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p^^S^sftft*^^ >-m : M0t! •:,••; .,^-/ i Northern New York's Greatest Weekly A Prize Winning Tpwn & Country Newspaper •••rs^l VoL 103 No. 21 - Gouverteur, N.Y. ©1989 MRS Printing Inc. Wednesday, J|nuary 10,1990 14 Pages - 35 Cents Local Family Rallies Behind Mom Seeking College Degree By Lisa L. Re ape Parents who have difficulty relating to their teenage children, ought to talk with Ann Rixon of Star Lake. Like her four children. Mrs Rixon. an LPN at C i I ft o n - F i n e H o s p I t a 1, began taking classes to- ward a coYk-gf' df-cr-ee. and she said the experience has pven her ir sight into what her children go through a> *fudf\-ris. Mrs R: x o ir, . a r, «J,rs e *vi t V. 22 years experience, de- cided to p:, back !>- college this fall to become an RN Fhe attend? Car.tcr. Col- le-ge of Technology fu'itime and cor.*,rues :o work part-t: me at :'-e hospital, or weekends and during colleee vacations Although >:- R:xon isa;d s v e had though t about p^jng hack for her associ- ates aerrree ;r. nur^ingfcr sere t.rr.e. she sand it was s derision the family made ltcget'-er \<— all f-u- rV.ldren attending c:l>£* *n.- year, the K.* m n =• K -.e w th at the;* budget wjjld be is: retched, particularly withoutMrs. Rixon's pay- check. • \We had a family con- fere nce t o di scu - s it.\ Mr-. Rixon said. \We knew that with so many of us in col- lege, we would receive rr.ore financial aid. but f-ven so,, the only way we car. do it \is to have the kids pay the student contribu- tion and the parent con- tribution themselves ~ Mrs. Rixcn said :she wanted to earr. her associ- ate's decree in nursing because \I f<-el it will lead *: a more stable job. but if they <the children had -aid they couldn't do it. * h a t -A - u 1 d h a v f• be e r. t h e -end of it\ She said she feels the decs;on was particularly re ugh or., her two your.g- est children—twins Derek a n d Re be; c a. age If —a s bo t h. r a \-e; u s t beg\u n th e i r freshman year Derek attends Genesee Comrcur.itv College m Bat.av;a..wher* he studies corr.T.erca\. art and adver- tisi^e. while Rebecca is fr\* lied :n the accounting •pr-£rarr. at the State University College at Matthew. 20, is enrolled in a 3-2 engineering pro- g r am at the State Univer- sity College at Potsdam. Although he is in his jun- ior year, under the 3-2 pr-.cram, he will transfer to Ciark-on University for l-^o riore years of study. Mark. 19. is a sophomore in a 3-2 engineering pro- gram at tre-StateUmver- sitv College at Platts- bur^'h. Although Mrs Rixcn wili ha*e another year to go a r ter this semester to earn her decree, the Rix- ens are locking at two mere years of college fcr Matthew, and three years more fcr Mark. Derek and Rebecca. With such a financial c c m m 11 m e n t involved. M r s. Rixon said the deci- sion wa« one that had to involve the entire family Mrs Rixon said she and her husband ere verv proud of their children for being wilhngto make such as sacrifice \It m.ea^.s the> have to ^zr'r: harder, and not ev- er) student >* oul i be will- ing to do that.\ she =a,d fc But they thc-^ght it was Important for me to go back to college. \The kids don't ask fcr money because they know we don't have it.\ sne added. \We have t*give them a lot of credit ' The children aren't tne only ones making a sacr.- Uce Mrs Rixcn said h-r 'v- turn to college has h-'-n a te?t for hf-r husband. T\. but it's one that he by- passed with f >ir£ CO.'T- \He's been very suri\\*- tive.\ she said. \It'- n:.t easv cutt; paycheck been used Mr? Ri with all fou at college Untie of t: is vr. drome '\All the' three and she noted with therr rgbacV :- :- •when ycu've tO two.\ x^n said t*:\.*-*. ,r children .-.wa> she has felt \a n .e empty nest *• kids left -A : :-:n a half v*?.rv\ \In-issta.K :~z i. but gcmr :* college g-.ves me fr.e- thir.c t~ dc \Myhus: that\ He' hard and c <em pty r.-o; Leen und• hav^.js-. Mrs R r^ar.cl hasn't had s had t\. ^^ K cr.eh.*T>v • ;1 -^ j^e An- \t's r r s t <i n • j i n z >• * ud> fcr a t<-t \ :xon said re* Library Trustees Will Seek Line Item on School Ballot By Tracy Gerlach The Gouverneur Read- ing Room Association will approach the Gouverneur Central School Board of Education again thisyear, at the Jan. 22 meeting, to ask that a separate line iu-m of 524,000 for library funding be placed on the yearly tax ballot for voter approval. The same request was made last year by the troubled library in an at- tempt to cover rapidly- increasing operating costs which had made it neces- sary to dip into \unre- stricted savings\ simply to maintain an austerity budget. The board of education's decision to grant that request and an over- whelming \yes\ vote from taxpayers on the item last year resulted in a much needed \shot in the arm,\ said library spokesperson, Bruce B. Clark of the fund- ing that will account for half of the library's 1990 budget. Mr. Clark said that with the knowledge that these additional funds would be available in October of 1989, trustees were able to take steps to increase library staff from 800 hours to 3,500 hours per year as well as begin or- dering book replacements, among other necessary im- provements. With the additional assistance, the library's total yearly income for 1989 was $74,246, as op- posed to $42,573 in 1988 and $47,139 in 198^both of which included mnds transferred from savings. In addition to the $25,000 from school tax payers, the library re- ceives funding from the Village of Gouverneur, the Town of Gouverneur, the Town of Fowler, St. Law- rence County, North Country Library Systems, and New York State In- centive Aid. Other reve- nue sources include re- ceipts from interest from restricted and board de- signed income, parkinglot rental, fines and sales, gifts, and transfer from saving. Also in the library's favor was the formation of the \Friends of the Li- brary\ organization in the Spring of 1989, a group which has not only raised funding for library im- provements, but has been instrumental in raising the level of concern for the library within the commu- nity, according to Mr. Clark. Mr. Clark said he hopes the group can soon begin separate fundraising ac- tivities that will finance high dollar improvement See Library pg. 6 M.O.M.S. Group Reaches Out To Gouverneur Area Mothers By Tracy Gerlach Isolation and low self esteem are two of the big- gest problems facingmoth- ers today, whether they are 20 years old or 40, single, married or di- vorced, say Linda Storie and Linda Kelahan, or- ganizers of Mothers Of- fering Moral Support (M.0.M.S.\anew support group for mothers in Gou- verneur. Feeling trapped at home, unable to get away, or longing for a regular job—something of t^eir own, are emotions not uncommon among moth- ers and the new group will provide a forum in which mothers can share experi- ences, and discuss issues of parenting. An open house and gen- eral interest meeting for the new organization was held last night (Tuesday) at the Circle Community Center behind the mini mall. The idea for the program came when both Ms. Sto- rie and Ms. Kelahan, through their work with the Circle Adolescent See M.O.M.S. pg. 6 December's Record Cold Means Higher Fuel Bills for Residents By Jan Simone Tight supplies in heat- ing oil, an acute shortage of propane, and record cold December temperatures have combined to create \unprecedented\ price in- creases in fuel while still early in the winter sea- son, according to Gary ShafTer, spokesman for the New York State Energy Office, Albany. Deborah Rathbun, legal aide in the Attnrnev Gen- eral's office, Watertown, says she is \getting 20 calls a day\ from people com- plaining about rapidly rising prices and difficulty getting service. The propane supply is especially acute across New York. Governor Mario Cuomo has asked dealers to assure that essential need? are met, making delivery to resi- dence?, hospitals and other public health facili- ties a priority. These pri- orities also apply when heating oil is in short supply. Free market factors of supply and demand come into play as the price of propane has undergone significant increases within brief periods of time. Some suppliers went i nto the season with lower than normal inventories and the record December cold aggravated the situ- ation. Also, Europe is having a cold winter, so some pro- pane which might have been imported into the U.S. was r bid away for Eu- ropean use. Low temperatures in the southern US refineries slowed production at fa- cilities not built to handle cold weather. A recent ex- plosion in a Louisiana re- finery created a further setback. Distribution, Mr. Shaf- fer said, is also a big fac- tor, especially in the north country. Transporting pe- troleum products by truck See Record pg. 6 Comments Sought On Recycling Plan ANN PIXON husband is \prcud of the five student? in the fa:r.- ily\ \He says how pr*ud he is of the k:ds for a\.*cu-.r.£ th:s to occur, and h*w proud he is that I arr. w.'il- ingtc take the plunge. He sa:d he wouldn't want tc ihave to .earn hew :r study ia]l over a^am \ One en/oyat*.e a5r ?<t *f tak-r.g:clasps. Mr? R x:-r. sa:d. was that she and her 'daughter were t^k-.nc a si rr; i 1 ar ps \ ch ol oc> cou \s e. ia^d that they couid help each other cut if one didn't understand something **It's beer. fur. com.rar- ir.tT notes.\ she said Now that she s a stu- dent, too. *v>hen I te'.i my k:ds 'I know hew you feel.\ they knew that I do \ M~> Rim describes g\-~g t.- college as *fun. but hard work \ See Family pg. 6 'lhe St. Lawrence County Solid Waste Dis- posal Authority is still seeking public comments on the recently completed Comprehensive Recycling: Plan for the county. The Authority opened the 30-day public com- ment per:od on Dec. 2*. when copies of the plan were mailed to var.ous interest groups such as Waste Stream Manage- ment. Inc.. Wr-rk On Waste. League of Women Voters. Environmental Management Council. Small Haulers Recycling Association and the state Department of Environ- mental Conservation. In addition, copies of the p*:an are available for re- view at the public librar- ies in Ogdensburc, Can- ton. Potsdam and Mas- sena The Authority plans to accept comment un*;l Jan 29, when the com- ment period wi]] officially close At thv. f.me. th? document will be Enabled and submitted to the Au- thor* tv Board for ulf.mate approval at their meeting on Feb. 20. \It is very important for people to realize that they have a chance to review and provide input on this plan because once imple- mented, it will effect ev- eryone in the county,\ said Authority Recycling Coor- dinator Pierre Gapn-on. He noted that all written comments should be sent to his attention before Jan. 29. at the following ad- dress ? t Lawrence County SWDA. 127 N. W ate 1 ' Street, Ogdenshurc.NY:3f69. The Comprehensive Recyclm^Plan is required by the DEC as part of an application to operate any new solid waste manage- ment facility in New York istate. Further, \it demon- strates that the Authority us committed to develop- ing successful recychnc prograrr.s that will be needed to achieve ou 1 - re- cycling ff^als.* Mr Gag- The Authority'* j-^al i c tc recycle 15 percent of the u-aste stream m 199*0.
