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The Sixth Annual Great Hudson River Paddle was launched July 13 from the Corning Preserve with 32 paddlers traveling nearly 150 miles from Albany to New York City, and many others joining them for shorter stints along the way. The event will conclude July 22 at the Yonkers Downtown Waterfront. Clubs & Organizations Vendors wanted for craft fair GUILDERLAND — The Parent-Teacher Association of Westmere Elementary School will host its Third Annual Vendor/Craft Fair on Thursday, Oct. 19, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Westmere Elementary School at 6270 Johnston Road in Guilder- land. \The Westmere Elementary Vendor/Graft Fair is an inexpen- sive waytfor businesses to ad- vertise to .the parents of the 500 students at Westmere, hundreds of shoppers the day of the event, and more than 60 participating businesses. Plus, vendors and crafters help the school to raise money just by being involved,\ said Melissa Dubin, Chairperson of the event, in a release. Last year's vendor/craft fair raised $2,800 to benefit West- mere Elementary School. The money is used to support vari- ous educational activities for the kids at school, such as field trips, author visits, outside program- ming brought into the school, cultural arts, and school beauti- fication. Vendors and craftspeople are needed for the event. Anyone who has, a business with a product or service they want to sell is welcome. The cost to part- icipate is $30 to $50 depending upon the size of the booth and if a table is needed. Contact Wendy Meola for information at wmeola@hycap.rr.com or call 489-6225. Voorheesville class reunion VOORHEESVILLE — The Voorheesville Class of 1965 is planning areunion and picnic at the Swift Road park pavilion on Aug. 19>'beginning at 10 a.m. and lasting all day. Graduates from the 1960's and 1970's are welcome. They should bring their own main course for-the'barbecue, drinks, and a dish to share. For more information, call Donna S,utton at 868-4S75. Van Huysen marker to be dedicated By Marion Parmenter NEW SCOTLAND — The New Scotland Historical Asso- ciation is sponsoring an historic marker dedication at the Rev. Harmanus Van Huysen home at 2438 New Scotland Road on Saturday, July 29, at 4 p.m. Cemetery. Reverend Van Huy- sen and several of his family members are buried in the oldest part of the cemetery. One of Van Huysen's six children, Christina, married John Taylor and it was their descendants who lived here until Parishioners gave him an additional 34 acres. Currently owned by Thomas and Ivy Bfockley, the house is located near the corner of Helderhill Road. The original portion of the home was built for Rev. Van Huysen in 1816. It was located on the original 10-acre parcel leased from the Van Rensselaer patroonship on June 20, 1816. During the years he served the Helderberg,- Jerusalem, and New-Salem Reformed churches, his parishioners gave him an additional 34 acres. Part of this 44-acre parcel later became the Mount Pleasant it was sold in 1992. Each generation enlarged and im- proved the home. Join us for the marker dedication on July 29 at 4 p.m. Weather permitting, we will drive up into the cemetery and find his grave as well as the Civil War Monument with his name on it! He was a Captain in the New Jersey, Militia during the Revolutionary War, but he. was honored again in this monu- ment. For more information, call Martha Slingerland at 768-2184 or me at 765-4652. Knox Historical Society offers an evening of music By .Cheryl Frantzen KNOX';— The Knox Historical Society is pleased to present an evening of music with the Traditional Strings on Tuesday, July 25, at.7 p.m. The Tradit- ional Strings will play from the porch of. the Saddlemire Home- stead,-formerly the Knox Museum; * We welcome everyone to join us and bring a blanket or a lawn chair *(for an enjoyable and relaxing evening of old-time music.; There is no charge for •this event;: Music is. also .being played at the homestead on Sunday after- noons from 2 to 4;30 p.m. until September. Stop by and visit the homestead, bring a chair and stay a while to listen to this wonderful music. Our local musicians have dis- covered what a wonderful place the homestead porch is • for playing and practicing on a hot summer afternoon. They would love nothing more th&n to have an audience enjoy their music! Stay tuned for news on pre- senters scheduled for our August and September meetings also. You won't want to miss them! For further information, call me, the society's president, at 872-1199. Host families sought for foreign students Foundation for Intercultural Travel, a State Department- designated exchange visitor pro- gram, is currently matching international students, ages 15 to 18, with host local families, retired couples, and single- parent families, as well as two- parent families. Students arrive about one week before school starts and bring their own spending money for clothes, entertainment, and other expenses. They have their own medical insurance. Some students stay for one semester; others stay for the entire school year. All students speak English, and will be arriving from Germany* Brazil, Denmark, Spain and other countries. For more information, call toll free at 877-439-7862. High-school government intern program The Albany County Govern- ment Intern Program is an op- portunity available' to high school juniors and seniors living and attending schools in Albany r County/ Students are matched with local government officials to discover- first-hand how government works. Guest speakers, independent projects, seminars, legislative meetings, and field trips througiibut he school year pro- vide additional information. Students successfully com- pleting the government intern program receive /academic credit and some schools' award 12tjj£gr;a«i6 \Participation in Government\ credit. High school students or any- one interested in the government intern program should contact Nancy Lerner at Cornell Uni- versity Cooperative Extension of Albany County at 765-3521. YMCA news Openings for kindergartners By Heather Eddings If you have children going into kindergarten and are looking for child-care programs either part-time or full-time for the next school year, the Guil- derland YMCA is where you need to call! KCARE provides quality child care for kindergarten students who attend the Guilderland School District. We offer part- time and full-time spots so you can either have your child with us until 2 p.m. or Until 5:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. KCARE uses a flexible and fun curriculum and two of our KCARE programs are ac- credited with the .National After- school Association. The third will be accredited this year. Our classrooms are located in West- mere, Guilderland, and Lynn- wood elementary schools. Spots are filling up fast, so register now! Please call the Guilderland YMCA at. 456-3634 for more information. Kansfield preaches on \Bread for the walk on the water\ RENSSELAERVILLE — The Reverend Norman Kansfield, former; president and John Henry Livingston Professor at New Brunswick Theological Seminary in New Jersey, and recently elected to the office of Senior -, Scholar in Residence within:the Theological-School at Drew University, will give a sermon titled, \Bread for the Walk on the Water,\ at the Rensselaerville Presbyterian Church Sunday morning at 11:30 a.m. His sermon considers aspects of this summer's theme: \Walking on the Water: Faith and Hope in a Fear-filled World.\ The historic Presbyterian Church of Rensselaerville offers summer worship services, fea- turing, voices from within the region as well as Chicago and New York City, representing several different faith traditions •*- including Lutheran, United Universaiistj Episcopalian, Jewish and Presbyterian. ' All are welcome. To receive a copy of the pro-, gram, which lists the speakers and the titles of their sermons for the entire summer season, call James Brookens at 797-9303. %i;==3i%ti.ilh4±i
