No doubt there is plenty of talent in the Hoosick area. And often there is nowhere to exhibit that talent. The Empowerment Exchange invites everyone to bring his or her best voice, instrument, comedy, poetry, art, or skits, to the Immaculate Conception Dining Hall, 67 Main Street, Hoosick Falls, on Friday, May 3, from 6 to 9 pm.
Talent can’t shine without an audience, so bring friends and family along to enjoy a great night out and enjoy some laughs and good wholesome fun! There is no charge for this event, and there will also be free raffle prizes.
Stephentown Cemetery Meeting Postponed
The Annual Meeting of the Stephentown Cemetery Association scheduled for Saturday, May 4, has been postponed. Plot owners will be notified when the new date is set.
K-Kids Car Wash & Bake Sale
On Saturday, May 4, from 10 am to 1 pm the K-Kids are holding a Car Wash & Bake Sale to benefit a local child who needs help and to support the safe water project across the sea.
Come to 199 Church Street (Everchanging Hairstyles) in Hoosick Falls and pick up your goodies and get a nice clean car. Support our K-Kids, a youth service organization of the Kiwanis Club. The Club Advisor is Wendy Larson.
Stephentown Vets Texas Hold’em
The Veterans of Stephentown will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, May 4, in the Stephentown Fire Hall, located at 35 Grange Hall Road in Stephentown. The doors will open at 5 pm and close at 6 pm. Play begins at 6:15 sharp.
A free buffet will be served at the first break.
No advance registration is required, and a donation of $35 per player will be accepted. Players can make an additional $10 donation at the door for 1,000 extra chips. This tournament will pay one place for every ten players with a minimum of four places and a maximum of nine places.
For further information, please call Tom McVeigh at 518-658-2448.
Barbara Carr Ellis
Grafton – Barbara Carr Ellis, 74, died Saturday, April 27, 2013, surrounded by her family, at the Samaritan Hospital in Troy, NY, after a long and courageous battle with ovarian cancer.
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The Life Of George Holcomb – Buying A Farm For Brother Wm
Sunday, July 1, 1827: Today I took the wagon and carried my wife over to Dr. Graves and she had two teeth drawn, and I had one drawn. I paid him 12 cents, which was all he did ask. We then went to Cousin Samuel Holcomb’s and stayed until after tea. This evening I rode to Lebanon pool hill to J. Bull’s the baker’s to contrive about peddling the Fourth of July. I fetched one dol and 12 cents worth of cake home in addition to what I had.
Monday, July 2, 1827: I called to the old Widow Morton’s with brother Wm and he bargained with Samuel Morton for that farm. Said Morton is to give him possession the first of April next, clear of all incumbrance and a lease from Stephen Van Rensselaer with the rent paid up and brother Wm pays him for the farm when he takes possession, which is twelve hundred and fifty dollars. This morning I rode down to the widow Booge’s and fetched home Mrs. Haskins to work for us as is before agreed, at sixty two and a half cts per week. Tonight I borrowed Mr. John Russel’s half barrel keg and we made nearly a barrel of small beer.
Tuesday: Today I borrowed Zach Chapman’s wagon and we went to the Shakers with both teams, oxen and cart and horse team, with 148 feet of Hemlock bark at three dol per cord, and one hind quarter of veal, 20 pounds, at three cts per pound, and it paid up a small note and the remainder I paid towards some shoe leather. I walked up to William Post’s the hatter, and got a hat that he had dressed over for my head 50 cts, charged to me. On the way going I was detained on account of a very great rain, and it is high water and did considerable damage.
Wednesday, July 4: I went to Pittsfield and peddled cider, beer and Bull’s cake. I cleared nearly twelve dols, I paid said Bull five dol for what I sold for him.
Thursday: We hoed in the garden and mended fence where the great rain washed it away, and this afternoon we took down the under pinning stone from the corner of the barn, and this evening I rode over to my Rodgers farm and engaged brother Sylvester to come tomorrow and joint over our barn floor.
Richard H. Cerutti, Sr.
Grafton – Richard H. “Rich” Cerutti, Sr., 71, of Route 2, Grafton, NY, died peacefully in his sleep on Friday, April 26, 2013, at his home.
Born January 5, 1942. in the Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Benedict H. and Eva T. Marchukitis Cerutti. He had been a resident of Grafton since moving from the Bronx in 1975 and was a communicant of Our Lady of the Snow (St. John Francis Regis) Church in Grafton.
Educated in Bronx and Manhattan schools, Rich enlisted in the United States Navy in November of 1959. He was honorably discharged in December of 1962. He worked briefly in a Ford dealership in New Rochelle, NY, before starting his career in telecommunications. He started with Bell-South in New York and his career extended some 40 years when he retired from Verizon in 2005. He was a member of the Petersburgh Rod & Gun Club, the Hoosick Falls B.P.O.E and the NRA. He enjoyed hunting, shooting, bird watching and motorcycle riding. He truly loved horse racing, spending time at the track and OTB.
Survivors include his children, Gina M. and husband Christopher Ciccone of East Greenbush, NY, Paula C. Cerutti of Watervliet, NY, Angela L. Cerutti of Grafton, Richard H. and wife Theresa Cerutti, Jr. of Grafton and Adam L. Cerutti of Tallapossa, GA, his grandchildren, Carina Ciccone, John and Alyssa Angus, Nicholas and Shawn Tripepi and Hannah Rose Cerutti, his brother, William J. and wife Carol Cerutti of the Bronx, and his aunt, Pat Marchukitis of East Hampton, MA, his nieces, his nephews and his loving, tireless canine companion Anna.
A Liturgy of Christian Death and Burial was celebrated by Rev. Kenneth Gregory on Wednesday, May 1, at 10 am in the Our Lady of the Snow (St. John Francis Regis) Church, 31 Owen Road, Grafton. Interment with full military honors took place at 12:30 pm in the Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery.
Relatives and friends were invited for visitation on Tuesday, April 30, from 4 to 8 pm at the church.
Because of floral restrictions at the cemetery, memorial contributions, in care of the Thomas M. Barber Funeral Home, P.O. Box 361, Petersburgh, NY, 12138, to either the Wounded Warriors project or the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in loving memory of Richard H. “Rich” Cerutti, Sr would be appreciated.
Trout Stocking The Walloomsac
Bird Walk At Dyken Pond Center
This is a great time of year to look for spring migrant birds at the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center. Join us on an early morning bird walk on Saturday, May 4, at 8 am. We will be looking for a variety of warblers, vireos, thrushes and such favorites as black-throated blue warbler, scarlet tanager, eastern bluebird and Baltimore oriole. We’ll also spend time learning a few different bird songs. The walk will be led by Mary Batcheller, a life-long birder from Petersburgh. There is a suggested $2 donation for this program, and it is not necessary to pre-register. Meet at the parking lot of the Center, 475 Dyken Pond Road, Cropseyville. Contact the Center for more information at 658-2055 or dykenpond@fairpoint.net or visit www.dykenpond.org for directions and a complete schedule of our spring and summer events.
