submitted by Marilyn Douglas
The Town of Hoosick Lions Club recently presented a $500 donation to support the construction of the Veterans Memorial Wall in the Village Park in Hoosick Falls.
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Petersburgh’s Preliminary Budget
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board held a budget workshop on October 4 and took a first look at their 2011 budget. Supervisor Peter Schaaphok was there, along with Board Members Amy Manchester and Dick Snyder, but Ray Broadwell and Bill Seel were not present.
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Ella Earns A Diploma
by Bea Peterson
Ella Amidon has always wanted to be a nurse. “There was no money for it,” she said flatly last week. She quit Berlin High School in tenth grade to work in Reese’s Shirt Shop in Berlin assembling shirts. She was almost 18 when she married in 1948. She and her husband lived in Cherry Plain and raised two sons. Howard lives in Petersburgh and Charles lives in West Virginia. She has seven grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
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Murphy’s Congressional Field Offices
by Bea Peterson
On Tuesday, October 5, Congressman Scott Murphy’s staff hosted “Congressional Field Offices” in Castleton-on-Hudson, Averill Park, Nassau, Poestenkill, Brunswick, Pittstown, Schaghticoke, Petersburgh, Hoosick Falls, Stephentown, Berlin and Grafton.
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Beautiful Day For A Cow Plop
by Bea Peterson
Sunday was a perfect autumn day. The weather was absolutely beautiful for the St. Mary’s Academy Cow Plop and Car Show. There were plenty of activities for the kids and lots of great food. Ben Patten supplied plenty of patter and music to match the era of the 113 collector cars, trucks and motorcycle that made up this year’s show. Those vehicles just gleamed in the sun!
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Kenneth E. Risedorf
Grafton – Kenneth E. Risedorf, 89, a resident of Route 2, Grafton, NY, died Sunday, October 3, 2010, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, VT.
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Joseph F. Brandalik
Hoosick Falls – Joseph F. Brandalik, 80, passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2010, at his residence on Jackson Street in Hoosick Falls, NY. Joe was the husband of the late Gloria (Woodcock) Brandalik, who died in 1987.
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James Sweener
Stephentown/Berlin – James (Jim) Sweener, 75, died September 29, 2010, in Daytona Beach, FL. Born in Stephentown Center, NY, in 1935, Jim was the son of the late Nelson and Doris (Moon) Sweener. He attended Berlin (NY) schools and, at one time, worked for the Stephentown Highway Department. He had lived in Florida for the last 30 years.
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The Ancient Art Of Catapulting Pumpkins
by Bea Peterson
Hats off to the Hoosick Area Youth Center & Community Coalition (HAYC3) and all the many volunteers who made the Pumpkinpalooza weekend such a big success. Ideal weather certainly helped. Both Wood Park and the Athletic Field were filled with folks participating or watching and enjoying activities.
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Got Cheese?
by David Flint
The Gouda cheese is aging quietly in the “cave” and will soon be ready for sale. Gouda is the latest variety added to the line of cheeses produced at Berlin’s Mapledale Farm. It shares company in the aging room, called the “cave” by the Mapledale folks, with the Farmhouse Cheddar, the Classic Colby, the Pepperpatch Colby and the Garlic Colby. Carl Greene, one of the owners of Mapledale Farm, said the Gouda is creamier and moister than the cheddar. Given the Dutch background of this area, the Greenes thought it appropriate to try out a Dutch cheese.
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