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Don’t miss the excitement at SML. Bring the whole family.
• Story Time – Wednesdays at 10 am. Calling all young children (and their caregivers)! Join us each Wednesday for some story time fun! In this half-hour session, we read aloud, sing songs, move about and explore the world around us through literature. Parents and children are encouraged to stay after story time so children have time for free play while grown-ups browse for books and socialize. Story Time is led by Jane Halleck, a retired local educator.
• Free Daily Lunch for Kids. We are pleased to have been chosen again as a feeding site through this federally funded lunch program. We will be serving a healthy bag lunch each weekday from 12 to 1 pm in the community room. There is no charge and no income or residency requirement. All children under age 18 are encouraged to take advantage of this program. Children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The program will run until August 16, Monday through Friday.
• Nature Study Acrylic Painting classes. All skill levels are welcome – open to ages 12 and above. Four classes will meet every Monday in August from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Stephentown Memorial Library. Classes are open to walk in’s at $20 per class. This class is taught by a local artist and Rhode Island School of Design alum. A portion of the fees charged will be donated to the Library to support its programs.
• Lost & Found. The Library has an extensive collection of Lost & Found items that includes keys, flash drives, gloves, hats, coats and more. Please stop by and claim your missing items soon. Remaining items will be donated to a local charity at the end of the month.
For more information on any of these programs or to register for programs, call the Stephentown Memorial Library at 733-5750 or stop by during our Library hours. Also check our website, www.stephentownlibrary.org, for regular updates.

Renee Baker of Stephentown earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in May, 2013.
RPI, founded in 1824, is the nation’s oldest technological research university and is well known for its success in the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace so that new discoveries and inventions benefit human life, protect the environment and strengthen economic development.

Ashley Bloomfield of Stephentown, a second year student in the chemical engineering program in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering, made the Dean’s List for the Spring 2013 quarter.
Rochester Institute of Technology is internationally recognized for academic leadership in business, computing, engineering, imaging science, liberal arts, sustainability and fine and applied arts. In addition, the university offers unparalleled support services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. For more than two decades, U.S. News & World Report has ranked RIT among the nation’s leading comprehensive universities. RIT is featured in The Princeton Review’s 2013 edition of The Best 377 Colleges as well as its Guide to 322 Green Colleges.

Elissa Viner of Stephentown was among the nearly 1,100 students to receive degrees from American International College in Springfield, MA. Viner, a Nursing (BSN) major, was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.

The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department and Stephentown Veterans will hold a joint Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, August 17, in the Stephentown Fire Hall, located at 35 Grange Hall Road in Stephentown. The doors will open at 5 pm and close at 6 pm. Play begins at 6:15 sharp.
No advance registration is required, and a donation of $35 per player will be accepted. Players can make an additional $10 donation at the door for 1,000 extra chips. This tournament will pay one place for every 10 players with a minimum of four places.
A free buffet will be served at the first break, and refreshments will be available.
For further information, please call John Linton at 518-733-0469.