Letters to the Editor: Nov. 17, 2009

Too cautious over flu
TO THE EDITOR: When my child was sent home from school with fever of 104.0 with a slight cough, no body aches and pain, no diarrhea, no headache and so on...I didn't have a problem to pick him up, but when I got home from work his temp was 98.9 and he felt fine. The next morning I took his temp again and he didn't have a fever. So I sent him to school. Didn't I get another call at work to come pick him up. He had a fever yesterday, and I was told he can't come back to school for 24 hours. This time, I went to the doctor's office, and his temp was 101.0 and he felt fine. He even argued with me. He wanted to go to McDonald's to eat. He said he was not taking any medicine because he feels fine and it's going to feel like vacation not going to school.

The doctor said schools are being very careful with the H1N1 and if your child is anywhere near 99.9 or above the school will send them home. So much for looking out for our kid's education. Should the school just shut down until the cold and flu season is over? It's definitely being taken way out of hand.

Donna Guerin

Schuyler Falls

Just note his vote
TO THE EDITOR: Whom to vote for?

Glad you asked.

This game's not hard to play.

Just read whom Harold's voting for,

And vote some other way.

Leon S. Harding

Chazy

Drive supported
TO THE EDITOR: I would like to thank owners Sam and Marie Trombley and the campers at Ranch Side Park for their support of my bottle drive. Your contributions throughout the summer and especially at camp special events enabled me to raise $300 for the Make-A-Wish foundation. Thank you for your generosity.

Ethan King

Ellenburg Depot

Applefest successful
TO THE EDITOR: A great heartfelt "thank you" goes out to all the sponsors, vendors, crafters, advertisers, workers and the committee for the hard work on the St. Augustine's Applefest in Peru again this year. We raised over $ 21,000 for our parish budget. Well done!

We also want to thank the bands, all of our parishioners and the community for their help as we couldn't do this without you. Also a big thanks to anyone we forgot to mention . You are not forgotten. Thank you office workers and committee for all your help. A great job well done again.

Thank you and bless you all.

The Rev. Alan Schnob

St. Augustine's Applefest Community

Peru

Volunteers thanked
TO THE EDITOR: The Richard Harmon Memorial Scholarship Tournament held at Harmony Golf Course was a great success. Over $6,000 was contributed to fund the scholarship. This scholarship will be awarded in June 2010 to a deserving Ausable Valley Central School senior to attend Clinton Community College in fall 2010. Many thanks to our dedicated employees, golfers, hole sponsors, and contributors.

Special thanks to Plattsburgh Distributing for providing all the prizes for the tournament players , Murnane Building Contractors, Inc. for sponsoring the $5,000 hole-in-one and Steve Frederick at CCC Foundation for helping set up the scholarship.

Success would not have been as grand without great sponsors like Liquor and Wine Warehouse, Aaron's Furniture, AC Home Improvements, Agency Insuring, Airborne Speedway, Anne Porter & Associates, Ausable Chasm Co., ARBRO Biz Box, Bill Kissell, Bracy Trucking, Bourgeois IGA, Burlington Foods, Clute, Clute &Thompson;, Country Expressions Flowers & Gifts, Crickets, Curtis Lumber Co., Inc., Empire Merchants, Finney Sports, Giroux Tree Service, Gordon Oil, Graymont, Hamilton Funeral Home, Dale Harrigan Trucking, Hart Auto Sales, R. Harvey Transportation, Hynes Electrical Supply Co. Industrial Med Testing and JJ Diggers.

Also, JWK Transport, Keeseville Elks Lodge 2072, Kim's Karpet, Lakeside Container Corp., Loreman's, Marsha Homes, McLean's Restaurant, Mike Brown Plumbing and Heating, Modern Neon Signs, Morrisonville Septic, Northern Sanitation, Northline Utilities, LLC, Old Mountain Electrical Service, Paradise Horseback Riding, Pasquale's, Peru Central School Federal Credit Union, Pepsi, Premier Lawncare, Richard Smith Lumber Sales, Robert M. Sutherland, PC., Steven E. Fuller Excavating, Taylor Properties, Taylor Rental, Ward Lumber Co. , Warren Tire Services and the friends and family of Richard Harmon. Thank you to all.

Last, but certainly not least, thank you to all our volunteers, too many to name! From registration to closing, "Volunteers make it happen."

Steve Fuller

Kim Marsha

Keeseville

United Way earns trust
TO THE EDITOR: Clinton and Essex counties are great places to live and raise a family. I have said this for years and continue to believe it. Part of what makes this area such a great place to live is the people who choose to live in this area, be it job or other reasons. There is a great sense of community here, and people genuinely care about each other.

I have seen close up the various organizations that United Way supports. The Champlain Valley Chapter of the Compassionate Friends, Family Promise of Clinton County, Inc., Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, RSVP both of Clinton & Essex counties, Literacy Volunteers, YMCA and the Senior Citizens Council to name a few. Whether you know it or not, most all of us have been touched by one of the organizations that United Way supports.

I never thought I would need the services of one of these organizations but a few years back I reached out to the Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Center. I did so because I have a family member that is suffering from Alzheimer's, and I needed help understanding the progression of the disease and the decisions our family was going to be faced with as time progressed. They helped me and my family tremendously and I am grateful that they exist due in part because of your donations to the United Way.

Now I know that the economy on a national level is unsettled and even here we are feeling the effects of the slowdown. However, as one person once told me, a crisis is never scheduled. No one schedules to be out of work or to get sick. A youth does not wait until times are good to get involved in drugs or to need help with homework. Our senior citizens would prefer not to need Meals on Wheels. At times like we are in now is when the services of a lot of the programs we support are needed most. As we look to cut back on some things, I hope that United Way is not one of them. In fact it is time to step up and increase your contribution or make that first one. To fully fund our agencies request, we need $700,000. This is money that stays in Clinton and Essex counties, goes to Clinton and Essex county agencies, benefiting Clinton and Essex counties residents. We need your contributions and we need you to encourage those around you to contribute as well. Please, help me in my march around the county and support our county by supporting United Way. For more information, please contact myself at 562-6515 or John Bernardi at 563-0028, or visit the United Way Web site at www.unitedwayce.org or your contribution can be mailed to 45 Tom Miller Road, Plattsburgh.

If you have made your contribution, thank you. Rest assured your dollars will be wisely used to change lives right here in Clinton and Essex counties.

Phil Racine

Plattsburgh

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