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Girl Scouts Sponsoring Car Show

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The Hoosick Falls Girl Scout Community, in conjunction with Hoosick Hometown Days, will be sponsoring a car show at the Town Athletic Fields on Barton Avenue, Hoosick Falls on Saturday, August 4 from 10 am to 3 pm.
Cars, motorcycles, trucks, hot rods, and street rods; all model years are welcome! The cost is $10 to participate, spectators are free. Goodie bags will be given to the first 100 entrants. Prizes will be awarded for car show participants and spectators. Other fun activities include a Chinese raffle, bake sale, glitter tattoos, facepainting for kids and more!
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Summer Events At The Area State Parks

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At Grafton Lakes State Park
• July 20, Friday – Evening Guided Hike at 6 pm; meets at Long Pond Road parking lot. Start your weekend off right with a guided hike through some of our many trails.
• July 28, Saturday – Xterra Triathlon at 9 am; 1k swim, 20k bike ride and 6k run! For registration information, see www.skyhighadventures.com.
• July 28, Saturday – Children’s Triathlon at GSLP at 2 pm; 1k run, 100m swim and 5k bike ride!  See www.skyhighadventures.com to register.
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July Programs At Dyken Pond

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• Saturday, July 21 – Wild Edible Plants and a Meal with Lee Wilson, 10 am to 4 pm. Learn identification of wild edible plants, foraging technique and etiquette, poisonous look-alikes and meal preparation; for older teens and adults, experienced and novice. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited to 15 and fills quickly. The cost is $15, $10 for members.
• Tuesday, July 24 – Junior Naturalist: Reptiles and Amphibians with Sam Dobin, 1 to 3 pm; open to all ages with activities, games and live animals. Learn about these curious creatures.
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Irene B. Greene

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Berlin – Irene Brownell Greene, 91, of Greene’s Brook Road, Berlin, NY, passed away on Friday, July 13, 2012, at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls, NY.
Born March 29, 1921, in Groveside, NY, she was the daughter of the late Elmer E. and Sadie Lebarron Brownell. She was the loving wife of Arlie L. Greene, whom she married on March 2, 1946, in Groveside, NY.
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Harold H. Burdick

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Berlin – Harold H. Burdick, 77, of Brunswick Road, Troy, NY, died on Monday, July 16, 2012, at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY, after a long illness.
Born in Berlin, NY, on February 23, 1935, he was the son of the late Loren and Julia Jones Burdick. He had lived on Brunswick Road in Troy since 1999 when he moved from the Berlin/Petersburgh area. Harold attended Berlin schools. He worked for Rynard Gundrum crushing cars and as a lathe operator for W. J. Cowee Co., Inc. in Berlin. He retired in 2001. He loved going to tag sales and was a practical joker, always playing jokes on his family and friends.
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The Life Of George Holcomb – Sylvester’s Wife Has Fits

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Monday, March 24, 1823: Today I rode our bay colt to Hoosic Falls to David Barnhart’s, distance about 30 miles. I got there about four o’clock in the afternoon. I went after Barnhart to come to Stephentown to Brother Wm for his wife remains quite sick yet. Today Wm rode to Richmond after Doctor Merryman again. Today brother Sylvester got to our house with his family. He moved from the westward again.
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