Menands Activities November 13, 2009
VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
The next Village Board meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday November 16, 2009. All meetings are open to the public and are handicap accessible.
TRASH SCHEDULE
Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule
The Village Office, Village Court and D.P.W. will be closed on Thursday, November 26th for Thanksgiving. There will be no recycling pick up on Thursday, November 26th . Thursday’s recycling pick up will be on Wednesday, November 25th . Friday’s pick up remains unchanged. There will be NO Special Pick Up this week.
LEAF MACHINE
The DPW began picking up leaves that are raked to the side of the road/street and will continue thru Tuesday, December 15th – weather permitting. Mulched leaves and grass should be bagged. Branches, limbs, etc. should be cut in 3 ft. lengths. We do NOT accept any dirt in the biodegradable bags. Please remember that it takes DPW approximately 10 days to go thru the Village depending on the amount of leaves at the side of the road.
MENANDS SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION
The Board of Education will meet on November 16th at 6:30 p.m. in the library of the school.
MENANDS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Tuesdays at 1 p.m., the library will be showing films staring Jack Lemmon.
November 17th - Days Of Wine And Roses
November 24th - The Odd Couple
The 2010 Menands Public Library pocket calendars are now available. Supplies are limited. Please, one calendar per card holder.
SENIOR CITIZEN NEWS
REMINDER: Due to the Thanksgiving Day Holiday, our November monthly meeting and election of officers for 2010 will be on November 19th. SAVE Sunday, December 6th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. for the annual Senior Christmas Party at the firehouse with delicious food, live music and Santa’s raffle door prizes and optional $5. grab bag. The evening will begin at 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. with beer, soda, cash bar, cheese and Hors-d’hoevres social hour followed by Caesar Salad and a choice menu of Prime Ribs or Chicken Marsal. Dessert and coffee or tea will follow this. Tickets are $27. and are available from Vera Jensen (436-9489), Josephine Wells (462-0944), Peggy Riedy (463-0735) or Mary Maggiulli (432-4508). All are welcome to this joyful evening.
“MENANDS CARES”
The 2nd Annual Food Drive to benefit local food pantries will be held on Sunday, November 22nd. There will be a door to door collection of food. (Please leave out by 12 noon). Any questions please contact: Meg Grenier @ 463-5196 or Paul DeDominicis @ 365-3388.
SPOTLIGHT ON MENANDS BUSINESS - NOV. 2009
Our feature for November is a review of our latest semi-annual Menands Business Breakfast that was held on October 28th in the Fire House Hall. These events are held in the Spring and the Fall each year to provide an opportunity for the Mayor and the Village Trustees to spend some time with our business owners and representatives in order to get to know them better individually as well as their businesses.
Our most recent breakfast was attended by over 40 persons and was highlighted by a presentation by Chief Peter Lattanzio of the Town of Colonie Department of Fire Services. The Town of Colonie is providing Professional Fire Inspection Services in the Village as a means of assistance to help the Village meet its responsibilities for fire safety and prevention under the New York State Fire Code. A full time fire inspector has been assigned to the Village to conduct the required inspections. The program has worked out very well for the Village over the past several months and is a good example of intergovernmental cooperation benefiting a small municipality. Indeed, several business owners commented that they had their facilities inspected and were very pleased with the professionalism demonstrated by the inspector.
Chief Lattanzio emphasized that the rule of the Department of Fire Services is to educate business owners of the need for fire safety in the workplace to protect employees, customers and property from the dangers of fire. He also outlined the services that the Department has available to assist business owners to comply with fire regulations.
The Village Board will continue to pursue opportunities for other cooperative arrangements to the benefit of the Village business and residential taxpayers.
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
For that unique hand-crafted gift, luscious baked item, jams, jellies, pickles, salads or yummy soup, come to Bethany Presbyterian Church’s Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, November 21st from 9 – 3 p.m. at the corner of Menand Road and Lyons Avenue. We’ll have hand-made knits, jewelry, Christmas items and second-hand items at our white elephant sale. Start your morning with a cup of coffee and goodie served from 9 – 11 a.m. followed by lunch served until 1 p.m. Hope to see you there.
ST. AGNES CEMETERY
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will dedicate a headstone on Saturday, December 5, 2009 at noon to Edward Pennefeather, a Civil War Veteran and survivor of Andersonville Prison, who has lain in an unmarked grave for 85 years. For information contact: Rick Touchette @ 432-4953.
MENANDS FIRE COMPANY AUXILIARY NEWS
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Menands Fire Co #1 Inc. wish to thank everyone who made their annual Election Day Bake Sale a success. The Auxiliary Christmas Party and meeting will be held on December 9th. Details will follow.
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.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
The Menands PTA would like to thank everyone who turned out to support Linus on Saturday, November 7. It was a HUGE success. Our sincere thanks goes out to the dedicated parents, teachers, students and Menands Village residents who volunteered their valuable time to assist us in this fun-filled community event. Very special thanks to: Subway, Midland Farms, Dunkin Donuts, Schuyler Bakery, Morgan Linen, Burger King and Bruegger’s Bagels and everyone who donated in any way to make this project the success it truly was. Please patronize these businesses that supported our project with their extremely generous donations.