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Hoosick Falls Village Election Is Tuesday

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by Bea Peterson
Every vote is important in an election. And when the candidates are running unopposed, as is the case in Hoosick Falls next week, every vote is still very important. When individuals volunteer to devote hours of their time, for a stipend, for the betterment of their community, they deserve the support of that community. Casting a vote for them on Tuesday is a show of  support for them. All ballots will be cast in the Municipal Building on Main Street from noon until 9 pm on March 19.
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The Hoosick Falls St. Patrick’s Parade And Irish Festival Is This Weekend

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submitted by Kevin O’Malley
The Hoosick Falls St. Patrick’s Parade and Irish Festival will celebrated its 22nd Anniversary on March 16, 2013. Twenty-one years ago, local Irishmen Mike Conway and TJ Carmody wanted to find a way to keep the Irish culture and history alive in the Hoosick area and decided that a parade was the ticket!
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NYS Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin Visits Hoosick Falls

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by Bea Peterson
As NYS Assemblyman to the recently restructured 107th District Steve McLaughlin has been visiting the area to meet his new constituents. On Thursday, March 7, he and his assistant Nick Wilock were at the Hoosick Falls Armory from 3 to 6 pm. About a dozen people from Grafton, Petersburgh, Hoosick and Hoosick Falls came to talk with him. The Assemblyman listened attentively to their issues and responded with his views.
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G. Michael Cottrell

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Walloomsac – G. Michael Cottrell, 56, a life-long resident of Walloomsac, NY, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2013, with his loving family by his side, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT.
He was born in Bennington on May 6, 1956, and was the loving son of the late George E. Cottrell and Margaret (Lavin) Cottrell of Walloomsac. Michael was a dairy farmer all his life, working the family farm and, recently, for Skip Clark. He was also a life-long member of the North Hoosick Fire Department.
He was the loving husband of Melissa (Suite) Cottrell. Beside his wife, he is survived by his children, Sarah Nason and husband Matt, Kearsten Bushee and husband Eric, Zachary Suite, Katelyn Cottrell and Kelsey Cottrell, and last but not least his grandchildren, Illiana and Logan Nason, whom he loved dearly.
The funeral service was Tuesday, March 12, from the Immaculate Conception Church on Main Street in Hoosick Falls, NY. Burial followed the service at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Hoosick Falls. Relatives and friends called at the Mahar Funeral Home, on Monday evening.

Mary Jane O’Dell

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Hoosick Falls – Mary Jane O’Dell, 70, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2013, at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Hoosick Falls, NY. She had resided on Elm Street in Hoosick Falls.
Born on January 28, 1943, in Hoosick Falls, Mary Jane was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Ruth (Brownell) O’Dell. She was educated at schools in Hoosick Falls. Mary Jane worked in the family business, O’Dell’s Store, on Elm Street. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hoosick Falls.
Survivors include her sister, Barbara Zagorski of Hartford, CT, her brothers, William and Richard O’Dell of Hoosick Falls and Robert O’Dell of White Creek, NY. She is also survived by several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She is pre-deceased by a sister, Elizabeth Peret, and a brother, John O’Dell.
Funeral services were Thursday, March 14, at 10 am from the First Baptist Church on Main Street in Hoosick Falls. Burial followed the service at Maple Grove Cemetery in Hoosick Falls. Relatives and friends called at the Mahar Funeral Home on Wednesday evening. Memorial contributions may be made to the Karen McGovern Memorial Fund through the funeral home.

Katharine F. Potter

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Stephentown – Katharine Fanning Potter, 86, of Gardner Hill Road, Stephentown, NY, died on Monday, March 11, 2013. Born in Stamford, CT, on August 9, 1926, she was the daughter of the late William L. and Mercy Dawes Fanning. Kay was a kindergarten teacher at Pine Cobble School in Williamstown, MA, for over 50 years.
Survivors include her daughter, Libby Potter Demick of Stephentown, her son, Mark and wife Dorothy Potter of Lenexa, KS, her brother, William (Lou) Fanning of Mystic, CT, her grandchildren, Matthew Potter, Erin Demick, Megan Gabehart and Emily Demick, and her great-grandchildren, Spencer and Isabel Gabehart. She is pre-deceased by a grandson, Michael Demick. Private services will be held in Saugerties, NY, at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pine Cobble School, 163 Gale Road, Williamstown, MA, 01267. Arrangements are under the guidance of Hall & Higgins Funeral Home.

Ryan Cook

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El Paso/Hoosick Falls – Ryan Colby Cook, age 27, of El Paso, TX, died unexpectedly on March 4, 2013. Born on December 10, 1985, in Ames, IA, he was the son of Raymond Cook and Sandra (Beese) Cook. He attended Williamstown, MA, schools, and graduated from Hoosick Falls Central School in 2004. He was third in his class.
While in high school, he was a member of the National Honor Society. He was also involved with SADD. He played football and basketball at both Mount Greylock High School in Williamstown and Hoosick Falls Central High School. He played on two super bowl teams at Mount Greylock, and his senior year, the Hoosick Falls Central team played for the NY State championship in the Carrier Dome. He was an avid Minnesota Vikings fan and was deeply loyal to Ole Miss football, his alma mater.
During high school he worked at both Babson’s and Fox Hollow Restaurants in Hoosick Falls and North Petersburgh, NY. He loved the game of golf and spent much of his summers playing golf with his many friends, young and old, at the Hoosick Falls Country Club.
After high school, he attended Ole Miss in Oxford, MS, where he earned an Army ROTC scholarship. He graduated from Ole Miss in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. That same year he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. At the time of his death he was on active duty stationed at Fort Bliss, TX. He held the rank of Captain. He also served one year in Afghanistan wherein, amongst other medals, he was awarded the Bronze Star.
Ryan married Jessica (Mose) Cook on September 20, 2009, in Saratoga Springs, NY. She survives as well as her parents, Alfred and Phyllis Mose of Glenville, NY. Ryan and Jessica were animal lovers with three dogs of their own, fostered many others and spent countless hours volunteering at local animal rescue.
Ryan is also survived by his father, Raymond Cook of Wellington, FL, and his stepmother, Jennifer Cook of Saratoga Springs, NY, along with his sister, Bree Cook of Bennington, VT, and stepsister Austin and husband Turner Bayliss of Nashville, TN. He also leaves a maternal great-grandmother, Laura Mosher of Wykoff, MN, a stepgrandfather, Joseph Tornabene of Pownal, VT, his favorite aunt, Debra Beese of Minneapolis, MN, and several other aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was pre-deceased by his mother, Sandra (Beese) Cook, in 1989, his maternal grandparents, Gerald and Murlie Beese, his paternal grandparents, Charles and Anna Cook, and a step-grandmother, Janet Tornabene.
Funeral services are Friday, March 15, at 10 am from the Immaculate Conception Church on Main Street in Hoosick Falls. Military Honors will follow the Mass in Wood Park at the Veterans Memorial on Main Street in Hoosick Falls. Burial will take place in Minnesota.
Relatives and friends may call at the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, on Thursday, March 14, from 4 to 8 pm. Although flowers are welcome, in lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Susan B. Komen for the cure fund, through the funeral home.