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22nd Annual Bird Seed Sale Fundraiser For Dyken Pond

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Order a premium bag of bird seed while supporting the programs of the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center.  Proceeds from this fundraiser go towards scholarships for children at the Summer Nature Camp and land protection efforts. Stock up to last the winter!

Seed And Prices

Premium Mixed – 40 lb. bag – $22

Niger – 20 lb. bag – $18

Sunflower Hearts 20 lb. bag – $25

Black Oil Sunflower – 40 lb. bag – $25

Hi-Energy Suet Cakes – $2 each

Order By October 12

The last day to order is Sunday, October 12. Pick-up date and time is Saturday, October 18, between 9 am and 12 noon at Capital Agway, 1333 NY 7, Troy. A 10% discount will be offered on any bird related items purchased at Agway during pickup. Arrangements can also be made for pick-up at the Rensselaer County Government Center or at the Dyken Pond Center.

To order, contact Nick Conrad at nbconrad@msn.com. All orders by email will be confirmed and payment accepted on pick up day.

Picturing Nature: A Nature Photography Series At The Dyken Pond Center

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The Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center is hosting a two part nature photography series taught by Scott and Denise Stoner on October 11 and 18 from 10 am to 12 pm.

The first session will cover cameras, lenses, light, composition, focus, aperture, and shutter speed. Participants will then have a week to practice their new skills. The second session will critique participants’ new photos and cover basic editing techniques. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Any style camera is welcome, even cell phones. Please contact the Center at 518-658-2055 to register. The fee is $30 for non-members; $25 for members.

Hopkins Forest Welcomes Deer Hunters

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Hopkins Memorial Forest in Williamstown will again be open to deer hunting by special permit during the 12 day shotgun season this fall. The 2014 Massachusetts deer shotgun season runs from December 1 to December 13, excluding Sunday, December 7, and a limited number of complimentary permits will be issued to hunters from local communities. Applications, which can be obtained from the Center for Environmental Studies at Williams College, are due back to the Center by November 1. They will be evaluated on a first-come, first-served basis and permits will be issued to selected hunters by mid-November.

Annually, 75 to 100 hunters are awarded permits to hunt in this research and teaching forest owned by Williams College, which closes the Forest to other recreational users during the hunt. Hunter surveys from recent seasons indicate that typically five to ten deer are harvested from the area each year. Such reductions in the herd help to minimize browse damage to the forest’s understory and herb layer and protect ecological research areas. Due to possible conflicts with other forest uses, no other hunting, aside from the 12 day deer shotgun season, is allowed in Hopkins Forest.

The College gives preference in awarding permits to its neighbors; although, in the past, hunters have come from across the state to hunt the Forest’s rugged terrain. Hunters may obtain a no-fee permit application by contacting the Center for Environmental Studies, Williams College, 54 Stetson Court, Williamstown, MA, 01267, 413-597-2346 or by emailing ajones@williams.edu.

Community Dance At SLCA

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Come join your friends and neighbors at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts for a fun, easy, community dance on Sunday, October 5, at 1:30 pm. There will be live music provided by Set Americain, a local dance band, two members of which, Steve and Betsy Fry, live in Averill Park. The band specializes in the traditional music of Quebec, New England, Ireland and Europe.

Gail Griffith, also from the Averill Park area, will teach fun, simple dances from around the U.S. and the world for every age and ability. No experience is needed, and no partner is needed. All dances will be taught – circles, contras and squares.

Tickets cost $8 for adults and $5 for those under 18. Reservations can be made at 518-674-2007 or www.slca-ctp.org. SLCA is located at 2880 NY 43, Averill Park, NY, and is fully handicapped accessible. There is plenty of free parking.

A Scavenger Hunt For Kids At The Dyken Pond Center

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Grab your little one and come out on October 11 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm for a fun, easy hike and craft at the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center. We will discuss how the plants and animals of Dyken Pond adapt to survive the winter while we collect nature items on our list. We will use the collected items to create a nature craft that can be brought home. This program is free and open to all ages.

Contact the Center for more information at 658-2055 or dykenpond@fairpoint.net or visit www.dykenpond.org for directions and a complete schedule of our fall events.

The Life Of George Holcomb – March Comes In Like A Lion

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Friday, Feb 1, 1833: Today I went to Troy with 14 bushels apples and sold them at fifty cts per bushel. I carried old Mrs. Chamberlain and daughter and John Dean agreed to pay me the cost for carrying his mother – 75 cts.

Saturday: This morning I had a drink brandy and I paid my bill to Sweet’s which was 25 cts. I then came on to the cotton and woolen factory and took breakfast with a man by the name of   — that takes passage with me to Stephentown and paid me 25 cts for his passage. Wm L. Gardner rode with me from Sand Lake Spencers Stage Tavern. Said Gardner’s treated twice and we stopped to John Babcock’s tavern and the factory man treated.  I left my two passengers to Lewis Brown’s store. I got home at sun down.

Sunday: Today I took the cutter and my wife went with me to the south west part of the town to see Fanna Roberts. She tells us that we might depend on her to make our cheese this season.  We called to Doc Elijah Graves to have him come over tomorrow and see Samuel.

Monday: I moved John Sacketts and family consisting of a wife and son Ezra into my house and today I went and returned them to the poor master Johnathan Carpenter.

Friday, March 1: today some stormy and I am unwell with a cold. This afternoon I carried a grist of corn to H. Platt’s mill and left it. I called to Doc E. Graves and got some medicine for my son John Franklin and the operation of said medicine set the child into a fit. We then sent for Doc Graves but he was not to home. I then sent and got Doc Right. The child was releaved in part before Right came but he prescribed medicine immediately and a little relief.

Saturday: This afternoon I took the cutter and rode to Lebanon. I called down to Doc Right’s to have him come and tend to my child. He was not to home and I left word to come. I called to John Tanners store and paid 12 cts for nearly a quart rum. Today a severe cold and blustering, the roads drifted and I froze one of my ears. Tonight Eliza Wylie watched with my son John.

Sunday I took the cutter and went to Isaac Newton’s after slippery elm bark for my sick boy and I fetched Aseneth Newton home to watch tonight.

Monday: Today I tended to chores and drew brother Sylvester a load wood from my swamp. Ira Sheldon helped chop it. Brother Sylvester is quite unwell and today Doc right called to my child.

Tuesday: This morning I took the cutter and carried Aseneth Newton home. There I heard that John Thurber was froze to death near David Sweet’s at the corner.

Two Men Arrested On Gun Charges In Hoosick Falls

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by Steve Bradley

A Hoosick Falls man was arrested last Friday at a home on Second Street. Jonathan Austin, 35, address listed as Elm Street, was placed under arrest at 3:30 pm by State Police. Another 24 year old unidentified man was arrested, but details of that arrest were not released. Both  men were taken to Rensselaer County Jail.

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Birthday Party In New Lebanon For The Reluctant Reformer

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by David Flint

Samuel Tilden, Governor of New York, Presidential Candidate and New Lebanon’s favorite son, was born in that town on February 9, 1814. To celebrate his 200th birthday, just a bit belatedly, the New Lebanon Historical Society hosted a party for the community last Sunday at the Shatford Park Pavilion. The bash included a pig roast, a vast and wonderful assortment of potluck foods, birthday cakes based on a Tilden family recipe and music provided by Wally Stock playing a collection of period recordings on his 1902 Columbia phonograph.

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