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Sister Marie Cordata Kelly (left), principal of St. Mary’s Academy, and Rebecca Boire-West at a Zumba class at the Champlain parochialschool.

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CHAMPLAIN — RebeccaBoire-West wants to helppeople get back in the habit.

Of course, her studentsare a little confused at firstwhen they walk in the class-room and see her wearing ahabit. A religious habit is adistinctive set of garmentsworn by members of a reli-gious order.

“I came up with the idea,and it has been receivedvery well,” said Boire-West,a licensed Zumba instructorand certified personal

Zumba instructorsgear up in habits

The fundraising drive is deemed a success despite challenging timesPLATTSBURGH — Nobody can do anything alone, says

Jerry Morrow.“Together we can do the extraordinary,” said the Chester-

field Town Supervisor and chair of this year ’s United Waycampaign drive.

The United Way of the Adirondack Region met its 2012campaign goal of $775,000.

This year ’s campaign raised a total of $775,112, which in-cludes proceeds from special events.

“We are so delighted to deliver this exciting news to ourthree county region,” said United Way Executive DirectorJohn Bernardi. “It is once again a testament to the generosityand caring nature of the North Country.”

It was a challenging year to raise funds with continued eco-nomic struggles and the damage caused by Tropical StormIrene.

“If anybody would have asked me after Hurricane Irenewould we reach our goal, I would have said no way,” Morrow

Jerry Morrow places the final fundraising tag outside the United Way offices in Plattsburgh, announcing thatthe organization met its 2012 fundraising goal.

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Lynn Gilbert replaceslongtime ExecutiveDirector JeanieRobertsBy Stephen [email protected]

M O R R I S O N V I L L E — T h eAmerican Red Cross is about help-ing your neighbor and providingsupport when it is needed, saysLynn Gilbert.

“It’s about coming through dur-ing those special times of need.”

Gilbert is the new Executive Di-rector of the North Country Chap-ter of the American Red Cross.

She replaces longtime directorJeanie Roberts.

“I have been working very close-

ly with Jeanie,” said Gilbert at theorganization’s new location onEmory Street in Morrisonville.“Hopefully the transition will beseamless to the community.”

Roberts, who is retiring, spentthe past 25 years as Executive Di-rector of the North Country Chap-ter of the American Red Cross.

She will work part time untilApril to help Gilbert as she stepsinto her new role.

Gilbert grew up in Saranac Lakeand earned a bachelor ’s degree inEnglish from Plattsburgh State, aswell as a master ’s in administra-tion and leadership.

She was chosen by a selectioncommittee after a competitive ap-plication process that included

multiple interviews.“I’ve always been involved with

philanthropy projects,” Gilbertsaid. “I’ve always done fundrais-ing.

“I just always wanted to help thecommunity.”

She learned that from her par-ents, participating in communitycleanup day and getting her in-volved in the community.

“It’s the way I was raised,”Gilbert said. “It feels right to havethe opportunity to give back.”

She’s always wanted to make adifference, and the opportunity toearn a living doing that is price-less.

“The Red Cross represents somuch,” Gilbert said. “It’s a symbol

known around the world.”Gilbert wants to start fresh with

new ideas.She’s looking into youth devel-

opment and wants to further en-gage the community.

She also wants to get out intoFranklin County more.

“Those townships need to knowwe are a part of them.”

Gilbert hopes for an increase involunteers.

“I want to get people more activeand knowing we are alive andwell,” Gilbert said.

She’s been out meeting people,including area lawmakers, and isopen to outside ideas.

“We want to move forward, on-ward and upward.”

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Top state runner,Dan Lennonsigns letter of intent for SUBy Katherine [email protected]

PERU—The chase is overfor stand out cross countryrunner Dan Lennon. ThePeru Central School seniorhas committed to run forSyracuse University.

Lennon, the number onerunner in the state for a classB school, signed his letter ofintent in a special ceremonyon Tuesday, Feb. 7 in theschool auditorium to attendSyracuse University and runfor their cross country team.

“We want to make it clearhow proud we are of you,”Peru Athletic Director LarryEwald said. “Dan is theessence of leadership and he

has exemplified leadershipin our school.”

Lennon was joined onstage by his parents Dan Sr.and Betsy Lennon, crosscountry coaches Mike Fran-cia and Alison Provost, andEwald. Provost said the skyis the limit for Lennon be-

cause he is driven, self disci-plined and a natural runner.

“He’s fearless, as far asgoing against top competi-tion, he’s disappointedwhen they aren’t entered,”Francia said after the confer-ence. “He wants to raceagainst the best people to

measure himself and seehow far he’s come.”

As Lennon signed his let-ter of intent, his fellow class-mates cheered him on as hecontinued through the threecopies of every form he hadto fill out. One studentcheered “Just breath Dan,you can do this” from wherehe and the other members ofthe senior class sat in the au-ditorium.

After signing his letters ofintent, Lennon addressedhis classmates, teachers,coaches and family andthanked everyone for theirsupport and encourage-ment.

“Thank you for your sup-port in me, it’s meant a lot tohave the support of my peersand thank you to my coachesfor helping me increase myspeed,” Lennon said.

Choosing Syracuse was aneasy decision Lennon said,after he had a chance to visit

the campus and meet thetrack team.

Originally Lennon said hewas torn among Syracuse,Wisconsin University andSUNY Oneonta. BothOneonta and Wisconsinhave award winning crosscountry teams and great ac-ademic programs but Syra-cuse had the winning combi-nation. Lennon said it wasthe mixture of great academ-ic programs and his futureteam that helped him decideon Syracuse. He plans to ma-jor in public policy.

“The classes they had atSyracuse and the prestige oftheir actual academics madeit my ultimate decision and Ireally loved the team,”Lennon said.

Provost and Francia saidthough they are loosingtheir top runner at the end ofthe year they hope Lennon’shard work and disciplinewill inspire up and coming

athletes to strive to achievenumber one.

“His experience showsother kids if they work hardthey can achieve anything,”Provost said.

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Students list a variety ofreasons for choosing theliberal arts universityBy Stephen [email protected]

PLATTSBURGH — Plattsburgh State wasthe only stop on Jake Vassello’s tour thatwasn’t plagued by snow or rain.

So he chose to apply to the college.“My parents said they would pay for a

SUNY school,” said the Long Island native.Students offered several reasons for

choosing Plattsburgh State, including price,location, size and the reputation of the pro-gram they were interested in.

Vassello is studying criminal justice, soci-ology and philosophy at Plattsburgh State.

The junior may apply to law school, butright now he’s enjoying his time at Platts-burgh State.

“I love it here,” he said. “It is a friendlyenvironment, and everyone seems nice.Plus, everything is slower here compared toLong Island.”

Plattsburgh State, a four-year, public lib-eral arts college, was founded in 1889 andopened in 1890. It is part of the State Univer-sity of New York and accredited by the Mid-dle States Association of Colleges andSchools.

Plattsburgh State enrolls more than 6,200students.

“It was the college in my back yard and theonly school I applied to,” said Alexis Har-rington, who is studying social work andgender and women studies.

Plattsburgh State is located near LakeChamplain and the Adirondack mountains,a half hour from Burlington, Vt., more thantwo hours north of Albany and less than 60miles from Montreal.

The main campus consists of 36 buildingson 256 acres.

Plattsburgh State offers more than 60 bac-calaureate degrees and an array of minors

within the divisions of Arts and Sciences, theSchool of Business and Education, Healthand Human Services. Graduate degrees areoffered in Education, School Psychology,speech-language pathology and liberal arts.

“I have been extremely happy here,” Har-rington said. “I am so involved on campus.There is never a dull moment.”

She belongs to a sorority that raises mon-ey for various causes and is heading to WestVirginia where she will help rebuild a com-munity for alternative spring break.

“I like the scenery and the closeness here,”Harrington said. “It’s a smaller school, andthere is always something to do.”

Kristin Vesely traveled to PlattsburghState from long Island after learning aboutthe reputation of the nursing program.

For four consecutive years, PlattsburghState has been ranked by U.S. News & WorldReport’s “America’s Best Colleges” edition,as one of the top regional public universitiesin the North. In 2008, Kiplinger ’s PersonalFinance recognized Plattsburgh State amongthe Top 100 colleges in the nation for the val-ue of its academic quality.

“It’s a SUNY school and low tuition,”Vesely said.

She’s been happy at Plattsburgh State.She’s made a lot of good friends and metsome excellent professors.

“It’s a really good environment and afriendly place,” Vesely said. “There is a lotto do with Canada and Vermont nearby.”

Njeri Wright wanted to attend a SUNYschool and chose Plattsburgh State becauseof how far it was from her hometown ofBrooklyn.

“Although, now that I am here I think it istoo far.”

The junior also heard great things aboutthe English department.

“Some of my professors are so good,”Wright said. “The English department livesup to its reputation.”

She sometimes wishes there was moreschool spirit at Plattsburgh State, but shedoesn’t regret her choice.

“They have done very well.”

Students discuss why they chose Plattsburgh State

Students hang out in the Angell College Center at Plattsburgh State.Photo by Stephen Bartlett

PLATTSBURGH — The spiritand voice of seminal Americanblack leader W.E.B. Du Bois willcome alive Feb. 16 at SUNY Platts-burgh, with a special performanceof song and prose. The program ispart of Black History Month cele-brations in the North Country.

Du Bois, who died on the eve ofDr. Martin Luther King's "I Have A

Dream" speech, was the leadingblack intellectual activist of the ear-ly 20th Century, co-founded the Ni-agara Movement, which laterevolved into the NAACP.

On Thursday evening Feb. 16, Dr.MaryNell Morgan will offer her cel-ebration of Du Bois, in what sheterms a "Participatory Perform-ance," as she sings and recites pas-

sages from the Sorrow Songs fea-tured in his best known work, "TheSouls of Black Folk."

"There are many reasons to cele-brate Dr. Du Bois during Black His-tory Month and throughout theyear," said Dr. Morgan, a singer-scholar who teaches at the EmpireState College in Saratoga Springs."Among those reasons is his work to

preserve and promote the music ofBlack folk."

Du Bois, the first black man to wina Ph.D. from Harvard, used bars ofmusic from traditional spirituals--which he called “sorrow songs”-- asepitaphs for the fourteen essays in"The Souls of Black Folk."

The program is co-sponsored bythe North Country Underground

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Boards must provide public accessto meeting materialBy Andy [email protected]

ALBANY — Starting Feb. 2, the New York state govern-ment began requiring boards to give the public access totheir records scheduled for discussion at meetings.

Those packets members of the town board, school boardor any public board have with them during the meeting,which are listed on the agenda, must now be made availablefor the public to review before or during the meetings.

“Members of the public have on many occasions com-plained that they cannot fully understand discussionsamong members of public bodies, even though the discus-sions occur in public,” states the New York Department ofState Committee on Open Government. “For example, a

board member might refer to the second paragraph of page3 of a record without disclosing its content prior to the meet-ing. Although the public has the right to be present, the abil-ity to understand or contribute to the decision-makingprocess may be minimal and frustrating.”

This change to the Open Meetings Law was made so “thoseinterested in the work of public bodies should have the abil-ity, within reasonable limitations, to see the records sched-uled to be discussed during open meetings prior to the meet-ings.”

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In order to comply with the amendment, copies of recordsmust be made available to the public prior to or at the meet-ing for a reasonable fee or by posting them online prior tothe meeting.

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PLATTSBURGH — SUNY Plattsburgh’scollegiate chapter of the American Market-ing Association will present its annual Busi-ness Etiquette Seminar Series with fourworkshops over the next two months. All arefree and open to the public.

The first seminar, “Cocktail Party andConversation Etiquette and Dressing forBusiness,” will be presented by Dr. Nancy J.Church, distinguished service professor andchair of the Department of Marketing andEntrepreneurship, Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 5p.m. in the Alumni Conference Room, sec-ond floor of the Angell College Center.

This will be followed by an “Interviewand Office Etiquette” seminar presented byDr. James Csipak, professor in the Depart-

ment of Marketing and Entrepreneurship,Thursday, Feb. 23 at 5 p.m. in the CardinalLounge, also on the second floor of the An-gell College Center.

Jackie Vogl, director of International Stu-dent Services, will conduct the third semi-nar, “International Travel and Meeting Eti-quette,” Thursday, March 1 at 5 p.m. in theCardinal Lounge.

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North Countryman Editorial

As they say in the lottery, youhave to pay in order to play.This is also true when it comes

to maintaining the infrastructure of a mu-nicipality. In order to make it attractive topotential businesses, investors and resi-dents, you have to pay.

Recently, the town of Elizabethtownheld a public forum on the creation of itssewer system. Supervisor Margaret “Mag-gie” Bartley has stated that she feels a mu-nicipal wastewater facility is needed in or-der to bring new businesses to the area,using the examples of a car wash or alaundry mat.

According to the information given atthe meeting, a new sewer system wouldcome with a price tag of around $364 an-nually for a typical one-family home locat-ed in the new district.

We believe that improving the infra-structure of a community is crucial in at-tracting business and residents, and weapplaud voters of the proposed sewer dis-trict for having the forward thinking toapprove this project when it went to votein July 2010.

Elizabethtown is a town that many com-mute to for work at the county offices orschool, and would be an ideal place for acar wash or laundry mat, along with anexpanded offering of other services, likefood and recreation.

It’s like the phrase from Field of Dreams,“If you build it, they will come.” And ifthey come, the $364 is going to go down asan increase of system users and an in-crease of tax base will lessen the burdenon everyone.

We urge residents to approve easementson their properties to help make the $9.5million system a reality.

Along with the development of infra-structure, there is also the price that comesto keep infrastructure maintained. You caneither be proactive about it or wait to paythe piper.

In Westport, the town is paying for nu-merous infractions at the town highwaygarage, which was described by town su-pervisor Daniel Connell as a facility that isobsolete even if it is brought into compli-ance with state regulations. Town officialsare also looking to renovate their currenthome, known as the WADA Building, andmembers of the fire department continueto work in what they describe as an obso-

lete building.Voters balked at a proposed multi-use

facility last summer, and the trickle of vio-lations at these run down, obsolete facil-ties will cost thousands in repairs andfines. This tidal wave of expenses is al-ready starting to be felt. Instead of beingproactive when it came to the chance toupdate infrastructure, the voters of thetown chose instead to delay the inevitablein the hopes that a cheaper alternativecould be found.

The lack of forward thinking by thesevoters is now going to cost even more inthe long run, while community needs re-main unmet. We are urging Elizabethtownvoters to not make the same mistake.

A highly functioning infrastructure alsohelps with the image of a town and theself esteem of its residents. People cantake pride in the fact that they have re-sources that work and provide an avenuefor improvement, instead of always hear-ing about Department of EnvironmentalConservation Consent Orders that comewith lofty fines.

At the same time, there are also cases inwhich too much infrastructure was put inplace, and redundancy exists. For exam-ple, Keeseville is considering dissolvingits village government and merging it withthe towns of Chesterfield and Ausable.

If such a consolidation can save taxpay-ers the cost of occupying a village hall orvillage highway garage, than it is certainlyworth exploring.

That savings can then be reinvested inthe remaining infrastructure, ensuring thetwo towns do not find themselves in a sit-uation like Westport.

Ultimately it is up to town leaders tohave the foresight to offer plans that willbenefit the community in the most cost ef-fective way to taxpayers for years to come.

That’s what is on the drawing table inElizabethtown. Without it, our municipali-ties will continue to dwindle in numbersas businesses evaporate forcing residentsto seek employment elsewhere.

This editorial is the collaborative opin-ion of a board comprised of Thom Randall,Fred Herbst, Lou Varricchio, Keith Lob-dell, Stephen Bartlett, Andy Flynn andJohn Gereau. Comments may be directed [email protected].

Infrastructure key to healthy communitiesThe death of singer

Whitney Houstonand the outpouring

of sadness remind us allhow one life can touch somany people and how theinfluence of fame, powerand riches can become sovery destructive. From mostaccounts the girl with thegolden voice rose fromsinging in her church choirto the top of the female popstar charts in the 1980’s and early 90’s be-fore falling into a destructive period of ex-cessive use of drugs and alcohol after hermarriage to singer Bobby Brown. Sadlyher story is all too familiar as so manywith so much to offer have traveled simi-lar paths.

Most of us will never be on the worldstage like Ms. Houston, but the impact ouractions have on those around us is no lesssignificant. How we live our lives, the ac-tions we take, decisions we make and as-sociations we embrace can ripple throughsociety having an affect on those aroundus.

Let me offer an example. Recently I wasspeaking with an individual who went toschool with my son over 20 years agoabout the recent United Way campaign.This young man and my son worked part-time at a local major business, where amanager there encouraged them to give tothe United Way.

The manager impressed the importanceof giving to those in need, of putting oth-ers before self, of being part of the largercommunity, and helping his company be aleader that cares about members of thecommunity by encouraging modest contri-butions by all staff members.

I was always impressed that my son re-alized that important lesson on his own,hopefully reinforcing what he had alreadylearned at home, through the example ofhis parents. That manager touched morethan just those two lives for the better-ment of our community, he ultimatelytouched thousands who will never knowthe impact of his actions as they share hislesson with those they will influence intheir lives. Sadly, that manager has movedaway and today that business which at

one time was very active incommunity affairs, refuses toeven allow the United Waythe opportunity to conductan employee campaign. To-day the business donatesnothing to the campaign. Tome, that seems a stark con-trast between the differentactions of two people in ex-actly the same position,through their ability to affectattitudes and actions of oth-

ers.We all have personal examples of people

who have touched our lives for good aswell as those who left us with a negativeimpression, or no impression at all. In theend regardless of what we’ve receivedfrom others we need to recognize that it’swhat we give to others that is most impor-tant. How we treat people, how we passalong positive values, or when we takejust a moment to assist someone with asimple courtesy, we have the opportunityto make an impression.

Ms. Houston’s life will become an openbook in the days and month’s ahead as themedia will look to uncover all aspects ofher life. One has to wonder how such anatural talent can be turned upside downsinking so tragically. Why is it that fame,fortune, talent, health, good looks, and somany other advantages she enjoyedweren’t enough to satisfy her? We maynever know how tormented she was in lifeor what pushed her life toward destructivebehavior.

At the same time, we’ve seen so manysimilarly talented individuals end up thesame way with so much to offer whiletheir lives seem to self destruct before ourvary eyes. The only conclusion I can reachis that as a society we must help keepthese folks grounded by not putting themon high pedestals so far removed from thelife of average citizens. These so called“super stars” must also do their part tokeep giving back and remain connected tothe roots of their community.

Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Den-ton Publications. He may be reached at [email protected].

Whitney Houston: A tragic ending to a shining star

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Iwonder why people are of-ten so quick to judge whatthey don't understand.

Maybe they believe in that mo-ment they do understand, butmore often than not, they do not,and they hastily judge withoutenough knowledge or facts tosupport their conclusion.

And even if they did have theknowledge and the facts, whyjudge anyway.

Maybe I shouldn't be quick tojudge about those who do judge,because over the years I havebeen guilty of judging myself. I'vetried hard not to judge, and thebirth of my son helped me withthat immensely.

Samuel Benoit Bartlett was amedical oddity from the begin-ning, as his heart beat far tooquickly in the womb and didn't

squeeze with close to enoughstrength as it needed. He wasstudied in the womb and born inBoston, cared for at Boston Chil-dren's Hospital for a bit, whereat 10-months-old he underwentopen-heart surgery.

It was the medical profession-als at Boston Children's Hospitalwho discovered Samuel had 1p36 Deletion Syndrome.

The congenital genetic disor-der is characterized by moderateto severe intellectual disability,delayed growth, hypotonia,seizures, limited speech ability,malformations, and hearing andvision impairment. The conditionis caused by a genetic deletion onthe outermost band on the shortarm of chromosome 1.

Samuel is now 5 and attendskindergarten at Champlain Valley

Educational Services.And it never fails that, out in

public, someone passes judge-ment on myself, Samuel or both.

I was in McDonalds once andan elderly couple spoke very

loudly about how he was too oldto be using a cup with a nipple.Samuel is not developmentally 5,in fact, in many areas he is not yeta year old.

On more than one occasion atthe mall or Walmart, someonewondered aloud why I don't lethim walk on his own. Samuel can-not walk yet, and may never walkwithout assistance. He doesn'teven crawl, though he is rathercute when he scoots on his butacross the room.

People have also made com-ments about his lack of speech,equating it to neglect by me.Samuel may never utter morethan a few words, relying on hisown form of crude sign languageto communicate.

I'm not the only person whohas experienced such judgement.

It happens all the time. Peoplecome across something they don'tunderstand and instead of accept-ing they just might not under-stand everything, they passjudgement.

These judgements not onlycause pain, but given the realityof the situation, they are often ob-noxious.

So maybe next time you seesomething you don't quite under-stand and which possibly evenrubs you the wrong way, holdback on the judgement and in-stead extend the benefit of thedoubt that it is not as it seemsand you simply, do not under-stand.

Stephen Bartlett is editor of the NorthCountryman and The Burgh. He may bereached at [email protected].

Benefit of the doubt over judgement

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Obie

If you are paying attention to the Re-publican primaries, there has been atheme of looking for the true “con-

servative” candidate.They say the front runner, Mitt Rom-

ney, is too much of a moderate, and thatthe “base” of the party is looking forsomeone who is more to the right of cen-ter.

Because of that, there has been a num-ber of surges in the primaries and polls,with people such as Herman Cain, NewtGingrich and Rick Santorum getting“bumps” in their numbers as each istabbed as the “conservative choice,” andthe candidate the “base” wants.

Here’s the thing, though. Each time one of those candi-dates bumps, it is followed by a slide and you are onceagain left with Romney, the moderate, as the front runnerfor the GOP nomination to square off against PresidentObama in the November elections.

So, maybe the base should get the message that there aremore people looking for a moderate than a one-side-of-the-aisle candidate.

What is the problem with being a moderate? Why is thefact that someone can look at both sides of the issue andsometimes side with the other party a bad thing?

Why has the fact that someone might change their mindbecome a character trait to be attacked? Circumstancesarise all the time causing you to react a certain way, only

to get more information later on andthen realize that you were wrong inyour original thinking. So why wouldchanging your mind when more infor-mation presents itself be a bad thing?

For me, the candidate that I wouldvote for is someone who will put thebest interest of the entire body of theirconstituents first, not someone who isgoing to toe the party line. That goeswith any election at the town, countystate and federal levels.

A while ago, I opted out of a partyaffiliation because I had a couple peo-ple ask me what party I belonged.Based on the conversation, I knew itwas an attempt to find out which party

I aligned myself with in order to try and paint me as a “bi-ased” member of the media. So I decided the best way tosolve that problem was not to have a “side.”

Since then, I have come to realize that what I am lookingfor out of a political candidate truly would probably be de-scribed as “independent.”

I have stated before that the problem with government isthat it looks like no one is willing to cooperate. When a Re-publican does reach common ground with a Democrat,each is shunned by their respective parties. Why, becausethey did the job that they were elected to do?

Each year I get more and more tired of watching a presi-dential speech, only to see it turn into an afternoon talk

show as one side of the room is hootin’ and hollerin’ likethe Dog Pound on the Arsenio Hall show (Google it, youngones) while the other half appears to be at the opera. It al-most makes me wonder if people are even listening whenthe President speaks, or if they are just programmed tostand and applaud only because the president is a memberof their party. If he is not, they fold their arms and sneer.

The fact is, I fully want a moderate as president. I don’twant someone who will only listen to half the room. Everycandidate is going to have a flaw in the eye of someone,but the ability to think freely and make rational, non-parti-san decisions should not be a flaw in the mind of anybody.

Keith Lobdell is an editor with Denton Publications. Contacthim at [email protected].

The plight of the moderate candidate

Keith LobdellValley News Editor

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PLATTSBURGH — A community with avibrant arts community is a real community,says Thomas Hoy.

The Chairman and CEO of Glens Falls Na-tional Bank and Trust Company spoke at anevening dedicated to the arts in PlattsburghFeb. 9.

The event was organized by the Partner-ship for Community Development, whichpresented Vision2Action, the State of theArts in Clinton County.

The groups mission is to stimulate dia-logue and action, grounded in a commitmentto the common good. The goal is to generateinformed perspectives on such issues as ef-fective planning and coordination of effortsamong citizens and key participants in gov-ernment, civic, and economic institutionsthat promotes a vision of the future. That vi-sion should preserve the region’s assetswhile cultivating new opportunities.

Goals of the Vision2Action program in-clude attracting 3,000 new families to the re-gion by 2040, creating a dynamic and en-gaged public to address the community’s fu-ture, building a welcoming environment fornew families and promoting a sense of re-gional pride.

Besides the arts, events planned will focuson recreation, transportation and education.

The evening’s events, which were held atPlattsburgh State, included the CardinalSingers, high school theater groups, a scenefrom the play “The Pride,” Guibord’s Schoolof Ballet and speakers.

“Never giving up is what you need to doif you are going to get to the end of the road,”Hoy said.

Downtown Glens Falls was in trouble anda group of businessmen that wanted to revi-talize it got together in 1995. They hired a

consultant and identified key buildings thatneeded to be filled to change the momentumdowntown.

“We envisioned building a retail area,”Hoy said. “We decided we needed to controlthose properties and make sure the rightthing went into those buildings.”

But developers were not interested in be-ing the catalyst to put foot traffic on thestreet. They wanted the foot traffic to al-ready be there.

Eventually, the group was approachedabout live theater, which, after some talks,

turned into a vision of a theater with rough-ly 300 seats.

In 2000 the Charles R. Wood Theater waspresented to the public and it opened in2004.

“It was one thing to build a theater, and awholly different thing to operate it,” Hoysaid. “We decided to rent the theater out tolocal and outside groups.

“There are booking agents looking forvenues throughout the area.”

All sorts of diverse productions passthrough the Charles R. Wood Theater. Andthere is foot traffic on the street now.

“We are making progress,” Hoy said. “Ifwe were gonna save our central business dis-trict, we had to give people reason to cometo our downtown community.”

Locally, efforts have been under way forseveral years now to renovate and reopenthe Strand Theater in downtown Platts-burgh.

“If you have a location like the Strand,where people can perform on a regular ba-sis, it changes things like you wouldn’t be-lieve,” Hoy said.

CVPH Medical Center CEO and PresidentStephens Mundy said the Strand would helpattract professionals to the area.

“It’s a game-changer to show the Strand.”Less than $1 million needs to be raised to

finish restoring the Strand.“We want to be able to open this in sum-

mer of next year,” Mundy said.

An evening to inspire the arts locally

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said. “But the people of the North Country pull together andhelp their neighbors out.”

Bernardi pointed out that this enables the United Way todeliver a tremendous asset throughout the region.

“We can deliver services to more than 80,000 people.”The mission of the United Way, which serves Clinton, Es-

sex and Franklin counties, is to be a leader in community part-nership building and to increase the organized capacity ofpeople to care for one another.

The funds raised from the campaign will be allocated to lo-cal community partner agencies based on donor designationsand agency applications for additional funds.

A committee of community members review requests forundesignated funds and recommends to the board of direc-tors the awarding of grants based upon prioritized commu-nity needs throughout the region.

“All the funds stay local and go toward supporting criticalservices for our friends and neighbors here in the NorthCountry,” said Kirk Stallsmith, President of the United WayBoard of Directors.

Bernardi explained that many of the programs funded arethrough non-profit health and human services agencies.There are some smaller organizations that do rely on UnitedWay funds, such as Compassionate Friends of the NorthCountry.

Dan Alexander, Publisher of Denton Publications, stressedthat without the United Way these organizations would haveto conduct their own fundraisers and funnel money into such

efforts.“They wouldn’t be able to accomplish nearly as much.”In addition to funding 39 health and human service organ-

izations in the region, the United Way coordinates a wide va-riety of programs, including Earned Income Tax Credit, In-formation and Referral, Disaster Recovery and Volunteerism.

“The team left no stone unturned,” Morrow said of the 2012fundraising team. “We are gonna carry this into next year.”

The next campaign will be chaired by Gayle Alexander ofDenton Publications. She served as vice chair for this year ’sdrive.

“United Way is such a dynamic organization,” Alexandersaid. “Everyone is giving from their heart, and that is whatthe United Way is all about.

“It’s amazing how people come through. That’s what theUnited Way is about. It’s about people helping people.”

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trainer. “Helping others to lead ahealthier life and seeing the benefitsit brings them feeds my soul.”

She has been teaching Zumbaclasses at St. Mary’s Academy inChamplain since January, 2011. She’salways looking for creative ways tohelp people make exercise part oftheir lifestyle versus a temporary ef-fort.

“One day, when thinking of howto help them get into the habit of a

healthier lifestyle, the concept of get-ting back into the ‘habit’ was born,”Boire-West said. “In no time I enlist-ed a personal friend, Karen Bouvierof Rouses Point, to make nun cos-tumes, complete with habits.”

The initiative has been receivedwell.

“The students walk in and first aresurprised because we are standingthere in a classroom, but we are hereto help you get back in the habit,”Boire-West said. “It makes themsmile and we have a good time withit.”

Habit commitment cards were cre-

ated so that participants couldchoose a habit goal related to healthand fitness that they wanted to startor stop.

For the next six weeks, partici-pants track their progress by indicat-ing the number of days each weekthey reach their goal. At the end ofsix weeks, participants hand in theirhabit commitment cards and theirnames are entered for a prize.

The more goals they reach thehigher their chance of winning.

“Although their may be only onewinner for the prize drawing, every-one is a winner because if they suc-

cessfully reached their goal for sixweeks, chances are it will become alifestyle change,” Boire-West said.

The Get Back Into the Habit initia-tive has been rolled out at variousZumba classes.

“I believe the participants havebeen surprised to be greeted by in-structors, dressed as nuns, statingthey were there to help them get backinto the habit,” Boire-West said.

Her ultimate goal is always to findcreative ways to get people in thehabit of a healthier lifestyle.

“There are multiple benefits forhaving good health in general, but

long term not only to enjoy life withchildren and family but to be able tobe here long enough to enjoy grandchildren and be able to move and notbe in pain but be able to enjoy them.”

Anyone interested in Zumba canfind an instructor near them by go-ing to Zumba.com. Boire-West can becontacted through [email protected] or 493-7556.

“I am just trying to catch people’sattention to start focusing them onthemselves in regards to theirhealth,” she said. “To see the smilesand the laughter has made this ini-tiative all worth it.”


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Sunday, Feb.19 TUPPER LAKE — Animal Tracking with Vince Walsh , The Wild Center, 45 Museum Drive, noon. TUPPER LAKE — Family Art & Nature: Tracking Time , Flamers Theater, The Wild Center, 45 Museum Drive, noon. LAKE PLACID — Gounod’s Faust Screening , Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Dr. 4 p.m. $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and kids. 523- 2512, www.LakePlacidArts.org.

Monday, Feb. 20 PLATTSBURGH — Scrabble game , Seniors Citizens Council of Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., 9 a.m. to noon. 563- 6186, ext. 102.

KEENE — Osteoporosis exercise classes , Community Center, Church St. 11:30 a.m. Call 546-3565 or email [email protected]. TUPPER LAKE — Winter Homes for the Animals , Flamers Theater, The Wild Center, 45 Museum Drive, noon. CHAZY — 3 Mile Club , Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 578-7123.

Tuesday, Feb. 21 LYON MOUNTAIN — Mid-Week Breakfast , American Legion Lyon Mountain, 3958 State Route 374, 7:30-10:30 a.m. $5. KEESEVILLE — Open archery shooting , The Chesterfield Fish and Game Club, 359 Green St. 7 to 9 p.m. Open to all ages. 643-8754 or 643-2651. WILMINGTON — Bible Study & Potluck , Wilmington Church of Nazarene, 5734 NYS Rte 86, 6 p.m. KEENE VALLEY — Bill Ferebee discussion group meet , Keene Valley Library, 1796 NYS Route 73, 3 to 5 p.m. TUPPER LAKE — Winter Bird Binding Walk , The Wild Center, 45 Museum Drive, noon. SARANAC — Saranac Hollow Jammers country music and dancing , Saranac Town Hall, 3662 Route 3, 6 to 9:30 p.m. 293-7056. CHAZY — 3 Mile Club , Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 578-7123. LAKE PLACID — African Dance Class with live drumming . Lake Placid Center for the Arts Annex, 17 Algonquin Drive. Class fee $5. 791-9586. LAKE PLACID — Light Transmission Screening , Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive. 7:30 p.m. $18 GA, $16 LPCA members, and $12 students 18 and under. 523-2512, www.LakePlacidArts.org.

Wednesday, Feb. 22 LYON MOUNTAIN — Mid-Week Breakfast , American Legion Lyon Mountain, 3958 State Route 374, 7:30- 10:30 a.m. $5 WILLSBORO — Osteoporosis exercise classes , Congregational Church, Main St.1:30 p.m. 546-3565, [email protected]. ROUSES POINT — Adult Gentle Yoga Class , Lakeside Coffee Shop, 109 Lake St. 5:30- 6:30 p.m. $75 for 8- week session or $10 drop in fee. REDFORD — Saranac fiddlers performance . Assumption of Mary School. 6:30-9:30 p.m.. $2. 293-7031. CHAZY — 3 Mile Club , Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 578-7123. TUPPER LAKE — Small ADK Mammals Survival lesson , Flamers Theater, The Wild Center, 45 Museum Drive, 1 p.m.

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Thursday, Feb. 23 LYON MOUNTAIN — Mid-Week Breakfast , American Legion Lyon Mountain, 3958 State Route 374, 7:30-10:30 a.m. $5 ELIZABETHTOWN — Osteoporosis exercise classes , Hand House, Court St. 10 a.m. 546-3565, [email protected]. LAKE PLACID — Story hour , Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main St., 10:15 a.m. Free. 523-3200. TUPPER LAKE — Wild Winter Warmth lesson , Flamers Theater, The Wild Center, 45 Museum Drive, 1 p.m. SARANAC LAKE — Pinochle Party , Saranac Village at Will Rogers, 78 Will Rogers Dr. 7 p.m. 891-7117. REDFORD — Zumba Fitness Class , Assumption of Mary School, Church St. $5 per class. 6-7 p.m. 569-2613.

CHAZY — 3 Mile Club , Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 578-7123. DANNEMORA — Free gym-time for children , former Dannemora Elementary School, 40 Emmons St. 10 a.m.-noon. 561-4999. PLATTSBURGH — Journey Into Reading , Champlain Centre Mall, 60 Smithfield Blvd., 4:30-6:30 p.m. Reading for children up to age 16 with free book provided. Hosted at center court. www.journeyintoreading.org. PLATTSBURGH — Senior Zumba , Town Office building on Banker Road, 5-5:45p.m. $5 per night and class size is limited to 40 participants. PLATTSBURGH — Zumba , 6 to 7p.m. right at the Town of Plattsburgh Office building on Banker Road. $5, limited to 40 participants.


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Comic books allowreaders to participate ina way other mediumsdo notBy Stephen [email protected]

PLATTSBURGH — Like many kids,Paul Carson read comic books.

“As a kid you read them until they fellapart.”

Then he reached an age, around 1970,when he lost interest and sort of leftcomic books behind.

“I was like 13 or 14.”But one day he picked them up again

and he has not stopped collecting since.In fact, today he manages the area’s

only comic book store: Fantastic Planet.The term, comics, derives from the

largely humorous early work in themedium.

Comics as a mass medium beganemerging in the United States in the ear-ly 20th century with newspaper comicstrips. That combination of words andpictures quickly spread around theworld.

Today, comics are fond in newspa-pers, magazines, comic books, graphicnovels and on the web.

A growing number of universitieshave recognized the importance of com-ic studies, offering an array of coursesat the college level.

“I picked them up again in the mid-80s.”

He and his future wife noticed theywere written better than before andstarted collecting. They began withMarvel and DC titles, such as the “Fan-tastic 4” and “Avengers.”

“We were just getting our feet wet.”Carson began reading a lot of inde-

pendent publishers.“These comics were very different

and were the intellectual property ofthe people creating them.”

Carson and his wife moved to Platts-burgh from Albany in 1985 and in 1987she opened Fantastic Planet.

“There was no comic shop in Platts-burgh, but it had the base and a col-lege,” Carson said.

When he tries Carson cannot reallyrecall why he read comics as a child, ex-cept there weren’t many television op-tions and comics were cheap.

“You could get two and some candyfor a quarter,” he grinned. “That was agood start to a great day.”

Nostalgia got him reading themagain, but he also stumbled upon sto-ries, almost like films, and it became an-other medium.

Comic books had more genres, andthere were no budget constraints. A sto-ry could include blowing up the earth

or a fist fight at the same cost.“Comics are unique in that two peo-

ple can read the same comic and not feelthey read the same story,” Carson said.“When you are telling stories in comicsthe reader fills in what happens be-tween the panel.”

He believes that is why comic readersfeel personally attached.

“You don’t get that from novels be-cause there is not much left to the imag-ination, and film is not very participa-tory,” Carson said. “They almost feelthey have a hand in the creation of it.”

He’s fond of a series called “Fables”and the “Walking Dead,” though he stillreads a couple of the Batman books.

“Everybody can jump into a Batmanbook,” Carson said. “No matter whatyou collect, it should be something youenjoy.”

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CHAMPLAIN — It’s going to bea tight year financially, said North-eastern Clinton Central School Su-perintendent Peter Turner.

“I am certainly not very encour-aged,” he said of Gov. Andrew Cuo-mo’s executive budget proposal.

North Country schools seem dis-illusioned by the state-aid numbersreleased by Cuomo, saying theywon’t cover cost-of-living increas-es, let alone provide districts withadequate state aid. School officialssay their only options will be deepand painful cuts in programs, serv-ices and personnel.

Northeastern Clinton CentralSchool would receive roughly$170,000 more.

“That is not a lot of money,”Turner said. “That is not a huge in-crease when you look at health in-surance, retirement costs andwages going up. That doesn’t beginto cover our increases.”

The only options left, he said, arecost savings and reductions.

“It is going to be a painful budg-et season,” Turner said.

Saranac Central School would re-ceive a 1.45-percent increase in aid.

“It was very disappointing,” saidSuperintendent Kenneth Cringle.“That will not meet our currentneeds to maintain our programs.”

Last year when state aid was in-adequate districts could turn tofederal job funds, but that moneyhas dried up. That leaves difficultdecisions for the 2012-13 schoolyear.

“It looks like staffing reductionsmay be imminent,” Cringle said.

Beekmantown Central School isscheduled to receive 1.87-percentless in state aid.

“That is not comforting news,”said Superintendent Scott Amo.“That means we are talking aboutmaking up $200,000 to $300,000 oflost state aid that would have tocome out of programs.”

He cannot imagine creating abudget under Cuomo’s proposal

without making significant reduc-tions. The property-tax cap, whileunderstandable, he said, makes theprocess all the more difficult.

Plus, the district is entering intonegotiations with an employeegroup and has inadequate fund bal-ance. All these scenarios create a setof perfect storms, Amo said.

“We are jammed pretty tight.”Plattsburgh City School’s aid run

effectively represents a zero-per-cent increase.

“That has been the same amountsince 2008,” said SuperintendentJames “Jake” Short.

Yet the district has not been im-mune increases in health insur-ance, energy, retirement and more

during that time.The district is used to no increase

in aid and expected it under Cuo-mo’s proposal, but at the same timethere had been discussion aboutnew aid for schools.

“You can’t have cost-of-living in-creases and a limitation both onany form of revenue we get, whichis a tax cap, which is understand-able, and the state not fully fund-ing mandated programs,” Shortsaid. “This will be another one ofthose years in which what we did-n’t take away before we have to talkabout taking away now.

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ALTONA Holy Angels Church - Main Street, Altona. Mass - 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 10:30 a.m. Sunday CHAMPLAIN Living Water Baptist Church - 9 Locust St., corner of Main and Locust, Champlain. Sunday School at 9 a.m. Service at 10 a.m. Thursday Bible Study at 7 p.m. includes activities for children. Phone: 298-4358 Three Steeples United Methodist Church - 491 Route 11, Champlain. 298-8655 or 298-5522. Sunday morning worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School at same time (Sept. thru June). Steve Loan, Pastor. [email protected] St. Mary’s Catholic Church - Church Street, Champlain. Saturday Anticipated Mass 5:30 p.m. Sunday services 8 a.m. St. Joseph’s Church - Mason Road, Champlain. Saturday Anticipated Mass, 7:30 p.m.

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Lady Eagles reach Upstate championship game on Stafford iceBy Keith [email protected]

PLATTSBURGH — The Beekmantowngirls hockey team was in a familiar spot Feb.11, playing for an Upstate New York cham-pionship.

The result, however, was also a familiarone.

Playing in front of a home crowd at theStafford Ice Arena in Plattsburgh, the LadyEagles suffered a 2-1 loss to the PotsdamLady Sandstoners in the title game, theirfourth consecutive loss in the championshipmatch.

“This was the fourth time around for us,and the girls really came out and playedhard,” head coach Ray Guay said. “They lefttheir hearts out there on the ice and they didwhat we thought was their best job in get-ting to this point in the season and to playthe way that they did.”

Lexi Guay tied the game at 1-1 with lessthan a minute left in the second period, onlyto watch as the ‘Stoners scored on a powerplay midway through the third.

In the final minute, Potsdam goalie AbbyTardelli appeared to be out of position on a

rebound in front of the net, but swung herright leg out just in time to keep what wouldhave been the game-tying goal out of the net.

“She has been haunting us for years,”Guay said of Tardelli.

Guay also took a moment to talk about the

commitment and dedication of the sevenseniors on his roster, which included goalieChristina Emery, Jess Huber, Caitlyn LaPier,Amanda Kempanien, Bailey Waterbury,Sarah LoTemplio and Kirsten Doran.

“They have come through the programfrom the get-go, and I am sure that this istough for them not to get the win,” he said.“But this will be things that they will neverforget and they have been able to do greatthings and make friends that they will havefor life. They were doing what it takes to getit done.”

Guay said the team had met expectations.“Every year, you want to get to the Frozen

Four and give yourself a chance by playingin the last game of the season.”

The Eagles got to the championship gamewith a 4-1 win over Alexandria Bay the nightbefore, as Sarah LoTemplio scored twice inthe second period and Jess Huber added agoal as they turned a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1lead.

Lexi Guay added an insurance goal in thefinal minute of play. Her goals in the FrozenFour were the first of the season for the jun-ior forward.

Christina Emery made 12 saves in the winand had a total of 32 saves for the two days.

Sarah LoTemplio gets ready for a faceoff against Alexandria Bay in the Beekmantown semifinal game Feb.10. LoTemplio scored on the faceoff, the first of two goals in the game for the senior. More pictures from thisgame and the championship game against Potsdam can be found online at northcountryman.com.

Photo by Keith Lobdell

Local athletes compete in three sectional championship eventsSectional titles awarded inwrestling, track, swimmingBy Keith [email protected]

PERU — It was championship Saturday inSection VII Feb. 11.

Wrestling on the home mats, the Peru In-dians claimed their third straight Section VIIwrestling title, thanks to eight individualchampionships.

At the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse, theSaranac Chiefs boys and girls indoor trackand field teams swept through the team ti-tles with six team members earning individ-ual championships.

In Clintonville, the Plattsburgh Hornetsbroke records as they repeated as the SectionVII boys swimming champions.

WrestlingThe Peru Indians, trailing in points head-

ing into the championship round, put eighton the top of the podium in earning theirthird straight sectional team title.

The match that had everyone buzzing af-terwards, though, was Northern Adiron-dack’s Hunter Carpenter, who upset topseed Noah Phillips of Peru at 145, scoring atakedown in the final seconds to force over-time before earning five points in the extraframe for the win.

“He had a Half Nelson on the wrong sideand he got rolled,” Peru head coach MikeHogan said of the end of the match. “Noahwrestled as hard as he could, and I thoughtthe match was scored right.”

“It looked over, but the kid had a lot ofheart and didn’t want to lose,” NAC headcoach Jamie Gilmore said.

Carpenter was still in shock following thematch, earning a victory against the unde-feated Phillips, who had scored an 11-4 de-cision and fall over the Bobcat grappler intheir previous meetings.

“I kept trying and hoped for the best,”Carpenter said. “I was trying to get out andscore points, and it just happened. It’s agreat feeling.”

The Indians scored victories in the firstthree weight classes, with Ethan Feazelleearning a 3-2 decision over NAC’s AustinTrombley in an exciting opening match at 99.Saranac’s Shawn LaGraves scored an excit-ing win in the consolation bracket, with a 6-4 overtime win against Anthony Cartee ofBeekmantown.

At 106, Kyler Agoney pinned Rusty Pom-brio of NAC with just over one minute re-maining in the match, while Dylan Baker ofAuSable Valley also scored a win by fall tofinish in third place.

Max Marte scored a pin 1:22 into his cham-pionship match against Beekmantown’sKonnor German at 113, with Richard Arm-strong of Saranac finishing third, also by fall.

Codie Gillette of Saranac broke the Indianstreak, scoring a 3-1 decision over Scott Kel-lett of NAC to earn the 120 title. Ethan Ba-con finished third from Beekmantown.

The Indians quickly made their way back

to the top of the podium, as Jordan Busheyclaimed a 6-0 decision against Saranac’strevor Goddeau at 126. John Graziane ofBeekmantown was third.

Former state champion Jacob Goddeaupunched his return ticket to Albany with athird round pin of NAC’s Kaleb Sample at132, with Tyler Myers of Beekmantown fin-ishing third.

Nick Forget scored an opening round pinagainst Matt Carter of NAC for the title at138, while Dylan Spellman took third.

Following the Carpenter upset at 145,Jackson Sunderland scored the middle winin a Bobcat three-match streak with a 6-4 de-cision against Joe Perry of Saranac. Beek-mantown’s Zackery Myers finished in third.

Justin Kellett earned the third win for theBobcats with a third round pin against Dy-lan Peryea of Beekmantown at 160, whileCaleb Feazelle finished in third.

Troy Seymour put Peru back atop thepodium with a second round pin at 170against Brandon Defayette of Beekmantown,with James Black of Saranac finishing inthird.

After scoring a 2-0 decision against topseed Garrett Gero of Northern Adirondack,AuSable Valley’s Matt LaMere was unable tokeep the momentum in the finals, droppingan 11-0 major decision to Saranac’s NateWood. Gage Bourdeau of Beekmantownscored an 8-2 decision against Gero to finishin third.

Saranac’s Ben Perry scored an openingminute pin against Dallas Page of NorthernAdirondack to claim the 195 title, with CodieLaPlante of Beekmantown in third.

Peru’s Luke McKee was a 7-0 decisionwinner against Northern Adirondack’s Rus-sell Noel at 220, with Paul Herrera finishingthird.

In the final match, Beekmantown’s Hay-den Head scored a pin against Peru’s Der-rick Cumber to earn the 285 championship.Josh Ryan of Saranac was third.

The 15 winners will compete in AlbanyFeb. 24-25 at the NYSPHSAA state champi-onships.

“Last year we had a more experiencedgroup, but we didn’t quite perform the waythat we wanted to,” Hogan said. “Hopeful-ly, we will have a good two weeks of prac-tice and get a little more production this timearound.”

Track and FieldThe Saranac boys and girls teams earned

the top spots in their respective meets to cap-ture sectional championships.

Peru and Ticonderoga rounded out thepodium in the boys meet, while Peru andSaranac did the same in the girls.

Micah Patterson scored three wins for theChiefs in the boys meet, with titles in the1,000, 600 and as a member of the 4-by-400relay.

Saranac also scoredwins in the 4-by-160 relayand in shot put behind thearm of Corey Duval.

Peru’s (and soon to beSyracuse’s) Dan Lennonscored wins in the 1,600,3,200 and as a member ofthe 4-by-800 relay team,while Indian Shawn Hen-drix was the winner in thetripple jump and longjump. Bryce Schnaarsscored a win in the highjump, beating out AuSableValley’s Paul Ford.

Alex Beaudoin scored apair of wins for theSaranac Lake Red Storm,earning the top of thepodium in the 300 and the55.

In the girls meet, Victo-ria Phaneuf scored thelone win for the LadyChiefs with a top finish inthe shot put.

Nicky Trudeau ofSaranac Lake scored a trioof wins, including the 55,300 and as a member of the

4-by-160. Vanessa Salamy also scored a winin the 55 hurdles, where AuSable Valley’sAmanda Hamilton finished third.

Margaret Champagne was the winner inthe 3,000 for Seton Catholic, and joinedPhoebe Christopher to help win the 4-by-800relay. Christopher also scored a win in the1,000.

Emma Deshaises scored wins in the 600and 1,500 for Plattsburgh High, whileBrooke Knight scored a win in the long jumpand Khila Pecoraro won the triple jump.

Peru’s Lea Perry scored a win in the highjump and was also a member of the victori-ous 4-by-400 relay team.

SwimmingThe Plattsburgh High Hornets scored a

416 points in capturing the Section VII/Xteam title in the AuSable Valley pool, withfive first place finishes.

Matt Evans was a part of four of the fiveHornet wins, placing first in the 50 free and100 free along with joining Nick Prenoveau,Mike Torner and Nate Leopard to win the200 free relay; then teaming with Leopard,Josh LaBounty and Spencer Hall to win the400 free relay. Torner also scored a win in the200 medley relay, joined by Austin Spooner,Nathan Emery and Robbie Hartman.

Dan McGovern, the lone swimmer forBeekmantown, scored a pair of wins in the200 medley and 100 butterfly.

The AuSable Valley Patriots, who finishedin second at the meet as a team, got winsfrom Ben Ford in the 500 free and 100 back-stroke, along with a 200 free and 100 breast-stroke title from Hank McCormick.

Franklin Academy finished third in teampoints, while McGovern scored a total of 32points as the lone Eagle.

Hunter Carpenter looks at the official after taking down previously undefeated Noah Phillips in an overtimevictory at the Section VII championships Feb. 11. More pictures from this match can be found online at north-countryman.com. Photo by Keith Lobdell

Bill Badger jumps for the Saranac track team. More photos can be foundonline at northcountryman.com. Photo by Nancy frasier


By Bonnie L. Gentry

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6 Put into words

11 Amazon.com ID

15 Educational TV spots, per-

haps

19 Fail to recycle

20 Unappealing music

21 Politician’s pursuit

22 World-weary words

23 “Listen up, Madrid!”?

26 You might draw one on a

target

27 Forest sticker

28 Banjo parts

29 Corner-office occupant

30 Last Olds

31 Capable of spontaneous

movement, as cells

33 Washington figure

35 “Let yourself in!”

37 “... and that’s why I ate all

of your favorite cookies,”

e.g.?

42 “Give __ rest!”

43 Arranges logically

46 Dirt clump

47 Dairy case choice

48 Concordes, familiarly

49 Bleachers level

50 Cinema name

52 Give the boot to

53 NYC gallery district

54 Certain alphabet opener

55 Whither Cain fled

56 A whole lot

58 “I don’t get it”

59 Decide with money

62 Murmur

63 At a minimum

66 Five-spot

67 Put Armor All on tires?

71 Color TV pioneer

72 More-than-one-hit Wonder

74 Maestro’s gift

75 Fair-haired

77 Cacophony

78 Put one’s feet up

81 Carefree, in Calais

82 Rip asunder

83 Dirty Harry’s org.

84 Mount rising above the

Vale of Tempe

85 Sailing hailings

87 Native Canadian

88 Toon collectibles

89 Castaway’s confines

90 Vocal style that mimics an

instrumental solo

91 Had office hours

92 Metal in Montana’s motto

93 Hold a surprise party for

Scorsese?

97 Topiarist’s tools

99 Grant-providing org.

100 Over-embellished

103 D.A.’s research aides

104 Take the show on the road

107 Dork

109 Travelers’ options: Abbr.

111 Elevator innovator

112 “My stocks are going

down! My stocks are

going down!”?

116 “__ we forget ...”

117 “High Hopes” lyricist

118 Lingering look

119 Make the grade

120 Pasty-faced

121 Green-egg layers

122 Autumn bloom

123 Carpet layers work on

them

DOWN1 Forensic evidence collec-

tor

2 Ryan’s daughter

3 Former Colt .45

4 Directions detail: Abbr.

5 Court shoes, casually

6 Org. with “Trick-or-Treat”

donation boxes

7 Appropriated

8 Altoids containers

9 Versatile Scrabble tile

10 Agent

11 “There __ ‘I’ in ‘team’”

12 Tres y tres

13 Baby baskets

14 Unknown power

15 Poet Neruda with a Nobel

Prize

16 Embarrassed flock man-

agers?

17 Almond-flavored liqueur

18 Kia minivans

24 Don’t hold in

25 Good at one’s job

30 Enzyme suffix

32 Feature of some Mary

Janes

33 LP player

34 Like an extra sock

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culinary fame

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haps

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40 Exceed an infraction limit,

in basketball

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43 Provides personnel for

44 Like some retro lamps

45 Display that’s both tasteful

and ostentatious?

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50 How actors should appear

51 It’s opened and shut

52 Dumpster emanation

53 Sandcastle spot

57 Fall colour

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61 Ratings giver

63 Classic pops

64 When, in Act II, Macbeth

soliloquizes, “Is this a dag-

ger ...”

65 Turn blue?

68 Room at the hacienda

69 Colombian capital

70 Bronx-Manhattan st.

73 Limo riders, often

76 Mysterious matters

78 Faded in the stretch

79 Peace Prize city

80 Vladimir’s villa

83 Notches

86 Not-so-subtle performer

88 “Lost in Translation” direc-

tor Sofia

89 Syr. neighbor

90 San Diego-to-Tijuana dir.

91 Recoup at the casino

93 DDE rival

94 Calvary letters

95 Ebert’s cohort

96 Charlie Brown’s kite eater

98 Far from friendly

101 Said too often

102 “Rubber Duckie” Muppet

105 Hanauma Bay site

106 Caterer’s carriers

107 “Curses!”

108 “If wishes __ horses ...”

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Saturday, Feb. 18TUPPER LAKE — Animals in Ice

Sculpting, Flamers Theater, The Wild

Center, 45 Museum Drive, 10:30 a.m.

SARANAC LAKE — Dounuts with

Doheny, Saranac Lake Adult Center,

135 Broadway St. 9 a.m. to 9 a.m.

TUPPER LAKE — The Color of Ice, an

up close look at a snowflake, Flamers

Theater, The Wild Center, 45 Museum

Drive, 1 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — Scholarship Ben-

efit in Memory of Samantha Donah.

Dinner, music by Party Wolf, auctions,

raffles, etc. Proceeds go to CV-TEC Al-

lied Health Scholarship Fund, Gilli-

gan's Getaway, Rte 9N, 2 p.m.

PERU — All you can eat spaghetti

dinner, St. Augustine’s Knights of

Columbus Council 7273, Parish Cen-

ter, 3030 Main St., 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

$7.50, $3.50 for children 6-12. Take-

outs available.

PLATTSBURGH — North Country

Squares Dance Club meets, Clinton

County Fairgrounds, 84 Fairgrounds

Rd. 7 p.m. Call 561-7167 or 492-2057

for info.

WILLSBORO — Winter films Special,

Crazy Stupid Love, 7:30 p.m. Willsboro

Central School, 29 School Ln. $5 for

adults; $2 for youth.

LAKE PLACID — “Almost Maine”

performed, Lake Placid Center for the

Arts, 17 Algonquin Dr. 7:30 p.m. $16 for

adults, $14 for seniors and kids. Call

523-2512 or visit www.Lake-

PlacidArts.org for info.

SARANAC LAKE—An Evening With

Cabinet, Saranac Village at Will Rogers,

78 Will Rogers Drive Suite 400, $12 ,

7:30 p.m. 637-4989.

Sunday, Feb.19TUPPER LAKE — Animal Tracking

with Vince Walsh, The Wild Center, 45

Museum Drive, noon.

TUPPER LAKE — Family Art & Na-

ture: Tracking Time, Flamers Theater,

The Wild Center, 45 Museum Drive,

noon.

LAKE PLACID — Gounod's Faust

Screening, Lake Placid Center for the

Arts, 17 Algonquin Dr. 4 p.m. $18 for

adults, $16 for seniors and kids. 523-

2512, www.LakePlacidArts.org.

Monday, Feb. 20PLATTSBURGH — Scrabble game,

Seniors Citizens Council of Clinton

County Senior Center, 5139 N. Cather-

ine St., 9 a.m. to noon. 563-6186, ext.

102.

KEENE—Osteoporosis exercise

classes, Community Center, Church St.

11:30 a.m. Call 546-3565 or email

[email protected].

TUPPER LAKE — Winter Homes for

the Animals, Flamers Theater, The Wild

Center, 45 Museum Drive, noon.

CHAZY — 3 Mile Club, Chazy Cen-

tral Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6

p.m. $3. 578-7123.

Tuesday, Feb. 21LYON MOUNTAIN — Mid-Week

Breakfast, American Legion Lyon

Mountain, 3958 State Route 374, 7:30-

10:30 a.m. $5.

KEESEVILLE — Open archery

shooting, The Chesterfield Fish and

Game Club, 359 Green St. 7 to 9 p.m.

Open to all ages. 643-8754 or 643-

2651.

WILMINGTON — Bible Study &

Potluck, Wilmington Church of

Nazarene, 5734 NYS Rte 86, 6 p.m.

KEENE VALLEY — Bill Ferebee dis-

cussion group meet, Keene Valley Li-

brary, 1796 NYS Route 73, 3 to 5 p.m.

TUPPER LAKE—Winter Bird Binding

Walk, The Wild Center, 45 Museum

Drive, noon.

SARANAC — Saranac Hollow Jam-

mers country music and dancing,

Saranac Town Hall, 3662 Route 3, 6 to

9:30 p.m. 293-7056.



p.m. $3. 578-7123.

LAKE PLACID — African Dance

Class with live drumming. Lake Placid

Center for the Arts Annex, 17 Algo-

nquin Drive. Class fee $5. 791-9586.

LAKE PLACID — Light Transmission

Screening, Lake Placid Center for the

Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive. 7:30 p.m. $18

GA, $16 LPCA members, and $12 stu-

dents 18 and under. 523-2512,

www.LakePlacidArts.org.

Wednesday, Feb. 22LYON MOUNTAIN — Mid-Week



10:30 a.m. $5

WILLSBORO — Osteoporosis exer-

cise classes, Congregational Church,

Main St.1:30 p.m. 546-3565,

[email protected].

ROUSES POINT — Adult Gentle

Yoga Class, Lakeside Coffee Shop, 109

Lake St. 5:30- 6:30 p.m. $75 for 8-week

session or $10 drop in fee.

REDFORD — Saranac fiddlers per-

formance. Assumption of Mary

School. 6:30-9:30 p.m.. $2. 293-7031.



p.m. $3. 578-7123.

TUPPER LAKE — Small ADK Mam-

mals Survival lesson, Flamers Theater,

The Wild Center, 45 Museum Drive, 1

p.m.

WILMINGTON — Teen Night Group,

Wilmington Church of Nazarene, 5734

NYS Rte 86, 7-8 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 23LYON MOUNTAIN — Mid-Week



10:30 a.m. $5

ELIZABETHTOWN — Osteoporosis

exercise classes, Hand House, Court St.

10 a.m. 546-3565, [email protected].

LAKE PLACID — Story hour, Lake

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10:15 a.m. Free. 523-3200.

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BL AND BLPROPERTIES LLCArticles of Org. filedNY Sec. of State(SSNY) 8/19/11.Office in Clinton Co.SSNY desig. agent ofLLC upon whomprocess may beserved. SSNY shallmail copy of processto 1284 Fiske Rd.,Chazy, NY 12921,which is also the prin-cipal business loca-tion. Purpose: Anylawful purpose.NCM-1/14-2/18/12-6TC-20993-----------------------------

NOTICE OFAPPLICATION FORAUTHORITY ofMOUNTAIN VIEWEQUIPMENT, LLC, aforeign Limited Liabili-ty Company (LLC)DATE OFFORMATION: TheApplication for Author-ity was filed with theNew York Secretary ofState on December14, 2011.NEW YORK OFFICELOCATION: ClintonCountyAGENT FORPROCESS: The Sec-retary of State is des-ignated as Agent upon

whom process againstthe LLC may beserved. The Secretaryof State shall mail acopy of any processserved against theLLC to Attn JudyHendy Austin, 1137US Route 7 No, POBox 47, Middlebury,Vermont 05753.PURPOSE: Toengage in any lawfulact or activity.NCM-1/21-2/25/12-6TC-21512-----------------------------

AMAYA DAVIES, LLCNOTICE OFFORMATION of adomestic Limited Lia-bility Company (LLC):DATE OFFORMATION: TheArticles of Organiza-tion were filed with theNew York State Secre-tary of State on Jan-uary 12, 2012.NEW YORK OFFICELOCATION: ClintonCountyAGENT FORPROCESS: The Sec-retary of State is des-ignated as Agent uponwhom process againstthe LLC may beserved. The Secre-tary of State shall maila copy of any processagainst the LLC to 47Elm Street, Peru, NewYork 12972.PURPOSE: Toengage in any lawfulact or activity.NCM-1/21-2/25/12-6TC-21526-----------------------------

NOTICE OFFORMATION OFR E G I S T E R E DLIMITED LIABILITYP A R T N E R S H I P.

NAME: INSLEY &DOUTHAT, LLP.Registration filed withSecretary of State(SSNY) December 29,2011. Office location:55 Court Street,Plattsburgh, NY, Clin-ton County. SSNY hasbeen designated asagent of the LLP uponwhom process againstit may be served.SSNY shall mail acopy of process to theLLP, 55 Court Street,Plattsburgh, NY12901. Purpose: prac-tice of law.NCM-1 /28 -3 /3 /12 -6TC-21541-----------------------------

NOTICE OFFORMATION ofLIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY ( LLC )Name: SADDLESHOE TOURS LLCArticles of Organiza-tion filed with the Sec-retary of State of NewYork ( SSNY ) on01/04/2012 OfficeLocation: ClintonCounty. The SSNY isdesignated as agentof the LLC uponwhom process againstit may be served.SSNY shall mail a

copy of any process tothe LLC at: SADDLESHOE TOURS LLC,325 NORTH ENDAVENUE, #11O, NEWYORK, NY 10282.NCM-1 /28 -3 /3 /12 -6TC-21543-----------------------------BLUE CUBEAVIATION LLCAuthority filed withSecy. of State of NY(SSNY) on 1/19/12.Office location: ClintonCo. LLC formed in

Delaware (DE) on11/30/11 SSNY desig-nated as agent of LLCupon whom processagainst it may beserved. SSNY shallmail process to TheLLC 119 RocklandCenter Ste 116Nanuet, NY 10954.DE address of LLC:108 W 13th ST Wilm-ington, DE 19801.Arts. Of Org. filed withDE Secy. of State, POBox 898 Dover, DE19903. Purpose: anylawful activity. NCM-2/4-3/10-6TC-21576-----------------------------

SPIDER MOUSEPRODUCTIONS LLCArticles of Org. filedNY Sec. of State(SSNY) 1/4/12. Officein Clinton Co. SSNYdesign. Agent of LLCupon whom processmay be served. SSNYshall mail copy ofprocess to The LLC182 Bennett Ave. Apt.4F New York, NY10040. Purpose: Anylawful activity.NCM-2 /4 -3 /10 /12 -6TC-21577-----------------------------

NOTICE OFFORMATION OFC A L C O MPROPERTIES LLC,Articles of Organiza-tion were filed with theSecretary of State,New York (SSNY) onAugust 17, 2006.Office location: Clin-ton County, NY.SSNY shall mailprocess to c/o TheLLC, 203 Pleasant St,Peru, NY 12972. Pur-pose: any lawful activ-

ity.NCM-2 /4 -3 /10 /12 -6TC-21588-----------------------------

JC BULLENTERPRISES, LLCArticles of Org. filedNY Sec. of State(SSNY) 1/25/12.Office in Clinton Co.SSNY desig. agent ofLLC upon whomprocess may beserved. SSNY shallmail copy of processto 1133 HardscrabbleRd., Cadyville, NY12918, which is alsothe principal businesslocation. Purpose: Anylawful purpose. NCM-2/11-3/17/12-6TC-33389-----------------------------

T R I N I T YA U T O M A T E DSERVICES, LLC Arti-cles of Org. filed NYSec. of State (SSNY)1/25/12. Office in Clin-ton Co. SSNY desig.agent of LLC uponwhom process may beserved. SSNY shallmail copy of processto 519 State Rte. 3,Ste. 100, Plattsburgh,NY 12901, which isalso the principal busi-ness location. Pur-pose: Any lawful pur-pose.NCM-2/11-3/17/12-6TC-21594-----------------------------

NOTICE OF FILINGOF ARTICLES OFORGANIZATION INNEW YORK BY ALIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANYName: AFK RealEstate DevelopmentAssociates, LLC. Arti-

cles of Organizationfiled with sec. of stateof NY(SOS) on 2/1/12.Office location: Clin-ton County. SOS isdesignated as agentof LLC for service ofprocess. SOS shallmail copy of service ofprocess to 1701 LakeShore Road, Chazy,NY 12921. Purpose:Any lawful act or activ-ity.NCM-2/11-3/17/12-6TC-33386-----------------------------

HIGH GUYS TREESERVICE, LLC Arti-cles of Org. filed NYSec of State (SSNY)12/05/11. Office inClinton County. SSNYdesign. Agent of LLCupon whom processmay be served. SSNYshall mail copy ofprocess to 14 LatourAvenue,Plattsburgh,NY 12901, which isalso the principal busi-ness location. Pur-pose: Any lawful pur-pose.NCM-2/11-3/17/12-6TC-33385-----------------------------

S Z U B I A KA C U P U N C T U R EPLLC Articles of Org.filed NY Sec. of State(SSNY) 12/20/11.Office in Clinton Co.SSNY design. Agentof PLLC upon whomprocess may beserved. SSNY shallmail copy of processto The PLLC 80 E.11th St. Ste. 211 NewYork, NY 10003 Pur-pose: Any lawful activ-ity. NCM-2/18-3/24/12-6TC-21609

-----------------------------

T H R I V EA C U P U N C T U R EPLLC Articles of Org.filed NY Sec. of State(SSNY) 12/20/11.Office in Clinton Co.SSNY design. Agentof PLLC upon whomprocess may beserved. SSNY shallmail copy of processto The PLLC 201 E.21st St. #11D NewYork, NY 10010 Pur-pose: Any lawful activ-ity.NCM-2/18-3/24/12-6TC-21608-----------------------------

A D I R O N D A C KGOLD AND SILVER,LLC Articles of Org.filed NY Sec. of State(SSNY) 1/25/12.Office in Clinton Co.SSNY desig. agent ofLLC upon whomprocess may beserved. SSNY shallmail copy of processto 519 State Rte. 3,Ste. 100, Plattsburgh,NY 12901, which isalso the principal busi-ness location. Pur-pose: Any lawful pur-pose. NCM-2/18-3/24/12-6TC-21607-----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMA-TION OF SPORNR E S T A U R A N T SLLC. Arts. of Org. filedwith Secy. of State ofNY (SSNY) on 2/2/12.Office location: ClintonCounty. SSNY desig-nated as agent of LLCupon whom processagainst it may beserved. SSNY shallmail process to: c/oPerry Sporn, Manag-

ing Member, 227 MainSt., Burlington, VT05401. Purpose: anylawful activities. NCM-2/18-3/24/12-6TC-21604-----------------------------

CLUTE WEALTHMANAGEMENT, LLCNotice of formation ofCLUTE WEALTHMANAGEMENT, LLC,a limited liability com-pany (the LLC ). Arti-cles of Organizationfiled with the Secre-tary of State of NY (theSSNY ) on January 3,

2012. Office location:Clinton County. TheSSNY has been des-ignated as agent ofthe LLC, upon whomprocess against it maybe served. The SSNYshall mail a copy ofany process to theLLC, at 152 Tom MillerRoad, Plattsburgh,New York 12901. Thepurposes of the LLCare to engage in anylawful purposes; toincur indebtedness,secured and unse-cured; to enter intoand perform contractsand agreements ofany kind necessary to,in connection with orincidental to the busi-ness of the LLC; andto carry on any otheractivities necessaryto, in connection withor incidental to theforegoing, as theMembers in their dis-cretion may deemdesirable.NCM-2/18-3/24/12-6TC-21613-----------------------------

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