The Berlin Elementary PTO Scholarship award will be presented to a graduating senior who plans to enter a two or four year college, the Armed Forces, or a Technical School in the fall. Two $250 scholarships will be awarded to the class of 2015 – 2016 from funds the Stephentown PTO had prior to its closure. Students will be awarded the scholarship based on the evaluation rubric. Applicants must be a current senior in high school or home-schooled in the Berlin School District. Applications are available in the Guidance Office and are due May 12, 2015.
Petersburgh Fire Auxiliary Charlie Dogs
The Petersburgh Fire Auxiliary will host one of its annual Charlie Hot Dog Fund Raisers on Friday, May 15 at the Fire House. The sale will begin at 4 pm and run until 6 pm.
The cost is $9 dozen $4.50 ½ dozen or $.75 each
If you would like to pre-order your dogs ahead of time, please call Janet Snyder at 658-3053 or 339-7311 before May 15.
We look forward to seeing you and thank you for your continued support!
HF Memorial Day Parade Floats
The Hoosick Falls American Legion Post #40 will again be hosting the 2015 Hoosick Falls Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25 at 10 am.
The line-up will be at 9:15. We are seeking entries for the parade – floats, marchers, antique cars and tractors.
We are also looking for convertibles for our Grand Marshal and our veterans. If you can help, call or email. Entry forms are available from Kevin O’Malley at 518-686-9460 or email hoosickkid@gmail.com
An Evening Of Swing Music At New Lebanon Library
Berkshire band DBX2 will be performing at the New Lebanon Library on Friday, May 8 at 7 pm. They will perform a program of swing music at this event, which is free and open to the public although donations for the performers are appreciated.
DBX2 features bassist Dan Broad and pianist David Bartley. Dan Broad, one of the most sought after bassists in Western New England, has performed in nearly every state in the union and as well as in Europe. David Bartley’s musical career included scoring original music for film, video, and radio productions, performing in various popular music groups, and composing and performing several performance art pieces in association with the Washington Performing Arts Society.
For further information on this free event, please call the library at (518) 794-8844
West Hoosick F.D. Mothers Day Pancake Breakfast
The West Hoosick Fire Dept. announces an “All You Can Eat” Mothers Day Breakfast at the firehouse on Sunday May 10, from 7:30 to 11 am. The menu includes pancakes, French toast, eggs, sausage, bacon, toast, juice, coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. Start Mothers Day off right with a great breakfast. The firehouse is located on PineValley Rd. near the intersection of County Routes 109 and 103. Any questions please call the firehouse at 686-1814.
North Hoosick FD Dance
The North Hoosick Fire Department will sponsor an older Kids Dance on Friday, May 8 from 7 to 10 pm at the firehouse on Rt. 22. Students in grades 7, 8, 9 and 10, who attend Hoosick Falls Central, Cambridge Central, or St. Mary’s Academy, are invited to this dance. Students must be signed out by a parent or a guardian after the dance.
Tsatsawassa Protective Fire Company Breakfast
The Tsatsawassa Protective Fire Company, serving Brainard and East Nassau and surrounding community, will hold its final monthly Breakfast of the Season on Sunday, May 17, from 8 to 11:30 am at their firehouse on Firehouse Lane behind the post office near Routes 20 and 66N, in the hamlet of Brainard.
A delicious breakfast is offered for your donation of $7 for adults, $4 children 5 to 11, under five free.
Brandi Hoffman Honored At Buffalo State Honors Convocation
Brandi Hoffman of Stephentown was among a select group of Buffalo State students whose academic achievements were recognized at the college’s annual Honors Convocation held on April 16. Hoffman is majoring in psychology, one of more than 60 major programs represented at the ceremony. Each student received an honors pin.
Buffalo State belongs to the State University of New York. It offers more than 170 undergraduate programs in the arts, education, professional studies, and science on a 125-acre campus.
Louis Miller Museum To Be Open Second Saturdays May To September
Starting Saturday, May 9, The Louis Miller Museum will be open on the second Saturday of each month through September 12. Come visit between 10 am and 2 pm and discover Hoosick’s history up-close and personal.
Volunteer docents will be happy to take you on a tour, or you can wander on your own. Enjoy exhibits about the Walter A. Wood years, the Victorian Parlor, Grandma Moses memorabilia and art, school histories (we have tons of photos, come find your classmates), the Military Room, wedding dresses and fashions from times gone by.
The museum is a treasure trove of information, objects and stories about Hoosick’s rich past. The Museum is located at 166 Main Street in Hoosick Falls. Museum hours are Mondays and Tuesdays (year round) 1 to 4 pm, and Second Saturdays (May-September) from 10 am to 2 pm, and by appointment. Historical Research Room hours are Monday through Friday (please call ahead). For questions, please email director@hoosickhistory.com or call 518-686-4682. Visit www.hoosickhistory.com.
Letter To The Editor – Losing Helen Ellett
To The Editor:
Losing Helen Ellett was a heartbreaking event in the lives of Helen’s family. Reading the article submitted by the Grafton Trail Riders was also heartbreaking. In recent years they pursued a lawsuit against Helen and her family. I believe their sorrow should have at least extended to the family with a simple sympathy card or maybe a phone call to her daughter Connie, but instead they made no effort to extend any “deep sorrow” as they wrote. On their own website they make absolutely no mention of Helen and how she had a great vision to start a riding club that she has now left to them.
Personally, I don’t believe that “Helen will be riding with them in spirit” as they wrote. She was discouraged, confused and heartbroken that a club she founded in 1947 was now sending her legal documents to appear in court over a land dispute. It was us, the family that held her hand as she read through the thick stack of legal documents, attempting to understand the reality of how The Grafton Trail Riders, what was once her passion, turned into her nightmare.
The majority of members never even had an opportunity to meet Helen as she wasn’t one of the land owners that they invited to their annual fall pig roast. She was ignored by the club’s members until this article of last week. Helen never believed in riding, camping, and campfires as they wrote – she believed in riding!
She will be missed, she will be missed by many acquaintances and by the many close friends she made and most of all by her family.
Linda Laveway
Granddaughter of Helen Ellett