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School board member provides students a voice

BEEKMANTOWN — Beekman-town Central School, like all dis-tricts, isn’t immune to controversyfrom time to time.

But having a student representa-tive on hand to provide the “low-down” is helpful in not only

quelling anger over various issues,but in helping steer the school boardin the right direction.

That is one of the reasons the dis-trict has a student school boardmember.

“I am happy to continue with thetradition we started in 2004-05,”said Superintendent Scott Amo.

The student council president au-

tomatically become the students’representative on the board, and thisschool year it is senior CharlesSimpson. The student participates inboard meetings as a non-votingmember of the group.

“It’s been eye opening,” Simpsonsaid. “I get to see the inner workingsof the school board as well as thepublic’s reaction.”

This year has been rocky at timeswith the school district operatingunder a contingency budget.

Last may, district voters passed

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An array of research showsreading to children helpsthem develop

PLATTSBURGH — Kurtis Hagen has hundreds ofchildren’s books for his kids.

And he takes Kai, 4, and Erik, 2, to the library at leastevery other week.

“It’s nice to get them out of the house and tocheck out books for them,” said Hagen, of Platts-burgh.

He’s a strong proponent of reading to chil-dren, saying it helps prepare them for schooland assists with their development.

He is not the only one saying that, with re-search strongly backing both points he madeand much more for children who are read toby their parents or guardians.

“We’ve gone through our entire collection, andthey want new books,” Hagen said. “From every-thing I have read educationally, the most important

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Pictured at right: Kurtis Hagen reads to his children,Kai, 4, and Erik, 2, at Plattsburgh Public Library.

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“ ”It’s been eye opening. I get to see the inner workings of the school board as well as the public’s reaction.

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PLATTSBURGH — A person’s wholeworld view can be shattered when they gothrough a disaster, says Jamie Grubb.

“They believed in a safe and happy world,and all of a sudden it is gone,” said Grubb ofHesed Hope Ministries. “That is where men-tal health counseling comes in.”

That is one of a plethora of services thatwill be offered under the new Long Term Re-covery Group that has been established tohelp meet the unmet needs of disaster vic-tims in Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties.Grubb is vice chair of the new group thatconsists of several non-profit organizationsand governmental agencies from throughoutthe region that have come together to builda coordinated network.

The group was formed to meet the unmetneeds in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene,and other disasters, as well as future events.

“This was a large scale disaster, and a lotof people didn’t have flood insurance,”Grubb said. “There is not enough funding,and it takes a community to come in and sup-port the individuals.”

The purpose of the Long Term RecoveryGroup is to coordinate long term disaster re-

covery through mobilization of resourcesand case management. Currently, the groupis focusing on recovery efforts associatedwith Tropical Storm Irene.

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tance of FEMA Voluntary Agency Liaisonsassigned to the region in the wake of Tropi-cal Storm Irene.

The Long Term Recovery Group electedJohn Bernardi of the United Way of the

Adirondack Region as chair.The group is comprised of over 20 organ-

izations, both non-profit and governmental,throughout the region.

“This group has come together and is aable to pool our resources,” Bernardi said.

Bernardi stressed that the recovery effortsso far have been good, but there is tremen-dous need out there and there are still unmetneeds.

This could include rebuilding, relocation,physical damage, mental-health counselingand more.

“There are hundreds of people affected,and the majority of those affected still haveunmet needs,” Bernardi said.

The group’s main focus is on families, butit will not ignore businesses.

“There are dozens of businesses affected,”Bernardi said. “We anticipate recovery fromIrene to go on for quite some time.”

Fortunately, there is a pool of resources be-ing brought to the table, whether it be fund-ing or services.

“It is partially about dollars and cents,”Bernardi said, “but equally important arethe services we can provide them.

“This is the first time in this region wehave brought together this type of group.”

He said the region is blessed with atremendous network of health and humanservice organizations.

“By mobilizing the resources we will beable to help our friends and neighbors whohave been devastated by the particular dis-asters and address future disasters.”

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PERU — Peru CentralSchool District has reached apoint where it’s especiallyimportant for larger num-bers of district residents toparticipate in budget devel-opment conversations.Greater participation is animportant part of communi-ty engagement and helpingthe school district and

school board make the mostinformed choices possible,according to A. Paul Scott,Interim Peru Central Super-intendent of Schools.

As a result, all adult resi-dents of Peru Central SchoolDistrict are encouraged totake part in two larger-scale‘community conversations’slated for 6 PM until rough-

ly 7:15 PM on the evenings ofJanuary 23rd and February13th in the high school cafe-teria. Each ‘community con-versation’ will offer oppor-tunity for district residentsto be heard and engage inconversation with other dis-trict residents on budget de-velopment matters, Scottsaid.

At next Monday’s January23rd community conversa-tion in the high school cafe-teria, district residents willbe asked to help identifyhow Peru Central should:

Increase operating effi-ciency and expand partner-ships with other school dis-tricts in the years ahead, aspart of continuing to operate

as cost effectively as possi-ble;

Change how public edu-cation programs and servic-es are delivered to operateeven more cost effectivelyand more rigorously for stu-dents, as part of consideringthe taxpayer during thistime of a tight financial cli-mate and limited capacity to

increase spending, year toyear, while encouraginghigher student achievement.

A packet of materials willbe provided to each districtresident attending, Scottsaid.

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ALBANY — New YorkState Agriculture Commis-sioner Darrel J. AubertineJan. 11 announced the avail-ability of $200,000 in fundsto support new and existingregional “buy local” foodand agricultural campaignsthroughout the State.

This program is funded bya USDA Specialty CropBlock Grant and will be con-ducted in coordination withthe State’s Pride of NewYork Program.

“There’s no doubt thatconsumers want to buy lo-cally produced food,” thecommissioner said. “What

we have found is that re-gional “buy local” cam-paigns further raise the pro-file of local products in aspecific region and they of-ten have the opportunity toprovide a range of servicesand activities that help localproducers market theirproducts and assist con-sumers in identifying localproducts.”

The goal of the Regional“Buy Local” Campaign De-velopment Program is to in-crease consumer awareness,increase recognition in themarketplace, and increasesales of locally produced

foods and agricultural prod-ucts in eleven defined agri-cultural regions.

Eligible proposals mustreflect each region’s geogra-phy, agricultural produc-tion, local cultural identityand other unique attributesor specialties. They musthelp promote a broad-rangeof USDA-defined specialtycrops, and they must alsowork synergistically withother regional “buy local”campaigns in the State, aswell as the Pride of NewYork Program.

With $200,000 in federalSpecialty Crop Block Grant

funds, each region is eligibleto receive $18,550, of which$2,800 is allocated to create aregional brand, and up to$2,750 for the developmentof a marketing/media plan.The remaining $13,000 canbe used for implementingthe marketing/media plan,which can include advertise-ments, the creation of pro-motional materials, websitedesign, public outreach andmore.

As part of the grantaward, the Department willprovide professional andcreative services for each re-gion to help develop their

regional brands, create indi-vidual websites and developa multi-year marketing/me-dia plan.

Government entities, not-for-profits, tourism boardsand Industrial DevelopmentAuthorities are all eligible toapply. Applications are dueinto the Department by Feb.23.

The Pride of New York isthe statewide umbrella pro-motion program for NewYork State food and agricul-tural products, offering NewYork producers and proces-sors a variety of tools and re-sources to help them market

and promote their products,while also helping con-sumers identify New Yorkproducts.

The state’s 11 agriculturalregions as defined in thisRFP include the AdirondackRegion, which comprises allof Essex, Clinton, Franklin,Warren, Lewis and Hamiltoncounties and parts of St.Lawrence and Herkimercounties.

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It’s time for a food revolution, start-ing on the road at conveniencestores, fast food joints and grocery

chains. They need to be more accountableand begin selling more healthy on-the-gomeals.

Let’s face it, we’re a fat nation. About 34percent of adults and 17 percent of chil-dren in the U.S. are obese. New York itselfhas an obesity rate of 24 percent.

We all know the consequences of obesi-ty: heart disease, diabetes, high bloodpressure, sleep apnea, stroke, death.

For the millions of people who made ittheir New Year ’s resolutions to eat healthi-er this year, many will either stay awayfrom the abundant fast-food options wehave now or eventually succumb to theregular fare, which continues to keepmany Americans fat. After all, convenientfood is heavily processed and loaded withfat, carbohydrates, sugar and salt.

If the U.S. is really going to get trim, itneeds the help of food suppliers, especial-ly the ones on the front line.

While there are natural options to on-the-go eating habits — apples, bananas,celery, carrots, raw nuts, raisins, etc. —they are limited. It takes a great deal ofplanning and preparation to eat healthy asan American, but we don’t always havethe time.

We’re a nation on the go. Commutersrely on quick, easy grub to keep on themove (“America runs on Dunkin’”). Sothose who really want to lose the excessweight many times give up because theyhave few healthy choices on the road.

We wish we could walk into a conven-ience store, a grocery store or a fast-foodrestaurant and walk out with a nutritiousmeal we can eat in the car or at our desk.While some food poses as healthy, theseare merely token items.

Most convenience stores sell fresh fruit,milk and yogurt. Some sell salads, butthey are processed in other locations. Anda granola bar only goes so far. We’ll admit,some pre-made deli sandwiches havewheat bread as an option and include let-tuce and tomato. But that’s not much of a

healthier alternative to hamburgers, fakerib sandwiches, breakfast burritos andprocessed chicken patties.

What about vegetarian food? If a healthfood store can make fresh vegan burritos,fried tempeh sandwiches, garden andblack bean salads and a variety of quickvegetarian meals, why can’t Stewart’s,Grand Union, Hannaford, Price Chopperor Walmart?

There are few stores that carry thesekinds of on-the-go nutritious alternatives,mostly health food stores, but they are notalways open when we need the food, suchas early in the morning and late at nightwhen people are on the go.

Try to cut out the following in your diet:cheese, processed frozen food, processedmeat, salty snacks, sweets, and traditionalfast food. Make it low-sodium. Make itvegetarian. Now walk into a conveniencestore, fast food restaurant or grocery storeand look around. You won’t find much, ifanything, to eat on the go, certainly not ameal.

It takes time to eat healthy, and time issomething many Americans don’t have.No wonder we’re so obese. And businessesthat sell us food could make it so mucheasier, and help us get healthier, if theyonly tried as hard as the health foodstores.

Here’s an idea: The health food storescould contract with these other stores andoffer fresh, wholesome grab-and-go foodin a natural food cooler.

The same old food just doesn’t cut itanymore. When will our food suppliers re-alize that?

So here’s our challenge for 2012: De-mand healthier food. Write letters, com-plain to store managers and make themchange. Tell them you’re mad as hell andyou’re not going to take it anymore.

This editorial is the collaborative opinionof a board comprised of Thom Randall, FredHerbst, Lou Varricchio, Keith Lobdell,Stephen Bartlett, Andy Flynn and JohnGereau. Comments may be directed to [email protected].

We need a food revolutionFor a country that was

founded based on theprinciple of religious

freedom, religion seems to beunder fire or at the very leastin question these days. Fromthe concern over footballplayer Tim Tebow, presiden-tial candidates Romney,Huntsman, Santorum andGingrich, media/politicalclassifications of the religiousright as evangelicals and therecent controversies over nativity scenesaround the country, it would appear that ournation’s opinion of religion has moved froma nation of believers to one of skeptics.

Tebow is the second year professionalquarterback for the Denver Broncos. A Heis-man Trophy winner, Tebow was highly criti-cized for his lack of professional skills, butwhen given the chance to play this year heremarkably helped his team into the NFLplayoffs with a series of last minute heroics.Last week his team beat the heavily favoredPittsburgh Steelers in an overtime game inthe first round of the playoffs. Tebow is veryvocal about his beliefs and frequently dropsto one knee to give thanks to God. His out-ward visible expression has been copied bymany and the pose has been termed “Tebow-ing.” The media has focused heavily on hisstrong show of faith and the credit he givesGod as part of his success.

Recently, NBA Hall of Fame player andcurrent commentator Charles Barkleytermed Tebowmania as a “national disaster.”The Broncos were crushed last week by theNew England Patriots, bringing an end toTebow’s season and removing him from thenational spotlight, at least for now.

In the case of presidential candidatesRomney and Huntsman, questions abouttheir religious beliefs center more around anoverall lack of understanding of the Mormonfaith. While Romney and Huntsman attemptto better define their religious beliefs, Gin-grich has had to explain his conversion toCatholicism after marrying his third wife.The Catholic Church has taken a very strongstance against divorce, but since Gingrichwasn’t previously married in the church, itdoesn’t recognize those marriages. Santo-rum, also a Catholic, has aligned his faith be-

liefs with his public life andpolitical positions. Last weeka group of Evangelical leadersmet in Texas to throw theirsupport behind the conserva-tive Santorum.

For a nation that expressesa tolerance for one’s religiousbeliefs, we seem overly sensi-tive to ones expression offaith. I find it hard to believeGod cares one way or anotherwho is the victor in a football

game. And while players over the years inall sports have displayed many signs andgestures of thanks to their supreme being, itseems odd that such a fervor has been creat-ed around Tebow’s actions.

The national media who controls the newsagenda sees these actions as worthy head-lines. Their role should be one of assisting tocreate tolerance and understanding, insteadof creating labels and conflict between thoseof different faiths and beliefs.

It’s just my opinion, but I don’t think Godis a scorekeeper nor does God choose to takesides in sporting events and God’s favorcan’t be garnered for political gain. God isnot waiting to seek vengeances at those whoerror in their ways. It is my opinion that Godjudges us by the entire body of our lives andnot hour by hour nor day by day. I hope Godconsiders what’s in a person’s heart, the waythey conduct their lives and lessons theylearn from life and how they go about cor-recting the errors made along the way.

And that is exactly the way we should ad-dress issues of faith as well as those of non-belief. As individuals in this country weshould be able to practice our faith asspelled out in the Declaration of Independ-ence: “that they are endowed by their Cre-ator with certain unalienable Rights,” pro-vided that faith does not seek harm to oth-ers. Just as non-believers should be able topursue their beliefs without insisting theirrights trump those of faith. We should all bejudged on how we conduct our lives andhow we treat others and not apply labels toindividuals or groups that create conflictwithin our society.

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

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There is a problem with Medicaidprescribers and providers in Clin-ton County.The issue is that hardly

anyone takes adult patients on Medicaid.This leaves a massive amount of peoplescurrying, often unsuccessfully, to get theirhealth needs adequately tended to. And tofurther complicate the problem, it is oftenthe region's neediest who are going with-out.

For example, a young woman went to theemergency room where she underwent ahost of tests. A Cat Scan found that herpineal gland was enlarged and the ER doc-tor ordered an MRI.

But Medicaid would not cover the proce-dure because it was ordered during an ERvisit. Medicaid demanded that a primarycare doctor make the referral.

This woman has been trying to obtain aprimary care doctor for months. She is pro-vided with lists of doctors who supposedlyaccept Medicaid, but they either do not ac-cept Medicaid or their patient load is full.

She was finally able to glimpse a glim-mer of hope in the form of The SmithHouse in Willsboro, which sent her an ap-

plication for services.But that is at least a halfhour away, and whileshe has access to a vehi-cle, think about thelarge numbers of peoplein her very situationwho do not.

What are they to do?They surely cannot af-

ford to take a taxi toThe Smith House everytime they are in need ofa doctor.

I also know of ayoung man who takesmedicine for bipolardisorder. Prescribers for psychiatric drugsare even fewer and far between.

A doctor at the young man's current pre-scriber (Behavioral Health Services North)refused to continue to prescribe the medi-cine that had kept the individual stable foryears. It should be noted that the doctor nolonger works for BHSN and became infa-mous while there for taking patients offmedications that worked.

Anyway, during thattime, the young man no-ticed his mental healthdeteriorating, but due tothe lack of prescribers inthe area, the advice hewas given was: "Go tothe emergency room ifyou don't feel well."

In fact, that is current-ly the advice routinelybeing given people, notbecause BHSN is a badagency but because ofthe lack of prescribers inthe area.

The young man triedto obtain services at Clinton County MentalHealth where there was an eight-monthwaiting list to obtain a prescriber. He wasgiven a list of possible prescribers who ac-cept Medicaid but none did.

The young man's mental health contin-ued to deteriorate until he ended up inCVPH's Mental Health Unit, where a doc-tor confirmed that the BHSN prescribernever should have taken him off his med-

ication at the time. He was put back on themedication and his condition improved,but during that time the parent and full-time employee was absent from work andhis family.

And now that young man once againfinds himself running dangerously low ofmedication and without a prescriber. Theonly options are in the form of waiting liststhat are several months long.

Once his meds run out and his mentalhealth deteriorates he can always check outof his work and family and into CVPH'sMental Health Unit where the vicious cyclewill start again.

This area has a very small population ofproviders and prescribers who acceptadults on Medicaid compared to a verylarge population of people and families inneed of their services. These people aren'tbums, sucking off the system, but are hard-working people who, in my opinion, de-serve better treatment.

Stephen Bartlett is editor of the North Coun-tryman. He may be reached at [email protected]

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your body, palms facing the floor. Draw-in your navel, contract your glutesand pinch your shoulder blades together. Next, lift your chest and handsoff the floor at the same time, keeping your arms straight. Hold the top po-sition for two seconds. Slowly lower yourself down to the starting position.

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Holiday Express program a successTo The Burgh:Mooers Elementary would like to thank the members of

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tions made it possible for gifts to be purchased and given tomany students in our community. Through the kindness andgenerosity of Union NYSCOPBA, many families were betterable to enjoy the holidays. Programs such as this involve agreat deal of coordination and commitment.

A special thank you as well to Mr. Steve Muller, who in-

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Letters to the Editor


PLATTSBURGH — Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr. was a leader in thetruest sense, said Sen. Betty Little.

“He spoke with power and hespoke eloquently and spoke fromthe heart, and millions of Ameri-cans were inspired to open theirhearts,” Little said.

Little spoke at the Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr. Community Cele-bration Jan. 16 at the Newman Cen-ter at Plattsburgh State.

She said the day was a deliberatemoment in which people pause toremember the past. It is a historyno one shall ever forget, she said.

“As difficult and painful a mem-ory it is, it is also a wonderful dayas we celebrate Dr. Martin LutherKing,” Little said. “We are a betterpeople because of his vision.”

Shaun Smith, chair of the Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. Commis-sion, spoke of promoting harmony,understanding and good will. Hepointed out that King’s work pro-moted inclusion, justice and help-ing others.

King’s work transcended race,Smith said.

Times are tough in the country,especially with the state of theeconomy. But Smith said no matterwhat our opinions, we can work to-

gether with each other.“Today,” said Plattsburgh Com-

mon Council member TimothyCarpenter, “we are all very impor-tant.”

And may we continue to lift upthe cause for equality for all, saidRev. Kathleen Crighton, pastor ofthe First Presbyterian Church inPlattsburgh.

“He (King) spoke against injus-tice and envisioned a world wherewe could be equals.”

But, she said, we still live in aworld with injustice.

Assemblywoman Janet Dupreywondered after a world in whichpeople could gather and said theymade it. She envisioned one inwhich discrimination would bedifficult to find.

“We are not there yet,” she said,echoing Crighton’s sentiments.

Duprey spoke about discrimina-tion and bullying.

“The signs are all around us.”Instant communication, won-

derful in so many ways, makes iteasy for bullies to remain anony-mous.

“We need to teach kids that bul-lying is discrimination,” Dupreysaid. “We can’t wait another day.We can’t lose another child. Nochild should ever feel his or heronly recourse is suicide.”

Fortunately, Duprey has confi-

dence that the next generation willdo better than ever has been donebefore.

“Let’s all work a little harder in2012 and make our corner of theNorth Country a safer, more com-passionate place to live.”

Yet, every year it seems as ifmore of King’s dreams disappear,said Don Papson, president of theNorth Country Underground Rail-road Historical Association.

“Today, Americans routinely as-sassinate each other ’s character.”

There is terrorism, homelessnessand so much more dragging peopledown.

But it is possible to make theworld better, Papson said.

“Life is hard, but we must climbthe stairs,” he said. “We cannotwalk alone. We must walk togeth-er, for together, we can change theworld.”

Papson has always wanted tochange the world and worked to-ward that goal as a union workerwho participated in King’s civilrights movement, the first maleprimary teacher in Chicago and asa museum director telling storiesof freedom.

“If you embrace your dream youwill make a difference,” he said.“Let us not wait until someday tofulfill our dreams. Let us embraceour dreams today.”

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebrated

Shaun Smith, chair of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, speaks at the annu-al celebration of the civil rights leader’s life.


The community-actionagency provides an arrayof vital servicesBy Stephen [email protected]

PLATTSBURGH — The Joint Council forEconomic Opportunity of Clinton andFranklin counties is dedicated to providingresources and services that enhance people’sdignity and self reliance.

“We offer a variety of programs and com-munity outreach programs here and in 10centers throughout the county,” said BruceGarcia, chief executive officer for JCEO. “Wedo emergency services throughout the areathat assist families with eviction and utilityshut off and more.

“Such situations are very common.”One such service JCEO, which was estab-

lished in 1965, offers is a food shelf in Platts-burgh and each center it operates.

The shelves are partly stocked with dona-tions from businesses such as Sam’s Club,Walmart and Target, as well as local vendors.

“We probably service between 500 to 600families a month through food pantries,”Garcia said. “It is significant.”

JCEO also operates a daycare programthat assists providers in becoming certified,such as by providing items like a fence.

JCEO helps in-home daycare providers getreimbursed for providing nutritious snacksand meals.

The energy-services department offersweatherization that helps make homes moreenergy efficient. It also provides a variety ofprograms to help individuals obtain loans tomake their homes more energy efficient.

Head Start through JCEO can be found in10 centers in Clinton County and seven inFranklin county. The agency further hasthree home-based visitor programs whereworkers enter areas not large enough to sup-port a Head Start center.

“Head Start helps prepare kids for kinder-garten and takes a holistic approach to work-ing with families,” Garcia said. “We havefamily workers who work directly with fam-ilies on a host of issues, such as budgetingand looking for a job. All activities that en-hance the family to help the child.

“We are funded to serve 337 children andtheir families.”

That is not nearly the need that exists inthe two counties, he pointed out.

“If we had more funds we would be serv-ing more kids.”

In fact, JCEO just saw funds for the Home

Energy Assistance Program slashed. HEAPprovides direct payment for heating bills forlow-income families.

“With HEAP the need will far exceed theavailability this year,” Garcia said. “Giventhe state of the economy and the price of oil,I can’t say I understand Congress’ reductionin HEAP.

“I don’t think it is going to be good.”Under contract with the Office for the Ag-

ing, JCEO operates senior outreach.“Workers meet with seniors in their homes

and assist them in getting the services theyneed,” Garcia said. “We also have a ruraltransportation program and help them getvolunteers to take them to and from medicalappointments.”

He explained that in one year in one par-ticular town, JCEO coordinated more than825 rides. They provide 3,000 to 3,500 ridesyearly to seniors.

The need for JCEO is growing.“We have seen people apply for benefits

whom we have never seen before,” Garciasaid.

During 2010-11, JCEO experienced almosta 30 percent increase in the number of peo-ple accessing their food pantries.

The agency works with in excess of 8,000families and close to 25,000 individuals.

“We provide such a broad array of servic-es, and they are not available if we are nothere,” Garcia said.

The need is steadily growing for JCEO

Bruce Garcia, CEO of JCEO, said the group’s mission is to provide services and resources that enhance peo-ple’s dignity and self reliance.


PLATTSBURGH — CVPHMedical Center and FletcherAllen Health Care an-nounced a new working re-lationship for the provisionof heart surgery today thatthey say will be beneficial toarea residents and opens thedoor for future cooperationand collaboration.

Frank Ittleman, M.D., as-sociate vice president of op-erations for the Universityof Vermont Medical Groupat Fletcher Allen HealthCare and Chief of FletcherAllen’s heart surgery pro-gram in Burlington, Ver-mont, has been appointedmedical director of cardio-thoracic surgery at CVPH,effective January 1, 2012. He

will provide oversight forCVPH’s heart surgery pro-gram, including guidancefor quality assurance, coor-dination of patient referralswhen appropriate, and coor-dination of continuing med-ical education requirementsfor the hospital’s heart sur-gery program.

Anne Cahill, M.D., board-certified cardiothoracic sur-geon, will continue to per-form heart surgery proce-dures at CVPH in her role asmedical director of cardiacsurgery. Dr. Ittleman will re-main as chief of the cardio-thoracic surgery division atFletcher Allen in Burlington.He will not be providing di-rect patient care in Platts-

burgh.The New York State De-

partment of Health requirescommunity hospitals thatprovide heart surgery serv-ices to have an affiliation ormentoring agreement with amajor medical center. Thementoring relationship withFletcher Allen supplants anarrangement with St. PetersHospital in Albany that wasestablished before surgeonsperformed the first openheart procedure at CVPHseven years ago. FletcherAllen, in alliance with theUniversity of Vermont Col-lege of Medicine is the re-gion’s academic medicalcenter. The overwhelmingmajority of patients trans-

ferred for heart servicesfrom the Plattsburgh facilitygo to Fletcher Allen alreadyaccording to CVPH officials.

“This affiliation shouldpositively impact quality,convenience, cost effective-ness and patient satisfac-tion,” Stephens Mundy,CVPH president and chiefexecutive officer said.

“Health care reform is cre-ating an environment inwhich cooperation betweenhospitals rather than compe-tition is imperative.”

Mundy complimented theNew York State Departmentof Health for approving thementoring relationship witha hospital located outside ofthe state. “The Department

of Health recognized thatbecause we already transferpatients to Fletcher Allenapproving this contract isthe right thing to do for ourcommunity and will lead toa more seamless provision ofcare”

In addition to his role aschief of cardiothoracic sur-gery at Fletcher Allen, Dr. It-tleman also serves as a pro-fessor of surgery and vicechair of outreach for the de-partment of surgery at theUniversity of Vermont Col-lege of Medicine. For almostforty years he has been high-ly respected as a cardiotho-racic surgeon by his col-leagues and is a recognizedchampion of quality im-

provement in cardiothoracicsurgery.

He received a medical de-gree from the University ofCincinnati College of Medi-cine and came to Vermont in1972 as a surgical resident atone of Fletcher Allen’s pred-ecessor organizations, theMedical Center Hospital ofVermont. He completed aresidency in thoracic andcardiovascular surgery atCase Western Reserve Uni-versity and University Hos-pitals in Cleveland beforereturning to Burlington tojoin the medical center ’sclinical faculty as a board-certified cardiothoracic sur-geon.

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In fact, it joins the ranks ofless than 2,000 Storm Readydesignations nationwide.

“Our primary mission isprotection of life and prop-erty,” said Andy Nash, mete-orologist-in-charge, Nation-al Weather Service, Burling-ton. “We are not able to stopsevere weather, and that iswhere preparedness hap-pens.”

Storm Ready is a commu-nity preparedness programthat encourages governmententities and commercialgathering sites to preparefor severe storms. The pro-gram is sponsored by theNational Weather Serviceand issues recognition to lo-cations nationwide thatdemonstrate severe weatherreadiness.

The voluntary programprovides communities with

advice from a partnershipwith the National WeatherService and state and localemergency managers.

“We developed the StormReady program and workwith community officials toensure they can monitoranything we issue,” Nashsaid. “There is practicingand drilling in case of a dis-aster.”

Over the past six months,the National Weather Serv-ice has worked with Town ofChamplain officials on earn-ing Storm Ready status.

“We want to make sureyou have all it takes to meetour criteria as Storm Ready,”Nash said.

To be officially StormReady, a community or sitemust:

- Establish a 24-hourwarning point and emer-gency-operations center.

- Have redundant commu-nications systems to receivesevere weather forecasts andwarnings and to alert thepublic.

- Create a system that

monitors local weather con-ditions.

- Promote the importanceof public readiness throughcommunity seminars.

- Develop a formal haz-ardous weather plan, whichincludes training severeweather spotters and hold-ing emergency exercises.

Weather radios, at a mini-mum, must be located atfour sites within StormReady communities, includ-ing emergency operationscenters, 24-hour warningpoints, city hall, and allschool superintendent of-fices.

The National WeatherService trains emergencymanagers, dispatchers andother first responders onhow to stay vigilant by iden-tifying features in cloudsthat indicate severe weather.

“We hope this gives your

folks in town a little moresense of safety,” Nash said.

There are 1,857 StormReady communities nation-wide.

The program was creditedwith saving more than 50lives in Ohio in 2002.

The United States experi-ences about 10,000 thunder-storms, 5,000 floods, 1,000floods and 2 deadly hurri-canes yearly, according tothe National Weather Serv-ice.

“Our goal is to make Clin-ton County a Storm Ready

community,” said ChrisTrombley, deputy fire coor-dinator for Clinton CountyEmergency Services. “Thatwill take some effort.”

“It is a sliding scale basedon population, but the basicthing is a warning point thatwill receive our warningsand pass them on,” saidGreg Hanson, service hy-drologist for the NationalWeather Service, Burling-ton. “They need to havedone some drills and train-ing to ensure they have prac-ticed so if weather is haz-ardous they know how to re-spond to it.”

One key is redundancyand free flow of information,he said.

“Disasters start locallyand the need is local,” saidEric Day, director of Emer-gency Services for ClintonCounty. “They need to beprepared and have a meansof warning and notifica-tion.”

Hopefully, as residentssee Storm Ready signs inChamplain they will workon their own preparednessplans, Nash said.

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Program teaches students to resist substance abuse, violenceBy Stephen [email protected]

CHAZY — The DARE pogram was not of-fered when Clinton County Sheriff ’s Depart-ment Deputy Jamie Head was in school.

“Anything I found out about drugs and al-cohol I learned on the bus,” he said. “Therewas a lot of misinformation out there.”

That is one of the reasons Head supportsthe DARE program and was thrilled recent-ly to graduate fifth graders from Chazy Cen-tral Rural School from the course.

Drug Abuse Reinforcement Education,better known as DARE, is an internationalprogram that seeks to prevent the use of con-trolled drugs, gang membership and violentbehavior. It has expanded globally since itsfounding in California in 1983, and studentswho enter the program sign a pledge not to

use drugs or engage in violent behavior.They are taught by law enforcement about

the dangers of drug abuse in an interactive

in-school curriculum that lasts 13 weeks.“We go to area schools and teach about the

dangers of drug abuse and resisting vio-lence,” Head said.

The program brings a comprehensive mes-sage to students about tobacco, alcohol, mar-ijuana and violence.

The focus of late has been prescription andover-the-counter medications.

“The number one abuser is pills,” Headsaid. “It is the number one drug in schools.That is the trend.”

His message to students is to use commonsense and choose their friends well.

Statistically speaking, Head said, every-one who goes through middle/high schoolwill be offered drugs at least once.

Head conducts role playing with studentsto prepare them for that encounter.

“I love coming to this school.”And the school appreciates him as well.“I think it is great for the students to have

a positive relationship with law enforce-ment,” said Principal Thomas Tregan. “I ap-preciate that the Sheriff ’s department seesthis as an important program to continue.”

Students are provided the opportunity todiscuss things they would not normally talkabout, specifically, the pitfalls of alcohol anddrug abuse.

The program also gives them the skills tothink before they act, which is key when itcomes to the power of peer pressure.

“It is a wonderful program,” Tregan said.Stephen and Stephanie Ero are pleased

their son Zachary participated in DARE.“It’s really good, because it teaches them

to stay away from drugs,” Mr. Ero said.“It catches them at a young age when they

are most vulnerable,” added Mrs. Ero. “Ifthey are older, it is too late.”

Fifth grader Justin Collins, who partici-pated in the program, read his essay on grad-uation day.

He said smoking marijuana and tobaccocan cause breathing problems and lead todeath.

Alcohol, the young student said, slowsdown the brain and body and is illegal foranyone under 21.

“Tobacco, alcohol and marijuana are allbad for you and you can die from them.”

Chazy students graduate DARE program

Justin Collins, a Chazy Central Rural School fifthgrader, reads from his essay at the DARE graduation.


By Katherine [email protected]

DANNEMORA — Officials of theSaranac School District are still seek-ing a buyer for the former CadyvilleElementary School.

Saranac Central School DistrictSuperintendent Kenneth Cringlesaid the former Cadyville Elemen-tary school will remain vacant untilthe district receives a fair offer.

“The estimated value of the prop-erty is $470,000 — as a ceiling pricewe feel that is fair,” Cringle said.

The Saranac Central School boardclosed the Dannemora andCadyville elementary schools in July2006, and consolidated students intoa middle school in Saranac.

The board decided to close theschools due to declining enrollmentas a way to reduce costs and maxi-mize resources at remaining schools.

The district sold the DannemoraElementary school property to thetown of Dannemora in May and hasbeen trying to sell the Cadyville El-ementary School on State Route 3building since 2009. A prospective

buyer is currently looking at theproperty but Cringle said it is tooearly in the process to comment fur-ther.

“The present party of interest isinterested in apartment buildings,whether they convert the building ordemolish I am not sure,” Cringlesaid. “It’s too early in the stages ofdiscussion.”

The last substantial bid for theproperty was from Fairsea, LLC,who placed an offer on the propertyfor $400,000 in March 2011, but thedeal later fell through.

“We've had a number of offers,we're been very close to having asale, but I think it was a combinationof the economy and the availabilityof the interested party to securefunding that caused it to fallthrough,” Cringle said.

Upkeep for the Cadyville proper-ty has cost the Saranac school dis-trict at least $40,000 a year accordingto Cringle. Because the building isfueled by natural gas and is in goodcondition, Cringle said the upkeepcosts for the building have remainedrelatively low.

Interested buyers have primarilylooked at the site as a potential struc-ture for high-end condominiums orprivate homes.

But selling a school can be a chal-lenge, Cringle said.

“Unfortunately schools serve aspecific purpose so marketing aschool buildings is rather unique be-cause they have limited uses for oth-er organizations or buyers that in it-self makes it challenging to marketor sell these buildings,” Cringlesaid.

Cadyville Elementary building still on the market


11 - www.the-burgh.com • Sports January 21, 2012

Beekmantown Eagles

Boys basketballBeekmantown 60, NAC 45

Keegan Ryan scored 26 points to leadthe Eagles past the Bobcats Jan. 10, whileBrennan Pelkey scored 11, Chris McIlroy7, Pawandeep Singh and Keon Jahan-bakhsh 4 with Zach Towle, Seth Pelkey,Logan recor and Brandon Rabideau eachscoring 2.

Boys HockeyBeekmantown 7, NCCS 3

Cole Carter netted a hat trick whileAustin Santor, Carter Frechette, Nate Fos-ter and Brenden Carnright each scored tobeat the Cougars Jan. 10. DustinPlumadore made 19 saves in net.

BowlingBeekmantown 9-4, Willsboro 1-0

Matt Corrow (633), Cody Watts (631),Matt Dwyer (620), Mike Deyo (611) andRyan Munson (608) each rolled 600-plusfor the Eagles Jan. 11, while Harley Wellshad a 632 series for the Lady Eagles, whosaw Paedyn Mattioli roll a 559 and TaylorLaValley a 552.

Girls HockeyBeekmantown 7, St. Lawrence 1

Kallie Villemaire scored a hat trickwhile Jess Huber added two more in theLady Eagles Jan. 11 win. Amanda Kem-painen and Bailey Waterbury also scoredgoals, with Kempainen also adding an as-sist, along with three from Lauren O’Con-nor, two from Cailee LaPorte and one eachfrom Sara LoTemplio, Amanda Peterson,Ashley Terry and Brielle Carnright.Christina Emery made 10 saves.

Peru Indians

Boys BasketballPeru 66, Moriah 27

Hunter Bruno scored 12 points as the In-dians beat the Vikings Jan. 10. ConorCasey and Mackenzie McKethan eachscored 10, with Alex Barrett scoring 9, TimRemillard 8, Nick Demarais 6, HunterBruno 3, Mike Holdridge 3, Connor Good2, Ben Chen 2 and Taylor Rock 1.

Girls BasketballPeru 53, Moriah 34

Brianna Hackett scored 10 points to

lead the Lady Indians in scoring in theirwin over the Lady Vikings Jan. 11, whileMary Mazzella scored 9, Jessica Decker 8,Madison Flynn 7, Maeghan Mazzella 5,Raelyn Passino 5, Linzee Wright 4, EmilyMajor 3 and Dani Dayton 2.

WrestlingPeru 70, AVCS 15

Luke McKee, Tanner Phillips and JoshWright each won by fall for the Indians,while Kyler Agoney had a major decisionagainst the Patriots Jan. 11.

Plattsburgh High Hornets

Boys BasketballAVCS 55, PHS 53

Ab Maknani scored 18 points and EthanVotraw added 16, but the Hornets wereunable to overcome a Nick Rhino nearbuzzer beater for the Patriots Jan. 10. RobFout scored 8, while Keenan Hunt-Stoneadded 4, Nate Harrington 3, Garrett Frady2 and Brooks Kelley 2.

Girls BasketballAVCS 53, PHS 35

Marle Curle had 14 points in the LadyHornets Jan. 11 loss to the Lady Patriots,while Olivia Carlsson scored 9, KiannaDragoon 6, Justine Rotz 4 and Brin Keyser2.

Boys HockeySaranac 3, PHS 1

Marshall Maynard scored the lone Hor-nets goal on an assist from Jonathan Fine-Lease Jan. 11, while Rob Knowles made 36saves in net.

BowlingNCCS 9-1, PHS 1-0

Josh Shaffer had a 575 series to pace theHornets boys team Jan. 11, while EmilyRohrig had a 511 series for the girls.

Seton Catholic Knights

Boys BasketballSaranac 57, Seton Catholic 49

Eddie LaRow scored 15 points and Car-son Hynes added 11 in a loss to the ChiefsJan. 10. Adam Tedford scored 9, while Car-los Alvarez added 8, Keagen Briggs 5 andChris Kustos 1.

Girls BasketballSaranac 80, Seton Catholic 44

Kate Schofield had six three-pointers for18 points as the Lady Knights fell to theLady Chiefs Jan. 11. Lyndale Nephewadded 9, Paige Spittler 7, Kelli Ryan 6, EvaZalis 2 and Maddison Murnane 2.

Hunter Bruno pulls up in traffic. Photo by Nancy Frasier

Brinn Keyser goes up for a shot. Photo by Keith Lobdell

Eva Zalis lines up a free throw. Photo by Keith Lobdell

Photo galleries from high school sports events can be found online at www.the-burgh.com/photos/galleries/sets/sports/

Amanda Kempainen works for the puck along the boards. Photo by Keith Lobdell

Readingfrom page 1

thing you can do for a child isto read to them.”

According to the NationalCenter for Education Statis-tics, 26 percent of childrenwho were read to three or fourtimes in the last week by afamily member recognized allletters of the alphabet, com-pared to 14 percent of childrenwho were read to less fre-quently or not at all.

About 15 minutes beforebed time is ideal for reading tochildren, said Stan Ransom,director of the PlattsburghPublic Library.

“Once you get in the habitthe child starts to take an in-terest.”

The child begins to absorbthe transition from book tospoken word and starts to rec-ognize words such as cat, Ran-som said.

The Plattsburgh Public li-brary tries to supply the foun-dation for parents reading tochildren.

Children read roughly 890books at the Plattsburgh Pub-lic Library last summer. About219 children participated inthe program.

Ransom recommendedbooks such as the “I Spy” se-ries, which helps children rec-ognize shapes first and thenwords.

One of the library’s goals isto introduce children to read-ing and books and assist par-ents by offering advice ongood books to read.

Ultimately, being read towill help children be more ad-vanced in school and is key tolearning in all its forms.

“It is the single most impor-tant thing parents can do withtheir children in their educa-tional advancement,” Ransomsaid. “There have been a lot ofstudies done about reading.”

Sixty percent of childrenwho were read to frequentlycount to 20 or higher, com-pared to 44 percent of thosewho were not read to fre-quently, according to the Na-tional Center for EducationStatistics.

A total of 54 percent writetheir own names, versus 40percent, while 77 percent reador pretend to read, comparedto 57 percent.

But only 55 percent of chil-dren ages three to five wereread to daily in 2007, accord-ing to the National Center forEducation Statistics. Childrenin families with incomes be-low the poverty line are lesslikely to be read to aloud everyday than are children in fami-lies with incomes at or abovepoverty.

Hagen began reading to hischildren as soon as it was pos-sible without them wigglingout of his arms.

“They get a sense of what astory is and how books workfrom beginning to end,” Ha-gen said. “They get a sense ofhow language is written, andthey become familiar with theshapes of words and letters.”

Kai has a dictionary andreads the word, while Hagenreads the definition.

He believes his childrengain better concentration too.It is different than watchingtelevision, which puts viewersin a trance.

“When reading books yourmind is making pictures,” Ha-gen said. “It is shaping yourmind in a different way.

“I also have the opportuni-ty to have a comfortable situa-tion with my child. You havethe emotional and intellectualhappening and you havesomething to talk about.”

By Peter A. Collins

ACROSS1 See-through dessert

6 “It’s just __ said ...”

9 Rite site

14 Shooter’s setting

19 Oriole-related, e.g.

20 Pugsley, to Gomez

21 Carried

22 “That’s __!”: mom’s admo-

nition

23 “My priest has met

Pulitzer-winning playwright

Henley”?

26 Hull parts, often

27 Gator tail?

28 Secant’s reciprocal

29 Princess from Alderaan

30 Have a blast, with “up”

31 Outcome

33 Greenish-yellow fruit

35 Gonzaga University city

37 Goofballs

39 Dinner served on a wood-

en strip?

41 Blast from Babe?

45 New York Harbor’s __

Island

46 Suffix with Carmel

47 Edible green pod

48 She walked Asta

50 Graceful woman

52 Made a jumper, maybe

56 Tide during the moon’s

first quarter

57 Star in Virgo

59 Member of the fam

61 Polynesian drink

62 Protect, as during a gym

routine

64 Relieved remark

68 Neat time

70 Bill’s “excellent adventure”

partner

71 Compliment to a young

genius?

75 Efron of “High School

Musical”

76 What Nixon and Kennedy

have in common?

77 Insect with eyespots on its

wings

78 Black, to Balzac

79 Pitching stats

81 Sushi fish

83 Risky meeting

85 Lobster meat source

88 Bits of progress

90 Uses a Kindle

94 Key with three sharps:

Abbr.

95 Premium coffee variety

96 One-eighty

98 Turn __ ear

100 Small compartment for lift-

ing self-esteem?

102 Nonsense talk from an

inner city?

107 Son of Isaac

108 Verbena family plant

109 Like magma

111 Big house locale

115 Columbia et al.

116 First light

118 Workshop grippers

120 Novelist Buntline

121 Pola of the silents

122 Reason for foggy coop

windows?

125 Caused to submit

126 Guadalajara-to-Puerto

Vallarta dirección

127 __ later date

128 Hollywood’s Hayek

129 Focused look

130 Director of the last four

Harry Potter films

131 “Can’t Help Lovin’ __

Man”

132 Lock on top?

DOWN1 “Aladdin” heavy

2 Skirt

3 Beers for dieters

4 __-di-dah

5 Bridge opening

6 More than wonders

7 Drive-in chain with

carhops

8 Complicit

9 Crunched muscles

10 Southeastern pine

11 Shipbuilding dowel

12 No voter

13 Go over and over

14 Deceptions

15 Preview

16 Dancer’s technique

17 Surfing, say

18 Word with board or boy

24 Powdered rock used as

an abrasive

25 “__ people ...”

32 Bummed

34 Kinfolk: Abbr.

36 Omega preceder

38 Sty fare

40 Rx amts.

41 Friend of Harry and

Hermione

42 Mandolin kin

43 Source of an alley racket

44 Court event

49 When the Sugar Plum

Fairy appears in “The

Nutcracker”

51 Fan setting

53 1815 battle site

54 Even once

55 Senior, to Junior

58 Guy who’s high in a loft?

60 Patron of workers

63 Santana’s “__ Como Va”

65 Buck passer, briefly?

66 65-Down feature

67 Aquarium denizen

69 __-cone

71 Share ending

72 Manual reader

73 Culinary herb

74 Oust

75 Athens : omega :: London

: __

80 Speech therapy candidate

82 Sharon of “Boston Public”

84 Wise

86 Pantry annoyance

87 Nursery cry

89 Save for later

91 ’60s Batman portrayer

92 Set off

93 Satirist Mort

97 Over there, old-style

99 Retrieve

101 McCartney, notably

102 Flashes

103 Attack, as one’s work

104 Puzzle

105 Record label founded by

Diddy

106 Insert more rounds

110 1990s treaty acronym

112 Electronic monitor site

113 Crawls (with)

114 Writer Ferber and others

117 Region

119 Aspiring GP’s exam

123 Some NFL receivers

124 One in a jam, maybe

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the 2011-12 spending plan, but there was a mistake with a voting machinewhich led to a re-vote. Voters defeated the spending plan during the re-vote and school officials adopted a contingency budget which carries sig-nificant limitations in the way the district can spend money and operateschool facilities.

“This has given me an idea of what the board controls, and I havelearned that the board has to react to a lot that is mandated by the state,”Simpson said. “It makes me view their job differently. Their hands are tiedin a lot of areas.”

He has watched as many issues have been brought up by the board andthe public, which has been intensely critical of school officials at times.

In some regards, the criticism is warranted, Simpson said, but it also isnot at times. Still, he believes it is good that people are interested in whatis happening at their school.

“This problem evolved over many years and the public wants it resolvednow,” Simpson said.

Students have not been happy at times either. They wanted to know whythey lost a band teacher and why the fitness center was closed to them ear-lier this year and closed to the public. The latter stems from the contin-gency budget, which doesn’t permit use of school facilities by outside or-ganizations.

Simpson makes a presentation to the school board at the beginning ofeach meeting and talks to officials about what issues students feel are im-portant.

He thinks he has been able to make a little bit of a difference so far,though he feels he could do more if it was not for the contingency budg-et.

“I think it is important students have a way to contact the board and forstudents to understand what is happening,” Simpson said. “I think it isgood for students to get a view into what is controlling their school.”

For Amo, having a student school board member provides the superin-tendent and board with ground-level information from a student repre-sentative. It is a sort of eye in the sky.

“It is a great opportunity for democracy in action,” Amo said. “Hope-fully they recognize they have the opportunity for a student voice that hasa path to the board.”

And it is always beneficial to obtain the students’ viewpoint, Amo said.“Knowing he is there to pick up dialogue from the board table and bring

it back to the students is very comforting.”Simpson has enjoyed learning how local government works, and stu-

dents seem to appreciate the opportunity to be heard and to gain a betterunderstanding of what is happening in their school.

So far, Simpson said he has only missed one meeting.Sometimes they are really interesting,” he grinned, “and at times it is

boring.”

PLATTSBURGH — A man from Mooers has been charged with rapinga woman in the mental health unit at CVPH Medical Center.

Plattsburgh City Police charged Michael B. Garrand, 54, of Mooers withsecond degree rape. He is alleged to have engaged with sex with an in-dividual incapable of consent due to being mentally disabled.

According to police, on May 18, the parents of a 34-year-old womanalleged their daughter had been raped on April 24, 2011, while a patientat CVPH's mental health unit.

An investigation led to the arrest of Garrand, who was not an employ-ee of the hospital.

Garrand was released on his own recognizance and is due back in courtJan. 25.

Mooers man charged with rapingwoman at CVPH Menatl Health Unit

Christopher Mitchell, 10, of Peru, enjoys some sledding in Plattsburgh after the Jan.12 snowfall.



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- FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED:

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- CHAMPLAIN AREA TRAILS

seeks Admin/communication As-sistant 10 - 35 hrs/week Email [email protected] forjob description, questions, to sendresume to: Cats, P.O. Box 193,Westport,NY 12993

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**2011 POSTAL JOBS!**

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DO YOU HAVE EMPLOYMENT OP-PORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE?Reach as many as5 million poten-tial candidates in central and west-ern New York with a 15-wordclas-sified ad for just $350! Place yourad online at fcpny.com or call 1-877-275-2726

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BUSINESSOPPORTUNITY

HAGUE 2 BR/2 BA, Mins from LkGeorge. Furnished. W/D. Tenantpays utils. Great storage. No pets.$800 (201)218-8599

HOME

NORTHERN

2 BR/2 BA, 2nd floor apart. West-port. Includes heat, appliances,washer & dryer. No pets. $750References required 962-4069

ELIZABETHTOWN

1 bedroom apt., heat, hot water,stove & refrigerator furnished,HUD approved, no pets ( no ex-ceptions) Non-smoker. Call 518-873-2625 Judy, 518-962-4467Wayne, 518-962-2064 Gordon.

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2 bedroom apartment walking dis-tance to County Buildings, heat &hot water included, $750/mo., Se-curity & references required. 917-741-9039 or 518-873-1060

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Over 400,000 properties nation-wide. Low down payment. Callnow 1-800-749-3041

WESTPORT/WADHAMS & E'town:5 room apartment in 2 familyhome, first & last month, $450monthly + utilities, no,no,no pets.508-839-4551/ 508-845-9424/508-612-5636

APARTMENT

DO YOU HAVE

VACATION PROPERTY FOR SALEOR RENT? With promotion tonearly 5 million households andover 12 million potential buyers, astatewide classified ad can't bebeat! Promote your property forjust $490 for a 15-word ad. Placeyour ad online at fcpny.com or call1-877-275-2726

ADIRONDACK " BY OWNER"

adirondack " by OWNER"www.AdkByOwner.com1000+photo listing of local real estatefor sale, vacation rentals & time-shares. Owners: List with us foronly $275 per year. Visit on-lineor call 518-891-9919

100 ACRE

TEXAS LAND SALE- 70% Dis-count! $0/Down, $195/month.Was $64,500. Now $19,500!! NoCredit Checks. Owner Financing.Money Back Guarantee. GreatMountain Views. FREE colorbrochure. 1-877-284-2072

REAL ESTATE

LAVALLEE LOGGING

LAVALLEE LOGGING is lookingto harvest and purchase standingtimber, primarily Hemlock &White Pine. Willing to pay NewYork State stumpage prices pn allspecies. References available.Matt Lavallee, 518-645-6351

LOGGING

PERMANENT LIFE

INSURANCE. Qualify to age 86.Fast. Easy. Few Questions. No Ex-am! 1-800-938-3439, x24; 1-516-938-3439, x24

INSURANCE

REPLACEMENT WINDOWS

$159 Installed. Double Hung Tilt-ins, Lifetime Warranty,Energy Startax credit available. Call Now! 1-866-272-7533www.usacustomwindows.com

QUALITY, DURABLEAND AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL

BUILDINGS. Free on-site consulta-

tion. Call CB Structures 1-800-940

-0192 or

www.cbstructuresinc.com

HAS YOUR

BUILDING SHIFTED? ContactWoodford Bros. Inc. for straight-ening, leveling and foundation re-pairs at 1-800-OLD-BARN /www.woodfordbros.com

HOME IMPROVEMENT

FIREWOOD-MIXED HARDWOOD

$240 per full cord delivered. Freedelivery within 20 miles of West-port. 518-962-4688.

ELIMINATE YOUR

heating bills. OUTDOOR WOODFURNACE from Central Boiler. Calltoday (518) 834-4600

FIREWOOD

CHILD CARE

Certified Day Care Provider.Opening for toddler age 2 yearsor above. (518) 802-0445

DAY CARE

Customer Satisfaction is our trademarkand our reputation.

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results! Call 1-800-989-4237.The Classified Superstore

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1999 FORD F350

Black/Gray 90,000 kms, Goodcondition. Deisel. Flatbed. Will sellwith Fischer Minute Mount Plow inexcellent condition. $9,000.00OBOCall: (518) 293-7479

1996 MAZDA B4000 SE CAB

PLUS

Red/Gray 112,000 kms, Fair con-dition. V6, Standard, highly reli-able $1,700 (518) 962-4979

1989 CHEVY Pick-up 1500, withsnow plow, excellent condition,$3900. 518-834-7743 or 518-860-4568

TRUCKS

1995 GMC YUKON

4x4, runs good, needs muffler,loaded, Dark Green, good tires,$2000 OBO, Keeseville, NY 518-261-6418

SUVS

FOR SALE

2004 Yamaha Rhino UTV w/winchand 6' plow, roof, windshield,many extras. Excellent cond. Ask-ing $6,400 (518) [email protected]

1987 MOTOR-HOME SUN-VISTA

1987 Motor-home Sun-vista,Highrise 34', awning, air condi-tioning, $7500. 518-834-7743 or518-560-4568

RECREATIONALVEHICLES

DONATE YOUR VEHICLE

UNITED BREAST CANCER FOUN-DATION. Free Mammogramwww.ubcf.info RECEIVE $1000GROCERY COUPON 1-888-468-5964

DONATE YOUR CAR.

DONATE YOUR CAR FREE TOW-ING "Cars for Kids." Any Condition.Tax Deductible. Outreach Center 1-800-521-7566

DONATE YOUR Car!

Civilian Veterans & Soldiers HelpSupport Our U.S. Military Troops100% Volunteer Free same DayTowing. Tax Deductible. Call andDonate Today! 1-800-471-0538

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to CHILDREN'S CANCER FUND ofAMERICA and help end CHILD-HOOD CANCER. Tax Deductible.Next Day Towing. Receive Vaca-tion Voucher. 7 Days 1-800-469-8593

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SAVE A CHILD'S LIFE! TimothyHill Children's Ranch: HelpingAbused and Neglected Children inNY for Over 30 Years. Please Call1-800-936-4326.

CASH FOR CARS

and TRUCKS: Get A Top Dollar IN-STANT Offer! Running or Not! 1-888-416-2208

CARS/TRUCKS WANTED!Top $$$$$ PAID! Running or Not,All Years, Makes, Models. FreeTowing! We're Local! 7 Days/Week. Call Toll Free: 1-888-416-2330

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Breast Cancer Research founda-tion! Most highly rated breast can-cer charity in America! Tax De-ductible/Fast Free Pick Up. 800-771-9551 www.cardonationsforbreastcancer.org

2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE

Black 2 door. New tires, rotors,brakes catalytic converter. $4,500Call: (518) 946-7550

DONATE VEHICLE: RECEIVE$1000 GROCERY COUPONS. NA-TIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE FOUN-DATION SUPPORT NO KILL SHEL-TERS HELP HOMELESS PETSFREE TOWING, TAX DEDUCTIBLE,NON-RUNNERS ACCEPTED 1-866-912-GIVE

TOP CASH FOR CARS, Any Car/Truck, Running or Not. Call for IN-STANT offer: 1-800-454-6951

CARS

POLARIS SNOWMOBILE JACKETS

WOMAN AND MENS LIKE NEWPAID OVER 300.00 EACH WILLSELL FOR 100.00 518-492-2028$99 (518) 492-2028

LADIES WIG

Blonde short style, Ellen ThomasDerma Life Cemo wig, new neverworn, $99.00. 518-354-8654 $99(518) 354-8654

"ALPINE CLIMBER"

stair machine , exercise equipmentto get in shape, $25, 518-873-2424

BAY BLUE L. L. Bean Flannel Bed-ding, unopened, twin, completeset, $30. 518-293-6620

FOR SALE

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SCOceanfront Luxury Beach Homesand Condos. Best Selection, Ser-vice and Rates Guaranteed. FreeBrochure! 888-617-5726 orwww.elliottbeachrentals.com

VACATION PROPERTY

STOP RENTING Lease option tobuy Rent to own No money downNo credit check 1-877-395-0321

AVAILABLE NOW!!! 2-4 Bedroomhomes Take Over Payments NoMoney Down/No Credit Check Call1-888-269-9192

***FREE FORECLOSURE List-ings*** OVER 400,000 propertiesnationwide. Low down payment.Call now 800-250-2043.

SINGLE-FAMILY HOME

YEAR-ROUND

SPORTSMAN LAND BUYS! This isthe best time ever! 6AC-Alongsnowmobile trail WAS:$29,995. NOW: $13,995. 52AC-Near Salmon River WAS: $69,995.NOW: $49,995. 5AC-Beautifulwoodlands & riverfront WAS:$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

NYS LAND WANTED.

CASH BUYER looking for 2-3farms or wood lots in your area.25-1000 acres, cash deal, quick clos-ing. No closing costs to you. LocalNYS Forestry Company in busi-ness for over 20 years. Fully guar-anteed. Call 1-800-229-7843.

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

NYS LAND WANTED Cash BuyerLooking for 2-3 farms or woodlots in your area. 25-1000 acres,cash deal, quick closing. No clos-ing costs to you. Local NYSForestry Company in business forover 20 years. Fully guaranteed.Call 800-229-7843

LAND

FARM LIQUIDATION SALE!Jan. 21st! 40 acres - HOUSE/BARN - $149,900.Handymanfarmhouse, huge barn, pond,stream! 3 hrs NY city! 1/2 hr Al-bany! Call NOW to register & re-ceive HUGE buyers' credits! 1-888-775-8114

ABSOLUTE FARM LIQUIDATION!Jan. 21st! 10 acres - $29,900. 25acres - $49,900.Huge stream,pond, fields, big timber, acrossfrom public land! 3 hrs NY City &1/2 hr Albany! Call to registerNOW & get $1,000's in Buyer'scredit! 1-888-701-1864www.NewYorkLandandLakes.com

FARM

OFFICE SPACE

for lease at Westport HeritageHouse, off 6459 Main St. Approx.132 square feet, $400/monthwith heat & lights. Call 518-962-4805.

WESTPORT: OFFICE SUITES. Fullyfurnished w/cubicles, desks, com-puter & phone hook-ups. 720 sq.ft. Lakeviews. Contact Jim Forcier@ 518-962-4420.

COMMERCIALPROPERTY

AKC CHOCOLATE Labs-

Females available, vet checked,first shots, deworming, registra-tion papers & more! $500 518-570-5808 or 518-570-5773

DOGS

TWO FEMALE LONG HAIRED

7 Years. Izzy and Tilly are lovablelong haired cats that need a goodhome. They are indoor cats andhave been declawed. They are al-so spaded. (518) 834-9496

CATS

WANTS TO purchase minerals andother oil and gas interests. Senddetails to P.O. Box 13557 Denver,Co. 80201

WANTED DIABETIC TEST

STRIPS. ANY KIND/BRAND. UPTO $22.00/Box. SHIPPING PAID.HABLAMO ESPANOL. 1-800-266-0702 www.SellDiabeticstrips.com

WANTED DIABETES

TEST STRIPS. Any Kind/Brand. Upto $22.00. Shipping Paid.1-800-267-9895 /www.SellDiabeticstrips.com

WANTED ALL

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

FAST PAYMENT

for sealed, unexpired DIABETICTEST STRIPS-up to $17/Box!Most brands. Shipping Prepaid.Call today & ask for Emma 1-888-776-7771www.cash4diabeticsupplies.com

CASH FOR CARS! We Buy ANYCar or Truck, Running or NOT!Damaged, Wrecked, Salvaged OK!Get a top dollar INSTANT offer to-day! 1-800-267-1591

BUYING EVERYTHING

Furs, Coins, Gold, Antiques,Watches, Silver, Art,Diamonds."The Jewelers JewelerJack" 1-917-696-2024 By Appoint-ment. Lic-Bonded.

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

YEARBOOKS "UP to $15 paid forhigh school [email protected] or 972-768-1338."

WANTED GOOD Used SkidderChains to fit 18.4-34; Also GoodUsed pair of 18.4-34 Skidder tires.Please Call 518-524-1972

WANTED TO BUY

CLARINET, VIOLIN,FLUTE, TRUMPET, Amplifier,Fender Guitar $75 each. UprightBass, Cello, Saxophone, FrenchHorn, Drums $189 each. Others 4-sale 1-516-377-7907

MUSIC

LOST PS Glasses,Med. size, Brown frames with tint,intials KS, Lost in the Tri-Lakesarea, Plattsburgh area or Wilming-ton area. Please call 518-891-2781.

LOST 3YR. old female Shit-zu/Maltese mix, comes to the nameGrey. She is light Gray & tan, nocollar but is micro-chipped, lastseen 12/26/11 Au Sable Acres areain Jay, NY. Reward being offeredfor any information. Please call415-202-3644 or 518-647-1267

LOST & FOUND

BRUSH HOG

Model EFM600. Used 1 year, likenew. Finish mower. 518-570-8837$1,000

LAWN & GARDEN

WORK ON JET ENGINES - Trainfor hands on Aviation Career. FAAapproved program. Financial aid ifqualified - Job placement assis-tance. Call AIM (866)453-6204 orvisit www.fixjets.com

WORK ON JET ENGINES

Train for hands on Aviation Main-tenance Career. FAA approved pro-gram. Financial aid if qualified -Job placement assistance. CallAIM (866) 854-6156.

WEIGHTLOSS MEDICATIONS

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

WANTED JAPANEESE

MOTORCYCLE KAWASAKI 1967-1980 Z1-900, KZ900, KZ1000,ZIR, KZ1000MKII, W1-650, H1-500, H2-750, S1-250, S2-350, S3-400 Suzuki GS400, GT380, CB750(69.70) CASH PAID. 1-800-772-1142, [email protected]

U.S. RADIATION EXPOSURE

CANCER COMPENSATION $50K-$400K. Nuclear Workers, Military,Downwinders, Families. Call TollFree 1-855-EEOICPA (1-855-336-4272).www.StephensStephens.com. 410Main St., Buffalo, NY

‘06 Outback Wagon LTD. Automatic, Sunroof, Heated Leather

‘06 Impreza Outback Sport 5 Speed, Loaded

‘05 Chevy Colorado Z71 Crew Cab, 4x4, Automatic

‘05 Outback LL Bean Wagon Automatic, 6 Cyl., Sunroof, Heated Leather

(2) ‘03 Bajas (One 5 Speed, One Automatic) Sunroof, Leather, Loaded

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Over 35 years of Subaru experience!

More Subarus coming in from CT & Rhode Island

518-425-9957

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4455 State Route 374, Merrill, NY

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$ 15,980 OR $ 264 *

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$ 23,300 YOUR PRICE

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$ 15,480 OR $ 256 *

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$ 5,200 $ 7,880 OR $ 157 *

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GREAT SELECTION OF TRUCKS & SUVS GREAT SELECTION OF TRUCKS & SUVS GREAT SELECTION OF TRUCKS & SUVS

Low Low Miles! Miles!

2009 GMC Sierra Ext. Cab 4x4 SLT CQ218A, Z71, Onstar, XM Radio, Fully Loaded, Rear DVD!

$ 17,400 OR $ 279 *

/MO.

2007 Chevy 1500 Ext. Cab 4x4 LT CQ316A, 8’ Box! Fully Loaded

$ 18,980 OR $ 313 *

/MO.

2010 Dodge Caliber SXT CP230, Fully Loaded, Satelite Radio (also in Black)

$ 14,980 OR $ 239 *

/MO.


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