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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012

This Week

A cold TAKING THE PLUNGE dip for a warm cause

ELIZABETHTOWN NEW CFO

Lisa Shovan returns to her roots at Clinton Community. PAGE 2

By Stephen Bartlett

BARBERSHOPPERS

shaun@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — Matt Thomson stood in the sand at the Plattsburgh City Beach wearing only shorts, a lit torch in hand. The frigid air turned his skin red and he knew the water was even colder, but he was going in, and would even be among the first to take a dip as the torch bearer for the Polar Plunge. The event was held to raise money for the Special Olympics, and Thomson is

Cumberland Bay Barbershoppers return Nov. 10. PAGE 3 ELECTION 2012

Participants at the Polar Plunge braved the waters of Lake Champlain to raise money for the Special Olympics. Photo by Stephen Bartlett

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Taste of Home Cooking School comes to Pburgh By Shaun Kittle shaun@denpubs.com

Sheri Provost won a new range, the grand prize at the Taste of Home. On the left is Culinary Specialist Michael Barna, and on the right is the event’s emcee, Shaun Kittle.

PLATTSBURGH — More than 900 people flocked to the Crete Center for a little Taste of Home Nov. 3. The event, which was sponsored by Denton Publications, consisted of 49 vendors offering samples of their products and selling their wares. There was something for everyone, from a chocolate fountain made for dipping to home furnishings crafted from items previously tossed aside. But amid all the commotion, the delectable samples, the cookbooks and jewelry and crafts, there was a steady murmer of anticipation for the main attraction—Culinary Specialist Michael Barna, a man who

happens to be a bit of a celebrity. He is the same Michael Barna whose hands doubled for Mel Gibson’s in the movie Signs and has helped open three gourmet casino restaurants in Atlantic City. Barna also holds a degree from the Culinary Institute of America and has worked for four and five star restaurants. The man loves to entertain, and he really loves to cook. So now he combines the two by traveling the northeast for Taste of Home, a cooking magazine comprised of recipes sent in from its readers. “We get 40,000 recipes sent to us annually,” Barna said. “We bring it down to 1,000 recipes out of that, and we take all of them and test

Owens, Duprey re-elected. PAGE 6 READY TO RETIRE

Plattsburgh icon says he will soon step down.

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