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BCS Track Team In Sectionals Saturday

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by Jen Burhans

The Berlin Track team competed in the WASAREN League Championships on May 14 at Schuylerville. The boys team placed 11th, and the girls team finished in 10th. Laura Ryder was 2nd for the second year in a row in the discus. Meygan Delevan had a 3rd place finish in the 100 meter hurdles. Hannah French took 3rd place in the pole vault. Alex Flowers had an outstanding day, scoring in three events. Flowers was 3rd in the pole vault and 6th in the 400 meter sprint. He was part of the boys 1600 meter relay team that had their fastest time of the year and finished in 6th place, James Mayer, Evan Dawes and Ioann Popov rounded out that relay team.

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Berlin JV Mastermind Pizza Night Fundraiser

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Thanks to an outstanding record of 11-1, the Berlin JV Masterminds’ team was invited to compete at the National Competition in Chicago June 7-9. The following students will be representing the Berlin team – Kodi Day, Colin Love, Andrew Shoemaker and Emma Woolley.

In order to help with the cost of travel and lodgings, the team will sponsor a Pizza Night from 4 to 7 pm on Friday, May 30, at the Berlin MS/HS. You can order a hot fresh pizza for just $8 with sauce or without. Toppings cost $1 each – pepperoni, sausage, ham, mushroom, onion, black olives, jalapenos, green pepper, pineapple and broccoli. You can order pizzas online before 2:30 on Friday by emailing Karen Day at kday@berlincentral.org or by calling the school at 658-2515 ext. 209 after 3 pm on Friday.

HFCS Student Council Sponsors Two Blood Drives

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by Gail Smith

On Thursday, May 29, the HFCS Student Council, under the leadership of Mrs. Deb Mabey, will sponsor a blood drive at HFCS from 8 am to 1:30 pm. This is not just for those who work or attend school at HFCS but is open to anyone who meets the criteria.

HFCS competes with all the schools in the Capital District for money for the Scholarship Fund. Schools have to meet a quota of units of blood donated, and the more they exceed it, the more money they earn. HFCS’ goal for the year is 200 pints in two drives, but they fell considerably short in the fall, so let’s help them make up those units so they can receive that Scholarship Fund.

The Student Council has also stepped up to the plate and is sponsoring a community blood drive on Friday, June 6 from 1 to 6 pm at the Hoosick Falls Fire Department. Previously, this drive did not have a sponsor. Thank you, students!

Shoni At The Music And Art Cafe

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The Music and Art Cafe will present a performance of Shoni on May 30 at 7 pm at the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center. Admission costs $5; children under18 enter free, courtesy of Stewart’s Holiday Match Grant.

Shoni explores traditional Celtic music and original works using bagpipes, keyboard, guitar, percussion, violin, cello and vocals to interpret the Celtic tradition.

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SML Offers Free Computer Classes

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Trouble finding a job? Feel that you lack the proper skills? Strengthen your work skills with free computer classes at the Stephentown Memorial Library.

• Computers for Beginners Series – On Wednesday, May 28, Wednesday, June 4, and Monday, June 9, at 2 pm and Thursday, June 19, at 6:30 pm. Farid Gruber will help new computer users understand how to use a computer and get connected to the internet. This class is for anyone just beginning to learn how to use a computer. We will briefly go over the physical computer parts, how to turn the computer on and off, the desktop, the Start menu and how Windows® works. We will also spend time learning how to use the mouse. Depending on time and interest, the class may move forward to internet use and email. If you know someone who will benefit from this class, help spread the word and invite them to join. Attend one session or all four.

• Introduction to Microsoft Word® – On Monday, June 2, and Monday, June 30, at 6:30 pm and Monday, June 16, at 2 pm. Attend one session or all three! Learn how to use Microsoft Word® to type a resume, create a flier or prepare a letter. Basic computer mouse and keyboard skills are required. The Introduction to Microsoft Word will be taught by Farid Gruber, a retired early childhood educator and administrator with a new career as a technological consultant. He combines his patience, honed through working with preschoolers, and his many years of experience working with computers and various media, to offer quality support.

• Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint® – Saturday, May 31, at 11 am and Monday, June 16, at 6:30 pm. Attend one session or both! Learn to create and deliver a Microsoft PowerPoint® presentation. Intermediate computer mouse and keyboard skills required. The course will be taught by Nathan Hans.

• Introduction to Microsoft Excel® – Thursday, June 26, at 6:30 pm. This class will explore the basic features of Excel®. Participants will learn how to create a worksheet and perform simple calculations and manipulations with data. Students should be familiar with the Windows® environment, the keyboard and be able to use a mouse. The course will be taught by Nathan Hans.

All classes will be held in the SML Community Room. Please call ahead to register, as space is limited. If you have your own laptop computer, please bring it along to the class. Laptops will be on hand for those who don’t have their own. This program series is made possible through an Outreach Mini-Grant from the Upper Hudson Library System.

Petersburgh Man On The Military Channel

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submitted by Mary Lou Walters

John Parkinson of Petersburgh will be featured in five spots on the upcoming “Against All Odds” show on the Military Channel at 9 pm on Memorial Day, May 26.  A much heavier pre-dialysis Parkinson is shown in the advertising spots for the show.  Parkinson is also frequently quoted in the upcoming book Forgotten Victory by Adam Mackos. Mackos also wrote the New York Times best sellers A Higher Call and Voices of the Pacific. The book will go on sale on October 14.

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Cheney Library Open House

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Cheney Library in Hoosick Falls will host an Open House on May 31 at 10 am to celebrate the renovation of a basement room into a beautiful and fun Children’s Room. Eric Amidon, of Stateline Builders,  worked through the winter months to insulate the outside walls, install new wiring, put up wallboard, paint, lay a new floor, install new light fixtures and build bookcases to house the Library’s collection of children’s books. He did a wonderful job, and the children who have used the room love it. There is a new rug for story time, a sitting corner, a wall mural painted by college student Emma Fricke, two puppet theaters with puppets and some new educational toys purchased with money from a grant.

Please come and celebrate with us at 10 am on May 31 at the Cheney Library. The Cheney Library is open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1 to 8 pm, Tuesday from 10 am to 5 pm, Friday from 11 am to 4 pm and Saturday from 8 am to 1 pm.

The Hoosick Lions Club 29th Annual Road Race

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by Bea Peterson

The Town of Hoosick Lions Club held its 29th Annual 5k Road Race on Saturday, May 17. The weather was perfect for running, pleasantly cool with plenty of sunshine and blue sky. The route was the same one the race has taken for many years, starting on Munsell Street to Abbott to Classic to Main Street for quite a distance, then back down Main to the finish line.

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