Editorial» It’s the North Country: Be prepared for winter
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Clinton County, New York
Saturday, November 1, 2014
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This Week
BRAINS!
Local churches renovate for the long haul
PLATTSBURGH
By Shawn Ryan
NYSEG increasing natural gas lines in P’burgh
shawn@denpubs.com MOOERS Ñ For some area churches, renovations are more a sign of resiliency than one of decay. Projects from small to large are undertaken each year around the North Country, and Reverend Sally ChaseWhite, pastor of the Mooers United Methodist Church, says it shows that a church is planning on being around for the long haul. “We’re planning on being here. We wouldn’t be spending the money if we thought we were going down the drain,Ó she said. Chase-White’s church is in the closing stages of a masonry CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
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Need to quell a zombie uprising? Try adding a little rain. The annual Plattsburgh Zombie Walk took place as scheduled on Saturday Oct. 25, but numbers were down noticeably from earlier years. In a year where organizers were hoping to eclipse their previous best turnouts, a cold driving rain had numbers at least half what they once were. Many zombies who did take part were seen sporting very un-zombie-esque umbrellas to combat the cold driving rain. Photo by Shawn Ryan
Taste of Home returns to Plattsburgh
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PLATTSBURGH Ñ The Taste of Home Cooking School will return to the Crete Memorial Civic Center Sunday, Nov. 2. Ed Coats, associate publisher of Denton Publications and New Market Press, who has been organizing Taste of Home locally since first offering it in Burlington, Vt., ten years ago, said people in the community are looking forward to the event. Ò Tickets are selling extremely well,Ó said Coats. Ò We expect it to be sold out again this year, even with the added seating.Ó More than 1,100 were in attendance for the fourth year of the cooking school in Plattsburgh last year, said Coats. Ò Last year, we had to turn people away at the door and, with the strong sales already this year, I would advise people to get there tickets as soon as possible,Ó said Coats. Taste of Home will once again feature cooking demonstrations from culinary specialist Eric Villegas, who has conducted Taste of Home shows across the country. Villegas earned his bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University before moving to Paris where he attended LaVarenne Ecole de Cuisine and Academie du Vin. Villegas returned to the States to continue his studies at the New England Culinary Institute. The event will also feature booths hosted by more than 56 local vendors, featuring cooking utensils, home furnishings, bakeries
The Taste of Home cooking school returns to the area Nov. 2 for the fifth year in a row.
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Style & Substance on getting a fresh start SPORTS
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