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GREENWICH JOURNAL Page 4 SALEM PRESS Thursday, Novembers, 1998 A Journal Essay No... vember No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease, No comfortable feel in any member — No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees, No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds, November! So wrote an English poet and humorist, Thomas Hood (1799 - 1845). The poem is entitled “No.” Pursuing the negative, we might add the following: No garden, no swimming, no tan of the skin, No light in the evening, no dew at the dawn, No green in the maples, no blush on the rose. No blue in the heavens, just frost on the nose. But, we hate being negative: No thunder, no lightning, nn humiditv, No swelter, no dampness, no sweating at all. No ants at a picnic, no mosquitoes that sting. No negative ads ■ no political spin1 Aias, there are still negatives to consider: No fishing, no biking, no skntehoarding. too. No baseball, no softball, no tennis, no golf, No horseshoes, nofrisbee, no living of kites. No dancing away those warm, sultry nights. \No shirt, no shoes, no service \ - No need to read that sign, No more mowing of grass, No evening sunshine, No sleeping beneath the stars in the sky. No droning of insects to slumber bv. No expectations, no revelries. No parties, no concerts, no high degrees. No time to do projects that should have been done. The fall’s on the wane and winter soon comes. Finally, perhaps, vve should look on the “bright\ side: No need to i ;et up early To be the early bird. No harm in sleeping in. There is no overload Of work that anxiously awaits, It can remain a while more After all, it is November, The harvest has been stored. It's time quite soon for giving thanks. It s time to sit, relax. To pause a little longer And time to scratch your back. The work of the year is finished. The yard is now leaf-free. Kick back, lie back, view tv. Root for the Cowboys, cheer for the Jets, Munch some snacks, watch Alex Tre beck - November's a month of no regrets If the piled wood is split and dry, Heap it on the fire, burn it tonight Let it make the grayness bright. Enjov indoor warmth this month You've earned it. You Ye done everyone’s bidding. Remember, it is November. It's No... vember ... no kidding. That’s it. N o more. Harvest Dance The Ladies Auxiliary of the Green wich Elks will hold their annual Har vest Dance on Saturday, November 23, at 8 p.m. at the Lodge. Dancing will be to ihe music o f \L-oki\ from 8 to midnight. Tickets are available from any Aux iliary member or at the door. Greenwich Fire Dept. Auxiliary The Greenwich Fire Department Auxiliary will meet Thursday, Novem ber 12, at 7 p.m. at the firehouse. Town board meeting The Greenwich Town Board will meet on Tuesday, November 10, at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall, 2 Academy street, Greenwich. Village Board The Greenwich Village Board will hold its regular meeting on Monday, November 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Com munity Center on Academy street. m The Greenwich Journal & S a l v i u Pr ess (UPS 229-380) Established October 13,1842 , Sally B. Tefft, Publisher Sally B. Tefft, Managing Editor W B jll Published every Thursday by Tefft Publishers, Inc. 35 Salem St., Greenwich, N.Y. 12834-0185 Telephone: [518] 692-2266 - FAX# [518] 692-2589 Office hours: M o n d a y through Friday 8:00 a.m. to noon & 1 :00 to 4:30 p.m. Official Newspaper for Washington County, the Towns of: Greenwich, Jackson and Argyle; & the Villages of: Greenwich, Argyle and Victory. Subscription Rates-One Year Sally B. Tefft— Washington County - 23.00 President, Treasurer All Others - $26.00 Vice President, Secretary Single Copy - 60 cents Subscribers: To insure timely delivery, please notify us immediately of any change in address or correction P O S T M A S T E R : Sand » d d r M » changes to The Journal-Press, P .O . Box 1 8 5 , Greenwich, N .Y . 12834-0185. Periodical Postage paid irt Greenwich, New York, 12834 ___________ _______ LETTER TO THE EDITOR Terrible economic conditions recited Dear Editor, Wake Up America! This country is in terrible shape economically The standard o f living of the middle class majority has fallen noticeably in the past several years. See if you agree with these statement's or those of our elected officials that proclaim otherwise. I Personal savings are at a 60-vear low That was about the time of the Great Depression. 2. Wage reduction and concessions have pushed back earnings to the level they were 10 years ago. There has been no similar lowering of food prices nor a decrease in the amount of money workers must pay in taxes. 3. More adults are living with their parents and for longer periods of time to attain financial stability They simply cannot afford a place of their own. 4. If things continue as they are, it is projected that five percent of ihe population will be able to retire at age 65. 5. Retirement plans, which are paid for exclusively by the employer, have been all but eliminated for the middle class. More and more it has become the responsibility of the employee to pro vide for his own \golden years.\ Natu rally this is not the case for those in government and state positions. Repre sentative Gerald Solomon is a good ex ample. He will collect $65,000 per year after retirement. This is 50 per cent of the salary that he collected as a government official. 6. Today a college education does not guarantee an adequate income to meet expenses. In some cases, two adults working do not generate enough income to live comfortably. Ten yeari ago either of these working conditions made for a nice living for the family. 7. Americans are working as hard as •Hhey can. Yet they cannot earn enough money to meet expenses. It is no won der that they are frustrated and angry. The average paid vacation in Australia is eight weeks per year. French workers enjoy five weeks paid vaca tion. American workers are lucky to get two weeks off with pay. 8. Discontent is showing up even in the work place. There have beer, many reported instances where workers have shot and killed co-workers and bosses. There was one such incident in Ben nington, Vt. 9. Children are being injured and worse by other children. Our schools used to be a safe haven for our children to learn and assemble. This is not the case any more. Even small towns have been torn apan by violence. The Republicans claim credit for a balanced; budget. The Democrats claim credit' for a strong economy, i agree they are both responsible for the way things are in America 1998. The voters have not been holding the law makers responsible for their misrepresentation of our interests. Special interest groups control our legislators and laws. Our standard of living is going down. We must tell elected officials our needs Wake Up, America, Complain, com plain, complain, before it's too late! Barbara Peters Argy le Big Brothers Big Sisters High school programs U t t T ’ This Week in History November 5 - the three hundred ninth day of the year Unrest in England: Wat Tyler's Rebellion began in 1380 and the Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament was in 1605 - making this Guy Fawkes Day Roy Rogers, who died this year, was bom in 1912. November 6 - the three hundred tenth day of the year John Philip Sousa was born in 1854. Dr. James A. Naismith was born in 1861. The first college football game was played in 1869. Vietnam peace talks began in Paris in 1968. November 7 - the three hundred eleventh day of the year The Battle of Tippecanoe took place in 1811. Thomas Nast used an elephant to symbolize the Republican Party in 1874. Billy Graham was born in 1918. Invasion of North Africa began in 1942. November 8 - the three hundred twelfth day of the year Cortes entered the Aztec capital, now Mexico City, in 1519. The Louvre opened as a museum in 1793. Russia (1917): the Bolshevik Revolution Germany (1923): the Beer House Putsch November 9 - the three hundred thirteenth day of the year The Pilgrims sighted Cape Cod in 1620. Benedict Arnold arrived at Quebec in 1775. Spiro Agnew was born in 1913 In 1965 the lights went out here and nearly every where else in the Northeast. November 10 - the three hundred fourteenth day of the year The first English settlement in Connecticut, at Saybrook, was established in 1635. Dutch New Amsterdam became English New York in 1674. November 11 - the three hundred fifteenth day of the year Slave revolt leader Nat Turner was hanged in 1831. The World War 1 armistice was signed in 1918. Armistice Day became Veterans' Day in 1954. Big Brothers Big Sisters o f Warren, Washington Counties and the Town of Moreau are planning to meet the ini tiative of General Colin Powell for 2000. to \Step up to the Plate\. General Powell has challenged Rig Brothers Big Sisters of America to double the number of children served by tlie year 2000 One way to do so is to bccome more involved in the schools. Stephanie Rozelle, Executive Direc tor of the area organization located in Glens Falls, has set a goal to launch new programs of Big Brothers Big Playwright to give talk and workshop Playwright Mary Gallagher* whose play Windshook will be presented by the Adirondack Community College (ACC) Theater Program on November 19-22, will be at the college on Mon day, November 9, to talk about the up coming production and teach a playvvrighting workshop. The public is invited to attend Gal lagher's address, which will be held from 12 30 to 2 p.m., and stay for the playvvrighting workshop, which follows from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Both events will take place in the ACC Theater. Mary Gallagher is an actress, direc tor and author whose plays include De Donde>. Father Dreams, Buddies, Lit tle Bird, Dog Eat Dog, and How to Say Goodbye Her visit is being sponsored by the ACC Theater Program. AH County Chorus to be at Whitehall The fall vocal festival concert will be held on Saturday, November 14, at 5 p.m. in the Whitehall Central School High school auditorium, hosted by the Washington County Area Music Teachers Association. An Elementary, Junior High, and Senior High All County Chorus will be performing. It consists of 90-100 selected students from ten Washington County area schools. They are Argyle, Cambridge, Bolton Landing, Lake George, Salem, Greenwich, Granville, Fort Ann, Fort Edward and Whitehall. The students for the chorus have been selected according to ability and participation in their school choruses at the discretion of their music teacher. Junior and Senior high students have NYSSMA solo festival scores taken into consideration. NEWCO Menu Monday, November 9 - Chicken ala king, diced potato, diced carrots, peas and mushrooms, dinner roll, fresh pear. Tuesday, November 10 - Manicotti, homemade marinara, mixed green salad, Italian green beans, Italian bread, pitted prunes. , Wednesday, November 11 - Veter ans Day observance. Thursday, November 12 - Frank furters - low sodium, baked beans, coleslaw, hot dog roll, butterscotch pudding. Friday, November 13 - Liver w/bacon and onions, potato au gratin,- broccoli cuts, pumpernickel bread, ice cream cup. Sisters in area high schools for the 1998-99 school year. Currently, Glens Falls High school has such a program involving eleven student volunteer \Bigs\ A new program was begun in Fort Edward High school. Rozelle is in the process o f nego tiating with Hartford Central School principal and the guidance office at Fort Ann. Also, she is working with Richard Zwin, Guidance Counselor at Green wich Central to launch a Big Brothers Big Sisters in the high school. ACC conferences on government The Adirondack Community Col lege (ACC) Office of Continuing Edu cation will offer a series o f conferences for local government officials dealing with planning and case law. zoning board of appeals basics, and enacting local laws. Each o f the conferences will be held in ACC’s Scoville Learning Center auditorium, Room 206, from 6:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission to each conference is free. The series is co-sponsored by the New York State Department of State, the Planning and Community Develop ment Departments of Warren and Washington Counties, and ACC's Of fice o f Continuing Education. Planning and Zoning Case Law. will be held Thursday, November 5, dealing with the latest changes in state and federal courts in tlie area of land use. Zoning Board of Appeals Basics. will be held Wednesday, December 2. The program will address some of the basics for members of the zoning board of appeals including how zoning relates to town, village and city planning, the powers and duties of tlie local legisla tive body and local enforcement offi cials, and standards for the issuance of use and area variances. Doing It Right the hirst Time: Local Enactments, will be held Wednesday, December 9. Department of State train ers will explain the process a munici pality must go through in order to adopt a resolution, ordinance or local law, and the merits of using each procedure. Discussion topics will include notices of provision and posting, required hear ings and referrals, SEQRA compliance. Filing requirements and certification. Tuition is free, but participants must pre-register at least a week prior to the scheduled conference. To register for these courses, contact the ACC Office of Continuing Education County Committee The Washington County Board of Supervisors' Planning, Community Development and Tourism Committee will meet Monday, November 9, at 1:30 p.m. in Fort Edward. The agenda includes discussions of housing pro gram grants, the county website, and the I Love New York program. J a c k s o n Planning board to meet The town of Jackson Planning Board will meet Tuesday, November 10* 7:30 p.m. at the Old Schoolhouse, Route 22. caci rd e . n i n g v e n t u r e s ----- by Dorothy Mlsamec* — - Protecting fruit and ornamental trees When autumn leaves have fallen, but before the ground freezes, it's time to protect the bottom portions of the trunks of your fruit dees from the hungry gnawing of rodents and rabbits over the winter. To do this, we encirclc the bottom portion of all our fruit trees with cylin ders of wire mesh or orte-quarter-inch hardware cloth, each about two feet tall. One year we thought the older, larger trees were too big to need this protec tion. How wrong we were. In the spring, after a hard winter, we found some o f the older trees had had most of their bottom bark gnawed off. The most badly damaged struggled for a year or so, then died and were replaced. Some of the less damaged lost health and vigor, so that it soon be came clear we'd have to replace them, also. So now we protect all our fruit trees, and our tender ornamental trees, such as our flowering crabapple tree. If you don't want to use hardware cloth, you can buy commercial tree guards sold in garden centers. We just happened to start with hardware cloth, and vve stayed with it. Next, to winter-protect the leaves of our rhododendrons, I use an anti- transpirant spray, such as Wilt-Pruf. We have two beautiful, hardy rhodo dendrons planted in a protected area at the edge of our woods, where the trees themselves act as a windbreak. Rhododendrons don't drop their leaves in winter. When winter winds blow and temperatures drop, those leaves will'-curl up tight, but they will also begin to lose moisture to the cold, dry air, especially when the ground freezes and the leaves' moisture cannot be replaced by water from the rhodo dendrons' roots. So, these leaves must be protected, and here the anti-transpirant spray does the job, for it forms a film on the leaves to help protect them from excessive moisture loss. One year I forgot to do this. In spring, many of our bushes had leaves that were brown and dry, a condition called winter-bum. So, since then, and as per directions on the spray, I remember to coat my rhododendron leaves with this spray on a late Autumn day when the temperature is above 40 degrees F. Finally, to further help our rhododen drons survive winter, after the ground has frozen, and because I know-they have a shallow root system, I mulch the ground under each bush to keep the soil safely frozen, because when tempera tures change during winter's freezing and thawing, unprotected soil can heave up, forcing up some of our bushes’ shallow root system, where they can be killed by winter's cold. Protecting fruit and ornamental trees, plus rhododendrons, takes only an afternoon's work. Afterwards, it is nice to relax with a hot cup of coffee and congratulate yourself on a job well done. * ♦ * * * * • % * s » ‘| t Hospital Nurse Manager receives special honor O T Ess** II For the past seven years, the Council has solicited nominations for these Awards throughout the EMS commu nity. Each of the Mountain Lakes Regional Award recipients is then nominated for the respective Statewide EMS Award in that category. The recipients represent many years of dedicated service to their communities and, in several cases, to the region. .. - In addition to her position at Mary McClellan Hospital Sheryl Chambers, is an EMT with the Salem Rescue Squad and is actively involved' tn'fiie SOPLAR (Serving Our Lower ' Sheryl Chambers, RN, EMT-D Nurse Manager of the Mary McClellan Hospital Emergency Department was selected by The Mountain Lakes Re gional Emergency Medical Services Council to be the recipient of the 1998 Registered Professional Nurse of Excel lence Award. The honor vvas bestowed on Sheryl at (he SUNY Valcour I'osifererce Cen ter, Plattsburgh on Sunday, October 18. She vvas presented with a plaque that stated, \For your outstanding contribu tions to the EMS cominiinity in Wash ington County and in the Mountain Lakes Region.\ Finance Committee The Equalization and Finance Com- miltee of the Washington County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9:30 a.m on Tuesday. November 10, in Fort Edward. Bill Pike of the Federation of Sportsmen Clubs will address the com mittee members. The committee will also consider budget amendments and conduct a workshop oil: the 1999 tenta tive budget. dack Region) quality assurance pro? gram and in EMS education in Washington County and at her own squad. Accompanying Mrs. Chambers to the awards ceremony were her husband, son and a member o f the Salem Rescue Squad. USDA Food Drive month long project October 16 through November 16, begins a month long drive to collect nonparishable food items to help re plenish the food pantries in our communities. Secretary o f Agriculture, Dan Glick- man, recently noted that \well funded federal programs must always be the bedrock of America's anti-hunger efforts...but we all know that govern ment alone cannot end hunger in Amer ica. We also need to encourage community based efforts.\ Help in the fight to end hunger in your community by making a donation to local USDA Service Center located at 2530 State Route 40, Greenwich. The Journal-Pvess 11/5/98 Weekly Crossword CLUES ACROSS 1. Rubbed 4. Faculty 8. Knock 10 . Drew, girl detective 11. Med.instrument 12. Bully 13. Loosen 14. Afr. antelopes 15. Slower 18. Royal post 20. Campaign groups 22. Page 23. Soft drink maker 24. Dialed 25. Retrogress CLUES DOWN 1. Parka 2. Cure-all 3. Draper (Eng.) 5. Moving picture 6. Impatient 7. Ironmonger (Eng.) 9. Italian city 16. Create mentally 17. Agents o f vice 19. Mexican chips 21. Cough up, var Solutions to Last Week’s Puzzle SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. Sects4. Scorch 8. Pah 10. Oidia I I. OTC 12. Chili 13. Cameral 14. Coddle 15. Placon' 18. Unsealed 20. Apio 22. Haiku 23. Decibel 24. Cradle’ 25. Crayon SOLUTIONS DOWN 1. Slouch couch, 2. Caddied 3. Spaniel manual 5. Cool mule 6. Racer, 7. Hobblin goblin 9. Haick 16. 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