submitted by Marion Whiteford, SVC Communications
Southern Vermont College has announced two new chairs of academic divisions, with Associate Professor of Marketing Stacey Hills, of Cherry Plain, becoming the Chair of The McCormick Division of Business this summer and Jennifer Burg being named the Chair of The Hunter Division of Humanities for the past semester. Both women bring a Ph.D. to their respective new positions and a combined 30 years of teaching experience at the college level.
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Twelfth Night In The Park
Boy Scout Troop 222 At Summer Camp
submitted by Andy Zlotnick
Again this year Boy Scout Troop 222 went to summer camp at Rotary Scout Reservation for week three of their summer program. Fourteen Scouts from the Troop went over the mountain to East Poestenkill to enjoy a week’s worth of fun and scouting activities. [Read more…] about Boy Scout Troop 222 At Summer Camp
County Legislators To Ask State For Road Repairs On Route 22, Route 20 And Route 150
submitted by Rich Crist, Majority Legislative Liaison
Members of the Rensselaer County Legislature are hoping to get the attention of State officials to have three State highways in the County reviewed for much needed repair work.
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Flowering Raspberry
Battle Of Bennington Commemoration
The Battle of Bennington, fought on August 16, 1777, will be commemorated at the New York State Bennington Battlefield Historic Site on Friday, August 16, starting at 7 pm. The ceremony will be conducted by members of Chapters of the Empire State Society Sons of the American Revolution, The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and other local historical groups in cooperation with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. [Read more…] about Battle Of Bennington Commemoration
Stephentown Youth Program News
submitted by Jessica Rontey
The Stephentown Youth Commission is in its final week of the summer program. This year the program was held at the Stephentown Town Hall. [Read more…] about Stephentown Youth Program News
Beautifying Stephentown
The Knickerbocker Mansion And The Witneagemot Oak Peace Tree
Stana Iseman will give a talk, “Four Centuries of Knickerbocker,” at the Stephentown Historical Society meeting on Monday, August 5, at 7:30 pm. The meeting will be at the Stephentown Heritage Center on Garfield Road in Stephentown. Iseman will be talking about the history of the area, Native American tribes and the Witneagemot Oak Peace Tree, the history of the Knickerbocker Family and the story of the Knickerbocker Mansion restoration. The program is free and open to the public. The building is handicapped accessible. For directions or information, phone 518-733-0010.
The Knickerbocker Mansion, the most significant historic building in upper Rensselaer County, is located in an area of the Hoosic River Valley near Schaghticoke known as the Vale of Peace. The Mansion was built by Johannes and Elizabeth Knickerbacker in the 1780s using a rare Middle Age architectural style. The Mansion presides over the remains of the historic Witneagemot Oak Peace Tree, which was planted in 1676 to commemorate a peace treaty between the Native Americans and the European settlers. The Mansion’s quiet agricultural setting has been unchanged for centuries.
The building fell into disrepair over the centuries, and major restoration began in 1991. It remains a restoration work in progress but is open to the public every Sunday and during special monthly events such as the September Harvest Festival and the October Knick at Night ghost tours or by appointment.
Iseman is Project Director for the Restoration Projects, Tour Guide and Treasurer for the Knickerbocker Historical Society, Inc. She has volunteered for the Knickerbocker Mansion for 25 years. She lives in Cambridge, NY, and is a retired teacher. She was recently honored by NYS Senator Kathleen Marchione in her Women of Distinction program for the 43rd. Senate District.
The mission of the Knickerbocker Historical Society, Inc., is to preserve and maintain the Knickerbocker Mansion, the Knickerbocker Family Cemetery and the remains of the Peace Tree, as well as working to interpret the history of the Mansion property, develop educational programs concerning the history of the Mansion and the surrounding area, and promote community awareness and appreciation of local history.
Take A Bahamas Cruise In December To Help The Honor Roll Fund
Go on an awesome vacation and make a donation in the process. Yankee Trails has partnered with the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center in its fundraising efforts for the Veterans Honor Roll Memorial. They are sponsoring an eight day cruise to the Bahamas from December 3 to 11. For every eight cabins filled Yankee Trails will cut a check to PVMCC for the cost of a ninth cabin traveler.
This trip will include Cruise Express Shuttle to and from the cruise ship in New York City, a $50 onboard credit per stateroom, cruise accommodations, all shipboard meals and activities and all taxes and fees. The cost per person (with two persons in each stateroom) will be $649 for interior, $709 for ocean view and $859 for balcony. The cost will be $407 for the 3rd and 4th person in any class rooms. There are also large discounts for veterans.
What’s more – if more then twenty people sign up they will bring a bus out from Rensselaer to pick up travelers in Petersburgh at no extra cost.
There are flyers at PVMCC, and more information can be obtained by calling Walter Walters at 658-0136 or Erin Tobin at 286-2400, ext 206.