POTSDAM -- The Crane Opera Ensemble and Orchestra will present two classic family friendly one-act operas, "Amahl and the Night Visitors" and "The Gift of the Magi," at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music from Thursday, Nov. 10 to Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Snell Music Theatre at 7:30 p.m.

POTSDAM – Village of Potsdam’s Planning and Development Office has submitted grant requests for a skateboard park, a business help program for artists, and waterfront development proposals with the towns of Colton and Canton.

The three grant proposals, requesting a total of $556,656, have been sent to work their way through New York State’s new Consolidated Funding Application process.

MASSENA – Joan Rufa, principal of Trinity Catholic School, invites the community to join in a discussion of plans for a new Catholic middle school program opening Fall 2012.

The meeting will be held Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria.

The school is located next to Sacred Heart Church on Main Street.

Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, call the office at 769-5911 or visit www.trinitycatholicschool.net.

POTSDAM -- GardenShare hosts a Harvest Social at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, in SUNY Potsdam’s Thatcher Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

All are invited to join GardenShare staff for an informal evening of music, socializing, and enjoying delicious pies baked from local ingredients by the chefs of PACES Dining Services.

Music for the evening will be provided by a jazz ensemble from the Crane School of Music.

POTSDAM – The First Presbyterian Church of Potsdam will have its next Service for Wholeness Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7:00 p.m.

The church is located at the corner of Lawrence and Elm.

All are welcome to attend and ask for prayers of healing for themselves or others.

LISBON – Jules of Life will celebrate the St. Lawrence County Heroes of the Year Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at Lisbon Central School.

Among those to be honored are Dr. Joseph Kennedy, president of SUNY Canton, Ogdensburg Mayor Bill Nelson, Michael and Amy Robinson (managers of the Lisbon Food Pantry), coordinator of the county’s Toys for Tots program Raymond Cutway, and Tim Dempsey, Potsdam native who donated a dream vacation to dying cancer patient Ridge Thorbahn.

To the Editor:

The Potsdam Chamber of Commerce wishes to thank all the parents, kids, and community members that came out on October 27 for Fright Night. It was a wonderful evening of fun.

The chamber appreciates all the businesses and organizations that participated in Fright Night this year. It would not happen without your generous support and commitment to the youth of Potsdam.

To the Editor:

As an alumnus from 1949, a United States Marine World War II Veteran, and a native of Gouverneur, I am deeply disturbed by the recent events at SUNY Canton.

I have personally invested significantly support in SUNY Canton with two family namings, three charitable remainder trusts, and two scholarship funds.  

SUNY Canton changes people’s lives by giving students a chance at lucrative and meaningful careers.

My Canton education gave me the chance to make a good life for my family and now I help others have the same opportunity.

To the Editor:

St. Lawrence County is home to 322 highway bridges. 126 of those bridges are classified, ‘deficient’ and many are weight-restricted. That is one in three bridges.

The ‘Big County’ is also served by 1,120 miles of roads. Of these, 678 miles are labeled as ‘fair’ or ‘poor.’ That is over fifty percent of our road miles.

Additionally, many of our municipal water and sewage treatment systems are reaching the end of their useful lifespans.

Imagine how much money it will take just to fix what we already have. Who is going to pay for it?