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Honor Flight receives sendoff

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By Shawn Ryan

shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — This weekend marked the return to the skies of North Country World War II veterans, flying their “One last mission” to Washington D.C. The send-off ceremony for North Country Honor Flight brought out a litany of current and former military members, civilians, politicians and police officers to see off the 15 veterans who flew out of Plattsburgh International Airport for the whirlwind 16 hour trip to D.C. and back. Among the speakers were outgoing U.S. Congressman Bill Owens, and New York State Assemblywoman Janet Duprey. Duprey has only missed one Honor Flight send-off since they started flying in 2013.

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new Land trust looks forward to summer PAGE 2 LOCAL FLAVOR

Kelli Ryan and Benjamin Thomas arrived at the Seton Catholic Central Junior Prom in style with the help of a handsome Belgian named Pete from Country Dreams Farm.

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Fledging Crow keeps farming local

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By Shawn Ryan

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shawn@denpubs.com KEESEVILLE Ñ The farm-to-table movement is making great strides throughout the country, and no place is that more apparent than at Fledging Crow farm in Keeseville.

The farm, which features “Certified Naturally Grown” vegetables as an alternative to organically grown but with the same high standards, was founded six years ago by SUNY Plattsburgh student Ian Ater, who leased 18 acres of hay fields from one of his professors, and set to work building a farm. The farm has grown steadily in reputatutation as well as output in the intervening years.

They are primarily a Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA, farm. With a CSA, people pay a fee in the winter and are then supplied with vegetables weekly throughout the 21 week North Country growing season. They make their CSA deliveries to locations in Plattsburgh, Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Keene and Keene Valley.

They also sell at farmersÕ markets in Keeseville, Keene Valley, Saranac Lake and Lake Placid, as well as at the North Country Food Co-Op in Plattsburgh, and Conroy’s Organics in Beekmantown.

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Riders rev up for ALS awareness in Au Sable Forks June 7

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com AU SABLE FORKS — Eight years ago, a group of local residents wanted to help their friend, John Nixon.

Nixon, 29, was a devoted family man active in the community. He graduated from AuSable Valley High in 1996, entered the Coast Guard in 2002 and returned to the area after serving four years in the military.

No one had a bad word to say about him.

His friends wanted to help because he was fighting Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, the degenerative motor neuron disease that has a survival rate of zero.

A friend named Julie Santamaria initiated a fundraiser to help comfort him and his family, to create a trust fund for his daughter and to raise awareness for the disease that robs victims of muscle strength, their cognition and eventually, their lives.

John died on December 3, 2007 but his memory lives on.

On Saturday, June 7, members of the Mountain Riders Motorcycle Club will host their annual rally and poker run in Au Sable Forks, the eighth installment of the series designed to raise cash and awareness for the little-understood disease.

“There’s been a significant increase in Lou Geh-

rigÕ s research every year, something new is always discovered,” said Kelly Murphy, one of the event’s organizers, referring to ALS by itÕ s commonly-used nickname.

But further research needs to be done. Ò ItÕ s the type of disease that even with the billions that have been dumped into research, finding any type of connections Ñ in genetics, military service Ñ thereÕ s really no concrete medical agreement as to what causes it and there’s certainly no cure.”

The recipient of last yearÕ s largess was up and walking, said Art Buesser, another of the event’s or-

ganizers.

He’s now wheelchair-bound.

According to the ALS Association, about 5,600 people in the United States are diagnosed with the disease each year Ñ thatÕ s about 15 new cases a day Ñ and an estimated 30,000 Americans have the disease at any given time.

Military veterans, particularly those deployed during the Gulf War, are approximately twice as likely to develop ALS, said the organizationÕ s website.

The fundraiser in Au Sable Forks is the only annual event of its type in the region, said Murphy, who

is tasked with collecting items for the raffle.

Thousands of dollars have been raised over the past seven years and disbursed directly back into the community.

The closest clinic for treatment is in Burlington, she said, and victims often have to fight until insurance pays for their treatment. Ò ThereÕ s a lot of behinds the scenes stuff you just donÕ t hear about. Awareness and continued support for this event and any others are crucial.”

Murphy said if even just one person touched by ALS comes out, whether be a family member or someone who is personally afflicted, then the event will have been a success.

Buesser said he anticipates a turnout of 150 — and that doesnÕ t include folks from the surrounding area coming to support the riders, he said.

“ALS is basically a death sentence,” he said. “The funds we raise, 100 percent of them, will try to give people relief on their bills, medication and family needs. We’ll do everything to help.”

Join the Mountain Riders on Saturday, June 7. Registration starts at 10 a.m at North End Harley Davidson and they blast off at 11 a.m with an estimated arrival time at 1 p.m at the fast pitch field. The general public is welcome and BBQ take-out will be available. For more info, call 834-5716. To make a donation to the silent auction, or to explore avenues for corporate sponsorship, call 524-5806.

New Land Trust in Saranac looks ahead to summer activities

By Shawn Ryan

shawn@denpubs.com SARANAC — The New Land Trust in Saranac might not be that new anymore, but it is still evolving into one of the best kept summer secrets in the region.

The Trust is a nearly 300 acre hide-away in Saranac which is open to the public, and has become well known for its winter activities of cross country skiing and snowshoeing, but is largely overlooked in the summer. To Trust board member Doug Yu, thatÕ s a missed opportunity for both recreation and education throughout the summer. Yu points in particular to the large variety of birds found on the Trust. Situated New Land Trust board member Doug Yu relaxes at the Trust’s club- in a transition zone between the valley and house on a beautiful spring day recently.

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the higher mountains around it, the Trust sports a large variety of biodiversity of insects and the birds who pursue them. Ò WeÕ d love for some birders to come in and do a birding list her,” says Yu. “After all, all these birds are coming all the way up from South America every year to eat the Adirondack bugs up here.”

The Trust started its life as an experiment in 1970’s communal living, when it was purchased by a small group of SUNY students who ran the property as a homestead. Eventually a house way built on the property, which now serves as the propertyÕ s clubhouse. Six years ago the owners incorporated as a not for profit, and opened the property to the public for recreation, education and preservation.

The Trust is crisscrossed with well-

marked, easy to hike trails. With no hunting allowed on the property, it becomes a bastion for hikers in the fall looking to avoid the perils of hiking in the same woods as hunters. The few signs of civilization like bridges, benches and lean-tos are all built by volunteers. Many bear the Boy Scout crest as having been an Eagle Scout final project. It also abuts state land, and the industrious hiker could bush-whack from the TrustÕ s property to nearby Lyon Mountain, making it one of the longest hikes in Clinton County. Ò This is a real easy into to the outdoors.

It can start someone on a lifelong love of the outdoors,” says Yu. More information and directions to the New Land Trust can be found at www. newlandtrust.org.

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Lawmakers, NY21 candidates sound off on the issues facing district

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — As the race for New York’s 21st grows increasingly ill-natured, itÕ s easy to forget that the sprawling district, which encompasses parts of 12 counties and covers some 16,000 square miles, faces real, concrete issues that demand leadership.

We asked Essex County lawmakers about the issues that are important to them and asked the four Congressional hopefuls where they stand on some of the issues.

THE ISSUES

regulations and the rails going through Essex County and the Adirondack Park.”

WHERE THEY STAND

“We have seen a significant increase in the transport of crude oil across rail lines, including a recent series of derailments and spills, which could put Northern New York communities at risk,” Elise Stefanik told the Valley News in a written statement. Ò As a member of Congress, I would call on the Department of Transportation to urgently update and implement guidelines for safer transport of hazardous liquids, especially with regard to the DOT-111 rail cars.”

Stefanik noted that local fire departments and EMT resources would not be fully equipped to handle a potential crash. Ò As such, I would urge the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard to update contingent plans for oil spills in Northern New York and to include local first responders in that process,” she said.

Aaron Woolf, the Democratic candidate, told the Valley News the rail issue has Ò great resonance” in the district. Ò As a congressional representative, itÕ s my job to do everything I can to protect the safety of the public, and in our district, also the environment.

We know how high the stakes are to have safe transport.”

The candidate said Hazmat training needs to be up-to-speed in the event of an accident. Ò WeÕ re isolated and rural, which means we need to have on the ground people ready to deal with anything.”

Woolf said the controversial DOT-111 tank cars should be phased out as quickly as possible and should be replaced by the CP-1232 models that regulators say are safer. Ò TheyÕ re more reliable in crashworthiness and we should be helping to make that transition as quickly as possible,” he said.

Green Party candidate Matt Funiciello also chimed in: Ò The many derailments in Canada and in the U.S. clearly indicate that [DOT-111s] are outdated and unsafe,” he told the Valley News in an email. Ò CanadaÕ s Ministry of Transportation announced the immediate removal of 5,000 of these cars this year and phasing them out entirely over the next few years. WouldnÕ t it only make sense for us to

similarly mandate the production and use of newer and safer cars here in the US? Clearly, the most important (unasked) question about crude oil and itÕ s safe transport is this: Ò Why are we expending any of our precious resources and focus on fossil fuels and not supporting the creation of safe, clean, renewable energies and technologies, instead?”

And on the EMT crisis, the recruiting and staffing of which has had lawmakers across the county reaching for defibrillation paddles in order to save their ailing departments: Ò Essex County is a more extreme example of what we’re seeing across rural America,” said Woolf, citing the graying demographics and remote distances.

Woolf referred to the Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2013, a bill that was passed by the House and is currently stalled in the Senate, as a “really smart” piece of bipartisan legislation that he would sponsor as a lawmaker. Ò ItÕ s creative legislative thinking that solves many problems at once,” he said. “It gives employment back to veterans when they get back, addresses the EMT crisis and maximizes a return on their investment when they train.”

Funiciello, the Glens Falls-based baker, tied the issue to the overall state of American health care: “Post 9-11, the (largely volunteer) calling of EMTs has simply become too complicated and resource-draining for the average citizen,” he said. Ò I believe that, as with most aspects of our very broken healthcare system, a switch to singlepayer health care would alleviate this problem entirely.”

Funiciello said trained medical personnel would never be volunteers or employment agency staff, but well-compensated workers with benefits and paid training.

“We can simply enact and support H.R. 676 (Improved Expanded Medicare for All). It would remove the massive profits, dividends, administrative costs and corporate welfare so inherent to our current corporate health care delivery system. We could then utilize those funds to provide medical services for all and we would all have great free health care and a need for more medical personnel who would never be volunteers but would instead be well-compensated professionals.”

The Doheny campaign did not respond for comment by time this story went to press.

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While lawmakers differed on their preferred candidate, they also appeared to cross party lines and offered a kaleidoscope of non-partisan issues they hoped their future federal representative would address.

Lawmakers Gerald Morrow (Chesterfield) and Dan Connell (Westport), both Democrats, hoped to see an increase in federal funding for the district, like for water and sewer projects, said the former.

William Ferebee (Keene) and Randy Douglas (Jay), leaders of the towns most affected by Hurricane Irene in 2011, hoped for FEMA relief and more funding for infrastructure.

In Keene, Route 73 was washed out and isolated St. Huberts. That stopped all traffic south, the main route from Lake Placid. This put a stranglehold on the merchants in Keene Valley, said Ferebee. “Not only did they receive damage, but it cut-off of their bloodline,” he said.

Ferebee said the town was still not getting fully reimbursed from Irene due to a mixture of bureaucracy and sluggish decision-making. ÒW e have borrowed and paid for the repairs and we had to pay the interest back. This is a cost to the taxpayer and cuts out of other services that we can provide. WeÕ re leery to move forward with other grants because weÕ re not sure if weÕ re going to get our money back.”

Douglas said one of the major issues facing Jay was funding infrastructure programs. ÒO ne of the major issues we face is an increase in water and sewer,” said Douglas. “We need more money to help us all out. Bill Owens has been a big help. I hope whoever is elected will hear our local needs and be will be successful.

You can’t put the costs of major infrastructure

projects on the backs of the taxpayers.”

Tom Scozzafava, the Moriah town supervisor, cited an attentiveness to constituent services; Minerva’s Stephen McNally, utilities relief, and Bill Grinnell, the Ticonderoga supervisor, said he hoped for a lessening in government regulation: ÒT he government as a whole has become such a regulatory nightmare,” he said, citing an alphabet soup of agencies — FEMA, OSHA, EPA Ñ and how they often contradict each other and cancel each other out.

Shaun Gillilland, the Willsboro supervisor who is also a cattle farmer, agreed. ÒO ver-regulation hampers growth and scares away talent,” he said. “Within the industry of agriculture, weÕ re trying to get new people into producing food. If anything is more critical to national security, itÕ s the ability to feed the population successfully.”

Gillilland said the average age of farmers in the United States is 57. Three-quarters of them, he said, do not farm exclusively and need to generate other sources of revenue to pad their income. ÒO n top of that, now you have the federal government coming in and trying to overregulate the culture of food,” he said. “You’ve got the FDA coming in and limiting and regulating, and more recently, the overreach of the EPA.” While the Clean Water Act is “a great thing,” Gillilland said the law was passed by Congress to only include navigable waters.

“But now they’ve decided to widen interpretation to include adjacent waters to navigable waters,” he said, explaining this opens up innocuous waterways like drainage ditches and ponds, for example, to regulation.

Gillilland said this slams the door on opportunities and discourages young upstarts. ÒT here are mountains and mountains of administrative paperwork to just obey the regulations.”

He cited another issue that has had lawmakers fuming this year: ÒT he federal issues most affecting the town that comes to mind almost immediately has to do with the oil trains,” he said, referring to the increase of crude oil moving through the region from the fields in North Dakota to downstate refineries. ÒI Õ ve had conversations with [Elise Stefanik] on the issue. We definitely need more input on

• Worship in The norThern Tier •

ALTONA Holy Angels Church - Main Street, Altona. Mass - 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 10:30 a.m. Sunday CADYVILLE St. James’ Church 26 Church Rd., Cadyville. 293-7026.

Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m., Sunday Masses: 8 a.m. & 10 a.m., Daily Mass Mon.-Fri.: CHAMPLAIN Living Water Baptist Church 9 Locust St., corner of Main and Locust, Champlain. Sunday School at 9 a.m. Service at 10 a.m. Thursday Bible Study at 7 p.m. includes activities for children. Phone: 298-4358 Three Steeples United Methodist Church - 491 Route 11, Champlain.

298-8655 or 298-5522. Sunday morning worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School at same time (Sept. thru June). Steve Loan, Pastor. steeples3@ primelink1.net

St. Mary’s Catholic Church - Church Street, Champlain. Anticipated Mass: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday Mass: 8 a.m. Weekday Masses: Thursday and Friday 9 a.m.

Christ & St. John’s Episcopal/ Anglican Church - 18 Butternut Street, Champlain. (518) 298-8543.

Sunday Mass at 9:30 a.m. Patricia A. Beauharnois, Deacon Vicar CHAZY Sacred Heart Church - Box 549, Chazy 12921. (518) 846-7650. Sunday Mass (Ant) 6 p.m., Sun. 8 a.m.

Chazy Presbyterian Church - 620 Miner Farm Rd., Chazy. 846-7349 Worship and Sunday School will begin at 11 a.m. Email: chazypres@ westelcom.com DANNEMORA Dannemore United Methodist Church - 86 Clark Street, PO Box 488, Dannemora, NY. Pastors Wendy and Gary Rhodehamel.

Phone: 518-891-9287. Worship and Sunday School -- Sunday 11:00 a.m. tedtrevail@gmail.com ELLENBURG St. Edmund’s Roman Catholic Church - Route 11, Ellenburg.

Saturday Anticipated Mass, 4 p.m.

Sunday Mass, 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

ELLENBURG CENTER United Methodist Church of Ellenburg - 5 Church St., PO 142, Ellenburg Center, NY 12934 Pastor: Gary Rhodenhamel Phone: 518-8919287 Hours: 9am Service, Sunday Worship & Sunday School ELLENBURG DEPOT Ellenburg Depot Wesleyan Church 2179 Plank Rd., PO Box 177 Ellenburg Depot, NY 12935. Pastor: Robert R. Phillips. Phone: 594-3902. Sunday Family Bible Hour: 9:50 a.m. Sunday Worship Time: 10:50 a.m. ChildrenÕ s Youth Ministries: Call for schedule.

MOOERS St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Maple Street, Mooers. 236-7142.

Anticipated Saturday Mass, 5:30 p.m.

Sunday Mass, 10 a.m. Reconciliation announced special Saturday mornings 10 a.m. & by request.

Mooers United Methodist Church 14 East St., Located adjacent to old Post Office. Sunday service, 9:30 a.m. Contemporary & traditional music, activities for children, youth and families, 236-7129, pastoral@ twcny.rr.com, www.gbgm-umc.org/ mooersumc Mooers Wesleyan Church - Maple Street, Mooers. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. Sunday Night Service 7 p.m.

Wednesday Night 7 p.m.

(518) 236-5330.

MOOERS FORKS St. Ann’s Catholic Church - Route 11, Mooers Forks. Mass: Saturday, 4

p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. Reconciliation announced special Saturday mornings 10 a.m. & by request.

PLATTSBURGH Plattsburgh United Methodist Church - 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. 563-2992.

Pastor Phil Richards. Service Sunday 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Nursery available at 10 a.m.

Seventh Day Adventist - 4003 Rt. 22, Plattsburgh, 561-3491 - Pastor Livergood Worship Saturday at 11:30 a.m., Pot Luck Dinner after service ROUSES POINT St. Patrick’s Catholic Church - Lake Street, Rouses Point. Anticipated Mass: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday Mass: 10 a.m.; Weekday Masses: Monday & Tuesday 9 a.m., Communion Service: Wednesday 9 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church - 52 Washington Ave., Rouses Point, New York 12979. Telephone 518-297-6529.

Telephone 518-846-7349. Sunday Service 9 a.m., Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

SCIOTA St. Louis of France Catholic Church - Route 22, Sciota. Mass 4 p.m.

Saturday; 9 a.m. Sunday Sciota United Methodist Church Sunday service 9 a.m. Route 19, Sciota.

WEST CHAZY West Chazy Community Church Pastor Marty Martin. 17 East Church St. Fiske Road, West Chazy, NY. Ph. 493-4585. Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Tuesday; Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - West Church Street, West Chazy. Saturday Vigil Mass, 4 p.m. Sunday Mass 10 a.m. Weekday Masses: Monday through Friday at 9 a.m. Confessions: Saturday, 3-3:30 p.m.

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Cornell research shows value of tall fescue silage CHAZY — Cornell University research has shown that tall fescue silage used in a well-balanced dairy ration can produce as much milk per cow as alfalfa silage. With northern New York cropland suited to the production of the cool-season grass, the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) has funded a 40-variety trial the most comprehensive tall fescue variety trial in the U.S. The results of the latest NNYADP tall fescue variety trials evaluated by Cornell Crop and Soil Sciences Professor Jerry H. Cherney - are now available at www.nnyagdev.org. Ò Tall fescue often ranks highest for yield among cool-season grass species grown in New York State,” Cherney says. “It has survived northern New York winters and does not appear to have any persistence problems in the New York state.”

Tall fescue is typically lower in crude protein than other grasses with the exception of timothy, but is similar in fiber concentration and quality making it suitable for inclusion in dairy cow rations.

The NNY trial, planted at the William H. Miner World War II veteran Joe DeMarco with (left to right) Hometown Radio WIRY News Director Dave Andrews, who accompanied DeMarco to Washington, and former Senator Bob Dole, who met North Country veterans at the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. May 17.

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Honor Flight

Continued from page 1 Duprey and Owens both urged the veterans, who are in their late eighties to early nineties, to share their stories with their families, in order to keep their memory alive for future generations. Ò What has happened because of you is so incredibly important, please tell not only the facts of what you did, but also the reasons why,” said Owens, adding Ò It is most important that you understand the gratitude we all feel.”

But the send-off was only part of what the North Country had to offer their veterans.

When they arrived at the World War II Memorial in Washington, they were greeted by the 54 Saranac Central School Students from SaranacÕ s

Farm

Continued from page 1 Ò We just like to take good care of the land and our community, feed people good food and celebrate the seasons,” said Brittany Harris, who works at Fledging Crow.

One thing that becomes apparent at the farm, is that itÕ s all about the young generation, with new ideas about how to do this age old trade.

Ater is 31, and co-owner Lucas Christenson is

Freedom Club. The students, along with their advisor Elise Beaulieu organized their yearly trip to Washington to coincide with the Honor Flight trip.

The politicians as well still had more to come.

While at the memorial, the veterans and their entourage were met by former longtime U.S. Senator and one-time presidential candidate Bob Dole, himself a decorated World War II veteran. Mr. Dole was presented with an Honor Flight hat, and was made an honorary member of the North Country Honor Flight family.

Stan Ransom, one of the veterans who flew to Washington summed up the day eloquently.

“Perfect day,” he said.

A total of seven Honor Flights will fly this summer, five from Plattsburgh and two from Vermont. The next flight is scheduled for June 14.

29. Many of their crew of 10 people working at Fledging Crow are even younger. The farm is currently a beehive of activity, with a new building going up and greenhouses nearly overflowing with early produce.

To bring more attention to the farm and the local food movement, Fledging Crow will feature “Crowfest,” a music festival featuring local bands being held at the Keeseville farm.

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Agricultural Research Institute in Chazy, NY, included five Novel endophyte versions of some varieties. These varieties have a Ô friendlyÕ fungus that gives the plants added vigor.

The variety trials provided insight as to whether the extra cost to Northern New York farmers of the Novel variety seed would be warranted by return on investment in yield and quality compared to endophyte-free varieties.

“The Novel endophyte tall fescue varieties are essential in areas of the mid-South U.S. where certain physical and biological stresses are high. Here in Northern New York we have neither the very high summer temperatures nor any significant insect pressure, so there is no advantage for regional farmers in purchasing the relatively high-priced Novel endophyte varieties,” Cherney says.

Among the conclusions Cherney draws in his research report on the trial data from 20112013 is the suggestion that it is likely advantageous to select a later maturing grass variety when grass is planted as a companion with alfalfa.

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Talent wanted: residency not required

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he race to replace Congressman Bill Owens (D-Plattsburgh), the well-liked twotermer who announced his retirement in January, has grown putrid.

This isnÕ t the fault of either one candidate or the other, but rather the natural byproduct of our political system and the modern-day political warfare hatched by Lee Atwater and perfected by Karl “Turd Blossom” Rove, the political operative who caused waves last week with the suggestion that Hillary Clinton, the presumptive frontrunner for the 2016 Presidential Election, had suffered brain damage following a 2012 head injury.

Just sayinÕ , he later shrugged.

But upon being released into the cesspool that constitutes our national dialogue, the facts or the context behind his statements were no longer important: the well had been poisoned, which was the original goal.

The race to fill Owens’ seat hasn’t been defined by the critical issues facing the district, but rather around the revolving carousel of cheap talking points that even the dimmest and most feeble minds would probably find transparent.

ItÕ s insulting.

Perhaps the most insidious is the residency issue that has both sides and their entourages Ñ including the national committees for the two major parties who are now pumping major resources into a crucial race that will help determine which party will control the House — crying foul.

We think that candidates don’t have to be North Country natives in order to adequately represent the district. You don’t have to live here full-time.

Elise Stefanik, one of two Republicans seeking to capture the seat, was born in Albany County. After spending her twenties working in a series of unspecified jobs with fancy titles in Washington, she moved to Willsboro in mid-2013 and announced her candidacy.

ThatÕ s perfectly okay.

Aaron Woolf, the Democratic candidate, has been dogged since the rollout of his candidacy in mid-February that he is a cosmopolitan carpetbagger from New York City who only resides in Elizabethtown seasonally.

Whatever.

Matt Doheny, a sixth-generation North Country resident, prides himself on being the only candidate in the race who is really, legitimately, truly from here (never mind Green Party candidate Matt Funiciello, who was born in Saratoga Springs and lives in Glens Falls but doesn’t wear it on his sleeve) and has used it as a common talking point through his campaign, his third for the seat.

Good for him.

What are you going to do for the North Country?

The relationship between residency, place of birth and job effectiveness are only connected by the most tenuous of strands.

We should instead be focusing on more important skills like communication, negotiation and the ability to secure federal funds that can boost the districtÕ s moribund economy.

The candidates should be grilled on their ability to propose practical, common sense legislation and avoid the wedge issues that generate the pure emotional responses that derail rational discussion.

This is what the voters want. This is what local lawmakers want. This is what the candidates themselves appear to want. The only people who give a toss about the residency issue are the Karl Roves of the world.

The demographics for the district are not in our favor: WeÕ re older than the rest of the country. We’re losing more people. We’re sicker, poorer and less educated. Public services and civic institutions that were once thought of as inviolable — schools, fire departments, emergency responders, churches, non-profits — are crumbling into dust.

We are dying.

So if we’re facing an influx of outsiders — whether they’re seasonal residents, Adirondack admirers or simply folks who want to better the quality of life here and want to the district to have a loud voice at the national level Ñ we should listen to what they have to say and push them on where they stand on the issues, not where they sleep at night. Ñ

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May 24, 2014

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We need to find our competitive spirit

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e live in a competitive zation for Economic Cooperation world. and Development. The study looks I was brought up at 11 variables that contribute to a to believe competition was good. high quality of life. Those variables Competition made everyone betinclude things like income, educater. When you compete, you are tion, housing, health and life satisalways comparing yourself to othfaction. Making the grade were the ers. You compare not only results following countries: but the path to success. How was 1. Switzerland that accomplished and how might I 2. Norway make changes that would allow me 3. Canada Dan Alexander to achieve similar results.

4. Denmark Thoughts from LetÕ s face it, we all do it every5. Austria Behind the Pressline day. We see what works or what 6. Iceland is popular and then try to emulate 7. Australia those traits.

8. Finland In business, I read, watch and listen to many 9. Mexico other community news organizations to see what 10. Netherlands they are doing, how they are doing it and how I So what has happen to the US of A? Happimight apply those approaches to our company. I ness isnÕ t just about income opportunities and also look at many comparisons of our companyÕ s health, especially when you consider Mexico in performance, looking for various trends, how the top 10, given some of the issues facing that those trends affect the health of the organization country. Yet, it’s clear an unhappy state of mind or how a specific trend might be leading us down is keeping this country on the sidelines, while a path we must alter. other nations seek to improve their quality of That competitive approach leads me to look at life. a lot of different details and survey information, We must face the simple fact that when one is always looking for a nugget that might prove to feeling good, happy and at the top of their game be a valuable component in our company culture. they can climb any mountain and conquer any Well, here is a little detail I recently ran across obstacle. But we’ve allowed ourselves to become that I found very interesting and compelling. mired in the negatives over the recent past withWhile it affects our company, I believe it has out much focus on the many positives. WeÕ ve far reaching affects on our society as a whole. It forgotten to celebrate and reach for the many opwas the rankings of the happiest countries in the portunities available to us in the US. Our leaders world. Sadly, the United States didnÕ t crack the are not leading us, they are far too busy fighting top 10 list, but our neighbors, Mexico and Canaamong themselves and would rather tear at the da, did make the grade. fabric of the nation instead of seeking solutions The USA used to be in the top 10. But for the to move past the obstacles where we disagree. last four years, we’ve failed to measure up. How Surveys like this might be somewhat meaningcan that be? Here we have a nation driven to sucless or they could be the wake up call we need ceed. A country carved out of the wilderness by to pick ourselves up off the canvas and get back self-made adventuring explorers, fearless pio- in the game. Attitude, as they say, is everything neers and successful entrepreneurs. Success is a in life, and as a nation we better come to grips part of our DNA. As a nation we’ve always taken with the long term affect this period of unhapthe competitive challenge and never failed to anpiness is having on our ability to compete in the swer the call. world. From education scores, production rankBut as a nation over the last 20 years or so, we ings and other indicators, the US needs to shape seem to have lost our competitive spirit. Have up. We better get our act together soon and show we been spoiled by previous successes? Can it be this world what happiness and quality of life is recent failures are causing the unhappiness, or is all about, for our own good and for the betterit the unhappiness that is causing us to lose our ment of the entire worldÕ s population. A strong, desire to compete? upbeat and competitive America is good for the The good folks from Switzerland are the hapentire world. piest people and most satisfied with their lives Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Denton Publicafor the second year in a row, according to the Better Life Index, published annually by the Organi- tions. He may be reached at dan@denpubs.com.

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Style & Substance: Looking at life’s series of choices, decisions Dear style & substance, I have a few friends who are always saying things along the lines of, Ò try being meÓ É whether it be that they are overweight, have no money, etc. Whatever it is, it makes me feel guilty for the life I have. I have no idea of how to respond.

In beginning to reformulate your responses to their woes, remember that they feel connected to you by your empathy and hopefully, honesty. Your friends may be failing to realize that life is a series of choices with known and unknown circumstances and consequences.

They are making you think that they woke up and were in these circumstances by no direction of their own. One thing we can always count on is our ability to still make choices. Maybe you have consciously or unconsciously made good choices, but you have also decided to live with the responsibility of what those choices were and are. It is never too late to change our choice patterns and this may be something that you would like to gently start compassionately presenting to your friends.

Some people are perpetually saying they are going to lose weight, get fit, get a better job, but never take any initiative to begin the process.

Your new response to these situations could be no response or a very minimal response. You can nod and “hear” them, but remain neutral.

There are talkers and there are doers! When you barely respond, it can be transformative as

it points back to them; you are not offering more of an excuse or a way out. It is the kindest way to move someone out of their circumstances.

Do not get caught in the trap of Ô guiltÕ .

You are not responsible for otherÕ s inertia/ inactivity. We often allow ourselves to feel more responsibility than is healthy when we love and care about the quality of life of our family and friends. Living in genuine gratitude for what you do have and what has happened in your life is a powerful way of being and one which will serve as an example to those around you. Being open about your failures and accepting responsibility is the surest, yet often most painful, way of finding true happiness.

We sometimes fail to give ourselves credit for the failures we have learned from, the sweat we have put into favorable outcomes, and the persistence we have used to achieve our own results. Go back and make a simple linear chart of where you started and some of the monumen-

Agrees with editorial To the North Countrman: My compliments and appreciation for your recent and excellent editorial on fracking.

You have conveyed with accuracy amd awareness the real dangers of the fracking process in personal and environmental terms.

I agree with your finale and hope, at the very least, people will be better informed.

Lola Johnson Chazy

No fraud in petitions To the North Countryman: Elise Stefanik, a Republican congressional candidate, recently alleged that her primary opponent Ò played political – and potentially fraudulent – games” during the petitioning process.

We were offended. We had just spent countless hours collecting signatures for our candidate, Matt Doheny. We sacrificed time with our family and braved freezing temperatures, snow and wind. Dogs chased us; one of us accidentally fell down a stairwell.

We did it because we like Matt. We like that he grew up here and that he started his business and his family here. WeÕ re impressed that he left college with $150,000 in debt - and, through hard work and determination, became a successful businessman. We like that he saved tens of thousands of American jobs during his career, and that heÕ s still out there trying to help troubled companies regain their footing.

Matt is the best candidate, and we were happy to make these sacrifices to help him get on the ballot.

The Board of Elections reviewed our work, and upheld 97.4 percent of Matt’s Independence Party petitions. They invalidated just 43 of the 1,666 signatures we all collected.

Trip to Quebec planned for P’burgh seniors

PLATTSBURGH — The Town of Plattsburgh is sponsoring a trip to Quebec on June 10th to enjoy a Discovery Cruise from Croisieres du Lac Champlain. This day program is open first to any Town of Plattsburgh Senior Citizen and then to all other County Senior Citizens if space is available. Passports or Enhanced Licenses are required to cross the border.

The cost for this trip is $60.00 which includes lunch at the Marina Restaurant and the 2 hour cruise. The bus will be leaving the Mall parking lot in front of Sears at 10:00 a.m. and return to Plattsburgh by 6:00 p.m.

Pre-registration and pre-payment are MANDATORY before June 2nd. You may register by calling or stopping by the Parks & Recreation Office at 562-6860 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

There are a limited number of spaces to be filled on a first comefirst serve basis, so call early! If you have any questions, feel free to call the Parks & Recreation Office.

Parkinson’s support group scheduled

PLATTSBURGH — The next Parkinson’s Disease Support Group will meet on Thursday, May 29, at Pine Harbour Senior Living off of Rt 9 S. The guest speaker will be Anne Gorrigan, Coordinator American Parkinson’s Disease Association, Vermont Chapter.

She will lead a discussion on Nutrition and Parkinson’s Disease. There will be a social time from 5:30- 6 p.m. The program will begin at 6 p.m.

Meeting dates for 2014: May 29th June 26th September 25th October 30th

tal choices you have made or not made, the losses/failures you have had, how you got back on track, and reflect on how you made Ò lemons out of lemonade”.

You will surely see some trends in your character and these may be stories you can share with your friends. This exercise can be a reminder or a guide to help you see yourself and to understand your life path of choices, consequences and luck. LetÕ s be honest here, sometimes we just get lucky!

Here are some choice/consequence/excuse patterns that are commonly made: Married the fun/cute guy ignoring the fact that he couldnÕ t hold a jobÉ he still canÕ t hold a jobÉ ..and we wonder Ò why we are continually having financial worries?”

Have had a health or weight issue for 20 years, have tried all the fads, but havenÕ t made any life-changes towards improving our overall health.

Are stuck in a job that is unfulfilling and

stressful yet have not updated our resume in five years.

We believe that if the person doesn’t OWN the problem, they will never get to work on it - if the blame is on someone or something else, in their mind, they are off the hook. Turning it back toward them is the only way to empower them to make a change. We also believe in slight, positive changes that are oriented toward the desired outcome, that arenÕ t too painful to build momentum and incorporate long term habits.

Good luck, celebrate your life and pass on the hope to others!

Don’t forget to join us for:

body, mind & spirit

Summer series Begins June 4 and runs every other Wednesday from 5:30 to 7 pm at the Champlain Wine Company Email us with questions and appointment requests at yourstyleandsubstance@gmail.com

Letters to the Editor MattÕ s opponent said her campaign is about Ò right and wrong, and setting a higher standard for service. Being honest in public representation is a critical standard in that regard.”

By Elise Stefanik’s own standard, she has failed us. She was dishonest in how she publicly represented her opponentÕ s petition. They were not “potentially fraudulent.” They were not “inflated.” They were not attained through “questionable tactics.”

We ask Elise Stefanik to put her words to action, and apologize for misleading voters regarding the validity of her opponentÕ s signatures. Otherwise, we can rightfully assume that Elise Stefanik has no intention of doing what she says Ð hardly meeting the “critical standard” we look for in choosing our next member of Congress.

Jude Seymour Meredith George Watertown Jeremiah Maxon Adams Brian Peck Carthage

Horse show season underway To the North Countryman: Our fundraising season for the Essex County Fair Horse Show has begun! Our first event will be June 8th at the fair grounds. We are doing a gymkhana that is open to the public. Spectators are welcome. We will do 6 games for beginner riders and 10 games for Junior riders (9-13), Senior riders (14-18), Adult riders (19 and over), plus we are having an adult limited class and this is for adults 19 years and older who do not ride gymkhana normally.

We will have 50/50 drawings and prize money is 1/2 the money received for each division split between 1st and 2nd place in each division. We also welcome any donations for prizes. It should be a very fun filled day. Bring a dish to share and we will do a buffet style lunch.

We are having a fun day/dart tournament June 21st at the November 20th Meetings are held from 5:30p.m. – 7:00p.m. at Pine Harbour in the 300 Wing Common Area. It is free to attend, light refreshments are served and each meeting features various speakers.

Judy Russell is the main point of contact for this group – 518563-1263.

Please note, Judy is looking for volunteers to help with coordinating meetings, speakers and leading the group.

Babbie Farm museum days

PERU - Museum Days at Babbie Rural & Farm Learning Museum, 250 River Road, Peru, NY. June 7-8, 2014 from 10:00AM to 4:00PM. Exhibits, live demonstrations, hands-on fun for the kids – grind corn, collect “eggs”, milk a cow, take a stagecoach ride, pet the animals. Fun for the whole family! The Peru SPCA will be at the museum with several animals (potential pets).

Please consider leaving a donation to help this wonderful local organization. Picnic area available…. bring your own lunch or hotdogs, michigans, chips, soda and baked goods will be available for purchase.

Business school dean steps down

PLATTSBURGH — Dr. Raymond Guydosh, dean of the SUNY Plattsburgh School of Business and Economics, has announced that he will leave the post at the end of the 2014-2015 academic year in order to return to teaching.

A national search will be launched shortly for his replacement.

Guydosh, who arrived at SUNY Plattsburgh in 1976 as an assistant professor of business, received his Ph.D. and master’s degree in management from the Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellow University. He has held the deanship in interim and associate capacities three different times: as interim from January

VFW in Peru. There will be horseshoes, darts and pony rides for the kids. We will have a Chinese auction and 50/50 drawings and food.

On July 26th, we will have a bowling tournament at the Willsboro Bowling Lane. This is for the fair as a whole. We will have an earlier kids tournament with a later adult tournament. Will post more information on Facebook and in the North Countryman as it gets closer.

Moreen Roy Wadhams

Cleanup support appreciated To the North Countryman: To our dearest sponsors and participants of the 2014 Lake Placid Village Clean-Up: You have done a generous and kind thing in supporting the clean-up of our town. Our community is blessed not only with natural beauty, but also with the beauty of those generous spirits who reside here. The 2014 VCU was a great success.

Thank you all for the donations of your time and services, it truly does “take a village” to keep that village clean and habitable.

An extra special thanks goes out to our sponsors: The Garden Club of Lake Placid, Village of Lake Placid, Town of North Elba, Adirondack Kid Company, Central Garage, Howard Johnson’s, Kinney Drugs, Lake Placid Conference and Visitors Bureau, Lake Placid Business Association, McDonald’s, Dave Nicola & Mr. Mikes Pizza, Mirror Lake Inn, Mtn. Lake Academy, ORDA, Price Chopper, Starbucks, Subway, UPS Store, Whiteface Lodge, and WSLP. We look forward to next year Õ s Village Clean-Up being bigger and better! We would also like to encourage everyone to carry your wonderful sense of stewardship throughout the year. Every “litter bit” helps.

Andrea Grout, Tricia Garrett, Heidi Roland Lake Placid

2004 through August 2005 and January 2009 through June 2011; associate dean for five months in 2008. He became the dean July 1, 2011, when he became a full professor.

Single Department Evolves into SBE When Guydosh arrived at SUNY Plattsburgh, the business and economics programs consisted of a single academic department in the division of arts and sciences with about a dozen faculty housed in the old Champlain Valley Hospital annex.

“Today, we have a School of Business and Economics with 11 separate degree programs and more than 40 faculty in six academic departments plus our Small Business Development Center,” Guydosh said.

The SBE received accreditation in January 2002 from the AACSB International — the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business — the premier accrediting agency for schools of business. Ò Accreditation was just a dream with little chance of realization when I first arrived,” Guydosh said. “Eventually, we became the first of the SUNY comprehensive colleges to achieve that distinction and were among the last programs world-wide to have received a 10-year term of accreditation before that option was discontinued.”

Guydosh received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for University Service and has held a host of positions in the SBE, including chair of the management department, director of the international business program and chair of the hotel, restaurant and tourism management program. He has chaired the Plattsburgh Faculty Senate three different three-year terms, served on various senate committees, was presiding officer of the faculty for one term, was a representative to SUNY University Faculty Senate for more than six years and was the academic vice president of the United University Professions SUNY Plattsburgh Chapter for one term.

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Local Flavor - Aleka’s Greek-inspired chicken wing sauce

shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — Peter Kritziotis, coowner and head chef at Plattsburgh’s Aleka’s restaurant, discovered his love of food and cooking younger than most.

From five, the Montreal native arrived home from school every day before his parents. If he wanted to eat, he had to learn to cook.

For someone growing up with a love of good food, Montreal is one of the best cities anywhere, because of the wide variety of ethnic cuisine found on virtually every street. Kritziotis grew up appreciating the variety of foods and cooking styles around him, an appreciation that finds itself in now in Aleka’s Mediterranean inspired menu today. Ò I grew up in a place where you never ate just one kind of cuisine,” he says of his early years in Montreal.

With parents of both Greek and Italian

heritage, weekend feasts in the Sicilian tradition were the norm for Kritziotis. Whenever they had a family feast, he preferred to spend his time in the kitchen helping to prepare, or cleaning up afterwards. But his early independence in the kitchen had more of an effect on Kritziotis than just developing his palate. He knew from a very young age that he wanted to be his own boss.

During his teens, he would spend his summers in Queens, working in that cityÕ s ubiquitous pizzerias. He loved the time he spent in pizzerias he says, and wanted to someday open one.

“I used to shred all the cheese for the New York Mets. I loved it,” he said.

He went to college for business, always with an eye toward being his own boss eventually. He spent time in New York City honing his craft after college, but with family in Montreal, Kritziotis wanted to find a place in the United States where he could settle, but still be within traveling distance to Montreal. Plattsburgh was

A sampling of what can be had at Aleka’s Restaurant, including Greek-inspired wing sauce.

that place.

Kritziotis stays far away from recipes when he creates his dishes. For him, itÕ s all about how the food tastes and reacts on the individual palate. He tries to explain that distinction to the young chefs who work in his kitchen. Ò Anybody can cook a meal, but itÕ s another thing to train the palette to how something is supposed to be,” he said. “I’ve been up and down the East Coast and IÕ ve taken the best ideas from wherever I went and put my own edge to them.”

Late in 2012 Kritziotis opened AlekaÕ s, a Mediterranean inspired restaurant on Margaret Street in Plattsburgh. It’s the culmination of his years of practicing and honing his craft.

Pairing his cuisine with the proper wine from their extensive wine list, or with just the right beer, adds to the dining experience according to Kritziotis.

Since opening, AlekaÕ s has yet to reach a discernible peak. Business just keeps growing, he says. Now that Kritziotis has added wine

based spirits to his menu, and eight outside tables, he sees another rise in the works for summer. To the big city transplant, that’s just fine.

Since opening AlekaÕ s, Kritziotis has been given opportunities to open restaurants in the greater New York City area, but he has easily turned them down. Ò I love coming to work every single day of my life,” said Kritziotis. “I love Plattsburgh. It’s been very good to me.”

Greek inspired wing sauce

For a dozen wings: 1/4 cup Butter 1/4 cup Feta Cheese Fresh Oregano 1/2 Teaspoon Fresh Garlic 2 Tablespoons of Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice Cook wings. Combine above ingredients, then smother cooked wings. Pair with the appropriate beverage and serve.

Aleka’s co-owner and chef Peter Kritiziotis.

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Wednesday, May 29

Thursday, May 22 PLATTSBURGH — Free showing of “The Monuments Men.” 5:30 p.m. Plattsburgh Public Library.

PLATTSBURGH — Auditions for Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Center Stage. 3 p..m. 310 Cornelia Street, Plattsburgh Plaza, Rt. 3.

Friday, May 31

WESTPORT — Fifth in a semi-regular healthy meal planning workshop at the Cornell Cooperative Extension. Space is limited, call 962-4810 for reservations: 3 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — Universal Transit perform at 10 p.m. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave. Call 518-563-2222 for food and drink specials.

ESSEX — Board of trustees meeting. Essex Theatre Company. 10 a.m. to noon.

All welcome.

Thursday, May 30

Tuesday, June 3

PLATTSBURGH — North Funktree perform at 10 p.m. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave. Call 518-563-2222 for food and drink specials.

LAKE PLACID — Book club discussion. 7 p.m. Bookstore Plus. 518-523-2950.

Friday May 23

PLATTSBURGH — Doom and Friends perform at 10 p.m. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave. Call 518-563-2222 for food and drink specials.

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ELIZABETHTOWN — McLane and Spoelstra perform. 3 p.m. Hand House Mansion, River St. 518-962-2949.

AUSABLE CHASM — Mini-bus tour of underground railroad sites in Keeseville and Peru. North Star Underground Railroad Museum, 1131 Mace Chasm Road. 9:30 a.m. $10.

SARANAC — The Bonfiglio Trio perform. Saranac United Methodist Church.

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PERU — Memorial Day services. 11 a.m. Peru Memorial VFW Post 309, 710 Pleasant Avenue.

LAKE PLACID — Wild Adriatic perform. Smoke Signals. 10 p.m.

Wednesday, May 28

PLATTSBURGH — Open mike at 10 p.m. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave. Call 518563-2222 for food and drink specials.

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PLATTSBURGH — Annie in the Water perform at 10 p.m. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave. Call 518-563-2222 for food and drink specials.

AUSABLE CHASM — Mini-bus tour of underground railroad sites in Keeseville and Peru. North Star Underground Railroad Museum, 1131 Mace Chasm Road. 9:30 a.m. $10.

ELIZABETHTOWN — McLane and Spoelstra perform. 7 p.m. Hand House Mansion, River St. 518-962-2949.

WHALLSONBURG — Champlain Valley Film Society to screen “Nebraska.” 7:30 p.m.

WILLSBORO — Champlain Valley Irish Dance performance. Free. Champlain Valley Senior Community. 1 p.m. 588-2379.

JAY — Help 2 Heal A Heart 5k Run/Walk. Jay Community Center. Registration at 7 a.m.

UPPER JAY — Staged Reading - “Becoming Dr. Ruth.” 7:30 p.m. Free admission. Upper Jay Art Center.

PLATTSBURGH — Auditions for Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Center Stage. 6 p..m. 310 Cornelia Street, Plattsburgh Plaza, Rt. 3.

SARANAC — The Bonfiglio Trio perform. Saranac Fire Hall (Volunteer Fire Dept), 3277 State Route 3. 518-293-7613. 7:30-10:30 p.m. $22-$25.

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Chancellor recognizes faculty and staff for excellence

PLATTSBURGH — The State University of New York has awarded five SUNY Plattsburgh faculty and staff members the 2014 ChancellorÕ s Award for Excellence.

This yearÕ s recipients: • For teaching: Dr. Wendy Gordon and Colleen Lemza.

• For faculty service: Dr. Delbert Hart.

• For excellence in professional service: Dr. Rebecca Kasper.

• For classified staff: Debra Thomas. Ò Faculty and staff who receive the ChancellorÕ s Award for Excellence have served their students, fellow faculty and staff, campuses, and communities with the utmost distinction,” said SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher. “It is a great honor to be able to recognize these five SUNY Plattsburgh faculty and staff members with this award. Congratulations to all of this year’s honorees across New York state.”

Dr. Wendy Gordon: Excellence in Teaching Gordon joined the SUNY Plattsburgh faculty in September 1998 as a visiting assistant professor. A year later, she was appointed to the rank of assistant professor. In 2005, she was promoted to associate professor and, since 2006, has served as chair of the history department.

She graduated with a Ph.D. in comparative history through a joint program between Central Michigan University and the University of Strathelyde in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1999. Her doctoral dissertation, “Mill Girls and Strangers: Single Women’s Migration in Scotland, England and the United States, 18501881,” was published by SUNY Press in 2002.

Gordon serves as the presiding officer of the faculty and has been a College Auxiliary Services board member, a General Education Committee member, an associate of the WomenÕ s Studies program and a delegate to the United University Professions. She has received numerous grants and awards for research and Ò is an accomplished senior faculty member who can always be counted on to offer her expert and diligent services to SUNY Plattsburgh and the wider community,” said SUNY Plattsburgh President John Ettling.

“Dr. Wendy Gordon is well-known on campus as a highly effective teacher,” he said in Gordon’s nomination letter. “(She) brings to her students a welldeveloped and dynamic philosophy of teaching. É Students in her classroom consistently evaluate her with the most positive scores. Her students enjoy her classes immensely yet at the same time they appreciate the high standards that Dr. Gordon requires…”

Gordon said the award “acknowledges the commitment IÕ ve made to being the best teacher I can be

every day that I walk into a classroom. ItÕ s a satisfying sense of accomplishment.”

Colleen Lemza: Excellence in Teaching Lemza has taught at SUNY Plattsburgh since 2001 and has held the position of assistant professor in the Department of Journalism and Public Relations since 2008. Prior to 2001, she held various positions in the private sector related to communications and human resources. A SUNY Plattsburgh graduate with a bachelorÕ s degree in communication studies and a masterÕ s in mental health counseling, she also holds a master’s in public relations from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University.

LemzaÕ s scholarly accomplishments include journal articles, numerous presentations at professional conferences and workshops and several grant awards. At SUNY Plattsburgh, she has garnered “a reputation as a dedicated, demanding and effective teacher,” said Ettling in his letter of support on her nomination for the ChancellorÕ s Award. Ò She has successfully integrated several projects into her classes that incorporate the theoretic foundation of public relations with practical applications.”

Her many activities on campus and in the wider community include helping the Crisis Management Team and serving as a member of the Civil Engagement Task Force, SUNY Plattsburgh Campus Community Coalition and the SUNY Plattsburgh PRSSA Chapter and as adviser to Cardinal PR, the studentrun public relations agency. She is the originator of the local Shine On! program for empowering elementary-aged girls and received the Girl Scout National Volunteer Award in 2012. Ò Students and alumni who have taken her courses rave about the transformational nature of the professional preparation they have received,” said Cori Jackson, director, Center for Student Involvement, in her nomination letter. Ò And while creating experiential curricula and building community partnerships can be highly time consuming, Ms. Lemza puts in this additional time with each of her courses to ensure exceptional learning experiences for her students.” Ò When I heard I had received this award, my first thought was how exciting for our department because we had external reviewers on campus that day for our self-assessment,” Lemza said. “I hope it validates experiential, applied learning in the classroom. I try to incorporate an academic service learning component into all my classes because employers need young hires who can hit the ground running. É I strive to develop the whole person by turning students into all-around coveted employees.”

Dr. Rebecca Kasper: Excellence in Professional

Service The director of the Center for Teaching Excellence and co-director of the Center for Public Service received her Ph.D. in religious studies from Marquette University in 1993. She was hired by SUNY Plattsburgh to head its newly formed Center for Teaching Excellence and has been helping faculty and staff implement best-teaching practices ever since. Ò As director, Dr. Kasper is focused on improving the quality of teaching and student learning on campus,” Ettling said in his support letter. “She is wellknown as a hard-working, energetic role model for the teaching faculty at SUNY Plattsburgh.”

In her seven years on campus, she has developed countless workshops, programs and conferences, including the Conference on Teaching and Learning, which recently concluded its sixth year in April. In 2008, she began the Student Committee on Teaching Excellence, which administers the Teacher of the Month award.

Her service to the campus includes positions on the General Education Committee, Campus Plan Priority Committee, Counsel on Institutional Programs, College Assessment Committee, Educational Technology Grants Committee and Teaching Learning and Technology Advisory Group. She also serves on many statewide boards and committees, and, in June, she will be presenting a full day of faculty development instruction on course design to the adjunct faculty at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.

She is the chair of the City of Plattsburgh Democrats Committee, a member of the Clinton County Democrats Committee and the Ward 5 counselor on the Plattsburgh Common Council. Ò In all my own professional interactions with her, and, in every conversation IÕ ve had with other faculty about her work, Dr. Kasper has shown again and again an incredible level of dedication to her role on campus,” said Dr. Jessamyn Neuhaus, associate professor of history. “She has an unflagging belief in the power of education, in our studentsÕ academic abilities and most importantly, in each and every instructor’s unique talents for fostering student learning.”

“My initial reaction was gratitude,” Kasper said upon hearing of her award. Ò I have a job I love and colleagues I enjoy working with on behalf of our students, and I am grateful to have earned their respect. Ò This award certainly validates many of my efforts to help faculty to become better teachers and my desire to establish SUNY Plattsburgh as a premier teaching institution. It also inspires me to continue to dedicate myself to fulfilling that vision.”

Dr. Delbert Hart: Excellence in Faculty Service

Associate Professor of Computer Science Dr. Delbert Hart wanted to return to his alma mater to teach.

A 1993 SUNY Plattsburgh computer science/mathematics graduate, he earned his master’s and Ph.D. at Washington University in St. Louis, returning to Plattsburgh in 2006 as a lecturer in computer science.

He was hired as an assistant professor in 2007 and was promoted to associate professor in September 2010. Prior to that, Hart served as assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Alabama, Huntsville, from 2000 to 2006.

According to Ettling, Hart is a “very active participant in service to the SUNY Plattsburgh community and beyond” and is responsible for administering departmental computer labs and coordinating the department’s internship program. He serves on numerous committees, including the Center for Teaching Excellence Task Force, the Information Technology Advisory Committee and the Information Security Committee.

A faculty senator since 2009, he is also adviser to the Computing Club, chairs the Faculty Senate Resources and Planning Committee, and is a member of the Middle States Planning and Assessment Working Group and the Strategic Planning Task Force, among other committees.

Hart played a key role in the planning of the new business and computer science building, now called Au Sable Hall. He served on its steering, design, technology and furniture committees. As departmental liaison, he represented the computer science department at various stakeholder meetings beginning with the building’s design phase in 2009 through its 2013 completion.

“I was very impressed by Dr. Hart’s insights into planning and organization, his acuity in underscoring problems and identifying solutions, and the hard work, determination and follow-through to get various tasks accomplished,” said Dr. James Liszka, provost and vice president for academic affairs regarding the preparation for Middle States visitation in 2012.

“His contributions to this committee were immensely valuable.” Ò Although service is only part of my work here É I think what this award says is that faculty have an essential role to play in campus operations,” Hart said. Ò Faculty participation grounds discussions and decisions back to our collegeÕ s mission of supporting student success. Ò I am honored by the recognition and am glad that I have been able to participate and contribute to various endeavors on campus. SUNY Plattsburgh is a wonderful community, and I am happy to be part of it.”

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PLATTSBURGH — Here is Winnie, an adoptable dog from Elmore SPCA...

WINNIE BEAGLE TRI COLOR ARRIVED 03/25/14 @ 27 LBS @ FOUR OR FIVEYEARS-OLD FEMALE Winnie is a sweet hound that is loving having a bed to sleep in that is warm and inside! She is a hunting beagle that was kept outside for most of her life. Winnie loves to be around other dogs, cats and people. Her owner is elderly and is now almost completely paralyzed and can no longer care for Winnie. His family surrendered her to us so that we could spay her and find her a wonderful forever home. Winnie will fit into most homes. She will really love to

go for long walks and to engage with her people. She is adapting quite well to the warm kennels at Elmore SPCA. Winnie has tested negative for heartworm, is current on vaccinations and will be spayed soon. Come in and take this gorgeous beagle for a walk!

Please consider making Winnie a part of your family.***UPDATE*** Winnie is a great dog that is now spayed and is ready to find her forever home. She gets along well with other dogs, cats and kids. If you are looking for a lazy, medium sized dog that will be content going for walks and lounging around the living room this is the dog for you!

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Here is Leonardo, an adoptable cat from Elmore SPCA...

LEONARDO DOMESTIC SHORT HAIR BUFF & WHITE ARRIVED 02/13/14 @ 9LBS @ OrNE AND A HALFYEARS-OLD MALE Leonardo is a cool cat that was taken in by a concerned citizen in the town of West Chazy, NY. The resident cat didn’t take to well to Leonardo, an intact male, so the cat was brought to Elmore SPCA. Leo is a sweet cat that seems to get along with every human that he has met. Because of his lack of vetting he has not been introduced to other cats.

He is definitely a dominant cat but he is as playful and loving as a kitten. Leonardo will be available for adoption after he is vetted. Come in and meet this debonaire cat. ***UPDATE***Leonardo is a seriously cool cat! He is very vocal and he really wants to find his forever home. Leonardo has had some digestive issues since his arrival. All fecal tests came up negative, there was no change when he was put on a rice and chicken diet and his blood work was

normal. We started him on a pancreatic enzyme and his stool is forming quite nicely. Leonardo is a wonderful cat that would love to find his forever home soon. ***UPDATE***Leo is doing wonderfully and is now off of his enzyme supplement! He is very healthy, happy and ready to meet his new family. He loves to be pet and will do well in any home!

Local woman wins Poetry Unites essay contest

By Shawn Ryan

shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — Poetry may no longer be the most popular form of literature, but many people who donÕ t read poetry regularly still have a favorite poem, one that means something special to them, or brings them back to a special place from years ago.

The first ever New York State Poetry Unites contest was held recently, to bring life to New Yorkers’ favorite poems, and learn what the poem has meant to their lives. One of the four winners in the statewide contest is a North Country resident. Marita Boulos,

who lives in Rouses Point and works for Literacy Volunteers of Clinton County was touched by a John Donne poem when she was young. Hers was one of four first place essays chosen.

For the state-wide competition, participants wrote an essay about a favorite poem, and what that poem has meant to their lives. Winners will receive a trip to New York City, but more importantly will be filmed by renowned documentary film maker Ava Zadrzynska for a short documentary. Zadrzynska has been running a similar project in Europe for six years, before deciding to bring the project to the Unites States.

New York is the first state to go forward with the program.

When she submitted her essay, Boulos didn’t think she had much of a chance because her poem is not from a contemporary poet.

“I was actually very surprised,” she said. “I’m pleased that they saw the validity in it, how it can mean something to someone in our contemporary world.”

The other three winners all wrote about contempury poems.

Boulos is looking forward to her trip to New York City, but is more excited about the exposure it could bring to poetry in the state. Zadrzynska has yet to announce when her documentrary will be released.

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Mountains, waterfalls and just too much fun T

he day began bright and sunny, with large puffy, clouds racing across the sky, driven by the strong winds. A high pressure front had moved in after a series of heavy storms had battered the adjacent High Peaks the previous day. The foul weather had all of the local rivers and streams running high with runoff.

As I passed through Keene, the East Branch of the Ausable was roaring, but the waters were relatively clear. I though it was unusual as the West Branch flow had the appearance of chocolate milk when I had crossed over it in Lake Placid fifteen minutes earlier.

As I approached Elizabethtown, driving along Rt. 9N, all the little streams were flowing with a frothy tumble, and yet The Branch, a beautiful little stream that begins on the shoulders of Hurricane Mountain, was as clear freshly cleaned window.

In Elizabethtown, where the Boquet River was nearly bursting over it’s banks, the flow was likewise unusually clear for

such a seemingly heavy runoff.

I had traveled to Elizabethtown with the intention of visiting a the local streams, and casting a few flies, but it was painfully obvious that although the will was strong, the way was impossible. Fishing in such conditions is fruitless, as it’s nearly impossible to keep a fly on the water long enough for a fish to see it.

As a result, I chose the next best option, which was to enjoy the remainder of the sunny day while enjoying the roar of a waterfall or two.

When it comes to waterfalls, Essex County is the place to go, as it has more waterfalls within itÕ s boundaries than any other county in the state. It is understandable, as the county is also home to the tallest mountains in the state, and we all know water flows downhill.

My first stop was at US Falls, a popular swimming hole on the outskirts of Elizabethtown, where the tumbling Branch is squeezed through a smooth bedrock gorge to create a series of

High Water conditions appear to turn Split Rock Falls into one large pool, rather than three separate falls.

spectacular waterfalls.

The location features the remains of several old dams that once harnessed the river’s flow to power a tannery, a mill and an electric generating station. Today, all that remains is a battered old dam, a grist stone, and numerous concrete bases that once cradled a spillway and delivered the flow to a cinderblock powerhouse.

After basking for awhile at the base of the soaring falls, and marveling at the passing rainbows that continued to show in the mist of the thunderous flow; I decided to head south in the direction of the upper sections of the Boquet River near the location of the infamous Ô Malfunction JunctionÕ , aka The Crazy Eights where Route 9 and Route 73 converge and diverge.

Located a short distance from the intersection of these two main routes is the junction of the North Fork and the South Fork of the Bouquet River which flow precipitously out of Dix Range.

There are easy to follow foot trails located along the banks of both branches, as well as a number of vehicle accessible campsites along the river banks.

The forests nearby the riverbed feature a combination of old growth white pine, cedar and hemlock which offer a sharp contrast to the surrounding hills which are covered with wide open hardwoods composed primarily of birch and aspen. The open hardwoods are a remnant of the great fires that swept through the region in the late 1800Õ s.

Although the trees are currently leafing out, the hillsides remain mostly wide open as do the riverbanks which have been scoured repeatedly in recent years as a result of historic high water events.

Short of taking a trout or two on the fly, there is likely nothing I enjoy more than simply walking along a river corridor.

Although I’ve paddled and fished most of the local waters numerous times, I always seem to stumble upon something new, unique or interesting whenever I travel the riverbanks rather than the riverbed. When IÕ m wading the rivers, I concentrate on the fish, while on the riverbanks my full attention is centered on the land.

Often itÕ s just a well worn foot trail, the last vestiges of a former roadway, the abutment of a bridge or a long lost, rusted old, road sign. It is easy to forget that our current roadways were often rerouted over the years, and many of the once popular overlooks are no longer visited. This is especially true along Route 73, where there remains ample evidence of sections of the old route.

Although vegetation has reclaimed many of the old banks, it is easy to find the former overlooks, many of which remain littered with the disagreed bottles, tires, wheels and vehicles of 19th and 20th century travelers.

In fact, the route of the former Route 9 is still paved as follows through an old forest along the right bank of the South Fork of the Boquet, which is located just off Route 73. The old bridge abutments are still in place, located about a 100 yards downriver from the current bridge over the South Fork of the Boquet on Route 73.

Having completed my investigation of the tumultuous tumbling branches of the upper Boquet, I returned to Elizabethtown after enjoying a quick visit to Split Rock Falls.

At Split Rock, the combined flow of the two forks created a snapping, snarling, thunderous flow which had reduced the popular swimming holeÕ s three distinct pools into one long, white ribbon of froth and foam.

The power of the river was palatable and hypnotic. As I stood on the bank, high above the thunderous ribbon in the stream bed below, I could feel the ground shaking underfoot.

There was a thick mist was in the air, which created thousands of miniature rainbows on shafts of sunlight that trickled through the limbs of the towering white pines.

It was a surreal scene, and the pounding of the thunderous waters pounding could be felt underfoot. There was the incessant mist on my face, and the sparkle of a million droplets in the air and on the pines. The ground vibrated underfoot, even though it was insulated with a thick carpet of pine needles. The power of the rumbling water was consuming and hypnotic. I could feel it sucking me in as I stood on a ledge high above the flow, and I knbew it was time to go.

As I readied to depart, a trio of kayakers pulled off the road and into the small parking lot. They were wearing wet suits, and hurried to retrieve their squirt boats from the roof rack, before hustling down to the river.

“You’re not going to attempt that are you?”, I asked them, “You’ve got to nuts!” Ò WeÕ ve run it three times already, and we can probably get in another three trips before the sun goes down” one fellow replied. He quickly turned away and walked towards the river where his friends were already putting in. “I gotta go!”

I shook my head, and walked back to my car without looking back. Although I really wanted to stay and watch the scene, I was afraid it would spark some special sense of the past in me, when I too had taken off in a kayak on the very same river. Although IÕ m much older now, and possibly a fair bit wiser; I really didnÕ t want to let that genie out of the bottle again, because it was just too much fun!

Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook. Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net.

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