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Computer Class At Cheney Library

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Sarah McFadden from Cornell University Cooperative Extension Rensselaer County will present a free computer class on Skype at Cheney Library, Hoosick Falls, NY on June 18, at 6:30 pm.

Are you looking for an affordable, easy way to stay in touch with family and friends? Skype is a free tool for making audio and video calls to people all over the world. Come learn the basics of this powerful technology and start making your own Skype calls right away! Feel free to bring your own laptop or device; we will have a limited number of laptops available from our system. Please call 686-9401 to register.

Wickenden Family Builds A Little Library, Free For All

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Book lovers unite! HAYC3 is now operating a “Little Free Library” in the HAYC3 Armory at 80 Church Street in Hoosick Falls. The library, which opened  on June 1, is a community-based book exchange where readers of any and all ages are free to donate and take a book with no obligation to return! [Read more…] about Wickenden Family Builds A Little Library, Free For All

Hoosick Grange News

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submitted by Corinne Philpott

Hoosick Grange celebrated “Memorial Day Past and Present” on May 27. After the business meeting the lecturer had a reading on Memorial Day and how in the past it was called Decoration Day. They decorated the graves of our fallen heroes with flowers.

There are different stories on who first started Memorial Day. In 1966, Congress and the President claimed the first to commemorate Memorial Day was the Town of Waterloo, New York. They had a ceremony on May 5, 1866, when businesses closed and flags were flown at half-staff. Now Memorial Day is celebrated on the last Monday in May, like the other holidays, a three day weekend. Stores are open with big sales, and people have picnics – fewer people go to parades. Shouldn’t we give time to remember those who gave their lives in wars and take time to feel grateful?

The lecturer read about “Old Glory” – long may it wave. Born in Philadelphia on June 14, 1777, it became the flag of the United States of America.

She also told about the poppy. It goes back to World War I, when our brave servicemen died and were buried in France where little red poppies grew and covered their graves. The poppy became a symbol of eternal life for the departed comrades. In Holland there are more than 8,200 Americans buried there. The graves are marked with white cross headstones or Star of David. Each monument has an American flag and a Dutch flag. The Dutch people adopt monuments and put flowers on them. The lecturer had a reading on a family in 1933, who took the whole day to go to the cemetery, with their mules and wagon. It took six hours one way over dirt roads. That was a special Memorial Day.

May is also Melanoma month. It is the fastest rising cancer in young people ages 25 to 29. Use a sun screen, hat and cover up. May is also Stroke Month. She told about the symptons of stroke: sudden weakness, numbness of the face, arms and legs on one side. Sudden confusion, trouble speaking and understanding. Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes. Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance. Sudden severe headache with no known cause. In case of any of these – call 911. A medication can help if given in the first three hours. Every minute counts. She closed the program with a joke and then they all sang Taps.

Our next meeting is on June 10, and David Schmidt is in charge of the program. It is Dairy Princess Night. Refreshment Committee is Marion Hynick and Ralph Philpott.

Books And Beer At Brown’s Brewing

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Please join Cheney Library on June 6 between 3 and 6 pm at Brown’s Brewing in North Hoosick. This is a free event and if you show your Cheney Library card at Brown’s you will receive a discount. Craig Gravina will be talking about his book Upper Hudson Valley Beer; Battenkill Books will be selling beer related books; you would be surprised at the number of published books relating to beer. It will be a fun time and cool by the river side. Be sure to come!

Bobby Shoemaker Eagles Hole #2 at Dutchaven Golf Course

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by Kevin Weeden

Due to the holiday, Monday night golfers had their choice of which day to play this week.  Because of this, there wasn’t any closest to the pin contests or skins.  Wednesday night golfers had to fight the darkening skies, but those who waited until 6 pm were treated to a beautiful night.  Some golfers will be making their matches up next week, so the standings for Wednesday are not up-to-date.

With new dice in hand, and an equal chance of each hole to be rolled, hole #12 came up for the Wednesday skins.  In flight A, no one was able to birdie this hole, the par pushed the pot until next week.  In flight B, Eric Pearson cashed in once again with his nice par.  Congratulations Eric!!  This week the spring match play tournament will begin.

On Monday night, the leaders in flight A, Leon Rosko and Ed Powers, remained unbeaten on the year.  This week Rod Squires and Dean Becker get a chance to take them down.  The big match up this week in flight B is leaders Dave and Tom Vogt, winners of 4 out of 5 weeks versus the second place team of Mike Waitekos and Eric Holbritter, who are in a two-week slump.  On Wednesday night, Rick Crosier and Jamie Balance still hold on to First place, despite their first loss of the season.  They each won their individual matches, but lost the total score, missing out on the 5 points.  Most of us are thankful for this rain, but in hope that it dries out before the leagues start up again.

Check out dutchavengolf.com for more information on the Monday night golf league, the course and the restaurant! Visit caddyshaqgolf.com for more information on the Wednesday Night golf league

Monday Night Duffers League Recap

Week 4 Highlights: Bobby Shoemaker made his first eagle of the year on the par 5 hole #11.  Bobby ended the night 3 below his handicap, shooting a net 32.  Teammates Leon Rosko and Ed Powers both shot below their handicap.  Leon shot 39.  Both players had 3 pars and 1 birdie.  Two other teammates, Dave Daigle and John Newkirk netted below par.  Jeff Maynard had the low net of the night.  Jeff shot 40, net 31, with 5 pars.  Rik Seiler (3 pars, 2 birdies) and Dan O’Rourke (4 pars, 1 birdie) both tied for low gross, 38.  Jeff St Gelais had 5 pars and 1 birdie shooting 40.  Bob Carey (4 pars, 1 birdie) and Jim Carey (3 pars, 1 birdie) won 18.5 points.  Billy Potter and Kyle Woodard won 18.5 points.  Tim Herrington had back-to-back birdies on hole #5 and #6.  Kevin Weeden added 2 birdies this week.  Rod Squires had the only birdie on hole #1, putting from the fringe.  Brett Seiler had the only birdie on hole #4, the #1 handicap.

Top 3 pars:  Dan O’Rourke 23, Joe Gerwin & Rik Seiler & Peter Martin III 22

Top 3 birdies:  Brett Seiler & Rik Seiler 8, Mike Marpe 6

Wednesday Night Caddyshack League Recap

Week 5 Highlights:  Eric Pearson and John Reizel dominated the night.  They won 7 pts and 6 pts respectively taking a huge 18 (out of 23) points on the night.  Eric had 6 pars and shot a league-low net score of 32 and added a second skin win to his resume this year.  Peter Martin III (6 pars, 6 pts, 1 birdie, gross 37, net 33) along with teammate Kevin Weeden (2 pars, 2 birdies, 5.5 pts) took 16.5 team points.  Peter’s birdie came on the #1 handicapped hole, #13.  Ralph Quackenbush (6 pts, net 34, 5 pars, 1 birdie) and teammate Kevin Greene (only birdies in the league on hole #11 and #15) won 15.5 points.  Tim Hutton brought his A game against Mike Lewsey.  Tim shot 37, net 33 with 6 pars and 1 birdie.  Mike had back-to-back birdies on hole 17 and 18 to add to his league-leading birdie count.  Mike’s partner Todd Rogers had 5 pars and 1 birdie, on his way to shooting a league-low gross score of 37, to lift their team to an overall win for the night.  John Newkirk continued to play solidly as he won 6 pts.  He had 2 birdies.  He had the only birdie on hole #14.  Josh Magisano led his team to a narrow win with his 39, net 33 with 6 pars.

Closest to the Pin Results (week 5): Hole #1-Kevin Greene, Hole #3-Ralph Quackenbush, Hole #9 -Mike Lewsey (3 wins).

Monday Night Duffers Standings through 5 Weeks

Flight A Flight B

1  12 – Rosko / Powers  88.5 1  14 – Vogt /Vogt  76

2    7 – Carey / Carey  76.5 2  23 – Waitekos/Holbritter  66.5

3    5 – O’Rourke / Marpe 73 3  20 – Russell/Goodwin 66.5

4    6 – Stratton / Herrington  72 4  21 – Magisano/Dearstyne 65.5

5    4 – Ric Sieler / Donovan 70.5 5  16 – Osborne / Sullivan  58.5

6   11 – Maynard / Lee  68.5 6  15 – Daigle / Newkirk 58.5

7   10 – Shoemaker/Shoemaker 66.5 7  17 – Becker / Squires 57.5

8     2 – English / Shoemaker  63 8  19 – Frisino / Pacheco 56

9     1 – Martin / Weeden 60.5 9  13 – Harrington/Ogert/McGuire  54.5

10   3 – Gerwin / StGelais   59.5 10  22 – Hunziker / Rose 53.5

11   8 – Brett Sieler / Akin  58 11  18 – Speanburg / Brundige  48

12   9 – Potter / Woodard 48 12  24 – Wiley / Wiley 34.5

Town Of Hoosick Men Who Gave It All Honored At Flag Tribute

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By Gail Smith

You couldn’t ask for a more perfect day for Voice of a Vet’s Tribute Flag Program and Cemetery Walk on May 9. At 10 am, 25 Patriot Guard motorcycles streamed into Hoosick Falls Community Alliance Church parking lot escorting the tribute flag Liberty. When the program began, there were about 140 people gathered to hear about her journey.

The power went out just before the program was to begin, so candles were lit and the program went on by candle light.

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SMA Second Annual Duck Race

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A fun, family-friendly event hosted by Brown’s Brewery at 50 Factory Hill Road in North Hoosick, the Second Annual “Quack” will be held, on Saturday May 30 from 3 to 7 pm.

The focus of this event is a quarter mile rubber-ducky race down the Walloomsac River. Ducks will be sold for $10 each, or 3 ducks for $20. First place wins $1000, 2nd place $250 and 3rd place $100.  The event includes carnival games, carnival food, live entertainment and the most exciting attraction of all – the duck race!

The ducks will be launched at 5:30 pm.

While playing the games and eating great food you can enjoy the sounds of Three’s Harmony (Krissy, Wayne and Sherri) inside the Taproom at Brown’s. Fab DJ Ben Patten will be outside keeping everyone up to date on all of the events as they are happening. Tickets are on sale now.  Last year we sold out, so don’t delay.  You can get your lucky duck ticket or quack pack at St. Mary’s Academy, Thorpe’s Pharmacy and Brown’s Taproom. For more information please call St. Mary’s Academy at 518-686-4314. See you there! Quack! Quack!