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Schodack Valley Fire Co. Pizza & Wings Night
Schodack Valley Vol. Fire Co.is holding their monthly Pizza & Wings Night Saturday October 19th from 5 to 8 PM. You can choose eat in or take out. Call 477-4215. This event is held at our firehouse at 1551 Schodack Valley Rd. Castleton NY. The special pie of the month is meat lovers. Hope to see you there!
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Tsatsawassa Fire Co Breakfast
The Tsatsawassa Protective Fire Company will resume their monthly breakfast schedule on Sunday, October 20, with servings from 8AM until 11:30AM. Breakfast consists of you choice of French toast or pancakes, as well as bacon or sausage, toast, orange juice, applesauce, beverages and eggs prepared to your specifications for a cost of $7. for adults, $4. for ages 5 – 12 with children under five being served free. The fire house is located behind the post office near the intersection of Routes 20 and 66 North in hamlet of Brainard. For information call 518-766-3815 or during breakfast hours 518-794-8280.
10/17/2019 – 10/31/2019
Troy Elks October Dinners
Your support as customers at our October fund raisers are needed. Wednesday Night Dinners $11.00 Serving 4-6:30PM. All dinners include coffee/tea/dessert. Take outs available. October 23, Turkey with all the trimmings. Friday Night Dinners $12.00 Serving 5-7:30PM All dinners includes soup, coffee/tea & dessert. October 18th BR/FR Haddock & Chicken Broccoli Alfredo & October 25th BR/FR Haddock & Lasagna.
10/10/2019 – 10/17/2019
Poestenkill Historical Society Ham Dinner
Saturday, October 19th from 4:30 – 6:00. This is a drive-through dinner. Just drive around the back of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and pick up your meal. This consists of ham, potato, green beans, coleslaw, applesauce, roll and dessert. All of this for $12.00!! Proceeds will benefit our museum center. Call 518-283-4890 for reservations.
Nassau Ambulance Open House and interagency chili cook off.
Come join members of Nassau Ambulance at 498 McClellan rd Nassau, NY on October 13th at 11 am to see our facilities, equipment, and people.
For $5 come taste and be the judges for which local agency has the best Chili. Could it be Nassau Ambulance, Schodack Valley Fire, Castleton Ambulance? Come be our judge and let us know. 11am to 4pm will be the Oen House. Chili judging 12pm to 3pm.
Honor Flight Fundraiser
On October 13th, The Sons of the American Legion will be serving a Chicken Parmesan Dinner from 1 – 6 p.m. Included will be a garden salad, Italian bread, coffee, tea and dessert. This event will be held at The Gerald O’Neil Post #1683, 836 Broadway in Rensselaer. For a donation of only $12 pp or $11 seniors you can help send our Veterans to view their memorials in Washington D.C. Eat in or takeout available. All proceeds will be donated to “The Leatherstocking Honor Flight”
Zion’s UCC of Taborton Turkey Dinner
Zion’s United Church of Christ is now accepting reservations for their Turkey Dinner which will be held on Saturday, October 19, with the serving times of 4:30 pm, 5:30 pm and 6:30 pm. Come and enjoy all you care to eat “Family Style” Turkey Dinner in our spacious Fellowship Hall overlooking Little Bowman Pond located at 744 Taborton Rd. Sand Lake. Our dinner includes turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, cole slaw, rolls and a slice of pie for dessert. The cost of the dinner is $15.00 per adult, $7.00 per child ages 5-12, and children under 5 eat free. For reservations call Diane Hoffman at 518-674-2746, text at 518-649-5141 or Jane Weber at 518-258-4307. When you leave a message on their voice mail you will receive a call confirming your reservation.
Church Roast Beef Supper
Roast Beef Supper will be held on Saturday, October 19 at the Pittstown United Methodist Church Hall that is located just off New York Route 7 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Eat in or Take out. Menu: roast beef, mashed potatoes, vegetables, rolls, homemade pies. Price: $13.00 adults, $5.00 children 5-12, under 5 free. Reservations suggested — call 518-663-8280.
Annual Turkey Dinner at Muitzeskill Church
It’s that time of year once again!
The Reformed Dutch Church of Schodack at Muitzeskill will be holding its annual turkey dinner, on Saturday, October 19th. The church is located at the intersection of Schodack Landing Road & Muitzeskill Road, in Schodack Landing.
The dinner is served family style. The menu will include turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, squash, cranberry sauce, rolls and various pies for dessert. Seating’s are at 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30. Take out is also available at 4PM & 5PM (No early arrivals, please)
Adults: $14.00, children 6-12: $6.00, under 6: free.
Reservations are required. For reservations call 518-732-7345. If no answer, leave a message with your name, phone number and state that you are calling regarding the church dinner. Your call will be returned the same day, before 8 PM, to confirm it was received. If your call is not returned, please call again. Please do not call the church office number for reservations. For information other than reservations, call the church office at 732-7500. Hope to see you there.
Sgt. Walter A. Adams American Legion Post 1021 Chicken BBQ
The Sergeant Walter A. Adams American Legion Post 1021, Averill Park, will hold their Chicken BBQ, takeout only, on the 3rd Saturday of each month, October 19th.
Please tell your friends and neighbors to call and reserve their order of BBQ chicken. The most succulent BBQ Chicken you will ever eat. Pick up your order between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm. ½ Chicken or Full Dinner. Call 518-674-2309 day of BBQ.
10/17/2019
Boy Scout Troop 522 Roast Beef Dinner
Saturday, October 19th, 2019 at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in East Schodack, NY. Please join us from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. All you can eat!
Adults $12.00 Children 5-12 $7.00 Seniors $10.00
Home-style/all you can eat roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetables, rolls and ice cream for dessert. From I-90 take Exit 11E ramp this will bring you onto Rts. 9 & 20, continue for about .1 mile until you reach the intersection of Rts. 9 & 20 & Rt. 150, take left at light onto Rt. 150, travel approx. 2.3 miles to where Rt. 150 splits, bear right onto County Rt. 7, St. Stephen?s Church is about 100 yards on right. Call Ted Malia (518) 424-2800 for more information.
10/03/2019 – 10/24/2019
Roast Pork Dinner in Troy
The Pawling Avenue United Methodist Church will host a Roast Pork Dinner on Saturday, October 19th from 4:30 to 6:30 PM or until sold out
The menu is roast pork, mashed potatoes, stuffing, vegetable, applesauce, dessert and beverage. The cost is $12 for adult meals, $6 for meals for children 5 to 12 years old and there is no charge for meals for children under 5 years of age. Takeouts are available.
For information and reservations please call the church office at (518) 273-6859. Tickets will be available at the door. Pawling Avenue United Methodist Church is located at 520 Pawling Avenue Troy. Plan now to attend on October 19th for good food and fellowship.
10/10/2019 – 10/17/2019
WSL Fire Co-Auxiliary Monthly Breakfast
Please join the West Sand Lake Fire Dept-Auxiliary for Breakfast on 10/20/19 from 7:30am to 11:30am at the West Sand Lake Fire hall. Eat In or Take Out. Call 674-3677. Breakfast Includes, Scrambled Eggs, Cheesy Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Home Fries w/cheese, French Toast, a variety of Pancakes including Mickey Mouse, Homemade Muffins, Fruit, Toast, Bagles, Juice and Coffee. Southern Sausage Gravy & Biscuits will be served until they run out! Adults $10, Children (5-12) $6 and children under 5 are free.
End date 10/17/2019
Giffy’s Bar-B-Q at Center Brunswick Fire Company
The Volunteer Fire Company of Center Brunswick, Inc. will be hosting a Giffy’s Chicken Bar-B-Q on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm at fire station located at 1045 Hoosick Road, Troy. Dinner includes half chicken, baked potato, coleslaw, roll/butter, cookie and drink. Cost is $13.00/dinner. Dine-in or take out. For more information or for tickets call Renie at 518-810-2438 or the station at 518-279-3878. Come in person Monday nights to the firehouse between 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm or all members have tickets to sell. Proceeds from this fundraiser will go towards our 75th Anniversary celebration to be held in 2020.
Gilead’s Body & Soul Pantry and Dinner
October 25, 2018. As all of our animal friends are preparing for winter, we too are readying ourselves for what is to come our way for winter. This month we offer you a fall dinner of roast loin of pork, mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing, butternut squash and coleslaw. For dessert we have everyone’s favorite, apple crisp. We had many favorable comments about last month’s roast beef and hope we serve something as equally good this month.
Our pantry is back to our normal schedule of 3:00-6:00 PM. Now that we are entering fall and the winter rapidly approaching, we suggest when it snows you call the church at 518-279-9270 on that day to make sure we will be open.
For those of you who have not joined us for a meal, the question is why not. Here is our address. Gilead Lutheran Church is located at the intersection of Routes 7 & 278 in the Town of Brunswick and we are handicapped accessible. Come join us and meet your friends for dinner.
10/10/2019 – 10/24/2019
Come to St. Henry’s Knights of Columbus Great Spaghetti Dinner
Come to St. Henry’s Knights of Columbus Great Spaghetti Dinner
Come to a great, all you can eat, spaghetti dinner sponsored by the Knights of Columbus at St. Henry’s Church on Old Route 66 on Saturday, October 26th. Dinner is from 4:30pm to 7:00pm. Price of the dinner is $10 for adults, $5 for children under 12 or $20 per family. We will be serving spaghetti, meatballs, salad, bread, dessert & beverages. Take-out meals are also available, just stop by no reservations necessary. Come and join us for a great time. For more information, call 674-3965.
10/17/2019 – 10/24/2019
Free Spaghetti Dinner
October 27th 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Blooming Grove Reformed Church
706 Bloominggrove Drive, Defreestville, NY 12144, Rte. 4 Across from CDTA Park & Ride Parking Lot
Menu: spaghetti w/plain or meat sauce, Italian bread, salad, drinks and dessert
10/03/2019 – 10/24/2019
Knick at Night
What ghost will you meet? One of the Knickerbockers or a spouse… Rumor has it that Rachel will be in the Mansion… you never know who may grace us with their presence. Join us on October 25 and 26, 2019 for Knick at Night at the Knickerbocker Mansion, 132 Knickerbocker Road, Schaghticoke, NY. We will be serving a Souper Dinner ($10.00) from 5:00 – 9:00 PM; and hosting Ghost Tours of the Mansion ($8.00) from 6:00 – 9:00 PM (reservations recommended for groups of 8 or more). Contact the Mansion at 518-664-1700 and leave a message or knickinfo@nullaol.com for more information
10/17/2019 – 10/24/2019
Castleton-Schodack Kiwanis Chicken BBQ
The Castleton-Schodack Kiwanis Club will be firing up its grills and selling its famous Chicken BBQ dinners on Sunday, October 27, 2019. This is one of our largest fundraisers and all of the money stays within our community helping to improve the lives of local children. The cost of the dinner is $10.00. Dinners can be picked up from 12:00 noon until 4:00PM at the Castleton Fire Company located on Green Ave. in Castleton. To pre-order your dinner or for more information call 518-732- 4228. Walk-ins are also welcome. If Chicken BBQ is not your thing, we always appreciate donations. Give us a call or stop by that day. Checks can be made payable to the Castleton-Schodack Kiwanis Club and mailed to PO Box 42 Castleton, NY 12033. Like Sweets? The Maple Hill High School Key Club will also be holding a bake sale on this date.
Interested in joining the Kiwanis and making a difference in our community? Community members are always welcome to attend our meetings to see what we are all about. Meetings are held every Wednesday from 6:30-8pm at the Schodack Diner. Please visit our website www.castletonkiwanis.com for more information.
10/03/2019 – 10/24/2019
Hope United Methodist Church-Chicken Barbecue
Hope United Methodist Church will host a Chicken Barbecue on Saturday, October 26, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. The cost is $12.00 per dinner. The Menu will be barbecue chicken, baked potato, cabbage salad, rolls, beverage and home baked pie. Entertainment by Jericho Road. There will also be a craft sale and a bake sale. For information and tickets call (518) 279-9601. The worship center is located at 566 Brunswick Road (corner of Route 2 and Garfield Road – Eagle Mills).
Chicken & Biscuit Dinner
Chicken & Biscuit Dinner – Saturday, October 26th
@Best-Luther Fire Department, 303 Old Best Road, W. Sand Lake, 12196
MENU: Chicken & Biscuit, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Green Beans,
Cranberry Sauce, Beverage & Gingerbread w/Topping
Take Out – 4-5:00PM Adults (12 & up) = $12.00
Eat In – 5-7:00PM Children (6-11) = $6.00
Under 5 = Free
10/10/2019 – 10/31/2019
Rensselaer Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast Sunday, November 3rd
The Rensselaer Kiwanis will host a Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, November 3rd from 8AM-11AM at the Rensselaer Boys and Girls Club, 544 Broadway, Rensselaer.
Breakfast will consist of Pancakes, Sausage, Coffee or Tea, Milk or Juice. Cost is $7.00. Advanced tickets/reservations can be requested by calling 518 449-2703.
The Rensselaer High School Key Club will also sponsor a Bake Sale at this event. Please leave room for a sweet treat!
10/10/2019 – 10/31/2019
Roast Pork Dinner in Wynantskill
Fall has arrived and it is time for our annual Roast Pork Dinner on November 2, 2019 from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM at the First Reformed Church, 415 Main Avenue in Wynantskill. The menu will include Roast Pork from the Route 66 Smokehouse, mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing, cole slaw, butternut squash, applesauce, rolls, butter, coffee and for dessert homemade pies baked by the ladies of the church. Price for a ticket is $14.00 for adult, $5.00 for children 5 to 12 and under 5, free. Take outs are available. The Church is located at the corner of Main Avenue and Church Street in Wynantskill and is handicap accessible. Tickets are available by calling the Church Office any morning between 9:30 and 12 noon at 518-283-4420. Hope to see you there!
Election Day Luncheon at Gilead Lutheran Church
While sitting here trying to put thoughts together for this article, I found it difficult thinking about fall and our luncheon, especially with the rather warm weather we were having. Of course you know Election Day is November 5th. Do you remember that delicious lunch you had at Gilead Lutheran Church last year? Well we are looking forward to seeing you again this year. If you missed last year, come this time!
We will still have that great menu most people enjoy, including clam chowder, ham, turkey or tuna sandwiches and of course pie for desert. Our hours are from 11:00 AM until 1:30 PM. If you are unable to eat with us, we will have take-outs available.
You may order chowder to take home by either the quart or pint. Pints are $ 4.50 and quarts are $ 9.00. Please call John or Darlene @ 518-279-9552 by Friday November 1st .
Gilead Lutheran Church is located at the corner of Route 7 & 278 in Center Brunswick and is handicapped accessible. Also visit us on our website gileadlutheran.org.
10/10/2019 – 11/07/2019
East Nassau Cookie Contest November 10th
Mayor Adam Acquario announced the Village of East Nassau’s 6th Annual Cookie Contest, Sunday, November 10th, 2019 at the Hoags Corners Fire House. Doors open at 1 p.m., judges begin tasting at 2 pm.
Anyone interested in entering the contest can do so by emailing cookies@nullvillageofeastnassau.org or calling Tom Kernan at 518-766-5131. You can also visit villageofeastnassau.org/cookie to print out a form. Just Bring the form, a $10 entry contribution and two dozen cookies to the event. Your cookie may become the Official Cookie of East Nassau! A prestigious honor sought by many.
Stewart’s ice cream for all, local entertainment as well as Chinese and regular auctions of outstanding items donated by nearby merchants and restaurants will be on hand as we get together for a good time.
10/17/2019 – 11/7/2019
Veterans Day Luncheon
The Town of Lake Luzerne Senior Center cordially invites veterans and family to a luncheon in your honor on Thursday, November 7th at 11:30
Gary Ferris of Greenwich will bring a World War 11 radio show back to life. Mr. Ferris is a singer and a musician who plays the trombone, horn and bugle, he will perform his one-man “Until It’s Over Over There” and read actual commercials and letters from troops.
This luncheon and show is free to our veterans and a donation of $3.00 to others attending. Call Barb to reserve your seat 518-696-6451.
10/17/2019 – 11/08/2019
Wreaths Across America Roast Beef Dinner
Please join us at the American Legion Post 1489, 111 Main Ave. in Wynantskill on Saturday, November 9th for our 3rd annual roast beef dinner to benefit Wreaths Across America. All proceeds will be used to purchase wreaths to be placed on veterans’ graves at Saratoga National Cemetery on Saturday, December 14th.
Dinner will be served 2-6pm, eat in or takeout and includes: roast beef, gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll, cake, water and coffee. A cash bar will be available. Tickets are $10 in advance (available at the post) and $12 at the door. Presales are suggested as this sold out last year and walk-ins are not guaranteed. For more info, contact Jeff @518-376-8087.
10/10/2019 – 11/14/2019
Giving Thanks Gathering
3rd Annual Giving Thanks Gathering hosted by For His Purpose Ministries at the East Greenbush Fire House. Family style meal for free – we will have football on and giveaways! We’d love to provide a place for anyone to feel welcome and not be home alone this holiday! Please RSVP for your place at the table – Eric (518) 858-4436 or Ashley (518) 451-0037.
10/31/2019 – 11/21/2019
Salem Church – Ham Dinner
Salem United Methodist Church hosts its annual Ham Dinner, Saturday November 23, 2019. Menu includes Ham with Raisin Sauce, Coleslaw, Harvard Beets, Butternut Squash, Scalloped Potatoes, Rolls & Butter, Pie, Coffee, Tea & Decaf. Dinner is from 4:30pm-6:00pm. Cost is $12.00 per person. Start your holiday shopping early — homemade crafts will be available. Reservations can be made by calling the church office at 518-674-3106, or call/text Carol at 518-330-7609. SUMC is located at 349 Shaver Road (off Route 150). Visit our website: wslsumc.wordpress.com
Gilead’s Body & Soul Pantry And Community Dinner
It is time to start catching up with our friends in the community. We have heard you have missed meeting your new friends and also that one night out when you don’t have to cook. Mark those calendars because we have changed to the 3rd Thursday until January because of the Fall Holidays.
This month we will have meatloaf, potato, corn, coleslaw and desert. Dinner will be served from 3:00-6:00 pm.
Gilead Lutheran Church is located at the corner of Routes 7 and 278 in Center Brunswick and is handicapped accessible.
Valley Falls VFW Monthly Breakfast
Monthly breakfast at the VFW Post 1938, Valley Falls, NY, second Sunday of each month from September to June, 8-11 a.m. Menu includes eggs cooked to order, french toast, pancakes, sausage, bacon, toast, potatoes with sausage gravy, fruit, juice and coffee. Cost is $8 (age 13 and over), $4 (children 5-12), free (children under 5).
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Glendora Vegetarian Club
Applause! Applause! Applause! Burger King has The Impossible Whopper ensconced in all its locations. We were ecstatic to go to Hudson to enjoy a great vegan hamburger for which no animal was agonized. The taste is delectable, blameless, harmless and without rebuke. You can enjoy the same in Menands and Troy. We have been abiding this for decades, and we will patronize Burger King in appreciation.
Next week the vegan commercials to help the animals will be on CBS Channel 6 (WRGB) ‘twixt 6:30 and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday: new jokes, new audience laughter. Total airtime cost since April, 2017, is $51,550 for 283 (30-second) ads and 170 commercials.
Our esteemed friend Mary Lawrence, who has presented 2 programs in Nassau, states in her book Eat Vegan with Me something worth remembering: “Never underestimate the potential of just being a positive vegan role model to influence people, especially kids. Tap into their natural curiosity about life and their creativity. Kids are continually shaping their identities through their daily activities…”
Every second Friday Glendora tells 25 jokes at 6 p.m. at Open Mic at Nassau Free Library. Please join us and share any talent you have.
Jokes: 1. In Philippians 4 the Apostle Paul said: “I have learned to be content in no matter what state I find myself.” This includes the state of New York. 2. Little Billy said to little Joey that his aunt and uncle bought a new apartment. They call it a pandemonium. 3. The lawyer said, “I want a new trial on the basis of new evidence.” “What is the new evidence?” “I just found out my client has another $10,000.” 4. Bill said, “We named our son after my dad.” “What did you name him?” Bill said, “Pop.” 5. A disgruntled bachelor said that children in church should be like New Year’s resolutions: they should be carried out. Come to our meeting on October 30th at 6 p.m. at Burger King in Hudson, located on Rte. 9.
Glendora, 518-610-5810