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Guilderland Garden Club elects 2022 officers

by John Haluska

GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland Garden Club has elected these officers for 2022:

— President Merril-Lee Lenegar;

— First Vice President Maureen McNamara;

— Second vice President John Haluska;

— Secretaries Donna Mohr and  Linda Miller; and

— Treasurer Kris Vogt.

Fish without a license on February 19 and 20

The state’s first Free Fishing Weekend of 2022 is on Feb. 19 and 20, when freshwater anglers are permitted to fish for free without a license.

Elliott House Thrift Shop re-opens March 16

The Elliott House Thrift Shop in Norton Hill will be open for the 2022 season beginning Wednesday, March 16.
The hours are Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The shop is closed in inclement weather.

Saving millions of Yiddish books

B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation brings back its “Synagogue Scholars” series with a discussion, led by University at Albany Professor Emerita Martha Rozett, of “Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued Millions of Yiddish Books” by Aaron Lansky, the founder and president of the National Yiddish Book Center.

Guilderland Chamber seeks 50 new members in its 50th year

GUILDERLAND — The chamber of commerce here is kicking off its 50th anniversary celebration on Feb. 9, the day it was incorporated a half-century earlier, in 1972.

The celebration will last all year with new branding, events, programs, and a 50 New Member Challenge.

Trees for Tribs provides free seedlings to stabilize land near waterways

Qualified landowners may apply for a free bag of 25 tree and shrub seedlings for planting near streams, rivers, or lakes to help stabilize banks, protect water quality, and improve wildlife habitat.

Photo: Winning Photographer from West Hill, Albany

A photography contest memorialized the early career photography work of the Stewarts’ son, Daniel Michael Stewart, who died in a 2020 traffic accident in Oregon

Special meeting, Guilderland Center Fire District

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING 

GUILDERLAND CENTER FIRE DISTRICT