On Saturday, December 11, local Girl Scout troops will be collecting new and like-new clothing and accessories to benefit families in the Town of Hoosick. The scouts will be stationed at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Main Street, Hoosick Falls, from 9 to 11 am.
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Relax Body And Mind At Nirvana Day Spa
by Bea Peterson
The charming little building at 42 Church Street that formerly housed Sutton Real Estate is now Nirvana Day Spa, owned and operated by Kimberly Revet. The goal of the Spa is to bring balance to life. The staff hopes the services they offer help a person “surrender his or her senses, relax the mind, rejuvenate the body and replenish the soul.”
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Medicare Beneficiaries Should Be Aware Of 2011 Changes
Open Enrollment For Senior Citizens Underway Through December 31
If you’re a senior citizen who relies on Medicare, the New York State Insurance Department says that you should be aware of changes for 2011 which may affect your health care benefits.
“Open enrollment is underway. In most cases, seniors who want to change their benefits and options must do so during this time period. Seniors should carefully review their plans and understand how they may be affected under new federal health care reforms,” Insurance Superintendent James Wrynn said.
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TRAC Seeks Support
The TRAC (Together Reducing Alcohol and Drugs Coalition) group met Wednesday, November 17, to continue its coalition building and prevention efforts. The need to develop Memorandum of Understanding with local governments and community organizations to ensure that there is a community-wide commitment to drug and alcohol use prevention among teens was discussed. Members will be canvassing local organizations to talk about TRAC, enlist support and explore programs and initiatives that could receive federal funding in the near future.
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Letter To The Editor – Let The Voters Decide
To the Editor:
I think that the voters should decide the issues.
For the past six years the Berlin School District has been wrestling with several issues that need to be resolved. One that needs to be addressed now is what footprint do we want for our Elementary school(s). It would seem that the BOE has been unable to figure this out and with both sides entrenched (as the Superintendent has said) I don’t see a resolution coming anytime soon.
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Letter To The Editor – Bordering On The Obese
To the Editor:
Two predominate themes during the mid-term elections were job creation and the size of government, and yet the Town of Berlin is poised to both increase the size and expense of government and eliminate any chance for job creation should it take title to the Berlin Lumber property. I’m all for growth and modernization, but this borders on obese.
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Letter To The Editor – Just The Facts
To the Editor:
After reading with disbelief Mr. Kramer’s reporting of the Berlin Town Board’s last meeting, and at the risk of getting everyone hot under the collar (and there are a lot of hot collars around here lately), I would like to suggest to The Eastwick Press that they start an editorial column. This would allow Mr. Kramer to put forth his viewpoints on all manner of subjects (i.e. Berlin Lumber as home or not to the Berlin Town government) without letting them taint his reporting. [Read more…] about Letter To The Editor – Just The Facts
Panther Bowlers Win First Match
The Hoosick Falls bowling team defeated Stillwater by the score of 4-0 in their first match of the season. The Panthers outscored Stillwater by a total pin count of 3,674 to 2,690.
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Next HFCS PTA Meeting
The next business meeting of the HFCS PTA will take place on Wednesday, December 15, in the Elementary School Library beginning at 6:30 pm.
As always, members and non-members are encouraged to join meetings to find out what the PTA is doing for our children and to share ideas for special programs and events to benefit the children and families of our school district.
If you’d like to become a member or to learn more about the PTA and its programs, please attend this meeting or contact Membership Chair Andrea Lane at 518-686-0734.
Kianna Comes Home
submitted by Mary Lou Walters
Kianna McCaughin, Katarina Walters’ baby who was born last October with Vacero syndrome, finally came home from Boston’s Children’s Hospital in October. She had been there since the June fund raiser that so may contributed to. She had several surgeries that stabilized her and is now gaining weight everyday.
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