The Mountain Road School is sponsoring the Second Annual Shaking Off the Winter Blues Concert, a musical celebration for the entire family, on Sunday, April 7, from 1 to 5 pm. This year the concert will be held at the Richmond Congregational Church, one mile east of the NY border off Route 295 in Richmond, MA. Eight musical performances and four hours of live music will offer something for every musical taste from child to adult.
The afternoon kicks off with Sandy & Sandy playing a high energy, foot stomping blend of blues and country. Other featured performers include Paul de Jong, cellist, composer and co-founder of the internationally acclaimed band “The Books,” local favorites Linda Worster and JoAnne Spies, Divinitress, Dar Nico & Chris, with an eclectic mix of musical styles, and The Mountain Road Children’s Ensemble. The school’s house dance band, The Mountain Rodents, with Mark Kelso, Richard Green, Jon Stevens and Chris St. Clair, will close the concert with a dance jam.
Admission is $15 per person or $25 per family. A silent auction with local goods and services and delicious home made foods are part of the afternoon event.
The Mountain Road School was founded in 1975 as an independent school and serves children pre-school through grade 8. The school is known for its small, multi-aged classrooms and long standing commitment to nature-based education. Enrollment for the 2013-14 is underway with openings at all grade levels. Information is available at the school’s website www.mountainroadschool.org.
AARP Defensive Driving Course In Hoosick Falls
The Hoosick Area Senior Center is offering an AARP defensive driving course on Wednesday, April 17, from 9 am to 3:30 pm. The cost is $17 for AARP members, $19 for non-members. Call 686-7561 to sign up in advance; seating is limited.
AARP Defensive Driving Course In Grafton
Rensselaer County’s Everett Wagar Senior Center, 2 Roxborough Road, Grafton will be holding an AARP Safe Driving Course, on Tuesday, April 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a break at noon for lunch, available at the Center.
Save up to 10% on your car insurance! The cost is $17 for AARP members and $19 for non-members. Please call Penny at 279-3413 or stop at the Center for reservations. Spaces are limited.
Cans For Cancer
Help out yourself and a great cause too! Please bring your redeemable cans and bottles to the Nickelback Redemption Center on lower Carey Avenue in Hoosick Falls and donate them, or some of them, to the Hoosier Hopefuls Relay for Life team! We raise money for the American Cancer Society, hoping to find a cure for this disease! You can also call Terri Burdick at 518-686-7851 for pick-up of your bottles and cans!
The Johnsonville Rescue Squad Breakfast
The Johnsonville Rescue Squad located at 4 River Road in Johnsonville is holding its monthly breakfast on Sunday, April 7, from 7:30 to 11 am.The cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children. Eggs, French toast, pancakes, sausage, omelets, hash browns, juice, fruit and coffee are on the men.
For more information, call 753-9549.
Join The Squad
This would be a good time to drop off your returns and check into signing up to volunteer to become a member of the Rescue Squad.
Berlin Fire Department Breakfast
On Sunday, April 7, from 7 to 11 am, the Berlin Fire Department will be holding its fresh, hot off the griddle, monthly breakfast. For your eating pleasure we include all-you-can-eat pancakes, French toast and biscuits for our homemade sausage gravy, sausage and bacon, toast, home fries and eggs (scrambled, sunny side, over easy or over hard). Beverage choices include coffee, tea, (both decaf available), hot chocolate, milk and orange juice.
Prices are $7 for adults, $4 for kids 5-10 and free for kids under 5. Please join us before church, grocery run or whatever you may be doing for the day and have a great start to the morning.
The Ladies Auxiliary will be holding a bake sale this month and a plant sale at the May breakfast.
LaCroix On Dean’s List At Springfield College
Nicole B. LaCroix from Hoosick Falls, earned Dean’s List status at Springfield College in Springfield, MA, for the 2012 fall semester. LaCroix is currently a Rehabilitation and Disability Studies major with a concentration in Occupational Therapy.
Ashley Bloomfield Makes Dean’s List At RIT
Ashley Bloomfield of Stephentown, a second-year student in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering, made the Dean’s List for the Winter 2013 quarter.
Rochester Institute of Technology is internationally recognized for academic leadership in computing, engineering, imaging science, sustainability, and fine and applied arts, in addition to unparalleled support services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students
Ryan Sams Re-enlists In New York Army National Guard
Major General Patrick A. Murphy, the Adjutant General, announced the recent re-enlistment of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their continuing commitment to serve community, state and nation as part of the Army National Guard.
Specialist Ryan Sams from Berlin has re-enlisted to continue service with the Headquarters and Support Company, 42nd Infantry Division.
Murphy said, “Keeping those ready forces in our ranks mean that New York is ready to provide forces for state missions here at home, as we saw during Hurricane Sandy, or for the federal missions supporting our nation around the country and around the world.”
The Art Of Constance Alexander At SLCA
The gallery at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts will exhibit the art of Constance Alexander from April 1 to May 15. “The animals, flowers and farmlands that surround me are so captivating, that it only seems right that I should work at representing their purity and simplicity,” she said of her work. [Read more…] about The Art Of Constance Alexander At SLCA