by Jen Burhans
The Berlin boys JV soccer team is off to a good start with a 2-1 record. The team is a mix of returning and new players. After beginning the season with wins over Hoosic Valley and Mt. Everett they faced a steady HV team for their first home match. Both teams battled back and forth without a goal for most of the first half before HV got off a long kick and made the first point.
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BCS Girls JV Looks Forward To The Challenge
submitted by Cindi Mars
The Mountaineer JV Girls Soccer team had an amazing scrimmage against Lee on Wednesday, September 4. The first half score was 2-0, with Alissa Babcock scoring the first goal and Andrea Walker the second. [Read more…] about BCS Girls JV Looks Forward To The Challenge
Hoosick Falls Students Express Excitement About New School Year
submitted by Judy Frost, Public Information Specialist, HFCS
Students from grades 7-12 arrived for the first day of classes at Hoosick Falls Jr.-Sr. High School on Thursday, September 5, eager to begin a new school year for reasons ranging from academics to extracurricular activities to seeing friends and favorite teachers again.
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HFCS PTA Kicks Off 2013-2014 Year
The Hoosick Falls Central School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is underway with the new school year. PTA has been active all summer preparing for the year, and they’re helping to ease students and teachers back to school at the open houses and other activities.
The PTA will continue to make a difference in 2013-2014 by giving $100 to each grade level for extra supplies, by hosting several family oriented events, Fall Festival, Family Fun Bingo, Scholastic Book Fair, appreciation days and movie nights, by volunteering time and offering funding for countless programs and events and much more.
PTA will hold business meetings nine times a year. Meetings this year will be held in the HFCS Elementary School Library at 5:30 pm on September 19, October 17, November 21, January 16, February 13, March 20, April 10, May 15 and June 19.
The new Executive Officers are excited to start the new school year and encourage parents, faculty and community to support the HFCS PTA by becoming a member. Memberships are just $5. The team of officers leading with lots of enthusiasm this year is: President Susan Senecal, Vice President Sarah Bushey, Treasurer Eliza Bouplon, Secretary Jenny O’Connor and teacher representatives Gina Harrison (Junior/Senior High School) and Margaret Stevens (Elementary School).
If you’d like to become a member or to learn more about PTA and its programs, please attend the first meeting on September 19 or contact Paula Kamperman at 518-686-5344.
Soccer Timekeeper Needed
BCS Athletic Director Art Schmich is looking for anyone willing to run the soccer clock for soccer games. It would be greatly appreciated.
Please contact Art Schmich at the Middle School/High School if interested.
The Stephentown Food Pantry Needs Your Garden Vegetables
The Stephentown Food Pantry could use some donations of garden vegetables on Saturday mornings. If your garden is providing you an abundance, and you could take some fresh produce to the Stephentown Federated Church around 9 am on a Saturday, it would be appreciated very much. The Pantry serves five to ten families every week.
The Stephentown Food Pantry offers short term assistance to residents of Stephentown and Hancock, MA. So far this year the pantry has provided food for over 6,500 meals for families in need of food assistance.
The pantry is open every Saturday morning, weather permitting, from 9 to 11 am at the Stephentown Federated Church, Garfield Road (County Route 26). Appointments are not needed, but new clients should bring identification showing their street address, such as a current utility bill. As always, requests for help are confidential. For information, call 518-487-8606.
This volunteer group has been serving the community since 1983. If you wish to donate money to help stock the pantry, you may send checks to the Stephentown Food Pantry Treasurer at P. O. Box 387, Stephentown, NY, 12168.
Saturday Morning Youth Bowling Leagues Starting
The Saturday morning youth bowling leagues will be starting Saturday, September 21, at the Barbecue Recreation lanes. Ages 12 – 21 will need to register at 8:15 am and ages 5 – 11 at 10:15 am. If you have any questions or cannot attend that day but would still like to bowl, please call Jack at 518-686-5751.
Warm The Children
There will be a Music/Wine Festival on September 14 from 1 to 4 pm to benefit Warm the Children at Why Not Wine, 5152 Rt. 7 in Hoosick. The requested donation is $10.
Sample wines from Coyote Moon Vineyard and Swedish Hill Vineyard will be available. Live music will be performed by local Tim Blakeney.
Petersburgh Turkey Shoot
The annual Petersburgh Rod and Gun Club Turkey Shoot will be held on September 29, at 12 pm at the Club on Scriven Road. Fun, food and raffles will fill the afternoon – shotguns, rifles and pistols only (no 10 gauge). This year we will have a final shoot – open class (bring your own ammo for the open class)……and we have a supervised youth shoot. Our summer long 50/50 raffle is building up, so come and buy your chance to win!
Cheney Library Storytime
Cheney Library will begin a Fall Storytime for preschool children and their caregivers. It starts on Tuesday, September 24, at 10 am and ends 8 weeks later on November 12. The stories will center around classics such as “The Three Little Pigs,” “Eensy, Weensy Spider” and “This Old Man.” There will be stories, songs, crafts, and snacks. This is a great time to be with your little one and have loads of fun. Come and join us starting September 24.
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 8 am – 1 pm.