Press-Republican

March 16, 2010

Food, fun planned for St. Patrick's Day


PLATTSBURGH — Wednesday is St. Patrick’s Day, and holiday celebrations are planned in several North Country communities.

Area bars are also hosting special events, but be warned that law-enforcement agencies have stepped up DWI patrols, so be sure to appoint a designated driver or call a cab.

Here’s a look at some of the public events happening Wednesday:

52nd-annual Saint Patrick’s Day Breakfast. 7:30 a.m. Plattsburgh State Angell College Center Ballroom. Irish entertainment, Irishman of the Year to be named. Sponsored by the Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce.

St. Patty’s Day Bash. 4 p.m. Keeseville Elks Lodge 2072. Corned beef and cabbage or ham. Raffles and prizes. Donations accepted.

Special Storytime. 6:30 p.m. Plattsburgh Public Library children’s room. St. Patrick Day songs, fingerplays and a Leprechaun filmstrip.

St. Patrick’s Day corned beef and cabbage dinner. 11 a.m. Veterans of Foreign Wars 125, Boynton Avenue, Plattsburgh. Free to members; public, $7.50. To benefit North Country veterans.

St. Patrick’s Day dinner. 4:30 p.m. Three Steeples United Methodist Church, Champlain. Adults, $8; ages 5 to 12, $4; under 5, free. Takeouts available.

Public skating. 4 p.m. Rouses Point Civic Center. Admission: $2.