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Committal Services For Lois L. Gundrum

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Committal Services for Lois L. Gundrum are on Friday, May 27, at 12:30 pm in the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, NY.
Lois passed away on December 27, 2010. Arrangements are under the care of the Thomas M. Barber Funeral Home in Petersburgh, NY. The Gundrum family extends its invitation to please join them for a gathering of family and friends following the Committal Ceremony at the Gundrum Residence, 94 Stuffle Street, Grafton, NY, starting at 3 pm.

Tyler Sawyer Appointed Grafton Supervisor

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by Alex Brooks
The Grafton Town Board voted 3-1 to appoint Tyler Sawyer as Grafton Supervisor for the rest of this year. The Board began its meeting with an executive session, and when they emerged Mike Crandall nominated Sawyer. He, Ed Fredricks and Marie Claus voted in favor, and Barbara Messenger voted against the appointment.
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Baby Goats Visit The Grafton Library

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On Saturday, May 14, at 10:30 am, Laine Crandall and AnnMarie Keenan, local dairy goat enthusiasts, will be on hand with a few of their newly born kids – baby goats recently born to their herds in Grafton. They will talk about the health benefits of goat milk, how to get started raising goats, and they will have information on hand for attendees. Crandall breeds the American LaMancha dairy goat, and Keenan raises the miniature Nigerian Dwarf. For anyone interested, books and goats will be available for sale.
Both women are members of the Southern Vermont Dairy Goat Association, which recently donated children’s books on goat farming to the Grafton Community Library.  Other resources on dairy goat farming can be obtained for Library patrons through Upper Hudson Library System and nationwide interlibrary loan.
The Grafton Community Library is located at 2455 NY 2 near the Town center.

Benefit For Brunswick Boy With Cancer

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The Rensselaer County Deputy Sheriff’s Police Benevolent Association will hold two fund-raisers in support of 10 year old Alexander Holcomb, a fifth-grader at Poestenkill Elementary School, son of County employee Cynthia Holcomb and Sgt. Shane Holcomb of the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office, who was recently diagnosed with lymphoma.
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Meetings On The Uses Of The Rensselaer Plateau

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The Rensselaer Plateau Alliance, New York Forest Owners Association (Capital District Chapter), Trout Unlimited (Home Waters) and the Black River Raiders are hosting two meetings about the places that matter most to the people of the Rensselaer Plateau. Participants will be asked to identify activities, values and areas that are important using maps and small group conversations. [Read more…] about Meetings On The Uses Of The Rensselaer Plateau

Grafton Historical Society Meeting: Model Ts

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The Grafton Historical Society will hold its May meeting at the Grafton Town Hall on May 18 at 7 pm.
The Society will host Charles Ballard. Ballard is a life long resident of Poestenkill. He has been interested in Model Ts since a young boy. He is currently President of the Capital District Chapter of the Model T Ford Club of America. He has a number of Model Ts in his collection including one that has been in his family since 1926 and a Model T snowmobile.
For more information, please contact Dorothy Surprise, public relations contact, at historicgrafton@aol.com or at 641-9660.

Cemetery Restoration Seminar In Grafton

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The Grafton Historical Society’s Cemetery Committee and the Grafton Lakes State Park are sponsoring a seminar on cemetery restoration. It will be held on Saturday, May 21, from 9 am to 3 pm. The seminar will be held at the Grafton Lakes State Park.
These seminars are hands on – you will get dirty – you will learn techniques in resetting stones, cleaning and adhesive repair.
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