Around the Neighborhood - Summit - 17 April 2026

Few inches of snow Tuesday morning April 7th  and all gone in two days. Then some rain, snow, sleet mix on April 11; winter just won’t give up.

The chickens are really liking the nice days in between winter days digging in old leaves looking for worms I suspect.

Happy birthday to Agnes Steitz.

We had a big flock of turkeys come through Monday morning and stayed around for about 15 minutes. It looked like four toms all strutting, displaying their tail feathers and gobbling and a bunch of hens calmly pecking the ground. I believe we were witnessing mating season. Photo by Andy. The chickens were on alert when the turkeys went thru.

Richmondville Fish & Game Club, at 811 High View Rd., has open trap night every Tuesday 5pm until fall.

Had a nice time at the Esperance Historical Society annual breakfast meeting at Two Saps Syrup in Central Bridge. Photo of Ken Jones, president of the society and speaker Vic DiSanto who spoke about America’s first flags.

April 18 – Chicken – N- Biscuit Dinner at Charlotteville FD 5-7pm, $13 adults, to benefit Charlotteville Cemetery.

April 18 - Hands-on Historic Marker Training Day with Bill Bellinger 2pm at Old Stone Fort, 148 Fort Rd.  Schoharie.

April 19 – Charlotteville Schoolhouse Breakfast 8am-Noon - Table service, family-style dining featuring: Pancakes, French Toast, Eggs made to order, Sausage patties, Sausage gravy, Home-style potatoes, Coffee, Tea, OJ - Serving local maple syrup from Terrell’s Sugarhouse and local farm fresh eggs $12 adults, $5 children ages 6-12 children age 5 and under eat for free. Season-long 50/50 Raffle and bake sale. 

April 21 – Summit Seniors meeting noon at Summit FH.

April 25 – Summit FD Support Services Breakfast Sandwiches 8-11am at the firehouse.

April 25 – Maple Festival 9am-4pm at Cobleskill Sunshine Fair Grounds and Fisheries Wildlife Festival in Centre Park, Cobleskill 10am-3pm.

April 25 – 18th Annual Youth Services Day sponsored by Schoharie County Office for the Aging and Youth Bureau, if you can volunteer or are a senior who could use services contact Youth@co.schoharie.ny.us or 518-295-2057

April 26 – Charlotteville Schoolhouse Soup Buffet at noon until sold out. $5 per 12 oz. cup. Stay and eat or request packaged for grab 'n go lunch or eat in. Soup varieties will be posted on the Charlotteville Schoolhouse Facebook page.

May 7- Fulton Historical Society meeting 4pm at the Fulton Town Hall.

May 8 – Fulton Historical Society clean-up and covered-dish at the Schoolhouse in West Fulton town green 4pm. All welcome to help out and visit the schoolhouse.

May 9 - Train Expo with 40 train vendors featuring the Schoharie County Model Train Association 9am-3pm at Schoharie Sunshine Fairgrounds, admission $5 for ages 12 and up.

May 17 - Charlotteville Schoolhouse Breakfast 8am-Noon - Table service, family-style dining featuring: Pancakes, French Toast, Eggs made to order, Sausage patties, Sausage gravy, Home-style potatoes, Coffee, Tea, OJ - Serving local maple syrup from Terrell’s Sugarhouse and local farm fresh eggs $12 adults, $5 children ages 6-12 children age 5 and under eat for free. Season-long 50/50 Raffle and bake sale. 

May 21 – Summit town board meeting 7pm.

History

May 5, 1898 Cobleskill Index- Wharton Hollow—Myron Wayman and family of Charlotteville, visited at Dennis Collinton’s. - John Fancher of Eminence was a caller at this place Sunday last. - Geo. Coons and wife visited friends at Hyndsville. - Alden Jackson is working for D.L Conro. - Quite a few from this place attended the entertainment at Summit, Saturday evening. Apr. 30.