Stephentown

The Stephentown Summer Program, for Stephentown residents only, will run from July 8 through August 2. It is a four week program for children who have completed kindergarten through the completion of fifth grade. The program will be held at the Stephentown Town Hall. Camp operates from 9 am to 12 pm rain or shine. We will offer extended hours from noon to 2 pm at the Stephentown Memorial Library; because of limited space this is on a first come – first served basis.
Campers will participate in many daily activities such as arts and crafts, recreational sports, theme weeks and weekly visits to the Memorial Library. A two week swim program will also be offered this year from August 5 to the 16th.
Information will be provided in the registration packets. Program registration packets are available now at the Stephentown Town Hall, the Stephentown Memorial Library, Berlin Elementary School and on the Town website at www.townofstephentown.org. The youth commission can be contacted at stephentownyouth@aol.com.

The Annual Meeting of the Stephentown Cemetery Association scheduled for Saturday, May 4, has been postponed. Plot owners will be notified when the new date is set.

The Veterans of Stephentown   will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, May 4, in the Stephentown Fire Hall, located at 35 Grange Hall Road in Stephentown. The doors will open at 5 pm and close at 6 pm. Play begins at 6:15 sharp.
A free buffet will be served at the first break.
No advance registration is required, and a donation of $35 per player will be accepted. Players can make an additional $10 donation at the door for 1,000 extra chips. This tournament will pay one place for every ten players with a minimum of four places and a maximum of nine places.
For further information, please call Tom McVeigh at 518-658-2448.

• Bag Sale and Something Extra – Saturday, May 4 (one week before Mother’s Day), from 10 am to 4 pm in the Stephentown Memorial Library (SML) Community Room. The sale will feature totes, purses, clutches and vintage handbags, computer and Mommy Bags and hand baskets – new or gently used. Everything is priced for student budgets.
Select a Book for a Buck from gently used and recycled hard cover, paperbacks and DVDs. We are also offering an assortment of hand knit shawls – elegant warmth for prom night.  Reusing and Recycling are the themes of the day. On May 4 at SML come find a gift for mom or bag for the prom, stash some extra cash and be kind to our planet. Put a book in a bag and take your mom or grandma two gifts in one pretty bundle.
All donations for this benefit sale were carefully selected for quality and condition, and we are accepting more. Proceeds will help support the Library’s summer programs. The Stephentown Memorial Library is a nonprofit 501c3 organization.
• Exceptional Perennials for Every Season Program – Tuesday, May 7, at 6:30 pm in the SML Community Room.
Spring has sprung!  If you are eager to do some gardening, join us for this fabulous program with writer, lecturer and Marketing Director of Faddegon’s Nursery, Kerry Ann Mendez.  You will be thrilled to discover beautiful perennials that enjoy little hand holding on your part. They will save you time and money.
Kerry Ann Mendez is dedicated to teaching the art of low-maintenance perennial gardening and landscaping. As a garden consultant, designer, writer, teacher and lecturer, she focuses on time-saving gardening techniques and workhorse plant material as well as organic practices. She has been in numerous magazines including Horticulture, Fine Gardening, Garden Gate and Better Homes and Gardens’ Garden Ideas & Outdoor Living. Mendez was a featured guest on HGTV and hosted Capital News 9’s In the Garden television segment as well as information segments for Channel 13. She is a garden columnist for Capital Region Living and Today’s Garden Center magazines and writes freelance pieces for regional and national magazines.
For more information on any of these programs or to register for programs, call the Stephentown Memorial Library at 733-5750 or stop by during our Library hours.  Also check our website, www.stephentownlibrary.org for regular updates.

The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department  will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, April 27, 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.
A free buffet will be served at the first break, and refreshments will be available.
No advance registration is required, and a donation of $35 per player will be accepted. Players can make an additional $10 donation at the door for 1,000 extra chips. This tournament will pay one place for every ten players with a minimum of four places and a maximum of nine places.
For further information, please call John Linton – 518-733-0469.