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Grafton Indoor Yard Sale

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The Second Annual Grafton Indoor Yard Sale will take place on  Saturday, April 20, from 8 am to 3 pm at the Grafton VFW/Fire hall located at 585 County Route 85 in Grafton. Reserve your table today!  Single tables cost $20, and doubles $30. Call Jay at 817-3941 or Noelle at 269-8988 for your reservation.
The yard sale is sponsored by the Grafton Volunteer Fire Department and Grafton Ladies Auxiliary.

Second Annual Daughter’s Ball

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The Second Annual Daughter’s Ball, a community dance, will take place on April 13 from 6 to 9 pm at the Berlin Elementary School. Admission is $5. There will be a DJ, snacks and pictures. The theme is “Glow.” Daughters, wear your best dress.
This event is sponsored by Girl Scout SU 154. Call Tammy at 279-3772 with any questions.

Grafton Planning Board Action – Like A Butterfly

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by Kieron Kramer
Like a butterfly, the life of a plot map approved by the Grafton Planning Board is ephemeral, unless it is filed with the County within the time limit set by the County. If the deadline is missed the subdivision, lot line adjustment or site plan review must be voted on again by the Planning Board, and the map must be signed again by the Planning Board Chairman. At the Grafton Planning Board meeting on Monday, March 18, the only order of business was to resign a map.
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Dyken Pond Summer Camp 2013; Registration Is Now Open

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This year kids can attend one or two week sessions. Please take note of new age groups and dates for 2013.
Touch the Earth – Ages 6 -9, July 22 to July 26 and July 29 to August 2
Adventurers – Ages 10 -13, August 5 to August 9 and August 12 to August 16
The natural world is filled with mystery and beauty. One can spend a lifetime exploring any one of its many secrets. The Summer Outdoor Learning Adventure will kindle interest and spark curiosity about the natural world in which we live. Each one week session will offer age appropriate activities in outdoor living skills, ecology, plants and wildlife and pond study. Each day will be an exciting blend of fun and learning taught through games, crafts, hikes and hands-on discoveries.
Program Fees are: One week session $175 or $155 for members, Two week session $325 or $300 for members.
Space is limited to 25 kids per week, so register early! Registration is on a first come – first served basis.
To register your child, please visit our website at www.dykenpond.org. Click on Environmental Education, scroll down, then click on Summer Camp. Your registration is confirmed upon receipt of the registration form and payment.

Celebrating the Revolutionary War At The Grafton Historical Society Meeting

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The Grafton Historical Society will meet at 7 pm at the Grafton Town Hall on March 20. At this month’s program the Society will host Marvin Bubie discussing his third book, Celebrating the Revolutionary War, which is an accumulation of seals from places involved in the Revolutionary War. This book is a  celebration of the American Revolution, of the unique freedom that resulted from it and of how Americans view civic identity.
Bubie not only shows the seals but recounts interesting and funny stories related to each one. These seals are official and can appear everywhere from welcome signs in our communities, to the podiums from which our officials speak, to identifying municipal buildings, vehicles, etc. Some seals are self explanatory, but many are not. In Bubie’s book, he tries to uncover those meanings and to celebrate the events behind the seal. Marvin’s book takes us through the Revolutionary War using symbols found on municipal seals.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase after the program. The program is free, and the public is welcome. Refreshments will be served. Contact Allison at 518-279-3565 or email historicgrafton@aol.com for more information.

Poestenkill Historical Society Program On Indian Lore

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The Poestenkill Historical Society will hold its March  meeting at the Poestenkill Town  Hall on Rt. 351  on Tuesday, March 26, at 7 pm. Shirley Dunn will present “Mohican Indian Lore.”
The history of this area usually centers on Dutch/English settlement and very little has been published about the Mohicans who occupied this land long before Henry Hudson’s exploration in 1609. Dunn has changed all this through her research of Indian deeds and her publication of  two books, The Mohicans and Their Land,1609-1730 and The Mohican World 1680-1750.
The Mohican name means “from the waters that are never still.” Historians say that the original group came from the North and West across the water to settle around the Hudson River. The Mohicans were first encountered by Henry Hudson in 1609.The story of the Mohican Indian is one of a great people who, like other Native Americans, were exploited by the early settlers and eventually ended up on reservations in Wisconsin.
Dunn has worked as a teacher, museum interpreter and historic preservation consultant, member of the Board of the “Friends of Fort  Crailo” and was a founder of the Dutch Barn Preservation Society. The public is warmly invited. Refreshments will be provided after the program. For directions, call Patricia at 518-283-5223.

A Public Meeting On The Rensselaer Plateau Conservation Plan

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Please come and join others who live, work or play on the Rensselaer Plateau for a presentation and discussion of the Rensselaer Plateau Regional Conservation Plan (The Plan).  On Thursday, March 21, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance (RPA) will host a public meeting at the Carner-Etman-Smith VFW Post in Grafton. Turn on South Street directly across from the Town Store.  The VFW Post is 1/3 mile on the right. A copy of the draft plan is available at www.rensselaerplateau.org.
The Plan has been under development for over two years which included community forums in 2010, public workshops in 2011-12 and targeted stakeholder meetings to facilitate public input.  The purpose of the Rensselaer Plateau Regional Conservation Plan is to:
• identify the areas with the most significant ecological, economic and community values;
• identify conservation and stewardship needs for those areas, and
• create a toolbox for all of the stakeholders of the Rensselaer Plateau region to use.
Participants will have an opportunity to discuss and comment on the plan. RPA will be accepting individual and organizational comments until May 1, 2013.