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Of all the U.S. options available for the international players, they all say Northwood offered the best resources for them throughout the coaching staff to help develop them into the players they want to be.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2022—Saranac Lake, NY—The Adirondack Center for Writing is pleased to announce that submissions are open for Wild Words, the first Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology. This brand new, yearly print publication is designed to be a place for teens living in the North Country to publish their creative writing, including poetry, short stories, memoirs, personal essays, sci-fi, and fantasy.

Any teen (age 13-19) living in the North Country is eligible to submit writing (10 pages max) for consideration in the anthology, which will be published in the spring of 2023. ACW has developed an online toolkit for teachers and organizations interested in sharing this opportunity with members of their communities, which can be found online at www.adirondackcenterforwriting.org/wildwords. Submissions are due by midnight on March 10, 2023.

A public book launch for the anthology is scheduled for April 22, 2023 at ACW in Saranac Lake (15 Broadway). Free copies will be distributed to contributors and locations throughout the North Country, with additional copies available to be mailed for a small fee to cover shipping.

The Wild Words anthology is a collaboration between Visiting Writer Erin Dorney and the Adirondack Center for Writing as part of the Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY) Artist Employment Program. CRNY, a project of the Tides Center, is a three-year, $125 million investment in the financial stability of New York State artists and the organizations that employ them. Dorney will work with ACW over the next two years on a variety of projects designed to encourage creative writing and readership throughout the Adirondack Park.

“Seeing your words published in print means a lot to any writer,” says Dorney. “For teens living in the North Country, this is a great opportunity to share their unique voices, experiences, and identities with a wider community of writers and readers. ACW believes teens have lots of important things to say, and we’re excited to read through the submissions that come in.”

The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) has been bringing people and words together for over 20 years. For more info about ACW and our latest programs, visit www.adirondackcenterforwriting.org and follow @adkctr4writing on social media (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook).

Website: www.adirondackcenterforwriting.org

Essential Links & Additional Information:

• Wild Words Information: https://adirondackcenterforwriting.org/wildwords

• CRNY Artist Employment Program Information: https://www.creativesrebuildny.org/participants/

Stefanik advocacy after Department of Ed error nets $730K funding

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The Alexander String Quartet has performed in the major music capitals of five continents, securing its standing among the world’s premier ensembles and a major artistic presence in its home base of San Francisco, serving since 1989 as Ensemble-in-Residence of San Francisco Performances and Directors of The Morrison Chamber Music Center Instructional Program at San Francisco State University. Widely admired for its interpretations of Beethoven, Mozart, and Shostakovich, the quartet’s recordings have won international critical acclaim. They have established themselves as important advocates of new music, commissioning dozens of new works from composers, including Jake Heggie, Augusta Read Thomas, Paul Siskind, and Pulitzer Prize-winner Wayne Peterson.  Read more »

WILMINGTON, NY — The Ausable River Association will host their first ever “September Shindig” on September 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. All are welcome for an evening of fine dining and camaraderie at The Hungry Trout Resort in Wilmington, NY. The night will feature Dr. Curt Stager, author and professor of natural sciences at Paul Smith’s College, as guest speaker. Dr. Stager will present an update on climate change in the Adirondacks based on a long-term study he is preparing to publish.

“The Adirondacks are warming faster than the planet as a whole, and a 30-year monitoring study at Paul Smith’s College shows that we are already seeing some of the effects on animals, plants, and ice here” said Dr. Stager. “As climate continues to change during this century, such long-term monitoring in the Adirondacks can also offer insights into what the future holds and how best to deal with it.” Read more »

Plattsburgh, NY – Healing Grace: Center for Hope and Healing with Adirondack Coast Events is excited to announce “Run with Grace” 5k run/walk on October 9th, 2022, at 9am at the US Oval in Plattsburgh.  This is a celebration of our amazing North Country families and life here in the spectacular Adirondacks! The leaves are changing and we are heading into our most colorful time of year. It will surely be peak leaf color and worth every penny running amongst the great Lake Champlain and Adirondack mountains. These beautiful leaves will fall to the ground and nourish the life of the coming spring and summer. One big circle and a prime example of how even our saddest moments will nourish the coming lighter days. 

This will be one of the most beautiful runs of the year. Together we are stronger and together we can find our way.

The race can be run or walked.  Gather your friends and family and enjoy the beauty that surrounds us.

This event is generously sponsored by Warren Tire and Service Center, Livations Wine and Spirits, Plattco and Adirondack Coast Events. 

Healing Grace: Center for Hope and Healing was founded in July 2020; A federally recognized 501(c)3. The money raised provides financial support to continue their mission and allows them to continue providing grief support to those that have experienced infant and pregnancy loss. As well as help them expand services to all that experience loss and become the grief center our region needs.  We exist to cultivate hope and provide the necessary support for the healing journey after loss.

October is infant and pregnancy loss awareness month.  We will be launching luminaries at the start of the race and if you would like to remember a loved one, please email sarahw@healinggraceph.org. To register for the run/walk visit www.healinggraceph.org

Jason (left) and Nicole Hanaburgh (center), of Morrisonville, N.Y., engage in a door-to-door ministry – PHOTO COURTESY OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES

Plattsburgh Jehovah’s Witnesses Return to Door-to-Door Ministry After 30-Month Pandemic Pause

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Jehovah’s Witnesses resumed their trademark door-to-door ministry beginning September 1, when a two-and-half-year suspension of the work was officially lifted, just in time to begin a global campaign featuring a new interactive Bible study program.  

The decision to resume their door-to-door ministry marks the complete restoration of all pre-pandemic in-person activities for the 1.3 million Jehovah’s Witnesses in the 13,000 congregations in the United States. Houses of worship (called Kingdom Halls) were reopened on April 1, witnessing in public places resumed on May 31, and in-person conventions are once again being planned for 2023.

Nicole Hanaburgh, of Morrisonville, New York, has been writing letters and making phone calls to her neighbors over the past 30 months. But she is eager to head back into her community in the coming weeks. “I’m really excited to return to our door-to-door ministry,” she said. “I look forward to seeing people face to face and seeing their reaction to a positive message.”

The suspension of the public ministry was a proactive response by the organization to keep communities and congregants safe. The move was also unprecedented. Jehovah’s Witnesses had been preaching from house to house without interruption for more than 100 years through an economic depression, two world wars and global unrest. But COVID-19 demanded a different response.

“We believe that the early decision to shut down all in-person activities for more than two years has saved many lives,” said Robert Hendriks, U.S. spokesperson for Jehovah’s Witnesses. “We’re now ready and eager to reconnect with our neighbors once again – person to person, face to face. It’s not the only way that we preach, but it has historically been the most effective way to deliver our message of comfort and hope.”

The pandemic forced Jehovah’s Witnesses to quickly pivot to virtual meetings and conventions while conducting their ministry exclusively through letters, phone calls and virtual Bible studies. This has led to growth in meeting attendance and the number of congregants, with more than 400,000 newly baptized Witnesses joining the ranks of 120,000 congregations globally in just the first two years of the pandemic.

For more information about Jehovah’s Witnesses, their history, beliefs and activities, visit their official website, jw.org, with content available in more than 1,000 languages.

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CREWS MILLING IN PREPARATION FOR PAVING OPERATIONS ON STATE ROUTE 3 IN PLATTSBURGH

Please be advised that traffic using State Route 3 (Cornelia Street) in Plattsburgh, Clinton County will encounter crews milling in preparation for an upcoming paving project. Work will begin around the intersection of State Route 3 and Route 22B and will end at the Plattsburgh City Line.

Milling work is expected to begin the evening of Tuesday, September 27 and be complete by Saturday, October 1. Work hours will be 7 P.M. to 7 A.M. and motorists should expect lane closures with light plants and arrow boards to assist those traveling through the area.

Paving work is expected to begin the evening of October 11 and be complete by October 18, weather permitting.

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Essex County Office of Emergency Services (OES) Director Max Thwaits III died unexpectedly early Monday. He was 40 years old. “He was one of the good guys.”

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YMCA moves closer to $13 million goal thanks to Dake Foundation

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Poster will be used to promote the value of trees in our environment and in ourselves

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Thursday, Sept. 22, informational workshop for potential retail applicants

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Congratulations to the Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum for winning the BEST IN SHOW AWARD in the 2022 Applefest Parade.

Photos by Jim Falvo supplemented with a few taken from the east side of Main Street by John Ryan