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The Woodside Cemetery will hold its Annual Meeting of Lot Owners and their Families at the Union Gospel Church Hall in East Poestenkill on Tuesday, March 3 at 7 pm. For more information please call President Mike Kaiser at 283-1257.
Submitted by Gerald French,
Secretary, 518-527-8102
The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, February 21, in the Stephentown Fire Hall, 35 Grange Hall Road in Stephentown, NY. The doors will open at 5:30 pm and close at 6 pm. Play begins at 6:15 sharp. A free buffet will be served at the first break and refreshments will be available.
No advance registration is required. A donation of $35 will be accepted and give the player 7,500 in chip value. Players can make an additional $10 donation at the door for 2,500 extra in chip. This tournament will pay one place for every 10 players with a minimum of four places and a maximum of 9 places.
The next Texas Hold’em dates in the Stephentown Fire Hall will be March 14 and 28.
For further information, call John Linton at 518-733-0469.
Friday, February 20 – Animal Tracking with the Family at 1pm – Fisher, fox, and other creatures live in the park! Learn how spot their tracks and sign, and then join us as we look for the stories they’ve left in the snow. Preregistration required as space is limited. $2 each or $5/family.
Wednesday, February 25 – Snowshoe Outing at 10:30 am. Join the park naturalists on a casual snowshoe hike through beautiful Grafton Lakes State Park. Practice your observation skills and bring your camera to capture the scenes! We will hike if there is no snow. $2/person includes rental.
Wednesday, March 4 – Almost Full Moon Outing at 6 pm. Savor winter under the glow of the moon. Meets at Shaver Pond Center. Space is limited so please pre-register and let us know if you need snowshoes for the outing: Call 279-1155. Sponsored by Friends of GLSP.
Saturday, March 14 – Backyard Maple Sugaring at 1pm. Do you long to set up a family-scale syruping operation in your backyard? Join us for a short film, demo and samples of sap and fresh syrup. $2/person and $5/family.
Saturday, March 21 – Backyard Maple Sugaring at 1pm. Savor a delicious sign of Spring and learn how to make syrup in your backyard. $2/person and $5/family.
Grafton Lakes State Park is open daily from 8am-dusk. For an ongoing schedule of Friends group outings that changes weekly, look us up on www.meetup.com/Friends-of-Grafton-Lakes-State-Park. For more info on the park or our programs, please call the park naturalist at 279-1155 or look us up on Facebook!
Hubbard Hall’s Theater Company will present one of Moliere’s best known and loved comedy, Tartuffe, directed by John Hadden, weekends February 20 through March 15.
In spite of the cold weather folks turned out for the Annual Mardi Gras festivities in the Immaculate Conception Church hall on Friday, February 13. [Read more…] about Celebrating Mardi Gras
Hoosick Falls – Joshua David Foster, 29, died suddenly on Saturday February 14. He resided on Oak Street in Hoosick Falls and was the son of John and Lorry (Niquette) Foster.
Joshua was born on March 23, 1985, in Troy, New York. He graduated from Cambridge Central School and was employed at Saint-Gobain in Hoosick Falls. Joshua was an avid outdoors man who enjoyed hunting, fishing, trapping, panning for gold, ginseng hunting and arrow head hunting. He was a member of the Eagles Club in Hoosick Falls and the Mid-Hudson Fur Harvesters Association.
Survivors other than his parents John and Lorry include his sister Rebecca (Raymond) Calhoun of Hoosick Falls, brother Jacob Foster of Eagle Bridge, grandmothers Cynthia Niquette of Buskirk and Ann Foster of Hoosick Falls, nephew Henry Charles Calhoun, aunts Cindy and husband Chad Cook of Eagle Bridge, Kathy and husband Doug Kvinlaug of Eagle Bridge, Nancy Foster of Hoosick Falls and Sue Foster of Troy, NY, uncle Charles Foster Jr, of Hoosick Falls, several cousins and a special Band of Brothers. He is predeceased by his grandfathers Charles Foster, Sr. and Donald Niquette, also an uncle, Robert Foster.
Funeral services will be Friday February 20 at 10 am from the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, New York. Burial will be private. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday February 19 from 3 to 6 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to either the Cambridge Valley Rescue Squad or the Buskirk Fire Department through the funeral home
West Stephentown- Joyce I. Shepard, 72, of Firetower Rd. died on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at the Diamond Hill Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. Born in Hoosick Falls Joyce was the daughter of the late Alfred and Bessie Goodermote Geerholt Sr. and wife of Gordon G. Shepard Sr. Joyce was a lifelong resident of the Stephentown area and had resided at Diamond Hill since 2012. Joyce had worked for many years at Sykes Store in Stephentown and had also been a bus driver for the Averill Park School District for ten years. Joyce was a Life Member of the Hoags Corners Fire Dept. and was a member of the Hoags Corners Ambulance. For many years, Joyce was a member of the Stephentown Center Baptist Church and more recently the West Stephentown Baptist Church.
Joyce was the mother of the late Stanley A. Shepard and sister of the late Alfred J. Geerholt Jr.
Survivors in addition to her husband include her children Deborah and husband Ron Rousseau of Stephentown Center, Gordon and wife Darlene Shepard Jr. of No. Greenbush and Wayne and wife Olya Shepard of Flushing, NY, her grandchildren Jessie and wife Nicole, Kevin, Nicole, Alfred, Emily and Evan and her great-grandchildren Jessie Jr. and Hannah.
Relatives and friends are invited and may call at the West Stephentown Baptist Church 1672 NY 43 West Stephentown on Saturday February 21 from 1 to 3 pm, followed by a Funeral Service at 3 pm.
A Spring Interment is planned in the Hillside Cemetery, West Stephentown.
If desired, the family suggests donations in memory of Joyce Shepard may be made to the West Stephentown Baptist Church 1672 NY 43 Stephentown, NY 12168.
Visit perrykomdat.com for directions and guestbook.
Hoosick Falls – Howard Joseph King, of 34 Easy Street, Hoosick Falls, peacefully passed away on February 15, 2015, at his home with his wife June and family by his side.
Howard was born on October 9, 1944 to the late Walter, Sr. and Mary (LaPine) King in Rutland, VT. He received most of his education in Bennington, VT, graduating from Bennington High School in 1964. He then went on to complete apprenticeship courses through Penn State to become a Journeyman, for forty plus years at the time of his death, in the UA Road Local 669 of Sprinkler Fitters. To quote one of his former co-workers from Viking in Minnesota, Tommy Laumeyer, “ When I think of Howard, I think of his easy going, laid-back attitude and his strong work ethic”. He is what I call a “Good Man”.
He married the former June VanOrman on May 26, 1972 in North Bennington, Vt. They were married for 43 years in May of this year. They honeymooned in Montreal, Canada and it became an annual trip for them for many years.
Howard was a former member of the Elks Lodge, the Eagles and the Moose Club all of Bennington, Vt. He was a lifetime member of the St. Stanislaw Society of Hoosick Falls, NY. Howard’s hobbies were fishing, furniture restoration and the care of his yard, in which he took great pride. He was a great animal lover. He fed everything from the birds to the deer that ate the apples from his tree as they wandered through the yard. He enjoyed time spent with family above all else.
Other than his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Betsy Davendonis of Palm Coast, FL and Kelly Cruz of Tuscan, AZ, a step-son, Vincent Harwood of Bennington, VT and a son Howard King Moxley of Bennington, VT, five grandchildren, McKayla Davendonis of FL, Sara Davendonis Bently of VT, Emily and Joseph Keller of AZ and a very special grandson and his partner Clint Davendonis and Katy Marie Ryan, of Bennington, VT, whose help during this trying time brought peace to his Grandfather and support to his Grandmother. A sister Joanne (Adrien) LaFlamme of Bennington, VT also several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Other than his parents, he was predeceased by a brother, Walter King Jr. and a sister Mary Margaret Keator.
In keeping with Howard’s wishes, there will be no calling hours or service. Donations in Howard’s name may be made to the Second Chance Animal Shelter in Shaftsbury, Vt or to The Community Hospice of Rensselaer County through the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, New York who are handling Howard’s final arrangements.
Grafton – Mildred Reichard King, 95, formerly of Reichard Farm Road in Poestenkill, passed away peacefully on Friday February 13, 2015. Born in Troy, Millie was the daughter of the late Clayton and Esther Reichard. Millie was married in 1940 to the late Henry “Hi” King in the Poestenkill Church of Christ and she was a longtime employee of the New York State Compensation Board. In her spare time she enjoyed gardening, cooking, and baking.
Hoosick Falls – William H. Klaer Sr., 81, passed away on Wednesday February 11, at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Hoosick Falls. He was the husband of the late Shirley Klaer who died in 2012.
