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Stephentown’s annual Community Christmas Tree Lighting and Carol Sing-a-Long will be held on Sunday, December 14, at 7 pm in the Veterans Park with refreshments immediately following at the Fire Hall on Grange Hall Road. Everyone is welcome.
For more information call Morgan or Cathy Lawless at 733-6508.
The Grafton Volunteer Fire Department along with the Grafton Ladies Auxiliary will be serving an All You Can Eat Buffet Breakfast on Saturday, November 29, from 8 to 11 am at the Grafton VFW – Fire Hall on South Road (County Route 85). Belgian waffles, pancakes, French toast, eggs (made to order), sausage gravy & biscuits, bacon, sausage, home fries, toast, orange juice, coffee and milk are on the menu. Santa will appear.
The cost is $9 per adult, $4 for kids 12 and under and free for kids five and under.
Basketball clinics and seasonal sign ups happen Saturday, November 22 and 29. These clinics are free to the public as well as an opportunity to sign-up for the season. The mini clinics will be for co-ed grades 3,4 and 5 from 10 to 11:30 am and grades 6, 7 and 8 from 11:30 am to 1 pm.
Information on the recreational season will be available during these open clinics. The season will focus on skill development, teamwork, fundamentals and fun. All participants must be registered and paid by no later than the final clinic.
For more information, please call HAYC3 at 518-686-9050.
On Friday, November 21, the Berlin Rescue Squad will be holding its monthly delicious Fish Fry Dinner. For $10 you can enjoy a hearty helping of fried cod on a roll, French fries, coleslaw, brownie and soda or water. Eat in or take out – its up to you.
We have also decided to serve mini-hot dogs as well. These can be purchased in a meal – $10 for 10 dogs with fries, brownie and beverage – $5 for 4 dogs with fries, brownie and beverage or purchased a la carte. Call-in orders are welcome, the Firehouse number is 658-2890. The dinner will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the Berlin Fire Department. Please call Stan at 269-8646 with any questions.
submitted by Kathy Hunt
On Saturday, December 6, St. Mary’s Academy of Hoosick Falls will hold its annual Cabaret. This year it will feature two very different acts to get you into that holiday spirit. The Comedy and Carols Cabaret will feature performances by comedians Greg Aidala and Ben Geurin and musicians Mike and Cindy Brewster and Friends. Doors open at 6:30 pm so you can start bidding early on the silent auction items featuring the very popular and sentimental classroom projects plus many more items to choose from before the show starts at 7:30 pm.
This is a 21 and over event with a cash bar and light fair buffet available throughout the night. Tickets cost $25 per person and are on sale now. Get your tickets before they are gone by calling Mary Beth Smith at St. Mary’s Academy at 518-686-4314 or email your request to StMarysEvents@yahoo.com. The performance will be held at St. Mary’s Academy, 4 Parsons Avenue, Hoosick Falls.
The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, November 1, 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.
No advance registration is required. A donation of $35 per player will be accepted and give the player 6,000 in chip value. Players can make an additional $10 donation at the door for 2,000 extra in chip value. This tournament will pay one place for every ten players with a minimum of four places and a maximum of nine places.
A free buffet will be served at the first break, and refreshments will be available.
For further information, please call John Linton at 518-733-0469.
Hoosick Falls – Ezekiel Gaylon Parks passed away while asleep in his mother’s arms on the evening of November 10, 2014, at the age of two months and seven days. He was born on September 3, 2014.
Zeke joins his grandmother, Sharon Parks, in heaven. He is survived by his brother and sister, Anderson M. and Scarlett A. Parks, his mother and father, David M. and Tamara J. Parks (nee Pine), his grandfather, Donald L. Parks and fiance Cerrita Rowell, all of Pflugerville, TX, his grandparents, Burton L. and Margaret V. Pine of Hoosick Falls, NY, his aunt and uncle, Nathan L. Parks and Azadeh Poursepanj, his great-aunt and uncle, Tom and Barbara Gunder of Austin, TX, his great-aunt, Myrna C. Smith of Memphis, TN, and his aunt and uncle, Brian H. and Angela D. Pine of Indianapolis, IN.
The Parks family wishes to recognize our brothers and sisters in Christ from the New Life Baptist Church in Pflugerville, whose love and support during this time of loss has provided immeasurable comfort and healing.
We also wish to thank the men and women of the Austin-Travis County EMS and the Travis County Sheriff’s Office for their valiant efforts and compassion and the Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State for receiving Zeke’s remains toward a noble cause.
During his short but happy life, Zeke was loved by many, and his absence is felt profoundly by all who knew him. His brother, Anderson, would often thank God for his little brother, and Zeke’s big sister, Scarlett, affectionately dubbed him “Zeekie.” Anderson and Scarlett both enjoyed helping to take care of their baby brother.
Among friends and family, there was no shortage of eager arms waiting to hold and feed Zeke. He was never alone. He is missed greatly.
Memorial services were held at 7 pm, Tuesday, November 18, at the New Life Baptist Church.
Please share your memories and words of comfort with the family by visiting Zeke’s memorial at www.cookwaldencapitalparks.com.
Sunday, August 25, 1833: Today brother Samuel continues to be more weaker and tonight Frederick Russel watched and after nine we perceived that Samuel was struck with death, and I went and got Mr. John Sackett and wife and we all sat up.
Monday: On this morning, a few minutes past three o’clock brother Samuel died and today we prepared for the funeral. I sent for Elder Jones to preach and engaged John Sackett and Frederick Russell to dig the grave. I rode up and got brother William and we pointed out the ground to bury Samuel near sister Newton’s grave. I then rode up to Squ Nathan Howard’s and engaged him to make the coffin. Towards night I took the wagon and I carried my wife to Lebanon and we got trusted to H. Nichols and I paid cash for a corn broom to Edwin Wylie and Charlotte Pierce watched with the corpse.
Tuesday: Today the funeral was attended by Elder Jones at my house at twelve o’clock. This evening I rode over to Henry Platt’s and returned the cloth. Tonight I watched part of the night at the grave of Samuel for fear the body would be taken for dissection.
Wednesday: We hayed on my Rodgers Farm and brother Sylvester helped towards his rent and tonight brother Sylvester and brother William watched at the grave of brother Samuel.
Thursday: We hayed on my Rodgers Farm and brother Sylvester helped til noon and has worked out his rent. This afternoon some rainy. I mowed.
Friday: I hayed on my Rodgers Farm with only the help of Charles Booge, the boy that lives with me, 12 years old.
Saturday, August 31: This morning Mr. Philander Carpenter’s child died, a daughter about two years old. The child died of dysentery.
Saturday, October 19, 1833: Today I sent my hired boy Charles Booge to Henry Runnels and got two new shoes set. On this evening I tended to school meeting. Adam Brown, Joshua Maxon and myself put in trustees, and I paid my summer school tax which was three dolls 44 cts, and a-coming home I called to Frederick Russel’s and paid him for helping Mr. John Sackett dig the grave of Brother Samuel 37 cts.
Monday: Quite rainy. I made cider and this afternoon I met the town officers to appoint the places of election and clerks. We met at Randal A Brown’s store to do our town business.
Thursday: I gathered winter apples and dug potatoes.
Monday, Oct 28: Today I wagoned two loads of cheese to Hancock Village to Wm Hadsell’s. I delivered 3790 pounds at 6½ cts per pound and said Hadsell paid me cash, which was 246 dol and 35 cts.
Wednesday: Tonight it froze to spoil vegetables and fruit.
Saturday, Nov 2: We drew in pumpkins they are damaged with the frost.
A Tough Way To Start The Day
by Steve Bradley
At 8 o’clock Wednesday morning, a local woman driving a sport utility vehicle pulled out of the old Falls Motel parking lot across Rt. 22 from HFCS and drove into the path of an oncoming southbound tractor trailer. [Read more…] about Accident And Fuel Spill On Route 22 Across From HFCS
29 To Lose Jobs
by Bea Peterson
On November 7 Oak-Mitsui Technologies, LLC, announced it is closing its FaradFlex Technologies facility at 80 First Street in Hoosick Falls. Production is scheduled to continue into January and cease in February 2015. All machinery and Research and Development equipment for the making of their circuit board product will be transferred to the Malaysia FaradFlex operation during March and April.
[Read more…] about Oak-Mitsui Closing Hoosick Falls Facility
