CHEERS to Dean Matthew Roll, a wrestler with enormous muscles and a heart to match, who competes as Shark Boy. Shark Boy was in Plattsburgh the weekend of Feb. 13-19 as part of the Total Nonstop Action promotion at the City of Plattsburgh Recreation Center. Professional wrestlers are famous for their ominous glower, fierce demeanor and uninhibited lust for mayhem, but Shark Boy is a guppie at heart. On his way through town, he was lined up for a personal appearance at the Della Polaris dealership, where he signed autographs and chatted with fans. There, he learned of a special-needs teenager, Tyler Savage, who is a big fan of wrestlers in general and the masked Shark Boy, whom he'd seen at the Crete Center a year or so ago. Tyler, unfortunately, was in Alice Hyde Hospital in Malone with a good chance of having to miss the Friday night spectacle. Shark Boy was scheduled to go to Massena for another autograph session and offered to stop in Malone to pay Tyler a visit. He did, and Tyler got a much-needed double dose of good news: First, Shark Boy was every bit the personable hero all fans hope; and, second, Tyler got out of the hospital in time to see the matches. Shark Boy didn't have to take the time out in Malone to visit a very deserving young fan, but he did. Celebrities have undeniable influence over their followers, and, when expectations match up with reality, it can be a powerful thing.
CHEERS to Dr. Richard Frost, a man for all seasons in the North Country, who has quietly reached a significant milestone in service to CVPH Medical Center and the community. A well-known internist, he has been practicing here for 30 years now. Frost is a board-certified physician at the hospital with a private practice serving many. To some, he is better known for other endeavors, such as writing a popular column on travel to points near and far that appears monthly in the Press-Republican. He was also the one to whom the City of Plattsburgh turned when it wanted its own history written at the turn of the century. Thirty years of saving lives is a worthy achievement — and he's a very nice guy, to boot.
CHEERS to all the street and highway crews in the region who labored all night to clear our thoroughfares during and after Wednesday's marathon snowstorm. Very few vehicular accidents of any consequence were reported, in spite of the heavy, wet, slippery snow. And congratulations, too, to the municipal and commercial power companies, which kept power flowing to most customers and restored it quickly to the those who had lost it. The consistency and weight of the snow usually plays havoc with trees and power lines, but everyone seemed prepared for the storm and acted professionally and compassionately.
Opinion
February 28, 2010
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Editorial: No raise for state legislators
This is not the year for state lawmakers to look for a raise.
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Editorial: No raise for state legislators
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Cheers and Jeers: Feb. 13, 2012
CHEERS to Peru High School teacher Kathleen Roach and Cardinal Points.
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Cheers and Jeers: Feb. 13, 2012
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In My Opinion: E'town water, sewer essential
Elizabethtown has a history of economic ups and downs, Town Supervisor Margaret Bartley writes.
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In My Opinion: E'town water, sewer essential
