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Kiwanis Basket Bingo In Bennington

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Join the Kiwanis Club on Saturday, March 21, at 2 pm for a fantastic Basket Bingo to be held at the Moose Lodge at 916 Main Street, Bennington.

The proceeds of this Bingo will help a local man, Richard Martin from Bennington/Pownal. Dick has been paralyzed since November 1 from a staph infection. He was stricken while at a family wedding in Florida and has undergone many operations and is now in extensive rehab. The goal is to get Dick home.

Beautiful theme baskets, door prizes and 50/50. $10 entry for 18 games, $7 for additional tickets, $3 for three special games. Call Gale Leva at 686-3348 for additional information.

Foot Massage And Reflexology

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Hubbard Hall Center for the Arts and Education is once again offering its popular class in how to give your tootsies the pampering they deserve – Foot Massage and Reflexology. The feet function as a map of the body. Through manual manipulation of the feet we can help ourselves and our others experience relief from distress from many sources. Manual manipulation can be as gentle as foot massage or as intense and as detailed as foot reflexology. Foot massage uses the actions of rubbing, kneading, rocking and shaking and is wonderful for general relaxation. Foot reflexology uses thumb and finger pressure on specific points of the feet. It can be helpful for yourself and for family care.

Foot Massage and Reflexology with Anne Snyder will take place on Monday evenings from 6 to 8 pm for a three-week course beginning March 16 through March 30 in the Beacon Feed Studio Board Room, behind Hubbard Hall. Registration is $60 or $54 for members. You may also opt for a single drop-in evening for $25. The registration deadline is Friday, March 13 and may be completed at www.hubbardhall.org or by calling 518-677-2495. Enrollment for this class is limited to a maximum of six students. Please bring   a sheet, a towel, a pillow to support your knees, a pillow to support your head, a blanket.

Class 1, March 16,  Foot Massage – A map of the body as reflected through the feet. Kneading, rubbing, rocking and shaking, Powders, oils, soaks

Class 2, March 23, Foot Reflexology -Finding your way around a body using the feet as the map, Learning to use pressure, An overall routine including some important pressure points.

Class 3, March 30,  Putting It All Together and Putting It All Together and Taking It To The Next Level. For those who have taken both Class 1 and Class 2 and would like to refine and deepen their practice.

Anne Snyder is a Licensed Massage Therapist in New York, has been practicing reflexology since 1987 and massage since 1991. She has lived in Cambridge since 2008.

Hubbard Hall is located at 25 East Main Street in Cambridge, NY.  For more information on this and all Hubbard Hall programs, or to purchase tickets, register for classes, make a donation and/or become a member or theatre subscriber please visit www.hubbardhall.org or call 518-677-2495.

Civicure Secures $6,300 Grant For Preservation Of Wood Block

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The Preservation League of New York State presented a $6,300 grant to CiviCure, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is the “revitalization of the Hoosick economy through active stewardship of our rich heritage and rural environs and the art inspired by them.” It was presented at a board meeting of CiviCure on Monday, March 2, at 11 am, at 5 Main Street in Hoosick Falls.

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Village Primary Care-Primary Care Health Partners Earns National Recognition For Patient-Centered Care

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NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home™ Standards Emphasize Enhanced Care Through Patient-Clinician Partnership

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) today announced that Village Primary Care-Primary Care Health Partners of Hoosick Falls, NY has received NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition for using evidence-based, patient-centered processes that focus on highly coordinated care and long-term, participative relationships.

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The Center Sponsors A Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser

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The Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls, is sponsoring a delicious spaghetti dinner as a fundraiser for a co-worker who lost her home and pets in a tragic fire this winter.  Music will be provided for our patrons, by the fabulous saxophone quartet, The Four of Us. The dinner will take place on March 28 at The Eagles on 35 First. Street in Hoosick Falls.  Dinner will be served  4:30 to 6 pm. Take-out meals will be available.  The tickets are $7 in advance and $9 at the door. Advance tickets will be sold until March 26, in the lobby of The Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at 21 Danforth Street in Hoosick Falls. If you have questions, please contact Christa Caron at 686-4371 ext. 136.

Blues & Brews – A Smokin’ Hot Fundraiser for Hubbard Hall

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Beat the Winter Blues at Hubbard Hall! Come out to listen to hot sounds of the Roadside Blues Band, enjoy some warming jambalaya, chili and corn bread, desserts and partake of the cash beer and wine bar! Dance it all off, all night long on Saturday, March 28 beginning at 7 pm.

$20 admission includes all the food and music and soft drinks, with cash bar available for beer and wine. Get your tickets in advance online at www.hubbardhall.org, call 518-677-2495 or at the door that night. This event is for everyone 21 and over, with ID please. Support the arts and beat the blues! You more than deserve it this winter!

Hubbard Hall Center for the Arts and Education, located in a renovated 1878 rural opera house and adjacent former freight yard complex, is a community arts center dedicated to bringing the best of the arts to the region. Hubbard Hall is located at 25 East Main Street in Cambridge, NY.  For more information, visit www.hubbardhall.org or call 518-677-2495.

Larry Stowell

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Hoosick Falls – Lawrence M. “Larry” Stowell 55, passed away on Sunday March 1 at the Samaritan Hospital in Troy, New York. He was the son of Ruth Ann (Brown) Stowell of Hoosick Falls and the late Charles LeRoy Stowell.

Larry was born on August 4, 1959 in Cambridge, New York. He graduated from Hoosick Falls Central School in 1978. He was employed at Rocco Plumbing in Schenectady, New York. Larry was an active member of the St. Stanislaw Society in Hoosick Falls where he was a past president. He enjoyed spending time at the Club with his friends. He also liked playing golf and was an avid Washington Redskins fan.

Survivors other than his mother Ruth include his sons Michael Stowell and Christopher Stowell both of Troy, New York, sisters Kimberly (Wayne) Houghton, Stacy (Danny) Merrills and Cheryl “Sherri” (Keith) Stowell all of Hoosick Falls, Robin (Bill) Stowell of Athens, New York, brothers Richard (Rose) Stowell and Neil (Roseanne) Stowell all of Hoosick Falls, granddaughter Chloe Stowell of Troy, New York, also several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be Thursday March 5 at 6 pm from the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, New York. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 4 pm until the start of the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Karen & Molly McGovern Memorial Fund through the Funeral Home.