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Valhalla Neighborhood Hosts 'Unusual' Holiday Parade
VALHALLA, N.Y. -- If you live in the Foxhill/Galloway neighborhood of Valhalla, you might have viewed the most unusual Christmas parade on Sunday.
Approximately sixty neighbors of all ages decorated a vehicle of their choosing, lined up at the intersection of the two streets, and began the first ever Foxhill/Galloway Christmas Parade.
There were bicycles, strollers, wagons, lawnmowers, quads (both big and small), carriages, and walkers. They were all adorned with lights, music, tinsel, garland, and more. The parade was led by Dave Perri driving a completely decorated pick-up truck.
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William C. Metzger, 77, Of Beacon
BEACON, N.Y. -- William C. Metzger, a lifelong resident of Beacon, died Sunday, Dec. 20, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. He was 77.
He was born Nov. 5, 1938, in Beacon to the late Clifford and Dorothy Wheeler Metzger.
Metzger was a retired lieutenant commander for the U.S. Coast Guard, serving from 1959-91. He was also a retired manager for IBM in East Fishkill. He was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church of Beacon, where he was the choir director and on the vestry. He was a former ski instructor, a supporter of the Army women's basketball team and an avid golfer.
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