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Louis Miller Museum To Be Open Second Saturdays May To September

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Starting Saturday, May 9, The Louis Miller Museum will be open on the second Saturday of each month through September 12. Come visit between 10 am and 2 pm and discover Hoosick’s history up-close and personal.

Volunteer docents will be happy to take you on a tour, or you can wander on your own. Enjoy exhibits about the Walter A. Wood years, the Victorian Parlor, Grandma Moses memorabilia and art, school histories (we have tons of photos, come find your classmates), the Military Room, wedding dresses and fashions from times gone by.

The museum is a treasure trove of information, objects and stories about Hoosick’s rich past. The Museum is located at 166 Main Street in Hoosick Falls. Museum hours are Mondays and Tuesdays (year round) 1 to 4 pm, and Second Saturdays (May-September) from 10 am to 2 pm, and by appointment. Historical Research Room hours are Monday through Friday (please call ahead). For questions, please email director@hoosickhistory.com or call 518-686-4682. Visit www.hoosickhistory.com.

Letter To The Editor – Losing Helen Ellett

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To The Editor:

Losing Helen Ellett was a heartbreaking event in the lives of Helen’s family. Reading the article submitted by the Grafton Trail Riders was also heartbreaking. In recent years they pursued a lawsuit against Helen and her family. I believe their sorrow should have at least extended to the family with a simple sympathy card or maybe a phone call to her daughter Connie, but instead they made no effort to extend any “deep sorrow” as they wrote. On their own website they make absolutely no mention of Helen and how she had a great vision to start a riding club that she has now left to them.

Personally, I don’t believe that “Helen will be riding with them in spirit” as they wrote. She was discouraged, confused and heartbroken that a club she founded in 1947 was now sending her legal documents to appear in court over a land dispute. It was us, the family that held her hand as she read through the thick stack of legal documents, attempting to understand the reality of how The Grafton Trail Riders, what was once her passion, turned into her nightmare.

The majority of members never even had an opportunity to meet Helen as she wasn’t one of the land owners that they invited to their annual fall pig roast. She was ignored by the club’s members until this article of last week. Helen never believed in riding, camping, and campfires as they wrote – she believed in riding!

She will be missed, she will be missed by many acquaintances and by the many close friends she made and most of all by her family.

Linda Laveway

Granddaughter of Helen Ellett

Pittstown Volunteer Emergency Corps Craft Fair

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The craft fair will be held at the Pittstown Squad House, 60 Parker School Road in Johnsonville on Sunday May 31, from noon to 4 pm.

The hall will be filled with crafters and vendors.Come find a hand-crafted treasure!

It will be an indoor event so it will be held rain or shine. The Corps will be selling hot dogs and hamburgers for lunch.

Cambridge Historical Society And Museum To Hold Plant Sale

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On Friday, May 15 from noon until dark and Saturday, May 16 from 9 am to 1 pm, the Cambridge Historical Society And Museum will hold its annual Spring Plant Sale.  The sale will be on the lawn of the Cambridge Presbyterian Church (at the red light on the corner of Route 22 and Main Street).  This sale is known for its large number of beautiful blooming annual plants and perennials provided by well-known gardener, Al Rapp.  Look for hanging baskets, vegetables, urns, flowers and more.  This is a “rain or shine” event.  After our hard winter, it will be a treat to see so many healthy and beautiful blooming plants.  Proceeds from the sale will  benefit the Cambridge Historical Society And Museum located at 12 Broad Street in Cambridge.  The Museum will open officially on the weekend of May 30 and 31.  “Saving Our History – Honoring Our Past”

Veterans of Stephentown Texas Hold’Em

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The Veterans of Stephentown will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday May 9 in the Stephentown Fire Hall, located at 35 Grange Road in Stephentown, NY. The doors will open at 5:30 pm and close at 6 pm. Play begins at 6:15 sharp.

A free buffet will be served at the first break and refreshments will be available.

No advance registration is required. A donation of $35 will be accepted and give the player 7,500 in chip value. Players can make an additional $10 donation at the door for 2,500 extra in chip. This tournament will pay one place for every 10 players with a minimum of four places and a maximum of 9 places.

The next three Texas Hold’em tournaments will be held on Saturday May 30th and June 20th.

For further information, please call Tom MacVeigh at 518-658-2448

Bing Futch Is Back On Stage At SLCA, Workshops Also Offered

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Sand Lake Center for the Arts once again presents Bing Futch back on stage, May 16 at 7:30 pm.

Using Appalachian mountain dulcimer, Native American flute, ukulele, drums and electronic effects, Futch deftly navigates the varied waters of traditional and modern Americana with passion, wit and a genuinely huge heart for sharing music with a crowd.

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“Hamlet” At Capital Rep

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Reviewed by Alex Brooks

A new production of Hamlet is in performance at the Capital Rep in Albany. The show, directed by Kevin McGuire, is set in Denmark in the 1920s. McGuire describes it as “Downton Abbey meets Elsinore Castle.” This era, in which young people were challenging those who retained the stiff respectability of the Victorian era to be more genuine, to show their feelings and be more honest, is peculiarly suitable to a play in which Hamlet is trying to expose the murderous intrigue that is going on in his family and in his country.

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Brown’s Cup Trout Fishing Tournament To Benefit The Rensselaer Land Trust

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Brown’s Brewing Company proudly announces the first annual Brown’s Cup Trout Fishing Tournament on Saturday, May 16, based at the Walloomsac Brewery in Hoosick Falls. Brown’s invites anglers of all ages to fish the scenic Walloomsac River and surrounding bodies of water during a day of outdoor family fun and friendly competition to benefit the Rensselaer Land Trust’s watershed protection and education.

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Lots Going OnAt Dyken Pond

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Ephemeral Ponds Sunday, May 17  1 to 3 pm

This free program focuses on the importance of seasonal ponds and the life cycles of amphibians and plants that inhabit them.  We will use nets to catch varius herpetofaunal species and microscopes to get a close up look.  Rubber boots recommended but not necessary.  You can bring your own frog catching nets.  Pre-registration is encouraged.

Newcomb Pond Fundraiser at the Lucas Confectionery 

Wednesday, May 20  6 to 9 pm

Join us at the Lucas Confectionery in Troy to raise money to protect 56 acres of land on Newcomb Pond, home to moose, river otter, great blue herons and more.  The Lucas Confectionery Wine Bar has agreed to donate 20% of all beverage sales from 6 to 9 pm on Wednesday, May 20; additional donations will be accepted.  It is also Artisanal Grilled Cheese Night. Donations may also be accepted through our website.

Bird Club

Wednesdays at 7:30 am

We are big fans of birds up here at Dyken Pond Center and enjoy bird watching when we can.   We invite you to join us in our birding adventures throughout our 500 acres of forested land, home to many different birds.  This club is informal and free.

Wildflower Walk Saturday, May 23, 10 am to 12pm

Join us for a leisurely walk on  Center’s trails focusing on the identification and folklore of wildflowers. Free.

Volunteer Tuesdays

Every Tuesday is volunteer day beginning at 9:30am. This is a drop-in day, but please let us know if you plan on coming out so we can plan accordingly.  Feel free to call the center for information on what projects we are currently working on or if you can’t make it by 9:30.  We appreciate all of you and your help!