In today’s fast paced world you may think you are too busy to be a volunteer. Or maybe you don’t think you can be a Girl Scout volunteer because you don’t know a girl in the program. Anyone over the age of 18 with enthusiasm and skills can volunteer – parents, grandparents, guardians, former scouts, teachers, college students, retirees, professionals, community members, church members, neighbors.
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Stephen Sawyer Graduates From Navy Basic Training
Stephen M. Sawyer, son of Brian and Stella Sawyer of North Hoosick, graduated from Navy Basic Training at Great Lakes, IL, on December 3, 2010, in a ceremony attended by his family.
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The Johnsonville Rescue Squad Breakfast
The Johnsonville Rescue Squad located at 4 River Road in Johnsonville will be having its monthly breakfast on Sunday, February 6. The menu consists of pancakes, French toast, eggs, hash browns, omelets, sausage, toast, fruit, juice and coffee. Hours are 7:30 to 11:30 am. The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children 5-12. For more information, call 753-9549.
William Carter Sparks
East Hoosick – William Carter “Butch” Sparks, 78, passed away after a long battle with cancer, on Sunday, January 16, 2011, at the Bennington Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bennington, VT. He had resided on Ore Bed Road in East Hoosick, NY, with his beloved wife Patricia (Barnes) Sparks. They were married on June 11, 1960.
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“Winter Afternoon” Delightful
Hoosick Town Board Action – January 2011
by Bea Peterson
Snow was the first topic of the Town of Hoosick Board meeting on Monday, January 10. The Town received a thank you from the Village of Hoosick Falls for the whole day of snow cleanup help received from the Town Highway Dept. HFCS was appreciative of the help from Board Member Louis Schmigel when it came to helping clean up snow at the school.
The Board has received several complaints that not all the sidewalks in the Village are cleared of snow by the Town or Village. [Read more…] about Hoosick Town Board Action – January 2011
Weir Trust Benefits Hoosick Organizations
by Bea Peterson
Representatives from Hoosick area organizations made their way through several inches of snow Saturday, January 8, to the Cheney Library to receive checks from the Harry Weir Charitable Trust. Trust Member Norma Brenenstuhl presented checks to fifteen organizations totaling $13,000. [Read more…] about Weir Trust Benefits Hoosick Organizations
Local Girl Scouts Help Extend Thrift Shop Hours
In December 2010, Girl Scouts from local Service Unit #155, hosted a clothing drive to collect clothes and accessories for the local thrift shop. The clothing drive was such a huge success – with hundreds of new and like-new clothing and accessories for adults and children donated – the Girl Scouts wanted to make sure the items found their way to those who needed them most.
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Hoosick Cemetery Association Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Hoosick Cemetery Association will be held on January 22 at 1:30 pm at the Hoosick Baptist Church for the election of officers and such other business as may come before said meeting.
John L. Delurey
Hoosick – John L. Delurey, 84, died at Southern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT, on Friday, January 7, 2011. John was a resident of Hoosick, NY, for almost 60 years.
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