On May 5 the Cantering Cowpokes went to Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Our local 4H group met up with other 4H groups from New York State to participate in Animal Crackers. This year’s program allowed 4H’ers to choose between learning about dogs or dairy cattle. All of the Cantering Cowpokes, who attended chose to learn about dairy cattle. [Read more…] about Cantering Cowpokes 4H News
Sports Outdoors
Panther Softball Season Ends
by Steve Bradley
It was one of those games. The wheels started falling off on the first batter the Panthers faced in the top of the first, and they never stopped falling off until the game was over. [Read more…] about Panther Softball Season Ends
HF Lacrosse Team Season Comes To An End, Raises $400 For McGovern Fund
Lions Club 27th Annual 5k Road Race
by Bea Peterson
Conditions for the 27th Annual Hoosick Lions Club 5k Road Race on Saturday, May 19, appeared ideal. Temperatures were in the low 50s; the sun was shining, and there was no humidity. As usual, the race began at the corner of High and Munsell Streets. [Read more…] about Lions Club 27th Annual 5k Road Race
Panther Softball Crushes Sectional Foe
by Steve Bradley
The Hoosick Falls Lady Panther softball team finished the regular season late last week with a 14 – 6 record. Of special note, at the end of the regular season, senior pitcher Rachel Quackenbush had a strikeout total of 1,482. In the New York State record books, this would put her in second place all time. The number one total, set in 2008, is 1,603. Rachel has signed to play for the Division I Siena Saints softball squad.
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HFCS Softball Seniors
Going, Going, Gone
Volunteers Needed At GLSP And Dyken Pond By May 30 For National Trails Day
National Trails Day is the perfect opportunity to help clean up local parks. On Saturday, June 2, the Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park and the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center will be hosting the Nineteenth Annual National Trails Day – the nation’s annual celebration of trails. Both parks invite volunteers of all ages to help clean up and improve trails on Saturday morning and indulge in the trail activities they enjoy most in the afternoon.
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GLSP And Cherry Plain Park Events
May 26, Saturday – Swimming Open Weekends at Cherry Plain State Park. Call the Park at 733-5400.
• Memorial Day Weekend at Grafton Lakes State Park – Swimming opens for season. Weekly swimming schedule is Friday-Tuesday from 10 am to 6 pm.
May 26, Saturday – Aliens in Your Backyard – The Mysterious World of Bugs, 2:30 pm. The group meets at the beach program tent. Join our Park Naturalists in exploring and discovering the strange and fascinating creatures that exist all around us.
May 28, Monday – Memorial Day Sand Sculpture Contest with prizes for all participants in multiple age categories. Sign up at 12 pm at the Beach Nature Center and build until 2 pm. Judging is from 2 to 3 pm. Show your creativity and your skill with sand on Long Pond Beach!
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Upcoming Capital District Friday Field Group Outings
The Capital District Friday Field Group, formed in 1993, is a mix of amateur and professional naturalists that meets weekly on Fridays at 5:30 pm between April and September to explore the natural features of sites in the Capital Region. The trips are free, and the public is welcome. Upcoming Trips:
June 1 – Petersburgh/Berlin – Scout a yet to be chosen site for wildflowers in the Petersburgh-Berlin area. Meet at the Baptist Church in Petersburgh at the junction of NY Rt. 22 and NY Rt. 2 then carpool to the site. The contact is Chuck Kieweg, 794-7598.
June 8 – Hren Property near Queechy Lake, Canaan. Survey for interesting mixed flora. Meet to car pool at the White Church on Corner of NY Rt. 20 and 22 in New Lebanon. The contact is Chuck Kieweg 794-7598.