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Hoosick Town Board Action – Town To Purchase A New Tractor

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by Bea Peterson
At the Hoosick Town Board meeting on Monday, May 13, Highway Superintendent Louis Schmigel requested approval from the Board to purchase a New Holland roadside mowing tractor with cab and air conditioning from Capital Tractor. The price of the base tractor is $44,000 after discounts and an $8,000 trade in. The traded tractor is a 2005 and needs $7,350 in repairs. Full price for the new tractor is $62,000. [Read more…] about Hoosick Town Board Action – Town To Purchase A New Tractor

The 28th Annual Lions Club Road Race

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by Bea Peterson
Saturday, May 18, was a perfect day for a run. The weather was just right, there were more runners than in the last few years and there were plenty of folks along the sidelines directing traffic and watching out for the runners.
The Lions Club crew was in top notch form, and the race went off without a visible hitch. After times were tallied, trophies and medals were presented to the overall top male and female finishers, Hoosick top finishers and first and second place finishers in each age group.
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Bingo For Baseball

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There will be Bingo and a 50/50 raffle on Friday, May 31, at 6 pm with the proceeds to benefit Hoosick Falls Little League Baseball/Softball. Bingo will take place in the Hoosick Falls High School Cafeteria. Winners will receive awesome prizes. The entrance fee is $10 for adults and $5 for children 10 and under.
For more information, contact Kim Funck at 518-686-5809 or funck1@hughes net.

Walter A. Wood Alumni Reunion

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The Walter A. Wood Alumni Reunion will be held on Saturday, June 8, at the Pittstown Volunteer Emergency Corps Building. Dinner will be served at 12:30 pm. Special classes to be recognized are the graduating classes of 1963, 1953, 1943 and prior years. Anyone who has graduated fifty years ago or more is eligible to attend. Any graduate who has not received a letter and is interested in attending, please contact Mrs. Janice Tate at 518-686-7036. Reservations close on June 1.

The Hoosick Healing Arts And Psychic Festival

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A Healing Arts and Psychic Festival will be held from noon 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, being a vendor and workshop schedule, visit the website at  www.hayc3.org or call 518-686-9050.

Brewery On The Walloomsac About To Start Production

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by Bea Peterson
It’s almost there. Garry and Kelly Brown’s dream of a brewery on the Walloomsac River in North Hoosick in the old Flomatic plant is very close to reality – very, very close. On Thursday, May 9, a tour of the plant showed all the equipment in place. Tour guide Gregg Stacy, Brown’s Vice President and Director of Marketing and Sales, said they were just waiting for some manufactured parts to arrive so they can begin brewing.
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Hoosical Furnishings Exhibit Is Impressive

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by Bea Peterson
Impressive, creative, imaginative – those are just a few of the words to describe the items at the HAYC3 Hoosical Furnishings Exhibit and Auction Saturday evening, May 11, at the Armory. Fifty-two artists, one nine years old, created an assortment of artistic pieces to satisfy any taste. Some gave new life to old pieces. Others created something brand new.
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2013 Memorial Day Parade; Village Honors Military

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American Legion Memorial Day Parade Chairman Don Bogardus calls on officers and members of all organizations and the general public to participate in the parade to honor our military men and women, past and present.
The Village of Hoosick Falls Memorial Day Parade will be on Monday, May 27, at 10 am. The Parade will step off at Key Bank and proceed down Main Street to Church Street, pausing at the HAYC3 Armory and the Town of Hoosick Community Center. Marchers will then proceed up Church Street to the intersection of Main and Church Streets, at which time an Honor Guard from the American Legion will fire a salute in memory of all fallen Veterans. Marchers will continue down Main Street to Wood Memorial Park for a remembrance ceremony.
All clubs, organizations, schools, churches and all residents that have an interest in participating in the Parade should contact American Legion Parade Chairman Don Bogardus at 518-686-5993 or 686-7407 or members of the American Legion or the Legion Auxiliary.
After the Remembrance in the Park, all who participated in the parade and all veterans are invited to the American Legion Hall for conversation and refreshments.