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NYPA’s Hawkins Point Visitors Center to Offer Three Days Free Movies Contact: December 22, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MASSENA—The New York Power Authority will mark the Christmas vacation week by showing nine movies at the admission-free visitors center at its St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project. Three movies will be available each day in the center’s theater from Tuesday (Dec. 26) through Thursday (Dec. 28). The schedule: Tuesday, Dec. 26: 10 a.m., “Cars”; 12:30 p.m., “The Polar Express”; 3 p.m., “Curious George.” Wednesday, Dec. 27: 10 a.m., “The Muppets’ Christmas Carol”; 12:30 p.m., “Pirates of the Caribbean Curse of the Black Pear”; 3 p.m., “Chicken Little.” Thursday, Dec. 28: 10 a.m., “Kicking And Screaming”; 12:30 p.m., “Eight Below”; 3 p.m., “The Wild.” Besides enjoying the movies, visitors can sample the array of hands-on exhibits at the $5 million Hawkins Point facility, which presents information on such themes as Water Power and the St. Lawrence-FDR project, Basics of Electricity and Uses of Electricity. Another highlight is the panoramic view of the project’s power dam from Hawkins Point The visitors center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. DIRECTIONS: From Massena: Take State Route 37 east to Route 131 (across from St. Lawrence Centre Mall), turn left and proceed through the Eisenhower Lock tunnel. Then take the second right onto Robinson Bay Road and continue for two miles. Turn left onto Hawkins Point Road and follow the entrance road to the Visitors Center. About NYPA: ■ NYPA uses no tax money or state credit. It finances its operations through the sale of bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of electricity. ■ NYPA is a leader in promoting energy-efficiency, new energy technologies and electric transportation initiatives. ■ It is the nation’s largest state-owned electric utility, with 18 generating facilities in various parts of the state and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. |