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As always, we appreciate the volunteer efforts and donations from our community over the summer, most notably: Susan Nemesdy, Joyce Gavin, Bernie Doyle, Rubens Teles, Jim Signorelli, Max Seeger, Lynne Sandhaus, Roger Hooker, Judy Zehentner and Rich Rassmussen. Thank you to those Palisadians who volunteered at our Farmers’ Market Dinner in May: Fred Little, Joan & Dana Lehman, Liz, Scarlet & Bailey Ottley, John & Vienna Guzewich, Katey Plotkin, the Nelson family, Lynne Sandhaus, Helena Powers, Barbara Meyer, Dylan Keegan, Susan, Dominic & Greg Nemesdy, Oliver Graney, Ellie Kitman & Marjorie Galen, Nancy Levine, Elijah Kruger, Laura Murphy, Ted and Pam Alexander, Eileen Larkin and the PCC Board members.

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Now that our ramp project has come to an end, again we thank the following community members for their generous donation or discount of services: Michael Tersigni, Shelly Cohen, Susan Nemesdy, Larry Buccarielli, Richard Rasmussen, Henry Ottley, Cellen Wolk, Dorian Tunell and Declan O’Dey. And to all those who made financial donations. We could have not done it without you!

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The desire to make our building accessible to all has been a goal for decades. We thank all those who made financial donations to our handicap ramp fund. In addition, we appreciate the expertise and dedication of the following people who made this ramp and yard work possible:

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We continue to make improvements to the building. We are very fortunate to have a building such as this in our community. It is beautiful, it is functional and it has held a prominent position in Palisades for 140 years.

We especially thank the following for lending a hand, giving donations or sharing expertise this fall: Joyce Gavin; Bernie Doyle; Susan Nemesdy; Lisa Rinehart; Alyssa Dreyfuss; Nancy Clucas; Jackie Dreschler; Lincoln Colwell; the Estate of Dinny Price; Chris Chin; Annie Gerard; Grace Knowlton; Cristina Biaggi; Lyn Fowler and Tiger Den/ Pack 88; Jim and Eileen Graney; Larry Bucciarelli; Henry Ottley; Larry Tabor; Cellen Wolk and Richard Rassmussen.

School House 1918. This building, now the Palisades Community Center, was built in 1870 and used as the Palisades School until 1930.
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As always, we appreciate the volunteer efforts and donations from our community, most notably: Lisa Rinehart, Susan Nemesdy, Joyce Gavin, the Graney family, Larry Tabor, Cellen Wolk and Neal Harris of Hey Hoe Garden Design, Grace Knowlton, Ken Carbone, Cristina Biaggi.

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PALISADES FARMERS' MARKET

This summer and fall, we are planning a ‘Farm Stand’ at the PCC, to bring fresh corn and toma toes and other Hudson River Valley products to our community. Stay tuned…”

Guest Vendors for May:
May 7 - CST Mother’s Day Plant Sale, Jim the Knife Sharpener May 14 - Bumps & Co Heirloom Organic Vegetable Plant Sale

The Community Center would like to thank every one for making the winter season a success for our regional farmers.

The Palisades Community Center’s Palisades Farmers' Market has moved outside!
The Market is open every Saturday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. Market dinner on June 4

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Palisades Community Center Board Members:
Carol Baxter, President
Alice Buchanan. V.P
Carol Knudson, Secretary
Michele Balm, Mary Ann Brueckner, Lyn Fowler, Dr. Leo Keegan, Andrew Nelson, Michael Tersigni, and Honorary Board member Dr. Virginia McCauley

Rental Coordinator: Eileen Larkin, 359-6589, Ileenog@aol.com

Mailing Address: PO Box 222 Palisades, NY 10964

Join our e-mail list! PCC@palisadesny.com Website: www.palisadesny.com

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Palisades Community Center
Board members:
Carol Baxter, President
Carol Knudson, V. P.
Jill Wecht, Treasurer; Sheila Chin, Secretary
Michele Balm, Alice Buchanan, Lyn Fowler, Dr. Leo Keegan, Michael Tersigni, and Honorary Board member: Dr. Virginia McCauley

Rental Coordinator: Eileen Larkin, 359-6589, Ileenog@aol.com

Mailing Address: PO Box 222, Palisades, NY 10964
Join our e-mail list! PCC@palisadesny.com
WEBSITE: http://www.Palisadescc.org

Farmer’s Market

School House 1918. This building, now the Palisades Community Center, was built in 1870 and used as the Palisades School until 1930.
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The Palisades Indoor Winter Farmers’ market was again successful. It will return in February.

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Board Members: Carol Baxter, President;
Carol Knudson, Vice-President;
Jill Wecht, Treasurer;
Sheila Chin, Secretary;
and Michele Baum, Alice Buchanan, Lyn Fowler, Dr. Leo Keegan, Michaeil Tersigni, and Honorary Board Member Dr. Virginaia McCauley.
Rental Coordinator: Eileen Larkin
Mailing Address: PO Box 222, Palisades, NY 10964
Phone 398-2521 during business hours
e-mail: PCC@palisadesny.com
website: www.palisadesny.com

The Palisades Community Center in spring 2008
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For one hundred years, the sounds of children playing and school bells ringing could be heard from the Palisades Schoolhouse located at 675 Oak Tree Road. Built circa 1870, the children of Palisades were educated in the Schoolhouse until 1936 when the student population outgrew the building and the red brick school was built across the street. From 1936 until 1970, the Schoolhouse continued to serve an educational purpose. In the late 1950’s, when the student population eventually outgrew the red brick building, kindergarten was held in the Schoolhouse and in the 1960’s both the kindergarten and 6th grade were housed there. Children walked across the street to the Schoolhouse for lunch prepared by the “Hot Mamas.”

Palisades Community Center
Board members: Carol Baxter, President; Carol Knudson, Vice President; Jill Wecht, Treasurer; Sheila Chin, Secretary; and Michele Balm, Alice Buchanan, Lyn Fowler, Dr. Leo Keegan, Michael Tersigni and Honorary Board member Dr. Virginia McCauley

Mailing Address:
PO Box 222 Palisades, NY 10964
Phone: 398-2521 during business hours
e-mail: PCC@palisadesny.com
Website: www.Palisadesny.com

We are pleased to announce our two newest board members: Lyn Fowler and Michael Tersigni. Lyn has a MBA and has worked in publishing for over twelve years. Michael has been a leader in the international design industry for over twenty years specializing in creative development and implementation of design concepts. We welcome their experience and enthusiasm and look forward to their contributions as we move forward.

Board members:
Carol Baxter, President; Carol Knudson, Vice President; Jill Wecht, Treasurer; Sheila Chin, Secretary; and Michele Balm, Alice Buchanan, Dr. Leo Keegan and Honorary Board member Dr. Virginia McCauley.

Mailing Address:
PO Box 222 Palisades, NY 10964
Phone: 845-398-2521 during business hours
e-mail: PCC@palisadesny.com
Website: www.Palisadesny.com

During this holiday time of gratefulness, we would like to thank all those who have made donations, both financial and in-kind, to the Palisades Community Center. The PCC receives no funding and relies solely on donations, membership and rentals to maintain this very special building.

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This summer, we finished exterior painting, weather-proofed, made improvements to the bathroom, planted our front gardens, and made hundreds of little repairs. Our big project was refinishing the floors. They are gorgeous. Come take a look. We highly recommend Floor Solutions who discounted their service in support of the building. They can be reached at (845) 406-2825. Tell them the Palisades Community Center referred them!

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The year 2009 marks the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage of exploration of the Hudson River. The Palisades Historical Committee and the Palisades Free Library celebrated this milestone with a weekend of special events.

We are increasing our offerings at the community center and welcome new programs. At our Annual Earth Day Tag sale this year, we joined up with Keep Rockland Beautiful and had clean-up supplies available for the community to clean-up their neighborhoods. We thank those who recycled their items wth us and the volunteers who helped with this event.

We’ve had a busy winter and are looking forward to spring so we can get back to making critical repairs. We are grateful to those who made financial donations and thank the following people who generously lent us a hand: Cellen Wolk who donated and planted dozens of daffodils, Robert Adzema for building a basement door at a discount, Larry Bucciarelli for donating driveway plows, Ed at Arbor Hill who donated a percentage of Christmas tree sales, Michael and Michelle Schwartz for donating Christmas trees to sell, Susan Nemesdy and Neil Balm for lending a hand and David Wolk for graphic art. A sincere thanks to Reddi-Alarm Fire Systems who installed a fire system quickly and at no cost. They were efficient and a pleasure to work with.

Festive Launch for the Third Edition of Palisades Famous Cookbook
On November 1, the Palisades Community Center kicked off the new Pots & Pans in Palisades cookbook with a tasting party. Amidst twinkling lights and with a glass of wine in hand, a hundred fifty partygoers sampled recipes from the cookbook contributed by dozens of Palisadians. We thank Alice Gerard and Mary Tiegreen for recreating a third edition of this cookbook, the first in forty years, and donating all profits from the sale of the cookbook to the Palisades Community Center Restoration Campaign. So far, almost 250 cookbooks have been sold.

The 10964 Newsletter recently made a generous donation of several thousand dollars to the Palisades Community Center's Restoration Campaign.

The PCC is perfect space for your next party, meeting or class. For rental arrangements, contact Eileen Larkin at 359-6589. Don’t be left out! Join our e-mail list and we will e-mail you our monthly calendar of events: community.center@palisadesny.com.