The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Hoosick Falls

National Nurses Week And Nursing Home Week Celebrated At The Center For Nursing And Rehabilitation At Hoosick Falls

By

submitted by Linda Goyette the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls

The Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls celebrated National Nurses Week recently with a kickoff of “Cinco de Mayo Day,” “Sports Day,” “Strawberry Shortcake Hump Dayyyy,” “Dress as Your Favorite Co-Worker Day” and ending with “Pay Day.”

The following week a number of events took place at the Center in celebration of National Nursing Home Week. [Read more…] about National Nurses Week And Nursing Home Week Celebrated At The Center For Nursing And Rehabilitation At Hoosick Falls

The St. Mary’s Academy Duck Race

By

A fun, family friendly event, hosted by Brown’s Brewery, 50 Factory Hill Road, Hoosick Falls, is the First Annual “Quack” which will be held on Saturday, May 31, from 12 to 7 pm. This event features a quarter mile rubber-ducky race down the Walloomsac River.

Ducks will be sold for $10 each, or three ducks for $20. First place wins $1,000, second place, $250, and third place, $100. The carnival atmosphere will include games, carnival food, live entertainment and the greatest attraction – the duck race! Being fun for our families, this event holds great promise of becoming a new tradition for our wonderful Hoosick Falls community in which to take part. The ducks will be launched at 5:30 pm.

While playing the games and eating some great food you can enjoy the sounds of Three’s Harmony (Krissy, Sherri and Wayne).

For more information please call St. Mary’s Academy at 518-686-4314.

Walter A. Wood Alumni Reunion

By

The Walter A. Wood Alumni Association will hold its annual reunion dinner on Saturday, June 14, at the Pittstown Volunteer Emergency Corps Building. Dinner will be served at 12:30 pm. Special classes to be recognized are the graduating classes of 1964, 1954, 1944 and prior years. Any graduate who has not received a letter and is interested in attending, please call Janice Tate at 518-686-7036. Reservations close on June 7.

GLSP And Bennington Battlefield Historic Site Events

By

• June 7, Saturday – National Trails Day from 9 am to 12 pm at Grafton Lakes State Park. This fun morning of trail work will be followed by a complimentary raffle and barbecue for all our volunteers. Please pre-register by June 3 for the complimentary barbecue at 279-1155.

• June 7, Saturday – Ribbon Cutting for the Baum Trail at the Bennington Battlefield at 2 pm. This is the end of the trail for Baum, whose defeat at the Battle for Bennington helped set the stage for success at Saratoga. Re-enactors will be present in period costume to help tell the tale along with renowned historian and author Michael Gabriel.

Edward Hackett

By

Hoosick Falls – Edward Hackett, 76, died suddenly Friday, May 23, 2014, after a long illness. Lifelong residents of Hoosick Falls, NY, he and his wife of 53 years, Barbara, were also winter residents of Naples, FL, since retirement.

Ed owned and operated several local bars and restaurants for many years. When Ed left the restaurant business he went to work for various milk processing companies as a dairy inspector. His personality was well suited for both of those careers, and he quickly gained the friendship and affection of most people he met, both young and old. He gained another new batch of loyal friends while living in Florida. Ed earned a reputation as one of the most consistently good shuffleboard players on his team.

Survivors, other than his wife, are his sons, Joseph Hackett and Kevin Button and wife Robin, and his daughter, Loreen Hackett, all of Hoosick Falls, his grandchildren, Nicole Aldrich and husband Josh, Tori Hackett and Victoria, Owen Hackett and Darcie Hackett, and his great-grandchildren, Alyssa and Corey Aldrich. Ed was also survived by cousins, nieces and nephews, including one cousin to whom he was a substitute dad, John Waitekus.

Relatives and friends may call at the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street, Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090, on Saturday, May 31, from 6 to 8 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rensselaer County Hospice through the funeral home.

Anna A. Winters

By

Hoosick Falls – Anna A. Winters, 93, passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2014, at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Hoosick Falls, NY. She was the wife of the late August J. Winters Jr.

Born on March 22, 1921, in Sherbrook, Canada, Anna was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Rousseau) Rivard. She attended schools in the Town of Hoosick, NY. Anna was a seamstress at CB Sports in Bennington, VT.

Survivors include her daughter, Beverly Burnham and husband Robert of Warrensburg, NY, her sons, Richard Winters and Sandra Singer of Massachusetts and August Winters of Center Brunswick, NY, her sister, Joan Baker of Troy, NY, her brother, Theodore Rivard of Maryland, and her eight grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Anna is pre-deceased by a grandson, David Winters, and a daughter-in-law, Ann Winters.

A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Wednesday, May 28, at 11 am from the Immaculate Conception Church on Main Street in Hoosick Falls. Burial followed the Mass at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Hoosick Falls. Relatives and friends called at the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street, Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090, on Tuesday, May 27, from 5 to 7 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude’s Children Hospital through the funeral home.

Hoosick Falls Memorial Day Events

By

submitted by Gail Smith on behalf of the American Legion

Bernie Guerard, American Legion Commander and this year’s Chairman of the Memorial Day Parade calls all officers and members of all organizations together with the general public to participate in our local parade to honor our military men and women, past and present.

[Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Memorial Day Events