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Leo Lee spells victory p-e-n-i-t-e-n-t-i-a-r-y

By Jeremiah S. P apineau jeremiah@denpubs.com

PLATTSBURGH — History has r epeated itself.

Leo Lee, winner of the 2009 Champlain Valley Educational Services Regional Spelling Bee, reclaimed victory during this year ’s bee held Mar ch 4 at Per u Central School. The Plattsburgh City School District eight-grader faced last year’s winner, Alyssa Szczypien fr om Per u Central, to win the competition in the 26th r ound, corr ectly spelling the word “penitentiary.”

The win spelled satisfaction for Leo, who stumbled on the wor d “keratitis” in Round 8 of last year’s competition, ultimately ending his chances of taking home the 2010 trophy. The loss did, however, fuel his desire to win even more this year.

“I started studying every day,” said Leo, adding his daily vocabulary list r eached 1,000 words.

Feelings of “anger , fr ustration, disappointment” after last year ’s loss wer e r eplaced with “glory , joy , and happiness” when Leo heard the final word pronounced.

“I was like, ‘yes!’” said Leo, who said he

was confident in his ability to spell the word.

It was a good feeling for Leo, who tackled words round after round like “redolent” and “keeshond.”

“It’s har d for us as par ents to watch, because we know how much time he puts into studying,” said Leo’s father, Jason Lee, who, with Leo’s mother , Deborah, wer e on the edge of their seats. “We don’t care about the result. We just want him to try his best.”

“He always tries his best in everythin g, too,” said Deborah. “W e ar e very pr oud of him.”

Even though the Lees don’t put an emphasis on winning, said Jason, ther e was much excitement when it was down to Leo and last year ’s champion.

“At that point, I was like ‘Boy, I hope he can win,’” said Jason, laughing. “It became a showdown between two champions. I could barely look.”

Nervousness turned to over hwleming pride for Leo’s parents upon seeing the green flags raised by the bee’s judges, signifying Leo had spelled the word correctly.

With the regional win under his belt, Leo will now go on to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee this June in Washington,

Leo Lee, winner of the 2009 Champlain Valley Educational Services Regional Spelling Bee, holds the trophy he won at this year’s bee held March 4 at Peru Central School. Lee correctly spelled word “penitentiary” for the win. He will now go on to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee this June in Washington, D.C. Photo by Jeremiah S. Papineau

D.C., courtesy of North Country Parents for the National Spelling Bee and the Press-Republican — the r egional spelling bee’s cosponsors.

Excited for nationals while r eflecting on his last year of eligibility for the bee, Leo

said he had wor ds of advice for futur e participants.

“Ask about the definition [of the wo rd] and the language of origin. It only takes a few seconds to ask, so you better ask it,” he said. “It could help you.”

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Booths recognized with United Way award

By Jeremiah S. P apineau jeremiah@denpubs.com

Alan and Jennifer Booth, Plattsburgh, were recipients of the 2011 Dorothy and Alan Booth Distinguished Citizen Award, given by United Way of the Adirondack Region during the organization’s annual dinner at the West Side Ballroom March 5. The award, named after Alan Booth’s parents, is given to those in the c ommunity who have worked to further the common good. Booth — whose wife was out of town for the presentation — is seen at left, listening as United Way executive director John C. Bernardi speaks of the work the Booth family has done in the community.

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PLATTSBURGH — Alan and Jennifer Booth have been named recipients of the 2011 Dorothy and Alan Booth Distinguished Citizen Award.

The United Way of the Adirondack Region presented Alan Booth the award — named for his parents — during the or ganization’s annual dinner at the W est Side Ballroom March 5.

United Way executive dir ector John C. Bernar di said though he did not know Booth’s parents, he knew they must have been of the highest character to have the award named after them back in 1985.

“I did not have the pleasur e of knowing them, but I know enough to be able to say confidently that they really, truly epitomized the spirit of volunteerism, of civic-minded duty , kindness, compassion and so many other wonderful attributes that describe them,” said Bernardi.

That character trickled down the family tr ee to their son who, along with his equally as community-minded wife, have contin-

ued to help others, said Bernardi.

Doing their part for org anizations like the Girls Scouts of America, Rotary International and others, as well as the United Way, the two have carried on the tradition of Booths helping the community.

Bernardi added he was glad the United Way decided to “keep it in the family” when deciding to whom the awar d would go this year.

“I’m i mpressed w ith t he w ay the quietly make a huge dif ference,” said Bernardi. “They don’t want the spotlight, they don’t want recognition. They just want to do good things in a quiet way ... They ar e tr uly, tr uly deserving.”

Booth, who also accepted the award on behalf of his wife, who was out of town for the dinner , said he r emembers his mother and father being active in the community since the early 1950s, when they helped form “The Community Chest.” The gr oup raised money for not-for-profit organizations in the greater Plattsburgh ar ea and was r ecognizable f or i ts l ogo, a s inge r ed feather.

“I can still r emember, as a kid,

everybody wearing a little r ed feather in their lapel,” said Booth.

Booth’s mother was also a “tire less advocate” for the poor and disadvantaged, he recalled. Many times, his mother would be on the phone “str ongly asking” people to donate to various causes. Booth remembered one instance in which his mother “str ongly encouraged” a man named “Ron” to make a donation.

“After the conversation, I said, ‘Mom, you know , I don’t r eally think you should be talking to the senator that way,” said Booth, referring to the late state Sen. Ronald B. Stafford. “But, that was her personality.”

Though the night of the dinner the spotlight was on Booth and his wife, it wasn’t long befor e he redirected it to the good done by the United Way. He credited Bernardi for his work and former director, Michael J. Mannix, who passed away in 2007.

“It was his vision and strength and tir eless ef fort that, in my opinion, made us all better volunteers,” Booth said of Mannix, whom he stated “cr eated the bedrock of this organization.”

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Plattsburgh theatre group underwrites school musical ART lends helping hand to Peru Music Theatre PERU — Adirondack Regional Theatr e, a long-established community theater gr oup based in Plattsburgh, is making sure the students of Peru Central School have something to sing about this spring.

The nonpr ofit or ganization is supplying the financial resources and the theatrical expertise to help Peru produce the classic ‘50sthemed musical “Gr ease.” The musical will be performed in the newly-r emodeled Per u High School auditorium and mark the first all-student musical performed by Per u Music Theatr e. The show will be the first for many of the 31 students and for dir ectors Meghan Matthews — a fourth grade teacher at Peru Intermediate School — and Christopher Urban —the choral dir ector at Per u Middle and High School.

The directors were so impressed by the talent at the auditions that several of the parts have been doubled cast allowing even mor e students to be in the spotlight and garner the applause.

“This is the first show I’ve dir ected, and I’ve l earned a g reat d eal,” s aid M atthews.

“I’ve spent time in all elements of putting this production together but most rewarding for me, has been working with the students.

The entire Peru community is proud.”

Peru Music Theatr e has pr oduced shows

The cast of the Peru Music Theatre production of Grease is preparing for its first all-student musical Friday, March 11, through Sunday, March 13. The performance is being underwritten by the Adirondack Regional Theatre.

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with students and community members since 1993. However , this year , “Gr eased Lightning,” “Summer Nights,” “W e Go T ogether,” and the other memorable songs of Grease will be performed exclusively by the students of Peru Middle and High schools.

Adirondack Regional Theatre — which has been performing in the North Country since 2001 with more than 16 musicals — agre ed to underwrite the expense of the show since the

March

The show will be performed at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 11, and Saturday, March 12. A special 2 p.m. performance will be held Sunday, March 13. Peru High School is located at 17 School St. General admission will be $10m with senior citizens and students admitted for $8.

Tickets for the show are available at the door and at Peru Health Mart and the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts.

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district did not have funds to allocate to the project. For ART president Tom Lavin “to be able to enrich the lives of these 31 students not to mention the faculty members who are directing is an experienceART could not pass up.”

“The financial risks pale in comparison to what a show such as Grease can bring to the students, staff, school and the community ,” said Lavin.

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‘Home and Lifestyle Expo’ to be held this weekend

PLATTSBURGH — The Adirondack Builders Association will host the 2011 Home and Lifestyle Expo at the Cr ete Memorial Civic Center Saturday, March 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday , March 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The event is being billed as Plattsbur gh’s “largest home impr ovement and interior design show of the year.” Home improvement, landscaping, new home constr uction, remodeling, interior design and home decorating projects will be highlighted, among others.

The event will also feature free seminars both days, with topics er lated to the building industry.

Door prizes will be awarded.

Admission will be $3 for adults, with children 12 and younger admitted free.

For more information about the Home and Lifestyle Expo or the expo kick-of f event, contact the ABA at 420-1020 or visit their Web site, www.adirondackbuilders.org.

Sweet treats Students from Oak Street Elementary held a“Math Madness” ice cream social event at the school March 2, hosted by the school’s fourth grade class. Proceeds raised from the event benefited the Adirondack Humane Society. Here, students Linzee Roy and Taylor Hackett, at left, help serve ice cream.

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No need to drag ACLU into prayer For millions of Americans, prayer—public or private—is an important part of their lives. It’s a form of intimate communications between self and deity.

Americans of faith pray and worship in many ways and places—chur ches, mosques, synagogues, or ashrams, to name a few. Yet, for a vocal number ofAmericans, prayer does not belong in the public spher e; it belongs behind closed doors.

Last week’s Vermont Town Meeting Day event in the Town of Franklin produced one of the more interesting happenings to occur in years.

It took only one resident, a voter, to get a town and an entir e state talking about the issue of public prayer. With a single action, one meeting attendee placed this contro versial topic front and center in Vermont.

Last January, a similar incident happened in Elizabethtown, N.Y. Some folks got riled up when Essex County Clerk Joe Pr ovoncha, a Catholic lay minister , led the Essex County Boar d of Supervisors in public prayer. In that case, the board cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s Marsh v. Chambers case of 1983. The Court ruled that beginning a legislative meeting with a prayer is pr otected by the U.S. Constitution. In fact, the pr ecedent goes back to 1774 when the Continental Congr ess began its sessions with a

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Last week, it was Marilyn Hackett of Franklin, Vt., who challenged public prayer.

She decided that—after warning T own Moderator Tim Magnant to stop leading a prayer before the start of every town meeting—it was time to call in the big guns. W ith the help of the Vermont chapter of the ACLU, Hackett is suing the town and Magnant.

“Article 3 of the V ermont Constitution guarantees that no one may be compelled to attend or support religious worship,” said Julie Kalish, an ACLU attorney r epresenting Hackett. “The problem is that the defendants insist upon including prayer as part of town meeting even though voters like Ms. Hackett must attend town meeting in order to vote on all the warned items.”

Couldn’t Ms. Hackett and Mr . Magnant have sat down and reasoned out a solution rather than call in ACLU lawyers to attract attention?

Isn’t r eligious speech fr ee speech? Does Marsh v. Chambers apply to Town Meeting gatherings as it does to legislative meetings?

As we have seen in a variety of cases across the nation, definitions about fr ee speech and religious expression in America have been shifting for more than 200 years.

Conservative voices have fr equently accused t he ACLU of s elective r easoning— turning a deaf ear to religious people when their civil liberties are abused.

While the ACLU is a liberal organization

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Christmas, a nd p romoting C hristianity a s the “one true religion,” after the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Agency refused to allow the ads on subways.

There may never be a final solution to the 200-year-old plus battle over defining freedom of speech and r eligious expr ession in the public squar e in America. And maybe that’s as the Founders intended. For as Pr esident U.S. Grant said to Congress about the issue in 1875, “Let’s declar e chur ch and state forever separate and distinct, but each free within their proper spheres.”

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and a strong defender of church-state separation, it has also been a friend of churches and people of faith under assault. Yet we never hear about these kinds of ACLU cases.

Here’s an abridged list, courtesy of blogger Sean Aqui, that supports a side of the ACLU we rarely hear about: 2004: The Indiana ACLU defended the rights of a Baptis t mi nister to pr each his message on public streets.

2003: The ACLU of Rhode Island supported the rights of car olers to sing outside a women’s prison on Christmas Eve. The prison officials backed down and agreed to let the caroling take place.

2002: The ACLU of Massachusetts filed a brief supporting the right of the Chur ch of the Good News to run highly visible advertisements c riticizing t he s ecularization o f

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Let us look at two alternative scenarios and ask if the any people ar gue that we have the best outcome would have been the same. medical care in the world here in the U.S. First scenario: If the incident took place in the exact They point to the major medical centers, same l ocation a nd c ircumstances, b ut i nstead o f t he the excellent medical research and the fact that people congresswoman being the victim, it was a teenage male come from all over the world to access care in some of working part tim e at the gr ocery stor e and bringing our specialty hospitals. carts in from the parking lot. In addition, let us assume Recently, the tragic events in Tucson, including the he is the son of undocumented immigrants. head wound suf fered by Congr esswoman Gif ford, In such a case, he would probably have been attendshowed the ability to save a life from what we would ed to at the scene the same way and transported to the all consider a devastating injury. Not only did Ms. Gifsame hospital but fr om ther e on the situation would ford survive the gunshot wound, but all indications likely change. Because he does not have insurance, he are that she is making significant progress in her curDavid G. Welch, M.D. may or may not have gotten the same level of attention. rent r ehabilitation pr ogram. Certainly that story His care would likely have been by the resident house Thoughts from demonstrates amazing medical technology and care. staff and not the staff surgeons.

Behind the Stethoscope The case of Ms. Giff ord, however, makes a good case More importantly, once stable, there would have been study. There are several factors that came together that a major effort to move him out of the hospital but not likely to a reallowed for the excellent outcome in that case. hab facility since there was no way to pay for the r ehab. Is this the First of all, the incident occurr ed in a very public location with same quality of care? many people ar ound, some of whom had first-aid experience and Second scenario. Let us assume we have one of our local congr esswere able to pr ovide immediate car e. Second, ther e was rapid r emen injured in the same way but that the incident occurr ed in a small sponse by a well-trained EMT service, and she was transported rapupstate New York town such as Chestertown or Long Lake. idly to a major university hospital with a tertiary car e trauma cenIn such a situation, ther e may have been similar first-aid availter. At that facility, there were physicians and teams trained in dealable at the scene, but after that everything is different. ing with head trauma of the type she suf fered. Thir d, she had excellent insurance. These factors create the perfect scenario.

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cept speculation. I believe str ongly that this boar d is needed as violations certainly have occurr ed as they do in most large organizations!

The ethics board needs the freedom to operate in a manner to protect, not just those coming forward but those that ar e innocent of bias and false accusations through ignorance of policy. The statements you published ar e good examples of what should be addressed, if there is any substance to them and not just from a jealous non-relative who never qualified to begin with. Give the board a chance, give them the freedom they need to set up, operate, perform and er commend.

I, with no relatives in this county, would be pleased to read in your paper an article like; “The Essex County Ethics Board reviewed five cases this week involving hiring policies and workplace abuse. The specific infractions were...( these can be listed as 'a person was hired outside the policy', 'an individual was a victim of gender harassment' , etc). The board recommended to the Boar d of Supervisors, the following actions be What we will get, most likely , is a bunch of cluster boxes with taken to prevent further violations in these situations...” no personality or warmth of spirit whatsoever.

The ethics board does not need to use names or even the In my lifetime I have been a teacher and a volunteer firespecific department but they must address factual violation man, constantly barraged by well-meaning politicians from of standards and r ecommended corrections to the Boar d of the city who impose their impersonal ways of life upon us, Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors needs to be the main because they either don’t understand that the “one size fits ones in the spotlight and equally transpar ent. Should they all” appr oach is seriously flawed, or they just think we find a department head or another individual has knowingshould learn to live like they do. They think we’d be better ly violated policy they need to act openly (when appr oprioff. ate) on the recommendations and report those corrective acIn no case, we have been better off. tions taken. I ask each of you as members of your communiI would urge those in charge to think through the decision ties and editors not to handicap what can be a good thing for to never reinstate the local post office at 12943 again. There this county by printing what has not been substantiated just is enough anger in this town that the people will not be ap- to call the attention to an individual or their families. peased easily.

Win Belanger Willsboro Alden “Chuck” Dumas Keene Valley

The residents and elected officials of the Adirondack Park should be outraged that the Adirondack Council would have the audacity to accuse Fr ed Monroe of conflict of interest, and that the Adirondack Council is seeking an investigation of the Local Government Review Board on ethics. The Council has thr ee former leaders of the Council on the Adirondack Park Agency board. Do you want to talk about a conflict of interest!

The fact is that the Adirondack Council, Pr otect the Adirondacks and The Natur e Conservancy ar e all one in the same. The paid employees and their Board members r egularly discuss what their next step is in the shutdown of the Adirondack Park.

They have been steadily trying to kill the Adirondack Club project since its beginning. They work together — encouraging each other , taking the ball back and forth, in a collaborative effort to stall this project until it dies — which will be at the expense of the livelihood of all who live, work and love it her e. When will these Boar d members and special inter est groups realize the damages they ar e creating — to r eal human beings?

When there are no more clothing stores, food stores, restaurants, caretakers, gas stations or medical offices?

Do we need to, as residents of this Park, stand up and tell all these pr eservationist members that they ar e no longer welcome in our town? That you ar e starving us out of our town, our homes, our businesses and if you continue you won't be able to find a place to eat, to shop or to buy gas to get back to your home. Please listen to us — you are not invested in our town, you do not employ or pay taxes in our town. You have had your say — let our boards and agencies do the jobs that they certainly can do. No one wants our Adirondacks to stay beautiful and to take care of it as we do.

We do not need any mor e outside, special inter est gr oups having their way at the expense of all of us who live, raise families, and look to have future generations enjoy our beautiful Adirondack home. You have no right to deny us this by starving us out. It is a sad thing that a few people with lots I address this to each of the editors that contributed to the of money can dictate to the er st of us what we have to do and Editorial “Will the ethics board be the answer?” I thank you, live with. the individual who ranted about it last year to the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Supervisors for attacking this Sheila Larkin issue of ethics.

Co-owner, Larkin’s Junction Deli & Bakery While you said many good things in your editorial, you Tupper Lake stressed much about openness and to little on individual privacy. I ask you, can you the press honestly be trusted not to reveal an employees name that reports a potential violation of ethics? I really hope so.

To: An unnamed representative of the U.S. Postal Service: Your editorial mentions one must feel comfortable and The very fact that I do not know who I am writing to points without concern of retribution when approaching the ethics out how impersonal human re lations in our country have be- board but then you insist you want to publish names of dicome. rect relatives hired. What if a person is qualified and noules r My wife and I ar e in our 70s now , and we have lived in were violated? You still want to start some contr oversy by small towns all our lives. In every case we have known the pointing out relatives no mater the case? identities of many of our neighbors, and, like an extended If this board is to succeed it must operate “transparent on family, shared their joys, disappointments, and tragedies. policy” and in “executive session on personnel matters.” In The local post of fice in a small town is not just a postal a county of this size I would bet 8 out of 10 times a relative service, it is a rallying point wher e friends and neighbors is the best qualified for a job and that somewher e up the meet at a daily level, to collect the mail of course, but also chain they have an influential relative. to discuss local and sometimes, state and national concerns.

Names of those hir ed are always public information and We have been told that ther e is no way the U.S. Postal Serv- should continue to be so, however , names of r elatives pubice can give us back what we have lost: our local post office. lished next to those names have no bearing on anything ex-

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have made it to the hospital alive or if they did ther e would have been substantially mor e permanent damage befor e From page 6 definitive care could begin.

In this scenario, we ar e dependent on part-time volunThe lesson her e is that while we may have outstanding teer rescue squads to respond to the incident. In such a case, medical care in this country, it is not universally available. precious minutes are lost getting the squad members to reFrom a moralistic point of view , shouldn’t we all have equal spond and get to the scene. access to the same quality of care regardless of our station Of greater concern, however, is that once the squad has in life or our income? Why should a congr essman get betresponded, we ar e now looking at a transport time of as ter care than an ordinary American? Likewise, should those much as two hours to get to a trauma center since the clos- of us who choose to live in a r ural part of New York have est ones would be in Albany, Burlington or Syracuse. more access to specialty care available closer to home?

In this scenario, the r eality is that the patient may not As we consider the future of health care for this country

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Casino money and God

Recent local news br ought a gr eat story of a woman that had endured much hardship in life and won $1.2 M at a local casino. She said “If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.” While I am glad she is experiencing “good luck” it is very “thin ice” to attribute her good fortune to God’s will and here is why: 1-It is a proven fact that many children are not eating today because some loved one gambled away his/her paycheck at a casino. That is why Methodist and many other Christian faiths strongly oppose gambling. This lady's winnings come at the expense of someone else’s misery.

2-If she is being “blessed” by God what does that say to the rest of us? We are poor because we don't gamble? We are poor because we have not suffered like her? We are poor because we were not “lucky” enough? or God wants those children to starve so that this woman can gain? or W e did not “pray right” and thus wher e not led to a casino? Or even worse, God is not done punishing us yet.

3-At the cor e of John W esley’s ( founder of Methodism) theology was a God of love not an author of evil. God is not “ordaining” someone to win the lottery and children to suffer. God’s winnings through His love work at a much deeper internal joy.

The Rev. Al Johnson Mooers United Methodist Church

there ar e two questions about our excellent car e. Do we make it available equally to all, and can we af ford to do that?

The reality is that much of the “best” care we have is not available to all and a lot of it is far too expensive to make it available to everyone. Ultimately , this means that ther e has to be some mechanism for rationing or allocating the care so that the most people can be pr ovided to the most necessary care. This r eality needs to be part of the dialog on health care reform.

David G. Welch, M.D. lives in Lake Placid.

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t is not often that people talk about how pets can benefit the gar den.

I can attest to the damage my dogs have done to the garden — fr om digging up newlyplanted per ennials to eating the carrots out of the gar den to ripping up the lawn as they play. But, I don’t have dogs to help with the gard ening. Cats can cr eate equally bad experiences in the garden, since they love to use freshly-tilled soil as their personal litter box.

Despite this, ther e is one pet you may want to consider letting into your garden — a chicken. Having a small flock of backyard chickens can benefit your garden. One of the benefits of adding compost to a gar den is the additional nitrogen it provides. Since chicken dr oppings ar e high in nitr ogen, adding them to the compost will incr ease the amount of nitr ogen in the compost. Plants need nitrogen to grow.

Chickens also hunt and eat a variety of bugs. Even if the chicken coop is not placed within the gar den, they will contr ol the overall population of bugs in the yar d, including the garden. This will reduce or eliminate the need for pesticides.

Another way chickens benefit a garden is

by scratching. Chickens naturally scratch at the gr ound as they hunt for bugs and vegetation to eat. Letting chickens into a garden at the end of the season will help ready it for winter. They will clear out or br eak down old plants, weeds, and any r emaining bugs. In the spring, before planting, chickens in the gar den will scratch and aerate the soil, clear out new bugs, and again, their dr oppings will provide necessary nitrogen.

Besides raising chickens to impr ove your garden’s health, fee range chicken eggs provide more health benefits than store-bought eggs. If raised properly, chickens can also be very friendly and some will even sit on people’s laps.

There are many benefits to keeping backyard chickens. They are a fun and entertaining pet, and raising chickens pr ovides health benefits, tastier eggs and chicken meat, and benefits for a garden.

Anne Lenox Barlow has had experience in the agricultural field as a horticulture educator with Cornell Cooperative Extension in Clinton County. She can be reached by e-mail at a.lennox.barlow@gmail.com.

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It is very important to consult with your doctor befor e beginning any exer cise pr ogram and please choose the exer cises according to your level. I would suggest that everyone starts at the beginner level and once you can comfortably master 12-15 re ps.

Then, move on to intermediate and advanced if appropriate. The advanced level is not appr opriate for everyone for example Step Up To Balance — Stand in fr ont of a (but not limited to) those with muscle imbalbox with your feet straight, placed hipances, past injuries, or osteopor osis. If you width apart. Holding a dumbbell in each are not sur e, please seek the guidance of a hand, contract your glutes and step up onto certified fitness or medical pr ofessional for the box with one leg. Stand upright and help and guidance. move into a balance position on the leg and Corinna Maggy is a National Academy of foot on the box. Move the opposite hip and Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer and knee into a flexed position and hold for a few Corrective Exer cise Specialist offering private seconds. Move the lifted leg back down to personal training, classes, and weight managethe ground and follow with the balance leg. ment programs. She can be reached at 605-3549 Single Leg Squat — Stand with feet or corinnamaggy@yahoo.com.

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Lift chest and tuck chin. Draw-in belly button and squeeze butt muscles.

Balance on one leg and lift other dir ectly beside it with foot flexed and hip bent at 90degree angle. Hold balance position, r eturn to start. This exercise can also be done while holding onto a chair or another stur dy object for support if needed, and is a good place to start for beginners.

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Lift chest and tuck chin. Draw-in belly button and squeeze butt muscles.

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alance often decreases with age and with lack of exer cise.

Even for those of you who ar e very active, you may be surprised at how hard it is to do something so simple. Including some of the following exercises to your r outine can greatly help to incr ease your balance.

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uster is a large tan and black male hound who was ina is a tortoiseshell mix born on or about June purposely left in the shelter ’s play yar d. He is a 21, 2008, and came to the shelter as a stray. She is wonderful dog with a lot of personality. He is big an amazing girl with a unique look. Her personbut a gentle soul. Buster is neutered, heart worm negative, ality is sweet and she loves attention. She is spayed, FeLV/FIV tested negative and is up-to-date on vaccinations. and up-to-date on his vaccines.

Dango is a fast gro wing male black kitten about 6 months Jenny was abandoned at our thrift shop and br ought to old.

He is very playful and inquisitive. Dango loves getting the shelter with her brother, Jake. They were very distrustinto corners and onto high perches. He is a super little kitful of humans. Per haps your home is the home for one or ty, neutered, vaccinated and ready to go home with his new both of them. They ar e FeLV/FIV negative, neuter ed and pet companions. spayed and are up-to-date on vaccinations.

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One cold commute Jesse Case heads t o work at M aui North in Plattsbur gh M arch 7 b y way of cr oss country sk is. S everal people attempted to brave the elements during sno wfall that dumped more than 17 inches of accumulation on the region.

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Recycling program to help the ADK Wilderness Foundation SCHUYLER F ALLS — The Adirondack Wilderness Foundation is helping the environment by participating in the FundingFactory Recycling Program.

AWF members collect empty laser and inkjet cartridges and used cell phones fr om the community and send the waste pro ducts to recycling business FundingFactory.

Companies interested in demonstrating a commitment to education and the envir onment can participate fr ee of char ge in the FundingFactory Business Support Program.

FundingFactory will send each supporting business free prepaid shipping labels for the return of collected cartridges and cell phones. By helping the AWF, businesses can help them save the environment.

The AWF will also earn some money that they will use towards be an advocate in providing a quality park thr ough political activism, park r ecreation, and conservation education to the people of the Adirondack Park, while protecting the park’s wild lands and waters.

One of the following team members will gladly pick up your items: Evelyn Ano, Jim Hewitt, V irginia Hewitt, Bill Rutz, Lionel Simard and Jen T ower. Community and business supporters can have their cartridges and cell phones picked up by e-mailing the AWF. For mor e information, call 578-2586, email adwildfoundation@ aol.com, or visit www.adirondackwildernessfoundation.org

DEC Camp Scholarship winners announced

PLATTSBURGH — The Lake Champlain Chapter of Trout Unlimited has announced winners of its DEC Camp Scholarship Program. Three young women and four young men will be going to DEC Camp Colby in the Adirondacks.

The winners ar e: Chelsey Rascoe, daughter of Ricky and Heather Rascoe, Saranac; Max and Matvey Longwar e, sons of Herb and Eileen Longwar e, W illsboro; Amanda W ilson, daughter of Richard and Amy Wilson, Lyon Mountain; Keegan Eick, son of David and Kristi Cranford, Dannemora; Connor Steeves, son of Jon and Julie Steeves, Willsboro; and Nicole Williams, granddaughter of Sylvia Russell, Plattsburgh.

The scholarships, which commemorate the memories of Dennis Aprill and Samuel Thuesen, noted North Country anglers and educators, are awarded annually to deserving North Country youth and cover all costs of the one-week camp.

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News of the Week Dawson pleads guilty to DWI charge

WILTON — A Former Essex County State Supr eme Court Judge plead guilty to the charge of driving while intoxicated last week in Wilton Town Court.

Judge James P . Dawson, 65, was in the Saratoga County town court and was fined $500, had his driver ’s license suspended and must install an alcohol-sensor ignition interlock after pleading guilty to the charge.

In addition to the other penalties, he must also attend a victim impact panel.

Dawson was stopped by state police on the Northway in September after another motorist reported that he was weaving back and forth. Police say his blood alcohol level was .27%, mor e than thr ee times the legal limit.

He was originally charged with misdemeanor aggravated DWI because of the high blood alcohol level but was allowed to plead guilty to the lesser charg e of DWI on the condition that he not get into additional trouble over the next year.

Dawson served as Essex County Court judge fr om 1992 to 1994 and as Supreme Court justice for the county from 1994 to 2008. He was working as a per diem judicial hearing officer for the state at the time of his arrest.

He has a law firm in Elizabethtown.

City ranks 25th in magazine analysis

PLATTSBURGH — The city of Plattsbur gh has been named one of the most successful small cities in the country by Site Selection Magazine.

Plattsburgh ranked 25th among the best micr opolitan cities, all of which have populations of 10,000 to 50,000 people.

According to the publication, the ranking was based on new industrial facilities and significant investments.

Excluding Plattsbur gh, the r emaining New York small city in the top 25 was Batavia was the only other small city in the state to be ranked, which tied for ninth place.

Thomasville/Lexington, N.C., was ranked number one.

Owens labeled ‘Centrist’

PLATTSBURGH — Congressman William L. Owens, D-Plattsburgh, was recently identified by the National Journal as being 44 percent liberal and 56 percent conservative, making him the eighth-most conservative Democrat in Congr ess. The National Journal founded its ranking on a summation of 93 key votes in 2010, which labeled Owens a centrist.

Owens r eplaced Congr essman John McHugh in a 2009 special election, filling the r emainder of his term with the 23r d Congr essional District. McHugh, a Republican, was appointed the new secre tary of the Army,

by Democratic President Barack Obama.

Sex offender denied appeal

PLATTSBURGH — Joseph Reynolds, 32, formerly of Delaware, has held a sex abuse conviction against him upheld for the r epeated abuse of a young girl following an appeal.

Reynolds is serving a maximum sentence of 25 years to life following his 2009 conviction for re peatedly sexually abusing and raping a 9-year -old. One char ge of first-degree course of sexual misconduct against a child was removed as it was acknowledged by justices as already included in the top charg e of predatory sexual assault against a child. However , the dismissal does not affect Reynolds’ 25-year prison term, which he is currently serving in Gr eat Meadow Corr ectional Facility, Comstock.

In Clinton County

State Ed commissioner tells it how it is Steiner holds nothing back in candid talk with local students

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — “You know times ar e tough, and I know times are tough.”

That was part of the message that state Department of Education Commissioner David M. Steiner shared with a gr oup of local students at the Champlain Valley Technical Institute’s satellite campus at the former Clinton County Airport March 4.

“What your questions ar e r eally telling us is that this is a r eally tough period,” Steiner said. “The good thing about it is that we ar e being a lot mor e honest about education as a country, and we are saying that you as students deserve mor e for us.”

Steiner spent just over an hour fielding questions from students as Fourth-grader Peyton Ford of Willsboro asks Da vid Steiner what the high school of the futur e will look like as father, Willsboro faculty member Chris Ford, looks on. old as seniors and high school and Photo by Keith Lobdell as young as fourth grade about the of $26,000,” he said. “That is actually happening in this state. state of education and where he saw changes coming.

When you have less, you have to focus on what matters When asked about those who may have a tougher time performing on tests or in the classroom, Steiner said the ap- most.”

With several students asking about testing, Steiner said he proach should be more individual.

“We have to stop thinking that everyone should arrive at hopes that the state will work to make the Regents and oththe same place at the same time,” Steiner said. “When I was er testing a better assessment of a student’s performance, but said things were most likely going to get tougher. in school in England, ther e was nothing called ddyslexia. I When a student said they wer e feeling “str essed” about was just a horrible speller and I would get D’s and F’s.”

Steiner also talked about the issues with education and the the upcoming r ound of tests, Steiner r esponded, “stress in life tends to get worse as you go on.” proposed spending cuts to be made by the state.

Steiner also said he felt there needed to be a change is how “What this does is it comes down to a social consciousness and a social contract issue,” Steiner said. “Y o u and your par- students are prepared for college, something he feels is becoming more and more of a necessity. ents as citizens can have an impact on this discussion.”

“We have built our standar ds in state education for Steiner said there are gaps that have to be taken care of in kindergarten thr ough twelve,” Steiner said. “The schools the system.

“Is it fair if one student is being funded at a rate of $9,000 and the colleges were not communicating. What we need to and another in a different zip code is being funded at a rate do is make sur e that ther e is no gr eater gap between your senior year and the first year of college then ther e is between your junior and senior year in high school.”

Steiner also addr essed the need to better educate teachers.

“Teaching is about communicating, r eaching the students and understanding what it is they ar e being taught,” he said. “W e have to re-evaluate how we ar e preparing our teachers and we have to look at how we teach, as well.”

Chazy student Olivia S eymour listens as Da vid Steiner answers her question during a student forum at CV-Tech’s satellite campus March 3.

Photo by Keith Lobdell

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In Clinton County

Legislators discuss state budget woes over cereal Laurentian seen as sign of hope

By Jeremiah S. P apineau jeremiah@denpubs.com

PLATTSBURGH — The financial plight of New York may be bleak, but legislators ar e hopeful tightening of the purse strings in Albany will bring about much-needed change.

State Sen. Elizabeth O’C. Little, R-Queensbury; Assemblywoman Teresa R. Saywar d, RWillsboro; and Assemblywoman Janet L. Duprey, R-Per u, shar ed their views of the $10 billion budget deficit facing the Empir e State during the North Country Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Forum Breakfast March 4.

New York State has to be fixed thr ough tough actions, said Little during her address of nearly 200 people last week.

“Everyone knows that change has to happen,” Little said. “People are no longer talking about the high taxes in NewYork State. They’re using their feet to move out of New York State and to take their money , their business, their wealth elsewhere.”

One of the keys to turning the ship ar ound will be to make state government mor e business-friendly, said the senator , r educing or eliminating state mandates that can have a devastating effect on businesses.

“Everybody always talks about the taxes in New York State and we do have a lot of taxes — we’re ranked right up there near the top when you combine income, property, sales tax and all of that,” said Little. “I actually think that for many businesses it’s the re gulations that are the killer ... They may be good ideas, but they should not be a mandate. They should not be required.”

“Our business climate has to impr ove,” Little continued. “That’s the way we’ll make the businesses here more workable and happier to be here. And, that’s the way we’ll continue to attract new businesses.”

Making sure the North Country continues to be heard in discussions in Albany is also essential to ensuring funding reaches places north of the Capital District, she added.

“We have to r eally make sure we get the attention we need,” Little said. “We have smaller numbers, but I think working together and working with our other North Country legislators we have tried to make our points.And, we

State Sen. Elizabeth O’C. Little, R-Queensbury, addresses the North Country Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Forum Breakfast March 4 as Assemblywoman Janet L. Duprey, R-Peru, and Assemblywoman Teresa R. Sayward, R-Willsboro, look on.

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will continue to do that.”

Though the legislators r ecognize now is a time where programs critical to the well-being of residents are facing potential cuts in funding, they underscor ed Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s message that the state’s cupboards are bare.

“We’re just beginning to r ealize ther e is no money and there are going to be pr ograms we are not going to be able to help out with any more money than the governor has proposed,” Sayward said.

Sayward said she and her fellow legislators will still examine wher e, if at all, any “tinkering” can be done to make funding available.

“We’re going to do the very best that we can,” Sayward said.

Duprey agr eed, adding she and her colleagues understand the programs they received questions about r egarding future funding “all serve a vital role.”

“We hope that we can find a way ... but there is no money. And for every pr ogram that gets funded, something has to come out.”

“The message is we cannot do business the way we’ve been doing it in NewYork State anymore,” Sayward said. “In or der for the economy to gr ow, government has to get out of the way and let the private sector take over as much as possible.”

One good sign for the local economy , said Stephens M. Mundy, chief executive officer and

president of CVPH Medical Center , underwriter for the legislative for um, has been the progress made with Laur entian Aerospace Corp. Following the announcement Laurentian has closed on financing for constru ction of $175 million maintenance, repair and overhaul facility, Mundy said he’s alr eady begun to hear of people looking to r elocate to the ar ea, hopeful to land one of potentially 900 jobs over the next few years.

“This past week, we r eceived a call fr om a cardiac sur gery nurse who wanted to know if we had any opening because she was looking at moving here with her husband for Laure ntian,” Mundy said. “So, it’s already happening. It’s a great thing.”

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Douglas referred to a re cent survey of the chamber ’s membership, which noted 79 per cent of businesses expect their business activity to be up this year compared to last year, with another 14 percent expecting business to be steady.

“There’s a continuing message there from the business community that what the economic development community is doing her e in the North Country is the right r ecipe,” said Douglas, “and that while we may be in the midst of a national recession — and we’re simply not immune to that — there is an inherent desire to be optimistic in the North Country.”

Regional planning board gets $60,000 grant Officials say the $60,000 grant will fund an “economic development planning framework” aimed at supporting private capital investment and job creation throughout the region. denpubs@denpubs.com The grant covers roughly 50 perLAKE PLACID — The Lake cent of the planning investment.

Bill Owens, the Democrat who Champlain/Lake Geor ge Regional Planning Boar d r eceived a grant represents New York’s 23r d Conthis week from the U.S. Department gressional District, said the funding of Commerce that will be used to es- comes at a “critical moment” as the tablish a planning strategy for eco- North Country continues r evitalizing its economy. nomic development in the North “I am pleased to see funds alloCountry.

By Chris Morris

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Strand renovations OK’d PLATTSBURGH — A Historic Site Review for the exterior work at the Strand Theatre has been approved by the City of Plattsburgh Planning Board.

The North Country Cultural Center for the Arts Board of Trustees, which is directing the Strand pr oject, also r eceived approval for installation of a new membrane-style roof and fire-exit stairways.

Work is expected to be completed in the next few months.

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cated to support private capital investment and job creation,” he said.

Meanwhile, Chris Gibson fr om New York’s 20th Congressional District applauded the grant awar d, noting that the funding gives the er gional planning boar d the necessary r esources to foster mor e private investment in the North Country.

“While the federal government cannot cr eate jobs, we can r emove the impediments to gr owth and help make our r egion attractive to private job cr eators,” Gibson said.

“I look forwar d to continuing to work with Congressman Owens on initiatives that will benefit the North Country.”

According to congressional staff, the Economic Development Authority grant supports the “development and implementation” of a comprehensive economic development strategy.

The Lake Champlain/Lake George Regional Planning Boar d serves communities in Clinton, Essex, Hamilton, W ashington, and Warren counties.

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PLATTSBURGH — The 21st Century after-school program in the Plattsbur gh City School District will no longer receive funding beginning in June.

The lack of funding, however, will not mean the end of the 21st Century Learning Center sites, accor ding to local of ficials. Pending the availability of any grants or the renewal of the 21st Century four-year grant funding, the district is expected to reapply.

The Learning Center sites include Bailey Avenue, Oak Str eet and Momot elementary schools, Staf ford Middle School and the Ted K. Community Center.

Parent arrested for theft PERU — David M. Par ent, 21, Plattsburgh, was arrested by state police March 1 for allegedly stealing $60 in cash fr om an individual’s shed.

Police allege Parent reportedly took the money fr om a shed located at 844 State Route 22B. The incident was er ported Oct. 8.

Parent was char ged with thir d-degree felony burglary and ordered to appear in Town of Schuyler Falls Court March 3.

Ellenburg Center man, others injured in accident ALTONA — Five people wer e injur ed when a vehicle driven by Zachary P .

Tourville, 17, Ellenbur g Center, enter ed oncoming traffic March 4.

State police r eport Tourville was driving westbound on Military T urnpike when he lost control of the vehicle, overcorrected and entered the eastbound lane, hitting a vehicle driven by Kristie A. Cook, 24, Plattsburgh.

Tourville and two young passengers were transported to CVPH Medical Center, Plattsburgh, where they were treated and later r eleased. The names of Tourville’s passengers wer e not r eleased due to being under the age of 8.

Cook was admitted to the hospital and later released. Tyler Pombrio, 18, Altona, who was a passenger in Cook’s vehicle, was also treated at the hospital and later released.

Tourville was ticketed for driving at an unreasonable and impr udent speed, and failure to keep right.

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Blood drive slated PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center will host a blood drive from 12 to 3 p.m. Friday, March 11, at Seton Catholic High School, 206 New York Road. Walk-ins are welcome.

For mor e information, contact the North Country Regional Blood Donor Center , located at 85 Plaza Blvd., Plattsbur gh, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., at 5627406.

Marching into fitness Organizations from across the region participated in a health fair held at Nor theastern Clinton Central School March 2. The event featured information about topics like diabetes risk and prevention, exercise, and cardiac care. The Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, 4-H, Global Fitness, and Reality Check were among those providing information. Pictured here are Mooers Elementary School counselor Debbie LaBarge and nurse Connie Poupore at the event's healthy snack table.

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‘Ladies Night’ returns Friday to help Treasure Chests team

By Jeremiah S. P apineau

cer Center, The Relay for Life, and The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. jeremiah@denpubs.com “We started out several years ago at the Holiday Inn and we outgrew that space last PLATTSBURGH — Ladies Night Out, an year, moving to theAmerican Legion Post 20 annual fundraiser to benefit the T reasure on the Quarry Road in Plat tsburgh,” said Chests, will be held this Friday, March 11, at Graves. “It is a fun evening for both the venAmerican Legion Post 20, 162 Quarry Road, dors and the shoppers.” beginning at 6 p.m.

The small businesses get a chance to showCoordinator Tracy Graves said the event case and sell their pr oducts while meeting always benefits a charity and in the past has new customers, said Graves, and the shopbeen to raise money for The Fitzpatrick Can- pers get a chance to help charity.

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PLATTSBURGH — Fidelis Care has partnered with Mountain View Pediatrics to help local uninsured residents apply for quality, free or low-cost health care coverage.

Fidelis Care representatives will be on site at Mountain V iew Pediatrics, 18 Feathers Drive, Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. to answer questions about health insurance options and to help eligible er sidents apply to enroll in Fidelis Care programs.

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“Women look forward to our Ladies Night out each year and have a fabulous time,” she said.

The event will include a Chinese auction and several items for sale fr om vendors including jewelry, cosmetics, and handbags, among others items.

Admission is a $5 donation at the door to benefit the Treasure Chests’ team in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in October.

For more information, call 578-5233.

Dental Society announces May

deadline for college scholarships PLATTSBURGH — The Adirondack Dental Society will be of fering two scholarships to assist student enrolling in a college of Dental Hygiene. The annual awards are sponsored by the Adirondack Dental Society in partnership with the Fourth District Dental Society of New York.

There will be two awar ds of $1,000 given per year .

The deadline for application is May 1. The awar d will be given June 1, and will be dir ectly paid toward tuition payment.

Any resident of Clinton, Essex, or Franklin counties is eligible to apply.

The selection will be made by the admissions department at the hygiene school of choice, in conjunction with the Adirondack Dental Society.

For more information, contact Dr. Craig Heins at 5630540.

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Food from the Farm to address eating local

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PLATTSBURGH — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Clinton County, in conjunction with Adirondack Harvest, an or ganization which connects local farmers to their communities and r egional markets, will host “Food from the Farm: Eating Local in Clinton County,” Satur day, Mar ch 19. The event will be held at the City of Plattsburgh Recr eation Department, 52 U.S. Oval, in the building’s community room.

Co-organizer Amy Ivy, executive dir ector of CCE Clinton County, said the event will consist of several local gr owers and producers discussing the options out there for those wishing to eat locally-gr own foods.

“The goal of the event isto energize and educate consumers about local food and the upcoming growing season,” said Ivy. The event, which will be held fr om 6 to 8 p.m., will include a dinner featuring local foods, prepared by chef Chris Dominianni fr om the Gr eat Adirondack Soup Company. The dinner will be a walkabout meal format.

Sixteen gr owers and pr oducers ar e signed up so far, said Ivy, adding it may

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The four-man band, fr esh off their weeklong Cayamo Cr uise out of Miami, will be bringing their unique blend of sounds from a fiddle, bagpipes, whistle, harmonica, piano, guitar , bass and dr ums, said guitar player and vocalist T revor Lewington. The fusion of their sound, said Lewington, is what attracts people to their music.

“Our fiddle player was classically trained, grew up competing on the Canadian OldTime fiddling cir cuit, and listening to Smashing Pumpkins,” Lewington said, r eferring to Brian Buchanan. “Our bagpipe player [Craig Downie] came over from Scotland as a kid and picked up the pipes while living in Canada. Our bass player and dr ummer [ Mark Abraham a nd B ruce M cCarthy, respectively] went to college for jazz and I took a world music program in university.”

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“We played the Mayor’s Cup back in 2003, I think it was. It was a huge show,” recalled Lewington. “W e met Paul Fr ederick and John Campbell there, who produced our PBS special, ‘Live at Lanigan’s Ball,’ which was recorded at SUNY Plattsburgh ... We made a lot of fans through the Mayor ’s Cup and PBS filming, who have continued to come to shows through the years. Nice folks who are enthusiastic about music.”

The band has played thro ugh 47 states and across their native Canada since they formed in 1996, and even toured in Ireland, Scotland, England, Germany and Italy.

“This summer we’r e going back to Germany for an amazing festival in the courtyard of a 12th century castle,” said Lewington.

According to Kellyn Slone, who handles public r elations f or E nter T he H aggis, t he band will head into the studio inApril to begin recording its next studio album, the follow-up to 2009’s Gutter Anthems. The band is “turning to its rabid fanbase for some financial help” and will offer “a slew of ways for them to get involved with the record” in return. That includes being able to get pr esale signed copies to participating in the recording pr ocess — even getting a tattoo with Buchanan.

(Editor ’s Note: Enter the Haggis will play their all-ages show Sunday at Gilligan’ s, 7160, State Route 9, beginning at 8 p.m. Fans can find more info on the band’s Web site, www.enterthehaggis.com, or find them on Facebook.

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t’s a story that most North Country folks have heard, and it’s one that most of us tr uly want to believe. We want to believe it is tr ue because it makes this place seem wilder , mysterious, and possibly even mythical.

Often, it is a secr etive tale about a secr etive beast, and yet it is talked about all across the Adirondacks fr om barrooms to boar d r ooms, and from all points between . We want to believe the story , even though it often involves r umors about secr et r eleases, green group conspiracies, missing radio collars, black-ops coverups and other such nonsense.

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Actual pr oof of a cat would be pr oof of a truly wild habitate, and that would be a mighty big feather to place on the green Stetsons in Ray Brook.

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This is what the couple had to say: “I took this photo about a week ago. It was taken behind my house in Mooers, NY. It is some sort of large cat that looked to weigh about 90 pounds. It was about 40 yards away from me. Some people that have looked at the picture have said that it is a mountain lion or cougar based on its long tail. What are your thoughts?” tographed by at least one of the thousands of game cameras out there.

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RAY BROOK — When the state Adirondack Park Agency (APA) transferred ownership of its Visitor Interpretive Centers at Paul Smiths and Newcomb to two colleges on Jan. 1, not everyone escaped the transition unscathed. For the most part, however, many of the key players say ther e is a happy ending to this story.

During this five-part series, off icials interviewed for these stories were asked one final question: “Who were the winners and losers of this transition?”

Answers were recorded from Paul Smith’s APA Environmental Educator Milt Adams gives a bird-of-prey demonstration to visitors at the Paul Smiths College, which now owns and operates the VIC in 2008. Adams transferred to APA Headquarters in Ray Brook in January under a new title.

Paul Smiths VIC; the State University of New Photo by Andy Flynn, from the APA 2008 Annual Report York College of Envir onmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF), which now owns and built the centers and operated them for more to these towns annually (about 70,000 at Paul operates the Adirondack Interpretive Center than 20 years.

Smiths and 30,000 at Newcomb), staying at (formerly known as the Newcomb VIC); the “These places exist because of the people inns, eating at r estaurants and shopping. It Adirondack Park Institute, the VIC friends who did the work her e,” Hai said. “What was a good deal for the local economy , they group since 1989; the Adirondack Center for those guys created at the interpretive centers said.

Writing, a new tenant at the Paul Smiths VIC; is a legacy, and they should be proud of it.”

“The citizens of the Adirondacks are winand the APA. At the same time, as New York agencies ners,” Hai said, referring to the residents' use First the basics. dealt with budget shortfalls by closing enviof the centers as an educational and r ecreGovernment downsizing: Due to a multironmental education centers around the state ational resource. billion-dollar New York state budget deficit, in 2010, “envir onmental education lost,” he More broadly, the educational community the APA dissolved its Interpr etive Pr ograms said, noting the workfor ce reduction at APA in the r egion is a winner , accor ding to Hai, Division and successfully transferred ownerand Department of Environmental Conservaorganizations that interpret the environmenship of its Visitor Interpretive Centers to two tion envir onmental education centers. “The tal and cultural history of the Adirondack colleges by Jan. 1, 2011. The move was expect- APA made a tough choice … W e’re really hopPark and partner with SUNY -ESF in Newed to save the APA about $500,000 a year. ing we can lessen that blow by keeping this comb, including the W ild Center, W ildlife Staff: During the 1 1-month pr ocess, four center open.”

Conservation Society, Adirondack Mountain jobs wer e cut at each facility . Two VIC emAPI Executive Dir ector Dan Fitts agr ees Club and Adirondack Museum. And the citployees transferred to the APA headquarters with Hai about the loss to employees and the izens of New York are winners, he said. in Ray Brook (one of them “bumped” anothlegacy they cr eated. He calls the APA’s deci“Ultimately, New Yorkers paid for the er employee out of his position). Since then, sion “understandable,” yet he laments the structure,” Hai said. “That investment didn’t Paul Smith’s College has hir ed a full-time loss to taxpayers who once learned about the go away.” maintenance person for the VIC, and SUNY wonders of the 6-million-acr e Adirondack Fitts — who also sits on the SUNY -ESF ESF will hire one full-time staffer (a two-year Park from state workers.

Board of Trustees — said both colleges come position) at the AIC. Mor e seasonal jobs ar e “I sure think the state of NewYork loses by out winners, as these public facilities ar e expected to be created at each facility. not being able to fund those are as,” Fitts said. unique assets for their educational pr ograms.

Facilities and pr ograms: The trails r emain “It was real nice for the state to tell the story Paul Smith’s College off icials concur. Their open at both centers. The Newcomb building of the Adirondack Park.” students will benefit, as will the gr eater Triis still open to the public, and the Paul Smiths While Paul Smith’s College CommunicaLakes community, accor ding to college Dibuilding is expected to be open to the public tions Director Ken Aaron recognizes that the rector of Human Resources Susan Sweeney. sometime this year. The API will continue to transition cr eated har dship for the people “This once again gives us the opportunity offer envir onmental education pr ograms for who lost jobs, he sees the state of New York to say we are good neighbors,” Sweeney said. schools and the public at each building. as a winner because the mission of the VICs Perhaps the biggest winner is the Adironwill be continued under the college’s watch. dack Center for Writing, which will be mov“There are no losers,” Aaron said, adding ing fr om the Paul Smith’s College administhat if the building had gone dark, the story tration building to the VIC this spring. The “There's no way to sugarcoat it,” said Paul would have been dif ferent. “But we stepped move will give the not-for -profit gr oup the Hai, pr ogram coor dinator for SUNY -ESF’s opportunity to be more accessible and use the forward and that didn’t happen.”

Adirondack Ecological Center and Northern theater space for programs, such as the April Forest Institute, “The wonderful people who 19 program with celebrated author Sapphire, were doing the work for theAdirondack Park according to ACW Executive Dir ector Agency at the VICs.” All people interviewed for this story Nathalie Thill.

Hai said the out-of-work employees lost in agreed that the communities of Paul Smiths “We really lucked out as a community . This the short-term and he hopes they will soon (town of Brighton) and Newcomb both come is a gor geous building with so much potenmove on to other jobs. He had worked closeout as clear winners because the facilities will tial,” Thill said. “This will be transformative ly with these employees since 2003 and be open to the public. That means r oughly for our organization.” speaks highly of the APA and the staf f who 100,000 visitors will still be making their way

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APA answers questions

(The following answers were supplied in writing by Adirondack Park Agency Director of Communications Keith McKeever.)

What is the APA’s legacy of the VICs, building a foundation for the future of the VICs under new ownership?

APA legacy is mor e than two decades of the VICs showcasing the beauty and history of New York State’s Adirondack Park to appr oximately one-and-a-half million visitors. Concurr ently, the VICs provided environmental programs and services, which reached a multi-generational audience that included over 75,000 school children. The extensive trail systems combined with innovative interpretive services fostered a greater public appreciation for the value of the Adirondack Park to all New Yorkers and citizens of the world.

What is the APA most proud of in regard to its Interpretive Programs Division and operation of the VICs from 1989 to 2010?

We are most proud of the VIC staff for their years of engagement in educating generations of Park stewards and for their outstanding commitment to increasing environmental awareness. Their dedication and commitment enhanced the public’s awareness of Park resources and theAgency’s role in their protection. Staff played an important part in interpreting the Park Agency’s responsibilities for the public and private lands of the Park.

Now that the APA doesn’t have operate to the VICs, how has that benefitted the APA so far?

Have you seen a direct financial impact in January? How much money will it save per year?

The Agency successfully transitioned the VICs and met all mandated budget saving mandates.

This helped contribute to the overall state goal of reducing state spending. TheAgency did not have to cut back additional staff or resources in its regulatory and legal responsibilities and continues to effectively manage a demanding and complex workload.

In regard to the VIC transition from the APA to the new owners, who are the winners here?

The Agency’s handling of this downsizing is being discussed as a model for other state agencies.

Therefore, we see the outcome as a win-win. W orking in partnership with SUNY -ESF and Paul Smith’s College, we were able to navigate through complex legal requirements and reach an outcome that r esulted in continued public access to outstanding trail systems, nature viewing opportunities and environmental programming.

Who are the losers?

No comment A couple of people have said that the APA and New York state government are “losers” in this VIC transition because the APA dissolved its Interpretive Programs Division and no longer offers environmental education programming directly to the public. What is your take on those comments?

All agency staff provide environmental education as part of their daily work r esponsibilities.

Staff has always worked hard to explain how the Agency’s work plays an important part in protecting the envir onment, public heath and enhances community sustainability. We will continue to incorporate education and interpretive services into the our job responsibilities.

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Lady Cougars hold off Chiefs to capture Class B title

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — The Saranac Chiefs got the two shots they wanted.

Trailing 41-39 in the final seconds of the Section VII/Class B championship game against the Northeastern Clinton Lady Cougars, Megan Bowman and Stephanie Linder each got good looks at the basket, but neither fell.

Then, the ball found the hands of the Cougars’ Rachelle Bar comb, who sprinted down the sideline and away fr om any potential foul.

“I took that ball and I was going and I wasn’t stopping until I got to the end and that buzzer went of f,” Bar comb said about the final seconds befor e she and her teammates were able to celebrate the sectional title.

Barcomb finished with eight points in the game, which was part of a personal goal she had after the last time the Cougs and Chiefs met.

“I was nervous because I was shut out by this team before,“ she said. “I knew that we could do it and we showed that we could beat anyone.”

The Northeastern Clinton varsity girls baketball team celebrates their Section VII/Class B title after beating the Saranac Lady Chiefs March 4.

Chelsey Br ooks led the Cougars with 15 Photo by Keith Lobdell points, scoring early as team leading scorer Katrina Garrand looked to find her shot. want to get the best shot.” coach Dave Lambert said after the game.

“We try to work it around to get the open “The four seniors I have on the team all Garrand, who scor ed 12 of her 14 points shot,” Br ooks said about the of fense. “We compliment each other tr emendously,” in the second half, said they were looking to The shots wer e ther e, they just wouldn’t reverse the 2009-10 script, which had the fall.

Cougars winning the two r egular season That was the pr oblem facing Alexis games but losing to the Chiefs in the finals.

“During the season, we lost to them twice, Coolidge and her teammates as theAuSable Valley Lady Patriots dropped a 56-40 loss in so it was a little nerve-wracking,” Garrand said. “We always play good against Saranac the Section VII/Class B finals to the Northeastern Clinton Lady Cougars. and we were confident.”

“We wer e very tentative of fensively,” Garrand started to heat up in the thir d coach Roger Long said after the game. “W e quarter, hitting a pair of step-back thr eegot shots, but we r eally didn’t execute our pointers.

“I was hoping there was more to come af- sets. We Didn’t make the right r eads, and that would turn into turnovers. When we ter this,” Garrand said about the first three. made the right decision and had the oppor“ I was hoping for the best.” tunity, we didn‘t finish.”

Kari Dominic and Kayla Dragoon added Coolidge, who finished the game with 11 two points apiece for the Cougars, who r elied on strong defense to keep Saranac scor- points, was unable to connect on a field goal until the 6:50 mark of the thir d period. ing threat Bowman at 15 points.

“I know that we played good defense and While she was able to hit several shots after that, it was a case of too late for the team. we tried to limit Megan to as few points as After the game, Long commended his senwe could,” Lambert said. “Y ou can’t hold ior captain for doing everything he asked of her down but we did the best that we her throughout the season. could.”

“She really turned the corner in becoming Linder added seven points for the Chiefs, a leader this year,” Long said. “They all had while Becka Horton and Alisha Ducatte a great year, and every team will finish with added five points, Katie Gates scor ed four a loss except for the state champion. They points and Mor gan Maye scor ed thr ee poured it all out on the court.” points.

Alexis Facteau added nine points for the After the game, Lambert said that the Patriots. Savannah Douglas, known mor e team would take a day to soak it all in before getting back into the gym for some con- for her defensive prowess, finished her varsity car eer by scoring eight points, while ditioning.

“I’ll give them the day off tomorrow, then Taylor scor ed five points, eighth-grade point guar d Meghan Str ong scor ed four get back to our r egular r outine and keep points and Hart scored three points. them in shape,” he said. “Our whole thing

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Saranac’s Megan Bowman drives to the basket against NCCS. Photo by Keith Lobdell

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is to run and the faster we can go the better that is.”

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Cougar boys complete Class B sweep with win over PHS Hornets

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — With the shot clock winding down, Jamie Davison was a long way from the basket.

But the Northeastern Clinton guard knew that there was only one thing to do as he and the Cougars trailed by two points to the Plattsburgh Hornets in the Section VII/Class B championship game March 5.

“At first, I didn’t know about the shot clock,” Davison said. “Then I heard someone yell five and my only thought was to get a good shot of f. I took the shot that I had to settle for.”

“That was about 10 feet beyond the thr ee point line with a lot of pr essure,” Cougars head coach Rob Garrand said about the shot.

It looked to be on-line, and Davison admitted that, despite the distance and the pressure, he felt good.

“It felt good but I shot it weir d out of my hand,” Davison, who finished with 16 points, said. “But it felt good as I shot it and as it went in I just thought, no way.”

The thr ee gave the Cougars a 58-57 lead, which they would not give up after stopping the Hornets on two shots late to with the title.

He’s is a senior leader who took a lot of control at that point,” Garrand said. “It went in and it was what motivated us the r est of the game. The biggest thing at the end was

the adr enaline we had to defend their last possession.”

“We knew that we had the senior leadership to pull thr ough,” said Logan Miller , who scor ed 14 points, including five in the fourth quarter . “I shot pr etty well. Made them when they counted at the end of the game.”

“This is the one thing that we worked for the whole season,” Steven Car der, who scored 1 1 points along with T om Bedar d, said. “We knew that this was going to happen and we knew that this was going to be a great game.”

Davison said that the Cougars were looking for their chance despite a great shooting night for the Hornets.

“They wer e on fir e all night,” Davison said. “We closed out and they would blow by us. We didn’t, and they would shoot over us. We just kept fighting all night. “ “We were down nine at one point and our goal was to get it back to five and we knew that we could get them fr om there,” Carder said.

“We didn’t get into the fast-paced game,” Garrand said. “We wanted to slow it up and attack that way.”

Rob Armstrong added six points for the Cougars.

Tre Bucci led the Hornets with 15 points in the game, while Kyle LaPoint scor ed 14 points, Justin Curtis scored nine points and the trio of Jordan Knight, Ethan Votraw and Anthony Porcelli scored six points each.

NCCS point guard Jamie Davison looks to make his move against PHS defender Jordan Knight in the Section VII/Class B championship game.

Photo by Keith Lobdell

Beekmantown unable to get third win against Saranac Lake Eagles fall in Sectional championship game

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com LAKE PLACID — It only took one day in March and a team that lived up to the saying: “It’s tough to beat the same team three times in one season,” to change all of that.

The Saranac Lake Red Storm scored two early goals - the first just over one minute into the

game - and a thir d late in the thir d period to score a 3-2 win against the top-seeded Beekmantown Eagles to captur e the Section II/Division II title.

“We kept it simple out ther e tonight,” head coach Will Ellsworth said. “The first two goals, we got pucks to the net. They wer e the r esult of faceoffs won in the offensive zone.”

With just over a minute in the opening period, Nicholas Magro won a faceoff for the Red Storm, which found the stick of Grant Strack.

With the 1-0 lead 1:09 seconds into the game, the two teams battled until an attempted clear

Beekmantown’s Austin Braish looks to make a late run on the Saranac Lake zone in the Section VII/Division II championship game March 1.

Photo by Tom Ripley

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out of the Beekmantown end found the stick of the Red Storm’s Alec McLean.

McLean said it was a gr eat opportunity to get a chance to make an impact in the game.

“As the thir d line, we ar e out ther e to give the other lines a rest and get the puck in deep, and that was my thought,” he said.

With a 2-0 lead after the first period, the Red Storm wer e then the hunted instead of the hunter and the Eagles were looking to strike.

Brenden Carnright drew first, collecting a er bound of f a slapshot by T avon For d-Relation and putting it past O’Neill to cut the lead to 21 in the second period.

Then, Jordan Barriere and Dalton DeMar co worked the puck ar ound the outside of the Saranac Lake zone, eventually finding Austin Bradish in the crease, who made several fakes and dekes before burying the puck at the 7:54 mark in the third to tie the game at 2-2.

“Austin is an impact player for us,” coach Justin Fr echette said after the game. “Austin can come out an dominate games when he wants to. I thought the boys did a gr eat job battling back.”

With around three minutes to play in the period, Ellsworth called a timeout with the puck in the Red Storm zone to let his Red Storm players catch their breath.

We needed a well deserved er st at that time,” Ellsworth said. “I told them to not grip their sticks as hard, because you can panic in the fi-

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nal three minutes of a game like this.”

“We were working on the faceoff and covering it,” said Matt Phelan. “W e had to tie it up and clear it.”

The Storm won the faceof f and Dalton DeMarco pushed the puck into the Beekmantown zone. After strong forecheck by Barriere got the puck off DeMarco’s stick, it found its way to Phelan.

“I didn’t r eally think, I just shot,” Phelan said about the shot that would turn into the game winning goal. “I didn’t know it had went in until everyone started yelling.”

The Eagles used their timeout with just over one minute remaining, pulling goalie Kyle McCarthy for the final minute for the extra attacker.

However, the Red Storm was able to clear the puck each time to secure the win.

“It was going to be the little things that made the dif ference,” Fr echette said. “ W e just weren’t able to capitalize on all of our opportunities. I think the character of our team all year long has been to continue to battle for 45 minutes. We had the play, we had the shot, and it ended up two inches to the left and hit the goalie in the helmet.”

In the end, Frechette said he could not have asked his team for more.

“They gave me everything they had,” he said. “I asked them before the game to leave it all out on the ice and they did.”

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Seton boys, girls basketball teams fall in sectional championships Knights unable to solve Ticonderoga defense

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com

that helped them get the win.

“I think we finally started attacking the basket and stopped settling for the outside shot,” he said. “When Seton hangs ar ound, you never know what is going to happen.”

As for heading on in the state playof fs, Defayette said that the team will have to strengthen the defensive side of the ball.

“We really do need to focus on our defense because we ar e so str eaking,“ Defayette said. “I think we ar e r olling along well. I think tonight might be a little set back, but you are going to have those moments.”

For the Knights, Eddie Lar ow added 1 1 points, while Keagan Briggs scor ed eight points and Cody Quantock scor ed two points.

PLATTSBURGH — A 15-5 opening quarter gave the T iconderoga Sentinels an edge they would not give up, as they captur ed the Section VII/Class C title with a 56-39 win over the Seton Knights at the Plattsbur gh State Field House.

“It feels good,” Nick Mars, who scored 12 points in the win, said after the game. “Our defense was the key . Keeping the big guy (Seton’s 6’9” center Carson Hynes) of f the board and box out. W e wer e having a bad game to begin with. W e wer e hurrying up our shots to begin with. But we got it going.”

Hynes ended with 18 points in the game, but may have had more if it were not for the fourth quarter defense played by junior varsity call-up Riley Chapman.

“They had gotten a couple of looks with Carson,” Sentinel head coach Joe Defayette said after the game. “I figur ed I’d thr ow some height on him. For not having a lot of time on varsity, I thought Riley did a gr eat job limiting his offensive looks.”

Dan Morrison, who scored 13 points in the game to lead the Sentinels, agr eed that the Sentinels made their pr esence known with their defensive effort.

“We came out to send a message that we are not someone to take lightly in the playoffs,“ Morrison said. “I think we boxed him out really well. I just hope that we can start shooting the ball a little better.As long as we play good defense, we should be alright.”

Nate Lenhart added 10 points, while Tanner Purkey scor ed eight points and Matt Nolan added seven points.

“We usually spread it around offensively,” said Defayette. “Usually, we get one or two that stand out over the others, but we really didn’t have anyone shooting the ball that well.”

Defayette said that the team hit five Seton’s Carson Hynes scored 18 points. three’s, it was an aggr essive interior attack Photo by Nancy Frasier

Girls drop low-scoring game against Lake Placid

we are playing well, so I think we can make it far.”

“A lot of hard work paid off,” Riley said after the game. “It’s har d when you have so many turnovers, but we knew that we wer e going to do what we had to do and come out keith@denpubs.com with the win.”

PLATTSBURGH — While it was not the “We knew if we kept the pressure on them best of fensive night in the history of Lake and didn’t let them shoot thr ee’s, we had a Placid varsity girls basketball, it was the best good opportunity to win the game,” Bombers night in the history of Lady Blue Bombers head coach Frank Johns said after the game. ball.

“We got some close shots that we scor ed on For the first time in the 15-year history of and a couple of br eaks. I thought our inside the Lake Placid girls basketball program, the defense was very good.”

Bombers hoisted the tr ophy as Section Ayla Thompson added six points for the VII/Class C champions after a 39-19 win over Bombers, while Catalina Daby , Danielle Seton Catholic March 4.

Balestrini and Stephanie Murphy each score d “This team will go down in Lake Placid his- four points. tory,” senior Megan Riley , who scor ed 12 Johns said it was a team ef fort in the title points to lead her team to the win, said. “We game with Riley leading the way. consider ourselves a family and work har d “Megan contr ols the game whatever she for each other.” does, and the rest of the girls stepped it up,“ While Riley led the team in scoring, it was Johns said. “Any of them can take over the Mackenzie Kemmerer who kept the pace for game if Megan gets doubled or tripled. They the Bombers in the first half, including a thr ee all can do it.” pointer off a long rebound.

Ashlee Fairchild and Kelsey Doorey scored “It was tough, but I jumped up and four points each for the Lady Knights, while grabbed it out of the air ,” Kemmer er said, Megan Tedford and Stephanie Egan scor ed who finished with nine points. “We have acthree points, Kerry Cannon and Cara Chaptually been to at least seven sectional finals man scored two points and Lyndale Nephew in my varsity sports car eer and it is gr eat to scored one point. finally win won. We work well as a team and

By Keith Lobdell

Seton’s Megan Tedford shoots a free throw as teammate Kate Schofield looks on.

Photo by Keith Lobdell

Plattsburgh H igh’s Tre Bucci goes up f or a breakaway slam dunk against the Nor theastern Clint on Cougars in the Class B boys championship game.

Photo by Justin Prue

The NCCS boys basketball team with their Sectional trophy.

Photo by Keith Lobdell

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(All events hosted in Plattsburgh unless otherwise stated.)

Friday.March.11.

BOOKMOBILE STOPS. Bright Beg innings, 62 Northern Ave., Plattsburgh, 1-1:30 p.m.; Pine Harbour, 15 New Hampshire Road, 1:35-2 p.m.; Lake F orest, P lattsburgh, 2:05-3 p .m.; South Acres Mobile Home Park, 16 Sonya Way, Plattsburgh, 3:30-4 p.m.

CHESS CLUB MEETS. Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak St., 2 p.m. 536-7437.

LADIES NIGHT OUT TO BENEFIT TREASURE CHESTS TEAM FOR THE SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE. American L egion Post 20, Quarry Road, 6 p.m. $5 donation.

578-5233.

ED SCHENK PERFORMS. Michele’s Fine Dining, 5131 U.S. Ave., 6:30-9:30 p.m. 561-8142.

OPEN FAMILY SWIM NIGHT. Wellness Center at PARC, 295 New York Road, 7-9 p .m. 5626860. $2.

CRAIG HURWITZ PERFORMS. Great Adirondack Soup Company, 24 Oak St., 7:30 p.m.

561-6408.

SINECURE PERFORMS. Monopole, 7 P rotection Ave., 10 p.m.563-2222.

Saturday.March.12.

EQUIDAY. William H. M iner Agricultural Research Institute, 1034 Miner Farm Road, Chazy, 9 a.m. t o 3 p .m. 846-7121, ex t. 120 or lassell@whminer.com.

FIDDLES, VITTLES AND ALES. West Side Ballroom, 253 New York Road, 5:30 p .m. Benefits A dvocacy and Resour ce C enter of Clint on County. 834-5439 or 563-0930.

FAMILY FUN NIGHT. Plattsburgh YMCA, 17 Oak St., 6-8:30 p.m. Families with youngster1015. 561-8480.

ED SCHENK PERFORMS. Michele’s Fine Dining, 5131 U.S. Ave., 6:30-9:30 p.m. 561-8142.

BEN BRIGHT PERFORMS. Anthony's Restaurant and Bistr o, 538 Stat e Route 3, 7-10 p.m.

HIGH PEAKS PERFORMS. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m.563-2222.

Sunday.March.13.

ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST. Elks Lodge 621, 56 Cumberland Ave., 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Adults, $8; children, $5.

ED SCHENK PERFORMS. Michele’s Fine Dining, 5131 U.S. Ave., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 561-8142.

Monday.March.14.

SCRABBLE GAME. Seniors Citizens Council of Clint on County Senior C enter, 5139 N.

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Catherine St., 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 563-6186, ext. 102.

Tuesday.March.15.

BOOKMOBILE STOPS. Saranac Town Hall, 3662 Route 3, Saranac, 1-1:45 p.m.; Cadyville Fire House, 2122 Rout e 3, Cady ville, 2-2:30 p .m.; Roderick Rock Senior Housing, 2025 Route 22B, Morrisonville, 3-3:30 p.m.; Morrisonville Post Office, 1934 Rout e 22B , M orrisonville, 3:40-4:15 p.m.

OPEN HOUSE. Seton Catholic C entral School, 206 New York Road, 5-7 p.m. 561-4031.

OPEN HOUSE. Seton A cademy, 23 St. Charles St., 6-7 p.m. 825-7386.

Wednesday.March.16.

‘AN EVENING WITH DR. JOHN B. SOUTHWICK.” American L egion M ontgomery P ost 912, 29 P ratt St., Rouses Point, 6:30 p .m. 2972064.

OPEN MIKE NIGHT WITH MIKE PEDERSEN. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 9 p.m.563-2222.

Thursday.March.17.

BOOKMOBILE STOPS. Port Kent Post Office, 31 First St., 1:30-2 p.m.; Keeseville Country Gardens, H ill Str eet, 2:15-2:45 p .m.; C urtains, C urtains, Curtains parking lot, 24 Rec tory St., Clintonville, 3-3:30 p .m.; A da C ourt, Cliff Ha ven, 4:15-4:45 p.m.

53RD ANNUAL ST. PATRICK’S DAY BREAKFAST. SUNY Angell Center Ballroom, 7:30-9 a.m.

JOURNEY INTO READING. Champlain Centre M all, 60 Smithfield Blv d., 4:30-6:30 p .m.

Reading for children up to age 16 with free book provided. Host ed at cent er cour t. w ww.journeyintoreading.org.

NONCHALANT GNOME GAMING SOCIETY MEETS. United Way of the A dirondacks building, 45 Tom M iller Road , 7 p .m. Gr oup pla ys board games . 314-6428, e -mail chuck@windrant.com or www.gnomegaming.com.

TUNES AND TRIVIA WITH DJ GARY PEACOCK. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 5-8 p.m.563-2222 BEN BRIGHT AND ASHLEY KOLLAR. Olive Ridley's, 37 Court St., 8 p.m. 324-2200.

EAT.SLEEP.FUNK. PERFORMS. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m.563-2222.

Friday.March.18.

CHESS CLUB MEETS. Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak St., 2 p.m. 536-7437.

ED SCHENK PERFORMS. Michele’s Fine Dining, 5131 U.S. Ave., 6:30-9:30 p.m. 561-8142.

OPEN FAMILY SWIM NIGHT. Wellness Center at PARC, 295 New York Road, 7-9 p .m. 562-

6860. $2.

REV TOR PERFORMS. Monopole, 7 P rotection Ave., 10 p.m.563-2222.

Saturday.March.19.

MYSTERY LIBRARY THEATER 1999 MEETS. Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak St., 2:30 p.m.

Group pr esents an A cademy A ward-winning film. 563-0921 for title.

ED SCHENK PERFORMS. Michele’s Fine Dining, 5131 U.S. Ave., 6:30-9:30 p.m. 561-8142.

NORTH COUNTRY SQUARES DANCE CLUB MEETS. Clinton C ounty Fairgrounds, 84 F airgrounds Road, Morrisonville. 7 p.m. Caller Corry Lowden and cuer Mo Wall. 561-7167 or 4922057.

PROFESSOR CHAOS PERFORMS. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m.563-2222.

Sunday.March.20.

ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST. Elks Lodge 621, 56 Cumberland Ave., 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Adults, $8; children, $5.

ED SCHENK PERFORMS. Michele’s Fine Dining, 5131 U.S. Ave., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 561-8142.

AFTER THOUGHTS PERFORMS. After Thoughts per forms, St. Joseph ’s Chur ch, 179 Smith St., Dannemora, 2 p .m. A dmission nonperishable food items or cash donations.

Monday.March.21.

2-2:30 p .m.; P ine Rest Trailer cour t, Treadwells Mills, 3:15-3:45.

TEENS AND TWEENS LIBRARY CLUB. Plattsburgh Public Librar y Auditorium, 19 Oak St., 3-4:30 p.m. 563-0921 JOURNEY INTO READING. Champlain Centre M all, 60 Smithfield Blv d., 4:30-6:30 p .m.

Reading for children up to age 16 with free book provided. Host ed at cent er cour t. w ww.journeyintoreading.org.

TUNES AND TRIVIA WITH DJ GARY PEACOCK. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 5-8 p.m.563-2222 BEN BRIGHT AND ASHLEY KOLLAR. Olive Ridley's, 37 Court St., 8 p.m. 324-2200.

TRINITY PARK RADIO PERFORMS. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m.563-2222.

Friday.March.25.

CHESS CLUB MEETS. Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak St., 2 p.m. 536-7437.

ED SCHENK PERFORMS. Michele’s Fine Dining, 5131 U.S. Ave., 6:30-9:30 p.m. 561-8142.

OPEN FAMILY SWIM NIGHT. Wellness Center at PARC, 295 New York Road, 7-9 p .m. 5626860. $2.

TURBINE PERFORMS. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m.563-2222.

Saturday.March.26.

SCRABBLE GAME. Seniors Citizens Council of Clint on County Senior C enter, 5139 N. Catherine St., 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 563-6186, ext. 102.

ED SCHENK PERFORMS. Michele’s Fine Dining, 5131 U.S. Ave., 6:30-9:30 p.m. 561-8142.

IS PERFORMS. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m.563-2222.

Tuesday.March.22.

Sunday.March.27.

RSVP PERFORMS. Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, 5139 N. Catherine St., 11 a.m.

WOMEN’S GLOBAL AWARNESS FAIR.Angell C ollege C enter L obby, SUNY Plattsburgh, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Wednesday.March.23.

OPEN MIKE NIGHT WITH MIKE PEDERSEN. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 9 p.m.563-2222.

“THE CONSTANT GARDENER.” Yokum Room 200, SUNY Plattsburgh, 7 p.m. 564-5410.

“ROAD TO GUANTANAMO.” Yokum Room 205, SUNY Plattsburgh, 7 p.m. 564-4391.

Thursday.March.24.

BOOKMOBILE STOP. Senior Citizens Council of Clint on C ounty, 5139 N. Cather ine St., Plattsburgh, 11:30 a.m. t o 12 p .m.; Vilas Home, 61 Beekman St., Plattsburgh, 1-1:45 p.m.; Flynn Ave., Plattsburgh, between senior apar tments,

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ED SCHENK PERFORMS. Michele’s Fine Dining, 5131 U.S. Ave., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 561-8142.

Wednesday.March.30.

OPEN MIKE NIGHT WITH MIKE PEDERSEN. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 9 p.m.563-2222.

Thursday.March.31.

JOURNEY INTO READING. Champlain Centre M all, 60 Smithfield Blv d., 4:30-6:30 p .m.

Reading for children up to age 16 with free book provided. Host ed at cent er cour t. w ww.journeyintoreading.org.

TUNES AND TRIVIA WITH DJ GARY PEACOCK. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 5-8 p.m.563-2222 BEN BRIGHT AND ASHLEY KOLLAR. Olive Ridley's, 37 Court St., 8 p.m. 324-2200.

TRINITY PARK RADIO PERFORMS. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m.563-2222.

Friday.April.1.

CHESS CLUB MEETS. Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak St., 2 p.m. 536-7437.

ED SCHENK PERFORMS. Michele’s Fine Dining, 5131 U.S. Ave., 6:30-9:30 p.m. 561-8142.

Saturday.April.2.

ED SCHENK PERFORMS. Michele’s Fine Dining, 5131 U.S. Ave., 6:30-9:30 p.m. 561-8142.

NORTH COUNTRY SQUARES DANCE CLUB MEETS. Clinton C ounty Fairgrounds, 84 F airgrounds Road, Morrisonville. 7 p.m. Caller D on Moger and cuer Walt Wall. 561-7167 or 4922057.

Sunday.April.3.

ED SCHENK PERFORMS. Michele’s Fine Dining, 5131 U.S. Ave., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 561-8142.

Wednesday.April.6.

OPEN MIKE NIGHT WITH MIKE PEDERSEN. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 9 p.m.563-2222.

ADIRONDACK JAZZ ORCHESTRA PERFORMS. Olive R idley's, 37 C ourt St., 8-10 p .m.

324-2200.

Thursday.April.7.

JOURNEY INTO READING. Champlain Centre M all, 60 Smithfield Blv d., 4:30-6:30 p .m.

Reading for children up to age 16 with free book provided. Host ed at cent er cour t. w ww.journeyintoreading.org.

TUNES AND TRIVIA WITH DJ GARY PEACOCK. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 5-8 p.m.563-2222 BEN BRIGHT AND ASHLEY KOLLAR. Olive Ridley's, 37 Court St., 8 p.m. 324-2200.

Friday.April.8.

CHESS CLUB MEETS. Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak St., 2 p.m. 536-7437.

ED SCHENK PERFORMS. Michele’s Fine Dining, 5131 U.S. Ave., 6:30-9:30 p.m. 561-8142.

TERESE MOEN PERFORMS. Great A dirondack Soup Company, 24 Oak St., 7:30 p.m. 5616408.

Saturday.April.9.

ED SCHENK PERFORMS. Michele’s Fine Dining, 5131 U.S. Ave., 6:30-9:30 p.m. 561-8142.

Sunday.April.10.

ED SCHENK PERFORMS. Michele’s Fine Dining, 5131 U.S. Ave., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 561-8142.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — John Denis T essier, 85, formerly of Peru, passed away Feb. 24, 201 1 at the Quail Creek Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Satur day, April 16, at St. Augustine’s Church, Peru.

Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family .

Hamilton Funeral Home, Per u, is in charge of arrangements.

Olga B. Buck, 93 DANNEMORA — Olga B. Buck, 93, passed away Feb. 25, 2011. Ther e wer e no public funeral services. Burial will be in the spring in Independence Cemetery, Saranac. R.W. Walker Funeral Home, Plattsburgh, is in charge of arrangements.

Marion G. Squires, 92 PLATTSBURGH — Marion G. Squires, 92, passed away Feb. 27, 2011. Funeral services will be

held Wednesday, July 6, at St. Peter ’s Chur ch, Plattsbur gh, at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at St. Peter ’s Cemetery. Brown Funeral Home, Plattsbur gh, is in charge of arrangements.

Ralph I. Knapp, 81 AU SABLE FORKS — Ralph I. Knapp, 81, passed away Feb. 27, 2011. Funeral services were held March 4 at Zaumetzer -Sprague Funeral Home, Au Sable Forks, which was in charge of arrangements. Burial will be at a later date in the Reber Cemetery.

Loraine I. Burleigh, 81 WATERTOWN — Loraine I. Burleigh, 81, passed away Feb. 27, 201 1. Funeral services wer e held Mar ch 3 at Br own Funeral Home, Plattsbur gh, which was in charge of arrangements.

Burial will be at a later date in St. Joseph’s Cemetery , W est Chazy.

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Shirley A. Lancto, 73

Dominic Lepone, 63

PLATTSBURGH — Shirley A. Lancto, 73, formerly of Lyon Mountain, passed away Feb. 28, 2011. Funeral services were held March 5 at St. Bernard’s Church, Lyon Mountain. Spring burial will t ake p lace a t S t. B ernard’s Cemetery, L yon Mountain.

Chateaugay Funeral Home, Chateaugay, is in char ge of arrangements.

Lancing J. Defayette Sr., 59 PLATTSBURGH — Lancing J. Defayette Sr., 59, passed away Feb. 28, 201 1. Funeral services were held March 4 at Brown Funeral Home, Plattsburgh, which was in charge of arrangements.

AMSTERDAM — Thomas R. Sprague, 65, passed away March 1, 201 1. Funeral services will take place in the spring in the Haselton Cemetery. Zaumetzer Sprague Funeral Home, Au Sable Forks, is in char ge of arrangements.

CORTLANDT MANOR — Dominic “Nick” Lepone, 63, passed away March 1, 2011. Memorial services will be held Saturday, Mar ch 12, at V eterans of Foreign Wars on Route 11, 600 St. John Road, Champlain, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Mildred E. McGibbon, 86 SUN CITY, Ariz. — Mildr ed Ellen McGibbon, 86, passed away Mar ch 1, 201 1. Funeral services were held March 7 at All Saints of the Desert Episcopal Church, Sun City, Ariz. Burial will take place in Tarrytown at a later date.

Lonnie M. Field, 67 WATERBURY, Vt. — Lonnie Michael Field, 67, passed away March 1, 201 1. Funeral services were held March 5 at St. Andrew Catholic Chur ch, W aterbury.

Perkins-Parker Funeral Home, Waterbury, was in char ge of arrangements.

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Burial will be at a later date in St. Alexander ’s Cemetery , Morrisonville.

Timothy Lincourt, 74 ROUSES POINT — T imothy Lincourt, 74, passed away Marc h 2, 201 1. Funeral services wer e held Mar ch 5 at M.B. Clark Funeral Home, Rouses Point, which was in charge of arrangements.

Frances Cohen, 93 REXFORD — Frances Cohen, 93, passed away Mar ch 2, 201 1.

Funeral services wer e held March 4 at Congr egation Beth Shalom, Clifton Park. Levine Memorial Chapel, Albany, was in charge of arrangements.

Raymond R. Freeman III, 74 CHAMPLAIN — Raymond R. Freeman, III, 74, passed away March 3, 201 1. Funeral services were held Mar ch 6 at Thr ee Steeples United Methodist Church, Champlain. M.B. Clark Funeral Home, Champlain, was in charge of arrangements.

Augustus C. Flora Jr., 76 WILLSBORO

SOUTH PLATTSBURGH — Airborne Speedway’s 8-cylinder , full-fender ed Renegades have retained Versatile Trailer Sales as their divisional sponsor for the 2011 season and will make their firstever appearance at Thunder Road in Barre, Vt. The Renegades’ first trip to Thunder Road, set for Thursday, Aug. 11, is one of several highlights on their schedule. Another important date is Saturd ay, May 28, when the Renegades will squar e of f at Airborne Speedway in a $500-to-win 50lap event. Other notable races include a six-car, six-lap $250-to-win Dash for Cash, Satur day, Aug. 6 and a featur e event as a part of the race card the night the ISMA Supermodifieds r eturn to Airborne Saturday, July 23.

The Renegades deliver ed competitive racing and high car counts thr oughout 2010. The track championship was not decided until the final laps of the season finale. Kevin Boutin, of Swanton, Vt., won the title, narr owly besting defending champion Lonnie Rivers, of

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Services will be held in the spring at a date to be announced.

Burial will follow in Memorial Cemetery, W illsboro. Hamilton Funeral Home, Peru, is in charge of arrangements.

G. Joy Belair, 66 CANDOR — G. Joy Belair, 66, passed away Mar ch 4, 201 1. Funeral services were held March 8 at Estey, Munroe & Fahey Funeral Home, Candor , which was in charge of arrangements.

Harold J. Castine, 74 CHAMPLAIN — Har old J. “John” Castine, 74, passed away March 4, 201 1. Funeral services were held March 10 at St. Mary’s Church, Champlain. Interment will be at a later date in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, West Chazy.

M.B. Clark Funeral Home, Champlain, is in charge of arrangements.

Dorla A. Bombard, 73 AUSABLE FORKS — Dorla A. Bombard, 73, passed away March 5, 201 1. Funeral services were held March 8. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery. Zaumetzer Sprague Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Diana M. Carlisi, 62 WEST CHAZY — Diana M. Carlisi, 62, passed away March 5, 2011. Funeral services were held March 10 at St. Peter ’s Chur ch, Plattsburgh. Br own Funeral Home, Plattsbur gh, was in charge of arrangements.

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Boutin, the 2010 Airborne Speedway Driver of the Year, applauded the addition of the Thunder Road event.

“I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time,” he said. “I’ve driven a T iger Sportsman there before. It’s a great place to race. I know a lot of the guys will do their best to r epresent Airborne well there.”

Lance Rabtoy, of Fairfax, Vt., a 2 010 Renegade title contender, agreed.

“I’m ecstatic,” Rabtoy said. “Anywhere we can go to have a new challenge and promote our division and our home track is good. When you can bust out and race elsewhere, especially a top track like Thunder Road, it’s good for everybody.”

Boutin will begin his title defense in the Champlain T ransmission/Direct Auto Body No. 25 at Airborne’s 58th season opener Saturday, May 7. The Champlain Valley Motorsports Show at Plattsburgh’s Crete Civic Center is scheduled for Friday, April 14, and Satur day, April 15.

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