The Veterans of Stephentown will sponsor a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, April 24, in the Stephentown Fire Hall, located on Grange Hall Road in Stephentown. The doors will open at 5 pm and close at 6 pm. Play begins at 6:15 sharp.
No advance registration is required, and a donation of $25 per player is accepted. Players can pay at the door and can buy 1,000 extra chips for $10. This tournament will pay eight places; the first player out receives $25 back.
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Erik Parisi Promoted
Brigadier General Patrick A. Murphy, The Adjutant General for the State of New York, has announced that Erik Parisi from Stephentown, serving with 827th Engineer Company Horiz Rear is promoted to the rank of Private 1st Class in recognition of his capability for additional responsibility and leadership.
Army National Guard promotions are based on overall performance, attitude, leadership ability, and development potential.
Public Forums On The Future Of The Rensselaer Plateau
The public is invited to two community forums on the Future of the Rensselaer Plateau hosted by the New York Forest Owners Association (CDC), Trout Unlimited (Home Waters), Black River Raiders and the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance.
The first forum is on Monday, April 12, at the Stephentown Fire Hall, Grange Hall Road, Stephentown. The second is on Tuesday, April 13, at the Grafton Fire Hall, 581 South Road, Grafton. The time for both gatherings is 6 to 9 pm. A light dinner will be available.
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There’s A New Grader In Stephentown
by David Flint
The Town of Stephentown is the proud owner of a new road grader. The Town Board met in special meeting on April 5 to open bids for the new machine.
Two bids were received, one from Monroe Tractor in Latham for a Case grader, with immediate delivery, in the amount of $161,408, with $15,000 allotted for trading in the Town’s old grader. With a five-year extended warranty for $8,060, the total came to $154,468.
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A Grave Meeting At The Stephentown Historical Society
by David Flint
“This is our history – our outdoor museums,” said Joe Ferrannini, who is passionate on the topic of preserving local cemeteries and burial plots. Last Monday he shared his experiences and expertise with members and guests of the Stephentown Historical Society gathered at the Heritage Center. The Society has embarked on an ambitious project to fix up and restore some 40 burial grounds scattered about the Town. Members are still in the stage of surveying and recording conditions of the plots. When that is finished they will identify what needs to be done to repair, maintain and preserve them.
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Stephentown Easter Egg Hunt
Meeting On Rensselaer Plateau Legacy Area Is Packed
by David Flint
DEC officials are convinced that designating the Rensselaer Plateau as a Forest Legacy Area would make good environmental and economic sense. Representatives from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) presented their proposal Before a packed audience of about 150 people at Tamarac School last Wednesday, March 24. Not all in the audience were likewise convinced, however.
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A Clean Sweep?
First Place Winners From St. Mary’s Meet Odyssey Founder Sam Micklus
St. Mary’s Academy’s eighth grade Odyssey of the Mind team competed in the state finals at SUNY Binghamton last weekend after winning first place in the Division II balsa wood engineering regional competition last month. The St. Mary’s team scored a shared third place in the spontaneous problem solving portion of the state competition. The winning eighth grade team includes Libby Cass, Maggie Murdock and Erin Murdock of Stephentown, Anthony Chapones, Alyssa Giordano and Alex LaBarge of Hoosick Falls and Nate Winchester of Cambridge, NY.
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Grafton Senior Center Gets 50 Inch TV On Hat Day
Rensselaer County’s Everett Wagar Senior Center held a ribbon cutting event on Hat Day, March 31. The seniors at the Center have been trying to get a television for the last few years. That dream was fulfilled recently with a 50″ flat screen television, thanks to the generosity of many people.
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