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Board Begins Formulation Of New Capital Project
by Deb Alter
At the Thursday, December 3 Board of Education workshop, the Hoosick Fallls Central School District started to discuss the Proposed capital project. Superintendent Ken Facin and Business Administrator Pam Hatfield presented the project with an emphasis on safety issues. [Read more…] about HFCSD School Board Action
This elf dropped out of the sky [Read more…] about Elf Parachutes In
HF High School Senior Chorus Shares The Stage With Sarah McLachlan
Hoosick Falls High School was invited to sing at one of the world’s most famous concert halls for the fourth time this year, and they did on December 4. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Senior Chorus Plays Carnegie Hall
by Steve Bradley
Wasaren League leading Stillwater came to visit the HFCS Panther Den Friday night December 18. The Panthers hoped to put a blemish on the Warriors perfect 6 – 0 record, but it wasn’t to be as the Warriors outlasted and finally pulled away, not by much, but enough, to escape the Panther Den with their perfect record intact. [Read more…] about Stillwater Downs Hoosick Falls, 61 – 53
The Hoosick Friends of Skating Club has now become the Town of Hoosick Learn-to-Skate Program, under the direction of Kaila Matatt and the Town of Hoosick.
Skating lesson registration is on Saturday, January 9, 2016 from 9 am to 1 pm at the Reynolds-Gilchrest Skating Rink on Barton Avenue in Hoosick Falls.
The program offers eight half-hour lessons in figure and hockey skating fundamentals following the United States Figure Skating Association’s Basic Skills Program. Individuals must be five years of age or older as of January 1, 2016 in order to participate. Classes will be held Saturday mornings and Wednesday evenings, beginning January 16, and continuing until February 10.
The cost for all eight lessons is $50 for Town of Hoosick residents and $60 for non-residents. Payment is due at registration. There will be a $10 discount for families with three or more registrants. A $10 late fee will be charged for all registrations after January 16.
For more information, please contact Kaila Matatt, Recreation Director, at KLMatatt@gmail.com or 518-265-2038. For general information regarding the upcoming skating season at the Reynolds-Gilchrest Skating Rink, please visit www.hoosickrecreation.com.
The Hoosick Falls bowling team beat Whitehall on Wednesday, December 16 for its eighth victory of the season by the score of 4-0. Hoosick Falls had a match total of 3,569 pins to Whitehall’s match total of 2,463 pins. [Read more…] about Bowlers Win Again
HF 40 – Stillwater 25 at Stillwater, 12/18, HF (O) 4-1, (L) 4-0. After taking a slim 19 – 15 halftime lead, the Panther defense stepped up its game and held the Warriors to a total of six second half points. The offense did its part by dropping in 25 to put the opponents away. Megan Flynn and Liz Ryan each had 10 points and Flynn also had a huge 17 rebounds. [Read more…] about Ladies Win Two
Registrations are now being accepted for participants in the Polar Plunge at Grafton Lakes State Park. The Winter Fest is in its 30th year with events occurring all day on Saturday, January 23, 2016. The plunge happens promptly at 1 pm with check-in beginning at noon by Long Pond beach. [Read more…] about Take The Plunge! Registration Open for Polar Plunge at Grafton Lakes State Park
The Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center wants to keep kids outdoors and active during the winter school break. [Read more…] about Winter Break Outdoor Youth Programs At Dyken Pond
Rensselaer County Executive Kathleen M. Jimino has announced the results of this year’s Coats for Kids program that distributed 562 new coats to children throughout the County. The annual program is administered by the Department for Youth and relies upon a summertime golf outing supported by local businesses to raise the funds to purchase the new coats. [Read more…] about Jimino: County Completes Another Successful Coats For Kids Program
