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Saturday,ÊD ecemberÊ19,Ê2015

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In NEWS | pg. 5

City waterfront concepts discussed Presentations zero in on four waterfront areas

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In FEATURES | pg. 2

Congratulations new firefighters Tri-county recruits graduate from program

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In SPORTS | pg. 8-9

Winter sports in full swing

Basketball, bowling and wrestling season starts

North Country Food Co-op awarded project funds

City lands $216,897 to renovate the 41-year-old downtown business teah@suncommunitynews.com

“We certainly fit all the criteria for the grant and the award announcement came at the perfect point in our project,” said Jeremiah Ward, project manager for the North Country Food Co-op. “We’re very happy with the news and happy that the City of Plattsburgh sponsored our project.”

PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Food Co-op received $216,897 from the Regional Economic Development Council to complete the store’s ongoing renovations. The award is part of the New York Main Streets Downtown Anchor Program, which provides construction funds to key businesses operating in distressed downtown areas that have a shovel-ready project.

PHASED PROJECT The co-op will implement the project in phases, beginning with the construction of a new walk-in dairy cooler over the winter. In spring or summer 2016, the renovation includes fixing the facade of the building by adding brick veneer to the front. Once that’s complete, the co-op plans to move inside, incorporating faux wood veneer

By Teah Dowling

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flooring, new lights, painted walls and a selfoperating wheelchair lift to make the store more handicap accessible. This will require the store to shut down around February 2017. The co-op hopes to get the inside renovations done in a month or two for a grand reopening, hopefully in spring 2017. “It’s very exciting,” said Kim LeClaire, staff member of the North Country Food Co-op. “It’s a beautiful gift not only for us, but for the city and community as well.” 40TH ANNIVERSARY The co-op, which formed in 1974, decided that they wanted to do something big to cel>> Story Continued | pg. 15

Japanese restaurant offers variety of sushi, Plattsburgh-style

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Photo by Teah Dowling

CCC in final design phases of new institute

opensÊ downtown PLATTSBURGH — Yama Sushi opened in downtown Plattsburgh to offer both traditional and unique Japanese dishes to people of all ages. Owner Simon Chen and manager Joy Liu opened Yama Sushi Nov. 1 after closTeah ing their old restaurant in St. Albans, VerDowling mont two years ago. Writer After a tip from a family friend of an open building, Liu ventured to the area to see the location and decided to make the move. “The city and town was so clean and the people are nice,” Liu said. “We didn’t have a reason to say no.” Seeking to make both a living and a home, Liu’s family moved to Plattsburgh and opened the restaurant that offers a variety of Japanese dishes, including bento boxes, hibachi, tempura, fried rice, miso soup and many different kinds of sushi rolls. The restaurant offers about 30 sushi rolls, cooked and raw, including California rolls and spicy tuna rolls. Along with traditional rolls, Yama Sushi also sells a variety of special sushi rolls like the Plattsburgh roll with crab, cream cheese, avocado and asparagus — all deep fried and topped

The co-op added a new produce cooler and now sells a bigger selection of fruits and veggies. In the winter, the co-op plans on constructing a new dairy walk-in cooler.

College and businesses working together to create new training programs By Teah Dowling

teah@suncommunitynews.com

Along with traditional rolls, Yama Sushi also sells a variety of special sushi rolls like the Plattsburgh roll (pictured above) with crab, cream cheese, avocado and asparagus — all deep fried and topped with spicy mayo, eel sauce and caviar. Photos by Teah Dowling

PLATTSBURGH — Clinton Community College is moving forward with design and programming for the new advanced manufacturing institute. CCC received $12.7 million to build a two-story, state-ofthe-art facility — providing educational programs and training in the fields of transportation, aerospace and manufacturing — in September 2014 through the SUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Program. Since approval, the college has broke ground on the new road leading to the facility, started and is now finalizing the design of the building and discussed the creation of new training programs. “This process is so exciting,” said Steven Frederick, vice president of institutional advancement. “Projecting forward what role this college can play is huge.” NEW PROGRAMS >> Story Continued | pg. 14


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