Dear Sir,
I am in awe of the number of people in this community who went out of their way using their time and finances to do for others during these past few months. I am not even aware of all of the different organizations that participated in bringing joy and financial relief to many of the families in our area. I would like to list them but am afraid that I would leave some out. I do know that there are school employees and many churches in the surrounding communities that collected money and items and distributed them where needed most.
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Berlin
Apron Exhibit Now At The Berlin Library
Presentation On The Underground Railroad
The Poestenkill Historical Society will be celebrating Black History Month with a special presentation on The Underground Railroad. The guest speaker will be Judy Rowe, Sand Lake historian. Rowe has researched and written many articles and given workshops and lectures in many areas. Her lecture, “The Invisible Road to Freedom,” focuses on the Underground Railroad in Rensselaer County.
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Events At Grafton Lakes And Cherry Plain State Parks
February 20 – Monday – Grafton Lakes State Park Winter Recess Program – Winter Bird Monitoring and Count at 10 am. Join our Park’s avid bird lovers in observing the winter bird populations and monitoring nesting sites within the Park. Learn all about our diverse feathered population. Make your own pine cone bird feeder to bring home. Meet at the Park Office. The cost is $3 per person which includes snowshoe rental. Registration is required.
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Berlin Fire Department Breakfast
On Sunday, February 5, 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.
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Nancy L. Mroz
Berlin – Nancy L. Saunders Church Mroz, 56, of Park Avenue, Berlin, NY, died on Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at Albany Medical Center after a long illness.
Born July 7, 1955, in Troy, NY, she was the daughter of the late Murry R. and Edna Weaver Saunders Sr. She was the wife of Michael R. Mroz, whom she married in Adams, MA, on Valentine’s Day 1998. A 1973 graduate of Berlin Central High School, she was a former member of the Petersburgh United Methodist Church.
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Healing Trip To Vietnam Fund-Raiser Draws Large Crowd
by Mary Lou Walters
The Taconic Valley American Legion Auxiliary’s Fund-raiser to support Wally O’Neil’s healing trip to Vietnam was a nice success. On Saturday over 100 people came out in frigid weather to enjoy a wonderful variety of food, great music and an awesome eclectic Chinese auction. Kathy Jaeger donated the door prize of a huge valentine basket which held all kinds of romantic items. April Stevens won that prize. Her father, Walter Walters, won the 50/50 and donated that back. [Read more…] about Healing Trip To Vietnam Fund-Raiser Draws Large Crowd
Tracey Goodermote And William Rifenburgh To Be Wed
Dwight and Sharon Goodermote of Petersburgh happily announce the engagement of their daughter, Tracey Jane Goodermote, to William “Bill” Howard Rifenburgh, Jr., son of William and Gayle Rifenburgh of Hoosick. [Read more…] about Tracey Goodermote And William Rifenburgh To Be Wed
Apron Exhibit At The Berlin Library
Do you remember your mother or grandmother busy in the kitchen preparing her favorite recipes? Do you remember the colorful aprons she used to wear?
Come and see the collection of aprons on display at the Berlin Library, courtesy of Cherry Plain resident, Susan Womersley. [Read more…] about Apron Exhibit At The Berlin Library
Berlin Municipal Center Is Reborn With Purchase Of Berlin Lumber
A New Era Begins For Berlin
by Kieron Kramer
At its first regular meeting of the new year the Berlin Town Board voted unanimously to purchase the former Berlin Lumber facility for use as a municipal center that will include a Town Hall and Town Highway Garage. Almost 40 people attended the meeting, and it seemed that they might have been there just to get a view of the new Town Board in action with its three new Board members, Tara Cinney, Dean Maxon and John Winn. But many were there hoping the Board would address the Berlin Lumber issue and wanted to be present when it did. [Read more…] about Berlin Municipal Center Is Reborn With Purchase Of Berlin Lumber