Menands Activities January 22, 2010

VILLAGE BOARD MEETING

The next Village Board meeting will be held  at 7 p.m. on Monday, February 1, 2010.  All meetings are open to the public and are handicap accessible.

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

A public hearing will be held on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. in the Village Municipal Building for the purpose of considering the following applications for a variance.  LaBerge Group, 30-36 Wards Lane, is requesting a variance to allow apartment buildings designed to comply with R-4 Zoning , in an R-2 Zone.  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

MENANDS FIRE COMPANY NEWS

The monthly meeting of the Menands Fire Company #1 will be held on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.  All fire company members are invited to attend. The Menands Fire Company is always looking for volunteers to join the Company. For an application, stop by the Menands Police/Fire Dispatcher’s desk.

SUPER BOWL PARTY

On Sunday, February 7, 2010, the Menands Fire Company is hosting a Super Bowl Party for its members and their guests at the Firehouse at 5:30 p.m.  Food, snacks, beer and soda will be available.  Cost is $5 per person, $10 for families.  A sign-up sheet is on the board in the Lounge.

MENANDS ST. PATRICK’S CLUB

The next meeting of the 2010 Menands St. Patrick’s Club will be held on Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 12:00 noon at the Menands Fire House.  New members are always welcome.  Questions, contact Meg Grenier at 463-5196.

An all you can eat Sweetheart Breakfast sponsored by the Menands St. Patrick’s Club will be held on Sunday, February 28th from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the Menands Firehouse.  Eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, corned beef hash, home fries, Irish Soda Bread, Danish, doughnuts, coffee, tea and juices are being offered.  Adults $7, Seniors $6 and children 5 yrs. and up $5, under 5 Free. Take-out same prices.

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 21st.  Miss Colleen and her court will represent Menands in the Albany Parade on March 13th 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, N.Y. 12204.  Deadline is February 19th

MENANDS COLLEEN ENTRY FORM

Name _____________________________________________

Age/Grade_________________________________________

Address ___________________________________________

Phone # ___________________________________________

Parent Signature ____________________________________

SPOTLIGHT ON MENANDS BUSINESS—Jan., 2010

Our first business to be featured in this space for 2010 is DNT Express.

DNT Express is a wine distribution company located at the Capital District Farmers’ Market in Menands. The company was founded in July, 2003 by brothers Dan and Tim Nickels and  provides delivery service for 39 wine producers to over 2,000 customers throughout New York State.

Dan serves as President of the company and oversees all logistical operations while Tim is responsible for all administrative matters in his capacity as Chief Financial Officer.  DNT Express employs 21 full time and two hourly workers and covers a territory as far south as Rockland and Putnam counties and north to the Canadian border.  There are also daily runs as far west as the Utica-Rome area and down the I-88 corridor to the Binghamton area.

Operations begin each day at 4 AM when trucks are loaded and the drivers head out on their routes making deliveries to liquor stores, restaurants and other establishments that serve wine.  There are also daily trips to three locations in New Jersey as well as to Elmira where the cases of wine are loaded onto pallets and then placed into DNT tractor trailers for the return trip to Menands. After arrival back in Menands, the individual cases are then loaded onto DNT Express delivery vehicles. Deliveries are made five days a week to customers.

The company plans on opening a transportation hub in the Central New York area later this year in order to better serve their customers in western New York.

The next time you are enjoying a glass of wine at your favorite restaurant you can probably assume that the wine was delivered by DNT Express!!

MENANDS SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION 

The Board of Education will meet on February 8th  at 6:30 p.m. in the library of the school.

SENIOR CITIZEN NEWS

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 9:15 a.m. Contact Marge 434-2759 for reservations. REMEMBER:  If Menands School is closed because of inclement weather, the Senior meeting will be cancelled.

2010 MENANDS YOUTH COMMITTEE OPEN GYM SCHEDULE

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 ADULT SCHEDULE

Menands Adult Volleyball at the Menands School Gym will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m.  Open to all volleyball players.  This is not a league, come when you can and have fun.  $2.00 per night.  For more information, contact:  Bob Olazagasti at 449-4817.  If the school is closed due to inclement weather there will be no gym.

2010 FATHER-DAUGHTER

VALENTINE’S DANCE

The 13th Annual Father-Daughter Valentine’s Dance will be held on Saturday, February 6, 2010 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 once again provide the music.  The cost is $20 (per father).  To register, please send a check for $20 by January 31st payable to Steve Brickman at 21 Brookside Avenue, Menands, NY 12204 along with your name and that of your daughter(s) and your contact info. (address, phone number, e-mail).  Please register early – it helps me purchase supplies etc. for the dance.  Free father-daughter portraits will be provided.  Wrist corsages can be obtained at special pricing ($12) from J H Kenny Florists on Broadway in Watervliet (273-0972).  Please call ahead of time to reserve a corsage.  We’re asking each family to bring a snack or dessert.  Please call Valecia Parker (229-4286) about food and/or to help in the kitchen at the dance.  If you can help decorate the night before, please call Steve at 463-2606.

MENANDS SCHOOL PTA

On Saturday, January 23, 2010 the Menands School PTA will be having their 3rd Annual Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser at Applebee’s Restaurant located at 555 Troy Schenectady Road in Latham from 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.  The cost is $5.00 a person.  Come relax and enjoy having a delicious breakfast with your Menands neighbors as the children of Menands School serve you.  Please call Tracy Trainor at the Menands School @ 465-4561 for tickets.

MENANDS PUBLIC LIBRARY

Menands Public Library Spring film series presents HOLLYWOOD AND THE RED SCARE 1945-1965. All movies start at 1 p.m.

February 2nd   Mission To Moscow (1943) Hollywood                      whitewash of Stalin

February 9th   IRON CURTAIN (1948) Russia spies on      us during World War II

MENANDS SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

I        If you are a resident of the Menands Union Free School District and have a child who will be 5 years old on or before December 1, 2010, please call the Menands School at 465-4561 to register for the 2010-2011 school year.  There will be a Kindergarten Parent Information Night for parents of incoming kindergarten students held at Menands School on Monday, March 1, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.  Kindergarten screening for students will take place on Monday, March 15th and Tuesday, March 16th.  Please share this information with a Menands resident who has an age-eligible child.

FOUND

A brown suede jacket, size 4 P, was found in the vicinity of the railroad tracks on Menands Rd.  Contact Diane at 465-3771.