FACEBOOKStillwater Village Historian Linda Sanders presented her 2015 annual report Tuesday night to the Mayor and Board of Trustees. Among the highlights from the past year were the swearing in of the new Mayor and planning for the village’s bicentennial celebration this coming April. View entire 2015 Historian’s annual report
The Stillwater Union Cemetery is seeking village approval to subdivide a small parcel of its Hudson Avenue property in the hopes of selling the lot to a developer to build senior citizen housing. “We’re in a situation right now where funds are tight,” Ken Ingersol, President of the Stillwater Union Cemetery Association, told the Village …
Stillwater Village Mayor Rick Nelson, Village Board members and other officials joined local children for the official dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the former Major Dickinson Park now renamed Major Dickinson Childrens Park. The village, with the assistance of former Mayor Ernest Martin, obtained a $50,000 state grant with the help of Senator Kathleen Marchione …
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By Linda Sanders, Historian There is an old hymn that is sung in churches of the area at this time of the year entitled “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” It made me think of the writings of the late Mrs. Earl Hayner, beloved historian of both the Town and Village of Stillwater. For …
Stillwater Senior Time celebrated Thanksgiving on Friday, Nov. 20th at The Stillwater Area Community Center. Festivities for the day included a Thanksgiving dinner with all of the fixings, desserts and Donna’s delicious cupcakes. We played Bingo and made snowflake gemstone ornaments for the tree that will be on display at The Festival of the Trees to …
The Village of Stillwater -sponsored Senior Time program was held on Oct. 30 and featured a Halloween party at The Stillwater Area Community Center. There was BINGO, Halloween games, great food and, of course, Donna’s yummy themed cupcakes. Preschool children from Room To Bloom surprised us by singing a few Halloween songs. The group made …
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Stillwater village officials and friends had the honor of leading the children’s Halloween parade at the annual downtown Fall Festival last Saturday, perfectly dressed as the Wizard of Oz crew. “We had a great time,” said Mayor Rick Nelson. “We all enjoyed the food and conversation and were blown away by the number of children …
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With winter right around the corner, the village is considering purchasing a special commercial vehicle that would clear snow from sidewalks, especially along the Hudson Avenue business strip and routes where children walk to school. The vehicle, which could cost more than $50,000 with various attachments, was the point of a 30-minute discussion at this …
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By Historian Linda Sanders and Annetta Smith DeLano It was possibly in 1815 that a discussion began about the forming of a village in the town of Stillwater. According to the notes written by Mrs. Susan Hayner, long time village historian. Her notes are as follows. “This aggregation had grown so large that conditions in …
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By Historian Linda Sanders and Annetta Smith DeLano It was possibly in 1815 that a discussion began about the forming of a village in the town of Stillwater. According to the notes written by Mrs. Susan Hayner, long time village historian. Her notes are as follows. “This aggregation had grown so large that conditions in …
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