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Sunny Skies For Lions Club Penny Hunt

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by Bea Peterson
The air was chilly, but the bright sun sparkled on the new pennies tossed in the air by members of the Hoosick Lions Club on Saturday, March 27. The Easter Bunny attended the event and was greeted with lots of hugs, posing for pictures with several youngsters. This was the 53rd annual Penny Hunt sponsored by the Club. Grandparents remember bringing their children to the event and now they watch their grandchildren participate in it. Great fun!
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First Place Winners From St. Mary’s Meet Odyssey Founder Sam Micklus

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St. Mary’s Academy’s eighth grade Odyssey of the Mind team competed in the state finals at SUNY Binghamton last weekend after winning first place in the Division II balsa wood engineering regional competition last month. The St. Mary’s team scored a shared third place in the spontaneous problem solving portion of the state competition. The winning eighth grade team includes Libby Cass, Maggie Murdock and Erin Murdock of Stephentown, Anthony Chapones, Alyssa Giordano and Alex LaBarge of Hoosick Falls and Nate Winchester of Cambridge, NY.
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Letter To The Editor – A Personal Response

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To the Editor:
This letter is a personal response to Lenore Humphrey’s March 26th Letter to the Editor.  Her Letter was an attempt at character assassination, full of innuendo and misleading statements.  So let’s set the record straight.  Clearly, she believes her ancestry dating back over 200 years to the Petersburgh area entitles her to a position of community respect, while others more recent to the area (called newbies by Ms. Humphrey) are advised to keep their wallets open and mouths shut.  I respectfully disagree.
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Letter To The Editor – I Am Not A Newbie

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Dear Editor :
I just finished reading a letter in your paper from Lenore J. Humphrey, and I admire anyone who has taken the time to research her family back to 1780. Now on to the real reason I write today. I have to laugh every time I hear anyone put others down because they are “Newbies.” Pretty funny.  My household has been in Petersburgh, yes Petersburgh (Not Grafton), and that’s  Petersburgh with an “H” since 1993. If that’s the definition of new I’m guilty! [Read more…] about Letter To The Editor – I Am Not A Newbie

Letter To The Editor – More On The Subject

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To the Editor:
Regarding Lenore Humphrey’s letter to the editor (3/25) I appreciate her positive words about me. However, in all fairness to Mr. Noeding, he did leave a message for me at the Town Hall requesting a meeting. Unfortunately on the two occasions I tried to return his call there appeared to be something amiss with his phone, and I was unable to get through.
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Grafton Senior Center Gets 50 Inch TV On Hat Day

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Rensselaer County’s Everett Wagar Senior Center held a ribbon cutting event on Hat Day, March 31. The seniors at the Center have been trying to get a television for the last few years. That dream was fulfilled recently with a 50″ flat screen television, thanks to the generosity of many people.
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Hoosick Grange News

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What a great night of music we had. The Hoosick Falls Central School Jazz Band came to the Grange and played for us. The band leader is Mr. Billy Brown. The first song was the Muppets Theme then the band played “Tuxedo Junction” and everyone was keeping the beat. Then we heard “String of Pearls” and “Funny Valentine.” When they played “It Don’t Mean a Thing” we were keeping time, too. [Read more…] about Hoosick Grange News