Menands Activities April 16, 2010
VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
The next Village Board meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 19, 2010. All meetings are open to the public and are handicap accessible.
WEIGHT & SIZE LIMIT
Please limit the weight of filled trash cans and biodegradable bags to 40 lbs. for the safety of our crew. Maximum allowable size of receptacles is 45 gallons. If these weight & size limits are exceeded, bags or receptacles will Not be picked up.
Leaves and grass should be bagged or placed in a receptacle marked compostable. Branches, limbs, etc. should be in 3 ft. lengths and bundled. Do NOT put any dirt in the biodegradable bags or receptacles.
MENANDS ANNUAL EARTH DAY SPRING CLEANUP
The Village of Menands annual Earth Day Spring Cleanup will be conducted on Saturday, April 17th. Volunteers are needed for this community event to help cleanup winter debris that has accumulated over the winter along Broadway and Van Rensselaer Boulevard. If you would like to help, we will be meeting at the Ganser-Smith Park concession stand at 9 a.m. If it rains we will meet instead on Sunday the 18th at Noon. Volunteers are asked to please wear gloves and appropriate work clothing. If you have any questions please contact Tim Lane at 465-8807. Please come and help keep the Village looking great.
MENANDS FIRE COMPANY NEWS
The monthly meeting of the Menands Fire Company #1 will be held on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. All fire company members are urged to attend.
MENANDS FIRE CO. AND LADIES AUXILIARY DINNER
The Annual Fire Company and Ladies Auxiliary Installation Dinner will be held on Saturday evening, April 24, 2010 at the Franklin Terrace (the old Mario’s), 128 Campbell Avenue in Troy, New York. Cocktail hour will begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. All members are invited along with one guest per member at no charge. I would like to see many members who we have not seen in a while come to the dinner and enjoy themselves. Please sign up in the Lounge of the firehouse by April 17, 2010. Menu choices are on the sign-up list. Don’t miss the chance to enjoy an elegant evening out and show your support for the Fire Company.
Peter J. Molinaro, President
RUMMAGE/BAKE SALE/LUNCH
Bethany Presbyterian Church is holding its annual rummage sale on Saturday, May 8, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The REACH youth will be selling baked goods. A light luncheon will be served. Persons interested in donating items for the sale should call the church at 463-8217 or Paula Murphy at 465-6361 to arrange a time to drop off the donated items.
SPOTLIGHT ON MENANDS BUSINESS--April, 2010
Our feature business for April is the Simmons Machine Tool Corporation.
Simmons Machine Tool Corporation was founded in 1910 in Albany and is located at 55 Broadway, Menands (the official mailing address is 1700 North Broadway, Albany). The company is part of the Niles-Simmons Hegenscheidt Group, widely known as the NSH Group. NSH has operations in Germany, China, Russia, India, South Africa, Australia and Mexico. In addition to the Menands location, NSH has a facility in Sterling Heights, Michigan.
The company employs 95 people at the Menands location under the direction of President and Chief Operating Officer David William Davis. Since 1984, Simmons has focused on the railway industry and currently offers complete turnkey production lines around the world. Turnkey projects refer to the manufacture of railway wheel sets configured for production of new wheels or maintenance of existing sets. Simmons today provides state of the art under floor wheel lathe profiling technology as well as laser measurement of wheel sets in service.
Simmons competes worldwide and is very much impacted by fluctuations in the international currency markets. The artificial currency suppression by the Chinese government has put Simmons at a competitive disadvantage of up to thirty percent on its sales in China. In response to this, top management of the company reached out to U. S. Senator Charles Schumer who has developed legislation to combat currency manipulation. The Senator held a press conference on March 31 at the Menands facility to explain the legislation and how it will benefit Simmons and other U .S. companies in worldwide markets.
This year is especially significant for Simmons Machine Tool as the company will be celebrating its 100th birthday of its founding here in Menands. As a result, the company is very interested in collecting any anecdotal material or memorabilia with a connection to the early years of its existence. If you have anything of interest or know someone who does, please contact Simmons at 462-5431.
The next time you ride an Amtrak train or hear a freight train passing through Menands you can probably be assured that the wheel sets on the train were serviced by Simmons technology.
MENANDS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Menands Public Library Spring film series presents HOLLYWOOD AND THE RED SCARE 1945-1965. All movies start at 1 p.m.
April 20 - FEAR ON TRIAL (1975) How does the “Black Listed” defend himself.
April 27 - Si Fi double feature THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1952) & THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)
MENANDS ROTARY LASAGNA DINNER
FUNDRAISER
Friday, April 16, from 4:30 to 6:30 PM
CATERED by POPPY’S PLACE
EAT IN or TAKE OUT
Lasagna – with or without meat on side,
tossed salad, rolls, dessert and beverage
Held at Menands School
Cost - $9.00 per meal
Proceeds Fund Rotary Community Programs/Projects
YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED
Pre-orders are welcome
Contact Ron Miller: 463-8144 (H/O)
AT 7 PM FREE PTA Family Movie Nite
MENANDS SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION
Please note that the April Board of Education meeting was originally scheduled for Monday, April 12, 2010. The April Board of Education meeting will instead be held on April 19, 2010
MENANDS SENIOR CITIZENS
On May 18th, we will enjoy a narrated luncheon cruise on Lake Chaplain aboard the Spirit of Ethan Allen III. After the cruise, we will go to the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vt. The lilacs will be in bloom for us to enjoy. A trolley is available to ride for touring the grounds. There are also many other fabulous exhibits. Cost is $39. The bus leaves Ganser-Smith Park at 7:45 a.m. and returns at 8:00 p.m. There will be a comfort stop along the way. Reservations: come and prepay. The tour leaders are Diane Leonard and Betty Courtois.
GARAGE SALE
Have you started your Spring Cleaning yet? Are you finally ready to give up some of those things you have been saving? Well if so, why not donate them to Menands School PTA for our Garage Sale. The Garage Sale will take place on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Menands School located on Wards Lane. Drop off for your items, however, won’t be until Thursday, 4/29 and Friday, 4/30. Please call Melissa Mitchell @ 512-4018 or email: Melissa.m.Mitchell@hotmail.com.
QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE MENANDS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT – TOWN OF COLONIE
A Public Hearing on the proposed 2010-2011 Budget for the Menands Union Free School District and the Menands Public Library shall be held at the Menands School on Monday, May 3, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. The budgets will be available for review on April 27, 2010 at the Menands School Central Office.
Registration will be on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the main lobby of the Menands School. District residents registered with the County Board of Elections and who have voted once in the last four years need not register on May 12.
The annual meeting of the qualified voters of the Menands Union Free School District, Village of Menands, will be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. in the Menands School, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine on the following items: to adopt the annual budget of the Menands UFSD, to elect one Board of Education member to a 5-year term, to adopt the annual budget of the Menands Public Library and to elect one Library Board of Trustees member to a 5 year term.
Nominating petitions for the Board of Education and Library Board of Trustees seats may be obtained from Patricia M. Miller, District Clerk, at Menands School. Completed petitions are due by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 19, 2010.
Applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday from Patricia Miller, District Clerk, at Menands School. Completed applications for absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk at least 7 days prior to the vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2010.
Items to be included in the next edition of the Menands Activities dated April 30, 2010 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN THE VILLAGE OFFICE AFTER 9 A.M. Monday, April 26, 2010.