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SAT., DEC. 29
Feelin’ Long Lakey Polar Bear Plunge. 1 p.m. Long Lake Town Beach, 1258 Main St. To benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. To pre-register, call 624-3077.
Holiday Open House. 4 to 7 p.m. The Tahawus Center, 14234 Route 9N, Main Street, AuSable Forks. Refreshments in the Tahawus Windows Gallery. “Here Come the Trains,” engineered by Carl Kokes and Lou Scavo. Tour of the building. Short video of the highlights and milestones of 2012. TLC raffle drawing (a starter HO train kit or a FLIP HD video camera).
SUN., DEC. 30
Stars on Ice Now & Then Tour Kickoff. 7:30 p.m. Olympic Centre, Lake Placid. Olympic gold medalist, world champion and three-time U.S. national champion Dorothy Hamill honors figure-skating legend Kurt Browning. Tickets start at $25; call 523-3330.
Town of Chazy free skating. 4:30 to 6 p.m. The Scotts’ Memorial Rink.
Candlelight Vigil. 4:30 p.m. Riverview Cemetery, Chazy. Bring a flower to lay at the angel statue. Box for donations to go directly to Newtown, Ct., families.
MON., DEC. 31
New Year’s Eve 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: Carl Trudo.
TUES., JAN. 1
After Glow. Noon to 4 p.m. American Legion Post 912, Rouses Point. Music by Xtreme Sound DJ Service. Buffet at 12:30, featuring more than 15 items. Ticket: $11. Also, giveaways.
THURS, JAN. 3
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. 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.
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.
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. Dave 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.
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., DEC. 30
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. 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.
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.
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
”The Comets Are Coming! The Comets Are Coming!” 7 p.m. Wild Center, Tupper Lake. By Dr. Joshua Thomas.
THURS., JAN. 3
”Holistic Approaches to Recovery.” 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak St.
”Disability Accessible Technology.” 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak St.
”Can We All Get Along?” Noon. Saranac Lake Free Library. By Don Morgan.
FRI., JAN. 4
”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
SAT., DEC. 29
Open Knitting Gathering. 10 a.m. to Noon. Adirondack Yarns, 2241 Saranac Ave., Lake Placid. Help is available.
MON., DEC. 31
Peru Town Council. 8 a.m. Town Hall, Peru.
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.
WED., JAN. 2
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.
NorthEastern New York Astronomical Society.6:30 p.m. Plattsburgh Public Library.
THURS., JAN. 3
Parents Anonymous Support Groups. 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Child Care Coordinating Council of the North Country, 194 US Oval, Plattsburgh.
FRI., JAN. 4
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.
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 US Oval, Plattsburgh.
Task Force Against Domestic Violence. 2 to 3 p.m. Hand House, Elizabethtown.
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.
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 US 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.
THURS., JAN. 17
Parents Anonymous Support Groups. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Child Care Coordinating Council, 194 U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh.
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.
WED., JAN. 23
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.
THURS., JAN. 24
Parents Anonymous Support Groups. 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Child Care Coordinating Council, 194 US Oval, Plattsburgh.
Alzheimer’s Disease Support Group. 6 p.m. Saranac Village at Will Rogers, Saranac Lake. Meets the fourth Thursday of each month.
MON., JAN. 28
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.
Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System Board of Trustees. 4 p.m. 33 Oak St., Plattsburgh.
TUES., JAN. 29
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 US Oval, Plattsburgh.
WED., JAN. 30
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.
THURS., JAN. 31
Parents Anonymous Support Groups. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Child Care Coordinating Council, 194 U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh.
TUES., FEB. 5
Parents Anonymous Support Groups. 5 to 6:30 p.m. Child Care Coordinating Council, 194 U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh.
Plattsburgh Kiwanis Breakfast Club. 7:30 a.m. Perkins Restaurant, Plattsburgh.
Plattsburgh Sunrise Rotary. 7:30 a.m. American Legion Post 20, 162 Quarry Road, Plattsburgh.
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.
WED., FEB. 6
Overeaters Anonymous. 7 to 8 p.m. CVPH Medical Center, 75 Beekman St, Plattsburgh. Auditorium A.
Plattsburgh Rotary Club. Noon. American Legion Post 20, 162 Quarry Road, Plattsburgh.
TOPS 0730. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. United Way Building, 45 Tom Miller Road, Plattsburgh. Weigh-in, 6 p.m.
THURS., FEB. 7
Parents Anonymous Support Groups. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Child Care Coordinating Council, 194 U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh.
MON., FEB. 11
Understanding Your Grief Support Group. 3 p.m. 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.
WED., FEB. 13
Champlain Valley Quilters Guild. 6 p.m. Stafford Middle School, 15 Broad St., Plattsburgh.
THURS., FEB. 14
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.
PUBLIC BROADCAST
FRI.-SUN., DEC. 28-30
Home Town Cable. Charter Channel 15. Home Town Cable’s Gordie Little and Calvin Castine take a tour around the Lyon Mountain mining and railroad museum, followed by the recent Home for the Holidays event at CCRS to benefit Habitat for Humanity. Noon, 4 and 8 p.m. and midnight.
SUN.-MON., DEC. 30-31
Home Town Cable. TWC Channel 24. Our Little Corner with Gordie Little, a look at the “Adirondack Kids” children’s book series, Habitat for Humanity fundraiser: Home for the Holidays. 11, 3, 7, a.m. and p.m.
TUES.-WED., JAN. 1-2
Home Town Cable. TWC Channel 24. Chazy vs. Elizabethtown-Lewis Section VII Class D girls soccer final, NCCS vs. Chateaugay Bobcat Shootout boys basketball final, Beekmantown vs. Johnstown Class B regional girls volleyball. 11, 3, 7, a.m. and p.m.
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.
