KNOX — Betty (née Pugh) Rocker, a mother of four children who lived in Knox for a decade, died in Falls Church, Virginia on July 1, 2019. She was 94,

 She was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on Feb. 27, 1925, and grew up there.

WESTERLO — Robert T. Walter, a representative of Chosen People Ministries, will speak at the first Baptist church of Westerlo on Sunday, Oct. 20, during the 9:30 a.m. worship. His topic is “Salvation in Messiah Jesus.”

RENSSELAERVILLE — The Helderberg Brewery is offering a series of brewing and fermentation workshops through the end of the year. The series, Funky Fermentation, will be led by Helderberg Brewery’s brewer, Jamie Caligure, and will highlight how brewers can source local ingredients and brew seasonal beverages in their own homes.

RENSSELAERVILLE — An unusual book club at the Carey Institute for Global Good wants to to get community members together to encourage dialogue about social issues like climate change and prison reform.

EAST BERNE — George and Genevieve Ward of East Berne announce the birth of their first child, George Andrew Ward V.

George was born on July 14 at 12:13 p.m. He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19.5 inches long.