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Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department Meetings 1939-1942

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transcribed by Rik McClave
Transcribed from the minutes of meetings of the first three years of the Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department are the minutes of the SVFD for meeting #14.
Stephentown, Sept. 10, 1940
Treasurer gave his report.  $117.72 in treasury.  Labor Day float prizes was won 1st. $5.00 and 3rd $2.00, Taconic Valley Grange 2nd $3.00.  [Read more…] about Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department Meetings 1939-1942

St. Mary’s Academy Annual Spring Auction

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St. Mary’s Academy of Hoosick Falls invites you to attend its Annual Spring Auction on Saturday, April 2. Doors open at 6:15 for previewing, with the live auction beginning at 7 pm with our local auctioneer, Ron Seifert. A silent auction will be held simultaneously. Admission is $5 and includes light fare and cash bar. A program itemizing all items will be given at the door. [Read more…] about St. Mary’s Academy Annual Spring Auction

One Woman’s Story: Hiking the Appalachian Trail

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Local resident Joanna Ezinga of Canaan will present a travelogue about her solo hike of the entire Appalachian Trail on Thursday, April 7, at 7 pm at the New Lebanon Library. The presentation will be followed by discussion and Q&A.
Last March, Ezinga flew to Georgia for what she thought was going to be a month’s hike on the Appalachian Trail. Six months later she had walked to Maine.
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Stephentown Historical Society Presents The Silicon Valley Of The Nineteenth Century

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P. Thomas Carroll will give a talk, “The Hudson-Mohawk Region: Silicon Valley of the Nineteenth Century,” to the Stephentown Historical Society on Monday, April 4, at 7:30 pm. The meeting will be at the Stephentown Heritage Center on Garfield Road, Stephentown. It is free and open to the public. The building is handicapped accessible. For directions or information, phone 518-733-5675.
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April Events At The Stephentown Library

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• April Showers Bring Bright Stories with Bill Cliff and Jeannine Laverty – Tuesday, April 5, from 1 to 2 pm, for adults and seniors. As part of the Riverway Storytelling Festival storytellers Bill Cliff and Jeannine Laverty will be telling tales to delight and entertain. Join with us to laugh together, share a poignant moment or two and surely recognize ourselves in the stories told by our masterful tellers. The performance is free; no registration is required, and light refreshments will be served.
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April Events At The New Lebanon Library

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All of these events are free and will take place at the Library which is located at 550 State Route 20.
• April 1 – Coffeehouse Night – 6 pm.  Features the music of singer/songwriter Linda Worster. Light refreshments will be served.
• April 2 – Paws-to-Read – 9 am. Therapy dogs come to the library and children read to their furry friends. And, of course, the dogs listen! Please call 518-794-8844 to register.
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Nikky Killeen Inducted Into The National Honor Society

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Nikky Killeen, 2007 Berlin High School graduate, was inducted into the National Honor Society in Psychology, Psi Chi, at Sage College on March 27.  Research grants and scholarships are made available to members of Psi Chi. You must be in the top 35% of your class and have an overall GPA of 3.0 to be inducted into Psi Chi.
Nikky is the daughter of Kim and Mark Killeen of East Poestenkill.

Extra Helpings For Stephentown

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The ordering date for April bundles from the Extra Helpings Community Food Buying Club in Stephentown is Thursday, March 31, from 3:30 to 6 pm at the Stephentown Federated Church on Garfield Road. Because the menu was only available late this month, orders will be accepted until April 8. Please call Paula Dibble to make ordering arrangements: 518-733-0699. [Read more…] about Extra Helpings For Stephentown

Stephentown Vets Texas Hold’em

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The Veterans of Stephentown  will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, April 9, 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.
No advance registration is required, and a donation of $35 per player is accepted. Players can make an additional $10 donation at the door for 1,000 extra chips. This tournament will pay one place for every ten players with a minimum of four places.
For more information, please call Tom McVeigh at 518-658 2448.