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🌱 Could your Shandaken household qualify for a $500 heating grant?
Also check out NYS 18 Hour Pistol Permit Course (100% FREE) on the Shandaken Patch calendar

Good morning Shandaken! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Could your Shandaken household qualify for a $500 heating grant?
Also on today's calendar: The Life-Force Academy Immersion and 2 more events.
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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Shandakenfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Colder with snow showers, with a high of 23 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Cold; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 25, low: 16.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy with flurries, with a high of 29 and low of 13 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Some Olive and Shandaken residents can receive $500 to help pay heating costs (hudsonvalleyone.com) — Shandaken residents struggling with heating bills can soon apply for a new $500 assistance grant through the Catskills Alliance for Housing & Preservation’s Warm Neighbors Fund, opening December 15. The resident-led nonprofit, which serves Olive and Shandaken, hopes to raise at least $20,000 to help lower-income households stay warm as energy costs continue to climb.
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📸 Around Shandaken
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shandaken
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★ Featured events ★
- NYS 18 Hour Pistol Permit Course (100% FREE)
Phoenicia Fish & Game Association, 5419 NY-28, Mt Tremper
10:00 am
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- The Life-Force Academy Immersion
Menla Retreat & Dewa Spa , 375 Pantherkill Rd , Phoenicia
5:00 pm - Winter Solstice Clearlight Yoga Nidra Retreat
Menla Retreat & Dewa Spa , 375 Pantherkill Rd , Phoenicia
7:00 pm - Phoenicia, NY: IGNITING 2026 Annual New Year’s Dharma, Pranayama, Yoga, Kirtan & Astrology Celebration
Menla Retreat & Dewa Spa , 375 Pantherkill Rd , Phoenicia
3:00 pm - Feast & Friends: Supper Club
Shandaken Inn , 1 Golf Course Rd , Shandaken
5:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 27
Sunday December 28
📣 Shandaken Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Winter Market Weekend
Frost Valley YMCA , 2000 Frost Valley Rd , Claryville
4:00 pm - Community Holiday Dinner & Gathering
Frost Valley YMCA , 2000 Frost Valley Rd , Claryville
5:30 pm - Collectors Exchange Fine Art Auction
James Cox Gallery At Woodstock , 4666 NY-212 , Willow
1:00 pm - Winter Family Camp
Frost Valley YMCA , 2000 Frost Valley Rd , Claryville
4:00 pm - Winter Break Day Camp
Frost Valley YMCA , 2000 Frost Valley Rd , Claryville
9:00 am - Winter Scout Weekend at Main Camp
Frost Valley YMCA , 2000 Frost Valley Rd , Claryville
4:00 pm
Friday December 12
Sunday December 14
Saturday December 27
Monday December 29
Friday January 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- All northbound and southbound lanes of I-87, NYS Thruway, are blocked due to a serious personal injury automobile crash, with a diversion at Exit 18 in place.
2:58PM on Dec 9: Injury crash on I-87 northbound between exits 18 and 19 blocks all lanes with diversion off exit 18. (Nextdoor )
- AMETEK, Inc. posted a job opening for Assembler - Inverted in Woodstock. Apply here.
- Tops Friendly Markets posted a job opening for Apply Now! Store Associate #725 Tannersville in Tannersville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shandaken here.
🗞 Nearby News
Phoenicia
- What's happening in the Mid-Hudson Valley: Dec. 10, 2025 (dailyfreeman.com)
Woodstock
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-- The Patch AM Team
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