Winery Celebrates 100 Years; Most Interesting Town; Operation Phone Home Program

1. 100th Anniversary Week

is celebrating its 100th anniversary all week.

On Wednesday, you can catch the Elvis Tribute – Click for tickets. Taste the Centennial Blend, which is the Winery's first commercial wine, on Thursday. You can receive a 10 percent discount if you order it this week. Saturday is the sold out Scars on 45 concert. Click here for more info on this week's event.

And if you missed the "Concert of the Century" featuring music from 1912 to 2012, due to popularity you can catch the encore performance on June 12 at 8 p.m. Read more in the Winery's blog on Patch .

2. Write "YOUR TOWN is America's Most Interesting Town" Story and Win $1,000

Reader's Digest is running a contest and there's 9 days left to submit your story about what makes YOUR TOWN interesting. Contest officials said some of the stories Americans have shared so far include descriptions and photos of the most scenic spots in town, famous historical figures from the area and the people, places, and local businesses that make their town one-of-a-kind. Up until May 31, you can log on to www.readersdigest.com/america to enter. 

3. Memorial Day Celebrations

Memorial Day is in on Monday. It is a day reserved for remembering those who have served in our Armed Forces and who have died. Yorktown’s ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 28 at the Shrub Oak Honor Roll on East Main Street, followed by the Memorial Day Parade at 11 a.m. in front of Town Hall. 

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4. Help AOL Donate 1 Million Minutes to USO's Operation Phone Home Program

AOL is helping to create connection, support and opportunity for troops who are deployed. Through June AOL is donating minutes of talk-time to deployed troops. These minutes allow deployed troops to call, email or video chat with their family and friends back home. It doesn't cost anything, and you can send a message to troops. Click here for details.

5. Patch Partners with WPIX

Look for Patch stories from the tri-state area on WPIX 11 news at 5 p.m. Patch has in New York City to provide popular Patch stories for the television newscast.

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