The New Lebanon Book Group will discuss the 2009 National Book Award winner, Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier, on Sunday, January 9, at 11 am at the New Lebanon Library.
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Brunswick Community Library New Hours
The Brunswick Community Library will have new hours in 2011. They are Monday through Wednesday, 12 to 8 pm, Thursday and Friday, 12 to 6 pm, and Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm.
Our weekly drop-in knitting/crochet/fiber art group will change its meeting time to Thursdays from 12:30 to 2. Our Book and Movie Group will meet on the 3rd and 4th Fridays of the month at 12:30.
Check our website, www.brunswicklibrary.org for more information about other Library programs and events.
Polar Plunge At GLSP
Applications are now being accepted for participants in the Fourth Annual Polar Plunge in Long Pond, Grafton Lakes State Park, as part of the Park’s Winter Fest. The Winter Fest is in its 26th year with events occurring all day, January 22. The plunge happens promptly at 1 pm with check-in beginning at noon.
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Dyken Pond Events
January 8 – Guided Snowshoe Trek for all abilities; rentals available with advanced reservation; 1 to 3 pm; free.
January 19 – Full Wolf Moon Trek. Ski or snowshoe by the light of the moon. Call ahead for snow conditions. Updated conditions will be on voicemail at 518-658-2055 the day of the program; free; 7 pm.
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Recycle Your Christmas Trees At GLSP
Grafton Lakes State Park is accepting Christmas trees for recycling after the holiday. The trees will be recycled or reused in ways that benefit the Park and the public. Please drop off trees – emptied of all decorations – to the Park’s maintenance shop between the hours of 8 am and 4:30 pm until January 16.
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Rensselaer Plateau Added To Forest Legacy Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service has designated the Rensselaer Plateau as a Forest Legacy Area, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced recently.
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Lois L. Gundrum
Grafton – Lois L. (Eaton) Gundrum, 67, cherished wife of Rynard G. Gundrum, died December 27, 2010, at Albany Medical Center Hospital as a result of being stricken with a brain aneurysm at her family business on December 15.
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Lawrence F. Foster Sr.
Petersburgh – Lawrence F. “Larry” Foster Sr., 72, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at his residence on William Jones Road in Petersburgh, NY. He had resided there with his wife Patricia (Bindoni) Foster, whom he married on April 29, 1961.
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Joseph Crane
Stephentown – Joseph Crane, 81, of Cranston Hill Road, Stephentown, NY, died on Saturday, December 25, 2010, at Springside of Pittsfield, MA, after a long illness.
Born in New York City on May 3, 1929, he was the son of the late Charles and Sylvia Sipkin Crane. Joe was the loving husband of Dianne Tescher Crane, whom he married in Manhattan, NY, on December 26, 1954. They have been full time residents of Stephentown for the past three years after living in Arizona for the previous ten years. They have been a part of the Stephentown community since 1987.
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George W. Lavin
Hoosick Falls – George W. Lavin, 82, passed away on December 25, 2010, at the Centers for Living & Rehabilitation in Bennington, VT. He was the son of the late Paul and Catherine (Fennessey) Lavin.
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