The Veterans of Stephentown will sponsor a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, May 15, in the Stephentown Fire Hall, located on Grange Hall Road in Stephentown. The doors will open at 5 pm and close at 6 pm. Play begins at 6:15 sharp.
No advance registration is required, and a donation of $25 per player is accepted. Players can pay at the door and can buy 1,000 extra chips for $10. This tournament will pay eight places; the first player out receives $25 back.
Hot dogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, bottled water, soda and coffee will be available for purchase. For further information, please call Tom at 518-658-2448.
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New Lebanon Book Group
The New Lebanon Book Group has selected Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese for discussion at its meetings on Sunday, May 23, at 11 am at The Hitchcock House, Route #22, New Lebanon, and on Thursday, June 10, at 7 pm at The New Lebanon Library, 550 Route #20, New Lebanon.
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Anna Grennan
Hoosick Falls – Anna Grennan, 94, a life-long resident of Hoosick Falls, NY, passed away, April 28, 2010. She was the widow of William M. Grennan, who died in January 1993. She was the daughter of Frank and Anna Milwitz Zilinskas and was a lifelong communicant of the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Mrs. Grennan attended St. Mary’s Academy and was a member of St. Mary’s Auxiliary and the Catholic Daughters of America. At one time she worked for the Specialty Mfg. Company and retired from Holman Mfg. Corp. where she worked for 28 years.
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Elizabeth Margaret Luke
West Hoosick – Elizabeth Margaret (Betty) Nolan Luke, 85, died on Friday, April 30, 2010, at the Kingston Hospital in Kingston, NY. She had resided in West Hoosick, NY, and was the wife of the late F. Carlton Luke.
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Marjorie Elizabeth Flynn
Buskirk – Marjorie Elizabeth Tate Flynn, 91, of Stage Road Buskirk, NY, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2010, at the Danforth Adult Home in Hoosick Falls, NY.
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Petersburgh Fire Department Installation
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Fire Department held its annual installation banquet at the Veterans Memorial Hall in Petersburgh on Saturday, April 24.
After a delicious buffet of roast beef and turkey catered by Fresco’s Restaurant of New Lebanon, Battalion 5-0 Commander Cyril Grant swore in the officers. Bill Seel will be Chief again this year, and Nathan Michaels will be Assistant Chief.
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Petersburgh Shaving Mill Operation Has Day In Court
by Alex Brooks
At the Town court session on April 27, Petersburgh Town Justice Paul Montgomery heard arguments from both sides on the question of whether or not Brian O’Donovan’s shaving mill operation at the back of his gravel pit on Church Hollow Road is exempt from Site Plan review.
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Masons Honor Girl Scouts
by Bea Peterson
Van Rensselaer Star Lodge No. 400 celebrated its Annual Ladies Appreciation and Awards Night on Saturday, April 17, at the Grange Hall in Hoosick. Lodge Master Bruce Hansen welcomed members and guests and the invocation was given by Jason Dzembo, Hudson-Champlain Regional Assistant Grand Lecturer. Everyone enjoyed a roast beef dinner with home made pies served by members of the Grange.
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Baseball And Softball Season Opens In Hoosick Falls
by Erin Hogan
It was a beautiful Saturday in gorgeous Hoosick Falls as the baseball and softball teams lined up for their annual parade. The Parade went from Wood Park to the baseball fields at the Water Works Road. Maggie McAuliffe, the President of the baseball club introduced the teams that are split up into mini-minors, 10 and under and 12 and under for softball; and t-ball, instructional majors and minors for baseball.
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