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ALTONA — A lonely stretch of pot-holed roadhas become a garbage-filled forest, and the townboard is looking to catch the trash-tossers with asurveillance system.

An uninhabited length of Brunell Road, be-tween Miner Farm Road and the Military Turn-pike, is strewn with all manner of garbage. Oldluggage and broken VHS tapes swim in pools ofsnowmelt. A soggy mattress rots next to a starkwhite deer skeleton. Plastic trash bags are brokenon the gravel, spilling junk into the roadsidebrush.

Town Councilman Joey Snide said the mostdumping seems to happen on the weekends, es-pecially early Saturday mornings. It’s hard tocatch someone in the act, but if they’re coming inand out of there with a pickup, suspicions arehigh for illegal dumping.

Town Supervisor Larry Ross said the emptinessof the road is why it’s so abused by dumpers. Get-ting cameras out there would hopefully deterpeople from dumping at all, and maybe catch

some of the scofflaws unaware.“If we could catch somebody, I think it would

put an end to it,” said Ross.It’s very difficult to catch people red-handed,

said Clinton County Sheriff Patrol LieutenantPaul Risetto. The dumping places are often like

that untended stretch of Brunell Road — near awell-traveled highway but largely dark and unin-habited. Spots in Saranac, Mooers and Ellenburgare known dumping spots, too. Those conditionsgive the dumpers plenty of time to make surethey’re alone. If they dump in the darker hours,they’ll see the headlights of an approaching carlong before they’re spotted breaking the law.

Most charges are a violation of Clinton Countylocal law. First offenses for that can reach $500and 15 days in jail. Offenders caught twice in ayear can be charged with a misdemeanor, $1,000in fines and six months in jail. Added to the finesare fees avoided at the landfill by dumping andthe cleanup costs of the highway department.

The sheriff ’s department had 178 complaintsfor illegal dumping from January 2011 to March2012. Risetto said that despite the difficulty ofcatching someone in the act, they close thosecases with charges more than 60 percent of thetime.

The officers often find that the dumping is doneby locals, often people moving who want to getrid of junk and don’t want to pay to do it.

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PLATTSBURGH — As William Colvardexited the limousine and walked down thered carpet, he explained how uncomfortablehis first film role made him feel.

“It didn’t feel good,” said the 11-year-oldBeekmantown Central School student.

He portrayed a bully, reinforcing his owncertainty that he’ll never terrorize anotherhuman being and reminding him to speak upif he ever witnesses such an act.

“Once or twice I have seen someone bebullied.”

Recently. the safe Schools/Health Stu-dents project announced the winners o the bullying prevention video contest at sur-

prise local events at local schools in Beek-mantown and Plattsburgh. Winners then de-buted their films on the big screen for fami-ly, friends and members of their school com-munities at a red carpet event at Cumber-land 12 Cinemas in Plattsburgh.

Cumberland 12 donated one of its the-aters, as ell as popcorn for the event, andGround Force One provided limos, whichtransported winners to the film premiere.

Safe Schools/Healthy Students is in itsfourth year and last year created a task forceagainst bullying that involved police, themedia, educators, parents and more.

Nearly 30 percent, or 5.7 million childrenare involved in bullying, as victims, perpe-trators or both, according to the NationalYOuth Violence Prevention Resource Centerand Health Resources and Services Admin-istration.

Gay youth are significantly more likely tobe bullied, while kids with disabilities are

also at a higher risk of being bullied.“I hear Will come home with horror sto-

ries,” said Colvard’s mother, Heather Finley.“It’s a problem,” said Wanda McQueen,

director of Safe Schools/Healthy Students.The program’s contest challenged area el-

ementary, middle and high-school studentsto create anti-bullying videos.

CV-TEC and Beekmantown Central Schoolwere the top winners.

The films included one in which a femalestudent feels worthless after her locker iscovered with hurtful words.

In another film, a bully knocks downlunch trays only to be wheeled out of thecafeteria by other students.

“I think it’s great that they did this,” Fin-ley said. “It made Will more aware of bully-ing and how it impacts people.”

Colvard said he has never been a bully.“You can hurt people’s feelings and hurtthem.”

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CHAMPLAIN — Thoughhe was looking at a long-va-cant lot that’s now simply agrassy lawn, Champlain Vil-lage Mayor Gregory Martinsaw a family-friendly playspot that could add life tothe downtown scene.

With the playground atthe old Champlain villageschool long decayed, theonly place for local kids toplay is the St. Mary's Acade-my playground. The villageboard wants to give kids an-other option and take someof that burden off theCatholic school.

Just off Main Street, wherean A&P grocery store oncestood and close to the cur-rent community garden,Mayor Gregory Martin saidthey'd like to pave a spot fora combined tennis and bas-ketball court. He's alsoworking on getting grants orrebates on playgroundequipment there for villagekids. The paved spot couldbe used for a skating rink,too. It would be about wherethe village skating rink waspoured for its short seasonthis year.

“It’s a shame to just let theland sit here and do noth-ing,” said Martin.

The community garden re-ally took off last year, withall the plots filling up fast.This year, people around thevillage keep asking him ifthey’ll get a chance to dig inthe dirt. Martin’s been sur-prised by residents’ enthusi-asm.

“I don’t want to be a skep-tic, but it was more success-ful than I thought it was go-ing to be,” said Martin.

After seeing that re-

sponse, building a recre-ational area for familiesthere seemed like a naturaldevelopment. Kids were al-ready playing there whiletheir parents tended to theircrops. And the village hasn’toffered a play place in years,leaving the Catholic schoolas the only option.

St. Mary’s playgroundSt. Mary's has allowed the

public to use their unfencedplayground as long as SisterMarie Cordata, St. Mary'sschool principal, has beenthere.

“We just ask that they useit with care,” said Cordata.

Some kids, especially theyounger ones, are often es-corted by their parents, butlocal teens use it as a hang-out spot, too. Mostly, thecommunity treats the play-ground well, though a no-table case in the late '90s isstill fresh in her mind.

The playground once fea-tured a very old-style, heavymetal slide bolted to theground at the school. Fol-lowing a weekend break,Cordata returned to see the

slide's spot sitting empty.The custodian had no ideawhat happened, and Corda-ta was amazed that someoneeven managed to get theheavy slide out of the play-ground.

Even with such an excep-tional case of mistreatmentand the litterbugs that leaveMcDonald's wrappersaround, Cordata said they'rearen't going to limit publicaccess with a fence.

“We know they don't haveplaces to go,” she said.

Village optionsThe last public play-

ground was put togetherwith fundraising and laborfrom the community, butwas built at the old Cham-plain village school. Therewas a court there for tennisthat was available to the vil-lage residents even after theschool had closed. But as theproperty changed handsamong a couple private buy-ers, it became much harderfor residents to get accessand the court and play-ground decayed.

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people did not want to usebecause it was in such a stateof disrepair,” said Martin.

For the playground, theboard's planning on stan-dard swings and slides play-ground equipment, but theywant to be very carefulabout safety and liabilityfollowing injuries at LakePlacid's Paw Print Park inNovember.

The spot should be a hubfor village activity as it'snext to the community gar-den, which is planned to getbigger this year. Martinhopes that activity helpsbreathe life back into thefaded downtown.

The village acquired theland at the turn of this cen-tury during a Federal Emer-gency Management Agencybuyout program that soughtto take permanent buildingsoff flood-prone lots. Alongwith Paquette Park and thepicnic area across the river,the village board is trying tooffer residents plenty of rea-sons to spend time on MainStreet.

Martin thinks they'll havethe court paved this year,and he hopes that a play-ground can be installed bythe end of summer, too. Thevillage board won’t be ableto afford the project on itsown, so Martin hopes that

the same community spiritand dedication that got theold playground built at the

now-closed public schoolrekindles for another localimprovement effort.

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Congressman Bill Owens,speaking recently in theCity of Plattsburgh, said

ideology prevents progress inWashington, D.C.

The Republicans think they areright. The Democrats believe theyare right. They each believe theother party is wrong, and thatappears to be it ... period.

In fact, it seems as though it ismore important to be right and tofurther certain ideologicalstances than to embrace reformand progress, especially if itcomes from the wrong side of theaisle.

This refusal to work together isactually nothing new in politics,though considering the state ofthe nation, it is becoming increas-ingly frustrating and pathetic.

Consider the number of unin-sured in the United States.

President Obama started outfighting for universal health carebefore settling for somethingmuch less and more problematic.Now one does not have to agreewith the president's plight to ad-mit that the current state ofhealth care in the country is amess. Beyond the number ofuninsured, those who have insur-ance available to them often can-not afford it, and while medicaidis available to the poor, findingdoctors who accept it is a nearimpossible task, not to mentionthe difficulties that arise pertain-ing to what will and will not becovered.

Then there is public education.The task of educating children

has been growing increasinglymore difficult over the past fewyears as aid shrinks and costssoar. Plus, taxpayers have beenpushed to their limits, so schoolshave nowhere to turn to for rev-enue.

As a result, school districtsthroughout the North Countryand across the nation have beeneliminating jobs and makingpainful cuts to programs, if notaxing them altogether. In fact,many districts have done awaywith athletics, arts, extra-curricu-lars, programs for at-risk stu-dents and advanced classes forgifted students.

And this mess is merely in itsinfancy, because next year andthe year after will likely beworse.

New York lawmakers claimthey are becoming a model forthe rest of the nation due to theirbipartisan efforts ever since Gov.Andrew Cuomo took office.

Frankly, it's too early to tell, es-pecially when this latest dose ofso-called pension reform inspiredequal cries of condemnation andcelebration in a deal that appearsto have partly been about bolster-ing legislators’ chances at re-elec-tion in the way of redistricting.

But what can be certain is that,given the current state of the na-tion in the wake of the Great Re-cession, the public cannot affordfor lawmaker squabbling, egosand ideology to get in the way ofmuch needed relief.

It is not a matter of who isright or wrong. It is a matter ofwhat is right, for everyone.

This editorial is the collabora-tive opinion of a board comprisedof Thom Randall, Fred Herbst,Lou Varricchio, Keith Lobdell,Stephen Bartlett, Andy Flynn,John Grybos and John Gereau.Comments may be directed [email protected].

Political squabblinghurts average Americans There was a time in this

land when people workedhard, sacrificed and set

things aside to make life betterfor the next generation. Our par-ents and grandparents and forefa-thers wanted us to have every ad-vantage possible to live in thisland of freedom with abundantopportunity. Their work ethic andfrugal ways set the stage for ournation, the most prosperous inthe world. They did everythingpossible to secure our future.They were the greatest generation.

Will we pass along those same values to ourchildren and grandchildren? Will they enjoy alifestyle better than we had? Will we give thema country better off than we were handed, aworld more stable, resources more abundant,the opportunity to dream even bigger dreams?Or will they spend their lives paying for ourexcesses, mistakes, complacency, and lack ofconcern for their futures?

It seems that the pendulum has swung awayfrom the values our parents and their parentsonce embraced. We, in turn, are saddling ourkids and their children with debt. And worse,the values we are sharing with them are valuesof indulgence and greed, when faced withtough choices to take the easier path. We arebecoming a nation of selfishness, entitlementsand excessiveness.

The examples are everywhere. Look no fur-ther than our political system and money thatwill be spent in the upcoming elections or thefact that our government hasn’t passed a budg-et in three years and they certainly aren’t likelyto have one this year during an election cycle.Look at the obesity rate in this country, thetypes of food we are eating, and the decline inthe number of family farms that have disap-peared across the land. The federal governmentis even considering new labor laws that couldprohibit or seriously limit 4-H and FFA mem-bers from working on farms and doing many ofthe jobs that are common practice and taken forgranted when you grow up on a farm. It willalso affect other farm kids, such as neighbors,grandchildren, and other relatives who wouldnot be allowed to help with many farm taskswhen they come to visit or just help out on thefarm. Good old fashion hard work isn’t undig-nified; it builds character, appreciation and selfrespect.

We’ve become addicted to a lifestyle we can’tafford financially or from a productivity stand

point. Consider the long lines tobuy the newest technology likethe new iPad 3 launched lastweek. I doubt most of those inline didn’t already own an iPad 2or iPhone but had to be one of thefirst to get the newest technology.

According to a recent survey,about 20 percent of the time wenow spend in bed is spent in thecompany of an electronic devise.More than likely, much of thattime is spent telling the worldwhat we are doing, feeling and

thinking, while reading and watching whatothers are thinking, doing and feeling minuteby minute. I’ve nothing against social media,but where exactly is it leading us and what is itteaching us?

When you look at other social indicators likeschool grades, dropout rates, literacy issues,single parent households, divorce rates, the de-cline of religion, the proliferation of sex, the in-crease in violence, poverty, suicides among theyoung and drug usage in the U.S. now estimat-ed to consume over 60 percent of the world’sdrugs, doesn’t it seem clear that our nation hasserious issues that are only getting worse? Oneof the major discussions going on today relatesto the health coverage for women’s contracep-tives. Not that many years ago, if you went andask your parents to pay for your prophylactics,you would have been severely punished. Nowwe want society to pay for them as opposed torestraint and personal responsibility.

Those who came before us had it prettytough compared to today’s standards. Much oftheir time was spent surviving, keeping a roofover their heads, clothes on their backs, search-ing for food or preparing their food. As thegenerations progressed and technology im-proved, those tasks were simplified. But willthat simplification lead to a better society or toa society that goes the way of many other soci-eties that came long before and lost their way?We know that the body requires good healthyfood, regular exercise and discipline to avoidthings like drugs, smoking, and alcohol in or-der to stay fit for life. Will our current behaviorlead us down a path of continued indulgence orwill we recognize that some changes need to beaddressed soon before they become irre-versible? I think we need to see the writing onthe wall soon …very soon.

Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of DentonPublications. He may be reached [email protected].

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We need a course adjustment

According to one ofour recent polls,the vast majority

of people believe thatsports should be removedfrom school budgets in or-der to help districts staywithin tax caps.

So, it is now my turn totell you why the majority ofpeople are wrong.

Cutting sports is a flat-out idiotic idea, and theonly people that I can seeeven thinking to take thatstep are those who werepicked on by the jocks inschool and thought, "Oneday, I will get back at all ofthem."

Sports is as important toeducation as the arts andmusic. The problem is,these are also the top threechoices on the poll.

Do these people not re-member going to school?Do they not remember the

fun that comes from gettinga chance to participate inthese activities? If they did,then they would rememberthat there is a lot of learn-ing that comes from theseendeavors.

Cutting sports will alsomake them more selectiveand class-driven than theyalready are. We know that,even if sports are taken outof school budgets, they willlive on through boosters.

Boosters can't pay foreverything, though, and theremainder of the cost willhave to come from the par-ticipants. That means kidswho may have played forthe team but are financiallyunable to will not be able toplay. That's a problem, assome kids may use sportsas their only release fromotherwise tough days.

The same can be said formusic and arts programs.

How can educators orschool boards make theseitems selective for onlythose who can afford it?That does not seem like afair way to do business.

Sports, music and artswere a big part of my life inschool, and here is the bigreveal — I was a bench-warmer in two out of thethree sports seasons.

That's right, during thesoccer and basketball sea-sons, I just sat there,

cheered on my team, andactually enjoyed almostevery minute of it. And Iwas a darn good baseballplayer.

I also was a member ofthe school chorus, jazzband and regular band, aswell as a member of thedrama club and publicspeaking teams.

There is no way I wouldhave been able to do every-thing I was able to do inschool if I (alright, my par-ents) had to pay for it. Notthat I think they would nothave been able to, but theywould have wanted me toprioritize, probably basedon ability, and select theones that I was best suitedfor. That, of course, wouldhave been upsetting.

I mean, let's be honest,why would you want to puthundreds, if not thousandsof dollars into something

like uniforms and equip-ment that will never haveto be washed because itnever gets used in a game?Again, you aremaking these pro-grams more selec-tive then they al-ready are anddenying studentsthe opportunity tolearn in a non-classroom setting.

Yes, I know thatthe main compo-nent of school isthe classroom andthe teaching thatgoes on there.That's where thelearning — state-mandated learning,at least — happens.

But anyone whodoes not thinklearning happenswith these otherprograms are truly

not educated.Keith Lobdell is the editor

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been revealing their ignorance inways that, well, actually are notall that shocking or alarming.That is not to say I don't findtheir message, their beliefs andtheir rants to be utterly reprehen-sible as they continue their fightto pull us back to a time whenwomen knew their place, the op-pressed dared not cry for helpand white men with a little bit ofpower were looked up to, not be-cause they were respected or ad-mired but because the masseshoped that just maybe a crumb ortwo might fall their way.

The Doonesbury comic strip ex-pertly tackled the latest rampageof ignorance by putting out somecreative, even brilliant satiricalworks of art that delved into abor-tion-law changes. Some newspa-pers chose not to run them becausethey viewed the content offensive.

I wouldn't argue with that. It wasoffensive. But what people over-looked is that it was meant to be of-fensive because the attack onwomen’s rights that it was takingaim at was intenselyhorrifying.The best satire oftentackles its subject in such a way, us-ing offensive material — in a bril-liant way in this case I must say —to reflect the nature of what initial-ly inspired the creative work.

But you want to know whatstood out to me the most lately, asI watched, listened to and readabout people, especially liberals,spew venom at their latest outrage—hypocrisy.

First, I should point out that Iconsider myself to be quite liberal,especially when it comes to my so-cial views. I support gay marriage,would never take away a woman'sright to choose, believe our gov-ernment largely acts in ways toprotect and improve its fiscal as-sets no matter the costs at the prod-

ding of its corporate donors, andthink not too much but not enoughfunding has been sent the way ofpublic education and human-serv-ice organizations so they can ade-quately do their jobs.

In the same breath, I find liber-als largely to be the biggest groupof hypocrites to have ever walkedthe planet.

Yes, I wince when someone's re-

ligion causes them to want to re-strict the rights of others who be-have in ways that contradict theirown beliefs.

Hate groups frighten me andmake me see red, especially whenwitnessing the emotional toll theiractions take on their victims.

When I witness people lack em-pathy for the disabled, downtrod-den and all around less fortunatewhile espousing what resembles asurvival of the fittest mantra Isometimes cry.

Yet I cannot say I am right andthey are wrong, and I never consid-er myself more enlightened be-cause of my viewpoints, which aremerely different.

In fact, their actions do not sur-prise me, as it's no shock when, say,a Christian condemns homosexu-ality. Such individuals do not pre-tend to condone or support suchactions. Indeed, they openly admittheir opposition.

Yet liberals claim to be the most

accepting, diverse, open-mindedgroup of individuals around. Whatmany, not all, but many fail to rec-ognize is that they are only openand accepting as long as you sub-scribe to their definition of diver-sity and their type of openness.

I have witnessed many a liberalfriend claim to be open and accept-ing and in the same sentence spitvenom at the belief systems of, say,Christians.

That doesn't seem very open tome. How open is someone whoonly accepts individuals who sub-scribe to his or her form of viewingand behaving in the world?

Anyway, as we cheer GarryTrudeau, slam some media outletsfor censoring Doonesbury and con-demn individuals for their own ig-norance, maybe we should glancein the mirror and examine our-selves.

Reach Editor Stephen Bartlett [email protected].

Amid the outrage exists hypocrisy

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Direct Airfrom page 1

least May 15, leaving somepassengers stranded andscrambling to find a way

home and others wonderinghow they were going to getout of the area to begin theirvacations.

In a short period of time,various media outlets beganreporting on the company'stroubled financial situation,including overdue planeand fuel bills.

The company has sincefiled bankruptcy and owesClinton County between&170,000 and $180,000.

“I am very angered forpeople who have purchasedtickets who won't be refund-ed and people who havemade vacation plans and ac-commodations who cannotreach their destinations,”Kasprzak said. “Unfortu-nately, it is my understand-ing that since Direct Air doesnot own their planes, it willbe a real challenge for any-one to receive funds.”

“I am appalled at that. It isvery unfair to all their cus-

tomers.”Direct Air began opera-

tions in 2007 and contractswith carriers to fly passen-gers to 17 cities in the East,Midwest and South.

It began service at Platts-burgh International Airportin 2008 and has largely beensuccessful. Service in Platts-burgh includes three flightsper week between Platts-burgh and Myrtle Beach,four weekly between Platts-burgh and Fort Myers/Pun-ta Gorda, and four weeklybetween Plattsburgh andOrlando/Sanford.

Myrtle Beach Internation-al Airport announced all op-erations by Direct Air weresuspended Monday, March12, due to fueling issues.

But as of Tuesday morn-ing, the company had not in-formed Plattsburgh Interna-tional Airport of any prob-lems. By that afternoon, thecompany posted a statement

on its website announcingthat flights were suspendedfrom March 13 through atleast May 15, strandingthousands of passengers.

Direct Air indicated itneeded to address opera-tional matters and was“evaluating strategic alter-natives for Direct Air.”

Passengers with reserva-tions who used a credit cardto purchase tickets couldcontact their credit cardcompany for a refund.

Clinton County issued apress release Tuesday after-noon stating it would con-tinue to monitor Direct Air'sactions regarding resumingservices and provide up-dates when information be-comes available.

But as the story unfolded,it quickly became a tale ofpast-due debt.

Direct Air owed its fuelsupplier a substantialamount of money.

Two companies - Xtra Air-ways and Sky King - thatprovide planes to Direct Airtold federal authorities thatthey were halting flights forthe company over nonpay-ment.

“If Direct Air has not paidits fuel bills and your fuelprovider now refuses to pro-vide any fuel for Direct Airflights, it is clearly impossi-ble in the absence of fuel forSky King to operate any fur-ther flights for Direct Air,”Sky King President Frank

Visconti wrote in a letter toDirect Air Managing PartnerKay Ellison.

Direct Air filed for bank-ruptcy in the MassachusettsDivision of U.S. BankruptcyCourt.

This comes after the in-vestment of additionalworking capital by a Wash-ington, D.C.-based investorpurchased a majority inter-est in the company.

Court documents revealthe company owes between$10 million and $50 millionto somwhere between 100and 200 crediors with only$500,000 to $1 million in as-sets.

Direct Air owes Platts-burgh International Airportjust less than $100,000, withmuch of the debt stemmingfrom a passenger-facilitycharge on every ticket soldfor flights out of Platts-burgh.

Plattsburgh InternationalAirport manager Christo-pher Krieg said the countywill seek out another airline.

“I was getting calls frompeople who bought buy oneget one free and were look-ing to leave, and all the dateswere blacked out and theycouldn't return for a fewweeks,” Kasprzak said. “Ialso heard of many delaysand cancelations over theyears of Direct Air flights,and that caused me to lookinto it.”


LYON MOUNTAIN —The peak here, where sum-mertime staffers would dai-ly climb the still-standingfire tower to stand vigilantagainst wildfires, remains apopular climb, in part be-cause of the history of thatnow-disheveled structure.

With the building onlypartly restored after theNew York Department of En-vironmental Conservationacquired it in 2008. Stepsand landings were replacedand the tower was painted.It could use a few morefriends to ensure it remainsa draw, said Adirondack FireTower Association DirectorDavid Thomas-Train.

“Towers are rather mag-netic,” said Thomas-Train.“Hikers, firefighters, engi-neers, environmentalists,educators all seem to likethem. Kids love them.”

Dannemora Town Coun-cilman Ken Brassard Jr. saidon a recent holiday climb, hepassed three groups of twoon his way to the summit.Because the mountain host-ed a small ski resort until the'70s, people often carry upskis or snowboards and slidedown the old, overgrownglades.

There's no budget orgroup for tower mainte-nance right now, though it

houses a radio repeater forthe forest service. Clearneeds at the tower includeroof repairs, foundationwork, stair fencing and rail-ing installation. Before anyof that work can begin, anengineering study has to becompleted. DEC foresterDan Levy said he alreadyinitiated that process duringthe Feb. 21 meeting to gaugeinterest in forming a friendsof the fire tower group.

The tower can become anasset to the mountain if pre-served, and a destination ifenhanced. Thomas-Trainfirst became involved withthe five-year-old fire towerassociation as a friend of thePok-O-Moonshine tower,which today has brochuresdescribing the building andits history along with inter-pretive elements to educatevisitors.

The same sort of effort atLyon Mountain would bepursued under and Adopt-A-Natural-Resource Agree-ment with the DEC. Theagreement gives liabilityand workers' compensationinsurance to volunteersworking on a tower. It alsomakes the adopting groupeligible for matching fundsfrom the DEC that can covercosts like printing brochuresand materials for tower re-pairs.

“It allows us to stretch ourlimited resources that muchfurther,” said DEC

spokesman David Winchell.He added that while

restoring the historic struc-tures is important, thebiggest benefit is the publiceducation encouraged byrestoration efforts.

Five tower projects havebegun since the associationformed, and other projectsjoined the Adirondack FireTower Association umbrella

at its beginning. Thomas-Train said there's no strictlife cycle for tower revital-ization. Some towers havedone it in as little as twoyears, others can take nearlya decade.

“There’s no blueprint,” hesaid.

To support the project,they do fundraising, oftenselling patches, posters and

t-shirts, though no fundrais-ing is allowed on-site. Thereare state constitutionalclauses forbidding that. It’spossible to get around that ifthere are adjoining privateproperties.

The friends groups pro-vide a mechanism for localpeople who know and areparticularly attached to aplace, said Thomas-Train,those who have emotionalownership.

HistoryThe towers are deeply

rooted in Adirondack histo-ry. With a high level of log-ging and extended droughtsat the dawn of the 20th cen-tury, steam locomotiveshauling lumber spewedsparks from their smoke-stacks, igniting dry trees.The worst years were 1903and 1908, which combinedsaw nearly one million acresof forest burned, about asixth of the total land area ofthe larger-than-Vermontstate park. This extensiveburning sent smoke as thickas fog to New York City andblanketed nearby cities likeUtica with ash.

Responding to public out-cry, Governor Charles EvansHughes launched the firetower program. Fifty-sevenof the towers were built inthe Adirondack Park, wherethey were staffed daily dur-ing the forest fire season.

The first Lyon Mountaintower was built in 1910.

The tower sightersworked April to October,and some even lived at thefire tower cabins with theirfamilies. To make the sum-mit cabins more homey,they'd add outbuildings forfirewood and perishables,grow apple trees and digvegetable cellars.

When the Disney film“Bambi” helped raise publicawareness on forest conser-vation, the fire tower watch-ers provided education tovisitors, though it wasn't intheir job description. They'deven hand out signed cardsas tokens of proof for com-pleting a tower hike. Whenthe Smokey Bear campaignstarted, they gave out silvercoins with the fire-prevent-ing bear's likeness on them.

The towers started to fallinto disrepair during WorldWar II, when the menstaffing them were calledaway to fight. By the '70s,cheap planes began replac-ing the tower's fire-spottingfunction. Once the '80s cameto a close, the DEC foundthat members of the publicwere most effective at spot-ting fires. They closed the re-maining towers and endedmost spotting flights.

To get involved in thecommittee to preserve theLyon Mountain fire tower,email David Thomas-Trainat [email protected].

Fire towers attract visitors but need repairs

Efforts are under way to create a committee to preserve the LyonMountain fire tower as a historical asset and recreational draw for thesmall town.

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CHAZY — Summer-likeweather seems to be mark-ing one of the shortest win-ters in Clinton County mem-ory, but it's also nipping thesugar season in the bud forlocal maple makers.

Once the weather cyclesfrom the short-lived freez-ing nights and warm daysthat make the sugar maplesgive up their sap and intoconsistently warm tempera-tures, the trees will startbudding for their annualleaf growth.

“We've never had a cycleas weird as this one,” saidMike Farrell, director of theUihlein forest just outsideLake Placid. They're abranch of Cornell research.“So we're not really surewhat to expect.”

This weather usually setsin mid-April, and marks theend of useful sap gathering.

After the trees sprout theirgreenery, the sap developwhat's called a “buddy” fla-vor. Not because it's extra-friendly, but because it's bit-ter and unpleasant.

There is still hope for afreeze before the trees gettoo used to the sunny days,

said Farrell. Long-term fore-casts expect the weather todrop again to something alittle more seasonal. Usually,it only takes a few days ofhigh temperatures to shutdown sap collecting. But theweather's so strange, Farrellsaid he's not sure that rule

will hold.From what he's heard so

far, the big producers withhigh-pressure vacuum sys-tems on their tubing havedone fine. But small opera-tions that rely on buckets orgravity-only tubing systemshave been strugglingthrough a tough season.

Michael Parker at ParkerFamily Maple Farm wasvery optimistic about his sapyields. The Parker sugarhouse has already hit its ex-pected capacity for the sea-son, and if they keep collect-ing sap they'll have an out-standing year, he said.

“Even today, it's 73 de-grees out and the sap's run-ning great,” said ParkerMonday. “It' doesn't makesense.”

He's not complaining,though. They started out theseason with very high-gradesyrup, and are making medi-um-grade right now. He saidtechnology makes all the dif-

ference in strange weather.The vacuum collection sys-tem at the sugarbush is whatkeeps the sap flowing in oddconditions.

Richard Atwood's resultshaven't been so rosy. He's alittle above 50 percent ofwhat he got in sap last year,though 2011 was an excel-lent year for all producers.

“The sap has been runningpretty good, surprisingly,”said Atwood, “But I'm con-stantly watching the treetops.”

When everybody else ishappy with the weather,maple producers are miser-able, said Atwood. With theweather as warm as it's been,Atwood said he expects histrees to stop making thegood sap by the end of theweek.

Farrell said that no matterwhat happens in Vermontand New York this year,Quebec still makes 80 per-cent of maple products.

Whether there's a shortageor a surplus, the season willdepend on the Canadiansugar shacks.

RAY BROOK — A state-wide burn ban is effectivefrom March 16 through May 14.

The lack of green vegetation, abundance of avail-able fuels such as dry grass and leaves, warm temper-atures and wind make spring a high-risk season forwildfires. Debris burning accounted for about 36 per-cent of wildfires between 1985 and 2009, making it thelargest single cause of wildfires in New York state. In2009, New York toughened restrictions on open burn-ing to reduce air pollutants and prevent wildfires.The burn ban regulation allows brush burning formost of the year in towns smaller than 20,000 resi-dents, but it prohibits open burning in early springwhen most wildfires typically occur. The stateregulation prohibits the burning of garbage at

all times and in all places.Some towns are designated "fire towns." Open

burning is prohibited at all times in these municipal-ities without a written permit from DEC. To find outwhether a town is a "fire town" or obtain a permit,contact a DEC regional office.

Violators of the open burning state regulation aresubject to a minimum fine of $500 for a first offense.To report environmental law violations call 1-800-TIPP DEC (1-800-847-7332), or report online on theDEC's website.

Find more information and frequently asked ques-tions at dec.ny.gov.


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PLATTSBURGH — Legislators made adeal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo that helpedassure their re-election while offering uppension reform that down the line will hurtthe children currently suffering under poli-

cies that birthed the Great Recession, saysRoderick Sherman.

“That is who they have attacked,” said thepresident of the Plattsburgh Teachers Asso-ciation. “They have attacked our children ontwo fronts.”

On the other hand, some welcome reformof a system that most recently has been cost-ing local governments more in the form ofrising contribution rates.

“This legislation brings long-term finan-cial relief to all local governments,” saidPlattsburgh City Mayor Donald Kasprzak.

State lawmakers approved pension re-form they say will save more than $80 billionover 30 years.

This would be accomplished largely by re-ducing benefits for newly-hired state and lo-cal public workers, something union offi-cials say is a direct assault on the middleclass.

The law creates a sixth tier of smaller pen-sion benefits for future state and local pub-lic workers and raises contributions to re-tirement plans with a sliding scale, rangingfrom 3 percent to 6 percent. It further raisesthe minimum retirement age for state work-ers from 62 to 63.

Pension costs for New York’s municipali-ties have risen more than 650 percent since2002, to $12.2 billion in 2012, according to in-formation released by Cuomo.

The National Institute on Retirement Se-curity reported that, in 2009, 768,392 resi-dents received a total of $20.5 billion fromstate and local plans for an average of $2,200monthly.

“By putting the interests of the people ofNew York first, we overcame the obstaclesthat for so long have stood in the way of realreform and delivered one of the most criti-cal, widespread reforms the state has seen inyears,” Cuomo said in a press release.

Cuomo in fact sought more drasticchanges as state and local governments na-tionwide work to reduce retirement costs.

In fact, from 2009 to 2011, 43 stateschanged retirement plans for public employ-ees and teachers, according to the NationalConference of State Legislatures.

But Cuomo didn’t gain his pension re-forms without more Albany deal-making.

Specifically, the governor had said whilecampaigning for governor that he would notapprove redistricting maps unless they weredrawn by an independent body. But he ap-proved the Legislature’s districts, makingcourt revisions more difficult and paving theway for what many see as unfair elections forthe next 10 years.

“Legislators made a deal with the gover-nor,” Sherman said. “He wanted pension re-form, and they wanted district lines to as-sure their re-election. They traded with thegovernor, basically by saying we will giveyou the pensions of future workers of thestate of New York and you give us our elec-tion district lines so we can get re-elected.

“They are hurting the very same childrenthey are hurting right now.”

Sherman said there are misunderstand-ings between the pensions public workershave and the 401k that some in the privatesector have.

“They have to move all their money into alow-risk percentage return pool of money

managed by somebody, and the kind of mon-ey you get on return is low on that,” he said.“You have to plan to live to be 99.”

Last year, he explained, the New Yorkstate teacher retirement system earned morethan 20 percent on its investments. Morethan 80 percent of what the state retirementpays out comes from investment earnings.

“The pension system that has been run bythe state of New York is a very efficient sys-tem and a low cost system.”

He understands that local governmentshave been complaining because the amountthey put into the system has increased, butwhat they forget is that it has been as low as.3 percent. It’s easy to cherry-pick the yearcontributions went up the most to bolsteryour argument that the system is costly,Sherman said, adding that he could pick outdates where there was hardly any contribu-tion.

These so-called pension reforms will notimpact teachers and law enforcement cur-rently on the job, Sherman pointed out, butthey will affect the children of Plattsburghand New York state who might decide to de-vote their lives to public service one day.

“It is hurting the same children the stateis not coming up with the funds needed togive them what they need today,” he said.“They have attacked our children on twofronts.”

Other union leaders said the reforms wereabout politicians once again climbing intobed with the wealthy 1 percent at the ex-pense of teachers, secretaries, laborers, busdrivers and nurses.

“Speaking today for the 54,000 membersof the New York State Public Employees Fed-eration, we are appalled that state legislatorsfinally broke and gave in to the governor ’srelentless demand for a new pension tier thatwill do nothing to help the state or local gov-ernments deal with their current budget de-mands,” federation President Ken Bryniensaid in a statement.

Kasprzak sees it differently, saying Platts-burgh’s retirement costs in 2000 were rough-ly $18,000 and in 2012 estimated to be $2.8million. Such numbers are unaffordable, hesaid, and the passage of “historic” pensionreform addresses the “unsustainable retire-ment costs affecting every local governmentin New York state.”

The reforms address long-term pensioncosts, raise the retirement age, increase em-ployee contributions fairly and consistently,and take steps to eliminate pension abusepadding and payment of unused sick and va-cation time, Kasprzak said.

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Saranac Lady Chiefs state title hoop dreams end against IrvingtonTROY — The Saranac Lady Chiefs’ run at

a state championship ended March 16 with a64-31 loss at the hands of Section I champIrvington.

The Lady Bulldogs held a 21-0 lead to openthe game that the Chiefs were never able toovercome.

“I’m not saying that we got caught up inall of the hoopla this week, but that was notour typical start,” head coach Tim Newellsaid. “You have to give credit to them aswell, but we had a tough time on defense andtheir defense did not allow us to get set inthe half court.”

Newell said that the team fought hardthroughout the game, but came up against abetter opponent in Irvington.

“It was not a lack of effort,” he said. “Theysurprised us with how physical they wereand they were able to break out.”

“They are by far the number one team outthere,” senior Stephanie Linder said. “Youcould not stop their inside game, they dis-tributed the ball well and played great de-fense. We knew what they could do, and theyhad a great game.”

Linder finished with 10 points and five re-bounds in the game, while Emma Newell

and Alisha Ducatte each scored five points.Morgan Maye had three points and five re-bounds, while KristenNapper, Brooke Layheeand Victoria Phaneufeach scored two points(Phaneuf added five re-bounds). Kayla Napperand Katie Gates eachscored one.

Newell said that hewas proud of his fiveseniors in Linder, Pha-neuf, Ducatte, Maye andGates.

“They are the reasonwhy we made it thisfar,” the coach said.“They have been a teamfrom fifth grade on andwhen they came out ofthe game, that is what Itold them along with Iconsidered them to be asecond family and I lovethem like daughters.”

I am so proud of the girls on this team,”Linder said. “To get here is amazing. Wehave been together since third and fourthgrade and no one can take that away from usand the way that we worked hard all the timefor each other.”

Newell said that, while the farewells weretough, the team could look forward to anoth-er solid season with players like Kayla Nap-per, Kristen Napper and others returning.

“They are real coachable and intelligentyoung players,” he said. “They do every-thing correct, but we will need to developthat offensive confidence that Linder andDucatte had for us this season.”

“They have a great group and I think theyhave all of this to look forward to again,”Linder said.

The Chiefs finished the season at 23-1, cap-turing the Section VII and Region II Class B ti-tles. After the game, Ducatte was awarded withthe sportsmanship award and Linder wasnamed to the Final Four Tournament team.

On March 17, the Lady Bulldogs scored anequally convincing 69-42 win over South Jef-ferson to claim the NYSPHSAA Class B title.

Morgan Maye looks to cut to the basket as four Irvington defenders focus in on Alisha Ducatte, with the ball.The Lady Bulldogs defense held the Chiefs to 31 points in the Class B semifinal game. Photo by L. Lobdell

Saranac coach Tim Newell watches on, as do the hundreds of Chief faithful who made the trip to Troy. Schoolwas closed March 16 to allow more students to attend the Final Four contest. Photo by L. Lobdell Kristen Napper shoots the ball. Photo by L. Lobdell

Tim Newell accepts the Final Four plaque from Greg Waters of Section VII. Alisha Ducatte received the sportsmanship award from Greg Waters. Stephanie Linder received the all-tournament team award.


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8 Forgoes scissors

13 Captivates

20 Fashionista’s field

21 Bring to the mix

22 “Sorry, Charlie”

23 Start to finish, e.g.?

24 Persevere, like a team-

ster?

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crete

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Zimmer

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43 Dora the Explorer, for one

45 Cartoonist Keane

46 Ready

50 Place for a plunger in

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51 It’s wet in Oaxaca

52 Infatuated, old-style

54 Display irritation

55 Sea debris

57 Warmup for college hope-

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58 Diamond strategy

59 Morning hrs.

60 “Voilà!”

61 Hand-on-chest words

63 Careerbuilder.com listing

64 Contingency phrase

66 Writer Lebowitz

68 Persevere, like a frequent

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70 Challenging

71 Impose fraudulently

73 Rams’ city: Abbr.

74 Musician awarded the

Presidential Medal of

Freedom in 2011

76 Julio’s yesterday

79 Neighbor of Uru.

80 Isaac’s eldest

82 Aussie runners

83 Nonnegotiable, as a plan

85 Queequeg crewmate

87 Suds

88 Utah state flower

89 Aussie college

90 Do routine tire mainte-

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92 Strands at a chalet,

maybe

94 Carpet

95 Persevere, like a very loud

organist?

98 Bean or noodle

100 Leipzig legwear

103 Where glasses may be

raised?

104 Strove to attain

106 Dip __ in: test the water

107 Manage moguls

108 Full of school spirit

110 Wealthy “Wind in the

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113 Persevere, like a golfer?

117 Longtime CBS golf analyst

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119 Nintendo game with

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121 Hall of talk

122 Scaredy-cats

123 Surfer wannabe

124 Hero’s hero

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3 Persevere, like a boxing

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5 Make tracks

6 Persevere, like a judge?

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88 Thread puller

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93 Branding iron wielder

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97 Nearly birdied

99 Understood

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101 10th-century Roman

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102 Drenches

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cles of Organizationfiled with the Secre-tary of State of NewYork (SSNY) on12/16/2011. Officelocation: ClintonCounty, State of NewYork. SSNY has beendesignated as agentof the LLC upon whomprocess against it maybe served. SSNY shallmail a copy of processto: C/O THOMAS ABRILOTTI AVIATIONUNLIMITED LLC, 5Trahan Drive, RousesPoint, NY 12979. Pur-pose: Any Lawful Pur-poseNCM-3/10-4/14/12-6TC-21732-----------------------------

NOTICE OF FORMA-TION OF A LIMTEDLIABILITY COMPA-NY (LLC): Name:Happy Pike LLC, Arti-cles of Organizationfiled with The Secre-tary of State of NewYork (SSNY) on01/12/2012. ClintonCounty. SSNY hasbeen designated asagent of the LLC uponwhom process againstit may be served.SSNY shall mail acopy of process to:C/O Happy Pike LLC,33 Reynolds Rd, WestChazy, NY 12992.Purpose: Any LawfulPurpose. Latest dateupon which LLC is todissolve: No Specificdate.NCM-3/10-4/14/12-6TC-21743-----------------------------

RYAN’S MASONRYLLC Articles of Org.filed NY Sec. of State(SSNY) 2/27/2012.Office in Clinton Co.SSNY design. agentof LLC upon whom

process may beserved. SSNY shallmail copy of processto 35 Blake Rd. Platts-burgh, NY 12901,which is also the prin-cipal business loca-tion. Purpose: Anylawful purposeNCM-3/17-4/21/12-6TC-33755-----------------------------

NOTICE OFQUALIFICATION ofEASY SELFSTORAGE, LLC.Appl. for Auth. filedwith Secy. of State ofNY (SSNY) on6/30/08. Office loca-tion: Clinton County.LLC formed inWyoming (WY) on6/23/08. SSNY desig-nated as agent of LLCfor service of process.SSNY shall mailprocess to: 49 MiryBrook Rd., Danbury,CT 06810. WYaddress of LLC: 1876Horse Creek Rd.,Cheyenne, WY82009. Art. of Org.filed w/WY Secy. ofState, 200 W. 24 St.,Cheyenne, WY82002. Purpose: any lawfulactivity.NCM-3/17-4/21/12-6TC-33760-----------------------------

TIGERCO, LLCArticles of Organiza-tion filed with Secre-tary of State of NewYork (SSNY)01/04/2012. Office inClinton County. SSNYhas been designatedagent of LLC uponwhom process may beserved. SSNY shallmail copy of processto 160 E 65th St #24C,New York, NY 10065.Purpose: Any lawful

purpose.NCM-3/17-4/21/12-6TC-33784-----------------------------

NOTICE OFFORMATION OFLIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY ( LLC )Name: Mountain Mar-ketplace LLCArticles of Organiza-tion filed with the Sec-retary of State of NewYork ( SSNY ) onMarch 1, 2012. OfficeLocation: ClintonCounty. The SSNY isdesignated as agentof the LLC uponwhom process againstit may be served.SSNY shall mail a

copy of any process tothe LLC at: PO Box192 Lyon MountainNY 12952.NCM-3/24-4/28/12-6TC-33800-----------------------------

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Formation ofa Limited LiabilityCompany (LLC):Name: LPAPROPERTIES, LLCArticles of Organiza-tion filed with the Sec-retary of State of NewYork (SSNY) on03/08/2012. Officelocation: ClintonCounty. SSNY hasbeen designated asagent fo the LLC uponwhom process againstIt may be served.SSNY shall mail acopy of process to:C/O LPAPROPERTIES, LLC,550 State Route, 3Suite 100, Platts-burgh, NY 12901. Pur-pose: Any Lawful Pur-pose. Latest dateupon which LLC is todissolve: No specificdate.

NCM-3/24-4/28/12-6TC-33815-----------------------------

NOTICE OFFORMATION OFTIME AFTER TIMERECEPTION, LLC(PURSUANT TOSECTION 203 OFTHE LIMITEDLIABILITY COMPANYLAW)NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN that the Arti-cles of Organization ofTime After TimeReception, LLC (theCompany ) were filed

with the Secretary ofState of the State ofNew York on March12, 2012.The Company is beingformed for any lawfulbusiness purpose andshall have all the pow-ers set forth is Section202(a) - 202(q) of theNew York Limited Lia-bility Company Law.The office of the Com-pany is to be locatedin the County of Clin-ton, State of NewYork, with officeslocated at 127 ElmStreet, Champlain,New York 12919. TheSEcretary of State hasbeen designated asthe agent of the Com-pany upon whoprocess against theCompany may beserved. The postoffice address towhich the Secretary ofState shall mail a copyof any process againstthe Company servedupon such Secretaryof State is : 127 ElmStreet, Champlain,New York 12919.NCM-3/24-4/28/12-6TC-33814-----------------------------

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VICTOR E. PERRY

Victor E. Perry, formerly ofWillsboro, NY died at theAdirondack Medical Centerin Saranac Lake 1/5/12. Fu-neral Services will be held atSt. Philips Church in Wills-boro April 2,2012 at 11AM.Burial will follow in CalvaryCemetery, Essex Rd. Wills-boro. Rev. John M. Demo Jr.will officiate. Huestis Funer-al Home, Willsboro, NY is inCharge of arrangements.

DAWN MASON

Dawn Mason, formerly ofWillsboro, NY died at theHorace Nye Home in Eliza-bethtown, NY March 9, 2012.Funeral Services will be heldat the Horaqce Nye Home onSat. 3/24/12 at 10AM, withRev. Chilton McPheeters offi-ciating. Huestis FuneralHome , Willsboro, NY is incharge of arrangements.

OBITUARIES

ALTONA Holy Angels Church - Main Street, Altona. Mass - 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 10:30 a.m. Sunday CHAMPLAIN Living Water Baptist Church - 9 Locust St., corner of Main and Locust, Champlain. Sunday School at 9 a.m. Service at 10 a.m. Thursday Bible Study at 7 p.m. includes activities for children. Phone: 298-4358 Three Steeples United Methodist Church - 491 Route 11, Champlain. 298-8655 or 298-5522. Sunday morning worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School at same time (Sept. thru June). Steve Loan, Pastor. [email protected] St. Mary’s Catholic Church - Church Street, Champlain. Saturday Anticipated Mass 5:30 p.m. Sunday services 8 a.m. St. Joseph’s Church - Mason Road, Champlain. Saturday Anticipated Mass, 7:30 p.m.

Christ & St. John’s Episcopal Church - Butternut Street, Champlain. Family Worship Service celebrated with music at 10 a.m., Sunday School also at 10 a.m. CHAZY Sacred Heart Church - Box 549, Chazy 12921. (518) 846-7650. Sunday Masses (Ant) 4 p.m., 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. Chazy Presbyterian Church - 620 Miner Farm Rd., Chazy. 846-7349 Worship and Sunday School will begin at 11 a.m. Email: [email protected] ELLENBURG St. Edmund’s Roman Catholic Church - Route 11, Ellenburg. Saturday Anticipated Mass, 4 p.m. Sunday Mass, 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. The Ellenburg United Methodist Church - will meet at 9 a.m. at the church in Ellenburg Center. However, on Election Day, Sunday, we move to the Ellenburg Methodist Community Center on Rt. 11.

ELLENBURG DEPOT Ellenburg Depot Wesleyan Church - 2179 Plank Rd., PO Box 177 Ellenburg Depot, NY 12935. Pastor: Robert R. Phillips. Phone: 594-3902. Sunday Family Bible Hour: 9:50 a.m. Sunday Worship Time: 10:50 a.m. Children’s Youth Ministries: Call for schedule. MOOERS St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - Maple Street, Mooers. 236-7142. Anticipated Saturday Mass, 5:30 p.m. Sunday Mass, 10 a.m. Reconciliation announced special Saturday mornings 10 a.m. & by request. Mooers United Methodist Church - 14 East St., Located adjacent to old Post Office. Sunday service, 9:30 a.m. Contemporary & traditional music, activities for children, youth and families, 236-7129, [email protected], www.gbgm-umc.org/mooersumc Mooers Wesleyan Church - Maple Street, Mooers. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. Sunday Night Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Night 7 p.m. (518) 236-5330. MOOERS FORKS St. Ann’s Catholic Church - Route 11, Mooers Forks. Mass: Saturday, 4 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. Reconciliation announced special Saturday mornings 10 a.m. & by request. PLATTSBURGH Seventh Day Adventist - 4003 Rt. 22, Plattsburgh, 561-3491 - Pastor Livergood Worship Saturday at 11:30 a.m., Pot Luck Dinner after service ROUSES POINT St. Patrick’s Catholic Church - Lake Street, Rouses Point. Anticipated Mass: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday Mass: 10 a.m.; Weekday Masses: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 8 a.m. Communion Service: Wednesday 8 a.m. First Presbyterian Church - 52 Washington Ave., Rouses Point, New

York 12979. Telephone 518-297-6529. Telephone 518-846-7349. Sunday Service 9 a.m., Sunday School 9:30 a.m. SCIOTA St. Louis of France Catholic Church - Route 22, Sciota. Mass 4 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. Sunday Sciota United Methodist Church - Sunday service 9 a.m. Route 19, Sciota. WEST CHAZY The West Chazy Wesleyan Church - Pastor: Jonathan Hunter 17 East Church St., Fiske Road, West Chazy, NY. Ph. 493-4585. Sunday; Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship 5 p.m. Tuesday; Clubhouse Ministries 6:30 p.m. (Sept. thru May) Wednesday; Prayer Meeting 6 p.m. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - West Church Street, West Chazy. Saturday Vigil Mass, 4 p.m. Sunday Mass 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. Weekday Masses: Monday through Friday at 9 a.m.

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WILLIAM W. HULSESept. 12, 1944 - March 14, 2012

WILLSBORO - William W.Hulse, 67, died at his home inWillsboro on Wednesday,March 14, 2012.He was born in Newark, N.J.,on Sept. 12, 1944,the only son ofWilliam andIrene (Lacey)Hulse.Bill, as he wasknown to every-one, graduatedfrom WillsboroCentral School in1962 and shortlyafter joined theU.S. Navy. Hewas a member of the NorthCountry Veterans Assoc., theWillsboro Fish and GameClub, the Board of Directorsfor the Essex County Agri-culture Society, and theFoothills Baptist Church inBoquet. He worked for theLake Champlain Transporta-tion Co., retiring in 2002.Bill is survived by his moth-er, Irene Hulse of Elizabeth-town; his wife, Gigi (Alimpo-lo) Hulse of Willsboro; hisson and wife, William and

Kristy Hulse of South Caroli-na; and a granddaughter,Gillian, of South Carolina; hismother-in-law, MerlindaAlimpolo of Willsboro; a

nephew and wifeand daughter,Tommy and KimBurke and Kait-lyn of Connecti-cut.He was prede-ceased by his fa-ther and hissister, JeanneBurke.Calling hourswere held 2 to 4

p.m. Sunday at the HuestisFuneral Home, Maple Street,Willsboro. A funeral servicewere at the Foothills BaptistChurch, Route 22, Boquet,10:30 a.m. Monday. Burialfollowed in the Essex CountyVeterans Cemetery, Wad-hams Elizabethtown Road,Wadhams, N.Y.Donations in his memorymay be made to the Wills-boro-Reber Fire Department.


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