by Erin Hogan
The mood in the room was long-awaited excitement as Cassandra Beattie, brown belt, Patricia Court, brown belt and Jess Court, black sash, took a seat in front of Sensei Fish and Third Degree Black belts Timothy Etman and Alex Bassallo (both of Grafton). These three students were going to finally receive their black belts after intense mind and body training.
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School Spirit Day At BES
Deanna Nash Is BCS Valedictorian For 2010
by David Flint
Deanna Nash of Grafton has been chosen to be the Valedictorian for Berlin High School’s Class of 2010. Nash is both a scholar and an athlete. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Secretary of the Student Council and currently Class President. She has been a mainstay in varsity soccer, basketball and softball. How does she get everything done and do it so well? The trick, she said, is to “use your time wisely.”
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Drew Webster Is BCS Salutatorian For 2010
by David Flint
Drew Webster, named Salutatorian for Berlin High School’s Class of 2010, is another scholar-athlete. Drew is a member of the National Honor Society and currently President of the Student Council.
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Character Assembly At Grafton Elementary
Attorney General Cuomo’s Office Brings Consumer Awareness Initiative To Hoosick Falls
On April 8 a consumer fraud representative from NYS Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s Office spoke at the Hoosick Area Senior Center on consumer fraud as part of Cuomo’s statewide Consumer Awareness Initiative. The presentation informed participants on how best to avoid consumer scams such as sweepstakes, bank freezes, mail orders, fake charities, “phishing” emails, check cashing scams and identity theft. Maurice Padula, Senior Consumer Frauds Representative from Cuomo’s Albany office, gave this presentation.
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Hoosick Falls Heath Center Honors Volunteers
National Volunteer Week was celebrated at the Hoosick Falls Health Center with a luncheon for the Auxiliary hosted by Administrator Paul Corbett.
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Cub Scout Pack 911 Pinewood Derby
by Sherry Bowman-Kluck
The atmosphere Saturday afternoon, April 10, was full of children’s excitement and anticipation at the Pinewood Derby. Cub Scout Pack 911 held the double elimination event at the Petersburgh Baptist Church. Car requirements were set prior, and the five dens of the pack including Bear, Wolf, Tiger, Webelos and Webelos II participated. [Read more…] about Cub Scout Pack 911 Pinewood Derby
Local Preschoolers Read To Help Haiti
After the tragedy in Haiti, a few Berlin and Stephentown preschoolers decided to make a difference. Elsie Corbett, Huck Gail and Sasha Altschule took part in a reading program sponsored by the American Red Cross. For every book read, they would receive a small donation. Proving you can never be too little to help, each child was involved in reading about eighty books. Remarkably, in just a few weeks, they generated nearly $900 for the American Red Cross. On April 22 representatives of the Red Cross came to the Stephentown Memorial Library to commend the kids for their generous efforts.
