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West Chazy Volunteer Fire Department gets ready for its annual toy drive for local children.
Crafty Creations opens doors this weekend as newest business in Rouses Point.
‘Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing’ takes the stage at NCCS next week.
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Stage completion brings new challenge
Community encouraged to book events at new venue By Sarah L. Cronk sarah@denpubs.com
The new stage in Rouses Point, located at the Rouses Point Civic Center, will allow various types of entertainment to be brought to the village. Photo by Sarah L. Cronk
Calendar series continues with Dewey’s Tavern
By Sarah L. Cronk
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CHAMPLAIN — Since 2003, David Patrick has highlighted the small town of Champlain through a calendar. This year, he narrowed his focus to the historic Dewey’s Tavern. Over the years, Patrick has expanded his calendar, beginning with a “basic calendar” with images of old photos to which he had access. “Over the next few years, I expanded the captions and also started to write an essay See CALENDAR, page 6
ELLENBURG DEPOT — When people think of getting a workout, they often find they have to go to the gym. Pamela Boulerice, a health teacher at Northeastern Adirondack Middle-High School, is showing students a new way to get fit. After attending an Eat Well Play Hard meeting through the Clinton County Health Department, Boulerice learned there was grant money available that could benefit her students. “What they wanted us to get were nonconventional physical activity stuff,” Boulerice explained. Boulerice received a $2,300 mini-
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ROUSES POINT — Now that the 30-foot-wide stage has been set at the Rouses Point Civic Center, the entertainment must follow. The stage, built from remaining money from a Hudson-FultonChamplain Quadricentennial grant, will be available for all to utilize. “This is a community stage,” explained stage committee member Geri Favreau. “It’s for use by the community.” Favreau said she hopes local organizations such as the American Legion, fire department, and Scouts will want to use the stage for various purposes. “We want them to use it. That’s what it’s for. We don’t want it to sit there with nothing on it,” she added. Favreau also said the stage does not need to be used for musical entertainment only. She hopes to see children’s programs, puppet shows, jugglers, or even a comedian. “We want to do different things,” she said. This year, the Rouses PointChamplain Historical Society wrote a grant for a summer concert series, which was made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council of the Arts De-
centralization Program, administered locally by the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts. In total, they received $935, which Favreau said will be used to bring talent to the village stage. However, more money still needs to be raised. “We still have to do a handicapped ramp,” Favreau said. “We want to do a security gate. That’s our priority right now.” Favreau hopes the security gate can be completed before winter, with the handicapped ramp to follow. Also, the committee hopes to build another smaller building for costume changes, in the future. In order to begin raising money for the other plans to completely finish the stage, a bowling tournament will be held Friday, Dec. 11, at Bowlmart in the town of Champlain. “They’re going to donate everything that they make that night,” explained Favreau. The tournament, which will begin at 7 p.m., will place single players against one another. There will also be musical entertainment by DJ Nick Molinski, from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. “You don’t have to be a bowler,” Favreau said. “Just come and have a good time. Support the stage project.”
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