by Ryan Mosher
It was 11½ weeks ago, or 81 days to be exact, before the Class C Sectional game on Saturday, March 3, that the Hoosick Falls boys basketball team lost to Greenwich in just their second league game of the season. Losing was not something this Panther team liked though, so off they went on a 17 game winning streak, bringing them to this championship game.
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Hoosac School Wins NEPSAC Class D Basketball Championship
submitted by Dean Foster
The Hoosac School’s boys basketball team defeated the MacDuffie School of Granby, MA, last Sunday, March 4, in the New England Prep School Athletic Council Championship game by a score of 64-57.
Hoosac, seeded third in the eight team tournament, breezed by Chase Collegiate of Waterbury, CT, in the quarterfinals on Thursday, 80-53, and fought off the second seeded Bancroft School of Worcester, MA, in the semifinal on Friday, 57-47, to reach Sunday’s final against the #1 seed, and undefeated in Class D, MacDuffie School.
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HFCS To Present Into The Woods
by Bea Peterson
The cast and crew of the Hoosick Falls Central School Drama Club have been working since January on their spring musical presentation, Into the Woods. Director Rob Allen said, “It’s a brilliantly written show, both very funny and also very touching. It’s an incredibly deep show, full of very thought provoking symbolism and life lessons that connect to people at any age.”
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FCCLA Upcoming Events
The Berlin Central School chapter of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is entering its busy time of the year. While this group does many things throughout the school year, it is currently getting ready to attend a State leadership conference. In order to attend FCCLA will be holding some fund-raisers to help cover the cost of attending.
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Berlin Class Of 2012 Second Pizza Night
Next Friday, March 16, the class of 2012 is holding its second Pizza Night at the high school from 4 to 7 pm. Cheese pizzas cost $8 each and toppings cost $1 each. Toppings include pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, black olives, green peppers, onions, ham, pineapple and jalapenos. White pizza with broccoli costs $8. To order pizza call 658-2515 ext. 209 starting at 3 or you can email Karen Day at kday@berlincentral.org before 2:30 pm.
BES PTO Pancake Breakfast Fund-Raiser
The Berlin Elementary PTO will be sponsoring a pancake breakfast on March 18 from 8 to 11 am at the Berlin Elementary School. The cost is $6 for adults, $5 for Senior Citizens, $4 for children 5 to 10 and free for those under 5. There will also be a children’s coffee can auction, local girl scouts selling cookies and cub scout pack 911 selling candy bars.
Celebrating Berlin High School’s Artists At The Berlin Library
The Berlin High School Art Department is proud to present a sample of Student Art Work to the Berlin Community. The First Annual Student Art Show at the Berlin Free Town Library will run until March 30. There will be an official opening on Tuesday, March 13, from 5 to 6:30 pm, including refreshments.
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Grafton Historical Society Meeting
The Grafton Historical Society’s March meeting will be held at the Grafton Town Hall on March 21 at 7 pm.
The speaker will be Gary Mercer. He will present a program on antique bottles and bottle collecting. Mercer is an avid and nationally known antique bottle collector. He has been collecting old bottles since he was a child on his family farm in Selkirk.
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Cantering Cowpokes Elect Officers
The 4-H Cantering Cowpokes horse club of Stephentown has kicked off the young year in great style by electing its officers. They are Emma Woolley, President, Sarah French, Vice President, Jackson Burhans, Treasurer, and Christina Shupe, Secretary and news reporter.
Club members have been learning about the anatomy of horses and their unique markings. If any child age 9 to 14 is interested in joining, please contact Betty Gutermuth at 518-658-2192.
Brain Games At The Grafton Community Library
Come to the Grafton Library on Wednesday, March 14, at 11:30 am and play board games and card games that will give your mind a work out. The Library will have games available, but participants are welcome to bring their own. This event is suggested for adults and senior citizens. It is free and occurs every third Wednesday of the month at the Grafton Community Library.
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