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EVENTS
SAT., JAN. 5
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.
Story Time. 10 to 11 a.m. Chazy Public Library. With reader Tammy Braun. Winter fun with wintry stories and activities. Make a winter craft to take home. For ages 3 to 8.
Plattsburgh YMCA Open House. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Joiner’s fee waived for the day so potential members can see what the YMCA has to offer, including aquatics, fitness programs, senior fitness, youth sports, child care and summer day camps.
MON., JAN. 7
Bingo. 6:45 p.m. St. Mary’s Academy, 1129 Route 9 (Main Street), Champlain.
THURS, JAN. 10
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.
SAT., JAN. 12
Second Saturday Storytime - Boredom Buster.10 a.m. The Bookstore Plus, Lake Placid. Stories and a craft.
SUN., JAN. 13
Relay For Life Kickoff. 2 to 4 p.m. Elks Lodge, Cumberland Avenue, Plattsburgh. For ideas on how to form a team, call Ann at 534-2050 or 206-4087.
TUES., JAN. 15
Storytelling With Lora Goulet. 4 p.m. Wells Memorial Library, Upper Jay. In celebration of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.
THURS, JAN. 17
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.
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.
SUN., JAN. 20.
Book-signing. 2 to 4 p.m. The Bookstore Plus, Lake Placid. By author Jenny Milchman.
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 by Jan. 7.
THURS, JAN. 24
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.
Applied Ethics Workshop. 9 a.m. Adirondack Interpretive Center, Newcomb. Pre-register with Marianne at mpatinelli@esf.edu.
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.
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.
MON., FEB. 4
Bingo. 6:45 p.m. St. Mary’s Academy, 1129 Route 9 (Main Street), Champlain.
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.
MEALS
SUN., JAN. 6
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.
Firehouse Big Breakfast. 8 to 11 a.m. AuSable Forks Fire Department. All you can eat. Adults, $8; seniors, $7; children, $6.
SUN., JAN. 13
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.
THURS., JAN. 17
Chicken & Biscuit Dinner. 4:30 p.m. Westport Federated Church. Adults, $9; 12 and under, $4. Takeouts available. Bring a non-perishable food item for the food basket.
FRI., JAN. 18
All-you-can-eat Spaghetti Dinner. 4:30 to 7 p.m. Peru Fire Department. $7. 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.
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.
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.
TALKS
TODAY
“Basic Avalanche Awareness.” 7 p.m. Old Clinton County Courthouse, corner of Margaret and Court streets, Plattsburgh. Power Point by Jim Giglinto. Followed at 8 p.m. by Algonquin Chapter of the ADK meeting.
SUN., JAN. 13
“The Realities of War.” 2 p.m. Deborah Clarke Mars Education Center, Fort Ticonderoga. $10 per person, 4 and younger free. Part of the Fort Fever Series.
THURS., FEB. 7
”Health Homes: What Are They?” 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak St.
MEETINGS
TODAY
Algonquin Chapter of the ADK. 8 p.m. Old Clinton County Courthouse, corner Margaret and Court streets, Plattsburgh. Preceded at 7 p.m. by a Power Point, “Basic Avalanche Awareness,” by Jim Giglinto.
FEMA Kickoff Information Gathering. 10 a.m. at Clinton County Emergency Services Building; and 1:30 p.m. at the Altona Town Hall.
South Plattsburgh Fire District of the Town of Plattsburgh and Town of Schuyler Falls, County of Clinton. 5:30 p.m. Fire Station No. 1, 4105 Route 22, Plattsburgh.
MON., JAN. 7
Plattsburgh Town Council. 7 p.m. Town Hall, 151 Banker Road.
Schuyler Falls Town Council. Organizational meeting, 4:30 p.m. Town Hall.
TUES., JAN. 8
Keeseville Village Board. 7 p.m. Village Board Room, 58 Liberty St., Keeseville.
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.
Task Force Against Domestic Violence. 2 to 3 p.m. Hand House, Elizabethtown.
Outbackers ATV Club. 7 p.m. Clinton County Fairgrounds.
WED., JAN. 9
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.
Westport Town Council. 5:30 p.m. Rescheduled from Jan. 8.
THURS., JAN. 10
High Peaks Hospice Bereavement Support Group. 2:30 to 4 p.m. Hand House, 8273 Route 9N, Elizabethtown. Call 546-9850, ext. 106, prior to attending.
Parents Anonymous Support Groups. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Child Care Coordinating Council of the North Country, 194 U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh.
Wells Memorial Library Board of Trustees. 7 p.m. Wells Memorial Library, Upper Jay.
MON., JAN. 14
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., JAN. 15
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, 194 U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh.
WED., JAN. 16
Champlain Valley Quilters Guild. 6 p.m. Stafford Middle School, 15 Broad St., Plattsburgh.
Keeseville Zoning Board of Appeals. 7 p.m. Village Board Room, Keeseville.
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.
Morrisonville Fire District. Informational meeting, 6 p.m. Fire Station. To provide information on the proposed expansion and improvements to the existing fire station.
THURS., JAN. 17
Parents Anonymous Support Groups. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Child Care Coordinating Council, 194 U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh.
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 Groups. 5 to 6:30 p.m. Child Care Coordinating Council, 194 U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh.
PUBLIC BROADCAST
TODAY
Home Town Cable. TWC Channel 24. NCCS vs. Ichabod Crane NYS boys Capital district Regional Class B soccer final, Chazy vs. Seton Catholic varsity boys basketball, Altona Town Council meeting. 11, 3, 7, a.m. and p.m.
FRI.-SUN., JAN. 4-6
Home Town Cable. Charter Channel 15. Home Town Cable’s Gordie Little and Calvin Castine attend the first-ever Clinton County Bluegrass Festival at the county fairgrounds, and visit with National Entertainers of the Year — the Gibson Brothers; followed by the late Dr. Arthur B. DeGrandpre talking about his World War II experiences, and Clinton Community College men’s soccer vs. Onondaga CC. Noon, 4 and 8 p.m. and midnight.
SAT.-SUN., JAN. 5-6
Home Town Cable. TWC Channel 24. Our Little Corner with Gordie Little at the first-ever Clinton County bluegrass festival at the Fairgrounds (includes interview with National Entertainers of the Year — The Gibson Brothers, Habitat for Humanity fundraiser at CCRS: Home for the Holidays. 11, 3, 7, a.m. and p.m.
MON.-TUES., JAN. 7-8
Home Town Cable. TWC Channel 24. Chazy vs. Heuvelton NYS Class D boys regional soccer final, NCCS varsity girls basketball vs. Beekmantown, Cache Stables ranch-style cattle sorting, part 2.11, 3, 7, a.m. and p.m.
WED., JAN. 9
Home Town Cable. TWC Channel 24. Chazy vs. Seton Catholic modified girls basketball, NCCS vs. Beekmantown JV girls basketball, Seton Catholic vs. Lake Placid varsity boys Section VII Class C soccer final.11, 2, 5 and 8, a.m. and p.m.
FRI.-SUN., JAN. 11-13
Home Town Cable. Charter Channel 15. Home Town Cable’s Gordie Little and Calvin Castine learn all about the “Adirondack Kids” children’s book series; followed by Section VII class B boys soccer semi final games; Plattsburgh vs. NCCS, and Beekmantown vs. Peru. Noon, 4 and 8 p.m. and midnight.
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.
