Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Abuse of prescription drugs has skyrocketed among teens. The first place they often find them is in a medicine cabinet. Many teens believe using prescription or over-the-counter medicines to get high is safer and less risky than using street drugs. They can also obtain them for free.
HAYC3 is inviting the community to drop off any unused prescription drugs to the Hoosick Falls Police Department on September 27 from 10 am to 2 pm.
Writer Robert Sugarman will read from his new mystery novel, Deadman’s Float, a Henrietta Brown Mystery, on Saturday, September 20, at 2 pm at the Berlin Free Town Library.
Sugarman sets his novel in a small Vermont town. It’s summer in the 1960s, and his Miss Marple-like protagonist, Henrietta Brown, arrives for her daily swim at a local lake. Much to her horror, she finds a dead man’s body staring at her from underneath the raft. She recognizes him immediately. He’s Al Kaplan, the much disliked President of nearby Kent College. Henrietta then finds herself totally immersed in the investigation.
A native of Syracuse, Sugarman is well known for his work in the theater. His full length plays have been produced at the H. B. Playwrights Foundation, Traveling Stage in Albany,, Oldcastle Theatre, Williamsburg Theatre Project, Southern Vermont College and Actors Alley (Los Angeles). His most recent play, Kaufman’s Barbershop, was produced by Shakespeare & Co. of Lenox, MA, in the summer of 2013. He and his wife, Sally, currently host a weekly radio show, Theatre Talk, on WBTN.
Sugarman has taught at Cazenovia College, Bennington College, SUNY Albany and Southern Vermont College. His other writings include Circus Learning Around the World (2001) and Performing Shakespeare: a Way to Learn (2005).
Come join us for a wonderful literary afternoon with Robert Sugarman. Copies of Dead Man’s Float will be available for purchase. Refreshments will be served.
Jerry Powell and his elite team of trainers will be holding a basketball clinic on Sunday, October 5, from 8 am to 6 pm at the Hoosac School, located on Pine Valley Road, in Hoosick.
Powell has trained NBA superstars such as LeBron James, Paul George and Rajon Rondo and WNBA standouts Bria Hartley and Sammy Prahalis.
The clinic is open to boys and girls in grades 4 to 12. The cost is $25 per player.
Pre-registration is required by September 26. To register you can email player name and grade level to Mike Ryan at mryan@hoosac.org or call him at 518-605-9946 or Noordin Said at 347-581-5004.
Payment for the clinic is due at the door on the day of the clinic. Checks should be made payable to Jerry Powell’s Basketball Results Clinic.
For more information about Jerry Powell’s Basketball Results Academy go to www.basketballresults.net.
On Friday, September 26, at 6:30 pm, the Grafton Community Library will hold the first class of its Fall Lifelong Learning Series: “Get Savvy about Computers.” Classes will be held once a month through December. They are free, open to the public and designed to get people of all ages and abilities up to speed with computers. The first class will be an overview of computer and internet basics. Future classes will address specific topics like digital images, Microsoft Office®, social media and staying safe online.
Computer skills are no longer just optional in our day and age – they are essential to almost every aspect of life, from finding a job, to keeping up with the news, to staying in touch with friends and family. These classes, offered in partnership with the Cornell Cooperative Extension’s digital literacy experts, will meet this important need. Attendees are encouraged to bring their questions about all things computer related.
Classes will be tailored to the needs of the participants. For more information visit graftoncommunitylibrary.org or call 279-0580.
Hoosick Grange met on September 10 with Master David Cornell. The Master brought up the business for the evening. The Lecturer presented the blue ribbon from the Schaghticoke Fair. The theme for the exhibit was Maple Syrup, How Sweet It Is.
After the business meeting was done, the Lecturer conducted the planning meeting for the year. They planned the program and refreshment committees for the year.
The next meeting is on September 23, and Marion Brenenstuhl is in charge of the program. She requested that everyone bring in something to show and tell about. It can be a hobby or someplace they have visited. David Cornell is in charge of refreshments.
HAYC3 (Hoosick Armory Youth Center and Community Coalition) announces the schedule for Pumpkinpalooza 6, happening September 27. This year’s celebration features family friendly events throughout the day and in several locations in the Village of Hoosick Falls.
The day starts off with a pancake breakfast hosted by the Girl Scouts and a 5k run in memory of Rolf Sternberg. Other favorite events return such as the pumpkin chuckin’ demo and wagon rides. Additionally, the tractor and agriculture show will be held in Wood Memorial Park, and the Louis Miller Museum will be open.
Also in Wood Park there will be music and dance performances, including the Twirlettes. The Hoosick Falls Central School Jazz Band will play in Wood Memorial Park too. Additional events include wagon rides, geocaching, a medieval combat demonstration, contests and more. The Hoosick Falls Police Department will be on hand with Mickey the police dog for a meet and greet.
A new event this year is a human foosball competition happening at the Town athletic fields.
For a full schedule of events and locations, as well as information on registering for events such as the chowder cook-off, human foosball and the pet parade, visit HAYC3.org and click on Pumpkinpalooza 6.
Youth Bowling Leagues will be starting this Saturday at the Barbecue Recreation lanes for ages 5 to 21 years old. Ages 12 to 21 should arrive by 8:15 am Saturday, September 20, and ages 5 to 11 should arrive at 10:15 am.
Please call Jack at 518-686-5751 with any questions.
The Town of Hoosick Republican Committee will host its annual Fall Giffy’s Chicken BBQ on Thursday, September 25, at Liporace’s old Getty station on Rt. 22 near Blue Flame Gas. The meal consist of a ½ barbecued chicken, baked potato, coleslaw, beverage and dessert. Pick up is from 4 to 6 pm. The cost is $12 a meal or $8 for ½ chicken only.
Get your ticket by contacting any committee member or call Cindy at 518-322-8685 to reserve tickets at the door. There will be a limited number of tickets available, so call now.
The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, September 27, in the Stephentown Fire Hall, located at 35 Grange Hall Road in Stephentown. The doors will open at 5:30 pm and close at 6 pm. Play begins at 6:15 sharp.
No advance registration is required. A donation of $35 per player will be accepted and give the player 6,000 in chip value. Players can make an additional $10 donation at the door for 2,000 extra in chip value. This tournament will pay one place for every ten players with a minimum of four places and a maximum of nine places.
A free buffet will be served at the first break, and refreshments will be available.
For further information, please call John Linton at 518-733-0469.
