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EVENTS
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.
Champlain Valley Winter Wine Festival. 4 to 6:30 p.m. Legends Bistro and Comfort Inn. Grand tasting, silent auction, live music by pianist Emily Carlin. Tickets: $25. Followed at 6:30 with a three-course dinner paired with wine. Wine dinner tickets: $75 per person and cover food, wine, tax, tip and a $35 donation to benefit Champlain Valley Transportation Museum and Kids’ Station. Ticket package for both the tasting and the wine dinner: $90.
Meet Your New York State Legislators. 9:30 a.m. to noon, Peru Central High School. State legislators volunteer their time to educate and interact with students from area schools in Clinton and Essex counties (and members of the public) to learn how the State Legislature works. Sen. Betty Little, Assemblywoman Janet Duprey, Assemblyman Daniel Stec.
Adirondack Carnivores. 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Adirondack Carousel, Saranac Lake. Techniques, tools and skills used by Adirondack animals to help them survive throughout the cold Adirondack winters.
Cabin Fever Reliever and Resource Fair. 1 to 4 p.m. Plattsburgh City Gym, U.S. Oval. Free playtime with bounce houses, face-painting and crafts. Sponsored by the Autism Alliance of Northeastern NY.
SUN., JAN. 27
Seventh-annual Bridal Expo. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Rainbow Wedding and Banquet Hall, Devil’s Den Road, Altona. $10. Proceeds to the SUNY Plattsburgh Traumatic Brain Injury Center in Plattsburgh.
TUES., JAN. 29
Dining for Dogs & Crunching for Cats Barbecue Benefit. 4 to 7 p.m. Dickey’s BBQ Pit, Smithfield Boulevard, next to Perrywinkles. Raffles, entertainment. A percentage of sales and tips benefit Elmore SPCA.
WED., JAN.30
Service with a Purpose Fundraiser. 5 to 9 p.m. Essex Inn Restaurant, Main Street, Essex. Tips go toward Willsboro Central School’s New York City student exchange, which allows Willsboro’s CFES students to visit two CFES schools in Harlem and a New York City college. For reservation, call 963-4400.
Oral History Training. Noon, Saranac Laboratory Museum, 89 Church St., Saranac Lake, John Black Room. Free. Bring a lunch. RSVP 891-4606.
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.
Anderson Falls Heritage Society Open House. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 96 Clinton St., Keeseville.
FRI., FEB. 1
Parents Night Out. 6 to 9 p.m. Plattsburgh Nazarene Church, 187 Broad St. For ages infant through sixth grade. Free night of pizza, crafts, gym games, etc. Call 561-1960 to register.
Go Red for Women Dinner. 4 to 8 p.m. Westside Ball Room, Plattsburgh. Motivational speaker, educational breakout sessions, silent auction. Tickets: $50 each, call Keri Mack at 335-8125.
Winterfest 2013. 4 p.m. American Legion Post 1619, West Plattsburgh. Family event includes chicken & biscuit dinner, ice sculpture, Caribou Cup broomball tournament, bonfire, open skating, live music.
SAT., FEB. 2
Square Dance. Clinton County Fairgrounds, Morrisonville. North Country Squares. Plus, 7 to 8 p.m.; MS, 8 to 10 p.m. Caller/cuer: Walter Wall.
11th-annual Mardi Gras North. 2 to 5 p.m. City Rec Center, U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh. Balloon animals, magicians, face-painting and tie-dye socks. Mardi Gras North Queen is retired City Judge Penny Clute. To benefit Behavioral Health Services North.
Northern New York Audubon Bird Walk. 10 a.m. Adirondack Interpretive Center, Newcomb.
Winter Carnival Parade Snack Bar. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. First Congregational Church of Malone.
Maple Craft Show and Auction. 3:30 p.m. Brushton-Moira Central School, Brushton. Auction will include sap buckets and a gun cabinet with etched doors made by the FFA students.
SAT.-SUN., FEB. 2-3
Winterfest 2013. 4 p.m. American Legion Post 1619, West Plattsburgh. Frostball tournament, curling competition instructions, open skating, sliding on hill, horse-and-wagon rides, face-painting, 50/50 raffles, food, curling finals, bonfire.
MON., FEB. 4
Bingo. 6:45 p.m. St. Mary’s Academy, 1129 Route 9 (Main Street), Champlain.
TUES., FEB. 5
Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Grand Marshal Reception, Royalty Dinner. Reception, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.; dinner, 6:30. Elks Club, next to Sturdy Supply, Bloomingdale Avenue, Saranac Lake. Adults, $30; ages 6 to 13, $15; under 6, free. For reservation, call Milt Adams at 891-4367.
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.
Anderson Falls Heritage Society Open Today. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 96 Clinton St., Keeseville.
Tales of the Sea. Noon. Saranac Laboratory Museum, 89 Church St., Saranac Lake, John Black Room. Free. Bring a sandwich, dessert provided.
FRI., FEB. 8
ARC Foundation Hot Jazz on a Cool Night Fundraiser. 6 to 10:30 p.m. West Side Ballroom, 253 New York Road, Plattsburgh. Featuring the Adirondack Jazz Orchestra under the musical direction of Matthew Pray. Dinner (salad, chicken breast, strip steak, potato, vegetable, dessert), dancing and a chance to win a Lake Placid Get-Away package. Tickets: $45.
SAT., FEB. 9
Third-annual Sunrise Rotary Winter Carnival. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. CVPH Medical Center front lawn, off Beekman Street, Plattsburgh. Free. Snow sculptures, sledding hill, ice skating (bring skates), skiing (equipment provided), arts and crafts, horse-drawn wagon rides, disk golf, pancake toss, healthy food and drink. Sponsored by Plattsburgh Sunrise Rotary. Bring a nonperishable food item for the local food pantry.
Elmore SPCA Heart a Heart Fundraiser. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Champlain Centre mall, Plattsburgh. Valentine items, sweetheart gifts, homemade cat, dog and people treats. Raffles and heart honors for $1. To donate an item, call Carol at 534-3484.
Story Time. 10 to 11 a.m. Chazy Public Library. “Valentine Surprise” read by Kristin McAuliffe. For ages 3 to 8. Call 846-7676 to register.
Fourth-annual Ticonderoga WinterFest. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ticonderoga Recreational Fields, Ice Skating Rink and surrounding areas. Snowshoeing, ice skating, sledding, snowman fun run/walk, broomball, snowmobile rides, wagon rides, Cooks Mountain lower loop snowshoe hike, Penelope the Clown. Sponsored by the Ticonderoga Montcalm Street Partnership.
Second Saturday Storytime. 10 a.m. The Bookstore Plus, Lake Placid. Celebrating hats, so wear your favorite hat.
Northern Lights Valentine Dance. 7:30 to 10. NCCS Middle School cafeteria. Caller: Walter Wall; cuer: Carl Trudo.
SUN., FEB. 10
Mardi Gras North. 5 to 8 p.m. Anthony’s Restaurant., Plattsburgh. To benefit Behavioral Health Services North. For tickets, call 563-8206. Former City Court Judge Penny Clute is Mardi Gras queen.
WED., FEB. 13
Winter Walking Tour. 10:30 a.m. Meet at Riverside Park Bandshell, Saranac Lake. Includes a stop at the Blue Moon cafe for a hot beverage and a history chat.
THURS, FEB. 14
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.
Anderson Falls Heritage Society Open Today. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 96 Clinton St., Keeseville.
Champlain Valley Chorus Singing Valentines. 8:30 a.m., all day. Throughout the greater Plattsburgh area. To order a Valentine surprise, call 561-3715.
SAT., FEB. 16
Captain Underpants Party. 3 p.m. The Bookstore Plus, Lake Placid. To celebrate the newest book, “Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers,” superhero capes will be designed.
Square Dance. Clinton County Fairgrounds, Morrisonville. North Country Squares. Plus, 7 to 8 p.m.; MS, 8 to 10 p.m. Caller/cuer: Bucky Tenney.
New Land Trust third-annual Chili Fest. Noon. 236 Plumadore Road, Saranac. Bring a dish to share and/or enter a pot of chili in the contest. Free skiing and snowshoeing with guided tours. Bonfire at dark.
Car Wash. 8 a.m.to noon. Peru Fire Department. $5 donation per car.
SAT.-MON., FEB. 16-18
Open House Ski Weekends. Great Camp Santanoni, off Route 28N, Newcomb.
TUES., FEB. 19
Dine to Donate. 4 to 9 p.m. Applebee’s, 80 Centre Drive, Plattsburgh. Fundraiser for the ARC Foundation. Give your server a flyer and 15 percent of your check will be donated to the membership committee. Flyers at Southside, CVI and PATH.
THURS., FEB. 21
Anderson Falls Heritage Society Open Today. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 96 Clinton St., Keeseville.
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., FEB. 23
Car Wash. 8 a.m.to noon. Peru Fire Department. $5 donation per car.
Full Moon Snowshoe Hike and Chili Chow Down. 6 p.m. Adirondack Interpretive Center, Newcomb. Chili, $5. Snowshoes available. To register, call 582-2000.
SUN., FEB. 24
Maple Workshop & Pancake Breakfast. 9 to 11 a.m. The Wild Center, Tupper Lake.
THURS., FEB. 28
Anderson Falls Heritage Society Open House. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 96 Clinton St., Keeseville.
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., MARCH 2
Draft Horse-Drawn Sleigh Rides. Paul Smith’s College, Visitors Interpretive Center.
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.
Car Wash. 8 a.m. to noon. Peru Fire Department. $5 donation per car.
MON., MARCH 4
Bingo. 6:45 p.m. St. Mary’s Academy, 1129 Route 9 (Main Street), Champlain.
THURS., MARCH 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.
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.
Car Wash. 8 a.m. to noon, Peru Fire Department. $5 donation per car.
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.
SAT., MARCH 16
Cabin Fever Craft Show. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dannemora Community Center, 40 Emmons St. $2 donation to enter, under 12 free.To benefit the American Cancer Society. Vendor space available, call Wendy Davis at 335-5787 or Gordon Trombley at 570-5114.
Square Dance. Clinton County Fairgrounds, Morrisonville. North Country Squares. Plus, 7 to 8 p.m.; MS, 8 to 10 p.m. Caller: Dave Davis; cuer: Mo Wall.
Car Wash. 8 a.m. to noon. Peru Fire Department. $5 donation per car.
SAT.-SUN., MARCH 16-17
Open House Ski Weekends. Great Camp Santanoni, off Route 28N, Newcomb.
SAT., MARCH 23
Car Wash. 8 a.m. to noon. Peru Fire Department. $5 donation per car.
SAT.,MARCH 30
Car Wash. 8 a.m. to noon. Peru Fire Department. $5 donation per car.
MEALS
TODAY
Roast-Beef Dinner. 4:30 to 6 p.m. Ticonderoga Masonic Temple, downstairs dining hall, 10 Montcalm St. Adults, $10; ages 12 and under, $6. Takeouts available.
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.
Fourth Sunday Breakfast. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Peru Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars, 710 Pleasant St., Route 22B between Peru and Schuyler Falls, Peru. $5 per person.
TUES.-THURS., JAN. 29-31
Cooked-to-order breakfast. 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Lyon Mountain American Legion Home. $5.
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.
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.
Guardians of the Ribbon Pancake Breakfast. 8 a.m. to noon. Beekmantown Fire Station No. 1, Route 22, Beekmantown. All you can eat. $6; under 5, free. Takeouts available. To benefit women and children battling cancer in this area.
Waffle Frolic. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., ROTA Gallery and Studios, 50 Margaret St. Two waffles and the fixings; vegan and gluten-free options available. Classic cartoons will be playing. Suggested donation: $5 to $10, to benefit the gallery, which is an all-volunteer, cooperatively owned, nonprofit cultural center now marking its second anniversary.
TALKS
TUES., JAN. 29
“Creating the Land: Deglaciation of the Champlain Lowlands and Northeastern Adirondacks.” 7:30 p.m. Whallonsburg Grange Hall. With David Franzi, professor of Earth and Environmental Science, SUNY Plattsburgh.
WED., JAN. 30
“Odds and Ends” Winter Lecture Series. 7 p.m. Howard Johnson’s Restaurant, Lake Placid. First program: “Sandra Weber, author of Adirondack Roots.” Attendees encouraged to come for dinner at 6.
THURS., JAN. 31
“Island Life off the Grid in SE Alaska: Challenges and Benefits.” Noon, Saranac Lake Free Library, Cantwell Community Room. By Charlie and Kathy Marshall. Bring soup or sandwich and enjoy dessert and beverage. Free.
FRI., FEB. 1
“The Coincidental Traveler: Adventures for Budget-minded Grownups.” 7 p.m. Old Clinton County Courthouse, corner of Margaret and Court streets. Featuring Rob and Jaki Roy. Followed at 8 p.m. by a meeting of Algonquin Chapter of the ADK.
Friday Forum. Noon, American Legion Post 20, Quarry Road, Plattsburgh. By Chris Maron, Champlain Area Trails executive director, and Bill Krueger. Includes lunch ($12). For reservation, Call Sally Sears-Mack, 561-7199.
MEETINGS
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.
LPI Book Club. 7 p.m. Lake Placid Library. “Art Lover, A Biography of Peggy Guggenheim,” by Anton Gill is featured.
Clinton County Board of Health. 7 p.m. 133 Margaret 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 U.S. 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.
ROTA Gallery and Studio. 6 p.m. 50 Margaret St., Plattsburgh.
THURS., JAN. 31
Parents Anonymous Support Groups. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Child Care Coordinating Council, 194 U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh.
FRI., FEB. 1
Algonquin Chapter of the ADK. 8 p.m. Old Clinton County Courthouse, corner of Margaret and Court streets. Preceded by a slide show, “The Coincidental Traveler: Adventures for Budget-minded Grownups,” featuring Rob and Jaki Roy.
PUBLIC BROADCAST
TODAY
TWC Channel 24. NCCS JV and varsity boys basketball vs. Moriah, NAC vs. Beekmantown varsity wrestling, Rouses Point Village Board meeting. 11, 3, 7, a.m. and p.m.
FRI.-SUN., JAN. 25-27
Home Town Cable. Charter Channel 15. Home Town Cable’s Gordie Little and Calvin Castine head to Keeseville to tour the Anderson Falls Museum, followed by Beekmantown vs. NCCS varsity boys basketball, and the Peru vs. NCCS Section VII Class B boys soccer final. Noon, 4 and 8 p.m. and midnight.
SAT.-SUN., JAN. 26-27
TWC Channel 24. Our Little Corner with Gordie Little at the Chazy historian’s office, What’s Going on Here with Bob Venne, Talking Business with Joey Trombley. 11, 3, 7, a.m. and p.m.
MON.-TUES., JAN. 28-29
TWC Channel 24. NCCS vs. Beekmantown CVAC varsity girls and boys bowling, Plattsburgh vs. Franklin Academy Malone varsity girls basketball. 11, 3, 7, a.m. and p.m.
WED., JAN. 30
TWC Channel 24. Chazy vs. Schroon Lake modified boys basketball, NCCS vs. Saranac Lake JV girls basketball, Chateaugay vs. St. Lawrence varsity boys basketball. 11, 2, 5 and 8, a.m. and p.m.
REGISTRATIONS
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.
Moriah Elementary School kindergarten registration. Parents of children born between Dec. 2, 2008 and Dec. 1, 2009 may contact the Moriah Elementary School office to enroll their children in kindergarten for September 2013. The sign-up period will run through Friday, Feb. 1. The office may be reached at 546-3301 ext. 701 between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Kindergarten registration will be held in May.
Peru Nursery School. Accepting priority registrations through Feb. 18 for the 2013-14 school year. Call 570-5814.
