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Catalog Card Quilt

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Written and Submitted by Alice Walsh
In July, 2022, my husband David and I took a road trip in our small motorhome to Lincoln, Nebraska, to deliver my handmade quilt, Sampler of Library Catalog Cards 1851-2006, to the International Quilt Museum, where it was added to the museum’s permanent collection. I had submitted the quilt as a potential donation through the museum’s website and I was thrilled when the museum responded that they wanted to accept it. David and I decided to personally deliver it to Nebraska because it is very large, and cannot be folded. In the end, we were very glad we did, because we then had the opportunity to tour the museum and meet some of the wonderful people who work there. [Read more…] about Catalog Card Quilt

Rensselaer County Legislature Oct. Meeting Highlights

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Submitted by Rensselaer County Legislature Office of the Minority 

Election 2022
Early Voting starts on Saturday, October 29, through Sunday, November 6 in Troy at 500 Federal Street, Town of Brunswick Office Building and Schodack Town Hall.  The times can be found at the Rensselaer County Board of Election website, www.rensco.com/429/Elections.

Election Law Update
Due to NYS Election Law amendments in 2022, once an absentee ballot is requested, you will no longer be eligible to vote in person, at either the early voting locations or the election day polling sites. [Read more…] about Rensselaer County Legislature Oct. Meeting Highlights

No More Sidewalk to Nowhere

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Brunswick Planning Board

By Doug La Rocque
During a recent public hearing on Paulsen Development’s desire to construct a two-story medical building on McChesney Avenue, the issue of a sidewalk in front of the building was discussed. The owner stated he was not opposed to it, except that there are currently no other sidewalks, concrete or otherwise, between the rear Walmart entrance and Hoosick Road (NYS Route 7). He did state he saw no need for a sidewalk if there was nothing to connect it to. At the Planning Board’s Thursday, October 6 meeting, the issue was resolved. The owner agreed to put the money for a sidewalk in escrow, to be built if any connecting sidewalks are ever constructed. [Read more…] about No More Sidewalk to Nowhere

Jaculine L. Powers – Obituary

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Petersburgh – Jaculine L. Powers, 81, formerly of Elizabethtown, NY, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 1, 2022 at the Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation of Hoosick Falls. She was born on July 25, 1941, the daughter of the late Arthur B. and Dorothy Church Powers.

Jaculine lived in Grafton and Petersburgh most of her life before moving to Elizabethtown in 1985. She moved back to the Petersburgh area in 2018. She was employed as a cashier for Tops and Grand Union Supermarket in Elizabethtown, where she made many friends. She also had a framing business. [Read more…] about Jaculine L. Powers – Obituary

Hoosick Falls’ St. Patrick’s Parade Fundraising

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Hoosick Falls St. Patrick’s Parade Committee will be kicking off the fundraising season on Sunday, October 16, with a tailgate and chili cook-off at the Polish Hall from 11 am to 1 pm. There is no entry fee, just bring your chili to the Polish Hall at 11 am to participate. For a $5 sampling fee, attendees will vote for the hottest, most original, and best overall. All proceeds go to the St. Patrick’s Parade. Enter the pot o’ gold raffle for $10 a ticket, for a chance to win $500 in cash. Tickets are available from any committee member. You can also sign up to have you or your company’s name on the 32nd annual t-shirts.

You can also mail a check for $50 with the name as you want it to appear on the t-shirts to St. Patrick’s Parade, PO Box 144, Hoosick Falls, NY 12090. The deadline is December 1. 

Any questions, contact any committee member: Kevin O’Malley, Marie O’Neil, Polly Harrington, Michele Schmigel, Mary Bradley, Maureen Carknard, or Renee Trombley.

Community Calendar

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October 4, Tuesday
American Red Cross (ARC) Blood Drive, 1 – 6 pm, First Baptist Church, Main St., Hoosick Falls, contact ARC for appts, enter rear door by parking lot

October 6, Thursday
American Red Cross Blood Drive, 11:30 am – 5 pm, First Baptist Church, 601 Main Street in Bennington

Monster Egg Drop, 4 – 5:30 pm, $5, Grafton Lakes State Park, pre-register by calling 518-279-1155

The Michael (Mickey) Kane Murder talk, 6 pm, Louis Miller Museum, 166 Main St, Hoosick Falls, local historian Joe Hall will speak on the 1930 murder of the taxi driver from Bennington, staff@hoosickhistory.com or 518-686-4682 for info

October 7, Friday
Kids Dance, 7 – 9 pm, $3, North Hoosick Fire Department, 22106 NY-22, Hoosick Falls, parents/guardians must sign kids out after dance [Read more…] about Community Calendar

Third Annual Petersburgh Harvest Festival 

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Story by Amy Modesti
Autumn is here, and the Third Annual Petersburgh Harvest Festival was the perfect way to welcome the season.

The hometown fest brought Petersburgh residents and visitors from neighboring areas together Saturday, September 24. Fifteen vendors took part in selling everything from pottery, flower illustrations, wool-made items, farm-made products, gourmet and medicinal mushrooms, to crafted beer, hard cider, coffee, food, and commemorative t-shirts.

Also included were mule rides given by 14-year-old mule, Mack, and Cody Brundige, the friendly scarecrow (and newest member of the Petersburgh ambulance squad), food vending benefitting the Petersburgh Parks and Recreation, Petersburgh Ambulance, SUNY Albany’s Health and Environment and their P Fast Health Study, raffles, selfie station with the pumpkin scarecrow, and entertainment provided by Donald Lindsay and Judy Campbell, Jayella, Donna Lange, The Aligning, Margo Far, and The Ginger Roots Band.  

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A Fond Farewell

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Written and Submitted by Dan – The Mail Man
It has been my pleasure to serve the residents of Grafton, Petersburgh and the surrounding areas, as your Rural Postal Carrier, these past 15 years. It was my good fortune to be trained by two excellent carriers, Ann Dennio of Melrose and Don Jones of Petersburgh. Being a Rural Carrier is more than just delivering mail and packages. It is becoming a member of the community, actively helping one another. More than once people of the the community have come to my aid when I broke down or was stuck; I endeavored to return the kindness whenever possible. I always felt my purpose was to be a good shepherd and provide the best service possible for those in my care. [Read more…] about A Fond Farewell