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Grafton Historical Society Meeting To Feature Corn Husk Dolls

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The Grafton Historical Society’s August meeting will be held at the Grafton Town Hall on August 18 at 7 pm.
The Society will host Dee Kronau. She has been making corn husk dolls since 1975. Her interest stems from their history. She feels they are a truly American craft that the native Americans shared with the early settlers.  Her dolls have been featured in Doll Reader and Lady’s Circle as well as the Times Union.
For more information contact Dorothy Surprise at historicgrafton@aol.com or 641-9660.

Upcoming Programs At Dyken Pond

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Junior Naturalist Programs for Kids
There are two more programs for kids in the Junior Naturalist Series at the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center. Thursday, August 19, will feature Terrific Trees while Thursday, August 26, will be a Nature Hike. Each program runs from 10 am until 12 noon, is for kids ages 2 through 10 and includes an activity and a craft. [Read more…] about Upcoming Programs At Dyken Pond

Grafton Lakes State Park August Events

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Sunday, August 8 – 25th Annual Run for the Roses 5k benefitting the Grafton Community Library. The race is at 9 am, the nature walk at 8 am and the kids One Mile Fun Run at 10 am. Call the Grafton Library at 279-0580 for information.
Thursday, August 12 – 8:30 pm. Watch a meteor shower at Grafton Lakes State Park. See the Perseid meteor shower through telescopes. The rain date is for the regular Star Watch on August 14.
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New Hours At The Grafton Library

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New hours of operation take effect at the Grafton Community Library on Monday, August 2. To serve its patrons better, the Library will now be open on Fridays from 3 to 7 pm. The Monday, Tuesday and Thursday schedules have changed. Those days have a new closing time of 7 pm. Now on Wednesdays, the Library will open at 10 am and close at 1 pm. Saturday hours remain 10 am to 1 pm. The Library is closed on Sunday.
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This Is My Story: Storytelling For Adults

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The stories which were told, heard and written at the storytelling workshop which was held at Rensselaer County’s Everett Wagar Senior Center in Grafton and was sponsored by the Grafton Community Library and Blue Shield of Northeastern New York, have been collected in a binder.  Authors include Lloyd Barnhart, Helen Ellett, Anne Kiely, Jan MacDonald and Mary Gardner.  These stories can be read at the Grafton Community Library located at 2455 NY 2 Grafton, or at the Everett Wagar Senior Center located at 2 Roxborough Road, Grafton.
For more information, please call the Senior Center at 279-3413 or the Library at 279-0580.

Uriah Burhans Honored At Lyndon State College Athletic Awards Ceremony

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Uriah Burhans of Grafton was honored at the 2009-2010 athletics award ceremony at Lyndon State College on May 7, when he was named a Scholar Athlete. Scholar Athletes must have sophomore standing and a grade point average of at least 3.3
Burhans, a soccer player, is the son of Derek and Jennifer Burhans also of Grafton and a 2008 graduate of Berlin Central High School. He is majoring in Meteorology at Lyndon.
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