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Food For A Seat

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In an effort to help the local food pantries stock up their shelves, admission to the JV/Varsity boys and girls basketball games vs Cambridge this Friday can be gained by donating canned goods. Simply bring one canned item for a student admission or two items for an adult admission.  Items collected will be donated to each village’s local food pantry.  The girls games are at Cambridge, and the boys games are in Hoosick Falls.

Berlin Elementary Students Participate In Festival Of Trees At The Berkshire Museum

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submitted by Jeanne Casatelli, Communications Specialist, Questar III
All three classes of second-graders at Berlin Elementary School have decorated trees now on display at the Festival of Trees at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, MA. Their trees joined more than 100 decorated trees submitted by other schools, community groups, businesses and individuals.
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HFCS Bowling Team Season Preview 2010-2011

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by Coach Bob Lang
The Hoosick Falls bowling team has both experienced and upcoming young bowlers that are ready to defend their Adirondack League title. There are five starters back from last year’s championship team – senior Chris Pelletier, Co-Captain, juniors Cody LaFlamme, Joe Wolfrum and Mitch Andrew and sophomore Bryan Callahan.
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Lead Panel At BCS

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by Phillip Zema
On Monday, November 29, a panel comprised of nine state and county level health officials met to discuss Berlin Elementary School’s lead problem. Currently, about 25% of BES students have been tested for lead, and 98% of those tested have blood lead levels less than 5 micrograms per deciliter of whole blood (mg/dl). No tested student had a lead blood level of 10 mg/dl or more, and so, according to NY State health standards, no student has an “elevated blood lead level.” Throughout the meeting, the panel encouraged parents to get their children tested, especially those who have children between the ages of 6 months and 6 years.
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TRAC Seeks Support

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The TRAC (Together Reducing Alcohol and Drugs Coalition) group met Wednesday, November 17, to continue its coalition building and prevention efforts. The need to develop Memorandum of Understanding with local governments and community organizations to ensure that there is a community-wide commitment to drug and alcohol use prevention among teens was discussed. Members will be canvassing local organizations to talk about TRAC, enlist support and explore programs and initiatives that could receive federal funding in the near future.
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Letter To The Editor – Let The Voters Decide

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To the Editor:
I think that the voters should decide the issues.
For the past six years the Berlin School District has been wrestling with several issues that need to be resolved. One that needs to be addressed now is what footprint do we want for our Elementary school(s). It would seem that the BOE has been unable to figure this out and with both sides entrenched (as the Superintendent has said) I don’t see a resolution coming anytime soon.
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