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‘Food from the Farm’ energizes public, producers
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By Pete DeMola pete@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — Local residents are hopping aboard the local food train. Last weekend’s Food from the Farm event in Plattsburgh drew over 400 visitors seeking to learn more about buying food produced in their neighborhoods. Amy Ivy, the official with Cornell Cooperative Extension who organized the festival, surveyed a room packed with producers mingling with the public: “Look around, everyone is excited, look at all the action — I love it!” Ivy said holding such an event so early in the season helps to get the public informed and energized. CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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Hundreds congregated at the Plattsburgh Rec Center on Saturday, March 7 at an event designed to link local food producers with potential customers. Pictured above: Adam Hainer of Juniper Hill Farm in Westport cuts winter vegetables. Photo by Pete DeMola
Duplex fire claims life of Dannemora man
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DANNEMORA — An early morning fire on Thursday, March 5 claimed the life of a Dannemora man. Alan H. Breyette, age 66, lived in a group home at 58 Bouck Street, just a few houses down from the intersection of Emmons Street. The residence is a group home for mentally challenged people. State Police report that the fire, which started at about 4 a.m., originated in a kitchen of one of the duplex units. The outside of the home showed very little damage later in the day, while Troopers and Clinton County fire investigators went about the grim task of taking measurements in the sub-freezing temperatures. A neighbor of Breyette’s, John Fountain from 59 Bouck Street, saw the glow of the fire and entered the residence to help get people out. After removing several people, he went back in to find Breyette. He located him on the ground, but still alive. Fountain dragged Breyette from the home, and he was taken to the University of Vermont Health Center - Champlain Valley An early morning fire at this 58 Bouck Street residence claimed the life of a Dannemora man.
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Cuomo, lawmakers visit Lake Placid for Winter Challenge By Pete DeMola
since 2011, in part due to the easing of restrictive regulations, the creation of new farm based manufacturing licenses and new marketing and promotional initiatives. “It shows what we can do with New York grains and hops,” he said. Paradox said they’re looking forward to the state’s new grant program that will allow them to purchase more equipment. Mrocka says the funds will help them expand and create new jobs. The relaxed regulations have also allowed Paradox to start selling their product in pint glasses, a measure that attracts snowmobilers as they rumble through the county’s trail networks. “The Governor is on the right track,” said Mrocka.
pete@denpubs.com LAKE PLACID — Dozens of lawmakers from across the state visited Lake Placid today for the 2015 Adirondack Winter Challenge, the state-organized event designed to promote tourism in the Adirondack Park. Like last year’s debut installment, the daylong bash was heavy on pageantry and good-natured athletic events between elected officials, including ice fishing, skiing, bobsledding and curling, which saw several teams of lawmakers and private officials attempting to navigate the sport. Tupper Lake Mayor Paul Maroun admitted he was unsure how the game worked. “I don’t really know,” he said when asked about the score. Maroun was joined by Essex County Vice-Chair Bill Ferebee, who brought his grandchildren and wife, North Elba Supervisor Roby Politi and Willsboro’s Shaun Gillilland. Officials from St. Joseph’s Addiction Treatment and Recovery Center rounded out the teams. “It’s a great opportunity to welcome people from other parts of the state,” said St. Joe’s CEO Bob Ross, reflecting the common mantra of the event — The North Country is open for business.
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“BLIND SPOT” Speaking on the now-familiar theme of upstate resilience and recovery, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the region is rebounding from a time when it wasn’t always appreciated. “The assets in upstate New York had been undervalued for a long time,” he said. “For many years, upstate New York did not get the concrete help and attention it needed.” Cuomo ticked off a number of measures of recovery — the state is now number two in new job creation in the nation, with 500,000 new jobs paired with a significant drop in North Country unemployment — and cited tourism as a major growth industry in the Adirondack Park that he has supported through four years of increased promotion and investment. “Tourism is great economic development, and when you’re talking about the North Country, you’re talking about one of the greatest special places on the planet,” he said. Getting people to the Adirondacks, said Cuomo, becomes just a “function of exposure.” Once they’re aware, he said, then they’ll return. “The product sells itself,” he said. Cuomo admitted that striking a balance between economic development and preservation is often challenging. “That balance, I believe, is a day-in-day-out struggle, but it’s a struggle worth having.” FOUR PERCENT INCREASE
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo speaks in Lake Placid on Sunday, March 8 following the 2015 Adirondack Winter Challenge. Hundreds of participants sampled a variety of winter activities throughout the day designed to promote tourism in the region. Photo by Pete DeMola
Do these increased promotional efforts and investments — $15 million has already been committed to promoting the North Country as a tourism destination, with an additional $5 million earmarked in the 2015-16 budget — make a difference? Beyond the soaring rhetoric belied some hard facts: While he didn’t mention them in his speech, Cuomo’s office said that the number of visitors to the state last year is estimated to have increased by 4 percent over 2013, up 8.75 million. Total visitation to the Adirondack region increased by 2.9 percent between 2011 and 2013, the last year for which statistics are available, while spending increased more than 6 percent to $1.25 billion during that same period. Revenue per available room in the Adirondacks increased by 3.3 percent to $69.60 million from 2013 to 2014. State and local sales taxes attributable to tourism also increased, with state sales taxes increasing 5.4 percent to $68.95 million and local sales taxes increasing 4.3 percent to $86.88 million between 2011 and 2013. Maroun, the Tupper Lake leader, said every little bit of attention helps. Last summer, the mayor said he overheard visitors discussing last year’s Adirondack Challenge as the catalyst for their visit. He hopes the spotlight on Lake Placid will bleed over to Tupper Lake to the west. “Any publicity for Lake Placid helps the Tri-Lakes,” he said. “Folks are starting to drift away for a day.” CHEERS The event, which attracted some 50 state lawmakers, also acted as a showcase for the region’s local food and beer producers, some of whom hailed Cuomo’s policies and reforms for their success. The Schroon Lake-based Paradox Brewery provided pints of beer to the crowd as they began filtering into the Lake Placid Visitor’s Center following their athletic events. Paul Mrocka said he and his partners were thankful for the spate of new reforms. The number of craft breweries in New York has skyrocketed
Officials said the event was invaluable for cutting through bureaucratic lines, a must in a state cleaved by the upstate-downstate divide. Assemblyman Dan Stec said from a political standpoint, it’s a good opportunity to educate colleagues on the needs of the North Country. “It’s a tremendous value,” he said. “A picture is worth a 1,000 words.” Stec also cited a “pride of ownership” when Adirondack issues are brought forward. Representative Elise Stefanik spent the morning skiing Whiteface with her father. “We’re all here today to promote North Country tourism,” she said. “Both sides working together in a bipartisan manner.” Senator Betty Little said recent North Country successes, including the $64 million in regional economic development council funding, was made possible from cooperation: “Local communities and from the people involved working up,” she said. Assemblyman Michael Cusick, of Staten Island, called the trip a valuable experience: “It’s important to go on trips like this to see what other districts are all about.” Shortly before squalls overtook Mirror Lake, a run of dogs materialized out of the flurries and a pair of six-year-olds hopped off the sled and dusted themselves off. “I love it!” said Maybellene Kelly, who is from the Bronx. She started the morning with her sister, Ophelia, by taking a dip — not in Mirror Lake, but rather the hotel swimming pool — and eating a chocolate donut. “Little chocolate donuts have been on my training table since I was a kid,” said Maybellene. FLURRIES This second installment of the event featured several departures from last year. The weather was mercurial, with snow flurries often causing whiteout conditions on Mirror Lake. Last year saw blue skies. And then there was the personal optics. Owing to a variety of logistical issues, Gov. Cuomo did not make a grand entrance on a snowmobile, for instance, a photoop that last year allowed the chief executive to take questions and mingle with fellow riders, but rather rode with local officials away from the gaze of the media. The governor was also unavailable for the customary press gaggle with reporters owing to what aides said was a tight postreception schedule. Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, who took office in January, also partook in the events, but took a tumble while downhill racing. She later appeared with her arm in a sling, but in high spirits. “I’m fine, I’ll be back in action next week,” she said, citing bruises and a swollen wrist. “But it was spectacular, I would recommend anybody do it,” she said.
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New York State legislative breakfast held in Plattsburgh By Shawn Ryan
shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Chamber of Commerce held it’s annual New York State Legislative Breakfast in Plattsburgh on Friday, March 6. Keynote speakers for the event included Senator Betty Little, Assemblywoman Janet Duprey and Assemblyman Dan Stec. Before they took to the microphone, Chamber president Garry Douglas unveiled results for the annual Regional Business Survey, which stayed stable from last year at a 92% positive rating. Douglas broke down the numbers, saying that 68 percent of business owners expect their business to grow in the next year and 24 percent anticipate growth to be flat for the year, “Success breeds success, optimism breeds optimism,” said Douglas. “Our cities, our communities don’t look like other cities in Upstate New York; Cohoes, Amsterdam, Mechanicville. We still make things. We’re still a manufacturing community. We never lost our base.” SENATOR LITTLE Senator Betty Little spoke first about current state of the budget process, stating the senate is working this week on the budget.
“We are working on the Governor’s budget. We hope to come out with our ideas for a budget next week. Hopefully we are on track for an on-time budget,” she said. She spoke also of ethics reform, saying that in the wake of the arrest of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, she hopes that the assembly will take up a bill limiting terms for leadership positions. Little said that the Senate had already passed their own internal rules in 2009 limiting leadership terms, but the Assembly has not. She also said that the Senate has passed a bill authorizing mixed martial arts in New York, and another allowing signage on certain parts of the Adirondack Northway. ASSEMBLYWOMAN DUPREY Assemblywoman Janet Duprey echoed Little’s stance on ethics reform and expressed the Assembly’s desire to move forward from the Silver scandal. She says that there are two different bills in the assembly, both of which she has co-sponsored, to limit leadership terms. “One of the best things we can say is we’ve really raised the bar in the Assembly, and we’re all following the rules,” she said. Pictured at right: New York State Senator Betty Little. Photo by Shawn Ryan
YMCA announces activities
PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh YMCA announces its lineup of Kids Camps and March offerings for this year. Registration for YMCA camps such as Junior Camp, Kids Camp, Camp Jericho, and Teen Discovery Camp which started Sunday, March 1. The Plattsburgh YMCA is offering a “March Madness” promotion with the option for members to refer a friend for a free week at the Y to be used consecutively. If the referred friend decides to join, the joiners’ fee gets waived and the member that referred the friend gets $25 in Y-Cash that can be used for Y-apparel, lessons, or snacks. A new “Fitness Happy Hour” is being offered at the Y on the last Friday of each month from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., where participation is free and people are encouraged to bring a food item as a donation. Other opportunities at the Plattsburgh YMCA are babysitting options for members’ kids while they work out, a youth co-ed floor hockey league started Saturday, March 7, aquatic activities in the pool, and numerous fitness class options. Contact Plattsburgh YMCA, their staff, and instructors by calling 561-4290 or going online to plattsburghymca.com. Located at 17 Oak Street.
Church announces location change
ROUSES POINT — Church services for through Sunday, March 22, for both the Chazy Presbyterian Church and the Rouses Point Presbyterian Church will be held at the Rouses Point Presbyterian Church on Washington Ave., at 9 a.m.
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Blood drives to be held in region
PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Regional Blood Donor Program, with the support of local businesses and agencies, conducts several blood drives open to the community each month. Blood collected at these drives stays in the North Country, helping hundreds of people. Starting Monday March 16, Champlain Knights of Columbus, 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, Saranac Lake High School, 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Thursday, March 19, Peru High School, 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Monday, March 23, Peru Fire Department, 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, Bloomingdale Knights of Columbus, 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 26, Burke Amish Group, 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 27, Clinton County Government Center, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To be eligible to donate blood, a person must be in good health and at least 17 years of age. The minimum weight requirement is 110 lbs. All donors must pass a physical and health history exam conducted at the drive prior to donation. Whole blood can be donated once every eight weeks (56 days). Apheresis (red blood cell donation) donations can occur every 16 weeks. The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome however those interested in Apheresis donation should call 562-7406 to make an appointment. More information and a complete listing of upcoming drives can be found at UVMHealth.org/CVPH.
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Solutions Grassroots uses music, information to talk energy By Melanie Rivera
denpubs@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — With his banjo in his hand and his friends by his side, Emmy winner Josh Fox made it to Plattsburgh on March 8 to show—through music and information—people what they can do to add clean energy into their lives. Last year, the City of Plattsburgh approved the banning of several hydrofracking activities. Also, fracking has been banned in the state of New York. Now, citizens of Plattsburgh and others who attended “Solutions Grassroots: A Solar Home Companion” event at Plattsburgh State learned more about fracking and how they can work to provide clean and renewable energy in their communities. The show included performances by Bethany Yarrow and Rufus Cappadocia and five-minute preview of Fox’s new film on climate change. “It’s [the tour] to get people engaged and to get people to meet,” said Robert Eklund, the Grassroots Solutions “point man” who has been working with Fox since last April. Dr. Lauren Eastwood, associate professor at Plattsburgh State, said the best thing about the Solutions Grassroots event is those who are interested in environmental issues can network and “get connected with each other.” Another purpose of the event was to ask the audience to “form action groups to encourage renewable energy,” Eklund said. The City of Plattsburgh runs on hydroelectricity, but outside of the city energy is provided by NYSEG, a natural gas company. “We can’t say we banned fracking and still be using gas,” said Josh Fox at Solutions Grassroots event. According to FracTracker Alliance, there are currently 1.1 million active wells in the United States as of February 2014. The ban on fracking still stands, but gas continues to funnel into New York homes through the use of pipelines and railway
Emmy winner Josh Fox speaks about fracking and renewable energy at Plattsburgh State. transport. “People are concerned about the pipelines that were proposed,” Eastwood said. Pipelines are most often used to transport natural gas or oil to refineries where they are turned into gasoline, diesel or any other form of petroleum product. The construction of pipelines has been prohibited in the City of Plattsburgh. Transportation of oil by rail is occurring in the North Country because of the lack of pipelines. The amount of oil transported by rail has increased from 2008 to 2012, from four million barrels to 30 million barrels, according
to a 2014 GAO report on oil and gas transport. The U.S. infrastructure of gas and oil transportation, processing and storage has increased by 60 percent from 2008-2012. Flammable gases often build up in tanks during transport, making fires more likely in the event of an accident. “A lot of people are still concerned about the use of fossil fuels and the fact that our society is so organized around that,” said Eastwood. Tom Woodcock, Solution Grassroots’ renewable energy expert and former Solar City Long Island Coordinator talked about the impact of fossil fuel growth and how people can come up with a solution to the use of fossil fuels by beginning to use renewable energy. For those who want to switch to clean energy providers, Woodcock recommends two energy companies, Ethical Electric and Community Energy because “they have energy with integrity.” According to information Solutions Grassroots compiled, there are 350,000 metric tons of CO2 coming out of Plattsburgh and going into the atmosphere. The objective is to get that number lower “through energy efficiency,” Fox said. “We know things are changing…how are we prepared to move forward?” Fox said. Several audience members, three being Plattsburgh State students, got up and stood by Fox after he asked the audience if anyone would volunteer to be leaders in their community in favor of renewable energy. “Music and culture is a great way to start a conversation on politics and organizing,” Fox said after he finished playing the “Star Spangled Banner” on his banjo, which Fox stated Pete Seeger told him the song was first played in a bar. “If a bar song can become the national anthem, then we’re really just making up America as we go along,” Fox said jokingly.
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Rougly 500 students from 16 schools came to Northeastern Clinton Central School for the 38th session of the North Country Model UN . Photo by Shawn Ryan
NCCS hosts North Country Model UN’s 38th annual assembly By Shawn Ryan
shawn@denpubs.com CHAMPLAIN — Northeastern Clinton Central School recently hosted the 38th session of the North Country Model United nations. The program, which was brought to the school originally by Social Studies teacher Harry McManus, brings students from around the region together to simulate the workings of the United Nations. Each school is given a number of countries to represent, depending on the size of their program, and they sit
on different councils such as economic and social, legal, and security, as well as taking part in the General Assembly. Sixteen schools, consisting of roughly 500 students, descended on Northeastern Clinton for the one-day event. “Students come in every year and they put their full effort into it and it’s great,” said Northeastern Clinton senior Robert Creller, who was co-director of the legal committee. “It’s a lot of work but it’s definitely worth it...but it’s a ton of work.” Their work in the legal committee involved discussing the protection of peace-keepers and non-
combatants in a war zone. This is Creller’s third year participating in Model UN, but his first year leading a committee. The program is currently being overseen by advisors Jason Borrie and Karen Bouvier. Principal Steven Gratto said that it is amazing that 500 kids can arrive at Northern Clinton for the day and it doesn’t adversely affect the day-to-day operation of the school. Several local schools in the area also participate in Harvard’s Model United Nations as well, which this year took place at the end of January.
Former Assistant Secretary of Education to discuss Common Core By Shawn Ryan
shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Alliance for Public Education is bringing a former George H.W. Bush education official to Plattsburgh to discuss Common Core testing. Diane Ravitch, former Assistant Secretary of Education, has come out as an opponent of Common Core and has written numerous books on the subject. She is nationally known as an expert on the subject. “As we enter the testing season and in light of the Governor’s education proposals, there’s a lot in motion,” said Alliance member Doug Selwig. “It’s a real attack on public education that he’s [Governor Cuomo] unleashing.” Selwig’s group is hoping to bring attention to Common Core testing, especially the right that parents have to refuse to have their children participate in the testing. “We’re calling for 150,000 refusals this year. Last year there were 72,000 refusals,” said Selwin.
“A lot of people don’t realize that refusing the test is even an option,” said Alliance member Margarita Garcia-Notario. “Last year 80 percent of Stafford Middle School opted out of the test.” Garcia-Notario likens opting out of the test to an act of civil disobedience. WIDE AUDIENCE Selwig says that they are hoping that a wide variety of people, from parents to educators to people who do not have children in the education system will come to Ravitch’s talk. “Public schools are among the things that make up the core of a community. There is a myth that if you don’t have kids you shouldn’t be involved in education. That’s just not true. We’re looking for as wide an audience as possible,” he said. Ravitch’s talk will be held Tuesday, March 24 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at SUNY Plattsburgh’s Yokum Hall room 200. For more information visit http://ncape.weebly. com, or call 645-6137. The talk is free to the public.
Traffic stop in Plattsburgh leads to drug, prostitution charges PLATTSBURGH — On March 4, a New York State Police Trooper conducted a traffic stop in a parking lot off State Route 9 near Cumberland Head, on a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee for having an uninspected motor vehicle. The driver, identified as 29-year-old Rebecca L. Bates of
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Chateaugay, admitted to the Trooper that she was attempting to meet someone at a nearby hotel to have sex in exchange for money. Bates was also found in possession of approximately 1 gram of marihuana. Troopers located the male who was meeting Bates and identified him as 62-year-old Stephen LaHart of Lake Placid. LaHart was arrested and charged with Patronizing a Prostitute third degree, a class A misdemeanor. He was issued an appearance ticket to appear in the Town of Plattsburgh Court on March
26, at 4 p.m. Bates was arrested and charged with prostitution, a class B misdemeanor, and unlawful possession of marihuana, a violation. She was also ticketed for uninspected motor vehicle for having a false inspection sticker. Bates was released on appearance tickets to appear in the Town of Plattsburgh Court on March 19, at 4 p.m.
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here has been a lot in the news over the past couple weeks about the dangers of the internet, especially for younger individuals. Over the past few weeks, we have been covering the issues concerning a child pornography ring involving the Essex Town Clerk, William Morgan. Following an investigation by state and federal authorities, Morgan was arrested last month on a series of child pornography charges. During the initial FBI raid, authorities actually caught the elected official redhanded with his browser window open to an illicit site. In his car, authorities found a hard drive containing an additional 27,000 videos. This tragic story reminds us of the fall from grace of former television personality and state assemblyman Chris Ortloff, who, in 2010, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for attempting to arrange a 2008 “sexual encounter” between what he believed were two pre-teen girls in a Capital District hotel room as part of a state police “To Catch a Predator”- type sting operation targeting pedophiles. Ortloff confessed to attempting to arrange a sexual encounter with what he believed were two young girls, age 11 and 12. This all started on the internet, with Ortloff playing a role in an underground internet community targeting young children. In fact, Ortloff believed he was communicating with a mother who was willing to allow her children to be victimized, acts U.S. District Court Judge Thomas McAvoy described as “unbelievable,” and “scary.” Situations like this are the extreme, but they are not the only way children are victimized on the internet. Take as another recent example the case of former Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling. The athlete took to Twitter to congratulate his daughter on making her college selection, where she would also be going to continue her softball career. Then came the trolls, writing stuff which was seen as vile, sexually explicit and mean-spirited stuff. Schilling fought back, leading to the firing of some people who were taking time from their busy work schedules to make these foul comments. In another new online culture, people are taking photos from social media pages of children others have posted, then posting them on their social media pages as their own children. They pronounce they have just given birth
or adopted a child, and use pictures from across the internet to support the myth they have created for personal monetary or psychological gain. So, how do we keep our children safe online? Here are a couple of tips from onguardonline.gov: Talk to them. Research suggests that when children want important information, most rely on their parents. As soon as your child is using a computer or a smartphone, it’s time to talk to them about online behavior, safety, and security. As a parent, you have the opportunity to talk to your kid about what’s important before anyone else does. Avoid posting personal information. This includes details like age, cell phone numbers or other clues which would make it easier for an online predator to gain access to a child. Encourage vigilence. Encourage children to ignore texts from people and phone numbers they don’t know. Don’t reply to text, email, or pop-up messages that ask for personal or financial information, and don’t follow any links in the message. If there is any question, they should always seek out a parent. If the unwanted contact persists, children and parents should become familiar with how to block numbers or emailers. Learn about software you can use to help protect children online, such as: Filtering and blocking to limit access to certain sites, words or images. Some products decide what’s filtered; others leave that to parents. Filters can apply to websites, email, chat and instant messaging; Blocking outgoing content to prevent kids from sharing personal information online, in chat rooms or via email; Limiting time software allows you to limit your kid’s time online and set the time of day they can access the internet; Monitoring tools alert parents to online activity without blocking access. Some tools record the addresses of websites a child has visited, others provide a warning message when a kid visits certain sites. Monitoring tools can be used with or without a kid’s knowledge. The internet makes the world even bigger. It can bring tons of information to children for use in learning and recreation, but it can also bring many dangers. Staying informed on your kids online uses and continually offering dialogue can help keep them safe from predators and other threats. Ñ D enton Publications Editorial Board, Dan Alexander, Keith Lobdell and John Gereau
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t seems each day we wake up those success stories continue to into some strange news story that spire individuals to risk everything. causes us to shake our heads in But the recent economic down turn wonder and amazement. Some posiand lack of self reliance stemming tive and others, well not so. from government entitlements have Last week one such story was distorted these values. about the students at the University Last week I had the opportunity of California, Irvine voting to make to serve as a judge at the SUNY their school a more “culturally incluPlattsburgh Free Enterprise MaraDan Alexander sive” place by banning the American thon event. I can attest to the fact Thoughts from flag. that a strong passion burns in the Behind the Pressline I do understand that this was takhearts of our young area students ing place in California and they do think a little for the American Free Enterprise System; for opdifferently in that part of the country, but I recall portunity that still excites the American spirit to a time not long ago when the vast majority of the challenge the odds and lay it all on the line for a population, if not the world, believed America chance to succeed. These students were not lookrepresented opportunity, freedom and hope. We ing for hand outs but opportunities. They were took great pride in the American Flag and for all there to hone their skills and test their mettle. the many benefits we enjoy each day as a free SUNY Plattsburgh served as the host site for people. That flag represents who we are. students seeking to set a foundation for their own A story of far greater importance last week American dream. This year high school students was the national remembrance of the passage of were invited to compete. Accepting that challenge the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Thousands crowded were teams from Peru, Westport and Plattsburgh an Alabama bridge to commemorate a bloody High Schools. From the college level were teams confrontation 50 years ago between police and from Clarkson University, Clinton Community peaceful protesters. Despite allowing only 1 perCollege, Norwich University, Saint Michael’s Colcent of the blacks in Selma the opportunity to vote lege, Southern Vermont College, SUNY Adironback then, Americans, black and white, marched dack, SUNY Canton, SUNY Plattsburgh, and the across that bridge not to destroy local property or University of Vermont. demand new leadership but to make the country Dr. Nancy Church of SUNY Plattsburgh served better. They sought to have a voice in the country as Project Director of the event and created a they loved and fought for. They sought to make spirited competition between the students who the country a better place for future generations, outwardly wore their desire to succeed but also the same dream shared by others in the generashowed a strong camaraderie to their fellow partions who came before. America still has many ticipants. The day was divided into two events. flaws but clearly the nation has proven time and The first event was an individual speak off event time again when it pools its collective resources it with the winner from each school’s competition still represents a country of unparalleled opportutaking the podium to present their strategy for nity for those who strive to achieve. reducing the obstacles to entrepreneurship. The The nation wasn’t built in a day and many second part of the marathon challenged teams to have paid the highest price for the positive propose a new, fresh innovative product to introchanges, opportunities and freedoms we enjoy, duce within the Girl Scout Cookie program that and sometimes, take for granted today. If history would appeal to the health conscious market. has taught us anything it’s that very little progAll the students were impressive and full of ress comes without continued hard work and sacenergy. While far less dangerous than what those rifice. America still has many flaws but we must who crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma continue to have faith in what the founders envi- experienced, these student are taking steps today sioned and do our part to continue to advance the to build the economy that will drive our nation country’s evolution. well into the future. All dreams must be forged One such simple freedom we enjoy is the Free from hard work and it was both an honor and a Enterprise System. This system embodies the valreassurance to witness these young Americans ues that define us as a nation: individual liberty, expressing their excitement for the future of priequal opportunity, entrepreneurship, and selfvate business in America. reliance. The lure of success is what has made the American small business entrepreneur the envy Dan Alexander is associate publisher of New Marof the world. Many with little more than a few ket Press. He may be reached at dan@newmarketdollars and a dream have changed the world and pressvt.com.
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Adirondacks to celebrate Maple Weekend LAKE PLACID — Adirondack maple producers and businesses invite all to celebrate spring’s sweetest product with special events, tours and tastings during Maple Weekend, March 28-29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. New York state’s maple syrup has established a reputation as one of the highest quality maple syrups in the world. Every March since the mid 1990s, the New York State Maple Producers Association has presented Maple Weekends, during which maple producers from throughout the state host open houses to showcase how maple products are produced, from tree to table, and provide a chance to taste and purchase products. For the second year, the Tri-Lakes/High Peaks region of the Adirondacks will also host a series of special “sweet” events on the last weekend in March. The weekend includes family fun activities at The Wild Center in Tupper Lake, The Paul Smith’s VIC and Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington, Mount Van Hoevenberg Cross Country Center in Lake Placid, sugar house tours and demonstrations, restaurant tastings, specialty cocktails and featured foods, along with special events at museums and visitor centers around the area. Participating maple producers include Cornell University Uihlein Forest, with guided educational tours on maple, birch and walnut syrup production; Heaven Hill Farm, with hands-on youth maple programs; the Visitor Interpretive Center at Paul Smith’s College, with student-led sugaring seminars and baked maple pastries; The Wild Center, with a real sugaring operation on site plus tapping tours; and 1812 Homestead, with old-time
sap collecting. Maple Weekend will feature Tastes of Maple at the Conference Center at Lake Placid from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 28. Maple producers will bring samples of their maple syrup to taste, chefs from throughout the region will bring delicious dishes inspired by maple syrup and local brewers will offer samples. Live entertainment by local band Le Groove will highlight this fun, social event. Attendees can purchase tasting tickets for $1, and each booth will offer tasting portions that will require one to five tickets. A full cash bar will available as well. Skiers can participate in Whiteface Mountain’s family-friendly competitions and activities. On Sunday at Whiteface, The Shipman Youth Center will offer maple syrup tastings and samples. At 10 a.m. Sunday, the Paul Smith’s VIC will host the first ever Maple Sap Run/Walk. Participants will run or walk out to the sugar bush — likely on snowshoes depending on the weather — fill a quart jug with maple sap, and bring it back to the VIC for processing. Also Sunday morning, the St. Agnes School in Lake Placid will host a Maple Weekend pancake breakfast. All weekend long, area businesses will be offering maplethemed specials and promotions. Visit lakeplacid.com/events/adirondack-maple-weekend for updated Maple Weekend events and participating businesses. Visit mapleweekend.com to learn more about Maple Weekend events and products throughout New York.
Food
ing — grains, vegetables, dairy and meat. Joe Orefice runs North Branch Farm in Saranac, a small diversified Adirondack hill farm that produces, among other items, figs. On Saturday, he said he was trying to drum up business for the Saranac Green Market, a planned farmer’s market for producers in western Clinton County. He and a few pals aim to launch the producers-only market this summer, an idea generated after local residents approached them with the idea. “It’s nice to sell to local people,” he said. Josh Vaillancourt moved to Saranac from Vermont three years ago to start Woven Meadows, a dairy farm. The land here is cheaper, he said, echoing the common view that there is potential here in the North Country as more folks become dialed into eating local. “Hopefully as people become more aware and interested, we can fill that need,” he said. “Part of the market is getting people to know about us.” Ivy agreed: “We can produce, now we just have to let the public know.”
From page 1 The fifth installment of the annual bash was designed to link producers — vegetable farmers, cheesemakers, meat producers, orchards, vineyards and others — with a new batch of clients, just regular folks. “The customer is their neighbor,” said Ivy. “This builds a sense of community.” HEIDY HO NEIGHBORINO Dana Cross was tipped off to the event by a promotional flyer at the Peru Library. “I wanted to see the array of local produce,” said Cross, “I’m more into organic these days.” The Au Sable Forks resident listed a number of additional items — apples, jellies, cheeses, meats — that she looked forward to exploring and possibly taking home. “I like to support my local farmers,” said Deb Joyal, of Keeseville, who learned about the event from David Allen, a chef who works at the Plattsburgh restaurant Latitude 44 Bistro. Plattsburgh resident Bill Cosgrove made his way to the D&D Meats booth and plucked up three slices of sausage pinned together with a toothpick. He popped it into his mouth. “I loved it, it’s great!” he said. Cosgrove said he purchases local products whenever possible. Would he purchase more items from D&D Meats if he saw their products at a local retailer? Probably, he said. D&D, based in West Chazy, are nearing their 35th year in business. Their retail outlet carries 100 in-house processed meats, said co-owner Sharon Dutil, among items like mustards, BBQ sauces, sausages and jerky. More people are buying local these days, she said. “I think more young people are aware, they prefer to buy local. People know what they’re getting.” Peter Rivers munched on a purple piece of cabbage slathered with sauerkraut: “It’s delicious,” he said, noting that the sample was from Essex Farm. Rivers, of Glens Falls, built a visit with relatives around the festival. Big-ticket events like these are good reasons to come visit, he said. “We try to support local whenever possible,” he said, displaying a bag packed with items, including apples and jellies. “I’m still making my rounds, so who knows what I’ll be leaving with.” “And we haven’t even gotten to the wine yet,” said Samantha Polk, a companion. OPENING UP Producers said they were happy for the exposure. Brittany Christenson, of Fledging Crow, called the turnout “awesome.” “Tons of old customers and we’re meeting a lot of new ones,” she said. Taylor LaFleur, of Essex Farm, said one of their goals was to showcase the farm: “People are definitely here because they want good food,” he said, noting that he was pleased with the diversity on display, from cheese to grains. Essex displayed what LaFleur referred to as a “full diet” offer-
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MULTIPLE OPTIONS Joe and Jessica Brubach attended with their four-year-old twins: The pair said they were “strongly thinking” of investing in a CSA membership in which shares in a farm are purchased in exchange for weekly grocery pick-ups. “We’re interested in locally grown food,” said Joe. The Brubachs said they have noticed an uptick in local food availability, including an increase in restaurants advertising food from local producers and more options for CSAs. Their family will make their decision on several factors, including word-of-mouth reputation, proximity and convenience. Joe noted that Eclipse Fitness has a partnership with Fledging Crow to provide a drop-off point for customers. CSA memberships, said Ivy, are just one option for purchasing locally produced food. But every operation has other ways to sell as well, from roadside stands, wholesale purchasing, co-ops and farmers markets. “That’s an important message,” she said. Each shopper has a different budget, she said, and it’s important for growers to be nimble in order to meet the needs of local people. Matching those two together is key, she said. She lauded the aforementioned work-site CSAs as an interesting new development. CVPH also has a program with Juniper Hill Farm of Westport, she noted. “This is becoming a new model.”
Fire
From page 1 Physician’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Bouck Street was choked with police and fire investigation vehicles for most of Thursday, while the crowded street stayed closed to all but local traffic. An autopsy on Breyette showed the cause of death to be smoke inhalation. Behavioral Health Services North and the American Red Cross are working to find housing for the displaced residents.
‘Meet the legistaltures’ forum slated
PERU — The League of Women Voters of the North Country will be sponsoring a student enrichment program regarding legislators and government Saturday, March 21, at Peru Central School from 9 a.m. to noon. The program, now in its fifth year, is titled “Meet Your State Legislatures”. The program is designed for high school students to meet, listen and ask questions to Assemblywoman Janet Duprey, Assemblyman Dan Stec and Senator Betty Little. From this program one student delegate from Clinton County and one student delegate from Essex County will be chosen to attend, at no expense to the student, a three day program in our Capitol called Students Inside Albany. The March 21, program “Meet Your State Legislators” is open to the public. For more information contact Betty Ann King at bking8123@charter.net or call 310-1164.
Juried Art Competition reception planned
SARANAC LAKE — The 17th annual juried art competition reception will be held Friday, March 13, at the Adk Artists Guild, 52 Main St, from 5 to 7 p.m. Awards will be announced at 6 p.m. The show runs through Sunday, April 12.
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ut on your thinking cap. This is a quiz. Tell me what these items have in common: Furby; talking Cabbage Patch doll; Roomba, R2 D2; and animated Disney characters playing Christmas music. Robots. They’re all robots--all amazing creations. We couldn’t wait to get a couple of those Furby things. We stood in awe as they communicated with one another; The Cabbage Patch doll talked and responded to conversation; The Roomba scooted around the house, picking up dirt; R2-D2 spawned toys including a replica made by Arto Monaco from the Land of Make Believe; and Disney figures on our mantle during Christmas, each played a musical instrument and communiby Gordie Little cated wirelessly with each other to form an orchestra. I would have added Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots to the mix, but that would have been a dead giveaway. Wonderful? Yes. I’m sure you can come up with your own examples of robots. I was directed to this topic by Deanna Kneussle who came to the house with a fascinating story about her late father-in-law. He was a German immigrant with a brilliant mind. She showed me photographs of fabulous things Edward H. Kneussle made from copper. She listed many items he had invented since arriving in America as a 19-year-old in the late 1920s. He made models and miniatures. He created beautiful lamps. He invented an electric toothbrush, an exercise machine, special items for amputees and many other things. He seldom got any credit. Kneussle was listed as a Mechanical Engineer, but worked in several media to create art and devices of all kinds. He mostly created for pure enjoyment, never seeking fame or fortune. He knew little about patents, so his ideas were sometimes stolen. I listened with open jaw as Deanna outlined the life of Edward Kneussle. He was born in the first decade of the 20th century and died at 87 in 1996. He lived in Florida, Buffalo, and California, having served in the United State Navy during WW II. Kneussle conceived and built something in the late 1930’s that was unique. It was a robot dressed in Edward’s only good suit. It walked like a man and amazed all who saw it on the street. The publicity card bearing the picture exclaims: “You will thrill at this Frankenstein of the world. He walks. He is almost human. Direct from the World’s Fair of Chicago. The sight of this robot will convince you that it is one of the most unique mechanical men ever made.” I spoke with Deanna’s husband Robert who filled me in with more. He said a large box full of electronics had to accompany the robot, but people didn’t mind. Although his robot was the subject of newspaper stories at the time, I was unable to find a single reference to this amazing man and his inventions in any publications or on the Internet. I asked where the robot is now. No one seems to know. I have scoured every source I can find with not a clue. I have the history of robots dating to hundreds of years before Christ. Nothing about Kneussle. The word “robot” was coined for a 1920 play. One of my favorite writers, Isaac Asimov, came up with the word “robotics” for a short story in 1944. I have seen mechanical things from clocks to creatures in books and museums. I’m fortunate enough to have lived long enough to see my own dreams of robots move from science fiction into reality. Aristotle wrote about what future robots might do to relieve mankind of some hard work. DaVinci designed what was described as a “clockwork knight” that could move parts of its body; but I can’t find proof that it was ever actually built. There have been clockwork animals of varying sizes and capabilities. In the 1700s, a Hungarian inventor created something approximating a chess-playing Turk on top of a wooden box. Alas, he was outed as a fake when someone found a human being operating the controls inside the box. Of course, modern electronics, including invention of the transistor, has sent robotics into a dizzying spiral and it’s hard to go through a single day without encountering robotic devices. Thanks to our Morrisonville friends Bob and Deanna for opening up this chapter in history so we can finally give Edward Kneussle his due. Now, if we just had a weather robot who looked like the late Bird Berdan who could predict a warm and sunny spring.
Little Bits
Columnist Gordie Little is a weekly contributor to Denton Publications. He may be reached at gordie@denpubs.com.
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ecently, while watching our family dog toss his stuffed toy around the room, I wondered if he was simply playing, or actually refining his hereditary hunting skills. As most dogs will, he is forever chasing, pouncing, thrashing or otherwise chewing some sort of object. I had to limit his toys to primarily harmless items after he launched a bone that banged off my shinbone one day. I learned my lesson the hard way, and his bones no longer serve as projectiles; it’s soft toys only in the house. However, as I watched him stalk and pounce, chew and chase his toys, I was curious about the actual intent of such behaviors. I wondered if animals actually play in the same manner humans do. Many traditional childhood games, common in a variety of cultures, were originally intended as a way to initiate, impart and hone the innate hunting skills that are believed to be a key component of our heritage. Consider games such as tag, hide and seek, blind man’s bluff, or capture the flag, and it’s easy to understand how these pursuits promote skills such as stalking, tracking, capturing, chasing and evasion. Essentially, games teach us about the group dynamics of hunting and gathering. Despite our advanced hunting skills, if not for the domestication of dogs, we would never have ascended to the top spot of the evolutionary food chain. There is good reason to consider dogs as man’s best friend. There is an undeniable link, for without dogs, humans would never have been able to herd or protect domesticated animals, which allowed the species to advance beyond the level of huntergathers. Dogs also provided humans with similar protections, which vastly improved our hunting efficiency. We know dogs like to play, but we don’t understand why. So, I plugged “Why do dogs play?” into the computer search engine. As expected, the hit list was long and thorough, explaining why squirrels scamper, kangaroos kid around, and even why monkeys so often look like clowns. I discovered that even turtles appear to engage in some sort of slow-motion silliness. The idea that other species like to play should come as no surprise, especially if you’ve ever observed a pair of otters frolicking or witnessed ravens twirling about in the air, scolding each other. The frolicking of a fox or the gangly dance of a pair of fawns offers ample evidence of wild animals enjoying an opportunity to play. Crows have been known to play pranks on other creatures, and even team up when they can. Although crows seem to enjoy it, such actions may not actually be true play. They may just imitate a type of ‘mobbing behavior’ that’s often used for protection even if the birds appear to be having a ball while they’re at it. Quite possibly the best evidence of an animal engaging in play just for play’s sake occurred recently when professional photographer Pamela Underhill Karaz captured irrefutable evidence in her own backyard. Ms.Underhill Karaz lives in Trenton Falls, a small community near Remsen in the southern Adirondacks and she is an accomplished outdoor photographer. Recently, she captured an incredible display of animals at play on camera. The images, featuring a male coyote playing with a big, blue, stuffed toy, are simply startling. Although coyotes are often portrayed as fearsome and murderous marauders, it is not evident in the photographs, which have recently gone viral at http://www.mnn.com/earthmatters/animals/stories/coyote-finds-old-dog-toy-acts-like-a-puppy. Ms. Underh Karaz explained the encounter, “I spotted the coyote ... down our driveway. He went....into the trees ... at the edge of our yard... and noticed the toy. He ... sniffed around it where our dog had rolled, sniffed the toy, picked it up, dropped it, sniffed it again. “[He] picked it up then proceeded to toss it up in the air and play with it, just like a dog would toss a toy around. It lasted perhaps five to 10 minutes, from picking up the toy, tossing it in the air, picking it up again and almost bucking around with it ... then he just casually trotted off with it.”
Such exhibits of natural play are not uncommon in the wild, yet we rarely consider them as purposeful play. What makes humans think animals don’t want to play? Our own children come fresh out of the womb ready to romp, far before they are subjected to the de-wilding processes of civilization. It’s entirely likely that all living creatures have a similar basic play instinct.
Two’s a couple and three’s a crowd, but what’s in a name? While researching proper nouns to describe an assembly of wild creatures, I was frequently laughing out loud. Although I knew terms like a covey of quail and a brace of grouse, but I’d never heard of a confusion of guinea fowl, a congregation of alligators, a convocation of eagles nor a bellowing of bullfinches. Similarly, there is a wisdom of wombats, a sedge of bitterns and a rabble of butterflies. Both bats and beavers gather in colonies, while bears prefer to gather in a sleuth or a sloth. Crows crowd together in a murder while ravens are simply known as an unkindness. Of course there’s also a raft of loons, a scold of jays and a parliament of owls, alternately crazy, mad, proud. Pigeons fly together in a kit, while lions gather in a pride and marten are known as a richness. Hawks spiraling in flight are a kettle, and caterpillars compose an army, but a pack of woodpeckers are a descent. A drove of asses is similar to a congress of baboons as well as a culture of bacteria or a smuck of jellyfish. All of which is decidedly political, and for good reason I suppose There’s also a battery of barracudas, a bike of bees, a chain of bobolinks and a clash of bucks. You may also encounter an obstinacy of buffalo, a coalition of cheetahs, a chattering of choughs (European cousins of the crow), in addition to a quiver of cobras, an intrusion of cockroaches, a bed of clams, a covert of coots, a gulp of cormorants and a cast of crabs. For more lonely species there is a cowardice of curs, a troop of dogfish, a dole of doves, a paddling of ducks, an array of eels, a mob of emus and a busyness of ferrets. There is also a flamboyance of flamingoes, a knot of frogs, a kindergarten of giraffes and an implausibility of gnus. More than one greyhound is a leash, and a gathering of hamsters is a horde, while gathered hares is just a husk or a trace. Two or more herons are a scattering, while hippopotami are known as a bloat and hogs are a parcel or a drift. Hummingbirds gather in a charm, while hyaenas compose a cackle, and a loveliness of ladybugs is not so lovely when they take over Adirondack residences far and wide. On the waters, a scourge of mosquitoes will be in the air and a labour of moles will invade the front lawn. There will also be a romp of otter and a study of owls, but there is a very slim possibility of encountering a pandemonium of parrots. A squadron of pelicans may pass by, while a prickle of porcupines climbs up a safe tree. A warren of rabbits and a gaze of raccoons will give way to a rhumba of rattlesnakes and a surfeit of skunks. Personally, I’ll be looking for a hover of trout, a gang of turkeys and a turn of turtles, instead of a committee of vultures and a wisdom of wombats, in just a few short weeks. Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook. Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net.
orth Country winters are normally long and cold. That’s the way it is here. But last year, and now this frigid season, however, things are way out of control. The wood pile is shrinking fast, and it’s nearly Saint Paddy’s day. Thoughts of green beer, blue skies and clear running rivers fill the minds of many of us. The third week of March is typically when the rivers start to go out. If warm spring-like days By Rich Redman conspire with cold nights, ice jamming and flooding are less likely. Soon we will see! Spring also floods the cranial space between our ears with thoughts of fly fishing. We venture off on those cold nights to sunny stretches of warm sand and rising fish off the coast of some lonely island, where the sails of wooden ships and sea birds fly. Time to put a log on the fire! So far this year, my fishing experience has been tying flies of all sorts. Dries, wets, streamers, and big zonkers. Plus feathered and furry steelhead and salmon flies are on the menu. All of which get stuck into the foam top edges of coffee cups until the head cement dries. Various colors and styles bulge from the boxes. One can never have too many. If you don’t have a dozen fly boxes and two or three plastic organizer boxes filled, well obviously you just don’t fly fish. We tend to use our “go to” flies, and many may never see water, but tying becomes both a passion and an art. Reading books and magazines is also a passion on cold winter nights. I have been reading some of the oldies but goodies, along with the up and coming writers. Roderick Haig-Browns’ “Silver”, about the Atlantic Salmon, “Return to the River,” about Chinook Salmon, and “To Know a River” are all classics by the Canadian author form the 1930’s and 40’s. Bob Arnold’s “Steelhead and the Floating Line” is a 1990’s good read about the Wenatchee River in the Pacific Northwest. Then there is the editor of Field and Stream fame, A.J. McClain’s “The Complete McClane.” Local authors’ books include Fran Better’s “Fly Fishing-Fly Tying and Pattern Guide,” Mike Valla’s “The Founding Flies,” and “Advanced Fly Fishing for Great Lakes Steelhead” by fellow western New Yorker Rick Kustich. Ed Van Put’s, “Trout Fishing in the Catskills” is a fantastic account of the area’s history. Chapters cover Theodore Gordon, Roy Steenrod, George LaBranche and Ed Hewitt’s early ventures with stream habitat. The book outlines the history of the Catskills and the industrial misuse of the rivers, as well as a truly great account of how the Brook Trout waters were destroyed and then brought back to life. Early fisheries management and the stocking history of the Brown Trout from Germany and Scotland are also covered, as well as the fisheries conservation which, in its infancy, made the Catskills a quality fishery. Other classics include Ray Bergman’s “Trout” and “Just Fishing”; Vincent Marinaro’s “A Modern Dry Fly Code”; “The Complete Brown Trout” by Cecil Heacox, Preston Jennings; “A Book of Trout Flies” and the must have, “Bush Pilot Angler” by the one and only Lee Wulff, who had a camp along the Battenkill River in southern Washington County. Lee Wulff flew his single engine Piper J3 Cub aircraft out of Shushan NY for a while when he started setting up Atlantic Salmon fishing camps in Newfoundland. As a young stream conservationist, I worked on the Battenkill and her tributaries doing stream work with a good friend, Burt Morehouse, the D.E.C. stream guru. That area has a sweet spot in my psyche. My first Orvis 5wt Rocky Mountain series fly rod was devirginized on that river near Lee’s old homestead. Every fly fishing aficionado has a stack or two of “don’t touch that” magazines that pile up on the coffee table, never to be tossed out. Like flies and rods and reels, magazines also add to our collections of must haves, never to be discarded as junk! Magazines such as “Outdoor Life,” “Fly Fisherman,” “Fly Rod and Reel,” and my favorite “Eastern Fly Fishing. The March/April 2015 issue just so happens to have an article about our own Ausable River, written by Beau Beasley. Wilmington’s Two Fly Shop, owned by Tom Conway and The Hungry Trout Fly Shop’s local guide, Rachel Finn are highlighted in this issue. Articles like this contribute to the local economy, so all you supervisors out there take notice! The Ausable is important to both the armchair angler and actual angler; all get to enjoy the river. Armchair angling is a relaxing substitute while waiting for the river to go out. It’s not as pleasurable as being on the water, rod in hand, and digging on life, but it’s not punching a clock either. There are some great books out there that you can pick up cheap and add to the piles of “don’t touch those!” Hey, you may not have any money to pass down to the grandkids, but they sure will have a collection of fly fishing paraphernalia to muddle their way through after you’ve worked your way back downstream to the warm waters of the sea!
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Rich Redman is a retired District Conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and an avid outdoorsman. His column will appear regularly. He may be reached at rangeric@nycap.rr.com.
After watching a pair of whitetail fawns chase after each other in the tall ferns, there’s no doubt that animals play just for the fun of it.
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Your complete source of things to see and do in the North Country Ongoing: Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday
MOOERS — Mooers Zumba, Toning. Mooers Elementary School in the Cafeteria. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. $5 per class, NCCS students free. Through Wednesday, May 6. Details: facebook.com/groups/ZumbaMooers., ZumbaFitness. Cheryl@gmail.com, cherylmesick.zumba.com.
First Tuesdays
LAKE PLACID — Bookclub meeting. Bookstore Plus. 7 p.m.
Every Second Tuesday
ELIZABETHTOWN — Pleasant Valley Quilt Guild. Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room, 66 Park St. 7 p.m. Through May. Details: aniceorlowski@gmail. com, 963-4090.
Every Tuesday and Thursday
ELIZABETHTOWN — YogaFit, Ellen DuBois. 4:30 p.m. Elizabethtown Social Center. $5. ELCS students free 12 and up. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar, 873-6408.
First Tuesday
LAKE PLACID — Bookstore Plus book club. 7 p.m. Details: thebookstoreplus.com, 523-2950.
First and third Thursdays
ELIZABETHTOWN — Writers Group. Elizabethtown Social Center. 1 p.m. November and December. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar, 873-6408.
First Thursday
ELIZABETHTOWN — Elizabethtown Westport Garden Club Meetings. 11 a.m. Details: Garden Club President Hellen DeChant 873-9270, Time4hmd@yahoo.com.
Third Thursdays
ELIZABETHTOWN — Fiber Arts Group. Elizabethtown Social Center. 10 a.m. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar, 873-6408. SARANAC LAKE — 16th annual Third Thursday Art Walk. 5 to 7:30 p.m. Starting June 19 through Sept. 17.
Every Other Thursday
ELIZABETHTOWN — Writer’s Group. Elizabethtown Social Center. 1 p.m.
First and Third Friday
WILLSBORO — Library Band, The Lonesome Travelers, Lou Allen. Champlain Valley Senior Community, 10 Gilliland Ln. 2 p.m. Free, open to public. Details: RSVP Danielle 817-9108.
Every Sunday
ELIZABETHTOWN — Al-Anon Family Group, family, friends of problem drinkers. Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room. 4 to 5 p.m. Anonymous, confidential, free. Details: 962-2351, 873-2652.
Every Monday
ELIZABETHTOWN — Healthier Today Support Group. Elizabethtown Social Center. 4 p.m. Details: info@elizabethtownsocialcenter.org, elizabethtownsocialcenter.org, 873-6408.
Every Tuesday ELIZABETHTOWN — Chorale practice. Elizabethtown Social Center.. 7 p.m. ELIZABETHTOWN — 3rd Age. Elizabethtown Social Center. 10 a.m. ESSEX — Professor Michael Sandel’s Cabin Fever College. Belden Noble Memorial Library. 7 p.m. Details: Maureen DeLaughter delaughterk@gmail.com, 935-3811,
flyer in library. Through Feb. 17. ELIZABETHTOWN — Interval Strength Training class, Ellen DuBois. Elizabethtown Social Center. 5:15 p.m. $6 per class. Details: 873-6408, info@elizabethtownsocialcenter.org, elizabethtownsocialcenter.org. ELIZABETHTOWN — YogaFit, Ellen DuBois, 4:15 p.m. Elizabethtown Social Center. $6 Yoga. Yoga, Interval classes $10. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar.
Every Wednesdays
ELIZABETHTOWN — Zumba, Kye Turner. 5 p.m. Elizabethtown Social Center. $6. ELCS students free 12 and up. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar, 8736408. ELIZABETHTOWN — Adult Recreational Pickleball. Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School. 5 p.m. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar.
Every Thursday
ELIZABETHTOWN — Celebrate Recovery. Adirondack Outreach, 209 Water Street. 5:45 p.m. $3 pp dinner. 6:15 p.m. Large Group, 7:10 p.m. Small Group, 7:45 p.m. End / Open Cafe. SARANAC LAKE — Ceilidh Music Session. Saranac Lake Chamber of Commerce. 7 p.m. WESTPORT — Cub Scouts pack 63 meeting. WADA Building. 6:30 p.m. Grades 1 through 6. Details: troop8063@gmail.com. WESTPORT — Boy Scouts troop 63 meeting. WADA Building. 7:30 p.m. Ages 1218. Details: Larry Carroll 569-5431, troop8063@gmail.com. ELIZABETHTOWN — YogaFit, Ellen DuBois, 4:30 p.m. Elizabethtown Social Center. $6. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar. ELIZABETHTOWN — Zumba, Karin DeMuro. 5:30 Elizabethtown Social Center. $6. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar.
Every Friday
WILLSBORO — Live Music. Champlain Valley Senior Community, 10 Gilliland Ln. 2 p.m. Details: RSVP Danielle 817-9108. ELIZABETHTOWN — My Free Taxes, Tax help from VIDA. Elizabethtown Social Center. 4:30 to 8 p.m. Appointment needed 873-6408. ELIZABETHTOWN — Teen Rec Use. Elizabethtown Social Center. 3 to 9 p.m.
Every Saturday
ELIZABETHTOWN — Teen Rec Use. Elizabethtown Social Center. 2 until 9 p.m. PERU — Pure Country, concert VFW Post 309. 1 to 4 p.m. Donations appreciated. WHALLONSBURG — A six-week indoor play gym. Ages birth through five. Whallonsburg Grange Hall. 9:30 a.m. to noon. Free. Six Saturdays. Through Saturday, Feb. 28. WESTPORT — “Kingdom Man”. Ministry Center behind Westport Federated Church. 10:30 a.m. Six mornings, through March 14. Everyone welcome.
Daily: Thursday, March 12 through Sunday, March 15
AuSABLE FORKS — 26th annual Missing Children’s Basketball Tournament, fifth and sixth grade boys and girls basketball teams. Deadline Monday, Feb. 9. Entrance fee $150. Details: Carol Greenley 420-3097, carolanne87@gmail.com.
Friday, March 13
AuSABLE FORKS — Au Sable Forks Knights of Columbus fish fry. Holy Name Parish Center Gymnasium. 4 to 6:30 p.m. $8 adults, $5 under 12,Takeout available. SARANAC LAKE — 17th annual juried art reception. The Gallery. 5 to 7 p.m. RAY BROOK — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Ray Brook, 9:30 am. until 2:30 p.m. Details: 562-7406, UVMHealth.org/CVPH.
Friday, March 13 through Sunday, April 12
SARANAC LAKE — 17th annual juried art competition. Prospectuses download adirondackartistsguild.com, 52 Main St. $25 nonrefundable. Drop off : March 5 through March 7. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed Mondays. Details: adirondackartistsguild.com., Facebook Adirondack Artists Guild.
Saturday, March 14
MOOERS — Fashion Show. Mooers Fire Department. 7 p.m. $5 advance, $7 door. Details: Birch’s Corner, All things Diva, 298-8030. LAKE PLACID — Second Saturday Storytime. Bookstore Plus . 10 a.m. Details: thebookstoreplus.com, 523-2950. WHALLONSBURG — Cricket Blue, Cradle Switch concert. Whallonsburg Grange Hall. 7:30 p.m. $7. SARANAC LAKE— Dewey Mountain Day. Dewey Mountain Recreation Center, NYS Rte 3. 9 a.m. Race $8 non-ski club members, $5 ski club members. Registration 9 a.m. Races 10 a.m. Details: 891-2697. PAUL SMITH — Wildlife Signs Tracks walk. Paul Smiths College VIC, 8023 State Rte 30. 1 p.m. $20 pp, $40 family, 25 percent discount Friends VIC, season-pass holders. Preregister Friday, March 13. 5 p.m. Details: 327-6241.
Monday March 16
CHAMPLAIN — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. Champlain Knights of Columbus, 3 to 6 p.m. Details: 562-7406, UVMHealth.org/CVPH.
Tuesday, March 17
RAY BROOK — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. FCI Ray Brook, 12:30 to 4 p.m. Details: 562-7406, UVMHealth.org/CVPH. WILMINGTON — 30th “Wilmington Community Dinner”. Hungry Trout Restaurant. Cocktails 6 p.m. Dinner 7 p.m. $23 pp. RSVPs 946-2255 Wednesday, March 11. TICONDEROGA — Ticonderoga Building, Grounds/Parks Rec meeting. Town of Ticonderoga Community Building Basement. 10 a.m. PLATTSBURGH — 11th annual Youth Leadership Conference. Clinton Community College. Registration deadline Monday, February 23. WHALLONSBURG — Lyceum series, Kathryn Cramer, author. Whallonsburg Grange Hall. 7:30 p.m. $5, students free.
Wednesday, March 18
SARANAC LAKE — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. Saranac Lake High School, 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Details: 562-7406, UVMHealth.org/CVPH. SARANAC LAKE — Cape Air Cabin Fever Film Festival: China Clipper. Saranac Village Will Rogers, 78 Will Rogers Dr. 7:15 p.m. $6 general admission, $5 seniors, under 12 free. Details: 891-7117. Essex, VT — Grain Growers Conference. Essex Resort and Spa. 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. $45 NGGA members, $50 nonmembers. Lunch included. Registration uvm. edu/extension/grainconference, Friday, March 13. Disability-related accommodation Susan Brouillette (802) 524-6501 ext. 432, susan.brouillette@uvm.edu Wednesday, Feb. 25. WHALLONSBURG — Wallace and Gromit: Three Amazing Adventures. Whallonsburg Grange Hall. Free. LAKE PLACID — Paint & Sip Series, Jessie Furnia. The Bookstore Plus. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $30 pp. Preregistration required. Details: thebookstoreplus.com, 523-2950. ELIZABETHTOWN — ACAP Parenting class. ACAP office, 7572 Court St. Suite 2. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. $125 per class pp. Details: Chris, Marge 873-3207.
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Hip hop artists converging on Pburgh PLATTSBURGH — Hip hop may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the Plattsburgh music scene, but on Thursday, March 26, live hip hop music will be taking over downtown. The Return of Beats & Rhymes will bring a showcase of nine local emcees to the stage at Monopole, backed by a three piece live band. The showcase will run from 10 pm to 2 am at the 21+ venue, and aims to shine a light on the burgeoning North Country hip hop scene. Amongst those performing, Plattsburgh transplant Peso131, a.k.a Mitchell Graham, is a seasoned performer who came onto
the hip hop scene in the early 1980s as a member of the Fearless Four, the first hip hop crew to sign to a major label. In contrast, Pmoney, a.k.a. Anthony Panneti, will be making his stage debut at the showcase. “These are all working class local folks who put a lot into their art. It’s very exciting to see so much local talent coming together to make this happen”, said Vyce-Virsa, who will also be performing at the event. The Monopole is located at 7 Protection Avenue in downtown Plattsburgh. For more information on all the performers and the event, visit nvus.net
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Hornets stave off Eagles in Class B championship thriller Young Plattsburgh team plays like veterans in final minutes By Andrew Johnstone
andrew@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — After the first two Section VII championships on March 7 were settled by double-digit margins, the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse fans were due for a nailbiter. And that’s just what they got. After squandering a nine-point fourth quarter lead, the Plattsburgh Hornets regrouped in the final minutes to hold off a wild Beekmantown Eagles charge to take the Class B crown 56-54. Although the Hornets were perhaps the youngest to take a sectional title, it was the team’s veteran leadership down the stretch that sealed it. Trailing by two with less than two minutes to play, Plattsburgh senior captain Brady Channell had a steal and breakaway layup for the tie and, two possessions later, a key offensive rebound and go-ahead putback. ”My coach, he told me, ‘Hey, senior year, this could be your last game. I need you to come out, I need you to give it all you got,’” said Channell of his composure down the stretch. “I just did what I had to do.” Two more steals by Channell in the final minute sealed the victory. The senior guard finished the game with 16 points, four steals and three rebounds. ”He’s really stepped up for us as a leader,” said Hornets head coach Chris Hartmann. “I’m happy for him, he really wanted this. I’m happy for everybody.”
Beekmantown’s Justin Stevens defends a shot attempt by Plattsburgh’s Nate Hughey. Stevens finished the game with 20 points and six rebounds while Hughey tallied four points and four boards. Photo by Keith Lobdell
Plattsburgh’s Brady Channel finished the game with 16 points, four steals and three rebounds, but it was his statline in the final two minutes that was the most important: four points, three steals and a rebound to seal the come-from-behind victory 56-54. Photo by Keith Lobdell
The coach went on to explain that of the seven players who saw playing time, three are freshmen and one a sophomore. Freshman forward Mitch Senecal had an especially high-energy performance, scoring 12 points to go along with five rebounds and pair of steals. His back-to-back 3s helped power a 19-15 third quarter for the Hornets. Junior Alex Follmer had 11 more to go along with four rebounds and two assists while another freshman, Andrew Cutair, finished with seven points. Nate Hughey, the team’s only other senior who took the court, had four points and four rebounds. Beekmantown, despite trailing for much of the game, didn’t go down without a fight. After leading 8-7 early on, the Eagles played from behind until a 16-5 turned the tide. Nick Wilson hit a pair of 3s in the spurt and when trailing by a point Justin Stevens buried one from outside to give Beekmantown the 54-52 lead with two minutes to play. ”That was one hell of a team,” said Hartmann. “To beat a team three times in one year is tough. Beekmantown never game up, they just kept coming back.” Stevens, who sat a chunk of the first half after picking up two quick fouls, finished the game with 20 points and six rebounds. Wilson scored 10 while Brandon Provost had 12 points, five rebounds and a pair of steals. Beekmantown also got solid guard play from Alex Price, whose four-point night included six rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals. Stevens’ 3, however, would be the Eagles’ last points as Plattsburgh regained its footing to score four unanswered. Beekmantown had one more chance in the end, getting possession of the ball with 11.8 seconds left, but a high pass ended up in the hands of Channell to cement the Hornets’ victory.
”They came in like it was any other game,” Channell said of his freshmen teammates. “They came out and hit some big shots and played some big minute for us.” Hartmann had more of the same to say about the youngsters, as well as the rest of the team, adding that the squad was maybe too young to feel the immensity of the pressure at the end. ”There was never really any doubt in the huddles going down the stretch,” said Hartmann of the team’s steadiness. “I looked at the faces of the kids and it was just ‘We’re going to get this done.’ I just can’t say enough about the kids keeping their composure and they just hung in there. ”This is a true team.” Ogdensburg Free Academy 93, Plattsburgh 33 POTSDAM — The Section VII Class B champion Hornets had a tough draw in the NYSPHSAA regional semifinals March 10. Ogdensburg, the sixth-ranked Class B team in the state, advanced to the regional finals with a 93-33 blasting of Plattsburgh just down the road from their home court. A big part of the mismatch was the Blue Devils’ Kinnon LaRose, one of four finalists for the Mr. New York Basketball award. The Sienna recruit, who is nominated along with players bound for Georgetown, Notre Dame and George Washington for the sport’s top honor, connected on five of his team’s 12 pointers on his way to 25 points. The freshman-laden Hornets, meanwhile, scored nine firsthalf points and 33 overall. Nate Hughey led Plattsburgh with eight points and Daniel Piper was right behind with seven. Alex Follmer scored eight, Deontee Brandham-Pizzaro had three, Andrew Cutair and Leif Woodward two and Brady Channell one.
Patriots’ free throw woes help Bobcats to Class C crown Northern Adirondack 51, AuSable Valley 48
into the Bobcat lead, tying the game at 48-48 when Meghan Strong connected on her second 3-pointer in as many possessions. The Bobcats scored the final three points of the game from the free throw line, and a last second attempt by Strong bounced off the front of the rim to end the game. Snow finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds as Strong scored 14 points and dished out four assists. Vanessa Garrow scored four points. Madison Rondeau and McCabe each scored seven points, with Rondeau grabbing 10 rebounds to go with four assists. Rounding out Northern Adirondack’s scoring was Paige Chilton with eight points, Jessica Spoor with six and Rachael Venne with four. The Patriots finished their season 13-8 overall while the Bobcats, who pushed their overall mark to 17-4 with the win, moved on to play Section II’s Hoosic Valley, the fourth-ranked team in the state, on Wednesday, March 11 for regional play. The game took place after press time.
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keith@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — Leading by six at halftime of the Class C championship game against Northern Adirondack March 6, the AuSable Valley Lady Patriots were unable to hold a lead, due in large part to their woes from the free throw line in the third quarter, ultimately leading to a 51-48 victory for the Lady Bobcats. Taylor Durnin led the Bobcats with 13 points while Makenna Magee had 11. Magan Magee scored nine, all from outside as the team connected on five 3-pointers. The Patriots found their way to the foul line 12 times in the third eight-minute stanza, missing the first 10 attempts before Madison McCabe connected on her first free throw at the end of the quarter. She missed the second, leaving the team with a 1-for-12 mark in a quarter which saw the Lady Bobcats outscore the Patriots 18-5. “That was the ballgame right there,” coach Roger Long said after the game. Northern Adirondack, which battled with the Class B Saranac Chiefs for the top of Division I all season, beat AuSable Valley by 19
points in each of the teams’ two regular season meetings. The team is ranked 10th in the state in the New York State Sportswriters Association Class C poll.
The Patriots, however, wouldn’t let the championship game go that easily for the Bobcats. In the fourth quarter, Sidney Snow hit a pair of free throws and the Patriots kept cutting
AT LEFT: Northern Adirondack’s Taylor Durnin plays tight defense against AuSable Valley’s Mady Rondeau in the team’s Class C title March. 6. Durnin finished the game with a team-high13 points. Photo by Keith Lobdell
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Chiefs use 17-0 run to run away from Eagles in Class B final 17-0 Saranac run key to Section VII Class B title win By Keith Lobdell
keith@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — A 17-0 run in the second quarter sealed the Class B championship for Saranac, which defeated Beekmantown, 46-34, March 6 at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse. With the Eagles trailing 10-7 heading into the start of the second quarter, the Chiefs scored the first 17 points of the stanza before Beekmantown was able to respond, causing Eagles head coach Greg Waters to use three time outs in under three minutes. In a balanced effort, Kaitlyn Bowman had 12 points with eight rebounds and four steals while Summer Gillespie added 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals. Tori Trim, Section VII’s leading 3-point shooter, finished with 10 points and two steals. Kayla Napper had eight points, 14 rebounds, six assists and four steals while Amie Eggleston scored two points to go along with four rebounds. Emma Webster finished with two points and Makenna Provost one more. For the Eagles, Grace Kelly tallied 14 points to lead all scorers and had five steals. Kenna Guynup added seven points, all from the foul line on 10 attempts in the second half, along with eight rebounds. Brooke Bjelko scored five points with 11 rebounds while
Gabrielle Rowell added four points, Jordanne Manney three and Alyssa Waters one. The Chiefs, ranked eighth in the March 3 New York State Sportswriters Class B poll, earned a March 10 matchup with Section X’s Canton in the state’s sub-regional round of the playoffs. Canton, ranked 20th in the state, won both its sections Class B title and overall title played against teams across all classes. Canton 49, Saranac 47 POTSDAM — The Chiefs suffered just their third loss of the season, falling by two points, 49-47, to the Golden Bears in the NYSPHSAA regional semifinal March 10 in Potsdam. Saranac, playing just down the road from Canton’s home turf, was right in the tightly-played game until the very end, but a late no-call and a missed shot sealed it for the Bears. Kaitlyn Bowman led the Chiefs with 15 points, followed by Tori Trim with 11 and Summer Gillespie with 10 more. Kayla Napper added eight points and Amie Eggleston three more in the season-ending setback for the Section VII Class B champions. Saranac, a top threat from beyond the arc this season, connected on eight 3-pointers on a team, led by Trim’s three. Gillespie hit two from outside while Napper, Bowman and Eggleston each connected on one. Natalie DiSalvo, who had the go-ahead bucket for the Saranac’s Kaitlyn Bowman pulls up for a jumper in the Chiefs’ 46-34 championship Bears, finished with 20 points to lead all scorers. Katie win over the Eagles March 6. Bowman led her team in scoring with 12 points to go Clemmer chipped in ten for Canton, while will advance to along with eight rebounds and four steals. the regional finals with a chance at the final four on the line. Photo by Keith Lobdell
King leads Bobcats past Sentinels in Class C championship Hot-shooting Northern Adirondack wins handily By Keith Lobdell
keith@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — The Northern Adirondack Bobcats were able to keep the Ticonderoga Sentinels at bay with clutch shooting in the fourth quarter to win the Section VII/Class C title, 59-46, March 7. Ethan King paced the Bobcats with 22 points, 15 coming from the three-point line. He also had eight rebounds, two assists and two steals. The Bobcats connected on all eight of their free throw attempts in the final minute of the fourth, while the Sentinels were only able to respond with a three pointer from Evan Graney over the last 57.9 seconds. A Marick Ross basket late in the third quarter had cut the Bobcat lead to 40-35, but a 10-2 run to open the fourth quarter extended a 41-35 lead to 51-37. “I thought our issues started right before the end of the third quarter when we started to lose our assignments defensively,” Sentinel coach Joe Defayette said after the game. “We had
Northern Adirondack’s Josh Juntunen, seen here driving, scored 19 points in the team’s Class C title win. Photo by Andrew Johnstone
some mental lapses in our assignments and we did not shoot well on offense. We had looks we like, the ball just did not go down.” Josh Juntunten added 19 points to go with
eight rebounds, four blocked shots and three steals, with Cory Lafountain earning a doubledouble with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Bailey Cross scored six points and equalled that
185-188-1,074) wrapped up the day 29th overall, just two spots ahead of Avery Torrance with a 1039 pin total. Cole Cragle (851) took 41st, Keegan Kemp (644) 49th and Aaryn Clark (390) 54th. The Indians (5,352) finished ninth overall as a team. On the girls’ side, Sara Munson finished second overall individually for Beekmantown. She rolled a 222-237-169-174-169-189-1,160, just 23 pins behind Sachem North’s Courtney Scholl (1,183). Alyza Agoney (960) finished 30th, Cheyenne Reeves (946) 32nd, Riley Wattts (878) 37th, Ash-
leigh Barcomb (582) 50th and Natosha Delisle (290) 55th. The Lady Eagles took 10th overall with 4,816 pins. The second day, which decided the section winner, say the boys take ninth out of 11 sections and the girls 10th. Matt Jolicoeur of Northeastern Clinton led the boys, finishing 24th overall with a 194-223174-135-201-201-1,128. Tyler Atkins was right behind with a 1,121, good for 26th, followed by Chris Fall (1,084) in 42nd, Cole Frasier (1,011) in 53rd, Austin
number with six assists, while Stephen Peryea scored two points with three rebounds and Adam Venne added a pair of rebounds. After NAC opened the game with a 14-7 lead, the Sentinels responded to tie the game, 14-14, with three-pointers from Brett Mosier and Brody Rocque. The Bobcats scored the last points of the opening eight minutes, and their lead varied between three and eight points through the second and third quarters. In a balanced attack, Graney led the Sentinels with 10 points, five rebounds and four assists, while Sam DuShane had nine points and seven rebounds. Mosier and Kaleb Wiktorko each had eight points, with Wiktorko grabbing seven rebounds and Mosier having two assists with Brody Rocque adding five points. Colvin Chapman, Ross and Uzi Whitten each scored two points, with Chapman and Whitten adding four rebounds each. Garrison Hughes got into the stat sheet with one rebound. “We had a great season,” Defayette said. “Five of our eight seniors were in their first year of varsity and I am proud of them. They came out and were playing their best ball at the right time of year. They fought hard and never gave up.”
Section VII bowlers take to the lanes in state championship
SYRACUSE — While neither Section VII nor any of its teams left the Strike ‘N Spare Lanes in Syracuse with any hardware, a handful of bowlers have plenty to hang their hats on after a weekend of competition March 7-8. On the first day of competition, NYSPHSAA Bowling Championships School Division, Peru’s Jonathan Bowman rolled the highest total of the day. His 246-222-214-224-237-211-1,354 was 48 pins higher than the next competitor, Adam Glickman of George W. Hewlett High School. Teammate Kyle Mendofik (143-193-211-154-
Recore (1,001) in 54th and Jack Malek (942) in 65th place. The best girls finish came from Ticonderoga’s Cheyanne Tuthill (104-167-159-189-151-156926), who wrapped up the day in 50th place. Madison Dumas (924) was two pins behind, finishing in 51st, followed by Cerise Bush (905) in 54th, Cassidy McKee (902) in 55th, Jessica Shaffer (864) in 59th and Briaunna Varno (839) in 61st place overall.
Indoor athletes take to state championships at Cornell Beekmantown girls
Elizabeth Plympton — 15th in 55 meter dash preliminaries, 7.356; 15th place in 55 meter dash finals, 7.4 Kallie Villemaire — 12th in 300 meter dash, 41.62 Kirsten Villemaire — 23rd in 1,000 meter run, 3:11.21 Tristen Reid — 28th in 55 meter hurdles, 9.5 Jerika LaValley — 26th in triple jump, 26’ 10.5”
EKMW boys
Tom Maron — 30th in 600 meter run, 1:41.73 Jon Gay — 22nd in 1,000 meter run, 2:39.64
Peru boys
Jared Banker, Austin Brault, Fabian Doepping, Corey Rock — 12th in 4x400 meter relay
Plattsburgh boys
Jacob Jabaut — 29th in 600 meter run, 1:31.79 Jeriqho Gadway — 25th in 3,200 meter run, 9:51.48 Damian Bruce — 25th in long jump, 19’ 7”; 30th in triple jump, 37’ 6.75” Josh Vanier — 30th in shot put, 35’ 4.75” Conner Cota, Jeriqho Gadway, Jacob Jabaut, Josh Ferris — 12th in 4x800 meter
relay, 8:35.32
Plattsburgh girls
Brianna Coon — 33rd in 55 meter dash, 8.0; 23rd in shot put, 31’ 3” Claire Deshaies — 25th in 600 meter run, 1:42.65 Makenzie Baker — 29th in 1,500 meter run, 5:22.54 Madison Baker, Makenzie Baker, Claire Deshaies, Chynna LaBarge — 13th in 4x800 meter relay, 10:31.43
Seton Catholic boys
Caleb Moore — 32nd in 3,200 meter run, 10:31.99
Seton Catholic girls
Margaret Champagne — 21st in 3,000 meter run, 10:37.00 Sofia DeJordy — 30th in 3,000 meter run, 11:53.53
Saranac boys
Caiden Goodman — 32nd in 55 meter dash, 6.87; 26th in long jump, 19’ 6.25” Justin Liechty — 21st in 300 meter dash preliminaries, 36.82 Mitchell Fink — 28th in triple jump, 40’ 8” Colby Russell — 27th in shot put, 44’ 6.25” Justin Liechty, Caiden Goodman, Noah Pearsall, Mitchell Fink — 10th in 4x200 meter relay, 1:41.39
Saranac girls
Janyll Barner — 29th in 300 meter dash, 44.05; 27th in triple jump, 31’ 11.5” Lexi Blockson — 28th in 600 meter run, 1:43.28 Abby Cerne — 30th in 1,000 meter run, 3:26.06 Elysha O’Connell — 28th in 1,500 meter run, 5:18.46 Desiree Dashnaw — 33rd in long jump, 14’ 0.75”; 29th in triple jump, 29’ 9.5” Lexi Blockson, Janyll Barner, Montana Kirkum, Elysha O’Connell — 13th in 4x400 meter relay, 4:25.46
Ticonderoga boys
Marcus Moser — 33rd in 55 meter dash, 6.88 Kody Parrott — 30th in 1,000 meter run, 2:42.81; 29th in 1,600 meter run, 4:53.30 Brandon Romaca — 30th in 1,600 meter run, 5:00.46 Shawn Silliman — 19th in 55 meter hurdles, 8.06
Ticonderoga girls
Lillith Ida — 30th in 55 meter hurdles, 9.58 Meg McDonald — 29th in high jump, 4’ 6” Lillith Ida — 29th in high jump, 4’ 6”
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