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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1976
Page
2
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Baptist women of the Capital Area Association sponsor a Spring Basket Meeting at the First Baptist Church Hoosick corner of Routes 7 and 103 on May 15. Registration at 9 30 a m includes coffee and juice. Theme Heritage and Horizons features a riverbed exhibit.
Grafton plans a June 26 park picnic with box lunches and family games and a fireworks display in the evening to mark the bicentennial. September 11 is Town Day with parades open houses and exhibits. Betty Sciacco chairs the bicentennial committee Leola E LaVoie is secretary and Robert Vosburg handles booklets.
A REACH meeting is set for Friday at Emmanuel United Church from 12 30 to 2 30 p m with the attic sale as the day’s topic A public card party follows at St Luke s Episcopal Church on Friday at 7 30 p m in Mechanicville
The Rensselaer Girls Club schedules a birthday party tonight at 7 p.m. as part of Girls Club Week proclaimed by Mayor Joseph P. Mink. An awards dinner for parents and members is planned Wednesday at 7 p.m. with an open house Thursday 7 to 9 p.m. including slides and displays with refreshments.
A Petersburg Bicentennial Committee announced a free public slide show titled Yesteryears of Petersburg to be held June 5 at the Veteran's Memorial Hall. Lloyd Hewitt chairs the effort and invites all residents to attend.
Hoosick Town Lions Club collected over 330 breakfasts at National Commercial Bank on Main Street from 7 am to noon on Mother's Day. Organizers Jack Bakaitis and Chuck Robson led setup cooking serving and cleanup with help from Gaillard's Girls waitresses and Lions members. Installation of officers set for May 15 at VFW Hall with cocktails at 6 30 pm and dinner dancing.
Town and village leaders in Hoosick Falls discuss preventing fake proof of age with a plan to accept only sheriff identification cards for alcohol sales. The sheriff’s office would provide ID equipment periodically to standardize age checks. The board also considers tax impact notes for the Centre at Hoosick and approves court resurfacing and backboard replacement.
Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Club sets semi annual Chicken Barbecue for May 18 at Baptist Fellowship Hall. Servings start 4:30 pm until sold out. tickets through club members or at the door. Arthur Mosely chairs. Proceeds fund local projects including Rescue Squad aid, skating rink, Boy Scouts, dental program, hospital visitations, bloodmobile drive, Scholastic night, clergy night, brochure printing, doctor recruitment, and a Kiwanis float for July 4th parade.
The Mechanicville Flag Football League will host a car wash and bake sale on Saturday. The bake sale runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Price Chopper, while the car wash is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Terminal Street Dock.
Hoosick Falls officials discuss curb stray canines at a Town Board meeting held at the Rensselaer County Health Department. Mayor Don Bogardus proposes shared funding for enforcement and a five day kennel hold, with unclaimed dogs euthanized if not claimed, and potential leash law if needed.
Dr William Teuscher 71 a summer resident of White Creek told police he was fired at while planting corn and reported the disturbance. Richard Sheltra 47 of North Bennington was charged with second degree reckless endangerment after allegedly discharging a rifle. Sheltra is held on $500 bail. Teuscher fined $125 for a misdemeanor.
Fifteen churches were represented by 60 women and 12 children at the May Fellowship Day sponsored by Church Women United of Hoosick Falls. The event at First Assembly of God featured dramatizations of Susannah Wesley and Corrie ten Boom and included reports on World Community Day and World Day of Prayer.
Mechanicville will host a three-division Memorial Day Parade on May 27. The event gathers on South Main Street before 6 30 p.m. Speakers include State Assemblyman Bobby D Andrea and Mayor John Fascia with CM Charles Osborn Jr as master of ceremonies.
Thomas J. McGrath spoke to Mechanicville Young Democrats at Joyce's Log Cabin about his 1st District State Senate bid. A question period followed. McGrath, previously a 1968 State Assembly candidate, is a Niagara Mohawk consumer relations rep. He and wife Nancy live with four children in Poestenkill.
Voters in the Cambridge Central School District meet at 7 30 p m to approve issuing a bond not to exceed 28 000 for two school buses. William Buchanan chairs the session at the Cambridge school.
The Argyle P T S A and F H A sponsor the Spring Fair at Argyle Central School on May 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Features include 20 crafts, a colonial parade at 1 p.m., 1776 music, a town historian slide show, cake walk, bake sale, magic show, and an outdoor refreshment booth. Bicentennial exhibits and a quilt display will draw seniors, with a 10 speed bike prize. lunch served by Argyle Grange.
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