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■ LOWVILLE — A Lewis County 4-H Fun Day will be held from 9 to 3 p.m. Feb. 21 at Lowville Academy and Central School, North State Street. Preregistration is required by calling 376-5270 by Feb. 15. A $3 per person payment for a pizza lunch is required by Feb. 16 at the 4-H office.

■ CANTON — A book of essays by St. Lawrence University professor Steven F. White examines how poetry and song have raised ecological awareness in Nicaragua. The book, which is in Spanish, has a title that translates as “Plowing the Air: Ecology in the Poetry and Music of Nicaragua”.