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By Michael O’Keefe • Special to Denton Publications

PLATTSBURGH — Whether it’s been in response to natural disasters or through providing lifesaving education, the North Country chapter of the American Red Cross has been helping people of the region for nearly a century.

The North Country chapter has strived to be a valuable asset to the community since it was formed through the work of the late Ada Rogers in AuSable Folks in 1916. Today, the minimally-staffed office of the chapter has two full-time and three part-time employees, but boasts more than 300 volunteers in the area.

“We help people to prepare, work through and recover from disasters,” executive director Jeanie D. Roberts explained of the organization’s mission.

A majority of the emergencies the chapter tends to, said Roberts, are house fires.

“Occasionally, we have a disaster of some kind, but generally they are house fires,” she said.

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cause a need for aid in the area. In 1996, when there was major flooding in the area, the local Red Cross worked with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to buy the land which was flooded out and could no longer be built upon, said Roberts.

Earlier this year, a major flood in the AuSable Forks region also called for aid.

Other than providing aid and assisting other aid organizations, the local Red Cross raises Jeanie D. Roberts, executive director of the North Country chapter of the American Red Cross, looks over years of the funding, educates and protects those in need chapter’s history recently while observing March as National American Red Cross Month.

Photo by Jeremiah S. Papineau in the surrounding area and across the globe. son Avenue caused the relocation of Storm of 1998. The shelters, said “Our chapter has raised $50,000 for two families living in a rented house. Roberts, were visited by “close to 1,000 Haiti,” said Roberts, referring to the The chapter assisted the families with people in the 17 days they were open, recent earthquake which devastated receiving aid. if not more.” the island nation. “Nationally, we On a much larger scale, the chapter Roberts also said when ice or snow have raised over $200 million.” set up 27 shelters in Clinton and Essex melts, like the 1998 ice storm, the See RED CROSS, page 14 counties during the infamous Ice flooding it creates could sometimes

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PLATTSBURGH — Adirondack Young ProThe exhibit currently has more than 20 fessionals is showing off its local talent. pieces and counting, said McCormick, with The nonprofit organization — which focussubmissions consisting of paintings, photoges on creating networking opportunities for raphy, sculptures and books. young professionals in the North Country — The opening reception for the exhibit will will host an artists exhibit at the North Counbe held this Friday from 5-8 p.m. Musical entry Cultural Center for the Arts on Brinkertertainment will be provided by Jay Lesage hoff Street beginning this Friday, March 5. from 5-6 p.m. and from Shameless Strangers Timothy P. McCormick, vice president of at 7 p.m. The showing is free to the general the ADKYP board of directors, said the orpublic, although McCormick said donations ganization reached out to NCCCA executive will be accepted for those who wish to help director Susan R. Daul and office manager support the NCCCA and ADKYP. Beth N. Barnes when ADKYP members came The exhibit will be on display at the culturup with the idea for the exhibit. al center through Friday, March 19. Regular “They have mentioned the need for our hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through area to have growth in the arts sector,” said Friday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday.

McCormick. “In an effort to help show what [the NCCCA] has to offer, and to give those who may not have included their work in othThose interested in helping the arts commuer shows, we reached out to Sue Daul and North Country Cultural Center for the Arts office manager Beth N. Barnes, at right, renity can join the Adirondack Young ProfessionBeth Barnes with our idea.” ceives a piece of artwork from Caroline Johr for the upcoming Adirondack Young Pro- als Saturday, March 6, at the Strand Theatre on McCormick said while the motivation be- fessionals art exhibit.

Brinkerhoff Street. ADKYP members will be ashind the exhibit was to open an official chanPhoto by Jeremiah S. Papineau sisting the North Country Cultural Center for nel between ADKYP membership and the the Arts with its restoration of the old theatre producing excellent work, for only a fraction of the arts sector, he hopes the exhibit will also help raise beginning at 10 a.m. price of the ‘big names.’” awareness of the quality of work by local artists.

Everyone who volunteers is asked to dress down for “It is my hope that this show will not only showcase “Everyone has heard about Picasso and Monet, howthe quality of local talent in the community, it will also the day as the group will be cleaning and painting. ever, most people in the community have not heard For more information, call 420-2224 or e-mail tpmcbring those who have been discussing the need for an about our local artists,” he said. “Our local artists are arts corridor in Plattsburgh and NCCCA together,” cormick@gmail.com.

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I just returned from a New York State Conference of Mayors meeting in Albany for two days.

In speaking with mayors throughout the state, I feel fortunate that although we continue to face challenging issues, our region is much more stable economically than other areas in New York State. We certainly are not immune to financial challenges, however, I continue to receive interest from developers on a regular basis who are looking for opportunities. I believe this is a good sign for all of us long-term. As long as the town, county and city continue to work together, the region will remain strong through these difficult

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I had the opportunity this month to attend several events. The groundbreaking of Catherine Gardens was a special event. The project will change the center city as senior and affordable housing is being developed on the old Seton Catholic School property. I met with NYS officials and a business prospect with the hopes of having this company locate in the area. The ice rink on Sharron Avenue has been sold to a group of local investors and the improvements in the building are tremendous. I attended the annual Mayor ’s Cup & Regatta press conference. This year, the city of Plattsburgh and Sunrise Rotary are partnering together to make this year ’s event one of the best.

Despite the negative news out of Washington and Albany, we will continue to all work in the best interests of the region as we move forward.

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I remain optimistic this spring we will begin to see an increase in the number of permits and property sales for investment purposes. For some time I have said our region is ripe for significant economic development and job creation and I continue to feel that way. Even in a bad economy we are a good deal.

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Recreation department now features indoor driving range

By Jeremiah S. Papineau • jeremiah@denpubs.com

PLATTSBURGH — If you look outside, you may not think it’s golf season. However, if you look inside one local building, the season’s in full swing.

The City of Plattsburgh Recreation Department has opened a new indoor driving range at the City Recreation Center, located on U.S. Oval. Recreation department superintendent Steve Peters said since the driving range opened Feb. 11, the new feature has received a lot of use.

“Business has been good,” said Peters. “Word of mouth has really helped it take off.”

The driving range occupies space once used for a movie theater, said Peters, used when the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base was still in operation.

“We recycled all the lumber out of it, pulled everything out,” said Peters.

“There’s about 8,000 linear feet of tongue in groove maple that we’ve saved.”

Any other materials possible to recycle for the driving range were uti-

lized, Peters added, saving a great deal of money for the project.

“We even used an event floor that went over top of the old ice rink at the [Crete Memorial Civic Center],” said Peters. “There’s a natural slope here from when this was used as a theater.

What we did was augment that with

the panels. So, after the balls are hit, they’ll hit the net and roll back down.”

The driving range is more than 60 feet long by 25 feet high by 40 feet wide, and can accommodate up to three golfers at a time. Golfers have the option to practice with any club and can work on chip-shot skills with

the integrated targets.

The best part about developing the indoor driving range, said Peters, was that it was done all within the department’s regular operational budget.

“This will actually be a revenue generator for our department, which is not the focus, but it will help us offer better services through this building,” said Peters.

Hours for the indoor driving range coincide with the hours of the City Recreation Center — Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Use of the range is first-come, first-served. Rates are fixed at $5 per bucket of 50 balls.

“There aren’t any other indoor driving ranges in the area. That makes us unique and, this way, any time of year, people can come in and work on their golf game,” said Peters. “It makes us happy to provide this to the community,” For more information, contact the recreation department at 324-7709.

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Benefit for Tammy Clark Rivers Saturday at Beekmantown VFW

BEEKMANTOWN — When she learned her friend was facing terminal illness, Dawn Morrow said she and a group of their mutual friends knew they wanted to do something to help.

Morrow’s friend, Tammy Clark Rivers of Keeseville, was diagnosed with stage four bone cancer late last year. The two women met each other through the Plattsburgh chapters of the Harley Owners Group and Ladies of Harley, two motorcycle riding organizations.

“We’re just one big family and when we heard about her cancer, we knew we needed to do something,” said Morrow.

Morrow and her friends have finalized plans to hold a spaghetti dinner benefit at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1466 on Spellman Road, hoping the event will help Rivers and her husband, Tim Rivers, with the financial burden they’ve incurred for cancer treatments.

“We just want to help them to pay some of their medical bills,” said Morrow.

This is Clark Rivers’ second bout with

cancer, she added. She was first diagnosed with breast cancer 10 years ago, and, following treatment, it was believed it had been eradicated.

“The doctors thought they got it all, but come to find out, she was only in remission,” explained Morrow.

Clark Rivers’ troubles came back last August when she went to the doctor with back pain.

“She had a blood test and found out the cancer had come back, this time in her back and bones,” said Morrow, adding the disease had spread to her chest and neck.

“But, she’s trying to stay as positive as she can and that’s why we want to help.”

The benefit will be held this Saturday, March 6, from 1-6 p.m. The spaghetti dinner will be a $7 donation per person, with children younger than 5 eating free.

The event will also include live music by the Jay Walken Band, 50/50 drawings, raffles and a Chinese auction.

For more information or to donate items toward the event, contact Morrow at 4933161 or 578-7829.

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“I personally just have always had a great history with the park,” he explained. “Always had a lot of great memories there and felt it was one of the strongest assets that Beekmantown and the North Country, in general, have when it came to accessing its nature.”

Roml-Morillon said keeping the park open is a “question of quality of life.”

“Especially in this world we’re kind of living in today,” he said. “We’re so dependent on cars, we’re so dependent on kind of living in our boxes and we don’t really go outside of them.”

“You really see instantly how the quality of life for people is multiplied greatly by just the existence of having this park and the opportunity to be in nature,” Roml-Morillon added.

He hopes the Facebook page will become a forum for people to work together to save the park, either by having a rally, march, or another public display.

“I think it’ll give us the tools to rapidly let everyone know what’s going on,” Roml-Morillon explained.

For more information, or to discuss the potential closure of Point au Roche State Park, Simmers can be contacted by e-mail at simmersml@aol.com.

Macomb State Park in Peru is also on the list for potential closure. For more information, search “Save Macomb and Point-au-Roche!” on Facebook.

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POINT AU ROCHE — The recent announcement by Gov. David A. Paterson’s office to potentially close Point au Roche State Park, along with 41 other parks and 14 historic sites, has left many people in the North Country in a state of disbelief.

“New York faces an historic fiscal crisis of unprecedented magnitude,” Paterson stated in a press release Feb. 19. “It has demanded many difficult but necessary decisions to help ensure the fiscal integrity of our state.”

However, the state’s decision has left some unanswered questions to members of the Friends of Point au Roche State Park.

“Are they just going to close down the park,” asked organization president Mary Simmers. “I’m concerned. What does it mean they’re going to close us down? The park police aren’t going to be there?”

“What’s going to happen to the buildings,” she added. “I just keep thinking one thing after another.”

When Simmers learned Point au Roche was on the potential closure list, she said she felt “disbelief.”

“That they could be so foolish,” she said. “You might liken it a little bit to there’s a foreclosure on your block and what does that do to the quality of life and your property values and where you live and so forth and so on. It takes away from everybody.”

In hopes of keeping the closure from becoming reality, Simmers is urging everyone to make contact with senators, state assembly members, the commissioner and governor.

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PLATTSBURGH — The Food Service Laboratory used by the Food and Nutrition students at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh is now one professor Enamuthu Joseph is proud to show off.

Joseph, who also serves as chair of the nutrition program, said the previous facility, which was located in Ward Hall, hadn’t been upgraded since 1958.

“It was a home economics department,” she explained of the facility. “But as time went on, the home economics disappeared and they changed into Food and Nutrition.”

Many attempts were made by Joseph to have renovations done to the laboratory, she said.

“So many times we talked about building a new lab or joining with the hotel and restaurant management,” Joseph recalled. “But apparently nothing worked.”

The previous lab is one that Joseph described best as “old.”

“Things were falling apart. Things were not working,” she said. “There was no air conditioning, so all the fumes were smelling up the lab ... The walk-in refrigerator was not working. We were trying to do whatever we can, but it got to a point where it has to be changed.”

However, the old facility did not inhibit the students in their learning.

“Students were able to operate even in those conditions. I was conducting all the labs and everything,” Joseph said. “But here it’s all updated, so I don’t have to worry about it for some time.”

Then a year ago, a proposal was finally pushed through, and work began on the new facility, now located at Hawkins Hall, room 027.

It comes equipped with a new refrigerator, stoves and a large food preparation area with work stations to accommodate up to 20 students. It became usable to the Food and Nutrition majors their second week of the spring semester.

“The main thing is now I can show to the parents that we have a lab,” said Joseph. “Earlier I could not show the lab because it was really old. But now I can proudly take them and show the parents.”

A new food service laboratory has been opened in Hawkins Hall at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, to benefit the students in the Nutrition Program. The facility will have an open house Thursday, March 11, from 2-6 p.m. in Room 027. From left, nursing and nutrition professor Jorunn Gran-Henriksen, senior Harumi Kubota, senior Joanna Pignatelli, junior Monica Manning, senior Nanami Shirata, and senior Michael Messak.

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The lab also features a nutrition-students-only computer lab, with five computers and two laser-printers for students, which Joseph received through a grant.

The computers will also benefit the students as they contain programs such as Nutritionist Pro, American Dietetic Association’s Nutrition Care Manual, and SPSS Statistical Program — all specific to the students’ field.

The facility also features SMART Board technology and can be used for class instruction and a dining/seminar room to be used for sensory evaluation for food science research projects.

“We use it as a teaching classroom, especially people in the Nutrition Program,” explained Joseph. “They don’t have to go to other classrooms, which is a good thing for the college because we are not occupying

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However, the laboratory won’t only benefit students on campus, but the community as well.

“Once in awhile, the community people will ask ‘Can we use your lab?’ Now probably we could say ‘Yes,’” Joseph said. “As long as there is some sort of a policy set up where they can come and use the lab in that way.

The community can also be benefitted in the future ... so that we are not just keeping it to ourselves anymore.”

The Food Service Laboratory will have an open house Thursday, March 11, from 2-6 p.m. For more information, contact Joseph at 564-4223.

“It’s a good lab, and a good experience for our students,” said Joseph.

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eginning next week, the ‘burgh will feature editorial cartoons and comic strips in its nitelife section by two local artists.

North Country native Justin McKeon and Will Scheifley, a resident of the city originally from Philadelphia, Pa., will have their respective artwork featured on a weekly basis.

McKeon, whose editorial cartoon “Plattscisity” will focus on random topics in the city, has been creating comics “in one form or another” since he was a boy.

“I still have entire spiral notebooks dedicated to the ‘Adventures of Doodlemeister,’ a superhero stick man in the vein of James Bond that I created well before my motor skills had caught up to my imagination,” said the 26-year-old McKeon.

Since then, McKeon has produced a few comic strips, including one that ran in Syracuse University’s student newspaper.

“It’s just a fun hobby, and it seems to make a couple people laugh, and that’s enough for me,” he said.

Scheifley, whose comic strip “Panda and Monkey” focuses on the adventures of fictional characters in places that include Plattsburgh, said he’s been drawing for as long as he can remember.

“My mother tells me she spent many hours scrubbing my art work off the walls,” said Scheifley, who counts the work of Marvel Comics, the Simpsons

and Ren & Stimpy as some of his major artistic influences. “I made comic strips about my classmates and co-workers until I developed my own characters to play the roles.”

Though both enveloped in the world of art, their styles are strikingly different. McKeon’s art is from a computerbased graphic design standpoint, while Scheifley’s is from a freehand drawing approach.

“I don’t think I have an art style, unless “novice” is an art style,” said McKeon. “I’m not a gifted artist by any means, but luckily cartooning is a medium that rewards ingenuity as much as it does innate talent.”

“I call my style Sharpie-Vision because, well, I use Sharpie markers,” said Scheifley. “I consider myself a perfectionist, yet I never use a ruler.”

McKeon’s said the premise of Plattscisity is “pretty simple.”

“It’s a celebration of all the inside jokes we privately share about this peculiar, yet overwhelmingly familiar city of ours,” he said. “Absurd local news stories, the perils of living in a small town, being a 20-something in a town comprised of children and retirees — that sort of thing.”

“I love this city, I really do, but it’s a quirky place sometimes, and I just think that’s worth vocalizing,” he added.

Scheifley said Panda and Monkey will introduce readers to the world of the strip’s endangered title characters and

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their friends — which include pigs, cows and chickens.

“I hope everyone enjoys reading about their daily struggles with women, work, health, family and silly trips to WalMart,” said Scheifley, adding he’d even be willing to draw readers as characters in the comic strips. “... the ‘burgh is a nice place for Panda and Monkey to live and progress. Folks will be able see what they are up to every week.”

“Every publication needs a comic strip to provide the reader with a nice chuckle,” added Scheifley. “Panda and Monkey will make the ‘burgh a little more hip.”

“I thought the ‘burgh would be a good fit for my style of humor, and accessibility and appeal of a comic, especially one tailored so intimately to the city could serve to draw more readers to the publication,” McKeon said of his decision to

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Jeremiah S. Papineau, senior editor of the ‘burgh, said he’s excited to have McKeon and Scheifley aboard.

“Having both Justin’s and Will’s talents featured in our new publication will only add to what the ‘burgh has to offer its readers,” said Papineau. “We don’t want to do the same old, same old. We want to make a continued effort to promote local talent and have them be a part of that process.”

Suggestions for future comic strips by McKeon and Scheifley may be e-mailed to Papineau at jeremiah@denpubs.com.

McKeon’s work is featured on-line at www.justinmckeon.com; he may be reached at justin.mckeon @gmail.com.

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Thursday .Mar ch.4.

CLINTON-ESSEX-FRANKLIN LIBRARY BOOKMOBILE. Beekmantown Senior Housing, 80 O'Neil Road, 1:302 p.m.; 39 Hobbs Road, Plattsburgh, 2:15-2:45 p.m.; Champlain Park, end of Oswego Lane, 3:15-4 p.m.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION OF WOMEN’S ACTIVISTS IN RWANDA. SUNY Plattsburgh Cardinal Lounge, 101 Broad St., 12:30-1:45 p.m.

JOURNEY INTO READING. Champlain Centre Mall, 60 Smithfield Blvd., center court, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Reading for children up to age 16 with free book provided. www.journeyintoreading.org.

TRAVEL AND MEETING ETIQUETTE WORKSHOP. SUNY Plattsburgh Angell College Center, Rugar Street, 4:30 p.m.

Free. Refreshments served. 564-4169.

“DREAMGIRLS.” Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak St., 6 p.m.

WOMEN FIGHT BACK! PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM. SUNY Plattsburgh Warren Ballrooms, Angell College Center, 101 Broad St., 7 p.m.

VISUAL ART SERIES: MULTIMEDIA ARTIST NANCY DWYER. SUNY Plattsburgh’s Hudson Hall, Room 106, Beekman Street, 7:30 p.m. 564-3095.

“HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING.SUNY Plattsburgh’s Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building, Rugar Street, 7:30 p.m. General admission $15. 564-2283.

HOT DOG EATING CONTEST. Krazy Horse Saloon, 14 Margaret St., 9:30 p.m.

335-9500 CHAZ DEPALO PERFORMS. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m. 563-2222.

Friday .Mar ch.5.

PLATTSBURGH-NORTH COUNTRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S STATE LEGISLATIVE FORUM BREAKFAST. West Side Ballroom, 253 New York Road, 7:30-9:30 a.m. $17 for members, $30 for nonmembers. 563-1000.

CHESS CLUB MEETS. Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak St., 2 p.m. 5367437.

ADKYP ARTIST SHOWCASE OPENING RECEPTION. North Country Cultural Center for the Arts, 23 Brinkerhoff St., 5-8 p.m.

“SALT OF THE SEA.” SUNY Plattsburgh Krinovitz Recital Hall, Hawkins hall,101 Broad St., 6:30 p.m.

ROCK FOR HAITI. Coffee Camp, 78 Margaret St., 7-10 p.m.

OPEN FAMILY SWIM. Wellness Center at PARC, 295 New York Road, 7-9 p.m. $2. 562-6860.

“HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING.” State University of New York at Plattsburgh, 101 Broad St., 7:30 p.m. Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building. General admission $15. 564-2283.

ODUS BUDD PERFORMS. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m. 563-2222.

N AT H A N I E L M A R S H A L L P E R FORMS. Koffee Kat, 130 Margaret St., 8-10 p.m. 566-8433.

GLENGARRY BOYS PERFORMS. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Dr., Lake Placid, 8-10 p.m. Admission $16. 523-2512 or www.lakeplacidarts.org.

TIM HERON CORP PERFORMS. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m. 5632222.

GLASS ONION PERFORMS. Olive Ridley’s, 37 Cour t St., 10 p.m. 3242200.

Satur day .Mar ch.6.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST. District No. 3 Volunteer Fire Department, 128 Wallace Hill Road, 8-11 a.m. Adults $6, children 512 and seniors $5. Take-outs available.

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“HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING.” State University of New York at Plattsburgh, 101 Broad St., 2 p.m. Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building. General admission $15. 564-2283.

CLINTON COUNTY YOUTH BUREAU IHOOPS SKILLS CHALLENGE. City gym, 52 U.S. Oval, 10 a.m. Registration at 9:30 a.m. 565-4750.

L I T E R AC Y VO L U N T E E R S O F CLINTON COUNTY ANNUAL LITERACY CHALLENGE. Champlain Centre, 60 Smithfield Blvd., 12 p.m. 5645332.

SPAGHETTI DINNER BENEFIT FOR TAMMY CLARK RIVERS. Veterans Foreign War Post 1466, 327 Spellman Road, Beekmantown, 1-6 p.m.

ASHLEY KOLLAR PERFORMS KIDS SHOW. Olive Ridley’s, 37 Court St., 4-6 p.m. 324-2200.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY HOOLIE. Rainbow Wedding and Banquet Hall, 47 Woods Falls Road, Altona, 6-11 p.m. 8467392.

ROCK FOR HAITI. North Country Food Co-op, 25 Bridge St., 7-10 p.m.

NORTH COUNTRY SQUARES DANCE CLUB MEETS. Clinton County Fairgrounds, 84 Fairgrounds Road, Morrisonville, 7 p.m. Caller Corey Lowden and cuer Walter Wall. 561-7167 or 492-2057.

“HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING.” State University of New York at Plattsburgh, 101 Broad St., 7:30 p.m. Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building. General admission $15. 564-2283.

AFRICAN UNITY FASHION SHOW. SUNY Plattsburgh Warren Ballrooms, Angell College Center, 101 Broad St., 8 p.m.

ASHLEY KOLLAR PERFORMS. Olive Ridley’s, 37 Court St., 8-10 p.m.

324-2200.

Sunday .Mar ch.7.

Tuesday .Mar ch.9.

“FINDING A PLACE OF HER OWN AND OTHER HEALING STORIES OF THE ADIRONDACKS.” Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak St., 6:30-7:45 p.m. 563-0921.

W ednesday .Mar ch.10.

CLINTON-ESSEX-FRANKLIN LIBRARY BOOKMOBILE. CVES, 1585 Military Turnpike, Plattsburgh, 1-2 p.m.; M & M Country Store, 933 Norrisville Road, Peasleeville, 2:30-3 p.m.; Apple Valley Apartments, Peru, 3:30-4 p.m.

“UNIVERSITIES: PLANNING AHEAD, STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS.” OneWorkSource, 194 U.S. Oval, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 561-7500, ext.

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EARTH WEEK MEETING. Nor th Countr y Food Co-op, 25 Bridge St., 6:30-8:30 p.m.

“IRAQ FOR SALE: THE WAR PROFITEERS.” SUNY Plattsburgh Yokum Lecture Hall Room 200, 101 Broad St., 7 p.m.

C O M P L E T E LY S T R A N D E D I M PROV COMEDY TROUPE PERFORMS. Olive Ridley’s, 37 Cour t St., 7:30 p.m. 324-2200.

OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH MIKE PEDERSEN. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m. 563-2222.

Thursday .Mar ch.11.

CLINTON-ESSEX-FRANKLIN LIBRARY BOOKMOBILE. Windy Acres, 12 Glenns Way, Ellenburg Depot, 1111:30 a.m.; near the Town Hall, Ellenburg Center, 11:40 a.m.-12:10 p.m.; Lyon Mountain Seniors, Mountain Top Senior Housing, 2:50-3:20 p.m.

CAREGIVER DISCUSSION GROUP. United Way Building, 45 Tom Miller Road, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. 5654543.

FOOD SCIENCE LABORATORY OPEN HOUSE. SUNY Plattsburgh Hawkins Hall Room 027, 101 Broad St., 2-6 p.m. 564-4223.

JOURNEY INTO READING. Champlain Centre Mall, 60 Smithfield Blvd., 4:30-6:30 p.m. Reading for children up to age 16 with free book provided. Hosted at center court. www.journeyintoreading.org.

DOWNTOWN MOTIF PERFORMS. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m. 5632222.

Friday .Mar ch.12.

CLINTON-ESSEX-FRANKLIN LIBRARY BOOKMOBILE. Bright Beginnings, 62 Northern Ave., Plattsburgh, 11:30 p.m.; Pine Harbour, 15 New Hampshire Road, 1:35-2 p.m.; Lake Forest, Plattsburgh, 2:05-3 p.m.; South Acres Mobile Home Park, 16 Sonya Way, Plattsburgh, 3:30-4 p.m.

CHESS CLUB MEETS. Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak St., 2 p.m. 5367437.

OPEN FAMILY SWIM. Wellness Center at PARC, 295 New York Road, 7-9 p.m. $2. 562-6860.

THERESE MOEN AND KARIN RYAN PERFORM. Great Adirondack Soup Company, 24 Oak St., 7:30 p.m. Cover $3. Light refreshments. 561-6408.

COMMANDER CODY BAND PERFORMS. Gilligan’s Getaway, 7160 State Route 9, 8 p.m. 566-8050.

ELEPHANT BEAR PERFORMS. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m. 5632222.

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The winner will get a trophy and gift certificate to Champlain Centre. All contestants get a free T-shirt. Other prizes and giveaways will be awarded.

For more information, call 335-9500.

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County Youth Bureau will conduct an iHoops Skills Local Competition Saturday, March 6, at the City Gym, 52 U.S. Oval.

This free contest is open to athletes ages 9-14. Registration will open at 9:30 a.m. and the competition will begin at 10 a.m. The champion in each gender and age group will qualify to advance to a regional competition. Participants must provide a copy of a birth certificate/proof of age.

Pre-registration is not required. Call 565-4750 for additional information.

source Center of Clinton County will host a fundraiser, “Fiddles, Vittles & Ales,” Saturday, March 13, at 5:30 p.m. at the West Side Ballroom, 253 New York Road.

The event will include a beer and food tasting, Irish buffet and entertainment provided by the Celtic Band “Inisheer.”

Tickets for the event are $25 and includes three free beer tasting tickets. For tickets and more information, call 834-5439 or 563-0930.

The event is being sponsored by Plattsburgh Distributing Co. Inc., McCadam Distributing Inc., Lake Placid Brewery and Great Adirondack Brew Co.

March 4-10, 2010

ION SHOW. Champlain Centre center court, 60 Smithfield Blvd., 1-2:30 p.m.

FIDDLES, VITTLES & ALES. ARC fundraiser with fine beer and food tastings. West Side Ballroom, 253 New York Road, 5:30 p.m. 563-0930.

DAN SAULPAUGH PERFORMS. Koffee Kat, 130 Margaret St., 8-10 p.m.

566-8433.

HIGH PEAKS PERFORMS. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m. 563-2222.

Tuesday .Mar ch.16.

CLINTON-ESSEX-FRANKLIN LIBRARY BOOKMOBILE. Saranac Town Hall, 3662 Route 3, Saranac, 1-1:45 p.m.; Cadyville Fire House, 2122 Route 3, Cadyville, 2-2:30 p.m.; Roderick Rock Senior Housing, 2025 Route 22B, Morrisonville, 3-3:30 p.m.; Morrisonville Post Office, 1934 Route 22B, Morrisonville, 3:40-4:15 p.m.

W ednesday .Mar ch.17.

52ND ANNUAL ST. PATRICK’S DAY BREAKFAST. Hosted by the Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce, SUNY Angell Center Ballroom, Rugar Street, 7:30 a.m. 563-1000.

EARTH WEEK MEETING. Nor th Countr y Food Co-op, 25 Bridge St., 6:30-8:30 p.m.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY. Cocktails, 42 River St., Morrisonville, 7 p.m.

OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH MIKE PEDERSEN. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m. 563-2222.

Thursday .Mar ch.18.

CLINTON-ESSEX-FRANKLIN LIBRARY BOOKMOBILE. Port Kent Post Office, 31 First St., 1:30-2 p.m.; Keeseville Countr y Gardens, Hill Street, 2:15-2:45 p.m.; Cur tains, Cur tains, Cur tains parking lot, 24 Rector y St., Clintonville, 3-3:30 p.m.; Ada Cour t, Cliff Haven, 4:15-4:45 p.m.

JOURNEY INTO READING. Champlain Centre Mall, 60 Smithfield Blvd., 4:30-6:30 p.m. Reading for children up to age 16 with free book provided. Hosted at center court. www.journeyintoreading.org.

OPEN HOUSE. Seton Catholic, 206 New York Road, 5-7 p.m. 561-4031.

CHESS NIGHT. Great Adirondack Soup Company, 24 Oak St., 5 p.m. 5616408.

Corrections • In the article “Rehab clinic reaching reality,” in the Feb. 18 edition of the ‘burgh, it was incorrectly stated Melody LaFountain went before the village of Keeseville board to receive permission for the Adirondack Rehabilitation Clinic to be built. She actually went before the board for the town of Chesterfield, which currently owns the land.

• In the Feb. 11 edition, an article about photos donated to the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts incorrectly stated from where the photos were received. The pictures were actually from various books and the community, not Derek Beneke Bove.

Beneke Bove gave his senior thesis to the center, which they have on-hand.

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Literacy Challenge returns this Saturday

PLATTSBURGH — The 18th annual Literacy Challenge will be held this Saturday, March 6, at the Champlain Centre mall, 60 Smithfield Blvd. The live trivia quiz competition begins at 12 p.m.

Plattsburgh Sunrise Rotary and the Press-Republican co-sponsor the show.

Twenty-four teams from local schools, businesses and service organizations will compete in the spirit of fun to raise funds and awareness for Literacy Volunteers of Clinton County.

Every year, approximately 30 Plattsburgh Sunrise Rotary members volunteer to set up and serve as quizmasters, judges, and timekeepers, and play for their team.

“Our members look forward to the first Saturday in March because it's a great opportunity to reach out to the community to help a worthy agency that has the lofty mission to increase literacy,” said Michael J. Hildebran immediate past president of Plattsburgh Sunrise Rotary. “We set up the venues and provide the quiz masters, judges and timers for the Literacy Challenge.”

Last year ’s champion, the Peru Lions, will defend its title. Other past winners include the Plattsburgh Noon Rotary, Medical Society of Clinton County, Mal-

one Federation of Teachers, Press-Republican, Girl Scouts, Clinton Community College, and Mountain Lake PBS. Teams competing this year are: AuSable Valley Teachers, BHSN/for CocaCola, Chazy Lions, CVPH Medical Center, Literacy Volunteers Essex/Franklin for Schonbek, NCCS Students for Kiwanis Rouses Point/Champlain Woodmen of the World, Plattsburgh Noon Kiwanis, The Profs, Saranac Teachers, Seton Catholic, CCC Faculty Association, The Docs, NCCS Teachers, NYSRTANEZ/Mooers K of C, Peru HS Students, Peru Lions, Peru Teachers, Plattsburgh Educational Leaders, Plattsburgh HS Students, Plattsburgh Noon Rotary, Plattsburgh Sunrise Rotary, Plattsburgh Teachers, Plattsburgh UUP, and Sigma Tau Delta. Other donors include Pfizer, Champlain National Bank and 4th Degree K of C. Literacy Volunteers of Clinton County empowers, through one-on-one tutoring, more than 100 residents each year who seek to improve their literacy and English speaking skills.

For more information about the Literacy Challenge or to sign up, as well as learn about the Literacy Volunteers tutoring program, call 564-5332.

Mining memories The Clinton County Historical Association Museum is currently featuring an exhibit courtesy of The Friends of Lyon Mountain Mining and Railroad Museum in Lyon Mountain. The exhibit, which includes highlights of the Lyon Mountain museum’s extensive mining history collection, is the first in a series of Clinton County town exhibits at the CCHA Museum, located at 98 Ohio Ave., Plattsbrugh. The Lyon Mountain exhibit will be up until May 1.

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From page 4 One local elementary school raised $1,608.52 in a week, and the National Red Cross “texting” fundraiser — in which people are able to help the Haiti effort by sending a financial pledge via cell phone text message to 90999 — has raised $30 million, said Roberts.

The local chapter has also taught nearly 7,400 people in the area with their health and safety programs, which include CPR, automated external defibrillator training, and waterfront safety [lifeguard certification] classes. The program also distributes informational material and safety presentations to various groups.

The chapter is also one of 35 nationwide that supports the Lifeline program, which assists elderly and physically-disabled persons by offering a small device with a button on it which, when activated, alerts the proper authorities when a person has become incapacitated for one reason or another.

“There are over 230 in the program,” Roberts said. “So, if you count the Lifeline volunteers, we have over 500 in our chapter.”

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However, since the Red Cross isn’t a government-funded entity, it must rely heavily on the continued financial support of the community.

Events like Fire and Ice, an annual silent and live auction — scheduled this year for Saturday, March 27, at the West Side Ballroom — help make that happen.

In what is considered the chapter ’s biggest fundraiser, the event will also feature a Texas barbecue buffet and a Southwest theme, where participants will be encouraged to wear cowboy and cowgirl outfits.

For more information about Fire and Ice or the many programs and services of the American Red Cross, contact the chapter at 561-7280 or visit their Web site at www.northcountryredcross.org.

Volunteers are always needed and the chapter is always ready to help those in need, said Roberts.

“We are always open,” she said.

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