$5,000 Green STEM Scholarship Program

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Eden Renewables Now Accepting Applications for $5,000 Green STEM Scholarship Program

High School Seniors in Duanesburg, Glen, and Schodack Pursuing a Career in Green STEM are Invited to Apply by June 5th

New York - Troy-based community solar developer Eden Renewables is calling for applications for its 2020 Green STEM Scholarship Program for graduating high school seniors, valued at a total of $5,000. Students pursuing a career in fields that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources are invited to apply before the deadline of June 5th.

STRIDE ADAPTIVE SPORTS “ADAPTS”

STRIDE ADAPTIVE SPORTS “ADAPTS” TO COVID-19 CRISIS WITH VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS

West Sand Lake, NY – May 1, 2020 – Although virtual can be used to describe anything that exists in effect, but not in fact, it is often used to describe things created in a computer or online world. So how does a regional adaptive sports non-profit survive this pandemic, when one-to-one instruction or team sports are the very essence of what they do for people who have special needs?

As CEO and Founder, Mary Ellen Whitney always has said, “We Adapt.” As Whitney explains, “There have been several obstacles, bumps in the road, and true boundaries that have been in the way of getting the organization to where it is today and since we are accustomed to having to adapt, we will do it one more time.”

Perfect Ten makes 1,500 masks to give away

HUDSON – Since the beginning of April, Perfect Ten Afterschool Program’s team of three has made more than 1,500 cloth face masks and distributed them for free across the county. The sewing operation continues to meet the ongoing demand.

“We started making masks for the girls and their families, but within days we were fielding requests from other organizations as well as hundreds of individuals,” said Perfect Ten Director Tina Dipper in a press release. From the start, we wanted to offer them free of charge because we are committed to helping the Hudson community.

From the start, we wanted to offer them free of charge because we are committed to helping the Hudson community.

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April is all about Trout

The shelves may not be stocked but the streams are. 
April is trout stocking month around Columbia County. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and County Federated Sportsmen have teamed up for the annual DEC Region 4 stocking of rainbow and brown trout. Jackson Moon poses with a 13-inch brown trout, which he later released, along the Claverack Creek, Saturday, April 18. 
Columbia Paper

Photo by Chip Moon