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The AlTAmonT
Enterprise
& Albany County Post
No. 41 Thursday, May 1, 2014
For 129 years Albany County’s independent newspaper
Treatment sought
Fortuin admits threats,
pleads guilty to arson, obstruction
organized — one for Kenneth
By Melissa Hale-Spencer
Fortuin by Hilltown neighbors,
and Marcello Iaia
KNOX — Kenneth Fortuin and one for Andrea Fortuin by
withdrew his previous plea of friends in Schenectady where
not guilty and pleaded guilty on she has a yoga studio.
“It’s heart-warming to see
April 24, to arson and obstructing firefighting. He appeared in this community wrap their
Albany County Court in front of arms around him,” said Cheryl
Frantzen in February; a longJudge Peter Lynch.
The plea deal, according to time friend, she said funds from
the court transcript, calls for the well-attended event would go
a sentence of two-and-a-third for his legal defense.
Fortuin’s bail was set at
to seven years in state prison,
$150,000 — twice
and stipulations
what the district
that Fortuin pay
attorney’s office
restitution, that
had requested.
he abide by a noFortuin’s lawcontact order of
yer at the time,
protection, and
Pa u l D e v a n e ,
that he not be
“...Did threaten
said Fortuin was
admitted into
“penniless” and
the shock in to shoot
couldn’t afford
carceration prothe responding
his bail. He also
gram — a highly
firefighters if they
said, “There was
regimented prison with rigorous attempted to proceed.” no risk of flight.
He had wonderphysical activful support from
ity for offendhis family and
ers convicted
three offers of
of non-violent
places to stay
crimes, which
and three offers
can reduce jail
of employment
time.
Fortuin’s lawyer, Cheryl Cole- by companies.”
Andrea Fortuin, who spoke
man, agreed that Fortuin had
waived his right to a jury trial to The Enterprise through her
and to appeal, and told Lynch, friend, Renee VanKuren, said
“At sentencing we’ll also be in February that she had been
asking the Court, we know this selling her share in the property
isn’t a drug offense, but we’ll be on Saddlemire Road to Kenneth
asking the Court to consider rec- Fortuin, and a judge had set the
ommending him for the CASAT closing date for Feb. 14; the paand other programs which come pers had been drawn up. Andrea
along with the nonviolent felony Fortuin is left to pay a large tax
conviction,” she said, referring bill and mortgage with no assets,
to Comprehensive Alcohol and VanKuren said.
Substance Abuse Treatment. “It’s
Andrea Fortuin had stayed at
something that was an important VanKuren’s home outside of Altapart of this understanding,” she mont in the early morning hours
said.
as the house on Saddlemire Road
“Okay,” responded the judge. burned. “She and her daughter
“But as you know, because it’s got here at 2:30 in the morning...
not a drug offense, I cannot order [Kenneth Fortuin] had texted
CASAT.”
photos of what he was doing to
Fortuin, 49, a Hilltown native Andrea and the kids...The texts
and contractor, burned the house never stopped.”
at 75 Saddlemire Road in Knox
Speaking for her friend,
where he had grown up and later VanKuren said Andrea Fortuin’s
lived with his wife and children. advice would be: you don’t have
He set the house on fire the night to take my side but don’t defend
of Feb. 5, two days before his someone when you don’t know
divorce was finalized. Four build- what’s going on...Understand
ings on the property he owned there are many sides to a story
with Andrea Fortuin burned to before you form an opinion.”
the ground. He had felled trees
Kenneth Fortuin agreed in Alto block firefighters from getting bany County Court last Thursday
to his property off of Street Road to pay $149,624.54 in restitution,
in Knox, and was in a standoff which, Lynch said, was set by the
with police for hours.
outstanding mortgage. A no-conUsing armored military ve- tact order demands that Fortuin
hicles, the police surrounded him stay away from his ex-wife.
in his pickup truck in a field near
“ S h e ’s h o l d i n g u p w e l l ,”
his house the morning of Feb. 6. VanKuren said this week. “As
He surrendered just after 7 a.m. long as he doesn’t get out on bail
“We observed he had a firearm before they sentence him, I think
in is hand...No shot was fired,” Al- they’ll all rest easier.”
bany County Craig Apple said at
Third-degree arson, a felony,
the time. Apple also said he had has a maximum penalty of
worried “it would be suicide by seven-and-a-half to 15 years in
cop or he’d take his own life.”
jail, Lynch said, and obstructing
(Continued on page 30 )
Soon after, fund-raisers were
InsIde
Opinion Page 2
News Page 8
The Enterprise — Melissa Hale-Spencer
Natalia LeMoyne brings up a calendar on her computer screen that teachers can use to
schedule appointments with her. LeMoyne is Guilderland’s educational technology specialist,
helping teachers in all seven schools effectively use technology in their lessons.
Three tech mavens honored at GCSD
LeMoyne: ‘Communication amongst teachers
is what makes the light bulbs go off’
GUILDERLAND — As the debate rages
across the country and around the world over
whether digital learning should supersede
traditional teaching, Natalia LeMoyne is unperturbed.
Executives in Silicon
Valley pay hefty tuition
fees to send their chil“Facts and
dren to a Waldorf school
that banishes computare a kid’s
ers. Every student at a
poor public school was
given an iPad, yet test
scores remained low.
In a recent debate at Columbia University
“More Clicks, Fewer Bricks: The Lecture Hall
is Obsolete,” a professor who believed online
courses could not replace the intimate interaction between students and their teacher
argued against a professor who taught online
and said he could reach more students in an
online course than in 40 years on campus; the
audience voted — electronically — to declare
the clicks the winners of the debate.
LeMoyne, however, does not see an either-or
choice; rather, she sees the teacher as still being
essential to classroom learning but in a new
role — as a guide, using
the new technology to
empower students.
“The teacher changes
information
roles,” LeMoyne says.
“She is no longer the
fingertips.”
source of information or
knowledge. The teacher
is a guide that helps
students navigate information and to think deeper and use abstract
reasoning.”
About a year and a half ago, LeMoyne was
hired for a new post at Guilderland to help
integrate technology into the classroom. This
week, she is announcing winners — Deanna
Barney-Sischo at the elementary level, Molly
(Continued on page 20)
Community Calendar Page 16 Classifieds Page 35
Sports Page 37
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, May 1, 2014
Editorial
The thin blue line should protect citizens, not their own
W
e heard the siren wail in the wee hours of the
morning on April 17. We were still putting our
weekly paper to bed.
A short walk down Maple Avenue and, just around
the corner on Main Street, we came upon the cause
of the commotion. We were shocked.
We could see the remains of a smashed and burned
car, wedged between a pickup truck and an SUV.
We spoke with Altamont firefighter Paul Miller. He
told us the Altamont ambulance had come and gone;
there was no one to tend to. The driver had left.
It seemed impossible that someone could have
walked away from such a crash.
In the days that followed, we got calls and visits to
our office, from villagers wanting to know who was
driving the speeding Mustang that had moved and
smashed two hefty, parked vehicles.
As we waited for the reliable Captain Curtis Cox
of the Guilderland Police to answer our questions, we
talked to villagers who had been awakened. One told
us what woke him was not the crash, but the whoosh
of a speeding car “going at breakneck speed.”
In the light of day, we looked closely at the pavement
where the crash occurred and could see no black tire
marks, no sign of a driver trying to stop.
Cox told us the Mustang’s owner was Christopher Nations of Altamont and that his car did not burst into flames
on impact, but caught fire later, giving him a chance to
get away.
Nations left the scene and was not found in a police
search, said Cox; he turned himself in at the Guilderland
Police station at about 6 on the evening of April 17.
He was ticketed for imprudent speed and for leaving the
scene of an accident.
Cox did not mention that Nations is a State Trooper.
We learned that from the owner of one of the
smashed vehicles. We confirmed that with
Cox and asked if the Guilderland Police
handled the case differently because
Nations was a State Trooper.
“No,” said Cox. “It shouldn’t make
any difference at all.”
Good answer.
Cops shouldn’t be above the
law or treated any differently than an everyday citizen.
If anything, they should set an example of prudent behavior, whether on duty or off.
Racing through the village’s main thoroughfare at
“We don’t comment on anyone
who works as a Trooper.”
breakneck speed — when the legal limit is 30 miles per
hour — is not prudent behavior. As we drive home after
a long night’s work, we often see joggers out at that hour
as well as other drivers on the road. How lucky it was no
person was in the Mustang’s path as it blazed through
the village.
What happened next, as we pieced together the story,
troubled us. We called Troop C in Sidney where Nations was
stationed after graduating in December from the Basic
School of the New York State Police
Academy to ask about Nations’s current work status and
about any internal investigation.
“We don’t comment on anyone who works as a
Trooper,” said Trooper Nathan Riegal who is in charge
of public information for Troop C.
Troopers, like all police, are public servants. The
public has a right to know about their reliability.
Darcy Wells, director of Public Information for
the State Police, responded to just two of the eight
questions we e-mailed to her.
“All I can say is he was suspended and ticketed for
leaving the scene and for speed that was unreasonable and imprudent,” she said. “He’s not out there
actively representing the State Police.”
She did confirm that, in addition to the Guilderland
Police investigation, in such a situation, “We would
conduct our own investigation.” She also declined
to comment on general State Police procedures for
investigation and discipline.
Here are some of our unanswered questions:
— Why was he driving so fast?
— Why didn’t he brake?
— Were drugs or alcohol involved?
— Why couldn’t the plate, clearly visible on the back of
the car, be run and the owner easily ascertained?
— Why did police wait until Nations turned himself in, 15
hours after the crashes, to make the arrest when, they said,
it was then too late to run tests for drugs or alcohol?
— While alcohol may leave the system within hours,
couldn’t tests be done for drugs that remain for days?
Is the lesson to be learned from this: If you’re in a bad
crash, run away until you can’t be charged with a more
serious offense?
We sincerely hope not.
Such a tactic, were it to succeed, would place us all
in peril.
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To the editor
Thank you Ms. Singh, for making us think
To the Editor:
While many may think of Ms.
[Amrit Michelle] Singh’s desire to
erect a monument to the lost cattle
in the accident on Rock Road to
be frivolous, I hope her mission
will make many think about and
discuss the issues involved in our
food production system.
While there is no reason to dispute Mr. [Charles] Tommell’s good
stewardship while the cattle were
on his farm, a system that would
place all those animals into a trailer that would carry them hundreds
of miles to a feedlot leaves a lot to
question. The 11 animals that were
lost were spared a stress-filled trip
and destiny that most who pick up
meat at the supermarket would
rather not contemplate.
Life at a feedlot will mean animals crammed into small spaces,
and fed heavily with grain to fatten them up before slaughter. In
order to maximize weight and address the gastrointestinal distress
from this diet, the cattle are given
antibiotics.
Many in the scientific and medical profession question whether
the gross use of these drugs will
result in a world where they are
no longer effective to address human ills. Can you imagine a time
when a tooth infection could result
in death because the traditional
drugs are no longer effective due
to their overuse at the feedlot (and
elsewhere)? The environmental costs of this
system are known — the waste has
to go somewhere and when spread
on fields or worse, spilled — much
goes into our surface waters. And
what about the oil used to transport animals such distances?
So, thank you Ms. Singh, for
making us think — think about
going vegetarian, eating less meat,
and/or eating only meat that is
raised locally on grass and slaughtered close to home whether for
humane, environmental or human
health reasons alone.
Helene Goldberger
Berne
Beware of the bear — seen on Bozenkill Road
To the Editor:
I saw a black bear on Bozenkill
Road on Monday evening at about
7:30. I wanted to let you know in
case you wanted to alert your Altamont readers that there might
be a bear in the vicinity, so they
could secure their garbage and be
more vigilant when they are out
with their dogs or kids. It was definitely a bear — it
was right by the side of the road
and it looked directly at me as I
went by. I was coming home up
Bozenkill Road and saw it stand-
ing behind the guardrail on the
right hand side (Schenectady
side), about halfway up the bend
in the road to the first hill, between
the house with the white outdoor
sculpture and the house at the top
of that first hill. I called the Department of
Environmental Conservation but
the man who answered the phone
more or less yawned in my ear
and told me that they are all over,
and this is the time of year they
are around.
Since I had never heard of a bear
around here I was pretty startled
to see one, and, knowing that folks
leave their dogs outside during
the day, I’m concerned about a
possible confrontation (if it’s even
still around). I was also concerned
about the alpacas at the Bozenkill
Fiber Farm, although I don’t know
if a bear would mess with alpacas
and it was pretty far up the road
from where I saw it.
Michele Cole
Knox
Smoking imagery inappropriate in youth-rated movies
To the Editor:
If Hollywood is the ultimate
litmus test when it comes to what
is popular and the “in” thing, then
we should be concerned about the
effects that celebrity icons and
their on-screen behavior have on
our youth. A few years back, the United
States Surgeon General warned
that watching movies with characters who smoke causes kids to
start smoking. As a result of the
U.S. Surgeon General’s findings,
one may think the movie industry
would eliminate or decrease smoking imagery in youth-rated movies
and become an ally in the effort to
prevent youth smoking.
However, no consideration was
given to voluntarily adopt a policy
addressing smoking imagery in
youth-rated movies. In fact, just
the opposite occurred.
It’s unconscionable to know that
the movie industry moved full
steam ahead and increased the
number of tobacco incidents in
youth-rated movies by 98 percent,
putting hundreds of thousands of
youth at risk of addiction, disease,
and premature death. Shame on the movie industry for
chasing the mighty dollar rather
than using its clout to make a
positive impact on reducing youth
smoking rates.
Amanda Kosich
Program Assistant
Reality Check of Albany,
Schenectady & Rensselaer
Counties
Capital Region BOCES
Berne has worked diligently to form partnerships
in a way that is innovative and fiscally prudent
To the Editor:
I usually do not respond to
letters to the editor, but Mr.
[Alexander] Gordon’s letter last
week was full of false accusations,
misinformation, and blatantly
wrong “facts” regarding the town
of Berne. I am also amazed that
Mr. Gordon, who was fiercely opposed to shared services and consolidation while he was a county
legislator, has now become its
champion and considers himself
an expert.
When the town of Berne and
Albany County were the first
to explore shared services and
consolidation in 2007, the process
was open and transparent with
stakeholders invited to the table
and letters sent to every Berne
homeowner asking for input.
Mr. Gordon was asked by the
County Executive to participate
in this process of open and honest
communication and deliberation
and he refused and used the opportunity to criticize the Albany
County workers for his own benefit
(see the letter in response to Mr.
Gordon’s criticism from the Commissioner of Public Works dated
March 2, 2007).
Because Mr. Gordon refused to
be involved in our open process,
he knew very little about the
substance or the discussions that
took place. For the record, the
Berne Town Board never had any
plans or intentions to sell any
town assets.
Over his 12 years in public office and eight years as chairman
of Public Works, Mr. Gordon never
once discussed shared services or
consolidation until the county and
town of Berne began work on it in
2007. Then, all he expressed was
adamant opposition.
It was only after Mr. Gordon
was soundly defeated and out
of office that the town of Berne
and Albany County were able to
form strong partnerships thanks
to the county executive, Dan McCoy, Department of Public Works
Commissioner Darrell Duncan,
and majority members from the
county legislature.
We have done shared services
with the Albany County Department of Public Works, senior
transportation with the Albany
County Department of Aging, and
we are working on other shared
services to bring additional resources to the Hilltowns.
The town of Berne also has
many wonderful partners with
state and federal government,
which have resulted in a new
sewer for the hamlet of Berne
and a state road project of close
to $900,000 to widen and replace
a bridge. This work would not be
possible without Congressman
Paul Tonko, Assemblyman Angelo
Santabarbara, and State Senator
Cecelia Tkaczyk. All of these
elected officials have only the best
interest of our citizens whom they
represent and serve.
The Berne Town Board has
worked diligently to form these
partnerships and oversee our
great town in a way that is both
innovative and fiscally prudent.
Many wonderful things are happening in Berne and Berne continues to be a leader of what is best
for its residents.
Mr. Gordon seems unaware of
any of this but I am glad that he
has come to see the value of shared
services and consolidation — for,
as we in the town of Berne have
known all along, it can be a winwin for taxpayers and residents.
I only wish that Mr. Gordon had
had this view and had helped us
to achieve these goals back in 2007
when the town could have taken
advantage of millions of dollars in
grant funding.
I wish Mr. Gordon a happy
retirement as I take him at his
word, after he lost the election,
when he said he would not seek
public office again.
Kevin Crosier
Berne Town Supervisor
Back In Time. . .
1914
100 Years Ago
2014
Altamont Enterprise, May 1, 1914
TO ISSUE BIG ROAD GUIDE. Automobile Association
to Issue Chart Covering More Than 15,000 Miles — First
of Its Kind Given.
A complete road guide of the State of New York covering more
than 15,000 miles will be issued by the New York State Automobile Association for the touring season of 1915, according to
an announcement made recently at the close of a meeting of the
executive committee in Albany, when a contract was closed with
the Scarborough Co., of Indianapolis for making the Guide.
The Guide will be the first of its kind ever published for this
state and will be of great importance to motorists. It was announced by Roland Ford, secretary of the club, that a special
Albany edition of the Guide would be issued with complete
details of the roads about Albany. The matter of the proposed
Guide was taken up with the New York City clubs.
It was decided at the meeting of the executive committee to
make a statewide tour of New York in the middle of July for the
purpose of visiting all the local clubs and affiliated bodies. The
object of the trip will be to bring these local clubs closer to the
State organization.
Those who were at the meeting included A. J. Deer of Hornell,
president of the association; Melvin T. Bender, general counsel;
Walter E. Finke, secretary; W. W. Smith of Johnstown; Frank
Baucus of Troy, and Roland Ford, secretary of the Albany club.
Corrections
In a story last week on the state comptroller’s audit of the
Westmere Fire District, we misnamed the treasurer who was in
office for the audited period, incorrectly naming the current deputy
treasurer instead.
The treasurer during the audited period was actually David
Weisner.
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A story last week about the restoration of a home originally owned
by Daniel Conkling misidentified where Edmund Niles Huyck ran
a felt mill. Huyck ran a mill in Rensselaer with his siblings, not in
Rensselaerville, where their father, Francis C. Huyck, partnered to
run the original mill and E.N. Huyck ran a grist mill.
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Vas is not a ‘yes’ man
To the Editor:
I have attended many board
of education meetings at BerneKnox-Westerlo Central School
the past year.
I am impressed by Vas [Lefkaditis]. He is not an automatic
“yes” man. He asks questions,
several times had illustrations,
and numbers to reinforce his
position on issues, and asked
for “special” meetings to further
discuss some issues.
I support Vasilios Lefkaditis
for re-election to the BKW School
Board and strongly encourage
others to do the same.
Susan Kendall Schanz
Knox
Vasilios an asset to our community
To the Editor:
I am writing this letter to ask
you to re-elect Vasilios Lafkaditis to the Berne-Knox-Westerlo
School Board on Tuesday, May
20.
Vasilios is a hard worker
for the board. He is seriously
concerned about the facts and
figures, maybe because he is
the managing director of Shaw
Funding, a hedge fund.
Seeing a need for a store in
Knox, he bought the closed Knox
store. His plans are to have some
kind of a store open again to
serve the community.
Vasilios is a community volunteer. Perhaps you have seen him,
along with his family, working
at the Berne Reformed Church
at its monthly Never Eat Alone
dinner.
To lose this man on the school
board would be a shame. He is
an asset to our community.
Nancy O’Pezio
Knox
Lefkaditis is a good neighbor
To the Editor:
We are neighbors of Vaslios
Lefkaditis, and would like to take
this opportunity to state what a
good neighbor, and family man
he is.
Vas is always there when
needed to lend a helping hand. We
use each other’s equipment, and
we work his land. He fits into our
neighborhood as if he has lived
here his entire life.
The caring ways Vas has makes
him an excellent candidate for
the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Board
of Education. We, as neighbors,
and members of the BKW community, give Vasilios Lefkaditis
our full support, and hope others
will also.
Inez Keppler
Paul Keppler
Knox
Election letters
Elections will be held May 20 for school board candidates and
library trustees. Voters will also decide on school and library
budgets.
The Enterprise is publishing letters about these elections this
week, May 1, and next week, May 8.
In the May 15 edition, however, no new letters will be printed.
This is in keeping with the newspaper’s long-standing policy of
cutting off letters the week before an election to allow for corrections if needed.
You don’t have to be a sucker,
arm yourself with information
To the Editor:
Consumer fraud is an issue
that cuts across all socio-economic
groups. Old, young — it makes no
difference. At some point in our
lives, we could all find ourselves
victimized by some unscrupulous
con artist with larceny on his or
her mind.
like, how you can protect yourself
from exploitation, and who to
contact if you think you’ve been
a victim.
Please join us for this very informative presentation. It is free
and open to the public.
You may think it could never
happen to you, but there are thou-
Thieves are getting smarter,
the consequence of their actions more dire.
“There’s a sucker born every
minute,” according to David Hannum, reflecting on the Cardiff
Giant Hoax. Hmm — that may
be so, but you don’t have to be one
of them. Protecting yourself from
criminal hucksters who’d rob you
of your house and home is not as
hard as it might seem.
Saturday, May 3, at 10 a.m. in
the Hilltown Senior Center on Helderberg Trail in Berne, Maurice
Padula, Senior Representative of
the Attorney General’s Office, Department of Consumer Fraud and
Protection, will give a presentation
detailing what scams might look
sands who would testify otherwise.
Don’t be the “sucker” who was born
only to discover, what he thought
was enough protection, wasn’t.
Arm yourself with information.
Thieves are getting smarter, the
consequence of their actions more
dire. Join Maurice next Saturday,
and learn how you can save your
hard-earned money and reputation. You won’t regret it.
Karen Schimmer
Berne
Editor’s note: Karen Schimmer
is the Berne town board’s liaison
to the seniors.
To the editor
Cast your ballot and let your voice be heard
To the Editor:
On Tuesday, May 20, Guilderland Central School District
residents will head to the polls
to vote on a $92,132,900 budget
for the 2014-15 school year. This
proposed budget represents an
increase in spending of $1,109,700
(+1.22 percent) over the current
year’s budget.
If approved by voters, it would
result in a 1.94 percent tax-levy increase in the coming year — below
the district’s maximum allowable
tax levy limit as calculated under
the state’s “tax cap” formula. Tax
rates are estimated to increase
by the same amount for residents
of the town of Guilderland. In
addition, voters will elect three
members to the board of education
and decide on a bus and equipment
proposition.
As we began planning for the
2014-15 school year, we faced a
$2.1 million revenue gap — the
result of rising costs, reduced
education aid through the Gap
Elimination Adjustment, and
the property-tax levy limit. Still,
despite these challenges, the
spending plan going before voters in May maintains nearly all
existing learning opportunities
and extracurricular programs for
students.
The proposed budget, adopted
on April 8, calls for the reduction of
33.85 full-time equivalent staffing
positions from across the entire
district — many of which are a
result of a decline in enrollment or
a decrease in necessary services.
Among these staffing changes
is the reduction of kindergarten
teaching assistant support from
six hours per day to three hours
per day, a topic widely discussed
throughout the past several
weeks.
The plan maintains existing
levels of first-grade teaching
assistant support, high school
guidance counselor support, and
assistant coaching positions; increases reading teacher support
at the elementary level; introduces
BOCES [Board of Cooperative
Educational Services] enrichment
mini-courses at the elementary
and middle school levels and distance learning classes at the high
school; and calls for a restructuring of the high school “X” program,
which utilizes a co-teaching model
to integrate English and social
studies into one class.
We believe that the budget going before voters later this month
will enable the district to meet its
mission in a way that is financially
responsible to our residents.
Once again, our community has
played a pivotal role in helping
to define what matters most in
these times of limited resources.
We sincerely thank everyone who
attended our meetings, provided
feedback, and/or who advocated
to our elected officials on our
students’ behalf. However, just because the budget has been adopted
does not mean that the time for
feedback and questions is over.
I encourage all district residents
to continue to ask questions about
the proposed spending plan by
calling, e-mailing, or attending
upcoming board of education and
Parent-Teacher Association meetings. I would also like to invite
community groups to contact the
district if they would like me or a
school board member to attend an
upcoming meeting to answer questions about the 2014-15 budget
and what it means for our children
and our residents.
Most importantly, I urge all
eligible voters to head to the polls
on May 20. Your vote is the most
concrete feedback you can give on
the proposed budget. Please cast
your ballot and let your voice be
heard.
For more information on the
2014-15 school budget vote and
board of education election, please
visit www.guilderlandschools.
org.
Marie Wiles, superintendent
Guilderland Central School
District
Setting standards is one achievement
but meeting standards is something else
To the Editor:
Hardly a day goes by without
media reporting on Common
Core. Despite the heavy coverage (parents’ complaints, State
Education Department rebuttals,
the governor’s mixed messages,
editorial positions, teacher and
administrator comments, columnists’ remarks, etc., etc.), my
contention is that at least three
major issues have rarely, if ever,
been addressed publicly.
First, it is remarkable that
there has been little study and
report on the history of efforts
to reform the American schools.
Might something be learned if the
media were to cover such efforts? What worked or appeared to work?
What were the failures?
I began my career in education and psychology in the 1950s. Why Johnnie Can’t Read was a
bestseller. This led to some serious debates, some of which are
still active. A bit later, there was “Sputnik”
and the schools were blamed for
allowing the Russians to beat us
in space endeavors. The response?
Heavy governmental interventions to promote math and science
in high schools (sounds a bit like
STEM [science, technology, engineering, math]?).
Soon we were in space although
later study showed that schooling
had little to do with the Russian
edge — it turned out that our presumed failure was a result of a lack
of planning for space travel.
Several reform efforts were to
follow: Teaching machines (didn’t
work very well); early education
and preschool programs showed
mixed results and even led to
emotionally charged and physical
attacks on some critics.
Then there were “A Nation at
Risk,” “No Child Left Behind,”
and currently “Race to the Top”
— and there were several others
including efforts to adopt Japanese educational models because,
at that time, our economy was
floundering and theirs was booming. But, before long, Japan’s went
into a slump.
The second topic: using the find-
ings of developmental psychology. It strikes me that attempts to
create new curricula to accommodate new standards (viz. Common
Core) should rely on the findings
of years of research on cognitive
development in children and
adolescents.
A great deal is known about
the stages children and teens go
through. The higher stages rely
heavily on one’s ability to deal with
such issues as abstract and critical thinking, how to generalize,
and how to acquire an advanced
vocabulary — and all individuals
do not progress at the same pace
and some fail to ever reach the
higher cognitive levels.
And third: the little known
field of education and psychology
— “psychometrics” — the study
of individual differences and the
development and use of educational and psychological tests and
measurement.
This subfield was begun in
England in the late 1800s. By
1900, the French psychologist,
Alfred Binet, was commissioned
by the city of Paris to develop an
instrument to identify pupils who
were incapable of profiting from
usual school instruction (special
education?). Using school-like
items, he computed the “mental
age” of children.
Soon after that, the German
psychologist, William Stern, added
chronological age to the equation
to yield a quotient, the IQ [intelligence quotient], which is still
with us. Later, Stern reported that
German children of the higher
social classes earned higher IQs
than those from lower classes, a
finding that still holds true. For generations, IQs from tests
of intelligence, aptitude, ability,
and so forth have been sound
predictors of scores obtained on
standardized achievement tests —
the predictions are most accurate
at elementary levels.
What we don’t know — or perhaps haven’t been told — is how
well IQ tests predict scores based
on “Common Core.”
Psychometrics is based on the
premise that individuals vary
on many of the characteristics
that are used to describe people,
ranging from such indicators as
height, weight, strength, speed of
responses, verbal ability, vocabulary, spatial abilities, ethnicity,
and on and on.
Common Core has been promoted with little information
given to the public as to, among
other issues, what efforts have
been made to ascertain how well
students of varying abilities and
backgrounds perform. It is hard to
believe that the professionals who
developed the standards and the
tests do not know what the scores
are likely to look like.
One step in test construction is
to determine the difficulty level
of each test item and, when these
item indices are combined, they
yield a difficulty index for the
entire test.
Given the huge dollar costs of
developing this new set of standards and the stress and anxiety suffered by pupils, parents,
teachers, and other professionals,
promoters of Common Core should
provide the public with all the
information that is available on
the subject. Setting standards
is one achievement but meeting
standards is something else.
A review of decades of attempts
to improve schooling is a reminder
of the difficulty of this task.
In closing, I should point out
that there are a number of respected and talented researchers
who do not believe that the entire
public educational system — if, in
fact, there is such a universal system — is anywhere nearly as bad
as critics have made it out to be.
There is widespread agreement
as to the problems faced by inner
city (and rural) schools. But there
is evidence that the majority of
districts vary from satisfactory
to excellent.
John Rosenbach Professor Emeritus
Educational Psychology
and Statistics
University at Albany
Guilderland 5
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Water is important because we aren’t
that far removed from the fish we once were
they are great friends and nice nuisance that he was making a
By John R. Williams
mess on the side of the house.
This scribe would like to have people.
Another OF chimed in that
The OF said that this bird would
a nickel, no, maybe just a penny,
for every time the following has they have similar friends, again attack his hand as he tried to
been said: “Why do the weeks go from places with public sources shush it away. The OF said that
of water and apparently no usage the only thing between him and
by so fast?”
Tuesday has rolled around tax. They don’t really know about that crazed bird was the glass in
again, and it seems like it was just being on a well with the energy to the window.
This OF called the Cornell
Tuesday the day before, but here run the pump and the possibility
it is Tuesday, April 22, 2014, and that the water may be low in a Cooperative Extension Service in
Voorheesville for advice on how
already 112 days of the year have long dry summer.
“Somehow,” the OF said, “we to handle the situation. They
gone by. My goodness, the OFs
will have to start their Christmas have to remember how important said that cardinals were very
water is because we really aren’t territorial and the cardinal saw
shopping pretty soon.
To add to this, in just a few that far removed from the fish we his reflection in the window and
saw what he thought was another
more weeks, the Old Men of the once were.”
Sorrowful Friday
cardinal.
Mountain will be right back at the
pervades Easter
The extension service said to
Blue Star Restaurant in Schoharie
Easter is an event that is not cel- hang newspaper on that window
ordering the same breakfast — or
ebrated like many of the others.
and the bird would not see his
maybe not.
The OFs do not wish each other reflection and stop trying to atAccording to the OFs, spring
has sprung because the peepers Happy Easter. Maybe at some ends tack the reflection. Did not work!
are peeping. Most of the OFs say, of the table it was said, but noth- The dumb bird just went to the
next window. More
don’t count on it;
newspaper; the
one day does not
bird just went to
spring make.
the next adjacent
With the temwindow.
perature hovering
Finally one old
above freezing, and
The showers these friends take
farmer friend said
not by much, exare long, and then long again.
he should get an
cept for the aforeowl from the garmentioned day, the
den shop and hang
snow does melt.
it where the bird
With the snowmelt,
will see it. Cardithe water table goes
nals in the wild
up and the OFs
were talking about how much ing like the expressions heard at are afraid of owls and they can’t
water they have. Some have their Christmas. Happy Easter does not seem to tell the difference behave the ring to it as does Merry tween plastic owls or the genuine
wells overflowing.
bird.
One OF said that he has water Christmas.
There were only a couple of OFs
The OF said he went and purcoming up all over the place, but
this OF lives between two hills so that even asked, “How was your chased two owls. Bingo! The next
day, the bird was gone. The OF
this is understandable. However, Easter?”
On Thanksgiving, most of the said he still has those owls, and
one who has a well overflowing so
the water is running from under OFs are curious about what the no birds with aggressive behavior
the casing cap down the drive other OFs are doing for Thanks- wailing at his house to date.
Condolences
lives on top of the mountain. The giving, like family coming over,
The Old Men of the Mountain
OFs surmised there must be a ton or checking to see if the OF was
would like to offer their condoof pressure on the water table to going anywhere.
Even the first day of deer season lences to the family of Bob Dietz
push the water up like that.
Then comes mid-summer and sparks more conversation than who passed away at his winter
the OFs hope the water is still Easter. Good Friday, in many home in Tucson, Arizona.
circles, is such a downer that it
Bob was a loyal member of the
there. Generally it is.
One OF said occasionally some carries over into Easter. (No one OMOTM and graced the company
of their friends come up from the really knows why it is called Good of OMOTM with his stories, and
city to spend time with them and Friday, conjecture applies, so take humor.
Those OFs with the courage to
to be in the country for a while. your pick, only in German it is
They have day trips planned, and called Sorrowful Friday, every- get out of bed, and ambulatory
they do some farm-stand shopping, one to their own interpretation. enough to make it to the Blue
but what drives this OF up the There that answers the OFs’ Star Restaurant in Schoharie
were: Roger Shafer, Steve Kelly,
wall is their indiscriminate use questions.)
Dealing with
Otis Lawyer, Jim Heiser, George
of water, “like there is an infinite
an aggressive cardinal
Washburn, Glenn Patterson, Dick
source of water.”
Some of the OFs discussed hav- Ogsbury, Karl Remmers, Robie
The showers these friends take
are long, and then long again. ing birds attack the windows of Osterman, Roger Chapman, MinWhen trying to help in the kitchen, their homes. The OFs were talking er Stevens, Andy Tinning, Harold
they turn on the tap and let ’er about deliberate attacks, not the Guest, John Rossmann, Frank
run. They have the water run- occasional bird that flies headlong Pauli, Lou Schenck, Mace Porter,
Gary Porter, Ken Hughes, Jack
ning and then walk away to do into a window.
something else.
Most of the time it is the car- Norray, Don Wood, Bill Krause,
It is a good thing they are dinal that becomes so aggressive. Jim Rissacher, Ted Willsey, Elonly here for a few days, the OF One OF reported having one of wood Vanderbilt, Harold Grippen,
noted, and he stressed again that the cardinals becoming such a and me.
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From the historian’s desk
The pharmacy was a social meeting place for villagers, dispensing drugs and soda pop
— Photo courtesy of Michele Perras
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the little girl at the ice cream bar awaiting her treat of Armstrong Dairy ice cream is Michele De Lucia,
now Michele Perras, daughter of the owner.
The bucolic scene on unpaved, tree-lined Main Street in Altamont shows the DeLucia drugstore sign,
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By Alice Begley
A pharmacy, now called a “drugstore,” is an integral part of life in a
small village. Altamont residents
have had a pharmacy, off and on,
since 1885.
The pharmacy became a necessity and a social meeting place
for villagers.
The beginnings of a pharmacy
are very old. The origins of pharmaceuticals started in ancient
Greece when the juice was first
extracted from a leaf to heal a
wound. In Egypt, physicians and
priests were divided into two
classes: those who visited the
sick and those who remained in
the temple to prepare remedies
for patients.
In ancient Europe, the separation of healing between physician
and herbalist was recognized. In
America, Benjamin Franklin took
the step of keeping the two professions separate when he appointed
an apothecary to Pennsylvania.
This historian can remember
in her hometown area when the
pharmacy (drugstore) was just
that. A place to pick up your
medicine and perhaps another few
healing remedies like bandages or
cough syrup.
American pharmacies or drugstores today have become small
grocery stores, carrying canned
food, cosmetics, soda, candy, paper
goods, toys, personal toiletries, and
many items needed in a household.
In addition, large supermarkets
today usually include a pharmacy
within.
Altamont’s first drugstore was
on Main Street and run by Mssers.
Davenport and Frederick. On July
4, 1885, The Knowersville Enterprise, Altamont’s first newspaper,
which changed its name when the
village did, announced that an
ice-cream bar was going to open
in that “drug store.” That must
have been real news for town
residents!
There was the Stephen A. Venear Altamont Pharmacy on Main
Street open from 1926 to 1954.
In addition to prescriptions, they
served newspapers, candy, sundries and also ice cream. Pictures
accompanying this column are of
Gilbert DeLucia’s drugstore at the
same location. It opened in 1956
and closed in 1991.
It is the one most likely remembered by today’s village residents.
The late Gilbert DeLucia was from
Greenwich, N. Y. and opened the
pharmacy at 182 Main Street,
the familiar location. The building once housed The Altamont
Enterprise and the Altamont Post
Office.
The DeLucia drugstore, besides
filling prescriptions, carried many
necessary items for the housewife
and home, it also had a soda bar
and sold Armstrong’s Ice Cream.
I wonder if anyone else might
open an Altamont drugstore.
Wouldn’t that be historic and
nice?
The full staff of DeLucia’s drugstore in its heyday were, from left,
Jack Walters, pharmacy student; Kay Bliss, clerk; Gilbert DeLucia,
owner and pharmacist; and Gene Holenstein, pharmacy intern.
Albany Co. Charter Review Commission report is skimpy
To the Editor:
Both the Albany County Charter Review Commission and
Albany County League of Women
Voters have made a weak case in
support of a commission proposal
endorsed by the league to reduce
the Albany County Legislature
from 39 to 25 members.
ACCRC’s report is very skimpy.
Only one sentence is devoted to a
discussion of how the smaller legislature might improve efficiency;
another contains the entire discussion of how the 39-to-25 reduction
might improve bi-partisanship,
and a mere two sentences discuss
how the elimination of more than
one-third the legislature might
promote competition in elections.
This is what ACCRC wrote: “A
smaller County Legislature could
make the body more efficient in its
ability to debate and deliberate
legislation by allowing members
to have a better understanding of
how issues are viewed differently
in different areas. Reducing the
size of the County Legislature
could lead to more bi-partisanship
amongst members and a better
understanding of each and their
respective constituents needs and
interests. A reduction in the number of members would make elections, especially primaries, more
competitive. With fewer seats,
more candidates would likely vie
to hold them.”
I mean no disrespect to the
commission but its rationale is
far too short to be taken seriously.
The legislature should reject it as
unpersuasive. Imagine you are a college professor or adjunct and have assigned a
group of students to research and
write one report on the advantages
of reducing the size of the legislature. After several months, they
hand in a report containing four
sentences in total supporting three
efficient and give each legislator
more responsibility, thus enhancing accountability and influence,
plus saving money. Within the
last ten years, six other counties
have reduced the size of their
legislature. See the Commission’s
Supplemental Report on legislature size.)”
This is the league’s entire justification for drastically reducing
the legislature’s size.
The commission and league
The legislature’s work is far too important
to be shortchanged.
of the main ideas they present
How could you possibly find
it persuasive? Would you not
wonder where are the supporting
details? The League of Women Voters
explains its support with the following paragraph: “Reduce the
size of the County Legislature by
14 members from 39 to 25. (This
could not be done until after the
2020 census, taking effect in
January 2024. Various sizes for
the legislature could be chosen,
but 25 balances the need for representation of various factions
with a more manageable size. A
smaller legislature would be more
appear to value efficiency as an
overriding priority that must be
improved. My sense is the Albany
County Legislature is too efficient
now.
At its monthly meetings, the
legislature often blasts through
its agenda as fast as is humanly
possible with little or no discussion of most issues. With fewer
representatives, there would likely
be even less debate
If efficiency is measured by how
quickly meetings are conducted,
the county legislature is certainly
more efficient than the 15-member
Albany Common Council and it
appears to be more dominated by
its leadership than the Albany
city council.
My rejection of the commission’s
legislature reduction recommendation should not be interpreted
as a rejection of other proposals
of the commission. Surely there
is a glaring need for the county to
codify the many laws and resolutions enacted by the legislature
in preceding years so as to make
it possible for everyone to know
exactly what has been enacted.
What I see are unstated but
so-obviously-true-they-need-notbe-discussed assumptions in play
on this matter that, in fact, may
not be true and must be examined.
Two of these are the legislature is
way too large and consumes too
much of the county budget.
The legislature costs about $3
million per year to operate —
about one-half of 1 percent of the
county budget. Such an expense is
not unreasonable or excessive.
The legislature’s work is far
too important to be shortchanged.
Albany county residents would
benefit if the legislature met twice
monthly and had a larger staff,
answerable only to it; this would
facilitate extended and betterinformed debate on the important
issues it deals with.
Tom Ellis
Albany
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Opinion
To the Editor:
Hey out there in the land of the
living, I need a little help! Let me
introduce myself. I’m the Thompsons Lake Rural Cemetery. I’m
tucked into a cozy corner at the
south end of Thompsons Lake,
right where State Route 157 intersects with Thacher Park Road,
just across from the Thompsons
Lake Reformed Church.
I’m 200 years old! Wow! A
part of me, known as the Old
Burying Ground, is even older
than that.
Over the last two centuries it
has been my privilege to provide
a peaceful final resting place for
the loved ones of people who live,
work, and play in and around
the area.
And, in turn, I’ve always had
the good fortune to find a handful
of volunteers to tend to my needs
— cutting my grass, trimming
the brush that grow along my
roadway, pulling weeds, raising
gravestones that have toppled
over, maintaining a record of
folks who are buried here, selling
plots so that others may rest serenely when their time comes.
By the way, I have plenty of
pleasant plots available at very
reasonable prices. Call Don
VanHoesen at 326-1549 to get
the details.
Here’s the problem. The volunteers who currently care for me
need a bit of help. They’re old!
Some have moved away. Some
have passed on.
So, if you own a shovel or a
rake and like sunshine, and fresh
air, or if you like delving into history’s mysteries, and have a day
or two to spare, join the cemetery
trustees at the Thomspons Lake
Reformed Church at 7 p.m. on
May 1.
I promise you interesting conversation, and, of course, coffee
and cookies. Call Pat Ware at
326-1549, Lora Ricketts at 8721691, or Shirley Salisbury at 6735711 for more information.
Patricia Ward
Troy
Editor’s note: Patricia Ward
is the secretary treasurer of the
Thompson’s Lake Rural Cemetery
Association. Her husband, Don
VanHoesen, is the caretaker of
the cemetery.
— Photo by Ron Ginsburg
Honoring Arbor Day: Smiling beside a newly planted Katsura tree at Altamont’s Benjamin Crupe
Bozenkill Park, are, from left, Trustee William Aylward, Mayor James Gaughan, Bobbi and Joe DeFranco
of Black Creek Nursery, volunteer and Park Committee member Keith Lee, Assistant Department of
Public Works Superintendent Larry Adams, and Trustee Christine Marshall. “The tree was donated
by Black Creek Nursery and adds a beautiful specimen to the many unusual trees that the village has
planted in the park over the last several years for the enjoyment of current and future Altamont residents,” said Mayor Gaughan. The Katsura is a flowering tree native to China and Japan.
Mayor’s notes
Altamont continues its legacy of green
will grow to 80 feet and its broad tracting a diverse cross section of
By James Gaughan
Spring is upon us. Although span will shade future genera- young and old.
Altamont, although but a square
summer is just around the corner, tions. The tree adds another unthis is the time to relish the beauti- usual tree specimen to the ones mile in area, has a history of advothat have been added to the park cacy in creating and maintaining
ful rebirth of a new season.
green spaces. Parks are a vital part
This past week, you may have over the last several years.
Public parks are integral to of Altamont’s heritage.
noticed many volunteers and
Although village government
Altamont Community Tradition the development of a shared commembers raking and laying mulch munity, providing a place where should be concerned with the dayin Orsini Park in the village center. citizens meet, interact, share ex- to-day infrastructure of the village,
The village gardeners completed periences, and enjoy recreational, we believed there is another elethe preparation of Angel Park on cultural, and other activities found ment of living in Altamont, which
in no other venue. Frederick Law relates to its parks, trees, and
the weekend.
general atmosphere,
As the warmth
that completes the
of the new season
character of the place
returns, the village
we live in and exof Altamont is prepresses our pride in
paring to welcome
living here.
one and all to share
The village trustanother summer of
Frederick Law Olmstead,
ees and I express our
arts, music, food,
thanks to the ACT
and special events.
the father of landscape architecture,
community organizaBe on the lookout in
did not see parks just as vast meadows,
tion for its continued
the June newsletter
support and selfless
and in The Enterbut rather as places of harmony,
dedication to make
prise for the events
places where people could go to
sure that our commuto come.
escape life and regain their sanity.
nity is the best! We
In the meantime,
acknowledge the genexplore further outerosity of Bobbi and
side the village cenJoe DeFranco, and all
ter, visit Schilling
the other businesses
Park on Maple Avand individuals that
enue. Meander the
make our village such
labyrinth, introduce
a special place to live
the tot playground
to the youngest of your family, or Olmstead, the father of landscape and visit.
Visit the village website www.
just relax on a bench and admire architecture, did not see parks just
the well landscaped, idyllic set- as vast meadows, but rather as AltamontVillage.org, which inting. The 1,000 daffodils are begin- places of harmony, places where cludes the current and past village
ning to bloom and are a sight to people could go to escape life and newsletters, critical information
behold, lining the hill rising above regain their sanity. He envisioned about upcoming village activities
these parks to be available to all and events, important meetings,
the playground.
Stroll down to Benjamin Crupe people no matter what walk of life and general facts that may be of
use to residents, as well as the
Bozenkill Park to walk the trails or a person might follow.
In a small village such as Alta- schedule of Guilderland Public
play a round of tennis. In honor of
Arbor Day and Earth Week, Black- mont, where green spaces often Access Channel 17 for viewings
creek Nursery owners Bobbi and exist in the form of backyards, and of the Altamont Village Board
Joe DeFranco joined village staff where there are few tall buildings meetings.
Feel free to call me, the staff, or
and volunteers to plant a katsura to suggest impersonality, a park is
tree there. This beautiful species sought as a gathering place. In the village trustees at the village
tree, native to China and Japan such a gathering space, residents office at 861-8554 if you have quesand donated by the DeFrancos, can share in like interests, at- tions or need information.
— Photo by Jane McLean
Picture perfect: John Elberfeld puts the finishing touches on a
display of barn quilt squares at the Altamont Free Library. Elberfeld, co-founder of Helderberg Quilt Barn Trail, reports that this
grassroots folk art movement has spread to 45 states nationally.
The exhibit will be up through the month of May.
See painted barn quilts
at the Altamont library
To the Editor:
The beauty of two functional yet
dissimilar objects is celebrated in
the growing folk art of the barn
quilt. Barn quilts are large — often four feet square or eight feet
square — wooden painted designs
mounted on rural buildings, frequently barns and sheds. When a
number of barn quilts appear in a
community, a driving tour, or quilt
barn trail, is established.
The Helderberg Quilt Barn
Trail in the Hilltowns is part of a
grassroots movement in 45 of the
50 states and parts of Canada.
The Altamont Free Library is
hosting an exhibit of small barn
quilts through the month of May.
The exhibit, on loan from Helderberg Quilt Barn Trail, includes a
tutorial on how to construct and
paint a barn quilt. In commemoration of the Civil War sesquicentennial (150 years), several quilt pat-
terns of that era have been painted
on wooden squares, along with
information on the importance of
quilts during the war.
Library Director Judith Wines
invites the public to see the exhibit
and to watch the library news for
a related program in June. For
more information, visit http://
www.altamontfreelibrary.org/ or
call the library at 861-7239.
Our website has photographs
and directions to locations of
barn quilts along the trail. Visit
http://hqbt.org/ or contact me at
jbmclean@aol.com or 872-2082 for
more information. Our Facebook
page (Helderberg Quilt Barn
Trail) has up-to-date news and
links to other trails in the area.
Jane B. McLean
Co-Founder,
Helderberg Quilt Barn Trail
Knox
8
Spending up $50K, tax rate up 2 cents
Guilderland library proposes $3.5M budget with $90K capital reserve fund
GUILDERLAND — In overseeing his first budget proposal, Timothy Wiles, the new director of the
Guilderland Public Library, said,
“for any public institution that
attempts to grow and thrive, the
economic climate is difficult.”
The library’s board unanimously passed a $3.5 million
budget proposal for next year, an
increase of 1.42 percent over last
year’s spending plan.
The public will have its say on
May 20, at which time voters will
also elect four library trustees
out of a field of five: incumbents
Robert Feller, who serves as secretary; Barbara Fraterrigo; and
Carroll Valachovic, who serves as
treasurer, and newcomers Karen
Carpenter Palumbo and Carolyn
Williams.
The top three vote-getters will
serve full five-year terms and the
fourth-place candidate will fill out
the term left when Robert Ganz
resigned from the 11-member
board.
“The more candidates you have,
the better,” said Wiles, “for the
generation of ideas.”
Next Thursday, May 8, a public
briefing and comment session on
the budget will be held at the
library, at 2228 Western Ave.,
starting at 7 p.m.
The total tax levy for the
$3,541,967 plan would be
$3,437,467, a 0.18-percent increase over this year. The library
estimates that Guilderland resi-
dents will pay $1.14 per $1,000
of assessed valuation —two cents
more than this year.
The proposed budget stays under the state-set levy limit and so
requires a simple majority to pass;
if a budget goes over the levy limit,
60 percent of the popular vote is
needed to pass it. Last May, the
library budget passed with 56
percent of the vote, down from 66
percent the preceding year — a
percentage more typical for Guilderland where a library budget
vote has never failed.
In June 2012, however, a $13
million expansion project that
would have updated the library
and nearly doubled its size was
defeated, 3 to 1, by about a quarter
of Guilderland’s 22,245 registered
voters.
Consequently, Wiles said this
week that one of the challenges
facing the library is “how to keep
a 22-year-old building serving
the public optimally.” The building needs re-roofing, he said, and
some of its 26 heating and cooling
pumps are beginning to fail. “They
tend to die with no warning,” as
one did his first month on the job,
Wiles said, and cost an average of
$7,000 each to replace.
The biggest news in the proposed budget is that the library
board has created a capital reserve
fund, at $90,000.
“With the capital reserve fund,
we’ll be ready,” said Wiles of taking
care of needed repairs. He noted
that grant funding that may be
available for such projects often
requires base funding to leverage.
“You have to have money to play
in that world,” he said.
“It’s a beautiful, beautiful building,” said Wiles of the library, with
a design that “still looks fresh and
new.” But, he went on, “It’s beginning to show its age and we have
to be proactive.”
A long-range planning committee will reconvene sometime this
summer, Wiles said, to “look at
the physical facility and look at
what the library should do in 10
or 15 years.”
He also said the board is viewing
the bond defeat as “a blank slate,
waiting to reach out and see what
the public wants.”
Wiles estimates that circulation
and foot traffic are both down
about 10 percent from the high
points at the depth of the Great
Recession. Like his predecessor,
Barbara Nichols Randall, he believes that library use increases in
times of economic depression.
Total circulation for the fiscal
year 2012-13 was 498,188, Wiles
reported. The previous year, circulation was about 590,000, and
the year before that, it was about
640,000.
Wiles said that roughly 3 percent of the library’s circulation
is electronic. For 2012-13, he reported, 16,634 electronic materials
were circulation. On his listening
tour around town, Wiles said, he
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Using the 36,131 population
figure for Guilderland from the
2010 census, Wiles calculated that
about 14 items circulate annually
for each resident. “I think this is a
fantastic number,” he said, adding
that every item in the library’s
collection circulates an average
of 2.47 times per year.
While he waited recently in a
store’s checkout line, Wiles said,
he was “astonished” to see DVDs
selling for $24.99. “I can borrow it
for free,” he said. “It doesn’t make
any economic sense to buy it. Let’s
think of the public library first.
Libraries purchase things jointly
for communities that people can’t
or won’t purchase. As director, I
want to get people back into the
habit.”
The Guilderland library’s annual attendance for the last fiscal
year was 225,889, which, Wiles
calculates, means the average
Guilderland resident enters the
library 6.25 times a year; 19,695
hold library cards. The library had
about 288,000 visits the previous
year, and roughly 326,000 visits
the year before that.
“We’re not in the book business,”
said Wiles, borrowing a line from
a St. Paul library video. “We’re in
the Guilderland business.”
And what is the Guilderland
business?
“Whatever people in Guilderland want it to be,” said Wiles.
Programs can be developed on
anything from health to money
management, he said.
Last year, the library offered 702
programs, Wiles said, attended by
an average of 69 people. Roughly
half of those programs were for
kids, he said.
On his listening tour, Wiles said,
he is paying attention to suggestions. For example, he said, Guilderland Councilman Brian Forte
asked about Red Cross babysitting
courses the library used to host.
“Now, we’re planning on doing that
in the fall,” Wiles said.
Revenues
The lion’s share of budget revenues for Guilderland, and public
libraries across the state, come
from property taxes.
The other sources for Guilderland next year total just $104,500,
down from $117,000 this year.
State money is estimated at
$8,000, the same as this year.
Fines and fees are expected to
bring in $46,000, down $9,000 for
this year. Wiles surmises this is because more patrons are receptive
to e-mails letting them know they
have books that are due. Also, the
growth in using electronic books
reduces the overdue fees.
“You don’t have to physically return them,” said Wiles. “They just
disappear from the reader.”
Interest is expected to decline
from $5,000 to $1,000; copier fees
are to hold steady at $8,000; and
gifts and grants are expected to increase from $15,000 to $19,000.
The Book Nook, which sells donated items, is expected to bring
in $17,000, which is $3,000 less
than this year. And, finally, nonresident fees are slated at $5,500,
down $500 from this year.
“You have to be a devoted library
person to join a system outside
your service area,” said Wiles of
the $50 fee.
He also said, “Many people don’t
know almost any library in New
York State participates in interlibrary loan.”
Some people, Wiles said, don’t
realize that taxes pay for a public
library. “Still, people are welcome
to come to our programs or to use
our computers...It’s just checking
out that the fee buys you.”
The Guilderland Public Library
follows the school district’s boundaries, which include most of Guilderland and parts of Bethlehem,
New Scotland, and Knox. The
estimated tax rates on the proposed $3.5 million budget, which
takes into account the state-set
equalization rate, for each of those
towns is: $1.14 for Guilderland,
$1.05 for Bethlehem, $1.05 for
New Scotland, and $1.66 for Knox,
which hasn’t recently had a townwide property revaluation.
Expenditures
As is typical of library budgets,
Guilderland’s largest expenditure
is for salaries and benefits. About
$57,000 less is budgeted for next
year — $2,568,137. The reduction
is largely because of retirements,
and new staffers being hired at
lower salaries, said Wiles.
The library employs 57 people,
he said, many of them part-time,
for 43 full-time equivalents.
Wiles lauded the expertise of the
librarians. In an era when many
people think they can simply do
their own research online, he said
at the library they can “talk to a
true information expert.”
Wiles gave an example of someone who was diagnosed with a
fatal neurological condition so
rare that he couldn’t find the
information he needed from local
doctors. Guilderland has three
staffers who are certified as medical librarians, Wiles said, and the
patient was pointed to articles in
medical journals that were not
readily turned up by a computer
search.
“He was able to educate his doctors and find a way to live with the
condition,” said Wiles.
Doing research on the Internet
“is kind of the wild West,” said
Wiles. He cited an instance of a letter circulating on the Internet and
frequently used by motivational
speakers that was purportedly
written by Abraham Lincoln to his
son’s teacher. “It was not written
by Lincoln,” said Wiles, who had
investigated the hoax. “It’s a creation of the Internet age.”
Librarians, he concluded, are
able to help people discern the
truth as opposed to “what we all
want to believe.”
Spending on library materials
is up $7,750 to $395,200. “Our
board remains committed to the
collection,” said Wiles, calling it
the “centerpiece” of the library.
The materials budget includes
purchases of books, e-books, audio,
video, and databases.
Programming and planning
costs are steady at $22,500;
human-resource costs for training and recruitment are up $200
to $15,500; equipment costs are
steady at $22,000; and professional service costs are up $1,230
to $81,130.
Business operating expenses
are down $975 to $98,075. Part
of the reduction in operating costs
is because information that was
formerly mailed on postcards eight
times a year to district residents
will instead be printed in ads that
the library will purchase in a local
penny saver.
Physical plant costs are up
$5,000 to $156,500, and properties costs are up from $28,000 to
$123,000 because of the newly
established capital reserve fund.
Technology and communication costs, for computer software
and hardware, are down $3,675
to $59,925. “We have a regular
process of replacing hardware and
software,” Wiles said.
He also said, “Would I like to
put in a computer lab with 30
laptops for community use? Yes,”
he answered himself, but went on,
“Those aren’t the times we’re in.
We’d have to take out something
else.”
Wiles concluded, “In 125 years,
public libraries have become
beloved institutions. There’s a
tendency to believe they are
always available to do what you
want them to do. We need to fund
these institutions or they’ll feel
not as useful.”
9
Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy gets $68.5K from state
alliance, and Mohawk Hudson was
By Lisa Nicole Viers
ALBANY COUNTY — Last accredited last year for meeting or
Thursday, Joe Martens, standing exceeding those standards.
“[The standards] give a sense
at Indian Ladder Farms in front of
of assurance
the towering
that an orgaHelderberg
nization has
escarpment,
been vetted
announced
and has high
$1.4 million
standards
for land trusts
“We need to be better
and meets
across the
those stanstate.
at communicating.”
dards,” King
Martens,
said.
the CommisMohawk
sioner of the
Hudson can
s t a t e ’s D e apply for repartment of
Environmental Conservation, said accreditation every five years to
maintain its status with the Land
there were 68 grants in all.
The state funds, in the Com- Trust Alliance.
Having the seal of approval from
munity Partnership Program, will
be matched by over $1 million in the national organization gives
private and local funding for not- Mohawk Hudson strong credibility, which helps with engaging in
for-profit land trusts.
Each of the local awards will be land conservation, King said.
“We see that change isn’t alused to create a planning post.
The Edmund Niles Huyck Pre- ways positive,” he said of societal
serve in Rensselaerville received progress that may impact local
$9,200 to hire a coordinator for landscapes. Mohawk Hudson
volunteers, said Dawn O’Neal, ex- wants beautiful areas to remain
unchanged to preserve the natuecutive director of the preserve.
The coordinator will be in ral landscape. Environmental
charge of maintaining and recruit- issues also led people to start
ing volunteers, as well as getting
the program organized with forms
and a volunteer handbook, O’Neal
told The Enterprise this week.
The Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy, with offices in the town
of New Scotland, received $68,500
for professional development.
The Conservancy’s director,
Mark King, spoke about the grant
on Thursday, expressing great
appreciation for the work of his
volunteers.
King said this week that the
money will be used to fund a new
program position assistant. The
grant covers two years’ salary,
with Mohawk Hudson footing the
bill after that.
The responsibilities of the job
include event planning, outreach
and social media, as well as administrative work dealing with tracking what funds are coming in and
where they are being spent.
“We need to be better at communicating,” King said regarding the
desire for increased social media
presence about the conservancy’s
message and goals.
The grant is funded by the
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
state’s Environmental Protection Peter Ten Eyck, owner of Indian
Fund, and was distributed by the Ladder Farms, opens the press conLand Trust Alliance in conjunction ference on April 24 that announced
with the DEC.
land trust grants across the state.
The Land Trust Alliance is a na- Indian Ladder Farms has had a
tional group that assists and sup- conservation easement since 2003,
ports Mohawk Hudson as well as which protects the property from
many other land trusts. Standards further development and keeps it
for land trusts were created by the open to the public.
Mark King, director of the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy, speaks at Indian Ladder Farms on
April 24 about the $68,500 grant his organization received as part of a package of land trust grants
from the state.
thinking about how to protect
land, and land trusts came out of
that idea.
Mohawk Hudson was founded
in 1992 by Dan Driscoll of Knox,
among other community members,
and has since blossomed into an
organization with 17 preserves
or protected areas in Albany,
Schenectady, and Montgomery
counties.
Driscoll attended the press conference last week, and said of the
grant, “I think it’s wonderful,” and
he also thinks it is “important to
have an organization like Mohawk
Hudson.”
King has been with Mohawk
Hudson for many years, the majority of which were as a volunteer.
He was the Natural Resource
Planner for Albany County when
Mohawk Hudson began, and then
On a windy afternoon at Indian Ladder Farms, Department of Environmental Conservation
Commissioner Joe Martens talks with Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy. At the press conference on April
24, Martens announced $1.4 million in funds to land trusts across the entire state.
Of the publicly accessible lands,
went on to work for The Nature
Conservancy as its director of King said they “offer people a
real opportunity to get out and
protection.
While working for The Nature see something different from the
Conservancy, King saw many busy world.”
A project that Mohawk Hudson
people who were interested in
saving and protecting land, and is currently working on with Albarecognized that organization may ny County is the Helderberg Hudnot always be the best fit for those son Rail Trail, which is licensed to
people, so he would refer them to allow people onto the property, but
doesn’t have a paved trail yet. It
Mohawk Hudson.
King describes himself as is important for community memalways having been passionate bers to be able to enjoy the propabout land, nature, and wildlife. erty even though it isn’t fully improved and
As a boy, he
upgraded yet
became enfor use as a
amored with
biking trail,
Ranger Rick
“It’s really important,
King said.
while readto have access to places
“The first
ing Nationpublic use
a l Wi l d l i f e
that are more approximate
of the rail
magazine,
to where people live.”
trail was a
and pursued
big achievehis interest
ment,” King
in protecting
said, because
animals and
the county wanted to wait to open
their environments.
But it’s not just about animals it until it was finished; Mohawk
and land, King said. “It’s also Hudson wanted to open it to the
about people, people’s relationship public so people could see the
to their land… and it’s about the potential for the project.
“It’s really heartening to see
community’s relation to the land,”
people want these things,” he
he said.
It is this last relationship that said.
Paving and other improvements
King focuses on in his work at
should begin next year by Albany
Mohawk Hudson.
“We’d like to grow,” he said, County.
King sees the value in what
“there’s certainly the demand, but
the Mohawk Hudson Land Conit’s our job to get the support.”
He described the local region servancy does as intertwining
as quickly changing, noting the aesthetics and the environment.
negative side of sprawl, but also Land preservation and conservapraising the environment sur- tion provide some real advantages
rounding the Helderbergs as “a for flood control, watersheds, and
very beautiful area that people preserving biological diversity.
There is also value in providare drawn to.”
Mohawk Hudson has histori- ing people with beautiful places
cally put heavy emphasis on to go.
protecting open, public land, but
“It’s really important,” King
it also works to protect areas that said, “to have access to places that
may not be suitable for public are more approximate to where
enjoyment other than visually people live,” rather than having
because of swampy conditions.
to visit parks farther away from
The 17 preserves of Mohawk the Capital Region.
Hudson total 1,700 acres, King
“You get folks out in the woods
said, and some are developed with and their attention shifts,” King
trail systems while others stay said. “They see things differently,
natural or wait their turn.
they relax a little.”
10
Carman Road fire starts in basement: Three tenants and three cats safe, dog dies
— Photo provided by Doris Selig
Firefighters enter a house on Carman Road, led in by Frank Zabinski, assistant chief of the Westmere
Fire Department, as they battle a blaze that began in the basement.
By Anne Hayden Harwood
GUILDERLAND — Tenants
are being assisted by the Red
Cross after a basement fire displaced them from their Carman
Road apartments on Sunday
evening.
The Guilderland Fire Department received multiple calls
about smoke coming from a
house —turned into apartment
units — on Carman Road shortly
before 5:30 p.m. on April 27.
Sean Maguire, the commissioner of the Westmere Fire District,
whose department also responded to the fire, along with the Fort
Hunter Fire Department, said it
was unclear whether a tenant or
a passerby made the calls.
The Western Turnpike and
Altamont rescue squads also
responded.
The fire started in the basement and burned upward, and
Maguire said the cause was
determined to be a cooking fire,
originating in a stove in the finished basement.
The fire was knocked down
within several minutes.
One tenant was taken to the
hospital for treatment, and a firefighter was treated for an injury
at the scene, said Maguire.
A second tenant has been given
assistance with food, clothing, and
lodging by the American Red Cross
Association, and the third tenant,
who was not at the scene, was also
eligible for assistance.
A tenant saved two cats that
were inside the apartment,
but firefighters were informed
that there was a third cat left
inside.
Westmere firefighter Michael
Koff, who also works for The Enterprise as a photographer, went in
to look for the third cat.
“I had my flashlight on and its
eyes glowed,” said Koff. “I said,
‘Found it!’”
A dog, discovered too late in
the basement, did not survive
the fire.
“Basement fires are always
tricky because of the limited access points,” Maguire said.
Basement fire: With an exhausted crew in the foreground, a fresh crew goes in through a door to the
cellar, where a cooking fire started on April 27.
Animal-rights group wants recognition
for cattle killed on Rock Road
By Marcello Iaia
BERNE — An animal-rights
organization is hoping the first
tombstone memorializing animals
killed in a road accident will be
placed in Berne, where several
cattle were killed on April 15 when
a trailer carrying them to a feedlot
tipped over.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals member Amrit
Michelle Singh, of Colonie, emailed Albany County Department of Public Works Commissioner Darrell Duncan on April 23
requesting permission to install a
10-foot memorial tombstone near
the site of the accident, at Rock
Road and Switzkill Road, for one
month. It would honor the cattle,
caution drivers, and promote
vegan eating, she wrote.
“Anytime there’s something in
a county right-of-way, we would
be liable, and so we do not allow
anything to go up on a county
right-of-way,” said Mary Rozak,
spokeswoman for the Albany
County executive’s office.
Laura Cascada, PETA’s senior
campaign coordinator, said the
permission of adjacent property
owners could be sought in Berne.
Half a dozen such memorial proposals throughout the country
have been supported by PETA, she
said, but none have been erected
so far.
“It’s almost like an advertisement for their cause, which is fine,
but I don’t think it’s appropriate
alongside the road of an accident
scene,” said Charles Tommell Jr.
“Tell them, ‘Good luck.’” Michael
Volmering, the truck’s driver, said
on Friday — his total comment
before hanging up the phone.
One-hundred-and-four of Tommell’s feeder cattle were being
hauled to a Kansas feedlot on
April 15 when Volmering turned
a curve, tipping the vehicle onto
its side — his only accident in 20
years of driving, he said.
“This tribute will let commuters
know that the best way to prevent
tragedies such as this one is to
go vegan, because cows shouldn’t
have to make terrifying trips to
feedlots and slaughterhouses at
all,” Singh wrote in her letter.
“These intelligent animals are
crammed into trucks and hauled
in all weather extremes without
food, water, or veterinary care, just
so that they can be eaten.”
A board member for Albany
Vegan Network, Singh wrote that
PETA has nearly 10,000 members
and supporters in Albany. She
told The Enterprise she grew up
in rural Canton, in St. Lawrence
County, where her family got milk
from a local farm. She said she
eats a vegan diet, which omits
animal products, for her health,
and because of the treatment of
animals killed for food and the
impact of meat production on the
environment.
“I think I could never go back.
I think it’s such a strong belief
inside of me,” Singh said of her
ethical consideration for animals
killed for meat. She said she did
not contact Tommell and spoke
generally about the lack of veterinary care in such transportation
accidents, and animals’ fear and
anxiety during slaughter.
Tommell stressed that he cares
for his animals and didn’t load
them in excessive numbers two
weeks ago. He said his experience
and United States Department of
Agriculture guidelines limit the
numbers he loads. Eleven cattle
died at the time of the accident,
and three more died afterward,
Tommell said.
“I spent a lot of time with them,
medicating them, keeping them
comfortable, letting them rest and
get better,” Tommell said of his
cattle after the accident.
Tommell said his cattle ride for
eight to 10 hours in the trailer to
Kansas before they are unloaded
to drink, eat, and rest for the same
period before going on the road
again. He said his Roman Catholic
beliefs inform his farming, which
he has done his whole life.
“Personally, I believe that livestock have a purpose on this Earth,
my personal opinion,” said Tommell. “That being said, I believe
we are supposed to take very good
care of the animals while they’re
in our custody.”
One of three cats rescued from a fire on Sunday is gently
lowered into a carrier by a member of the Guilderland Police
Department.
Voorheesville teacher honored
VOORHEESVILLE — Each
year, Clarkson University asks its
seniors to nominate high school
teachers who affected their lives
and were all-around outstanding
educators.
This year, one of the four teachers receiving the Clarkson University Inspirational High School
Educator Award is Ted Simons,
a physics teacher and track and
field coach at Clayton A. Bouton
High School.
Karen Dawson, a former student of Simons, nominated him
for this year’s award.
“He comes into class with a
smile every day and teaches by
engaging the students, not lecturing at them,” Dawson said in her
nomination. “Mr. Simons got me
thinking about a career in engineering. And he offered me great
advice,” she continued.
Dawson is a senior in the chemical engineering, environmental
engineering, and political science
honors programs at Clarkson
University in Potsdam.
“I am so fortunate to have had
Mr. Simons as my teacher. His
passion for science showed me how
to develop my own. And he taught
me that a career in engineering is
so much more than equations and
computer programs,” Dawson’s
nomination read. “It’s a lifestyle
of problem-solving and working to
make the world a better place. After graduation, I’ll be pursuing my
Ph.D. in nuclear engineering.”
— Lisa Nicole Viers
One job cut in five years
Music teachers complain about more work,
traveling between schools to teach lessons
based at Pine Bush Elemen- cussed that teachers of special
GUILDERLAND — A half- tary School, objected to what she subjects, like music, teach nine
dozen music teachers objected to termed the “top three” directives classes of a half-hour each for a tothe cut of three-tenths of a post that had come from the recent tal of 270 minutes as the norm.
Wiles said, too, the group disin their department, part of a $92 meeting to schedule high school
cussed the flexibility of music at
million budget proposal the school lessons.
First, she said, instrumental the elementary school working
board adopted at its last meeting,
which would eliminate roughly 35 teachers would have a day 30 well with the high school schedule.
minutes longer than anyone else. For example, if an elementary
jobs next year.
At their April 8 meeting, board Second, she said, one teacher music teacher came to the high
members, responding to public would have to service four dif- school every Monday to teach a
comments, discussed the music- ferent schools. And third, there particular group of students, by
department cut at length. (The would be lesson groups of seven the design of the block schedule
full story is online at www.Alta- students, which she termed “a — which alternates A days with B
days — the “flip-flop” would mean
montEnterprise.com.)
bad model.”
Superintendent Marie Wiles told
“To prioritize one area over an- those students were missing difThe Enterprise
other,” Dineen ferent classes every other week,
after the April
s a i d , w o u l d she said.
Finally, Wiles said that the
8 meeting that,
split the disafter-school teaching time was
“looking at just
trict.
“Music education is
a handful of
R e f e r r i n g counted as part of the elementary
teachers,” she’d
to statements music teachers’ workday.
profoundly democratic.”
Board member Judy Slack
found they had
that music
an equivalent
teachers had asked how much had been cut
of three-tenths
one-and-a-half from the music department in
of a full-time
to two times recent years.
Guilderland, like many districts
job in spare time and could use the planning time of classroom
that time to teach music lessons teachers, Dineen said, “We all across the state, cut staff and
at the high school.
know you can manipulate data to programs in the 2010-11 budget
Two years ago, the high school reach a desired conclusion.”
because of the Gap Elimination
orchestra had 53 members, Lori
Her own day ends at 1:45 p.m., Adjustment; the GEA reduced
Hershenhart, the district’s music said Dineen, so it looks like she aid to schools in order to help
administrator, had said; next year, has 50 extra minutes each week. close the state’s massive budget
more than 100 students have “Maybe I get to run to the ladies’ gap. (Guilderland next year will
signed up for orchestra.
room,” she said.
get $1.2 million less in state aid
As several board members
Dineen recommended using than it did in 2008-09, Wiles said
pleaded at the last meeting to use part of the unassigned teaching earlier in the meeting.)
part of one of the district’s five un- posts or the roughly $12,000 buffer
Not counting the proposed
assigned teaching posts for music, the district has before it tops the three-tenths reduction for next
Wiles concluded, “If we need it, I state-set levy limit — both options year, Wiles said that, between
Cast-offs become treasures: A shopper looks through tables full
promise we’ll do it.”
the board discussed at its April 8 2010-11 and the proposed 2014-15
of items that were at bargain prices inside Farnsworth Middle
She since met with Hershenhart meeting.
budget, GuilSchool in Guilderland last Saturday morning during the Go Green
and elementary school principals
People asked
derland had
Day that was held outside the school. “The garage sale went off
to work out a schedule for hav- “Why music,”
cut one post
without a hitch,” Michael Laster, Farnsworth’s principal, told the
“We all know you can
ing elementary music teachers Dineen said of
in the music
Guilderland School Board on Tuesday night, meeting the $1,000
manipulate data to
travel to the high school to teach being targeted
department
fund-raising goal. Laster also said, “I got two trunkfuls of stuff
lessons.
for a cut, stat- reach a desired conclusion.” w h i l e c u t myself.”
The views of the music teachers ing she heard
ting 63 other
who addressed the board Tuesday “ r u m b l i n g s ”
teaching posts
night were different than those of that classroom
across the disthe administrators who attended teachers told
trict.
the meeting to map out the lo- administrators music teachers
During that same period, Guilgistics of teaching high school don’t work enough. “I don’t buy derland cut $24,000 total from
lessons.
that,” said Dineen.
the music budget, or a little over
The public comment session
She said it seems wrong “to $5,000 per year, she said.
Tuesday opened with an eloquent disadvantage one group over
O’Connell speculated that parstatement by Kate Cohen — an au- another” and that teachers were ents and the general public may
thor and mother of three children recently reminded “we are respon- have the impression more has
in the Guilderland schools — on sible for our own morale.”
been cut from the music program
the worth of teaching music.
This initiative came “from because, in recent years, as part
Cohen said the “depth and above,” said Dineen, and greatly of the budget process, lists of probreadth” of music education at impacts morale. She warned the posed cuts have been presented
Guilderland had set the district board members if they cut the at budget forums, and people may
apart. Although, she said, “study fraction of a job: You’ll have a have assumed that those proposed
after study” shows music educa- very divided district and morale cuts were made.
tion boosts tests scores and aca- will sink.
“We’d all like to save everydemic performance, “I think there
Near the end of its two-hour thing,” said Slack. “At some point,
are better reasons.”
meeting, the board returned to we have to figure out how to make
Music teaches kids to work hard the topic in the time it sets aside it work.”
“just for the pleasure and pride of for discussion. Board member
Wiles said of the budget progetting better,” said Cohen. She Catherine Barber, a musician, posal — with its five unassigned
also said, “Music education is urged using part of an unassigned teaching posts — that the board
— Photo by Jean McLean
profoundly democratic” as each position for music. “It’s kind of unanimously adopted on April 8,
An interested crowd of recyclers — vultures — look on from the
child can excel at some element like dominoes falling,” she said and on which the public will vote
trees at Farnsworth Middle School during Saturday’s Go Green
of it. “Every child can find a way of the high impact the small cut on May 20, “Any changes would
Day and Recycling Extravaganza.
in,” Cohen concluded.
could have.
be a function of demonstrated
Diana Ackner spoke at the
“I disagree,” said board member need.”
microphone next with five others Colleen O’Connell. She said she
standing behind her. Ackner, a was satisfied with the superinGuilderland graduate and high tendent’s view that a solution was
school music teacher, said she was found in the scheduling meeting.
in her 26th year teaching music.
Barber also said that beginner
She said there were “myriad rea- students shouldn’t be taught with
sons” the proposed plan wouldn’t advanced students. Wiles respondwork. Elementary teachers al- ed that the instrumental lessons
ready have full schedules with at the elementary school were for
eight to nine classes and also often fourth- and fifth-graders. “Everyteach after school two or three one is beginning,” she said.
days a week, she said, adding that
Wiles also said, “We’re not looksome students need extra help in ing at folks having seven in a
a small-group setting.
lesson. The whole point was to…
Ackner also asserted, “The avoid that very thing.”
elementary schedule and high
Assistant Superintendent for Inschool schedule can’t align because struction Demian Singleton, who
of that block scheduling,” which, attended the lesson-scheduling
she said, would repeatedly pull meeting, said he didn’t recall any
a student from the same class, directives. He said Hershenhart
hurting students and jeopardizing and the elementary principals
music participation.
“worked collaboratively” on the
Ackner concluded that Guilder- plan.
land’s music program has always
“We talked about being sensiThe Enterprise — Michael Koff
been celebrated and honored and tive to having expertise for more
Green all year long: A visitor to the Go Green Day and Recycling Extravaganza looks wistfully or
that Hershenhart “has not been advanced students at the high
perhaps longingly, in the midst of a gray spring, at a tower garden that can grow vegetables or plants
heard.”
school,” said Wiles.
inside. The annual event drew 570 people on Saturday, its highest ever attendance. The day offered
Kerry Dineen, a music teacher
She also said the group diseducational booths, vendors, and a chance to recycle.
11
12
Kids Find the Day
Air buddies: A clown blows up two Martians balloons for eager kids during the Healthy Kids Day
at the Guilderland YMCA Adventure Camp in Guilderland on Saturday. The day also featured face
painting, an inflatable obstacle course, family Zumba, and an art show.
... A Healthy Adventure
Klahr releases
e-book on
creating content
GUILDERLAND — This week,
local writer, small business owner, and Guilderland High School
alumna Danielle Klahr, released
her new e-book, designed to help
other business owners.
Klahr’s book, Connect and
Grow: Build Your Business With
Content Creation, is available on
Amazon for $2.99, but, during a
special promotion from May 1 to
May 5, can be downloaded to an
e-reader for free.
Klahr has been writing and
editing content for businesses
since 2007, and started her own
business, Klahr Writing, in November.
“I always knew
I wanted to be
an entrepreneur.”
Getting a healthy snack: Girls wearing rainbows for skirts,
under the watchful eye of a friendly bear, choose what to eat at a
table that has a variety of snacks during the Guilderland YMCA’s
Healthy Kids Day held at the Adventure Camp in Guilderland
on Saturday.
“I always knew I wanted to
be an entrepreneur, and the one
constant in my jobs was always
content creation,” said Klahr, who
edits and writes content for local
and national businesses.
“Small businesses often struggle
with the fairly new concept of
content writing,” said Klahr. “I
was getting a lot of questions
about it.”
She said she taught several
courses about it and decided writing an instructional book would
be a better way to reach more
people.
The book, which she selfpublished, is the first one in a
planned series.
It walks business owners
through identifying their target
audience, discusses what online
platform works best for each audience, identifies valuable topics,
and details how to make a plan
and stick to it.
“It’s a book for small-business
owners looking to improve their
online presence,” Klahr said.
$13k less than this year
$1M library budget proposed
capital projects to $42,000 from
By Lisa Nicole Viers
VOORHEESVILLE — While $30,000 last year.
The projects to be completed
much attention has been given
to the ever-increasing needs of include large-scale repairs to fix
schools during budget season, the gutters and 25-year-old roof
the Voorheesville Public Library on the building.
Sacco referenced the failed
has been quietly trimming its
proposal for an overhaul of the
budget.
“The board is very aware of ris- library that got shot down by voting costs” community members are ers last year, saying, “Regardless
facing, said library director Gail what happens in the future, [these
repairs] are a good thing.”
Alter Sacco.
While the board has been setThe board has adopted the
$1,150,675 budget that stays tling in and will spend the next
under the state-set tax-levy limit. year deep in planning for the
The tax rate is estimated at $1.31 future of the library building, the
per $1,000 for New Scotland resi- current building has to be maindents, two cents lower than last tained, Sacco said.
Other building improvements
year. Guilderland and Berne residents will see tax rates at $1.43 include additional outdoor lighting, which Sacco said will cost
and $1.96, respectively.
“thousands of
The library
dollars.”
is estimating a
She also refloss of $2,000 in
erenced the
revenues from
vandalism that
desk receipts —
occurred at the
from $20,000 to
“The board is
library in Janu$18,000 — beary; two teens
cause of a new
very aware of
were arrested.
system of e-mail
rising costs”
“The thinkreminders to ining is, if we imform borrowers
prove the lightwhen items are
ing around the
due.
building,” Sacco
The system
continued, “it
was initiated
about 18 months ago by all 29 will discourage anything like that
libraries in the Upper Hudson from happening.”
The budget proposal would
Library System Voorheesville
increase spending for travel and
participates in.
The Voorheesville library is conferences to $3,500 from $1,500.
also increasing its spending on Sacco said, as well as training, the
books by $3,000 — from $69,000 library can acquire useful goods
to $72,000 — which includes pur- and services from conferences.
One recent example is a tool
chasing both print and e-books,
which are more expensive for the called Career Cruising, where
people can create or upload their
library due to licensing.
To make things more economi- résumes as well as apply for jobs.
cal for both the library and its The site can be accessed from the
patrons, the Voorheesville library library as well as at home for lihas invested in several Nook and brary card holders, and pulls jobs
Kindle e-readers that people can from sites that may not be comcheck out for up to four weeks. monly known, said Sacco.
Continuing about the benefits
The e-readers are categorized so
one has a selection of titles of a of having library staff attend
given category, such as fiction or conferences, Sacco said it’s about
“getting new ideas, but also getmysteries and thrillers.
Additionally, the library offers ting the tools on how to put those
a service called Overdrive, where ideas to use.”
The library trustees voted to
library card holders can sign out
and download up to 10 e-books on reduce the size of their board from
their computers or other personal seven to five, which is the typical number for the Voorheesville
devices.
Twenty-nine libraries contrib- Public Library. They added the
ute to the service, and each pays a two extra members as a way to
different amount for it, depending get more community input during
on the size of the community the the time when they were trying
to get a new library plan passed,
library serves.
The library budget also in- Sacco said. No positions will be
creases funds for the maintenance open this year.
The budget will be put to a vote
of the building, with the 2014-15
budget taking the capital reserve on May 20 along with the Voorfrom 40,000 to zero, and increasing heesville School District budget.
Survey permissions sought for
studying resources along gasline
By Marcello Iaia
ALBANY COUNTY — Land
owners are being contacted for
permission to survey along the
existing right-of-way for gas
pipelines through Albany County
and surrounding municipalities.
The permissions are for 200
feet on each side of the proposed
right-of-way centerline, according to Richard Wheatley, public
affairs director for Kinder Morgan Inc., the parent company for
the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.
that is planning an expansion of
its lines, expected to be in service
in 2018.
“Depending upon the existing
configuration of land rights, additional land outside the existing
right-of-way would be needed,” for
the expansion, Wheatley wrote in
an e-mail to The Enterprise.
The newly sought corridor would
be used for civil engineering, environmental, and archeological surveys, according to Wheatley. The
resources surveyed, like wetlands
and endangered species, are necessary for the process of filing the
project with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission.
In New York, Tennessee Gas
Pipeline Co. is seeking survey
permissions in Albany, Columbia, Rennselaer and Schoharie
counties.
The expansion project is supposed to upgrade the company’s
gas-transportation system in New
York, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
and New Hampshire with about
250 miles of new pipeline.
The expansion project hasn’t
yet received approval from the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the exact route of
the new lines hasn’t been determined. According to Wheatley,
Tennessee is expecting to pre-file
under the National Environmental Policy Act later this year, with
a filing for a FERC certificate to
take place in the fall of 2015.
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Troop 50
Scouts in search of spring
— Photo by Dan Wilcox
Poets pose with Smith’s Tavern co-owner John Mellen, far left. The tavern’s 2014 Poet Laureate Robert
Harlow holds the laureate wreath; beside him are second-place winner Paul Amidon and third-place
winner Karen Schoemer.
Harlow repeats as laureate in
Smith’s Tavern poetry contest
By Dennis Sullivan
VOORHEESVILE — Twelve
contestants from as far as Woodstock and Kinderhook gathered at
Smith’s Tavern Sunday to compete
in the Fifth Annual Smith’s Tavern
Poet Laureate Contest before an
enthusiastic audience of family
and friends. The contest is held
each year as part of the celebration
of National Poetry Month.
Robert Harlow of New Scotland
took top honors, Paul Amidon of
Albany finished second, and Karen
Schoemer of Kinderhook third.
Tom Corrado of Berne received
an honorable mention. For Harlow, the win was especially sweet
because he had captured the laureate honors in 2013 as well.
The winners received cash
prizes of $100, $50, and $25
respectively, which are offered
by long-time tavern owners Jon
McClelland and John Mellen. The
contest is the only such event of
its kind held regionally.
In addition to the cash prizes
and celebratory honors, the names
of the three winners are engraved
on the large bronze statue of
Shakespeare that is kept on the
mantle in the dining room of
the tavern. The laureate is also
crowned with a wreath made
especially for the occasion.
The judges for this year’s contest were seasoned regional poets
Susan Oringel (head judge), Ron
Pavoldi, and Terry Rooney. Georgia
Gray of Voorheesville served as
scorekeeper for the fifth consecutive year.
The contest consists of three
rounds during which each poet
reads poems of 25, 35, and 45
lines respectively. The poems are
rated on a scale from 1 to 7 on four
criteria: how well the poet presented the poem; the poet’s use of
metaphor and imagery; the depth
of feeling the poem conveyed; and
the overall impact of the poem on
the listener.
Though the judges have typed
copies of the poems in front of
them, they are faced with the
daunting task of making a judgment based on a single reading
without introductory commentary
of any kind from the poet.
The contest is sponsored by Sunday Four Poetry Open Mic, which
is hosted by Edie Abrams, Michael
Burke, and Dennis Sullivan. The
open mic is held each fourth Sunday of the month at Old Songs
Community Arts Center on South
Main Street in Voorheesville at 3
p.m. except July and August, and
April when the contest is held. The
open mic is open to all attendees
and features a regional poet of
note each month.
It is worth noting that Smith’s
Tavern has one of the three great
Poets’ Corners in the world, the
other two situated in nearly
august settings at Westminster
Abbey, London and the Cathedral
of Saint John the Divine, New
York City.
Elliott Horvath and Joe Keyser
of Dataflow in Albany deserve special mention again this year for the
wonderful poster that Dataflow
produced for the contest.
Editor’s note: Dennis Sullivan is
one of the organizers of the laureate
competition.
Rhymers
&
Climbers
By Same Dikeman
GUILDERLAND — On Saturday, April 5, ten Scouts and three
adults from Troop 50 traveled to
Middleburgh to enjoy a nice spring
hike and overnight campout. The
group left the St. Madeleine Sophie Church parking lot around
9 a.m. on Saturday with great
anticipation.
We made a quick stop at Dunkin’
Donuts in Schoharie and then
went on to Lawton Hill Road in
Middleburgh where we would hike
a section of the Long Path. The
Long Path is a beautiful trail that
has its origins in New Jersey and
ends in Altamont.
The hike was just over four
miles long and would take us to
the lean-to at the top of Cotton
Hill in Middleburgh. We should
have realized that winter was still
around as, right after starting, we
began to be pelted by sleet even
before getting in the woods.
The beginning of the hike was
fairly muddy but everyone was
prepared well for that with winter
boots and good hiking boots. There
was a little snow in some spots but
overall not a bad beginning.
Some of the Scouts attending
were also working on a requirement for the Cooking merit badge
and were providing the rest of the
group with three meals while on
the trail. We enjoyed a nice hot
lunch while sitting the sun.
As we kept hiking and climbing,
we ran into more and more snow. By the time we reached Cotton
Hill, there were six 12 inches of
snow everywhere, which made the
hike that much more difficult.
Once at the lean-to, the group
made quick work of setting up
tents and getting a fire going. As
the afternoon went on, the wind
picked up and everyone was putting on the layers they had packed
just in case.
Again, we were treated to hot
dinners but, with the unfriendly
weather, all turned in early for the
night. When we awoke Sunday
morning, the wind was still blowing and it was pretty cold.
We decided to have a quick
breakfast, pack, and leave winter
behind. Unfortunately, by the time
we emerged from the woods on
Sunday, we were still in search of
a nice spring hike and overnight. But we all have a great memory
and the satisfaction of knowing
we can have fun even when the
weather doesn’t cooperate.
Troop 50 serves youths from
11 years of age to 17. The troop
meets Wednesdays when school
is in session from 6:45 until 8
p.m. at the St. Madeleine Sophie
Parish Center on Carman Road in
Guilderland. For information, call
me, Scoutmaster Sam Dikeman, at
356-3901 or Assistant Scoutmaster Larry Vincent at 859-9633.
****
Editor’s note: Sam Dikeman is
the scoutmaster for Troop 50.
— Photo by Sam Dikeman
Warm smiles despite the cold: Scouts in Guilderland’s Troop 50 set out for a spring overnight hike
but were prepared when winter weather descended. Pictured, from left, are: Quang Tran, Minh Tran,
Cameron Burdgick, Dan Cortelyou, Matt Cortelyou, Peter Boeri Jr., Steve Burdgick, Matt Hesler, Joe
Reluzco, Jason Streeter, Brian Chew, and Eric Motler.
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Musicians visit to start spring concerts
The a cappella Pro Musica
will perform Johannes Brahms’s
seven-movement “Ein Deutsches
Requiem” in what is billed as
its most ambitious concert this
year. Its entire concert season is
dedicated to the group’s founder
and artistic director of 32 years,
David Griggs-Janower, who died
in August 2013.
Guest conductor Sara Jobin will
direct the concert with Orchestra
Pro Musica and soprano Maureen
O’Flynn and baritone John Cheek
as soloists with the chorus.
The requiem was written in the
wake of two deaths in Brahms’s
life, of his mother and Robert
Schumann, a friend and composer.
Requiems have their origin in the
liturgy of the Catholic church,
but, by the Romantic period of
Brahms’s era, it was used by
composers outside of the church.
Instead of the traditional Latin,
Brahms’s requiem is in German.
“As far as we know, Brahms was
an atheist. His Requiem is not
so much about Christian dogma,
but offers a message of consolation,” Jobin said in a release. “The
first of seven movements assures
mourners they will be comforted.
The remaining movements present various contemplations on
life and death, finishing with a
benediction that assures us the
dead, too, are blessed.”
Most of Jobin’s career has been
in opera. In 2004, she was the
first woman to conduct at the
San Francisco Opera, where she
has directed performances of five
different productions.
Jobin will present a pre-show
talk onstage from 6:30 to 7 p.m.
The concert will begin at 7:30
p.m. on Saturday, May 3 in Troy
Savings Bank Music Hall.
French Horn soloist Bryn Coveney will perform Mozart’s
Premium seats are $35 and
Concerto in Eb for Horn at the Delmar Community Orchestra’s
regular seats are $25. They can be
spring concert, directed by Vincent Bonafede. The concert, at the
purchased at albanypromusica.org
Bethlehem Town Hall, starts at 7:30 p.m.
or by calling 518-346-6204.
“Far Away Places”
toured regularly with Air Force College and a master of music
The Depot Lane Singers spring bands across the country. She cur- in advanced performance degree
concerts will feature Michele Von rently resides in Somerville, Mass. from the Royal College of Music
Haugg, internationally known where she is working full-time to in London in 2011. She has perclarinetist. Founder and executive further the mission of Clarinets formed in the United States, the
director of Clarinets for Conser- for Conservation.
United Kingdom, Canada, and
vation, Von Haugg is a native of
Opening night on Friday, May China with a variety of orchestras
East Berne.
2, is at the Duanesburg Reformed and ensembles, including the LonHer not-for-profit group pro- Presbyterian Church. On Sat- don Philharmonic Orchestra, the
motes awareness of conserving urday, May 3, the program will Orchestra of St. Paul’s, and the
the mpingo, or African blackwood, be presented at the choir’s usual London Firebird Orchestra.
tree — used to make the clarinet venue, the Schoharie High School
For more information, contact
and other musical instruments — Gymnasium. Both concerts will Nancy Felberbaum, president of
and teaches students in Tanzania begin at 7:30pm.
the Delmar Community Orcheswhere the tree grows, how to play
The community chorus is spon- tra, at 518-813-4299 or delmarthe clarinet.
sored by the Schoharie Colonial communityorchestra@gmail.com.
In addition to the title song, “Far Heritage Association and returns
Collegiate Choir
Away Places,” concert selections a substantial portion of its concert
Singers from Central Colwill create a musical travelogue, revenue to the association for its lege in Pella, Iowa will stop in
making stops in Jamaica, Finland, operating expenses. Tickets prices Schenectady on Friday, May 23, as
Korea, Canada, Hawaii, France, for the concert are $6 advance sale part of their East Coast tour.
Kenya, and
The concert
Israel, and
will include sewill include
lections by the
ballads, love
“As far as we know, Brahms was an atheist.
college Chamsongs, novber Singers
His
Requiem
is
not
so
much
about
Christian
dogma,
e l t y s o n g s,
and two works
but offers a message of consolation.”
f o l k s o n g s,
by combined
and a classichoirs from
cal fugue. The
area churches.
60-member
It will begin at
chorus will be accompanied by for adults and $3 for students, 7:30 p.m. in the First Reformed
pianist Mary Jane Bianchine, and may be purchased from cho- Church of Schenectady, accesand will feature narrator Barbara rus members. Tickets at the door sible to people with wheelchairs,
Haverly. The chorus is directed by cost $7. For further information, at 8 North Church Street in
Mitchell Haverly.
contact Mitchchell Haverly at Schenectady.
Von Haugg completed her bach- 872-2682.
The groups are conducted by
elor’s degree in music education
Mark Babcock and accompanied
Delmar
at Ithaca College and began her
by Kris DeWild. Judson Hoffman
Community Orchestra
performance career in 2001 with
Bryn Coveney, a South Colonie will play trumpet.
the Air Force Band of Liberty alumna who has studied with reThe students selected for the
based out of Hanscom Air Force nowned French horn teachers and choir represent a variety of maBase in Massachusetts. After performed internationally, will jors from this private liberal arts
completion of active duty service, drain her spit valve in Bethlehem college in Pella, Iowa. Their repershe continued her military service Town Hall this month.
toire ranges from Renaissance to
as principal clarinet and soloist
A free, public concert of classical Modern 21st Century music.
for the Air National Guard Band selections, folk tunes, pops, and
In addition to regular perforof the Northeast while pursuing movie music will be played start- mances in Iowa throughout the
a master’s degree in performance ing at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May academic year, the choir tours
at the New England Conservatory 12. Coveney will join the orches- every spring. The group has perof Music
tra, led by Vincent Bonafede, in a formed in Brazil, Chicago, the NaDuring her studies at the con- performance of Wolfgang Mozart’s tional Cathedral in Washington,
servatory, Von Haugg retained a horn concerto in E-flat.
D.C., and Italy.
private studio of over 30 students,
There is no admission charge
Coveney grew up in Schenectady
was actively involved in commu- and received her bachelor of music for the concert but donations are
nity outreach performances, and performance degree from Ithaca welcome.
The Altamont Enterprise –Thursday, May 1, 2014
Out & About
Clarksville Historical Society program
Elliott to speak on land surveying
By Marilyn Miles
NEW SCOTLAND — On
Wednesday, May 7, at the Clarksville Community Church on the
Delaware Turnpike in Clarksville,
beginning at 7 p.m., Cynthia K.
Elliott, a land surveyor, will give
a program on the great history of
surveying: “You don’t Know Where
You Are Until You See Where
You’ve Been.”
There is a great deal of history
about surveying — from the old
equipment used (some will be
on display) to the ancient deed
descriptions, to the “reading of
the land.” Boundary surveying
involves running a “closed loop”
on the parcel, so one is always
looking back before taking the
next location — hence the title
of her talk.
Elliott will discuss some of
the historical equipment, the old
terms used in deed descriptions,
ancient lawsuits, and the various
changes over time of the uses of
land and how that has affected
the boundaries. She will be asking
some questions of the audience
members and will answer some
of theirs.
Elliott has been a town resident
for 47 years. She worked with her
father in his land-surveying business for several years and, upon
his passing, became the sole practitioner in the firm in 1988. She
specializes in farms and country
properties. She has been an active member of many town of New
Scotland boards and committees
and she represents clients before
planning and zoning boards in
over 30 different towns.
The program is open to the public. Refreshments will be served
following the presentation. Join
us for the evening. For more information, call 768-2870.
****
Editor’s note: Marilyn Miles is
the program chairwoman of the
Clarksville Historical Society,
which is sponsoring the event.
Bring your family to enjoy
the Carney Center Coffeehouse
A coffeehouse will be held at
the Carney Center with an open
mic for singers, instrumentalists,
storytellers, and readers.
“We are also looking for listeners, so bring your family and
friends to enjoy the performances,”
say the organizers.
The fun starts at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, behind the United
Methodist Church on Route 81 at
Norton Hill.
Fair trade coffee, teas, cocoa, and
ice water will be served to go with
the desserts. Donations are accepted and will
go to the missions of the church.
For more information, call Arlene Brown at 966 8498.
Hilltowns Players happenings
Come to The Boardinghouse
to meet some bizarre characters
By Penny Shaw
The Hilltowns Players will be
presenting their spring comedy,
The Boardinghouse, this Friday
and Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m.
hall in the hamlet of Berne.
It’s a hilarious show where
we meet some rather bizarre yet
loveable characters, residents of
the “Home Sweet Home Boardinghouse,” plus a couple of off-kilter
newcomers who are on a quest for a
pirate’s treasure that they believe
is buried in the basement. The
quest becomes comically frenzied
as the play unfolds, but in the end
it seems to turn out rather nicely
for everyone (considering they’re
all loonies!).
Be sure to come to one of the
performances for an evening full
of laughs.
Tickets are $8 for adults and
teens and $5 for children 12 and
under. For more information, call
872-9455.
Editor’s note: Penny Shaw is
the publicity manager for the
Hilltowns Players.
Rev. Zajac to speak on
‘Dealing with Disappointment’
St. John’s Lutheran Church at
140 Maple Ave. in Altamont has
the following schedule for Sunday,
May 4:
— 8:30 a.m. there will be
an informal worship including
modern and ethnic hymns plus
a discussion of the format for the
sermon; and
— 11a.m. there will be a traditional worship with traditional
pipe organ accompaniment
The preacher is Rev. Gregory
Zajac who will present a sermon
“Dealing with Disappointment,”
based on Luke 24:13-35. Choral
music is “The Lamb” by Gerald
Patrick Coleman.
Plan your week
online at
www.AltamontEnterprise.com
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Thursday, May 1
Saturday, May 3
The Art of Compassionate
Living: Retreat with Andrew
Warr, from May 1 to May 5, at the
Center for Wisdom and Compassion, in Berne. These five days are
a unique opportunity to explore
compassion with Andrew Warr
in the wonderful environment
of the center. With great clarity, warmth, and humor, Andrew
skillfully guides people through
the teachings and pratices, and
shows how these can be applied
to our everyday lives. This retreat
will unravel some of the myths
about compassion and reveal how,
through cultivating our natural
capacity for compassion, we can
discover the strength and resilience to meet challenges head-on,
and to lead more challenging and
fulfilling lives. The fee for the
workshop is $250.
“I Love My Park Day” at
Thacher Park: Come out and
show your love for Thacher Park
as we commemorate 100 years as
a landmark in the Capital Region.
There will be projects for all ages
and abilities, so bring the family.
Meet at the Pear Orchard picnic
shelter at 9 a.m. to organize, and
then go to work for the morning. At
12:30 p.m., the Friends of Thacher
Park will provide a BBQ lunch
for all volunteers. This event is
co-sponsored by Park and Trails
New York. Call 872-1237 for more
information.
Five Rivers Sets Morning
Bird Walks: A series of five
early morning bird walks will
be conducted at 56 Game Farm
Road, Delmar, at 7:30 a.m., on
succeeding Thursday, beginning
May 1. On these outdoor surveys
of spring migration, Five Rivers’
naturalists will lead participants
along gentle center trails to look
for seasonal specialties, as well
as year-round avian residents.
The long-term data collected on
these citizen science outings help
to monitor avian trends such as
response to changing land use,
climate change, and other environmental influences. The programs are open to the public free
of charge. Binoculars are helpful,
but not necessary. Call 475-0291
for more information.
Friday, May 2
T.E. Breitenbach, A Retrospective at Albany Center
Gallery: Albany Center Gallery
is proud to present the solo exhibition of Breitenbach from May
2 to June 20. Breitenbach has
achieved international notoriety
for his oil paintings. Albany Center
Gallery’s upcoming retrospective
will present the works for which
Breitenbach is most widely known,
along with his continually growing oeuvre. An opening reception
will be held on May 2, from 5 to 9
p.m., at the gallery, 39 Columbia
St., Albany. The public is invited
to attend.
The Boardinghouse, presented by The Hilltown Players,
hall, Route 443 in the village of
Berne, on Friday and Saturday at
7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults
and teens and $ for children. Call
872-9455 to purchase tickets, the
earlier the better, as seating is
limited!
First Friday Hike — April
Showers Bring May Flowers:
The Earth has awoken and spring
is here! Blooming wildflowers are
one of the most colorful signs of
spring. Join us for a one-mile hike
as we explore some of the flora
that is budding here in the Pine
Bush. Please remember to dress
appropriately in sturdy shoes, long
pants, and bring drinking water.
For ages 10 to adult. Meet at the
Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, at noon.
The event is free but registration
is required; call 456-0655.
Schoharie Valley Hayshakers mainstream level square
dance at the Middleburgh High
School cafeteria, at 7:30 p.m. The
caller is Dennis Visconti and the
cuer is Maureen Wall. Please wear
soft-sole shoes.
MedusaFest Seeks Crafters:
From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., MedusFest
will provide space for a smallbusiness fair during its annual
spring celebration. Locals may
display their wares for a small
donation to the Medusa firehouse.
The festival will also include talks,
workshops, and hands-on activities, as well as entertainment including music and kids’ activities.
The firehouse will host a barbecue.
Admission is free, although donations are appreciated. Organizers
are looking for volunteers to share
their skills at a Swap-O-Rama,
described as part clothing shop,
part do-it-yourself workshop, offering the community a way of
exploring creative re-use through
the recycling of used clothing.
Those with questions or who may
be interested in volunteering, call
239-6980.
Vendor and Craft Fair to benefit Consumer Directed Choices,
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Gabriel’s Church, 3040 Hamburg
St., Schenectady. Take care of
your Mother’s Day and Father’s
Day shopping all at once! A variety of crafters and vendors will
be bringing a wide selection of
unique, one-of-a-kind products. All
proceeds will benefit Consumer
Directed Choices, a local, nonprofit organization that promotes
self-determination for seniors and
disabilities.
Family Fun — Vertebrate
Adventures: Families are invited to learn about vertebrates
— animals with backbones — at
Five Rivers, 56 Game Farm Road,
Delmar, at 10 a.m. Spring is one
of the best seasons for hearing
and seeing vertebrates. Discover
which kind of animals are vertebrates and learn about them
through interactive games and
activities. Then, with our newfound knowledge, we will look and
listen for vertebrates on the trail.
Children must be accompanied by
an adult. Call 475-0291 for more
information.
Italian Dinner at the Norton
Hill United Methodist Church,
from 4 to 7 p.m. The menu will
include spaghetti, meatballs, sausage, eggplant parmesan, salad,
bread and butter, ice cream, and
a beverage. The donations will
benefit the Powell Store Restoration Fund.
Migration Celebration: Join
us for our annual celebration of
International Migratory Bird Day
and the amazing journey of migratory birds. Take a bird walk, learn
from bird experts, making a bird
craft, and more, at the Migration
Celebration. For all ages! Meet at
the Albany Pine Bush Discovery
Center, 195 New Karner Road, at
10 a.m. The event is free.
Giffy’s BBQ from 4 to 6 p.m. at
the Pine Grove Fire Department
firehouse, 144 Dunnsville Road,
Rotterdam.
Robert Cohen will present his talk, “American-Jewish Music &
African-American Music: Shared Visions & Dreams,” Thursday,
May 1, at 7:30 p.m. at B’nai Sholom, 420 Whitehall Road, Albany,
N.Y. The program, sponsored by the New York Council for the
Humanities, Speakers in the Humanities Program, is free and
open to the public.
Altamont PTA Village-wide
Garage Sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
rain or shine. Shoppers may stop
by the library, fire department,
Hungerford Market, Home Front
Café, or Stewart’s to pick up a map
that outlines where each sale is
and a description of items being
sold. All proceeds will benefit the
Altamont PTA.
“Purple-Palooza” Celebration With a Purpose: Family
Friends Future, Inc. will hold its
first annual Purple-Palooza event
at the Altamont Vineyard and Winery, from 4 to 7 p.m., to celebrate
life, love, and the work of Family
Friends Future, Inc. in Albany
and the Capital Region. Tickets
are $25 per person. The event will
feature wine tastings and chocolate and cheese pairings, as well
as drawings and an art show and
auction of artwork donated by Art
de Cure. All proceeds will benefit
Family Friends Future, Inc., a notfor-profit organization dedicated to
providing awareness, education,
and resources for Alzheimer’s and
dementia-related diseases.
Gallupville F.D. Auxiliary
Rummage and Bake Sale, from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bag sale starts a
noon. Lunch runs from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
Pork Dinner at the Dormansville United Methodist Church,
from 4 to 7 p.m., in the church hall.
The menu includes roast pork,
dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy,
sauerkraut, green beans, rolls,
brownies with ice cream, and tea
and coffee. The cost is a donation.
Take-outs are available. There will
be a bake sale.
Mommy and Me Music and
Movement Class for children
under 5, led by Girl Scout Troop
1798, in Guilderland, for 5 weeks.
Drop-in with your children on
Saturdays, from May 3 to May
31, from 10 to 11 a.m., at the Lynnwood Reformed Church, 3714
Carman Road, Schenectady. The
cost is $10 for the first child and
$5 for each additional child.
Volunteer Trail Day: It’s time
for an outdoor spring cleaning!
Come join Huyck Preserve staff
as we get our trails ready for hiking season. Volunteers will help
prune and trim back the budding
forest and replace trail markers
as needed. The specific trail we
work on will be announced closer
to the day of the event. Park at the
Research Station at 284 Pond Hill
Road, Rensselaerville. Lunch will
follow as a thank you to the generous support of our volunteers. All
are welcome, but groups or anyone
interested in formalizing their
volunteer experience should contact Conservation and Outreach
coordinator Christina McLaughlin
at 797-3440.
Brooks Chicken Barbecue at
the McKownville United Methodist Church, 1565 Western Ave.,
from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. A vendor
fair, the Table Hopping Shopping
Fair, featuring personal, home, and
gift items from local craftspeople
and vendors, will also be held during the same hours.
Annual Strawberry Supper at the Jerusalem Reformed
Church, Route 32 Feura Bush,
from 4 to 6:30 p.m. The menu
includes baked ham with many
sides and strawberry shortcake
with whipped cream. The cost is
a free-will donation.
Consumer and Fraud Protection Program: Maurice
Padula, senior consumer fraud
representative of the New York
State Office of the Attorney General Bureau of Consumer Fraud
and Protection, will present a
program detailing how to become
a smart consumer, while protecting yourself from fraud. This is
an informative meeting designed
for all ages, including teens and
those students heading to college,
the elderly, and those of us so busy
we fail to give serious thought to
protecting our assets. Please join
us at the Hilltown Senior Center,
Helderberg Trail, Berne, at 10 a.m.
This program is free and open to
the public.
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Sunday, May 4
Tuesday, May 6
Roast Beef Dinner, sponsored
by the Berne Volunteer Fire Company and Auxiliary, at the Berne
Fire House, Canaday Hill Road,
from noon to 5 p.m. The menu includes roast beef, mashed potatoes,
gravy, cabbage salad, vegetables,
homemade applesauce, rolls, coffee, tea, milk, and homemade pies.
The cost is $12 for adults, $5 for
children, and $13 for takeouts.
Darkest Days for NY Bats,
presented by The Friends of the
Pine Bush Community, at 7 p.m.,
at the Albany Pine Bush Discovery
Center, 195 New Karner Road.
In March 2007, a new disease of
bats, “White Nose Syndrome,” was
discovered in a cave within sight of
Albany. By 2014, nearly every bat
wintering in caves or mines in the
eastern half of North America had
been exposed, and they had died
by the millions. Species that were
common a decade earlier were in
very real danger of extinction. Join
Alan Kicks, retired bat specialists
for the NYSDEC as he recounts
the story from the first discovery
to the current time. Learn what
we know about the history, recent
trends, and the future of this disease, and what it all means for
North American bats.
Health and Services Fair
for adults and senior adults, at
the Albany JCC, 430 Whitehall
Road, Albany, from 10:30 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. Free health screenings,
information booths, refreshments,
drawing prizes, therapeutic massages, quick adult haircuts, and
a snack bag.
Rural Life Sunday celebrated
by Albany County Pomona Grange
#4 at 7 p.m. at the Potter Hollow
Union Church, 4824 Potter Hollow Road, Preston Hollow. Pastor
Nathan Miles will bring us the
message. The Grange Memorial
service for our departed brothers and sisters of the past year
will be led by Pomona Chaplain
Sister, Mavis Schanz. A time of
remembrance, fellowship, and
light refreshments will follow
in the Fellowship Hall. All are
welcome.
Aerial Acrobats: Powerful,
talented, and gentle giants of the
Pine Bush. Hawks and owls are
year-round residents. Learn why
the Pine Bush is an important
habitat for these birds of prey.
Come join us for an informative
program about these remarkable
creatures. Discover how they hunt,
their unique calls, and distinctive
characteristics. There will be a
short indoor presentation, followed by a one-mile hike. For ages
7 and up. Meet at the Albany Pine
Bush Discovery Center, 195 New
Karner Road, at 1 p.m. The fee
is $3 per person or $5 per family,
and registration is required; call
456-0655.
Chicken Parmesan Dinner
held by Girl Scout Troop #1758,
from 4 to 7 p.m., at the American
Legion, Altamont. The cost is $11
for adults, $9 for seniors, and $6
for children. Take-outs are available.
Tuesday Delmar Farmers’
Market beginning on May 6,
in the First United Methodist
Church Parking lot, from 2:30 to
6 p.m.
“Of Dartmoor Prison I’ll Tell
All I Can”: The prison songs of
Thomas Mott in the War of 1812
will be the program presented by
Paul Mercer at the New Scotland
Historical Association, Wyman
Osterhout Community Center,
New Salem. Mr. Mercer will tell in
music and words the little known
tale of the War of 1812 POWs imprisoned in England’s notorious
Dartmoor Prison. The program is
free and open to the public; call
765-4212 for more information.
Wednesday, May 7
“You Don’t Know Where
You’re Going Until You Have
Seen Where You’ve Been”: A
program on the history of surveying from the old equipment
used — some will be on display
— to the ancient deed descriptions to the reading of the land.
Presented by Cynthia K. Elliott,
land surveyor and long-time town
resident. Held at the Clarksville
Community Church, Delaware
Turnpike, Clarksville, beginning
at 7 p.m. The public is invited,
refreshments will follow the
program. Call 768-2870 for more
information.
Knox Historical Society
Meeting at 7 p.m. at the town hall,
located at 2192 Berne-Altamont
Road, Route 156. Visitors and new
members are always welcome.
Refreshments will be served.
Thursday, May 8
Free Writing Workshop
With Writer and Columnist
Diane Cameron: The Albany
Institute of History and Art will
host award-winning area writer
Diane Cameron for an inspiring
workshop on how to start your
own writing project. Cameron is a
popular motivational speaker and
the author of Looking For Signs, a
collection of essays and columns.
This event will take place at 6 p.m.
and is free and open to the public
as part of the Institute’s Evening’s
at the Institute initiative.
Friday, May 9
Mother’s Day Plant Sale
hosted by the North Bethlehem
Fire Department, 589 Russell
Road, Albany, on Friday from 4
to 7 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m.
to 7 p.m., and Sunday from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
Camp Pinnacle Garage Sale
Friday and Saturday from 8 to 3
p.m. A pancake breakfast will also
be served from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on
Saturday, for $7. Camp Pinnacle
is located at 621 Pinnacle Road,
Voorheesville. Proceeds will benefit the summer camp ministry.
Peter Pan, presented by Voorheesville Elementary School’s 5th
grade drama club, at the Clayton
A. Bouton Performing Arts Center,
Friday and Saturday at 7:15 p.m.,
and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are
$7 for adults and $3 for children.
Mother’s Day Weekend Flower/Plant and Bake Sale Fundraiser: The Preston Hollow Beautification Committee is holding a
sale at the Greenhouse parking
lot on Route 145 in Preston Hollow, on Friday, from 3 to 7 p.m.,
Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
and Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
There will be a selection of potted
flowers, hanging plants, flats of
both flowers and vegetables, and
loads of baked goods. All proceeds
to benefit the work of the Beautification Committee.
Q.U.I.L.T. Inc. will meet at the
Delmar Reformed Church, 386
Delaware Ave., Delmar, at 9:45
a.m. The lecture topic will be “Oxymoron, a Collection of Absurdly
Logical Quilts,” with Dianne Hire.
There will be a show-and-share
after the lecture. A $5 visitor donation is required. Call 393-2284
Saturday, May 10
Capital Community Voices
Presents “Frontier Fantasies”:
Capital Community Voices, directed by Julie Panke, will present “Frontier Fantasies” at 7:30
p.m. at Genet Elementary School,
Route 4, East Greenbush. Folk
and popular songs exploring the
frontiers of the American West,
space, the sea, and love and romance will highlight the program.
The chorus will be accompanied
by pianist John Norton, bassist
Tony Riccobono, and percussionist
Leonard Tobler. A reception will
follow the concert. Ticket prices
are $10 general admission and $8
for seniors and students.
Finest Kind presented by Old
Songs, Inc., at 37 South Main St.,
Voorheesville, at 8 p.m. Tickets
are $20. Call 765-2815 to purchase
tickets.
18th Annual Blood Drive in
Loving Memory of Kenneth
Rivers, at the Helderberg Reformed Church, 435 Main St.,
Route 146, Guilderland Center,
from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 8618031 to make an appointment;
walk-ins are welcome.
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Spring Wildflower Walk: The
Huyck Preserve is happy to announce the start of one of our most
popular hiking series with this
year’s Spring Wildflower Walk.
Led by naturalist Chris Schiralli,
the series explores the preserve’s
flowers across spring, summer,
and early fall. This spring, learn
how to identify some of the beautiful blooms seen around Lake
Myosotis and Lincoln Pond. The
walk will be 1.5 hours in length
and participants are encouraged
to wear comfortable shoes and
bring water. Trails may be muddy
so come prepared. This walk is
open to all and free of charge but
a donation of $5 is recommended
and greatly appreciated.
Barn Dance from 7:30 to 10
p.m. at the Octagon Barn, 588 Middle Road, Knox. The caller is Paul
Rosenberg, with live music from
Tamarack. Fun, simple dances for
people of all ages and abilities. No
experience necessary, all dances
will be taught; Circles, contras,
squares, partner, and non-partner
dances. The suggested donation is
$5 for adults and $2 for children.
Free refreshments. Call 482-9255
Silent Auction and Concert
from the Heart of the African
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175 5th Ave. The auction opens at
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Light of Recognition Shines on Volunteers
Saint Rose honors
These local students were among
104 honored for outstanding academic achievement at the Honors
Convocation held recently on the
Saint Rose campus:
— Manar Alohaly of Guilderland received the Graduate
Honors in Computer Information Systems Award. Alohaly
is a graduate student at Saint
Rose;
— Mckenzie Bourque of
Slingerlands received the Donna
L. Reittinger Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Psychological Research. Bourque
is a senior at Saint Rose. The
recipient of the Donna L. Reittinger Award must be a senior
graduating in December or May
of the academic year in which he
or she completes a capstone project successfully. Eligible students
must have at least a 3.0 gradepoint average in psychology and
an overall grade-point average
of 3.0 or higher;
— Mark Gorczyca of
Schenectady received the Graduate Honors MS in Accounting
Award. Gorczyca is a graduate
student at Saint Rose;
Margy McKenna of East Berne won a County Executive Volunteer Award, presented by Daniel McCoy at a ceremony in
Albany on April 24. McKenna coordinated the annual Easter
dinner — enjoyed by hundreds — at the Capital City Rescue
Mission, where she regularly helps the office staff managing
finances.
Donald Keyer of Altamont, who received an honorable mention at the ceremony, was moved to tears at last Thursday’s
ceremony as he spoke of a bad choice he once made. He now
volunteers with the Albany County Stop-DWI program and
with Ed Frank’s Choices 301, where he educates people on the
dangers of drinking and driving.
— Brianna Grant of Altamont received the Outstanding
Senior in Criminal Justice Award
and recognition for publication of
an article in the College’s Journal of Undergraduate Research.
Grant is a senior at Saint Rose.
Outstanding Senior Awards are
presented to graduating seniors
who have at least a 3.5 gradepoint average;
— Michael Hitt of Altamont
received the Sister Theresa
Wysolmerski Award for Excellence in Biology and the General Chemistry Award. Hitt is
a freshman at Saint Rose. The
award is presented to a full-time
undergraduate student majoring
in biology, biology: adolescence
education, who has completed
at least 32 credits in science.
Recipient must have minimum
3.5 grade-point average in the
sciences and must demonstrate
academic excellence, breadth
of interest and general social
concern. The General Chemistry
Award is presented to the best
student in general chemistry;
Richard Walker, formerly of East Berne who now lives in
Watervliet, was a winner, honored for helping to keep the USS
Slater “ship shape.” For 16 years, he has volunteered as a tour
guide, storekeeper, maintenance man, and organizer for visitors
to the World War II destroyer. The county named five winners
and gave four honorable mentions.
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Charlotte Fuss, of Knox, right, kisses her daughter of the
same name as the elder Fuss wins a volunteer award for her
work with the Hilltown Seniors — she coordinates meals and
activities — and the county’s Department for the Aging Advisory Board. She also is a member of the Knox Fire Department’s
Ladies’ Auxiliary.
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— Kevin Noonan of
Schenectady received the Outstanding Senior in English:
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Noonan is a senior at Saint Rose.
Outstanding Senior Awards are
presented to graduating seniors
who have at least a 3.5 gradepoint average and who meet
other criteria specified by the departments in which they study.
— Courtney Ritter of
Schenectady received the Graduate Honors in Childhood Education Award. Ritter is a graduate
student at Saint Rose. Graduate
Honors Awards are based on criteria specified by the department
in which the graduate student
studies;
— Jean Stella of Slingerlands
received the Sally Fox Memorial
Award in Microbiology. Stella is a
senior at Saint Rose. The award
in Microbiology is presented to
the best student in biology, microbiology or medical technology.
It is based on grade-point average
and motivation for and interest in
microbiology;
— Rob Stoddard of Schenectady
received recognition for publication of an article in the college’s
Journal of Undergraduate Research. Stoddard is a senior at
Saint Rose.
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Standing Ready,
Ever Steady
A
n eagle’s view: Tyler Reinemann, perched high on Guilderland Center’s Engine
Truck Apparatus 49, center, looks at Thacher State Park in New Scotland during
a firefighters’ field day on Saturday. Meanwhile, Ethan Peterson, 6, from Altamont,
at left, tries on the helmet and mask of Knox’s assistant chief while standing inside the
company’s apparatus.
Other local departments also held open houses for Recruit New York events last weekend
including Fort Hunter Fire Department, bottom left, as its Engine 38 and Multipurpose
33 line the front of the firehouse. At Westmere Fire Department, a little boy, bottom right,
looks forward to driving a big Engine 96 when he gets older.
Photographs by Michael Koff
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...GCSD tech mavens lead the way to cooperative learning
(Continued from page 1)
Fanning at the middle school, and
Alicia Wein at the high school —
of the inaugural Technology in
Educations Awards, which are to
be given every semester.
“Teachers at the beginning can
be a bit apprehensive,” said LeMoyne of using technology in the
classroom. “We want to encourage
them.”
LeMoyne summed up her philosophy, saying, “Given the age
we’re now in, having a teacher
recite facts and having kids regurgitate those facts is not productive. Facts and information are a
kid’s fingertips. A teacher’s job is
to teach kids to evaluate, to use
higher-order thinking levels.”
She also said, “Communication
amongst teachers is what makes
the light bulbs go off.”
Continuing journey
LeMoyne was an educator before she was a techie. She grew up
in Colombia where both of her parents were university teachers.
Her father died young, at age
42, when LeMoyne was at the
tender age of 15. Her mother
was 38 — the age LeMoyne is
now; her mother moved with her
two daughters to Buenos Aires
in Argentina to be with her only
sister. “She was the only one left,”
LeMoyne said of her aunt. “It was
my father’s dying wish that my
mother be with her sister.”
“It was tough,” said LeMoyne of
having lost her father and being
uprooted to live in a new city in a
different country. She found solace
in books.
After graduating from college,
LeMoyne taught English as a
foreign language. She eventually
applied to the competitive Visiting
International Faculty program,
and was assigned to a school in
North Carolina near Fort Bragg.
There, from 2005 to 2010, she
taught English
as a second
language. “I
was given computers in my
classroom,” she
recalled. Until
“It is
then, she had
used “a lot of
real objects in
her teaching,”
noting, “Everything was
handmade.”
She discovered, though, how
useful the computers could be to
her students when she found out
she could record them. When a
student heard his own voice and
said, “I want to read again, Ms.
create new lessons or take old
lessons and “make them more
engaging with technology.”
She believes that too many
teachers are “stuck into spoonfeeding and regurgitation.”
LeMoyne concluded, “It is my job
to challenge a kid’s mind.”
She gave an example of teaching
a class about tornadoes. Rather
than just have the students absorb
facts from a teacher’s presentation, they could be challenged
to do a project where they make
a public-service announcement
about tornadoes. They would then
have to look up information on
what areas are prone to tornadoes,
learn the science of tornadoes, and
figure out how people can prepare
themselves.
“They have to understand information and apply information; it
turns into knowledge,” she said.
“Now students need to think about
how to get a message across so it
sticks.”
LeMoyne believes that, used effectively, technology can enhance
learning at all levels.
One of the nominees for the
Technology in Education Award,
Shannon Clegg, a Spanish teacher
at Guilderland High School, for
example, scanned materials for
her visually impaired student
who uses an iPad to enlarge the
materials.
In LeMoyne’s previous job, in
North Carolina, a study showed
that students studying English
as a second language, regular-
Alicia Wein, an English teacher at Guilderland High School,
runs a nearly paperless classroom, and helps others incorporate
technology into their teaching. Some of the tools she has used are
Edmodo, Google Drive, Classroom Calendar, digital assignments
and discussion groups, digital drafting, digital paper submission,
and digital feedback and evaluation.
ily in Rochester, N.Y. He is now
a physical education and health
teacher at Stillwater and their
children — a son in 10th grade,
and a daughter who turned 11
in October — attend Guilderland
schools.
LeMoyne is
the instructional
technology specialist for the
district, a post
that pays about
my job to challenge a kid’s mind.”
$50,000 annually, but concedes,
“Most teachers
don’t know what
I do.”
She describes
her duties this
ing. LeMoyne eventually became way: “I support teachers and help
the technology facilitator for four them integrate technology. That is
different schools. When the grant the baseline.”
She has an online calendar
money that had funded her post
ran out, she looked for work that where teachers can sign up for
was closer to her husband’s fam- time with her. She can help them
LeMoyne,” she was delighted.
“I stumbled upon it,” she recalled. “Then we did video, audio,
podcasts.”
Her principal urged her to show
other teachers what she was do-
Deanna Barney-Sischo, who teaches first-graders at Pine Bush
Elementary School, adapted an old lesson, “Journey Through
Time,” to include the iPad. Her students researched evolving
modes of transportation and, using an application called Keynotes,
created presentations with interactive features like pictures and
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...As teachers tailor their lessons to meet individual needs
education students, and specialeducation students all improved
their reading, compared to control
groups, using iPods.
Tangiblefluency.blogspot.com,
one of several blogs that LeMoyne writes, speaks to this issue.
She also blogs on project-based
learning, on everyday education
technology, and on teaching with
Chromebooks — all at blogspot.
com.
Levels of learning
Asked if a certain amount of
rote learning — multiplication
tables, for example— isn’t needed
in order to reach those higher
planes of knowledge, LeMoyne
responded, “Our brain learns in
different ways.”
She distinguished mechanical
learning, which involves repetitive patterns, from higher-order
thinking levels.
LeMoyne said that technology
can help with mechanical as well
as higher-order learning. She cited
the example of Vivian Donnelly,
a high school algebra teacher,
who has created videos of lessons to help students with their
homework.
LeMoyne pulled up on her computer screen a lesson that Donnelley created on the quadratic
formula. She pointed out that a
struggling student could listen to
that lesson again and again until
it was understood. The lessons
are also useful for students who
have missed classes or who want
to review.
LeMoyne is well aware of cognitive development from her days in
the classroom.
She says she misses the everyday interaction she had with
students when she was a teacher,
“just caring for them,” she says.
She speaks excitedly about being
in a sixth-grade classroom the day
before, working with the students
on using Chromebooks — personal
computers made by Google that
store data in a “cloud” accessed
by an Internet connection.
LeMoyne keeps in mind her
sister’s engineering job when she
deals with students. “She constantly has to collaborate; they
meet virtually,” she says of the
other engineers her sister works
with.
So the Chromebooks are used
“to get good information and do
collaboration online.”
Asked if students without computers at home are shortchanged,
LeMoyne said, “Teachers are
aware of that. Digital work is
usually completed during school
hours.”
Last Thursday, LeMoyne participated in a virtual conference,
“a Google hangout,” with teachers
in Manchester, Conn., on the use of
Chromebooks in the classroom. Having the Chromebooks constantly at
hand, she said, “changes dynamics,
discipline, and methodology.”
Guilderland started using
Chromebooks last year in a pilot
project at the high school. Teachers
applied to receive a full set of 30
to use in their classes. Nine carts
were distributed, some in more than
Molly Fanning, a seventh-grade English teacher at Farnsworth Middle School, works with one of her
students. Fanning relates to her students through Google, using e-mail, Google docs, and web pages,
and incorporates technology into most of her lessons. Her students create digital memoirs and work
collaboratively on poems and essays.
one subject — in special education,
Spanish, English, social studies,
chemistry, math, and English as a
second language.
Discipline was one of the topics discussed in last Thursday’s
virtual conference. Rather than
passing paper notes in class or
whispering to each other, students
can simply communicate on their
Chromebooks.
The solution, said LeMoyne, is
software that allows the teacher
to see thumbnails of the students’
screens on her screen.
But this software goes far beyond
allowing the teacher to monitor
students’ electronic note-passing.
It helps the teacher tailor lessons
to individual students. She can see,
at a glance of the thumbnails, who
is struggling or falling behind and,
without embarrassing the student
by verbally addressing the problem,
can communicate to the student
through the Chromebook, perhaps
sending a different lesson.
Last Thursday, LeMoyne worked
with Rebecca Wlazlo’s class, using
Pear Deck to teach about ancient
Greece. Wlazlo used multi-media
slides interspersed with questions
to keep her students engrossed.
“The cool thing was, the kids
didn’t have to look at the big
screen,” said LeMoyne. “It went
into each of their computers.”
As the students typed their answers to the questions posed, the
responses showed up on the big
screen. So, for example, when they
were asked at what age Spartans
sent their kids to the Army, the 27
students could see a chart form on
the big screen as they answered
the multiple-choice question. (The
correct answer was age 7.)
An open-ended question —
What was the main purpose of
education in Athens? — led to
brain-storming. As students typed
their answers, their responses
were posted to a big wall where
everyone could read all of the
responses.
Winners
The Technology in Education
Award winners were chosen by the
district’s technology cabinet, which
meets monthly and has representatives from each of Guilderland’s
seven schools.
Barney-Sischo, for example,
“adapted an old lesson, “Journey
Through Time,” to include the
iPad,” said LeMoyne. Her firstgrade students at Pine Bush
“The cool thing was,
the kids didn’t have to look at the big screen.
It went into each of their computers.”
“The teacher could see what
every student was thinking and
guide the conversation,” said
LeMoyne. “She could also see who
was not responding and approach
them.”
She contrasted this with traditional teaching techniques. “You
couldn’t check that they were
understanding,” she said, recalling
how, when she was teaching, she
used to try to read her students’
faces. “Now, you know,” she said.
“In my ideal world,” concluded
LeMoyne of Chromebooks, “this
would become a textbook.”
Elementary School researched
evolving modes of transportation
and, using an application called
Keynotes, created presentations
with interactive features like pictures and videos.
Last year, LeMoyne went to
Barney-Sischo’s classroom and
taught the students how to use
Keynote with a final presentation
for their parents.
This year, Barney-Sischo shared
what she had learned with another
teacher, Joy MacManaman, who
created similar projects with her
students.
“First-graders are still working
on fine motor skills and hand-eye
coordination,” said LeMoyne. From
playing video games, she said, they
often have an intuitive sense that
pushing a button will bring results
but they have to learn to organize
pictures.
LeMoyne believes there will always be a need to teach students
to form letters by hand rather than
just typing them on a keyboard. In
fact, she described new technology
that turns handwritten words into
typed text, and she said more tablets are now coming with writing
styluses.
She also described iPad applications that allow young students to
use their fingers to trace shapes
on a screen.
Seventh-grade English teacher
Molly Fanning is the winner from
Farnsworth Middle School. She
helped plan the use of laptop carts
in the school, and is teaching, with
Steve Wolf, a tech forum called
Google Me This! Fanning relates to
her students through Google, using
e-mail, Google docs, and web pages
and incorporates technology into
most of her lessons. Her students
create digital memoirs.
“She created a website to pool
all lessons and materials,” said
LeMoyne, which is especially
useful when students are absent
from class.
Fanning has also created a platform for her students to work collaboratively on poems and essays.
“One of the heavyweights is peer
review,” said LeMoyne. “It helps
students become better writers.”
English teacher Alicia Wein was
the winner at Guilderland High
School. She was lauded for running
a nearly paperless classroom and
also leading her peers.
Some of the tools she has used are
Edmodo, Google Drive, Classroom
Calendar, digital assignments and
discussion groups, digital drafting,
digital paper submission, and digital feedback and evaluation.
“Edmodo,” LeMoyne explained,
“is a social educational platform; it
feels like Facebook but is secure for
our students.. It allows live discussions to take place.”
As a reward for the three winners, LeMoyne said, “We wanted to
help them fulfill their wish lists for
their classrooms or for professional
development…They all wanted
more technology.”
The elementary teacher got five
iPads for the classroom. “I taught
her to use them as a center to have
kids rotate,” said LeMoyne.
Fanning, she said, “wanted a
way to capture video so kids could
edit it,” said LeMoyne. “We got her
two iPad Touches, two mounts, two
tripods.” She explained, this would
make steady filming easier as students conduct interviews.
Wein wanted an iPad to project
on the projector, said LeMoyne, explaining, “She has applications that
let her show worksheets.”
“We have outstanding teachers
here,” LeMoyne concluded. “They
are updating themselves every
day with this huge technological
initiative.”
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Library Notes
Altamont
Erika Gauthier is all smiles after being named president of the
Guilderland Chamber of Commerce. She said she is excited to
continue initiatives she began while acting as interim president,
including the launch of a new mobile application.
As chamber prez
Gauthier embraces new technology
Gauthier said, the Guilderland
GUILDERLAND — Erika Chamber of Commerce still has
Gauthier has been named presi- it’s ACA navigator grant, allowdent of the Guilderland Chamber ing it to assist businesses and
individuals with enrollment.
of Commerce.
“Open enrollment is closed, but
Gauthier has been acting
as the interim president since people can still enroll if they have
October, when Kathy Burbank a qualifying event,” she said.
Gauthier also said that, while
stepped down to become the
executive director of Community membership hasn’t been growing, she believes the members
Caregivers.
“I am happy I get to continue who have stuck with the chamber
my work through some new initia- for as long as they have will remain members for
tives we have been
years to come.
working on the last
“Most people
few months,” said
don’t see the value
Gauthier.
in face-to-face netBefore becoming
working anymore,”
the acting presis a i d G a u t h i e r.
dent of the cham“Most people
“We’re trying to
ber, Gauthier was
the program and
don’t see the value lure younger, startup businesses in
membership manin face-to-face
by improving our
ager, a position
networking
technology.”
she had held since
One of Gauthi2009.
anymore.”
er’s first actions as
She previously
chamber president
worked with the
was to announce
Bethlehem Chamthe 2014 Town and
ber of Commerce,
C h a m b e r awa r d
the Montgomery
recipients.
Chamber of ComWi n n e r s w e r e
m e r c e, a n d t h e
Guilderland Public Library. She nominated by community and
has a bachelor’s degree in politi- chamber members and selected
cal science and public relations by a committee consisting of town
from the State University of New officials, chamber members, and
York College at Oswego and is the chamber’s annual dinner
currently obtaining her master’s committee.
The Town Beautification Award
degree in business administraWinners are:
tion from Excelsior College.
The Westmere Fire DepartGauthier said the big push in
the chamber right now is to step ment, for best overall remodel
up its technological aspects.
of the new firehouse;
“We just started a Google
Tractor Supply Company for
Indoor Maps partnership, so new construction;
people can virtually go inside a
The Recovery Sports Grill for
business and see what it’s like,” best renovation;
she said.
Dave and Busters for “worth
The chamber also recently a tour”; and
launched a mobile application,
M&T Bank with a special
still in the testing phase, which Green Award for its new, energywill allow people to electroni- efficient building.
cally respond to events, access
The Chamber Award Winners
members, and explore member- are:
to-member discounts.
Brian Clark, of the UPS Store,
“We’re going to play with it a for Small Business Person of
little bit more,” said Gauthier. the Year;
“There are lots of options.”
Lisa Giruzzi, of TransformaMembership has gone down, tional Conversations, for the
she said, but noted that declining Chamber Champion Award, for
membership was an issue for all her tireless support of the Guilchambers, across the county.
derland Chamber;
“We are all trying to reinvent
Sports and Spinal Wellness
ourselves and find new and bet- Center for the Best Place to
ter ways to help our members,” Work;
Gauthier said.
Troy Miller, of CM Fox Realty,
The Guilderland Chamber for the Award of Merit; and
currently has about 500 member
The Lynnwood Elementary
businesses.
Parent Teacher Association, for
One reason for the decline a special Community Project
could be related to the Affordable Award, for its new playground.
Care Act preventing the chamber
The awards will be presented
from providing health insur- at a dinner on June 11 at the
ance to small businesses, but, Pinehaven Country Club.
By David Warner
The Altamont Free Library
is planning to make a genuine,
first-class, no-holds-barred fundraising effort in conjunction with
the annual village-wide garage
sale on May 3.
Ours of course will be a garage
and book sale. We’ll be offering
many recently culled books, and
asking our community supporters to donate books of their own,
along with garage sale items.
We’ll be accepting all donations on
Thursday and Friday afternoons,
May 1 and 2.
Tweet
Our annual spring bird walk
is scheduled for Wednesday, May
7. Spring is probably the most
exciting, most rewarding season
for birders. So meet at the library
at 9 a.m., and we’ll migrate via
carpool to Brandle Road. Dan and
Christine Capuano will again be
our sharp-eyed leaders and experienced identifiers.
Story time
We probably don’t give story
time enough press. That’s too bad.
It deserves more. Kids love it. So
do their moms, dads, and other
caregivers. It’s full of music and
movement, kids in the spotlight,
kids making friends. Kids being
shy, kids getting braver. Simple
crafts and finger plays. And at
the center a wonderful, well-told
story.
Give story time a try. Every
Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. All
ages are welcome. More than
welcome.
Westerlo
By Sue Hoadley
The library’s annual bake sale
will be held on Saturday, May 10,
the day before Mother’s Day, from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Westerlo
Public Library. Donations of
baked goods are welcomed. A
sign-up sheet is at the circulation desk.
Watch for our new blue banner
announcing the sale. We’re so
proud of this beautiful permanent fabric sign handcrafted by
library trustee Lila Smith.
Read to Angus
Is your child nervous or selfconscious about reading aloud or
reluctant to read at all? Often
they feel very comfortable reading to a dog. Since the dog isn’t
judgmental or intimidating, it
boosts the child’s confidence, so
they forget about their limitations and their reading skills
improve. Angus, a registered
therapy dog, will be visiting on
Friday, May 2, from 6 to 7 p.m. Look for the sign-up sheet at
the desk to register your child
for a 15-minute reading session
with Angus.
Story time
Our toddler and preschool
story time meets on Wednesday
at 10 a.m. Join Miss Lee for stories, songs, games and movement
activities designed for children
ages two to five years old. In addition to developing pre-reading
skills, singing, moving to music,
and playing instruments all help
foster a sense of rhythm and timing that are essential elements
in developing the part of a child’s
brain that shapes math skills. Technology Walk-In
Wednesday
Do you have a new Kindle or
Nook, but don’t know how to
download books? Need to brush
up on your computer skills or
obtain basic skills? See Amy on
Wednesdays between 10 a.m. and
1 p.m., for free, personalized, oneon-one instruction. If Wednesday
mornings are not convenient,
please contact us to schedule an
appointment.
Guilderland
Glen Ebisch, author of over
15 mysteries and romance
novels, will speak to the Upper Hudson Chapter of Sisters in Crime (The Mavens of
Mayhem) on Saturday, May
17, at the Bethlehem Public
Library. His talk, “Adding
Romance to Your Mystery,”
will start at 11 a.m., half
an hour after the start of the
Mavens’ meeting. Admission
is free.
Bethlehem
By Louise Grieco
On Sunday, May 4, at 2 p.m.,
join us at the library and transport yourself to Jabba’s palace for
an intergalactic feast. Star Wars
snacks, costume contest, trivia,
crafts, more. This program is
for kids in kindergarten through
grade 7 and their families. Call
439-9314 for more information
and to sign up.
YA Books for
teens and adults
On Monday, May 5, at 7 p.m. YA
Books will discuss Graceling by
Kristin Cashore. New members
are welcome. Copies of the book
are available at the information
desk. Audio copies may also be
available.
Pajama rama
On Tuesday, May 6, at 7 p.m.,
join us at the library for a genuine pajama-llama story time. All
ages are welcome.
Lego Club
On Wednesday, May 7, at 4
p.m., come to the library where
we supply the Legos, you supply
the imagination. Try Lego challenges and build friendships.
This program is for kids and
families.
Dog Stories
On Friday, May 9, at 10 a.m.,
join us at the Bethlehem Public
Library for dog stories. A furry
guest will join us for some dog
tales. This program is for kids
ages 3 to 6 with their family.
Teen advisory group
On Friday, May 9, at 4 p.m.
TAG meets to talk about teen
programs and activities at the
library. For kids in grade 6 thorugh 12.
Daybooks
On Monday, May 12, at 1:30
p.m., the book group will discuss
We Are All Completely Beside
Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler.
New members are welcome. Copies of the book are available at
the information desk. Audio copies may also be available.
Board meets
On Monday, May 12, at 6 p.m.,
the library board will meet for a
budget review. This meeting is
open to the public.
Afterdinner Books
p.m., Afterdinner Books will discuss Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.
New members are welcome.
Copies of the book are available
at the information desk. Audio
copies may also be available.
Grant writing basics
p.m., an overview for artists, nonprofit administrators and others
presented by grant specialist
Joan Oliver.
By Mark Curiale
The Guilderland Public Library’s finance committee has
proposed, and the board of trustees has unanimously approved, a
2014-15 budget of $3,541,967. This
represents an increase of $49,832,
or 1.42 percent, over the 201314 budget. The proposed budget
maintains the service levels the
community has come to expect
from its public library, assures a
continued supply of quality materials for public use, maximizes use of
current resources, dedicates funds
for building maintenance, and is
below the mandated tax cap.
Specific budget allocations
are available on the library’s
website at www.guilpl.org/budget-2014-2015.
There will be a public briefing and comment session on the
library’s budget on Thursday,
May 8, at 7 p.m., in the library’s
Tawasentha Room. The public is
encouraged to attend.
The public vote on the proposed
budget will be on Tuesday, May
20, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., at local
elementary schools. Also part of
this vote is election of trustees to
fill four open seats on the library’s
board. Information on the candidates is available at www.guilpl.
org/budget-2014-2015.
Generally speaking, individual
line items on the proposed budget
hold to the same spending levels as
the current year’s budget. There
are three notable exceptions: One
is that funding for salaries and
benefits is reduced because of
retirements and by bringing on
replacement staff at earlier stages
of their careers. Though staffing
is down slightly, current levels
of service and programming are
maintained.
Another reduced item is under
Business Operations, which offers
savings in printing and postage
costs by shifting the library’s
monthly postcard content to a local publication, Guilderland Our
Towne. The staff and board agree
that it’s vital to keep the community informed about the library’s
programming; partnering with
an established local publication
offers a more efficient, economical
solution.
The third exception is that the
savings noted above are being devoted to investing in the library’s
upkeep through the establishment of a “Capital Reserve Fund.”
Initially funded at $90,000 in the
proposed budget, the purpose of the
reserve is to set aside funds for fixing anticipated maintenance needs
in our 22-year-old building.
The proposed budget is in line
with the rate of inflation, and is a
prudent, responsible approach to
underwriting the library’s operations for the coming year.
The trustees and staff are
grateful for the community’s
continued support.
Library info
The library is located at 2228
Western Ave. Visit the library’s
website at www.guilpl.org. Check
out the unofficial library updates
at facebook.com/Guilderland.Library and follow the Library on
Twitter (@GuilderlandLib).
Happy
Cat Rescue
seeks
sale items
GUILDERLAND — On Saturday, May 3, the day of the villagewide garage sale in Altamont,
Happy Cat Rescue will be holding
a sale.
The not-for-profit group that
helps stray cats is looking for donations of garage-sale items.
Anyone wishing to donate an
item may call Marcia Scott at
334-3195.
23
Library Notes
Rensselaerville
Voorheesville
By Kimberly Graff
On Thursdays, May 1 and 8,
the Rensselaerville Library will
have a comprehensive retirement
Program from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Madison Wealth Managers will provide
these informational seminars for
planning a successful retirement.
Please register for this program.
You have access to
e-books and audio books
through the library
and your library card.
Medusa Festival
On Saturday, May 3, the library
will be selling used books at the
Medusa Festival, from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m.
Garage sale
On Saturday, May 17, as part
of the RVFD Garage Sale Day the
library will hold a book sale from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Gently used books
can be dropped off during library
hours the week prior.
Story time
On Saturday, May 24 at 10 a.m.,
Jeannette Rice will host story time
for children of all ages. The theme
is April Showers Bring May Flowers, we will have stories, songs and
crafts all about flowers.
Cocktail party
On Saturday, May 24, from 4 to
7 p.m., the annual library cocktail
party and drawing will be held at
Stonecrop the estate home at the
Carey Conference Center. Tickets
are $20 at the door. Please bring a
dessert or appetizer to share.
Book discussion
On Saturday, May 31, the Community Read Book Discussion
group will discuss Pontoon by
Garrison Keillor at 11a.m., in the
library.
Town picnic
On Sunday, June 1, there will be
the annual town picnic, from 2 to 4
p.m., at town hall. The library will
have an information table.
Lyme disease
On Thursday, June 5, at 6:30
p.m., Sarah Lyons from Albany
County Department of Health will
provide a presentation on Lyme
disease prevention. Please register a minimum of 8 registrants is
required.
Workshop
On Thursday, June 12, at 3
p.m., Marni Graff will provide a
workshop on the Art of Mystery
for writers and readers. Graff is
self-published and prepares her
own marketing and press and
will offer some insights into the
publishing industry.
Also, on Thursday, June 12, at
7 p.m., Graff will read from the
third book in the Nora Tierney
series the Scarlet Wench.
Reading program
The Summer Reading Program
(for all ages) begins Saturday, June
21, and goes through Saturday,
August 2. More details to come.
Save the date
The Festival of Writers is from
Aug. 15 to 17. Look for more information at www.festivalofwriters.org.
Ongoing activities
The writing group meets the
second Thursday at 7 p.m. of every
month.
The Library Board of Trustees
meeting is at 7 p.m., at the library
on the third Monday of the month
unless otherwise posted. This
meeting is open to the public.
The poetry group meets on the
second and fourth Tuesday at 7
p.m., of every month.
You have access to e-books and
audio books through the library
and your library card. Visit http://
uhls.org/eMedia_Access.asp to
start downloading. You can also
find Tumblebooks for kids.
— Photo from Judy Petrosillo
A story time centered on trucks at the Berne Library this week led at least one diminutive patron
to grab on to the real thing.
Middleburgh
By Anne LaMont
On Tuesday, May 6, at 10:45
a.m., join us at the Middleburgh
Library for drop in story time.
Get ready to move in this interactive story time designed
especially for children ages 0 to
5 and their caregivers. We’ll read
books, sing songs, recite fingerplays, dance and watch a short
movie based on a weekly theme.
No registration required.
Mahjong
On Tuesday, May 6, at 1 p.m.,
and every Tuesday at the same
time, men and women are invited
to come learn the game of Mahjong. No experience necessary;
just a willingness to learn and
have fun. No registration is
necessary.
Knitting Circle
On Thursday, May 8, at 1 p.m.,
the friendly ladies of the Knitting
Circle meet to knit, crochet, embroider, quilt, and more. You can
Berne
By Judy Petrosillo
Be Kind to Animals Week,
sponsored by the American
Humane Association, is May 4
to 10. How do you help their
cause? The association suggests
that you adopt a pet from a shelter, take good care of your pets,
appreciate wildlife, and report
animal abuse if you see it.
Movie
This month’s film at the Berne
Public Library is about a squirrel
from the wild, who raids a nut
store in order to survive. Bring
the entire family for a night out
on Friday, May 2, from 6:30 to
8 p.m. Admission is free and
refreshments will be served. The
movie is rated PG for mild action
and rude humor. Book club
The Berne Book Club will be
discussing The Aviator’s Wife by
Melanie Benjamin on Sunday,
May 4, at 7 p.m. This fictional
biography features Anne Morrow
Lindbergh, the wife of aviator
Mother’s Day was established
to show appreciation for everything moms do.
learn a new skill here or share
your own special talents with
others or just craft in the company of friends. Drop in anytime.
No registration is required
Board meets
On Monday, May 12, at 6:30
p.m., the library board will
meet. This meeting is open to
the public.
Concert
p.m., join us for Gilles Malkine.
Gilles played guitar with Tim
Hardin at the 1969 Woodstock
Festival and Carnegie Hall,
among many other venues. Tickets are available at the door. A
$10 donation is suggested.
Charles Lindbergh. Plagued by
the kidnapping and death of her
son, and stifled by her domineering husband, the story imagines
her life. Even if you haven’t read
the book, you are invited to join
the interesting conversation.
Story time
Assuring the well being of
children and pets is a difficult
task. Mother’s Day was established to show appreciation for
everything moms do. Story time
on Tuesday, May 6, will prepare
preschool children for this special
holiday. Join Kathy at 11 a.m. for
stories, activities, and a craft to
celebrate mothers.
Friends meet
The Friends of the Berne
Library meet on Wednesday,
May 7, at 7:30 p.m. Help is
always appreciated. The group
is currently planning an indoor
miniature golf event along with
a taco dinner for Saturday, May
17. Save the date for a night out
when mom or dad doesn’t have
to cook dinner. Library board
The library’s board of trustees
will meet on Thursday, May 8,
at 6:30 p.m., to discuss library
business. This is an open meeting and community members are
encouraged to attend. TAG meeting
Teens take over the library on
Friday, May 9, from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. The agenda includes redesigning a golf hole to represent
TAG. This will be one of nine
golf holes for the miniature golf
event. The money raised will be
used to purchase air conditioning
so the library will be a cool place
to visit in the summer.
Author Gwen Cooper said, “My
philosophy when it came to pets
was much like that of having
children: you got what you got,
and you loved them unconditionally regardless of whatever their
personalities or flaws turned out
to be.” Be kind to both.
By Lynn Kohler
The Voorheesville Public Library has formed a tween advisory board to discuss programming
and library services for tweens.
On May 9 at 4 p.m., TAB will meet
with librarian Debbie Sternklar
to discuss fall programming. If
you’re a tween interested in helping plan for the future, please stop
by the library and let your voice
be heard.
Mother’s Day Project
Tweens grades four through six
bring your mom on Sunday, May
4, at 1 p.m., to the library to do a
project together. Use colorful felt
and buttons to create something
you can keep or give on Mother’s
Day. We’ve got all the materials;
you supply the creativity. Please
register.
The Bookworm
Beginning in June, the bookworm will be posted at www.
voorheesvillelibrary.org. If you
don’t have Internet access, just
give us a call at 765-2791, ask
for Lynn and we will put you on
the mailing list.
Book club
This spring, librarian Debbie
Sternklar will hold Middle School
Book Club meetings at 2:30 p.m.
on the fourth Thursday of each
month. Books can be picked up
and registration completed at the
public library or the high school
library where the club meets.
Refreshments will be served.
We will be discussing Life As We
Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
on May 22.
Thank you
A big thank you goes out to our
March/April gallery artists, John
Elberfeld and Jane McLean, along
with the Knox Historical Society,
for the Michael Henry Barckley
Civil War memorabilia and Barn
Quilts display. And a big thank
you to our April display case artists, The Capital District Chapter
of the Embroiderers Guild of
America. For those interested,
they will be having a large exhibit
at the Pruyn House in May.
Budget hearing
The 2014 budget hearing for the
library will be held in the library
community room on May 19, at 7
p.m., during the regular meeting
of the board of trustees.
Story time
Preschoolers through second
grade, come celebrate National
Children’s Book Week with Miss
Amy on Saturday, May 17, at
10:15 a.m. Miss Amy will share
her favorite children’s books,
songs, rhymes and a fun art
activity.
Video game donations
The library is starting a videogame collection for children and
tweens. If you’d like to help get
this project off the ground, we will
be accepting donations of console
videogames that you’ve outgrown
or beaten. Games not added to the
library collection will be traded in
to purchase needed titles.
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History rings a bell for students who feel it a lifetime later
Civil War and a local man, Lt. MiBy Marcello Iaia
BERNE — This school year, the chael Henry Barckley, who joined
museum came to the kids. Berne- the fight for the Union.
“I wanted to know why it had to
Knox-Westerlo students were
visited by the Berne and Knox take 30 seconds,” fifth-grade stuhistorical societies bearing arti- dent Gabrielle Tymchyn said after
facts, pictures, and stories from the class of the long exposures
their collections to share with ele- of Civil War photography. Such
time meant
mentary-school
the speedy
classes.
scenes of batSuitcases
tle couldn’t be
of History, a
properly capproject of the
“I wanted to know why
tured, so they
Helderberg
it had to take 30 seconds.” were drawn
Hilltowns Asby illustrators
sociation, was
working for
developed by
newspapers.
Dr. Mary KinIt was a
naird, a BKW
teacher for 32 years, now retired, Thursday in April, the last day
and a committee of local teachers of school before spring break at
and historical organizations from BKW, and Tidd’s students were
quietly drawing lines with rulers
Knox, Berne, and Altamont.
In December, fourth-graders sat on their world maps. Lines conin the middle of a room in the BKW nected Knox; Albany; Richmond,
elementary school, surrounded by Va.; and Afghanistan.
Students were reminded that
tables of objects from the Berne
museum up the road. Ice tongs the country is currently at war,
with wooden handles lay across thousands of miles away in Af-
The Enterprise — Marcello Iaia
Real and meaningful: Jan Miller of the Berne Historical Society raises a set of sleigh bells above her
head, ringing their chimes for Berne-Knox-Westerlo elementary-school students in December.
The grand scheme: John Elberfeld, a former teacher, points to a
long timeline, showing Kailee Kanawada and other fifth-graders
at Berne-Knox-Westerlo just how far the Civil War was, in the
1860s, from the present time.
Poring over a portrayal: Fifth-grader Logan Warner, center, leans over a battlefield drawing from
the Civil War during the Suitcases of History Project on April 10 at Berne-Knox-Westerlo, as Payton
Gibbs, at left, points out his observations with his pencil.
one table, and a twig broom leaned
on another. The students held
wooden butter molds as Jan Miller
spoke to them about the laborious
daily lives of people who occupied
the same lands they do.
The project’s aim is to give students the rich experience of a field
trip without the expense, and the
lesson plans relate to the Common
Core Learning Standards. But
Kinnaird said she also wanted
the students to appreciate local
history.
“I think it’s always more meaningful and purposeful when they
can make real-world connections,”
said fifth-grade teacher Mark
Tidd. He said he can take his
classes on one or two field trips
a year, depending on available
funds.
Tidd said having guests from
the community lead classes can
nudge participation and get students to think more deeply.
The Knox Historical Society
visited the elementary school, with
husband and wife John Elberfeld
and Jane McLean discussing the
Read the first take of history online
at www.altamontenterprise.com.
ghanistan.
Barckley fought in the battle of
Cold Harbor, where, just after the
main fighting, his leg was injured
by a shell and had to be amputated. He stayed in a war hospital
until he died of his wound.
McLean explained that some
women disguised themselves as
men in order to fight, but many
women in the war were nurses.
They cooked and cleaned laundry
in the camps.
“It’s not fair,” fifth-grader Kailee
Kanawada called out. “We had the
fighting spirit, too. It’s a disgrace
to women.”
Another boy, when he heard of
Barckley’s death at age 23, said
“That’s too young to die.”
Kinnaird said those comments
are important for elementary
children to make, because it helps
them develop the courage to express their opinions.
“I think it shows that they’re
listening,” said Kinnaird. “They’re
listening to their family members.
They’re paying attention to the
news. They’re discussing it with
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Precautions can help prevent
Lyme and other tick-borne diseases
Lyme disease is caused by the spotted fever, and infections from
bite of an infected deer tick. Ticks Powassan or deer-tick viruses. The
are active when the weather stays key to preventing Lyme disease
above freezing, usually from April and other tick-borne diseases is
taking safety precautions before
through November.
The time of greatest concern is heading into areas where ticks
in late spring and early summer may be present.
Tips to avoid ticks
when nymphal ticks are active,
Anyone who will be spending
according to a release from the
governor’s office. In the nymphal time in a grassy or wooded area
stage of life, deer ticks are small should:
— Make sure shirts are tucked
(about the size of a poppy seed)
and difficult to see. Nymphal deer in and also tuck pants into socks
ticks are responsible for the major- to prevent ticks from accessing
the skin;
ity of Lyme disease cases.
— Wear long-sleeved shirts and
In tick-infested areas, any contact with vegetation, even playing long pants, when practical;
— Wear light colored clothing
in a well-manicured yard, can
result in exposure to ticks. While that will make it easier to spot and
remove ticks;
this past winter was
— C h e ck f o r
unusually harsh,
ticks every two to
the abundant and
three hours while
long-lasting snow
outdoors and brush
cover likely proThe abundant
off any ticks before
vided insulation to
they attach;
allow ticks to surand long-lasting
— Bathe or
vive the winter.
snow cover likely
shower as soon as
Deer ticks, carriers of at least four
provided insulation possible after coming indoors (preferdifferent pathoto allow ticks to
ably within two
gens, are startsurvive the winter. hours) to wash off
ing to emerge and
and more easily
will be present for
find ticks; and
the next several
— Perform a fullmonths across the
body check mulstate. Lyme and
tiple times during
other tick-borne
the day and at the
diseases are preventable by taking simple precau- end of the day to ensure that no
tions such as wearing light colored ticks are attached.
Repellents
clothing, tucking pants into socks,
Repellents also provide protecand doing a tick check after being in wooded or grassy areas, tion against tick bites. Choose
according to the state’s health a repellent that contains DEET,
picaridin, or oil of lemon eucacommissioner.
Lyme disease is caused by bac- lyptus.
Use products that contain perteria transmitted by infected deer
ticks (both nymphs and adults), methrin only on clothes. Treat
which are most active when clothing and gear, such as boots,
temperatures are above freezing. pants, socks, and tents. Treated
Lyme disease can affect people of clothing or gear remains protecany age.
tive through several washings.
Numbers mount
Pre-treated clothing is also
Since reporting of Lyme dis- available and remains protective
ease to the state’s Department for up to 70 washings. Follow the
of Health began in 1986, more label directions when using repelthan 100,000 cases have been lents and apply in small amounts,
documented. While there are year- avoiding contact with the eyes,
to-year variations, New York State nose or mouth. Use only small
averages more than 5,500 new amounts when applying repellants
Lyme diseases cases each year.
on children.
People who spend time in grassy
Preventing ticks on pets
and wooded environments are at
Dogs are very susceptible to
greatest risk of exposure. It is im- tick bites and tick-borne diseases
portant to do thorough body checks — more susceptible than cats.
for ticks after playing or working Vaccines are not available for all
outdoors, paying close attention the tick-borne diseases that dogs
to armpits, the area behind the can get, and they don’t keep the
knees and ears, the hairline, the dogs from bringing ticks into your
waist, and the groin.
home.
Lyme disease is spread when
For these reasons, it is iman infected tick bites a person and portant to use a tick preventive
remains attached for 36 hours or product on your dog.
more. In 60 to 80 percent of cases,
Tick bites on dogs may be hard
an expanding rash resembling a to detect. Signs of tick-borne
bull’s eye or solid patch will appear disease may not appear for seven
near the site of the bite
to 21 days or longer after a tick
If an expanding rash more than bite, so watch your dog closely for
two inches apart appears or flu- changes in behavior or appetite if
like symptoms occur over a 30-day you suspect that your pet has been
period following a tick bite, or if bitten by a tick.
an expanding rash more than two
To reduce the chances that a
inches across appears, the victim tick will transmit disease to you
should immediately contact his or your pets:
or her health-care provider im— Check your pets for ticks
mediately.
daily, especially after they spend
If a tick is found on the body, it is time outdoors;
critical to remove it immediately,
— If you find a tick on your dog,
preferably with fine-point twee- remove it right away;
zers, grasping the tick as close as
— Ask your veterinarian to conpossible to its attachment to the duct a tick check at each exam;
skin. When removing a tick, if its
— Talk with your veterinarian
mouthparts break off and remain about using tick preventives on
in the skin, the victim should not your pet; and
be concerned. The mouthparts
— Always follow label instrucalone cannot transmit Lyme dis- tions when applying tick prevenease because the infective body of tives to your pet.
the tick is no longer attached.
Cats are extremely sensitive to
The mouthparts can be left a variety of chemicals. Do not apalone. They will dry up and fall out ply any tick preventative to your
by themselves in a few days or they cats without first consulting your
can be removed like a splinter.
veterinarian.
Lyme disease is just one of
Additional information about
several diseases that can be tick-borne diseases and recomtransmitted by ticks. Others in- mended precautions may be found
clude babesiosis, anaplasmosis, at: http://www.health.ny.gov/disehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain eases/communicable/lyme/.
It’s Not Just Firefighting
Getting a feel of how firefighters put out blazes, this little girl holds onto a forestry hose with
the help of Westmere firefighter Anthony Cannistraci on Sunday afternoon during the fair held
at the firehouse in Guilderland.
Grooving away: Last Saturday evening, the Guilderland Center Fire Department held a Spring
Fling to help raise money for Maddie’s Mark Foundation, a not-for-profit founded in honor of
Madeline Musto, a vibrant 5-year-old girl who died of an inoperable brain-stem tumor. Here,
her mother, Erin Musto, dances with one of her daughters while the band Wide Awake plays
behind them. The foundation’s mission is to spread Madeline’s spirit by helping other children
and families live a life of “best days ever.”
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Honoring One Of Their Own
Hero’s salute: With black mourning bands over their badges, members of the Albany County
Sheriff’s Office join State Troopers and officials at a ceremony on Monday morning, dedicating
a new gravestone for Harold C. Mattice. Fred Peter Bassler alerted The Enterprise last year to
the deteriorated condition of Mattice’s grave. Thomas Mungeer, president of the NYS Trooper
Police Benevolent Association, said the granite stone cost “upwards of $1,000 and the PBA
secured funding from a couple of anonymous donors.” Mungeer noted last fall, when the stone
was installed, “Now future generations will know that, when they pass this spot, they will be in
the presence of a hero.”
Standing before the grave of Harold C. Mattice, in Berne’s Woodlawn Cemetery on Monday
morning, Charles A. Di Santo reads the story of Mattice’s life and death. Raised in Berne, Mattice
was a blacksmith, like his father before him, when he first joined the State Police in 1917, the
year it was founded. Corporal Mattice was shot dead on April 28, 1923 — the first State Trooper
to die by gunfire — while investigating a barn fire in Morris, N.Y. He was 33, and left behind a
pregnant wife and a son. His new granite gravestone says, “He gave his life in the line of duty.”
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Wesley Pulsifer
Pulsifer pleads to
aggravated DWI
— Photo submitted by the Guilderland Police Department
Practicing emergency response: Officer Matthew Hanzalik, left,
and Investigator Brian Leach, right, enter the Guilderland High
School, wielding mock guns made of hard rubber, during a drill.
No students were in the school when the drill was conducted.
GPD trains for lock down at GHS
GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland Police Department
held emergency response drills,
including classroom instruction
and active shooter exercises, at
the Guilderland High School on
April 17 and 21.
“It was a real, live, tactical
operating type of drill,” said
Captain Curtis Cox.
The police department partnered with the school district to
practice their response to calls
for school “lock down” or “lock
outs,” according to a release from
the department.
The drill also allowed officers
to familiarize themselves with
the new and enhanced safety
measures and procedures that
the school recently put in place.
Focus was placed on coordinated responses and communication issues, and the training
identified areas that could be
improved upon.
“We want to be as prepared as
possible,” said Cox, this week.
“This type of training is comprehensive.”
“We hope the need never
arises where the officers have
to rely on this type of training,”
concluded the release. “This inservice training was an overall
success.”
KNOX — Wesley Pulsifer of Altamont pleaded guilty to aggravated driving while intoxicated,
a felony, according to a release
from the Albany County District
Attorney’s Office.
Pulsifer, 30, crashed into a
fence on Craven Road in Knox
on March 26, the release says;
witnesses saw him try to reverse
his vehicle from a ditch twice
before police came.
Pulsifer failed field sobriety
tests and registered a bloodalcohol content of .11 percent,
according to the release.
He will be sentenced on June
23, with a possible sentence of
1.5 to 4.5 years, including the installation of an ignition interlock
device for three years, a $2,000
fine, and license revocation for at
least one year, the release says.
The case is being handled
by Assistant District Attorney
David Szalda of the Vehicular
Crimes Unit.
— Marcello Iaia
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1 to 3 years
By Marcello Iaia
KNOX — Robert Bareis of
Knox was sentenced to one to
three years in state prison for
driving while intoxicated, according to a release from the
Albany County District Attorney’s Office.
Albany County Court, with
Judge Peter A. Lynch presiding,
revoked Bareis’s license for a
minimum of one year, fined him
$1,000, and ordered the installation of an ignition interlock
device for three years after he
is released from prison.
Bareis, 54, had pleaded guilty
on Jan. 17 to one count of aggravated driving while intoxicated,
a felony.
Police noticed Bareis driving
on Thompson’s Lake Road on
July 28 “committing multiple
vehicle and traffic violations,” the
release says; he failed field sobriety tests and had a blood-alcohol
content of .20 percent.
The case was prosecuted by
Assistant District Attorney
David Szalda of the Vehicular
Crimes Unit.
— Marcello Iaia
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Thompsons Lake
By
Lora
Ricketts
872-1691
Monday, April 21, turned into a
beautiful, exciting day. Instead of
me taking care of Zoey, Danielle
took the day off and we spent it
together.
We went grocery shopping,
where I got to push Zoey in the
cart and watched her trying to
reach items on the shelf.
We bought Chinese food and
enjoyed lunch together back in
the log cabin Danny built. That
was a day to remember.
On Tuesday, April 22, I had
an appointment at the garage to
buy new tires and get my vehicle
inspected.
I had a nice visit with Ron
Teator, the owner of Crossroads,
and we had a long talk about
Danny, who he knew as Rooster.
Danny bought his first fourwheel drive pickup from Ron in
2010 and made a great impression
on Ron.
Wednesday, April 23, I went over
paperwork I was preparing for motor vehicle and did some catching
up on chores around the house.
Later, in the afternoon I went
with my grandson, Brandon Clark,
on his dinner visit with his children, Samson and Nichole.
They both had a lot of math
homework but are doing well in
school.
On Thursday, April 24, my
daughter, Kathy Carnevale, had
the day off, and we decided to
go to the motor vehicle office in
Schoharie, and get some of my
business finished.
We enjoyed a delicious lunch at
the Apple Barrel, and even saw
some of our Berne neighbors, and
had a nice visit.
We saw Colleen and Justin Stevens enjoying lunch and Colleen
accommodated me by taking a
picture of Kathy and me.
We also saw Anna Lefkaditis,
shopping for a birthday gift and we
got caught up on our children.
Then Kathy took me on a drive
through the Catskills. It was very
relaxing, and kind of made me
sleepy.
Friday, April 25, was grocery
day again. I bought some mushroom ravioli at BJs as Kathy
recommended them. Brandon
and I enjoyed them for dinner
with cheese sauce and a salad.
She was right, they were very
tasty and filling.
Saturday, April 26, brought a
ray of sunshine in the form of
Tommy Ryan, a good friend of
Danny’s. He came to help Brandon work on the plumbing in the
new house.
Brandon, Samson, Nichole,
Jenn Smith and Iain plan to
move in there soon.
On Sunday, I went to church
and then planned dinner, which
was using the remainder of
the Easter ham and preparing
another large dish of scalloped
potatoes. I was joined by my
daughter, Marcia Pangburn,
granddaughter, Kyra, and Brandon, Jenn and Iain. We enjoyed
visiting after dinner and so
ended another happy week.
Thompson’s Lake Reformed
Church
We thank Lisa Maceyak for
leading us in worship on Sunday
morning. Rev. Tim Van Heest returned on Tuesday from a week
in Chicago with his family.
Falls And Flowers
— Photo from Kassi Neal
Fun at the falls: Residents of Atria Delmar Place took a trip to Cohoes Falls on Tuesday where
they enjoyed the April showers, according to Engage Life Director Kassi Neal. Smiling for the
camera are residents, from left: Helen Horan, Barbara Corron, Mary Ellen Hall, Ken Darmer, Mary
Jane Carlton, Joe Restifo, Coralie Campbell, Jean Gavin, Randall Drobner, and June Vile.
Proud of their posies: Two Altamont Seniors display pansies they potted at their Tuesday
luncheon.
stayed at in the past. We could
not help but wonder why anyone
would want to get well.
After a short visit George said,”
let’s go to the dining room, dinner should be ready about now!”
By
Away we went to a room that
Rosemary
was as well appointed as many
Caruso
a restaurant we have visited.
The head waiter greeted us and
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led us to a table set for four with
a reserved sign sitting in the
middle. He presented us with a
menu and asked if anyone would
like a drink with or before dinner. George could not have any
As we turned off of the main
wine, however, they had a choice
road we drove up a short driveof several wines for the rest of us
way to the security station.
to enjoy. After a very enjoyable
A gentleman in a crisp white
dinner, we went back to one of
shirt, black tie and pin-striped
the many sitting rooms so that
trousers came out and with his
we could continue our visit.
clipboard in hand and gave us
George had shown much ima very warm greeting. We gave
provement since his surgery
him the name of the person we
and we were all happy that the
wished to visit and received a
therapists were like, in his words,
guest pass; after he checked his
drill sergeants. He described his
clipboard to make sure we were
routine that started at 9 a.m.
expected.
and after two hours he would
The directions were simple
get a rest for lunch. At 1 p.m.
- turn right at the stop sign and
the routine would start again
turn left onto the second road on
for another two hours and then
the left. At that point, we saw
once again in the evening before
the vaulted ceiling
bed time.
over the door of
They had George
our friends buildwalking, stretching and pulled into
ing, and doing otha parking spot just
“Isn’t that
er strengthening
a few feet from the
exercises. We were
a hoot?”
entrance.
thrilled to see him
Jim and I had
feeling so much
been admiring the
better and beginwell-pruned bushes,
ning to see him
flowers, majestic trees as well as
heal after a long period of pain.
the ponds with beautiful flowWe later found out that the
ing fountains trickling over the
first floor of the facility was
stones surrounding them.
an extended care facility with
After parking the car we appatients who could possibly be
proached the door which slid
there for the rest of their lives or
back quietly as we neared the
they could be there for the skilled
sensor. Inside the foyer there
nursing care they needed. were two lounge areas, on
A nursing home, convalescent
the right and left. Each had
home, skilled nursing facility
a quaint grouping of padded
care home, rest home or interchairs where residents could sit
mediate care home provides a
and enjoy the beauty of the day
variety of residential care. It is a
in comfort while sipping a cup
place of residence for people who
of tea or just having a cold glass
require continual nursing care
of water.
and have significant difficulty
We announced ourselves and
coping with the required activisigned in at the desk where we
ties of daily living. Nursing aides
again received directions to our
and skilled nurses are usually
friend. As we made our way to
available 24 hours a day.
the elevator we could not help
Residents include the elderly
but admire all the beautiful surand younger adults with physical
roundings.
or sometimes mental disabilities.
One display case housed a
Residents in a skilled nursing
collection of antique teddy bears
facility may also receive physithat were donated by a former
cal, occupational, and other reresident. The paintings on the
habilitative therapies following
walls slowed our travel because
an accident or illness.
they were such grand pictures by
Some nursing homes assist
noted artists we could not just
people with special needs, such
walk by and not look at them.
as Alzheimer patients.
There were several display
A nursing home is often a place
cases built into the structure of
for people who don’t need to be in
the building and each had a difa hospital but can’t be cared for
ferent display of birds and wild
at home, like our friend George.
and exotic animals that were just
Most nursing homes have nursbreathtaking. At the end of the
ing aides and skilled nurses on
hallway just before the elevator
hand 24 hours a day.
was a bronze of a mother, father
Some nursing homes are set up
and child.
like a hospital. The staff provides
Needless to say we were commedical care, as well as physical,
pletely taken by the beauty of
speech and occupational therapy.
this place.
There might be a nurses’ station
Upon exiting from the elevator
on each floor.
we walked down the hallway to
Other nursing homes try to
our friend George’s room. Merbe more like home. They try to
edith, his wife greeted us first
have a neighborhood feel. Often,
and then we turned our attention
they don’t have a fixed day-to-day
to George who was recovering
schedule, and kitchens might be
from back surgery.
open to residents. Staff members
He had a cushion put between
are encouraged to develop relatwo vertebrae and a hinge so
tionships with residents.
he had to be very careful about
Before the Industrial Revolubending and needed to have
tion, elderly care was largely
assistance getting out of his
in the hands of the family who
chair. He was also going to need
would support elderly relatives
physical therapy for several
who could no longer do so themweeks. Oh, that’s right; I forgot
selves. Charitable institutions
to mention that we were visiting
and parish poor relief were other
our friend George in a rehabilitasources of care.
tion facility.
Workhouses were the first
Isn’t that a hoot? This place is
implemented national framenicer than many hotels we have
work to provide a basic level of
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care to the old and infirm.
The first government attempts
at providing basic care for the
elderly and the infirm took place
at the dawn of the industrial era
with the New Poor Law of 1834.
Mass unemployment followed
the end of the Napoleonic Wars
in 1815, and the introduction of
new technology to replace agricultural workers and the rise of
factories in the urbanized towns,
meant that the established system of poor relief was proving to
be unsustainable.
The New Poor Law curbed the
cost of poor relief, which had
been spiraling throughout the
previous decades, and led to the
creation of workhouses for those
who were unemployed. Most
workers in the workhouse were
given tasks such as breaking
stones, bone crushing to produce
fertilizer, or picking oakum using a large metal nail known as
a spike.
Although conditions in the
workhouse were intended to be
harsh, to act as deterrence in
areas such as the provision of
free medical care and education
for children, inmates were advantaged over the general population. By the late 1840s most
workhouses housed only “the
incapable, elderly and sick”.
Responsibility for administration of the Poor Law passed to
the local government board in
1871, and the emphasis soon
shifted from the workhouse as a
receptacle for the helpless poor
to its role in the care of the sick
and elderly.
By the end of the century only
about 20 percent admitted to
workhouses were unemployed or
destitute, but about 30 percent
of the population over 70 was in
workhouses.
The introduction of pensions
for those aged over 70 in 1908
did not result in a reduction in
the number of elderly housed in
workhouses, but it did reduce the
number of those on outdoor relief
by 25 percent.
In the United States, the national social insurance program
Medicare, was established by
the U.S. federal government in
1965, which guaranteed access to
health insurance for Americans
aged 65 and older. This program
prompted many new nursing
homes to be set up in the following years, although private
nursing homes were already
being built from the 1930s as a
consequence of the Great Depression and the Social Security Act
of 1935.
To ensure that nursing homes
met the necessary legal standards, the authorities conducted
inspections of all nursing home
facilities. This process played a
critical role in ensuring basic
levels of quality and safety by
monitoring nursing home compliance with the national legal
requirements. Surveyors would
conduct on-site surveys of certified nursing homes on average
every 12 months to assure basic
levels of quality and safety for
beneficiaries.
The authority could also undertake various initiatives to
improve the effectiveness of the
annual nursing home surveys, as
well as to improve the investigations prompted by complaints
from consumers or family members that nursing homes be more
home-like and less institutional
or hospital-like.
In these homes, units were replaced with a small set of rooms
surrounding a common kitchen
and living room. The staff giving care was assigned to one of
these households. Residents had
more choices about when they
wake, when they eat, and their
schedule for the day. They also
had access to pets.
Everyone was amazed at the
progress that has taken place in
the care of people who need it. We
are glad that the old workhouses
are gone and replaced with caring facilities.
Our friend George is doing well
and we are thankful that he has
been in a good, caring facility.
Grade 5 band
On April 24, the fifth grade
orchestra celebration was held
at the Guilderland High School. Grade 5 band students will be
attending the district-wide band
festival that will be held on
Wednesday, May 14. Students
should arrive at the high school
auditorium by 6:45 p.m. for an
1 hour 15 minute rehearsal after which there will be a short
concert.
The Guilderland Music Parents will provide the performers
with an ice cream treat.
Parents and other guests can
purchase ice cream for $1.
Garage sale
The Altamont PTA will hold
its annual village wide garage
sale on Saturday, May 3, from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. The PTA appreciates the support of the residents of Altamont
as well as all who support this
annual event. Scholarship
Guilderland High School seniors are advised that Scholarship applications for the
Anthony D. Cervoni Running
Memorial and the Donna Amato
Memorial Grant are due by May
7. The V. Dalton Bambury Memorial Scholarship application is
due May 9.
Additional information can
be obtained from the student’s
counselor.
Continuing education
The summer continuing education program at the Guilderland
High School is now accepting
registration. All mailed registration must be postmarked by May
2. Classes will begin the week of
May 12.
PTA fund-raiser
The FMS PTA is offering
incentives to new members
or renewing members. Renew
membership to BJ’s and get $10
off a $50 annual membership fee
for $43.20 or free additional 3
months; or a free second membership card for a household member; plus BJ’s will donate $5
of your membership fee to the
Farnsworth Middle School. Applications and payment should
be returned to FMSPTA Jessica
Peck no later than May 6.
For additional information go
on line to ci_pecks@yahoo.com. Anniversaries
Happy-anniversary wishes are
extended to:
— Renee and Christopher
Buckey, Sue and Mark Jones, and
Linda and Tom Miller celebrating
their special day on May 2; and
— Linda and Paul Forand, Karen and Andy Hess and to my
husband, Jim Caruso as we all
celebrate on May 3.
Birthdays
Happy-birthday wishes are
extended to:
— Ann Buckey, Kendra Dzingle, Becky Paeglow, and Derik
Rau on May 2;
— Beth Burlingame, Jennifer
Dean, Erica Munroe and Joel
Quay on May 3;
— John Ciupek, Janet Nopper,
and Amy Toscano on May 4;
— Mark Daniel Reinemann and Bruce Shank on May 5;
— Nancy Furr, Sean Golden,
Anthony Marciano, and Kendal
Hope Morris on May 6; and
— Jack Hale, Ann Buckey, and
Kendra Dzingle on May 7. Helping Others
— Photo from Melissa Faustel
The March of Dimes Walk at the University at Albany on April 27 saw five generations of the
New Scotland Kiwanis family at the walk, including K-Kids, Builders’ Club, Key Club, Circle
K, and Kiwanis. The money raised helps fund life-saving research and programs and works to
end premature birth, birth defects, and infant mortality.
— Photo from Russell Pokorny
Bags and boxes filled with treats: The Helderberg Kiwanis Club met at the Reformed Church
in Westerlo on the Wednesday evening before Easter to assemble baskets for families identified by
the Hilltown Resource Center. The baskets contained hams, potatoes, carrots, onions, cabbages,
pies, rolls, canned goods, and other items for Easter dinner. From left are: Russ Gladieux, Mary
Kinnaird, Zenie Gladieux, Amy Pokorny, Jan VanEtten, Pauline Williman, John Elberfeld, Anna
Wolfe, Homer Warner, Jan Miller, Russ Pokorny, and Ralph Miller.
— Photo from Jean Forti
Rolling rather than hopping: The Easter Bunny, to the delight of over two dozen youngsters,
arrived at the Knox town park on a skateboard this year for the annual egg hunt. The bunny
and his Knox Youth Council buddies scattered enough eggs to fill everyone’s baskets. Then it
was time for bunny games. In the midst of festivities, he posed, skateboard in hand, with some
of his admirers.
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...Fortuin
pleads guilty
Engagement
Sparking A Desire
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firefighting operations, a misdemeanor, has a maximum penalty
of one year in jail.
In court last Thursday, Lynch
asked Fortuin if, on Feb. 5, at 75
Saddlemire Road in Knox, “did
you intentionally damage the
residence and several outbuildings located at that address by
starting fires in said buildings?
Did you do that?”
“Yes, sir,” answered Fortuin.
Jennifer L. Duncan and Matthew M. Steffenson
Duncan, Steffenson to wed
KNOX — Mr. and Mrs. Michael Steffenson of Knox are happy to
announce the engagement of their son, Matthew M. Steffenson, to
Jennifer L. Duncan, daughter of Rick and Becky Duncan.
The couple met while both attending graduate programs in the
Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
The future bride graduated from Austin College with a bachelor’s of
science degree in psychology and received a master’s of science degree
in hospitality management from the University of North Texas. She
is currently employed with Expedia as a market associate.
The future bridegroom received a bachelor’s of science degree from
Siena College, a master’s of science degree from Tennessee Technological University, and will be receiving a Ph.D. in quantitative
biology from the University of Texas at Arlington in August. He
has accepted an assistant professor position in the Department of
Biology and Earth Sciences at Adams State University. The couple
will reside in Alamosa, Colo.
A wedding is planned for May 2015 in Dallas, Texas.
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Kenneth Fortuin
“With respect to the second
count on that same date, time,
and place,” the judge went on,
“did you intentionally and unreasonably obstruct the efforts
of the Knox Fire Department...
by means of cutting down trees
in order to block the roadway and
thereby preventing firefighting
apparatus from reaching the
scene of the active fires at the
residence and outbuildings and
you, being armed with a loaded
handgun, did threaten to shoot
the responding firefighters if they
attempted to proceed any further
onto the property to extinguish
the fires? Did you do that?”
“I did, sir,” answered Kenneth
Fortuin.
He is scheduled to be sentenced
in Albany County Court on June
19 at 9 a.m.
Puppy love: An ecstatic Evan Jones, 4, ran up to Sparky
to give him a hug during the Westmere Fire Department’s
Fun Fair. All fire departments opened their doors this past
weekend to try to recruit new members.
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EDUCATION FOR DENTISTRY
The road from high school graduation to
the eventual practice of dentistry is a long
one, filled with a vast array of educational
and clinical experiences. The majority
of today’s dentists have completed four
years of college with the attainment of a
bachelor’s degree, and then entered a four
year course of study in dental school. After
receiving the doctoral degree (D.D.S. or
D.M.D., depending on the dental school),
many dental graduates continue on with a
hospital based general practice residency
program. This residency, lasting one or
two years, allows for the accumulation of a
vast array of clinical experience and further
education. Once the residency program is
completed, the majority of today’s dentists
enter into general practice. However,
education does not stop there. Most of
us are very active in continuing education
programs, in an effort to stay current with
the latest advances in dental science and
technology, so as to constantly offer our
patients the best possible care.
Most general practitioners are able
to treat the majority of patients, with a
wide variety of dental needs, in their own
offices. However, there are instances
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when a patient will benefit from treatment
by a specialist. Dental specialists (oral
surgeons, orthodontists, endodontists,
periodontists, pedodontists, and
prosthodontists) undergo further postdoctoral training after dental school and
general practice residency. This specialty
education lasts from two to five years,
and involves more intense research and
clinical experience in the chosen field. Your
general dentist will help you to determine if
referral to a specialist is indicated for your
particular situation.
For more interesting reading and
information about a variety of dental
topics, please visit our website, www.
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STUART F. FASS, D.D.S.
and
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103 Main St., Altamont.
Phone: 861-5136
— Photo from Russell Pokorny
Star struck: The Dudley Observatory hosted a star party at the Octagon Barn on Friday night,
April 18. Astronomer Janie Schwab demonstrated the relative distances, sizes, and ages of various objects in the universe. After the presentation, participants used telescopes to look at the
night sky, and had a particularly good view of Jupiter and four of its moons, as well as Mars,
the North Star, and the Orion nebula.
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Zeliph and Coons honored
for exceptional performance
Two local members of the New
York Air National Guard’s 109th
Airlift Wing — 2nd Lt. Douglas
Coons and Tech. Sgt. Colleen Zeliph — were recognized on March
25 by the United States Air Force
Air Mobility Command for contributions towards the successful
Unit Effectiveness Inspection.
Both of them are from Voorheesville, both of them are on the
wing’s 139th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, and both were
noted as exceptional performers
of the Aeromedical Evacuation
Team.
Air Mobility Command defines
exceptional performance as, “an
organized group or dedicated
individual whose knowledge,
perseverance and professionalism
contributed greatly to the unit’s
compliance with directives and
high state of mission success.”
The Air Force implemented the
new inspection system in 2013.
The program empowers wing
commanders to run their wing’s
inspection system. The goal of
the new system is to make inspections a nonevent, part of the
daily battle rhythm of continuous
improvement.
The New York Air National
Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing is
the first Air National Guard unit
to undergo the new inspection
process.
Proudly holding their YMCA awards are, from left, Sean Setzen, from Guilderland; Sarah Murray
and Alexandra Cunningham, from Voorheesville; and Monica Beach, from Guilderland. The awards
were presented April 29 at a breakfast at the Appel Inn in Guilderland.
Obituary
Service shines bright for YMCA award winners
GUILDERLAND — For the
seventh year, the Capital District
YMCA honored students and
teachers for their community
service.
The ceremony was held on
April 29 at the Appel Inn with a
keynote address delivered by Dr.
James Gozzo, president of Albany
College of Pharmacy and Health
Sciences.
“You are our
future,” Derik
Martin, the
YMCA’s district executive
director, told
the 15 students
chosen for the
awards.
“You are our
future,” Peter
Lauricella, chairmen of the
Bethlehem Board of Advisors,
echoed in his closing remarks,
adding, “and I
feel good.”
Ten of the
honored students — Annie Burdick,
Taylor Rohan,
Gabrielle Turi,
Noah Poust,
Emily Stento,
Guthrie Diamond, Jacob
Stryker, Gabriela Wemple, Siena
Marcelle, and Collin Wittmann
— were from Bethlehem.
The only educator to be honored, Heather Culnan, was also
from Bethlehem, where she
works as the assistant principal
at the high school.
One student, Isabelle Lombardi, was from the Academy of
Holy Names.
And four students were from
districts covered by The Enterprise:
— Sean Setzen, a sophomore
at Guilderland, was lauded
for “always being willing to do
whatever is asked of him.” He
gave tours to incoming ninthgraders. With his class, he visited
Costa Rica and overcame a fear
of heights when he conquered one
of the highest zip lines. While in
Costa Rica, he helped bring toys
“You are our future...”
to students at an elementary
school and spoke with them in
Spanish. Back in Guilderland, he
“...And I feel good.”
provides religious instruction to
elementary children;
— Monica Beach, a Guilderland junior, has volunteered at
the YMCA for the past three
years, working at the front desk,
and helping the Autism Swim
Clinic in the pool. She also assists
at special events like the Brenda
Deer Race, the Pinebush Triathlon, and the Membership Appreciation Picnic. She raised funds
to go on a school trip to Italy in
February where she grew into a
better human being, according to
the event program;
— Sarah Murray, a junior at
Clayton A. Bouton High School,
was praised for her “strong desire
to help out the less fortunate
and do so in another part of
the world.” Last summer, on a
scholarship from The Broadreach
Foundation, she studied wildlife
and conservation in South Africa. She collected field data to
further animal
protection and
land preservation efforts. She
also took a day
trip to volunteer
at an orphanage for about
100 children whose parents had
died of HIV/AIDS; many of the
children also suffered from the
disease; and
— Alexandra
Cunningham,
also a junior at
Clayton A. Bouton High School,
who has served
as a Natural
Helper at her
school since
ninth grade.
She is currently
president of the Class of 2015,
and she has been the treasurer
of Key Club for the past three
years. “Her passion for volunteerism, commitment to the club, and
self-motivation have made her
the perfect person to fill the treasurer’s position,” according to
the program notes. She has also
instructed in the Voorheesville
Learn to Swim Program.
— Melissa Hale-Spencer
Gladys M. Murphy
Gladys M. Murphy, a devoted family woman who had a passion for
dance, died at home, surrounded by her loving family, on Tuesday,
April 22, 2014. She was 85.
Mrs. Murphy was born on April 29, 1928, in Newton Hook, to the
late John and Ida (née Willsey) Mabb.
She lived in Quaker Springs from 1947 to 1977, when she moved
to Saratoga; she moved to Westerlo in 1992, and Schenectady in
2002.
Mrs. Murphy was a teacher’s aid in the Saratoga Springs School
District for more than 10 years.
She was a founding member of the Quaker Springs Fire Department Ladies’ Auxiliary; volunteered for the Westerlo Resource Center;
and was a member of the Westerlo Reformed Church, the Ladies’
Aide and the Mission Committee, and the Board of Directors of the
Helderberg Senior Center.
She enjoyed all kinds of dancing, wrote her family in a tribute,
and was a member of the Tri City Singles Dance Group.
She is survived by her children, Lorretta J. Hawkes, of Rochester,
James M. Wood, of Foley, Alberta, Canada, Sharon Greenfield and
her husband, Kirkland, of Colonie, Glenn A. Wood, and his wife,
Putnam, of Sacramento, Calif., Bonnie Wood, of Rochester, and Connie Wood, of Schenectady; her brother, Roland Mabb, of Kinderhook;
eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and many nieces
and nephews.
Her husband, Harold H. Murphy, died before her, in 2002. Many
siblings also died before her.
Her family extends a special thank-you to the Schenectady Community Hospice and all the team members involved.
A funeral service was held at the Fredendall Funeral Home,
in Altamont, on April 29. She was interred in the Westerlo Rural
Cemetery.
Mourners may online to www.fredendallfuneralhome.com to leave
a message for the family.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Schenectady Community Hospice, 1411 Union St., Schenectady, NY 12308.
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Notice is hereby given that the
Zoning Board of Appeals of the
Town of Guilderland, New York, will
hold a public hearing pursuant to
Articles III & V of the Zoning Law on
the following proposition:
Special Use Permit Request
No. 4450
Request of Gina M. Tralongo
for a Special Use Permit under the
Zoning Law to permit: the use of
3,400sf+/- of space as a yoga center in an existing shopping plaza
known as Cosimos Plaza.
Per Articles III & V Sections 28020 & 280-52 respectively
For property owned by The
Kempner Corporation
Situated as follows: 1800 Western Avenue Albany, NY 12203
Tax Map # 52.09-5-10
Zoned: LB
Plans open for public inspection
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normal business hours. Said hearing will take place on the 7th of
May, 2014 at the Guilderland Town
Hall beginning at 7:30pm.
Dated: March 21, 2014
Jacqueline M. Siudy
Acting Zoning Administrator
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OF HEARING BEFORE
No. 4452
Request of James A Scaccia
for a Special Use Permit under
the Zoning Law to permit: the
conversion of a 2300sf space
formerly used as a fitness center
to be used as a beauty salon. All
site characteristics including parking have been previously reviewed
and approved by the Board.
For property owned by James
Scaccia
Situated as follows: 2511 Western Avenue Altamont, NY 12009
Tax Map # 39.12-1-1
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Office 40, NW Registered Agent
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The following property will be
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Voorheesville Self Storage at 62
Voorheesville Avenue, Voorheesville
NY 12186. Voorheesville Self Storage reserves the right to cancel a
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Auctioneer: Col. Bernie Leis
Customer Name Unit #
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159
Robert Boettcher 153
Olga Mercier
90
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& WESTERN CONNECTICUT REGION OF MASTER NETWORKS
LLC, filed an Application for Authority with the NY Secretary of State
on 11/07/13. The jurisdiction of
organization of the LLC is Minnesota. Its office is located in Albany
County. The Secretary of State has
been designated as agent upon
whom process may be served and
shall mail a copy of any process
served on him/her to the LLC, at
NEW YORK & WESTERN CONNECTICUT REGION OF MASTER
NETWORKS LLC, c/o InCorp Services, Inc., One Commerce Plaza,
99 Washington Ave., Suite 805-A,
Albany, NY 12210-2822. The street
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Connecticut Region of Master
Networks LLC, 2625 Highway 14
West, Rochester, MN 55901.
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NY (SSNY) on 03/14/14. Office in
Albany County. Formed in WI on
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as agent of the LLC upon whom
process against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to the LLC,
301 N. Broadway Fl 4 Milwaukee,
WI 53202. Purpose: Any lawful
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filed with the Secretary of State
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16, 2013 Office Location: Albany
County Erica Grace Martin, Esq.
is the designate agent upon whom
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90 State Street, Suite 700 Albany,
NY 12207 The Post Office address
to which the SSNY shall mail a copy
of any process against the LLC
served upon him/her is: 90 State
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The principal business address of
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LLP. Notice of Registration was
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The LLP was originally filed with
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Watts LLP, 22 Century Hill Drive,
Ste. 302, Latham, NY 12110. Purpose of LLP: professional services,
mainly legal services.
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141 RT 59 LLC Arts. of Org. filed
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3/17/14. Office in Albany Co. SSNY
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SSNY shall mail process to PO Box
10873, Albany, NY 12201. Purpose:
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547 4th LLC Arts. of Org. filed
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Lake George Theater Lab, LLC
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of LLC upon whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail process to:
210 Cedar Ave, Hewlett, NY 11557.
Purpose: any lawful act.
(14-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Flick of the
Switch Design Services L.L.C. Arts
of Org. filed with NY Secretary of
State (NS) on 05/05/2004. Office location: Albany County. NS is desig.
be served. NS shall mail service
of process (SOP) to Registered
Agents Inc. @ 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, Registered Agents Inc. is
designated as agent for SOP at 90
State St STE 700 Office 40. Purpose
is any lawful purpose.
(21-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: InnerG Fitness, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed
with the Secretary of State of New
York (SSNY) on 11/18/2013. Office
location: Albany County. SSNY has
a copy of process to the LLC, 6
East 30th Street, 2nd Floor, New
York, NY 10016. Purpose: For any
lawful purpose.
(22-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification of Avatar
Ventures, LLC. Articles of Org. filed
November 26, 2013, office location:
Albany County, NS is designated as
served, NS shall mail service of process (SOP) to NW Registered Agent
LLC @ 90 State Street, STE 700 Office 40, NW Registered Agent LLC
is designated as agent for SOP at
90 State Street, STE 700 Office 40,
(1-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
FORMATION OF A NEW YORK
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
PURSUANT TO NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW
SECTION 206
1. The name of the limited liability company: PINNACLE INNOVATIONS, LLC
2. The date of filing of the articles
of organization with the Secretary of
State was FEBRUARY 26, 2014.
3. The county in New York in
which the office of the company is
located is ALBANY
4. The Secretary of State has
company upon whom process may
be served, and the Secretary of
State shall mail a copy of any process against the company served
upon him or her to 3275 Marilyn
Street, Schenectady, NY 12303
5. The name and address in New
York of the company’s registered
agent upon whom process against
the company may be served is Adrienne Kleiber, 3275 Marilyn Street,
Schenectady, NY 12303
6. The business purpose of the
company is to engage in any and all
business activities permitted under
the laws of the State of New York.
(23-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name:
RIDGEWOOD GROUP 1929 LLC.
Articles of Organization filed with
Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on
County. SSNY designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process against
copy of process to: THE LLC 4616
16TH AVENUE, BROOKLYN,
purpose.
(2-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: MyNotes EHR, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed
Swayze Drive, Latham NY 12110.
Purpose: Cloud EHR consulting.
(3-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: POMPONIO CONSULTING,
LLC. Articles of Organization were
New York (SSNY) on December
9th, 2013. Office location: Albany
County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon
served. SSNY shall mail a copy of
process to the LLC, 20 Stuyvesant
Oval – Apt 7g New York, NY 10009.
Purpose: For any lawful purpose.
(4-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF:
Nicholas A. Battaglia, Esq., PLLC,
office in Albany County; Articles of
Organization filed with SSNY on
11/13/2013. SSNY designated
agent of PLLC upon whom process
may be served. SSNY shall mail a
copy of process to: Conway & Kirby,
LLP, ATTN: Nicholas A. Battaglia,
Esq., 9 Cornell Road, Latham, New
York 12110. Purpose: practicing
law and providing legal services,
and any lawful acts and or activities
for which professional limited liability companies may be organized
under the PLLC Law.
(12-38-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation [domestic]/
qualification] of DECLUTTER 123
L.L.C. Articles of Org. filed with
2/18/2014, office location: Albany County, NS is designated as
Office 40, Albany, NY 12207, NW
Registered Agent LLC is designated
as agent for SOP at 90 State St STE
700 Office 40, Albany, NY 12207,
(2-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of art:product
LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY
Sect’y of State (NS) on 01/22/2014,
office location: Albany County, NS
is designated as agent upon whom
process may be served, NS shall
mail service of process (SOP) to
NW Registered Agent LLC @ 90
State St STE 700 Office 40, Albany,
NY 12207, NW Registered Agent
lawful purpose.
(3-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation [domestic] of
Koshie Consultants LLC. Articles of
(NS) on 3/24/14 office location:
State St STE 700 Office 40, purpose
(4-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification of Embedded Adventures LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on February 14, 2014, office location:
State St STE 700 Office 40, purpose
(5-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
FORMATION OF A NEW YORK
PURSUANT TO NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW
SECTION 206
The name of the limited liability
company: LTW HOMES, LLC.
The date of filing of the articles
of organization with the Secretary of
State was DECEMBER 10, 2013.
The county in New York in which
the office of the company is located
is SCHENECTADY.
designated as agent of the company upon whom process may be
served, and the Secretary of State
shall mail a copy of any process
against the company served upon
him or her to 1512 Giffords Church
Road, Princetown, NY 12306
The name and address in New
York of the company’s registered
the company may be served is
Larry Wilkins, 1512 Giffords Church
Road, Princetown, NY 12306.
The business purpose of the
company is to engage in any and all
business activities permitted under
the laws of the State of New York.
(10-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation: Sue Ding
Productions LLC. Arts of org. filed
with New York Secy of State (NS)
on 4/7/2014. Office in Albany Co.
NS desig. agent of the LLC upon
whom process may be served.
NS shall mail process to: Sue Ding
Productions LLC, 62 Fields End Dr.,
Glenmont, NY 12077. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
(11-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification of Mymering-Manhattan, LLC. Articles of
Organization filed with the NY Secretary of State (N S) on January 15,
2014, office location: Albany County, NS is designated as agent upon
whom process may be served, NS
shall mail service of process (SOP)
to NW Registered Agent LLC @ 90
State Street Suite 700 Office 40,
Albany, NY 12207, NM Registered
for SOP at 90 State Street Suite
(35-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of 14K Enterprises LLC. Articles of Org.
Office 40, Albany, NY 12207, NW
(14-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Shaker
Violin Repair LLC
Arts. of Org. of this Limited Liability Company (LLC) were filed
with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)
on 4/1/14. The LLC maintains its
office in Albany County. SSNY is
designated as agent of LLC upon
any process served to the LLC at:
The LLC, 4229 River Road Latham,
New York 12110. Purpose: for any
lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed
under the law.
(15-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Bleu
Mode LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS)
on 11/20/2013, office location:
purpose.
(2-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of The Willary
LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/7/14.
Office in Albany Co. SSNY desig.
served. SSNY shall mail service of
process (SOP) to NW Reg. Agent
LLC @ 90 State St STE 700 Office
40, Albany, NY 12207, NW Reg.
Agent LLC is desig. as agent for
SOP at 90 State St STE 700 office
40, Albany, NY 12207, purpose any
lawful purpose.
(3-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). Name: R3 CAPITAL
LLC. Articles of Organization filed
with NY Secretary of State, March
17, 2014. Purpose: to engage in
any lawful act or activity. Office: in
Albany County. Secretary of State
is agent for process against LLC
and shall mail copy to 7304 5th Ave
PMB #317, Brooklyn, NY 11209.
(4-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification of StuFund Advisors, LLC. Articles of
Org. filed with NY Secretary of
State (NS) on March 17, 2014
office location: Albany County,
NS is designated as agent upon
whom process may be served,
NS shall mail service of process
(SOP) to InCorp Services, Inc.,
One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave., Ste. 805-A, Albany,
NY 12210-2822, InCorp Services,
Inc. is designated as agent for
SOP at One Commerce Plaza,
99 Washington Ave., Ste. 805-A,
Albany, NY 12210-2822.
(5-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of AIM
Healthcare Staffing LLC. Articles
State (NS) on 3/17/2014, office
location: Albany County, NS is
designated as agent upon whom
State St STE 700 Office 40, NW
Registered Agent LLC is designated as agent for SOP at 90 State
St STE 700 Office 40, purpose is
any lawful purpose.
(6-37-42)
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LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: Feeney Wireless LLC.
Articles of Organization were filed
LLC upon whom process against it
may be served. SSNY shall mail a
copy of process to the LLC, PO Box
2549, Eugene, OR 97402-0203.
(16-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qual. of Capital Claims
Management, LLC filed with Sec of
State NY (SSNY): 2/7/14. in Albany
Co. Formed in CA: 11/25/13. SSNY
process against it may be served &
shall mail process to: C/O Corporation Service Company, 80 State St,
Albany, NY 12207-2543. Principal
Office: 575 Anton Blvd Fl 3, Costa
Mesa, CA 92626. Arts. of Org. filed
with Ca Secy. Of State, 1500 11th
St, Sacramento, CA 95815. Purpose: General.
(17-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qual. of Opening
Ceremony Holdings LLC filed with
Sec of State NY (SSNY): 4/1/14. in
Albany Co. Formed in DE: 7/16/12.
SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon
served & shall mail process to: PO
BOX 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Foreign add: Corporation Service
Company, 2711 Centerville Rd Ste
400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. Of State Of De,
Div Of Corp., 401 Federal St, Dover,
DE 19901. Purpose: General.
(18-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qual. of Opening
Ceremony Ip LLC filed with Sec of
State NY (SSNY): 4/1/14. in Albany
Co. Formed in DE: 7/16/12. SSNY
process against it may be served
& shall mail process to: PO BOX
10873, Albany, NY 12201. Foreign
add: Corporation Service Company,
2711 Centerville Rd Ste 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed
with Secy. Of State Of De, Div Of
Corp., 401 Federal St, Dover, DE
(19-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Bright Brother Cleaning Service
shall mail process to PO Box
General.
(20-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Hemroc Construction Group LLC
process to PO BOX 10873, Albany,
(21-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Talkfinance LLC Arts. of Org. filed
General.
(22-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Surf & Stillwell, LLC Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY
PO BOX 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(23-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
DELMAR HERBALS, LLC
The name of the company is
Delmar Herbals, LLC. Articles of
Organization were filed on March
24, 2014. LLC’s office is in Albany
County. The Secretary of State
of the State of New York is designated as agent for service of
process and shall mail a copy of
process to 159 Westchester Drive
North, Delmar, New York, 12054.
The purpose of LLC is to engage
in any lawful act or activity.
(13-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Overing Holdings LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(26-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Codon Productions, LLC Arts. of
PO Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(27-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
77 Weirfield Holdings LLC Arts.
(28-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Law Office Of Shapsi Burekhovich PLLC Arts. of Org. filed with
Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on
SSNY shall mail process to PO BOX
Profession of Law.
(29-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
703 Realty LLC Arts. of Org. filed
Purpose: General.
(30-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Strategic Construction Usa LLC
(31-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qual. of MHREALTY
,LLC. Fictitious Name: MHREALTY
2, LLC. Filed with Sec of State
NY (SSNY): 4/4/14. in Albany Co.
Formed in UT: 11/8/13. SSNY desig.
against it may be served & shall mail
process to: PO Box 10873, Albany,
NY 12201. Foreign Add: 10421 S
Jordan Gateway Ste 600, South
Jordan, UT 84095. Arts. of Org.
filed with Secy of State of UT, Div of
Corp & Commercial Code S.M. Box
146705, Salt Lake City, UT 841146705. Purpose: General.
(25-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Hatro Holdings Xvi LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(24-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY:
Travel Hooligan LLC. Articles of
Organization filed with the Secretary
of State of New York (SSNY) on
copy of process to the LLC. 32
Fryer Lane, Altamont NY, 12009.
Purpose: for any lawful purpose.
(1-39-44)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of organization of WellNest
Studios - Fitness & Wellness, LLC
NY (SSNY) on 4/10/14. Office location, County of Albany. SSNY has
process to William G Laznovsky,
46A Quarry Drive, Albany, NY
12205. Purpose: any lawful act.
(1-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLICATION NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The name of the
LLC is La Maison de Puppy LLC.
The Art. of Org. were filed with New
York’s Secretary of State (“NYSS”)
on 4/01/2014. The office is to be
located in Albany County. The
principal business location is 365
W. 20th St., Apt. #1A, New York,
NY 10011. The NYSS is designated
be served. The NYSS shall mail a
copy of any process to the registered agent: Northwest Registered
Agent LLC, 90 State Street, STE
700 Office 40, Albany NY 12207.
The purpose of the business of the
Company is any lawful activity.
(2-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
Pragati West LLC Arts. of Org.
Purpose: General.
(3-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
371 Nostrand Ave LLC Arts. of
PO Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(4-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
421 Union Avenue LLC Arts. of
to Carnegie Management Inc., 545
Broadway 4th Fl, Brooklyn, NY
(5-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
Hayaa Dewitt LLC Arts. of Org.
Purpose: General.
(6-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
Vital Fashion Group LLC Arts.
process to C/O Usacorp Inc, PO
Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(7-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
Absolute Foam Insulation LLC
(8-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
Zemka Zeta LLC Arts. of Org.
Purpose: General.
(9-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
Killswitch LLC Arts. of Org. filed
Purpose: General.
(10-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
65-29 BAYFIELD PROPERTY
shall mail process to PO BOX
General.
(11-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
1135 Chesed LLC Arts. of Org.
(SSNY) on 10/28/13. Office in
(12-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
407 Chauncey LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(13-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
C.e.s. Plumbing LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(14-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
Ak 931 LLC Arts. of Org. filed
Purpose: General.
(15-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
The Holcmill Group LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(16-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
341 Vernon Holding LLC Arts. of
Purpose: General.
(17-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
Scarano Green Services LLC
(18-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
Scarano Mentoring Group LLC
(19-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
Mary Sise, Lcsw, LLC Arts. of
Corporation Service Company, 80
State St, Albany, NY 12207-2543.
Purpose: LCSW.
(20-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
Sweet Brook Holdings LLC Arts.
(21-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
Sweet Brook Equity Holdings
shall mail process to PO BOX
General.
(22-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qual. of Wittenbach
Business Systems, LLC filed with
Sec of State NY (SSNY): 2/27/14. in
Albany Co. Formed in MD: 1/4/79.
served & shall mail process to:
Registered Agent Solutions, Inc., 99
Washington Ave Ste 1008, Albany,
NY 12260. Principal Office: 100
Sparks Valley Rd Ste B, Sparks, MD
21152. Arts. of Org. filed with Md
State Dept Of Assessments & Taxation, 301 W Preston St, Baltimore,
MD 21201. Purpose: General.
(23-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
Ysm Realty LLC Arts. of Org.
Purpose: General.
(24-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
Mazel & Brucha Ventures LLC
(25-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
854 Greene Ave Realty LLC Arts.
(26-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
PROBATE REALTY LIQUIDATORS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with
Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on
SSNY shall mail process to InCorp
Services, Inc., One Commerce
Plaza – 99 Washington Ave., Ste.
805-A, Albany, NY 12210-2822.
Purpose: General.
(28-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of foreign qualification
of Acolade, LLC: App. for Auth.
(NS) on 3/28/14. Office location:
Albany County. LLC formed in
Connecticut on 2/3/10. Address
for service of process (SOP) in CT:
89 Little Harbor Road, Guilford, CT
06437. Cert. of Org. filed with Sec.
of State, 30 Trinity Street, Hartford,
CT 06106. NS is designated as
agent for SOP. NS shall mail SOP
to NW Registered Agent LLC @ 90
State St STE 700 Office 40. NW
as agent for SOP @ 90 State St STE
700 Office 40. Purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(29-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of PELLIZA
DESIGN, LLC. Articles of Org. filed
April 15th, 2014, office location:
Albany County, NS is designated as
served, NS shall mail service of process to Murray LLP, 305 Broadway,
14Fl, New York, NY10007, purpose
(31-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of 7036
MANHATTAN, LLC. Articles of
Org. filed with NY Secretary of
State (NS) on April 15th, 2014, office location: Albany County, NS is
designated as agent upon whom
mail service of process to Murray
LLP, 305 Broadway, 14Fl, New
York, NY10007, purpose is any
lawful purpose.
(32-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Tailwinds
Press Enterprises LLC. Articles
State (NS) on 25 February 2014
Registered Agents Inc. @ 90 State
St STE 700 Office 40, Registered
Agents Inc. is designated as agent
purpose.
(33-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Larole LLC
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 04/03/2014.
Office location: Albany County, NS
700 Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(34-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
(LLC). Name of Company: Liebel
Street, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of New York (SSNY)
on November 27, 2013. Office
Location: Albany County. SSNY is
process to: THE LLC, P.O. Box 528,
Albany, New York 12201. Purpose,:
Any lawful purpose.
(35-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
(LLC). Name of Company: WZ
Properties Fourth Avenue, LLC.
Articles of Organization filed with
the Secretary of State of the State
of New York (SSNY) on November
26, 2013. Office Location: Albany
shall mail a copy of process to:
THE LLC, 25 Boerum Street, Apt.
#11M, Brooklyn, New York 11206.
Purpose,: Any lawful purpose.
(36-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
(LLC). Name of Company: WZ
Properties Kneeland, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of
New York (SSNY) on November
26, 2013. Office Location: Albany
shall mail a copy of process to:
THE LLC, 25 Boerum Street, Apt.
#11M, Brooklyn, New York 11206.
Purpose,: Any lawful purpose.
(37-40-45)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF TENTATIVE
COMPLETION OF
ASSESSMENT ROLL
(PURSUANT TO SECTION 560
OF THE REAL
PROEPRTY TAX LAW)
HEARING OF COMPLAINTS
Assessors of the Town of Berne,
County of Albany, New York has
completed the Tentative Assessment Roll for the current year; that
a copy thereof has been left with the
Town Clerk at the Town Hall, Berne,
New York; also with Christine Valachovic, Switzkill Road, Berne, New
York and Melanie Bunzey, Sickle
Hill Road, Berne, New York. The
Roll will be on display at the Town
Hall at regular Town Clerk’s office
hours where it may be seen and
examined by any person interested
therein until Tuesday, May 27, 2014
and that on such day between the
hours of 3-5 PM & 6-8 PM, the
Board of Assessment Review will
meet at the Berne Town Library to
hear and examine all verified written
complaints in relation to such assessments on the application of any
person believing himself aggrieved
thereby. An appointment to discuss
information on the Tentative Roll
may be made by calling:
CHRISTINE VALACHOVIC at
(518) 872-1948 after 7 PM for all
parcels (except Camp Woodstock)
east of County Route 2 (Cole Hill);
OR
MELANIE BUNZEY at (518) 8720051 after 7 PM for all parcels west
of County Route 2 (Cole Hill) and
Camp Woodstock.
Dated this 1st day of May 2014
BRIAN M. CRAWFORD,
CHAIRMAN
CHRISTINE VALACHOVIC
MELANIE BUNZEY
(6-41-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Snorkel,
LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 11 April 2014,
purpose.
(14-41-46)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Darciessoycandles LLC-Articles of
Organization filed with Secy. of
State of NY (SSNY) on 2/7/2014,
Office location: Albany Co. SSNY
to: c/o darciessoycandles., PO Box
3877, Albany, NY 12203. Purpose;
Any lawful act.
(9-41-46)
LEGAL NOTICE
LLC
Articles of Organization for
MARKTECH WEST, LLC were filed
York on April 16, 2014. The office
of the company is located in Albany
County. The Secretary of State has
been designated as agent upon
which process may be served and
a copy of process shall be mailed
by the Secretary of State to the LLC
to Marktech International Corporation, 3 Northway Lane, Latham,
New York 12110. Purpose: for
any lawful activity for which limited
liability companies may be formed
under the law.
(8-41-46)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: KATE’S KAKES, LLC. Articles of organization were filed
Location: Albany County. SSNY has
Kings Road, Schenectady, NY
12303. Purpose: any lawful act or
activity.
(10-41-46)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of a Limited
Liability Company (LLC) Name: MY
ROYA LLC
Articles of Organization filed
York (SSNY) on 04/10/2014.Office
location:Albany County SSNY has
been designated as agent of LLC
be served. SSNY shall mail a copy
of process to C/O MY ROYA LLC
15 Maria CT, Rexford, NY 12148.
Purpose: Any Lawful purpose.
Latest date upon which LLC is to
dissolve: No specific date
(11-41-46)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of SJ Feldman Art Advisory, LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 4/21/2014,
purpose.
(12-41-46)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of 613 SOLUTIONS LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on June 19,
2013 office location: Albany County,
NS is designated as agent upon
whom process may be served, NS
shall mail service of process (SOP)
to REGISTERED AGENTS INC@ 90
State St STE 700 Office 40, Albany,
NY 12207, NW Registered Agent
lawful purpose.
(13-41-46)
LEGAL NOTICE
Lee Pietrocola LLC Arts of Org.
filed with Secy. of State of N.Y.
SSNY 2/5/14 office in Albany Co.
SSNY desig agent of LLC upon
to P.O. Box 10873 Albany N.Y.
12201.
(19-41-46)
LEGAL NOTICE
fiscal affairs of the Westmere Fire
District for the period beginning
on January 1, 2012 and ending
on October 31, 2013 have been
examined by the Office of the State
Comptroller and that the report of
examination prepared by the Office
of the State Comptroller has been
filed in my office where it is available
as a public record for inspection by
all interested persons.
Pursuant to section thirty-five
of the General Municipal Law, the
Westmere Fire District has authorized the preparation of a written
response to the report of examination prepared by the Office of the
State Comptroller and has filed
such response in my office as a
public record for inspection by all
interested persons.
Sean M. Maguire
Commissioner/Secretary
(2-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Woodlawn Cemetery Association will hold its Annual Meeting on
Thursday, May 15, 2014 at the
Berne Fire House, 30 Canaday Hill
Road, Berne, New York. Lot owners
meeting at 7:00 p.m., closed board
meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Ann Resnick
Secretary
(23-41-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation: Caitlin
Burns & Associates, LLC. Arts
of org. filed with New York Secy
of State (NS) on 4/7/2014. Office
location: Albany County. NS is
desig. as agent of the LLC upon
whom process may be served. NS
shall mail process to: Kushnirsky
Gerber PLLC, 25 Broadway, Fl. 9,
New York, NY 10004. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
(16-41-46)
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING,
BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION
GUILDERLAND CENTRAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
a public hearing of the qualified
voters of the Guilderland Central
School District, Albany County,
Guilderland, New York, will be held
on May 13, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.,
prevailing time, at Guilderland
High School, 8 School Road, Guilderland Center, New York, for the
presentation of the budget for the
school year July 1, 2014 to June
30, 2015.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN
that said vote and election will be
held on May 20, 2014 between the
hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.,
prevailing time, at the following
election districts:
School Election District No. 1 Altamont Elementary School, 117
Grand Street, Altamont, New York
School Election District No. 2
Guilderland Elementary School,
2225 Western Avenue, Guilderland,
New York
Lynnwood Elementary School, 8
Regina Drive, Schenectady, New
York
Westmere Elementary School, 6270
Johnston Road, Albany, New York
Pine Bush Elementary School,
3437 Carman Road, Schenectady,
New York
at which time the polls will be
opened to vote by voting machine
upon the following items:
1. To adopt the annual budget
of the School District for the fiscal
year 2014-2015 and to authorize
the requisite portion thereof to be
raised by taxation on the taxable
property of the District;
2. For the election of three (3)
members to the Board of Education;
3. Upon the appropriation of an
amount sufficient to operate the
Guilderland School District Public
Library separate and apart from
the Annual School District Budget
and authorizing the levy of taxes
therefore;
4. For the election of three (3)
Trustees to the Board of Trustees of
the Guilderland Public Library.
that a Bond Proposition in substantially the following form shall be
presented to the qualified voters of
the District at such Annual District
Meeting and Election:
BOND PROPOSITION
RESOLVED:
(a) That the Board of Education
of the Guilderland Central School
District, in the County of Albany,
New York (the “District”), is hereby
authorized to purchase various
vehicles for use by the District, at
the estimated maximum cost of
$995,000, and to expend therefor,
including preliminary costs and
costs incidental thereto and the
financing thereof, an amount not
to exceed the estimated total cost
of $995,000;
(b) that a tax is hereby voted
in the aggregate amount of not
to exceed $995,000 to pay such
cost, said tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years
and in such amounts as shall be
determined by said Board of Education; and
(c) that in anticipation of said tax,
bonds of the District are hereby authorized to be issued in the principal
amount of not to exceed $995,000
and a tax is hereby voted to pay the
interest on said bonds as the same
shall become due and payable.
that a copy of the statement of the
amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s
budget for fiscal year 2014-2015,
exclusive of public monies, may be
obtained by any resident of the District during business hours beginning May 6, 2014, except Saturday
and Sunday, at the Administration
Office, 8 School Road, Guilderland
Center, New York, and at each of
the following schools: Altamont
Elementary School, Guilderland
Elementary School, Lynnwood
Elementary School, Pine Bush
Elementary School, Westmere
Elementary School, Farnsworth
Middle School, and Guilderland
High School, between the hours of
9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of
the Board of Education for one (1)
term of three (3) years each must be
filed with the Clerk of the District no
later than April 21, 2014 between
the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m. at the Administrative Offices,
8 School Road, Guilderland Center,
New York. Each petition must be
signed by at least fifty six (56) qualified voters of the District with their
addresses, and said petition must
state the name and residence of the
candidate. Vacancies on the Board
of Education shall not be considered separate; specific offices and
the nominating petitions shall not
describe any specific vacancy for
which the candidate is nominated.
Candidates receiving a plurality of
the votes cast respectively for the
several offices shall be declared
elected in accordance with the
provisions of Section 2034 of the
Education Law.
that applications for absentee
ballots will be obtainable during
business hours from the District
Clerk; completed applications must
be received by the District Clerk at
least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to
the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered
personally to the voter. Absentee
ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m.,
prevailing time, on May 20, 2014.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that
personal registration of voters is
required. The Board of Registration
shall meet on May 8, May 12 and
May 13, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. until
2:30 p.m. at the following places:
(1) Altamont Elementary School; (2)
Guilderland Elementary School; (3)
Lynnwood Elementary School; (4)
Westmere Elementary School; and
(5) Pine Bush Elementary School for
the purpose of preparing a register
of the qualified voters of the school
district for said Annual Vote and
Election, at which time any person
shall be entitled to have his/her
name placed upon such register,
provided that he/she is known or
proven to the satisfaction of such
Board of Registration to be then
or thereafter entitled to vote at the
Annual Vote and Election. Additionally, any person otherwise
entitled to vote at said Annual Vote
may register at the District Offices,
8 School Rd., Guilderland Center,
New York, on May 8, May 12 and
May 13, 2014 between the hours of
8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
The register of the qualified voters of the School District prepared
at the Special Meeting held on
May 21, 2013 shall be used by said
Board of Registration as the basis
for the preparation of the register for
said Annual Vote and Election to be
held on May 20, 2014. Any person
whose name appears on such
register or who shall have been
previously registered for any Annual
Vote or Special District meeting or
election and who shall have voted
at any Annual or Special meeting
or election held at any time since
January 1, 2010 will not be required
to register personally for this Annual
Vote and Election. In addition, any
person otherwise qualified to vote
who is registered with the Board of
Elections of Albany County under
the provisions of the Election Law,
shall be entitled to vote at said
Annual Vote and Election without
further registration.
Upon its completion, said register will be filed in the office of the
District Clerk and will be open for
inspection by any qualified voter of
the District from May 15, 2014 to the
day of the vote, May 20, 2014, Sunday excepted, between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (Prevailing
Time) with the exception of Saturday, May 17, 2014 when the hours
will be by appointment only.
The boundaries of the school
election districts are as follows:
School Election District No. 1 –
includes all of the lands contained
within the boundaries of the Altamont Elementary School zone;
within the boundaries of the Guilderland Elementary School zone;
within the boundaries of the Lynnwood Elementary School zone;
within the boundaries of the Westmere Elementary School zone;
within the boundaries of the Pine
Bush Elementary School zone;
Only qualified voters who are
duly registered will be permitted
to vote.
A report of tax exemptions,
showing how much of the total
assessed value on the final assessment roll or rolls used in that
budgetary process is exempt from
taxation, shall be annexed to the
budget document.
Dated: April 1, 2014
Linda M. Livingston
District Clerk
(19-37, 39, 41, 45)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING,
BUDGET AND PROPOSITION
VOTE, AND ELECTION WITH
VOTER REGISTRATION OF THE
BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN
OF BERNE, COUNTY OF ALBANY,
NEW YORK
NOTICE is hereby given by the
Board of Education of the BerneKnox-Westerlo Central School District, Albany County, New York, that
a public hearing of the qualified
voters of said school district will
be held at the High School Building, in said District, in the village of
Berne, New York, on Monday, May
12, 2014, at 7:00 P.M., Daylight
Savings Time for the presentation
of the budget document.
NOTICE is also given pursuant
to Section 1716 Education Law,
that a copy of the statement of
the amount of money which will
be required for the ensuing year for
school purposes may be obtained
by any qualified voter in the District
during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Budget
Vote at each of the following locations between the hours of 9:00
A.M. and 3:00 P.M.:
District Office, Berne, New
York
Berne Elementary, Berne, New
York
Junior/Senior High School,
Berne, New York
Berne Public Library, Berne,
New York
Westerlo Public Library, Westerlo, New York
NOTICE is also given that the
voting upon the appropriation of
the necessary funds to meet the
estimated expenditures and/or on
propositions involving the expenditure of money to authorize the
levy of taxes shall take place at the
High School Building on Tuesday,
May 20, 2014, between the hours
of 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.
NOTICE is also given pursuant
to Section 2004, Education law,
that petitions nominating candidates for the Office of Member of
the Board of Education must be
filed with the Clerk of the District
between the hours of 8:00 A.M.
and 4:00 P.M. no later than, April
21, 2014, the 30th day preceding
the Annual School District Meeting
or election at which the candidates
so nominated shall be elected,
and that such election and voting
upon the appropriation of funds
shall constitute the Annual School
District Meeting. The following
vacancy is to be filled on the Board
of Education:
Two (2) seats for three-year
terms to fill the expiring terms of:
Mr. Vasilios Lefkaditis
Mrs. Chasity McGivern (who
filled the remainder of an unexpired
term, ending June 30, 2014, due to
the resignation, effective April 17,
2013, of Mrs. Maureen Sikule).
Each petition must be directed
to the Clerk of the Board of Education, must be signed by at least
twenty-five (25) qualified voters of
the District, or two percent of the
voters who voted in the previous
election whichever is greater, shall
state the name and residence of
the candidate. Petition forms are
available at the Special Education
Office in the Elementary School.
Voting for the election of Candidates for the Office of Member of
the Board of Education will take
place at the High School Building on Tuesday, May 20, 2014
between the hours of 9:00 A.M.
and 9:00 P.M.
NOTICE is also given that the
following proposition will be submitted to the voters:
Proposition #1
ACQUISITION OF SCHOOL
BUSES AND VEHICLES
RESOLVED: Shall the Board
of Education of the Berne-KnoxWesterlo Central School District, in
the Counties of Albany and Schoharie, New York (“the District”),
be authorized to (a) purchase
school buses at a cost not to
exceed the estimated total cost of
$230,500.00; (b) expend such sum
for such purpose; (c) expend a sum
not to exceed $92,200.00 from the
Transportation Reserve Fund for
such purpose; (d) levy the necessary tax therefore, to be levied and
collected in annual installments in
such years and in such amounts as
may be determined by the Board
of Education in accordance with
Section 416 of the Education Law,
taking into account state aid and
the amount expended from the
Transportation Reserve Fund, and
in anticipation of the collection of
such tax, issue bonds and notes of
the District at one time or from time
to time in the principal amount not
to exceed $138,300.00 and levy
a tax to pay the interest on said
obligations when due.
Voting on Proposition #1, to
purchase school buses and vehicles for use by the District, and
to issue obligations of the District,
therefore, will take place at the
High School Building on Tuesday,
May 20, 2014 between the hours
of 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.
NOTICE is also given that special voter registration will be held
on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, from
4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. in the High
School Auditorium, only, for the
Board of Registration of the School
District to meet to prepare for registration of voters not previously
registered. Any person shall be
entitled to have his name placed
upon such register provided that
at said meeting of the Board of
Registration, he is known or has
proved to the satisfaction of such
Board of Registration to be then
or thereafter entitled to vote at
the School Meeting or Election
for which such registration is
prepared. The register prepared
for the Annual Meeting will be
filed in the Office of the Clerk of
the District, and will be open for
inspection by any qualified voter
of the District between the hours
of 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. during
the five days prior to and the date
of the Annual Meeting, except
Saturdays and Sundays.
that applications for absentee
ballots may be applied for at the
office of the Clerk of the District.
If the ballot is to be mailed to the
voter, the completed application
must be received by the District
no later than 3:00 P.M. on May
13, 2014. If the ballot is to be
delivered personally by the voter,
the completed application must be
received by the Clerk of the District
no later than 5:00 P.M. on May 20,
2014. A list of all persons to whom
absentee ballots have been issued
will be available for inspection by
any qualified voter of the District
in the Office of the Clerk of the
District between the hours of 9:00
A.M. and 4:00 P.M. during the five
days prior to the day of the Annual
Meeting.
Denise Robinson
District Clerk
(28-37, 39, 41, 43)
LEGAL NOTICE
Public Notice of Hearing
The Town of New Scotland
Planning Board
Planning Board of, Town of New
Scotland, New York will hold a
public hearing pursuant to Article IV,
Section 190-41 of the Zoning Law
on the following proposition:
A Public Hearing for Special Use
Permit # 562
Special Use Permit Application
#562: application submitted by
Lauren Bachner to request a special
use permit to allow for boarding
kennel. The kennel is to be located
on a parcel currently owned by Carmen Fasulo, consisting of 7.4 acres,
is situated within the RA District at
425 Unionville-Feura Bush Road,
and is identified as New Scotland
tax parcel # 95.-3-17. This application is a Special Use of Article II,
Section 190-12(D)(12) of the Town
of New Scotland Zoning Law.
Hearing will take place on May
6, 2014 at the New Scotland Town
Hall beginning at 7:00 P.M.
Charles Voss
Chairman, Planning Board
The Town of New Scotland is
an equal opportunity provider and
employer
(3-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Public Notice of Hearing
The Town of New Scotland
Planning Board
Planning Board of Town of New
Scotland, New York will hold a
public hearing pursuant to Article IV,
Section 190-41 of the Zoning Law
A Public Hearing for Special Use
Permit # 563
Special Use Permit Application
# 563: Application submitted by
NY Capital District Renaissance
Festival LLC. requesting a Special
Use Permit to allow them to hold
an event on two parcels owned
by Peter Ten Eyck. The parcels
are situated within the RA district
at 400 Altamont Road, contain
300 +/-acres are identified as New
Scotland tax parcels 71.-2-20.11
and 71.-2-20.12. This application
is a Special Use of the Public Assemblage Local Law of the Town of
New Scotland.
Hearing will take place on May
6, 2014 at the New Scotland Town
Hall beginning at 7:00 P.M.
Charles Voss
Chairman, Planning Board
The Town of New Scotland is
an equal opportunity provider and
employer
(4-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Availability of Decision Document for Areas of Concern # 6
and # 9
Former Schenectady Army
Depot – Voorheesville Area
Guilderland, New York
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has finalized the
Decision Document, addressing
two Areas of Concern (AOCs) at the
former Schenectady Army Depot—
Voorheesville Area; those AOCs
include: AOC # 6 (“former Waste
Water Treatment Area”) and AOC #
9 (“former Building 60 Area”).
This Decision Document for concludes that no further action is necessary at AOC #s 6 & 9, as remedial
investigations were conducted and
have identified no unacceptable
risks to human health and environment related to the Department of
Defense use of the site.
Should conditions change in the
future, in relation to exposure to
Department of Defense contaminants, USACE policy allows for reconsideration of a response action.
The New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation has
concurred that no action needs to
be taken at this time.
The Decision Document for AOC
#s 6 and 9 is available for public
review in both the Guilderland and
Voorheesville Public Libraries. The
address of the Guilderland
Public Library is: 2228 Western Avenue
(Route 20), Guilderland, NY 12084;
telephone (518) 456-2400; the Voorheesville Public Library is located at
51 School Road, Voorheesville, NY
12186; telephone (518) 765-2791.
The document is also posted on
the website: www.nan.usace.army.
mil/FSADVA (“Reports” tab). If
you require any further information, please contact: Mr. Gregory
J. Goepfert, Project Manager,
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, New
York District, CENAN-PP-E, Room
1811, 26 Federal Plaza, New York,
New York 10278; or telephone:
(917) 790-8235.
(5-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
(LLC). Name: JPlatinum LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with
the Secretary of State of New York
(SSNY) on April 24, 2014. Purpose:
For any lawful purpose. Office location: Albany County. SSNY has
a copy of process to the LLC, c/o
Jorge Plata, 1800 Whispering Pines
Way, Schenectady, NY 12303.
(15-41-46)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Limited
Liability Company. Name: IT Express Consultants, LLC. Articles
of Organization were filed with
the Secretary of State of New
South Allen St, Albany, NY 12208.
(17-41-46)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that a
new corporation has been formed,
to wit: H.K.1. Properties, LLC.
Articles of Incorporation were filed
with the Secretary of State on April
23, 2014. The corporation office is
located in Schenectady County.
designated by the corporation as
the agent upon whom process may
be served. The mailing address of
the corporation shall be 32 Oakmont Street, Niskayuna, New York
12309. The character and purpose
of the corporation shall be limited
to all lawful business.
(18-41-46)
LEGAL NOTICE
Brookside Cemetery Annual
Meeting Friday - May 9, 2014 at
7:15 PM at Preston Hollow Baptist
Church
(22-41-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of BELL FINANCIAL LLC. Art. of Org. filed with
the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY)
on 3/27/2014. Office location:
Albany Co. SSNY designated as
shall mail process to: The LLC, 2
Pine West Plaza, Ste 203, Albany,
activities.
(7-41-46)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF
TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLL
(Pursuant to RPTL §506)
Assessors for the Town of Rensselaerville, Albany County, have completed the Tentative Assessment
Roll for the 2014-2015 tax year. A
copy of said Roll will be available
on May 1, 2014 at the Town Clerk’s
Office, 87 Barger Road, Medusa,
NY. The Roll may be viewed by
any interested party during regular
Town Clerk hours until Tuesday,
May 27, 2014 when on such day
the Grievance Board will meet
between the hours of 3 :00 PM and
5:00 PM and again from 6:00 PM
to 8:00 PM to review any and all
written applications of complaints
submitted by any persons believed
to be aggrieved.
A publication of ‘How to Grieve
Your Assessment’ may be obtained
at the Town Hall during regular
business hours. The Assessor’s office hours are Thursdays from 6:30
PM to 8:30 PM; and on Saturday,
May 17th and Saturday, May 24th
from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon; or by
calling the Assessor’s Office for an
appointment.
TOWN OF RENSSELAERVILLE
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
(21-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of completion of the
Town of Westerlo’s Tentative Assessment Roll
assessor of the town of Westerlo,
Albany County, new York, has
completed the tentative assessment roll for the current year. That a
copy thereof has been left with the
Town Clerk at the Westerlo Town
hall, 933 CR 401, Westerlo, New
York. Where it may be seen and
examined by any person interested
therein until the fourth Tuesday of
May, next, and that on such day for
a total of four(4)hours, said review
Board will meet at the Town Hall,
County Route 401, Westerlo, New
York, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
to hear and examine all verified
and written complaints in relation
of such assessments. On the application of any person believing
himself aggrieved thereby.
Dated this 1st day of May 2014.
Peter Hotaling
Sole Assessor
(20-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
THE POLLIO
FAMILY FOUNDATION, INC.
annual report of the above-named
foundation for the calendar year
2013 is available for inspection by
any citizen during normal business
hours at the principal office of the
foundation at Lavelle & Finn, LLP,
29 British American Boulevard,
Latham, New York 12110, for a
period of 180 days from the date
of publication of this notice.
(1-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
The Town of Knox is issuing
a Request for Proposals (RFP)
to solicit applications to provide
construction services at the Knox
Historical Building, Knox, New
York. Specifically, this RFP solicits
construction services in the nature
of providing materials and labor
and associated costs related to the
painting and/or installation of vinyl
siding, soffits and trim to the Knox
Historical Building located in front
of the Town Hall at 2192 BerneAltamont Road. Additional information and to schedule an inspection
of the construction site and scope
of the project may be made by contacting Town Supervisor, Michael
Hammond at 872-1457.
The RFP must be submitted to
the Knox Town Clerk in a sealed
envelope marked “Request for
Proposal-Painting/Vinyl Siding” at
or prior to 7:30 p.m. on May 13,
2014.
The Knox Town Board reserves
the right to reject any and all proposals as submitted.
Tara Murphy
Knox Town Clerk
(24-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
OF HEARING BEFORE
Variance Request No. 4454
Request of Jason Ackerman
for a Variance of the regulations
under the Zoning Law to permit:
the construction of an addition
within a required rear yard setback.
A 25ft setback is required, 22ft is
proposed.
For property owned by Jason
Ackerman
Situated as follows: 134 Garnett
Lane Slingerlands, NY 12159
Tax Map # 62.08-1-11.2
Zoned: TH
Jacqueline M. Siudy
(28-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
OF HEARING BEFORE
Articles IV & V of the Zoning Law
Variance Request No. 4443
Request of Crossgates Mall
General Company Newco LLC
for a Variance of the regulations
under the Zoning Law to permit:
a reduction in the number of parking spaces required from 4.5 to
4.25 spaces per 1000sf of gross
leasable area.
Per Articles IV & V Sections 28025 & 280-51 respectively
For property owned by Crossgates Mall General Company
Newco LLC
Situated as follows: 1 Crossgates Mall Rd Albany, NY 12203
Tax Map # 52.01-1-4
Zoned: GB
Jacqueline M. Siudy
(29-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
OF HEARING BEFORE
No. 4449
Request of Xu Guo for a Special
Use Permit under the Zoning Law
to permit: the use of 1,300sf+/- of
space as a nail salon in an existing
shopping plaza known as Cosimos
Plaza.
For property owned by Guilderland Associates, LLC
Situated as follows: 1800 Western Avenue Albany, NY 12203
Tax Map # 52.09-5-10
Zoned: LB
Jacqueline M. Siudy
(27-41)
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41-3t
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plus security. No pets, avail May
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living room with fireplace. Full
bath. Heat, electric, hot water
included, $950. 518-872-2314.
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4 Zelda St., Voorheesville,
N.Y. Friday 5/2/14 8-2, Saturday
5/3/14 8-2. Household items,
toys and some horse items.
41-1t
GIANT MOVING SALE – Saturday, May 3, 7:00 a.m. Becker
Road in Knox TOOL LOVERS,
You don’t want to miss this one!
Large quantity of power, shop
tools & hand tools, ladders, lots
of hardwear & fasteners, home
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decortations & lights. Absolutely
NO early birds prior to sale, see
signs.
41-1t
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71 State Farm Road, (Rte 155),
Voorheesville - from 9:00 to 4:00
PM.
41-2t
Guilderland - 6471 Vosburgh
Rd May 2-4, Fri & Sat 9-4, Sun
9-3. Antiques, Books, Furniture,
Knick Knacks, Yard tools & everything in between.
40-2t
Town of Berne is seeking persons interested in the position of
part – time driver for the Senior
Shuttle bus. Those interested
should contact the Berne Town
Clerk at 872-1448.
41-1t
Cook – Short order exp. Sat 7-3,
Sun 7-2. Home Front Café, Altamont, 861-6452.
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PT SEASONAL SUMMER
HELP – Lifeguards and DPW
Laborers. Must be available June,
July, August. Applications available online at www.altamontvillage.org or at Village of Altamont
Offices, 115 Main St., 9-4 weekdays.
41-2t
WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE.
Used riding mowers, snow blowers, rototillers. Cash re ward.
872-0393.
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Tax exempt purchaser’s: MUST complete a New York State ST-120 Form Available on the online auction and return
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Berne, New York 12023
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Farm Workers and Crop Laborers
Ascutney, Vermont Area.
2 temporary positions at
Deep Meadow Farm.
Workers needed to do field work, hand weeding, hoeing and
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Guaranteed wage is $11.22 per hr. Work is guaranteed for 3/4 of
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37
Berne-Knox-Westerlo baseball, just like every other team, dealing with lousy weather
By Jordan J. Michael
BERNE — The elongated winter
season already pushed back the
start of the Section 2 baseball season by two weeks, and now the recent spell of rain has created more
of a log-jam in the schedule.
Every Section 2 baseball team
is in the same situation with
the lousy weather, but BerneKnox-Westerlo Head Coach Matt
Goebel said, no matter what the
conditions, his team has taken this
season in stride.
“This is the worst year that I
can remember,” said Goebel on
Wednesday after BKW’s home
game on Tuesday against Middleburgh was suspended in the third
inning due to rain. “All we can do
is stay in the moment, and take
games when they come. The players’ attitudes have been great.”
On Tuesday, the Bulldogs were
ahead, 8 to 0, when the game was
postponed; it will resume again
next Monday.
When the season started, BKW’s
first three games were wiped
out, and then the team missed a
tournament. The Bulldogs have
11 games to finish.
“It’s still chaotic; the fields
aren’t good,” Goebel said. “Now,
we’re trying to get more than
half the games in over two weeks.
We’ll have to play five games per
week.”
Will the stockpiling of games
make BKW tired or give the team
momentum?
“It’s nice to play everyday because you get into a rhythm,” said
Goebel; it’s his second season as
the varsity coach. “Our practices
have been going well, though,
working on flaws, and adjusting.
The Enterprise –– Jordan J. Michael
Fever pitch: Berne-Knox-Westerlo senior Maclin Norray throws a pitch during the second inning of Tuesday’s home game against Middleburgh; the game was suspended in the bottom of the third inning due to rain with the Bulldogs ahead, 8 to 0. BKW is 2-5 on the season.
The players have been phenomenal with reading the ball out of
the pitcher’s hand, or keeping their
weight back while batting. They’ve
done everything I’ve asked them
to do.”
Currently, the Bulldogs are 2-5
in the Western Athletic Conference. BKW beat Duanesburg and
Mayfield, and lost to Galway, St.
Johnsville, Spa Catholic, Schoharie, and Canajoharie.
On Tuesday against Middleburgh, senior Maclin Norray drove
in two runs in the first inning with
a deep double to right field. Norray
was pitching the game as well, and
Goebel says he has made impressive strides from last year.
“His fastball has more pop,
and he has a better curveball,”
said Goebel of Norray. “He’s a big,
strong guy that has developed
a lot.”
Norray was an All-Star soccer
and basketball player for BKW
“All we can do is stay in
the moment, and take
games when they come.”
this year, and Goebel said that his
baseball teammates call him by
the nickname of “Big Smooth.”
“It’s like, ‘Hey, man, let’s go
play some chess,’ and he’ll win
the game,” Goebel went on about
Norray. “You can throw any task
at him and he’ll do well. He’s the
jack of all trades.”
Jack Hurst, a left-handed
pitcher for BKW, has a tail to his
pitches, Goebel said, and he throws
a splitfinger. Hurst threw seven
innings against Mayfield, and he
wanted to pitch into extra innings,
but Goebel had to take the baseball away from him, he said.
“He’s an open book, always listening, so he just eats everything
up,” said Goebel of Hurst. “As a
coach, you love that; the kid goes
out there to battle.”
The Bulldogs’ third starting
pitcher is Justin Lee, who has
a “ridiculous” curveball, Goebel
said. “He has perfect form, even
though he didn’t pitch for us much
last year.”
Goebel knows that it is a cliché
for him to say that he loves his
baseball team, but, he said, “It’s
true.”
“This is a close knit team, and
they’re always trying to learn
something new,” Goebel added.
BKW fell short of the playoffs
last year — teams are required to
win eight games — but, since the
WAC is a level playing field this
season, Goebel said, the Bulldogs
know that they can make sectionals in 2014.
“There’s no ‘if ’ because we’re
getting there,” said Goebel. “In
this league, you bring your best
or get beaten. We always have a
fight on our hands.”
SUNY grad student Jeremy Berman wins Albany chess club championship
By Peter Henner
Jeremy Berman, who relocated
to Albany to attend graduate
school last fall, convincingly won
the 2014 Albany club championship, with a score of 11 ½ - 1 ½.
However, the tournament was not
decided until he defeated Timothy
Wright in his final game.
Wright was only rated 1856
before the tournament (with a
career high rating of 1930), but
had a breakthrough tournament.
He finished second with 10 ½ - 2
½, and raised his rating close to
the 2000 level.
Dean Howard, who won the
championship in 2012 by defeating
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me in a playoff after I had placed
first in the club tournament,
finished with 9-4. Gordon Magat,
the 2013 co-champion along with
Mike Mockler, was the only player
to defeat Berman, and has 8 ½ - 3
½, with one game left to play.
He could still overtake Howard
for third place, but might fall back
into a tie with Mockler for fourth
or fifth; Mockler finished with 8
½ -4 ½.
I finished sixth with 7 ½ - 5 ½,
and may still be tied by Jason
Denham, the surprise of the tournament. Denham, although rated
under 1600, defeated Howard and
Wright, and drew Berman and A
player Joe Jones, on his way to a
score of 6 ½ - 5 ½, with one game
left to play.
Other scores: Jonathan Lack,
6 ½ - 6 ½; Glen Perry, 5-6 (with
two games left); Joe Jones, 5 ½ - 7
½; Cory Northrup, 5 ½ - 7 ½; Art
Alowitz, 3 ½ - 9 ½; Will Stephenson, 1-12; and Chuck Eson, 0-13.
Although Chuck did not win a
game, it was not for lack of effort
and he gave several players a very
hard time.
The final game between Berman and Wright promised to be
exciting; both players had been
having very good tournaments,
were playing very interesting
chess, and the championship was
on the line.
Wright – Berman,
Albany Championship,
April 23, 2014
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6. This is the
Najdorf variation of the Sicilian
Defense, the favorite of Bobby
Fischer, which has a lot of very
sharp lines including the famous
Poisoned Pawn variation. 6.Be3
e6 But e6 transposes into the
Scheveningen Variation, a favorite
of Kasparov.
7.Be2 Qc7 8.O-O Be7 9.f4 O-O
10.Kh1 b5 11.a3 Bb7 12.Bf3
Nbd7 13.Nb3 Rac8 14.Qe1 Nb6
This is a typical Sicilian position.
White has a space advantage on
the Kingside and perhaps some
attacking chances there. In exchange, Black has pressure on the
c file and play on the Queenside.
15.Nd2 Rfd8 16.Qf2 Nc4
17.Nxc4 Qxc4 18.Bd4 Nd7
19.Rad1 Qc7 20.Qg3 e5 So far,
play has been very even, with
both players maneuvering to try
for an edge. If White had played
21 Be3, he could have maintained
an equal game, but instead he
played 21.fxe5 dxe5 22.Be3 Nf6
23.Rxd8+Rxd8 Black no longer
has a backward d pawn and now
controls the file: Houdini says
Black is better by .6
24.Bh6 g6 25.Bg5 Ne8 Rd4 was
better; now White could play 26 h4,
and perhaps improve his position,
but after 26.Nd5 Bxd5 27.exd5
f6 28.Bh6 White’s attack is going
nowhere on the Kingside, and now
he loses a pawn. Black + 1.75
28.Qxc2 29.Bd1? Qxb2 30.Bb3
Nd6 White’s 29th move may have
been a little desperate, he is now
two pawns down, and things are
getting worse. The clock is also
becoming a factor; Mr. Wright
was in slightly worse time pressure. 31.Bc1 Qe2 32.Re1 Qh5
33.Bd1 Qf5 34.Bg4 Qc2? Mr.
Berman misses the interesting
shot Ne4, which would have been
close to conclusive.
35.Be6+
Kh8 36.Bh6 Nf5 37.Qh3 Nxh6
38.Qxh6 Bxa3 39.h3 e4 40.Qf4
Qc3? Unnecessarily giving a pawn
back - Kg7 was better 41.Qxe4
Bd6 42.Rf1Qg3. 0-1. Here Mr.
Wright, with about a minute
remaining on his clock, resigned,
because he believed that mate
was unavoidable. 43 Kg1 avoids
mate, but the Queenside pawns
are unstoppable, and resignation
was not premature.
A lucky prize
During the Amateur Team
East tournament in New Jersey,
tournament director and master
of ceremonies Steve Doyle announced a book prize for the first
player to come to the podium
wearing orange socks.
I was wearing the black and
orange socks that were in my
race packet for last year’s Hairy
Gorilla race at Thatcher Park,
and claimed the prize — a book
of games of a Moldovan Grand-
master, Victor Bologan, whose
name was completely new to me.
This was certainly a book that I
would never have bought on my
own, but, after reading a glowing
foreword by former World Champion Kasparov stating, “This is
a book that ought to be read by
every chess player who is serious
about continuing to mature as a
player,” I took a close look at what
I had won.
GM Bologan’s book is definitely
worth reading. His annotations
focus on the lessons learned from
particular games, rather than
on endless variations, and his
insights into his own thinking as
a chess player, the psychological
issues associated with high level
tournament chess, and the personal story of a chess player growing up in a remote corner of the
former Soviet Union prior to its
dissolution would have been worth
the $30 price of the book.
This week’s problem
Bologan describes this game as
one of his first published games,
played when he was just 13.
His opponent appears to have
some very serious threats against
the White King, but Bologan was
able to turn the tables and find a
very pretty winning move.
Can you see it?
V. Bologan - O. Gavrjushin
Kisinev (Moldova) 1985
White to move and win (a
mate is forced in no more
than seven moves)
(Solution on Page 6)
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The Altamont Enterprise –Thursday, May 1, 2014
BKW softball plays well,
loses in extra innings, 7-5
in the bottom of the seventh, but
BERNE — When the wind gusts no runs crossed the plate. Seven
weren’t forcing random pauses innings wasn’t enough.
In the top of the eighth inning,
in the action so that the players
could prevent their eyes from Julie Hampton earned a walk for
being caked in dirt, Berne-Knox- Mayfield, and then got to second
Westerlo and Mayfield played an base on a passed ball. Biggers
entertaining softball game full of made it to first base safely after
hits, runs, and difficult defensive hitting a grounder past Curvin,
and Hampton was now at third
stops.
The Bulldogs and the Panthers base.
Next, Curvin threw a pitch way
were evenly matched; the game
had to be decided in extra in- too high, and Hampton scored the
go-ahead run as Horlacher’s toss
nings.
back to Curvin,
BKW had a
covering home
4-to-2 lead in
p l a t e, r o l l e d
the sixth inning,
a w a y. T h e n ,
but some errors
Mayfield went
mixed with
“We played well,
ahead, 7 to 5,
some hits and
and a lot better than
after Biggers
stolen bases by
broke for home
Mayfield gave
the previous games.”
plate, making
the Panthers
sure that Horthree runs, and
lacher would be
the lead, 5 to 4.
making a throw
Julianna Martin’s throwing error from third to first base to get Sydney Benton
base led to two runs, and Mack- out.
The Panthers may have done
enzie Biggers hit an RBI double
more damage in the inning, but
to right field.
Kaitlyn Curvin, BKW’s pitcher, a nice diving stop by Curvin on
who also tied the game, 5 to 5, with Lyndsey Barber’s hit ended the
a single in the bottom of the sixth threat. Curvin had already made
inning, said that the Bulldogs were a few impressive defensive plays
shocked to ever have a lead. It earlier in the contest.
“Everyone was backing me up
was BKW’s first advantage of the
season after being roughed up by in the field, too,” said Curvin of
Duanesburg (15-0), Galway (19-2), her teammates. “Our defense was
solid.”
and St. Johnsville.
Curvin and Horlacher both
“We were pretty confident, but
I think we might have let it go grounded out in the bottom of
when we were ahead,” Curvin said the eighth inning. Simpson, who
after losing to Mayfield in eight drove in two runs with a double
innings, 7 to 5. “We’re mad about in the first inning for BKW, ripped
this game, but we can come back a line drive to centerfield, but
tomorrow, a little mad, and try to it was caught by Biggers to end
the game.
get a win.”
Knowing that her team played
After Curvin had tied the game
well, Curvin
with her hit in
said, “I have no
the sixth indoubt that we
ning, BKW still
can win some
had the bases
“Some of these
games.”
loaded with one
Last Friday,
out. However,
young girls are
BKW went on
Mayfield pitcher
really coming up;
the road to ShaKarleign Vanr on Spr i ngs,
Nostrand was
they’re good players.”
and won, 25 to
able to get Mi10.
chaela Horlach“Some of
er and Laura
these young
Simpson to hit
weak grounders; the final two outs girls are really coming up; they’re
good players,” Morin said last
were made at home plate.
With no seniors and plenty of Thursday. “We’ve been cruising
ninth-graders on the Bulldogs’ right along, playing good ball.”
Losing in extra innings is painroster, Head Coach Gary Morin
said that, easily, this is the young- ful, especially when there were
chances to win before overtime
est team he’s ever coached.
“We had to come to that real- play, but there’s no doubt that
ization at the beginning of the long, competitive games can build
season,” Morin said last Thursday. character.
“For us to battle like that…it’s a
“We knew there would be growing
pains — as heartbreaking as that loss, but we didn’t give in, we kept
is — but our heads are still held fighting,” Morin said. “If we get
high. We played well today, and into another situation like that,
we’ll be able to handle it.”
battled back.”
Caitlyn Philby got her first-ever
hit for BKW in the fourth inning,
and it scored Sarah Germain from
third base. Philby got another hit
in the sixth inning, and Kaira Wesley, playing her first-ever season
The Berne Conservation Gun
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Club will start trap shooting every
against Mayfield.
“We played well, and a lot better Tuesday as of May 6 at 6:30 p.m.
than the previous games,” Curvin at the club on Route 156, one half
said. “Offensively, we creamed the mile before the town of Berne.
All shooters are welcome to
ball. Everyone did really well.”
Mayfield got a runner to third attend.
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base in the top of the seventh inning, and BKW loaded the bases Mike Vincent at 872-0389.
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Ball or strike? Berne-Knox-Westerlo and Mayfield played an entertaining softball game in Berne last
Thursday, going to extra innings, as the Panthers won in eight innings, 7 to 5. Here, Kaitlyn Curvin
takes a pitch for the Bulldogs during the game. BKW is 0-4.
Winning slide: Mayfield’s Julie Hampton, right, scores what became the winning run last Thursday
against Berne-Knox-Westerlo in the top of the eighth inning. Bulldogs’ pitcher, Kaitlyn Curvin, who
doesn’t have the ball in her glove here — it’s rolling away — threw a high wild pitch, giving Hampton
the opportunity to score from third base. BKW lost, 7 to 5.
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Top Dutch tennis stars bested by Albany Academy, but team remains undefeated
GUILDERLAND — Before Alex
Fedorov, Guilderland’s best player,
and Michael Haelen, the best
player for Albany Academy, took to
the tennis court on Monday, some
Dutchmen players mentioned that
people were about to witness the
biggest singles match of the year
in Section 2.
Based off the sheer velocity of
hits and serves, and the intense atmosphere surrounding the court,
this may have been true. However,
the 6-2, 6-2 final score may have
left more to be desired.
After losing the first set, and
now down in the second set, Fedorov missed a shot wide, as he
displeasure be known to whoever
was watching.
“I don’t think it really helps;
it probably makes things worse,
but it’s difficult to hide,” Fedorov
said of his emotions during the
match. “I just don’t like to lose,
and maybe I show it more than
other players.”
Guilderland Head Coach Curtis
Snyder told The Enterprise that
Fedorov has been beating his opponents rather easily this season,
so Monday’s match against Haelen
was his first real test. The match
turned out to be a nice learning
experience, Snyder added.
“He hasn’t had to get all ramped
up until now, and, sometimes, it’s
“I just don’t like to lose, and maybe
I show it more than other players.”
had done plenty of times already
during the match, and said to
himself, “Why am I so bad?”
Fedorov, a sophomore at Guilderland, had already expressed his
frustrations before going down, 5
to 0, in the first set when Haelen
made an impressive passing shot
down the line. At that point, Fedorov changed rackets, only to win
two straight games, but, overall,
he could not find his groove on
Monday.
“I was missing every shot by
a little bit, and my racket was
starting to break; you can’t do
much when you’ve already started
playing,” said Fedorov after his
first loss of the season. “I should
have started with a tighter racket
today, but I did get more control
after I switched.”
Haelen was composed, and in
control of his tennis game. Fedorov,
on the other hand, was letting his
tougher when you’re at home; the
crowd is right there,” said Snyder.
“Alex puts a lot of pressure on
himself; he really studies the game
and knows what to do, so, when
it’s not happening for him, he gets
frustrated.”
Before Monday, Fedorov had
played Haelen a few times. Fedorov remembers beating Haelen on a
clay court during a tournament in
Binghamton, but then Haelen beat
him indoors over the winter.
Does Haelen have the upper
hand?
“I don’t think so; I played poorly
today,” Fedorov said. “He had
some good rallies, and I had my
chances, but I didn’t do well when
I had them. On some key points, I
wasn’t solid.”
Snyder said that Fedorov had
to come into Monday’s match
with a different type of focus. Like
Fedorov, Haelen is one of the best
Power serve: Sophomore Alex Fedorov, Guilderland’s top tennis
player, hits a serve during the first set of Monday’s match against
Michael Haelen of Albany Academy. Fedorov was undefeated coming into the match, but he struggled to find his groove, and Haelen
won, 6-2, 6-2. However, the Dutchmen won six of nine matches
against Albany Academy to stay undefeated as a team.
Broken arm? Michael Zhu, Guilderland’s number-two singles player, contorts his arm before hitting
a forehand shot over the net during Monday’s match against Albany Academy’s Max Benson. Zhu lost
the match, 6-3, 6-0, but, overall, the Dutch took care of the Cadets, six matches to three.
players in Section 2.
have more velocity and variation.
three doubles’ matches.
“Well, they’re both heavy hitters,
“This team has a lot of expecta- Also, he says the Dutch have really
that’s for sure,” said Snyder. “It’s tions,” Snyder said. “I don’t think grasped the importance of winning
a game of inches sometimes, and we’ve hit our stride yet, but, we doubles’ matches.
Alex kept hitting the tape and hit- have better tennis to play, and
“When you taste the victory,
ting the tape; he couldn’t find his the guys know that, so they’ll you don’t want to give it up,” said
groove until the fifth game.”
continue to work at it. We have Snyder. “Some of these guys have
Fedorov and Snyder both agree a good shot at making it back [to really kicked it up.”
that the chance of Haelen and the finals].”
Here are the scores from GuilFedorov meeting again in individOver the next two weeks, the derland’s tennis match against
ual sectional play is highly likely. Guilderland players might be Albany Academy on Monday:
Looking ahead, Fedorov predicted playing five matches per week. A
— Michael Haelen (AA) degetting the third overfeated Alex Fedorov
all seed with Haelen
(G’land), 6-2, 6-2;
at two, and Lars Ol— Max Benson (AA)
sen of Doane Stuart
defeated Michael Zhu
School getting the
(G’land), 6-3, 6-0;
first seed.
“We’re very strong this year.”
— Bill Dong (G’land)
Haelen and Olsen
defeated Peter Campito
haven’t played, Fe(AA), 7-5, 1-6, 6-1;
dorov said, and he
— Matt Benton (AA)
hasn’t played Olsen,
defeated Salil Chaudry
but was confident
(G’land), 1-6, 6-2, 7-5;
that he could beat him.
— Connor O’Brien (G’land) demajority of the matches won’t be
“Actually, that’s a little sketchy,” close, said Fedorov, save for Nisk- feated Alex Silver (AA), 6-1, 6-2;
said Fedorov of his prediction. “Mi- ayuna and Shenendehowa.
— Will Wang (G’land) defeated
chael should get the one seed. I’ve
“It could be pretty bad; some of Jeffery Shen (AA), 6-4, 6-3;
seen Lars play in tournaments, but these teams aren’t deep enough,”
— Nate Backus and Max Chao
Michael is better.”
Fedorov said. “But, it should be (G’land) defeated J. Hachshaw and
Like any other sport, tennis difficult because the schedule is E. Yang (AA), 6-2, 6-4;
is relative from one match-up to so condensed.”
— Eric Kauffman and Andrew
the next.
Bethlehem, which has made the Kempf (G’alnd) defeated A. De“Yeah, it’ll be exciting to see how finals for the last 10 years, gradu- maly and Pukhraj Singh Mann
that plays out,” Snyder added.
ated 14 seniors from 2013, includ- (AA), 6-3, 6-0; and
Defending a championship
— Faiz Mandozai and Reza
ing its entire singles’ line-up.
Over the last 11 seasons, GuilFor Guilderland, Snyder said Sayeed (G’land) defeated Tyler
derland has reached the Class AA that most of his players spent the Lyons and Michael Zhang (AA),
finals 10 times. After winning the winter playing indoors, and he’s 6-0, 6-0.
title for the fourth time in 2013, noticed the effects; players’ serves
and graduating just one starting player, the Dutch seem to
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Dutchmen hold Warriors
scoreless, win with just one run
GUILDERLAND — Up with
the one run it scored in the first
inning, Guilderland and pitcher
Chris Czekay found some trouble
against Averill Park in the fifth
last Friday. Tyler Childrose had
hit a hot triple to deep center
field and Ben Reinisch had made
his way to second base after being
clunked by a pitch in the back, and
escaping a pickle while Childrose
teased his intentions to break for
home plate.
With one out and the stress increasing, Czekay struck out Jarid
Lucier, and then struck out Chris
Arnold with a nasty curveball that
broke right over home plate.
The Enterprise that Czekay also
pitched well during a non-league
game against Massapequa, working four-and-two-thirds innings of
no-hit, and no-walk baseball.
“He’s very good, he pitched his
you-know-what off,” said LaValley of Czekay’s efforts against
Averill Park. “He’s an off-speed
guy, throws a lot of strikes, and
hitters don’t usually like those
types of pitchers.”
Guilderland (4-4, 6-6), which got
another one-run win over Mohonasen (8-7) on Monday, is relying
heavily on its deep pitching staff
this season, LaValley said; the
team isn’t scoring many runs.
“We have to try to manufacture
“You just have to stay calm and
trust the defense behind you.”
As the Dutch fans cheered, Czekay pumped his fist before being
circled by his teammates.
“I had to do my job; it’s to get
guys out,” said Czekay, a senior,
after the 1-to-0 victory over Averill Park. “Coach [Doug] LaValley
tells us after every swing of the
bat, every pitch, to take a breath,
and reset yourself, so, after every
pitch, I take a breath, and worry
about the next one coming. It’s one
pitch at a time.”
Going for a compete game in
the seventh inning, Czekay got
Childrose to ground out, but then
hit Reinisch on the foot with a
pitch. Next, Devin VanDervoort
wrangled a hit over Jacob Sturn
at shortstop.
Arnold sacrifice bunted the
runners over a base, but Czekay
was able to get John Finelli to
pop out to Zach Formica in right
field to secure the win for the
Dutchmen.
Guilderland was able to survive
because of its poise in tough situations. Maintaining a 1-to-0 lead
for seven innings isn’t easy.
“You just have to stay calm and
trust the defense behind you,” said
Czekay. “They got to every ball,
made plays — made double plays
and caught line drives — so hats
off to them. Without them, we
wouldn’t be here.”
Dutch Head Coach LaValley told
runs every game,” said LaValley said. “One run is enough, I
guess.”
Czekay said that the Dutch
have 10 pitchers who can take
the mound at any given time.
LaValley said that five or six players — Czekay, Matt Pierce, Nick
Bruno, Alex Varsanyi, and Zach
Hutson — have started a game
in 2014; some other teams have
only a maximum of three starting
pitchers.
“It always helps to have more
pitchers; injuries happen,” said
Czekay. “If someone is having an
off day, there’s someone to pick
them up. At the end of the day,
our pitching is always good, and
we always have enough.”
“We give these kids innings
whenever we can,” LaValley added. “You can never have enough
arms. Never.”
All that Guilderland and Coach
LaValley want is eight Suburban
Council wins, even if that means
winning close, low-scoring games,
so that the team can compete in
sectionals. In recent years, the
Dutchmen haven’t had a problem
making the playoffs.
“We’re right in the mix; wherever we fall, we fall,” said LaValley.
“These kids work hard and understand how to compete in these
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