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Sharon Sigot Honored As PTA Founders’ Day Award Winner

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The Hoosick Falls Central School PTA annually seeks nominations to honor community members who make outstanding contributions to the well being of children and youth. This year’s award recipient was Sharon Sigot, an active participant in the HFCS PTA and a Girl Scout leader for over 15 years.
Sigot was honored at the PTA’s year end celebration on June 6.  In addition to her recognition as someone who makes a difference in our community, Sigot was awarded $100 to give to a children’s association/organization of her choice. She chose her award to go to the Hoosick Falls Girl Scout Service Unit 155.
Mrs. Sigot was nominated by Joyce Brewer, a PTA member at HFCS and fellow Girl Scout leader, who said, “Sharon is the most inspirational person I know. I can always rely on Sharon to encourage kids to be their best and do their best. She has been very active in the school and programs through the school. Sharon pays attention and offers to help with anything she can. Be it chorus, cheerleading or the Open House, Sharon is there giving 110%. Sharon does it out of true love for the children and for our community.”
The PTA Founders’ Day (February 17, 1897) is the story of a group of lay people, a few thousand at first, now millions throughout the land, who make it their task to build a world of happy promise for children. In observing Founders’ Day, members pay tribute to the founders and to other PTA leaders. Recipients of this award are recognized as people who carry on that “happy promise for children.”
Past recipients of this PTA award are Kenneth Baker, Terri Burdick, Cathy Corcoran, Jim Cormier, Bill Gaillard, Dawn Gilbert, Joseph Holloway, Penny Holmes, Jason Jansen, Steve Johnson, Helen Levandowski, Leo McGuire, Lillian Mitchie, the staff at Morning Star Daycare and Preschool, T.J. Rasmus, Frank Redden, Virginia Skorupski, Ike Stevens, Marion Stevens, Greg Wilson, Aelish Nealon, Helen Hemendinger, Dale Ninivaggi and Father Tom Zelker.

Logan Ryan Bettis

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Hoosick – Logan Ryan Bettis, 22, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2013, at Albany Medical Center. Logan was happy and always had a smile despite the challenges he faced throughout his life. He resided on Cobble Hill Road, Hoosick, NY, with his parents James and Michele (Moore) Bettis and siblings Dalton and Devin Bettis.
Logan was born on May 13, 1991, in Bennington, VT. He graduated from Hoosick Falls Central School in 2010. He enjoyed listening to music and playing video games. Logan especially enjoyed going to the movies with his best friend Samantha Conn.
Survivors other than his parents James and Michele, brother Dalton and sister Devin include his grandparents, Joseph and Elaine Bettis Sr. of Hoosick Falls and his grandmother, Anita Moore of Bennington, along with several aunts, uncles, and cousins. He is pre-deceased by his grandfather, Thomas Moore, and his uncle, David Bettis.
Funeral services are Friday, June 21, at 10 am from the Immaculate Conception Church on Main Street in Hoosick Falls. Burial will follow the service at Maple Grove Cemetery in Hoosick Falls.
Relatives and friends may call at the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090, on Thursday evening from 5 to 7 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the Northeast Muscular Dystrophy Association through the funeral home.

Another Contentious Hoosick Town Board Meeting

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by Bea Peterson
Where Are The Comments?
At the start of the Town Board meeting in April Hoosick Town Supervisor Cipperly read a strongly worded statement criticizing several people and defending himself against breaking and entering charges at the Armory. The minutes of the April meeting, reviewed at the May Town Board meeting, did not include Cipperly’s statement. Councilman Mark Surdam stated the document should have been included in the minutes. They were not.
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Town Of Hoosick Rescue Squad Presents Annual EMS Week Program At Hoosick Falls Schools

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submitted by Bill Gaillard
Members of the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad presented their annual EMS week program to St. Mary’s School and Hoosick Falls Central School during the National EMS week celebration from May 19-25. During this time the country recognizes the work done by its EMS agencies.
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Youth Football And Cheerleading Golf Scramble

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The Hoosick Falls Youth Football and Cheerleading Fifth Annual Golf Scramble takes place at the Hoosick Falls Country Club on Saturday, July 6. Registration must be submitted by June 21. Please contact Melissa Stemp  at 518-496-5043 or Wendy Larson at 518-429-1646 or email hoosickfallsyouthfootball@yahoo.com for more information, to become a sponsor and/ or to register your team.

The Coach Baker Fund Weekend Auction Items

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The Coach Baker Fund Weekend, a fun filled auction, dinner, golf and basketball tournament weekend, begins this Friday.
The committee that coordinates the event has released the items that will be auctioned Friday night starting at 6 pm with a silent auction and finishing with a live auction with Ron Seifert as auctioneer starting at 8 pm.
The items include four original oil paintings from Ann Baker, an iPod Nano, a Jawbone Jambox & itunes gift card, a barbecue grill, a Key West rental, four Philadelphia Eagle tickets, four West Point football tickets, two paintings on consignment from George Van Hook, a two night stay at the Ipswich Inn, an oil painting by Kathy Idleman, earrings and a bracelet from Katie Cleaver Metalsmith, a fly fishing excursion, a Vermont house rental, top soil and a cord of wood, a Lawrence Taylor signed football, an original oil painting from Roxanne Hilsman, shrubs and/or landscaping services from Suttonscapes, patio furniture from Eastern Castings and Telescope Furniture, a golf package, two hours entertainment by 3’s Harmony, a massage certificate from Julie Richards and two Yankee baseball tickets.
The Sixth Annual Coach Baker Fund Weekend will be June 14-15 at the Hoosick Falls Country Club. The Cambridge, Hoosick Falls and surrounding communities are all encouraged to come and visit.
Additional information on the weekend’s events is available at www.coachkenbaker.com. Please contact Mike Baratto at mpb416@gmail.com if you have any questions regarding the weekend events.

Healing Arts & Psychic Festival

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A Healing Arts & Psychic Festival will be held from 12 to 6 pm on Saturday, June 15, at the Hoosick Falls Armory, 80 Church Street. The festival will offer holistic health practitioners, readings from psychics, animal communicators, tarot, nutrition, therapeutic touch, gems, jewelry, massages, reiki and more.
Free workshops on Healing Foods, Mandalas, Auras and Sacred Sounds will be offered with admission. Admission is $5 for HAYC3 members and $7 for non-members.
For more information on participating as a vendor and workshop schedule, visit the website at www.hayc3.org or call 518-686-9050.

North Hoosick Fire Dept. Kids Dance

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The North Hoosick Fire Department will hold a kids dance on Friday, June 14, from 7 to 10 pm at the fire station on Rt. 22. Students ages 9 to 15 and who attend local schools are invited.
There are only two more dances left in the school year. The last regular dance scheduled at the fire station is on Friday, June 28, and the final dance of the school year will be the annual pool dance at the Town of Hoosick community pool in Hoosick Falls on Friday, July 12.  Tickets for the pool dance can be purchased at the last two regular dances at the firehouse.