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Helvi’s Opens Upstairs For Parties

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Bob Bingell Jr. and Sr. stand in the recently finished private dining room on the second floor of Helvi’s Restaurant on Classic St. in Hoosick Falls. The upstairs was only a shell when they opened the restaurant. The room will accommodate 40 people. They had their first party in the new facility on Sunday. Bob Jr. said they are now taking reservations for Thanksgiving gatherings and Christmas parties. (Bea Peterson photo)
Bob Bingell Jr. and Sr. stand in the recently finished private dining room on the second floor of Helvi’s Restaurant on Classic St. in Hoosick Falls. The upstairs was only a shell when they opened the restaurant. The room will accommodate 40 people. They had their first party in the new facility on Sunday. Bob Jr. said they are now taking reservations for Thanksgiving gatherings and Christmas parties. (Bea Peterson photo)

Fighting Irish In Super Bowl

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Noah LaBarge goes over the goal line for a score in the win against Salem on October 17. Photo by Steve Bradley.
Noah LaBarge goes over the goal line for a score in the win against Salem on October 17. Photo by Steve Bradley.

On Sunday, October 17, the undefeated Fighting Irish faced off against the 3 – 3 Salem Patriots at HFCS. The Irish scored on their first possession and were never threatened, winning the game 45 – 12. Last Sunday, the Irish faced Schuylerville on the HFCS field. This Sunday they play in the Super Bowl.

Rensselaer County Democrats Rally

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(l to r): Hon. Judge Pat McGrath (candidate for NYS Supreme Court), Town of Hoosick Supervisor Marilyn Douglas, NYS Assembly Candidate Ian McGaughey, Town of Hoosick Councilman Bob Ryan and John Darling, Treasurer of Rennselaer County Democrats and Grafton resident, take a few minutes to discuss the upcoming election at a rally held in Troy on Tuesday evening, October 28.
(l to r): Hon. Judge Pat McGrath (candidate for NYS Supreme Court), Town of Hoosick Supervisor Marilyn Douglas, NYS Assembly Candidate Ian McGaughey, Town of Hoosick Councilman Bob Ryan and John Darling, Treasurer of Rennselaer County Democrats and Grafton resident, take a few minutes to discuss the upcoming election at a rally held in Troy on Tuesday evening, October 28.

Stephentown Memorial Library Hosts Native American Film Series

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In celebration of National Native American Month in November, the Stephentown Memorial Library will screen several films about Native Americans, followed by discussion beginning Friday, November 7, at 7 pm at the Stephentown Memorial Library on Route 43 in Stephentown. All films are free and open to the public.  

This discussions will be led by Local Ethno-Documentary Filmmaker Fidel Moreno, who is the Co-Director of White Eagle Gallery and Resource Center in Stephentown. 

The series kicks off with a screening of Windwalker on Friday, November 7, at 7 pm.  This film features beautiful winter cinematography shot on location in Montana and Canada on the Blackfeet reservation.  It is a heart-warming story about two young Indian boys and their grandfather who struggle to survive the bitter winter cold and escape from a raiding band of enemy Indians.  This film is rated PG.  

A Veterans Day Film Event will follow on Tuesday, November 11, at 7 pm with Windtalkers, a film directed by John Woo about Navajo Code Talkers, starring Nicholas Cage and Adam Beach.  This film is rated R and a signed parental permission is required for anyone under 17 who wishes to view the film. A discussion will follow regarding Native American participation in all U.S. military campaigns beginning with the American Revolution. 

The conclusion is a simple Community Potluck dinner and the screening of the film The Last of the Mohicans on Sunday, November 16, at 6 pm in the Library Community Room.  

Based on the novel by James  Fenimore Cooper, this film stars Daniel Day Lewis and American Indian activist Russell Means.  Cherokee actor Wes Studi makes a great bad guy, Magua, who creates treachery and havoc wherever he can to turn the Indians against the English. This film is rated R  for violence, and a signed parental permission is required for anyone under 17 who wishes to view the film. Copies of the novel by James Fenimore Cooper will be available at the Library all month for those who wish to read the book before viewing the film.

Please call the Stephentown Memorial Library at 518-733-5750 for more information.