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of chocolate creations by area bakers

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Laugh your cans offVentriloquist Pete Michaels will be just one of the perform-

ers Saturday, Feb. 18 at the 3rd Annual Border Riders

Snowmobile Club Comedy Show which will be held at the

Forum. Also performing will be Vinnie Mark and Bob

Dibuonos. Musical entertainment will be provided by

Freedom Hawk for all to enjoy. The event benefits the Border

Riders and the Granville Food Pantry. Also, for every non-

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Candy BenefitWHITEHALL Lindt signature

heart tins filled with 23 milk

chocolate truffles are being

sold at Skenesborough

Gardens, 189 Broadway in

Whitehall, to benefit the

Whitehall Fire Dept. Cost: $15,

with $6 going to the fire depart-

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Phone DriveTICONDEROGA The

Ticonderoga Federal Credit

Union is continuing its annual

Cell Phone Drive through

February. Donated cell phones

will be given to the STOP

Domestic Violence Center in

Essex County where they will

be converted into emergency

911 phones for domestic vio-

lence survivors. To donate a

phone, visit the TFCU branches

in Ticonderoga, Port Henry or

Elizabethtown. Information:

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Health ClinicsRUTLAND AREA The Rutland

Area Visiting Nurse

Association and Hospice will

offer Blood Pressure and Foot

Care Clinics as follows: 10 a.m.

Friday, Feb. 10, Rupert

Firehouse; 9:30 a.m. Wednesday,

Feb. 15, Dorset Nursing Assn;

1:15 p.m. Feb. 15, The Meadows

(residents only), Rutland; and

3:15 p.m. Feb. 15, The Gables

(residents only), Rutland. Cost:

$2 blood pressure; $5 foot care.

Information: 802-775-0568.

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Rummage SaleWELLS St. Paul’s Episcopal

Church off E. Wells Road at the

green in Wells will hold a

Rummage Sale from 10 a.m. to

3 p.m. on Friday and Saturday,

Feb. 10 and 11. Fill a bag for

only $3 on Saturday.

Information/to donate items

for the sale: Joyce Rogers at

802-287-0077.

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Grief Workshop RUTLAND AREA The Rutland

Area Visiting Nurse

Association and Hospice will

offer an Understanding Grief

Workshop from noon to 1:30

p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, at its

office, 7 Albert Cree Drive in

Rutland. The process of griev-

ing will be explored. Those

grieving and those comforting

them will be welcome.

Registration is required with

Ann LaRocque at 802-770-1516.

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Chocolate ContestGRANVILLE The Friends of

the Pember Library will host

the Second Annual Chocolate

Lovers’ Contest at 7 p.m. on

Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Pember

Library, 33 W. Main Street in

Granville. Prizes will be award-

ed in various categories,

including cookies, candies,

cakes, pies, and miscellaneous.

You can enter the contest (no

fee) or just watch the judges

pick the winners. There’ll be a

chocolate trivia contest with

prizes, door prizes, beverages

will be served, and chocolate

creations will be sold.


Winter CarnivalLAKE GEORGE Weekend II of

the Lake George Winter

Carnival will be held on

Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 11

and 12, in Lake George Village.

Featured will be a polar swim,

cook-offs, races, children’s

activities, a beach bonfire, and

fireworks. Free admission.

Information: 518-240-0809, or

www.lakegeorgewintercarni-

val.com.

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Fishing ContestWHITEHALL The South Bay

Great Northern Fish Contest

will be held from 6 a.m. to 4

p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11 on

South Bay in Whitehall. The

cost is $25 and tickets will be

on sale until 6 a.m. the day of

the event at South Bay Bait and

Tackle on Broadway in

Whitehall.

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Silent AuctionPOULTNEY The Poultney

Elementary School PTO will

host a Silent Auction from 10

a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb.

11 at the Poultney Elementary

School. More than 30 local ven-

dors, raffle, great food, prizes

and more. Proceeds help fund

the school’s artist-in-residence

week.

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Sweetheart BreakfastWELLS The Youth Fellowship

group will host a Sweetheart

Pancake Breakfast from 7 to 11

a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the

Wells United Methodist Church

off the green. Buy one break-

fast for $5 and get one for your

sweetheart for $2.50. Everyone

will be welcome. Information:

Regina Mason at 802-325-2280.

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Valentine CelebrationGRANVILLE All children are

invited to a Valentine

Celebration at 10:30 a.m. on

Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Pember

Library, 33 W. Main Street in

Granville. Crafts, stories, a con-

test and refreshments will be

included. Information: 518-642-

2525.

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Basket PartyRUPERT A Basket Party will

be held on Saturday, Feb. 11, at

the Rupert Firehouse on Route

153. Doors will open at 11 a.m.

with drawings at 1 p.m.

Admission: $5, including a

light lunch and tickets; $2 addi-

tional tickets. Donations from

Nina Jewelry, The Fair Haven

Inn, Telescope Casual

Furniture, and the Adirondack

Phantoms will be included.

Also, quilt, Orvis fly fishing

rod and reel, and 50/50 raffles

will be held. Proceeds will ben-

efit the Rupert F.D.

Information/to donate a bas-

ket: Heidi Fisher at 518-642-

1246, or 518-232-6841.

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WinterFestTICONDEROGA A free

WinterFest will be held from 11

a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb.

11, at the Ticonderoga

Recreational Fields. Featured

will be snowshoeing, sledding,

ice skating, broom ball (noon to

1 p.m.), snowmobile and wagon

rides (noon to 2 p.m.), and a

snowman fun run (register 10

to 10:30 a.m., run at 10:45 a.m.).

Refreshments and free raffles,

and promotions from area busi-

nesses, too. Information:

Ticonderoga Chamber of

Commerce at 518-585-6619, or

www.ticonderogany.com.

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Wine TastingLAKE GEORGE A free

Valentine’s Wine Tasting will

be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

on Saturday, Feb. 11, and 11

a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday the 12th,

at the Adirondack Winery in

Lake George Village. Couples

will sample champagne, wines,

cheeses, chocolates and more.


www.adirondackwinery.com.

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Snowmobile ShowQUEENSBURY The annual

Vintage Snowmobiles in the

Adirondacks Show will be held

on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the

Adirondack Bar and Grill in

Queensbury. Classic snowmo-

biles will be displayed and priz-

es awarded beginning at 1 p.m.,

and there’ll be a cookout and

bonfire starting at noon.

Proceeds will benefit area trail

maintenance and area resi-

dents with celiac disease. And,

snow permitting, there’ll be a

snowmobile ride beginning at 8

a.m. Cost: $20 sled registration;

$10 non-sledders. Information:

Scott at 518-527-0450 between 6

and 9 p.m., or email spree-

[email protected].

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Steak and ClamsGRANVILLE Everyone is invit-

ed to VFW Post 1653, 9 North

Street in Granville, for Steak

and a Dozen Clams from 4 to 6

p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11. Cost:

$15. Information: 642-1599.

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Dinner DanceGRANVILLE The 5th Annual

Haynes House of Hope

Sweetheart Dinner/Dance will

be held at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday,

Feb. 11, at The Forum on Potter

Avenue in Granville. Dinner

will be served at 7 p.m., with

dancing to the music of

“Standing Room Only” at 8 p.m.

Cost: $40; $75 per couple.

Tickets are available at the

Pine Grove Diner, TD Bank on

Main St., The Forum and the

Haynes House of Hope. Door

prizes and a silent auction, too.

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Taste of ChocolateRUTLAND All Saints Anglican

Church will host “A Taste of

Chocolate” on Saturday, Feb.

11, at the Godnick Adult

Center, Woodstock and Deer

streets in Rutland. Chocolate

tasting, from cookies to

mousse, will begin at 5:30 p.m.,

followed by musical entertain-

ment at 7 p.m. You’ll sing and

dance with Max in his Elvis

persona. Cost: $15 adults; $5

age 7 and younger. Silent auc-

tion and 50/50 raffle, too.


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Vegas NightWHITEHALL Elks Lodge 1491,

located on Williams Street in

Whitehall, will host Vegas

Night from 6 to 11 p.m. on

Saturday, Feb. 11. The evening

will feature roulette, blackjack

and bell jar, with all proceeds

to charity. For more informa-

tion, call the lodge at 499-1750.

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Sweetheart CelebrationPOULTNEY St. Raphael’s

Ladies Guild invites everyone

to a Sweetheart Celebration on

Saturday, Feb. 11, in St.

Raphael’s Church Hall off

Main Street in Poultney. Hors

d’oeuvres, desserts, non-alco-

holic beverages and “chocolate

fountains” will be available

starting at 6:30 p.m., with danc-

ing to music by the local

“Times Like These” band from

7 to 10 p.m. Cost: $15; $25 per

couple. Tickets will be avail-

able at Marcy’s Hair Studio,

The Original Vermont Store,

and at the door. Information:

Mary Celik at 802-353-0341.

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the 1987 movie starring Patrick

Swayze and Jennifer Grey, will

be screened at 7 p.m. on

Saturday Feb. 11, at the

Paramount Theatre in Rutland.

Information/tickets: 802-775-

0903.

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Taste of Vermont STRATTON MOUNTAIN The

Stratton Foundation will host

“A Taste of Vermont,” featur-

ing “men who cook and women

who grill,” from 7 to 9 p.m. on

Saturday, Feb. 11, at the

Stratton Base Lodge. Sign up to

be a chef and also enter the

cook-off contest for prizes,

with Chef Suvir Suran judg-

ing. Cash bar, silent auction

and children’s activities, too.

Cost: $35 adults; $15 age 12 and

younger; $100 family of four.

Tickets are available at 802-297-

2096 and www.strattonfounda-

tion.org, and will be sold at the

door.

Buffet BreakfastFAIR HAVEN American Legion

Post 49 at 72 S. Main St. in Fair

Haven invites everyone to an

all-you-can-eat Breakfast Buffet

from 8 to 11 a.m. on Sunday,

Feb. 12. Cost: $7 adults; $3.50

ages 3 to 10; free 2 and younger.

This breakfast is held on the

second Sunday each month,

with few exceptions.


Church’s FuturePOULTNEY The Preservation

Trust of Vermont will host a

meeting from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on

Monday, Feb. 13, at Trinity

Church in Poultney.

Community input will be

sought on potential future uses

for Trinity Church.


email [email protected].

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Catholic DaughtersWHITEHALL Court McLoghlin

596, Catholic Daughters of the

Americas, will meet at 7 p.m.

on Monday, Feb. 13, at the Our

Lady of Hope Church Hall on

Wheeler Avenue in Whitehall.

A valentine social will follow

the meeting.

Women’s HealthGRANVILLE Washington

County WIC will hold its

monthly clinic from 9 a.m. to 3

p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the

Baptist Church on Quaker

Street in Granville. WIC pro-

vides supplemental foods and

health education to pregnant

and nursing women, infants,

and children to age 5. Ask if

you qualify for help with your

food bill. Information/alter-

nate time: 518-746-2460.

Garden ClubMANCHESTER The Garden

Club of Manchester will meet

at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15,

in the Beckwith Room at

Hildene in Manchester. Club

member Pat Durfee will share

her secrets on “Growing and

Drying Flowers and Weeds.”

Cost: $5 non-members.

Re-EnactmentsWASHINGTON COUNTY

Re-enactor Terry Glasier, a

member of the 6th

Massachusetts Continental

Army, will depict Maj. Daniel

Whiting at the following

Washington County venues: 11

a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, Salem

Senior Center, 32 E.Broadway,

854-7294; 12:15 p.m. Feb. 16,

Cambridge Senior Center, 5

Park Place, 677-8592; 11:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 21, Senior Center

of Kingsbury and Fort Edward

Area, 78 Oak Street, 747-9352;

and 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb.

22, American Legion Post 83,

the Washington County Senior

Meal Site, 148 Main Street in

Whitehall 499-2482. Terry will

provide an officer’s view of

George Washington and also

take questions from attendees.

All area senior citizens are

invited.

Food DriveHARTFORD The Hartford

Community Food Drive will

continue through June 30 to

benefit the Hartford

Community Food Pantry. Bring

non-perishable food items to

the Hartford United Methodist

Church from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

on Saturdays, and noon to 2

p.m. Sundays. Monetary dona-

tions also will be appreciated,

with all food and donations

going to the pantry at the

Yoked Parish on Route 23.


www.Hands4NY.org.

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Rummage SaleGRANVILLE Sylvan Star/

Skenesborough Chapter 122

will hold a Rummage Sale from

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb.

17, at the Slate Valley Masonic

Center, 95 North Street in

Granville. This sale will be

held on the third Friday each

month, with few exceptions.

Donations of clothing, house-

hold items and toys may be

brought to the Masonic Center

on the day of the sale.

Information: Jean MacLeod at

518-260-0460.

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Fish FryWHITEHALL American Legion

Post 83 at 148 Main St. in

Whitehall invites everyone to

its Friday Fish Fry from 4:30 to

7 p.m. on Feb.17. This meal is

served each Friday, with few

exceptions. Information: 518-

499-2482.

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Movie NightGRANVILLE Movie Night will

be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb.

17, at the Pember Library, 33 W.

Main Street in Granville. A

recently released family film

about friendship will be

screened and everyone will be

welcome. Information: 518-642-

2525.

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Friday BingoWHITEHALL Elks Lodge 1491

at 5 Elks Way in Whitehall will

host Friday Night

Bingo at 7 p.m. on Feb. 17.

Featured will be a $500 jackpot

special. This bingo is held each

Friday, with few exceptions.


Winter CarnivalLAKE GEORGE Weekend III of

the Lake George Winter

Carnival will be held on

Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 18

and 19, in Lake George Village.

Featured will be a polar swim,

cook-offs, races, children’s

activities, a beach bonfire, and

fireworks. Free admission.


www.lakegeorgewintercarni-

val.com.

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Health Care MeetingWELLS The Wells Republican

Committee will host an infor-

mation meeting, “Green

Mountain Care: What every

Vermonter should know about

the state’s healthcare reform

law, and how it will affect you!”

at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18,

at the Wells Village School.

Featured speakers will be state

Sen. Randy Brock (by video),

Daniel McCauliffe, M.D., and

Rutland Treasurer Wendy

Wilton. Free and open to all.

Information: Ron Dreher at 802-

645-0742.

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Whitehall FestivalWHITEHALL The 2012

Whitehall Winter Festival will

be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

on Saturday, Feb. 18, at

Skenesborough Harbor Park.

Featured will be the Penguin

Dip and many other popular

activities. Information: Marge

Mohn at 518-499-2435.

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Comedy ShowGRANVILLE The Third

Annual Granville Border

Riders Snowmobile Club

Comedy Show will be staged at

7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, at

The Forum Restaurant in

Granville. Featured will be

comedians Vinnie Mark, Pete

Michaels and Bob Dibuonos,

with music by Freedom Hawk.

Cost: $15 in advance with

Chris, 518-642-9283; $18 at the

door. Proceeds will benefit the

Granville Border Riders and

Granville Food Pantry. Also, for

every non-perishable food item

you bring you’ll receive a

chance to win a door prize.

CALENDAR ITEMS DEADLINE

Friday at 10 a.m. is the deadline to submit

items for the free calendar in the following

week’s newspaper. Whenever possible, items

should be submitted a week or more earlier

than that to ensure timely publication.

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