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Thirty-six athletes participated in the Battle of the Boquet River and Trail Race in Willsboro on Saturday, July 11. Organizers hope the event, now in its second year, will continue to grow and become a summer tradition. For full story, see page 2.

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Au Sable Forks FD moves closer to ambitious overhaul

By Pete DeMola pete@denpubs.com AU SABLE FORKS Ñ ItÕ s been said before that when the Au Sable Forks Fire Department decides to do something, they go big Ñ like their breakfast series, for example.

Another is the ambitious multiphase project to improve their station on School Lane.

Plans have been in the works for nearly a decade to overhaul the facility, which was originally built in 1961 for use as a schoolhouse, from top to bottom. Now theyÕ re at the cusp of fruition.

The first phase, which the department hopes to launch this fall, will tackle what department officials like to call the Big Five: The leaky roof and electrical system will be repaired. The outdated oil heating system will be replaced CONTINUED ON PAGE 9

The Au Sable Forks Fire District will host a public hearing on Aug. 11 to brief the public on their proposed capital facilities plan to renovate their downtown headquarters. The first phase of the project, officials hope, will be funded by a $400,000 community block development grant.

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ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ The Olympic Region has already learned that if you build it, they will come.

Now, theyÕ re hoping if you cheer loud enough, they will come and bestow the gift of the 2017 Ironman 70.3 World Championships upon the High Peaks.

Officials from the Ironman governing body will make site visits to Keene, North Elba, Jay and Wilmington on July 23.

ROOST CEO Jim McKenna hopes townspeople will come in droves, making noise and hanging banners, to drum up enthusiasm and excitement, which will hopefully rub off on the decision-makers.

Lake Placid is amongst the three finalists of the 40 cities that applied and remain in contention to host the 2017 event, a half Ironman distance competition.

The others are Chattanooga, Tenn. and St. George, Utah.

If selected, the games will bring 4,500 athletes from 90 countries to the region, said McKenna.

The multi-day event, which includes swim, bike and run components, will be held the week following Labor Day, which is typically a quiet week for tourism.

McKenna estimated a direct spend of $15.4 million.

Essex County would get about $616,000 from the four percent sales tax, and about $154,000 from occupancy tax.

McKenna noted lodging infrastructure development in CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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Willsboro trail run retraces wartime path

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pete@denpubs.com WILLSBORO Ñ Two centuries ago last June, British military forces sailed up the Boquet River.

They had their eye on Willsboro, a hopping mill town. Ò We had all these mills and all this other stuff,Ó said Shaun Gillilland, the townÕ s supervisor. Ò But they were really after the distillery.Ó Knowing that their liquor was going to be taken, as Gillilland explained it, the American militia was mobilized and they ran down the river as British were coming up on boats.

It was one of many skirmishes that happened before the Battle of Plattsburgh during the War of 1812. Ò When you go after a North CountrymanÕ s liquor, itÕ s pretty bloody,Ó said Gillilland.

Combat ensued.

The British eventually retired down the river and buried their dead on Five Brothers Islands on Lake Champlain, not far from Willsboro Point.

The Redcoats lost 36 soldiers, while an American militia member lost a leg.

As it happens, 36 runners had signed up to participate in a local trail race on Saturday to recreate the event, a trip that took the participants on a 3.5 mile run followed by a two mile return trip in a kayak. Ò When youÕ re running, youÕ re the Americans and when youÕ re coming back up, youÕ re the British,Ó Gillilland told the athletes.

An air horn sounded and the first participant, Tim Durney, of Plattsburgh, returned 49 minutes later. Ò ItÕ s a good trail,Ó said Durney. Ò A little muddy, but thatÕ s what makes it fun.Ó Others began trickling in five minutes afterwards, in twos and threes.

While none of them were killed Ñ and all returned with their limbs intact — many commented on the difficulty of the course,

which took them through thorny conditions that was difficult to navigate at parts.

Gillilland said he hopes the event, which comes as part of the town’s ongoing 250th anniversary celebrations, will become a regular staple in the townÕ s summertime schedule.

The lakefront townÕ s population swells in the summer, and like other Adirondack communities, events are a way to get people out to both enjoy the landscape and to trigger local spending. Ò Recreation and sports is the wave of our economy in the future,Ó said Gillilland. Ò WeÕ re not going to have factories and mills here again. This is the Adirondack Park and people come here to recreate.Ó SaturdayÕ s event was a laidback affair.

Also in attendance was Rep. Elise Stefanik, who lives in Willsboro, and her pops.

Before the race, Stefanik hung out with athletes while her brotherÕ s yellow lab, Nala, took in the early morning rays.

Stefanik said she was pleased to see participation triple over last year, including the presence of more women.

Last year, there was just one. Ò What makes this race unique is that itÕ s tied to our history and it has a historical aspect,Ó said Stefanik, citing the natural landscape. Ò It really highlights the best of what we have to offer.Ó

Soccer clinic planned

WESTPORT Ñ The Westport Youth Commission is sponsoring a free soccer clinic Aug. 3-7 for girls entering grades 7-12. Players must live in Westport or attend Westport Central School. This free clinic will be held from 6:15-7:45 p.m. at Westport Central School. The coach will be Kirk Ware, an experienced player and coach. All modified and varsity players are encouraged to attend. Bring water, shin guards and cleats.

Tune up your skills and learn some new ones before the season starts. For more information or to register contact Ware at tkware3@gmail.com.

Artist returns with “One Person Show”

KEENE Ñ Peter Goodwin is having his second Ò One Person ShowÓ at the High Peaks Artists Marcy Gallery at Marcy Field, Friday, July 17 and July 19 with a Friday reception from 4 to 6:30 p.m. The show will be open Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tim Durney, of Plattsburgh, won the Second Annual Battle of the Boquet Trail and Kayak Race.

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Town to conduct revaluation project

ESSEX Ñ The Town of Essex will be conducting a Revaluation Project for the year 2016. The Assessors and Data Collectors from the Essex County Real Property Tax Service will be visiting each parcel to verify property information in an effort to maintain a fair and equitable assessment roll.

Should anybody have any questions concerning this notice contact the Assessors at 963-4287, ext. 4 or at assessor@willex. com.

WWGA to host Pink Ribbon Day

WILLSBORO Ñ The Willsboro WomenÕ s Golf Association, WWGA, invites all women to join them for a Pink Ribbon Day Tuesday, July 21, at the Willsboro Golf Course, at 8 a.m. 100 percent of every donation goes for research for the Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation of Sioux Falls, SD. Contact Maryellen Wukovits at 963-5540 for any questions. Bring a friend and have some fun while donating to a wonderful cause and wear pink.

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Local office-seekers step forward for 2015 election

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pete@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ DonÕ t like the way government is being run?

HereÕ s your chance to do something about it.

Every two years, Essex County voters have the opportunity to sound off on their local officials, everyone from councilmembers to supervisors.

Thirteen town supervisors in Essex County have decided to run for re-election this fall, while three towns have wide open seats for their top slots, including Lewis, Newcomb and Westport.

In Lewis, two candidates have filed petitions to replace retiring supervisor David Blades: Herbert J. Clark and James W. Monty, both Republicans.

In Newcomb, Eleanor P. Yandon (D) and Wester E. Miga (R) have thrown their hats into the ring to replace George Canon, the legendary Republican town boss who has served for over two decades.

And in Westport, Michael K. Tyler, a Republican, has filed to run the seat being vacated by long-term supervisor Dan Connell,

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a Democrat.

North Hudson supervisor Ronald Moore will face a Republican primary challenge from Bruce E. Caza, the only incumbent chief executive to do so.

Elsewhere, supervisors in Crown Point (Charlie Harrington), Elizabethtown (Noel Merrihew III), Essex (Ed Gardner), Keene (Bill Ferebee), Moriah (Tom Scozzafava), Schroon (Michael Marnell), Ticonderoga (Bill Grinnell) and Willsboro (Shaun Gillilland) have all submitted petitions to run again.

Newcomer Archie Depo, of Jay, will run in his own right after the town board appointed him last month to fill the seat vacated by former super Randy Douglas.

In Chesterfield, supervisor Gerry Morrow plans on running again and will caucus with his party, the Democrats, in September.

Last week’s filing deadline revealed supers from those 10 towns will not see challenges from registered party members.

A sign of relief? Not so fast.

Challengers may lurk in the wings, independent candidates who have until Aug. 18 to file their petitions.

The race for Elizabethtown supervisor will be among the most widely watched amongst the political set, having ping-ponged between a pair of supervisors in recent years. Ò IÕ m always thinking about it,Ó said Margaret Bartley, a former supervisor who is widely expected to run again.

Bartley served a two-year term in 2012-13 before losing her bid to former supervisor Noel Merrihew III, whom she bested to win the seat.

Bartley said she has until Aug. 18 to make a decision.

Supervisors in Minerva and St. Armand serve four-year terms and will not be up for election until 2017.

CLERKS AND BOARDS Incumbent town clerks in Chesterfield (Olinda Jarvis) and North Hudson (Sarah Vinskus) have filed petitions to run again, while incumbent town clerks-slash-tax collectors in Crown Point (Linda

SubAlpine Coffee is a new addition on the High Peaks dining scene, serving coffee, tea and local food out of a refurbished home in Keene Valley. Pictured above is owner Patrick Walsh.

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pete@denpubs.com KEENE VALLEY Ñ ItÕ s an elusive entity rarely seen in the High Peaks, joining other rare creatures like the gray wolf and the snowy owl Ñ A killer cup of coffee, one that offers that distinctive bold aromatic slap that’s like catnip for caffeine aficionados.

While there are bright spots scattered throughout the region, the landscape for coffee junkies has generally remained stark, a highway of disappointment paved with cheap cups of convenience store sludge.

That changes with the opening of SubAlpine Coffee in Keene Valley.

For owner Patrick Walsh, the concept is simple: Provide patrons a cup of quality joe. Do it sustainably and give them a enjoyable place to drink it in with friendly and approachable staff.

All beans are sourced from Counter Culture, a well-known speciality roaster and pioneer of the fair trade and sustainably sourced coffee movement.

Walsh, a Virginia native who fell in love with the Adirondacks, became intimate with the Durham-based outfit after taking a barista training class. Ò By and large, theyÕ re a professional and laid back group of people,Ó said Walsh. Ò There are plenty of businesses out there where they donÕ t have a mindful approach of where theyÕ re getting things from.Ó Do these ideals percolate down to a good cup?

Walsh, an engineer by trade, likes to think so.

In exchange for their beans and branding, Counter Culture provides staff training and has particular equipment requirements Ñ like the usage of large copper grinders, for instance Ñ for the cafes who opt to use their beans, which are roasted to order.

SubAlpine, located on Route 73 in Keene Valley, will start slow at first and scale accordingly, said Walsh.

Expect a full espresso bar at the onset alongside a rotating spread of fresh baked goods from various local bakers.

ThereÕ s no kitchen, a measure that will allow Walsh to focus on coffee and tea.

One-off events, like last monthÕ s trial balloon with local pals the Clay Hearth Pizza, will help flesh out the experience and aid in cross-pollination between other like-minded local businesses.

Seating, too, will be intimate, with a small bar and a collection of tables and chairs fostering a place-to-go-hang-out-type atmosphere, including porch seating that will allow patrons to people-watch along the busy pedestrian stretch.

During the slower seasons, Walsh envisions a series of events to draw people in.

For the owner, SubAlpine acts as the distillation of his many passions: coffee and what a coffee shop can bring to a community Ñ a third place to meet and congregate outside of the home. Ò A coffee shop is kind of a natural place to do that,Ó said Walsh.

SubAlpine Coffee is located at 1767 Route 73 in Keene Valley. Visit subalpinecoffee.com for more info.

Woods), Moriah (Rose French), North Elba (Laurie Dudley), Schroon (Patricia Savarie), Ticonderoga (Tonya Thompson), Westport (Julie Schreiber) and Willsboro (Bridget Brown) will also run for reelection.

In Essex, Patricia Gardner is running in her own right after being appointed as a deputy by former town clerk Bill Morgan, who pled guilty to conspiracy to promote child pornography last month and is currently awaiting sentencing from a federal prison cell in Virginia.

Essex will also see two vacancies in their town board: Mark Wrisley is retiring, while Harold McDougal, the interim councilman who is filling the slot left open by James LaForest, has said he will not run for a full term.

Elizabethtown will see one vacancy on the town board with the retirement of James Phillips.

So far, none in either town have filed designated party petitions to fill those positions.

In Lewis and Westport, at least three hopefuls (Lanita Canavan, incumbent Stephen Denton and Jeffrey Scott in Lewis; incumbent Nancy Page, former councilman Tim Sherman and Barry Morrison in Westport) will compete for two open board positions, while in Jay, five hopefuls will complete for two seats (incumbent Thomas McDonald, Chad Garcia, Harold Akey, John Sheldrake and Fred Balzac).

The same is the case in North Hudson, with incumbent Donald Dresser joined by Donald Langworthy, Brian Caza, Stephanie DeZalia and Maureen Marsden.

In Chesterfield, four seekers will compete for two open seats, including. Three have already filed, including incumbent Russell Blaise, David Gload and John Casey.

Incumbents Don Sage and Clara Phibbs will seek town council seats in Schroon, while incumbent Wayne Taylor and Dorcelleen Crammond will seek seats in Ticonderoga. Incumbents Charles Mazurowski and Tara Peters have filed in Crown Point.

A bevy of highway superintendents, town justices and assessors are also up for re-election.

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Protest an exercise in futility

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horde of activists descended on several Champlain Valley communities last week to protest the ongoing oil train traffic through the region.

They occupied construction sites and chained themselves to equipment in Vermont and blocked traffic in Ticonderoga.

The protests, which drew around 100 demonstrators, were held in conjunction with others across the country as part of a week long campaign coordinated to commemorate the second anniversary of the Lac-Megantic disaster, which killed 47 people after an oil tanker became untethered and blew up part of a Canadian town.

These patchouli-scented protesters, including many from the self-admitted extremist radical organization Earth First!, called for the immediate end of oil transport through the region.

While we can find common ground with their underlying sentiment — the 4,000 percent increase in traffic through our communities over the past six years is certainly cause for alarm — we find their methods counterproductive.

This is nothing but an attention grab from a group of disconnected extremists with a proven track record of spiteful sabotage.

Like the Occupy Wall Street movement, their actions are designed more to stroke their own egos than moving the needle forward on public policy.

In fact, this group has had a net negative effect with their actions by forcing local emergency service providers and law enforcement officials to expend their valuable resources to monitor what amounted to a temper tantrum.

Across the lake in Vergennes, firefighters had to extract an activist who chained himself to a natural gas truck on its way to International Paper in Ticonderoga.

Not only was this wildly irresponsible, it was also ignorant considering natural gas is a cleaner alternative to fuel oil, the usage of which at IP is widely supported by green groups.

It was also dangerous considering its cargo was full of flammable material.

Authorities had to use power tools to extract the irresponsible extremist, a measure that very well could have led to Lac-Megantic, Part Deux without the proper training.

These are the very same first responders who would respond to a possible rail disaster, putting life and limb at risk while working to quench a lake of fire.

And theyÕ re understaffed across the board.

Departments in many of the Champlain Valley communities dotted along these railways are in crisis.

A pair of listening sessions to discuss the problems facing the Elizabethtown-Lewis Ambulance Squad earlier this month, for instance, drew only three people.

Willsboro and Essex officials have said their squads will flatline without a massive restructuring.

The common refrain in Keene Valley is Ò What if no one came?Ó And Crown Point, one of the communities located along the railway, doesnÕ t even have an ambulance squad anymore.

They closed six months ago because they couldn’t find a medical director.

Not only are fewer and fewer people stepping forward to volunteer for these local agencies, but departments are scrambling to afford the equipment that will keep our people safe in the event disaster does strike, from the expensive foam used to quell oil-fueled fires to the ambulances that will transport our injured heroes to hospitals.

In all, nearly a dozen state and local agencies responded on both sides of the lake last week to tend to the protestors.

It wasnÕ t free.

As these extremists did victory laps for their tantrums, our men and women in uniform quietly went on to their next assignment.

As if their publicity stunt wasnÕ t enough, these groups are now asking the community to foot their legal bills.

HereÕ s an idea: How about these agencies stick them with the bill for the equipment repairs and overtime?

That would be the sensible thing to do.

We agree that oil by rail poses a significant threat to our lakefront communities.

But we also feel confident that the persistent pressure that our elected officials, including Sen. Chuck Schumer and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, continue to apply to both the railway industry and federal and state regulators, progress is being made on ensuring the safety of our communities.

Protests are fine. But when they do nothing but stretch the resources of our hardworking agencies, perhaps it’s time to not put earth first, but rather your fellow citizens. Ñ Denton Publications Editorial Board, Dan Alexander, Keith Lobdell and John Gereau

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Cyber threats and digital mismanagement W

e live in a digimary goals at OPM appeared tal world and it to be increasing the diversity is growing by of the federal workforce and leaps and bounds. Unfortuimplementing ObamacareÕ s nately, not everything about changes to federal workersÕ that growth has proven to health-insurance options. All be used for the betterment of of which sounds more like a our citizens. As a nation, we political mission than being continue to learn that we are focused on the process of the well behind the curve when it job at hand.

Dan Alexander comes to mastering the art of Another sad detail anThoughts from digital technology. nounced last week came Behind the Pressline We recently learned that when FBI Director James our government had not Comey announced that been forthcoming when it announced in the Dylan Roof should have been prevented spring that the Office of Personnel Managefrom buying the .45-caliber weapon used ment had been hacked. At that time it was in the shooting, all because of lapses in the reported approximately 4 million personnel FBIÕ s background check system. Roof is acrecords had been compromised. cused of killing nine people at the Emanuel Last week we learned that more than 22 African Methodist Episcopal Church in million people inside and outside governCharleston, South Carolina. ment likely had their personal information It seems all too often important issues are stolen. That number is more than five times set aside when political opportunity strikes, larger than what the Office of Personnel be it the opportunity to reward political Management originally announced when hacks or the opportunity to gain a political first acknowledging a major breach had ocvictory from an emotionally charged event. curred.

The President spoke about increased gun We would like to think that the power and violence immediately after the South Caroinfluence of our national government agen- lina shooting and the focus was on guns and cies is such that we would be experts in the the Confederate Flag, when in reality the fofield, after giving birth to much of the techcus should have been on the break down in nology driving the digital world. the system that allowed the gun to be sold But upon closer discovery we learned that to an unstable individual. Clearly this isnÕ t politics has no rival when it comes to pro- the first break down in an antiquated systecting the American public or the folks who tem that requires an individual to wait for a we employee to protect us. phone call within three days that was simply Despite declaring she would not step never made. This break down just happened down, President Barack Obama accepted to affect the lives of nine cherished citizens. the resignation of Office of Personnel ManBottom line, politics should not be the agement Director Katherine Archuleta last most important thing in government. Buildweek. Deputy director Beth Cobert will being a responsible government and an efcome acting director. fective infrastructure capable of carrying But is Cobert any better suited for the out the primary duties of the government position than was Archuleta? Archuleta should be the single highest priority. Sadly was not remotely qualified for the position politics trumps all other priorities and weÕ ve she held. She was the worst kind of politi- allowed it to cloud our basic common sense.

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Library offers E’town Day events

ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ Stop by the Elizabethtown-Lewis Library Saturday, July 18, for a yard sale, refreshments, and some great deals on pre-sale books from 9 to 11 a.m.

Jay to briefly turn off taps

JAY Ñ Be advised that residents of the Jay Water District will be experiencing an interruption in water service Thursday, July 16. According to Town of Jay DPW Director Robbie Lincoln Ò this interruption will allow us to tie in on the new main on the Glen Road project thus eliminating the older four inch line that previously serviced that area.Ó This temporary interruption will take place at 9 a.m., and barring complications, should last approximately two hours. In the event that this shut off takes longer than anticipated, residents will be notified and bottled water will be made available.

This shut off will not affect water users in the Upper Jay or Au Sable Forks Water Districts. Call Town of Jay DPW Director Robbie Lincoln or Town of Jay Supervisor Archie Depo at 647-2204 with any questions.

Annual clay presentation returns

UPPER JAY Ñ Norte Maar returns to its summer home in the Adirondacks presenting the second annual Jay Invitational of Clay: an exhibition featuring a local and regional selection of works in clay. The exhibition will open to the public Saturday, July 18 on the grounds of the Jay House, from 5 to 9 p.m. They will feature an extraordinary selection of works in clay from the functional to the fanciful by local, regional, and internationally recognized artists curated by the renowned North Country ceramicist and arts patron Jackie Sabourin with Norte MaarÕ s Director, Jason Andrew. The event will include a weekend of programs and demonstrations including Raku firings, pit firings and alternative firing techniques conducted by the North Country Potters Guild. This event coincides with the first annual Au Sable River Valley Studio Tour, Saturday, July 18 and July 19.

LaBastille lecture slated

BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE Ñ Join biologist Leslie Surprenant as she presents Ò Anne LaBastille: Woodswoman, Ecologist, Author, FriendÓ as part of the Monday Night Lectures July 20 at the Museum Auditorium, 9097 State Rte 30, at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free for museum members, students, children and $5 for nonmembers. This presentation will feature a biographical tribute to Anne LaBastille, to help fans, friends, and those who know little or nothing about her learn much more about this woodswoman.

Tanzania school founders to speak

ESSEX Ñ The co-founders of the Sega Girls School in Tanzania will speak at the Essex Community Church Monday, July 20, at 7 p.m. Polly and Tracey Dolan will share all the exciting news about the progress of the school, which include alumnae successes, computer lab expansion, and new businesses to help achieve self-sustainability. Come to see pictures and hear first-hand reports about this amazing and important work. For more information call Peggy Hunn at 963-4445.

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Clarification The Elizabethtown-Lewis Library is open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., not to 5 p.m. as stated in a letter to the editor published in the July 11 edition.

Columnist Gordie Little is a weekly contributor to Denton Publications. He may be reached at gordie@denpubs.com.

Two letters in the July 11 issue need to be addressed: Ó More Gun ControlÓ by Jeff Canton in Long Lake and Ò Controversial Ideas of Right to Bear ArmsÓ by Edward Pontacoloni of Lake George.

Both were well written.

Thank you guys. But you are totally missing the why of gun control.

Repeat after me: The new world order- the new world order.

Come on now, repeat it 98 more times.

The United States has an estimated 42 to 43 percent of the privately owned firearms in the world. No government can force its will on a population that is armed.

That is the only reason we have the Second Amendment - to overthrow the government when they refuse to uphold the constitution.

Look at the statue in front of the UN Building. It is a revolver with the barrel twisted like a pretzel!

Do you think this think this just might mean something? The United Nations stated on national TV that their goal is to got the world population down to one billion.

At last count, we were over six billion. Their plans will make Hitler look like a Sunday school teacher!

Just before Comrade Obama was elected, the UN Secretary General asked him if he would consider becoming the First new World Order President. He answered, Ò I would be honored!Ó May God have mercy on us because no one else will. Hang on to your firearms and pray.

George Phillips, Chestertown

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News Briefs Willsboro Youth Commission seeks soccer coaches Legion to sponsor blood drive WILLSBORO Ñ The Willsboro Youth Commission is looking for volunteer soccer coaches for the 2015 youth sports season. The age groups are grades PreK-K, 1-2, 3-4, and 5-6. The teams are co-ed and there may be more than one team per group depending on the number of athletes. A coaching clinic will be offered prior to the season. Practices will begin in mid-August and games are Saturdays beginning in September. The season runs until the end of October. A brief letter of interest including any coaching experience, preferred age group, and contact information (phone number and email if possible) may be dropped off at the Willsboro Town Hall or sent to Town of Willsboro, Attn: Youth Commission, 5 Farrell Road, POB 370, Willsboro, NY 12996. Send the letter by Friday, July 31.

Stop the vandalism ost of these Ò Little BitsÓ are what I call fluff—light and fun. This one is not. ItÕ s about vandalism in cemeteries and how I believe it to be abhorrent. Most of you are familiar with a recent story about widespread damage and destruction in the historic Plattsburgh Riverside Cemetery.

When I learned of what happened there, my stomach churned. I

by Gordie Little looked at Kaye and we said almost simultaneously, Ò Who would do a thing like that?Ó Who, indeed. Our next thought was, Ò Can the police discover the person or persons who perpetrated this heinous act and, regardless of age, will those responsible be prosecuted to the full extent of the law?Ó I have not spoken with Plattsburgh City Police about it. I am no longer an everyday reporter except in a peripheral way. However, with extensive experience gathering and delivering news to the North Country, I have ways of getting information. I will be reading, watching and listening to all who report on this Riverside desecration and will use whatever meagre influence I can muster to bring this case to a reasonable conclusion.

My friends know my passion for local history. Kaye and I have wandered through countless cemeteries in this region and elsewhere. We believe graveyards are windows to the past.

Finding the oldest cemetery in any place we visit, is like dessert after a satisfying meal. We ponder over the names, dates and epitaphs.

We have stood among the monuments and stones in Gettysburg, closed our eyes and listened for the high-pitched voice of our 16th president delivering his brief but powerful address in November of 1863. We have walked with reverence through Arlington National Cemetery and shed a tear at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We have been filled with emotion as we stood before the eternal flame honoring John F. Kennedy. We have scanned every stone in the mostly forgotten graveyards at Cades Cove in Tennessee, pondering the grief of parents who lost entire families during the 1918 influenza pandemic. We have done the same at the Post Cemetery along Route 9 south of Plattsburgh. We have replicated that exercise with bona fide historians throughout Clinton County, from the Northern Tier to the southern boundary as well as east and west. We have studied the records painstakingly recorded by Hugh and Woody McLellan many decades ago, along with more recent updates by Clyde Rabideau, Sr. We have traveled to Scotland and Ireland to find the graves of our ancestors and cherished gravestone rubbings done in London and throughout England by my late Aunt Freda.

We have meandered through rows upon rows of interesting above-ground burial vaults in New Orleans. In short, we find cemeteries to be like libraries, revealing much about those who came before. Our righteous anger wells when we hear stories such as the recent vandalism at Riverside Cemetery on Steltzer Drive in Plattsburgh.

It would take more space than this to recount every story I know about such horrors. I recall vandals stealing skulls from a Peru cemetery vault and parading about like the demented creatures they appeared to be. I remember stones tipped over in area cemeteries as youth carried out macabre acts over the years. I know of a case where grave stones were bulldozed into a local river.

I salute my friends from the Clinton County Historical Association who tagged the gravestones of Civil War veterans recently. I applaud those who have rediscovered and reclaimed rural cemeteries that had fallen into disarray.

I will not be satiated until all who were responsible for the destruction at Riverside Cemetery are brought to justice and the damage is repaired. Someone knows who the culprit(s) are and I pray that they will step forward to help us bring it to some kind of satisfactory end.

Thank you for indulging me and thanks for all the hard work police and others are doing in this case. Please try with all the strength and will you can muster to instill respect in your children so they wonÕ t be tempted to do such dastardly deeds.

To the Editor:

In their editorial Ò A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats,Ó Dan Alexander, Keith Lobdell and John Gereau sound like ignorant politicians running for public office instead of intelligent news analysts.

Keeping in mind that it takes no credentials to be a politician, I would expect something more informed from educated newspapermen.

As sad as it is, most low-wage employees are so because they just donÕ t have many marketable skills. There are hordes of uneducated, illiterate employees nationwide demanding that the government take care of them by mandating a high minimum wage. The situation has been totally politicized by the Obama administrationÕ s pandering to its allies, especially the SEIU. I have repeatedly stated before in letters to this newspaper: It is not the duty of American businesses to provide a living wage for low skill employees.

The reason that low-wage employees can not earn a living wage is because of negligent mismanagement of the economy by government -- at all levels -- over the years by uncredentialed, incompetent politicians who have allowed the cost of living to be determined by political contributors instead of any kind of supply and demand.

Instead of minimum wage-pandering by minimal-intelligence politicians, low marketability persons need help to acquire better work skills through better education. Unfortunately, the dumbing down of the U.S. education system by the same incompetent politicians makes this almost impossible. Schools used to teach reading, writing and arithmetic. Now they teach Ò free Willie,Ó Ò Save the whales,Ó Ò Sue your employerÓ and so on.

The irony is that freeing Willie and saving whales requires a scientific knowledge of reading, writing and arithmetic!

If the benefits of a high minimum wage for unqualified employees are so great, why not raise the minimum to, say, $100 an hour? Or, even better, $500 or more, an hour. Or, why not pay them as much as professional baseball players? That would really raise the tide!

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ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ The Elizabethtown American Legion is sponsoring a blood drive that will be conducted by the CVPH North Country Regional Blood Center Monday, July 20, at the Elizabethtown Social Center, between 3 and 6 p.m. The area hospitals are always in need of donated blood supplies. Blood is not something that can be stored for long periods of time and is in constant need of being resupplied.Ó For more information call 873-2138.

Invasive plant training planned

WESTPORT Ñ The Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program is offering a free training on how to manage troublesome invasive plants on your property, including Japanese knotweed, garlic mustard, and many more Saturday, July 25, at the Westport Heritage House, from 10 a.m. to noon. RSVPs requested by Wednesday, July 22 by calling Jane Raffaldi at 576-2082 ext. 120 or email jane.raffaldi@tnc.org, walk-ins are welcome. For more information visit adkinvasives.com.

Rabin Memorial Golf Tourney planned

PLATTSBURGH Ñ The 11th annual Mark Rabin Memorial Golf Tournament, organized by the SUNY Plattsburgh School of Business and Economics, will be held Wednesday, July 29 at the Westport Country Club. The tournament features a four-person scramble, with a maximum of 144 players, and is open to the public. School of Business and Economics students and graduates are invited to play in the event. All proceeds from the tournament will go to the Plattsburgh College Foundation and the Mark Rabin Memorial Scholarship in Marketing, which was established with the proceeds from the first 10 tournaments.

The registration fee is $49.99, which includes 18 holes of golf, golf cart, prizes and goofy hats for everyone, and a buffet barbecue threecourse dinner. There will be a $5,000 hole-in-one prize as well as the famous Sledgehammer Putting Contest, both sponsored by Shumway Insurance Agency. Mulligan tickets and 50/50 raffle tickets will also be available for sale. The golf course restaurant will be open for lunch.

The putting contest will begin at 10 a.m., shotgun start at 12:30 p.m., and dinner and awards begin at 6:15 p.m. Special prizes will be given to the top female and male for longest drive, closest to the pin, longest putt, and rookie of the year. For more information about sponsorships or to receive a registration form, contact tournament director, Nancy Church, at 564-4169, or via email at nancy.church@plattsburgh.edu.

Registration forms and fees must be received by Tuesday, July 21 and can be mailed to Nancy Church at SUNY Plattsburgh, 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901.

Church to present ‘Point Counterpoint’

ESSEX Ñ The Essex Community Concerts Mid Day Series presents Ò Point Counterpoint Students Perform Chamber MusicÓ Thursday, July 30, in the Essex Community Church,at 11:30 a.m. A $5 donation is requested.

On Campus Whittemore added to President’s List

ORLANDO Ñ Katie M. Whittemore is in the BFA Musical Theatre program with a Dance Minor, has been named to the PresidentÕ s Honor Roll for earning a 4.0 grade average as an undergraduate student in the spring semester of 2015 at University of Central Florida. She is the daughter of Kenneth and Christina Whittemore of Lewis.

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More dispatchers needed at county 911 center, says director

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ Essex County has moved forward with hiring four diem dispatchers to stave off a growing crisis.

Emergency Services Director Donald Jaquish told the board of supervisors on Monday that dispatchers at the countyÕ s 911 center are becoming increasingly stressed: theyÕ re working longer hours due to personnel shortages. Ò If we donÕ t hire per diem, we will come to a point where can’t fill shifts,” Jaquish told the lawmakers. Ò When you start working days off, it becomes excessive.Ó The four per diem workers would only get paid when they work, said Jaquish, at $15.40 per hour.

The department has $10,000 left in this yearÕ s overtime budget.

Currently, 10 workers work 10-hour shifts at the facility they share with state police personnel.

Last year, they fielded 70,000 calls, about 23 percent of which were critical emergencies. Ò It comes in waves and cycles,Ó said Jaquish.

Training for the new staffers will be required, said the director.

If approved, new hires will be taken on provisionally, said Essex County Manager Dan Palmer.

Eventually, they will be required to take a civil service exam.

Palmer said per diems would be less costly than full-time workers, who are required to be given benefits, including medical insurance and vacation time. Ò I think itÕ s a good place to start,Ó he said.

The department last tried the per diem system in 2006, but the staffers all left within a few weeks.

Scheduled vacancies at the Essex County 911 Center are stressing dispatchers, Essex County Emergency Services Director Don Jaquish told lawmakers on Monday, July 13. County lawmakers have tentatively approved his request to hire four per diem staffers, a measure he said will help stave off a crisis.

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If the full board approves the request, Jaquish said the department will seek retirees and others who donÕ t desire to work full-time. Ò Even one or two now would be a big help,Ó said Jaquish.

A dispatcher position was removed last year during county budget workshops.

Hiring another full-time employee will eventually be inevitable, said Jaquish.

Several supervisors said the per diem

approach will be the least costly approach for taxpayers. Ò If it doesnÕ t work, it doesnÕ t work and we go back to the drawing board,Ó said Chesterfield Supervisor Gerald Morrow.

Jaquish urged lawmakers to take action: Ò I want to do it before itÕ s a crisis,Ó he said Ò Now is the time to make the correction.Ó

Wilmington Historical Society to meet

WILMINGTON Ñ The Wilmington Historical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, Aug. 5, at the Wilmington Community Center, topic/presentation Ò WilmingtonÑ The Way It WasÓ , at 7 p.m. Refreshments provided by the Country Bear Bakery. The public is invited to attend. For further information, contact Karen Peters at 420-8370.

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with energy efficient liquid petroleum gas boilers. Numerous code deficiencies will be corrected and the bathrooms will be made handicap accessible.

Officials have set Feb. 2016 as a deadline for completion.

The department, hosting 32 members and 15 auxiliary members, acts as a keystone in the regionÕ s emergency services sub.

This facility is considered an essential facilities building, which means itÕ s intended to remain operational in the event of extreme environmental loading from flood, wind, snow or earthquakes.

Residents might be familiar with the departmentÕ s role during Irene, when it served as a makeshift shelter and command post for first responders, including the National Guard.

The renovations will allow the department to do their job safely and to be more efficient during the process, explained Board of Commissioners Chair Louis Garso.

Construction expenses are slated to clock in at $400,000, all of which will be covered by a community development block grant.

The district has already invested $28,000 so far.

To unlock the funds for the first phase, the fire district requires approval from residents within the district to bond up to $450,000. After that, they will seek reimbursement through Jay from the community development block grant agency for the costs.

The additional $50,000, Garso said, is to cover unforeseen expenses.

Taxes will not be affected.

The chairman acknowledged that it may seem strange to borrow funds before you receive grant money. Ò But itÕ s like the old saying, Ô You have to prime the pump before youÕ re willing to receive,Õ Ó said Garso.

The second phase will seek to address the departmentÕ s growing pains by expanding their footprint.

The trucks have gotten too big to squeeze into the bays.

Leaving them out in the cold causes damage Ñ the department wracked up $32,000 in repair bills from just one night during last yearÕ s polar vortex Ñ while the dinged-up doors are a testament to what happens when youÕ re forced to treat your equipment like a set of cascading Russian Matryoshka dolls.

The ceilings will be raised and four bays will be creatively added to the front with the addition of a flexible membrane.

This will allow the comfortable storage of their fleet of nine vehicles.

Another area will be bricked over and will include the radio and standby rooms and the equipment and cleaning station.

The latter is critical.

www.valleynewsadk.com At present, the department’s fighters clean their flame-seared gear in the kitchen sink, the same place where they prepare their hot and tasty big breakfasts.

Garso pulled out his iPhone and scrolled through dozens of pictures of cramped operations: from doors hitting stairs, gear stored in the basement to water spilling over tiles, the nuisances appeared to be endless. Ò We need to separate the community aspect from the operational,Ó he said.

Also on deck is the installation of a new furnace.

Valley News - Champlain Valley Edition • July 18, 2015 | 9 The fire district has set Aug. 11 as a tentative date for a public hearing. The community will be shown the areas that need attention and the plans for correcting them during the project’s first phase. A vote will follow on Aug. 25.

Without action, the costs will eventually trickle down in the form of insurance hikes.

Garso said it wonÕ t be a fancy operation.

“We’re just a blue collar fire station,” he said. “We’re very tight with our dollars and weÕ re going to get a value for our investment.Ó

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Fundraiser planned for Westport Central School senior “He’s a tough kid,” says family friend

By Andrew Johnstone

andrew@denpubs.com WESTPORT Ñ Connor Martin was only 9 months old when he had his first surgery for a congenital heart defect called double

aortic arch.

Seventeen years and two more procedures later, the soon-tobe Westport senior will be the beneficiary of the second annual Have-A-Heart Benefit and Music Festival, a fundraising event to be held in his behalf at the Elizabethtown Fish and Game Club on July 24.

On July 8, Martin underwent a 12-hour open-heart procedure to address the defect, one in which the aorta split into two and developed around, rather than adjacent to, his trachea.

The extremely rare condition can restrict breathing and swallowing and, in some cases, can be fatal.

Kari Ratliff, a friend of the family who visited Martin over the weekend, explained that care for the teen is continuing at Boston ChildrenÕ s Center. Ò HeÕ s a tough kid, IÕ ll tell you what,Ó she said after returning from the hospital.

Proceeds from the upcoming fundraising will go to Martin and his family to help offset medical and travel costs. Last year, the Have-A-Heart fundraiser generated over $300 for the ChildrenÕ s Heart Foundation.

The fundraiser is held in memory of Lenny Rheaume, who passed away in Jan. 2014 at the age of 24, his life cut short by complications of a congenital heart defect. Ò We thought of different things like scholarships,Ó said Linda Wolf, RheaumeÕ s mother and an organizer of the event.

“We thought, ‘Let’s try to find something about him. He liked parties and helping others.Õ Ó The result, she explained, isnÕ t just about money, but rather a welcome home party and opportunity for the community to come out, have fun and support the family.

Martin, she added, hopes to attend the food- and musicfilled evening.

This yearÕ s cookout fundraiser, which will start at 5 p.m., will include food, camping, a bonfire, silent auction, and performances by several local bands Ñ Myron James, Azor Ahai, Last Call and Better by Morning, the last a local band that also handled posters and entertainment in organizing the event.

Face painting, horseshoes and a number of raffles are also

on the slate. A handful of area business, Wolf explained, gave away items for the auction and raffle to support the fundraiser while the use of the Fish and Game Club was also a donation.

Tickets are $5 and free for those who are 12-years-old and younger. For more information, or to donate money or items for the silent auction, contact Maria Rheaume at (321) 474-5861 or Linda Wolf at (518) 873-9538.

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In addition, by being selected, Ironman has a built-in marketing tool that runs around the world, a measure that will create the most international exposure for the region since the 1980 Winter Olympic Games, McKenna told lawmakers on Monday.

While hosting the event comes with costs, McKenna said he remained confident that the state will step up with funding assistance. Ò We think it will be a very positive thing for our area,Ó he said.

A decision is expected to be handed down in August.

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Au Sable Spirits makes semifinal appearance

By Andrew Johnstone

andrew@denpubs.com AU SABLE FORKS Ñ Ten top-tier fastpitch teams from the US and Canada descended on Au Sable Forks July 10-12 as the 53rd annual MenÕ s Fastpitch Softball Tournament got underway.

On Sunday, the championship went the way of CPI out of Owsego, which went 3-0-1 in pool play before stringing together two more wins in the semifinal and final games.

The title win was a close one, a 6-5 win over the Northeast Drillers (Pottstown, Penn.), the same team that tied with CPI on Saturday.

CPI pitcher Frank Cox earned MVP Pitcher honors and Eduardo Leonardo, of the same team, took MVP Player.

The Au Sable Spirits, which went 3-2 overall, and the N.Y. Peligro Gremlins (New York, N.Y.) also made semifinal appearances.

Competition kicked off on Friday when the Spirits blanked the Forestport AÕ s 1-0 and Au Sable fell to CPI by the same score.

Program Director Gene Gilbert said the halfcentury old tournament brings a substantial influx of people and money to both Au Sable Forks and villages as far as Lake Placid and

CVAC football schedule set

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — The 2015 Champlain Valley Athletic Association schedule will feature key matchups early in the regular season.

The Class B matchup between Beekmantown and Peru will take place in week one, with the Indians hosting the Eagles at the Apple Bowl Saturday, Sept. 5. Other matchups in week one will include a Class C title between Saranac Lake and host AuSable Valley Friday, Sept. 4; Moriah traveling to Plattsburgh High

Plattsburgh, both from players and families that plan vacations around the tournament.

An economic impact study over a decade ago put the tournament value at over $1 million. Ò WeÕ re not talking hundreds of people,Ó Gilbert said. Ò We talking in the thousands.Ó Work begins on the tournament as early as February, ramping up in the spring as the fastpitch slate approaches. Gilbert explained that after the tournament takes in just enough money to sustain itself, while the rest goes to a family in need. Ò We look for local families that have children that are extremely ill,Ó Gilbert said. Ò We donÕ t publicize it. We give them a call and say, Ô Listen, we hear youÕ ve been taking your child to Boston ... hereÕ s $1,000 or more to maybe help you offset some traveling expenses and such.Õ Ó This yearÕ s tournament was the last for Thomas OÕ Neill, the tournament director who has been with the event for over 30 years.

CPI took home $2,000 for its tournament win and the Drillers $1,000 for the runner-up finish.

The Spirits and Gremlins netted $350 for their advancement out of pool play.

The remaining six teams in the tournament each played four games, spanning three days of play on two different fields in Au Sable Valley.

While last yearÕ s champion, the N.Y. Swash-

Friday, Sept. 4; and Saranac hosting Ticonderoga Saturday, Sept. 5.

The Class D tilt between rivals Ticonderoga and Moriah will take place during week three games, as the Vikings will travel to play under the lights of Ti Friday, Sept. 18. The other Friday night game in week three will have Beekmantown traveling to face Plattsburgh High, while Saturday, Sept. 19 games include AuSable Valley traveling to Peru and Saranac hosting Saranac Lake.

Sectional title games are set for Saturday, Oct. 31, at AuSable Valley Central School. The week prior (Oct. 23-24) will feature the Class B and Class C playoffs as well as crossover games for the top seeds in Class B and C along with Moriah and Ticonderoga in Class D. Winners in sectionals will play the Section X champion the weekend of Nov. 6-7; with regional play Nov. 13-14; final four games Nov. 20-21; and the state championships Nov. 27-29.

Fastpitch softball team CPI, from Oswego, N.Y., won five games and tied in another on its way to win the 53rd annual Men’s Fastpitch Softball Tournament in Au Sable Forks July 10-12.

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bucklers, didnÕ t return, teams from two states and two countries will squared off. Quebec sent two squads south of the border, Ontario another, and Pennsylvania has two representatives at this yearÕ s tournament.

The rest of the 2015 schedule (subject to change) includes: Week 2 Friday, Sept. 11 Peru at Ticonderoga Saranac at Moriah Saturday, Sept. 12 AuSable Valley at Beekmantown Plattsburgh High at Saranac Lake Week 4 Friday, Sept. 25 Plattsburgh High at AuSable Valley Peru at Moriah Saturday, Sept. 26 Ticonderoga at Saranac Lake Saranac at Beekmantown Week 5 Friday, Oct. 2

The remaining five were from New York. Ò Some of these pitchers that come, you can go on ESPN, you can see these guys,Ó Gilbert said. Ò ItÕ s a big time national tournament. ThatÕ s how well-respected this tournament is.Ó Beekmantown at Ticonderoga Saranac Lake at Moriah Saturday, Oct. 3 Plattsburgh High at Peru AuSable Valley at Saranac Lake Week 6 Friday, Oct. 9 Ticonderoga at AuSable Valley Saranac at Plattsburgh High Saturday, Oct. 10 Moriah at Beekmantown Peru at Saranac Lake Week 7 Friday, Oct. 16 AuSable Valley at Moriah Plattsburgh High at Ticonderoga Saturday, Oct. 17 Beekmantown at Saranac Lake Saranac at Peru

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Lake Placid resident joins race for county clerk

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Luke Hudak, 34, filed his petitions on Thursday, July 9.

A Lake Placid native and graduate of St. MichaelÕ s College in Vermont, Hudak began teaching history at the North Country School in September 2012. Before that, he taught history, English and science at the now-defunct National Sports Academy.

This marks Hudak’s first run for elective office. Ò I wanted to get into the political community here for a while,Ó said Hudak. Ò The opportunity presented itself in the

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past couple months and the time was right to try to make a run at it.Ó The Essex County Clerk’s Office is responsible for the maintenance of land and court records. They issue passports, pistol permits and administer the department of motor vehicles.

Why does Hudak want the job? Ò My colleagues and associates thought it would be an appropriate fit for my skill set and background,” said Hudak, noting he possessed strong management skills.

Hudak said while he believes the office is well-run, there’s also room for improvement for county taxpayers.

“If you look at the history of the office over the past 15 years, research has shown the size has grown in terms of numbers,Ó he said. Ò What hasnÕ t grown is services provided, in part, for working people and working families.Ó As clerk, Hudak said he would consider increasing the office’s hours to nights and weekends for those who work during regular business hours.

The office’s current summer hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

While the candidate admitted that it is not within the province of the clerkÕ s responsibilities, he said the county doesnÕ t have a reputation as a leader in environmental issues.

If elected, he said he would explore that.

The office’s incumbent is Joseph Provoncha, a six-term officeholder who is midway through his 24th year on the job. Ò ItÕ s great to have experienced people in there,Ó Hudak said of Provoncha. Ò I have respect for someone who has been on the job, but experience alone doesnÕ t mean itÕ s the best person for the position.Ó The Essex County Board of Elections has received 115 local petitions for local office-seekers, reported Commissioner Alison McGahay on Monday.

The office spent Monday weeding through objections, which are allowed to be made for three business days following their filing.

Hudak said he doesnÕ t anticipate a problem with his petitions being accepted and looks forward to spending the next four months campaigning. Ò IÕ m going to make a strong challenge for the position,Ó he said.

While Hudak filed petitions to run on the Democratic line, he is a registered member of the Labor Party.

The Essex County Democratic Committee unanimously endorsed Hudak after meeting with him on Saturday. Ò The committee is enthusiastic about having an Essex County native running for this important office and is working hard to encourage and support the next generation of Adirondackers who will become our public officials,” said the committee in a statement.

The freedom to choose elected officials is the foundation of

American democracy, they added. Ò With Luke Hudak on the ballot, the voters of Essex County will have a choice when they vote for County Clerk on Nov. 3,Ó said the Democrats.

Provoncha, who is running on the Republican and Conservative lines, said he looks forward to serving the county for another four years.

Lake Placid resident Luke Hudak has filed The office’s accom- petitions to run against Essex County plishments include the Clerk Joseph Provoncha. Voters will head launch of a DMV office to the ballot box in November. in Ticonderoga and the Photo provided continuing push to digitize years of records.

Earlier this year, the office began offering online access to a number of documents that have been recorded over time, including deeds, orders, DBA certificates, mortgages, survey maps, liens, civil court actions, judgements, assignments and satisfactions, local laws, Adirondack Park Agency and Lake George Park Commission permits.

Provoncha has said the online access acts as a revenue generator for the county.

Work to digitize records is ongoing, a process that will be accelerated if his office lands a special grant for which they have applied. Ò It took a lot of work to harness the technology,Ó said Provoncha. Ò But after the hurdles, the technology seems to be falling into place.Ó Essex County Republican Chairman Shaun Gillilland said the group is Ò extraordinary proudÓ of the incumbent, calling him the most dedicated public servant that the county has ever seen.

Citing ProvonchaÕ s long service, Gillilland noted the North Hudson resident was recognized by the New York State Association of County Clerks three times with the award of Highest Honors. Ò Joe serves the county, but more importantly, he serves each and every citizen of Essex County with dedicated personal service,Ó said Gillilland. Ò He doggedly addresses any issue for any resident in his capacity as the County Clerk. He is a dedicated public servant, a patriotic American citizen, a faithful servant of his church and a loyal Republican.Ó Voters will head to the polls on Sept. 10 for the primary election and on Nov. 3 for the general.

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Judge to hand down Frontier Town decision within 30 days

By Pete DeMola pete@denpubs.com

ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ The future of Frontier Town may be determined within 30 days following the presentation of oral arguments in state supreme court on Friday.

Judge Robert J. Muller said he has enough information to make a ruling within a month to settle the long-simmering issue, which ignited last spring when the former wild west theme park was put on the auction block at a county tax sale.

Essex County lawmakers rejected the bid of a Keeseville businessman, the late George Moore, on the grounds that it did not meet the minimum reserve of $140,000 in back taxes owed on the property, which is located off Exit 29 on the Northway.

County lawmakers then opted to sell the collection of parcels to the town of North Hudson, where officials there said it would be critical to future economic development plans, including snowmobiling and equestrian opportunities.

Moore subsequently sued the county and the town of North Hudson on the grounds that the county acted illegally when they denied his bid.

Despite North Hudson voters rejecting the purchase of the property with town funds through a permissive referendum last fall, and MooreÕ s death in April, the lawsuit has continued.

At the center of the suit is general municipal law 72-h, the section of

state law that governs the sale, lease and transfer of public lands from one municipality to another.

Essex County Attorney Dan Manning argued the county retained the right to convey the property to North Hudson without getting full market value based on that mechanism.

MooreÕ s attorney, Bill Russell, argued that 72-h doesnÕ t apply to this situation and that county officials acted “illegally, capriciously and arbitrarilyÓ in their interpretation of the law.

On Friday, Russell also alleged that North Hudson officials, including supervisor Ron Moore, worked in cahoots with the county to hand over the property, something that was both outside of the law and a breach of their fiduciary responsibility to taxpayers. Ò They have to take care of the betterment of the people they represent as opposed to their own status,” said Russell of elected officials.

Manning said the use of public land to grow the economy can also be interpreted as county officials fulfilling their fiduciary duty to taxpayers.

Furthermore, he said, RussellÕ s petition doesnÕ t demonstrate fraud or collusion, but rather a subjective opinion. Ò ThereÕ s a paucity of any factual allegations showing impropriety,Ó said Manning.

George MooreÕ s original bid on the heavily wooded acreage was $49,500. North Hudson later offered $60,000 plus one-third over the selling price if they elected to later sell the property.

Russell, citing email exchanges between town and county officials, referred to it as an illegal act, one that exhibited collusion and favoritism. Ò I donÕ t believe they have the power to do what they did,Ó said Russell. Ò The government is not supposed to compete with the private sector.Ó Manning said the standard of the law is whether a municipality had a rational basis for making their decision.

Town and county officials acted rationally, argued Manning, because from November 2013 to April 2014, the issue was discussed many times at both the town and county level. Ò It was thoroughly vetted and discussed,Ó said Manning.

The county needs to retain the right to subject bids to board approval as a necessary precaution to protect the integrity of future tax actions, he added, especially if there’s a red flag.

Russell said MullerÕ s ruling could possibly set a precedent for the interpretation of 72-h. Ò ThereÕ s no previous court opinions on interpreting [72-h] under these circumstances and I think itÕ s a very slippery slope,Ó said Russell during his closing argument. Ò We ask that you can throw some sand on it for some clarity.Ó Ò Maybe weÕ ll just use salt and melt it away,Ó said Muller.

Moore, the North Hudson supervisor, declined to comment on specifics following the hearing. Ò I remain hopeful that this will work out for everybody,Ó he said.

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WESTPORT — Soundwaves: Kate McGarry, Keith Ganz. Ballard Park.

Friday, July 17

WILMINGTON — “Ballads, Bunkhouses, Fiddles and Flings: Traditional Music of the Adirondacks”, Dave Ruch. Whiteface Range Hall. 7 p.m. Free, open to public.

Details: 420-8370, whs12997@hotmail.com.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Bear hunt. Elizabethtown Library. 10 to 11 a.m. Children ages 3-6, with adult. Details: 873-2670.

UPPER JAY — “At Home in the Adirondacks: Works in Oil by Heidi Gero” display.

Wells Memorial Library, 12230 NYS Rte 9N. “Early Morning Union Falls” raffle. Details: 946-2644, wellslib@primelink1.net.

KEENE — Peter Goodwin, “One Person Show”. High Peaks Artists Marcy Gallery, Marcy Field. Opening reception. 4 to 6:30 p.m.

LAKE PLACID — Opening Meet-the-Artist Reception, Zigi Ben-Haim. Lake Placid Center for the Arts. 5 to 7 p.m. Admission free.

Saturday, July 18

ESSEX — ETC, ART, “Love Letters”. Masonic Lodge. 7 p.m. $12. Details: 526-4520, tickets@essextheatre.org. Donations accepted.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Etown Day Yard Sale. Elizabethtown library. 9 to 11 a.m.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Etown Day Celebration, “Mardi Gras”. Parade 3 p.m. Fireworks, golf course, 9 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — North Country Square Dance Club dance, Peter Weidman.

Clinton County Fairgrounds. 7 to 9 p.m. Free, open to public. Details: Judy 563-5270.

UPPER JAY — The July 2015 Summer Reading Program for this year is “Every Hero has a Story, Discover the Superhero in You” at Wells Memorial Library for children K-6 will be Saturday, July 11, 18 and 25 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. The children will create and illustrate a handcrafted adventure story. Join them for games, books and snacks. This is hosted by local heroes, SuperSkirts and the Incredible Reader.

UPPER JAY — “AuSable River Valley Studio Tour”, Heidi Gero. Wells Memorial Library, 12230 NYS Rte 9N. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Details: 946-2644, wellslib@primelink1. net.

UPPER JAY — Norte Maar, Jay Invitational of Clay. Jay House. 5 to 9 p.m.

UPPER JAY — “At Home in the Adirondacks: Works in Oil by Heidi Gero” display.

Wells Memorial Library, 12230 NYS Rte 9N. “Early Morning Union Falls” raffle. Details: 946-2644, wellslib@primelink1.net.

UPPER JAY — Au Sable River Valley Studio Tour. Keene Valley, Keene, Upper Jay, Jay, Wilmington, Au Sable Forks.. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Opening reception: Jay House . 6 to 9 p.m. Details: nortemaar.org.

KEENE — Peter Goodwin, “One Person Show”. High Peaks Artists Marcy Gallery, Marcy Field. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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ESSEX — ETC, ART, “Love Letters”. Masonic Lodge. 2 p.m. $12. Details: 526-4520, tickets@essextheatre.org. Donations accepted.

UPPER JAY — Norte Maar, Jay Invitational of Clay. Jay House. 5 to 9 p.m.

UPPER JAY — “At Home in the Adirondacks: Works in Oil by Heidi Gero” display.

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UPPER JAY — Au Sable River Valley Studio Tour. Keene Valley, Keene, Upper Jay, Jay, Wilmington, Au Sable Forks.. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Details: nortemaar.org.

KEENE — Peter Goodwin, “One Person Show”. High Peaks Artists Marcy Gallery, Marcy Field. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday, July 20

ESSEX — SEGA Girls school for vulnerable girls presentation. Essex Community Church. 7 to 8:15 p.m. Details: nurturingmindsinafrica.org.

UPPER JAY — “At Home in the Adirondacks: Works in Oil by Heidi Gero” display.

Wells Memorial Library, 12230 NYS Rte 9N. “Early Morning Union Falls” raffle. Details: 946-2644, wellslib@primelink1.net.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Elizabethtown American Legion blood drive. Elizabethtown Social Center. 3 and 6 p.m. Details: 873-2138.

ESSEX — Polly and Tracey Dolan, Sega Girls School in Tanzania. Essex Community Church. 7 p.m. Details: 963-4445.

Tuesday, July 21

ELIZABETHTOWN — Summer performances, “The Ugly Duckling”, Seagle Music Colony. Elizabethtown Social Center lawn. 6:30 p.m. Rain or shine.

WILLSBORO — Pink Ribbon Day, Willsboro Women’s Golf Association. Willsboro Golf Course. 8 a.m. Details: 963-5540.

UPPER JAY — “At Home in the Adirondacks: Works in Oil by Heidi Gero” display.

Wells Memorial Library, 12230 NYS Rte 9N. “Early Morning Union Falls” raffle. Details: 946-2644, wellslib@primelink1.net.

Wednesday, July 22

UPPER JAY — Mr. Stan the Story Man, stories and songs. Wells Memorial Library.

All ages 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

WILLSBORO — ‘Kids Night Out’, Running. Willsboro Central School. Grades K-12.

6 to 7 p.m. Details: Jennifer Leibeck 963-8040, Leibe2@aol.com, Krissy Leerkes 5720315, krissygay1@yahoo.com.

UPPER JAY — “At Home in the Adirondacks: Works in Oil by Heidi Gero” display.

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WESTPORT — Soundwaves Concert: Brandee Younger. Ballard Park. 7:30 p.m.

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WILLSBORO — Willsboro Women’s Golf Association. Willsboro Golf Course. 2 p.m. Open to public. Details: 963-4570.

UPPER JAY — “At Home in the Adirondacks: Works in Oil by Heidi Gero” display.

Wells Memorial Library, 12230 NYS Rte 9N. “Early Morning Union Falls” raffle. Details: 946-2644, wellslib@primelink1.net.

Friday, July 24

ESSEX — Bluegrass Gospel Project. Essex Community Concerts. Carol Williams, organ concert. Essex Community Church. 7 p.m. $10 adults, $5 under 12. Reservations recommended. Details: essexcommunityconcerts.org.

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GRANTOR GRANTEE LOCATION PRICE Mary Wagner Christine Killinger Chazy $120,000 Kelly Black Stephen and Valerie Wheeler Saranac $86,700 County of Clinton Lance Galvin Champlain $3,250 Ann and David Wolf National Transfer Services LLC City of Plattsburgh $205,000 National Transfer Services James Wemette City of Plattsburgh $205,000 Shirley Otten Patrick and Maryssa Romeo Saranac $136,000 Barbara Harris Edith Bergenn Saranac $47,000 County of Clinton R&T Real Estate Properties LLC Chazy $140,000 Karen Relation Roger Allinson Beekmantown $44,000 Bradley and Penny Barton Michael Muzzy Ausable $22,000 Chad and Darlene Kiniry Alan LaBombard Peru $55,120 Carol Baumeister Philip Devita City of Plattsburgh $110,000 Terrance and Linda Wells Clinton Parsons et al Ellenburg $209,000 Peter Galvani Scott Defayette et al Beekmantown $189,500 John and Mary Homer Jeffrey Bezio Town of Plattsburgh $38,000 Mildred Veen et alNOTICE OF FORMATION Christopher and Heather Kincaid Saranac $108,000 Daniel and NancyOF HobbsLIMITED William and Kerry Haley Beekmantown $264,900 LIABILITY Gary and Sharon COMPANY Mageean Jarrett and Amanda Cruickshank Town of Plattsburgh $135,000 (“LLC”) NOTICE OF FORMATION William and Deborah Spellman William and Nancy Manning City of Plattsburgh Adirondack Property OF $262,500 LIMITED LIABILITY Leah Drown Donna Roberts Ellenburg $95,000 (LLC) Caretakers, LLC. Articles COMPANY Gary Dumas Beekmantown $450,000 LLC Name: of OrganizationCarter filedFarms with Inc DRAPER'S ACRES, Haley Plumbing John and Louise Tanner Garrett and Cara Mastic Peru $83,505 NY and $160,000 the Secretary of State of Articles of Org. filed Heating, LLC ArtiBL & BL Properties LLC David Wojewodzic Chazy (SSNY) cles $152,000 of Organization filed Thomas Houle New York (SSNY) Adam andon JenniferSec. Fitscherof State Town of Plattsburgh 11,Agency 2015 Jay forDanis busi- 06/18/2015. Office with$25,000 the Secretary of State of New YorkJune Mortgage Ausable in ness from an Essex Co. SSNYChamplain desig. State$9,000of New York Casey and Jennifer Gomoconducted Town of Champlain in Essex agent (“SSNY”) David Laundree office located Nathan and Chelsey Kasprzakof LLCPeruupon $156,000on June 12, Dena Archer Eileen Gonzalez whom process City County, NY. The “SSNY” mayof Plattsburgh be 2015$130,000 for business conFrederick and Judith Brean Brian Heinzmann al Chazymail $20,000 is designated as agent of etserved.

SSNY shall ducted from an office loWilliam and Bonita Thomas and Donnacopy Herrman of Plattsburgh theMiller “LLC” upon whom of process Town to 4582 cated$345,000 in Essex County, Evan Bracy et al process against Federal National Mortgage Association Chazy $107,400 it may Cascade Rd., Lake NY. The “SSNY” is desGordon Tourville Rocco Verelli Clinton $35,000

LEGALS NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 68 Hand Avenue LLC filed articles of organization with SOS of NY on 6/3/2015. Principal office is in Essex County, New York. The SOS of NY is designated as agent for service of process against the LLC to Keith A. Morgan, 222 Laurel Lane, Haverford, PA 19041. The LLC's purpose is to engage in any lawful activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (“LLC”) Adirondack Property Caretakers, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on June 11, 2015 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: 291 Stickney Bridge Road, Jay, NY 12941.

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be served. “SSNY” shall mail a copy of any process to the “LLC” at: 291 Stickney Bridge Road, Jay, NY 12941.

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CAKE PLACID, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/8/15. Office location, Essex County. SSNY has been designated agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and mail process to the LLC at 14 Mirror Lake Drive, PO Box 948, Lake Placid, NY 12946. Principal address is 14 Mirror Lake Drive, PO Box 948, Lake Placid, NY. Purpose: any lawful act under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Act. VN-06/27-08/01/20156TC-86475 DRAPER'S ACRES, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 06/18/2015. Office in Essex Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 4582 Cascade Rd., Lake Placid, NY 12946, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Placid, NY 12946, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

VN-07/04-08/08/20156TC-86849 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: GTF Wood LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/09/2015.

Office Location: Essex County. The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: 2 River Terrace Apt. 18F, New York, NY 10282.

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: Haley Plumbing and Heating, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on June 12, 2015 for business conducted from an office located in Essex County, NY. The “SSNY” is designated as the agent of the “LLC” upon whom process against it may be served. “SSNY” shall mail a copy of any process to the “LLC” at

ignated as the agent of the “LLC” upon whom process against it may be served. “SSNY” shall mail a copy of any process to the “LLC” at 12100 NYS Route 9N, Upper Jay, NY 12987.

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JBEA PROPERTIES, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 06/22/2015. Office in Essex Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 12 Morningside Dr., Ste. 1, Lake Placid, NY 12946, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

VN-07/04-08/08/20156TC-86991 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (“LLC”) Miss Erin's Little Ones, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on April 9, 2015 for business conducted from an office located in Essex County, NY. The “SSNY” is designated as the agent of the “LLC” upon whom process against it may be served “SSNY” shall mail a copy of any process to the “LLC” at 1399 Route 9, Keeseville, NY 12944.

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COMPANY (“LLC”) Miss Partnership and its conbility Company (LLC): SIXTH: The foreign limit- trolled affiliates doing Erin's Little Ones, LLC. FIRST: The Application Articles of Organization for Authority was filed ed liability company is in business as Verizon existence in its jurisdic- Wireless is proposing to filed with the Secretary with the New York State tion of formation at the of State of New York collocate antennas on a Secretary of State on time of filing of this ap- 38-foot building at 373 (“SSNY”) on April 9, May 28, 2015.

2015 for business con- SECOND: The jurisdic- plication.

Whiteface Inn Lane, name LakePlacid, Essex Counducted from an office lo- tion of organization of SEVENTH: The and address of the au- ty, New York. Public cated in Essex County, the LLC is: State of Colthorized office (i.e., Sec- comments regarding the NY. The “SSNY” is des- orado. The date of its orretary of State) in the ju- potential effects from ignated as the agent of ganization is: March risdiction of its forma- this site on historic the “LLC” upon whom 19, 2008. tion where a copy of its process against it may THIRD: The properties may be subCounty Articles of Organization be served “SSNY” shall within this state in which mitted within 30-days is filed, with all amend- from the date of thismail a copy of any pro- the office, or if more cess to the “LLC” at than one office, the prin- ments thereto are: Col- publication to: Amanda 1399 Route 9, Kee- cipal office, of the LLC is orado Secretary of State, Sabol IVI Telecom Services, a CBRE Company, seville, NY 12944. to be located is: Essex 1700 Broadway, Suite 4 West Red Oak Lane, VN-06/13-07/18/2015County, New York.

200, Denver, CO 80290.

White Plains, New York FOURTH: The Secretary VN-07/18-08/22/20156TC-85065 10604, CulturalReof State is designated as 6TC-88255 NOTICE OF FORMATION sources@ivi-intl.com, or Agent upon whom proOF Moon Valley Farm (717)-601-1436. cess against the LLC NOTICE OF FORMATION LLC. Arts. of Org. filed may be served. The ad- OF PARKSIDE INN LLC. VN-07/18/2015-1TCwith Secy. of State of NY dress within or without 88247 Arts. of Org. filed with (SSNY) on 6/5/15. Office this state to which the Secy. of State of NY location: Essex County. Secretary of State shall (SSNY) on 7/2/15. Office WILDERNESSCAPES SSNY designated as mail a copy of any pro- location: Essex County.

PROPERTIES LLC, a doagent of LLC upon cess against him or her SSNY designated as mestic LLC, filed with whom process against it is: P.O. Box 270088, agent of LLC upon the SSNY on 10/27/14. may be served. SSNY Louisville, Colorado whom process against it Office location: Essex shall mail process to: 80027. may be served. SSNY County. SSNY is desigc/o The LLC, 127 Hol- FIFTH: The address of shall mail process to: nated as agent upon land Drive, West Nyack, the office required to be c/o The LLC, 1936 NY 10994. Purpose: any maintained in the juris- Saranac Avenue, Ste. 2- whom process against lawful activity. diction of its formation, 132, Lake Placid, NY the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process VN-06/20-07/25/2015or if one is not required, 12046. Purpose: any to Johnathan A. Esper, 6TC-85689 the address of principal lawful activity.

1235 Haselton Rd., NA SPORTS REAL ES- office of the limited lia- VN-07/18-08/22/2015Wilmington, NY 12997. bility company is: 114 6TC-88250 TATE, LLC General purpose.

Windwood Circle, BreckNOTICE OF APPLICAVN-06/13-07/18/2015enridge, Colorado PUBLIC NOTICE WhiteTION FOR AUTHORITY 6TC-85137 80424. face Club MICRO Cellco of a foreign Limited LiaSIXTH: The foreign limitPartnership and its conbility Company (LLC): ed liability company is in trolled affiliates doing FIRST: The Application existence in its jurisdicbusiness as Verizon for Authority was filed tion of formation at the Wireless is proposing to with the New York State time of filing of this apcollocate antennas on a Secretary of State on plication.

38-foot building at 373 May 28, 2015. name Whiteface Inn Lane, SECOND: The jurisdic- SEVENTH: The and address of the auLakePlacid, Essex Countion of organization of the LLC is: State of Col- thorized office (i.e., Sec- ty, New York. Public retary of State) in the jucomments regarding the orado. The date of its orrisdiction of its forma- potential effects from ganization is: March tion where a copy of its this site on historic 19, 2008.

Articles of Organization properties may be subTHIRD: The County is filed, with all amendwithin this state in which mitted within 30-days ments thereto are: Colthe office, or if more from the date of thisorado Secretary of State, than one office, the prinpublication to: Amanda 1700 Broadway, Suite cipal office, of the LLC is Sabol IVI Telecom Services, a CBRE Company, to be located is: Essex 200, Denver, CO 80290.

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