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Ml . , vr TUm* LAKE FREE PRI8S, WEb. ,^Pt. 1 , 3004 JUljIjIif H.lll.. Illl««l||l|r|l« II' »H ' Ml,, Il l l.l. l , , II I h I I Illy | | I, per Lake Free Press and Tupper Lake Herald 4 number of the New York Press Association USPS 644-140 Published Weekly by Tri-Lakes 3hree Press Corp. 136 Park St., Tupper Lake, NY 12986 lei. (518) 359-2166 or 359-2462 e-mail: tlfreepress@yahoo.com Fax (518) 359-2295 M. Dan McClelland- Publisher Sue Mitchell- Editor Judy McClelland* Advertising Mgr. Tupper Lake Herald Established 1895 Tupper Lake Free Press Established 1931 Entered as Periodicals Postage Paid at the Tupper Lake Post Office, Tupper Lake, NY 12986 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Tupper Lake Free Press, 136 Park St., Tupper Lake, N.Y. 12986 Subscription Rates: $32 Per Year Inside Franklin County $39 Per Year Outside Franklin County Single Copies- 60 cents; Home Delivery 75 cents Corporate Officers M. Dan McClelland, President Judy McClelland, vice president and treasurer A baker's dozen or more local contestants put on their best pest-protection chapeaus for the Great Tupper Lake Lawn Party's first Bug Bonnet Parade, hosted Thursday by NHMA Trustee Jim Carr. The crowd loved the head gear. Who can you pick out? First Annua! Bug Bonnet Parade Bugs no match for these crafty gals Letters... L Supervisor responds to Mr. Lefebvre's letter To the editor, I would like to address a etter published in the Tupper Free Press by the previous town supervisor. Mr. Lefebvre made general statements about the village tax rate and budget. I would just like to say that as a board member who sat with Mr. Lefebvre I learned a lot. 1 watched Mr. Lefebvre set a tax rate and back into it making cuts that were critical to town operation and placing fund balances that should not have peen done. Being new to the hoard 1 did not realize what was happening and learned under fire. This was done during election year budgets and in my opinion, is one of die major of the town's problems that were discovered by the audit two years ago. At the present time the town is on the road to recovery which has been affirmed by the New York State Comptrollers Office. The town and village are working hard to provide services to our community as economically as possible but all costs for running local governments are increasing. The attitude of our community is very positive at this time and there are great things happening. We need to focus on the positive and people who do not want to, should at least keep their negativity to themselves. Sincerely, Gregory LaFrance Town of TuppetLalfce,; Supervisor so does the mayor To the editor- This letter is in response to the letter from the former Town Supervisor Mr. Dean Lefebvre in the August 25, 2004 edition of the Tupper Lake Free Press. Mr. Lefebvre's numbers presented in his letter have been manipulated to misguide our community. The village tax rate increase for 2004 was 7.65% and not 20% as | . stated by Mr. Lefebvre. ll||aFurthermore, I would like it to be known that Mr. Lefebvre did not attend any of the budget ^rfvorkshops for the village nor did ~ he attend the budget hearing held on April 1, 2004 or the special meeting held on May 1, 2004 to adopt the fiscal year 2004-2005 Jbudget. a* The village board has \ Vorked very hard for this community and we are aware of the ever-rising costs of living. If Mr. Lefebvre would like a full explanation of the tax rate he can stop in the village office for this information. Before Mr. Lefebvre decides to publish any future letters he should gather all facts and not just partial brmation for manipulation to There are several positive levelopments under way in our community and I firmly believe there is no room in local government for slanderous tones of this nature. In closing, I would like to quote from the minutes of the special meeting of the board of trustees held on July 27, 2004 in reference to Mr. Randy Jones' earlier letter to the editor: \Mayor Strader took a brief r jnoment to express the board of trustees concerns with Mr. Randy Jones' letter to the editor in the July 21. 2004 edition of me Tupper Lake Free Press. \Mayor Strader explained that the Village of Tupper Lake is no longer an assessing unit .therefosre, the Village of Tupper Lake could not call for a reevaluation in assessment, it is Jhe Town of Tupper Lake that is \ the assessing unit for the Village, County, Town and School District. \Furthermore the village board was faced with some hard decisions during the recent budget process and they had to cut several police positions, road repairs and necessary equipment. The village,along with the other municipalities in our area were hit hard by the NYS Retirement System increases and bond payments for infrastructure repairs to Lake Street, etc. During the budget process there were no residents present to voice their concerns and the public must not forget that the board members are taxpayers too. \Like most residents, Mr. Jones' assessment went up and his re-evaluation was the result of more than 71% of his property tax increase over last year's taxes. \Trustee Desmarais explained that the board did nothing underhanded as his letter implied. \Trustee Madore explained that the board was faced with contractual obligations that were bound by CSEA contracts for example BC/BS Health Insurance premium increases, state mandates to retirement, cost of materials and oil for road repairs. \Trustee Hughes explained that we all are taxpayers and we cut the budget to the bare bones. \Mayor Strader ended the discussion by saying that Mr. Jones's letter was an unnecessary slam to the village board for serving this community.\ I do not believe in writing letters to the editor but I felt I had a responsibility to this community to respond to Mr. Lefebvre's letter and to state the facts. Sincerely. Sandra A. Strader Mayor_ Editor's note: In our opinion, enough has been written about this issue and we consider it now closed. In big cities, often scantily dressed models stroll runways wearing the latest in fashion. In Tupper Lake, it's more practical apparel that's in vogue. The invasion of our traditional summer pests inspired the fashion show at Thursday's \Great Tupper Lake Lawn Party,\- a successful benefit for the Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks. It was appropriately dubbed \Bug Bonnet Parade.\ Jim Carr, a member of the NHMA board of trustees, pulled out traditional mosquito and black fly head gear and told the crowd on the lawn in front of the Sand Trap Restaurant mat \we' ve all probably worn one...this bug hat. No style, no class, not deserving of the term bonnet.\ \Tonight however, we will show for the first time anywhere what can be done, at least for the fairer sex, to give this item a little pizzazz.\ He told the crowd that \some of the creations\ worn by museum volunteers that evening may someday be available for purchase in the NHMA's store. \Remember ladies and gentlemen, you saw them here first!\ ..,.,.. „. , ' ~ * The. following is Mi. Carr's fashion show commentary: Our first lady tonight is the beautiful Carol Staves, modeling her own creation, \Pansies in the Wild.\ This wide turned up brim hat, complete with fuchsia colored beading displays pansies adorning the rim. \Bugs Leaf Me Alone\ graces the lovely Judy McCartney and her wide brimmed sun hat which features blue leaves, gold satin trim and a bow. Look at those bugs! Stephanie Ratcliffe is becoming with her \Adirondack Touring\ chapeaux fashioned after the early 1900s roadster hats. This fashionable design caught all the bugs on the long trip to the Adirondacks. Desiree Monroe, a sophisticated lady of Childwold, wears her very own \Nature Inspired\ design, a canvas hat adorned with mosquito netting that can be worn on the brim or down for protections. Moss, tree bark, dried flowers, pine cones and mounds of hot glue hold this beauty together. \Bug Off is the theme of charming Lisa Jones' patriotic- bug bonnet. This special hat comes down from Lisa's step daughter who is stationed in Iraq. The camouflage hat sports a Stars and Ribbon theme and is trimmed with a gold ribbon which symbolizes \hope for peace.\ Divine Dorothy Hicks proudly presents \Red Birds of a Feather Come Together,\ a simple straw hat decorated with woodland objects such as tamarack branches, dried flowers and plenty of feathers. Notice the Minnie Pearl effect Dorothy added. \Calligrapha serpentina,\ a lively little number was created by our enchanting Phyllis Thompson and modeled after the beetle family. The beetle aboard heard about this great party and hitched a ride to be premiered. Not to be outdone, Phyllis' mother, the scintillating Cynthia Boden, attracted a large butterfly that landed on top of her hat to smell the daisies .•,•<> ,..:.. :,•-. \Bugs in the Raspberry Patch,\ worn so grandly by our next gorgeous model, Carol Line, is a leaf motel inspired hat with black-eyed Susans and its own raspberry patch. This charming creation comes complete with beetles, butterflies, bumble bees and spiders. \Frog A Miss\ adorns the head of elegant Lynne Perry. This veiled creation features a wide straw brimmed hat decorated with vine garland and lots of nature's own little insects. Next is \Butterfly Garden,\ worn by lovely Nancy LaBarge, a wide-brimmed black hat adorned with beautiful butterflies. Singing crickets have found a home in this \Autumn Garden\ model worn by Helen Manne. Displaying the beautiful colors of fall, it even has bugs to free press files Reader enjoys TL Free Press Totheeditor- My name is Don Brunette, formerly of 70 Broad Street in G Tupper Lake. My wife, Teresa * 8 (formerly McCauley), asked her IS sister, Jean Bourbeau to start a | {^^subscription to the Tupper Lake X ^*^ Free Press. It is bringing back many wonderful memories. For example- I truly enjoy Bill Frenette's 'Transitions!\ Bill and I were in school together at Holy Ghost Academy. Happy birthday, Bill... keep the old time news coming! (from the files, Sept. 3-10, 1970) Opposition to proposed State Department of Transportation plans for reconstruction of a 9.6 mile section of Route 30 between Wawbeek corners and Saranac Inn station was registered by many of the approximately 100 persons who attended a corridor public hearing in the high school cafeteria 24 years ago this week. Disapproval was voiced chiefly by summer residents who saw in the new highway a threat to the ecology and to the scenic beauty and quiet which attracted them to this region, and by owners of commercial developments which would be affected. Another gap in Tupper's Park St. business section was opening as workmen began that week to knock down the ruins of Bob's Grill in the Pimstein building at 103 park St., a landmark here since the turn of the century. The two-story frame building and adjoining Clifford's Gift Shop had stood empty since lire broke out in the latter on Oct. 9, 1969, and heavily damaged both structures. The Tupper Lake Volunteer Ambulance and Emergency Squad, Inc., completed its first full year of community service here 24 years ago. The first annual report showed a total of 288 calls answered, with 281 patients handled and 769 volunteers responding. Tupper Lake rated a mention in connection with a feature on one of its more colorful summer camp owners, - Bob Abplanalp- in the fall issue of \Rod and Gun\ the sportsmen's quarterly which were on the stands 24 years ago this week. The millionaire inventor acquired the former Ketcham place, some 25 acres on the west shore of Big Tupper Lake where he vacationed that spring. The author, Pal Smith, recounted Abplanalp's meteoric rise from a debt-ridden machine shop owner in the north Bronx to a multimillionaire who maintained a $150,000 bungalow adjoining Bebe Rebozo's at Key Biscayne, site of President Nixon's vacation home and adds that \Abplanalp is himself a wielder of considerable power.\ Sale of the 70-year-old Clark Lumber Co. to Robert Chartier, Philip Edwards and Donald LaBarge was announced 24 years ago by Proprietor Berton LaBarge. Roderick Beaulieu clinched the men's golf championship of the Tupper Lake Country Club for the third consecutive year by defeating Don Donah in the finals over Labor Day weekend 24 years ago. Sixteen golfers competed in the championship flight. Don Donah eliminated former club champion Pete Farrell in the semi-finals and Rod Beaulieu defeated Charles \Bud\ Murray to reach the 36-hole championship match. 14th State Assembly District Democratic Party candidate Bernie Bassett receives the congratulations of Bug Bonnet Parade MC Jim Carr after his lucky ticket was drawn for a framed wildlife photograph donated by Tupper Lake's Paul Chartier. complete the design. announced that the Raquciti \Gone Fishing\ :.i$ a crafty ,,River^Quitters have chosen the ipmoa^om,byr,Qmm^ FrenetygMMtiMA as the recipient of their and fashioned by her clever latest quilt beauty, a king-siM daughter Cindy Lewis. It sports live Adirondack flora and fauna. Next is the \Bat Hal,\ presented by the charming Susan Arnold. This stunning chapeau was created by ihe team of Betsy Dirnberger and Cheryl Maid. Called a bug's worst nightmare, it features its own natural attack weapons- a bat and dragon fly which love to eat those pesky bugs. If they falter, this hat sports its own mosquito coil. The last lady to take to the \Bug Bonnet\ stage was Hard Hat Hannah (aka Diana Fortune), sporting the perfect outfit to lead a tour of the museum construction site: a vibrant hot pink chapeau featuring a lady slipper pink and grass green organza veil. Following the gals and their colorful bug bonnets, Mr. Carr piece called \Adirondack Dreams.\ The piece was on display that evening . The lucky winner will be drawn at ihe group's 12th biennial quilt show next August. Mr. Carr extended his thanks to the talented group for their generous donation. Before closing he also pulled a ticket (actually five tickets until he got a winner) for one of Paul Chartier's framed photographs which are on sale inside the restaurant. Mr. Chartier donated the prize to the event. Democratic Party Assembly Candidate Bernie Bassett, who was in attendance that evening, went home with one of Mr. Chartier's special pieces am! a keepsake from that day's event I ^••••••••q CLIP & SAVE I Tupper Lake Central School I I Tupper Lake Central School Telephone Numbers Any of the following numbers will access the school's phone system: 359-3322, 359-3371, 359-2981 Use the menu or dial the appropriate extensions: Middle/Hiah School: Main Office • 2000 Guidance Office - 2006 Attendance Office - 2027 Nurse's Office • 2008 Athletic Office - 2555 LP Quinn: Main Office -1004 Nurse's Office -1003 District/Business Office- Ext. 1000 Bus Garage- Ext. 2044 If you need assistance dial \O\ and the operator will help you. I I I I I I I
