Stephentown

SML Closing Early For Book Sale Setup

SML will be closing at 4 pm on Friday, July 18, and will be closed for business on Saturday, July 19. Please use our book drop, located near the handicapped ramp on the front of the building, when we are closed.

Annual Book Fair And Bake Sale

The. Annual Book Festival, Saturday, July 19, from 9 am to 3 pm, will have lots of great books for sale inside the Library and grilled food, a huge bake sale, local authors signing their books, local artisans and lots of kids activities and games outdoors including face painting and balloon animals. Space is still available for anyone who wants to join our musical Open Mic during the day – call for a time slot. This is fun for the whole family – rain or shine.

Queen Bee

What’s all the buzz? On Thursday, July 24, at 10 am the wonderful Scotia-Glenville Children’s Museum brings us a fun summer program that will help us learn more about bees. Go beyond the buzz and explore the incredible masterpiece of the honeybee’s life cycle, making a model of a honeycomb to bring home! This program is designed for children ages 6 – 12. This program is free and open to the public. Registration is limited and must be made in advance.

Free Breakfast And Lunch For Kids Through August 1

We are pleased to have been chosen as a feeding site for this federally funded program. We will be serving a healthy breakfast and lunch each weekday. Breakfast will be from 8:30 to 9:30 am, and lunch will be from 11:45 am to 12:45 pm in the community room. There is no charge and no income or residency requirement. All children under age 18 are encouraged to take advantage of this program. The program will run Monday through Friday.

For more information, call the Stephentown Memorial Library at 733-5750. Check our website,www.stephentownlibrary.org for regular updates.

The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, July 19, in the Stephentown Fire Hall, located at 35 Grange Hall Road in Stephentown. The doors will open at 5:30 pm and close at 6 pm. Play begins at 6:15 sharp.

No advance registration is required. A donation of $35 per player will be accepted and give the player 6,000 in chip value. Players can make an additional $10 donation at the door for 2,000 extra in chip value. This tournament will pay one place for every 10 players with a minimum of four places and a maximum of 9 places.

A free buffet will be served at the first break, and refreshments will be available.

For further information, please call John Linton at 518-733-0469.

Assess your attic. Cull your cupboards. Besiege your basement. Grub out your garage. Your castoffs can help support the Stephentown Historical Society and its programs. Good clean, usable items will be accepted for the July 26 Community Tag Sale to be held at Gardner’s Field on Rt. 22 in Stephentown. Please do not donate computers, computer equipment, televisions, plastic Christmas decorations, records or VHS tapes since they usually do not sell and the Society must then pay to dispose of them properly. Small appliances should be in working order; large appliances and clothing may not be donated. If you have items to donate, please take them to the Heritage Center on Garfield Road on Friday, July 18 and 25, between 1 and 4 pm or call 518-733-5170 to arrange for drop off and with any questions. Please do not leave donations if no one is at the Center.

Selling spaces will also be available for individuals or organizations for $20 so you have time to organize and declutter your own place. Tables, chairs, shade or equipment are not provided. Vendors should arrive no earlier than 8 am on the day of the sale.

The highly visible location is the grassy field south of Gardner’s Coffee Shoppe on Route 22 in Stephentown. This event has attracted a large crowd of shoppers in past years.

The tag sale will be on Saturday, July 26, from 9 am to 3 pm with a rain date of Sunday, July 27.

by David Flint

The Republicans of Stephentown have selected John Meekins to run for Town Justice in the November election. At the end of this year, Wes Edwards will be completing his 51st year on the bench and has declined to run for another term.

At the caucus on Wednesday, June 18, Tammy Madden presiding asked for nominations from the floor. Two names were put forward, John Meekins and Joseph Champion. The votes were counted, and Meekins was declared the nominee. It has long been the policy of the Town Republican Committee not to disclose the vote counts in these caucus elections.

Joseph Champion has been a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals since 2004. He was nominated by the Republicans in 2009 to run for Town Justice but lost in the general election to incumbent Cyril Grant.

John Meekins, currently serving as Councilman on the Town Board, is a retired Assistant Attorney General for the State of New York. With degrees in both accounting and law, he has experience as an auditor as well as a financial crimes prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and the NYS Attorney General’s Criminal Division. A Stephentown resident for 38 years, Meekins has been a member of the Fire Department and active in the Library, the Veterans and the Senior Citizens Club. If elected Meekins will have to resign his seat on the Town Board.

Town Democratic Committee Chairman Andrew White said that his party is in the discussion stage on this topic and they have no plans yet to hold a caucus.

SML Closed For Independence Day Weekend 

The Stephentown Memorial Library will be closed on Friday, July 4 and Saturday, July 5 for Independence Day. Please use our book drop, located near the handicapped ramp on the front of the building, when we are closed. We wish you all a relaxing and happy holiday.

• Family Movie Night – On Friday, June 27, at 6:30 pm we will show a recently released animated movie. This movie is rated PG. Popcorn and juice will be served. This event is free, and all are welcome!

• Summer Reading Kick-Off – Saturday, June 28, at 2 pm. Start your summer vacation with an afternoon of science related crafts, music, snacks and fun.

Free Breakfast And Lunch For Kids 

We are pleased to have been chosen as a feeding site for this federally funded program. We will be serving a healthy breakfast and lunch each weekday from July 7 through August 1. Breakfast will be from 8:30 to 9:30 am and lunch will be from 11:45 am to 12:45 pm in the community room. There is no charge and no income or residency requirement. All children under age 18 are encouraged to take advantage of this program.

• Traveling Pond by the Dyken Pond Environmental Center on Thursday, July 10, at 10 am. A traveling pond will “splash” its way to the Library with live fish, salamanders, frogs and insects. Children will be able to touch live animals and will learn how these animals survive in a watery environment. For all ages, no reservation is needed.

Annual Book Fair And Bake Sale

The Library will close early for the book sale setup. SML will be closing at 4 pm on Friday, July 18, and will be closed for business on Saturday, July 19. Please use our book drop, located near the handicapped ramp on the front of the building, when we are closed. We hope you will all join us for the Book Fest on Saturday, July 19, from 9 am to 3 pm.

Volunteers to bake items for the bake sale and to clean up afterwards are most welcome. Please contact Laurenne Teachout at the Library.

• Annual Book Fair And Bake Sale – Saturday, July 19, from 9 am to 3 pm. The Annual Book Festival which will have lots of great books for sale inside the Library and homemade food, a huge bake sale, local authors, local artisans and lots of kids activities and games outdoors. It will be fun for the whole family!

For more information, call the Stephentown Memorial Library at 733-5750. Check our website,www.stephentownlibrary.org for regular updates.

The summer potluck picnic of the Stephentown Historical Society will be Monday, July 7, at 6 pm at the Stephentown Firehall Pavilion, Grange Hall Road, Stephentown. The Society is providing hamburgers, hotdogs, rolls and condiments as well as the usual table service and beverages. All that is needed to complete the menu is for folks to bring side dishes or desserts. The event is free and open to the public. For directions, telephone 518-733-0010.

The entertainment for the evening has a patriotic theme, so think of a poem, story or song you can contribute to help celebrate the nation’s birthday.