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the freepress Friday, March 16, 2012 Vol. 22, Issue 10 800.354.4232 GMALL to host Bill McKibben Noted environmental activist and Middlebury college professor Bill McKibben will present a talk “Notes from the Frontline of the Climate Fight” at 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 24 at Maple Street School in Manchester Center. Considered one of the most important leaders of the environmental movement in America, Bill McKibben has been a pioneering voice on climate change for many years. See Pg. 3 for details. PRSRT STD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 65 GRANVILLE, NY 12832 The Northshire’s Get Out & Go Newspaper POSTAL CUSTOMER Senior members of the Burr and Burton Academy’s National Honor Society, Claire McLeish (left) and Shirah Hill-Cohen (right), recent- ly presented a check to Community Food Cupboard Administrator Martha Carey (center) for more than $700. The National Honor Society raised the funds at a varsity boys basketball game this winter as part of their mission as a service organization. Enjoy a celebration of Vermont’s maple heritage, as the Merck Forest and Farmland Center in Rupert hosts its annual Maple Celebration and Breakfast from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25. “It’s a fun day,” said Merck spokes- person Annette Neilsen. “The Maple Celebration has a tradition of kick- ing off the first crop of the season.” The locally-sourced breakfast will include pancakes, Vermont eggs and dairy, as well as sausage made from Merck’s pork. Top off your pancakes with Merck’s Vermont-certified organic maple syrup. Throughout the weekend, guests will be able to see the sugaring pro- cess and walk or hike through the forest. Children and their families will have the opportunity to explore the Merck Farm during a scavenger hunt, using riddles and rhymes to guide them through the course. Tickets to the breakfast are $10 for adults, $5 for children under 12, and free for children under two. Two dol- lars from each adult ticket sold will be contributed to local food pantries. Those who would like to volunteer for the Maple Celebration and other Merck events should call (802) 394- 7836 or email [email protected]. Other upcoming Merck events include a Wool and Weaving Workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 31. The workshop fee is $5 and pre-registration is rec- ommended. Merck Forest and Farmland Center is a non-profit environmen- tal educational organization whose mission is to teach and demonstrate the benefits of innovative, sustain- able management of forest and farmland. It is open year-round, seven days a week from dawn until dusk with no admission fee. The public is invited to enjoy the 30 miles of trails for hiking, cross- country skiing, snowshoeing and horseback riding. Merck Forest is located at 3270 Route 315 in Rupert, VT. Maple Celebration at Merck Forest Vintage musical instruments at Bennington Museum The role played by musical instruments in the lives of Bennington residents will be explored by Dan Cohen at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 18, as he presents a program on Musical Culture of the 19th century in the Ada Paresky Education Center of the Bennington Museum. The program is free and open to the public. Cohen has been conducting research into the Bennington Museum’s collection of musical instruments in preparation for an exhibition on music in Vermont in 2014. In his presentation, he will look at how the instruments in the muse- um’s collection can be used as a window into American musical culture of the 19th century. Discussing the roles played by brass bands, music in the home, and music in the church, Cohen demonstrates how the instru- ments were part of a vibrant musical scene in Bennington and the surrounding region. Many of the objects in the museum’s collection reflect particular moments in the development of American musical taste, he points out. “Of particular interest to me,” said Cohen, “is the role of the instrument makers in both responding to, as well as trying to create, new types of musical expression through the way their instruments were built and marketed.” Cohen, a graduate of the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art, is cur- rently special projects editor in the publishing and information resources department at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. He is currently working on the forthcoming cata- logue of the Clark’s 19th century European paintings collection. For more informa- tion, contact the Bennington Museum at (802) 447-1571 or Upright cornet used by James Bassett in 1852 in Wilmington, VT. A gift of Mr. Percey E. Bassett and the Late Duane R. Bassett.

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thefreepressFriday, March 16, 2012Vol. 22, Issue 10800.354.4232

GMALL to host Bill McKibbenNoted environmental activist and Middlebury college professor Bill McKibben will

present a talk “Notes from the Frontline of the Climate Fight” at 5 p.m. on Saturday,

March 24 at Maple Street School in Manchester Center. Considered one of the most

important leaders of the environmental movement in America, Bill McKibben has

been a pioneering voice on climate change for many years. See Pg. 3 for details.

PRSRT STDECRWSS

U.S. POSTAGEPAID

PERMIT NO. 65GRANVILLE, NY 12832

The Northshire’s Get Out & Go Newspaper

POSTAL CUSTOMER

Senior members of the Burr and Burton Academy’s National Honor Society, Claire McLeish (left) and Shirah Hill-Cohen (right), recent-ly presented a check to Community Food Cupboard Administrator Martha Carey (center) for more than $700. The National Honor Society raised the funds at a varsity boys basketball game this winter as part of their mission as a service organization.

Enjoy a celebration of Vermont’s

maple heritage, as the Merck Forest

and Farmland Center in Rupert

hosts its annual Maple Celebration

and Breakfast from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

on Saturday, March 24 and Sunday,

March 25.

“It’s a fun day,” said Merck spokes-

person Annette Neilsen. “The Maple

Celebration has a tradition of kick-

ing off the first crop of the season.”

The locally-sourced breakfast will

include pancakes, Vermont eggs and

dairy, as well as sausage made from

Merck’s pork. Top off your pancakes

with Merck’s Vermont-certified

organic maple syrup.

Throughout the weekend, guests

will be able to see the sugaring pro-

cess and walk or hike through the

forest. Children and their families

will have the opportunity to explore

the Merck Farm during a scavenger

hunt, using riddles and rhymes to

guide them through the course.

Tickets to the breakfast are $10 for

adults, $5 for children under 12, and

free for children under two. Two dol-

lars from each adult ticket sold will

be contributed to local food pantries.

Those who would like to volunteer

for the Maple Celebration and other

Merck events should call (802) 394-

7836 or email [email protected].

Other upcoming Merck events

include a Wool and Weaving

Workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. on

Saturday, March 31. The workshop

fee is $5 and pre-registration is rec-

ommended.

Merck Forest and Farmland

Center is a non-profit environmen-

tal educational organization whose

mission is to teach and demonstrate

the benefits of innovative, sustain-

able management of forest and

farmland. It is open year-round,

seven days a week from dawn until

dusk with no admission fee. The

public is invited to enjoy the 30

miles of trails for hiking, cross-

country skiing, snowshoeing and

horseback riding.

Merck Forest is located at 3270

Route 315 in Rupert, VT.

Maple Celebration at

Merck Forest

Vintage musical instruments at Bennington MuseumThe role played by musical instruments in

the lives of Bennington residents will be

explored by Dan Cohen at 2 p.m. on Sunday,

March 18, as he presents a program on Musical

Culture of the 19th century in the Ada Paresky

Education Center of the Bennington Museum.

The program is free and open to the public.

Cohen has been conducting research into the

Bennington Museum’s collection of musical

instruments in preparation for an exhibition on

music in Vermont in 2014. In his presentation,

he will look at how the instruments in the muse-

um’s collection can be used as a window into

American musical culture of the 19th century.

Discussing the roles played by brass bands,

music in the home, and

music in the church, Cohen

demonstrates how the instru-

ments were part of a vibrant

musical scene in Bennington

and the surrounding region.

Many of the objects in the

museum’s collection reflect

particular moments in the

development of American

musical taste, he points out.

“Of particular interest to

me,” said Cohen, “is the role

of the instrument makers in

both responding to, as well as

trying to create, new types of

musical expression through

the way their instruments

were built and marketed.”

Cohen, a graduate of the Williams College

Graduate Program in the History of Art, is cur-

rently special projects editor in the publishing

and information resources department at the

Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. He is

currently working on

the forthcoming cata-

logue of the Clark’s

19th century European

paintings collection.

For more informa-

tion, contact the

Bennington Museum

at (802) 447-1571 or

Upright cornet used by James Bassett in 1852 in Wilmington, VT. A gift of Mr. Percey E. Bassett and the Late Duane R. Bassett.

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Join nationally-

known quilter

Froncie Quinn of

Hoopla Patterns,

from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

on Saturday, March 24

for “A Miniature

Sampling of History,”

a hand-piecing work-

shop based on muse-

um quilts at the

Southern Vermont

Arts Center.

Part quilting work-

shop, part history les-

son, the workshop,

features miniaturized

blocks from Froncie’s

museum reproduc-

tion series of patterns, to create

a charming “Miniature

Sampling of History.”

Participants will make their

own quilt using the templates

and different construction ideas

Froncie provides in the class.

Basic skills are taught, and

every level of quilter is encour-

aged to attend.

Froncie Quinn began quilting

in a small town deep in Mennonite

country in Ohio, where she was

taught traditional skills. Upon

moving to New York, she began

teaching hand-piecing classes at

local Continuing Education facili-

ties. The lesson booklets she devel-

oped evolved into patterns for min-

iature quilts. After moving to

Vermont, she was invited to write

patterns for the antique quilt col-

lection at the Shelburne Museum.

She is now licensed to pattern

antique quilts from the collections

of Old Sturbridge Village, the New

England Quilt Museum, and the

Lancaster Quilt and Textile

Museum in Pennsylvania. Froncie

has appeared on “Simply Quilts”

with Alex Anderson, and has been

published in Miniature Quilts

Magazine, Lady’s Circle Patchwork

Quilts, and more. Her website is

www.hooplapatterns.com.

Cost of the workshop is $115

for members and $140 for non-

members, plus a $5 pattern fee.

To register, visit www.svac.org

or call Sarah Warren at (802)

362-1405 ext. 10. SVAC is located

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Equinox hikeDr. Kerry Woods, an ecolo-

gist and professor at Bennington

College who was instrumental

in the creation of the Equinox

Preserve, will lead a hike enti-

tled “Interpret the Equinox

Landscape” at 9 a.m. on

Saturday, March 24.

The hike will focus on Dr.

Woods’ current research into

land-use history and landscape

ecology in the Taconic Mountains

of New York and Vermont. The

group will leave from the West

Union St. Red Gate parking lot at

9 a.m. This event is co-sponsored

by the Mountain Goat. For more

information, call Rick LaDue at

366-1400 or email rick@equinox-

preservationtrust.org.

Museum ABCs“Fun with Numbers” is the

theme for this month’s Museum

ABCs, held at 1:30 p.m. on

Thursday, March 15 at the

Bennington Museum.

Museum ABCs is designed

for pre-schoolers ages three to

five and is free for all partici-

pants. All children must be

accompanied by an adult.

This month, children will

enjoy several math, art and lit-

eracy activities and discover

ways to make math fun. The

program involves the explora-

tion of these concepts through

Grandma Moses’ paintings on

view in the Moses Gallery.

Registration is recommend-

ed by calling the museum at

(802) 447-1571 or the Bennington

Free Library at (802) 442-9051.

Museum ABCs is sponsored by

the Bank of Bennington.

The Eighth Annual Alpine

Snowshoe Walk to benefit the

Connecticut Hemophilia Society

will take plat on Saturday, March

17 at Stratton Mountain.

This year’s event takes place

at Stratton’s Sun Bowl Base

Lodge at 1:30 p.m. On-site regis-

tration will take place at 12:30

p.m. Minimum donations for the

walk are $25 for adults ages 17

and older. Teens 16 years and

under walk free with a paying

adult. A registration donation of

$50 or more earns the donor a

seat at Saturday evening’s cele-

bratory dinner hosted by the

event’s founders, Mark and Ina

Katzman. The dinner also

includes a silent auction and raf-

fle with many exceptional items.

The Snowshoe Walk was

founded by Stratton Mountain

residents Mark and Ina Katzman,

in honor of their grandson Blake,

who was born with hemophilia.

With proper treatment, Blake is

now living the life of a normal

eight year old. There is no cure

for hemophilia, but with funding,

research continues to hold out

hope for those with bleeding dis-

orders.

Snowshoe Walk benefit at Stratton Quilting Bee at SVAC

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Noted environmental activist

and Middlebury college profes-

sor Bill McKibben will present a

talk “Notes from the Frontline

of the Climate Fight” at 5 p.m.

on Saturday, March 24 at Maple

Street School in Manchester

Center. The event is presented

by Green Mountain Academy

for Lifelong Learning and

Transition Town Manchester.

Considered one of the most

important leaders of the environ-

mental movement in America,

Bill McKibben has been a pio-

neering voice on climate change

for many years. Lately, he has

assumed the role of activist and

advocate on climate issues.

The scholarly and unassum-

ing McKibben was recently

described by the Boston Globe

as “the man who crushed the

Keystone XL Pipeline.”

Bill McKibben is the author of

a dozen books about the environ-

ment, beginning with “The End of

Nature” in 1989. The book is

regarded as the first book for a

general audience on climate

change. He is also the founder of

the grassroots climate campaign

350.org, which has coordinated

15,000 rallies in 189 countries since

2009. A Schumann Distinguished

Scholar at Middlebury College, he

holds honorary degrees from a

dozen colleges. McKibben has

been awarded Guggenheim and

Lyndhurst Fellowships, and in

2011, was elected a fellow of the

American Academy of Arts and

Sciences.

Admission to the event is $10

for adults and $5 for students. Half

of the proceeds will be donated to

350.org. For more information or

to purchase tickets, visit www.

greenmtnacademy.org or call

Renee Bornstein at (802) 362-1199.

Tickets are also available at the

Northshire Bookstore.

GMALL to host Bill McKibben

Dress Fest ‘12 at Evergreen Alterations If you’re looking for an affordable dress for a prom, wedding or

special night out, don’t miss Dress Fest ’12 on Sunday, March 18.

Held from noon to 5 p.m. that day at Evergreen Alterations at 520

Main St. in Bennington, Dress Fest offers a fun afternoon of dress-

es and live music, along with the opportunity to get shoes and

accessories at great prices.

All proceeds from this event will benefit the Mt. Anthony Union

High School Senior Graduation Party.

Those who wish to donate a dress or accessories should bring

them to Evergreen Alterations between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday

through Saturday up until March 18. Those who donate an item will

receive a raffle ticket towards a change to win a beautiful cosmetics

bag. Consign or donate a dress and receive a two-for-one admittance

pass to the event. Dresses not sold on March 18 will remain on sale

until Friday, April 6. All dresses not picked or sold by then become

the property of the MAUHS Senior Party Committee.

Admission to the event is $5. Purchases can be made by cash or

check only. For more information, call Alicia at (802) 379-6415.

Tree pruning demonstration at HildeneHoward Frank

Mosher at NorthshireBestselling Vermont author Howard Frank Mosher highlights

this week’s events at Northshire Bookstore.

Mosher will appear at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 17 with his new

book “The Great Northern Express.” Full of high and low comedy

and rollicking adventures, this new book is part travel memoir,

part autobiography, and pure, anarchic fun.

On Thursday, March 15 at 6 p.m., the Alan Benoit Sustainability

Series continues with “Fixing Up a Money Pit.” Benoit will pres-

ent his top 10 suggestions on how to fix up your home and help you

spend your investment dollars wisely.

Finally, on Friday, March 16 at 7 p.m., acclaimed author Margot

Livesey will present “The Flight of Gemma Hardy.” Livesey’s new

book is an inventive re-imagining of the Jane Eyre story, set in

mid-twentieth century Scotland. A native of Scotland, Livesey is

also the author of “The House on Fortune Street” and “Homework.”

For more information on these events, call the bookstore at (802)

362-2200 or visit www.northshire.com.

Whist PartyTry your

hand at Whist,

the classic

English trick-

taking card game

at 7 p.m. on

Wednesday, March

21 at the Mark Skinner Library

in Manchester.

Simple to learn, yet addictive,

Whist is often referred to as

“Bridge Light.” Get the rules at

www.playcardgames.org/whist.

This event is free, but pre-

registration is required. Call

Cindy at (802) 362-2607 or email

events@markskinnerlibrary.

org to register.

To prepare its apple trees for the wearing of

their spring green, Hildene in Manchester will

host a pruning demonstration by local arborist

Joe Blair at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 17.

Blair has selected the crabapple trees in the

allee for corrective pruning, with a goal of

increasing productivity.

This is the best time of year for pruning fruit

trees, said Blair. This Hildene horticultural pro-

gram is free and open to the public. Check in is at

the Welcome Center.

For more information, call Stephanie at (802)

367-7960 or email [email protected].

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SALEM Registrations are being accepted for a Hunter Safety Education Course that will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 7, at the Salem Fish and Game Club. You must pre-register before March 28 and pick up a workbook and manual before class day. Information/reg-istration: Ralph Rossi at 932-4802.

MANCHESTER Registrations are being accepted for the 2012 Hildene Summer Art Camps in Manchester. For example, “Art of Hildene” is for two age groups, 7 and 8 and 9 and 10. There also are camps for children in grades kin-dergarten through 6. Most camps run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Information/registration: Diane Newton at 802-367-7965, email [email protected], or visit www.hildene.org.

MANCHESTER Chair Yoga will be offered at 2 p.m. on Fridays at Equinox Village in Manchester. Information/registration: Ali Wassick at 802-558-7764.

SALEM Everyone is invited to an Irish Dinner at 6 pm. on Friday, March 16, at the First United Presbyterian Church, 13 W. Broadway in Salem Village. Corned beef and cabbage and other dish-es, and Irish music by Dave Moore and Sarah Weber, will be featured. Cost: $10 adults; $5 younger than 12. Information: 518-854-9471.

MANCHESTER The National Theatre of London’s production of William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors” will be screened at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 16, in the Riley Center for the Arts at Burr and Burton Academy in Manchester. Cost: $20; $5 stu-dents. Information/tickets: Renee Bornstein, Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning, 802-362-1199, www.greenmt-nacademy.org, or the Northshire Bookstore in Manchester.

BENNINGTON Al-Anon will hold its 27th Annual Cabin Fever Workshop from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, at the Second Congregational Church on Hillside Street in Bennington. Morning and afternoon workshops, along with a potluck lunch and raffle, will be featured. Information/directions: Apryl at 802-440-8109, Sue at 518-686-7998, or Val at 518-677-8934.

MANCHESTER Local arborist Joe Blair will present a Pruning Demonstration from 11 a.m. to

noon on Saturday, March 17, at Hildene in Manchester. Corrective pruning of ornamentals and prun-ing to increase the production of apple-bearing trees will be fea-tured. Start at the Welcome Center. Free and open to all. Information: 802-367-7960, or email [email protected].

EAST ARLINGTON The Prayer Shawl Ministry will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a Potluck Lunch at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 17, in Bailey Hall at the Federated Church of East Arlington on Ice Pond Road. Information: 802-375-2548.

HOOSICK FALLS The 21st Annual Hoosick Falls St. Patrick’s Day Parade will step off at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, starting and ending at Wood Park. Following the parade, there’ll be an Irish Festival at the Hoosick Falls Armory where Irish food and bev-erages will be available. Festival admission: $5 adults; free children. Information: Kevin O’Malley at 518-686-9460.

ARLINGTON The Arlington Garden Club will meet on Tuesday, March 20, at the American Legion Hall in Arlington. A covered dish luncheon will be held at 12:30 p.m., followed by a business meet-ing and recognition of Raebeth Hitchcock and Irene Novotny who each have 25 years of service with the club. And, Sue Freebern will give an overview of the club’s web-site. Information/memberships: Fran Shepherd at 375-2465, or [email protected].

MANCHESTER AARP will provide information on the current state of the Social Security and Medicare debate and what will happen next in Washington, D.C., at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 23, at Equinox Village in Manchester. Your con-cerns, ideas and questions also will be heard, refreshments will be served, and giveaways provided. Information: 802-362-4061, or www.equinoxvillage.com.

SUNDERLAND The Sunderland Elementary School PTA invites everyone to a Pastapalooza and Talent Show from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 23, at the school. A lasagna dinner will be followed by the show featuring the talents of students, parents, and community members. Included will be martial arts demonstrations, dancing, singing, poetry, a rock band, gym-nastics, and a violin performance. Cost: $3; $10 per family.

MANCHESTER Burr and Burton Academy’s Booster Club will host the Harlem Superstars at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 23, at the academy’s E.H. Henry Gymnasium in Manchester. Family entertainment, audience par-

ticipation, door prizes, and an amaz-ing halftime show will be featured. Cost: $7 in advance, $8 at the door. Information: Dody Boucher at email [email protected].

MANCHESTER The Equinox Preservation Trust and the Mountain Goat store will offer a hike at the Equinox Preserve with Dr. Kerry Woods, an ecologist and Bennington College professor, on Saturday, March 24. Learn about Dr. Woods’ current research into land use his-tory and landscape ecology in the Taconic Mountains. Meet at 9 a.m. at the West Union Street red gate parking lot in Manchester. Free and open to all. Information: Rick LaDue at 366-1400, or email [email protected].

MANCHESTER Nationally known quilter Fronice Quinn of Hoopla Patterns will lead a hand piecing workshop, “A Miniature Sampling of History,” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, at the Southern Vermont Arts Center off West Road in Manchester. Information/registra-tion: Sarah Warren at 802-362-1405, Ext.10, or www.svac.org.

RUPERT Merck Forest and Farmland Center at 3270 Route 315 in Rupert invites everyone to its annual Maple Breakfast and Family Activities from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, March 24 and 25. Enjoy breakfast of locally sourced ingredi-ents, see the sugaring process, walk or hike the forest, and explore Merck Farm, including a scavenger hunt guided by riddles and rhymes. Cost: $10 adults; $5 ages 2 to 11; free younger than 2 ($2 of each adult ticket will go to local food pantries). Information: 802-394-7836, or www.merckforest.org.

MANCHESTER Middlebury College professor, author and envi-ronmental activist Bill McKibben will present “Notes from the Frontline of the Climate Fight” at 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, at the Maple Street School in Manchester. Cost: $10 adults, $5 students, with half of proceeds benefiting 350.org. Information/tickets: Renee Bornstein at 802-362-1199, www.greenmtnacademy.org, or the Northshire Bookstore.

MANCHESTER Violin, viola and cello students from the Michael Rudiakov Music Academy will per-form a Spring Recital at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 25, at Israel Congregation in Manchester. Free and open to all. CAMBRIDGE Members of VOSCA are hosting a Chicken Barbecue from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 25, at the American Legion Post in Cambridge. Cost: $10. Tickets may be purchased at the IGA store Info: Bob Cheney at 518-677-2766, or email [email protected].

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LOOKING TO BUY FULL ESTATES, INCLUDING ANTIQUESAuctioneer: William Forrest • Owner: Laurie Cenate (518) 642-2428

Although this Auction House will be jam packed with hundreds of beautiful collector coins including many proof sets from 1960 to 2011, roll upon roll of wheat pennies, Presidential gold coins, 50 state $2 bill collection in original wood box, many Silver coins including 1889 & 1922 Silver dollars and many others, Lots of uncirculated coins in mint condition, many Blue and Seal bills, uncirculated bills with serial sequences, America the Beautiful uncirculated quarters, a 6 pc. rare gold coin tribute, Elvis Coins, collection of J.F.K. half dollars, and many more, this is a must see for all coin collectors and dealers! Also in this

exciting Auction will be sterling silver flatware, Jewelry, and other hard to find items!

I never forget All of my loyal customers and therefore I have something for everyone including lots of nice tool boxes with tools, a Beautiful “like new” Lg. Combo. Safe, Wood Splitter, nice wooden picnic table, camping supplies, lanterns and lamps, furniture, smalls, collectable’s, and so much more!

I have purchased 2 Estates so far since last Sunday and I am headed to three more this week- You never know what will be at Wheelin’ & Dealin’ this Sunday but I do know you won’t want to miss it!!!

ATTENTION: SERIOUS COIN AND CURRENCY COLLECTORS!I have had the opportunity to purchase an entire collection from a serious collector...

22 MAIN STREET, GRANVILLE, NY518-642-0200

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STARTING AT NOONSATURDAY, MARCH 17TH

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Regular Menu will not be available.

TOWN & COUNTRY AUCTION

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