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Chartered Bus Trip To See The HFCS Jazz Band At The NYS Fair

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Join the Hoosick Falls Central School Jazz Band on a trip to the NYS Fair on August 27. For $40 per person, you will receive a round trip chartered bus seat, driver gratuity and a pass into the Fair.

There are many free concerts and entertainment to see while at the Fair. The Jazz Band will be playing at 2 pm in the Empire Theater, located inside the Art & Home Center, as well as playing in the hometown parade, which starts at 6 pm.

If you sign up to be a jazz band “groupie” you will save on gas, tolls, parking fees and just be a part of the group!

The bus will leave HFCS at 7:45 am and will arrive back by 11 pm. Call Joyce Brewer at 258-5772 or email tjbrewer4942@gmail.com to reserve your seat by August 13.

Donald W. St. Hilaire

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Hoosick Falls – Donald W. St. Hilaire, 84, a lifelong resident of Hoosick Falls, NY, passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2014, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT. He was the husband of the late G. Albertine (Lunos) St. Hilaire, who died in 2002. Donald resided on Main Street in Hoosick Falls.

Born on July 16, 1930, in Hoosick Falls, Donald was the son of the late Joseph and Yvonne (Dumouchel) St. Hilaire. He was a very proud graduate of St. Mary’s Academy and was a veteran of the United States Army serving from 1951-1957; he received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals.

Donald was the District Manager for the Grand Union Company for forty-seven years until retiring. He was a member and Past Commander of the American Legion Post # 40, a communicant of the Immaculate Conception Church, a founding member of the Lions Club and a past member of the former Elks Lodge, all in Hoosick Falls.

Survivors include his children, Tammy Lankford of Florence, SC, Donald W. St. Hilaire Jr. and wife Pearl, of Long Beach, CA, Austin and wife Heather St. Hilaire of Hoosick Falls and David and wife Julie St. Hilaire of East Greenbush, NY, his brother, Raymond and wife Dale St. Hilaire of Hoosick Falls, his grandchildren, Benjamin, Amanda, Tiffany, Renee, Jonathan, Danielle, Shania and Gabriella, three great-grandchildren, Josiah, Bebe and Avianna, and many nieces, nephews and friends. He is pre-deceased by five sisters, Alice Lozo, Veleda Graney, Leona Turner, Velma (Sister Yvonne) St. Hilaire and Lucille (Sister Adelina) St. Hilaire, and two brothers, Harvey and William St. Hilaire.

A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Wednesday, July 30, at 10 am from the Immaculate Conception Church on Main Street in Hoosick Falls. Burial was at the Saratoga National/Gerald B.H. Solomon Cemetery in Schuylerville, NY.

Relatives and friends called at the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street, Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090, on Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Joseph Carondelet or St. Mary’s Academy through the funeral home.

The Future Of The Wood Block Building Is Now

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by Bea Peterson

This Saturday evening, July 26, Hoosac School is hosting a concert to benefit the restoration of the Wood Block’s historic third floor. The program of Opera Arias and Show Tunes will be performed by Oren Gradus and Mariona Pallach accompanied by gifted pianist, opera coach and accomplished conductor Jennifer Peterson. Gradus has performed in many of the world’s greatest opera houses. Pallach, an award winning vocalist and voice instructor, is from Catalonia, Spain.

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Dougherty Corner To Be Developed At Last

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by Bea Peterson

“It is going to happen,” said Hoosick Falls Mayor David Borge at the third Hoosick Rising meeting on Tuesday, July 22. “The Dougherty corner will be developed.” The Mayor noted that in 2006 the Village received a $750,000 grant from NYS Economic Development for the upgrade and development of two properties, including the corner. “And for lots of reasons the development didn’t happen,” he added. [Read more…] about Dougherty Corner To Be Developed At Last

No One Marches Alone! Ruck March

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Did you know…? The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that there are 52,000 Veterans living in Rensselaer County and the surrounding five counties. Members of the military, from World War II to the War on Terror, experience a myriad of challenges, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, substance abuse and mental health problems and problems associated with reintegration, such as finding employment and stable housing.

Heroes at Home, a Rensselaer County peer support program, has scheduled a Ruck March (army style march with backpack) on September 20 to help raise awareness of the challenges that military personnel experience.

No One Marches Alone! is the slogan for this inaugural Patriot Ruck March, a 26.4 mile march that will go from Poestenkill to Grafton and back again. Prizes will be given for top marchers in male and female carrier categories, with 35 pound ruck or no ruck.

If you or anyone you know would be interested in marching, or if you would like to sponsor someone who is marching, make a donation or assist on September 20, contact John Holmes at 518-545-6781 or stop in at the Hoosick Falls American Legion on Tuesdays from 2 to 8 pm or on Fridays from 12 to 5 pm, and he can sign you up, get you a sponsor packet, plug you in to help and answer any questions you might have. Donations will go directly to projects that help prevent veteran suicide and conduct veterans’ outreach in Rensselaer County.

Heroes at Home is one of eleven NYS funded PFC Joseph Dwyer Peer to Peer Programs. They provide peer support to anyone who has served in the military, as well as their families, regardless of discharge status, era in which they served or combat experience. Since 2012, we have partnered with the VA, the VFW and American Legion and community providers to ensure that Veterans have access to services, and to provide support as they navigate the reintegration process.

Details of the march are being finalized so watch the newspapers for more information, and if you can’t march, then come on out and cheer on those who are!

St. Mary’s Academy Golf Scramble

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The 14th annual St. Mary’s Academy Golf Scramble will be held on Friday, August 8, at the scenic Hoosick Falls Country Club. Tee off times are 8 am and 1 pm. The cost is $70 per golfer and includes 18 holes with cart, lunch and a lite fare supper for four and five person teams. There is special pricing for teams that also sponsor a hole.

Non-golfers/spectators are also invited to come and cheer the teams on. If non-golfers/spectators want to be included in the lunch and lite fare supper the cost is $15.

For more information or if you are interested in sponsoring a hole or providing a prize for our very popular Chinese auction held during supper, please contact Pat Hayes at the school 518-686-4314.

This information is also available on the SMA website at www.stmaryshf.com.

Hoosick Falls Clothing Drive

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There will be a clothing drive at the former Patire’s car dealership on Main Street in Hoosick Falls on Monday, July 28, and Tuesday, July 29, from 3 to 7 pm. The only donations that are being accepted at this time are girls and boys sizes 4-16. All items must be clean, with no holes or stains, and folded or on hangers. Clothing can be dropped off at the Community Alliance Church at 484 Hill Road prior to Monday. If no one is there, please leave your bags under the carport.

Besides summer clothing, there are also some winter items, including a few boys and girls winter jackets. This will be our last drive, so all clothing must go. We have lots of bags you can fill.

For more information, call Gail at 817-7286.