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Pouch to lead ALCA

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VOLUME 68: NUMBER 39
WEEK OF MARCH 17-23, 2016
Bikes OK in Chain
Lakes, 5 towns win
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
Photos by Pete Klein
A large crowd of 97 people who care deeply about the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, showed
up at its Annual Winter Benefit for the Arts, held on March 12 at the Minnowbrook Conference Center
in Blue Mountain Lake.
Pouch to lead ALCA
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
BLUE
MOUNTAIN
LAKE — The big news coming
out of the Annual Winter
Benefit for the Adirondack
Lakes Center for the Arts
(ALCA), held March 12 at the
Minnowbrook Conference
Center, was the introduction of
Christine Pouch as its new fulltime executive director.
Pouch replaces Jamie
Strader who was the interim executive director after Alex
Harris resigned last year.
Pouch will be leaving her
Please see DIRECTOR,
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INSIDE
Calendar .............3
Churches...........17
Classifieds ........20
Indian Lake .......16
Inlet...................23
Letter ..................4
Long Lake .........13
Outdoors ...........15
Speculator ..........5
Wells .................14
Christine Pouch was announced as the new executive director of
the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts at the Annual Winter
Benefit for the Arts, held on March 12 at the Minnowbrook
Conference Center in Blue Mnt. Lake.
RAY BROOK — The five
towns known as the Upper
Hudson Recreation Hub
(UHRH), consisting of
Minerva, Newcomb, North
Hudson, Indian Lake and Long
Lake, got most of what they
have been working for when the
Adirondack Park Agency approved recommendations to
amend the Adirondack Park
State Land Master Plan.
The March 11 action marks
the first major revision to the
APSLMP in nearly two
decades. The Master Plan
guides the classification and
management of State lands inside the Adirondack Park.
The APA will now prepare
to forward the recommendations to Gov. Andrew Cuomo
for final approval.
Changes to the plan would
allow bicycling on former allseason roads in the Essex Chain
Lakes and Pine Lake Primitive
Areas.
It would also allow for the
use of motorized vehicles and
equipment for periodic, nonroutine maintenance, rehabilitation or construction of the designated Primitive Recreational
Trails and, allow the possible
use of non-natural materials on
bridge designs in wild forest
areas following a “minimum requirements approach.”
“The agency is pleased to
advance our recommendation to
approve amendments to the
Adirondack Park State Land
Master Plan to Governor
Cuomo,” Chairwoman Lani
Ulrich said. “This action represents years of hard work and
careful consideration. It also
represents a thoughtful recognition that the Master Plan is a living document that should be revisited over time. Today we
acted on commitments made in
2013 to find opportunities to incorporate evolving public use
interests without diminishing
the principles of the APSLMP.”
“I
commend
the
Adirondack Park Agency for
approving these important
amendments to the Adirondack
Park State Land Master Plan,”
said DEC Acting Commissioner
Basil Seggos. “This progressive
proposal, which was carefully
crafted with strong public participation, will ensure the public
can access and enjoy a broad
range of recreational opportunities on newly acquired lands
and waters in the Adirondack
Park while the state continues to
protect and conserve the region’s globally significant
forests and natural resources.”
Please see PARK,
Page 11
Eldridge joins Butler to fight for local roads
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
ALBANY—Hamilton County
Highway
Superintendent
and
Assemblyman Marc Butler joined nearly 700 town, village, city and county
highway superintendents and other advocates on March 9 to fight for upstate
New York’s fair share of infrastructure
funding.
Eldridge, Butler and a group of
roughly 130 bi-partisan legislators
from both the Assembly and Senate
were recently in Albany demanding an
increase in funding.
Please see ROADS,
Page 8
Photo submitted
Assemblyman Marc W. Butler and Hamilton County Highway Superintendent Tracy
Eldridge join their colleagues at the “Local Roads Matter” rally at the State Capitol.
Eldridge is in the second row, far left, and Butler is in the second row, far right.
W W W . H A M I L T O N C O U N T Y E X P R E S S . C O M
H A M I L T O N
C O U N T Y
E X P R E S S
week of March 17-23, 2016
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THE WAY THINGS WERE
About the week of
March 17th, 1968, At
HAMILTON COUNTY,
Hamilton Co. Red Cross
Chapter held its 1968 campaign for funds for 1968. Our
quota is $4,253, National’s
$1,568, Chapter $2,685.
Chairmen for each of the
branches will have charge of
the drive in the towns are:
Benson, Mrs. Norman Storer;
Blue Mt. Lake, Mrs. Dorothy
Callahan; Hope, Mrs. Nina
Marcellus; Indian Lake, Mrs.
Leonora Turner; Lake
Pleasant, Mrs. Iona Wilson;
Long Lake, Mrs. Arthur
Parker; Morehouse, Mrs.
Walter Smith; Raquette
Lake, Mrs. Dennis Dillon,
Jr.; Wells, Mrs. Clayton
Schuyler.
At BLUE MOUNTAIN
LAKE, the story of
Adirondack transportation,
key to the area’s growth and
development, will be illustrated in a major new building to be constructed at the
Adirondack Museum in Blue
Mountain Lake. The building
has been planned for some
time, but was delayed by uncertainties cause by the announcement last summer of a
proposal for a National Park
in the Adirondacks.
Construction is now
scheduled to begin as soon as
final design details can be
completed. Target date for
opening of the 25,000 square
foot building is not yet fixe,
and will hinge on constructional problems.
The building will be located on the western edge of
the Museum’s 30-acre site on
the shoulder of the Mountain
for which Blue Mountain
Lake, lying a thousand feet
below, is named. Exhibition
plans for the new space are
now being refined by
Museum curator George
Bowditch.
At INLET, Mrs. Laura F.
Bird, 55, of Sixth Lake, wife
of Supervisor Norton Bird of
Inlet, died March 3, 1968, at
her home. She was born in
Inlet. She attended Inlet
schools and was graduated
from the Town of Webb High
School, Old Forge.
She was married to Mr.
Bird in 1932 at Raquette
Lake. Mrs. Bird was a past
matron of Old Forge Chapter,
OES, a former town clerk of
Inlet, a member of the
Church of the Lakes and its
Ladies Auxiliary, the Inlet
Fire Department Auxiliary,
and was clerk of the Inlet
Board of Assessors.
Besides her husband, she
leaves two sons, Donald
Bird, Tolland, Conn. and
Robert Bird, Parrish, and a
sister, Mrs. Roger Smith,
Raquette Lake. The funeral
was held from the Church of
the Lakes. Burial was in
Riverview Cemetery.
A Study Course was offered by the Town of Webb
School, being taught by Mr.
Maizel from Utica College
for ten weeks. Four students
from Inlet, Larry Payne,
Mary Payne, Deborah
Brigham and Ellen Ponder,
will be taking the course.
At LAKE PLEASANT,
a pair of beautiful brass candelabras was displayed for
the first time at the morning
worship at the Speculator
Grace Methodist Church
Sunday. They were given in
memory of Mrs. Wilbur
Witherstine by her family. A
dedication service will be
planned later on in the summer when some of her family
and many of her friends will
be here to attend.
A service for James Burr
Call were held at the Claude
A. Lipe Funeral Home,
Northville, with Rev. Louis
H. Christman, pastor of the
Chapel-By-The-Lake,
Speculator
officiating.
Bearers were Clyde Elliott,
Louis Grants, George
O’Connell, Leo Desrocher,
Charles Johns and Warren
Duheme. Burial was in the
Speculator Cemetery.
At LONG LAKE,
Laurinda Badger, a senior at
Long Lake Central School
has been accepted at Delhi in
Construction Technology
Division. She is the daughter
of Mrs. Lewis Wright.
Cheryl Ketchum, a senior
at Long Lake Central School,
has been accepted at
Potsdam State University.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Hosley, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Helms and Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Shippi, all of Long
Lake, attended a dinner party
at Fireside Lodge at Sabael,
in honor to pay tribute to
John Kathan’s retirement
from the service of County
Supt. of Highways of
Hamilton County.
Roy Hosley Jr. and his
family are now living in
Saranac Lake where he will
be residing for three years as
Navy Recruiting officer.
Leon Lamos, and daughter,
of Glens Falls, were dinner
guests of his uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice
Lamos.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
Jennings are the proud par-
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ents of a son, William
Thomas Jennings, born
February 28th in Glens Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin
McIntyre and their baby of
West Babylon, L.I., spent the
weekend with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry McIntyre
at Long View Lodge.
John Seaman is home
from Mohawk Valley
Community College at Utica,
to spend mid-term vacation
with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Seaman of
Deerland Road. Mr. and Mrs.
Fred White of Amsterdam
spent the weekend with her
mother,
Mrs.
Annie
Robinson.
Mrs. Richard Hall, and
children of Rome, has been
spending some time with her
parents, Mr. sand Mrs.
Joseph Morley. Mr. and Mrs.
Malcolm Ross from Brant
Lake called on her aunt and
uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice
D. Lamos.
Em3 Kenneth Bean arrived home to surprise his
parents as he hasn’t seen
them in two years. He was
stationed in Spain and will be
leaving for Portsmouth, N.H.
where he will attend school
for eight weeks and then return to Spain.
At WELLS, Roy L.
Earley, 58, a lifelong resident
of Wells, died last week at
Littauer
Hospital,
Gloversville, where he had
been a patient for the past
four weeks. Born in the
Town of Wells Dec. 13,
1909, Earley was the son of
William P. and Jennie Stuart
Earley. He married Dorothy
Whitman July 11, 1937.
He was employed by the
State Highway Department
and he also operated a service station at Wells. Earley, at
one time, operated a school
bus for the Wells Central
School system. He was a
charter member of the Wells
Volunteer Fire Dept.
Survivors, in addition to
his wife, include a son, Roy
Earley Jr., of Scotia; two
daughters, Mrs. Patricia
Simmons of Northville and
Mrs. Sandra Moldt of Wells;
a brother, Myron Earley of
Bennington, Vermont; one
sister, Mrs. Charles Craig of
Wells.
LOCAL ENERGY AND UNEMPLOYMENT UPDATE
GASOLINE
State average: $1.919/gallon (last year $2.604).
Upstate avg.: $1.914/gallon (last year $2.598).
Local: Citgo Inlet $2.099; Stewarts Indian Lake $2.119;
Stewarts Long Lake $2.119; One Stop Indian Lake $2.119; Ol
Station BML, $2.309, Mountain Market Speculator $2.049
cash and $2.109 credit; Casey’s Corner Piseco $2.309.
DIESEL
Statewide avg.: $2.188/gallon (last year $3.333).
Local: Mountain Market Speculator $2.259 cash and $2.319
credit; Casey’s Corner Piseco $2.499.
HEATING OIL
North Country avg.: $2.097/gallon (last year $3.201).
PROPANE
North Country avg.: $2.678 (last year $2.993).
ELECTRIC
Statewide avg.: Dec. 2015 $0.1753 per kWh (last year
$0.1926)
Average energy prices as of March 15 are from New York
State Energy Research and Development Authority with
statewide and North Country prices for 87-octane gasoline
from NYSERDA and automotive.com; residential electricity
prices are from U.S. Energy Information Administration.
LATEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
US Jan. 2015 – 6.1%; Jan. 2016 – 5.3%
NYS Jan. 2015 – 6.4%; Jan. 2016 –5.5%
Hamilton County Jan. 2015 – 9.7%; Jan. 2016 – 8.6%
Note: Hamilton County always has one of the highest unemployment rates in the winter and one of the lowest unemployment rates in the summer.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
CLASSES
COOKING CLASSES
WITH ALAN STAFFORD
BLUE MNT LAKE—On
Saturday, March 19, Alan
Stafford will conduct a cooking
class on Traditional European
Tortes from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. $20 per class includes a
chance to sample each creation.
Register online or by calling
518-352-7715.
BERRY BASKET
WEAVING
WELLS—The Virginia
Hosley Free Library will sponsor a Berry Basket Weaving
class by Beverly Connelius on
Saturday, April 9, from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. and Sunday, April 10,
from 1 to 5 p.m. The class will
take place at the Methodist
Church Gathering Space on Rt.
30 and Buttermilk Road. There
is a non-refundable fee of $85
for weaving materials. Weavers
must bring 12”x14”x5” water
basin, tape measure, old bath
towel and wash cloth, clip
clothespins and sheetrock
knife. To reserve, mail payment
to: Wells Library, P O Box 88,
Wells, 12190. For further information please call Maryellen
Stofelano at 924-6358.
COOKING CLASSES
WITH ALAN STAFFORD
BLUE MNT LAKE – On
Saturday, April 16, Alan
Stafford will conduct a cooking
class on Cuisine from the
Royal Court of Afghanistan: a
traditional vegetarian meal
with Persian and Indian influences. $20 per class includes a
chance to sample each creation.
Register online or by calling
518-352-7715.
ENTERTAINMENT
BUBBLE TROUBLE
LONG LAKE — A bubble volcano. A bubble roller
coaster. A kid in a bubble? Jeff
Boyer takes bubbles to the max
in a one-man bubble extravaganza Sunday, March 20, starting at 1 p.m. at Town Hall.
EVENTS
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
CELEBRATION PARADE
INDIAN LAKE—The St.
Patrick’s Day Parade, starting
on Friday, March 18, at 3 p.m.
on Main Street, will be the
kick-off for the St. Patrick’s
Day Celebration Weekend in
Indian Lake.
The parade will feature the
students of ILCS PARP
Program and the ILCS Band.
Parade route is Crow Hill Road
to the Rt. 28/30 intersection.
For more information 518-6485828.
THE MUTT STRUT
INDIAN LAKE — The
Mutt Strut” Dog Show will
again take place at the Lake Ski
Hut on Sunday, March 20,
starting at 1 p.m.
Bring out your dog for the
annual St. Patrick’s Day
Celebration dog show. 12 categories of competition.
Registration begins at 12:30
p.m. For more information
518-648-5828.
VOLLEYBALL
TOURNAMENT
INDIAN LAKE—There
will be a Volleyball
Tournament at Indian Lake
Central on Friday, March 18,
starting at 6:30 p.m. in the gym.
Form a team of 8 to compete.
$2 per player. $1 spectators.
This event is a fundraiser for
Hamilton County Community
Action. For more information
518-648-5828.
WAR ROOM MOVIE
WELLS – The Virginia
Hosley Free Library on Main
Street will have a showing of
“War Room,” a drama about a
Family’s experiences and the
way they are dealing with
them. It will be shown on
Thursday, March 31, from 2 to
4:15 p.m.
MAPLE WEEKEND
SPECULATOR — NYS
Maple Weekend takes place
Saturday and Sunday, March
19 & 20 and April 2 & 3 from
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at sugarhouse
at McComb’s Oak Hill Maple,
227 Elm Lake Road.
EASTER EGG HUNT
WELL S— The Virginia
Hosley Free Library will have
their yearly Easter Egg Hunt on
Saturday, March 19, at 10 a.m.
This event is for children 10
years old and younger. There
will be candy, prizes and story
time. For more information
contact Alice at 924-2220.
IRISH ROAD BOWLING
INDIAN LAKE—On
Saturday, March 19, starting at
noon, there will be Irish Road
Bowling.
Form a team of 4 players to
‘bowl’ on the road. $20 per
team. Registration and check at
the Town Hall between noon
and 12:45 p.m.
Play begins at 1 p.m. Road
to be determined.
This event is a fundraiser
for Cabin Fever Players. For
more information 518-6485828.
FILMS/MOVIES/TV
FOOD
CHICKEN AND
BISCUIT DINNER
WELLS – The Wells
United Methodist Church is
holding a Chicken and Biscuit
Dinner on Wednesday, April 6,
from 4 to 6:30 p.m.
The menu consists of
chicken in gravy on fabulous
biscuits from Bev Peters,
mashed potatoes, green beans
and carrots, beverage, and
home-made pies, cakes, and
cookies.
Cost is $ 9 for adults, $4
for ages 6 to 12, and free for
under 6. Take-outs and glutenfree options are available. The
Church is located near the center of Wells on Route 30.
MUSIC
COMMUNITY CHOIR
EASTER PROGRAM
WELLS — The Wells
Community Choir Annual
Easter Program will be
Sunday, March 20, 2 p.m., at
the Wells Wesleyan Church.
Start the Holy Week listening to songs and readings
pertaining to this Holy Week
in the life of Jesus Christ and
Christians’ lives.
Refreshments served afterwards.
ADIRONDACK MUSIC
CONCERT
WELLS
—
The
Jamcrackers will be coming
to Wells to perform on
Sunday, April 3, at 2 p.m.
This is a well-known popular
group who sing folk and
blues, ballads, gospel and
dance tunes. Some of the
music has an Adirondack
theme. The concert will take
place at St. Anne’s Catholic
Church on Route 30 in Wells
and is being sponsored by
the Virginia Hosley Free
Library. The cost is $10 per
person and there will be free
COME TO SELL
HOPE — There will be a
Town Wide Garage Sale at the
Hope Firehouse / Ball Field
Saturday, May 7, and Sunday,
May 8.
Come pick a spot and sell
unwanted treasures. There is no
charge to participate. If interested contact either Joanne
Robinson at 924-2562 or
Jessica Robinson at 924-4677
or
email
robinson4jessica@gmail.com.
PERFORMING
ARTS
‘MORNINGS AT SEVEN’
NORTH CREEK—The
Our Town Theater Group
will put on a production of
Morning’s At Seven by Paul
Osborn.
“Morning’s at Seven,” a
delightful, gentle 1930s
comedy about small town
life.
It will run Friday and
Saturday, March 18 and 19,
at 7:30 p.m., and on Sunday,
March 20, at 1 p.m. in the
Lyle Dye Auditorium.
Tickets: $12 adults $8
students. For tickets call
518-406-8840 or email
OTTGTickets@gmail.com
The deadline for Coming
Attractions is two weeks before
the
event.
Announcements may not exceed 125 words. E-mail them
to editor@hamiltoncountyexpress.com
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CARDS OF THANKS
Thank you for support
Middle-class deserves a break
Thank you all who who gave food, flowers, contributions,
your time and kind words at the passing of our son, brother,
uncle, nephew, cousin, William Morrissey (MUDD).
On a regular basis, residents of the Mohawk Valley
and North Country carefully
craft responsible budgets for
their families. Lawmakers in
Albany, however, aren’t
nearly as vigilant when it
comes to spending the hardearned dollars of workingclass New Yorkers.
The middle class was hit
hardest by the recession,
which impacts lives today.
Dollars just don’t stretch as
far as they used to.
Recently, the Senate
Republicans unveiled a
seven-year tax relief proposal that would reduce middleclass taxes by 25 percent,
saving New Yorkers $3.5 billion. Annually, about 8 million households could expect
nearly $900 in savings. I
would like to review their
plan more carefully, but I applaud their efforts and encourage
Assembly
Democrats to adopt similar
or even stronger tax relief
measures. I have always
fought to put more money
back into the pockets of the
working class.
Last year, two of New
— ERMA HUTCHINS AND FAMILIES
Indian Lake
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Disgruntled Gilmantown denizen turns to
press over Highway Department debacle
Dear Editor:
The ballot box and the printing press are the sole methods
by which we remind the cogs of the political machine where
their place is in the course of human events. As a resident of
Gilmantown who conducts business in Lake Pleasant, I am deprived of the former and therefore resort to the latter. The condition of the Lake Pleasant portion of Gilmantown Road is absolutely diabolical. While unsurfaced highways are indeed
more difficult of maintenance, that fact grants no validity to the
excuses continually peddled for this road’s abominable state.
This past season, the Department again demonstrated unrivaled ineptitude and sloth. In autumn, when the time was right,
the road still firm, no crew came to clean the ditches and culvert turnouts to properly shed the autumnal rain and vernal
snow thaws that instead eroded the highway. No gravel was
brought to fill the sizable and numerous potholes, leaving them
to hold water, grow, and destabilize the road’s crown. Now,
with the vernal deluge nigh, the fruit of the Department’s neglect will ripen in the form of a battered mud-path that will cost
more money to restore than it would have to preemptively
maintain.
Recently confronted about this indolence, some clever, if
buffoonish, Highway Department employees quipped, ``It’s
spring’’ and ``You have four wheel drive,’’ as if insipid ripostes
could excuse their collective laxity. The Supervisor and certain
crewmembers should be made aware that stupid jokes and petty
excuses do not maintain a road. Timely and diligent labor do. If
Please see LETTER, Page 8
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York’s top legislative leaders
were convicted of corruption,
the state had among the highest taxes in the nation, and it
ranked dead last on almost
every business climate and
economic ranking in the
country.
Assembly
Democrats, meanwhile, have
not taken any steps to fix
these deeply-rooted problems.
Instead they block efforts to
pass ethics reforms, and instead fight for free college tuition for illegal immigrants
and incarcerated criminals,
wage a war on successful
New Yorkers by increasing
their taxes, and call for an aggressive 67 percent minimum
wage increase. This wage increase, according to the
Empire Center, could cost the
state a minimum of 200,000
jobs statewide. There is a serious disconnect between New
York City priorities and upstate values. I believe New
Yorkers should be able to
keep more of their hardearned dollars. Additionally,
we must support small businesses by creating a friendlier
business and economic climate.
I
encourage
my
Assembly colleagues to
evaluate their policies and
how they will hurt upstate
New York residents and
businesses, and adopt measures that will help families,
seniors and mom-and-pop
job creators. Now is the time
to make our state more affordable for residents and
business owners alike. I
hope my legislative colleagues do not squander the
opportunity.
I welcome your input on
this or any other legislative
topic. Please contact me at
my Herkimer office at 315866-1632, my Johnstown office at 518-672-6486, or by
email at butlerm@assembly.state.ny.us.
INFO AGE
Windows User accounts and passwords
I don’t know about you,
but Windows asking me for a
password every time I turn on
the computer or wake it up as
annoying.
If it is a computer on your
desk at the office or some
other semi-public place, or a
shared computer at home with
multiple users, or a laptop that
could conceivably be left unattended fore a few minutes
while out somewhere, it
makes sense.
But if you are the only one
using the computer, securely
in your own home or business,
then having to enter a password is just a waste of time. It
doesn’t really add much security in terms of blocking malware or other unwanted program installations.
I have wondered why people even set Windows logon
passwords, but I think the answer is simply because
Windows asks for one during
setup. It’s not clear that you
can just leave the fields blank
and continue.
I never used to set a password when installing or reinstalling Windows. Generally it
is not necessary, and not having a password prevents the
problem of forgetting it.
However there are certain
Windows functions, like creating a scheduled task or setting
up a remote desktop connection, that won’t work without a
password on the user account.
So, now I generally set a password.
You can set Windows to
automatically log you on without asking for the password,
and you can also set it to not
ask for a password when resuming from sleep or a screen
saver.
If there are multiple user
accounts, then you will probably want Windows to present
the logon screen with a list of
user accounts.
There are advantages to
multiple user accounts. The
most obvious is the each user
has their own settings and
files. However this does not
necessarily prevent users from
accessing each others’ files. It
depends on the user’s account
type.
There are two types of
Windows user accounts:
Administrator and Standard
User. By default, administrators have access to everything
but standard users can only access their own files.
Standard user accounts
are also restricted from installing software or making
other changes, which increases security. It is a good idea on
a home computer to set up
your children or grandchildren, or on a business computer your employees, as standard users.
Actually, it is not a bad
idea to set up a standard user
account for yourself, and use it
as your normal logon instead
of your administrator account.
This helps to prevent ‘drive-by
downloads’ of malware and
other unwanted programs. Just
make sure you also have at
least one permanent administrator account for which you
know the password.
While there are security
advantages of working in a
standard user account, it can
also be a hassle because you
will be stopped from making
certain changes. You’ll have to
log in to your administrator
account instead. If you don’t
make changes very often, this
won’t be much of an inconvenience and the increase in
security might be worth the
occasional hassle.
Note: Pete Newell has
provided professional computer services for 35 years. He
can be reached at (315) 3768879
or
through
solutions.prnewell.com.
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Speculator/Lake Pleasant/Arietta
Community Hall roof goes out to bid
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
PISECO—The Arietta
Town Board discussed a new
roof for the Community Hall
at its meeting Feb. 1.
Mel LaScola, the town’s
code enforcement officer and
building / safety inspector,
discussed the changes to the
engineers’ original plans. The
metal roofing will be changed
to a ribbed metal instead of a
standing seam, the purlins
will be left on and they will
put the plywood over them.
They will also go from
3/4” to 5/8” plywood.
Supervisor Rick Wilt said
the estimate from the engineer is $284,000. That seems
to be high but, the only way
to know is to bid it. He said
that it would be bid with and
without a straight roof profile
over the north side of the
building.
The board approved having Bernier & Carr Associates
to go out to bid for repairs
and new roofing for the
Piseco Community Hall with
the revisions made to the
original plan.
The bid will be with the
roof on the north side of the
building being left with two
pitches or with it having only
one pitch.
FUEL BID OPENINGS
The board voted to accept
the bid from Ascent Aviation
from Parish, the only bid received, for Phillips 66 100LL
Avgas at a fluctuating price of
$2.4079 for a 6,000 gallon delivery and $2.5349 for a 3,000
gallon delivery. This price
will fluctuate with the market
for Avgas and freight costs
may change with the market.
Fuel oil and propane bids
were received from G.A.
Bove & Sons Inc., Wells, and
J&R Eldredge, Lake Pleasant.
All bids were accepted
and referred to Wilt, who was
authorized to accept the lower
of the bids received after determining which were the
lower of the bids received.
The uncertainty of which
bids were lower was because
the bids from Bove and
Eldredge were based upon
different days of daily price at
the port in Albany.
PLANNING BOARD
APPOINTMENT
The board appointed
Jacqui Grier to the Arietta
Planning Board to complete
the term of Mel LaScola who
resigned from the Planning
Board, and fill LaScola’s term
ending Feb. 28, 2018.
GAMES OF CHANCE
Wilt informed the board
that Arietta needs to have a
games of chance law on the
books. He said that best way
to do that is to put a referendum in this fall’s election and
then a local law right after
that assuming the referendum
is passed by the people.
LOSAP
Barry Baker recommended that the board also put a
referendum for the Length of
Service Award Programs
(LOSAP) retirement for the
Piseco firefighters increase
they would like to receive. He
said it would go from $10 a
year credited service up to a
maximum retirement of $400
a month benefit to $20 a year
credited service up to a maximum retirement of $800 a
month benefit.
Note: This article is
based on minutes of the
Arietta Town Board meeting
of Feb. 1 as provided by Town
Clerk Kenneth Parslow.
Speculator, Lake Pleasant, Arietta
Community Calendar
Thursday, March 17: 9 a.m., Osteobusters, LP Methodist
Church.
Friday, March 18: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Food Pantry Open,
North Country Bible Fellowship.
Monday, March 21: 9 a.m., Osteobusters, LP Methodist
Church; 6 p.m., Morehouse Vol. Fire Dept. Drill Night, firehouse; 7 p.m., Hamilton County Amateur Radio Club
meets, LP Fire Hall; 7 p.m., LP Town Board meets, Town
Hall.
Tuesday, March 22: 5:30 p.m., AA meets, LP Methodist
Church; 7 p.m., Speculator Planning Board meets, Village
Hall; 7:30 p.m., VFW Post 7228 meets, Post Home.
Wednesday, March 23: 7 p.m., Knit Wits, LP Library.
Thursday, March 24: 9 a.m., Osteobusters, LP Methodist
Church.
To contribute to the calendar, call (800) 453-6397, ext. 132,
or email to editor@hamiltoncountyexpress.com
Scholarship available for local grads
SPECULATOR — The Friends of the Lake Pleasant
Library will be awarding the second annual $500 scholarship in
memory of Molly Tanner, a founding member of The Friends.
All college-bound graduating seniors of the Wells Central
School or Johnstown High School who reside in Lake Pleasant,
Piseco or Wells are eligible to apply.
The winner will be chosen from the completed applications
and announced at graduation. Deadline for submission is June
1. No applications will be accepted after this date.
The scholarship money will be paid to the winning student
following the successful completion (2.0) of the first semester
of college. As proof that a 2.0 average or higher has been
maintained, the student will be required to submit the first semester college transcripts. Payment of the scholarship will
then be made directly to the student. Last year’s winner was
Gabrielle Tebo from Wells.
Applications may be obtained at Tanner’s Outdoor Sports,
at the Lake Pleasant Central School, Wells Central School,
Johnstown High School or by calling Shirley Smith, President
of The Friends of the Lake Pleasant Library at 548-3564.
Burn ban starts March 16
Photo submitted
Littauer 2015 Goodwill Award winners, Kelly Perham, left, standing in for second runner-up Deb
Perham, 2015 Goodwill Employee of the Year Paula Zemken, and first runner-up Michelle Beckley
NLHannounces 2015 employee of the year
GLOVERSVILLE
Nathan Littauer Hospital &
Nursing Home announces
Paula Zemken, Office
Coordinator Women’s Health
as the 2015 Goodwill
Employee of the Year. Zemken
was nominated by her peers for
this top honor for going above
and beyond to help others
every day. She has been a
Littauer employee since 2003.
Littauer President and
CEO Laurence Kelly made the
announcement at a hospitalwide celebration praising
Zemken stating, “She is an example of the best of the best.”
“I am very surprised and
very, very honored” said
Zemken.
Littauer has over 1000 employees and Paula Zemken was
nominated by her peers for this
top honor. She has a special
way with our patients and our
providers,” said Goodwill
Committee
Chairperson
Brenda Hammons. “From
helping to bring new life into
this world, to promoting
healthy lifestyles, Paula is
someone we count on to get
things done,” Hammons added.
Thank you to all who gave
food, flowers, contributions,
your kind words at the passing
of our son, brother, uncle, nephew,
cousin, William Morrissey (MUDD).
Erma Hutchins
& Family
ALBANY – All residential brush burning is prohibited in smaller
communities during the state’s historically high fire-risk period
from March 16 through May 14.
Open burning is the largest single cause of wildfires in New York
state. Data from DEC’s Forest Protection Division shows that
debris burning accounted for about 36 percent of wildfires in the
state between 1985 and 2009, which is more than twice the next
most-cited cause. I
Some towns are designated “fire towns,” primarily in and around
the Adirondack Park and Catskill Park. Under the Environmental
Conservation Law, open burning is prohibited in these municipalities without a written permit from DEC. Open burning is prohibited
at any time in these municipalities.
All towns in Hamilton County are designated as fire towns.
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Eakin resigns from Speculator chamber in the red
Board of Education
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
SPECULATOR—Thomas Eakin notified the Lake Pleasant
Central School Board of Education of his intention to resign from
the board at its meeting held on March 9.
It was late in the meeting and after an executive session that
Eakin made the announcement. It came after the board approved a
three-year extension of Superintendent Heather Philo contract –
effective July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2018.
Eakin was the only one to vote nay on the contract extension.
After voting nay and saying he would submit his resignation,
Eakin left the meeting.
BUDGET
The 2016-17 tax levy is $3,648,132 - up $25,023 from
$3,623,109 from the current school year or up 0.0069 percent and
under the cap on the levy.
Last year the Lake Pleasant Central School District also
stayed below the state-mandated cap on any increase to the tax
levy in its proposed budget for 2015-16.
The tax levy was $3,623,109, up $50,306 or 1.41 percent.
The tax cap is currently $25,303, which means the overall
budget can only go up that much.
Philo said, “Again, we are waiting on the revenue figures to
know for sure if we will stay at that amount. Last year, we did also
meet the tax cap at $50,306.
APPROVALS
The board approved the all sports Section VII with Wells
Central.
The board approved holding a public hearing on the budget
on Tuesday, May 3, starting at 7 p.m.
The board approved using unused snow days on March 28,
May 27 and May 31.
The board approved publishing the legal notice of the public
hearing (May 3), budget vote and BOE election date (May 17).
The board accepted the resignation of CSE Secretary Donna
Benkovich.
OTHER BUSINESS
There was some discussion but no action on a High School
Activities Transportation Policy and a separate transportation policy for crossing through school districts when there are school
closings and delays.
The board will next meet on April 13.
LAKE PLEASANT-- The
Adirondacks Speculator Region
Chamber of Commerce expects
to operate in the red this year,
and anticipates raising membership fees.
Peter Welch, the Chamber’s
Board President, came before
the Lake Pleasant Town Board
at its March 7 meeting to provide details of its budget and
programs.
Welch announced that
Monica Swift resigned as director and has been replaced by
Donna Benkovich.
Welch added that Amy
Germain remains as creative director. Welch said Germain will
handle social media but work as
a sub-contractor.
THE NUMBERS
Proposed Budget 2016
INCOME
Income - Events: 4th of
July – $761; Farmer's Market $2,024; Lane 10K – $925;
Piseco Triathlon - $3,257.
Total: $6,967.
Grant Income: Lake
Pleasant - $33,000; Arietta $10,000; Morehouse - $1,500.
Total: $44,500.
Other Income: Membership
Dues - $7,335; Snowmobile
Map - $3,120; Office Income $1,724; Uncategorized Income $450. Total - $12,629.
Total income all sources -
$64,096.
EXPENSES
There are many varied expenses with the largest categories being: Advertising $4,000; rent - $6,000 and payroll - $40,572. Total: $75,258.
Subtracting total expenses
of $75,258 from total income
leaves the Chamber with a negative net operating income of
$11,162.
Welch focused on the grant
income as a major component
of the problem.
Welch said grant income
from the towns between 2006
and 2016 has fallen by $22,000.
In 2006, Lake Pleasant support was $45,000 and fell to
$33,000 for 2016. Arietta fell
from $18,000 in 2006 to
$10,000 in 2016. Morehouse
held steady at $1,500. Wells fell
from $2,000 in 2006 and is now
at zero funding.
In response to this loss of
grant income, Welch said the
chamber is dropping the line for
the fax machine and planning to
raise membership fees. In the
future, Welch is hoping the
towns will consider restoring
some of the funding they have
reduced over the past 10 years.
HEALTH INSURANCE
A resolution concerning
health insurance for new hires
and elected officials remains
tabled.
When the Town Board met
on Feb. 1, Supervisor Daniel
Wilt introduced a resolution that
would start controlling health
insurance costs by requiring
new hires and elected official to
start paying 20 percent of the
cost of health insurance.
The resolution tabled reads
as follows: “Resolution # 22 At
a beginning date of / /2016,
newly hired employees, and
elected officials not working 40
hour week, if participating in the
health care program offered by
the Town of Lake Pleasant, are
required to contribute 20% of
health care costs incurred by the
Town of Lake Pleasant. Be it
further resolved: Only employees eligible for retirement health
care benefits offered by the
Town of Lake Pleasant, are
Town of Lake Pleasant employees working 40 hours/week, and
have 20 years of continuous
service.”
The town currently fully
funds the cost of health insurance for its current town employees and elected officials.
OTHER BUSINESS
• The board approved Allan
Johnson as a new member of
the Planning Board with a term
starting Jan. 1, 2016 and ending
Dec. 31, 2019.
The board rejected drafting
a gaming law for bingo, reasoning that no one has ever requested holding bingo in Lake
Pleasant.
The Town Board will meet
Monday, March 21, at 7 p.m. in
the Town Hall.
Entries needed for Adirondacks watercolors exhibit
Attention all artists working
in water-based media. View announces the call for entry for the
2016 Adirondacks National
Exhibition of American
Watercolors. The deadline to
apply is Monday, April 4. For a
full prospectus and to apply go
t
o
www.onlinejuriedshows.com/D
efault.aspx?OJSID=7558.
The crowning jewel of
View’s yearly exhibition series,
the Adirondacks National
Exhibition of American
Watercolors running from Aug.
6 through Oct. 9, draws some of
the biggest names working in
water media throughout North
Photo submitted
Mammoth Sunflower is a work done by this year’s juror of
awards, Carolyn Ward.
America. The exhibition is open
to all artists working in waterbased media on paper. This includes transparent and opaque
watercolors, acrylics, casein,
egg tempera, gouache, and ink.
Chestertown Indian Lake
494-2471
648-5050
Speculator
548-7521
stephensonlumber.com
INSULATING THE ADIRONDACKS SINCE 1985
Judging the 2016 exhibition
are internationally recognized
award winning artists Carolyn
Lord, NWS (juror of selection)
and Chris Krupinski, AWS-DF,
NWS (juror of awards). Both
artists will be on hand at View
to teach workshops in the spring
and summer of 2016. For more
information on the workshops
go to www.viewarts.org.
For more information
please
visit:
www.viewarts.org/exhibitions/u
pcoming-exhibitions/2016adirondacks-national-exhibition-of-american-watercolors/.
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RETIREMENT
PARTY
CELEBRATES
CRIS MEIXNER
Employees who have worked with Cris Meixner at the Hamilton County New and then the Hamilton County Express gathered to
remember her years of services as the editor of the paper and wish her well in her well-deserved retirement. People who have worked
with her include, back row from left – Mike Vail, Art Simmons, May Fitzgerald, Shirley Smith and Pete Klein.
Front row from left, Monroe Collie Smith, Cris Meixner and Alexia Buswell.
Easter services announced
North Country Bible Fellowship on Elm Lake Road in
Speculator will be having three special services for the Easter
Season: Sunday, March 20, (Palm Sunday) at 9:30 a.m. the
message will be, “Mission Hosanna”, Friday, March 25, at 6
p.m. for Good Friday, “The Three Crosses” and on Easter
Sunday, March 27, at 9:30 a.m. “The Resurrection Makes
Sense of Christianity.”
We wish to invite our local communities to come together for
this special time of year to celebrate the life and work of Jesus
Christ culminating with His resurrection from the dead.
‘Jack and the Frankenbeanstalk’ coming
Lake Pleasant Central School Drama Club will present Jack
and the Frankenbeanstalk 7 p.m. Friday, April 1, at and 1 p.m.
Saturday, April 2. Cost $5, children 5 and under free.
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Many showed up at a
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Cris Meixner as editor of
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as editor of the Hamilton
County News in Sept.
1985.
The party was hosted
by the Lake Pleasant
Volunteer
Fire
Department and friends
on Saturday, March 12, at
the Lake Pleasant Fire
House.
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Letter
from page 4
the Department is in need of remediation, I offer up the multitude of references in my personal library, authored by various
municipal, state, and federal transportation departments, describing the proper timing and methods of maintaining a gravel
road. However, consideration of the aphorism that highways
are perilous, expensive, and useless without proper crowning
and ditch-work would suffice.
While the Wells and Speculator departments have performed admirably, Gilmantown residents remain the victims of
the Lake Pleasant electorate’s decision to confirm in office and
maintain in their municipality’s employ men who appear incapable or unwilling to perform competently.
Sincerely,
J. MAURO
Roads
from page 1
HCSWCD adds Snyder to board of directors
LAKE PLEASANT – The
Hamilton County Soil and
Water Conservation District
welcomes Phillip C. Snyder to
their Board of Directors.
This January, Snyder replaced former member Brian
Wells, Town of Indian Lake
Supervisor. Wells served on the
board from 2012 - 2015.
Snyder is the Town of Benson
Supervisor and owns EP
Snyder Construction, Inc.
“Brian was instrumental in
providing the necessary supPhoto submitted
Please see SOIL,
Page 24
Phillip C. Snyder, Benson, is the newest member of the Hamilton
County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Board of Directors.
“The condition of our upstate roads, bridges and other
infrastructure is critical to the health and vibrancy of our
communities and our local economy,” Butler said. “We’re
asking for the same commitment for upstate that New York
City has received in funding. The disparity in investment
must end.”
The bipartisan group is calling for an increase in the
Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement
Program (CHIPS), which many local highway departments
rely on to maintain roads and bridges. They want funding increased by $250 million for a total of $688 million.
The governor’s budget proposal holds funding at current
levels and eliminates the Winter Recovery Fund, which last
year provided $50 million to local communities.
Additionally, the group is advocating for creation of the
State Aid to Local Bridges and Culvert Program, which
would add $600 million to help repair closed and compromised bridges, culverts and spans. A letter of support was
sent to the governor and legislative leaders.
Municipal highway departments are responsible for
maintaining 87 percent of roads throughout the state and
about 52 percent of the state’s roughly 18,000 bridges. A report from Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli projected that over
the next 20 years, there will be an estimated $89 billion
worth of unmet infrastructure needs in the state. The
American Society of Civil Engineers has reported that it
would cost at least $40 million to maintain current road conditions.
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“Adirondack Stories, Historical Sketches” and “Adirondack Stories II, 101 More Historical Sketches”
are a collection of 251 illustrated panels written by Marty Podskoch and illustrated by Sam
Glanzman. The books are available in Charlie Johns Store, Speculator; The Lake Store, Sabael;
Hoss’s Country Corner, Long Lake; Adirondack Country Store, Northville; Fuller’s Corner Store and
J and S Old Country Store, Edinburg; and Wildlife Sports Museum, Broadalbin; or at Podskoch
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Indian Lake/Blue Mountain Lake
Meeting for fire house planned
BY PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
INDIAN LAKE – The
Commissioners of the Indian
Lake Fire District are moving
closer to the purchase of a
building to house the district’s
equipment.
A presentation of the proposed plans for the new building and a public discussion is
scheduled for March 23, 7 – 9
p.m. at the current Fire Hall
on Main Street.
The Indian Lake Planning
Board recently approved the
conversion of the former market on Main Street into a new
fire station.
The commissioners state,
“This site will meet the needs
of protecting the district’s
equipment under recently
promulgated Code and
Regulations, and will allow
room for storing all equipment under one roof. At the
present time, equipment is
stored at different locations,
with some equipment being
stored unprotected outside.
The current building has outgrown its usefulness for storing all the fire equipment and
meeting new Homeland
Security regulations. Training
needs will also be better
served during the winter
months.”
The March 23 meeting
will present proposed plans
for the renovation of the former grocery store and how
those renovations will meet
the needs of department.
There will be time for
public comment and discussion.
The commissioners are
asking that comments and
questions should be in written
form, and will be organized
by a moderator to make sure
all questions and concerns are
dealt with in an orderly fashion.
The Fire Commissioners
include; Chairman Bruce
Mitchell, Vice Chairman Kim
Mitchell, Corey Hutchins,
Richard Bahlman and Tom,
Atwell.
Attorney for the commissioner is David Tomney.
Indian Lake, Blue Mtn. Lake
Community Calendar
Monday - Friday: 4-7 p.m., Walking Program, IL School—
use Crow Hill entrance.
Thursday, March 17: 9:30 a.m., Osteobusters meet,
Byron Park Bldg.
Friday, March 18: 7 p.m., IL Vol. Ambulance Corps
meets, headquarters.
Monday, March 21: 12:30 to 3 p.m., Senior Bingo,
Mealsite.
Tuesday, March 22: 9 a.m., North Country Crafters
meets, Byron Park Bldg.
Wednesday, March 23: 7 p.m., IL/BML Fish & Game
Assoc. meets, Byron Park Bldg.
Thursday, March 24: 9:30 a.m., Osteobusters meet,
Byron Park Bldg.
Small businesses critical to state economy
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
ALBANY—Last week,
State Comptroller Thomas
DiNapoli issued a report that
says small businesses play a
big role in the New York state
economy.
The report states there
are more than 451,000 small
businesses in the state, covering a vast spectrum of firms
from neighborhood coffee
shops and homegrown construction businesses to specialized tech firms and nonprofit service providers.
Together, these enterprises
add up to an economic powerhouse with over $950 billion in annual receipts based
on the latest available Census
data. These companies, employing fewer than 500 individuals (using the Small
Business Administration’s
most common designation of
a small business), provide
nearly 3.9 million jobs in
New York. That’s just over
half of all private sector employment, generating total
payroll of almost $190 billion
annually.
Even if you look only at
businesses with fewer than
100 employees – those considered small under the
State’s
Economic
Development Law – the economic impact is still great.
These businesses are responsible for more than 2.7 million jobs, with payrolls totaling nearly $127 billion a year.
More than 80 percent of
New York’s small businesses
have fewer than 10 employees. Nearly two-thirds of
small firms have no more
than five employees.
The Great Recession hit
businesses of every size in
New York and across the
country. Overall, small businesses in New York fared better than those elsewhere in
the United States during and
immediately after the downturn. Over the decade ending
in 2013, New York’s small
businesses performed better
than the national average on
three key metrics – numbers
of firms, the jobs they provide and total payrolls.
The economic impact of
small businesses varies from
region to region. In two parts
of the State – Long Island
and the North Country –
these firms are responsible
for well over half of all business payrolls and receipts. In
every region, the impact is
substantial.
State government has a
responsibility to help make it
possible for small businesses
to prosper and create jobs.
The Office of the State
Comptroller plays a role in
that important task – not only
in our overall work to promote effective use of taxpayer dollars, but through initiatives such as our In-State
Private Equity Program,
which has committed $1.3
billion
of
Common
Retirement Fund resources
for private equity investment
in New York, and the Fund’s
support of loans for small
businesses through the New
York Business Development
Corporation.
However one measures
their impact, small businesses
are critical to New York’s
economy and integral to the
fabric of life in the Empire
State, and a major reason
New York remains the
Empire State. Appreciating
the scope, diversity, and contributions of our small businesses can help the State formulate well-calibrated policies to promote prosperity in
every region of New York.
BUTLER
On
March
9,
Assemblyman Marc Butler
backed the DiNapoli report
and said, “State government
has a responsibility to help
small businesses prosper and
create jobs. My office plays a
role in that important task –
not only in our overall work
to promote effective use of
taxpayer dollars, but through
initiatives such as our InState Private Equity Program,
which has committed $1.3
billion
of
Common
Retirement Fund resources
for private equity investment
in New York. The Fund also
supports small business loans
through our partnership with
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Development Corporation.
“However we measure
their impact, small businesses
are critical to New York’s
economy. The DiNapoli report aims to highlight the
scope, diversity, and contributions of our small businesses so policymakers may
formulate policies to promote
prosperity in every region of
the Empire State.”
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HERKIMER — The
Herkimer County College
Foundation is accepting nominations for the Alumni Hall of
Honor, recognizing Herkimer
College alumni who have distinguished themselves in their
careers and/or in service to
the community.
The Alumni Hall of Honor
Class of 2016 will be inducted at a ceremony on Friday,
Sept. 30.
The nomination form is
available at
herkimer.edu/hoh-nominations. Nominations are due
by May 30. For additional
information, the foundation
office can be reached at 315574-4015.
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open “Morning’s at Seven” at
7:30 p.m. Friday, March 18, at
at the Lyle Dye Auditorium in
the Tannery Pond Community
Center. There will also be
performances
7:30
p.m.
Saturday, March 19, and 1 p.m.
Sunday, March 20. Tickets are
$12 for adults and $8 for
students.
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Public workshop
set for April 13
The Town of Indian
Lake’s Comprehensive Plan
Advisory Committee announced that its first public
workshop will be held 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 13, at the
Indian Lake Theater.
The workshop will include a brief presentation
about the overall project and
the Advisory Committee’s
preliminary
research.
Following the presentation,
participants will have an opportunity to voice their ideas
and opinion pertaining to the
future success of Indian Lake.
The Town of Indian Lake
adopted
its
current
Comprehensive Plan in the
1970s and the document has
not been updated since. In
2015, the town was awarded
funding from the NYSDEC to
update its Comprehensive
Plan, which is one of the most
effective tools a community
can use toward achieving a
shared vision for the future.
Upon completion, the updated Comprehensive Plan
will provide guidance for future growth, include implementation strategies, establish
project leadership responsibilities, and priority levels toward achieving these various
goals.
Throughout the planning
process, all residents and interested parties are encouraged to participate as the
Town solicits public input on
the future of Indian Lake.
For more information,
please
contact: Town
Supervisor Brian Wells at
518-648-5885 or Paul
Cummings (The Chazen
Companies) at 518-824-1930.
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Campgrounds to be improved Director
from page 1
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
RAY
BROOK—The
Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) is planning to update the Unit
Management Plans (UMPS) at
three campgrounds to improve
public access to facilities at
Limekiln Lake, Eighth Lake
and Lake Durant campgrounds.
The Draft UMPs are now
available for public review and
comment. They identify facilities and infrastructure to be upgraded or replaced during the
next five years to enhance
recreational opportunities.
DEC
Acting
Commissioner Seggos said,
“These UMPs outline a suite
of important infrastructure improvements to enhance recreational access and tourism at
these signature DEC campground facilities. Once completed, these upgrades will create more attractive destinations
for campers and visitors to
enjoy the world-class recreational opportunities in the
Adirondack region.”
LIMEKILN LAKE
CAMPGROUND
The 312-acre Limekiln
Lake Campground is located
1.5 miles east of the community of Inlet. It lies in both the
town of Ohio, Herkimer
County and the town of Inlet,
Hamilton County. The campground has 271 tent and trailer
sites, flush toilets, hot showers,
trailer dump station, recycling
center, mobility impaired accessibility, sand beach, swimming area, bathhouse, nature
trail, small boat launch, canoe
rentals, and a picnic area with
tables, fireplaces, and a pavilion. Other available outdoor
recreational activities at the
campground include boating,
paddling, fishing, swimming
and hiking.
The Draft Plan for the
Limekiln Lake Campground
can be viewed and downloaded online on DEC’s website and proposes the following
management
activities:
Replacing two comfort stations; constructing two additional trailer dump stations;
converting eight existing
campsites to universal campsites; rehabilitating overused
campsites and replacing worn
picnic tables and fireplaces; repairing the dam; replacing the
registration booth; rehabilitating the water distribution system, a sewage lift station &
overhead power lines by moving them underground; and
landscaping.
EIGHTH LAKE
CAMPGROUND
The 242-acre Eighth Lake
Campground is located five
miles northeast of the community of Inlet in the town of
Inlet, Hamilton County. The
campground has 126 tent and
trailer sites, flush toilets, hot
showers, trailer dump station,
recycling center, mobility impaired accessibility, firewood
sales, sand beach, swimming
area, canoe & boat rentals, hiking trails and a picnic area with
tables and fireplaces. Other
available outdoor recreational
activities at the campground
include boating, paddling, fishing, swimming and hiking.
Eighth Lake Campground can
be viewed and downloaded online on DEC’s website and
proposes the following management
activities:
Resurfacing campground
roads; constructing two new
shower buildings; constructing
a picnic pavilion; rehabilitating
the Bug Lake Trail Parking
Lot; improving overused
campsites; installing a new
drinking water distribution
system; relocating and replacing the registration booth; rehabilitating the sewage system;
and landscaping.
LAKE DURANT
CAMPGROUND
The 35-acre Lake Durant
Campground is located five
miles northeast of the community of Inlet in the town of
Indian Lake, Hamilton County.
The campground has 61 tent
and trailer sites, flush toilets,
hot showers, trailer dump station, recycling center, firewood
sales, mobility impaired accessibility, sand beach, boat
launch, bathhouse, hiking trails
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and a picnic area with tables
and fireplaces. Other available
outdoor recreational activities
at the campground include
boating, paddling, fishing,
swimming and hiking.
Lake Durant Campground can
be viewed and downloaded online on DEC’s website and proposes the following management activities: Constructing
an eight-unit shower building;
rehabilitating the Day Use Area
and constructing a picnic pavilion; rehabilitating the fishing
pier; restoring campsites; constructing a new registration
booth; constructing a workshop
garage; upgrading the electrical
system; installing utility sinks;
and monitoring boat launch
usage.
Copies of the draft plans
are also available on computer
disc. Please call (518) 4572500 to request a disc.
DEC is accepting public
comments on the Draft Plans
until April 8. A public availability session will be held
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on
March 29, at the Raquette
Lake Union Free School. The
availability session will provide an opportunity for people
to learn more about the proposed management actions in
the Draft Plans and to comment on the proposals. The
meeting facilities are wheelchair accessible. Please call
518-897-1248 at least two
weeks in advance of the meeting if you have specific accommodation requests.
Public comment on any or
all of the Draft Campground
UMPs will be accepted
through April 8, and can be
submitted by mail to: NYS
DEC Bureau of Recreation,
625 Broadway, Albany, NY
12233-5253, or by e-mail to
campinfo@dec.ny.gov.
job at the Adirondack Museum
where she has been the Senior
Advancement Officer since
2007.
Her job there was to support the Adirondack Museum’s
Institutional Advancement
goals through procurement of
financial gifts through various
campaigns including: annual
fund, major gifts, special events,
grant writing, sponsorship and
membership services.
Pouch will continue as
president of the Indian Lake
Chamber of Commerce.
In assuming the position,
Pouch told the large crowd
Park
gathered for the benefit, “I am
excited to start a new career. Let
me know what you want so we
can make this place great again.
We are small but mighty and
have a great staff and many volunteers.”
Figures on how successful
the fund raiser was were not
available at press time. But if
the 97 attendees is any indication, it was a successful event.
So many arrived to support
the Arts Center that when dinner
was served, many couldn’t find
seats in the dining room and had
to take their plates to eat in the
lobby or at the bar.
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OBJECTIONS
Peter Bauer, Executive Director of Protect the Adirondacks,
was quick to object. He said, “For the first time in more than 40
years, the Adirondack Park Agency has acted to weaken, not
strengthen, the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan, which sets
management policy for the 2.6-million acres Adirondack Forest
Preserve. It voted to change the “primitive” lands classification to
allow bicycles and use of motor vehicles by the Department of
Environmental Conservation for management and maintenance. It
voted to change state rules to allow bicycle riding and management/maintenance with motor vehicles by state agencies throughout the 9,900-acre Essex Chain Lakes and Pine Lake Primitive
areas.”
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Winter was disappointing, but snowmobilers remain enthusiastic
By BRITTANY GROW
Express Staff
Snowmobiles have been
around since the early 1900s
and were at first used for practical reasons. Traveling over
snow covered grounds and
hauling in supplies to remote
locations were just a couple
things they were used for. In
more recent years, they still
have practical value for those
living in more isolated regions, but they are more for
recreational use than anything.
For many years since becoming a fun winter sport,
snowmobiling has been a predominately male sport.
However, more families are
hitting the trails and going on
scenic trips together. Along
with a rise in families, more
women are taking to the sport
and going out and enjoying
themselves right alongside the
men.
Heather Levi, of Inlet, has
been riding almost her entire
life after taking her first ride at
approximately five years old.
She got her first snowmobile
when she was just 13 years
old and began riding it to
school with her brother and
friends. Levi said she has always loved snowmobiling.
“It’s great outdoor local
recreation and a great way to
stay connected with family
and friends,” she said.
Levi prefers to ride a
sporty Ski-doo and even has
her snowmobile custom
wrapped to reflect her personality, making her’s one of a
kind. Levi rides locally with
her husband and friends and
even takes her children out on
Sunday family rides.
Mostly riding locally,
Levi said they like to ride to
Stillwater, Long Lake and
Brantingham, though they
have also ridden in Cananda.
“We took a three day trip
to Canada where we backpacked and logged approximately 500 miles. It was a
beautiful, scenic trip that we
would love to do again,” she
said.
But nothing compares to
the trails in the Town of
Webb. “The trails in Old
Forge and Inlet are awesome.
The groomers do a fantastic
job keeping up, especially on
busy weekends and with what
they have to work with,” she
said.
Levi enjoys riding snowmobiles because it gives her a
chance to see places one
wouldn’t normally see unless
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Heather Levi and her sweet sled.
they were out riding. One day
she hopes to go out west and
ride her snowmobile through
new terrain.
Crystal LaPorte is also
from Inlet and has been riding
her whole life with her parents. Unlike Levi, LaPorte
didn’t have an instant love for
riding.
“My first impression was
horrible. I was young so I rode
in front of my mother. I was
always falling asleep or
crouched down so she could
see. Then when I got older I
got to ride in the back. It was
much colder and I was always
hitting my helmet on my
mothers helmet,” she said.
Taking the all day trips
with her parents soon made
LaPorte fall in love with riding and the peace that comes
with being outdoors. She en-
joys riding so much, that
when she has time off during
the week, she tries to make it
a point to go out riding.
“If I have a couple of
days in a week to ride, I try
and do one day up north
somewhere, and the second
day head south. It keeps it interesting and you’re not just
going to the same place every
ride,” she said.
LaPorte also rides Skidoos and will take them out
with a group of local women
and men she rides with. The
person she rides with the most
is her mom. “My mother, oh
my mother, she loves to ride.
Wherever I go, if she’s free,
she’s on her sled meeting me
somewhere,” she said.
LaPorte also rides with
people she has met over the
years through her work at
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Though she has a love of
riding, LaPorte does not like
to be cold so she makes sure
to always be prepared.
“I hate to be cold so I always carry extra gloves,
shirts, balaclava, and most
definitely hand and toe warmers,” she said. But with the
cold comes the good.
LaPorte, like many snowmobiling enthusiasts, said she
loves the scent of the outdoors, the scenery and going
to places to see people you
don’t normally seen during
the other seasons.
LaPorte enjoys riding on
the trails in the Town of Webb
saying, “They always take
very good care of them and
groomers are always out, conditions depending. They are
fun to even just go out quick
if you are short on time and
put 30-40 miles on.”
Like Levi, LaPorte is hoping to one day take a trip out
west to do some riding. “I
would love to ride out west.
I’ve talked to a lot of people
that come into where I work,
and some of the pictures I’ve
seen and the stories I’ve heard,
it’s amazing riding,” she said.
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Long Lake/Raquette Lake
LLCS levy below the cap
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
LONG LAKE—The Long
Lake Central School is staying
below the levy cap.
Budget Officer and
Business Manager Vicky Snide
provided the school board with
the latest draft budget at its
meeting March 10.
The third draft of the tentative budget shows total appropriations in the General Fund
standing at $4,190,803. This is
down $18,132 from the 2015/16
budget.
Subtracting estimated projected revenues and fund balances of $1,442,177 leaves an
estimated tax levy of
$2,746,880. This would be
down $18,120 from the 2015/16
levy. It is below the tax levy
limit of $2,751,477.
The estimated tax rate of
$4.424 per $1,000 of assessed
value would be down $0.0293
from the 2015/16 tax rate.
This means a home assessed at $100,000 would have
property tax bill of $444.52,
down $2.65 from 2015/16 tax
bill of $447.17.
The board has until the
April meeting to approve the
budget.
STUDENTS OF
THE MONTH
Riley Strader was awarded
the Student of Month for
January.
Superintendent Donald
Carlisle said Strader is “always
caring, participates in class, is
responsible, trustworthy and
cares for others.”
Chandler O’Brien-Brown
was awarded the Student of the
Month for February.
Carlisle said O’BrienBrown “make(s) an enormous
in his work and it shows, helps
younger students, has a great
sense of community and has a
great voice for the morning announcements he does on the
PA.”
SECOND MILE AWARD
Elizabeth Noonan was the
recipient on the Second Mile
Award.
“She is constantly putting
for the extra effort and time,”
Carlisle said. “Her commitment
is second to none and is often
the last one to leave the school
at the end of the day.
APPROVALS
• The board approved
$267.50 in Academic &
Cultural Enrichment (ACE)
funds for Lillian Dechene to attend the Hugh O’Brian Youth
Please see EDUCATION,
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Long Lake, Raquette Lake
Community Calendar
Monday — Friday: Noon, senior lunch, LL Nutrition Site,
Colleen Smith at 518-624-5221.
Thursday, March 17: 10 a.m., Swim Bus leaves St.
Henry’s Church--624-3077 to sign up; 5 p.m., Knitting /
Crochet Circle meets, LL Library.
Saturday, March 19: 8 p.m. to midnight, Nelson Rock live
show, Adirondack Hotel.
Monday, March 21: 7 p.m., LL Fire Dept. Auxiliary meets,
Nutrition Site.
Tuesday, March 22: 7 p.m., AA meets, Wesleyan Church;
5:30 p.m., Lions Club meets; 7 p.m., LL Library Board of
Trustees meets, library; 7 p.m., Raquette Lake Trivia
Night; Tap Room.
RILEY STRADER
Wednesday, March 23: 9 a.m. to noon, LL Archive building open, 10 a.m., Northern Needles meets, St. Henry’s
Parish Center; 6 p.m., prayer meeting, LL Wesleyan
Church; 7 p.m., Long Lake Trivia Night, LL Diner.
Thursday, March 24: 10 a.m., Swim Bus leaves St.
Henry’s Church--624-3077 to sign up; 5 p.m., Knitting /
Crochet Circle meets, LL Library.
Easter service, breakfast scheduled
An ecumenical sunrise Easter service will be held on the Long
Lake Town Beach at 7 a.m. on Easter Sunday, March 27. This
service is sponsored by the Calvary United Methodist Church.
Following the service, a pancake and sausage breakfast will be
served at the Town Hall. All are invited to both events, so start
your Easter Sunday with worshiping as the sun is rising over a
most beautiful Adirondack scene, and then join the community for
Sunday breakfast. A traditional Easter service will be held at the
Calvary Methodist Church at 10 a.m.
CHANDLER O’BRIEN-BROWN
The Town of Long Lake Parks and Recreation Department
Accepting applications for
Summer Laborer and
Summer Events Assistant
For Job Descriptions and Applications
stop by town offices or call.
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1130 Deerland Road
Long Lake, NY 12847
518-624-3077
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LIFEGUARDS WANTED
The Town of Long Lake is accepting applications for
the position of part-time and full-time lifeguards
for the LL Town Beach 2016 season.
Eligible Applicants must:
Have current (CPR) certificate
Hold current lifeguard training and First Aid Certs.
Applications may be picked up at the
Long Lake Town Offices
1130 Deerland Road
Long Lake, NY 12847
518-624-3077
Application Deadline is April 8th
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Wells/Hope/Benson
WELLS SENIOR CITIZEN S CLUB
Wells, Hope and Benson
Community Calendar
Monday through Friday: 11 a.m., Walk To Music, Wells
Community Hall.
Thursday, March 17: 10 a.m., Osteobusters meet, WCH;
7 p.m., Wells Fish & Game Club meets, Wells United
Methodist Church; 7-8:30 p.m., Indoor Racquet Sports,
WCH
Monday, March 21: 9:30 a.m., Osteobusters meet, WCH;
7 p.m., Hope Fire Dept. Auxiliary meets, firehouse
Tuesday, March 22: 9 to 11 a.m., Wells Food Pantry
Open, WCH; 6 p.m., Game Night, Wells Library
Thursday, March 24: 10 a.m., Osteobusters meet, WCH;
7-8:30 p.m., Indoor Racquet Sports, WCH
Benson waives dog license fees
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
Photo submitted
The Wells Senior Citizen’s Club listens to the “Wrinkle Ramblers” sing songs about love for
Valentine’s Day.
BENSON – Three resolutions were passed when the
Benson Town Board met on Feb. 10.
• After the Cemetery Committee reported on the updating
of Cemetery Rules and Regulation as suggested by Councilman
John Shepard, the updates were approved by the board.
• Shepard made a motion to establish a resolution waiving
all dog license fees until January 2017 when they will all become due at the same time.
The motion was seconded by Doug Chamberlain and approved by the full board.
• Shepard also made a motion to establish a resolution allocating three paid days off for highway employees in the case of
an immediate family member’s death.
The resolution was approved by the full board.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
• The Town Hall Building Committee reported kitchen and
office remodeling has begun. Painting is to be done by Doug
Gregor. A gas stove was donated by Supervisor Phil Snyder.
The new furnace in the basement is up and running and liquid
propane will be used for both. Record storage will be in the
basement.
• The Highway Committee reported the new F-550 lease
has been paid off. The highway crew has replaced the starter in
1983 truck and the ignition switch was replaced in 1993 truck.
• The Legal Committee reported the Justice Court system
will send a letter approving Benson’s objectives regarding having the court clerk auditing of justices’ books each month.
Note: This article is based upon the draft minutes as provided by Town Clerk Jeanne Cox.
‘Into the Woods’ presented March 19-20
Wells Central School Drama Club will be presenting the
musical “Into the Woods” based upon the book by James
Lapine with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The
musical is a fantastical tale of a baker and his wife on a quest
to have a child and the fairy tale characters they encounter on
their journey. The production will be presented at Wells Central
School on Friday, March 18, and Saturday, March 19, at 6:30
p.m. Ticket prices are $5 for adults and $3 for students and
are available for pre-sale and at the door.
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Wells seniors honor Simons
The
Wells
Senior
Citizen’s Club is proud to announce that Cathy Simons has
been chosen for the
Contributing Senior of the
Year for Hamilton County.
There will be events to celebrate her honor in May including the Warren-Hamilton
County Senior Citizen’s
Banquet at the Senior Center
in Lake Luzerne on May 17.
Also Dorothy Jacobson has
received a “Life-Time
Membership” in the Wells
club whereby her dues are
paid for life. She has been a
faithful member for many
years and deserves this special
membership.
On March 23, the Wells
Seniors will be entertained by
Linda
Eastman
from
Broadalbin as she portrays
“Mini Pearl.” This will take
place at 12:45 p.m. at the
Wells Nutrition Center on
Buttermilk Hill Road in
Wells. Those wishing to come
for the noon lunch of beef
stew, need to call 924-4066 to
make a reservation. There are
two special lunches at the
meal site this month: corned
beef and cabbage on St
Patrick’s Day and an Easter
dinner on March 24. The cost
is $3 for those 60 or older.
In February, members
were enlightened by Rocky
Milano’s program on stain
glass and since then he has
held two workshops on the
craft. Also in February, members were entertained by the
“Wrinkle Ramblers” singing
duo with songs about love for
Valentine’s Day.
The seniors are also looking forward to summer with
four trips planned. The prices
include transportation and
gratuities. They are:
• June 15 to Shelburne
Museum in Vermont. The cost
is $75 and includes the museum admission, lunch in
Vergennes, and hopefully a
side trip to Sweet Charity, a
shop with gently used preloved goods for the home.
•
July
14
to
Schuylerville to ride the paddle-wheeler “The Mohawk
Maiden” for a two-hour cruise
on the Hudson and lunch at
Lakeside Farms.
• Aug. 18 will be a performance of the “Sister Act”
at the Mac Haydn Theater in
the round in Chatham. More
information will be coming on
cost.
• Sept. 20 to 22 is a three
day trip to Newport, Rhode
Island, for $395. The trip includes a visit to Breakers and
Marble House as well as time
on Block Island, lunch on
Thames Street and a visit to
Bowens and Bannister ’s
Wharf.
The next business meeting for the club will be April
13 when a representative from
the Glens Falls Association
For the Blind and Visually
Impaired will give a talk. The
Wells Senior Citizens Club is
open to all those 55 or older.
Dues are $10 a year. Please
contact Alice Megargle at
924-2220 if you wish to attend any of the events or need
further information on the
Club or trips planned for
2016. Look for us on
Facebook at Wells, NY –
Senior Citizens.
Wells supervisor: Fuel depot OK
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
WELLS— The story
“Wells opts out of fuel consolidation” incorrectly stated that “The Wells board
reasoned that its current
tanks were installed in 1991,
nearing their 30-year service
life,” this was incorrect. It is
the Inlet tanks that were installed in 1991.
Wells Town Board
Supervisor Brian Towers
clarified why Wells decided
to opt out of the fuel consolidation project.
Towers said, “After representatives of the town,
school district, county and
the town of Hope met with
the project engineer, we decided not to pursue a fueling
station in Wells. While it is
certainly true that Clay
Earley did not support the
project it was the decision of
the Wells Town Board members and school district present at the meeting that they
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OUTDOORS
Irish folklore and trout lures have common thread
Dick Nelson
Irish and
trout and The
Irish You don’t
have to be Irish
to celebrate St.
Patrick’s Day.
By
All it takes is a
DICK
happy frame of
NELSON
mind, the wearing of something green, a helping of
corned beef and cabbage and
something cold to wash it
down and you’re good to go.
The same can be said about
fishermen. I know a lot of
anglers (I among them) who
rarely eat what they catch.
It’s not that I’m one of
those fanatics who believe
you should release every fish
you catch. It’s just that I
enjoy the catching part more
than I do the eating; unless of
course the fish is a nice pan
size brookie.
In any event if there is
one thing that can be said
about trout fishing it is that
it’s never too early to get
your gear in order. If you
haven’t already done so, the
time for checking waders, repairing rods and lubricating
reels is now -- or at the very
least -- as soon as the as your
head clears from too much
St. Paddy’s Day celebrating.
Speaking of trout, just
about every trout fisher who
has ever cast a fly, worm or
artificial lure into a stream
has either fished, or dreamed
of fishing the famed
Beaverkill. For sure most
trouter ’s both here in the
U.S. and abroad have heard
of the legendary stream, and
every year thousands of anglers from just about every
part of the world descend on
the tiny village of Roscoe, or
as many people refer to it,
“Trout Town USA”. And,
most begin their Beaverkill
fishing experience at the fabled Junction Pool – that section of the river where the
Beaverkill
and
the
Willowemoc converge and
where the story of the mythical two-headed trout was
Depot
spawned.
But there is more to the
Beaverkill then the folkloristic allure of Junction Pool,
including a information on
two-dozen other pools that
over the years have been historically more productive.
The story of “America’s
Stream” from before the
eighteenth century to the
present, along with some of
the notable men and women
that have waded its waters
and celebrated fly-fishers,
fly-tyers and writers who live
near or along its banks, is
now featured in the 2nd and
revised updated edition of
“The Beaverkill, The History
of a River and its People”.
Written by Ed Van Put,
this 256 page fully illustrated
updated hardcover edition
provides an in-depth history
of the river, with a completely new section on 25 favorite
flies and fishing tips from
area people, some of whom
who spend more time in the
river then some of the trout.
A 40-year principle fisheries technician in New
York’s Region 3, Van Put
even provides hand-sketched
maps that identify specific
locations and many vintage
photographs, that’s always a
delight viewing.
“The Beaverkill, The
History of a River and its
People” is by far one of Van
Put’s finest works and one
every trout fisher should
have in his or her collection.
Published
by
Stackpole/Headwater the
book is available for $39.95
at all major bookstores and
online from Amazon.com.
Just make sure you are ordering the revised edition.
Autograph copies can also be
ordered direct from the author
at
www.thebeaverkill.com/thebeaverkill-book/ .
More about trout
Meanwhile, if you feel
up to it – or should I say go
down for it -- the Clearwater
Chapter of Trout Unlimited
will host its 44th annual banquet on March 19, at the
Century House, 997 New
Loudon Road (Route 9)
Latham, beginning with a
cash bar at 4 p.m. Dinner to
follow at 6 p.m. Tickets are
$45 each. Event will feature
live and silent auctions, card
and bucket raffles and a special drawing for a 12 foot
Hornbeck canoe and rowing
package. For more information and/or tickets call Mike
or Kim Walchko at 518-2344192 or visit www.clearwatertu.org .
DEC to upgrade several
area campgrounds
The DEC has release its
“Draft Unit Management
Plans” for three Hamilton
County campgrounds -Limekiln Lake, Eighth Lake
and Lake Durant. The draft
calls for identifying facilities
and for infrastructure to be
upgraded or replaced during
the next five years.
DEC is accepting public
comments on the Draft Plans
until April 8, 2016. A public
availability session will be
held on March 29, from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Raquette
Lake Union Free School, 115
State Route 28, Raquette
Lake. The availability session will provide an opportunity for people to learn more
about the proposed management actions in the Draft
Plans and to comment on the
proposals. The meeting facilities are wheelchair accessible and the DEC is requesting anyone with special
needs to call 518-897-1248
at least two weeks in advance.
Bassmaster Classic
Bass fishing fans who
follow the professional bass
fishing circuit should be interested in knowing that
Edwin Evers of Talala, Okla.,
caught an incredible 29
pounds, 3 ounces of bass
from Oklahoma’s Grand
Lake O’ the Cherokees last
Sunday to push his three-day
total weight to 60-7 pounds.
The epic finish was
enough to help him storm
past Jason Christie and the
rest of the Bassmaster
Classic field to earn a
$300,000 payday and a spot
in professional bass fishing
history.
Having caught a total of
9 bass weighing 33 pounds, 4
ounces, during the first two
days of the competition
Evers is the third straight angler to win the Classic in his
home state. South Carolina
angler Casey Ashley’s did it
last year on Lake Hartwell
and Alabamian Randy
Howell’s did it on Lake
Guntersville in 2014.
Christie would have been
the Oklahoma angler to hold
that distinction. But after
landing five-bass limits that
weighed 20-14 and 16-11 the
first two days, he managed
only four fish that weighed
12-9 on the final day.
Bass fans shouldn’t feel
to sorry for him since he did
pick up a $50,000 check for
his second place finish.
Aaron Martin picked up
$40,000 for third, Bill Lowen
won $30,000 for fourth and
Randy Howell earned
$25,000 for fifth.
Heck, even the angler
who finished last earned
$12,000; something you
might want to think about if
you’re looking to change
jobs.
In the meantime you will
be able to see Evers, Christie
and other Bassmaster Classic
fishermen
during
the
Bassmaster Elite at Cayuga
Lake on June 23-26 and at
the 2016 Bass Pro Shops
Northern Open #1 on Oneida
Lake on June 30 ~ July 2.
Talkin’ turkey
Aside from the few gobbles I heard last Wednesday
when the temperature was
hovering around 80 degrees
and which some bearded
birds obviously misconstrued
as an early romantic overture; no one has been talking
turkey. Even with the spring
hunt, a mere six weeks away
(less for junior hunters) the
DEC has been mum on what
turkey hunters can expect
when May lst rolls around.
But as part of Game and
Fish state-by-state turkey
forecast writer Steve
Carpenteri has provided a
pretty comprehensive report
on New York’s turkey population. To read it visit:
www.gameandfishmag.com/f
orecasts/new-york-turkeyforecast-2016/ . To read similar reports for other states log
onto: www.gameandfishmag.com/hunting/turkey/ga
me-fish-2016-turkey-forecast/ .
DEC warns ice anglers
about shanties
Thirty
days
has
September, April June and
November, but if you have an
ice fishing shanty on a lake
or pond you better remove it
by March 15th, or risk getting a $100 fine. Shanties
that fall partially through the
ice may be difficult to remove. They also create hazards for snowmobiles and
other motorized vehicles on
the ice. Shanties that remain
after the ice has melted away
(ice out) also present navigation hazards for boats.
Not that ice fishermen
aren’t aware of the situation.
The ice has been melting
along shorelines for weeks,
so much so some ice anglers
having been using jon boats
and personal water crafts to
reach safe ice. Because of
those shoreline conditions,
many of those shanties have
already been removed. And,
considering the spring-like
temperatures we’ve been
having, those that haven’t
been removed, may need to
be air-lifted off.
Dropping anchor ‘til next
time
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dnelsonrecorder@aol.com .
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would not support the project when a
vote came on the floor.”
Towers went on to explain, “So
in an effort to set the record straight,
the current tanks where installed in
1998 - not 1991 as reported. These
tanks meet code for spill protection
and if maintained, as they currently
are, should still be in service in
2030. Retractable hose masts are not
required as long as a system of keeping the hose off the ground exists,
which they do. The fueling system,
i.e. pumps, are not old and parts are
readily available making service
easy. After several discussions with
our Codes Enforcement Officer, the
Department of State and inspectors
for Fire Protection, it is clear that a
fire suppression system is not re-
quired for our municipal purposes.
We do however, have portable fire
extinguishers present at the tanks.
“While I agree a SPCC Plan does
not currently exist for this location,
developing one for a Class I project
is readily available on-line from the
EPA. I should note however, that our
site is routinely inspected by the
DEC and we have never been asked
to produce such a plan. I should also
note for the record that the current
fueling system in Wells, if it needed
to be replaced today, could be procured for less than $20,000. It simply did not make financial sense to
look at it any other way.”
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Howe retires after 27 years
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
LONG LAKE—It took 27
years of service and responding to 2,279 calls for emergency help before Don Howe
decided it was time to retire
for the Long Lake Rescue
Squad.
Don was honored for
those years of service at the
annual Rescue Squad dinner
on Sunday, March 6, at the
Long Lake Diner.
It was an evening of good
food and great talk before
Don was presented a plaque
honoring his service and a
cake made in the shape of an
ambulance.
Before beginning his career as an EMT and conclud-
ing it as an AEMT-CC
Technician, Howe was the
owner of the Lake View
Lodge.
The award was presented
to Howe by his daughter,
Stephanie Howe-Wells, who
is also an AEMT-CC
Technician and is now the
captain of the squad.
LONG LAKE RESCUE
SQUAD
The Long Lake Rescue
Squad was formed in 1974,
after the training of its first
EMTs. It became New York
State Certified in 1976, and
has maintained that status
since.
The squad presently has
14 active members.
The squad is funded by
St. Hubert’s of the Lakes Episcopal Church
Rt. 8, Lake Pleasant, NY
HOLY WEEK SERVICES
M aundy Thursday
6:00 pm - Holy Eucharist
Good Friday
Noon-3pm - Church open for prayer and meditation
3pm - Good Friday Liturgy
EasterDay – 10:30 am
Holy Eucharist
Lake Pleasant
United Methodist Church
State Hwy 8, Lake Pleasant
Sunrise Service
7:00 am
With breakfast to follow
Wells United
Methodist Church
1372 State Route 30
Joint Worship
taxpayers through Long Lake
Fire District 1, billing for
transportation, and donations.
It has two fully equipped advanced life support ambulances to cover an area of approximately 350 square miles.
In 2014 the squad responded to 160 calls, transporting the majority to
Adirondack Medical Center in
Saranac Lake and the remainder to Glens Falls Hospital.
The distance is about 90 miles
round-trip to Saranac Lake
and 155 miles round-trip to
Glens Falls. Each call takes
between three and five hours,
depending upon destination.
Long Lake has 911 to use
in case of any emergencies
and is dispatched though the
Essex County 911 system.
Celebrate
Easter
St. M ary ’s
C ath olic C h u rch
Indian Lake
March 24: Holy Thursday
7 pm - Mass of the Lords
Supper with Washing of
the Feet followed by 1 hr.
Adoration
March 25: Good Friday
Day of Fasting &
Abstinence
3 pm - Solemn Liturgy
10:00 am
March 26:
8 pm - Easter Vigil Mass
JOIN US!
Dan Burgess at 548-7811
with any questions
March 27: Easter Mass
9 am - St. Mary’s
Easter Sunday
He is Risen.
Join us in Celebrating Our Savior!
7am Son Rise Service
10am Worship Service
Wells Wesleyan Church
1332 Route 30, Wells NY
www.wellswesleyan.org
Pastor Rob Ketchum ~ 924-2211
Photos by Pete Klein
After 27 years of service as paid and volunteer member of the
Long Lake Rescue Squad, Don Howe is presented with a plaque
honor that service by his daughter, Stephanie Howe-Wells.
ST. JAMES MAJOR CHURCH
ROUTE 8, LAKE PLEASANT
Good Friday: March 25th - 3pm
The Passion Narration, Veneration of the Cross,
Holy Communion
Holy Saturday: March 26th - 8pm
Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday: March 27th - 8am
Mass of our Lord’s Resurrection
ST. ANN’S CHURCH
ROUTE 30, WELLS
Celebrate Christ’s
Resurrection
With
Adirondack Bible
Chapel
I Corinthians 15:3-4
“...Christ died for our
sins according to the
Scriptures, that He was
buried, that He was
raised on the third day
according to the
Scriptures,”
Sunrise service
6:30 am at
ABC Ministry Center
Holy Thursday: March 24th - 7pm
Rte. 8, Lake Pleasant
Easter Sunday: March 27th - 10am
Rt. 8 Piseco
Mass of Lord’s Supper
with Feet Washing & Adoration
Mass of our Lord’s Resurrection
548-6275
Sunday Service
9:30 am
Nursery and Children’s
Services available
548-4405
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OBITUARIES
Gilles Pinard
March 13, 2016
BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE
Blue Mountain Lake United Methodist
Church — Sunday Service 9:30 am. Christmas
Eve Service 5 pm. (518) 352-7726.
St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church — Sunday
Mass 11 am — Rev. Philip T. Allen. 648-5422.
Church of the Transfiguration (Episcopal) —
Holy Eucharist – Sunday, 10 am, June-Sept.
The Rev. Dr. Chip Lee, Priest-In-Charge
INDIAN LAKE
Celestial Drum Tendai Buddhist Sangha —
Monday 6:30 pm, Meditation Service, teaching,
discussion and instruction; Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Evening Service. 6393 Route 30/28 (West
Main St), Indian Lake. 518-648-6494.
www.adirondacktendai.org/
Church of the Transfiguration Episcopal —
Sunday 10 AM Service; Holy Eucharist. Rev.
“Chip” Lee, Priest-In-Charge. Open June
through September.
First Baptist Church — Sunday School, 9:15;
Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 am; Teen
Young People, Sunday 6 pm; Awana Club,
Monday 6 pm; Prayer meeting, Wednesday
7 pm —Rev. Edward A. Thompson. 648-5015
Independent Baptist Church — Sunday
School, 9:15 am; Sunday Fellowship,
10:30 am; Sunday Worship, 11 am; MidWeek Prayer Meeting, 7 pm Wednesdays
— Deacons Dr. Russell Rider and Jack
Virgil. 648-5744
Indian Lake United Methodist Church —
Worship at 11 am. every Sunday. For further
information call (518) 648-5441.
St. Mary’s RC Church — Saturday Anticipated
Mass, 4 pm; Sunday Mass 8 am from Memorial
Day Weekend to Columbus Day Weekend, 9:30
am year-round — Rev. Philip T. Allen. Call 6485422, fax 648-0323 e-mai smil@telenet.net.
INLET
Inlet Community Church — Sunday Bible
School 9 am; Sunday Worship 10:15 am;
Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer 6 pm; Youth
Group call 357-2291 — Rev. Don Speedy.
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church — Sunday
Mass 8am; Confessions: Sunday 7:30 am. Rev.
Shane M. Lynch. 315-357-2811.
JOHNSBURG
American Baptist Parish of North Creek &
Minerva — First Baptist Church of North Creek.
Worship services at 9:00 am. — Rev. Trudy
Pettibone, Pastor. 518-251-2031
United Methodist Church – Worship and
Sunday School, 10:30 am — Rev. Cheryl
Kilmartin.
LAKE PLEASANT
Lake Pleasant United Methodist Church —
Sunday Service and Sunday School at Grace
UMC in Speculator until Nov. 1. — Rev. Daniel
Thomas Burgess.
St. Hubert’s Of The Lakes Episcopal Church
— Holy Eucharist, Sunday 10:30 am. All are
welcome. Call 548-8030 for info.
St. James Major Roman Catholic Church,
2567 NYS Rt. 8 — Anticipated Mass Schedule:
Saturday 4 pm; Sunday 8 am; Daily Mass on
Tuesday and Friday 8:30am; Confessions by
appointment — Father Sony Pulickal
LONG LAKE
Calvary United Methodist Church — Sunday
Service 10-11am — Minister Dr. John Gocke.
518-624-2411
St. Henry’s Catholic Church — Saturday
Mass, 4pm; Sunday Mass 11am. Confessions
by appointment. — Rev. Peter Berg. 5823671.
Long Lake Wesleyan Church — Sunday
Service 11am. Pastor John Gocke (518) 624-2411
MINERVA
Minerva — Minerva Baptist Church. Sunday
Worship services at 10 am — Rev. E. Paul
Miller, Pastor. 518-648-9315
NEWCOMB
Newcomb United Methodist Church —
Sunday Service 9am. Pastor John Gocke (518)
624-2411.
St. Barbara’s Episcopal Church — Sunday
Service 11am. Rev. Deacon John Cairns. 6368072.
St. Therese’s Catholic Church — Saturday
Mass, 7pm; Sunday Mass 9am. Confessions by
appointment. Rev. Peter Berg. 582-3671.
NORTH CREEK
Minerva — Sunday Worship May, July, and
September at 9 am, November, January, and
March at 10 am (in North Creek); February, April,
June, August, October, and December at 10 am
(in Minerva). Special services will be rotated.
Rev. Trudy U. Pettibone. Call 251-2031.
St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church — Holy
Eucharist, Sundays 9 am. Call 494-3314.
North Creek United Methodist Church, Main
St. — Worship & Sunday School, 9 am; Bible
Study, 4:30-6 pm Thursdays—Rev. Diane
Marquit. Call 251-2736.
NORTHVILLE
Baptist Church of Northville — Sunday
Services 10 am and 7 pm; Sunday School;
Sunday Sr. High Youth Group 5:15 pm; Mon.
Bible Club (K-6th grades) 2:45 pm; Mon. Jr. High
Youth Group 6:30 pm; Tues. Youth Choir 6:30
pm; Thurs. Prayer and Praise Service 7pm.
First United Methodist — Sunday School,
9:45 am; Worship services, 11 am; Holy Cows
Youth Group Grades K-5 5-6 pm, Grades 6-12
5-6:30 pm. Rev. Michael Terrell, pastor. 863-
4911. www.troyconference.org/NorthvilleUMC
St. Francis of Assisi RC Church — Sunday 8
am confession; 8:30am & 10:30am Mass;
Prayer group in rectory, Wednesday 2pm. –
Pastor Jun Segura
United Presbyterian Church — Sunday
School and Worship 9am at Batchelorville
church; Sunday Evening Worship 7pm at
Northville church; Women’s Bible Study
Thursday 9:30am; Bridge Thursday 12:30pm.
Pastor Rebecca Putman 518-863-4151.
OLD FORGE
Niccolls Memorial Presbyterian Church —
Rev. Lawrence H. Bartel – 369-3475. Sunday
Worship Service 7:30 and 10 am. Worship
Service Broadcast WBRV-101.3 FM Sunday 10
am. Nursery care 10 am. Sunday School 10 am.
St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Church — Saturday
Vigil Mass 5 pm; Sunday Mass 10 am;
Confessions: Saturday 3:30-4:30 pm. Rev. Shane
M. Lynch. 315-369-3554.
PISECO
Adirondack Bible Chapel — An Evangelical Free
Church; Sunday Services 9:30 am plus first
Sundays 6 pm; Mid-Week Service 7 pm
Wednesdays; for home Bible Studies and Youth
Activities call 548-4405, Pastor Ed Hart.
www.adirondackbible.org
SPECULATOR
Grace United Methodist Church — 10:30am
Sunday Service and Sunday School. Switches
to Lake Pleasant UMC Nov. 1 — Rev. Daniel
Thomas Burgess
North Country Bible Fellowship — Sunday
Worship 9:30am with infant/toddler nursery and
Sunday School. Bible Study Groups for men
and women. Church Office 548-5777. Pastor
John T. Dale. www.ncbfellowship.org
St. Ann’s & St. James Rectory — Rt. 8; 5486275.
WELLS
St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church, 1303 NYS
Rt. 30 — Anticipated Mass Schedule: Saturday
7 pm (Memorial Day to Labor Day); Sunday 10
am; Daily Mass on Wednesday and Thursday
8:30am; Confessions by appointment — Father
Sony Pulickal
United Methodist Church — Sunday Worship,
8:30 am; Sunday School during the school year,
8:45 am — Pastor Dan Burgess. 548-7811.
dtburgess@yahoo.com.
Wells Wesleyan Church — Sunday School,
9:00 am; Sunday Worship, 10:00 am; Teen
Time, 6 pm; Tuesday 3-5 pm (during school
year) W-KIDZ Club; Wednesday 6-8 pm
Prayer/Bible Study. call 518-924-3115 FMI.
Everyone welcome — Rev. Rob Ketchum.
Gilles Pinard, 68, of 3037 Whitelaw Road
West, Canastota, passed away on Sunday,
March 13, 2016, at his home surrounded by
his family, following a lengthy illness.
He was born on Sept. 7, 1947, in Berlin,
New Hampshire, the son of Marcel and
Florence (Boucher) Pinard.
Gilles spent his early years in Long Lake,
PINARD
New York, graduating from Long Lake Central
School in 1965. He later graduated from college as an X-ray Technician. He lived in various states, settling
in Canastota 10 years ago.
He worked as an X-ray technician for many years, later becoming an MRI Technician, and has worked for SOS (Syracuse
Orthopedic Surgeons) in Syracuse for many years.
Gilles was of the Catholic faith.
He loved watching sports, and enjoyed spending time with
his family.
Surviving are: two sons and daughters-in-law, Jeff and
Shannon Pinard of Baldwinsville, and Jeremy and Kelly Pinard
of Chicago, Ill.; two daughters, Floralee Torres of Sacramento,
Calif., and Michelyne Pinard of Williamstown, Mass.; one
brother and sister-in-law, John and Judy Pinard of Canastota;
one sister, Diane Mazik of Long Lake; a brother-in-law, Joseph
Bourdeau of Keeseville; as well as grandchildren; great-grandchildren; aunts, uncles, many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Gilles was predeceased by a sister, Henriette Bourdeau.
Memorial services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, March 19,
2016, at St. Henry’s Church, 1187 Main St., Long Lake, New
York, where a funeral Mass will be held. The Rev. Peter Berg,
Pastor, will officiate. At Gilles request there will be no calling
hours. Burial will be in Long Lake Cemetery. Arrangements
are under the supervision of the J. Homer Ball Funeral Home,
Inc., 201 James St., Canastota. In his memory, contributions
may be made to the Hospice of CNY, 990 7th North Street,
Liverpool, NY 13088, or to HCR Cares, 85 Metro Park,
Rochester, NY 14623.
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Education
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Leadership (HOBY) in early
June.
• The board approved the
social studies text book
“Economics for Everyone,”
submitted by Robert Reynolds.
technology
text
book
“Manufacturing Processes,”
submitted by Duane Finch.
• The board approved Cheri
LaPlant as substitute food service/cleaner.
• Amanda Gokey was recognized as girls modified softball coach.
• The board approve the
sports merger for 2016-17 with
Indian Lake Central School
District.
Michele Gannon as high school
tennis coach.
Joseph Koehring as elementary
tennis coach.
extension of probationary appointment
for
food
service/cleaner of Tina Burnett,
to Sept. 8.
• The board approve the
Grade 8 field trip to Boston on
May 8.
• The board approved using
unused Snow Days on April 22
and May 27.
The board will next meet
on Thursday, April 14, starting
at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria.
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$1,450,000. Section 2. It is
hereby determined that the
aggregate maximum estimated
cost of the aforsaid specific
objects or purposes to be
financed by the Town is
$1,450,000, said amount is
hereby appropriated therefor
and the plan for the financing
thereof shall consist of the following: (a) by the issuance of
$7000,000 of serial bonds (the
“Bonds”) of the Town authorized
to be issued pursuant to this
Bond Resolution and the provisions of the Local Finance Law;
and (b) by the appropriation and
expenditure of $750,000 of
grant funds to be received by
the Town pursuant to a State
and Municipal Facilities Capital
Program (SAM) grant which is
hereby authorized. Section 3. It
is hereby determined that the
periods of probable usefulness
of the aforesaid specific objects
or purposes set forth in Section
1 is thirty (30) years pursuant to
paragraph 22(a) of Section
11.00(a) of the Local Finance
Law. Section 4. Pursuant to
Section 107.00(d)(9) of the
Local Finance Law, current
funds are not required to be
provided prior to issuance of the
Bonds or any bond anticipation
notes issued in anticipation of
issuance of the Bonds. Section
5. The temporary use of available funds of the Town, not
immediately required for the
purpose or purposes for which
the same were borrowed,
raised or otherwise created, is
hereby authorized pursuant to
Section 165.10 of the Loal
Finance Law, for the capital pur-
poses described in Section 1 of
this resolution. Section 6. The
Bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation
of the Bonds, shall contain the
recital of validity prescribed by
Section 52.00 of the Local
Finance Law and the Bonds,
and any bond anticipation notes
issued in anticipation of the
Bonds, shall be general obligations of the Town, payable as to
both principal and interest by a
general tax upon all the real
property within the Town without
legal or constitutional limitation
as to rate or amount. An annual
appropriation shall be made in
each year sufficient to pay the
principal of and interest o such
obligations becoming due and
payable in such year. Section 7.
Subject to the provisions of this
resolution and of the Local
Finance Law, and pursuant to
the provisions of Sections
21.00, 30.00, 50.00 and 56.00
to 63.00 inclusive of the Local
Finance Law, the power to
authorize the issuance of and to
sell bond anticipation notes in
anticipation of the issuance and
sale of the Bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such
notes, and the power to prescribe the terms, form and contents of the Bonds, and any
bond anticipation notes, and the
power to sell and deliver the
of the issuance of the Bonds,
and the power to sell and deliver the Bonds in any bond anticipation notes providing for substantially level or declining
annual debt service, is hereby
delegated
to
the
Town
Supervisor, the chief fiscal officer of the Town. Section 8. The
reasonably expected source of
funds to be used to initially pay
for the expenditures authorized
by Section 1 of this resolution
shall be from the Town’s
General Fund. It is intended
that the Town shall then reimburse such expenditures with
the proceeds of the Bonds and
bond anticipation notes authorized by this resolution and that
the interest payable on the
of the Bonds shall be excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes. This
resolution is intended to constitute the declaration of the
Town’s “official intent” to reimburse the expenditures authorized by this resolution with the
proceeds of the bonds and
bond anticipation notes authorized herein, as required by
Regulation Section 1.150-2.
Section 9. The serial bonds and
bond anticipation notes authorized to be issued by this resolution are hereby authorized to be
consolidated, at the option of
the Town Supervisor, the chief
fiscal officer of the Town, with
the serial bonds and bond anticipation notes authorized by
other bond resolutions adopted
by the Town Board for purposes
of sale in one or more bond or
note issues aggregating an
amount not to exceed the
amount authorized in such resolution. All matters relating to
the sale of the Bonds, including
the date of the Bonds, the consolidation of the Bonds and
bond anticipation notes with
other issues of the Town, and
the serial maturity of the Bonds,
are hereby delegated to the
Town Supervisor, the chief fiscal
officer of the Town. Section 10.
The validity of the Bonds
authorized by this resolution
and of any bond anticipation
notes issued in anticipation of
the Bonds may be contested
only if: (a) such obligations are
authorized for an object or purpose for which the Town is not
authorized to expend money; or
(b) the provisions of law which
should be compiled with at the
date of the publication of this
resolution or a summary thereof
are not substantially compiled
with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity
is commenced within twenty
(20) days after the date of such
publication; or (c) such obligations are authorized in violation
of the provisions of the
Constitution. Section 11. This
resolution, or a summary thereof, shall be published in the official newspapers of the Town for
such purpose, together with a
notice of the Clerk of the Town
in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local
Finance Law. Section 12. The
Town Supervisor, as chief fiscal
officer of the Town, is hereby
authorized to enter into an
undertaking for the benefit of
the holders of the Bonds from
time to time, and any bond
anticipation notes issued in
anticipation of the sale of the
Bonds, requiring the Town to
provide secondary market disclosure
as
required
by
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission Rule 15c2-12.
Section 13. The Town of Indian
Lake is a Town to which
Subdivision 3 of Section 104.10
of the Local Finance Law is
applicable, and the Town
Supervisor is hereby directed to
make application to the New
York State Comptroller for
approval of issuance of the obligations authorized pursuant to
this resolution. Section 14. The
Town Board hereby determines
that the provisions of the State
Environmental Quality Review
Act and the regulations thereunder have previously been satisfied with respect to the expenditures authorized by this resolution. Section 15. This Bond
Resolution is adopted subject to
permissive referendum in
accordance with Section 35.00
of the Local Finance Law. This
resolution shall take effect thirty
(30) days after its adoption or if
a petition is filed pursuant to
Article 7 of the Town Law, upon
the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the
Town voting on the referendum.
ROLL CALL VOTE Ayes: 5
Noes: 0 Absent: 0
DECLARED ADOPTED March
14, 2016 Julie Clawson, Town
Clerk
STATE OF NEW YORK )
)
SS.:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON )
I, the undersigned, Clerk of the
Town of Indian Lake, Hamilton
County, New York (the “Town”),
DO HEREBY CERTIFY: That I
have compared the annexed
abstract of the minutes of the
meeting of the Town Board of
the Town, held on the 14th day
of March, 2016, including the
resolution contained therein,
with the original thereof on file
in my office, and the same is a
true and correct copy of said
original and of the whole of said
original so far as the same
relates to the subject matters
therein referred to. I FURTHER
CERIFY that the full Board of
the Town consists of five (5)
members; that five (5) members
of the Board were present at
such meeting; and that five (5)
of such members voted in favor
of the above resolution. I FURTHER CERTIFY that (i) all
members of the Board had due
notice of the meeting, (ii) pursuant to Article 7 of the Public
Officers Law (Open Meetings
Law), such meeting was open
to the general public, and due
notice of the time and place of
such meeting was duly given in
accordance with Article 7 of the
Public Officers Law, and (iii) the
meeting was in all respects duly
held. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of the Town
this 15 day of March, 2016.
XXXXXXXX
Julie Clawson, Clerk Town of
Indian Lake, Hamilton County,
New York
MAR-20; 3/17/16
Superintendent,
Hamilton
County.
MAR - 10 3/10 3/17 3/24/16
BOND RESOLUTION DATED
MARCH 14, 2016 OF THE
TOWN OF INDIAN LAKE,
HAMILTON COUNTY, NEW
YORK, AUTHORIZING THE
ISSUANCE OF 700,000 SERIAL BONDS TO FINANCE THE
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE
LAKE
ABANAKEE
DAM.
Introduced by Supervisor Wells
who moved its adoption, seconded
by
Councilwoman
Stanton. BE IT RESOLVED by
th Town Board of the Town of
Indian Lake, Hamilton County,
New York as follows: Section 1.
The Town of Indian Lake,
Hamilton County, New York (the
“Town”) is hereby authorized to
undertake the reconstruction of
the Lake Abanakee Dam and
canal walls of steel, stone or
concrete to prevent the
encroachment of or damage
from flood or storm waters,
including original furnishings,
equipment, machinery or apparatus required in connection
therewith, at an estimated maximum cost not to exceed
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HAMILTON COUNTY DPW
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN, Pursuant to Article 40,
Section 1650 & Article 41,
Section 1660, of New York
State Vehicle & Traffic Law, that
all County and Town roads in
Hamilton County where signs
are erected will be closed to all
vehicles having a gross weight
in excess of six(6) tons. These
temporary closings are to
become effective immediately
or when signs are erected on
the highways and shall continue
in effect until such time as conditions will permit opening and
the signs are removed. Tracy J.
Eldridge, County Highway
Superintendent,
Hamilton
County.
MAR - 11 3/10 3/17 3/24/16
HAMILTON COUNTY DPW
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN, that, pursuant to article
6, Section 136 of the New York
State highway Law, the county
Highway Superintendent or his
authorized agent must be notified before construction may
begin on any driveway, private
road,or other entrances to a
County road from residences,
commercial
establishments,
Industrial plants, and farms or
construct within the county road
right of way any works, structure
or obstruction, or any overhead
or underground wires or conduits or drainage, sewer or
water pipes. In each case the
Superintendent or his agent will
inspect the site and discuss the
proposed plans to determine
whether the standards and procedures will be met to provide
maximum protection to the public and safeguard the traffic carrying capacity of the highways. If
the Superintendent determines
by inspection that the proposed
plans are in the best interests of
Hamilton County he may issue a
permit to proceed with construction. This policy will apply to
existing entrances if and when
they present a problem or hazard to the County roads. Tracy j.
Eldridge, County Highway
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that assessment inventory and
valuation data is available for
examination and review. This
data is the information which
will be used to establish the
assessment of each parcel
which will appear on the tentative assessment roll of the Town
of Indian Lake, County of
Hamilton, State of New York,
which will be filed on or before
May 1, 2016. This information
may be reviewed, by appointment, in the Assessor’s Office
at the Town Hall, Town of Indian
Lake, during business hours
during the week of March 21St
through March 25, 2016. An
appointment to review the
assessment information may be
made by telephoning the Town
Assessor at 518-648-6479.
MAR-13 3/10, 3/17/16
NOTICE OF
Dynasty Pro
Wrestling,LLC. Arts Filed with
SSNY on 01/29/2016. Office
location: Fulton County. SSNY
designated as agent for process
& shall mail to: 224 State
Highway 331, St. Johnsville, NY
13452 Purpose: any lawful.
FEB-9 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/3,
3/10, 3/17/16
NOTICE OF Lara’s Bakery,
LLC. Arts Filed with SSNY on
12/16/2015. Office location:
Fulton County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall
mail to: 2 East State St,
Gloversville,
NY
12078.
Purpose: any lawful.
FEB-7 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/3,
3/10, 3/17/16
NOTICE OF NINE & DINE LLC
Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of
State (SSNY) 2/05/2016. Office
in Fulton Co. SSNY desig.
agent of LLC upon whom
process may be served. SSNY
shall mail copy of process to PO
Box 39, Johnstown, NY 12095.
Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
Principal business location: 280
S. Main St., Gloversville, NY
12078.
FEB-10 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/3,
3/10, 3/17/16
NOTICE OF HIEDI’S HAIR
DESIGN LLC Articles of Org.
filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY)
2/29/2016. Office in Fulton Co.
SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon
whom process may be served.
SSNY shall mail copy of
process to 768 NYS Rt 30,
Northville, NY 12134. Purpose:
Any lawful purpose. Principal
business location: 301 Bridge
St., Northville, NY 12134.
MAR-7
3/3,
3/10,3/17,3/24,3/31,4/7/16
Notice of Formation
of
GREAT CAMP ECHO, LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of
State of NY (SSNY) on
02/23/16.
Office
location:
Hamilton County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail
process to the LLC, 3235 NYS
Rt. 28, P.O. Box 11, North
Creek, NY 12853. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
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PTAG HOLDINGS LLC Articles
of Org. filed NY Sec. of State
(SSNY) 2/1/2016. Office in
Fulton Co. SSNY desig. agent of
LLC upon whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy of
process to 469 Vandenburgh
Point Rd., Gloversville, NY
12078, which is also the principal
business location. Purpose: Any
lawful purpose.
FEB-8 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/3,
3/10, 3/17/16
THE SPECULATOR MOUNTAIN MARKET LLC Articles of
Org. filed NY Sec. of State
Hamilton Co. SSNY desig.
Box 27, Speculator, NY 12164.
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County. SSNY is designated as
agent upon whom process
against the LLC may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to
Bennet Togbe, 10 Prospect St.,
Johnstown, NY 12095. General
purpose.
MAR-14; 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31,
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Notice of Formation of
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filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY)
on 1/29/16. Office location:
Fulton County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail copy of
process to 141 Sal Landrio Dr.,
Gloversville,
NY
12078.
Purpose: any lawful activities.
FEB-15 2/205, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17,
3/24, 3/31/16
Notice of Formation of Limited
Liability Company (LLC) JLR
Consulting Group, LLC filed the
Articles of Organization with
Secretary of State of New York
(SSNY) on February 12, 2016
which is located in Fulton
County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. The post office address
to which the SSNY shall mail a
copy of any process against the
LLC served upon him/her is 25
S Chase St Johnstown NY
12095. Purpose/character of
LLC: Any lawful purpose permitted for LLCs under NY Limited
Liability Company Act.
MAR -3 3/3 3/13 3/17 3/24 3/31
4/7/16
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC).
Name: Treehouse Enterprise,
LLC. Articles of Organization filed
with the Secretary of State of
New York (SSNY) on February
25, 2016. Office location: Fulton
County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon
served. SSNY shall mail a copy
of process to: Treehouse
Enterprise, LLC address 243
County Highway 113, Northville,
NY 12134. Purpose: to engage in
any lawful business of every kind
and character for which LLCs
may be organized under the New
York LLC Law, Section 203, or
any successor statute.
MAR-6; 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31,
4/7, 4/14
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that
Articles of Organization of 110
Properties, LLC were filed with
the Secretary of State of the
State of New York on February
1, 2016; the office of the said
Limited liability Company is
located in Hamilton County; the
Secretary of State has been
designed as agent of the
Limited Liability Company upon
served and the post office
address to which the Secretary
of State shall mail a copy of any
process against it served is P.O.
Box 467, Speculator, NY 12164;
the latest date on which the
company is to dissolved is base
solely on events of dissolution
set forth in the New York Limited
Liability Company is formed is to
engaged in all activities and
transactions in which a Limited
Liability Company may be legal-
Sealed bids will be received as
set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 a.m. on April
07, 2016 at the NYSDOT,
Contract Management Bureau,
50 WOLF RD, 1ST FLOOR,
SUITE 1CM, ALBANY,
NY
12232 and will be publicly
opened and read. Bids may
also be submitted via the internet
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Express
(www.bidx.com). A certified or
cashier’s check payable to the
NYS Dept. of Transportation for
the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, FORM CONR
391, representing 25% of the
bid total, must accompany each
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to reject any or all bids.
Electronic documents and
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gov/doing-business/opportunities/constnotices Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all
Amendments are incorporated
into its bid. To receive notification of Amendments via e-mail
you must submit a request to be
placed on the Planholders List
at www.dot.ny. gov/doing-business/opportunities/const-planholder. Amendment may have
been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list.
NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on
procurements and contact can
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persons. Contact with non-designated persons or other
involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and
may result in disqualification.
Contact Maria Tamarkin (518)
457-8403. Contracts with 0%
Goals are generally single operation contracts, where sub-contracting is not expected, and
may present direct bidding
opportunities for Small Business
Firms, including, but not limited
to, D/W/MBEs. The Contractor
must comply with the Regulation
relative to non-discrimination in
federally-assisted programs of
the USDOT 49 CFR 21. Please
call (518) 457-3583 if a reasonable accommodation is needed
to participate in the letting. BIDDERS SHOULD BE ADVISED
THAT AWARD OF THESE
CONTRACTS MAY BE CONTINGENT UPON THE PASSAGE OF A BUDGET APPROPRIATION BILL BY THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK
Reg. 02, Sam Zhou, Acting
Regional Director, 207 Genesee
Street, Utica, NY 13501
D263176, PIN 2805.55, F.A.
Proj. Z240-2805-553, Hamilton,
Herkimer, Madison & Oneida
Cos., Roadside Safety/Guiderail
Project at various locations.,
Bid
Deposit
$400,000.00.
Goals: DBE 3%
MAR -8 3/10 3/17/16
THE OXBOW INN LLC Articles
of Org. filed NY Sec. of State
Hamilton Co. SSNY desig.
Box 820, Lake Pleasant, NY
12108. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 1815 State Rt. 8, Lake
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COOKOFF RAISES
OVER $400 FOR
FOOD PANTRY
Thursday, March 17: 10 to 11:30 a.m., Basic Bridge
Class, Senior Center; 12:30-4 p.m., Bridge, Senior Center;
noon,
The third annual crackpot cook
off, Let’s get Crocked, held in
Inlet, raised $419 in donations
for the food pantry located in
the
basement
of
St.
Bartholomew’s Church in Old
Forge. Residents from Inlet
and Raquette Lake came
together and shared crackpots
filled with delicious soups, dip
and even ribs.
Monday, March 21: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pinochle, Senior
Center; 2 p.m., Inlet Historical Society Collections
Committee meets, IHS Bldg.;7:30 p.m., AA meets, Inlet
Community Church, S. Shore Road;
Wednesday, March 23: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Senior Health
Activity & Recreation Program, Niccolls Church, OF
“It’s something fun to do when
there isn’t a whole lot going on
this time of year,” Patty
Wittmeyer said.
Thursday, March 24: 10 to 11:30 a.m., Basic Bridge
Class, Senior Center; noon, Potluck Luncheon, Senior
Center; 12:30-4 p.m., Bridge, Senior Center.
RIGHT: Holly Koeppe and
Laura Hill enjoy great company
while they taste various soups.
American Legion building plans approved at board meeting
By BRITTANY GROW
Express Staff
At the town board meeting held
March 8, the board began by approving the minutes from the February
meetings. It quickly moved on to the
discussion of the building plans for the
American Legion Memorial project.
Jerry DuPuis spoke on behalf of
the veterans from the Legion and introduced Jeanne Whyte, architect, as
the one to speak with in regard to any
building questions. DuPuis stated that
they have tentatively selected Lutz
Building and Mechanical to handle the
construction of the project. Details
haven’t been worked out between the
Legion and Lutz Building and
Mechanical as the Legion is still working on funding for the project.
DuPuis said that they currently
have their old ambulance garage up
for sale in an effort to raise more
money. He also said that the IRS tax
exemption has been revoked and he
has been working on renewing it.
DuPuis received a phone call from the
IRS agent in charge of the renewed
application for tax exemption and said
that the review of the application had
been completed on March 4, that the
matter had been closed, and that he
would hear back in approximately two
weeks with a decision.
DuPuis went on to give a little
background on the beginning of the
Legion saying that it was incorporated
in 1957, so it has been an organization
that has been around for a long time.
They are now ready to honor those
who have served their country with
the building of the memorial. DuPuis
said they have submitted the building
plans and are now awaiting the approval of the board.
Supervisor John Frey addressed
concerns that had been raised at the
previous board meeting, such as the
potential damage to the seating. Frey
suggested using stone or concrete for
the lower portion of the bench seats so
that there isn’t as much wear and tear
on them, since not everyone that will
visit the gazebo will be gentle on the
seats. “The book keeper in me worries
about further expenses and watching
the jungle gym that is that quadrant
out there,” he said. He continued to
say that it bothers him when parents
allow their children to run and jump
all over the existing stone that is out
there as the memorial.
Whyte spoke up saying that concrete benches aren’t in keeping with
the Adirondack theme of the gazebo
and feels as it wouldn’t look right. She
did say that she plans to use thick
logs, so the gazebo and benches
should be sturdy. Frey again stated
that though he doesn’t want to take
away from the look of the gazebo and
benches, he is concerned with the
overall life of the seat structure.
However, if it is going to add too
much cost on top of what is already
needed to complete the project, then
he understands why they wouldn’t go
with the concrete base.
Councilman Herb Schmid then
asked about the predicted life of the
structure and what type of materials
were going to be used to prolong the
life of the building. Whyte explained
the type of wood and thickness and
what materials she planned to use as
well as the type of sealant she plans to
use to protect the wood from the
weather, mold and other elements.
This sealant will also make it unnecessary to use stain, which would need
to be touched up every six to seven
years.
Besides paying tribute to the service members, another perk to the
building project is that the gazebo will
cover a brown spot that is currently an
eyesore and the landscaping will make
the area more attractive.
Pending approval, DuPuis said his
dream is to have the project completed
by July 4 and he is hopeful that Nick
Rose of CAP-21 is going to make a
website for the project that will allow
people to see the progress that is being
made, as well as make donations.
The board made a motion to accept the construction plans and it was
passed unanimously.
Other topics discussed
were as follows
• There are meetings coming up
for the Planning Board in regard to
sign regulations. The matter has been
discussed for approximately five
months and is still a topic being discussed thoroughly.
• The highway department has
cleared and sanded roads as needed.
They cleared parking lots for Inlet Fire
and Lights. There is a ‘no parking’ rule
still in effect from 2-6 a.m. and the
plows are not being taken off the
trucks just yet in case there is still any
more snow. As soon as there is no indication of snow, the highway crew
plans to be out sweeping the roads.
• The transfer station is open five
days a week from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and
closed 12-1 p.m. for lunch. The transfer station is also closed Tuesday and
Wednesday.
• A soft close of the snowmobile
trails was approved since there have
been requests from private property
owners for snowmobilers to not cross
over their property with so little snow.
A more permanent decision will be
made at a later date, though the trails
are closed permanently as of April 1.
• Still waiting on Kester to give
the town a price for laptop and software for the water treatment plant.
When the power goes out, the extra
laptop will give the supervisor of the
plant an idea as to what is going on at
the water treatment plant before he arrives.
• The lights for ballpark are in,
but with the soft ground, putting them
up is a little difficult at the moment.
Frey is also speaking with someone is
regard to donating a scoreboard.
• Town Clerk Patty Wittmeyer has
taken in over $8,000 in revenue from
the cottages.
• An approval was made to surplus
items that have been stored in the
basement. Schmid would like the opportunity to look over the items before
anything is thrown away. Some of the
items may be auctioned off, while others possibly donated. Any hard drives
that are in computers will be removed
and destroyed to be sure sensitive information is destroyed.
• The court room may be moved
from the smaller room at the town hall
into the meeting room and used as a
shared space with the town board.
There is money through New York
State Offices of the Courts available to
make renovations to bring the facilities into compliance. There are approximately $15-20,000 worth of requests the town can make for these
renovations. Even though it is not a
guarantee the town will receive these
funds, a resolution was made for the
application
of
the
Chief
Administrative Judge for a Justice
Court Assistance Program Grant. It
was unanimously approved.
°Three more letters were received
from residents on Gilbert Road opposing the extension of the road. At this
time, there is no plan to extend the
road. Frey apologized for any misunderstandings.
• Frey is meeting with Town of
Webb town Supervisor Robert Moore
and representatives from National
Grid to arrange a better way of communication between the towns and
National Grid. Recent power outages
have prompted this meeting and it is
with high hopes that a better way of
reaching out to the Police and Fire
Departments in the event of emergencies, outages, downed lines, etc. can
be made.
• The town and Hamilton County
have been working with ROOST
(Regional Office of Sustainable
Tourism), to create new websites for
the town and all the towns in the county. The Inlet Area Business
Association is also working with
ROOST to make sure the businesses in
the I.A.B.A. are apart of the website.
Members of the I.A.B.A. would be
charged an extra $25 to be listed on the
website. The businesses on the town
website would have to become members of I.A.B.A., therefore promoting
the I.A.B.A. and bringing their membership numbers up,, and perhaps putting the businesses at the top of the list
on the website.
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Bay Cafe moving across the street
By BRITTANY GROW
Express Staff
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Amidon Building Restoration is working hard to revamp the
building and bring Bonnie’s dream to life.
Bonnie Amidon has been
a business owner in one capacity or another for thirty years.
Though she was not born and
raised in the Town of Webb,
Bonnie’s husband always traveled to Old Forge, and at one
time, they owned the Twitchell
Lake Inn for ten years.
The Amidon family, made
up of Bonnie, Mitchell and
their five kids, had been living
in Savannah, Ga. when they
decided to make the move to
New York.
“Mitchell wanted to ‘retire’ up here,” Bonnie said.
Before they could purchase
property in Eagle Bay, they
first needed to sell Twitchell
Lake Inn.
Once settled, she began
running Twisters Ice Cream
and in 2010 opened the Bay
Cafe right next door. “I started
off serving coffee then moved
on to quiches, sandwiches and
dinners to go. We tripled our
business last year and I wanted
to continue expanding and offering more to the community,” Amidon said.
In the new cafe that is located right across the street
from the old one, Amidon
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with the items she currently
serves. Amidon said she is
planning on obtaining her beer
and wine license as well. A
wood fire brick pizza oven is
going to be in the center of the
market with plenty of seating
both in and out of the store.
“We are also going to have a
fire pit in the back with seating,” she said.
The upstairs of the building is also being remodeled in
the hopes of holding all types
of classes up there. “It’s going
to be a gorgeous space for instructors to teach things like
knitting or hold various community activities. Or maybe
we can have poetry readings
up there. One thing I really
want to do is have a kids craft
day so they can all come and
have lots of fun,” Amidon
said.
One of the perks to being
married to a skilled carpenter
is that Mitchell’s thriving business Amidon Building
Restoration is doing all the
labor on the project. Part of
their team is son Tyler. When
asked why they wanted to purchase the store that has been
abandoned and empty for so
long, Amidon said, “I want to
continue to improve Eagle
Bay while saving this building.”
The Amidon’s are shooting for a Memorial Day grand
opening, but said that they are
going to be cutting it close. “If
not by Memorial Day, we will
be ready by Fourth of July,”
she said.
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port and guidance that allowed
the District to expand our programs into what they are
today,” said Manager Elizabeth
Mangle. “I wish to thank Brian
for his wonderful commitment
and service to the District as a
board member, and wish him
well in his future endeavors. I
welcome Phillip to our board
and look forward to working
with him.”
The District’s Board of
Directors includes Robin
Morrison (Chairman), Edward
Winchell (Vice Chairman),
Bruce Jennings, and Richard
Wilt, who govern the District
locally and attend monthly
board meetings. The public is
welcome to attend board meetings held the first Tuesday of
each month at 9:30 a.m. at the
District office in Lake
Pleasant.
The District has been
working to manage and promote the wise use of natural resources in Hamilton County
since 1965. For more information visit www.hcswcd.com or
call 518-548-3991.

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