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February 7, 2012

Anonymous Press-Republican The Press Republican Tue Feb 07, 2012, 02:23 AM EST

CYH monthly meeting Thursday

CHAZY — Chazy Youth Hockey will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at Scotts Rink.

PSU holding 'Stuff Stafford' Wednesday

PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh State women's hockey team invites fans to "Stuff Stafford for Camp Ta-Kum-Ta" on Wednesday, Feb. 8, as the Cardinals host the Norwich Cadets.

Game time is set for 7 p.m. at the Stafford Ice Arena. All proceeds from the event will benefit Camp Ta-Kum-Ta, a summer camp for children with cancer located in South Hero, Vt.

Members of the Cardinal women's team will take the ice in a special edition jersey for Camp Ta-Kum-Ta. The jerseys, which have been provided by Della Honda, are only available for purchase through an online auction, which is now open for bidding at gocardinalsports.com.

All fans in attendance will have the chance to win a number of free giveaways throughout the night. Fans will also have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for some great prizes including two round-trip tickets from Direct Air for service from Plattsburgh to Myrtle Beach, S.C., Orlando/Lakeland, Fla. or Fort Myers/Punta Gorda, Fla. Certain travel restrictions may apply.

For more information about "Stuff Stafford for Camp Ta-Kum-Ta", visit gocardinalsports.com.

Boise gets snowboard gold

WILMINGTON — Josh Boise, 13, of Plattsburgh, took home gold with a score of 8.67 in the slopestyle snowboard boys' 13-15 scholastic division at the Empire State Winter Games over the weekend. He finished fourth in the snowboard boys 13-16 scholastic time trials.

Titus Mountain offering skiing deal

TUPPER LAKE — With the 2011-2012 ski season creating challenges for the Big Tupper Ski Area, Titus Mtn. Ski Area will offer any Big Tupper seasons pass holder a day ticket for $10 for the remainder of the season.

Titus Mtn. is located in the Northern Foothills of the Adirondacks, just south of Malone.

It boasts a large land area with three mountains of skiing. Big Tupper season pass holders only need to show their pass at the Titus ticket counter for this special offer. For more information, contact Big Tupper at 359-3730 or the Tupper Lake Chamber of Commerce at 359-3328.