WINTHROP – A community mainstay run by a beloved grocer and his family for 50 years is closing its doors on Dec. 31.

Proprietor Peggy Cook has announced she will lock the doors for the last time at Rufa's Store, 633 State Rt. 11C, Winthrop, which she ran with her father, local institution Frankie Rufa.

Ogdensburg Area Zonta Club recently presented a check to Renewal House at their Christmas party.

Zontian Colleen Anderson accepted it on behalf of Renewal House, as a member of the Renewal House Board of Directors.

Ogdensburg Area Zonta Club works hard throughout the year to advance the status of women worldwide.

NORWOOD – The next meeting of the Norwood-Norfolk Class of 2012 All Night Party Committee is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3 in the high school cafeteria.

The Committee will continue to meet on the first Tuesday of each month.

Interested people can stay updated by joining their Facebook group.

Dozens of alleged deer poachers have been charged during a deer-taking surveillance program throughout St. Lawrence County and the North Country, DEC announced.

DEC says Environmental Conservation Officers worked around the clock to target illegal deer shooting, particularly with the use of an artificial light, a practice commonly known as deer jacking. Typically, deer jacking occurs in remote rural areas at night.

MASSENA—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will mark the upcoming school holiday break by showing a series of family-friendly movies beginning Dec. 27, at the admission-free Hawkins Point Visitors Center.

Movies will be held at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in the visitors center theater. The schedule is as follows:

• Tuesday, Dec. 27:

“Winnie the Pooh” at 10 a.m.

“Monte Carlo” at 1 p.m.

“Kung Fu Panda 2 ” at 3 p.m.

• Wednesday, Dec. 28:

“Cars 2” at 10 a.m.

“The Smurfs” at 1 p.m.