St. Mary’s Academy will hold its Annual Spring Auction on Saturday, April 2. Doors at the school open at 6:15 pm for previewing. The live auction with local auctioneer Ron Seifert begins at 7. A silent auction will take place simultaneously. Admission is $5 and includes light fare and cash bar.
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Local News
Berlin Rabies Clinic
A Rabies Clinic will be held on Thursday, April 21, at the Berlin Highway Garage on Route 22 in Berlin. All rabies vaccines, dog-DHLPP vaccines and cat-FURCP vaccines cost $10 each; cash only! Cats will be treated from 6 to 7 pm, dogs from 7 to 8 pm. Call Doug Goodermote at 658-3308 if you have questions.
Texas Hold’em In Stephentown
The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, March 26, 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.
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Storytelling At The Hoosick Falls Senior Center
As a part of the Ninth Annual Riverway Storytelling Festival, which runs from April 4-10, the Cheney Library will be hosting a free storytelling event at the Hoosick Falls Senior Service Center on Church Street. This event will take place on April 5 at 1:15 pm and will feature Storytellers Frank-Lee Speaking and Marni Gillard.
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Fund Raiser For Victoria Lehtonen In New Lebanon
There will be an evening of fine music on Saturday, April 2, starting at 7 pm at the Abode of the Message Meditation Hall, 5 Abode Road, New Lebanon to raise money for Victoria Lehtonen, who has been ill with tick-borne diseases since April 2009.
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Gibson On Libya
About Libya Congressman Chris Gibson (NY-20) said, “Certainly I empathize with the Libyan people who desire to live free; however, I am deeply concerned with President Obama’s decision to intervene militarily in their civil war. [Read more…] about Gibson On Libya
Solar House Tour In Brunswick
Join the Rensselaer Land Trust for a solar house tour led by the owner on April 2. The tour is scheduled from 10:30 am to 12 pm. Learn about solar energy residential systems, including equipment, benefits, costs and the relationship with the power company. Ask an energy expert your questions. The tour is limited to 12 people. Please register in advance by calling Christine Young at 518-859-4363 or via email at christine@renstrust.org. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis.
Girl Scout Troop 1070 Goes Snowshoeing
Grant Awarded To The Dyken Pond Center
The Friends of the Dyken Pond Center, Ltd. has received funding for a Rensselaer Plateau Conservation Plan through a grant from the New York State DEC Hudson River Estuary Program and the NYS Environmental Protection Fund. The Friends of the Dyken Pond Center, Ltd. will work with the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance, Inc. to facilitate the conservation plan. The $60,000 will be matched by a minimum of $20,000 in donated services and volunteer time. More than a dozen volunteers will continue to work hard to make every dollar go as far as possible.
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Dyken Pond Events
Summer Camp
Registration is now open for our summer nature camp for youth aged 6 – 14 at the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center. Our summer camp is officially the “Summer Outdoor Learning Adventure” or SOLA for short. Summer camp has all the fun of kids being in the outdoors along with exploring exciting habitats, discovering amazing creatures and plants of the natural world, campfires, games and making new friends. Kids hardly realize that they are also learning ecology, science skills, creative thinking and problem solving as well!
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