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How did a little boy’s charity ice cream stand devolve into death threats?
A little boy spent the summer selling homemade ice cream in his Massachusetts town to raise money for his brother’s hockey team — but his well-intended mission ended with the city shutting him down and death threats. When 12-year-old Danny Doherty opened his ice cream stand, he had no idea that his kid-sized business venture — Tree Street Treats — would devolve into a community-wide dispute. But that is exactly what happened. A week after its opening, only about 20 customers tried the stand’s vanilla, shaved chocolate, cannoli and fluffernutter offerings before it was forced to shutter, the Associated...
Cardboard city at Potsdam Children's Museum
The North Country Children's Museum's staff artist, Liza Labarge Paige, has created a cardboard city styled after Tunisian (North African) architecture. Children can come play inside and add onto the museum's cardboard city. Visitors can also explore North African tile designs- made out of felt and engineer a sail car. The Children's Museum's director, Sharon Vegh Williams, worked in a museum in Monastir, Tunisia as a Fulbright Specialist and is excited to share her experiences through this hands-on STEAM installation. The interactive installation will run from Sunday, Sept. 1 to Friday, Sept. 20 during open hours, Wednesday to Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Visit the museum's website calendar for more info https://northcountrychildrensmuseum.org/events . Cost of the program is included with membership and admission. The museum is located at 10 Raymond St. NCCM photo.
Stiner takes 12th in MLF Tournament on St. Lawrence
Once again, Wellsboro’s Colegan “Gump” Stiner fished in the waters of the St Lawrence River in a Major League Fishing Toyota Series Tournament on August 22, 23, and 24. This competition was presented by Phoenix Boats with 159 Pro Boaters and 159 Co-anglers launched out of Massena, N.Y. for three days.
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