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Berlin Fire Dept. Breakfast To Support Jones Memorial Scholarship
On Sunday, June 1, from 7 to 11 am, the Berlin Fire Department will be holding its monthly breakfast. Breakfast includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, French toast, biscuits with homemade sausage gravy, bacon and sausage, home fries, toast and eggs (sunny side up, over easy or over hard, scrambled). Beverage choice is coffee or tea (both available as decaf), hot chocolate, milk and orange juice.
The price is $7 for adults, $4 for children ages 5-12, free for children under 5. Take-outs are available by calling 658-2890.
All proceeds, after expenses, go to fund the Berlin Fire Department’s Frank Jones Memorial Scholarship awarded to a Berlin Senior at the graduation ceremony.
Join us as we support the Class of 2014.
Walter A. Wood Alumni Reunion
The Walter A. Wood Alumni Association will hold its annual reunion dinner on Saturday, June 14, at the Pittstown Volunteer Emergency Corps Building. Dinner will be served at 12:30 pm. Special classes to be recognized are the graduating classes of 1964, 1954, 1944 and prior years. Any graduate who has not received a letter and is interested in attending, please call Janice Tate at 518-686-7036. Reservations close on June 7.
Petersburgh Public Library News
Vanishing Skills Series
The Petersburgh Public Library will sponsor an informational workshop about dowsing on Saturday, June 14, from 10 to 11:30 am. The workshop will be led by Petersburgh resident Sue Harris. Harris came to Petersburgh in 1972 and has been a dowser and a member of the American Society of Dowsers since 1995.
This workshop is the second installment in the Library’s series about Vanishing Skills. Most of us would associate the skill of dowsing as a traditional means of locating water, and most of us would be fascinated to know about the numerous ways that those same basic tools and skills are used today. Harris will introduce participants to the many uses of this practice over time, from finding a water source, to assisting practitioners of Applied Kinesiology and Feng Shui. Participants will also be able to handle a basic dowsing tool.
Please call 658-2927, email library@petersburghpubliclibrary.org or stop in at the Library to sign up for this workshop.
A small but intrepid group went out foraging with Dan Schnoop on May 3 in the first part of this series. Everyone agreed that the morning was highly informative and highly enjoyable.
Fox Hollow Memories
Did you attend any of the Fox Hollow Festivals back in the day? Do you have any photographs or memorabilia that you would be willing to share with the Library? We would like to copy or scan any items you have for the Town’s historical records. We hope to mount an exhibit about the festival this summer so we would love to hear from you soon. Please contact the Library or Margaret Weinland at 658-3247 or marcat3@gmail.com if you have anything to share.
Grafton Library Hosts Plant, Book And Tag Sale
The Grafton Community Library, located at 2455 NY Route 2, will be the site of a multi-sale event on Saturday, June 14. Doors open at 8 am for the Plant and Book Sale, which will run until 1 pm. A Tag Sale benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will be open until 3 pm.
Proceeds from the plant sale benefit the Lillis Bunce Memorial Award for Grafton high school seniors. The Library will gladly welcome donations of labeled plants during the week of June 9. Plants may be dropped off at the rear of the library. Call 658-3422 with any questions about plant donations.
The book sale will be in the basement. There are still VHS tapes available for free. Stop by the Library to pick up some fresh reading material, plants to enhance your garden and some bargain treasures. You never know what you will find. Visit the Grafton Community Library at www.graftoncommunitylibrary.org for more news about programs and events, or call 279-0580.
Berkshire Highlanders At The New Lebanon Library
The Berkshire Highlanders Pipe Band will perform on the lawn at the New Lebanon Library on Wednesday, June 4, at 6:30 pm. This event is free and open to the public, although donations for the performers are appreciated. Because the concert will be held outdoors, it is weather dependent.
Established in 1976, the Berkshire Highlanders pipe band marches and plays from St. Patrick’s Day in March to Columbus Day in October in a splendid array of college graduations and alumni reunions, patriotic ceremonies, fundraisers and benefits, Highland games and gatherings, fairs and firemen musters and such one-time engagements as the inauguration ceremony for a Massachusetts governor.
For further information on this event or to check on possible postponement due to weather, please call the Library at 518-794-8844. The library is located at 550 State Route 20, ¼ mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.
Shamballa Bracelet Workshop In Grafton
The Grafton Community Library will present a Shamballa Bracelet Workshop as part of the Grafton Community Arts Program awarded grant funding from The Arts Center of the Capital Region. Instructor Joanne Farash of Silver Lining Jewelry will show us how to create a fabulous macramé bracelet embellished with crystal pave beads and inspire us to create many more as great gifts.
Class will be on Saturday, June 7, from 11 am to 1 pm at the Everett Wagar Senior Center, located at 2 Roxborough Road on the corner of NY Route 2. Class size is limited, and advance registration is required, along with a $10 materials fee. Sign up at the Library at 2455 NY Route 2.
Joanne Farash has been designing jewelry since 2006. She incorporates Swarovski crystals and semi-precious gemstones in her pieces. Her creations are available at two Artique co-op locations. She also teaches non-credit classes in jewelry at Hudson Valley Community College.
This project is made possible in part through a Community Art$ Grant, a program funded by The Arts Center of the Capital Region through the New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency. Connect with the Grafton Community Library by phone at 279-0580 or visit www.graftoncommunitylibrary.org.
Grover, Worster And Demary At The New Lebanon Library
Local favorites David Grover, Linda Worster and Puggy Demary will be performing together at the New Lebanon Library on Sunday, June 1, at 2 pm. The group will be performing originals plus a mix of folk and rock from the 50s, 60s and 70s. From the Beatles to Crosby, Stills and Nash, from Simon and Garfunkel to Joni Mitchell, this group is always wonderful. All are welcome and the event is free, although donations for the performers are encouraged.
David Grover has earned countless awards including a Grammy nomination and Artist of the Year. He spent many years as Arlo Guthrie’s lead guitar and band leader. Linda Worster has toured as a solo musician throughout New England, New York and New Jersey. She has opened for many well known artists including Harry Chapin, David Bromberg, Bill Staines and Joan Baez. Puggy Demary has been performing in the Berkshires for decades. He plays bass, guitar and piano, and is a songwriter as well.
For further information, please call the Library at 518-794-8844. The Library is located at 550 State Route 20, ¼ mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.
Brunswick Historical Society Exhibits
Land Indenture Exhibit
The Brunswick Historical Society is currently exhibiting seven beautiful Brunswick land indentures spanning 60 years, from 1770-1830. Two of the documents contain Stephen Van Rensselaer’s signature. Other indentures contain the names Lansing, Hayner, Bornt, Clum, Bonesteel, Snyder and Simmons. The Brunswick Historical Society is open Wednesdays, 1 to 3 pm, and Saturdays, 10 am to 3 pm and is located at the 1881 Garfield School, 605 Brunswick Road, Brunswick.
“My Secret Brunswick” Art Show
The Brunswick Historical Society will host the opening and reception of the art show and sale, My Secret Brunswick, on Thursday, June 5, at 6:30 pm at the Garfield School, 605 Brunswick Road, Brunswick. The event will feature the art work of 16 local artists including textiles, woodworking, painting and photography. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the BHS at 279-4024.
Local Students Inducted Into Phi Theta Kappa Academic Honor Society
More than 130 students from Hudson Valley Community College were recently inducted into the Alpha Xi Sigma chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international academic honor society for students at two-year colleges.
The local students who were inducted are:
• Erika Pelletier of Petersburgh who is studying in the Early Childhood program.
• Matthew Coleman of Stephentown who is studying in the Business Administration program.
Membership in Phi Theta Kappa is indicative of academic excellence. Those inducted are matriculated students who have met standards including a grade point average of 3.71 or higher. The College’s Alpha Xi Sigma chapter recognizes and promotes scholarship, develops leadership, encourages service and cultivates fellowship among qualified students of the college.