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FORT COVINGTON SUN FortCovington, N.Y. 12937 Second class postage paid at FortCovington, N.Y. 12937 0UU m Established 1885 — Our Centennial Year Fort Covington, New York 12937 Price 30c USPS 205-680 Edition 293 November 14,1985 Bail Denied in Butcher Case Theresa Butcher remains in custody in the Franklin County jail after having been denied bail on Tuesday, November 12th. County Court Judge Jan H. Plumadore dismissed the bail application, without prej- udice, pending Grand Jury action. The reason cited for the denial of bail was the \propensity for flight\. Defense attorney- Kenneth Murtaugh may resubmit his application, for bail on behalf of his client. The Franklin county Grand Jury is expected to meet sometime in December. Mrs. Butcher, charged with second degree murder follow- ing the shooting death of her husband, Clayton appeared in Bombay town justice court last Thursday, Nov. 7 for a pre- liminary hearing. Town Justice C. Curtis Smith allowed the proceed- ings to be closed following a motion by attorney Denneth Murtaugh who is representing Mrs. Butcher. Also in attend- ance was Fra*hklin County District Attorney James Bessette who is prosecuting the case. After recording tes- timony, Mrs. Butcher was ordered back to Franklin County Jail. Woman Pleads Guilty in BMC Audit Case A former Brushton-Moira Central School employee has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of petit larceny after the schools districts investi- gation into questions sur- rounding one of its accounts. Jane Irene Patnode, 39, of Constable was charged with grand larceny second degree and pleaded guilty to petit lar- ceny before Moira Justice Carlton Malette in a prior arrangement with the pro- secutor, troopers reported. Acting on advice from legal counsel, the school district arranged for an audit by the Malone accounting firm of Dragon and Benware. The audit reportedly 'showed the amount of money in question to be approximately $5,000.00. The case has been ad- journed until further court action. SRCS Senior Fort Sewage Project Dies in Accident Not Down the Drain Yet bay, was a passenger in an automobile operated by Steven Sunday, 24, of St. Regis, Que. which was tra- velling southbound on the Cornwall-Messena Inter- national Bridge. The driver apparently lost control of his vehicle due to icy bridge conditions and slid into the path of a north- bound car operated by Danielle Longchampes, 26, of Cornwall. Ontario Provincial Police reported that seven An 18 year old Salmon people were injured in the accident. Funeral services for Christie Casey River Central School senior was pronounced dead on arrival at the Christie Casey will be held, Cornwall General Hospital Thursday, 11 a.m. at the St. following a two vehicle Regis Catholic Church accident on Monday at with the Rev. Thomas Egan 2:40 a.m. officiating. Burial will be in Christy Casey, of Bom- the parish cemetery. Report Card Days at SRCS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary students will be dismissed at 12 noon on Monday, November 18th. Parent conferences will be held from 12:30 to 3:15 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Parent conferences will be scheduled by the xlassroom teachers. Report cards will be sent home on Tuesday, November 19th for parents unable to come to school to pick them up. MIDDLE SCHOOL This semester the SRCS Middle School wiiybe offering parents something a little different when they pickup their children's report cards on Monday, November 18th. The format for the program has been changed from that of last year. The day will operate in two sessions. The first will be offered during the day from 12:25 until 3:25 p.m. Teachers will be in their own classrooms during this time. There will be maps outside the Middle School Cafeteria and signs outside classrooms to assist parents locate their children's teachers. The second session will run Monday evening from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Teachers will be in their classrooms for confer- ences with parents. By remaining in their classrooms, with the students absent from the conference, it is hoped that parents and teachers may converse more freely. During the evening session, the Middle School Band will b# playing from 7:15 until 7:30. Mr. Crofoot will be speaking •about the band and its activities. Refreshments will be available in the Middle School Cafeteria during both sessions. Report cards are to be picked up at the Middle School office and student guides will be available to assist parents. HIGH SCHOOL Parents of children in Grades 9 through 12 are urged to pick up report cards on either Monday, November 18, from 2:45 to 3:30 p.m. and from 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. or Tuesday, November 19, from 2:45 to 3:30 p.m. On Monday evening 'high school professional staff will meet with parents in the High School Cafeteria. Board Action The resignation of Gerald White as a bus driver to accept a position as arena maintenance worker was accepted by the SRCS Board of Education at its November 4th meeting. Appointed as a non certi- fied substitute teacher was Daine DeShambo. Substitute bus drivers approved were Cynthia Herne and Richard Bladder, each having com- pleted testing and having sat- isfied health requirements. Kim Thompson was appoint ed as a cleaner for four hours each day at the salary of $4,047 per year, pro rated. Sheila Cook was granted a leave of absence from October 16th to January 16th. - Last Wednesday, in a meeting which lasted from 10:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., local town officials met with representatives from the N.Y. Department of Environmental Conservation and contracted Waste- water Project personnel from the architectural and engineering firm of Stearns and Wheler. (Around the table) Bob Carr and Donald Schwinn of Stearns and Wheler; Councilihan John Lauzon and Cc^pcilmaiiFxank Chatlahd; Fort Covington Town Supervisor, Guy Ti^'Smith^ownClerk/MiWrcdRhoade^CouncUmanJohnCitsh man; DEC Representatives, Bill Daigle, Project Engineer, BillStryker, Chief of Capitol District Project; Bob Forrester, Assoc. Environmen- tal Analyst; Bill Dora, Region 5 Engineer. Campaign for Human Development The Campaign for Human Development wiil conduct its annual collection in all Catholic Churches of the Diocese of Ogdensburg on Sunday, November 24. Established in 1970 by the American Catholic Bishops to combat domestic poverty, CHD is the largest national funding program for self-help projects of poor and low-income groups aimed at social change. CHD funded programs enable people of all races, creeds, geographic, regions and backgrounds for work together for long range solutions to poverty in the »rpas of social and economic development, housing, health, of Ogdensburg, says the need legal aid, education and com- for anti-poverty programs munications. In the Diocese of remains great. Ogdensburg, the Appeal is combined with the Black and In the Diocese of Ogdens Indian Mission Appeal which burg 5 national CHD grants * by assists many projects including church sponsored programs on the St. Regis Reservation in northern New York. The Campaign for Humn Development offers the kind of \systematic response\ to pov- erty the Bishops of the United States have called for in their pastoral letter, 'The Challenge of Peace/\ Monsignor Robert Lawler, Appeal Director for the diocese have been received by local groups for a total of $106,000 and 141 local projects have been assisted by the 25 percent local share remaining in the diocese. These projects, in every area of northern New York, have received $126,150 and have helped these self-help groups to ser\«> thousands of people, especially the aged, the handicapped and the very young. Main Street, Bombay, (photo compliments of date unknown. Car buffs Gloria Campbell and may be able to help. Charlie Reardon)