Senior groups list meeting schedules
The Town of Ulster Senior Club will meet Thursday, Aug. 9, at Robert Post Park, 515 Park Road, for its annual picnic, with lunch starting at approximately 12:15 p.m.
Reservations were required by Aug. 1. Everyone will bring their own non-alcoholic beverages.
The group’s meetings are a time for friendship, socialization and the sharing of ideas. New members are always welcome.
Following the club’s meetings, those who wish may stay to play bingo.
Kingston AARP chapter No. 2039 will not meet in August.
The group’s next board meeting will take place Friday, Sept. 7, at 1 p.m. at Esopus Town Hall, 284 Broadway.
The trip to Lancaster, Pa., from Sept. 25 to 27 is sold out. The bus will leave Kingston Plaza at 9 a.m.
A trip to Germanfest at the Waterfront of Silver Birches in Hawley, Pa., will take place Oct. 4. The cost is $79. Full payment is due upon sign up.
The bus will leave Kingston Plaza at 8 a.m. There will be a full day of activities. Along with a show, dancing and music, there will be an open bar from noon to 3 p.m. and a full family-style lunch.
Call Pat at (845) 338-6744 or Cathy at (845) 331-8424 for more information.
The Town of Rosendale Seniors will have a social meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 8, at 1 p.m. at the Rosendale Recreation Center, Route 32.
Bingo will be played, followed by freshments.
The group’s anniversary dinner will take place Wednesday, Aug. 22, at noon at Frank Guido’s Little Italy, 14 Thomas St. The cost is $25 per person.
For more information about the dinner, call Carol at (845) 658-2267 or Alberta at (845) 658-4687.
Reservations are being taken for the following trips:
• Sept. 17, Villa Roma in Callicoon. The cost is $57 per person. There will be dinner and the show “Rat Pack,” a tribute to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.
• Oct. 18, High Point, N.J., for dinner and a show. The cost is $52 per person.
Call Chickie at (845) 6582414 or Hal at (845) 6589020 for more information.
New members are always welcome. Non-members are welcome on trips.
The Town of Esopus Seniors will meet Monday, Aug. 6, at noon at the Esopus Town Hall Community Center, 284 Broadway.
There will be a lunch and learn regarding medications, dosages and drug interactions. Registration is required for the event. Call (845) 331-7358 to sign up.
The regular meeting will begin at 1 p.m.
Reservations and payment will be collected for the trip on Wednesday, Sept. 5, to the Westchester Theater in Elmsford to see “Anything Goes,” a Cole Porter musical. A full lunch menu is included, along with round-trip bus transportation in an air-conditioned bus.
Payment must be made by Aug. 6. The cost is $65 for members and $75 for non-members.
Call Don at (845) 3318577 for more information about the trip.
Tai chi will begin in the Esopus Town Hall Community Center on Tuesday, Aug. 21.
This is a free eight- week program for two times per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 to 1:30 PM. To register and reserve a spot, call 9845) 340-3456.
Call Kathie at (845) 3317358 for more information about the Town of Esopus Seniors.
The Saugerties Senior Citizens Club will meet Thursday, Aug. 9, at 1 p.m. at 207 Market St.
The club will have its annual picnic on Thursday, Aug. 23, at 1 p.m. There will be sandwiches and make your own sundaes for members only. The deadline for reservations is Thursday, Aug. 9.
Call Jean at (845) 2467960 to make a reservation. Because of the picnic, the group will not have its regular meeting that day.
The group is planning a Spirit of New York lunch cruise around the Statue of Liberty on Tuesday, Sept. 18. The cost is $70 for members and $75 for nonmembers. The deadline for reservations is Aug. 9.
Call Kathy at (516) 9965623 to make a reservation or for more information.
The club meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. Membership is open to all seniors from the surrounding area. ONTEORA
Onteora High School students who participated in the school’s Community Mentor Program shared what they had learned and accomplished during their mentorships at an event May 31.
Onteora’s Community Mentor Program offers students in grades 9through 12 the opportunity to pursue their interests
MOUNT ACADEMY
A team from Mount Academy in Esopus won the 2018 National Conservation Foundation-Envirothon, an international environmental education competition for high schoolers sponsored by the National Association of Conservation Districts, in Pocatello, Idaho, on July 27.
The top three overall scoring teams received cash prizes sponsored by Smithfield Foods. The top fourth through tenth placing teams received cash prizes from and passions — and, in some cases, their “dream” careers — with the guidance of community-based professionals.
This year’s program led to mentorships in a wide variety of fields, including veterinary medicine, sports broadcasting, interior design, acting, physical therapy and film scoring. Canon U.S.A., Inc.
More than 250 high school students traveled to the Idaho State University campus from the United States, Canada and China for the week-long competition. Students tested their knowledge of soils, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife and this year’s topic, Western rangelands, through written tests and oral presentations.
The Envirothon competition began in 1979, when the
Pennsylvania Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts created an “Environmental Olympics” competition. Conservation districts throughout the country have supported Envirothon since its inception to encourage high school students to pursue environmental, conservation and natural resource-related fields.
The international NCF-Envirothon competition took place on the campus of North
Carolina State University from July 28 through Aug. 2.
••• Sahara Abizaid of Accord was named to the dean’s list for work completed during the 2017-18 academic year at Northfield Mount Hermon in Massachusetts.
To receive this designation, a student must have earned academic honors for both semesters of an academic year.
Northfield Mount Hermon is a coeducational boarding and day school for students in grades 9-12 and a postgraduate year.