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Charlie Dogs In Petersburgh

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The Petersburgh Fire Auxiliary will host one of its annual Charlie Hot Dog Fundraisers on Friday, May 31, at the Fire House. The sale will begin at 4 pm and run to 6 pm.
The dogs cost $9 a dozen, $4.50a  ½ dozen or $.75 each. If you’d like to pre-order your dogs, please call Janet Snyder at 658-3053 or 339-7311 prior to the 31st.
We look forward to seeing you, and thank you for your continued support!

Walter A. Wood Alumni Reunion

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The Walter A. Wood Alumni Reunion will be held on Saturday, June 8, at the Pittstown Volunteer Emergency Corps Building. Dinner will be served at 12:30 pm. Special classes to be recognized are the graduating classes of 1963, 1953, 1943 and prior years. Anyone who has graduated fifty years ago or more is eligible to attend. Any graduate who has not received a letter and is interested in attending, please contact Mrs. Janice Tate at 518-686-7036. Reservations close on June 1.

Mable M. Tripp

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Petersburgh – Mable M. Tripp, 94, a longtime Petersburgh, NY, resident, died on Tuesday morning, May 21, 2013,  at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls.
Born July 31, 1918, in Petersburgh, she was the daughter of the late William and Minnie Scriven Reinicke, who both died in the flu epidemic of 1919. She was raised by George and Augusta Scriven since the age of six. Educated in Petersburgh and a graduate of the Walter A. Wood High School in Hoosick Falls, NY, Mable worked at Polygraphic in North Bennington, VT, and at the dentist office of Evans & Bacon in Troy, NY. She was a devoted member of the Petersburgh Baptist Church, the Petersburgh Senior Citizens and the Eastern Star. Besides her parents, she is pre-deceased by her husband, Raymond “Mark” Tripp, her brother, Lewis and his wife Edith Scriven, and her sisters, Dorothy and husband Robert Lent and Grace and husband William O’Dell.
Survivors include her niece and caregiver, Linda, widow of the late William Sharper, her sister-in-law, Elaine and husband Scotty Prentiss, her Goddaughter, Donna Hoyt, and her special nieces, Jean and husband Marvin Erbesfeld, Virginia Phillips, Tammy and husband Stephen Whitman and Kimberly Phillips, along with other nieces and nephews.
Funeral services are on Friday afternoon at 1 pm in the Thomas M. Barber Funeral Home, 66 Armsby Road, Petersburgh, with Rev. J. Mark Norland officiating. Burial will follow in Meadowlawn Cemetery.
Relatives and friends are invited for visitation at the funeral home from 11 am until the start of the service on Friday. To remember Mable in a special way, memorial contributions to the Second Chance Shelter, P.O. Box 620, Shaftsbury, VT, 05262, would be appreciated.

Boy Scout Troop 222 Helps The PVMCC Raise Funds For the Veteran’s Honor Roll

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submitted by Jeanne Ferland
On April 26 Boy Scout Troop 222 of Petersburgh provided Scouts and a leader to assist the members of the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center (PVMCC) serve a lasagna dinner to the public. The Scouts helped set up tables and chairs, worked with the cooks to serve over 100 dinners, cleared tables and cleaned up afterwords. Local Legislator Stan Brownell and his wife stopped by along with many other elected officials and Veterans from the area to support the cause and enjoy a wonderful lasagna dinner.
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Petersburgh Rod And Gun Club Annual Turkey Shoot

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We have an afternoon set aside for you and your family to join us on Sunday, May 19, at 12 noon at the Petersburgh Rod and Gun Club Clubhouse located on Scriven Road. There will be raffles and lots of food, including homemade pies and other desserts.
Shotguns, rifles and pistols will be permitted – no 10 gauge shot guns. Bring your own ammo. The final shoot will be open class.  There will also be a supervised youth shoot. No hunting through the woods for your turkey, just bring your sharp eye and win one.  The rain date will be June 2.

Brownell and Goodermote Say More Convenient Bank Service Needed in Eastern Rensselaer County

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 submitted by Rich Crist, Rensselaer County Legislative Liaison
Rensselaer County Legislators Stan Brownell and Lester Goodermote say residents of eastern Rensselaer County need more convenient banking options following the closure of a Bank of America branch late last year.
The closure by Bank of America of the Berlin branch means there is no bank service in the Taconic Valley – State Route 22 corridor between the Town of Hoosick and the Town of New Lebanon in Columbia County. A number of residents have been forced to travel across the state border into Massachusetts for banking service.
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The Future Of New York’s Forests

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On Sunday, May 19, the New York Forest Owners Association, as part of their  “Restore New York’s Woodlands” initiative, will host a free woods walk to celebrate the many benefits forests provide and discuss solutions for the threats they face. Walter Kersch will lead the woods walk on the trails of the Pine Ridge XC Ski Area, 1463 Plank Road, Petersburgh, at 9 am. A band sawmill demonstration is included.
Wear sturdy shoes for hiking, dress for the weather and apply your preferred insect repellent.
Please register with Phil at 518-895-5346 so we can plan for parking and handout materials. Directions can be found at www.pineridgexc.com.