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Honored

@datebook city label underlined:Gouverneur

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Honored: Sara Hutcheson, director of Gouverneur Mental Health Clinic, received a plaque from the Tobacco Cessation Center of Northern New York for the clinic’s efforts toward tobacco cessation.

@datebook city label underlined:Lowville

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Honored: Dr. Manoj Vora and his staff at Lewis County General Hospital, Lowville, were recently honored with a plaque from the Tobacco Cessation Center of Northern New York. The plaque, presented by Joel Schuyler, tobacco cessation specialist, was given for efforts over the past several years in the treatment of tobacco dependence.

Milestones

@datebook city label underlined:Carthage

Milestone: Roberta Foster, registered nurse and nurse manager at the Country Manor Nursing and Rehab Centre, Carthage, recently completed the Foundation for Quality Care’s First Line Nurse Manager Program. The program, part of the Long Term Care Leadership Institute, is for nurses in middle management roles aspiring to become leaders in the long-term-care profession.

Notable donations

@datebook city label underlined:Watertown

Donation: Several local dance studios recently teamed up to collect nearly $4,000 in pledges for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. The money was raised through the second annual Dance For Life, sponsored by Dance World Fabulous Feet Relay for Life, held Feb. 5 at Dulles State Office Building, Watertown.

Winners

@datebook city label underlined:Lowville

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Winners: The Lewis County Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6912 and Auxiliary awarded the winners of their Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen Awards at the post’s life membership dinner Jan. 21. The contest, open to sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students from Lowville Academy and Central School, awarded a total of $250 in prizes in this year’s contest, with the theme of “Are you proud of your country?” Pictured, from left, are Mary Blow, Lowville Academy and Central School English teacher, Collin J. Zehr, fourth place, Kaitlynn Coates, second place, Ginna Carbonaro, third place, and Angelina E. Burgy, first place.

@datebook city label underlined:Throughout the area

Winners: Northern New York junior and senior high school students recently won awards in the Central New York Art Awards program. The winners’ work will be displayed at Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, through March 2.

@datebook city label underlined:Beaver River Central School, Beaver Falls

Silver key — Samantha Hawksley, photography

Honorable mention — Calla Morrison, Emilee Mullin, Corbin Pominville and Iver Stolen

@datebook city label underlined:Carthage Central School

High school

Gold key — Jordan Harris, painting, and Kristen Stiller, drawing

Silver key — Sarah Allison, mixed media, Gabbee Park, sculpture, and Brandi Riggons, sculpture

Honorable mention — Mindy Clement

@datebook city label underlined:Middle school

Silver key — Diedra Dickerson, ceramics and glass, Cassandra Essex, sculpture, and Rebecca Hanson, ceramics and glass

Honorable mention — Paige Ashmead, Clayton Downey, Leisel Gunderson, Kendra Kehoe, Kashira Robertson and Bailey Sanders

@datebook city label underlined:Lowville Academy and Central School

Everson Museum Award for Best of the Silver Keys — Amber Ortolano

Gold key, fine arts portfolio — Paige Lyndaker

Silver key, fine arts portfolio — Julia Guignard, Taylor Haenlin, Sabrina Jantzi and Olivia Stoddard

Gold key — Paige Lyndaker, mixed media

Silver key — Tabatha Hartshorn, painting, Brooke Lyndaker, drawing, Paige Lyndaker, mixed media, Summer Nakano, drawing, Amber Ortolano, painting, Adam Roes, mixed media, and Olivia Stoddard, mixed media

Honorable mention — Julia Guignard (two pieces), Taylor Haenlin, Sabrina Jantzi, Brooke Lyndaker, Catherine Lyndaker, Amber Ortolano and Shannon Stacy

@datebook city label underlined:Norwood-Norfolk Central School, Norwood

Silver key, fine arts portfolio — Emily Gonthier

Gold key, photography portfolio — Damion Taylor

Gold key — Lauren Green, photography, Kayley Phillips, photography, Karina Preston, photography, Amber Stickney, photography, Damion Taylor, photography (two pieces), and Abigail Tessier, photography

Silver key — Shannon Colbert, photography (two pieces), Brooke Dunn, photography, Rebecca Hasenauer, photography, and Caitlin Layaw, photography

Honorable mention — Shannon Colbert (two pieces), Emily Gonthier, Lauren Green, Rebecca Hasenauer, Caitlin Layaw, Paige Murray, Amanda Peacock, Tyler Perry, Karina Preston, Hannah Seguin, Damion Taylor and Abigail Tessier (two pieces)

@datebook city label underlined:Pulaski Academy and Central School

High school

Gold key — Makenzi Spink, photography

Silver key — Katrina Anderson, photography

Honorable mention — Alexandra Brennan, John Egenhofer, Emily Fellers, Karlie Hilton, Courtney Nagy and Makenzi Spink

@datebook city label underlined:Middle school

Silver key — Jennfer Shampine, painting

Colleges

Dean’s list

The following north country residents recently were named to the dean’s list at their colleges or universities:

Niagara University

To receive dean’s list honors at Niagara University for the fall semester, students must receive a grade point average of 3.25 or higher.

@datebook city label underlined:Clayton

Kyle Dawes

Bryan Robert Olson

@datebook city label underlined:Ogdensburg

Stephanie Rose Missert

@datebook city label underlined:Theresa

Susana Agudelo-Uribe

Megan Alexandra Kemple

@datebook city label underlined:Watertown

Ashley M. Demar

Aubrey Kelley Kettrick

Brittany L. Shannon

University at Albany

To receive dean’s list honors at the University at Albany for the fall semester, students must receive a grade point average of 3.25 or higher.

@datebook city label underlined:Adams

Emily Pfeil

@datebook city label underlined:Boonville

Jenna Pfeiffer

@datebook city label underlined:Brushton

Rebekah Pierce

@datebook city label underlined:Calcium

Chelsea Boshart

@datebook city label underlined:Camden

Lindsey McEntire

@datebook city label underlined:Chateaugay

Hannah Gardiner

@datebook city label underlined:Copenhagen

Kayla Bogdanowicz

@datebook city label underlined:Dexter

John Devine

Evans Mills

Kevin Johnson

@datebook city label underlined:Gouverneur

Donovan Adams

@datebook city label underlined:LaFargeville

Chad Simpson

@datebook city label underlined:Massena

Rebecca Biers

@datebook city label underlined:Potsdam

Corina Simonelli

@datebook city label underlined:Watertown

Kathleen Bacsik

Nichole Eamer

Maureen Keggins

University of Hartford,

West Hartford, Conn.

To receive dean’s list honors at the University of Hartford for the fall semester, students must receive a grade point average of 3.25 or higher.

@datebook city label underlined:Burke

Michelle Swanston

University of New Hampshire,

Durham, N.H.

To receive honors at the University of New Hampshire for the fall semester, students must receive a grade point average between 3.2 and 3.49. To receive highest honors, students must receive a grade point average of 3.7 or higher.

@datebook city label underlined:Hammond

Jacob Tague, honors

@datebook city label underlined:Potsdam

Madelyn Ball, highest honors

@datebook city label underlined:Saranac Lake

Emily Lennon, honors

Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.

To receive dean’s list honors at Williams College, students must receive a grade point average of 3.50 or higher in a program of four or more courses.

@datebook city label underlined:Watertown

Gregory W. Kaskan, senior, English