The Valley Stream Recreation Department hosted its fourth annual pumpkin painting contest last Saturday morning at Hendrickson Park. About 100 children participated in two groups, ages 5-8 and 9-12.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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10/26/11
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The Hendrickson Park administration building looks very different inside than it did at the beginning of the summer.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/28/11
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The Hendrickson Park administration building will no longer house Valley Stream’s recreation department. Three feet of water in the building during a heavy rainstorm on Aug. 14 has prompted village officials to move the department to the Firemen’s Field clubhouse and seek other uses for the 45-year-old building.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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8/24/11
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More than 300 children are spending their mornings at school in District 13 this summer. But unlike the rigors of the academic year, these kids get to spend their time playing games, running through the sprinklers and enjoying ices.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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7/21/11
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The pumpkins may have started out orange, but by Saturday afternoon they were yellow, red, white and just about any other color on the spectrum. Nearly 200 children took part in the village’s third annual pumpkin painting contest, sponsored by the Recreation Department.
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Andrew Hackmack
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10/27/10
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District 13's summer recreation program ends this week. Each year, the elementary school district hires several local high school and college students to oversee children during the 4 1/2 week program.
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Andrew Hackmack
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8/4/10
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School may be out for the summer, but in District 13 the buildings are hardly empty. Two of the schools are hosting the annual summer recreation program, as nearly 400 children come to learn and play each day.
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Andrew Hackmack
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7/28/10
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Valley Stream kids go hunting for eggs
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Valley Stream children went hunting for Easter eggs last Saturday morning at Hendrickson Park. The annual event drew 75 kids.
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3/31/10
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It got a little messy at the Hendrickson Park administration building last Saturday morning. Fortunately, that was the plan.
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Andrew Hackmack
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10/29/09
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Red and blue battle at Barrett
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8/20/09
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