The Taconic Valley Soccer Club has reopened its rosters for the upcoming Spring travel teams. If you want to play during the Spring season there is still time to register until January 20. The following teams are still looking for a few players: U12 girls, U14 girls, U16 boys and U17 girls.
You can register on-line at www.sportssignup.com/taconicvalley.start. If you need more information, please contact Dean Maxon at 658-2492 or Jen Burhans at 658-2096.
Local News
A Program On The Erie Canal
The Poestenkill Historical Society will start the new year with a program on the Erie Canal by guest speaker Marvin Bubie. Bubie’s second book is an accumulation of seals from places along the Erie Canal. He will be showing the seals and telling interesting and funny stories related to them. The majority of seals are pictured in color in his book, available at the program.
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New Lebanon Recreation Committee Meeting
The New Lebanon Recreation Commission will be meeting on Tuesday, January 24t, at the New Lebanon Library at 6:30 pm.
The Committee is looking for input from the community for the types of activities residents would like to have. Please attend, share your ideas and enjoy some light refreshments.
Hoosick Falls Health Center Annual Meeting Postponed
The Annual Meeting of the Hoosick Falls Health Center, Inc., has been postponed at this time. The new date will appear in a future notice.
Molly Durnin Debuts At Caffe Lena
Singer-songwriter Molly Durnin of Petersburgh makes her debut at the Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, on Wednesday, January 18, at 7 pm. Caffe Lena is the region’s foremost folk club with a national reputation for presenting the best in acoustic music. Durnin is being featured in the venue’s monthly Emerging Artist Breakout series.
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The Polar Plunge At GLSP Benefits Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Applications are now being accepted for participants in the fifth Annual Polar Plunge in Long Pond as part of Grafton Lakes State Park’s Winter Fest. The Winter Fest is in its 27th year with events occurring all day, January 21. The plunge happens promptly at 1 pm with check-in beginning at noon.
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GLSP Ice Fishing Contest
Grafton Lakes State Park and the Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park will host an annual Ice Fishing Contest as part of their 27th Winter Festival on Saturday, January 21, 2012. The ice fishing contest will run from 5 am to 3 pm on all the ponds in the Park. This year the contest will offer a $500 grand prize to the longest fish. Prizes are also awarded for the top three lengths of trout, walleye/pickerel and yellow perch for both adults and youth 15 and under.
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James Raymond Rogers
Hoosick Falls – James Raymond Rogers, “Jimmy,” 57, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 8, 2012, after being stricken at work. He had resided on High Street in Hoosick Falls, NY.
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Miriam Friedman
Petersburgh – Miriam Friedman of Babcock Lake, Petersburgh, NY, passed away on January 4, 2012. Miriam is pre-deceased by her husband of 42 years, Harold Friedman. Miriam is survived by her two sons, David and wife Maribeth Friedman of Elverson, PA, and Michael and wife Diane Friedman of Voorheesville, NY. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Sarah Friedman and Peter Kueny-Rongione of Shillington, PA, Gordon Friedman of Boston, MA, and James Friedman of Albany, NY, and by her great-grandchild, Logan Harold Kueny-Rongione.
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