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PLATTSBURGH — Frank Pabstsailed off into the sunset.

The sailor , historian, diver andbusinessman passed Tuesday, Dec. 6

at Fletcher Allen Healthcar e inBurlington. The 79-year-old was di-agnosed with cancer a few monthsago and died during surgery.

“He was tr uly appr eciated forwhat he did for our community ,”said Plattsburgh City Mayor DonaldKasprzak.

The Br ooklyn-born man beganworking on ships at age 1 1 andmoved to Plattsburgh in 1957.

Pabst was captain of the Juniper ,which he pur chased in 1976 andconverted to a tour boat. The

Local sailing legend passes awayBy Stephen [email protected]

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AN END TO YOUTH ON FARMS?

Chelsey Trombley is an eighth g rader at Northern Adirondack Central School. She enjoys working on her family ’s dairy farmand fears proposed changes to labor laws would keep her away from the farm. Photo by Stephen Bartlett

ELLENBURG — Chelsey T rombley has beenaround farms since she was five.

The 13-year -old loves working her family’s 40-head dairy farm in Ellenburgh Center.

“I don’t know what I would do without the farm,”

said the eighth grader at Northern Adirondack Cen-tral School. “It’s my life.”

But Trombley’s ability to continue with the workshe loves could be seriously curtailed if new federalchild-labor regulations are put in place.

The U.S. Department of Labor has pr oposed reg-ulations that would limit the ability of youth towork on farms and ranches, even if the operation isfamily-owned and operated. The pr oposed child-labor regulations would not allow youth under 16to participate in agricultural work with animals,pesticide handling, timber operations, manure pits

Labor Department wants tolimit youth work on farms

By Stephen [email protected]

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Plattsburgh CommonCouncil is concerned

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PLATTSBURGH — Plattsburgh Publiclibrary supporters say they ar e pushingforward to save jobs and the library itself.

Their only chance to save positions ap-pears to be a funding incr ease fr om theCity of Plattsburgh. But the city’s budget,under the new tax cap, didn’t come with-out its own sacrifices.

The Plattsburgh Common Council hadpreviously turned down a r equest fr omthe libraries Boar d of Dir ectors for mor emoney. But the budget isn’t scheduled tobe finalized until mid January.

“There has been no decision,” saidCommon Council member James Calnon.

A lar ge cr owd of library supportersturned out for Thursday’s CommonCouncil meeting, some of them speakingduring the public comment portion of themeeting.

“This is a mess,” said Kate Gar dner, ofPlattsburgh.

Indeed, ther e has been little explana-tion as to how the library ended up witha $167,340 deficit. Fund balance cuts thatdeficit to about $150,000, with the rest


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Local student shows animals to the topMatt Carter took a first-place win instates to a top-10 finish in nationalsBy Stephen [email protected]

DATELINE — Matt Carter grew up surrounded by farms.Then one day he ran into a teacher talking about cows and

four years later he is the state champion in animal showman-ship and ranked in the top 10 at the nationals in Indiana,walking away with a gold emblem.

“For this area, that is a big deal,” said Northern Adiron-dack Central School agricultur e teacher and FF A advisorDonald Jones of Carter ’s accomplishments this school year.

“I just feel like you can do anything you put your mindto,” Carter said.

A high-school senior and member of the Northern Adiron-dack FFA chapter, Carter participated in the National FF ADairy Cattle Handlers’ Activity. The event was held in con-junction with the 84th National FF A convention in Indi-anapolis, Ind., sponsor ed by Dean Foods Company of Dal-las, Tex., and the National FFA Foundation.

The National FFA Organization is a national youth groupof 540,739 student members preparing for leadership and ca-reers in the science, business and technology of agriculture.

Nationals, held in late October , dr ew 50,000-plus FF Amembers, advisors and guests from across the country. TheFFA mission is to positively impact students by developingleadership skills, personal gr owth and car eer successthrough agricultural education.

“FFA pr ovides students with opportunities,” Jones said.“A lot of times, it is their purpose for coming to school. It isa place that is a little bit different than all their academics.”

FFA and the agricultur e class enable students to learnabout plant science, fish ecology, hydroponics, tractor driv-ing, soil testing, small-animal care and more.

“You can learn about life and people working together ,”Jones said. “These kids get real-world experience.”

It took Carter time to gain the skills needed to compete onthe national level, Jones said.

“Matt has that internal drive and does well in whateverhe does.”

Carter enjoys the trips, attending fairs and competing innationals.

“I get to spend time with friends.”He learned how to present animals from Homer Bushey, a

farmer and former agricultur e teacher. Carter works forBushey today.

He wasn’t nervous about the statewide competition untilhe reached the final round.

“I felt I had to do everything right.”Toward the end he noticed the judge watching him and

knew he had nailed it.“It was a big relief that all that hard work paid off.”Nationals, on the other hand, frightened him, specifically

the thought of participating against students fr om all overthe country.

“I wanted to do good,” he said.Carter placed in the top 10, earned a gold emblem and

knew it had all been worth the time and effort.“It felt really good.”Jones continues to be proud of his student.“Matt doesn’t even live on a farm,” the teacher beamed.

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quests any real property owners in the town of Chazy with2011 spring flooding or Hurricane Irene damage to notify theassessor ’s office. Changes to assessed value will be based onthe condition of the r eal property on March 1, 2012. Pleasesend all information, such as photos, insurance reports, ap-praisals, and a description of the real property condition toPatricia Ayer, PO Box 219, Chazy, NY 12921. Telephone withany questions to 846-7544 ext.3, Monday and Wednesday, 8a.m. to 3 p.m.

Used baby gifts offered PLATTSBURGH — Helping the kids for the Holidays will

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Everyone is welcome to pick up items for their childr en.Everything is given at a first come first serve basis and itemsare sold as is.

Matt Carter, a senior at Northern Adirondack Central School, earned tophonors at a national FFA competition.

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The tenth grader wants to relievethe school’s burden during tougheconomic timesBy Stephen [email protected]

CHAZY — Chazy Central Rural School has long ensur edits students attend the Harvard Model United Nations.

Every year, students fr om ar ound the world attend theevent, which is one of the oldest Model United Nations sim-ulations in the world.

But times ar e tough, and Chazy Sophomor e AndreaMeshefsky is trying to secure enough funding to send Chazystudents to the event for four mor e years. This would fr eeup the school to use the funds it currently earmarks for theevent elsewhere.

“I volunteer ed to write a grant with Pepsi,” Meshefskysaid.

She is currently in the running for a $25,000 grant throughthe Pepsi Refresh Project.

Pepsi has been giving millions away as part of an adver-tising campaign. Gr oups that participate must focus onhealth, arts, the environment and education.

Grant ideas for the Pepsi Refresh Project are submitted tothe website, and users can vote daily online or through a textmessage.

Organizations that win the grants use the funds accordingto their applications to participate in the Pepsi Refresh Proj-ect.

Meshefsky has wanted to attend Harvard since sixth gradeand first hear d about the Model UN in seventh gradethrough Global History Teacher Steve Cr oss. He ur ged herto join.

“I fell in love with it,” she said. “I love to debate and solveworld issues.”

“This is a sport in this school,” Cross said.He takes 70 students to the North Country Model UN at

Northeastern Clinton Central School and 16 to Harvard.“They work all year for that one week at the end of Janu-

ary,” he said.He said not only

will Meshefskydebate againstsome of the bright-est students in theworld, but rightnow she's learningthat success takeshard work.

“If people don'tvote for this everyday, it is not goingto happen,” Cr osssaid.

Recently, hergroup jumpedfrom 248 to 45 inthe rankings.

“This is my firstyear going to Har-vard Model UN,”Meshefsky said.“It r eally chal-lenges you aca-demically and teaches you leadership skills.

“This is important for students to have access to.”She knows the economy is struggling. She also knows her

school supports the program, but the thought of not havingaccess to it and the desire to free up funds pushed her to jointhe Pepsi challenge.

She explained that anyone who wants to vote can go towww.chazy.org or Facebook: Chazy Harvard UN Grant.

People can also vote by texting 110388 to 73774.“It is so easy to vote,” Meshefsky said.Again, she stressed that she could go to Harvard without

winning the grant.“But this would allow us to

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her gas light on and the engine sputter-ing. It was a pre-pay station, so she raninto the store to make her purchasewhen she realized at the counter shedidn’t have her wallet.

The store clerk couldn’t take a checkand said there was nothing she could doto help.

The young woman walked out to hercar and stood there in the frigid cold,wondering what she was going to dowith no money and no gas. At thatpoint, her breath a white cloud of un-certainty, she felt a tap on her shoulderand turned to find a short, jolly manholding out $25.

“Let me help you,” he said. “I have adaughter your age and I would wantsomeone to help her.”

The young woman tried to write hima check, but he pushed it away, gave hera hug and said, “Have a wonderful day,sweetheart.”

With the season of giving upon us, itis time to pass it on and pay it forward.

Life keeps us busy, with jobs, families,chores and errands. Times are tough,and many people are barely getting by.That is why it is ever more important topay attention to your neighbor and tothe people you pass by, because younever know when you might be able tomake a positive difference in someone’slife.

Instead of wondering why the familydown the street can’t seem to clear theirsidewalk as you trudge through knee-deep snow, why not get out your ownshovel and do it for them. For whateverreason, they may need the help. Or,when you’re done snowblowing your

driveway after a major storm, clear outa path to your elderly neighbors’ frontdoors so they can get out of theirhomes.

There are many ways to help your fel-low community members and not one ofthem has to be monetary. Now, if you’rein the financial position to help in thatregard, by all means pass along a moregenerous tip to the single mom waitingyour table or help the family of five inline ahead of you at the grocery pay fortheir items. You could also donate all orpart of your bonus from work to aworthwhile charity.

If you don’t get a bonus and moneyis tight, volunteering your time is thenext best thing. It is just as helpful tooffer to carry those groceries and packthem in their car. And knitting mittensand socks for a neighbor in need orchemotherapy hats for cancer patientsmakes a big difference.

If times are truly tough, as we consis-tently read, hear and see, then what bet-ter time to pass on your good fortune orpay it forward to someone in need.

Open a door; take a hot meal to ahousebound senior; drop off a gift to afamily in need; volunteer at the localsoup kitchen or food pantry; invite ahomeless family to Christmas dinner.

You just might make someone’s heartsmile when they truly need it the most.They, in turn, just might make someoneelse’s heart smile.

And what better present can you giveduring the season of giving, especially,when times are tough.

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

Pass it on and pay itforward this season

It was no easy task. Cer-tainly not a slam dunk. Butneither was it sheer luck

that the North Country RegionalEconomic Development Councilwas awarded $103.2 million dol-lars, second highest amountawarded, for the Best Planamong the 10 regions vying forstate support. The group headedby Tony Collins of ClarkstonUniversity and Garry Douglas ofthe North Country Chamberreached wide and deep through-out the region to bring together the area’sbrightest talent.

But how could this small rural region withoutmuch of a prior history of working together pulloff such a major victory? Only a day before theawards were handed out in Albany, I heard Gar-ry Douglas tell a group of business representa-tives that the region had achieved a great victo-ry just by coming together and creating its longterm plan. Privately there must have been someglimmer of hope that the plan would be com-petitive but publicly no one was seen celebrat-ing a pending or anticipated award. Not even awink or hint that such an award was withintheir grasp. They were content with puttingforth their best effort and with the opportunityto compete.

Making up the North Country Region are theCounties of Clinton, Lewis, Essex, Franklin, St.Lawrence, Hamilton, and Jefferson with thecities of Watertown and Plattsburgh as anchorsor micropolitan hubs as defined in the plan. Fewwould think of this portion of the state as an in-tegral cog in the state’s economic engine to helpNew York re-gain its lofty position as a globalleader. With the two major interstates servingthe region running north and south, I-81 and I-87, there is no common link between the twohubs. Each is better known as a gateway or cor-ridor to other major cities within the state orCanada.

Even within the report mention is made ofthe area’s negative self perception and impres-sion of depressed communities, lack of entrepre-neurial spirit, sense of isolation and regional turfbattles rather than cooperation on any level.Competing against the other regions, all morewell defined, with a formal metropolitan centeras its primary focal point, the North Country ef-fort was uphill from day one. That may wellhave been its biggest advantage.

Accepting Governor Cuomo’s challenge to re-design the way the state administers its fundingfor growing the economy and creating jobs theNorth Country Regional Economic Develop-

ment Council didn’t have a truestarting point. There were noprior plans to dust off and putinto play. The group was forcedin many ways to start with aclean slate, assess its assets, bewilling to accept its short com-ings and create a plan that notonly encompassed its past butcreated a vision of the futurerich in opportunity.

The lead paragraph in the ex-ecutive summary frames theplan well…..”New York State’s

economic renaissance depends as much on thevibrancy of its small cities and rural communi-ties as it does on its large cities. The NorthCountry Regional Economic DevelopmentCouncil (NCREDC) is prepared to lead a ruralrenaissance, leveraging its own natural and hu-man capital with State and private investment.The region is geographically the largest in NewYork with a relatively low population density,making it the perfect location for investmentsthat will result in transformational returns. Withthe combination of a much-sought after qualityof life, a rich and abundant natural resourcebase and entrepreneurial and talented people,the North Country is ripe for the kind ofthoughtful and targeted investment that will se-cure its local economies for generations andhelp re-establish the Empire State’s role as aglobal leader.”

So, for the first time in a very long time, theNorth Country has moved its agenda into thespotlight. The leaders, board members, commit-tee members and staff who collaborated to bringabout this new vision for our region have donetheir job and done it better than anyone couldhave possibly imagined. We all owe them agreat deal of thanks for creating a road map andsecuring the funding. But much work is still tobe done. As a united community we all need tonot only get behind the plan for it to be success-ful but we must all embrace the plan to insureit’s a beginning and not a final destination. Fu-ture funding opportunities will be even morecompetitive and as a region we need to do morethan talk-the-talk of economic development andjob growth, we’ll need to demonstrate positiveoutcomes and move the plan from paper topractical application.

It’s time for us all to roll up our sleeves andget involved. Opportunity has done more thanknock on the door. The door has been openedand opportunity is staring us in the face. The fu-ture now belongs to us, like it never has before.

Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of DentonPublications. Reach him at [email protected].

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More than a just handful of dirtMy little brother was a horrible student. Yes, he’s

taller than me and his belly is more robust, buthe’s still my little brother, and he was a horri-

ble student, until he stepped into a horticulture class.He wasn’t lazy or incapable, but until Matt stepped into

the school’s career and technical center, he was bored.Then he takes horticulture and he’s earning an A in theclass and traveling the state entering soil competitions. Iremember he once grabbed a handful of dirt and startedusing terms from the periodic table of elements, and all Icould think was, “Dude, you’re gonna have to wash yourhands.”

Today, he’s a carpenter and earns more than my sisterand I combined.

I knew he’d succeed, but to the school he was a lostcause until he enrolled in horticulture. And even then,many figured he was going nowhere.

There’s something unfortunate occurring in schools to-day; the false notion that in order to succeed you must beon a college track and, as is the case in New York, earninga Regents diploma.

I’m not condemning college. More power to you if youare college bound. You should be commended.

But what about those students who aren’t college bound.

For a variety of reasons, many students will never attendcollege, and that’s alright. Except, it seems they are attimes overlooked or forgotten in the rush to herd everystudent into college.

Some, like my brother, excel elsewhere, and that doesnot mean they are second rate. Then why are they at timestreated as such with so much emphasis and attentionsteered in the direction of those eyeing Harvard?

My brother earns more money than many people in pro-fessions that require a college degree and his skills aremore practical. Come end-of-times, you’d be better offhanging with my brother than the professor of Latin Amer-ican studies, not that the latter ’s career is any less laud-able.

Donald Jones, a teacher at Northern Adirondack CentralSchool, said agriculture and FFA offers students opportu-nities they wouldn’t normally have, and it keeps somecoming back to school each day. These students shouldnever be considered less worthy of time, attention, adora-tion and resources than the students preparing for medicalor law school.

CV-TEC offers agriculture, construction, arts, video, de-sign, health science, business, science, technology, engi-neering, architecture and more to area students. Yet, in

some circles it is consideredthe place to usher troubledor failing students. I havemet many of these studentsand am consistently over-whelmed by their knowl-edge and work ethic. Thatisn’t to say I am not wowedby college-bound students, but it attests to the ridiculous-ness of stereotypes and generalizations.

Matt Carter of Northern Adirondack Central School tookfirst place in state’s and went on to rank nationally in ani-mal handling, an accomplishment just as valid as rankingin football or the Harvard Model United Nations.

Students learn in a variety of ways, and they will pursuedifferent paths according to their strengths and possiblelimitations and shine, as long as we foster that.

There is nothing wrong with judging a handful of soil orchoosing wood work over introduction to philosophy.

We shouldn’t make something wrong with it.

Stephen Bartlett is the editor of the North Countryman. He maybe reached at [email protected]

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You have got to be kidding me. This week, we are re-porting on new regulations that have been proposedby the Federal Department of Labor that would

make it all but impossible for children under the age of 16 towork on a farm, unless it is owned by their parents.

Yes, I understand that there are rules about how old youhave to be to be hired for a job, but these regulations wouldalso make it illegal for say, the grandson of a farmer to, and Iquote:

“Participate in agricultural work with animals, pesticidehandling, timber operations, manure pits and storage bins.They would further be unable to operate almost all power-driven equipment.”

So, what these rules are saying is that if you live on a farmand you are under the age of 16, don’t leave the house.

When I was a kid, I spent the vast majority of my summerand plenty of weekends at the South Farm in Essex when mygrandparents oversaw the estate that is now owned by Gov.George Pataki.

What did I do when I was there? Well, I milked cows (not a lot, but even once would be a no-

no under these new regulations), jumped at the chance to bethe one to use the “bug bombs” in the barn, cut down trees,clean out the barns, work in the hay mow, silo and grain binand drive tractor while operating rakes, mowers, bailers anda wide assortment of other power-driven equipment — all be-fore the age of 16!

Terrible, huh?

So if I were to have my kids do that, you’re telling me that Iam creating a felon? That by learning how to work, I am do-ing something wrong?

I learned how to drive on the farm. In all my years there (Iprobably started driving around with assistance before Iturned 10 and drove on my own by 12), I only had one acci-dent with a tractor or truck (it had to do with a tractor, a barn,and the wall that used to be on the back of said barn).

There is no way that you can tell me that working on a farmis damaging to kids. Obviously, they have to work at a pacethat they are comfortable with. But to have new regulationsthat make it a labor violation to basically step into a barn —c’mon.

This type of legislation could also lead to the extinction ofthe family farm, something that is almost here already.

Many families farm together and pass their knowledge onfrom generation to generation. They work together to tend theanimals and crops then harvest the spoils — none of whichchildren under the age of 16 would be able to do anymore.

So, what are the kids to do. They can’t feed any animals,because that could be considered agricultural work. Theycan’t drive a small tractor to help out, because that would bea no-no. I don’t even know if they could play Farmville (I’venever played it, but if it has anything to do with farming, noplaying until you’re 16).

I’m sure that these regulations are being driven by peoplewho have never even set foot on a real farm in their lives andwho think something like, “having their kids work on the

farm at such a young age isbasically having free laborand taking advantage of chil-dren.”

That’s just idiotic. No oneever forced me to work on thefarm. The fact is, I thoughtthat everything there was re-ally cool and I wanted to use it, ride it or work on it. Kids al-ways want to work with their parents or family, and parentsget the chance to be with their children and teach a couple lifelessons along the way.

To the argument that kids working on the farm takes jobsaway from older people who need the work, you’d be wrongyet again.

The fact is, no one wants to do the work. I remember sever-al people who assisted my grandfather on the farm. Therewere two families. After them, he had to rely on the help ofhis own family, friends and a high schooler. After he left, mygrandfather never found another helper, forcing him to ceasethe dairy operations.

So, to the Department of Labor, stay out of this one. Let thefamily farm continue to be so, and worry about more pressingmatters in an economy that desperately needs more labor.

Keith Lobdell is an editor with Denton Publications. He can bereached at [email protected]

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Spending plan below the newproperty-tax capBy Stephen [email protected]

PLATTSBURGH — The Clinton County budget hearingdrew little interest.

One incoming lawmaker argued against raises, while an-other individual supported pay incr eases for county man-agers.

Besides that, ther e was little said about the pr oposedbudget that came in under New York state’s new tax-capstructure.

The property-tax cap is based on a 2-percent increase. Ex-ceptions factored in include tax-base gr owth, payments inlieu of taxes and the state employee retirement fund.

The $157.9 million budget was mor e than $1 million lessthan the 2011 budget.

“It will not require an override,” said Dr. Robert Heins (R-Area 10, City of Plattsbur gh), who chairs Clinton County’sfinance committee.

Under the 2012 plan, the tax levy would increase 2.9 per-cent, for a total of $28,096,043, which is 1.5-per cent belowthe allowable limit under the property-tax cap. The tax rate

would rise 2 percent from $5.96 per $1,000 of assessed prop-erty value to $6.08.

Clinton County utilized r oughly $2 million in fund bal-ance to offset tax increases and increased sales-tax revenueprojections by nearly $600,000.

Revenues dropped around $2.2 million, resulting in 23 po-sitions being unfilled, with 22 r emaining open thr ough at-trition. The county cut one position in the Health Depart-ment after the state funding for the job dried up.

Medicaid costs are expected to rise by nearly $430,000 tomore than $17.4 million.

The spending plan includes 2.5-percent raises for all coun-ty managers, the same union members will receive.

Incoming legislator Mark Dame took issue with that.“We have gone through a brutal recession, and many peo-

ple in the private sector have lost their jobs and houses,” saidDame, who won the November election and will take over

as Area 8 legislator on Jan. 1, 2012.He asked lawmakers to reconsider raises for county man-

agers.Joseph Mousseau disagreed with Dame and urged legisla-

tors not to reconsider management raises.“Yes times are hard and times are dire,” he said. “I know

we are suffering, but I don’t think it is time to leave one seg-ment out.”

The Clinton County Sherif f ’s Department budget is upabout $408,000, or 4.4 percent, which Dame took issue withtoo.

“The pattern is disturbing, and it is not clear in the budg-et.”

Dame said overall it seemed a “pr etty smooth” budgetprocess.”

Legislators will vote on the budget at the Dec. 14 meeting.


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then did,” Kasprzak said. “We enjoyed his steaks and so-cializing on the Juniper.”

The Juniper was packed on the weekends as peopleflocked to the infamous “Booze Cruise.”

Pabst was also known as a local historian, often sharingstories of Lake Champlain and the surrounding region forthe thousands of visitors that stepped foot on the Juniper.He even shared tales of “Champ,” a possible relic from thedinosaur ages swimming in the depths of Lake Champlain.

“I knew Mr . Pabst for mor e than 30 years,” Kasprzaksaid. “We enjoyed many conversations.”

Pabst also ran a restaurant in the 1980s on the corner ofBridge Street and City Hall Place known as the Captain’s

Table and worked in underwater salvage.Kasprzak most remembered Pabst for his local contribu-

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British warship Confiance. The U.S. Navy defeated Confi-ance in the Battle of Plattsburgh on Sept. 11, 1814, and theanchor is displayed in City Hall.

Pabst helped discover other artifacts around the regionand wrote the book “Cannons and Anchors,” which waspublished in 2005.

Kasprzak worked with Pabst when the mayor was amember of the Common Council and said he appr eciatesthe man’s contributions.

“He did a lot for this community ,” Kasprzak said. “Hewill certainly be missed throughout the North Country.”

A memorial service is scheduled for 2:30 p.m., Saturday,in Trinity Episcopal Church in Plattsburgh. Arrangementsare being handled by the R.W . Walker Funeral Home, 69Court St., Plattsburgh.


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Clinton County first in nation to embrace education partnershipBy Stephen [email protected]

PLATTSBURGH — Less than 20 per cent of all ninthgraders make it to the post-secondary finish line, says StateUniversity of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher.

“That is unacceptable.”So with her help, Clinton County become the first r ural

community in the nation to join the Strive Network.Strive is an evidence-based education r eform initiative

with a proven track record of improving student success inCincinnati and Kentucky school districts since it was creat-ed in 2006. The cradle-to-career network brings together re-gional civic organizations, school districts, business and in-dustry, colleges, and elected officials to improve the educa-tion pipeline in Clinton County.

“We need to do something about student attrition in ourcommunity,” Zimpher said, speaking at Clinton Communi-ty College.

She said it must stretch beyond schools to families and theneighborhood.

“Establishing a cradle-to-car eer network and obtainingthe deep but necessary commitment from all involved is nosmall task, but the challenges are ultimately overshadowed

by the r ewards that these networks bring to communitiesand students,” Zimpher said.

Strive, co-cr eated by Zimpher , has positively impactedcollege and high-school graduation rates, fourth-grade read-ing and math scores, and the number of pr eschool childrenprepared for kindergarten.

Part of the challenge is determining where differences canbe made, Zimpher said. It might mean ensuring childr encome to kindergarten ready to learn or smoothing that tran-sition from middle to high school.

“We don't have millions of dollars to buy our way out ofstudent attrition,” Zimpher said. “What we have are our ownhands at work. W e need to r einvent the way we do ourwork.”

The four pillars of Strive are shared community vision, ev-idence-based decision making, collaborative action and in-vestment and sustainability.

“Help them see their best investment is to invest in evi-dence-based strategies that will give them a better return ontheir investment,” Zimpher said.

Over the past five years, Strive has helped boost eighth-grade math scores in Cincinnati by 15 percent and increasedcollege enrollment by 10 per cent. Its success spurr ed manyregions across the country to adapt the concept, includingseveral areas in New York State, with the assistance of SUNY.

Garry Douglas said a key step is developing an appetitefor education as a transformational power in life early on.The president of the Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of

Commerce thinks that appetite is lacking in many families.“The clear est way to incr ease appetite is to have good

jobs.”Paul Grasso, executive dir ector of the North Country

Workforce Investment Boar d, stressed closing the achieve-ment gap.

“We need to engage people sooner in the educationprocess,” he said. “We need to instill in them the importanceof education. We find with the young people we deal withthat education has no value, so we need to instill in them thevalues they need to have at a younger age.”

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Roving reporter By Stephen [email protected]

ROUSES POINT — Maureen Roush ap-preciates living in a place wher e she canleave the door unlocked and know herneighbor is watching out for her

“It’s trusting in Rouses Point.”She’s moved away, but she always comes

back.“My best friend since five works down the

street,” Roush said. “Plus, I miss the lake.”People the North Countryman say they

like Rouses Point for its community feel andbeauty. They wish it had a hotel, r estaurantand more jobs.

“We need mor e jobs in the community ,”said V irginia Guay , of Rouses Point. “Itmight need a really nice restaurant too.”

But the kind and caring people make upfor that, she said, as does beautiful LakeChamplain. Many people walk in RousesPoint, and the lake view pr ovides preciousmotivation.

“We got a million-dollar walk ar ound

Lake Str eet,” said Rouses Point MayorGeorge Rivers. “Rouses Point is a jewel inthe rough.”

Rivers has lived here his entire life and hasserved 14 years as Mayor and is currently onthe tail end of his last term.

“14 years is enough.”Rivers thinks the village could use a gr o-

cery store. He’s worked on landing one forsome time, but nothing yet besides a fewbites that led to nothing.

Times are tough, Rivers said, and peoplehave much to do; pulled in so many dir ec-tions. Yet, in Rouses Point, they still seem tocare.

Vickie Douglas has experienced that senseof community, neighbor watching neighbor,firsthand.

She suffered a stroke a year and a half ago.Left, initially, feeling scared and alone, Dou-glas quickly discovered the depth of caringin Rouses Point.

People appr oached, told her they car edand asked what they could do to assist her ,some going ahead with their own acts ofkindness. Her name was put in the chur chbulletin and several individuals told her

they were praying for her.She smiled big as she sipped from a steam-

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taken care of by four job cuts voted in by the Board of Direc-tors at an emotional meeting earlier in the week.

Calnon said ther e needs to be mor e communication be-tween the board and Common Council, and the city must beable to trust how funds are used. For example, he said threeyears ago the library asked for funds to pursue thr ee items.The city gave the go ahead for items one and two and the li-brary went with one and three instead.

“We are very concerned about the use of funds,” Calnonsaid.

The library r eceives state and federal funds, but the ma-jority of its budget is cover ed by the City of Plattsbur gh,which mandates library services. Plattsbur gh gives the li-brary $811,000 toward its operating budget.

Suzanne Barton, a clerk whose position was cut, ques-tioned how the Board of Directors is chosen and if each indi-vidual’s background is considered.

The library is governed by an independent, 13-memberboard appointed by the mayor and Common Council.

Stuart Voss, also a Plattsburgh resident and former mem-ber of the Common Council understands wher e the city iscoming from and also knows the library is used by many. Itis especially important to families who cannot af ford theirown library or recreation activities for their children, he said.

He disagreed with the Board of Directors’ decision to cutstaff and implored the city to help.

“I know how this works,” Voss said. “It can be done.”Chad Chase, a town of Plattsburgh resident, also asked the

city to help.“The Council is primarily in charge of funding and the fi-

nancial resources.”Calnon said the budget is not final until it is voted on.“I think the council is interested in being fair.”For William Turcotte and his family, fair is having a thriv-

ing library with adequate staf f. He has been bringing hisdaughter to the library since she was an infant.

“Plattsburgh doesn’t have a lot that is for childr en, espe-cially things that are free.”

North Country to get $103.2M for economic developmentRegion ranked No. 2 in stateBy Andy [email protected]

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo Dec. 8 announcedthat $785 million has been awarded through the RegionalEconomic Development Council initiative, including$103.2 million for the North Country Regional EconomicDevelopment Council.

Out of the state’s 10 councils, the North Country r e-ceived the second lar gest amount of money for economicdevelopment.

Here is the list of councils, with the top four “Best Plan”awardees earning the most amount of funds:

1. Central New York, $103.7 million2. North Country, $103.2 million3. Long Island, $101.6 million4. Western New York, $100.3 million5. Finger Lake, $68.8 million6. Mid-Hudson, $67 million7. New York City, $66.2 million8. Capital Region, $62.7 million9. Mohawk Valley, $60.2 million10. Southern Tier, $49.4 millionThe North Country Regional Council Strategic Plan pro-

vided a long-term roadmap to attract private investment,promote and facilitate connectivity between communities,and create a climate that will allow entrepreneurs to flour-ish. It put forth ways to achieve its vision by capitalizingon the region's natural assets, talented labor pool, and en-trepreneurial population.

Proposed projects were designed to launch the region'stransformation by focusing on high-tech and traditionalmanufacturing, gr een ener gy pr oduction, agricultur e,tourism, and arts and culture.

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Plattsburgh production facility by 57,000 square feet and ex-tend the railcar test track by 2,100 feet to increase efficiency,flexibility and capacity for new contracts. $2.5 million.

•North Country Cultural Center of the Arts.Strand The-atre Restoration. $397,000.

•RPC of Clinton County. Conduct emergency housing re-pairs for elderly homeowners in Clinton County. $50,000.

•Town of Peru. Town of Peru South Acres Wastewater Im-provement Project. $600,000.

•Town of Plattsburgh. Plattsburgh Microenterprise As-sistance Program. $200,000.

•Village of Rouses Point. Rouses Point MicroenterpriseProgram. $200,000.

•Village of Rouses Point.Implementing the Rouses PointDowntown and Waterfront Plan. $125,000.

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CVAC season starts with Coaches v. Cancer fundraising challengeBy Keith [email protected]

PLATTSBURGH — Champlain ValleyAthletic Confer ence boys and girls basket-ball pr ograms started their season at thePlattsburgh State Fieldhouse Dec. 9-10, partof the annual Coaches v. Cancer CVAC Chal-lenge.

This was the first year that the event as akick-off to the season, accor ding to SetonCatholic boys head coach and challenge or-ganizer Larry Converse.

“We wanted to go with games that were indivision and make it an event to start the sea-son with,” Converse said. “In the past, wehave had the event later in the season asteams are getting ready to come here for sec-tionals, but hopefully this is a good startingpoint to the season for these teams and wewill get moe people in to help raise funds.”

Funds raise thr ough the event go to theCVPH Fitzpatrick Cancer Center in Platts-burgh. Money was raised through donationsat the gate, T -shirt and collectible sales, a50/50 raffle and a paper airplane toss at half-time of the Saturday games.

“In the five years previous, we have raisedover $9,000 for the center ,” Converse said.“It is a very good cause, and we have somegreat sponsors. The fieldhouse has beenvery good to us over the years. Hopefully ,the money can go toward good things.”

In the Friday games, Alexis Facteau has 19points, Meghan Strong added 12 points to gowith 11 steals and seven assists and CammeyKeyser had 10 points as the AuSable ValleyLady Patriots beat Lake Placid, 50-30.Danielle Balestrini and Chloe Uebrick eachscored eight points for the Blue Bombers.

Colby Sayah had 15 points for the North-ern Adirondack Bobcats, who were unable tohold off the Moriah Vikings in a 52-36 defeat

in the second game of the night.In game thr ee, Mary Mazella scor ed 16

points and Brianna Hackett added 11 as thePeru Lady Indians scor ed a 47-37 win overthe Plattsbur gh High Lady Hornets, whowere led by 10 points from Marle Curle andKianna Dragoon.

In the finale, Conor Casey scored 13 pointsand Tim Remillard added 10 as the Indiansboys team scored a 48-32 win over the Hor-nets. Ethan Votraw scored 12 points for PHS.

On Saturday, action started with a pair ofgames featuring Saranac and Saranac Lake,with the Chiefs sweeping the games byscores of 68-24 (girls) and 46-30 (boys).

In the girls game, Stephanie Linder start-ed the season with a 26-point game, whileVictoria Phaneuf added 19 points for theChiefs and Nicole V iscardo led the RedStorm with 11 points. In the boys game, Je-remy Bullis had 13 points to lead the Chiefs,while Kellen Munn added 15 for the RedStorm.

The T iconderoga Sentinels and SetonCatholic Knights were next on the court, asthe Lady Knights scored a 43-37 win and theSentinel boys scored a 31-24 win.

Kelli R yan scor ed 18 points and KateSchofield added 16 for the Lady Knights,while Eddie Larr ow scor ed nine points forthe boys team.

In the final two games, freshman standoutShannon Ryan scored 38 points as the Beek-mantown Lady Eagles scor ed a 56-41 victo-ry over the Northeastern Clinton LadyCougars. Skyler Hebert scored 10 points forthe Cougars.

In the finale, Rob Armstrong scored the fi-nal two of his 11 points with just 1.3 secondson the clock as the Cougars scor ed a 48-47win over the Eagles. Mike Manor added 10points for the Cougars, while Keegan R yanscored 32 points for the Eagles.

Kasey Favreau of Saranac looks to score against the Saranac Lake defense during their Dec. 10 game as partof the Coaches v. Cancer CVAC Challenge at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse.

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League play begins in full in MVAC, bowling season opensThe W estport Lady Eagles scor ed their

third straight win in the opening weeks ofthe 2011-12 season, using a 27-8 run over themiddle two quarter to score a 39-27 win overtheir namesakes from Chazy Dec. 6.

Willa McKinley continued her solid offen-sive early season with 25 points for the Ea-gles (3-0, 1-0), while Brendee Russell scoredfour points. Delany Sears, Allison Sherman,Mallory Sudduth, Emily Fr ench and KarinDorsey each scored two points.

For Chazy (0-1, 0-1), Olivia Seymour start-ed the season with a 12-point performance,while Megan Reynolds added six points.Katie Thibault and Andrea Mehefsky eachscored two.

In hockey, the Lake Placid Blue Bomberswon their third game of the season with a 4-1 win over Saranac.

Dustin Jacques became the first local play-er to reach double digit points, assisting onall four of the Blue Bombers goals scored byEddie Kane (2) and R.J. Reid (2), giving hima total of nine assists to go with one lamp-lighter.

Shane McNierney and Dillon Savage alsotallied assists, along with Reid, who tallieda three-point night. Jeffrey Smith stopped 18shots in net.

For the Chiefs, Alex Sarazen scored in thethird period on assists by Joey Bridgemanand Jeremy Barber, while Zach Lareau made23 saves.

On Monday, Dec. 5, the Seton CatholicKnights also scor ed a season-opening winwith a 70-30 score against the Chazy Eagles.

Carson Hynes scored 19 points to pace theKnights, while Eddie LaRow scor ed 13points, Carlos Alvarez 12, and Adam Ted-ford eight.

Haden Guay had 11 points for the Eagles,while Matt Stalker scor ed eight, JacobKennedy five, Brandon Laurin four andCody Toohill scored two.

The Tupper Lake Lumberjacks picked uptheir first win of the season, beating CliftonFine 82-33.

Morgan Stevens led the Lumberjacks (1-4,1-0) with 18 points, while Colton Clarkadded 14, T im Larkin scor ed 12, Garr ettPlanty 12, Br ock Tarbox 10, Jor dan Garr owsix, Mitch Keniston five, Damon Cole thr eeand Austin Dukette two.

In girls hoops, The Beekmantown LadyEagles dropped their opener, 51-38, againstSection X’s Massena.

Shannon R yan had 19 points for the Ea-gles, while Katrine Fogelstroem added 11.

In Chazy Dec. 7, Brandon Laurin scored 13points and Craig Botten scor ed 1 1 as the

Chazy Eagles scor ed a 49-29 win over theWestport Eagles.

Nathan Guay added eight points, whileCody Toohill scored seven and Alec Lapierrescored six. Matt Stalker and Tanner Chauvineach scored two points.

Ryan Davis led Westport with 12 points, asDominic Banish scor ed eight, Ethan Mark-wica four , Gabe Schrauf f thr ee and AlexSteele two.

The Lake Placid Blue Bombers dr oppedtheir first MV AC contest of the seasonagainst the Schroon Lake Wildcats, 48-36.

Logan Stephenson led the Bombers with14 points, with Jacob Daniels scoring 10points, Lucas McLean five and Evan Bick-ford thr ee. J.P. Morrison and Cody Portereach scored two points.

In wrestling, the Peru Indians forced sev-en pins in beating the Beekmantown Eagles,60-21.

Ethan Feazelle, Brandon Goddeau, KylerAgoney, Max Marte, Nick For get, NoahPhillips and Troy Seymour each scored pinsagainst the Eagles, while Jor dan Busheyscored a 5-3 decision and Josh Wright scored

a 7-5 decision.For the Eagles, Brandon Defayette and

Hayden Head each recorded pins, while Sy-lan Peryea scored a 2-0 decision win.

The CVAC bowling season started Dec. 7in dramatic fashion as Saranac’s T aylorChapple rolled games of 218 and 268 beforeputting up 12 consecutive X’s on the scor e-card in posting a perfect game as the Chiefsboys defeated the Plattsburgh High Hornets.

Josh Sheffer ’s 675 series was tops for theHornets, who scored a win in the girls matchas Allison Beebie r olled a 480 series. JadeLaker had a 422 series for the Chiefs.

The Northeastern Clinton boys and girlsbowling teams scor ed wins of 7-3 and 4-0over the W illsboro W arriors, with JoeyRobert r olling a 576 series for the Cougarboys and Janelle Menard hit for a 429 series.

The Warriors wer e led by T yler Bridge’s605 series and Alyson Arnold’s 481.

The Per u Indians dr opped a 7-3 boysmatch and 3-1 girls contest against the Ticon-deroga Sentinels, with Jonathan Bowmanrolling a 644 series for the boys and BrittanyBushey rolling a 460 for the girls.

The Tupper Lake Lumberjacks split theirbasketball games against Chateaugay Dec. 8,as the boys dropped a 41-14 contest and thegirls scored a 41-39 win over the Class D Fi-nal Four representative.

The Lady Lumberjacks (3-1, 1-1) outscoredthe Lady Bulldogs 13-8 in the second quar-ter and ended the game with a 16-12 advan-tage in the fourth.

Katie Stuart scor ed 21 points to pace theLumberjacks offense, while Carley Aldridgescored eight points, Sam Sanford scored six,Kelsie St. Louis four, the duo of Lizzie Zurekand Paige Duckett three and Kristin Bickfordtwo.

In the boys game, Mitch Keniston led theLumberjacks (1-5, 1-1) with eight points,while Jor dan Garr ow scor ed thr ee points,Garrett Planty two points and Austin Duck-ette scored one point.

On Dec. 7, the Lumberjacks boys hockeyteam fell behind 3-0 to Ogdensbur g befor elosing 7-3.

After trailing 3-0, Broyce Guerette scoredtwice, the first on assists from Elliot Fletch-er and Pierson St. Pierre, to cut the lead to 3-2.

The teams then traded goals, as John Bu-jold cut the lead to 4-3 on a Chace Toohey as-sist. OFA finished the game with the finalthree goals.

Marcus Richer stopped 33 shots on goal innet for the Lumberjacks (0-2-0, 0-1-0).

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

10:45 a.m. Sunday Night Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Night 7 p.m. (518) 236-5330 MOOERS FORKS St. Ann’s Catholic Church - St. Ann’s Catholic Church - Route 11, Mooers Forks. Mass: Saturday, 4 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. Reconciliation announced special Saturday mornings 10 a.m. & by request. PLATTSBURGH Seventh Day Adventist - 4003 Rt. Seventh Day Adventist - 22, Plattsburgh, 561-3491 - Pastor Livergood Worship Saturday at 11:30 a.m., Pot Luck Dinner after service ROUSES POINT St. Patrick’s Catholic Church - St. Patrick’s Catholic Church - Lake Street, Rouses Point. Anticipated Mass: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday Mass: 10 a.m.; Weekday Masses: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 8 a.m. Communion Service: Wednesday 8 a.m. First Presbyterian Church - 52 First Presbyterian Church - Washington Ave., Rouses Point, New York 12979. Telephone 518-297-6529.

Telephone 518-846-7349. Sunday Service 9 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. SCIOTA St. Louis of France Catholic St. Louis of France Catholic Church - Route 22, Sciota. Church - Mass 4 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. Sunday Sciota United Methodist Church Sciota United Methodist Church - Sunday service 9 a.m. Route 191 - WEST CHAZY The West Chazy Wesleyan The West Chazy Wesleyan Church - Pastor: Jonathan Hunter Church - 17 East Church St., Fiske Road, West Chazy, NY. Ph. 493-4585. Sunday; Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship 5 p.m. Tuesday; Clubhouse Ministries 6:30 p.m. (Sept. thru May) Wednesday; Prayer Meeting 6 p.m. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - West Church Street, West Chazy. Saturday Vigil Mass, 4 p.m. Sunday Mass 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. Weekday Masses: Monday through Friday at 9 a.m.

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F r i d a y , D e c . 1 6F r i d a y , D e c . 1 6ELIZABETHTOWN —Horace Nye Home craft

fair/bake sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 873-3575, [email protected]. $10 for a six foot venderspace.

S a t u r d a y , D e c . 1 7S a t u r d a y , D e c . 1 7MORRISONVILLE— North Country Squares

Dance Club meets, Clinton County Fairgrounds,84 Fairgrounds Road, Morrisonville. 7 p.m. CallerBob LaBounty and cuer Mo Wall. 561-7167 or492-2057.

LEWIS—Santa appearance, Lewis Fire House,18 Fire House, 3-5 p.m.

KEESEVILLE — Keeseville Free Library's 20Annual Holiday Party, 1721 Front Street, 1 p.m.

SARANAC LAKE —Louise Dionne piano con-cert at Saranac Village at Will Rogers, 78 WillRogers Dr. 7 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH—Helping the kids for theHolidays, offering used gifts for newborn to 18months, Wallace Hill Town Hall, Wallace Hill Rd,10 a.m.- 6p.m.

WESTPORT—Breakfast with Santa, FatherMac Hall, 7-11 a.m. adults $7, kids $4.

LAKE PLACID —The eleventh annual AnAdirondack Christmas concert The Lake PlacidCenter for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Dr, 7p.m.

PLATTSBURGH—The Quintessential Soundof Christmas performs, St. Peter’s Church, 114Cornelia St. 7:30 p.m.

S u n d a y , D e c . 1 8S u n d a y , D e c . 1 8LAKE PLACID—The Quintessential Sound of

Christmas performs, St. Agnes ChurchPERU—Peru Memorial VFW Kids Christmas

Party, 710 New York 22B, 1 p.m.WHALLONSBURG—Charles’ Dickens A

Christmas Carol, The Whallonsburg Grange Halland the Depot Theater, 1610 NYS Rte.. 22,5:30pm.

SARANAC LAKE—Almost Maine Auditions,Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave. Noon.

M o n d a y , D e c . 1 9M o n d a y , D e c . 1 9PLATTSBURGH — Scrabble game, Seniors

Citizens Council of Clinton County Senior Center,5139 N. Catherine St., 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 563-6186,ext. 102.

CHAZY — 3 Mile Club, Chazy Central RuralSchool, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 578-7123.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Advent NoontimeMeditations, United Church of Christ, 7580 CourtStreet, with Organist Mary Lu Kirsty.

T u e s d a y , D e c . 2 0T u e s d a y , D e c . 2 0SARANAC — Saranac Hollow Jammers coun-

try music and dancing, Saranac Town Hall, 3662Route 3, 6-9:30 p.m. 293-7056.


WILLSBORO— Open mike night, Toto’s atWillsboro Bowling Center, 3922 NYS Route 22,Every Tuesday, 7p.m.

KEESEVILLE— Free Rabies Vaccine Clinic forania17 Route 9, Keeseville

W e d n e s d a y , D e c . 2 1W e d n e s d a y , D e c . 2 1REDFORD — Saranac fiddlers performance.

Assumption of Mary School. 6:30-9:30 p.m.. $2.293-7031.


T h u r s d a y , D e c . 2 2T h u r s d a y , D e c . 2 2WESTPORT — Story hour, Westport Library, 6

Harris Lane, 10 a.m. Free. 962-8219.LAKE PLACID — Story hour, Lake Placid Pub-

lic Library, 2471 Main St., 10:15 a.m. Free. 523-3200.


DANNEMORA — Free gym-time for children,former Dannemora Elementary School, 40 Em-mons St. 10 a.m.-noon. 561-4999.

PLATTSBURGH — Journey Into Reading,Champlain Centre Mall, 60 Smithfield Blvd., 4:30-6:30 p.m. Reading for children up to age 16 withfree book provided. Hosted at center court.www.journeyintoreading.org.

F r i d a y , D e c . 2 3F r i d a y , D e c . 2 3ROUSES POINT —Children's Holiday Craft

Project, Dodge Memorial Library,144 Lake St. 10a.m.

S a t u r d a y , D e c . 2 4S a t u r d a y , D e c . 2 4CHRISTMAS EVE OBSERVED.ESSEX—Christmas Eve Candlelight Service,

Essex Community Church Rte. 22. 11 p.m.

S u n d a y , D e c . 2 5S u n d a y , D e c . 2 5CHRISTMAS DAY OBSERVED.ESSEX—Christmas Morning Worship Service,

Essex Community Church Rte. 22. 10:15 a.m.

M o n d a y , D e c . 2 6M o n d a y , D e c . 2 6PLATTSBURGH — Scrabble game, Seniors

Citizens Council of Clinton County Senior Center,5139 N. Catherine St., 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 563-6186,ext. 102.


T u e s d a y , D e c . 2 7T u e s d a y , D e c . 2 7PLATTSBURGH — RSVP performs, Senior Cit-

izens Council of Clinton County, 5139 N. Cather-ine St., 11 a.m.

ROUSES POINT —Preschool story time,Dodge Memorial Library,144 Lake St. 10 a.m.

SARANAC — Saranac Hollow Jammers coun-try music and dancing, Saranac Town Hall, 3662Route 3, 6-9:30 p.m. 293-7056.


WILLSBORO — Open mike night, Toto’s atWillsboro Bowling Center, 3922 NYS Route 22,Every Tuesday, 7p.m.

SARANAC — Senior citizen dance, SaranacTown Hall, 3662 State Route 3, 6:30-9:30 p.m.Round and square dancing. Admission: nonper-ishable food item for local food shelf. 293-7056.

W e d n e s d a y , D e c . 2 8W e d n e s d a y , D e c . 2 8REDFORD — Saranac fiddlers performance.

Assumption of Mary School. 6:30-9:30 p.m.. $2.293-7031.

ROUSES POINT —Movie Matinee; 10am;"Beethoven's Christmas", Dodge Memorial Li-brary,144 Lake St. 10 a.m.


T h u r s d a y , D e c . 2 9T h u r s d a y , D e c . 2 9WESTPORT — Story hour, Westport Library, 6

Harris Lane, 10 a.m. Free. 962-8219.LAKE PLACID — Story hour, Lake Placid Pub-

lic Library, 2471 Main St., 10:15 a.m. Free. 523-3200.


DANNEMORA — Free gym-time for children,former Dannemora Elementary School, 40 Em-mons St. 10 a.m.-noon. 561-4999.

PLATTSBURGH — Journey Into Reading,Champlain Centre Mall, 60 Smithfield Blvd., 4:30-6:30 p.m. Reading for children up to age 16 withfree book provided. Hosted at center court.www.journeyintoreading.org.

F r i d a y , D e c . 3 0F r i d a y , D e c . 3 0KEESEVILLE — Fish Fry Friday, Elks Lodge

2072, 1 Elks Lane, 5-7:30 p.m. Take-outs available.Fish or shrimp. $6.95. 834-2072.

S a t u r d a y , D e c . 3 1S a t u r d a y , D e c . 3 1NEW YEAR’S EVE OBSERVED.MORRISONVILLE — North Country Squares

Dance Club meets, Clinton County Fairgrounds,84 Fairgrounds Road, Morrisonville. 7 p.m. CallerBob LaBounty and cuer Carl Trudo. 561-7167 or492-2057.

S u n d a y , J a n . 1 S u n d a y , J a n . 1 NEW YEAR’S DAY OBSERVED.

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and storage bins. They would further be unable to operate almost allpower-driven equipment.

Rule changes would exempt youths who work on farms owned or op-erated by their parents.

The new regulations would eliminate certain programs carried out bythe FFA and 4-H and limit the activities that could be taught under var-ious student programs nationwide.

It would also block certain FFA and 4-H members from caring for theirown animals if they were kept at a farm not owned but thier parents.

“This will affect kids and their ability to learn and that work ethic,”said Donald Jones, agriculture teacher and Future Farmers of Americaadvisor at Northern Adirondack Central School.

“I don’t know if we would be able to do tractor driving or weldingwith our kids.

“It will change things, and it is scary.”The American Farm Bureau Federation recently voiced its opposition

to the proposals on behalf of mor e than 70 agricultural or ganizations.In a press release, the group noted that family partnerships and corpo-rations own 98 percent of the roughly 2 million farms and ranches na-tionwide, and “their right to operate their farms with family membersis specifically permitted by Congress. We don’t want to see those rightsinfringed.”

In 2006, about 1.12 million youth under 20 resided on farms, and morethan half of them worked on the farms, according to the National Insti-tute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Several United States senators have written to the Department of La-bor, opposing the pr oposed changes. Each of them point to r esearchthat shows childhood injury rates pertaining to agricultur e declinednearly 60 percent between 1998 and 2008.

“I have a little brother who is 11 and he works on the farm,” Tromb-ley said.

She’d be bored if she didn’t have the farm.“We are out in the barn together,” Trombley said. “It brings our fam-

ily together.”


By Jayne and Alex Boisvert

ACROSS1 Corrupt, in a way

6 Ignore

12 Sleeping

18 Ayes

19 “Lady Marmalade” group

20 Caesar salad topper

22 Unpleasant pair to

choose from

23 “To reiterate ...”

24 Deep-fried Japanese dish

25 Jaded ballplayer?

27 Grain of sand?

28 Mocha native

29 Fantastic

31 As well

32 Vase-shaped pitcher

33 Drama with two spin-offs

36 Scarlett, to Rhett, ulti-

mately

38 1983 Keaton title role

42 Tweet

44 Alka-Seltzer sound

46 New York college whose

team is the Gaels

47 Coal receptacle building

blocks?

51 Steer groups?

54 2001 French film nomi-

nated for five Academy

Awards

55 One reason to work

57 Energy meas.

58 Tell

59 Stain-removal brand

60 Turning parts

61 Grasps

62 Sharpen

63 Family name in Kafka’s

“The Metamorphosis”

64 Shark’s practice

66 Tell

70 Field division

71 They get tipped in lots

73 1971 Clapton classic

74 Psyche part, to Freud

77 General at Antietam

78 White Label Scotch

maker

79 Roaches, e.g.

80 Fish with a bad cold?

83 Pointed front of a two-

wheeler?

85 Jai __

86 Deserve

87 Browns

88 Cheers

90 Slightly burned

94 Was in charge of

95 Insect stage after larva

99 Morning morsel

101 “Got me”

103 Ear problem

105 Sound of Crosby’s door-

bell?

109 Collection of yokels?

112 Kuwait, for one

113 How a team should work

114 “Love Story” co-star

115 Timeline divisions

116 Reddish-brown horses

117 Like some mythology

118 Malevolent beings

119 From Aconcagua, say

120 Lamb piece

DOWN1 Parting words

2 Look over

3 “Am I crazy?”

4 Merman, notably

5 Museum Folkwang city

6 Normal opening?

7 Stands guard, perhaps

8 One may be deviated

9 Disney dwarf

10 Played loudly

11 Although

12 Entr’__

13 Costumed kid’s hope

14 “Pretty Woman” genre,

briefly

15 Blissful

16 Broadway souvenir

17 Songwriter Amos

19 Bldg. with stacks

21 Rebellious Turner

26 Singer Lionel

27 NBAers’ game

30 RSVP

34 Word seen in brackets

35 Trying

37 See 69-Down

39 Comedian Jay

40 Draft status

41 Sail support

42 Short review?

43 H.S. exams

45 Crack filler

47 Gala

48 Letters before an online

view

49 Krypton relative

50 Word after sky or powder

51 Grill partner

52 Sea witch in “The Little

Mermaid”

53 Frat letters

56 Bakery array

60 49-Down, for example

61 Braver

63 Part of an act

65 Southern Slavs

66 Zinger

67 Connecticut town for

which a disease is

named

68 Et __

69 With 37-Down, Bonnie

and Clyde

70 Ex-boxer Laila

72 Litter reactions

73 Reduced

74 Auction site

75 __ warning

76 Like much history

78 Steve’s sidekick in

“Hawaii Five-O”

79 Washington’s mount?

81 About 2.2 pounds

82 “__ it on!”

84 Kipling python

89 Domingo preceder

91 Martini with an onion

92 Einstein’s second son

93 Reserved

95 Some uprights

96 Says

97 Web image-viewing soft-

ware

98 Scarlett’s love

100 On a scale of one __

102 Sleep problem

104 Beef cut

105 Flower place

106 Wrote online, briefly

107 Pleasing

108 Storied loch

110 Potter’s oven

111 “__ a Wonderful Life”

113 Botanist Gray

This Month in History - DECEMBER 17th - The Wright Brothers made their first airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C. (1903) 19th - Charles Dickens published “A Christmas Carol”. (1843) 21st - The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts. (1620) 21st - “Snow White” premiered at theaters. (1937)

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WEST CHAZY — Conroy’s Organics isabout local sustainability.

It features an array of local pr oducts, in-cluding the work of the region’s artists.

“We do it to help keep the local economystrong,” said Jenny Scottodicarlo, marketingdirector of Conroy’s Organics, 8173 Route 9.

One of those artists, Lorrie Mandigo, ismore than happy to have her work featuredat the operation in West Chazy that, amongother things, has on hand local wine, liquor,foods and a deli and wi-fi cafe.

“I think they have a gr eat set up, and theatmosphere ther e is terrific, and the cus-tomers are all nice,” Mandigo of Per u said.“I love the idea of local sustainability, espe-cially since I am self employed and a nearstarving artist.”

Since opening in 2003, Conroy’s Organicshas featured a number of local artists.

“It’s about local sustainability,” Scottodi-carlo said. “W e don’t have any artists thataren’t from here.”

The stor e also featur es local writers andtheir works.

“Personally, I think this type of thing isimportant,” Scottodicarlo said. “W e have alot of talents in this community between thefarming and artists. I don’t think peopleknow what we have here.”

It brings local arts and food together , shesaid, pointing out that the meats and pr o-duce ar e local. Conr oy’s is committed tobuying local mer chandise whenever avail-able.

The store serves natural and organic foodswhile customers lounge in the wi-fi cafe.

“It gives you a panoramic view of thefarm, so you can practically r each out andtouch the cows while you ar e eating,” Scot-todicarlo said. “Plus, you come in and are vi-sually overloaded.

“There is art work all over.”And this season, ther e is an incr eased fo-

cus on local artists and gift ideas in an at-tempt to boost the local economy.

Mandigo’s been an artist as long as she canremember and went to school for advertis-ing design.

Her main focus today is painting Santa us-ing an array of recycled materials as her can-vas. She hits flea markets and garage salesfor anything from old skates to hockey pucks

to medicine bottles.“Originally art was the only thing I was in-

terested in as a teenager , and it just devel-oped into a total and unique passion,”Mandigo said. “I pr obably paint 8 to 10

hours a day.”And Scottodicarlo and Conroy’s Organics

appreciate Mandigo.“A lot more can come out of our commu-

nity than people realize.”

Conroy’s: Helping to keep the local economy strong

Tree Lighting Contest to be heldMOOERS—The Town of Mooers Beautification Committee is sponsoring their annu-

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Judging will be on Monday, Dec. 19.Fore more information call 236-7759 or e-mail the beautification committee at scar-

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Ski Fair and Equipment SwapCHAMPLAIN—Ski Fair & Equipment Swap will be held at North Eastern Clinton

High School, Rte. 276, Saturday, Dec. 10 from noon to 3:30 p.m.There will be a snowboard raffle Burton is offering a chance to win a collector series

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KEESEVILLE

0 BR/1 BA, Brand new handicapaccessible studio apartment. Fullkitchen, $260/month + security,snow removal included. NO pets,NO smoking. Lynn Saltus 518-834-9606 ext 36 $260 [email protected]

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3 BR/1.5 BA, Brand new 3 bed-room 1.5 bath, dishwasher, wash-er/dryer. $740/mon +security,snow removal included. NO smok-ing, NO pets. References required.Lynn Saltus, 518-834-9606 ext. 36$740 [email protected]

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LOG LENGTH FIREWOOD

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LAVALLEE LOGGING

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NOTICE OFFORMATION OFP R O F E S S I O N A LLIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANYPERU F AMILYMEDICINE, P.L.L.C.Articles of Organiza-tion were filed withSecretary of S tate ofNew York (SSNY) on10/17/2011. SSNYhas been designatedas agent of the PLLCupon whom processagainst it may beserved. Of fice Loca-tion: Clinton County .SSNY shall mail acopy of process to thePLLC, PO Box 599,Peru, NY 12972.Purpose: For any law-ful purpose.NCM-11/12-12/17/11-6tc-27894-----------------------------

NOTICE OF

FORMATION of Limit-ed Liability Comp any( LLC )ADK Limousine LlcArticles of Organiza-tion filed with the Sec-retary of S tate of NewYork ( SSNY ) on10/07/2011Office Location: Clin-ton County . TheSSNY is designated

as agent of the LLCupon whom processagainst it may beserved. SSNY shallmail a copy of anyprocess to the LLC at:439 Rolling Mill Hill RdAusable Forks NY12912 Purpose: Anylawful purposeNCM-11/12-12/17/11-6TC-27929-----------------------------

A D I R O N D A C KOPTOMETRY, PLLCNOTICE OFFORMATION of adomestic ProfessionalLimited Liability Com-pany (PLLC):DATE OFFORMATION: TheArticles of Organiza-tion were filed with theNew York State Secre-tary of S tate onNovember 9, 2011.NEW YORK OFFICELOCATION: ClintonCountyAGENT FOR

PROCESS: The Sec-retary of S tate is des-ignated as Agent uponwhom process againstthe PLLC may beserved. The Secre-tary of State shall maila copy of any processagainst the PLLC to 2Healey A venue,Plattsburgh, New York12901.PURPOSE: T oengage in any lawfulact or activity.NCM-11/19-12/24/11-6TC-27944-----------------------------

PERU SAND &GRAVEL, LLCNOTICE OFFORMATION of adomestic Limited Lia-bility Company (LLC):DATE OFFORMATION: TheArticles of Organiza-tion were filed with theNew York State Secre-tary of S tate onNovember 14, 2011.NEW YORK OFFICELOCATION: ClintonCountyAGENT FORPROCESS: The Sec-retary of S tate is des-ignated as Agent uponwhom process againstthe LLC may beserved. The Secre-tary of State shall maila copy of any process

against the LLC to 353Sullivan Road, Peru,New York 12972.PURPOSE: T oengage in any lawfulact or activity.NCM-11/26-12/31/11-6TC-27966-----------------------------

NOTICE OFINFORMATION ofLimited Liability Com-pany ( LLC )Name: Life EnrichingAssets Project,LLCArticles of Organiza-tion filed with the Sec-retary of S tate of NewYork ( SSNY ) on2/20/11. Of fice Loca-tion: Clinton. TheSSNY is designed as

agent of the LLCupon whom processagainst it may beserved. SSNY shallmail a copy of anyprocess to the LLC atLife Enriching AssetsProject, LLC 62Brinkerhoff S treet,Plattsburgh, New York12932.NCM-11/26-12/31/11-6TC-27976-----------------------------

NOTICE OF QUALI-FICATION OF EFFI-CACY HOLDINGS,LLC. Authority filedwith NY Dept. of Stateon 1 1/7/11. Of fice

location: ClintonCounty. LLC formedin FL on 7/5/1 1. NYSec. of State designat-ed agent of LLC uponwhom process againstit may be served andshall mail process to:c/o National Regis-tered Agents, Inc., 875Ave. of the Americas,Ste. 501, NY , NY10001. FL and princi-pal business address:6622 Summer CoveDr., Riverview , FL33578. Cert. of Org.filed with FL Sec. ofState, 2661 ExecutiveCenter Circle, Talla-hassee, FL 32301.Purpose: all lawfulpurposes.NCM-12/3-1/7/2011-6TC-27991-----------------------------

D E R I V A T I V E SDIRECTIONS LLCArticles of Org. filedNY Sec. of S tate(SSNY) 10/26/1 1.Office in Clinton Co.SSNY design. Agentof LLC upon whomprocess may beserved. SSNY shallmail copy of processto The LLC 279 MottSt. Ste. 2R New York,NY 10012. Purpose:Any lawful activity. NCM-12/10-1/14/12-6tc-20766

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NOTICE OFFORMATION OFTURTLE PONDPROPERTIES, MJK,LLC (PURSUANT TOSECTION 203 OFTHE LIMITEDLIABILITY COMPANYLAW)NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN that the Arti-cles of Organization ofTurtle Pond Proper-ties, MJK, LLC (theCompany ) were filed

with the Secret ary ofState of the S tate ofNew Y ork on August17, 2011.The Company is beingformed for any lawfulbusiness purpose andshall have all the pow-ers set forth in Section202(a) - 202(q) of theNew York Limited Lia-bility Company Law.The office of the Com-pany is to be locatedin the County of Clin-ton, S tate of NewYork, with of ficeslocated at 8 FlaglarDrive, Platt sburgh,New York 12901. TheSecretary of State hasbeen designated asthe agent of the Com-pany upon whoprocess against theCompany may beserved. The post

office address towhich the Secretary ofState shall mail a copyof any process againstthe Comp any servedupon such Secret aryof S tate is: 8 FlaglarDrive, Platt sburgh,New York 12901.NCM-12/10-1/14/12-6TC-20774-----------------------------

NOTICE OF FORMA-TIONNew York Limited Lia-bility CompanyBlackthorn DefenseLLC was formed onDecember 1, 201 1 foran unlimited duration.Its of fice is located inClinton County. It hasno registered agent.The New York secre-tary of st ate has beendesignated as agentof the limited liabilitycompany upon whomprocess against it maybe served and thepost office address towhich the secretary ofstate shall mailprocess is: c/o ArthurNorton, 376 MargaretStreet, Unit E-32,Plattsburgh, NY12901-5022. Thebusiness of the LLC isthe import and exportof goods.Dated: December 2,2 0 1 1

/s/ John E. Clute Esq.organizer NCM-12/17-1/21/12-20795-----------------------------

JCS MATTHEWS’LLCNOTICE OFFORMATION of adomestic Limited Lia-bility Company (LLC):DATE OFFORMATION:The Articles of Organi-zation were filed withthe New York S tateSecretary of S tate onDecember 9, 2011.NEW YORK OFFICELOCATION:Clinton CountyAGENT FORPROCESS:The Secretary of Stateis designated asAgent upon whomprocess against theLLC may be served.The Secretary of Stateshall mail a copy ofany process againstthe LLC to 5591 S tateRoute 1 1, Ellenburg,New York 12933.PURPOSE:To engage in any law-ful act or activity.NCM-12/17-1/21/12-6TC-20806-----------------------------

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West Chazy 494 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chestertown 497 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chateaugay 499 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whitehall 523 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Placid 529 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moria 532 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schroon Lake 543 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hague 546 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Henry/Moriah 547 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Putnam 561-566 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plattsburgh 576 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keene/Keene Valley 581,583,584,587 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saratoga Springs 582 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newcomb 585 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticonderoga 594 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ellenburg Depot 597 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crown Point 623 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrensburg 624 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long Lake 638 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Argyle/Hartford 639 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fort Ann 642 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Granville 643 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peru 644 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bolton Landing 647 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ausable Forks 648 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indian Lake 654 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corinth 668 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake George 695 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schuylerville 735 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lyon Mountain 746,747 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fort Edward/Hudson Falls 743,744,745,748,761,792,793,796,798 . . . . . . . . . . Glens Falls 834 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keeseville 846 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chazy 856 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dickerson Ctr. 873 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabethtown/Lewis 891 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saranac Lake 942 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mineville 946 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington 962 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westport 963 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willsboro/Essex

247 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon 372 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Isle 388 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Middlebury 425 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte 434 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richmond 438 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Rutland 453 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bristol/New Haven 462 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cornwall 475 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panton 482 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hinesburg 545 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weybridge 655 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winooski 658 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burlington 758 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bridport 759 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Addison 654,655,656,657,658,660,860,862,863,864,865,951,985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burlington 877 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vergennes 769,871,872,878,879 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Essex Junction 893 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milton 897 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shoreham 899 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Underhill 948 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orwell 888 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelburne

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