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/ ^ Southern Essex Bureau 585-4070 !60Montcolm St., Ticonderoga Central Essex Bureou 873-2601 Water Street, Eiizabethtowa Monday, August 13,1984 & 17 « Water corporation established in Jay Scatter shots By ED REID Correspondent was similar to one after having viewed a documentary or nature film. That is you purposely put yourself into viewing the film because you were interested in the subject and more or less sat back and allowed yourself to be pumped full of pleasing and often intriguing feets. None of this re- quired any truly physical effort other than keeping eyes glued to the screen and listening atten- tively to what the narrator with the resonant and god-like voice says so authoritively. But unlike movie and TV viewers that soon forget most of what they watched and heard, the reader of \Wildguide\ can return time after time to the pages of this delightful invitation to the Adirondacks for a periodic reenforcement of facts. The clear and pleasing ar- rangement of the scientific in- formation is one of the truly strong points'of the book. It is a fast-flowing stream of facts set like tributaries seeking the depository of a great water. In this case, it is the mind of the reader. However, no poetic phrasing is used to stamp humanized lasting imagination, it is a book for scientific insights, not poetical ones, though the chapter title \Gift of the Glaciers\ hints of a touch of 'Adirondack Wildguide' 1 is described as a guidebook to the wildlife, plant life and geology of the Adirondack Park in the new- book release circulated by its publishers, the Adirondack Con- servancy and the Adirondack Council. Both organizations are headquartered at Elizabethtown. In reference to this recent ef- fort the term guidebook is not en- tirely appropriate though its pur- pose evidently is to disseminate basic information as an aid for readers to understand better the area's natural makeup. General- ly, there is not enough in-depth detail for serious, \at long last\ classification as \the\ guidebook of the vast Adirondack Park. Strictly speaking, such a book should provide an immense quantity of specific information about each phase of a particular subject in such a way as to give the reader an independence of mind and security of spirit because of the\ storehouse of revealed knowledge at hand. For example, if I were looking for a guidebook to the wildlife of the region \Wildguide\ would not do for it tells very little about its many creatures of wide variety. This is not to say, however, that certain guidebook-like characteristics are not found in \Wildguide r but rather, that in its 160 pages, most of wmcn is . numanoation\ On tEe wmie, taken up with striking illustra- however, it is an ecologists' tions and photographs, the in- realm and tells quite convincing- formation is given sparingly and ly what props nature has in basic dosages simply because the book attempts to cover in a few short breaths enough ground where even a dozen guidebooks might still be wanting. In the same respect, it is not an all-encompassing natural history of the region if one understands a natural history as a full and lengthy history of the subjects it deals with. Instead, \Wildguide\ has a kind of mug-shot preciseness and candidness that makes for easy reading. It points out one, two or several in- teresting facts about a subject and then moves on to the next. So it begins its chapters with \land of the Barkeaters\ and not with \Heritage of Stone.\ In a short explanation of the geological origins the reader is informed that 500 million years ago the eroded region was \flooded by a warm, shallow sea\ and that hundreds of years later a localized uplift created what we see as the present-day Adirondacks with its great peaks and domes of metamorphic rock. Then it is on to the cosmetic in- fluences of the \Gift of Claciers.\ Other chapter titles are: From les Lovers, Trio of Giants, The Sand Dwellers, Wet Feet, Realm of Fishes, Slopes of Evergreen and Islands in the Sky. In the preface it says the pur- pose of the book is to present \an ecologist's view of the landscape that will help you interpret what you see and hear while traveling through the countryside and urge you to further exploration and adventure.\ This is a much bet- ter explanation as to what the book is about. In other words, it is a kind of invitation to use this data base to focus in on par- ticular features and species for snapshot recognition. Being an ecolgist's view of the wildland, man, for this purpose, is given little notice. On the third page of part 1 last century lumberjacks are seen in and old Stoddard photograph. There are a few references to farming ac- tivities. In the rest of the book of over one hundred sketches and photographs the human figure is conspicuously absent except in two photographs. The first figure is that of a kiker (left of the first page of the preface) with back to the camera, looking south from the snowy summit of of Cascade Mountain; and the second, that of a shadowy canoeist (opposite l&ite page of text) with back to sun, paddling over a smooth Pharaoh Lake when the maples are red. Symbolically, tJbe first is look- ing to and the second returning from time spent in the wilderness. Evidently their facetessaess serves as a way of injecting the reader into and out h ll developed over millions and billions of years to decorate her stage for present-day per- formances. If there is a trace of a truly poetic spirit hiding in the natural history of the book it is probably in the illustrations supplied by Anne E, Lacy. Her accurate sket- ches ar^ simply presented, yet, each evokes a curiosity of heart and mind. Hopefully, a desire to know more about this land while being a part of it. The drawings are a tease as to what is really to be seen by the one who goes for- ward to observe, So the eye drifts easily and willingly from the rather straight-forward text and rests for pleasant moments on Lacy's attractive illustrations. There are over 90 of them along this verbal and pictorial tram- way into Adirondack nature. Perhaps, the most impressive ingredients' in the book are Lacy's illustrations. This is because they are her creations. They offer a kind of untouchable refuge. They offer a silent har- mpny of composition that lifts one into the realm and spell of a more humanized Adirondack wild country where the dishar- monies of man's world is shut out by man for the soothing way of nature. Though certainly a com- mand a welcome allusion it serves to illuminai its. search for a sincere understanding of the natural world. By ADELINE SMITH Correspondent JAY — At the recent meeting of the Jay Town Board, forma- tion of a Water Works Corpora- tion was approved, under provi- sion of the Transportation Cor- poration Law ojf New York state, lor the purpose of supplying por- tions of the town oi Jay with water, specifically the area formerly known as AuSable Inc. A discussion followed on the issue of insurance claims for Wayne McLean. Town Attorney Daniel Manning Jr. suggested that the board reject the claim, which It did. The board members were ask- ed by Supervisor Paul Savage if they wanted to have the fifth spraying for insects, done by Duflo Chemical Co., and the vote was no. In further matters, the board: • Asked the supervisor to do the cement curbing in Jay Park the most reasonable way possi- ble. It was reported that inmate labor from Ray Brook Facility could not be used for this type of work. • Reported that a special in- formational meeting was held during July at the Jay Fire Sta- tion for the purpose of a possible water grant for the Jay Water DistricTTwhich wilt be reported™ on at the next board meeting. The water pressure problems for the newly opened \The Happy Wanderer\ were discussed. • Asked the town attorney to contact Rod Carey to consult him on Chapter 53 of the Laws of New_ York State for 1^84. - • Made a motion to apply for state aid for assistance in developing a local land-use pro- gram. • Heard a letter from Scott Brow, president of the Fast Pitch League requesting more assistance, if possible, toward equipment costs. A discussion followed. Savage was asked to contact Tina Snow and. Advisor Joe Carey to see What can be done. Savage is authorized to in- vestigate three different pro- grams at the Essex County Youth Bureau that involve mat- ching funds with the town. • Made a motion that the shut- off valve on the corner of Routes $ and $6 be repaired. Aft estimated cost is to be given to the board. • Authorzied Charles Douglas, water superintendent, to pur- chase a sewer rod, frame stand and rod guide for the Roto-Rotor. At a special board meeting, a dwcu99H>n followed with Rod Carey, chairman of the Town Planning Board, on the resolu- tion to apply for a New York State grant for assistance in developing a proposed subdivi- sion regulation and the designa- tion and restoration of historical sites. Following the discussion it was decided that the town not ap- ply for the grant. Sled-dog race purse raised SARANAC LAKE - The 1985 ALPO International Sled Dog Championship purse has been raised to $35,000, according to Joseph Sestak, president of ALPO Petfoods Inc. Sestak and his wife, Carol, are visiting in the Saranac Lake area and choose this time to finalize the 1985 race arrangements with Chamer of Commerce officials. \The purse increase reflects ALPO's long-term commitment to the sport of sled-dog racing and to the ALPO International. The continued excellence of the Saranac Lake event has made it >rint circuit and one we are pleased to sponsor,\ said Sestak. ALPO Petfoods Inc. has spon- sored the January classic since 1979, steadily increasing its cor- porate support from $20,000 to the current sum, keeping the race distinction as the \richest sprint sled-dog race in the world/' \The sport is growing worldwide as reflected by the ex- panding membership in the In- ternational Sled Dog Racing Association. Member clubs from New Zealand, Germany. Austria and the United Kingdom point up the interest and enthusiasm in sled-dog racing circles,\ con- tinued Sestak. The ALPO International is co- sponsored by the Saranac Lake^ Area Chamber of Commerce.\ Further information about the yearly sled dog race is available from the Chamber at 30 Main St., Saranac Lake, N.Y. 12983, 891- 1990. To get news in Essex County happenings, call or write David Clayton, Central Essex Bureau, Water Street, Elizabethtown, phone 873-2601 or Jeff Wright, Southern Essex Bureau, 160 Mont- jg of the book that really represents an Adirondack joun>ey of works, drawings and photographs. And a worthwhile trip it is. Michael G. DiNunuo. a ter- restrial ecotogist is successful in presenting a very comprefcnsi- oie overview of this fiHhuti TWTWJ The inprasMM I felt its- the book NORTH COUNTRY WINNERS PLAYING PEPSI 21! 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