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October 9, 2009

Family Briefs: Oct. 10, 2009

DID YOU KNOW?


You can view Calendars of Events from the Press-Republican? The Friday Community Calendar and the Thursday Eight Days a Week calendar are also online.

Family events coming up
BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE — The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts' puppet workshop for ages 3 to 5 is set for noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13. Cost is $10 ($5 for members). Parents are invited.

The annual Family Halloween Party, featuring candy and spooky games for costumed guests, is from 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 17. The event is free, but its pumpkin-carving workshop is $10 per pumpkin.

For more information, call 352-7715.

Senior citizen
trip planned

PLATTSBURGH — The deadline is Oct. 14 for Town of Plattsburgh senior citizens to sign up and pay for a trip to the Akwesasne Casino in Hogansburg.

The cost for the Oct. 21 excursion is $5 per person and includes free bus transport and 50 percent off the Native Harvest Buffet. The bus will leave Champlain Centre mall parking lot (in front of Sears) at 9 a.m. then depart from the casino at 3 p.m.

Pre-registration and pre-payment are mandatory, a press release said. Seats available after Oct. 14, will be open to any Clinton County resident. Register by calling 562-6860 or stopping by the Recreation Office on Banker Road between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays.



All invited to film
CHAZY — Chazy Presbyterian Church will show the childrens movie "The Velveteen Rabbit" at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the church, located at 620 Miner Farm Road, Chazy.

The event is free and open to all.

Call 846-7349 or 572-4305 for details.

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