Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Kristopher N. Hansen graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills.
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Local Students Named To The College Of Saint Rose Dean’s List
The College of Saint Rose in Albany recently announced that Tyler Pomakoy of Stephentown and Katherine Bakaitis of Petersburgh were among 805 students named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2012 semester.
Full time students who complete a minimum of 12 credit hours and achieve a semester grade point average of at least 3.5 with no grades of D, F, Incomplete or Pass/Fail are eligible for inclusion on the Dean’s List.
The College of Saint Rose is a private, independent, coeducational, liberal arts college located in the heart of New York’s capital city. The College offers 70 undergraduate and 74 graduate programs and serves nearly 5,000 students. Through a strong liberal education curriculum and progressive academic programs, a Saint Rose education instills students with the passion, knowledge and purpose not only to do great things Ð but extraordinary things.
Alex Lilac On Dean’s List At SUNY Cortland
Alex Lilac has been named to the Dean’s List at SUNY College of Cortland for the Fall 2012 semester. He is the son of Mike and Katy Lilac of Hoosick Falls.
Nicole Hensler Named To The University Of Rhode Island Dean’s List
The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that 4,199 undergraduates have qualified for the Fall 2012 Dean’s List. The students represent nearly all of Rhode Island’s cities and towns, all six New England states, New York and New Jersey, and many other states and nations.
Nicole Breanne Hensler of Petersburgh was named to the Dean’s List.
To be included on the Dean’s List, students must have completed 12 or more credits during a semester for letter grades with at least a 3.30 quality point average. Part-time students qualify with the accumulation of 12 credits with a 3.30 quality point average.
Hoosick Falls Resident Joseph Nusca On Lasell College Dean’s List
Joseph Nusca of Hoosick Falls has earned Dean’s List status for the 2012 Fall semester at Lasell College. A member of the Class of 2014, Nusca is majoring in Criminal Justice.
An innovative educational institution for over 160 years, Lasell College combines the best of the classroom and the real world to offer Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees on a 50 acre campus eight miles from downtown Boston.
Berlin Fire Department Breakfast
On Sunday, February 3, from 7 to 11 am, the Berlin Fire Department will be holding its fresh, hot off the griddle, monthly breakfast. For your eating pleasure we include all-you-can-eat pancakes, French toast and biscuits for our homemade sausage gravy, sausage and bacon, toast, home fries and eggs (scrambled, sunny side, over easy or over hard). Beverage choices include coffee, tea, (both decaf available), hot chocolate, milk and orange juice.
Prices are $7 for adults, $4 for kids 5-10 and free for kids under 5. Please join us before church, grocery run or whatever you may be doing for the day and have a great start to the morning.
Johnsonville Rescue Squad Breakfast
The Johnsonville Rescue Squad located at 4 River Road is holding its monthly breakfast on Sunday, February 3, from 7:30 to 11 am. Please note the new hours.
The cost for adults is $6, $3 for children. The menu consists of eggs, French toast, pancakes, sausage, omelets, hash browns, juice, fruit and coffee.
This is a good time to drop off your bottle and can returns and see if you can help by becoming a volunteer. For more information call 753-9549
Veterans of Stephentown Texas Hold’em
The Veterans of Stephentown will hold a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, February 9, in the Stephentown Fire Hall, located at 35 Grange Hall Road in Stephentown. The doors will open at 5 pm and close at 6 pm. Play begins at 6:15 sharp.
A free buffet will be served at the first break.
No advance registration is required, and a donation of $35 per player will be accepted. Players can make an additional $10 donation at the door for 1,000 extra chips. This tournament will pay one place for every ten players with a minimum of four places and a maximum of nine places.
For further information, please call Tom McVeigh at 518-658 2448.
Calendar Of Events For Grafton Lakes And Cherry Plain State Parks
February 7, Thursday – Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park Winter Meeting at 7 pm. Join this diverse group of Park users in supporting Grafton Lakes State Park. Call to pre-register at 279-1155.
February 9, Saturday – Feed the birds at 9 am. Join our bird enthusiast Bob Davis to hear how to feed birds in your own backyard and discover the wonder of our feathered friends. Participants will receive information so they can sign up to do the Great Backyard Bird Count at their own homes over President’s Day Weekend. Meet at the Park Office; pre-register please at 279-1155.
February 10, Sunday – Animal Tracks and Traces Introduction – 1:30 pm. Meet at the Park office. Who left that trail in your backyard? Don’t assume it was your cat or your dog, but even if it is, they have stories to tell! Come on out to this introduction to reading stories left in the snow and transform your family into nature detectives. The cost is $2 per person or $5 per family. Snowshoes are available, if conditions permit, on a first come, first serve basis. Call to pre-register at 279-1155.
February 20, Wednesday – More Animal Tracks and Traces at 10 am. A second class for those who attended our intro to tracking on February 10 or who really want to go deeper into the art of animal tracking. The cost is $2 per person or $5 per family. Snowshoes are available, if conditions permit, on a first come, first serve basis. Call to pre-register at 279-1155.
February 22, Friday – Winter Survival Skills at 10 am. How do the animals survive the winter? What are some skills that would help us manage if we were out all night in the cold?
We’ll talk around a fire and build some shelters in the snow. The cost is $2 per person or $5 per family. Call to pre-register at 279-1155. Meet at Shaver Pond Center, 194 Shaver Pond Road.
February 23, Saturday – Cherry Plain State Park Outdoor Day from 10 am to 3 pm. Enjoy hot cocoa, snowshoeing and outdoor activities at this free Park event. Parking space is limited so please carpool.
February 25, Monday – Full Moon Hike at Grafton Lakes State Park at 6 pm. Come see the Park in a different light. Meet in the Main Parking lot, enter via the Winter Entrance. Call to pre-register at 279-1155.
February Programs At Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center
Sunday, February 3 – A Day on the Trail with Dan Yacobellis from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Choose one animal to follow for the day. By following one animal, you can learn many things about its behavior and possibly find den sites or the actual animal. Pre-registration is required and can be done by contacting Lisa at dykenpond@fairpoint.net. Enrollment is limited to 15 people; the spaces fill quickly. We need a minimum of six people, so please register early. The cost is $20, $15 for members.
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