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from Nancy LaPorte, the Hoosac School
The Hoosac School Class of 2014 will be graduating on Saturday, June 7, at 11 am. This fine group of students, comprised of young men and women from all over the world, will be the 125th class to graduate from the Hoosac School. Hoosac is pleased to announce that Anthony G. Collins, President of Clarkson University, will be our Prize Day and Commencement speaker.
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submitted by Linda Goyette the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls
The Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls celebrated National Nurses Week recently with a kickoff of “Cinco de Mayo Day,” “Sports Day,” “Strawberry Shortcake Hump Dayyyy,” “Dress as Your Favorite Co-Worker Day” and ending with “Pay Day.”
The following week a number of events took place at the Center in celebration of National Nursing Home Week. [Read more…] about National Nurses Week And Nursing Home Week Celebrated At The Center For Nursing And Rehabilitation At Hoosick Falls
The Great Stone Barn at the Shaker community at Mount Lebanon was a wonder of its time. After a devastating fire in 1972, only its masonry walls still stand. David Stocks, President of the Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon, will give an illustrated talk on “The Great Stone Barn Project: Past, Present, Future” to the Stephentown Historical Society on Monday, June 2, at 7:30 pm. The meeting will be at the Stephentown Heritage Center on Garfield Road (County Route 26), Stephentown. The program is free and open to the public. The building is handicapped accessible. For directions or information, phone 518-733-0010.
A fun, family friendly event, hosted by Brown’s Brewery, 50 Factory Hill Road, Hoosick Falls, is the First Annual “Quack” which will be held on Saturday, May 31, from 12 to 7 pm. This event features a quarter mile rubber-ducky race down the Walloomsac River.
Ducks will be sold for $10 each, or three ducks for $20. First place wins $1,000, second place, $250, and third place, $100. The carnival atmosphere will include games, carnival food, live entertainment and the greatest attraction – the duck race! Being fun for our families, this event holds great promise of becoming a new tradition for our wonderful Hoosick Falls community in which to take part. The ducks will be launched at 5:30 pm.
While playing the games and eating some great food you can enjoy the sounds of Three’s Harmony (Krissy, Sherri and Wayne).
For more information please call St. Mary’s Academy at 518-686-4314.
by Bea Peterson
“A Celebration of Community & Art” was the theme for HAYC3’s Hoosical Furnishings Exhibit and Auction. From armoires to benches, from a chandelier to dog houses, from mirrors to mailboxes, there certainly was something for everyone. [Read more…] about Hoosical Furnishings – A Celebration Of Community & Art
submitted by Toni Dolan
Warren and Toni Dolan of Grafton are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Briana Mary Dolan, to Matthew Lawrence Tracy, the son of Lawrence and Kathleen Tracy of Brewster, NY.
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Hoosick Grange had its regular meeting on May 14. Master David Cornell conducted the business meeting.
Kendall Baker was in charge of the Lecturer’s program. He introduced his speaker, Mr. Rick Porcoco, who does Appraisals and Forestry for Farm Credit East. He told us he is an American Forestry member and is a consultant on woodlots and logging. He started his talk by telling us a joke. Then he told us how he likes to talk with farmers and woodlot owners at the kitchen table. He said most people are attached to their lands. He then likes to take a long walk around the perimeter of the woods and survey the boundary line. If you’re a long term planner, five or ten years, you pick what is good or bad in trees – the different variety of trees, how large or small they are and if you have a larger area for the trees to expand on the top. Then if you have a bid on the wood from mills or logger companies, it depends on the demand and supply how much you get paid. Before anyone comes onto your property, make sure you are paid in full. Then be sure the contract is fulfilled. Consultants are paid a percentage per acre. If you have a forester manage your wood land, you can get your Town, County and School taxes reduced by 80%. After this, Rick answered many questions. The Lecturer thanked him for a very informative program.
We had some delicious refreshments served by Marion Brenenstuhl. Our next meeting was on May 28. Norma Brenenstuhl was in charge of the program. The Philpotts were in charge of refreshments.
The Stephentown Food Pantry has added to its shelves nearly 1,000 lbs. of food collected in the recent Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive organized by the National Association of Letter Carriers. Thanks go to all the local carriers, post office staff and the generous people of Stephentown and East Nassau who donated food. The collection from the East Nassau post office was split between the Stephentown Food Pantry and the pantry in East Nassau. This broad community support allows the pantry to provide food assistance for 8 to 14 families per week.
The Stephentown Food Pantry offers short term assistance to residents of Stephentown and Hancock, MA. The pantry is open every Saturday morning, weather permitting, from 9 to 11 am at the Stephentown Federated Church, Garfield Road (County Route 26). Appointments are not needed, but new clients should bring identification showing their street address, such as a current utility bill. As always, requests for help are confidential. For information, call 518-487-8606.
This volunteer group has been serving the community since 1983. If you missed the food drive and wish to donate money to help stock the pantry, you may send checks to the Stephentown Food Pantry Treasurer at P. O. Box 387, Stephentown, NY, 12168. The pantry is also a member of the Food Bank of NENY in Latham, NY. You may request any contribution you make to them be applied to the Stephentown Food Pantry account as part of their Adopt-A-Pantry program.
On Sunday, June 1, from 7 to 11 am, the Berlin Fire Department will be holding its monthly breakfast. Breakfast includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, French toast, biscuits with homemade sausage gravy, bacon and sausage, home fries, toast and eggs (sunny side up, over easy or over hard, scrambled). Beverage choice is coffee or tea (both available as decaf), hot chocolate, milk and orange juice.
The price is $7 for adults, $4 for children ages 5-12, free for children under 5. Take-outs are available by calling 658-2890.
All proceeds, after expenses, go to fund the Berlin Fire Department’s Frank Jones Memorial Scholarship awarded to a Berlin Senior at the graduation ceremony.
Join us as we support the Class of 2014.
