Stissing soccer players hide eggs for little ones
This little boy found a special Easter surprise, arranged by the Stissing Mountain girls varsity soccer team. Photo submitted

Stissing soccer players hide eggs for little ones

PINE PLAINS — The Stissing Mountain girls varsity soccer team egged local homes as part of its “Egg My Yard!” Easter fundraiser.

Families living within the Pine Plains Central School District were able to register for candy-filled eggs to be delivered by the team in their yards over select weekends for an early Easter egg hunt.

The night before the scheduled hunt, members of the soccer team hid the eggs to be discovered the next morning.

The first two weekends of egg hunts were held at the end of March and early April, raising about $500. The remaining egg hunts are Saturday, April 16, and Sunday, April 17. To book a hunt, call or text 914-456-5822.

All proceeds will benefit the soccer team. Come Easter weekend, the girls will be egg-stra busy hiding eggs.

— Kaitlin Lyle

Latest News

Amenia discusses "opting-in" on cannabis dispensaries

"Town of Amenia Welcomes You"

Leila Hawken

AMENIA — Preliminary discussion over whether or not the town will “opt in” to state regulations that guide the opening and operation of a local cannabis dispensary continued at the regular meeting of the Town Board on Thursday, March 21.

Town Supervisor Leo Blackman introduced the discussion, noting that to move ahead on zoning questions related to location of a dispensary, the board might need the services of a town planner.

Keep ReadingShow less
Tuning up two passions under one roof

The Webb Family in the workshop. From left: Phyllis, Dale, Ben and Josh Webb, and project manager Hannah Schiffer.

Natalia Zukerman

Magic Fluke Ukulele Shop and True Wheels Bicycle Shop are not only under the same roof in a beautiful solar powered building on Route 7 in Sheffield, but they are also both run by the Webb family, telling a tale of familial passion, innovation and a steadfast commitment to sustainability.

In the late ‘90s, Dale Webb was working in engineering and product design at a corporate job. “I took up instrument manufacturing as a fun challenge,” said Dale. After an exhibit at The National Association of Music Merchants in Anaheim, California, in 1999, The Magic Fluke company was born. “We were casting finger boards and gluing these things together in our basement in New Hartford and it just took off,” Dale explained. “It was really a wild ride, it kind of had a life of its own.”

Keep ReadingShow less
Robert Cray’s soulful blues coming to Infinity Hall

Robert Cray

Photo provided

Blues legend Robert Cray will be bringing his stinging, funky guitar and soulful singing to Infinity Hall Norfolk on Friday, March 29.

A five-time Grammy winner, Cray has been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame and earned The Americana Music Awards Lifetime Achievement for Performance. He has played with blues and rock icons including Albert Collins, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton and many more.

Keep ReadingShow less