by Bea Peterson
Competing for the first time in a major event, Rick Ingraham placed fourth overall in the World Rimfire & Air Rifle Benchrest Competition at the Palmetto Gun Club in Charleston, SC, the end of July/beginning of August. Ingraham attended the event with fellow Salem Rifle and Pistol Club member Todd Banks. [Read more…] about Ingraham Takes Fourth In Air Rifle World Championships
Local News
Stratton Expands Custom Butchering Business
by Bea Peterson
Greg Stratton has taken the plunge. What started out as a part time business last fall has become his full time job. He has purchased all the necessary equipment, and construction is almost complete on his processing facility next to his home. Stratton does on site slaughtering of farm animals raised for meat, then brings the animals to his Pine Valley Rd. building for custom butchering. He also processes wild animals.
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Saint–Gobain Sponsors HooRWA Bike Ride
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is proud to announce its sponsorship of the 7th Annual Hoosic River Ride that took place on August 20th, 2011 to benefit the Hoosic River Watershed Association.
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Iwanicki Pulls Monster Out Of Dunham Reservoir
Hoosick Falls Girl Scouts Commemorate September 11 With A Remembrance Quilt
Girl Scouts of Hoosick Falls wanted to do something special to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks and that’s how the idea of a “Freedom Means” quilt came to be.
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British School Of Ballet Enters 35th Year
This will be the 35th year Miss Olivia has operated the Ballet School located at 120 Church St. in Hoosick Falls. Miss Olivia has always taught all of her classes and still does. Not only does she teach ballet, she teaches Irish step dance, tap, Scottish highland dance, including the Sword Dance, and gymnastics.
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Berlin Ladies Auxiliary Car Show
The Berlin Ladies’ Auxiliary presents our 6th Annual FABULOUS FALL-OUT CAR & BIKE SHOW September 24th – 10-3 at the Berlin Firehouse located at 11 Community Ave in Berlin, NY
All cars and motorcycles are welcome!
We will have vendors and crafters for shopping. Good food and homemade dessert available.
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Giffy’s Chicken Bar-B-Q
The Town of Hoosick Republican Party will sponsor a Giffy’s Chicken BBQ on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at the Grand Union Parking lot from 4:00 -6:00 pm. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased from any Committee member or by calling the number below. There will be limited amount of extra meals, so order soon. We always sell out early.
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Mountain Chapel Fishing Derby Winners Announced
The winners of the Mountain Chapel Fishing Derby on Aug 27 were – 1st place, Caleb Hendricks from Berlin, 2nd place, Jeffery Curtis from Petersburgh, 3rd place, Sharon Strock from Grafton. Junior Division – 1st place, Jordyn Travis, 2nd place, Nate Hendricks, 3rd place, Seth Hendricks.
Penny Social In Brunswick
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Brunswick Elks will hold their Annual Penny Social on Sunday, October 2, 2011 from 1-4 PM. Doors open at 11AM. Over 200 Prizes to be won, plus raffles for 22″ flat screen TV and a Kindle. Door prize is a trip for 2 to Turning Stone. Come enjoy a good time!. The lodge is located at 665 Brunswick Road (Rt 2), Troy, NY.