Menands Activities January 9, 2009
VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
The next Village Board meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 due to the holiday. All meetings are open to the public and are handicap accessible.
WELCOME HOME On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the Village of Menands, we would like to welcome home Sgt. Jason Parker from his tour of duty in Afghanistan. Thank you Jason for your service and commitment to all of us.
Mayor Thomas Coates
ELECTION NOTICE
Pursuant to Election Law §15-104-1b, the General Election for the Village of Menands will be held on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at the firehouse, 250 Broadway, between the hours of 12 noon and 9:00 p.m. at which time Two (2) Trustees and the Village Justice are to be elected for a four year term to commence pursuant to law upon their qualifications and no earlier than April 6, 2009.
HOLIDAY SCHEDULES
The Village Office, Village Court and D.P.W. will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2009 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday’s trash pick up will be Tuesday, January 20th and Tuesday’s pick up will be on Wednesday, January 21st . Recycling days will remain the same. There will be NO SPECIAL PICK UP ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21ST.
ATTENTION SPECIAL TRASH PICK-UPS
Special Trash- Special Trash is bulk items not traditionally picked up as normal household garbage or items that do not meet the criteria for recycling. Special Trash does not include hazardous waste materials such as wet paint, batteries, electronics, TV’s, tires, etc. To schedule a Special Trash Pick-up on Wednesdays you MUST call the Village Office (434-2922) by Tuesday at 4 p.m. to arrange for your pick-up. Your trash should not be out before 6 p.m. the evening before scheduled pick-up, nor later than 7 a.m. the day of pick-up.
LANDFILL ADDITIONAL HOURS
The Town of Colonie Landfill will be open additional hours for residents to bring brush and compost to the dump. The hours will be from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday. This is for Residents ONLY. Residents are asked to use the resident’s gate at the dump.
SUPER BOWL PARTY
On Sunday, February 1, 2009, the Menands Fire Company is hosting a Super Bowl Party at the Firehouse
at 5:30 p.m. Food, snacks, beer and soda will be available. Cost: $5 per person / $10 for family. Come and join your friends and neighbors on February 1st for an evening of fun. Sign up sheet is on the board in the Lounge or contact a Fire Company member.
MENANDS FIRE COMPANY AUXILIARY NEWS
Dues are due for 2009. Please mail your dues to the Auxiliary mailbox at 250 Broadway, Menands, N.Y. 12204 or contact the Auxiliary President.
2009 FATHER-DAUGHTER VALENTINE’S DANCE
The 12th Annual Father-Daughter Valentine’s Dance will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2009 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, please send a check for $15 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, email). 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). Please call ahead of time to reserve a corsage. We’re asking each family to bring a snack or dessert. Please call Elizabeth LaPoint (669-2131) about food or to help in the kitchen at the dance. If you can help decorate the night before, please call Steve at 463-2606.
MENANDS ST. PATRICK’S CLUB
Join the Menands St. Patrick’s Club for an all you can eat Sweetheart Breakfast! Sunday, February 8th 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. Because of the Breakfast, the meeting on February 8th will be at 1 p.m. We will also pick Miss Colleen and take pictures at this meeting. New members are always welcome. The next meeting of the club will be held on Sunday, January 11th at 12 noon. If you have any questions contact Meg Grenier (463-5196).
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 8th. Miss Colleen and her court will represent Menands in the Albany Parade on March 14th 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. Entries must be received by February 7th.
MENANDS COLLEEN ENTRY FORM
Name ___________________________________________
Age/Grade _______________________________________
Address _____________________________________
Phone# _____________________________________
Parent Signature ______________________________
MOVIE TICKETS AVAILABLE
Menands School PTA continues to offer discounted Regal Cinema Tickets for sale. They are $7.00 each and make great holiday gifts. Please stop in at Menands School and see Mrs. Patti Miller to purchase some today!
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INDOOR PICNIC
The 2009 Senior Membership picnic will be at 12 noon January 22nd at the Bethany meeting hall. KFC will cater the chicken picnic for $5.00 per person, however, it is FREE to those seniors who pay their dues for the 2009 year. (DUES are $5.00 per person) To be eligible for the “free picnic”, membership dues must be paid on or before Thursday, January 15th. We cannot accept “walk-ins” for the picnic on the 22nd. We won’t have the meals available. Diane Leonard, Vice President and membership chairman or Jean Bardin, Treasurer, can accept dues. After you pay your dues you must make reservations with Susan at 472-9022 or Gert at 462-1860. Take-outs will be available with prior notice. All members are welcome to attend the monthly business meeting on January 22nd, which follows the picnic and every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bethany Hall. Come and see what’s going on!!
FIRST 2009 SENIOR CITIZEN TRIP
The Menands Senior Citizen Club will be going February 8, 2009 to the Curtain Call Theatre in Latham for the show “The Dining Room”. Remember the room that was sandwiched between the kitchen and what used to be called the “living” room? Homework, those familiar Holiday get-togethers and the daily rituals of Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner are all served up with laughter and nostalgia as we pay a visit to the heart of the American Home “The Dining Room”. The bus will leave at 1 p.m. SHARP from Bethany. After the show you will be going to the Wolf Road Diner for dinner. Choice of the meal is Scrod, Roast Beef or Roast Breast of Chicken. Cost of the trip will be $37. Deadline for reservations January 22, 2009. Call Susan at 472-9022 or Gert at 462-1860.
BELL RINGING
Given the recent news coverage of the difficulty to get volunteers to man the Salvation Army Kettles during the Christmas Campaign it is with pride that the Menands community stepped up to the plate. The Menands Rotary leads getting volunteers to ring the bell and this year is no exception. The Save More liquor store has been the site for the past dozen years. Rotary has been ringing since at least 1985. While the weather was extraordinarily severe and we had fewer volunteer bellringers, we were pleasantly surprised at the level of contributions. Rotary thanks all who helped this year.
THANK-YOU
Thanks for the Christmas gifts from the neighbors, friends and members of St. Joan of Arc and Bethany Presbyterian Churches.
Thanks again,
John Schleich