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.
Archives for July 2013
Girl Scout Troop 1070 Fundraiser
Girl Scout Troop 1070 will be holding a Car Wash and Bake Sale fundraiser on Saturday, July 27, from 8 am to 12 pm at Eagle Energy on Route 22 in Berlin.
Musk Mallow
Stephen Pelletier Awarded Eagle Scout Badge
by David Flint
In a Court of Honor ceremony at the Poestenkill Fire Company on Sunday, June 23, Stephen Pelletier of Berlin was awarded Scouting’s highest honor, the Eagle Scout badge. At age 14, Stephen is one of the youngest in Troop 528 to earn the rank of Eagle. The average age across the country is 17. [Read more…] about Stephen Pelletier Awarded Eagle Scout Badge
Battle Of Gettysburg At The Cheney
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
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
Marcia Vincent Becomes A Registered Nurse
Marcia M. M. Vincent, daughter of Roger and Nancy Vincent of Berlin, was awarded a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Nursing with a minor in Psychology on May 18 from Russell Sage College in Troy.
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Neil Flint To Wed Carmen Ycaza Burgos
David and Patricia Flint of Stephentown are pleased to announce the wedding engagement of David’s son Neil to Carmen Ycaza Burgos of Madrid, Spain, formerly from Ecuador. The wedding will take place in the near future.
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NLCS Alumni Banquet 2013
by David Flint
The New Lebanon Central School Alumni Reunion banquet was held this year at Jackson’s Old Chatham House in Old Chatham. For the eighth year in a row the buffet dinner was compliments of the generous Mr. Robert Burns, Class of 1949. Attending the festivities on July 13 were some 158 graduates representing the class of 1935 through the class of 2007, along with more than 70 spouses and guests.
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