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Memorial Clock Restoration Project
Congratulations to the Copake Community Service Corp for raising the first phase of funding necessary to begin restoration. Fundraising events to complete the project are being planned for the spring. For more information or to donate, visit Rus Davis at the Copake Pharmacy.
The restoration of the Copake Memorial Clock is proof that a dream can become a reality when vision is matched by effort. Hundreds of donations ranging from pennies to fifties were stuffed into coffee cans at the registers of local merchants. Grants were written and clock stories were told all over town. Today the clock and all its parts are in Kansas, carefully being restored. The Copake Memorial Clock is expected to return, fully restored in the Spring.
Winds in the Wilderness Returns
The Winds In the Wilderness has just received a grant for $1,021 to help support its concerts. This series, is in part, made possible by a grant from the Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts.
Performing on February 20th at Church of St. John in the Wilderness in Copake Falls, NY will be The Oblong Wind Quintet with Sharon Powers, Ronald Lively, Joanne Nelson-Unczur, Zafer Leo Ponter and John Howland. Winds in the Wilderness Quartet will perform in the following concert series Sunday April 10th. For information call Sharon Powers, Music Director, at 518-329-1577
Friends of Taconic State Park Celebrate Grant Success!
August 2010 - A very generous donation has been made by Kirk Kneller, President of Brad Peck Inc., of Copake, NY to support the furnace cover project.
 September 2010 - At its most recent monthly meeting, Copake Falls Day committee member Bob Rosegarten presented Friends of Taconic State Park with an extremely generous contribution.
October 2010 - Price Chopper and Pepsi have awarded Friends of Taconic State Park (FTSP) a very generous grant to underwrite the cost of educational programs at the Copake Iron Works site. The Board of Trustees of The Columbia County Historical Society has unanimously chosen FTSP to receive a Columbia County Heritage Award! The Heritage Award "recognizes the inspired commitment of so many to support Taconic State Park and particularly [their] efforts to preserve the history of the iron industry in Columbia County."
November 2010 - New York State's Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has awarded FTSP a $73,785 matching grant from its Environmental Protection Fund. This grant will fund 50% of the cost of covering the historic Copake Iron Works furnace the preservation of which should begin at once, according to experts.
Congratulations to Hudson Valley Fresh!
Recognized by The New York State Ag Society as the 2011 Business of the Year! 
Hudson Valley Fresh is a not-for-profit dairy cooperative dedicated to preserving the agricultural heritage of the Hudson River Valley and promoting it as one of the premier food regions of the United States. In 2010 Hudson Valley Fresh sold over $1 million dollars of dairy products, distributing 100% of the profits to the coop farmers.
Locally produced - all milk is produced on Hudson Valley Fresh farms located in Dutchess and Columbia Counties in New York State. All farms are within 20 miles of each other.
Cooperative members from our area include: Langdonhurst Farm - Copake, Walt's Dairy - Copake, Triple Creek Farm - Taghkanic, Coon Brothers Farm - Amenia and Tollgate Farm - Ancramdale
Local Lego Robotics Team Advances in Competition
 A team of six sixth grade students from Taconic Hills competed in the FIRST Lego League competition, which takes place in 50 countries with over 145,000 students.
The team called Lego Lunatics took 1st Place in Robot Performance and 2nd place overall qualifying the team to advance to the Regional Championship at Dutchess Community College in February.
Pictured in photo from left to right are:
Katelyn Hotaling, Coach Jeffrey Hotaling, Jacob Miller, Michael DiPeri, Caleb Miller, Sam Hoppe, Jacob Gellert, Coach Leonard Miller and Jeffrey Hotaling.
Special Thanks to the local sponsors, High Voltage, BD, Herrington Fuels and Taconic Hills Educational Enrichment Fund of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation and Five Guys Burgers and Fries. For more information contact Jeff Hotaling at 518-851-6290.
Roeliff-Jansen Library Opens!
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Photo Credit Steve Benson |
November 6th marked the opening of a brand new library to service the Copake and surrounding communities. Over 500 individual donations, along with foundation and government grants were received to help pay for the beautiful new building.
Since the new library opened, over 200 new patrons have requested library cards and usage of all the library's services has soared. In addition, there are programs for kids, tweens, teenagers and adults every week. The slogan of the capital campaign was from dream to reality. The library is truly a dream fulfilled and very much a reality.
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The Copake Spirit of Community Award was created by the CEAB to recognize an individual, business leader or group who has positively impacted or enhanced the quality of life in Copake.
