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HAVE, Inc.
is pleased to present its professional Video to DVD
Transfer Service to benefit the Hudson Area Library.
Many people are finding themselves with home video treasures
that are stored on older format tape stock and they no longer
have any way to view or share those treasures as older tape
machines wear out and become obsolete. And as time goes
on, older tape formats degrade and archival lives continue
to shorten, so people are looking for ways to preserve and
share their home video treasures indefinitely. HAVE
Inc.'s Video to DVD Transfer services will digitize those
home movie treasures and preserve them on long life, easy
to play, DVD media. HAVE accepts home movie treasures
on VHS, VHS-C, SVHS, 8MM, High 8 and MiniDV tape. They
also can transfer from professional video formats such as
Betacam, Betacam SP, Digital Betacam, and 3/4" U-Matic
Tape. Anyone who takes advantage of HAVE's services
between now and December 31 and mentions "Hudson Area
Library", will have 10% of the proceeds donated directly
to the library. For more information about HAVE, Inc.
call 518-828-2000 or visit their website at www.haveinc.com.
Katchie
Farm at the Sylvia Center is offering the limited
edition 2009 NY Farmers Calendar, which features Farms in
Columbia County. The calendar is a stunning collection
of portraits and agricultural scenery that celebrates the
lives and work of the people who are keeping farming alive
in this still rural corner of the Hudson Valley. When
documentary photographer Roey Yohai turned his lens on these
twelve farms, he captured timeless beauty. The lush
summer light, the ruddy colors of ripening fruit and grain,
and the deep contentment on the faces of his subjects are
a sustainable reality-authentic, natural riches in Columbia
County. Profits from the calendar will go to the farm-to-table
education for children through the Sylvia Center, a not-for-profit
that offers school programs in farming and healthful cooking.
For more information or to purchase a calendar call
(518) 758-2170 or visit their website at http://nyfarmerscalendar.com.
Something new is
happening in the Town of Livingston. The hamlet will
be hosting its first ever "Christmas in Livingston"
celebration. This is the brainchild of several
local residents. The event will be held on Saturday, December
13. There will be a cookie sale and activities for kids
at the Livingston Free Library from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.
Town Historian, Joseph Gatti will be giving tours of the Livingston
History Barn from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. The Livingston Post
Office will have a special collection box available from 1:00
to 4:00 pm for Letters to Santa. A unique parade of
highway department equipment will pass through the hamlet
at 5:00 pm. All children are invited to meet at the
Church for a wagon ride through town. Yule logs will
blaze on the town green during the chilly evening hours.
Come for the annual tree lighting at 7:00 pm, visit with Santa
in the Town Hall and much more! For more information
about Christmas in Livingston call Donna Lynk at (518) 537-5349.
Columbia
Opportunities, Inc. is currently recruiting volunteers
to assist with their Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
Program. VITA volunteers provide free Income Tax Preparation
Assistance to low-income, elderly, disabled and limited English
speaking people. Volunteers receive free training through
a combination of classroom, on-line and self study courses.
The classroom training session for new volunteers is scheduled
for December 15 at Columbia-Greene Community College from
10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Volunteer opportunities include
greeters for Friday evenings and special events; tax preparers,
weekdays 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and Friday evenings from 4:00
to 8:00 pm; and translators, day and time will vary.
For more information about Columbia Opportunities call Tina
Sharpe at (518) 828-4611 or by email at tsharpe@columbiaopportunities.org.
Fidelis Care, the
New York State Catholic Health Plan, serving more than 437,000
members in 42 counties across the state, is pleased to announce
the appointment of Dawn-Marie Teetsel as Medicare marketing
representative for Columbia and Greene Counties. Fidelis
Care, one of the largest health plans offering government
programs-based health plans in New York, has lowered its cost
in its 2009 Medicare Advantage programs to save seniors money.
For more information about Fidelis Care call 1-800-860-8707
or visit their website at www.fideliscare.org.
Special
Olympics New York is proud to be hosting the 2nd
annual Polar Plunge in Lake George on December 13. A
Polar Plunge is a wild, crazy, and fun event to raise awareness
and funds for the athletes of Special Olympics New York.
It's easy to get involved. Simply log on to www.specialolympicsny.org
and click on Lake George Plunge. From there you will
be able to form a team, invite your contacts to join your
team, create your own personal Plunge page all with a few
clicks of a mouse. The Polar Plunge will help raise
funds to provide year-round sports training and athletic competitions
for children and adults living with intellectual disabilities.
New York has the largest Special Olympics program in the country,
serving more than 46,000 athletes. For more information
about the Special Olympics Polar Plunge contact Marianne Bosshart,
Columbia County representative at (518) 329-2078 or visit
their website at www.specialolympicsny.org.
The Hudson Area Association
Library will be offering free books on Saturday,
December 6 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. These books have
been offered for sale at their book sale. If you take
the book away, the library will save the money it would cost
to discard the book. Help the library by taking these
books away! There is no charge for the books, but donations
to the library will be gratefully accepted. For more
information about the Hudson Area Association Library call
(518) 828-1792 or visit their website at www.hudson.lib.ny.us.
The work of Jean Feinberg will be
on display at the John Davis Gallery from
December 4th through December 22nd. There will be a
reception for the artist on Friday, December 5 from 6:00 to
8:00 pm. The work of this artist represents a new direction
merging minimalism, construction, and an ongoing interest
in abstraction. For more information about the John
Davis Gallery call (518) 828-5907 or visit their website at
www.johndavisgallery.com.
The Columbia
County Historical Society will present the 46th annual
Gallery of Wreaths and Holiday Craft Boutique. The exhibit
opens on December 6 and galleries are setup at the Columbia
County Museum and James Vanderpoel House in Kinderhook.
Both locations are open daily from December 6-14, Sundays
noon to 4:00 pm and Monday through Saturday from 10:00 am
to 4:00 pm. For more information about the Columbia
County Historical Society call (518) 758-9265 or visit their
website at www.cchsny.org.
Get
ready for a Winter Walk on Warren Street
on Saturday, December 6 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. Hudson's
main street will be transformed into a winter wonderland,
as the Hudson Opera House presents "A Winter Walk on Warren
Street". This eagerly-awaited event kicks off the holiday
season in historic Hudson. Always held on the first
Saturday in December, this festive holiday celebration is
now in its 12th year and has become a premier event in the
Hudson Valley. Winter Walk features dancers, storytellers,
and musicians performing in shop windows, horse-drawn carriage
rides, live reindeer and a Santa Parade. Groups of carolers
stroll the streets, along with the walking Grandfather Clock,
the Gingerbread Boy and other characters. There is much to
see and do. For more information about the Hudson Opera
House call (518) 822-1438 or visit their website at www.hudsonoperahouse.org.
Clermont State
Historic Site will bring favorite Christmas morning
traditions to children on Saturday and Sunday, December 6
& 7 at "A Child's Christmas". Designed for children
ages 3 to 6 (Saturday) and 7 to 11 (Sunday), this program
gives families a chance to share in a nostalgic Christmas
celebration, filled with traditions of the Livingston family
who called Clermont home. Tickets are $12 for children
and $2 per family member accompanying a child. Families
will begin at 10:00 am with a stocking-foot tour of the mansion,
which is transformed for the holidays. The tour heads
into the library, where a costumed story-teller will teach
children about historic Christmas traditions and read aloud
'Twas the Night Before Christmas. The program will conclude
by 11:00 am and then open to the public for tours from 11:00
am to 4:00 pm. For more information about Clermont State
Historic Site or to register call (518) 537-4240 or visit
the website at
www.friendofclermont.org.
Check out the Chamber's Ten Things To Do This Month
in Columbia County on the homepage at www.columbiachamber-ny.com.
If you would like to add an event to the January list, please
contact Cheryl Meenagh at cmeenagh@columbiachamber-ny.com.
If you would like
to submit information for the member news section please email
cmeenagh@columbiachamber-ny.com.
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December
Events
Holiday Business After Hours, December 11
5:00 to 7:00 pm
Hudson Park Restaurant
Route 23, Hudson
Reservations are not required, but appreciated.
Click
here to view the 2009 Chamber Calendar.
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January
Events
Business After Hours, January 22
5:00 to 7:00 pm
The Cascades
407 Warren Street, Hudson
Reservations are not required, but appreciated.
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