The News of
MENANDS ACTIVITIES
Published by the Village of Menands
250 Broadway, Menands, NY 12204 Sheila M. Hyatt, Editor
VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
The Village Board meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 18, 2007. All meetings are open to the public and are handicapped accessible.
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
A public hearing will be held on Monday, June 25, 2007 at 7:00 P.M. in the Village Municipal Building for the purpose of considering the following application for a variance:
Linda Lyons, 5 Stonegate Court, Albany, N.Y. 12205 is requesting a use variance to rent both units of the property at 14 Hendrick Ave. The property is zoned R-2 One Family Residential.
Ms.Patricia Whitney, 433 Loudon Road, Loudonville, N.Y. 12204 is requesting a variance to change the allowable side setback at 23 Park Drive.
Nicholas Stuto, 14 Pateman Circle is requesting a variance to put up a shed less then the required setback.
Such public hearings are open to the public and are accessible to the handicapped. All are encouraged to attend or to present comments in writing.
John Bassett, Chairman
BUILDING PERMITS REQUIRED
Please call the Village Building Inspector at 434-2922 if you are planning any construction projects; pool, and roof or shed installation, etc. Be advised it takes approximately one week from receiving an application to the issuance of a building permit.
DOG COMPLAINTS
The Village Office is once again receiving complaints concerning dogs running loose and leaving “deposits” on resident’s lawns. There is a leash law as well as a “pooper scooper” law in the Village. Tickets will be issued and fines will be assessed to violators.
2007 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
Ganser-Smith Memorial Park (rain or shine)
Wednesday – July 4th Family Fun on the Fourth
Festivities start at 2:00 p.m.
5 – 8 Bluz House Rockers Tuesday – July 10th 6 – 8:30 Tom
Healey Band
Tuesday – July 17th 6 – 8:30 Rymanowski Bros.
Tuesday – July 24th 6 – 8:30 Shut Up & Dance
Tuesday – July 31st 6 – 8:30 Hair of the Dog
Tuesday – August 7th 6 – 8:30 Jeff Strange & Co.
Wednesday – August 15th 5 – 9 Mark Emanation & Village Picnic Folding Sky and The Luster Kings
Food and beverages are available for purchase
THANKS TO THE ALBANY TUESDAY EVENING
GARDEN CLUB
We hope everyone has noticed the colorful flowerbed in front of the Menands Library. The Board of Trustees is grateful to the members of the Garden Club who purchased the plants, dug up the flower bed and planted the flowers. The garden is a tribute to Tom MacDonald, a gardener, former president of the Library Board and longtime resident of the Village. Tom will live on in our memories as the garden flourishes.
SUMMER PARK PROGRAM
Packets will be sent home from school and are also available at the Village Office.
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
Bethany Presbyterian Church is having their annual Strawberry Festival at Ganser-Smith Park on Menand Road in Menands Wednesday, June 20 from 4:00 p.m. to dusk. There will be fresh picked strawberries for strawberry shortcake with fresh whipped cream or strawberries with ice cream. We will also have char- broiled hamburgers and hot dogs, salads, baked beans and beverages. Don’t forget to bring your lawn chair and “set” awhile and enjoy the toe tapping music of the Uncle Sam’s Barbershop Chorus of Troy, followed by the Tri-County Banjo Band. Bring the whole family. Rain or shine!
MENANDS SENIOR CITIZENS
The Menands Senior Citizens will hold their annual picnic on June 26 in Ganser-Smith Park from 10:00 a.m. til ? You must be a paid up member in order to attend. Cost is $5. Reservations must be made by June 21. The menu includes: Vegetable Platter, Cheese spread, Barbecued Chicken, Macaroni and Cheese, Tossed Salad, Rolls, Fruit, Cookies, Brownies, Watermelon, Lemonade, Tea and Soda.
Do you like to be pampered? How about gourmet food and good music? Would you like to see the Boston skyline: From both sides? Come sail on our yacht the “Odyssey” on Thursday, July 12th. We will leave Rowe’ Wharf for a two hour cruise and eat a three course plated gourmet meal of your selections, listen to beautiful live music and see Boston from the Bay yacht and then from the bus. We have also planned some other surprises too. So come along by contacting Arnold at 869-3020 or Flora at 434-0916. Bus leaves at 7:15 a.m. The cost will be only $40. Deadline is June 28th . Get your reservations in early as the bus will be filling up fast.
Come join us for fun, history and some mini mysteries sometime in the second half of August. Do something you have never done before. More clues to follow in later activities.
MENANDS PUBLIC LIBRARY
UPCOMING EVENTS
Teen Events –
Volunteer Information Night –
Young Adults entering sixth grade in the Fall are invited to come to the Library Friday, June 15 at 7 p.m. for snacks and information on volunteer opportunities this summer at the library. Call 463-4035 to register or stop by.
Decoration Day –
Thursday, June 21st teens can come on over for lunch and an afternoon of daring decorating. Please register at the library or call 463-4035.
Saturday, June 30th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. everyone is invited to stop in for a fun filled visit to the library to start the summer reading program. A Fire Truck and Finger Printing, ask the Historian with our “Get a Clue about Menands”and lots more activites are planned. This summer’s programs will have something for everyone: mysteries, crafts, games and movies.
ROTARY CLUB
The Rotary Club of Menands is pleased to announce that the winner of our Rotary Scholarship for 2007 is David Ognan, an Eagle Scout and Jr. Volunteer Menands Fireman. The award, $500, will help offset college costs. David, the son of Nora and Richard “Rickie” Ognan, is a senior at Shaker High School and is going on to Hudson Valley CC. He expects to major in graphic design and go on to complete a masters degree. David will be recognized on June 22nd at the Menands School graduation, where he attended thru the 8th grade.
MENANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REUNION
The sequel June 22-24, 2007
Due to the lack of interest in this reunion the planned activities have all been CANCELED.
THANK YOU THANK YOU
The Menands School PTA would like to thank our local businesses who sponsored the students’ Field Day T-shirt fundraiser: Menands Adult Recreational Volleyball, Albany County Sheriff’s Union Local 775, Clark Moving & Storage, Inc., Mayor John Weidman Fund for Education, Coldwell Banker Prime Properties, Inc., Simmons Machine Tool Corporation, Menands Fire Company No 1, Inc., Menands PBA, Menands Association of Teachers, C.T.Male, Associates, PC, Rotary Club of Menands and an anonymous sponsor. Through the generous donations of these sponsors, every child received a Field Day T-shirt.
Items to be included in the next edition of the Menands Activities dated June 29, 2007 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN THE VILLAGE OFFICE AFTER 9 A.M. Monday, June 25, 2007.
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