compiled by Bea Peterson
This year Memorial Day Rites will start at 8 am sharp in Wood Park with a flag raising ceremony under the direction of American Legion Post #40 Commander Walter C. Zwinge. Immediately afterwards wreaths will be placed at the new Veterans Memorial Wall. A short service will follow, and the Color Guard will fire a salute for all deceased veterans. Taps will be sounded.
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Lions Club 27th Annual 5k Road Race
by Bea Peterson
Conditions for the 27th Annual Hoosick Lions Club 5k Road Race on Saturday, May 19, appeared ideal. Temperatures were in the low 50s; the sun was shining, and there was no humidity. As usual, the race began at the corner of High and Munsell Streets. [Read more…] about Lions Club 27th Annual 5k Road Race
The HFCS 2012 Prom – Whispers Of The Sea
by Bea Peterson
The weather was absolutely perfect for the 2012 Hoosick Falls Central School Prom on Saturday, May 19. The Grand March took place at the school at 4:30 pm. At 6 the beautifully dressed Prom goers left by bus for a dinner and dancing cruise on the Hudson River aboard the Captain JP Cruise Line. [Read more…] about The HFCS 2012 Prom – Whispers Of The Sea
Panther Softball Crushes Sectional Foe
by Steve Bradley
The Hoosick Falls Lady Panther softball team finished the regular season late last week with a 14 – 6 record. Of special note, at the end of the regular season, senior pitcher Rachel Quackenbush had a strikeout total of 1,482. In the New York State record books, this would put her in second place all time. The number one total, set in 2008, is 1,603. Rachel has signed to play for the Division I Siena Saints softball squad.
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HFCS Softball Seniors
Mike Bornt Retiring
Mike Bornt, a Hoosick Falls Central School bus driver for 30 years, is retiring in June. Family, friends and former students who rode on his bus are invited to celebrate with Mike on Sunday, June 3. The party will be from 2 until 4 pm at the Hoosick Falls Fire House. Please come and help celebrate with him and wish him well.
BCS Agriculture Club Heirloom Plant Sale
The Berlin Middle/Senior High School Agriculture Club is sponsoring an Heirloom Plant sale. Club members have started several species of heirloom tomatoes from seed and are selling the plants for $3 each. Contact Dawn Wetmore or Jean Kirsch at Berlin High School 518-658-2515 or via email at dwetmore@berlincentral.org or jkirsch@berlincentral.org to coordinate plant pick-up.
Hoosick Falls Police Blotter – May 6 to May 17, 2012
Sunday, May 6 – Assist the NYSP on an assault on Tate Road
Monday, May 7 – 6:30 pm – Jason Shaw, age 28, of Willow Street, Hoosick Falls, was arrested for Resisting Arrest and Obstructing Governmental Administration; TOT (turned over to) NYSP on a warrant.
Tuesday, May 8 – 8:02 pm – Investigation of a larceny that occurred on Lyman Street
8:31 pm – Investigation of a Domestic Incident that occurred on Church Street
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Shaker Museum And Library Is Now Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon
The Shaker Museum and Library is pleased to announce its name change to the Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon. The new name and identity emphasizes the Museum’s strategic relocation and commitment to Mount Lebanon, NY, uniting the most comprehensive collection of Shaker objects and archives with America’s most important Shaker historic site.
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Remembering A Navy Man’s Story From Wood Park During Memorial Weekend
submitted by Megan Phyfe Barrett Myers
One of the many local veterans on the Memorial Wall at Wood Park in the Village of Hoosick Falls, is the late Joseph Manoogian, Jr. Manoogian was an Armenian-American born in Troy in 1933 who enjoyed being a swimming instructor and showing off his expertise in swimming and diving.
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