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November 28, 2011

Anonymous Press-Republican The Press Republican Mon Nov 28, 2011, 02:28 AM EST

25 YEARS AGO — 1986

▶ A $10 million lawsuit against SUNY New Paltz is challenging not only that single college but all SUNY schools across the state. The suit challenges the degree of supervision in regard to underage drinking on campus. Plattsburgh State officials insist that this issue isn't present on the Plattsburgh campus.

▶ The Town of Peru is being told to search for a new water supply by engineer Andrew Abdallah, whom the town hired to solve its problem of excess trihalomenthane (THM) in its public water system. The chemical, which has been linked to cancer, cannot be properly removed from the current system.

▶ Seven fire departments are called to Route 9 in Elizabethtown when an early morning fire breaks out in the Halfway House Restaurant. Essex County Fire Investigator John Hanby says the likely cause of the fire was the furnace. Everyone in the building escaped safely, but the structure was a total loss.

▶ Last spring's flooding of the Ausable River and the hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage it caused is still vivid and fresh in the minds of many. The state government still won't pitch in for flood prevention, and officials such as Paul Savage of Jay and Roger Nelson of Black Brook are frustrated with the lack of government response. The towns have invested thousands of dollars toward flood control over the summer and fall.

50 YEARS AGO — 1961

▶ Dannemora State Hospital and Clinton Prison AFL-CIO union leaders add their voices to requests for higher wages for state correctional employees at a meeting of state employees in Albany. Clinton Prison Employees Local 1372 President Daniel Shelter says his and other state locals are seeking salaries comparable with what New York City pays its prison employees.

▶ Mooers Central School Board will purchase two parcels of neighboring land of about 5 acres for $1,100. "We will buy the land as soon as possible so that we can complete our plans for our proposed annex" to the existing building, District Principal Paul Vogan said.

▶ Plattsburgh High School has adopted an experimental program geared to help slow readers increase their rate of reading. Joseph Cox, guidance director, said the program was started by some students in the Class of 1961 before their graduation. "They realized the need to increase their rate of reading and felt they were penalized on their final exams because they could not take the time to fully understand all of the questions," he said. The group of graduates contributed funding to start the program.

▶ An estimated 4 inches of snow falls, bringing with it the first real snowfall of the winter season. The heavy snow proved a challenge to county and town snowplow crews, and troopers advised motorists against unnecessary travel.

75 YEARS AGO — 1936

▶ Plattsburgh City aldermen pass a new ordinance making it illegal for bicyclists to travel after nightfall without their vehicles being properly illuminated. The ordinance states that nighttime bicyclists must have a head light and a tail light or reflectors that are large enough to be seen from 200 feet away.

▶ The Sidney J. Spiegel family returns to Plattsburgh after spending nearly two months visiting all but seven states in the Union. Their travels, covering more than 11,000 miles, left them richer in experience but $750 poorer after being robbed of the belongings in their automobile while in Chicago.

▶ Essex County launches its Christmas Double Seal Campaign, with the funds generated going toward fighting tuberculosis. A 6-year-old boy buys the first seals, saying, "I am going to use two of the seals on my letter to Santa Claus. I think it will make him happy if everyone would use his picture on all of their letters. I am going to use two because I want to make him double-happy."

▶ The first real snowfall in Plattsburgh has covered the city in 14 inches of white powder, and it's still falling. The removal of the snow was not immediately forthcoming and has threatened to prohibit traffic.

100 YEARS AGO — 1911

▶ Morrisonville's Clough's Opera House is hosting a Thanksgiving ball and supper under the auspices of the Morrisonville Village Improvement Society.

▶ Chester Olmstead, a well-known Duane farmer, was seized with heart disease and fell off his wagon on his way to Malone. He was found dead a half mile from his home. He was 63 years of age.

▶ The tallest grain elevator in the world has been erected in Ogdensburg. It can been seen from Potsdam, Waddington, Brockville and numerous other places.

▶ Trinity Church Fair's Entertainment Committee is pleased to announce that two solos by Mrs. Ralph McCoy and the Plattsburgh Barracks will be sung at an event this week at the Plattsburgh church.

— Compiled by Contributing Writer Kaitlyn Wait