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EVERYTHING LISTED
IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Some events require preregistration or reservations, so make sure to look for those details.
EVENTS
TODAY
Parents’ Night Out. 6 to 8 p.m. Turnpike Wesleyan Church, Plattsburgh. All community children welcome to join in movies, games and snacks. Appropriate pajamas or casual clothes for the evening.
Holy Cow Thrift Shop. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tarbell Hill Road, Moriah. Proceeds benefit the Moriah United Methodist Church.
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 and Recreation Department.
SAT.-SUN., March 9-10
Home and Lifestyle Expo. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Crete Memorial Civic Center, Plattsburgh. Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties home-improvement businesses and bounce house for the kids. Adults, $3, children free. Sponsored by the Adirondack Builders Association.
Ice Xtravaganza. 7 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Rouses Point Civic Center. North Country Skating Club annual show. Pre-show half hour before each performance. General admission, $8, seniors $5, free 5 and under.
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 through 6 with Julie Robinson Robards, rhythm instruments, storytime and motion songs.
Healing After Suicide Loss. 12:30 p.m. Alumni Conference Room, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh. Panel of survivors and mental health professionals address questions so many survivors face.
Snowcat Adventure. 5:30 p.m. rides begin at Cloudspin Lounge, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Gourmet food and wine pairing at Mid-Station followed by five-course meal. Whiteface Mountain, Wilmington. $95 per person. Reservations required by calling 946-2223, Ext. 310.
Small Business Job Fair and Shopping Extravaganza. 1 to 4 p.m. Holiday Inn, Plattsburgh. Shop with and learn from women business owners of Daisy Blue Naturals, Discovery Toys, Guy and Eva, Pampered Chef, It Works, Mac Wood Signs and Designs, Market America, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Marble River Alpaca, Origami Owl, Party Lite, Scentsy, Tastefully Simple and Thirty One Gifts.
Holy Cow Thrift Shop. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tarbell Hill Road, Moriah. Proceeds benefit the Moriah United Methodist Church.
SUN., MARCH 10
“Sons and Daughters of Liberty” Peaceful Demonstration. 1 to 5 p.m. Saranac Lake Town Hall intersection. In opposition of the state’s new gun law ... “to restore liberty to New York and protect the Second Amendment right to bear arms without governmental interference.” Organizer Ken Kunath, 524-4124.
MON., MARCH 11
Hodson Hall Birthday Party. 4 to 6 p.m. North Country Community College. 100th birthday of the former General Hospital of Saranac Lake, now named after the NCCC first college president, Dr. George A. Hodson Jr. Special photo shot at 4:30 p.m. to recognize all allied health alumni and past hospital employees as well as people who were born, hospitalized or worked at the old hospital.
TUES., MARCH 12
Open House. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Seton Academy, 23 St. Charles St., Plattsburgh.
Business Open House. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce, 94 Montcalm St.
“Hopping into Spring.” 10 a.m. Story time. Keeseville Free Library. Free.
“Take a Bite Out of Books.” 4 to 5 p.m. Dickert Room, Saranac Free Library. Students in grades five, six and seven will read and discuss six books in preparation for the Battle of the Books, a “Jeopardy”-style competition against teams from other libraries at the Champlain Centre Mall in June. Will continue every Tuesday afternoon until June.
WED., MARCH 13
Winter Walking Tour. 10:30 a.m. Riverside Park. Last downtown walking tour for the winter season includes Blue Moon Cafe for hot beverage and history chat. $5/members free. Historic Saranac Lake.
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.
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.
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.
Holy Cow Thrift Shop. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tarbell Hill Road, Moriah. Proceeds benefit the Moriah United Methodist Church.
MEALS
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.
SAT., MARCH 9
All-you-can-eat Roast Pork Dinner. 4 to 6 p.m. Lyon Mountain American Legion. Adults $10, children 5 to 12 $6.
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 $6.50, children 5 through 10 $3, free under 5. Sponsored by the St. Joseph’s Men’s Club.
Pancake Breakfast. 8 to 11 a.m. Plattsburgh District 3 Fire Department, Wallace Hill Station, Plattsburgh. Adults $7, seniors and children 5 to 12 $6.
TUES.-THURS., MARCH 12-14
Cooked-to-order breakfast. 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Lyon Mountain American Legion Home. $5.
FRI., MARCH 15
All-you-can-eat Spaghetti Dinner. 4:30 to 7 p.m. Peru Fire Department. $7 per person.
Home-style 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.
MON., MARCH 11
Immigration Information Session. 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Meeting Room 3, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh. Officer Richard Smith from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services speaks on and answers questions about immigration topics.
“Flirting with Disaster: Turning Life Into Memoir.” 8 p.m. Champlain Valley Hall Commons, SUNY Plattsburgh. David McGlynn will discuss and read from his memoir, “A Door in the Ocean.”
TUES., MARCH 12
“Back to the Land: The Enduring Dream of Self-sufficiency in Modern America.” 7:30 p.m. Whallonsburg Grange Hall. With Dona Brown, professor of history at University of Vermont. $5, students free.
“Are You Aware How Much Your Work Space Affects Your Customers & Employees.” 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce.Vincent Smith, author, lecturer, space consultant, will talk about ways to create work spaces that will enhance sales and employee productivity. Register at chamberinfo@ticonderogany.com or 585-6619.
“Making Sense of the Civil War.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Clinton County Historical Association. Led by Lincoln scholar Jim Howard. Preregistration 834-5180 or ugr@frontier.com
THURS., MARCH 14
“Travels in Peru.” 12 p.m. Cantwell Community Room, Saranac Lake. Burdette Parks will share his experience traveling for two weeks from sea level to higher than 15,000 feet, coastal deserts and tropical rain forests to mountain glaciers. Bring soup or sandwich, dessert and beverage provided.
FRI., MARCH 15
“The Spirituality of the Spirit World.” 7 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4 Palmer St., Plattsburgh. Storyteller Gordie Little.
MEETINGS
TODAY (FRI., MARCH 8)
Disability Self Advocacy Support Group. Noon. North Country Center for Independence, 102 Sharron Ave., Plattsburgh.
MON., MARCH 11
Outback Riders ATV. 7 p.m. Conservation Building, Clinton County Fairgrounds, Morrisonville.
TUES., MARCH 12
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.
Keeseville Village Board. 7 p.m. Village Board Room, 58 Liberty St., Keeseville.
WED., MARCH 13
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.
Beekmantown Fire District 1. 7 p.m. 36 Lake Shore Road, Plattsburgh.
Champlain Valley Quilters Guild. 6 p.m. Stafford Middle School, 15 Broad St., Plattsburgh.
ROTA Gallery. 6 p.m. Discussion on what’s up at the space and scheduling of volunteers. 50 Margaret St., Plattsburgh.
THURS., MARCH 14
Parents Anonymous Support Groups. 5 to 6:30 p.m. Child Care Coordinating Council of the North Country, 194 U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh.
Jay Town Council. 7 p.m. Community Center.
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.
North Country Honor Flights meeting. 6 p.m. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1505, Route 9, Keeseville. The public is welcome to attend and meet our World War II veterans.
FRI., MARCH 15
Disability Self Advocacy Support Group. Noon. North Country Center for Independence, 102 Sharron Ave., Plattsburgh.
PUBLIC BROADCAST
TODAY
THURS.-FRI., MARCH 7-8
TWC Channel 24. NCCS vs Franklin Academy Malone bowling, NCCS vs NAC varsity boys’ basketball, CCRS senior play, Rouses Point Village board meeting. 11, 3, 7, a.m. and p.m.
FRI.-SAT.-SUN., MARCH 8, 9,10
Hometown Cable Channel 15. Gordie Little and Calvin Castine visit the Champlain home of television and movie “set dresser” Peter Regnier; followed by the 2013 CVAC Cheerleading competition, a “Meet the Cast” interview for NAC’s “All Shook Up” and AuSable Valley vs NAC JV girls’ basketball. Noon, 4 and 8 p.m. and midnight.
MON.-TUES., MARCH 11,12
TWC Channel 24. NCCS vs Saranac Lake JV boys’ basketball, Beekmantown vs. Saranac Lake girls’ hockey, Upstate N.Y. semi-final, Champlain Village board meeting. 11, 3, 7, a.m. and p.m.
REGISTRATIONS
ELCS Kindergarten Registration Day. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tues., March 12 and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wed., March 13. Elizabethtown-Lewis School Main Office. Children who will be 5 on or before Dec. 1 are eligible for registration. Registration forms are required and may be picked up at the ELCS main office. To request a full list of required documents or unable to attend, call 873-6371, Ext. 0. A kindergarten screening day is being planned to give the children an opportunity to visit at a later date.
St. Mary’s School Pre-K and Kindergarten Open House and Registration Night. 6 to 7 p.m. March 14. Ticonderoga. 585-7433.
