The Walter A. Wood High School Alumni Reunion will be held on Saturday, June 13 at 12:30 pm at the Pittstown Volunteer Emergency Corp. Building. This is for 50-year Graduates (1965) and earlier years. If you did not receive a letter and would like to attend, please contact Janice Tate, Treasurer, at 518-686-7036. Reservations deadline is June 6.
Kimberly VanOrman Recognized For Leadership At SUNY Oneonta
Kimberly VanOrman of Petersburgh, has completed Gold Level requirements in SUNY Oneonta’s Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) program.
LEAD@Oneonta is a comprehensive leadership program based on current research and guidelines from the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education. All students can choose to participate in the LEAD program, which aims to better prepare them for life after college by providing a comprehensive picture of leadership and the skills needed for leadership. There are three levels of leadership certification: Silver, Gold and Platinum. To attain each level, students must meet a mix of programmatic and experiential leadership requirements, including membership and leadership in student-run clubs and organizations.
Brunswick Library Events
Story Hour: Thursday at 10:30 and Saturday at 11 am.
Crafternoon: Every other Wednesday at 4:30 pm for ages 5-10. Make a simple craft at the library to take home.
Adult Yoga: Wednesdays from 2:30-3:30. Join this friendly drop-in yoga group. Please bring your own mat. This is a free class with a suggested donation of $1-$5.
Knitting Club: Thursdays from 1-2:30. Come to the library and knit with friends. We have needles and crochet hooks, but please bring your own yarn.
Book and Movie Discussion for Adults: Meets on the third and fourth Fridays of every month at 12:30 pm. The first time we discuss the book, the second we watch the movie. You are welcome to come for either, or both weeks. Come for the book and movie and enjoy the refreshments.
Popular Fiction Book Club: Meets the third Tuesday of the month at 7 pm. Join us for some light refreshments and great discussion.
Library Book Sale: May 30 from 10:30 to 2 pm.
Dr. Who Day: May 31 from 1 to 4 pm. Keep calm and get to the Tardis– it’s Dr. Who Day at the library. Come in costume, watch some favorite episodes, play some Dr. Who Trivia, and eat some fish sticks and custard…if you can.
Garden Day Sale: June 6 starting at 9 am.
Library Book Sale: May 30 from 10:30 am to 2 pm.
Red Cross Babysitting Course: June 13 at 10:30 Ages 10 and up. Call the library for more information or to register your child.
Berlin Fire Department Breakfast
On Sunday, June 7, from 7 to 11 am, the Berlin Fire Department will be holding its monthly breakfast.
All proceeds, after expenses, go to fund the Berlin Fire Departments Frank Jones Memorial Scholarship awarded to a Berlin Senior at the graduation ceremony. Scholarship applications are available at the High School Guidance Office. Join us as we support the Class of 2015.
Breakfast includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, french toast, biscuits with homemade sausage gravy, bacon and sausage, home fries, toast and eggs (sunny side, over easy or over hard, scrambled). Beverage choice of coffee or tea (both available as decaf), hot chocolate, milk, and orange juice.
Prices are $8 for adults, $5 for children ages 5-12, children under 5 is no charge. Takeouts are available at 658-2890.
VFW Post 7466 All You Can Eat Breakfast Buffet
Join us at the Sullivan Jones VFW Post 7466 in Poestenkill on June 14 from 8 to 11 am. Enjoy our regular buffet including scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, home fries, pancakes, homemade French toast, Country Style Sausage Gravy-n-Biscuits, fruit, juice, tea and coffee. “Build your own Omelets with ham, bacon, sausage, cheeses, mushrooms, peppers and onions.
Adults – regular buffet $8 with Omelet $10 Children 6 to 12 $4 and under 5 free.
Petersburgh Republicans Seeking Candidates For November Election
As happens every two years, local elections will take place in November throughout New York State. In Petersburgh the Town Republicans are looking for candidates to fill various positions in Town government. These include Town Supervisor, two Town Councilpersons, Justice of the Peace, Highway Superintendent and Tax Collector. Anyone interested in standing for election to any of these position as a Republican candidate is strongly encouraged to attend the Republican Caucus on June 11 at 7 pm at the Veterans’ Memorial Hall. You need not be a registered Republican to run for office but it will require registered Republicans to place and second your nomination.
It is important not only for our Town but also for the very future of our nation and the democratic process that our citizens take an active role in local government. We thus strongly encourage a new generation of young voters to become active in this June’s Republican Caucus and in the November election.
HAYC3 Offers Texas Hold’Em Tournament
Due to the popularity of our Texas Hold’em Tournaments, HAYC3 is expanding to a second monthly night for the event. Dates are June 5 and 19. Newcomers and experienced players are all welcome. Doors open at 6 pm, with play beginning at 6:30. The buy in is $35 with an option for a $10 add-on. The HAYC3 Armory is located at 80 Church Street on the corner of Elm Street in historic downtown Hoosick Falls. For more information, call 518-686-9050 or visit the HAYC3 website: www.hayc3.org.
Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department Texas Hold’Em
The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday May 30 in the Stephentown Fire Hall, 35 Grange Road in Stephentown, NY. The doors will open at 5:30 pm and close at 6:00 pm. Play begins at 6:15 sharp.
A free buffet will be served at the first break and refreshments will be available.
No advance registration is required. A donation of $35.00 will be accepted and give the player 7,500 in chip value. Players can make an additional $10.00 donation at the door for 2,500 extra in chip. This tournament will pay one place for every 10 players with a minimum of four places and a maximum of 9 places.
The next Texas Hold’em date in the Stephentown Fire Hall will be July 18.
For further information, please call John Linton at 518-733-0469
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony For Newest Addition To Hoosic River Greenway
submitted by Shelly Stiles
Please join us to celebrate the addition of “Skorupski Landing” to the Hoosic River Greenway. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be held Friday, June 12 at 4 pm at the Greenway and the Route 22 bridge in Hoosick Falls.
Several local and regional businesses and foundations gave generously to the fund to purchase the 6-acre parcel along the Hoosic River, an effort completed in March 2015. They will be acknowledged and thanked at the event, which will also include a walk along the river on the Landing, and refreshments. The event is sponsored by the Village of Hoosick Falls and the Hoosic River Greenway Committee.
John Skorupski loved the outdoors and the many places he called “home.” He was particularly fond of the Hoosic River and he was very pleased at the thought of future generations enjoying such a beautiful environment along the trail. The Village and the Committee are grateful to John and his family for agreeing to sell their land along the river. Acquiring and protecting the parcel has been a high priority for the Committee since it began its work in 2005.
The group hopes to create a picnicking area, a canoe/kayak launch and take-out site, and a swimming beach at the Landing, among other amenities.
The event will go on rain or shine. For more information or to RSVP, contact the Village Clerk at 518-686-7072.
RPA Landowner Open House
The Rensselaer Plateau Working Forest Initiative will host a free open house on Tuesday, June 2 from 3 to 7 pm at the Old Daley Inn on Crooked Lake in Sand Lake. “This will be a great chance for landowners to learn about land conservation opportunities that might be available to them,” said RPA President Jim Bonesteel. There will be a number of tables with experts who can answer questions about Forest Legacy funding or the sale of development rights, the Master Forest Owner program, and conservation easements and other land conservation tools. We will also have an attorney/land use planner to answer legal questions and an ecologist and mapping specialist who can talk to you about the ecology of your land on the Plateau. Representatives from the Agricultural Stewardship Association, NYSDEC, New York Forest Owners Association, Rensselaer Land Trust and the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance will be available. This workshop is for people who would like to conserve their forestlands for future generations, are considering selling or donating development rights on their forestlands, or are interested in other programs listed above. For information, directions or to express interest visit http://www.rensselaerplateau.org or call 518-794-9160.