Sweet!

This e-mail is brought to you compliments of the
Greater Stamford Area Chamber of Commerce.

Maple Weekend (March 17 and 18 & 24 and 25) is about more than pancakes. (Though the pancakes are great too!) Get ready to celebrate with some sweet deals from our members!

Buck Hill Farm - visit for Pancake Shape Day on the 17th, or have the regular breakfast menu on the 18th.

Cowbella offers maple-flavored yogurt.

Hobart Book Village - "M" is for maple and money-saving discounts! 15% off any book with a title or author containing a capital "M". One discount per book & excludes some consignment or special reserve books.

La Basse Cour Farm, Store and Bed & Breakfast sells Shaver Hill Farm's maple syrup in their seasonal farm store. They feature maple syrup with breakfast at the B & B, and sell many baked goods made with maple syrup (to order and in the farm store). 10% off your stay during Maple Weekend.

Shaver Hill Farm - All day pancake breakfast. Horse-drawn wagon rides. Tree tapping / boiling demonstrations. Samples. Maple cotton candy. Kids activities.

SunnyHill Summit Retreat - $25/night discount on its vacation cottage rental during NYS Maple Weekends, March 17-18 and March 24-25. And to sweeten the deal, enjoy the famous pancake breakfast at Shaver Hill Farm in nearby Harpersfield on us! (breakfast coupons included in welcome package)

Tundra Brewery features "Ma-Pale" a pale ale flavored with the brewer's own maple syrup.

Backyard maple syrup demonstrations at Mine Kill State Park.

Our Events Calendar includes events from all over the greater Stamford area - and beyond.

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We want to take a moment to thank the Catskill Revitalization Corporation, the O'Connor Foundation, the Robinson-Broadhurst Foundation, and Western Catskills Community Revitalization Council, Inc. for their generosity and support of the Stamford Railroad Station.

Without it, we would not be able to open the building to the community and have events like the pop-up farmers' market.

But we need your support to operate the building as well, so we can do things like: buy cleaning supplies, replace light bulbs, snow plowing (believe it or not) and just keep up with general building maintenance. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation, please get in touch with the Greater Stamford Area Trust.

And speaking of the Railroad Station:

Maple Weekend Pop-Up Farmer's Market

(Thank you to event sponsor
The Watershed Post.)

Who will be there? Click here.

This week's headlines:

Farmer Luncheon Connects Local Farmers To Markets

Four Vie For Three Trustee Seats In Hobart

Blenheim Concerned About EAP For The Gilboa Dam

Gilboa Applies For Housing Rehab Grants

Read it here or pick up a copy -

on newsstands today!

Catskills News of the Week

This week's big stories:

Support local farmers at Stamford's March 15 Pop-Up Farmers' Market!
South Kortright sweeps sectionals.
Delaware County gives NYC its best "Doctor Evil" impression.
The guv wants to give "farm breweries" a big leg up.
A lift stalls at Belleayre, forcing 40 people to evacuate.
Windham sees some FEMA funds. About time.
Straight from the cow to the cone: A Catskills ice cream goes extremely local.
The Roxbury Motel gets feted in Albany.
Supermarkets around the region: Who's open?
A civil rights lawsuit tears apart a tiny Ulster town.
Redistricting is a hot mess.
Prattsville's housing expo is a huge success.
Around the Blogshed: Plattekill snow, metal camp, and frito pie.
This weekend: Cabaradio, plus plenty to do for maple sugar fanatics.

Other News of Note:

Hunter Mountain offers $ 17 lift tickets (but you have to pre-buy) for March 16th.

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One of many videos and articles about last week's Expo in Prattsville.

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Saturday's going to be a day of decisions for South Kortright Central School - which championship game to attend?
Congratulations SKCS!

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Getting Greener Sale at C.O.R.E. Values Thrift Store (3/7 - 3/10)

1/2-Price Anything Yellow or Blue, All Adult Footwear, Handbags/Purse, Ties, Teen Tops and Bottoms. Free- 1 Coat (Reg. Priced $5 or Under)

Come check out our rack of lined Military Jackets.

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The State Route 10 Corridor Historians are putting a little mystery in our history & they invite you to join them!

Have fun out there!

GSACC Executive Committee

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MEMBER NEWS:

From Buck Hill Farm: Wanted - Supplies for Movable Chicken Coops

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Try out some of these yummy
desserts using Cowbella yogurt!

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Job opportunity at NYPA Blenheim-Gilboa!

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NYPA Blenheim-Gilboa also has an internship opportunity.

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Skylands Supply & Rental has new toys!

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Don't miss Mischell Wade of Wade's Towne & Country Florist & Gift Shoppe on WRIP 104.5 FM Stamford with Joe Loverro on Tuesday, 3/13 when they talk about the pop-up farmers' market!

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Live in Jefferson?
Western Catskills Community Revitalization Council invites you to attend a public meeting on 3/14 to learn more about housing rehabilitation grants.

MEMBER
TO MEMBER DISCOUNTS

Chamber members - are you taking advantage of the discounts you are eligible for?

And if not, what are you waiting for?

Roxbury Arts Group offers a 10% discount on copy & design services to member businesses & organizations.

How to reach 20,000 people - The Watershed Post has a special10% discount on advertising for members. Get the rates here.

Special rates are available to you on WRIP-FM (104.5 Stamford). Click here to learn more about these low-low-low rates. Click here to hear a sample ad.

Interested in becoming a member?

Click here to find out more.

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2011's Not-For-Profit of the Year

Do you have a sale, a concert, a community dinner coming up? We invite you to submit it to the calendar by clicking here.