Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Applications are now being accepted for participants in the 7th Annual Polar Plunge in Long Pond, Grafton Lakes State Park, as part of the Park’s Winter Fest. The Winter Fest is in its 29th year with outdoor and indoor events occurring all day, January 25. The plunge happens promptly at 1 pm with check-in beginning at noon at the beach.
[Read more…] about Winter Wow – Polar Plungers At GLSP To Benefit The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
If you can hike, you can snowshoe. Try it out at the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center on Saturday, January 4, from 1 until 3 pm. Snowshoes may be rented for $5 with advanced registration. Snowshoes may be rented any day with advanced registration for a fee of $10 per day or $5 for a half day, and there are special group rates. For more information please contact the Center at 658-2055 or dykenpond@fairpoint.net.
Dyken Pond Center, located at 475 Dyken Pond Road, Cropseyville, is a Rensselaer County Park open daily during daylight hours for back-country snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and ice fishing. Visit www.dykenpond.org for directions and a schedule of our winter events.
Enjoy the stillness of the full moon at a free guided cross-country ski and snowshoe trek at the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center on Friday, January 17, from 7 to 9 pm. The trek will cover two miles and is designed for the intermediate skier or snowshoer. No beginners, please. Snowshoe rentals are available with advance notice. Please contact the Center for updated snow conditions at 658-2055 or dykenpond@fairpoint.net.
Dyken Pond Center, located at 475 Dyken Pond Road, Cropseyville, is a Rensselaer County Park open daily during daylight hours for back-country snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and ice fishing. Visit www.dykenpond.org for directions and a schedule of our winter events.
by Kieron Kramer
Like the amount of time it takes for the perfect soft boiled egg, the Grafton Planning Board meeting on Monday, December 16, lasted three minutes. All the Board members braved a bitterly cold night to attend the meeting in which their only act was to approve the minutes of the previous month’s meeting and pubic hearing. There was no old business, no new business and no informal discussion. Only this reporter and Planning Board Secretary Jessica Crandall’s personal assistant were in attendance.
[Read more…] about Grafton Planning Board Action? – The Perfect Egg
submitted by Patrice Nash, Secretary, BCS Guidance Office
Daughters Of The American Revolution Good Citizen
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a lineage society that is a non-profit organization dedicated to patriotism, historic preservation and education. The procedure for selecting a DAR Good Citizen is for the school faculty and students to select one senior who has demonstrated, to an outstanding degree, the qualities of a good citizen: dependability, service, leadership and patriotism. [Read more…] about DAR And VOD
To the editor:
I was fortunate enough to bring Helen Ellett to the Penny Social at the Rensselaer County Everett Wagar Senior Center on Friday, December 13. The tables were full of seniors and non-seniors from Grafton, Petersburgh, Berlin and Stephentown.
The four women who worked so hard on the event did such a fantastic job. The women, Helen Petrie, Connie Alderman, Marge Littlejohn and Ruth Nichols worked for days to make the event fun for all. They were able to secure some very original and eclectic gifts in addition to providing a day of fun for the senior communities. Items such as puzzles, books, pottery, jewelry, homemade jams/jelly, Christmas decorations, cookware, crocheted afghans were just a few of the items they offered in the Penny Social.
As winners were drawn you could hear the laughter and clapping throughout the entire building. Many non-seniors also attended and joined in on the fun.
Everyone in attendance also enjoyed looking at the beautifully decorated miniature tree display. It’s so interesting to see how over 25 trees are all so originally decorated. Donna Walker should be so proud of the wonderful job she does each year with the display of trees.
The local communities are very fortunate to have such an innovative group of seniors that stop at nothing to make the Center enjoyable for all.
Thank you ladies!
Linda Laveway
Grafton
by Alex Brooks
Grafton Supervisor Frank Higgins announced at the December 9 Town Board meeting that the lawsuit brought by former Supervisor Tyler Sawyer against the Town, former Acting Supervisor Cathy Goyer and former Bookkeeper Victoria Nellis has been settled. Higgins said, “I am not at liberty to release the details of the case, but I want to let the people know that it has been resolved.” [Read more…] about Sawyer Suit Against Grafton Settled
The Grafton Community Library’s annual appeal is underway, with letters recently sent to Grafton property owners asking for their support of this local gem. Use of the Library has been growing steadily, with a three percent increase in Library visits in 2012, totaling 7,488. As an association library, Grafton relies on essential community support to fund the operating expenses of electricity, heating oil, telephone, DSL, public access computers and library materials. Donations will have an immediate impact right here in our local area. With support from the community, the Library can continue providing quality programs and improvements in library services that benefit residents of all ages.
There are several ways to donate. Stop by the Library at 2455 NY Route 2 with your donation or mail it to Grafton Community Library, P.O. Box H, Grafton, NY, 12082. The Grafton Community Library is also a participating agency in the State Employees Federated Appeal (SEFA), Capital Region Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), and the United Way. The Grafton Community Library is a 501c3 non-profit organization, and donations are tax deductible as allowed by law. Contributions of any amount will be gratefully accepted. Visit www.graftoncommunitylibrary.org or call 279-0580 for more news and information about the activities at the Library.
The Grafton Volunteer Fire Department along with the Grafton Ladies Auxiliary will be serving an All You Can Eat Buffet Breakfast on Saturday, December 28, from 8 to 11 am at the Grafton VFW – Fire Hall on South Road (County Route 85). Belgian waffles, pancakes, French toast, eggs (made to order), sausage gravy & biscuits, bacon, sausage, home fries, toast, orange juice, coffee and milk are on the menu. The cost is $9 per adult, $4 for kids 12 and under and free for kids five and under. We look forward to serving you!
