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Mud Lake Preserve Hike

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The Rensselaer Land Trust is sponsoring a Mud Lake Preserve hike on Saturday, August 10, at 10 am. The RLT’s Mud Lake Preserve in Sand Lake contains a classic kettlehole bog with a floating bog mat, surrounded by a spruce-tamarack swamp. Dr. David Hunt will explain the ecology of bogs, fens and swamps.
We will see unusual plants living here, including insect-eating pitcher plants and sundews and wild cranberries. Dragonflies are abundant. You will help take a pH sample and measure peat depth and participate in a “peat passing ceremony.” The walk will be short but wet and adventurous. Wear footwear you can get very wet. The charge is $5, free for RLT members. For registration and information contact Nick Conrad at 518-279-1963 or nbconrad@msn.com.

Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center Events

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Friday, August 9, 8:30 pm: Star Gazing For The Perseids Meteor Shower. Come stargaze for one of the biggest meteor showers this summer, the Perseids meteor shower. If you would like, please bring lawn chairs, blankets, binoculars and bug spray for your comfort. There is a $1 suggested donation.  Pre-registration is encouraged for both of these events to help with planning.
Wednesday, August 14, 6:30 to 8:30 pm: Full Moon Kayak Tour This program is limited to 12 boats, so pre-registration is required and can be done by contacting the Center at dykenpond@fairpoint.net or by calling 658-2055. Kayaks can be rented for $10, or you can bring your own.
Fun Flopping Fish
The Junior Naturalist Program on August 20, from 1 to 3 pm, will be about the biology and anatomy of different fish species that live in Dyken Pond.  This program will take place indoors for the first hour, and then the last hour will take place by the docks, fishing.  Please bring your own fishing pole if you have one, since we only have a limited number available. A $1 per child donation covers material costs. Pre-registration is encouraged to help with planning but not required and can be done by contacting the Center at dykenpond@fairpoint.net or 658-2055.
Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center is a Rensselaer County Park open daily during daylight hours for hiking, fishing and non-motor boating at 475 Dyken Pond Road, Cropseyville. Canoes and kayaks are available for rent each day from 9 am until 3 pm. Our programs can be found at www.dykenpond.org.

Salvatore Gabriele

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Hoosick Falls – Salvatore “Sal” Gabriele, 51, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2013, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT. He had resided with his wife Sandee (Kulcsar) Gabriele on First Street in Hoosick Falls, NY.
Born on September 14, 1961, in Port Chester, NY, Sal was the son of Gail Fox and the late Salvatore Gabriele Sr. He was raised by his loving grandparents Lucy and Luigi Conte. He attended schools in Port Chester. Sal formerly owned and operated Sal’s Auto Electronic on Route 7 in Hoosick, NY. He also was property manager for Lester Goodermote. Sal would always help people and wanted to make a difference for children. He enjoyed the time he spent with family, especially his grandchildren.
Survivors, other than his wife Sandee, include his daughters, Amber Sherman and husband Chris of Bennington and Rebecca Zoller and husband Josh of Hoosick Falls, his sisters, Lillian Fowler of Bennington and Lisa Gabriele of Bridgeport, CT, his grandchildren, Meghan and Nolan Sherman and Damien Thieverge, and many beloved neices and nephews.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday, August 7, at 5 pm from the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street, Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090. Relatives and friends called at the funeral home on Wednesday from 3 to 5 pm. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
Memorial contributions may be made to Northeast District Neurofibromatosis Type 1, through the funeral home or directly to NF Northeast, 9 Bedford Street, Burlington, MA, 01803.

Beacon Powers On

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by David Flint
Beacon Power LLC broke ground and installed the first of 200 flywheels last month in Hazle Township, PA, for their second 20 megawatt flywheel based frequency regulation plant. The company is the successor to the bankrupted Beacon Power Corporation that completed construction of the first such plant in Stephentown for the New York power grid just about two years ago.
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Cherry Plain Woman Named Chair Of The Business Division At SVC

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submitted by Marion Whiteford, SVC Communications
Southern Vermont College has announced two new chairs of academic divisions, with Associate Professor of Marketing Stacey Hills, of Cherry Plain, becoming the Chair of The McCormick Division of Business this summer and Jennifer Burg being named the Chair of The Hunter Division of Humanities for the past semester. Both women bring a Ph.D. to their respective new positions and a combined 30 years of teaching experience at the college level.
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