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GLSP To Hold Dance In The Park

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Grafton Lakes State Park, the Dance Flurry Organization, Capitol USA Dance and the Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park will host Dance in the Park on Saturday, August 30. Dance in the Park is open to dancers at all levels of experience with or without a partner. The event will take place at the Deerfield Pavilion from 5 to 10 pm, starting with a lesson and a swing dance following. All proceeds from the night will benefit the Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park.

The lesson will be taught by Jason Fenton and will cover the basics of East Coast Swing. The main swing dance will feature a live band, the Dylan Perrillo Orchestra, and Fenton will DJ during the break between sets. There will also be food from Brunswick Barbeque and Brew and a raffle with prizes including a gift certificate from Saratoga Savoy, a gift basket from Capitol USA Dance and CDs from Ms. Patti Melita, a local musician.

Registration costs $15 per person for the dance only and $25 per person for dinner and the dance. Both fees cover the dance lesson and a night of live music. Pre-registration for those who want dinner is required by Wednesday, August 27, but drop-ins for the swing dance are also more than welcome.

For more information about Dance in the Park, please call the Park Office at 518-279-1155.

Remaining Summer Programs At The Dyken Pond Center

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• Full Moon Paddle – September 9, 7 to 9 pm. Join us for the full “Harvest” moon paddle on Dyken Pond. This event is limited to 15 people. Kayaks or canoes can be rented for $10 per boat. Pre-registration is required; call 518-658-2055 or email dykenpond@fairpoint.net to register or find out more information.

• Hike Across the Rensselaer Plateau – Sept. 13 and 14. This two day, 32 mile hike will take serious hikers from end to end across the Rensselaer Plateau. The event is co-sponsored by the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance. Pre-registration is required. Please call us at 518-658-2055 for more details.

Jr. Naturalist Program

• Lake Ecology – August 27, 1 to 3 pm. Our final Jr. Naturalist program of the summer will give students some experience in one of their favorite places – the water. We will be exploring the animals and plants that inhabit Dyken Pond by hiking the shoreline. We will discuss water quality and give students a chance to test the water conditions in the lake. A $1 donation is suggested.

Behind The Scenes

This summer the Forest Conservation Corps took place the last two weeks of July. Twenty-one teenagers from Rensselaer County volunteered time out of their summer to do trail work and maintenance at the Center. The teens worked on over six miles of hiking trails and paved the way for a brand new trail at the Center. The Forest Corps teens also helped prevent shoreline erosion on Dyken Pond by piling up rocks along the shoreline. The staff at Dyken Pond is very proud of these teens and would like to say thanks again for all of their hard work.

Rev. Ivan F. Gossoo

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Petersburgh – The Rev. Ivan F. Gossoo, 94, a resident of Petersburgh, NY, died on July 22, 2014. Mr. Gossoo was pre-deceased by his wife, Dorothea (Mathena), in 1994, following fifty years of marriage. He is survived by a son, Burton Gossoo of Hampton Bays, NY, a daughter, Lynnea Jones of Wolcott, CT, two grandchildren, Erin Jones and Shannon Jones, both of Bristol, CT, two great-granddaughters, Nina Andelin and Abigail Jones, and relatives throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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Leo M. Surdam Jr.

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Hoosick – Leo M. “Coke” Surdam Jr., 86, passed away Saturday, August 16, 2014, at his residence on Bovie Hill Road in Hoosick, NY. He was surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the former Carolyn M. “Khaki” Surdam.

Born on October 7,1927, in Potter Hill in Hoosick, Leo was the son of the late Leo M. and Lucy (Cornell) Surdam. He was educated in schools in Hoosick Falls, NY. Leo worked at Oak Materials Group in Hoosick Falls for many years. He enjoyed bowling and watching sports, especially the New York Giants and New York Mets. Leo was a former member of the Hoosick Lions Club. He enjoyed his winters spent in Venetian Parks Estates in Sarasota, FL.

Leo is survived by his daughter, Shirley White and husband Billy of Bartlett, IL, two sons, Leo Surdam III and his wife Deborah of Hoosick and Gerry Surdam of Bennington, VT, a sister, Hazel Springer of Eagle Bridge, NY, his seven grandchildren, Matthew Steichen, Lauren Soto, Steve Surdam, Tanya Brock, Leslie Rousseau, Alyssa Surdam and Tara DeCicco, and seven great-grandchildren. He is pre-deceased by two brothers, Clifford and Arthur Surdam, and two sisters, Dorothy Ryan and Betty Hayes.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, August 20, at 11 am from the Hoosick Baptist Church on South Street in Hoosick. Burial followed the service at Maple Grove Cemetery in Hoosick Falls. Relatives and friends called at the Church on Tuesday from 4 to 8 pm.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Karen McGovern Fund through the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090.

Anthony Bromirski

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Hoosick Falls – On August 13, 2014, Anthony “Ski” Bromirski passed away at his home on 73 River Road in Hoosick Falls, NY. Anthony, “Joe the Clocker,” was surrounded by his family and friends while he was watching the horses run at Saratoga on his TV.

Anthony, the son of Anthony and Ameila Bromirski, was born on September 27, 1930. He graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in Hoosick Falls. After being honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy, he returned to Hoosick Falls. He spent a year sitting on the back porch of the Shea Farm on Bovie Hill Road in Hoosick, NY, trying to talk his way past Edward (Wiggy) Shea. Finally, he was able to get inside to the kitchen to court and marry his sweetheart, Rita (Shea) Bromirski.

Anthony, “Joe the Good Guy,” is survived by his beloved wife, Rita, and their four children, Mark and wife Jane, David and wife Bridget, Peter and wife Tracy and Judy and husband Mark. Anthony, “Grampy,” was also so very proud of his grandchildren, Shea, Elizabeth, Amelia, William, Ben and Stacia. Their exploits and games became the light of his later years. He would never miss a game, awards ceremony or concert! God bless those poor referees!

Anthony, “Tony,” is also survived by his youngest sibling, Joanne Cottrell. He is pre-deceased by his parents and his two brothers, Edward and John, “Mick.”

Anthony’s wake was on Friday, August 15, from 5 to 8 pm at the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street, Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090. His funeral Mass was celebrated on Saturday, August 16, at the Immaculate Conception Church in Hoosick Falls at 11 am.

All donations may be made to St. Mary’s Academy, in any of his many names, through the funeral home.

The Life Of George Holcomb – Fixing The Barn

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Tuesday July 10, 1832: This afternoon the neighbors came in and helped raise up said barn. E. Pierce and J. Glass and hands, J. Russel and hands, Zach Chapman and hands, and F. Buten. We pried up said barn and said Carr leveled in the sleepers.

Wednesday: Today quite rainy. We under-pinned the cross sills to the barn and we made a stone boat and helped said Carr lay the barn floor. Tonight I reckoned with said Carr his demand was two dol and 59 cts and I paid him one dol in cash and one dol and 59 cts remain unpaid and Carr went home tonight.

Thursday: Amos Chapman took the wagon and carried the school mistress Mercy Carpenter and my children to school. On this day Mr. Ephraim Pierce came to my house to have me go and divide the line fence above R. Danford’s. I told him that he and I had divided it some years since. He would not believe it.  I told him I had it on record but he went home. I went and searched my books and found it recorded in June in the year 1828. I took my book and went to said Pierce and showed it to him in writing where the divisions is in our line fence.

Friday: Said Chapman and I nailed the boards on to the barn, the ones that we took off when we new silled it and today we underpinned said barn and some showery today.

Saturday: We drew stone and underpinned the barn. Said Chapman laid chief of said stone.

Friday, July 20: We did some nailing boards on the barn and dried hay and drew in and hoed some corn. Simpson worked 3/4 of a day and Dean all day towards house rents. This morning as our school Miss Mercy Carpenter, the daughter of Solomon Carpenter, was passing I requested her to stop a moment. I wanted her to answer me the question if Pearl Dean told her he would speak the letter she bid him if she would kiss him. Said Mercy answered me without stopping or turning her head in a short disdainful manner “he did” and passed on. I did not say anything more but immediately went on and passed her as I went by her I says if you think I am beneath your notice my children shall not go to school…I passed on and called to my children to return home and they obeyed me. I returned and met said Mercy but not a word from either of us.

New Lebanon Town Board Action – Gas And Gravel

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by Thaddeus Flint

Gas and gravel were the topics of the night at the New Lebanon monthly Board meeting on Tuesday night.

A group called Stop NY Fracked Gas Pipeline (SNYFGP) started things off with a talk on a new pipeline which might one day bring high pressure natural gas through the area to New England and other places yet unknown from the fracked oil fields out west.

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