Do the names Babe, the Admiral, Oogaboo or Poopsie ring a bell? They’re just four of the top 50 Hoosick Falls nicknames! T-shirts bearing the hall-of-fame names are now available at Thorpe’s Pharmacy on John Street in Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about Get Your Nickname T-Shirts
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Hoosick Grange News
The Mennonite singers from the Countryside Woodcraft Furniture Store sang for the Grange on December 16. Our regular meeting on December 9 was cancelled because of bad weather. [Read more…] about Hoosick Grange News
Hoosick Youth Baseball/Softball Sign Up
by Bea Peterson
The ground is snow covered, but before you know it, spring will be here and the Town of Hoosick Youth Baseball and Softball programs will begin. Registration for the season is underway now. [Read more…] about Hoosick Youth Baseball/Softball Sign Up
Sixth Annual Hoosick Bowl For Kids Set For January 16
There is still time to get your friends, family and co-workers together for a day of bowling and fun for a great cause. The Sixth Annual Hoosick Bowl for Kids is set for Saturday, January 16, at Barbecue Recreation on Route 22 in Hoosick Falls. Proceeds benefit the Hoosick Youth & Community Center and the Hoosick Area Partnership for Parents & Youth (HAPPY) and its MentorWorks program.
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Buskirk Soldier Returns Home
Army Reserve Spec. Brian K. Zimmerman returned to the U.S. after being deployed overseas at a forward operating base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Community Benefits From Weir Fund
submitted by Dianne Hosterman
On Saturday December 20, Norma Brenenstuhl, on behalf of Marilyn Hensel, Trust Officer of the Harry Weir Trust Fund at Key Private Bank, presented funds to several community organizations. The total amount awarded during a brief ceremony at the Cheney Free Library was $10,500.
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A Child Is Saved As Training Pays Off
by Bea Peterson
It’s one thing to train for an emergency. It’s another to react in an emergency. “It’s scary,” said CEO Head Start teacher Donna Hammond. [Read more…] about A Child Is Saved As Training Pays Off
Lions Club District Governor Installs New Members
by Bea Peterson
On Thursday evening, December 17, Lions Club International District Governor Edward Stano, Jr. installed two new members in the Town of Hoosick Lions Club. [Read more…] about Lions Club District Governor Installs New Members
Hoosick Post No. 40, American Legion, Installs Officers
Hoosick Falls Nickname Hall Of Fame
Are You On It?
by Bea Peterson
It’s funny how the germ of an idea can take root and grow quickly into something unique and special. Take nicknames for example. Ask folks in Hoosick Falls and they will rattle off several nicknames in short order. Some folks don’t even know the “real” name of a person with a nickname that’s lasted him or her a lifetime. If that person has remained in Hoosick Falls, the nickname has stuck.
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