The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Anne Yurewitch Reaches 100

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by Bea Peterson
Loretta Young, Victor Mature, Tony Martin, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Rosa Parks, Bear Bryant and Jesse Owens were just a few of the people born in 1913. That year Woodrow Wilson was inaugurated as the 28th President. John D. Rockefeller gave $100 million to start the Rockefeller Foundation. The zipper was patented. The first little prize was put into a box of Cracker Jacks. The Lincoln Highway opened as the first paved coast to coast highway, and the Federal Income Tax was signed into law at one percent.
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Berlin Blood Drive

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An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held at the Berlin United Methodist Church on Monday, July 29, from 1 to 6 pm. The Church is located at 17 South Main Street in Berlin.
Please call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org to schedule an appointment. All donors will receive a coupon for a $2.50 discount on a 48 oz. container of Turkey Hill ice cream.

The Final Memorial Motorcycle Run For Ryan Gardner And Courtney Carelli

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submitted by Susan Gardner
The Tenth and Final Memorial Motorcycle Run for Ryan Gardner and Courtney Carelli will be held on Saturday, August 3. The rain date is August 4. The Run starts at Gardner’s Ice Cream & Coffee Shoppe on Route 22 in Stephentown at 11 am. Registration begins at 9 am. The run passes through three states and ends at the Stephentown Fire Pavilion.
A $25 donation includes the Run and an entry to win a lawn tractor or trailer. There will be hamburgers and hotdogs for lunch at 1 pm. A pork dinner will be ready at 4 pm, with beer available.
No motorcycle? No problem! Meet us at the Pavilion at 1 pm for the pig roast and a day of entertainment. There will be food all day, along with motorcycle games, vendors, raffle prizes, a 50/50 Raffle, T-shirts and sweatshirts, Live music will be provided by WYKYD, Red Handed and more.
We wish to thank the hundreds of bikers and vendors who over the past nine years have raised thousands of dollars and sponsored 220 scholarships so that students could afford to take courses at Hudson Valley Community College while still in high school.
For more information and tickets, contact Gardner’s Ice Cream & Coffee Shoppe at 518-733-6700.

Battle Of Gettysburg At The Cheney

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by Bea Peterson
Former HFCS teacher Michael Russert captivated his audience of forty at the Cheney Library on Tuesday evening, July 9. There was not a sound as he told of the life of author Michael Shaara and his famous book, Killer Angels, about the Battle of Gettysburg. He followed it up with interesting facts on that Battle and information on Hoosick Falls’ Company A of the 125th NY Volunteer Infantry Regiment that fought there as well.
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Local High School Juniors Receive Recognition For Math And Science Achievement

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submitted by Sue Brissette
Kaitlyn Goodermote of Berlin and Libby Cass of Stephentown were chosen to receive the New York State Capital District Society of Women Engineers’ 2013 Certificate of Merit for achievement in math, science and technology. [Read more…] about Local High School Juniors Receive Recognition For Math And Science Achievement