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By Shawn Ryan shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ The Plattsburgh State community came together Monday, after news that missing student Kodi Kadeem Beckles was found dead in a wooded area just outside the City of Plattsburgh. Beckles, 20, was reported missing Saturday evening. He was last seen leaving a fraternity party in Downtown Plattsburgh early Saturday, after being inducted into the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. He was seen on foot in the vicinity of Cornelia and Wells Streets at approximately 1 a.m. Plattsburgh city and SUNY Plattsburgh police searched for Beckles throughout Sunday. At about 10:40 a.m. Monday, CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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Cheryl Thompson Beckles speaks at a vigil for her son Kodi Kadeem Beckles, held Tuesday evening, April 8 at SUNY Plattsburgh. Approximately 1,000 students and friends of Kodi Beckles filled the Memorial Hall gym for the vigil. Photo by Teah Dowling

Clinton County Historical Assoc. readies new exhibits By Shawn Ryan shawn@denpubs.com

Clinton County Historical Association museum Director Melissa Peck displays prints made from the museum’s glass plate negative collection. Prints are available for sale through the museum. Photo by Shawn Ryan

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PLATTSBURGH Ñ The Clinton County Historical Association museum has been putting the finishing touches on several long-anticipated exhibits, and they will be opening their doors Saturday April 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ò Once Upon a Time: The Historic Hotel Champlain,Ó Ò Haute Couture: Summer Styles of the Early 20th Century,Ó and Ò Snapshots: A Pictorial View of Hospitality and Recreation in Historic Clinton County,Ó will focus on the early travel and hospitality industries in Clinton County, and dovetail with the recent region-wide focus on promoting the North Country as a tourist destination. The centerpiece of the displays will be two extensive glass plate negative collections the museum has acquired, and numerous photographs made from the negatives. The collection itself is absolutely amazing,Ó said Director Melissa Peck. Ò For several years the Clinton County Historical Association has been diligently identifying, sorting, re-sleeving and generally rediscovering a collection of over 15,000 glass negatives dating back to the late 1800s.Ó Prints made from the negatives can also be purchased from

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Holocaust survivor visits SUNY Plattsburgh By Teah Dowling

denpubs@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ A dusty attic in an Amsterdam row house kept the Israels family away from Hitler during the Holocaust. Ò The Holocaust is not a controversial issue,Ó said Louise Lawrence-Israels, a survivor. Ò The Holocaust happened.Ó Lawrence-Israels, volunteer for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, visited SUNY Plattsburgh March 31 and told her story about hiding from German forces for three years. Ò I feel like I have to tell my story because we were part of that, and my parents were part of that,Ó Lawrence-Israels said. Ò I feel that itÕ s my obligation.Ó German forces invaded the Netherlands in May 1940 and set up a German administration. Trying to prevent this, LawrenceIsraelsÕ father was stationed at the Southern tip of the Netherlands in, blowing up bridges to prevent the Nazis from entering, but the Nazis came by multiple boats, soon overrunning the small country. During this time, each Dutch family had to register and get identity cards. Jews got the letter Ò JÓ across their card. With this card, they could buy necessities once a month. However, the Germans left just enough so the Dutch wouldnÕ t starve. Kicking down doors, the NaziÕ s took homes from innocent people, in many instances forcing them to live in their basements. In 1941, Jewish businesses were confiscated, and Jewish people became segregated from the Dutch. After a year of this, anti-Semitic laws were established near Lawrence-IsraelsÕ birth in 1942, a time when she took the name of Maria instead of Louise. Jews were forced to wear a yellow star by one of these laws. During her speech, Lawrence-Israels took out a copy of her fatherÕ s yellow star and placed it on her blouse. While turning, she stated how wearing a star was different than wearing a scarf or jewelry. It couldnÕ t be removed. Ò You couldnÕ t take that risk because the worst part was that you didnÕ t know who you could trust,Ó she said. Ò There was a price on every Jews head.Ó At six months old, her family was ordered to move to Amsterdam from Haarlem. The Germans planned to place all the Jews in Amsterdam in custody, and then deport them to the concentration camps of Auschiwitz and Sobibor. One neighbor, Thelma, joined them and moved to an Amster-

Louise Lawrence-Israels dam attic bringing only a camping stove, a mattress and a crib, with the attic containing one sink, one toilet, one tiny window and a table with chairs. At the table, Lawrence-Israels and her brother learned to read and write by playing games with their mother, keeping their minds off of what was going on outside. Ò If my mother had seen there was a beautiful day, nice sunshine, she would say to us, Ô Oh children, the weather beautiful, if only I could take you to the park and let you play outside.Õ My brother and I would have said Ô Park? Park? What is a park?Õ Ó Lawrence-Israels said. Ò If she wouldnÕ t have explained it, we wouldÕ ve missed it.Ó Without knowing about their parents, grandparents, cousins or best friends, her parents kept their composure and their children safe and fed on the inside until something happened on the outside in June 1944. Lawrence-IsraelsÕ father went outside one day, then came back and said, Ò There might be an end to this crazy war and this crazy occupation because I just heard the news that the allied forces have landed in Normandy.Ó The family commemorated this day on Lawrence-IsraelsÕ second birthday. In a black and white photo taken by a trusted friend, Law-

rence-Israels sits on an old, antique doll chair in her new birthday dress made from her mothersÕ old blouse, holding a doll made from rags by Thelma. Next to her feet, crammed into shoes several sizes too small, sits her brotherÕ s pull horse. Ò My best present was my brotherÕ s pull horse, but he did say that it was just for today and I had to give it back,Ó LawrenceIsraels said. Ò It was all right. I was happy.Ó At the end of July 1944, the allied forces started to liberate Europe. First, they liberated the northern part of France, Belgium and the southern part of Holland in September. By that time, an early winter bore down on the family. The rivers froze, leaving the allied forces to wait until spring to liberate the rest of Holland. To prepare for winter, her father traded his things for sugar and flour to bake butter cookies, leaving them in tins and storing them away. Calling it the hunger winter, they lost electricity and suffered from Ò winter feet and winter hands,Ó an unbearable pain from the cold. To cure this, they placed their feet in urine to get uric acid, an acid used in various medical creams. After the long winter, liberation finally came. On May 5, 1945, Canadian forces liberated the rest of Holland. Her father ran over to the cupboard and found the last tin of butter cookies. Ò He unsealed it, stuffed his face, put the tin on the floor and said to all of us, ‘take as many cookies as you want,’” she said. Walking down four flights of stairs, a bright light overwhelmed Lawrence-Israel and her brother as they stepped outside for the first time in three years. They stood on the grass where they both looked at each other and started to cry from fear. After explaining the situation more, they went outside again a few days later. This time, a Canadian soldier approached them, reached into his pocket and pulled out two Hershey bars. After this, they werenÕ t so afraid. Ò The next morning, my brother asked my parents when we were going out again,Ó Lawrence-Israels said. Ò He wanted more Hershey bars.Ó The years to come after liberation brought questions of family, religion and the future to come. Lawrence-Israels married and had three children. She raised her children with the Jewish religion and a hatred of Germans, a hatred that she knew had to end. Ò Hatred begets hatred,Ó Lawrence-Israels said. Ò Genocide is still going on today, and it hasnÕ t stopped with the holocaust. Ò We cannot continue.Ó Visit ushmm.org to see Lawrence-IsraelsÕ pictures of when she

Supreme Court ruling has no effect on local trail efforts By Shawn Ryan

shawn@denpubs.com LAKE PLACID Ñ The Supreme Court recently ruled in a Wyoming landowner rights case that property from a defunct rail line reverted back to the original land owner, thwarting a railsto-trails effort proposed for that line. This ruling, however, will have no effect on local efforts to convert unused tracks, such as the 90-mile stretch of abandoned rail corridor between Lake Placid and Old Forge, to recreational trails. Ò It has no effect on it at all,Ó said Tony Goodwin, Director of the Adirondack Recreational Trail Advocates. Ò The state owns the entire corridor in fee, and on top of that, since there was no Federal land in any of the original 13 colonies, because it was all Crown land which then became state land, there are no federal grants of Rights of Way in those states.Ó

The Wyoming case involved land which was federalized under the 1875 General Railroad Right of Way Act. The stretch of rail corridor in question in the North Country, which is part of a larger, 120 mile corridor from Remson, N.Y. to Lake Placid, was abandoned by New York Central Railroad in 1972. The state of New York bought the entire right of way prior to the 1980 Winter Olympics, and it operated briefly after the Olympics as a tourist run, until operation was halted in October 1980. The railroad went bankrupt in February of 1981. The state finally regained control of the corridor in 1991 after a decade of the Adirondack Railway Corporation not making lease payments. In 1996 a corridor management plan was drawn up, which is supposed to be reviewed by the state every five years. According to Goodwin, the state has not reviewed the plan since itÕ s inception. Meanwhile, the state has been paying thousands of dollars a year to maintain the tracks, crossings and the corridor itself, in case they should ever be used again for railroad traffic. Ò TheyÕ ve made grants to the Railroad up to about $300,000 each year,Ó he said. Ò It also appears that a fair amount of Railroad expense is billed to the DOT and doesnÕ t come to the railroad in the form of a check. The state is spending money on this every year. The Railroad says it is to maintain the corridor the state owns, and it is just being paid for work done.Ó GoodwinÕ s group is advocating that the rails be removed on

the 90 mile stretch, and it be utilized by mountain bikers in the summer and snowmobilers in the winter. Snowmobilers do currently use the trail in the winter he says, but because of the danger of the tracks underneath, they can only use it when there is significant snow cover. Ò If the tracks were taken up, the snowmobilers would have a much longer season, and businesses like rests and lodges would do much better if snowmobiles could get there,Ó he said. Goodwin says that even if the rails were removed and the corridor turned into a recreational trail, the state would still own the corridor, and it could be reclaimed as a railroad line at some future date, should that option ever become viable.

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WWII Veteran remembers harsh ﬁght for Okinawa By Shawn Ryan

shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ Merwin Cowles was a farm boy from Adams, N.Y. when he joined the Marine Corps in 1943. Because he was good with machinery from being a farmer, Cowles ended up piloting an Ò AmtracÓ in some of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific theater. An Amtrac is an amphibious landing craft with tank-type tracks that operated both on the water as well as on land. Cowles commanded a squad of three Amtracs that ferried men and supplies from ships off Saipan and Okinawa into battle, then returned to a hospital ship with the injured and dead. While on shore, Cowles and his Amtracs provided support fire with the vehicleÕ s two 30 caliber and one 50 caliber machine guns. “It was just fighting, that was all. Just plain, hard fighting,” said Cowles at his Plattsburgh home, his wife Mary at his side for support. Ò It was very, very hard. It kind of took a lot out of us.Ó It took so much out of him, that for 70 years he never talked about the battles he took part in, including OkinawaÕ s bloody Sugar Loaf Hill. Okinawa was the largest and one of the deadliest battles, and also the final battle, of the Pacific theater. The 100,000 Japanese defending Okinawa suffered almost 100 percent casualties, fighting often to the very last bullet, and then committing suicide in front of the Marines. But there were no easy battles in the Pacific. Cowles was wounded once, when a piece of shrapnel lodged in his knee, but he never re-

ceived the Purple Heart because he didnÕ t go to the hospital for treatment. Ò One of the medics took a pair of scissors and pulled it out. He wrapped it up and slapped me on the a** and said Ô Go boy, go.Õ Ó With a halting voice, and a self-conscious manner, Cowles recounted Ò The Sugar Loaf,Ó and how the Japanese forced teen-aged children, including girls, into battle. To save himself and his fellow Marines, Cowles, and countless other Marines like him, were forced to swing the AmtracÕ s big guns into action. Those actions lived quietly inside the Marine throughout the long expanse of years. Ò When we came home, there wasnÕ t anybody around to treat us; to say hello, and say you did a great job. Nobody to say weÕ re glad you made it back all right. There just wasnÕ t anybody.Ó What he did when he returned home, like so many of his generation, was he went to work. Cowles worked in construction and with heavy equipment, eventually becoming a superintendent for a large construction company. He also met and married his wife. Ò And thank God I did,Ó he said. Their children came to Plattsburgh to attend SUNY Plattsburgh, and they suggested that their parents move to the area as well. They moved in 2002, and Cowles continued to work construction in Plattsburgh as well. It wasnÕ t until Cowles, now 88, was chosen as one of the first four veterans to fly on the inaugural North Country Honor Flight to Washington that he started to open up about his war experience. The trip to Washington, he says, was such a moving experience that he openly wept

Merwin Cowles with his wife Mary in their Plattsburgh home. Cowles served in the South Pacific with the U.S. Marine Corps in WW II. Photo by Shawn Ryan

at the World War II Memorial. He calls the trip to Washington one of the best things that ever happened to him, going a long way to erasing the feelings of the homecoming he and his generation never received. Honor Flight is working to get Cowles the Purple Heart he rightly deserves. He was also awarded the New York State Medal of Merit and the Marine Corps Combat Action Ribbon through the efforts of Honor Flight.

Now Cowles, along with his fellow Ò Band of BrothersÓ Bob Brooks, Napoleon Light and Dave Mitchell, as well as numerous other local veterans, crisscross the North Country taking part in Honor Flight events. He especially likes speaking at schools, but says with a self-depricating manner, that he is not nearly as good a speaker as Brooks. One thing that he will always be, is a good Marine.

Esquire Magazine Journalist Chris Jones visits college students By Paige Passman

denpubs@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ Chris Jones, a Canadian journalist who writes for Esquire magazine, visited SUNY Plattsburgh recently and gave a presentation to a group of budding journalist.

At the presentation Jones shared with the crowd what a journalist should be talking about and what they do on a daily basis. One of his favorite quotes that he said that night was Ò people think journalism is dead.Ó Then he responded that there is no better time to

become a journalist than now. During the presentation, Jones went through what you should be doing when you are a journalist. He stated Ò you should be questioning everything around you. If you arenÕ t questioning everything around you, you arenÕ t in the right profession.Ó

Local band North Funktree ushered in the 2014 editions of First Weekends in Plattsburgh with a chilly concert on City Hall Place. First Weekends events will feature area musicians, artists, non-profits and other attractions on the first weekend of each month. The innagural effort by First Weekends in 2013 was roundly considered an unqualified success, bringing culture and business to a newly reinvigorated Downtown area. Photo by Shawn Ryan

Jones explained that coming up with ideas isnÕ t always the easiest task for journalists. He said that if you open your mind and ask questions about things around you, you wonÕ t have to worry about trying to come up with ideas. While opening up, your mind you can take a look at what is in front of you. He went on to say that he is a very passionate journalist. Jones went into a story talking about how people who just blog and say information they donÕ t know well doesnÕ t make them a journalist. He talked about how reporting is 10 times as important as writing. Jones also compared reporting to writing and how it is different. He stated that if you are a good reporter you donÕ t neces-

sarily need to be a great writer. The same thing with writing; you could be a good writer but a bad reporter. That doesnÕ t matter though, he said, because you have to be good at both to succeed as a journalist. Jones also explained some of his work. He told the crowd a story about how he had to go to the hospital before interviewing George Clooney to take out his gallbladder. Then the next morning he woke up and decided that wasnÕ t going to stop him from interviewing a famous actor. Jones went to the interview and was very calm throughout the whole interview. JonesÕ talk was well received by the future journalists, who left the talk inspired and ready to question... everything.

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oyota has been through it: lawyers smelling blood in the water, injured consumers, and those going for the gold by signing on to class-action lawsuits. Now itÕ s General MotorsÕ turn. Thousands of G.M. vehicles are part of the current faulty ignition-switch recall, another auto company scandal and shakedown, er, problem (witness Toyota and its Ò unintended accelerationÓ woes). Last week, a U.S. judge in Texas decided to Ò go slowÓ after lawyers and families of victims called for a corporate lynching. They want General Motors to ground 2.53 million cars due to the defective ignition. So, how do 2.53 million drivers get around without their cars? ItÕ s an immense problem that no consumer lawyer, or even a federal judge, can get their hands around. In fact, the problem might cause its own spin off of lawsuits (to which many in our area will be happy to sign on to). G.M. is one of only two remaining U.S.owned auto companies. Chrysler, like it or not, is really a foreign car company now being owned by the Italians thanks to Uncle Sam giving away that farm to foreigners just after the U.S. taxpayer bailed it out. And, ironically, as a new, leaner, meaner G.M., under Mary BarraÕ s leadership, was emerging from its predecessorÕ s bankrupt Government Motors bailout image, the old G.M. made a creepy reappearance, much like actor Jack NicholsonÕ s weird movie character in Ò The ShiningÓ . ToyotaÕ s scandal and subsequent $1.2 billion shakedown by the DOJÑ due to the controversial unintended acceleration debacleÑ was in the big news just as the G.M. problem moved up in the headlines to remind us that itÕ s always open season on big business. But in fairness to the Detroit boys and girlsÑ hey, if Toyota vehicles werenÕ t grounded over the acceleration problem (which had casualties, too) why should G.M.Õ s vehicles be grounded? With millions of these G.M vehicles already over the 100,000-mile mark on the odometer, why the sudden urgency to ground fleets of the cars?

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Many G.M. cars have well over 100,000 miles and; so far, no ignition-failure problem. Are the ignition failures in vehicles with over 100,000 miles or under? (We donÕ t seem to know.) No matter, why should we stop driving our car based on a few accidents (and deaths)? We are told that thereÕ s a problem with the airbag power. Well, what we donÕ t hear in the news reports is the fact that G.M. passenger airbags (the bags in question of failure) have a backup power source; part of engineering-in safety in-depth. So, we must agree with G.M. attorney David Balser. He told the Texas judge hearing the case that grounding 2.53 million cars would be Ò unprecedentedÓ and Ò cause chaos.Ó How about the math: 31 crashes and 12 deaths since 2001 out of 2.53 million vehicles; not something for G.M. to be proud of, yet it doesnÕ t take an Alan Turing to notice that 31 events out of 2.53 million in 13 years is, well, not something requiring the grounding of an entire fleet. An observation: If there is a bona fide catastrophic flaw running through every single ignition switch installed in 2.53 million cars, wouldnÕ t there be a far higher number of crashes and deaths that weÕ d be hearing about?. How are other G.M. drivers reacting to all this? There is a Facebook-based group of recreational Chevrolet HHR owners. Members are still cruising around and enjoying their fun, spiffy retro-styled cars. Sure, the news is unsettling, but remember that so much of what we hear in the media is composed of equal parts of hype and hysteria. Spurned owners aside, when there are DOJ and other lawyers sniffing the water for corporate blood... Need I say more? Will G.M. end up exactly like ToyotaÑ a oneway trip to Shakedown City. Will it be forced to pay out for a problem that, at least statistically, doesn’t appear as catastrophic as first reported by the news media and the attorneys of victims and consumer groups. Ñ Denton Publications Editorial Board

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n the community newsplaced with crisis type issues paper business there is requiring more than the nornever a good time to get mal amount of detailed ataway from the office and just tention. Before departing we kick back and relax. Somehad two sudden resignations, thing is always going on that two long term retirement anrequires attention. nouncements in the editorial Plan ahead all you want but department, and we finalized things always seem to heat up our plans to install a new right before one takes leave. digital press requiring some This past week, I had the office retro-fitting. I also manDan Alexander opportunity to attend the Asaged to kill the entire phone Thoughts from sociation of Free Community system in our Ticonderoga ofBehind the Pressline Papers Conference in warm fice. IÕ m told the hard drive and sunny Orlando, Florida. failed while I was doing some I am privileged to serve on their board of programming and it wasnÕ t really my fault directors and my wife Gayle is very active but I have been known for making changes on the conference committee, primarily re- just prior to leaving that left things in the sponsible for food and entertainment for lurch before, so IÕ m not getting much of a 350 of our close friends from around the pass from the staff. United States and Canada. Despite being assured the Ti phone sysConference week requires long days, jugtem was repaired before I left the Ti office gling schedules and running down many late Friday night the system was not fully details to have the event proceed without operational until Thursday morning of a hitch. But, of course, hitches happen like the following week. Throughout the conthe Keynote speaker getting stranded in ference and into this week vacation time, a Minnesota snow storm and the Manta regardless of its importance to re-charge roller coaster ride breaking down at Sea the battery, is never more than a part-time World with several publishers trapped for pursuit while pressing issues at the office 20 minutes. Only one required hospitalizacontinue to take precedence. tion for hyper tension. Over the years I always marveled at my But thatÕ s a different story all together, friend Paul Sands of WPTZ when he would for tonight I sit here technically on vacabe on vacation. His weekly editorial durtion hoping to enjoy a few days of this ing his time off was a video of him floating warm, Florida sun after being confined inin a swimming pool, on a raft with a book side a conference hall for the better part of while birds chirped and the gentle water of a week. But drafting this column late Sunthe pool filter gurgled in the background. day night stands between me and my well Then he would lift his eyes from the book deserved week. as he floated toward the camera, and proIn todayÕ s fast-paced world it is difficlaim not now he was on vacation. cult to leave it all behind, try as one might. Well consider this column as my attempt Electronically weÕ re always connected and to let you know, IÕ m still taking calls and the connections are constantly improving. working on issues back home but needed That is unless you break them or have the to get this space filled before I can sign out ability to turn them off. IÕ m one of those for a week of R&R from a beautiful spot a who just canÕ t let go. few feet away from the Gulf of Mexico. As is usually the case, before leaving the I promise to bring some of this warm North Country, I do my best to address is- weather back north with me in a few days sues that might create a problem while IÕ m as I return to our beloved North County. gone. Fix a computer or two, order some Until next week I hope youÕ ll consider me new equipment, or do some modest phone just Ò kickinÕ backÓ .. system repairs. Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Denton PubSomehow no matter when I try to get away the routine always seems to be re- lications. He may be reached at dan@denpubs.com.

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e recently spoke at SUNY Plattsburgh to the Health Promotion and Social Justice class, a group of sophomore RN students. 65 young men and women meet weekly as part of their nursing training. The course catalogue states that students will Ò explore self-perspectives on health and risk behaviors, gaining an understanding of their contribution to health. The experience of diverse individuals and family access to health is examined within a framework of social justice. Students engage in ethical decision making as they explore how the dimensions of environment, upstream thinking and health policy relate to health promotion. The underlying dynamics of health, such as self-efficacy, genomics and resilience are studied. Students explore the impact of cultural, social and ethnic diversity on health promotion. Evidence-based strategies to achieve healthy people in healthy communities is integrated.Ó If any of our readers want to renew their faith in this generation, visit a college class, particularly, this class. These young scholars were engaged, intelligent, and hopeful. Their enthusiasm and commitment to social justice was evident in their responses and approach to being a part of the healing professions. The goal of our interactive talk was to discuss how we get to know our clients in a Life Coaching relationship and the parallels of creating a healing relationship in a nursing setting. We believe that relationships are often forged during the immediate ‘first impression’ stage. So, we began with a “hello” and a quick exercise; Ò We know you have been paying close attention to us, watching and wondering, since we walked in, so, on the corner of your note page, write down your first impressions of us (Sally and Michele), good, bad, or indifferent. They were very receptive to this exercise and immediately began writing and discreetly eyeing us from their tiered seating in Yokum Hall. We told them we would revisit these notes later in the hour. We began our presentation with a brief over view of who we are, what we do, and why we are passionate about our work. We invited the students to participate in an hour of professional communication and relationship building. About 15 minutes in, we asked them to revisit their impressions and write what they thought of us now, asking if anyone would like to share. Some had kept their initial impressions and some had changed; the point being that as much as we try not to judge, we do. Having an open mind

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and being nonjudgmental is a learned skill, a choice. Practicing it makes it work! We will still have that inner commentary, but we wonÕ t fall into believing those initial interpretations of another person or situation. We can learn to temper our judgment with the opportunity to get to know someone, before a real lasting impression is made. With the idea of professional non-judgment as our guiding principle, we jumped into tackling the people and circumstances we face in our professional and personal lives. We presented three real life situations we have encountered in our Life Coaching practice and thought those situations would offer an interesting parallel to situations that these future nurses would face as well. They centered around the intuitive process of gathering information about their patient. We decided as a group, that for real healing to occur, a nurse (or any Ò helpingÓ professional) should ask genuine and thoughtful questions to determine where there patient stands on the following points: • What do they want? What is their end game? What are they looking for as a final outcome? • What are their attitudes, obstacles or barriers in getting there? • What motivates and encourages them? • Who are the most positive people in their life?

a smart dog who is learning quickly. Max is very strong and he will benefit from Rebecca Burdo •643-2451; info@elmorespca.org some basic obedience classes. If you are looking for a playful dog who is smart and loving this is your dog! This gorgeous gent is now current on vaccinations, has tested negative for heart worm. Please consider giving this great dog a loving and permanent home. ***UPDATE***Max has been neutered and is looking forward to meeting his new family. He is a strong, playful and loving pup who will do well in any household!

Max is a gorgeous young Labrador Retriever who was saved from being euthanized, due to a lack of space, in a high kill pound in North Carolina. This young dog is playful, energetic and loves to be with people and other dogs! Max loves to play with toys and he really likes to play with his people. Max is a high energy lab who will do well in any home! It is so sad that someone was going to euthanize this stunning dog! Come in and meet Max, who would love to go home with an active family who will provide plenty of mental and physical stimulation. Staff is working with Max daily on his loose leash walking skills as well as basic commands like sit and off. He is

Abby is a good girl who was surrendered, along with her sister Callie, by her owner because a new family member has a severe cat allergy. Abby is a little uncomfortable right now because she is in a new place, but also because she has a tooth infection. Even though she is uncomfortable she is still a very sweet cat. Abby is current on vaccinations, has tested negative for FeLV, FIV and heart worm and is spayed. She is ready to meet her new family. ***UPDATE***Abby loves people; she just isnÕ t a huge fan of other female cats in her personal space. She seems to get along well with the male cats she meets. Abby has had chronic oral infections since she arrived at Elmore SPCA. Although she has

The Burgh - 5 We worked with the students to identify ways to discuss these questions and build rapport with clients/patients. Students worked in small groups to develop plans of action to use in situations where a patient is in need and a relationship must be built in a short amount of time. They then shared their responses with the larger group and what emerged was an approach that can give us all hope. Nursing students are realists and very practical by nature. They are also a unique combination of compassion and grit. Students intuitively and intellectually knew that much suffering is presented through the physical body and that real healing comes from addressing the root cause, not only in treating the symptom. Our exercise in non-judgment proved correct. While we all make snap judgments we can consciously train ourselves to look beyond and seek more genuine connection with others. People just want to be understood and validated, whether we agree or disagree with them. We sometimes make judgments when we are distracted and not necessarily plugged into the Ò here and nowÓ . We also shared an idea we call Ò Approachable ProfessionalismÓ ; meaning do you meet people where they are in that moment? Do you listen attentively and respond meaningfully? Do you interact at a level that makes people want to engage? Do you keep your personal life to yourself or check it at the door? These skills are necessary at any job, but nurses can particularly benefit from recognizing and practicing techniques to be absolutely present. A key to working with and giving clients or patients the time and attention that they are paying for and not being Ô distractedÕ is setting aside the other events or client stories of the day, cleansing yourself by channeling negative energy out and positive energy in. Some mentally or physically shake it off, others visualize it flowing into the earth or out into the universe…. we encourage all to try this….whatever works for you! Our style & substance tip of the day: For one day focus on PRESENCE and BELIEVABILITY. Enter into every conversation and interaction with the idea of genuine thoughtfulness and concern. No little white lies, no manipulations, just trust and openness. See what happens.

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been given antibiotics, has had some teeth pulled and is under the treatment of a vet we simply canÕ t save her teeth. She is scheduled to have most of her teeth pulled at Champlain Valley Veterinary Services in Plattsburgh, NY on 3/24/14. We are told that after her teeth are pulled she should not have any more infections in her mouth, and will have an excellent quality of life. The one caveat is that she will have to eat soft food for the rest of her life. Abby is a loving cat who would love to find a home where she can laze around, cuddle and be an indoor cat. We are looking for any help in covering the cost of the surgery which will cost anywhere between $250.00 and $457.00. This vivacious cat deserves to live a pain free life! Her sister has been adopted and now she is looking for her forever home. Come in and meet this gorgeous gem of a cat! ***UPDATE***Abby is doing so much better after her surgery. She is eating dry food, interacting happily with both female and male cats and is ready to go home!!!

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Douglas: Seek NY opinion on pipeline Best editorial ever To the Burgh: The North Country Chamber of Commerce is the largest business and economic development organization in northern New York and the Lake Champlain region, representing more than 4,200 predominantly small employers across Essex, Clinton, Franklin, Hamilton and northern Warren Counties. We are strategically committed to the sustainable economic future of our shared, bi-state Champlain Valley region, working actively over the last twenty years across the lake on such endeavors as the Lake Champlain Basin Plan. Looking ahead, the Addison-Rutland Natural Gas Project, now before the Addison County Regional Planning Commission for review, holds an historic opportunity for Vermont and New York to jointly sustain a major source of shared employment and economic activity while also significantly enhancing the environment, all by assisting International Paper in the planned transition from heavy oil to natural gas. Given the broad regional importance of this pending project, and the critical importance of bi-state cooperation and partnership in what is our shared future, we hope the Commission will provide sufficient time and opportunity for all areas of the Lake Champlain region to be part of the dialogue and input, and that the Commission will in the end advance this important project in support of our joint economic and environmental future. Garry Douglas President North Country Chamber of Commerce

To the Burgh: Opinions, freedom, rights and wrongs - This editorial is the best editorial I have ever read and and should be featured on the front page of every newspaper, magazine, television, radio and other major media outlets instead of tucked away in a tiny Northwoods publication. I can hardly believe that anyone would even publish it! I just want to add a few truths that the media talking heads have propagandized to the point that it just disgusts me personally to even consider myself an American. Concerning the ACA, no matter how the politicians, media Ò spin doctors,Ó talk show Ò personalitiesÓ and other paid propagandists spin it, the truth is that universal health care in the U.S. is long overdue. ThereÕ s no need to discuss this any further. Regarding unchecked population growth, no matter how the media Ò spin doctors,Ó talk show Ò personalitiesÓ and other paid propagandists spin it, the truth is that, with very few exceptions, every one of mankindÕ s problems is owed to too many people. As a person with a scientific training in thermodynamics and reaction kinetics, I can assure you with 100 percent certainty that a day of reckoning is coming. The only uncertainty is when. No matter how the politicians, media Ò spin doctors,Ó talk show Ò personalitiesÓ and other paid propagandists spin it, the truth is that -- as IÕ ve said many times -- President KennedyÕ s famous admonition to, Ó ask not what your Country can do for you but rather what you can do for your Country.Ó may be a popular clicheÕ among the troops but it clearly doesnÕ t apply to legislators

and the wealthy. IÕ m well aware that you know all this, but this is just a gentle reminder that some people really are aware of whatÕ s going on in this dysfunctional country. The real issue is what can be done? The truthful answer? Not much, and certainly not by appealing to a rigged legal system. In any event, today is the first day of New York’s trout season and IÕ ve got to think about important things, such as how long before the snow melts enough so that I can get to the streams! David Safrany Half Moon Bay, Calif.

Thank You

To the Burgh: Thank you Chazy residents! It was Saturday, March 16, Ò TheÓ storm. Totally snowed in, a medical emergency, our volunteers arrived and they shoveled, shoveled and shoveled. How fortunate we are to have the services and heart of our Ò Chazy Volunteers.Ó To each of you, my heart felt appreciation and the appreciation of all Chazy. Bless you all. Most Sincerely, J.H. Ainsworth

Correction

The weekly column Ò Five questions withÓ contained an error in fact last week. The Himalaya Restaurant on Margaret Street is not closing for business.

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From page 1 members of the Plattsburgh City Police Special Response Team located BecklesÕ body behind Knight Automotive, at 383 Route 3 in the Town of Plattsburgh. The investigation is being handled jointly by Plattsburgh City Police, State University of New York Police and the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations, because of the overlap of jurisdictions. ÒT here is no evidence to indicate foul play at this time, but the case remains under investigation,Ó said State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations Captain Robert LaFountain during a hastily prepared press conference Monday.

www.the-burgh.com News of Beckles’ body being located was first released by SUNY Plattsburgh at about 11 a.m. Almost immediately common areas at the stunned college began to fill with people. Many discussed the loss, trying to make sense of it. Others wept quietly. SUNY Plattsburgh almost immediately made arrangements for grief counselors to be available for students, and began planning vigils to remember Beckles. Kodi Beckles was originally from Poughkeepsie, and came to SUNY Plattsburgh in 2013 after graduating from Dutchess County Community College. His family asked not to be interviewed. If anyone has information about the case they are asked to call Plattsburgh State Police, at 563-3761, Plattsburgh City Police, at 563-3411, or SUNY Plattsburgh Police, at 564-2022.

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Five Questions with... ROTA’s Kaitlyn Donovan PLATTSBURGH Ñ In line with the winter thaw last week, non-profit arts cooperative ROTA flooded us with a stream of emails detailing their springtime event schedule, which includes gigs by Moscow-cum-Berlin pop artist Mary Ocher on Saturday, April 12 (see listings) and a showcase the following Friday featuring Montreal punks Brutal Cherie with support from local college rock outfits Soul Junction and Washed Up. We pestered them right back and eventually got Art Coordinator Kaitlyn Donovan on the line. What are you working on right now? IÕ ve been doing a lot of printmaking, mostly T-shirts, so thatÕ s probably the biggest thing IÕ m working on right now. IÕ m primarily a photographer, so IÕ ve been using that in my screenmaking. I donÕ t have a press or anything, just doing it DIY (Ò do-it-yourselfÓ ). Does Plattsburgh have a strong DIY scene? Oh yeah, we definitely do... that’s what ROTA has been all about. A lot of my friends who are musicians, members of ROTA, have made their own records and album covers. We all work together on a lot of projects. Some are vinyl and thereÕ s a lot of tapes and some CD-Rs.

Pictured are some of the approximately 1,000 students, friends, family members and faculty who gathered at a vigil Tuesday evening to remember Kodi Kadeem Beckles. Beckles, who was a student at SUNY Plattsburgh, was reported missing Saturday evening after leaving a downtown party early Saturday morning. His body was found Monday morning in a wooded area behind Knight Automotive in the Town of Plattsburgh.

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the negatives in sizes ranging from 8Ó by 10Ó up to 20Ó by 30.Ó Ò They are incredibly high resolution when they are printed.Ó Peck says that they have had quite an interest in the collection, mostly from genealogists researching their families. Many of the negatives are portraits, but several also depict landmarks and accommodations from the late nineteenth to early twentieth

century from all around Clinton County. Ò The potential for storytelling in the Clinton County Historical Association is tremendous. The county has always been a crossroads, a place where cultures and nations meet,Ó she said in a press release. Ò Clinton County is still a major thoroughfare along the east coast that connects people from Canada to the American South, and urban populations with rural and more isolated hamlets of the Adirondacks to the west.Ó A listing of available glass plate negatives can be found on the museumÕ s website, www.clintoncountyhistorical.org.

What are you having for lunch? Probably a sandwich from the Cold Hollow Cider Mill in Waterbury, Vermont. I work over here for Green Mountain Camera. Any photo equipment we have and can order for you! Is it fun going back and forth between each state? I live in Plattsburgh. ItÕ s fun taking the ferry because I can eat breakfast and coffee on the way over. WhereÕ s the best place to grab a cup in Plattsburgh? Koffee Kat, of course. ItÕ s owned by a cool lady named Patty. You can always find a friendly face there. Last week, the featured flavor was Freedom; sometimes it’s Maple Bacon. I didnÕ t try that one [laughs].

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GRANTOR Marvin, Walter S Champine, C aka Brown, C Jarvis, Ian and Helen Johnson, D & Susan House, Kathryn Berke, Gary Fed. Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Gibbs, Patricia Mt. Severance Prop LLC Champlain Nat. Bank Renz, Frederick A Wilson, Stephen Piatt, S & P Gough, Michelle Danielle, M, M & R Sabin, R & E; The Trust Granger, Phil Goldberg, Phil; Goldberg, Laverne aka Ruth, Goldberg, Albert DECD Williams, Guy and Darlene Walden, A & E Barrett, Brian P Cappucci, Louis Essex County

GRANTEE Seoul Connection Dezotell, Maria Essex County Walraven, Richard Essex County Essex County Melrose, B and A

LOCATION Elizabethtown Chesterfield Jay Ticonderoga Keene Jay Westport

PRICE $105,000 $50,000 $57,750 $155,000 $176,323.34 $59,000 $40,000

Leonard, T & Rand, M Jaimes Cabin in the Woods Welch, Jason and Amy Essex County Weiskoff, D & A Riley, Max and Mary Doumanoff, N & V Gadwaw, L & R Byrne, J & Jerman, M Conway, P & D

Ticonderoga Schroon Westport Jay Keene Lewis Elizabethtown Jay North Elba Schroon

$128,000 $540,000 $175,200 $62,812.50 $175,000 $199,000 $26,000 $25,000 $575,000 $225,000

DOGS FREE TO GOOD HOME, two 6 month old beagle mix puppies, very friendly, must stay together. 518-585-3096 FARM LIVESTOCK FARRIER SERVICE Since 1984 Call J.P. 518-926-8241

APARTMENT RENTALS

APARTMENT RENTALS Westport, NY, 1 bedroom $550/mo., + utilities & 2 bedroom $650/mo.,+ utilities, Available Soon. Call 518-962-8500 VACATION PROPERTY RENTALS

MORIAH 1BR apt $495. (5973584) Clean, Laundry, references and security required.Pay own utilities. Small pet ok. No smoking. RETIREMENT APARTMENTS, ALL INCLUSIVE. Meals, transportation, activities daily. Short Leases. Monthly specials! Call (877) 2104130 Ticonderoga – Senior Housing (55+). Rent $455 or $550 *FREE HEAT & HOT WATER*. Some subsidy avail. Smoke free. Pet friendly. New appliances. Laundry on site. FHEO. Handicapped Accessible. 518-558-1007 Westport – 2bdrm/1ba incl. cold water, driveway snow removal, 2 car heated garage, W/D hook-up, new propane heater, no smoking, lots of storage & walking distance to town, $650/mo, security, ref & 1 year lease required. 518-572-4473

OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND. Best selection of affordable rentals. Full/ partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Real Estate. 1-800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com REAL ESTATE SALES 20 Acres. $0 Down, Only $119/mo. NO CREDIT CHECKS! Near El Paso, Texas. Beautiful Views! Money Back Guarantee 1866-882-5263 Ext. 81 www.sunsetranches.net Sebastian, Florida: Beautiful 55+ manufactured home community. 4.4 miles to the beach, 2 miles to the riverfront district. Homes starting at $39,000. 772-581-0080. www.beach-cove.com. Ticonderoga – Handy Man Special, 2 bdrm home, former rental, mostly restored, 70% complete, lot size 85x200, $18,000. 518-4808187 FARM

Bienstock, Jerry and Judith LaPoint, M & T Klocc, W; CiccioKlock, C Hatch, A & L Essex Land Assoc LLC

Schroon North Elba North Elba Chesterfield Elizabethtown

HILLTOP FARMHOUSE 6 acres $99,900. Great country getaway! 5 BR, 2 BA, decks, In Law cottage! Views, ideal setting! 1-888-7758114. www.NewYorkLandandLakes.com

$900,500 $1,300 $180,000 $272,500 $2,025,000

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Thomas & Elizabeth Goslow Thomas & Elizabeth Goslow Richard & Carol Garceau John & Heather Brodi Peter Miller Sr Woodrow & Beth Kissel Allburgh Inc James Carter Ryan Parrotte Samantha Guerin & Joey Steady Julie Kelly

Champlain Champlain Champlain Plattsburgh Chazy Champlain Clinton Peru Saranac Chazy

Charles Schenck III, Gale White Justin & Tim Stewart Jodi & Richard Faucher Ian & Andrea (Martino) Mott

Plattsburgh Plattsburgh

ABUTS STATE LAND 10 acres $29,900. So. Tier hilltop farm, views, fields, woods! EZ terms! Call 1-888-701-1864 www.NewYorkLandandLakes.com

$84,905 $56,000 $80,000 $68,765.45 $45,000 $77,100 $38,500 $80,000 $77,750 $10,500 City of Plattsburgh $90,000

CATSKILL FARM SHORT SALE 30 ac - $89,900. Big views, spring, woods, fields, twn rd, utils! 2 hrs NYC! Below market! Terms! 1888-431-6404 www.NewYorkLandandLakes.com LAND OWNER SACRIFICE! 5 acres -$19,900 Great views, quiet country road, gorgeous hilltop setting! Southern Tier, NY. Guaranteed buildable! 8 tracts available UNDER 19,900! Terms! Hurry! 888-905-8847. Newyorklandandlakes.com

$160,000 $38,000 City of Plattsburgh $117,500 Ausable $145,000

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Richard L. Foreman, D.M.D. Richard518.297.8110 L. Foreman, D.M.D. 518.297.8110

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PAYNE LAKE - 6 NEW LAKE PROPERTIES. 2.5 acres, West Bass Pond Waterfront, $19,900. www.LandFirstNY.com 1-888-6832626

DIVORCE $349 - Uncontested divorce papers prepared. Includes poor person application/waives government fees, if approved. One signature required. Separation agreements available. Make Divorce Easy – 518-274-0380.

SHORT SALE -30 acres -$89,900. Catskill Mountain farm! Stunning views, springs, meadows, woods! 40% below market! Less than 3 hrs NY City! EZ terms avail! Call 888-701-7509 NOW! Newyorklandandlakes.com WATERFRONT LOTS Virginia's Eastern Shore Was 325K Now from $65,000Community Center Pool. 1acre+ lots, Bay & Ocean Access, Great Fishing, Crabbing, Kayaking. Custom Homes. www.oldemillpointe.com 757-824-0808 MOBILE HOME

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AUTOMOTIVE $21 Car Insurance - Instant Quote - All Credit Types - Find Out If You Qualify - As Low As $21/Month. Call (888) 291-2920. HOME IMPROVEMENTS HAS YOUR BUILDING SHIFTED OR SETTLED? Contact Woodford Brothers Inc,for straightening, leveling, foundation and wood frame repairs at 1-800-OLD-BARN. www.woodfordbros.com. "Not applicable in Queens county" REAL ESTATE ADIRONDACK “BY OWNER” AdkByOwner.com 1000+ photo listings of local real estate for sale, vacation rentals & timeshares. Owners: List with us for only $299 per year. Visit on-line or call 518-891-9919

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