Earlier this year, the National Association of Realtors® announced the 
launching of a weekly two-hour talk radio show, Real Estate Today.

On June 27, 2009 the show will begin airing in our region on 107.1 FM 
WNMR-FM, Saturdays from noon-2 p.m.

 Are you tired of finding out just about everything you buy is made overseas?  Well, do something about it.  Todd Lipscomb did and his website MadeinUSAForever.com has over 1300 products, all made in the USA.

Check it out: MadeinUSAForever.com

 ANNIE HALL

Winner of 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director (Woody Allen), Best Actress (Diane Keaton), and Best Screenplay. The crown jewel of Woody Allen's career, this is the love story between neurotic, intellectual Alvy Singer and the beautiful but flaky Annie Hall. Rated PG 

• "Very, very funny" - Roger Ebert
• "Woody Allen's masterpiece" - The Greatest Movies
• "This comedy is dead-on perfect" - Austin Chronicle
• "Woody Allen's breakthrough movie" - Time Magazine
• "A truly hilarious love story" - Variety
• "Woody Allen's best work" - Channel 4 Film
• "More gags in one minute than most movies manage in 90" - The Guardian
• "A hilarious look at contemporary relationships" - TV Guide
• "Allen is one of the best directors we have" - New York Times

 HAPPY-GO-LUCKY

Winner, Best Actress, Golden Globes and nominated for Best Picture. Also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. An exuberant comedy by director Mike Leigh about a young schoolteacher who confronts life's obstacles with eternal optimism. Rated R for language

• "Makes your heart soar" - Washington Post
• "Mike Leigh's funniest film" - Roger Ebert
• "Equal parts entertaining, life-affirming and thought-provoking" - USA Today
• "Perfection" - Wall Street Journal
• "An invitation to find joy in everyday moments" - Entertainment Weekly
• "Sally Hawkins is brilliant" - New York Observer
• "More than a movie -- it's a gift" - Rolling Stone
• "This movie leaves you smiling" - Toronto Globe and Mail
• "Stays with you as all great movies do" - Philadelphia Inquirer
• "A wonderfully humane movie" - Christian Science Monitor
• "Sally Hawkins delivers an Oscar-worthy performance" - US Weekly

Frost/Nixon

Nominated for 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Frank Langella), Best Director (Ron Howard), and Best Screenplay. Three years after resigning as President, Richard Nixon agreed to an interview with British showman David Frost. The entire nation watched as these two men fought to reveal the truth about Watergate. Rated R for some language. Adults $5; Under 18 $2

• "Surges with energy" - Entertainment Weekly
• "Thrilling, engrossing cinema" - Los Angeles Times
• "A grabber of a movie" - Rolling Stone
• "A totally mesmerizing battle of wills" - Premier
• "Astonishing" - Wall Street Journal
• "Makes history leap off the page" - San Francisco Chronicle
• "The most satisfying movie of Ron Howard's career" - TV Guide
• "Suspenseful and intimate" - Newsweek
• "A boxing film without the gloves" - Hollywood Reporter

To The Editor:

Worst Road

Residents of Willsboro, Essex, and Everyone who has ever drove or rode on the 8 miles of New York State Route 22 between Willsboro and the intersection where Route 22 meets Route 9 and Northway Exit 33.  This road is known locally as the Willsboro Mountain Road and is the absolute worst State Road in New York that I know of.  This road has been overlooked for major improvements for over thirty years.  It is time we, as residents of Willsboro and Essex, do something about it.  Call your representatives listed below and let them know this stretch of NYS Route 22 (the Absolute worst in the State) needs immediate attention.  What about Governor Paterson's stimulus money?  Why was this road not included as the first project?

Contact your representatives now!

Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward: 518-873-3803, saywart@assembly.state.ny.us

Senator Elizabeth Little: 518-561-2430, little@senate.state.ny.us

David C. Ashline
Willsboro, NY

 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Saturday, April 4
Willsboro Central School @ 8:00 PM

Winner of 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Song. Jamal, an 18-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, is just one question away from winning a fortune on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" Suddenly, the police arrest him on suspicion of cheating -- how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his adventures with his brother and with Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Rated R for language and some violence 

• "Breathlessly exciting" - Roger Ebert
• "A movie to celebrate" - Time Magazine
• "Cheery and hard-to-resist" - New York Times
• "A masterpiece" - Wall Street Journal
• "Riveting" - USA Today
• "A terrific yarn" - Miami Herald

Saturday, April 18
Depot Theatre @ 8:00 PM

Winner, 2 Academy Awards -- Best Actor, Sean Penn and also Best Original Screenplay. In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man voted into major political office in America. This superb and surprisingly funny film shows why Harvey Milk became a hero for all Americans. Rated R for language, some sexual content and brief violence

• "A fascinating film" - Entertainment Weekly
• "Milk is extraordinary" - Washington Post
• "Brimming with humor and heart" - Rolling Stone
• "Penn is breathtaking" - USA Today
• "Marvelous" - Wall Street Journal
• "Superb" - Hollywood Reporter

 The Museum is  having one of its “Informal Fridays” tomorrow from 4-6pm.  Drinks & refreshments provided.  

Today is the first day of Spring!  Spring is in the air.  Sure, snow is known to fall here off and on until early May, but chances get less and less as the days go by.  It's now time to start thinking about spring cleaning and garage sales.  Don't forget to announce your garage/yard sale in the Garage/Yard Sale section.