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Plattsburgh, NY –  The IJSBA National Championships presented by East Coast Watercross is back on the Adirondack Coast after 2020 interrupted by COVID-19! Watch as jet skiers soar across Lake Champlain from 10 am-6 pm. each day, July 31 – August 1, in an action-packed race around a 30-buoy course, providing entertainment and suspense for all spectators. 

Tentative competition classes include: 

 Novice Runabout Stock 

 Novice Runabout N/A Stock 

 Amateur Runabout Limited 

 Pro/Am Runabout Limited 

 Pro/Am Runabout Superstock 

 Novice X2 Open 

 Pro/Am X2 Open 

 Novice Sport Spec 

 Pro/Am Sport Spec 

 Amateur Ski Lite 

 Pro/Am Ski Lite 

 Novice Ski Stock 

 Pro/Am Ski Stock 

 Pro/Am Ski GP 

 Pro/Am Sport GP 

 Pro/Am Runabout Stock 

 Pro/Am Runabout N/A Stock 

 Amateur Runabout Rec Lite 

 Amateur Freestyle 

 Pro Freestyle 

 Amateur Runabout 1100 Stock 

 Pro Am Runabout 1100 Stock 

 Amateur Runabout 1100 Superstock 

 Pro/Am Runabout 1100 Superstock 

 Superchicken 

Vintage Ski Open and the Event Director Christopher Yates commented, “East Coast Watercross LLC is proud to return to the Plattsburgh City Beach for their third hosting of the International Jet Sports Boating Association’s National Championship! With many beaches and locations to choose from in our 13 state territory, Plattsburgh is always our first choice due to its size, water conditions and local businesses who welcome ourselves and athletes from all over the country with open arms! We hope to see you all there on the beach supporting these athletes as they battle on the shore of Lake Champlain.” 

Racing will be completely visible right from Plattsburgh City Beach each day. Classes range from Novice racers to pros, juniors to Veterans and more – all running one time in the morning and a second time in the afternoon both days, making for non-stop, action-packed fun for the entire family. 

So come out, walk through the pits, grab a free sample from tour sponsor, Monster Energy, shop race-inspired clothing and accessories, grab food from The Dogfather Food Cart (Sunday only) and enjoy watching talented racers from all over the country take on Lake Champlain – rain or shine, July 31 – August 1 (beach admission fees and rules do apply)!

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Plattsburgh, NY – 7/27/2021 – Numerous members of the regional manufacturing and workforce development communities joined elected representatives who came together in Plattsburgh today for a MOU signing between Clarkson University and Clinton Community College to show their support for the partnership that supports advanced manufacturing, engineering and workforce training used across the North Country and New York State.

Clarkson University, a world leader in advanced materials research and STEM education, and Clinton Community College (CCC) and its Institute for Advanced Manufacturing in Plattsburgh, NY, a regional hub for advanced manufacturing education and training programs have joined forces to conduct research pertaining to the use of Advanced Manufacturing technologies and to strengthen workforce training and education for regional industries.

Organized in partnership with the North Country Chamber of Commerce, a ceremony marking the signing of an MOU shared how the two institutions will work together to identify and solicit funding opportunities to support mutually beneficial education and training programs, including credentialing, certificate, or badge programs, designed to support the needs of regional industries for workforce development in the field of advanced and/or innovative manufacturing.

“The North Country offers an incredible quality of life to families living in our region and has a workforce ready for the additional job training and workforce development in advanced additive manufacturing technologies that companies need today,” said Tony Collins, President of Clarkson University. “Clarkson University’s partnership with Clinton Community College supports a future-ready workforce as well as engages and attracts companies that need innovation-oriented research and the applied solutions that we can offer through CCC’s Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Clarkson’s Center for Advanced Materials Processing.”

Clinton Community College President Ray DiPasquale shared, “Clinton Community College is very proud of our partnership with the North Country Chamber of Commerce and Clarkson University, our esteemed educational partner. Our continued partnership assures our students a seamless transfer to Clarkson and wonderful opportunities for exchanges of ideas and use of facilities amongst our faculty and staff. We look forward to our business partners working with us as we prepare our students and provide our manufacturing facilities with highly skilled and trained employees. Clinton Community College has many educational partners but this signing assures the college an outstanding partnership for today, tomorrow, and a very bright future for all with Clarkson University.”

“Clinton Community College and Clarkson University are two of our region’s most important assets in support of advanced manufacturing,” says Garry Douglas, President of the North Country Chamber of Commerce. “This new MOU takes collaboration between the two of them to a new level, offering some exciting new opportunities for future students and trainees and making the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing in Plattsburgh an even stronger hub for training and economic development. Congratulations and thank you to both schools, and especially Presidents Tony Collins and Ray DiPasquale and their teams, and to Joel Wood, our Director of NAmTrans, for his facilitation and assistance. Onward and upward!”

Palmer Street Coffeehouse Collaboration Brings The Revenants To Harborside

Fans of bluegrass music are in for a special treat on July 31 at 7:30 p.m. with the arrival of the celebrated trio The Revenants — Bluegrass Gospel Project alumni Taylor Armerding, Andy Greene, and Kirk Lord — in Plattsburgh for the latest installment of the Curbside At Harborside concert series, presented in collaboration with Plattsburgh’s Palmer Street Coffeehouse. Attendants at the Harborside Stage (located behind the D&H Railway Station and adjacent to the City of Plattsburgh Marina on Dock Street) will begin parking vehicles on a first-come, first-served basis at 6:30 p.m. for this concert, with tickets available at the gate. Admission is only $20 per carload — not per person — with all of the box office proceeds going to the artists.

The concert will be the Palmer Street Coffeehouse’s first live program since the COVID-19 pandemic began, featuring a band that brings to the stage the best that the bluegrass genre has to offer: memorable lyrics, lush harmonies, a seamless blend of instrumental and vocal sound, and plenty of high-octane improvisation that will keep everyone’s toes tapping.

For traditional bluegrass faithful, The Revenants perform plenty of bluegrass standards, as well as original works authored in a classic style. Fan For admirers of progressive bluegrass, The Revenants shines here as well, offering original compositions that echo influences like Sam Bush and the New Grass Revival — as well as innovative bluegrass arrangements of a classic rock or country tune, such as Bob Seger’s Mainstreet and Jesse Winchester’s A Showman’s Life. Read more »

The Strand Center for the Arts in August

PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Strand Center for the Arts is thrilled to host “North Country Exposures: A Candid Look at the Past Decade,” artwork created by photographer, Gabe Dickens, in the Main Gallery. This upcoming exhibit will open in The Strand Center Main Gallery on Friday, August 6, 2021. A free reception will be held from 5:00-8:00 pm that night.

Since obtaining his degree in newspaper journalism from SUNY Plattsburgh in 2011, Dickens, a native of Minneapolis, has worked as a freelance photographer documenting life in the North Country and beyond. In that time, he has amassed numerous accolades and a remarkable portfolio, primarily through his work as a photojournalist for the local newspaper, the Press-Republican. Dickens has also worked closely with various departments at SUNY Plattsburgh, most notably becoming a key component of the Cardinal Athletics brand through his action photography.

His work has appeared in other local publications including Lake Champlain Weekly, Seven Days, and the Burlington Free Press, as well as nationally and internationally via the Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Daily Mail. Read more »

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