Saugerties Writer’s Club is a supportive group
Discussion of the trials, tribulations and successes of being a writer are standard at these meetings, which members sometimes refer to as “therapy nights.”
All posts by Dawn Green
Saugerties Boys & Girls Club lets kids take center stage
When children head to the Saugerties chapter of the Boys and Girls Club after school in the evenings, they receive more than simply homework help and supervision. Through a program called Royals, they are also learning performance skills.
Geeking out in Saugerties
With friends and family in tow, nearly 150 people flocked to the Saugerties senior center to attend the Saugerties Library’s GeekCon event.
Saugerties elementary principal rides tricycle for reading after students meet her challenge
Since becoming principal, Osterhoudt has used eccentric challenges to inspire the children to complete the summer reading. She tells the students: “If you’ll read, I will do anything.”
Saugerties man creates his own funky ‘Little Free Library’
“Since I first saw one, I’ve fallen in love with Little Free Libraries,” he said. “I figured that there was nothing stopping me from having my own, and it was a fun idea.”
Saugerties revamps kindergarten prep program
“The more we know about a child ahead of time, the sooner we can help.”
Saugerties gym is outward bound
The trainers and staff at IXL in Simmons Plaza were used to bringing people into the gym, but this summer they are encouraging their patrons to go outside and work out in the open air, flipping tires and riding stationary bikes in the parking lot of the plaza alongside Route 9W.
Summer reading challenge begins at Saugerties library
In a time when civil discourse is becoming rarer, this year’s theme for the library’s summer reading challenge, Building a Better World, may be a welcome message.
Saugerties bakery introduces weekly ordering service
Though using healthier and sometimes unusual ingredients, Sow Good Bakery is indeed making desserts: cookies, cupcakes, brownies. The owner says she manipulates the ingredients “just enough for them to satisfy a craving, while still being full of cleansing, detoxifying and mood-boosting properties.” It’s medicine, she said, but enjoyable and pleasurable to eat.
Lions Club supports all-volunteer vision screening in Saugerties
Volunteers use a device called the Plusoptix, is a hand-held computer that scans for vision problems, including astigmatism and eye misalignment.