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Saturday, October 5, 2013
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BOBBING FOR PUMPKINS
This Week PLATTSBURGH
By Shawn Ryan shawn@denpubs.com ROUSES POINT Ñ When disasters happen, Rouses PointÕ s Bob Fitzgerald is likely to get the call. Fitzgerald is a member of the Red CrossÕ s Disaster Action Team, and responds to emergencies for anything from a local fire displacing a family, to a national tragedy like a hurricane. Since he started with the Red Cross in 2005, Fitzgerald has deployed as part of the response to Hurricanes Katrina, Irene and Sandy, as well as the recent Lake Champlain flooding locally. Now heÕ s being deployed to Washington D.C., to assist with the recovery from the recent shooting rampage at the
Friends raise funds for Pburgh burn victim. PAGE 7 EDUCATION
The popular event ‘Bobbing for Pumpkins’ will be held at the YMCA pool, 17 Oak Street, Oct. 27. For a complete article on the event, turn to page 2. Photo provided
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Zombies returning to downtown Plattsburgh
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Another parent dressed up their child in what looked like an old lamb costume that they zombified with fake blood and a bullet hole. Ò ItÕ s really fun to see people come together as zombies, and people who love the zombie subculture, they get to come out and break down during the walk and get into the character and growl at people,Ó Cummins said. Some people have dressed as simply as covering themselves in fake blood and tattered clothing, others have brought out zombies from their imaginations and taken beloved pop culture characters and turned them into zombies. Last year a zombie turned
Zombies will once again invade downtown Plattsburgh for the fourth annual Zombie Walk Oct. 19.
PLATTSBURGH Ñ The mysterious, jaw dropping infection started spreading four years ago with unaware members of the community being caught up in the frenzy. Zombies continue to walk among us and will be bringing some friends as well during the fourth annual Zombie Walk Oct. 19. The Zombie Walk will begin at the Durkee Street Parking lot, travel via city sidewalks on City Hall Place, Margaret Street, North Catherine Street and finally down Brinkerhoff Street. The zombies come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and dressed in all mediums. Ò Last year we had infant zombies in strollers,Ó organizer Kimberly Cummins said.
Seminar planned for victims of cancer.
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ZOMBIE BOOK
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GIRLS NIGHT OUT
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