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GOUVERSIB R S J y 13642 Ul ''^'^nUi,Ul Volume No. 128 Number 41 Jj^ps 640-300 Gouverneur, New York Thursday, July 9,2009 $.75-per copy Fairgrounds packed for Sunday's events HOLIDAY FUN! LIGHT SHOW WAS SPECTACULAR! If people in the Gouverneur area had been spending the early part of the summer stay- ing close to their homes, they all seemed to pick Sunday to get out and enjoy a beautiful day. The Gouverneur Volun- teer Fire Department treated the community to a \Cruise Inn\ featuring plenty of flashy looking cars, most decades old. After the sun finally set and the thousands of spectators had found* a comfortable spot, the fireworks display lit up the sky to the many who enjoy the event every year. In the photos above some of the crowd en- joys strolling past the line-up of classic cars. Audrey Ormasen was certainly dressed for the day with plenty of red, white, blue and even a few stars. And one thing is a given when it comes to fireworks... if you want to see the show you have to look up...right kids! (Photos by Dick Sterling and Bobbi Jenne) Beetle-Mania in the North Country By Sandy Wyman Once again the beauty of the North Country is under attack. The name: Emerald Ash Borer and its after one of our most glorious trees, the ash. If you are of the observant nature, you have noticed the purple triangle prisms hanging just below the canopy on many roads in this area and beyond. Not wanting to be left out of the loop, it has been reported that the strange looking contraptions were some kind of new traffic counters. However, that is real far from the truth and in this case like all other invasive species, monitoring the \traps\ may enable the DEC to halt the spread of the \borers.\ On June 17 NYS Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker and DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis announced the discovery of an Emerald Ash Borer infestation in Randolph, Cattaraugus County. The EAB is a small but highly destructive beetle that infests and kills North American ash trees species and it is the first time that it has been detected in Wow York. This state has more than 900 million ash trees, representing about seven percent of all trees within its borders and all are at grave risk. According to the DEC website, Joshua M. Payette, a forest health technician has been since May on the move in the state placing these distinctive prisms including over 180 in the Cranberry Lake area alone. The traps are checked four to five weeks after they have been \hung then again four weeks later when NYS DOC Motorcycle Run Friday to benefit Richville Vol. Fire Dept. In memory of Brian Mitchell killed in 20O8 crash By Dick Sterling The fifth annual New York State Department of Correctional Services Benefit Motorcycle Run, scheduled for this Friday, July 10, will benefit the. Richville Volunteer Fire Department's Building Fund in memory of Brian Mitchell, one of the department's members who was tragically killed in a car accident on July 27,2008, in DeKalb. Proceeds will also benefit a Kentucky High School in honor of Jennifer Penn, formerly of Canton, who was also killed in car crash this March in Kentucky. Riders from the Gouverneur Correctional Facility, as well as correctional facilities in Ogdensburg, Watertown and Cape Vincent will participate in the annual run. The riders are expected to pass through the village between 9:30 and 10 a.m. on Friday. The 95-mile ride will conclude in Ray Brook. Brian, who was 21, and a 2004 Gouverneur High School graduate, was the son of Harry and Bobbi Mitchell, Richville. Mr. Mitchell is a locksmith at the Gouverneur Correctional Facility. Brian was a member of both the Richville Fire Department and the Gouverneur Volunteer Rescue Squad. A portion of the money donated at Friday's run will be given to the Richville Fire Department to go towards their new meeting room. Brian was a very active member of the fire department and Richville First Responders. He lived his entire life in Richville and was JENNIFER PENN BRIAN MITCHELL a big part of the community. He was known by all to always be there to lend a helping hand to anyone in need, Jennifer, who was only 18, was the daughter of Terry Perm, Canton, a Registered Nurse at the Riverview Correctional Facility, Ogdensburg. She had previously attended school at St. Mary's, Canton. She was a senior at Franklin County Fligh School in Kentucky and had been accepted at Louisville University, where she was planning to major in theater and drama. At the time of her death she was spearheading a fundraising effort to purchase a new lighting system at her school. A portion of the money raised \ by Friday's event will go to the fund that she helped organize. Friday's ride will originate at the Gouverneur Correctional Facility's hospitality center, where coffee and donuts will be offered before the start of the mo.. So this Friday when you notice a great number of motorcycles passing through the village offer a wave and maybe pause in memory of Brian Mitchell, a fine young man who was lost far too soon. To make a donation in Brian's memory send your check to: Richville Volunteer FireDepartment, P.O. Box 51, Rich.ville.MY 13681. Paul Sharpe, formerly of Macomb honored with NASA Silver Snoopy With an outbreak of Emerald Ash Borers now registered in New York State, the DEC has placed these purple prisms along stretches of roads across the area in order to monitor any infestations of the \beetles\ i hat are deadly to the ash tree family. (Sandy Wyman photo) t.hey are removed from the landscape. The time span includes the season when the beetles are the easiest to delect and are set to attract adult borers with a smell similar to an infected tree only to find that they are trapped by the sticky substance hidden within. The idea behind this early intervention is to try to contain the beetles if found to the specific area where a new and perhaps deadly outbreak may occur. While the beetles are a powerful predator of ash trees and have no natural enemies, their range is not large and the insects are mainly transported _ by people, usually through firewood. The DEC already has imposed strict regulations on the transportation of firewood. Firewood cannot be brought into New York State unless it has been heat treated to guard against pests and untreated firewood cannot be transported more than 50 miles from its source. More information on this \invasion\ can be viewed on line, this reporter just typed in NYSDEC Emerald Ash Borer and came away Witli pages of info. By Sandy Wyman For Paul Sharpe, formerly-of Macomb, his career with the NASA Space Program is the stuff the dreams are made of, being a part of this country's human space flight program. Now with NASA Flight Crew Integrated Operations, Paul was recently honored with a Silver Snoopy Award for his outstanding efforts in support of critical integration of experiment payload activities. The Silver Snoopy best symbolizes the intent and spirit of Space Flight Awareness. The award is always presented by an astronaut, in this case, Jerry Ross who holds the distinction of being the first human ever to be launched into space seven times. It is the astronauts' own award for outstanding performance and for contributions to flight safety and mission success and is a most special honor. In fact, less than one percent (1%) of the space program workforce receives it annually and can only be given to an individual one time! Paul's work included staging equipment, providing facility support, stowage operations and coordinating late change requirements with the Johnson Space Center and coordinating fit check and testing activities with the flight crow Vehicle Integration Test office representatives. He also supports the preplanned and unplanned late stowage of the Orbiter ship sets and ensures that all Shuttle mission payload crew compartment configuration requirements are met from vendors around the world. Paul Sharpe, formerly of the Hall Road in the Town of Macomb was recently awarded the Silver Snoopy Award from NASA's Space Flight Awareness. He was presented with this prestigious honor by Astronaut Jerry Ross (Colonel USAF Retired) now Chief, Vehicle Integration Test Office, Johnson Space Center, Houston. (NASA photo)
