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New Lake Placid brewpub sees liftoff Big Slide Brewing Company & Public House formally opened on Saturday

aging their latest product in a decommissioned silo in Vermontville, about 18 miles northwest of Lake Placid.

At a steady 51 degrees, the silo provides a cave-like environment similar to those brewers used before refrigeration, explained Kevin Litchfield, the director of brewing operations

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“It’s just an ideal temperature to age beer in,” Litchfield said.

LAKE PLACID — Craft beer has been flourishing in the Last week, the brewery extracted the eight barrels that had North Country, with all manner of small breweries popping been left to age in the subterrean depths since January. up in recent years.

The result� A Russian Imperial Stout dubbed “To Russia The latest in the beer biz is a development from an unlikely with Love.” source — a Cold War-era missile silo.

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KEENE VALLEY — Bears are lumbering into towns all around the Adirondack Park this summer.

They’re hungry and doing whatever bears can do to root out food, often from garbage bins, sometimes tearing through parked cars or even banging on doors.

One night earlier this month, Rory RigKim gins, 18, got a frantic call from his cousin, Dedam Arianna, who was visiting them in Keene Writer Valley.

A bear was trying to bust into their glassed-in back porch.

“I was at dinner and got a call from my cousin who said there was a bear banging at the back door,” Rory said.

The Riggins, who run the Keene Valley Hostel on Route 73, keep trash secured in bins on the porch — behind closed doors.

“It was trying to push down the door,” Rory said.

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Volunteer Fire Department Appreciation Day at Whallonsburg Grange includes fire truck tours and equipment demonstration on Aug. 28

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Damage done to a family vehicle parked at Old Forge Camping Resort after a bear got inside and became trapped.

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WHALLONSBURG — Fire Hose Soccer might not be a well-known sport, but there’s a match coming to the Whallonsburg Grange Hall.

So is the Big Squirt.

They are just a few activities on tap for Volunteer Fire Department Appreciation Day. The afternoon of Aug. 28 is set aside in this small hamlet on the edge of Essex to celebrate the work and dedication of five area volunteer fire departments and partner emergency >> See GRANGE | pg. 14

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‘Otis Mountain’ fest to draw over 2,000 Elizabethtown music festival returns for its fourth year with 37-band lineup

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ELIZABETHTOWN — There is only one event that attracts over 2,000 people and 30 live acts to Elizabethtown every year, and it’s coming up fast.

Otis Mountain Get Down.

The festival is back for its fourth year on Sept. 9-11, and with the venue almost booked to capacity, organizers expect it to be the biggest year yet.

For the uninitiated, Otis Mountain is a music and arts festival hosted on an old ski hill in the heart of the Adirondacks.

The venue, now simply called Otis Mountain, was once the Elizabethtown Ski Center, a public ski hill operation that ran from 1940-1959.

In a 1940 editorial on the ski hill, reprinted in “Lost Ski Areas” by Jeremy Davis, a writer gushed about the beloved place: “It is refreshing that so many of both adults and younger sports fans are taking a real interest ... The Elizabethtown Ski Club merits the congratulations of the entire community. This reporter joins heartily in its recommendation.”

Otis Mountain was lost for nearly 16 years, according to “Lost Ski Areas,” until Jeff Allott purchased the property and reopened it as a semi-private ski area and music venue.

Over the years, the Otis Mountain festival has seen acts of all genres and from all levels of notoriety.

This year, the lineup will feature artists from as close as Elizabethtown, to as far away as France.

“Personally, I’m looking forward to Kepa,” said Zach Allott, an organizer for the event and son of landowner Jeff Allott. “He’s a super cool singer-songwriter from southern France.”

Kepa’s twangy, steel-sliding string sound will join the many bluesy, soulful acoustic acts playing at Otis Mountain, including the Suitcase Junket, Whisky Shivers, Upstate Rubdown and City of the Sun to name a few.

But this isn’t your average, run-of-the-mill bluegrass fest: The lineup also features acts like hip hop/house DJ SnakeFoot, wild rock and rollers Ron Gallo, synthpop outfit How Sad, indiepunks Vundabar and Mosaic Foundation, a reggae group from the Finger Lakes.

“Otis brings together lots of different people, because there are so many genres represented,” said Allott. “[This year] we’ll be pushing activities like hiking to round out weekend. There will also be more art.”

For $50 per ticket, this weekend experience is “mind-blowingly cheap,” according to Elena Childers of Break Thru Radio.

But tickets are selling out fast: As of Monday, just general admission tickets are left.

“We are already close to our capacity of 2,500,” said Allott.

Those tickets can be found at otismountain.com.

When asked where they hope the festival will be in five years, organizers said: “We hope to keep bringing people into the area to see the town.”

Next week: The Sun will speak with headliners Lewis Del Mar, the Columbia Records artists who have performed at Otis Mountain in years prior, and have since been signed by one of the biggest record labels in the country.

The Otis Mountain Get Down will begin Friday, Sept. 9 and run until Sunday, Sept. 11. The festival will feature three stages and over 30 artists. For more information, visit otismountain.com.

Festival go-ers at last year’s Otis Mountain fest.

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Gristmill distills local grains in all Adirondack weather Founded nearly two years ago, the distillery in Keene adds local flavor to the liquor shelf

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KEENE — A 30-gallon barrel of whiskey filled at Gristmill Distillers last weekend will be done aging when newly enrolled college freshmen earn degrees four years from now.

Perched high on a winding, gravel mountain road, the farm distillery cures their local liquors in white oak barrels made at U.S. Barrels in Wilmington.

Some hold five gallons, some 10, others, 15 gallons.

A specially made barrel is about ready for 30 gallons.

Aligned in rows in the new barn, they exhale the “angel’s share.”

Some 10 to 15 percent of distilled spirits evaporate through the barrel’s wood.

“It can take 200 days to years, at least four years,” Gristmill’s founder and distiller Keith Van Sise, who built the new timber frame barn where his grandfather’s barn once stood.

The barrels hold clues to the unique flavors blending at Gristmill.

Made of oak cut in the Catskills, Van Sise explained that the interior is charred.

Charring works to filter, flavor and color the whiskey.

“It’s clear as water when it goes into the barrels,” Van Sise said.

But the resulting liquor is gold.

Gristmill founders, Van Sise and his partner Steph Hadik, are exploring the distilling craft with a focus on both the local legend, lore and products.

They named their first whiskey Black Fly, a nod to tolerance for what many consider a season here.

The Adirondack winter plays its part as well.

“The liquors age in this area more like a Scotch,” Van Sise said.

“Through the seasons, the barrels are exposed to temperatures that shift from hot and humid to cold and dry. The whiskey moves in and out of the oak. The hot, humid weather pushes the whiskey out of the barrels, and cold weather sucks it in,” the blender explained.

Results coming from Gristmill are earning approval and making their way into local taverns near and far.

The liquors they make include Black Fly bourbon whiskey, Rusty Piton moonshine, and 1892 Forever Wild apple brandy.

Ingredients are hyper-local: Corn and rye from Adirondack Organic Grains in Essex, apples from Rulf’s Orchards in Peru.

VanSise had traveled early this Saturday morning to pick up a halfton crate of corn in Essex.

Blender Keith Van Sise with his still at Gristmill. The shiny, pot bellied equipment takes up one corner of the distillery’s new barn.

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It’s a short drive, about six miles to Wilmington, to load the barrels into the truck, he said.

The cooperative part has helped make Gristmill’s operation both sustainable and efficient, Van Sise says.

And cohorts in town at Black Rooster Farm are aging maple syrup in some of Gristmill’s used kegs.

“Kirk Bassarab aged some of his syrup in our bourbon barrels, then he returns those barrels to us when he’s done,” Van Sise says of their innovation, part craft, part chemistry.

The resulting gallons of aged maple syrup sold out within hours at Black Rooster, Van Sise said.

Hints of maple will then flavor this whiskey when the barrels are refilled here, and stacked.

The cement floor in the barrel aging area is marked with an irregular pink stain.

“We blew a barrel,” Van Sise allows of one early experience.

He admits doing a few training runs at first.

“We distilled a case of Stewart’s Mountain Brew to see what would happen,” he said.

The still and areas for preparing corn or rye mash are a floor above.

The first vats blend water and yeast with starches from the grains into sugar, a process that takes about a week.

The giant blue containers are fit with gauges that bubble as gasses release.

Then the liquid is poured into the giant stainless steel still, which looks like a pot-bellied, gleaming spaceship.

After one run through the still, the 190-proof liquid is redistilled with great attention to detail, Van Sise says.

Three products come from that second round: heads, hearts and tails.

Lighter in alcohol content, heads and tails are kept aside, while the

hearts are placed into kegs.

As “feints,” the heads and tails have lower alcohol content and are added back into the distillation process.

“Which helps keep flavors consistent with the previous batch,” Van Sise said.

Narrow stainless steel pipes gauge alcohol content with a hydrometer. It measured about 190 proof last Saturday.

“Proof” is a very old term.

“In the early days, if they could light a clear liquid on fire, that ‘proved’ it was alcohol,” Van Sise explained.

Inspiration for building Gristmill Distillery came about as organically as the ingredients.

“Well, I built this barn,” Van Sise said, rubbing his chin and gazing at oak pegs that tie mortise and tenon joints together in all corners.

“I thought I would park the gator and equipment in here,” he said.

The barn never became a garage.

They had the space, and the still fit. It takes up one corner near a clean and orderly workbench.

The idea of making bourbon whiskey might have had some origin in a glass of the same, Van Sise allowed.

“I was going to put a climbing wall over there,” he said, indicating an open area between the barn floors.

The climbing wall didn’t make it from design to build, likely unpermitted at a distillery, Van Sise admits.

Aging kegs take up part of that space now.

Establishing a small business was made easier through immense local support, a fact Van Sise credits for Gristmill’s ability to grow and succeed.

“I can leave at 7:30 in the morning and be back from Essex with grain by 10,” Van Sise said.

“Everything is here. There are people who can work and it puts money back into the local economy.”

Van Sise and Hadik call it a farm-to-bottle operation.

Gristmill is a licensed farm distillery, which requires that they buy grains in New York.

And with five employees now, they are considering an expansion move to add a tasting room in town, one that would celebrate many local flavors.

Van Sise is looking for that place, time and taxes being considered.

For now, Black Fly bourbon whiskey and other Gristmill liquors are sold in most local liquor stores.

They are also available on shelves at several favorite bars, including Baxter Mountain Tavern in Keene and the Deer’s Head Inn in Elizabethtown.

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Mineville man sentenced for shooting hunter Shawn LaValley, of Mineville, sentenced to seven years in state prison for 2014 hunting incident

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ELIZABETHTOWN — A Moriah man was sentenced to seven years in state prison on Wednesday for shooting a fellow hunter in 2014.

Shawn LaValley, 35, shot Joseph Rodriguez in the abdomen while he was hunting in Mineville shortly before dark on Dec. 1, 2014.

Rodriguez, then 83, was wearing camouflage and an orange hat and was standing in the center of a trail.

LaValley was hunting with a 12 gauge shotgun, which he was prohibited from possessing due to a prior conviction, according to the Essex County district attorney.

State police arrested him after a two-week investigation.

Rodriguez, who also suffered a hand injury in the incident, was initially admitted to CVPH in critical condition and required several emergency surgeries.

Months of rehab followed his discharge from the hospital.

LaValley was convicted by an Essex County jury in May for assault in the second degree, a class D felony, and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, a class A misdemeanor.

Following his release, LaValley will also be subjected to three years post-release supervision and $5,600 in fees.

LaValley was also imposed a sentence of time served on the criminal possession of a weapon fourth degree conviction with a $1,000 fine.

A stay-away order of protection was also issued.

Essex County District Attorney Kristy Sprague said the shooting could have easily resulted in a fatality.

“The defense wanted the jury to believe this was an unfor-

tunate accident, while the facts proved otherwise,” Sprague said in a statement. “Hunting is meant to be a sport where the hunter respects not only his weapon and the lethality of it, but also of the other potential hunters or people around him.”

State Department of Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos called the incident an “aberration.”

“The 2015 New York Shawn LaValley hunting season was one of the safest on record and stands as the first year without a hunting-related shooting fatality since the 1950s,” Seggos said in a statement.

Rodriguez, a Korean War veteran, was a former town of Moriah councilman. He also drove a bus for Moriah Central and served as Senior Vice Commander at the Mineville VFW. LaValley was represented by the Essex County Public Defender’s Office, who said they plan on appealing the decision.

“We respectfully disagree with the jury’s decision and the ultimate sentence in this case,” the Essex County Public Defender’s Office said in a statement. “The Essex County Public Defender’s Office has a history of successful appellate challenges and we are confident that the appellate process in this case will provide our client with the relief that he is entitled to.”

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As summer fades

s another summer draws to an end and the days grow shorter, we try to squeeze in those summer time activities before the season changes and before we know it, we’ll find ourselves anxiously awaiting summer 2017, as we slip and chip away at the coming winter’s weather.

Summer is kick back time sitting on the front porch watching the world go by. Sandwiched between family reunions, picnics, trips to the ball park and popular swimming holes and in general trying to slow down in the pace of everyday life, we should try to just soak up the opportunity to just enjoy life.

I guess I’m just an old timer who remembers the days gone past and sees the issues facing the American family in a connected world that just can’t seem to be dialed in. As we pass through these changing times, it’s easy to find fault with the world today and complain about what we don’t agree with rather than appreciating what we do have.

The birth of a child, a christening, a child’s birthday party, or even a child’s sporting event; these are the events that define life and defy the ages. What parent, grandparent, relative or close family friend doesn’t share the same joy today that their counterparts enjoyed at any time in the past watching our young ones grow and remembering our own youthful days� Current events will always have an impact on how the pace of life changes through the ages, but priorities are frequently self imposed. We must take stock in how we choose to live and the value we place on time, which is ever so fleeting.

The calendar pages fly off the wall, or in most cases these days, off the computer screen or mobile phone as we work harder to stay focused on just keeping up.

It’s easy to get so caught up in all the new technology, the massive amounts of information we have streaming into our homes and the constant demands on our time. Putting down the phone and replacing it with a neighborly visit over the fence, taking a family trip or volunteering for a charity requires nothing more than making a simple choice and sticking with it.

The solution is to keep your priorities grounded, sharing time with those you love and respect, while being considerate of those who do not think like you. They are entitled to their thoughts, choices and beliefs, just as much as you are to yours.

Don’t let the highly contagious political fever spoil the joys of summer. There will be plenty of time to reengage with that mess when it counts the most, during the debates and on election day.

Enjoy these last fleeting days of summer. The world with all its ups and downs, scandals and threats will still be out there when fall returns. Summers are special and each summer should be filled with unique memories that last a lifetime.

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Want a pay raise? Earn it!

tate legislators are primed to receive a 47 percent pay raise this fall.

A state-appointed panel has been weighing the boost this year for the legislature, who haven’t received an increase since 1999.

Lawmakers receive a base pay of $79,500, a number that increases based on leadership positions.

The increase would bring everyone to $116,900.

The seven-person panel’s recommendations, due

by Nov. 15, would automatically become law unless legislators vote against the bump, which also includes other state officials, including the comptroller and attorney general.

This seems a bit extravagant.

Lawmakers are overdue for an increase, sure, but a straight shot of 47 percent is pushing it.

Imagine asking your boss for a 47 percent raise.

And imagine doing so without tying it to a pretty rigorous job performance evaluation.

Any future hikes should be based on merit — like

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he Social Center’s founder, Cora Putnam Hale, recognized value in the arts and desired that the center offer opportunities to benefit from the arts. Arts enrich a community as much today as in 1939, and we are very pleased to have offered, with lots of support, our lawn performances this summer.

The Social Center would like to thank all who attended and supported our summer performing arts series.

We hope everyone enjoyed the performances. We are excited to begin working on improving the program for next summer.

We greatly appreciate Life Church, Pastor Jeremiah and Rebekah Brinkman, and numerous volunteers for sharing their activities on several nights. The bounce house and treats made those nights extra special.

Thank you to Bronx Bistro and Bub’s Pizza for offering dinner on several nights. Good food makes the experience richer, and we hope to offer food at every performance next summer.

Thank you to the Elizabethtown Town Council and Supervisor Noel Merrihew for supporting summer lawn concerts for Elizabethtown. Supporting and enjoying local artists is important

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meaningful ethics reform, for instance.

Yes, the legislature did vote earlier this year to strip legislators convicted of corruption of their taxpayerfunded pensions earned during public service.

But those reforms can be deepened to further discourage abuse.

The law doesn’t extend to state workers, which means people like prison seamstress Joyce Mitchell and the former Warren County IT worker who got nabbed for pilfering laptops from the state last month will still be eligible to cash out.

The legislature should also set a cap on outside income, which for many lawmakers, often poses an unsavory dalliance with the dark side.

We’d also like to see the part-time body transition to a full-time schedule.

The reasoning is simple: Lawmakers should hold themselves to the same standards as the people they represent.

For the working class people of the economically-

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depressed North Country, this might include an annual 3 percent pay raise.

But a retroactive boost is ridiculous, especially considering their gold-plated health insurance packages.

We like our representatives, so this is not a referendum on their performance, but rather of the body as a whole.

With the corruption scandals that have roiled the state; the last-minute flurry of legislation this past June and watered-down ethics reform packages, there’s not a lot to love about the way our state government is functioning right now.

We certainly shouldn’t be rewarding them with such a significant raise.

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for our community.

Many thanks to the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts for providing funding for the artists who performed on Wednesday Family Nights via the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. This support provided a wonderful opportunity to our families.

Thank you to the Essex County Arts Council for awarding a Cultural Assistance Program (CAP) Grant, and to the Essex County Board of Supervisors for supporting arts in our communities.

As fall approaches, watch for the return of programs which took a summer break, like Zumba and Pleasant Valley Chorale, as well as some new classes.

On Thursday, Sept. 1, at 11 a.m. the garden club will demonstrate how to root woody plants. This is a fun way to expand your garden at little cost. Bring a lunch; coffee and dessert are provided.

Contact Kathy Linker for more information at 873-6493.

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

he North North Country Country SPCA SPCA and Kathy Wilcox > Columnist our many supporters rollerprincessfrog@yahoo.com in the community had a terrific time last weekend at our annual Open House.

Check out our Facebook page to see some of the highlights, including microchipping, a dunking booth, the famous golf ball drop, police K-9 demonstrations, crafts, free adoptions and more!

If you weren’t able to attend, you will definitely want to mark your calendars for next year’s celebration.

Our featured pet this week is Muu Muu, a spaniel/beagle-mix who has made an amazing comeback from some serious illness and hardship.

When Muu Muu arrived at the shelter, this older gentleman was in terrible shape; he was malnourished, covered in fleas, with a severe ear and eye infection, and painfully lame.

The shelter staff immediately took Muu Muu to see our veterinarian who informed us that, in addition to his visible illnesses, he also had Lyme disease and arthritis.

Fortunately, Muu Muu’s infections are healed and he is now on a pain management program which seems to be making a huge difference for him. He definitely loves his walks and will go for miles.

Muu Muu also adores the play yard and will actually gallop around it!

Although his vision and hearing are not the best, Muu Muu doesn’t let this slow him down at all.

This handsome guy gets along well with both dogs and cats and is really hoping for some quality retirement time.

Could that time be spent with you�

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Elise Stefanik> Congresswoman, 21st District elise.stefanik@mail.house.gov

‘Keeping my promises’ “From my first day in Congress, I have tirelessly worked across party lines to keep my promises,” writes US Rep. Elise Stefanik

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wo years ago, when I ran for Congress, I promised to bring new ideas and a new generation of leadership to Washington on behalf of the North Country.

I promised you that my top priority would be to fight for jobs and economic opportunity for North Country families.

And from the day I took the oath of office, I have worked with both Republicans and Democrats to pass key legislation to help our North Country economy grow.

In Congress, we have passed important laws laying the groundwork for fundamental tax reform so we can have a flatter, fairer, simpler tax code that helps families and small businesses plan for the future. We also have passed important regulatory reform to reign in an overreaching federal government.

There is more work to be done in the future, which is why I remain committed to achieving comprehensive tax and regulatory reform so our businesses can grow and create more good paying jobs for North Country families.

Our District is geographically the largest Congressional District in New York State, so we understand that the quality of our infrastructure — our roadways, waterways, and bridges — is tied to the health of our economy. For the first time in a decade, we passed a bipartisan, multi-year highway bill to provide important long term investment for our infrastructure.

Our economy needs predictability and certainty, and this highway bill allows us to stop passing short term, stopgap measures so that important manufacturers like Bombardier and NovaBus can plan and grow.

In our region, where the transportation equipment sector employs more than 8,000 workers, passing that bill was vital, and I’m proud of my role in its enactment.

Leadership in Washington also means standing up to your own party to support

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economic growth at home.

That’s why I voted to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, an important program for key North Country businesses across our district, including New York Air Brake, Swarovski and Belcam. The Export-Import bank ensures that job creators like these can continue to compete on a level playing field with foreign nations, while keeping manufacturing jobs here in New York and in the United States.

I also promised to be a voice for commonsense reforms to our healthcare system.

In my first year in office, I authored the repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s autoenrollment mandate — the largest fix to Obamacare this Congress. My legislation, signed by President Obama into law, reduces harmful penalties on individuals and employers, and protects North Country jobs.

I’ve led the fight to repeal the burdensome medical device tax on firms across our district that produce products to help North Country families live healthier, safer lives. This is an especially important issue in Warren County, which is known as “catheter valley.”

We were successful in securing a two-year delay in this onerous tax, leading AngioDynamics to announce that they will take the $4.3 million in savings for their business and use it to create jobs in our community.

In the North Country, we understand the importance of Canada as our nation’s largest trading partner. Plattsburgh has even branded itself as Montreal’s “U.S. Suburb,” with 15 percent of its area workforce working for a Canadian or border-related employer.

That is why I helped lead the effort to introduce the Promoting Travel, Commerce and National Security Act — a necessary step to finalize the preclearance agreement between the U.S. and Canada, which was reached nearly a year ago.

Increasing commerce with our Canadian neighbors is a top economic priority for our region, and this legislation will help build increased economic ties while supporting travel, commerce and tourism between our two nations. This is a landmark piece of legislation for U.S. and Canadian relations and I look forward to helping move it through Congress this year.

Agriculture is also critical to our North Country economy. I have cosponsored legislation to reform our H2A visa program to help our workforce, and introduced legislation to expand broadband access to rural farmers.

These represent real results for the hardworking families in our district.

From my first day in Congress, I have tirelessly worked across party lines to keep my promises. There is, however, much more work to be done to keep our North Country economy growing.

I’m proud to serve the 21st District as a new generation of leadership in Washington. I’ll continue to fight for new ideas on behalf of the North Country – and that means working with Republicans, Democrats, and Independents alike.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

InÊ gratitude To the Editor: Regarding Ken Fenimore’s reply (The Valley News Sun, Aug. 20 edition) to my earlier letter, I can only say thank you, Ken, for providing me with precisely the response I had expected.

Bob Segall Upper Jay

ALSÊ FundraiserÊ aÊ greatÊ success To the Editor: In June of 2006, the Mountain Riders Motorcycle Club hosted their first Annual ALS Motorcycle Rally & Ride.

The fundraiser was in honor of Au Sable Forks native, Johnny Nixon, who was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease but succumb to his illness in 2007.

Ten years later, the Mountain Riders, M.C. has financially assisted numerous area residents diagnosed with ALS, maintaining our mission statement in hosting the first and only annual ALS fundraiser in the North Country Region to disburse 100 percent of the proceeds generated to those affected by this terrible disease.

On behalf of the Club members, we wish to thank local motorcycle clubs, non-members, North Country businesses, community members, media outlets and organizations for their years of commitment and generosity extended through donations and sponsorships.

We further wish to extend much thanks and appreciation to the families of the men and women diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease for their continued support toward the annual fundraiser.

The Club is grateful to the Au Sable Forks Knights of Columbus Council for generously donating a handcrafted Adirondack-themed bench (built by Knight Member and local artisan Ted Holzer) in honor of Sister Yvonne Teresa Cusson, who was diagnosed with ALS and was this year’s recipient.

We always welcome Troop B to participate in memory of retired New York state police investigators John Dwyer and Larry Bliss, who sadly passed away several years ago to Lou Gehrig’s Disease. This year, we wish to extend our thanks and appreciation to Officer McCormick for his maintaining traffic safety as the bikers departed Main Street.

In marking the 10th year of the Annual ALS Fundraiser, it was truly an honor to have NYS Assemblywoman, Janet Duprey (R-Peru), as our guest speaker.

The Assemblywoman is aware of the increase and concern of Lou Gehrig’s in the North Country Region and supports all advocacy and fund raising efforts hosted throughout the year.

In conclusion, we thank everyone for the 10 years of support and commitment in raising thousands of dollars and continued awareness.

Kevin Cobb and Craig SantaMaria Au Sable Forks

Murphy:Ê ThanksÊ forÊ MountainÊ RidersÊ support To the Editor: On Saturday, June 4th, 2016, the Mountain Riders Motorcycle Club hosted their 10th Annual A.L.S. Motorcycle Rally & Poker Run. The 10th successful

year had marked my final year as a volunteer.

I wish to thank the Mountain Riders, M.C. for welcoming me 10 years ago as a non-club member and entrusting me as a volunteer to coordinate the solicitation of donations for the auction, sponsors for the food and the task of preparing and submitting all advertising to the local media outlets.

Over the past 10 years, I have met numerous men and women diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Through the tragic diagnosis bestowed upon these wonderful souls, there were often smiles, hugs, hand holding and conversations shared, uplifting everyone’s spirits.

Several area residents diagnosed with A.L.S. and their families were introduced to me as strangers but today are considered my friends. Although my involvement with the disease has been in an indirect nature, the common goals to raise awareness and funds will forever bond us.

As a fund raiser for over the past 15 years, I had the opportunity to make countless connections and form lasting rapports with businesses locally and as far as Florida, California and Canada. I wish to thank these businesses as well as the private donors for generously donating to the auction, food/beverage, live entertainment and venue.

I also wish to thank local media outlets for their continued dedication in bringing A.L.S. awareness to the North Country Region.

My heart weighs heavy in stepping down as a volunteer but my heart is filled with much thanks and appreciation for being a part of the Annual A.L.S. Fundraiser. Please join me in the continuing to support this event and all ALS Fundraisers hosted throughout the year.

Kelly C. Murphy Au Sable Forks

NarrativeÊ of Ê connectingÊ IsraelÊ toÊ RussiaÊ isÊ Ô gettingÊ oldÕ To the Editor: Although I didn’t demonstrate in the cold and snow and slush in protest of the rush to war in Iraq, I do share with Jim Bullard his stance against the invasion for largely the same reasons, as I share his skepticism of Trump’s cozying up to Putin.

However, hard as I try, I can’t wrap my “tired old brain” around the reasoning of his “tired old brain” as it segues from Iraq to Russia running the U.S. State Department to Congress to Israel (“Trump Vote a Vote for Putin Policies,” by Jim Bullard, Aug. 13 edition of the Valley News Sun). Take out the Iraq blunder and the gratuitous snipe at Israel and we have Mr. Bullard building a theory of conspiracy between Trump and Putin, to be sanctioned somehow by Congress.

That is quite intriguing, and I wish I could say it’s amusing and fanciful. Yet, in almost the same breath as his Trump-Putin-KGB connection theory, Mr. Bullard again changes course and implies that Israel is “already largely directing” U.S. foreign policy. Not only is this a bit like saying the tail wags the dog, it is absurd and, if I may add, offensive.

Israel is the only stable democracy in the Middle East whose people share many of the same values dear to us Americans. It is our good fortune to have Israel as an ally in that politically explosive corner of the world. For an enjoyable read on how this all came about, I suggest Mr. Bullard pick up a copy of David McCullough’s biography of Harry Truman. The book is available in the Clinton, Essex and Franklin County library system. He may find the story inspiring.

And while he’s at it, I suggest that he look into what might be his underlying motive for off-handedly connecting our friend Israel to our nemesis Russia. It’s a narrative I’ve heard before, and it’s getting old.

Bob Segall Upper Jay

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COMMENTARY

The collapse of Obamacare Insurer bailouts are a waste of taxpayer dollars Phil Kerpen

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he health insurance exchanges that are the beating heart of Obamacare are on the edge of collapse, with premiums rising sharply for ever narrower provider networks, nonprofit health co-ops shuttering their doors, and even the biggest insurance companies heading for the exits amid mounting losses.

Three states - Alaska, Alabama, and Wyoming - are already down to just a single insurance company, as are large parts of several other states, totaling at least 664 counties.

UnitedHealth is pulling out completely, Humana is pulling out of 88 percent of counties it was in, and last weak Aetna strongly suggested it will be exiting, too, unless it gets bribed to stay with a huge, annual infusion of direct corporate bailout payments from taxpayers.

Dealing with the wreckage will be at the top of the agenda for the new president and Congress next year, and their options will be limited especially if, as appears likely, we will continue to have divided government.

The most likely outcome, then, is the muddled middle, keeping gravely ill Obamacare on life support, with the major policy fight being over the extent to which taxpayers should be forced to provide billions in corporate bailout cash infusions.

Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini was pretty blatant in a recent interview with Zachary Tracer of Bloomberg.

Here’s the key part: “Rather than transferring money among insurers, the law should be changed to subsidize insurers with government funds,” Bertolini said.

“It needs to be a non-zero sum pool in order to fix it,’ Bertolini said.”

In other words: everybody is losing money, so taxpayers need to pick up the tab.

The Obama administration is already playing fast and loose with the law to shovel as many bailout bucks to insurers as they can - on top of Obamacare’s huge subsidies to lower income consumers and a penalty tax on people who don’t buy in. They shortchanged taxpayers by $3.5 billion that, contrary to law, they sent to insurance companies instead.

Democrats will support legalizing these payments and authorizing even larger direct corporate bailouts on an ongoing basis as a way to keep insurance companies in the Obamacare exchanges.

Republicans will be attacked as saboteurs for resisting bailout payments, but that misses the point.

Direct corporate welfare to bribe companies to participate in a poorly designed program is throwing good money after bad.

We won’t be able to get to a real solution until we acknowledge that Obamacare is too rigidly structured and regulated to offer products people actually want, and needs to be reformed or replaced with genuine, functioning markets that give us a much wider variety of plans.

Before that can happen, Obamacare supporters need to be held accountable for the law’s manifest failures - not permitted to paper them over with billions more of our tax dollars.

Phil Kerpen is the president of American Commitment and the author of “Democracy Denied.”

Kerpen can be reached at phil@ americancommitment.org.

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EYE ON THE ARTS

Distraction and mood

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t often feels like the passing of time is a matter of perspective.

It’s as if existing somewhere is a complex equation involving distraction and mood, the combination of which determines how quickly time speeds by.

Let’s say that you get out of school at 4 p.m., and it’s currently 3:50 p.m. If you’re free from stimulation, and you’re aggrieved, perhaps this ten minutes will seem like the longest of your life. Each minute will stretch out before you like an accordion; a compact structure unfolding and expanding beyond what seems reasonable.

If you’re older, bogged down by work and stressed out that you will not finish on time, then it is possible that this ten minutes will, given the ironic world we live in, seem to speed by with the steady efficiency of a Japanese bullet train.

Distraction and mood.

In reality, time passes of its own accord. It’s our perspective that changes.

Though some circumstances are unchangeable, most of the time we do have the ability to entertain ourselves and change our mood. Those things are yours to change.

As always, I have a few suggestions on the arts and entertainment front. One of them will could even alter your perception of time.

Downtown Plattsburgh will be abuzz with festivities surrounding the annual Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration on Sept. 8. The city will celebrate with new reenactments, live music, kids activities and more. The event will continue through Sept. 11. For more information, contact the City of Plattsburgh’s Promotions and Special Events Coordinator, Sandra Geddes, at geddess@cityofplattsburgh-ny.gov.

The Seagle Music Colony’s Fall Revue will return to Keene Valley on Sept. 3. The show, “Great Songs and Great Singers,” will feature Seagle’s 2016 post-season young artists singing tunes made popular by stars like Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Judy Garland. A donation of $10 is requested. The show will start at 4 p.m., with Jorie Moss, Edith Grossman, Dustin Damonte and Ryan Hill taking the stage. For more information, call Leslie at 576-9243.

A free short course on Lake Champlain’s aquatic ecology will be offered Aug. 29-30 at the Crown Point Historic Site. The class will run from 6-8:30 p.m. on the first evening and from 5:30-9 p.m. the next night at the site’s museum theater. Participants may attend either or both sessions. Space is limited, so preregistration is requested by Aug. 25. To register, go to uvm. edu/seagrant/fisheries-leadership-institute.

The Still Hand String Band will perform at the Waterhole in Saranac Lake on Sept. 1. The Still Hand String Band is a four-piece progressive jam-grass band from northeastern Pennsylvania. The band plays a wide variety of original and cover material from all genres. This free show will begin at 6 p.m. For more information, contact the Waterhole at 354-5441.

Elizabethtown is revving up for one of their biggest events of the year: the Otis Mountain Get Down. The weekend festival will begin on Sept. 9 and showcase local and nationally renown acts on the same bill. Among the many bands to be featured are Lewis Del Mar, Kat

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Sam Goodwill will perform at ROTA Studio and Gallery in Plattsburgh on Sept. 3. Sam Goodwill is an alternative singer-songwriter from Ohio. Bell Lungs, an improv psychedelic-folk singer from Scotland, will open. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. with the entry price placed on a $3-10 sliding scale. Attendees are encouraged to pay what they can afford.

For more information, visit facebook.com/rotagallery.

The 2016 ADK Coast Summer Wine Fest will be held at Conroy’s Organics in Chazy from 12-6 p.m. on Aug. 27.

Attendees will taste local wines and hard ciders alongside food from Conroy’s Organics and other local food vendors.

Tickets for the ADK Coast Summer Wine Fest are $25 and include a commemorative wine glass, all wine and cider tastings, a lunch plate from Conroy’s Organics and admission to the Wine Fest. Tickets are available online at adkcoastwine. com/event/wine-festival.

Art in the Public Eye’s 2016 Outdoor Cinema Series will come to a close on Sept. 2 with a screening of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at dusk in Glens Falls’ City Park. For more information, visit facebook.com/artinthepubliceye.

The Lake Placid Center for the Arts’ “Convergence of Pastel” exhibit is on display now and will run until Sept.

18. The exhibit was curated by regional artist Diane Leifheit, who will also be exhibiting recent works with the dozen pastelists.

“This exhibit will be a first in the region, presenting 12 recognized artists working in the pastel medium,” Leifheit said. For more information, visit lakeplacidarts.org.

By popular demand, Pendragon Theatre’s highly acclaimed production of “ART,” the 1998 Tony award winning comedy by Yasmina Reza, will return to the Saranac Lake. “ART” will run from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 at 8 p.m. According to organizers, when ART played at Pendragon this spring it received rave reviews from patrons and critics alike. For more information, contact the theatre at 8911854 or visit pendragontheatre.org.

The Can/Am Beach Soccer Championship Tournament will make its debut at the Plattsburgh City Beach on Aug. 27-28. Teams of all abilities from all regions in both Can- The Suitcase Junket, pictured ada and the United States are invited to participate and here, will perform during the take home the championship. For more information, or to Otis Mountain Get Down, register your team for this event, visit canambeachsoccer. which begins Sept. 9. For com. Registration is $30 per player and includes an event more information or tickets visit otismountain.com t-shirt and free entry to the Plattsburgh City Beach.

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Adirondack snowmobile connector curtailed again Appellate Court ordered second injunction last Friday, pending decision in Albany Supreme Court

is misleading.

“The application of ‘multi-use’ to define a trail is a sham in the Adirondacks. Nobody will use these trails for hiking,” he said, pointing to what he believes are problems with oversized waterbars on trails planted with grass.

“They are nearly impossible to ride a bike on and they’re not what the mountain biking community wants.

“These are 12-foot-wide clear-cuts through the forest. They say that they’re going to be attractive for horses, but they’re very steep in many places, they have lots of water bars and an uneven surface.”

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RAY BROOK — Off-and-on construction of the multi-use Community Connector Trail on state Forest Preserve land between Newcomb and Minerva was stopped again last Friday.

An Appellate Court overturned the Albany Supreme Court decision that had restarted work on the trail mid-August.

In July, Protect the Adirondacks successfully won its first injunction from the Appellate Court against the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) on planning and cutting on the 13.5 mile trail.

A month later, Albany Supreme Court Justice Gerald Connolly lifted the halt.

But last Friday, the Appellate Court granted a temporary stay of execution, pending a decision on Protect’s new appeal.

COUNTING TREES Protect first moved to stop the entire project last year, charging that DEC’s trail cutting violates the 14th “Forever Wild” Amendment of the state constitution.

The court told Protect then they had no evidence or independent analysis of numbers of trees cut.

“We had a field consultant out in the forest and we counted stumps. We estimated DEC is removing 15,000 trees in this project, and has cut about 7,500 — they’re half-way done,” Protect Executive Director Peter Bauer said in an interview last week.

Protect counted trees smaller than three inches in diameter, a method significantly different than the DEC’s.

“What we have found is that the state only counts trees three inches diameter or greater. Unfortunately, we think the judge erred in saying the trees less than three inches in diameter are ‘saplings’ or ‘seedlings,” Bauer said.

“Depending on the type of tree, species and habit, you can have a tree decades-old, biding its time waiting for an opportunity for an opening in the canopy. We plan to teach the court about the complexity of the forest and the importance of these smaller trees.”

In court papers, Protect charges DEC has also underestimated the number of large trees that need to be cut to complete the trail.

Pictured is a portion of the Newcomb to Minerva snowmobile trail that has been completed, seeded with grass seed and covered with hay.

HALF-BUILT Mired in layers of litigation, the trail is supposed to be completed by fall 2017.

At DEC, Commissioner Basil Seggos said Connolly’s July decision allowing work to move forward acknowledged proper public planning.

“The court has correctly found that DEC’s actions to develop this snowmobile trail were constitutional,” Seggos said in a news release.

“DEC has worked carefully to develop this trail with minimal impact on Forest Preserve lands, and at the same time is eliminating other trails that are redundant, unsafe and intrude into more remote areas of the Forest Preserve.”

FLAWED PLAN For Bauer and Protect, the number of trees being cut exacerbates what they consider a flawed plan.

“First off, they haven’t figured out a way to cross the Boreas River.

“Secondly, they are building a trail to nowhere. They still do not have agreements with private landowners to get the trail downtown to Minerva, to Sporty’s (Saloon) bar and Murdie’s Store. Snowmobiling is heavily a bar-to-bar experience in the Adirondacks. You have the bar in Newcomb, the bar in Indian Lake and the trails connect all of them,” Bauer said.

QUESTIONS MULTI-USE Bauer also says the definition of “multi-use” for the trail system

SNOWMOBILERS SOUND OFF Dominic Jacangelo is executive director of the New York State Snowmobile Association.

He says DEC’s construction is meant to support multiple use on the Connector Trail.

“The state wants them to be used in spring, summer and fall as well as winter.”

The water bars, for example, steer water away from the trail, he said.

“We’re not as concerned about the trails being wet,” Jacangelo said.

And not everyone wants to hike 20 miles on mountain trails into the back country, he added.

“These trails make access easier for many people.

“The other thing this construction exposes is the value of using existing roads for connector trails,” Jacangelo said, pointing to existing logging roads in Boreas Tract.

“It’s very clear there are good roads in Boreas. Use the road.”

As for lack of snow last winter and several years ago, Jacangelo, who is supervisor in the Town of Poestenkill, said the weather varies.

“Last year was unusual. The year before I rode right into April and up in that area. To use global warming is a marginal argument.

Next winter could be the snowiest we’ve ever seen.

President of the Newcomb Snowmobile Club Eric Schreifels said he has seen people walking and hiking on what’s built of the trails this summer.

“Yes, it’s worth putting those trails in. People do use this in the summer, people hike it and people walk it. The trails are important for year-round opportunity and are designed to connect the towns together.”

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Bobsled Run Road to be paved ahead of Ironman 70.3 Race Project to be completed ahead of first-ever Ironman 70.3 Lake Placid half-triathlon

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LAKE PLACID — A 1.1 mile stretch of the Bobsled Run Road will be repaved this spring, the state Department of Transportation announced last week.

The project to refurbish the road leading into the Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex will be completed in time for the new Ironman 70.3 Lake Placid half-triathlon, which will make its debut in September, joining the Ironman Lake Placid full-distance event held each July.

The Bobsled Run Road runs to the Olympic Bobsled Complex, among other Olympic attractions.

The state said materials and pavement clock in at $250,000, not including labor.

“Ironman is an integral part of the North Country’s economy, and this partnership will be a win for competitors, fans and visitors,” state Department of Transportation Commissioner Matthew Driscoll said.

Funds for materials and equipment will be provided through a “cooperative effort” among Essex County, North Elba, Lake Placid, ORDA, ROOST and Ironman Lake Placid, according to a news release.

Local officials said the project was also a matter of ensuring safety for participating athletes and year-round residents.

“It’s not only the world-class Ironman athletes, but the visitors and area residents who need to know they can count on safe roads and bridges while traveling through and appreciating the beauty of our Adirondack mountains,” said state Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury).

BRIDGE UPDATES As part of his trip through the region, Driscoll also received a progress report on the nine bridges along Route 73 in North Elba and Keene being replaced as part of the state’s $518 million bridge program.

The agency is replacing a pair of 84-year-old bridges in North Elba near the 1980 Olympic Ski Jumps with a single bridge to cross the West Branch of AuSable River, a $7.25 million project.

The effort includes removal of the existing bridges and is

‘Fire on the Mountain’ chili challenge to headline Festival of the Colors WILMINGTON — Fiery reds and oranges of fall in the Adirondacks will be complemented by the Fire on the Mountain chili challenge at the 13th annual Festival of the Colors from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 10.

The event features local artists, produce growers, bakers and homemade crafters, along with local food vendors. Live music will be performed by Johnny and the Triumphs from 1 to 4 p.m.

Fire on the Mountain Chili Challenge participants should deliver their chili for judging between 10 and 11 a.m. Official judging will take place at 11:30 a.m., and “People’s Choice” public tasting will be available from noon till 3:30 p.m. Winners will be announced at 4 p.m.

Event admission and kids activities are free. For more information, contact the Whiteface Region Visitors Bureau at 518-946-2255 or info@whitefaceregion.com.

For 25 years, the Fisher House program has provided a “home away from home” for families of patients receiving medical care at major military and VA medical centers. The homes provide temporary free lodging so families can be close to their loved ones during a medical crisis, allowing them to focus on wh what’s important – the healing process.

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scheduled for completion by the end of 2017.

One bridge in Keene Valley — that spanning Route 73 over the Johns Brook Overflow — was completed last year.

The remaining six bridges in the $15.6 million project are on schedule to be completed by the end of this year, according to the DOT. Pictured above: Department of Transportation Commissioner Matt

Driscoll, flanked by state and local officials, discusses the Route 73 Ski Jump bridges in Lake Placid on Aug. 19, 2016.

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The Bears

From page 1 Rory yelled at the bear and it scampered off into the woods.

“The next night it came back, it was up in a tree. It tried to come back to the porch door and my dad (Jake Riggins) scared it away.”

The cousins from out-of-town were nonplussed by their close encounter with a bear, Rory said.

“My cousin was terrified. The bear wasn’t very big, I think it was fairly young.”

The family reported the marauding bear to the Department of Environmental Conservation, one among an extraordinary number of bear encounter reports called in this summer to DEC from all over: Long Lake, Raquette Lake, Saranac Lake, Keene Valley, North Elba and even at the edge of the park as far south as Fort Ann. BANNER YEAR FOR BEAR ENCOUNTERS Jim Stickles is the DEC Region 5 wildlife biologist assigned to manage bears.

“This has definitely been a banner year for bear encounters in the Adirondacks,” he told the Sun in a recent interview.

The bears here are all Black Bears, Stickles said.

They are coming out of the forests into towns to find food.

Normally, bears survive on berries, fruits and various types of vegetation.

“But when we have dry years like this, the food sources are not abundant or have dried out to the point where they’re not valuable as food anymore,” Stickles said.

Stickles was familiar with several of the creatures that have been rummaging around the Hamlet of Keene Valley.

“We’ve had a male and a mother with two cubs in that area that we’re monitoring,” Stickles said.

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The male was hit last week by a car on Route 73 and killed, Stickles said.

The mother bear is still being monitored.

DEC watches and classifies nuisance bears in a system that ranges from Class 1 (more dangerous) to Class 4.

This allows biologists to isolate a dangerous bear from others that exhibit more normal behavior and remain wary of people.

When bears begin to exhibit behavior that causes structural damage to property, it becomes a different story, the DEC biologist said.

Right now, DEC is trying to capture a bear in Raquette Lake that has been breaking into cabins and destroying property in the process.

But that’s not the only bear burglar.

BEAR BARRAGE OLD FORGE In Old Forge, a bear broke into a car parked at the Old Forge Camping Resort off Route 28, according to recent news reports.

The owners, Franklin and Lexi Smith, shared their story via social media, telling how they watched as the bruin, a mom with cubs, triggered the car’s alarm by jumping on the hood.

The alarm unlocked the car doors, and the bear got inside.

Then the doors shut.

The angry mother bear completely destroyed the interior of the Smith’s car in the few minutes before security showed up.

A friend of the Smith’s, Joseph A Rizzo Jr., posted a photo of the shredded car on his Facebook page, adding his part of the story about that bear: “I hear some noises outside our tent, peak my head out and it’s just three bears and one is INSIDE Claudia Rizzo Moore’s car! I managed to scare them off to the neighbor’s where one of the bears opens up their (Smith’s) car, crawls in, and the car door closes behind the bear. The bear is now trapped inside their car...”

SARANAC LAKE’S BEARS Numerous calls from a wide swath of the Village of Saranac Lake have DEC looking there in earnest to find a bothersome bear.

Winchell shared a map showing much of the northern section above Lake Flower where sightings have occurred.

But there might be more than one bear.

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“He could be swimming the lake,” Fuller told the Sun. “I’ve had three discernable bear pictures, so far. It gets into the neighbor’s garbage. Every Saturday, vacation rentals flip over, so the garbage cans are full with one group leaving and another coming in. And he’s been here every Saturday night.

The bear makes a big mess,” Fuller said.

Stickles, the DEC wildlife biologist, said there haven’t been many reports of nuisance bears from Champlain Valley residents in towns like Willsboro, Essex or Westport.

“There are different vegetation and food sources throughout that section and that could play a part in why bears haven’t been as much of a problem as in the central Adirondacks,” he said.

The population, too, is less dense than in recreational camping areas in close proximity to the forest.

MANAGING BEARS Stickles is hoping that the rain in recent days will ripen the berry crops, brighten vegetation and entice bears back to their normal habitat.

“The apples are looking good this year as well. Hopefully they will be moving off to other primary food sources,” he said.

But if a bear does present threat to property, DEC will try to trap it.

DEC uses what is called a “culvert trap,” which is a length of metal culvert closed on one end, Winchell said.

The trap is permanently mounted to a trailer on wheels.

Bait entices the bear inside, and then a hatch on the open end closes shut.

Stickles said they do relocate male bears who may be establishing territory.

But relocating is not the primary solution: it does not solve the problem once a bear has become habituated to humans and human food.

Sometimes DEC will retrain a bear to not like people, a process called hazing.

At other times, DEC will tag a female bear with cubs in order to track it during the hibernation period, Stickles said.

If a bear has attacked a human, it could be euthanized.

But each bear is evaluated according to its behaviors.

“Not every situation is the same,” Stickles said.

People who wish to report nuisance bear behavior can call DEC Dispatch at Region 5 in Ray Brook: 897-1300.

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Big Slide

From page 1 The beer combines dark crystal malts and roasted barley with additions of Blackstrap molasses and turbinado to “create an intensely rich, robust and full bodied Russian Imperial Stout,” according to the brewery.

The aging process allows for flavors to mellow out, mingle and provide a cohesive flavor, Litchfield said.

Imperial stouts are meant to be strong and roasty — not hoppy, said the brewer.

The final result is a smooth-tasting beer, Litchfield said, that goes down easy. And with a 10 percent alcohol content, the brew packs a heavy punch.

And, Litchfield noted, aging the beer in an old missile silo is “just ridiculously cool.”

Big Slide Brewing unveiled their new creation at the launch of their Big Slide Brewing Company & Public House on Saturday.

The brewpub, located on Cascade Road, has been brewing since June 1 and has been serving customers since their soft opening in mid-June.

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dustrial-style dining room and a semi-open kitchen.

The menu keeps it local by using ingredients from Atlas Hoofed It Farm — the home of the missile silo.

Both breweries aim to “push the envelope” of beer styles, explained Chris Ericson, owner and brewmaster.

“Even with our expansion three years ago, the Pub’s brewery still runs at near capacity,” Ericson said. “We wanted to expand our production as well as brew styles of beer which push the envelope a bit — we were dying to brew sour beers, barrel-aged beers, chili pepper beers and so many others, and now we can at Big Slide.”

Ten house beers are available on-site, including “To Russia With Love,” which is available on draft and to-go in “crowlers,” or 32 ounce cans that can be purchased and refilled.

At right: Brewers extract “To Russia With Love” from a decommissioned missile silo at the Atlas Hoofed It Farm in Vermontville on Aug. 17, 2016. The Russian Imperial Stout made its debut on Saturday the Big Slide Brewery & Public House’s launch party. The new brewpub is located at 5686 Cascade Road, Lake Placid.

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From page 1 ambulance squads: Essex Volunteer Fire Department, Whallonsburg Volunteer Fire Department, Wadhams Volunteer Fire Department, Willsboro Volunteer Fire Department and Westport Hose Co. #1.

Together, they have over 115 trained first responders from the three towns they protect.

The annual Grange Block Party this year was revamped and newly dedicated to firefighters and emergency medical technicians, according to Grange Manager Kate Ritter, who organized the summer party.

“We want all the fire department volunteers to feel like this is their event and to be able to connect with community,” Ritter said. “It is also an opportunity for fire personnel to show how area residents can become part of their departments. That was a big inspiration for this year’s barbecue.”

Pulling from the popular Block Party held in past years, Whallons Bay Road will be closed down, making room for fire department demonstrations and equipment.

Tours of fire trucks are planned for anyone who wants to see what they look like inside, and fire personnel will show how they use the Jaws-of-Life to cut open cars.

“That will be pretty neat,” Ritter said.

The Whallonsburg Grange worked with several local restaurants, farms and markets who sponsored this year’s event, including the Deer’s Head Inn, the Village Meat Market, Hub-onthe-Hill, The Galley Restaurant at Westport Marina, Chez Lin & Ray’s Restaurant and Reber Rock Farm.

Food for the barbecue is sourced locally, Ritter said.

And demonstrations will draw from questions that kids and community members might have that day.

“It’s a celebration and a party for all. But local fire department members and Emergency Medical Service members eat for free. We want to invite all of them in to feel welcome, to thank them for everything they do,” Ritter said.

“For us, it’s about working with our fire companies, bringing community together to recognize the dedication they put forth every day.”

Residents are invited to join in and meet their volunteer fire and ambulance squads, she said.

All profits from Fire Department Appreciation Day will go directly to the five fire companies, Ritter said.

“And throughout the day we are happily collecting donations with that in mind.”

Volunteer Fire Department Appreciation Day: Sunday, Aug. 28 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall. Cost: $10 per person, $5 for kids under 12; free for local volunteer firefighters and EMTs.

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IreneÊ MaeÊ Hulse

ELIZABETHTOWN — Irene Mae Hulse, 92 of Willsboro passed away peacefully Friday, August 12, 2016 under the care of Essex Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, formerly Horace Nye Home.

She was born October 8, 1923 in Willsboro, the daughter of William and Lottie (Cooley) Lacey. She was President of the V.F.W. Auxiliary 2809 in Lake Placid, Den Mother for 12 years in Lake Placid and Willsboro, Regent for two terms in the Willsboro Catholic Daughters of America, a member of the Firemen Auxiliary in Willsboro for two years, Secretary to the North Countrymen’s Club for three terms, a member of the Beautification Committee of Willsboro for one year, President of the William Gilliand Club for 6 years, a member of the Heritage Society and a private home health aide for 11 years. Irene will be remembered as a kind hearted and loving person. She was very outgoing, friendly and exuberant person. Always had a smile on her face and a joke to tell you. She enjoyed reading, cleaning and being around people. Irene was very religious and devoted to her church.

She was always available and ready to help, no matter who needed it, weather it was a church dinner, church sale or anything that needed to be done. She always had time to stop and chat or cheer you up. If you were down, it was Irene who would pull you up out of your depressed mood. She loved to help people and was always smiling and bubbly, no wonder she was loved by so many. She loved Bristol Mountain, she thought it was the most beautiful place in God’s country where she grew up in her early years.

She is predeceased by her parents, her husband, William, one son, William, one daughter, Jean Burke, her siblings, Robert, William, James, John, Herbert, Roy and Victor Lacey and Helen Hathaway.

Survivors include, two grandsons, William Hulse II and Thomas Burke Jr.; two great granddaughters, Gillian Jean Hulse and Kaitlyn Marie Burke one daughter in law, Gigi Hulse.

Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Saturday August 20, 2016 at Saint Philip of Jesus Church in Willsboro with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Willsboro.

Arrangements are in the care of the Ross Funeral Home in Mooers. To share an online condolence, please visit rossfuneralhomes.com.

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Local youth try Winter Olympics staple in August Slider Search program hits Lake Placid

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LAKE PLACID — While the cauldron was still lit to signify the Summer Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, youth from throughout the North Country and beyond came to Lake Placid to learn a sport played in much cooler temperatures.

The USA Luge Slider Search, the official nationwide athlete recruitment tour of USA Luge, came to Lake Placid Aug. 18, targeting young athletes ages 9-13 for a chance to advance in the luge development program.

“We want to try and introduce the sport of luge to a whole new generation, and it makes sense to do so near the track here,” said Fred Zimny of US Luge. “We want to identify the new athletes of luge for the future, and we have had several athletes who have come through this program and are now on the national team.”

“It’s great to watch,” said Gordy Sheer, an Olympic silver medalist at the Nagano Games and member of the USA Luge Association.

“It is all about seeing these kids get onto a sled for the first time and it is always good to see kids from this area come out and show an interest.”

The youth, some who had come from as far away as Wisconsin (via family vacation), were able to man a luge sled, where athletes lie flat on their back and pilot down a bobsled track using their feet and shoulders to steer.

Without snow, the sleds were fitted with wheels and the youth were able to glide down the hill near the Lake Placid transfer station, keeping the sled between the cones as they progressed to longer and longer rides.

“These are the same sleds we use in the winter, “Zimny said. “When we go back to the track, we will take off the wheels and fit

them with blades.”

Along with coaches, members of the US Junior Team were also on hand, including Sophie Kirkby, who lives in Ray Brooks and has family ties to the Westport area.

“It is nice to see what hopefully could be the next generation of lugers and help them get started,” Kirkby said. “Hopefully, we will see some of these sliders at the winter screening camp.”

“It’s nice to do this and help these kids because in a couple of years, there could be where I was a couple of years ago,” said Lake Placid’s Duncan Segger. “I started luge during the winter, but I would come to some of the summer sessions like this and got better.

I just tell the kids to keep going, even if they have had one bad run, because the next could be a great one.”

While many were trying the sport for the first time, Plattsburgh’s Curtis Hearn was making a return to the program.

“I wanted to see if I was as good or better

than I was last time,” Hearn said.

Kiera Lalley of Rochester said she found out about the program with her family.

“We went to the Olympic Center the other day and saw this was happening,” Lalley said.

“It looked like fun so I asked if I could try it.”

Slider searches will continue throughout the country through Oct. 2, where the final Slider Search will again be held in Lake Plac-

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Those who advance to on-track evaluations will be notified by USA Luge, when they will be able to take another step in what could potentially be an Olympic career in luge.

ABOVE: USA Luge Junior Team member Duncan Segger helps an aspiring luger out of the starting gates during the Slider Search program in Lake Placid Aug. 18.

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said he does not drink alcohol — says it is much the same as people in cars, driving from one bar to another.

And the Newcomb Snowmobile Club does its part to discourage drinking and riding, the president said.

“We try to see that and stop that ourselves. That’s a no-no from most of the guys that ride,” Schreifels said.

SNOWLESS WINTERS Bauer says counting on snowmobile business is a risky venture with the changing weather patterns.

“Newcomb, Minerva, Indian Lake, Long Lake and North Hudson get far less snow than Old Forge.

“Everybody says if we build snowmobile trails these communities will be able to build snowmobile tourism like Old Forge. And one of the things you need for successful snowmobiling is snow,” Bauer charged.

“There are many things that make snowmobiling successful in Old Forge, and one of those things is lake-effect snowfall.”

In Newcomb, Schreifels said snow depth is different every year.

“We had one bad year with little snow last year. The point is, we’ve had years without snow before, that’s nothing new,” Schreifels told the Sun. “By putting those trails in, when we do get snow, it brings in new winter business and gives people a way to get into these towns.”

Schreifels said grooming and care of the winter trail surface is a cooperative effort between snowmobile clubs.

“The clubs maintain all of the trails themselves.”

YEAR-ROUND RECREATION For supervisors in towns being connected, the trail’s purpose would encourage year-round use.

Minerva Supervisor Stephen McNally sees opportunity emerging.

“It is opening up more recreation and more access for the people that live here,” McNally said.

“We have five towns working together on a vision to connect interior Adirondack towns with a four-season trail, providing a unique opportunity for tourism in this area,” McNally says.

“It will allow trails in Schroon Lake to connect Warren County trails, to Newcomb to Indian Lake and on to Old Forge. In winter, people from Newcomb can ride snowmobiles to Lake George and beyond.”

IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS For Newcomb Town Supervisor Wes Miga, the trail also solidifies a shared vision of economic growth in the center of the Adirondack Park.

“It is part of an important connection to act as an economic stimulus between the five towns.

“It would be our preference to not have any litigation and to move forward with the original plan,” Miga said.

The Matter of Protect the Adirondacks v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 2137-13 continues to move ahead with a trial set in Albany County for March 2017, Bauer said.

But decisions made now or even next year will impact future legs of the planned Community Connector Trail, which required amendments in 2015 to DEC’s Unit Management Plans in the Camp Santanoni Historic Area, Harris Lake Intensive Use Area and Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest.

In North Hudson, Supervisor Ron Moore is watching as the state prepares to classify and develop recreational use of the newly purchased Boreas Tract.

“That Community Connector is critical to establishing our trails here,” he said.

“That one goes between Newcomb and Minerva with a leg that will eventually lead to North Hudson. It’s important that we are able to continue this.”

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Invasive spiny water flea confirmed in Indian Lake

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INDIAN LAKE — It’s the end of an era.

Long considered to be the largest invasive species free lake in the Adirondacks, the spiny water flea has been detected in Indian Lake.

An angler collected the creature on his fishing line earlier this month, according to the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP), who announced the discovery on Tuesday.

The discovery was reported to the program on Aug. 8 by a Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute boat launch steward.

“It’s very unfortunate,” said Indian Lake Supervisor Brian Wells. “We considered Indian Lake one of the clean lakes in the Adirondacks.”

While efforts to install a boat-washing station in Lake Pleasant were successful, efforts to install a second in Indian Lake fizzled, Wells said.

“That’s not good news at all.”

The presence of the creature in Indian Lake can be assumed to be well-established, said Erin Vennie-Vollrath, an aquatic invasive species project coordinator with APIPP. “Once they’re at a high enough level to detect with the nets we use, it’s pretty well established in the lake,” Vennie-Vollrath said. “We don’t know the exact density.”

The spiny water flea has been discovered in Indian Lake. Prior to the discovery, which was reported on Aug. 8, Indian Lake was the largest invasive species free lake in the Adirondack Park.

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Spiny water flea, an zooplankton, was first discovered in Great Sacandaga Lake in 2008. Since then, it has spread into at least eight other lakes in the region, including Lake Champlain.

Their presence has an effect on the food web, Vennie-Vollrath said. And because of their long spines, the creatures can get easily caught on fishing line, especially on down-rigor lines used to fish in deep waters.

Captain Bob Lewis operates Fins and Grins, a Westportbased charter fishing service.

The spiny water flea, he said, makes reeling in salmon extremely difficult.

“It’s like a wet Q-Tip when it gets on your line,” said Lewis,

citing expeditions on Lake Ontario. “Once it fills up the eyelets, it’s impossible — you might as well throw your reel into the water.”

The presence of the creature frustrates both guides and recreational fisherman, he said, including those who visit for weekend getaways.

“This puts a damper on it,” Lewis said.

Once introduced into a body of water, there are no known controls for the creatures.

The only solution for anglers, said Lewis, is the Ande Pink fishing line, which somehow keeps the creatures in check.

Prevention is also key, Lewis said.

State law now requires boaters to clean, drain and dry gear and watercraft between bodies of water.

The Adirondack Park is home to about two dozen free boat wash stations designed to combat the spread of aquatic invasive species by using high pressure and hot water.

Awareness is also crucial, said Jaime Parslow, the steward who collected the water flea specimen from the Indian Lake angler.

“I am sad that spiny water flea has been introduced into one of the Adirondack’s most cherished lakes,” said Parslow in a news release. “But because of this story, we will be able to further educate and alert boaters and anglers about the significant threats posed by aquatic invasive species, and hopefully prevent their further spread into other Adirondack waters.”

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LAKE PLACID - SUMMER STORY TIME & CRAFT FOR KIDS, In addition to our monthly Sunday Storytime & Craft at 4:00 pm, starting from July 4th to August 29th, The Bookstore Plus will be hosting a weekly Summer Story-time & Craft on Mondays at 10:00 am. Our storyteller will read to the children, and then follow the storytelling with a themed craft project. All children are invited to participate.

Craft supplies will be provided at no cost. The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main Street, Lake Placid, NY, (518) 523-2950 Phone, (518) 523-3591 Fax

KEESEVILLE – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the United Methodist Church November 25, December 30, January 13, Feb 25, March 24, April 28, May 26, June 23, July 28,August 25, September 22, October 27, November 23, December 22, 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

WESTPORT - Roast Pork Dinner, Thursday, September 15, 2016 at the Westport Federated Church, 6486 Main St., Westport, NY. Serving starts 4:30pm with takeouts available. $10.00 Adults, $5.00 Children 12 & under, Preschool free. Donations of nonperishable food items for the Westport Food Pantry are appreciated

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

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

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

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GRANTOR North Country Development Group Nicole Conger Fannie Mae Goshen Mortgage REOLLC Richard E. Day Palma J. Brozzetti Cynthia Brannock-Quesnel Samuel L. Blanchard Michael J. Morelli Jeffrey C. McKane Thomas H. Fish Nadeem A. Mir Arthur W. Jubin Karin M. Kennedy Karin M. Kennedy Leah E. Draper Robert Friedman Thomas McClure Dennis Steady Frank J. Cesta Elizabeth A. Weeber Bruce Nestler Reginald H. Bedell Scott M. Abeel Keith Wise Francis Ohara Ferdinand Manzo Mary Benson Arthur Jubin JP Morgan Chase Bank NA William Vargorp Agnes Ward Realty LPA Carolyn Post Norman Blais Robert Rogers Marilyn Mullen Effie Kimball Agnes Ward Realty LPA Pine Hill Homeowners Association LLC Pine Hill Homeowners Association LLC Pine Hill Homeowners Association LLC Pine Hill Homeowners Association LLC Pine Hill Homeowners Association LLC Pine Hill Homeowners Association LLC Pine Hill Homeowners Association LLC Pine Hill Homeowners Association LLC Pine Hill Homeowners Association LLC John Bryceland

GRANTEE Millea Thomas Charles E. Heckler Michael Sprang Wayne Miller Kenneth Santiago Donald Mengay Melanie Rodd Lawrence W. Robinson Jr. Nicholas T. Gunn Kevin A. Liddiard Joseph Courtright Jared A. Dupuis Rachel Carter Eric M. Kennedy Eric M. Kennedy Robert D. Seymour Robert J. Praczkajlo Bruce E. Danek Joseph Dougal Rodney K. Kessler David A. Parker Cathy Morin Wells Fargo Bank N A Jerrod McBride Patrick Remillard Matthew Hryniewicz Philip Boise Martin O’Connor MMTR LLC Lemma Dominic Kim Mellin Timothy Dulka Omega Bickford Michael Melton Travis Lewis Jeffrey Barnes David Davenport Jeffrey Ward Eagle Nest Properties LLC Paul Macor Kevin McCann Daniel Osborn Robert Gibbons Maurice Wightman William Bosch Russell Steenberg George Teneyck Diane Taylor

LOCATION Chesterfield North Elba Essex Crown Point Jay North Hudson Ticonderoga Willsboro North Elba North Elba Ticonderoga Chesterfield Keene Minerva Minerva North Elba North Elba Minerva Essex Schroon Crown Point Willsboro Schroon Schroon Chesterfield Schroon Schroon Chesterfield North Elba Ticonderoga Schroon Jay North Elba Ticonderoga North Elba North Elba Newcomb Jay North Elba North Elba North Elba North Elba North Elba North Elba North Elba North Elba North Elba Minerva

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305 V8 with low hours, good running condition remainder of 2016 docks @ barcomb marina rouses pt included. Ask 28,9000. Call 518-569-2922

24-foot, 1985 Sea Ray for sale with fishing equipment. Two Canon Mag 10 electric downriggers, one with Sub Troll (gives speed and temp at the downrigger ball) stainless rod holders, planer board masts, Hummingbird depth finder and new trolling plate and bimini.

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ADIRONDACK GUIDE BOAT, Built early 1900's, good condition. $7000 Call Jeff 518-524-4986.

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JCEO- HEAD START has an opening for an Education Services Manager. Minimum qualifications require a Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education (Masters Degree preferred). Supervisory experience, and 1 yr. of experience teaching preschool age children.

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JOIN OUR TEAM! Immediate Opening: Administrative Assistant Desired Qualifications: Associates Degree or graduation from an accredited high school with 2 years minimum related experience. Knowledge and experience in Word Processing, Spreadsheets and Data Base Management; excellent interpersonal skills and ability to multi-task.

Interested applicants should email cover letter & resume to info@hapec. org or mail to Housing Assistance Program of Essex County, Inc. 103 Hand Avenue, P.O. Box 157, Elizabethtown, NY 12932 by September 12, 2016.

Details at www.hapec.org/latest-news/ To the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for training and employment arising in connection with HAPEC administered projects will be extended to lower-income project area residents.

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SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 38 Chestnut Hill Place, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a license, number PENDING for Beer, Wine, Liquor and Cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell Beer, Wine, Liquor and Cider at retail in a restaurant/bar under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 6691 Main Street, Westport, NY , Essex county, for on premises consumption.

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NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF Little Porter LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/2/16. Office location: Essex County.

Princ. bus. addr.: 46 Racoon Ridge Rd., Keene Valley, NY 12943. LLC formed in DE on 7/31/16. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served.

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NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF Little Porter LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/2/16. Office location: Essex County.

Princ. bus. addr.: 46 Racoon Ridge Rd., Keene Valley, NY 12943. LLC formed in DE on 7/31/16. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served.

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NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Patient Ahead LLC filed articles of organization with SOS of NY on 8/15/2016. Principal office is in Essex County, New York. The SOS of NY is designated as agent for service of process against the LLC, and SOS shall mail a copy of process in any action or proceeding against the LLC to William M. Finucane, P.C., Box D-1, Elizabethtown, NY 12932. The LLCs purpose is to engage in any lawful activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY [LLC] Name: PRESTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York [SSNY] on July 27, 2016. Office location: Essex County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to The LLC, 299 Park Avenue, Saranac Lake, New York 12983. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

VN-08/27-10/01/20166TC-128224 PURE PLACID, LLC NOTICE OF FORMATION of a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC): DATE OF FORMATION: The Articles of Organization were filed with the New York State Secretary of State on August 12, 2016.

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PURE PLACID, LLC NOTICE OF FORMATION of a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC): DATE OF FORMATION: The Articles of Organization were filed with the New York State Secretary of State on August 12, 2016.

NEW YORK OFFICE LOCATION: Essex County AGENT FOR PROCESS: The Secretary of State is designated as Agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC to 2423 Main Street, Lake Placid, New York 12946.

PURPOSE: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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SAND BAR TRUCKING, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 7/1/2016. Office location: Essex County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 13 Gal Way, Willsboro, NY 12996 Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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