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Stephentown Memorial Library Late December Events

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• Holiday Bake Sale at the Stephentown Memorial Library – Saturday, December 21, from 10 am to 2 pm. Help the Library by supporting the sale with donations and/or purchases. Spread the word and boost our proceeds!! Let us help you with your holiday baking and gift buying. Think “visions of sugar plums” and select from an assortment of cookies, candies, breads, pies and cakes. All items are baked by local volunteers and will be delicious! Donations of baked goods are most welcome and may be dropped off at SML on Friday, December 20. If you plan to bake, please let us know.

• Movie Matinee – Thursday, December 26, at 2 pm in the SML Community Room. Looking for something fun to do on school vacation? Come to the SML for a movie matinee. This beloved family film, Finding Nemo, tells the tale of a young clownfish who goes on a big adventure. The movie is rated G, and the running time is 100 minutes. Popcorn and drinks will be served.

• Pajama Story Time – Thursday, December 26, at 6:30 pm in the Community Room. You’ve got the pajamas, we’ve got the stories! Parents/caregivers and their children are welcome to join us for bedtime stories. Come snuggle up and listen to some holiday stories, sing a few holiday songs and enjoy some cocoa and cookies. Join the fun and bring a friend! Registration is encouraged but not required.

Holiday Closings

SML will be closed Tuesday, December 24, and Wednesday, December 25, for Christmas and also Tuesday, December 31 and Wednesday, January 1 for New Year’s.

For more information, call the Library at 733-5750. Check our website,www.stephentownlibrary.org, for regular updates.

Letter To The Editor – Grafton Penny Social – The Senior Place To Be

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To the editor:

I was fortunate enough to bring Helen Ellett to the Penny Social at the Rensselaer County Everett Wagar Senior Center on Friday, December 13.  The tables were full of seniors and non-seniors from Grafton, Petersburgh, Berlin and Stephentown.

The four women who worked so hard on the event did such a fantastic job. The women, Helen Petrie, Connie Alderman, Marge Littlejohn and Ruth Nichols worked for days to make the event fun for all. They were able to secure some very original and eclectic gifts in addition to providing a day of fun for the senior communities. Items such as puzzles, books, pottery, jewelry, homemade jams/jelly, Christmas decorations, cookware, crocheted afghans were just a few of the items they offered in the Penny Social.

As winners were drawn you could hear the laughter and clapping throughout the entire building. Many non-seniors also attended and joined in on the fun.

Everyone in attendance also enjoyed looking at the beautifully decorated miniature tree display. It’s so interesting to see how over 25 trees are all so originally decorated. Donna Walker should be so proud of the wonderful job she does each year with the display of trees.

The local communities are very fortunate to have such an innovative group of seniors that stop at nothing to make the Center enjoyable for all.

Thank you ladies!

Linda Laveway

Grafton

Tsatsawassa Protective Fire Co. Breakfast Rescheduled

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Because of the weekend snow storm the Tsatsawassa Protective Fire Company postponed its scheduled December breakfast until Sunday, December 22, during which Santa’s workshop will be held with Santa reported to be visiting.

Breakfast hours are from 8 until 11 am and the meal consists of pancakes or French toast, bacon or sausage, eggs and beverages at a cost of $6 for adults and $3 for those 5 to 12. Children under age 5 eat for free.

Also for sale will be a number of wreaths for those last minute decorations, especially for the gravesite of loved ones.

Cans For Cancer

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Tis the season of caring and sharing.  Please think about donating your cans and bottles to the Hoosier Hopefuls Relay for Life team, raising money for the American Cancer Society. Drop off your donations to the Nickelback Redemption Center on lower Carey Avenue in Hoosick Falls or call Terri Burdick, 518-686-7851, for pick-ups. An easy way is also to donate just one part of your own as you redeem.  It’s a great way to help a great cause.

George C. Jones

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Petersburgh – George C. Jones Jr. passed away on December 16, 2013, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT, after being stricken at his home on Dayfoot Road in Petersburgh, NY. He was born in Troy, NY, on October 12, 1924, to the late George D. and Esther P. Snyder Jones. He married Barbara Wager on July 12, 1947; she passed away on April 22, 2011.

George attended Berlin Schools in Berlin, NY. He entered the United States Army at age 19 and with Company 1, 354th Infantry he traveled to central Europe, Normandy, Northern France and the Rhineland. Upon being discharged he was employed in various positions at W.J. Cowee Inc. in Berlin, Warren Wire (General Cable) in Pownal, VT, Art Goodermote Carpentry in Berlin and Lawrence Church Logging in Petersburgh. He retired from the Greyhound Bus Company in Albany in 1981.

George was a Petersburgh Volunteer firefighter for 25 years and then served as Fire Commissioner for eight years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and ice fishing. He taught his grandchildren and great-grandchildren to hunt and fish. He also enjoyed woodworking, and his family truly enjoyed his handmade gifts.

George is survived by his two loving daughters, Sandra L. and husband David Hewitt and Susan M. Jones, both of Petersburgh, five grandchildren, Machelle and husband Jim Hurlburt of Hoosick Falls, NY, David Hewitt Jr. of Petersburgh, Gretchen Gundrum and Henry Quinones of South Burlington, VT, and Amanda Morse and Krystyn Denue, both of Bennington, ten great-grandchildren, Joseph Nusca, Anthony (“AJ”) and Ziena (“Z”) Hurlburt of Hoosick Falls, Joshua and Hannah Gundrum of Bennington, Eathan and Maeson Morse of Bennington, Tristan and Zachary Quinones of South Burlington and Ian Denue of Bennington, as well as many beloved nieces, nephews, neighbors and friends.

George is pre-deceased by his sister, Margaret Jones Maynard, a sister-in-law, Ruth Wager Woodcock, and his brothers-in-law, Raymond Woodcock and Frank Grant Sr.

Per George’s request there will be no services at this time. In the spring of 2014 there will be a Memorial Life Celebration for George and Barbara Jones. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in George’s memory to the Petersburgh Fire Department.

To leave a message of condolence for the family or to light a memorial candle please visit www.parkerbrosmemorial.com.

Richard G. Percey

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Hoosick Falls – Richard Grant Percey, 85, died on Friday, December 13, 2013, at the Bennington Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bennington, VT.

Born in Bennington on June 5, 1928, Richard was the son of the late Raymond F. and Alicia Armstrong Percey. He was a 1946 graduate of Bennington High School and served his country in the Army from 1946 to 1948. He later attended Perdue University. A resident of Hoosick Falls, NY, since 1967, Richard was employed for twelve years as a bartender in several area restaurants and clubs before taking employment with Norplex Division of Allied Signal in Hoosick Falls from where he retired in 1993 following 28 years of service.

Richard was a member of the Bennington Lodge of Elks and enjoyed wet fly fishing, photography, woodworking, downhill skiing, electronics and reading. He was a communicant of the Immaculate Conception Church in Hoosick Falls.

Richard was the husband of the late Stasia I. Miller Percey, father of Richard C. Percey of Westover, VT, Donald Percey of California and Darlene Knight of Washington. He is also survived by one grandchild

A funeral Mass for Richard was celebrated on Tuesday, December 17, at 10:30 am in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Hoosick Falls. The Reverend Thomas Zelker, pastor, was the celebrant. Following cremation, inurnment will take place in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Hoosick Falls.

Contributions, in memory of Richard G. Percey, may be made to the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad. Arrangements are by the Thomas M. Barber Funeral Home in Petersburgh, NY.

Please visit www.parkerbrosmemorial.com for additional information.