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August 31, 2013
September First Weekend to be summer finale celebration By Katherine Clark
katherine@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ All former events have been leading up to the First Weekend Summer Finale. The two-day finale will be an explosive mix of returning and rookie First Weekend performers, demonstrations from area businesses and performance groups, family fun activities and much more. The festivities will begin with numerous musical performances scattered through downtown Plattsburgh between City Hall Place and Margaret Street on Friday, Sept. 6. The downtown streetfest will continue into Saturday, Sept. 7 with City Hall Place closed to traffic from 2 to 7:30 p.m. First Weekend has been organized by an all volunteer group made up of members of the Vision 2 Action Group; the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts (NCCCA); ROTA Gallery; the Adirondack Young Professionals (ADKYP); Downtown Business Visitors Association (DBVA) as well as The Champlain Valley Transportation Museum (CVTM) and area emergency response personnel, who all come together to help. Tim McCormick, one of the event organizers, said this time First Weekend will be bigger and better than ever before. First Weekends in Plattsburgh kicked off in June with an alliance between downtown businesses, arts organizations and the volunteer efforts of community groups and musicians. On Friday, Sept. 6, a multitude of performances will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. in downtown Plattsburgh. Bruce Lawson will perform on Upper Bridge Street; Giovanini Bucci will perform in front of Cheechako Taco at 87 Margaret Street; Haley McGivney will perform in front of ROTA Gallery at 50 Margaret Street and James VanEtten will perform in front of the Koffee Kat, 104 Margaret Street. Instead of hosting an art walk, the NCCCA will host a duel art show opening with the annual 9x9 Art Show fundraiser where local artists anonymously submit their work to be sold for $19.99 with all proceeds donated to the art center, and a photography show by Ron Nolland entitled Ò Come see, Come Saw.Ó On Saturday, Sept. 7, City Hall Place will be closed off to traffic from 2 to 7 p.m. and performers will come out in waves beginning at 2, 3, and 5 p.m. From 2 to 3 p.m. Jay Lesage will perform on Upper Bridge Street, and Josh Meyer, also known as Dirty Diapers,
will perform at City Hall Place. From 3 to 5 p.m. Haley McGivney will perform at City Hall Place, and Stan Ransom AKA The Connecticut Peddler will perform on Upper Bridge Street. The final blowout performance with Lucid will be held at City Hall Place with a live and in the street concert beginning at 5 p.m. The musical performance will go on rain or shine. In case of rain an alternate location will be posted on the First Weekend Facebook page and on poster boards set up during the First Weekend festivities. Alongside the musical performances, First Weekend will come alive with family and kid activities with the Champlain Valley Transportation museum providing antique vehicles for children to drive around City Hall place and other kid fun activities near Trinity Park. The community will come out to show its true colors with area groups of entertainers and businesses performing demonstrations of their crafts. Fred VillariÕ s Plattsburgh Studio will give a karate demonstration on Friday from 5:30 to 6 p.m. On Saturday, Sept. 7, demonstrations include Center Stage Dance Studio at the band shell in McDonough Park on Saturday at 2 p.m. Belly dancers from the Leisa and The Masouda Arnold Dance En-
semble will perform at 3:30 p.m. Haus of Starrs will perform from their “Wizard of Oz” showcased performance. Lastly, North Country Squares will do a demonstration of their lively square dancing at 4:30 p.m. Throughout the day Rollier said there will be a variety of other acts coming down to entertain and meet the locals. As in previous First Weekends, the Plattsburgh Fire Department will bring down their emergency vehicles to let locals see and meet their emergency response teams.
Future First Weekends
The First Weekend group of volunteers said future events are still being worked out and could possibly include First Weekends in fall, winter and spring as well as the summer First weekends. Ò WeÕ re all looking forward to next year,Ó volunteer Carrie Ann Rollier said. For more information about First Weekend or to find out how to become involved visit the First Weekend Facebook page. Ò WeÕ re always looking for new performers and new local talents for any upcoming First Weekends,Ó Rollier said.
Rabies vaccinations to be distributed PLATTSBURGH Ñ Rabies is a virus that affects the central nervous system in mammals and is always fatal if left untreated. It is almost always transmitted through saliva when an infected animal bites an animal or person. Wildlife accounts for over 90 percent of all reported rabies cases each year in the US. Raccoons, bats, and skunks are responsible for most reported cases, but foxes, coyotes and other smaller mammals may also transmit the disease. The Wildlife Services (WS) program of the USDA is working to protect people and pets from the threat of rabies. WS is distributing an oral rabies vaccination (ORV) bait to vaccinate wildlife, and help stop the further spread of rabies. Oral rabies vaccine baits are coated with an attractant and packaged in small blister packs. The Plattsburgh project will cover parts of New York, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont and distribute 372,900 baits by fixed-wing aircraft and 4,680 by hand. The project started in mid-August. Anyone who finds oral rabies vaccine is asked to
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leave them alone. If contact occurs, wash with soap and water any skin or wounds that may have come into contact with ORV baits, especially if the bait was damaged. ORV will be labeled and include a phone number to access for questions or concerns. If your pet eats an ORV bait, don’t panic. It is not harmful for pets to consume ORV bait, though eating a large number of ORV baits may cause an upset stomach. If you have questions about ORV baits please call the USDA Wildlife Services at 1-888-5746656. Essex and Clinton County Public Health Departments remind all residents to avoid contact with stray or wild animals and unknown cats and dogs. Always notify your doctor or your local Public Health Department if you are bitten by a pet or wild animal. Call the Essex County Public Health Department at 873-3500 (1-888-270-7249 after hours) or Clinton County Public Health Department at 5654840 (561-3370 after hours) to report an animal bite or possible rabies contact.