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ELCS, WCS proceed with merger study Study could pave the way to potential merger of neighboring districts

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Two neighboring Adirondack schools agreed in a joint school board session to pursue a Reorganization by Centralization study, a formal process that could merge Westport and Elizabethtown-Lewis central schools several years from now.

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The combined board took the next, but not insignificant, official step after considering preliminary merger data released by consultants last summer.

The schools already share Superintendent Scott Osborne and business office operations.

But community voices weighed in after an 80-minute overview and discussion lead by Osborne, who presented the PreMerger Feasibility Study Final Report released last June.

Meant only as a nuts-and-bolts overview, pre-merger data also looked at varied approaches to a merger with Willsboro Central.

But numbers indicate tax base equalization with Willsboro

COMMUNITY COMMENTS The joint ELCS/Westport School Board meeting held >> See MERGER | pg. 15

Business leaders say they want more access to Boreas

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Local businesses are overwhelmingly endorsing a proposal that allows maximum recreational usage at the new state-owned tracts in Newcomb and North Hudson

Champlain National Bank expands holiday giving program serving Westport families

WESTPORT — On the heels of a weekend packed with traditional holiday events, a local bank is spearheading an effort to collect gifts for Westport Central students in need.

Champlain National Bank is collecting Pete gifts through Project Wee Care.

DeMola Editor The goal is provide toys and gifts for children who another social service agency might not reach, and who might not have had much under a Christmas tree.

The program last year served six families, or about 14 children. The goal this year is to reach 20 families for a total of 29 kids.

To identify families, CNB has asked Westport Central to provide a list of gift requests and other needs.

The program is purely anonymous. Requests have been written on mittens, which adorn a tree at the Westport bank branch. Employees and patrons take the mittens, buy the items and return them to the bank.

Bank staffers will wrap the gifts and give them to the school for distribution.

would exceed 100 percent of funds available to use in recalibrating a common school tax rate.

Should further options with Willsboro be explored, the study says, “discussion will quickly turn to the debt service currently faced by Willsboro as well as the fact that the distance from (ELCS) to Willsboro is double the distance from (ELCS) to Westport.”

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Internal fundraising efforts are also underway.

And last Friday, employees at all nine branches participated in an “Ugly Sweater Day” to raise money to buy the gifts listed on any tags that aren’t taken.

“It’s our little Christmas back to the community from Champlain National Bank,” said Medara Sherman, the Westport and Elizabethtown branch manager who conceptualized

NEWCOMB — As the state nears the end of the public comment process for Boreas Ponds, business owners in the towns where the land is located say they are overwhelmingly in favor of the highest amount of recreational usage allowable on the state-owned tracts.

That would be Alternative 1, the Adirondack Park Agencyprovided proposal that offers an even split between Wilderness and Wild Forest.

Doreen Ossenkop, co-owner of the Adirondack Buffalo Company, said restricted use will reduce the number of visitors to the area.

“Fewer and fewer would use it, and fewer would come to visit,” Ossenkop said.

The farm is open in the winter by appointment-only, and struggles to attract a steady flow of visitors even in the summer, when the lack of signage on the Adirondack Northway

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Champlain National Bank is again spearheading holiday charitable efforts this year, including Project Wee Care, which serves Westport Central. Pictured above: Amanda Grant, Melissa LaMotte, Kendra Goff and Rosann Fields share a moment at the Elizabethtown branch on Ugly Sweater Day on Friday, Dec. 2, a day dedicated to internal fundraising.

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Frontier Town back in the spotlight

By Pete DeMola

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NORTH HUDSON — No other structure perhaps better symbolically represents the region’s past and future than Frontier Town.

The abandoned theme park was once a premier destination for both tourists and the local residents who spent years working there and continue to fondly recall its formative years.

It’s now overgrown and neglected, an eyesore heralding Exit 29 on the Adirondack Northway.

The property has been the subject of hot and cold attention by Essex County lawmakers, who alternatively whiplash between activity and ennui over the former wild west theme park.

Lawmakers spent months earlier this year discussing removing the buildings, which would require asbestos remediation, before ultimately shooting the idea down, citing unknown costs.

Last month, the Essex County Board of Supervisors authorized an appraisal of a 85-acre stretch of the property after they said they were approached about a “project.”

Details are scant, as discussion was conducted behind closed doors in an executive session.

Three state Department of Conservation officials and the northern program director with the Open Space Institute engaged in a lengthy powwow last June.

County officials cited “legal advice” for the secrecy.

The DEC has declined to confirm or deny negotiations.

“The DEC has nothing to announce at this time,” a spokesman told the Sun. In 2014, the county floated the idea of letting the open market decide.

But they opted against the sale of the parcel to the late Keeseville businessman whose estate continues to own the A-Frame which anchors the property.

Lengthy litigation followed and the county prevailed.

North Hudson then wanted to buy the parcel, which they said would aid in the 40-mile DEC multi-use trail that would connect the five towns

of North Hudson, Minerva, Newcomb, Indian Lake and Long Lake. But voters ultimately stymied plans by the town to purchase the property by voting against the sale in a permissive referendum.

RENEWED INTEREST The parcel, empty since 1998, has also emerged as a central factor in the discussion over the Boreas Pond and Macintyre Tracts, the newly-acquired state lands awaiting state classification by the Adirondack Park Agency.

Public hearings across the state have resulted in heated debate over how the parcels, located in North Hudson and Newcomb, will aid in economic development.

While Frontier Town is not included in the tracts, its proximity makes it a wild card for those on both sides of the debate.

For Boreas and Macintyre, the APA has offered four plans that offer varying divides between Wilderness and Wild Forest split, with each adding more Wilderness than the last.

More recreational opportunities are possible on Wild Forest, including snowmobiling, horseback riding and mountain biking.

A group called Adirondack Wilderness Advocates has rejected all four of those proposals, and is calling for a full Wilderness classification.

While doing so will disallow all activity except for foot traffic, the designation would not come at the expense of the local economy, the group argues.

Leveraging Frontier Town as an asset, said Pete Nelson, the group’s co-founder, is a way to inject fresh air into what he has frequently referred to as a “myopic and insular” debate governing land use and recreation in the Adirondack Park.

Nelson envisions transforming the property into a hi-tech hub for recreation, a place served by electric shuttles which would transport visitors to recreational hotspots — including Boreas — based on itineraries created on smartphones.

For instance, guests can make a pitstop in Newcomb to purchase supplies before heading into the Essex Chain Lakes for the weekend.

Those with a penchant for history can arrange for an electric vehicle — or perhaps even a self-

driving car — to take them to Santanoni and Tahawus for a historical journey.

Charge-in networks and other attractions will aid in pulling motorists from the Adirondack Northway, largely anticipated to be the key point of entry to the new destination.

Nelson pitched the concept at last month’s APA hearing in Schroon Lake.

“We’re proposing a Wilderness High Peaks gateway of Frontier Town,” Nelson said. “We’re talking about a multi-million (dollar) project to do it.”

Peer-reviewed studies of communities surrounding federally-protected land in the western U.S., he said, reveal when properly leveraged, the protected assets can be used as tools for economic development.

Land protection acts as a big counterflow to rural flight, transforming remote, rural areas where people want to go get jobs, Nelson said.

This movement leads to an uptick in entrepreneurial activity, a growth in the service industry and people working remotely and in other online fields.

Economic profiles in communities near the National Park Service lands are similar to urban counties, he said, and protected federal lands performed better on average than their peers with less federal lands in four key economic measures, including population, employment, personal income and per capita income growth.

That can happen in the central Adirondacks, Nelson said, and development needn’t clash with full Wilderness protection.

“Let’s make a smarter debate,” Nelson said.

“Let’s go somewhere that helps out towns — they need it.”

Nelson said he was unfamiliar with ongoing discussions regarding the property — including the hush-hush sessions between the DEC and county officials.

But he plans on assembling a proposal for a feasibility study and delivering it to the Essex County supervisors and state legislators.

SHOULD BE SEPARATE Access the Adirondacks, a coalition of sportsmen and local government officials, believes the

upcoming Boreas classification is critical to the region’s economic development, and their solution is a compromise that calls for a split between Wild Forest and Wilderness.

Doing so would allow for the maximum amount of recreational offerings, including snowmobiling in limited areas.

Access said they are intrigued by the idea of a high-tech hub at Frontier Town — and that the concept has been brought up before — but noted the land classification is incidental to those concepts.

“That project could occur if it was classified as all Wilderness, all Wild Forest, or partly Wilderness, or partly Wild Forest,” said Roger Dziengeleski, a retired Finch Pruyn vice president and senior forester, referring to Nelson’s pitch.

“That should be a separate and freestanding project.”

North Hudson Supervisor Ron Moore, a member of Access, has long called for the parcel to be used as a tool for economic development.

“There has been an idea brought forward,” Moore said of the ongoing discussions at the county level. “Everything else is on hold pending how (Boreas) works out.”

‘KEY PIECE’ Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava declined to discuss current negotiations between the county and state agencies, citing the executive session.

But he said he’d like to see the parcel become active again.

“It’s a key piece of property located right on the eastern border of the Adirondack Park,” Scozzafava said. “I’d like to see that property developed in some way to put people to work.”

During Frontier Town’s heyday, most of the employees came from Moriah, he said.

Over the years, discussions to resurrect the property have fizzled, including ideas to bring retail outlets to the site.

“Some of the board of supervisors have been working very hard — including (North Hudson Supervisor) Ron Moore — to find a suitable use for that piece of property,” Scozzafava said. “I think that Frontier Town has a future.”

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Keene Central students explore outdoor classroom “Outpost” brings direct interaction with nature into the KCS curriculum

By Kim Dedam

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KEENE VALLEY — They call it the Outpost, a forest classroom configured under now-leafless poplars and pine by students at Keene Central School.

Class time on Forest Fridays brings in outdoor education consultant, a former physics and chemistry teacher, Emily Furman, who sings to gather children to the door. They bundled up for an hourlong trip into the woods beside the school.

All nine first-graders pulled on their boots and hats and formed a wriggling, circuitous line.

And as soon as their rubber heels hit the edge of the school’s ball field, most made a beeline race to the forest edge.

The new outdoor education class is now in its third month, and, by all accounts, is a welcome addition to the school week.

The Outpost entrance is barely visible from the school. But its trail is padded flat and navigates around blown-down trees through a tangled underbrush.

A stump in the first opening contains treasures, items the kids collected over the past 10 or 11 weeks since the program began: an old coffee cup, a mud-stained baseball, a strange root they call the “Parsnip,” a circlet-crown of vines laden with fallen leaves — sprigs of dried sedge stalks stuck into an old glass milk jug.

“Find your sit spot,” Furman encouraged the group.

Each child quietly headed to a place in the woods they call their own.

One stood beside a big stump, another few under the arc of a huge fallen tree.

“Sit for a minute and see what changed,” Furman encouraged the few moments of quiet observation in their busy school day.

The forest fell silent but for the flit and occasional chirp of birds and the spackle of a light rain.

Keene’s first grade teacher Melissa LaVallee was one of three instructors here who envisioned the Outpost and established the Forest Friday program.

The outdoor classroom ensconced purely in the natural world encourages the children of these Adirondack mountains to explore at will.

“Everything out here is so hands-on,” LaVallee says of the inquiry based curriculum.

Some trips pull learning from of the school building into the woods.

In science a week ago, the first grade learned about the Earth’s crust, LaVallee said.

“So they came out here and dug, they wanted to dig a hole through the crust,” LaVallee grinned.

The hole, which managed to poke down a few feet beside the cattail pond, has since filled in with water.

One youngster stirred the muck with a stick and fished out a flattened earthworm.

Forest Friday outdoor educator Emily Furman encourages exploration and collaboration in Keene Central School’s Outpost during a recent Forest Friday class with the First Grade. The outdoor classroom is beside the school ball fields.

“It would be a hole 20 miles,” the student said, “and that’s about how far it is to Lake Placid.”

“Only into the ground,” his friend added.

A chickadee lit on a branch a foot from the small group, as if observing their start to the Earth’s crust.

Not far away, an ermine popped out from behind a tree trunk to watch the kids, then quickly raced off.

The kids did notice changes in the soil profile in the few feet of Earth’s crust they dug up.

The water, for one, they said.

The hole seemed to have widened with the recent rain.

Science, math, language and communication skills are natural components of Forest Friday classes, Furman said.

But each class explores the Outpost in a different way.

From kindergarten through middle school, the children are often left to build and work as they will, settling territorial disputes and reconvening purpose through a half-acre patch of forest.

Coiled underbrush archways have become known as “the tunnels.”

A small scattering of wigwams has sprung up, each “fort” built of sticks loosely held together with vines.

“We don’t need every moment to be a structured lesson from us,” Furman explained, watching the kids dig into trunks softened by time into woody mash.

The forest “construction” area has a Rock Shop and a Cafe.

One small hut is called the Bear Den. New tunnels in the undergrowth are discovered each week and eventually the students will map the earthy creations with early orienteering skills, Furman said.

Inherent lessons from nature itself add depth to self-regulation, perseverance, self-reliance and bring calming and stress-reducing overtures to school time, Furman said.

Keene Central School’s Outpost and Forest Fridays grew out of a conference LaVallee attended last year at Shelburne Museum with Keene’s third grade teacher Patty Hulburt and Megan Wellford, who teaches sixth grade.

The project was funded through a successful grant Wellford submitted to the High Peaks Educational Foundation.

In her proposal, Wellford pointed to the vast scope of programming that can evolve through learning outside.

“We expect this innovative approach to inquiry, science, and outdoor education should foster both deep understanding of the complexities of the natural world and student collaboration, communication, creativity and social skills,” Wellford said in her grant.

The teachers all credit Keene’s school administration who have stood behind the project 110 percent.

“They have complete trust in this,” LaVallee said.

Keene K-8 Principal Holly LaBombard-Hull said she loves it when students race full throttle to show her what they did in the Outpost that day.

“We value getting kids involved in inquiry based, childinitiated learning in nature,” LaBombard-Hull said.

“We have seen many benefits already: increased self-confidence being one. Some teachers have noticed an increase of student productivity in the classroom as well. The beautiful, natural setting of our surroundings is a huge part of what makes KCS what it is. Why wouldn’t we take advantage of this?”

For Furman, the treasure extends beyond the growing collection of sticks, wet bark and found objects.

“This is a public school program that is available for every child,” she said.

“And every child stays engaged for the entire time they are out here.”

Keene Central School First Graders poke around the hole they decided to dig as a start to finding the Earth’s crust. It has since filled with water tumbled in from the nearby cattail pond.

Photos by Kim Dedam

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Essex County prevails in state Supreme Court case Case set precedent on whether underground fiber optic cables count as taxable value

By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — The county has emerged victorious in state Supreme Court over the taxation of underground fiber optic cables running along Lake Champlain.

“I am pleased to announce that we have once again prevailed with respect to the 2013 taxes which I believe will save the county and towns another $80,000,” wrote County Attorney Dan Manning in a memo to lawmakers last week.

Manning said he didn’t expect Level 3 Communications to appeal the decision to the Appellate Division, the state’s highest court.

“Therefore, we should finally be finished with Level 3 Communications and their demands for a refund,” Manning wrote.

The dispute was over two issues: Property taxes and refunds.

Essex County had been taxing the infrastructure as real property. But a lawsuit in the New York City metro area resulted in an Appellate decision that the infrastructure was not taxable. Level 3 then sued Essex County seeking refunds of about $286,000 in taxes paid from 2011 to 2013.

A judge determined that while the cables did not count as real property, Level 3 would not be getting the refund because they did not protest the case.

“So we won on that aspect,” Manning said.

That decision set a precedent, and Level 3 sued other counties on the property tax issue.

Level 3 appealed the appellate decision, which ruled in Essex County’s favor.

The state Court of Appeals declined to hear it.

Manning said the refund issue appears to be settled, but the taxable value issue may head to other courts.

The real property ruling resulted in mixed Appellate Division rulings in Clinton, Chautauqua and Erie counties.

“More than likely, it will go to the Court of Appeals,” Manning said.

TFCU accepting scholarship applications Ticonderoga Federal Credit Union to offer scholarship opportunities through Dec. 30 TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga Federal Credit Union is offering college-bound high school seniors the opportunity to compete for statewide college scholarships.

Scholarships will be awarded ranging from $500 to $1,500 and may be used at a two or four year accredited educational institution.

TFCU student members will be competing with high school students from credit unions statewide for $1,000 Credit Union Association of New York awards. In addition, they will be competing regionally within the Adirondack district for a $500 scholarship, and locally among TFCU members for $500 scholarships.

Students can take advantage of this opportunity by completing three simple steps:

• Visit any TFCU branch to request a scholarship application form, or visit tfcunow.com to download an electronic application. If the student is not a member of Ticonderoga Federal Credit Union, he/she can request a membership packet as well. (All scholarship applicants are required to be members of a participating New York credit union.)

• Complete the application form and required essay and obtain the required transcripts, along with the signature of a parent or guardian.

• Return the completed application and supportive materials to: Ticonderoga Federal Credit Union, ATTN: Pam Nolan, 1178 NY RTE 9N, Ticonderoga, NY no later than Dec. 30.

There is no fee for submitting an application, but applicants must meet certain criteria.

For more information, contact Jennifer Pribble by calling 585-6725 ext. 2303 or through jpribble@tfcunow.com.

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ELCS releases Honor Roll Principal’s List

Tess Andrade, Rishabh Bisht, Faith Bona, Oakley Buehler, Analise Burdo, Aiden DeMuro, Emma DeMuro, Ashlee Fields, Madalyn Fuller, Meagan Goff, Elizabeth Hickey, Jonathan Howard, Kaitlyn Lindsay, Abigail Monty, Joel Morris, Jack Rice, Coby Schaefer, Keegan Sewell, Madison Sussey, Brandon Tromblee, Emmalee Turner

High Honors Jaden Bettis, Arika Bronson, Sarah Chandler, Julien Davey, Alaina Denton, Briana Goff, Kayla Helsel, Bree Hunsdon, Kelsey Husner, Emily Hutter, Abigail Lindsay, Kristopher Mazzacone, Dennis McLean, Britney Mitchell, Sawyer Moulton, Paige Mullin, Patrick Perry-Rowe, Jake Rider, Brecken Smith, Gavin Spilling

Honor Roll Cameron Armstrong, Chase Armstrong, Carson Blades, Desiree Boyle, Jude Brearton, Abigail Buck, Thomas Celotti, Montana Colegrove, Brianna Cornwright, Jamison Decker, Michael Dedm, Dalton Denton, Brayden Drew, Devin Harrison, Lauren Hutter, Samuel Huttig, Jenna Jacques, Christian Jones, Matthew LaDuke, Braxton Lawrence, Arianna Martin, Trey McLean, Tyler Monty, Timothy Quaid, Alexandrea Simard, Lucas Spilling, Sadie Thompson.

Student musicians from area schools participated in the Area-All State Mixed Choir, Concert Band, Women’s Chorus and Jazz Ensemble. Pictured is the Mixed Choir under the direction of University of Nebraska’s Dr. Derrick Fox. More photos can be found on My Capture at suncommunitynews.mycapture.com/mycapture/ folder.asp.

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American Legion to honor veterans with wreath ceremony

Lake Placid Holiday Village Stroll returns

WADHAMS — On Sunday, Dec. 11, beginning at 2 p.m., the Essex County Veterans Cemetery Committee will place wreaths on the graves of the veterans interred at the Veterans Cemetery. The cemetery is located 1 mile west of Wadhams and 6 miles east of Elizabethtown on the north side of County Route 8. The purchase of wreaths was funded by donations.

For more information, contact committee chairman Newman Tryon at 873-2138.

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid will host its 8th Annual Holiday Village Stroll, complete with holiday shopping, family fun, arts and entertainment on Dec. 9-11.

The Holiday Village Stroll weekend is packed with plenty of activities for kids and families, including a skating party, opportunities to visit with Santa, holiday movie screenings at the Palace Theatre, a tree-lighting ceremony, holiday crafts, story time and cookie decorating.

Grown ups will enjoy strolling Lake Placid’s quaint Main Street adorned with ice sculptures, holiday shopping deals, specialty drinks, a Paint & Taste event, and live music throughout the village.

Visit holidayvillagestroll.com for a complete list of specials, promotions and updated events.

Lewis Fire meeting rescheduled LEWIS — The regular meeting of the Lewis Fire District Board of Commissioners has been rescheduled and will be held December 15, 2016 at 7:00 PM at the Lewis Firehouse.

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ooner or later we all need a helping hand and no local organization does more to assist our local non-profit support agencies than the United Way. Over the years I’ve had the great fortune to be a part of the United Way Campaign. I’ve seen first hand what the United Way is all about and how valuable they are to our region.

Obviously, charitable giving means different things to different people.

Who among us wouldn’t give when we know the exact circumstances of the need?

Who wouldn’t part with a few bucks a week if it meant a Life Flight Helicopter would come to the rescue of their family member or even themselves?

Sadly many never recognize the value of those few dollars given each week. How a couple of bucks can impact the lives of so many or just when those same few dollars plus many more may come to their own aid. Just like the devastating damage from a storm, fire or accident we just never know what’s around the corner for any of us and there is nothing any of us wouldn’t do when we clearly see the immediate need.

Unfortunately the need, while present, isn’t always right there on the surface clearly visible to all. It’s buried in everyday life and, while part of life, it is just as pressing as those who suffer at the hand of misfortune.

That’s where the Partner Agencies of the United Way step forward everyday, dealing with both large and visible events as well as those private, behind the scenes family issues that affect so many across our region.

Many of these volunteer agencies would cease to exist without voluntary contributions either through the United Way Campaign or outright donations by a generous public.

Through the United Way Campaign 100% of your contribution can be channeled directly to a specific agency or agencies of your choice.

Only through the United Way Campaign will your employer allow you to have a small payroll deduction taken each week that adds up to a significant dollar amount by year’s end.

Only through the United Way Campaign can you join with other generous givers from around our community to create a major giving source to support these hard working non-profit agencies, so they can focus their energies on serving those in need and not on raising funds.

On behalf of all the agencies and the many volunteers who generously donate their time, and most importantly all those served by these wonderful agencies, thank you for your consideration in supporting this most worthwhile community campaign and for whatever you can contribute.

Dan Alexander may be reached at dan@suncommunitynews.com.

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ounty budgets have been filed across the North Country.

Officials deserve to be hailed for delivering on-time budgets that do not reduce services in these choppy fiscal waters.

Not only have authorities been struggling with declining revenues, but are also faced with ever-increasing mandates.

A combination of department reshuffling, big grant packages and intense line item examinations led to Clinton County officials zeroing in on a tax increase of less than one percent despite plummeting sales tax revenues — a textbook example of modern efficiency.

Warren County saw a 1.7 percent tax increase in their $150 million plan; Franklin County, 2.8 percent.

Essex County saw the highest increase, with a projected 3.75 percent hike, or about $8 annually on a $100,000 home.

But budget officials deserve special praise, since they managed to pull the county back from the precipice.

The hike was long-planned, and is in accordance with a five-year plan implemented by county administrators after a state audit.

Like other municipalities in the Adirondack Park, Essex County always has a few strikes against it: The tax base is largely static, and mandated costs are eating up an increasingly-larger slice of the pie, constituting some 75 percent of the tentative levy.

County Manager Dan Palmer, in particular, deserves to be singled out for praise.

After all, it wasn’t too long ago when he quit in frustration over the budget process in 2012.

Despite the state audit, which criticized the county for dipping too much

into their fund balance, county supervisors wanted to continue to plow through their savings in order to keep taxes low.

Lawmakers also failed to determine how they would reconcile that without making deep cuts in programming.

Four years later, Palmer has proven them wrong, and the state comptroller’s office considers county finances to be in solid shape.

After all, the numbers speak for themselves: Fund balance use this year is at $1.9 million (compared to $6.8 million at their most bloated).

In 2004, the tax rate was $3.91.

Despite significant annual increases since then, the proposed tax rate in 2017 is $3.25.

And there was largely no pain to the taxpayers.

No one felt that uptick in taxes, which have had a comparatively little impact compared to school or town taxes.

Eight dollars extra on a $100,000 home is negligible, especially when the county must navigate rising costs across a number of fronts, including social programming, health insurance, highway maintenance, employee benefits and legal aid.

Four years ago when he was considering stepping down, we criticized Palmer for not smiling more.

To be fair, though, he had little reason to at the time.

The Sun Community News Editorial Board is comprised of Dan Alexander, John Gereau and Pete DeMola. We want to hear from you. Drop us a line on our Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter, to share your thoughts.

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UnitedÊ WayÊ playsÊ aÊ vitalÊ role To the Editor: This is a challenging year for us all, but it will be especially hard on the agencies who step forward in tough times, to make certain there is a helping hand for those whose circumstances leave them even more vulnerable. Many of those agencies depend on support from the community through the United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. The economic crisis has placed the United Way and its member agencies in a difficult position; while more people are in need of services due to the downturn, contributors find it even more difficult to support the campaign.

Over the years, the United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. has continually expanded their services, playing a vital role in our communities by providing area non-profits and those they assist, with no only funding but many other valuable resources.

The United Way is a highly valued asset in our community. Despite our own personal struggles we must not forget that every contribution, no matter how small, even if it’s less than you’ve been able to give in the past, is still a significant contribution.

Many hands make for small tasks, so if you are capable of contributing any amount, maintaining your level from prior years, increasing the amount of your gift, or maybe you’ve never given before -we need you now.

Please ask your employer about payroll deduction or you may make your

donations directly to the United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc., 45 Tom Miller Road, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 or by calling the office at 563-0028.

Thank you for the support and consideration you may give to this request.

Beth Barnes Plattsburgh

TreeÊ lightingÊ aÊ success To the Editor: What a wonderful night we all had in the Town of Moriah last Saturday!!

Our first annual Memorial Tree Lighting was a great success.

The Moriah Chamber of Commerce would like to send out a big “Thank You” to all the families that attended and supported our event.

Thanks also to the many fire departments that participated in the parade, the Coyote Ridge 4-H Club, Girl Scouts, Lake Champlain Bible Church, Moriah Shock, Ed Roberts and crew, Jeannie Ball and the Port Henry Firemen Auxiliary, Jim Davis and Reverend Mitch, Ginny Vanderwood and her wagon team, and Lohr McKinstry for covering the event. Special thanks to Tim Sprague for growing the 12 foot tree. Many thanks to Santa and his elves.

It was an inspirational night!

Catherine Sprague Moriah Chamber of Commerce President

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ClintonÊ gotÊ badÊ rap To the Editor: I have to wonder ... how is it that you could take one presidential candidate, about whom there is no need to say anything, really, because he continually demonstrates live for everybody his vileness and lack of integrity — and on the other hand, a presidential candidate whose good works and strength of character are vilified and lied about, ad nauseum, and refer to them simply as two flawed candidates?

You have to ignore what borders on evil on the one hand and buy into character assassination on the other hand.

Hillary Clinton has been objectively monitored by nonpartisan organizations as the most truthful candidate out of the whole field of presidential candidates this go around. Yet, she is referred to over and over again as a terrible liar. If you look up assessment of the Clinton Foundation by again nonpartisan organizations, you will find that it is highly respected, and yet it is continually scorned as a money making scheme of the Clintons.

Hillary Clinton’s handling of her emails and of the Benghazi incident are comparable to or meet a higher standard than that of high-ranking officials in previous administrations. These things are easily confirmed by a brief scanning of information available on the internet.

Why would a highly respectable, intelligent, down-to-earth purveyor of civil affairs and life in general refer to these two candidates simply as flawed, rather than vile on the one hand and highly meritorious on the other?

Honest to God, I wish I knew how to answer that, because to me, this is the story and question of this election. It’s a story and question, both of which will live on in historical studies for a long, long time.

If Donald Trump remains our president, his deplorable record will continually lead us back to this story and question, how could we have looked at these two candidates as each simply flawed, and consequently elect such a disastrous individual whose primary “virtue” is that he doesn’t fit the mold of the discredited politicians that preceded him?

Don Austin Greensboro, NC

IÊ lovedÊ myÊ LionÊ daysÊ Ñ Ê butÊ myÊ childrenÊ areÊ lovingÊ theirÊ Griffin days To the Editor: It is a different time — time to again explore a school merger.

I was very encouraged by the unanimous joint action taken by the Elizabethtown-Lewis and Westport Boards of Education at their presentation of the Merger Feasibility Study on Nov. 30 to pursue the next step in gathering information to help determine whether a merger is a good option for the future of our communities.

I applaud the work they have already done and their cautious progression.

I was a green and gold ELCS Lion for my entire childhood. In that time, my father served on the board. Enrollment was high, the economy was good, and budgets were healthy. A merger was studied, considered and rejected.

My parents were ELCS Lions for their entire school experience. My grandparents served on the BOE during that time. Our communities were thriving and enrollment was high. Merging was not needed.

My grandfather Fenimore attended a successfully merged Elizabethtown-Lewis school in what is now the museum, bringing students from one-room schoolhouses into a district with more class offerings, better facilities and sports teams. They had a gym for the first time and their colors were blue and gold!

My grandfather Merrihew was a Westport Eagle and my greatgrandfather Merrihew served on the WCS BOE. Like the new ELCS, WCS was a step up for students who had previously gone to small schools in Westport, Wadhams, Whallonsburg and Lewis.

Times have changed again. Our programming is suffering from low enrollment and budgetary constraints.

Our communities have read the writing on the wall in the past to decide the best path for the future of our children. I hope our communities do the same now. Please become informed about how our districts have changed.

Please do not respond with, “They have looked at merging over and over and it never works.” It may work this time, as it has several times in our communities in the past, and we owe it to our children to consider it again.

Please do not put colors or mascots above a quality education.

Those of us who have been involved with Griffin teams have seen that students will embrace a new identity with enthusiasm.

Please do not assume that a merger will cause your taxes to go up. The feasibility study indicates that this should not be the case.

Unless we wait too long and the incentive aid is no longer offered by the state.

An actual merger is years down the road, but the boards are wisely moving slowly and gathering all of the information they need to make a good plan.

Eventually, these steps will require community votes. I ask you, for the sake of our students, please find out why a merger is being studied at this time.

Please look up the results of the feasibility study. Please ask a

parent why they want more for their children than what we can currently offer. And when it comes time, please support the next step in the study so that we have the information we need to make the best decision possible.

I loved my Lion days. But my children are loving their Griffin days. And so am I. Let’s consider what has saved our sports and look into saving our education, too.

Arin Burdo Elizabethtown

RepublicansÊ haveÊ Ô neverÊ doneÊ anythingÊ toÊ helpÊ workingÊ classÕ To the Editor: The intense conservative ire for Obamacare may seem like an anomaly in American history, but it’s eerily reminiscent of two other large — and now widely popular — expansions of the safety net: social security and medicare.

The two programs are now a staple of American political culture. But a backward glance at the political environment during their inception reveals equally fierce, ugly antipathy from conservatives — including screaming warnings that they’d be ruinous to freedom.

During the 1935 debate over social security, Republicans likened it to slavery and dictatorship.

“Never in the history of the world has any measure been brought here so insidiously designed as to prevent business recovery, to enslave workers and to prevent any possibility of the employers providing work for the people,” said Rep. John Taber (R-NY).

“The lash of the dictator will be felt,” said Rep. Daniel Reed (RNY). “And 25 million free American citizens will for the first time submit themselves to a fingerprint test.”

Rep. James W. Wadsworth (R-NY) cautioned that passage of social security would open the door to a government power “so vast, so powerful as to threaten the integrity of our institutions and to pull the pillars of the temple down upon the heads of our descendants.”

The Republican party has really never done anything to help the working class — although, they have succeeded in reducing taxes for the wealthy.

Joe DeMarco Jay

BenÊ SpragueÊ fundraiserÊ aÊ hugeÊ success To the Editor: We would like to thank the countless businesses and private donors and the general public for their participation in making the fundraiser for Ben Sprague (Hosted Oct. 23 at Mad River Pizzeria) a huge success.

From the entrance of the Pizzeria to the bandstand, friends, acquaintances and strangers were in attendance support Ben Sprague, an Au Sable Valley Central School student and athlete who endured and is continuing to recover from a severe staph infection.

We are also very thankful for an evening of live entertainment generously donated by several talented local musicians to include: Susan Richards, Dobridge Jones and Eric Klotzko.

Many thanks and appreciation extended to Silent Auction Volunteers, Kristina Dukett and Kelly Murphy for organizing this part of the fundraiser and to Cindi Murphy for volunteering her time to organize the 50/50 Raffle and monetary contributions.

We are full of thanks and appreciation to The Sun Community News, Plattsburgh Press Republican and Dr. Seth and Trudy Rosenblum of the Jay Community News for assisting with the promotion of the fundraiser.

Our local media outlets continue to play a key role in the success of North Country fundraisers.

Once again, we are thankful for the continued support shown within the small community of Au Sable Forks as well as throughout the North Country Region.

Lance Lawrence, Gene Gilbert Au Sable Forks

Vet:Ê IÊ wasÊ angered,Ê humiliatedÊ byÊ insensitiveÊ cashier To the Editor: Many local businesses and restaurants are offering discounts to armed services; active, reserve, retired or those with service-connected disabilities to include spouses and dependent children.

These offered benefits helped me recover a long lost feeling of pride in the recognition of my service as a U.S. Army, Vietnam combat veteran.

Today, as a member of a multi-conflict VA disabled veterans group, I can say for all of us that we feel honor and pride with any recognition for our sacrifice and service.

Thank you.

Recently, I shopped at a big box Plattsburgh construction material and hardware store which offers a 10 percent everyday discount to all veterans — active, reserve, retired and disabled.

As I stood in line before the cashier, I requested their military discount for my purchase. Her immediate, loud and shrill response to my request was, “You got I.D.?”

I scuffled the purchase items and fumbled with my wallet to present my DOD/military issued photo I.D. card. I expected to have to show some identification but not in this manner.

I was humiliated and felt publicly embarrassed by this whole thunderous transaction. I felt as if I was asking for some kind of handout. I felt no pride in myself, my service or being a Veteran.

In fact, my feelings jumped from embarrassment and rocketed to anger. No smile, no thank you for your service, no kiss my ***, nothing… just “You got I.D.?”

What was I, a criminal trying to get away with something? It flashed back to my return home from Vietnam in 1969 — with thrown eggs, fruit and signs calling me “baby killer.”

Back then I was exposed, vulnerable and I quickly found that I could take no pride in what had been my service for my country, as a Vietnam vet my country was denying me.

I felt those same attitudes this day in this store as I was answerable to a young cashier. This person appeared to have no appreciation for the thousands of men and women military and its veterans who are or have served for our country and its people like her.

I paid for my items and left the store angry, humiliated and wanted to lash out in some manner but as I did in 1969. I just dissolved into the crowd shedding any veteran identity and for the moment losing all pride.

I’m sure this cashier didn’t realize what she had done and that in itself is a tragedy. I thought I should have asked to speak to her supervisor, except speaking to a supervisor would have probably aggravated the incidence with “here is another veteran with an attitude.”

Plus a 10 percent discount isn’t exactly “my right,” I view it as an honor and show of appreciation.

If a business offers a military or veteran discount program, I hope it is not just to be “politically correct” and that they truly are showing commitment to and appreciation for military, down to the lowest level of customer service. Notwithstanding the store’s policy letter from the president and CEO to all veterans, in this store on this day there was not much appreciation felt.

We need the support and commitment from our country to help us restore and keep our honor and pride as veterans.

We are not looking for thanks but we appreciate it greatly with veteran pride when it comes and is given in sincerity.

Next time you see a veteran, please thank him or her for their service.

David Tinker Plattsburgh

ThoughtsÊ onÊ ELCS-WestportÊ schoolÊ merger To the Editor: I do sympathize with Mr. Macdougal, especially at tax time.

However, I don’t think he was present about 20 years ago at a meeting in what was once the gym in the old school in Willsboro. It was filled with people from Willsboro who were anxious to find out what aid was available from the state for a new school. Also present was a representative from the state department of education, and, although not willingly, were members of the Westport School Board. The state representative said that if the two schools were willing to merge the state would pay 88 percent of the cost of a new school building.

While the people from Willsboro seemed very enthusiastic, the Westport Board made it plain they were not interested.

As a result, the children of Willsboro have had the advantages of a new building for the last 16 years.

Now the Westport District, still in their old building, is discussing a merger with Elizabethtown. State aid, if any, has not been reported.

It is unfortunate that school populations throughout the North Country are declining, but perhaps our new technology will provide an answer.

John Uhlig Willsboro

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From page 1 the effort.

The response from both people living in Westport and employees and friends of the bank has been overwhelming, reported Vice President and Director of Marketing Jackie Hallock.

“As the local bank, we look for opportunities where we can make a difference right here in our community,” Hallock said.

“Westport is where our very first branch opened in 1909, so it’s particularly important to us to support the community that has supported us for 107 years.”

Their effort joins other donation drives around town, including student-driven efforts at Westport Central. Westport Federated Church is also donating all proceeds from their Community Cares program to these same families.

Anyone interested in buying a gift for a child can grab a tag off the tree at the Westport branch, purchase the requested item and return it wrapped.

Questions can be directed to the Westport branch at 9833316.

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To CP-3 or not CP-3 - that is the question in land use debate Groups spar over mechanized access in Boreas Pond debate

By Pete DeMola

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NORTH HUDSON — ATVs shredding through the woods.

Snowmobiles whizzing and whirring through the tract. Planes taking off and landing from pristine ponds.

Much of the discussion surrounding Boreas Ponds have been centered on how much of the newly acquired state parcel would be opened to motorized recreational use.

But how much is fact versus fiction?

“Motorize the ponds” has become a frequent rallying point for BeWildNY, a coalition of environmental groups who are calling for an expansion of Wilderness, which restricts the type of recreational activities that can be enjoyed on the lands.

Access the Adirondacks, their counterpart, is calling for increased recreational usage under a Wild Forest designation, including electric motors on boats and limited snowmobiling on the parcel.

The Adirondack Park Agency is wrapping up a series of public hearings designed to glean input, with the final scheduled for Wednesday in Albany.

At the hearing in Schroon Lake, North Hudson Supervisor Ron Moore said he wanted to clear up motorized misconceptions regarding the 20,543-acre tract, purchased by the state last May. “The use of ATVs, trailer power boats, and certainly not the ridiculous notion of float planes, was never proposed or discussed as a use on any of these properties,” Moore said.

The effects of emission-free electric motors are negligible on both the environment and other visitors, says the group, and snowmobiling efforts would utilize existing road networks.

BeWildNY’s preferred plan envisions a Wilderness area expanded south to include the Boreas Ponds and the watersheds above them, and would add a buffer of at least a mile south of First Pond in Boreas.

Doing so would bar electric motors on the waters, which BeWildNY says threatens public enjoyment and acts as a vessel for invasive species.

The group, which hopes for the creation of the largest motorfree Wilderness area east of the Rockies, agrees that a snowmobile network could be accommodated, but only further south under a

new trail that would largely parallel the Blue Ridge Road, a county highway.

Both groups disagree on how much of the Gulf Brook Road should be kept open: Access says all the way to the ponds; BeWildNY wants to grant access to LaBier Flow, a distance of about a mile from Boreas Ponds.

While the plans have marked differences, the real divide has surfaced over access for the disabled — and that’s from where the ATV chatter is derived.

WHAT’S CP-3?

Members of Access have called for a parking lot with 6 to 10 spaces in “close proximity to the pond,” with a minimum of four designated state Department of Conservation CP-3 parking spaces.

The CP-3 policy grants the DEC the authority to issue temporary revocable permits to provide motor vehicle access to certain state lands to qualified people with disabilities.

BeWildNY says this policy opens the doors to ATV usage; Access says that is not their intent.

Under DEC policy, motorized and non-motorized wheelchairs that are suitable for indoor and outdoor use can be used in any Wilderness areas open to pedestrian traffic.

But the CP-3 designation allows the use of other motorized travel, like ATVs, through a permitting system on some state lands.

CP-3 is prohibited altogether under a Wilderness designation, as is public motor vehicle use by anyone, including the DEC. For some, the difference may be splitting hairs, but the dispute has opened fault lines between the two groups and their supporters.

‘INJURIOUS TO PONDS’ John Sheehan, a spokesman for BeWildNY, maintains that CP-3 paves the way for ATV use in areas where they are currently prohibited.

“There has been discussion that there is no one advocating for all-terrain vehicle access to this area,” Sheehan said in Schroon Lake.

“Respectfully, that is not true.”

Sheehan said CP-3 aren’t handicapped accessible parking spaces like one would expect to see outside a convenience store or a supermarket.

CP-3, said Sheehan, gives people the right to not only go in themselves, but to have a group of companions with the person operating the ATV.

“We believe this would be injurious to the ponds, that all-terrain vehicle traffic is not appropriate in this specific location,” Sheehan said.

A better way to accommodate disabled guests, said BeWildNY, is the creation of a new wheelchair-accessible trail akin to the trails at Dillon Park in Long Lake.

“They are smooth and gently sloped, allowing wheelchair and scooter access by people with disabilities,” Sheehan told the Sun. A similar trail would work between LaBier Flow and Boreas, says BeWildNY. But the exact framework hasn’t yet been hammered out.

“I think it’s important for everybody to know that a Wilderness designation is not an impediment to handicapped access to the area,” Sheehan said.

‘NEVER PROPOSED USE’ Moore conceded CP-3 technically could allow the use of ATVs for the disabled, but the goal is to put users as close to access points as possible, he said.

But the claim that CP-3 would act as backdoor channel for ATV usage is “misinformation” that continues to be fed to the public, he said.

“We have not ever proposed the use of ATVs in any of the many meetings that we have had with the DEC, APA, or any of the other stakeholder groups,” Moore said.

For Moore, the broader issue is about access.

“Really, it’s hard for me to be debating these issues, the basic rights of the people who paid $14.5 million for this property,” he said.

If the CP-3 permitting is approved by the DEC, travel will only be authorized on trails that have been designated by the agency for the use of qualified people with disabilities using a suitable motor vehicle, Moore said.

“I think the key here is that it states specific trails on certain state forests,” Moore said. “As I have said repeatedly, the use will be defined in the Unit Management Plan.”

In an editorial board meeting last week with the Sun, Access categorically denied they would use CP-3 to pry open the door to broader ATV usage.

“That is absolutely not the case. Nobody is looking at this as a means to open this up further than CP-3,” said Hamilton County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Farber. “Nobody is using this as a way to get ATV use in there — that’s not going to serve anybody well.”

The APA will accept public comments until Dec. 30.

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State Police: Be wary of ongoing phone, online scams Awareness campaign joins strengthening of state telemarketing regulations

By Pete DeMola

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RAY BROOK — Authorities are warning residents to be vigilant against a number of scams proliferating throughout the region.

Residents in Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties have been unknowingly swindled out of money by scam artists trying to solicit them under false pretenses, said state police.

Two spins-offs of some previous and widely reported cons have impacted some 40 residents, said authorities.

GIFT CARD SCAM The gift card scam primarily targets the elderly.

This con commonly sees an elderly victim receive a call from a person portraying their son, stating he is in jail and needs bail money.

Funds are then sent in the form of Target Gift Cards.

The cards are reportedly sent to an address outside New York and are cashed in a different location within minutes.

Visa Vanilla Gift Cards are also reportedly being requested by scammers.

CRAIGSLIST/EBAY MOTORS SCAM Another variation sees the victim purchasing a vehicle through an outside service, including want ads, classifieds, eBay, Craigslist and Backpage.

During the course of the transaction, the victim is sent an email by “eBay Motors.”

Upon clicking the link included in the email, victims are sent to a fraudulent webpage directing them to send either a check, or Walmart or Target gift cards, or money orders to one address.

Within minutes, the money is cashed elsewhere, police said.

SAFEGUARDS State police have issued the following protective safeguards: • If contacted via mail, email or phone, only return contact through verifiable sources; • If your bank or business calls you, call them back with the number from the phone book, their website or a number you are familiar with;

• If purchasing a car through eBay Motors, log on to the site through eBay — not an email link; • If purchasing an item through Craigslist, only complete face-to-face transactions in public locations; • If a police or government agency calls you, call them back through the publicly listed number — not through the number left on a message.

Authorities advise residents never to give out any personal information, including, but not limited to, your name, address, credit card numbers, bank numbers and Social Security information.

Additional tips: • Never send money via wire transfer or purchase gift cards that many of these solicitors ask for; • Protect yourself: Call the friend or relative claiming to need your help to confirm whether the story is true, using a phone number you know to be legitimate. If you aren’t able to contact the person, call other friends or family members to confirm the situation; • Report it: Officials stress that any member of the public who receives one of these scam calls or emails or who has been victimized should call and report the incident to their local police agency.

‘DO NOT CALL’ PROVISIONS STRENGTHENED The awareness push joins a plan rolled out by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week to further cull deceptive telemarketing practices.

Complaints violating the Do Not Call Registry are on the rise, according to the governor’s office.

Telemarketers have taken to repeatedly calling consumers from the same phone number without leaving a voicemail, giving the impression the call is from someone the consumer may know.

When the consumer returns the call, they receive an unwanted sales pitch.

The legislation signed last week now requires telemarketers to use correct caller ID information.

A multi-pronged effort also includes deployment of state Division of Consumer Protection staff to warn customers about scams and facilitate same-day consumer complaint filing.

“This unscrupulous behavior and disregard of the law is unacceptable and we’re taking action to not only hold those who violate the law accountable, but also increase transparency and stop these deceiving marketing practices in their tracks,” said Cuomo in a statement.

Violators of the Do Not Call Law are subject

to a $11,000 fine for every call made to a number on the registry.

Exemptions from the law, which has been effective in New York since 2001, include calls from or on behalf of political organizations, charities and telephone surveyors.

Companies with which you have an existing business relationship may still call you for up to 18 months unless you ask them to place your number on their own do-not-call list.

According to the governor’s office, New Yorkers filed more than 228,900 complaints in 2014, and more than 241,658 complaints in 2015.

Nearly 200,000 complaints have been lodged in the first six months of 2016.

Earlier this year, the state reached a settlement agreement with Hilton Grand Vacations Company over unsolicited telemarketing sales calls made to consumers whose telephone numbers were on the registry.

The violations included 334 unsolicited marketing calls to 133 consumers.

The company agreed to pay a $250,500 settlement and change business practices before continuing to make such calls to New York consumers.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES To register for the Do Not Call Register, visit donotcall.gov or by call 1-888-382-1222 (TTY 1-866290-4236). Once registered, telemarketers not exempt from the registry have up to 31 days from the date you register to stop calling you.

If you receive an unsolicited telemarketing call after your number has been on the registry for more than 31 days, you can file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission online at donotcall. gov or by calling 1-888-382-1222 (TTY 1-866-2904236).

For more information from the New York State Police on crime prevention, visit troopers.ny.gov/ Crime_Prevention/.

For information on scams, visit the Federal Trade Commission’s website at consumer.ftc.gov/scamalerts, or the FBI’s tips on phone scams at fbi.gov/ scams-and-safety.

The FDIC also offers warnings on wire transfer scams, which can be found at fdic.gov/consumers/ consumer/news/cnsum13/wire-transfer-scams. html.

To better help consumers understand which businesses are complying with the law, the state is posting information concerning businesses with which the state settles a Do Not Call case. Settlement info from 2014 to present can be found at dos.ny.gov/consumerprotection/donotcallenforce. html.

CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: Au Sable Forks kicked off the holiday season on Saturday, Dec. 3 with Christmas in the Forks, the long-running communitywide holiday celebration. Pictured here: Santa greets the crowd.

Photo by Louis Garso

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and vote for your choice to win the social center’s new “Local Favorite” award in our annual decorating contest. The award will go to the house most submitted by community members by 9 p.m. on Dec. 11. To vote, call and leave a message, email, or upload to Facebook with the hashtag #CenterDecoratingContest.

Be sure to give the name and address!

The social center’s judging for the Annual Arthur G. Hooper Decorating Contest is between 5-9 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12. Make sure you have the lights on!

Homes and businesses in New Russia, Elizabethtown, and Lewis will be judged in categories of “Most Original,” “Most Beautiful,” and “the Spirit of Christmas.” Winners will have their name engraved on a permanent plaque and receive a gift from the social center. Please call the center if you wish to be included in the contest or nominate a neighbor.

Mountain Lake Services will offer a wreath making workshop on Wednesday, Dec. 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Make your own wreath for only $6! Call the center to sign up for a session.

Our towns are very fortunate to have so many community-minded volunteers giving their time to make our area a festive place for the holidays. Thank you to all who give their time for these and other community activities and causes this season.

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

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here is a “Whole Lotta Holiday” in Elizabethown this Sunday, Dec. 11!

The ELCS 5th Grade’s Social and Sale at the center from 11 a.m to 5 p.m. will be put on to help raise money for their June 2017 trip to Boston.

Offerings include fine baked goods, handmade gifts and decorations, a book exchange, hot chocolate and cider bar and tasty treats. Willsboro author Kristen Hotaling will read her children’s book, “The Lonely Christmas Tree,” and sign copies.

Santa visits the Cobble Hill Golf Course from 2 5 p.m. Elizabethtown Fire Department volunteers bring the North Pole to Elizabethtown.

The Pleasant Valley Chorale presents their holiday program, “Songs of the Magi,” at the UCC Church at 3 p.m. Join the singers for a reception in the parish hall immediately following the concert. Admission to the concert is free, with donations accepted at the door.

Sing carols at the tree lighting on the town hill at 5 p.m. Volunteers from the Pleasant Valley Chorale will lead the chorus!

Before you head home, take in the local decorations

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he holidays are in full swing, and our “Home for the Holidays” promotion will be continuing through Dec. 31. There is no time like the present to stop by our state-of-the-art facility in Elizabethtown and meet our many awesome, adoptable adult animals! Adoption fees are waived until the New Year.

If you’ve been thinking about adding a new furry family member to your household, you won’t want to miss out on this opportunity! Please consider giving one of our animals the ultimate gift of a forever home this holiday season.

Our featured pet this week is Aspen, a gorgeous Domestic Shorthair-mix who has stunning tabby markings and simply entrancing emerald eyes. Aspen came to us as a kitten with his siblings, and was initially terrified of people. Through the gentle attention of shelter staff, he has gradually warmed up to us and his true colors have really started to show — this is one sweet little man who would be a terrific companion to a family seeking a juvenile cat to add to their home. If you are looking for a purr-fect new friend, why not stop by and meet this handsome fellow today?

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Essex County passes tethering law New legislation will target repeat offenders

By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Lawmakers approved a countywide dog tethering law on Tuesday.

The law will bring sweeping changes to the long-term tethering of dogs in Essex County, and includes statutes governing the length of leashes, shelter sizes, the amount time that animals can be kept outside and protection against extreme weather.

The Essex County Board of Supervisors passed the legislation following a public hearing that saw two dozen people speak, nearly all of them in favor of the proposal, citing the need to combat what they said was a threat to both public safety and a moral responsibility to help vulnerable animals.

“I’m here for all the dogs I see on the way to work in the morning, tethered and crying,” said Shyloah Osteyer.

The AuSable Forks Elementary teacher held up a picture of a dog, Peaches, who she rescued from grim conditions that saw the canine frozen, emaciated and covered in excrement.

Several speakers said they see animals on their daily commutes that are exposed to inhumane conditions.

“I think we need to be the voice of these animals,” said Lisa Lester. “People need to be educated on what our harsh winters do to these animals.”

Aaron Miller, of Keene Valley, said he hoped the legislation would make those who purchased dogs, but don’t want to take care of them, reconsider their responsibilities.

“They are part of our family even though people don’t want to take responsibility for them,” Miller said.

The Essex County Board of Supervisors have approved a dog tethering law. Pictured above: Speakers gathered at the public hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 6 in Elizabethtown.

The legislation was first introduced in April, but tabled after lawmakers said the legislation was too broad.

Subsequent revisions softened language on some of the more controversial measures, including enclosure size and keeping animals overnight.

The legislation grew out of the seizure of 41 sickly horses from an Essex farm in 2013, when animal cruelty issues took center spotlight in the county.

The Essex County Animal Cruelty Task Force was formed, and the coalition released a comprehensive report on animal cruelty issues in 2015.

Officials highlighted the tethering issue as a starting point.

Bonnie MacLeod, a member of the task force, said she was heartened by the new law.

“When you protect animals, you protect people — this is truly a public safety issue,” MacLeod said.

A workshop for law enforcement officials held in Lake Placid last week generated positive response from local animal control officers, MacLeod said, and more training sessions will follow as localities pivot their attention to the new legislation.

Law enforcement agencies tapped to enforce the new law, including the New York State Police and Essex County Sheriff ’s Office, have endorsed the measure.

“This final iteration, the sheriff ’s department definitely supports it,” said Essex County Sheriff ’s Office Major David Reynolds. “It’s well-written and includes a lot of discretion.”

New York State Police Troop B Commander John Tibbitts likened the law to the Broken Windows Theory that sharply reduced crime in New York City in the 1990s.

Tibbitts said by identifying violators early, authorities may be able to prevent more serious crimes from happening in the future.

“We’re going to get these people first,” Tibbitts said.

The law, which joins just a handful of other countywide policies in the state, will take effect once filed with the state Department of State. County officials anticipate that will happen later this week.

Lawmakers approved the measure 17-1, with Essex County Board of Supervisors Chairman Randy Preston the lone holdout.

“I think this law is way better than when it started,” Preston said. “But at the end of the day, I still think it’s going to be extremely problematic for us.”

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EyE On THE ARTS

Take a moment

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he countdown to Christmas is on, with just over two weeks to go.

Though the holidays can be fun, magical, enchanting — they can also be incredibly stressful.

It’s important, during this chaotic time of giving, to take a breath and take a moment for yourself.

Here are a few ideas on how to do just that: The ROTA Studio and Gallery in Plattsburgh will host their final show this weekend, with “Happy Holigays!” topping off the venue’s six year run.

“Happy Holigays!” is slated for Dec. 10, and will feature performers Aurora Risay, Cherie Insanity, Big Juicy, Dorian Knights, Hunter Down and more in a drag-tastic blowout. Tickets are $8 each or two for $10. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/ rotagallery.

ROTA will be closing their doors for the foreseeable future on Dec. 11. The awesome staff will be shouldering over $5,000 in back rent and electric — so, if possible, make a donation to ROTA to thank them for all of the thankless sacrifices they have made to provide the city of Plattsburgh with great all-ages concerts and art exhibits. To donate to the ROTA team, visit their 39 Bridge St. location or visit rotagallery.tumblr.com/donate.

RiverJackZ, of the Zucchini Brothers, will lead a songwriting workshop at the Stony Creek Library on Dec. 29. This free workshop will focus on songs about animals in the Adirondacks.

For more information, call 696-5911.

The Lake George Arts Project will host its annual holiday party on Dec. 11 at the Caldwell House in Lake George. The party, open from 1-4 p.m., will feature a large menu of appetizers, buffets, salad and more to celebrate the group’s ongoing efforts to bring free events to the area. Tickets are $30 per person. For more information, call 668-2616 or contact mail@ lakegeorgearts.org.

The Whallonsburg Grange will host a performance of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” on Dec. 11 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10. All proceeds will benefit food pantries in Westport, Willsboro and Elizabethtown. Prior to the performance, the Grange will host a cookie decorating class for kids at 3 p.m. For more information, call 963-4170 or contact admin@thegrangehall. info.

The SUNY Plattsburgh Department of Music will present “A Jubliant Song: A Choral Joy for Difficult Times,” Friday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium. The concert choir, under the direction of Jo Ellen Miano, associate professor of music, will perform works

by Bach, Healy William, and Norman Dello Joio. The concert is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact the department of music at 564-2283 or plattsburgh.edu/academics/music.

Plattsburgh’s Champlain Wine Company will host an evening of “cult classic” shorts on 16mm film on Saturday, Dec. 17th at 8 p.m. Films will include the spooky 1948 movie “Santa in Animal Land,” which follows “creepy puppets pursuing Santa (for snubbing them),” according to organizers. The 1946 film “A Christmas Dream,” by Czech stop-motion animator Karel Zeman, will also be shown. Attendance is free, with donations welcome to defray operation costs.

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The Historic Hand House in Elizabethtown will host two concerts on Dec. 10-11 featuring local musicians Alisa Endsley and Russell Ames. Endsley has performed on Broadway and London’s West End in collaboration with Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn and more. Ames has directed more than 80 community theater productions and served as an accompanist to the University Glee Club of New York for 32 years. At this special concert, the musicians will perform tributes to Judy Garland and Johnny Mercer. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for ages 15 and under. The show is slated to begin at 7 p.m. For more information, call 962-8899 or visit pianobynature.org.

The Lake George Courthouse Gallery is now accepting exhibition proposals for its 2017 season. The gallery is asking regional and national artists, whether just emerging or established, to submit 10-12 images, a resume and an artist bio by Jan. 31 to be considered for an exhibition next year. For more information, visit lakegeorgearts.com.

Saranac Village at Will Rogers will host evening art lessons with artist Matt Burnett on Sundays from 6 – 8:30 p.m. beginning Dec. 4 through Jan. 29, excluding Christmas Day. Burnett will teach lessons in drawing, oil painting and watercolor. No prior experience is necessary. Classes will be free for Will Rogers residents and $10 per lesson for outside participants. For more information, or to RSVP, contact burnettm@canton.edu or call 524-6441.

Vermont folk troupe PossumHaw will return to the Upper Jay Art Center on Dec. 9 at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $15. For more information, visit upperjayartcenter.org.

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Boreas

From page 1 hampers recruitment, Ossenkop has said.

The region’s economic woes run deep, Ossenkop said, and job prospects are nearly non-existent.

“Young people can’t stick around because there’s nowhere to work,” Ossenkop said. “I don’t see much hope on the horizon — I don’t know how it’s going to be fixed.”

The nearby Blue Ridge Motel, too, endeavors to attract clients.

“I would like to see them bring more people here — not just hikers,” said Jerry Rule, the owner. “The towns up here are dying because there’s no use.”

Rule said he hears complaints from guests who say the only recreational activity is hiking. He expressed interest for a world-class snowmobile system like that in Vermont, which attracts riders from across the northeast, he said.

“We absolutely need more activity.”

Muhammad Ahmad, who co-owns the North Hudson Sunoco across from Frontier Town, said business is steadily getting better since the station opened in early 2015, and Boreas has generated an uptick in interest.

But he said he was “100 percent” in favor of Alternative 1 because snowmobilers, who may utilize a proposed trail network between the Five Towns as well as a circuit on the tract, would likely gas up at his facility.

“I think it’s going to do something in the Adirondacks, and it helps the local economy,” Ahmad said.

Over at the Newcomb House, Shirley Garrand lamented the anemic economy.

“We need something to help keep businesses in town, Garrand said. “There’s not a whole lot here. It’s very economically depressed.”

Boreas, she said, “should be open to many sports — not just hiking.”

Garrand’s husband owns the tavern, which is popular with sportsmen.

A snowmobile trail connecting Newcomb to Indian Lake helped the business when it opened four years ago, she said.

“It opened up a whole new world to the Newcomb House,” Garrand said. “It quadrupled our business. Hikers do not spend money.”

The Hoot Owl Lodge, too, is in favor of more access.

“We are definitely in favor of Alternative 1,” said Kelly Audino, coowner.

Dave Olbert, of Cloud-Splitter Outfitters, said he understands the need for stringent environmental protection, and that the Adirondack Mountain Club and other environmental groups lobbying for more Wilderness are good organizations, citing their educational efforts and trail maintenance programs.

“But I disagree with an organization that penetrates deep into the High Peaks Wilderness Area,” Olbert said, referring to the sharp tendril of privately-held land that juts like an icicle into the tract.

Little evidence exists to show Wild Forest designation has a negative impact on the ecosystem, he said, citing Newcomb, Heart and

Business owners in Newcomb and North Hudson have overwhelmingly said they are in favor of more recreational use on the Boreas Ponds and MacIntyre Tract parcels, citing the potential for an economic boost.

Pictured here are Ruth and Dave Olbert of Cloudsplitter Outfitters in Newcomb.

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A Unit Management Plan properly implemented by the state Department of Conservation will govern exact uses and lead to good stewardship, he said.

“Basically, I’m an advocate for Alternative 1,” Olbert said. “I just find it really discouraging that Wilderness advocates ignore, or minimize, how the Boreas Ponds acquisition would help the communities.”

Wilderness advocates argue that property values increase in proximity to protected lands, and that an expanded High Peaks Wilderness will create an economic boomtown not unlike Keene and Keene Valley, which hosts an economy geared around outdoor adventuring.

A seven-mile road leads to the eponymous ponds at the heart of the Boreas Pond Tract.

Depending on the unit management plan drafted by the DEC, the least restrictive Alternative 1 could allow parking at the ponds themselves and uses like snowmobiling, biking and horseback riding on existing roadways.

Under the most restrictive plan, more than half of Gulf Brook Road would be closed, leading to a nearly five-mile hike.

Some environmental groups, like Adirondack Wilderness Advocates, are calling for the entire seven-mile road to be closed to anything but foot traffic.

Olbert said that would be bad for business.

Most people who use guides tend to overestimate their abilities, Olbert said. The best scenario is to put guests in a van, drive them to a location and take them out for an experience.

Longer trips increase the price point of guide services, which is something that limits trips.

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Ruth Olbert, his wife and business partner, agreed: “People call and enquire, but the cost kind of backs them off for hiring a guide,” she said.

Ruth cited statistics from a recent marketing workshop in North Creek that revealed most Millennials are seeking 1 to 3 hour outdoor experiences.

The APA hearings this fall have been well-attended by young people, the majority of whom are calling for full-Wilderness, including at last month’s session at Newcomb Central, which the Olberts attended.

The couple said while they appreciated their passion, many of these advocates do not possess an understanding of the bigger picture, which may be a result of a lack of accurate information given to them by their professors and instructors who are encouraging them to attend the sessions.

“I think they give them one perspective of what Wilderness does for the area, but they don’t give the Wild Forest perspective,” Ruth said.

Beth Stalker, who owns Stalker Adirondack Reality, also attended the hearing, and said the green t-shirts swayed her opinion to some degree.

“I have to say I agree with the majority of folks in town that Alternative 1 is probably the best compromise,” Stalker said.

Wilderness advocates say the designation will draw people to town, some of whom may buy homes, start businesses and enroll their children in local schools.

But the majority of people looking to purchase property in Newcomb are older pre-retirement folks looking for a second home, Stalker said.

“They’re physically active, but they’re not going to walk for seven miles with a canoe on their back,” Stalker said. “I really don’t see it drawing people here.”

Mike Tracy worked at Finch Pruyn for 17 years, and even helped build a cabin for timber executives near Boreas Ponds that was torn down earlier this year.

Tracy owns and operates Tracy Camp in Newcomb with his wife.

“I hate to see it classified as Wilderness because it restricts too much,” Tracy said. “Wild Forest would be restrictive enough, that would be fine with us.”

Underpinning his argument is what he said was a vast network of existing infrastructure on the parcel, including roads, culverts and dams.

Times have changed in the past 40 years, he said, and today’s economic climate is a far cry from when men once floated logs down the river.

Tracy cited the companies who have pulled out one by one over the years, taking with them good-paying jobs.

He’s generally not a fan of tourism.

But, he said: “Maybe that’s all we’ve got anymore.”

Gokey’s Auction & Appraisal declined to comment on the classification, citing a desire to stay neutral, and another North Hudson business, Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp Resort, was closed for the season and did not respond to an email seeking comment.

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From page 1 Wednesday was the fifth such meeting since May 2014.

It was well attended and residents from both communities encouraged the boards to pursue the formal merger process.

Donald “Coach” Huntley, a retired ELCS physical education teacher, coach and athletic director who lives in Lewis, spoke plainly of the old rivalry that once stood between the two schools.

Having attended and graduated from Westport High School in 1960, he taught and coached for many years at ELCS. Huntley said 50 years ago he would never have imagined reaching this point.

ELCS School Board member Darlene Hooper, a retired teacher who graduated from Elizabethtown schools, nodded in agreement: “Neither would I,” she spoke softly.

“As far as I’m concerned today, I think you should take the next step,” Huntley said, commanding quiet in the Elizabethtown school auditorium that bears his name.

“When I came here, there were 600 students almost,” he said of years past at ELCS. But enrollment has declined substantially. There are 230 students at ELCS this year and 210 at Westport, according to the study.

“If you don’t do this,” Huntley said, “you’re going to have kids that can’t play or participate (sports) because there is no team.”

Already, cuts have trimmed course offerings and some extra-curricular programs.

Susan Stafford-Gough, who teaches at Keene Central and has two children in high school at Westport, said a merged school would not move the district up in state class-designation for sports.

“We’re still going to be smaller together than Chazy or Moriah,” she said.

“We’re not moving up into some big powerhouse class.”

And that point seemed relevant to all who spoke, in particular because a shared outcome looks first to sustain and then improve options for students in this small, rural setting.

KEY POINTS Current data are published in a 56-page pre-merger final report completed by Castallao & Silky LLC, an educational consulting firm based in Syracuse.

Osborne summed the analytical report in five key points.

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Turn to page 17 for the school boards’ perspective on the concept of merging schools The first point, he said, indicates a merged student population would start at around 441 students and would likely remain stable over 15 years.

The second shows how both school buildings would be utilized.

Osborne said parents and students have begun asking where they would go to school in the coming years.

The fine points of any plan, he emphasized, would be fleshed out in a formal reorganizational process as required by state law.

But early indications suggest elementary students, kindergarten through Grade 5, would likely remain in their current school buildings.

Grades 6, 7 and 8, if middle school is divided that way, might attend Junior High at Westport.

And high school students might attend school in Elizabethtown.

“When school districts merge, it is not uncommon for the districts’ elementary schools to remain in the communities where they are located,” the study says.

“This is often done to maintain a school presence in a community. It is also done to avoid longer bus rides for the youngest children.”

Osborne was sure to remind parents that “this (first report) is a surface level study.”

The third point addressed the differential in teaching salaries between Westport and Elizabethtown.

There are 29 teachers at ELCS and 26 teachers in Westport, according to the data.

The salaries are fairly similar: The average teacher at ELCS earns $56,776 while in Westport the average teacher earns $61,697.

Common practice in a merger, Osborne explained, deploys a “levelling up” process, which brings the pay-scale even.

“In this situation, it wouldn’t move the needle, so to speak, to level up salaries,” the superintendent said.

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the discussion. As the Pole/Silky report made clear, Westport and ELCS have more similarities than differences, even when it comes to the bottom line.

And comments reflected the empirical evidence.

EQUALIZING TAX RATES The report also evaluated tax rates.

The current school tax rate at ELCS, per thousand dollars of real property value, is $14.14, while the tax rate at Westport Central is $15.06 per thousand.

The tax levy for ELCS this year is $3,619,525. In Westport, the levy is $3,468,676.

Recalibrating to a common tax rate and shared levy happens with state funding called Incentive Operating Aid, Osborne said.

The state education benchmark recommends 33 percent of Incentive Operating Aid for mergers.

“With data in hand,” Osborne said, citing numbers in the Pre-Merger study, “ELCS and Westport would use 31.2 percent of the new aid to bring the tax rate level.”

By way of contrast, the study says an ELCS, Westport and Willsboro merger would use 129 percent of incentive operating aid.

The ELCS/Westport recalibration, Osborne pointed out, is very close to — in fact less than — the benchmark 33 percent.

Incentive Operating Aid for district reorganization begins at $657,838, a calculation based on 2006-06 school budget numbers, and is phased out over 15 years. The ELCS/Westport consolidation would garner approximately $6.2 million.

Actual numbers crunched in the study show the current combined (ELCS plus Westport) levy of $7,088,201 would drop to $6,869,141 with incentive aid.

It is projected to equalize the tax rate at $14.11 per thousand, which is three cents below the current ELCS tax rate and over a dollar less than Westport’s current school tax rate.

Osborne’s review also provided overall financial analysis, which shows very similar debt service in both schools.

“We match up very nicely,” Osborne said.

There are advantages and disadvantages of a merger, he said.

Among challenges, he said, rest questions of school identity and tradition; possibly longer bus rides; competitive athletic programs; and a larger geographic region to straddle.

Among advantages, he said, is potential to halt the decline in school population; to add course options, and to lower property-tax rates.

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Reviewing potential ELCS-WCS merger Merger process will take at least two years

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Members of both the Westport and the Elizabethtown School Boards shared their thoughts before they voted to move ahead with a formal Reorganization by Consolidation procedure.

They have digested results from the pre-merger study for several months.

ELCS board member Doug Spilling asked what a formal merger process would cost.

Superintendent Scott Osborne, who serves both districts, said consultants who conducted the analysis report have quoted the cost at $44,000, or $22,000 from each school.

And there may be opportunity for grant funds for the consolidation study, he said.

ELCS School Board member Darlene Hooper said now is the time to advance to a formal merger review.

“There are indeed more similarities than there are differences in our districts,” she said.

Westport School Board Vice President Jim Carroll said this first report compels communities to pursue due diligence.

“We have to do the (formal) study now so we know,” Westport School Board member Dwayne Stevens said, agreeing with Carroll.

For ELCS board President Karin DeMuro, due diligence looks to raise and answer all questions.

“It is the (school boards’) duty to explore possibilities for the future, for the children,” she said.

“How will we ever know if we don’t pursue this study what is best for the children and their future?”

Taking the process slowly, one step at a time, DeMuro said, allows the school communities to move with care and base all decisions on facts.

“If we do this right,” Spilling said, “what a great lesson our students are going to gain from this.”

And with that, the joint board agreed to bring a common resolution to each school board meeting this month.

“So moved,” DeMuro said of the common decision.

The ELCS School Board meets at 6 p.m. on Dec. 14 and Westport School Board meets at 6 p.m. Dec. 15.

Reorganization by Consolidation New York’s school “Reorganization by Consolidation” occurs in a very measured process, according to Osborne, who presented a general overview of how it works at the joint school board meeting last Wednesday.

It is driven largely by a community-based task force.

1) Each school board passes its own resolution to pursue the formal reorganization process.

2) The schools together hire a consultant.

3) The schools together form a task force including people from all communities, including Westport, Lewis and Elizabethtown.

4) The community task force works back and forth with consultants over a period of 12 to 14 months. Specifics of identity, tradition, busing, building use, staff, school policy, among others, are fleshed out in this process.

5) The task force submits a final merger proposal to both school boards for review.

6) With board approval, a merger plan is brought to straw poll vote separately in all three towns.

7) If approved by residents, the proposal goes to the state education commissioner for review. At this point, the state could make further recommendations.

8) A state-sanctioned merger plan goes back to the town residents for another vote.

The process takes between two to two-and-a-half years to complete.

The full ELCS/Westport Pre-Merger Feasibility Study from Castallo & Silky is available online at both school websites.

Some of the School Board members at the joint meeting between Westport and Elizabethtown-Lewis Central schools where discussion moved forward to further review Reorganization by Centralization, essentially a merger of the two districts. From left, Westport School Board members Dwayne Stevens; Vice President Jim Carroll; President Alice LaRock; shared Superintended Scott Osborne; ELCS Board President Karin DeMuro; Doug Spilling and Darlene Hooper.

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“We are not very big with numbers or physical size so we are going to rely on playing as hard as we can and see where that can take us,” head coach Dolby Pulsifer said.

The Lions will be led by seniors Joel Morris and Sam Huttig, along with Thomas and Anthony Celotti.

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WestportÊ Eagles WhileÊ senior-laden,Ê EaglesÊ areÊ inÊ youthÊ movementÊ inÊ 16-17 WESTPORT — There are a lot of new faces on the floor for the Eagles varsity basketball team.

“We lost eight players from last year’s team through graduation and transfers,” head coach Michael “Ike” Tyler said.

“Early indications from practice indicate that we have a young team with lots of energy. We will get better throughout the year and expect to learn the team concept. As our defense intensity improves, we as a team will improve.”

Two players with experience from last season are seniors Wyatt Gough and Schylar Kurth, who are joined by junior RIley Martin and senior John Looby as the only players with experience at the level.

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The team will be led by a solid core of juniors, headlined by Hannah Schwoebel, along with Ellie Storey, Faith Bona, Lizzie Stephens, Abby Mero, Taylor Gough and Malynda Lobdell. Senior Chloe Mitchell also returns to lead the team.

“Our goal is to be strong contenders in the league and push ourselves to go beyond,” head coach Brad Rascoe said. “I believe our strength will be our defense. If we can play good team defense we will be okay and the offense will take care of itself.”

Rascoe said the team will belnd in several newcomers to the core of upperclassmen.

“Our team is a group of talent players,” he said. ‘If we have a weakness, it will be in the consistency of play. If we show up everyday and play to our potential, we will be a tough team to go up against. We need to be consistent with our plays and communicate with each other on the floor.”

Bona and Lauren Hutter make up the roster of ELCS students on the team, while Maggie Ploufe makes her varsity debut from Westport.

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AuSableÊ ValleyÊ Patriots PatriotsÊr ecruitingÊf orÊt heÊ trackÊt akingÊof f Êin Êbig Êw ay CLINTONVILLE — Slowly, it has been coming. Sean Ganter and his staff have been working to get students out to participate on the Patriots indoor track and field team.

Now, they are yielding fruit.

“We have the largest team since I have been coaching,” Ganter said. “The boys return several experienced and successful athletes. Dylan Trombley and Zachary Lawrence are fresh off their appearances in the Cross Country State meet.

They will lead the middle distance and distance runners.

Brinn Peck, an Indoor State meet qualifier in the 55 and 300 last year, returns to lead the girls. She will be valuable in the sprints and jumps.”

Ganter said the depth of the rosters will allow the squad not only to compete this year, but prepare for future success.

“The teams have a nice mix of youth and experience,” he said. “The present and future of the program is in good shape.

We are expecting a good season including stellar performances and preparation for the future.”

He also said there are plenty of quality athletes ready to make on impact in the league this season.

“Other expected key contributors include Jacub Baer (middle distance), Sean Perkins (sprints and jumps), Eric Potthast (jumps), Matthew Russom (distance), Riley Smith (sprints and jumps) and Taylor Whitcomb (middle distance and jumps),” he said. “McKenna Christiansen, a Cross Country State meet qualifier this fall, returns to contribute in the middle distance and distance events. Hailey Christiansen (middle distance and jumps), Olivia Hetfield (middle distance and distance), Haley Passino (middle distance, jumps and throws), Lily Potthast (distance) and Briana Williams (sprints and jumps) are proven performers and leaders.”

Chance Lapier CLINTONVILLE — While it was hard for head coach Kenny Baker to lose his lone graduate wrestler in son Dylan Baker, that was the only graduate from the 2015-16 roster.

The Patriots return with a strong roster of experienced grapplers for the new season, making it one of the most experienced team Baker has had.

“I believe the strength of our team will be the high numbers of wrestlers that came out this year and the experience of the team as a whole,” he said. “This will be one of the most experienced teams AuSable Valley has ever had, including our modified in which most of them have been youth wrestling for a few years.”

With that, Baker wants to see the Patriots start moving up the standings towards traditional powers Peru and Saranac.

“Our goals again will be to push forward in building this team and as always the ultimate goal of getting as many wrestlers to the State Championships as we can,” Baker said. “I think wrestlers to watch for us will be all our returning starters, especially Chance Lapier, who was the state qualifier last year, and Joe LeClair, our only senior this year. They both put in the most work this summer the only time they took off from wrestling was to play football in the fall.”

Roster - boys Athlete

Grd

Athlete

Grd

Jacub Baer

11

Randy Brooks

12

Dakota Christian

9

Tomas Ford

9

Michael Guynup

12

Wyatt Hackett

9

David Janisse

9

Carl Kelly

11

Joseph Knight

12

Zach Lawrence

11

Zane Moussa

8

Sean Perkins

12

Eric Potthast

12

Michael Purtell

9

Matthew Russom

11

Riley Smith

11

Wesley Tender

8

Dylan Trombley

12

Tristan Trombley

12

AJ Whalley

8

Taylor Whitcomb

11

Chris Yeager

12

David Zeh

9

Roster - girls Jillian Bacon

11

Halle Castro

8

Roster

Tressa Loreman

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Joe LeClair

Chance Lapier

Ethan Bressett

Brandon Wright

Casey Spear

Spencer Stafford

Zach Hamilton

Tyler Mclean

Aron Garrow

Jason Fletcher

Zach Cumber

Dylan Goodrow

CLINTONVILLE — The Lady Patriots varsity girl’s basketball team looks to return to the thick of the postseason hunt in 2016017.

“We hope to be in the running for a Division II crown as well as the Class C sectional championship,” head coach Roger Long said. “A lot will depend on chemistry health and a little bit of luck.”

Senior Madison McCabe returns to lead the Patriots, who also return seniors Addy Strong, Tressa Loreman, Kourntey Keenan, Hannah Greenley and Nia Blaise.

Kaleb Schlenz

Zach Rock

Jordan Griffith

Grady Tender

Landen Snyder

Mason Dubay

Will Spague

Austin Dukett

Zach Bola

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Hailey Christiansen 11

McKenna Christiansen 8

Zena Cumber

10

Jazmyne Dubay

8

No.

Player

Paolina Emerson

11

Maggie Hayes

9

1

Addy Strong

Olivia Hetfield

11

Marlena Malskis

8

3

Elianna Bowlen

Shania Malskis

12

Kassidy Mattott

8

10

Tressa Loreman

G

Sr.

5-3

Haley Passino

12

Alexis Patterson

8

11

Kourtney Keenan

F

Sr.

5-5

Brinn Peck

12

Lily Potthast

9

13

Hannah Rondeau

F

Jr.

5-7

Anna Pridell

8

Mackenzie Rennie

8

15

Dru Gravelle

F

Jr.

5-6

Kaitlyn Rivers

10

Jocelyn Rock

10

20

Hannah Greenley

G

Sr.

5-4

Karli Sheperd

7

Lacie Simpson

11

24

Nia Blaise

G

Sr.

5-3

Riley Stone

10

Emily Tedford

8

25

Avery Tromblee

F

Jr.

5-7

Dakota Tender

7

Hailey Tender

8

33

Leah Shay

F

So.

5-10

Angela Weller

12

Briana Williams

12

44

Madison McCabe

Pos.

Grade

Hgt.

G

Sr.

5-0

G

Jr.

5-6

Brandon Martineau Bailey Lattrell

Brady Lattrell

Alex Martin

Jay Coulombe

Ethan Daniels

Jesse Mclean

Jeremiah Thomas

Aiden Trombley

AVCSÊ bowling:Ê boysÊ seekÊ repeat;Ê girlsÊ seekÊ titleÊ of Ê theirÊ own Au SABLE FORKS — The Patriot varsity bowling program has it’s sights set on the peak of the CVAC and sectional mountain this season.

On both the boys and girls lanes, the team returns a wealth of talent, which led the boy’s roster to a Section VII title a year ago, “The boys are hoping to repeat as CVAC and sectional champions this year,” coach Jeff Miller said. “We lost two

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“Not only are all the girls returning from last year but signups are showing numbers will be up,” Miller added. “We believe the girls could make some noise in the league this year.”

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Keene Beavers

Azriel Finsterer

Elaina Smith

BeaversÊ hopeÊ experienceÊ leadsÊ toÊ wins Whitney,Ê SmithÊ setÊ forÊ seniorÊ season KEENE VALLEY — Another year older, another year wiser in all things MVAC southern division.

That is the hope for coach Chad Lopez and the Keene varsity boy’s basketball program this season, as the sophomore class of last season has become the junior class.

“Our team goals this season are to improve each game and focus on playing as a team,” Lopez said. “Last season we were a young, inexperienced team and we are looking to use the floor time to build confidence. The 201617 basketball season will be a fresh start for the junior heavy roster. Keene will look to their eight returning juniors for leadership this upcoming season.”

Lopez added the experience will allow the leadership to grow and expand throughout the team.

“Last season Keene was lead by Damion Brown, Antonio and Azriel Finsterer,” he

said. “This season we expect more contributions from Josh Baldwin, Tom Palen and Miles Warner. Adding depth to the lineup will be Juniors Lucas Isham, Noah Haverlick and Sophomore Kyle Shambo.”

Roster Damion Brown Josh Baldwin Tom Palen Miles Warner Azriel Finsterer Antonio Finsterer Lucas Isham

with Daria Venner and Caitlyn Lopez.

Roster Elaina Smith Hanna Whitney Daria Venner Elly Smith Caitlyn Lopez Lura Johnson Nora Porter Allysa Summo Emily Whitney

Emus prepare for indoor track and field season

Noah Haverlick Kyle Shambo Alvaro Fernandez-Lopez

By Keith Lobdell

McKenna Harris

12

Sarah Snyder

12

Bailey Van Ness

12

PLATTSBURGH — The combined indoor track team of Elizabethtown-Lewis/Keene/ Moriah and Westport is ready to take to the Plattsburgh State University Fieldhouse course for 2016-17.

“We have a couple athletes from each of the EKMW schools that wish to participate in Indoor track this year,” coach Luis Garnica said.

“Indoor gives us extra opportunities to compete and gain experience. We try to practice outside as the weather will allow and the fresh air is good for us as long as it’s not too cold.

“Athletes who ran last year said the 200m indoor track has tight turns and running long distance can get boring, but the noise echoes inside the Plattsburgh State Field house,” he added. “The fans are right next to you. Indoor racing just has really great energy.”

Rishabh Bisht

12

Tess Andrade

12

Emus roster

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Patriots hoops seeks final four return trip CLINTONVILLE — The Patriot boy’s varsity basketball team will seek to get back to the NYSPHSAA Final Four in Class C, although Binghampton will be a lot further away than Glens Falls.

“This year should be very exciting with returning players Kobe Parrow, Dalton McDonald, Brandon Snow, Joel Martineau and Landon Shay,” head coach Jamie Douglass said. Newcomers Mason and Ross Douglas, Troy Flora, Caleb Hamilton, David McKie and Matt Pray are rounding out the team. We look to have an up tempo game with strong defense and good inside out basketball. Team play will be the goal to a successful season.”

KEENE VALLEY — The Keene girl’s varsity basketball program is hoping to get past the Section VII/Class D championship game with a strong core of returning players.

“We have a core group of players returning this year, and our goals are to be competitive and to take the game to a new level this year,” said new head coach Jody Whitney.

The Beavers are led by a pair of 1,000-point scorers in point guard Hanna Whitney and forward Elaina Smith, posing a difficult inside/out duo that is tough for many teams to defend.

The team also returns starter Elly Smith, who provides a third scoring option, along

Roster No.

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Kobe Parrow Troy Flora David Mckie Brandon Snow Ross Douglas Mason Douglas

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Experience,Ê returneesÊ keyÊ forÊ PatriotsÊ inÊ pool CLINTONVILLE — The Patriot varsity Roster boy’s swim team will look to be stronger together in 2016-17.

Player Grade “Though our numbers are small again, the Dylan Sheffer 12 experience this team has will make them a Aaron O’Neill 12 formidable opponent,” head coach Doug Gar- Ryan Agoney 12 rand said. “Our seniors, Zack, Dylan, Aaron, Sky Hanf 12 Ryan, Sky and Wyatt, will look to build some Zackary Raymond 12 strong relays. Individuals are working on all Wyatt Merrill 12 strokes, finding their stroke or distance that 10 will make them most competitive, and work- Skylar Ackley ing on that.”

David Vicaro 10 9 Garrand said the team will have strong Dalton Ess swimmers in multiple events as well as spe- Trent Gravelle 8 cialists when needed.

Trevor Gravelle 8 “Both Zack and Dylan are good all around swimmers, and will be strong in every event. While Aaron has mostly been long distance, Rt. 73., Keene Valley, New York his speed and skill in other (518) 576-9840 strokes are improving,” he said. “Sky took a year off from swimming, but has come back strong and should show promise at meets. Ryan has been working on speed work at all strokes, and is looking to perform well there.”

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Grade

Nick Manfred

12

Isaac Defelice

11

Emily Manfred

11

Stephania Zelinski

11

CorrieAnne Stoner

11

Emmalee Turner

11

Luis Medina

10

Jason Zerbe

10

Sarah Anderson

10

Kaiden Sears

10

Logan Vanburen

9

Jeff Genier

9

Annette Stephens

9

Denali Garnica

8

Landon Peters

8

Desiree Demar

8

Emily Defelice

8

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Trevor Bigelow WILLSBORO — The Warriors boy’s varsity basketball program returns several players to the roster as they prepare for a new season.

The Warriors will look to replace three starters from the 2016-17 team, including graduates Zach Pierson and Lucas Cross along with Sean Lincoln, who transferred in the offseason.

Coach Jim Spring believes he has enough returning talent to do so.

“Seven out of 10 from the team have at least one year of varsity experience,” Spring said.

“Some players will have to adjust to a new position, this will take time for the team to gel together and for everyone to accept their role.

All the players will have to contribute for us to be successful, especially those returning players from last year. We need to play to-

gether as one unit and try to be competitive in every game.”

Roster Player

Grade

Matt Longware

12

Max Longware

12

Jesse Hearn

12

Nate Yeager

12

Cody Divalerio

12

Antonio Provost

12

Warren Jackson

11

Joe King

11

Adam Mero

11

Trevor Bigelow

10

Payton Gough

LadyÊ WarriorsÊ returnÊ veteranÊ core WILLSBORO — The Lady Warriors varsity basketball program returns several key players after graduating only one from last year’s squad, including their leader in center Payton Gough, who missed most of last season with a leg injury.

“We have five seniors returning along with a junior, sophomore and freshman,” coach Charlene Lobdell said. “We are going to take each game as a new beginning. Every learning each game will help us get to the next level and we are looking forward to being competitive.”

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Grade

Payton Gough

12

Alex Bliss

12

Kaitlin Shaw

12

Darrian Sweatt

12

Trina Bigelow

12

Savannah Bronson

11

Sheila Wilkins

10

Makayla Anson

10

Olivia Politi

10

Aliceson Drollette

10

Kaitlyn Wilkins

9

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“Kayla Gay and Devi Lee and two of the three returning players who have been getting better every year,” coach David Lee said.

“Their leadership is expected to help the newcomers on the team.”

Lee said the mix of players will be something he looks forward to watching develop over the CVAC regular season.

“With four newcomers, it’s unsure how

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ScHEDUlES

ELCS - Boys Basketball Friday, Dec. 9...at Lake Placid, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 14... vs Willsboro, 5 p.m.

Friday Dec. 16... at Westport, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 4...at Chazy, 5 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 6...vs Keene, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 11... at Seton Catholic, 5 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 13...vs Minerva/Newcomb, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 17...vs Lake Placid, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 19... at Willsboro, 5 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 27... at Schroon, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 31... vs Westport, 5 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 3... vs Johnsburg, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 9...vs Chazy, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 14... at Keene, 5 p.m.

EL/W - Girls Basketball Tuesday, Dec. 13... vs Keene, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 20...vs Seton Catholic, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 28...at Ticonderoga Tournament Friday, Dec. 29...at Ticonderoga Tournament Tuesday, Jan. 3...at Lake Placid, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 10...at Chazy, 5 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 13...at Bolton, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 18...vs Willsboro, 5 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 20... at Keene, 5 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 23..vs Peru, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 27... at Crown Point, 6:30 p.m.

AVCS - Boys Basketball Wednesday, Dec. 14...vs Northern Adirondack, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 21...at Ticonderoga, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 4... at Plattsburgh High, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 6...vs Saranac,4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 10...vs Saranac Lake, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 1... vs Johnsburg, 5 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 3...vs Indian Lake/Long Lake, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 8... at Seton Catholic, 5 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 10... vs Lake Placid, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 15...at Schroon, 5 p.m.

KCS - Boys Basketball

Thursday, Jan. 19... at Northeastern Clinton, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 14...vs Westport, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 17...at Moriah, 5:30 p.m.

Friday Dec. 16...at Seton Catholic, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 19... vs Peru, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 21...vs Chazy, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 26... at Northern Adirondack, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 4...at Willsboro, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 31...vs Beekmantown, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 6...at Elizabethtown-Lewis, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 7...vs Ticonderoga, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 11... at Lake Placid, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Feb 9... at Saranac Lake, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 13...vs Crown Point, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 14... vs Moriah, 4:30 p.m.

AVCS - Girls Basketball Tuesday, Dec. 13...at Northern Adirondack, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 20...vs Ticonderoga, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 22... vs Plattsburgh High, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 5... at Saranac, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 11...at Saranac Lake, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 13... vs Northeastern Clinton, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 19... at Westport, 5 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 27... at Bolton, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 31... vs Seton Catholic, 5 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 3....vs Wells, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 7... at Chazy, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 9... vs Willsboro, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 14...vs Elizabethtown-Lewis, 5 p.m.

KCS - Girls Basketball Tuesday, Dec. 13...at Griffins, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 18...vs Moriah, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 15...vs Seton Catholic, 5 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 20...at Peru, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 20... at Chazy, 5 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 27... vs Northern Adirondack, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 3...vs Willsboro, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 1... at Beekmantown, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 10...vs Lake Placid, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 8...at Ticonderoga, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 13...vs Crown Point, 5 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 10...vs Saranac Lake, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 20... vs Westport, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 15... at Moriah, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 27... at Bolton, 6:30 p.m.

AVCS, EKMW - Indoor Track

Wednesday, Feb. 1... at Seton Catholic, 5 p.m.

Wed, Dec 21...at CVAC, 5 p.m., PSC Fieldhouse (Ticonderoga, AuSable, Saranac Lake, Plattsburgh, Beekmantown and Saranac, EKMW)

Wednesday, Feb. 8...vs Chazy, 5 p.m.

Sat, Jan 14...at CVAC, 10 a.m., PSC Fieldhouse (Ticonderoga, AuSable, Saranac Lake, Plattsburgh, Beekmantown and Saranac, EKMW) Sat, Jan 21...at CVAC, 10 a.m., PSC Fieldhouse (Ticonderoga, AuSable, Saranac Lake, Plattsburgh, Beekmantown and Saranac, EKMW) Sat. Jan 28...CVAC, 5 p.m., PSC Fieldhouse (Ticonderoga, AuSable, Saranac Lake, Plattsburgh, Beekmantown and Saranac, EKMW) Sat. Feb 11...Sectionals, 3 p.m., PSC Fieldhouse (Ticonderoga, AuSable, Saranac Lake, Plattsburgh, Beekmantown and Saranac, EKMW) Sat. Feb 18...State Qualifers, 3 p.m., PSC Fieldhouse (Ticonderoga, AuSable, Saranac Lake, Plattsburgh, Beekmantown and Saranac, EKMW)

AVCS - Wrestling Wednesday, Dec. 14...at Saranac, 7 p.m.

Tueaday, Jan. 3...vs Northern Adirondack, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 10...vs Beekmantown, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 25... at Peru, 7 p.m.

AVCS - Girl’s Hockey Friday, Dec. 9...vs Alexandria Bay/TI, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 13...vs Salmon River, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 22...at Plattsburgh High, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 29...Saranac Lake Tourney, TBA Friday, Dec. 30...Saranac Lake Tourney, TBA Tuesday, Jan. 3..vs Plattsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 6...vs Ithaca, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 7...Skaneatleles, 6 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 9...Saranac Lake, 6 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 20...at Beekmantown, 6:15 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 28...at Potsdam, 1 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 3....vs Wells, 5 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 10... at Willsboro, 5 p.m.

Westport - Boys Basketball Friday, Dec. 9...vs Willsboro, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 14... at Keene, 5 p.m.

Friday Dec. 16...vs Elizabethtown-Lewis, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 21...at Seton Catholic, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 4...vs Lake Placid, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 11...vs Chazy, 5 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 13... at Bolton, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 17...at Willsboro, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 19... vs Keene, 5 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 27... at Crown Point, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 31... at Elizabethtown-Lewis, 5 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 3...vs Indian Lake/Long Lake, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 7... vs Seton Catholic, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 9... at Lake Placid, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 14...vs Schroon Lake, 5:30 p.m.

Willsboro - Boys Basketball Friday, Dec. 9...at Westport, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 14...at Elizabethtown-Lewis, 5 p.m.

Friday Dec. 16...vs Chazy, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 21... at Lake Placid, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 4...vs Keene, 5 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 6... vs Seton Catholic, 5 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 13... at Wells, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 17...vs Westport, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 19...vs Elizabethtown-Lewis, 5 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 27...vs Indian Lake/Long Lake, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 31... at Chazy, 5 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 3...vs Schroon, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 7...vs Lake Placid, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 9... at Keene, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 14... at Seton Catholic, 5 p.m.

Willsboro - Girls Basketball Thursday, Dec. 8...vs Griffins, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 15... at Chazy, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 20... vs Lake Placid, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 3...at Keene, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 5...at Seton Catholic, 5 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 13...at Wells, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 18... at Griffins, 5 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 27...vs Indian Lake/Long Lake, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 1... vs Chazy, 5 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 3...vs Schroon, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 8... at Lake Placid, 5 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 10... vs Keene, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 15... vs Seton Catholic, 5 p.m.

Willsboro - Bowling Friday, Dec. 9... at Peru, 3 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 12... at Beekmantown, 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 14...vs AuSable Valley, 3 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 16...at Ticonderoga, 3:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 19... vs Northeastern Clinton, 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 4... at Saranac, 3:45 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 6... vs Plattsburgh High, 3:30 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 9... at Moriah, 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 11...at Peru, 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 13...vs Beekmantown, 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 18...at AuSable Valley, 3:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 20....vs Ticonderoga, 3:30 p.m.

Monday, Jan 23... vs Northeastern Clinton, 3:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 27... at Saranac, 3:45 p.m.

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JustynÊ GrangerÊ JoeÊ ViscardoÊ First team - Ti

First team - SLCS

Receiver

Receiver

KobeÊ ParrowÊ

EvanÊ Palmer

First team - AVCS

First team - PCS

Second team - AVCS

Second team - BCS

RyanÊ Criss

JarrettÊ Ashton

BrandonÊ Snow

JasonÊ Moore Second team - PHS

Second team - Moriah

Line

Line

Line

Line

Line

Kicker

Adam Griffith

DakotaÊ ArquetteÊ

SeanÊ LincolnÊ

NateÊ Hanley

NickÊ Bushey

LeviÊ Trumbul

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Lineman

Second team - SLCS

First team - PCS

Second team - PCS

Lineman

First team - SLCS

Second team - PHS

Second team - AVCS

KarlÊ TeRieleÊ CalebÊ MunsonÊ

Defense Lineman

First team - Ti

First team - Ti

JacobÊ LeDuc

DavidÊ Sullivan

Second team - SCS

Second team - SLCS

RyanÊ Flack

ChrisÊ WawrzynskiÊ First team - BCS

LukeÊ Carpenter Second team - PCS

Linebacker • First team player pictured unless otherwise indicated

Lineman

Linebacker

DakotaÊ Arquette First team - PCS

NickÊ BusheyÊ First team - PCS

DylanÊ Clay

Adam Griffith

MikeÊ HayesÊ

First team - BCS

First team - PCS

SamÊ DuShaneÊ RobbieÊ FinleyÊ First team - Ti

First team - BCS

Second team - SCS

Second team - PHS - PICTURED

TristinÊ Turner

SeanÊ Lincoln

KobeÊ Parrow

JarrettÊ Ashton

Linebacker

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Back

Second team - SLCS

Second team - AVCS

DaltonÊ Haney

Second team - PHS - PICTURED

Punter

Second team - SLCS

MitchÊ Senecal First team - PHS

BradyÊ Pennington First team - PHS

HaydenÊ Scuderi Second team - Ti

JevynÊ GrangerÊ AlexÊ ArcherÊ First team - Ti

DrewÊ Sturgeon Second team - SLCS

Offensive Players of the year: Alex Archer (BCS) and Joe Viscardo (SLCS)

Lineman of the year: Karl TeRiele (TCS)

Defensive Player of the year: Dakota Arquette (PCS)

Coach of the year: Scott Nephew (TCS)

First team - BCS

DylanÊ Trombley

Second team - Moriah - PICTURED

BrandonÊ HammondÊ First team - Moriah

EvanÊ Palmer Second team - PCS

JoeÊ ViscardoÊ First team - SLCS

Griffin Hughes Second team - Ti

Returner

EvanÊ Graney

Second team - Ti - PICTURED

Honorable Mentions

AuSable Valley: Trent Bordeau and Chance LaPier Beekmantown: Anthony Milanese and Clay Watts Moriah: Connor Anderson and Alex Larrow Peru: Danny Bridgeman and Ryley O’Connell

Plattsburgh High: Ben Champagne and Talon Bushey Saranac: Joe Hardway and Andy LeBeau Saranac Lake: Tyler Callahan and Isaak Herd Ticonderoga: Connor Lawrie and Brett Mosire

RyanÊ CrissÊ First team - BCS

JohnÊ Gallo

Second team - PCS

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DATE 11/16/16 11/16/16 11/16/16 11/16/16 11/17/16 11/17/16 11/17/16 11/17/16 11/17/16 11/18/16 11/18/16 11/18/16 11/18/16 11/18/16 11/18/16 11/18/16 11/18/16 11/21/16 11/21/16 11/21/16

GRANTOR Richard Golden Jared Jarvis Mark Barie Secretary of Housing & Urban Dev. Kenneth Baker Jeffrey Luck Kim Titherington Edward Fish Randy Howard Julie Spencer Nicholas Francescutti Keith Clark Dolores Cooke Justin Mull Deborah Dergham George Whelden Barbara Monette Daniel Rodriguez Werner Staudt Amanda Madore

GRANTEE Bruce Kipp Kyle Hicks Douglas Brockway Nicholas Callioras Douglas Thomas Deborah Van Brunt Kristin Ambler Jarrell Barton Linwood Worrell Jarrod Cone Austin Dormann Sheila Harrison Daniel Dragoon Wells Fargo Bank NA Christopher Buskey Robert Tripp Allen Whitney Derrick Miner Daniel Rodriguez Jennifer Dyer

LOCATION Plattsburgh Altona Champlain Plattsburgh Mooers Beekmantown Plattsburgh Ausable Ausable Champlain Mooers Plattsburgh Mooers Peru Plattsburgh Saranac Chazy Plattsburgh Plattsburgh Plattsburgh

PRICE $128,000 $89,900 $157,500 $63,500 $6,000 $310,000 $750,000 $35,000 $157,000 $101,000 $97,000 $116,000 $78,000 $57,000 $185,000 $20,00 $15,000 $149,500 $126,000 $117,900

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Helen Harpp Ralph Gumlaw Samantha Euber Donald Sinsabaugh Jeffrey Reyell Stephen Ferruzza Allen Smith Ark Trail Inn Inc. Douglas James Greg Mcevilla Mary Barclay Todd Mitchell Dieter Semmerich Wells Fargo Bank NA Secretary of Housing & Urban Dev. James Donovan Federal Home Loan Mortgage Co. Richard Finnessey Charles Levitz David Holmes George Hegedus Vladimir Sushko Raphael Jacobs Robert Schwartz Kevin Flanigan

ESSEX Anthony Mazzotte Steven French Samantha Euber Brooke Davies Michael Moziak Sean Bavis Norman Howard Kenneth Stoner David Tisdale Chaab Hill Associates LLC David Wolter Donna Vanwirt Mary Kemmerich Craig Ruhm Stephanie Marcotte James Lauritsen Walter Worth Leah Puleo KLK Flowers LLC Phoebe Kornfeld Eugene Mishkevich Steven Solow Matthew Rariden John Dorrance Tod Hicks

Ticonderoga Moriah North Elba Newcomb St. Armand Wilmington Westport Jay Essex Moriah Elizabethtown Ticonderoga Schroon Ticonderoga Willsboro Ticonderoga Crown Point Moriah North Elba Keene Jay North Elba Wilmington Keene Moriah

$43,300 $9,000 $1 $85,000 $347,500 $20,000 $275,000 $317,000 $20,000 $30,000 $65,000 $37,000 $10 $50,000 $53,500 $14,500 $23,000 $91,500 $275,000 $485,000 $525,000 $450,000 $44,700 $150,000 $349,000

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TICONDEROGA - Bingo, Ticonderoga fire house, 6:45 p.m. Doors 5 p.m. Every Thursday.

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

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

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

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

ELIZABETHTOWN - December 13.

Pleasant Valley Quilters meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the University of Vermont Health Network Elizabethtown Community Hospital conference room, 75 Park Street, Elizabethtown.

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

WESTPORT - Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Essex County will hold an Adirondack Harvest board meeting on Tuesday, December 13 at 7:00pm in the CCE building at 3 Sisco Street in Westport. This meeting is free and open to the public. For more information please contact Laurie Davis, 518-962-4810 x404 or email lsd22@cornell.edu.

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

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

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

DINNERS & SUCH WESTPORT - Baked Ham & Scalloped Potato dinner, Thursday, December 15, 2016 at the Westport Federated Church. Serving starts 4:30pm with take-outs available. $10.00 Adults, $5.00 Children 12 & under, Preschool free. Donations of non-perishable food items for the Westport Food Pantry are appreciated.

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WESTPORT - The Westport Central School District Board of Education will hold their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 6:00 PM in the Conference Room. It is anticipated the meeting will open with an executive session from 6 PM 7 PM. Agenda items will include a principals report on student achievement, preliminary report on 201718 budget development factors, an update on the information Technology Plan, a resolution to approve participation in a re-organizational study by centralization and any other business that may come before the Board. Community members and interested others are welcome to attend.

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HELP WANTED LOCAL APPLE PACKERS NEEDED, Must be able to lift 45lbs. Hart Apple Farms. 518-834-6007 LAKES TO LOCKS PASSAGE, INC seeks full-time Community Outreach Director for communications and fiscal management. Three to five years non-profit experience required, office in Crown Point, NY. For complete job description email janet@lakestolocks.org POSITION AVAILABLE The Town of Keene has an opening for a full-time laborer, duties to include making ice for rink, plowing, shoveling, mowing, cleaning Town buildings, operating transfer station and any general maintenance necessary. Any interested applicants are asked to stop by the Town Hall to put in an application by 3:00 PM, Friday, December 16th. Paul R. Martin Acting Chairman

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THE VILLAGE OF DANNEMORA will be accepting applications for a Motor Equipment Operator I until December 14. Applicants must have a CDL license and 1 yr. Experience in the operation of trucks and other construction or maintenance equipment. Salary commensurate with experience. Applications may be obtained at the Village Office, 40 Emmons Street, Dannemora.

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To engage in any lawful premises TIFF (MORTGAGE COMof Org. filed with Secy. be included in the fol- upon the premises, de- covering designation, scribed in the complaint, known as 138 HURLEY PANY) AND FILING THE act or activity for which of State of NY (SSNY) lowing AVENUE LAKE PLACID, ANSWER WITH THE To the limited liability compaon 10/28/16. Office lo- namely: the wife, widow, Defendants. husband, widower, heirs above named Defen- NY 12946. The relief COURT. Dated: July 12, nies may be formed in- NOTICE ALL PERSONS cation: Essex County. at law, next of kin, de- dants YOU ARE HERE- sought in the within ac- 2016 RAS BORISKIN, EXCEPT CURRENT cluding with or without SSNY designated as 94203 94202 scendants, executors, BY limitation, management NYCO EMPLOYEES ARE agent of LLC upon LLC Attorney for Plaintiff SUMMONED to an- tion is a final judgment de- swer the complaint in directing the sale of the BY: JOSEPH J. KARLYA of real estate holdings, WARNED Against Hunt- whom process against it administrators, and engaging in any and ing, Fishing, Trapping, may be served. SSNY visees, legatees, credi- this action and to serve III, ESQ. 900 Merchants premises described all activities necessary or Trespassing for Any shall mail process to: tors, trustees, commit- a copy of your answer, above to satisfy the debt Concourse, Suite 106 LEGALS or incidental to the fore- purpose on Lands 1149 NYS Rte. 86, Ray tees, lienors, and as- or, if the complaint is Westbury, NY 11590 secured by the Mortgage NOTICE OF FORMATION going.

Owned by NYCO Miner- Brook, NY 12977. Pur- signees of such de- not served with this described above. ESSEX 516-280-7675 OF Crowley's Village VN-12/03-01/07/2016als Inc. Such Lands are pose: any lawful activi- ceased, any and all per- summons, to serve a County is designated as VN-12/10-12/31/2016Emporium, LLC. Arts. of 6TC-137543 ties.

Situate in the Towns of 4TC-138035 sons deriving interest in notice of appearance on the place of trial because Org. filed with Secy. of the Plaintiff's Attorney Lewis and Willsboro. Vi- VN-11/19-12/24/2016the real property affector lien upon, or title to Mountain Song Produc- olators are subject to State of NY (SSNY) on ed by this action is lo- NOTICE OF FORMATION said real property by, within 20 days after the 6TC-136262 OF LIMITED LIABILITY 11/14/16. Office loca- tions LLC, Arts of Org Prosecution under all through or under them, service of this sum- cated in said county.

Applicable New York SUPREME COURT OF or either of them, and mons, exclusive of the NOTICE YOU ARE IN COMPANY Name: Vavro tion: Essex County. filed with SSNY on 09/09/16. Off. Loc.: Es- Criminal and Civil Laws.

THE STATE OF NEW SSNY designated as DANGER OF LOSING Holdings LLC Articles of their respective wives, day of service (or within sex County, SSNY desig- Date: 1st October 2016 YORK COUNTY OF ES- widows, husbands, wid- 30 days after the service agent of LLC upon YOUR HOME If you do organization were filed SSNY on whom process against it nated as agent of LLC by: NYCO MINERALS, SEX INDEX NO. CV16is complete if this sum- not respond to this sum- with owers, heirs at law, next 11/21/2016 . Office locamay be served. SSNY upon whom process INC. 124 Mountain View 0155 Plaintiff designates of kin, descendants, ex- mons is not personally mons and complaint by shall mail process to: against it may be served.

Drive Willsboro, NY ESSEX as the place of ecutors, administrators, delivered to you within serving a copy of the an- tion: 1479 Highland Rd trial situs of the real devisees, legatees, cred- the State of New York) swer on the attorney for Keeseville, NY 12944, 2515 Main St., Apt. 2, SSNY shall mail a copy 12996 County of ESSEX. SSNY Lake Placid, NY 12946. of process to: 634 Hurri- VN 10/1-12/10/16-11TC- property SUPPLEMEN- itors, trustees, commit- in the event the United the mortgage company TAL SUMMONS Mort- tees, lienors and as- States of America is who filed this foreclo- designated agent of LLC Purpose: any lawful ac- cane Rd., Keene, NY 131751 upon whom process 12942. Purpose: to engaged Premises: 138 tivities. made a party defendant, sure proceeding against signs, all of whom and gage in any lawful act.

HURLEY AVENUE LAKE whose names, except as the time to answer for you and filing the an- may be served. SSNY PLEASE TAKE NOTICE VN-12/10-01/14/2016VN-12/10/2016-1TCthat the monthly meet- PLACID, NY 12946 Sec- stated, are unknown to the said United States of swer with the court, a shall mail a copy of pro6TC-138247 cess to LLC, 1479 High138031 tion: 42.66 Block: 2 Lot: plaintiff; SECRETARY OF America shall not expire ing for December, 2016 default judgment may be land Rd Keeseville, NY REVERSE of the Elizabethtown Fire 17.000 HOUSING AND URBAN until (60) days after ser- entered and you can NOTICE OF FORMATION 12944. Purpose: any MORTGAGE SOLUDistrict Board of Comvice of the Summons; lose your home.

Speak DEVELOPMENT; NEW of Limited Liability Comlawful purpose.

TIONS, INC., Plaintiff, missioners shall be held and in case of your failto an attorney or go to YORK STATE DEPARTpany (LLC) Nellies BakNOTICE OF FORMATION the court where your VN-12/03-01/07/2016ery, LLC. Articles of Or- on the 12th day of De- vs. DAVID WATSON, AS MENT OF TAXATION ure to appear or answer, HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF LIMITED LIABILITY ganization filed with the cember, 2016 at 6:30 judgment will be taken case is pending for fur- 6TC-137545 AND FINANCE; UNITED COMPANY (LLC) Name: Secretary of State of PM at the Fire House on OF THE ESTATE OF STATES OF AMERICA; against you by default ther information on how Vision Team Works, Keene Boathouse LLC. New York (SSNY) on Woodruff Lane, Eliza- JOHN WATSON; DAVID JOSEPH A. PROVON- for the relief demanded to answer the summons LLC Arts of Org. filed WATSON, AS HEIR AND CHA, IN HIS CAPACITY in the complaint. NO- and protect your proper- SSNY 10/7/16. Office: Articles of Organization November 14, 2016 for bethtown, New York.

DISTRIBUTEE OF THE filed with the Secretary The regular monthly TICE OF NATURE OF ACAS ESSEX COUNTY ty.

Sending a payment to Essex Co. SSNY design business conducted ESTATE OF JANET WAT- CLERK, "JOHN DOE #1" TION of State of New York AND RELIEF the mortgage company agent of LLC upon from an office located in meetings shall convene SON, any and all per- through "JOHN DOE SOUGHT THE OBJECT (SSNY) on September Essex County, NY. The on the second Monday will not stop the foreclo- whom process may be sons unknown to plain- #12," the last twelve 30, 2016. Office Loca- SSNY is designated as of each month at 7:00 of the above caption ac- sure action. YOU MUST served & mail to PO Box tiff, claiming, or who tion: Essex County. The tion is to foreclose a RESPOND BY SERVING 22, Lake Placid, NY names being fictitious the agent of the LLC PM for the year 2017. may claim to have an in- and unknown to plaintiff, Mortgage to secure the A COPY OF THE AN- 12946. General Purpose.

SSNY is designated as upon whom process November 29, 2016 terest in, or general or the persons or parties agent of the LLC upon Linda M. Wolf sum of $300,240.00 and SWER ON THE ATTOR- VN-12/03-01/07/2016against it may be served. specific lien upon the intended being the ten- interest, recorded on whom process against it SSNY shall mail a copy Fire District Secretary NEY FOR THE PLAIN- 6TC-137544 real property described may be served. SSNY of any process to the VN-12/10/2016-1TCants, occupants, per- March 8, 2007, at Liber TIFF (MORTGAGE COMin this action; such un- sons or corporations, if 1693 Page 50, of the PANY) AND FILING THE shall mail a copy of any LLC at 6 Lilly Lane, 138052 known persons being process to the LLC at: Willsboro, NY 12996.

Public Records of ES- ANSWER WITH THE any, having or claiming NOTICE OF FORMATION herein generally de- an interest in or lien PO Box 839, Keene Val- Douglas R. Ferris, P.E. SEX County, New York, COURT. Dated: July 12, scribed and intended to upon the premises, de- covering ley NY 12943. Purpose: President OF RL Weber, LLC. Arts. premises 2016 RAS BORISKIN, To engage in any lawful of Org. filed with Secy. be included in the fol- scribed in the complaint, known as 138 HURLEY LLC Attorney for Plaintiff VN-12/3-1/7/2017-6TCdesignation, Defendants. act or activity for which of State of NY (SSNY) lowing To the AVENUE LAKE PLACID, BY: JOSEPH J. KARLYA 137145 limited liability compaon 10/28/16. Office lo- namely: the wife, widow, above named Defen- NY 12946. The relief III, ESQ. 900 Merchants husband, widower, heirs dants YOU ARE HERE- sought in the within ac- Concourse, Suite 106 nies may be formed in- NOTICE ALL PERSONS cation: Essex County. at law, next of kin, de- BY SUMMONED to an- tion is a final judgment EXCEPT CURRENT SSNY designated as cluding with or without Westbury, NY 11590 scendants, executors, swer the complaint in directing the sale of the limitation, management NYCO EMPLOYEES ARE agent of LLC upon 516-280-7675 de- this action and to serve WARNED Against Hunt- whom process against it administrators, of real estate holdings, premises described VN-12/10-12/31/2016and engaging in any and ing, Fishing, Trapping, may be served. SSNY visees, legatees, credi- a copy of your answer, above to satisfy the debt 4TC-138035 all activities necessary or Trespassing for Any shall mail process to: tors, trustees, commit- or, if the complaint is secured by the Mortgage or incidental to the fore- purpose on Lands 1149 NYS Rte. 86, Ray tees, lienors, and as- not served with this described above. ESSEX going.

Owned by NYCO Miner- Brook, NY 12977. Pur- signees of such de- summons, to serve a County is designated as VN-12/03-01/07/2016als Inc. Such Lands are pose: any lawful activi- ceased, any and all per- notice of appearance on the place of trial because 6TC-137543 Situate in the Towns of ties. sons deriving interest in the Plaintiff's Attorney the real property affectLewis and Willsboro. Vi- VN-11/19-12/24/2016or lien upon, or title to ed by this action is lowithin 20 days after the olators are subject to 6TC-136262 said real property by, service of this sum- cated in said county.

Prosecution under all through or under them, mons, exclusive of the NOTICE YOU ARE IN Applicable New York or either of them, and day of service (or within DANGER OF LOSING Criminal and Civil Laws. their respective wives, 30 days after the service YOUR HOME If you do Date: 1st October 2016 widows, husbands, wid- is complete if this sum- not respond to this sumby: NYCO MINERALS, owers, heirs at law, next mons and complaint by mons is not personally INC. 124 Mountain View of kin, descendants, ex- delivered to you within serving a copy of the anDrive Willsboro, NY ecutors, administrators, the State of New York) swer on the attorney for

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