Spring Food Drive

The Schodack Democrats Spring Food Drive will be held in the Village of Castleton on Saturday, March 31. Flyers will be dropped off at homes on Saturday, March 24. Please attach the flyer to your food donation bag and place it on your porch where it is visible from the road
Pick up will be between 9 a.m. and noon on Saturday, March 31. All donations will help stock the shelves of the Anchor Food Pantry in Schodack.

Last year more than 200 lbs. of food was collected.

Your voice counts

Libraries are essential to our communities, our schools and our college campuses.  Libraries serve people of all ages and backgrounds and at every phase of their learning development.  No other state funded service serves so many people for so few dollars. Library Aid amounts to less than one tenth of one percent of the State Budget, and yet the libraries and library systems this funding supports serve over 14 million New Yorkers.

Send a letter to your elected representatives in support of this funding restoration

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Happy Spring

A perfect first day of spring!  Hoping it lasts until the first day of summer!

Lisa's fight! Let's help!

Lisa Harrington's Donation Page

"Regardless of your age. Regardless of any family history you may have. I want everyone to take their breast care seriously. Early detection is key. I want every woman to have the opportunity to get those monograms. For all of these reasons I am walking in this 3 day event. I will walk to pay it back for all of those who raised money before me for research that has made my treatment that much more successful. I am raising money to pay it forward for research to finally put an end breast cancer."

I love this woman.

Press Release for Immediate Publication Beth Chittenden (518) 929-5099 bbchittenden@yahoo.com http://jerseysites.usjersey.com/dutchhollow/ Discover Dairy to Open at Dutch Hollow Farm Many of you can remember the farm your parents or grandparents owned a decade or two ago, but how long has it been since you visited a modern dairy farm? Read more...

Friends of Castleton Library Membership Drive

The Friends are once again getting set up for our Annual Meeting (Wed., April 4th) and our annual Membership Drive.

@ the library

Check out the library calendar!

Irish Proverbs

Savannah @ the Cliffs of Moher 2007

- Ageless Advice -  

~You cannot put an old head on the young. 
~A light heart lives long.
 ~Your feet will bring you to where your heart is. 
~It takes time to build castles. 
~Continual cheerfulness is a sign of wisdom.
 

News in a Nutshell

Headlines that Caught My Eye




LOCAL

•  Maple Hill High School's Social, Economic, and Global Awareness class is asking for your support in the cause to help "Conquer Kids' Cancer" and make a donation on behalf of the Maple Hill High School Team.  
• • Shavee volunteers  Join this St. Baldrick's event, and whether you decide to shave your head, volunteer, or donate, we hope you'll be a part of the excitement

• Maple Hill High School's Social, Economic, and Global Awareness class  are helping "Conquer Kids' Cancer"

• CBC'S 10TH ANNUAL STRIPED BASS DERBY

 STATE

• Tier VI pension plan passes Legislature

• Mistrial -

• 3 teens sickened by K2

NATIONAL

• Why Ron Paul is still in the GOP race - what does he want?

• Fortunes Turn, as Does Style, for Santorum

• In New York, a Pep Talk to Big Donors

WORLD

• Karzai asks NATO to leave Afghan villages; Taliban scrap talks

• U.S. troops numb, uncertain after Afghan massacre 

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A Home fit for a Hero

By Catherine Sager
NASSAU

Gary Sinise was in Nassau Monday. But he was not here to tout a new film or sign autographs. Sinise gathered with a motorcade from the Village of Nassau. Sheriffs Deputies and State Police Officers, in coordinated assistance and support provided by Village of Nassau Police and emergency responders from throughout the County. From the Village Commons they traveled to the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany. There, elected officials, dignitaries, local politicians, in suits and ties, stood side by side with about 300 bikers from Rolling Thunder and Patriot Guard Riders, dressed in leather jackets, boots and bandanas to paid homage to one of our heroic veterans.

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Clarence & I Need to Have a Word

Like Lions Video Premiere!
Take a look!

Lt. Dan is visiting Nassau!

Gary Sinise to Participate in Motorcade from Village of Nassau to Albany on Monday, March 12th, 2012

Calendar

Have you seen the What To Do Page?

Nearby

• Mark Wood to Perform with Our Students

• Call for Board Candidates

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Musing

Rush Limbaugh the master of media manipulation

Castleton Library an Introduction to Microsoft Office

Castleton Public Library offers: tech KNOWLEDGE

MHHS Surpasses Goal

It's not too late to get involved.  Be a hero for kids with cancer!
Join this St. Baldrick's event, and whether you decide to shave your head, volunteer, or donate, we hope you'll be a part of the excitement.
The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity that funds more in childhood cancer research grants than any organization except the U.S. government.
Get involved and you'll be giving hope to infants, children, teens and young adults fighting childhood cancers. Check their Progress!

Women's Health

7 Reasons to Start Bike Riding

All You Can Eat Breakfast

All You Can Eat Breakfast

 

Castleton Fire Company All You Can Eat Breakfast Sunday, March 4, from 8 - noon (11 Green Avenue, Castleton, NY).

Stop in for some great food. Eggs cooked to order, home fries, pancakes, bacon, sausage, french toast, toast, coffee, tea and orange juice! 

Letter: Keep Schodack's semi-rural feel

"I can tell you that a million-square-foot, flat-roofed, big box building, which daily could see more than 150 trucks in 24 hours, was not included in the "good design" citations."

Dollar Tree Uprooted

Letter: Can't blame town officials this time

"The decades of economic woes in our town have often been blamed on the folks occupying Schodack's administration. Now, with a rare opportunity to change a gravel bank to an economic and job-creating distribution center, it was my fellow townspeople who ruined it."

March Calendar 

• E. G. KIWANIS 2nd ANNUAL COMEDY NIGHT FUNDRAISER
• ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST 
• CORNED BEEF & CABBAGE DINNER
• FREE 4th SUNDAY SPAGHETTI DINNER
• FISH FRY DINNERS ~ The South Schodack Fire Company will again offer Fish Fry dinners on Friday evenings from 5:15 to 7PM, at 1563 Bame Road in Castleton during Lent. Dinners will begin on Friday, February 24th. Dinners will be $8.50. Hot dogs, chicken and clam chowder will also be served. Eat-in or Take-out. Phone 732-2082.

In Like a Lion!

Looking for a good book?

One Thousand White Women

Also available for Kindle

Maple Hill Volleyball

 Jeremy Kelly on WNYT

Jeremy Kelly is the leader of the Maple Hill Volleyball Team, and his skills on the court have landed him a spot on a Division One roster next year.

Castleton-Schodack Kiwanis Club Chicken Barbecue Dinners

The Castleton-Schodack Kiwanis Club will be selling chicken barbecue dinners on Sunday, March 18, to raise monies for its community service programs.  

The cost of the dinners is $9.00, and the dinners may be picked up from 12:00 noon to 5:00 P.M. at the Castleton Volunteer Fire Company in Castleton.  For more information or to order the dinners, call 732-2225.  Walk-ins are welcomed.

Press Release

The Friends of the Castleton Public Library will hold a Spring Book Sale on Saturday, March 31st from 9am to 1pm in the upstairs Programming Room of the Castleton Public Library. In preparation for this event, the Friends of the Castleton Public Library are accepting donations of very good condition books, DVDs and CDs. Donations can be placed in the back hallway of the Library/Village Hall (85 South Main Street, Castleton). 

All donations are greatly appreciated.

Schodack eNews – Maple Hill High School

From the Schodack School district

Upcoming events for February 27 - March 13

Mark you calendars

CES Agricultural Project Meeting - Tuesday, February 28 at 6:30 p.m.

Interested community members, parents and faculty are needed to help CES develop an agricultural project on the grounds which will include vegetable and flower gardening, outdoor classroom learning, butterfly gardening, and so much more. Interested individuals are encouraged to attend the next CES Agricultural Project meeting on Tuesday, February 28 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the CES library (2nd floor). Free childcare provided on site.

Students Organize Red Cross Blood Drive- Wednesday, February 29

The National Honor Society is sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive at the Maple Hill High School on February 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Individuals can e-mail teacher Jennifer Gold to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins are also welcome. Posted 2/16/12.

Look who's $having

Take a look at who will be shaving their heads for a cause - support a shavee!

Wildcats are asking for your support in the cause to help "Conquer Kids' Cancer"  make a donation on behalf of the Maple Hill High School Team.

Cuomo: NY, union agree on teacher evaluation plan

"This agreement recognizes that students are more than a test score,"  Mulgrew said.

Cuomo: NY, union agree on teacher evaluation plan

Posted: Feb 16, 2012 10:09 AM EST Updated: Feb 16, 2012 5:55 PM EST

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A statewide agreement announced Thursday will bring tougher teacher evaluations to New York public schools and make student performance 40 percent of a teacher's grade, replacing decades-old policies that relied more heavily on classroom visits and colleague opinions.

Make some plans!

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Pizza Night @ Schodack Valley Tonight

Breakfast at Castleton Firehouse
Turkey Dinner at St. Davids and don't forget...
Fish Fry @South Schodack Fire Company

The South Schodack Fire Company will again offer Fish Fry dinners on Friday evenings from 5:15 to 7PM, at 1563 Bame Road in Castleton during Lent. Dinners will begin on Friday, February 24th. Dinners will be $8.50. Hot dogs, chicken and clam chowder will also be served. Eat-in or Take-out. Phone 732-2082.

Schodack Democrats Scholarship

Schodack Democrats
Contact: Linda Underwood 732-4050
News release - for immediate release - Feb. 16, 2012

Schodack Democrats Scholarship Application Now Available
The Schodack Democratic Club awards scholarships annually to high school seniors who are Schodack residents. The purpose of this non-partisan award is to encourage future student participation in and study of the United States government at the local, state and national level. 

To support Lisa Harrington

I just made a donation the Susan G. Komen 3-Day™ www.the3day.org

I just made a donation the Susan G. Komen 3-Day™, a 60-mile walk for women and men who want to make a personal difference in the fight to end breast cancer. How will you make a difference?

Support Lisa - click here to donate.