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Find Dutchess County Job Opportunities at
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Malcarne Contracting is having a
Solar Party event open to the general public on Wednesday, May 19th at
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm at the Beekman Arms in Rhinebeck. This
event will be informative for all those interested in learning about
renewable energies with a focus on Solar Thermal Panels and Solar PV.
Ron Kamen, President of New York Solar Energy Industries Association
and Kevin Cahill, NYS Assemblyman will both be there to discuss
Renewable Energy for the home and the government's role in it. Joseph
Malcarne from Malcarne Contracting and Gerhard Klier from EarthKind
Solar will also be there to talk on solar energy. We invite you to join
us and to also spread the word on this wonderful event that will inform
the public of the great opportunities to save energy and money for your
home or business. All attendees will receive a $700 discount off a
Solar Thermal System and Installation. Contact Jennifer Malcarne
intouchny@optonline.net or
845-224-8443.
Local Chapter of Holistic Moms Network forming in Dutchess
County, NY - RHINEBECK, NY – More and more parents are
looking to create a healthy and sustainable future for their
children and are seeking the support and information to do so. We
invite parents to join us in a new chapter of the Holistic Moms
Network that is forming in Dutchess County! The Holistic Moms
Network is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting moms
with an interest in holistic health and green living. Our chapter
will hold monthly meetings on a variety of topics including organic
food, breastfeeding, massage therapy, and positive discipline in
coming months. The local chapter welcomes moms from Dutchess County
and surrounding areas to join us for an Open House to be held on
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at the Starr Library at 68 West Market St,
Rhinebeck from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. For more information, please contact
Dr. Jessica Burckhard at (845) 876-6450 or by email at
hmndutchess@gmail.com.

visit www.thegreenoakflorist.net
RHINEBECK
Rhinebeck Alumni Free Website. A free (by invitation) web site,
intended to register RCS alumni, so that they and other grads may find
friends they've been searching for. Find out how to access the alumni
site by contacting Friends of Old
Rhinebeck, Janet (Shinn) Post, Class of '59 RCS, 4285 Lockin Circle,
Macon Estates,
Powhatan, VA 23139. Phone: 804-403-3328 Cell: 518-339-5651 or email
OscarAndFelix@verizon.net.
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON -
Ageless and Moving at Bard College - Fitness and Wellness
Program. Exercise in a safe and enjoyable environment. Ageless & Moving is a
fitness & wellness program for active older adults. Registration starts Sep.
8th from 9-11am and is ongoing. Choose from a variety of fitness classes and
activities for a reasonable fee and utilize the gym facility and pool for
free. Join us at the Bard College Stevenson Gym for the 2006-2007 season.
Call 845-758-8522.
HUDSON - MOBILE HOME & RV PARTS
- Vedco Enterprises, 3856 State Rte. 9, Hudson, NY 12534. Your one-stop
shopping center for Miller Furnaces, A/C, Doors, Windows, Water Heaters,
Furnaces and Carpeting for your Mobile Home or RV. Contact: Phone:
518-822-8840 Fax: 518-822-8844 or email:
vedcoent@USAdatanet.net.

Visit Falcon Ridge Folk
Festival Web Site Now
MILLBROOK - A new area
guide for Millbrook and surrounding communities at
WWW.MILLBROOKNYONLINE.COM.
New web site features sections on: "Millbrook Afterhours", Antiques, Vineyards
and Farmstands, "From Accountants to Veterinarians". "Getting to and around
Millbrook", and much more. Also calendar of current events, history and places
of interest.

Casa De La Sirena
A vacation home in Cozumel, Mexico
DUTCHESS — Hudson Valley's Community Band.
The Hudson Valley Council Band, route 82 Hopewell Junction, East Fishkill
Community Center, will conduct rehearsals on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the
month. More information is available on their
web site.

Visit Pawprints & Whiskers Online for your
Pet's Holiday Present!
HYDE PARK — Ave Art Center and Gallery, Mariapolis Luminosa. Open Monday through Friday 2:00 - 5:30 pm and
weekends by appointment. The Ave Center, an arts and crafts studio, gallery
and gift shop, is located in Hyde Park, NY at Mariapolis Luminosa and is
part of the Focolare Movement. At the Ave Center an international team works
together to make ceramics, graphics and original art works. We also have a
gallery, which displays the paintings of Denise Silva. Located at 200
Cardinal Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538. For more information: 845-229-0239 ext.
130, email or visit the web site.
ULSTER COUNTY - Alternative Therapies in Health Care & Whole Body Wellness -
USANA HEALTH SCIENCES & SANOVIV HEALTH RETREAT.
Featuring Dr. Miguel Lanzagorda, M.D. Learn how to effectively take control
of your own health through alternative therapies. The 7 major killer
degenerative diseases and how we can decrease our risk of them through
hlistic medical systems and natural health. Very powerful and useful
knowledge that can be liffe changing. Proceeds go to "Make A Wish
Foundation." Call 845-657-2775 or Email
for information.
DUTCHESS COUNTY PLUS - Valley Livestock Marketing Cooperative.
A farmers cooperative of producer-members who are committed to a
"grass-based", ecological agriculture, humane animal management and high
quality, clean meats.
How to place an order:
Go to our web site, where
you may print order forms for beef or pork, complete the form and mail it
with a deposit to Valley Farmers. You will then receive a confirmation and
an expected delivery date. Or you may call us at 845-868-1826
for more information, to have order forms mailed to you, or to inquire about
veal and lamb availability and pricing, since we offer these by special
request. Of course you can email us anytime at info@valleyfarmers.com with
questions or requests.
YOUR AD HERE! About Sponsor Banner Opportunities
POUGHKEEPSIE
— Mid Hudson Community Orchestra. To find out more about the
orchestra visit their web
page.
Rombout Hunt Club Events Calendar — Welcome to the Rombout Hunt
Club, located in New York State's beautiful Hudson Valley. We're a congenial
group of riders who has deep respect for the land, and shares a great love
of horses, hounds and wildlife. The Rombout Hunt Club sponsors many
community events such as horse shows, junior hunts, picnics, hunter paces
and more. Please contact Rita DiRenzo, Hunt Secretary, for more information. E-mail. Or visit our web site at www.Romboutfoxhounds.com.
HYDE PARK — Town of Hyde Park Historical Society Museum
located at 4389 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park (Old Firehouse). Our Town of
Hyde Park Historical Society Museum is open from June to October on Sundays
and Wednesdays from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., or by appointment by calling Helen
Murray at (845) 471-0196. The Little Red
Schoolhouse
is also available for tours by calling Carl Greico at (845) 229-9029.
DUTCHESS
COUNTY — Dutchess County Arts Council's newspaper "ArtScene"
now online at www.artsmidhudson.org.
RHINEBECK
— High School Seeks Service Opportunities - RHS is
recruiting local businesses and organizations to support students in the
following capacities: Paid work opportunities; job shadow opportunities;
internships; community service opportunities. RHS students are now required
to complete 40 hours of community service for graduation. For information or
to offer opportunities to students call Pena Reinhardt-Genther at
845-871-5519.

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Chronogram for arts culture spirit
MILLERTON
— Harlem Valley Rail Trail Association
—Updated Information! Visit the new website for the
Association at http://www.hvrt.org.
Dutchess County
Fair Grounds Year-long Events at Dutchess County Agricultural Society
Grounds, Rhinebeck, NY. For information, call 845-876-4001. Visit
their web site at http://www.dutchessfair.com
ALL NORTHERN
DUTCHESS & COLUMBIA COUNTY — Dutchess County
Sheep & Wool Growers Association.
For all the information about the NYS Sheep and Wool Festival, maps and
directions to Rhinebeck, and information about Dutchess County Sheep & Wool
Growers Association, please visit our web site:
http://www.sheepandwool.com or e-mail.
RHINEBECK
— Mid-Hudson Community Orchestra is seeking new members to participate in their concert program
through out the year. For more information and current season programs
go to MHCO home page or call Dottie 845-876-2765 or
e-mail.

Northern Dutchess Alliance
For more information, please CLICK HERE
REGIONAL
— Hudson Valley Collectors Club Meeting notices.
At Ulster Town Hall, off Rte. 209 in Kingston, NY from 7-9 pm. The Hudson
Valley Collectors Club meets once a month. Visitors are welcome. For more
information contact George Snyder. Mail: Hudson Valley Collectors Club, PO
Box 78, Staatsburg, NY 12580; phone: 845-889-4618
RHINEBECK
— Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck.
For information and reservations on any event listed, call 845-876-3080.
MILAN
— Coupons and Free Stuff.
A web collection of all kinds of offers for discount coupons, freebies,
rebates on national brand items and more.
GO HERE!
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RED HOOK-DOVER PLAINS — Family Development Volunteers
Needed.
Family Development is a proven program based
on strengths and community involvement, support and empowerment for families
faced with practical challenges. DCCAA, Inc. is committed to our families
having a greater stake in their futures. Volunteers work with families a few
hours a week in support of reaching their self-defined goals. Volunteers
receive 20 hours of valuable training. Call the office nearest you for
information as to how YOU CAN GET INVOLVED!
DCCAA, Inc. has a proven history of success
with the origination of such programs as Head Start, Literacy Volunteers,
Adult Day Care and the Voluntary Action Program.
Contact via e-mail.
- Red Hook: Dutchess
County Community Action Agency, Inc., 44-46 E. Market St., Red Hook, NY
12571, Cindy Martinez: 845-876-1611.
- Dover Plains: Dutchess
County Community Action Agency, Inc., Rte. 22, Dover Plains, NY 12522,
Colleen Goettel: 845-877-9272.
Find out more
about Hudson River Sampler
Schedule of Area Religious Services
Day, Time, Place and other information for Houses of Worship in our region.
NOTE: This list may be incomplete. If any religious organization wants
their information added, changed or removed, please use the submission form
on the Religion Schedule page to correspond. Thank You.
ALL DUTCHESS
— Dutchess County Association for Senior Citizens, 247 Church Street, Poughkeepsie, NY. For information please call
845-473-1265.
PLEASANT
VALLEY
— Mid-Hudson Lyme Disease Group.
2nd Wednesday of month, 7:30 pm, Presbyterian Church, Pleasant Valley, NY.
For information call 845-229-8925 or 845-889-4242.
NORTHERN
DUTCHESS
— Service Unit
of the Dutchess County Girl Scout Council
WEB SITE
has important information about Girl Scout Activites in the region.
Shriners
Hospital for Children — Free
orthopaedic & burn care evaluations. Any child from birth to age 18 is
eligible. We have helped cerebral palsy and muscular dysthropy children. For
information call Bill Dowden, 845-876-6020. Also, a link to more
Shriners Hospital
information.
STAATSBURG
— Outdoor Recreation — Mills-Norrie State Park. Route 9 off Old Post Road, Staatsburg, NY 845-889-4646. Two 9-hole
golf courses (clubhouse), picnicking, campground, marina, environmental
center, hiking, concert series, various events.
What's
Showing at Upstate Films This Week?
— 26 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, NY. For information, call 845-876-2515 or
go to their website.

Find out how the old-timers used to
do things with their fantastic machines!
Hudson Valley Old Time Power Association,
Inc.
Book
Discussion Group
— Red Hook Public Library, 37
South Broadway, Red Hook, NY. Second Tuesday of the Month. Interested
readers meet at 2:30 p.m. to discuss books chosen by the group. Call the
library if inclement weather at 845-758-3241. For more information contact
Judy Rockefeller at 845-756-2609 or E-MAIL.
Cancer
Support Group Meetings — for
persons with cancer are ongoing at St. John's Reformed Church in Upper Red
Hook, sponsored by the Dutchess County branch of the American Cancer
Society. For information, call 845-452-2635 or 845-876-1987.
Rhinebeck
Offers Guided Tours of Community —
With a reputation of being one of upstate New York's most charming and
vibrant Hudson River communities, Rhinebeck has many historic and aesthetic
features for residents and tourists to enjoy. The Rhinebeck Travel Center
offers informative and personalized sightseeing tours that feature mansions
once inhabited by historic New York families, the Beekmans and the
Livingstons. It also features the museum of Rhinebeck History, the
Rhinecliff Hotel, the Huckleberry Rail Line and the Rhinebeck Aerodrome.
Tours cost $10 per person. They depart frequently from the travel center on
Saturdays. For information, call 845-876-2076.
Hudson Valley
Raptor Center. Located South Rd.,
Stanfordville, NY. May 1 - Nov. 1, Sat. 1 - 3 p.m. Winter by
appointment. Promotes awareness of raptors' role in balance of nature;
rehabilitating injured birds and release, breeding. Onsite, outreach
educational programs for schools or groups including two unique
environmental education programs for children: "Raptor Rookies," for
children entering grades K-2, and "Raptor Explorers," for children grades
3-5. The sessions are four days and run from 9 a.m. - noon. For information,
call Gwen Saylor 845-758-6957. VISIT OUR WEB SITE
Institute for
Ecosystem Studies — Mary Flagler Cary Arboretum.
Located Rt. 44A, Millbrook, NY. Winter hours Oct. 1 - Apr. 30, 9 a.m. - 4
p.m., Sun. 1 - 4 p.m. Trails, ecology shop, tropical greenhouse. Closed
public holidays. For continuing education schedule, call 845-677-9643; for
general information, call 845-677-5359.
Hudson River
National Estuarine Research Reserve, Tivoli Bays.
Located Red Hook, NY. 1,700 acre reserve for research/education re Hudson
River Estuary; Canoe the marsh, bicycle, 5 trails. For information, call
845-758-5193.
Northern
Dutchess Hospital Mother's Club —
Meetings are held the first Monday of every monthSeptember through June
at 7 p.m. in the Northern Dutchess Hospital conference room. For more
information, call 876-5859.
Thrift Shop —
Northern Dutchess Hospital. Open
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 95 Montgomery Street in Rhinebeck. Periodic specials on
books, toys, games, shoes, pocketbooks, clothing, furniture, televisions,
clocks, luggage, more. Call 845-876-4255. No consignments. Donations
accepted.
Narcotics
Anonymous — Church of Messiah Parish Hall, Route 9, Rhinebeck. For teens who want to be clean. The only requirement for membership
is the desire to become clean and sober. Meetings are held Saturdays from 11
a.m. to noon.
Clermont
State Historic Site — former Livingston family estate.
Woods Road entrance to Park facilities, Visitor Center, Livingston Home
tours. Home site closed for winter, reopens April 1. The grounds are open
daily year-round, 8:30 a.m. to sunset. Admission to grounds is free, while a
fee of $3.00 per adult, $2.00 for seniors and $1.00 for children ages 5-12
is charged for visiting the home. Tours are offered Tuesday through Sunday
and on Monday holidays. For updated information and details on all current
programs, visit Friends of Clermont
WWW Home Page.
Eleanor
Roosevelt National Historic Site (Val-Kill),
Hyde Park. Grounds open all year. House closed from November to April. For
information call 845-229-9115. Visit the
National Park Service
website for more Val-Kill information on-line.
Franklin D.
Roosevelt National Historic Site,
Hyde Park. Grounds and house open. House closed Tuesday and Wednesday,
November through April. For information call 845-229-9115. Visit the
National Park Service
website for more FDR Home information on-line.
Franklin D.
Roosevelt Library & Museum, Hyde
Park. Visit this FDR website for
more FDR Library & Museum information on-line.
Mills Mansion
State Historic Park, Old Albany
Post Road, Staatsburg. Grounds open all year. House open mid-April through
October. For information call 845-889-8851.
Vanderbilt
Mansion National Historic Site,
Rte. 9, Hyde Park. Grounds open all year. Grounds and house open Thursday to
Monday, November to April. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday, December to March.
For information call 845-229-9115. Visit the National Park Service website for more
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