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Land View Farm Captures Friday National Bowling League

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Surdam Rolls Back To Back Perfect Games
The Land View Farm team captured the championship in the Friday National League at the Barbecue Recreation this past Sunday with a win over Sykes’ Store in the roll-off. Sykes’ Store earned a chance at the title by defeating the defending two time champs, The Hoosick Fire Department, in the first round of play by the total pintail score of 3040 – 3022. Land View defeated the Beck Farms team in their preliminary round by the score of 2873 – 2827.
In the first match, Jason Sykes rolled 217, 234, 226 for a 677 series, and Richie Bennett had 203, 207, 219 for a 629 for Sykes’ Store. The highlight of the day was when Steve Surdam Sr. rolled back-to-back perfect 300 games for The Hoosick Fire Department. Steve had a 215 his first game, finishing with the last six strikes in that game, and proceeded to throw twenty-four more in a row to finish with an 815 series!
In the Beck Farms vs. Land View Farm match, Rich Grey led Land View to the win with a 239 game and 607 series. Josh Case had 239, 657 and Don Goodermote shot 237, 633 for Becks in the loss.
In the championship round, it was Rich Grey leading the way once again with score of 205, 193, 222 for a 620 series. The remaining bowlers for Land View are Mike Stone, John Ruggles Sr., Jay Lacroix and Ray Gates. The final tally in the championship round was Land View 2808 and Sykes’ Store 2722.
The Friday National League will hold its banquet on Friday, April 26, at the Barbecue Recreation.

Voice Of A Vet

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by Bea Peterson
Gail Smith reported some interesting statistics at the Hoosick Falls Community Alliance Church Veterans Breakfast on Saturday, April 13. Hoosick Falls has 333 veterans, or about ten percent of its population. That is a large percentage compared to other County towns. Yet the majority of veterans services are located on the other side of the County.
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Lucille Collier

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Petersburgh/Hoosick Falls – Lucille (ne’e Lucia) Virginia Collier, 99, passed away on Monday, April 8, 2013, at the Danforth Adult Care Center in Hoosick Falls, NY, where she had lived since February 2009. A resident of Petersburgh, NY, from 1975 until 2009, Lucille was the wife of the late Eugene Collier, who died in 1989. She is pre-deceased by her three brothers, Anthony, Angelo and Albert Incani.
Born on May 3, 1914, in Hoboken, NJ, Lucille was the daughter of Michael and Gabriela Incani. While working as a secretary during the day, Lucille pursued a passion for painting and drawing by attending night classes at the Grand Central Art School in NYC during the 1930s. It is there that she met and fell in love with Eugene Collier, a fellow student. When the Second World War broke out Eugene was drafted and sent to North Africa where he served his country from 1943 until 1945. When he returned home, Eugene and Lucille were married on September 26, 1945.
Survivors include her son, Michael and daughter-in-law Lynne Anderson of Canaan, NY, her devoted niece and nephew, Jane and Peter Curran of Barnegat, NJ., her loving granddaughter Rachel Collier and great-grandson, Roman.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Community Hospice of Rensselaer County.
The family also wishes to express its deep appreciation to the management and staff of the Danforth Adult Care Center for the tremendous love, care and support they extended to Lucille throughout her stay with them.

Florence Brown

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Hoosick Falls – Florence Brown, 78, passed away on Tuesday April 9, 2013, at the Center for Living & Rehabilitation in Hoosick Falls, NY. She was the wife of Earl C. Brown. Born on February 2, 1935, in Hoags Corners, NY, she was daughter of the late Vernon and Esther (Heimburge) Hall.
Survivors include her daughter, Joanna Patterson, her sons, Michael and Matthew Brown, two sisters, Angelina New and Ruth Skoda, and seven grandchildren. Services will be private and at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the care of the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street, in Hoosick Falls.

New Faces On The Hoosick Falls Board

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by Bea Peterson
Three Board members and the Mayor were sworn in at the beginning of the Hoosick Falls Village Board meeting on Tuesday, April 9. Village Trustee Ric DiDonato was re-elected in March for a fourth term. He was appointed Deputy Mayor. Kevin O’Malley was recently elected Trustee. Ben Patten was appointed Trustee to fill the one year remaining of Mayor Dave Borge’s term. Borge was elected Mayor in March. The Mayor said newly elected Trustee Bob Ryan had day surgery on Friday and was not well enough yet to attend Tuesday’s meeting, but he is going to be fine. The other Trustees are Robert Downing and Jeremy Driscoll.
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Rensselaer County Legislature – Endings And Beginnings

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by Kieron Kramer
Perhaps the best part of the Rensselaer County Legislature’s monthly meeting is the presentation period before the regular business starts. The presentations to the families of deceased pillars of the community, those who have made the history of the County, are quite emotional and moving, such as the presentation on Tuesday to the husband of Cathy Wickswat, a farming agent for the Cornell Cooperative Extension, which honored her for her service to the farming community in the Capital District. At the other end of life’s road are the presentations to the County’s youth who are beginning to leave their mark on the community. On Tuesday the presentations to the Hoosick Falls Central School bowling and wrestling teams heralded the future of these dedicated, hard working, talented, young people.
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HFCS Accepting Universal Pre-Kindergarten Applications

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The Hoosick Falls Central School District is currently looking for the Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) class of 2013-2014.  UPK is a special program established by the State Education Department to provide an early learning experience for the children of eligible families.  Eligible families are defined as those who live in the Hoosick Falls School District and have children who will be four years old on or before December 1, 2013.
HFCS will be running UPK classes during the 2013-2014 school year at sites to be determined and will accept the applications, verify eligibility, and place children as slots are available. Parents/Guardians will be notified of the status of their child once slots have been filled. If more requests are made than can be placed, a random lottery will be used to select children for the program. Application and registration packets can be obtained at the Elementary School Office beginning on Monday, April 15.
The completed registration forms and the Universal Pre-Kindergarten application must be returned by 3 pm on Friday, June 7, to Amy Netti, Elementary Principal, HFCS, Universal Pre-K Program, P.O. Box 192, Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090.

Earth Day Natural History Walks In Hoosick Falls

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On Saturday, April 20, the Friends of the Hoosic River Greenway will lead guided walks focusing on the plants and animals of the Hoosic River Greenway in Hoosick Falls, NY. Meet at the old water works off Carey Avenue at 9 am for your own guided tour to early songbirds or waterfowl or common early wildflowers, shrubs and trees. The plant walk will include an introduction to wild edibles and samples of dishes made from one or two wild edible invasive species. Bring binoculars if you have them. Some hand lenses will be provided for would be botanists. The event is free and open to everyone.
For more information, contact the Hoosic River Watershed Association at 413-458-2742 or office@hoorwa.org.