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FORT COVINGTON SUN Fort Covington, N.Y. 12937 1ft Cy nutngto Second class postage paid at Fort Covington, N.Y. 12937 ^.^ Established 1885 Fort Covington, New York 12937 USPS 205-680 Price 30* Edition 345 December 4,1986 Crisis Center Staff Changes CHANGE OF OFFICERS - Jo-Anne Speno, im- mediate past director of the Adirondack Crisis Center, is flanked by the new director Philip A. Beaney, right and the new assistant director, Carter E. Dufrane, left. (Photo by Click Studios) years at Camelot-ASt. Francis Boy's Home in Lake Placid as both a primary and group counselor. Carter E. Dufrane, who has worked at the Center since January as a student intern with Ms. Speno, has been hired as the programs Assistant Director. Mr. Dufrane has successfully kept the program operating on his own for the past few months with assis- tance from the Center's Vol- unteers. Mr. Dufrane is con- tinuing his education with Skidmore University in the area of Business/Service Administration. The Crisis Center's hours are from 2-10 p.m., Sunday- Thursday and Friday and Saturday 2 p.m.-8 a.m. The helpline provides problem solving, crisis intervention and information referral ser- vices. You can contact the Crisis Center by calling 483- 0000 or 891-5555. The Crisis Center is funded by NYS Division for Youth, The Frankllin and Essex County Youth Bureaus, The United Way, and generously supported by North Country Community College. The Adirondack Crisis Cen- ter Board of Directors has announced a new Director and Assistant Director for it's countywide telephone hel- pline services. Jo-Anne Speno, past Di- rector, accepted a position at the North Franklin Ed- ucational Center (BOCES). in August. Ms. Speno con- tinues to assist with the crisis Center's administration on a voluntary basis. She is now counseling assistant with the alternative education and emotionally handicapped pro- grams as well as completing her course work for her Mas- ters degree in Counseling & Certification in Guidance at Pittsburgh State. Mr. Philip A. Beaney of Saranac Lake, New York has just recently b D een hired to replace Ms. Speno as the programs Director. Mr. Bea- ney comes to the Crisis Center with 13 years of past Admin- istrative and Counseling ex- perience, eight years^as the Assistant Dean of Students, Director of Housing and Se- curity at Paul Smith's College. Prior to Paul Smith's, he worked for five and one-half Cancer Society Memory Tree The Franklin County Unit of the American Cancer So- ciety is planning a Christmas Memory Tree for the holiday season. Bulbs may be lighted for a donation of $1 a bulb in honor of deceased friends and relatives. Donations may be mailed or left at the local unit office of the American Cancer So- ciety at 7 Howard Place, Malone or Riley's Grocery, Patten's Service, Circle Inn or Kelly's Grocery (all in Westville.) Donors should include the names of the persons to be remembered) along with their own names. Names may be added at anytime until Christmas. White and Mitchell Appointed to SRCS Board At Monday night's meet- to fill the vacancy created ing of the Salmon River by the resignation of Ro- Central School Board of nald Inglee. Education, Minerva White Mrs. Lauzon protested of Hogansburg and Ian that the board had not yet Mitchell of Fort Covington officially voted to decide were appointed to fill the which procedure, of re- board seats recently va- placement was to be fol- cated by the resignations lowed. President Kerwin of Ronald Inglee and Rob- countered that a motion ert Reynolds, both of West- was on the floor and the ville, in a 5-2 decision. vote was taken. Minerva In the public comments White was appointed in section, Harold Lauzon a 5-2 decision with Mrs. stated that he felt that Lauzon and Mrs. Elliott most people he had talked in opposition, with wanted an election Mr. Durant made a mo- and asked the four board tion to appoint Ian Mitchell who advocated the appoint- to fill the board seat va- ment procedure (President cated by Robert Reynolds. Kerwin, Noah Bill Cook, Mrs. Elliott objected stat- Marlene Arquette, James ing that she was still in Durant) to give their rea- favor of an election since sons. President Donald she felt it was the most Kerwin answered that he democratic action. Ian Mit- had already stated his rea- chell was appointed in a sons at the previous meet- 5-2 decision with Mrs. El- ing and added that he felt liott and Mrs. Lauzon in that experienced board opposition, members were needed to Both Minerva White and fill the vacancies for the Ian Mitchell have served remaining school year. terms on the SRCS Board In the resolution's sec- previously. The appointed tion of the regular meeting, seats will be subject to a Mr. Cook made the motion general election in June to appoint Minerva White 1987. Personnel At Monday night's SRCS Board Meeting, the following personnel appointments were made: BUS DRIVER: Carol St. Anne as of 12-1-86 at a salary of $4,076 (7-0) SUBSTITUTE AIDES: Louise Terrance and Eleanor Ransom (7-0) PART-TIME MONITOR: St. Regis Mohawk School, Leanne Jacobs as of 12-1- 86 at $4.25 per hr. (7-0). The resignation of Mr. Lyle Crofoot as Color Guard and Twirling Director, Pep Club Director, Dir. of Musicals, and Fine Arts Department Head was tabled on a motion by Sylvia Lauzon, 5-2 with Mr. Cook and Mr. Durant in opposition. In the News This Week 1987 County Budget Passes with a 7/2% ! increase Last week, the Franklin County Board of Legislators unanimously passed the $28.6 million dollar 1987 budget that calls for a 7 and a half percent tax increase. The tax hike was attributed primarily to the higher costs of insurance, the loss of Federal Revenue Sharing, the cost of a county wide landfill study, the anticipated loss of revenue to the Mansion Nursing Home and contacted salary increases for county employees. Reservation Tobacco Sale Dispute The tobacco merchants on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation are locked in a dispute with the Nation Coun- cil and the At. Regis Tribal Council regarding how much should be charged for licenses to sell cigarettes. A meeting is scheduled for this Wednesday to address the issue. On Oc. 26th, a truck carrying $200,00 worth of cigarettes owned by Elias \Junior\ Attea of Attea Whole- sale was seized by three unidentified Traditionalst Mohawks. Mr. attea acknowledges that he sent his truck onto the reservation even though he had received a letter from the Nation Council of Chiefs, the traditionalist government warning him or not to trade with three mer- chants on the reservation. However, he stated that he did not fell he could abandon his customers. Mr. Phillip Tarbell has been the only Native American tobacco wholesaler on the St. Regis Reservation and has had the support of the Tribal Council. County Roads To Be Classified The County Legislature also passed a resolution to clas- sify county roads to make fairer reimbursements to the towns. Class A roads, will receive $ 1,300 a mile for plowing and sanding and Class B roads, $1,100 a mile. Previously, the couny has been paying a straight $1,000 a mile. Clerk Position Abolished The Franklin County Legislature approved a resolution to abolish the clerk in the Franklin County Stop DWI office 5-2 with Charles O. Smith of Bombay and David Jones of Chateaugay in opposition. Previously, the board had voted to take monies from the Stop DWI program and fund a stenographer in the county Substance Abuse program. The resolution further states that any additional Stop DWI funds remaining at the end of the year will be given to the village police departments in the county. Malone, Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake maintain police departments. Flat Rock Bridge in the town of Westville and its Builder, Joseph Langlois Flat Rock Bridge over the Salmon River By William Fisher The bridge over the Salmon River at Flat Rock in the Town of Westville was built in the year 1883. After looking around for someone to do the job, the town fathers decided to give the work to a returned Civil War veteran, Joseph Langlois. That they chose the right man for the job might be attested to by the fact that after 100 years, the same abutments remain and except for replacing a stone and a little painting here and there, it has never been altered. Although not too much is known about Joseph Langlois, he was not himself the ordinary individual. A great granddaughter, Joyce Langlois Bourdon, traced his place of birth to .St. Johnsbury, Vermont. There it was said that he descended from a Langlois who had come to America with Lafayette to fight in the War of Independence. Cer- tainly, Langlois is a very French name. Emigrating to Franklin County at the age of 17, he enlisted in the G.A.R. A private, he soon rose to the Continued on P. 9
