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EVENTS
TODAY
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 Department.
Holy Cow Thrift Shop. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tarbell Hill Road, Moriah. Sale with proceeds to benefit the Moriah United Methodist Church.
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.
SAT., MARCH 16
High Tea with Famous Women. SOLD OUT. Peru Community Church Fellowship Hall.
Cabin Fever Craft Show. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dannemora Community Center, 40 Emmons St. $2 adults, under 12 free.To benefit the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.
Benefit Car Wash. 8 a.m. to noon. Peru Fire Department. $5 per car.
American Cancer Society Relay For Life Craft Show.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.
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.
EquiDay at Miner Institute. 9 a.m. Joseph C. Burke Education and Research Center, 586 Ridge Road, Chazy. A day-long symposium on horse topics and a mini-expo to launch the spring season in the North Country. Dr. Brian Neilsen, a researcher and professor at Michigan State University, will speak at 10 a.m. on conditioning for show season and how to know you are on target plus growing young horses, appropriate nutrition and exercise. Rosemary Root, a dressage instructor and AQHA professional horsewoman, will speak on Western dressage. Adirondack Tack of Plattsburgh will put on a fashion show.
Family Craft Time. 1 to 3 p.m. Michael’s, Consumer Square, Plattsburgh. Make a Crayola model magic duck. Free.
Book Signing and Sale. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Port Henry Train Station. Jean Arleen Breed’s with her new book.
“Come In From The Cold.” 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Elks Lodge, Cumberland Avenue, Plattsburgh. An afternoon of entertainment, food and games. Sponsored by the Plattsburgh Interfaith Council. Entertainment includes performances by Tim Hartnett and Julie Canepa, Masouda DAnce Ensemble, Guibord’s School of Dance, Sweet Adelines, Zumba, Rachelle Armstrong & Friends, Center Stage Dance and more. Food will be for sale. Children’s games and activities. No charge but donations of cash or non-perishable food items to support the Plattsburgh Interfaith Food Shelf are requested.
Holy Cow Thrift Shop. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tarbell Hill Rd., Moriah. Sale with proceeds to benefit the Moriah United Methodist Church.
Spring Raffle. 1 p.m. Peru Rod and Gun Club.
Clinton County Firefighters Association Banquet.5:30 p.m. cocktails, 6:30 p.m. dinner, 7:30 p.m. awards. Rainbow Banquet Hall, Altona. Guest speaker: Congressman Bill Owens.
St. Patrick’s Day Party. 5 to 10 p.m. Time After Time Reception, 127 Elm St., Champlain. Fundraiser for the Joint Council on Economic Opportunity food shelf in Champlain. Cash var, snacks, DJ, 50/50 raffle, Chinese auction. $1 at the door or a food item.
SUN., MARCH 17
Bunny Cares. 9 to 11 a.m. Champlain Centre near JC Penney. For children with special needs and their families, held before normal mall hours so accommodations can be made to support the sensory, physical and developmental needs of all guests. Guests will listen to social stories that explain and anticipate the actions involved during their visit, then engage in coloring and other activities while they wait for their number to be called for their magical visit. RSVP: www.abilitypath.org.
MON., MARCH 18
St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast. 7:30 a.m. Angell Center Ballroom, SUNY Plattsburgh. Tickets $35, not available at the door. Corporate tables available. Call the North Country Chamber of Commerce, 563-1000.
TUES., MARCH 19
28th-Annual Wilmington Community Recognition. 6 p.m. cocktails, followed by dinner, Hungry Trout Restaurant, Wilmington. Wilmington Citizen of the Year Robert Hockert will be honored. $20 per person. RSVP to Michelle at 946-2255.
WED., MARCH 20
Bullying Prevention and the 40 Assets Forum. 3:15 p.m. Plattsburgh High School Auditorium. Community forum with ideas that parents can take back to their own families. A combination of educating about the severity of bullying, prevention skills for home and sharing of the 40 developmental assets for raising healthy young people. Sponsored by the Plattsburgh Campus and Community Partnership and the Plattsburgh City School District.
Academic Showcase. 6 to 8 p.m. Malone Middle School. Students share work produced over the school year, demonstrations, interactive exhibits and displays.
THURS., MARCH 21
Mad Hatter’s Ball. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Heaven Hill Farm, Lake Placid. Live jazz, local food and Best Hat competition. Proceeds go to arts and healing retreats offered by Creative Healing Connections, a nonprofit agency serving women with cancer and chronic illness, caregivers, veterans and military families. $35 per person.
FRI., MARCH 22
Family Swim Night. 7 to 9 p.m. 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.
Free Movie Night. 7 p.m. Plattsburgh Public Library. “The Hobbit” rated PG-13. Children must be supervised by parents or guardians.
SAT.-SUN., MARCH 23-24
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.
SAT., MARCH 23
Benefit Car Wash. 8 a.m. to noon. Peru Fire Department. $5 per car.
Cancer Services Program of Clinton County’s Winter Blues Walk. 11 a.m. walk, registration at 10:30. U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh. On behalf of Main Streets Go Blue and National Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Pre-regiser at 565-4993 or visit www.surveymonkey.com/s/9RXCKXH. The first 100 people to pre-register will receive a Winter Blues Walk T-shirt.
Easter Raffle. 7 p.m. Mooers Volunteer Fire Department at Fire Station. Raffles include cash prizes, dinner and breakfast baskets, hams, turkeys, Easter baskets and more. Light supper buffet at end of evening.
Easter Craft Show and Basket Raffle. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Masonic Hall, 7692 Route 22, West Chazy. Sponsored by Miramichi Chapter 477, Order of the Eastern Star. Call 493-2252 for information.
Roller Derby: Pint of Revenge Bout. Doors open at 5 p.m. Action at 6 p.m. Plattsburgh City Recreation Center, U.S. Oval. Lumber Jills face the Syracuse Battery Brigade skaters. Half-time show by Reality Check of Plattsburgh, part of youth action program. Tickets in advance $10, children 5 to 12 $5, under 5 free and at door $12. Proceeds to benefit the Impeerium Peer Network of Plattsburgh.
Maple Sugar Festival. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 1812 Homestead, Reber Road, Willsboro.
Countdown to Easter Puppet Show. 6:30 p.m. First Congregational Church, Malone. JC and the Sonshine Hands.
SUN., MARCH 24
Lake Champlain Appaloosa Club Tack Auction. 12 p.m. Rainbow Banquet Hall, 47 Woods Falls Road, Altona. Saddles, show and work equipment, blankets and various horse supplies.
Eggs-ordinary Easter Party. 1 to 3 p.m. Center Court (near JCPenny), Champlain Centre mall, Plattsburgh. Champlain Valley Transportation Museum will provide crafts for children, along with games, face painting and music.
MEALS
FRI., MARCH 15
All-you-can-eat Spaghetti Dinner. 4:30 to 7 p.m. Peru Fire Department. $7 per person.
Homestyle Fish Fry Dinner. 4 to 7 p.m. Holy Name School, AuSable Forks. $8 adults, $5 children under 12. Hosted by the Holy Name Knights of Columbus Council 2301.
SAT., MARCH 16
Corned Beef Dinner. 4 to 6:30 p.m. St. Augustine’s Parish Center, Peru. $8 adults, $4 children 4 to 12.
Lasagna Dinner. 4 to 7:30 p.m. Joan Weil Student Center, Paul Smiths College. Adults $10, children 6 to 12 and seniors, $8, under 6 free. Proceeds benefit the Paul Smiths-Gabriels Volunteer Fire Department.
Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner. 4:30 p.m. American Legion Post 912, 29 Pratt St., Rouses Point. $10 per person. Hosted by Sons of the American Legion.
Chicken Barbecue. 1 p.m. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5802, Mineville. $9 per meal, eat in or take out.
SUN., MARCH 17
St. Patrick’s Day Corned Beef/Ham Dinner. 2 to 6 p.m. St. Elizabeth’s Parish Hall, Elizabethtown. Adults $11, children under 12, $5.
All-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast Buffet. 8 a.m. to noon Knights of Columbus Hall, Champlain. Adults $8, children 5 to 12 $4, under 5 free. Take outs 298-4291. To benefit St. Mary’s Parish, Champlain.
Annual Beekmantown Republican Breakfast. 8 a.m. to noon. Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 1466, Spellman Road, Beekmantown. $6 adults, $3 children 5 to 12, under 5 free.
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner. 3 p.m. Port Henry Knights of Columbus, South Main St. Corned beef and cabbage with carrots and potatoes, mustard sauce, horseradish sauce, Irish soda bread, Irish bread pudding with Irish whiskey. $10.
Maple Weekend Pancake Breakfast. 8 a.m. St. Agnes, Lake Placid. $5 adults, $3 children under, $3. Sponsored by Catholic Daughters and Cornell University Maple Weekend.
All-you-can-eat Breakfast. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Plattsburgh Elks Club, Cumberland Avenue. Adults $8, $5 children.
TUES.-WED.-THURS., MARCH 19-21
Cooked-to-order Breakfast. 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. American Legion Home, Lyon Mountain. $5.
THURS. MARCH 21
Lasagna Dinner. 4:30 p.m. Westport Federated Church. $9 adults, $4 children 12 and under. Takeouts available.
FRI., MARCH 22
Pork Roast Loin Dinner. 4:30 to 6 p.m. Ticonderoga Masonic Temple downstairs dining hall. $10 adults, $6 children 12 and under. Tickets also available by advanced sale from members. Jointly sponsored by Mount Defiance Lodge No. 794 and Fort Ticonderoga Chapter 263 Order of the Eastern Star.
SAT., MARCH 23
Chicken and Biscuit Dinner. 4 to 6:30 p.m. Lyon Mountain American Legion Post 1623. $9 adults, $7 senior citizens, children under 5 free. To benefit the Harry Frenyea Memorial Horse and Miniature Pony Pull.
SUN., MARCH 24
All-you-can-eat Breakfast. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Plattsburgh Elks Club, Cumberland Avenue. Adults $8, $5 children.
TALKS
FRI., MARCH 15
“The Spirituality of the Spirit World.” 7 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4 Palmer St., Plattsburgh. Storyteller Gordie Little.
SAT., MARCH 16
“Sugar and Spice.” 1 to 3 p.m. War of 1812 Museum, 31 Washington Road, Plattsburgh. Local author Kate Messner will talk about her newest children’s book and her previous works.
SUN., MARCH 17
“Fort Fever: Evacuation Day 1776.” 2 p.m. Deborah Clarke Mars Education Center, Fort Ticonderoga. Presented by Director of Education Rich Strum. $10 general public, members free. On March 17, 1776, the British evacuated Boston after a months-long siege by the Continental Army. Evacuation Day commemorates that pivotal turning point in the early years of the American Revolution.
MON., MARCH 18
“Mountaineer and Author.” 7:30 p.m. Northwood School, Lake Placid. Fred Beckey is one of the world’s most prolific and accomplished climbers having made more first ascents than any other North American. He rose to prominence in the 1930s and at the age of 90 is still working the cliffs and mountains. He will show a collection of his best climbs in video and photographs. Following the talk, attendees are invited to stay for book signings or chat. Admission: $10.
TUES., MARCH 19
“Back to the Land: Hunting, Gathering and Fungus Farming: Feeding the Adirondack Family in the 19th Century.” 7:30 p.m. With Hallie Bond, former curator at the Adirondack Museum. $5, students freet.
WED., MARCH 20
“Pet Therapy.” 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Pine Harbour Assisted Living. 15 New Hampshire Rd., Plattsburgh. Speakers from Elmore SPCA and Clinton County Canine Club.
THURS., MARCH 21
“Ticket to Work NCCI Lunch and Learn.” 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. North Country Center for Independence, 80 Sharron Ave., Plattsburgh. Information for job seekers with disabilities who are unemployed, underemployed, and/or receiving SSD benefits. Bring own lunch. Register at 563-9058
“Planning Your Spring Garden.” 6 p.m. Peru Free Library, 3024 Main St. Master Gardener volunteers of Cornell Cooperative Extension Clinton County will present the first in a series of gardening programs. RSVP 561-7450 or jmw442@cornell.edu.
SUN., MARCH 24
“Waterproof: Are Shrinking Ice and Rising Water the New Norm for the North Country?” 3 p.m. The Grange, Whallonsburg. Speaker Curt Stager, ecologist, paleoclimatologist and science journalist.
MEETINGS
TODAY
Disability Self Advocacy Support Group. Noon. North Country Center for Independence, 102 Sharron Ave., Plattsburgh.
MON., MARCH 18
Quilters Gathering. 4:30 p.m. Wells Memorial Library, Upper Jay.
Clinton County Board of Health. 7 p.m. Clinton County Health Department, 2nd Floor Administration Meeting Room, 133 Margaret St., Plattsburgh.
TUES., MARCH 19
Parents Anonymous. 5 to 6:30 p.m. Child Care Coordinating Council, 194 US Oval, Plattsburgh.
Kiwanis Breakfast Club. 7:30 a.m. Perkins Restaurant.
Plattsburgh Sunrise Rotary. 7:30 a.m. American Legion Post 20, Quarry Road, Plattsburgh.
Civil Air Patrol. 6:30 p.m. Control Tower, Arizona Avenue, Plattsburgh.
WED., MARCH 20
Keeseville Zoning Board of Appeals. 7 p.m. Village Board Room, Keeseville.
Essex County Early Intervention Coordinating Council. 10:30 a.m. Families First, Water Street, Elizabethtown.
ROTA Gallery. 6 p.m. Discussion on what’s up at the space and scheduling of volunteers. ROTA Gallery and Studio, 50 Margaret St., Plattsburgh.
Plattsburgh Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. 1 p.m. work session followed by regular board meeting.
Overeaters Anonymous. 7 to 8 p.m. CVPH Auditorium A.
Plattsburgh Noon Rotary. Noon, Elks Lodge, Plattsburgh.
TOPS 0730. 6 to 7:30 p.m. United Way Building, Plattsburgh.
THURS., MARCH 21
Cumberland Head Taxpayers Association. 6:30 p.m. Cumberland Head Firehouse. Open to all Town of Plattsburgh residents.
Parents Anonymous. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Child Care Coordinating Council, 194 US Oval, Plattsburgh.
City of Plattsburgh Common Council Records Committee. 5 p.m. Common Council, Plattsburgh.
BOCES Franklin, Essex, Hamilton. 7 p.m. Thurs., March 21. Videoconference at North Franklin Educational Center, 23 Huskie Lane, Malone, with Adirondack Educational Center, 711 Route 3, Saranac Lake.
FRI., MARCH 22
Disability Self Advocacy Support Group. Noon, North Country Center for Independence, 102 Sharron Ave., Plattsburgh.
SAT., MARCH 23
Northern Lights Square Dance Club. 7:30 to 10 p.m. Northeastern Clinton Central School Middle School cafeteria.
PUBLIC BROADCAST
TODAY
TWC Channel 24. NAC vs. NCCS JV girls basketball, NAC vs. NCCS JV boys basketball, Chazy vs. Schroon Lake varsity girls basketball, Champlain Town Board meeting. 11, 3 and 7 a.m. and p.m.
FRI.-SAT.-SUN., MARCH 15-16-17
Hometown Cable Channel 15. Gordie Little and Calvin Castine meet the cast of this year’s Chazy Music Theatre production of Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes,” followed by Seton Catholic varsity girls basketball vs NCCS and a 1993 visit to the Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce Business Expo with Bob Venne. Noon, 4, 8 p.m. and midnight.
SAT.-SUN, MARCH 16-17
TWC Channel 24. Talking Business with Joey Trombley “Third Generation Auctions,” Our Little Corner with Gordie Little “Chazy Music Theatre 2013 cast,” Champlain Village dissolution. 11, 3, 7 a.m. and p.m.
MON.-TUES., MARCH 18-19
TWC Channel 24. NCCS vs. Beekmantown JV girls basketball, NCCS vs. Plattsburgh hockey, Altona Town Board meeting. 11 a.m. 3, 7 p.m.
WED., MARCH 20
TWC Channel 24. Mooers vs. Plattsburgh 5th and 6th grade boys basketball, Chazy vs. Schroon Lake modified girls basketball, Beekmantown vs. Saranac JV girls basketball. 11 a.m., 2, 5, 8 a.m. and p.m.
THURS.-FRI., MARCH 21-22
TWC Channel 24. NAC vs. Lake Placid varsity girls’ basketball, Beekmantown vs Albany girls hockey Upstate New York championship game, Rouses Point Village Board meeting. 11 a.m. 3, 7 a.m. and p.m.
FRI.-SAT.-SUN., MARCH 22-23-24
Hometown Cable Channel 15. Gordie Little and Calvin Castine take a tour through William H. Miner’s 1909 Heart’s Delight Farm book, followed by the 2013 North Country Skating Club show “Ice Xtravaganze,” and cattle sorting from Cache Stables in Mooers. Noon, 4, 8 p.m. and midnight.
REGISTRATIONS
Morning Preschool Program at SUNY Plattsburgh Child Care Center. Fall registration for 3 and 4-year-olds. Preschool program operates from 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday with developmentally-appropriate curriculum offered in nurturing environment. Open to campus and community families. For information on preschool or full-day programs, call Director Sally Girard, 564-2274.
Chateaugay Central School Kindergarten Registration. 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, March 18. Elementary School office. Parents only. Students will be scheduled to meet teachers. Must be 5 on or before Dec. 1, and live in Chateaugay Central School district. Bring proof of age, address, emergency contact, and immunization records.
