Saugerties girls’ basketball coach predicts surprise
Coaches at competing schools believe that because the Lady Sawyers lost their two best players they might not be very good this year. Coach Melville suggests they may be in for a shock.
Community
The Vly’s Dutch history lives on in Lucy Van Sickle’s book
Vly-Atwood, known hereabouts as “the Vly,” was a hamlet where people attended school and church, and gathered for social congress. Named from the Middle Dutch word vley or valeye, meaning valley or swamp, the Vly is actually situated in an upland area of the Town of Marbletown, above the buried aqueduct that takes water from the Ashokan Reservoir to New York City, and the Esopus Creek, which flows through a narrow canyon below.
Student profile: Alexis Garcia
Some seniors wait anxiously until March to hear where their future will take them — Alexis Garcia, however, is already sitting pretty on a scholarship to SUNY Plattsburgh, where she will play soccer
KHS girls’ basketball will face a few challenges
There aren’t many teams that would feel like a 17-6 season wasn’t all it could have been, but the Kingston High School girls’ varsity basketball team is heading into the 2016-17 campaign looking to make the most of an athletic lineup and build on last year’s overall result.
Holiday activities in Woodstock and Shandaken
Woodstock’s holiday-themed open house as well as tree-lighting and caroling in Phoenicia both take place this weekend, with more activities to come. Also, a look at local fine art, the display and sale of which always booms this time of year.
Holiday in the Village this weekend in Saugerties
Take 131 bicycles, dozens of TVs, dolls, footballs and assorted other toys. Add 50 baseball gloves and balls. Combine that with 42 wreathes and garland. Throw in about 1500 light bulbs and add one large Christmas tree. That’s the recipe for the biggest Holiday in the Village celebration that Saugerties has ever held.
Oncology Support Program in Kingston holds celebration
It’s often the case that survivors of a life-threatening disease really know how to celebrate life. They’ve come through
Saugerties family hosts Christmas light show
The Sussin Family of 123 Patch Road in Saugerties invites the public to view the fourth iteration of their annual Christmas light show every night until Jan. 1, weather permitting, from 5-10 p.m.
Twelfth-generation Huguenot descendant using Kickstarter campaign to fund children’s book, “Hugo the Huguenot”
“My goal is for children to walk away with a better understanding of the Huguenot story.”
Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church hosts concert Dec. 2 to benefit Family of New Paltz
“Hark! A Thrilling Voice is Sounding!” takes place this Friday, December 2 in the church’s sanctuary, located at 90 Route 32 South.