COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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Saturday, MAY 10
EVENT
Plattsburgh Farmer and Crafters Market Opening Day. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., 26 Green St., Plattsburgh.
Ticonderoga Downtown Community Clean-up Day. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in front of Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce office, 94 Montcalm St., Ste 1, Ticonderoga.
We’re Going on a Frog Hunt. 10 to 11 a.m., Point Au Roche State Park, 19 Camp Red Cloud Road, Plattsburgh. Learn a little about frog communication and then head out for a short walk to look for frogs in the pond. All ages and abilities welcome.
‘Round the Mountain Canoe & Kayak Race. 11 a.m., Ampersand Bay Resort, Lower Saranac Lake. Register or find more information at tinyurl.com/apvu5hf9
Corrections Officer Benefit.Noon to 4 p.m., American Legion Post 1623, 3909 State Route 374, Lyon Mountain. Spaghetti dinner, piewheel, Chinese auction and 50/50. Drawings are at 4 p.m.. Twisted Country band from 7 to 10 p.m. For donations, call Wendy Bourgeois at 518-578-0000 or Laura Poupore at 518-566-0264.
5K Run/Walk for Ari. Noon, Clinton Community College, 136 Clinton Point Drive, Plattsburgh. Registration begins at noon, run/walk beings at 1 p.m.
John Brown Day. 2 to 4 p.m., John Brown Farm State Historic Site, 115 John Brown Rd, Lake Placid.
Sunday, MAY 11
EVENT
Wildflower Walk. 1 to 2 p.m., Point Au Roche State Park, 19 Camp Red Cloud Road, Plattsburgh. Come see the best places to find the rare spring ephemeral wildflowers that are only with us a short time. Walk will be about 2 miles.
MEAL
Mother’s Day Pancakes Plus Breakfast. 8:30 a.m. to Noon, St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3035 N Main St, Peru. $10, adults; $5, ages 5 to 11; free, ages 4 and under. Takeouts $10.
Monday, MAY 12
EVENT
Little Explorers: Flowers. 10 to 11 a.m., 19 Camp Red Cloud Road, Plattsburgh. Join a park naturalist for our nature-themed story and playtime for ages 5 and under. Come explore with stories, songs, and art projects from 10 to 10:30, then stay for some outdoor playtime.
Tuesday, MAY 13
TALK
The Davidson Sisters: Darkness and Light. 6:45 p.m., Lake Forest Retirement Community, 8 Lake Forest Drive, Plattsburgh. Presentation by Lisabeth Guay on poets Lucretia and Margaret Davidson.
MEETING
Champlain Valley Toastmasters. 6:30 to 8 p.m., Cornell Cooperative Extension, 6064 State Route 22, Plattsburgh. Also available over Zoom: tinyurl.com/3ryhh552
Wednesday, MAY 14
EVENT
Animal Tracking 101. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, 5139 North Catherine St., Plattsburgh. Learn the basics of animal tracking and how to investigate the lives of animals based on the clues they leave behind.
Thursday, MAY 15
EVENT
Saranac United Methodist Church’s 61st Annual Spring Rummage Sale. 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saranac United Methodist Church, 8 UMC Road, Route 3, Saranac. All items full price.
TALK
Dangers Lurking Online. 6 p.m., Ward Hall Room 110, SUNY Plattsburgh, 34 Draper Ave., Plattsburgh. Presentation on online dangers for teenagers and kids featuring Senior Investigator Tim Connolly of the Troop B- Computer Crime Unit from the NYS Police.
MEAL
Chicken & Biscuit Dinner. 4:30 p.m., Westport Federated Church, 6486 Main St., Westport. Eat in or takeout. $14, adults; $6, ages 5 to 12; Free, ages 4 and under.
Friday, MAY 16
EVENT
Saranac United Methodist Church’s 61st Annual Spring Rummage Sale. 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saranac United Methodist Church, 8 UMC Road, Route 3, Saranac. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., items half price; 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., items $1 per bag.
May Day Festival. 10 a.m. to Noon, Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm, 6 Leaning Road, Essex.
TALK
“Remembering Clinton County’s World War I Veterans.” 12:30 p.m., Plattsburgh Senior Center 5139 North Catherine St., Plattsburgh.
Saturday, MAY 17
EVENT
Saranac United Methodist Church’s 61st Annual Spring Rummage Sale. 9 to 10:30 a.m., Saranac United Methodist Church, 8 UMC Road, Route 3, Saranac. All items free.
Granny’s Attic Boutique Indoor Garage Sale. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Peru Community Church Fellowship Center, 13 Elm St., Peru. Donations accepted until May 15 (no clothing, call 518-565-6263 for more details).
Babbie Rural & Farm Learning Museum Plow Days and Opening Weekend. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 250 River Road, Peru.
Kids to Parks Day. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 19 Camp Red Cloud Road, Plattsburgh. Celebrate being a kid with fort building, fairy houses, mud play, obstacle courses, scavenger hunts and classic outdoor games. All ages and abilities welcome.
Sunday, MAY 18
EVENT
Granny’s Attic Boutique Indoor Garage Sale. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Peru Community Church Fellowship Center, 13 Elm St., Peru. Most items half price.
Babbie Rural & Farm Learning Museum Plow Days and Opening Weekend. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 250 River Road, Peru.
Monday, MAY 19
EVENT
Little Explorers: Ants. 10 to 11 a.m., 19 Camp Red Cloud Road, Plattsburgh. Join a park naturalist for our nature-themed story and playtime for ages 5 and under. Come explore with stories, songs, and art projects from 10 to 10:30, then stay for some outdoor playtime.
MEETING
Clinton County Board of Health. 7 p.m., Clinton County Government Center First Floor Meeting Room, 135 Margaret St., Plattsburgh. Requests to address the Board of Health must be received two working days prior to meeting at health.clintoncountyny.gov.
Thursday, MAY 22
TALK
Portraits and Painters of the Early Champlain Valley (1800-1865). 1:30 p.m., Champlain Valley Senior Community, 10 Gilliland Lane, Willsboro. Presented by Helen Nerska.
The Davidson Sisters: Darkness and Light. 6:30 p.m., Clinton County Historical Association, 98 Ohio Ave., Plattsburgh. Presentation by Lisabeth Guay on poets Lucretia and Margaret Davidson.
Friday, MAY 23
TALK
“God Save Benedict Arnold.” 6:30 p.m., Plattsburgh Memorial Chapel, Old Base, Plattsburgh. Presented by author Jack Kelly.
MEAL
Mason/Star Public Dinner. 4:30 to 6 p.m., Ticonderoga Masonic Temple, 10 Montcalm St., Ticonderoga. $15, adults; $10, ages 12 and under. Takeout available.
Saturday, MAY 24
EVENT
5th Annual Heart’s Delight Spring Premier Open Horse Show. 8 a.m., Clinton County Fairgrounds, 84 Fairgrounds Rd., Morrisonville. Find more information at www.whminer.org
Family Scavenger Hunt. 10 to 11 a.m. 19 Camp Red Cloud Road, Plattsburgh. Join a guided scavenger hunt on the trails around the Nature Center. Walk will be less than 1 mile on easy trails. All ages and abilities welcome.
Granny’s Attic Boutique Indoor Garage Sale. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Peru Community Church Fellowship Center, 13 Elm St., Peru. Clearance day; bag sale, deep discounts.
Sunday, MAY 25
EVENT
5th Annual Heart’s Delight Spring Premier Open Horse Show. 8 a.m., Clinton County Fairgrounds, 84 Fairgrounds Rd., Morrisonville. Find more information at www.whminer.org
56th Annual St. Mary’s Bazaar & Parade. 11 a.m., St. Mary’s Church, 86 Church St., Champlain. Grounds open at 11 a.m. with food concessions, games, and inflatables. Parade and chicken BBQ at noon and a garden tractor pull starts at 10 a.m.
PUBLIC BROADCAST
TWC Channel 30, Saranac Lake Channel 2 and Charter Channel 192: Monday, May 12, 7 p.m., and Tuesday, May 13, 8 p.m.
Home Town Cable’s Calvin Castine chats with North Country Honor Flight leaders to learn the plans for the 2025 flights, followed by NCCS vs. AuSable Valley varsity baseball, Northeastern Clinton vs. Saranac JV boys basketball, NCCS vs. Northern Adirondack varsity girls basketball and West Chazy vs. Saranac mites soccer.
Home Town Cable’s Spectrum Cable-TV schedule for Monday, May 19, and Tuesday, May 20.
TWC Channel 30, Saranac Lake Channel 2 and Charter Channel 192: Monday, and 7 p.m., and Tuesday, 8 p.m.
Home Town Cable’s Calvin Castine covers the Dick Soper CCHA presentation on the history of the Lyon Mountain Railroad, followed by NCCS vs. Beekmantown varsity softball, Northeastern Clinton vs. Beekmantown varsity boys basketball, and the recent Northern Tier Clergy “National Day of Prayer” service.