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i«2*«-\ 5 *:20***\*\ 5 -°»» 13642\ READING ROOM 31 P 16 s 56 CHURCH ST GOUVERNEUR NY 1 364 2 __U_ UULiM,,. >ii i in iii, l.,ll tribune -SBvtM $.60 per copy Why We Walk... Park is painted with pink Over 500 show support for annual Breast Cancer Walk By Sandy Wyman The scene of color for the annual Gouverneur Business Women's Breast Cancer Walk never ceases to amaze an observer. A wall of pink highlights the village park in Gouverneur as hundreds step out in support of the event, now in its seventh year. With sunshine and the promise of the warm morning of the Saturday of May 17, the lure of being able to contribute to the worthy cause caused a \traffic\ jam at the registration table. The trademark sound of Harley Davidson's signaling the \bike\ part of the upcoming walk soon took up parking on Church Street as the third annual \Scooters for Hooters\ proves to one and all that the St. Lawrence County Chapter of the Warthogs Motorcycle Club are committed to better health care for the victims of this ravishing disease. The \catchy\ names of groups that include but not limited to Team Donna ($ 1,200), Cats for Cancer ($1,149.50), Team NYSARC ($1,048) and Hicks for Chicks ($689.50) plus Conklin Insurance ($ 1,000) and Pepsi Cola Ogdensburg Bottlers ($1,000) and the GHS Alumni Basketball Association ($650) plus individuals quickly led the total to over $17,000 before the opening ceremony! The bikes \roared\ to life and a block long line of pink quickly formed along with a \spot\ of camouflage in the GBW Breast Cancer Walk Executive Committee Member terry Moses (right) presents an l-Pod to Kierstin Roberts who was recognized as the top fund raiser for the second year in a row representing the Gouverneur High School Alumni Basketball Association with is pledge of almost $650. (Sandy Wyman photo) person of Army Specialist Jeffrey Prashaw of Gouverneur •walking for \Grains\ Bonnie and in memory of Linda Miller. The walk concludes at the Gouverneur Recreation Center where a festival of celebration awaits with the awarding of pink carnations to happily, more survivors each year and the much anticipated drawings. This year's winner of the coveted Harland Brown creation went to Rita Bonk, a 14- year breast cancer survivor, may she wear it long! So far, according to Executive Committee Member Carolyn Pistolesi at press time, over $32,OG0 has been taken in at this time. The Gouverneur Business Y/omen and the Executive Committee for the Breast Cancer Walk are to be commended in their quest for the purpose of providing a helping compassionate hand to those in need. Safety and security for the public and walkers was aptly handled by the Gouverneur Village Police and New York State Police. The strangest farm in Fowler! Criminal justice students at SWT study a unique \Body Farm\ By Dick Sterling . A quick stroll through a swampy area near the campus of Southwest Tech BOCES, in Fowler, would cause most to say... \did something die here?\ • The smell of death, actually flesh that's been left to the elements for about two weeks, certainly can be bad enough to make your eyes water and your nostrils burn. But in reality the smell that's in the air at Southwest Tech leads to a very important lesson in forensics for a group of ten senior criminal justice students in Stanley Young's class. The source of the study plan being demonstrated by Mr. Young and a building-wide math and science teacher with a keen nose (and mind) for the unique study of entomology, are four chickens... not the kind that peck the ground and strut around, no the strutting days for these chickens has come and gone... in fact, the birds were purchased from a grocery store, but instead of taking up residence in the culinary arts department, these birds were destined for a special enclosure designed to, hopefully, keep out the wild animals, but not the insects, parasites and weather. In deed, those creepy crawlies, from beetles to maggots, are the very creatures these students are studying. It's all part of a four-week study in the scientific study of death, and what happens when a body is left to the elements. It's a veiy intricate study that has become an important tool in criminal investigations. \It's a new part of our forensics program,\ said Mr. Yoxttig, who has been instructing high school students in criminal justice at Southwest Tech for six years. \This is the best time of year to conduct this study. Many of the students may never get to see an experiment like this again. We try to expose them to all that we can. Most have found this study, if their stomach can handle it, to be very interesting.\ Mr. Young, who served for over two decades as a member of the Gouverneur Village Police Department, retiring as a sergeant, and attended the FBI academy, said that the program began last year on a smaller scale. \We worked with liver and chicken parts, but have found this year that using the entire body of a chicken will produce results similar to those in the study of human victims. The kids have really enjoyed the lessons.\ \It can certainly be a smelly thing, and they have to deal with bugs and maggots, but the scientific aspect of it is great.\ What follows is the prepared outline explaining precisely what the students, who attend school at Gouverneur or Edwards-Knox, are learning about. The second year Criminal Justice students at SWT BOCES in Fowler have recently been studying a unit on forensic entomology (using the knowledge of insects to solve a crime) Flies and other insects use decaying animals (including humans) as a place to lay their eggs. The amount of time it takes to change from a fly egg to an adult fly is well known, so by collecting the fly larvae from a decaying body and waiting for it to hatch, investigators can estimate how Continued on page 2 Gouverneur Business Women's President Becky Fiacco read the stirring poem \Why We Walk\ at opening ceremonies held in honor of the 7 th annual Breast Cancer Walk that took place on Saturday, May 17. (Sandy Wyman photo) Memorial Day parade is Monday, at 10 a.m The YFW in conjunction with the American Legion will be hosting the Memorial Day parade and services on Monday, May 26. Both are looking for floats, marching units, organizations, etc to participate in the parade and following ceremony. If you want to participate in the parade line-up, you can call 287-4682 or 562-3699. The parade will start at 10am in front of Greg's Restaurant with the ceremony to follow at Riverside Cemetery. For those who want to participate in the parade and cannot march, transportation will be provided. Those who want to help decorate a patriotic float can do so by being at the VFW on Sunday, May 25, weather permitting or early on Monday, May 26. There will be chairs on the float for riders. It is the wish of the two organizations that we honor American service men and women who have given this country their most precious gift, their lives, in the preservation of our freedoms by marching in their memories. Local couple earn \Grand Champion\ at Maryland Sheep and Wool festival Local sheep and wool producers Claire and Ken Wolf of Lockie Lane Farm, Gouverneur, have attained one of the most significant achievements in the industry. On May 3, one of their shorn wool fleeces was awarded the title \Grand Champion\ at the prestigious Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. Sheep, wool and wool handicrafts from all over the country are presented, judged, and displayed there. Prizes are difficult to obtain and much sought after by sheep and wool growers. Claire and Ken's wool fleece was deemed the best of the 596 entries in this competition. •The winner was a natural colored entry shorn by Ken from a ewe born and raised at the Gouverneur farm. Other prizes won by this local couple at the show include a third place showing in the medium natural colored division by their black yearling ram's fleece and a first and third place finish by fleeces from their white ewes in the medium white division. These fleeces are very valuable to hand spinners and were quickly sold. Claire and Ken have been raising white and natural colored Corriedale sheep in Gouverneur for more than 20 years. This year's prize marks the second time that their fleeces have been rated as \Grand Champions\ at the Maryland show. They first achieved that milestone in 2000. Congratulations to Ken and Clair Wolf for their continued effort to be the very best. - -t s& ^f^k^.. ]&*%) Ken Wolf is seen above with the fleece of one of his ewes. Ken and his wife, Claire, earned top honors at a recent show in Maryland. Second-year criminal justice students at Southwest Tech have been busy with their own \body farm.\ Chickens have been placed in a special enclosure and left to the elements. Holding the sign are Amanda Bloxham (left) and Samantha Odom. Standing (from left) are; Beth Flanagan, Dale Cronk, Jake Ashley t Zach Casey, Brock Morrison, Zach Bush and Caleb Colton. Zach Bush (above) takes a closer look at one of the birds. (Dick Sterling photos) Everywhere you look this spring, you'll find lilacs. The frangrant flowers are certainly at their peak, in a few weeks they'll be nothing more than a pleasant memory. (Dick Sterling photo) J I
