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Dogs Dazzle In Petersburgh

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submitted by Sherry Bowman-Kluck
Just shy of seventy-five people came to the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center on Tuesday, July 6, to see dogs dancing, flying over and through agility obstacles and performing stunts never seen before. The Dazzle Dogs Show, hosted by the Petersburgh Library, was the kick off event for this year’s summer reading program.
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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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Stephentown Library’s Upcoming Events

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Tuesday, August 3 at 10 am – Professor Klutzo’s H2O Variety Show. This lovable professor makes a splash with his magic water tricks, juggling, music and more. Join in as things just seem to go wrong in a very funny way! This show also features his hilarious puppet side-kicks, Percy the Penguin and Freddy the Frog. The fumbling and bumbling antics of the Professor will leave the audience in stitches!
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Petersburgh Library News

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The Petersburgh Public Library continues the summer reading program with pre-school story hours on Tuesday mornings at 10.  On August 3 join us for “Jungle Jabber” and learn all about the rain forest.  August 10 features “Peppy Penguins,” when the penguin puppets will put in an appearance.  The final story hour will be on August 17 when “Ice Cream Melt” will be the topic.
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Neighborhood Barbecue To Benefit The Oswalds

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On August 6 there will be a Center Berlin Neighborhood Barbecue at Mapledale Farm on Green’s Brook Road. The $10 ticket will get customers pulled pork, chicken, hot dogs, salads, desserts and beverages. Children’s tickets are $5 with a $30 family maximum.  Proceeds from the barbecue will go to Tim and Tina Oswald to help defray medical and other bills related to Tim’s recent chainsaw accident.
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Cans For Cancer

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Please donate your cans, bottles and water bottles for a great cause. Terri Burdick, member of the Hoosier Hopefuls Relay For Life team, collects these all year long for the American Cancer Society. Call her for pick-up (686-7851) or leave a bag at the Nickelback Redemption Center on lower Carey Ave. in Hoosick Falls, and add to our account.  It’s easy, and it’s appreciated.

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.