The Veterans of Stephentown will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, January 15, in the Stephentown Fire Hall, located on Grange Hall Road in Stephentown. The doors will open at 5 pm and close at 6 pm. Play begins at 6:15 sharp.
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Brunswick Book Club
Oprah is reading the Charles Dickens’ classic novel, A Tale of Two Cities, and so are we! Please join us for a discussion of this book on Wednesday, January 26, at 6 pm, at the Brunswick Community Library, 4118 State Rt. 2. The discussion will be led by Marie Venaglia. Copies of the book are available for loan. For more information, call the Library at 279-4023.
New Lebanon Book Group To Discuss Remarkable Creatures
The New Lebanon Book Group will discuss the 2009 National Book Award winner, Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier, on Sunday, January 9, at 11 am at the New Lebanon Library.
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Brunswick Community Library New Hours
The Brunswick Community Library will have new hours in 2011. They are Monday through Wednesday, 12 to 8 pm, Thursday and Friday, 12 to 6 pm, and Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm.
Our weekly drop-in knitting/crochet/fiber art group will change its meeting time to Thursdays from 12:30 to 2. Our Book and Movie Group will meet on the 3rd and 4th Fridays of the month at 12:30.
Check our website, www.brunswicklibrary.org for more information about other Library programs and events.
Polar Plunge At GLSP
Applications are now being accepted for participants in the Fourth Annual Polar Plunge in Long Pond, Grafton Lakes State Park, as part of the Park’s Winter Fest. The Winter Fest is in its 26th year with events occurring all day, January 22. The plunge happens promptly at 1 pm with check-in beginning at noon.
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Dyken Pond Events
January 8 – Guided Snowshoe Trek for all abilities; rentals available with advanced reservation; 1 to 3 pm; free.
January 19 – Full Wolf Moon Trek. Ski or snowshoe by the light of the moon. Call ahead for snow conditions. Updated conditions will be on voicemail at 518-658-2055 the day of the program; free; 7 pm.
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Recycle Your Christmas Trees At GLSP
Grafton Lakes State Park is accepting Christmas trees for recycling after the holiday. The trees will be recycled or reused in ways that benefit the Park and the public. Please drop off trees – emptied of all decorations – to the Park’s maintenance shop between the hours of 8 am and 4:30 pm until January 16.
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Rensselaer Plateau Added To Forest Legacy Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service has designated the Rensselaer Plateau as a Forest Legacy Area, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced recently.
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Lois L. Gundrum
Grafton – Lois L. (Eaton) Gundrum, 67, cherished wife of Rynard G. Gundrum, died December 27, 2010, at Albany Medical Center Hospital as a result of being stricken with a brain aneurysm at her family business on December 15.
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Lawrence F. Foster Sr.
Petersburgh – Lawrence F. “Larry” Foster Sr., 72, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at his residence on William Jones Road in Petersburgh, NY. He had resided there with his wife Patricia (Bindoni) Foster, whom he married on April 29, 1961.
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