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January 18, 2013

Community Calendar: Jan. 18, 2013

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EVENTS

FRI.-SUN., JAN. 18-20

Adirondack International Mountaineering Festival. Keene Valley. Mountaineering clinics, slide shows, demos. See details at www.mountaineer.com.

SAT., JAN. 19

Square Dance. Clinton County Fairgrounds, Morrisonville. North Country Squares. Plus, 7 to 8 p.m.; MS, 8 to 10 p.m. Caller: Bob LaBounty; cuer: Mo Wall.

Wild Kratts Polar Animals. 10 a.m. North Country Cultural Center for the Arts, 23 Brinkerhoff St., Plattsburgh. Stories and activities. Register at mountainlake.org.

North Country Lumber Jills Bottle Drive. Noon to 4 p.m. City Recreation Department. Gather your bottles and cans, call 335-2295 and someone from the team will pick them up.

Unhuggables. 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Adirondack Carousel, Saranac Lake. Interactive program that explores the good in Adirondack animals with bad reputations. Humor, stories and live animals and creepy crawly things.

Fireworks over Ski Jumps. 9 to 9:30 p.m. Over the Olympic Jumping Complex, Lake Placid.

Car Seat Safety Check. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bill McBride Chevrolet, U.S. Avenue, Plattsburgh.

SAT.-MON., JAN. 19-21

Open House Ski Weekends. Great Camp Santanoni, off Route 28N, Newcomb.

SUN., JAN. 20.

Book signing. 2 to 4 p.m. The Bookstore Plus, Lake Placid. By author Jenny Milchman.

Draft Horse-drawn Sleigh Rides. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Paul Smith’s College Visitors Interpretive Center. $10 per person or $20 per family. 327-6241.

Relay for Life Fundraiser. Noon to 2 p.m. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1418, 600 St. Johns Road, Champlain. Spaghetti Dinner $8. To benefit the American Cancer Society. 50/50 raffles.

MON., JAN. 21

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration. 1:30 p.m. Blessed John XXIII College Community Newman Center, 90 Broad St., Plattsburgh. Sponsored by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission. Speeches, music and more.

Half-Marathon Training. 5:30 p.m. Clinton Community College. 12-week 1/2 marathon workshop with Olympic trainer Dr. Jon Mulholland designed to help you run smarter, keep you injury free and improve your performance.

WED., JAN. 23

Dine United for United Way of the Adirondack Region. Restaurants in all three counties will participate in Dine United by donating to the United Way. To participate, call 561-0028.

Second-annual Schroon Lake Chili Cook-off. 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Schroon Lake Fish and Game Club. Free admission. Tasting tickets: $1 each. To benefit the Schroon Lake EMS Squad. To register as a cook, visit www.schroonlakechilicookoff.org.

THURS, JAN. 24

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.

Applied Ethics Workshop. 9 a.m. Adirondack Interpretive Center, Newcomb. Preregister with Marianne at mpatinelli@esf.edu.

Community Health & Wellness Fair. 5 p.m. Plattsburgh High School gymnasium. Information from more than 20 local health-related organizations. Free give-aways. Also, blood drive and marrow registry, run by the CVPH Blood Bank.

Anderson Falls Heritage Society Open Today. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 96 Clinton St., Keeseville.

Partnership for Community Development’s Annual Vision2Action Report Card. 6 p.m. Strand Theater, 29 Brinkerhoff St., Plattsburgh.

SAT., JAN. 26

David Davis Benefit event. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Peru Community Church, Activity Hall. $6 for lunch/dinner. Event features 50/50 raffle, Chinese auction, children’s face-painting. David Davis was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and is being treated at Brigham’s Women’s Hospital in Boston. He is retired from the U.S. Air Force and is a security supervisor at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in Rouses Point.

Storyteller Cailin Mulvey’s Tales from the Mists of Time. 2 p.m. Wells Memorial Library, Upper Jay.

Champlain Valley Winter Wine Festival. 4 to 6:30 p.m. Legends Bistro and Comfort Inn. Grand tasting, silent auction, live music by pianist Emily Carlin. Tickets: $25. Followed at 6:30 with a three-course dinner paired with wine. Wine dinner tickets: $75 per person and cover food, wine, tax, tip and a $35 donation to benefit Champlain Valley Transportation Museum and Kids’ Station. Ticket package for both the tasting and the wine dinner: $90.

Meet Your New York State Legislators. 9:30 a.m. Peru Central High School. State legislators Assembly woman Janet Duprey, Assemblyman Daniel Stec participate in educational session that also honors high-school students from Clinton and Essex counties. Interactive program will focus on the makeup and functioning of the State Senate and Assembly. Sponsored by League of Women Voters of the Plattsburgh Area. Public welcome.

Adirondack Carnivores. 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Adirondack Carousel. Techniques, tools and skills used by Adirondack animals to help them survive throughout the cold Adirondack winters.

Cabin Fever Reliever and Resource Fair. 1 to 4 p.m. Plattsburgh City Gym. Free playtime with bounce houses, face-painting and crafts. Sponsored by the Autism Alliance of Northeastern NY.

SUN., JAN. 27

Seventh-annual Bridal Expo. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Rainbow Wedding and Banquet Hall, Devil’s Den Road, Altona. $10. Proceeds to the SUNY Plattsburgh Traumatic Brain Injury Center in Plattsburgh.

TUES., JAN. 29

Elmore SPCA Barbecue Benefit. 4 to 7 p.m. Dickey’s BBQ Pit, Smithfield Boulevard, next to Perrywinkles. A percentage of sales and tips benefit Elmore SPCA.

THURS, JAN. 31

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.

Anderson Falls Heritage Society Open Today. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 96 Clinton St., Keeseville.

FRI., FEB. 1

Parents Night Out. 6 to 9 p.m. Plattsburgh Nazarene Church, 187 Broad St. For ages infant through sixth grade. Free night of pizza, crafts, gym games, etc. Call 561-1960 to register.

Go Red for Women Dinner. 4 to 8 p.m. Westside Ball Room. Motivational speaker, educational breakout sessions, silent auction. Tickets: $50 each, call Keri Mack at 335-8125.

Winterfest 2013. 4 p.m. American Legion Post 1619, West Plattsburgh. Family event includes chicken & biscuit dinner, ice sculpture, Caribou Cup broomball tournament, bonfire, open skating, live music. 

SAT., FEB. 2

Square Dance. Clinton County Fairgrounds, Morrisonville. North Country Squares. Plus, 7 to 8 p.m.; MS, 8 to 10 p.m. Caller/cuer: Walter Wall.

11th-annual Mardi Gras North. 2 to 5 p.m. City Rec Center, US Oval, Plattsburgh. Balloon animals, magicians, face-painting and tie-dye socks. Mardi Gras North Queen is retired city judge Penny Clute. To benefit Behavioral Health Services North.

SAT.-SUN., FEB. 2-3

Winterfest 2013. 4 p.m. American Legion Post 1619, West Plattsburgh. Frostball tournament, curling competition instructions, open skating, sliding on hill, horse-and-wagon rides, face-painting, 50/50 raffles, food, curling finals, bonfire.

MON., FEB. 4

Bingo. 6:45 p.m. St. Mary’s Academy, 1129 Route 9 (Main Street), Champlain.

TUES., FEB. 5

Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Grand Marshal Reception, Royalty Dinner. Reception, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.; dinner, 6:30. Elks Club, next to Sturdy Supply, Bloomingdale Avenue, Saranac Lake. Adults, $30; ages 6 to 13, $15; under 6, free. For reservation, call Milt Adams at 891-4367.

THURS, FEB. 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.

Anderson Falls Heritage Society Open Today. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 96 Clinton St., Keeseville.

FRI., FEB. 8

ARC Foundation Hot Jazz on a Cool Night Fundraiser. 6 to 10:30 p.m. West Side Ballroom, 253 New York Road, Plattsburgh. Featuring the Adirondack Jazz Orchestra under the musical direction of Matthew Pray. Dinner (salad, chicken breast, strip steak, potato, vegetable, dessert), dancing and a chance to win a Lake Placid Get-Away package. Tickets: $45.

SAT., FEB. 9

Third-annual Sunrise Rotary Winter Carnival. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. CVPH front lawn. Free. Snow sculptures, sledding hill, ice skating (bring skates), skiing (equipment provided), arts and crafts, horse-drawn wagon rides, disk golf, pancake toss, healthy food and drink. Sponsored by Plattsburgh Sunrise Rotary. Bring a nonperishable food item for the local food pantry.

Elmore SPCA Heart a Heart Fundraiser. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Champlain Centre mall, Plattsburgh. Valentine items, sweetheart gifts, homemade cat, dog and people treats. Raffles and heart honors for $1. To donate an item, call Carol at 534-3484.

Story Time. 10 to 11 a.m. Chazy Public Library. “Valentine Surprise” read by Kristin McAuliffe. For ages 3 to 8. Call 846-7676 to register.

Fourth-annual Ticonderoga WinterFest. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ticonderoga Recreational Fields, Ice Skating Rink and surrounding areas. Snowshoeing, ice skating, sledding, snowman fun run/walk, broomball, snowmobile rides, wagon rides, Cooks Mountain lower loop snowshoe hike, Penelope the Clown. Sponsored by the Ticonderoga Montcalm Street Partnership.

Second Saturday Storytime. 10 a.m. The Bookstore Plus, Lake Placid. Celebrating hats, so wear your favorite hat.

MEALS

TODAY

All-you-can-eat Spaghetti Dinner. 4:30 to 7 p.m. Peru Fire Department. $7. Takeouts available.

Spaghetti Dinner. 5 p.m. American Legion Post 912, 29 Pratt St., Rouses Point. Adults, $8; under 12, $5; under 5, free.

SAT., JAN. 19

Chicken and Biscuits Dinner. 4 to 6:30 p.m. Lyon Mountain American Legion Home. Adults, $9; ages 6 to 12, $5; 5 and under, free.

Spaghetti Dinner. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273. $7.50 per person; ages 6 to 12, $3.50; 5 and under, free. Takeouts available.

SUN., JAN. 20

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 Relay for Life Fundraiser. Noon to 2 p.m. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1418, 600 St. Johns Road, Champlain. $8. To benefit the American Cancer Society. 50/50 raffles.

Chicken and Biscuit Dinner POSTPONED. Seton Academy, North Catherine Street, Plattsburgh.  To benefit the Fourth-Degree Knights of Columbus. Will be rescheduled.

TUES.-THURS., JAN. 22-24

Cooked-to-order Breakfast. 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Lyon Mountain American Legion Home. $5.

FRI., JAN. 25

Roast-Beef Dinner. 4:30 to 6 p.m. Ticonderoga Masonic Temple, downstairs dining hall, 10 Montcalm St. Adults, $10; ages 12 and under, $6. Takeouts available.

SUN., JAN. 27

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 Breakfast. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Peru Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars, 710 Pleasant St., Route 22B between Peru and Schuyler Falls, Peru. $5 per person.

TUES.-THURS., JAN. 29-31

Cooked-to-order Breakfast. 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Lyon Mountain American Legion Home. $5.

SUN., FEB. 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.

All-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. St. Joseph Church Parish Hall, Treadwell Mills, Plattsburgh. Adults, $6; ages 6 to 12, $3; 5 and under, free.

Guardians of the Ribbon Pancake Breakfast. 8 a.m. to noon. Beekmantown Fire Station #1, Route 22, Beekmantown. All you can eat. $6; under 5, free. Takeouts available. To benefit women and children battling cancer in this area.

TUES.-THURS., FEB. 5-7

Cooked-to-order Breakfast. 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Lyon Mountain American Legion Home. $5.

THURS., FEB. 7

Chicken & Biscuit Community Dinner. 5 p.m. (takeout at 4:30). Methodist Church in Ticonderoga. Adults, $10; 12 and under, $5. To benefit the Kiwanis Club of Ticonderoga. Dessert table includes a chocolate fountain with many treats, in anticipation of Valentine’s Day.

SAT., FEB. 9

Chilson Fire Department Dinner Dance. 5:30 p.m. EMA, 9 Maplewood Lane, Ticonderoga. St. Valentine’s Day theme, with Chuck Moore and Friends. Buffet with stuffed chicken breast and roast-beef. Raffles and valuable prizes.

SUN., FEB. 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.

TUES.-THURS., FEB. 12-14

Cooked-to-order Breakfast. 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Lyon Mountain American Legion Home. $5.

THURS., FEB. 14

Valentine’s Day Strip Steak Dinner. 6 p.m. Keeseville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1505. $10 per person. RSVP 834-1505 no later than Feb. 8.

SUN., FEB. 17

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.

TUES.-THURS., FEB. 19-21

Cooked-to-order Breakfast. 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Lyon Mountain American Legion Home. $5.

TALKS

TODAY

“Vietnam Restoration Efforts.” 7 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4 Palmer St., Plattsburgh. By Mike Boehm.

SAT., JAN. 19

“Basic Avalanche Awareness.” 8 p.m. ADK’s High Peaks Information Center, end of Adirondack Loj Road, south of Lake Placid. By forest ranger Jim Giglinto.

TUES., JAN. 29

“Creating the Land: Deglaciation of the Champlain Lowlands and Northeastern Adirondacks.” 7:30 p.m. Whallonsburg Grange Hall. With David Franzi, professor of Earth and Environmental Science, SUNY Plattsburgh.

WED., JAN. 30

“Odds and Ends” Winter Lecture Series. 7 p.m. Howard Johnson’s Restaurant, Lake Placid. First program: Sandra Weber, author of “Adirondack Roots.” Attendees encouraged to come for dinner at 6.

FRI., FEB. 1

“The Coincidental Traveler: Adventures for Budget-minded Grownups.” 7 p.m. Old Clinton County Courthouse, corner of Margaret and Court streets. Featuring Rob and Jaki Roy. Followed at 8 p.m. by a meeting of Algonquin Chapter of the ADK.

TUES., FEB. 5

“History of Agriculture in North America.” 7:30 p.m. Whallonsburg Grange Hall. four-part series. With Andy Buchanan, lecturer in global history at the University of Vermont.

THURS., FEB. 7

“Health Homes: What Are They?” 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak St.

TUES., FEB. 12

“History of Agriculture in North America.” 7:30 p.m. Whallonsburg Grange Hall. four-part series. With Andy Buchanan, lecturer in global history at the University of Vermont.

TUES., FEB. 19

“History of Agriculture in North America.” 7:30 p.m. Whallonsburg Grange Hall. Four-part series. With Andy Buchanan, lecturer in global history at the University of Vermont.

TUES., FEB. 26

“History of Agriculture in North America.” 7:30 p.m. Whallonsburg Grange Hall. Four-part series. With Andy Buchanan, lecturer in global history at the University of Vermont.

  

MEETINGS

MON., JAN. 21

Quilters Gathering. 4:30 p.m. Wells Memorial Library, Upper Jay.

TUES., JAN. 22

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 Group. 5 to 6:30 p.m. Child Care Coordinating Council, 194 U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh.

Essex County Republican Committee. 5:30 p.m. Board of Supervisors room, Court Street, Elizabethtown.

WED., JAN. 23

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.

ROTA Gallery and Studio. 6 p.m. 50 Margaret St., Plattsburgh.

New Playing Card Club. Noon to 3 p.m. Elizabethtown Social Center. Pinochle.

THURS., JAN. 24

Parents Anonymous Support Group. 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Child Care Coordinating Council, 194 U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh.

Alzheimer’s Disease Support Group. 6 p.m. Saranac Village at Will Rogers, Saranac Lake.

Tech 101, Electronics Help Group. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Elizabethtown Social Center.

Anderson Falls Heritage Society. 7 p.m. Heritage House, 96 Clinton St., Keeseville.

MON., JAN. 28

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.

Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System Board of Trustees. 4 p.m. 33 Oak St., Plattsburgh.

LPI Book Club. 7 p.m. Lake Placid Library. “Art Lover, A Biography of Peggy Guggenheim,” by Anton Gill is featured.

Clinton County Board of Health. 7 p.m. 133 Margaret St., Plattsburgh.

TUES., JAN. 29

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 Group. 5 to 6:30 p.m. Child Care Coordinating Council, 194 U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh.

WED., JAN. 30

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.

ROTA Gallery and Studio. 6 p.m. 50 Margaret St., Plattsburgh.

THURS., JAN. 31

Parents Anonymous Support Group. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Child Care Coordinating Council, 194 U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh.

FRI., FEB. 1

Algonquin Chapter of the ADK. 8 p.m. Old Clinton County Courthouse, corner of Margaret and Court streets. Preceded by a slide show, “The Coincidental Traveler: Adventures for Budget-minded Grownups,” featuring Rob and Jaki Roy.

TUES., FEB. 5

Parents Anonymous Support Group. 5 to 6:30 p.m. Child Care Coordinating Council, 194 U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh.

Plattsburgh Kiwanis Breakfast Club. 7:30 a.m. Perkins Restaurant, Plattsburgh.

Plattsburgh Sunrise Rotary. 7:30 a.m. American Legion Post 20, 162 Quarry Road, Plattsburgh.

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.

New Book Club. 7 p.m. The Bookstore Plus, Lake Placid.

WED., FEB. 6

Overeaters Anonymous. 7 to 8 p.m. CVPH Medical Center, 75 Beekman St, Plattsburgh. Auditorium A.

Plattsburgh Rotary Club. Noon. American Legion Post 20, 162 Quarry Road, Plattsburgh.

TOPS 0730. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. United Way Building, 45 Tom Miller Road, Plattsburgh. Weigh-in, 6 p.m.

Mooers Good Fellowship Club. Noon. St. Ann’s Church Hall, Mooers Forks. Spaghetti dinner. RSVP to your calling list person or to Shirleen at 420-5513.

THURS., FEB. 7

Parents Anonymous Support Group. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Child Care Coordinating Council, 194 U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh.

MON., FEB. 11

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.

TUES., FEB. 12

Parents Anonymous Support Groups. 5 to 6:30 p.m. Child Care Coordinating Council, 194 U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh.

Plattsburgh Kiwanis Breakfast Club. 7:30 a.m. Perkins Restaurant, Plattsburgh.

Plattsburgh Sunrise Rotary. 7:30 a.m. American Legion Post 20, 162 Quarry Road, Plattsburgh.

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.

Keeseville Village Board. 7 p.m. Village Board Room, 58 Liberty St., Keeseville.

WED., FEB. 13

Champlain Valley Quilters Guild. 6 p.m. Stafford Middle School, 15 Broad St., Plattsburgh.

Beekmantown Fire District #1. 7 p.m. 6973 Route 22, West Chazy.

Overeaters Anonymous. 7 to 8 p.m. CVPH Medical Center, 75 Beekman St., Plattsburgh. Auditorium A.

Plattsburgh Rotary Club. Noon. American Legion Post 20, 162 Quarry Road, Plattsburgh.

TOPS 0730. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. United Way Building, 45 Tom Miller Road, Plattsburgh. Weigh-in, 6 p.m.

PUBLIC BROADCAST

TODAY

TWC Channel 24. NCCS vs. Plattsburgh varsity boys basketball, NCCS vs. Saranac Lake varsity girls basketball, Champlain Village Board meeting. 11, 3, 7, a.m. and p.m.     

FRI.-SUN., JAN. 18-20

Home Town Cable. Charter Channel 15. Home Town Cable’s Gordie Little and Calvin Castine are in AuSable Forks to tour the Tahawus Lodge Center, followed by a fiscal-cliff press conference at CVPH Medical Center, Beekmantown vs. NCCS varsity boys basketball, and the Plattsburgh vs. Saranac Section VII Class B girls soccer final. Noon, 4 and 8 p.m. and midnight.

SAT.-SUN., JAN. 19-20

TWC Channel 24. NCCS vs. Our Little Corner with Gordie Little at the Anderson Falls Museum in Keeseville, What’s Going on Here with Bob Venne, Altona Town Board meeting. 11, 3, 7, a.m. and p.m.

MON.-TUES., JAN. 21-22

TWC Channel 24. NCCS vs. Plattsburgh JV boys basketball, Chazy vs. Schroon Lake varsity boys basketball, Cache Stables ranch style team cattle sorting, part 4. 11, 3, 7, a.m. and p.m.

WED., JAN. 23

TWC Channel 24. NCCS vs. Beekmantown modified girls basketball, NAC vs. Beekmantown modified and JV wrestling, Lake Placid vs. AuSable Valley Section VII Class C boys soccer final. 11, 2, 5 and 8, a.m. and p.m.

THURS.-FRI., JAN. 24-25

TWC Channel 24. NCCS JV and varsity boys basketball vs. Moriah, NAC vs. Beekmantown varsity wrestling, Rouses Point Village Board meeting. 11, 3, 7, a.m. and p.m.

FRI.-SUN., JAN. 25-27

Home Town Cable. Charter Channel 15. Home Town Cable’s Gordie Little and Calvin Castine head to Keeseville to tour the Anderson Falls Museum, followed by Beekmantown vs. NCCS varsity boys basketball, and the Peru vs. NCCS Section VII Class B boys soccer final. Noon, 4 and 8 p.m. and midnight.

SAT.-SUN., JAN. 26-27

TWC Channel 24. Our Little Corner with Gordie Little at the Chazy historian’s office, What’s Going on Here with Bob Venne, Talking Business with Joey Trombley. 11, 3, 7, a.m. and p.m.

REGISTRATIONS

SUNY Plattsburgh Child Care Center. Sibley Hall, Rugar Street. One opening in pre-Kindergarten classroom. Eligible children must be 4 years old by Dec. 1. Program operates Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., offering children developmentally appropriate experiences in a nurturing environment. Weekly tuition is $155 and includes breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack. Children of faculty, staff, students and the community at large are all eligible. Tuition subsidies may be available for SUNY students. Interested families should contact Director Sally Girard at 564-2274.

ACAP After-School Program. Accepting applications for program sites at Moriah Central School, Willsboro Central, Westport Central, Schroon Lake Central and Elizabethtown-Lewis Central. Students in grades pre-K through sixth are eligible. Call (877) 873-3207, Ext. 234 or 249, for application.

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.

Universal Pre-Kindergarten openings. Beekmantown and Cumberland Head elementary schools, half-day sessions. Must be 4 years old by Dec. 1.

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.

Peru Nursery School. Accepting registrations for 3- and 4-year-olds. Must be 3 by Dec. 1. Call 322-9623.

Child Development Center of Clinton Community College. Children must be 3 by Sept. 1. Hours 7:30 to 5 Monday through Friday. Call Angie Minehan at 562-4845.

Adirondack Helping Hands. Immediate openings for infant care. Located at Kaleidoscope Children’s Center, 427 Margaret St., Plattsburgh.

Saranac Central School District kindergarten registration. Morrisonville Elementary, 565-5980, Feb. 26, 27 and 28. Saranac Elementary, 565-5900, March 5, 6 and 7. Call to schedule an appointment for screening. Child must be 5 years old by Dec. 1, 2013.

Moriah Elementary School kindergarten registration. Parents of children born between Dec. 2, 2008, and Dec. 1, 2009, may contact the Moriah Elementary School office to enroll their children in kindergarten for September 2013. The signup period will run through Friday, Feb. 1. Call 546-3301, Ext. 701, between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Kindergarten registration will be held in May.

Adirondack Community Action Program Inc. Accepting applications from students in grades pre-K through grade six for program sites at Moriah Central School, Westport Central and Schroon Lake Central. Call (877) 873-3207, Ext. 236 or 249, for application or go to acapinc.org.

JCEO Head Start Program. Accepting referrals and applications for the 2013-2014 school year. Child must be 3 or 4 years old by Dec. 1 and meet income guidelines or have a special need or disability. Call 561-6310 in Clinton County or 483-7022 in Franklin County.

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