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September 26, 2009
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Improvements
Lending a Paw
Beekmantown Central School District unveils changes through its recent capital project.
Champlain Valley Search and Rescue K9 Unit is asking the North Country to help one of their own.
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this Saturday at the PARC Oval in Plattsburgh. Details are inside our Regional Calendar!
Homemade quilt raffle to benefit Glenwood Cemetery Association By Jeremiah S. Papineau jeremiah@denpubs.com
Feiern Oktoberfest
Marlaine Bosley of Rouses Point, at right, works with friend Mary Wolfe of Maine, to serve sauerkraut on knockwurst sausage during the Quadricentennial Oktoberfest at the Rouses Point Recreation Center Sept. 19. The event was sponsored by the Rouses Point Volunteer Fire Department and Sons of the American Legion Post 912, and featured German and country rock music, raffles and German beer. Photo by Sarah L. Cronk
CHAMPLAIN — One group has joined together to help cover the operating expenses for a local cemetery like a blanket — or, more to the point, like a quilt. Trudy Burger of Chazy met with several women from the Northern Tier over the winter months to create a queen-size quilt as a fundraiser for the Glenwood Cemetery Association. Burger said she learned the nondenominational cemeter — located on Oak Street in the village of Champlain — is not cared for by a church as is the case with many other cemeteries and that funding for regular maintenance and upkeep of the grounds is limited.
This homemade quilt, assembled by several women from the Northern Tier, is being raffled to benefit the Glenwood Cemetery Association in Champlain. The winning ticket will be drawn next month.
See QUILT, page 5
Photo submitted by Trudy Burger
Benefit this Saturday to raise money for woman with terminal cancer By Jeremiah S. Papineau jeremiah@denpubs.com BEEKMANTOWN — Carla J. Barnes has been battling renal cancer for the last five years, and, most recently, things have taken a turn for the worse. The cancer that invaded the body of the 54-year-old mother of two and grandmother of three was recently found to have metastasized to her brain, leading doctors to give her a terminal diagnosis. Barnes’ older sister, Darlene G. LaValley, said the news has taken its toll on Barnes and their family. “She’s a very special person in all our lives,” said LaValley. “Our relationship as sisters has always been very special. Losing her is like losing my right arm.” “She’s my baby sister,” LaValley added as she fought back tears. Though the two have “cried a lot,” the two have also “laughed a lot,” said LaValley.
Even in the face of the grimmest of circumstances, LaValley said her sister continues to find the humor in life. “That’s just how she is,” said LaValley. “She’s Carla. You’d have to know her to appreciate her. There’s never a dull moment with her around. We’ve always got something we’re laughing about.” “I am just wishing it would have been me instead of her,” LaValley added, “but it doesn’t always work that way, I guess.” Though there’s nothing they can do to change her diagnosis, said LaValley, what the family can do is make Barnes’ remaining days as easy on her as possible. “The last three weeks have been the worst,” said LaValley. “She’s losing mobility. We’ve done things around the house to make things more comfortable for her.” That includes looking to purchase assistive devices to help Barnes with her day-today activities.
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See BARNES, page 5
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