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Free Gardening Workshop At The Grafton Community Library

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On Wednesday, June 3 at 7 pm, Grafton Community Library will present a free gardening workshop,”The Scourges of Your Vegetable Garden – What can go Wrong and how to Fix it.”

Taught by Certified Master Gardener Nancy Chase, this workshop will address common problems in vegetable gardens, including blights, septoria leaf spot, pH and more. Learn what these plant destroyers are, how to identify and test for them, how to take action and treat them, and where to go for additional help. Whatever your skill level in the garden, this workshop is the place to start. Bring all your questions about your garden. Participants are asked to sign up in advance at the at the library or by calling 279-0580.

SMA Second Annual Duck Race

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A fun, family-friendly event hosted by Brown’s Brewery at 50 Factory Hill Road in North Hoosick, the Second Annual “Quack” will be held, on Saturday May 30 from 3 to 7 pm.

The focus of this event is a quarter mile rubber-ducky race down the Walloomsac River. Ducks will be sold for $10 each, or 3 ducks for $20. First place wins $1000, 2nd place $250 and 3rd place $100.  The event includes carnival games, carnival food, live entertainment and the most exciting attraction of all – the duck race!

The ducks will be launched at 5:30 pm.

While playing the games and eating great food you can enjoy the sounds of Three’s Harmony (Krissy, Wayne and Sherri) inside the Taproom at Brown’s. Fab DJ Ben Patten will be outside keeping everyone up to date on all of the events as they are happening. Tickets are on sale now.  Last year we sold out, so don’t delay.  You can get your lucky duck ticket or quack pack at St. Mary’s Academy, Thorpe’s Pharmacy and Brown’s Taproom. For more information please call St. Mary’s Academy at 518-686-4314. See you there! Quack! Quack!

HAYC3 Calls For Vendors For Farmers’ Market

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If you grow it, make it or bake it – sell it!

The HAYC3 Artisan Exchange and Farmers Market is back for the 2015 season and is looking for vendors. The market season starts before the Community Band Concert on July 8 and will continue every Wednesday through August in Wood Memorial Park, Main Street, Hoosick Falls (rain location in the Perry Room of the HAYC3 Amory).

Those who produce vegetables and fruits, BBQ, jams, flowers, baked goods, syrups and sauces, dairy products, natural oils and soaps, locally-made wearables – or whatever – sell it with HAYC3 in Hoosick Falls between 4 and 7 pm. Each space size is 10’x10’ and will be $20 per month during the growing season of July through August, or just $5 per week.

For more information on the Farmers Market or about HAYC3, call 518-686-9050, email to contacthayc3@gmail.com, or visit hayc3.org.

Mount Lebanon Volunteer Work Day

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Join us for a volunteer work day on Saturday, May 30 from 10 am to 1 pm to prepare for our upcoming season. This work day will focus on cleaning up the North Family buildings – cleaning, painting, landscaping, etc. Participants should wear appropriate clothes and gear such as gloves and boots. Coffee and pastries from Blueberry Hill Café in New Lebanon will be offered. If you are interested, please contact us at programs@shakerml.org or call 518-794-9100.

The Shaker Museum And Library is hiring. Tour guides are needed to educate visitors about the North Family at Mount Lebanon and the Shakers who lived and worked here from 1787 to 1947. Please visit our website for more details: www.shakerml.org.

The Museum opens for the season at 10 am on Friday, June 19. Museum hours are 10 am to 4 pm through October 12.

Want to know more about the museum and what we’re up to? Get in touch. Send us an email at info@shakerml.org, or call 518-794-9100 x220 for more information.

Back To The 1950s In Music And Garb

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PVMCC will present “The Fabulous 50s Show” with live music by Tune Travelers on Friday, June 19, from 6 to 8 pm. Period costumes are optional, but encouraged, just for the fun of it!

Admission is $10, $5 for seniors. There will be an optional pizza buffet served from 5 to 6 pm for $6.

Tickets are available through Mary Lou Walters at 518-658-0136, or at the door.

The Petersburgh Memorial Community Center is at 71 Main Street in Petersburgh, NY.

Beryl H. Moul Memorial Grange Scholarship Opportunities

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The Beryl H. Moul Memorial Grange Scholarship was established in 1958 by West Sand Lake Grange #949 in memory of prominent Grange Member Beryl H. Moul.  Applicants must be Rensselaer County residents (for at least four years) and must be accepted in an accredited two or four year college program pursuing a career in agriculture, home economics, nursing, natural resource management, environmental engineering or pharmacology.  The application deadline which includes an official High School transcript is June 10, 2015.

Rensselaer County Farm Bureau is proud to sponsor scholarships for candidate (s) interested in pursuing a career in agriculture.  Applications must be postmarked on or before July 1, 2015.  Please send to Rensselaer County Farm Bureau

Eastern New York Farm Bureau Regional Office

PO Box 370

Salem, NY 12865

Phone: 1-866-995-7300 / eny@nyfb.org

Instructions for each scholarship, as well as others, can be found at any Rensselaer County High School Guidance Office or at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County website at www.ccerensselaer.org under “4-H Scholarships” and applications can be found under “4-H Forms.” For questions please contact Kandis at the CCE office of Rensselaer County at 272-4210.