99 NEWS HEADLINES FOR MONDAY, 10/17/11
FAMED INDY CAR DRIVER DAN WHELDON HAD SEVERAL RELATIVES IN THE NORTH COUNTRY--Wheldon is remembered by great-uncle Kenneth Janes of Colton as a "very competitive person from an early age." Wheldon's great-aunt is a World War II "GI Bride" who emigrated to the US in 1946, settling in the Adirondacks. Wheldon perished in a pile-up in Las Vegas over the weekend.
ALSO ONLINE TODAY....
STATE SENATOR PATTY RITCHIE SAYS PROGRESS WAS MADE IN AN OSWEGO ROUNDTABLE ABOUT EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS
COUNTY CONSERVATIVE PARTY CHAIRMAN HANK FORD DENIES ALLEGATIONS OF HOCKEY-PAL CRONYISM IN ENDORSEMENT OF FAMILY COURT JUDGE CANDIDATE CECILY MORRIS, WIFE OF FAMED COACH MARK MORRIS
RENOVATED-EXPANDED POTSDAM HUMANE SOCIETY ANIMAL SHELTER OPENED SATURDAY TO GREAT FANFARE; SHELTER HAS A LARGE MORTGAGE TO PAY OFF USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN SO MORE FUNDS ARE NEEDED
OBITUARIES:
Linda "Kay" Popiel--68--Potsdam. Services today at 10am at New Hope Community Church, Potsdam. Arrangements with Garner Funeral Home, Potsdam
Charles Powell--70--Potsdam. Services 3pm Friday at Norwood United Methodist Church. Calling hours at the church Friday 1-3pm. Arrangements with Buck Funeral Home, Norwood
Alice Jarrell--91--Massena, former Norwood resident. Services 2pm Tuesday at Buck Funeral Home, Norfolk. Calling hours 11am-2pm Tuesday
