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New Lebanon Library Crafts Event: Build A Mummy Figure

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Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at the New Lebanon Library, the library will host it’s Fun Family Crafts event. This month’s craft session will teach kids how to make their own mummy action figure for Halloween.

All materials for creating the mummy figures will be provided.
For ages 5 and up.

The craft session starts at 4:30 at the New Lebanon Library, 550 State Route 20 in New Lebanon, NY.

For more info, contact the library:
Phone: 518-794-8844
Email: leb@taconic.net

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Lucille Ball’s First Hollywood Home for Sale

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The Home’s Historic Past

When Lucille Ball left NY for Hollywood in the early 1930’s, she rented the 1,874-square-foot bungalow at 1344 N. Ogden Drive. At the age of 22, Ball had just signed a contract with RKO Radio Pictures, so the actress moved to CA with her family, including her mom and brother. The group lived in the rented bungalow until Ball eloped with Desi Arnaz, and moved into a Beverly Hills mansion.

The two-bedroom, two-bathroom bungalow with palm trees in the front yard was built in 1919, and is located in the heart of West Hollywood’s historic Spaulding Square neighborhood. This area is comprised of many Colonial-style bungalows developed between 1916 and 1926. The current owner has lived in the property for over 20 years and has done extensive renovations to the home while still preserving its old-world charm,and ties to Ball.

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Make An Offer

The home is listed at $1.75 million. The listing agent is Rhonda Kohn of Keller Williams Realty.

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The Arthur T. Hadley Estate

Check out this unique, contemporary estate in Austerlitz, NY.

Check out this unique, contemporary estate in Austerlitz, NY. It was built by architect Parker Bloser in 1988 and then purchased by Arthur T. Hadley, a journalist and author known for his military critiques, who died in 2015.

The 4,584 square feet house has four bedrooms, and 6 bathrooms. There’s also a guest house with its own kitchen and a bedroom with a fireplace. The property is nearly 20 acres of secluded land that features stunning views of the Berkshire mountains in the distance, and two ponds on the property itself. Here’s some more info from the listing:

The house and outbuilding can sleep upwards of 12 people comfortably and features a dining room large enough to seat that many and more in unmatched elegance. There is a wood-burning fireplace in each of the 4 bedrooms plus one in the living room. All floors throughout the house are bluestone or tile over radiant heat.

The house is offered at: $1,250,000.

For more pictures and info, check out the listing on BeachandBartolo.com by clicking here.

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Jeff McKinney is a Realtor in Columbia County, NY. Connect with him on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Pinterest.

NYC’s Cliffside ‘Pumpkin House’ For Sale

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There’s a interesting story on Gothamist today about a new home on the market. It’s in Manhattan’s Hudson Heights neighborhood, at 16 Chittenden Avenue, and built over a cliff just north of the George Washington Bridge. Apparently, the home is commonly known as “The Pumpkin House”, because from the New Jersey side of the Hudson, and with the lights just right, the house looks like a lit-up Jack-O-Lantern.

The 3-story, 3,144-square-foot, free-standing home was built in the 1920s on a steel foundation sunk into a steep cliff at West 186th Street. The house is listed at $5.25 million. You can check out the listing by clicking here.

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Columbia County in Pictures: Summer Flowers

My slice of Columbia County is on the North face of a fairly large, wooded hill. It’s beautiful, and never gets too hot, but there’s no one spot in the yard that receives true, full sunlight. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of flowering plants that grow in low light.

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