submitted by Sandi Slattery, Chairman Berlin Board of Fire Commissioners
The Berlin Rescue Squad desperately needs volunteers – both EMTs and drivers. To continue to provide services to our community, we need to grow our pool of volunteers. All course materials are paid for and mileage for training is reimbursed upon successful completion of training.
Any interested individuals should contact Rescue Squad Captain Tammy Osterhout at 658-2924 or any other Rescue Squad member. Your interest and concern for your community is appreciated – please consider joining us in service.
Archives for August 2013
The Grafton Democratic Caucus
submitted by Bill Middleton
The Grafton Democratic Committee held its caucus on August 14 and endorsed Frank Higgins for Town Supervisor, Stacy Reinhard and Eric Buckley for Town Council and John Pagono for the vacant Town Justice position formerly held by current Town Supervisor Higgins.
Town Democratic Committee Chairman Bill Middleton commented that Frank Higgins is very well qualified for the Supervisor’s job and he is well known and respected throughout the Town.
Of the two Council candidates, Middleton said, “Both are young, well educated and known to most residents. They come with that fresh energy and passion which has long been needed.”
He described Pagono as well known and well qualified for the Town Justice position.
Middleton urged everyone to get behind these citizens and neighbors in the upcoming election.
The two Town Council seats up for election this year are those occupied by Republican incumbents Marie Claus and Mike Crandall.
Cheney Library Book Sale
The monthly book sale at Cheney Library in Hoosick Falls will be held on September 7 from 8 am to 1 pm. This month the special will be paperbacks. All paper backs will be 4 for $1. There is a large selection of both adult and children’s paperback books both in fiction and non-fiction. Be sure to come by and stock up. The Cheney Library is open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1 to 8 pm, Tuesday from 10 am to 5 pm, Friday from 11 am to 4 pm and Saturday from 8 am to 1 pm.
Rensselaer County Author Event At SML
submitted by Laurenne Teachout, Library Director
The public is invited to the Stephentown Memorial Library’s first Rensselaer County Author Event on Saturday, September 7, from 11 am to 1:30 pm at the Library, 472 State Route 43, Stephentown.
Meet three local writers and enjoy light refreshments. The authors will present brief descriptions of their books, read passages and be available to sign copies of their books if you’d like to purchase them. Other area writers are encouraged to express their interest in future events of this type.
Born and raised in Stephentown, author and speaker Norma Williams Lasch will be returning to the Stephentown Memorial Library with her 345 page collection of inspirational songs and poems penned with colorful rural New England memories, spanning five decades, with Tassels Of Blue, Weaving Threads of Devotion. Readers will be captivated as they stroll through these delightful eight chapters, “Winding Yarns” through “Seasons of Life” from reflections on building a home to the pain of losing a child. Her faith remains intact with strong “Borders of Hope” for life’s unending challenges. Come laugh at her poetic tales of employment in Family Court and the frustrations in the Public Defender’s and the State Reporter’s Office. She shares her anxieties of becoming a published author to being in the Secret Place where there comes a Song in the Night, making this encouraging book, Tassels Of Blue, one of your favorites.
Randy Kneer, Grafton resident and author, will be presenting his book The Untold Story Of Helen Ellett, relating this first time story about an intriguing woman and her memories of small town life in upstate New York. Kneer is also working on three other books, The Retired Forest Rangers Of New York State, The Firetowers Of The Hudson Valley and a personal biography called My Favorite Adirondack Memories.
William Middleton grew up in West Sand Lake and now resides in Grafton. He has worked most of his life in real estate and construction. Now retired, he writes and illustrates his whimsical children’s books of stories told to his six grandchildren. Following his high school days, he studied illustration at the Art Students League in New York City under Frank Reilly. Bill has published four delightful children’s books to date, including Gordon The Goldfish, Autumn Ball, Stanley And Henrietta and The Chipmunk Jamboree. Descriptions of the books can be found at Amazon.com.
For more information on this program, 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.
Hoosick Republican Party Ninth Annual Golf Tournament
The Ninth Annual Golf Tournament, sponsored by the Town of Hoosick Republican Party, will be held on Saturday, September 21, at the Hoosick Falls Country Club with an 8:30 am shotgun start. This is an 18 hole, four man scramble format. Lunch will be served at the turn, and several prizes and raffles will be awarded at the conclusion. Win $20,000 cash with a hole-in-one on hole #6.
This may be the last chance you get to golf this season. So gather your team and come enjoy the fun.
The entry fee (including a cart) is $60 per person. For more information and/or entry forms contact a Republican Party Committee member or call Dave at 518-956-0803.
New Poultry House Exhibit On Great Stone Barn Opens
Along with the Meetinghouse, the Great Stone Barn is the icon of Mount Lebanon. After years of planning and fundraising a technologically advanced stabilization of the structure is underway. To coincide with this monumental project, a new exhibit is on display in the Poultry House at the North Family, itself newly restored for the occasion. [Read more…] about New Poultry House Exhibit On Great Stone Barn Opens
Local DAR Chapter To Meet
The first meeting of the 2013-2014 year for the Ondawa-Cambridge Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will be Friday, September 6, at 12 pm at the Red Roost Restaurant on Route 22 in Cambridge. Lunch will be ordered from the menu with separate checks. There will be a ritual and business meeting led by Regent Jeanne Massey. The program will be by Kathryn (Mike) Taylor whose topic will be “Washington County Historical Society as a Research Center for Genealogy.” Hostesses are Lois Sheaff and Jeanne Massey.
Any woman who believes she is eligible to join the DAR may call the Regent at 518-677-3324. Eligibility is based on the Revolutionary War service of a direct ancestor. Chapter members reside primarily in Cambridge, Shushan, Buskirk, Greenwich, Hoosick Falls and Bennington. Visitors are welcome.
Parsons Dance To Premiere New Dance Work At PS21
PS21 is thrilled to close out its successful 2013 season with internationally acclaimed contemporary American dance company Parsons Dance on Friday and Saturday, August 30 and 31, at 8 pm. Performances will include “Nascimento Novo,” “Brothers,” “Ebben,” “Caught,” and a preview of the newly commissioned piece to celebrate Ellsworth Kelly’s 90th Birthday, “EK90.” These two special evening performances will take place under the tent at PS21 at 2980 Route 66 in the town of Chatham.
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Scott W. Jansson Promoted To the Rank Of Major General
by David Flint
Scott W. Jansson was promoted on August 2 to the rank of Major General in the U.S. Air Force. Jansson is the son of Wes and Eileen Jansson of Averill Park. He has four siblings in this area: Susan Gardner and Deanna Harrington, both of Stephentown, and Randy Jansson and Aimee Dodge, both of Averill Park. He is also the nephew of Edie Beach of Averill Park.
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Rebecca Winn To Wed Matthew Morse
submitted by Rebecca Winn
Mr. and Mrs. James Winn as well as Mr. and Mrs. George Morse, all from Berlin, are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebecca Erin Winn to Matthew James Morse. Matthew is the son of Edwin and Kristin Overholt of Stephentown and of Linda and the late Don Morse of Wappinger Falls, NY. [Read more…] about Rebecca Winn To Wed Matthew Morse