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Local SUNY Potsdam Students Earn Spots On The College’s President’s List

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SUNY Potsdam President Dr. John F. Schwaller honored a total of 884 students for earning the highest marks in Fall 2012.
Among the local students who made the SUNY Potsdam President’s List were:
• Mihael Gerkman of Petersburgh, whose major is Chemistry;
• Caitlyn Hungerford of Petersburgh, whose major is Psychology, and
• Erik Viner of Stephentown, whose major is History.
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Darrow School Open House

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The Darrow School Admissions Office will host Open House sessions on Monday, January 21, and Monday, February 18. Open House events are free to the public, and interested participants may drop in during the day at their convenience, between 9 am and 3 pm, although advance registration is encouraged. Events may include classroom visits, lunch with students and teachers, Q&A with current students and tours of Darrow’s facilities and historic Shaker campus.
Tour highlights will include:
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Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department Texas Hold’em

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The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, January 26, in the Stephentown Fire Hall, located at 35 Grange Hall Road in Stephentown. 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, and a donation of $35 per player will be accepted. Players can make an additional $10 donation at the door for 1,000 extra chips. This tournament will pay one place for every ten players with a minimum of four places and a maximum of nine places.
For further information, please call John Linton at 518-733-0469.

Clara Salluzzo

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Hoosick Falls – Clara Salluzzo, 94, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2013, at her daughter’s residence in Glenmont, NY. Clara formerly resided on First Street in Hoosick Falls, NY, and was the wife of the late Joseph Salluzzo.
Born on June 13, 1918, in Johnsonville, NY, Clara was the daughter of the late Fred and Eva (Gibbons) Motsiff. She worked at the Specialty Company in Hoosick Falls for many years. In her retirement Clara enjoyed gardening, reading, knitting, sewing and cooking delicious meals for her family at her home. Clara will be remembered most as a devoted mother and grandmother. She dedicated her life to her family and will live on forever in the hearts of all who knew her.
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Helen M. Miller

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New Lebanon – Helen M. Ham Miller, 92, formerly of West Street, New Lebanon, NY, died on Thursday evening, January 10, 2013, at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington, MA, where she had resided for four years.
Born in Philmont, NY, on January 13, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Arthur D. and Bertha Proper Ham. She was the loving wife of the late George B. Miller, who died on September 11, 2000. They were married in the Mellenville Dutch Reformed Church in Mellenville, NY, on June 25, 1938. She has been a resident of New Lebanon since 1942.
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Full Moon Trek At Dyken Pond Center

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Enjoy the stillness of the full moon at a free, guided cross-country ski and snowshoe trek at the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center on Saturday, January 26, beginning at 7 pm. The trek will cover about two miles and is designed for the intermediate skier and snowshoer. No beginners, please. We will be traveling under the natural light of the full moon. Snowshoe rentals are available with advance notice.  Please contact the Center for updated snow conditions at 658-2055 or dykenpond@fairpoint.net.
Dyken Pond Center is a Rensselaer County Park open daily during daylight hours for back country snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and ice-fishing. Call 658-2055 or visit www.dykenpond.org for information.

Hoosick Man Shoots Himself

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by Bea Peterson
A stretch of Route 22 was closed off for about eight hours on Monday, January 7. According to a New York State Police report, Troopers responded to a domestic dispute call off of Route 22 in the Town of Hoosick in White Creek, to be more precise. The report stated the State Police received assistance from the Village of Hoosick Falls Police Department, the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department, and New York Environmental Conservation Police.
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