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Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Action – Part Two

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by Bea Peterson

This is the conclusion of the report that began in last week’s paper.

Snow Street

Mary Jane Scott of Snow Street brought samples of dirty water to the meeting and complained that she received no notification that there was a problem with the water that went on for days. She asked for a return to having a Police cruiser drive on the street and announce such a problem. She does not read the Village’s legal paper and does not follow the television public announcements.

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SMA Second Annual Duck Race

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A fun, family-friendly event hosted by Brown’s Brewery at 50 Factory Hill Road in North Hoosick, the Second Annual “Quack” will be held, on Saturday May 30 from 3 to 7 pm.

The focus of this event is a quarter mile rubber-ducky race down the Walloomsac River. Ducks will be sold for $10 each, or 3 ducks for $20. First place wins $1000, 2nd place $250 and 3rd place $100.  The event includes carnival games, carnival food, live entertainment and the most exciting attraction of all – the duck race!

The ducks will be launched at 5:30 pm.

While playing the games and eating great food you can enjoy the sounds of Three’s Harmony (Krissy, Wayne and Sherri) inside the Taproom at Brown’s. Fab DJ Ben Patten will be outside keeping everyone up to date on all of the events as they are happening. Tickets are on sale now.  Last year we sold out, so don’t delay.  You can get your lucky duck ticket or quack pack at St. Mary’s Academy, Thorpe’s Pharmacy and Brown’s Taproom. For more information please call St. Mary’s Academy at 518-686-4314. See you there! Quack! Quack!

HAYC3 Calls For Vendors For Farmers’ Market

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If you grow it, make it or bake it – sell it!

The HAYC3 Artisan Exchange and Farmers Market is back for the 2015 season and is looking for vendors. The market season starts before the Community Band Concert on July 8 and will continue every Wednesday through August in Wood Memorial Park, Main Street, Hoosick Falls (rain location in the Perry Room of the HAYC3 Amory).

Those who produce vegetables and fruits, BBQ, jams, flowers, baked goods, syrups and sauces, dairy products, natural oils and soaps, locally-made wearables – or whatever – sell it with HAYC3 in Hoosick Falls between 4 and 7 pm. Each space size is 10’x10’ and will be $20 per month during the growing season of July through August, or just $5 per week.

For more information on the Farmers Market or about HAYC3, call 518-686-9050, email to contacthayc3@gmail.com, or visit hayc3.org.

Walter Wood High School Reunion

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The Walter A. Wood High School Alumni Reunion will be held on Saturday, June 13 at 12:30 pm at the Pittstown Volunteer Emergency Corp. Building.  This is for 50-year Graduates (1965)  and earlier years.  If you did not receive a letter and would like to attend, please contact Janice Tate, Treasurer, at 518-686-7036.  Reservations deadline is June 6.

HAYC3 Offers Texas Hold’Em Tournament

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Due to the popularity of our Texas Hold’em Tournaments, HAYC3 is expanding to a second monthly night for the event. Dates are June 5 and 19. Newcomers and experienced players are all welcome. Doors open at 6 pm, with play beginning at 6:30. The buy in is $35 with an option for a $10 add-on. The HAYC3 Armory is located at 80 Church Street on the corner of Elm Street in historic downtown Hoosick Falls. For more information, call 518-686-9050 or visit the HAYC3 website:  www.hayc3.org.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony For Newest Addition To Hoosic River Greenway

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submitted by Shelly Stiles

Please join us to celebrate the addition of “Skorupski Landing” to the Hoosic River Greenway. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be held Friday, June 12 at 4 pm at the Greenway and the Route 22 bridge in Hoosick Falls.

Several local and regional businesses and foundations gave generously to the fund to purchase the 6-acre parcel along the Hoosic River, an effort completed in March 2015. They will be acknowledged and thanked at the event, which will also include a walk along the river on the Landing, and refreshments. The event is sponsored by the Village of Hoosick Falls and the Hoosic River Greenway Committee.

John Skorupski loved the outdoors and the many places he called “home.” He was particularly fond of the Hoosic River and he was very pleased at the thought of future generations enjoying such a beautiful environment along the trail. The Village and the Committee are grateful to John and his family for agreeing to sell their land along the river. Acquiring and protecting the parcel has been a high priority for the Committee since it began its work in 2005.

The group hopes to create a picnicking area, a canoe/kayak launch and take-out site, and a swimming beach at the Landing, among other amenities.

The event will go on rain or shine. For more information or to RSVP, contact the Village Clerk at 518-686-7072.

Eleanor M. Fairbanks

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Hoosick Falls – Eleanor M. Fairbanks, 102, passed away on Wednesday May 20, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vermont. She resided on Albany Street in Hoosick Falls and was the wife of the late Fred Fairbanks who died in 1988.

Eleanor was born on June 17, 1912, in North Hoosick, New York, daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Prime) McClure. She graduated from the Walter A. Wood School in 1929. Eleanor taught school in West Hoosick and Pittstown, New York. She was a member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Hoosick Falls.

Survivors include her son Alan (Patricia) Finzer of Shaftsbury, Vermont, daughter Andra “Ann” Wheeler of Hazlet, New Jersey, four grandchildren, a great-grandchild and her beloved nieces and nephews. Eleanor was predeceased by a brother Robert McClure.

Funeral services will be Friday May 22, at 10:30 am from the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, New York. Burial will follow the service at Hoosick Rural Cemetery, Hoosick, New York.

Relatives and friends called at the funeral home on Thursday evening from 5 to 7 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice through the funeral home.

Hoosick Falls Memorial Day Parade

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Memorial Day Rites in the Village of Hoosick Falls will begin on Monday, May 25, with the raising of the Flag by the American Legion Commander Ike Powers at Maple Grove and St. Mary’s Cemeteries. At 8 am the Flag will be raised at Wood Memorial Park with a salute by the American Legion, the Legion Auxiliary and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary.

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