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i Tuesday, August 30, 1988 The Press Post 3 oravj SESMEEZm IN BRIEF, From page 2 Alternative r1edicine Classes To Oe Offered 686-5267, Stanley Sukuskas at 686-5780, Dick Ogden at 686-9068 or Anthony Urbon at 686-7008, for Information and registration. AARP Driving Course Offered Hoosick Area Senior Center will offer the AARP Driving Course some time In September If enough people are Interested. This course Is open to any one 55 years or older who holds a New York State driving license. This course Is designed to Increase awareness of proper driving techniques. Anyone Interested should call the center at 686-7561 for definite Information as far as date and time.

Tough Love Support Group Parents tired of being helpless when your child Is In trouble. You are not alone. There are many parents In the community who have slmlllar problems. Come receive support. Anyone can attend a Tuesday evening meeting.

Call (518) 686-4576 for more Information. Conservation Licenses on Sale All conservation licenses are now on sale at Hoosick Town Clerks office for 1988-89. The clerk's office on Church Street will be open Saturday starting Aug. 20. Extra deer permit applications must be postmarked by Sept.

2. Bowling Schedule Meeting The Barbecue Lanes, In Hoosick Falls. Sunday Nlte Mixed League No. 2 schedule begins at 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

11 Meeting at 7 p.m. medicine. He said that the doctor he consulted made his condition worse, but that it was later cured by acupuncture. He found that he could be a better musician if he learned more about muscles and the way that they worked. Hyman said that there are many fads in health foods and alternative medicines, but he is more interested in what really works and why.

Teaching this acupressure course is one way that he can benefit the people in the community. He is interested in a responsible approach to health care. According to Hyman, tljere is no way an individual can replace a doctor, but he believes that there are things a person can learn, that might make visits to the doctor needed less frequently. Sports injuries, back pain, headaches, cramps and twisted limbs are some of the things accupressure can help with. Ive done my homework he said and, I've weeded out some of the nonsense.

Hyman said that although his techniques are not mainstream, there are techniques to relieve back pain which could be very helpful to the average wife whose husband suffers from this affliction. Perhaps your child is an athlete, there are ways to lessen the pain of a knee or ankle injury, and in some cases speed the healing process. Hyman uses his own leg injury as an example. He said that he had twisted his knee and that this was By NOELL deLEON Preai i Pott Reporter "Im Interested In scientific alter native medicine and finding sensible things that work with medicine. Nearly 14 years of study and research brought Hooslck Falls resi dent Barry Hyman to this point in his medical career.

Hyman will begin teaching classes dealing with acupressure in Hoosick Falls in early September. He will teach two separate classes, one for the beginner and one for advanced students and health professionals. Hyman studied acupuncture not the same as acupressure with Milford Oraves at the International Center for Medicinal and Scientific Studies in New York City. Since then he has taught acupressure and the physiology of alternative medicine at several schools in the San Francisco Bay area in California. He practiced acupuncture in North Bennington, from 1981 to 1984, and practiced acupressure in California from 1984 until June of 1988.

Hyman was raised in North Bennington and is the son of the renowned novelist Shirley Jackson. He said that he just did not like the dry climate in California, and so came back to the northeast and settled in Hoosick Falls. Hyman is also a muscian and an injury to his hand in 1974, which left him unable to play the guitar, prompted his search for alternative NOELL deLEON Barry Hyman hours at a cost of 1100 and is open to everyone. Physiology of Acupressure will be held Sept. 14, to Nov.

16, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. once a week. The 20 hour course is open to advanced students and health professionals at a cost of $225. Students are asked to register for classes in advance.

Anyone who would like further information can contact Hyman at 52 Mechanic St. in Hoosick Falls or call 686-3181. not an injury he would have gone to his doctor for even if he hadnt known how to use acupressure. He performed a technique on his leg, and the next day he was up and walking with little discomfort. If the injury hadnt been treated, his knee would have been stiff and sore for several days, according to Hyman.

Introduction to acupressure classes begin on Sept. 12, at 7:30 p.m. and run to 9:30 p.m., meeting once a week until Nov. 14. Instruction time for the class will be a total of 20 Finding It Difficult American Dream First Time Home Buyers To Purchase the Great pie are moving out ot tneir larger homes and many of these are coming onto the market.

She said that couples need to look at their first home as a stepping stone to their future. If the floor plan is right for you then a little paint and paper can ning and the ability to see that the first home is not going to be the home of choice are the two key ingredients to investing into the future. The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) has raised the amount of NOELL deLEON With the economy demanding that both people In a marriage work to make ends meet, childcare plays an Important role In the family finances. The ability to save the $3,000 to $8,000 needed for the downpayment and meet living expenses at the same time has put the Idea of starting a family on the back burners for many young marrieds today." Barbara Sussman Sussman Featured Artist At SVAC in Manchester their real estate agent. She also said that there are not many people under 20 getting married these days, and that most couples have a two-job relationship, which makes it easier to purchase and afford a home.

The average age for a first time home buyer in the Hoosick area according to Leva is about 24 years of age. There are three major things that a bank considers before it lends money: The ability to pay, based on earnings. Credit rating is also very important to the bank. If a couple hasnt had time to establish a good credit rating, there are other ways to go. Twelve months of rent receipts are sometimes acceptable to the bank, and many times a gift letter, a note from from a family member who is willing to give some or all of the initial money that is needed, is accepted.

The appraisal on the house is also very important. If the bank is going to invest its money in your new home, it must be worth the purchase price. If you are looking to purchase a new home for the first time remember, good rapport with your agent, reasonable expectations, and a great deal of patience will get you there The American dream is not what it used to be. It is not a white pickett ferice. Sometimes its a two-family house, Leva said.

By NOELL deLEON Press Post Reporter It is called "the great American dream, but these days the dream of owning a home is becoming more difficult for newly married young Americans. Inflation, interest rates and living from paycheck to paycheck has made the first time buyers plight almost a nightmare. The average priced home in Hoosick Falls is about $72,000, according to Marge Marker of Bryce Real Estate. Marker said that many couples must borrow from their parents because they simply cannot save the money needed for the downpayment and closing costs. These costs can add up quickly.

Marker said that' many young couples have a serious decision to make even before they go out to look for their first home. The question of starting a family is no longer a decision couples can make lightly. Children cost money, lots of it. With the economy demanding that both people in a marriage work to make ends meet, childcare plays an important role in the family finances. The ability to save the $3,000 to $8,000 needed for the downpayment and meet living expenses at the same time has put the idea of starting a family on the back burners for many young marrieds today.

There is hope for those first time home buyers out there. Smart plan father and mother were both artists in their own right. Growing up in an artists home she became involved with art at a very early age. She has studied her craft at several schools throughout the northeast, and has studied with her mother who is also a painter. Sussman has had 11 showings of her work from Florida to New Hampshire and said that being an artist is not as glamourous as some people tend to think.

Its partially inspiration, but mostly hard work. Its a struggle, and almost a curse because you always feel that you should be working, Sussman said. dramatically change the appearance of any home. Both Marker and Leva agree that many couples expect to move right into the kind of home their parents live in. This expectation is unrealistic because their parents homes might have cost $30,000 to $40,000 less when they bought it than the same home would cost today.

They were also in agreement that a two-family home might be the right choice. An income to help pay the mortgage is sometimes just enough to get a couple into their first home. Leva said many new home buyers are nervous, and therefore they should establish a good rapport with money a person can borrow for a home in Rensselaer County to about $60,000, which brings many unreachable homes closer to a price first time buyers can afford. Gale Leva, of Valerie Sutton Century 21, said that many couples can qualify for an FHA loan and move into a home for no money down. Sometimes the closing costs can be figured into the initial loan.

About 10 percent of the total price of the house is what is needed for the closing costs, which include lawyers fees, bank fees, survey costs' and title insurance. Leva said that a lot of older peo- By NOELL deLEON Press Post Reporter Barbara Sussman, long time resident of Hoosick, is displaying hfer works of impressionistic landscapes at a solo exhibition open to the public at the Southern Vermont Art Center in Manchester, Vt. through Sept. 11. Hoosick is the subject of all of her 27 works on display at the art center.

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