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Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

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Fish Available For Pond Stocking

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The Rensselaer County Soil & Water Conservation District’s Annual Fish Stocking Program is currently taking orders for rainbow and brook trout as well as largemouth bass, channel catfish, fathead minnows and crayfish. Orders will be taken up to September 24 with the distribution to be held on October 1 at 1 pm in the parking lot of the Agriculture & Life Sciences Building in Troy.
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Hoosick Falls Country Club Thursday Night League Alternate Shot

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Division One Gross Winners – Ralph Quackenbush/Brian Wysocki – 35
Division One Net Winners – Steve Wilson/Jim Decker – 32.5
Division Two Gross Winners – Ed and Jim Hyde – 39
Division Two Net Winners – Jeff Delurey and Jared Steller – 28.5
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Berlin Central School’s Athletic Code Of Conduct Assembly

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All students planning to participate in Berlin Middle/High School’s interscholastic sports program during the 2010-2011 school year, must attend the Athletic Code of Conduct Assembly on Thursday, September 2, from 6 to 8 pm. This assembly is mandatory for both athletes and their parents.
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New Lebanon Foundation Golf Tournament Fund Raiser

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Whether you are an avid or occasional golfer you are invited to sign up to play in the New Lebanon Foundation Golf Tournament Fund Raiser and support a good cause while enjoying a day on the course.  The event will be held on Saturday, September 18, at the Skyline Country Club in Lanesboro, MA, with the $90 registration fee covering the tournament, cart, lunch and dinner at the Skyline. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Foundation Golf Tournament Fund Raiser

Hike At Cherry Plain

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On Saturday, August 28, at 10 am, the Rensselaer Land Trust will lead a walk along a new trail at the Capital District Wildlife Management Area in Cherry Plain. Participants will stroll down an old road less than a mile to picnic at an old dam and mill site. Those interested in a longer hike can cross the brook and hike a few miles back through a forest and bog.
Meet at the entrance to Cherry Plain State Park. (For directions, go to http://nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/173/getting-there.aspx.) For further information, call Francille Egbert at 674-3214 or Doree Cox at 658-2643.

Last Call For This Weekend’s Hoosic River Ride

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With a promising weather report and a little less dust in the air thanks to the recent rains, the stage is set for the 6th annual Hoosic River Ride this Saturday, August 21, at Southern Vermont College in Bennington. Roads are being marked to direct cyclists along their selected routes, the burritos have been ordered, baked goods, salads and other treats are in the making for the post-ride picnic and aid stations and T-shirts with the ride’s signature heron are piling up. Tsubo therapists will even be offering post ride massages!
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Hoosick Girls Soccer Wins In Italy

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by Bea Peterson
More than 40 people joined Hoosick Falls Central School girls soccer coach Tom Husser on a memorable trip to Europe in late July. Fourteen girls from HFCS, one gal from Schuylerville, one from Loudonville and two from Seattle, WA, made up Husser’s girls soccer team that played in the Valtellina Football Cup in Italy. [Read more…] about Hoosick Girls Soccer Wins In Italy