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Edelmann Sales Open House

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Edelmann’s will host its Fall Open House this Saturday, October 27, from 9 am to 3 pm. They will offer door prizes, refreshments and special deals throughout the store, including up to 50% off on all leftover snowmobile apparel and  rebates of up to $1,500 on leftover snowmobiles, ATVs and dirt bikes.
There will be special discount pricing for just this one day on all in stock apparel and accessories as well as on the large stock of snowmobiles, motorcycles and ATVs.
Edelmann Sales Inc. is at 172 Edelmann Lane, Troy. The phone is 518-663-5573. You can visit on the web at www.edelmannsales.com.

A WW II Soldier Writes To His Mother

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The Friends of the Brunswick Community Library welcome James Breig, author of Searching for Sgt. Bailey, at 6 pm on Friday, October 26, at the Library on Rte. 2 in Brunswick.  Breig, a retired journalist, chanced upon a collection of letters from a WW II soldier writing to his mother.  Intrigued, he sought to find out more about the writer. The result of his research is this 300 page biography, a salute to the common soldier of World War II. Admission is free and refreshments will be served.

Johnsonville Rescue Squad Breakfast

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The Johnsonville Rescue Squad located at 4 River Road is holding its monthly breakfast  on Sunday, November 4, from 7:30 to 11:30 am. The cost for adults is $6, children $3. The menu consists of eggs, French toast, pancakes, sausage, omelets, hash browns,  juice, fruit and coffee. For more information, call 753-9549.

Stephentown Texas Hold’em

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The Volunteer Fire Department  will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, October 22, in the Stephentown Fire Hall, located at 35 Grange Hall Road in Stephentown. The doors will open at 5:30 pm and close at 6 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, and a donation of $35 per player will be accepted. Players can make an additional $10 donation at the door for 1,000 extra chips. This tournament will pay one place for every ten players with a minimum of four places and a maximum of 9 places.
For more information, please call John Linton at 518-733-0469.

Holiday Dried Flower Designs To Benefit Scholarship Fund

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by Gail Turi
Members of the Cambridge Area Branch of the Woman’s National Farm and Garden Association held a floral design workshop on Thursday, October 11. Several members gathered at the Wood Park meeting room to create designs using dried plant material. These arrangements, created for the fall and winter holiday season, will be sold at a Silent Auction at the Cambridge Branch of the Glens Falls National Bank. The proceeds will benefit the Branch’s Scholarship Fund.
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Travels With A Masked Man – A Look Behind The Curtain Of The 1960s CIA

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Hubbard Hall Theater Company Artistic Director John Hadden brings us a new version of his solo theater piece, Travels with a Masked Man, based upon interviews with his father who was the CIA station chief in Israel during the 1967 Six Day War. It is a play about deception, “the game” of espionage and rough filial love.
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Friends Of Grafton Lakes Annual Dinner Meeting

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The Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park invite neighbors and newcomers to their Annual Dinner Meeting featuring Animal Tracks & Tales, a lecture by local animal tracker Dan Yacobellis of Tamakoce Wilderness Programs. The dinner and lecture will be on Thursday, November 1, at 6 pm at the Grafton Inn, and reservations are required through the Park by calling 279-1155.
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Rev. Ken Webster Installed As Pastor Of The Hoosick Falls First Baptist Church

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by Bea Peterson
In a beautiful Installation Service on Sunday, October 21, Rev. Ken Webster was installed as Pastor of the Hoosick Falls First Baptist Church. Master of ceremonies for the service was Carol Gaillard. Kendal Baker welcomed everyone to the event.
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