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Volunteer Firewood Day
Join the Staff and Friends of Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center for our Annual Volunteer Firewood Day. Everyone is welcome to help us prepare for the winter months by gathering, hauling, splitting and stacking firewood on Sataurday October 24 from 1 to 4 pm. Let us know you are coming [Read more…] about Dyken Pond Autumn Events
Friday, October 16: Outdoor Tykes: PreK Program at 10:30 am. Come enjoy the beauty of Autumn with this hands-on program for small children. These fun-filled nature programs are free because we want to encourage all folks with young children to engage in the outdoors! Come play outside! Program meets at Shaver Pond Center, 194 Shaver Pond Road, Grafton. Pre-register: 279-1155. [Read more…] about October Events at Grafton Lakes State Park, Bennington Battlefield
The Taconic Hiking Club has announced that The End to End, a 29-mile endurance challenge along the Taconic Crest Trail, will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2016.
This event pits entrants against 29 miles of unimproved backwoods trails traversing three states: New York, Vermont and Massachusetts. The challenge of this hike is a cumulative total of 7,836 feet of ascent and 9,470 feet of descent to be completed in one day. [Read more…] about Announcing “The End To End”: Twenty-Nine Miles Along The Taconic Crest Trail
submitted by Brian Bushner for HFCSD
The winning continues for Panther golfers with four players winning the Wasaren League invitational. On Friday (10/2/15), the Wasaren league played their invitational at the Country Club of Troy. Hoosick Falls won with a score of 254. [Read more…] about Four Hoosick Falls Golfers Win Wasaren League Invitational
by Doug La Rocque and Jen Burhans
On Friday October 2, the Berlin Boys Soccer team lost a close one to Doane Stuart in Rensselaer by a score of 1-0. This was the Mountaineers first league loss this season, and drops them into a tie with Loudonville Christian, whom they beat earlier this year. Berlin’s only other loss was in the New Lebanon tournament to Mt. Everett HS in Mass. [Read more…] about Berlin Boys Soccer Wins At Home vs New Lebanon, Loses Close One At Doane Stuart
by Steve Bradley
After suffering their first league defeat last week against Mechanicville, the HFCS girls soccer team bounced back, picking up three wins this week. [Read more…] about Girls Soccer Team Back On Track, Grabs 3 Wins
by Steve Bradley
HF 5 – Corinth 2
Corinth High, 9/30, HF (O) 10-0, (L) 8-0, Cor (O) 2-7. The Lady Panthers got out to a quick lead when Liz Ryan, with an assist from Ally Burdick, scored with less than one minute gone in the game. Burdick and Ryan both scored later in the half to give the Panthers a 3-1 lead at the break. After the Tomahawks scored an early second half goal, the Panthers scored twice more. Burdick, assisted by Megan Henry, scored first and an unassisted Ryan goal with 2:50 left capped the scoring. Cassie Sherman had five saves in goal while Corinth goalie A. Parnell recorded nine. [Read more…] about Field Hockey Cruises Along, 12 – 0
by Steve Bradley
With less than two minutes gone in the game, you knew things were going to go well on a cool Saturday afternoon. The Panthers had six points on the board and the offense hadn’t been on the field yet. [Read more…] about Panthers Crush Holy Trinity, 47 – 13
Monday, October 12: Fall Foliage Hike at Bennington Battlefield at 10:30 am. Did you know we’ve added trails to this historic site? Come walk over the grounds where few trees stood during the battle 238 years ago, but majestic maples now adorn the hillsides with fall colors. The Battlefield is located off of Route 67 in Hoosick Falls. Pre-register: 279-1155. [Read more…] about October Events at Grafton Lakes State Park, Bennington Battlefield
There will be a memorial service honoring the life of William Mackey Peckham Jr. on October 24 at the Cheney Library from 10 to noon. [Read more…] about Memorial Service: William Mackey Peckham
