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Patricia Lamb Receives The Rosekrans 4-H Memorial Award

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Patricia Lamb, son of Chris and Terry Lamb of Buskirk, was selected as the Helen Rosekrans 4-H Memorial Award recipient.  Patricia is a 4-H member of the Country Bumpkins 4-H Club, was the 2009-10 Rensselaer County Dairy Princess, is a graduate of the Cornell Junior Dairy Lead Program and has competed at the District and State Level for 4-H Dairy Bowl.  [Read more…] about Patricia Lamb Receives The Rosekrans 4-H Memorial Award

HACA Free Tax Service Opens

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The Hoosick Area Church Association (HACA), for the seventh year, is offering free assistance to the public in preparing income tax returns through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance or VITA program. The VITA site will be located at the HACA Center at 26 John Street, Hoosick Falls, the former home of the Falls Federal Credit Union. The service is provided by IRS certified VITA/TCE volunteer preparers.
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William F. Cipperly

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Hoosick – William F. “Ike” Cipperly Sr., 93, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2011, at the Centers for Living & Rehabilitation in Bennington, VT. He had resided on William Cipperly Road in Breese Hollow, Hoosick, NY. He was the husband of the late Pauline (Gelinas) Cipperly, who died on March 1, 1982. William and Pauline were married in Toms River, NJ, in 1943.
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Edward E. LeBarron

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Hoosick – Edward E. LeBarron, 72, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Troy, NY. He had resided in Clifton Park, NY, with his wife Uma (Gomes) LeBarron.
Edward was born on August 14, 1938, at the family residence in Potter Hill, Hoosick, NY. He was the son of the late Leverette and Margaret (Prentess) LeBarron. Edward attended schools in the Town of Hoosick until entering the United States Air Force in 1955. He served until 1959. Edward has been retired for several years.
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Sherman W. Herrington

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Hoosick – Sherman W. Herrington, 81, passed away on Friday, January 21, 2011, at the St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, NY. He had resided on Wilson Hill Road in Hoosick, NY, with his wife Marjorie (Pine) Herrington. Sherm loved his wife Marjorie, his wife of 60 years, as celebrated on September 9, 2010, with all his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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Habitat For The Holidays

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by Nicole St. Onge, HFCS Sophomore
Christmas break is typically the same old, same old every year-families travel to spend time with relatives, Christmas music blasts from radios, lots of parties and, of course, the gifts! You’ve probably heard it about a million times, but Christmas isn’t really about what you get; it’s about what you give – or is it? What if you could have the best of both worlds?
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