The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will be holding its annual Great Strides Walk at Grafton Lakes State Park on Sunday, May 18, at 12 noon, registration begins at 11 am. The Kempf Family will be walking in honor of their son Mathew on the team “Miles 4 Mathew.” Call 518-573-9790 for more information. Please come out and support the walk or consider making a donation. Checks made out to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation can be mailed to 26 Snow Street, Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090.
Sports Outdoors
Insect Day At The Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center
The Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center is offering an Insect Program on May 25 from 1 to 3 pm. This program for all ages will take you throughout the fields and forests of Dyken Pond Center in search of interesting insects. We will also make bug hotels for your gardens at home. A $1 suggested donation is asked to cover the cost of materials. A complete list of programs can be found at www.dykenpond.org. Pre-registration is encouraged to help with planning, but not required and can be done by contacting the Center at dykenpond@fairpoint.net or 658-2055.
The Medicinal Blue Cohosh And The Love Tree
Hoosick Youth Baseball And Softball Opening Day
submitted by Sherry Bowman-Kluck
Rain, rain, go away! Rain forced the Hoosick Youth Baseball and Softball League to reschedule its original Opening Day from Saturday, April 26, to Sunday, April 27 – no small feat considering there are 221 league players this year. It was unavoidable, however. The field was under several inches of water following the previous evening’s heavy rainstorm. Many people from within the League helped dry fields and made phone calls to alert families to the existing conditions and change in schedule.
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29th Annual Wood Memorial Road Race Is May 17
The Town of Hoosick Lions Club is proud to announce that the 29th Annual Wood Memorial Road Race and Fun Run will be held on Saturday, May 17. The Race is a 5k run following the same course as in previous years. Registration is from 7 to 8:40 am at the bandstand in Wood Park with the race starting at 9 am. Trophies and medals will be awarded to the top finishers. Registration costs $15. Those registered by May 5 are guaranteed a commemorative T-shirt; late registrants will also receive shirts as long as the supply lasts.
The Fun Run is a 1 mile race for those ages 13 and younger. There was a good turnout by our younger runners last year, and we hope to see even more runners this year. Cash prizes of $50 will be awarded to the fastest boy and girl runner in each age category. The categories are under 5, 5-7, 8-10 and 11-13. The cost to register is $7, and all runners will receive a Fun Run T-shirt. For those wishing to see the Village at a more leisurely pace, there will be a 1 mile walk. Pre-registrants will also receive a commemorative T-shirt.
More information and registration forms may be found at townofhoosicklions.org, Thorpe’s Pharmacy, the Hoosick Federal Credit Union or from any Lion.
It’s Feast Or Famine For Panther Baseball
by Steve Bradley
Schuylerville 6 HF 1
After traveling up to Schuylerville Friday, the Panthers fell to the league leading Black Horses. Schuylerville’s pitcher, Jake Petralia, had a no-hitter into the seventh and final inning, but with two outs Panther Tom Peabody hit a single to break it up. Wyatt Whitman took the loss.
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HFCS Softball Struggles To Score Runs
by Steve Bradley
Tamarac 2 HF 0
In a game that was scheduled to be played at HFCS but moved due to field conditions, the Panthers could only come up with two hits while facing future Division 1 Manhattan College pitcher Briana Matazinsky. Defensively, the Panthers did well to hold the Bengals to two runs, which included a Matazinsky home run, her fifth of the year. Pitcher Alysa Ellis took the loss.
HFCS Boys Lacrosse On A Roll
by Steve Bradley
HFCS Girls Lacrosse Celebrates Senior Day
by Steve Bradley
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Petersburgh Native To Compete In The Annual World Series Of Birding
submitted by Pat Leonard at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Petersburgh native Hope Batcheller is one of the Cornell University students competing in the annual World Series of Birding coming up May 10 in New Jersey. The Cornell Lab is hosting three student teams this year – collectively known as The Redheads.
Batcheller is a member of the team that will be birding the entire state of New Jersey in an effort to tally the greatest number of bird species over a manic 24 hour period. This is about much more than bragging rights, though. The team is also raising money to support undergraduate research in bird studies and conservation.
For the first time, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is hosting 15 students on three birding teams, competing in three divisions at the World Series of Birding in Cape May, New Jersey, on May 10. This triple threat of ace birders will attempt to top all other competitors by identifying the greatest number of bird species by sight or sound in a midnight-to-midnight birding blitz. Their ultimate goal is to raise $25,000, that will be matched by a donor and earmarked for support of undergraduate research in ornithology and conservation.
During this so-called “Big Day” one Redheads squad will bird the entire state of New Jersey, another will scour the length and breadth of Cape May County and the third will participate in the “Big Stay” category, tallying their birds from a single location within a 17 foot radius.
Past Cornell Lab student teams have been highly success-ful in the Cape May County division, earning first or second place every year since they began competing in 2007 and earning more than $100,000 in donations for The Redheads Fund.