The News of
MENANDS ACTIVITIES
Published by theVillage of Menands
VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
The Village Board meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, February 4, 2008. All meetings are open to the public and are handicap accessible.
MENANDS FIRE COMPANY #1, INC. NEWS
The next monthly meeting of the Menands Fire Company #1, Inc. will be held on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.
2008 dues for all Menands Fire Company members are due by March 4, 2008.
SUPER BOWL PARTY
Sunday, February 3, 2008 at the Menands Firehouse at 6:00 p.m. All Menands Fire Company and Auxiliary members and their families are invited to attend. Cost: $5 for beer/soda and assorted snacks. Sign-up sheet is in the Lounge at the Firehouse.
MENANDS ST. PATRICK’S CLUB
Join the Menands St. Patrick’s Club for an all you can eat Sweetheart Breakfast! February 10th from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the Menands Firehouse. Eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, corned beef hash, home fries, Irish soda bread, Danish, pastries, doughnuts, coffee, tea and juices are being offered. Adults $6, children under 5 free, children 12 and under $3. The next 3 meetings of the club will be held on Sundays, January 27th, February 10th and February 24th at 12 noon. Because of the Breakfast, the meeting on February 10th will be at 1 p.m. We will also pick Miss Colleen and take pictures at this meeting. New members are
always welcome.
MISS COLLEEN CONTEST
Any Village girl, 9th grade or older, may enter with their parent’s permission. Drawing will be held at the meeting on February 10th. Miss Colleen and her court will represent Menands in the Albany Parade on March 15th and host the dinner dance held at the firehouse that evening. Please fill out the entry form below and mail (or drop it off to): Menands St. Patrick’s Club, 250 Broadway, Menands, StateNY 12204. Entries must be received by February 9th.
MENANDS COLLEEN ENTRY FORM
Name ________________________________________
Age/Grade ____________________________________
Address ______________________________________
Phone#_______________________________________
Parent Signature________________________________
POM POM GIRLS
Any Menands girls (grade 5 and up) who wish to participate as Pom Pom girls in the Albany St. Patrick’s Parade on March 15, are asked to sign up at Menands School or call Heidi Quackenbush at 783-7205. If there are grade 4 girls interested, a parent or guardian must accompany them in the parade.
SPOTLIGHT ON MENANDS BUSINESS-January 2008
Our feature business for the first column for 2008 is Blasch Precision Products. The company is located at 580 Broadway and is a manufacturer and designer of industrial ceramic products. Blasch currently employs over seventy people under the leadership of David Bobrek, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Founded in 1979, the company has been located in Menands since 1995. In 2006, the company became an employee owned company, which has helped the company and its partners/employees to make rapid progress to ensure the consistency and performance of the products they provide to their customers.
Blasch produces and markets specialty ceramics and refractory components for companies operating in the petroleum, chemical, power generation, pollution control, and process heating markets. The company has customers throughout the world and has been growing steadily while adding additional jobs in Menands.
One of the company’s growth areas has been in Western Canada with firms doing business in the oil sands market. The company is also becoming more competitive in the flue gas desulfurization market. Flue gas desulfurization is the current state-of-the-art technology used to remove sulfur dioxide from exhaust gases created during power production at coal and oil-fired electric generating plants.
Blasch is the fifteenth largest manufacturer in the Capital District and is an important contributor to the local economy. Accordingly, the Village Board is working in conjunction with the Albany County Executive’s Office as well as the New York State Department of Economic Development to have the company designated as a Regionally Significant Manufacturer. This designation will qualify the company for special State assistance that will help the company remain in Menands.
MENANDS FAMILY FUN NIGHT
Come join the fun for a Family Fun Night at theNorth Albany YMCA on Saturday, February 2, 2008. There will be complete access to the facility for JUST us! It is from 6:30 – 8 p.m. including some yummy snacks and drinks. All family members are welcome to join the fun swimming, open gym, and games. If there are any questions please call Brianna DiBiase at 469-7726.
MENANDS SENIOR CITIZENS
Dues are now due - $5.00. The dues will be collected during January. Remember you have to pay the dues before you can sign up for any of our trips.
REMINDER – if Menands School is closed because of inclement weather, the senior meeting will be cancelled.
Our monthly business meeting will be January 31st at 1 p.m. following our KFC lunch at 11:30. If dues are paid the lunch is free, if not the cost is $5.
On February 17th we will be going to Cohoes Music Hall to see La Cage Aux Follies. The bus will leave Ganser Smith Park at 2 p.m. Call Gert at 462-1860 or Pat at 436-8772 to make a reservation on either event.
2008 OPEN GYM SCHEDULE
HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE OPEN GYM
(9th grade and up)
Thursday nights 8:00 – 10:00 p.m.
January February March
31 7, 14, 28 6, 13, 20, 27,
ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL OPEN GYM
Saturday mornings 9:00 a.m.–12 noon
March
1, 8, 15, 22
There are no open gym dates in February scheduled.
In the event that school is closed due to inclement weather (a snow day) open gym will be cancelled for that evening.
Contact Information: Lorenz Herrmann - Supervisor
MENANDS LIBRARY TUES. FILM SERIES 2008
JAMES STEWART
February 5th - After The Thin Man
February 12th - You Can’t Take It With You
February 19th - Mr. Smith Goes To placeStateWashington
February 26th - The Mortal Storm
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Jamie Longtin, a sophomore at SUNY Plattsburgh, who was named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2007 semester. Also, congratulations to Michelle Longtin who has received an internship at ABC Studio in New York City for “Live with Regis & Kelly.” Michelle is a senior at SUNY Albany. The Longtin Girls are the daughters of Diane & Kevin Miller
2008 FATHER-DAUGHTER
VALENTINE’S DANCE
The 11th Annual Father-Daughter Valentine’s Dance will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2008 from 6 – 9 p.m. at Bethany Presbyterian Church (at the corner of N. Lyons and Menands Road). This is an opportunity for fathers and ‘father figures’ to have a special and memorable evening of fun and dancing with their daughters. Professional DJ Brian Michaels will return this year to provide the music. Advance reservations are $15 (per father); admission at the door is $20. To register in advance, please send a check for $15 by February 2nd payable to Steve Brickman at 21 Brookside Avenue, Menands, NY 12204 along with your name and that of your daughter(s) and your contact information (address, phone, email). Advance
registrants are eligible to be entered in a drawing for one free father-daughter dinner at The Olive Garden. Free father-daughter portraits will be provided. Wrist corsages can be obtained at special pricing ($12) from JH Kenny Florists on Broadway in Watervliet (273-0972). We’re again asking for every family to bring a snack or dessert. Elizabeth LaPoint will coordinate snacks. If you’d like to volunteer to decorate the evening before, please call Steve at 463-2606. Please call Elizabeth (472-0127) if you’d like to help in the kitchen.
HELP WANTED
Menands School District is currently hiring substitute custodians and food service workers. Substitute custodians work on an as-needed basis in the late afternoons and evenings. Substitute food service workers work on an as-needed basis throughout the morning and early afternoon. Substitute custodians are paid $9.24 per hour, and substitute food service workers are paid $8.24 per hour. If you are interested in working as a part-time, substitute custodian or food service worker at Menands School, please call Supt. Kathy Meany at 465-4561.
Items to be included in the next edition of the Menands Activities dated February 8, 2008 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN THE VILLAGE OFFICE AFTER 9 A.M. Monday, February 4, 2008
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