Saturday November 28, 2009 4 pm
The Rhinecliff Procession from the Rhinecliff Dock
to the Center of Rhinecliff ending at The Rhinecliff Hotel
Cocktail Reception at Rhinecliff Hotel starts at 4 p.m.
ALL ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE PROCESSION
and come to the Reception in The Rhinecliff which will feature

First Appearance of the Grumpus!
Walk the Gauntlet!
The Unveiling of this year’s Illuminated Book
The St. George and the Dragon Play
Sing along with the
Rhinebeck Choral Club
Bill and Livia Vanaver
The Wild Man Dance
accompanied by singing, exceptional music and more !
Cash Bar.

December 1, 2, & 3, 2009 7 pm Each Night
St. Nicholas Rides through Town
accompanied by the Grumpuses and
St. George and His Dragon

Cut Your Own Christmas Tree  

 F.W. Battenfeld & Son, Rt. 199, Red Hook

All trees are priced at $55 per tree, tax included, and regardless of the type and size chosen.

The farm opens the Friday after Thanksgiving, from 8am-4pm, 7 days a week until around December 21.

Santa Visits Battenfeld Tree Farm

Santa’s annual visit to is definately a holiday tradition. Experience an old Fashioned horse-drawn wagon ride (weather permitting), and refreshments are available.

Santa’s Schedule
Santa will visit the Battenfeld Christmas Tree Farm on:

Sat Nov 28th from 10am-1pm – Sat Dec 5th from 10am-1pm

Sat Dec 12th from 10am-1pm

Open Everyday. Wreaths up to 6′ wide and garland available. Special events on weekends with horse-drawn carriages, Santa, bagpipers and more! Check website for official closing date.
For more information: 845-758-8018
 www.anemones.com  

 Wonderland Farms, 191 White Schoolhouse Road
Open Friday through Sunday.
For more information: 845-876-6760
 www.wonderlandfarm.com

Tree Setup  
1. If you don’t put up the tree right away, wrap the stump in a damp towel and leave it in a cool, but not freezing, place.2. Before you bring in the tree, make a fresh cut on the bottom of the trunk to remove any dried sap. Get it into a stand right away, and water.5. While the tree is displayed, hide the tree bag with a tree skirt.

Once you’ve chosen the perfect Christmas tree and brought it home, the next step is getting it to its designated spot in the house. A few preparatory measures can make this sometimes daunting job easier: To keep needles from dropping everywhere, wrap the tree in an old sheet as you carry it through the house; and avoid placing the tree near a source of heat or ventilation (which causes the needles to fall off and poses a fire hazard).

3. A stand with four spouts is ideal because the stand can adjust to fit any tree

4. Using a plastic tree bag will make cleanup easier: Just pull the bag up over the tree to carry it outside after the holidays. 

6. The tree and stand can be placed in a metal basin or a terra-cotta pot — just make sure the resulting setup isn’t top-heavy. Freshly cut trees absorb as much as a gallon of water a day. Check the stand daily, and make sure the bottom of the trunk is always immersed. Before decorating the tree, place a sheet on the floor to catch needles. Put up lights and garlands first, ornaments last. THANK YOU MARTHA!

Rhinebeck — The Rhinebeck Lions Club will prepare and deliver Thanksgiving meals to residents of northern Dutchess communities who might be alone or unable to provide themselves with a traditional meal. Members and volunteers will prepare and deliver meals Thursday morning. Reservations are required by calling 845-876-3620 or e-mail chris@dapsonchestney.com

Red Hook — Community Thanksgiving dinner, United Methodist Church of Red Hook, Church and West Market streets. Noon Thursday. Volunteers needed to assist in preparation, serving and cleanup. 845-758-6283.

Milan — Turkey-free potluck meal, Milan Town Hall, 20 Wilcox Circle. 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by Mid-Hudson Vegetarian Society. Bring a vegan dish to share along with a recipe card and your own table setting Thursday. There will be special activities for children. Reserve by calling 845-876-2626 or e-mail rsvp@mhvs.org.

RHINEBECK — Decorations are hung and tours await as Wilderstein Historic Site’s holiday tradition begins.

A Queen Anne mansion soaring above the Hudson River, Wilderstein stands out for its combination of natural beauty and Victorian architecture.

Each year, florists and designers transform the Wilderstein mansion into a holiday spectacular.

Wilderstein’s yuletide celebration kicks off Thanksgiving weekend and continues through the end of December. Wilderstein’s interior will feature mantels, doors and stairways festooned in a mix of period and modern decorations.

Chef and author Laura Pensiero will be at Wilderstein during tour hours Dec. 5 beginning at 2:30 p.m. Owner of the restaurant Gigi Trattoria in Rhinebeck, Pensiero will share samplings of her cuisine and sign copies of her new book, “Hudson Valley Mediterranean.” The cookbook showcases her interpretations of traditional Italian dishes created from the bounty of the Hudson Valley.

Wilderstein’s annual Yuletide Tea is at 1 p.m. Dec. 12. Guests can enjoy a festive afternoon featuring fine tea, homemade cakes, cookies and finger sandwiches. Visitors are asked to make reservations as seating is limited.

The mansion is open for holiday tours from 1-4 p.m. Thanksgiving weekend (Nov. 27, 28 and 29) and all weekends in December.

For information, call 845-876-4818 or visit www.wilder stein.org.

PLEASANT VALLEY — The next stop, and possibly the end of the line, for the town’s former train station is the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck

The fair organization recently expressed an interest in acquiring the station and making it part of its antique village exhibit, which includes a former one-room schoolhouse that was moved to the fairgrounds from Pine Plains.

Read On:www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009911260310

Join us for the annual Rhinebeck Area Chamber of Commerce Tree Lighting

Sunday, November 29th to celebrate the beginning of the Holiday Season and to light the tree in the Rhinebeck Savings Bank Plaza. The tree lighting ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m.

 2 to 5 pm Enjoy a wagon ride provided by Lenny Miller and his Gentle Giants 4H Club!

3 to 5 pm Mothers’ Club will be giving away baked goods and will host Santa from 3 to 5 p.m. (bring your camera to take pictures of your little ones with Santa!)

Troop 128 Boy Scouts will sell Christmas wreaths

4H Goat Club

Rhinebeck Rotary Club giving away popcorn

Rhinebeck Interact Club will be selling chocolates to raise funds for The Nicaragua Project. Decorate cookies donated by Bread Alone

Friends of the 5th grade whale watch will sell raffle tickets and tickets to the December 5th spaghetti dinner

Entertainment acts include:

Pat Tomlinson, Noted Storyteller

Excerpts from A Christmas Carol and The Nutcracker compliments of The CENTER for Performing Arts in Rhinebeck

Dream Studios • Rhinebeck High School Chorus.

4 to 6 pm 92.1 Lite FM live remote.

RHINEBECK — The Town Board on Monday agreed to move forward with collection system repairs as the first step in nearly $2 million in work needed for the Vanderburgh Cove Sewer District to avoid paying fines for violations connected to longstanding problems.

Read On:

www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2009/11/24/news/doc4b0b563d2299a166963049.txt

Northern Dutchess area. Nov. 26. The Rhinebeck Lions Club will prepare and deliver Thanksgiving meals for northern Dutchess residents who are alone or unable to provide themselves with a traditional meal. Members and volunteers will prepare and deliver meals the morning of Thanksgiving, Nov. 26. Reservations are required by calling 845-876-3620 or

 e-mail:  chris@dapsonchestney.com.

PRELIMINARY DRAFT
 6:45 Call to Order
 Pledge of Allegiance
 ANNOUNCEMENTS
 Conservation Advisory Committee, Recreation Committee, and Community Center Visioning Committee are all looking for new members – contact Town Clerk’s office – November 28th from 9-1 -last brush/leave drop off at landfill for 2009 – November 28th Sinterklaas arrives in Rhinecliff at 4:30 – November 29th Tree lighting in Rhinebeck Savings parking lot at 5:30 – December 1st from 6-9 pm – First Annual Sinterklaas Artisan Faire at Town Hall – December 5th – Sinterklaas Star Light Parade

 BUSINESS – 1. Re-affirm additional $50,000 expenditure for Hog’s Bridge Arch cap 2. Award Vanderburgh Cove Collection System contract, bids opened November 19th by Ron Evangelista
 3. Thompson Mazzarella Park RFP – out to professionals 4. Authorize Supervisor to sign Dutchess County Town Clerk Association scholarship application for 2010 Town Clerk Conference in Saratoga Springs. 5. Planning Board’s request for counsel’s interpretation of the ZBA decision to
grant a variance to application 6. Appoint Fred Nagel, Mario Sausto, Robert Boyle, Dan Staley and Bruce Washburn to Vanderburgh Cove Sewer District Committee. 7. Budget Transfers
 8. Approve Abstract 9. Approve Protective Power Systems & Controls, Inc generator maintenance agreement for $350.00 10. Hog’s Bridge Performance Bond Resolution from Counsel 11. Approve November 4, November 9th and November 18th Town Board meeting
minutes  12. Re-affirm public hearing on November 30th at 6:30 on Wetland Law, Zoning Law and Comprehensive Plan.   13.  Approve resolution changing tax payment payor to Town of Rhinebeck Tax Collector.
DISCUSSION Credit Card packet from M & T Technology Committee documents and Recommendations from Dave Klipon
 EXECUTIVE SESSION
 Ongoing litigation issue
 ADJOURNMENT

RHINEBECK – A former 4-H club treasurer has been charged with raiding the club’s treasury.

Timothy J. Arata, 40, of Rhinebeck, was charged by state police with felony grand larceny. Arata was the treasurer of the Gentle Giants 4-H Club during 2008.

Read On: www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2009/11/21/blotter/doc4b0779e02174f390389881.txt

– Sinterklaas Giant Puppet Carriers –

in the Children’s Starlight Parade on Saturday, December 5th!

Individuals, Families, Groups, Teams, Clubs, Friends — All Welcome to Carry Puppets & Make the Celebration come Alive — all Powered by our Community!

Guaranteed — it’s a Blast! 

Make the Ballerina spin! Dance with a Bear!  Flap the Dragon’s wings!

Fly a Snow Goose — this year’s Honored Animal!

We will need over 150 people to carry the giant puppets and parade them through town.

– NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY –

 Where & When to REPORT to get your Puppet:

 Parade Date:  Saturday, Dec. 5th — Sinterklaas Day in Rhinebeck

 Call Time:  5:00pm behind the Starr Library, 68 West Market Street (Rt. 308), Rhinebeck.

Line Up & Puppet Distribution.  First Come – First Served — Be ON Time!

Practice with your puppet and figure out all its marvelous moves! 

The parade steps off at 6:00 pm, travels down Market Street (Rt. 308), 

and ends about 6:30 PM at the Pageant stage (in the Municipal Parking Lot on Market St.)

You may just come to the Line Up on Dec. 5th, you don’t need to RSVP, but it would be much appreciated if you dropped me a line and let me know if you are planning to be a puppet carrier.  It’s always good to have this info for our planning.  AND — if you are coming as a large group, or if you were in the parade last year and would like to reprise your role with the same puppet, please let us know in your response to: 

Pat Sexton, Volunteer Coordinator — PLSexton@aol.com  or 845-876-6880

The budget allots $20,000 for the town supervisor’s office, $23,012 for the Town Board, $54,590 for the highway superintendent, $26,320 for the two town justices, $6,250 for the tax collector, $29,691 for the three assessors and $42,436 for the town clerk — all unchanged from 2009 levels.

Read On:

www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2009/11/20/news/doc4b0628d6c618c305901861.txt

STATE Supreme Court ruling that the votes of 12 Bard College students forced to file affidavit ballots on Election Day be counted without question has done little to quell concerns that college students were singled out by Republicans and others who want to prevent them from voting in local elections

Read On: www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2009/11/20/news/doc4b0627821e878814635107.txt

 The regular deer hunting season begins at sunrise Saturday in the state’s Southern Zone and regular bear hunting season also starts in the southeastern portion of the Southern Bear Range and the emphasis, as it is every year, is on safety.

The bear season in the central-western portion of the Southern Bear Range begins Nov. 28.

These big-game hunting seasons close at sunset on Dec. 13.

Some Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) boundaries have changed. It is important that hunters review the new WMU boundaries since Deer Management Permits (DMPs or doe tags) are only valid in the unit for which they were issued. Boundary changes also affect some season dates and bag limits and open areas for other game spieces. Check www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/8302.html for boundary descriptions and revisions.

DMPs can be transferred from one hunter to another, but a new regulation prohibits the buying and selling of tags between hunters. See www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/56325.html

READ ON:

www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2009/11/20/sports/doc4b06168f056ea807840876.txt

PROBLEMS & QUESTIONS ABOUT HUNTERS OR HUNTING NEAR YOUR HOME!

http://www.dec.ny.gov/index.html

NYSDEC
Bureau of Wildlife
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-4754
518-402-8883

RHINEBECK: Town Supervisor Tom Traudt will host a community forum on Internet safety at Rhinebeck High School at 7 p.m. Dec. 3 in collaboration with the Rhinebeck Central School District.

An investigator with the New York State Police Computer Crimes Unit will present a program on topics such as sexting, cyberbullying and the dangers of social networking.

The session will include an opportunity for questions from members of the audience who may have specific concerns. All are welcome to attend. Rhinebeck High School is at 45 North Park Road. Call 845-876-3409.