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RICK BUSH recently dropped off a piece of
verse written by Carl Zehr about Lapse Farney that
he said should appear in this column.
I asked if I'd be sued if I printed it and he
assured me that I would be protected by his lawyer.
I normally wouldn't worry, but Rick claims his
lawyer is Larry Virkler.
This whole thing started when a covey (that's
bird talk for about a dozen in this case) of North
Country hunters took off in January for a week of
deer huntin' in Alabama,
I'm told the safari was organized by Allan
Matuszczak who was just plain sick and tired of
milking his cows this winter.
Anyway, after outfitting themselves and
traveling to the sunny south for a week, our fearless
shooters returned without doing any serious
damage to the wildlife population of that
Confederate State. Rick says those Southerners are
still just getting even. He thinks there are more deer
in his back yard than there appears to be in the
whole State of Alabama,
Anyway, in the interest of getting to the truth, we
pass along Carl's version of one Alabama episode:
Ode to Lanse Farney
As Lanse was a hunting in Alabam,
He sat twelve feet high in his tree stand.
His eyes were tired from the long day,
safety strap heldfiim. as he began to sway.
When outfrom nowhere stepped this fine buck.
Lanse drew up his gun and said, "Just my luck! "
The width is perfect but he lacks eight points."
With disappointment he put the gun down,
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Notes pom All Over
CH7
Wednesday, Feb. 10 - Sweetheart Spaghetti Dinner at
Harrisville United Methodist Church, 5 p.m. Takeouts available at 4:15 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 11 - Spaghetti Dinner at St. Peter's
Church, Lowville, 5-7 p.m. Take-outs available at
4:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Rosary Altar Society.
Thursday, Feb. 11 - 2nd Annual Valentine's Spaghetti
Supper, sponsored by Lyons Falls Library, at
McManus Hotel, Lyons Falls, 8 p.m. Take-outs
available.
Thursday, Feb. 11 - Sign up for Croghan - Lowville area
Food $en$e Program, noon to 6 p.m., at 6963
Convent St., Croghan.
Thursday, Feb. 11 - Rummage sale at the Trinity
Episcopal Church parish hall, Lowville, 9:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 12 = Gospel Quartet, Brothers In Grace, to
perform at Naumburg Mennonite Church, 7:30 p.r.i.
Saturday, Feb. 13 - Ham Dinner, 4:30 - 8 p.m., at Lowville Mennonite Church, Ridge Road. Take-outs available.
Saturday, Feb. 13 - Snomobile Poker Run and Roast Pork
Dinner at Copenhagen Fire Hall, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
dinner begins at 5 p.m. Registration is from 9 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 13 - Spaghetti Dinner, hosted by the
Brantingham Snowmobile Club, Ine, at Buck's Place,
Brantingham, 4-8 p*m.
Saturday, Feb. 13 - Annual Winter Festival Parade, 10
a«tn., in Brantingham, sponsored by the Brantingham
Snowmobile Club, Inc. Snomads. Children's games in
C.J.'s Restaurant parking lot, 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 14 - Annual Fishing Derby sponsored by
Brantingham Snowmobile Club.
Sunday Feb. 14 - Chicken Barbecue at Brantingham Fire
Hall, 11 a.m., benefit of the 3-G Fire Department.
Tuesday, Feb. 16 - Valentine's Super Spaghetti Supper at
Stump's! Tavern, Cfoghan, 5 to 7 p.m., sponsored by
the Croghan Lions Club. Take-outs available.
Tuesday, Feb. 1$ - All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Supper at
Grace Episcopal Church, Cataract St., Copenhagen,
on Shrove Tuesday, Feb. 16, from 5 t6 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 21 - Chicken barbecue at Copenhagen Fire
Hall beginning at noon. Halves, dinners, takeouts
available, Senior citizens discount offered.
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up. The pair had covered their noses with paper
napkins since they didn't want to catch th©flu
front which Rick was just recovering. But w,hen.
Rick showed up, it became apparent that the*flu
bug was not the problem. Larry says, "Youxan
ask Chris Monnat. The odor of skunk was t
overpowering."
An investigation revealed that it was coming
from, the unsuspecting Trapper Riek who was
then pressured by his "friends" to leave, Larry
says it was so bad that when Rick got to work at
the feed mill, his co-workers sent him home.
An Epilogue:
NOW WE COULD leave this all right here —
I don't know if you've ever stopped at Gary's
but that wouldn't be any fun:
Restaurant in Lowville in the morning between
6 and 7 a.m. but it goes On like this every day,
The "girls" (and I'm told I should refer to them
CHECKING WITH LARRY Virkler to find
as women to be correct) serve great meals and
where the truth lies is not necessarily a wise
you'll enjoy the early morning banter. Just be
decision. But Larry says I only have to check with
careful.
If you don't have a good grip on
Chris Monnat and she will back him up. (This story
yourself,
stay out of any conversations with any
just gets scarier)'
Larry tells me that Rick's experience with life on of a bunch of men, several of whom appear
trying to- be louder than the waitress.
the wildside has not improved.
A word to the wise,
Larry says Rick fancies himself a trapper and
that he live-traps and releases local neighborhood
squirrels in an effort to ease the pressure on the
food chain around his bird feeders. Larry adds that
Someone recently left a hefty ring of keys in'
things got a bit out of hand last week when Rick
the Lowville Post Office. I'm sure someone
accidentally captured a neighborhood skunk.
needs them back for they include several keys
"I guess Rick didn't realize that the skunk
that look like they fit dispensing machines.
squirted him and he headed downtown for his
Several o f the keys look as if they would be
regular early morning cup of coffee.
hard to duplicate, The keys also include a metal
About the same time, at Gary's Restaurant,
tag with numbers punched on it. The Post Office
waitress Kari Bush and Larry's brother, Skip, were has asked us to try and help them find their
getting ready for the unsuspecting Rick to show
owners. I f you're keyless, stop in and see us.
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his body shaking, his face in a frown.
As he went up the trail to tell his story,
his companions could tell that he 'd been in glory.
But agony set in when his partner said,
"Lanse, you idiot, you didn 't use your head.
Only one is a must, you should have shot!
That buck you left would have won the pot!"
A city slicker would have shot, he was sure,
But $240 was the loss he endured.
The crew teased Lanse and never failed to remind
that the gas was paid for by the "pot" left behind.
What's
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Development Consortium
Building Business
WATERTOWN - In April of
1998, a group of volunteers from
organizations throughout Jefferson
and Lewis counties joined forces to
establish a cooperative workforce
training network. The North Country Workforce Development Consortium, comprised of 17 member
organizations, is already realizing,,;
the benefits of their vision.
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Last year, two courses were
held with over 35 employees from
ten different companies receiving
training - training that might not
otherwise have been available to
them. By offering this cooperative
training program, those involved
are able to overcome the obstacles
that faced them previously, such as
class sizes too small to support a
course, the ability to communicate
training opportunities to potential
users and the high cost of special
training programs.
"By working together,.we are
able to offer training to manufacturers and organizations on a cooperative basis," commented Consortium
Steering Committee Chairman Ray
Ames of Climax Manufacturing in
Carthage. "North Country employers realize they need to provide their
employees with technical training
and skills improvement but may
not have had enough staff members
to make it feasible to provide the
courses oh their own.
"Not only can we set up the
courses that they have expressed a
desire for, but manufacturers have
also opened up the opportunity to
allow others into their own plants
for training they may already have
planned," he added. "By increasing
the number of attendees, they help
to decrease their spending for that
training."
Mr. Ames explained that training is open to all North Country
organizations, but those who are
members of the Consortium realize
a discount in exchange for their annual dues payments. Dues to belong to the consortium are charged
at $1.50 for each full time employee at the member facility, with
a maximum amount of $750.
Members of the Consortium
are located throughout the region
and include: Armstrong Industrial
Specialties, Beaver Falls; Champion International, Deferiet; Climax
Paperboard, Lowville; Climax
Packaging, Carthage; FISCHERCAST Division of Fisher Gauge,
Clinic
LYONS FALLS - The Lewis
County Public Health Agency will
be conducting an immunization
clinic at the Forest Presbyterian
Church in Lyons Falls on Wednesday, Feb. 17, from 9:30 - 10;30
a.m.
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Watertown; Knowlton Specialty
Papers, Watertown; Kraft General
Foods, Lowville; Lyons Falls Pulp
& Paper, Lyons Falls; New York
Air Brake Corp., Watertown;
REXAM DSI, in Brownville and
Lowville;
Slack
Chemical,
Carthage; Stature Electric, Watertown; Foit Drum 10th Mountain
Division; Great Lakes Cheese,
Adarns; Beaverite Products, Beaver
Falls; and CZL Machining, Watertown.
; The goal of the training network is to establish a plan to promote continuous learning, identify
needs, assess existing systems,
measure performance and develop
improvements, whenever necessary.
"We conduct an assessment of each
member organization to determine
what training they need, what they
expect from that training and how
best we can provide it," according
to Mr. Ames. That process is accomplished through two coordinators who represent the interests of
the Consortium, Karen Ames and
Dave Stone; as well as an annual
training plan review which has been
contracted to Patricia Wilson of CITEC, Inc. Potsdam,
The courses offered last fall
were Industrial Electricity, Phase 1
and 5, and Kepner Tregoe Problem
Solving, Courses currently planned
for 1999 will provide training to
over 165 individuals under such
planned topics as Industrial Electricity, Phase 2, 3, 5A and 7; Geometric Dimensions & Tblerancing; Internal Auditor Training; Print Reading for Industry, Levels 1, 2 and 3;
Pneumatic System Maintenance;
Hydraulic System Maintenance,
Levels 1,2 and 3; Analytical Troubleshooting; Process Variation
(SPC); Rigging Basics; and Industrial Welding.
Support of this tremendous
business-building effort is provided
by a number of educational and
business partners including: Jefferson Community College; Jefferson
County Department of Employment and Training; CI-TEC, Inc.;
BOCES; Jefferson County Job Development Corporation;
Lewis
County Industrial Development
Agency; Greater Watertown Chamber of Commerce; Development
Authority of the North Country and
Empire State Development.
Meetings of the Steering Committee are generally held the first
Thursday of the month at the Adult
Learning Center of the Jefferson
County BOCES. If your organization or manufacturing
facility
Would like to know more about the
training services available through
the Consortium, or to apply for
membership, please contact Karen
Ames at 782-5126, or Dave Stone
at 232-3172,
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Tuesday, F e b . 9,1999
fMt/ Heart in a Prayer
!As Ifeet your night wind blow about me
And I whisper my Heart in a prayer
IkfwvJ thatybu, Lord, are in heaven
And you tookjon my heart and you care.
Jou know that my thoughts finjjer-endtess
On. how to reach out with this (bve
This love—it Burns hot like an ember
It surely must be from above.
Top [ace a fqss on herforehead
One time could never erase
find whisper die dear words, "1 love you,"
That no other words can replace.
Oh, Lord, couCdfour wind take, my message
Andivhisp kisses upon her dear cheek?
CouCdfour stars that dangle in heaven
'Watch over her there white she steeps?
And-oli~your Bright morning sunshine
Coutdit warm the room, where she lays?
S\s Jour chickadees aCCftocf^ together
Coutdtfiey wake, her with their serenade?
Oh, Lord, four mercies are endless
And you've far fetter words than attmine
Coutdyou reach in her heart and implant thislhat I (bve my dear grandma
And hope my dear grandma
OQtozos mj tbvi for her stands stittin time.
By Cindy !Ramsc\j
2/3/99
South Lewis Recognizes
Outstanding Employees
TURIN - The South Lewis
Central High School Shared Decision Making Team has announced
its first Employees of the Month
recipients. The Shared Decision
Making Team will recognize one
teacher and one support staff member each month for outstanding
service to the students of South
Lewis. Earning honors for February
are high school math Instructor,
Joann Ventura, and custodian, Linda
Ehlers.
Mrs. Joann Ventura his worked
in the South Lewis district for over
15 years. She is a treasure member
of the high school faculty and goes
above and beyond' for South Lewis
students. A banner she stitched for
the southlewis S.A.D.D. chapter
hangs in the South Lewis gymnasium as a reminder of the hazards of
drinking and driving. Her creativity
is also showcased in her classroom
with colorful and educational bulletin boards.
Mrs, Linda Ehlers is a graduate
of South Lewis and attended
BOCES for food preparation. She
resides in the school district and has
been employed by South Lewis as a
custodian since 1995. She always
has a friendly smile and takes great
pride in keeping her area of the
school building in tip-top condition.
Social Security in
Rep. in Lowville
A representative from the Social Security Department Will be
at the Lewis County Department of
Social Services, Outer Stowe
Street. (County Building) Lowville,
on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 17 and 24,
from 10 a.m. until all are served.
For more information contact the
Social Security Office at 190 Stone
Street! Watertown, N,Y. 13601, or
call 1-800-772-1213.
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