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Region receives grant for high speed Internet but more needs to be done. PAGE 4
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Pburgh museum aims to ‘Blast Boredom’
Saturday, April 20, 2013
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By Katherine Clark katherine@denpubs.com
P L AT T S B U R G H Ñ The Imaginarium Childrens museum in Plattsburgh launched its Ò Blast BoredomÓ campaign during a fun-filled press conference April 10. Ò We want to blast boredom from our children and give them outlets to learn on their own terms in a creative and fun way,Ó said Imaginarium President Jennifer Meschinelli. Ò So, we ask our community to help us on this mission to blast boredom.Ó The campaign was launched in part by Cardinal Public Relations, a student run organization of mainly marketing and public relations students at Plattsburgh State University. Cardinal Public Relations CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
Dragoon’s Farm Equipment turns 60 years old. PAGE 2 GOODBYE WINTER
Matthew Cech of Plattsburgh is sworn in as an Essex County Sheriff ’s Deputy by Sheriff Richard Cutting April 13. Cech, 8, helped in apprehending the lollipop bandits. See a related article on page 3. Photo by Keith Lobdell
Knights of the Night to benefit Malorie Drolette By Shaun Kittle shaun@denpubs.com
The Knights of the Night Talent Show will be held Saturday, April 20, at Seton Catholic Central School in Plattsburgh to benefit Malorie Drolette and her family as she battles Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Photo provided
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PLATTSBURGHÑ It is amazing how quickly a personÕ s life can change. Malorie DroletteÕ s parents recently brought the 16-year-old girl to the doctor because she seemed to be suffering from a sinus infection. As the doctor examined the lymph node glands on MalorieÕ s neck, she noticed a lump. That lump resulted in a visit to Fletcher Allen Medical Center in Burlington, where Malorie was tested and later diagnosed with HodgkinÕ s lymphoma, a form of cancer that originates in white blood cells. Now, about five weeks after the March 11 diagnosis, she and her family are frequently making the trip to Burlington for MalorieÕ s treatment schedule. And Seton Catholic High School in Plattsburgh is trying to help Malorie and her family get through it by hosting the Knights of the Night Talent Show on Saturday, April 20. The show is sponsored by SetonÕ s student council and music department, and all proceeds
from the event will help MalorieÕ s family pay for the treatment and transportation costs associated with her visits to Fletcher Allen. Ò ItÕ s going to have students from group performance classes doing music, comedy and modern songs,Ó said Lita Kelly Paczak, music teacher at Seton Catholic. Ò WeÕ re also hoping to have a group of teachers perform, which is always hilarious. ItÕ ll be entertainment from all walks of musical life.Ó The event is a perfect fit for Malorie, who is a junior at the school. Ò She loves to listen to music,Ó said MalorieÕ s mother, Danielle Drolette. Ò ItÕ s been her therapy for years. It calms her.Ó But now Malorie needs a different kind of therapyÑ chemotherapyÑ to help her beat HodgkinÕ s lymphoma. That means she must travel to Fletcher Allen three days a week in cycles that are two weeks long. After taking a week off, Malorie is now in her second cycle. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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