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ELIZABETHTOWN — Many morelocal families are finding it difficult tobuy gifts or even food this holiday sea-

son as the economy remains in a slump.Fortunately, generosity of others in thecommunity has risen to the challengeof making this a special time of year forthose in need.

Community programs that collect

and distribute gifts and food for theholidays are noting an increased de-mand for aid this year, and while do-nations came slowly in some cases,most have reported reaching theirgoals.

Patti Phillips is resource coordinator

See GIVING, page 13

Days are numberedfor VA clinic at ECHHealth center for veterans will leave E’townhospital as soon as new site is found


ELIZABETHTOWN — Though the future of a health cen-ter for area veterans remains unclear, one thing appears tobe certain: it’s not going to stay at Elizabethtown Commu-nity Hospital.

Instead, officials at the Stratton Veterans’ AdministrationMedical Center in Albany say they plan to move the clinic toanother yet-to-be-determined site in or around Elizabeth-town.

“Where we are right now in the process is trying to locatea facility,” said Stratton VAMC public affairs officer PeterPotter.

Stratton VAMC currently oversees VA clinics across NewYork State, including the one at ECH, which was establishedin 1988 as one of the first in the nation; an outpatient clinicdevoted strictly to the care of veterans.

The status of the clinic has been in question for over a yearas Stratton VAMC opted not to renew its contract and leaseagreement with the hospital, choosing instead to look for itsown facility closer to Saranac Lake.

In May, veterans from across the region packed the EssexCounty Courthouse in a town hall meeting with StrattonVAMC administrators, urging them to reconsider the move.Many heralded the central location of the clinic and the qual-ity of service they had received there.

Stratton continued seeking new proposals to house theclinic, but only received three. At least one was by ECH.

“Certainly the hospital has proposed that area, but it’s justnot appropriate for what we’re looking for,” Potter said.

According to officials at ECH, Stratton VAMC sent a Sept.11 e-mail indicating the space offered by the hospital in itsproposal did not “suit the needs of the clinic due to spacelimitations.”

Stratton VAMC also indicated to the hospital it would bevacating the space currently occupied within the hospitalsometime between Dec. 1, 2009 and May 1, 2010.

“If we find the space in Elizabethtown, we would be mov-ing our offices to that new space,” said Potter.

See VA CLINIC, page 13

Season of Giving

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RAY BROOK — The regionalgreen group the Adirondack Coun-cil is lobbying the Adirondack ParkAgency to require more wide-spread co-location of cell carrierarrays on projects inside of theBlue Line.

In a letter to APA EnvironmentalProgram Specialist George “Skip”

Outcalt, council Legislative Direc-tor Scott Lorey compelled theagency to require cell carriers toshare a tower instead of buildingseparate towers on the same par-cel.

“Companies should be encour-aged or mandated to seek co-loca-tion when a nearby tower is avail-able,” Lorey writes. “This can beaccomplished by re-examining the‘towers policy’ and fixing some of

the obvious flaws that are apparentnow that the policy has been prac-tically applied for over sevenyears.”

According to APA spokesmanKeith McKeever, since 2008, theAPA has approved around 15 new-build cell tower projects in thewake of the deaths of severalsnowbound motorists on I-87.

In contrast, 25 co-locations havebeen permitted by the agency in

the same time period.The agency is currently consid-

ering a T-Mobile project in thetown of Inlet that would allow atower to be constructed a stone’sthrow away from an already-con-structed Verizon Tower.

The APA recently approved a cellproject in North Hudson that willallow two towers on the same par-cel near the Northway.

“One suggestion that the Coun-

cil has made before, is to requirethat the applicant show its at-tempts to co-locate on existingstructures within a reasonable dis-tance of its site and explain in de-tail why no option other than a newtower is feasible,” Lorey said. “Itappears that telecommunicationscompanies, for the most part, arenot sharing space on each others’towers, as was expected.”

See TOWERS, page 2

Adirondack Council pushes for fewer, taller cell towers

JoAnne Caswell (left), executive director for Families First of Essex County, receives holiday gifts for Essex County children from Shel-ley Parker of Denton Publications. The gifts were part of the second annual Project Boxed Smile program sponsored by Denton Publi-cations’ employees.

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Holiday donations pour in to meet growing needs

ELIZABETHTOWN —The Essex County Youth Bu-reau has announced the lat-est selections through theExtra Helpings program ofthe Regional Food Bank.

The Extra Helpings menu,for $21, features a 6-7 lb.roasting chicken, one poundmild bulk sausage roll, oneand a half pounds 100-per-cent home-style beef patties,

2 pounds boneless porkchops, a two-pound bag ofonions, and a five-poundbag of potatoes.

Special number one, for$13, features six pounds ofsweet Italian rope sausage.

Special number two, for$20, features 10 pounds ofI.Q.F. boneless skinlesschicken breast.

Special number three, for

$32, features two poundspork roast netted, three one-pound packages of beefstew, three pounds of chick-en tenders, two pounds ofmaple breakfast sausagelinks, and three pounds of90/10 ground beef.

Payment must be receivedby Jan. 8, 2010 at the EssexCounty Youth Bureau; cashonly. Deliveries will be re-

ceieved Jan. 27, 2010 and canbe picked up from the GoodShepherd Parish Hall onWilliams Street. For more in-formation, call 873-3630.

TowersFrom page 1

Last fall, regional executives from the four major cellphone carriers told agency commissioners that sharingspace doesn’t make good business sense as they are, afterall, competing entities. They also argued that the use ofvarying cellular technologies requires differing tower cit-ing.

The APA typically strives to keep the elevation of cell tow-ers as low as possible to limit the impact on the park’s aes-thetic character.

But for the council, taller towers are more desirable thanseveral at the same location.

“Even a slightly taller tower will have less environmen-tal impact, that having to construct a second tower,” Loreysaid. “Depending on locations, a second tower may requireadditional tree cutting, road building and utilities to be in-stalled.”

APA staff and cell carrier executives have said that in or-der for co-location to be effective, towers would have to besignificantly taller to accommodate multiple cellular arrays.

According to cell carrier officials, the average cost of con-struction of out-park towers is $57,000, while in the park thecost nearly doubles to $104,000.

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This week, the NCSPCA would like toalert you to some potential dangersyour pets may face from decorative

plants during the holiday season. Thosewreaths, poinsettas, holly and mistletoe arecheerful symbols of holiday warmth, but howsafe are they for your pets?

Although Poinsettas have a long history ofbeing considered toxic to pets, the greatest con-cern for your dog or cat is the fact that their sapis a strong irritant to sensitive mouths. It is agood idea to keep this plant out of reach ofyour furry friends, but a trip to the vet is usual-ly not necessary unless he is vomiting or hiseyes appear inflamed.

American Mistletoe poisoning occurs if theanimal eats a large number of berries. Typicalsymptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, and in-creased heartrate and respiration. It's possibleyour pet could go into shock - if you believe hehas ingested any amount of this plant, youshould visit the vet as soon as possible.

Holly, like mistletoe, is toxic if the berries areingested in large amounts. Symptoms of hollypoisoning are GI upset, diarrhea, and vomiting.In the case of both holly and mistletoe, a vetvisit is important to insure your pet does notsuffer from extreme dehydration or electrolyteimbalance.

Our featured pet this week is Capone, alarge, loveable Laborador Retreiver-mix who is

a true social butterfly. Capone's tail never seemsto stop wagging when he gets attention. He en-joys playing, going for a good run, and any-thing active. He likes the challenge of learningnew things and he will entertain you with hisgoofy smile. This black and white fellow is theperfect dog for a family with children.

If you are not sure whether you are ready toadd a new family member to your home, feelfree to stop by the shelter, meet with our staff,and get to know a few of our pets. We are al-ways happy to introduce you to animals whomay be a good match for your home. Take adog for a walk, or cuddle a kitten - you mayfind the perfect pet for you!

Iwish a Merry Christmas to: my Matt, theDNC, Silver Spongers, “concerned citi-zens”, weirdoes, people with no sense of

humor” “do gooders”, church goers and stayouters, people with dogs using sidewalks andthose who do not, other reporters, Grangers,Masons, Catholics, Protestants, priests andministers, Padres and Madres, Snowbirds andtougher outers, in schoolers and not, toddlers,mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, those weare ashamed of, those who are ashamed of us,Rita who is my remaining sister, your remain-ing family member(s), your mothers and fa-thers, uncles and aunts, Democrats and Re-publicans who thought of themselves first,now let’s see if they can think of their home-towns first, those who blame medical insur-ance companies but don’t hold accountablethose runaway hospital billings (I once wascharged $45.00 for one aspirin), the ACLU,those beasts that short bid stocks, the hill bul-lies, the valley dodgers, those who don’t re-member what Christmas is all about, Crazedextremists, those who blame them, those withdifferent religious & politics beliefs, thosewho think Pope Pius 12 shouldn’t be in thebeautification process and those who think heshould, Pagans, people who think Buddhists

are weak and those who know better, menwho moved to Canada rather than serve ourcountry and those who hate them, those whothink that Christmas spirits are in bottles, AbuBen Adhem (may his tribe increase), Dread Pi-rate Robert, Diego Montoya, my wife who hasforgiven my strangeness and strange nesses,my own family close and far, Pinocchio, Os-car the Grouch, Katy Keene, “The House bythe Side of the Road”, “Invictus”, the spread-ing chestnut tree, Mary-Joseph-Baby Jesus andwhat they represented and still represent, Sid-dhartha, Wong Po, the priest who refused tochristen me because I sneered, my motherwho deserved better, Rob Demuro who makesme laugh, Tom Carrick’s repaired knee, thechildren coming for a Christmas visit andthose who are not, little kittens which don’tgrow up, all giraffes with sore knees, turkeysin the oven and those outside, those whothink of others first, and those who do not,people who think that trespassers are peoplewith wigs, the inventor of those 8” foot ditch-es, the inventor of bread slicers, Kosher porkproducts, my great, great, great, great, grand-father who was not hoisted on his own petard,those I have forgotten and those who I havenot, Honey Baked spiral sliced ham and MattBosely who abides with me weekly.

Ijust love this time of year and enjoy re-ally getting into the holiday spirit. Ikind of go over board in decorating my

house, each room downstairs is filled withmy Christmas collections from over the years.The community comes alive with lights anddecorations everywhere, look forward to seewhich homes receive the BeautificationsCommittee’s prizes this year. It will be quite ajob to pick just one in each category. Gifts ofgood cheer seem to pop up all around thetown. The Willsboro Methodist Church deliv-ered plates of sweet treats to the I.C.F. homeshere in the community. Each of the six homeswas festively decorated and I was pleased tosee the home on Clarence Oliver Drive is nowthe day activity center for the Willsboro resi-dents. They even had a holiday gift shop withitems for sale that the clients and staff hadmade. As a community we should be mostproud that these homes can offer such won-derful care for those in residence.

Last Friday evening friends and co workerscame out to extend a special appreciation toRon Jackson for his eight years of dedicatedservice not only to Essex, but to an evenwider base of other communities in EssexCounty. Ron gave of himself in so many waysand feel like he will continue to find ways todo for others in the future. The communitycame out in large numbers which showedhow well he was respected and will bemissed as the town supervisor.

Clinton Community College had their midwinter graduation this past weekend, Wills-

boro had two locally related graduates MattSayward, Kristen Pope. Further Education isso readily available these days and it is greatto see our residents take advantage of the op-portunities to further their knowledge and ca-reer levels.

The Willsboro Catholic Church did some-thing new this year, as they made availablefor sale two days this past weekend of sellingcookies, they had a great selection. The Wills-boro Methodist Church Choir and others paida visit to Lynn Lee this past Sunday and sangher some Holiday songs, Bev Moran alsojoined them, but the best gift was ours as theylearned that Lynn’s last MRI was a very goodreport, her great strength is once again com-ing through, keep up the good work Lynn.

The Local Kiwanis indicated that they onceagain had a great season of sales, the profits Iunderstand go to assist them with the schol-arships that they give out each year.

Much sadness has reached us as we learnedof the recent deaths of Bob Talbot, Roy Sand-berg a former teacher here and also a clownin many of our local activities, and we alsolearned of an untimely death of Todd Hath-away, the 32 year old son of Richard &Sharleen Hathaway and the grandson of Flo-rence Hathaway. It is always hard to loose aloved one, but especially hard at the Holidaytime. We have lost several loved ones thisfall.

Happy Birthday to Alberta Curran 12/25,Kymberli Young 12/26, Peg Schnieder 12/27.

It was exciting to see the plans for theproposed new municipal building at theTown Hall last Monday, when I attended

the second of the two recent public informa-tion meetings on the project. There were aboutfifteen or twenty of us at the meeting, and Su-pervisor Dan Connell said about the samenumber attended the first meeting, on Dec. 17.

Dan gave a brief history of the project,which first began taking shape about 8 yearsago. Then Westport's own David Whitfordpresented his plan for the building, which willfold in the vital functions of DPW, school busgarage, Fire Department, and Town Offices.

I won't recount the meeting here—for asummary, see the article in this issue of thepaper. But what I will say here is the samething I said about the recent meeting over theschool generator—how impressed I am at thelevel of public involvement in this issue. Andas a person in audience pointed out, the com-mittee working on it all this time has done agreat job of juggling lots of complicated needswith lots of complicated constraints. They areto be congratulated, and they deserve ourrecognition.

These are our neighbors and our friends.They come from the School Board, the TownBoard, and the Fire District, as well as thepublic. People like Dan Connell, GordonDecker, John Gallagher, Alice LaRock, GeorgeMaffey, Jean Paquette, Jerry Sherman, TimSherman, Mike Tyler, and Marlene Westover.Thank you all for your hard work and dedica-tion.

Also Sean McQuire, from the NY Depart-ment of State, who's been the program manag-er for the nearly $600,000 grant the Town wonto put the plan together. Sean was at bothpublic information meetings, and Dan told methat he's been coming to planning meetingsfor two years now. Like the unusually largegrant itself, Sean's participation indicates thehigh level of interest that the state is taking inthis project as a potential model for how othercommunities can go forward successfully insimilar efforts. So we're not just doing this forourselves—we're leading the way for others. Ithink we can all be proud of that.

Of course, as Dan said, nothing is graven instone yet. There will be more informationmeetings, the town board will have to vote ona bond issue, and the public will have otheropportunities to weigh in. But we've made asolid start on a big and very important jobthat will help secure our future.

Another thank-you is in order, this time toCourtney and Keri Fair of Dogwood BreadCompany in Wadhams, whose recent commu-nity luncheon at the bakery raised $300 for theWestport Food Pantry, and who also donatedtheir wonderful organic bread to the pantryfor Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets. Dog-wood will hold another community luncheonsometime in January—I'll keep you posted onthe date and time.

A reminder: this is your column, too. Ifyou'd like to thank somebody for their publicspirit, email me the information and I'll behappy to pass it along.

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ESSEXJim LaForest • 963-8782

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Essex County Health Department will beoffering several free H1N1 Flu and Season-al flu vaccine clinics over the next severalweeks. These clinics are free and open to thepublic. These vaccines are available foreveryone 6 months of age and older whowant the vaccine, including (for H1N1 fluvaccine) those who are not in the CDC tar-get groups.

Free H1N1 Flu and Seasonal Flu VaccineClinics are scheduled for:

• Wednesday, Dec. 30 at the Port HenryKnights of Columbus on 72 South MainStreet in Port Henry from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Please call 873-3500 for an appointment atthis clinic;

• Tuesday, Jan. 5 at the Town of Jay Com-munity Center on School Street in AusableForks from 1-5 p.m.;

• Friday, Jan. 8 at the Lake Placid Centerfor the Arts on 17 Algonquin Drive in LakePlacid from 1-5 p.m.;

• Tuesday, Jan. 12 at Willsboro CentralSchool on 29 School Street in Willsboro from1-5 p.m.;

• Friday, Jan. 15 at the Ticonderoga FireDepartment on 3 Montcalm Street in Ticon-deroga from 1-5 p.m.

Children through 9 years of age who needthe second dose of H1N1 vaccine will alsobe served at these clinics. The recommend-ed space between doses of H1N1 flu vaccineis 28 days. Essex County Public Health De-partment will be returning to schools with-in Essex County.

Please call for an appointment only for theclinic on December 30th in Port Henry; youdo not need an appointment for any of theother clinics.

Please look for updates on Essex CountyPublic Health Department’s website:www.co.essex.ny.us/PublicHealth or call873-3500.

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Ti, Port Henry flu clinics slatedTICONDEROGA — Essex County Health Department will offer several free H1N1 flu and

seasonal flu vaccine clinics over the next several weeks. These clinics are free and open tothe public. These vaccines are available for everyone 6 months of age and older who wantthe vaccine, including (for H1N1 flu vaccine) those who are not in the CDC target groups.

Clinics are scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 30, at the Port Henry Knights of Columbus on72 South Main St. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Friday, Jan. 15, at the Ticonderoga Fire Departmenton3 Montcalm St. in Ticonderoga from 1-5 pm.

Children through 9 years of age who need the second dose of H1N1 vaccine will also beserved at these clinics. The recommended space between doses of H1N1 flu vaccine is 28days. Essex County Public Health Department will be returning to schools within EssexCounty.

People do not need an appointment for the Ti clinic, but should call 873-3500for an ap-pointment at the Port Henry clinic.

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In my coupon classes, I’ve taught over 6,000 people to Su-per-Coupon, and so I’ve heard more than my share of sto-ries of cashier confusion. One common theme has to do withinterpreting the fine print on a coupon.

If you pick up any manufacturer coupon, either from thenewspaper or one printed from the Internet, chances are itcontains the wording “Limit one coupon per purchase.”Seems innocent enough, right? But these five little words canoften be the source of cashier confusion.

To understand why, consider this distinction. Each itemwe buy is a purchase. Each group of items that we take tothe checkout lane and pay for at the same time, as a group,is a transaction. So, when a coupon’s fine print states, “Lim-it one coupon per purchase,” what it effectively means is“Limit one coupon per item purchased.” (In fact, manycoupons now contain this updated wording, which makesthe meaning much clearer.)

So, if a coupon is limited to “one per purchase,” it simplymeans that we can use one coupon per item purchased. If Ipurchase 15 items, I can use 15 coupons – one for each itemI’m buying (and I often do!) But cashier confusion frequent-ly arises when a shopper uses several like coupons to buyseveral like items.

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Coupons that state, “Limitone coupon per transaction” are typically store-issuedcoupons. This wording is commonly seen on coupons like“$5 off a $50 purchase” or a store’s coupon for a deeply dis-counted item. Stores use the “one per transaction” wordingto limit your purchase in some way. In the case of couponsoffering money off your purchase, the store simply doesn’twant you to use multiples of that coupon in the same trans-action. Or, they may be offering you a coupon for a specialloss leader, like a dozen eggs for 49 cents, but they only wantto allow you to purchase one of that item per transaction.

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In most young families with both parents in the home,life is a balancing act with many parents working fulltime jobs, raising children, trying to stay in touch

with each other, friends and extended family. As a singleparent, the challenges are often greater.

Occasionally, when parents are just too tired to care thatthe kids are chasing the dog around and around thekitchen table, they collapse. Sometimes they just sit andwatch from the couch and only react when the dog leapson to the couch to escape.

Then the magic happens; they look at each other andlaugh hysterically and another priceless family memory isindelibly etched in their memories. This and many otherstories will be retold over the years at family gatherings.

This year parents will do everything within their powerto give their children all that they can afford and thensome at Christmas. Parents might better forget trying tobuy the newest PS-3, the Wii system, the newest i-pod orother new gadget. These are not ten dollar gifts; these aretwo- to four-hundred dollar gifts. As parents buy more andmore, their stress levels rise in parallel dimensions as theyponder their burgeoning credit card balances.

Maybe it is time to take another look at establishingfamily traditions rather than spending a lot of money ongifts. Make Christmas cookies together as a family. Watch aChristmas movie together while sipping Mom’s fabuloushomemade hot chocolate; It’s a Wonderful Life was my fa-vorite.

Take a “do nothing” day. Play board games all day; stayin your pajamas; don’t answer the telephone and no cellphones allowed. Let your kids’ help you put up Christmas

decorations or make yourown. Make homemadeChristmas decorations froma simple mixture of flour,water and salt that makesdough that can be shaped,baked, painted and hung onthe tree. Go sliding at the nearest hill, have a snowballfight or build a snowman. Let your kids make you break-fast in bed even if they leave a big mess behind. Do some-thing simple that doesn’t cost money.

Do something nice for someone else. Bring some candyor cookies to a nursing home or just visit to brighten theday of folks that would really appreciate it. You will begiving your children the gift of caring for someone else, agreat gift indeed.

Twenty years from now, your children may not remem-ber the CD you got them this Christmas. They will remem-ber the Christmas that you spent the entire day with themuninterrupted. They will remember the homemade cook-ies; the laughter and the other priceless moments togetherthat will help make your family legacy.

This year, put your wallet away and instead, open yourheart to your children by not over-spending and stressingyourself out. This Christmas, be safe, be happy, love yourfamily and those close to you and if you are really good,those not so close to you. Merry Christmas. Remember allkids count.

Scot Hurlburt can be reached by e-mail at [email protected]

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Columnist is off baseTo the editor:I was shocked and offended to read that Jim LaForest of-

fered "brain fuzz" to me and friends who wish to recognizeand respect winter traditions in addition to Christmas. Hisreferral to the ACLU, spanish translations of holiday wish-es and laxative suppositories was crude, rude, and totallyinappropriate in a community column. I encourage you tofind a new writer of the Essex news.

Robert E. Carroll,Westport

Cub Scouts collect donationsTo the editor:The Willsboro Cub Scout Troop 31 would like to thank the

residents for the donations they made to the Town Hall onNov. 14. With the help of residents, we collected 345 itemsfor the town hall so they can keep on helping families in needfor food this time of the season.

John Heinemann, LeaderRobert, Martin, Bryce, Oliver, and Jared,

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Every bit helps with United WayTo the editor,This year more than ever before our friends and neighbors will

be using the services provided by the 34 member agencies of theUnited Way serving Clinton, Essex and Franklin Counties. TheUnited Way is a clearinghouse for agencies in the North Countryand we as employers need to remember that it is through payrolldeduction that the United Way gets most of its donations. No con-tribution is too small, even 50 cents a week, $26 a year, which formost of us does not buy even a cup of coffee, but combined withall of your employees and all of the working individuals in Clin-ton, Essex and Franklin counties can provide all the funds neededfor every one of these member agencies.

As employers please don’t deny your employees the chance tobe generous. Having a United Way drive at your place of businessis a very simple process; all that is involved is to show a brief videoto your employees, give them the contribution form and let themdecide whether they want to do payroll deduction or a one timedonation. For you as the employer you just need to send the de-ducted amounts to the United Way monthly, bi-monthly or quar-terly whatever is the most convenient for you.

I invite you to visit the website at www.unitedwayce.org or con-tact the United Way office in Plattsburgh for more information.Once again I urge you please do not deny your employees thechance to be generous. Together we can make life better in the NorthCountry for everyone — the United Way!

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67034When it comes to the holidays, there are many tradi-tions we wonder how we ever started. One I oftenwonder about is the hanging of wreaths. It turns out

this tradition is centuries old, but every holiday season it renewsitself.

Most wreaths are circular, and the circle has long been sym-bolic of the unbroken span of eternity, as well as the circular na-ture of life itself. Used in mid December at the time of the Win-ter Solstice, the circle symbolizes the certainty the endless cycleof seasons will once again bring the return of light.

The ancient Romans decorated their homes with greens forthe mid-winter feast of Saturnalia, while early Germanic peopleused wreaths of greens for their winter celebrations, sometimescombining them with candles to evoke images of light. Scandi-navians had similar winter customs. As Christianity spreadthrough the Roman Empire and across Europe, the new Chris-tians combined well-loved older customs with Christian cele-brations to form the basis of today’s holiday traditions.

The act of hanging wreaths and greens was not always with-out controversy. In the 1500s, Protestant reformer John Calvincondemned the frivolity that accompanied Christmas and oth-er holiday celebrations, and his spiritual descendants, the Puri-tans, did the same in England and in the early colonies. But, by

the late 1800s, the idea of mark-ing the Christmas season withfeasting, celebration and deco-ration had taken hold and thetradition of wreath hangingsurvived.

Whatever the decorations,wreaths are the perfect symbolof the personal, spiritual, tra-ditional, contemporary and,above all, festive spirit of theholidays. If you purchase afresh, evergreen wreath thisseason, give it a shake to see if the needles fall off. A few needlesare fine, but if a lot fall off the boughs are not fresh and the wreathwill not last as long. Once the wreath is brought home, place thewreath away from any direct heat sources. A fresh wreath willlast for a few weeks inside and a few months outside!

Anne Lenox Barlow is the horticulture educator with Cornell Co-operative Extension in Clinton County. CCE offices may be reached inClinton County at 561-7450; Essex County, 962-4810; and FranklinCounty, 483-7403. E-mail your questions to [email protected].

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WESTPORT — Local officials plan-ning the proposed new municipalbuilding held two public informationmeetings at the Westport Town Hall re-cently, giving residents a chance to askquestions and offer suggestions aboutthe project.

The meetings, held Dec. 17 and 21,were led by Westport Supervisor DanConnell, and featured a visual presen-tation by the lead engineer on the proj-ect, David Whitford of AES, the Platts-burgh-based architectural firm taskedwith creating a plan for the buildingand grounds.

The audience was invited to askquestions and offer input after bothpresentations, which were attended byabout 15 to 20 people each. There weremany questions, and Connell said thatthe committee planning the projectwould carefully consider all the pointsraised by the public.

“From the beginning, we've wantedthis to be an open and transparentprocess,” he said. “We feel that thisproject is necessary for the future of ourcommunity, but we want to make ab-

solutely sure the public is on board forit.”

If approved, the building would con-solidate facilities for the town depart-ment of public works, the WestportCentral School bus garage, the West-port Fire Department, and the town of-fices, each of which currently occupyseparate premises dating from the1950s or earlier.

One of the planners' main aims, Con-nell said, has been to achieve savingsfor taxpayers by sharing services andmaterials. The new building would beconstructed on the current grounds ofthe DPW, on Route 22 as it leaves thenorth side of the village.

Before displaying his plans for thenew building, Whitford, a Westport na-tive and graduate of WCS, showedslides of the current facilities. With thedoubtful exception of the town hall, hesaid, each has aged beyond feasiblerenovation.

Another recurrent problem is space;as time has gone by, school buses, fireengines, and plow trucks have all got-ten much larger. The school district andthe fire district have each had to ordercustom vehicles just to get themthrough the doors of their respective

buildings.Westport Fire Captain Dennis West-

over said he's been told that in future itwill not be possible to order full-sizeengines for the current fire house at all.

Planning for the project began eightyears ago, according to Connell, andhas been overseen by a committee thatincludes representatives from the townboard, the school board, and the firedistrict. Connell stressed that no finaldecisions have been made yet, and thatthe planning so far has been funded bya nearly $600,000 state grant awardedto the town.

The projected cost stands at $5.9 mil-lion, most of which would be paid forby a bond issue. As Connell outlinedthe process, the school board and firecommissioners will decide early nextyear whether to recommend the plan tothe town board, which would thenhave to approve the bond issue.

If the town board approves the bondissue, Connell said, the public willhave 30 days in which anyone who ob-jects can circulate a petition that wouldrequire a permissive referendum—ayes or no vote. If all this goes ahead, thehope is to break ground in spring 2011.


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RAY BROOK — The Adirondack ParkAgency has scheduled four public hearingsto solicit public comments on proposed re-visions to its boathouse regulations. Thefour hearings are scheduled for the follow-ing dates and locations:

• Jan. 5, 2010, 6 p.m. at the AdirondackPark Agency, Rt. 86, in Ray Brook,

• Jan. 6, 2010, 6 p.m. at the Town of WebbPark Ave. Building, 183 Park Ave. in OldForge,

• Jan 7, 2010, 11 a.m. at the Department ofEnvironmental Conservation, 625 Broad-way, Room 129B, in Albany,

• Jan. 7, 2010, 6 p.m. at the Lake GeorgeTown Hall

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components and continues to prohibit theuse of boathouses for anything other thanboat storage.

Other uses, if independently built, wouldbe subject to the shoreline setback require-ments of the APA Act. For example, otherstructures such as decks, guest cottages, andrecreation rooms are prohibited on theshoreline if greater than 100 square feet insize. Under prior regulations, landownersattached these components as part of whatwould otherwise be a boat berthing struc-ture, and argued these components werepart of the “boathouse” because the previ-ous definitions did not specifically excludethem.

The 2002 definition limited boathouses toa “single story.” However, the definitionfails to prohibit large “attics,” and extensiverooftop decks, resulting in some very largenon-jurisdictional shoreline structures. Thelack of clarity requires architect’s plans andtime-consuming staff evaluation.

The 2009 proposal retains the 2002 provi-sions that define “boathouse” to mean “acovered structure with direct access to a nav-igable body of water which (1) is used only

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The proposal adds: “(6) has a footprint of900 square feet or less measured at exteriorwalls, a height of fifteen feet or less, and aminimum roof pitch of four on twelve for allrigid roof surfaces. Height shall be meas-ured from the surface of the floor serving theboat berths to the highest point of the struc-ture.”

The change is prospective only; lawful ex-isting boathouse structures may be repairedor replaced pursuant to Section 811 of theAPA Act within the existing building envel-op. For those who wish to exceed the size pa-rameters or expand a larger existing boat-house, a variance will be required. Standardshoreline cutting and wetland jurisdictionalpredicates still apply in all cases.

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Roemischer to perform at Westport ChurchWESTPORT — The Westport Federated Church presents a

Christmas Piano Concert and presentation by JessicaRoemischer, Pianist, Music Educator, Lecturer and Writer,Sunday, Dec. 27 at 3 p.m.

In addition to her interpretations of traditional holiday fa-vorites and original compositions, Roemischer will also givea presentation entitled “Music’s Role in Soul Health.” A free-will offering will be received. For more information, call 962-8293.

Meet artists Buck and Elkaslasy Jan. 2LAKE PLACID — On Saturday, Jan 2, 2010, Former

Adirondack Daily Enterprise photographer Michele Buck ofLake Placid and artist Rene Elkaslasy of Keene Valley willbe hosting a free and open to the public Meet the Artistsnight at A New Leaf Coffee House Gallery, 2364 Saranac Av-enue in Lake Placid next to Dr. Balestrini’s Dental office.

Buck will be featuring her “through the window” series ofphotographs and Elkaslasy will be featuring her “almostsculpted paintings.” The two artists will be displaying at thecoffee house gallery indefinitely with changing shows.

New Year’s Fireworks in KeeneKEENE VALLEY — The Town of Keene and Rivermede

Farm invite everyone to join a New Year ’s Eve fireworks dis-play at Marcy Field Thursday, Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. The show ismade possible thanks to generous donations from River-mede Farm, Luck Brothers Construction, Reale Construc-tion, AES, Burnham Associates, and Rose & Kiernan Insur-ance.

Willsboro School seeking committee membersWILLSBORO — Anyeone interested in serving on Wills-

boro Central School’s 2010-2011 budget advisory committeeshould contact Brandy Sweatt at 963-4456 ext. 204. The firstmeeting is scheduled for Jan. 20, 2010 at 5:30 p.m.

“January Jams” back at Recovery LoungeUPPER JAY — The "January Jams" return to the Recovery

Lounge starting Sunday Jan. 3 at 2 p.m. and continuing everySunday in January from 2-6 p.m. The January Jams is an openmic event for musicians of every level. Young players are es-pecially encouraged to attend. Audience members are wel-come. The eventis free and coffee will be served.

The Recovery Lounge is located on Rt. 9N in Upper Jay.Call 946-8315 for more info.

Westport aims to fill town positionsWESTPORT — The Town of Westport will have openings

on the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, and YouthCommission Board. Anyone interest in being appointed toany of these Boards should send a letter of interest and re-sume before January 4, 2010 to Town of Westport, PO box 465Westport NY 12993. For additional information please call962 4419.

Orchestra to play in Port HenryPORT HENRY — The Glenn Miller Orchestra will perform

at Moriah Central School in Port Henry Monday, May 10, at 7p.m.

Tickets are $16 each and are available by calling the schoolat 546-3301 ext. 405.

Bridge assistance availablePORT HENRY — Representatives from the New York State

Department of Labor are available to provide information forassistance for those affected by the Champlain Bridge closure.

People can call or visit the Moriah Town Hall, located at38 Park Place in Port Henry on Monday, Wednesday and Fri-day 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., excluding holidays, or call 546-3412 or546-3419 for information.


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WESTPORT — Residents here now have a new reason tobe proud of their school.

Westport Central School has been named one of America’sBest High Schools in the latest edition of U.S. News andWorld Report, a magazine that annually ranks public andprivate schools based on a number of factors.

“I’m very proud to be associated with this school,” saidinterim Superintendent John Gallagher. “They’re doing agreat job.”

Westport earned U.S. News and World Report’s BronzeMedal award, one of less than 1,200 schools nationwide todo so. The award is based on above-average student per-formance on state proficiency tests combined with narrowachievement gaps for minority and economically disadvan-taged students.

It is one of only 122 schools across the state to be recog-nized, and one of only two in Essex County. Schroon LakeCentral School also received the Bronze award.

To earn a silver or gold award, the school would have hadto demonstrate high scores on Advanced Placement exams.Though the school does offer the exams, no applicable datawas recorded as part of the magazine’s assessment.

“We feel that was probably 2007 data,” said Gallagher, not-ing there was one year when the tests weren’t offered due topersonnel changes. “Interestingly, the College Board Reportscored us as one of the highest percentage schools for APtests.”

Since then, the school has reinstated its AP Social Studiesprogram and added a class for AP English and college-levelcourses for art and accounting through North Country Com-munity College.

Gallagher said Westport has held a 100 percent graduationrate for the past 10 years, and that a number of factors havecontributed to the school’s success.

“The fact that we are all in one building; that means theteachers at the secondary level are talking to teachers at theelementary level,” he said.

All the teachers at Westport are deemed as highly quali-fied, Gallagher said, and nearly all have a Masters degree intheir subject area.

Gallagher, who has also served as an administrator inPlattsburgh, Willsboro, and other schools, said Westport suf-fers from fewer distractions in the classrooms, and that fac-

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Two new facilitiesStratton VAMC has since renewed its

search, not only for a new facility in Eliza-bethtown, but for an additional satelliteclinic in the Tri-Lakes area.

Establishing a new clinic requires an actof Congress, Potter said, but Stratton VAMCplans to split the clinic’s time between thetwo facilities, so technically, they will con-tinue to be considered one clinic.

Potter said Stratton VAMC has been look-ing to move into the Tri-Lakes area for sometime, recognizing a larger concentration ofveterans there.

“The folks in that area have indicated tous that there would be 4,500 veterans thatwould be served in that area,” said Potter,noting that many of them now have to trav-el 80 minutes or more to get to the nearestclinic. “We want to be able to provide carein the community where veterans reside.”

The qualifications for a new site, ex-plained Potter, would be a facility with 2,600square feet of space that provides easy ac-cess for veterans. The clinic at ECH is rough-ly half that size.

“2,600 square feet is about the size that hasbeen determined is enough to meet theneeds of veterans,” said Potter, noting thefacility would ideally house its own labservices. “We really believe in providing thesame quality of service for our veteranswherever they go.”

Watching and waitingMeanwhile, ECH continues to house the

clinic and assist in its operation. While newsites to house the clinic are considered, thehospital remains in a state of limbo.

“Our board, administration and staff isbecoming quite concerned that this situationis negatively affecting the hospital’s imageand hampering our ability to make mean-ingful plans for the future of the clinic andthe space it occupies,” said ECH Adminis-trator Rod Boula.

The hospital has continued to staff it witha registered nurse, receptionist, and volun-teer office clerk, despite the fact its contractand lease agreement with Stratton VAMC

expired in October 2008.“The arrangement that’s in place provides

compensation to use the space and staff,”said Boula. “However, under this currentagreement, the hospital loses approximate-ly $35,000 per year.”

According to Boula, officials at StrattonVAMC had indicated in September theywere planning to have a physician in placeat the clinic by Nov. 1.

However, he clinic remains without a per-manent full-time physician. Instead, a sub-stitute physician from Stratton VAMC, to-gether with part-time VA physician Dr. Her-bert Savel are currently providing coverage.

“It has always been somewhat challeng-ing, due to the fact that the clinic is ownedand managed by the VA,” said Boula. “It hasbeen housed under the hospital’s roof for somany years, yet it is not a hospital service.ECH does not have quality oversight or de-cision-making ability when it comes to theclinic.”

Still, Boula and others at ECH are awareof the intent to move the clinic out, and theyhave already considered their options forthe future.

“The hospital can definitely use thespace,” said Boula. “ECH recently began of-fering chemotherapy services and the de-mand has far exceeded estimates.Chemotherapy could certainly take place inthe space occupied by the VA.”

But as for when the clinic finally moves,that remains to be seen. Some sites have al-ready been proposed and considered in bothElizabethtown and Saranac Lake, but Strat-ton VAMC has yet to indicate significant in-terest in any of them.

“We have received a couple of ideas forsites to go look at,” said Potter, “but none ofthem meet the needs of the veterans.

A few of the sites had enough space, saidPotter, but would require extensive renova-tion to become suitable for a veterans’ clin-ic.

“We remain optimistic of our plans tomove,” Potter said, emphasizing that veter-ans in the area will not go without serviceduring this transitional period. “We lookforward to moving into a new facility andopening the satellite so we can meet theneeds of even more veterans.”


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AU SABLE FORKS St. James’ Church Traditional & Angilician Worship. Father David Ousley, Rector and Rev. Patti Johnson, Decon. Services: Wed. 6 p.m. - Health & Prayer Holy Eucharist. Sunday 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist. United Methodist Churc h Main Street. 647-8147. Sunday 11 a.m. - Worship Service. Email: [email protected] Holy Name Catholic Churc h Rt. 9N, Main Street, AuSable Forks, 647- 8225, Administrator: Rev. Kris Lauzon, Daily Masses Monday @ 5:15 p.m., Tues. - Fri. @ 8 a.m., Sat. 4 p.m., Sun. 9:15 a.m. Confessions (reconciliation) one half hour before weekend masses.

BLACK BROOK St. Matthew’s Catholic Churc h Black Brook, Silver Lake Rd., 647-8225, Administrator: Rev. Kris Lauzon, Masses Sun. 11 a.m. Confessions (reconciliation) one half hour before each mass.

CLINTONVILLE United Methodis t Rt. 9N. 834-5083. Sunday, 11 a.m. Worship Service. Pastor Rev. Joyce Bruce.

ELIZABETHTOWN St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church Court Street. 873-6760. Father Peter Riani., Mass Schedule: Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 10:30 a.m., Weekdays: Consult Bulletin. Thursday 10:15 a.m. Horace Nye Home. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. Website: http://ccsespn.-grainofwheat.net Church of the Good Shepherd (Episcopal) 10 Williams Street. 873-2509. Sunday, Holy Communion 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Healing Prayer Service: Every Wed. 6:30 p.m. Men’s Group: Every Fri. 7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Rev. David Sullivan. All are welcome. Email: [email protected] Web: www.etowngoodshepherd.org United Church of Christ (Congregational) Court Street. 873-6822. Rev. Frederick C. Shaw. Worship Service: Sun. 11 a.m.; Sunday School ages 4 - grade 6. Nursery service Email: [email protected] ESSEX St. Joseph’s Catholic Churc h Rt. 22. 963-4524. Father Scott Seymour , Pastor. Sunday Vigil Mass @ 8 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation: 3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Email: [email protected] Essex Community Church (Methodist) Corner of Rt. 22 and Main St. 963-7766. Rev. John E. Hunn. Sunday Worship Services: 10:15 a.m.; Sunday School; Methodist Women’s Org. - 3rd Wednesday. Pre-School Playgroup - Thursdays 10 a.m. St. John’s Episcopal Churc h Church Street. 963-7775. Holy Communion and Church School, Sunday 9:15 a.m., Morning Prayer, Wednesday 9 a.m. Community Potluck Supper, Tuesday 6 p.m. Old Testament Bible Study, Wednesdays 10 a.m., Rev. Margaret Shaw. Email: [email protected]

Foothills Baptist Church at Boque t 2172, NY Rt. 22 in Essex. Formerly Church of the Nazarene. Wednesday Night Service at 6 p.m. Worship services are Sunday 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Sunday school 9:45 a.m. For further information call Rev. David White at 963-7160. Email: [email protected]

HARKNESS Harkness United Methodist Churc h Corner Harkness & Hollock Hill Rds., Harkness, NY. 834-7577. Rev. Edith Poland. Sun. School 8:30 a.m.; Worship 9:30 a.m. [email protected]

JAY First Baptist Church of Ja y Rev. Joyce Bruce, Pastor. Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. KEENE St. Brendan’s Catholic Churc h Saturday Mass at 4 p.m., Sunday Mass at 11:15 a.m.; Pastor: Rev. Joseph Morgan; Pastor. Rectory Phone 523-2200. Email: [email protected]

St. Hubert’s All Souls Episcopal Church Sunday Communion Service 10 a.m., June 29 through September 14 Keene Valley Congregational Churc h Main Street. 576-4711. Sunday Worship Services 10 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m;. Choir Wednesday evening 7 p.m. and Sunday 9:15 a.m . Keene United Methodist Churc h Main Street. Sunday Worship Service 11 a.m. Communion 1st Sunday every month.

KEESEVILLE Immaculate Conception - St. John the Baptis t 1804 Main Street, 834-7100. Monsignor Leeward Poissant. Ant. Mass Saturdays - 4 p.m. - St. John’s. Sunday Masses; 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception during the winter months. Email: [email protected]

St. Paul’s Episcopal Churc h Clinton Street, Keeseville. 834-5432. Sunday Service 9 a.m. Rev. Blair Biddle. Keeseville United Methodist Churc h Front Street, Keeseville. 834-7577. Rev. Edith Poland. Sunday School 9:45 p.m.; Worship 11 a.m. 834-7577. Email: [email protected] The Good Shepherd Church of the Nazaren e 124 Hill Street, Keeseville, NY. 834-9408. Pastor Richard Reese. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday Prayer Service 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Independent Baptist Churc h Rte. 22 & Interstate 87, P.O. Box 506, Keeseville, NY. 834-9620. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m., Bible Study - Wednesday Evening 6 p.m. Website: [email protected] Front Street Fellowship 1724 Front Street, Keeseville, 834-7373. Pastor Warren Biggar. Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Tuesday: Home Prayer Groups 7 p.m. (Call for locations). Thursday: Ladies Bible Study 2:30 p.m. in Keeseville, 7 p.m. in Plattsburgh (Call for locations). Friday: Celebrate Recovery 6 p.m.; Kingdom Kids 6:30 p.m.; Youth Group 6:30 p.m. Website: www.thebridgekeeseville.com Email: [email protected]

LEWIS Elizabethtown Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesse s Rt. 9 West, Lewis, NY. Sunday Public Talk 10 a.m. followed by Watchtower Study 10:35 a.m.; Tuesday 7 p.m. Bible Study & Theocratic Ministry School & Service Meeting. For further information contact Bill Frawley 873-6563. Email: [email protected] First Congregational Church Lewis, 873-6822. Rev. Frederick C. Shaw. Sunday Services 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Email: [email protected] REBER United Methodist Churc h Valley Road. 963-7924. Rev. Chilton McPheeters. Sunday Worship Service 11 a.m.; Church School 11 a.m.

UPPER JAY United Methodist Churc h Rt. 9N. WADHAMS United Church of Chris t Main Street. Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. Church is handicapped accessible. Phone number: 518-585-9196. All are welcome.

WESTPORT Federated Churc h Main Street. 962-8293. Sun. Worship 9 a.m. including Children’s Church, followed by Bible Study 10:15 a.m. (beginning Sept. 13). Choir rehearsal Wednesdays 6:30 p.m. Bible/Book study in the parsonage Thurs. 6:30 p.m. Youth Group beginning this Fall. Everyone welcome. Pastor Leon Hebrink. www.westptchurch.com Westport Bible Churc h 24 Youngs Road. 962-8247. Pastor Dick Hoff. Sunday Early Worship and Sunday School 9:15 a.m.; Coffee Break 10:30 a.m.; Second Worship Service 11 a.m.; Olympian Club (Grades 1-6) 5:30 p.m.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m.; Thursday Men’s Bible Study 6:30 p.m.; Saturday Teen Club 6 p.m. Email: [email protected] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint s Rt. 9N. 962-4994. Branch Pres. Fred Provoncha. Sacrament Meeting 10 a.m.; Sunday School 11:20 a.m.; Priesthood & Relief Society 12:10 a.m.; Primary 11:20 a.m. - 1 p.m. St. Philip Neri Catholic Churc h 6603 Main St., Father Peter Riani, Pastor. Residence, 873-6760. Mass schedule: Sat., 7 p.m. (Summer only); Sun., 8:30 a.m. Weekdays: consult bulletin. Email: [email protected]

WILLSBORO Congregational United Church of Chris t 3799 Main Street, P.O. Box 714. Worship and Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. Pastor Jan Jorgensen, church: 518-963-4048, home: (514) 721-8420. [email protected] United Methodist Churc h Rt. 22. 963-7931. Sunday Worship Services 9 a.m.; Sunday School 9:30 a.m. After school religous education program 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. on Thursdays (Only when school is in ses - sion)

St. Philip of Jesus Catholic Churc h 3746 Main Street. 963-4524. Father Scott Seymour, Pastor. Saturday Mass @ 5 p.m. & Sunday Mass @ 10 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation: 9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Daily Mass: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. @ 8:30 a.m. & Wed. @ 5:30 p.m.

WILMINGTON Calvary Baptist Church Rt. 86. 946-2482. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. (classes for all ages); Morning Worship 11 a.m. & Evening Service 7 p.m.; Bible Study & Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 p.m. St. Margaret’s Roman Catholic Churc h Mass Sat. 6 p.m., Sun. 7:30 a.m. Administrator: Rev. Kris Lauzon Confessions 5:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Whiteface Community United Methodist Churc h Rt. 86 and Haselton Rd. The whiteface Community UMC & Pastor Joyce Bryson invite you to join us for worship at 10:30 a.m. followed by a time for coffee & fel - lowship. Visitors welcome. Sunday School begins at 9:15 a.m. and child care for children up to age 7 is provided dur - ing worship. Church Office open 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tues. - Fri. Office telephone 946- 7757. Riverside Thrift Shop located in the Methodist Barn open 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Wed. & Sat. Call 946-2922 for questions con - cerning Thrift Shop. The Ecumenical Emergency Food Shelf and Outreach Program is located in the Rubin Sanford Building next to the church and is open Thurs. 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Call 946-7757 with questions concerning our fuel assistance program. Senior Lunch Program Tues. & Thurs. 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Call 946-2922 during that time only for assistance.

Wilmington Church of the Nazaren e Wilmington, NY. 946-7708 or 946-2434. Marty J. Bausman, Pastor. Sunday School and Adult Bible Study 9:45 a.m.; Sunday Worship Service 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Worship and Praise 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday - Family Night at Church 7 p.m. (Adult Bible Study, King’s Kids - ages 3-12, Teen Group - ages 13-17). Email: [email protected]

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at Families First of Essex County where shemanages the organization’s holiday toydrive. She said the program has more than300 children and teens signed up through-out Essex County; up from 260 last year.

Families First manager of family supportservices Robin Nelson said Phillips and oth-er staff there had growing concern aboutmeeting the need because they were not col-lecting many donations earlier this month.

“It was pretty dicey there for a while,” shesaid. “We weren’t sure if we would get tohave enough to distribute to all the kids,”Nelson said. “But at the 11th hour, donationsare just pouring in.”

Phillips noted large donations collectedby local businesses, such as Denton Publi-cations and the Cobble Hill Inn. Togetherwith increasing donations from individuals,she’s confident the holiday toy drive willmeet its goal.

“People are just really contributing morethan they have in the past,” said Nelson.“It’s been a really beautiful experience towitness.”

“We’re just really grateful for the gen-erosity of all the people in the community tohelp make it a great Christmas for thesekids,” said Phillips.

Another holiday charity that initially feltthe crunch was the Jay/Black Brook HolidayFood Basket and Toy Drive. There, dona-tions were also slow to come in at first.

“It started out like that,” said SusanRichards, supervisor ’s clerk in the town ofJay, “but we have received a lot of gifts at thetown of Jay, the town of Black Brook, and theM&M Diner.”

The demand for the program has contin-ued to increase from year to year. ThisChristmas, the program aims to providegifts for roughly 60 children in and aroundAuSable Forks.

“About half of them also have food bas-kets,” said Richards, noting the importanceof this year ’s generous cash donations to theprogram.

Last year, donations of food items werenot meeting demand for the program, so thetowns solicited donations from area grocers,

who helped fill the need.“This year, because of the monetary do-

nations from the public, we’re able to go outand purchase food items and try to generatemoney back to those businesses that were sogenerous to us last year,” said Richards.

Generosity has also been prevalent at theElizabethtown Food Pantry. Supported bylocal churches, it collects donations and dis-tributes food to families in Elizabethtown,Lewis, and Essex.

“The response has been very good,” saidMarilyn Jordan, one of the managing volun-teers for the food pantry.

Jordan began stewardship of the pantry in2007. That year, she said, they distributedroughly 10,000 pounds of food to local fam-ilies. In 2008, it increased to 13,000.

“This year, I think we’re going to distrib-ute around 20,000 pounds,” said Jordan,noting how 75 percent of the support for thefood pantry comes from from local busi-nesses, organizations and individuals.

“It’s just a reflection of how generous peo-ple are that we’re able to continue the waywe do,” she added.

According to Jordan, most of the familiesthat utilize the food pantry have somebodyworking, but have fallen on hard times.

“They’ve been laid off temporarily oreven permanently, or in many cases, theirhours have been cut back,” she said. “Inmany cases, there’s a disability involved.

Despite the increased demand for food,the need is being met. Since mid-November,donations of both food items and money forthe pantry have increased substantially, Jor-dan said.

Jordan said the monetary donations areespecially important because of the valuebuys the organization has access to throughregional food banks.

“People like to bring in a bag of food everynow and again,” she said, “but I think manypeople are beginning to realize that if theygive financially, we can turn that one baginto two bags.”

That support has been a major boon forthe holidays. On Dec. 21, volunteers pack-aged nearly 40 food baskets for local fami-lies, each one with at least 25 pounds ofcanned goods, meats and other foods.



CLINTONVILLE — The team fromHarwood, Vt. continued their reign ofthe annual Hoops for Hope tourna-ment at AuSable Valley Central School,defeating the hosts once again in athrilling championship game.

The fundraiser tournament hadplenty of talent on display from teamsin both local conferences.

First Round, Dec. 18Harwood 66, Westport 46

The Eagles hung with the High-landers through the first 10 minutes,but couldn’t match up down thestretch against the larger Vermontteam.

In their first loss of the season, West-port had difficulty covering Harwoodcenter Tyler Hoare in the low post, butgood defense kept the Highlandersshooting cold while the Eagles put to-gether an early lead.

Harwood found their shot later on,however, and jumped out to a 31-22lead at the half.

“In the first half, we were patient onoffense,” said Westport head coachBrad Rascoe. “I thought we worked theball well inside. Then they got on a cou-ple of nice runs and we got away fromour offense.”

Things were mostly downhill forWestport from there as Harwood’s de-fense clamped down on them in thesecond half. Meanwhile, Westportfailed to convert many free throws, fin-ishing 12 for 37 from the stripe.

Nathan Gay amassed 21 points, 11rebounds and three blocks for the Ea-gles. Bo McKinley scored 10 to go alongwith five steals and five assists, andKevin Russell added nine points.

Hoare finished with 19 points and 12rebounds for Harwood while WillHoffman and Tobey Morehouse added16 and 14, respectively.

AuSable Valley 63, Willsboro 25The Patriots full court press proved

devastating for Willsboro as AuSableValley rolled to an easy first round win.

Creating points off of repeatedturnovers, the Patriots jumped out to a30-6 lead before extending it to 42-15before the half.

“We aren’t used to seeing that typeof pressure in our league,” said Wills-boro head coach Jim Spring, “And with[starting point guard] Alex Hamel outwith an injury, they didn’t have the guy

to look for them through that pres-sure.”

Three Patriots scored in double fig-ures, led by T.J. Burl with 18 points and13 rebounds. Jordan Coolidge added16 with five assists, and Joe Lincolnhad 12 points and 6 rebounds.

Alex Shepard led the charge forWillsboro with eight points and 11 re-bounds. Justin Drinkwine also had anotable effort with six points and somegood stops on defense.

Consolation Game, Dec. 19Westport 61, Willsboro 29

The one-two punch of Bo McKinleyand Nathan Gay proved too much forWillsboro.

“We came out with a little tougherdefense,” this time around,” said West-port head coach Brad Rascoe.

An effective half-court trap andsmoothly run offense helped the Ea-gles jump out to a 30-16 lead at the half.Meanwhile, Gay collected 19 reboundson his way to scoring 22 points andMcKinley added 18 for Westport.Kevin Russell pitched in 12 points andfive assists.

Lucas Strong shot well from longrange, finishing with 8 points, an effortmatched by Justin Drinkwine. AlexShepard grabbed 10 rebounds.

Rascoe said the tournament was agood learning experience for his team.

“It taught us that we need to playour offense,” he said. “Also, it was aconditioning check. This was ourfourth game in six days, so we got tosee just how much of our legs we hadleft.”

Championship Game, Dec. 19Harwood 59, AuSable Valley 57, OT

Tobey Morehouse’s three pointerwith 2.4 seconds left erased the Patri-ots three-point lead and gave Har-wood the chance to battle for the winin overtime.

In a highly defensive game, the pa-triots rushed out to an early lead witha barrage of 3-pointers, but the High-landers slowly overcame their coldshooting and tossed in some threes oftheir own while stepping up their ef-fort on defense. Harwood built a sev-en point lead before a buzzer-beatingthree by Alex LaFountain cut it to 27-23 at halftime.

“They gave us all we could handle,”Harwood head coach Ray Drake saidof AuSable Valley. “We had trouble get-ting the ball inside, which has been ourforte this year.”

Junior Jordan Coolidge was all overthe court for the Patriots, distributingthe ball well in the absence of startingguard Brody Douglass, who was in-jured in the previous game.

“I take my hat off to AuSable,” saidDrake; “they played their hearts outwithout one of their starters.”

The second half was much the sameas AuSable Valley took the lead againearly on. The two teams traded leadsseveral times more until the finalminute.

A pair of free throws by Austin Caseput AuSable Valley up 50-47, but Har-wood drew up a play to find 3-pointspecialist Morehouse for the equalizer.

“We knew who was going to shoot,”said Patriots head coach Jamie Dou-glass. “We just didn’t foul him quickenough. T.J. [Burl] fought through adouble screen and got a hand in his

face, but the kid just made an out-standing shot.”

In overtime, the teams continued totrade baskets. AuSable Valley wasdown by one when Joe Lincoln’swould-be go-ahead layup spiraledaround the rim and ultimately rolledout. Harwood grabbed the reboundand held on for the win.

Morehouse finished with 14 to leadthe Highlanders, including four 3-pointers. Tyler Hoare scored 11 to gowith 12 rebounds.

T.J. Burl again led AuSable Valleywith 15 points and seven rebounds.Alex LaFountain finished with 13,while Coolidge and Lincoln each had11. Case finished with five points, 8 re-bounds, and four assists.

“I’m so proud of the effort these kidsgave,” said Douglass.

According to Douglass, the tourna-ment raised roughly $850 each for Hos-pice of the North Country and the ALSFoundation, the two charities support-ed by Hoops for Hope.

Harwood repeats as Hoops for Hope champions

Willsboro’s Justin Drinkwine gets by AuSable Valley’s full-court press for aneasy layup.

AuSable Valley forward Joe Lincoln rises up over the Harwood’s Tyler Hoare fora layup in the championship game of the Fourth Annual Hoops for Hope Tour-nament Dec. 18 and 19 at AuSable Valley Central School.

Photos by Matt Bosley

Tobey Morehouse’s 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds left sent Harwood into overtimeagainst the Patriots, where they outscored AuSable Valley 9-7.

Westport’s Nathan Gay has his shot blocked by a Harwood defender.


It was a grandmother that called me with a very spe-cial request. She wanted help. It was important toher and her husband to create a very special Christ-

mas for their grandchildren, because “It may be the lastHoliday season together.”

She was suffering from the affects of the “treatments” asshe explained. And her husband wasn’t fairing much bet-ter.

Although they had been avid outdoor travelers theirwhole lives, a serious heart condition had recently limitedhis mobility.

As dedicated grandparents, she explained, they felt anobligation to introduce their grandchildren to the wondersof nature. However, she knew it wasn’t going to be easy.

They were “city kids.” They had never really been ex-posed to the real outdoors.

“We want them to enjoy an adventure in the real woods,but there are a few obstacles,” she said.

Although the children’s parents could easily ski into thewoods, neither of the grandparents could make such atrip.

“We can’t cross country ski anymore,” she lamented.“And even snowshoeing would be difficult. But, it is im-portant that the whole family has one last, great adven-ture. The outdoors is the best gift we can possibly providefor them,” she said, then added, “And we hope you canmake it happen.”

Two days later, a box of presents arrived via FedEx.They had been carefully wrapped and labeled.

The following morning, I loaded the box onto a sled andheaded out. For advice on childhood magic, I took myyoungest daughter along. It helps to have a view from achild’s perspective.

When we arrived at the site of the planned festivities,there was one particular balsam tree that stood apart fromall of the others.

Located in a small clearing, the tree was about five feettall, perfectly shaped and just a short walk from where Ihad established the fire ring.

In short order, we had decorated the tree with an assort-ment of Christmas ornaments, a flash of tinsel, candycanes and a long string of battery operated, Christmas treelights.

I had arranged for the parents to ski into the location,while the grandparents and kids would arrive by dogsled.They would each come from a different direction.

As my daughter and I set the gifts under the tree, it be-gan to snow. Forecasts called for a few inches, whichwould surely cover our tracks.

The following afternoon, a pot of hot chocolate warmedover the small fire as I awaited the arrival of my guests.Wood smoke drifted in the cold, still air as the yapping ofa team of huskies sounded in the distance.

It was nearly dark when the dog team arrived. Shakingoff the chill, the crew struggled to get unloaded from un-der a pile of blankets that had covered them for the ride.

At first, it appeared thegrandchildren didn’t knowwhat to make of the scene.Here was a roaring fire inthe middle of the deepwoods tended by a strangeman standing in the track-less snow.

But, as soon as their par-ents skied into camp, thestory unfolded. It went something like this:

During his annual flight to New York, Santa ran into ahuge snowstorm. The snow was blinding and his reindeerbecame bewildered. Soon, he was forced to land the sledin the deep forest.

Because the forest was so dense, there was very littleroom available for a safe takeoff and Santa was forced toleave behind a whole bag full of presents.

But, Santa had carefully guarded the location. He hadmarked it with a small Christmas tree. And even thoughthere was no “lectricity”in the forest, the tree still hadlights. In fact, the tree may actually be nearby.

With this announcement, the two little ones took off likeDonner and Vixen late for a midnight ride. Off they raced,fumbling and stumbling down the trail, followed by theireager parents.

Finally, the group spotted it. It was off the trail, in asmall clearing. There were no visible tracks leading towhere the small tree was glowing in the dark woods.

In the dim light, a few boxes could be seen under thetree. Trudging through the deep snow, the kids descendedupon the tree. They couldn’t believe their eyes. To: Sarah.To: Josh. The boxes had their names on them. It was mag-ic!

After opening the gifts, slurping down some more hotchocolate and roasting the last marshmallow, the adven-ture was wrapped up.

The dogsled was soon reloaded. It set off down thetracks with two giggling kids and two elated grandpar-ents. The parents returned along the trail by which theyhad arrived.

It was done and I cleaned up the area, doused the fireand packed up the sled for the long walk home. Snow wassoon drifting in my face and a bitter wind whipped myears, but in my mind, Jingle Bells rang.

A slight grin soon enveloped my cheeks. While there isalways great deal of satisfaction in meeting a guest’s ex-pectations; there is much greater joy in exceeding a child’simagination.

Next week, Sarah, one of the little ones that joined meso many years ago, will be bringing up her own childrenfor the holidays. She wants to do it again and Ican’t wait to see the surprise on her face!

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

You can’t eatthe antlersIwas a just a young

chap barely knee highto a duck when I first

was extended the privilegeof accompanying a deerhunt with my father and un-cles.

True to form my uncle Ed-die dropped a stunning 10-pointer on the second driveand we began the ritualistictrip over the river andthrough the woods to grand-mother ’s house where wehung our deer for aging.

Along the way, as I recall,we made a quick stop for some road Pepsi’s and a groupof looky-loos wandered over to admire the slammer rackthat peaked over the side of the pickup bed.

“Nice deer,” one of them exclaimed, then turned andcongratulated my uncle.

Ed spun and without skipping a beat said: “Don’t con-gratulate me, congratulate the deer — he grew em’.”

Interestingly, in this age of record-book keeping,antler restrictions, selective harvest and land manage-ment depicted on popular television shows, I think somehave lost sight of one simple fact: Deer are tasty.

Our forefathers hunted not for the trophy rack orbragging rights but rather to put nutritious, high-proteinfood on the table. Most would roll over in their grave tosee Michael Waddell let a 140 class walk by because itwasn’t a “management buck.”

I have a real problem with trophy hunters — I have noqualms saying it. I find it disheartening that some placemore value on the trophy than the meat. In my mind, ifyou aren’t in it for the latter it gives true hunters a badname.

It also is not always what’s best for the herd as awhole.

Shooting an animal to put the antlers on the wall is nodifferent than cutting them off in the woods and leavingthe meat to rot.

Aged traditions of crews butchering their own deerand dividing the meat have in some cases been replacedwith dropping the deer at the taxidermist and piling theleather-like meat in the freezer bottom till its gangrene.

I remember a recent conversation between a longtimehunting chum and one such hunter who was boastingabout letting an 8-pointer walk by because it wasn’t wor-thy of the wall.

“Guess you didn’t need the meat,” he said. Amen to that.Don’t get me wrong — I begrudge no one a trophy set

of antlers and have taken tremendous pride in droppingseveral sets of my own.

But that, in my mind, should be the icing on the cake,not what defines the hunt. And no one should be apolo-getic for filling the freezer — as long as they do it legallyand need or enjoy the meat.

I was reminded of this the other day when my cousinDanny entered a small spike horn he shot this season ina “monster rack” competition at a popular local radiostation.

He entered it not because it had a chance of winning,but because he shot it after his young son Hudson spiedthe small buck and pointed it out to his Dad.

It was Hudson’s first time hunting and he is nowhooked for life, my cousin said.

“Besides,” Danny said, “You don’t eat the antlers ...they just help stir the stew.”

Priceless.

John Gereau is managing editor of Denton Publicationsand an avid outdoorsmen. He can be reached at [email protected].

A Grandparents GiftMy cousin, Lieutenant Dan, poses with a young spike he filledthe freezer with this season, lending credence to my theory thatit’s not always about the rack.

On Dec. 20, 2009 first ice for ice fishing in Newcomb, Christmas came early for the Helms boys (Kalab, Jacab, Kagan) when this38-inch Northern Pike was caught (with a little help from Dad, John Helms).


ACROSS1 Have the final turn7 Kin of ibid.

12 Plenty16 Alastair of “A Christmas

Carol”19 Since way back when20 Moonshine21 Convertible, maybe22 Game whose name must be

spoken during play23 Seafood restaurant starter25 Toned down27 Drops by Niagara Falls?28 Sweep’s target, perhaps29 Hard worker’s output31 Actress Woodard32 Mountain nymph34 Follow36 Will Smith title role37 Swabs38 Heirloom quality43 “Nothing __!”44 Unsavory pair of options45 “I’ve __ had!”46 Entrance48 “The Big Chill” director51 Heavy weight52 Ill-gotten gains53 Tulsa sch. named for an

evangelist54 Acid rain component60 Monopoly buys: Abbr.63 Gives pieces to65 In just a bit66 Old knowledge67 Palace abroad69 Prom night rentals

71 Indic language73 Smooth in the shop75 Shining76 Portrait photographer

Richard78 Major in astronomy?80 Old Italian bread82 History83 Sun. discourse84 Literally, “with highest

praise”88 Driving aid89 Hot day refuge91 “The Partridge Family” ac-

tress92 Disquiet94 Expand96 City ESE of Mocha98 French noble

100 Is under the weather101 The world’s longest crosses

Japan’s Akashi Strait107 Party leaders109 Milk units: Abbr.110 Queens stadium111 Vast, in verse112 When a teen’s curfew may

be113 Did some after-dinner work,

maybe?115 Extended117 Fair-hiring org.118 Gist120 1961 #1 hit for Dion, and a

literal hint to this puzzle’shidden theme

123 Duke’s gp.124 Character __

125 Tarnish126 Songlike127 Jeanne d’Arc, e.g.: Abbr.128 Squealer129 They may follow dogs130 Seeded

DOWN1 Doodads2 Available for work3 Only World Series perfect

game pitcher4 Worked up5 Theological inst.6 Cup’s 48: Abbr.7 Natives of Lima or Toledo8 Popular yellow office prod-

uct9 __ au vin

10 Hosp. areas11 It’s caused by standing fans12 Tear into13 Plunder14 Vacationing15 Breezy farewells16 Nickname heard in Manhat-

tan17 Couch potato quality18 “The only sure bait when

you angle for praise”: LordChesterfield

24 Waterside inn26 One who gets you up30 Pizazz33 Celebrated singers35 Workers39 Less40 Frequent McEnroe oppo-

nent41 Wrinkly fruit42 __ Cologne47 Immune system lymphocyte48 Eucalyptus eaters49 Show up50 June observance51 Arctic plain55 Bud’s bud56 Discussion site57 Aegean island58 How much medication is

taken59 City near Dayton61 Finds another purpose for62 Deadly sins, e.g.64 Earth68 Kennel sound70 “What a pity”72 Sch. with a record 33 Rose

Bowl appearances74 Joanne of film77 Ones who can barely be

seen?79 “The Age of Anxiety”

Pulitzer winner

This week’s theme: “Loose Lady”

Friday, Dec. 25 (Christmas)Friday, Dec. 25 (Christmas)AUSABLE FORKS — Christmas Day

Dinner, Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire De-partment, 29 School Lane, 12-2 p.m.Take-outs, deliveries available. 572-5030.

PLATTSBURGH — Elephant Bear per-forms with Flip the Bus, Olive Ridley’s, 37Court St., 10 p.m. www.oliveridleys.com.

Saturday, Dec. 26Saturday, Dec. 26 (Kwanzaa Begins)(Kwanzaa Begins)CHAZY — Open skate sponsored by

town of Chazy, Scotts’ Memorial Rink, 52MacAdam Road, 5-6:20 p.m.

LAKE PLACID — Pendragon Theatreproduction of “The Best ChristmasPageant Ever," Lake Placid Center for theArts, 17 Algonquin Dr., 7 p.m. $10 ticketsfor adults, $5 for students.

PLATTSBURGH — Nite Train performs,Olive Ridley’s, 37 Court St., 10 p.m.www.oliveridleys.com.

Sunday, Dec. 27Sunday, Dec. 27WESTPORT — Pianist Jessica

Roemischer, Westport Federated Church,6486 Main St., 3 p.m. 962-8293.

LAKE PLACID — Pendragon Theatreproduction of "The Best ChristmasPageant Ever," Lake Placid Center for theArts, 17 Algonquin Dr., 7 p.m. $10 ticketsfor adults, $5 for students.

Monday, Dec. 28-Thursday, Dec. 31Monday, Dec. 28-Thursday, Dec. 31CADYVILLE — Daily cross country ski-

ing and snowshoeing sessions, CadyvilleRecreation Park, 114 Goddeau Road, 1-3p.m. Pre-registration required. 562-6860.

Monday, Dec. 28-Wednesday, Dec. 30Monday, Dec. 28-Wednesday, Dec. 30PLATTSBURGH — Free ice skating for

Plattsburgh town residents, PlattsburghState Field House, 167 Rugar St., 11:30

a.m.-12:30 p.m. 562-6860.

Monday, Dec. 28Monday, Dec. 28Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library Book-

mobile stops: Port Kent Post Office, 31First St., 1:30-2 p.m.; Keeseville CountryGardens, Hill Street, 2:15-2:45 p.m.; Cur-tains, Curtains, Curtains parking lot, 24Rectory St., Clintonville, 3-3:30 p.m.; AdaCourt, Cliff Haven, 4:15-4:45 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — Free archery class-es for Plattsburgh town residents, GanderMountain, Champlain Centre, 60 Smith-

field Blvd., 6-7 p.m. Pre-registration re-quired. 562-6860.


Tuesday, Dec. 29Tuesday, Dec. 29ROUSES POINT — Rouses Point Play-

group, Champlain Children’s LearningCenter, 10 Clinton St., 10 a.m.-12 p.m.314-1191. For children ages 0-6.

PLATTSBURGH — Storytime forpreschoolers, Plattsburgh Public Library,19 Oak St., 10:30-11 a.m.

DANNEMORA — Family Game andPuzzle Night, Dannemora Free Library,1168 Cook St., 6-8 p.m. Bring a game orpuzzle.

PLATTSBURGH — Free archery class-es for Plattsburgh town residents, GanderMountain, Champlain Centre, 60 Smith-field Blvd., 6-7 p.m. Pre-registration re-quired. 562-6860.


Wednesday, Dec. 30Wednesday, Dec. 30DANNEMORA — Crafts for Kids Day,

Dannemora Free Library, 1168 Cook St.,11a.m.-4 p.m.

DANNEMORA — Story hour, Dan-nemora Free Library, 1168 Cook St., 11:15a.m. Ages 3 and older.

SARANAC LAKE — First NightSaranac Lake 2010: A New Year’s Cele-bration, Downtown, 5:30 p.m.-12 a.m. Ad-mission buttons $12. Children 12 andyounger admitted free. 327-3545 orwww.firstnightsaranaclake.org.

PLATTSBURGH — Storytime, Platts-burgh Public Library, 19 Oak St., 6:30-7:15p.m.

SARANAC LAKE — Chess club, LakeFlour Bakery, 14 River St., 7 p.m. Open toall, experienced players preferred.

Thursday, Dec. 31 Thursday, Dec. 31 (New(New Year’s Eve)Year’s Eve)Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library Book-

mobile stops: Senior Citizens Council ofClinton County, 5139 N. Catherine St.,

Plattsburgh, 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.; VilasHome, 61 Beekman St., Plattsburgh, 1-1:45 p.m.; Flynn Ave., Plattsburgh, be-tween senior apartments, 2-2:30 p.m.;Pine Rest Trailer court, Treadwells Mills,3:15-3:45.

SARANAC LAKE — Children’s storyhour, Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 MainSt., 10:30 a.m. 891-4190.

LAKE PLACID — Children’s story hour,Lake Placid Library, 2471 Main St., 10:15a.m.

ALTONA — New Year’s Eve Party fea-turing Zero Tolerance, Rainbow Weddingand Banquet Hall, 47 Woods Falls Road, 6p.m. $75 per person includes food anddrinks. 236-5030 or 298-4700.

MORRISONVILLE — Square dancing,North Country Squares Building, ClintonCounty Fairgrounds, 84 Fairground Lane,7 p.m. 561-5801.

JAY — Staged performances of "SheLoves Me," Youngs Gallery, 6588 StateRoute 86, 7:30 p.m. Admission $10, ad-vance tickets required. 946-8323.

PLATTSBURGH — New Year’s Eve Ballwith Glass Onion, Olive Ridley’s, 37 CourtSt., 8:30 p.m. www.oliveridleys.com.

Friday, Jan. 1Friday, Jan. 1 (New(New Year’s Day, KwanzaaYear’s Day, Kwanzaa

Ends)Ends)KEENE VALLEY — Staged perform-

ances of "She Loves Me," Keene ValleyCongregational Church, 1791 State Route73, 7:30 p.m. Admission $10. 946-8323.

Saturday, Jan. 2Saturday, Jan. 2LAKE PLACID — Meet the Artists night

featuring Michelle Buck and Rene Elka-slasy, New Leaf Coffee House Gallery,2364 Saranac Ave., 5-8 p.m.

CHAZY — Open skate, Scotts’ Memor-ial Rink, 52 MacAdam Road, 5-6:20 p.m.

KEENE VALLEY — Staged perform-ances of "She Loves Me," Keene ValleyCongregational Church, 1791 State Route73, 7:30 p.m. Admission $10. 946-8323.

Sunday, Jan. 3Sunday, Jan. 3PERU —Trailfinders Snowmobile Club

Antique Vintage Snowsled Show, Veter-ans of Foreign Wars Post 309, 710 StateRotue 22B. Breakfast 7:30-11:30 a.m.,lunch 11:30 p.m., Denim band performs 2-5 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — Pancake break-fast, District 3 Volunteer Fire Department,128 Wallace Hill Road, 8-11 a.m. Adults$6, children 5-12 and seniors $5. Take-outs, 561-7370.

PLATTSBURGH — Free bowling forPlattsburgh town residents, North BowlLanes, 28 North Bowl Lane, 8:30 a.m. Pre-

registration required. 562-6860.

Tuesday, Jan. 5Tuesday, Jan. 5Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library Book-

mobile stops: Lake Clear Post Office, 6373Route 30, 11-11:45 a.m.; park across fromCorner Cafe, Gabriels, 12:45-1:15 p.m.;across from town hall, Bloomingdale, 1:30-2 p.m.; Vermontville Post Office, 6 ColdBrooke Road, 2:15-2:45 p.m.; Church ofthe Assumption, 78 Clinton St., Redford,3:30-4 p.m.

SARANAC LAKE — Saranac LakeGreen Drinks, Captain Cook’s Bar andGrill, 48 Broadway, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 6Wednesday, Jan. 6Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library Book-

mobile stops: Champlain Children’s Learn-ing Center, 10 Clinton St., Rouses Point,12:30-1 p.m.; Northern Senior Housing,corner of Route 9 and Route 11, 1:15-1:45p.m.; Champlain Headstart, ThreeSteeples Church, Route 11, 1:50-2:20p.m.; Twin Oaks Senior Housing, Altona,3:10-3:40 p.m.; D & D Grocery, Sciota,3:50-4:30 p.m.

ALTONA — Lecture on how to reduceenergy bills with Peter Hagar from CornellCooperative Extension, Altona Town Hall,3124 Miner Farm Road, 6-8 p.m. 561-7450to register.

Thursday, Jan. 7Thursday, Jan. 7Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library Book-

mobile stops: Beekmantown Senior Hous-ing, 80 O’Neil Road, 1:30-2 p.m.; 39 HobbsRoad, Plattsburgh, 2:15-2:45 p.m.; Cham-plain Park, end of Oswego Lane, 3:15-4p.m.

Friday, Jan. 8Friday, Jan. 8JAY — Stoneground Express perform-

ance, Amos and Julia Ward Theatre, cor-ner of routes 9N and 86.

PLATTSBURGH — North CountrySmall Business Development Center open

house, 194 U.S. Oval, Room 248, 1-4 p.m.PLATTSBURGH — Family swimming

time, PARC Wellness Center, 295 NewYork Road, 7-9 p.m. $2.

Saturday, Jan. 9Saturday, Jan. 9CHAZY — Story hour, Chazy Public Li-

brary, 9633 State Route 9, 10 a.m. Ages 3-

8. 846-7676 to register.

Wednesday, Jan. 13Wednesday, Jan. 13Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library Book-

mobile stops: CVES, 1585 Military Turn-pike, Plattsburgh, 1-2 p.m.; M & M Coun-try Store, 933 Norrisville Road,Peasleeville, 2:30-3 p.m.; Apple ValleyApartments, Peru, 3:30-4 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 14Thursday, Jan. 14Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library Book-

mobile stops: Windy Acres, 12 GlennsWay, Ellenburg Depot, 11-11:30 a.m.; nearthe Town Hall, Ellenburg Center, 11:40a.m.-12:10 p.m.; Lyon Mountain Seniors,Mountain Top Senior Housing, 2:50-3:20p.m.

Friday, Jan. 15Friday, Jan. 15Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library Book-

mobile stops: Bright Beginnings, 62 North-ern Ave., Plattsburgh, 1-1:30 p.m.; PineHarbour, 15 New Hampshire Road, 1:35-2p.m.; Lake Forest, Plattsburgh, 2:05-3p.m.; South Acres Mobile Home Park, 16Sonya Way, Plattsburgh, 3:30-4 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — Family swimmingtime, PARC Wellness Center, 295 NewYork Road, 7-9 p.m. $2.

Saturday, Jan. 16Saturday, Jan. 16PERU — Knights of Columbus Council

7273’s all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner,St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 MainSt., 4:30-6:30 p.m. Meals $7 per person,$3 for children 6-12, free for children 5 andyounger. Take-outs available.

MORRISONVILLE — North CountrySquares Dance Club meets, Clinton Coun-ty Fairgrounds, 84 Fairgrounds Road, 7p.m. Caller and cuer Carl Trudo. 561-7167or 492-2057.

WILLSBORO — “Julie and Julia,” Wills-boro Central School, 29 School Lane, 7:30p.m. $5 adults, $2 age 18 and younger.

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ARTICLES OF ORGANI-ZATION filed for FlyingPancakes, LLC, with NYSecty. of State on10/06/09 in Essex Cty.SSNY desig. agent ofLLC upon whom processmay be served. SSNYshall mail copy of processto: 61 Tunnel Ln, Wills-boro, NY 12996. Pur-pose: Any lawful pur-pose. Date LLC is to dis-solve: No specific date.VN-11/28/09-1/2/10-6TC-55907--------------------------------

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NOTICE OFFORMATION OFLIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: SIGNAL HILLROAD LLC.Articles of Organizationwere filed with the Secre-tary of State of New York(SSNY) on 11/19/09. Thelatest date of dissolutionis 06/30/2099. Officelocation: Essex County.SSNY has been designat-ed as agent of the LLCupon whom processagainst it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy ofprocess to the LLC, c/oLaw Office of John W.Giblin, Jr., P.C., OneHuntington Quadrangle,Suite 2C11, Melville, NewYork 11747. Purpose: Forany lawful purpose.VN-12/26/09-1/30/10-6TC-56659--------------------------------THE TOWN OF ESSEX isaccepting applications for thefollowing positions to beappointed in January for theyear 2010. Applicants mustreside in the town of Essex.Please send a letter of interestto - Town of Essex, PO Box 355,Essex, NY 12936, attentionSharon Boisen, NLT December28, 2009. Thank you in advancefor your interest.Animal Control Officer - Incum-bentDeputy Town Clerk - Incumbent

Youth Commission Chairman -IncumbentWater Superintendent - Incum-bentZoning Officer / Code Enforce-ment Officer - IncumbentBuilding Inspector- IncumbentAssistant Water Superintendent- VacantZoning Board of Appeals -VacantVN-12/12,12/26/09-3TC-55965-----------------------------------------

THE TOWN OF ESSEX will holdits Organizational Meeting forthe Year 2010 on Saturday, Jan-uary 2, 2009 at 10 AM in theTown Hall.Audrey HoskinsTown ClerkVN-12/19,12/26/09-2TC-55985-----------------------------------------COMBINED FINAL NOTIFICA-TION AND FINDING OF NOSIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMEN-TAL IMPACTThe U.S. Department of Agricul-ture, Rural Development is con-

sidering a final application forfinancial assistance from theTown of Essex for their SewerDistrict No. 1 Sewer Treatmentand Collection System Project.The proposed project improve-ments include the constructionof a wastewater collection andtreatment system to be placed inexisting neighborhoods withinthe Hamlet of Essex, encom-passing areas of the designatedHistorical District and containingapproximately 130 residentialusers. A sewage treatmentplant will be constructed outsideof the Hamlet approximately1000 feet west of Main Streetalong NYS Route 22 on landsdesignated for Resources Man-agement by the AdirondackPark Land Use and Develop-ment Plan Map. In addition,included grind pumpers, twocluster pump stations and onemain pump station will be need-ed. The majority of the pro-posed work will be located utiliz-ing the existing road rights-of-way easement limits. Two APAproperty subdivisions are need-ed, one for the main pump sta-tion to be located in the Ferryparking lot, and another two lotsubdivision for the wastewatertreatment plant encompassing1.9 acres with access from NYSRoute 22. Wastewater will bepumped to the treatment plantand discharged into LibraryBrook, adjacent to Lake Cham-plain following treatment anddisinfection. The proposed proj-ect will alleviate the problemsresidents are experiencing withexisting on-site sewage treat-ment systems that are in variousmodes of failure or are inappro-priate for the site and soil condi-tions found in the Hamlet.Rural Development hasassessed the potential environ-mental impacts of this proposedaction and determined that thisproject will have a minimalimpact on floodplains. It hasbeen determined that there is nopracticable alternative to avoid-ing these impacts. The basis ofthis determination is summa-rized as follows:The Town will adopt the follow-

ing mitigation measures regard-ing floodplains: Library Brookflows west to east within theHamlet and discharges directlyinto Lake Champlain. Theremaining area of the proposedproject lies well above the floodzones. The 100 year and 500year flood zones encompass avery small portion of the projectarea, primarily the ferry landingand The Old Dock Restaurant &Marina. An erosion control planwill be required to prevent anyimpacts to surface waters duringconstruction. The project willnot exert significant physicalimpacts on the floodplain, asexcavation will not be extensiveand the ground surface will berestored within a relatively shorttime. The project improvementswill be constructed in compli-ance with local floodplain regu-lations. In order to alleviate thepotential adverse impacts of thisconstruction, the Town willrequire the contractor to imple-ment erosion control measuresso as to minimize the impact ofthe excavation and backfill activ-ities. The areas disturbed willbe graded and re-seeded asquickly as possible followingconstruction to restore the natu-ral setting and to preserve theoriginal floodplain values to themaximum extent possible. Per-mits will be obtained, as need-ed, from the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers, and the New YorkState Department of Environ-mental Conservation for any dis-turbance to the banks or beds ofstreams and for excavation orplacement of fill in navigablewaters. The New York StateDepartment of EnvironmentalConservation as well as the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service will beconsulted with for any potentialproject impacts on any endan-gered or threatened species andtheir environs. The Town willcomply with all recommendationof the New York State Office ofParks, Recreation and HistoricPreservation regarding culturaland historical resources. Nowork will be initiated until a letterfrom this agency determinesthat this project will have no

effect on areas of cultural andhistorical significance. Sewerlines will be rerouted to avoidany areas of highly sensitiveprehistoric and historicresources. Rural Development has furtherdetermined that this proposedaction will not significantly affectthe quality of the human envi-ronment. Therefore, RuralDevelopment will not prepare anenvironmental impact statementfor this proposed action.Requests to receive a copy of,or to review the environmentalassessment, upon which thisdetermination is based, shouldbe directed to Ms. GretchenPinkel, Area Specialist, USDA-Rural Development, 2530 StateRoute 40, Greenwich, NY12834-9627. A general locationmap of the proposed action isavailable at the local servicingoffice.Audrey Hoskins, Town Clerk,Essex, NY 12936VN-12/26/09,1/2/10-2TC-56000-----------------------------------------THE TOWN OF ESSEX will holdits year end meeting on Decem-ber 31, 2009 at 3 PM for the pur-pose of paying bills and anyother business to come beforethe Board.Audrey HoskinsTown ClerkVN-12/26/09-1TC-56658-----------------------------------------PUBLIC NOTICE – INTENT TOFILE AN APPLICATION WITHUSDA, RURAL DEVELOP-MENT, RURAL UTILITIESSERVICEThe Town of Elizabethtownintends to file an application forfunding consideration with theUSDA, Rural Development.The elements of the proposedproject are the installation of apublic sanitary sewer collectionsystem and wastewater treat-ment plant, located on WoodruffLane, to serve the Hamlet ofElizabethtown. A more detailedlisting of the proposed improve-ments can be seen within the“Facilities Plan and Map, Planand Report”, dated August2008, revised February 2009, asprepared by Barton & Loguidice,P.C. The report is on file at theTown Hall, at 7563 Court Streetwith the Town Supervisor. Theestimated project cost is$9,550,000. The Town hasalready received a $1,000,000grant commitment from the NewYork State Department of Envi-ronmental Conservation for thisproject.Any person wishing to commentor having questions regardingthe proposed action may do soby sending comments to: TheTown of Elizabethtown, 7563Court Street, Elizabethtown, NY12932Debra BrooksTown ClerkDated Dec. 15, 2009VN-12/26/09-1TC-56634-----------------------------------------

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THE TOWN of Essex is accepting applica-tions for the following positions to be appoint-ed in January for the year 2010. Applicantsmust reside in the town of Essex. Pleasesend a letter of interest to - Town of Essex,PO Box 355, Essex, NY 12936, attentionSharon Boisen, NLT December 28, 2009.Thank You in advance for your interest.Animal Control Officer-Incumbent, DeputyTown Clerk-Incumbent, Youth CommissionChairman-Incumbent, Water Superintendent-Incumbent, Zoning Officer/ CodeEnforcement Officer -Incumbent/buildingInspector, Assistant Water Superintendent-Vacant, Zoning Board of Appeals-Vacant.

BALCAM INC. is looking for a motivated, self-sufficient, experienced individual to join our Customer Service Team. The ideal candidate is a team player and has the desire to go above and beyond to delight customers. Be capable of communicating so the customer can understand and keeps the best interest of the company and the customer in mind at all times. Is articulate and is able to determine the needs of the customer quickly and precisely. Can handle complaints. Is patient, empathetic and friendly. Able to learn product, policy and procedure quickly. Primary responsibilities include; outbound calling to build sales and improve customer satisfaction; cold calling to acquire new accounts; inbound customer service calls, taking orders, up selling and responding to customer’s needs. Salary Commensurate with skills and experience. Benefit and incentive package included. Send resume and references to Human Resources Manager, Belcam Inc., P.O. Box 277, Rouses Point NY, 12979 or [email protected]

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Relief Direct Support Professional positions available throughout

Essex County to provide support to individuals with

intellectual and developmental disabilities. High School Diploma/GED

and satisfactory driving record required. Earn

$10.75 per hour.

Contact Human Resources at:

(518) 546-7721

10 St. Patrick’s Place

Port Henry, NY 12974 For more information,

please visit our website:

www.mountainlakeservices.org

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MOUNTAIN LAKE SERVICES SEEKS ENERGETIC, COMPASSIONATE PROFESSIONALS

TO FILL THE FOLLOWING VACANCIES:

Staff Education and Development Coordinator Responsibilities include evaluating education and development needs of people we support and staff f or all programs. Planning and developing curricula, coordinating and providing formal training; conducting internal management reviews; performing field

observations and hands on training; ensuring adequacy of training materials and resources. Bachelor’ s Degree required, Master’s Degree and experience in the field of developmental disabilities preferred. Experience in s taff development, teaching/ education or training necessary. Must have excellent communication and human relation skills as well as computer proficiency.

Assistant Manager/ Manager Needed to manage services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Develop, implement, monitor and coordinate all services related to the people we support; manage and supervise staff; and ensure ove rall maintenance of the service area. Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services required. Two years experience working in MR or re lated field preferred.

Competitive salary and excellent benefits package.

Apply to:

Human Resource Office, Mountain Lake Services,

10 St. Patrick’s Place, Port Henry, NY 12974 www.mountainlakeservices.org

EOE 59027

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Port Henry Three beautiful 2 bedroom apartments all with

new, recently renovated hardwood, laminate flooring, kitchen cabinets, newly painted, new washer & dryer. Ample parking - convenient to

local shopping. Two are $650 mo., including heat. One with beautiful lake views $700 mo., inc. heat.

Proactive, Responsible Landlord, gets things done. References & 1 mo. security required.

Contact Susan Cook • 518-546-7557

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Seasons Greet ings From

BOQUET LIQUOR

Elizabethtown, NY

873-6572 58779

COLLINS OIL COMPANY

Westport, NY

962-8966

Happy Holidays To All Our Customers And Friends From...

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Fuels A Division Of

Countryside Management Corp.

Farm Diesel • Fuel Oil • Kerosene *Prices are subject to change without notice. Call today for current price. All deliveries are made C.O.D.

We accept MasterCard, Visa, Amex, Discover, Cash & Checks. 100 Gal. Minimum.

(800) 411-FUEL or (518) 873-9907

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Authorized HEAP Dealer OPEN

24 HOURS

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N EW Y EARS E VE G ALA

5 Course Dinner Late Night Band

“The Route 73 Back Porch Society Band” Reservations Required

7552 Court Street, Elizabethtown, NY • 873-6514

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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Shelled Walnuts with Brie and Pears Crostini 1 cup Diamond Shelled Walnuts, toasted and

finely chopped

1/4 cup minced green onion

2 tablespoons minced oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes

2 tablespoons oil, from the sun-dried tomatoes

1 tablespoon minced fresh Italian parsley

1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

25 1/3-inch-thick slices of fresh baguette, lightly

oiled and toasted

1 pound Brie cheese

2 ripe, red-skinned pears, cored and thinly sliced

fresh thyme sprigs, for garnish, optional

H a p p y N e w Y e a r ! H a p p y N e w Y e a r ! H a p p y N e w Y e a r ! In a medium bowl, combine walnuts, green onion, sun-dried tomatoes,

sun-dried tomato oil, parsley, thyme, extra virgin olive oil, salt and

pepper; mix well. Taste and adjust the seasoning. To assemble the

crostini; spread a heaping tablespoon of Brie on each crostini, top with

1 teaspoon of the walnut relish, and tuck 1 or 2 pear slices diagonally

into the relish. Garnish with a sprig of thyme;

serve immediately.

Prosciutto Wrapped Olives

1 ounce (whole piece) Parmesan-

Reggiano or aged Parmesan cheese

1 (6-ounce) can Lindsay Black Ripe

Pitted Olives, drained

3 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto

24 small frilled wooden picks or

colorful cocktail picks

24 red lettuce leaves

Preperation Time: 25 Minutes Makes 25 Crostini Makes 24 Servings

Cut cheese into small (1/4-inch) pieces; stuff one piece into each

olive. Cut prosciutto into 3 x 1/2-inch strips. Fold each strip

lengthwise once to form 3 x 1/4-inch strips. Wrap a strip

around each olive; secure with a pick and place on lettuce lined

serving plate. Cover and chill up to 24 hours before serving.

Serve cold or at room temperature.

INTOWN MOBILE HOME

Season’s Greetings! Residential Rentals/Leases

PO Box 247 Au Sable Forks, NY 12912

Phone 518-647-5504 Fax: 518-647-1253

Michael J. Boynton

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L EWIS F AMILY D INER

873-2298 RIGHT OFF EXIT 32

Closing December 24th at 1pm Re-Opening on December 26th

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

McDonough’s Valley Hardware Co.

576-4330 Keene Valley, NY 12943

Wishing Everyone A Very Merry Christmas & A Healthy New Year

58778

Northline Utilities Northline Utilities Have a Safe Holiday!

PO Box 656, 2328 Rt. 9N AuSable Forks, NY 12912 [email protected]

Phone: (518) 647-8198 Fax: (518) 647-5457 Cell: (518) 569-8702

James C. Atkins

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL OUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND VALUED CUSTOMERS

87 Lake Shore Road Willsboro, NY 12996

(518) 963-4303 1-866-DIGGING

[email protected]

John Sheehan & Sons, Inc.

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Village Meat Market 3609 Essex Road • Willsboro, New York 12996

Phone (518) 963-8612 • Fax (518) 963-4583

village meat market FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED FOR 25 YEARS

Mon. - Fri. 6 AM - 9 PM; Sat. & Sun. 7 AM - 9 PM

Have a Safe & Happy Holiday 58782

MLM Insurance

Agency, Inc .

192 Champlain Avenue Westport, NY 962-4467

Season’s Greetings from Susan Fahey & Wayne Shepard

All forms of insurance.

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