake this important task some important skills that would hinder his ability to just like Deacon White, who could have easily found achieve that goal, he persevered. The four year prosomething else to fill his days. I don’t understand cess was not easy and the day before he was to be ordained, his mother passed away. Now the night of his how, but IÕ m convinced someone personally affected by that air crash in the Alps will be challenged to do first sermon, we learned Tuesday, he had been wearing a heart monitor. That monitor went off during the something that will have a major affect on the world. All too often we find it difficult to see life saving oppresentation unbeknownst to those listening to him. The health related issue caused him to be hospitalized portunities and world shifting events in destruction and difficult times, but fortunately others have the for several days. ability to see past these challenges and major setbacks Those in attendance were greatly moved by WhiteÕ s story, the sincerity that he demonstrated and to understand the value of good works. The very best among us recognize they must share their God given the effort he put forth to overcome the challenges and disappointments along the way in a heart filled effort talents. Time on earth is short and no one is promised tomorrow. We must make the most of the time we are to share his gifts with others. White, who for years has participated in the Mission of Hope providing aid to given. Each of us has the same opportunity to change a Nicaragua, only wanted to answer a calling and help few lives or millions of lives with the simple actions others. we take each day. The choices we make to reach out Tuesday we awoke to learn about an air crash in the to others is what I believe each of us are placed on this Alps. As the week progressed we learned the crash was an intentional suicide-murder, committed by the earth to do and during this Holy Week of Easter and co-pilot, killing all aboard. Events like this leave us Passover it provides an eye opening opportunity for shaking our heads with far more questions than an- us to answer the call or let it go to Ò voice mail,Ó as per swers. Deacon WhiteÕ s analogy last week. Tuesday I also learned of the death of a cousin who, three years ago at the age of 46, was diagnosed with Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Denton PubliALS; a horrible disease with no known cure. There cations. He may be reached at dan@denpubs.com. was no history of ALS in the family, this fine young
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Kudos to E-town board To the Editor: Kudos to the current Elizabethtown Town Board and bookkeeper for recovering $157,000 of missing CHIPS money from years 2012 and 2013. CHIPS is Consolidated Highway Aid, a reimbursement from the State for highway maintenance work, which has been a town budget revenue source for many years, except 2012 and 2013. The reason it wasnÕ t received for those two years is because the paperwork hadnÕ t been submitted to the state. It was listed as a revenue in the budgets, but no money came in. This amount is substantial as it relates to the budget, and your taxes. It could have caused a 15 percent increase on your tax bill because the money had been spent, but with no reimbursement. Without NYS reimbursement, increased taxes would have been the only other source. This is all the more important since another highway line item, highway equipment, was over expended by 400% for 2013. $25,000 budgeted, $106,000 spent. While some was spent on maintenance, most of it was spent on a new truck with the support of the Bartley administration. That line item remained underfunded for the 2014 budget with the same $25,000 budgeted, but with a known $30,000 debt payment ( the 2013 new truck), the cost of a new broom tractor (approved by a 2013 resolution), and a full years worth of equipment maintenance cost also coming out of it. This caused another 400% over expenditure. The sidewalk district reserve money was pilfered to help offset these expenses for the 2014 budget, created in the fall of 2013, because overall fund balance was depleted. It appears that the current town board and bookkeeper are trying to fix all this for you, but it takes time when addressing this level of fiscal abuse. I assume that government transparency is of interest to most taxpayers. Ken Fenimore, Elizabethtown
Cheers to Stefanik for accessibility To the Editor: Accessibility is one of the key factors you look for in a Congressional representative. After all, they and their staff are paid with taxpayer dollars to represent our areaÕ s interest in Washington. Thus far, I have found Congresswoman Elise Stefanik to be a highly accessible Member of Congress. Whether it has been meetings in her Plattsburgh office, meeting with her personally in her Washington, D.C. office or at events throughout the North Country, Congresswoman Stefanik has been enthusiastically accessible. In meetings with her and her staff, I have found nothing but full cooperation and support for key initiatives in the North Country. From efforts to try and bring the Olympics back to Lake Placid to encouraging tourism in our North Country towns, Congresswoman Stefanik and her staff have been on top of it. As a town supervisor in NY-21, I can say it is greatly appreciated. Bill Ferebee Supervisor, Keene
Donations sought for veterans park To the Editor: A committee made up of veterans and interested residents from Lewis have formed to work on creating a veterans memorial park in Lewis. Now, more than ever, our veterans must be recognized for their unselfish service to our great country. The Veterans Park will be constructed on Town of Lewis property just north of the town hall. Preliminary figures of the cost will be between $50,000 and $60,000. It is the intent of the committee to conduct a fundraising campaign to cover the cost of construction of the park. The campaign will consist of this canvas letter, grant writing and a number of fundraising ideas addressed at our committee meetings. Please consider making a donation to our worthy cause so our dreams may become a reality. With your help, we are sure that we will be able to build a monument to recognize those veterans that have served in the many wars and conflicts from our past deserve this recognition. We are committed to this project and believe the generosity of our community and the neighboring communities will help to bring this park to fruition. Any size donation will help in our endeavors. Should you wish to provide a donation, please make your check out to Lewis Veterans Memorial Park and send to the Lewis Veterans Park Committee, PO Box 502, Lewis, New York, 12950. Thank you for any consideration to assist in this very important cause. David Blades, Supervisor, Lewis
Denton should host community event To the Editor: In your editorial of March 3, 2015, you chose to question if our local school districts are doing enough for their communities. I would have enjoyed your editorial more if you had researched and highlighted the many opportunities our local school districts and their employees provide for our communities. Perhaps I misunderstood your intent when you said, Ò É it is time that school officials recognize that these buildings can be more than just places we educate our children.Ó Ò JustÓ seems a little dismissive when referring to the facilities where our children spend twelve years of their lives and receive the foundation
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of information and training that will take them to adulthood. My real concern is that with a single phone call, or visit to the ElizabethtownÐ Lewis Central School website or those of any of the neighboring school districts, you could have obtain information regarding a number of activities that were open to the public; musicals, athletic competitions, academic presentations, and club and community events, including, but not limited to, scout meetings, walking clubs, 5K and 10K run registrations, and more. More importantly, you could have obtained a building use form, and applied to sponsor an event that would provide the community enrichment that was suggested in your editorial. Building use information and applications are readily available from all area school districts. Another suggestion that you made was that school districts should consider budgeting for services and employees to support community based events. Community events and activities are supported by their local school districts with in-kind services whenever possible; bus transportation for summer youth programs, custodial support for meetings and events, etc. But, each school district has a budget and carefully balances their fuel costs, turning the heat down at night and during vacation periods, and carefully monitoring their custodial and maintenance costs, as well as covering the costs of their mandated responsibility Ð public education. NYS law regulates how tax payer financed public institutions may use their funds and facilities, and I am sure that you didnÕ t mean to encourage our local districts to violate our trust. I hope that your editorial was intended as a journalistic Ò seedÓ to encourage all of us to make the most of our investments as tax payers in utilizing our school facilities to the best advantage, and I look forward to the next Valley News press release highlighting a Denton Publications sponsored concert, fundraiser, spelling bee, scrabble tournament, memoir writing club, etc. Sarah Adams, Elizabethtown
Please support Westport vets memorial To the Editor: The Westport Bicentennial Veterans Memorial Sub-Committee is undertaking a very special project: building a Veterans Memorial to be located within a site that has been provided by Ballard Park Foundation. The Memorial is designed to harmonize with the ParkÕ s peaceful surroundings and will offer a reflective and contemplative natural setting for families, friends and visitors. The honor roll of veterans within the memorial will provide an opportunity for all to acknowledge and honor those dedicated men and women form our community who served in our nation’s wars and conflicts. Our veterans have sacrificed for us so that we can enjoy the freedoms we have. Please honor them with a contribution to this lasting memorial. We are depending on the good will and generosity of individuals, companies, and organizations to raise the approximately $30,000 is needed for the Memorial. Both broad community support and leadership gifts are needed. The project will to go forward until all funds are raised. We respectfully request that you send your pledge or contribution by Thursday, April 30. Since our organization is not incorporated, Ballard Park Foundation has agreed to act as fiscal agent for the project. Please make your taxexempt donation payable to Ò Ballard Park Foundation-Veterans Memorial.Ó We look forward to our community working together to create a beautiful memorial that Westport can look upon with gratitude, pride, inspiration and comfort, for our veterans deserve no less. Sheila A. Borden, Chairperson, Veterans Memorial Sub-Committee Barbara Breyette George King
Water temp clarification needed To the Editor: I enjoyed the Adirondack Outdoors article titled Ò Ice/cold water training in Bulwagga Bay,Ó but it does contain an error, where it states Ò ... cold water isothermic temperatures, which maintains the water at 39.2 degrees under the ice, ...Ó Water has a curious physical property that it is most dense at a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius (39.2 degrees F). In lakes that are deep enough and where there are no disruptive currents, after ice forms the water becomes density stratified. Immediately beneath the ice, the water temperature is 32 degrees F, and the water becomes warmer at depth, reaching about 39.2 degrees F at around 40 feet, since the most dense water settles beneath the lighter, colder water. In the spring, after ice-out and after a warm calm day, the surface water is warmed and becomes more dense and settles, setting up a convection cell that brings water and stinking stuff from the bottom of a lake to the top. In the Adirondacks, we always called that the spring turn-over of a lake. I was a Special Scientist/Numbered Air Force Project Officer when on active duty in the USAF back in the late 1960Õ s and was in charge of a C-130 outfitted for remote sensing research. I had the airplane fly a night mission using thermal infrared imagery over the Adirondacks one May around 1969 or 1970. The flight coincided with the spring turn-over, and the imagery showed the convection cells clearly. The following winter I plumbed a number of the lakes and ponds and found that the convection cells only existed where there was at least 40 feet of water. But the bottom line here is that immediately beneath the ice on a frozen lake, the water temperature is 32 degrees F and not 39.2 degrees. Thermodynamics require this conclusion as well. Brian B. Turner, Ph.D., J.D. Pottersville and Virginia
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s Good Friday good? No doubt that question has never crossed your mind. My mind? LetÕ s just say itÕ s different from most. You might even say itÕ s a bubble off plumb. But things that puzzle me, are often mundane to others. So be it. Many of you know IÕ m the son of a preacher man. I was brought up attending church several times a week and was exposed to things theological from the time of my first breath. Rev. R u s s e l l Little and my mother, the late Alta Grace Little, were immersed in their faith and tasked by Gordie Little with spreading the word. They were good at it. Little did they guess that their errant son Gordie would become Catholic when he married Kaye on May 4, 1974. The fact is, I am a much better Catholic than I was a Protestant. Being a good person is, for me, far more important than any dogma coming down from a church pulpit. Sunday is special to me. Kaye and I enjoy the feeling we get inside our church. It enables us to focus on the things for which we are grateful and to offer up our fervent prayers for those who are part of our intentions. As a young lad sitting in the front pew of my dadÕ s church, drawing pictures of WW II airplanes in the fly leaf of a hymnal, I developed an almost genetic understanding of the scriptures. The Passion of Good Friday left a lifelong impression on me. Listening to my fatherÕ s bombastic voice with no electronic amplification, I was moved by his rendition of ChristÕ s words on the cross. It was frightening to me, as I could see and hear with my mindÕ s eye, that His moment of death seemed so final. But, as I grew older, Good Friday moved into context and I knew that Easter with its figurative and hopefully, literal sunshine would soon be here. Was Good Friday good for Little Gordie Little? Not at all, until I could grasp its true meaning and the promise of the resurrection and everlasting life. For many years on the radio, we suspended normal programming on Good Friday afternoon and played appropriate somber music. Many area businesses closed for a time so shoppers and employees could attend church and note the import of the day. If you expected me to offer the definitive word on why we call it Ò GoodÓ Friday,Ó you anticipated more than I can deliver. IÕ ve done the research, though, and can draw my own conclusions. Is it good because we believe that this time allows us to celebrate Easter as the culmination of perhaps the most crucial part of our beliefs? Is it because the word Ò goodÓ evolved from the word Ò God.Ó Or, could it have come from an earlier meaning of Ò holy?Ó It certainly is holy and, for me, is good because of its real meaning. IÕ ll leave it for you to decide. Incidentally, some Biblical scholars argue that it was at 3 p.m. Wednesday, not Friday, when Jesus was crucified. They say he was in the tomb for three days and three nights, so the actual resurrection didnÕ t take place at sunrise on a Sunday. While the controversy continues, none of this taints my view of Holy Week culminating in Good Friday and Easter. It doesnÕ t matter to me whether the actual day of crucifixion was Wednesday or Friday. I’ll join others in the accepted Friday commemoration. I am just thrilled to believe in the miracle of Easter and all that it implies. Excuse me while I close my eyes and recall my late fatherÕ s Good Friday reading of the scripture. For me it will be a holy Friday and a good Easter as well. And please donÕ t ask me to tell you why we call the day before Good Friday, Maundy Thursday. Just take my word for the fact that is has something to do with the Last Supper in the Upper Room when Jesus said, Ò A new commandment I give you, that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.Ó Words to live by.
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Columnist Gordie Little is a weekly contributor to Denton Publications. He may be reached at gordie@denpubs.com.
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Ò It takes a lot of years to become a good shot,Ó he said. Ashline said his best shooting was in 1995. But recent knee problems have taken their toll on the physically demanding sport. Ò I made up my mind to keep shooting regardless.Ó The Essex County Rifle League, which concludes their season this month, sees 21 guys competing on three teams Ñ Willsboro, Westport and Lake Placid. Every Tuesday is league night. TonightÕ s was Willsboro versus Lake Placid. In mid-April, following the championships, plaques will be awarded to the overall best team and high shooters. The sport has four positions from which competitors fire: Prone, sitting, kneeling and offhand. Each match lasts about 20 minutes, although each participant can take as much time as they need to complete their shots. ItÕ s a grueling sport with a surprising amount of auxiliary equipment Ñ gloves, a shoulder sling that connects the rifle and a compression jacket designed to tighten up the shooter and keep them in a designated position. Ò Even a pulse beat can cause you to miss the
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disaster response equipment. The additional $15 million would come from raising the fees on the trains that transport the ever-increasing amounts of oil through the state. Volume has skyrocketed 4000 percent in the past six years. ItÕ s because of this increase that the state needs to ensure the safety of local communities against the impacts of a possible incident, said supervisors. “One spill will financially devastate any community where this happens,Ó said Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava. Willsboro Supervisor Shaun Gillilland said
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target,Ó said Dybas. The guns are heavy, weighing between 12-15 pounds, and repurposed stands are often required to rest the rifles for the offhand position. On the range, the men cocked, shot, reloaded, clicked and repeated in quiet, almost imperceptible movements until they changed positions, from prone, sitting, kneeling to offhand. It was almost a zen-like state of relaxation and concentration. One by one, the men finished and drifted back into the kitchen to score their targets. Ò The game is 60-70 percent mental and 30-40 percent physical,Ó said Dybas. A 14-year-old can shoot as well, or even be better, than a 50-year-old man. The key buzzword, he said, is discipline. Dybas referred to the concept of being Ò in the zone,Ó a period of intense concentration when all external stimuli fade away except for the target. He said heÕ s only hit that elusive sweet spot several times in his life. Target shooting is an all-ages sport that has myriad benefits, he said. There are the technical applications, like making equipment. Math, science and physics come into play when calculating bullet trajectory. Ò For any child or young adult, it teaches responsibility and the practical applications of
theoretical constructs,Ó he said. And then thereÕ s the intangible qualities, like sportsmanship, citizenship, discipline, safety and responsibility, social skills and camaraderie, all of which, said the president, can later be transferred to other disciplines and life activities. New shooters are always encouraged. Membership in the league is diverse, encom-
bolstering the fund is important because it would provide an immediate source of financial assistance in the event of a derailment. Waiting weeks for the oil and railway companies to share costs just isnÕ t feasible, he said. Ò When this does happen, itÕ s going to need an instantaneous source of money,Ó he said. Ò We canÕ t have a little town here with a million gallons of oil running down a river waiting weeks.Ó David Blades, of Lewis, supported the resolution but said he was concerned about unfairly docking railway companies, which have no control over the cargo being transported on their lines due to common carrier laws. Charles Harrington, of Crown Point, said the measure was a way of keeping attention focused on the issue. Ò There has to be more scrutiny provided,Ó he said, noting railroad tracks passed within 40 yards of the town hall in his community.
The resolution passed 16-0. Supervisors Randy Douglas and Bill Grinnell were excused.
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Target shooting is a cerebral sport that ties together the mental and physical. Pictured here, a competitor scores his target after a match. Photo by Pete DeMola
Ô ABSOLUTELY HELPFULÕ If approved, the increase in funds will allow the DEC to form geographically-specific response plans that identify environmentally sensitive areas designated for specific protections. It will also establish the New York State Flammable Liquid Firefighting Task Force, a group that will deploy the often-costly foam across railways statewide in the event of an incident. Port Henry Fire Chief Jim Hughes said the task force would Ò absolutelyÓ be helpful to his department in the event of a derailment. Ò To take it a step further, it would be a tremendous benefit to the Essex County Mutual Aid System, especially departments fixed along the railway corridor,Ó he said. Hughes said his department is continuing to cooperate with the Essex County Hazmat Team to prepare for possible incidents along the rails.
And as part of ongoing cooperation with Canadian Pacific, the company that owns the railway running through the Champlain Valley, the department has sent three fighters to Colorado last week for training. Environmental groups are also lobbying for the increase. The Adirondack Council has called for the fund to be bumped to $100 million. Citing four accidents in North America within the past four weeks, the group said the cap also needs to be brought back to parity with the monetary protection it afforded nearly four decades ago. It should also be indexed to inflation going forward, to ensure that the fund keeps pace with economic reality, they said. Ò Proposals by Gov. Cuomo and the Legislature to increase funds available for emergency response and training to help address the risk of oil trains are appreciated,Ó said Executive Director William Janeway, Ò but need to be improved upon.Ó
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ongratulations to Isaiah Turner, winner of the 2015 Dr. Mel Amsel Chess Tournament! Kudos to Second Place winner Wesley Whalen. It was a close match! Stanislav Kubis took third place and Sheena Chandler took fourth. Participation awards went to Cameron Drake and Devin Harrison. We are proud of everyone who practiced chess for weeks leading up to this event and tried for the win. Thank you to the Amsel-Prime family for sponsoring the tournament. Tamara Wescott, Sam Rifenberg and Devin Harrison are the latest qualifiers for the spring Pool Tournament of Champions! The tournament is slated for April 10. Congratulations to newly trained babysitters Hailey Cave, Devin Harrison, Amber Denton, Analise Burdo, Kaitlyn Colegrove and Trinity Ashe, who completed all three classes to become Social Center Certified Babysitters. Thank you to the Elizabethtown-Lewis Emergency Squad for providing American Heart Association CRP/AED and First Aid classes and to ACAP for providing Child Care Basics. Contact the Social Center if you are looking for a trained
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n a sure sign of spring, turkey vultures are back in the Champlain Valley. These huge birds, commonly mistaken for eagles, range from the southern tip of South America to southern Canada, but are this far north only for the summer. They feed on recently deceased animals, using an astonishing sense of smell which lets them detect odors emanating from the newly dead. You can always tell a vulture because their wings form a distinct V in flight, while eagles fly with wings that are held straight. The V, or dihedral, is the same as on airplane wings, helping to stabilize flight and in the vulture’s case, save energy. Essex Initiatives and CEVE are raising funds for Essex Day, the Mettawee Players and other community events with a night of bowling on Friday, April 10. The cost is $15 for an individual, or for $80, you can rent a lane for the whole evening. The place is the bowling alley in Willsboro and food and drink will be available. Call 963-7570 for
babysitterÕ s contact information. New to this yearÕ s Charles Pratt Race Ð the HalfPratt! If 4.4 miles is too much, join the 2.4 mile Fun Run, also on May 9. Preregister by April 24. Registration forms are available at the Center and elizabethtownsocialcenter.org. April 5-11: Monday: Healthier Today Group Workout at 4:00 p.m. and Support Group at 5; Adult Rec Basketball at ELCS, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday: Third Age Adult Day Center, 10:00 a.m.; YogaFit at 4:15 and Interval Strength Training (SIT) at 5:15 with Ellen DuBois (take both classes for $10); Pleasant Valley Chorale rehearsal, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: Tai Chi with Ascent Wellness, 10:30 a.m; Zumba with Kye Turner, 5:00 p.m.; Adult Pickleball at ELCS, 5:00 p.m. Thursday: Writers Group, 1:00 p.m.; YogaFit with Ellen, 4:15 p.m; Zumba with Karin DeMuro, 5:30 p.m. Friday: My Free Taxes, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. by appointment; Teen Pool Tournament of Champions, 5:00 p.m. Zumba, Yoga, and Strength classes are $6 each. For more information, visit elizabethtownsocialcenter.org or call 873-6408.
Rob Ivy • robhivy@gmail.com more information. A benefit for the family of the late Lloyd Staats will be held at the Whallonsburg Grange on Sunday, April 19 starting at 1 p.m. Performing musicians include a bluegrass trio, the Plattsburgh bagpipe band, the Willsboro School chorus and lots of local talent. Food will be available and there will be a silent auction of artwork and other donated items. There is no admission charge, but attendees are asked to make a generous donation. With lumber prices at their best in many years, there are several logging jobs going right now in Essex. My neighbors are cutting their woodlot, mostly for white pine which is turned into saw logs, becoming boards and planks for construction. The mill in Ticonderoga is buying hemlock, which makes very high quality glossy paper, the specialty of that mill. All of this makes for more log trucks, and itÕ s quite sobering to encounter one coming down a hill with a sharp curve. Somehow, they never seem to tip over.
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ell, the weather seems to be improving so that the Easter Bunny should be able to make his annual visit once again this year. Like Halloween, this is another one of those heavy doses of candy that the children love. We’re all so hopeful all the children will find those wonderful baskets. This has been a fairly good season for the making of maple syrup. It is so great that for a couple of weekends this season, they hold openhouse events. This is a great tradition here in the Adirondack country and people like to witness the process and introduce our children to how it is made. It is also great that small local farms are stepping up to make fresh grown vegetables available for most of the year. It is good to see that farming is once again a trademark for this area. Easter services will be offered in each of our churches starting with Maundy Thursday services, most of which will begin at 7 p.m., while Good Friday services will vary with each church. The Willsboro Methodist Church will be open and welcome
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he Wadhams Free LibraryÕ s Wednesdays in Wadhams spring lecture series has been going strong even if your Westport columnist has been on sabbatical. The series continues this Wednesday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. with Laura Sells-Doyle speaking on Understanding Flash Photography. Laura has taught at Westport Central School and currently teaches photography at Clinton Community College. Budding photographers are encouraged to bring their cameras for hands-on instruction. Like all lectures at the library, this one is free and open to the public, and your questions will be welcome. The following Sunday, April 12, Wadhams Library folk team up with our friends at Dogwood Bread Company for Sunday Brunch, a Sourdough Waffle and Fritatta Extravaganza, our twice-yearly fundraiser for the library hosted by the bakery from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Skillets and griddles will be sizzling as we serve up delicious sourdough waffles with fruit, maple syrup, and whipped cream, and two different hearty fritattas (meat and veggie versions), along with fruit salad, tempting desserts,
Janice Allen • 963-8912 • allens@willex.com people to come in between noon and 3 p.m. to offer some quiet private time in prayer. I am not sure of the other churches. On Easter morning, there will be two sunrise services with breakfast served: the one in Essex starts at 6:30 a.m. at Beggs Point, the one in Reber at 7. (Sorry about the wrong information last week on the Thursday Lenten service, I got the wrong date). No school this week due to the holiday time. The Willsboro United Methodist Church will hold their first public supper for the season on Wednesday, April 1 starting at 4:30 p.m. They are serving lasagna, tossed salad, green beans, garlic bread and dessert for $9 for adults. They will be holding a public supper each month on the first Wednesday until October. It is nice to see some of our locals returning after spending the winter in warmer climates. We truly welcome you back. Happy Birthday to Ashley Whalen (April 1), Carson Sayward (April 2), Brian Whalen (April 7), Mark Bonfey (April 9), Paula Calkins (April 11) and Kaili Bourdeau on April 11.
Colin Wells • WestportNYNews@gmail.com and coffee, tea and juice. The suggested donation of $12 for adults, $6 twelve and under benefits the library. This always pulls in a good lively crowd and there are generally lots of beaming, well-fed kids zooming around. Hope to see you there. HereÕ s a quick Ò save the dateÓ summary for some spring events that IÕ ll cover in more detail as the dates draw closer. Champlain Area Trails (CATS) is offering two interpretive hikes, a Bird Walk and Hawk Watch on April 18, and Wildflowers of the Champlain Valley on April 25. TheyÕ ve also set the date for this springÕ s Grand Inn-to-Inn Hike between Westport and Essex, which will be on May 9. And Wednesdays in Wadhams hits high mud season with the second annual Muddy Fuddy Duddy lecture series at the Wadhams Free Library by yours truly. This year IÕ m offering a two-parter on The Print Revolution: How the Printing Press Shaped the Modern World, with Lecture One (The Gutenberg Universe) on April 15 and Lecture Two (New Voices for a New Age) on April 29.
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he North Country SPCA would like to remind you about our upcoming Bowling Tournament, which had originally been planned for February. There are now two tournaments in which you can compete! The first will be held on April 18 at Willsboro Lanes, and the second on May 2 at the Mineville VFW Lanes. There will be two shifts, the first at 11 a.m. and the second at 2 p.m for both tournaments. The cost is $20 per player for a 4-person team for three games of 9-pin. There will be terrific prizes and a 50/50 raffle, all to raise fund for our furry friends! For more information or to register, please call Jill Shpur at our shelter, 518-873-5000. Our featured pet this week is Izzy, a Labrador Retriever/Rottweilermix who showed up at the shelter as a stray. We cannot understand why someone is not missing this great dog. Izzy gets along well with other dogs and she is equally friendly with
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Easter Egg hunt planned Kathy L. Wilcox • 873-5000 people - she has made herself right at home with the shelter staff. She may be protective in a home setting but she seems to love everyone where she is now. Izzy loves to snack and has a great appetite - if you have treats in your pocket, this sweet girl will gladly follow you to the end of the world. We think she is around 4 or 5 years old and someone has worked hard with her to teach her good manners - she does very well on a leash and is very neat and Izzy tidy in her kennel. If youÕ re looking for a loyal and loving companion and have room for a larger dog, Izzy is the girl for you.
ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ Adirondack Outreach and LIFE Church Elizabethtown are hosting an indoor Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 4, at 209 Water Street, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. They will have a balloon pit with Easter eggs inside. There will also be Easter crafts for kids ages two until ten and parents to do together. There will be balloons, candy, popcorn, and more. Free.
Wadhams Library to host photo class
WADHAMS Ñ The Mud Season series of Wednesday evening talks will be held Wednesday, April 8, at the Wadhams Free Library, at 7:30 p.m. Laura Sells-Doyle will present a class on understanding camera flash photography. Sells-Doyle is a veteran fine arts and commercial photographer who currently teaches photography at Clinton Community College. She will explain how to work with a flash and show some neat tricks of the trade. People are encouraged to bring their own camera for hands on instruction. Donations accepted.
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his week marks the last Shrimp or Fish Dinner at the Keeseville Elks. The dinner is offered this Friday at the Elks Lodge. The Keeseville United Methodist Church will have a Sunrise Easter Service at 6:15 p.m. on Lakeview Meadow Road Sunday April 5 followed by a breakfast at the Harkness United Methodist Church at 6:45 a.m. Anyone wishing to make a donation for this please contact Barbara Baughn at 643-9526. Easter Service will be at 9:30 a.m. at the Harkness Methodist Church and 11 a.m. at the Keeseville Methodist Church. DonÕ t forget to check out Adirondack Flagpole in its new location at 81 Kent Street in Keeseville. The Keeseville Free Library has a new meditation group. Meditation relieves stress which can lead to many health disorders. Contact Mary Ann Goff in the Library for more information. Coming Saturday April 25, I will be on hand to discuss and autograph the new book Ò Around Keeseville.Ó Time to be determined. Riverside Bowling Alleys in Ausable Forks is under new ownership and now offers a full tavern and Italian Restaurant Ð Ciprianos. Hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 4:00 p.m. until close, Wednesday 9:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., Fridays 11 a.m. until close and closed on Sundays.
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E’town planning board sets workshop Kyle Page • kmpage1217@charter.net I noticed that the osprey nest on the utility pole next to Exit 34 was removed and guards put up to prevent landings and new nests. I enjoyed our annual neighbor and the newborns. I imagine being on a utility pole and right next to a bustling interstate may not have been a safe thing for the ospreys or the lines but I truly hope this was necessary as it is sad that we will no longer have this spectacular sight. Hopefully we will still see the ospreys in passing as they race to feed their young in their new nest wherever it may be.
ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ The Elizabethtown Planning Board will hold a workshop on April 7 at the Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. Discussion topics include updating the townÕ s local land use law and regulations for the hamlet. The public is welcome to attend.
Scouts to collect bottles
WESTPORT Ñ The Boy Scouts will be holding a bottle drive Saturday, April 11, at Ballard Park, from 9 to 1 p.m. They are collecting to help a local family in need. For more information, email troop8063@gmail.com or call Larry Carroll at 569-5431.
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Black smoke and orange flame PUEBLO COLORADO — Over 80 firefighters from both the United States and Canada trained for crude oil fires involving railroads at the Security and Emergency Response Training Center (SERTC) in Pueblo Colorado recently. Canadian Pacific Railroad sponsors and pays for the on-going training, to allow fire fighters to get hands on, real life training under simulated and safe, crude oil fire conditions. The three day training starts with the history of some previous railroad accidents involving fires, such as the ones in Lac-Megantic, Quebec Canada, Aliceville Alabama and Casselton North Dakota. These accidents were reviewed and analyzed as educational tools to show what can happen. We all learn from mistakes. The first day and a half of class room instruction involves the initial safety training. Personal protective equipment (PPE) including steel toe boots and leather gloves are required to be worn when in the field. During a fire training exercise, bunker gear and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) are required. From fuel oil chemistry to fire suppression, safety involving each of the topics was highly stressed. Knowledge of fuel vapors and inhalation hazards with crude oil, such as hydrogen sulfide are critical skills. Specific density and vapor pressure of fuels are taught because the oil can either float or sink in water, and vapors can rise or settle in the atmosphere. It makes a difference in how you handle the emergency. Rail car design and construction was covered, involving the older general service heritage DOT-111 cars, and the newer updated CPC-1232 models. Improvements in car construction include larger pressure relief devices (PRD), thicker steel in head shields and protective structures around the PRDÕ S, vacuum relief valves and other fittings. Double shelf couplers, brake systems and other safety devices were also covered. The use of Alcohol Resistant-Aqueous Film Forming Foam (ARAFFF) for extinguishment and vapor control are covered before any on site HOT ZONE training begins. Constant monitoring of the site is required for vapors and lower explosive limits (LEL). Fire fighter safety is always stressed and is the number one priority at the training facility. Once the class room training ends, hands on, in the wreckage field, live fire training begins. The training site has dozens of railcars of all types strewn around in a simulated rail accident. Rail cars are piled on top of each other, twisted and breeched. Rail road cars, with all the hardware such as the wheels and springs and truck components called Òj ewelryÓ t o the railroad, are cast about the site. Using a combination of propane and crude oil for accelerants, fires are initially set under exacting conditions, using out of service rail cars. Both pools of oil and propane streams are used as ignition sources. SERTC trained staff, man valves to shut off the flow of fuels, in the event of an emergency while training. The initial fires start with a small pool under a railroad car. When fuel is burning, depending on if a valve is leaking or if an up-right car is ruptured during a railroad accident, adding water to the mix causes what is termed slop-over. The oil and boiling water cause a pool to overflow, like a cooking pot on a stove. The hot flaming slop over, runs over the ground spreading like a burning blanket, covering anything in its way. The fire can spread out of control under this condition. Black smoke and orange flames everywhere! The burning fuel then heats the steel of the railroad car during this process and this causes the oil inside the car and vapors to expand, which then causes the pressure relief device to actuate. Once activated, a vapor is released which then catches fire causing a 40 foot or more pressurized flame. Fire fighters are taught the “if and when’s and how’s”, to approach the burning conflagration and the proper use of water and foam. Risk versus Benefit! Water is used to cool the cars first. Cooling of the cars is taught, before any foam is applied. Alcohol Resistant- Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AR-AFFF) is used to suppress vapors. Once the cars are cooled, foam can then be applied by various methods to form a blanket, which is then pushed into the fire with hose lines.
While training, for one burning car, 20 gallons of foam where applied and five hose lines were used to extinguish the one very small rail car fire. Man power including cooling teams, foam application teams, foam dispensing teams, runners and command involved a 20 firefighter team for the training. By Rich Redman In a real life situation, the safety of the surrounding area and people needs to be considered first! Following an incident action plan, notifications need to be made, evacuation zones, traffic control, water sources, foam needs, and protecting the perimeter of the fire area all need to be considered and priorities made. In the event of an actual large fire, hundreds of responders including fire fighters, medical staff, police and DEC staff would be on hand. Dozens of large containers of foam, along with thousands upon thousands of gallons of water could be needed, depending on the size of the incident. Crude oil fires may not get extinguished until many hours after the initial fire. It may be safer in the long run to ALLOW the fire to burn down a tactic called, NON-INTERVENTION. This decision is made when supplies of water, foam and man power are limited, or if the fire is so intense, knock down is not feasible and there is an immediate threat to life. Risk versus Benefit. Environmental concerns may be reduced by allowing the fuel to burn. Adding water may cause the fuel to flow into wetlands or lakes and cause more damage and a costlier clean-up. Diking and damming to control and direct flows or contain runoff and crude oil or fuel flows may be utilized. Containment areas may need to be excavated to collect the fuel. Every situation is different and the call will be made when it happens in conjunction with the railroad, fire coordinators and fire departments, HAZMAT, DEC environmental staff and state authorities if possible, following an incident action plan (IAP). PRE ÐPL ANNING by Local Emergency Planning Committees is a priority to evaluate access, exposures, water supplies, evacuation routes, shelters, utilities, scene control, mutual aid, ambulances and hospitals. The towns, county and state need to meet and establish actions that will be taken in the event of an accident. Both short term and long term needs must be met. You canÕ t plan after it happens. That is chaos. The bottom line is when a rail road car with 30,000 gallons of fuel is in an accident, the energy and mass of the cars piling up could cause a rupture. A breech will allow product to spill out. It may just be a pool of oil, or it could be a catastrophic fire. Fire impingement on neighboring cars or exposures leads to the rapid spread and potential conflagration. Fire fighters train for such an event, and local governments need to pre plan. Training, drills and exercises are required to keep emergency responders sharp. A failure to plan is a plan to fail! If you are not trained properly, you become a liability! This Canadian Pacific Railroad crude oil fire training involved fire fighters from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, the Iroquois Nation, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota and New York. Local fire fighters attending the course included Frank Gilbo, Rob DeFelice and Phil Smith from the Port Henry fire Department and Jackie Grant, Brian Collupy and the author, representing the Essex County HAZMAT team. Fellow firefighters from Ballston Lake and Troy, NY were also there to learn. It didnÕ t matter who you were or where you were from. We all worked as a team with the same goal; safety first, learn crude oil fire tactics and have some fun.
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Rich Redman is a retired District Conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and an avid outdoorsman. His column will appear regularly. He may be reached at rangeric@nycap.rr.com.
Pictured is the author, Rich Redman and Brian Collupy of the Essex County HAZMAT team at the Security and Emergency Response Training Center (SERTC) in Pueblo Colorado recently.
esearchers finally confirmed what most children already knew, which is the fact that outdoor recreation provides a variety of important benefits beyond the obvious fun and games. According to recent national studies, outdoor play also positively affects a wide range of wellness dimensions including self image, nutritional, spiritual and intellectual health, enhanced social skills, self confidence and stress management opportunities. While fun and games are certainly beneficial, it is also important to recognize the importance of playing safely in the outdoors, where weather conditions remain in a perpetual state of flux, and many other environmental factors are subject to rapid changes. In the North Country, the danger of waterborne recreational activities are significantly amplified during the annual Spring thaw as ice is breaking up on the lakes and ponds, and rivers run high with snowmelt. At such times, anglers must be extra cautious while wading, even in the most familiar surroundings. Stream banks and stream beds often change from one year to the next, to create log jams, Ô strainersÕ and deep holes. ItÕ s wise to scout familiar rivers and streams from the banks before wading in. It is equally important to take frequent breaks and get out of the water to warm up. Not only does cold water sap your strength, it affects balance, regardless of how sure-footed you may be. When I am wading in the early days of the season, I always keep a thermos of hot coffee in my pack, and I stuff a few hand warmers in the toes of my waders. Although the annual trout season opener arrived on April 1, it will likely be at least two or three weeks before thereÕ s any regular action on the local rivers and streams. It appears Ô ice outÕ will be similarly delayed on the lakes and ponds. If you do feel a need to get out fishing, be sure to take all the proper precautions to protect yourself at all times. Even the strongest swimmers are at great risk in such cold, fast moving waters. On the rivers, be especially cautious around log jams and look out for undercut banks and loose rocks. The best angling opportunities will be found at the base of rapids and waterfalls, or near the inlets and outlets of ponds and lakes. Salmon, browns and lake trout will also be found around these areas, feasting on spawning smelt and suckers. In an effort to amplify the safe angling message , it is interesting to note OSHA research indicates fishermen and fishing related activities have the highest risk of injury of all occupations with a rate of 127 fatalities per 100,000 workers. Logging came in second with a rate of 104 fatalities per 100,000, while airplane pilots ranked third at 71 fatalities per 100,000 workers. With such obvious opportunity for danger, itÕ s important to take the proper precautions and wear a PFD whenever you are on the water. Fish and have fun, but do it safely. When IÕ m on the water, I wear a lightweight, inflatable vest that fits comfortably under my jacket and inflates automatically when it gets wet. I wear eye protection as well, as polaroid sunglasses allow me to see underwater obstacles, and prevent getting a poke in the eye from hooks, branches or a wildly handled flyrod. During the early season, when the danger of hypothermia and cold water drowning is amplified, all NY state boaters must wear a PFD. Seat cushions just donÕ t cut it, since the PFD must be strapped on. While there is no evidence a PFD will prevent hypothermia, it does make recovery efforts more efficient and effective. NYS Nav. Law Section 73-a.1. requires Ò anyone underway in a boat less than 21 feet in length anytime between Nov. 1 and May 1 must wear a securely fastened life jacket. This includes canoes, kayaks, rowboats and motorboats.Ó Every year, it appears there are fewer and fewer youngsters in the woods and on the local waters. However, the apparent lack of kids in the woods isnÕ t just a North Country phenomenon. ItÕ s actually a trend thatÕ s been recognized all across the country. In fact, it was the subject of a recent National Park Service survey and the evidence suggests visits to national parks have been on a downward slide for over a decade, while overnight stays have fallen by over 20 percent during the same timeframe, while tent camping and backcountry camping each decreased by nearly 24 percent. Researchers believe the availability of electronic entertainment has a lot to do with the trend, as does an apparent lack of leisure time. It seems a majority of Americans are just too darned busy to take a walk in the woods, and thatÕ s really too bad, especially for future generations who have traditionally been introduced to the outdoors by family members. It is a well-known fact that no one is born an angler or a hunter. However, we all possess the genetic propensity to function as hunter/gatherers, which may explain our desire to chase everything from butterflies to moose and brook trout. Even though such activities appear to be part of our nature, they still need to be nurtured and refined over time. Most often this task has been accomplished by a father, an Uncle or a close family friend, who also provides lessons on sporting ethics and outdoor etiquette, which are just as important as knowing how to cast a fly or shoot a gun. Angling etiquette remains one of the most overlooked skills in the game, despite the fact it is one of the most significant aspects of the sport. Simply put, etiquette is a set of rules consisting of a respect for the woods and waters, the fish, fellow anglers and the law. It includes a few simple ideals such as donÕ t crowd other anglers, and donÕ t drill them for information. It also requires anglers to respect private property, and congratulate fellow anglers on their catch. It covers behaviors such as first come, first served, and the necessity of having respect for the fish, the game, and abiding by the law and environmental standards. Most of all, etiquette and ethics teach us the importance of doing the right thing even when nobodyÕ s watching, and to pass along your skills and knowledge to the next generation. Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook. Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net.
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Community Calendar Ongoing: Every Second Tuesday
ELIZABETHTOWN — Pleasant Valley Quilt Guild. Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room, 66 Park St. 7 p.m. Through May. Details: aniceorlowski@gmail. com, 963-4090.
Every Tuesday and Thursday
ELIZABETHTOWN — YogaFit, Ellen DuBois. 4:30 p.m. Elizabethtown Social Center. $5. ELCS students free 12 and up. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar, 873-6408.
First and third Thursdays
ELIZABETHTOWN — Writers Group. Elizabethtown Social Center. 1 p.m. November and December. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar, 873-6408.
First Thursday
ELIZABETHTOWN — Elizabethtown Westport Garden Club Meetings. 11 a.m. Details: Garden Club President Hellen DeChant 873-9270, Time4hmd@yahoo.com.
Third Thursdays
ELIZABETHTOWN — Fiber Arts Group. Elizabethtown Social Center. 10 a.m. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar, 873-6408.
First and Third Friday
WILLSBORO — Library Band, The Lonesome Travelers, Lou Allen. Champlain Valley Senior Community, 10 Gilliland Ln. 2 p.m. Free, open to public. Details: RSVP Danielle 817-9108.
Every Sunday
ELIZABETHTOWN — Al-Anon Family Group, family, friends of problem drinkers. Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room. 4 to 5 p.m. Anonymous, confidential, free. Details: 962-2351, 873-2652.
Every Monday
ELIZABETHTOWN — Adult Rec Basketball. Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School. 7 p.m. ELIZABETHTOWN — Healthier Today Support Group. Elizabethtown Social Center. 4 p.m. Details: info@elizabethtownsocialcenter.org, elizabethtownsocialcenter.org, 873-6408.
Every Tuesday
Saturday, April 4
Every Wednesday
Sunday, April 5
ELIZABETHTOWN — Chorale practice. Elizabethtown Social Center. 7 p.m. ELIZABETHTOWN — 3rd Age. Elizabethtown Social Center. 10 a.m. ELIZABETHTOWN — Interval Strength Training class, Ellen DuBois. Elizabethtown Social Center. 5:15 p.m. $6 per class. Details: 873-6408, info@elizabethtownsocialcenter.org, elizabethtownsocialcenter.org. ELIZABETHTOWN — YogaFit, Ellen DuBois, 4:15 p.m. Elizabethtown Social Center. $6 Yoga. Yoga, Interval classes $10. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar. ELIZABETHTOWN — Zumba, Kye Turner. 5 p.m. Elizabethtown Social Center. $6. ELCS students free 12 and up. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar, 873-6408. ELIZABETHTOWN — Adult Recreational Pickleball. Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School. 5 p.m. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar.
Every Thursday
ELIZABETHTOWN — Celebrate Recovery. Adirondack Outreach, 209 Water Street. 5:45 p.m. $3 pp dinner. 6:15 p.m. Large Group, 7:10 p.m. Small Group, 7:45 p.m. End / Open Cafe. WESTPORT — Cub Scouts pack 63 meeting. WADA Building. 6:30 p.m. Grades 1 through 6. Details: troop8063@gmail.com. WESTPORT — Boy Scouts troop 63 meeting. WADA Building. 7:30 p.m. Ages 1218. Details: Larry Carroll 569-5431, troop8063@gmail.com. ELIZABETHTOWN — YogaFit, Ellen DuBois, 4:30 p.m. Elizabethtown Social Center. $6. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar. ELIZABETHTOWN — Zumba, Karin DeMuro. 5:30 Elizabethtown Social Center. $6. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar.
Every Saturday
ELIZABETHTOWN — Teen Rec Use. Elizabethtown Social Center. 2 until 9 p.m. PERU — Pure Country, concert VFW Post 309. 1 to 4 p.m. Donations appreciated.
Daily: Friday, April 3
KEESEVILLE — Good Friday Services. Keeseville UM Church, 1699 Front St. 11 a.m. PLATTSBURGH — Patti Casey, Steve Light. Palmer Street Coffeehouse. 7:30 p.m. Doors open 7 p.m. Show starts 7:30 p.m.
KEENE — Holy Hikes-Adirondacks. Baxter Mountain, trailhead, Rte 9N. 9 a.m. Details: facebook.com/HolyHikesAdirondacks, stjamesausableforks.weebly.com. WHITEFACE — Rock the Face Concert. Whiteface Mountain, 5021 Rte 86. Cloudspin Lounge, Whiteface Mountain’s base lodge. Details: 946-2223. Free. WHALLONSBURG – Champlain Valley Film Series, The Imitation Game. Whallonsburg Grange, 1610 NYS Rte 22. 7 p.m. $6 adults, $3 under 18. Details: info@cvfilms.org. ELIZABETHTOWN — Indoor Easter Egg Hunt. 209 Water St. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free.
WHITEFACE — Super Sundays. Whiteface Mountain, 5021 Rte 86. 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. $48 adults, $42 teens, $35 juniors. Details: 946-2223. KEESEVILLE — Easter Sunrise Service. 4 Lakeview Rd, Hallock Hill. 6:15 a.m. KEESEVILLE — Easter Services. Keeseville UM Church, 1699 Front St. 11 a.m. PERU — Palm Sunday Services. Harkness UM Church, 780 Hallock Hill Rd. 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, April 8
WADHAMS — Mud Season series of Wednesday: Laura Sells-Doyle “Understanding camera flash photography”. Wadhams Free Library, at 7:30 p.m. Free, open to public. Donations accepted. SARANAC LAKE — Poetry Reading. Saranac Village, Will Rogers. 3 p.m.
Thursday, April 9
WESTPORT — Westport Central School District Board of Education budget meeting, 5:30 p.m. Regular meeting following. Teacher Resource Room. Open to public.
Friday, April 10
UPPER JAY — Amy Fennelly: Recent Collages, Artist Reception, April-May 2015 Art Exhibit. Wells Memorial Library. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. WESTPORT — Cub Scout, ‘Mother and Son Formal’. Westport Central School Cafeteria. 6 to 8 p.m. Westport, Moriah, Elizabethtown grades K-6. $5, photographs available purchase. Details: 962-4664.
Saturday, April 11
WESTPORT — Boy Scout troop 8063 Bottle Drive. Ballard Park. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Details: troop8063@gmail.com. AuSABLE FORKS — Second annual Asgaard Farm Kidding Day. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free, open to public.
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MAD RIVER PIZZA CO., LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/16/15. Office in Essex Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2535 NYS Route 9N, Ausable Forks, NY 12941. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 14224 NYS Rte 9N, Ausable Forks, NY 12941. VN-03/28-05/02/20156TC-77167 MAGDI SL PLAZA LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 02/17/2015. Office in Essex Co. SSNY desig. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 23 Main St., Saranac Lake, NY 12983. Principal business location 622 Lake Flower Ave., Saranac Lake, NY 12983. Purpose: Any lawful purpose VN-02/28-04/04/20156TC-73903 MARVINSEED, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with NY Sec. of State (SSNY) on 02/10/15. Office: Essex County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, PO Box 77 Essex NY 12936. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. VN-03/14-04/18/20156TC-75542 NOTICE CONCERNING THE EXAMINATION OF INVENTORY AND VALUATION DATA Pursuant to Section 501 of the Real Property Tax Law, notice is hereby given that assessment inventory and valuation data is available for examination and review. This data is the information which will be used to establish the assessment of each parcel which will appear on the tentative assessment roll filed on May 1, 2015 for the Town of Elizabethtown. An appointment to review this information may be made by telephoning the assessor's office at (518) 8736555. David Wainwright Sole Assessor VN-04/04-04/11/201577836 NOTICE OF BOCES ANNUAL MEETING Please take notice that the BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE SOLE SUPERVISORY DISTRICT OF CLINTON-ESSEX-WARREN-WASHINGTON COUNTIES (Champlain Valley Educational Services) will hold the annual meeting of the members of the Boards of Education of its component school districts on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at 7:30 p.m., at the Yandon-Dillon Center in Mineville. The Board of Cooperative Educational Services will present its tentative administrative, capital and program budgets for 2015-16 to the members of the Boards of Education of component school districts in attendance at such Annual Meeting, for their review. The following are summaries of the tentative administrative, capital and program budgets. The amounts stated are based on current estimates and may be
NOTICE OF BOCES ANNUAL MEETING Please take notice that the BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE SOLE SUPERVISORY DISTRICT OF CLINTON-ESSEX-WARREN-WASHINGTON COUNTIES (Champlain Valley Educational Services) will hold the annual meeting of the members of the Boards of Education of its component school districts on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at 7:30 p.m., at the Yandon-Dillon Center in Mineville. The Board of Cooperative Educational Services will present its tentative administrative, capital and program budgets for 2015-16 to the members of the Boards of Education of component school districts in attendance at such Annual Meeting, for their review. The following are summaries of the tentative administrative, capital and program budgets. The amounts stated are based on current estimates and may be subject to change. Copies of the complete tentative administrative, capital and program budgets will be available for inspection by the public between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the Administrative Office of the District Superintendent of Champlain Valley Educational Services, 518 Rugar Street, Plattsburgh, commencing on March 27, 2015. SUMMARY OF TENTATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET Total Personnel Services (Salaries of all Central Administrative and Supervisory Personnel) $546,363.00 Total Employee & Retiree Benefits (Benefits of Central Administrative,Supervisory Personnel and all Retirees) $2,818,780.00 Equipment $700.00 Supplies and Materials $13,075.00 Revenue Note Interest $0.00 Total Contract Expense $227,583.00 Net Transfers (other than capital) $93,113.00 TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET $3,699,614.00 (Compensation of District Superintendent of Schools) State Salary $43,499.00 CVES Salary $123,263.00 Social Security $9,765.00 Teacher Retirement $16,345.00 Health & Life Insurance $16,418.00 Unemployment Insurance $616.00 Workers' Compensation $740.00 Disability Insurance $0.00 SUMMARY OF TENTATIVE CAPITAL BUDGET Transfer To Capital Fund $140,000.00 Rental of Facilities $234,682.00 TOTAL CAPITAL BUDGET $374,682.00 SUMMARY OF TENTATIVE PROGRAM BUDGET Occupational Instruction $8,150,102.00 Instruction of Students with Disabilities $11,363,930.00 Itinerant Services $2,797,387.00 General Instruction $880,800.00 Instructional Support $2,506,622.00 Other Services $5,780,509.00 TOTAL PROGRAM BUDGET $31,479,350.00 TOTAL CVES BUDGET $35,553,646.00 VN-03/21,04/04/20152TC-76016
And, 2. To elect one member of the Board for a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2015 and expiring on June 30, 2020• April to succeed Valley News - Champlain Valley Edition 4, 2015 Alice | 17 LaRock whose term expires on June 30, 2015. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School Districts budget for 2015-2016, exclusive of public monies, and all other required documentation may be obtained by any resident of the District during business hours, beginning Thursday, April 30, 2015 at the Westport Central School. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at her office in the Westport Central School, not later than Monday, April 20, 2015, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. PUBLIC NOTICE WESTPORT CENTRAL Each petition shall be diSCHOOL DISTRICT (Pursuant to section 501 rected to the Clerk of the TOWN OF WESTPORT, District and shall be of the Real Property Tax COUNTY OF ESSEX, signed by at least twenLaw) Pursuant to section 501 NEW YORK ty-five (25) voters of the Notice of Annual Meet- District and shall state of the Real Property Tax Law, the Assessor for ing, Budget Vote and the residence of each Election the Town of Lewis has signer. Public Budget Hearing inventory and valuation AND FURTHER NOTICE data available for review Thursday, May 7, 2015 IS HEREBY GIVEN, that of the assessments in at 5:30 p.m. Annual the qualified voters of the township. An ap- Meeting, Election & the School District shall Budget Vote Tuesday, be entitled to vote at pointment may be made to review this informa- May 19, 2015 12:00 said annual vote and tion by phoning 518- noon 9:00 p.m. election. A qualified votNOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- er is one who is (1) a 873-6777. EN, that a public hearing Donna J. Bramer citizen of the United of the qualified voters of States of America, (2) Sole Assessor the Westport Central Town of Lewis eighteen years of age or School District, Essex VN-04/04/2015-1TColder, and (3) a resident County, Westport, New within the School Dis75635 York, will be held in the trict for a period of thirty PUBLIC NOTICE Westport Central School (30) days next preceding (Pursuant to section 501 Teacher Resource Cen- the annual vote and of the Real Property Tax ter (room #109) in said election. The School Law) District on Thursday, District may require all Pursuant to section 501 May 7, 2015 at 5:30 persons offering to vote of the Real Property Tax p.m. prevailing time, for at the budget vote and Law, the Assessor for the presentation of the election to provide one the Town of Keene has budget. The budget will form of proof of resideninventory and valuation be available for review cy pursuant to Educadata available for review beginning on Thursday, tion Law 8018-c. Such of the assessments in April 30, 2015 at the form may include a the township. An ap- Westport Central School drivers license, a nonpointment may be made during business hours. driver identification card, to review this informa- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- a utility bill, or a voter tion by phoning 518- EN, that the annual registration card. Upon 576-9163. meeting of the qualified offer of proof of residenDonna J. Bramer voters of the Westport cy, the School District Sole Assessor Central School District may also require all perTown of Keene of the Town of West- sons offering to vote to VN-04/04/2015-1TCport, Essex County, New provide their signature, 75637 York, will be held in the printed name and adlobby outside the Bulles dress. PURSUANT TO SECTION Auditorium at the West- AND FURTHER NOTICE 501 OF THE REAL port Central School IS HEREBY GIVEN, that PROPERTY TAX LAW, building in said District qualified voters may apnotice is hereby given on Tuesday, May 19, ply for absentee ballots that assessment inven- 2015 between the hours at the District Clerks oftory and valuation data of 12:00 noon and 9:00 fice and that a list of is available for examina- p.m. prevailing time, (or persons to whom absention and review. This until all who are in atten- tee ballots have been isdata is the information dance at the time have sued will be available for which will be used to es- voted), at which time the inspection in the District tablish the assessment polls will be open to Clerks office during each of each parcel which will vote, by ballot, upon the of the five days prior to appear on the tentative following items: 1. To the day of the election, assessment roll filed on adopt the annual budget during regular business May 1, 2015 for the of the School District for hours, except Saturday Town of Westport. An the fiscal year 2015- and Sunday. appointment to review 2016 and to authorize School District: Westthis information may be the requisite portion port Central made by telephoning the thereof to be raised by Town of Westport, assessors office at (518) taxation on the taxable County of Essex, New 962-4419. property of the District. York VN-04/04/2015-1TCAnd, 2. To elect one District Clerk: Jana 77739 member of the Board for Atwell a five (5) year term com- Dated: March 19, 2015 NOTICE OF FORMATION mencing July 1, 2015 V N-04/04,04/18,05/02, OF SAH REAL PROPER- and expiring on June 30, 05/16/2015 TY, LLC, Art. of Org. 2020 to succeed Alice filed with Secy of State LaRock whose term ex- YACHT CLUB WAY LLC Articles of Org. filed NY (SSNY) on 1/15/15. Ofpires on June 30, 2015. Sec. of State (SSNY) fice location: Essex AND FURTHER NOTICE County. SSNY designat- IS HEREBY GIVEN, that 3/17/15. Office in Essex Co. SSNY desig. agent ed as agent of LLC upon a copy of the statement whom process against it of the amount of money of LLC upon whom promay be served. SSNY which will be required to cess may be served. shall mail copy of pro- fund the School Districts SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2 Sound cess to 1763 Haselton budget for 2015-2016, Rd., Wilmington, DE exclusive of public View Dr., 2nd Fl., Green12997. Purpose: any monies, and all other re- wich, CT 06830. Purpose: Any lawful purlawful activities. quired documentation pose. VN-03/07-04/11/2015may be obtained by any VN-04/04-05/09/20156TC-74682 resident of the District during business hours, 6TC-77624 NOTICE OF FORMATION beginning Thursday, OF TEMPEST TRADING April 30, 2015 at the LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Westport Central with Secy. of State of NY School. TO MAKE (SSNY) on 01/30/15. AND FURTHER NOTICE Office location: Essex IS HEREBY GIVEN, that County. SSNY designat- petitions nominating ed as agent of LLC upon candidates for the office whom process against it of member of the Board may be served. SSNY of Education shall be Place a classified shall mail process to: filed with the Clerk of ad! Kevin Fountain, 480 Mir- said School District at It’s easy and ror Lake Dr., Lake her office in the Westwill make Placid, NY 12946. Pur- port Central School, not you money! pose: any lawful activi- later than Monday, April ties. 20, 2015, between 8:00 VN-03/21-04/25/2015a.m. and 4:00 p.m. 6TC-75987 Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District and shall be signed by at least twenty-five (25) voters of the District and shall state the residence of each signer. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
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