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Hoosick Rising Group Gaining Momentum
by Deb Alter
The most recent Hoosick Rising meeting took place in the Hoosac School Auditorium on Tuesday, March 31, featuring presentations and discussions on various initiatives undertaken by the Hoosick Rising group. [Read more…] about Hoosick Rising Group Gaining Momentum
Hoosick Town Clerk’s Office Renovated
Hoosick Town Clerk Sue Stradinger has a new office arrangement. [Read more…] about Hoosick Town Clerk’s Office Renovated
Lions Club Penny Hunt Delights The Kids Again
by Bea Peterson
It was 34 degrees on Saturday, April 4, for the Town of Hoosick Lions Club 55th Annual Penny Hunt that was delayed a week because of bad weather the previous Saturday. At 12:30 pm in Wood Park it was raining and sleeting. Fortunately at 1 the sun came out and there was only a spitting of snow. It was still, however, 34 degrees. [Read more…] about Lions Club Penny Hunt Delights The Kids Again
Basketball Teams Garner Awards
by Steve Bradley
HFCS basketball players from both the boys and girls basketball teams were honored with individual awards over the past couple of weeks. Both teams were undefeated in regular season Wasaren League play, each only lost once in the regular season, and each team won a sectional title.
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Phyllis Chapman Portrays Lillian Gish at Poestenkill Historical Society
The Poestenkill Historical Society welcomes back Phyllis Chapman as she portrays Lillian Gish. You may remember Phyllis from her last visit here, appearing as the Unsinkable Molly Brown. Lillian Diana Gish was an American stage, screen and television actress, director and writer whose film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 to 1987. [Read more…] about Phyllis Chapman Portrays Lillian Gish at Poestenkill Historical Society
HFCS To Present Agatha Christie’s The MouseTrap April 24-26
A night of mystery and intrigue……
Celebrate Agatha Christie’s 125th Anniversary by attending the Hoosick Falls Drama Club’s production of the timeless classic The Mousetrap, the longest running show in British history. [Read more…] about HFCS To Present Agatha Christie’s The MouseTrap April 24-26
Hoosac School Trimester II Honor Roll
Beard-Off Raises $1,000 For Isabel McGuire Scholarship
by Bea Peterson
Last year it began as a whim for HFCS teachers Damien Bundrick, Bill Clairmont and Rob Viera. They and other teachers and students grew beards for No-Shave November to promote cancer awareness. From there it grew into the Beard Off when the three kept their beards through March. For two lunchtimes they sold $1 tickets for a drawing when a student could shave off their beards in any fashion. They raised $400 and they decided to donate it to the scholarship fund for their friend and mentor Isabel McGuire who passed away that month. Perhaps a hundred students watched the after school event. And the three courageous teachers sported their odd looking shaves the following day at school.
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Hometown Mentoring: College-Bound Seniors Promote New Mentoring Program, Urge Their Peers To Participate
Five Hoosick Falls High School seniors who have been selected JLS Foundation scholarship finalists this year are doing their part to encourage their peers to participate in the school’s new Hometown Mentoring program. [Read more…] about Hometown Mentoring: College-Bound Seniors Promote New Mentoring Program, Urge Their Peers To Participate