CANTON – This January, TAUNY will offer two shape note singing workshops--one on Sunday, Jan. 16, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the United Methodist Church on Main Street in Potsdam, and the second on Sunday, Jan. 30, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Herring-Cole Hall on the St. Lawrence University campus in Canton.

OGDENSBURG -- The Committee to bring the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall to Ogdensburg June 2 – 7 has raised enough money for the down payment but still needs more.

Committee members say they are still short of the final payment.

They are encouraging St. Lawrence County residents to make a donation in memory of all the fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters and friends that were killed, wounded or still missing in action.   

Donations can be sent to The Traveling Memorial Wall, Amvets Post #19, 215 Ford St., Ogdensburg, NY 13669, in care of Don Cooke.  

POTSDAM, N.Y. – The SUNY Potsdam men’s hockey team delivered an early goal but was unable to hang on in a 5-2 defeat against No. 10 Castleton State in non-conference action at Maxcy Hall Ice Arena.

The Bears (3-11-1) surrendered four unanswered goals after taking a 1-0 advantage in the first period. Junior goaltender Trevor O’Neill (Bobcaygeon, Ontario) finished with 34 saves in the loss.

POTSDAM – Five ensembles, featuring 400 of St. Lawrence County’s best young musicians, will perform ay the St. Lawrence County Music Educators Festival “A” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15 at SUNY Potsdam’s Hosmer Hall in the Crane School of Music.

The instrumentalists and singers are 4th to 12th graders from 16 schools in the area.

POTSDAM -- Two engineers from Clarkson University will work to design a faster, more aerodynamic sled for the United States Luge Team, which it hopes to use at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Mechanical engineering professors Douglas G. Bohl and Brian Helenbrook will use computer models and wind tunnels to speed up the sled and reduce drag.

Plattsburgh, NY - Junior Chrissy Scanlon (Queensbury, NY) matched her career-high with 21 points, but a scoreless stretch in the final minutes of overtime left the Clarkson University Women's Basketball team a point short against Plattsburgh State, as the Golden Knights fell 64-63 Tuesday evening at Memorial Hall.

The Golden Knights dropped to 3-7 overall, finishing off the non-conference schedule. Clarkson begins Liberty League play this weekend when it travels to play Vassar and Rensselaer.

POTSDAM, N.Y. – The SUNY Potsdam women’s hockey team extended its unbeaten streak to five games Tuesday with a 1-1 tie against Castleton State in a non-conference affair at Maxcy Hall Ice Arena.

After winning last weekend’s Rutland Herald Invitational in Vermont, the Bears (5-7-1 overall) continued their unbeaten run in the New Year with a strong defensive effort and solid goaltending from sophomore Jen Conophy (Burlington, Ontario), who finished with 26 saves.