COLTON -- The Colton Winter Fest Quilt Show will be held Jan. 29-30 in the Colton Hepburn Library, Colton Town Hall, Zion Episcopal Church and Catamount Lodge.

Hours will be 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sunday.

Old, new, large and small quilts and quilted items will be on display in the town buildings. The downtown locations are and within easy walking distance of each other.

OGDENSBURG -- A chicken and biscuits dinner is set for this Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Amvets Post 19, 308 Isabella Rd. Complete dinner is $6.50; you can eat it there or take it out.

Delivery to the towers: call 393-6140.

After dinner is karaoke with Becky n Friends.

POTSDAM – A Clarkson University professor has been cited by the U.S. Interior Department for “exemplary service to the nation” during last year's Deepwater Horizon crisis.

Clarkson University Civil and Environmental Engineering Prof. Poojitha Yapa recently received the Director's Award from the U.S. Geological Survey of the Department of the Interior for his work during Deepwater Horizon oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico last spring and summer.

POTSDAM – Potsdam Central School’s Class of 1981 is having their 30 year high school reunion on July 1-2. Family, friends, teachers and staff are encouraged to attend.

Questions, contact Kimberly Norman through email at [email protected] or go to Facebook and search for PCS Class of 1981 30 year reunion information.

An informal RSVP via Facebook will be conducted by March 1, and April 1, with a deposit by May 1 to hold locations.

CANTON -- The Canton Goldenaires again this year are offering their special Singing Valentines, this year on Monday Feb. 14.

The Singing Valentines will be delivered between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. for a fee of $35. Proceeds will benefit St. Lawrence County high school talent with a $500 scholarship. Scholarship applications are being given to high school guidance counselors throughout the county.

LISBON – The Lisbon Fire Department Snowmobile Drags are set for Sunday, Jan. 30.

They will start at noon near the Lisbon American Legion post on Cty. Rt. 10.

There will be racing in a studded/stock class, improved classes, trail class, a vintage class for the first time, and a class for kids.

There is single elimination in each class.

Registration ends at 11 a.m. It is $10 per sled per class. Half of registration fees will go to first, second and third place prizes. A trophy goes to the winner in each class.

To the Editor:

The Yoga Loft (North Country Center for Yoga and Health) thanks the gracious businesses and individuals who donated gifts to our raffle. The following people were the winners :

#1 Massage (Lamar Bliss), Gift Certificates (Blackbird & Nature’s Storehouse) – Sandy Fisher

#2 Massage (Ann McLaughlin), Gift Certificates (Josie’s Pizza & SLU Bookstore) – Betsy Kepes

#3 Massage (Valerie Summer), Gift Certificate (Spicy Iguana) & Sunfeather Soaps Basket – Karl Keller

Nicholas Allen Swinyer, son of Ron and Tiffany Swinyer, Newton Falls, has graduated from Jefferson Community College with an associate degree in hospitality and tourism.

His final GPA was 3.55.

Nicholas has been accepted in the Culinary Art Institute in Hyde Park, N.Y.

His studies there will begin in March 2011.