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by Bea Peterson
Shortly after 5:30 pm on Saturday, May 30, little yellow rubber ducks floated a course on the Walloomsac River outside Brown’s Brewery. A couple hundred kids and adults watched as the 1,200 little ducks bobbed their way from the start to the finish line. [Read more…] about Saint Mary’s Academy Second Annual Quack
A fun, family-friendly event hosted by Brown’s Brewery at 50 Factory Hill Road in North Hoosick, the Second Annual “Quack” will be held, on Saturday May 30 from 3 to 7 pm.
The focus of this event is a quarter mile rubber-ducky race down the Walloomsac River. Ducks will be sold for $10 each, or 3 ducks for $20. First place wins $1000, 2nd place $250 and 3rd place $100. The event includes carnival games, carnival food, live entertainment and the most exciting attraction of all – the duck race!
The ducks will be launched at 5:30 pm.
While playing the games and eating great food you can enjoy the sounds of Three’s Harmony (Krissy, Wayne and Sherri) inside the Taproom at Brown’s. Fab DJ Ben Patten will be outside keeping everyone up to date on all of the events as they are happening. Tickets are on sale now. Last year we sold out, so don’t delay. You can get your lucky duck ticket or quack pack at St. Mary’s Academy, Thorpe’s Pharmacy and Brown’s Taproom. For more information please call St. Mary’s Academy at 518-686-4314. See you there! Quack! Quack!
St. Mary’s Academy Duck Race is a fun, family-friendly event is hosted by Brown’s Brewery at 50 Factory Hill Road in North Hoosick, New York.
The Second Annual “Quack” will be held on Saturday, May 30, from 3 to 7 pm. The highlight of this event is a quarter-mile rubber-ducky race down the Walloomsac River.
Ducks are on sale now for $10 each, or 3 ducks for $20. First place wins $1000, second place $250, and third place $100.
The atmosphere will include carnival games and food, live entertainment and, of course, the main attraction-the duck race!
Everyone had a such a great time last year that this event has become the newest tradition in our wonderful Hoosick community. We hope everyone will come out and enjoy it. The ducks will be launched at 5:30 pm. While playing the games and eating some great food, you can enjoy music by fab DJ Ben Patten. Last year we sold out so don’t delay. You can get your Lucky Duck ticket or Quack Pack at St. Mary’s Academy, Thorpe’s Pharmacy, and Bagel ‘n Brew. For more information please call St. Mary’s Academy at 518-686-4314.
St. Mary’s Academy in Hoosick Falls will be holding an Open House for Perspective Parents on Monday May 4 from 6 to 7 pm.
St. Mary’s offers a Full Day Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 program five days a week. Before Care is available beginning at 7 am. and After Care is available until 6 pm. St. Mary’s Academy is currently accepting Open Enrollment for grades K-8. Call today for a tour!! 686-4314.
by Bea Peterson
Marcel Pettway, 18, a post-graduate student at Hoosac School will be playing basketball for the Bryant University Bulldogs next year. [Read more…] about Hoosac School’s Marcel Pettway Awarded Division I Scholarship
Hoosac School students helped clear out a storage room at the Louis Miller Museum in Hoosick Falls, sorting out the junk from the historically important on Tuesday, February 17. “These young people were a huge help,” said Mr. Phil Leonard, Town Historian and Museum Treasurer. [Read more…] about Hoosac Students Help Hoosick Historical Society
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Submitted by Tammy Schnoop The Hoosick Post 40 American Legion is proud to announce that Hoosick Falls native Luis Weierbach has been named Grand Marshal of the 2024 Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 27th. Luis Michael Weierback was born November 12th, 1995, in Mays Landing, NJ. He attended Hoosick Falls Central School and was […]
Submitted by Annie Jacobs On Saturday, May 11th, the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance (RPA) and Rensselaer Land Trust (RLT) staff, board, and volunteers celebrated the Grand Opening of the 128-acre Dill Brook Community Forest in Memory of Robert Simms. This is the fourth community forest that RPA/RLT has conserved and opened for public access. All community […]
Submitted by BCS Communications The development of the Berlin Central School District (BCSD) 2024–2025 budget has been a challenging and emotional process. Interim Superintendent Dr. Maureen Long would like to thank all of you who have actively engaged during the process by attending budget presentations and forums, sharing your perspectives via public comment or by […]
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Submitted by BCS Communications Congratulations to the Berlin Elementary School (BES) Odyssey of the Mind team: Willamina Woodcock, Shayana Peterson, Devlin Maciong-Crimmel, Elizah Harrison, Daniel Hart, and Jacqueline Morstad, along with coaches Mrs. Bersaw, Mrs. Scanlon, and Mrs. Winner. The team won 2nd place in their division for the competition problem posed to them, as […]