by Bea Peterson
Henrietta Luke celebrated her 100th birthday on Thursday, November 4, at the Danforth Adult Care Center in Hoosick Falls. Staff and residents, along with her lifelong friend Luceil Eddy and long time friends Marge and Norman Lane, joined in the party.
Henrietta was born in Eagle Bridge at Posts Corners. She lived in that area most of her life. She went to school and high school in Cambridge. She was born Henrietta Bullard and married Mr. Luke late in her life. He passed away in the early 1980s.
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Hoosick Falls
Cheney Library Sponsors Books Are Fun Fair
The Cheney Library will be sponsoring a Books Are Fun Fair on November 20. Books Are Fun will be held at the Hoosick Falls Fire Department community room on the corner of Main Street and Griffin Avenue in the Village of Hoosick Falls. The fair will be held from 10 am until 3 pm. There will be many unique books and gift items from which to choose. Think of the holidays that are coming and get your gifts early.
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Woman’s National Farm And Garden Membership Tea
The Cambridge Branch of the Woman’s National Farm and Garden will hold a Membership Tea on Thursday, November 18, at noon at the Town Hall in Center Cambridge.
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National Memory Screening Day
The Bennington Health and Rehabilitation Center will be offering free, confidential, memory screenings to the public on Tuesday, November 16, from 10 am to 2 pm in recognition of National Memory Screening Day. National Memory Screening Day is an annual initiative of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America that emphasizes the importance of proper detection and treatment of memory problems and educates the public about successful aging and resources.
The Bennington Health and Rehabilitation Center is located at 2 Blackberry Lane, 802-442-8525.
Michael S. McDonough
Hoosick Falls – Michael S. “Dougal” McDonough, 53, passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2010, at the Bennington Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bennington, VT, after a long battle with colon cancer. He resided on Willow Street in Hoosick Falls, NY, with his wife Susan (Burch) McDonough.
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The Good Political Machine
Hoosick Halloween Parade Draws Big Crowd
by Bea Peterson
It was colder this year than the past few years, but plenty of folks turned out for the Halloween parade in Hoosick Falls on Saturday evening, October 30. There were babies in adorable costumes, kids in imaginative ones and grown-ups all decked out as well. They gathered in Wood Park about 6 pm and then walked through the Village, returning to the Park for prizes and refreshments.
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Uniqueness In A Recession – Health Center Offers Specialty Programming To Set Itself Apart
Every Friday afternoon during the summer at the 82-bed nursing and rehab center in Hoosick Falls something special happens right around noon time. On any other day, residents would stay inside and eat the usual food from the standard menu; however, on Fridays the Hoosick Falls Health Center offers the “Backyard Bistro” to its residents. [Read more…] about Uniqueness In A Recession – Health Center Offers Specialty Programming To Set Itself Apart
HAYC3 Coalition Advisory Committee To Meet
The Coalition Advisory Committee of the Hoosick Area Youth Center & Community Coalition (HAYC3) will meet on Tuesday, November 9, at 7:30 am at the Falls Diner on River Road (Route 22) in Hoosick Falls. Meetings are open to the public and usually last about one hour.
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