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Maple Sugaring At GLSP

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Saturday, March 14 – Backyard Maple Sugaring at 1 pm.  Do you long to set up a family-scale syruping operation in your backyard? Join us for a short film, demo and samples of sap and fresh syrup.   $2/person and $5/family.

Saturday, March 21 – Backyard Maple Sugaring at 1 pm.  Savor a delicious sign of Spring and learn how to make syrup in your backyard.  $2/person and $5/family.

Grafton Lakes State Park is open daily from 8 am to dusk. For more information, please call the park naturalist at 279-1155.

High School Bowling All-Stars

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The following bowlers made the Adirondack Bowling League All-Star Team for the Southern Division for the 2014-2015 year:

FIRST TEAM

Name                                  School                             Average

Josh McCart                       Hoosick Falls 216

Ken Marbot                         Hoosick Falls 206

Anthony Hurlburt               Hoosick Falls 202

Britaney Myers                   Stillwater 201

Jon Bossoni                        Hoosick Falls 191

Eric Bloomer                      Hoosick Falls 186

SECOND TEAM

Kyla Day                            Hoosick Falls 183

Tyler Ray                            Hoosic Valley 180

Tim Robitaille                     Hoosic Valley 180

Dillion Ray                         Stillwater   178

Charles Cumo                     Hoosic Valley 176

Jennifer Sargood                 Hoosick Falls     174

Ashleigh Loomis                 Granville 170

HIGH AVERAGE: Josh McCart – 216

HIGH GAME: Jon Bossoni – 277

HIGH TRIPLE: Ken Marbot – 770

Visioning Workshop

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The Rensselaer Plateau Alliance, in partnership with the Hudson River Greenway, has embarked on an exciting new project to develop a vision for a region-wide, multi-user trail network that will serve the Plateau communities and will  also someday connect to other trail networks beyond the Plateau.  An enhanced network of trails connecting the Plateau and its communities presents opportunities for recreation and economic growth.

Please join us for a public workshop on Thursday, March 5 at 7 pm at the Poestenkill Fire House to provide information and gather input from the public.  Speakers from a variety of regional trail organizations have been invited to share their experience in developing trail networks.  For more information about the project, please visit the following link: http://www.rensselaerplateau.org/trailvision.  The Poestenkill Fire House is located at 182 Main Street, Poestenkill, NY.  Refreshments will be served. For questions please contact Sarah Parks at sarahtparks@gmail.com.

Upcoming Programs At GLSP

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Wednesday, March 4 – Almost Full Moon Outing at 6 pm. Savor winter under the glow of the moon. Meets at Shaver Pond Center. Space is limited so please pre-register and let us know if you need snowshoes for the outing: Call 279-1155. Sponsored by Friends of GLSP.

Saturday, March 14 – Backyard Maple Sugaring at 1pm.  Do you long to set up a family-scale syruping operation in your backyard? Join us for a short film, demo and samples of sap and fresh syrup.   $2/person and $5/family.

Saturday, March 21 – Backyard Maple Sugaring at 1pm.  Savor a delicious sign of Spring and learn how to make syrup in your backyard.  $2/person and $5/family.

Grafton Lakes State Park is open daily from 8am-dusk.  For an ongoing schedule of Friends group outings that changes weekly, look us up on www.meetup.com/Friends-of-Grafton-Lakes-State-Park.  For more info on the park or our programs, please call the park naturalist at 279-1155 or look us up on Facebook!

Rensselaer Plateau Alliance Seeks To Develop Trail Network

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Seeks Public Input At Workshop On March 5 

The Rensselaer Plateau Alliance, in partnership with the Hudson River Greenway, has embarked on an exciting new project to develop a vision for a region-wide, multi-user trail network that will not only serve the immediate Plateau communities but will hopefully someday connect to other trail networks beyond the Plateau.  [Read more…] about Rensselaer Plateau Alliance Seeks To Develop Trail Network

Panthers Teams Are All Undefeated In League Play

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By Steve Bradley

The HFCS Panthers finished the winter season undefeated in league play in all sports. The Boys basketball, Girls Basketball, Wrestling and Bowling teams did not lose a league game all season.

In WASAREN league play, the Lady Panther basketball team is 14 – 0 (16 – 1 overall), the boys basketball team is 14 – 0 (18 – 0 overall), wrestling is 4 – 0 (7 – 9 overall). HFCS bowling competes in the Adirondack League where they finished 14 – 0 (47 – 1 overall).

The bowling team recently finished second in Section II (Sectionals). The wrestlers had two champions in sectionals over the past weekend. Sectional basketball for both boys and girls begins next week and both teams may be number one seeds.

Credit for this  great accomplishment goes, in adition to the athletes themselves, to the community for all the things it provides from early ages for its youth, and to the School District for the great support it gives its sports programs. Perhaps the great Panthers fans that come out to support the teams have made a contribution as well.

The coaches, from T-ball to majors, Raiders and Irish football, Youth Center basketball on Saturday morning all provide the basis for this fantastic success. The WASAREN League is considered one of the most competitive leagues in New York State.

Panthers Boys Basketball Completes Regular Season

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by Steve Bradley

HF 52  Greenwich 50

Andrew Hoag scored 25 points, 13 in the third quarter, to lead the Hoosick Falls Panthers past the Greenwich Witches last Wednesday evening. With the WASAREN League championship on the line, both teams had everything to win. The Panthers came into the contest undefeated. The Witches had one loss, a 42 – 38 loss to Hoosick Falls in the first meeting of the season. A win by Greenwich would leave both teams with one loss and the teams tied for the league championship. Both teams play league games Friday, and both are favored to win.

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