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Free Throws Push Panthers To Victory In Triple OT

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by Ryan Mosher
After watching the first quarter of Tuesday night’s Hoosick Falls versus Stillwater matchup, you would not think a close game was a possibility, let alone a triple overtime nail-biter. That’s what happened though as the Warriors battled back from an early double digit deficit to give the spectators in Hoosick Falls a little extra basketball.
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Mountaineers Overcome Slow Start To Top Heatly

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by Ryan Mosher
The Berlin boys basketball team seemed to start a little flat on Monday night against Heatly. The Mountaineers were outplayed in the first quarter, allowing the Hornets to capitalize on second and third shot opportunities by not boxing out and by getting out rebounded. Despite all that, Berlin still was able to stay close, trailing 16-14 after one quarter.
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Kelsey O’Dell – VFW Voice Of Democracy

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by David Flint
Kelsey O’Dell, daughter of Lecia and Larry O’Dell of Petersburgh, has been selected as the winner of the Berlin High School Voice of Democracy Essay Contest. Since 1947 the Voice of Democracy has been the  premier scholarship program of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Each year more than 50,000 high school students compete for more than $2.3 million in scholarships and incentives. Students compete by writing and recording a broadcast script on an annual patriotic theme. This year’s theme is, “Is there pride in serving in our military?”
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Stephentown Book Group January Meeting

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The Stephentown Library Book Discussion Group will read House Rules by Jodi Picoult for its meeting on Thursday, January 5. Jacob, a teenager with asperger’s syndrome, is obsessed with forensic analysis and accused of murder. The book explores the intolerance and misunderstanding that he and his mother and brother endure as the case develops and goes to trial.
Meetings are held in the Community Room at the Stephentown Memorial Library, Main Street, Stephentown, from noon to 1 pm.  Bring a lunch if you like. Copies of the book are available at the library desk. New readers are always welcome. For more information, call 518-733-5750.

Poestenkill Historical Society Holiday Party

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The Poestenkill Historical Society will be hosting its Annual Holiday Party on December 27 in the Poestenkill Town Hall (RT 351) at 7 pm. The public is welcome to come to celebrate the holidays with holiday desserts and punch. If you would like to share a Holiday Tradition from your family history or one that your family enjoys each year, we would enjoy hearing from you.The Poestenkill Historical Society would like to wish everyone a Happy Holiday and a healthy New Year. For more information and directions, call Pat at 518-283-5223.

Letter To The Editor – Focus On Christ During The Holiday Season

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To the Editor:
Two things drive me crazy during this season: the focus on the secular and (ashamedly) the never ending requests for donations. The latter changed Saturday when I visited my sister. She is schizophrenic and in a nursing home. She has been crazy for 51 of her 69 years, yet she is a better Christian than I could ever be. She had one of those little plastic wrapped Kleenex packages. This was a gift from the Salvation Army. She was so excited that they came to visit her and gave her a gift. Then she gave it to me and asked me to wrap to give to our mother, saying, “It is not much but it is all I have to give her.”
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Ugandan Water Project

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James Harrington, founder of Ugandan Water Project, visited the Hoosick Falls Community Alliance Church last month and shared heart wrenching data on the effects unsafe drinking water has on the lives of Ugandan people and a vision he was given to effect change.
Ugandans walk 2-5 miles twice a day to the nearest water source, typically a murky pond or river shared by livestock, wildlife and/or micro-organisms. Consuming this water leads to disease and often death. Many children in Uganda can’t attend school because their job is to haul water. Oh the things we take for granted!
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