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ELIZABETHTOWN —E l i z a b e t h t o w n - L e w i sjunior Sarah Sandbergknows all too well thedangers of syntheticmarijuana, because shehas lived through whatshe called “the scariestexperience ever.”

Sandberg spoke to the

Bringing Essex CountyStrengths Together(BEST) committee at theBoard of Supervisors

Chambers Feb. 1, andsaid that she got in-volved with the Preven-tion Team and counselorDave Wyant because sheexperienced the effects ofthe drug, also known asK-2, while at a friend’shouse earlier in theschool year.

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tax by one-quarter of apercent.

During the Feb. 6 regu-lar board meeting, super-visors passed a pair ofresolutions that cleared theway for state action on thecounty’s request to up thesales tax percentage from3.75 percent to a full 4 per-cent, making it the samepercentage as the statestake.

“Ultimately, we are onlyasking that we be able todo what our neighboringcounties had done,” BoardChairman and Jay Supervi-sor Randall “Randy” Dou-glas said.

County attorney DanManning said that the res-olutions would be passedon to state assembly-woman Teresa Sayward,who would then introducethem at the state level.

“This will move thecounty sales tax up to 4percent,” Manning said.“With these resolutions,we can now send in the pa-perwork to Sayward thattells her we want thisadopted and then it will gothrough the legislature.”

In voting on the two res-olutions, Westport Super-visor Daniel Connell wasthe lone negative vote onthe issue.

The Westport Eagle made an appearance at the varsity basketball games against the Indian Lake/Long Lake Orange Feb. 3. The local winter sports season us heading into thehome stretch, with sectional titles already having been decided in bowling and titles in wrestling and indoor track and field being contested for this week. For more sports, seepages 16-17 and check out the online photo galleries, including pictures from these games, at thevalleynews.org/photos/galleries/sets/sports. Photo by Keith Lobdell

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K-ville dissolution committee holds meetingPublic meeting set forFeb. 22 at 6 p.m.By Keith [email protected]

KEESEVILLE — The rock is nowrolling on the potential dissolution of theVillage of Keeseville.

Members of a committee assigned tolook into dissolving the village met withrepresentatives from Fairweather andRondout Consulting firms at the kick-offmeeting for the process Jan. 31 in the Kee-seville Village offices.

Along with introducing the process tothe committee, the group set up a publickick-off meeting for Wednesday, Feb. 22at 6 p.m. at the same location.

“This will be a chance for people to un-derstand where we are going and wherethey can get more information on theprocess,” Tim Weidmann of RondoutConsulting said.

The meeting was the first step in look-ing at possibly eliminating the villagegovernment, but Peter Fairweather ofFairweather consulting said that theywould be weighing all options.

“This is an informal discussion on whywe are here and what people may wantout of this process,” Fairweather said.“We have been through these studies ina number of towns, and we find that thisprocess goes best when we keep the linesof communication open and work tocome up with something that is good for

everyone in the community.”Wiedmann said that they have been in-

volved in a number of studies looking atthe topic of dissolution along with con-solidating services and other options.

“We can talk about all of the alterna-tives and how they fit here,” Weidmannsaid. “This is a conversation that is hap-pening in villages all throughout thestate, and each one may have a differentanswer. What was good in Schuylervillemay not be good here.”

Fairweather said that the firms want tomake sure that they stick to a nine-monthplan in order to work through the stud-ies and planning involved in dissolutioncases.

“We want to move through this as ex-peditiously as possible,” Fairweathersaid. “It will take a while to go through

and understandwhat each of theservices are andhow they fit intothe study. Whatthis processmakes you do isgo through andlook at the budget for each municipalitydifferently. It’s the first time that you cango through and see the total cost of eachof the services.”

At the meeting were Keeseville MayorMeegan Rock, Chesterfield SupervisorGerald “Gerry” Morrow and Ausable Su-pervisor Sandy Senecal, leaders of eachof the three entities which would be af-fected by a village status change.

Fairweather added that at the end ofthe process, if the committee decided tomove forward with a dissolution of thetown, the choice would be up to the res-idents of the Village of Keeseville. But itis good to have all involved.

“The ultimate decision comes down tothose voters,” he said. “It is good to haveall of the leaders of all three governmentsaffected working together becauseeveryone needs to be at the table andtalking.”

Committee members in attendance in-cluded village trustee Mary King and vil-lage residents Leon “Butch” Clodgo, BillAgoney and Maurice Bresette.

The committee will next meet Feb. 22at 5 p.m. followed by the public kick-offmeeting at 6 p.m.

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KEESEVILLE — Membersof the Keeseville DissolutionCommittee met with a pair ofconsultants and the supervi-sors of Ausable and Chester-field to start the studyingprocess Jan. 31.

“It has been talked aboutamong the village residentssince this kind of processcame to the forefront in thestate,” Keeseville MayorMeegan Rock said. “Wewanted to jump on this studyand get funding for it beforebeing petitioned by the vot-ers, which would leave ushaving to pay for the wholething.”

Committee member Leon“Butch” Clodgo said that heremembered the village look-ing into a similar study about20 years ago, but it didn’t goanywhere.

“At that time, it was not fa-vorable and the appropriatething to do,” Clodgo said. “Iapplaud this board for put-ting this out there because itcould be something thatleads to the end of them as anentity.”

Clodgo added that hishope was to make sure that

residents got the right infor-mation about the process sothey could be informed intheir decision making.

“We want to give peoplethe right information so theycan make an informed deci-sion,” he said.

“All of the residents hope-fully will take a part in theprocess, and the informationwill get out there accuratelyso the village voters canmake an informed decision,”Ausable Supervisor SandySenecal said.

Chesterfield SupervisorGerald “Gerry” Morrow saidthat he was interested in any-thing that would help easethe burden on taxpayers.

“Whatever we can do tohelp the people out, that iswhat we are here for,” Mor-row said. “I am not sayingthat I support dissolution orthat I support the village re-maining. But the main pur-pose is lowering taxes andthat is why we are here.”

“If there is any way to con-solidate services, I am opento that,” committee memberBill Agoney said.

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KEENE VALLEY — Department of Environ-mental Conservation Commissioner JoeMartens was in Keene Feb. 2, to seewhat had been done to help thebridge that was over troubled watersduring Tropical Storm Irene.

Martens was joined by state and lo-cal dignitaries as he toured workdone near the Johns Brook bridge inthe hamlet, where engineers createdan hour-glass type formation out of rocks tohelp relieve pressure in the brook.

“We put in a structure that will redirect theenergy of the stream long term,” Regional Fish-eries Manager Bill Shoch said during the tour.“We put a rock back in that reshapes the river.Before, the energy of the water was focused onthe bridge, and with this design, it is nowforced into the middle of the stream.”

Shoch said that before the new design in thewaterway, the bridge collected sedimentwhich would now be dissipated, sparing thebridge in the case of another major flood.

“I certainly hope that we can continue to doprojects like this with the people who are overother projects in local streams and rivers,”Shoch said.

“This is a great story that has been built outof the disaster and tragedy,” Martens said.

“What we are doing with these projects is notan exact science, but there are a lot of lessonsthat we have learned through this and a lot ofresources are now getting put into resolvingthe problem.”

Martens talked about state gov-ernment funding which was becom-ing available for flood relief, includ-ing a $21 million grant programthrough the Business Flood Recov-ery Grant Program and $9 millionthrough the Flood Mitigation GrantProgram.

The first will be administered by EmpireState Development, while the latter is admin-istered by both ESD and DEC.

“We are trying to keep the requirements to aminimum so we can see how the accessworks,” Martens said. “There has been un-precedented cooperation between all levels ofgovernment through this entire process, fromlocal government all the way through FEMA.”

“Now we see what we have done and wehave a blueprint for the next time this hap-pens,” Keene Supervisor William “Bill” Fere-bee said.

“The resources that they have provided havebeen phenomenal,” Jay Supervisor and EssexCounty Board Chair Randall “Randy” Douglassaid. “All of the players that were part of thisand came together to help the North Countryhas never been done before.”

DEC Regional Fisheries Manager Bill Choch and Commissioner Joe Martens talk with local representativesalong the banks of Johns Brook in Keene Valley. Photo by Keith Lobdell

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Tickets are $12 in advance and can bepurchased by call ing 637-4989 or inSaranac Lake at Saranac Village at WillRogers or Ampersound, in Lake Placid atThe Christmas Store or in Plattsburgh atAlpha Stereo. Tickets may also be pur-chased online at www.lazarbearproduc-tions.com.

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Two big stories that concern ourcommunity recently appeared onthe front page of the paper. The

first story, on Jan. 28, reported that the saleof the former Treadwell estate to developerDave Mann was finalized last December.

This is probably as good a place as anyto welcome Dave Mann to Westport, and towish him every success in his endeavor.His plan to build 99 living units in 30-oddbuildings, as part a private recreationalclub centered around a full scale workingfarm, is nothing if not ambitious. Phaseone, the story reported, was to put upeight of the buildings over the next twoyears and reassess at that point. So here'sto farming, recreating, jobs, and bringingin that fabled one percent. Good luck, Mr.Mann.

The second story, on Feb. 4, coveredsome of the work being done to renovatethe town hall and the town shed in thewake of the failed initiative to consolidatemunicipal services in a single new "jointuse" facility. Supervisor Dan Connell wasquoted as saying that the town shed has

incurred eight or nine citations from thestate in recent months. "We have spent aton of money in the last two months tryingto get that building into compliance." Buteven if the repairs are made, Connell con-tinued, "we are spending a lot of money ona building that will not be able to meet ourneeds."

Well, at least we're saving on plowingand heating costs, this mild and snowlesswinter.

I've seen some of the money they'vespent, in the form of a much-needed newdiesel fuel tank at the town shed, which isalso used by the fire department and am-bulance squad. The school buses still fillup there, but they use the old tank, whichhas been refurbished.

Come see local author Jeff Kelly talkabout his books at the Westport Library onTuesday, Feb. 14, at two p.m. Jeff writesgripping mysteries set in the mines and lo-cales around Mineville and Moriah, andhis books include The 21 Mine and Tail-ings.

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Did you know? The 2012 EmpireState Winter Games Torch Runbegan right here in Elizabeth-

town at our Stewart's Shop. On Wednes-day, February 1st, the torch began it's trip,with a few stops along the way, to the LakePlacid Olympic Center (Herb Brooks Are-na). On Thursday night, Feb. 2, the torcharrived for the 6 p.m. opening ceremony.The games were held through Sunday, Feb.5, with competitions in 16 disciplines andover 1,000 participants.

A memorable Sunday afternoon was at-tended by over 40 Veterans, family andfriends to celebrate the, "Four Chaplain'sSunday.” Commemorating the sinking ofthe U.S.S. Dorchester in the North Atlanticduring WWII in 1943. When four chap-lains of different denominations showedselfless acts of courage and compassionthrough faith, sacrificing themselves, soothers might live. The American LegionAuxiliary, Boquet Valley Unit 551 has beensponsoring the service here, for the past 30years. Thank you to all who have devotedtheir time and efforts to continue this com-memoration.

The Thrift Shop is celebrating Valentine'sDay with a "Anything RED - 50-percent Off

Sale". This sale will begin Monday, Feb. 13,and continues through Wednesday, Feb. 15.If you're looking for a cute gift or maybesome supplies for a party, check out whatthe shop has to offer. Just a reminder, themonthly meeting of the Thrift Shop isMonday, Feb. 13, at 6 p.m. All are welcomeand they are always in need of new volun-teers

A little late, but not entirely missed, isthe annual, "Boquet River Association"(BRASS) organizational meeting. It will beheld at the Etown Social Center, Thursday,Feb. 9, at 6:30 p.m. The primary focus willbe on the Boquet River Watershed Manage-ment Plan which runs from the ADK HighPeaks to Lake Champlain. Also, on theagenda is the election of board members.This meeting is open to the public andlight refreshments will be served.

Birthdays come and go, but it's not oftenthat we get to wish someone a very specialbirthday! So, Happy, Happy, Happy Belat-ed 100th Birthday to Ida Atkinson! Sheturned 100 on Jan. 28. Take care, Ida!

Remember Everyone, to shop locally forthat special someone for Valentine's Daythis Tuesday, Feb. 14.

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For all of you in the hamlet waterdistrict, don’t forget the public in-formation meeting at the town hall

on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The town’s engi-neers will be there to answer questions andexplain options for improving the watersystem. The informational meeting starts at6 p.m., followed by a regular town boardmeeting.

On Saturday, Feb. 11, the Essex Commu-nity Church will present a concert of classi-cal music at 3 p.m. featuring two horns anda string quartet. The church is in the heartof downtown Essex and tickets can be hadat the door.

Grace Drummond was recently honoredon her birthday with a big luncheon inWillsboro. Grace is a former town clerkand assessor, and a genuine lady who’sbeen a well respected part of Essex since1969. Her friends and admirers are many,and include the town highway crew, sever-al people from Plattsburgh who braved themountain road to get there, local digni-taries and one lowly scribe. Fortunatelythere were no speeches, but we did sing“Happy Birthday” twice. These were not

overly lusty renditions of this song, al-though the baritones from the highwaycrew gave it their best shot. I promisedGrace I would not poke fun at her in thiscolumn, nor will I reveal her youthful age.

The CATS trails are almost free of snow,but do have a fair amount of ice. Amy goesout on the trails with her cell phone andGinny every weekend, while I do my walk-ing on more level ground. With her longstride, I can’t keep up with her. She boughtherself a pair of ice grippers that attach toyour boots and was showing me how easythey are to put on. For some reason, sheput them on backwards, and then upsidedown, and then noticed the part that hooksto your toe says “toe” right on it. Afterfussing a bit more, she got them strappedon and proclaims them to be excellent atpreventing slips. I just walk around the icypatches. The long range weather forecast isfor more of the same: mild temperaturesand no snow because the jet stream is stay-ing well to the north of us. On the otherhand, the days are getting noticeablylonger and with a bit of sunshine, I can’tcomplain.

Several good things are being pre-pared here in our community, andthe overall success takes a commu-

nity of volunteers that are willing to get in-volved.

There is no reason for failure if some ofus would just step forward and lend ahand. The up coming “FareWELL to Win-ter” Event that is scheduled for March 3.The committee is in need of volunteers toassist with parking, assisting with the win-ter style races, and several other areas thatjust need some able bodies to lend a hand.If you would like to know more stop in totheir next planning meeting at the Visitor ’sCenter on Wednesday Feb. 8, at 7 p.m.

Another great opportunity has been is-sued out to the community to local adultsthat have played instruments in the pastand would consider joining the SchoolBand Director to prepare for a MemorialDay music program. They rehearse onWednesdays April 18, & 25, May 2 & 9from 6 to 8 p.m. in the school music room.Some instruments are available or you canrent one of your choice at Jerry’s Music

store in Plattsburg for a very reasonablerate and just for a couple of months. Theinvitation has gone out especially to alum-ni that might have been band members inthe past, but she really wants communityinvolvement. This band director has donesome remarkable outreach to the communi-ty in this past school year and this year, thestudents have done a great job and theysound wonderful.

A Reminder of some upcoming eventsthat sound great, the Coffee House Eventat the Congregational church on Saturday,Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. The Chocolate Tasting atthe Paine Library on Sunday Feb. 12 from 2to 4 p.m. Great chocolate tasting and somewill be available for sale. Two movies atthe school each month at 7:30 p.m. eachtime, the next one is Feb. 18 showing“Crazy, Stupid, Love.”

Happy Birthday to: Dian Ahrent Feb. 11,Nancy Ahrent Feb. 12, Olivia Kelly Feb. 12,Mary Sue Arnold Feb. 13, Jerilyn JaquishFeb. 16, Nancy Huestis Feb. 18, JeanLeonessa Feb. 18, Happy Anniversary toSherry & Junior Mitchell Feb. 14, Walt &Linda Morgan Feb. 14.

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First up a clarification, I received anemail from a town official con-cerned with my use of the word

“survey.” In last week’s column “survey”meant extensive overview not a formalquestionnaire. Residents should not be ex-pecting a series of questions. Fairweatherand the others involved will be carefullyreviewing the information already existing.

Next week is Valentine’s Day and as adie-hard romantic I’ve carefully checkedout the Keeseville offering and I am veryhappy to report I plan for a very romanticevening without leaving our town. Mac’sGrocery, Arnold’s Grocery and KeesevillePharmacy have a wonderful selection ofcandy as well as the two dollar stores. I ab-solutely love the card vendor at Mac’s Gro-cery but Keeseville Pharmacy and the Dol-lar stores also have nice cards. I am veryimpressed with the offerings from bothLiquor stores, Keeseville Liquor Shoppedowntown and Arnold’s on Route 9N.There are lots of neat romantic gift ideas atthe Dollar stores or Keeseville Pharmacy.Arnold’s has some incredibly unique one

of a kind art pieces that are very afford-able. We have three great restaurants of-fering wonderful food. As Valentine’s Dayfalls on Tuesday MacLean’s will have thespecial of 99cent Michigans. North Coun-try Club Restaurant will have for Valen-tine’s Day specials Greek style Chickenserved with sautéed vegetables or BakedDijon crusted Salmon. Prime Rib will alsobe available and for a special dessert therewill be red velvet cake. Finally, PleasantCorners Restaurant will be offering Chick-en Parmesan with spaghetti or One PoundT-Bone steak. All in all I think we have agreat amount to select from making for awonderful night.

As I continue my walks throughout thecommunity I am thrilled at the lack oftrash left lying around our streets. It issuch a pleasant walk no matter where I letmy feet take me.

While I might be a fairly recent additionto this community I still feel strongly that,and please pardon the unavoidable punthis time of year, there is a lot to love aboutKeeseville. Enjoy it!


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Changes to Open Meetings LawBoards must now providepublic access to meetingmaterialBy Andy [email protected]

ALBANY — Starting Feb. 2, the New Yorkstate government began requiring boards togive the public access to their records sched-uled for discussion at meetings.

Those packets members of the townboard, school board or any public boardhave with them during the meeting, whichare listed on the agenda, must now be madeavailable for the public to review before orduring the meetings.

“Members of the public have on many oc-casions complained that they cannot fullyunderstand discussions among members ofpublic bodies, even though the discussionsoccur in public,” states the New York De-partment of State Committee on Open Gov-ernment. “For example, a board membermight refer to the second paragraph of page3 of a record without disclosing its contentprior to the meeting. Although the publichas the right to be present, the ability to un-derstand or contribute to the decision-mak-ing process may be minimal and frustrat-ing.”

This change to the Open Meetings Lawwas made so “those interested in the workof public bodies should have the ability,

within reasonable limitations, to see therecords scheduled to be discussed duringopen meetings prior to the meetings.”

The change to the law centers around twotypes of records:

1) those that are required to be made avail-able pursuant to the Freedom of InformationLaw (FOIL);

2) and proposed resolutions, law, rules,regulations, policies or amendments there-to.

When these records are scheduled to bediscussed, they must be made available tothe public “to the extent practicable, eitherprior to or at the meeting.”

In order to comply with the amendment,copies of records must be made available tothe public prior to or at the meeting for a rea-sonable fee or by posting them online priorto the meeting.

The Committee on Open Government alsodefines which boards are required to put thismaterial on their websites:

“If the agency in which a public bodyfunctions (i.e., a state department, a county,city, town, village or school district) ‘main-tains a regularly and routinely updatedwebsite and utilizes a high speed internetconnection,’ the records described abovethat are scheduled to be discussed in public‘shall be posted on the website to the extentpracticable as determined by the agency…’

The state recommends that agencies puttheir materials online to save costs associat-ed with requests made under FOIL.

Chamber music performance setLAKE PLACID — East Branch Friends of

the Arts presents an evening of chamber mu-sic with soprano hornists Ann Ellsworth andRachel Drehmann and New York-basedstring quartet OSSO on Friday, Feb. 10, 7:30p.m. at the Keene Valley CongregationalChurch. Donation: $10; students are free.

Ann Ellsworth, a faculty member in theSUNY Plattsburgh music department, andRachel Drehmann, her longtime friend and

collaborator, will perform two horn concer-ti composed specifically for French horns.The string quartet will join them for doubleconcerti by Johann Fasch and DavidHeinichin transcribed for a sextet as well asBeethoven’s sextet for two horns andstrings.

For more information about this uniqueand exciting evening of virtuoso chambermusic, contact Pam Gothner, East BranchFriends of the Arts, at 576-4329 or [email protected]. Valley News

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Not long ago, having a high-speeddata connection to the Internetwas considered a luxury. But in

recent years, broadband access is not justconsidered a convenience, it’s a founda-tion of modern life. For both adults andchildren, it’s virtually a necessity forwork, commerce and education.

In many schools, children are expectedto have broadband access at home. Stu-dents are instructed to receive assign-ments and check homework updates on in-teractive websites, and to communicatewith their teachers off-hours via email.

College applications are now completedon websites. People applying for jobs orcollege admission are expected to submitresumes and information online.

Businesses need this connectivity to staycompetitive and survive, whether it’s mar-keting to customers, dealing with suppli-ers, or securing sales.

Real estate agents in the Adirondacksand other resort areas report that peopleseeking to relocate want to know if Inter-net broadband access is available beforethey buy property. Hotel and inn propri-etors are questioned whether their accom-modations have broadband connectionsand Wi-Fi before vacationers book a room.

Routine banking functions are conduct-ed over the Internet. Patients are increas-ingly expected to obtain medical test re-sults and communicate with their doctorsover the Internet.

However, most small communities inthe Adirondacks don’t have broadband ac-cess, except for satellite service, which canbe unreliable and expensive. DSL servicein the region is limited. Many of our arearesidents have only dial-up service, whichisn’t practical in the modern world.

Regardless of the accelerating trend na-tionally to have employees work fromhome, it just isn’t happening here. Instead,we’ve seen a steep decline in populationsof towns in the core areas of the Adiron-dacks. The reason, many believe, is due tothe lack of broadband access.

In 2009, the Adirondack Regional As-sessment Project determined that broad-band access in the region was quite limit-ed. The study revealed that only 5 percentof Adirondack communities had wide-spread broadband access, and these wereprimarily the moneyed resort towns — orsituated on the perimeter of the Adiron-dack Park.

This and other studies have indicatedthat lack of broadband is hampering busi-nesses, curbing job growth, and throttling

tourism. Development of broadband infra-structure has been identified as critical foreconomic vitality in the Adirondacks.

While the sparse populations scatteredover wide areas of the Adirondacks pres-ents a challenge to providing broadbandthrough conventional technologies, recentregulatory developments and technologi-cal advances offer hope.

A small-scale broadband project in thesouthern Adirondacks appears to offer apromising solution that might be applica-ble to vast areas of the Park.

In Thurman, an entrepreneur is workingwith the town government to bring fast,affordable broadband to the town’s 1,200households. The access is based on broad-casting digital signals over the “whitespace” between television station signalson the radio-wave spectrum. The Internetconnection through this technology is upto eight times faster than satellite. The sys-tem transmits signals from dozens of exist-ing telephone poles throughout the ruraltown to small antennas at households.

The technology is promising, because itworks over hilly terrain, and transmitsthrough foliage, unlike other digitalbroadcast options.

We at Denton Publications hail the ini-tiative.

Now, it’s time for action from all levelsof government —to go beyond mere stud-ies and jargon-filled proclamations. Ourpolitical leaders need to step forward andencourage such initiatives like the one un-der way in Thurman.

Our politicians should stop giving merelip service to expansion of rural broad-band and take action to develop policiesthat prompt competition, encouraging lo-cal start-ups to utilize various technolo-gies for local broadband networks that fitthe requirements of the local terrain andpopulation. This may mean simply relax-ing regulations or decreasing bureaucraticpermit requirements, or it may mean ag-gressively pursuing grant funding.

Such action is important to our region’seconomic health, as well as preserving theunique culture and lifestyle of the Adiron-dacks.

This editorial is the collaborative opin-ion of a board comprised of Thom Randall,Fred Herbst, Lou Varricchio, Keith Lob-dell, Stephen Bartlett, Andy Flynn andJohn Gereau. Comments may be directed [email protected].

Broadband access critical to Adirondack lifeOne of the major issues

with the AffordableCare Act, the health

care reform legislation knownas Obama Care, is that it is stilla work in progress with muchof its finer points still being de-fined and created. Over the lastseveral years, bits and pieces ofthe Act have been rolled outwith most due for complianceby 2014.

While the Affordable CareAct will be fodder for the up coming presi-dential election, various rulings and interpre-tations continue to be issued. One such rul-ing last month by the U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Services mandates thatnearly all health insurance plans cover steril-izations and FDA-approved contraceptives,including those that induce abortions. TheAct specifies that churches and other housesof worship will be exempt from the require-ment to offer insurance that covers contra-ception. To be eligible these institutions mustshow the government that they hire andserve primarily people of their own faith andhave the inculcation of religious values astheir primary purpose. Unfortunately somechurches serve a broader focus in their com-munities by providing services to the under-privileged regardless of their faith affiliation.These faith-based organizations would be de-nied an exemption because of their service tothe general public at large.

Regardless of how you may feel about is-sues of contraception, abortion, the Afford-able Care Act or religious beliefs, the issue ofthis ruling goes right to the heart of our FirstAmendment rights. Thomas Jefferson wrotein 1809, “No provision in our constitutionought to be dearer to man that that whichprotects the right of conscience against theenterprise of civil authority.”

The regulation is due to take effect for in-dividual citizens and private businesses onAug. 1, 2012, but religious institutions haveuntil Aug. 13, 2013 to become compliant. Theregulation mandates that certain FDA-ap-proved contraceptives that can induce abor-tions such as Plan B and Ella, be coveredthrough the health insurance plans withoutany fees or co-payments. In the past, the fed-eral government respected conscientious ob-jections to procedures such as sterilizationthat may violate religious beliefs or moralconvictions. A law in effect since 1973 saysthat no individual is required to take part in“any part of a health service program or re-search activity funded in whole or in part un-der a program administered by the Secretary

of Health and Human Services”if it is “contrary to his/her reli-gious beliefs or moral convic-tions” (42 USC 300a-7 (d)). Eventhe Federal Employees HealthBenefits Program, which re-quires most of its health plans tocover contraception, exempts re-ligious affiliated plans and pro-tects the conscience rights ofhealth professionals in otherplans. Currently no federal lawrequires anyone to purchase,

sell, sponsor or be covered by a privatehealth plan that violates his/her conscience.

Unless HHS reverses direction or the ACAis rescinded an organization seeking exemp-tion must meet four strict criteria, includingthe requirement that it both hire and serveprimarily people of its own faith. Faith basedschools, kitchens, clinics and hospitals wouldhave to eject their non-faith employees, stu-dents, clients and patients or purchase healthcoverage that violates their moral and reli-gious teachings. The exemption provides noprotection at all to sponsors and providers ofhealth plans for the general public, to peoplewho own businesses or to individuals with amoral or religious objection to these proce-dures, essentially forcing them to pay for theservices received by others.

In 2006, then Senator Barack Obama em-phasized the “need to understand the criticalrole that the separation of church and statehas played in preserving not only ourdemocracy, but the robustness of our reli-gious practice.”

This country was founded by people offaith. Would our country even exist today orwould we enjoy the many freedoms we’vecome to take for granted without their com-mitment to follow their beliefs” It’s onething for the people of the country to collec-tively alter their rights. It’s something verydifferent for those rights to be chipped awayby a few non-elected bureaucrats with thesimple draft of a document.

While we may all believe it is importantfor every American to have access to qualityhealth care, we need to stand firm on sacrific-ing our First Amendment rights in pursuit ofthat goal. If as a united people we do notstand now and be counted, what will be thenext challenge forced upon a people who forover 235 years have relied on its governmentto protect the freedoms our forefathers diedto win and preserve?

Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Den-ton Publications. He may be reached at [email protected].

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Support 40 Days for LifeTo the Valley News:Did you know that abortions are per-

formed right here at Planned Parenthood inPlattsburgh? Many people are not aware thatthis is taking place, thinking abortion issomething that happens someplace else. Butit’s happening here.

From Feb. 22 through April 1, local Chris-tians will take part in 40 Days for Life, an in-novative pro-life project that consists ofprayer and fasting, constant vigil and com-munity outreach. At its center, 40 Days forLife asks all people of good will to pray andfast for an end to abortion.

The Plattsburgh office is one of hundredsof Planned Parenthood facilities across theUnited States. Nationally, according to itsown annual report, Planned Parenthood per-formed 332,278 abortions in its most recentfiscal year. This organization claims to helpwomen, and prevent abortions. This is clear-ly not the case.

40 Days for Life’s presence outsidePlanned Parenthood is a prayer vigil. We seeabortion as a spiritual challenge, not a polit-ical one. It may be portrayed as a protest ora demonstration, but that is not the case. 40Days for Life is a peaceful, prayerful out-reach.

In other communities, 40 Days for Lifecampaigns have increased awareness andled to a significant decline in the number ofabortions at Planned Parenthood. Theprayerful presence has also helped a numberof Planned Parenthood employees leave theabortion industry.

We pray that will be the case here in Platts-burgh as well.

Learn how to get involved by visitingwww.40daysforlife.com/plattsburgh.

Nancy Belzile, Willsboro

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Plattsburgh

Ups and downs of townTo the Valley News:Living in the hamlet of Westport has its

advantages. Everyone knows each other,and there is rarely a line at any of our busi-nesses, except on tax day at the school andthe town hall.

But some outsiders complain and do haveproblems, because one has to remember:

On Monday, the bank is open, but the li-brary is closed and the dump is closed.

On Tuesday the library is open, but thebank is closed, and the dump is closed.

On Wednesday, the dump is open, but thelibrary is closed and the bank is closed.

On Thursday the library is closed, thebank is open, but the dump is closed.

On Friday the dump is open, the bank isopen, but the library is closed.

On Saturday the bank is closed but thedump is open all day, and the library is opena half day.

On Sunday, everyone goes to church. Thomas Lonergan

Westport

Editorial Perfect TimingTo the Valley News:All I can say is “WOW, perfect timing for

this editorial.” Through the “CreatingHealthy Places Grant” Cornell CooperativeExtension is currently searching to hire aHealthy Foods Educator. The primary re-sponsibility of this program is to educatestore owners as to the benefits of consuminghealthy fresh produce and to increased visi-bility and availability of healthful foods intheir stores. The educator ’s secondary re-sponsibility would be to teach consumersabout health benefits of eating fresh, locallygrown produce resulting in the more de-mand and increased shelf space for thehealthy alternatives. Through this programwe are hoping to address many of the issuesyour editorial hit upon.

I would like to highlight other programsCornell Cooperative Extension is involvedwith to combat the growing epidemic of obe-sity and poor nutrition choices. In February,Cornell Cooperative Extension will offer apilot program to help parents and primarycaregivers of pre-school children navigatethe world of nutrition, physical activity, andparenting through Supporting Healthy Fam-ilies 2012 which is funded by the Glens FallsFoundation. According to the White HouseTask Force on Obesity, one in five childrenare obese by the age of 6. Among low incomefamilies, the risk rises to one in three chil-dren. This fun, interactive six-week programwill explore research based parenting prin-ciples matched to healthy lifestyle principlesand is facilitated by Cooperative Extensionparenting and nutrition educators. This sixweek program is free of charge and will beheld in Queensbury.

For the last eleven years Cornell Cooper-ative Extension in Warren County has facil-itated the Eat Smart New York (ESNY) Nu-trition Education program. This is a free pro-gram for families and individuals who areeligible to receive Food Stamps. ESNY is anexciting program where nutrition educatorswill meet with you either individually or ina group, in your home or community setting,to help you learn about: nutrition, mealplanning, healthy food shopping on a budg-et, cooking and food safety, weight controland physical activity, and much more.Again, this is a free program and the onlycost to you is your time and the benefits lasta life time.

Cornell Cooperative Extension also has awealth of information on growing your ownfruits and vegetables. We have a dedicatedteam of Master Gardeners who would loveto get you started in planning your first gar-den. If you do not have space for a gardencontact our Community Gardens Coordina-tor to find a local community garden nearyou.

If you have any question regarding theseprogram contact Cornell Cooperative Exten-sion of Warren County 518-623-3291 or 668-4881.

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Found a heroTo the Valley News:There I was, 4:30 p.m. in a rush, I ran

around the car to get my daughter andgrab the mail at the Lewis Post Office andmy daughter ’s door is locked. I lockedher in the car, not running with my purselocked inside with my cell phone and NOSPARE KEY. Emergency? To me, Yes.

I use the phone inside and I call 911 andexplain the situation in full detail to thedispatcher. They tell me they aren’t ableto assist me. I stress again the urgencyand that I have a 10-month-old daughterlocked in a car, not running ext. and nospare key! They suggest I call a tow com-pany that can “break into” my car andthat was that.

I’m thinking, I don’t have that kind oftime. It’s getting colder and she is start-ing to get really fussy.

I call Egglefield Ford in Elizabethtownand ask them if they could help me sincethe police can’t/won’t.

I speak to Pat Farrell and ask him tohelp. I’m desperate. He gets the vin num-ber and says he’ll see what he can do andhe’ll call me back. Meanwhile it was quitea favor since I’ve never purchased or evenserviced a vehicle there, but I was desper-ate. So I wait, which seems like an eterni-ty. The post office is about to close, theSheriff ’s/Troopers are r ight down theroad and they can’t help? I was mad.

I cal l the dispatcher again, the sameperson answers and said the same thing,blah, blah, blah, maybe there’s a guy inWestport but I’m not listening anymore.Just then, Pat Farrell pulls up with a sparekey and I could finally get my baby girlout of the car and comfort her.

What is the sense of having all of thesepolice and a sheriff ’s department r ightdown the road. I live right here in Lewisand they can’t help?

Protect and serve? They did nothing. Thank you to everyone at Egglef ield

Ford, especial ly Pat Farrel l for helpingme and my daughter with our emergency.

They were my 911 heroes that day, notthe troopers or sheriff ’s department.

Protect and serve? You tell me. Heidi Iten

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Lack of North CountryTo the Valley News:Just noticed again, comments (or lack

thereof) by the Governor in the State of theState (as the Jan. 14 issue about to be recy-cled in the bird cage) concerning the NorthCountry. Perhaps ol’ Andrew hasn’t fall-en so far as a chip off the block with thereminder that Cuomo the First referred tothe North Country residents as the, “abjectpoor” during a visit to this area that tookplace at ELCS in the early 80’s.

Susan C. ShermanWestport

Scrabble tourney a successTo the Valley News:Literacy Volunteers of Essex/Franklin

Counties hosted a Scrabble Tournament inTiconderoga on Saturday, Jan. 28. Eighteenwordsmiths enjoyed competing for prizesfrom The Kings Inn Restaurant in Port Hen-ry, Stewart’s Shop and Dunkin Donuts. Tak-ing first place was Norman Swift from Ticon-deroga. Katy Adams of Northville took sec-ond place, and Linda Gerardi from Ticon-deroga placed third.

Literacy Volunteers would like to thankThe Cornerstone Alliance Church for donat-ing space for this fun filled event. We wouldalso like to thank the following businessesthat helped sponsor this tournament: Ticon-deroga at&t, Christopher ’s Chevrolet, H&RBlock, Hot Biscuit Diner, Country Florist &Gifts, Tony’s Ticonderoga Sports, Tread-way’s Service Center, Sugar & Spice Coun-try Store, Eddie’s Restaurant, ChamplainValley Heating & Plumbing, and Dr. WilliamBrennan.

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Luckily, no injuriesTo the Editor:I would like to express my relief that no

one was harmed as a result of the third tur-bine malfunction in Altona since 2009. Fire-fighters couldn’t access the fire to extinguishit and had to leave the scene while it was stillin flames. Setbacks in that area are 1,200 feetfrom occupied residences. These turbinesare 400-plus feet tall. Does anyone else findthis troubling? What if it had been a drysummer day and it had fallen over? Whatdamage could the flying parts of the turbinehave caused to residents in that area? Whatnegative impact have other residents in thisarea experienced as a result of these indus-trial turbines? Please take a moment to con-sider this important information when con-sidering the placement of industrial windprojects. Residential areas should be safeenough for people to live there. That is thepurpose of residential zoning and thatshould be carefully enforced. Your families’safety could depend on it.

Courtney ManorMorrisonville

VoiceYourOpinionThe Valley News welcomes letters to the

editor. • Letters can be sent to its offices, 14 Hand

Avenue, PO Box 338, Elizabethtown, 12932• Or e-mailed to [email protected] • Letters can also be submitted online at www.thevalleynews.orgLetters should not exceed 400 words and

must be signed and include a phone number.

Valentine’s music at libraryWESTPORT — Please join us for a "S'-

wonderful" Valentine music celebration ofGershwin love songs featuring the vocaltrio, Ya Got Treble. Susan Hughes, GigiMason, Katherine Houseal with MarylouKirsty on the piano will present a musicaltribute to St. Valentine's Day at the West-port Library on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 4 p.m.Refreshments of chocolate, wine, punchand assorted sweets will follow.

Cobble topic of town meetingELIZABETHTOWN — The Elizabeth-

town Town Board will hold a workshopmeeting on Thursday, Feb 16, at 9 a.m. todiscuss the 2012 schedule for the CobbleHill Golf Course. Also to be discussed arethe collection and disposal of garbage atthe transfer station (dump). The meetingwill be in the Town Hall and is open to thepublic.

Talk on Moose at ADKLAKE PLACID — The Adirondack Moun-

tain Club (ADK) is presenting a special pro-gram, “Moose in New York.” Join statewildlife biologist Ed Reed, who will reviewthe history, current status, and future ofmoose in New York. This special ADK pres-entation will be held on Saturday, Feb. 11 at8 p.m. at ADK’s High Peaks InformationCenter, located at Heart Lake in Lake Placid.This presentation is free and open to thepublic.

Show to be presentedLAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Center

for the Arts will screen a Live production ofGötterdämmerung on Saturday, Feb. 11, atnoon. The program, presented as part of TheMet: Live in HD series, is shown on theLPCA Big Screen and includes backstage in-terviews and more! Tickets are: $18 GeneralAdmission, $16 LPCA Members, $12 Stu-dents under 18. Call the LPCA at 523-2512for more information.

Dinner setWESTPORT — There will be a spaghetti

dinner, Thursday, Feb. 16, at the WestportFederated Church. Serving starts 4:30 p.m.,with takeouts available. $9 Adults, $4 Chil-dren 12 and under.

Stress reduction service offeredELIZABETHTOWN — High Peaks Hos-

pice & Palliative Care and the Alzheimer ’sDisease Assistance Center are co-sponsoringa series of Caregiver Stress Reduction Work-shops. Workshops will be held on the sec-ond Tuesday of the month on Feb. 14, March13 and April 10 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the HandHouse on River Street in Elizabethtown.

This workshop is free and it is not neces-sary to attend all three sessions. For furtherinformation and to register please call JoanLilly at 942-6513 or Kenna LaPorte at 564-3770. If you need someone to be with yourloved one, respite can be arranged throughADAC’s Third Age, Katy Scott 569-5887.

Volunteer training offeredPORT HENRY — Literacy Volunteers of

Essex/Franklin Counties will host a tutortraining for prospective volunteer at itsmain office in Port Henry. This Basic Liter-acy training will give you the tools, tips, andstrategies needed to help a student learnhow to read, improve literacy skills, or ob-tain a GED. The training will be 1 to 4 p.m.on February 7, 9, 15, and 16. There is no feeand all materials are included. For more in-formation call 546-3008.

Kelly to speakWESTPORT — Local author Jeffrey G. Kel-

ly will be speaking about his books, includ-ing “The 21 Mine,” and, “Tailings,” at theWestport Library Book Group meeting onTuesday, Feb. 14, at 2 p.m.

Green Beans to performWILLSBORO — Willsboro Coffee House

will be presenting The Green Beans on Sat-urday, Feb. 11, featuring original folk musicby Vinnie and Joe Ferris at the Congregation-al Church, Route 22, Willsboro at 7 p.m. Ad-mission is $5 for adults and $2 for students.Refreshments will be available. For informa-tion, call 963-7772.

Caregiver group offeredELIZABETHTOWN — There will be a

Caregiver Stress Reduction Workshop Tues-day, Feb. 14, from 10 to 11 a.m. at HandHouse on River Street in Elizabethtown.

Plan committee to meetELIZABETHTOWN — The Elizabeth-

town planning board’s comprehensive plancommittee has scheduled workshops to aidin the selection process of a consultant.

Meetings are scheduled for Feb. 13 at 6:30p.m. at the town hall, 7563 Court St. and an-other workshop is planned for Feb. 15 at9:30 a.m. at the Hand House, River St.

Guild seeks benefactorsELIZABETHTOWN — The Champlain

Valley Quilters’ Guild of New York invitesproposals from “not for profit” organiza-tions that serve the areas represented byour membership. The recipient of this pro-posal will receive all profits from the raf-fle of a member made bed-sized quilt. Thedrawing for this quilt will occur at ourbiannual quilt show held in mid October2013. Deadline for the proposals is April 1.Notification of selection will be made pri-or to the end of May.

For further information and applicationform visit our website a: www.cvqgny.orgor contact Niki Gemmill at 846-7801 or [email protected].

Singing Valentines setPLATTSBURGH — The Champlain Valley

Sweet Adelines will be delivering SingingValentines in Plattsburgh and the surround-ing area on Tuesday, Feb. 14. To arrange fora Valentine surprise that will always be re-membered, contact Carletta at 566-8302.


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most extraordinary rookie classes in team history, theHarlem Globetrotters will bring their 2012 World Tour toOlympic Center in Lake Placid on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7p.m.

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John Maxwell II, 92Oct. 24, 1919 - 2012

MAXWELL — John Walter Maxwell II,passed away at the age of 92. He was a res-ident of Wilmington, living on QuakerMountain for over 60 years.

John was born Oct. 24, 1919, to AnnaClum and John Walter Maxwell in Schenec-tady. He studied at the New York State Col-lege of Forestry at Syracuse University, re-ceiving a Bachelor of Science degree in1942, and a Master ’s of Science degree in1943. While at Syracuse he was a memberof the ski team and was the football teamMascot, Bill Orange, walking on six-footstilts.

John had a long professional career of in-novation and working with wood resinsused to manufacture plywood particle-board and skis. He was Senior Wood Tech-nologist for Borden Chemical and then Bor-den International, John had the opportuni-ty to travel the world with his wife whileworking in a field he was passionate about.He was an early member of the Forest Prod-uct Research Society (FDRS) and coordinat-ed multiple symposiums to further scien-tific knowledge in his field.

John was married to Ann Sidney More-house Leitch on May 8, 1943 in Lake Placid.He had a long life full of family skiing, in-cluding the early years at Marble Moun-tain, Paleface, and Whiteface. John was anavid skier continuing into his 80’s, withoutslowing down. He was a member of theHurricane Chapter of the AdirondackMountain Club. In retirement, John put hisknowledge of chemistry to good use by be-coming an accomplished maker of wine, fa-mous for his champagne cider.

In addition to Sidney, his wife of 68years, John is survived by his children,Thomas Maxwell, John W. Maxwell III andhis wife Linda, Sally Maxwell Hess andPeggy Maxwell-Duran. He is also survivedby his grandchildren: Tim Maxwell, ScottMaxwell, William Maxwell, Bradley Hessand his wife Heather, Mathew Hess, Desir-ay Duran, R.J. Duran, Rico Duran, and Je-reme Duran. Great grandchildren Sidneyand Ryan Hess, and survived by manynieces and nephews.

Funeral service was held Feb. 4, at the St.Eustice Episcopal Church in Lake Placid, aburial service will take place in the spring.

Obituaries

WILLSBORO — Hav-ing spent most of her highschool career as a CFESScholar, Jessica McCauli-ffe knows well how CFEScan spark dreams of col-lege in students who nev-er considered higher edu-cation within their reach.

McCauliffe remembersthe moment it clicked forher.

“As an eighth grader, Iwas just an average stu-dent,” she said. “I hadn’tgiven college muchthought. That was beforemy first visit to Middle-bury College. After that

visit I began pushing my-self to do well in school,”

In fact, McCauliffe didso well in high school thatshe graduated Salutatori-an of the Willsboro classof 2008 and graduatedfrom St. Lawrence Uni-versity with a B.S. in Biol-ogy.

Just a few short weeksbefore graduation, Mc-Cauliffe learned about theprogram coordinatoropening at CFES andjumped at the chance totake what CFES had givenher and pay it back. In hernew role, McCauliffe is

working closely withCFES program directorsand educators at Wills-boro and other CFESschools in the Adiron-dacks and nationwide toprovide the logistical andadministrative supportthat will ultimately helpthem put more studentson the path to college.

“I am excited to join theCFES team,” McCauliffesaid. “I know that my ex-periences as a CFES Schol-ar will provide CFES witha unique perspective thatwill help the organizationexcel in new ways.”

McCauliffe joins CFES staff

Poachers named by DECRAY BROOK — The late fall and early

winter season saw poaching charges lev-eled all around the Department of Envi-ronmental Conservation's Region 5.

Lake Placid man Philip R. Perry Jr., 37,was charged with misdemeanor exceed-ing bag limits of big game and a violationof possessing someone else's carcass tagin the Town of Santa Clara Nov. 10. Max-imum possible penalties are $2,250 infines and one year in jail.

Keesville man Harold Bailey, 56, wascharged Nov. 11 with misdemeanor pos-sessing a firearm while using artificiallights on lands inhabited by deer inChesterfield. Maximum penalties are$1,000 in fines and three months in jail.

Lake Placid man Peter Hunkins, 51,was charged with discharging a firearmwithin 500 feet of a residence Nov. 12 inLong Lake, a misdemeanor. Hunkinspaid $352.50 in fines in a settlement.

Jay man John C. Devlin, 39, wascharged with taking deer with the aid ofan artificial light and taking deer out of

season Dec. 4, both misdemeanors. Hepaid $500 in fines.

Elizabethtown man Jerry F. Peters, 54,was charged with taking deer from aroadway and shooting from a publichighway in Elizabethtown Dec. 12, bothmisdemeanors. Maximum penalties are$2,000 in fines and three months in jail.

In other DEC news, the two Essex menwho attacked a Great Blue Heron Aug. 8by throwing stones at the animal —which was euthanized due to its severeinjuries — were sentenced for the inci-dent.

Michael W. Martindale Jr., 29, of Jaywas convicted Dec. 12 of illegally takingwildlife and taking a protected bird. Hewas fined $502.50 by the Town of JayCourt.

Ryan Slater, 22, of Wilmington wasconvicted of torturing an animal underthe Agriculture and Markets Law Oct. 17in the Town of Jay Court. Slater was sen-tenced to 60 days in jail and was returnedto state prison for four years for violatinghis status as a parolee.


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Supers authorize surveys at Horace Nye HomeELIZABETHTOWN — While some

didn’t agree with the reason behindthe study, the Essex County Board ofSupervisors enacted the next phasein the potential sale of the HoraceNye Nursing Home in Elizabeth-town.

In their Feb. 6 regular board meet-ing, the supervisors passed a pair ofresolutions — one to solicit propos-als for a Phase One EnvironmentalEvaluation on the nursing home andone to seek quotes for the work of atitle search.

Moriah’s Thomas “Tom” Scozzafa-va said that while he was still againstthe sale of the home, he felt an envi-ronmental evaluation of the site wasneeded.

“I support this because in the fu-ture, this is something that we canuse down the road when looking atwhat needs to be done,” said Scoz-zafava.

Willsboro’s Ed Hatch questionedCounty Manager Daniel Palmer on ifthe evaluation should be done, andfunded, by an potential buyer.

“If we do this and then a flag comesup and we have no one that buys,then we have another problem com-ing up,” Hatch said.

County Attorney Dan Manningsaid that the study is done for thatpurpose, to identify the potential forconcerns, and that the evaluationwould run between $2,500 and$4,000.

“It is prudent that it is done in ad-vance because we do not have a fi-nance package in place,” NorthElba’s Robert “Roby” Politi said.

County Radio system moves forwardELIZABETHTOWN — The Essex County

Board of Supervisors voted to purchase theEssex County share of the new microwavesystem for the emergency services commu-nications project at a total of $1,075,715 andequipment from state contract for the publicsafety radio system in the amount of$24,851.35 during its Feb. 6 meeting.

County Manager Daniel Palmer explainedthat the financing for the project was a three-entity effort between the county, New YorkState Police and New York State Electric andGas (NYSEG).

“This represents our share of the three-way deal between us, the State Police andNYSEG,” Palmer said. “This money will beused to purchase our share of the equipmentand have it ready for the project build.”

Palmer said that once ready, it will take

about two building seasons for the system tobe completed based on the number of sitesand work needed to be done.

“This is a 19-site project, so it is prettybig,” Palmer said.

Palmer said that so far, the county has re-ceived a pair of grants that will help pay forthe project, which supervisors capped at $10million. The first was for about $580,000 andthe second was recently awarded for $2 mil-lion.

“The state is also releasing another $45million grant for public radio stations andwe will again be applying for that to see ifwe can get more funding in grants,” Palmersaid.

Palmer reported that NYSP has investedaround $2 million into the system, while NY-SEG has added about $600,000.

See more from the Feb. 6 Essex County Board of Supervisors meetingonline at thevalleynews.org


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LAKE PLACID — The 32nd annual EmpireState Winter Games was held on Feb. 2-5 withover 1,000 athletes competing in a number ofsports disciplines.

“Everything went swimmingly,” saidSandy Caligiore, director of media relationsfor the games. “We added new sports thisyear, [adaptive biathlon and adaptive crosscountry skiing] and long track speed skatingcame back after about 25 years away. The pastfew days, the weather couldn’t have beennicer.”

The games boasted 1,104 participants in 16sports this year, almost 200 more participantsthan they had last year.

The 2012 games also marks the second yearthat the games have been put on by a cooper-ative effort of various municipalities andNorth Country villages, ORDA, and other lo-cal organizations, all well represented at theopening ceremonies on Thursday evening.For the first 30 years of the event, New YorkState had run the games.

“This year we invited the Village of TupperLake, and they will be involved in the future,”said Jim McKenna, games Coordinator fromThe Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism inLake Placid which oversees the games.

“Sport organizers basically are in charge ofrunning the individual competitions,” addedCaligiore.

This year, the games added an additionalday (Thursday of the events) and moved thecompetition from the end of President’s Dayweek, when it has traditionally been held.

“We thought that gave us more opportuni-ty for growth,” said McKenna.

“There is already a high demand with thevenues that week with recreational users,”said Caligiore.

Organizers were “more than happy,” ac-cording to McKenna, for the games’ success,

particularly in a year of making such changes. But perhaps the real barometer of the

games’ success comes from the thoughts ofthe athletes themselves.

“It’s just, oh my gosh, the best competitionever; the competition I look forward to everyyear,” said Gabrielle Mauro, 13, a figureskater from Lancaster, who placed third in theintermediate category.

“I like it because you get to watch otherthings besides skating,” said fellow figureskater Simona Lee, 16, of Pierrepont, whoplaced second in the junior ladies category.

“A lot of people train here in the summerand it’s nice to come back,” added her friendMargot Krisberg, 16, of Chappaqua, whoplaced first in the same category.

Indeed many athletes cite the fun atmos-phere and the chance to spend time withfriends as a major draw of the games.

“I’ve been coming here for the Empire StateGames since I was about twelve, and it’s a lotof fun; it’s a great environment,” said speedskater Emily Elbers, 18 of Syracuse, who wonboth the 100m and 500m events on theOlympic oval in the women’s open division.

“It’s a great racing opportunity to im-prove,” added fellow Syracuse speed skaterAlex Zamojski, 15 who earned a bronze in the500m, and a gold in the 800m long-trackevents.

While the competition and experience ofthe games is good, said Mauro, “It’s a funcompetitiveness.”

Ethan Wood, 12, a cross country skier fromSaranac Lake, who placed third in his ageclass in the freestyle event and fourth in theclassic event, was just happy to be able to findsome snow.

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Keeseville Fire Department honors boy’s heroismBy Katherine [email protected]

KEESEVILLE — The Keeseville Fire De-partment celebrated Robert Russell’s life-saving actions and bravery in a ceremony atthe fire house Jan. 30.

Russell called 911 Dec. 26 when he foundhis mother, Cindy Hemingway, unrespon-sive after she collapsed during a seizure.During that time, Russell’s 18-month-oldsister Paige was also in the house. Not onlydid he assist his mother, but he took care ofPaige while emergency personnel were ontheir way.

Responders to that 911 call gave a specialpresentation in Russell’s honor before theirregular meeting.

“We wanted the whole fire department tobe here to show our appreciation,” said De-bra Winters, emergency medical service cap-tain at the department.

Winters, County Dispatcher PriscillaAubin and other members of the fire depart-ment presented Russell with a plaque, a mod-el fire truck and a medal that read ‘Mommy’sHero.’

Winters said in her experience workingwith EMS she has rarely seen a child who wasable to handle his composure in a tough sit-uation as Russell had.

“Normally when there’s a problem chil-dren will run for another adult because theyare scared,” Winters said. “But this littleboy was so calm, knew what to do and an-

swered all the ques-tions about his moth-er ’s condition.”

Hemingway, whohas suffered fromepilepsy since she was13 years old, hadtaught him about hercondition from ayoung age. She wantedhim to be prepared.

“I showed him, overand over, the emer-gency numbers I hadput on the back of thephone in case this hap-pened,” Hemingwaysaid.

It had been a fewyears since the last timeHemingway suffered aseizure. She had taught Russell none the lessto be prepared by showing him the stickerwith emergency numbers she received fromthe fire department. She said she felt safeknowing if something like this were to hap-pen again she had her son on her side.

Not only did the fire department want toshow their appreciation for Russell’s braveactions, Winters said she hopes by recogniz-ing how attentively he handled the emer-gency situation it will encourage other chil-dren and parents to practice an emergencyplan.

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Anyone withquestions or con-cerns about how to create an emergency planwith their children or who have questionsabout how accessible their home is in case ofan emergency can contact EMS personnel formore information, Winters said.

Priscilla Aubin, Debra Winters, and Cindy Hemingway stand with Russell afterreceiving awards for life saving measures by the Keeseville Fire department.

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Torch run held for second yearBy Keith Lobdell

ELIZABETHTOWN — Students at Eliza-bethtown-Lewis Central School got an extradose of physical education as they joined aluger from Schroon Lake to kick off the 32ndannual Empire State Winter Games.

ELCS students Corey Feeley, PatrickPhillips, Louis Scaglione, Julia Cox and ZacNocca-Bailey were joined by physical edu-cation teacher and varsity soccer coach PaulBuehler, his wife Jessica and others as partof the second ESG Torch Run, which startedat the Elizabethtown Stewart’s Wednesday,Feb. 1.

“It is nice to have the students involvedin an event like this,” ELCS Principal Jen-nifer Bull said.

ELCS students Brody Hooper, SavanahGraves, Geeg Dedam, Hugh Howard, NateBessette and Zoe Reusser were also set totake part in the run as it advanced.

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SandbergContinued from page 1it’s not OK, and that is whatbrought me here,” Sandbergtold the members of the com-mittee and those assembled atthe meeting to discuss theneed to regulate the drug.

Sandberg said that she hadnever heard of synthetic mar-ijuana like K-2 before some ofthe people she knew at schoolstarted talking about it, andsaid that she gave into thepeer pressure.

“All my friends were doingit, so I thought, why not try,”she said, which she did at an-other’s house.

“The last thing that I re-member from that day wasthat I took my first hit, and thenext thing I knew I was wak-ing up in the EmergencyRoom.”

Sandberg had suffered aseizure after taking that firsthit, and said that she was

transported to the hospital byher boyfriend.

“If he was not there and Ihad not brought my car, Idon’t know what would havehappened,” she said. “Theothers there were concernedthat they did not want the po-lice to come.”

She said that, at first, shewas embarrassed that she hadtried the synthetic drug,which can be purchased legal-ly at some convenience storesand truck stops.

“I like being myself and nothaving something or someoneelse that makes me do things,so I was embarrassed that Ihad done it because it waswhat my friends were doing,”Sandberg said. “Then I talkedto my mom about it, and shewas very supportive. Afterthat I talked about it with myfriends and then with Mr.Wyant.”

Sandberg said that throughthose talks, she found thestrength to be an advocateagainst the synthetic marijua-na and its manufacturers andsellers.

“I don’t want to see myfamily or my friends hurt bythis,” she said. “It changesyour whole life, it was thescariest thing I ever wentthrough. You see friends do-ing this and its scary becauseyou could walk into schoolone day and they’re not goingto be there anymore.”

Sandberg also said that shehad experiences where shesaw fellow students using theK-2 alongside parents.

So far, she said that hermessage has been received bysome of her friends.

“Some of my friends gotscared after I told them whathappened to me, and theystopped doing it,” Sandbergsaid. “But, sometimes, it doesnot hit home for some peoplebecause they think that it isnot going to happen to them.”

Wyant said that he wasproud of Sandberg and fellowstudent Hannah Bender fortalking with students aboutthe dangers of K-2.

“It was totally done bythem talking in teen groupand deciding that somethinghad to be done,” Wyant said.“I am proud of both of thembecause they got fired up andthey would not let it go.”

Wyant said that, throughthe students, he hoped thatthere could be some goodthings that came from peerpressure.

“There is a lot of positivepeer pressure when it comesto this subject, which is in-credible,” Wyant said. “I haveseen some incredible thingsjust in the last week.”

What is K-2?The synthetic marijuana know

as K-2 or Spice was the main top-ic of the Bringing Essex CountyStrengths Together (BEST) com-mittee meeting Feb. 1 in Eliza-bethtown.

The substance is a psychoac-tive herbal and chemical productthat can mimic cannabis.

According to a release fromthe federal Drug EnforcementAgency last year, smokeableherbal products marketed as be-ing “legal” and as providing amarijuana-like high, have be-come increasingly popular, par-ticularly among teens and youngadults.

“These products consist ofplant material that has been coat-ed with research chemicals thatclaim to mimic THC, the active in-gredient in marijuana, and aresold at a variety of retail outlets,in head shops, and over the In-ternet,” the release said. “Thesechemicals, however, have notbeen approved by the FDA forhuman consumption, and thereis no oversight of the manufac-turing process.”

According to a letter sent to theValley News by a number of con-cerned citizens, “Since the saleof K2 is legal, it can be purchasedby teens on the internet, at ̒ headshops,ʼ and at some conven-ience stores, especially thosefrequented by trucker drivers asit is used by truck drivers to stayawake.” One such place is theBetty Beaver Truck Stop inLewis.

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— Sarah Sandberg

County BEST Committee discusses dangers of synthetic marijuanaBy Keith [email protected]

ELIZABETHTOWN — Members of theBringing Essex County Strengths Together(BEST) Committee met at the Essex CountyBoard of Supervisors Chambers Feb. 1 to dis-cuss the battle against synthetic marijuana.

Led by Michael Mascarenas of the EssexCounty Youth Bureau, the committeebrought together members from youth advo-cacy groups, law enforcement and county totalk about the dangers of legal substanceslike K-2 which is being smoked by individ-uals to get the same effects as drugs like mar-ijuana.

Mascarenas said that the meeting, whichwas intended as a small gathering of localleaders but exploded into a public meetingafter being reported as a public forum on thematter, was intended to put together a planto “attack the issue of synthetic marijuana.”

“The ultimate goal is to come up with anorganizational action plan that we can all getbehind and work together to solve this prob-lem,” Mascarenas said. “We want to makethis an united effort and attack this togeth-er.”

Mascarenas also commended studentsfrom Elizabethtown-Lewis Central Schoolwho were in attendance at the meeting.

“They have seen a problem and they want-ed to do something about it,” he said. “Thesestudents have been very candid and very

open about this. It is there issue, and theybrought it to the table and they want some-thing done about it.”

One student, junior Sarah Sandberg,spoke about her experience with the sub-stance, while fellow junior Brody Hoopershowed a presentation that he created tohelp emergency room attendants at Eliza-bethtown Community Hospital understandwhat K-2 was.

“It was an in-service project on what to dowith a K-2 patient for the hospital and it hasexpanded from there,” Hooper said. “I wasworking on the first case that we saw that weknew was K-2 related, and some of the peo-ple had never heard of it.”

Hooper said that, as far as restricting thesale or use of synthetic marijuana went,states were still trying to get a handle on

what to restrict.“Many states have

yet to pass a restric-tion law, but the billsare starting to popup,” Hooper said.“The problem is, somehave banned ingredi-ents, but the makers inEurope then changethe ingredients to keeptheir product on theshelves.”

Essex County Dis-trict Attorney KristySprague, who has

been named as a co-chair for a committeelooking into the substance and its abuse bythe New York State District Attorneys Asso-ciation, said that public outcry is what leadsto change in government.

“The more support that they have, the eas-ier it is going to be,” Sprague said. “It’s peo-ple like this that have the energy and mo-mentum to push this and bring it to the law-makers. This is what will get these lawspassed. We will see this come to fruition, Itruly believe that, and hopefully soonerrather than later.”

Both State Police Captain John Tibbits andEssex County Sheriff ’s Deputy Bob Rice saidthat they knew of the dangers, but could notenforce anything against a substance thatwas legal.

“A lot of the stuff that I am hearing is when

it is being found with other substances,” Tib-bits said. “We are finding that there is also are-sale economy for these products for thoseunder 18 when they are not allowed to buythe product from the stores, and it is becom-ing a drug of choice due to its legal status.”

“I’ve gone into houses where they havebeen actively smoking it, and there is no re-course for me to take,” Rice said.

Tibbits added that, while there was no le-gal pressure, people could seek to put a fi-nancial burden on those who sell the sub-stances.

“As a community, you have the most pow-erful thing and that is your economy,” Tib-bits said. “The people selling this, it is partof their business and that is what they wantto sell to make money. If the community isbehind the cause, stop shopping at theirstores until they stop selling it.”

Arin Burdo, Elizabethtown Social CenterDirector, agreed, citing the sale of the sub-stance at the Betty Beaver Truck Stop inLewis as an example.

“I can do whatever I want on behalf of mykids, and I want this out of the truck stop inLewis so my daughter can’t get it there,”Burdo said. “Of course it’s appropriate toboycott. My kids are at risk, and this shouldbe something that gets every parent angry.”

Mascarenas added that the problem doesnot lie with youth alone, something that wasfurther exemplified by Sandberg.

“I have seen parents smoking this rightnext to kids that I know,” Sandberg said.

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PORT HENRY — After-schoolprograms in Moriah and Willsboroare at risk of closing.

Funding for the two programs,which serve 85 elementary-agechildren, will end in April. Unlessaddition money is found, both siteswill close.

Operated by Adirondack Com-munity Action Programs, Inc., theprograms have offered childrencare and educational activitiessince December of 2000.

“The need for high quality after-school programs in our rural com-munity is tremendous,” said Mar-jorie Zmijewski, program manager.“Too many children are unsuper-vised between the time school endsand parents get home from work.”

The ACAP after-school programcurrently serves 61 children from46 families at Moriah CentralSchool and 24 children from 16families at Willsboro CentralSchool.

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Advantage After School has lost itsstate funding. As a result OCFS canno longer fund the local ACAP pro-grams.

Zmijewski said $31,000 is need-ed to get the Moriah and Willsboroprograms through the remained ofthe school year.

“We are looking for donationsfrom business and the communi-ties,” she said. “They can designatewhere the money goes, but we op-erate both sites as one program anddon’t ask for the money to be des-ignated to one or the other. Wehope to raise enough to keep theprogram open till the beginning ofJune.”

Anyone who wants to contributemay send donations to ACAP, P.O.Box 848, Attention Marge Z (Zmi-jewski),Elizabethtown 12932.

“We are also asking everyone toadvocate for after-school pro-grams,” Zmijewski said. “EssexCounty lacks quality child care.There is just not enough child careto meet the need in the county. Ifprograms close parents will havesome tough choices make.”

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“Over the past 10 years the pro-gram has been a great help to work-ing parents, providing a safe andhealthy environment for childrenafter school, at little or no cost,”Zmijewski said.

Alan Jones, ACAP executive di-rector/CEO, hopes to find fundingfor the program to continue.

“Our initial goal is to find fund-ing to keep the program open untilthe end of the school year while welook into options for the future,”he said.

That future appears very uncer-tain for the Moriah and Willsboroafter-school program.

“At this time we do not know thefuture of the program and are ask-ing everyone to advocate for theneed for after-school programs,”Zmijewski said. “We are hopefulthat OCFS (Office of Children andFamily Services) will receive morefunding, but in the meantime wefeel the need for these programs isstrong and will continue to look forways to fund the program.”

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Museum Day TripELIZABETHTOWN — The Elizabethtown Social Center, in conjunction

with North Wind Tours, presents a Museum Day Trip on Saturday, March24. Cost is $119 per person and includes: round-trip transportation viaLuxury Motor Coach; admission to the Norman Rockwell Museum inStockbridge, Mass., and the New York State Museum in Albany; lunch atCracker Barrel and dinner at Golden Corral. Scholarships are availableto Teen Social Center Members. Full price due at time of registration.Tickets are limited. Contact the Social Center at 873-6408 or [email protected] for registration and information.

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TICONDEROGA — No snow?No problem.

The third annual TiconderogaWinterFest will go on today de-spite the most mild winter seasonin memory.

“Like many other winter carni-vals in the North Country, thisyear ’s unusual weather has thrownus a curve,” said Matthew Cour-tright, Ticonderoga Area Chamberof Commerce executive director.“We are still hoping to have sled-ding, snowshoeing and snowmo-bile rides, but clearly this dependson the weather. Think snow!”

The main sponsors for the day of

outdoor activities are the town ofTiconderoga, Ticonderoga Mont-calm Street Partnership, Ticon-deroga Central Schools, Ticondero-ga Area Chamber of Commerce,Ticonderoga Kiwanis and theAdirondack Trailriders.

WinterFest activities will kick-off at 10:45 a.m. with a one-mileSnowman Fun Run, which will bea loop around downtown Ticon-deroga finishing down MontcalmStreet at the entrance to Bicenten-nial Park.

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AU SABLE FORKS St. James’ Church - Traditional Anglican Worship. Fr. David Ousley, Vicar and Rev. Patti Johnson, Deacon. Services: Wed. 6:00 p.m. - Healing Prayer and Holy Eucharist. Sun. - 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist. Phone 518 834-9693 United Methodist Church - Main Street. 647-8147. Sunday 11 a.m. - Worship Service. Email: [email protected] Holy Name Catholic Church - Rt. 9N, Main Street, AuSable Forks, 647-8225, Rev. Kris Lauzon - Pastor, John J. Ryan - Deacon, Daily Masses Monday at 5:15 p.m., Tues. - Fri. at 8 a.m., Sat. 4 p.m., Sun. 9:15 a.m. Confessions (reconciliation) one half hour before weekend masses. BLACK BROOK St. Matthew’s Catholic Church - Black Brook, Silver Lake Rd., 647-8225, Rev. Kris Lauzon - Pastor, John J. Ryan - Deacon, Masses Sun. 11 a.m. Confessions (reconciliation) one half hour before each mass. BLOOMINGDALE Pilgrim Holiness Church - 14 Oregon Plains Rd., 891- 3178, Rev. Daniel Shumway - Sunday: Morning Worship 11am, Sunday School 10am, Evening Service 6:30 pm; Wednesday: Prayer Service 7 pm. CLINTONVILLE United Methodist - Rt. 9N. 834-5083. Sunday, 11 a.m. Worship Service. Pastor Rev. Joyce Bruce. ELIZABETHTOWN St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church - Court Street. 873-6760. Father Peter Riani., Mass Schedule: Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 10:30 a.m., Weekdays: Consult Bulletin. Thursday 10:15 a.m. Horace Nye Home. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Website: ccsespn.grainofwheat.net Church of the Good Shepherd (Episcopal) - 10 Williams Street. 873-2509. Sunday, Holy Communion 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Healing Prayer Service: Every Wed. 6:30 p.m. Men’s Group: Every Fri. 7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Rev. David Sullivan or Ann Marie Speir. All are welcome. Email: [email protected] Web: www.etowngoodshepherd.org United Church of Christ (Congregational) - Court Street. 873-6822. Rev. Frederick C. Shaw. Worship Service: Sun. 11 a.m.; Sunday School ages 4 - grade 6. Nursery service Email: [email protected] ESSEX St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - Rt. 22. 963-4524. Father Joseph Elliott, Pastor. No Mass in Essex from Columbus Day to Memorial Day, closed for the Winter. Essex Community United Methodist Church - Corner of Rt. 22 and Main St. 963-7766. Rev. John E. Hunn. , Sunday Worship - 10:15 AM, Sunday School - 10:15 AM, Pre School Play Group Thursdays 10- 11:30 AM Sept.-May. web page: www.unyumc.org/churches/detail/375 St. John’s Episcopal Church - Church Street. 963-7775. Holy Communion and Church School, Sunday 9:15 a.m., Morning Prayer, Wednesday 9 a.m. Community Potluck Supper, Tuesday 6 p.m. Old Testament Bible Study, Wednesdays 10 a.m., Rev. Margaret Shaw. Email: [email protected] Foothills Baptist Church at Boquet - 2172, NY Rt. 22 in Essex. Formerly Church of the Nazarene. Wednesday Night Service at 6 p.m. Worship serv - ices are Sunday 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Family Christian movies on the second Sunday of each month at 6:30 p.m., and Hymn sing on the 4th Sunday of each month at 6 p.m. Email: [email protected] HARKNESS Harkness United Methodist Church - Corner Harkness & Hollock Hill Rds., Harkness, NY. 834-7577. Rev. Edith Poland. Sun. School 8:30 a.m.; Worship 9:30 a.m. [email protected] JAY First Baptist Church of Jay - Rev. Joyce Bruce, Pastor. Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. KEENE St. Brendan’s Catholic Church - Saturday Mass at 4 p.m.,

Sunday Mass at 11:15 a.m.; Pastor: Rev. John R. Yonkovig; Pastor. Rectory Phone 523-2200. Email: [email protected] St. Hubert’s All Souls Episcopal Church - Sunday Holy Eucharist 10 a.m., June 27 through September 12. Varying roster of priests celebrate communion each week. Keene Valley Congregational Church - Main Street. 576- 4711. Sunday Worship Services 10 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m. Choir Wednesday evening 7 p.m. and Sunday 9:15 a.m. KEESEVILLE Immaculate Conception - St. John the Baptist - 1804 Main Street, 834-7100. Monsignor Leeward Poissant. Ant. Mass Saturdays - 4 p.m. - St. John’s. Sunday Masses; 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception during the winter months. Email: [email protected] St. Paul’s Episcopal Church - Clinton Street, Keeseville. 563-6836. Sunday Service 9 a.m. Rev. Blair Biddle. Keeseville United Methodist Church - Front Street, Keeseville. 834-7577. Rev. Edith Poland. Sunday School 11:00 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m. 834-7577. Email: [email protected] The Good Shepherd Church of the Nazarene - 124 Hill Street, Keeseville, NY. 834-9408. Pastor Richard Reese. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday Prayer Service 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Independent Baptist Church - Rte. 22 & Interstate 87, P.O. Box 506, Keeseville, NY. 834-9620. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening Worship 7 p.m., Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - Wednesday 7 p.m.; Youth Group Sunday 7 p.m. Website: ibck.org Email: [email protected] Front Street Fellowship - 1724 Front Street, Keeseville, 834-7373. Pastor Warren Biggar. Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Tuesday: Home Prayer Groups 7 p.m. (Call for locations). Thursday: Ladies Bible Study 2:30 p.m. in Keeseville, 7 p.m. in Plattsburgh (Call for locations). Friday: Celebrate Recovery 6 p.m.; Kingdom Kids 6:30 p.m.; Youth Group 6:30 p.m. Website: www.thebridgekeeseville.com Email: [email protected] LAKE PLACID New Hope Christian Fellowship Church - 207 Station St., Lake Placid, NY. A full gospel church. Rev. Richard Ducatt, pastor. Services are Sunday 10a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Fellowship prayer, Tuesday 6:30 p.m. and Thursday Bible Study. Once a month covered dish after Sunday morning serv - ice. Child care available Sunday & Thursday.

Handicapped accessible. For more information call 518-523-3652. Lake Placid Baptist Church - Leading people to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ Worship service Sunday 10:15 a.m., Rev. Derek Spain, Pastor. 2253 Saranac Ave., LP 523-2008, www.lpbaptist.org. St. Eustace Episcopal Church - Worship services Sunday 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.; Tuesday 5:15 p.m. Holy Prayers; Wednesday 5:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist & Healing 2450 Main St., LP, 523-2564, www.steustace.org. St. Agnes Catholic Church - Saturday Mass 5:30 p.m., Sunday masses 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., 169 Hillcrest, LP, 523-2200. Rev. John R. Yonkovig Adirondack Community Church - Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome here. 2583 Main St., LP. 523-3753, www.adkcomchurch.org. Pilgrim Holiness Church - 6057 Sentinel Road Lake Placid, NY 12946. Tel. 518-523-2484 Pastor: William S. Saxton Sunday School - 9: 45 AM Sunday Worship - 11:00 AM Sunday Evening Service - 7:00 PM Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study - 7:00 PM www.lakeplacidpilgrimholinesschurch.com LEWIS Elizabethtown Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses - Rt. 9 West, Lewis, NY. Sunday Public Talk 10 a.m. fol - lowed by Watchtower Study 10:35 a.m.; Tuesday 7 p.m. Bible Study & Theocratic Ministry School & Service Meeting. For further information contact Brian Frawley 518-873-2610. First Congregational Church - Lewis, 873-6822. Rev. Frederick C. Shaw. Sunday Services 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Email: [email protected] PORT HENRY L ake Champlain Bible Fellowship - Adult Sunday School 9:00-10:00 a.m., Coffee fellowship 10:00-10:30 a.m.; Worship service starts at 10:30 a.m.; Nursery and 3-6 Sunday School provided during worship service; VOICE Youth Group for teens; Variety of bible studies and groups available that meet weekly. FREE community movie night the first Saturday of every month at 7 p.m. Visit our website to see what is showing 6 Church St., (518) 546-4200, www.lcbible.org, Pastor Tom Smith. REBER United Methodist Church - Valley Road. 963-7924. Rev. Chilton McPheeters. Sunday Worship Service 11 a.m.; Church School 11 a.m. SARANAC LAKE St. Bernard’s Catholic Church - Saturday Mass 5:00 p.m., Sunday Mass 7:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. Father Mark Reilly, Pastor, 27 St. Bernard Street, SL, 891-4616, www.stbernardssaranaclake.com Episcopal Church of St. Luke - 136 Main St., SL, 891-3605. Sunday worship services at 7:45 a.m. and 10:00

a.m., led by the Reverand Ann S. Giallard, www.stlukessaranaclake.org High Peaks Church - A Bible-believing, non-denominational church. 97 Will Rogers Drive, Saranac Lake, 891-3255 Saranac Lake Baptist Church - 490 Broadway, Saranac Lake, 891-5473 First United Methodist Church - 63 Church Street, Saranac Lake, 891-3473 Adirondack Alliance Church - 72 Canaras Ave., SL, 891- 1383. Sharing the hope of Christ, building relation - ships with god. Sunday worship 10:00 a.m. with nursery care available. First Presbyterian Church PC(USA) - 57 Church Sreet, Saranac Lake, NY, 518-891-3401, Rev. Joann White. All Are Welcome Here! 9:45am Sunday Worship. Sunday School for All Ages. Nursery Care. 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study. Handicap Accessible & Hearing Assistance. www.saranaclakepresbyterianchurch.org Saranac Lake Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses - 5043 Rt. 3, Saranac Lake, 518-891-9233 Sunday Public Talk 10 a.m. followed by Watchtower Study 10:35 a.m. Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity - Worshipping at the First United Methodist Church at 63 Church St., Saranac Lake. Pastor Michael Richards presiding. 518-891-5262. Services on Sunday mornings at 11:30 a.m. followed by coffee hour. Sunday School avail - able. TUPPER LAKE United Community Church - 25 High Street, Tupper Lake, 359-9810 Holy Name Catholic Church - 114 Main Street, Tupper Lake, 359-9194 St. Alphonsus Church - 48 Wawbeek Avenue, Tupper Lake, 359-3405. St. Thomas Episcopal - 8 Brentwood Ave, Tupper Lake 359-9786 WADHAMS United Church of Christ - Sunday worship celebration at Noon, Pastor Leon Hebrink. 962-8293 *For other ministry & discipleship opportunities see the Westport Federated Church schedule. WESTPORT Federated Church - Main Street Westport: Saturday Evening ‘Praise, Word & Prayer’ Service, 5 p.m. Sunday morning Worship Celebration, 9:00 a.m. plus Children’s Church; Bible Study 10:15 a.m. Thursday evening parsonage book & bible discus - sion, 6:30 p.m.; Choir Rehearsal, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. 962-8293. www.westptchurch.com Pastor Leon Hebrink, “Following Jesus in the company of friends.” Westport Bible Church - 24 Youngs Road. 962-8247. Pastor Dick Hoff. Sunday Morning Worship 9:15 a.m. & 11 a.m.; Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Sunday Evening 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday Night Prayer 7 p.m.; Teen Club Saturday 6 p.m.; Olympian Club Sunday

5:30 p.m. (Sept. - May) Email: westport - [email protected] St. Philip Neri Catholic Church - 6603 Main St., Father Peter Riani, Pastor. Residence, 873-6760. Mass schedule: Sun., 8:30 a.m. Weekdays: consult bulletin. Email: [email protected] WILLSBORO Congregational United Church of Christ - 3799 Main Street, P.O. Box 714. Worship and Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. Pastor Jan Jorgensen, church: 518-963-4048, home: (514) 721-8420. pastorjor - [email protected] United Methodist Church - Rt. 22. 963-7931. Sunday Worship Services 9 a.m.; Sunday School 9:30 a.m. After school religous education program 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. on Thursdays (Only when school is in session) St. Philip of Jesus Catholic Church - 3746 Main Street. 963-4524. Father Joe Elliott, Pastor. Saturday Mass at 4 p.m. & Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:15 p.m.; Sunday 9:15 a.m. WILMINGTON Calvary Baptist Church - Rt. 86. 946-2482. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. (classes for all ages); Morning Worship 11 a.m. & Evening Service 7 p.m.; Bible Study & Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 p.m. St. Margaret’s Roman Catholic Church - Mass Sat. 6 p.m., Sun. 7:30 a.m. Rev. Kris Lauzon - Pastor, John J. Ryan - Deacon, Confessions 5:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Whiteface Community United Methodist Church - Rt. 86 and Haselton Road in Wilmington. Pastor Brooke Newell invites everyone to join the con - gregation for Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m. and coffee and fellowship after. Sunday School is offered during the worship service and there is an available nursery area. Church office is located in the adjacent Reuben Sanford building and is open Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 946-7757. Riverside Thrift Shop is located in adjacent Methodist Barn and is open Wednesday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The phone for Shop is 946-2922. The Ecumenical Food Pantry is open in the Reuben Sanford building on Thursday nights from 4 to 6 p.m. Call Don Morrison at 946-7192 for emer - gencies. The Senior Lunch program under the director of Carolyn Kane serves lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Questions concerning the site can be answered at 946-2922 during that time only. Wilmington Church of the Nazarene - Wilmington, NY. 946-7708. Bob Hess, Pastor. Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.; Sunday Morning Worship Service - 11 a.m.; Wednesday - Night Teen Group 7 p.m. - 8 p.m., Bible Study - Every Tuesday with Potluck at 6:00 p.m. and Bible Study at 7 p.m. Church Office hours - Tues. - Thurs. in the a.m. www.wilmingtonnazarene.org

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It has been a busy season for the NYS Department of En-vironmental Conservation. In recent weeks, the depart-ment has released figures regarding hunting accidents

that occurred during the recent Big Game Hunting Season.They have also developed two current wildlife managementinitiatives, involving cats and birds.

On top of that, the Department has also been trying to fig-ure out to hand over management of Belleayre Ski Center, lo-cated on State Forest Preserve lands in the Catskill Park, tothe Olympic Regional Development Agency, which is locatedin Lake Placid.

Just to keep things interesting, a consortium of environ-mental advocacy groups recently claimed the department didnot follow proper procedures when it renegotiated conserva-tion easements with Champion Paper Company, for 139,000acres of forested lands spread across four Adirondack coun-ties.

At the heart of the issue, openly opposed by Protect theAdirondacks, Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Pre-serve, Atlantic States Legal Foundation and the Sierra Club, isan agreement between DEC and the Heartwood ForestlandFund.

In the original purchase completed by DEC in 2009, theagreement required the removal of hunting camps fromChampion Lumber Company lands located in Franklin,Herkimer, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties by 2014. Al-though a number of camps have already been removed, it hasbeen a contentious undertaking fraught with recriminationsand acts of social disobedience, including an incident of arsonwhich destroyed an access bridge.

In efforts to appease lease holders, as well as the lumbercompany, and the local communities that realize substantialeconomic benefits from the leased camps, the DEC agreed tomodify the original agreement with the current landowner,Heartwood Forestland Fund.

In exchange for a 2,100-acre tract of land located along theDeer River Flow, which will be added to the Forest Preserve,the DEC will allow the original hunting cabins to remain, andpermitted 12 more to be built.

Advocacy groups claim the modifications of the originalagreement violate state Environmental Conservation Law anddevalue the property value. They have lobbied the stateComptroller and the Attorney General to intervene.

Charles Morrison, a formerdirector of natural resourcesplanning at DEC, who is nowworking with the Sierra Club claimed, “It (the renegotiatedagreement) really doesn't protect the public interest."

However, the renegotiated agreement which allows thecamps to remain intact certainly protects the public interestsof numerous business owners in the small communities thathave long depended on an annual influx of camp owners dur-ing the typical non-tourist seasons, which generally includeall the months beyond July and August. In addition, lease-holders with a vested stake in the land are much more likelyto protect it, than the traveling public.

When DEC isn’t engaged in legal wrangling with formeremployees, it is usually involved in more worthwhile effortsto protect wildlife, and the folks that pursue it.

Recently, DEC announced the 2011 Big Game Hunting Sea-son equaled the 2009 season as the safest hunting season everrecorded in New York. Although there were several fatalitiesduring the 2011 season, a majority of these incidents involvedinjuries sustained as a result of tree-stand accidents, ratherthan hunter on hunter incidents.

Cats and BirdsCats and birds are not typically a good mix, however, when

it comes to DEC efforts, there is a good chance that eachspecies will derive some useful benefits.

Although bobcats are not a common sight in the interior ofthe High Peaks region, the cautious cats maintain a viablepresence in many other areas of the state, including theChamplain Valley, the Hudson River Valley and throughoutthe Catskill Mountains. I’ve never come across a bobcat inthe park, but I have observed several while hunting deer inthe Southern Tier.

Recently, the DEC announced a proposed five-year bobcatmanagement plan. The draft management plan is availableon the DEC website. The comment period on the draft planruns through Feb. 16, 2012.

Comments may be submitted in writing through Feb. 16,2012 to NYSDEC Bureau of Wildlife, Bobcat ManagementPlan, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-4754 or by email (type"Bobcat Plan" in the topic line).

Fool Hens of the ForestSpruce grouse, aka "fool hens" or “Adirondack Prairie

Chickens” are one of the rarest birds in the Adirondacks.They are renowned for an apparent lack of fear of humans.

In my travels, I have often had to get out of my vehicle tochase them out of the road, so I could pass.

Roughly the size of a Ruffed Grouse, these timid birdsmeasure about 15-17 inches in length, the male is black on theupper breast and throat, has a brown or blackish tail tippedwith chestnut, white-tipped undertail, a finely barred grayand black rump, and a crimson comb above each eye.

Although spruce grouse were once a common fixture of thecut over forests of the Adirondacks in the late 1800's, the cur-rent populations are fragmented and sparse.

Many believe that a reduction and fragmentation ofspruce-fir forests and the maturation of remnant stands is re-sponsible for the steady decline of the species, which nownumber less than an estimated 400 birds.

Faced with a possible extinction of the species from thestate, the NYSDEC developed a Spruce Grouse RecoveryTeam in 1992 to ensure the long term survival of sprucegrouse populations and their associated boreal forest commu-nities in New York.

The Spruce Grouse Recovery Team has identified variousmanagement and research actions needed in order to protect,maintain and enhance spruce grouse populations includingthe protection of currently occupied sites.

Fortunately, the core area of viable Spruce Grouse popula-tions is centered primarily on a number of large interconnect-ed, parcels of private lands. Public education, combined withthe elimination of threats and the enhancement key habitatareas are the steps necessary to ensure the survival of thisstrange and stately species.

Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing inRay Brook. Contact him at [email protected].

DEC kept busy this season

The natural camouflage of a female Spruce Grouse allow it to virtuallydisappear among the branches of a small spruce tree.


AuSable Valley Patriots

Girls BasketballAVCS 52, NCCS 46

Taylor Saltus scored 17 points as thelady Patriots beat the Lady Cougars Feb.2. Madison Rondeau scored 10 points,while Meghan Strong scored 8, CammeyKeyser 8, Alexis Facteau 5, Courtney Roy2 and Sierra Snow 2.

BowlingBoys team sixth

Cal Vincent had a 609 series to lead thePatriots to a sixth place finish in the Sec-tion VII Championships Feb. 4, while theLady Patriots finished in eighth place atthe event.

Indoor Track and FieldThe boys team finished 11th and the

girls team finished 12th over the weekendat the NAC invitational. James Rock wasfourth in the long jump and fifth in triple

jump. Paul Ford was fourth in the highjump. Raychel Agoney was third in theshot put. Megan Colby was fifth in the55m, and Rebecca Newell was sixth in theshot put.

Boys BasketballAVCS 61, Saranac Lake 41

Brody Douglass scored 17 points to leadthe Patriots against the Red Storm Feb. 6,while Conner Manning added 12, AustinDepo 10, John Hickey 7, Nick Rhino 6,Brandon Brooks 4, Shane Douglas 3 andNate Casey 2.

AVCS 47, NCCS 28Brody Douglass scored 11 points as the

Patriots beat the Cougars Feb. 3. AustinDepo added 10 points, while Nick Rhinoscored 6, John Hickey 5, Brandon Brooks4, Connor Manning 4, Shane Douglas 4and Nate Casey 3.

Elizabethtown-Lewis Lions

Girls BasketballELCS 50, Wells 26

Shonna Brooks scored 18 points as theLady Lions beat the Lady Indians Feb. 4.Lily Whalen added 10 points, while Jas-mine Barnes scored 6, Kearsten Ashline 5,Kylee Cassavaugh 5, Savanah Graves 2,Angel Barnes 2 and Jenn McGinn 2.

ELCS 51, Keene 34Kearsten Ashline, Jasmine Barnes and

Shonna Brooks each scored 10 points andthe Lady Lions defeated Keene Feb. 3. Lily

Whalen added 8, while Savanah gravesscored 5, Kylee Cassavaugh 4, Clare Har-wood 2 and Angel Barnes 2.

Boys BasketballELCS 78, Wells 49

Hunter Mowery scored 40 points for theLions as they cruised to a win over WellsFeb. 4. Charlie Huttig added 11 points,while Andy Mitchell scored 8, Zach Peleti-er 6, Tyler White 4, Justin LaPier 4, TimLaRock 3 and Corey Feeley 2.

Lake Placid Blue Bombers

Boys BasketballLake Placid 43, IL/LL 34

Logan Stepehenson and Jacob Danielseach scored 18 points as the Blue Bombersscored a win against the Orange Feb 6. J.P.Morrison and Evan Bickford each scored3, while Cody Porter scored 1.

M/NCCS 58, Lake Placid 42Logan Stephenson scored 14 points for

the Blue Bombers, while Jacob Danielsscored 11, Michael Morrison 8, LucasMcLean 5, Evan Bickford 2 and CaseyPorter 2.

Girls BasketballSaranac 44, Lake Placid 24

Danielle Balestrini scored 9 points forthe Lady Blue Bombers Feb. 2, while AylaThompson and Chloe Uebrick scored 5,Haley Brandes 3 and Rebecca Smith 2.

Boys HockeyWestfield 4, Lake Placid 1

Troy Jacques scored the lone goal for theBlue Bombers on a Keegan Barney assistsFeb. 4, while Jeffrey Smith made 14 savesin net.

Keene Beavers

Girls BasketballWillsboro 47, Keene 24

Tucker Geiger had 10 points for theLady Beavers Feb. 6, while Sadie Hol-brook scored 8, Meghan Hall 4 and EmmaGothner 2.

ELCS 51, Keene 34Sadie Holbrook scored 11 points for the

Lady Beavers Feb. 3, while Olivia Jaquesadded 10, Emma Gothner 7, AnnaKowanko 2, Meghan Hall 2 and HannahMcCabe 2.

Hunter Mowery scored 40 points against Wells.

Connor Manning collects a loose ball. Photo by Keith Lobdell

Evan Bickford fights for a loose ball. Photo by Nancy frasier

Hannah McCabe shoots a free throw. Photo by Keith Lobdell


Willsboro Warriors

BowlingGirls sixth at sectionals

The Lady Warriors finished in sixthplace at the Section VII ChampionshipsFeb. 4 while Jeff Bigelow had a 629 seriesto lead the boys team to an eighth placefinish.

Girls BasketballWillsboro 47, Keene 24

Hannah Bruno scored 14 points as theLady Warriors beat Keene Feb. 6. SereneHolland scored 11, while Kyli Swires andRenee Marcotte scored 8, Morgan Murphy

2 and Karin Buck 2.

Willsboro 47, Johnsburg 26Hannah Bruno scored 23 points as the

Lady Warriors defeated Johnsburg Feb. 3.Renee Marcotte added 8, while KyliSwires scored 5.

Boys BasketballWillsboro 48, Johnsburg 24

Clay Sherman scored 21 points as theWarriors got past the Jaguars Feb. 3. Clay-ton Cross added 8 points, while BrandonPorter, Dakota Sayward and Cody Say-ward each scored 4.

Westport Eagles

Girls BasketballWestport 41, IL/LL 24

Willa McKinley scored 25 points as theLady Eagles scored a win Feb. 3. AllisonSherman added 12 points while KarinDorsey scored 4.

Boys BasketballIL/LL 45, Westport 35

Ryan Davis scored 15 points to pace theEagles offense Feb. 3, while Jack Newber-ry and Gabe Schrauff scored 6, DomanicBanish 2, Tyrell Tryon 2, Ethan Markwica2 and Anderson Gay 2.

Saranac Lake Red Storm

Boys HockeySaranac Lake 5, Shaker-Colonie 3

Devin Darrah scored a hat trick as theRed Storm rallied to a win Feb. 4. Darrah’sgoals came at equal strength, on the penal-ty kill and during a power play. Matt Phe-lan and David Cluckey also scored, whileBlake Darrah made 23 saves in the win.

Girls BasketballPHS 48, Saranac Lake 23

Regan Kieffer scored 11 points for theLady Red Storm Feb. 4, while Nicole Vis-cardo scored 6, Brittany Tschirhart 4,Megan Moody 3, Megan Kilroy 3 andRemy Orticelle 2.

Seton Catholic 50, Saranac Lake 42Nicole Viscardo scored 19 points for the

Lady Red Storm Feb. 2, while Megan Kil-roy scored 7, Megan Moody 6, JazzmynTuthill 5, Regan Kieffer 2, Mikayla Ploof 2and Marissa McDonough 1.

Boys BasketballAVCS 61, Saranac Lake 41

Kevin Morgan scored 14 points for theRed Storm Feb. 6, while Kellen Munnscored 11, Tom Lester 8, Ben Monty 3, MattClark 2, Michael Burpoe 2 and T.J. Mon-roe 2.

Saranac Lake 65, Seton Catholic 48Kevin Morgan scored 22 points to pace

the Red Storm offense against the KnightsFeb. 4. Kellen Munn added 17 points,while Ben Monty scored 12, T.J. Monroe 7,Teddy Yanchitis 6 and Michael Burpoe 2.

Renee Marcotte dirbbles in traffic. Photo by Keith Lobdell

Kevin Morgan looks for a teammate. Photo by Keith LobdellGabe Schruaff, Ethan Markwica and Ryan Davis guard against the Orange. Photo by Keith Lobdell

Photo galleries from high school sports events can be found online at www.thevalleynews.org/photos/galleries/sets/sports/

Tupper Lake Lumberjacks

Girls BasketballTupper Lake 67/P-HCS 29

Sam Sandford scored 18 points as the Lady Lumberjacks scored a Feb. 2 win. KatieStuart added 16 points, while Carley Aldridge scored 13, Kelsie St. Louis 5, Amber Pick-ering 5, Kristin Bickford 4, Lindsay Mauron 2 and Lizzie Zurek 2.

Sam Sanford scored 18 last week. Photo by Keith Lobdell


By Mark Bickham

ACROSS1 Voice of Mr. Magoo

7 Eponymous German

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birth name

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Italy

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25 Stuns at the altar

26 *Supercorporation’s rev-

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30 Shot

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38 Singer Minogue

40 Clever comeback

42 Villain’s demise, usually

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48 Pupil’s place

49 Final words

51 1997 U.S. Open champ

52 Latin clarifier

54 Music symbols

55 *One blowing off steam

59 Half of a rhyming incanta-

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66 “The Story of Civilization”

co-author Ariel or Will

67 Verdi’s “__ tu”

68 Boomer’s kid, probably

69 Different ones are hidden

in 12 starred answers

71 Cacophony

72 Prefix with perfect

73 Military school freshmen

75 Hammer end

76 Chicken __

77 Near-eternity

78 Chicken supplier to much

of the fast-food industry

79 *Having one Corkonian

parent, maybe

82 Record holder?

83 Eddie of men’s clothing

85 Battleship letters

86 Butterflies

87 Ruiner of a perfect report

card

90 *Liable to spontaneously

combust

95 Springfield’s Flanders

96 Draft again

98 Some navels

99 Narrow groove

101 *“Gypsy” star

103 NBA position

104 “South Park” rating

107 Every seven days

108 *Freud essay based on a

mythical monster

112 Frenzy

114 Alcohol, vis-à-vis driving

ability

118 Unpolished

119 Clubs for pros

120 Little biters

121 Protect in glass, say

122 Hogwash

123 It may be regular

124 Vegas job

DOWN1 Beatles hair style

2 Not straight up

3 *Cereal pitched by a trio

4 Like some knees

5 Bruins’ sch.

6 Signet-bearing jewelry

7 Zorba’s snore?

8 Skyward, in Hebrew

9 Toon Le Pew

10 Buddy

11 Ambient music pioneer

12 Opp. of express

13 “Deathtrap” dramatist

Levin

14 Twangy

15 __ bottoms

16 *Popular music magazine

VIP

17 Piece keeper

18 “All __ is but imitation of

nature”: Seneca

19 Mg. and kg.

27 Go after

29 Free, in France

33 K-O connection

34 Japanese carp

35 Fifth-century scourge

36 Songwriter DiFranco

37 Mormons, initially

39 Landlocked Asian country

40 Composer Bartók

41 Siberian city

43 Mental impression

44 Catching the worm?

46 Onion relative

47 Lyrical tribute

50 Sgt.’s superiors

53 Duck

55 Craggy crest

56 1985 Kate Nelligan title

role

57 Athletic supporter?

58 It’s in an old way

60 *Place to go to launch in

Florida

61 Set free

62 In awe

64 Guitar great Montgomery

66 Twice cinq

68 TV princess

69 Business card no.

70 Foul caller

71 “Stupid me!”

74 *“Dallas” character who

died in Pam’s season-

long dream

75 Bingo setting

76 Soft attention-getter

77 Can

79 Bit of a giggle

80 Mysterious character

81 Fertility goddess

82 M.I.T. grad, often

84 “I’m here to help”

86 Like calls whose source

isn’t determined

87 Rush find

88 Pay in your pocket

89 Still product

91 Giant sound

92 Call-day link

93 Cheap saloon

94 Adherents’ suffix

97 “The magic word”

100 Cornell University city

102 Squeezing (out)

103 Hex

105 Tricky billiards shot

106 Run like __

109 “... kissed thee __ killed

thee”: Othello

110 “Jurassic Park” co-star

111 Acoustical unit

112 Marble not used as a

shooter

113 Jackie’s “O”

115 “Mamma __!”

116 “Nova” network

117 Blood system letters

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This Month in History - FEBRUARY 9th - An act of Congress is passed authorizing the US Weather Bureau

10th - France cedes Canada to England, ending the French and Indian War. (1763)

11th - Robert Fulton patents the steamboat. (1809)

12th - Women in the Utah Territory win the right to vote. (1870)

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ELIZABETHTOWN — The Elizabethtownsewer project is in need of 150 signatures and$6.5 million in grant money to be shovel ready.

The sewer project is proposed to connect thehomes and businesses in the hamlet to onecentral sewer system by building four treat-ment facilities around the hamlet. Elizabeth-town Supervisor Margaret Bartley, hopes itwill enable growth opportunities in the town.

“We have some of the best public water sys-tems in the North Country,” Bartley said. “Butwe need this system for the future growth ofthis town.”

On Feb. 1, Bartley and Donald Fletcher andLiz Urban, of Barton & Loguidice engineering,led an informational meeting for members ofthe community to discuss the status of thesewer project for the hamlet.

The town is looking for zero percent inter-est loans and grant money to furnish the re-maining $6.5 to complete the project.

Similar projects have been proposed in thepast and planned for the town. In 1966, a planto build a water treatment plant was turneddown in its final process due to lack of fund-ing. Bartley hopes this project will not lose

momentum at this stage in the planningprocess.

Another piece missing for the project to beshovel ready are 150 easements, obtainedthrough the signatures of property ownersgranting one-time permission for workers tohave a right-of-way access to the outside oftheir homes. Workers will be able to connectthe homes to the system and old septic tankswill be pumped, filled and sealed.

Property owners that sign the easement willhave their homes hooked to the new system atno cost to them, Bartley said. The move willraise property tax by $364 per year for townresidents. Owners who choose not to havetheir property hooked to the main system, ifthey choose at a later time to connect will haveto pay out of pocket for their hookup and willstill have to pay the increase in taxes.

“What we’re in the process of now is mak-ing decisions for the future of Elizabethtown,”Bartley said. “It’s not a solution for tomorrowor next week, and not something all of us mayget to benefit from. We’re really looking to thefuture.”

The sewer system would not only lead topotential new business but would sustain ex-isting businesses to keep more residents inElizabethtown.

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M o n d a y . F e b . 1 3 .M o n d a y . F e b . 1 3 .KEENE—Osteoporosis exercise classes, Community

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T u e s d a y . F e b . 1 4 .T u e s d a y . F e b . 1 4 .KEESEVILLE—Open archery shooting, The Chesterfield

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LAKE PLACID — African Dance Class with live drum-ming. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Annex, 17 AlgonquinDr. Class fee $5. 791-9586.

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2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE

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CARS

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LAND BUYS! This is the best timeever! 6AC-Along snowmobile trailWAS: $29,995. NOW: $13,995.52AC-Near Salmon River WAS:$69,995. NOW: $49,995. 5AC-Beautiful woodlands & riverfrontWAS: $69,995. NOW: $39,995.97AC-Timber & trout stream WAS:$119,995. NOW: $99,995. In-house financing. Over 150 landbargains. Call 1-800-229-7843 Orvisit www.LandandCamps.com

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NY SPORTSMAN & OUTDOORFAMILY LAND BUYS! This is thebest time ever!! 6AC-along snow-mobile trail WAS: $29,995. NOW:$13,995. 52AC-Near Salmon RiverWAS: $69,995. NOW $49,995.5AC-Beautiful woodlands & river-front WAS: $69,995 NOW:$39,995. 97AC-Timber & troutstream WAS: $119,995 NOW:$99,995. In-house financing. Over150 land bargains. Call 800-229-7843 Or visitwww.LandandCamps.com

LAND

ABSOLUTE FARM

ABSOLUTE FARM LAND SALE! 2/11 ONLY! 5 Acres - $19,900, 10acres - $29,900. GorgeousCatskills location! Woods, views,meadows! All mineral rights! 50%below market value! No closingcosts! Register today! 1-888-701-1864

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FARM

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OFFICE SUITES. Fully furnished w/cubicles, desks, computer &phone hook-ups. 720 sq. ft. Lakeviews. Contact Jim Forcier @ 518-962-4420. (518) 962-4420

RESTAURANT FOR Sale - Ticon-deroga, Turn Key Operation,Owner Financing Available,$29,900. 518-585-2896.

OFFICE SPACE

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CATS

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Any kind/brand. Unexpired up to$22.00. Shipping Paid Hablamosespanol 1-800-267-9895www.selldiabeticstrips.com

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WANTED ALL

MOTORCYCLES, Before 1985,$CASH$ PAID! Running or not. 1-315-569-8094

MINERALS WANTS to purchaseminerals and other oil and gas in-terests. Send details to P.O. Box13557 Denver, Co. 80201

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BUYING ALL Gold & Silver COINSFOR CASH! Also Stamps & PaperMoney, Entire Collections, Estates.Travel to your home. Call Marc-Near NYC 1-800-959-3419

WANTED TO BUY

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**OLD GUITARS WANTED!**

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MUSIC

BRUSH HOG

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Phentermine, Phendimetrazine,etc. Office visit, onemonth supplyfor $80! 1-631-462-6161; 1-516-754-6001; www.MDthin.com

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GENERAL

RESAGONIA LLC,Arts. of Org. filed withSSNY on 11/10/11.Office Location: EssexCounty, SSNY desig-nated as agent of LLCupon whom processagainst it may beserved. SSNY shallmail a copy of processto: The LLC, 3921

Shearwater Dr.,Jupiter, FL 33477.Purpose: to engage inany lawful act.VN-1/7-2/11/12-6TC-20931-----------------------------

P R I M ES U S T A I N A B L EBUILDERS, LLC Arti-cles of Org. filed NYSec. of State (SSNY)12/7/11. Office inEssex Co. SSNYdesig. agent of LLCupon whom processmay be served.SSNY shall mail copyof process to PO Box84, Elizabethtown,NY 12932. Purpose:Any lawful purpose.Principal businesslocation: 7573 CourtSt., Elizabethtown, NY

12932.VN-1/7-2/11/12-6TC-20958-----------------------------

NOTICE OFFORMATION OFLIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY ( LLC )Name: BARBERYARDCARE LLCArticles of Organiza-tion filed with the Sec-retary of State of NewYork ( SSNY ) onDecember 20, 2011Office Location: EssexCounty. The SSNY isdesignated as agentof the LLC uponwhom process againstit may be served.SSNY shall mail a

copy of any process tothe LLC at: 389 SoperRd, Keeseville, NY

12944VN-1/7-2/11/12-6TC-20963-----------------------------

NOTICE OF FORMA-TION OF WILSONFAMILY PROPERTY,LLC. Arts. of Org. filedwith Secy. of State ofNY (SSNY) on12/30/11. Office loca-tion: Essex County.Princ. office of LLC:163 E. Ave., SaratogaSprings, NY 12866.SSNY designated asagent of LLC uponwhom process againstit may be served.SSNY shall mailprocess to the LLC atthe addr. of its princ.office. Purpose: Anylawful activity.VN-1/14-2/18/12-6TC-

20976-----------------------------

K R A V I T ZLANDSCAPING, LLCArticles of Org. filedNY Sec. of State(SSNY) 1/17/12.Office in Essex Co.SSNY desig. agent ofLLC upon whomprocess may beserved. SSNY shallmail copy of processto 1205 Trout PondRoad, Keeseville, NY12944. Purpose: Anylawful purpose.VN-2 /4 -3 /10 -6TC-21565-----------------------------

PUBLIC NOTICEEssex County FairHousingNotice if hereby given

that Essex County iscommitted to further-ing fair housing.The Federal FairHousing Law, as wellas the Laws of newYork State, prohibits-discrimination in thesale, rental, financing,and brokerage ofhousing based onrace, creed, color,gender, national ori-gin, familial status, orhandicap.Essex County pur-suant to the local fairhousing strategy hasappointed a fair hous-ing officer who may bereached at:Essex County Plan-ning Office Depart-ment of Planning Eliz-abethtown, NY 12932(518) 873-3687

The United StatesDepartment of Hous-ing and Urban Devel-opment Toll Free FairHousing Hotline num-ber is: 1-800-669-9777or 1-800-927-9275(TDD for the hearingimpaired)T T- 2 / 11 / 1 2 - 1 T C -33388V N - 2 / 11 / 1 2 - 1 T C -33388-----------------------------

TOWN OFWESTPORTPLANNING BOARDNOTICE OF PUBLICHEARINGPlease be advised theTown of WestportPlanning Board willhold a Public Hearing,Wednesday, February

22 ,2012, at 7:00 P. M.at the Town Hall, 22Champlain Avenue,Westport, New Yorkfor the purpose of con-sidering the following:CAMP DUDLEYTAX MAP NO. 76.1-1-32.000 Group Camp Use Class B SpecialPermit.William JohnstonChairmanTown of WestportPlanning BoardDated: February 6,2012VN-2/11/2012-1TC-21600-----------------------------

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1080 Wicker St. Ticonderoga, NY 12883

Phone: 518-585-7964 Call for an appointment!

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