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Starting next month, you'll have your very own financial guru right in your ear! 

Have a question about budgeting, saving, debt, or building better financial habits? Feeling stressed, stuck, or unsure how to talk about money with a partner or family member? Wondering why money feels harder than it “should,” even when you’re doing your best?

Send in your questions, and Catered Financials will break them down using clear frameworks and everyday language.

This segment is about helping people better understand their money and the feelings and habits that come with it. The podcast focuses on general financial education and insight, designed to help listeners think more clearly and confidently about money decisions. Whether you’re just getting started, trying to clean things up, or navigating money conversations with people you care about, this is a space to hear thoughtful, relatable answers to the questions you’ve been carrying around.

Click this link to submit your question via Google Forms: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdu9iX0xHzZARBhLCTewfpXuT8TtzuIcnqHcBCuMnzCbGqcxA/viewform

or:

Email Marla at [email protected]
You can remain anonymous!!

Stay tuned!

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Week of December 1st


Wednesday 3

at Olive Ridleys:
Adirondack Jazz Orchestra
7pm
Fundraiser for "We Are Instrumental", supports young musicians by providing instruments, instruction, and inspiration
all ages event

Thursday 4

at the Garagery:
Free Improv Show
doors at 630
show at 7
53 Main St. Saranac Lake
rear entrance

Saturday 6

in Ausable Forks:
Christmas in the Forks
Parade and fireworks at 6pm
Music at 20 Main
3-6
Crafts
10-2

Sunday 7

at Chapter One Coffee and Tea:
Cat Art Show and Sale
The show will feature original work from talented local and regional artists in every cat-loving medium you can imagine — printmaking, photography, sculpture, painting, and more!
This year’s featured artist is the wildly creative and beloved McBeardie
A portion of all sales supports both Elmore SPCA and the artists who make this show so special.

at the Keeseville Elks Lodge:
Storytelling and songs
by Santa?!
6pm



Feb. 26th registration now open for the 2026 Food Justice Summit hosted at the Wild Center
"Community As Nourishment: Sowing the Seeds of Interdependence,"
$50 general admission

Feb. 25th Pre-summit cocktail party at Hotel Saranac. add this to your ticket when you go to register for the summit.

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Trying a new thing where I trick you into listening to the whole podcast. Sorry, friends. It's called... It's easier this way for me, and I would rather not make the audio file redundant, so enjoy. 

Comes with bad jokes and monologues. 

Tuesday Nov 18th

Trivia Night at Peabodys

Wednesday Nov 19th

Community Harvest Dinner at Koffee Kat

Gather and Craft at the Peru Free Library

Death Trivia at Old Soul

Thursday Nov 20th

RePlay at the Keeseville Free Library 

The Maids at the Upper Jay Art Center

Friday Nov 21st

Owl Night Walk at Twin Valleys Outdoor Education Center

Sarah Mitchell at 1 UP

Live music at Ausable Valley Grange

Saturday Nov 22nd

Dirty Sodas at Kay'z

Pop-Up Food Bank at the Ausable Valley Grange

Sunday, Nov. 23rd

Make Your Own Cornucopia at The Garden Inn Jay

https://allevents.in/jay/cornucopias-we-make-it-beautiful-diy/200029025933609

Thursday, Nov. 27th 

Community Dinner at the Hope Kitchen

tinyurl.com/hopekitchenthanksgiving25

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(cartoon in episode picture is by Edward Koren) 

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Week of November 10th


Tuesday 11

at the Ausable Valley Grange:
MASTER FINANCE FUNDAMENTALS:
start building a smarter relationship with money,
5:30-7:30pm at Ausable Valley Grange in Keeseville, $50.00/person, Seats limited to 20 people.
More info and registration at www.cateredfinancials.com/classes or email [email protected]


Wednesday 12

at the Ausable Valley Grange:
A community thank you to Dan Bosley, owner of Keeseville Pharmacy
6pm
sponsored by ADKAction, For the Common Good, and the Ausable Valley Grange

at SUNY Plattsburgh:
Hawkins Hall
Mountain Lake PBS and SUNY Plattsburgh Dept of Political Science are screening a sneak preview of Ken Burns' "The American Revolution"
Expert Q&A to follow
6pm
RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/45d2hnbh

Thursday 13

at the Hope Kitchen:
Cooking Class
Learn to make homemade stock
take a quart of soup home
530 pm
Only 4 slots available
$10 suggested donation
Email [email protected] with your name, contact info, and your desire to attend


at the Upper Jay Arts Center:
Opening of The Maids!
Runs from the 13th to the 22nd
Visit upperjayartcenter.org to see showtimes and buy tickets

Friday 14

at the Hope Kitchen:
Dinner from 5-7pm
no charge!


Saturday 15

at the Keeseville Free Library:
Kids Thanksgiving craft workshop
1pm
email [email protected] to register


Monday 17

at Keene Valley Library:
Ice Formation Detection
7-8pm
presented by Greg Pedrick, retired electrical engineer
explore the conditions that impact the ability to detect and forecast ice formations

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Friday November 21st

at the Ausable Valley Grange:
6-9
live music
10-20 dollars sliding scale

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Week of November 3rd

If you're in need of a free winter coat for you or your children, stop by the civic center first floor board room on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday of this week 10am-2pm to pick one up.


Tuesday 4

Election Day!
Find your polling location
https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/


Wednesday 5

at White Rainbow Regenerative Yoga Farm:
844 State Route 22B Peru
Full Moon Flow
7pm
with Kim LeClaire

at Plattsburgh Public Library:
19 Oak St.
Speaker Series: Theatrical Design
530pm
Come learn about the theatrical design process for SUNY Plattsburgh Department of Theatre's Fall production of Bunnicula. Erika Guay will explain and display all the steps for the scenic and costume design of this Theatre for Young Audiences performance. The good news is you can join us to see the final result November 15th and 16th at 2:00pm at the Hartman Theatre.
Our series aims to bring local topic experts to the library to share their knowledge with the general community--everyone is welcome! A Q&A/discussion will follow each presentation.
Erika Guay is a professor in the Department of Theatre at SUNY Plattsburgh and is the resident scenic and costume designer for the department. She is in her 15th year at the department with over 40 productions on campus and many others with Pendragon Theatre, The Depot Theatre, and Lake Placid Ballet Ensemble. She also enjoys farming, maple sugaring, and winter sports.
Lifelong Learning for All will be held the first Wednesday of each month (except holidays) at 5:30 PM in the library auditorium.


Thursday 6

at Mickey's:
Wine Pairing
26 Riley Avenue
5 Wines with five courses
$100 includes tax and gratuity



Friday 7

at the Peru Free Library:
Opening Reception
Greg Badger: Flora & Fauna, Land & Lake: A collection of wild and domestic moments in the Adirondacks and Champlain Valley
5-7pm
Exhibit runs until January 3rd

at Westport Boat Launch:
11am
Re-Tire the Rubbish
Clean up of Westport's lakeshore
Trucks needed to haul collected debris

at Point au Roche State Park:
9am-1pm
Birding Walk with Kristin Collins and Samantha Beck
BYO Binoculars


Saturday 8

at Beaver Flow Trailhead:
Walker Road in Essex
9am - 1pm
Volunteer Day
Cleaning up the trail
Register by 6pm on Friday the 7th
email [email protected]

Sunday 9

at The Garden Inn Jay:
13100 NY 9N Jay
Soap Making
11am
$45 to make about 10 bars of soap, all materials provided
pre-register by calling or texting 5188340047


Tuesday November 11th

at the Ausable Valley Grange:
MASTER FINANCE FUNDAMENTALS: 
start building a smarter relationship with money,
5:30-7:30pm at Ausable Valley Grange in Keeseville, $50.00/person, Seats limited to 20 people.
More info and registration at www.cateredfinancials.com/classes or email [email protected] 

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Meet the Town of Ausable Town Council candidates for the upcoming November 4th elections. 

There are two seats available for Town Council this year. 

This candidate forum was held at the Ausable Valley Grange on October 28th 2025. The candidates in attendance were: 

Taunya Hanson

Steve Sucharski

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facilitated by John Sokol, president of the Ausable Valley Grange

recorded by Ben Stechschulte

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Below are links to several topics discussed in the forum:

Ausable Comprehensive Plan: (scroll to the bottom of the link to see the comprehensive plan)

https://townofausableny.gov/boards-and-committees/planning-board/

The Sun Community News' Article about Ausable Valley Central School District's Current Financial Status: 

https://tinyurl.com/4x74bu7n

Explanation of the question on the back of the ballot: 

https://www.lakeplacidnews.com/news/local-news/2025/10/23/explaining-prop-1-on-the-nov-4-ballot/

Recent Drug Bust on Pleasant Street:

https://suncommunitynews.com/news/121859/fugitive-wanted-for-attempted-murder-in-vt-caught-in-keeseville/

Solar Potentially coming to Keeseville:

https://suncommunitynews.com/news/120349/solar-potentially-making-its-way-to-keeseville/

Information about the NY Forward Grant:

https://www.keesevillenyforward.com/

Keeseville Waterfront Park:

https://aarch.org/keeseville-waterfront-park-opens-to-the-public/

Article about Keeseville's Dissolution:

https://suncommunitynews.com/news/26855/keeseville-dissolves-after-two-centuries/

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Week of October 27th

Tuesday 28

at the Ausable Valley Grange:
Town of Ausable Candidate Forum
630-8pm
Steven Sucharski, Taunya Hanson, Steve Kelley
Town Council

at the Keeseville Free Library:
Children's Story Hour
10 am

Wednesday 29

at the Keeseville Free Library:
Knit and Crochet with Linda
10 am

Thursday 30

in downtown Keeseville:
Halloween Ghost Tour
"Ghosts and Gold along the Ausable"
adults: $20, kids: $5
please call / text us at: (518) 645-1577 (preferred) or e-mail at: [email protected]

at Old Soul Design Shop:
Open Mic
7pm-9pm
hosted by Kevin Sabourin
sign up pre-7

at the Keeseville Free Library:
Dungeons and Dragons
6pm

Friday 31

at the Keeseville Free Library:
LEARN AND PLAY MAH JONGG
2 pm

at Adirondack Tattoo Emporium:
Keeseville
9am - 5pm
flash sale

at the Hope Kitchen:
Chili and Corn Bread
5-7pm
All are welcome, no charge

at the Keeseville VFW:
Halloween party
starts at 5
cocktails, dancing
live music from 7-10
costume contest, $100 prize

at the Ausable Brewing Co.:
Halloween party
starting at 5
music by Gary Henry
food by ADK Food Therapy
Costume contest
winners announced at 7

at Old Soul Design Shop:
Halloween party
8-10pm
music by Instant Narwhal
Costume contest
Winner announced at 10

at Peabodys:
Halloween Spooky Spectacular
730pm - 1am
$10 cover
music starts at 8
badMötorskooter
Antwon Levee & Dust
Øblivia
Last Pages
Lake City All Stars

Saturday 1

at the Whallonsburg Grange:
7pm
$7.50
screening of Sinners
Rated R for bloody violence and sexual content. No one under 17 admitted without parent or guardian.

at the Upper Jay Art Center:
Halloween Concert
/paintTHINNER
8pm
/paintTHINNER is a three-piece music group of local talent (Everett Renderer, Hank Alcott, and Luke Peduzzi). They'll keep the party moving with an upbeat mix of rock, punk, and experimental music. This will also be a celebration of their debut album Safe For Pets. Come in costume, or just as your spooky self!

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Meet the Town Council candidates for the upcoming November 4th elections. 

There are two seats available for Town Council this year. 

This candidate forum was held at the Ausable Valley Grange on October 21st 2025. The candidates in attendance were: 

Harrison Blaise

Zoanne Schnell

John Casey

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facilitated by John Sokol, president of the Ausable Valley Grange

recorded by Ben Stechschulte

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Below are links to several topics discussed in the forum:

Chesterfield Comprehensive Plan: https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/c2f09103-545f-45c1-b20b-2ff33060d744/Town%20of%20Chesterfield%20Comprehensive%20Pla-6b768b2.pdf

Sample Ballot shared by Town of Chesterfield's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DuZ1SwWUF/

The Sun Community News' Article about Ausable Valley Central School District's Current Financial Status: https://suncommunitynews.com/news/121768/avcs-now-entering-a-period-of-fiscal-challenge/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNlJ6pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHiXW5ulZXtosoip9MTHyHiURAPPjCQUdQkJlZQBn04SKQ1VDNRsXnRNQQetn_aem_cM8tUMxto2IOatOkIOHFBw

Explanation of the question on the back of the ballot: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BWKpvPCTQ/

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Week of October 20th

Burn ban in effect through November 17th unless rescinded or extended


Tuesday 21

at the Ausable Valley Grange:
Chesterfield Candidate Forum
630-8pm
Harrison Blaise, John Casey, William Lyons, Zoanne Schnell
It’s your chance to learn the positions and goals of each candidate before heading to the polls on November 4th.

Our Town Councils play a vital role in the current and future conditions of our community. So do your part and come to the Grange on October 21st with your concerns and questions.


Thursday 23

at the Keeseville Free Library:
Refine your writing skills with Nora Montanaro
Enhance your sentences by using more effective verbs.
6pm
pre-register by calling 518-834-9054


Friday 24

at the Champlain Centre:
4-10pm
The Crowning
$35
New Breed Entertainment and Book Pro Wrestlers present The Crowning live Professional Wrestling at the Champlain Centre mall in Plattsburgh New York!
Featuring some of today’s top talent on the independent circuit as well as former WWE Superstars. Also featuring stars from the NWA, AEW, TNA and more!


at the Strand Center:
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
730 pm doors at 7
produced by Adirondack Regional Theater



Saturday 25

at Ausable Brewing Co.:
Pawloween
Bring your dog for pup cups, photos, jumbo hot dogs served by Northern Feast
4-5

at the Strand Center:
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1159 pm doors at 11
produced by Adirondack Regional Theater

Halloween Artisan Market
10am - 3pm
Works for sale include pottery, paintings, woodwork, fiber arts, jewelry, baked goods and much more!

Sunday 26

at Sand River Community Farm:
at the Community Garden in Downtown Keeseville
Lunch at 1 at the Community Garden between Adirondack Hardware and the MVFCU
back at the farm, farm frolic
3pm every Sunday to help us with a variety of farm tasks; indoor, outdoor, or both.
530 pm dinner, no charge

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Week of October 13th

Wednesday 15

at the Keeseville Free Library:
11am
Karaoke Cafe
 
at the Ausable Valley Central School:
Auditorium
6 PM 
Presentation about a comprehensive financial study of the school

Thursday 16

 at the Whallonsburg Grange:
 Forest Stewardship with Ethan Tapper
 630-8pm

 

Friday 17
 
 at the North Country School:
 630pm - 930pm
 TREW to You Film Tour Presents: Pirates of the Carabiner Premiere
 Supports ADK Avy

 

Saturday 18

 in Keeseville:
 Trunk or Treat
 5-7pm
 Gerald B. Edwards Center
 100 Industrial Park Road, Keeseville
 Free Admission
 Bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the food pantry and receive one free raffle entry

 at the Strand Center:
 North Country Zine Fest
 12-5pm

 at East Branch Organics:
 Cider Tasting with Zach Clemans
 330-530pm

 at the Upper Jay Arts Center:
 8-10pm
 Raising Daughters (reminiscent of the Staves and Indigo Girls) and Robby Hecht (reminiscent of Tom Waits)
 https://www.upperjayartcenter.org/events/nashville-comes-to-the-lounge-raising-daughters-and-robby-hecht
 


Sunday 19

 at Sand River Community Farm:
 at the Community Garden in Downtown Keeseville
 Lunch at 1 at the Community Garden between Adirondack Hardware and the MVFCU
 back at the farm, farm frolic
 3pm every Sunday to help us with a variety of farm tasks; indoor, outdoor, or both.
 530 pm dinner, no charge

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