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Trips on a shoestring

WWW.THE-BURGH.COM

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2013

CLINTON COUNTY, NEW YORK

This Week

ZIP CITY BLUES

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VALENTINE’S DAY

Couple teaches how to be frugal while vacationing By Katherine Clark katherine@denpubs.com CHAZY — A West Chazy couple who have traveled the world on a money-saving budget will host a presentation Feb. 21 to talk about how they were able to do it. Jaki and Rob Roy not only traveled on a shoestring budget but later wrote about it in their book titled “The Coincidental Traveler: An Adventure for Budgetminded Grown-ups.” The Roys will host a presentation about their travels and book at 7 p.m. on Feb. 21 at the Alice T. Miner Museum, 9618 Route 9 in Chazy.

Give the gift of laughter this Valentine’s Day. PAGE 3 EYE ON BUSINESS

Zip City Blues will be performing at Irises in Plattsburgh Friday and Saturday night. Turn to page 2 for a full article.

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Rotary club has a legacy of helping By Shaun Kittle shaun@denpubs.com

Rotary Club of Champlain-Rouses Point member Lisa Roberts looks over thank you letters from fifth-grade students the club sponsored to attend the Clinton Community College science project. Photo by Shaun Kittle

ROUSES POINT — Every Thursday morning, the Rotary Club of Champlain-Rouses Point meets at Sandy’s Deli in Rouses Point to discuss their next project. The club is part of a much larger entity, Rotary International, whose 1.2 million members make it the largest service organization in the world. Founded in 1905, Rotary International began for the purpose of “doing good in the world,” and has since raised more than $1 billion to combat polio and to promote health and education worldwide. Those numbers are a little smaller in the North Country, but the desire to help others is just as great. It began June 26, 1997 as a spinoff of the Plattsburgh Rotary. Several of the group’s eleven members have participated since the beginning. Lisa Roberts, former president of the Rotary Club of Champlain-Rouses Point, said that she got into Rotary when she started banking because her boss was a rotarian and wanted everyone to join.

And now, she’s happy to be a member. “After you see the good Rotary does, you want to be a part of it,” Roberts said. “You fall in love with it, you believe in the cause and you really don’t want to leave.” Allen Racine, Vice President and Northern Region Corporate Banking Manager of Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company, said he joined the club about 4 years ago and has since become the club’s president. He echoed Roberts’ sentiment, and added that helping the community is integral to being a rotarian. To support the club’s many causes, each Rotary member must pay annual dues, most of which goes to Rotary International to support various international programs and objectives. That means money local clubs collect through fundraising efforts stays within the community. The largest fundraiser the group held raised $7000 for a new fire rescue trailer for the Champlain Fire Department in March 2008. They also raised money and built a pavilion,

Kidstructive Fun: This is no ordinary toy store! PAGE 6 ENTERTAINMENT

The pop-punk-rock cover band Glass Onion will play at Ridleys. PAGE 8

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