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Joyce Mouradian, middle, of Ticonderoga receives the National Garden Club’s Award of Honor, at the r ecent Federated Garden Clubs of New York State annual spring conference at the Gideon Putnam Hotel in Saratoga Springs. Shown with her are Elaine DiPietro, left, FGCNYS president, and Patricia Wania, District IV director.

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Ti woman receives state award Joyce Mouradian honored

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TICONDEROGA — Carillon Gar den Club member Joyce Mouradian of Ticonderoga was the recent recipient of one of the highest awards given by the National Garden Club. The Award of Honor was given to Mouradian at the Federated Garden Clubs of New York State, Inc. annual spring conference held at the Gideon Putnam Hotel in Saratoga Springs March 30. The Award of Honor is given to an outstanding garden club member whose volunteer efforts have made outstanding contributions to their club and community over a minimum of five years. A Bo ok Of Evidence is pr epared and submitted for r eview and then judged by a national committee. Contributions in civic develop-

ment, conservation, floral design, horticulture therapy, horticultural landscape design, youth and all around excellence are considered. Throughout her lifetime, Mouradian has made outstanding contributions in the local, state, national and world arenas, according to Betty Rettig, president of the Carillon Garden Club. She served as Carillon Garden Club pr esident fr om 2006-2008, FGCNYS District IV awards chairwoman from 2001-2008, is the recipient of the May Walton (Floral) Designer of the Year award in 1999, and the recipient of the FGCNYS President’s Proud Pedestal Pin in 2008 for all around service. She also helped to organize the New Horizons Club and the Champlain Valley Chorale. Mouradian was also

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RSVP honors volunteers RSVP News & Notes By Barb Brassard

Area Recognitions: Two area Retired Senior V olunteer Pr ogram local r ecognitions were held this winter . Feb. 23 was the Schroon/North H udson Area R ecognition, hosted by Donna Moses of the Schr oon Nutrition Site. Minerva/Newcomb Area Recognition took place on March 2 at the Minerva Nutrition Site with Pat Cuzzacr ea hosting. In attendance for the festivities wer e RSVP volunteers, town supervisors, and staff from area RSVP stations. Assisting were the Essex County Nutrition Site, Of fice of the Aging, ACAP, RSVP staf f and RSVP Advisory Group. Certificates of appr eciation wer e presented to ar ea stations; the new RSVP pins were handed out and a variety of door prizes were awarded. The RSVP 500 Club: Hours have been tallied for 2010 and we have a total of 17 volunteers with over 500 hours for the year . The value of these hours is immeasurable to our community and the stations they serve. A tip of the hat and a thank you to the 500 Club members, as well as all of our volunteers. Madge Genier 1,806.50 Bernie Mayer 1,450.50 Evelyn Mingo 1,435.75 Marilyn Cross 1,336.00 Evelyn Gravelle 1,032.00 Ann Dolback 873.00

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Minerva Super visor Sue M ontgomery Corey visits with Huber ta Conway of the RSVP advisor y group during t he M inerva/Newcomb volunteer recognition event.

Welcome our newest station In partnership with RSVP of Clinton County we welcome the North Country Underground Railr oad Historical Society and Museum as our newest station. Located at 1131 Mace Chasm Road (right next to Au Sable Chasm) the museum is seeking tour conductors, docents, greeters, and people to archive. Opening day is May 21.

Volunteer opportunities Station surveys wer e conducted and, in addition to our numer ous volunteer opportunities we have some exciting new ventures to share. Do you like people? Do you know your way around the area? We have the new Underground Railr oad Museum, Adirondack History Center , Lake Champlain V isitors Center, Cr own Point State Historic Site, Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commer ce,

Fort T iconderoga, T iconderoga Historical Society’s Hancock House and the Ir on Center who ar e always in need of assistance manning their info centers and giving tours. Do you have computer skills? We have offices looking for occasional letter / thank you note writers. Filing is always needed. Not inter ested in a weekly commitment? We have lots of onetime events: The Lake Champlain Bridge Dedication Event will be a two-day celebration, and in addition, we are always looking for volunteers for parades, car shows, and festivals of all types. A few hours of your time on one of these days would go a long way. If you are 55+ and interested in joining the RSVP team then give Janet or Barb a call at 546-3565 and we will find a niche for your talent. Tickets for the annual Memorial Day drawing are still on sale! (Barb Brassard is Essex County Retired Senior Volunteer Program director. RSVP is based in Port Henry.)

Above, Rose Sheffield was r ecently recognized for her volunteer efforts in the Au Sable area. Below, Clara Phibbs addr esses seniors during the RSVP Schroon/North Hudson recognition luncheon.

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fred@denpubs.com PORT HENRY — Madge Genier didn’t realize how busy she was until she was named Volunteer of the Year by the Retir ed & Senior Volunteer Program of Essex County. Genier, a Mineville r esident, logged 1,806.5 hours in 2010 knitting for the Holidays for Sharing pr ogram, which pr ovides warm items for r esidents of nursing homes and Christmas gifts for ACAP-Head Start children. “I didn’t know I worked that har d,” she joked. “I’ve always cr ocheted; it’s something I e njoy d oing, s o I m ight as w ell d o something people can benefit from.” RSVP has over 30 knitters and cr ochet artists pr oducing warm garments for children. In 2010 they logged 6,253 hours in the Holiday for Sharing program, knitting baby hats, blankets and sweaters for needy children and senior citizens. “Madge is dedicated to the pro gram,” said Barb Brassar d, RSVP dir ector. “Not only does she knit, she organizes all the yarn donated to the group and takes care of the program. She’s a real asset to our community.” Genier and other RSVP volunteers will be honored at an appr eciation luncheon April 27 at the Daisy Morton Center in Moriah. “We appr eciate all the har d work by Madge and all our volunteers,” Brassar d said. “The value of our volunteers’ gift of time to our communities is irreplaceable and we thank each and every one of them.” Brassard noted the week ofApril 10 is National Volunteer Week. “The Retir ed & Senior Pr ogram of Essex County would like to re cognize all of our 371 volunteers who serve at 83 stations and have logged over 55,500 hours in fiscal year 2010,” she said. “The RSVP staff is joined by the RSVP Advisory Group and our town and county officials in saluting our volunteers.” While Genier may be best known for her work with the Holiday for Sharing pro gram, it’s har dly her only volunteer ef fort. She works regularly with the Meals on Wheels program, is a member of the Moriah Senior Arts & Crafts Club and is a r egular at the

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Moriah community rallies for Medal of Honor recipient Dinner held to raise money for Raymond 'Buzz’ Wright tribute By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com

Madge Genier has been named the 2010 Volunteer of the Year by the Retired & Senior Program of Essex County. Genier and other RSVP v olunteers will be honored at an appreciation luncheon April 27 at the Daisy Morton Center in Moriah. Moriah Nutrition Site. She also served on the Moriah 911 committee. She has been an RSVP volunteer since 1998. “If something needs to be done I’ll help out if I can,” Genier said. “I have time.” The “Holiday for Sharing” program is Genier ’s pride and joy, though. “It really gives me a good feeling to know I’m making something someone else needs,” she said. In naming Genier V olunteer of the Year, RSVP also cited other program participants. It gave “honorable mention” to Bernice Mayer of Port Henry , who volunteer ed 1,450.50 hours last year , Evelyn Mingo of Schroon Lake with 1,435.75 hours, Marilyn Cross of Ticonderoga with 1,336 hours and Evelyn Gravelle of T iconderoga with 1,032 hours.

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MINEVILLE — A native son will be again honored by his heroism. Raymond “Buzz” Wright of Mineville, who r eceived the Medal of Honor in 1967 for his service in Vietnam, will be recognized by the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center at Fort Benning, Ga. He formally r eceived the Medal of Honor Sept. 19, 1968, from President Lyndon Johnson. Wright died in 1999 at age 53. The museum’s Hall of Honor includes photos and the stories of all the nation’s Medal of Honor winners, the highest awar d given for military service. W right is included in that exhibit. The museum is now expanding its Heritage Walk that leads from the Fort Benning parade ground to the museum. The walk is comprised of pavers with the name of each Medal of Honor recipient. “Every week hundreds of new soldiers graduate on the parade field,” saidetired r Gen. Edwin Burba, chairman of the National Infantry FoundationAdvisory Board. “After the ceremony the soldi ers mar ch down Heritage W alk, followed by their families and friends. It is a solemn moment for them to pass by the pavers that honor our country’s heroes.” Burba recently contacted Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava to ask if the local community would support the project by paying $250 for a paver with Wright’s name. “The entire community is very proud to have a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient from our town,” Scozzafava said. “We want to help honor Buzz Wright any way we can.” Scozzafava contacted the Mineville VFW to see if the veterans gr oup could assist. The VFW decided to host a spaghetti dinner on Saturday, May 7. “I hope we can get enough people to raise the money,” said Bernie Podres, Mineville VFW commander. “The guy (Wright) did a helluva job for us. Now we want to do something for him.” Moriah honored Wright in 2000 with the creation of Raymond “Buzz” Wright Park in Mineville located at the intersection of Plank Road and Raymond W right Road. The park has thr ee monuments—one honoring W right, another dedicated to Moriah men who died in Vietnam and a monument to World War I veterans. There have been 3,469 Medal of Honor ecipients r in American history. Only 85 are now alive. The Medal of Honor is the highest awar d for valor in combat pr esented to United States servicemen. It is presented by the president on behalf of Congress and is commonly known as the Congressional Medal of Honor. Wright also received the Silver Star. Wright, then 21 years old, was a member of theArmy’s 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam on May 2, 1967, w hen his unit came under attack. According to Army r ecords, Wright and another soldier saved their unit during an ambush fr om enemy bunkers. Records show Wright personally destroyed four enemy bunkers. See WRIGHT, page 15

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Wadhams man recently turned 100 years old By Keith Lobdell

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Another outdoor passion for Taylor started when a group of gentlemen spent the night at a hotel in Wadhams. “They were playing horseshoes, and me and a friend wer e watching them practice,” T aylor said. “After that, we went home and made our own stakes in the back yard and played the entire day. I guess you could say that I got bit by the horseshoe bug.” Numerous trophies and awards line a shelf in his living r oom, detailing his exploits as a horseshoe player. However, there is one particular rivalry that T aylor always r emembers. “We were over in Vermont competing, and there was this girl,” Taylor said. “It took me four times to beat her.” Along with being an avid outdoorsman, Taylor also could help liven up any party with his trusted fiddle. “I really enjoyed the music when I was young,” T aylor said. “I would play for the square dances. I enjoyed that. I would take my fiddle everywhere.” Taylor said that often, at the end of the meetings at the Wadhams Grange Hall, he and some friends would tune their instr uments and play for the dances that always followed the meetings. “The kids from Westport would always show up just as the meeting was ending,” he said.“I would tune the fiddle up and we would play for the dance.” Taylor said that he appreciates the music of his generation. “This modern music, I can’t get much into,” he said. Taylor said that he has enjoyed everything that he has been able to do and accomplish over the past century , which he believes is behind his longevity. “You gotta look at the bright side of things instead of the dark side,” Taylor said. “Don’t go around with a chip on your shoulder. It’s better to have something to laugh at.”

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time, was to be his escort/guard for the evening, and he had brought me along for the ride. There are a few things that I remember from that night. First, it took an awfully long time for the plane to arrive in the eyes of a young teenager who was not exactly the most patient person I know. Secondly, I remember how the fans came up to meet the NASCAR legend, son of “King” Richard Petty, with a huge following of fans. Thirdly, this was the first time I can remember asking a question that was journalistic. I remember all of the media people sitting around Petty and asking questions. I spoke up and asked what it was like to finish behind his father in an event. The response was something like, “I thought maybe he’d go easy and let me win for a change.” The thing was, he didn’t look down on me. He answered my question just like all of the other ones that were asked. I think someone even used it in a story. So, maybe, this is where the whole reporter thing started.

get four gallons of gas and paying one or once, he may have not been dollar for it (there’s a 180 for you); and the oldest man in the room. other things. Both men also lit up when it came to When I was preparing to sit down the topic of hunting. Both live for the with soon-to-be 100-year-old Donald woods, and both have bagged their fair Taylor, I was told that it might be nice share of game. But my if I took a familiar face grandfather almost cried with me when I went when he saw the two over to his farmhouse in racks — 13- and eightWadhams. point — that Taylor So, on that suggesbrought out, by hand, to tion, I took the oldest display. I think they alguy I know (at least, most made him jealous. until then) — my grandWhen we left, though, father, Lawrence Bliss. there was a small spikeIt was quite the expehorn rack. rience to listen to “That’s more my Gramp and Don sit and Keith Lobdell style,” my grandfather talk. I would ask a Valley News Editor joked. question, Don would Speaking of people answer it, and the two named Lawrence Bliss, an interview I of them would recount the days of did this week also reminded me of a their youth growing up in the area and night I spent with my uncle at Aireverything that happened here. borne Raceway. Their stories were not that different, He came one night when I was in my even though Don does have an eightearly teens and picked me up at my year jump on my grandfather (Don is grandparents, but I didn’t know why. 100 on April 30, Gramp is 92 in OctoOn the way, there was a commercial ber). They talked a lot about the that Kyle Petty would be at Airborne dances that used to be held at the that night. He turned to me and said, Wadhams Grange Hall; the music, “Guess what? We’re going to the airwhich was often played by Taylor and port to pick Kyle up right now.” others; the price of things, as Don exMy uncle, who was in the BCI at the plained that he remembered going to

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the New York State Pr esident of Christian W omen United fr om 1984 –1987 and r eceived its highest honor, the Valiant Women Award. She served on the Staff Parish Relations Committee for 20 years, was the Chur ch Council Chairwoman for 10 years for the Ticonderoga First United Methodist Churc h and also served on the by-laws committee for the Methodist Church Troy Conference from 2006-2009. Mouradian is the 2004 r ecipient of the Law Day Award from the Essex County New York Bar Association. She has been a Moses Ludington Hospital foundation member and continues to serve on the Parks, Recr eation, Historic Lands & Monuments Committee of T iconderoga. Along with her late husband, Dr. Henry Mouradian, she participated in two medical mission pr ojects with the Christian Medical Society to the Dominican Republic and aTiwan. “The Carillon Gar den Club is very pr oud and honored to have such a distinguished member who continues to serve the club, the community and the world. Joyce has been and continues to be a leader and role model in her charming and humble way . It is tr uly a pleasur e to work together and carry out the missions of the National Gard en Clubs, Inc., the FGCNYS, Inc. and the local Carillon Garden Club,” said Rettig. For more information about the National Garden Clubs, Inc. go online at www .gardenclub.org. For information about the Carillon Gard en Club contact Rettig at 585-7247 or Joyce Cooper at 585-2640. The Carillon Garden Club generally meets on the third Thursday each month at 10 a.m. at the Hague Community Building on Route 8 in Hague and is eager to have new members.

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RSVP receives Stewart’s grant PORT HENRY — The Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Essex County was re cently awarded a Stewart’s Holiday Match donation in the amount of $1,500. Stewart’s collected and matched donations in their shops from Thanksgiving until Christmas, a tradition since 1986. The RSVP donation is being used to purchase yarn for its “Holidays for Sharing” program, during which volunteers make hats, mittens, scarves and blankets for children. Adir ondack Community Action Program then distributes the items to needy children at holiday time and on an as-needed basis throughout the year.

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Ti Marine marks bloody anniversary on Iwo Jima of the battle, but suffered more than 2,400 casualties. “We tried to dig in (foxholes), but the isTICONDEROGA — Ray Tolar made a vow land was volcanic r ock and you couldn’t 66 years ago to honor the sacrifices of his fel- dig,” Tolar said. “Y ou wer e in the open all the time. It was so rocky you didn’t have any low Marines. That’s why each Feb. 19 T olar will raise his cover.” At one point, pinned down by Japanese American flag and salute. fire, Tolar used the body of a dead Marine “For me this is a cause,” the Ticonderoga man said. “It’s important to remember what for cover. “I don’t know who he was, but he saved freedom costs, to remember those who have my life that day,” Tolar said. died.” After three days of fighting Marines capFeb. 19, 1945, U.S. Marines landed on the tured Mount Suribachi, the island’s highest Japanese island of Iwo Jima. The small ispoint. Ther e Marines raised an American land, about 10 square miles, was vital to an anticipated American invasion of Japan that flag, a moment that became famous thanks to a photo shown around the world. would end World War II. “I didn’t see it right away; we were trying Tolar, then an 18-year -old, and his fellow our best to stay low,” Tolar said of the flag. Marines were told Iwo Jima would be a 3-5 “But I saw it later.” day “warm up” for the invasion of Japan. It Many assumed the flag raising was a symturned out to be one of the bloodiest battles bol of victory. in history. “That was r eally just the start of the batWhen U.S. Marines finally secured the istle,” Tolar said. land on Mar ch 16, they had 6,891 dead and In the fierce combat, Tolar and four other more than 18,000 wounded. All but 212 of the Marines became separated from their unit. 22,000 Japanese defenders on the island On t heir o wn s everal d ays, Tolar a nd t he died. Tolar turned down a scholarship to RPI to men were classified Missing in Action. They join the Marines in 1942. By the time he ran out of food and water. Tolar came across the body of a dead Mareached Iwo Jima, he was a grizzled veteran rine. Searching the man’s pack for ammunihaving seen combat in the Marshall Islands, tion and other useful items, he found an apSaipan and Tinian. “None of them wer e easy,” Tolar recalled ple. “I’ll admit it, I thought about eating that of the Pacific battles. “And it wasn’t just the apple,” Tolar said. battles. Once we spent 41 days on a transport Instead, he took it back to fellow lost (ship). We c ouldn’t u se l ights a t n ight b ecause the Japanese might see us; we had to Marines and cut it into five pieces. “No one said thank you, but they didn’t stay below. We had bad air, bad food; it was have to,” he r ecalled. “The looks on their a terrible experience.” faces said it all. But while T olar, a member of the Marine “Every time I turn on the water I think of 4th Division, had seen action, nothing pr eIwo,” Tolar said. “When I eat I always leave pared him for Iwo Jima. a f ew m orsels o n m y p late, j ust b ecause I “We came in the first wave, on the right can. I’ll never forget those days.” flank,” he r ecalled of the Iwo Jima landing. The casualty rate among Marines on Iwo “We expected a lot of fire, but there wasn’t.” The Japanese had retreated from the beach Jima was a staggering 22 per cent, but Tolar escaped unhurt. and had established defensive positions in “I was one of the luckiest Marines ever ,” caves and bomb craters. Their strategy was he said. “We lost so many buddies. We were to allow the Americans to advance into caredemoralized.” fully-devised “kill zones.” The battle taught Americans the resolve of That strategy worked. Americans wer e able to cut the island in two on the first day Japanese defense. It played a key role in the

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When did we become what we eat? By Bonnie Sprinkle

AFAA Certified Personal Trainer When did obesity become such a mainstream condition? The numbers of people being classified as obese, morbidly obese or severely morbidly obese are increasing at alarming rates. Children are being diagnosed with obesity related conditions at younger ages than ever before. To me it seems this really started to become an issue about a decade after healthy eating started to decline. When did we stray away from healthy eating? Many lifestyle factors played into why; working mothers, busy kids schedules, quick easy pre-made meals, fast food and the new availability of treats, snacks, junk foods and mor e income to spend on it all. Diets, diet products, restrictive food fads, and weight loss quests came and went. Many pounds wer e lost and gained back soon after. I remember when the TV Dinner commercials first came out. This was pr obably around 1960. What a marketing plan. Pr omote it to people watching TV as an idea to keep them ar ound the TV. I had to wait for I wanted to have a TV Dinner so bad, the months before actually having a TV Dinner. commercials made them sound so gr eat! They were an extra, a luxury, not something Turned out the dinners wer e horrible. They to just have for no reason. came in Fried Chicken, Turkey, or Salisbury

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changing school lunches. Involving the students and using the school kitchen to not only produce the lunches but to educate and train the students on how to pr epare those meals. Rachael Ray r ecently said on a talk show that our students ar e not learning skills needed for daily survival. They study to pass tests, but can’t cook a meal using whole foods. The movies “Super Size Me” & “Fast Food Nation” brought the publics attention to the health dangers of fast food on a daily basis. Those meals do appeal to our taste buds & pocketbooks. What could be better than fast food that is cheap and also tastes good. The movies go on to expose what is so bad about that. Wouldn’t it have been truly great if we had been a nation of the healthy fast meal, a dish of rice, veggie and bean stir fry or a hearty soup/chili containing a balance of nutritional whole foods. I still think a fast food joint that served “real food, done fast” or “whole food meals r eady now”, type of fast food place would thrive. Jamie Oliver r ecently made over a long time burger joint to bring their special burger meal platter down from about 1,400 calories down to 485 calories while keeping it the same price, making it healthy and keeping it delicious. The owner and customers didn’t want to give up their by-products / saturated fat / sodium filled bur ger and fries. The owner needed to keep it affordable, the customer wanted it tasty and nutritious. He came up with r eal beef burger and side salad for the same price but with that huge calorie difference. He’s working on changing one community at a time into healthier school lunches as well as healthier eating at home. Our grandpar ents ate in season, fr esh, whole foods. They knew what was in their food. Rich meals wer e r eserved for special occasions. Desserts wer e moderate, tasty dishes with moderate amounts of sugar, not the ultra rich desserts of today . They knew they needed to eat a good breakfast to begin their day. Eat your three squares was a saying. Water was the favor ed beverage. They walked a lot more in daily life, lifting clothes to the line, hand moving the lawn, re al labor just around the house. Now with rising food costs it makes even more sense to get back to basics. Save money and get healthy at the same time. What is more economical than a rice, bean and fresh veggie dish. How about a nice homemade soup, chili or beef stew? Nutritious and tasty also. Soon fresh produce will be available at farm stands. Yes, it can be a slow pr ocess to make the changes… a lifetime really. While it took our nation 50 years to get into this state, I believe it could be turned ar ound within 10 maybe even five years. Each small change pro duces some results and as those er sults add up, better health risks reduce, and better health results ... yes it can be turned around.

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