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ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ Essex County Board of Supervisors Chairman Randy Douglas said Dec. 20 he doesnÕ t foresee the county board freezing the contractually guaranteed pay increases for its unionized employees in the near future.

But he also noted that the controversial move could be on the table in the coming months.

Last week, the Sullivan County Legislature voted to freeze the pay of its union employ-ees, even though they are under a contract

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ELIZABETHTOWN — ‘Tis the season to begiving.

Employees at Denton Publications, alongwith many other businesses and organiza-tions, have done just that over the past month,giving donations of clothing, food, toys andpresents to a number of local community or-ganizations.

At Denton’s, the third annual Project BoxedSmile collected toys for distribution by Fami-lies First.

“We do a toy drive every year, and this yearwe have over 150 children that we are lookingto get gifts for, so this really helps out tremen-dously,” said Families First executive directorJoAnne Caswell. “The need is growing everyyear, and local businesses and citizens have re-ally stepped up. The people and groups thatwe reach out to every year continue to be very

generous.”“If it were not for the employees here and

their giving, this would not be possible,” saidShelley Parker, a Denton employee who has or-ganized the companies drive for the past threeyears. “Everyone has been part of this effort.”

Caswell said that donations will be put togood use.

“We have a list that we collect throughoutthe year of people in need and then we are ableto put together the age of the child and theclothing and shoe size,” said Caswell. “Wemake sure that everyone gets something.”

On the Cover:Patti Phillips with Families First, Shelley Parkerof Denton Publications, along with JoAnneCaswell and Anne Griffin of Families First withpresents collected by employees of DentonPublications as part of the third annual ProjectBoxed Smile. Photo by Keith Lobdell

Holiday Spirit in full effectBy Keith [email protected]

AuSABLE FORKS — For the fourth year,two towns and one diner have come togeth-er to help out those in need.

The town of Jay and the town of BlackBrook have joined together with M & M Din-er to help provide food and toys for familiesat Christmastime.

“It really has been a collective effort,” saidJay supervisor Randy Douglas. “M & M Din-er has been great with their support fromowner Jay McDonald and staff like CindyMurphy, who has really worked to bringeverything together.

Douglas said he was also impressed withthe residents of the area, who have steppedup to meet an increasing need.

“A lot of the residents get involved eachyear,” Douglas said. “They all have trulybeen amazing. A lot of them realize that theneed is greater and it has been a great out-pouring of help and support.”

“We used to buy gifts for each other at thechristmas party,” McDonald said. “Cindicame up with the idea of buying gifts for thetoy drive. It just kind of expanded in the lastcouple of years. Now, it’s a matter of what-ever we can do to help out the needy.”

Douglas said the two towns and the dinercollected donations throughout the month,

which they then used to purchase foodand toys for needy families in the area.

“Because of this effort, families are nowgoing to have a decent meal on the table andkids will have toys under the tree,” Douglassaid. “We did all of the shopping over theweekend and spent the day on Dec. 21 wrap-ping and preparing the baskets.”

However, Douglas said those who organ-ized and helped with the drive will also getsomething in return.

“You know, we really do this every yearbecause it gives you that good feeling,” hesaid.

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portation and the Olympic Regional Development Authority, the town of Jay, the town ofNorth Elba, the town of Wilmington, the Regional Offices of Sustainable Tourism and thevillage of Lake Placid, provides service between Lake Placid, Jay, Wilmington and Au SableForks.

For more information, contact Nancy Dougal at Essex County Transportation, 873-3689or at their Web site, www.co.essex.ny.us/Crossing Communities.asp.

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PERU — It’s the season of giving and themessage is one understood loud and clear atAusable Forks Elementary.

First-grade students there, helped by teach-ers and parent volunteers, loaded up twoschool buses with donations for the ElmoreSPCA animal shelter this week, dropping themoff Dec. 20.

“This is our 10th year of donating to El-more,” said teacher Shyloah Osteyee. “We loveit because it really teaches them they can makea difference and they can see where their do-nations are going and how all their hard workcomes to fruition.”

Donations are collected and brought in bythe students starting before Thanksgiving re-cess, Osteyee explained, with kids gatheringitems like pet food, leashes, and blankets.

“Our teachers and moms and dads from thewhole community come in to help us out,” saidOsteyee. “The whole community has beenvery, very generous over the years. I think it’simportant for the kids to see that their familiescan be involved and really change the waythings are in their own communities, even if it’ssomething as simple as donating dog biscuits.”

And, the kids are getting the message, said

Osteyee.First-grader Kolby Furnia, who has a dog of

his own, explained what he was doing at El-more SPCA that day.

“We brought stuff into the animal shelter,”said Furnia. “Cat food, leashes, dog toys —cause the dogs can play with them.”

Furnia added he also “feels good” to donateitems to the shelter and enjoyed watching theanimals “run around.”

Classmate Jenna Stanley said she enjoyed“bringing the treats to the animals” and otheritems so “they can have good stuff for theirhomes and stuff to eat.”

Kc Mace, member of the Elmore SPCA boardof directors, said she was overwhelmed by thedonations collected this year.

“This is a tremendous benefit for us becausethe more donations we receive the less we haveto spend out of monies that we have for our op-erating budget,” said Mace.

Having young students make the contri-bu-tions means even more, she added.

“We have kids who, rather than have a birth-day with presents or parties, donate all that tothe shelter in the way of food and things likethat,” said Mace. “It just warms my heart to seethere are kids out there who really care aboutthese animals. A lot of adults could really takea lesson from these kids.”

Elementary students dotheir part to help animals

Students from the first grade classes at Ausable Forks Elementary stand with donations they col-lected and donated to the Elmore SPCA animal shelter in Peru. This is the 10th year students havemade contributions during the holidays.

Photo by Jeremiah S. Papineau

On the Cover:The North Country Child Care Network set up a table at its Christmas Party to collect items to bene-fit the Adirondack Community Actions Program’s Community Action Angels Baby Shower. DebbieStrack, one of the organizers of the event, said they like to do various functions for their communi-ties each year and decided this year to raise donations to help families who are struggling with babyitems. The network is a group of child care providers in Essex andFranklin counties whose main objective is to promote quality child care. For more information onhow to donate baby items to the Community Action Angels Baby Shower, call Marge Garcia or JennBolton at 873-3207. For more information on the North Country Child Care Network, contact Strackat 512-2812 or Terri Perkins at 891-2408.

Photo provided by ACAPOn the Cover:During the month of December the Essex County Sheriff’s Office Police Benevolent Association par-ticipated in the Toys for Tots program. Corrections Officers and Deputies placed toys in blue barrelswithin the Public Safety building to be donated to Essex County children. Here, some of the toys aredisplayed with from left to right; Sgt. Scott Gowdy, CO Scott Sumell, CO Jeffrey Wallace and DeputyShawn Lapier.

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ESSEXRob Ivy • [email protected]

WILLSBOROJanice Allen • 963-8912 • [email protected]

WESTPORTColin Wells • [email protected]

KEESEVILLEKyle Page • [email protected]

Iran into Molly Rascoe at school lastweek and was happy to see her look-ing fit as a fiddle. The more time goes

by, the better the chances are that her bodywon't reject the new kidney she just receivedfrom donor Ben Sudduth, who I also saw atschool and who's doing well, too. (If you'vebeen hibernating and don't know what I'mtalking about, check this space two weeksago.)

As you probably also know, Molly's isonly one of several transplant success sto-ries to bless the North Country this holidayseason. Two other young people in the re-gion have also come through some toughtimes with flying colors: high-school juniorBrock Marvin of E'town, and 22-month-oldCamden Maneely of Malone. Both receivedrecent heart transplants within a day of eachother in Boston, where they shared a hospi-tal room.

What you probably don't know is thatMolly, Brock, and Camden have somethingin common besides successful transplants.They and their families all received supportfrom an organization right here in Westport,

the Christopher Emmet Hallowell Fund. Itsmission is to help the families of NorthCountry children who face a medical crisisby providing assistance with incidental ex-penses such as travel and lodging—thingsthat insurance might not cover but whichcan really add up over time.

Christopher was a Westport resident whosuffered from childhood leukhemia andeventually was one of the first recipients ofa double heart-lung transplant. He passedaway on December 12, 2002, and shortly af-terward his family and friends establishedthe fund in his memory. (Disclosure: I waslucky enough to be one of Christopher'smany friends, and I currently serve on theboard of the Fund.) Recently I spoke to hismom, Daphne Hallowell, who is the fund'sguiding spirit. "I think it's wonderful thatwe could be part of these inspiring stories,"she said. "It has really brightened things upat this time of year." How inspiring to trans-form an anniversary of grief into an affirma-tion of life and love—and what a totally ap-propriate way to remember a remarkableperson.

The true season of Christmas if fastwinding to a climax, by the timeyou read this it will all be over; so

here is wishing everyone a very MerryChristmas and hopeful that you had a won-derful time. Our community is looking quitefestive and we have had a goodly number ofspecial events to assist us all to have a greattime of celebrating. We now have thatChristmas card picture with everything out-side covered in white snow, it is beautiful. Ihave noticed many college students homefor the holiday and many have a long Janu-ary break, we wish you all continued successin the years of study ahead.

Many of you may remember ToddWadsworth, he used to have a florist shophere in Willsboro. He wrote me this year thathis mother Mary that many of us also knewhad passed away in February and also helost his beloved Grandmother in October. Heseems to be doing well, but truly has a heavyheart with the loss of dear ones.

Several were able to take advantage of theAdirondack Farmer ’s Market this summeras it was located here in Willsboro. Thegroup really appreciated the great town sitefor their location and this was there 20th an-niversary year of making their productsavailable to the many communities in theNorth Country. To show their appreciationto our community they presented a gift of$500 at the last Town Board meeting to beused at the town’s discretion. The schoolbooster club had a Christmas Raffle and theyhad many prizes donated by local business-es, so there were several winners. The prof-it goes to assist the school awards programs,graduation scholarships as well as somesports equipment. They appreciated all thatassisted them in this event.

Happy Birthday to Rhonda Belzile Dec.24, James Russell Dec. 24, Baby Jesus Dec. 25,Kymberli Young Dec. 26, Peg Schnieder Dec.27.

Some newspapers will tell you anything to get your advertising dollars. You want to be sure you are getting the circulation you are paying for.

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One week left to the entire year;sounds so cliché but where doesthe time go? I want to thank

everyone who has been so kind to drop mean email concerning my column or stoppingme during my travels to comment on mywork. I truly appreciate it and am having alot of fun doing this.

I seem to have struck a very positive chordwith my desire from the bridges to researchinto the history of our community. As ateacher, my school year is packed and busy,but I am very free during the summer to pur-sue my writing. By all means please contactme with any stories, tidbits or contacts forme to follow up on this venture. I would liketo collect up all the information this winterand spring and start assembling pieces dur-ing the summer.

So for the first time in seven years Christ-mas falls on a Saturday which affects a lot ofbusiness as well as churches. Most if not all

of the churches are not going to have antic-ipated Masses this Saturday. So for those be-ing technical about things, the faithful needto go to Church twice this weekend – oncefor the Christmas Mass and then once onSunday only this week for the regular week-ly Mass. The history nut in me is going offagain. I wonder exactly when the concept ofanticipated Masses started? Growing up Iwas brought up that Sunday was the day forChurch and the idea of going the afternoonbefore was very alien to me. I believe thatthe practice has been within the last fifty orso years which brings to mind Vatican II.Another thing for me to spend some time re-searching! Make sure to check online or callahead as this is the week when schedulesmight be different from the norm.

In any case I wish everyone a blessed Hol-iday regardless of faith practice and a wishthat we all bring more peace to this planetthat we call our home. Stay safe and happy!

I f you want to read news from Essex,please send it along to me at my e-mailaddress. I always mention in this col-

umn anything given to me, whether it’s atalk at the library, an academic success, orsome other notable town event. However, ifI don’t get any news items, I can’t writeabout them, so please don’t be bashful.

This week I’m back in Alabama, trying toremember it’s December, even though itfeels a lot like early autumn. There are treesturning color, including a widely planted or-namental pear that is a radiant scarlet rightnow. The smell of freshly mowed grass is inthe air and football, a passionately belovedsport around here, dominates conversa-tions. There are also reminders of Christmas,although it just seems wrong to put lights onpalm trees. A lot of inflated snowmen arearound town, but most people here have noexperience with snow and prefer to keep itthat way.

I had a little fun with snow on my drivehere, in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.The first flakes made the traffic slow down,and then sleet and freezing rain reallymessed up things. The bad roads didn’tbother me as much as the overly confidentlocal drivers, many of whom wound up inthe ditch.

Later this week, my mother and I are driv-ing to Texas have Christmas with my chil-dren. Amy is already there, but not Ginny.As you may recall, Amy is my wife and Gin-ny is our dog. Ginny is spending her holi-days in Reber with neighbors, who adoreand pamper her. In fact, the level of dogspoiling is at the shameless level. Ginny hasa plush carpet by the woodstove, a place onthe sofa for watching TV, and a spot on thebed at night. In exchange, Ginny chasessquirrels away from the bird feeders andtakes care of any food that might drop on thefloor.


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The NCSPCA would like to remind youthat our 31 days of free cat adoptions willsoon be drawing to a close. Don't miss youropportunity to add a new member to yourhousehold in time for the holidays! Many ofthese fantastic, frisky felines are still avail-able for adoption and are hoping to comehome for the holidays. Is your fireplacemissing a warm furry body curled up infront of it? A bright-eyed face looking at youfrom the windowsill? The NCSPCA has the

solution foryou. Comedown to theshelter at 23LakeshoreRoad in West-port, and speakwith our staffto learn more.Or, you can call962-8604. Weare open Tues-day through

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from 10 a.m. until 5p.m. , and Sunday by ap-pointment. We are closed on Mondays.

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tiful brown-and-white Husky-mix withsoulful golden eyes that communicate his in-telligenct. Bear is about eight or nine yearsold. He arrived at the shelter when his own-er could no longer care for him. He is a gen-tleman who gets along easily with both oth-er dogs and cats. Bear is a laid-back fellowwho doesn't get excited too easily andprefers to watch any activity going on ratherthan getting too involved. He doesn't mindan occasional trip outside; his thick coatkeeps him toasty warm in the snow. Thissweet fellow is hoping to find someone whowill give him the affection he craves andprovide him with a comfortable place to re-lax and watch the hustle-and-bustle of theworld pass by.

If there is a dog or cat of a particular age,temperament, size, or breed you are seeking,please feel free to stop by the shelter andfind out if your perfect pet may be waitingfor you. We always have new animals com-ing in seeking homes; many of our dogs donot have a pedigree, but have many of thecharacteristics of their purebred relatives.We also have a large number of cats, includ-ing short and longhair. Why not make a stoptoday? You'll be glad you did.

Hello, I have a few poems in mindfor our column this week and Iwas wondering if there was any

way we could have just a little extra spacefor the one that is most meaningful to us. Ithas 411 words so I understand if it is a no butwe would omit a picture of that would help.If not, I understand and will go with a dif-ferent one that I had in mind. I will includethe poem below, let me know what youthink. Thanks so much!

A Rescue's Christmas PoemTis the night before Christmas and all

through the town, every shelter is full - weare lost, but not found,

Our numbers are hung on our kennels sobare, we hope every minute that someonewill care,

They'll come to adopt us and give us thecall, "Come here, Max and Sparkie - comefetch your new ball!!

But now we sit here and think of the days..we were treated so fondly - we had cute,baby ways,

Once we were little, then we grew and wegrew - now we're no longer young and we'reno longer new.

So out the back door we were thrown likethe trash, they reacted so quickly - why werethey so rash?

We "jump on the children:, "don't comewhen they call", we "bark when they leaveus", climb over the wall.

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If only they'd trained us, if only we knew...

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We were left in the backyard, or worse -letto roam- now we're tired and lonely and outof a home.

They dropped us off here and they kissedus good-bye... "Maybe someone else willgive you a try."

So now here we are, all confused andalone... in a shelter with others who long fora home.

The kind workers come through with ameal and a pat, with so many to care for, theycan't stay to chat,

They move to the next kennel, giving eachof us cheer... we know that they wonder howlong we'll be here.

We lay down to sleep and sweet dreamsfill our heads.. of a home filled with love andour own cozy beds.

Then we wake to see sad eyes, brimmingwith tears - our friends filled with empti-ness, worry, and fear.

If you can't adopt us and there's no roomat the Inn - could you help with the bills andfill our food bin?

We count on your kindness each day of theyear - can you give more than hope to every-one here?

Please make a donation to pay for theheat... and help get us something special toeat.

The shelter that cares for us wants us tolive, and more of us will, if more people willgive.

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As strange as it may sound, unless youhave benefited from Hospice services, ourinvolvement does make a huge difference.There are the practical, tangible things doneby the clinical staff. However there is alsomuch more.

At a time in our society when it has be-come easy to be distant and isolated fromothers, Hospice of the North Country reach-es out and touches. We listen, we reassure,we ask the kind of questions that open up di-alogue and facilitate communication. Oftenwe open the spigot for discussions that al-most miraculously begin flowing betweenour patient and their families and that is tru-ly wonderful.

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The perfect giftTo the Valley News:The holiday season is the perfect time to

show those around you how much you care.We all have those people who are hard tobuy for, so this year consider making a do-nation in their name to the United Way Cam-paign Fund.

The gift can be made in honor of a lovedone or in memory of someone special andtruly is a gift that keeps on giving.

Deciding a roof’s fateTo the Valley News:Asphalt or slate? The opening question as

to the fate of the Willsboro Historical Cen-ter in your Dec. 18 issue a tough one on somefronts.

Were I a Willsboro taxpayer, it would behands down in favor of slate and this is why:when cost is considered, one must take intoaccount the life expectancy of both applica-tions and over the long term replacementand maintenance costs. On that front, I amnot so sure that slate is not less expensive.

On the other hand consideration must begiven the issue brought up, HistoricalPreservation. On that issue, just exactlywhat would we want to pass on to posteri-ty? I can almost hear it now, 20-25 yearsfrom now people trying to understand justwhy slate was not applied as they replacethe asphalt roof and they note that slatewould have cost just $73,000.; what an af-front to the original architecture (that as-phalt).

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There are so many organizations that theUnited Way of the Adirondack Region sup-ports and your donation can be specificallydesignated to any one of them. Making a do-nation is simple. Most workplaces have theavailable forms and the donation can be madethrough payroll deduction. You may also maila one-time donation to the United Way of theAdirondack Region, 45 Tom Miller Road,Plattsburgh N.Y. 12901. Your donation is tax-deductible.

During this season of thanks and blessings,may you truly embrace its meaning by givingto the United Way and helping to effect changein the life of someone less fortunate.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Tobacco stats alarmingTo the Valley News:The Health and economic impact of tobacco

use in New York State is alarming. Each year,25,400 adults die from their own smoking, and3,040 non smokers will die from second handsmoke exposure. At current rates, 389,000

youth (0-17) are projected to die prematurelyfrom smoking. Smoking kills more peoplethan alcohol, AIDS, car crashes, illegal drugs,murders, and suicides combined.

During the ten years the NYS Tobacco Con-trol Program (TCP) has been operating, adultsmokers have been reduced by 500,000 andyouth smokers by 75,000. Our work is notdone. Over 18 percent of adults smoke and al-most 15 percent of high school students smoke.More than eight billion dollars are spent eachyear in health care costs directly related tosmoking and over six billion dollars spent insmoking related productivity losses.

The Tobacco Control Programs in your com-munity are working diligently to decreaseyouth exposure to tobacco marketing in retailenvironments; provide help to quit smoking;increase the number of tobacco free outdoor ar-eas, including parks, recreation areas, andworksites; and to create tobacco free collegecampuses. The tobacco companies spend bil-lions of dollars each year to entice our childrento smoke and to keep current smokers smok-ing. NYS needs to continue to invest in thework of the Tobacco Control Programs to pro-vide tobacco free environments, eliminate to-bacco marketing to children, eliminate expo-sure to second hand smoke, and to motivateadult smokers to quit.

Jill RockSr. Public Health Educator

Adirondack Tobacco Free Network

To start, I hope that Santa Claus broughteverything that you wanted and de-sired for Christmas, and

that everyone had a chance to en-joy the day with family andfriends.

I’ll get back to Christmas in amoment, but first, I feel that I needto address something from lastweek’s edition of the Valley News.

On page 20 of last week’s edi-tion, we ran a picture of hearttransplant recipient Brock Marvin.The picture was provided to us atthe request of Brock Marvin him-self. Brock felt that this picture wasan accurate representation of what he had beenthrough and the fact that his battle is now clos-ing in on the finish line.

Over the past few years, I have been with pa-pers and made the decision to publish severalphotos, all provided by family or the personthemselves, of soldiers follwing major surgeryand a wrestler who was almost killed after an il-legal throw. And, while I will agree with somereaders who said we probably should havepublished the picture smaller than we did, therewas never a hesitation on whether or not thepicture should run, nor will there be on anysimilar picture in the future that is provided bythe family or the individual.

In the meantime, I most certainly join every-one in wishing Brock a quick and speedy recov-ery. My thoughts are with his family, his fatherSmitty Marvin and mother Darlene Mitchell,who are by his side in Boston.

Now, on with the show. At Christmastime, there is one story that I

wish I had known long before I did and has be-come my favorite ever since I saw it recited byWalter Cronkite a few years back.

That story is of a Christmas in1914, at the site that was the inspira-tion of one of the greatest Memorialpoems ever written, In FlandersFields.

As Christmas approached, sol-diers endured the chill of the air, thelonging for home and the smells ofgun powder and those who had laiddown their life in the First GreatWar. No one would have ever imag-ined that this battlefield would bethe place where a Christmas miracle

would take place.As Christmas approached, thoughts of fight-

ing turned, and insults turned into salutations.Gifts were even exchanged. Then, a two-daytruce was called - the Christmas Truce.

The weapons of war fell silent, men venturedout of the trenches, gifts were exchanged, andthe sober duty of remembering the dead wascommenced.

On Christmas Eve, there was no gunfire.There was silence. Then, there was a voice,singing a familiar strain of Silent Night.

Then there was another. And another. Thenthere was everyone, singing in their owntongue and own voice, a song that broughtthem all together. For two days, there wassomething that was desperately missing in themonths before.

There was peace on earth, good will towardmen.

Merry Christmas. Keith Lobdell is editor of the Valley News

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Christmas 2010

Christmas memories may be amongour most treasured and lasting mem-ories. I remember my mother, telling

me that at Christmas, she and her siblingswould get one orange in their stocking andthat it was a real treat because they could nothave oranges all year round.

She said she could still remember how juicyand wonderful those oranges tasted. She saidthat she and her siblings would take great careto peel and eat the orange over a plate so thatevery drop of juice could be enjoyed. This issuch an extraordinary story because I doubtthat there are many folks around today thatcould get so much enjoyment from a single or-ange. In that time, getting an orange to theEastern Townships of Quebec would havebeen an extravagance, however, a mere pit-tance when compared to today’s Christmascosts.

Christmas gifts are no longer ten to thirtydollars, but rather they are hundreds of dol-lars. A Play station game costs $483, Xbox Elitesells for $580 and games range in price from$24.99 to $46.54. An IPhone costs between $200and $300 dollars depending on which versionyou choose. That doesn’t include the yearlycost of phone service. It is not difficult to seehow the cost of Christmas could be very highfor parents with children.

While Christmas is still a very special timeof year, the character of this holiday has defi-nitely changed since I was a kid. To some ex-tent, it appears that children today get big gifts

all year roundand the excite-ment of Christ-mas has dimin-ished as a result.

When I wasgrowing up, youwould begin lob-bying your par-ents for what youwanted severalmonths beforeChristmas.

Maybe your parents would get you a BB gun,a new bicycle or a radio. We knew we could-n’t ask our parents for gifts that would costhundreds of dollars, they didn’t have that kindof money and even if they did they would havesaid no. Actually, my Dad would have laughedpretty hard if I suggested that he spend fouror five hundred dollars on me at Christmas.

While the holidays are a time for celebra-tion, for some families it will be a holiday thatis never forgotten because of a tragedy. Alco-hol sales of all type increase dramatically dur-ing the holiday season. Over 50-percent of alldeadly automobile crashes that take place dur-ing the holiday season involve alcohol. Youthalcohol poisoning also increases during theholidays.

As alcohol use increases during the holi-days, so do the rates of child abuse, domesticviolence and all manner of crime. Many, if notall these events affect young people. I wonderif there could be a connection between thestress of the holidays and the increase in alco-hol use.

As people consider the credit card bill that

will follow their Christmas purchases, is itpossible that their stress level will increase astheir credit card balance increases? Everyonewants to give whatever they can to their chil-dren, but those gifts do not have to be expen-sive. Buying one expensive gift should beplenty along with some low cost gifts or hu-morous gifts.

Give your family the gift of you this year.Shut off the TV, cell phones and the internet.Go outside, take a hike, go skating or sledding.Build a snowman or a snow fort and have agood old fashioned snow ball fight. Later,make hot chocolate and cookies together. Playsome board games and just relax, all together.

Giving your family a few less material giftsand instead give them your time, time to havefun. Since my daughter was very little, I havetaken an old wooden Santa that has severalcompartments in it and put a little cash, lot-tery tickets and an inexpensive piece of jewel-ry inside; a simple family tradition that mydaughter still looks forward too. That old San-ta is not expensive but is a repository for manyimportant Christmas memories.

While the holidays are an occasion to cele-brate, they are also a reason to be safe. Do yourbest to keep yourself and those around yousafe this holiday season. Be there at Christmasnext year to share in your family traditionsand to tell your family stories.

Being there next year to celebrate Christmaswith your friends and family might be thegreatest gift of all. Have a Happy Holiday. Re-member, all kids count.

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Kids Count By Scot Hurlburt

Treasurer’s office closedNew Year’s Eve

ESSEX — The Essex County Treasurer ’sOffice will be closed Friday, Dec. 31. The of-fice will be open for regular business from 9a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, throughThursday, Dec. 30.

Westport town officesclosed for holiday

WESTPORT — The town of Westport townoffices will be closed Thursday, Dec. 30 andFriday, Dec. 31 for the New Year’s holiday.

Westport parking banin effect

WESTPORT — A winter parking ban is ineffect for all town roads in the town of West-port now through April 15. No vehicles areallowed to be parked on town roads from 11p.m. through 6 a.m., daily.

Essex Theatre to host New Year’s Eve event

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CountyFrom page 1

that guarantees 4 percent raises.Douglas and County Manager Dan Palmer

have repeatedly tried to get the county CivilService Employees Association back to the ne-gotiating table without success.

Douglas said he has no plans of immediate-ly following in Sullivan County’s footsteps.

“I can’t foresee me doing that in the imme-diate future,” he said. “But it is a possibility.Everything is a possibility. We’re talking$700,000 in raises this year.”

The 4 percent union pay hikes will cost Es-sex County $700,000 in each of the next twoyears.

Lawsuits are expected in the counties that dodecide to freeze pay in the face of existing con-tracts.

“I would say we leave all options open,” hesaid. “I would hope that the union would comeback to us and negotiate in good faith. Look,

everybody else is freezing – management, theboard of supervisors – and that they wouldconsider the same thing.”

On the campaign trail, Governor-elect An-drew Cuomo called for legislative action to le-galize pay freezes for the state’s 200,000 em-ployees.

Cuomo’s primary talking point has been a 4percent cap on property tax increases for gov-ernments statewide. The proposal has raisedcriticism from local governments that arguethe plan is only workable if the state also pullsback on programs counties are mandated toprovide.

County officials argue that mandated pro-grams regularly comprise up to 90 percent ofthe local tax levy and leave little wiggle roomfor cost cutting measures.

In response, officials said Cuomo’s staff isconsidering pushing legislation to legalize payfreezes for all unionized taxpayer-funded em-ployees, including teachers and civil serviceemployees.


ELIZABETHTOWN — A $25 stipend perelection event for election site chairpersonscould be changed in order to help save moneyat the county level.

Essex County Board of Elections commis-sioners Derinda Sherman (R) and Robert Pell-deChame (D) said the idea to remove thestipend and pay chairpersons $1 per hour morethan other election inspectors was thought ofas a way to help keep costs down.

“We are looking at other ways that we feelwe can help by cutting expenses,” Shermansaid. “There are other ways that we havehelped save the county money, and after theelection we wanted to look at the system andsee where we could save more money.”

Sherman and Pell-deChame said one reasonbehind the cost-cutting was the pending lossof federal funding from the Help America VoteAct (HAVA) of 2002.

“We were able to purchase machines andtraining with HAVA funds, and it has helpedto pay for some other things with the new ma-chines,” said Sherman. “In 2011, this moneywill have to all come out of the county.”

“This is an effort to get ahead of what hap-pens when the HAVA funding goes away,”Pell-deChame said. “We do not want people tosay that we haven’t been looking for places tosave when we have been all along.”

Currently, an election inspector chair wouldreceive a $25 stipend above the standard $11-per hour rate for each election, which would

equal $50 a year counting both primaries andthe general election. Under the new proposal,chairs would receive $12-per hour for work.

“The sites are in business for 10 hours for aprimary and 16 hours for the general election,”said Sherman. “With the stipend, we were pay-ing an additional $2,100 a year total. With thenew system, we will be paying an additional$1,092, which is a savings.”

Both Sherman and Pell-deChame said theywanted to stress that chairs were not receiving$25-per hour for their time, but a stipend for$25 per election event.

Sherman added they are also looking to savemoney by consolidating training classes fromone class to two and paying inspectors $40 forthe one event rather than $30 for each.

“These are all costs that fall back on thecounty once the HAVA money is gone,” Pell-deChame said.

Pell-deChame added the cuts were pro-posed as a way to also bring the county closerto state averages.

“It has been important to us to try and bringour costs down and closer to the state aver-ages,” he said.

“These are rates that we inherited when wegot here,” said Sherman. “In all but one town,these rates are more than what the inspectorswere getting when the elections were underthe control of the towns.”

Sherman said the only way the rates can bechanged for inspectors is by a resolutionpassed by the board of supervisors, and thatthey hope to bring the matter before the boardin the near future.

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WIC sets clinic scheduleELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County

Women, Infants and Children will be hold-ing the following clinics during the monthof January at the WIC offices: Thursday,Jan. 6, from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. andThursday, Jan. 20, from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m.

Lake Placid Youth Center Tuesday, Jan.

4, from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.; Tuesday, Jan.18, from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.; and Tues-day, Jan. 25, from 2 to 6 p.m.

AuSable Forks ambulance buildingWednesday, Jan. 5, from 9:30 a.m. until 2p.m.

Keeseville Methodist Church Thursday,Jan. 27, from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.

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Essex seeks new council-man after judicial changes

The town of Essex is seeking a new mem-ber of the town council as one will be head-ed to the bench.

Stephen Sayward is set to become the nexttown justice after resigning from his posi-tion on the town council following the res-ignation of Mark Kupperman, who is mov-ing out of the area.

The town is currently accepting letters ofinterest from anyone looking to fill Say-ward’s council position, which will runthrough the end of 2011. The town plans tofill the vacancy as part of it’s end of the yearmeeting Dec. 30, at 3 p.m. in the town offices.

Letters can be sent to Essex Town Super-visor Sharon Boisen, Town of Essex, P.O. Box355, Essex, N.Y., 12936.

Keene lighting contest winners announced

The Town of Keene 2010 Christmas Light-ing Contest Winners were as follows:

Residential: Richard Galeski, Joan Gill-man, Wayne and Linda Hudson, Sparky andCassandra Baillargeon.

Commercial: Keene Valley AuSable Innand McDonough’s Valley Hardware.

The contest was organized by Linda Deyoand judged by Liz Jaques, Brett Lawrenceand Marilyn Murphy.


WESTPORT — The town of Westport hasbeen getting a little extra when it comes towastewater intake, which is not a goodthing.

At its Tuesday, Dec. 14, regular boardmeeting, the Westport town board heardabout ways to help correct the problem fromSteve Grimm with New York Rural Water.

“We have done a lot of smoke testing andtelevision work throughout the town,”Grimm said, who has been working with thetown on the matter through a federally-funded program. “There are concerns withinflow and infiltration of outside water intothe wastewater lines.”

The excess water in the lines leads to anincrease in water that is being treated at theplant, bringing levels above those approvedby the state Department of EnvironmentalConservation.

Grimm said he is currently working withthe town on a plan to correct the problem.

“What I want to do is take a look at every-thing and come up with a corrective actionprogram that will give you the best bang foryour buck,” Grimm said. “One thing I wantto do is put together a full manhole inspec-tion program that will allow us to go aroundand find out which manholes need to be re-placed right now and which ones can wait.”

Grimm said in doing some preliminarywork, he has found several areas that need

repairs, but at the moment do not need com-plete replacement of sewer lines.

“With the places I have looked at rightnow, I think a few spot repairs would be thebest bang for your buck,” Grimm said.“There will be other areas as we go on thatmay very well have the need for line replace-ment.”

Westport supervisor Dan Connell saidGrimm’s work would be used to help devel-

op a plan between the town and the DEC.“We have an agreement worked out with

the DEC that we do not need a stamped planas we are working through this,” Connellsaid. “They told us that what they reallywant to see was a multi-year plan and wewould be able to use (Grimm’s) plan as a ba-sis for the plan we submit to the DEC.”

Grimm said in the new year, he wanted tomake sure the entire wastewater system was

inspected and a plan put in place.“Next year I want to look at the maps and

really start to break it up and see what weneed to do and do that by going throughoutthe system,” said Grimm. “We’ll go throughit all in a very systematic way.”

In other business:• The town approved a SEQRA Part I neg-

ative declaration on a panned project to ex-pand the current wastewater system up intothe town industrial park.

• The town scheduled a meeting to discussa pair of grievances that were receivedthrough the Teamsters Local 294 Union con-cerning benefit practices.

• The board transferred money into theWadhams Sewer District III to cover $2,000in unpaid usage charges. Supervisor Connellsaid that the town will receive the moneythrough county taxes, but needed to makethe transfer in order to pay bills for the dis-trict.

• The town board recognized Ben Sudduthfor contributions to the community, particu-larly his service on the Westport VolunteerFire Department and Emergency Squad anddonating a kidney to Molly Rascoe.

• The board transferred $1,853.14 in grantrevenue in the youth commission budget topay for new materials. However, the town didnot approve a measure that would have alsotransferred unused salary wages to allow foradditional purchases, siting that it would seta bad precedent with other departments.

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Ben Sudduth receives a placque from Westport town councilman Michael Tyler, town supervisorDaniel Connell and town clerk Sheila Borden. The town board passed the resolution honoring Sud-doth at its Dec. 14 meeting.

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WESTPORT — The Westport School Districtmay be forced to spend between $5,000-$8,000to defend a position it took in November thatsaid a local homeowner whose primary resi-dence is outside the district cannot vote on thelocal budget.

The opinion, given at the November West-port School Board meeting, is being chal-lenged to the state Commissioner of Educa-tion.

At the Dec. 16 meeting of the school board,school superintendent Dr. John Gallagher toldmembers of the board that the school had beenasked to come before the Commissioner of Ed-ucation after three petitioners challenged theopinion that a person can only vote where theydeclare their primary residence.

Dr. Gallagher said the issue was firstbrought to the board’s attention when they re-ceived three letters concerning the matter.

“These three parties were clear that this wasnot their primary residence,” he said in refer-ence to letters received from James Starbuck,James and Ann Ryan, and George and MaryFrancis Toomey.

“We got three letters from the people thathave petitioned, asking to vote,” said Dr. Gal-lagher. “We had our lawyer come to a publicsession in November and explain the law in

response to those letters. Following the meet-ing, we conveyed the legal opinion and thelaw back to those three parties. Following that,they petitioned to the commissioner of educa-tion.”

Members of the board said they were con-cerned over the amount of money that itwould cost to defend their side.

“The petitions are going to deplete our ex-cess that was around $10,000,” said boardmember Sue Russell.

“This was last sent before the commission-er in 2008 and ruled on in the way that wesided on,” said board member DwayneStevens. “My fear is even after this, differentpeople will keep filing petitions and it couldcost us a small fortune to keep going beforethe commissioner, and that they don’t carewhat this is going to cost the budget. They’renickel and diming us.”

“I think that the people care about this, I justdon’t think they realize what they are doing toour budget by going about it in this way,which actually hurts us,” said Russell.

Board member Tom Kohler asked why theschool had to pay for the legal fees associatedwith the petition if it was going to the statecommissioner.

“The petitions were filed specificallyagainst us and our opinion,” Dr. Gallaghersaid.

The school has until Dec. 27 to reply to thepetitions, which will be followed by a hearing.

Voting opinion puts Westport CS on stand

Enjoying the snowAbbey Schwoebel makes her way down the hill during kindergarten recess at Westport CentralSchool. Photo by Keith Lobdell

Pregnant suspect released until hearingELIZABETHTOWN — A suspect in the case that prompted the first Amber Alert in the

region has been released from jail while she awaits a hearing on the charges.Maria Trombley, who is eight months pregnant with her second child, was released on

her own recognizance Dec. 17 after her hearing to determine whether or not the chargespending against her would be dropped was moved to Feb. 24.

Trombley was indicted on five charges, including kidnapping, for allegedly taking herthen five-month-old daughter from a foster home.

Trombley’s boyfriend James Drake has also been charged in the case.

LAKE PLACID — The third in a series ofRetired Senior Volunteer Program localrecognitions was held Dec. 8, at the LakePlacid Summit Resort.

The Lake Placid Summit Resort donatedthe use of its banquet room for the event.Cindy Albanesi of the Lake Placid NutritionSite hosted the luncheon. In attendance werevolunteers and staff from area stations. As-sisting were the Essex County Nutrition Site,Office of the Aging, the Ticonderoga Nutri-tion Site manager, and RSVP staff and Advi-sory Group.

Presenting certificates of appreciation toarea stations were Essex County Board of Su-pervisors Chairman Randy Douglas, town ofNorth Elba Supervisor Robi Politi, and vil-lage of Lake Placid Mayor Craig Randall. Thenew RSVP pins were given to all attendees.

“The RSVP staff would like to thank all ofour dedicated volunteers and everyone whomade this regional event a success,” saidRSVP program and volunteer coordinatorBarbara Brassard.

Randy Douglas, town of Jay Supervisor andChairman of the Essex County Board of Super-visors, presents a certificate of appreciation toEssex County Office For the Aging’s KrissyLeerkes. Photo by RSVP

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ELIZABETHTOWN — As the bells ringout the old and prepare to ring in the new,local non-profits, including emergency foodshelves and food pantries, could use thepublic’s help.

With the colder weather and the currenteconomic situation, food pantries and otherorganizations have seen an increased needfor their services.

“The need is up,” said Marilyn Jordanwith the Elizabethtown Community FoodShelf. “We keep statistics and we have acomparison report that we look at. We nowhave four years of figures and you can justsee how each year the figures have just goneup.”

As an example, Jordan said in Novemberof 2007, 60 people were served by the foodshelf. In November of this year, that numberwas 123 people.

“It has basically doubled,” said Jordan.Jordan said that while the need has grown,

the community has been there to help.“Community support is wonderful,” said

Jordan. “It runs the gambit from Girl Scoutgroups to Kiwanis members, businesses,farms and private individuals. People sup-port it in a variety of ways that are so help-ful to us.”

Along with donations and gifts, Jordansaid that there are also a number of volun-teers who have stepped up to help out.

“We have some 30 volunteers ranging inage from 13 who teams with her mom all theway up to people in their 70’s,” said Jordan.

Several food pantries are located acrossthe region, including:

Elizabethtown Community Food Shelf:Church of the Good Shepard, 20 WilliamStreet, Parish Hall. Open Tuesdays from 5p.m. until 6 p.m. and Thursdays from 5 p.m.until 7 p.m. Open to Elizabethtown, Lewisand New Russia residents. Call 873-2509 forinformation.

Adirondack Community Action Pro-grams food pantry: 7572 Court Street, Eliz-abethtown. Open Monday through Fridayfrom 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Limit of six vis-its per year. Call 873-3207 for information.

Families First food pantry: 196 WaterStreet, Elizabethtown. Open Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. untilnoon. Paperwork required upon arrival. Call873-9544 for information.

Keene Food Pantry: Keene Library. OpenWednesdays from 9 a.m. until noon. Open toKeene and Keene Valley residents. Call 576-2000 for information.

Keeseville ACAP Outreach Programs:First United Methodist Church on FrontStreet, Keeseville. Open Mondays from 8:30a.m. until 10 a.m. and Tuesdays from 8:30a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Call 873-3207 for infor-mation.

Lake Placid Ecumenical Food Pantry: St.Agnes Church on Hillcrest Ave. Entrance forpantry is the back entrance of the church.Open Friday from 9 a.m. until noon. Thosein need do not have to live in Lake Placidand other hours can be arranged in emer-gency situations. Call 523-7737 for informa-tion.

Westport Food Pantry: Father McCarthyHall, Main Street. Open to Westport resi-dents. Call 962-8282 to schedule a time andfor information.

Willsboro/Essex food site: 5 Farrell Road,Willsboro. Open Monday through Fridayfrom 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Preferred that peo-ple call a couple hours before arriving forpreparation. Call 963-8933 to schedule atime or for information.

Wilmington Food Pantry: WhitefaceCommunity Methodist Church, 1169 Hasel-ton Road. Open Thursdays from 4 p.m. un-til 6 p.m. Call 946-7192 for information.

In addition to local food pantries, peoplecan also help other local non-profits, likethrift stores, volunteer fire departments andemergency squads, and local agencies likethe Elizabethtown Community Hospital

“Demand is way up,” said Jane Hooper atECH. “As a non-profit organization servingover 30,000 people in Essex County (600square miles), the hospital often relies ondonations to help fund its patient care ini-tiatives. Without generous community sup-port, upgrades would be infinitely morechallenging. We’d be delighted if our com-munity members consider the hospital whenmaking their annual gifts.”

You can help!Local food pantries and non-profits are always inneed of help, especially as the year winds down

Douglas wants to keep countyboard chairman post

Jay Town Supervisor Randy Douglas has of-ficially announced he would like to remain asthe chairman of the Essex County Board of Su-pervisors.

Douglas, who has been the chairman for thepast year and has served as the first Democra-tic chairman in the past 35 years, sent a letterto supervisors advising them of his intentions.

“I feel that I have done my best to representEssex County on all levels,” said Douglas. “I

promise to continue to serve you to the best ofmy ability.”

The board will hold it’s organizational meet-ing at 10 a.m. at the county offices Monday, Jan.3.

Blood drives slated in KeeneThe North Country Regional Blood Donor

Program will host drives on Monday, Dec.27, at the Keene Valley Fire Department from11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m.at the Keene Valley Neighborhood House, 3to 6 p.m.

A visit with Santa in LewisSanta arrived at the fire department in Lewis on December 19 with gifts for the children

RSVP honors several officials

Allison Bronson of Lewis receives a gift fron Santa and Mrs.Clause

Maddy and Matthew Fuller of Lewis are happy to see Santa arrive on the firetruckPhotos by Tom Ripley


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Westport resident grows from missionary service in FloridaBy Keith [email protected]

WESTPORT — In December of 2008,Westport resident Scott Hudson didn’teven know where Haiti was or who camefrom there.

Now, after two years serving amongHaitian immigrants in Fort Lauderdale,Fla., Hudson has come to have a deep ap-preciation and love for the people.

“It was a very eye-opening experience,”said Hudson, who went to Florida as amissionary for the Church of Jesus Christof Latter-Day Saints, assigned to serve inthe Florida Fort Lauderdale Mission as amissionary specializing in speaking Hait-ian-Creole.

“I learned a great deal, not only with thelanguage and with the people, but I wasable to look back on who I was as a personand I learned a lot about myself and whoI wanted to be.”

Hudson started his two-year proselyt-ing mission when he entered the Mission-ary Training Center in Provo, Utah, onDec. 3, 2008, and returned to New York onNov. 18, 2010.

“I didn’t know anything about Haitiansbefore or where they were from,” saidHudson. “I really didn’t even know whereHaiti was. Now that I have had the chanceto learn about the people and the culture,I have grown to love and appreciate them.I have really learned a lot from them all.”

In order to work with Haitian immi-grants in Florida, the first thing that Hud-son had to do was learn the language,which is a mixture of several other lan-guages, including French.

“A lot of it at first was just the memo-rization,” said Hudson. “You learned sim-ple conversation starters and other impor-tant phrases. From there, you just went on

to larger things.”While Hudson received a crash-course

in the language at the MTC, he was sur-prised by seeing the language in-use inFlorida.

“I brought a notebook along with me towrite down whatever I could pick up fromconversations,” said Hudson. “It was real-ly tough at first, but you slowly pick it upover time.”

Over the last two years, Hudson has al-ways been working with a partner, or com-panion, while serving as a missionary.

“We would get up at 6:30 a.m. and exer-cise, which was always easy to do in south

Florida,” said Hudson. “Then we wouldhave about three hours of study before wewould go out and work. If we didn’t havescheduled appointments, we would justtalk to people and find out if they neededhelp or wanted to know more about ourchurch.”

Hudson said he and his fellow Haitian-Creole speaking missionaries had thechance to serve the community even morewhen the earthquake struck the island na-tion of Haiti earlier this year.

“We had the opportunity to do quite abit of community service,” said Hudson.“We were asked to act as translators for

people to help locate families or to help fillout paperwork. We also helped conductseveral health fairs to help them out.”

Hudson also said he has enjoyed talkingabout the experience of serving a missionwith his father, Steve, who also served atwo-year mission for the Mormon church.

“He was an inspiration to me and I hopethat I can be the same to my youngerbrother and nieces and nephews who arewondering if they should go on a mis-sion,” said Hudson.

Overall, Hudson, who will return to col-lege at Brigham Young University in Pro-vo, Utah, in January, said that the timespent as a LDS missionary was well worthit.

“I had a great experience and it reallyhelped me develop more as a person,” saidHudson.

Scott Hudson, who served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints forthe past two years, with the Samson family in the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., area.

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Scott Hudson, the Delouis family and PhillipeKikongi, who was one of several partners heworked with while in Florida.

Photo provided by Scott Hudson

AU SABLE FORKS — Step by step, an am-bitious vision is becoming a reality in thisquaint mountain hamlet: a new center ofcommerce and cultural activity is takingshape — benefiting directly from an out-pouring of community support in an oldmill town busy being reborn as a gateway tothe Greater Lake Placid Olympic region inNew York State’s grand Adirondack Park.

The creation of the new cultural center,which involves renovating the hamlet’s his-toric Masonic Lodge — renamed theTahawus Lodge Center, or “TLC” for short— is the project of the Manhattan-baseddance troupe, Rebecca Kelly Ballet, and itsumbrella organization, the Appleby Foun-dation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in1979.

Much of the actual construction work,however, is being supplied by local busi-nesses and contractors, some of whom are

donating materials, services or labor. In thespan of less than 15 months since the build-ing was purchased, a steady stream of“home improvement” activity has takenplace at 14234 Main St.

Before renovations took place, architec-tural design and planning was supplied byPremises, the architectural team of BryanBurke and Beverly Eichenlaub, based in Es-sex. Overall construction is led by ShawnCasey of the local outfit, High PeaksBuilders. Lee Adams, from Essex, fabricatedthe doors.

In early November, TLC learned it wouldbecome the recipient of a significant giftwhen Cold Spring Granite Company agreedto donate stone for the two entry ways.Headquartered in Minnesota, the companyhas operated locally in Au Sable Forks.

“We at Cold Spring Granite are proud tobe able to help with the renovation of the

Tahawus Lodge Center,” said the granitecompany’s general manager Rick Barber.“This 100-year-old landmark building willbe just the kick-start the town needs for itsrenewal.”

One of those local businesses is WardLumber, one of the largest manufacturers ofEastern white pine lumber in New YorkState and located just down the road fromTLC in the hamlet of Jay. It was lumber com-pany president Sidney “Jay” Ward III whofirst approached Cold Spring Granite.

“I have fond memories of going to theAdirondack Record newspaper offices withmy grandmother in the basement of theTahawus building,” recalled Ward. “It’sgreat to see the space brought back to lifeand adding to our community’s arts and cul-tural opportunities.”

“This much-appreciated gesture by theCold Spring Granite Company supports not

only the project, but the town, for this willbe an elegant and most visible addition,”said Rebecca Kelly. “Jay Ward has been won-derful in his follow-through and encourage-ment in helping to make this happen. Whatan accomplishment.

Now that actual work has begun, one ofthe biggest selling points for donations andadditional grant monies may prove to betours of the building itself. Toward that end,the TLC team has announced an OpenHouse celebration for Wednesday, Dec. 29,from 3 to 7 p.m. Visitors will be able to viewthe potential in all four levels of the build-ing, see firsthand the progress that has beenmade and review plans for the next phase ofrenovations.

For more information on the TLC project,including the upcoming Open House, con-tact Craig Brashear at 646-734-7151 or visitwww.TahawusLodgeCenter.org.

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SARANAC LAKE — The committeeformed by the Saranac Lake Village Boarddesigned to study and lobby for the pro-posed city status of the village faces an up-hill battle.

The village board didn’t endorse the cityproposal outright Dec. 20, but did vote tocreate an implementation committee.

The creation of a new city requires ap-proval by state legislators.

And now part of the incoming GOP ma-jority, state Senator Elizabeth O’C Little,R-Queensbury, is faced with the opposi-tion of most leaders from the three townsand two counties within which the villagelies.

“Creating a city at this point — a newlevel of government — is inconsistent withwhat we’re hearing at the state today,” shesaid. “Governor Cuomo has talked aboutreducing the levels of government by con-solidating and dissolving so we lowerproperty taxes.”

In the report issued by consultants hiredby the village, it’s suggested that villagedissolution would cost all area taxpayerssignificantly more than city creation.

But Little isn’t sure if she’s buying it.“I do question some of the consultants,”

she said. “They always seem to come upwith an increase in taxes and I don’t seehow you do that if you dissolve and be-come more efficient.”

Local officials have struggled for yearswith the problems created because SaranacLake is in both Essex and Franklin coun-ties and multiple towns.

Little said she is planning on sittingdown with the city proponents and dis-cussing what’s next. She said she under-stands Saranac Lake is in a unique situa-tion because it’s located in multiple townsand counties.

“I’m open to listening and to workingwith them. I’d like to sit down with theircommittee,” she said. “I’ve read the report— most of it — but I don’t understand whatthe consultants were doing.”

Many town and county leaders — like St.Armand Supervisor Joyce Morency — op-pose the move because, at the town level,it would cost them thousands in propertytax revenue. Both Essex and Franklin coun-ties stand to lose significant amounts insales tax revenue.

“I’m not in favor of it and I think it willhave a hard time making it through Al-bany,” she said. “I don’t see either countysupporting it.”

Unlike villages, cities can keep almostall of their local taxes in house and large-ly remove the towns and counties from theequation. Proponents of the plan argue itis a necessary step to strip back the numer-

ous layers of government that encompassSaranac Lake.

A relatively small town, St. Armandwould lose a whopping $70,000 in annualrevenue, creating a hole in its budget.

The towns and counties have consistent-ly remained in Little’s ear, lobbyingagainst the city proposal.

Essex County Chairman Randy Douglassaid Dec. 15 he is “reserving comment” onthe issue until a final proposal is present-ed.

But he did suggest a different strategy.“Quite honestly, I don’t think Essex

County has left them out of anything.We’re always willing to sit down with any-body to discuss what their needs are,” hesaid. “I think they have some frustration. Ilove to sit down with them at some pointand talk about what they are hoping togain by becoming a city.”

A city hasn’t been created in New Yorkin almost 70 years.

And that’s another issue Little sees as ahurdle.

“There hasn’t been any legislation to cre-ate a city since 1942. At that time, therewasn’t any sales tax that a city could pre-empt from the county and property tax waspretty miniscule,” she said. “Getting itthrough the Assembly, the Senate and thegovernor ’s desk could be very difficult.”

Douglas did note the proposal’s chancesof surviving Albany’s legislative processremain questionable.

“I remain neutral on this until I hear allof the plans,” he said. “Do I think it has po-tential of getting passed in the state legis-lature? I don’t foresee that happening, butyou never know in this business. Anythingcan happen.”

But not everyone outside of the villageis skeptical of the plan.

Harrietstown Supervisor Larry Millersaid he supports the proposal as long as itwould include continued support for theAdirondack Regional Airport.

“I and my board support being a city. Ihave no objections to it. I think it’s smartplanning on their part,” he said. “Thereneeds to be some negotiations and someway to make the airport a formal authori-ty through the state where all of the enti-ties in the Tri-Lakes help provide sup-port.”

Even those in support of the “city op-tion” acknowledge the initiative is an up-hill battle

Village Deputy Mayor Jeff Branch —who sat on the committee that oversaw theplan’s creation — told the Adirondack Dai-ly Enterprise its success is dependent onintense negotiations.

“It’s about negotiating with the townsand with the counties,” he said. “It’s goingto be a long, hard process but I think a wor-thy one.”

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SARANAC LAKE — Police arrested aMalone man late last week after they found119 pounds of pot in his possession inSaranac Lake.

Following an investigation by the multi-agency Franklin County Drug Task Force, 57year-old Lee Marlowe was charged withfirst-degree criminal possession of marijua-na — a class C felony.

Police said he was arraigned before vil-lage Justice Ken McLaughlin and sent toFranklin County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash

bail $50,000 bond.According to reports, the vacuum-sealed

pot was stashed in four hockey bags in Mar-lowe’s trunk.

Saranac Lake Police Chief Bruce Nasontold the Adirondack Daily Enterprise re-gional police are employing the same meth-ods as dealers to catch them at their owngame.

“For years, drug dealers have developeda network from the source to the end user,and now law enforcement is getting better atdeveloping their network from source to enduser,” Nason said.

Police remain tightlipped about the pot’spoint of origin.

Traffic stop leads to pot bust

Blood pressure clinics setNorth Country Home Services will hold

blood pressure clinics at Saranac Village at WillRogers on the following dates in 2011: Jan.21,Feb. 18, March 18, April 15, May 20, June 17,July 15, Aug. 19, Sept. 16, Oct. 21, Nov. 18, andDec. 16.

These clinics are held from 11:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public.

Call North Country Home Services at 891-2641or Saranac Village at Will Rogers at 891-7117for more information.

High Peaks Hospice will hold blood pres-sure clinics at Saranac Village at Will Rogers onthe following dates: Jan, 7, Feb. 4, March 4,April 1, May 6, June 3, July 1, Aug. 5, Sept. 2,Oct. 7, Nov. 4, and Dec. 2.

These clinics are held from 11 a.m. to 12:30p.m. Call High Peaks Hospice at 891-0606.

LAKE PLACID — Approximately two-dozen young artists from the Lake PlacidMiddle School and Shipman Youth Centerwent to the Whiteface Ski Center Dec. 20, tosee the results of their artistic efforts — morethan 300 leaves and snowflakes that are partof a 80-foot long mural that celebrates thefour seasons and now graces the tunnel thatgoes through Base Lodge to the gondola lift— a tunnel that is traversed by over 200,000visitors each year.

The project, developed under the auspicesof Lake Placid-Wilmington ConnectionYouth and Community and the guidance ofCYC art coordinator Naj Wikoff, as part oftheir I Matter campaign to highlight the im-portance and talents of young people, andcreate a drug, tobacco and alcohol free envi-ronments for them so they may fully devel-op their talents.

“This project was a really collaborative ef-fort by local youth,” said Wikoff. “The mu-ral was designed by kids who participate inthe Wilmington Youth Center, and paintedby them and kids from the Lake Placid Mid-dle School and the Shipman Youth Center. Itrepresents a huge undertaking. It is over1,300-square feet in size. Whiteface is to becommended for giving the students the op-

portunity to display their talents in such aprominent locale and I think the kids morethan rose to the challenge. UnfortunatelyLake Placid kids couldn’t make it out in No-vember when the mural was unveiled, so formost of these kids it will be their first chanceto see their artistic talents on display.”

Whiteface will donate a free day of skiing,with a free lesson and ski rental, for each ofthe young participants to demonstrate theirappreciation.

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By Chris [email protected]

RAY BROOK — New York State Police re-cently announced troopers will now beequipped with tasers.

Officials announced Dec. 17 troopers will besupplied with new, less-lethal safety tools forconfronting violent individuals.

“State Police recently completed training inthe use of Taser ECDs (Electronic Control De-vices), and today troopers will begin a pilotprogram with some troopers carrying ECDsduring each shift,” officials said in a news re-lease.

Last July, the New York State Trooper Foun-dation donated 142 Taser model X-26 ECDunits to state police. Under a new pilot pro-gram, several troopers in each patrol areathroughout the state will be set up with thenew tasers, including Troop B in Ray Brook.

The units equipped with tasers will be avail-able to assist other troopers in the event of a vi-olent or escalating confrontation.

Law enforcement experts say the use oftasers is one of the best ways to confront vio-lent offenders without using deadly force.

Officials say law enforcement agencies de-ploying the use of tasers have seen a dramaticdecrease in suspect and officer injuries.

State Troopers to be equiped with tasersMembers of theSaranac LakeArea Chamber of Commerce joinedwith members ofthe Tri-LakesLearning Centerfor a ribbon Cut-ting ceremony atits site Dec. 13.

Photo by Keith Wells


Lake Placid’s John Napier national hero on track and battlefieldBy Keith [email protected]

LAKE PLACID — In the past year, JohnNapier has experienced one wild ride.

First, Napier jumped into the headlines asa rising star in the United State Bobsled andSkeleton Federation, capturing gold in LakePlacid last year.

Then, he captured headlines when he leftthe national bobsledding team to join anoth-er national team: the United States military.

“I was really passionate about deploy-ing,” Napier said, who served with the 86thArmy Brigade in the 3-172nd Infantry. “I wasdeploying either way, if the spot in the bob-sled was there for me when I came back ornot. Luckily, Brian Shimmer (USA headcoach) was able to hold a spot for me.”

From June until one month ago, Napierwas stationed in the Afghan province ofPatika, where he an his comrades were thefirst military presence in the area.

“We were sent there to secure an outpostin Patika and make sure that the Talibanknew that there was a military presencethere,” said Napier.

Such a mission was quite the concern athome for his mother, Elizabeth “Betsey”Napier, who has been a long-time volunteerat the bobsledding complex at Mount VanHoevenberg.

“It is very good to see him back fromAfghanistan,” Elizabeth said. “I think thathe is getting back into the swing of things.He really enjoys racing, but anyone comingback from that is going to have some issues

that they have to deal with and it will takelonger than a month to do that.”

Both Napier ’s said they were able to stayin contact and assure each other that the oth-er was fine during the six-month deploy-ment.

“We had one satellite phone that was abletobe used by the men, so I would try to callonce every couple of days and that callwould almost always be used on my moth-er,” John said.

Now, though, John can see his motherevery day, and she can see him as he cross-es the finish line during each run, somethingthat he did for a seventh-place finish at thisweekends World Cup event in Lake Placid.

“I was kind of worried about how I wasgoing to be my first few trips down thetrack,” Napier said. “But after the first twoor three weeks, it was just like I was back do-ing what I was supposed to be doing.”

Napier said those first runs came five daysafter he had returned from active service,and two days before a World Cup event.

“It was a wired feeling, but as soon as I gotout to the track and got in the sled, it start-ed feeling better and better,” he said.

Napier said while he was happy to beback, the time served as a member of the mil-itary helped him re-focus on life and sliding.

“I have spent 16 years where bobsleddingis the only thing that I have thought about,”Napier said. “I achieved my goal and I madeit to the Olympics. After that, there was a lit-tle burn out. Being deployed was the hardbreak that I needed and I am refreshed andready to go.”

Pictured is pilot John Napier and his team members Charles Berkeley, Steven Langton and Christo-pher Fogt.

Photo courtesy of teamusa.org

Spaghetti for SpainSARANAC LAKE — Students from Saranac Lake headed to

Madrid, Spain for World Youth Day are holding a Spaghetti Din-ner fundraiser Saturday, Jan 15, from 4:30 until 7:30 p.m. at St.Bernard’s School Cafeteria.

Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for children. Those youngerthan age 5 admitted free. Take out is available.

Saranac Lake Library story time to return SARANAC LAKE — The pre-school story hour at the Saranac

Lake Free Library will resume Thursday, Jan. 20, at 10:30 a.m. inthe Children’s Room at the library.

For more information on the story hour, contact the library at891-4190.

Tupper Lake chamber seeks nominationsTUPPER LAKE — The Tupper Lake Chamber of Commerce

Board of Directors is seeking nominations for its annual awards,which will be announced in February at the Chamber ’s AnnualMeeting & Awards Dinner.

For 2010, the chamber will recognize three individuals/busi-nesses in the following categories: Business of the Year; Citizen ofthe Year; and Entrepreneur of the Year.

“We encourage everyone to submit a vote and support the bestof Tupper Lake,” said Chamber of Commerce Board president BobPioli.

All nominations must be submitted on-line by filling out a format tupper-lake.com/awards. People can submit entries in each ofthe three categories.

For more information, call the Tupper Lake Chamber of Com-merce at 359-3328 or visit on-line at www.tupper-lake.com.

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid native Ed Seney will returnhome when his Saint Anselm College men’s ice hockey teamfaces off against Canton ATC, Saturday, Jan. 1, in LakePlacid’s Olympic Center. Game time in the 1980 Herb BrooksArena is scheduled for 1 p.m.

In his ninth season behind the bench, Seney has guidedthe Hawks to a 3-3 overall record this season and has post-ed a 114-87-14 since joining the Northeast 10 ConferenceSchool in 2002. Before taking the helm of the Saint Anselmprogram, Seney had coached at the State University of NewYork at Potsdam for 14 seasons and was named the New YorkAthletic Conference Coach of the Year three times. In becom-ing the school’s winningest coach, Seney’s teams capturedthe 1996 SUNYAC championship title and skated in eightNCAA Division III men’s ice hockey tournaments. He wasalso inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2007.

At Saint Anselm, Seney’s squad is led by two sophomoreforwards, Tucker Mullin (Andover, Mass.) and Timothy

King (Weymouth, Mass.). Mullin leads the team with fivegoals and six assists, while King has nine assists to go alongwith a pair of goals.

A pair of high scoring sophomores from Orleans, Ontario,has sparked the Kangaroos to a 17-3-0 mark to start the sea-son. Adam Fedor leads Canton’s offensive attack with 23goals and 14 assists, while Corey Frizell also has 37 pointswith 10 goals and a team-best 27 assists for the reigning East-ern Collegiate Hockey League regular season champions.

Tickets for the game are available through the OlympicCenter Box Office. Box office hours are Monday through Fri-day, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The boxoffice may be reached by calling 523-3330. Ticket prices are$10 for adults and $5 for students, with ID, juniors and sen-iors.

For more information on ORDA venues or events, log onto www.whitefacelakeplacid.com.

Seney comes home for college hockey game

Police: man shoved kids, drove drunkBy Chris Morris

[email protected]

SARANAC LAKE — Police in Saranac Lake say a localman shoved two young kids and fled the scene of an acci-dent after consuming alcohol.

Saranac Lake Village Police arrested 45-year-old Ray-mond A. Boyer of Saranac Lake at 1:40 a.m. Dec. 20. Accord-ing to reports, officers responded to the scene of a property

damage motor vehicle accident, where a subsequent inves-tigation revealed Boyer was driving under the influence ofalcohol.

During the investigation, police learned Boyer had beeninvolved in a domestic dispute prior to the accident. He al-legedly pushed two children younger than 17 years of age.

In all, Boyer was charged with driving while intoxicated,leaving the scene of a property damage motor vehicle acci-dent, failure to keep right, and two counts of endangeringthe welfare of a child.He was processed at the police depart-ment, arraigned in village court before Justice KenMcLaughlin, and released to reappear at a later date.


Westport girls score key early season win against Schroon Lake


WESTPORT — For the first three quarters,Christina Sherman played solid defense andwaited for her opportunity on offense.

In the final eight minutes, she found it.Sherman scored seven of her team-high 10

points and recorded four steals in the finalquarter, including a 5-6 performance fromthe free thrown line and a key basket withless than three minutes to play to help lifethe Lady Eagles to a 37-32 win over theSchroon Lake Lady Wildcats Dec. 17.

“There’s pressure and there is a lot onyour shoulders,” said Sherman about herfourth quarter performance at the charitystripe. “You don’t want to miss them and Iwanted to be perfect for my team.”

The key basket of the game came off a stealby Willa McKinley, who pushed the balldown the court and also collected a pair ofoffensive rebounds on the ensuing posses-sion.

Allison Sherman collected a third offen-sive rebound on the possession, and thenquickly passed the ball to a cutting Christi-na Sherman for the easy two.

“That was a really important possession,”said Allison Sherman, who finished withseven points and six rebounds. “It gave us alot of momentum.”

“It really brought the morale up,” saidMcKinley, who scored eight points to go

with 12 rebounds and five steals. “It basical-ly sealed the game. When I got the steal, itwas like, okay, let’s go and get this win. Therebounds were good to keep play going andthe pass was a big boost.”

The Eagles trailed 10-8 heading into thesecond quarter, but were able to shut out theWildcats in the second eight minutes to takea 20-10 lead into halftime.

“That was great team defense in the sec-ond quarter,” said coach Hokey McKinley.“We stepped up the pressure and that wasbig in a game that had it’s ebs and flows.Both teams really left it all out on the court.”

McKinley added having experiencedplayers helped out in the fourth quarter,when Schroon Lake cut the lead to 32-30 be-fore a 5-2 run sealed the win.

“They have all been through it before andit’s huge,” said McKinley.

“The experience helped a lot because weknow the situation and we know how eachother plays,” said Allison Sherman.

“It’s a lot less pressure,” said ChristinaSherman.

Nancy Armitage added four points andseven rebounds for the Eagles, whileBrendee Russell scored all six of her pointsoff the bench in the second quarter and Kar-lee McGee added two points and two re-bounds.

Schroon Lake’s Rebecca Armstrong led allscorers with 13 points and 14 rebounds,while Jocelyn Bowen added 13 points to gowith seven rebounds and six assists.

Westport’s Allison Sherman drives to the basket against Schroon Lake defender Liz Bessey.Photo by Keith Lobdell

Patriots win bigagainst Seton

By Jeremiah S. [email protected]

PLATTSBURGH — The Ausable ValleyCentral varsity girls basketball team defeat-ed the lady Seton Knights 60-17 in a Dec. 17match-up.

The Patriots’ Alexis Coolidge scored 21points, followed by Alexis Facteau with 17,including seven for nine from the free throwline.

The AVCS girls forced Seton to have 22turnovers in the game, with no one on theSeton team scoring more than four points.

AVCS coach Roger Long said his team wasable to contain Seton’s ball handling withtheir pressure defense, limiting them to oneshot on the offensive end.

“We were able to move the ball wellagainst their zone taking a high percentageof our shots inside the paint, and we got tothe free throw line quite a bit,” said Long.

Following the game, AVCS was posi-tioned at 3-0 in division standings and 3-1overall, with a loss coming to the hands ofFranklin Academy 59-56.

TThhee wweeeekk iinn SSppoorrttss:: girls varsity basketball reviewAVCS 76, NAC 26

The Lady Patriots came out of the gates strong, scoring 27unanswered points in the opening quarter of their Dec. 14 gameen route to a 76-26 win over the Lady Bobcats.

Alexis Coolidge led the Pats with 26 points while AlexisFacteau added 20 points in the win. Cammey Keyser addedeight points while Savannah Douglas scored six points andKayla Taylor and Alexis Ryan each scored five points.

ELCS 50, Willsboro 31The Lady Lions used a 34-9 second half run to come back

from a five point halftime deficit in beating the Lady WarriorsDec. 15.

Shonna Brooks led the Lions with a game-high 16 points,with Kearstin Ashline finishing with 10 points and 10 re-bounds, while Lily Whalen added eight points and JennyMcGinn scored six.

Serene Holland scored nine points for the Lady Warriors,while Hannah Bruno added eight points and Renee Marcottescored seven.

Amanda Mahoney scored five points for Willsboro whilehaving a strong night rebounding.

Lake Placid 52, Seton 18The Lady Blue Bombers scored 23 points over the first two

quarters of the game, and then matched that mark in the third,outscoring the Lady Knights 23-4 in the third on their way toa 52-18 victory Dec. 14.

Megan Riley scored a game-high 18 points for the Blue

See Girls, page 27 Seton’s Eva Zalis attempts to maneuver around Ausable Valley’s Alexis Facteauduring the teams’ Dec. 17 game. Photo by Jeremiah S. Papineau


TThhee wweeeekk iinn SSppoorrttss:: Boys varsity basketballWillsboro 61, Lk. Placid 24

The Warriors used a 24-7 second quarterto put space between them and the BlueBombers en route to a 61-24 win Dec. 14.

Alex Hamel scored 10 of his game-high 23points in the big second quarter for the War-riors, while Brandon Bertrand added ninepoints and 13 rebounds in the win. ClaytonCross added eight points and seven steals,while Clay Sherman scored seven points andDakota Sayward added six.

For the Blue Bombers, Will Gronlund andJacob Daniels each scored six points.

AuSable Valley 72 NAC 25

The Patriots used a 26-7 first quarter topull in front of the Bobcats on its way toposting a 72-25 win Dec. 15.

Brody Douglas led all scorers with 21points in the game, while T.J. Burl scored 14points, Nick Rhino scored 11 points, ConnorManning scored 10 points, and JordanCoolidge, Austin House and John Hickeyeach scored four points.

NCCS 87 Saranac Lake 56

The Cougars jumped out to a 22-11 firstquarter lead and kept the pressure on theRed Storm in scoring an 87-56 win Dec. 15.

C.J. Stewart led the Red Storm offensive-ly, scoring 23 points, with Morgan scoring 10points and Haris adding nine in the loss.

Chazy 46, Lake Placid 34

The Eagles held a 29-18 edge in secondhalf scoring to pull out a 46-34 win over LakePlacid Dec. 16.

Jacob Daniels scored 12 points to pace theBlue Bombers,.

Willsboro 76, Crown Pt. 25

The Warriors raced out to a 26-2 lead incruising to a 76-25 win over the PanthersDec. 16.

Brandon Bertrand scored 17 points to goalong with 17 rebounds in the win for theWarriors, while Alex Hamel added 12 pointsand eight rebounds. Clay Sherman addednine points and seven assists, while JohnPolock and Clayton Cross also scored ninepoints apiece. Cody Sayward scored sixpoints in the win, while Dakota Saywardand Nick Nogovich added five points and

Nick Ball added four points.

Schroon 77, Westport 19

A 24-7 first quarter gave the Wildcats theroom they needed to finish with a 77-19 winover the Eagles Dec. 16.

Liam Davis and Will Adams each scoredeight points for the Eagles, while CooperSayward scored two points and Ethan Marl-wica scored one.

PHS 65, Saranac Lake 56

The Hornets took a 15-8 lead after the firstquarter and were able to hang on for a 65-56win against the Red Storm Dec. 17.

C.J. Stewart led allscrers in the game with24 points while collecting seven steals. ZachBuckley added 16 points and nine rebounds,while Forrest Morgan added seven points.

Harwood 52, Willsboro 44

Harwood proved to be a tough test, espe-cially in the second half as they earned a 52-44 win over the Warriors Dec. 17.

Alex Hamel was the top scorer in the gamewith 20 points, while Clay Sherman addedeight points, Cody Sayward scored sixpoints on six foul shots and BrandonBertrand added five points.

AVCS 73, Seton 35

The Patriots started the game on a 27-6 runand cruised to a 73-35 win over the KnightsDec. 17.

T.J. Burl led a solid overall attack with 15points, nine rebounds and eight steals, whileBrody Douglass and Jordan Coolidge eachscored 14 points in the win.

Austin House added 12 points, while Con-nor Manning scored eight points and RyanLee added four.

AVCS 51, Harwood, Vt. 42

The Patriots used a gate charge in the fi-nal eight minutes to take control of the gameand capture their home hoops tournamentDec. 18.

Brody Douglass led the Patriots with 20points in the game, with Connor Manningadding 13 points, Jordan Collidge 12 points,and T.J. Burl six points along with 10 re-bounds.

Austin House also had a solid game defen-sively in the win.

Lake Placid’s Logan Stephenson and Willsboro’s Dakota Sayward battle for the ball.Photo by Jim Carroll/OvertimePhotography.com

Granville TournamentThe Patriots finished in eighth place at the

Ken Harrison Memorial Lions Tournamentin Granville over the past weekend.

David Thompson scored three victories bypin at 285, including a pin at the 3:30 markto earn the tournament championship.

Adam Luxon won his first two matches at215 in the tournament, but was pinned threeseconds before the end of the second two-minute period on what was described as a

controversial call.Ryan Nolan also scored a top three finish,

losing his first match of the tournament, butthen sweeping through the wrestle-backbracket at 189.

Peru 72, AuSable Valley 9The Patriots scored wins in the top two

weight classes, but were unable to tally anymore points in falling to the Indians Dec. 15.

Bouyea scored a 14-7 decision in his matchat 215-lbs., while Thompson scored a pin.

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Saranac Lake’s Kellen Munn shoots a short jumper in the game against Plattsburgh.Photo by Thomas Ripley


GirlsContinued from page 25

Bombers in the victory, while MackenzieKemmerer added 16 points and CatalinaDaby added 10 points in the victory.

NCCS 61, Saranac Lake 25A 10-point, four steal effort by Jackie Cum-

mings was not enough for the Lady RedStorm to hold off the Lady Cougars, as NCCSscored a 61-25 victory Dec. 14.

Keene 26 Crown Point 22The Keene varsity girls basketball team

used strong quarters in the first and third tohold off Crown Point Dec. 15.

Sadie Holbrook led the Beavers with eightpoints and six rebounds in the win, whileAnna Kowanko added eight points, MeganHall scored six points to go with five re-bounds, and Emma Gothner added fourpoints and five rebounds.

Lake Placid 45, Ti 16The Lady Blue Bombers opened it up in

the second quarter, out-scoring the LadySentinels 13-2 en route to a 45-16 win Dec.16.

Megan Riley led all scorers with 15 pointsand nine rebounds, while Mackenzie Kem-merer added 13 points and Dani Balestriniscored four points to go with 15 rebounds.

Stephanie Murphy and Catalina Dabyeach added five points.

PHS 56, Saranac Lake 21The Lady Hornets scored double-digit

points in each of the first three quarters asthey beat the Lady Red Storm 56-21 Dec. 16.

Jazzmyn Tuthill scored seven points in theloss, while Shauna Manning added sixpoints.

AVCS 60, Seton 17The Lady Patriots allowed only four

points in the second half, outscoring the

Lady Knights 29-4 in the final two quartersas part of a 60-17 win Dec. 17.

Alexis Coolidge led all scorers with 21points for the Lady Patriots, while AlexisFacteau added 17 points and Taylor Saltusadded seven points in the win.

Crown Pt. 44, Willsboro 41The Lady Warriors were unable to come

back from a 13-2 first quarter deficit in a 44-41 loss to the Lady Panthers Dec. 17.

Hannah Bruno scored 19 points for theWarriors, while Kyli Swires scored 10 pointswith Serene Holland and Amanda Mahoneyeach scoring five points.

Schroon Lake 36, ELCS 28After three quarters of level play, the Lady

Wildcats outscored the Lady Lions 12-5 inthe final eight minutes to secure a 36-28 winDec. 20.

Lily Whalen scored 11 points to lead theLions offensively, while Kearstin Ashlineadded 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Ashli Canabush scored four points in theloss.

Willsboro 43, Chazy 34The Lady Warriors outscored the Lady Ea-

gles 26-15 in the second half to pull awaywith a 43-34 victory Dec. 20.

Hannah Bruno led all scorers with 16points, while Amanda Mahoney scored 12points, Serene Holland scored six points andRenee Marcotte added five.

Minerva/Newcomb 57,Keene 35

The Lady Mountaineers outscored theBeavers 34-7 in the first half on their way toa 57-35 win Dec. 20.

Sadie Holbrook led the Beavers with 12points in the game, while Olivia Jacques andEmma Gothner scored eight points each.

Megan Hall added five points.

TThhee wweeeekk iinn SSppoorrttss:: varsity bowlingAuSable 9, Moriah 1 AuSable 4, Moriah 0

Jimmy Provost and Katie Holland led thePatriots in a pair of wins over the VikingsDec. 15.

Provost tallied a 469 series that was high-lighted by a high game of 212, while Hollandrolled a 411 series with a high game of 140.

Willsboro 10, Moriah 0Willsboro 4, Moriah 0

Gabi Yaeger was the top bowler for theWarriors, scoring a 182 high game and 510series to lead the Lady Warriors past theLady Vikings Dec. 17.

Allison Arnold rolled a high game of 173to go with a 495 series in the win.

On the boys side, Adam Robare paced theWarriors with a 178 high game and 465 se-ries, while Dakota Latford rolled a 472 highseries which was highlighted by a 173 game.

AVCS 7, PHS 3PHS 4, AVCS 0

Jeremy Wood was the top bowler at theRiverside Lanes Dec. 17, rolling a 202 highgame and 536 series as the Patriots scored a7-3 win over the Hornets.

Zach Snow rolled the highest game for thePatriots with a 204, which helped him to a476 series.

For the girls, a 437 series from Katie Hol-land was not enough to earn a victoryagainst the Lady Hornets, while Tonie Crossadded a high game of 159.

SLCS 10, LPCS 3The Red Storm scored five goals in the sec-

ond period to turn a tie game into 7-2 leadheading into the second intermission beforehanding the Blue Bombers a 10-3 loss Dec.13.

Dolan Riley tallied six points for the RedStorm on a pair of goals and four assists, in-cluding two of the three goals scored byDevin Darrah.

Kyle Dora and Quinn Urquhart eachscored twice for Saranac Lake, while MattPhelan also added a goal. Tyler O’Neillmade 18 saves in the win.

Eddie Kane scored a pair of goals for theBlue Bombers, with Dylan Riley adding theother tally for the team. Dylan Aldridgerecorded seven saves for Lake Placid, whileStan Kornecki tallied eight.

LPCS 2, Saranac 0The Blue Bombers tallied goals in the sec-

ond and third periods to earn a 2-0 shutoutwin against Saranac Dec. 15.

R.J. Reid opened the scoring in the secondperiod, while Ryan Meyer scored in the thirdon a goal assisted by Dustin Jacques.

Dylan Aldridge stopped 11 shots in pick-ing up the shutout.

SLCS 2, TLCS 0Devin Darrah and Dolan Riley helped

each other out when each scored a goal in thesecond period of a 2-0 shutout win for the

Red Storm against the Lumberjacks Dec. 14.Darrah scored the first goal of the game

for the Red Storm on assists from Riley andMatt Phelan. Riley then scored 3:40 secondslater on assists from Darrah and Phelan.

Tyler O’Neill made nine saves in the win,while Marcus Richer turned away 25 shotsfor the Lumberjacks.

Girls HockeySLCS 3, St. Lawrence 0

The Lady Red Storm scored two goals inthe first period and added an insurance tal-ly in the second in shutting out St. LawrenceDec. 15.

Shannon Muldowney scored the openinggoal of the game for the Lady Red Storm, fol-lowed by a pair of goals by Jillian Martin.Muldowney tallied an assist, while KennedySnyder assisted on both of Martin’s goals.

Erin Urquhart stopped 14 shots in theshutout.

SLCS 2, Canton 2 OTMaggie Darrah scored the equalizer mid-

way through the second period and the LadyRed Storm was able to keep the Canton of-fense in check for the rest of the game Dec.18.

Kennedy Snyder assisted on the game-ty-ing goal, while McKayla Duffy opened thescoring in the first period on a Shannon Mul-downey assist.

Erin Urquhart stopped 28 shots to earn thedraw.

AVCS drops pairHank McCormick and Ben Ford each

scored two wins for the Patriots during a tri-meet involving the Hornets and the EaglesDec. 14.

McCormick won the 200-meter freestyleand 100-meter freestyle events, while Fordwas atop the leaderboard in the 200-meterindividual medley and the 500-meterfreestyle events.

Section 7/10 PentathlonBen Ford was one of only two swimmers

to finish ahead of Beekmantown’s Dan Mc-Govern in the five-event pentathlon Dec. 17,scoring a victory in the 200-meter individualmedley in Malone.

Hank McCormick finished fourth in theevent, while scoring a second place finish inthe 100-meter breaststroke, where he wasfollowed by Ford in third place.

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TThhee wweeeekk iinn SSppoorrttss:: Boys varsity swimming

Serene Holland starts the break against Chazyin MVAC play Dec. 20.

Photo by Jim Carroll/OvertimePhotography.com

Will Grenlund of Lake Placid drives past aChazy defender in a game played on Dec.16.

Photo by Tom Ripley


Death NoticesJoyce A. Hamilton, 77

PLATTSBURGH — Joyce A. Hamilton, 77,passed away Dec. 8, 2010. Funeral services wereheld Dec. 11 at Brown Funeral Home, Platts-burgh, which was in charge of arrangements.

Harmon W. Garvatt, 66KEESEVILLE — Harmon W. “Sonny” Gar-

vatt, 66, passed away Dec. 15, 2010. Therewere no public calling hours or services.Hamilton Funeral Home, Keeseville, was incharge of arrangements.

Fred I. LaFountain Sr., 41ALTONA — Fred I. LaFountain Sr., 41,

passed away Dec. 16, 2010. Funeral serviceswere held Dec. 21 at Ross Funeral Home,Mooers, which was in charge of arrange-ments.

Robert W. Egan Sr., 89PLATTSBURGH — Robert W. “Bob” Egan

Sr., 89, passed away Dec. 16, 2010. Funeralservices were held Dec. 11 at St. John’sChurch, Plattsburgh. Interment was inMount Carmel Cemetery, Plattsburgh.Brown Funeral Home, Plattsburgh, was incharge of arrangements.

Robert W. Baker, 85PLATTSBURGH — Robert W. Baker, 85,

passed away Dec. 17, 2010. There were nopublic calling hours or services. Burial willbe held in the spring in the Saranac Indepen-dence Cemetery. Hamilton Funeral Home,Peru, was in charge of arrangements.

Rita M. Morrow, 70PORT KENT — Rita M. Morrow, 70,

passed away Dec. 19, 2010. There will be nocalling hours or funeral service. Burial willbe in the spring in St. John’s Cemetery, Kee-seville. Hamilton Funeral Home, Keeseville,was in charge of arrangements.

Emile E. Barcomb, 80PLATTSBURGH — Emile E. “Sonny” Bar-

comb, 80, passed away Dec. 19, 2010. Funer-al services were held Dec. 21 at Brown Fu-neral Home, Plattsburgh, which was incharge of arrangements.

Michael J. Scott, 38PLATTSBURGH — Michael J. Scott, 38,

passed away Dec. 20, 2010. Calling hourswill be held Monday, Dec. 27, from 5-7 p.m.at Brown Funeral Home, Plattsburgh. Fu-neral services will follow at 7 p.m. Burialwill be in Gates, N.C.

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ship, First Presbyterian Church, 57 Church St.Family-friendly service, 3 p.m. Candlelightservice, 7 p.m. 891-3401.

SCIOTA — Old Fashioned Christmas EveErvice, Sciota United Methodist Church, Min-er Farm Road. Family-friendly service, 5:30p.m. Candlelight service, 11 p.m.

S a t u r d a y , D e c . 2 5 S a t u r d a y , D e c . 2 5 Christmas Day Observed.

M o n d a y ,M o n d a y , D e c . 2 7D e c . 2 7BOOKMOBILE STOPS — Port Kent Post

Office, 31 First St., 1:30-2 p.m.; KeesevilleCountry Gardens, Hill Street, 2:15-2:45 p.m.;Curtains, Curtains, Curtains parking lot, 24Rectory St., Clintonville, 3-3:30 p.m.; AdaCourt, Cliff Haven, 4:15-4:45 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — Scrabble game, SeniorsCitizens Council of Clinton County SeniorCenter, 5139 N. Catherine St., 9 a.m.-12 p.m.563-6186, ext. 102.

ESSEX — Kripalu yoga class, St. John’sChurch, 4 Church St., 4-5:15 p.m. Cost $10.962-8414.

T u e s d a y , D e c . 2 8T u e s d a y , D e c . 2 8SARANAC — Saranac Hollow Jammers

country music and dancing, Saranac TownHall, 3662 Route 3, 7-9:30 p.m. 293-7056.

W e d n e s d a y , D e c . 2 9W e d n e s d a y , D e c . 2 9DANNEMORA — Story hour, Dannemora

Free Library, 1168 Cook St., 11:30 a.m. All ageswelcome. Free. 492-7005.

WESTPORT — Kripalu yoga class, West-port Heritage House, 645 Main St., 5-6:15 p.m.Cost $10. 962-8414.

PLATTSBURGH — Soup kitchen, TrinityEpiscopal Church Parish Hall, 18 Trinity Place,5:30-6:15 p.m. Volunteers: 561-5771.

REDFORD — Saranac Fiddlers perform,Assumption of Mary School, 78 Clinton St., 6-9:30 p.m. 293-7031.

WADHAMS — “The Lives and Times of theDepot Theatre,” Wadhams Free Library, 763State Route 22, 7:30 p.m. Illustrated talk fea-

turing Depot Artistic Director Shami Mc-Cormick and actor-director siblings, JenniferJones Cavanaugh and John ChristopherJones. 962-8717.

T h u r s d a y , D e c . 3 0T h u r s d a y , D e c . 3 0BOOKMOBILE STOPS — Senior Citizens

Council of Clinton County, 5139 N. CatherineSt., Plattsburgh, 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.; VilasHome, 61 Beekman St., Plattsburgh, 1-1:45p.m.; Flynn Ave., Plattsburgh, between seniorapartments, 2-2:30 p.m.; Pine Rest Trailercourt, Treadwells Mills, 3:15-3:45.

WHALLONSBURG — Kripalu yoga class,Whallonsburg Grange Hall, 1610 State Route22, 9-10:15 a.m. Cost $10. 962-8414.

DANNEMORA — Preschool play spon-sored by Family Connections and the Villageof Dannemora Youth Commission, Dannemo-ra Elementary School, 40 Emmons St., 10 a.m.-12 p.m. 492-2606.

WESTPORT — Story hour, Westport Li-brary, 6 Harris Lane, 10 a.m. Free. 962-8219.

LAKE PLACID — Story hour, Lake PlacidPublic Library, 2471 Main St., 10:15 a.m. Free.523-3200.

PLATTSBURGH — Journey Into Reading,Champlain Centre Mall, 60 Smithfield Blvd.,4:30-6:30 p.m. Reading for children up to age16 with free book provided. Hosted at centercourt. www.journeyintoreading.org.

WESTPORT — Thursdays Inn Westport,The Inn on the Library Lawn, 1234 StevensonRoad, 5-8 p.m. Social mixer with drinks, coffee,appetizers, desserts. 962-8414.

PLATTSBURGH — Assault Awarenessevent, Koffee Kat, 130 Margaret St., 7 p.m. Fea-turing Peter House, Joey Todd, and TeamGrease.

PLATTSBURGH — Coast GuardAuxiliary/Plattsburgh Flotilla 15-08 weeklymeeting and class, South Plattsburgh Volun-teer Fire Department, 4244 State Route 22, 7p.m. Classes in seamanship and crew qualifi-cation. New members welcome. 293-7185.

F r i d a y , D e c . 3 1F r i 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, 7 p.m.Caller Bob LaBounty and cuer Carl Trudo 561-7167 or 492-2057.

JAY — Performance of “Beasley’s Christ-mas Party” by The Book & Blanket Players,Young’s Studio and Gallery, 6588 State Route86, 8 p.m. Staged reading of work adapted byC.W. Munger from the story by Booth Tarking-ton. 946-8323.

S a t u r d a y , J a n . 1 S a t u r d a y , J a n . 1 New Year’s Day Observed.

S u n d a y , J a n . 2 S u n d a y , J a n . 2 UPPER JAY — Recovery Lounge feature

January Jams open mic series, Upper Jay ArtCenter, State Route 9N, 2-6 p.m. Every Sunday.946-8315.

M o n d a y , J a n . 3 M o n d a y , J a n . 3 PLATTSBURGH — Scrabble game, Seniors

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

ESSEX — Kripalu yoga class, St. John’sChurch, 4 Church St., 4-5:15 p.m. Cost $10.962-8414.

T u e s d a y , J a n . 4 T u e s d a y , J a n . 4 SARANAC — Saranac Hollow Jammers

country music and dancing, Saranac TownHall, 3662 Route 3, 7-9:30 p.m. 293-7056.

W e d n e s d a y , J a n . 5W e d n e s d a y , J a n . 5DANNEMORA — Story hour, Dannemora

Free Library, 1168 Cook St., 11:30 a.m. All ageswelcome. Free. 492-7005.

WESTPORT — Kripalu yoga class, West-port Heritage House, 645 Main St., 5-6:15 p.m.Cost $10. 962-8414.

PLATTSBURGH — Soup kitchen, TrinityEpiscopal Church Parish Hall, 18 Trinity Place,5:30-6:15 p.m. Volunteers: 561-5771.

REDFORD — Saranac Fiddlers perform,Assumption of Mary School, 78 Clinton St., 6-9:30 p.m. 293-7031.

PLATTSBURGH — Northeastern New YorkAstronomical Society meeting, PlattsburghPublic Library, 19 Oak St., 6:30-7:30 p.m.

T h u r s d a y ,T h u r s d a y , J a n . 6J a n . 6DANNEMORA — Preschool play spon-

sored by Family Connections and the Villageof Dannemora Youth Commission, Dannemo-ra Elementary School, 40 Emmons St., 10 a.m.-12 p.m. 492-2606.

The Depot Theatre and Whallonsburg Grange teamed up for the second year to support the Adirondack CommunityAction Program’s Food Pantry Dec. 19, at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall. Pictured here are Chris Casquilho, GigiCarroll, Colin Wells and Chris Jones performing as part of a reading of A Christmas Carol.

Photo by Jim Carroll/OvertimePhotography.com


By Don Gagliardo

ACROSS1 Muscle memory?5 Puccini’s “La __”

11 Picks up18 Campus quarters20 Instrument for Charlie

Parker21 “People might be listening”22 Fruity beer?24 Addressee of the

4/14/1970 message“we’ve had a problem”

25 Second ending?26 Extinct “great” bird27 Some health club

exchanges29 Addition word30 Like Jack32 CXVI x X34 Aftershave impact?37 Ponderings from behind a

plow?39 Fades, with “down”40 Fervor41 “... __ TV!”: end of a

parental threat42 B’way sellout sign43 How hot-button issues are

contested45 Padre’s boys48 Rodent on a bank49 Coffee ord.52 Half a cereal swap?56 One facing Venus?58 Scrawny toon dog59 Warning to drivers60 Outlaw Kelly61 Go-ahead63 Gray65 Moving van supplies

67 Ex-Blue Jays managerGaston

69 NYC gallery70 Pacific mammal that uses

rocks as tools73 Casual affection?74 “Car Talk” airer77 Salmon on a bagel78 Palindromic Daryl79 Popular vodka-drinking

locale?84 Until now, in a CPA’s

report85 Follow a new job87 “Don’t try to be __”88 Taj Mahal spires89 “The Big C” network90 Actress Rogers94 Sun Tzu’s “The __ War”97 Durbeyfield daughter98 Camera in need of screw-

tightening?101 Habitual depilatory cream

user?103 Tenacious Roman senator104 English poet __ Manley

Hopkins105 “V” visitors, e.g.106 Close to a delivery108 Mauna __109 Chicago-to-Knoxville dir.110 Property tax rate113 Breakfast for the road?117 Frenzied118 Corrode119 French school120 Clothing category121 Steps over fences122 Pianist Myra

DOWN1 Pitcher Galarraga who lost

a perfect game on anumpire’s bad call

2 FedEx, e.g.3 Flock leaders

4 Diplomatic H.Q.5 Women’s rights activist

Nellie6 Wagering venue, in brief7 Like most pay rates8 Devereux’s earldom9 Either of two bks. of the

Apocrypha10 Showed11 Big name in brewing12 Help up13 RV filler?14 Understanding cries15 Use foam on, as a fire16 Rodeo ride17 E-mailer19 Black Panthers co-founder20 One was lost in a film

about Indiana23 Wished one could take

back28 Use Shout on, say31 __ Zoo32 Cattail site33 __-Magnon35 Stumble36 Jazz musician Kid __38 Elemental variant39 Prima donna43 Phoenix, in myth44 Coarse file46 Aegean island47 Giants’ org.48 Bus sched. info49 Disgust50 Captivate51 Component of the

Perseus cluster52 Like many tabloids53 Find a new table for54 Under control55 It may be in sight57 Storage acronym62 Stadium rainwear64 Quaint pointing word66 Like lemurs

67 Salad veggie68 Campus creeper71 Levy at the dock72 At the time specified73 Versatile WWII ships75 Author who influenced

Conan Doyle76 Sci-fi play written in Czech80 Hans Brinker’s pair81 Hoods’ rods82 Search engine name83 Baseball’s Garciaparra

86 Post-prime time fare88 Witticism89 Serious elbow-bender91 Where children were

given “broth without anybread”

92 Tasty mouthfuls93 Page locators94 Listless95 Eye’s image receiver96 Magnetic measures98 Like a metamorphic stage

99 Hungarian spa city100 Word that stops fire?102 Star in Orion103 Raccoon cousin107 Playground problem108 Something to play in111 Sch. where “Geaux

Tigers” signs are seen112 Loss leader?114 Farm lady115 “Deck the Halls” syllables116 Pounder of “Avatar”

This Month in History - DECEMBER 24th - Franz Joseph Gruber composed “Silent Night”. (1818)

25th - Jesus Christ is born in a little town in Bethlehem (0)

28th - William F. Semple patented chewing gum. (1869)

30th - Edwin Hubble announces the existence of other galactic systems. (1924) Yes, the Hubble telescope was later named after him.

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in boldborders) contains every digit, 1 to 9

ADIRONDACK CRYPTOQUOTES are sentences quoted from past and present writings about the Adirondacks. Different letters are substituted for the correct ones, and the same code is used throughout. Short words are clues for cracking the puzzle, and these letters are the most frequently used: E, T, A, O, N, S , and I . Practice will help you become more proficient. When you finish solving the Cryptoquote, congratulate yourself and enjoy this small portion of Adirondack history. Good luck and enjoy! © 1998 Nancy A. Douglas

ADIRONDACK CRYPTOQUOTE

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Paul Smiths 352 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue Mt. Lake 358 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ft. Covington 359 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tupper Lake 483 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Malone 492 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dannemora 493 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Haven462 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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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WHITNEY WAY, LLCArticles of Org. filedNY Sec. of State(SSNY) 11/9/2010.Office in Essex Co.SSNY desig. agent ofLLC upon whomprocess may beserved. SSNY shallmail copy of processto 571 Mt. WhitneyWay, Lake Placid, NY12946, which is alsothe principal businesslocation. Purpose:Any lawful purpose.VN-11/27-1/1/11-6TC-

77061-----------------------------GOLDMAN PEAKS,LLC Articles of Org.filed NY Sec. of State(SSNY) 11/9/2010.Office in Essex Co.SSNY desig. agent ofLLC upon whomprocess may beserved. SSNY shallmail copy of processto 23801 CalabasasRd., #2026, Cal-abasas, CA 91302.Purpose: Any lawfulpurpose. Principalbusiness location: 359Roscoe Rd., Eliza-bethtown, NY 12932.VN-11/27-1/1/11-6TC-77062-----------------------------NRFS, LLC Articles ofOrg. filed NY Sec. ofState (SSNY)10/27/2010. Office inEssex Co. SSNYdesig. agent of LLCupon whom process

may be served.SSNY shall mail copyof process to 1698Front St., Keeseville,NY 12944, which isalso the principal busi-ness location. Pur-pose: Any lawful VN-12/4-1/8/11-6TC-77095-----------------------------EMMA'S LAKEPLACID CREAMERYLLC Articles of Org.filed NY Sec. of State(SSNY) 12/6/2010.Office in Essex Co.SSNY desig. agent ofLLC upon whomprocess may beserved. SSNY shallmail copy of processto PO Box 604, LakePlacid, NY 12946.Purpose: Any lawfulpurpose. Principalbusiness location:2507 Main St., LakePlacid, NY 12946.VN-12/25/10-1/29/11-6TC-77225

-----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMA-TION OF NARROWROAD REALTY, LLC.Arts. of Org. filed withSecy. of State of NY(SSNY) on 12/10/10.Office location: EssexCounty. Princ. officeof LLC: 1010 MaceChasm Rd., Keesville,NY 12944. SSNY des-ignated as agent ofLLC upon whomprocess against it maybe served. SSNY shallmail process to theLLC at the addr. of itsprinc. office. Purpose:Any lawful activity.VN-12/25/10-1/29/11-6TC-77229-----------------------------LEGAL NOTICEThe Town of Lewis willconduct a SpecialBoard Meeting onDecember 30, 2010 atthe Town Hall at7:00OM for the pur-

pose of voting on theDog Licensing andIdentification Resolu-tion and any otherbusiness that maycome before the endof the year. The Townof Lewis’s organiza-tional and RegularBoard Meeting forJanuary will be heldon January 4th at theTown Hall at 7:00PMDavid BladesSupervisorVN-12/25/10-1TC-77236-----------------------------THE TOWN OFESSEX will hold itsEnd of the Year meet-ing at the Essex TownHall on Thursday,December 30, 201 at3PM.Audrey Hoskins,Town ClerkVVN-12/25/10-1TC-77246-----------------------------

LEGAL NOTICETHE YEAR ENDMEETING, for theTown of Willsboro, willbe held on Monday,December 27, 2010 at5:00 P.M. at the TownHall, 5 Farrell Road,Willsboro, New York.T H EORGANIZATIONALMEETING, for theTown of Willsboro, willbe held on Monday,January 3, 2011 at5:00 P.M. at the TownHall, 5 Farrell Road,Willsboro, New York.THE REGULARTOWN BOARDMEETING, for Jan-uary, will immediatelyfollow the Organiza-tional Meeting.The Town Offices willbe closed on Decem-ber 24, 2010 and willresume normal busi-ness hours on Mon-day December 27th.The Town Offices willalso be closed on

December 31st, 2010and will resume nor-mal business hoursMonday January 3rd,2011. WE WANT TO WISHEVERYONE A VERYMERRY CHRISTMASAND A VERY HAPPY,SAFE AND HEALTHYNEW YEAR.Beverly P. MoranTown ClerkDecember 14, 2010VN-12/25/10-1TC-77240-----------------------------LEGAL NOTICENOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN that the TownBoard of the Town ofKeene will hold their2011 OrganizationalTown Board Meetingon Monday, January3rd, 2011, at 5:30 PM,at the Keene TownHall.ALSO, the TownBoard has scheduledthe Annual Audit of

Employees and Offi-cers for Tuesday, Jan-uary 25th, 2011, at5:30 PM, to coincidewith their Bi-MonthlyTown Board Meeting.Ellen S. Estes, TownClerkTown of KeeneDated: December 16,2010VN-12-25-10-1TC-77242-----------------------------The Town of Essexwill hold its Organiza-tional Meeting for theyear 2011 on Monday,January 3, 2011 at 3PM at the Essex TownHall.Audrey Hoskins, Town ClerkVN-12/25-1/1/11-2TC-77249-----------------------------

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