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PLATTSBURGH — Clinton County PublicTransit is making changes and they’re onestransportation system officials hope will bene-fit riders.

The changes, which will be effective Monday,March 1, are based on thousands of hours of re-search into how CCPT could improve its serv-ices, said planning technician Maggie Barie.

“This is something that’s been in the makingfor about two years,” said Barie. “We spokewith our drivers, with people in our dispatchoffice. We did rider surveys, we worked withthe Clinton County Economic Collaborativeand we spoke with local businesses. Thisprocess involved a lot of input from a lot of peo-ple.”

As a result, several changes were made toroutes and new routes were even established,said Barie.

“We think we fixed most of the concerns wereceived from the public,” she said. “Most peo-ple are happy about the changes.”

The changes are the first to the route systemin 15 years, said Barie.

“It’s been a long time coming,” she said.Changes to the North City route consist of com-

pletely eliminating stops at Oak Street Elementary,Montcalm Laundry and the corner of Bailey Avenue

and Lafayette Street, while only eliminating stops atBeekman Towers and CVPH Medical Center duringthe second half of the run. Stops for that route to beadded include Kinney Drugs on Boynton Avenue

and Meadowbrook Healthcare on ProspectStreet.

The North City route will also now stop atthe Aldi supermarket on Cornelia Street andthe Senior Citizens Council of Clinton CountySenior Center on North Catherine Street.

“Which is a really big deal,” said Barie, basedon rider feedback.

The West City route will eliminate stops atthe corner of Haley Drive and Cogan Avenue,Terrace Way, Sanborn Avenue, Beau’s WayApartments and the Plattsburgh YMCA. Stopsto be added include medical plazas on De-Grandpre Way and Plaza Boulevard.

The South City route will eliminate stops atthe State University of New York at Platts-burgh, Sanborn Avenue, Park Avenue andPlattsburgh Middle School. The route’s sec-ond-half runs to Lakeview and Barnard Apart-ments, and the Clinton Community Collegehousing on the former Plattsburgh Air ForceBase, will also be eliminated. Stops added in-clude McSweeney’s Red Hots location on StateRoute 9S, Family Dollar in the Skyway Shop-ping Center Plaza, and U.S. Oval.

The Transit Shuttle will be created to makestops at the Grand Isle ferry, Champlain Centremall, Greyhound Bus Lines stop on Booth Drive,

Changes in store for CCPT routes beginning March 1By Jeremiah S. Papineau • [email protected]

One of the several shuttles that is operated by Clinton County Public Transit.Photo by Jeremiah S. Papineau

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PLATTSBURGH — Hospice of the North Country is turning tothe community for support.

The nonprofit organization, which provides end-of-life care topatients and families dealing with terminal illness, recentlylaunched a capital campaign to help underwrite costs of build-ing a new administrative facility on Tom Miller Road. “Home forHospice” aims to raise $500,000 to complete construction of the3,500-square-foot building in time for use this spring.

Kent W. Brooks, executive director of Hospice of the NorthCountry, said the purpose of the campaign is to relieve the or-ganization of the burden of a mortgage.

“What we’ve done is a mass mailing to people in our databaseof between 11,000 and 12,000 people, asking our friends and sup-porters to help offset the costs we’ve had to incur,” explainedBrooks. “We’re working as hard as we can to have the end result be no mortgageto burn whatsoever.”

The capital campaign is already receiving a warm response, said Brooks. Theidea is to keep the momentum going by reaching out to civic organizations,churches and the business community in the weeks to come, he added. The goalis to raise the amount by May 1, when the organization is expected to be movedinto its new home.

“That’s our hope,” said Brooks.Hospice of the North Country has been examining a move from its current lo-

cation on Durkee Street since last May. However, the idea wasn’t cost-efficient

until the organization was offeredland for the building at half of mar-ket value by Donald M. and SuzanneB. Kasprzak. Generosity continuedwhen building supply merchants andcontractors stepped forward to pro-vide a percentage of materials and la-bor for construction at no cost.

“That brings the project total sig-nificantly lower than if we had to buyeverything,” said Brooks.

The generosity of the Kasprzaksand those working on the projecthave helped bring the building near-er to completion, said Brooks. Finish-ing touches are currently under wayinside the building, including paint-ing and installing flooring, light fix-tures and built-in desks. Outside,grading, landscaping and paving areamong the final things to be done tocomplete the project.

“That’s really not a lot when youthink we only started three months ago,” said Brooks.

Though he is aware there is much competition in this economy for donationsfor other worthy charities, Brooks said Hospice must push forward and ask forthe continued support of the community in its capital campaign.

“We’re just excited and optimistic this is going to go well and continue to drivedown the cost,” said Brooks.

Those interested in contributing toward the Home for Hospice campaign maymail donations to Hospice of the North Country, 43 Durkee St., Suite 200, Platts-burgh N.Y. 12901 or contact Hospice offices in Plattsburgh at 561-8465 or Maloneat 483-3200.

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PLATTSBURGH — Leo Lee is deter-mined.

The seventh grade student from SetonAcademy will be defending his title as re-turning champion in the Champlain Val-ley Educational Services RegionalSpelling Bee this Friday, Feb. 26.

Leo won last year ’s regional spellingbee at Saranac Middle School after cor-rectly spelling “bellwether,” which, as theMerriam-Webster Dictionary defines it, is“one that takes the lead.” He went on to compete in the Scripps National SpellingBee in Washington, D.C,

Last year, Leo was competing on behalf of Stafford Middle School, with his winbringing the regional bee back to the Plattsburgh City School District. Though

he’s since enrolled at Seton Academy, Leo said he looks forwardto competing again this year in his former school.

“I’m excited,” said Leo.Following his participation in the national bee last year, Leo

took a brief hiatus from studying, but it wasn’t long before he wasback at the books.

“I took a couple days off,” he said.Ever since, Leo said he’s been studying two hours every day

during the week and five hours a day on the weekend.“We’re proud of him not only for his abilities, but for his moti-

vation to achieve something,” said Leo’s father, Jason Lee.Both Leo’s father and his mother, Deborah Lee, said they are

proud how Leo has shown such determination and ambition.“We just want him to enjoy it and to try his best,” said Jason.

“We don’t want to put too much pressure on him because we areproud of him no matter where he goes in the competition or inthe future.”

“Leo is a very good kid,” said Deborah. “We are very lucky. Wejust want him to enjoy it and to not be nervous.”

Leo said he tries to deal with his nerves by focusing on thewords when on stage and nothing else.

"I focus on the words. I don’t look at the people," said Leo. “Af-ter I finish spelling the word, I look at the judges and that’s it.”

“Sometimes I feel we’re more nervous than him," said Jason,with a laugh.

The regional spelling bee will be held this Friday at PlattsburghHigh School, beginning at 6 p.m. Sixty-two students will partici-pate from grades 4-8 from 22 public schools and three private

schools in the region. The winner will go on to nationals — and Leo hopes he’llbe the one.

As for this Friday’s spelling bee, Leo gave a friendly challenge to his opponents."Good luck and study hard," he said.


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PLATTSBURGH — The PlattsburghSunrise Rotary Club has been involved inan international effort to help Haiti byproviding “shelterboxes” to those whohad their houses destroyed in the recentearthquake.

Victoria Zinser-Duley, unofficial coor-dinator of the shelterbox program, saidRotary typically supports the program,but wanted to do a special collection thisyear due to the Haiti disaster.

“I literally stood up and made a plea ata club meeting,” said Zinser-Duley. “Wepassed around the hat, so to speak.”

The program, with roots in the UnitedKingdom, has spread to a global scale,and has helped more than 7,000 peopleand families in need of basic necessitiessuch as food, water and shelter.

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The Haitian and U.S. Rotary clubswork closely together in order to get thisfundraising aid where it needs to go.

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The best way to avoid having to go through extensivephysical therapy and treatment, said Welc, is to avoid in-juries altogether, if possible. Training errors are the num-ber one cause of injury, he said.

Overtraining — doing too much, too soon — combinedwith too little rest can be among major training errors aswell as inconsistency in a routine.

When it comes to running, like so many are doing toprepare for the upcoming City of Plattsburgh HalfMarathon in April, Welc said it’s important for thosetraining to maintain a careful and gradual increase intheir running.

“Runners frequently develop tightness in the posteri-or muscle groups which include the gluteals, hamstrings,and calves and weakness in the quadriceps and anteriorshin muscles, forming a muscular imbalance,” said Welc.

The imbalances of opposing forces around the joint,which are a decreased flexibility and weakness, result inmalalignment of the joint.

The rule of 10 percent — not increasing weekly mileageby more than 10 percent and not increasing long runs bymore than 10 percent per week — is a good one to follow,he added.

The main idea is to know your limitations, said Welc.

“If you feel better, you train better. Better training, youget better results,” said Welc. “This can be applied to anysport whether its basketball, tennis, weightlifting orwalking, not just running.”

“Everything we do at our clinic is to get the patient tofeel better and most importantly educate them on pre-vention,” he added. “It’s our goal for the patient to reachoptimum performance.”

For more information about sports-related injuries andtheir treatments, Welc may be reached at 324-2700 orthrough the WELCare Web site, www.welcarechiroprac-tic.com.

Sports injuries can be treatedeffectively, local expert says

Dr. Michael Welc of WELCare Family and Sports Chiropractic,Plattsburgh, gives an adjustment to Dana Garrand, who will beparticipating in the City of Plattsburgh Half Marathon in April. Welcsaid proper training is key to preventing sports-related injuriesand visiting a chiropractor regularly will help keep your body inpeak physical condition.



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Though many may tend to think of tragedieslike drug and alcohol abuse, depression and sui-cide happening in much larger communities, thetruth is they can happen anywhere, said Hogle.

“Kids cut themselves, there are shootings inschools. There are tons of serious issues that kidsdeal with on a daily basis,” said Hogle.

When Hogle learned of “To Save a Life,” an in-dependent film about depression and suicide, hefelt it would be a film that would ignite conver-sation among teens and their families, giving apoignant look at what can often be a taboo subject.

“It’s a serious outreach that I thought our com-munity needs,” he said.

However, getting the film here wasn’t easy.When he learned the film wasn’t planned to bereleased in the Plattsburgh area, Hogle contact-ed Samuel Goldwyn Films, distributor of themovie, making a plea to consider the idea.

“I called them and called them and called themand begged them to get it here,” said Hogle.“They weren’t going to do it because you have toshow they’d have at least a thousand tickets soldthe first weekend.”

Hogle didn’t give up. He went as far as e-mail-ing the film company to tell them he would buythe 1,000 tickets himself to get the film to cometo Plattsburgh.

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told me not to worry about buying the ticketsand that they’d make sure it gets there,” he said.

All the company asked was that Hogle reachout to as many people as possible to boost inter-est and potential viewership for the movie. So,he has. Hogle has been reaching out to youthgroups, school administrators and anyone elsehe can to let them know about the week-longshowing, which premieres this Friday, Feb. 26, atCumberland 12 Cinemas.

“If it does well, it may stay around for a fewweeks, which would be really awesome,” saidHogle, who noted ticket sales will determinethat outcome.

Craig M. Cathers, the theater ’s manager, saidhe’s excited to offer To Save a Life as the mostrecent in a line of independent films at Cumber-land 12.

“I think it’s something everyone really needsto see,” said Cathers. “We’re very happy Jaredwas able to get the information around and gotit to our film booker. We’re really happy to bringit here and we hope we get a good audience forit.”

“There’s only 300 copies nationwide and weget one of them,” Cathers added. “And, there’sonly roughly 4,000 screens in the United States.That’s pretty impressive.”

Showtimes for To Save a Life will be at 12, 2:30,5, 7:30, and 10 p.m. More information is avail-able by calling Cumberland 12’s movie line at324-3777 or visiting the theater ’s Web site atwww.cumberland12.com. The film is Rated PG-13 and has a runtime of 120 minutes.


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Jared J. Hogle, left, stands with Craig M. Cathers, manager of Cumberland 12Cinemas. Hogle helped bring “To Save a Life,” an independent film about thecontroversial topic of suicide, to the theater beginning this Friday, Feb. 26.


PLATTSBURGH — The North Country RegionalBlood Donor Center will conduct a blood drive andbone marrow registration at Jeffords Steel, 4398State Route 22, Thursday, Feb. 25, from 12-3 p.m.

Walk-ins are welcome. A previous blood drive and bone marrow regis-

tration planned for Momot Elementary School Feb.25 has been cancelled.

For more information, contact the North Coun-try Regional Blood Donor Center, located at 85Plaza Blvd., Plattsburgh, Monday through Friday,8 a.m. to 6 p.m., at 562-7406.

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PLATTSBURGH — Receiving $5 can be good foryour wallet, and ultimately good for the earth.

For 16 years, the North Country Food Co-op, lo-cated at 25 Bridge St., has been giving out GreenStamps to those who follow the three Rs — reduce,reuse, recycle.

According to general manager Carol Czaja, theGreen Stamp Program began with a group of largerfood co-ops in the Midwest.

“Generally, the idea was to give people a little ex-tra incentive perhaps to reuse a container or a bag ...to do your shopping with,” she explained.

The North Country Food Co-op took notice ofwhat the other co-ops were doing in the country anddecided to get on board.

The way the program works is when an employeeof the co-op sees a shopper doing something such asbringing in their own bag, reusing coffee bags, oreven bringing in clean egg cartons for local farmersto reuse, they will give a stamp to the shopper.

After receiving 100 stamps, the customer will re-ceive $5, either off their bill or in cash.

“The award is the fact that you’ve done it,” saidemployee Pat Ostrander. “The fact that you get $5back for it is even more incredible.”

Ostrander realizes it can take awhile for someoneto reach the goal of 100 stamps, especially if they for-get to mention why they should receive one.

“The hardest thing is rememberingto ask for your stamps,” Ostrandersaid.”People will come in and theywon’t mention anything. That’s whyI’ve become the most generous greenstamp-giver.”

Ostrander tries to take note of howsomeone shows up to the store, and ifthey bike or walk, he will give them astamp for it.

Currently, the program requirespeople to bring in their “book” to gettheir stamps added to it, however Cza-ja believes once their supply of stampsruns out, they will revamp the pro-gram.

“People are still at the point wherethey’ll forget to bring a cloth bag,”Czaja added. “The way I look at it is ifyou’re forgetting to bring yourreusable bag, it’s going to be hard to re-member [the book].”

Czaja is hoping to recreate the bookto be the size of a business card, and people will re-ceive a mark on the card instead of a stamp.

“I think that would be the way to go,” she said.The program is not meant to be a marketing pro-

motion for the co-op, explained Czaja, but simply away to promote the environmental movement.

“I think really one of the basic pillars that thisstore was founded on ... was the environmentalmovement,” she said. “I think we wanted to see that.We wanted to boost it a little.”

For more information regarding the Green StampProgram, call the co-op at 561-5904 or visitwww.northcountryfood.coop.

By Sarah L. Cronk • [email protected]

The North Country Food Co-op in Plattsburgh has been promoting a renewablelifestyle through their Green Stamp Program for the last 16 years.

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PLATTSBURGH — Champlain Valley Irish Dance isaiming to “paint the town green” for St. Patrick’s Day.

Last year, the Irish dancers had their first hoolie,which is the Celtic word for “party.”

“It was a resounding success,” said the group’s pres-ident, Marcy McNally.

The sold-out event was held at Westside Ballroomlast year, which led organizers to search for a largervenue for this year ’s function.

This year ’s hoolie will be held at the Rainbow Wed-ding and Banquet Hall, 47 Woods Falls Road in Altona,Saturday, March 6, from 6-11 p.m. Although it’s out ofthe city, McNally is confident people will make the trekto the Northern Tier for the event.

“People know the venue,” she said.The hoolie, which will be held in the Gold Room, will

have the traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner,with a vegetarian meal also available. They will alsohave many of the same events as last years.

“We have the same band returning, which was a hugesuccess last year,” McNally said, referring to Inisheer,a high-energy group of musicians who play tradition-al music from Ireland and Scotland.

There will also be prizes given away for the greenestattire, which McNally said adds to the excitement of theevening.

“You can decorate the hall that you’re in ... but thenthe people become the decorations,” she said. “That’s

exciting for us to watchthem come in and be[in] crazy, fun outfits.”

However, one of themain events will be thedancing by ChamplainValley Irish Dance stu-dents.

The organization,which is taught byMarie Short from Mon-treal, brings old-fash-ioned Irish dancing intothe lives of children asyoung as 5 years old.

The students will alsohelp in the traditionalCeili dance, which willbring in people from theaudience.

“You can think of[Ceili dancing] as Irishsquare dancing,’ McNally explained. “If you come andyou don’t know anything about Irish dance ... [Short]gets them up and she talks them through it. It’s a pro-gressive dance.”

Organizers are still looking to bring more of the Irishculture into the hoolie, but plans are still being con-firmed.

“We’re hoping to add the Celtic dancers and maybe

some pipers this year to theevent,” explained McNally.“We really are hoping to kindof own St. Patrick’s Day. Wewant that to be our event of theyear.”

McNally said the event is tai-lored to families and invitespeople of all ages to come outto celebrate the Irish culture.

“Our group doesn’t just tryto bring Irish dance to theNorth Country, we want tobring music and culture aswell,” she said. “Because it’s agreat culture and people get alot out of it.”

Tickets are running outquickly, so people are asked topurchase them as soon as pos-sible. They are being sold atAlan’s Party Supply, 11 Platts-

burgh Plaza, or by calling Dolores Mooney at 846-7392.Tickets are $24 for adults, $12 for children ages 6-12,and free for kids ages 5 and younger.

“It’s an effort on the part of every parent at theschool,” McNally said. “Especially a huge effort onMarie’s part to take this trip from Montreal and to bringdancers with her. It’s a huge thing. We’re really fortu-nate to have her talent here.”

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The worlds of art and music will come together tohelp thousands devastated by the Jan. 12 earth-quake in the island nation of Haiti.

The Crafty Geek Brigade — a community buildingorganization in the Plattsburgh area — has joinedforces with the North Country Food Co-op, CoffeeCamp and the Plattsburgh State Student Associationto host “Rock for Haiti,” a two-day event Friday,March 5, and Saturday, March 6.

Kimberly Cummins, one of the organiz-ers of the event with the CraftyGeek Brigade, said when theorganization was lookingto host an event to helpthe people of Haiti,they found manyothers wanted to dothe same.

“We all wanted tohelp so we decidedto all do somethingreally big togeth-er,” said Cummins.“We figured thatwould give us bettervisibility.”

With that, Rock forHaiti was born. The eventwill be a weekend of liveentertainment in an alcohol-free environment that Cumminshopes will bring in hundreds.

“We’ve had a really good response,”Cummins said of people wanting in on theevent. “It’s great because we’re showcas-ing local talent and bringing everyone together to help a global cause.”

“It’s going to be hopefully a little more unique than what we’ve put together

before,” Cummins added.Rock for Haiti will consist of performances by The

Precious Fluids, Eat.Sleep.Funk, and AdrianAardvark at Coffee Camp, 78 Margaret St.,

from 7-10 p.m. March 5. On March 6,North Country Food Co-op, 25 BridgeSt., will host an open mic night from 7-

10 p.m. featuring DJ D:Vice, Ginge andthe Giants, and Layne Underwood.

That night will be a little different,said Cummins.

“On Saturday, we’re going tohave an artwork sale,” she said.“People can come in and buy a lotof great artwork from local artistsfor $20 or less.”

The Friday night fundraiserwill a more high-energy event,said Cummins, and Saturdaynight will be a more laid back at-mosphere.

“This way, everyone can go andsee something that interests them,”said Cummins.

There’s also no pressure when itcomes to admission. All the organi-zations ask is for a $2-$5 donation

that will go to Partners in Health, anorganization that has been providing

healthcare and education to those inneed in Haiti for more than 20 years.

Partners in Health is working to preventfurther deaths due to lack of proper health

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PLATTSBURGH — The Battle of Plattsburgh ishosting a a party. One that has already gone downin the history books.

To honor the end of the War of 1812, the Battle ofPlattsburgh Association hosts an annual Treaty ofGhent Ratification Party, which, according to Kristi-na Parker-Wingler, museum manager for BOPA, wasan important milestone for the people of the NorthCountry.

“For Plattsburgh, it meant the end of hostilitiesnear Lake Champlain,” said Parker-Wingler. “Oncepeople heard the War of 1812 was over, they wouldhave had celebrations.”

Parker-Wingler said although the treaty wassigned in December, Plattsburgh would not have re-ceived the news until a few months later.

“We do it in February because that is when Platts-burgh would have heard the news,” she explained.

The party will feature music from that time peri-od, hors d’oeuvres, a 50/50 raffle and a silent auc-tion.

“During the party, we have a gentleman in cloth-ing from that period enter and tell everyone the waris over,” said Parker-Wingler.

Auction items include a $100 gift certificate fromSue’s Old Fashions, an Adirondack bowl fromAdirondack Woodcutters and a framed Adirondackprint from Tip Top Frames Art Center.

“We do it as a fundraiser for the Battle of Platts-burgh Association,” Parker-Wingler explained.

Although most of the fundraising is done duringmonths with better weather, she said this event al-ways raises a good amount for the museum duringthe winter.

“It is a good indoor fundraiser,” said Parker-Wingler.

The event will take place this Friday, Feb. 26, atElks Lodge 621, 56 Cumberland Ave., from 5-9 p.m.Tickets are $10 at the door for the BOPA members,and $12 for nonmembers.

“The ticket allows you to enter and bid on prizes,”she explained.

The Elks Lodge will offer a full dinner, for a sepa-rate price, after the party.

“We would like to see about 100 people attend,”Parker-Wingler said. “As far as fundraising goes wejust cross our fingers and hope for the best.”

For more information, contact the museum at 566-1814.

Michael O’Keefe is an intern with the State Universi-ty of New York at Plattsburgh.

Ratification unlikely cause for celebrationBy Michael O’Keefe • Special to Denton Publications


(All events hosted in Plattsburgh unless otherwise stated.)

ThursdayThursday.Feb.25..Feb.25.CLINTON-ESSEX-FRANKLIN LI-

BRARY BOOKMOBILE. Senior CitizensCouncil of Clinton County, 5139 N. Cather-ine St., Plattsburgh, 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.;Vilas Home, 61 Beekman St., Plattsburgh,1-1:45 p.m.; Flynn Ave., Plattsburgh, be-tween senior apartments, 2-2:30 p.m.; PineRest Trailer court, Treadwells Mills, 3:15-3:45.

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

PLATTSBURGH-NORTH COUNTRYCHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESSAFTER HOURS MIXER. Best Western Innand Suites at Smithfield, 446 State Route 3,5:30-7 p.m. Admission $3 with reservation,$4 without. 563-1000.

“MILLION DOLLAR BABY.” PlattsburghPublic Library, 19 Oak St., 6 p.m. 563-0921.

DUPLICATE BRIDGE GAME. SeniorCitizens Council Senior Center, Court Streetentrance, 6:30 pm. $3. 563-6639 or 561-4384 for information or partner.

BRUCE PATENAUDE PERFORMS.Irises Café and Wine Bar, 20 City HallPlace, 7 p.m. 566-7000.

ALASH — THROAT SINGERS FROMTUVA. Northern Adirondack CentralSchool, 5572 Route 11, Ellenburg Depot,6:30 p.. 578-7261.

FridayFriday.Feb.26..Feb.26.DUPLICATE BRIDGE GAME. Senior

Citizens Council Senior Center, Court Streetentrance, 12:15 pm. $3. 563-6639 or 561-4384 for information or partner.

CHESS CLUB MEETS. PlattsburghPublic Library, 19 Oak St., 2 p.m. 536-7437.

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY WINTER WINEFESTIVAL OPENING RECEPTION ANDTASTING. Champlain Valley TransportationMuseum, 12 Museum Way, 4-6 p.m. Cost$25 per person.

ANNUAL TREATY OF GHENT RATIFI-CATION PARTY. Plattsburgh Elks Lodge,56 Cumberland Ave., 5-9 p.m. 566-1814.

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY WINTER WINEFESTIVAL DINNER. Anthony’s Restaurantand Bistro, 528 State Route 3, 7-9 p.m. Cost$75 per person.

SEUSSICAL,THE MUSICAL. Peru Cen-tral School, 17 School St., Peru., 7:30 p.m.572-2020.$8 adults, $6 seniors, children un-der age 13.

VIENNESE ROMANCE — LAKECHAMPLAIN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTI-VAL. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, HawkinsHall, SUNY Plattsburgh, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $15general admission. $10 students and chil-dren.

PRACTICALLY HIP PERFORMS WITHSPECIAL GUESTS GLASS ONION. OliveRidley’s, 37 Court St., 8 p.m. 324-2200.

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY WINTER WINEFESTIVAL PARTY. Olive Ridley’s, 37 CourtSt., 9 p.m.-12 a.m. Cost $5 per person. In-cludes live music.

RUHA PERFORMS. Monopole, 7 Pro-tection Ave., 10 p.m. 563-2222.

SaturSaturdayday.Feb.27..Feb.27.FINDING DIVINE INSPIRATION: COL-

LABORATING FOR A NEW RENAIS-SANCE. North Country Alliance Church, 7Northern Ave., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 570-5601 orwww.ncachurch.org.

PAPER HEART SALES. Creative Crit-ters 4H Club selling paper hearts to benefitVermont Children’s Hospital, ChamplainCentre Mall, 60 Smithfield Blvd., 2-4 p.m.

SEUSSICAL,THE MUSICAL. Peru Cen-tral School, 17 School St., Peru., 2 p.m.572-2020. $8 adults, $6 seniors, children underage 13.

C H A M P L A I N VA L L E Y W I N T E RWINE FESTIVAL GRAND TASTINGSAND SILENT AUCTIONS. City Hall, 41City Hall Place, 4-6 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.Cost $25 per person.

26TH ANNUAL MEETING &RECOGNITION DINNER FOR UNITEDWAY. West Side Ballroom, 253 NewYork Road, 5 p.m.

C H A M P L A I N VA L L E Y W I N T E RWINE FESTIVAL DINNER. Irises Caféand Wine Bar, 20 City Hall Place, 6-8p.m. and 8-10 p.m. Cost $75 per per-son.


C H A M P L A I N VA L L E Y W I N T E RWINE FESTIVAL PARTY. Geoffrey’sPub and Restaurant, 5453 Peru St., 8-11 p.m. Free. Includes live music.

PRACTICALLY HIP PERFORMSWITH SPECIAL GUESTS GLASSONION. Olive Ridley’s, 37 Court St., 8p.m. 324-2200.

SECOND ANNUAL 400 CLUB FIES-TA. North Country Cultural Center for theArts, 23 Brinkerhoff St., 6-9 p.m. Tickets$100 each, admits two. 563-1604

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

EIGHTH ANNUAL A CAPELLA CON-CERT. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, HawkinsHall, SUNY Plattsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Admis-sion $1 donation for North Country Under-ground Railroad Association or a can of foodfor Interfaith Food Shelf.

SundaySunday.Feb.28..Feb.28.C H A M P L A I N VA L L E Y W I N T E R

WINE FESTIVAL BRUNCH. SmokedPepper Restaurant, 13 City Hall Place,12-3 p.m.

DAY AT THE RACES AND CASINO.Plattsburgh Elks Lodge, 56 Cumber-land Ave., 1-4 p.m. Proceeds to benefitPlattsburgh Breakfast & Kiwanis Club &BPOE 621.

SEUSSICAL,THE MUSICAL. Peru Cen-tral School, 17 School St., Peru., 2 p.m.572-2020. $8 adults, $6 seniors, children underage 13.


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BRARY BOOKMOBILE.Lake ClearPost Office, 6373 Route 30, 11-11:45a.m.; park across from Corner Cafe,Gabriels, 12:45-1:15 p.m.; across fromtown hall, Bloomingdale, 1:30-2 p.m.;Vermontville Post Office, 6 Cold BrookeRoad, 2:15-2:45 p.m.; Church of theAssumption, 78 Clinton St., Redford,3:30-4 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH GREEN COMMITTEEMEETS. Plattsburgh Public Library SecondFloor Auditorium, 19 Oak St., 6-8 p.m.www.plattsburghgreen.org.

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BRARY BOOKMOBILE. Champlain Chil-dren's Learning Center, 10 Clinton St.,Rouses Point, 12:30-1 p.m.; Northern Se-

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EARTH WEEK MEETING. North Coun-try Food Co-op, 25 Bridge St., 6:30-8:30p.m.

ENTER THE HAGGIS. Gilligans Get-away, 7160 Route 9, 8-10 p.m.

ADIRONDACK JAZZ ORCHESTRAPERFORMS. Olive Ridley’s, 37 Court St., 8-10 p.m.

OPEN “MIKE” NIGHT. Monopole, 7 Pro-tection Ave., 9 p.m. 563-2222.

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JOURNEY INTO READING. Cham-plain Centre Mall, 60 Smithfield Blvd.,4:30-6:30 p.m. Reading for children up toage 16 with free book provided. Hosted atcenter court.www.journeyintoreading.org.

T R AV E L A N D M E E T I N G E T I -QUETTE WORKSHOP. SUNY Platts-burgh Angell College Center, RugarStreet, 4:30 p.m. Free. Refreshmentsserved. 564-4169.

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

“HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESSWITHOUT REALLY TRYING.SUNYPlattsburgh’s Hartman Theatre, MyersFine Arts Building, Rugar Street, 7:30p.m. General admission $15. 564-2283.

CHAZ DEPALO PERFORMS. Mono-pole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m. 563-2222.

FridayFriday.Mar.March.5.ch.5.PLATTSBURGH-NORTH COUNTRY

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S STATELEGISLATIVE FORUM BREAKFAST.West Side Ballroom, 253 New York Road,7:30-9:30 a.m. $17 for members, $30 fornonmembers. 563-1000.

ADKYP ARTIST SHOWCASE. NorthCountry Cultural Center for the Arts, 23Brinkerhoff St., 5-8 p.m.

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

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

“HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESSWITHOUT REALLY TRYING.” StateUniversity of New York at Plattsburgh,101 Broad St., 7:30 p.m. Hartman The-atre, Myers Fine Arts Building. Gener-al admission $15. 564-2283.

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

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War Post 1466, 327 Spellman Road, Beek-mantown, 1-6 p.m.

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

NORTH COUNTRY SQUARESDANCE CLUB MEETS. Clinton CountyFairgrounds, 84 Fairgrounds Road, Mor-risonville, 7 p.m. Caller Corey Lowdenand cuer Walter Wall. 561-7167 or 492-2057.

“HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESSWITHOUT REALLY TRYING.” StateUniversity of New York at Plattsburgh,101 Broad St., 7:30 p.m. Hartman The-atre, Myers Fine Arts Building. Gener-al admission $15. 564-2283.

GLENGARRY BOYS PERFOR-MANCE. Lake Placid Center for theArts, 17 Algonquin Dr., Lake Placid, 8-10 p.m. Admission $16. 523-2512 orwww.lakeplacidarts.org.

TIM HERON CORP PERFORMANCE.Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m. 563-2222.

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Volunteer Fire Department, 128 WallaceHill Road, 8-11 a.m. Adults $6, children 5-12 and seniors $5. Take-outs available.561-7370.

“HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESSWITHOUT REALLY TRYING.”State Univer-sity of New York at Plattsburgh, 101 BroadSt., 2 p.m.Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine ArtsBuilding.General admission $15.564-2283.

PLATTSBURGH — The Adirondack Young Profession-als are currently working to produce an artists exhibit atthe North Country Cultural Center for the Arts, 23Brinkerhoff St. An opening reception is planned for Fri-day, March 5, from 6-8 p.m.

The exhibit will cover a wide-range of art produced bylocal young professionals throughout the area.

If interested in submitting art for the show, contact BethBarnes at 563-1604. Those wanting to be featured mustgive the quantity and size of the pieces interested in sub-mitting. For artists who do not have “standard gallery”artwork, ADKYP will also consider including books, po-ems, music and other performance arts and installations.

For more information about ADKYP, contact Tim Mc-Cormick at 420-2224 or [email protected].

ADKYP producing exhibition of artists PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh-North Coun-

try Chamber of Commerce will host its annual StateLegislative Breakfast Friday, March 5, at 7:30 a.m. atthe West Side Ballroom, 253 New York Road.

The event will feature participation by state Sen.Elizabeth O’C. Little, R-Queensbury and Assembly-women Teresa R. Sayward, R-Willsboro, and JanetL. Duprey, R-Peru. Opening remarks by the cham-ber and legislators will be followed by a questionand answer period.

Registration is $17 for chamber and partner cham-ber members. Registration is $30 for nonmembers.A full breakfast buffet is included.

Reservations may be made by contacting thechamber at 563-1000.

State legislative breakfast March 5PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh Break-

fast Kiwanis Club and Plattsburgh ElksLodge 621 will host “A Day at the Races,”Sunday, Feb. 28, from 1-4 p.m. at the ElksLodge, 56 Cumberland Ave.

The afternoon event will feature a 10-racebetting session, Casino tables including blackjack, roulette and other games of chance, aswell as food and beverages. Proceeds willbenefit the Plattsburgh Breakfast KiwanisClub and the Elks Lodge 621 Major ProjectsFund.

The event is open to the public.For more information, call Tony Moran at

569-4926 or the Elks Lodge at 563-2100.

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PLATTSBURGH —When children nowcome to CVPH Medical Center, they’llget a side of entertainment with theirmedical care.

The local chapter of the New York StateCorrectional Officers and Police Benevo-lent Association, which represents cor-rection officers at the Clinton Correction-al Facility in Dannemora, presented thehospital’s Center for Women and Chil-dren with 10 DVD players and approxi-mately 40 DVDs Feb. 18. The donation,augmented by storage carts provided byWal-Mart, was made as part of a contin-ued commitment by the chapter to giveback to the community.

David Duquette, who was among thecorrection officers who presented the do-nation on behalf of the chapter ’s morethan 900 members, said NYSCOPBA washappy to do what it could to bring smilesto children’s faces.

“We wanted to do this because weknow that in the children’s ward thereare sick kids that need something to do,”said Duquette. “And, we wanted to givethem something to do.”

Correction sergeant Mike Guynup,who was also present for the donation,said he and his fellow officers know ahospital can be an intimidating place for

a child. If a movie can help take a child’smind off why they’re there, then that’sone small way the NYSCOPBA chapter isglad to help, he said.

“We have families. We’re part of thecommunity and we’ve all utilized thehospital before,” said Guynup. “And, ifwe can make a kid smile, it’s worth it.”

The donation was a welcome additionto the center ’s pediatric unit, said CWCdirector Maria Hayes.

“I think this is wonderful for the kidsespecially because, unfortunately, as oflate, there are a lot of them that are onisolation, so they can’t leave their room,”said Hayes. “Having this equipment iswonderful because it will help keep themoccupied.”

“And, anytime you can put a smile ona child’s face in a hospital is great,” sheadded.

Duquette and Guynup thanked themembership of their local NYSCOPBAchapter for making the donation possi-ble.

“I think they all feel good about it. Ithink knowing that a sick child will beable to watch a movie [because of the do-nation] is a good thing,” said Duquette.

“Without our members, we couldn’tdo any of this,” added Guynup.


Plattsburgh International Airport and theAmtrak station on Dock Street. The shuttlewill also handle stops previously handledby other routes such as CVPH Medical Cen-ter and the Clinton County GovernmentCenter,

The CCC/Shopper ’s Shuttle will be creat-ed to also make stops at the mall, ChamplainCentre South, Wal-Mart, Plattsburgh Plazaand SUNY Plattsburgh’s Angell CollegeCenter. That route will also handle stops atthe mall and the government center, as wellas Clinton Community College and its hous-ing formerly handled by the South Cityroute.

The North City, South City, West City, andnew CCC/Shopper ’s Shuttle routes will alsorun every hour, on the hour, weekdays be-ginning at their designated start times.

“That way, it’s easier for people to knowwhen it’s coming,” said Barie.

Other changes include shifting back stoptimes and adding additional runs for certainroutes to accommodate requests from pas-sengers getting to and from work, said Barie.

“That includes shifting our Churubuscoroute five minutes earlier to accommodateteachers who use it to go to work at [North-ern Adirondack Central],” she said. “We’vealso shifted our Peru route so commuters

from Peru can come into the city by 8 o’-clock.”

The Wallace Hill route has also been al-tered to accommodate stops on Banker Roadat NovaBus, UPS and the Plattsburgh TownOffices. The Saturday Shuttle will also nowmake stops to locations including NorthBowl Lanes and Cumberland 12 Cinemas,adding more for passengers looking for ac-cess to weekend entertainment

“It was just shifting the routes and stopsaround in order to go to more places and bemore efficient. We’re getting to more of themajor places where people need to go,” saidBarie.

The changes also include syncing up withEssex County Public Transportation, allow-ing two of CCPT’s routes to accommodatethat schedule and opening up the opportu-nity for travel to Elizabethtown, Lake Placidand other destinations.

“That is also a large part of coordinatingtransportation planning in the North Coun-try overall,” said Barie.

Though the routes have changed, the rateshave not, said Barie. More informationabout CCPT rates and schedules can befound on their Web site, www.clintoncoun-typublictransit.com, or by calling their of-fices at 561-1452.

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The donation was presented and received by, from left, correction officer John Ireland, Center for Womenand Children director Maria Hayes, nursing student Alpha Prasso, nurse Stacey Wood, Foundation of CVPHdirector Kerry Haley, nursing student Nicole Novello, nursing student Alyssa Manuzzi, correction sergeantMike Guynup, and correction officer David Duquette.



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