by Alex Brooks
The Grafton Volunteer Fire Department held its Annual Installation Banquet, celebrating their 67th year of service. The program began with an invocation by Pastor Jason White of the Grafton Baptist Church, before a delicious dinner of chicken or prime rib.
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Hoosick Falls Memorial Day Rites 2011
submitted by Don Bogardus
Memorial Day Rites in the Village of Hoosick Falls will begin with the raising of the American Flag by Walter Zwinge, Commander of American Legion Post #40, on May 30 at the Maple Grove Cemetery, followed by the flag raising at St. Mary’s Cemetery.
At 8 am the flag will be raised at Wood Memorial Park with a salute by the American Legion and the Legion and VFW Auxiliaries.
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Grafton Planning Board Action – Wind Turbines To Keep Birds Warm
by Kieron Kramer
At the Grafton Planning Board meeting on Monday, May 16, five applications were submitted and accepted and two public hearings scheduled. The most interesting application was that of Peter Dubacher of the Berkshire Bird Paradise who wants to install three small wind turbines to provide supplemental power for maintaining the well known facility.
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HFCS Top Ten Seniors
submitted by Jessica Balch
Hoosick Falls Junior/Senior High School is proud to announce the Top Ten Seniors of the Class of 2011.
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Grafton Town Board Meeting Moved To Second Monday
Grafton Supervisor Tyler F. Sawyer announced that the monthly regular Grafton Town Board meeting will be held on the second Monday each month beginning this June with the exception of the month of October, when the meeting will be held on the first Monday because of the Columbus holiday on the second Monday.
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HFCS Prom Pictures
W.J. Cowee Leads Floral Industry In Disaster Relief Effort
W.J. Cowee of Berlin is urging its colleagues in the floral industry to participate in a massive disaster relief effort to help those affected by the devastating tornadoes and floods that have ravaged large regions of the South and Midwest this spring.
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Two Events Benefit The Karen McGovern Fund
submitted by Bill McGovern
The Hoosick Falls girls lacrosse team in only its second year of competition battled the more experienced Mount Anthony team Friday afternoon, May 20, at the Panthers’ athletic field. Trailing 13 to 5 in the second half, the Hoosick Falls team was mounting a comeback when the game was halted by thunder and lightning. Despite coming up short in the final score the girls were successful in raising nearly $300 to benefit the Karen McGovern Fund as part of the Coaches Against Cancer Program. Lisa Ferrannini, coach of the Hoosick Falls squad, presented Karen’s mother Barbara McGovern with the funds during a halftime ceremony.
St. Stanislaw Poker Run
The following day the St. Stanislaw Society in Hoosick Falls sponsored what has become an annual motorcycle poker run and elected to donate this years proceeds to Karen’s Fund. The Society has been a major donor to the fund over the last ten years. This year the poker run drew nearly 50 cyclists and was co-chaired by Don and Donna Armstrong.
The fund honors Karen, who died in 2000 from cancer. In the summer of that year a few of her friends organized a volleyball tournament to help raise funds for people in the Hoosick Falls area struggling to meet expenses as a result of serious illness. The tournament proved so successful that it was decided to hold the event every year. The Fund has raised nearly $150,000 since that time and working with the Rensselaer County Council For Health and Human Services, Inc. has distributed every dollar it has raised to people in need. There are no administrative or other charges deducted from the fund.
How Much Is A Trillion Dollars?
submitted by Roger Lemere, a Petersburgh Shocked Senior Citizen
Most people you ask will tell you that they can’t comprehend how much a trillion dollars really is – too many zeros. There are 12 zeros.
Our national debt is over 14 trillion dollars and growing by nearly 2 billion every day. Our dollar is now worth only $.79 and decreasing.
The federal government is borrowing, printing and spending money like there is no tomorrow.
So, my curiosity got the best of me, and I sat down with my calculator and micrometer to figure out how high a stack of $100 bills it would take to equal 1 trillion dollars.
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Join Us For The Berlin July 4th Parade
The Berlin July 4th Parade Committee cordially invites you to join us for the 2011 Independence Day Parade. The annual parade will be held on Monday, July 4, at 11 am. This year’s theme is “States on Parade.” Join in the fun and community spirit! Civic, school and church groups, businesses and individuals, both in and outside the community, are invited to participate. Whether you’re a big group or want to parade solo, it’s everyone’s celebration! It is not necessary to follow the theme; it is offered only as a guide. There is no entry fee, and prizes are awarded. [Read more…] about Join Us For The Berlin July 4th Parade