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Ghost Ride

Cuomo a no-show

Assigned counsel

Combat vets join in motorcycle ride

Dodges Adirondack Challenge

Essex County alters policies

NCCC presents budget plan to Essex County Enrollment is projected to decline by 14.2 percent in 2016-17

By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — North Country Community College presented the Essex County Board of Supervisors with a $1.24 million budget proposal Monday.

NCCC President Dr. Steven Tyrell said the school is struggling to navigate declining enrollment while continuing to of-

fer programming that will hopefully be attractive to prospective students.

Enrollment is projected to decline by 14.2 percent this year, Tyrell said, which mirrors trends for community colleges throughout the state.

NCCC Chief Financial Officer Bob Farmer called the college’s projection of 900 full-time students for the 2016-17 term a “conservative estimate.”

The 2015-16 budget estimated an enrollment of 1,050, with about 300 of those from Essex County.

The decrease has led to a 12.5 percent drop in tuition revenue from last year, or $719,650.

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Helmets

saveæ lives Tristen Spear, 10, is recovering after a serious bicycle accident

ESSEX — A local girl is on the mend after suffering a harrowing bike accident.

It was the last day of school and a long summer stretched on the horizon for Tristen Spear, 10, and her sister, Taylor, 14.

The girls told their parents they wanted Pete to ride their bikes before dinner.

DeMola Writer Mom Heather reminded them to wear their helmets, which she said made them look like “professional bike riders.”

And then they were off. While the details are still fuzzy, Tristen found herself flying headfirst over her handlebars, the old-fashioned type.

Tristen and Taylor walked their bikes home, up the hill on School Street.

They found their parents in the garage.

Both girls were eerily silent.

Eventually Taylor spoke.

“Mom, Tristen wrecked her bike — she hurt her stomach.”

While no staff have been terminated, Tyrell said the school has opted not to replace several who have retired.

The 2016-17 spending plan, which has a net surplus of $1,523, also slashed spending on scholarships, information technology, utilities and advertising.

Student tuition for New Yorkers will increase $175 to $4,600 per year for a full course load. Out-of-state students will now pay $10,850, an increase of $275.

Tyrell said investments in online courses, new scholarships for nontraditional students and federal changes concerning bridge programs were promising developments at the college,

Tristen Spear, a Willsboro Central fifth-grader, is on the mend after a serious bicycle accident left her hospitalized earlier this month. Heather Spear, her mother, credits a helmet with preventing what could have been catastrophic injuries.

Photo by Pete DeMola

Tristen was holding her stomach, from which a ribbon of intestine protruded through an inch-long slit.

Heather screamed and called 911. The call was dropped.

She tried again… and then a third and fourth time before the call went through.

Her father, an EMT, advised her to lay Tristen on the ground and wrap her stomach in plastic wrap.

The family waited. A friend who works for the squad arrived. Shortly afterward, so did the squad, who whisked the fifth-grader off to CVPH, where a team was waiting.

By this time, Tristen’s lips had turned purple, a sign of cyanosis. >> See TRISTEN SPEAR | pg. 16

Funiciello slams Derrick as lifelong Republican

Green hopeful to Dems: “Your party is running a Republican. How convincing do you expect his argument to be?”

By Pete DeMola

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GLENS FALLS — Matt Funiciello has slammed Mike Derrick for changing his voter registration from Republican to Democratic, a decision he said was made so the retired Army colonel could run for office.

“To be a Democrat, when you just switched parties last year, that’s a really cynical thing to do,” Funiciello told the Sun. “Quite honestly, they picked a candidate who is a Republican >> See NY 21 | pg. 19

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Schrauf named to Dean’s List Gabriel A. Schrauf has been named to the dean’s list at The College at Brockport for the sping 2016 semester. Schrauf is a 2013 graduate of Westport Central School and is the son of Brad and Teresa Schrauf. To be named to the dean’s list a student must maintain a cumulative GPA of between 3.40 and 3.69.

Sage Colleges adds to Dean’s List ALBANY — Deborah A. Lawrence, Ph.D., dean of Sage Colleges, announced that Tamara Wescott from Lewis, has been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2016 semester. Dean’s List students have achieved a semester GPA of at least 3.5 while carrying a course load of at least 12 credits.

Local students receive bachelor’s degree AURORA — The following local students earned a bachelor’s degree from Wells College: Clare Harwood of Elizabethtown, majored in inclusive childhood education and minored in psychology, graduating cum laude. She is a graduate of Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School.

Kirsti Bruce, of Lake Placid, majored in environmental science, graduating cum laude. She is a graduate of Lake Placid Central School.

Bishop Terry LaValley will preside at Mass at St. Elizabeth’s in Elizabethtown on July 21 at 5:30 p.m. for the dedication of the recently donated Cantin Family Memorial.

The memorial mural, entitled “The Trinity in Nature,” is an Adirondack scene designed by artist Bruce Mitchell. A pot-luck supper will follow the Mass in the Parish Hall.

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Local church spruces up bandstand Renovation comes as mission to invest back in the community, says Adirondack Outreach

By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — The grandstand in the town green has a new look thanks to the grassroots efforts of a local church and outreach center.

Adirondack Outreach’s Life Church worked last week to give the gazebo-type structure across from ElizabethtownLewis Central a facelift, scraping off old layers of paint and applying primer before topping it off with a fresh coat.

The project, which the group pitched to the town, is part of their mission to minister to the community, said Pastor Jeremiah Brinkman, be it offering spiritual guidance or simply giving people a nice place to hang out.

“We’re really just trying to make an investment back into the community,” Brinkman said.

The group made fast work of the project on a broiling afternoon last week, just days before the town’s annual Elizabethtown Day, a weekend-long event which saw the town crackle to life with activity, including garage sales, live music, a parade and other events.

The church provided the paint and some of the tools.

The remainder came from the town supervisor’s own tool shed.

“They’re doing a very nice job on such a hot day,” said Supervisor Noel Merrhiew.

Adirondack Outreach was joined by Hebron Baptist Church, their sister ministry from the metropolitan Atlanta area.

This year marks the group’s fourth trip to Elizabethtown.

Ryan Grundlock, a congregation member, says the group enjoys visiting the region.

“I just love the small hometown feel,” Grundlock said.

“Everyone we met is friendly and neat to talk to.”

As part of their efforts, the group also spruced up the town footbridge, and was eying a third project at the Adirondack History Museum.

Adirondack Outreach has a congregation of between 20 and 25 people, Brinkman said. Located on Water Street, the church also runs a cafe five days per week, among other programs.

Brinkman said the ministry believes in a holistic approach.

“It’s a four-pronged approach with mental health, social health, physical health and spiritual health, and so that’s what we do,” Brinkman said. “We really believe it’s important for people to be in relationship with each other, and in a relationship with God.” Pictured above: Adirondack Outreach’s Life Church and their visiting partners gave the town grandstand a facelift last week. “It’s just a great way to give back and work with people,” said Pastor Jeremiah Brinkman (bottom left).

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Indigent defense bill awaits governor’s pen Mandate relief legislation could save Essex County $400,000 annually

By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — The state legislature passed a bill last month that would task New York with taking over all indigent defense costs.

Doing so would save Essex County nearly $400,000 per year.

The legislation stemmed from the settlement of a lawsuit filed against the state and five counties alleging chronic underfunding led to inadequate legal counsel that failed to meet constitutionally-required standards.

While those five counties saw an increase in funding as a result of the settlement, the bill seeks to level the playing field across the state with a seven-year state takeover of costs for all counties.

But only if Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs the bill into law.

Essex County budgeted $602,285 for providing legal services to the poor this year, $215,955 of which is derived from a state grant.

The rest comes from county taxpayers.

Essex County Public Defender Brandon Boutelle said with such wide support from counties, it’s hard to imagine the governor not signing off on the measure.

“With such overwhelming support, it’s going to be hard to make it disappear now,” Boutelle said.

Boutelle said he is in favor of the proposal, citing the need to be frugal with taxpayer dollars while providing quality constitutionally-mandated services to a county struggling with rising crime, including drug abuse.

At present, the department is within casel-

oad standards: A typical year sees an average of 900 cases, not including appeals. But if that number were to spike, the same level of service would have to be provided, he said.

“We can’t cut corners or do less than a private attorney would do,” Boutelle said. “We’re held to the same standard.”

The grants that pay for two of his four fulltime attorneys are recurring, which means the department must re-apply for them once they expire. It’s because of his department’s continued success at doing so that their annual budget has generally remained static, Boutelle said.

Boutelle also sees the legislation as a longneeded course-correction of a system that has traditionally favored law enforcement over suspects.

In the past, the lack of a strong defense bar has put local residents accused of a crime at a disadvantage, he said.

“But now, you probably have to use the velvet glove with the iron fist because defense is finally at the strength it should have been all along,” Boutelle said.

If signed, the legislation would only address one part of the court system, criminal court.

The county would remain wholly responsible for family court costs, which have also skyrocketed over the past decade.

At present, Boutelle’s office only handles the former.

To provide family court services to residents who have been determined to meet the eligibility standards, the county uses an assigned counsel system.

Costs for those lawyers, who are assigned cases by the judge, jumped from $173,145.93 in 2006 to $440,532 last year — a 154 percent increase.

During that same period, claims processed by the county auditor’s office leapt from 284 to 799.

To address these spiraling costs, the coun-

ty introduced a series of reforms last week, a measure the county auditor says will save $100,000 per year (see related article on page 9).

When it comes to criminal court, Dan Palmer, the county manager, said he was in favor of the mandate relief bill.

But he remained unclear on how grants would be factored into the takeover.

“I haven’t seen any final language for what they’re doing with counties they’re already giving grants to,” Palmer said.

Despite the strong support from the legislature, Cuomo has not publicly indicated if he will sign the bill into law.

State taxpayers from New York City and the 57 counties not included in the legal settlement spent nearly $389 million on indigent legal services last year, according to the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services.

“This is one of 554 bills that passed both houses of the legislature at the end of this session,” said a spokesman for the governor.

“They are under review by counsel’s office.”

Boutelle urged the Essex County Board of Supervisors to continue to lobby for the effort.

“We’re almost there,” Boutelle said. “Please keep up the efforts.”

Resident Gene Wetmore shows off his antique truck during the Champlain Valley Senior Community Birthday Bash and Car Show on June 18.

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Depot apprentices bring “The Hobbit” to life WESTPORT — The Depot Apprentices present J.R.R. Tolkein’s “The Hobbit” Friday, July 29 and July 30 at Ballard Park and Wednesday, Aug. 10 at the Elizabethtown Social Center.

The production uses the natural landscape of Ballard Park to create the dynamic setting of this epic adventure as well as the gardens of the Social Center. The young actors have been training together for four weeks to create this highly physical and theatrically imaginative

rendition of Tolkein’s beloved fantasy world.

The directors are Lindsay Pontius and Scott Gibbs.

The cast include Ailsa Kohler, Leanna Costin, Lauren Gough, Lawrence Lobdell, Brennan Mazzotte, Kaleb Petit, Lizzy Hartwell, Emma Shi, Gianluca Caputo, Katrien Goss, Brody Lobdell, Auden Clifford, Alessia Caputo and Ella Lobdell.

Admission is free. All ages.

Former alumni invited to Adirondack History Museum ELIZABETHTOWN — The Adirondack History Museum will celebrate their building centennial with a gathering and lecture Thursday, July 28. As part of its lecture series, the museum is sponsoring a reunion of all students who attended school in the former schoolhouse. A reception and tour will take place at 6 p.m., followed by a slide lecture at 7 p.m. Students in the last first grade attended class in the old building in 1950 before the facility was closed.

Admission for museum members and school alumni is free; general admission, $8. For more information, contact the museum at 873-6466 or echs@adkhistorymuseum.org.

Ballad Park benefit tickets available WESTPORT — Only a few tickets remain for the Ballard Park Foundation’s benefit and cocktail party Saturday, July 30, at 6 p.m. Reservations are closing soon. Call 962-8220 today to purchase tickets.

he Depot Apprentice’s bring “The Hobbit” to life Friday, July 29 and July 30 at Ballard Park and Wednesday, Aug. 10 at Elizabethtown Social Center.

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Enough already

nough already with the senseless shootings and assassinations of innocent law enforcement officers.

To what end do protestors think this will, in any form or fashion, help their cause to lessen police suspicion of black individuals?

Brave men and women fight everyday to preserve our freedoms. Many have given their lives defending the American Flag so that protesters may burn that same flag in defiance of what our nation stands for.

While many do not agree with that act of defiance, we respect their right to demonstrate their frustrations, by desecrating the symbol of our nation.

But ambushing and killing police officers because you disagree with their methods is nothing more than a cowardly and despicable act of murder.

Every government leader and every protest group must strongly condemn these acts and the individuals who carry them out.

Furthermore organized groups that encourage or even claim to understand or sympathize with the killing of any government officials, and who repeatedly chant death rhetoric and incite these actions versus allowing the judicial system to deal with heavy handed police officers who have overstepped their authority, should be outlawed as subversive terrorist organizations.

The time has long since passed to put an end to these actions, as each of these events only increases the chance that law enforcement will be more on edge when conducting an arrest and the likelihood of another unthinkable fatal shooting.

As I write this column Sunday night, we are hearing reports of 30,000 paid protesters converging this week in Cleveland to protest the at the Republican National Convention. Reports are protesters will be paid to show up and paid an additional stipend if they get arrested. I can’t imagine a worse recipe for disaster.

I hope by the time you read this column those protests resulted in no deaths or injuries.

Given the intensity of growing anger in this nation around the political posturing of both sides, it seems we are evolving into a highly combustible environment and cooler heads must prevail.

Respect for our laws and law enforcement must prevail or we will find ourselves no better off than the lands governed by terrorists in third world countries.

It’s up to those of us who abide by the law to remain steadfast in encouraging peace and order within the accepted norms of society.

It starts and ends with respect and faith in our system, for without it we are left with nothing but anarchy.

Dan Alexander is CEO of Sun Community News.

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Cuomo a no-show at Adirondack Challenge

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n what has become a new summer tradition, a cavalcade of government officials descended on Indian Lake in the central Adirondacks this weekend for the 2016 Adirondack Challenge, the weekend-long state-sponsored event designed to promote tourism.

All the familiar hallmarks were present at the event, which is now in its fourth incarnation.

There was the good-natured athletic events with predetermined winners.

There was the six-mile hike to OK Slip Falls, part of the newly minted Hudson Gorge Wilderness Area acquired by the state and recently opened for visitation for the first time after over a century of private ownership.

There was the reception featuring local food, drink and white linen suits.

And of course, there were the encomiums from officials to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his administration for the investments in the region.

This year’s tourism numbers are in.

The biz is at record-high levels in the Empire State, according to a report released by the governor’s office.

Some of the key figures: The economic impact of the industry is now at $102 billion, an increase of 25 percent since 2010, the year before the governor took office.

Industry-related jobs have risen 21 percent since that same time period, outpacing the rest of the state’s labor market, while visitor spending was up 26 percent.

All in all, the number of domestic and international visitors to the Empire State is projected to have grown more than 19 percent since 2010 B.A. — Before Andrew — to nearly 234 million total visitors in 2015.

Those trends are reflected in the Adirondacks.

Last year, the region brought in more than $1.3 billion in direct visitor spending, an increase of more than 14 percent since 2010.

Regional tourism generated $162 million in state and local taxes in 2015, supporting more than 21,000 jobs and $612 million in labor income in 2015.

This is all easy to applaud.

While we’re unsure of how much can be directly attributed to the state’s investment as opposed to global trends and other economic factors, hey, we’ll take any good news we can get.

With that said, the event was missing one critical element: Gov. Cuomo, whose public schedule had him in New York City.

The day before saw him spend the day in Syracuse, where he introduced a marketing campaign for the New York State Fair and engaged in a canoe race against the Syracuse Media Group.

Now, to be fair, perhaps the governor had enough fun in the sun.

Or perhaps he felt that the event, now in its fourth year, was well established and could develop a life of its own — or at least could be buoyed by his chief emissary, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, a frequent and well-liked visitor to the region.

But the governor’s absence in Indian Lake robbed the event of one of its intended purposes, which is for local lawmakers to mingle, network and lobby for Adirondack issues with officials from across the state — including its chief executive.

Now is a time when several critical issues are swirling around the Park, chief among them, the upcoming land use classification process for the Boreas Pond Tracts, the newest acquisition in the state’s land holdings.

The fight between motorized access will almost certainly make or break the futures of some of these communities, including the Five Towns at the center of the parcel, who arguably have the most riding on these discussions.

Furthermore, two of the chief agencies governing life here — the Adirondack Park Agency and the state Department of Conversation — are both under new leadership.

So what gives? The governor also bailed on the winter installment of the event, held in March.

Despite the pageantry, which can be cheesy at times, the Adirondack Challenge is an innovative and unique idea at its core.

But even if only for the symbolism, the governor’s attendance at this event is important.

While the governor’s absence can be chalked up to any number of unrelated issues, the optics are just wrong.

For the most part, Cuomo has served the region well. Tourism promotion, broadband and infrastructure development and his moderate influence steering land use debates are all policies that will undoubtedly raise the fortunes of a region which has traditionally felt overlooked by Albany.

We just missed his wild eyed, toothy grin in this year’s “winners” circle.

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Thanksæ foræ supportingæ theæ Northæ Countryæ Canceræ Fund

To the Editor: We would like to thank everyone that was a part of the 2016 Adirondack Bridal Show on June 5, held at the Butcher Block, especially our vendors.

Thank you to Batter’s Up Bake Shop, Party Effects DJ Service, Overtime Photo Booth, Valcour Inn and Boat House, LoveShack Vacations, Good Guy Productions, Placid Planner Inc., The Spa at Mirror Lake Inn, Leroy’s Chocolate Fountain, Best Western Plus the Inn at Smithfield,

AAA Northway, Perrywinkle’s Fine Jewelry, Studley Printing & Publishing, Laura’s Bridal, Unveilyourwedding.net, Taylor Rental - Party Plus, Commercial Sales and the Adirondack Room at the Butcher Block.

We were able to raise $2,228 for the North Country Cancer Fund! North Country Cancer Fund gives back locally to people in need in Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties.

Jenn Kelley Taylor Rental Plattsburgh

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Trumpæ isnÍ tæ theæ answer To the Editor: Many kudos after reading Mr. Guido’s letter regarding John Sharkey’s previous letter about Mr. Trump.

I find it hard to imagine this Trump as our president, as I served under MacArthur and Harry Truman during that “Forgotten War” in 1952.

Our Commander-In-Chief needs to be a leader for all Americans.

God bless America.

Bob Spring Crown Point

Dannemoraæ Freeæ Library:æ Stewartsæ contributesæ inæ manyæ ways To the Editor: Dannemora Free Library has been among the recipients of Stewarts’ Holiday Match grants as well as other generous Stewarts’ Shops donations.

Such community action makes everyone a winner.

First, Stewarts’ patrons are caring individuals, willing to share, and extremely generous, knowing their contributions will be matched by Stewarts and then returned to the community. These donors are #1, true winners!

Stewarts’ Shops are a tremendous asset to the communities they serve.

They provide long hours of operation where customers know they can obtain groceries, dairy products, made-to-order snacks/meals as well as gasoline. In addition, it is Stewarts who offers the opportunity for community generosity, and it is Stewarts who matches that generosity. Again, Stewarts is a winning community contributor!

And finally those organizations that receive the Stewarts’ Shops /community generosity know that they are winners. Possible programs and projects become reality with Stewarts’ Shops grants.

Thank you, Stewarts, for being and providing an opportunity for others to be winners. With Stewarts, everyone wins!

Elaine Rice, Board of Trustees Dannemora Free Library Saranac

Contributors,æ donorsæ makeæ Minervaæ Questæ succeed To the Editor: I would like to thank all of the sponsors who donated prizes for the Minerva Quest that was held on Minerva Day 2016!

The Minerva Quest was a huge success, and 13 prizes were given out to 13 lucky winners. It was a lot of fun for everyone and I can’t wait to do it again next year!

The following is a list of the sponsors and the prizes they donated: Lil’ Nony’s Bakery and Sandwich Shop: $20 gift card; Mammy & Pop’s General Store: one pizza with two toppings; Maple Knoll Farm: pint of maple syrup; The Stand at Minerva Lake: $25 gift card; Betty’s Funny Farm: two jars of jam; Sullivan’s Store: candle; Mountain Ink Screenprinting and Embroidery: Minerva Day T-shirt and Minerva hat; It’s About Thyme Farm: large blown glass ball; Greg’s Barbershop: one men’s or boy’s haircut; Minerva Historical Society: Pack of 10 Minerva Historical Society Greeting Cards; Fishing Derby (Mike Corey): $25 gift card to Bass Pro Shops and Minerva Service Organization (Kathleen DeGuilme): Minerva sign.

Thanks again for your generous donations!

Nellie R. Halloran Minerva Quest Coordinator Olmstedville

Isæ thisæ theæ endæ of æ ouræ republic?

To the Editor: President Obama recently joked about the end of our republic. But what if he wasn’t joking?

In spite of Obama being dishonest and unlawful, and Hillary being corrupt, dishonest and for sale on the world market, perhaps their pledge to fundamentally transform America will actually work.

What would it take to cripple, then transform our republic of America into something else?

You could start by making our Constitution and laws irrelevant by illegal executive actions, loading the Supreme Court with progressive liberals, and turning the U.S. Attorney General office into a politically driven social justice agency, whereby our nations top law enforcement official couldn’t be trusted to enforce the law; then incite chaos by tolerating some anarchy in the streets while demonizing our police; ignore a rapid increase in crime and murder in large cities; tolerate illegal alien immigration and sue border states that try to prevent it; fast track tens of thousands of non-resident Muslims into our country without background checks; accept the murder of our citizens in public places by illegal aliens and Muslim terrorists as unavoidable; allow sanctuary cities to break federal laws by harboring criminal illegal aliens; attempt to provide access to our Social Security network to illegal aliens; incite hate, distrust, and killing of one another though political and racial discord; significantly increase the cost of health care for the working middle class so as to provide free health care to others including illegal aliens; redistribute income from workers to others who haven’t earned it including illegal aliens; mandate diversity; erode our property rights which cascades into other areas of personal rights; plus degrade our future thru excessive government regulation and debt which has doubled on Obama’s watch and will pass $20,000,000,000,000.

Will these things that are actually happening lead to peace and love or

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COMMENTARY will chaos and disorder be the likely consequence of it? Human nature and history would suggest the latter.

By all appearances, Obama and Hillary play checkers while other world leaders and radical Muslims play chess. The colossal folly of invading Libya, causing Benghazi, the Russian reset button, and the bizarre Clinton email operation are but a few examples of this, yet their dreams for our own country could materialize in spite of their incompetence and willingness to deceive us.

Ken Fenimore Elizabethtown

Solar myths Debunked The difference between fact and fiction Nancy Bernstein Columnist

Whatæ kindæ of æ scumæ stealsæ kittens?

To the Editor: Angel Connection was live trapping in the end of June behind Advance Auto. We caught a mother and three kittens. The second kitten was trapped on June 30 and stolen shortly after because someone wanted a free trap.

Buy your own.

We’re not so concerned about the trap, but deeply fear for the fate of that kitten. What did you want to do with it or to it? It was going to be reunited with its siblings, fixed and adopted to a good home.

What kind of scum does this?

Whoever you are, you are a thief and much worse, an animal abuser who didn’t care about an innocent kitten.

I am a firm believer in “what goes around, comes around!”

Again, we thank all of the people who have been so generous over the years with their donations, bottles, cans, assistance and support.

JoAnn Drinkwine Angel Connection Ticonderoga

Timeæ toæ prepareæ foræ theæ upcomingæ Essexæ Countyæ Fair To the Editor: It is that time of year to plan for a trip to the Essex County Fair. Whether you are planning what you are going to exhibit or what shows you want to see or which barn you are going to check out first.

Exhibitors will be glad to hear, we are ready for all the farm animals this year. Beef and dairy cattle, chickens, turkeys, pigs, goats, sheep, rabbits and all. We are looking for handmade clothing, crochet or knitted items, wood projects, farm or home grown produce and flowers. Children and adult entries are accepted. You can select categories from our handbook which is on the website: essexcountyfair.org.

You will find several different things to watch throughout each day starting at 9 am with horse shows, grandstand events, 4H exhibitions and many exhibits. Don’t miss the daily, thrilling, main attractions on the south lawn: the Indian River Lumberjack Show and Hansen’s Spectacular Acrobatic Sensations Show.

Our vendors serve meals and snacks from breakfast into the evening. Several local menus & carnival foods are prepared for your eating pleasure. The carnival rides are included in the gate admission. Gate admission is $12.00 each, age 3 – 99. Admission also includes shows, parking.

Membership passes do not include carnival rides but allow you to enjoy the fair every day plus voting privileges at our annual meeting for just $30.00. each. You may purchase a membership in the fair office any week day from now through fair. See you at Essex County Fair, 3 Sisco St., Westport, NY. Bertha Rand, secretary Essex County Agricultural Society, Inc.

Hillaryæ victimæ of æ prolongedæ GOPæ smearæ campaign To the Editor: Mr. Irwin’s hatred of President Obama, Hillary Clinton and Democrats is his right. However, he should not pass on false information.

President Obama has made numerous accomplishments despite enormous obstruction by Republicans: Getting Osama bin Laden, saving General Motors and Chrysler and keeping thousands of American jobs, just to name a few.

Mr. Irwin thinks that the 69 million Americans who voted for President Obama are “dumb”. I voted for President Obama. I am not dumb.

For Mr. Irwin’s information, the night after President Obama was elected, the Koch brothers and many other billionaires met and amassed $889 million to stop and obstruct the president from gaining any legislation to move the country forward. (Read “Dark Money” by Jane Mayer).

These are the people Mr. Irwin foolishly supports, the Koch brothers and their billionaire friends, people like General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt, who paid zero in federal income taxes in 2016 (zero!), while receiving $3.3 billion in tax refunds. Mrs. Clinton has been vilified for 25 years by the Republican propaganda lying machine. They are very good at lying. They dislike her because she is smart, she is a Democrat, she knows the government better anybody in office today and she is a woman. They fear her.

Benghazi? Obviously Mr. Irwin neglected to read my last letter, citing the many embassy attacks during the Reagan and Bush administrations. Convenient amnesia?

Politifact,the Pulitzer-winning fact checking project, determined for example, that Hillary was actually the most truthful candidate (of either party) in the 2016 election season, and in general, Politifact has determined that Hillary is more honest than most politicians they have tracked for years.

Joe DeMarco Jay

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ith solar technology changing so rapidly, it can be difficult to tell the difference between truth and common misconceptions.

Here are a few facts to debunk these myths.

MYTH: New York doesn’t get enough sun for solar.

FACT: Solar irradiation levels vary across the US, but every state receives enough sunlight to make solar a good investment. Consider that Germany leads the world in residential solar - six times the installed capacity of the U.S. - with a solar resource roughly equivalent to that of Alaska.

MYTH: Solar is too expensive, only rich people can afford the upfront costs.

FACT: The price of solar technology has fallen steeply in the past several years, and solar technology has never been as affordable as it is right now. Most homeowners choosing solar are middle-income families looking for ways to help keep household costs down. New York State offers an incentive to everyone installing solar at $.40 /watt. Beginning this year, the state has also introduced a program that raises the incentive to $.80 /watt for households with incomes less than 80% of the median county income.

Federal and state tax credits may further reduce cost by as much as 55% depending on how much tax is owed by the homeowner. On average, solar panels return two to four times their cost in saved electricity bills and pay for themselves completely in 7 to 15 years, while continuing to produce energy for 25 years or more.

MYTH: With solar I won’t receive an electric bill.

FACT: Most modern solar systems are grid-tied which means they are connected to the electrical grid. A system generates power when the sun is shining and excess flows back into the grid through a process called “net metering” – solar production spins your meter backwards and you build credits against your electric bill that are used at night or on overcast days. You will continue to receive a monthly bill from your utility company. The amount owed to the utility will vary from month to month depending on your credit balance and usage. Regardless of how much electricity you generate and use, you will still be charged the basic service charge each month.

MYTH: Solar system cost is based on a home’s size.

FACT: Solar systems are custom designed with particular attention paid to the home’s roof orientation and slope, as well as any shading. Each home is carefully assessed to maximize system production based on the most recent electric bill. A good way to determine the size array your home will need, as well as the cost, is to sign up for a free, no obligation site assessment at www.solarizetrilakes.com or call 891-5212.

Nancy Bernstein is coordinator of Solarize Tri-Lakes. She can be reached at solarizetrilakes@ gmail.com

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Thankæ youæ volunteers To the Editor: Adventure Sports Rafting Company would like to give a huge thank you to the Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department. Our building, which we operate our rafting company out of was recently involved in a structure fire. Though the damage was substantial to the building, without the quick response of our neighbors at Pines Country Store who spotted the fire and the immediate arrival of the Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department the loss would have been horrific.

With many historical buildings being located so closely together here in the center of town, fire could have quickly spread to surrounding buildings resulting in a devastating loss for our community.

Much of our town was destroyed by a fire very reminiscent of this in the early 1920s. Not only was the quick response of our dedicated firemen a key factor in saving the building but the location of the fire hall was also a pertinent factor.

With plans in the works for the Fire Station to be housed where the grocery store used to be here in Indian Lake, the new location is a strategic property to do so. With homes and businesses being just steps from each other response times are of the utmost importance for containment of a fire so it will not spread to other structures which are so close.

The Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department is the “heart of our town” and we once again would like to say thank you for what you have done, what you do and what you will bring for the future of our great town.

John Starling Adventure Sports Rafting Company Indian Lake

Viewpointæ wasæ misleading To the Editor: I have followed many articles written by Keith Lobdell for years, enjoying our personal conversations, his candor, his sense of humor, his love of the North Country but mostly the down to earth local way he reports it.

So when I read his guest viewpoint about the Essex County fairgrounds I was very upset since the article lead me to believe the county board of supervisors swayed by the chairman of a task force was giving up on the fairgrounds and tearing buildings down with little or no notice.

I felt like such a fool when I barged into my town supervisor’s office (who happens to be the task force chair) to make myself heard as to why his task force was doing the fairgrounds so wrong. He politely informed me about the procedures and how everything came about and why, insisting that people were notified, options discussed and options were still on the table. This explanation was not the dire story I read.

Mr. Gillilland was very surprised to read the article and the way it was written as he was never contacted by the reporter. He had not been asked about how, what, where, when or why the things being done were happening. In fact as we discussed the article it became clear that there were no quotes from anyone mentioned, no opposing view, no gathered facts from them.

Mr. Gillilland and his wife are farmers and deeply involved in the Essex County Fairgrounds, the fair itself and its continued success. He also informed me he volunteered to lead the task force as he felt (I’m sure with his wife’s influence) he had a vested interest in its success as a farmer, a horseman and cattleman.

I recall scuttlebutt a year or so back that some supervisors wanted to get rid of the fairgrounds and sell/give it to the town of Westport. That would be a financial disaster for the town to upkeep and run. Yes the Midway Diner is gone and if other changes are coming that will insure we still have a fairgrounds and fair for another 168 years, then I am for it.

Win Belanger, Willsboro

Sen.æ Josephæ McCarthyæ tacticsæ beingæ used The the Editor: “I have a list, a wonderful list, of names of people who may do harm. I can put anyone on it and I do not have to prove they have done anything wrong. It is kept secret until they try and do something, and then I spring it on them.

It is not hard to get on this list. There are many ways, like: Their politics are wrong (they disagree with me.)

They have made a neighbor mad. There are no consequence’s to false reports.

Have been in the wrong places with the wrong people. Can’t have people hanging out with who ever they wish.

Wrong reading material. Wrong kind of mail.

Visited with wrong countries. Doesn’t matter why they were there.

I get to use this list to cause people to lose their jobs, their homes, any rights they thought they had. Once on the list you lose your rights.

Their friends desert them, turn on them, falsely accuse them, just to save themselves, even though they feel the charges are false. Oh this is fun!

I get to monitor their speech and shut it down if they say anything I disagree with.

Even if I find out they are not a threat I never take them off the list.

Where there is smoke, there’s fire. You can never take a chance.

Due process rights, don’t make me laugh!

The only thing I can’t do is to stop them from buying a gun.

A communist should not be allowed to possess a firearm!”

— Senator Joseph McCarthy, 1950

in place to keep people out who don’t belong in there. We have cleaned up a lot of the items that were being stored there that the county knew nothing about.

5. Lastly the Fair Board and Ag Society have been on board with the direction the task force has taken.

In closing the county has not given up on the fairgrounds.

Rome was not built overnight, the fairgrounds had become an afterthought for a lot of years, so changes will be slow, but changes are coming to make this piece of county property attractive and a central location for future events.

This is how it starts, a list, then our rights die.

There has been much made about the no-fly or terrorist watch list. We should use it to stop people from buying guns.

I was lead to believe that a person was innocent until proven guilty. These lists prove nothing, they make unproven accusations and cause innocent people harm. We have no idea how many of us are on it. There may be someone reading this who is on this list and not be aware of it.

There is no place in an open society for such secret lists and those who would use them to deny citizens their rights. This is not how our country is suppose to work. If we have to fight this war on terror by taking a page out of Joseph McCarthy’s playbook then we have already lost!

I find it fascinating how those who condemn McCarthyism are the first to use his tactics.

Keep in mind, Senator Edward Kennedy was at one time on this list. Took him a week to get his name off it. At one time, 72 members of Homeland Security were on it and at least one four old. Only a fool would trust this list and those who would use it.

Raynard Corrow Indian Lake

To the Editor: The U.S. Forest Service was established in 1905 to manage the nation’s “forest reserves” to ensure that the United States would always have adequate timber and clean water resources. Those forest reserves were first formally recognized in 1881, shortly before the forest reserves were proposed in NY, but established by law in 1891 when Congress placed the national forest reserves under the control of the Department of the Interior. President Roosevelt transferred them to the Department of Agriculture upon the establishment of the Forest Service.

The U.S. Forest Service is a unit under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a logical location as its initial purpose was to raise trees. That said, at no time has the U.S. Forest Service been “the agency that oversees the national parks” as you stated in your 16 July Editorial concerning the Rainbow Family.

Yellowstone National Park, the very first national park in the world, was established in 1872. Congress placed Yellowstone, and all subsequent national parks, under the aegis and management of the U.S. Department of the Interior, a separate Cabinet level department from the Department of Agriculture. In 1916, the National Park Service was created as a bureau within the Department of the Interior.

In subsequent years, lands under the control of other Departments, such as the Department of Agriculture and the War Department, have been placed under the aegis of the National Park Service by executive order of the President or by the Congress.

Pooræ choiceæ of æ photo To the Editor: I was very disappointed with in the photo you chose for the front page of your July 9th edition of The Sun. I feel that the photo had absolutely nothing to do with the reason for a Fourth of July parade. Unfortunately, many of our youngsters haven’t a clue as to why we celebrate the Fourth because they think it is all about water guns and free candy. Well, it is not.

July 4, 1776, was the day our country’s founders declared their independence from the absolute tyranny of King George, III. When our children and grandchildren ask why we celebrate this special day, we need to tell them what happened.

We need to tell them that our founders decided it was worth the risk of war to win the freedom to govern themselves. We should celebrate this day to honor those who fought so hard for our freedom and honor those who continue to fight for our freedom.

I believe a photo of children waving American flags, or a photo of veterans who have proudly served our country would have been far more patriotic and suitable for your front page.

Richard A. Nadeau, Ticonderoga

Clearingæ theæ airæ onæ fairground To the Editor: In response to the editorial written by Keith Lobdell that appeared in the July 16 edition of The Sun, I would like to correct some things. As a member of the fairgrounds task force, believe me there is no intent to sell the grounds, in fact that couldn’t be further from the truth. The task force mission is to bring the fairgrounds back to a usable commodity that can not only be used for the fair, but to make it attractive to bring other events to the venue. One of our first tasks was to dispel any myths and inaccuracies about ownership of buildings and alleged contracts. There has been a lot of handshake agreements and assumptions but nothing in writing.

1. As far as the Midway Diner, it was not going to be open this year because the building was falling in around itself and the individual running it could not get it fixed, therefore for liability reasons it was taken down and was offered to the individual to place a vendor cart there. They were informed each step of the way. That building in fact was built by the Mason Brothers several years before Mr. Hommes took over.

2. Ike Tyler, while not a member of the task force, has sat in on committee meetings all along, as can any supervisor.

You’re right that he has the most skin in the game and that’s why he has been included in these meetings.

3. Opening up county property to let some build on it opens up many other issues we are trying to avoid. If the need arises and the fairgrounds become successful then maybe we can rebuild these buildings to be leased during events.

4. The task force has taken many steps, working with DPW to clean up a lot of the areas on the grounds; we have put gates

James Monty, Town of Lewis supervisor

Forestæ Serviceæ raisesæ trees

Gordon Howard Keeseville

OBITUARIES

Georgeæ Vanderhhoof æ George Arthur Vanderhoof, 84, of Route 9N, passed away Friday July 15, 2016 at UVM Health Network CVPH in Plattsburgh.

He was born in Port Henry on December 19, 1931 son of the late LeRoy and Margaret (Brooks) Vanderhoof.

George was an avid hunter, fisherman, golfer and bowler. He enjoyed spending the winters in Florida.

George liked attending the races in Saratoga.

He worked for NYS Department of Transportation for approximately 30 years. He was a foreman when he retired.

He also was a referee for the High School Sports League for many years. He was also a volunteer fireman on the Westport Fire company in his younger years.

He passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family.

George is survived by his wife Maria of Elizabethtown, a daughter Cheryl Mauran and her husband Irving of Westport, Linda Wolf and partner Eric Moquin of Elizabethtown, Robert Wolf and his wife Patti of Crown Point, a sister Sarah Carr of Ticonderoga, seven grandchildren Elizabeth, Mea, Howard, Irving, Maria, Erika and Amanda, several great grandchildren, a sister in Law Helen Vanderhoof of Ticonderoga and several nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by three brothers; Walter, Donald, LeRoy “Jel”, a sister Yvonne, and a grandson Lenny.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:00 AM Tuesday July 19, 2016 at St. Elizabeth’s Church in Elizabethtown. Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family.

Donations in George’s memory may be made to Hospice of the North Country or Elizabethtown-Lewis Ambulance Squad.

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

To light a memorial candle or leave an online condolence please visit www.healdfuneralhomeinc.com

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County introduces new assigned counsel policies Policies projected to instantly reduce expenditures by $100,000, says county auditor

By Pete DeMola

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with the proposals to cut down on overbilling and to expedite invoicing, cutting rates would lead to a “dearth of attorneys wanting to participate in this program.”

Lawyers have seven years of law school debt they must pay off, he said.

Barrett also questioned the measure that would allow the county to disallow compensation for work conducted more than 60 days after the conclusion of a legal proceeding.

While that limit is reasonable, he said, it’s not always clear when a case definitively ends — sometimes a client has questions, or issues arise, he said.

Barrett said the expenses are rooted in broader issues.

“I think there’s a disconnect between the board of supervisors and what’s needed for the assigned counsel program,” he said.

Barrett, who ran for Essex County Judge last year, frequently criticized the practice of assigning counsel from outside of the county, a practice he said derives local lawyers of work.

The incumbent, Judge Richard Meyer, countered that there are not enough lawyers in the county who are willing to take on the work.

The Essex County Board of Supervisors Public Safety Committee unanimously approved the measure last week, which means the policy is all-but-certain to pass the full board on Aug. 1.

The board’s vice-chairman, Randy Preston (I-Wilmington), said while the issue is ripe for

ELIZABETHTOWN — The county may be poised to see big savings in criminal court costs if Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs the indigent defense bill approved by the state legislature last month.

But that package does not apply to family court cases, which are skyrocketing in Essex County.

Those cases are not handled by the county’s public defender’s office, but rather through an assigned counsel program, which assigns the cases to private attorneys who have agreed to be on a designated list.

Fees for assigned counsel have more than doubled in the past decade, costing the county $440,532 last year, a 154 percent increase since 2006.

To address the rising costs, the county auditor’s office rolled out a series of proposals last week.

“I think we’ll begin to see immediate savings of $100,000 or more, a savings of 18 percent in our budget,” said Brenda Sullivan, the county auditor.

Those changes, first floated to the Essex County Board of Supervisors in March, seek to address what officials say is profligate spending.

The final plan calls for reducing compensation for assigned counsel travel time from $70 to $40 per hour.

Rates for most felony cases, including appeals, have been set at $70 per hour, with a $4,400 cap. For misdemeanors, the $60 rate has been capped at $2,400.

Participating attorneys will be required to expedite the submission of invoices, limit what constitutes as consulting and reduce other expenses, including using the county sheriff ’s department to deliver subpoenas instead of their colleagues.

The county also flat-out eliminated other billable expenses, including lunch breaks and time spent traveling to a copy center, for instance, which will now count as office overhead — not legal expenses.

Attorneys will also be required to use MapQuest to THE DUDLEY ROAD IN WESTPORT track the shortest route, and weather and other travel deWILL BE CLOSED AT BOTH ACCESS lays cannot be billed.

POINTS TO CAMP DUDLEY ON “Our costs are exorbitant, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2016 FROM they’re really high,” Dan 12:00 NOON UNTIL 9:30 PM. NO Manning, the county attorney, told lawmakers. “We RESIDENCES ON THE DUDLEY ROAD need some parameters.”

WILL BE AFFECTED. PLEASE CALL As of July 12, costs for FRED GUFFEY AT 962-4720 WITH this year have clocked in at $171,070, with about 25 perQUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. cent coming from travel ex87330 penses.

The assigned counsel program, approved by the Essex County Bar Association, hasn’t been updated since 1965, Manning said.

“We’ve been flying by the seat of our pants on most of it.”

Alexander Shmulsky, a lawyer based in Ticonderoga, derives about 15 percent of his casework from the program.

“I think it’s a good plan,” Shmulsky said.

But, he noted, the county’s request to bill in actual time, as opposed to in tenths of an hour, may be arduous.

“That’s a standard in the industry if you’re billing hourly,” Shmulsky said.

Brian Barrett, a Lake Placid-based criminal defense attorney, said while he agreed

To address rising family court costs in Essex County, the county auditor’s office rolled out a series of proposals last week designed to curb excess spending by attorneys. Pictured here is Lake Placid-based defense attorney Brian Barrett.

being addressed, more discussion is needed to flesh out the nuances.

Some family court cases, for instance, can involve up to four attorneys, he said, citing discussions with local lawyers.

“This stuff gets really complicated really quick,” Preston said.

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FAMILY FUN DAY: BENEFIT FOR CHASE!@ ESSEX COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, WESTPORT.

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Sunday: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Chase McCarroll is fighting stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphona, several small tumors, one large tumor on his sacrum. He’s losing the ability to use his legs. Needs a stem cell transplant. Father of 17 and 3 year old sons. Funday includes: face painting, 50/50 raffle, Chinese auction, music, magic, refreshments, softball tournament ($25 includes admission & t-shirt).

Admission: $5. 10% goes to St. Jude’s Children Research Center, the rest going to his family.

Details: Terry Conley via facebook or text 518-569-6401.

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Stefanik won’t attend Republican national convention Democratic candidate Derrick also opts out.

But Funiciello has landed a speaking slot at next month’s Green Party National Convention

By Pete DeMola

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PLATTSBURGH — The center of the political universe descended on Cleveland for the Republican National Convention last week, where Donald J. Trump was declared the party’s candidate.

Ordinarily, the quadrennial bash acts a who’s who of the party elite and a showcase for the party’s rising talent.

But one politician is notably absent this year.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro), the freshman lawmaker who represents New York’s 21st Congressional District.

“Elise will be in the district working on behalf of her constituents and is not attending,” said Lenny Alcivar, a campaign spokesman.

Stefanik, elected in 2014, was famously close to Speaker Paul Ryan, helping the GOP vice-presidential candidate with debate preparations in 2012.

As policy director for the Republican National Convention, Stefanik also helped draft the party’s platform, experience she cited on the campaign trail in 2014 as her ability to hit the ground running.

The freshman lawmaker, often called a rising star in GOP politics, has also been lukewarm in her support of Trump, who has run an unconventional campaign that saw him knock out 16 opponents during the primary cycle, offending many with his controversial remarks.

“She has long stated she will support the GOP nominee,” Alcivar said in response to if Stefanik would support Trump.

Stefanik isn’t alone in sitting on the sidelines. She joins other notable Republicans who are not attending, including Rep. Mia Love (UT-4) and Senators Kelly Ayotte, Mark Kirk, Ben Sasse and Jeff Flake.

Four former presidential candidates edged out by Trump during the primary process — Gov. John Kasich, Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Lindsey Graham — also will not attend.

Even former presidents George H.W. and George W. Bush will stay at home. So will former presidential candidates John McCain and Mitt Romney, a sign that the party appears far from united before the general election.

IN THE DISTRICT Stefanik has been visible throughout the district this month, holding a rally in Plattsburgh during the Mayor’s Cup events to launch a summer campaign tour.

The lawmaker also hosted a roundtable discussion on Saturday with state and local officials to discuss a permanent funding solution for the Land Water Conservation Fund, the federally-funded program that supports a number of wilderness, historical and park projects across the district.

Stefanik also held a tele-townhall with constituents and introduced new legislation designed to increase access to broadband connectivity for farmers.

The legislation, the Precision Farming Act of 2016, will encourage the construction of rural broadband connections to farms by allowing providers to receive a one-time reimbursement of up to $15,000 for the costs related to construction.

‘GOING REMARKABLY WELL’ Democratic candidate Mike Derrick will also skip his party’s convention, scheduled from July 25-28 in Philadelphia, where former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be nominated as the party’s presidential candidate.

“It’s going remarkably well,” Derrick said of his campaign.

“I’m very pleased with where we are right now.”

The campaign is assembling staff in Watertown, Plattsburgh and Glens Falls, all locals who “understand the political landscape,” Derrick said.

“The most important thing is people in those regions know them and trust them,” he said.

Derrick, who spent last week in Washington, D.C., has events scheduled for Lowville and Saranac Lake this week.

The candidate also received an accelerant last week from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, who moved his campaign into their Red to Blue Program, which means his attempt at the seat has been selected as one determined to be critical in flipping the House back to Democratic control this fall.

Drew Prestridge, a campaign spokesman, cited grassroots support, fundraising and potential vulnerabilities of Stefanik as a reason for the designation, which may lead to an increase in resources being funneled to the race.

“He is the exact kind of candidate that can do well in a district like this,” Prestridge said.

Internal data reveals voters are responding well to Derrick’s presence in the race, he said.

By and large, people are not happy with Congress, he said.

“They’re dissatisfied with the culture of Washington and think the North Country is suffering because of it.”

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) will not attend the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, OH this week. She’s pictured here delivering comments in Mineville, Essex County on Saturday, July 16.

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Matt Funiciello will attend the Green Party National Convention, scheduled from Aug. 4 to 7 in Houston, TX. As a delegate, he has also been awarded a speaking slot.

“Having a speaking slot at the convention is a really big deal for me,” Funiciello said.

But it’s not a free ride. Funiciello said since the party doesn’t accept corporate donations, it’s often tough for delegates to foot the bill for travel expenses.

As such, “a huge effort” is made to ensure delegates have the funds they need to make the trip, Funiciello said, noting he once had been tapped to attend before, but couldn’t afford it.

Funiciello, who is taking his second run at the seat, said he hoped to accomplish three main goals at the convention: The first is to perform his duties as a delegate, which means casting his vote for presumptive presidential candidate Jill Stein.

The second is to build inroads with the national media, whose presence he said is expected to increase this year due to the strong interest in third-party candidates.

“That’s rare for us,” Funiciello said.

That media exposure will be vital to steering traffic to social media and Green Party websites, and ideally, lead to increased fundraising, allowing the campaign to do what they couldn’t in 2014.

(At present, the campaign lags far behind Stefanik in fundraising, who reported $1.4 million cash on hand after second quarter totals were announced. Derrick has $450,000; Funiciello reported $6,371.)

And the third is networking with national and local Greens.

The convention comes at an important time in the presidential campaign, Funiciello said, when many Americans are looking for a third-choice.

Both Clinton and Trump have historic unfavorability ratings. According to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released this week, 58 percent of respondents describe themselves as dissatisfied with a choice between those two presumptive nominees.

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Clinton and Trump scored massive statewide wins in New York’s presidential primary in April.

Trump garnered 60 percent of the statewide vote, easily routing Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. John Kasich, while Clinton handily dispatched Sanders with a 16 point margin.

It’s indisputable that Trump is popular in the district: the real estate developer scored decisive victories across the region, winning all 12 coun-

ties in the district with 52.7 percent of the vote.

While Clinton’s statewide victory spelled the beginning of the end for Sanders, the Vermont senator bested the former secretary of state in all 12 counties, landing 62.9 percent of the vote.

Among Sanders’ biggest margins were in the counties neighboring his home turf of Vermont, including Clinton County, where the senator scored a whopping 47 point victory.

Clinton, who represented New York in the senate from 2001 to 2009, performed the best in Jefferson County, where she fought Sanders to a near draw, losing by 1.8 percentage points.

Funiciello said those numbers will bode well for his campaign.

“There is more interest this year than there was last time,” he said. “We’re interested in outsiders even if they’re perceived as such.”

While Sanders endorsed Clinton earlier this month, putting up a united front before November’s election, Funiciello believes the endorsement will steer disenfranchised Sanders voters to Stein.

In 2014, Stefanik bested her Democratic opponent, Aaron Woolf, by 20 points. Funiciello garnered 11 percent.

This summer has been bereft of publicly available polls.

But based on grassroots chatter and the national race, Funiciello said he feels confident about his prospects.

“When polling is released again, we’re going to see my numbers are as good as, or better, than Mike’s are,” said Funiciello.

“Mike, polling at 17 percent when he walked into the race, told me all there is to know,” he said, referring to a National Republican Congressional Committee-sponsored Harper Poll released last September.

Funiciello said his campaign is working with a local professor who offered to conduct an independent poll for the campaign.

Derrick said he wouldn’t want to venture a guess on what the presidential race might mean for the district, but said he expected more clarity by the end of the month.

“It’s been such an anxious and turbulent path to get to where we are now,” he said.

Derrick added he was reluctant to play the role of political pundit.

“I resist that as much as I can and I try to focus on this district.”

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Combat vets join for Ghost Ride

By Lohr McKinstry

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MINEVILLE — Hundreds of motorcycles filled Mineville’s main street Saturday as the annual Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association Ghost Ride came to Raymond “Buzz” Wright Park.

The park is named for the Congressional Medal of Honor winner, a Vietnam veteran who disregarded his own safety to rescue his comrades during a firefight in 1967.

Wright died in 1999, and the Ghost Ride stops at the park every year to lay a wreath in his memory and that of other fallen soldiers.

The local chapter’s ride starts in Ticonderoga and winds its way through Adirondack towns, eventually ending back in Ti for a barbecue.

At a ceremony during the stop, organizer Harry Treadway said Mineville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post members have always been there for them.

“We have World War II, Korea and Vietnam veterans here,” he said.

U.S. Army Col. Eric Hesse, retired, is the director of the State Division of Veterans’ Affairs.

“Essex County is one of 15 counties with a Veterans Treatment Court,” he said at the ceremony. “We hope to get one in each county.”

The veterans courts handle cases in which military veterans are arrested, getting them counseling or mental health care as needed.

“We have to get the message out at the federal level on how important our veterans are,” Hesse said.

He said combat veterans have a high rate of suicide, which is sometimes overlooked.

“It doesn’t affect just 911 (terror attacks) veterans, it’s all veterans,” he said. “We have to get the word out.”

He said the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New Windsor, N.Y. is collecting veterans’ stories, and urged those in attendance to contact the hall at 877-28HONOR. “Thank you for your service,” Hesse concluded.

Moriah Town Supervisor Thomas Scozza-

Mineville was filled with motorcycles Saturday as the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association motorcycle ride arrived for ceremonies at Raymond Wright Park.

fava, who rode in on his own Harley-Davidson motorcycle, said he talks with the veterans on the ride to hear their concerns.

“One of their concerns is (getting quality) healthcare,” he said.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) told those in attendance her congressional district has more military veterans than any other in

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From page 1 whose main campus is in Saranac Lake, with satellites in Malone and Ticonderoga.

“In the three-semester period, our online class registration has tripled,” Tyrell said.

Finance Committee Chairman Tom Scozzafava (R-Moriah) asked the president if the declining enrollment could be attributed to failing to offer attractive course packages for prospective students.

“At some point, I really think we need to change direction here,” Scozzafava said, citing discussions with local collegeage students who he said were attending schools outside of the country, including Hudson Valley in Troy. “When you get a 15 percent drop in enrollment, something’s not right.”

Tyrell responded, “The drop in enrollment at our institution is exactly parallel across the state.”

NCCC is primarily a liberal arts and science school, he said, with nursing and criminal justice programs supplementing core offerings.

And while diversifying the curriculum is the subject of frequent discussion amongst the faculty and leadership, the

Officials from the North Country Community College presented their budget to the Essex County Board of Supervisors on Monday, July 18.

The college requested $1.24 million from the county. A public hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 1 in Elizabethtown.

school is hesitant to invest capital in new programs when enrollment is dropping, he said.

“It is a very complicated process we go through,” Tyrell said.

Scozzafava noted Essex County must pay for each resident who attends community college outside of the county, a fee known as a “chargeback.”

That number clocks in at $600,000 annually, on top of the $1.2 million the county provides NCCC, he said.

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New York state.

“I am truly humbled to represent so many heroes,” she said. “Those who serve deserve our deepest respect.”

She had praise for both Wright and U.S Army Staff Sgt. Dain Venne of Moriah, who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2012, along with two other soldiers.

Tyrell said an upcoming new reimbursement formula will alleviate those pressures.

“That’s going to help,” he said.

NCCC Board Chairwoman Barbara Dwyer noted at 77 percent, the student retention rate is “the highest of all the community colleges.”

“If kids come, they stay,” Dwyer said.

“You’ve just got to get them to come,” Scozzafava responded.

Farmer said the school hashed out the $12,869,659 spending plan with input from faculty and staff, a process that took nearly a year.

Disputes between the faculty and leadership has roiled the college for much of this year.

Tyrell said contract negotiations between the leadership and faculty’s union were scheduled to commence Monday afternoon with the help of outside remediators, “so that’s a step in the right direction,” he said.

“I think it’s finally moving forward.”

Franklin County will be required to contribute the same amount of funding.

A public hearing has been set for Aug. 1 at 9:30 a.m. at the government center in Elizabethtown.

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Ward Lumber to host Canning 101 JAY — Ward Lumber will host a free Canning 101 Workshop Tuesday, July 26, at the Jay Store location, at 6 p.m. Canning 101 will cover all aspects of learning how to can, the benefits of canning, the different ways to use different items and the health value that canning has. For people who have thought about canning and have yet to try it — or even for those of you who have canned and want some great tips and tricks — join presenter Karen Bouchard Braun. To register for this free event, go to wardlumber.com or call Kim at 946-2110 ext. 120.

Adirondack History Museum series to feature fire towers ELIZABETHTOWN — The Adirondack History Museum will present its Adirondack Fire Tower program for families Saturday, July 30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The program features a presentation by museum educator David Thomas-Train at the museum building, and will include a hike up Poke-O-Moonshine. The free program for families explores the history and ongoing role of fire towers in regional land stewardship. Participants should bring a bagged lunch, and be prepared to hike the mountain and recommended for students in grades 4-8. For more information or to RSVP, contact David Thomas-Train at badtts@gmail.com or 873-6466.

Essex Day set for Aug. 6 ESSEX — Essex will hold its annual Downtown Essex Day on Saturday, August 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year, over 50 exhibitors and artists from across Essex County and Vermont will assemble on Main Street and the Essex Town Hall lawn to offer handmade items, including homemade pies and baked goods, local farm products, crafts, jewelry, collectibles, antiques and local artwork.

The organizers of this year’s event are working to make it the best ever, with something for everyone to enjoy. The fun begins at 10 and ends at 4 p.m. and will be held rain or shine.

Downtown Essex Day is sponsored by Essex Initiatives, a volunteer community group. For more information, call 518-963-7494 or send email to thecupolahouse@gmail.com.

Kids from the Westport Youth Commission participate in a water relay race as part of Water Fest, a daylong event organized by the Essex County Soil & Water Department in Willsboro’s Noblewood Park on July 15.

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“You need to hold it together,” a medical staffer told Heather.

Heather felt like she was going to pass out.

An IV was inserted. A CAT scan and x-ray followed.

Tests revealed the handlebars reached all the way to Tristen’s hipbone, damaging muscles in her back.

Both arms sustained buckle fractures.

Tristen spent three hours in surgery.

Heather brought along the bicycle helmet, which took a beating.

She showed it to a surgeon, who ordered a CAT scan of her head.

No injuries.

Heather credits the headgear to saving her daughter’s life.

“This was a traumatic injury,” she said. “It could have gone either way. Had she not had her helmet on, this injury could have been worse.”

“Kids definitely need to have their helmet on. It’s definitely live-saving.”

Tristen’s grandfather will now use the helmet for instructional purposes when training emergency medical technicians.

Following transport to Fletcher Allen, where she was hospitalized until July 1, little Tristen is now healing nicely, and will likely face no permanent injuries.

While the casts are scheduled to come off on July 27, she has to watch her diet as the wound heals. Physical therapy will follow, and sports are completely off the table for the upcoming school year.

Tristen showed a reporter a pair of purple casts. Both were adorned with signatures: Doctors on one side, friends and family on the other.

“I don’t like them because it’s hard to do stuff,” she said.

Speaking to a reporter at the Paine Memorial Free Library in Willsboro, Tristen wandered off to get a book.

Heather said the family would like to thank the community, including the Willsboro-Essex EMS and the Essex Fire District, for their support, including donations, cards, flowers and other gestures sent after the incident.

“The outpouring and support has been phenomenal,” she said.

Tristen returned with a book, “Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy,” and asked her mother if she could check it out.

“I’m in love with Junie B. Jones books,” Tristen said. “She’s funny. She likes to do crazy hair.

She likes to snoop. She likes to have pillow fights.”

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Both are seeking to unseat Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro), who represents New York’s 21st Congressional District, in this fall’s general election.

According to the state Board of Elections, Derrick registered to vote in Peru, Clinton County as a Republican in September 1980.

The Peru resident’s military career saw him stationed around the world, including South Korea and in the Middle East for Operation Desert Storm. During the Global War on Terror, Derrick commanded two training battalions at Fort Carson, CO. Derrick’s Clinton County registration remained active until January 2004. When he registered to vote in Colorado’s El Paso County, he enrolled as independent from September 2006 until June 2012, when he again registered as a Republican.

Derrick remained enrolled in the GOP until registering as a Democrat on March 7, 2015, according to the El Paso County Board of Elections.

On April 11, 2015, Derrick submitted a voter registration application in Clinton County, enrolling as a Democrat.

He announced his candidacy 10 weeks later on July 1, 2015.

Funiciello said these changes resulted in ambiguity regarding where his opponent stands on the issues.

“We don’t know what he stands for,” Funiciello said.

“You’re not a progressive, you’re not a peace activist. If he’s a registered Republican and independent for 30 years, then he’s not a Democrat.”

Derrick spent the past week in Washington, D.C. and was unavailable for comment.

“He’s been registered as everything in his life — as a Republican, Democratic and an independent,” said Drew Prestridge, a campaign spokesman, in response to Funiciello’s comments.

Derrick registered as a Republican in 1980, the election that swept President Ronald Reagan, a Republican, into office.

Derrick was drawn to his inspirational message, Prestridge said. But the party has since shed those values.

“The Republican Party where it stands today is not the party he signed up with in 1980 — the party left him,” Prestridge said.

The modern-day Democratic Party stands for those values, said Prestridge, and “that’s why he identifies with the Democrats today.”

Derrick switched back to the GOP in 2012, said Derrick, to vote against a Tea Party candidate in CO. Prestridge said he felt obligated to do so as part of his civic duty.

The spokesman said he didn’t believe the registration changes would matter in the district, which he said has a long history of bipartisanship.

Matt Funiciello, the Green Party candidate for New York’s 21st Congressional District, slammed Mike Derrick for changing his voter registration to run as a Democrat for the seat. Both are challenging incumbent Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) for the seat.

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Voters look at the person, not the party, he said.

“People in the district are finding it very refreshing and relatable that Mike is not a politician.”

Without mentioning Stefanik or Funiciello by name, Prestridge said a vote for Derrick’s opponents means a vote for the “Republican agenda and the Green agenda.”

“When you vote for Mike, you vote for the North Country agenda,” he said. “I think people will see he’s been an independent thinker for much of his life, and he can bring that independent North Country voice to Washington.”

Prestridge did directly dispute Funiciello’s claim that Derrick didn’t take a position on the issues: Policy positions are listed on the candidate’s website, he said, and more will be rolled out as the campaign heads into August.

Stefanik, who is running for a second term, carved out a 20 point victory over her Democratic opponent, Aaron Woolf in 2014, putting the seat back in GOP hands after two terms by Bill Owens, a Democrat.

Funiciello garnered 11 percent.

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While the district went for President Obama twice, the GOP has an edge on voter registrations, with 42.4 percent of the district’s 384,780 active voters registered as Republicans.

Twenty-nine percent are registered as Democrats, while 20 percent are unaffiliated.

With less than four months until election day, polling remains scant. But pundits, including the Cook Political Report and Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball, have rated the race as “likely Republican.”

The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report have given the race a “safe Republican” rating.

Derrick received a fresh boost of momentum last week when the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee moved his campaign into their Red to Blue Program, which means the race has been selected as one of four dozen targeted as necessary to flip the House this fall.

Internal data reveals voters are responding well to Mike’s presence in the race, Prestridge said.

“He is the exact kind of candidate that can do well in a district like this.”

Lenny Alcivar, a spokesman for the Stefanik campaign, called the designation “meaningless,” noting Woolf was designated to the same program during the last election cycle.

Alcivar also pounded Derrick on the voter registration issue.

“The reality of this election is that Mike Derrick is a former Republican turned newly minted Democrat who moved from Colorado solely to run for political office,” Alcivar said. “He has no message, no viable grassroots operation anywhere in the district and his public statements are limited to inexplicable political attacks against both his opponents.”

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chroon Lake talent is featured this week in our Summer Performing Arts Festival!

Tuesday, July 26, is Gospel Night with Word of Life, and Wednesday Family Night features the Seagle Music Colony.

The Bronx Bistro will return on Tuesday night with their wonderful menu. We have received lots of great feedback on their offerings. The gyros are fantastic and we hear that the Cuban sandwiches and empanadas are awfully good, too! The kids were impressed with the footlong hot dogs. And their prices are very good.

The Seagle Music Colony’s Jack in the Beanstalk is a children’s opera performed by a touring troupe of four professional opera singers and a professional piano accompanist. It combines the traditional fairy-tale story with music from Gounod’s opera Faust, sung in English and presented in a production suitable for young audiences.

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Last year’s performance by the Seagle Music Colony, The Ugly Duckling, was a big hit with both children and parents. Do not miss this great opportunity!

Life Church will return with their bounce house before and after the Wednesday performance, and will serve snow cones and cotton candy after the show, for no charge. A big thank you to them for providing these fun activities!

All shows begin at 6:30 p.m. Bring your lawn chair!

Performances will be on the lawn, but moved indoors if necessary. There is no charge for admission, but donations are appreciated. More details and the full schedule are available on our website and facebook page.

On Thursday, July 28, NCCI offers Medicaid enrollment help from 10 a.m. to noon, and Ellen DuBois offers yoga at 4:15 p.m.

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

Teen Rec hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 3 to 6 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 2 until 9 p.m.

For more information, visit elizabethtownsocialcenter.org or call 873-6408.

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he summer is flyNorth Country ing by, and the SPCA North Country SPCA would like to remind Kathy Wilcox > Columnist rollerprincessfrog@yahoo.com you to reserve a spot during your warm weather festivities for our annual open house on Saturday, Aug. 20. Come join us for fun food, games, crafts, local goods, free adoptions, microchipping, and more! We will be featuring our ever-popular golf ball drop with a chance to win $25,000. You can purchase your golf ball and chance to win for only $10. To learn more about the open house or purchase a ball for the golf ball drop, contact Jessica Hartley at 873-5000 or jhartley@ncspca. org. As the date approaches, check out this column for more details about this exciting event.

Our featured pet this week is Sassy, a Beagle-Husky mix who spent most of the seven years of her life on a chain with little opportunity for socialization or human contact. When she arrived at the shelter, poor Sassy was terribly shy and did not know how to react to an environment with plenty of food, a comfortable bed, and the loving attention of shelter staff. She has gradually learned to relax around people and loves opportunities to go for walks and play. Sassy will need a home with people who are patient and willing to invest the time and effort to help her continue to grow to be the best companion she can be - but we can already see from the changes we have seen since she arrived that she has a terrific personality waiting to blossom.

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Visitors examine vegetables grown in a high tunnel at the Cornell University Willsboro Research Farm’s open house on July 7. Research topics featured at this year’s annual event included juneberry nursery development and variety trials, inter-seeded cover crops in field corn, high tunnel production of cherry tomatoes, demonstrations of summer cover crops, adaptive nitrogen management for field corn and cold hardy wine grapes.

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CLINTONVILLE — The results from the July 12 AuSable Valley Fun Run Walk held at AuSable Valley Middle High School are as follows: Quarter mile finishers: Allison Rock 2:19, Aaron Ford 2:26, John Rock 2:47, Elijah Wood 3:05, Chase Happel 3:12, Joshua Wood 3:42, Lil Wood 4:02, Kiana Wood 4:38, Gianna Campajna 5:27 and Aiden Johnson 5:28.

Half mile finishers: Chase Happel 3:48, Margaret Rock 3:49, Jayden Campajna 4:13, Ben Ford 4:27 and Micalli Johnson 6:09.

Mile finishers: David Rock 7:53, Lindsey Campajna 8:02, Robert Rock 9:41, Chase Ganter 9:48, Jatha Johnson 9:58, Ben Ford 10:03, Tomas Ford 10:05, Maggie Hayes 12:21, Zoya Hayes 12:59, Harvey Brown 13:23, Gayle Happel 13:30, Janelle Brown 13:33, Hunter Brown 14:29 and Valerie Brown 14:29.

5K finishers: Paul Ford 20:55, Amy Del Grosso 33:05 and Wayne Del Grosso 33:56.

The series will continue on Tuesdays through Aug. 9. This is a free community event sponsored by the Jay/Black Brook and Keeseville Youth Commissions. Registration at 5:30 p.m.

First race begins at 6 p.m. All ages and ability levels welcome. Prizes and refreshments available to all. For more information, visit facebook. com/AusableValleyFunRunWalk.

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United Way rolls out 2-1-1 hotline PLATTSBURGH — People can now get connected to the United Way Adirondack Region for Clinton, Essex and Franklin Counties for the Health and Human Services by calling 2-1-1.

Services include childcare and activities, counseling and support groups, food, clothing, shelter, aging services, transportation, substance abuse, domestic violence disabilities and special needs, veteran’s affairs and more.

This gives people free information over the phone from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. This is available seven days a week. If 2-1-1 is temporarily unavailable, call 1-888-774-0289.

Blast down Boquet River with canoe trip WILLSBORO — On Saturday, July 30th Bob McGoldrick of the Boquet River Association will lead a canoe trip on the Boquet River.

Those who wish to attend will meet at the Willsboro boat launch site at 10 a.m. For more information, call Bob McGoldrick at 962-4941.

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Entries now being accepted for F.U.B.U. tourney TICONDEROGA — Entries are still being accepted for the seventh annual F.U.B.U. Golf Tournament Sunday, July 24, at Ticonderoga Golf Course, with a shotgun start at 1 p.m.

F.U.B.U., which represents “For Us By Us,” is the only event by the club for its own course improvements. All proceeds are used for the golf course, safety and clubhouse enhancements.

There will be a free cook-out lunch for players, provided by Emerald’s Restaurant, on the patio. Following golf, players will be treated to gourmet appetizers during a brief program when prizes will be awarded.

Each player will receive a special gift bag upon registering that will include a commemorative golf shirt, golf supplies and other items. The entry fee includes golf, cart, food and gifts.

The tournament is open to the public. To sign up, contact George Mackey at 585-2801.

Norwich added to Dean’s List NORTHFIELD, Vt — Corinne Elizabeth White, of Westport, has been named to the Norwich University Dean’s List for the spring 2016 semester.

Local students named to Dean’s List AMHERST — Mirissa O’Neill, of Keeseville, has been named to the Daemen College Dean’s List at Daemen College for the Spring 2016 semester. A matriculated undergraduate student who attains a GPA of 3.30 or better in any one semester is eligible for Dean’s List status.

CCC adds to President’s List PLATTSBURGH — The following students have been named to the President’s List for the Spring 2016 Semester at Clinton Community College. Each student has achieved a GPA above 3.75. Ausable Forks-Rachel L. Ford, Hunter J. Guennel, Madison E. Rondeau; Essex-Christopher J. Lawrence, Cara A. Sipprelle; Keeseville-Joseph N. Speer, Lydia N. Brown.

ESSEX — Following 16 years of dedicated service, Rev. John Hunn retired from the Essex Community United Methodist Church on July 17. Rev. Hunn graduated from the Princeton Theological Seminary in 1954. Prior to his service at the Essex Community Church, Rev. Hunn worked for 62 years in various churches around the northeast.

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