Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
submitted by Brian Bushner
Students across the high school worked together to make the 2015 Christmas Wish the most successful ever. Members of the Phillip Leonard Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) collected $6,109.65 during their homeroom collection drive. The money is used to shop for clothing for 62 children in our community. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls High School Students Have Record-Breaking Christmas Wish Year
Larry Benson brought the holiday spirit to the Lebanon Valley Heritage Center by talking about and demonstrating the traditional toys he makes. [Read more…] about Benson Visits Lebanon Valley Heritage Center With His Wooden Toys
by Thaddeus Flint
A rumor that the mothballed Stephentown Elementary School property has been sold, is just that, a rumor. [Read more…] about Berlin District Hopes To Sell Elementary Schools, But They Are Not Sold Yet
Each year before the Christmas holiday, Hoosac School celebrates The Boar’s Head and Yule Log Pageant. It’s a tradition that was begun in 1866 by the Tibbits family, the school’s founders. [Read more…] about Boar’s Head and Yule Log Celebration Is Longtime Tradition
Determined to grow, this birch tree appears to have outdone the rock. [Read more…] about Side Splitting
This elf dropped out of the sky [Read more…] about Elf Parachutes In
HF High School Senior Chorus Shares The Stage With Sarah McLachlan
Hoosick Falls High School was invited to sing at one of the world’s most famous concert halls for the fourth time this year, and they did on December 4. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Senior Chorus Plays Carnegie Hall
The Hoosick Friends of Skating Club has now become the Town of Hoosick Learn-to-Skate Program, under the direction of Kaila Matatt and the Town of Hoosick.
Skating lesson registration is on Saturday, January 9, 2016 from 9 am to 1 pm at the Reynolds-Gilchrest Skating Rink on Barton Avenue in Hoosick Falls.
The program offers eight half-hour lessons in figure and hockey skating fundamentals following the United States Figure Skating Association’s Basic Skills Program. Individuals must be five years of age or older as of January 1, 2016 in order to participate. Classes will be held Saturday mornings and Wednesday evenings, beginning January 16, and continuing until February 10.
The cost for all eight lessons is $50 for Town of Hoosick residents and $60 for non-residents. Payment is due at registration. There will be a $10 discount for families with three or more registrants. A $10 late fee will be charged for all registrations after January 16.
For more information, please contact Kaila Matatt, Recreation Director, at KLMatatt@gmail.com or 518-265-2038. For general information regarding the upcoming skating season at the Reynolds-Gilchrest Skating Rink, please visit www.hoosickrecreation.com.
Rensselaer County Executive Kathleen M. Jimino has announced the results of this year’s Coats for Kids program that distributed 562 new coats to children throughout the County. The annual program is administered by the Department for Youth and relies upon a summertime golf outing supported by local businesses to raise the funds to purchase the new coats. [Read more…] about Jimino: County Completes Another Successful Coats For Kids Program
Karl Mullen and Amrita Lash will perform at the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center on Saturday, January 9, at 7 pm. [Read more…] about Karl Mullen And Amrita Lash Next Up At Music And Art Cafe At PVMCC
