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Trans-forming the North Country Advocates for trans community stop in P’Burgh

Review board skeptical over study Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board challenging the findings of Adirondack Council-sponsored study

a decade in the 12 counties that constitute the Adirondack Park.

The findings apply to properties within 0.5 to six miles of Wilderness-designated areas.

“People seeking to purchase homes and businesses in northern New York paid more for the same property inside the Adirondack Park than they would have outside of it,” the study

By Pete DeMola concluded. pete@suncommunitynews.com Heintzelman formally presented his findings at the Adirondack Research Consortium’s annual conference last month in LAKE PLACID — A new study by Clarkson University has Lake Placid. determined that proximity to lands classified as Wilderness “There’s a premium for all buyers for this protected wildergenerates up to a 25 percent premium on property values. ness,” Heintzelman said.

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SurpriseÊ of aÊ lifetime WWII vet Joe DeMarco honored with flagpole, medallion in surprise ceremony JAY — The past week had been a good one for Joe and Norma DeMarco.

Joe turned 90 on May 22 and the couple drove to Ohio to spend time with five generations of their big Italian family.

Pete As they were cruising up the AdironDeMola dack Northway last week, the last leg of an Writer 800-mile trip that saw them stay overnight in Syracuse, Joe was primarily concerned with picking up a gallon of milk.

Until they saw the pair of motorcycles waiting for them at the exit.

Danny Kaifetz and a pal escorted the DeMarcos back to their cozy alpine-style chalet in AuSable Acres, where a delegation of friends and neighbors were waiting for them.

So was a gleaming new flagpole.

Kaifetz owns Adirondack Flagpoles, the only wooden flagpole maker in the country. Each year, the Vietnam veteran gives away one handcrafted Northern Red Oak pole to a combat vet.

Since meeting DeMarco through the North Country Honor Flight Program, the pair have struck up a close friendship.

WWII navy vet Joe DeMarco was surprised with a custom-made wooden flagpole when he returned home from a trip to Ohio to visit family.

Adirondack Flagpoles’ Danny Kaifetz gives away one each year to a combat veteran. DeMarco was an easy choice, he said. But thedifficulty came in preparing and delivering it to his friend without hisknowledge.

Challenging a Clarkson University study that revealed proximity to lands classified as Wilderness generates up to a 25 percent premium on property values, the Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board says the connection between Wilderness classification and economic benefit is far more nuanced.

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Essex County courthouse incurs water damage

Flooding stemmed not from heavy rainfall, but rather a malfunctioning water fountain

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Joe and Norma, he said, have treated him like a third son.

“Joe is pretty much my hero,” Kaifetz said. “He’s one of the finest men I’ve ever known.”

DeMarco, who fought at the Battle of Iwo Jima, became a regular at Kaifetz’s workshop in Keeseville.

Kaifetz had long eyed him to be a recipient of a flagpole, but keeping the project under wraps would have been impossible while he was still in town.

Preparations began shortly after the DeMarcos left for

ESSEX — The Essex County Courthouse accrued significant water damage over the weekend due to a malfunctioning drinking fountain on the second floor.

A night watchman discovered torrents of water running through the facility on Sunday while making his rounds shortly after 5 p.m.

The water flooded a courtroom, cascaded down the stairs and dripped through the drop ceilings, resulting in a cornmeal-type sludge.

The Commissioner of Juror’s Room incurred significant damage, as did the clerk’s office, located two floors below.

Basement-level tiles pulled themselves loose; carpets were

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Wi-fi disruptions causing headaches FM radio waves are overpowering signals from Essex-based internet provider CV Wireless

By Pete DeMola

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ESSEX — For the past two weeks, wireless internet service to a handful of local businesses and residents has been disrupted.

At times, service has crept to a crawl in Reber, Essex, Willsboro and Whallonsburg.

The culprit is FM radio signals interfering with the transmitters installed by the provider, CV Wireless, on Rattlesnake Mountain in Willsboro.

“The interference is overwhelming,” said CV Wireless CEO Beth Schiller.

Schiller dispatched an engineer to the site. The initial causes of the interference remain inconclusive and could be something as pedestrian as a loose bolt, said the engineer, who is in the process of drafting a list of ideas that will hopefully resolve the situation.

Providing an alternative site is not easy, Schiller said, citing costs and Adirondack Park Agency requirements.

CV Wireless uses microwave technology to provide service to 70 clients in the area, almost all of whom have no access to the internet other than satel-

lite.

A number of businesses are affected, Schiller said, including Essex Farm, Full and By Farm, the Champlain Valley Senior Community, Champlain National Bank and the town of Willsboro.

Willsboro Supervisor Shaun Gillilland said service has been intermittent, including a brief total loss of service last Friday.

Customers toward Essex and Whallonsburg are facing more significant disruptions than the town, Gillilland said.

“We’re very happy with it when it’s working good,” Gillilland said. “We’re very pleased with the speed and connectivity over all.”

While Champlain National Bank operations are not affected, they do utilize CV Wireless to provide complimentary guest access.

“What we do use CV wireless for, we are having issues,” said Jacqueline Hallock, VP and Director of Marketing.

Schiller said she understands the frustrations.

“The people who are out now are extremely frustrated,” Schiller said. “The community needs internet, but there’s no real resources to provide that.”

Another company, Cable Communications of Willsboro, also provides service to the community.

The state has said providing universal high-speed internet throughout the state is one of its top priorities.

Application for the New NY Broadband Program, a $1 billion effort that will leverage state funds to drive private investment, were due April 15.

Garden Club luncheon to return WESTPORT — The Elizabethtown-Westport Garden Club is inviting the public to their 29th annual Luncheon-Fashion Show Thursday, June 16, at the Westport Hotel and Tavern.

This year’s theme is titled “Garden of Fashion”. Come for social time at 11:30 a.m., followed by a delicious lunch at noon.

Bessboro Shop of Westport will be providing ladies showing the latest summer wear. Reservations and tickets are required by calling 873-6493, or tickets can be purchased at the Bessboro Shop. Many gifts will be raffled, along with door prizes and centerpieces.

Lewis breakfast buffet slated LEWIS — There will be a Breakfast Buffet at the Lewis Truck Stop Sunday, June 12, from 8 a.m. to noon This will be a benefit for the Lewis Veterans’ Park. There will also be items to take chances on with drawings at noon.

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Work nearly complete on first phase of ECH expansion Work coincides with launch of capital campaign to raise funds from community

By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Work on the first phase of Elizabethtown Community Hospital’s project to expand and renovate their inpatient nursing unit is nearly complete.

A recent tour revealed sparkling new patient rooms, wide hallways and a supersized new central nursing station.

Originally constructed in 1967-68, the space was long in need of a complete overhaul, said Jane Hooper, a hospital spokesman.

The project expanded the facility by 7,500 square feet, bringing a new wing of rooms right up to Park Street. While beds remain at 25, the total number of rooms was bumped from 14 to 18, paring down the need to double up patients.

Each is equipped with a private bathroom that contains shower facilities, which weren’t available until the overhaul.

Just one shower and tub room accommodated 25 patients.

Reconfigured physician and nurse work hubs will allow patients to be grouped by acuity levels, while added storage space will solve the long-running issue that often saw equipment being stored in hallways.

All of this will ensure staff can do their jobs more efficiently while ensuring patient comfort, Hooper said.

“It’s a totally patient-centered project,” said Hooper, calling the upgrades a “night and day difference.”

The second phase of the project will focus on physical and occupational therapy space renovations. Planned additions

The first phase of Elizabethtown Community Hospital’s $10 million project to expand and renovate the inpatient unit is nearly complete. The public is invited to an open house on Thursday, June 16. Pictured here: Staff members pose behind the new central nurse’s station.

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include the installation of a new kitchen and waiting areas.

Those changes are designed to offer a more intimate, homelike atmosphere for short-term patients recovering from injuries and illnesses that will require drastic life changes, Hooper said.

As the population ages, hospitals across the country are experiencing trends relating to chronic disease and rehabilitation, Hooper said.

The renovations are a direct response to these trends.

With major work on the first phrase now all-but-complete, construction will move to the interior of the building, which has been walled off, with the new wing circling the next phase

(think of it like a doughnut).

Invisible improvements will also be made. Plumbing, the hospital’s HVAC system, electrical and computer and electronics connections will be upgraded, changes that have become unavoidable as replacement parts have been rendered obsolete.

ECH is financially well-managed, Hooper said, and is in a “great position” to be able to undertake such a renovation.

Funds for the $10 million project come from a blend of savings and financing.

Now in its “quiet phase,” the community-based phase of the capital campaign will be rolled out this summer, Hooper said.

The 2007-08 campaign to fund emergency department renovation and expansion project raised $2.2 million.

“I think it will be in that realm or higher,” Hooper said.

“The community was tremendously supportive of the last capital campaign,” Hooper said. “We are always working hard to improve this facility. We hope that the communities that we serve will demonstrate, once again, that it is worthy of their continued support.”

An open house has been scheduled for June 16 from 1 to 5 p.m.

Work is scheduled to be completed on the project in July 2017.

Scouts to serve Father’s Day breakfast WESTPORT — Boy Scout Troop 63 will be holding their annual Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast Sunday, June 19, at the Westport Marina Galley Restaurant, from 8 to 10:30 am.

All Father’s eat for free. For more information call 569-5431, email troop8063@gmail.com, or visit the facebook page at Boy Scout Cub Scout.

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NY21 candidate Funiciello to introduce campaign beer

By Pete DeMola

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GLENS FALLS — Suds lovers may soon be able to walk into a bar and order a Brew-nicillo.

Now that’s tapping into the issues that really matter.

Matt Funiciello, the Green Party candidate for New York’s 21st Congressional District, is pairing with a regional brewery to create a campaign-themed beer which will soon be available on tap at participating bars and taverns throughout the district.

St. Lawrence Brewing Company’s Ken Hebb approached Funiciello with the concept: Using beer to spearhead political discussion is a unique idea, Funiciello said.

The candidate recalled images of working-class masses gathering on Friday nights at their local bar, talking politics.

Funiciello said he is no longer an avid beer drinker. But when he was, he favored cheaper ales.

Brew-niciello will be an American-style lager.

“It’s not going to be hideously expensive. It’s going to be approachable, and it’s going to fit the flavor profile they’re looking for,” Funiciello said. “It’s a thirst-quencher, not something that makes you feel heavy.”

The beer, which has a Bud Light-type appeal, is a style the brewery has done before, said Hebb. A new recipe will not be created from scratch, but the brewmaster will rather use one that he’s tweaked over the years.

“We wanted to do something broadly appealing and isn’t going to alienate somebody at the bar,” Hebb said.

About a week remains on the production side.

The name came from the Warren County Green Party during a drinking session. Funiciello enlisted the help of a local design firm, Trampoline Design, to create the branding.

After that, it’s just a matter of distributing the product to bars who are interested in installing a tap.

St. Lawrence Brewing Company has a broad distribution network throughout the Adirondacks and Champlain Valley, Hebb said. Custom shipping is available for businesses in Saratoga or Albany counties — or anywhere, really.

Funiciello said he will not profit from the enterprise.

The candidate, who owns and operates Rock Hill Bakehouse in Glens Falls, called Hebb a “kindred spirit.” He got to know the brewer when he ran the now-shuttered Blackbird Cafe in Canton.

Hebb, said Funiciello, shares his same do-it-yourself values and principles; supports the local economy and also enjoys the art of perfecting a trade.

“He did that with the cafe, and he’s doing the same thing with his beer,” Funiciello said.

Several in the Glens Falls-area have already expressed interest in carrying the beer, Funiciello said.

Ultimately, he’d like to see 50-60 bars serving it by the general election in November.

Just look for the window decals on bars.

“I think it’s going to be incredibly cool,” he said.

CHEERS! Funiciello is running against incumbent Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) and Democratic candidate Mike Derrick, a retired army colonel from Peru.

Derrick said not only does he enjoy beer, but is actually a homebrewer who enjoys tinkering with beers from across the spectrum, including lagers, Belgian whites, Scottish ales and India Pale Ales.

The hobby began when he lived in Kansas. Stints in Alaska, Hawaii and Colorado followed, all with different conditions that called for different brewing techniques.

“Matt Funiciello is a great baker,” Derrick said, “and if his beer is as good as his bread, then I think it may be a great addition to the North Country fare here.”

But Derrick doesn’t plan on launching a beer of his own.

“It’s hard enough as it is, I don’t need to go into that enterprise right now,” Derrick said.

Derrick said he enjoys IPAs, citing the “remarkable selection” around the region, including Paradox Brewery’s Beaver Bite IPA (Schroon Lake), the Ausable Brewing Company (Keeseville) and the Lake Placid Pub & Brewery, including their Big Slide brand.

“I know the Big Slide,” he said. “That’s a beer which deserves significant respect. You want to drink the Big Slide sitting down.”

Stefanik, too, likes trying different beers at the Paradox Brewery and Ausable Brewing Company.

“I really like the Ausable’s Plowman’s Lunch,” Stefanik said.

“It’s a light pilsner, but you should try their sampler flights if you visit. Lots of great choices for beer lovers.”

Stefanik also has no plans to launch a campaign beer.

The lawmaker, however, is the co-sponsor of two pieces of federal legislation that would help small brewers across the

Matt Funiciello, the Green Party candidate for New York’s 21st Congressional District, is partnering with the St. Lawrence Brewing Company in Canton to create a campaign beer, Brew-nicillo. Production is nearly complete and will be available to any local bar who would like to install a tap. Pictured above: Beer on tap at the St. Lawrence Brewing Company.

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district: The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015, sponsored by Erik Paulsen (R-MN-3), would help to ensure the continued growth of America’s craft beverage industries by reducing excise taxes, compliance burdens and regulations for brewers, cider makers, vintners and distillers.

Another piece of proposed legislation, the Cider Industry Deserves Equal Regulation Act sponsored by Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3), amends the section of the tax code that deals with wine and related beverages to support the growing number of craft and entrepreneurial cider makers, and tailor IRS rules to reflect variations in craft ciders across the country.

EBFA to present Heartland Troubadours KEENE — East Branch Friends of the Arts presents Heartland Troubadours, a “lecture in song” by singer/pianist/actor Fred Miller Friday, July 8, at the Keene Valley Congregational Church, at 8 p.m.

In a series of more than 60 Lectures-In-Song, Miller presents history, biography and psychology while sitting at the piano singing the superlative songs of his heroes from the Golden Era of popular music.

There will be a suggested donation and students are free.

For more information, call Fritz Sabbow at 576-4686 or email eastbranchfriendsofthearts@gmail.com

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Resource center to benefit farms, local food providers Essex facility Hub on the Hill will allow farms to process, pack, store, sell and distribute their items

By Pete DeMola

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ESSEX — The region’s food producers got a huge boost this week with the formal launch of a new resource center.

Located smack-dab in the center of farm country, the Hub on the Hill will provide a broad array of services for local farmers and food producers under one roof.

A commercial kitchen, now operational, will allow local farmers to process their crops. The in-house co-packing unit will provide the equipment and legal expertise to transform raw ingredients into finished items. A retail space will give them a place to sell them, and a consulting firm can advise producers on how to expand and broaden their market.

The idea for the former warehouse on the corner of Middle Road and Route 22 had been in the works for years, said Jori Wekin, a founder and local farmer who has long been working on creating solutions to close some of the gaps in the region’s food system.

The process has been organic and will continue to evolve, said Wekin.

“We’re just letting it grow to suit the needs of the users, the farmers, the producers and consumers,” Wekin said.

Hub on the Hill’s vision encompasses more than just food production: The six-acre space is also intended as a gathering place for fostering creativity and community services, Wekin said.

The interior contains a stylish lounge, retail space and seating area where patrons are invited to grab ready-made meals using local ingredients prepared by a local business, Flying Pancakes Catering.

A soup bar will ideally be installed within two weeks, said Susie Smith, the owner and chef, who is also the facility’s manager.

Guests are also encouraged to relax on one of two outdoor patios providing panoramic views of the scenic vista.

HOLES With the region’s agricultural resurgence comes new challenges, including working out kinks in the supply chain.

Despite the long agricultural history, eating locally-grown food is still an emerging industry.

While local businesses have expressed interest in procuring food from local sources, for instance, they have concerns about ensuring a steady supply.

Transport and storage also poses an issue.

Say, for instance, a local farm is willing to donate perishable items to a charitable organization: Where to store them?

Hub on the Hill is aware of the gaps.

To aid in solving these problems, they’ve enlisted Meghan Brooks, a University of Vermont grad student who is pursuing a Masters of Science in the school’s Food Systems Program.

As their summer intern, Brooks’ main goal is to aid in the creation of a formalized network between farmers and buyers, including restaurants, stores and institutions, including schools and nursing homes.

Brooks said she is passionate in improving rural food access through distribution networks and generally just increasing awareness about local food.

One of her life goals is to increase the availability of healthy choices — fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains — into smaller convenience stores and supermarkets.

“My interests lie really in connecting people with local food in a number of different ways and building the community around food,” Brooks said.

LOCAL RESPONSE Response from the community has been favorable.

A launch party last week saw a steady stream of residents, farmers and friends tour the facility and enjoy live music and food under the early-summer skies.

Essex Initiatives President Ken Hughes said the civic group is a “complete supporter” of their efforts and will do everything they can to collaborate and support their future endeavors to raise the awareness of the importance of agriculture and agritourism in the region, as well as supporting local producers who want to contribute to the local economy.

“What we saw tonight at their grand opening was an enthusiastic outpouring of support and love by consumers, producers and neighbors alike,” Hughes said.

Gretel Schueller, a town councilman, called the facility “fantastic.”

“We need more of this innovative business model — it’s a perfect model of how Essex can thrive,” Schueller said. “This is the epitome of what Essex has to offer.”

For now, Wekin and Smith are the only two full-time employees. The team will likely grow as the operation gains its footing.

“There’s a lot of opportunity for other positions to be created and to employ other people,” Smith said.

Volunteer positions are available. For more info, contact info@ thehubonthehill.org.

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s America really all that angry or are we just feeling frustrated over hearing lots of talk and seeing very little action?

We know whichever side may be speaking, they will twist the statistics to justify their points, providing ammo for either side to believe what they choose to believe, but I think more than anything America is frustrated over too many promises and not nearly enough action, especially where it counts.

Angry voices and political candidate bluster seems to have captivated our fighting spirit. Look around our country today or even our local communities; you’ll see far more brotherly love and good works than riots in the streets and destruction over limited necessities.

Oh sure, we all long for positive change and prosperity. We would all like to quit complaining about the state of so very many things but we always need to take a step back and look at our own situation.

Is our glass half full, half empty or somewhere in between?

It’s easy to get caught up in the foul language and get your blood boiling when we are bombarded with destructive images and out of character activities by a very few who are trying to make a statement, but when calmer heads prevail far too many are reacting to nothing more than bluster and not real action.

In many ways we’ve been asleep at the voting booth for too many years. The majority of eligible voters have failed to engage in the system by casting a vote, a trend that has continued to grow.

In 2008 just the promise of hope and change was enough to get Senator Obama elected.

Sadly, hope and change became more of the same and keep on hoping.

Regardless of who is elected, once the elections are over the wheels of bureaucratic government will move at a slow pace.

Every candidate running for president always says: “On the first day in office I will….”

Well just remember, that first day is chocked full of ceremonial things, but little of it has anything to do with changing our lives.

The experiment that we call the United States of America has always been a nation of change, adjusting and reacting to the forces applied, both internally and externally. What doesn’t change is our ability to adapt and meld the new into the old, like it or not, we are a resilient people.

Despite our many mistakes we’ve been able to take corrective measures and keep the vision of America alive for all who continue to seek her promise of opportunity and freedom. This election is not going to change that in the slightest.

Dan Alexander is CEO of Sun Community News.

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CNN’s great 1670 iPhone mystery W There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission... ith America going to hell in a handbasket, you can always rely on one of our most turned-to national television news outlets to provide us with vital, breaking news—such as the recent CNN report of Apple CEO Tim Cooke spying an iPhone in a 346-year-old Dutch master’s painting.

Cooke was on an European junket when CNN reported that he had just finished a tour of Amsterdam’s famous Rijks Art Museum. Apparently, the Apple chief found something there of profound historic import—and for a day it made the news feeds.

The morning after the museum visit, in a televised gathering with international business writers, Cooke was asked by a reporter (in what has all the earmarks of a sly setup) about the invention of the iPhone.

“You know, I thought I knew until last night. Last night, Neelie took me over to look at some Rembrandt and in one of the paintings I was so shocked. There was an iPhone in one of the paintings,” the CEO told the reporter.

The mysterious art work Cooke referred to was a painting by Pieter de Hooch created in 1670.

The Apple CEO must have been facetious about his firm’s invention (the iPhone) appearing in the circa 1670 painting; however, it was delivered deadpan and we never did hear the “rest of the story”, as the late Paul Harvey used to say.

So what about this overlooked 17th-century Dutch masterwork?

Perhaps the spirit of the French occultist Nostradamus was in the studio to guide the brushstrokes of De Hooch?

Nah—how about a little dab of Occam’s Razor, the skeptic’s pocket tool which works 99.9 percent of the time in solving mysteries. So, if taken as a real story about a spooky anachronism, is it really an iPhone or something far less sexy in the De Hooch painting?

According to TruNews website, this weird coincidence was not the first time “modern technology” appears in pre-modern history.

“In 1901 an artifact dubbed the Antikythera mechanism was recovered from a shipwreck off of (the island of) Antikythera (in Greece). When the device was analyzed with X-ray technology by Scientist Derek de Solla Price in 1974, it was

discovered that the mechanism was an ancient analog computer, produced likely between 150-250 B.C.... Another example from history of advanced technology being found in the ancient world is the Baghdad Battery... dated between 220-320 B.C.” Sure, most of us know that ancient civilized peoples were just as intelligent as we moderns. Still, we don’t have to swoon over fantastic TV reports about “lost advanced technologies” such as seer Edgar Cayce’s channeled Atlantean nonsense of the 1940s.

Consider Egypt’s pyramids, Rome’s Pantheon, and Anatolia’s vanished towers of Illium; even the ancient Minoans, whose destruction gave rise to the myth of Atlantis, had cushy creature comforts at home—well, sort of.

On the island of Crete, you hear that wealthy Minoans had “flush toilets” and central air conditioning at home around 1500 B.C. Sure it sounds fantastic on the face of it, but Minoan A.C. was nothing more than partitioning a room with wooden shutters that were used to control the inside air flow. And those ancient “flush toilets” often described? Running water systems that were certainly far less advanced than our modern plumbing.

Nor would I proclaim the Bagdad Battery, a clay jar that may have (may have) been a primitive electroplating device, and the Antikythera mechanism (a decidedly less than high-tech clocklike navigation device) “advanced technology”.

No matter, the reporters writing about Tim Cooke’s 2016 encounter with a 1670 smartphone had some fun, but buried the story’s lead.

And what was the lead? The title of the painting—“Man Hands a Letter to a Woman in a Hall”, so named by the artist himself.

De Hooch’s artwork portrays a seated woman and a man holding what appears to be a modern smartphone. Look closer and you’ll see it’s nothing more than a folded, handwritten paper letter. Sorry to disappoint. Occam’s Razor rules out all other explanations.

“I always thought I knew when the iPhone was invented, but now I’m not so sure anymore,” Cooke said during his televised meeting. Eh? The popular communications gadget was, in fact, introduced in 2007.

We now return control of your television set to you.

Lou Varricchio is an editor with Sun Community News.

He may be reached at lou@addison-eagle.com.

OBITUARIES

MechthildÊ (Monika)Ê Watrous ESSEX — Mechthild (Monika) Watrous of the Essex Center, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016, with her family by her side. She was born November 7, 1940 in Nurnberg, Germany to Karl and Anni Rosen.

Monika, the name everyone knew her by, moved to the United States in 1963. She became a U.S. citizen in 1998. She was a Dock Master for the Lake Champlain Ferry Company at the Essex Ferry Dock for 25 yrs, from which she retired. She was known as the “feisty little German lady” and made many friends there. You knew where you stood with her, she held nothing back. Monika loved to feed people and was a great cook. She was known for her German meals that she made, which many people got to enjoy. She enjoyed 35 yrs with her husband, Fred Watrous, until his passing Dec. 24, 2015.

She is survived by her daughter, Angela (Todd) Pierce Sr. and their children Todd Jr. (TJ), and twins, Cole and Chase. Her sons, Randy Swires (Dottie) and his children Randi-Lauren and son Grayson, Kyli, and Seth Swires. Curtis (Donna) Swires of Miss. and Daughter in-law Lisa Swires and grandchildren, Allison and Aaron Swires of Wisconsin. She was predeceased by her husband Fred Watrous and her son Danny Swires.

The family would like to thank the staff at the Essex Center for the kindness and care they gave to her.

There will be no services per Monika’s wishes. Memorial donations can be made to the Essex Rescue Squad.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Heald Funeral Home, 7521 Court Street, Elizabethtown.

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Transparency in medicine isn’t a one way street Peter J. Pitts> Center for Medicine in the Public Interest

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majority of Americans believe increased healthcare transparency should be a top national priority. It’s easy to understand why. Rising healthcare costs, coupled with high profile stories of pricegouging at some small pharmaceutical companies, have left consumers feeling ripped off, especially when it comes to drug prices.

But most drug companies aren’t whimsically increasing prices. In fact, if the healthcare industry was really transparent, people could see the truth: drug companies often aren’t the culprits behind high costs. In fact, they’re the best hope for dramatically lowering healthcare spending. The so-called pharmaceutical “transparency” bills under consideration around the country won’t solve the price gouging problem, but they will make it harder to create the medicines that will actually reduce healthcare costs.

The prices patients actually pay aren’t set by drug manufacturers -- they’re determined by pharmacy benefit managers, insurers, hospitals, and pharmacies.

And these third parties frequently engage in … price-gouging.

Consider the “prescription price shell game” uncovered in Minneapolis, where a local CVS jacked up the price of a kidney medication to more than $6 per pill from 87 cents. Or the Levine Cancer Institute in North Carolina, which collected nearly $4,500 for a colon cancer drug that hospitals typically buy for $60.

Unfortunately, the media largely ignores such abuses, preferring to concentrate just on alleged misbehavior or greed by pharmaceutical companies.

When one drug maker released a breakthrough Hepatitis C cure, headline after headline blasted the company for the drug’s initial $84,000 price tag.

Few follow-up stories have noted that, because of competition from other drug makers, the manufacturer granted such big discounts -- often in excess of 50 percent -- that the medicine now costs less in the United States than in price-controlled Europe.

Even fewer stories put America’s healthcare spending in perspective.

Name-brand drugs accounted for just 7 percent of $100 billion increase in healthcare spending from 2013 to 2014.

Of course, medicines aren’t cheap to create. The average cost of developing an FDA-approved prescription medication is $2.6 billion, according to the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. That represents a 145 percent increase over the past decade. For every successful new compound, hundreds of others once deemed promising end up abandoned.

Understandably, pharmaceutical companies don’t love to publicize their frequent failures. As a result, everyday Americans only see the successful, profitable drugs -- and the high price tags that stem from the cost of research plus the markups tacked on by third parties.

Misguided activists in multiple states, including California and New York, are capitalizing on public anger about seemingly overpriced drugs to advance legislation that would require companies to disclose their profits on certain high priced medicines, and the costs associated with developing them.

Such “transparency” bills won’t paint a representative picture of pharmaceutical profits or stop healthcare price gouging, especially among hospitals, insurers, and pharmacies. But that’s not the real purpose of the bills anyways.

The proposed laws are prerequisites to price control bills that would let the government cap drug prices.

Consumers are justifiably mad about healthcare costs. But their anger is misdirected. If the healthcare industry was truly transparent, Americans would see who’s really to blame for rising prices. With rare exception, it’s not the companies creating lifesaving medicines.

Peter J. Pitts, a former FDA Associate Commissioner, is the president and cofounder of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

TLYPÊ workingÊ toÊ keepÊ youngÊ peopleÊ inÊ ADKÕ s To the Editor: As the community foundation of the Adirondack region, we spend a lot of time in the community. Lately, we’ve noticed a promising trend: more and more young people are visiting the Tri-Lakes, and some of them are starting to move here to open up businesses or join the workforce.

Sure, it’s anecdotal—but sometimes you have to trust what you’re seeing.

We commend the Tri-Lakes Young Professionals (TLYP) for convening the young people who’ve decided to make the Adirondacks their home, and for building a network that keeps growing by the day.

On May 12, Adirondack Foundation teamed with TLYP to host a mixer at Heaven Hill Farm. With our special guest, Lansie Sylvia of Here’s My Chance, we explored how young people can give back and get involved.

We look forward to working with TLYP and the Adirondack Nonprofit Network to promote ways for our young residents across the Adirondacks to stay engaged with their communities.

Special thanks to TLYP’s board for helping organize the mixer: Ashley Andrews, Sarah Wheeler, James Maswick, Kerry Blinn, Betsy Baxter, Jess Collier, Jeff Farrell, and Stephanie Gysel. Thanks also to Chris and Catherine Ericson of the Lake Placid Pub & Brewery for donating beer for the evening, and to the Uihlein Foundation for providing a beautiful space.

We encourage you to stay connected to TLYP by following them on Facebook. To learn how Adirondack Foundation and the Adirondack Nonprofit Network are working to foster the next generation of nonprofit leadership, visit adirondackfoundation.org or call 523-9904.

Cali Brooks & Chris Morris Adirondack Foundation

WhatÊ moneyÊ isÊ beingÊ saved?

To the Editor: I do not understand how the five year $3.6 million county highway bond for county highway equipment approved by the Essex County Board of Supervisors Highway Committee will save tax money. The bond issue actually creates an automatic payment of $700,000 a year into the budget, takes away the authority of the supervisors and the taxpayers to question equipment at the budget preparation and hearings.

The county should explore equipment and highway construction programs with a town and county shared program that does not charge each other for services and use. The taxpayers will get more for their tax dollar.

The duplication of town and county highway departments’ equipment and road construction is a large cost to the taxpayers.

I am quite sure allowing the county highway to spend taxpayers money on a bond note will cause other county departments to do the same. One must remember that it is the responsibility of the board of supervisors to control spending and question the need for spending.

Ed Hatch Willsboro

ThanksÊ toÊ LakeÊ PlacidÊ volunteers To the Editor: The 54th annual Village Clean Up (VCU) held Saturday, May 21, broke the record for most volunteers. Over 270 people volunteered either on the day of or in the weeks leading up to the event. Part of what makes this a great community to live in is that we know we have the support of our local businesses,

organizations and municipal agencies and the hardworking folks who run them.

It is a joy to see the overall sense of pride and accomplishment on faces of our residents young and old when the community gets together to take ownership for the cleanliness and beauty of our local environment. The annual Lake Placid VCU is a wonderful opportunity for residents and visitors alike to show the love for this community by giving their time and energy cleaning our streets. The annual event is a perfect reminder that it only takes a moment to stop and pick up a piece of litter and put it in its proper place.

Clean Up Day organizers Andrea Grout and Tricia Garrett would like to send a big thank you to the many enthusiastic volunteers for your efforts, your great attitude and your stewardship of our beautiful Adirondack town.

Congratulations to the annual VCU Poster Contest winners: Grades 1-3: first place Josephina Portal-3rd grade, St. Agnes School; second place Willow Wood-1st grade, LPES; third place Haileigh LaMare-3rd grade LPES. Grade 4-5 winners: first place Jesse Marshall-4th grade LPES; second place Olivia Scutt-4th grade LPES; third place Nadia Phillip-4th grade LPES. Additional thanks go to the many donors listed below for their contributions: Central Garage-Jay Strack; Creambelt Seed Company-Sarah Morley; Kinney Drugs, Lake Placid; Lake Placid Police and Fire Departments; Lake Placid Pub & Brewery; Lake Placid Garden Club; Mrs. Patty McConvey; McDonald’s; The Garden Center-Dan Wikoff; The Mirror Lake Inn; Mr. Mike’s Pizza-David Nicola; ORDA (Olympic Regional Development Authority); ROOST (Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism)-Sue Cameron; Starbucks, Subway-Mike Ames; Town of North Elba-Butch Martin, Zach Clark, Shannon Porter, Larry Brockway and Larry Straight; The UPS Store-Debbie McClean; Village of Lake Placid-Ellen Clark; The Whiteface Lodge, Rebecca Philion at Lake Placid Elementary School and Catherine Bemis at St. Agnes School.

For more information, contact Andrea Grout at 524-3832 or Tricia Garrett at 524-5974 or email lpvillagecleanup@gmail.com.

Andrea Gout Lake Placid

StewartÕ s,Ê moreÊ thanÊ aÊ business To the Editor: Stewart’s Shops are a familiar sight in many area towns. They are a convenient stop if you need gas, groceries, or a delicious milkshake! The next time you visit a store, consider that Stewart’s is more than a local business, it’s a supportive, generous community partner.

The Elizabethtown Library Association would like to recognize Stewart’s Holiday Match Program and say thank you for the funds we received this year. New children’s books will be added to our collection. Books we couldn’t have purchased without Stewart’s valuable assistance.

Thank you, Stewart’s, for your commitment to our community’s children!

Lora Langston, Director Elizabethtown Library Association

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COMMENTARY

Little Bits Obey? Really?

Gordie Little

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“To honor and obey.” They were part of our vows when Kaye and I exchanged rings in 1974.

We still love and honor each other.

We hold hands like young lovers when walking down the street. But, “obey?” Not so much.

Someone commented on how “quaint it is” after watching us hold hands walking on the sand at Myrtle Beach. Are we an anomaly? I hope not.

I understand why couples these days, eliminate the “obey” part. Even though theologians argue the point, I do not miss “obedience” in the vows.

One of our most cherished possessions is a marriage certificate from Kaye’s ancestors. The wording is unique from that union in Montreal more than two hundred years ago.

Our friend Les Bradford visited last week. He reminded me that he let me borrow a tiny book that is special. That was a while ago and, for a few minutes, I couldn’t remember it.

Noting my immense chagrin, Kaye jumped up, left the room and in two minutes, strode back, handing me that little book. The sweat around my neck began to dry and all was right with the world. How I love that woman.

Inside the cover is a depiction of “The Marriage in Cana,” the first miracle attributed to Jesus, when he turned water into wine. Next, comes the two-page spread certifying that Mr. Joseph W. Bradford and Miss Celia C. Walch are “united in marriage.”

It’s a time capsule from Middleborough, Massachusetts, November 4, 1858. J. W. Putnam, pastor of “1st church” made it official with his signature.

The tiny tome is titled “The Christian Minister’s Affectionate Advice to a Married Couple.” At 4 ½ inches by 3, it contains 97 pages and took a lot of squinting for me to get through it.

Those people in the mid 1800’s must have had excellent vision.

I doubt if that newly married couple sat down on the bed prior to the consummation of their marriage and read it cover-to-cover before hitting the sheets. But, some of the advice is interesting. In referring to “conjugal affection,” it warns, “sullen taciturnity checks its growth.”

Another quote: “A woman must guard against the tormenting disappointments to which childish expectations render her liable.” What?

My favorite is: “There should likewise be some allowance made for what is natural to men, especially Englishmen: namely, a certain bluntness, through which they seem to be indifferent when they are really not so.” Sound familiar, ladies?

Some of you might not agree with advice from Ephesians 5:22: “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands..for the husband is the head of the wife.” Sorry, those tenets don’t apply in our household. Although I am more than three times bigger than Kaye, we take turns being boss. And when it comes to important decisions, her opinion is always tantamount or better than mine.

It’s a treasure for Les and a delight for me to hold and read 158 years after that Massachusetts marriage.

Love, live and be happy. It works for Kaye and me. This husband is definitely not the head of this wife and I like it this way.

Columnist Gordie Little may be reached at gordie@suncommunitynews.com.

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Craftsmen immediately had the steel mounting base fabricated. Concrete work began the day after. The pole was fabricated and finished with eight coats of hand-sanded varnish in record time, Kaifetz said.

In fact, work was completed at precisely 3 p.m. on Memorial Day, the National Moment of Remembrance.

A bronze plaque bears a special inscription: My friend, my hero.

The motorcycles roared around the corner, followed by the couple.

DeMarco got out of the car.

“What’s going on here?” he asked.

He walked over to the flagpole: “Look at this — you see this?”

He beamed.

“I knew something was up when they met me at the exit,” DeMarco said, “but I couldn’t figure it out.”

Kaifetz parked his motorcycle, removed his helmet and escorted DeMarco to the handsome new pole.

“Mr. DeMarco, raise your flag,” he said.

A bugler performed “To The Colors” as DeMarco worked the pulley system.

The group, including friends and neighbors, placed their hands over their hearts and looked skyward as the national anthem rang through the neighborhood. Levity followed with the old navy tune “Anchor’s Away.”

DeMarco laughed.

“I feel like the luckiest guy in the world right now,” he said.

“After coming home from Ohio with my family, this is the icing on the cake.”

The vet was also presented the prestigious Armed Forces WWII Legacy Medallion by Mike Derrick, a retired army colonel from Peru who is running for New York’s 21st Congressional District.

“Joe is an example of a life well-lived,” Derrick said.

DeMarco put his arm around his friend Rodney Wright, of Rouses Point, who fought in the Battle of the Bulge.

“Band of brothers,” DeMarco said.

WWII vets are dying at a rate of 800 per day, said DeMarco.

The number has dwindled from 16 million to 800,000 since the war ended in 1945.

“All the heroes are the ones that didn’t come back,” DeMarco said.

soaked, and bores will likely have to be drilled into walls to check for mold.

The total cost to repair the damages remained unclear on Monday, said Essex County Manager Dan Palmer, who said an insurance adjuster was on route.

The damages will be fully covered by insurance, Palmer said, and The Essex County Courthouse accrued significant damage over the weekend due to a malfuncthe repair process will water tioning drinking fountain. While it’s still too early be fast-tracked under an to calculate the cost of the damages, said county emergency clause. officials, the facility remains open.

On Monday, about Photo by Pete DeMola two-dozen fans had been placed around the complex, droning underneath exposed ceilings.

Essex County Clerk Joe Provoncha was attending a conference in Poughkeepsie when he got the call from a DMV staffer.

“Something awful has happened,” the employee said.

Provoncha hit the road and arrived at 1:30 a.m. Monday morning.

The clerk spent the night moving items out of harm’s way, including expensive copy machines and historical artifacts.

“Thank goodness it didn’t hit the books,” Provoncha said. “It didn’t hit the vault at all, I’m so grateful.”

All offices remain open. But it’s difficult to hear the phones ring over the roar of the fans.

Jury selection was scheduled to commence Monday for a pair of county and supreme court cases, but thankfully, the case were settled this week.

“We’re kind of fortunate about that, too,” Provoncha said.

The clerk and DMV are the most visited offices in the complex, Provoncha noted. Perhaps the disaster would allow the installation of tile flooring, which is easier to keep clean.

Provoncha hailed janitorial staff and the county’s buildings and grounds department for their efforts.

“They have been fabulous,” Provoncha said.

The complex opened on Dec. 1, 1996.

Has there been flooding before?

“Not of this magnitude,” Provoncha said.

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“Joe is pretty much my hero,” said Danny Kaifetz, of Adirondack Flagpoles, pictured at left. “He’s one of the finest men I’ve ever known.”

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The Adirondack Council, the region’s leading environmental advocacy organization, was quick to seize on the findings, touting in a news release that “wilderness helps [the] Adirondack economy.”

A number of environmental and ecological groups also issued praise on the report’s findings, which was issued on May 10, the same day the state formally purchased the Boreas Ponds Tract in North Hudson and Newcomb from the Nature Conservancy, setting up what’s anticipated to be a heated land classification process.

But the report was met with skepticism from local officials who say the mechanisms underpinning the economic health of a community are far more nuanced than studying property values.

“How does it help the economy if you drive up the cost of a home by 25 percent?” asked Fred Monroe, executive director of the Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board (APLGRB), at their meeting in Keene Valley last month.

Monroe said the survey’s scope was too narrow.

“They just looked at property value,” Monroe said. “It’s a different question if that improves the Adirondack economy.”

Furthermore, rising property values, he said, often have adverse effects on the working-class populations in the community — including in Chester, where Monroe served as supervisor, and Schroon in Essex County.

“The residents have been driven off the lake,” Monroe said, citing the escalating costs of properties on the east side of Schroon Lake.

Jerry Delaney, the group’s chairman, ticked off a number of factors that cause an increase in property values: Lakefront property plays a role, he said, citing rising values at the south end of Chazy Lake in Dannemora.

The area is fast becoming a bedroom community to Plattsburgh, Delaney added, making property in the community increasingly desirable for those who do not want to live in the city.

Conservation easements, too, also drive up the cost of land, especially through competitive bidding processes, he said.

Roger Wright, a retired real estate agent and former president of the Clinton County Board of Realtors, said the market goes in cycles.

“It always has, and it probably always will,” Wright said. “I question the validity of any study that says creating Wilderness creates value.”

Hamilton County is one of two counties entirely within the Adirondack Park.

Ninety percent of land in Indian Lake is state-owned, said Brian Wells, the town’s supervisor. As such, private parcels, which constitute just a fraction of available land in the community, are already at a premium regardless of where they are located.

“It’s just too narrow,” Wells said of the study.

Wells said the scarcity leads to working-class people being priced out of the market, a trend that is also fueled by the trend of sellers who overinflate their selling prices — especially for waterfront property.

In turn, the prices of homes that are comparable are also driven up.

Often the only way for locals to remain in the community, he said, is when property is inherited from family members, he said.

Wright said assessors are often under pressure to push assessments “as high as they possibly can to keep the tax rates from skyrocketing.”

The Adirondack Council and Heintzelman, the study’s author, stress that the survey doesn’t advocate for how land should be classified.

Heintzelman, in response to the criticism, said the study chose real property transactions because they are an important indicator of economic interest and activity.

Higher real estate prices show that there is increased interest in a specific place and increased competition to be nearby, he said.

“Unfortunately, other indicators of economic activity are not as firmly rooted in space as property transaction prices, and so it is challenging to associate these macro measures with local land uses,” Heintzelman said.

The study, he added, does not say that the cost of every home in a community rises 25 percent near Wilderness areas.

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ness areas,” Heintzelman said.

The study controls for whether parcels are waterfront or not, so the results are not being driven by that difference, he said.

“We know this is a controversial issue in the Adirondacks.”

The disagreement over the study sets the stage for the upcoming land classification process, which officially began when Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed off on the purchase last month with a ceremony at Elk Lake in North Hudson.

The Adirondack Council is a leading voice in the coalition to classify Boreas Ponds, MacIntyre West and MacIntyre East as mostly Wilderness.

Aside from the ecological diversity of the tracts, underpinning the environmental group’s argument is that two of the Adirondack Park’s most prosperous communities, Keene Valley and Lake Placid, also serve the two most popular entryways to the High Peaks Wilderness Area.

A similar classification in North Hudson and Newcomb would ideally lead to similar benefits, the group believes.

A Wilderness designation would create 280,000 acres of motor-free contiguous wilderness.

The five towns surrounding the 20,758-acre tract — Minerva, Newcomb, North Hudson, Indian Lake and Long Lake — are calling for less restrictive classification of the land allowing more user groups to benefit from it. Included in that plan would be the usage of motorized vehicles, such as snowmobiles, which officials say will provide economic benefits while also opening up access for the disabled.

Adirondack Council Executive Director Willie Janeway, in response to criticisms of the study, said real estate prices vary widely across the state.

An acre of land in the Adirondacks, he said, is much cheaper than an acre of land in Albany, and far cheaper still than a similar acre in Westchester County, Long Island or Manhattan.

“Regardless of location, higher real estate prices show that people are interested in a place and want to invest in building a future there,” Janeway said.

When economies grow, prices go up for real estate nearby, he said.

“It is a simple fact of supply and demand. Increased demand for something leads to increased competition for it. If real estate prices were falling near wilderness areas, we would expect local officials to worry that wilderness was harming local economies.

Clearly, wilderness is helping local economies,” Janeway said.

Like Heintzelman, Janeway noted the study did not focus solely on lakefront or high-value homes, but analyzed all real estate purchases within the 12 Adirondack counties over a decade.

“Whether homes prices and property tax bills are affordable varies greatly from community to community.”

Outgoing Adirondack Park Agency Director Leilani Ulrich also waded into the debate.

Ulrich warned the Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board against entrenchment saying it was important to invite groups with opposing viewpoints to share their thoughts, including the authors of the survey.

“Bring ‘em in, question them and figure it out,” Ulrich told the board. “There’s a lot going on in these communities that these groups don’t understand.”

“I urge you all to keep it up. Enough progress has been made to see there are ways forward.”

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State report rips prison for failing to prevent escape Systemic failures, chronic complacency led to prison break, says scathing report issued on one-year anniversary of escape

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ALBANY — One year to the day that a pair of convicted killers broke out of Clinton Correctional Facility and led authorities on a three-week manhunt, the state Inspector General’s office released a scathing report detailing the conditions that led to the escape.

General Catherine Leahy Scott skewered the overall operating culture of the prison in the long-awaited report, which chalked the escape of inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat up to the “chronic complacency” and “systemic failures” of security procedures at Clinton Correctional in Dannemora.

“The extent of complacency and failure to adhere to the most basic security standards uncovered by my investigation was egregious and inexcusable,” said Scott.

The 154-page report, released on Monday, traced how the inmates manipulated employees into giving them the tools that facilitated their escape, which they then used to cut through cell walls, carve a hole in a steam pipe, slither through the bowels of the prison and break through a concrete wall with a found sledgehammer before emerging through a manhole outside the walls of the maximum security prison.

“Over the course of approximately 85 nights that Sweat was working in the tunnels under the prison, more than 400 inmate bed checks should have occurred, any one of which, if conducted properly, would have detected Sweat’s absence and instantly foiled the escape plot,” read the report.

The findings, which included testimony from 170 witnesses, painted a damning portrait of a culture of neglect in the prison, where lapses in basic security were described as “longstanding,” allowing the pair to escape “almost in plain sight.”

Prior to the breakout on June 6, the first in over a century, correction officers regularly cut corners, declining to search cells, conduct night counts and perform the searches of employees’ bags that would have likely led to the confiscation of the contraband the pair used to escape the facility.

Two employees were arrested in connection with the incident.

The report described the relationship the inmates cultivated with Joyce Mitchell, the civilian employee who supervised the pair at the prison’s sewing shop, and a guard, Gene Palmer, to obtain the tools and privileges needed to execute the plan, which was hatched in January 2015.

Palmer, a long-term employee who referred to himself as a “go-to guy,” developed a close relationship with the two inmates, both of whom lived on the honor block he was tasked with guarding.

The relationship appeared to go far deeper than what many correction officers who spoke in his defense argued was a necessary part of keeping the lid on an simmering and hostile en-

vironment.

Sweat and Matt, both talented artists, created elaborate paintings in exchange for prison intelligence (which prison brass later testified wasn’t useful or particularly reliable) and special privileges, including access to the catwalk behind their cells.

Palmer granted the access so Sweat could re-wire circuitry to allow for higher-amperage hotplates, which inmates used to cook food. But the prisoner also used the time behind the walls to map out the pair’s future escape route.

Both inmates were allowed to bypass metal detectors — Matt would often be transported from the workshop to his cell indirectly by way of the infirmary, where he often requested to be taken for “back pain” — and helped facilitate Sweat in his reassignment back to the tailor shop from the prison library, where he was temporarily exiled for making “inappropriate comments.”

The guard tipped Matt off to cell searches and helped aid Sweat’s relocation to a cell next to Matt, where they worked on their escape plan, passing tools back and forth and refining their strategy to manipulate Mitchell, who by then, had developed a deep infatuation with both.

Palmer’s relationship was so close with Matt, the guard testified, that the inmate had vowed to kill any inmate who assaulted him.

Officers also failed to properly conduct at least 15 required weekly inspections of “cell integrity” to include examination of bars, floors, vents, walls, and rear of the cell from the catwalks.

“These inspections, if performed as required, would have revealed the breaches in the walls of Sweat’s and Matt’s cells,” read the report.

A pre-escape inspection of Matt’s cell, for instance, failed to find the 18” x 14” hole cut using the hacksaw blades and a screwdriver bit smuggled in by Mitchell.

Palmer, in fact, testified that officers on occasion would “forge” reports falsely indicating that searches had occurred and no contraband uncovered.

Even more damning is that DOCCS’ central office failed to approve a lockdown requested just one week before the breakout by the prison’s now-deposed superintendent, Steve Racette.

DOCCS internal affairs division also failed to uncover an inappropriate relationship between Mitchell and Sweat despite repeated documented allegations, including an incident that resulted in a write-up in September 2014, just seven months before the escape.

“As noted, based on past experience, supervisors were reluctant to bring charges against, or even reprimand, Mitchell for such behavior,” read the report. “To do so, they feared, would likely provoke claims of harassment from Mitchell and possibly from her husband, Lyle Mitchell, as well.”

All told, monitoring and inspection programs failed to detect any of what the report referred to as “security deficiencies.”

Once Sweat successfully cut through his cell wall, he spent weeks searching for an escape route, returning each morning looking visibly “frail and exhausted,” according to Mitchell’s supervisor.

At one point, they cracked that while it took protagonist

Andy Dufresne 20 years to escape, they could do it in 10.

After burrowing their way to freedom shortly before midnight on June 5, the pair waited for 10 minutes before emerging from the manhole: “Shawshank ain’t got s**t on me,” Sweat told investigators.

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Trans-forming the North Country Advocates for transgender, gender non-conforming and LGBTQ community stop in Plattsburgh

By Teah Dowling

teah@suncommunitynews.com

PLATTSBURGH — The journey from transitioning from male to female was a struggle for Kelly Leigh Metzgar.

The local resident said she lived in fear and hid in shame for much of her life.

But those feelings, she said, diminished as she started to help other local members undergoing the same transition.

Now, that advocating has grown to a larger scale, beginning with a community gathering that took place last week in Plattsburgh.

Metzgar, along with Long Island Transgender Advocacy Coalition Executive Director Juli Grey-Owens, hosted the event to discover the underlying issues facing the trans community today.

Health services, bullying and employment were a few of the many issues discussed of the transgender and gender non-conforming community.

One meeting attendee, who chose to only disclose her first name, Jamie, shared her struggle with hormone replacement therapy.

Jamie goes to Albany due to a lack of endocrinologists in the area.

Michelle Laurin’s daughter receives hormone therapy in Syracuse.

Metzgar said personal care providers are able to administer this treatment. However, there’s a lack of them willing to do it.

Metzgar said she was refused medical care for her hormone therapy again and again until Adirondack Health President Chandler Ralph found her a doctor in Saranac Lake.

“I could not have transitioned in a better community,” she said.

Besides a lack of services, Metzgar said the community also has a shortage of support services.

Clubs and organizations for the LGBTQ community have formed in local colleges and Plattsburgh High School.

Besides that, “there’s nothing,” Metzgar said.

The fact that the area has no center, or even a pride parade, shocked Grey-Owens.

The closest of those offerings is in Burlington, Vermont.

Due to the isolation, Shelby Davis of Mental Health Association of Essex County Inc. said members of the LGBTQ community between the ages of 10 and 24 are twice as likely

to commit suicide than heterosexuals.

The number is continuously growing, she said, and for every reported suicide, there are at least four that go unreported.

“We want to make sure it doesn’t get overlooked,” she said.

Metzgar wants to start a not-for-profit for all LGBTQ community members in the North Country, serving Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties. She’s hopeful to get it up and running in July.

Raising awareness in local schools is another goal.

The overall goal, Grey-Owens said, is to connect all transgender and gender nonconforming people and their families, friends and allies not just in the North Country, but across the state.

In summer 2015, Grey-Owens submitted a grant request to the Long Island Community Foundation to better organize the state’s transgender and gender non-conforming community.

After the grant was approved, Grey-Owens contacted advocates around the state, formed a group and began these town hall meetings.

The get-togethers act as a way to gather issues, come up with possible solutions and put the findings into an legislative agenda to take to Albany.

“We want to see what we can get done,” said Grey-Owens. “And more importantly we want our voices to be heard.”

In January, the New York State Division of Human Rights adopted new regulations that ban discrimination and harassment against transgender and gender non-conforming persons.

The regulations clarified that gender dysphoria (distress caused when a person’s assigned birth gender is not the same as the one with which they identify) is included under the category of “disability” and that gender identity or expression is also included under the category “gender” within the Human Rights Law. These regulations were first introduced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in October — marking the first time that any governor has issued statewide regulations to prohibit harassment and discrimination.

However, there’s currently no statewide law that explicitly prohibits discrimination against transgender and gender non-conforming people.

This means that people who are fired from their jobs or are denied housing and services because of their appearance or gender identity do not have legal prot e c t i on .

“It’s not fair,” Grey-Owens said.

The Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) is a solution to this problem, said Metzgar.

The Assembly passed GENDA on April 30, but now it needs to pass through the Senate.

The issue: it has never come to a vote on the floor of the Senate even though the Assembly passed it several times.

Nine to be exact.

Sixteen states and the District of Columbia protect the civil rights of all their residents,

including transgender and gender non-conforming people.

GENDA, if approved, would add gender identity —how individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves either as male, female, a blend of both or neither — and gender expression — the external appearance of one’s gender identity, usually expressed through behavior, clothing, haircut or voice — to the categories currently >> See TRANSGENDER | pg. 16

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Ticonderoga Federal Credit Union announces new hires ELIZABETHTOWN — Ticonderoga Federal Credit Union has announced two new hires: Cory Phinney has joined the team as Chief

Financial Officer and Jennifer Pribble has joined the team as the Marketing and Business Development Manager.

Cory Phinney

Jennifer Pribble

In his role, Phinney will oversee the credit union’s accounting, finance, asset liability management and investment functions.

“I am thrilled that Cory has joined the executive leadership team in such a key role.

His education, experience and enthusiasm make him an ideal addition to TFCU,” said Shawn Hayes, TFCU President and CEO. “A native of Ticonderoga, Cory has returned to raise his family and make a difference in the community. I am confident that he will make significant contributions toward the continued success of TFCU as we carry out our mission in service to our members.”

Before joining TFCU, Phinney was a fixed income trader at Chopper Trading, LLC, a proprietary trading firm located in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from MIT in 2011. He enjoys hiking, reading, and spending time with his family.

Jennifer Pribble brings over 14 years of sales and marketing experience to this recently expanded position. In this role, she will strengthen and implement marketing initiatives which reflect the TFCU brand and cultivate relationships with local business to increase member growth.

Hayes said Pribble’s credentials, experience and enthusiasm are well-suited to helping TFCU position itself as a full service, relevant and competitive financial institution.

“We are poised for growth and I am very excited about the contributions she will make toward the continuing success of the credit union.”

A North Country native, Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from SUNY Plattsburgh. She resides in Essex with her husband and three children.

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included in New York State’s anti-discrimination laws, such as sex, sexual orientation, race, religion and disability.

The town hall meetings, Grey-Owens said, is a step in the right direction.

“It’s not lawful to discriminate against transgenders,” Grey-Owens said. “We want equal rights.”

For more information about this movement or the next meeting, email nystransth1@ yahoo.com or visit www.facebook.com/nytranstownhalls/.

Transgender/LGBTQ advocate Kelly Leigh Metzgar co-hosted the town hall meeting last weekend to identify issues facing the trans community in the North Country today.

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Boyle,Ê GayÊ helpÊ leadÊ SectionÊ VIIÊ toÊ stateÊ meet

By Keith Lobdell

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CLINTONVILLE — A host of athletes from Section VII will be making their way to Syracuse this weekend for the NYSPHSAA Track and Field Championships, set for June 1011 at Cicero-North Syracuse High School.

Athletes prepared for events during the Section VII state qualifier meet June 3 at AuSable Valley High School, where Saranac’s Mitch Fink and Desiree Dashnaw each claimed the pentathlon.

Fink scored 2,869 points to win the boys five-event contest, placing first in the 110-hurdles, high jump, shot put and long jump. He placed fourth in the 1,500. Fink beat out AuSable Valley’s Joseph Forker, who scored 2.233 points(first place in the 1,500; second place high jump and long jump), while Ticonderoga’s Cody Huestis finished third with 2,069 points (second place 110 hurdles and shot put). Peru’s Aaryn Clark finished with 1,940 points.

In the girls pentathlon, Dashnaw scored 2,274 points thanks to wins in the 100 hurdles, long jump, high jump and 800. Teammate Hannah Desserault had won the shot put to finish second with 2,072 points, while Peru’s Kira Fisher scored 1,509.

The Chiefs held down the top podium spot in the steeplechase as Zach Lapage ran the 3,000 meter race in 10:31.24 while Elysha O’Connell ran her 2,000-meter competition in a time of 7:33.14. Plattshurgh High’s Ryan Flora and Seton Catholic’s Sofia DeJordy each finished in second place in their respective events.

In the 4-by-800 boys relay, the Lake Placid Blue Bombers reversed their second place finish at the Section VII championship meet, beating Saranac by almost four full seconds to earn the NYSPHSAA bid, with Saranac Lake, AuSable Valley and Peru following. The Peru girls team won the 4-by-800 ladies event, with Saranac and Lake Placid following.

EKMW’s Jarron Boyle earned a spot on the state roster with a time of 16.24 seconds in the 110 hurdles, defeating Saranac’s Noah Pearsall (17.04) and Talon Bushey of PHS (18.64).

Beekmantown’s Tristen Redi scored the victory in the ladies 100 hurdles in a time of 16.64, followed by Jessica Cartier of NCCS (17.14), Brandi Lavarnway of Beekmantown (17.84) and Madison Baker of PHS (18.14).

In the 100, it was a three-tenths of a second which separated Peru’s Evan Palmer (11.34) and Beekmantown’s Daryn

EKMW’s Jarron Boyle will compete in the 110 hurdles at the NYSPHSAA state meet after winning the Section VII qualifier.

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Nephew (11.64) as Palmer scored the win, with Eric Delutis of Saranac, Carter Grady of Lake Placid and Dylan Ferrigno of Beekmantown following. In the girls 100, Elisabeth Plympton (Beekmantown) won in a time of 12.94 seconds, defeating CorrieAnne Stoner (EKMW) and Hannah Glicksman (PHS) by six-tenths of a second (13.54). AuSable Valley’s Brinn Peck, Lake Placid’s Grace McGrew and Beekmantown’s Mikayla Hamel rounded out the field.

In the 1,600, EKMW standout Jon Gay scored a time of 4:43.54 in winning the event by 14 seconds over Saranac Lake’s Anderson Gray (4:57.84). EKMW’s Logan Van Buren finished third, followed by Lake Placid’s Henry McGrew, Plattsburgh High’s Ryan Flora, Seton Catholic’s Jake Glicksman. Saranac’s Brexton Montville and Peru’s Ben Post. In the ladies 1,500, Seton Catholic’s Margaret Champagne scored the win in 4:57.14, defeating Lake Placid’s Marli Damp, Seton Catholic’s Sofia DeJordy and AuSable Valley’s McKenna Christiansen.

In the 4-by-100 relay, Beekmantown scored a three second win (43.94 seconds) over Ticonderoga (46.84) in the boys event, while Beekmantown (51.54 seconds) defeated Saranac Lake, Peru, PHS, Ticonderoga and Saranac.

Saranac’s Rory Patterson got the Chiefs back to the top of the podium with a time of 52.34 seconds in the 400, defeating Beekmantown’s Everett Sapp by two-tenths of a seconds (52.54). Luka Tsikluari (PHS), Luis Medina (EKMW), Dillon Crowe (Ticonderoga) and Gage Ducatte (Chazy) followed. In the girls 400, Claire Deshaies of PHS (1:01.74) scored a one second win over Juliette Baker of EKMW (1:02.74). They were followed by Ticonderoga’s Delaney Hughes, Saranac’s Rebekah Hilpl and Northeastern Clinton’s Ashley Monette.

In the 400 hurdles, Jared Banker of Peru was the only competitor to finish the lap around the AVCS track in under a minute with a time of 58.54 seconds, followed by Saranac’s Cameron Duffield and Peru’s Cody Gonyea. Jessica Cartier of Norteastern Clinton won the girls race in a time of 1:06.64, defeating Peru’s Taylor Canet, Beekmantown’s Lindsey Gonyea, Saranac Lake’s Ashley Grimone, Lake Placid’s Lissy Ashley and PHS’s Madison Baker.

In the 800, Peru’s Isaiah Maddix dominated the second half of his race against EKMW’s Gay, scoring a four second win with a time of 2:00.84. The duo were followed by Saranac Lake’s Tyler Martin, Ticonderoga’s Brandon Romaca, Lake Placid’s Forest Ledger, Peru’s Paul Ryder, Saranac Lake’s Bryce Hartman and Caranac’s Logan Clark. Kirsten Villemaire of Beekmantown won the ladies event in a time of 2:23.14, five seconds faster than Saranac Lake’s Brittany Shumway (2:28.94). Makayla Stockwell (EKMW), Hailey Christiansen (AVCS) and Kiersten Harvey (Beekmantown) followed.

Palmer again struck gold for the Peru boys team with a 22.94 second time in the 200, while Carter Grady finished second for Lake Placid in 24.44, followed by De’Andre Watson of PHS and Lancs Shaner of Ticonderoga. Deshaies also picked up her second win for the Lady Hornets in the 200 in 26.84 seconds, followed by Jayda Meadows of Saranac Lake, Brinn Peck of AuSable Valley, Nora Canning of Saranac, Grace McGrew of Lake Placid and Mikayla Hamel of Beekmantown.

It was a Seton Catholic sweep in the biggest distance events, as Caleb Moore scored a win in the 3,200 (10:02.64) and Champagne scored her second win in the 3,00 (10:45.84).

Moore was followed by Lake Placid’s James Flanigan, Gray of Saranac Lake, Post of Peru, Dylan Trombley of AVCS, Lauchlan Cheney-Seymour of Saranac Lake and Justin Burdo of Saranac, while Champagne defeated teammates Lea and Savannah DeJordy along with PHS’s Kristen Karkoski and Saranac’s Angelique Moore.

Peru swept the 4-by-400 relay events, with the boys defeating Beekmantown, Saranac, PHS and Lake Placid and the girls winning over PHS, Saranac, NCCS, Ticonderoga and Saranac Lake.

Ticonderoga’s Colvin Chapman scored a win in the high jump, hitting the mark of 5’-11” in defeating teammate Collin Bressett.

“I think the extended rest I had (did not compete at sectionals) helped and I was jumping against my teammate, so it was a fun event,” Chapman said. “Jumping is really a psycho-

Jon Gay is one of the favorites in the 1,600 race at the NYSPHSAA championship meet in Syracuse June 10-11.

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logical game.”

However, it was not a sweep for the Sentinels in the high jump, as Peru’s Ella Messner was able to clear the 4’-10” mark in less attempts then sectional champion Meg McDonald. The duo were followed by Beekmantown’s Olivia Boyette.

In a competitive boys long jump, Saranac’s Tyler Blair (20’10.75”) scored a narrow win over Beekmantown’s Brogan Arthur (20’-10.0”), followed by Ticonderoga’s Justyn Granger, Lake Placid’s Trent White, Saranac’s Ben Ayock, Ticonderoga’s Lance Shaner and Beekmantown’s Dylan Ferrigno. Beekmantown’s Plympton scored her second win of the event in the girls long jump with a mark of 16’-5”, three inches ahead of teammate Reid. AuSAble Valley’s Brinn Peck and Saranac’s Kayla Myers followed.

Watson of PHS scored the win in the boys triple jump with a mark of 42’-7”, almost two feet ahead of runner up Luke Maye of Saranac (40’-9.25”). They were followed by Saranac’s Eric Delutis, Joe Lyons of PHS, Taylor Whitcomb of AVCS and Collin Bressett of Ticonderoga. Saranac’s Janyll Barber scored with win in the ladies triple jump with a mark of 34’8.5”, beating Peru’s Messner by two-plus inches (32’-11”).

PHS teammates Makenzie Baker and Brianna Coon followed, along with Lake Placid’s Esther Munoz and Beekmantown’s Lilly Wister.

Beekmantown’s Matthew Villa and Saranac Lake’s David Sullivan had a showdown in the boys shot put, with both hitting a mark of 40’-7.5”, with Villa earning the victory. Anthony Jensen of NCCS, Clay Watts of Beekmantown, Jared Pike and Riley Quigley of Ticonderoga and Alex Dumas of Peru followed. Coon scored a win for PHS in the girls event with a throw of 36’-7.5’, almost three feet ahead of runner up Valerie Simmons of NCCS (33’-10”). Saranac’s Logan Thatcher and Kylie Wiedman were the next two in line, followed by Stephania Zelinski (EKMW), Alexis Sanders (Ticoneroga), Allison Houle (Saranac) and Hayley Disco (NCCS).

After losing a close shot put contest, Sullivan scored the win in the discus with a throw of 136’-7”, scoring a six-plus foot win over Tim Bedard of NCCS (130’-4”). The Beekmantown duo of Clay Watts and Trevor Drapeau followed, along with Saranac’s Noah Pearsall, EKMW’s Jason Zerube and Peru’s Dumas. In the girls event, Simmons earned the win with a throw of 109’, beating Saranac’s Logan Thatcher, who finished with a top mark of 100’3”. They were followed by Maddie Hoath (Saranac), Coon (PHS), Wiedman (Saranac), Zelinski (EKMW), Maddie McBride (Peru) and Disco (NCCS).

Kroes leads Section VII golfers at state tournament

By Keith Lobdell

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ITHACA — Lake Placid’s Bjorn Kroes was the low man for the Section VII team as they competed in the NYSPHSAA state championship meet at Cornell University June 5-6.

Kroes, the Section VII tournament runner up, opened the tournament with a 77 and fired an 80 on the second day for a two-round score of 157 (9-over par), placing him in a tie for 28th place and only six

shots behind champion Connor Daly, who shot even par on the second day to hold a 3-over score.

Overall, the Section VII golfers fared better on day one, posting higher scores on the second day.

Lake Placid’s Drew Maiorca was the next Section VII golfer to place, as he had rounds of 81 and 85 to finish wit ha 23-over 165, tying for 53rd.

Nate Devins of AuSable Valley followed

with rounds of 84 and 86 for a 28-over final score of 170, finishing in a tie for 71st.

Saranac Lake’s Mike Rice improved his score on day two, hitting and 85 to go with an opening day 89 to finish at 32-over (174), alone in 83rd place. Peru’s Gavin Plympton also had a better day two, shaving seven strokes off his score for a 91-84-175 (33over), tied for 84th.

Meanwhile, Saranac Lake’s Tristin Fitzgerald dropped 14 strokes off his day one pace, moving up 12 positions and finishing with a

95-81-176, placing 86th.

Fitzgerald’s teammate Zach Ellsworth finished in 88th place with a two day score of 36-over (87-91-178).

The Moriah duo of Kyle Wilson and Section VII champion Joe Stahl rounded out the field at states, with Wilson shooting rounds of 92 and 88 for a 38-over 180, while Stahl had a rough second day, shooting a 22-over 93, falling 11 positions to 91st place with a two day total of 181 (39-over).

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ahjong is back! Mahjong is a fun game that many people have learned while vacationing or enjoying winter in the south. To play the game, two to four players collect comArin Burdo > Columnist info@elizabethtownsocialcenter.org binations of Chinese tiles. If you love card games, you would likely love Mahjong.

A group of players meets at the Center on Fridays from 1 until 3 p.m. Beginners are welcome.

Experienced Mahjong players will teach and assist anyone interested in learning this fun, addicting game. Please contact us for more information.

Our Teen Rec program will celebrate the end of the school year with a barbecue and Karaoke Lawn Party Friday, June 17, at 5 p.m. Karaoke DJ Rob Goff will head up the entertainment. All Teen Rec Members and their guests are welcome.

On Thursday, June 16, NCCI offers Medicaid enrollment help for the aged, blind or disabled, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Also on Thursday, Ellen DuBois offers yoga at 4:15 p.m.; and Karin DeMuro leads Zumba at 5:30 p.m. This will be Karin’s last class of the season. She will return in the fall.

American Legion Post 551 of Elizabethtown meets Thursday, June 16, at 7 p.m. They are always looking for new members and are preparing for an American Red Cross Blood Drive on July 18. For information, please contact Newman Tryon at 873-2138.

The Social Center is very excited to offer summer lawn performances again this year. We have received support again from the Town of Elizabethtown, as well as grants from the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts and the Essex County Arts Council which enable us to greatly expand this program. Check out our website or Facebook page for details, and keep an eye on the Sun for more information in upcoming issues.

Teen Rec hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 3 to 6 p.m.; Friday, 3 to 9 p.m.; and Saturday, 2 until 9 p.m. For more information, visit elizabethtownsocialcenter.org or call 873-6408.

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he North Country SPCA would like to remind you of our annual Paws Cause event which is Kathy Wilcox > Columnist swiftly approaching - less than rollerprincessfrog@yahoo.com a month away! Mark your calendars for Friday, July 8, from 5 to 8 p.m., to attend an evening of lively entertainment at Marcy Field in Keene Valley including a terrific and tasty buffet, wine and beer, and a life and silent auction, all to benefit our furry friends. For more information, please contact Jessica Hartley at 8735000 or by email at jhartley@ncpsca. org.

Our featured pet this week is Crash, a Domestic Shorthair-mix who was hit by a car and left beside the road before some kind person brought him to the shelter to find a new home. Fortunately, Crash was not terribly injured, and now has a clean bill of health, including being neutered, up to date on his vaccinations, and tested for feline leukemia. This handsome fellow is friendly, outgoing, playful and eager to find his forever home. You would never know to meet him that he had lost one of his nine lives through his terrible experience! We know he is ready for his luck to change and to find a family who would love a cat with both looks and purr-sonality.

Could that family be yours?

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WHS to present ‘Logging in the ADK’s

Erosion control training announced

WILMINGTON — The Wilmington Historical Society will present “Logging in the Adirondacks” Friday, June 24, at the Wilmington Community Center, at 7 p.m. The speaker is researcher Sharp Swan, a trustee of the Adirondack History Museum. Sharp has spent more than 20 years in the woods of the remote Cold River region searching for evidence of the logging operations of the Santa Clara Lumber Company (1889-1926). Sharp will add a few logging photos of the Wilmington/Whiteface area, including the J& J Rogers Company and Haselton Lumber Company photos.

The program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided by the Country Bear Bakery. For further information, contact the Wilmington Historical Society at 4208370.

WESTPORT — The Essex County Soil and Water Conservation District will offer the required four hour Erosion and Sediment Control training for contractors and developers Friday, June 24, at the Essex County Fairgrounds, be held from 8 a.m. to noon. The training will be presented by Dave Reckahn, District Manager.

This training is required for all contractors working on projects that disturb more than one acre of soil and have a storm water permit from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. The permit will require that contractors moving dirt at those sites have at least one trained employee on site on a daily basis. Training is good for three years.

Contractors and developers will have to preregister for the

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WILLSBORO – Paine Memorial Free Library June 27-ART SHOW Barbara Callaghan- paintings, Ric Feeney- watercolors, Rob Ivy-watercolors. July 13 Dennis Kalmamixed media. Reception June 30th from 5-7 pm BINGO PORT HENRY Port Henry Knights of Columbus, bingo, 7 p.m. Every Monday TICONDEROGA - Bingo, Ticonderoga fire house, 6:45 p.m. Doors 5 p.m. Every Thursday.

BOOKS WILLSBORO – Paine Memorial Free Library June 17& 18Paperback Book Sale 9:00 am 2:00 pm CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS WILLSBORO – Paine Memorial Free Library June 10 Pre School Story Hour special trip and picnic lunch starting at 10:00 am until 1:00 pm

training to receive credits. The training will cost $75 for certification, reference materials and refreshments. Registration needs to be in by Thursday, June 23. If there is a group of ten or more and are interested in holding a private workshop, please contact the District at 962-8225 or email essexswcd@ westelcom.com.

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

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SARANAC - Chair Yoga Classes to be held at Will Rogers. Amy Kohanski will hold a series of chair yoga classes at Saranac Village at Will Rogers on Thursdays from 3:30 4:30 p.m., beginning January 14th through June 23rd. Pre-registration is not required. No experience is necessary. For more information, please call Amy Kohanski at 518-524-6888 or email her at akohanski@roadrunner.com.

LAKE PLACID – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Thomas Shipman Youth Center December 1, January 5, Feb 2, March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7, July 5, August 2, September 6, October 4, November 1, December 6 , 9:30 am - 2:15 PM November 24, December 22, January 26, Feb 23, March 22, April 26, May 24, June 28, July 26, August 23, September 27, October 25, November 22, December 27 1:30 PM - 6:00 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

CHAZY – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Friday at Sacred Heart Church, 8 Hall Street, Chazy 7:30pm-8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PLATTSBURGH – ALATEEN Meeting every Thursday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh 7:30pm8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

ELIZABETHTOWN – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Sunday at Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room, 75 Park St., Elizabethtown, 4pm-5pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

SARNAC LAKE – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Wednesday at Baldwin House, 94 Church Street, Saranac Lake 7pm-8pm.

For more information call 1-888425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AUSABLE FORKS – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Ambulance Building-Ausable Forks December 2, January 6, Feb, 3, March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2, December 7, at 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 ELIZABETHTOWN - Al-Anon Family Group, family, friends of problem drinkers. Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room. 4 to 5 p.m. Anonymous, confidential, free. Details: 518-962-2351, 518873-2652. Every Sunday.

ELIZABETHTOWN – 2015-2016 WIC Schedule at the Public Health Building December 3, January 7, Feb 4, March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2, July 7, August 4, September 1, October 6, November 3, December 1, 8:00 - 3:30 PM November 19, December 17, January 21, Feb 18, March 16, April 21, May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15, October 20, November 17, December 15, 11:30 am - 6:30 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 KEESEVILLE – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the United Methodist Church November 25, December 30, January 13, Feb 25, March 24, April 28, May 26, June 23, July 28,August 25, September 22, October 27, November 23, December 22, 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

TICONDEROGA - Essex County Lethernecks, Marine Corps League, Det 791, Ticonderoga American Legion Post. 6 p.m. Active Marines and Marine Veterans invited. First Thursday of every month.

WILLSBORO - The Willsboro Farmers' Market will begin on Thursday, June 16 and be held every Thursday until September 8, at the Town Pavilion on Route 22.

DINNERS & SUCH WESTPORT - Chicken & Biscuit Dinner, Thursday, June 16, 2016 at the Westport Federated Church, 6486 Main St., Westport, NY. Serving starts 4:30pm with takeouts available. $10.00 Adults, $5.00 Children 12 & under, Preschool free. Donations of non-perishable food items for the Westport Food Pantry are appreciated.

LECTURES & SEMINARS PLATTSBURGH - twice-monthly Public Science Forums on interesting topics in science and the social sciences at The Champlain Wine Company, 30 City Hall Place, Plattsburgh NY 12901. First and third Mondays of each month at 5:30 pm. Beginning Monday Feb. 1st. Local Scientists and Social Scientists present provocative public forums free to the public. For more information, please call 518564-0064.

PUBLIC MEETINGS ELIZABETHTOWN – Elizabethtown Thrift Shop will have it's Monthly Meeting Second Monday of Every Month at 7pm @ The Episcopal Parish Hall.

CADYVILLE – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Sunday 7pm8pm, Wesleyan Church, 2083 Rt. 3, Cadyville, NY. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

LAKE PLACID – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Monday at St. Agnes Church Basement, 169 Hillcrest Avenue, Lake Placid 8pm9pm. For more information call 1888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PLATTSBURGH - BREASTFEEDING - LA LECHE LEAGUE Do you have questions about breastfeeding? Do you have support you can offer to others? Do you need information about returning to work and nursing? Please join us for mother-to-mother sharing. All mothers, mothers-to-be, and children are welcome. Meetings are twice monthly: the first Monday at 7 P.M and the third Friday at 10:00 A.M at the Family Connections, 194 U.S Oval, Plattsburgh. Info: 518-643-9436.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Adult Children Meeting every Monday at 7pm-8pm, United Methodist Church, 127 Beekmantown Street, Plattsbugh. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-5610838.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Tuesday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh Noon-1pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-5610838.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Thursday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh 7:30pm-8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

WHALLONSBURG - The Pleasant Valley Quilters will hold their annual potluck picnic meeting on Tuesday, June 14, at 6:00 p.m. at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall, located at the corner of Route 22 and Whallons Bay Road, Whallonsburg, NY. Contact janiceorlowski@gmail.com for details.

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TO ADVERTISE IN THE SUN COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD PLEASE CALL SHANNON AT 518-873-6368 EXT. 201 OR EMAIL shannonc@suncommunitynews.com

WADHAMS – Vendors Wanted for the 150th Annual Wadhams Strawberry Festival to be held on Father's Day Sunday, June 19th 10am-4pm. Arts, Crafts, Antiques, Yard Sale Items, Farm and Garden Produce. All Welcome. 10' by 10' outside $10 at the UCC Church in Wadhams! Sponsored by the Wadhams Free Library. Please Call 518-962-8717 or email info@wadhamsfreelibrary.org Duck Derby Too!

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HELP WANTED AT WARD LUMBER STORE IN JAY Ward Lumber is looking for an energetic, enthusiastic, quality person to grow with our great team of customer focused professionals. If you are looking for a career, join our team of 100 strong, 25% of which have been with Ward Lumber for 25 years or longer.

In fact 50% of our employees have at least 10 years of service.

The following positions are available: Yard Manager (FT): Supervises work of and provides direction to shipper, delivery drivers, and yard personnel. Coordinates delivery schedules with sales personnel. Assists drivers and yard personnel in pulling orders, loading and unloading, and securing materials. Assist customers with loading merchandise purchased. Performs cycle inventory counts along with regular physical inventory count. Responsible for preventative maintenance for trucks, and forklift. Must be detail oriented. Familiarity with the towns located in our area is a plus.

Yard Assistant/Non-CDL Driver Assist in loading customers, stocking, helping to pull orders and load trucks for deliveries. Operate forklift and assist with deliveries.

We offer training, competitive wages, $1,000 (FT) 401K sign-on bonus. All applicants must have a valid driver?s license, high school diploma or GED and be able to pass a pre-employment physical and drug test.

Apply in person at 697 Glen Rd., Jay or on-line at www.wardlumber.com print application, sign and fax it to (518)946-2188 or mail it to 697 Glen Rd., Jay, NY 12941.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY [LLC] Name: DOUBLE J. MOUNTAIN HOMES LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York [SSNY] on March 30, 2016. Office location: Essex County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to 19 McKenzie Mountain Way, Bloomingdale, New York 12913. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY [LLC] Name: DOUBLE J. MOUNTAIN HOMES LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York [SSNY] on March 30, 2016. Office location: Essex County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to 19 McKenzie Mountain Way, Bloomingdale, New York 12913. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

VN-05/14-06/18/20166TC-118007 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (“PLLC”) It's My Time Mental Health Counseling Service, PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on March 15, 2016 for business conducted from an office located in Essex County, NY. The “SSNY” is designated as the agent of the “PLLC” upon whom process against it may be served.

“SSNY” shall mail a copy of any process to the “PLLC” at 57 Glen Road, Jay, NY 12941 VN-05/14-06/18/2016-

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GRANTOR Marie Boulerice 2 Margaret Street LLC Frederick and Barbara Barcomb Helen Doran Fred and Marian Atkinson Michael and Laurie Ralph Korn Property Management Inc Michael Desotell James and Michelene Debella William Rock Andre and Elizabeth Lafountain Stanley Smith and Sandra Agoney Jordan Spinner Kimberly Degon Gabriel Girard Phyllis Sherman Joseph Swinyer Karen Anderson and Eunice Frenyea Kevin and Alfred Strack Terry Baker Sean Boyer and Sonya Turner Tamara and Daniel Herbert

HOME IMPROVEMENTS Young Lyon Hardware and Flooring 1923 Saranac Ave. Lake Placid, NY 518-523-9855

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GRANTEE LOCATION Kenneth and Rebecca Louden Mooers SPM Rentals LLC Plattsburgh Kevin and Debra Deyo Altona OF SALE Lynn Lamere etNOTICE al Chazy SUPREME COURT: ESCarol, Jessie and Nicholas Brown Saranac SEXSchauman COUNTY. WELLS Raymond and Ann Beekmantown FARGO BANK, N.A., SPM Rentals LLC Plattsburgh Plaintiff against ALAN Peru G. Efrosini Tsilivigos Michele McCloud Ausable SAWYER, JR., CHRISTIE John and Veronica Ausable E. FennSAWYER A/K/A Raymond and Lola Johnson Champlain CHRISTIE ELLEN Lincoln Kilbourne Ausable SAWYER, WELLS FARLawrence Hobson Plattsburgh GO BANK, N.A., DefenAmanda Grant dants. and Daniel Hill Dannemora Pursuant to judgMichael and Laurie Ralph Plattsburgh ment of foreclosure and Kyle Bushey Chazy sale dated Aug. 7, 2015, Sarah Sherman and Justin Daniels Plattsburgh I, the undersigned RefJohn Laselva Black Brook Chris Trombleyeree will sell at public Champlain Mary Munim auction to the highest Ellenburg bidder at the Essex William Hoffnagle Ellenburg Corey Deffina County Courthouse, ElizBeekmantown

PRICE $223,500 $5,000 $89,000 $1 $32,000 $157,000 $350,000 $2,500 $109,900 $91,300 $30,000 $25,000 $139,000 $1 $127,500 $121,900 $55,000 $58,000 $117,000 $304,000 $30,000 $160,000

abethtown, NY on June

ESSEX21, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.

premises k/a 24 McLeDATE GRANTOR GRANTEE LOCATION PRICE 5/26/16 Joyce Henklein Mary Raymondnathen a/k/a 11 McLenaNorth Elba $147,900 then, Lake Placid, NY NOTICE 5/26/16 OF FORMATION North Meadow Ranch LLC Carolyn Delaney North Elba $400,000 a/k/a 42.0Jl OF 5/26/16 PROFESSIONAL Ronald and Diana Naspo Kasey and Kellie WhitmanSection Crown Point $20,000 42.223, 1, LIMITED LIABILITY 5/27/16 Helen and Patricia Gibbs and Darlene Dorsett Block Ticonderoga $90,000 NOTICE OF SALE Timmy Eichen a/k/a 5/27/16 Nadim Dergham Kaitlyn Jasniewski Chesterfield $108,500 COMPANY (“PLLC”) It's SUPREME COURT: ES- Lot 4.000. Parcel I All 5/27/16 Treadways Pub LLC Maddens Pub LLC $145,000 that piece or parcel Ticondergoa of My Time Mental Health SEX COUNTY. Anthony WELLSGianno 5/27/16 Regina and Stanley March and Johanna Schroon $175,000 land locatedTothin the VilCounseling Service, FARGO BANK, N.A., 5/27/16ArticlesRobert and Jean Diehl Jacob Diehl lage of Lake Placid, EsLewis $134,000 PLLC. of OrganiPlaintiff against ALAN G. Pianka 5/31/16filed with Johnthe Huwler Stephanie North Elba $510,000 sex County, New York. zation Sec- SAWYER, JR., CHRISTIE NOTICE OF FORMATION 5/31/16of State Richard Karen Giampa Maria and BorisParcel Karpman II All that tract Ticonderoga or OF LIMITED$440,000 retary of and New SAWYER Lindsay A/K/Aand Joshua Genier 5/31/16 and KarenaE. Gajewski $1 LIABILITY parcel of land situate Moriah in York (“SSNY”)William on March CHRISTIE ELLEN (“LLC”) 5/31/16 William and Sue Veigele Mark and Laurie Randall SchroonCOMPANY $215,000 the Town of North Elba, 15, 2016 for business WELLSCarter FARSpruce Meadow 5/31/16 Bernard and SheiladSAWYER, Bruso Rowley and Sierra Grennan St. Armand $125,000LandCounty of Essex, State conducted from an ofGO Coogan BANK, N.A., Eric Defenscaping, LLC.$30,000 5/31/16 Helena, Alexis and Colin and John Johanson Jay of New York. Approxifice located Ronald in Essex dants. Pursuant to judg5/31/16 and Judy Grastorf Keith and Michelle Usiskin SchroonArticles of Organization $300,000 mate amount of lien County, NY. The “SSNY” 6/1/16 Sherwood and Maxine Robare Nicholas and Anna Grubb Chesterfield $65,000 ment of foreclosure and filed with the Secretary $79,467.26 plus costs is6/1/16 designated as the Fannie Mae Moriah of State of $145,000 sale dated Aug. 7,Jedidiah 2015,Shpur New York and interest.

Premises agent of the “PLLC” 6/1/16 Richard and Kelley Whitney AnnaRefMurzhenko and Greg Sautner North Elba $299,000 I, the undersigned (“SSNY”) on May 5,

upon whom process against it may be served.

“SSNY” shall mail a copy of any process to the “PLLC” at 57 Glen Road, Jay, NY 12941 VN-05/14-06/18/20166TC-118055

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: ESSEX COUNTY. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff against ALAN G. SAWYER, JR., CHRISTIE E. SAWYER A/K/A CHRISTIE ELLEN SAWYER, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Defendants. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Aug. 7, 2015, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the Essex County Courthouse, Elizabethtown, NY on June 21, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. premises k/a 24 McLenathen a/k/a 11 McLena-

eree will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the Essex County Courthouse, Elizabethtown, NY on June 21, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. premises k/a 24 McLenathen a/k/a 11 McLenathen, Lake Placid, NY a/k/a Section 42.0Jl a/k/a 42.223, Block 1, Lot 4.000. Parcel I All that piece or parcel of land located in the Village of Lake Placid, Essex County, New York.

Parcel II All that tract or parcel of land situate in the Town of North Elba, County of Essex, State of New York. Approximate amount of lien $79,467.26 plus costs and interest. Premises will be sold subject to the provisions of filed judgment.

Index #0573/12.

REGINALD H. BEDELL, Referee.

STEIN, WEINER & ROTH, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., One Old County

will be sold subject to the provisions of filed judgment.

Index #0573/12.

REGINALD H. BEDELL, Referee.

STEIN, WEINER & ROTH, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., One Old County Rd., Ste. 113, Carle Place, NY File # 69374/WELLS - #88225 VN-05/21-06/11/20164TC-114155

2016 for business conducted from an office located in Essex County, NY. 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 12 Ben's Lane, Keeseville, NY 12944 VN-05/14-06/18/20166TC-117963

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (“LLC”) Spruce Meadow Landscaping, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on May 5, 2016 for business conducted from an office located in Essex County, NY. The “SSNY” is designated as agent of the “LLC” upon whom process against it may be served. “SSNY” shall

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