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tion aims to bring up the numbers.

According to Legislator Harry McManus,

D-Area 1, a 10 percent property tax reduction

is being given to current firefighters and

EMTs who have been in good standing with

the department for five years or more.

“The way it started was, I’ve been a school

teacher up here for 40 years and when I cam-

paigned, the most common thing that some of

the younger people in the fire department

said was, ‘Mr. M., you’ve gotta do some-

thing,’” said McManus.

Currently, the exemption is only for the

town of Mooers, town and village of Cham-

plain, and the village of Rouses Point. For the

exemption to be put into place, legislation

had to be passed with the state, county, towns

and villages, as well as Northeastern Clinton

Central School, which just official passed Feb.

1.

To break down how much money volun-

teers can save through the exemption, Mc-

Manus explained a home that costs about

$150,000 would see a reduction of $450 a year.

“It’s not a lot of money,” he said. “But it’s

a step in the right direction.”

McManus explained Clinton County is the

29th county out of 62 in the state to get the

state legislation, which gives a step in the

right direction for the other towns in the

county.

The Chazy Volunteer Fire Department is

now working to get the legislation passed be-

fore the March 1 deadline for this year ’s tax-

es. McManus said he presented them a Pow-

erPoint project, which they will now bring to

the Chazy Central Rural School Board to pass.

“They don’t have waiting lists

anymore,”he said of the Chazy department.

“Twenty five years ago, the oldtimers will tell

you they had people waiting. It was such an

honor thing to do that people couldn’t wait

to get in.”

“Now there’s no list and the numbers are

down,” McManus added. “That’s really the

issue.”

For firefighters and EMTs who have been

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years or more, visit http://www.clinton-

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The exemption will also be given to those

who retire from the department, as long as

they volunteered for 20 years.

For those interested in becoming a volun-

teer, to earn the exemption after five years,

contact one of the fire departments.

(Editor’s Note: Additional qualifications for

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PLATTSBURGH — The Earned Income TaxCredit is a credit many are unaware they qual-ify for, and, as a result, don’t file for.

John C. Bernardi, executive director of theUnited Way of the Adirondack Region, wasjoined recently by members of the Clinton andEssex County Earned Income Tax Credit Coali-tion to raise awareness of the federal tax cred-it, which is available to assist low-income fam-ilies and individuals.

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Those without children are also eligible forthe credit under certain restrictions. Taxpay-

ers ages 25-65 are eligible if they have anearned income not greater than $13,460 for anindividual or $18,470 for those married filingjointly.

“It’s a great opportunity to put money in thepockets of people who need it most, which inturn, helps the economy grow,” Bernardi saidof the tax credit.

When it comes tax returns, one of the easi-est ways to file, said Bernardi, is through freetax preparation sites hosted by the coalition inthe two-county region. The sites are operatedby trained volunteers, offering electronic fil-ing for faster refunds, said Bernardi.

Another benefit of visiting a coalition-ap-proved site, he added, is the educational com-ponent available to those who file. Coalitionmembers like Kathleen A. Eppler with Cham-plain National Bank and Jody Carpenter withUFirst Federal Credit Union, are able to pro-vide information about budgeting, saving andinvesting the money people receive from theirtax returns.

“We’ve found a lot of times people who havenever belonged to a financial institution,” saidCarpenter. “We want them to see they can trusta financial institution and that we can givethem the information and the tools they needso they can do more with their money.”

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Wilson is an editorial cartoonist, illustratorand rapt observer of New York state politicsand culture from his perspective in the north-ern reaches of New York’s Adirondack Park.Under the signature MARQUIL, his cartoonsappear regularly in newspapers and on websites across New York. His illustrations ap-pear in Adirondack Life magazine and TheSunday Gazette of Schenectady, which alsopublishes his opinion columns. His drawingsalso lampoon regional issues in the Adiron-dack North Country region.

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Council impeding vibrant communitiesT

ake a stand. Lend a hand. Stop bul-lying now. That’s what the U.S. De-partment of Health and Human

Services says to kids who get bullied inschool. And if bullies aren’t stopped whenthey’re young, they become adult bullies.

The fight over the proposed AdirondackClub and Resort project in Tupper Lake hasshown us that bullies can also take the formof organizations. So move over, AdirondackPark Agency, there’s a new bully in town:the Adirondack Council.

So-called “environmental advocacygroups” are actually created on that prem-ise — to put their noses in other people’sbusiness, people they don’t agree with —and strong-arm them into getting somelunch money, so to speak. Or at least garnermore lunch money from deep-pocket bene-factors to perpetuate their existence.

The Council’s latest mission to do so is thecase of the Adirondack Club and Resort andtheir promise to change the developer ’splans to suit their vision of “an AdirondackPark with clean air and water and largewilderness areas, surrounded by workingfarms and forests and vibrant local commu-nities.”

There is a community in the Adirondack

Park — Tupper Lake — that is flounderingeconomically and needs a shot in the arm. Infact, most communities in the Adirondacksneed an economic booster shot, and, whileForest Preserve and state easements helpdraw tourists each year, they are not the an-swer to making local communities vibrant.

What we need is economic development.And guess what? Someone is interested indoing just that in Tupper Lake and has a planto create jobs by developing the land aroundthe Big Tupper Ski Area.

Is it a perfect plan? No. But that’s whyproposed development goes through a per-mitting process. Yet the permitting processshouldn’t be rigged to turn down a project;it should be designed to make a project bet-ter for the environment and the communi-ty. And it shouldn’t take seven years of redtape to do so.

Thus far, the bullies are pushing aroundthe Tupper Lake community, not trying toimprove it, and they are attempting to dragout the permitting process in the hope thatthe developers will run out of money andpatience and give up, just as they’ve accom-plished in the past. But the AdirondackCouncil should have done a backgroundcheck on their opponent before climbinginto the ring. Somebody should havewarned them: Never pick a fight with a Tup-per Laker. They don’t give up.

Why is the Adirondack Club and Resortproject the Adirondack Council’s businessanyway? Because they made it their busi-ness to fulfill their mission of ensuring “theecological integrity and wild character ofthe Adirondack Park for current and futuregenerations.”

But, who decides what that ecological in-tegrity and wild character should be for theAdirondack Park? Didn’t the New YorkState Legislature create the Adirondack ParkAgency in 1971 to do just that? Apparentlythat wasn’t good enough for some. So, in1975, the Adirondack Council was foundedto make that decision for the rest of us.

The Adirondack Council and other envi-ronmental advocacy groups — such as Pro-tect the Adirondacks! — think they have toprotect the Adirondacks from the Adiron-dackers. And, if they don’t get what theywant, they push us around in an attempt toforce their agenda down our throats.

The Adirondack Council’s advocacy fo-cuses on the “biggest threats to the ecologyand wild character of the Park.” The num-ber one threat today, it appears, is theAdirondack Club and Resort and the TupperLake business community that supports theproject, namely ARISE of Northern NewYork (Adirondack Residents Intent on Sav-ing Their Economy).

The ACR project, as proposed and amend-

ed by the developers, is a threat to theAdirondack Council’s vision for “vibrant lo-cal communities.” Answer this question:How can you create vibrant local communi-ties by hindering economic development?And don’t tell us that creating more ForestPreserve and state easements is the answer,because it is not. We need real investment,not seasonal jobs catering to hikers andkayakers.

The Council says it is “looking forward”to the upcoming adjudicatory hearingprocess and expects that its modifications“will enable the APA” to approve a permitwith the Council’s conditions.

Again, why is this any of the AdirondackCouncil’s business? And why does theAdirondack Park Agency, which will even-tually decide whether to issue a permit forthe ACR project, need the Adirondack Coun-cil’s approval?

Not sure, unless they want the APA’slunch money, too.

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February 19, 2011 www.northcountryman.com Editorial and Opinion • North Countryman - 7

L ast week I wrote about my skep-

tism when politicians come calling.

This week, skeptism was replaced

with disbelief when Mike Singh from

Ahmedabad, India called requesting an in-

person meeting, here in the financial center

of Elizabethtown. Mr. Singh, with a distinct

Indian accent, informed me he would be in

town near the end of the month and would

like to show me how I can save between 50

to 60 percent of our production costs by

moving the production process and perhaps

other tasks “offshore.”

Mr. Singh touts that comprehensive out-

sourcing drawn from their extensive global

resources, with deep subject matter expert-

ise and proven management experience, will

create an efficiency of excellence for Denton

Publications.

My initial rebuff doesn’t deter Mike, as he

points to the “Cloud” and goes more in

depth with measurable metrics and engaged

management. I spent about 20 minutes on

the phone with Mike as he piqued my inter-

est on the specifics of what he was really of-

fering.

In a nutshell, our local staff would gather

the news and write articles, advertisements

and all of the normal processes we go

through each week to build content for the

papers. Then at the end of the day, electron-

ically, we send everything to India. When we

come in the next morning, like magic, the

creative work will be completely edited, de-

signed, proofed, and ready to go into the pa-

per. Mike’s offshore team would design the

final newspaper product before sending it

back to us to print and distribute locally.

Now, I assume Mike doesn’t know that

we’ve been struggling to up-date some of our equipmentand software recently. Forthose of you who don’t oper-ate a computer network, youjust can’t replace a few com-puters, because the newercomputers don’t work wellwith the older software, andonce you replace one genera-tion of software, you have re-place the software for every-one on the network, whichthen goes back to replacingtheir computer, which in turntriggers other software and network compo-nents to be incompatible with the new soft-ware forcing you to upgrade those pro-grams. Needless to say, you can go fromspending a few thousand dollars to tens ofthousands of dollars before you’re done, andonce you start, there is no going back. So Ihave to wonder if, after several frustratingweeks of green screens, font issues and com-puters not talking to each other, there are lit-tle “Spybots” buried deep in the softwarethat send out calling cards to companies likeMike’s that basically say, ”We’ve softenedthem up, and they are ready for your call!”

First, let me state clearly that I have noth-ing against the folks from India trying to im-prove their standard of living by seekingwork from the U.S. But my primary concernsare for my employees, my region and mycountry in that order. Mr. Singh’s proposal,while worth investigating, would put ap-proximately 10 of our good North Countrystaff members out of a job, and that is a ma-jor impact on my priorities noted above. On

the surface, we would besaving not only their salariesbut the costs of insurances,computers, software and allthe other intangible aspectsthat go with employees suchas transportation issues,personality conflicts, illness-es, snow days, lack of pro-duction, training, schedul-ing and many more we don’thave the space to list here.

The concept, while inter-esting, goes completelyagainst my core beliefs.

There is so much more to owning and oper-ating a small business than just producingprofits alone. The ultimate American dreamis to operate a successful small business,produce a valued product, and create localjobs while meeting the needs of your cus-tomers.

While this world may be getting smallerand the technology is readily available, I justcan’t imagine giving in to this global ap-proach. Our company, like many, cherishesits role of being an asset to the community.Our founder, William Denton, was proud tosay, as we do today, “We are more than anewspaper, we are a community service.” Ifear, through technology and competition,that greed will continue to overwhelmed ourgood judgment.

There was a time when buying Americanmeant something special. The pride behindAmerican ingenuity and the Americanworker has been challenged, in many waysby that same American worker who valuesdiscount pricing when spending their mon-

ey but expects wages and benefits to be on

the increase when privately owned small

businesses are struggling just to keep the

lights on and Fortune 500 companies may al-

ready be employing an offshore strategy. We

can’t have it both ways, but if lower costs are

what consumers want, then American busi-

nesses have little choice but to meet that de-

mand by trimming expenses.

Any short-term gain Denton Publications

could make by pursuing an offshore produc-

tion opportunity would be a short-lived

gain. Unfortunately, the reality of this glob-

al economy is that competition will force us

to be competitive with India, China, Korea

and others, what were once thought of as,

Third-World economies. Faced with this

choice on our small local level, one has to

wonder about the future of our small com-

munities and how we’ll compete on the

world stage with countries far more ambi-

tious and motivated. I, for one, never

thought our ultra-local firm would face this

choice.

With the average wage in India being ap-

proximately $15 a day, I have been forced to

ask myself: Am I foolish to not consider this

opportunity? Do I risk all of our jobs should

our corporate competitors move in this di-

rection? Is this a choice of greed, competi-

tion or just good business sense?

I’m unsure how to categorize it, but right

now I know there is no way I’ll consider

sending work overseas At the same time, I

learned long ago to never say never. I just

hope this never ... never arrives.

Dan Alexander is publisher and owner of

Denton Publications. He may be reached at

[email protected].

Dan AlexanderThoughts from

Behind the Pressline

E’town to India: Dare I say ... never say never?

A successful Wacky Winter CarnivalOn Saturday, February 5th, The Platts-

burgh Sunrise Rotary celebrated winter in

the North Country and promoted a “living

healthy” lifestyle to fight heart disease with

a series of events free to the public.

We kicked off the day with The Wacky Win-

ter Carnival on the CVPH front lawn from

11:00 am – 4:00pm. The event was a family-

oriented, fun-filled and healthy day of fit-

ness-related activities including ice skating,

snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, sledding

— just to name a few. Not only did the Car-

nival offer the community the opportunity to enjoy heart-

healthy outdoor activities, but residents gave back by donat-

ing over 200 pounds of heart-healthy food to the Food Shelf.

In the evening, the Plattsburgh Sunrise Rotary turned its

attention and support to Go Red For Women which cele-

brates the energy, passion and power we have as a commu-

nity to band together to wipe out heart disease — the num-

ber one killer of women. The evening began with the light-

ing of the great tree outside the NCCCA Arts Center with red

lights followed by an inspiring performance by the Platts-

burgh State Gospel Choir and reception inside the Center.

Over 750 community members took part in the free activ-

ities and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all

the many volunteers and organiza-

tions who helped to make the entire

day, and evening, a huge success.

In particular, we owe a very big

thank you to CVPH, especially Pres-

ident Stephens Mundy and Facili-

ties Manager Craig Von Bargen, for

providing us with the ideal venue to

host our Wacky Winter Carnival.

CVPH’s great front lawn and pond

was the perfect home for an event

focusing on family, fitness and fun

— and access to the hospital’s inside

facility provided young children with the opportunity to get

warm and enjoy some arts and crafts. And, thanks to the

Town of Plattsburgh for supplying us with cross country ski

equipment and snowshoes. We were thrilled to be able to

provide the community with a great excuse to be outside and

to introduce these terrific winter sports to people of all ages.

Finally, I would like to give a big shout out to Y106.3 who

was with us all day with live remotes right from the front

lawn of CVPH.

I would also like to thank the North Country Cultural Cen-

ter for the Arts (NCCCA), especially Board President Leigh

Mundy and Executive Director Susan Daul, for opening the

doors of the Center for the evening in support of the fight

against heart disease in women. Of course thanks to the

Mayor of Plattsburgh and the Department of Public Works

we have a tree in the center of the city that will continue to

be lit with red lights to help keep the spirit of Go Red for

Women alive throughout the month of February. And, the

Regional Chapter of the American Heart Association has

been very generous in their support of all our efforts to fo-

cus on heart disease over the last several weeks.

Finally, a very, very, special thanks to the Plattsburgh State

Gospel Choir. The motivating force of their voices was the

perfect end of the day — the power of their music empow-

ered us all to take charge of our lives and our health.

Ron Marino

Plattsburgh Sunrise Rotary President

Warning against GardasilIn a recent issue of the North Countryman there was an ar-

ticle promoting and recommending Gardasil for “protec-

tion” against HIV and other “benefits.”

This drug manufactured by Merck Pharmaceuticals is dan-

gerous! Women have died from this drug. Many have been

afflicted with seizures, blood clots and other complications!

For verification, log on to AmericanLifeLeague&Gardasil.

Your health or life may be at stake!

Rose Moore

Champlain

Viewpoint

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Home technology

integration is the

joining of various

home systems to make things

easier to operate, offer cost

savings, or provide a combi-

nation of benefits to the

homeowner. HTI has been

around long enough to be

considered a complete indus-

try with dedicated manufac-

turers and at least one certi-

fication program offered

through CompTIA.

HTI may be applied nar-

rowly with simple convenience items like

setting all household computers to use one

printer or more widely with utility cost-sav-

ing measures like automatic thermostat con-

trol with automatic window blind control.

Full-blown integration offers nearly any-

thing from remotely knowing who is at the

front door by way of a security camera video

feed to a smart phone to a system that turns

lights on or off as a room is entered or exit-

ed.

Before HTI, everything was handled by

whatever industry typically handled the

job. Wiring jobs were done by electricians,

Internet Service Providers took care of Inter-

net connectivity, and various retailers took

care of stereo systems, computers and so

forth. While many things are still done that

way, the increasing sophisti-

cation and interconnection

between newer devices has

created a need for workers

who can do it all and that

need is putting home tech-

nology integration back on

the map.

A worker in HTI would be

considered a home systems

technician. They would have

the ability to install, inte-

grate and troubleshoot many

of the new home technology

products and systems which

gives homeowners the ease of one-stop

shopping for technological needs.

For the do-it-yourself crowd check out

Home Toys at hometoys.com for more infor-

mation on products, reviews and self-help

tutorials. For those experienced with oper-

ating systems, head over to the Linux MCE

site at linuxmce.com and take a look at a free

open-source project that provides a great

HTI starter platform.

Ron Poland is a professor in the Computer In-

formation Systems AAS program at Clinton

Community College. Poland is certified in com-

puter repair and networking by the Computer

Technology Industry Association (CompTIA).

He is also a Cisco certified network assistant.

Questions may be sent to him via e-mail at

[email protected].

Maximizing technology usage

Tech Talk By Ron Poland

Do you get too much

junk mail? To most

people, any junk

mail is too much! If your

mailbox at home or work is

overflowing with unwanted

solicitations, you have prob-

ably wondered what you can

do about it.

On the Internet, go to

www.directmail.com/direc-

tory/mailpreference/ and

ask them to take your name

off unwanted mailing lists.

Make sure to provide them

with all the different variations of your

name under which you receive junk mail. Be

patient, it may take a few months before you

see any results.

Registering with DMA will remove your

name from unwanted mailing lists for five

years. Remember, you need to provide DMA

with your full name (and any variations of

your name) and your address (and any vari-

ations of your address). Contact the compa-

nies that send you unwanted mail and tell

them to remove your name from their mail-

ing list. Don’t sign up for information you

don’t really want. If you subscribe to a mag-

azine, book club or other publication, call or

write to tell them not to give your name to

other companies. Check www.catalog-

choice.org. They offer a free service that will

get you on no-send lists to

stop catalog spam.

Junk Mail FactsAccording to the New

York State Department of

Environmental Conserva-

tion:

• Americans receive al-

most 4 million tons of junk

mail every year.

• Americans get 21.31

pieces of direct junk mail per

week, 43 percent wish they

got less, 52.2 percent order

something from it, and 46

percent of it is never read.

• Each year, 100 million trees are used to

produce junk mail.

• 250,000 homes could be heated with one

day’s supply of junk mail.

• If you saved up all the junk mail you re-

ceived this year, that would equal 1 1/2 tree.

• The average American spends eight

months of their life opening up junk mail.

The Senior Connection is a column provided

by the Clinton County Office for the Aging. For

more information about services for senior citi-

zens, contact their office at 135 Margaret St.,

Suite 105, Plattsburgh or call them at 565-4620.

Information is also periodically provided by the

Behavioral Health Services North Caregiver Re-

source Center. They may be reached at 565-4543

or 565-4625.

How to reduce your junk mail

Adirondack Humane Society

Taz Taffy

Taz is a 1-year-old male black and white short

hair kitty who came into the shelter a little

timid at first, but has blossomed into a very

friendly little guy. Taz is neutered and up-to-date on

his vaccines.

Taffy is a young, female orange and white American

bull terrier mix who is presently in foster care. Her fos-

ter family says she is a wonderful dog, loving with a

7-year-old and great with everyone else. Taffy is

spayed and up-to-date on her vaccines.

Elmore SPCA

Our Furry Friends is a weekly feature in the

North Countryman. For more informationabout these and otherfine pets available foradoption, contact:

Adirondack Humane Society,134 Idaho Ave., Plattsburgh,

561-7297 Elmore SPCA,

510 Arthur Road, Peru, 643-2451

OurFurryFriends

Darla Desi

Darla came to the shelter as a stray and is very

sweet and mellow yet playful. She is spayed,

up-to-date on vaccinations and FeLV/FIV

negative.

Desi is a domestic short-haired kitty that came to the

shelter as a stray. She has tested negative for

FeLV/FIV, has been spayed and is up-to-date on vac-

cinations. Desi is a very shy cat who is a bit independ-

ent but very playful. She is affectionate and would be

a good addition to any home.

February 19, 2011 www.northcountryman.com Editorial and Opinion • North Countryman - 9

For some reason, na-

tive plants can carry

the stigma of being

plain, boring, and hard to

grow. This is far from the

truth. In reality, using native

plants in the landscape is

simple, adds beauty, and

benefits the environment.

Native plants are simply

plants that have evolved to

live in our region. These

species have spent thou-

sands of years adapting to

the surrounding area. Be-

cause these plants are used to our climate and

soils, native plants require less fertilizer, less wa-

ter (once established), and less effort to control

pests. Over time, this translates to less time spent

tending to your landscaping and less mainte-

nance costs.

In addition, natural landscapes contribute to

the environment. Using less water, pesticide, and

fertilizer helps improve the quality of our

groundwater and our local streams and lakes. Re-

ducing the amount of chemical fertilizer also im-

proves soil quality, as chemical fertilizers de-

crease soil structure over time. Native plants also

provide wildlife habitat by providing both shel-

ter and food sources for native birds, butterflies,

and mammals.

If you have never used native plants in the

landscape, you may be surprised at how

easy it is to incorporate the plants. You

can start with a clean palette by remov-

ing all your current plants from the

landscape and replacing them with na-

tives but this approach is a lot of work

and money.

A simpler way to use native plants is

to start incorporating natives into your

current landscape. Simply add them,

like you would any exotic plant, to the

garden. Consider tucking a lobelia or

coneflower into your boarder garden.

Overtime, the garden will have more

and more native plants.

Local nurseries carry a large selection of native

trees, shrubs, perennials, and ground covers. In

addition, plants can be purchased from on-line

sources. Or, if you are looking to save some mon-

ey and have some time on your hand, you can

simply grow your own from seed. Seed is avail-

able through many catalogs and on-line nurs-

eries.

As you spend your winter evenings, curled up

on the couch, with your favorite gardening books

and catalogs, take the time to give the native

plants a bit more consideration. You may be very

pleased with what they add to your garden!

Anne Lenox Barlow has had experience in the agri-

cultural field as a horticulture educator with Cornell

Cooperative Extension in Clinton County. She can be

reached by e-mail at [email protected].

Native plants always get a bad rap T

he five chap-ters in theAmerican

Red Cross Northeast-ern New York Region— from the Canadianborder to Duchessand Ulster counties— responded to arecord number offires during themonth of December2010, providing as-sistance to more than100 people.

In December, vol-unteers and staff responded 37 firesregion-wide. As a result of this rashof fires, the American Red Crossspent 34 percent more on disaster re-lief this December than in December2009 and three times the amount aswas spent in December 2008. Sincethe beginning of our fiscal year July1, disaster expenses are 25 percenthigher than last year.

After residential fires, the RedCross is often the only agency on thescene whose sole responsibility is totake care of fire victims. We provideassistance 24 hours a day 7 days aweek. When a disaster strikes, the

American Red Crossprovides aid to thosein need including awarm safe place tosleep, emergencyfunds for food, cloth-ing and a compassion-ate shoulder to lean on.

The major causes ofresidential fires arecooking, heating andsmoking. We urge fam-ilies to have workingsmoke alarms and topractice evacuationroutes in case fires to

occur. Be safe.The Red Cross Corner is a regular col-

umn provided by the North Countrychapter of the American Red Cross. Thechapter may be reached at 561-7280 orvia e-mail at [email protected].

A record month for fires

Newspaper changes noticedI want to thank Denton Publications for

the greater coverage of the whole Adiron-

dacks in our local papers. I have certain-

ly noticed the trend, and meant to write

and thank you before this.

Last fall there was a meeting held in

Chestertown, sponsored by Teresa Say-

ward and Betty Little. It tackled all the

concerns and problems of the Adirondack

residents and was well attended by peo-

ple from the whole park. The meeting was

not well publicized beforehand, and I

was pleased to see so many people there.

Also, I was glad to notice coverage by Thom Randall, and noticed

that no other papers were represented there.

This region needs a sense of community, which is hard to main-

tain in view of the distances between us. The papers published by

Denton Publications are being of great service in uniting us. Your

guest editorial in last week’s paper by Mark Moeller was particular-

ly welcome and enlightening to those of us who have similar prob-

lems, and usually unfamiliar with the situation in Tupper Lake. It is

too easy for interests outside the park to make inroads in our small

communities while the rest of us are unaware.

The people of North Creek got together and resurrected the train

station a few years ago, and have enjoyed the surge of business that

the Upper Hudson Railroad has brought to their small town. Now

the Warren County Board of Supervisors has fired the company,

which has operated the system, and is quibbling about its successor

while the summer season approaches without plans. The Glens Falls

Post Star pays little attention to this quandary, and is uninterested

in covering happenings outside the Glens Falls-

Saratoga area. We count on you to spread such

news, and you do seem to be responding to our

needs.

Thank you!

Carol Gregson

Olmstedville

Thanks for ‘Dine-Out’The United way of the Adirondack Region, Inc.

partnered with several restaurants from Clinton,

Essex, and Franklin Counties to hold the first

“Dine-Out” for United Way event on January 13, 2011. The Event

was a success and helped raise funds to be distributed to 36 health

and human service agencies in the tri-county area. The United Way

would like to send a heart felt thank you to the participating patrons

and restaurants: Arnie’s Restaurant, Duke’s Diner, Bazzano’s Pizza,

Ground Round, Butcher Block, Guma’s Restaurant, Carillon Restau-

rant, Koto Japanese Steakhouse, Casa Del Sol, Mainely Lobster,

Charlie’s Inn, Mangia Pizza & Pasta, Cobble Hill Inn, Michele’s Fine

Dining, Deer ’s Head Restaurant, My Cup of Tea, Donovan’s, North

Country Club, and Dry Dock

The support from participating restaurants will touch all walks of

life from southern Essex County to northern Clinton County to west-

ern Franklin County and all points in between. Again thank you for

your generosity.

Kirk Stallsmith

United Way of the Adirondack Region

Campaign Chairperson

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PLATTSBURGH —

The annual Relay for

Life has officially

kicked off for 2011.

According to Joan

Sterling, American

Cancer Society repre-

sentative for Clinton

and Essex counties, the

goal for the Platts-

burgh Relay has been

increased for this year.

Last year, the cancer

research fundraising

event had a goal of

$220,000, and ended up

surpassing that with a

total of $231,000. So,

this year the committee

is aiming for $230,000.

Although the money doesn’t neces-

sarily stay in the area, Sterling has seen

ways in which it comes back.

“Albany Med, which is very close to

us, just received a $900,000 grant and it

was something from the American Can-

cer Society,” she explained. “At the same

time, we, in our region, raised a million

dollars. To me, that seems pretty close to

home.”

Sterling explained there are also pro-

grams in the area funded by the Ameri-

can Cancer Society, including mileage

reimbursement and money to assist in

purchasing prescription medications.

“So, the money does come back,” she

said. “If you need it, it does come back.”

“And for all the survivors that are

right here ... they’re here because of the

research dollars,” added Sterling.

Bonnie Berry, Relay for Life commit-

tee member and breast cancer survivor,

is thankful for the money going to re-

search

“That’s the important piece to me as a

survivor, is that somebody was out there

looking for a cure and we don’t do it

without having these monies,” she said.

This year ’s Relay will see a few

changes, including the new committee

chairperson, Julie Stalker.

Stalker has been on the committee for

the last six years, moving up to co-chair

last year, alongside Mark Brown.

For Stalker, cancer is something she

has seen a lot of.

“I lost my brother to cancer. He had a

brain tumor. My husband actually is a

survivor and both my in-laws are cancer

surivors,” said Stalker.

Six years ago, Stalker explained she

received a phone call from a woman she

didn’t know, asking if she wanted to be

on the Relay committee. That woman

was Sterling.

“I said, ‘I’m there. Whatever you want

me to do, I’m there,’” recalled Stalker,

who added she was a “be all, see all”

person the first year.

Then, she became a part of the mission

crew until last year when she co-

chaired.

“I was asked to go to a summit meet-

ing and I met with other event chairs

from around the state,” said Stalker,

who added Sterling encouraged her to

consider taking the chair position.

“It was like, you know, why not? Jump

in with both feet,” she added.

Looking forward to this year ’s Relay,

Stalker said she was “jumping

out of my skin” with anticipa-

tion for the official kickoff,

held at Clinton Community

College Feb. 10.

“The community was so

wonderful last year, and dur-

ing the hard times last year we

were able to reach our goal

and exceed it,” Stalker said.

“That shows that Plattsburgh

cares.”

Other plans for this year ’s

Relay includes a new team and

individual fundraising club.

According to the Relay’s

Web site,

www.relayforlife.org, the

Team Fundraising Club gives

team recognition during the

event for reaching a fundrais-

ing level, with the lowest lev-

el being $2,500.

For individuals, each person who

raises $100 receives commemorative Re-

lay T-shirt. Each level after that, begin-

ning at $250 will receive special gifts

from Relay.

“As people raise different levels of

money, they can get different levels of

prizes,” said Sterling. “We have T-shirts

and backpacks and water bottles. Just

some really cool Relay things that you

cant buy at our Relay store.”

Another new addition to this year ’s

event is all team captains will receive a

special maroon-colored T-shirt denoting

them as a captain.

And as always, new and exciting

things are being planned for the sur-

vivors, but Sterling can’t let the cat out

of the bag until the big day.

This year ’s event will be held at the

Clinton County Fairgrounds Friday,

Feb. 17, beginning at 7 p.m. and ending

7 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18.

For more information or to register for

Relay for Life, visit

www.relayforlife.org.

“A cure needs to be found and we

need to stop losing our people,” said

Stalker.

Relay for Life kicks off with new goal

Relay for Life committee chairperson Julie Stalker, second from left, talks aboutthis year’s Relay during the kickoff Feb. 10. Seen with her are other members ofthe committee.

Photo by Sarah L. Cronk

About 80

percent of

the popu-

lation suffers from

low back discom-

fort. I am sure with

all of the snow we

have had in the last

few weeks many of

you may be feeling

some extra stiffness

in your back. Give

the following exer-

cises a try and see if

it can offer you some relief.

Standing Hip Flexor StretchStand with one leg back and other forward.

Point toes of back foot inward. Squeeze butt mus-

cles and shift body forward, straightening rear

leg. Raise arm —same side as rear leg — to oppo-

site side until stretch is felt in front of pelvis. Hold

and rotate back; hold 30 seconds.

Standing Lat StretchPlace feet shoulder-width apart, with one arm

raised above head holding stable object. Lower

hips toward ground until stretch felt alongside

torso and into lower back; hold 30 seconds.

Lie on your back with your knees bent, keep

your feet flat on the floor and your toes pointing

straight ahead. Gently draw-in your navel to-

wards your spine and contract your glutes. Slow-

ly lift one foot off the floor with control, hold in

the air for a few seconds and lower your foot back

to the floor. Repeat with the other foot.

These exercises can be done three to seven days

a week. Please be sure to check with you physician

before beginning any exercise program. If you

would like to have this routine including pictures

e-mailed to you, please feel free to contact me at

[email protected].

Corinna Maggy is a National Academy of Sports

Medicine Certified Personal Trainer and Corrective

Exercise Specialist offering private personal training,

classes, and weight management programs. She can be

reached at 605-3549 or [email protected].

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PEASLEEVILLE — When Jennifer Ano-

Ryba’s brother, Au Sable Forks native Roy

Ano, was diagnosed with acute myeloid

leukemia, it was something that came com-

pletely out of left field.

“It was just such a shock,” she recalled.

“He just didn’t feel good, so he went in for

some blood tests and it wasn’t until he pres-

sured for more tests that they found it.”

Doctors found what Ano-Ryba described

as an “aggressive growing leukemia” and

immediately took action, she said.

“He was told he had it and within a few

hours he was an in-patient at Fletcher Allen

[HealthCare],” she said. “By noon the next

day, he was on chemotherapy.”

The 55-year-old Ano — a counselor at

Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora

for more than 20 years — underwent seven

days of treatments, some days being 24

hours a day, said Ano-Ryba. According to a

bone marrow test, the treatments have ap-

parently eradicated her brother ’s cancer,

but have left his immune system virtually

nonexistent while his body recovers.

“It looks like the cancer is gone, but now

he’s battling pneumonia and infections that

have set in,” Ano-Ryba said.

The next month will involve Ano staying

in a sterile room at the Burlington hospitalwhile he immune system rebuilds, said hissister. Having limited contact has beentough on him and the family, she said, butoverall, Ano’s demeanor has been good.

“He’s trying to stay as upbeat as possi-ble,” said Ano-Ryba.

Ano’s family organized a benefit at Amer-ican Legion Post 504 in Au Sable Forks Feb.12, which helped raise awareness for hiscondition and money to help his family.

“We had a good turnout,” said Ano-Ryba,who noted her brother couldn’t be there forthe benefit as he was and still is a patient atFletcher Allen. “We had a lot of supportfrom the community.”

The benefit saw more than 250 michiganmeals served and several items auctionedoff donated by local businesses and individ-uals, said Ano-Ryba. Overall, more than$5,000 was raised for Ano and his family, sheadded.

“Overall, we did really well,” said Ano-Ryba.

Proceeds will now go toward helping Anoand his wife, Laurie, with expenses incurredin relation to his treatments. The couplehave three children — Cordell, Casey andCorey.

Those who were unable to attend the ben-efit but who would still like to help the Anofamily may send donations in care of RoyAno to 15 Baxter St., Chazy N.Y. 12921.

Local man recovering from acute myeloid leukemia

Roy Ano, in back at center, was recently diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. A benefit was held at theAmerican Legion post in Au Sable Forks Feb. 12 to help him with medical expenses. Ano is joined, from left,by wife Laurie, son, Casey, son Cordell, and son Corey with Corey’s girlfriend, Jamie.

Photo provided

According to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, ap-

proximately 12,330 Americans were expected to be diag-

nosed with acute myeloid leukemia last year.

Though the chance of getting the disease increases

with age, children and adults of any age can develop AML.

Approximately one in five children with leukemia has AML.

Signs and symptoms include tiredness or no energy,

shortness of breath during physical activity, pale skin,

swollen gums, slow healing of cuts, pinhead-size red

spots under the skin, prolonged bleeding from minor cuts,

mild fever, black-and-blue marks (bruises) with no clear

cause, and aches in bones or knees, hips or shoulder.

For more information visit www.leukemia-

lymphoma.org or consult your doctor.

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PERU — Though Valentine’s Day haspassed this year, romance is still alive year-round thanks to one North Country woman.

Joanne T. Rock has written more than 50Harlequin romance novels, receiving severalawards. Rock began her romance novel careermore than 15 years ago after the birth of herfirst son. The idea was to keep herself “men-tally engaged through the hours of SesameStreet,” she said.

Throughout the years, Rock has createdmany different characters entangled in manydifferent plots, with the main theme centeringon romance and passion.

“I am passionate about the message of affir-mation, the value of monogamy, that love con-quers all in my novels,” she said.

However, it’s not just about love and can-dles, said Rock. Her novels have real life con-flicts, problems, and takes hard work from thecharacters to build that relationship back upand to make it work, the fight to the happilyever after, she said.

“My messages are important to hear. Theymake the reader feel good, me feel good,” saidRock, who holds a master ’s degree in Englishand teaches at the State University of NewYork at Plattsburgh when she isn’t writing herromance novels. “The way you live and em-brace what your passionate about is living

passionately ... My characters live the sameway I do. It’s where I get my inspiration.”

Rock explained how her characters in hernovels come from her own life. Her husband,Dean, is a hero in all her novels in some formor another. His voice is usually used in hercontemporary novels because he speaks with“trendy, hip lingo.” He loves baseball, where

the idea for “Sliding Into Home,” a four-partmini-series, came from. Sports interests are inher home daily between her sons and her hus-band. She also gets characters from herfriends, neighbors and strangers.

“Once I was at an airport and overheard asmall part of a conversation between a cou-ple,” Rock said. “I took that and ran with it. I

solved their problems for them in a book. Itmay have had nothing to do with their life atall, they may not even been a couple but itworked for me.”

Rock said she is always learning and alwaysresearching ideas for her next novels. And, tokeep it from getting boring, Rock mixes up herideas by people-watching, brain-storming, go-ing to different cities and writing in differentgenres.

“It’s very important to sometimes turn awayfrom what you’re used to doing so your writ-ing isn’t all work, all the time,” Rock said.

Rock’s latest work, “In the Laird’s Bed,” isdraped in a medieval backdrop set in “thethick of a Scot’s winter.” Lady Christiana andDuncan the Brave had a past they shared to-gether but they now have secrets keeping themapart by betrayal. The two are reunited by des-tiny and a deadly winter storm, leading thereader to wonder if Lady Christiana and Dun-can the Brave can resolve their issues and re-ignite their passion for one another.

Though her latest, “In the Laird’s Bed” is nother last. Rock has a professional new year ’sresolution to attempt a young adult book pro-posal that will allow her creativity to expand,she said.

“Something that entertains my children,”she said, adding two other books, “Making aSplash” and “Riding the Storm,” are due outin September and October, respectively.

For more about Rock’s published works,visit www.joannerock.com.

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Winter WeekendContinue from page 1

“Chazy has a strong attachment to

traditions,” said Chazy Lions Club

member Jim Lucas. “While activities

may have evolved over the years, the

commitment from students, parents,

community, and the Lions Club have

held fast and we take pride in the ac-

complishments of the students.”

This year ’s theme, chosen by the sen-

iors, is 90s Cartoon Characters. The

theme will be visible to the community

when students in grades 7 through 12

create snow sculptures on the school’s

lawn. Twelfth graders have chosen “The

Rugrats,” 11th graders chose “Poke-

mon,” 10th graders chose “Hey

Arnold,” ninth graders chose “Sponge-

bob,” eighth graders chose “The Magic

Schoolbus,” and seventh graders chose

“Blues Clues.”

Some minor changes were made to

this year ’s schedule, including the open

skate at Scotts’ Rink Wednesday. An ex-

tra hour has been added, to make the

skate time 2 to 5 p.m., which is open to

the public. Skate rentals will also be giv-

en free of charge, but there is a limited

quantity.

Another change, added to the winter

weekend last year, is a school-wide

fundraiser. Last year students in each

class brought in donations to help with

the relief causes in Haiti following the

earthquake. Donations totaled $700,

and students received points based on

how much they were able to raise.

Although the students are still decid-

ing what fundraiser to support, student

council president Olivia Seymour, a jun-

ior at CCRS, said they have a focus.

“We plan on donating to a charity that

has a personal background to a member

of student council,” she said.

“Our students and community here at

Chazy are always willing to help when

called upon,” said Justin Frechette, ad-

visor of student council at CCRS. “This

school has great students who are sup-

ported year in and year out by our com-

munity.”

Seymour also notices the students

joining together, not only for the

fundraiser, but for all of Winter Week-

end planning.

“Being apart of the week-long event

that the students get to help create is a

really big responsibility, honor and ex-

tremely fun,” she said. “Planning Win-

ter Weekend involves student council

meeting at least once a week during the

month of February and a lot of voting

and organizing.”

“Winter Weekend is a blast at CCRS,

and we’re all looking forward to it,”

Seymour added.

(Editor’s Note: For a full list of events

taking place during Winter Weekend, see

pages 42-43.)

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Directory (518) 236 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Altona/Mooers 251 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Creek 293 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saranac 297 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rouses Point 298 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Champlain 327 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Haven 462 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cornwall 475 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panton 482 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hinesburg 545 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weybridge 655 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winooski 658 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burlington 758 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bridport 759 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Addison 654,655,656,657,658,660,860,862,863,864,865,951,985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burlington 877 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vergennes 769,871,872,878,879 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Essex Junction 893 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milton 897 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shoreham 899 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Underhill 948 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orwell 888 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelburne

VERMONT (802)


PLATTSBURGH — Each year, Michael S.

Cashman looks forward to the Omicron

Delta Kappa Leadership Society’s Character

In Leadership Institute.

The event, said Cashman, was designed

as a free outreach program to the local com-

munity “to foster an opportunity for leader-

ship development in our young citizens.”

“I really enjoy it because it gives a lot of

our high schools students the opportunity

to visit the college and meet mature role

models in the college environment they can

see themselves in in a couple more years,”

said Cashman, who serves as coordinator of

student activities at the State University of

New York at Plattsburgh and organizer of

the annual event at the college.

The institute celebrated its 16th year Feb.

5, with dozens of students from high schools

across the region participating. Large- and

small-group activities overseen by college

student mentors centered on discussing

“The Six Pillars of Character” designed by

the Josephson Institute of Los Angeles,

Calif. — trustworthiness, fairness, respect,

responsibility, caring and citizenship. The

discussions emphasized the importance of

each value and how even in high school stu-

dents can begin practicing them through

volunteer work and other activities.

“One of the messages that gets hit home

over and over again by our college students

is take advantage of the opportunities that

are being afforded to you in high school be-

cause those opportunities will lay a strong

foundation for you to get into college, to be

an active citizen in the community,” said

Cashman. “It shows them that no matter

how old you are, you can do great things.

That message really hits home with them.”

Linzee Wright, a sophomore at Peru High

School, said she enjoyed the program, which

taught her, among other things, the charac-

teristic of trustworthiness and how it meant

to both trust other and be a person others

can trust.

“I was nervous about going because I only

knew one person going, but as the day start-

ed I became more comfortable,” said

Wright, who added she enjoyed working

with students from other schools in group

activities. “I saw how people that I had just

met, trusted me ... I met a lot of new people

... I would consider them friends now.”

Chazy Central Rural School sophomore

Sarah McNally said one of the pillars her

group focused on was caring.

“It’s about talking to other people to see

how things affect them,” she said. “It’s also

about letting others care about you by

telling them what’s on your mind and why

it affects you.”

SUNY Plattsburgh student Kara Bergeron

said she found the high school students be-

came very enthusiastic in participating in

the program, discussing the importance of

values that can one day help them become

great leaders.

“I think the program’s great because the

students are able to engage each other in

conversation that doesn’t happen every

day,” said Bergeron.

“It’s an amazing program that really taps

into some of the students who may or may

not have had a lot of opportunities to par-

ticipate in discussions like this,” said Cash-

man.

Leadershipprogramteaches values areimportant

High school students from across the region participated in the Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Society’sCharacter In Leadership Institute hosted at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh Feb. 5. The eventfeatured discussions and activities centered on what characteristics make good leaders and how studentscan and already exhibit them.

Photo by Jeremiah S. Papineau

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CVPH beginning ER expansionPLATTSBURGH — CVPH Medical Center has re-

ceived a grant for $3.5 million to expand the Emer-

gency Department by adding 5,400 square feet.

The ED was last expanded in 1997 to accomodate an

average of 32,000 patients a year. Now the ED sees

about 50,000 a year. Renovations will be take place in the current waiting

room and triage, beginning in March, with the plan to

be finished by August.

The changes will allow for patients to be moved di-

rectly to a treatment room where registration will be-

gin.

Radar to be used at borderPLATTSBURGH — According to the Government Ac-

countability Office, only 32 of the $4,000 miles between

the U.S. and Canada are considered secure. To help

with Northern Tier borders Sen. Charles Schumer is

pushing to have military-grade radar utilized to detect

low-flying planes smuggling drugs.

In 2010, nearly 1,100 drug-related arrests were made

in the North Country, up 95 perecent from 2001.

Audit finds taxpayers overpaid BEEKMANTOWN — According to the New York

State Comptroller ’s Office, Beekmantown Central

School asked for more money from taxpayers during

the last five years than was needed for educational pro-

grams.

Revenues exceeded about $5.6 million and more than

half a million dollars of taxpayer money was never

used.

Grants to help research fishPLATTSBURGH — The Lake Champlain Basin Pro-

gram has awarded two grants totaling nearly $130,000

to research the impact of fishing tournaments and tox-

ins on the Lake Champlain fish population.

Fish will be tagged and if people catch a tagged fish

can call the Lake Champlain Research Institute to let

them know where they were caught.

They will also surgically place a radio device in a few

dozen bass which will track their movements in the

lake.

The study should be complete by early 2012.

Bar’s liquor license pulledPLATTSBURGH — According to the New York State

Liquor Authority, the Krazy Horse Saloon on Margaret

Street has lost its license after violating 11 liquor laws.

From Sept. 23-24, 2010, the bar was given 10 of the 11

violations for serving alcoholic beverages to those

younger than 21. The other came during the same time

for inadequate supervision “over the conduct of the li-

censed business.”

The bar can remain open but alcohol cannot be

served.

Woman treated after car slidPLATTSBURGH — Lori A. Morrison, 40, Plattsburgh,

was treated for minor injuries at CVPH Medical Center

and later released following a car accident Feb. 8.

Morrison reportedly lost control of her car and slid

into a pile of snow near Kansas Avenue intersection.

News of the Week Regional News

In Franklin County

Adirondack area bridges in need of repairBy Chris [email protected]

RAY BROOK — Officials with the stateDepartment of Transportation saybridges and culverts located inside theAdirondack Park are in rough shape.

But things don’t look much better out-side the Blue Line, either.

The state Adirondack Park AgencyBoard of Commissioners got a good lookat the state of bridges in northern NewYork on Thursday, Feb. 10 — and thingsdon’t look good.

Motorists in the Adirondack NorthCountry snapped to attention a coupleyears ago when the state Department ofTransportation demolished the LakeChamplain Bridge — which linkedCrown Point, New York with Addison,Vermont.

At the time, inspectors said the struc-ture was in deplorable condition and de-spite a terrible fiscal outlook, the statelaunched a lengthy effort to build a newbridge — one officials hope will be opento traffic in September.

The fall of the Lake Champlain Bridgeraised awareness across the region aboutthe condition of other bridges.

Appearing before the APA Board ofCommissioner’s Feb. 10, DOT StructureEngineer Tom Hoffman painted a grimpicture of the current state of bridges andculverts inside the park. He also ex-plained to commissioners how hisagency inspects and selects the struc-tures in need of immediate attention.

According to Hoffman, bridges inNew York state are inspected on a regu-lar basis. Load posted bridges — thosewith signs indicating a weight limit —are checked out by inspectors annually.The rest are inspected biannually.

DOT utilizes a rating system of 1 to 7to pinpoint a bridge’s condition —bridges rated a “1” are in critical shape,while those with a “7” are healthy, Hoff-man said.

Hoffman works in DOT Region 1 —which includes all of Essex County andmost of Warren County. He explainedthat DOT has made positive strides overthe last decade, but things are starting to

get worse again.“The worst of the population of

bridges are those rated under four,”Hoffman said. “We did make a lot ofstrides in getting that number down,from 40 in the late 90s to about 20 now.But that’s starting to rise again.”

The number of bridges in disrepair isrising largely because of the state’s ongo-ing fiscal crisis, Hoffman said.

Currently, DOT is planning bridge andculvert work based on a flat $600 millionallocation. Hoffman notes that DOT islooking for funding closer to $700 mil-lion to meet its goals in the next fiveyears.

But to bring New York’s bridges up tospeed, DOT would need about twice asmuch as it’s seeking, Hoffman added.

“If you look at what we realisticallyneed to make us have a good state of re-pair where we’re not taking the shocksoff of people’s vehicles and closingbridges — then we’re closer to $1.6 bil-lion,” he said.

Hoffman told commissioners that in-park bridges require about $25 millionworth of repairs. In Essex County alone,46 bridges have been inspected and giv-en “poor” ratings, including a bridgethat carries motorists over the NorthBranch of the Boquet River.

A bridge in the Warren County townof Lake Luzerne that crosses the HudsonRiver has also been listed in poor condi-tion and in the Olympic region, Hoffman

said two bridges crossing the WestBranch of the AuSable River on stateRoute 73 will need to be replaced withinthe next five years.

“We’re a little bit worse than most ofthe upstate regions,” Hoffman said. “ButI think they’re coming to join us.”

Jim Bridges, a regional design engi-neer for DOT, said the status of NewYork’s bridges doesn’t look good — butthe problem persists nationwide.

“The revenue for most transportationprojects comes from the federal govern-ment — between 80 and 90 percent of ourprojects are funded by the feds,” Bridgessaid. “That funding is based on the ‘gastax’ — which hasn’t been touched sincethe early 90s. And gas use is down. So be-cause that funding is tied directly to thegas tax, the highway trust fund has suf-fered as well.”

Bridges said New York’s transporta-tion department, like most agencies, isdoing the best it can with what it has.

Although the presentation focusedprimarily on bridges and culverts, Hoff-man did provide some insight into thestatus of state highways in the Adiron-dacks.

He said heavily traveled corridors likestate Routes 73 and 86 are stuck in disre-pair because DOT is directed its limitedfunding toward bridges — which Hoff-man said present a bigger safety concernthan roadways.

The Crown Point Bridge closure pointed out the need for evaluating and repairing bridgesaround the region.

By Keith [email protected]

PAUL SMITHS — If Franklin County does implement a bed

tax, the proposed Adirondack Club and Resort would be a

major source of income.

Several economic leaders have spoke highly of the project,

which could soon be headed to an adjudicatory hearing.

“Get a hold of the governor ’s office and let him know how

important this project is,” said Hugh Hill, president of the

Malone Chamber of Commerce. “The club would be a major

project that would change life as we know it. I think that this

is terrific and it needs all of our support. This isn’t just huge

for Tupper Lake, but for the whole region.”

“Tourism is our biggest asset and we want to promote it in

any way that we can,” said Marc “Tim” Lashomb, District 4

legislator in Franklin County.

Chambers throw support behind ACR project

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Man facing strangulation chargeDANNEMORA — Gordon B. Barger, Standish, was ar-

rested Feb. 8 after allegedly choking someone during a

domestic dispute.

Barger is facing charges of second-degree strangula-

tion.

Texas Roadhouse coming soonPLATTSBURGH — The permits to have a Texas Road-

house built in the lot across from Rite Aid on Route 3 in

the town of Plattsburgh should be through by summer,

with plans for the chain to be open by the end of 2011.

The restaurant is expected to employ about 150 peo-

ple with both part-time and full-time positions avail-

able.

Altona home lost in fireALTONA — The home owned by Ernest Guerin Jr. at

226 Irona Road is a total lost after it was engulfed in

flames Feb. 8.

No injuries were reported and officials believe it was

electrical.

Crews from Beekmantown, Champlain, Chazy, Ellen-

burg Depot, Mooers, and West Chazy assisted the Al-

tona Fire Department in fighting the blaze.

Drug trafficker sentenced PLATTSBURGH — Timothy J. Fleury, 28, Westville was

sentenced to 10 years and a month for conspiracy to pos-

sess with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of

marijuana, possession with intent to distribute marijuana,

and attempted possession with intent to distribute mari-

juana.

Fleury participated in a drug trafficking conspiracy led

by William Dunn from June 2004 to Oct. 2005, acting as one

of the organization’s principal smugglers from Canada into

Northern New York.

On May 5, 2008, Fleury led United States Border Patrol

in a high-speed pursuit along the border near Constable.

The pursuit resulted in the seizure of seven large hockey-

style bags filled with about 300 pounds of high-grade Cana-

dian marijuana.

On Sept. 7, 2007, Fleury met with undercover drug en-

forcement administration agents at a restaurant in Platts-

burgh, attempting to purchase 50 pounds of marijuana.

Mooers home destroyed by fireMOOERS — A fire, likely to have started in a garage,

destroyed a house owned by Raymond Blow, 61, at 36

Pepper Hill Road.

Blow, who was not home when the fire began, has in-

surance on the house and garage.

Volunteers from Altona, Champlain, Ellenburg Depot,

Rouses Point, West Chazy, and Hemmingford, Quebec

provided mutial aid to the Mooers Fire Department.

Jones sentenced to a year in jailPLATTSBURGH — Christopher Jones, 45, Plattsburgh

was sentenced to a year in jail after stabbing Michael Ast-

wood of Schuyler Falls with a box-cutter-style knife in the

abdomen, at Pizza Bono last year.

According to Plattsburgh City Police, Jones got into an

argument with Astwood over loose change left on the

counter at the restaurant.

Jones recently pleaded guilty to charge of second-degree

assault and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

News of the WeekIn Clinton County

KEESEVILLE — Nearly 50 profession-

als from the fields of Law Enforcement,

Mental Health, School Administration,

and the Juvenile Prosecutor for Essex

County met at Keeseville Elementary

School on Thursday, Feb. 10. They were

part of the Anti Bullying Task Force a di-

vision of the Safe Schools, Healthy Stu-

dents project administered through

CVES.

New York State Assemblywoman Janet

Duprey was there to help explain the

New York State Dignity for All Students

Act that will go into effect July 1, 2012.

The New York Act, which builds on the

criteria set forth by the federal definition

of bullying, goes a step further. Not only

does it define bullying as discrimination

based on race, color, sex, national origin

or ones disability, it also encompasses ha-

rassment based on sexual orientation,

ethnic group, religion, weight or gender.

Duprey mentioned that this was the

only time she was involved in passing

legislation that led to death threats.

Sue Spissinger vrom the SUNY Re-

search Foundation provided a cover

page outlining the school level surveys

available to all schools upon request. The

surveys are available on the elementary

and middle/high school levels and target

three separate audiences: school staff,

parents, and students. The surveys are

available for use immediately.

Survey data will be compiled at no cost

to schools by the SUNY Research Foun-

dation as part of the Safe

Schools/Healthy Students project.

Although schools will receive their

data individually, no individual school

data will be shared with Task Force mem-

bers or the public. Data will only be

shared in aggregate form with the Task

Force and other sources. This data will

support school officials in moving for-

ward with anti bullying programs and in-

terventions.

For the March meeting, the task force

was broken into three groups to concen-

trate on the main components of an anti

bullying policy: Definition, Disciplinary

Consequences Policies and Incident Re-

porting Procedures using a policy al-

ready in use by the Broward Co, Fla.,

School District. Their anti bullying poli-

cy is widely regarded as on of the best in

the country.

The policy template, when completed,

will be made available to schools free of

charge. A timeline has been set to finalize

the definitions and policy template so

that materials will be available to schools

in May 2011.

To finish the session, the group viewed

a presentation by Jeff Sisson, who is the

Health, Safety and Risk Management

Specialist from CVES about the Olweus

Anti Bullying Program. This affordable

program involves not only the teachers

and staff of the participating school but

also the students, parents and the com-

munity in a culture changing education-

al process. Olweus has over 30 years of

expertise and research shows it to signif-

icantly reduce bullying behavior when

used as prescribed.

The next task force meeting is sched-

uled for March 10. If you would like to

participate please contact Wanda Mc-

Queen the Project Administrator at 561-

0100 ext. 357.

Anti-bullying task force meets to plan

Around the Region

By Fred [email protected]

TICONDEROGA — Robert

and Mary Carlino married for

better, for worse ... forever.

Married 66 years, the cou-

ple spent this Valentine’s day

just like all the others — to-

gether.

“We’ve been married 66

years,” Robert, age 92, smiled.

“I think it may last.”

The couple lived in Brant

Lake 65 years, operating Car-

lino’s Brant Lake Market for

four decades.

“They loved Brant Lake,”

said Tina Maltbie, their

daughter. “It’s their home and

they would have never left.”

Fate stepped in, however.

Mary, age 89, developed

Alzheimer’s Disease.

“Dad’s entire life is about

taking care of my mother,”

Maltbie said. “He’s always

watched out for her and he al-

ways will.”

So, when it became neces-

sary to move Mary to an adult

care facility, Robert made the

only choice he could. He de-

cided to go, too.

The couple moved to the

Moses Ludington Adult

Home in Ticonderoga in

March 2008.

“They’re a package deal,”

Maltbie said. “Where one

goes, the other goes.”

While the couple is living in

an adult care facility, they’re

like most married couples.

“They argue every day,”

Maltbie smiled. “At first the

staff was a little concerned. I

told them not to worry. We’re

Italians. That’s how we com-

municate.”

Mary’s memory is failing,

but she’s clear about one thing

— Robert is the love of her life.

“Isn’t he a doll?” Mary

asked of Robert.

“A living doll,” Robert an-

swered.

The Carlinos have three

children. Tina and two sons,

Anthony, who lives in Lake

Placid, and Robert, who lives

in Connecticut.

Maltbie is thankful her par-

ents are at the Moses Luding-

ton Adult Home.

“This place is a gift from

God,” she said of the Ti facili-

ty. “I feel it’s a wonderful

place. My parents have a life

here.”

Maltbie praised the staff for

planning activities for resi-

dents and the community for

its support. Community

groups often visit the resi-

dents and host activities for

residents, Maltbie said.

“The Ticonderoga commu-

nity is a wonderful place,” she

said.

A resident of Chestertown,

Maltbie learned about Her-

itage Commons from a friend.

“It’s by the grace of God we

found this place,” she said.

“It’s home for my parents.”

The Moses Ludington

Adult Home is not a nursing

home, explained Michelle

Benedict, the facility adminis-

trator. While nursing homes

provide total care, the Moses

Ludington Adult Home al-

lows independent living with

offering help with medication

and other health-related is-

sues.

Robert and Mary Carlino

joined other residents of the

Moses Ludington Adult

Home for a special luncheon

Valentine’s Day.

“They’re our first and only

couple,” Benedict said of the

Carlinos. “We love having

them.”

Love survives transition to adult home

Robert and Mary Carlino


Name, mission change at former APA centerBy Andy [email protected]

(Editor's note: This is Part Two of a five-partseries on the current status of the Visitor Inter-pretive Centers (VICs), which were operated bythe Adirondack Park Agency from 1989 to2010.)

PAUL SMITHS — May 24, 1989 was such animportant date that Gov. Mario Cuomoopened the Adirondack Park Agency’s firstVisitor Interpretive Center (VIC) himself, witha ribbon-cutting ceremony and a speech infront of hundreds of onlookers and swarms ofblackflies.

After a ride from Paul Smith’s College on arestored 19th century stagecoach with collegePresident David Chamberlain, the governorsealed a 100-year “environmental time cap-sule,” filled with artifacts from North Coun-try schoolchildren. The mystery objects arestill there — encased in concrete and stone —underneath the “Tree of Peace,” a white pinetree, planted by Mohawk Chief Jake Swampon opening day.

Having the governor in town was a big deal,and Paul Smiths resident Jack Burke has fondmemories of that day.

“I remember shaking his hand,” Burke saidwith a smile.

Burke is now the vice president of businessand finance for Paul Smith’s College, whichtook over the building from the APA on Jan. 1.The college has always had a role in the prop-erty, leasing the land to the Agency and usingthe trails and building for student projects. InMay, Burke will retire and oversee the trailsystem, becoming what his friends jokinglycall the “trail czar.” On Jan. 28, he met with thecollege’s director of communications, KenAaron, and director of human resources, Su-san Sweeney, in the building’s Great Room.With a view of snow-covered Heron Marshand St. Regis Mountain at his back, Burke andcompany spoke about the history of the VICand the college’s plans for re-inventing thecenter.

Ultimately, the college’s goal is to expandevents, programs, exhibits and the trail sys-tem, make considerable improvements, andfind creative ways to pay for it all.

Vision for the VIC“We want this to be a place where people

come over and over again,” said Sweeney,

who is a member of the VIC Transition Steer-ing Committee.

Steering Committee members have adoptedfour guiding principles to help them plan pub-lic and private usage of the Paul Smiths VIC:1.) linkage to academic mission; 2.) public ac-cess; 3.) collaboration with arts and culturalorganizations; and 4.) entrepreneurial oppor-tunities. (See pullout box).

When making plans, “We are always com-ing back to our four guiding principles,”Sweeney said. “It keeps us focused.”

Steering Committee members see the col-lege’s takeover of the VIC as an opportunityto do something bigger and better than theAPA did. Throughout the APA’s ownership ofthe VIC, many thought there was room for im-provement.

“It never met its potential under state oper-ation,” said Paul Smith’s College PresidentJohn Mills, sitting in the Great Room duringthe Jan. 29 Chili Ski Tasting event. “Our goalis to reach that potential.”

ChallengesMills and his staff members are excited

about running the VIC and keeping it open tothe public. At the same time, they are beinghonest about the challenges they face.

“Our No. 1 challenge is paying for it,” Millssaid. “They (the public) don’t realize howmuch it costs just to keep the lights on.”

Mills said he wasn’t sure how much moneyit will take to operate the VIC, adding thatthere are more costs associated with the VICacquisition than most people realize. The col-lege, for example, has already hired one full-time VIC maintenance person and purchaseda new four-wheeler to maintain the trails, andit will spend about $20,000 to fix the roof.

To help the college monitor the financialhealth of the building, the VIC will be set upas a free-standing auxiliary enterprise. In or-der for the college to reach the building’s po-tential, it will take a business model that re-quires a mix of rental income, revenue fromprograms and events, and a lot of communitysupport. There have already been requests forweddings and parties at the VIC, and Burke isplanning some trail-running competitions,such as the Jenkins Mountain Scramble andHalf Marathon in June.

College officials want to reassure peoplethat they are doing their best to re-open theVIC building as soon as possible. But theydon’t want to make mistakes by rushing theirplans.

“Our aim is to make good, thoughtful deci-sions up front,” Sweeney said. “Just give us alittle time.”

Paul Smith’s College keeps VIC open, thriving

Paul Smith's College Director of Communications Ken Aaron poses in front of the new sign at the Paul SmithsVIC, located 1 mile north of the college on State Route 30. The college has dropped “Visitor Interpretive Cen-ter” from the name, and the facility is now officially called the “VIC.”

Photo by Andy Flynn

Members of the VIC Transition Steering Committee have adopted four guid-ing principles to help them plan public and private usage of the Paul SmithsVIC. They are:

Academic mission: The college is encouraging faculty to consider the VIC buildingand property when planning their lessons for coming semesters. Students have tradi-tionally spent class time at the VIC since 1989, mostly in outdoor programs such asforestry and recreation. In the future, though, culinary arts students will practice theircraft in the new VIC kitchen, which is planned to be built in the former office of theAPA’s artist/designer. This facility will be useful during special events. Hospitality stu-dents will get hands-on experience welcoming the public to the VIC by training volun-teers at the front desk. And the Draft Horse Club will help maintain the trail system acouple times a year, especially in the spring by removing blown-down trees from win-ter storms.

Public access: The hiking trails have remained open for cross-country skiing andsnowshoeing since the college re-acquired the property on Jan. 1, and the 24,500-square-foot building is expected to be open to the public sometime in the spring. College offi-cials want to have exhibits, programs and events, such as the APA did for almost 22years. The VIC friends’ group — the Adirondack Park Institute — will continue to keepits office at the VIC and fund, organize and implement public programming, such asthe Butterfly House, which opened in 1993. Public information will be available for vis-itors, as will the rest rooms and public spaces. And the college plans to install free Wi-Fi for the public.

Arts collaboration: The Adirondack Center for Writing will move from the college’sadministration building to the VIC this year and will be able to present programs inthe theater. Partnerships with other arts and cultural groups will be fostered to offerprograms and exhibits.

Entrepreneurial opportunities: The college will work with small business ownerswho want to either rent space at the VIC or offer programs there. For example, MAC’sCanoe Livery owner Brian McDonnell will be offering outdoor recreation activities forhis customers on the VIC property.

The guiding principles

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Fresh Meat and Greet night will be held atthe Plattsburgh City Recreation Center Gym,U.S. Oval from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The eventwill feature an informal question-and-answersession with existing skaters and members ofthe North Country Lumber Jills, as well as apractice session. Attendees will be able to

learn more about roller derby, the Plattsburghteam and membership opportunities.

The team is looking for additional skatingand non-skating members. Fresh Meat andGreet is open to all and prior derby experi-ence is not required.

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For more information, contact Jenny Scot-to at 643-0360 or visit www.platts-burghrollerderby.com.

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skating to seeing future olympicstars take to the slopes and the ice.

Empire State GamesThe 31st Annual Empire State

Winter Games will take place start-ing Friday, Feb. 25, runningthrough Sunday, Feb. 27, in LakePlacid.

The opening ceremony, wherethousands of athletes will maketheir way into the Herb BrooksArena, site of the greatest sportsmoment in U.S. history, will takeplace Feb. 25 with the parade ofathletes at 5:45 p.m., followed bythe opening ceremonies at 6 p.m.with music by Barefoot Truth.

There will also be a festival of thegames Saturday, Feb. 26, at theMirror Lake Public Beach site, withparade again starting at 5:45 p.m.

Events start Feb. 25 with women’s hockey, biathlonsprints, figure skating (individual and synchronized), snow-boarding, skiing, skeleton races and bobsledding.

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Snowshoe for a causeHere is a chance to get out of the

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Come snowshoeing at Up YondaFarms in Bolton Landing Saturday,Feb. 26, at 9 a.m. to benefit High PeaksHospice & Palliative Care, Inc.

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For more information about the rink or to check if the rinkis open in the event of a school snow day, call 492-2606 or492-7000, during regular business hours Monday throughFriday.

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The New York State Department ofParks and Recreation ensures trailsare well-signed with directional guide-posts and trail markers. The speed limitfor trails in New York State is 55 miles perhour, though many area snowmobileclubs post their trails at lower speed lim-its.

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Members of the Northern Tier Sno-Runners, based in West Chazy, host theannual Ice Drags at Kings Bay on LakeChamplain, bringing in about 60 racerson an annual basis. Two snowmobileracers race each other trying to get thefastest time down a 660 foot straight-away.

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The department will offer the following free programsto town residents during the school vacation:

Family Outdoor AdventureThis program will be held Feb. 23-25, from 1 to 3 p.m.,

at Cadyville Recreation Park, 114 Goddeau Road. Par-ticipants will hike on snow shoes and play games.Equipment will be provided as well as hot chocolate.The event will be co-sponsored by the Town of Platts-burgh Recreation Department and the Clinton CountyYouth Bureau. To register for one or all three days, con-tact the Clinton County Youth Bureau at 565-4750.

Family Ice Skating Free ice time will be available to all town residents at

the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse, 167 Rugar St., Feb. 22-24, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Skate rentals will be availablefree of charge.

Youth Archery InstructionArchery classes will be held for children ages 8 to 13

years at Gander Mountain from 6 to 7 p.m. Feb. 22 and24. Equipment will be provided. Space is limited and pre-registration is required by calling the recreation depart-

ment at 562-6860.

Adult Archery InstructionArchery classes will be held for adults ages 18 and old-

er at Gander Mountain from 6 to 7 p.m. Feb. 23. Equip-ment will be provided. Space is limited and pre-registra-tion is required by calling the recreation department at562-6860.

Beartown Family Ski Night The towns of Plattsburgh and Beekmantown will spon-

sor a Family Fun Ski Night Feb. 27 at Beartown Ski Area,weather permitting. This includes an evening of free ski-ing, snowboarding, and tubing from 5 to 8 p.m. for fam-ilies residing in either of the two towns. Participants willhave to provide their own equipment. Twenty percentdiscounts for ski and snowboard rentals are availablefrom Viking Ski-Board-Cycle. Those tubing must bringtheir own inflatable tube.

For more information, call the Town of PlattsburghRecreation Department at 562-6860 or visit www.townof-plattsburghrecreation.com.

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with a long, flat area at the bottom so you

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• Avoid accidents by not using hill-

sides near a street, parking lot, fences,

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Are you just itching to hit the slopes? The North Country Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Chamber Ski Day Friday, March

4, at Whiteface Mountain, 5021 State Route 86, Wilmington.

The annual event — co-sponsored by Westelcom, Whiteface and Center Plate — offers a day of networking and fun on the slopes

for chamber members and nonmembers alike. The cost is $32 for members and $52 to $87 for nonmembers. Reservations are due by

Tuesday, Feb. 22! Those who RSVP after Feb. 22 will pay $10 more.

Those new to the sport are able to purchase a "Learn to Ski or Board" package for only $67. This includes equipment rental, a half-

mountain ski pass and a lesson.

Think once the lifts close the fun is over? Think again! Attendees may head to the Cloudspin Lounge at 4 p.m. for the Après Ski Par-

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Free equine day at Miner Farm March 12CHAZY — The William H. Miner Agricultural Re-

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Lady Eaglesmake finals,bow out toIthaca team

The Chazy Lady Eagles hockey teammade it back to the Upstate New Yorkchampionship game for their sport, butcould not solve their opponents goalie.

In the semifinals Feb. 11, Lauren O’Con-nor scored two of the Eagles first threegoals as Chazy beat Oswego 5-1 in theirsemifinal matchup.

O’Connor scored the opening goal ofthe game at the 12:58 mark of the periodoff assists by Astrid Kempainen and Alex-is Guay, then scored with 28 seconds leftin the period on assists from SarahLoTemplio and Jesse Huber.

Kempainen scored the middle goal ofthe quarter for the Eagles on an assistfrom Alex Betrus.

LoTemplio scored the Eagles lone goalin the second period on assists by O’Con-nor and Huber, while Bailey Waterburyscored the teams third period goal on as-sists from Amanda Peterson and CaitlynLaPier.

Christina Emery made nine save in thewin, while the Eagles launched 35 shotson goal.

In the championship game against Itha-ca Feb. 12, the Eagles again held a hugeadvantage in shots, with margin of 34-6.

However, the Eagles defense allowedthree goals while the Ithaca goaliestopped each of the 34 shots she faced.

Peru wins sectional wrestling titleBy Keith [email protected]

ELLENBURG DEPOT — For some, it will betheir first chance to impress on a statewidestage.

For others, it will be a chance to improveupon previous years.

And for one, it will be the chance to join theimmortals of New York state wrestling.

Fifteen wrestlers qualified for the New YorkState Public High School Athletic AssociationDivision II state wrestling tournament at theTimes Union Center in Albany Feb. 25-26through winning their weight class at the Sec-tion VII tournament Feb. 12.

Overall team champion Peru will have sev-en members of their squad heading to the statemeet, while second-place Beekmantown andfourth-place and host Northern Adirondackadvanced three wrestlers apiece and third-place Saranac advanced two wrestlers to thestates.

“We have a really strong sectional team thisyear,” Peru head coach Mike Hogan said.“There are a lot of seniors with previous stateexperience that are coming back. We have avery solid team to compete for a sectional statechampionship.”

Along with a sectional state title, the Indianswill also keep their eyes on the individual teamstandings. over the last two years, the Indianshave finished in third and fourth place, respec-tively.

However, Hogan said that his top priority ishelping the section succeed as a unit.

“From here on out, there are no more teams,we are all Section VII and we are looking forgreat things,” Hogan said.

Whether as a sectional team or as the squadof Indians, both teams will be led by three-timestate champion Arik Robinson, who scored asecond period technical fall over Beekman-town’s John Grazione at 112.

“It’s awesome to be going back with a lot offriends,” Robinson said, making his goals forthe state tournament clear.

“I am looking to bring another state titlehome and my hope is to win the most outstand-ing wrestler award for the tournament,” hesaid.

Robinson added that he was greatful to allthose who had helped him accomplish what hehad.

“I have great workout partners and greatcoaches who have helped us all to get to wherewe are,” Robinson said.

One of Robinson’s training partners and for-mer state champion Jacob Goddeau earned theMOW title for the sectional tournament whenhe scored a 5-1 victory over previously unde-feated Beekmantown wrestler Jesse Daniels at125.

“I had to keep focus,” said Goddeau. “Lasttime, he got the early two points and I knewthat I had to get the first two.”

“If he gets a lead, Daniels is tough to beat,”Hogan said. “Jake wanted to get the first twopoints and work with the lead.”

Goddeau said that he is going to work hardto get back to the top of the Times Union podi-um.

“I am going to continue to work hard withArik and Alex (Pugh) and get to a point where

I am ready and I can go back and win the statetitle for a second time.”

Pugh advanced with a pin with less than 30seconds remaining in his match against NAC’sMax Marte at 119 for the Indians, while KylerAgoney scored a second period pin at 103against NAC’s Brandon Edwards, Patrick“Pappy” Hogan scored a technical Fall at theend of the second period at 130 over Saranac’sAustin LaTulip, Troy Seymour scored a thirdperiod technical fall over Beekmantown’s KyleLaPorte at 145 and Adam Stickle scored an 8-3decision victory over Saranac’s Joe Perry toround out the Indians automatic qualifiers.

Beekmantown will be represented at thestate tournament by Ethan Kerr, who scored a5-0 decision win over Peru’s Brandon Moore;Nick Bushey, who scored a 5-1 decision overPeru’s Brandon Allen; and Hayden Head, whofinished the night with a pin with 15 secondsremaining in his match against AuSable Val-ley’s Dave Thompson at 285.

NAC wrestler Scott Kellett started things outfor the host Bobcats with a 9-4 decision overPeru’s Tanner Phillips, while Justin Kellettscored a 14-10 high-scoring, fast-paced deci-sion over Peru’s Noah Phillips and Mike Rileyimproved to 39-1 with a 1-0 decision over Beek-mantown’s Brandon Jabault, with the onlypoint coming when Jabault gave up a point tostart the second period in order to start in theneutral position.

Ryan Guynup scored a pin in the first periodagainst Peru’s Josh Wright to improve to 29-3on the season and score a win at 140 for Saranac,while Ben Perry pinned his way to stated witha second period fall of AuSable’s Matt LaMere.

“It feels good to make it,” Perry said. “I haveto just keep training the way I have been anddo a good job in Albany.”

Jacob Goddeau celebrates after his 5-1 win againstJesse Daniels. Goddeau was named most outstand-ing wrestler of the Section VII tournament Feb. 12.

Photo by Keith Lobdell

Peru’s Arik Robinson scored his fifth Section VII titleand will look to win his fourth state championship.


Saranac’s Ben Perry defeated Matt LaMere at 189 to advance to the state championships, which will takeplace Feb. 25-26 at the Times Union Center in Albany. Photo by Keith Lobdell

Chazy’s Chelsea Guay brings the puck up along theboards. The Eagles made it to the Upstate Girls Hock-ey championship game before falling to Ithaca


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Saranac Lady Chiefs earn sweep of Indians, Cougars and HornetsSaranac 54, Peru 41

The Lady Chiefs outscored the Lady Indians 32-18 in thesecond half in scoring a CVAC Division I victory Feb. 7.

Megan Bowman paced the Chiefs offense with 16 points,while Stephanie Linder added 15 points and 16 reboundsand Katelyn Gates added 10 points and 12 rebounds.

Emily Decker scored 15 points for the Indians, while KatieBruno and Emily Major scored six points, Kelly Kezar andStephanie Demarais scored five points, and Mary Mazzellascored four points.

PHS 56, Beekmantown 30

The Lady Hornets outscored the Lady Eagles in everyquarter to earn a Feb. 7 win.

Marle Curle scored 17 points to lead the Hornets, whileEmily Manchester scored 15 points, Olivia Carlsson scoredeight points, Brin Keyser scored six points, and Justine Rotzand Kianna Dragoon scored four points.

Shannon Ryan scored 13 points for the Eagles, whileNicole Shepler scored eight points, Emily Anderson scoredfour points, grace Kelly and Rylei Porter scored two pointsand Alissa Momot scored one point.

AVCS 65, NAC 30

The Lady Patriots jumped out to a 24-6 first quarter leadin beating the Lady Bobcats Feb. 7.

Alexis Coolidge scored 21 points to lead the Patriots, whileAlexis Facteau scored 12 points, Meghan Strong scored ninepoints, Alexias Ryan scored eight points, Taylor Saltus andKayla Taylor scored four points, Cammy Keyser scored threepoints and the duo of Alex Casey and Carlee Hart scored twopoints each.

Rachael Wilson led the Bobcats with six points in a bal-anced scoring effort, with Jillian Scott scoring five points,

Tylar Lafountain, Jesslin Golovach and Heather Kingsolverscored four points, Tiffany Provost scored three points andthe duo of Anna Bentley and Katelyn King scored two pointseach.

Saranac 54, NCCS 51

The Lady Chiefs scored a key Class B victory over the LadyCougars Feb. 9.

Stephanie Linder scored 17 points to pace the Chiefs,whileMegan Bowman added 14 points, Katelyn Gates scored eightpoints, Alisha Ducatte scored seven points and Becka Hor-ton scored five points.

Katrina Garrand scored 20 points for the Cougars, ChelseyBrooks added 18 points, Cari Dominic scored 10 points andKayla Dragoon scored three points.

Peru 67, Beekmantown 19

The Lady Indians used an 18-8 opening quarter to beat theLady Eagles Feb. 9.

Emily Decker scored 18 points for the Indians, while Kel-ly Kezar scored eight points.

Grace Kelly scored nine points for the Eagles, while Shan-non Ryan scored four points.

Moriah 58, NAC 11

The Lady Vikings used a 16-3 opening quarter to beat theLady Bobcats Feb. 9.

Jillian Scott scored six points for the Bobcats, while TiffanyProvost scored three points and Tylar Lafountain scored twopoints.

AVCS 51, Seton 23

The Lady Patriots held the scoring edge in all four quar-ters in beating the Lady Knights Feb. 9.

Alexis Coolidge scored 23 points for the Patriots, whileKayla Taylor scored nine points, Cammy Keyser, SavannahDouglas and Alexias Ryan scored four points, Carlee Hartscored three points while Megan Colby and Meghan Strong

each scored two points.

PHS 62, Saranac Lake 42

A 23-9 opening quarter helped push the Lady Hornets pastthe Lady Red Storm Feb. 9.

Emily Manchester led the Hornets with 14 points, whileCharisse Abellard and Olivia Carlsson each scored 13 pointsand Marle Curle scored 10 points.

Jackie Cummings and Sauna Manning each scored 11points for the Red Storm.

Westport 38, Chazy 30

The Westport Lady Eagles used a 16-6 first half to score awin over Chazy Feb. 10.

Christina Sherman scored 13 points in the win, while WillaMcKinley scored seven points and the trio of Allison Sher-man, Karlee McGee and Nancy Armitage each scored sixpoints.

Olivia Seymour and Megan Reynolds each scored 11points for the Chazy Eagles.

Saranac Lake 48, Beekmantown 44

The Lady Red Storm used an 18-5 fourth quarter to rallyin beating the Lady Eagles Feb. 10.

Jackie Cummings scored 11 points to lead the Red Storm,while Marissa Farmer scored nine points.

Nicole Shepler scored 14 points for the Eagles, while Shan-non Ryan scored 11 points.

Saranac 45, PHS 39

The Lady Chiefs outscored the Lady Hornets 24-13 in thesecond half in earning the win Feb 11.

Katelyn Gates led the way offensively for he Chiefs with11 points, while Stephanie Linder and Megan Bowmanscored 10 points, Alisha Ducatte scored seven points BeckaHorton scored five points.

Emily Manchester led the Hornets with 17 points, whileCharisse Abellard scored 10 points, Marle Curle scored sixponts and Olivia Carlsson scored four points.

Peru 47, NCCS 41

The Lady Indians outscored the Lady Cougars 17-5 in theopening quarter and held on fo a victory Feb. 10.

Mary Mazzella scored 15 points to pace the Indians, whileKelly Kezar scored 14 points and Emily Decker scored sev-en points.

Katrina Garrand scored 16 points for the Cougars, whileRachelle Barcomb scored 14 points and Cari Dominic scoredfive points.

Ticonderoga 53, NAC 24

The Lady Sentinels scored 29 points in the first half to beatthe Lady Bobcats Feb.10.

Jillian Scott scored 14 points for the Bobcats, while TiffanyProvost and Heather Kingsolver scored three points eachand the duo of Jesslin Golovach and Tylar Lafountain scoredtwo points each.

Moriah 35, Seton 30, OT

The Lady Vikings scored all five points in the overtimeframe to defeat the Lady Knights Feb. 10.

Stephanie Egan scored 10 points for the Knights, whileLyndale Nephew scored eight points, Megan Tedford scoredseven points, Kate Schofield scored three points and Eva Za-lis scored two points.

The Saranac Lady Chiefs scored a victory over the Plattsburgh Lady Hor-nets Feb. 11, clinching the CVAC Division I crown.

Photo by Justin Prue

Seton Catholic’s Megan Tedford drives against a Moriah defender Feb.10.

Photo by Nancy Frasier

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NCCS 76, Moriah 51

The Cougars jumped out to a 17-8 lead in the openingquarter to scored a victory over the Vikings Feb. 7.

Steven Carder scored 18 points to lead the Cougars, whileLogan Miller scored 16 points, Rob Armstrong scored 12points, Tom Bedard scored 11 points, Jamie Davison scored10 points and Richie Collins scored four points.

Schroon Lake 55, Chazy 43

The Wildcats used a 10-point first quarter advantage tobeat te Eagles Feb. 7.

John Tregan scored 13 points for the Eagles, Kaleb Snidescored 11 points, Brandon Laruin scored nine points, RickyOsier scored six points and Cody Toohill scored one point.

Beekmatown 58, Peru 53

The Eagles used a 34-26 first half and held on the beat theEagles Feb. 8.

Keegan Ryan led the Eagles with 22 points, while TomRyan added 15 points, Devon Anderson scored 11 points,Tyler Frennier and Foster Ebersole scored four points.

Kyle Carter scored 15 points to pace the Eagles, while WillFlynn scored 14 points, Joe Mazzella scored eight points andDan Caron scored six points.

AVCS 71, Seton 23

The Patriots jumped out to a 27-7 lead in the first quarteren route to a win Feb. 8.

Jordan Coolidge scored 13 points for the Patriots, whileBrody Douglass added 11 points, Connor Manning scorednine points, Shane Douglas scored eight points in his firstvarsity action, TJ Burl scored seven points, John Hickeyscored five points, the trio of Ryan Lee, Justin Hart andPhilip Nolan scored four points, Nick Rhino scored twopoints and Michael Hart scored one point.

Carson Hynes scored nine points for the Knights, withAdam Tedford adding six points.

PHS 82, Saranac Lake 38

While the Hornets dominated the first half, a 31-7 thirdquarter sealed the game shut Feb. 8.

Ethan Votraw and Kyle LaPoint each scored 21 points tolead the Hornets, while Justin Curtis scored 15 points, andthe duo of Jordan Knight and Rob Fout scored seven points.

Forrest Morgan scored 11 points for the Red Storm, whileCJ Stewart scored 10 points.

Moriah 57, NAC 38

The Vikings outscored the Bobcats 18-4 in the openingquarter on their way to a win Feb. 8.

Colby Sayah and Jesse Smith each scored 12 points to pacethe Bobcats, while Craig Gardner scored six points andCameron Garrand scored four points.

NCCS 66, Saranac 44

The Cougars used a 31-17 first half to get the victory Feb.8.

Jamie Davison scored 24 points to pace the Cougars, whileSteven Carder scored 18 points, Robbie Armstrong scored 11points, Tom Bedard scored seven points and Logan Millerscored six points.

Dylan Everleth scored 15 points for the Chiefs.

PHS 49, Saranac 38

The Hornets outscored the Chiefs 28-14 in the middle twoquarters to earn a win Feb. 10.

Justin Curtis paced the Hornets with 14 points, while KyleLaPoint and Jordan Knight scored eight points and Tre Buc-ci scored seven points.

Dylan Everleth scored 12 points for the Chiefs.

Chazy 45, ELCS 35

The Eagles used a 14-3 third quarter to get past the LionsFeb. 10.

Kaleb Snide led the Eagles with 15 points, while Brandon

Laurin scored 13 points, Ricky Osier scored 11 points andNathan Reynolds scored six points.

Zach Peltier scored 10 points for the Lions, while CharlieHuttig scored nine points.

Ti 75, NAC 44

The Sentinels used a 25-6 opening quarter to beat the Bob-cats Feb. 10.

Zach Clar scored 16 points to lead the Bobcats, while CraigGardner had eight points.

NCCS 61, Peru 41

The Cougars used a 23-7 opening quarter to beat the Indi-ans Feb. 10.

Steven Carder scored 20 points to lead the Cougars, whileJamie Davison scored 16 points, Logan Miller scored 10points and Tom Bedard scored eight points.

Joe Mazzella scored 15 points for the Indians, while MikeHoldridge scored eight.

Beekmantown 72, Saranac Lake 54

The Ryan brothers scored 40 combined points for the Ea-gles in beating the Red Storm Feb. 10.

Tom Ryan scored 21 points, while Keegan Ryan added 19points, along with 13 points from Devon Anderson.

CJ Stewart and Forrest Morgan each scored 11 points inthe loss for the Red Storm.

Moriah 67, Seton 50

Carson Hynes scored 20 points for the Knights, but it wasnot enough as the Vikings scored a win Feb. 10.

Eddie Larow scored 10 points and Adam Tedford scoredeight points.

Saranac 78, Ti 72, OT

The Chiefs rallied after the Sentinels outscored them 31-

18 in the third quarter, tying the game with an 18-12 fourthquarter and taking the lead with a 10-4 overtime Feb. 11.

Ryan St. Clair led the Chiefs with 17 points, while DylanGallagher and Jeremy Bullis scored 16 points each.

Northeastern Clinton wins three; Plattsburgh scores two victories

Peru’s Will Flynn shoots with pressure from NCCS guard Jamie Davison.The Cougars scored a 61-41 victory over the Indians Feb. 10.

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Saranac's Jeremy Bullis weaves through Plattsburgh's defenses andscores a layup.

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Lake Placid 5, Saranac 1

Dustin Jacques scored twice while DylanSmith scored once and assisted on threegoals in the second period as the BlueBombers scored a victory Feb. 8.

Dillon Savage and Eddie Kane also scoredfor the Bombers, while Smith finished withan additional assist for a five point night.Brady Hayes made 10 saves.

Saranac’s Joey Bridgeman scored theopening goal of the game, while ZachLeareau made 20 saves.

Beekmantown 4, NCCS 1

Four different Eagles scored goals as Beek-mantown clinched the CVAC title againstthe Cougars Feb. 9.

Nathan Foster, Cole Carter, AustinBradish and Brenden Carnright scored goalsfor the Eagles, while Bobby Marks scored forthe Cougars.

Kyle McCarthy made 25 saves in the win,while Cody Gnass turned aside 29 shots.

Saranac Lake 5, PHS 4, OT

Devin Darrah scored just over three min-utes into the extra period as the Red Stormscored an overtime win over the HornetsFeb. 9.

For Darrah, the overtime tally was histhird of the game, while Matt Phelan and PatMcHugh scored to add to Darrah’s hat trick.

Dan Curtain, Marshall Maynard, JackTolosky and Joe Tolosky each scored for theHornets, while Robbie Knowles made 24saves for the Hornets.

Blake Darrah made 26 saves for the RedStorm.

N-NCS 4, PHS 3

The Hornets kept pace with Norwood-Norfolk for the first two periods, but had noanswer for a third period goal Feb. 11.

Brett Burdo scored the first two goals ofthe game to give the Hornets a 2-0 lead. Af-ter falling behind, 3-2, Eric Bechard evenedthe score in the second period.

Robbie Knowles made 29 saves for theHornets.

Beekmantown 5, Saranac 2

Frank Buska tallied a four point night witha hat trick and helper as the Eagles scored awin against the Chiefs Feb. 12.

Buska scored a pair of goals in the open-ing period and his third to open scoring inthe third, while assisting on a Cole Cartergoal. Brenden Carnright also scored for theEagles, while Nate Haber and Matt Mc-Casland scored for the Chiefs.

Kyle McCarthy and Allan Bray combinedto make 12 saves in the win, while DustinPlumadore made 47 saves for the Chiefs.

The Week Ahead in SportsThe Week Ahead in Sports

Check with your respective school’s athletic director’s office for schedule changes. Times not shown are also available through athletic director’s offices.

The following high school varsitygames, meets and other sports match-ups are scheduled for next week:

Sa turda y , F eb . 1 9Sa tu rday , F eb . 19Track State Qualifiers

GLENS FALLS Boys Hockey at BEEKMANTOWN 2p

Tuesday , F eb . 2 2Tuesday , F eb . 22Girls Basketball Sectionals

Wednesday , F eb . 23Wednesday , F eb . 23Basketball Sectionals

Hockey Sectional Quarterfinals

F r i day , F eb . 25F r i day , F eb . 2 5Wrestling States

Hockey Sectional Semifinals

Sa turda y , F eb . 2 6Sa tu rday , F eb . 26Wrestling StatesGymnastics States

Tuesday , Ma rch 1Tuesday , Ma rch 1Bowling StatesHockey Finals

F r i day , Ma r ch 4F r iday , Ma rch 4Girls Basketball Finals

Sa tu rday , Ma rch 5Sa tu rday , Ma rch 5Boys Basketball FinalsHockey Regional s

Indoor Track NYSPHAA State Meet

Tuesday , Ma rch 8Tuesday , Ma rch 8Girls Basketball Regionals

Wednesday , Ma rch 9Wednesday , Ma rch 9Basketball Regionals

Sa turday , Ma r ch 12Sa tu rday , Ma rch 12Hockey States at Utica

BOWLING HOME GAMES: PERU, SARANAC, PLATTSBURGH, BEEKMANTOWN — NORTH BOWL LANES; MORIAH, TICONDEROGA — ADIRONDACK LANES; WILLSBORO — WILLSBOROBOWLING CENTER; NCCS — BOWL MART; AUSABLE — RIVERSIDE BOWLING LANES. HOCKEY HOME GAMES: BEEKMANTOWN, SARANAC — AMERI-CAN NORTH SPORTS CENTER; NCCS

— ROUSES POINT CIVIC CENTER; PLATTSBURGH — PLATTSBURGH STATE FIELD HOUSE; CHAZY — SCOTTS MEMORIAL RINK. (ALL OTHER SPORTS AT THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOLS.)

Boys varsity hockey

Beekmantown scored a 5-2 victory over Saranac Feb. 12.Photo by Justin Prue

Beekmantown 40, NAC 37

Brandon Abrahamson may have lost hismatch for the Eagles at 135 against the Bob-cats Matt Carter, but he was not pinned.

That was the decisive moment of thematch as Abrahamson only gave up threeteam points instead of six, the amount theBobcats needed in order to force a tie againstthe Eagles Feb. 7.

Peru 66, Saranac 6

The Indians wrapped up the regular sea-son CVAC championship while only givingup six points to the Chiefs Feb. 8.

Tanner Phillips, Alex Pugh, Pappy Hogan,Noah Phillips, Josh Wright, Adam Stickle,Brandon Moore, Brandon Allen, Luke McK-ee and Phillip Cumber all scored points forthe Indians, while Ben Perry and RyanGuynup each recorded decision victories forthe Chiefs.

Wrestling

Dart tourney Feb. 19PLATTSBURGH — The Sweetheart Dart

Tournament will at 8-Ball Billiards Feb. 19.Signups will be held from 12 to 1 p.m.

Singles Shootout Feb. 20PLATTSBURGH — North Bowl Lanes will

be hosting their Singles Shootout Feb. 20with qualifying shifts from 12:30 and 2:45p.m.

Entry fee is $35 and $30 for re-entry. Formore information, call 561-1690.

Hockey Jam Feb. 21-24PLATTSBURGH — The Ameri-Can North

Sports Center will host a Winter BreakHockey Jam Feb. 21-24, for those ages 8years and younger, ages 9-12 for boys and 9-12 for girls.

For more information, visit www.amer-cannorthsportscenter.com or call 561-7672.

Riverside Lanes tourneycoming this weekend

AUSABLE FORKS — The annual River-side Lanes Association Tournament singleswill be held Feb. 18-19 and teams Feb. 25-26.Walk-ins are welcome for $15 entry fee perevent.

For more information or to reserve a spot,call 647-9905 after 2 p.m.

Coryea scores for Le MoyneWEST HAVEN, Conn. — Courtney

Coryea, a former basketball player at North-eastern Clinton Central School scored 22points and grabbed 17 rebounds Feb. 12 forLe Moyne College, leading them to a 58-47victory.

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Looking for abreak from thewinter blues?

So was Mike Hauserof Twin Cities SportsPromotions when hecreated the Adiron-dack OutdoorsmanShow six years ago.

The event has grownsteadily since, nowdrawing thousands ofoutdoor enthusiasts toperuse the dozens ofvendors and exhibitorsset up outside and inside the John-stown Moose Club off Route 30A.

“I noticed a need for this kind ofevent since there are so many huntersand outdoor enthusiasts in our re-gion,” Hauser said. “So I held the firstoutdoorsman show six years and it wasan instant success.”

This year ’s event is planned for thisweekend, Saturday, Feb. 19 from 10a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 20 from10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

More than 75 vendors are expected,with exhibits and items for sale per-taining to: hunting and fishinggear/supplies, guns, archery, trap-ping, boating, camping, hiking, snow-shoeing, guides and charter services,taxidermy, snowmobiling, collectable

knives, antique hunt-ing and fishing gear,wildlife art and booksand Adirondack furni-ture.

Hauser said his showrivals anything held inthe Northeast, especial-ly if you remove whathe called “fluff ven-dors” or those ex-hibitors who aren’tcompletely geared to-ward the outdoor-minded.

“You’re not going to get grocerygiveaways at my show,” he said. “Re-move fluff vendors like that and myshow is as big as anything in the North-east.”

New this year is a giveaway of morethan a dozen guided fishing and hunt-ing trips, donated by outdoor guidesand charter boat captains.

The giveaway — termed “Take MeFishing & Hunting Raffle” — is aimedat getting youth involved in the out-doors. All proceeds will benefit theyouth group that sells tickets, such asthe Gloversville little league and girlssoftball booster club.

Tickets can be purchased at a cost of$3 each during the event or in advanceby sending a check to: Gloversville Lit-

tle League, PO Box 1056, GloversvilleNY 12078.

Drawings for the trips will be heldFeb. 20 at 3 p.m. and you need not bepresent to win.

In addition to the exhibitors, therewill be door prizes drawn of free gear,a gun and equipment, Hauser said.Other featured guests, including au-thors and industry experts will givetips and seminars throughout theweekend.

They include wildlife artist and statebrook trout record holder Tom Ya-covella; outdoor writer and book au-thor Dan Ladd and Kingsbury nativeTodd Mead, who will be signing copiesof his newly published book “A Life-time of Big Woods Hunting Memories— Hunting in the Adirondacks with aFather & Son.”

Admission to the event is $5 foradults and $1 for children age 15 andunder. For more information on theevent and a full list of items to be raf-fled, go to www.adkshow.com or con-tact Hauser at 518-725-5565;[email protected]

John Gereau is managing editor of Den-ton Publications and an avid outdoors-man. He may be reached at [email protected].

Outdoorsman show offers break from cabin fever

A mallard makes a gentle landing on open water off Green Street in thecity of Plattsburgh Feb. 11. The image was captured by photographerEric Jock of Cadyville.

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Death NoticesGordon W. House, 83

PLATTSBURGH — Gordon W. “Gordy” House,

83, passed away Feb. 2, 2011. Funeral services were

held Feb. 5 at St. Peter ’s Church. Burial will be in the

spring at St. Peter ’s Cemetery. Arrangements are

with R.W. Walker Funeral Home, Plattsburgh.

Edward M. Drollette, 74PLATTSBURGH — Edward Mose Drollette, 74,

passed away Feb. 2, 2011. Funeral services were Feb.

4 at St. Joseph’s Church, Dannemora. Burial will be

private and at the convenience of the family.

Arrangements are with Heald Funeral Home, Platts-

burgh.

William M. Orr, 81ELLENBURG CENTER — Willard (Bill) M. Orr,

81, passed away Feb. 2, 2011. Funeral services were

held Feb. 7 at Ross Funeral Home, Mooers, which

was in charge of arrangements. Interment will be in

Riverside Cemetery in the spring.

Joseph J. Terry, 92MALONE — Joseph J. Terry, 92, formerly of

Brushton, passed away Feb. 2, 2011. Funeral servic-

es were held Feb. 5 at St. Mary's Church, Brushton.

Burial will take place in St. Mary's Cemetery, Brush-

ton, in the spring. Flint Funeral Home, Moira, is in

charge of arrangements.

Helen D. Couture, 90PLATTSBURGH — Helen D. Couture, 90, passed

away Feb. 3, 2011. Entombment will be at a later date

in Whispering Maples Memorial Gardens, Platts-

burgh. R.W. Walker Funeral Home, Plattsburgh, is

in charge of arrangements.

Donald E. Miller, 78PLATTSBURGH — Donald Everett Miller, 78,

passed away Feb. 3, 2011. Funeral services were held

Feb. 7 at St. Peter's Church, Plattsburgh. Entomb-

ment will be at St Peter's Cemetery Columbarium.

Brown Funeral Home, Plattsburgh, is in charge of

arrangements.

Martha R. Santor, 83PLATTSBURGH — Martha Rae (Stoughton) San-

tor, 83, passed away Feb. 3, 2011. Funeral services

were held Feb. 7 at the Trinity Episcopal Church,

Plattsburgh. Burial will be in the spring in St. Au-

gustine's Cemetery, Peru. Hamilton Funeral Home,

Peru, is in charge of arrangements.

Byron A. LaGoy, 69ALTONA — Byron A. LaGoy, 69, passed away

Feb. 3, 2011. Funeral services were held Feb. 9 at

Holy Angels Church, Altona. Interment will be in

the parish cemetery at a later date. Brown Funeral

Home, Altona, is in charge of arrangements.

Sylvia Simonowitz, 92PLATTSBURGH — Sylvia Simonowitz, 92, passed

away Feb. 3, 2011. Funeral services were held at R.W.

Walker Funeral Home, Plattsburgh, which was in

charge of arrangements. Burial was in New Monte-

fiore Cemetery, West Babylon.

Elizabeth R. Fessette, 90PLATTSBURGH — Elizabeth R. Fessette, 90, for-

merly of West Chazy, passed away Feb. 4, 2011. Fu-

neral services were held at R.W. Walker Funeral

Home, Plattsburgh, which was in charge of arrange-

ments. Burial will be in Ingraham Cemetery at a lat-

er date.

Susan M. Vanier, 58PLATTSBURGH — Susan M. Vanier, 58, passed

away Feb. 4, 2011. Funeral services were held Feb. 7

at Brown Funeral Home, Plattsburgh, which was in

charge of arrangements. Burial will be later in the

year in St. Peter's Cemetery, Plattsburgh.

Lester J. Marsha, 82KEESEVILLE — Lester J. Marsha, 82, passed

away Feb. 5, 2011. There were no public calling

hours or services. Arrangements were with Hamil-

ton Funeral Home, Keeseville.

Betty M. McGee, 89PORT KENT — Betty M. McGee, 89, passed away

Feb. 7, 2011. Funeral services were Feb. 11 at Hamil-

ton Funeral Home Chapel, Peru, which was also in

charge of arrangements. Burial will be in the spring

at Port Kent Cemetery.

Mary K. Kennedy, 75PLATTSBURGH — Mary Kathleen “Kay”

Kennedy, 75, passed away Feb. 7, 2011. Funeral serv-

ices were held Feb. 10 at St. John’s Church. Burial

will be at Mt. Carmel Cemetery at a later date.

Arrangements were with Brown Funeral Home,

Plattsburgh.

Edwin L. Wescott, 90BURKE — Edwin L. Wescott, 90, passed away Feb.

8, 2011. Funeral services were held Feb. 11 at

Chateaugay Funeral Home, which also was in

charge of arrangements. Burial will be in the spring

at Morning Cemetery, Malone.

Harold J. Frenyea, 65MERRILL — Harold J. Frenyea, 65, passed away

Feb. 7, 2011. Funeral services were Feb. 11 at St.

Alexander ’s Church, Morrisonville. Burial will be at

the parish cemetery at a later date. Arrangements

were with R.W. Walker Funeral Home, Plattsburgh.

Leonard J. Bell, 83TREASURE ISLAND, FLA. — Leonard J. Bell, 83,

passed away Feb. 1, 2011 Arrangements were with

Beach Memorial Chapel, St. Pete Beach, Fla.

Ronald T. Sweeney, 79DANNEMORA — Ronald T. Sweeney, 79, passed

away Feb. 7, 2011. Funeral services were held Feb.

10 at St. Joseph’s Church, Dannemora. Burial will be

at the parish cemetery at a later date. Arrangements


Richard R. Guyette, 81WATERTOWN — Richard Ralph Guyette, 81,


Feb. 12 at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, Wa-

tertown. Burial was at Glenwood Cemetery.

Arrangements were with Cummings Funeral Serv-

ice Inc., Watertown.

Veronica M. Newton, 91PLATTSBURGH — Veronica M. “Ronnie” New-

ton, 91, passed away Feb. 4, 2011. Funeral services

will be private at the families convenience. Burial

will be at St. Edmund’s Cemetery, Ellenburg Depot,

at a later date. Arrangements were with Brown Fu-

neral Home, Plattsburgh.

Minnie Rabideau, 92MORRISONVILLE — Minnie Rabideau, 92, pass-

esd away Feb. 8, 2011. Funeral services were Feb. 11

at St. James Minor Church, Cadyville. Burial will be

in the spring at the parish cemetery. Arrangements


Ernest Parent Jr., 65PLATTSBURGH — Ernest “Sonny” Parent Jr., 65,


11 at Brown Funeral Home, Plattsburgh, which was

also in charge of arrangements.

Charlotte Schonbek, 96BURLINGTON, Vt. — Charlotte Schonbek, 96,


12 at St. Timothy’s Anglican Mission. Arrangements

were with Brown Funeral Home, Plattsburgh.

Margaret T. Baker, 83PLATTSBURGH — Margaret T. Baker, 83, passed


11 at St. Mary’s of the Lake Church, Cumberland

Head. Entombment will be at Whispering Maples

Memorial Gardens, Plattsburgh.

Eleanor Franklin, 89LITCHFIELD PARK, ARIZ. — Eleanor Lawliss

Manor Franklin, 89, passed away Jan. 30, 2011. Fu-

neral services will be held at St. Joseph’s Church,

Dannemora, at a later date.

Hazel M. Dragoon, 88MORRISONVILLE — Hazel M. Dragoon, 88,


Feb. 12 at St. Alexander ’s Church, Morrisonville.

Burial will be held at the church’s cemetery at a lat-

er date. Arrangements were with Brown Funeral

Home, Plattsburgh.

Jack J. McCasland, 74DANNEMORA — Jack J. McCasland, 74, passed


12 at St. Joseph Church, Dannemora. Burial will be

in the spring. Arrangements were with R.W. Walker

Funeral Home, Plattsburgh.

Russell F. Kelley, 57AU SABLE FORKS — Russell F. (Russ) Kelley, 57,


at Zaumetzer-Sprague Funeral Home, Au Sable

Forks, which was in charge of arrangements.

Beulah E. Belair, 88ALTONA — Beulah E. Belair, 88, passed away

Feb. 10, 2011. Funeral services were held Feb. 13 at

Brown Funeral Home, Altona, which was in charge

of arrangements. Interment will be in Holy Angels

cemetery at a later date.

Joyce A. Millett, 76WHITEHALL — Joyce Ann Romeo Millett, 76,

passed away Feb. 11, 2011. Funeral services were

held Feb. 15 at Our Lady of Hope Roman Catholic

Church, Whitehall. Interment will be in the spring

at Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, Whitehall. Jillson

Funeral Home, Whitehall, is in charge of arrange-

ments.

Alexander H. Pliscofsky, 86MORIAH — Alexander H. "Sonny" Pliscofsky, 86,

passed away Feb. 11, 2011. Funeral services were

held Feb. 14 St. Patrick's Church, Port Henry. Spring

burial will be in the South Moriah Cemetery. Har-

land Funeral Home, Port Henry, is in charge of

arrangements.

Marjorie M. Coonrod, 81WHALLONSBURG— Marjorie Mae (Carson)

Coonrod, 81, Whallonsburg, passed away Feb. 11,

2011. Funeral services were held Feb. 14 at Marvin's

Funeral Home, Elizabethtown, which was in charge

of arrangements.

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F r i d a y , F e b . 1 8F r i d a y , F e b . 1 8KEESEVILLE— Fish Fry Friday, Elks Lodge

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

PLATTSBURGH — Glengarry Bhoys andEat.Sleep.Funk performance, Olive Ridley’s, 37Court St., 6:30 p.m.

S a t u r d a y , F e b . 1 9S a t u r d a y , F e b . 1 9MOOERS — Mooers Free Library Benefit

Day, Mooers Fire House, 2508 Route 11, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

TUPPER LAKE — Adirondack film “The Leg-end of Pale Male,” The Wild Center, 45 MuseumDr., 1 p.m.

LAKE PLACID — Photographer John DiGia-como exhibit, North Woods Inn, 2520 Main St.,1-7 p.m.

PERU — St. Augustine’s Knights of Colum-bus Council 7273 spaghetti dinner, St. Augus-tine’s Parish Center, 3035 Main St., 4:30-6:30p.m.

WILLSBORO — Champlain Valley Film So-ciety viewing of “Exit Through the Gift Shop,”Willsboro Central School, 29 School Lane, 7:30p.m. www.cvfilms.org.

PLATTSBURGH — Forever Endever andLong Cat performs, Cheechako Taco, 87 Mar-garet St., 8:30 p.m. $5.

S u n d a y , F e b . 2 0S u n d a y , F e b . 2 0PLATTSBURGH — All-you-can-eat break-

fast, Elks Lodge 621, 56 Cumberland Ave., 9a.m.-12 p.m. Adults, $8; children, $5.

PLATTSBURGH — Ed Schenk performs,Michele’s Fine Dining, 5131 U.S. Ave., 11 a.m.-2p.m. 561-8142.

PLATTSBURGH — Fresh Meat and Greet,Plattsburgh City Recreation Center, US Oval, 11a.m.-1:30 p.m.

TUPPER LAKE — Family art and natureproject, The Wild Center, 45 Museum Dr., 1 p.m.

LAKE PLACID — Photographer John DiGia-como exhibit, North Woods Inn, 2520 Main St.,1-7 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — Janine Scherline withKey Winds Trio, Krinovitz Recital Hall, HawkinsHall, SUNY Plattsburgh, 2 p.m.

M o n d a y , F e b . 2 1M o n d a y , F e b . 2 1PLATTSBURGH — Scrabble game, Seniors

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

T u e s d a y , F e b . 2 2T u e s d a y , F e b . 2 2PLATTSBURGH — RSVP performs, Senior

Citizens Council of Clinton County, 5139 N.Catherine St., 11 a.m.

PLATTSBURGH — Family ice skating,Plattsburgh State Field House, 167 Rugar St., 11a.m.-12 p.m. 562-6860.

PLATTSBURGH — Kids archery night, Gan-der Mountain, Champlain Centre Mall, 60Smithfield Blvd., 6-7 p.m. 562-6860.

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

W e d n e s d a y , F e b . 2 3W e d n e s d a y , F e b . 2 3PLATTSBURGH — Family ice skating,

Plattsburgh State Field House, 167 Rugar St., 11a.m.-12 p.m. 562-6860.

CADYVILLE — Family Winter Outdoor Ad-venture Program, Cadyville Recreation Park,Goddeau Road, 1-3 p.m. 565-4750.

SARANAC LAKE — Free homemade soupand rolls. United Methodist Church, 63 ChurchSt., 5-6:30 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — Adult archery night,Gander Mountain, Champlain Centre Mall, 60Smithfield Blvd., 6-7 p.m. 562-6860.

PLATTSBURGH — Klessa, Adrian Aardvarkand the Fabled Resurrection, For the Kid in theBack, and Marco Polio performs, new artgallery, 19 Clinton St., 7 p.m. $3-5.

T h u r s d a y , F e b . 2 4T h u r s d a y , F e b . 2 4BOOKMOBILE 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 Trailer court,Treadwells Mills, 3:15-3:45.

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

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

SARANAC LAKE — Story hour health pro-gram, Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St.,10:30 a.m. 891-4190.

PLATTSBURGH — Family ice skating,Plattsburgh State Field House, 167 Rugar St., 11a.m.-12 p.m. 562-6860.


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.

PLATTSBURGH — Kids archery night, Gan-der Mountain, Champlain Centre Mall, 60Smithfield Blvd., 6-7 p.m. 562-6860.

F r i d a y , F e b . 2 5F r i d a y , F e b . 2 5PLATTSBURGH — Dinosaur Train Story-

time and activities, Mountain Lake PBS, 1Sesame St., 10 a.m. 563-9770 to register.

PLATTSBURGH — Movie, “My Left Foot,”North Country Center for Independence, 102Sharron Ave., 1-3 p.m.


KEESEVILLE— Fish Fry Friday, Elks Lodge2072, 1 Elks Lane, 5-7:30 p.m. Take-outs avail-able. Fish or shrimp. $6.95. 834-2072.

PLATTSBURGH — Mystery Library Theater1999 showing of “Dungeons and Dragons,”Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak St., 6:30 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — Lake Champlain Cham-ber Music Festival Winter Concert, E. GlennGiltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Platts-burgh, 7:30 p.m. 561-2283.

S a t u r d a y , F e b . 2 6S a t u r d a y , F e b . 2 6NEWCOMB — Ski trip to Santanoni Great

Camp, Route 28N, 11 a.m. 576-4232,[email protected].

PLATTSBURGH — Douglas Kashorek pres-entation of Kin of Cain, Battle of Plattsburgh As-sociation, 31 Washington Road, 1 p.m. 566-1814.

PLATTSBURGH — Viewing of “The OutlawStallion,” North Country Food Co-op, 25 BridgeSt., 7 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — The Great Chernesky

with special guest High ‘n Dry Philly Phillips,Cheechako Taco, 87 Margaret St., 8:30 p.m. $10.315-708-4179 or 561-0559.

S u n d a y , F e b . 2 7S u n d a y , F e b . 2 7PLATTSBURGH — All-you-can-eat break-


PERU — Breakfast to benefit veterans andcharities, Peru VFW, 710 Pleasant St., 9 a.m.-12p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — Ed Schenk performs,Michele’s Fine Dining, 5131 U.S. Ave., 11 a.m.-2p.m. 561-8142.

TUPPER LAKE — Family art and natureproject, The Wild Center, 45 Museum Dr., 1 p.m.

BEEKMANTOWN — Beartown family night,Beartown Ski Area, 5-8 p.m. 562-6860.

M o n d a y , F e b . 2 8M o n d a y , F e b . 2 8PLATTSBURGH — Scrabble game, Seniors

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

T u e s d a y , M a r c h 1T u e s d a y , M a r c h 1SARANAC — Saranac Hollow Jammers

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

W e d n e s d a y , M a r c h 2W e d n e s d a y , M a r c h 2SARANAC LAKE — Free homemade soup

and rolls. United Methodist Church, 63 ChurchSt., 5-6:30 p.m.

T h u r s d a y , M a r c h 3T h u r s d a y , M a r c h 3WILMINGTON — Chamber Ski Day, White-

face Mountain, 5021 Route 86. 563-1000.WESTPORT — Story hour, Westport Library,

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

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SARANAC LAKE — Preschoolers storyhour, Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St.,10:30 a.m. 891-4190.

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.

PLATTSBURGH — “Suddenly Last Summer,”Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building,SUNY Plattsburgh, 7:30 p.m. 564-2243.

F r i d a y , M a r c h 4F r i d a y , M a r c h 4PLATTSBURGH — Chess club meets,

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KEESEVILLE— Fish Fry Friday, Elks Lodge2072, 1 Elks Lane, 5-7:30 p.m. Take-outs avail-able. Fish or shrimp. $6.95. 834-2072.

PLATTSBURGH — Ed Schenk performs,Michele’s Fine Dining, 5131 U.S. Ave., 6:30-9:30p.m. 561-8142.

PLATTSBURGH — Open family swim night,Wellness Center at PARC, 295 New York Road,7-9 p.m. 562-6860. $2.


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PLATTSBURGH — Ed Schenk performs,Michele’s Fine Dining, 5131 U.S. Ave., 6:30-9:30p.m. 561-8142.

MORRISONVILLE — North CountrySquares Dance Club meets, Clinton CountyFairgrounds, 84 Fairgrounds Road, Mor-risonville. 7 p.m. Caller s Betsy & Roy Gotta andcuer Roy Gotta. 561-7167 or 492-2057.

JAY — Winter Coffee House Series withDonnie Perkins, Amos and Julia Ward Theatre,Route 9N, 7 p.m. [email protected].

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Across

1 Bojangles specialty

4 Gets into

8 Plains tribe

13 If all goes well

19 __ mode

20 CINN-A-STACK seller

21 Unskilled work

22 Combat mission

23 Legal dispute over personal

property?

26 Crew and golf

27 Map of Hawaii, often

28 Film feline

29 Sports car quality

31 Rod’s associate

32 Liquid-Plumr maker

35 Aspiring atty.’s challenge

36 Generic pooch

39 Oratorical elements?

45 Wyo. neighbor

48 What the fourth little piggy

had

50 Some avant-garde art

51 Playground response to 111-

Down

52 Santa’s minor children?

58 Cause trouble to

59 Skipped over

60 U.S. currency

61 As one might expect

64 Flight segment

65 Equip with weapons, old-

style

68 “Hamlet,” e.g.: Abbr.

69 Settlement negotiated by

one’s ancestors?

76 Lugs

77 Smooth move

78 God-fearing

80 Bourbon with a floral logo

85 Follower of Samson?

86 He overthrew Batista in 1959

87 James’s creator

88 Part of a broken-up prison

term?

92 Online recruiting site

95 Stand up to

96 Bold Ruler, to Secretariat

97 Reptilian warning

98 Rosy answer in a seer’s crys-

tal ball?

103 Beer holder

105 Detective Wolfe

106 “Tristram Shandy” author

108 “__ Not Seen the Sun”: Dick-

inson poem

112 Committed

117 Hurt badly

118 Peacock and rooster

119 Real estate hires

120 Philatelist or numismatist?

124 Walk softly

125 Euripides play in which the ti-

tle heroine never goes to Troy

126 Lamb alias

127 Sgt., for one

128 Fur fortune family

129 Heavenly path

130 Prog. listing

131 “__ a life!”

Down

1 Piglike forest dweller

2 How the cheese stands?

3 So last week

4 Japanese lawmaking body

5 Sounds of surprise

6 Rocket section with a heat

shield

7 Tell, slangily

8 1998 Masters champion

9 Turn-of-the-century year

10 1977 Steely Dan album

11 Cartwright son

12 Genesis shepherd

13 Evaluate

14 Palace of the Ottoman sul-

tans

15 19th-century literary sisters

16 Raison d’__

17 Is sidelined

18 Hardy heroine

24 Righteous beginning?

25 Cognac initialism

30 Yule aide

33 Like some surgery

34 More, in adspeak

37 Bony labyrinth

38 Longtime publisher __, Mead

and Company

40 Twisted into thread

41 Mount south of Olympus

42 Series ender

43 Curl up

44 Word with cats or cow

45 Bad day for Caesar

46 Mouth formation

47 Beelike

49 Put a stop to

53 Time management figure

54 Ring__

55 Highland families

56 Major addition?

57 Unfailing

62 Mob activities

63 Senioritis?

66 GPS suggestion

67 What Muggles can’t do, in

Harry Potter books

70 Money-managing execs

71 Latin being

72 “__ Nacht”

73 Perils at sea

74 Staff additions?

75 They might be left on the road

79 Ones sitting tight?

80 Feudal estate

81 Interstate H-1 locale

82 Army detachment

83 “Momo” author Michael

84 Joke ending?

86 Siena sweetie

89 Pair of officers?

90 Medvedev’s denial

91 Vegan beverage

93 Meet by chance

This week’s theme: “English lessons we never learned ”

94 Builder

99 Undoes

100 Proverbial kettle critic

101 Builder’s material

102 Ford Explorer Sport __

104 Top Tatar

107 Dark times, informally

109 How a noted spider came?

110 Tennis tie

111 Playground response to 51-

Across

112 Bank deposits?

113 Sponsorship: Var.

114 Part of LAPD: Abbr.

115 Return from the canyon?

116 One who walks the walk

118 Subject of an annual Colorado

brewing festival

121 Legal deg.

122 Wreath of welcome

123 “No mortal could __ with Zeus”:

Homer

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act or activity.NCM-1/15-2/19/11-6TC-77568-----------------------------P.M. LEARY, LLCArticles of Org. filedNY Sec. of State(SSNY) 9/13/2010.Office in Clinton Co.SSNY desig. agent ofLLC upon whomprocess may beserved. SSNY shallmail copy of processto 4621 Rte. 9,Plattsburgh, NY12901, which is alsothe principal businesslocation. Purpose:Any lawful purpose. NCM-1/15-2/19/11-6TC-77569-----------------------------NOTICE OFFORMATION OFREACTION FACTIONLLC. Arts. of Org. filedwith NY Secy. of State(SSNY) on 1/4/11.Office location: ClintonCounty. SSNY is des-ignated as agent ofLLC upon whomprocess against it maybe served. SSNY shallmail process to: 161Bayview Rd,Manhasset, NY11030. Purpose: anylawful activity.NCM-1/22-2/26/11-6TC-77576-----------------------------NOTICE OF

FORMATION OFPETER'S POINT,LLC. Arts. of Org. filedwith Secy. of State ofNY (SSNY) on01/04/11. Office loca-tion: Clinton County.SSNY designated asagent of LLC uponwhom process againstit may be served.SSNY shall mailprocess toCorporation ServiceCo., 80 State St.,Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Anylawful activity.NCM-1/22-2/26/11-6TC-77577-----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMA-TION OF DOUGLASGIBSON MUSIC, LLCArts. of Org. filed withthe Sect'y of State ofNY (SSNY) on12/21/2010. Officelocation, County ofClinton. SSNY hasbeen designated asagent of the LLC uponwhom process againstit may be served.SSNY shall mailprocess to: c/oCorporate CreationsNetwork Inc., 15 NorthMill St., Nyack NY10960. Purpose: anylawful act and the reg-istered agent for theLLC is CorporateCreations NetworkInc., 15 North Mill St.,Nyack NY 10960

NCM-1/22-2/26/11-6TC-77581-----------------------------NOTICE OFFORMATION OF ALIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY (LLC):Name: VALUE CRE-ATION GROUP LLC,Articles ofOrganization filed withthe Secretary of Stateof New York (SSNY)on 10/04/2010. Officelocation: ClintonCounty. SSNY hasbeen designated asagent of the LLC uponwhom process againstit may be served.SSNY shall mail acopy of process to:C/O VALUE CRE-ATION GROUP LLC,6 Shane Avenue,Morrisonville, NY12962. Purpose: AnyLawful Purpose.Latest date uponwhich LLC is to dis-solve: No specificdate.NCM-1/22-2/26/11-6TC-77599-----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMA-TION OF A LIMITEDL I A B I L I T YCOMPANY: FarmI n f o r m a t i o nTechnologies LLC.Articles ofOrganization filed withsecretary of State on1/5/11. Office location:

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NOTICE OFFORMATION OFAK/PLASTICS, LLC.Arts. of Org. filed withSecy. of State of N.Y.(SSNY) on 12/30/10.Office location: ClintonCounty. SSNY desig-nated as agent of LLCupon whom processagainst it may beserved. SSNY shallmail process to: TheLLC, 134 BoyntonAve., Plattsburgh, NY12901-0122. Purpose:any lawful activity.NCM-2/12-3/19/11-6TC-77642-----------------------------

NOTICE OFQUALIFICATION OFARC WGPLTNY001,LLC. Authority filedwith Secy. of State ofNY (SSNY) on01/28/11. Office loca-tion: Clinton County.LLC formed inDelaware (DE) on01/24/11. Princ. office

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NOVERSE LLCARTICLES of Org.filed NY Sec. of State(SSNY) 1/26/2011.Office in Clinton Co.SSNY design. Agentof LLC upon whomprocess may beserved. SSNY shallmail copy of processto Hilton I Lipschitz124 W 60th St #38LNew York, NY 10023.Purpose: Any lawfulactivity.NCM-2/12-3/19/11-6TC-77653-----------------------------

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RIVER LLCMarble River LLC hasfiled a petition with thePublic ServiceCommission for aCertificate of PublicConvenience andNecessity pursuant toPublic Service LawSection 68 to con-struct and operate themodified Marble Riverwind farm. The modi-fied wind farm willconsist of up to 74wind turbine genera-tors, for a maximumname plate generatingcapacity of 222 MW, inthe Towns of Clintonand Ellenburg, ClintonCounty, New York. Marble River LLC hasrequested that thehearing required bythe Public ServiceLaw be held beforethe New York StatePublic ServiceCommission on thebasis of the petitionand accompanyingmaterials and suchexhibits and otherinformation as mayhave been filed by anyparty or the Staff of thePublic ServiceCommission.Any person opposedto the granting of thiscertificate, within 10days of publication ofthis notice, shouldnotify in writing theSecretary of the NewYork State Public

Service Commissionat Agency Building 3,Empire State Plaza,Albany, New York12223, of the reasonsfor such opposition.NCM-2/19/11-1TC-77664-----------------------------

NOTICE OFQUALIFICATION OFSIJ GROUP LLC.Authority filed with NYDept. of State on2/3/11. Office loca-tion: Clinton County.LLC formed in NJ on7/10/06. NY Sec. ofState designated asagent of LLC uponwhom process againstit may be served andshall mail process to:c/o CT CorporationSystem, 111 8th Ave.,NY, NY 10011, regis-tered agent uponwhom process may beserved. NJ and princi-pal business address:71 West Park Ave.,Vineland, NJ 08360.Cert. of Form. filedwith NJ StateTreasurer, 33 WestState St., Trenton, NJ08608. Purpose: alllawful purposes.NCM-2/19-3/26/11-6TC-77682-----------------------------

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Black • 3.8L V6 • 6 Spd. • AC • CD • Alum. Wheels • Soft Top • Stk# J1121 • MSRP $24,995

Buy for only $341/per mo.Deal 83904

Green • V6 • AT • AC • CD • CC • TW • PW • PL • Stk# J1113MSRP $32,995

Buy for only $458/per mo.Deal 83129

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Dark Cherry • AT • AC • CD • BT • Keyless Entry • Stk# K11181 • MSRP $25,405

Lease for only $278/per mo.*Residual $12,702.50, Deal 81905

“Newly Redesigned”

You Save $2,989

Black • AT • AC • PW • PL • CD • BT Stk#K1114 • MSRP $14,090

Lease for only $124/per mo.*Residual $8,172.20, Deal 83956

You Save $1,750

Black Cherry • AT • AC • CD • PW • PL • Keyless Entry • MSRP $23,365 • Stk#K1182

Lease for only $234/per mo.*Residual $13,642.65, Deal# D83049

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Price based on 75 month term, 5.9% finance rate, $2,999 cash down, tax, title, registration and

dealer fees extra.

Price based on 36 months, 12K miles per year, 10% down, tax, title registration, and dealer fees extra.

Price based on 75 month term, 5.9% finance rate, $2,999 cash down, tax, title, registration and dealer fees extra. Lease is 36

months, 12K miles per year, $2,999+, Tax, title, reg, extra.

Price based on 75 month term, 5.9% finance rate, $2,999 cash down, tax, title, registration and dealer fees extra. Lease is 36 months, 12K miles per year,

$2,999+, Tax, title, reg, extra.

Price based on 36 months, 12K miles per year, 10% down, tax, title registration, and dealer fees extra.

Black • 3.6L V6 • AT • AC • CD • POP Equip. Group • Stk# T1105 • MSRP $33,590

Buy for only $417/per mo.*Deal 85105

Price based on 75 month term, 5.9% finance rate, $2,999 cash down, tax, title, registration and dealer fees extra.


622 Rt. 11, Exit 42N, Champlain, NY 518-298-8272 • 518-846-7422

www.parkercountry.com

CHEVROLET 84

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3 Convenient Locations:

LATREMORE’S INSURANCE AGENCY

185 Margaret St. Plattsburgh, NY 12901

518-563-7841 Cedar Commons at the Plaza

3372 State Route 11 Malone, NY 12953

518-651-2886 147 Washington Ave.

Chazy, NY 12921 518-846-7270

84547

9409 Route 9, PO Box 576 Chazy, NY 12921 • 518-846-7666

Brakes • Exhaust • Oil & Filter Tune-Ups • NYS Inspections

Engine Repair & Replacement

West Auto Repair

Barry West, Owner

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44 LAKE STREET ROUSES POINT,

NEW YORK 12979 TEL: 518-297-2989 FAX: 518-297-2848

84548

Wednesday the 23rd

Open Skate at Scott’s Rink from 2:00-5:00pm

free food for students (limited menu) serving pizza

Thursday the 24th Talent Night

at CCRS Auditorium starting at 6:30pm

Friday the 25th

Volleyball Tournament in the CCRS Gymnasium.

Finalist class competes against the Lions Club at 6:30

Chazy Lions Club Winter Weekend Febru ary 24th, 25th, an d 26th


924SB Snow Thrower • 9.0 Gross Torque Husqvarna Engine,

24” Clearing Path • Remote Chute Rotation & Heavy Tread

Tires • Electric Start

Price... $859.95

12524SB Snow Thrower • 12.5 Gross Torque Husqvarna Engine,

24” Clearing Path • Bearing Auger Support

& Single Hand Control • Electric Start

Price... $999.95 Prices and specifications subject to change.

DRAGOONS FARM EQUIPMENT 2507 STATE ROUTE 11 MOOERS, NY 12958

518-236-7110 84553

8957 Route 9 Chazy, New York 12921

(518) 846-7300 Fax (518) 846-7850

GIROUX’S POULTRY FARM, INC.

84551

ANDY’S Reconditioning Quality Speaks For Itself

8674 State Route 9 Chazy, NY

84566

84550

Com plim ents of...

Dealer#3100058 Ford Ford Visit us online at

www.rileyfordinc.com Route 9, Chazy, NY

846-7131

“We deliver everywhere” [email protected] • Chazy, New York

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(518) 846-7171 Fax: 518-846-8171

www.chazy.com

Chazy Orchards

Hard & Crisp McIntosh Apples from the Champlain Valley

Saturday the 26th

Snow Sculptures/Murals must be completed by noon.

Games in the CCRS Gymnasium starting at noon,

food will be served by the Lions Club during intermission.

Semi-Formal Dance from 7:00-11:00pm

King and Queen will be announced at 10:30

as well as overall class scored for all events.

THEME FOR 2011: 90’s Cartoon Characters!


873-6386 • www.adirondack auto.com

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