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Petersburgh Library Events

May 14, 2015 By eastwickpress

The annual Library Plant, Book and Bake Sale will be held on Saturday, May 16 from 9 am until 1 pm.  Donations of plants, books and baked goods would be appreciated to support the Library programs.  Donations should be brought to the Library Friday afternoon between 2 and 6 or before 9 am on Saturday.

Story hour is held Tuesdays at 11 am. Preschoolers and their care givers are invited to join us for stories, games, crafts and snacks.  On May 19 it will be “Rhymes and Songs”.  There will be no story hour from May 26 through June 23 and it will resume on Tuesday, June 30.

Preparations are underway for the summer reading program which is for all ages from toddler to adults.  Sign-up begins June 1 and the first 100 people to sign up will be given a bag to carry their books back and forth to the library.  Save the date: on Tuesday, June 30 at 7 pm, the Puppet People will present their “Wizard of Oz” production at the PVMCC, sponsored by the Library.  Invite a friend and enjoy their wonderful show.

Filed Under: Local News, Petersburgh

Back To The 1950s In Music And Garb

May 14, 2015 By eastwickpress

PVMCC presents “The Fabulous 50s Show” with live music by Tune Travelers on Friday, June 19, from 6 to 8 pm. Period costumes are optional, but encouraged, just for the fun of it!

Admission is $10, $5 for seniors. There will be an optional pizza buffet served from 5 to 6 pm for $6.

Tickets are available through Mary Lou Walters at 518-658-0136, or at the door.

The Petersburgh Memorial Community Center is at 71 Main Street in Petersburgh, NY.

Filed Under: Local News, Petersburgh

Petersburgh Fire Dept. Installation Banquet

May 7, 2015 By eastwickpress

submitted by Bill Seel

The Petersburgh Fire and Auxiliary  banquet was held at the Hoosick Falls Country Club on Saturday April 25.  Invited guests were thanked for their assistance to the Department over the last year.  [Read more…] about Petersburgh Fire Dept. Installation Banquet

Filed Under: Front Page, Local News, Petersburgh

Boy Scout Troop 222 Petersburgh Teams Up With Cub Scout Pack 911 Stephentown For Community Service At Grafton Lake State Park

May 7, 2015 By eastwickpress

submitted by Andrew Zlotnick

Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and their families put in a little community service time at Grafton Lake State Park on Saturday, May 2. Nineteen members of the Troop and Pack met at Deerfield Pavilion on Saturday morning to sign in and get their marching orders. [Read more…] about Boy Scout Troop 222 Petersburgh Teams Up With Cub Scout Pack 911 Stephentown For Community Service At Grafton Lake State Park

Filed Under: Berlin, Front Page, Grafton, Local News, Petersburgh, Sports Outdoors

Petersburgh Library Events

May 7, 2015 By eastwickpress

The annual Library Plant, Book and Bake Sale will be held on Saturday, May 16 from 9 am until 1 pm.  Donations of plants, books and baked goods would be appreciated to support the Library programs.  Donations should be brought to the Library Friday afternoon between 2 and 6 or before 9 am on Saturday.

The Petersburgh Public Library will hold a “Spring Foraging” program on Saturday, May 9 at 9 am. Danny Schnoop  will lead this spring foraging workshop.  He will lead a group to places where baby dandelion greens, fiddlehead ferns and other spring plants can be foraged.  Afterward, the group will return to the PVMCC for some pointers in preparing and preserving our finds.  Please sign-up at the library if you will be attending since space in the kitchen is limited.  In the event that there is inclement weather or the plants are not out yet the workshop will be held on May 16 from 1to 3 pm.

Story hour is held Tuesdays at 11 am. Preschoolers and their care givers are invited to join us for stories, games, crafts and snacks.  On May 12 story hour will feature stories about “How does your garden grow?” and on May 19 it will be “Rhymes and Songs”.  There will be no story hour from May 26 through June 23 and it will resume on Tuesday, June 30 for our summer program.

Legos at the Library is held the second Wednesday of the month from 3:30 to 6:30 pm, which will be May 13.  Stop by the Library and make a lego creation with the thousands of legos that the Library has.  Creations will be displayed at the Library for the month until they are dismantled for the next lego program.

The book discussion group will meet on Wednesday, May 13 to discuss “The Testament of Mary” by Colm Toibin.  Copies of the books are available at the Library for anyone who would like to read the book and join the discussion.

Preparations are underway for the summer reading program which is for all ages from toddler to adults.  Sign-up begins June 1 and the first 100 people to sign up will be given a bag to carry their books back and forth to the library.  Save the date: on Tuesday, June 30 at 7 pm, the Puppet People will present their “Wizard of Oz” production at the PVMCC, sponsored by the Library.  Invite a friend and enjoy their wonderful show.

Filed Under: Local News, Petersburgh

Petersburgh Fire Auxiliary Charlie Dogs

May 7, 2015 By eastwickpress

The Petersburgh Fire Auxiliary will host one of its annual Charlie Hot Dog Fund Raisers on Friday, May 15 at the Fire House. The sale will begin at 4 pm and run until 6 pm.

The cost is $9 dozen $4.50 ½ dozen or $.75 each

If you would like to pre-order your dogs ahead of time, please call Janet Snyder at 658-3053 or 339-7311 before May 15.

We look forward to seeing you and thank you for your continued support!

Filed Under: Local News, Petersburgh

Whopee!

April 30, 2015 By eastwickpress

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Filed Under: Front Page, Local News, Petersburgh, Sports Outdoors

BHS Announces Class Of 2015 Valedictorian And Salutatorian

April 30, 2015 By eastwickpress

The Berlin CSD High School is pleased to announce Rebecca Olson as its Valedictorian and Serena Rizzo as its Salutatorian for the Class of 2015.

[Read more…] about BHS Announces Class Of 2015 Valedictorian And Salutatorian

Filed Under: Berlin, Berlin School Dist., Local News, Petersburgh, School News

Spring Foraging And Other Programs At Petersburgh Library

April 30, 2015 By eastwickpress

The Petersburgh Public Library will hold a “Spring Foraging” program on Saturday, May 9 at 10 am. Danny Schnoop will lead this workshop.  He will lead a group to places where baby dandelion greens, fiddlehead ferns and other spring plants can be foraged.  Afterward, the group will return to the PVMCC for some pointers in preparing and preserving our finds.  Please sign-up at the library if you will be attending since space in the kitchen is limited.  In the event that there is inclement weather or the plants are not out yet, the workshop will be held on May 16 from 1 to 3 pm.

Story hour is held Tuesdays at 11 pm.  Preschoolers and their care givers are invited to join us for stories, games, crafts and snacks.  On April 28 stories will be from “Favorite Authors” and on May 5 “Folk and Fairy Tales”.

The annual library Plant, Book and Bake Sale will be held on Saturday, May 16 from 9 am to 1 pm.  Donations of plants, books and baked goods would be appreciated to support the library programs.

The book discussion group will meet on Wednesday, May 13 to discuss “The Testament of Mary” by Colm Toibin.  Copies of the books are available at the library for anyone who would like to read it and join the discussion.

Filed Under: Local News, Petersburgh

Homespun Tunes And Folk Anthems Coming To The Art And Music Cafe

April 30, 2015 By eastwickpress

The next event in the PVMCC Music and Art Cafe Series will be on Saturday, May 16 at 7 pm at the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center. It’s sure to be one you won’t want to miss. The featured performers are the “Great Blue Duo.”

[Read more…] about Homespun Tunes And Folk Anthems Coming To The Art And Music Cafe

Filed Under: Local News, Petersburgh

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Powers Claims Runner-Up

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