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HAYC3 Hoosipalooza Bed Race

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Come celebrate Hoosick by watching your fellow community members’ jump on the sheets and push their crazy homemade bed mobiles down Main Street in Hoosick Falls during Hoosipalooza.  Each team will be represented by a business, group, organization or family.  There is no limit to the amount of decorations or spirit each team can boast.  Winners will receive fame and glory throughout our community – and a trophy!
The Bed Race will begin at noon on February 4.  The starting line will be at Barton Avenue and the finish line at Wood Park.  Bed Race teams are welcome to set up their Bed Mobiles at 11 am in the Athletic Field parking lot.  There is still space available for your team!  Call 686-9050 for a registration form.  There is no set price to enter the race, only a donation that will benefit the Hoosick Falls Food Pantry.

Violin Hour With Julia & Co.

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Enjoy music from J.S. Bach to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom medley in the beautiful St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 70 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, on Saturday, February 4, at 10 am with 17 year old violinist Julia Baker, who began studying violin at the age of four. Julia improved her classical technique with Cathy Hall and continues to deepen her understanding of music with well known violinist Lilo Kantorowicz-Glick of North Bennington.
This free concert is presented by the Hoosick Area Youth Center and Community Coalition. Donations benefit the Hoosick Food Pantry.

Letter To The Editor – Cruel And Contemptible Words

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To the Editor,
I am appalled that New Lebanon Town Supervisor Michael Benson would listen to, agree and act upon the crude, cruel and contemptible words, “no show” of a scoundrel, charged against Anita Crosby – the now-dismissed bookkeeper for the Town of New Lebanon. Obviously, those looking to destroy her just saw that she wasn’t there when they were and jumped to their totally unwarranted, sneaky, cowardly conclusion. It was enough to fuel the fire already burning for her dismissal.
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HFCS Choir To Perform With Albany Pro Musica

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Hoosick Falls Central School Jr./Sr. Choir is on the road again. They will be performing for the second consecutive year at the Troy Savings Bank High School Choral Festival XII with Albany Pro Musica. This event delivers a delightful and inspiring afternoon of great choral music, featuring more than 250 students from seven area high schools. Each school performs its own set of musical offerings and then the entire group joins Albany Pro Musica on stage for a 300 voice finale.
The 2012 Choral Festival will be held on Sunday, February 12, at 4 pm. Tickets cost $10, and there is general seating.
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Panthers Avenge Loss To Stay On Top Of The Wasaren League

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by Ryan Mosher
Despite a slow start in Greenwich on Friday night, the Hoosick Falls boys basketball team avenged its only loss of the season thus far in convincing fashion, with a 62-48 win.
The game’s final score was actually closer than the game actually was, as the Witches’ Joe Estramonte went on a tear in the fourth quarter, trying to single-handedly bring his team back into the game. Estramonte scored 14 points, including a pair of long three-pointers in the final quarter. [Read more…] about Panthers Avenge Loss To Stay On Top Of The Wasaren League

Mountaineers Split Games With Heatly, Waterford

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by Ryan Mosher
This past week the Berlin boys basketball team split games with Heatly and Waterford in Central Hudson Valley League action. First, against Heatly, the Mountaineers came out charging, taking a 21-4 lead in the first quarter, one of their strongest individual quarters of the entire season.
The Mountaineers held off a charge by the Hornets in the second and third quarters, holding the lead the entire time. In the end, led by three players in double digits, Berlin won 58-42. Seth Hawk scored 15 points, Cullen O’Brien had 14 and Tyler Bacon had 13 points.
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Berlin CSD Annual Winter Clothing/Coat Drive

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The Berlin Central School District Forum on Winter is once more sponsoring the yearly Winter Clothing/Coat Drive on Friday, February 3, from 2 to 4 pm in the Berlin Middle/High School Cafeteria. Previously known as the “Clothing Swap,” this year’s Clothing/Coat Drive will continue the tradition of giving families access to new or gently worn clothing. [Read more…] about Berlin CSD Annual Winter Clothing/Coat Drive