The News of
MENANDS ACTIVITIES
Published by the Village of Menands
250 Broadway, Menands, NY 12204 Ann Bacher, Editor
VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
The next regular Village Board meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 3, 2005. All meetings are open to the public and handicapped accessible.
RETIREMENT PARTY
FOR CAROL BLAAUBOER
A retirement party for long time Village Employee Carol Blaauboer will be held on Friday, January 28th at the Menands Firehouse. Cocktail hour begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner and a D.J. for your listening and dancing pleasure. $25.00 per person (includes dinner, music and gift). For reservations, call the Village Office at 434-2922.
WATER-SEWER BILLS TO BE MAILED
Water and Sewer Use bills for the period May 1, 2004 – October 31, 2004 will be mailed to homeowners and businesses on January 3, 2005. The bills are payable on or before January 31st.
MENANDS SENIOR CITIZENS
On Sunday, January 23rd, the Club will travel to Troy SI to see the play “Man of LaMancha” followed by a buffet dinner at the Red Front Restaurant. Cost is $35.00. For reservations, please call Pat at 436-8772. On Thursday, February 10, 2005, we will have an indoor pizza party at noon and the cost is $5.00. Entertainment will be provided by RSVP (Rensselaer Seniors Variety Performers). On March 16, 2005 we will travel to the Log Cabin in Holyoke, MA to see “Finnegan’s Wake”, a very funny Irish comedy. More information to follow. REMINDER: age requirement for membership changed from 60 to 55. If you are eligible and wish to join, contact a member of the Club or stop in
Bethany any Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
THANK YOU
On behalf of my family, along with many friends and neighbors, I would like to give a special thanks to Ron Miller and Bob Schanz for their time, effort and dedication in getting new playground equipment for Ganser-Smith Park. We appreciate your commitment to continued improvements in our community and in helping to make this Village park a landmark of which to be proud.
MENANDS FIRE CO. LADIES AUXILIARY
The monthly meeting of the Auxiliary will be held on January 12, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.
Items to be included in next edition of the Menands Activities, dated January 14, 2004, must be received in the Village Office by 9 a.m. Monday, January10th
HAPPY NEW YEAR
YOUTH COMMITTEE OPEN GYM PROGRAM
High School: January 6, 13, 20 and 27th; February 3, 10, & 17th; March 3, 10, 17 &31st.
Middle School:; January 8*, February 5*, March 5, 12 & 19th.
The high school session (grades 9+) will be from 8 – 10 p.m. on Thursdays. Middle School (Grades 4-8) will be on Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. – noon when there are no basketball games scheduled. *On days when there are afternoon games, we will end at 11:45 a.m.
SNOW….SNOW…..SNOW
The Village Crew needs your cooperation. When the snow starts accumulating, please make sure your cars are parked in your driveways, not on the streets. If this is not possible, be prepared to move your vehicle when the plow approaches. Listen to your television or radio for Snow Emergency Announcements. IF A SNOW EMERGENCY IS ANNOUNCED FOR MENANDS, NO PARKING IS ALLOWED ON ANY VILLAGE STREETS. Violators will be towed! We pride ourselves on keeping our streets plowed and passable, but cars parked on the streets make our job impossible.
Also, when shoveling snow, please do not throw the snow in the street.
Finally, it is the responsibility of the owners or occupants of a home or business to keep the sidewalks clear around their property.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
AND SCHOOL CLOSINGS
When there is a snowstorm or any weather that might threaten the normal running of the school, residents should tune to WGY, WROW or WTRY radio as well as TV channels 6, 10 and 13 for school closings or late openings. Also, when school is canceled during the day, after school and night activities at the school are also canceled. If you have changed home/work phone numbers or emergency contacts, now is the time to call Menands School (465-4561). If the Menands School is closed due to weather, there will be NO transportation to any school outside the District. If the Menands School is opening late due to weather, all bus runs will be delayed in Menands. For example, if the Menands School is opening one hour late, then all buses transporting students outside the district will
also be running one hour late. These procedures are enforced because we feel that if road conditions are such that it is too dangerous to transport pupils to the Menands School, then it is also too dangerous to be transporting students out of the district.
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