Wells indoor garage sale is coming

WELLS - The 12th annual indoor garage sale Saturday, Feb. 4 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Wells Community Hall on Route 30.

Food and beverages will be available. Call Dee at (518) 924-5371 to reserve a free table. Everyone is welcome to sell and shop to buy.

February at the Northville library

NORTHVILLE - The Northville Public Library’s Local History & Genealogy Project continues to develop and is now in its seventh year. Parts of the project can be found on the library’s website under the tab “Library Activities — Genealogy”.

The main part of the project has been the establishment of “Sacandaga Families”, a genealogical research tool that creates family trees for those that have lived around the Sacandaga Valley from the 1700’s forward, including the Towns of Northampton, Hope, Benson, Wells, Edinburg, Day, Providence, Mayfield, and Broadalbin. The database has 27,000 names and is uploaded to Ancestry.com periodically, allowing it to be viewed all over the world. This is an ongoing project.

The Sacandaga Book Club will meet Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 10 a.m. in the library’s program room. Terry Frank will lead a discussion of “Lincoln at Gettysburg” by Garry Wills. Winner of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize, this book is an account of the making of Lincoln’s revolutionary masterpiece. Wills deconstructs the speech studying its semantics and political meaning. He puts Lincoln’s words in their cultural and intellectual context. Books are available at the library and the discussion is open to all.

This month Story Time will be held Thursdays, Feb. 2 and 16 at 10 a.m. with Annette Fry. Bring those pre-schoolers out to enjoy stories, a snack and a fun time.

“Today’s Discussions” a new series hosted by Willem Monster will cover four current topics. Each session will be limited to 20 participants and include background information followed by an open discussion. Interested people should contact the library to reserve a seat. The first topic “Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health” will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7.  

Watch for these titles to be arriving:

Time of Our Lives — Tom Brokaw

A Devil is Waiting — Jack Higgins

Soft Target — Stephen Hunter

Breakdown — Sara Paretsky

Home Front — Kristin Hannah

Federated Garden Club plans trip

District Five, of the Federated Garden Clubs of New York State, Inc. has scheduled a two-day trip, on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 17 and 18, to visit the Gardens and Mansions of the Gilded Age in the Newport, RI area. This motor coach tour is open to the public.

Highlights of this excursion include lunch on the Verandah of the seaside estate, Blithewold Mansions, Gardens and Arboretum in Bristol, RI, a visit to Green Animals Topiary Garden in Portsmith, RI, the sunken gardens at the Elms, and Rosecliff, with its many rose beds and French ambiance, where films including, “The Great Gatsby”, “True Lies” and “27 Dresses” were made.

Free time will be available for shopping in specialty shops near the harbor.

The tour participants will stay at the recently renovated Howard Johnson, Newport/Middleton which has received numerous top awards.

Dinner will be enjoyed at the Mooring on Sayers Wharf, one of downtown Newport’s top restaurants.

The package price per person is $491- single; $385- double; $360- triple; $345- quad.

Departure points include Clinton, Herkimer and Amsterdam.

Reservations and a $50 deposit are due by March, 31.

For further information contact Tour Director, Jean E. Stapleton at (315) 866-1642 or by email to stegar9@hotmail.com.

Theater holds open auditions for Rumors

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Home Made Theater announces open auditions for their April/May production of Neil Simon’s hilarious farce Rumors directed by Kirk Starczewski. Auditions will be held on Sunday, Feb. 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and Monday, Feb. 13 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Spa Little Theater in Saratoga Spa State Park. The cast consists of ten including five to six women and four to five men.

America’s foremost comic playwright Neil Simon delights audiences with this boisterously entertaining play. The Deputy Mayor of New York City is hosting a party in his elegant home when he is shot in the earlobe and his wife goes missing. Everyone tries to conceal the embarrassing events of the evening from the police and the media. Rumors is truly a contemporary comedy of wit and political mischief.

Rumors is a high energy farce. Comic and physical timing are crucial. Actors should like to experiment with choices, collaborate with others and work as an ensemble.

Production dates are weekends, April 20  through May 6. Rehearsals begin in early March. No appointments are necessary for the audition. Those auditioning are asked to bring a current photo which cannot be returned.For a detailed flyer with character descriptions or questions about the audition, contact HMT at 518-587-4427, or visit the web site at homemadetheatrt.org.

Line dancing in Edinburg

EDINBURG - The Sacandaga Seniors are sponsoring line dancing lessons at the Edinburg Fire Hall Tuesdays from 2 to 3:30 p.m. for beginners with instructor Carmen Durkin, and Thursdays from 2 to 3:30 p.m. for beginner and intermediate levels with instructor Alice Megargle of Wells.

All are welcome to join the fun and encouraged to participate as much as possible. No partner is needed. It has been said line dancing can help slow the aging process, increase circulation, strengthen your heart, increase lung capacity, lubricate joints, burn 5 to 10 calories per minute, provide mental exercise, elevate moods, relieve stress and depression, boost self-confidence, help self-discipline, and build friendships.

Call Carmen Durkin at 518-213-3536 or Alice at 518-924-2220 for any questions and to confirm a session has not been cancelled due to weather conditions or a scheduling conflict at the hall.

Northampton Ambulance 2011 annual report

Thanks our Town Board Members who in 1964 had the foresight of our community’s need for an ambulance service, we are thru continuing support, able to provide these valuable enhanced services today, 48 years later.

Thank you to all our members for donating your valuable time to serve our community as emergencies arise. Northampton Ambulance Service responded to 273 runs, served over 4,000 volunteer hours and traveled 8,459 miles with our ambulance in 2011.

We are proud to have the opportunity to serve the town of Northampton, village of Northville, town of Benson and town of Hope.

We thank the residents of our community for supporting Northampton Ambulance with their generous donations to our fund drive during EMS Week in May of each year and our patients and their families supporting us with their donations.

We have 23 members which include six EMT’S, eight drivers, and six AEMT- Critical Care Technicians. Anyone wishing to give back to your community by serving with us as a driver or EMT, etc... Please call Jack Farquhar at 863-2468.

When emergencies happen, minutes count  your community needs you now. if not you then who? You could be a life saver for your family, friends and neighbors.

Thank you to all our supporters who take time to drop off their refundable bottles and cans in our bin located in the parking lot of our headquarters on 112 South Second Street, your nickels do add up and make valuable dollars.

Our Zoll “E” monitor/defibrillator allows us to transmit your EKG’s directly to the hospital via Verizon Wireless so we may discuss your treatment with the emergency room doctor and implement treatments enroute to the hospital. We have upgraded this equipment with technology to check patients for carbon monoxide poisoning and methemoglobin.

Please support our community for 2012: QI: Coordinator : Holly Clairmont, Jill Dunham and Heidi Darling; Osha/Safety Officer: Jeff Daum and Training Officer - Allen Dunham.

Special thanks to the Northampton Town Board and all residents of the town of Northampton, village of Northville, town of Benson and town of Hope for your support.

Congratulations to the 2012 officers: , EMS Chief Jack Farquhar;  First Assistant EMS Chief Eric Shumaker; , Second Assistant EMS Chief Jon Vanalstyne; Secretary Holly Clairmont; Treasurer Ruth Farquhar; Representatives Doug Ellsworth and Jill Dunham; and  alternate representative Jeff Daum.

We at Northampton Ambulance wish everyone a safe and healthy 2012. We are here to serve you in your time of need, we care.

Call 911 for emergencies, and make sure your house number is visible from the road so we can find you quickly in an emergency.

— Jack Farquhar, EMS Chief, Northampton Ambulance Service

Northville-Edinburg Little League meets

NORTHVILLE — The Northville-Edinburg Little League will hold its next monthly meeting on  Tuesday, Feb. 7 at The Kitchenette Diner, 122 North Main St., in Northville, at 6:15 p.m.

All are welcome. The league is still looking for volunteers to fill the positions of Sponsorship/Fundraising Manager and Concession Stand Manager for the upcoming season.

Parent volunteers are also needed to serve as managers, coaches and umpires, as well as perform general field maintenance duties.

For more information, contact Dean Carnivale at 863-7068 or Lee Robinson at 863-6198, or visit the website at www.northville-edinburglittleleague.yolasite.com.

Valentine’s dinner is served in Wells

WELLS - The Wells United Methodist Church will be holding a chicken ‘n’ biscuit dinner to celebrate Valentine’s Day Saturday, Feb. 11 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the church.

Cost is $8.50 for adults; $4.50 for children 6 to 12; and free for children under 6. Take out is available. The menu will be chicken in gravy, George Chamberlain’s famous biscuits, mashed potatoes, green beans and carrots, home made desserts and beverage.

‘Chicago’ themed dinner theater set

BROADALBIN — Faith Barlow, a theater professional who resides in Gloversville, has announced plans for a murder mystery musical dinner theater Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Broadalbin Hotel, 59 W. Main St.

The show, “Spats and Mugsy,” is set in the Chicago of the Roaring 20s.

The cast includes many well-known area theatrical personalities, including Marc Andrzejewski, Chad Andrews, Ricky DeRosa, Marc Elliott, Michaela Goodell, Miriam Miller, Jessica “JJ” Paul, Mark Joseph Peek, and Michael Terrell.

Barlow is the director and co-writer, and cast member. Mike DeRosa is the musical director. Andrzejewski is the choreographer, and is credited with set design.

Curtain time will be 6:30 p.m.

Ticket prices: $95 per couple; $50 adult, and $25 child (10 and under). Seating is limited. Tickets must be ordered in advance via the website, www.upstatedinnertheatre.com or by calling (518) 883-5414. or (518) 752-6586.

“Spats and Mugsy” is produced by Barlow’s theatre company, FAB Productions. The producer said, “Our goal is to bring quality dinner theater to upstate New York.”

Mock election winner is chosen

A mock election for a state Assembly seat, held last week at Broadalbin-Perth High School, was won by Brandon Perna.

The students were assisted in their real-life lesson by Michael Hernandez, a staff member in the office of state Assemblyman George Amadore, R-Rotterdam Junction, who worked with the seniors on caucusing and deciding their platforms..

In addition, Assembly-man Mark Butler took part in the school’s election day by speaking with the seniors about state government and issues affecting state residents. He also answered questions from the students.

Open house plans set at Santanoni

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH), the Town of Newcomb, and the Adirondack Ecological Center are pleased to announce that historic Camp Santanoni in Newcomb (Essex County) will be open for three special long weekends this winter.

Over these weekends, cross-country skiers and snowshoers will be able to visit the Gatelodge and Main Lodge, get short interpretive tours with AARCH staff, and warm up at the Artist’s Studio before the return trip. These “open house weekends” will be Feb. 18 to 20, and March 17 to 18.   

Camp Santanoni was built beginning in 1892 by Robert and Anna Pruyn and eventually consisted of more than four dozen buildings on 12,900 acres including a working farm, Gatelodge complex, and a huge rustic Main Lodge and other camp buildings situated on Newcomb Lake.

The round-trip cross-country ski and snowshoe trip is 9.8 miles on a gently sloping carriage road.

People may visit Santanoni 365 days a year but these weekends are rare opportunities to visit the camp in winter, have a brief tour, and have a place to warm up.

As snow conditions so far in 2012 have been light, it is best to check in advance to make sure the road is suitable for skiing.

Reservations are not required but for more information, contact Adirondack Architectural Heritage at (518) 834-9328

School budget workshops slated

NORTHVILLE - The Northville Central School Board of Education has announced budget work sessions to be held Wednesday, Feb 15 and Wednesday Feb. 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. in NCS basement room 26

The regular BOE Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the school auditorium.

Red Rooster Cafe program features

NORTHVILLE - On Thursday, Feb. 2, join the Sacandaga Task Force for Senior Living for their program featuring  Jerry Wildermuth discussing “Changes in the Telephone Industry. This Red Rooster program follows the weekly congregate meal, which is served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The meal, which is sponsored by the Fulton County Office for the Aging, will be  tuna casserole, peas, squash, wheat bread, and pudding square.

Next week on Thursday, Feb. 2, STFSL’s Red Rooster program will feature Donna Breda with the Red Barn’s Antiques Road Show. Everyone is encouraged to bring an item or two for Donna to evaluate. The meal will feature chicken and biscuits, mashed potatoes, squash, and fresh fruit.

You may attend Red Rooster Programs without attending the meal. Feel free to come for the program, or bring a bag lunch. Programs are held Thursdays at the Red Rooster Cafe (Pink Chicken) at the corner of Bridge and Main Streets Northville.  

Those who wish to enjoy the OFA meal are asked to please call Fulton County OFA at 736-5650 to make lunch reservations. STFSL requests that if you are unable to attend the luncheon, to please call OFA to cancel your meal. If the OFA meal site is closed, there will be no program at the Red Rooster Cafe that day.

In addition to the Red Rooster Program, each Thursday a Senior Stretch class taught by Ony Antonucci is held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Cost is $5 per week or six sessions for $25. You may join at any time.

A swap table is available at the Red Rooster Cafe each week. Bring a used book, magazine, or puzzle to swap with others.