Petersburgh

Hurricane Sandy’s devastation in New York has led Christopher Pelletier, a SUNY Delhi Construction Management major from Petersburgh, to volunteer his talents and aid residents of the Breezy Point and Far Rockaway areas.
Pelletier joined other Delhi students majoring in carpentry, electrical, architecture and construction technology and management to provide skilled assistance for the recovery efforts during the college spring break, March 2-9. Pelletier was thrilled to help others while putting into practice what he has learned while studying Construction Management at SUNY Delhi.
SUNY Delhi’s building technologies students gain experience in a range of real world projects. These projects place an emphasis on the skills and techniques essential in the workforce. Students complete regular assignments on job sites and serve in internships across the country.

The Petersburgh Public Library continues to hold pre-school story hour on Tuesday mornings at 11 am. On March 26 we will be having stories with the letter “M” theme, and on April 9 join us for stories about Owls.  There will be no story hour on April 2 because of the school vacation.
The book discussion group is reading Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo.  The book will be discussed on Monday, April 8 at 7:30 pm.  Everyone is invited to stop by the Library and pick up a copy of the book and join us for the discussion.
Missing DVDs
The Library has DVDs which can be signed out of the Library for seven days. This has been a service we have provided for quite a few years now. In the last few months there have been one or more individuals who have been abusing this service by taking DVDs without signing them out and never returning them. There have been over 35 DVDs which have disappeared from the Library in the last three months and many additional more in the preceding months. We would ask the public if they are aware of any movies which belong to the Library to please return them in our video drop or bring them in to the Library. We would like to make these movies available to everyone in our community.

Plans are underway to construct stone benches, a semicircular patio and a central flower bed in front of the Veterans Honor Roll in Petersburgh.
The monument was constructed in 2007. It was made possible thanks to the generous donations of labor, time and over $10,000 contributed by many people in the community.
For Phase 2, the labor for the benches, patio and flower bed will, once again, be donated by Terry Lamphere and Rebekah Hartman. The Petersburgh Highway Department has agreed to help with the site preparation and use of their equipment to help set some of the large stones. The capstones for the benches are already on hand, but an additional $3,500 is needed to pay for the Goshen Stone for the Patio and the mortar mix.
We hope that The Petersburgh Community will continue to help show appreciation to our veterans by contributing to the Honor Roll Fund. Mail checks to Honor Roll Fund, c/o PVMCC, P.O. Box 516, Petersburgh, NY, 12138.

On March 22 the Music and Art Cafe’ will be featuring Tophenjamin with Chris and Ben Lane.
On April 12 the Music and Art Cafe’ will be featuring Bear Bones Project.
Both performances run from 7 to 9:30 pm. The cost is $5 per person and $8 per couple. People under 18 can attend for free under the Stewart’s Grant. Be sure to join us, there will be refreshments.