MECHANICVILLE OCTOBER 13- On Tuesday afternoon the Mechanicville dock was used for a new purpose- to unload freight. Solar Sal the 40' solar powered boat designed by Dave Borton left Lockport, NY, 10 days before with 3 tons of cardboard he picked up from Cascade Paper. Solar Sal traveled the 300 miles on the Eire Canal in very cloudy and rainy weather.
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Wednesday
18-Watervliet at 15-Mechanicville, 3:00
Thursday
11-Hoosic Valley at 6-Schuylerville, 6:00
13-Glens Falls at 4-Stillwater, 6:00
Wednesday
17-Ichabod Crane at 16-Stillwater, 3:00
21-Hoosic Valley at 12-Holy Names, 3 :00
Friday
10-Catskill at 7-Mechanicville, 3:00
7th Annual Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness
There is an air of hope, courage, support and celebration. We have hope for all those battling cancer today; we applaud the courage of those whose daily routine is now built around treatment of the disease; we support wholeheartedly our friends, neighbors and family members as they fight the fight; and we celebrate those who have won the battle and can now be hailed as survivors.
Article and photos in the 10-15 edition.
Who among us does not remember the phenomenon that swept the nation one year ago called “the Ice bucket Challenge” when everyone from grandparents to children to celebrities to pro athletes had buckets of freezing water and ice cubes dumped over their heads all to raise money to fund the search for a cure for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, known better as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease
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Mary Alice O’Brien, director of integrated administrative computing services and acting manager of business support and application services, says that she has always appreciated the Pillar of Rensselaer Award, and what it stands for as a staff member. A Rensselaer employee for 36 years, O’Brien is the recipient of the 2015 Pillar of Rensselaer Award.
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The Veterans Hall located at the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds held the last open house for the 2015 season on Sunday October 4th. The Veterans Hall is made possible by a group of local volunteers from the area that began this project as a way to thank, honor and remember all veterans for their service. Veterans Hall continues to be a, “Salute to All Veterans Past and Present.”
The entire article is in the 10-15 edition.