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Village Of Hoosick Falls Board Action – Shared Services Agreements Approved

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by Bea Peterson

At the Hoosick Falls Village Board meeting on Tuesday, May 13, the Board approved three Shared Services Agreements with the Town of Hoosick. Mayor David Borge said two of the agreements have been in place for years. However, they have been verbal “gentlemen’s agreements.” Keeping in mind Governor Cuomo’s desire for communities to share services, with the possibility of tax rebates, said Borge, it is important these agreements be more formal. The third agreement involves Green Heights and all those outside the Village who use Village water. The three agreements have been reviewed and approved by Village Attorney John Patterson.

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HFCS Student Council Sponsors Two Blood Drives

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by Gail Smith

On Thursday, May 29, the HFCS Student Council, under the leadership of Mrs. Deb Mabey, will sponsor a blood drive at HFCS from 8 am to 1:30 pm. This is not just for those who work or attend school at HFCS but is open to anyone who meets the criteria.

HFCS competes with all the schools in the Capital District for money for the Scholarship Fund. Schools have to meet a quota of units of blood donated, and the more they exceed it, the more money they earn. HFCS’ goal for the year is 200 pints in two drives, but they fell considerably short in the fall, so let’s help them make up those units so they can receive that Scholarship Fund.

The Student Council has also stepped up to the plate and is sponsoring a community blood drive on Friday, June 6 from 1 to 6 pm at the Hoosick Falls Fire Department. Previously, this drive did not have a sponsor. Thank you, students!

Cheney Library Open House

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Cheney Library in Hoosick Falls will host an Open House on May 31 at 10 am to celebrate the renovation of a basement room into a beautiful and fun Children’s Room. Eric Amidon, of Stateline Builders,  worked through the winter months to insulate the outside walls, install new wiring, put up wallboard, paint, lay a new floor, install new light fixtures and build bookcases to house the Library’s collection of children’s books. He did a wonderful job, and the children who have used the room love it. There is a new rug for story time, a sitting corner, a wall mural painted by college student Emma Fricke, two puppet theaters with puppets and some new educational toys purchased with money from a grant.

Please come and celebrate with us at 10 am on May 31 at the Cheney Library. The Cheney Library is open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1 to 8 pm, Tuesday from 10 am to 5 pm, Friday from 11 am to 4 pm and Saturday from 8 am to 1 pm.

The Hoosick Lions Club 29th Annual Road Race

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by Bea Peterson

The Town of Hoosick Lions Club held its 29th Annual 5k Road Race on Saturday, May 17. The weather was perfect for running, pleasantly cool with plenty of sunshine and blue sky. The route was the same one the race has taken for many years, starting on Munsell Street to Abbott to Classic to Main Street for quite a distance, then back down Main to the finish line.

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Anne LaFlamme

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Hoosick Falls – Anne (Kovage) LaFlamme, 96, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2014, at the Emeritus at Fillmore Pond in Bennington, VT.

Born on October 23, 1917, in Hoosick Falls, NY, Anne was the daughter of Anna (Lugas) and Stanley Kovage. She attended St. Mary’s Academy in Hoosick Falls. In 1936 she married Anthony LaFlamme of Bennington, and they made their home in Burlington, VT.

While in Burlington Anne attended the Elie Academy of Beauty Culture and became a licensed beautician in 1963. After a brief internship, she opened Anne’s Beauty Shop, which she operated until 1998 from the basement of her long time residence on Pearl Street in Burlington.

Anne was an advocate of physical fitness long before it became a trend. She walked daily, practiced yoga and started downhill skiing in her fifties. She took great pride in her Lithuanian heritage and, after studying the Russian language at UVM, made a trip to Vilnius, Lithuania in 1988 to explore her parents’ homeland.

A devoted Catholic, Anne received her Holy Sacraments from the Immaculate Conception Church in Hoosick Falls, which she rejoined after her return to the Village in 1998. While in Burlington she was a faithful communicant of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, where she sang in the choir and was a long time member of the Third Order of Franciscans.

She was the last surviving member of her generation, pre-deceased by her brothers, Stanley, John, Charles and Anthony. She is survived by her nieces and nephews, Susan Ratzan, M.D., Charles Kovage, Jr., Karen Arnold, Michael Kovage, Kimberly Hayden, Joan Kay, Katherine Reed, Constance Newell, Paul Kovage, Anthony Kovage, Jr. and Thea Hambright, as well as many grandnieces and grandnephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Monday, May 19, at noon from the Immaculate Conception Church on Main Street in Hoosick Falls. Burial followed the Mass at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Hoosick Falls. There were no calling hours. Arrangements were under the care of the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street, Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090.

Memorial contributions may be made to either St. Mary’s Academy or the VNA and Hospice at Southern Vermont Health Care through the funeral home.

Great Strides Walk At GLSP

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The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will be holding its annual Great Strides Walk at Grafton Lakes State Park on Sunday, May 18, at 12 noon, registration begins at 11 am.  The Kempf Family will be walking in honor of their son Mathew on the team “Miles 4 Mathew.” Call 518-573-9790 for more information. Please come out and support the walk or consider making a donation. Checks made out to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation can be mailed to 26 Snow Street, Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090.

Lisa Ann Barnhart

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Hoosick Falls – Lisa Ann Barnhart, 51, daughter of Linda (Siemens) McClellan and the late Bernard L. Barnhart, Jr. was born in North Adams, MA, on December 28, 1962. She passed away at home at Pathfinder Village, Edmeston, NY, on May 13, 2014, surrounded by her family, following a long illness.

Lisa received her education in Shaftsbury, VT, and Bennington, VT, and began her working career at the Ramada Inn in Bennington prior to moving from her home in Hoosick Falls, NY, to Edmeston in 1991. She worked in Oneonta, NY, while living in the very special community of Pathfinder Village, Edmeston.

Lisa was an avid sportswoman and enjoyed many sporting achievements through her participation in Vermont and New York Special Olympics at local, national and international levels winning many medals for track and field, swimming and cross country skiing. Lisa enjoyed bowling, music, dancing, motorcycle rides, travel, celebrations with her family and her many friends.

In addition to her mother, Lisa is survived by her step-father, Harold McClellan of Hoosick Falls, her sister, April Maxwell and partner Stuart Murdoch of England, her nieces, Brittany DeWitt and partner Daniel Boyland of Hoosick Falls and Lydia Maxwell of England, her great-nephew, Nathaniel Boyland of Hoosick Falls, her aunts, Marion Cipperly and Wilma Gutermuth of Hoosick Falls, and several wonderful cousins from across the United States. Lisa is pre-deceased by her step-father, R. Gordon Russell, who held a very special place in her heart for the love and care he provided.

Funeral services will be Saturday, May 17, at 11 am from St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Main Street in Hoosick Falls. Burial will follow the service at the Hoosick Rural Cemetery, Hoosick, NY. A reception will follow committal services at St. Mark’s Church Hall.

Relatives and friends may call at the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street, Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090, on Friday, May 16, from 4 to 7 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to either the Pathfinder Village Incorporated or the Bennington Area Special Olympics through the funeral home.

Special thanks to the loving staff at Pathfinder Village who took such great care of Lisa in her time of need, especially Jamie Miner, Robin and Sherry.