Menands Activities December 25, 2009

VILLAGE BOARD MEETING

The next Village Board meeting will be held  at 7 p.m. on Monday January 4, 2009.  All meetings are open to the public and are handicap accessible.

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

The Mayor, Village Board and employees want to wish all the residents and businesses a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

HOLIDAY SCHEDULES

The Village Office, Village Court and D.P.W.

will be closed on

Friday, December 25, 2009

for Christmas Day

and

Friday, January 1, 2010

for New Years Day.

Due to the holidays, Thursday’s recycling will be picked up on Wednesday and Friday’s recycling will be picked up on Thursdays.

There will be NO SPECIAL PICK UP ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30TH.

VILLAGE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS & SNOW REMOVAL

To provide you with the best service possible, the Department of Public Works (DPW) would like to remind everyone that your cooperation is needed during the winter months for proper plowing, salting and snow removal.  If you have a driveway or an off street parking space, please use it during the winter months and especially during a snow or ice storm as vehicles parked on the street hinder plowing operations.  Additionally, anything that you might have in the Village’s right-of-way, such as a basketball hoop, should be moved and stored for the winter.  The Village will not be responsible for damage to any items left in the Village’s right-of-way.  Also, if your vehicle is parked in the street and it prevents the snowplow from passing, the vehicle will be towed at the owner’s expense.

MENANDS FIRE COMPANY #1 AUXILIARY

The quarterly meeting and Christmas Party of the Menands Fire Company Auxiliary has been rescheduled for December 30th.  There will be a quick meeting at 6:30 p.m. with a dinner to follow at 7:30 p.m.  Members who have not already done so are asked to bring 6 Christmas cards for the members of the Firemens Home in Hudson.  Please put your name and auxiliary name on each card, do not seal the envelopes, but rather put flaps inside.  Also please bring a $5 grab bag gift.  Anyone wishing to pay their 2010 dues can do so at this time. 

MENANDS FIRE COMPANY NEWS

The monthly meeting of the Menands Fire Company #1 will be held on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.  All fire company members are invited to attend.  The Menands Fire Co. is always looking for volunteers to join the Company.  For an application, stop by the Menands Police/Fire Dispatcher’s desk.

MENANDS SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION

The Board of Education will meet on January 11th at 6:30 p.m. in the library of the school.

MENANDS PUBLIC LIBRARY

The 2010 Menands Public Library pocket calendars are now available.  Supplies are limited.  Please, one calendar per card holder. 

MENANDS ST. PATRICK’S CLUB

The next meeting of the 2010 Menands St. Patrick’s Club will be held on Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 12:00 noon at the Menands Fire House.  New members are always welcome.  Any questions, please contact Meg Grenier at 463-5196

SENIOR CITIZEN NEWS

A special thanks to Gert Kutz for installing the new officers for 2010.  New members are always welcome.  Bring your lunch and we will have coffee/tea and dessert for you. Come join us at our Thursday gatherings in 2010 for social activities and to visit with your neighbors. Our next monthly meeting will be on January 21st.  Any member who pays their dues of $5 by January 14th will be entitled to a free KFC lunch before this meeting.   Otherwise the cost of the lunch is $8. Reservations must be made ahead for this lunch.  Contact Mary Maggiulli at 432-4508.  NO WALK-INS On every 2nd Thursday of the month, lunch is brought in by CSSC Senior Dining Program.  On January 14th the menu will be Chicken Florentine, baked potato, squash, cheesecake or salad or fruit plate.  A $3 donation is asked.  Contact the Colonie Service Center at 459-2857  ext. 303 for reservations by noon on January 13th.

A trip is being planned for February 9th  to go to the N.Y.S. Theatre Institute to see an Agatha Christie Mystery Play at 10 a.m.  Cost  is $15.  Bring money with you for your lunch.  Bus will leave at 9:30 a.m.  More information to follow.REMEMBER:  If Menands School is closed because of inclement weather, the Senior meeting will be cancelled.

CHURCH YOUTH GROUP HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE

The church youth group is having a Holiday Food Drive for the Regional Food Bank sponsored by St. Joan of Arc, Black Catholic Apostolate, Sacred Heart and the Vietnamese Apostolate.  Please bring in your food donations through December 31st 2009.

2010 MENANDS YOUTH COMMITTEE OPEN GYM SCHEDULE

High School and Up                                           Grades 4 - 8

Thurs. Nights 8 – 10 p.m.                   Sat. Mornings 9 – 12 noon                    January                                                      January

7,14,21                                                         16

February                                                   February

4,11,25                                                          27

            March                                                       March

  4,11,18                                                     13,20

If the school is closed due to inclement weather (a snow day) there will be no open gym that evening.

Supv.  Lorentz Hermann                 Phone:  505-7998

e-mail lherrmal@nycap.rr.com

MENANDS CARES = The Work Goes On!!

The recent success of the food drive conducted by “Menands Cares” led to a very nice thank you note from Pastor Elaine Woroby of the Loudonville Presbyterian Church.  The note below demonstrates how grateful the Church was for the “Menands Cares” efforts.  “My Church was the recipient of boxes and boxes of canned goods from the Menands Cares “Fill the Mayflower” food drive.  Our congregation is in a shared ministry partnership with Bethany Presbyterian Church.  We serve local families who are just not able to make ends meet.  Hunger is a hidden but growing need in our area.  We provide food, clothes, laundry detergent and personal care items every week to families in need.  It is getting harder and harder to keep our shelves stocked.  We got such a big boost from your donation of food!  Our teenagers put the food on the shelves and the shelves were overflowing.  So from our congregation and the people we serve – Thank You!” 

                                          Elaine Woroby, Pastor

If you have any items that you would like to donate, please contact “Menands Cares”             

INCLEMENT WEATHER & SCHOOL CLOSINGS

When there is inclement weather, residents should tune to WGY, WROW or WTRY radio as well as TV channels 6, 10 and 13 for school closings or late openings.  If the Menands School is opening later 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 later.  If the Menands School is closed due to weather, transportation to high schools and private schools will be at the discretion of the Superintendent.  Also, when school is canceled during the day, after-school and night activities at the school are also canceled.  If parents have changed home and/or work phone numbers or emergency contacts, please contact Menands School at 465-4561.

MENANDS SKI PROGRAM

Once again the Menands Ski Program will be participating in the Jiminy Peak Ski/Snowboarding program.  The program includes 6 one-hour ski or snowboarding lessons as well as evening lift passes on Tuesday nights beginning in January.  Kids and adults of all ages are welcome.  Bus transportation is provided and departs Menands School at 3:30 p.m. to return at approximately 9:15 p.m.  Anyone interested in participating should contact Brian Rozmierski as soon as possible at 375-2221 for more information.