Fire at the Former Fox Hollow Restaurant
2nd Annual Cow Plop
September Character Assembly
New Principal and Town Hall Meetings
DAR Meeting
The Ondawa-Cambridge Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, will hold a bi-chapter meeting with Willard’s Mountain Chapter on Saturday, October 14th, at 11 am, at the Cambridge Town Hall. The speaker will be District Director, Melissa Dowson-Horton. Ondawa-Cambridge will provide the luncheon and Willard’s Mountain will bring a cake.
Any member who believes she is eligible to join the DAR may contact the Regent, Carman Bogle, or the Registrar, Melinda Kittell. Eligibility is based on the Revolutionary War service of a direct ancestor. Guests are always welcome at meetings.
Community Day
On Saturday, October 14th, the hamlet of North Chatham will be holding its third annual Community Day. All are invited to come to North Chatham and see what makes it a great place to live. The North Chatham Free Library will be open with books for sale on the front lawn, weather permitting, and some residents of the hamlet will be having yard sales. The North Chatham United Methodist Church clothing barn will be open and the church will have a sweet treats sale, silent auction, tailgate sale, donated items for sale, and lunch available. If you would like to donate items for the sale or sell your own items as part of the tailgate sale, please see the church website listed below. The Neighbors of Northern Columbia County will have an informational table at the church. The North Chatham Volunteer Fireman’s Association will have a truck at the church and kids can spray a fire hose. There will be games for kids on the church lawn and the Buccaneers 4-H club will be selling pumpkins. Free parking will be available behind the church. For more information please visit northchathammethodistchurch.org.
Robert Petersen – Obituary
On September 9th, 2023, Robert “Larry” Petersen of Hoosick Falls and most recently of Mercer Island, WA, passed away peacefully. He was born July 3rd, 1939 in Shelby, IN and preceded in death by his parents Fritz and Bernice “Sue” Petersen, and brother, Jim Petersen.
Larry graduated from Portage High School in Portage, IN and went on to David Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN on a basketball scholarship. After graduation he bought a home and taught at Taft Elementary School in Crown Point, IN. He then moved on to work for Union Carbide in East Chicago, IN. He transferred to the Union Carbide plant in Bennington, VT and moved into an old Victorian home in North Hoosick, NY. He opened Petersen’s Power Equipment selling and servicing camping trailers, lawnmowers, snowmobiles, and motorcycles. After closing his business Larry sold cars for multiple auto dealers in the area, including Haynes Ford in Hoosick Falls until his retirement. Larry served on the HFCS school board as a member and President. He was a very active member in the First United Presbyterian Church in Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about Robert Petersen – Obituary