It was snowing outside, but things are starting to look a bit greener in Hoosick Falls. The Hoosick Falls St Patrick’s Parade Committee announced today that Tim (T-Bone) Dwyer has been named the 2009 Grand Marshal of the Hoosick Falls St Patrick’s Parade on Saturday, March 14.
Tim, better known as T-Bone, is the owner of the Landmark T-Bones Tavern on 
Church Street in the heart of Hoosick Falls. A great supporter of music, T-Bones annual Grateful Dead Tribute Party brings hundreds of Dead fans to Hoosick Falls every year. A favorite watering hole of many in town, Tim celebrated the establishment’s 30th anniversary this past year surrounded by hundreds of his patrons and friends.
Tim is the son of Jack and the late Eileen Dwyer and the brother of Jack, Phillip and the late James Dwyer, all of Hoosick Falls. As the 2009 Grand Marshal, Tim will earn the distinction, along with his father Jack, as one of 18 Grand Marshals of the Hoosick Falls St. Patrick’s Parade since its inception. Jack Dwyer was Grand Marshal in 1995.
Parade committee Co-Chairman Kevin O’Malley said, “Tim has been a great friend of The Hoosick Falls Community – from youth sports teams to local charities. He has also always been one of the Village’s biggest supporters, and we’re pleased to have him lead the parade this year. Not only has Tim been a friend to many worthwhile causes, but he has always been a friend to generations of Hoosick Falls residents – always at the ready with a smile, a joke and pint of beer at the end of a long day.”
After leading the parade Tim will receive a plaque in his honor at the Hoosick Falls Irish Festival at The New York State Armory on Church Street.
St Patrick’s Parade Line-up
Line Up at 12:15 pm; Parade at 1 pm
Helen Brady Division (1) Main St. and Wood Park:
Hoosick Falls Police Car
Color Guard
Public Officials
Taconic Pipe Band
Grand Marshal
Past Grand Marshals
Grand Marshal Float
St. Mary’s Academy
Magic 100.9 FM Van with Ben Patten
Hoosick Falls FD
Cystic Fibrosis Float
The Eagles Club
Hoosick Falls High School Band
McGuire Family Float
North Hoosick FD
Danforth Center Float
Fyfes and Drums of Olde Saratoga.
Michael Conway Division (2) Wood Park to Baptist Church on Main St:
Rensselaer County Sheriff
Carmody’s West Float
Miss Campbell’s School of Irish Dance
O’Malley Family Float
Excelsior Drum Corps
Hoosick Fire Dept.
Hoosick Falls Central Students
O’Hand Family Float
Dance Ranch Cloggers
Halftime Sports Float
Galloway Gaelic Pipes And Drums
Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad
Hoosick Falls Irish Festival Entertainment Locations
Hoosick Falls Armory
Who’s Your Patty Band – 1:30 to 4 pm
Campbell’s School of Irish Dance
Galloway Gaelic Pipes and Drums/Taconic Pipe Band
Fire House Restaurant
Diz 5 to 9 pm
Eagles
James Patrick Murphy Band 2 to 5 pm
Halftime Sports
DJ at 9 pm
T-Bones
Mark Jones 2 to 5 pm
Sand Bar
Celtic Games
Squash Band at 4 pm
Polish Hall
Cindy O’Legge Band 4 to 8 pm