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Photo: Awaiting the breeze

A sign invites passers-by to join the tradition of placing their wishes on a tree in the Novaks' front yard on Main Street in Altamont.

Photo: A spiritual lift, no surprise

A Sept. 20 retreat for women from the Altamont Reformed Church was held at the home of Jim and Hannah Pavoldi.

Camping on an historic military base, Troop 50 learns about the War of 1812

by Sam Dikeman

GUILDERLAND — On Friday evening, Sept. 12, eleven scouts and three adults from Guilderland’s Troop 50 left Guilderland to attend the annual Twin Rivers Council Fall Camporee.  This year, the camporee was held in Plattsburgh in conjunction with the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Plattsburgh, which was part of the War of 1812.

Scouts hold bottle drive

by Larry Vincent

GUILDERLAND — Boy Scouts from St. Madeleine Sophie’s Troop 50 will hold their annual bottle drive on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Fort Hunter Volunteer Fire Department Picnic Grove from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Throughout the day, ending at 2 p.m., bottles will be picked up from homes that received fliers.

Public invited to comment on state’s open-space plan

The 2014 State Open Space Conservation Plan has been released for public comment. The plan guides State Environmental Protection Fund investments in open space protection. Public comments on the draft plan will be accepted from Sept. 17 until Dec. 17 and a series of public hearings will be held across the state from Oct. 21 to 23.

Old Songs holds community dances for all ages

VOORHEESVILLE — Two of the area’s leading proponents of traditional dance, Old Songs Inc. with underwriting support from Homespun Occasions, host a new season of Old Songs Community Dances, starting Saturday evening, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m.

Admission is $8 per person; children age 12 and under get in for free.

Basa discusses archaeological finds in the Stockade

by Marilyn Miles

NEW SCOTLAND — On Oct. 1, Louise A. Basa, of the Schenectady County Community College Archaeology Program, will present recent discoveries in the Schenectady Stockade.

Four out of 124 child seats properly installed

GUILDERLAND — On Saturday at Crossgates Mall, certified technicians checked 124 car seats to see if they were safely installed.

This was the most seats ever inspected at events like this run by Albany County, according to a release from the county executive’s office.

Blackwood conservationists vie for grant

BERNE — Musical instruments with quality sound can have stratospheric prices. Not least of which among their materials is the rare wood from the endangered African Blackwood tree.

Firehouse fun to push back on tornado’s damage

KNOX — Debris has been cleaned from the ground, the roof secured, and the windows boarded up. But a group from Duanesburg High School has been planning to help Nicole Burian further, as her Bozenkill Road home is in need of major repairs after a tornado touched down in May.

The Grille At 138 serves paintings with prime rib

ALBANY — Art is on the walls and on the tables at a new restaurant a block away from the buzzing Capitol building and the Fort Orange Club, opened last month in downtown Albany.

The restaurant’s proprietor, Bonnie Kohl, is a resident of Westerlo.

St. John’s Schedule

St. John’s Lutheran Church at 140 Maple Ave. in Altamont will resume its fall schedule. Sunday worship will be at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday school starts at 9:45 a.m.

Pastor Gregory Zaja will give a sermon titled “The ABCs of Praise” based on Matthew 18:21-35.

Find new friends, baked goods, and fun in Preston Hollow

PRESTON HOLLOW — The greenhouse on Route 145 will hold chrysanthemums and baked goods to bring people together at the Preston Hollow Beautification Committee’s annual fundraiser on Sept. 26 and 27.

DEC curbs invasive species

New state regulations were announced last week by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species and help to preserve New York’s ecosystems.

New app puts power to help save lives in hands of blood donors

The American Red Cross has launched a first-of-its kind Blood Donor App that, it says, “puts the power to save lives in the palm of your hand.”

Users can schedule blood donations, track their total donations, earn rewards, and invite friends to join them. The new app is free and available for download in app stores.

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