EAGLE
Vol. 33 No. 14 ~ APRIL 10, 2014
HAYC3 Installs the First
Hoosick Barn Quilt Block!
Stop by Village Hall on Main Street in Hoosick Falls
to see the first-to-be-hung Hoosick Barn Quilt Project Quilt Block. The design is a block from a traditional pattern called “Pieced Star” and was painted
by HAYC3’s Aaron Buzzinski.
HOOSICK FALLS – If
you haven’t stopped by
Village Hall on Main
Street in Hoosick Falls
yet,
you
definitely
should. That’s where you
can see the first-to-behung Hoosick Barn Quilt
Project Quilt Block. The
design is a block from a
traditional pattern called
“Pieced Star” and was
painted by HAYC3’s
Aaron Buzzinski.
Ever since HAYC3
announced the Hoosick
CCS Robotics Team 5236 Makes it to
Semi-Finals in Robotics Competition
Barn Quilt Project, everyone’s been all-abuzz
about it. People all
over Hoosick are creating painted Barn Quilt
blocks. Clubs, groups
and organizations are
making them. Everyone’s jumping onto the
Hoosick Barn Quilt Project bandwagon. They
may be large or small or
somewhere in between,
so keep your eyes peeled
for them, as they will be
everywhere in Hoosick.
Don’t forget to check
the HAYC3 website
for all of the free quiltrelated activities we are
sponsoring (like movies,
lectures, hands-on activities, and more) coming
up this spring and summer.
Go to the HAYC3 website
(http://hayc3.org)
and HAYC3’s Facebook
page
(www.facebook.
com/HAYC3NY) for the
latest updates, or stop
by the HAYC3 Armory
to watch the progress in
person…and help paint!
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Local Headlines.......................2-5
Letters......................................5
Obituaries...............................27
Cambridge News....................7-12
Hoosick News.....................12-19
Easton-Greenwich...............20-22
Salem News.........................22-25
Classifieds & Notices................26-27
Calendar...............................28
Sports.............................29-32
FULL TIME ART TEACHER
POSITION REINSTATED
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From left to right I have: Matthew Hoffer, Mr. Hoffer, Andy Romack, Digby BakerPorazinski, Buster Baker-Porazinski, Mr. White, Sullivan Gordon, Shepherd Gordon.
TROY – The first ever
CCS FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition
of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition (FRC) Team made
it to the semi-finals of
the regional competition held at RPI this past
March.
During the regional,
Team 5236 from Cambridge was the first
rookie team to pass inspection, placed second
in autonomous scoring,
placed in the top 15 for
Offensive Power Rating,
won the Rookie Inspiration Award and placed
higher than several long
standing teams who have
been competing for more
than 10 years.
Students used SolidWorks, a professional
computer aided design
(CAD) software package
to help design, test and
fabricate the 120 pound
robot which competed
against 38 other robots
built by teams who often
had significantly more
resources,
experience
and team members than
Team 5236.
The robot exhibited
excellent handling and
maneuverability on the
playing field and was
easily maintained and repaired throughout the 2
days of competition. The
robot will be shown to
other classes and grade
levels in May to promote STEM careers and
to hopefully encourage
students to start robotics teams at the elementary (First Lego League FLL) and middle school
levels (First Tech Challenge – FTC).
Sully Gordon did an
amazing job as team
driver with Mr. White,
CCS HS Technology Instructor, Mr. Hoffer and
Mr. Winkler leading the
build team. Several area
businesses provided in
kind services such as water jet cutting, machining
and TIG welding.
37TH ANNUAL LIONS AUCTION
& WHIPPLE CITY SOCIAL
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Owners Seek $1.2 Million for
Former Hospital Property
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PETITION SUPPORTS
SALEM DISSOLUTION
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