What is the "Tasty Tour of Schodack"? It is our way of meeting up socially and also supporting the organizations and businesses in our town. From Pizza Night at Schodack Valley Fire House to the Hudson Valley Wine Tour, we believe in helping our organizations and businesses while having a great time over good eats.

The next stops on the Tasty Tour are:

• SCHODACK VALLEY PIZZA NIGHT

Pizza Night on May 19th at the Schodack Valley Fire House from 5 to 9 PM. Bring the family in for Pizza, Antipasto, Wings and more. Additional seating is available. Featured Pizzas this month will be: Shrimp & Garlic and Buffalo Chicken. As always, you can eat-in or take-out. For take-out, call us at 477-4215.

• HAM DINNER

The Emmanuel Reformed Church in Castleton is holding its Annual Ham Dinner on Saturday, May 19th, at 5:30 p.m. The menu includes baked ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, apple sauce, corn muffins, apple cake and beverage. The price for adults is $10.00, children 6 - 12 is $5.00, under 6 - free. The church is located at 1150 Maple Hill Road in Castleton, adjacent to the Maple Hill High School. We have plenty of parking and are handicapped accessible. To make reservations, or for takeout orders, please call the church office at 732-7766.

Schodack Democratic Club members had a wonderful time at their first “Spring Fling” dinner at Samson’s on Route 9 in Schodack. The gathering was purely social, giving the group time to enjoy each other’s company without political issues being on the front burner, according to Schodack Democratic Club President Ray Ludwig.

“The Schodack Democratic Club is primarily interested in coming together as like-minded people and helping our community,” Ludwig said.  “This dinner was a wonderful get-together. Samson’s was a great location and they could not have been more accommodating. The food and service were fabulous. We look forward to doing it again.”
In addition to the cost of the dinner, members donated a non-perishable food item that will be donated to the food pantry at The Anchor in Castleton. For more photos of the Spring Fling, go to our photo gallery page.

_ The Schodack Democratic Club held its annual election of officers and discussed the local election results at its December meeting.

“Though this year's election results were not the victory we hoped for, there is definite cause for optimism in the final tallies,” said Town Democratic Chair Elizabeth Gable. “Frank Curtis was believed to be invincible because of his years in service to the Town and his long-time incumbent status. He and Linda were lined up head to head on the ballot and Linda only lost by 214 votes, which in our traditionally Republican town is a very good showing for the Democrats, especially up against the incumbent we assumed was bullet-proof.”

The final numbers were: Linda 1467, Frank Curtis 1681, Mike Kenney 2068.

The Schodack Democrats thank the many residents who supported Linda Underwood’s campaign with their donations, volunteer time and votes and extend their congratulations to both Mr. Curtis and Mr. Kenney on their re-election.

Club members held their annual election of officers. Retaining his seat as Club president was Ray Ludwig. Olaf Stackleberg and Linda Underwood also retained their positions as treasurer and secretary respectively. Joe Grimaldi took over the reins as Vice President for his first time as an officer and Mickey Doyle was elected as Assistant Secretary, also her first time as an officer.

Club members unanimously voted to make Dev Tobin, a Rensselaer City resident, an  honorary club member to thank him for his three years of service as Linda Underwood’s campaign manager and treasurer.