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Stephentown Memorial Library News

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The Stephentown Library will be closed on Thursday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day. We will be open Wednesday, November 10, and Friday, November 12, as usual to meet your needs.
• Tween Night – Join us on Friday, November 12, at 6:30 pm for fun for Tweens at the Stephentown Memorial Library. This popular monthly program for tweens age 10-14 is a great way to spend a weekend evening. This month features a celebration of Native American heritage with special guest Fidel Moreno, who will lead an interactive program with Big Drum and Two Native American Ghost Stories in the Community Room. We will have snacks and more. Come on out and bring your friends!
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The Stephentown Food Pantry Needs Food For Holiday Baskets

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The Stephentown Food Pantry wishes to thank all the generous people who have donated money, food and fresh garden produce to the pantry this year.
We could also use your support toward supplying holiday baskets for Thanksgiving.  We are in need of frozen turkeys (10-12 lb.). If you are a gardener with a surplus of potatoes this fall and would donate some, please bring a bag or box of them to the pantry.  We would like your food donations brought to the Stephentown Federated Church during our regular Saturday morning hours on November 6 so we know how much more will be needed.
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Holiday Art Fair At SLCA

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The Sand Lake Center for the Arts presents its annual Holiday Art Fair on Saturday, November 6, from 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday, November 7, from 12 to 4 pm. This outstanding and fabulous fine art fair is designed to showcase the craft of over 20 fine artists and to offer the unique opportunity to peruse and purchase original works of pottery, sculpture, paintings, photography, jewelry, felt and cloth accessories, glass blown items, and much more. There is plenty of free parking and no admission fee.
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Stephentown Town Board Action – Tentative Budget Has Close To 11% Tax Levy Increase In Spite Of Cuts

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by David Flint
A tentative Town budget for Stephentown presented at a public hearing Monday evening would reduce expenditures by about 2% but still result in a tax levy increase of close to 11%. Town Supervisor Larry Eckhardt said the Town has been dipping into “savings” for too long, using the unexpended fund balance to keep taxes down. Now it’s time to “grab hold of the third rail and take the shock,” he said. [Read more…] about Stephentown Town Board Action – Tentative Budget Has Close To 11% Tax Levy Increase In Spite Of Cuts

American Indians In The Time Of Henry Hudson

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The Stephentown Historical Society will present an illustrated lecture by Dr. Laurence M. Hauptman on American Indians in the Time of Henry Hudson: The Munsee and Mahican (Mohican) Indians.  Free and open to the general public, the event begins at 7:30 pm on Monday, November 1, at the Stephentown Fire Hall, Grange Hall Road, Stephentown.  For directions or information, phone 518-733-5675.
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Grantseeking Basics With Foundation Directory Online

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The Stephentown Memorial Library will host a free workshop on grantseeking basics for nonprofit organizations on Thursday, October 28, from 3 to 5 pm.  The Grantseeking Basics session will be led by Kief Schladweiler, Coordinator of Cooperating Collections with the Foundation Center (http://foundationcenter.org).  The course will provide an overview of the funding research process for nonprofit organizations seeking grants from foundations, corporations and grantmaking public charities. [Read more…] about Grantseeking Basics With Foundation Directory Online