The 12th Annual Mohican Algonquian Peoples Seminar will be held at the NYS Museum on Saturday, September 15, from 9 am to 4 pm. Mohican Tribal members, researchers and archaeologists will do presentations of Mohicans, past and present. We live on Mohican land. Learn more about the land you live on. The Mohican Reservation is in Wisconsin, but this area is their ancestral land. The fee for the seminar is $20. Bring your own lunch. For information, go to www.nativeamericanhudsonriver.org or call 518-369-8116. This year we have several local towns being highlighted – Coeymans, Staats Island and Lebanon Springs.
Cans For Cancer
Terri Burdick, a member of the Hoosier Hopefuls Relay for Life team, collects cans and bottles all year long for the American Cancer Society. Call her for pick-up at 686-7851 or bring your redeemables to the Nickelback Redemption Center on lower Carey Avenue in Hoosick Falls and add to our account. Why not even donate a few of your own when redeeming? Any donation is appreciated. It is a great way to help a great cause.
Old Chatham Union Cemetery Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Old Chatham Union Cemetery Corporation will be held on Saturday, September 15, at 2pm in the Vedder Hall of the Malden Bridge Community Center located at 1087 Albany Turnpike, in Malden Bridge.
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Pets In The Park Day At GLSP
Grafton Lakes State Park is hosting the first ever Pets in the Park Day. This event is on September 8 from 11 am to 3 pm. Bring your pet to the Deerfield picnic area in Grafton Lakes State Park for a day full of tail wagging and great fun. The event is free with Park admission.
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Rensselaer Land Trust News
Rensselaer Plateau Traverse
Saturday and Sunday, September 8 and 9.
This is a strenuous two day hike with some off trail bushwhacking and significant elevation change. We will be traveling approximately 15 miles each day. Participants must be in excellent physical condition. There is a $10 suggested donation to offset fuel costs. As part of the Hudson River Valley Ramble, pre-registration is required. This is your chance to see some beautiful areas of the Plateau that are not open to the public. [Read more…] about Rensselaer Land Trust News
Fish Available For Pond Stocking
The Rensselaer County Soil & Water Conservation District’s Annual Fish Stocking Program is currently taking orders for rainbow and brook trout as well as largemouth bass, channel catfish, fathead minnows and crayfish. Call the Conservation District at 518-271-1740 for an order form with more information on stocking. Orders will be taken up to October 5 with the distribution to be held on Friday, October 12, at 1 pm.
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William T. Quidgeon
Pittstown – William T. Quidgeon, 24, of Eycleshymer Road, Pittstown, NY, died on Friday evening, August 24, 2012, at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, NY, surrounded by his loving family.
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Jean M. Wheeler
West Lebanon – Jean M. Drowne Wheeler, 66, of Schoolhouse Road, West Lebanon, NY, died early Monday morning August 27, 2012, surrounded by her loving family under the care of Community Hospice of Columbia-Greene.
Born January 27, 1946, in Troy, NY, she was the daughter of Molly Seaman Drowne of Chatham, NY, and the late Roland Drowne. She was the loving wife of Russell I. Wheeler, whom she married on May 25, 1968, in the Brainard Methodist Church.
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Laureen A. Cure
New Lebanon/Stephentown – Laureen A. Mitchell Cure, 69, (aka Nani, Sis or Birdie) of Route 22, Stephentown, NY, died suddenly at her residence on Tuesday, August 28, 2012.
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Janice Rose Bergevin
Hoosick Falls – Janice Rose Bergevin, 70, died on Sunday, August 19, 2012, at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls in Hoosick Falls, NY. She was born March 7, 1942, in Watertown, NY, and was the daughter of August William and Rosemary (Quin) Bergevin.
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