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Patch Picks: Ice Age; Millionaires' Mansions; Help Bag Hunger

There is something for everyone to do this week in the Hudson Valley.

. Sept. 16. 1:30 p.m. The Ice Age comes to Katonah when the Katonah Museum of Art opens its "Ice Age to the Digital Age" exhibit this evening. On six Sundays, Blue Sky artists and directors discuss the ins and outs of story development, model making, set design, lighting, and directing animated feature films. Talks are free with museum admission. Check the website katonahmuseum.org for schedules. Sunday, Sept. 16 Ice Age franchise producer Lori Forte discusses story development. , 134 Jay St., Katonah. $7 Adults, $5 Seniors & Students. Members & Children (Under the Age of 12) Always Enter Free.

Sept. 15. 10 a.m. Discover Historic Irvington And Ramble on the Old Croton Aqueduct Saturday, September 15, 2012. "Meandering Among the Historic Millionaires' Mansion" is a guided walk on the Old Croton Aqueduct. Parking in Mercy College parking lot. Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct and the Village of Irvington are co-sponsors of this event organized through the Hudson River Valley Ramble. In addition to the guided walk, Irvington's Historic Village Hall will be open from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The newly restored Tiffany Reading Room will be on display as well as the Irvington Town Hall Theater. Costumed guides will be located at the Old Croton Aqueduct and Main Street intersection, to provide information to visitors about sites to visit in Historic Irvington. Old Croton Aqueduct maps will be available for sale ($5.00) as well as a free discount dining coupon. More information at www.aqueduct.org or www.irvingtonny.gov. Visitors may also see a new exhibit at The McVickar House, home of the Irvington Historical Society. , 555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry. Free. 

Sept. 16. Noon. Ronald A. Lipschitz, of American Legion Argonne Post 71, announced a picnic from noon to 7 p.m. of hamburgers, hot dogs, salads, chili and more. Dinner starts at 4 p.m. with chicken, steak, baked potatoes and corn. $25.00 per person. Children 12 and under are free. Beer, soda and water included. All proceeds to benefits PCAL Veterans Programs. For more information (914) 522-8321. , Gipsy Trail Rd, Carmel. Free.

Sept. 15. 2 p.m. For beginners and those who have been tracking their family's genealogy, the fair will provides a chance to hone your skills with staff experts. Must register in advance and prepay, so call to see if there is room. , 24 Depot Sq., Tuckahoe. $10.00; Members free.

Sept. 16. 11 a.m. Catch the last day of the sale this Sunday, Sept. 16. More than 60,000 almost-new and out-of-print books, including best-sellers, classics, biographies, fiction, parenting, cooking, art, computers, humor, self-help, drama, religion, business and poetry. Children's books, DVDs, CDs, videotapes, books on tape, and sheet music also available. Last year raised $45,000 to support library programs and projects. Sunday, Sept. 16, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. , 54 Olmsted Rd., Scarsdale.

Sept. 22. 8 p.m. Irvington Town Hall Theater presents the fourth-annual "Best Of" Film Series opening night fund-raiser Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. featuring the film, "Neil Young Journeys" directed by Jonathan Demme. Join the after-party at Mima Vinoteca where you'll get Neil Young CD's and DVD's, free food and more. Proceeds allow the Town Hall Theater to continue programming. , 85 Main St., Irvington$25.00 

 Sept. 16. 4 p.m. Enjoy free outdoor music to benefit One to One Learning. Participants include John Patrick Schutz, cabaret performer, Robert Mattern, operatic tenor, Jan Lynch, pop sensation in the UK and Ireland, Sue Matsuki, twice named Best Female Jazz Vocalist in NYC, Danny Zoli, Broadway tenor, star of many productions of Jesus Christ Superstar, Brian Walters, accompanist and vocalist - and many others. Guests will also be treated to a mini-Taste of Rockland, food donated by many favorite restaurants of Rockland. 640 N Midland Ave., Nyack. FREE.

Sept. 19. All day. Join Pearl River ShopRite to "Help Bag Hunger" on Wednesday, Sept. 19. Spend one hour bagging groceries as part of ShopRite Partners In Caring DayCashiers will be collecting donations to help fill the shelves of local community food banks. , 26 N. Middletown Rd., Pearl River. FREE.

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Lisa Buchman (Editor) June 6, 2013 at 10:14 am
I loved all the music - the band belting out 'Sweet Caroline' was great!
Lisa Buchman (Editor) June 6, 2013 at 10:12 am
Heather, thanks! I saw you in the crowd! These are awesome. It was a perfect night for it! I'll addRead More a link to your post from mine.
Josephine Ziegler presented the school board with the petition at the May 9 meeting.
John Craig June 3, 2013 at 11:50 am
Regarding paragraph 5 -- the retirement incentive. I haven't read anything to suggest that theRead More retirement incentive and the insurance switch are related or that that KLDTA asked for one to get the other. When I read the initial release from the board, I saw them as 2 different cost savings initiatives. ---The district indicated that each retirement saves a net of $32,500 per year. Early Retirement Incentive Plans (ERIPs) are fairly common stuff among downsizing private organizations. I think it makes sense to use them here to accelerate cost savings. ---The original petition was well written. Now that we have addressed point #3, I think it's time to make further progress on point #2 -- a financially sustainable contract. ---And, experience suggests that if you really want to move forward in a collaborative way, you have to let go of the past. Continuing to harp on past mistakes undermines point #5.
Sara Weale June 3, 2013 at 12:36 pm
Thanks for your comment. I agree that we all need to move forward -- but in my opinion, althoughRead More this side agreement made a long-overdue change in health care carriers (while maintaining a high level of health care benefits/access to teachers, retirees and their dependents), the KLDTA again asked for retirement incentives in return - just as they did for the December 2010 MOA that extended the terms of their contract for two years and avoided going to Triborough. Under the 2010 MOA, KLDTA requested a $10,000 retirement incentive and 21 teachers took the offer (including the current leader of KLDTA) -- resulting in an outlay of $210,000 by the district. Although some savings might have been realized for "early" retirements, it is difficult to calculate the exact amount because the district has no way of knowing when a teacher would have retired without the incentive. If 20 additional teachers take the new retirement incentive which was increased to $17,500 for some reason -- that is a total cost to the district of $350,000. Don't forget that regardless of the incentive, teachers retire with full pension and retiree health care benefits. Yes - the district will realize some savings from the incentives -- but we likely would have realized similar savings without incentives and natural attrition/retirement of our teaching staff. What I think we need to pay attention to as a community is that it seems the only way that KLDTA leadership will agree to changes in the status quo is if they get something in return. The last two agreements with the KLDTA will likely result in approximately $500,000 spent by the district in retirement incentives over a five year period -- money in my opinion, better kept in the district system during these difficult economic times and in the tax-cap environment. In my opinion, finally switching health care carriers did not merit financial rewards for teachers likely retiring in the next three years anyway.
Katonah19 June 6, 2013 at 08:08 am
For more insight, take a look at BOE Member Charles Day's statement on retirement incentives inRead More exchange for KLSDTA's agreement to changes in Health Care here: http://bedford.patch.com/groups/opinion/p/days-statement-on-kl-union-contract-changes