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November 2, 2009

Anonymous The Press Republican Mon Nov 02, 2009, 11:46 PM EST

ELECTION DAY MEALS
Here's a look at the Election Day meals scheduled around the North Country:

AuSABLE FORKS

Chicken 'n' biscuit dinner. 5 p.m. AuSable Forks United Methodist Church. Adults, $7.50; ages 5 to 12, $5; under 5, free. Takeouts available at 4:30.

CHAMPLAIN

Chicken and biscuit dinner. 4:30 p.m. Three Steeples United Methodist Church, 491 Route 11. Adults, $8; ages 5 to 12, $5; under 5, free. Takeout and delivery available, 298-8655.

DANNEMORA

Breakfast and spaghetti lunch/dinner. Dannemora Fire Station. Breakfast, 6 to 10:30 a.m.; lunch/dinner, 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Breakfast is $5 for adults, $3 for child; lunch/dinner is $7 for adult, $5 for child, $20 for family. Takeouts available.

ELLENBURG CENTER

Dinner and supper. O.E.S. Hall, Ellenburg Center. Roast-beef dinner, noon to 2 p.m. Roast-beef hash supper, 5 to 7 p.m. Adults, $8; ages 6 to 12, $4; under 5, free.

KEESEVILLE

Chicken and biscuit dinner. 5 p.m. Keeseville Elks Lodge 2072.

LEWIS

Annual roast-pork supper. 5:30 p.m., 1st Congregational Parish Hall. Takeout at 4:30. Adults, $9; children, $5; under 5, free.

MORIAH

Annual turkey supper. 4:30 p.m. Moriah United Methodist Church (Daisy Morton Center), Tarbell Hill. Adults, $8; under 12, $4. Eat in or take out.

PERU

Lions Club spaghetti dinner. 5 p.m. Peru Community Church Fellowship Center. Adults, $6; ages 6 to 12, $3; 5 and younger, free.

TICONDEROGA

Turkey dinner. 5 p.m. First United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall. Takeouts from 4 to 5 p.m. Homemade pies and cakes prepared and served by members of the church. Adults, $9; children, $4.50.

WESTPORT

Roast-beef dinner. 4:30 p.m. Westport Federated Church. Takeouts available. Adults, $8; ages 12 and under, $4.

PLATTSBURGH — It's Election Day, and polling places are open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. around the North Country.

Here's where to vote:

CLINTON COUNTY
Altona: District 1 and 2, Town Hall.

AuSable: District 1, 2 and 3, Keeseville Fire Station.

Beekmantown: District 1 and 5, Town Hall, West Chazy; District 2 and 4, Fire Station, West Chazy; District 3, Fire Station, Point au Roche, Plattsburgh.

Black Brook: District 1, Town Hall, AuSable Forks; District 2, Town Garage, Saranac; District 3, St. Matthew's Church, AuSable Forks.

Champlain: District 1 and 3, Champlain Town Offices; District 2, Civic Center community room, Rouses Point; District 4, Civic Center, Halstead Room, Rouses Point.

Chazy: District 1, Town Hall, Chazy; District 2 and 3, Town Hall, West Chazy.

Clinton: District 1, Town Hall, Churubusco.

Dannemora: District 1 and 3, United Methodist Church; District 2, Fire Station, Lyon Mountain.

Ellenburg: District 1, Municipal Center, Ellenburg; District 2, Town Hall, Ellenburg Center; District 3, Old School House, Lyon Mountain.

Mooers: District 1 and 2, Government Center/Fire Station; District 3, Hall at Cannon Corners.

Peru: All Districts, St. Augustine's Parish Center.

Town of Plattsburgh: District 1, May Currier Building, Plattsburgh; District 2, Town Hall, Plattsburgh; District 3, Recreation Center, South Plattsburgh; District 4, Recreation Center, Cadyville; District 5, Recreation Center, Treadwells Mills; District 6 and 9, St. Mary's Church Hall, Plattsburgh; District 7, Recreation Center, Cliff Haven; District 8, Recreation Center, Wallace Hill.

Saranac: District 1, Town Hall; District 2, Fire Station, Redford; District 3, High Banks Fellowship Hall; District 4, Fire Station, Saranac; District 5, Village Office Building, Dannemora.

Schuyler Falls: All Districts, Town Hall, Morrisonville.

City of Plattsburgh: Ward 1, Districts 1, 2 and 3, Pine Harbour, 15 New Hampshire St.; Ward 2, District 1 and 2, OLVA School; Ward 3, District 1 and 2, Plattsburgh State Field House; Ward 4, District 1, 2 and 3, United Methodist Church; Ward 5, District 1, 2 and 3, City Hall Council Chambers; Ward 6, District 1, 2 and 3, Government Center meeting room.

ESSEX COUNTY
Chesterfield: District 1, 2, 3, Knights of Columbus Hall, Route 9, Keeseville.

Crown Point: District 1, 2, 3, Crown Point Firehouse.

Elizabethtown: District 1, Town Hall.

Essex: District 1, 2, Essex Firehouse.

Jay: District 1, Amos and Julia Theatre; District 2, Town Offices, AuSable Forks.

Keene: District 1, Town Hall; District 2, Keene Valley Firehouse.

Lewis: District 1, Town Hall.

Minerva: District 1, Community Center.

Moriah: District 1 and 4, Knights of Columbus Hall, Port Henry; District 2, Moriah Firehouse, Moriah Corners; District 3, Mineville-Witherbee Firehouse, Mineville.

Newcomb: District 1, Town Offices.

North Elba: Districts 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6, Town Hall, Lake Placid; Districts 2 and 7, Town Hall, Saranac Lake.

North Hudson: District 1, Town Offices.

St. Armand: District 1, Town Hall, Bloomingdale.

Schroon: Districts 1 and 2, Town Offices, Schroon Lake.

Ticonderoga: All Districts, Ticonderoga Firehouse.

Westport: District 1, Wadhams Firehouse, Wadhams; District 2, WADA Building, Westport.

Willsboro: District 1 and 2, Visitors Center.

Wilmington: District 1, Community Center.

FRANKLIN COUNTY
Bangor: Districts 1 and 2, Bangor Municipal Offices, North Bangor.

Bellmont: District 1, Town Justice Building, Brainardsville; District 2, Town Garage, Bellmont Center, Malone; District 3, Fire Station, Owls Head.

Bombay: District 1, Town Hall, Bombay; District 2, Fire Station, Akwesasne.

Brandon: District 1, Brandon Town Hall, North Bangor.

Brighton: District 1, Brighton Town Hall, Paul Smiths.

Burke: District 1, Burke Town Hall.

Chateaugay: Districts 1 and 2, Town Hall.

Constable: Districts 1 and 2, Town Hall.

Dickinson: District 1, Town Office, Dickinson Center.

Duane: District 1, Duane Fire Station, Malone.

Fort Covington: Districts 1 and 2, Fire Station; District 3, Effie Ellsworth residence, 1156 County Road 4 (no handicapped access).

Franklin: District 1 and 2, Town Hall, Vermontville.

Harrietstown: Districts 1-5, Town Hall, Saranac Lake.

Malone: Districts 1, 2, 3 and 9, Holy Family School; Districts 4, 5, 6 and 10, Franklin County Nursing Home; Districts 7 and 8, Malone Adult Center.

Moira: District 1, Fire Station, Moria; District 2, Fire Station, Brushton.

Santa Clara: District 1, Santa Clara Town Hall, St. Regis Falls; District 2, Saranac Inn Town Hall, Saranac Lake.

Tupper Lake: District 1, Goff Nelson Library; District 2, Donald E. Smith Building, 15 Church St.; District 3, Ivy Terrace, 38 Boyer Ave.; Districts 4 and 5, Aaron Maddox Hall, 179 Demars Blvd.; and District 6, Town Office Building.

Waverly: District 1, Waverly Town Hall, St. Regis Falls.

Westville: District 1 and 2, Town Hall, 936 County Road 19.