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What's up in the Adirondacks this weekend
(07/23/10) This morning we introduce a new segment for the "8 O'clock Hour." Summer is a busy season in the Adirondacks and we've asked John Warren, of the Adirondack Almanac, to help us with ideas and tips about where to go, and what to avoid, in the Adirondacks this weekend. Weather, canoe/kayak trips, hikes, events--John's on it.

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Heard Up North: a "revealing" military fundraiser
The front cover of the "Bombshells" calendar.  [credit: Joel Models]
The front cover of the "Bombshells" calendar. [credit: Joel Models]
(12/21/09) If you're looking for a 2010 calendar, prefer the more "revealing" kind, and want to donate money to wounded soldiers, have we got something for you. Joel Models in Syracuse has produced the "Bombshells" calendar, featuring a dozen scantily-clad models in military scenes. All of the proceeds go to Freedom Is Not Free, a not-for-profit that helps wounded soldiers and their families. Two of the models were selling the calendars at Fort Drum recently. They're today's Heard Up North.

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