Grants available, up to $1,000, for environmental projects through Warren County Soil & Water Conservation District
From a press release: Do you have an idea for a project that could benefit your community or the local environment? Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District (WCSWCD) might be able to help! WCSWCD is accepting applications for its Community Conservation Program, and grants of up to $1,000 are available.
According to Jake Dunkley, the WCSWCD District Technician who is overseeing the program,
It is open to anyone in Warren County -- private citizens, municipal organizations, schools, scout groups and any other community-centered group that has interest in an environmentally beneficially project.
Past projects have included rain gardens; pollinator gardens; supplies for a monarch butterfly festival; installation of an aquaponics system at Warrensburg High School; and many more.
“This is the district’s sixth year of offering this grant and we are more excited than ever to see the ideas that Warren County residents have in store,” said Jim Lieberum, District Manager for WCSWCD.
WCSWCD is offering up to $1,000 per applicant this year. Funds are limited, so be sure to apply early.
Projects must be completed by November 30, 2023 to qualify for this year’s funding.
Applications can be made through the Community Conservation webpage, and those with questions can call (518) 623-3119 or email Jake Dunkley at jaked@warrenswcd.org.
Boys High School Basketball and the "Road to Glens Falls"
From a press release (City of Glens Falls): Since 1981, thirty-seven (37) of the forty (40) Boys Basketball State Championships have been held here in Glens Falls. And the “Road to Glens Falls. Where Legends are Made” promotional campaign (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=saved&v=523399519908005) coincides with the arrival of the Section 2 Boys Basketball Semi-Final Playoff games starting this afternoon at the Cool Insuring Arena:
- Game 1: Class C: Duanesburg vs. Berne-Knox-Westerlo, at 4pm
- Game 2: Class CC Chatham vs. Voorheesville, at 5:30pm
- Game 3: Class CC Stillwater vs. Greenwich, at 7:00pm.
Rounding out the rest of the teams playing for a Section 2 Championship this week are:
Class AA:
- Saratoga vs. CBA, Thursday at 5pm
- Green Tech vs. Ballston Spa, Thursday at 6:30pm
Class A:
- Troy vs. Hudson Falls, Wednesday at 5pm
- Lansingburgh vs. Amsterdam, Wednesday at 6:30pm
Class B:
- Glens Falls vs. Tamarac, Tuesday at 5pm
- Fonda vs. Catholic Central, Tuesday at 6:30pm
Class C:
- Warrensburg at Hoosick Valley, Tuesday at 8pm
Class D:
- Loudonville Christian at Northville, Wednesday at 8pm
- Argyle at North Warren, Thursday at 8pm
“When it comes to Section 2 Basketball, Jimmer Fredette, Joel Wincowski, Kevin Huerter, and Joe Girard III are all names we know,” says Mayor Bill Collins. “We may be ‘partial’ to a few of our Hometown USA favorites but beginning today and over the next three (3) weeks, the Cool Insuring Arena will be home to some fantastic athletes who will provide some memorable basketball action.”
Ballston Area Community Center expanding free Universal Prekindergarten services in the Ballston Spa Central School District.
From a press release: Ballston Area Community Center (BACC) will expand Universal Prekindergarten services for the 2023-2024 school year in collaboration with the Ballston Spa Central School District.
The expansion will offer fifty-two, full-time universal prekindergarten spots at the center’s main site, 20 Malta Avenue, Ballston Spa. The program is offered free of cost to children who are eligible. An eligible child is a child who resides within the Ballston Spa Central School District and will be four years of age on or before December 1, 2023.
Sarah McKinley, Universal Prekindergarten Lead Teacher for BACC said “Full day universal prekindergarten prepares our students for the transition to kindergarten, not only academically but also socially and emotionally. As teachers, we are able to focus more on the core subjects while also introducing the students to yoga, music and art. Full day allows us to do all of this without sacrificing the importance of play and social development.”
If you would like to learn more about the universal prekindergarten program, please visit www.ballstonareacc.org. Interested parents/guardians can attend Open House on March 1, 2023 from 6:30-7:30p at BACC, 20 Malta Avenue, Ballston Spa, to learn more.