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Letter To The Editor – Seasonal Beauty In Grafton

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To the Editor:

In dreary December how welcome are the festive lights in Grafton Center. The trees of the town park are aglow, the gazebo sparkles and the Christmas trees in the windows of the senior center twinkle. Amid busy lives and an even busier season dozens of people young and not so young made the time to beautify our community. Kudos to every one who participated in creating this gift for all of us to enjoy.

What a vision Donna Walker had when she conceived the notion of a miniature Festival of Trees. Thanks to all who participated by entering trees and to those who supported it with prize donations.

Hats off to the Grafton Fire Auxiliary for volunteering to spearhead the decoration of the town park. It is immensely gratifying to see so many members of our town cooperating and pulling together to create this seasonal beauty for us.

Thank you.

Anne Kiely

Grafton

Hoosick Falls Skating Rink Opens December 21

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Ice at the Hoosick Falls skating rink is starting to look good for the holiday season. The Town now has 194 pair of skates; 75 pair are new. The rink is scheduled to open Saturday, December 21. Holiday Hours are Saturday, December 21 – 12:30 to 2:30, 3:30 to 5:30 and 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Sunday, December 22 through Tuesday, December 24 – 12:30 to 2:30 and 3:30 to 5:30 pm, Closed December 25, Thursday, December 26 through Monday December 30 – 12:30 to 2:30, 3:30 to 5:30 and 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Rink Prices: Children up to age 17 and Seniors 62 and over are $3; Adults $4. Skate rentals are $3 and skate sharpening is $5. All hours are subject to change because of the weather. Please call the Rink at 686-4833 for more information and after Holiday hours.

Caroling In Berlin

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On Thursday, December 19, at 6 pm all are welcome to meet at the Berlin United Methodist Church to Christmas Carol up the street and around the village. Join in the sharing the Christmas spirit with voice and song. This is the kickoff event of the United Mehodist’s weekend of special services and events to celebrate Advent. The Church is at 17 South Main Street, Berlin.

Panthers Declaw Bengals, 62 – 40

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by Steve Bradley

After traveling down Route 7 to Tamarac High School, the Panthers boys basketball team faced the Tamarac Bengals Tuesday evening. Austin Pitt scored 19 second half points, ending with 21. His points were hard earned, mostly inside points. The Panthers scored in bursts. They scored well early, then sat at 15 for a stretch, then pulled away during a second quarter burst, taking a 27 – 14 halftime lead. [Read more…] about Panthers Declaw Bengals, 62 – 40

Mountaineers’ Boys Basketball Dispatches Hawthorne Valley

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by Jen Burhans

Berlin varsity boys basketball started a three game road trip with a strong showing against Hawthorne Valley. The starting five ripped off a very quick 30 points for a 30-4 first quarter lead. A combination of starters and bench players kept up the pace in the second quarter going into the locker room with the score at 59-10. [Read more…] about Mountaineers’ Boys Basketball Dispatches Hawthorne Valley

HFCS Drama Club Presents Noises Off

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by Rob Allen

The Hoosick Falls Central School Drama Club is preparing to present their fall production: the two outrageously funny comedies Noises Off by Michael Frayn and “Action News” by Jonathan Rand. The performances will occur on Thursday, December 12, at 2 pm, Saturday, December 14, at 7 pm and Sunday, December 15, at 2 pm. There will not be a Friday performance (as we have traditionally done). Thanks to the administration of HFCS, we continue to offer free admission to all performances.

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Panther Bowling Wrap Up

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submitted by Bob Lang

HF 2          Schuylerville 2

The Hoosick Falls bowling team earned a hard fought tie, 2-2, against its Southern Division rival Schuylerville on Thursday, December 5, at Olde Saratoga Lanes in Schuylerville. Hoosick Falls record is now 10-2 and Schuylerville is now 7-5. After losing the fi rst game by 180 pins, Hoosick Falls came back and won the second game by 145 pins and won the third game by 16 pins which gave Schuylerville the point for total match pins with a total of 3,373 to Hoosick Falls’ total of 3,354.

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The Hall-APalooza Membership Drive

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The Polish Hall in Hoosick Falls will host its 5th annual “Hall-A-Palooza Membership Drive” weekend Friday, December 13, through Sunday, December 15. On Friday the Polish Hall will offer clams (2 dozen mahogany’s) for $5 and cheese pizza for $10 or pepperoni pizza for $11 (shag-aval’s) served from 5:30 to 8 pm. Saturday will feature a variety of hors d’oeuvres with “free jukebox” from 6 to 8 pm.

On Sunday a Chinese auction will be held; doors open at 12 noon. Items being auctioned will include a basket of cheer and a variety of other gift baskets, lottery tickets, gift certificates, Polish Hall membership and gift certificate, greens fees for four at the Hoosick Falls Country Club plus cart and much, much more. There will be munchies and raffles all weekend long and drink specials on Friday from 5 to 7 pm.

Nothing says “Happy Hallidays” like a gift membership, gift certificate or drink tokens. Gift certificates make great stocking stuffers!