The Claverack Republican Club will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 31 at the Claverack Town Park, off Church Street, Mellenville.

The grounds will open at 10 a.m. with the hunts getting underway at 11 a.m., rain, snow or sun.

Admission is free.

The egg hunt is open to all Claverack youths ages 1 to 9 and features first, second the third place prizes in the three age categories: ages 1-3, 4-6, and 7 to 9, as well as additional prizes in eggs around the fields.

In addition to the egg hunts, the morning will feature free refreshments for the parents and children and a visit by the Easter Bunny.

The annual Easter Egg Hunt is a community service of the Claverack Republican Club, which also runs the free Summer Concert Series Thursday nights during July and August in the Town Park.​​

The Claverack Republican Team will sponsor a community steak bake Saturday, October 14 at the Claverack Town Park, off Church Street, Mellenville.

The menu will consist of rib eye steak, baked potato, beans, cole slaw and a drink.

There will also be music for dancing with a local deejay.

The doors will open at 2 p.m. with the steaks served at approximately 3 p.m.

Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door and are available from the Claverack Republican candidates – Kippy Weigelt (Supervisor), Stephen Hook and Brian Keeler (Town Councilmen), Mary Jeanne Hoose (Town Clerk) and Louie Lamont (Highway Superintendent). They are also available from members of the Claverack Republican Club or online.

Interested persons are encouraged to get their tickets before October 1 to assist the cooks in ordering an appropriate number of steaks.

The Claverack Republican Club will host an Emergency Services Appreciation Night Thursday, July 27 as part of its free Summer Concert Series at the Claverack Town Park, off Church Street, Mellenville.

Performing that evening will be the popular long-time local band Jarrod from 7 to 9 p.m. and it will also include special giveaways and free hot dogs, hamburgers and concessions for local police, fire and Emergency Services personnel who protect the Town of Claverack.

This special event is made possible with support from Michael S. Johnston LLC, Columbia County Treasurer P.J. Keeler and Ginsberg’s Foods, along with the many other supporters who back the Summer Concert Series, including A. Colarusso And Son, Inc.

The grounds open at 6 pm with the music getting underway at 7 pm.
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Other concerts in this summer’s series are Peaceful Country August 3, King of the Forest on August 10, The 217 Band on August 17, The Oldies Show on August 24, and The Fender Bender Band on August 31.

These family events, which have become a tradition in the Town of Claverack, are supported through contributions from business and corporate sponsors.

For information on the concert series, e-mail ClaverackRC@aol.com.

​Republicans from Claverack and Philmont gathered Tuesday night to endorse candidates for town offices in the upcoming November election.
 
Picking up unanimous endorsements at the caucus were Claverack Town Supervisor Kippy Weigelt, Town Councilmen Stephen Hook and Brian Keeler, Town Clerk/Tax Collector Mary Jeanne Hoose, and Town Highway Superintendent Lou Lamont.
 
Supervisor Weigelt addressed the crowd following the vote, thanking all for attending and reviewing some of the many successes and accomplishments the team of officials have had over the past term, including investments in infrastructure, improvements to the town park, development of a new town website, and the consolidation of town departments and services to reduce the cost of government.
 
Mary Jeanne Hoose, who has served as Claverack Town Clerk/Tax Collector for more than 20 years, remarked how well town government is operating since Weigelt took the helm back in 2014. “Claverack is working,” said Hoose, noting how “cooperatively and effectively the Supervisor and bipartisan Town Board work.”
 
Also attending the event and speaking with caucus goers were Columbia County Sheriff David Bartlett, who is seeking reelection, and Republican candidate for County Coroner Roy Brown.

The Claverack Republican Club kicks off the 2017 Summer Concert Series season Thursday, July 6 with a free show by the popular country band Thunder Ridge from 7 to 9 p.m. in the pavilion at the Claverack Town Park, Off Church Street, Mellenville.

The series offers free concerts in the park every Thursday evening during July and August, with a wide array of food and snacks available for purchase at the snack bar each evening.

Thunder Ridge, based in the Kingston/West Shokan area, is comprised of Dorraine Scofield on fiddle, mandolin and vocals; Chris Walsh on rhythm guitar and vocals; Larry Federman on lead and slide guitar; J.B. Hunt on bass, and Dave Ryan on percussion.

They were the winners of the 1996 True Value Country Showdown, a major national country music competition, and have shared the stage with such CMA illuminaries as Sawyer Brown, the Charlie Daniels Band, Shenandoah, Ricky Van Shelton, Clay Walker, and Pirates of the Mississippi. They have also appeared on Nancy Fuller’s television show Farmhouse Rules on the Food Network.

Lead vocalist Dorraine Scofield released her first solo CD, entitled I’m Gonna Sing, in 2010 and was the guest opener at the late Levon Helms’ Midnight Rambler sessions. Promoting the disc led to appearances with Diamond Rio, John Sebastian, Bill Staines, Little Texas, John Hall, and Kathy Mattea.

Other concerts in this summer’s series are the Darrick Kenny Band on July 13, Southbound on July 20, Jarrod on July 27, Peaceful Country August 3, King of the Forest on August 10, The 217 Band on August 17, The Oldies Show on August 24, and The Fender Bender Band on August 31.
These family events, which have become a tradition in the Town of Claverack, are supported through contributions from business and corporate sponsors.

The popular country band Thunder Ridge leads off the Claverack Republican Club’s 2017 Summer Concert Series with a free show Thursday, July 6 at 7 p.m. at the Claverack Town Park, off Church Street, Mellenville.
 
The annual Summer Concert Series offers free concerts in the park every Thursday evening during July and August. Food and snacks are available for purchase each evening.
 
The Darrick Kenny Band performs July 13, followed by Southbound on July 20 and Jarrod on July 27.
 
Peaceful County kicks off the second month on August 3, followed by King Of The Forest on August 10, The 217 Band on August 17, The Oldies Show on August 24 and The Fender Bender Band on August 31.
 
These family events, which have become a tradition in the Town of Claverack, are supported through business and corporate sponsors.
 
For information on the concert series, email ClaverackRC@aol.com.

Volunteers from the Claverack Republican Club, including Deputy Town Supervisor Stephen Hook, gathered Saturday morning to perform their annual roadside cleanup on three miles of adopted highway in the Town of Claverack.  Volunteers collected 15 bags of trash and litter from the shoulder of the road. The cleanup is an annual project of the Claverack Republican Club, in conjunction with the New York State Department of Transportation's Adopt-A-Highway program.

The Claverack Republican Club will conduct its annual roadside cleanup Saturday, May 6 in the Claverack Hamlet.

​A number of years ago the group “adopted” three one-mile stretches of road leading to the traffic light in the center of the hamlet and each spring members and volunteers, in conjunction with the NYS Department of Transportation, pick up the trash that has accumulated along the sides of those three stretches.
 
Reflective helmets and vests, along with special tools and bags, are supplied by the NYS DOT, which sponsors the “Adopt A Highway” program throughout the state. DOT trucks pick up the accumulated bags of trash at the conclusion of the clean-up.
 
Anyone wishing to join the group for the cleanup should report to the staging area behind the A.B. Shaw firehouse by 9 a.m. on the day of the event.
 
In the event of rain, the effort will be postponed until the following Saturday.
 
The Claverack Republican Club also sponsors the recent Easter Egg Hunt at the Claverack Park and the free Summer Concert Series Thursday evenings during July and August, also at the Claverack Town Park in Mellenville.
 
The group meets the first Thursday of the month at the Claverack Town Hall. ​

The Claverack Republican Club's annual Easter egg hunt, held April 15, 2017 at the Town Park, was a success! Many thanks to all of the volunteers who make this event happen every year.