Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by Sherry Bowman-Kluck
Earlier in May of 2013, Donald Jones, a rural carrier for the Petersburgh Post Office, was recognized for his 25 years of federal employment. He received a mounted letter of appreciation and a gold 25 Year Service Award Pin from Postmaster Cindy Page. [Read more…] about 25 Years Of Postal Service Excellence In Petersburgh
by Bea Peterson
Ryan Corbin, a 2009 graduate of HFCS, is a U.S. Marine. He has served in Afghanistan. Many of his buddies are there now. He is not. He is recovering from shoulder surgery. However, his buddies are not forgotten and many of them will receive a taste of home for Christmas.
submitted by Joyce Brewer – Community Chair for Hoosick Falls Girl Scouts
Hoosick Falls Girl Scout Anna Brewer earned the Girl Scout Silver Award. This award is the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn. Anna’s project, titled “Can You Hear Me?” focused on hearing issues. [Read more…] about Anna Brewer Earns Girl Scout Silver Award
submitted by Lori Haita
Schyler Haita, a resident of Stephentown and a Senior at Grace Christian School in Bennington, VT, was part of a team with the Ugandan Water Project (UWP) this past summer. The team travelled to Uganda for two weeks to provide support in a variety of ways to communities that are in dire need of clean water. [Read more…] about Give Water – Give Life
The holiday season is upon us, and the perfect opportunity to do your holiday shopping is at the HAYC3 Pop-Up Holiday Shop at The Armory in Hoosick Falls on December 7 from 9 am to 3 pm. Not only will you be able to check things off your list, you can participate in other activities like the Christmas Cookie Contest and help make ornaments for the community tree in the gazebo in Wood Park. Santa will be there, too!
What Is A Pop-Up Shop?
[Read more…] about HAYC3 Presents The First Ever Pop-Up Holiday Shop At The Armory
submitted by Miss Olivia
Three students from The British School of Ballet in Hoosick Falls auditioned for parts in the Christmas ballet The Nutcracker. All the girls received parts. Over 200 students from different ballet schools auditioned and about 40 students were chosen.
[Read more…] about 36th Year Miss Olivia’s Students Dance In Professional Nutcracker
The public is invited to attend the Stephentown Christmas Lighting celebration at the Veterans Park in Stephentown on Sunday, December 8, starting at 6 pm. Join the caroling and enjoy refreshments afterward at the Fire Hall on Grange Hall Road. The event is sponsored by the Stephentown Seniors and the Veterans of the Stephentown Area.
Santa Claus will be in Hoosick Falls on Saturday, December 7. You can visit with him at The Armory from 1 to 3 pm. He only comes once a year, so get there early to be sure you don’t miss out!
by Steve Bradley
Mark Hackett scored 17 points in the season opening game for the Hoosick Falls Panther basketball team. Facing Argyle on Argyle’s court, the Panthers got off to a slow start, trailing the entire first quarter. Midway through the second quarter, the team came alive when Noah Chani hit a three-pointer, Will Bradley hit three three-pointers and Hackett hit two in a three minute span. [Read more…] about Panther Boys Basketball Opens With 63 – 54 Win
Due to a sickness and a conflict with a community event this Saturday evening, the HFCS Drama Club’s fall production of the two comedies Noises Off and “Action News” has been moved to next weekend. The performances will occur on Saturday, December 14, at 7 pm and Sunday, December 15, at 2 pm.
Both shows, Noises Off by Michael Frayn and the one act play “Action News” by Jonathan Rand, are outrageously funny comedies. “Action News,” which will open the performance, is a fast paced parody of our standard news programs.
Noises Off is a farce and fits into the show within a show genre. The show centers around a company of actors who are working on a play. Act 1 is the company’s final dress rehearsal. For Act 2, the entire set will be spun around, and the company will perform the show, with the audience watching from the perspective of back stage. However, the stress of the actors’ dysfunctional personalities and various love affairs (real and alleged) come to a head as the show is literally starting. When you mix in 8 doors, two love triangles, a jealous rage, an actor threatening to quit and an axe (why not?), you have a very “interesting” performance. For Act 3, the set is spun around again back to normal, and we watch the company put on their final performance. At this point, the frustration and hatred have boiled over, resulting in a very unique performance as actors try (and fail) to save the show.
Thank You
We in the Drama Club would like to apologize for the inconvenience of switching the performance dates, and we would like to thank the school, the community, and especially the parents of our drama students for their flexibility and willingness to help. We are extremely excited to put on this performance, and we hope to see you there!
