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BREAKFAST- The American Legion Post 574, 72 Pearl St.,
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from 8 AM to 11 AM. $8 per person, children under 10 are $3.
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The choir of the Valley Falls United Methodist Church will perform
the Christmas cantata, Once upon a Night, on Sunday, December
22 at 7:00 p.m. Please bring nonperishable items to be donated to
the food pantry in the spirit of Christmas. The Christmas Eve candle-
light service will be on Tuesday, December 24 at 6:30 p.m. All
are welcome to attend both events. The church is at 16 State
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information, call 753-4848.
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SALEM RESCUE SQUAD GETS A NEW AMBULANCE- The Salem Rescue Squad hasecently replaced their oldest ambulance which was ten years old with a new 2012 Chevrolet Ad-
vanced Life Support (ALS) equipped ambulance. The Squad has three ALS equipped ambulances,ncluding a four-wheel drive that is used when responding during winter weather and off road emer-
gencies. For more than 40 years, the Salem Rescue Squad has provided emergency medical ser-vices to citizens and visitors in Salem, Hebron, Jackson, East Greenwich and Rupert. The Squadelies primarily on dedicated volunteers to serve as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), driv-
ers and assistants in answering more than 400 calls per year. Salem Rescue Squad is in search of new members who can be a part of its team and contribute to its critical mission of providing emer-gency medical care to the community. Flexible schedules are easily accommodated due to our 24/7chedule. For more information about Salem Rescue Squad call 518.854.7199 or [email protected]
FREE CONCERT- CD Release Party with the Bluebillies on Sunday, Dec 22, 2013 at the B&Bon the Green, at 89 County Route 41, Hudson Falls, NY. Food and beverages will be available fromRainers Gourmet at noon. Concert 1-3pm. The concert is a benefit for Wounded Warriors andHomeless Veterans. Help show our wounded, ill and injured troops that America appreciates theirunimaginable sacrifices and stands with them in their recovery. Help the Bluebillies celebrate theelease of 2 CD’s: “Train to Paradise” a gospel CD and “Gal from Ioway” Adirondack songs written
by Melody Guarino which is made possible, in part, with public funds from New York State Councilon the Arts Decentralization Program, with supplemental funding from Rivendell Foundation,, ad-ministered locally by the Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council. This event is sponsored byLittle Theater on the Farm, with W. Scott Franck, Vice President and Program Director.
“OSTEO AEROBICS BENEFITS EVERYONE!” This weight bearing exercise will developmuscle around your joints. Exercise is crucial to quality of life and development of the musclessurrounding the joints is most important. Join Grace Bringing-Good on Thursdays at 10:30 am inthe Rose Room of the Rensselaer County Troy Senior Center, 19 Third Street in Troy. You willlove the special attention Grace gives to her students, but more importantly you are going to feelso much better. Classes meet weekly. Call 518-270-5348 for more information.
THE THRIFT SHOP @ CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH in Johnsonville, NY(look for the open flag on Route 67) has a cool new look. We offer furniture, household, what-nots, antiques. Clothing, one dollar a bag and a Holiday room. All are welcome every Wednesday9am-noon.
FEBRUARY WRITING WORKSHOPS- Shopping for the perfect gift for the aspiring wr iterin your life? Perky Granger of Thurman, founder of Fiction Among Friends, suggests a gift certifi-cate for an upcoming workshop series. Heather Haskins, a writer, blogger and writing instructorfrom Clifton Park will teach a writing class in Warrensburg, four Wednesdays in February fromnoon to 2 p.m. The four-session course is open to those who wish to learn more about writingmemoir and/or fiction. Classes will be held at Willows Bistro, 3749 Main Street, Warrensburg,and the fee will include lunches supplied by the Bistro. Sign-ups are requested by January 15.Contact [email protected] or 352-463-3089 for information about signing up for the courseor to purchase a workshop gift certificate. Participation is limited to ten. Read more atwww.persisgranger.com/FAFatWillowsBistro.htm
CHRISTMAS PARTY- Troy Area Senior Service Center, 19 Third Street, Troy - Join us for ourChristmas Party, Friday, December 20. Enjoy a wonderful roast fresh ham dinner. Reserva-tions are required. Entertainment will be provided by Sal Cannavo starting at 11:00. We will havedoor prizes and a special appearance from Santa Claus. Unwrapped items will be accepted forthe teens at Vanderheyden Hall at the party. To sign up or for more information, call the Centerat 270-5348.
JOIN OUR CHOIR! We are looking for singers to join our choir at the West Hebron PresbyterianChurch on Route 30 in West Hebron. Choir practise is at 7pm Wednesday nights at the church or manse.Please call Pastor Laura Mitchell for more info: 518-854-3729.
BINGO Rensselaer County’s Everett Wagar Senior Center, 2 Roxborough Road, Grafton, NY –Join theGrafton seniors for Bingo, every Wednesday and Friday at 1:00 pm. If you have any questions, orwould like to join us for lunch, at a suggested donation of $2.75, please contact the center at 518- 279-3413.
COUNTRY ELECTRIC LLC Residential, Com-mercial, Industrial. Alltypes of wiring in-cludingservice entrances, backupgenerators, new & rewir-ing of homes, offices, barns, motor controls, pools
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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER- The Kingsbury Bap-tist Church and West Fort Ann Auxiliary Inc. will be making homemade desserts for Christmas: Home made pies: $10.00. Apple, Apple/ Cranberry, Blueberry, Raspberry, Minced Meat, Pumpkin, Black-berry. Cream pies: Banana, Chocolate, Coconut, Lemon Meringue**SPECIAL REQUESTS ARE WELCOME** $15.00 for MapleCream (made with 100% pure Maple Syrup), 1 dozen dinner roll s$6.00, 8x8 Carrot Cake with cream cheese frosting $10.00, Pump-kin Rolls with cream cheese fil ling $10.00. **SUGAR FREE OP-TIONS AVAILABLE** Contact: Valerie Twiss 747-7400. Pickup will be Wednesday, December 24th, 9-noon at Valerie's HairCare, 221 Main Street, Hudson Falls, NY
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20. Enjoy a wonderful roast fresh ham dinner. Reservations arerequired. Entertainment will be provided by Sal Cannavo startingat 11:00. We will have door prizes and a special appearance fromSanta Claus. Unwrapped items will be accepted for the teens atVanderheyden Hall at the party. To sign up or for more information,call the Center at 270-5348.
2013-2014 KIWANIS SERVICE PROJECTS Every year,your Kiwanis Club and the New York State District’s Governorchooses a different service project to bring attention to and assistwith research. This years’ Governors project for the NYS KiwanisClubs and Hoosick Falls is Autism. The Hoosick Falls Club willbe setting up information tables at local events and holdingfundraisers to assist with research. The First Lady’s project thisyear is “Supporting our Troops”. Your local Club will join together
with the District to collect i tems for our troops and assistance fortheir families. Anyone willing to donate their time or join in thesecauses, please contact the Club Secretary Gale Leva at 518-686-4600.
NEW YEARS PARTY The Troy Senior Center, 19 - 3rd Street, Troy, will celebrate the New Year onDecember 31 with entertainment by Santa Lucia starting at 11:00 in the dining room. We willwelcome in the new year at 12:00 Noon! Make a reservation for the noon meal, which will be LiteSalt Ham W/Pineapple Sauce. The suggested contribution for lunch is $2.75. For more informationor to make a reservation, contact the Center at 518-270-5348.
BRUNSWICK HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPEN Wednesdays1 – 3 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Located in the historicGarfield School, 605 Brunswick Road, Troy and public is welcome.We have an on-site extensive genealogy library available.For infor-mation call 279-4024 or view us at http://www.bhs-ny.org
The Johnsonville Rescue Squadlocated @ 4 River Rd. WILLNOT BE HAVING ABREAKFAST IN THEMONTH OF DEC!.
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calendars featuring pictures from days gone by in the villages of Schuylerville and Victory and in the surrounding areas are nowavailable. Calendar pages are sprinkled with close to 150 historicaltidbits. Calendars may be purchased for $5.00 in Schuylerville atOld Saratoga Books, Byron's Market, Expressohuis, Saratoga Appleand at the Town Clerk’s office or at the Victory Village Emporium,Olde Saratoga Home and Garden, Brookside Museum in BallstonSpa and from Marion DeHeer and Pat Peck, members of the OldSaratoga Historical Association. Call Pat Peck, 584-4129, to ar-range to have calendars mailed.
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HERE ARE THE BIG-PICTURE ISSUES THAT AFFECTTHE WORTH OF YOUR FARM:Soil type, drainage and location all play into the dollar value of your farmland. But as the agricultural industry becomes moreglobal, so do the factors impacting your farm.1. Global population growth. The world’s population is fore-cast to reach 9 billion by 2050. While that is a significant in-crease from the current 7 billion people.2. Water. Like population, water is not dispersed evenly aroundthe world. While water issues are more pronounced in otherareas of the world, recent prolonged U.S. drought conditionshave made water supply important.3. Wall Street. High farmland returns have attracted the inter-
est of investors, landowners, lenders and operators, adding morecompetitors at farmland auctions.4. Interest rates. For the past few years, many farmers havebeen able to purchase land with loans at extremely low interestrates.5. Shale energy. Like water, the potential of what’s under yourland might become more important than the soil on top. TheU.S. is now the largest producer of oil and gas in the world. Weare still importing, but our trade deficit is starting to shrink.6. Foreign exchange rates. A strong U.S. dollar equals morevalue for U.S. products, but it also means U.S. products aremore expensive to foreign buyers. A falling dollar equals highcommodity prices, which raise farmer profits and increases rentand land values. On the flip side, a rising-dollar environment less-ens farmland values.7. Regulation. Whether dealing with banking, ethanol mandatesor animal welfare, regulations are an invisible threat for U.S.farms. Staying up-to-date on U.S. regulations is vital.8. Wine. Why would wine make this list? Wine consumption inthe U.S. is going up about 14% per year, and in the world it isgoing up about 4% a year. Demand drives change and now the
U.S. is the largest wine consumer in the world. This is a tre-mendous shift that has led to a change in the dynamics of theprice of land. By comparison, an acre of corn valued at $12,000in the Midwest translates into an acre of grapes valued at $100,000in the heart of Napa. Land value is determined by the value of what you can produce off that land.9. The rise of China. China as a population center, buyer of U.S. goods and global player is top-of-mind for the ag industry.One of China’s biggest problems is lack of rainfall. China en-compasses 20% of the ear th’s population and 7% of the earth’swater resources.Now China i s trying to buy areas that can pro-duce food.10. Global trade. As incomes around the world have increased,especially in China and other emerging nations, trade with theU.S. has also increased. While more demand is positive for agmarkets this shift has led to stresses on agriculture. We’ve seenincreased commodity price swings and more volatility.
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CANDLELIGHT CELEBRATION- Old Saratoga ReformedChurch, Pearl and Burgoyne Streets, Schuylerville, will be holdingits annual Candlelight Celebration of the Birth of Jesus Christ onTuesday, Dec. 24 at 8 pm. The Christmas Story will be read, car-ols and anthems sung, and the Christmas Message will be deliv-ered by Pastor Joyce deVelder. The service will include the tradi-
tional candle lighting during the singing of “Silent Night.” Thesanctuary is handicapped accessible. All are welcome!
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT- The Granville Area Cho-rus will present its annual Christmas concert on Sunday, Decem-ber 22 at 3pm in the South Granville Congregational Church onRte. 149. The 32-voice choir will sing a new cantata, "Bethlehem'sChild", choruses from Handel's Messiah and several a Cappelasongs of the season. Admission is free.
NEW BOARD MEMBERS FOR 2014- The Historic SalemCourthouse Preservation Association, parent organization of theCourthouse Community Center, recently held its annual meetingt which the slate of officers and new board members for 2014
were elected. The officers for 2014 include: Robert Akland of Cossayuna, President; Herb Perkins of Salem, Vice President;rene Baldwin of Cambridge, Secretary; and Robert Sellar of Ar-yle, Treasurer. The four new board members accepting a 3 –ear term are: Irene Baldwin; Brenda Levey of Salem; Todd
DeGarmo of Shushuan; and Tim Whalen of Cossayuna. TheHSCPA Board represents a diverse array of backgrounds withach member bringing special talents and abilities to the organi-ation. The strength and commitment of the Board has fueledhe great strides made the Courthouse over the past 12 years,nd 2014 should be a year of progress as well. New volunteersre always welcome, and individuals wishing to become involvedn the many worthy initiatives offered, should contact the Court-ouse at 518-854-7053.
THE FRIENDS OFJOSEPH GARRICKS wishto thank the many donors andsupporters who attended ourrecent event, and contributed
to the fund for Joseph’smedical expenses. Joseph
extends his love and thanksback to you, and asks for your
prayers for healing.Contributions continue to beaccepted at
www.fundforjoseph.com.
POULTNEY CEMETERY ASSOCIATION WINTER CLO-
URE- Poultney Cemetery Association’s Beaman Street propertys closed yearly from December 1st through April 1st. The 2014
Annual Meeting of the Lot Owners and Trustees shall be held Tues-ay, March 18, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at the Young At Heart Senior
Center, Furnace Street, Poultney, Vermont. Questions may be di -ected to the association by mail to its post office box, P.O. Box 63,
Poultney, VT 05764-0063, by email [email protected], through its Facebookages and through any trustee.
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ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST of regular or blueberrypancakes, eggs (any way you want), sausage, home fries, Frenchtoast, regular toast, and coffee by the Northern Rensselaer CountyKnights of Columbus at the Hoosic Valley Rescue Squad on Route40 in Schaghticoke on Sunday, December 22nd from 7:30 to11:00 AM. Cost for adults is $7, children 6 to 12 is $3, and children5 and under eat free. Proceeds will go to Girl Scout Cadets Troop1891, shaping tomorrow’s leaders. Next breakfast will be on January26th.
NEW YEAR’S PARTY- The Troy Senior Center, 19 - 3rd Street,Troy, will celebrate the New Year on December 31, with enter-tainment by Santa Lucia starting at 11:00 in the dining room. Wewill welcome in the new year at 12:00 Noon! Make a reserva-tion for the noon meal, which will be Lite Salt Ham W/PineappleSauce. The suggested contribution for lunch is $2.75. For moreinformation or to make a reservation, contact the Center at 270-5348.