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Pennies In The Park

April 20, 2019 By steve bradley

Hoosick Falls. Children, along with their parents, came out to the annual Lions Club Penny Hunt Saturday in a money grab. They hunted pennies in five groups, all under 3, boys four to six, girls four to six,

Set loose by MC Rich Allen, girls four to six years old charge out of the gate to begin to gather as many pennies as they can. Photo by Steve Bradley.

boys seven to nine and girls seven to nine.

The ultimate prize for each group was to find the red penny. The red penny finders were, in the under three group, Andy Galusha of  Cambridge, 4-6 girls, Chloe Waytkus; 4-6 boys, Wyatt Nealon; 7-9 girls, Sophia Parker; 7-9 boys, Derrick Fredericks, all from Hoosick Falls. 

Reagan Stearns and Destiny Hurlbert won the egg toss. Tom Hahn of Hoosick Falls won the 50/50 raffle worth $104 to him.  

Filed Under: Front Page, Hoosick, Hoosick Falls, Member Exclusive

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