On Sunday, October 9, from 10 am to 2 pm there will be a Special Families Market at the Lebanon Valley Farmers Market in the Mid-Town Mall on Route 20/22 in New Lebanon. There will be pony rides from 11 am to 1 pm, jewelry making, a goat milk demonstration, grass planting and much more including live music by the Matchstick Architects.
All events are free. Please come help celebrate the growing season and support our local farmers.
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Berlin Fire Department Fresh Maine Lobster Dinner
A fresh Maine lobster dinner will be served at the Berlin Firehouse on Saturday, October 15, from 6 to 8 pm. Take-outs are available from 4:30 to 5:30 pm.
The dinner includes your choice of one single lobster dinner at $19 or a twin lobster dinner for $27 with melted butter and salad, roll, baked potato, ice cream and beverage.
There are advance ticket sales only for this dinner. The reservation deadline is Tuesday, October 11. For tickets contact Shirley or Ivan at 518-658-2893, Dawn or Bruce at 518-658-2163, Tena at 518-658-2294 or see any member of the Berlin Fire Department, Ladies’ Auxiliary or Rescue Squad.
Stephentown Memorial Library Events
• Introduction to Grant Research Online – Thursday, October 6, at 10 am. This one hour workshop will provide a step by step guide to using the Foundation Center Online’s database of almost 100,000 grant giving foundations and corporations. SML is one of only 400 libraries in the country that provide free access to this “gold standard” grant seeking resource. Workshop participants will learn how to query the database, interpret and analyze the information and build a prioritized list of grant opportunities that will provide the greatest likelihood of success. [Read more…] about Stephentown Memorial Library Events
Two Events At The New Lebanon Library
Book Group
The New Lebanon Book Group will discuss the novel My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira on Sunday, October 2, at 11 am at the New Lebanon Library.
Rich with historical detail and full of the tragedies and challenges of wartime, this is the story of a young woman’s struggle to become a doctor during the Civil War. According to the Princeton Review, Oliveira’s debut novel powerfully evokes the atmosphere of the period.
Rev Tor Solo Show
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Stephentown Youth Commission Halloween Trip To Liberty Ridge Farm
The Stephentown Youth Commission is taking a trip to Liberty Ridge Farm in Schaghticoke on Sunday, October 30. Come enjoy their corn maze, barnyard adventures, giant jumping pillow, trolley rides and much more. Please bring your own lunch or purchase your lunch at Liberty Ridge.
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Berlin Fire Department Breakfast
On Sunday, October 2, from 7 to 11 am, the Berlin Fire Department will be holding its fresh, hot off the griddle, monthly breakfast. For your eating pleasure we include all-you-can-eat pancakes, French toast, biscuits for our homemade sausage gravy, sausage and bacon, toast, home fries and eggs (scrambled, sunny side, over easy or over hard). Beverage choices include coffee, tea, (both decaf available), hot chocolate, milk and orange juice.
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Brunswick Grange Tailgate Sale
On Sunday, October 2, Brunswick Grange will hold its annual fall agricultural tailgate sale at the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds, Rt. 67 and 40, Schaghticoke, from 8 am to 12:30 pm. More than 50 vendors will have various varieties of chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons, plants, flowers and other related agricultural items. A donation of $15 per vendor will be charged. The event will be held rain or Shine. Refreshments will be available. For more information, please call 279-9113.
Stephentown Texas Hold’em
The Veterans of Stephentown will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, October 8, 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.
A free buffet will be served at the first break.
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Migrating Monarchs
Commemorating The 150th Anniversary Of The Civil War – Letters From A Stephentown Navy Man
compiled by David Flint
During the Civil War, Stephentown resident Charles F. Chapel was a Landsman, a seaman recruit, aboard the USS Wabash, Flagship of Admiral Samuel F. du Pont, Commander of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron.