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Divinitress To Perform At The New Lebanon Library

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Local acoustic folk duo Divinitress will be performing at the New Lebanon Library on Friday, November 14, from 7 to 9 pm. Their blend of harmonies and acoustic instruments give the duo a unique and uplifting sound. This event is free and open to the public, although donations for the performers are welcome.

Divinitress consists of singer-guitarist Tistrya Grace, who has spent ten years performing at coffee houses and festivals, and versatile Berkshire singer-songwriter Erin Laundry. They play a combination of original songs along with popular covers that encourage the audience to sing along.

For further information on this event, please call the Library at 518-794-8844. The Library is located at 550 State Route 20, ¼ mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.

Blue Horse At Sand Lake

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The Sand Lake Center for the Arts is hosting the Blue Horse Repertory Co. with director Lora Lee Ecobelli on Friday, November 7, at 8 pm. They will be performing scenes from the works of great playwrights – Tennessee Williams, Christopher Durang, William Shakespeare and more. The performance is free and open to the public. For more information please contact the Center at 674-2007 or reservations@slca-ctp.org . SLCA, located at 2880 NY 43, Averill Park, has plenty of free parking and is fully handicapped accessible.

LVHS Presents Native American Healing Traditions

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Lebanon Valley Historical Society’s October program will take place Monday, October 27, when native educator and healer Lisa Little Wolf will present an illustrated talk on Native American healing traditions and the contributions of Mohican medicinal knowledge to the Shakers and others who settled in Mohican territory in the late 18th century.  The program will begin at 7 pm at the New Lebanon Town Hall.  As usual admission is free, and an assortment of tempting refreshments will be provided.

Holiday Art Fair 2014 At SLCA

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The Sand Lake Center for the Arts will host a gathering of artists and fine craftsmen at the 11th Annual Holiday Art Fair 2014, to be held on November 1 and 2. Among the offerings this year will be oil paintings, watercolors, jewelry, woodworks, pottery, children’s wear, stained glass, photography, baskets, glassworks and much more. [Read more…] about Holiday Art Fair 2014 At SLCA

New Lebanon Town Board Action – Pigs Stolen

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by Thaddeus Flint

A disturbing report of animal abuse and theft was made public at the monthly Town Board meeting in New Lebanon Tuesday night.

According to resident Vivian Steinberg, a pig being raised on her property by local farmers on West Hill Road was found missing the morning of October 3. The area was marked with blood and, as neighbors reported hearing gun shots the night before, it is believed the pig was killed and taken away. A second pig was found with a knife wound to the neck.

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Caroline C. Ketchum

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New Lebanon – Caroline Clovis Ketchum, 87, passed away peacefully on October 10, 2014, at the Pine Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Philmont, NY. She was the loving wife of the late Melvin “Bud” Ketchum, who died on July 8, 2012. They were married on July 15, 1945.

Born in Stephentown, NY, Caroline was the daughter of the late Caspar and Hazel (Hassen) Rathbun. She was raised and educated in Stephentown and New Lebanon, NY, where she resided for much of her life.

Caroline served as a domestic housekeeper for 40 years to several families in Lebanon, NY, and Canaan, NY. She loved her family and her home and enjoyed gardening, yard work, sewing and her pets.

She was the much loved mother of Nancy and husband William Petersoli and the late David Melvin Ketchum and the dear aunt of Lori Stroehlin.

A private graveside service was held in the Hancock Cemetery, Hancock, MA, on Monday, October 13, at 4 pm.

Arrangements were by the Hall & Higgins Funeral Home, Stephentown.

Anti Gas Pipeline Advocates Schedule A Public Meeting

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by Thaddeus Flint

Members of the group Stop NY Fracked Gas Pipeline (SNYFGP), which is advocating against a new high pressure gas pipeline planned to run through parts of Columbia County, are done waiting for pipeline officials to schedule a public meeting on the subject in New Lebanon and have gone ahead and scheduled their own.

“We are taking the initiative,” said SNYFGP member Bruce Shenker Tuesday. The meeting will take place at the New Lebanon Town Hall on October 29 at 6:30 pm.

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