Books for Troops Clarification Needed
May 17, 2018
CAPITAL DISTRICT - In several articles that the Pennysaver has so diligently printed for us concerning the collection of books, there seems to be a huge misunderstanding of donating Hard-Covered books. The article clearly states that THE ONLY BOOKS THAT WE WILL ACCEPT IN HARD-COVER ARE BOOKS DEALING WITH HISTORY BECAUSE WE FIND HISTORY BOOKS ARE OFTEN HARD TO FIND IN SOFTCOVER. While we have received a great number of great history books in both soft and hard-covers, we have also been inundated with hundreds of hard-covered books and bestsellers that are not history and that are readily available in paperback. We don’t want them, the troops don’t want them. If you do donate hard-covered history books, do not donate coffee-table size books. They are a fortune to mail and the troops have limited space. With all other book donations, as in the past, we only accept soft-covered books in excellent condition. Please NO romances at all. We appreciate your generosity, but please consider the considerable extra energy and time these books entail which instead could be spent sending books that the troops want. Please be thoughtful before you donate. Thank you for those who make our jobs so much easier by donating only what we ask for. You are truly offering a gift of “escape. Ellen Keegan, Director.
Gateway House Of Peace Announces Tickets Are Now Available For Their Annual Sharing The Journey Motorcycle Charity Ride
Clifton Park South PENNYSAVER - PCS
EASY EDGING AND MULCHING Step 1 - Outlining the new bed.
Step 2 - Cutting the edge.
BALLSTON SPA - Nonprofit charitable hospice home Gateway House of Peace invites community members to their annual Sharing the Journey Motorcycle Charity Ride on Sunday June 3, 2018 (rain date June 10). The event begins and ends at the Factory Eatery in Ballston Spa, NY. Registration begins at 9:00 AM, with kick stands up at 11:00 AM. Continental breakfast, lunch, and live entertainment by Shades of Gray are included. Raffle items and T-shirts will also be on sale. Tickets are $20 per rider/$10 per passenger. Attendance at the After Party only is $10. Tickets available at the event or via the website gatewayhouseofpeace.org. For event information contact Bill Pearson at 518-587-5109.
Day Trip - Clifton Park Senior Community Center
CLIFTON PARK - - 6 Clifton Common Court, Clifton Park 518-383-1343. Friday, June 15 10:30 am- 5:30 pm. The Barrington Stage Company presents: The Royal Family of Broadway With lunch at the Highland Restaurant. Enjoy this brilliant new musical comedy is a masterful love letter to the Great White Way. Set in the 1920’s and loosely based on the legendary Barrymores. $82 member/$89 non member . Includes Transportation, Lunch and the Show.
Step 3 - All ready to get covered.
ATTN: Jr Golfers and Parents
CAPITAL DISTRICT - Capital District Elks Jr. “Fun” Golf Tournament / male and female ages 12 to 18. Entrance Fee $30. Golf, lunch, trophies, door prizes & four greens fees for overall medalist to Saratoga Spa GC. Tourney will be held at Eagle Crest Course on Wednesday, July 25th. Qualifiers eligible to participate in the 63rd Annual NYS Elks Jr. Golf Tourney to be played at Bath Country Club on August 12 and 13th. Participants need not be affiliated with Elks. For an application go to www.eaglecrestgolf.com. You can call Co-Chairman, Paul A. Ungerland at 518-384-0221 or Co-Chairman Michael Bloss, Past State President at the Clifton Park Elks, at 518-877-5200 or for any questions you may have.
Step 4 - Cardboard first to cover the weeds.
Foster Parent Meeting
SARATOGA COUNTY - A Foster Parent Information Meeting will be held on May 29, 2018 at 4:00pm at the Services Building, 152 West High Street, Ballston Spa. Saratoga County is in need of foster homes for school-aged children and teenagers. The next certification class will begin in fall, 2018. Please contact Jared LeGrand or Stacey McVaigh at (518) 884-4157 for more information.
Cohoes Spindle City Historical Society May Meeting
COHOES - The May meeting of the Cohoes Spindle City Historical Society will take place on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 7 P.M. in the Cohoes Visitors Center at 58 Remsen St., Cohoes, NY. There will be a short business meeting. The public and interested new members are welcome.
Step 5 - Add the mulch.
Vendors Wanted
BALLSTON SPA - Ballston Area Senior Citizens Are gearing up for their Annual Bazaar. October 20, 2018 At Milton Community Center, 310 Northline Rd. Ballston Spa. To receive an Exhibit Contract and Town of Milton agreement, and to reserve your space please contact Sue Heimburg with your Name & mailing address. E-mail—sheim381@aol.com or call Sue @ 518-885-8037 / text message
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Step 6 - Enjoy a weed free bed.
Over the years I’ve shared my method of using cardboard under mulch for weed control. Every year people will come up and thank me for saving them so much time once they tried it. Here it is, easy edging and mulching; a quick way to conquer weeds for great looking beds. I have an area that is difficult to mow around so I decided to turn it into a mulched bed to make mowing easier. I used the hose to outline the edge I want. It will be a nice rounded bed that will be easy to mow around. Then I finish edging the new bed. I use a straight bladed shovel for a nice neat edge. Simply slice into the grass at the edge of the bed at a steep angle 4” deep. Grass can’t cross that barrier of air so it won’t make it into the bed on the other side of the trench. I just toss the clumps I dig out into the bed...why waste good soil I say. “But what about all the grass and weeds in the bed...and all the clumps of grass you tossed in?” you’re asking. I suppose that I could spend a couple of hours digging out all the grass and weeds, but I have a much quicker and easier way to deal with that...cardboard! A layer of cardboard will smother the grass and it will die. All the clumps of sod that I tossed in will compost into the soil. I’m always on the prowl for large pieces of cardboard. Here’s the bed all covered with cardboard. I used a razor knife to slice the cardboard along the edge of the bed. Make sure that the cardboard overlaps heavily so the grass and weeds can’t get through...8” of overlap will stop them. I also used the razor knife to cut the cardboard so it fits around the trunks of the pines and hydrangea. Now all that’s left is putting mulch on the cardboard. This is the fun part, and it goes down quickly. I put a 4” to 5” layer of cedar mulch down. There are many types of mulch, but I like cedar because it’s cheap and smells nice too. Now the mulch is down, the area looks great and mowing will be simple. It looks a little sparse now but more plants can be added to the bed easily. Just brush the mulch aside, cut a hole in the cardboard and plant....easy peasy and it looks so much better now. In all, this took less than an hour, and I used 7 bags of cedar mulch. In the vegetable garden, I use the same method except that I’ll use straw on top of the cardboard instead of cedar mulch. During a wet year like this one, I’ll wait until later in the season to cover the soil to give it a chance to dry out and warm up. Seed beds and other areas can’t get covered and still need to be weeded but at least the aisles remain weed free. By fall earthworms will have eaten most of the cardboard and any that is left can be turned into the soil along with the straw adding organic matter and feeding the soil. Thanks for the read.