submitted by Janice Tate Co-Chairperson, WAWHS Alumni Association
Nearly 200 Alumni and guests attended the 2011 annual Walter A. Wood High School (Hoosick Falls) Alumni Reunion on Saturday, June 11, at the Pittstown Volunteer Emergency Corps. Co-chairperson Janice Tate welcomed the group with a special recognition of the new 50-year class and of Mr. Philip Leonard, a guest, who was Superintendent of the old high school and the new Hoosick Falls Central School for many years. Rev. Paul Mason of Class of 1955 gave the invocation.
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Archives for July 2011
It’s Not All About Emergencies
submitted by Bill Gaillard
Members of the Hoosick Falls Fire Department and the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad met with seven and eight year old kids from the Town of Hoosick Camp on Friday, July 8. This is the second gathering of young people to visit the Departments this year. The first visit was during the elementary school village walk.
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Denison Cemetery Gets New Sign
Guimarra Creates Heirloom Iron
by Bea Peterson
High atop a hill in Buskirk John C. Guimarra spends hours in his shop designing and building fascinating creations of iron. He learned to work with iron as a kid helping his dad make horseshoes in Stephentown. “All I have left of those days is three horseshoes that went through the fire in the early 90s,” he said.
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Shatford Little League 7-8 All Stars
Community Mural Workshops Begin At Youth Center
Community members have begun working on a mural project that will celebrate Hoosick Falls. The project is being led by Donna Maria deCreeft, a professional artist who has been teaching art since 1989. This project is made possible in part through Community Art$Grant, a program funded by the Arts Center of the Capital Region through the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
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The Berlin Library’s Annual Book, Bake And Boutique Fund-Raiser
Boy Scout Troop 222 met at the Berlin Free Town Library to help with the upcoming Book, Bake and Boutique Fund-Raiser. The young men, who will enter grades 6-9 at Berlin Central this fall, braved bee stings and the Library dungeon to haul hundreds of books for the annual fund-raiser. The sale will take place on Saturday, August 20, from 9 am to 1 pm. [Read more…] about The Berlin Library’s Annual Book, Bake And Boutique Fund-Raiser
TRACs Needs An Advance To Send Volunteers To Underage Drinking Conference
The TRACs (Together Reducing Alcohol and Drugs in our Communities) Coalition is asking local industry and/or private individuals to help fund attendance at a national conference then be reimbursed by the County; the federal funds are already in place.
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BCS Registration Day
There will be a Registration Day at Berlin Middle-High School in the Counseling Office on Tuesday, August 16, from 8:30 am until 1:30 pm for all new students in grades 6 through 12. To register a child you will need a copy of your child’s birth certificate, health record (available at previous school), the last report card, a copy of the IEP (if your child is classified by Committee on Special Education), proof of residency in the Berlin Central School District and a copy of the custodial agreement if you are divorced or separated.
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The Gardner/Carelli Motorcycle Run
The eighth Annual Memorial Ryan Gardner/Courtney Carelli Motorcycle Run will be held in Stephentown on Saturday, August 6. Once again, motorcyclists and spectators will gather at Gardner’s Ice Cream and Coffee Shoppe on Route 22 at 9 am for the annual benefit that will depart at 11 am for a 90 mile ride through three states. The motorcyclists from around the region will return to the Fire Hall on Grange Hall Road for a day of food, gifts, games, live music, raffles and prizes from 1 to 10 pm.
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