News from Up North
April 6th, 2014 · No Comments · Posted in News from Up North
Our local village of Cambridge has been completely taken over by the Tour of the Battenkill bicycle race. This is the tenth year of the event, which has grown to become North America’s largest pro/am cycling race with more than 3,000 participants from 45 states and 15 different countries.
The 65-mile course begins and ends in the center of Cambridge and providing parking for all the racers and their families has proved quite a challenge, especially with this year’s prolonged winter. Soggy turf prevented the local fire department from using its field as the central parking area. Instead, cars are jammed along local roadways and at the central school. Local residents have been urged to offer paid parking on their private lots.
The course wends its way north through Shushan and Salem , then south as far as Meeting House Road in Easton, crossing the Battenkill River at several points and taking riders over various terrain. There are 12 dirt sections in all and the steepest grade is 17 percent.
Elsewhere, the Twerletes of Hoosick Falls are planning a baton twirling version of the Wizard of Oz. Under the direction of Ms. Davia Plusch, the show mixes pop, country and rock songs with twirling routines in honor of the film’s 75th anniversary. The free performance is scheduled for April 11 at 7 p.m. in the Perry Room at the Hoosick Falls armory.
The Oxbow Mountain 4H club invites kids up to age 18 to take part in the 9th annual Bart Jacobs Memorial Turkey Calling Contest April 19. The contest will be held at the Kehoe Conservation Camp in Bomoseen, Vermont, at 10 a.m. The annual shotgun raffle will be concluded at this time. Turkey mating season should be getting underway any day now….
Meanwhile, congratulations to Amigos Cantina in Schuylerville on being selected winner of the Greenwich Chili Chow Down. A number of local eateries participated. The Greenwich Chamber of Commerce raised $1,400 for local food charity projects at the event.
Finally, we knew it had to happen sooner or later but it is with great sadness nonetheless that we learned that the reign of Rensselaer County Dairy Princess Lindsey McMahon has come to an end. Each week, the diary princess has provided loads of nutritional advice and recipes promoting the dairy industry.
“Participating in this program has not only helped me educate the public on dairy knowledge and nutrition, but also myself,” McMahon told readers. “I couldn’t be more honored to have represented this nation’s dairy farmers this past year and plan to continue spreading dairy’s message as New York State 1st Alternate Dairy Princess and eventually in my career.”
We await news of the princess’ replacement.
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