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EVENTS
TODAY
Art Quest. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. North Country Cultural Center for the Arts Center, 23 Brinkerhoff St., Plattsburgh. $95/$85 members. Pre-register at 563-1604.
Family Snowshoe Program. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Cadyville Recreation Park. Open to families and youth 7 and older. Introduction to teamwork and outdoor skills, play snowshoe disc golf and more. Previous snowshoe experience not necessary. All equipment provided. Pre-register at 565-4750. Sponsored by the Town of Plattsburgh Recreation Department and the Clinton County Youth Bureau.
Family Swim Night. 7 to 9 p.m. The Wellness Center at PARC, New York Road, Plattsburgh. $2 per person. Opportunity for a swim in a heated indoor pool to exercise or just float around. Sponsored by Town of Plattsburgh Parks and Recreation Dept.
Cross-Country Skiing & Snowshoeing. 1 to 3 p.m. Cadyville Recreation Park. All equipment free for all ages. First come, first served. Reservations recommended by calling 562-6860.
Family Ice Skating. Noon to 1 p.m. Plattsburgh State Field House, Rugar Street. Skate rentals free. Sponsored by Town of Plattsburgh Parks and Recreation Department.
Deadline for North Country Chamber of Commerce Business Expo Registration. Get registration form at www.northcountrychamber.com for June 6 Expo.
Treaty of Ghent Party. 5 to 8 p.m. Elks Lodge, 621 Cumberland Ave., Plattsburgh. To celebrate the end of the War of 1812. Event includes door prizes, silent auction, live entertainment. Period dress encouraged. Tickets $12 per person, available at the War of 1812 Museum, Dames Discount Wine and Liquor and Liquor and Wine Warehouse. Event tickets do not include dinner, but the Elks will be serving dinner before and after the event. Proceeds will benefit the War of 1812 Museum.
Nutrition Outreach and Education Program. 10 a.m. Champlain Centre mall, Plattsburgh. The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York’s Nutrition Outreach will provide information on food budgeting and putting enough good food on the table for families. The program can provide a free and confidential screening for food stamps/SNAP and assist with the application process.
Deadline: United Way Recognition Dinner and Annual Meeting reservations. To be held March 2, 5 p.m. Knights of Columbus, Keeseville. Cash bar at 5 p.m, sit-down dinner at 6 p.m. $21 per person or $160 for table of 8. Get reservation form at www.unitedwayadk.org or call 563-0028.
Movie Night. 7 p.m. Public Library, Plattsburgh. Showing “Argo,” rated R.
SAT. FEB. 23
Benefit Car Wash. 8 a.m.to noon. Peru Fire Department. $5 donation per car.
Full Moon Snowshoe Hike and Chili Chow Down. 6 p.m. Adirondack Interpretive Center, Newcomb. Chili, $5. Snowshoes available. To register, call 582-2000.
Plattsburgh Roller Derby. North Country Lumber Jills vs the Roller Pains from Cortland, 6 p.m., doors open at 5. Plattsburgh City Recreation Center, U.S. Oval. Halftime show by Center Stage dance studio.
Science Saturdays. 1 to 2 p.m. Champlain Valley Transportation Museum, 12 Museum Way, Plattsburgh. Build a rocket and learn about velocity, pitch and the power of baking soda and vinegar. Ages 7 to 14. Pre-registration required, 566-7575.
Winter Adventure Races. Register at 2 p.m., race at 2:15. Champlain Valley Transportation Museum, 12 Museum Way, Plattsburgh. Race distances: one lap for 6 and younger, two laps ages 7 through 10, four laps ages 11 through 13. Dress for weather, as participants will be running, climbing and crawling in the snow. Sponsored by Clinton County Youth Bureau and the Town of Plattsburgh Recreation Department.
Backyard Maple Sugaring Workshop. 1 to 4 p.m. Paul Smiths Visitor Interpretive Center. Paul Smith’s College students will lead workshops and provide tours of the sugarhouse and the maple production demonstrations sites as part of the New York State Maple Weekend.
Battle on Snowshoes at Fort Ticonderoga. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Highlighting Major Robert Rogers and his Rangers’ battle with a mixed French force, visit the French Garrison and winter in the fort in 1758, tour opposing pickets of British rangers and French soldiers, re-created battle at 2 p.m. with tree-to-tree fighting. $10 per person, Friends of Fort Ticonderoga and children younger than 4, free. Call 585-2821 for times of special events throughout the day.
Master Gardener Program: Planning Your Spring Garden. 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Dodge Library, 9 Fiske Road, West Chazy. Reserve by calling 561-7450.
SUN., FEB. 24
Maple Workshop & Pancake Breakfast. 9 to 11 a.m. The Wild Center, Tupper Lake. Tupper Lake’s first-ever community maple-sugaring project, invites area residents to tap their trees and participate with The Wild Center. Must attend Art of Maple Sugaring Breakfast and Workshop to participate. Registration required, 359-7800 at the Wild Center or Paul Smiths VIC at 327-6241.
Benefit Spaghetti Dinner. Noon to 5 p.m. American Legion, Lyon Mountain. To help Richard and Laurie Dashnaw with ongoing expenses while Laurie fights cancer. $8 per plate. Any type of donation accepted. To give cash or Chinese auction donations, call 492-7541, Ext. 101 or 103. Mail checks to Town of Dannemora, Attn: Supervisor’s Office, P.O. Box 658, Dannemora, NY 12929, made out to Richard and Laurie Dashnaw.
MON., FEB. 25
PBS GO! Writers Contest Class. 3:30 to 5 p.m. North Country Cultural Center for the Arts Center, 23 Brinkerhoff St., Plattsburgh. Create a fully illustrated book that can be entered into the PBS Kids Go Writers Contest, for students in grades kindergarten through 3; practices literacy skills, creating images for their skills and to have fun. Pre-register at 563-1604. $65/$60 members.
TUES., FEB. 26
Structured Parent-Child Play Groups. 10 a.m. to noon. Family Connections Resource Center, 194 Oval, Plattsburgh. Social play groups for children ages infant through 5 with parents or caregivers to develop social play skills and to meet other parents.
Storytime. 10:30 to 11 a.m. Plattsburgh Free Library Children’s Room.
Rabies Clinic. 6 to 8:30 p.m. City of Plattsburgh Public Works Building, 215 Idaho Ave., Plattsburgh. For dogs, cats and ferrets of Clinton County residents. All pets must be at least 3 months old; pets need the first vaccination by 4 months old; bring pet vaccination records or certificates; all animals must be on a leash or in a carrier to be admitted to the clinic.
WED., FEB. 27
PBS GO! Writers Contest Class. 3:30 to 5 p.m. North Country Cultural Center for the Arts Center, 23 Brinkerhoff St., Plattsburgh. Create a fully illustrated book that can be entered into the PBS Kids Go Writers Contest, for students in grades kindergarten through 3; practices literacy skills, creating images for their skills and to have fun. Pre-register at 563-1604. $65/$60 members.
Nutrition Outreach and Education Program. 10 a.m. Champlain Centre mall, Plattsburgh. The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York’s Nutrition Outreach will provide information on food budgeting and putting enough good food on the table for families. The program can provide a free and confidential screening for food stamps/SNAP and assist with the application process.
THURS., FEB. 28
Anderson Falls Heritage Society Open House. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 96 Clinton St., Keeseville.
Journey Into Reading. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Champlain Centre mall, outside Kay Jewelers, Plattsburgh. For infants and young children. Parents get tips on why and how to read to little ones; child gets a free book to take home.
Storytime. 10:30 to 11 a.m. Plattsburgh Free Library Children’s Room.
Tooth Fairy Visit. 10:30 a.m. Saranac Lake Free Library. In recognition of National Children’s Dental Health Month by Suzanne Snizek, dental hygienist at Saranac Lake Central School.
“Around the World.” 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Angell College Center meeting rooms, SUNY Plattsburgh. Showcase of culture and
FRI., MARCH 1
Legislative Breakfast. 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Holiday Inn, Plattsburgh. State Sen. Betty Little, Assemblywoman Janet Duprey and Assemblyman Daniel Stec will be featured speakers with a question-and-answer time. $35 for public/$20 for North Country Chamber of Commerce members. Advance registration required by calling 563-1000.
Family Swim Night. 7 to 9 p.m. The Wellness Center at PARC, New York Road, Plattsburgh. $2 per person. Opportunity for a swim in a heated indoor pool to exercise or just float around. Sponsored by Town of Plattsburgh Parks and Recreation Dept.
Zumba-thon. 5:30 p.m. Elizabethtown Social Center. Adults $10, students 12 and up $5. Includes two Zumba sessions, a “thank you” gift, door prizes and face-painting. 6 p.m. session is regular Zumba with Marci Wenn and Karin DeMuro; session 2 at 7:30 p.m. is blacklight Zumba with Kye Turner and Arin Burdo; wear white or bright clothing to glow under the blacklights or black to blend in. Proceeds support the Social Center’s 2013 Community Musical Production.
Parents Night Out. 6 to 9 p.m. Nazarene Church, 187 Broad St., Plattsburgh. Children ages infant through sixth grade; free pizza, demonstration by Villari’s Studio of Self Defense, crafts. Children should wear sneakers. Pre-registration at 561-1960.
Deadline: St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast. 7:30 a.m. SUNY Angell Center Ballroom, PSUC. Tickets $25 before March 1 $35 after March 1, not available at the door. Corporate tables available. Call the North Country Chamber of Commerce Plattsburgh, 563-1000.
SAT., MARCH 2
Dr. Seuss’s Read Across America Story Hour. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Adirondack Carousel, Saranac Lake. $5 per person includes storytelling, milk and cookies, free book and a ride on the carousel.
Draft-Horse-Drawn Sleigh Rides. Paul Smith’s College, Visitors Interpretive Center, Paul Smiths.
Square Dance. Clinton County Fairgrounds, Morrisonville. North Country Squares. Plus, 7 to 8 p.m.; MS, 8 to 10 p.m. Caller/cuer: Carl Trudo.
Benefit Car Wash. 8 a.m. to noon. Peru Fire Department. $5 donation per car.
Rummage Sale. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Agnes School, 2322 Saranac Ave., Lake Placid.
United Way Recognition Dinner and Annual Meeting. 5 p.m. Knights of Columbus, Keeseville. Cash bar at 5 p.m, sit-down dinner at 6 p.m. $21 per person or $160 for table of 8.
Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Party. 2 p.m. Wells Memorial Library, 12230 Route 9N, Upper Jay. Com dressed as your favorite Dr. Seuss character. Story, craft, cake, family fun.
Cabin Fever Party. 5 p.m. Keeseville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1505. To benefit the North Country Honor Flight for World War II vets. Food, music prizes. $10 per person.
Story Time. 10 to 11 a.m. Chazy Library. “March into Mittens,” stories and activities about mittens. Ages 3 to 8.
Lyon Mountain Miners Ice Fishing Derby. 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Chazy Lake and/or Chateaugay Lake. Entry fee $20 includes meal at American Legion at 4:30 p.m. Weigh-in at the legion for prizes in categories perch, pike, trout. 578-5863 or 735-4401.
Clinton County Food from the Farm. 2 to 5 p.m. Recreation Department gym, 52 U.S. Oval. Adults $10, $5 ages 5 to 12, maximum $30 per family. Chef David Allen from Latitude 44 Bistro to prepare dished with local vegetables, meats and other harvest delights. Tickets in advance at www.cce.cornell.edu/clinton or at Cornell Cooperative Extension, 6064 Route 22 North, Plattsburgh.
21st-annual Literacy Challenge. Noon, Champlain Centre Mall, Plattsburgh. The Peru Lions Club, 2012 and five-time champion, will defend its title. Form a team and participate. Call 564-5332 to register. Proceeds benefit Literacy Volunteers. Sponsored by the Plattsburgh Sunrise Rotary and the Press-Republican.
SUN., MARCH 3
Super Bingo. 1 p.m. Knights of Columbus, Port Henry. $1,000 jackpot guaranteed. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.
MON., MARCH 4
Bingo. 6:45 p.m. St. Mary’s Academy, 1129 Route 9 (Main Street), Champlain.
Deadline: High Tea with Famous Women reservations. To be held March 16. 2 to 4:30 p.m. Peru Community Church Fellowship Hall. $12 per person. Call Anne Bailey at 563-5794.
THURS., MARCH 7
Journey Into Reading. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Champlain Centre, outside Kay Jewelers, Plattsburgh. For infants and young children. Parents get tips on why and how to read to little ones.
Fourth-annual March Madness Ice-Cream Social. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oak Street School, Plattsburgh. Ice cream sundaes, $1, 10 cents per topping. To benefit the Adirondack Humane Society.
FRI.- SUN, MARCH 8-10
Tag Sale. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. St. Ann’s Church, Mooers Forks.
Family Swim Night. 7 to 9 p.m. The Wellness Center at PARC, New York Road, Plattsburgh. $2 per person. Opportunity for a swim in a heated indoor pool to exercise or just float around. Sponsored by Town of Plattsburgh Parks & Recreation Dept.
FRI., MARCH 8
Deadline for Craft Sale. To beheld March 16. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Champlain Children’s Learning Center, 10 Clinton St., Rouses Point. To rent a table call 297-2019, ext. 0.
SAT., MARCH 9
“Four More Feet” film. 8 p.m. ADK’s High Peaks Information Center, end of Adirondack Loj Road, south of Lake Placid. The story of Randy Pierce, a totally blind hiker who takes on the challenge of hiking all 48 of New Hampshire’s 4,000-foot peaks in a single winter season.
Benefit Car Wash. 8 a.m. to noon, Peru Fire Department. $5 donation per car.
Music Appreciation Day. 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Wells Memorial Library, Upper Jay. Ages 3 to 6 with Julie Robinson Robards, rhythm instruments, storytime and motion songs.
THURS., MARCH 14
Square Dance. Clinton County Fairgrounds, Morrisonville. North Country Squares. Plus, 7 to 9 p.m.; MS, 8 to 10 p.m. Caller: Wendy Vander Meulen, cuer Mo Wall.
Journey Into Reading. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Champlain Centre, outside Kay Jewelers, Plattsburgh. For infants and young children. Parents get tips on why and how to read to little ones.
Deadline: Mad Hatter’s Ball reservations. To be held March 21. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Heaven Hill Farm, Lake Placid. Proceeds toward Creative Healing Connections. $35 per person. Call 390-3899.
FRI., MARCH 15
Family Swim Night. 7 to 9 p.m. The Wellness Center at PARC, New York Road, Plattsburgh. $2 per person. Opportunity for a swim in a heated indoor pool to exercise or just float around. Sponsored by Town of Plattsburgh Parks & Recreation Dept.
SAT., MARCH 16
Cabin Fever Craft Show. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dannemora Community Center, 40 Emmons St. $2 donation to enter, under 12 free.To benefit the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Vendor space available, call Wendy Davis at 335-5787 or Gordon Trombley at 570-5114.
Benefit Car Wash. 8 a.m. to noon. Peru Fire Department. $5 donation per car.
American Cancer Society Relay For Life. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dannemora Community Center, 40 Emmons St. Vendor space available. Call Wendy Davis, 335-5787, or Gordon Trombley, 570-5114.
Maple Workshop & Pancake Breakfast. 9 to 11 a.m. The Wild Center, Tupper Lake. Tupper Lake’s first-ever community maple sugaring project invites area residents to tap their trees and participate with The Wild Center. Must attend, “Art of Maple Sugaring Breakfast and Workshop, to participate. Registration required by calling 359-7800 at The Wild Center or Paul Smiths VIC at 327-6241.
High Tea with Famous Women. 2 to 4:30 p.m. Peru Community Church Fellowship Hall. Famous ladies of all historic periods share about their lives while enjoying tea, sandwiches and sweets. Famous ladies will include Methodist Theologian Georgia Harkness, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire survivor Ruth Cohen, Suffragette Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Photographer Margaret Bourke-White, Mother Cabrini, Suffragette Alice Paul, President John Adams wife Abigail Adams, Author and Paris salon hostess Gertrude Stein, Battle of Plattsburgh heroine Eliza Mooers and Nelly Bly, reporter. Tickets must be purchased in advance. $12 per person. Call Anne Bailey at 563-5794. Sponsored by the Psi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.
Craft Sale. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Champlain Children’s Learning Center, 10 Clinton St., Rouses Point.
StoryArt Program. 2 p.m. Wells Memorial Library, Upper Jay. Ages 5 and older with the book Lucy’s Picture by Nicola Moon.
SAT.-SUN., MARCH 16-17
Open House Ski Weekends. Great Camp Santanoni, off Route 28N, Newcomb. Cross-country ski a 9.8-mile round trip excursion from the Gate House complex to the remote lakeside Main Lodge complex. View displays at both location and take interpretive tours with Adirondack Architectural Heritage staff. The Artist’s Studio will be open as a warming hut with hot chocolate available. Bring your own cup. http://tinyurl.com/bkv3oek.
Maple Weekend. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sugar shacks include Homestead Maple, Chazy; Bechard’s Sugar House, West Chazy; Parker Family Maple Farm, West Chazy; Woods Maple Products, Chateaugay; 1812 Homestead Farm and Museum, Willsboro; Brow’s Sugarhouse, West Chazy; Black Rooster Maple, Keene; The Wild Center, Tupper Lake; Cornell University-Uihlein Forest, Lake Placid; Golden Arrow Resort, Lake Placid; Heaven Hill Farm, Lake Placid; VIC, Paul Smiths; Brushton-Moira Central School FFA, Brushton; Maple Knoll Farm, Minerva; Richard Atwood Maple Products, West Chazy. Activities include tours, tastings, pancake breakfasts, wagon rides, recipes, demonstrations. More information at www.mapleweekend.com.
MON., MARCH 18
St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast. 7:30 a.m. SUNY Angell Center Ballroom, PSUC. Tickets $25 before March 1 $35 after March 1, not available at the door. Corporate tables available. Call the North Country Chamber of Commerce Plattsburgh, 563-1000.
MEALS
TODAY
Roast Turkey Breast Dinner. 4:30 to 6 p.m. Downstairs dining hall, Ticonderoga Masonic Temple, 10 Montcalm St., Ticonderoga. Adults $10, children 12 and younger, $6. Tickets and takeout orders available by advanced sale from co-sponsors, Mount Defiance Lodge and Fort Ticonderoga Chapter Order of the Eastern Star. Parking for event on Montcalm Street, at the Thomas B. Azer Agency and the Hancock House.
SAT., FEB. 23
Spaghetti Dinner. 3 p.m. American Legion, Rand Hill Road, Morrisonville. Adults, $7; younger than 5, free. To benefit the Freedom Club of Saranac High School.
Pancake Breakfast. 7 to 11 a.m. Russell B. Childs Post 769 American Legion, Route 9, Chazy.
Chicken Barbecue. 3 to 6 p.m. American Legion Post 504, AuSable Forks. Adults $8, seniors 55 and older $7, children 12 and under $5. Purchase tickets at 647-5801.
SUN., FEB. 24
All-you-can-eat breakfast. 9 a.m. to noon. Plattsburgh Elks Lodge, 56 Cumberland Ave., Plattsburgh. Adults, $8; children, $5; add an omelet for $2 more.
Fourth Sunday $5 breakfast. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Peru Memorial Veteran of Foreign Wars Post, 710 Pleasant St., Schuyler Falls.
Spaghetti Dinner. Noon to 5 p.m. Lyon Mountain American Legion. Proceeds to offset medical expenses for Laurie Dashnaw, who has cancer. $8 per person. Raffles and live entertainment.
Goulash Dinner. 1 to 5 p.m. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1418 Champlain. Adults $7, under 5 free. To benefit the Cancer Aid and Research Fund. 493-2914.
TUES.-THURS., FEB. 26-28
Cooked-to-order breakfast. 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Lyon Mountain American Legion Home. $5.
THURS., FEB. 28
Mid-Week Breakfast. 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. American Legion, Lyon Mountain. $5 per person
SUN., MARCH 3
All-you-can-eat Breakfast. 9 a.m. to noon. Plattsburgh Elks Lodge, 56 Cumberland Ave., Plattsburgh. Adults, $8; children, $5; add an omelet for $2 more.
Spaghetti Dinner. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Weathercock, Chazy. adults $8, ages 9 to 4, $5, 3 and under free. Proceeds to benefit the Chazy Senior Housing.
All-you-can-eat Breakfast. 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Ellenburg Depot Fire Department. Adults $7.50, children 6-12 $3.50, 5 and under free. Take outs available.
All-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. St. Joseph’s Church Parish Hall, Treadwells Mills, Plattsburgh. Adults $6, children 6 to 12 $3, under 5 free.
Sunday Breakfast. 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. St. Ann’s Center, Mooers Forks. Adults $8, seniors 65 $7, children 6 to 10, $3, 5 and under free.
TUES.-THURS., MARCH 5-7
Cooked-to-order Breakfast. 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Lyon Mountain American Legion Home. $5.
FRI., MARCH 8
Fish Fry. 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sacred Heart Parish Center, Chazy. $10 adults and takeouts, $5 children 6 to 12.
SUN., MARCH 10
All-you-can-eat Breakfast. 9 a.m. to noon. Plattsburgh Elks Lodge, 56 Cumberland Ave., Plattsburgh. Adults, $8; children, $5; add an omelet for $2 more.
All-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast. 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. Joseph’s Parish Center, West Chazy. Adults $6, children 6 to 10 $3, children 5 and under free. Sponsored by the St. Joseph’s Men’s Club.
Pancake Breakfast. 8 to 11 a.m. District 3 Fire Department, Wallace Hill Station, Plattsburgh. Adults $7, seniors and children 5 to 12 $6.
TALKS
TODAY
“Interactions Between Climate Change, Forest Habitat and Biodiversity.” 10:10 to 11 a.m. Freer Auditorium, Paul Smiths College. Chadwick Rittenhouse, who holds a doctorate in wildlife sciences from the University of Missouri and has conducted post-doctorate work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will speak on his research using theory and techniques from landscape ecology and wildlife ecology. This talk is part of the Fisheries and Wildlife series to be held at the college.
TUES., FEB. 26
“Making Sense of the Civil War.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Keeseville United Methodist Church. Led by Lincoln scholar Jim Howard. Five-part series; must sign up for all 5 sessions at 834-5180 or ugr@frontier.com.
“History of Agriculture in North America.” 7:30 p.m. Whallongsburg Grange. Last of a four-part series with Andy Buchanan, lecturer in global history at the University of Vermont. Fee: $5, students admitted free.
WED., FEB. 27
“Small Town, Big Dreams: The Story Behind Lake Placid’s PBS Documentary.” 7 p.m. Howard Johnsons, Lake Placid. Second of a series “Odds and Ends” Winter Lecture Series by the Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society. Listen to audio clips revealing why 1980 Olympic organizer Ron MacKenzie was so confident the village would be awarded the Games before the IOC made the decision; and, find out what the 1932 Olympic organizer Godfrey Dewey thought could threaten the 1980 Games.
THURS., FEB. 28
“Barging on the Waterways of France.”Noon, Cantwell Community Room, Saranac Lake Free Library. A slide show by Anne Sterling, a Paul Smiths College professor, author, local restaurant owner, who formerly worked as a chef on barges in Champagne, Burgundy and the Loire Valley. Bring soup or sandwich.
MEETINGS
MON., FEB. 25
Understanding Your Grief Support Group. 3 to 4:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 57 Church St., Saranac Lake. Based on the work of Alan Wolfelt in his book “Understanding Your Grief.” Sponsored by High Peaks Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc.
Lake Placid Institute Book Club. 7 p.m. Lake Placid Library. Discussion on “Conversations with David Hockney” by Martin Gayford.
CEF Library System Board Meeting. 4 p.m. 33 Oak St., Plattsburgh.
TUES., FEB. 26
Civil Air Patrol. 6:30 p.m. Old Base, Plattsburgh. In the control tower at the end of Arizona Avenue, second floor. Cadet program ages 12 to 18, teaches aerospace education, emergency services, CPR, first aid, leadership, drug resistance programs, etc. Senior members, 18 and up, also welcome.
Plattsburgh Sunrise Rotary. 7:30 a.m. American Legion Post 20, 162 Quarry Road, Plattsburgh.
Plattsburgh Kiwanis Breakfast Club. 7:30 a.m. Perkins Restaurant, Plattsburgh.
Parents Anonymous Support Groups. 5 to 6:30 p.m. Child Care Coordinating Council of the North Country, 194 U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh.
Plattsburgh Public Library Board of Trustees. 4:30 p.m. Library Auditorium, 19 Oak St., Plattsburgh.
Keeseville Village Board. 8:30 a.m. Village Board Room, 58 Liberty St., Keeseville.
Champlain Fire District Board of Commissioners. 7 p.m. Champlain Fire Station, 162 Elm St., Champlain.
WED., FEB. 27
TOPS 0730. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. United Way Building, 45 Tom Miller Road, Plattsburgh. Weigh-in, 6 p.m.
Plattsburgh Rotary Club. Noon, American Legion Post 20, 162 Quarry Road, Plattsburgh.
Overeaters Anonymous. 7 to 8 p.m. CVPH Medical Center, 75 Beekman St, Plattsburgh. Auditorium A.
Plattsburgh Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. 1 p.m. work session followed by regular meeting. 4817 S. Catherine St., Plattsburgh.
Town of Dannemora Board Meeting. 6 p.m. Lyon Mountain Methodist Church Hall.
THURS., FEB. 28
Tech 101, Electronics Help Group. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Elizabethtown Social Center.
Alzheimer’s Disease Support Group. 6 p.m. Saranac Village at Will Rogers, Saranac Lake.
Parents Anonymous Support Groups. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Child Care Coordinating Council of the North Country, 194 U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh.
FRI., MARCH 1
Adirondack Mountain Club. 7 p.m. Second floor auditorium, Old Clinton County Courthouse, Plattsburgh. Algonquin Chapter features Frank Lescinsky and wife Alethe who will share their wide-ranging travel experiences in Australia and the island state of Tasmania. Business meeting to follow.
PUBLIC BROADCAST
TODAY
TWC Channel 24. Chazy vs Seton Catholic varsity basketball, Altona Town Board meeting. 11, 3, 7, a.m. and p.m.
FRI-SAT-SUN, FEB. 22-24
Home Town Cable. Gordie Little and Calvin Castine look at the Larkin family home movie with Randy Larkin, followed by Seton Catholic vs NAC varsity girls basketball and Beekmantown vs NCCS high school bowling from Bowl Mart Lanes. Noon, 4 and 8 p.m. and midnight.
SAT.-SUN., FEB. 23-24
TWC Channel 24. Our Little Corner with Gordie Little “2013 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Parade,” What’s Going on Here with Bob Venne, Rouses Point Village Board meeting. 11, 3, 7, a.m. and p.m.
MON.-TUES., FEB. 25-26
TWC Channel 24. Chazy vs Seton Catholic modified girls’ basketball, NAC vs Saranac Lake varsity boys’ basketball, NCCS vs Saranac Lake varsity boys’ basketball. 11, 3, 7, a.m. and p.m.
WED., FEB. 27
TWC Channel 24. Champlain-Rouses Point vs Champlain-Rouses Point 5th and 6th grade boys’ basketball, Chazy vs Willsboro modified boys’ basketball, NCCS vs Lake Placid JV girls’ basketball. 11, 2, 5, 8, a.m. and p.m.
REGISTRATIONS
Saranac Central School District kindergarten registration. Morrisonville Elementary. Feb. 26, 27 and 28. Saranac Elementary, 565-5900, March 5, 6 and 7. Call to schedule an appointment for screening, 565-5980. Child must be 5 years old by Dec. 1, 2013.
Beekmantown Central School Kindergarten Registration. Beekmantown Elementary, May 8, 9 and 10; Cumberland Head Elementary, May 15, 16 and 17. Registration by appointment only, 9 a.m.to 2:20 p.m. Call Beekmantown Elementary, 563-8035, or Cumberland Head Elementary, 563-8321.
Holy Name School. Accepting applications. Preschool openings. Three-year-olds attend 8 to 10 a.m. Monday and Wednesday; 4-year-olds, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8 to 11 a.m. 647-8444.
CV-TEC Pre-K Program. Applications accepted for 3- and 4-year-olds. Morning or afternoon session, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. 561-0100, Ext. 250.
Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm, Essex.Openings for weekly playgroup, nursery and mixed-age kindergarten, birth to age 6. Daily outside time, farm activities, healthy whole-food snacks, singing and movement games, stories, puppet shows, artistic activities, festivals, community events. 963-7385.
Adirondack Helping Hands. Immediate openings for infant care. Located at Kaleidoscope Children’s Center, 427 Margaret St., Plattsburgh. 561-6361.
