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Lady cat Booteics Win 6 -p age 15 She Northern New York's Greatest Weekly A Town & Country Newspaper VOL. 102 NO- 8 - GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. WEDNESDAY, OCTCfBER 12,1988 2 8 PAGES - THIRTY-FIVE CENTS 1, Receivc- emote Con* nt*d Glass. ;olor finish. »nel Stand Roadkill Chile One Last Grisly Fall Camping Trip • ; Editors Note: Bill Pike, known throughout the Jiorf/t country for his witty writing, begins a regular tolumn in today's Tribune. Mr. Pike, son of Mrs. Oeverly Pike, Hailesboro, and the late William Pike, abandoned his typewriter a few years ago in search pf adventure on the high seas. We are pleased to jeport that he's found his way back to the keyboard nnd besides writing a regular column for us, is nssociate editor of Power and Motoryacht Mag* uzine, Stamford, Ct. Grab a cup of coffee, sit back widget ready for a little yarn that only Bill Pike can tell Welcome back Bill! m m ; By BUI Pike ; As with most other metro-souls dwelling in the shadow of the Big Apple, I guess I'm more or less constrained to imagine things... like scarlet, yellow, and orange hillsides of trees and falling leaves reflected in ponds, lakes, and rivers. '- And this is exactly what I was constrained to do a couple of nights ago when, from somewhere real or imagined, an ancient smell got nostril wafted. -Holy smoke/ 9 1 sniffed. 1 A fireplace in New York City. With woodburning perfume on its breath. Talk about nostalgia. : It took me back to Upstate New York, the North Country, and a grisly Autumn episode which *red in Russell township about a dozen years THE PLUM SHOOK EXPEDITION YOB know how it is when the leaves turn all red and gold. One morning, you take a look at the Grasse River or the Black or the Oswegatchie and the dark water's steaming like a cup of hot coffee and you get to thinking about one last camping trip before the Big Chill comes. (Let me stop and clarify this a bit. In the Fall, not everyone thinks about one last pre-Chill camping trip. Only a very select few do. Which leads me to question the old saw, the one about how there's supposed to be as many as one of us born every minute?) Anyhow, I was headed out, primed for a solid week's worth of observing the ways of nature in the hemlock shade beside Plumb Brook, not far from Whippoorwill Corners, in Russell township. Only thing was, it was raining wicked outside, verging on snow. I was inside, waiting out the weather on a stool at the Russell Hotel, elbow to elbow with a log truck driver, both of us eyeballing a painting of a half clad female behind the bar. Our destinations and occupations were different, but, for the moment, our points of view were identical. We weren't even drinking. (Frankly, when the weather turns bad in the North Country sometimes your best bet is to sit down, if possible in the company of a half clad female or at least close to a painting of one, and mull things over. Mulling mixes pretty well with grousing, which I fell to doing after an hour or two of silent half clad meditation.) '^Precious little hemlock shade today,\ I groused. \Ah-yeah declared the driver. See Pike Pg. 10 Take A Last Look: Marquee Is History By Lisa L. Reape Another Gouverneur landmark has fallen vie* tim to an act of vandal- ism, but in this case the culprit was time itself. The marquee that has completed which must compete against the large cinemas and the advent of video age. The famous marquee, which has added historic flavor and character to the village since it was 65 years ago graced the Gralyn The- atre at 119 E. Main St. for 65 years was torn down last week. The move was neces- sitated by reasons of safe- ty and economics, accofd- ing to theater co-owner Eldon B. Conklin. \(The marquee) was structurally unsound/* Mr. Conklin said, adding he feared for the safety of passerbys on the street beneath the sign. Besides the potential threat of the this month, will be re- placed with a sign that will be flush with the building, Mr. Conklin said. Con-Tech Systems of Gouverneur, the con- tractor respo . J ible for taking down the old sign is also in the process of constructing a new front entrance. The new en- trance will be flush with the street, eliminating the large windows that heat loss in the winter. The new entranceway will be insulated to be more energy efficient, he said. The Gralyn Theater was built in 1919 by J. Clare (Claire) Carpenter, who named the 1,000 seat movie house for a Miami, Fla., hotel. The Gralyn opened in January, 1920, offering both motion pic- ture presentations and live stage shows. In those days, the cost of a show was 25 cents for adults, 15 cents for children under age 12. The fledgling movie the- ater suffered financial dif- ficulties, however, and was sold in June 1922 to Walter Perrin, one of five bondholders with interest characterized the old sign falling, Mr. Conklin entranceway. Again, safe- in the property. In August said he was bothered by ty and economics were of that year, James Pap- the determining factors behind the renovations. Mr. Conklin said teen- agers would congregate in the old entranceway, prompting concerns of the thought of electric current flowing to the sign, especially during rainstorms. The safety issues, in light of the fact that the sign extended over the Sidewalk, made the mar ayanakos of Watertown purchased the property for $33,000. Mr. Papayanakos made a number of improve- ments to the operation. structurally unsound quee too great a liability k f he i h possible vandalism or ac- introducing indirect light- ridentat- breakage? He ing, acoustic drapes cush- (Photo by Clarence Evans, courtesy of the Village of Gou*emeu*$ Historian's Office.) risk for th tiny theater, added the windows were also a major source of See Marquee Pg. 3 $4,052 Given To Fix Eagle The fund raising campaign to help fix the broken eagle, started Sept. 14 by the Tribune-Press has started off with a roar. The donations to date, including the $1,000 given by the Tribune to launch the campaign, total $4,052. Village officials have established a committee to help oversee the repair of the eagle and to take charge of the campaign funds when they are turned over to the village by the Tribune. The Fix The Eagle Fund has been well received and the Tribune is pleased to be part of the great community spirit that has developed following the tragic vandalism to the village landmark. Individuals, businesses, and a number of civic groups have rallied to help the effort. Thanks to everyone. Here is a list of the latest contributors to date: AMANDA AND JACOB MILLER, Rock Island Road, offer home-grown pumpkins for sale in the P & C Store parking lot. • Reape Photo Loving Moose Cool Hooves Doris Moulton Mort Collins Harlon and Doris Seaman Ehaine M.Ellis 112 East Ave. E Syracuse Chippewa Bav lOnEloiseSt* Macclenny. Fla. 4315 N Flowing $100 $2-5 $10 $15 Wells Rd.. Tucson. AZ See Eagle Pg. 10 By Lisa L. Reape The love-sick moose, which over the last couple years became well-known for their wanderings through the north coun- try, have apparently cool- ed their hooves this fall. According to wildlife officials, two of the ram- bunctious bull moose are out of commission: — \Big Richard.\ who courted cows from Tupper Lake to Croghan last year, is just plainly get- ting old. and: — Another \nonaine~ bull i* apparently play- ing it safe after being hit by a dump truck earlier this fall. It mtnxB age has caught li radio collars. Big Rich- ard, wearing collar num- ber 10, was in the Tupper Lake area about a week ago. near a farm where horses were being kept. A few days ago. he moved into the Saranac Lake area. Contrary to previous years. Big Richard has not prompted the com- plaints of local farmers whose domestic cows were the objects of un- wanted attention by the moose. The bull moose s failed attempts to estab- lish a harem of heifers caused a number of prob- lems for DEC biologists, who would transport Big Richard several hundred miles away, only to find him return a few days later. Edward S r\Ted*\> Smith, senior wildlife bi- ologist for the DEC. says he believes that Big Rich- ard is \over the peak as far as the rut is concern- Crime Program One Step Closer Richard, who may have outgrown his youthful foolishness where matters of the heart are concern- edjnuch to the relief of local farmers \Big Richard\ is one of two moose in the north country being tracked by the ftate Department of EgvgoBflXBfcal Coci MI * a- tkm throogh the me of Gocverneur Village Mayor Laura Slate. Ad- ministrator Scott Htxboa and members of the Gouverneur Poii* De- partment met Oct^ in the village with representa- tives of the state Depart- ment of Criminal Justice Services Among the idea* 6i*- cwsed were possible enrr* preventaon program* for the village, including \oi>er*tioa identifica- tion. \ a aeconty ^er>* program and resi- dentia] and busineas on- site security inspections: lnfofrm^ion and educa- tion 8frDgrazn& in local gchoola. and establishing an ongoing «elf-heip proprain for individuals or civic grocps. Patrolman Brian Taylor Gouverneur'g crime preventKJT offteer See Crime Pg. 3 ed.\ He estimates the moose to be about eight years old. possibly too old to cause many problems for farmers now Meanwhile, the second collared moose in the region, who has not been given a nickname, has been cooling his heels lately after being hit by a dump truck outside New- port three or four weeks ago The moose, wearing collar number six. was \doing well at last re- port.\ Mr. Smith said, adding that the moose has been staying near \Black Creek Reservoir and the Jersey Field Lake area. Although the second boll is yemngrer than \Big Richard\ — possibly 5 to 6-and-a-half years old — be has not been moving from that area^ much, according to Mr. Smith. ''Whether he'll stay there next year or not we don't know.\ he said Besides the two collar- <ed moose. DEC biotepsts are trying to keep track of the number of moose that See Moote Pg. 3
