Has anyone besides me noticed that gas is going down in a trickle in Potsdam but in Ogdensburg a big difference? I was there today (July 6) and it was $3.64 for regular while we and Canton are at $3.85. I just can’t understand why we are getting hosed on the price. I still believe it is price gouging and I wish some of our elected officials would check this out. I would also like to mention the awful smell of manure on the outskirts of Canton and all the way through the village. I wish there was something they could do about that too.

CANTON -- More than 80 children from across New York State are letting their creative sides run wild at SUNY Canton as part of a week-long day camp focused on innovation and hands-on learning.

Camp Invention, a program of Invent Now, is being held in the North Country for the first time. The program, continuing through the end of this week, is for students entering grades one through six.

From left, Stefon Orologio, Isabella Cook, Elizabeth Cook and Xavier Cook, all from Norwood, check out books that have been added to the library's collection

By DEBBIE MORGAN

NORWOOD – The Norwood Library purchased 76 new children’s books thanks to a recent ‘Books for Children’ grant from the Libri Foundation in Eugene, Oregon.

MASSENA – The Dave Alderson Jazz Quartet will perform Thursday, July 21 from 5-7 p.m. as the Greater Massena Chamber of Commerce continues its 2011 Concerts in the Park.

All concerts are held at the Springs Park Amphitheater, W. Hatfield St., from 5-7 p.m.

In the event of rain, concerts will be relocated to the Massena Fire Station, Andrews Street.

All concerts are free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.

COLTON – The annual celebration Colton Country Day will stage its frog-jumping contest Saturday, July 23, along with a large flea and craft market, an open house at the museum all day, a used book sale at the library, games for kids, a barbecue, and big band music, all in the downtown area around the museum and the Episcopal church.

The Friends of the Colton Hepburn Library Used Book Sale actually begins Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Town Hall, starting up again Saturday morning at 8 a.m. and running through 3 p.m.

POTSDAM -- Robert T. Rogers, II, M.D. has been inducted as a fellow of the American College of Physicians, the largest medical specialty organization in the United States.