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Tuesday Women’s Bowling League Meeting

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These will be a meeting of the Barbecue Recreation Tuesday Women’s Bowling League on Tuesday, August 10, at 6:30 pm. The meeting will be held at the Barbecue Recreation pavilion. All team captains are encouraged to attend.
Any new teams or individual bowlers that are interested in joining the League should also try to attend. If you are interested in forming a new team or would like to join a team that may need bowlers, please contact Risa Bacon at 518-428-3026 or 802-477-7327.

Hoosick Falls Soccer Registration

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Fall soccer season is once again fast approaching. The club offers a travel league for boys and girls in grades 4 through 6 and an in house rec league for boys and girls from kindergarten through sixth grade. We also have an adaptive program called TOPS for 3 and 4 year olds and children with special needs.
Come check out our complex located on South Street in Hoosick. To get your kids registered go to Hoosickfallssoccer.org or call Andrea at 686-0734 or Sue at 686-0717.

Upcoming Programs At Dyken Pond

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Junior Naturalist Programs for Kids
There are two more programs for kids in the Junior Naturalist Series at the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center. Thursday, August 19, will feature Terrific Trees while Thursday, August 26, will be a Nature Hike. Each program runs from 10 am until 12 noon, is for kids ages 2 through 10 and includes an activity and a craft. [Read more…] about Upcoming Programs At Dyken Pond

Bennington Battlefield Visitors’ Center To Commemorate 233rd Battle Anniversary

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The Visitors’ Center at the Bennington Battlefield NYS Historic Site will be open on Sunday, August 15, from 1 to 4 pm, to mark the 233rd Anniversary of the Battle of Bennington. On Monday, August 16, at 6 pm, the American Legion of Hoosick Falls and other community members will hold a short ceremony commemorating the actual Battle Day on the top of the hill.
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Fly-Tying At HVCC

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Once again Homewaters Trout Unlimited Chapter #586 is sponsoring a class at Hudson Valley Community College for the Fall semester. The course is called Fly-Tying: Learn-2-Tie. Course participants will learn basic entomology, the identification of aquatic and terrestrial insects and their life cycles. Students will apply that knowledge, along with basic and advanced fly-tying techniques, to create life like insect patterns for fly-fishing.
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6th Hoosic River Ride To Be Held August 21

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On Saturday, August 21, rain or shine, at Southern Vermont College in Bennington, the Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA) and Heliocentrix will present the Sixth Hoosic River Ride, a benefit cycling event that seeks to raise awareness about the river and its recreational attributes while raising funds to support the education, research and advocacy programs of HooRWA.
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Grafton Lakes State Park August Events

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Sunday, August 8 – 25th Annual Run for the Roses 5k benefitting the Grafton Community Library. The race is at 9 am, the nature walk at 8 am and the kids One Mile Fun Run at 10 am. Call the Grafton Library at 279-0580 for information.
Thursday, August 12 – 8:30 pm. Watch a meteor shower at Grafton Lakes State Park. See the Perseid meteor shower through telescopes. The rain date is for the regular Star Watch on August 14.
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7th Annual Memorial Motorcycle Run For Ryan Gardner And Courtney Carelli

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On Saturday, August 7, Stephentown is expected to be filled with over 400 motorcycles for the 7th Annual Memorial Motorcycle Run for Ryan Gardner and Courtney Carelli. This annual event is held to raise money to fund College Scholarships for Berlin High School students to take Hudson Valley Community College courses while attending high school. In the past years, numerous scholarships in Ryan and Courtney’s memory have been awarded, thanks to the generous donations of area businesses.
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