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BRINGING YOU THE NEWS AND VIEWS OF HISTORIC PLATTSBURGH, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

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Farmers markets springing up once again throughout the region. PAGE 6

Clinton County, New York

A day of learning at Champlain Telephone Company

Saturday, May 18, 2013

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This Week BEEKMANTOWN

By Shaun Kittle shaun@denpubs.com CHAMPLAIN — On Thursday, May 2, the Champlain Telephone Company held the 2013 Technology Showcase at the Knights of Columbus on Oak Street. It was the first showcase of its kind since the company was started in 1903. “The most important thing is that we continue to adapt to change,”said Vicki Marking, marketing manager for the Champlain Telephone Company. “We’re so much more than just a traditional telephone company.” About 50 people showed up to the three-hour-long event, which was comprised of five workshops: social media, CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

Students get a chance to be job shadows. PAGE 2 TASTE OF BROADWAY

Adirondack woodturner Kenneth Gadway, left, shows Penny Clute a black walnut bowl he crafted. Gadway was one of many vendors present during the opening day of the Plattsburgh Farmers and Crafters Market on Saturday, May 11. The market will run every Saturday until October from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Farmers Market Pavilion in downtown Plattsburgh. For more information, visit plattsburghfarmersandcraftersmarket.com Photo by Shaun Kittle

Preserving history, one tile at a time By Shaun Kittle

Seton Catholic to perform musical ‘Godspell.’ PAGE 3 FREDERICK HALSEY

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Brianna Rotella, a junior at Chazy Central Rural School, recently added this bald eagle to the dozen of ceramic tiles she has already completed for a mural depicting the military history and tourism opportunities of the North Country. Once completed, the mural will be displayed at the Plattsburgh International Airport.

CHAZY Ñ The art room in the Chazy Central Rural High School is filled with ceramic tiles. There are thousands of them, popping out of boxes, stacked on shelves and spread out on the window sills. They are like pieces to a gigantic jigsaw puzzle, which will come together to form a mural to be displayed in the Plattsburgh International Airport sometime next year. Once complete, the lower portion of the mural will act as a time line of military history in the region, while the top will show off everything the region has to offer—from outdoor recreation to natural beauty. Students in Margaret Gruetzmacher’s eighth through twelfth grade classes have been participating in the project since the beginning of the school year. At the head of the project is Bucky Seiden, who in 2008 helped local elementary school students create the ceramic mosaic that now adorns the Clinton County Government Center in Plattsburgh. CONTINUED ON PAGE 9

Drive on to raise funds to repair historic gravesite. PAGE 4

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