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July 18, 2009
NLT plans Nine-year-old shares love of playing piano with others Wise able to play blueberry Justin works by Beethoven and other classical composers festival By Jeremiah S. Papineau
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jeremiah@denpubs.com SARANAC — The New Land Trust is hoping one way to get people interested in their property is through their stomachs. The nonprofit organization, whose focus is to preserve 287 acres it owns in the Adirondack Mountains, will host its first blueberry festival next Saturday, July 25, at its property on Plumadore Road. Kathleen Cantwell, secretary of the NLT board of directors, said the organization wanted to share the abundance of blueberries found on the property with visitors while educating them on their mission at the same time. “We wanted to establish the blueberry festival because there are wild blueberries everywhere,” explained Cantwell. “It’s just one of the unique things we can offer people.” The festival will consist of an offering of free blueberry pancakes from 8-10 a.m., followed by the NLT’s annual meeting, which all are invited to attend. Educational events will follow at 12:30 p.m., featuring a discussion about waterbugs by Janet Mihuc, an etymologist with Paul Smiths College, and a clay trail marker making workshop led by Cantwell. Other events that will make up the festival include an orienteering exercise to find a geocache site and an opportunity to pick blueberries. Entertainment will be provided at 2 p.m. by acoustic folk music artists Snowy Le Joie and Ryan Casey. “There are things planned, but it’s meant to be open-ended for people to just relax and enjoy the
MORRISONVILLE — Justin Wise has a talent many adults wish they had. Though only 9 years old, Justin can play the piano unlike most children his age. When his fingers touch the keys, he’s instantly able to play a sonata by Beethoven or a canon by Pachelbel, with seemingly no trouble at all. Justin was first introduced to playing piano more than five years ago, when his mother, Lisa Wise, sat down with him to dabble on a simple keyboard. “I noticed when he would hit a wrong note, he would know right away,” said Lisa. “I knew that was a good sign because a lot of adults don’t even know when they hit a wrong note.” It wasn’t until he was 6 years old that Justin began to seriously pursue playing piano. Through his uncle, Lisa’s brother, Justin was connected with a piano teacher and began taking lessons. The lessons are weekly today, with Justin practicing six days a week in addition to his lessons, for approximately 30-40 minutes a day, he said. The amount of time it takes many to learn a song takes a fraction of the time for Justin,
Nine-year-old Justin Wise of Morrisonville performs classical music selections for residents at Meadowbrook Healthcare in Plattsburgh July 13. Wise has been playing faithfully for almost four years and is already considered by some to be a musical prodigy.
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Photo by Jeremiah S. Papineau
Residential Resources helping more seniors through new program By Jeremiah S. Papineau jeremiah@denpubs.com
The Saranac Farmers Market opened for its second consecutive year July 11, located behind Saranac Town Hall on State Route 3. Market vendors had many different products and types of produce for sale and will continue to do so through September. The market is open Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with special entertainment by The Back Porch Band scheduled for July 25. For more information about the market, including how to host a booth, contact market manager Lisa Racette at 293-7849. Photo by Jeremiah S. Papineau
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PERU — Residential Resources, an organization which connects those with developmental disabilities and traumatic brain injuries with services to help them live “independent, meaningful lives in the community,” is now able to help in a way unlike it has before. “Through the Nursing Home Diversion and Transition Waiver Program, Residential Resources is now able to as-
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