The Poestenkill Historical Society will hold its March meeting at the Poestenkill Town Hall on Rt. 351 on Tuesday, March 26, at 7 pm. Shirley Dunn will present “Mohican Indian Lore.”
The history of this area usually centers on Dutch/English settlement and very little has been published about the Mohicans who occupied this land long before Henry Hudson’s exploration in 1609. Dunn has changed all this through her research of Indian deeds and her publication of two books, The Mohicans and Their Land,1609-1730 and The Mohican World 1680-1750.
The Mohican name means “from the waters that are never still.” Historians say that the original group came from the North and West across the water to settle around the Hudson River. The Mohicans were first encountered by Henry Hudson in 1609.The story of the Mohican Indian is one of a great people who, like other Native Americans, were exploited by the early settlers and eventually ended up on reservations in Wisconsin.
Dunn has worked as a teacher, museum interpreter and historic preservation consultant, member of the Board of the “Friends of Fort Crailo” and was a founder of the Dutch Barn Preservation Society. The public is warmly invited. Refreshments will be provided after the program. For directions, call Patricia at 518-283-5223.
Petersburgh
Poestenkill Corned Beef And Cabbage
The Men’s and Ladies Auxiliaries of the Sullivan-Jones VFW Post in Poestenkill are having a Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner on March 16 at 6 pm for one serving. The cost is $12 per person, and children 8 years and under eat for free. For tickets call the Post at 518-283-4661.
Kent’s Sugar House To Host Maple Weekend
submitted by Lilly Hewitt
NYS Maple Producers Association is a not-for-profit comprised of the folks who make maple syrup in New York State. The Association is welcoming everyone to visit member Sugar Houses on “Maple Weekends,” March 16 and 17 and 23 and 24, to learn about the process of making maple syrup. Kent’s Sugar House, a 38 year old local business, will be the Rensselaer County host. It is located at 2529 Plank Road in Berlin and is open from 10 am to 4 pm on both Maple Weekends.
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A Public Meeting On The Rensselaer Plateau Conservation Plan
Please come and join others who live, work or play on the Rensselaer Plateau for a presentation and discussion of the Rensselaer Plateau Regional Conservation Plan (The Plan). On Thursday, March 21, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance (RPA) will host a public meeting at the Carner-Etman-Smith VFW Post in Grafton. Turn on South Street directly across from the Town Store. The VFW Post is 1/3 mile on the right. A copy of the draft plan is available at www.rensselaerplateau.org.
The Plan has been under development for over two years which included community forums in 2010, public workshops in 2011-12 and targeted stakeholder meetings to facilitate public input. The purpose of the Rensselaer Plateau Regional Conservation Plan is to:
• identify the areas with the most significant ecological, economic and community values;
• identify conservation and stewardship needs for those areas, and
• create a toolbox for all of the stakeholders of the Rensselaer Plateau region to use.
Participants will have an opportunity to discuss and comment on the plan. RPA will be accepting individual and organizational comments until May 1, 2013.
Economic Development Plans For Petersburgh
by Alex Brooks
Petersburgh Town Supervisor Siegfried Krahforst attended the Petersburgh Planning Board meeting on Monday, February 25, to tell that Board about his economic development plans for the Town. His primary goal is to get a bank and a gas station to set up shop in Town. [Read more…] about Economic Development Plans For Petersburgh
Taconic Valley Youth Basketball Awards Night
by Sherry Bowman-Kluck
On Tuesday, March 5, the Petersburgh Veteran’s Memorial Community Center was alive with excitement. Approximately 80 young basketball players of the area, along with their families, were geared up for their annual awards night. There wasn’t an empty seat in the place, and there was plenty of jovial chatter besides.
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Petersburgh Public Library News
The Petersburgh Public Library book discussion group will meet Tuesday, March 12, at 7:30 pm to discuss the book, The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht. Copies of the book are available at the Library. If you have already read the book you are welcome to join us for the discussion. Refreshments will be served and new members are always welcome.
Story Time
Pre-school story hour continues on Tuesday mornings at 11 am. On March 12 stories will focus on the letter “M.” March 19 will feature the letter “N,” and March 26 the letter “O.” Pre-schoolers are invited to join us for stories, songs, activities, crafts and snacks.
Woods And Wildlife Workshop
“Caring for Your Woods and Wildlife” is a day long workshop for forest owners held at Tamarac High School in Brunswick, on Saturday, March 16. There will be seven presentations on a variety of topics in the morning, followed by a woods walk in the afternoon. The talks will be geared toward issues and concerns of woodland owners in the Rensselaer Plateau area. Speakers from the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation, the Hudson River Estuary Program and the Cornell Cooperative Extension will cover topics including wildlife ecology, forest regeneration, streamside management, woodland transfer and how to develop a forest management plan.
The afternoon walk in a nearby forest will give attendees the opportunity to see how some of the management topics can be applied in their woods. The workshop is sponsored by the Hudson River Estuary Program and the Cornell Cooperative Extension Biodiversity Program Work Team, with endorsement by the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance, Greene and Rensselaer County Cooperative Extension and the Capital District Chapter of the NY Forest Owners Association.
The $15 fee covers refreshments, lunch and an information packet. To register by March 9 online or to print a mail-in registration form, go to www2.dnr.cornell.edu/ext/pwt/bio/. For more information, email Kristi Sullivan at kls20@cornell.edu.
Shauna Alderman On MCLA Dean’s List
Cynthia Brown, Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA), has announced that Shauna Alderman of Petersburgh was placed on the Dean’s List for the fall 2012 semester.
This completes Alderman’s Bachelor of Arts degree at MCLA.
To be eligible for the dean’s honor list, matriculated students must be enrolled in six or more credit courses, attain a grade point average of 3.25 or better and have no incomplete grades. A total of 591 MCLA students were named to the dean’s list this past fall.
Gabriel Montgomery Named To UAlbany Dean’s List
Gabriel Montgomery of Petersburgh was named to the University at Albany’s fall 2012 Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement.
The University at Albany-SUNY is an internationally recognized research university with 50 undergraduate majors and 125 graduate degree programs.