To the Editor:

The Potsdam Presbyterian Church and Trinity Episcopal Church thank Terri White and Patrick Gray of the PACES Food Service at SUNY Potsdam.

PACES supplied the cooked and sliced turkey, gravy, and cooked and mashed potatoes that were supplied to them, thus enabling these two churches to provide take out Thanksgiving Day meals to those in need. We are ever grateful to Terri and Patrick for their part in the “Town and Gown” effort to further connect the college to our Potsdam community.

To the Edtior:

Like many Mad-Wad grads, I had Hal for 9th grade Earth Science and 12th grade Physics. I am pretty sure it was early on in Earth Science when I returned home to my family with the rather glum report "Mr. Oney called me a jerk." I no longer remember the circumstances that triggered this negative analysis of my Earth Science potential, but later in the year I was happy to report "Mr. Oney shook my hand." Later, possibly in Physics, I told my family, "Mr. Oney wonders where you are sending me to school, the University of Beirut?"

To the Editor:

I am writing regarding the November Town of Colton Board Meeting. Below is a recounting of my recollection of the meeting. Colton has a Town Board comprised of all new members in their current roles. I feel that it is unfair to think new people can go into those roles without training. I believe it would be appropriate in a situation like this to have the County Planning Office do a training session for all involved to define their roles. Training would have helped avoid the scenario below.

RUSSELL — A Russell man was jailed after allegedly violating an order of protection on Nov. 29, according to state police.

Robert J. Tresidder Jr., 65, was charged Dec. 3 with first-degree criminal contempt and second-degree aggravated harassment, officers said.

He reportedly violated a stay away order of protection by calling, leaving voicemails and texting the victim, police said.

Tresidder was arraigned in Hermon court and remanded to St. Lawrence County jail, officers said.

This fall saw its share of unseasonably warm and sunny days, but the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation reminds St. Lawrence County residents who are boating, paddling, or hunting from a boat that as the air has cooled, so have the state’s waters.

To the Editor:

In a recent letter, Tracy Haggett-Sloan makes the point that National Grid is trying to profit from selling electricity, stating that it “charges 20.02 cents per kilowatt-hour and the average home consumes 572 kilowatt-hours every day. You do the math.”

POTSDAM — The State University of New York at Potsdam recently announced its first fully online baccalaureate program -- a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.

The program is the first to be offered 100 percent virtually in the field in the SUNY System.

COLTON – A Higley Flow State Park nature hike will be offered Sat., Dec. 10 with Dr. Blair Madore, ADK Mountain Club Trail Coordinator Education.

Madore will lead a 2-3-mile romp on the park trails to hike/ski/snowshoe about 2-3 miles as conditions permit and have a fire and cookout at the lean-to. For more info and to register, visit:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-early-winter-hikeskisnowshoe-at-higl...