A Rabies Clinic will be held on Thursday, October 16, at the Town of Berlin Municipal Center, 17563 NY Route 22 in Cherry Plain (formerly Berlin Lumber). All rabies vaccines, dog-DHLPP vaccines and cat-FURCP vaccines cost $10 each; cash only! Cats will be treated from 6 to 7 pm, dogs from 7 to 8 pm. No appointment is necessary. Call Doug Goodermote at 658-3308 if you have questions.
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Berlin Town Board Action – Short And Sweet
by Kieron Kramer
The September Berlin Town Board meeting on Thursday, September 11, was short and sweet. It lasted one root beer barrel and one hot cinnamon candy. Berlin Town Clerk Anne Maxon provides hard candy for the meetings, and this month she included root beer barrels – the penny candy from yesteryear. They are highly recommended.
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Sugarman At The Berlin Library
Writer Robert Sugarman will read from his new mystery novel, Deadman’s Float, a Henrietta Brown Mystery, on Saturday, September 20, at 2 pm at the Berlin Free Town Library.
Sugarman sets his novel in a small Vermont town. It’s summer in the 1960s, and his Miss Marple-like protagonist, Henrietta Brown, arrives for her daily swim at a local lake. Much to her horror, she finds a dead man’s body staring at her from underneath the raft. She recognizes him immediately. He’s Al Kaplan, the much disliked President of nearby Kent College. Henrietta then finds herself totally immersed in the investigation.
A native of Syracuse, Sugarman is well known for his work in the theater. His full length plays have been produced at the H. B. Playwrights Foundation, Traveling Stage in Albany,, Oldcastle Theatre, Williamsburg Theatre Project, Southern Vermont College and Actors Alley (Los Angeles). His most recent play, Kaufman’s Barbershop, was produced by Shakespeare & Co. of Lenox, MA, in the summer of 2013. He and his wife, Sally, currently host a weekly radio show, Theatre Talk, on WBTN.
Sugarman has taught at Cazenovia College, Bennington College, SUNY Albany and Southern Vermont College. His other writings include Circus Learning Around the World (2001) and Performing Shakespeare: a Way to Learn (2005).
Come join us for a wonderful literary afternoon with Robert Sugarman. Copies of Dead Man’s Float will be available for purchase. Refreshments will be served.
Berlin/Petersburgh Historical Trivia Night
The Taconic Valley Historical Society will present Historical Trivia Night at its September meeting. The meeting will be led by Sharon Klein, Berlin Town Historian, and Carol Alderman, President of the Historical Society. Klein and Alderman, being lifelong residents, have an in depth knowledge of the Berlin/Petersburgh area and families. If you have an interest in local history or are new to the area and wish to learn more about the history of our communities, please attend.
The meeting is Monday, September 15, at 7:30 pm at the Methodist Church on South Main Street in Berlin and is open to the public free of charge. Refreshments will be served.
Berlin Rescue Squad Café
On Friday, September 19, the Berlin Rescue Squad will be holding its monthly delicious Fish Fry Dinner. For $10 you can enjoy a hearty helping of fried cod on a roll, French fries, coleslaw, brownie and soda or water. Eat in or take out – its up to you.
We have also decided to serve mini-hot dogs as well. These can be purchased in a meal – $10 for 10 dogs with fries, brownie and beverage – $5 for 4 dogs with fries, brownie and beverage or purchased a la carte. Call-in orders are welcome, the Firehouse number is 658-2890. The dinner will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the Berlin Fire Department. Please call Stan at 269-8646 with any questions.
Poestenkill VFW Breakfast
The Sullivan-Jones VFW Post 7466 in Poestenkill will be having its monthly buffet breakfast on Sunday, September 14, from 8 to 11 am. The menu includes eggs, home fries, bacon, sausage, pancakes. French toast sticks, fruit, juice, tea, coffee and more. The cost for adults is $8, children 5-12years $4 free for children under 5 years.
Margie Yerton Jones
Berlin – Margie Yerton Jones, 92, passed away on Wednesday evening, September 3, 2014, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT. Born in Berlin, NY, on April 7, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Ada Bly Yerton. Margie had been a lifelong resident of Berlin and was a homemaker most of her life. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, reading and traveling with her late husband Ralph.
She was the wife of the late Ralph C. Jones, who died December 20, 1995, beloved mother of John Jones, Linda Hall and Hattie and husband Barry Buck, all of Berlin, and the late Anne Marie Werner, mother-in-law of Jozsef Werner of Bennington and sister of Donald Yerton of Berlin and the late Dorothy Bentley. She is also survived by 16 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, 8 great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service was Saturday, September 6, at 11:30 am at the Thomas M. Barber Funeral Home, 66 Armsby Road, Petersburgh, NY, with Pastor Peter Seide officiating. Interment followed in Meadowlawn Cemetery, Petersburgh. Relatives and friends called on Saturday prior to the service from 10 to 11:30 am at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Berlin Rescue Squad or to the First Baptist Church of Berlin in memory of Margie Jones.
A condolence book can be found at ParkerBrosMemorial.com.
No One Marches Alone!
Ruck March Is On September 20 From Poestenkill To Grafton And Back
submitted by Gail Smith
The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that there are 52,000 Veterans living in Rensselaer County and the surrounding five counties. Members of the military, from World War II to the War on Terror, experience a myriad of challenges, including post traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, substance abuse and mental health problems and problems associated with reintegration, such as finding employment and stable housing.
Feed Sacks In Poestenkill
Got any old feedsacks? Once an indication of poverty, feedsacks are now gold to whomever owns them. What was a feedsack and how was it used? Learn about these wonderful reflections of America’s rural past. Expect to see and touch great examples of quilts, clothing, dolls and other items made from feedsacks.
All this is going to be made possible by coming to the Poestenkill Historical Society meeting on Tuesday, September 23, at 7 pm at the Town Hall. Kris Driessen, who will be the speaker, is an accomplished quiltmaker, quilt historian, author, researcher and lecturer. Come and listen to all she has to offer – and if you should have any feedsacks, or items made from them, please bring them and share with us.
As always, refreshments will be served. Any questions, please call Gail at 283-4890.
