Paranoid delusions

TO THE EDITOR: If Mr. Seney believes President Obama (and, yes, Mr. Seney, it is disrespectful to Islam and the USA to call him a sheik) is going to take our guns, why don't executives at the gun companies buy their stock? Whom, by the way, have sold millions of dollars worth of shares this year alone! NO BUYING. Why are the shares at Sturm & Ruger stock at its 52-week LOW Mr. Seney?

Seems your beliefs, Mr.Seney, are in your own mind. Paranoid delusions, it appears.

Stuart Friedman

Plattsburgh

Cruise for Relay

TO THE EDITOR: A group cruise has been set up to benefit the 2011 American Cancer Society Plattsburgh Relay for Life. The 5-day cruise sails from Tampa, Fla., and visits Grand Cayman Island and Cozumel, Mexico. The ship departs Tampa on March 21, 2011. This group cruise is open to anyone; cancer survivors, caregivers, family, friends, relay teams, etc.

Support the Plattsburgh Relay while enjoying a vacation on a Cruise for the Cure. For group details and pricing, call Julie Liberty, group coordinator, at 518-593-2703 or 518-643-2381 or e-mail me at jliberty06O6@yahoo.com.

Julie Liberty

Peru

Thanks for help

TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks to those who assisted in our "Across the Lake Challenge" events held Thursday, Aug. 19, which raised $1,131.30 for cancer research and treatment. The Jimmy Fund (www.jimmyfund.org) is the fund raising arm of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston (www.dfci.org)

Many thanks to the Ground Round restaurants in Plattsburgh and Burlington who hosted the events, McCadam Distributing and Sam Adams brewing, Jim's Sports, the Vermont Lake Monsters, Synergy Fitness, Vermont Indoor Golf, Olympia Sports, Nikken Wellness, Vermont Organics Reclamation Financial Group, West Bay Financial Group and Tyler Wood of the Vermont Agency.

Special thanks also to Chris Rwechungura of SUNY Plattsburgh for his assistance, and Penny Cowan for her support.

Peter J. Cadieux

Plattsburgh

Mariners' success

TO THE EDITOR: The 2010 Clinton County Mariners American Legion Baseball season has come to another successful end with the help of a lot of hard-working people.

A huge thanks goes out to fellow committee members, Rick Reynolds, Dick Knowles Sr., Kris Doorey, Dave Davis, Rob Knowles and Floyd Rock. Their assistance has been a big help to me.

Again, Rick and Bonnie Reynolds of Mainely Lobster and their entire staff, continue to show their dedication and support to this program. To Post 1619 West Plattsburgh (Commander Mike Rock, Al Daniels, Hummer Rock, Bob Way and Doug Stevens), Post 20 (Commander Dale McMahon, Art Maggy and Dave Graves and Donald Rushford), your legion support has been tremendous over the years.

Also, to Coca-Cola, Finney Sports, Foster Sports, Loreman's, Greg at Frito-Lay, Umpire Assigner Tom Kowalowski and the entire Umpire Association.

To all the players and their parents, your dedication to the long season was again outstanding. To Kim Bosley and all the parents who worked so hard during our home tournament in the concession stand and making sure all the kids were fed when we went on the road.

Also, to the Press-Republican and Bob Goetz and John Coryer for their continued great coverage of Mariner baseball.

A sincere thanks to John Flynn and Mark Leta for all their hard work and putting another respectable team on the field, as well as off the field, and to their wives and families for allowing me to take away their summers.

A tip of the hat to Mrs. Flynn and Mrs. Leta for putting up with me and all that goes with this program. A very special thanks to Julie Gordon for allowing me to spend so much time doing what I love to do.

i am looking forward to the 2011 edition with excitement and new announcements.

Harold LeClaire

General manager/committee member

West Chazy

Trust at issue

TO THE EDITOR: A recent flyer distributed by my assemblywoman has the term trustworthy in the largest font.

I trust she will continue to cost us more money with her continual sponsorship of unfunded mandates. I trust that taxes under her leadership will maintain their rise. I trust that she will continue to press political favors and broker back-room deals in order to stay in office. I trust she will continue with her arrogance. I would love to see her in a debate with fiscal conservative Dave Kimmel.

I trust she will try and avoid a debate with Kimmel at all costs. If one happens, I trust she will struggle.

Jeremy Kain

Plattsburgh

Knowledge, expertise

TO THE EDITOR: I have been in the company of David Kimmel many times since meeting him last year during Doug Hoffman's congressional campaign.

I highly recommend him as the Conservative candidate for the upcoming New York State Assembly November election. He has specific economic and employment ideas, so sorely needed for our local communities and we need to give him the position as our assemblyman so that we can benefit from his knowledge and expertise.

Anne Brady

Plattsburgh

St. Joseph's grateful

TO THE EDITOR: Our heartfelt thanks to all the following businesses and people who helped to make our auction on Aug. 8 such a huge success: Adirondack Railway, Applebee's, Plattsburgh Boat Basin, Graymont Materials, Country Corner Diner, Brookside Grocery, Champlain Pools, Classy Images, McSweeney's, Lake Shore Candy, Bill McBride Dealerships, Freihofer's Bakery Store, Magic Nails Salon, D&D Meats, Riley Ford, Inspirations by Renee, R. Duso, Inc., Neil Lucia, North Country Golf Club, Lake Champlain Ferries, Bill's Tattoo Parlor, Rafferty Sand & Gravel, Guma's Restaurant, Dry Dock Bar and Restaurant, Blue Haven Campground, L&M Liquor Store, Ashley Furniture, Church Oil, Mickey's Restaurant, Adirondack Tack, Pizza Palace, Sawatdee Restaurant, Mainly Seafood, Akwesasne Casino, Adirondack Pet Lodge, Plattsburgh Ford, Pizza Hut, Plattsburgh Cabinet, Day's Inn, Windows by Brownell, Mooney Bay Restaurant, Price Chopper, Warren Tire, Easyhome, Body Art Tattoo, Mad Pup Tattoo, Arnie's Restaurant, Curtis Lumber, Adirondack Stables, Knight Auto, Bluff Point Golf and Resort, Aero Enterprises, Dragoon's Farm Equipment, Lee's Carpet & Appliance Center, Wilson Appliance Centers, Hulbert Bros., Payson Jewelry, Parkers Sugar House, Duprey Feeds, Marty's Carpets, Wayne LaPier, Bob Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Paulson and all others who helped out with our auction. And ... most especially, our thanks to Jeff Rigsbee and Brian Recor of Third Generation Auctions who provided a great afternoon of auctioneering and entertainment. Of course, we want to thank all those who came and purchased the many items being auctioned off. We couldn't have done it without you!

Rev. J. Roger McGuinness

and the parishioners of St. Joseph's Church

West Chazy