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In NEWS | pg. 15
Saranac River Trail Greenway
27-mile trail to go from Plattsburgh to Redford
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In OPINION | pg. 6
Lodge at Boreas Ponds Should be saved or moved
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Whalestock on tap for May 21 Attendees can learn about climate change
Sara Rowden sworn into Clinton County Legislature Former Area 4 legislator back in seat on a temporary basis By Teah Dowling
teah@suncommunitynews.com
PLATTSBURGH — Sara Rowden was sworn into the Clinton County Legislature on Tuesday, filling the seat left vacant by Colin Read’s resignation to run for mayor. The appointment was made during a special meeting that night with a 6-0 vote of approval. Rowden served as Area 4 legislator from 2001 to 2014. Read, a Democrat, submitted his letter of resignation due to moving out of Area 4 from Cumberland Head to the city of
Plattsburgh to run for mayor against incumbent Mayor James Calnon. “I couldn’t ask for a better replacement,” he said. Rowden offered to serve for six months until the special election in November. “I already know this stuff,” she said. “I’ll be able to contribute really quickly.” Rowden said she intends on chairing the County Operations Committee. Legislator Robert Timmons (Area 7) will take over the Buildings and Grounds Committee. Rowden currently serves as a member on several boards, including the Strand Center for the Arts and the Friends of the Saranac River Trail. She’s also a Boobie Sister and teaches snowboarding. >> See SARA ROWDEN | pg. 17
Adirondack
Hospital unit treating at risk kids closing
Woodturner
Crafting community carves out love for one of their own, plans May 21 benefit
Pete DeMola Writer
PLATTSBURGH — By this time of year, the man known as the Adirondack Woodturner would ordinarily be easing into his summer routine, a breakneck schedule of farmers markets, craft shows and other events where he would display his handcrafted wooden bowls. But a devastating fire destroyed Ken Gadway’s workshop in Morrisonville last
month. The flames took his entire stock, and with it, his livelihood. Organizers hope a weekend benefit will aid with the almost-unfathomable loss. Shane Dutil, a fellow woodworker, got to know Gadway on the farmers market circuit. They became fast friends over the years. Dutil described a man who is universally well-liked. Gadway was always the first to aid fellow vendors. Whether carrying their gear, offering positive words of support or offering shield from wind and rain, he was always there with a smile. The Adirondack Woodturner is a full-time craftsman, Dutil
Sara Rowden speaks at the Plattsburgh Town Hall on Tuesday, May 10.
CVPH closes Child & Behavioral Health Unit on May 6 due to shortage of children psychiatrists A benefit to aid Ken Gadway, a well-liked Morrisonville craftsman who lost his workshop in a fire on April 5, is scheduled for Saturday, May 21 at the Plattsburgh VFW on Spellman Road.
By Teah Dowling
teah@suncommunitynews.com
said — not a hobbyist, but rather a consummate professional. And he is excellent at his profession. “He’s straight-up the best woodturner I’ve ever seen,” Dutil said. “His bowls are just phenomenal.” Long winter hours were spent creating his inventory, intricate items carved from burrows, or the lumpy growths found on trees. A benefit is scheduled for Saturday, May 21 at the Plattsburgh VFW on Spellman Road. Reaction was immediate following the April 5 blaze. “We’re like a little family,” Dutil said. “When something
PLATTSBURGH — CVPH’s Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit closed last week due to a lack of child psychiatrists. “It was a very difficult decision,” said Dr. Kent Hall who specializes in emergency medicine at the University of Vermont Health Network — Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital. The unit, which contains 12 beds, is designed to help children and adolescents, ages 6 to 18, victim to a crisis severe enough to impact their safety or the safety of others – treating a variety of psychiatric conditions including major depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia and more. Now, the unit is no longer able to provide those services since losing their only child psychiatrist in February. The unit contained four children during the time of the
>>See WOODTURNER | pg. 14
>> See CVPH | pg. 13
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