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The Altamont
Enterprise
& Albany County Post
No. 35 Thursday, march 19, 2015
Albany County’s independent newspaper since 1884
County to protect water
By Jo E. Prout
ALBANY COUNTY — Albany
County Legislator L. Michael
Mackey is introducing a law that
could protect delicate local wells
and reservoirs from blasting as
Tennessee Gas Pipeline prepares
to expand its supply pipes across
the county to reach downstate and
New England.
If passed, the law would require
any “blasting entity” to provide
well water sampling before and
after explosions take place for
property owners within a onemile radius of the blasting location, and to pay a $15,000 civil
penalty for failure to notify residents within that area. Further, a
blasting entity would be responsible for abatement and a fine of
$15,000 per violation if a property
owner’s drinking-water supply is
disrupted or contaminated.
Mines are exempt from the
proposed law, Mackey said.
“The whole purpose here is to
make sure that the cost of this
is borne by the company doing
the blasting, rather than by
individuals,” Mackey told The
Enterprise.
Local residents have water
supplies that have been affected
by previous blasts, Councilman
Douglas LaGrange told the New
Scotland Town Board, after
Mackey spoke to the town board
last week; LaGrange said he is
one of them.
Historically, New Scotland has
remained less developed than
its neighbors in Albany County
because of limestone formations
underground that limit water
supply and accessibility.
LaGrange’s property illustrates
town water limits, Mackey said.
When LaGrange built his home
35 years ago, his well could pump
10 gallons per minute, LaGrange
said. Soon after, Tennessee Gas
began putting in its first pipelines
through the region.
“I heard a blast of some sort,”
LaGrange said. He tried his faucets soon after, he said.
“I had, basically, mud coming
out of it,” he said. After installing
three new well pumps, LaGrange
was able to get his water supply
back, but not at the same strong
level, he said. He said that he
is concerned that similar water
problems will occur for other
residents during the pipeline
expansion proposed for the next
two years.
State regulations call for notification of property owners within
150 feet of a blast site, Mackey
said. His bill calls for lengthening
that radius for those in Albany
County. The Tennessee Gas expansions are planned for the
towns of Berne, Westerlo, Knox,
New Scotland, and Bethlehem.
“The county definitely has
authority over drinking water,”
Mackey said. “This [proposed
expansion] goes close to the Vly
Creek Reservoir.”
Mackey said that property
Inside
owners do not have to have their
water tested, if they do not want
anyone on their land, but that
they would be notified of the
opportunity to have their water
tested before and after blasting.
Any civil fines levied on a blasting company would be paid into
an abatement fund “to be used to
address problems with someone’s
well,” Mackey told The Enterprise
this week.
“I’ve had a tremendous amount
of support. There are 10 other
legislators who’ve asked to be
co-sponsors,” he said. “That really
bodes well.”
Albany County Legislator Herbert Reilly, from New Scotland,
was one of the first to co-sponsor
the bill, Mackey told the town
board.
Mackey told The Enterprise
that he will present the bill to legislative committees in April, and a
public hearing will most likely be
set for May. The legislature could
pass the bill as soon as its June
or July meetings, he said.
The New Scotland Town Board
passed a resolution supporting
the proposed bill.
“We’re about to do the same
thing in Knox,” said Knox Councilman Nicholas Viscio this week.
Viscio will propose a resolution to
support the water bill at the next
town board meeting, he said.
“The pipeline transitions
through Knox,” he said. Knox
also has Karst topography and
its inherent limestone issues,
Viscio said.
“We think [the bill] is a good
thing, all around,” he said.
County Executive Daniel McCoy supports the bill, according
to Mary Rozak, McCoy’s director
of communications.
“Simply put, drinking water
must be protected,” McCoy said
in a statement. “It’s the County’s
duty to protect surface and
groundwater. This legislation
would protect public health and
safety by requiring well-water
sampling and analysis specifically when industrial activities,
including blasting, could threaten
that.”
New Scotland Town Board
member William Hennessy suggested that the law include a
broader radius for blasting notification and remediation near
municipal well sources, like
Clarksville’s. Town Engineer R.
Mark Dempf, of Stantec Engineering, said that the reservoir
at Clarksville serves about 160
people.
Mackey told The Enterprise
that he conferred with the county
attorney about amending the current proposed law.
“It might be preferable to have
a separate local law to address
protection of public water sources,” Mackey said. The introduction
of another county-level local law
could address public water protection without delaying passage of
the current bill, he said.
The Enterprise — Marcello Iaia
Something to share: Amyah Trossbach, 12, flips through a family photo album in her
kitchen Wednesday evening. A student at Berne-Knox-Westerlo for fewer than two years, she
has described an atmosphere of persistent bullying at the school, sometimes focused on her
complexion, darker than her classmates.
Black students and their parents say
Complaints persist about racial slurs at BKW
middle school, but compounded by its focus on
By Marcello Iaia
BERNE — Twelve-year-old Amyah Tross- her light-brown skin.
Amyah’s father is black and her mother
bach’s favorite activity at Berne-Knox-Westerlo
is in her technology class where she gets to use is white. In her school, where 1 percent of
students are black, peers in
saws to cut wood.
heated exchanges have called
She’s working on a project
her “nigger.”
where students form letters
Editorial
on
page
2.
On March 3, she stuck up
of their choice. Amyah is cutfor a friend. She told the boy
ting wood to spell “Drama,”
who exchanged punches with
and she plans to hang the
word in the hallways of the secondary school, her friend to leave him alone, she recalled; he rewhich is home to seventh grade, hers, through sponded by calling her the racial slur, and they
went back and forth in the cafeteria afterward,
12th grade.
The word has hung in her own mind as sev- with Amyah using her middle finger and the boy
eral times in the year-and-a-half she has been using the slur. Her mother, Donna Parker, said
at BKW she has been harassed or threatened the boy was given in-school suspension.
by students in the social trauma common to
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, March 19, 2015
Editorial
Choose heart over the endless cycle of racism
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Guilderland schools but are pervasive in our society.
Defining the problem was a brave first step.
In 2011, results of another survey showed about a
on?
third of Guilderland’s students had been bullied and
As long as angry mothers call us, like one did this
about twice that number witnessed bullying, which
month.
peaked in middle school, also a national trend.
As long as children cry when they suffer taunts.
The solution was embedded in the survey results, just
“It makes me feel like they’re trying to separate
waiting to be unleashed. More than half the students
us,” 12-year-old Amyah Trossbach told our Hilltown
reported feeling sorry for the victims of bullying and
reporter, Marcello Iaia. “Like they don’t like us because
wanting to help; similarly, 44 percent reported
of our color...”
actually trying to help.
She has been a student at Berne-KnoxStudents must be taught to speak up when they
Westerlo for a year and a half, and suffered
see bullying; bystanders can turn the tide. Then
incidents of harassment throughout that time.
School leaders can, and must,
school leaders must follow through in backing up
Amyah is wise beyond her years. She went on,
insist on outward signs of respect,
the brave bystanders and working to teach those
“I think they’re just trying to make us feel bad,
and maybe the inward changes will come.
who bully about the harm it causes.
make us want to go away. They don’t like us
There may be racist families that are raising
because of our color, but there’s nothing differMaybe the taunting students will find their heart.
ent except for our skin.”
children who feel justified in using slurs. But
Amyah was called a word that packs more
schools should be a safe place where those prejupunch than any other slur: Nigger. Randall
dices are not allowed to find expression.
Kennedy, a Harvard law professor, wrote a book by that has been such widespread and long-term turnover in
One of our favorite books is Mark Twain’s “Hucklename in which he traced the word’s evolution from a leadership. We can imagine administrators must feel bury Finn,” an American classic. Twain writes in his
descriptive term meaning black that took on a deroga- like battlefield surgeons having to triage patients. With autobiography of the boy on which he modeled Huck:
tory connotation over time but is now used, among some so many needs — from falling test scores to budget “He was ignorant, unwashed, insufficiently fed; but he
cutbacks — what gets tended to first?
African Americans, as a sign of affection.
had as good a heart as ever any boy had.” Heart. Heart
This should. This must.
That was not how the word was used when it was
is what matters in Twain’s hero — and in life. Twain
But not a single BKW administrator returned our said he portrayed Huck as having “sound heart and a
hurled at Amyah. It was used as a brutal weapon.
“Nigger as a harbinger of hatred, fear, contempt, and reporter’s repeated calls this week or last.
deformed conscience.”
It would be easy to think what Amyah suffered is an
violence remains current, to be sure,” Kennedy wrote.
As Amyah talked to our reporter last week, her
He also stated, “To be ignorant of its meaning and isolated incident or two, just one child. But that child mother listened, turning the hurt into a lesson for her
effects is to make oneself vulnerable to all manner of matters and, in meeting her needs, in ensuring her daughter. When Amyah said that, regardless of skin
perils, including the loss of a job, a reputation, a friend, safety and well being, a clear message will be sent.
color, everyone has the same personality, her mother
The problem, of course, is not peculiar to BKW. In- interjected, “Not personality — insides, heart.”
even one’s life.”
More than a dozen years ago, Helen Lounsbury, then tolerance is everywhere. We’ve written about bullying
Huck makes a journey in the book — not just on the
a fourth-grade teacher, since retired, heard the racial — from fistfights to cyberspace — in all the districts river but an internal journey — where he learns to trust
epithet hurled on a BKW playground, and decided to do we cover. Anti-bullying campaigns are popular from his heart over the conscience Southern white society in
something about it. She applied for a grant and, with the federal level to the local level. The Albany County that era had given him. When he is asked early on if
other teachers, set up an exchange program with Giffen District Attorney has one, stating words can hurt or the explosion of a steamboat boiler hurt anyone, Huck
Memorial Elementary School on South Pearl Street in words can heal; students who help are pictured on his answers, “No’m, killed a nigger.”
website and prizes are offered for their efforts.
Albany. She bridged a cultural divide.
We should recoil when we read those words. They
There is certainly no harm in rewarding good deeds capture the ugliness of a society that doesn’t recognize
The nearly all-white kids from the rural Hilltowns
became pen pals with the nearly all-black kids from and holding up helpful kids as models but more con- people as human. Huck becomes a hero because he
the inner city. They wrote to each other, they visited sistency is needed. The Guilderland School District fo- discards his “deformed conscience,” the moral code by
each other, they created art together. “Our goal,” said cused on prevention in 2003 after two African-American which he was raised, in order to help Jim in his escape
third-grade teacher Martha Iannacone, “was not only to students were arrested for assault; they had gotten in from slavery. Huck accepts Jim and cares about him
involve four classes from both schools but to raise the a fight with a white student who had made threats even though it means, in the constructs of his society,
and called them “nigger.” The white student was not going to Hell.
consciousness levels of both communities.”
“We’ve learned a lot from each other, things we never charged.
Maybe a school can’t change the conscience of a child
“You have a perpetrator who became a victim and warped by racism but at the very least it can require
expected to learn,” said Lounsbury.
“The basic idea...is that we’re all basically alike,” a victim who became a perpetrator,” Stephen Wessler tolerance for others. School leaders can, and must, insaid second-grade teacher Mary Bichteman. “The world told us at the time; he wrote the book “The Respectful sist on outward signs of respect, and maybe the inward
School” and was director of the Center for the Preven- changes will come. Maybe the taunting students will
would be a better place if we understood each other.”
Paul Kenific, a BKW elementary school student at tion of Hate Crime. Harassment frequently escalates find their heart.
the time, may have said it best: “I love to write my to violence in schools, he said, adding that the focus
In the meantime, at least one little girl won’t come
should be on prevention.
pen pal. I bet he is so cool. My pen pal’s
home in tears.
Guilderland launched an anti-bullying campaign
name is Jahkeem
and surveyed its students. As the community
reacted — aghast that over a quarter of Guilderland students said they were afraid of
bullying some of the time, and nearly a third
reported that staff intervened in bullying
only “once in a while” or “almost never”
— we noted those trends, while troubling, were not particular to the
e’ve been writing about harassment in schools
for three decades now. How long will we keep
Jackson. I like him as a good friend....”
Students graduate; school staff retires or moves on.
Lessons, even important ones, can be ephemeral. They
may stay with the students who learned them but, for
harassment to be curbed, there must be consistency.
Clear policies must be set in place, and enforced, to
create a culture that respects diversity.
We know school leaders have a difficult job — and it
is particularly tough at a district like BKW where there
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Field notes
19th-Century pelicans and a 20th-Century
cow make us reflect on creatures’ inner lives
By Dennis Sullivan
In 1852, the United States
Senate published the findings
of Captain Howard Stansbury’s
1849-1850 expedition to the Great
Salt Lake. The report was called
“Exploration and Survey of the
Valley of the Great Salt Lake of
Utah: Including a Reconnaissance
of a New Route Through the Rocky
Mountains.”
Stansbury, an officer in the
Corps of Topographical Engineers,
had been assigned by the Senate
to travel from Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas to the Great Salt Lake to
scout out emigration trails, especially locations that might benefit
the coming continental railroad.
The report is comprised of
entries of what Stansbury and
his team saw and did each day.
Scientists were thrilled with his
takes on new flora and fauna and
the animals they came across, as
well as the captain’s account of the
Mormon community with which he
lived one winter under the direction of Brigham Young.
Ethicists were thrilled with
what Stansbury had to say on May
30, 1850 while walking along the
shores of Gunnison’s Island situated in the middle of the lake, a key
breeding ground for the American
white pelican.
Stansbury was admiring the
flood of pelicans along the shores
of “the bold, clear, and beautifully
translucent water” when he came
across “a venerable looking old
pelican, very large and fat,” which
allowed Stansbury to approach him
“without attempting to escape.”
More striking was the pelican’s
“apparent tameness [and when]
we examined him more closely,”
Stansbury says, “[we] found that
it was owing to his being entirely
blind, for he proved to be very
pugnacious, snapping freely, but
vaguely, on each side, in search of
his enemies, whom he could hear
but could not see.”
And because the pelican “was
totally helpless,” Stansbury knew
he “subsisted on the charity of his
neighbors, and his sleek and comfortable condition showed, that like
beggars in more civilized communities, he had ‘fared sumptuously
every day.’”
Pelicans are piscivorous, fisheaters, and, since the salinity of the
Great Salt Lake allows few fish to
thrive, adult pelicans on Gunnison
travel more than 30 miles one way
to get food for their young — and
their blind “comrade.”
An admiring Lewis Henry
Morgan included Stansbury’s
story in his classic “The American
Beaver,” published in 1868, but
perhaps more tantalizing is that
Mr. Charles Darwin recorded that
act of empathy in “The Descent of
Man” three years later.
Though acts of mutual aid do not
fit nicely with “survival of the fittest,” Darwin avers in “The Descent
of Man,” “I have myself seen a dog,
who never passed a cat who lay sick
in a basket, and was a great friend
of his, without giving her a few licks
with his tongue, the surest sign of
kind feeling in a dog.”
He offers examples of other dogs,
baboons, elephants, cattle, and
birds acting toward their comrades
with a “moral instinct” that can
only be construed as empathy.
The scientist and philosopheranarchist Peter Kropotkin knew of
the pelican story and referenced it
in “Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution,” published in 1902. In the first
two chapters, Kropotkin offers a
host of examples of animals coming to the aid of each other when
needed.
And, in an oft-cited lab experiment dealing with animal empathy
— written up in the “American
Journal of Psychiatry” in 1964 —
Jules Masserman and his team at
Northwestern University tested
to see if monkeys would give one
up for the Gipper, as it were, when
called upon.
The experiment allowed rhesus
monkeys to pull a chain to access
food but, when they did, a monkey
next to them was zapped with an
electric shock. After a time, the
monkeys refused to pull the chain
— maybe Masserman should have
pulled the plug at this point — one
monkey not eating for 12 days,
risking starvation to avoid paining another.
On Gunnison, what went on in
— From the U.S. Corps
of Topographical Engineers
Howard Stansbury, a civil
engineer, was a captain.
His only known image is
from a carte d’visite; on the
back is a handwritten note,
attributing his 1863 death
“to disease contracted in the
Rocky Mountains.” He was
born in New York City on
Feb. 8, 1806.
the pelicans’ minds such that they
“felt” compelled to bring fish for a
useless comrade? Or what makes
the famed meerkat risk death
when serving as a lookout for his
foraging clan? Can we attribute
such acts to protoplasm alone?
Several years ago, Voorheesville
veterinarian Holly Cheever told
me a story of her earliest days
of practice with dairy farmers in
upstate New York.
She said she got a call one day
from a farmer complaining that
one of his brown Swiss cows — who
just delivered a calf on pasture
(her fifth for the farmer) — when
brought onto the milking line,
was found to have a completely
dry udder. It could not have been
the calf because her calf had been
taken right after birth — standard
practice.
The dry-udder situation continued for days when the bottom line
says a new mother should produce
one hundred pounds (12.5 gallons)
of milk a day. The farmer was at
his wit’s end.
Cheever reiterated last week
that the mother was healthy, she
was following the routine of the
other cows — out to and back from
pasture — but still no milk.
Finally, on the 11th day, the
hapless farmer followed the cow
and saw her head into a woods
at the edge of the pasture where,
mirabile visu, he saw a calf waiting for his mother whom she fed at
her heart’s delight. She had given
birth to twins!
If she had hid both calves, the
farmer would have known right
away; all things being equal, a
pregnant cow would not go out
to pasture and come back with
nothing.
I think, as Chever does, that this
cow had a maternal sense of justice.
She had already given the farmer
five babies, all taken right after
birth. Now that she birthed two
at once, she figured: One for him,
one for me! She tipped the scales
of justice her way.
Cheever said, “All I know is this:
There is a lot more going on behind
those beautiful eyes than we humans have ever given them credit
for, and, as a mother who was able
to nurse all four of my babies and
did not have to suffer the agonies
of losing my beloved offspring, I
feel her pain.”
I know about the Animal Protection Federation and the recent
efforts of Albany County District
Attorney David Soares enabling
authorities to better respond to,
and prevent, animal abuse in the
county.
But I remain stunned as to how
folk can harm our compatriots who
tell us in a million different ways
where we came from and how we
might better ourselves by offering
aid to every blind pelican that
comes our way.
Back In Time. . .
1915
100 Years Ago
2015
The Altamont Enterprise, March 19, 1915
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Newsy Notes Gathered From All Parts of the Empire
State Telling What Others Are Talking About
William Lee, of Indian Orchard, Mass., has started a “worm”
farm to supply bait for anglers. The worms are fed on soap suds,
sugar, and bread crumbs.
Village Notes
The “racket” Tuesday night was not “The Boys of `76” come
to life again. It was simply a number of our spirited young men
out with an array of drums and other noise-making instruments,
celebrating the outcome of our village election.
The real progress of Altamont as a village depends upon the
individuals who make up the village population. These individuals must give their best efforts at all times to the solution of
our village problems if real progress is made. Let us have both
individual and team work.
Junius D. Carr, while planing a hemlock board recently, came
upon an old-fashioned army bullet, such as was used in the guns
of the Revolutionary War, embedded in the wood. This bullet
was probably shot into the tree by a hunter several years ago,
as the tree showed about 12 inches of growth since the missile
had entered.
Dominick Domio, a native of Italy, died last week at his home,
about a mile above this village. The circumstances surrounding
his life before he moved here a short time ago and since he has
been here are ascribed as the cause of his death. Mr. Domio was
a former resident of New York City, and while there was threatened several times by the Black Hand Society. When he moved
here he thought himself beyond their reach, but was surprised
when the letters continued to arrive. Worry over these letters is
given as the cause of his death.
Robert Stadtler received a painful injury the past week. Mr.
Stadtler was coming down the hill through the woods back of
the home of Willard Ogsbury when he slipped on some ice and
fell, striking the ground with his hand under his body. This all
happened on election day. Some say “Bob” was afraid he would
not get his vote in on time and was hurrying, but others are
inclined to lay it to natural causes.
Women to the Front
Shortage of medical men resulting from the war is giving
women doctors the best opportunities they have ever had to
obtain important posts on hospital staffs in England. Many hospitals whose doors have been closed to women are offering them
places. A number of institutions have even asked women doctors
to become resident physicians. Public authorities are daily endeavoring to obtain women both as assistant medical officers and
as school doctors. Since the beginning of hostilities women have
obtained posts at such institutions as the London Hospital, Samaritan Free Hospital, and at the London Temperance Hospital.
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A 19th-Century engraving of a pelican by William Heath
is roughly contemporary with the expedition taken by Howard
Stansbury to the Great Salt Lake of Utah. Stansbury came across
a blind pelican that was fat, having been fed by other pelicans in
its flock, Stansbury surmised.
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The Altamont Enterprise –Thursday, March 19, 2015
Come to the BKW budget forum
To the Editor:
This is addressed to BerneKnox-Westerlo residents and
taxpayers.
The undersigned respectfully
request your attendance at the
community forum on March 23,
at 7 p.m. in the secondary school
library to discuss school issues.
This is an opportunity for
all residents to address major
economic and academic issues
as the 2015-16 school budget is
being developed.
The BKW School District must
assure taxes remain affordable
and still continue to provide an
acceptable return on our educational investment for the benefit
of our students.
Vasilios Lefkaditis
Knox
Richard W. Umhotz
Westerlo
Ed Ackroyd
Knox
Helen Lounsbury
Berne
Editor’s note: Vasilios Lefkaditis is a BKW School Board
member who serves on the Budget
Advisory Committee.
Richard W. Umholtz chairs the
Budget Advisory Committee.
Ed Ackroyd is a member of the
Budget Advisory Committee.
And Helen Lounsbury is a
retired BKW teacher and former
school board member.
After fire
Advanced Car Wash will re-open
To the Editor:
We would like to thank everyone for your support and concern
in the aftermath of our fire. Although the fire was confined to
our equipment room thanks to the
Voorheesville fire department, the
resulting damage was more severe
than originally thought, with
equipment and controls for the
automatic and self-service bays
compromised beyond repair.
At this time, we are working
with our insurance company and
its adjuster. Unfortunately, with
the amount of claims due to the
severe winter, this puts us in line
with a lot of other people making
claims.
Work is progressing with the
damaged equipment moved out
and the fire restoration cleanup
to hopefully be completed this
week. We anticipate being able to
order the new equipment within
the next week. This is specialty
equipment that has to be made to
order (unfortunately not sitting on
a shelf somewhere) and will take
some time to arrive and then be
installed.
We do not have a timetable for
completion right now, but we are
trying to move things along as
quickly as possible. We’re very
sorry for any inconvenience, as
this has happened during the busy
washing season and we thank you
for your continued patience and
support. We will reopen as soon
as possible!
Again, we would like to thank
the Voorheesville Volunteer Fire
Department for its fast response
enabling them to control the situation.
Timm Baldauf and
The crew from
Advanced Car Wash
Keep those stories coming
To the Editor:
Lots of good stuff in your Feb.
26 issue. I especially enjoyed the
Guilderland service dogs article
and the tributes to Roger the
Sheriff.
It was also interesting to see
poet/philosopher Dennis Sullivan’s take on schadenfreude (I
always read “Blotters and Dockets” — is that schadenfreude?) and
T. McFadden’s letter about global
warming.
The Old Men of the Mountain
column is always a favorite, as is
Frank Palmeri and Sue Kidder
and her seniors. Jo Prout did a
good job with the Voorheesville
Library anniversary, a subject
near to my heart as a long-time
VPL employee, now retired in
Florida.
I like keeping up with news of
the ’hood — sorry about the carwash fire. So keep those Voorheesville articles coming and thanks
to Jim and Jimmy, Melissa and
Wanda, and your staff for producing a great small hometown
newspaper. Thanks also to my
sister who sends me a subscription
to The AE for Christmas.
Barbara Vink
Ellenton, Florida
Watch for 5K Sap runners
To the Editor:
Spring has arrived in the Hilltowns. The red-winged blackbirds
are calling, and the sap is running.
This Saturday, March 21, marks
the fourth annual 5K Sap Run in
Knox, coordinated by Helderberg
Hilltowns Association. We expect
approximately 150 runners of all
ages to participate.
We urge drivers to be cautious
Saturday morning and watch for
runners and volunteers on the
roads and at water stations. The
race starts at the former Knox
Country Store on the BerneAltamont Road, Route 156, at 10
a.m. The runners will turn left
onto Knox Cave Road, Route 252,
left onto Street Road, left onto
Knox-Gallupville Road, Route 255,
and left back onto Berne-Altamont
Road. The finish line is in front of
Knox Town Hall.
Helderberg Hilltowns Association is an all-volunteer group
working to preserve and promote
local farms, businesses, culture,
and recreation. Learn more about
our organization and the 5K Sap
Run at http://www.hilltowns.org/.
Jane McLean,
vice president
Helderberg Hilltowns
Association
Clarification
In a story last week on the uncontested elections for two
Voorheesville trustees, we called Brett J. Hotaling a “fellow appointee” of Florence Reddy.
While it is true Hotaling was appointed a trustee in May 2011
by the mayor, to fill the seat left vacant by the death of his father,
he then retained his seat in a special election the following March
and so is more accurately termed an incumbent.
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To the editor
Law would help police protect children
by making CPS records readily available
To the Editor:
I cannot remember another
event that has shaken our community as much as last year’s
tragic murder of 5-year-old Kenneth White. I was heartbroken and
shocked as a town resident and
elected official, but more so as a
father of one of Kenneth’s friends
and kindergarten classmates. The
support and care the teachers,
school personnel, and community
have provided to these children
has been outstanding.
During the investigation, the
Albany County Sheriff ’s Office
hit roadblock after roadblock
while attempting to access Child
Protective Services records related
to Kenneth and his family. When
a child is missing, it makes sense
that the police have access to all
information that could help them
hopefully bring that child home
safely.
Since the Kenneth White case,
Sheriff Craig Apple worked with
state officials to come up with a
solution that will make sure our
law-enforcement officials, who do
everything they can to keep our
communities safe, are able to do
their jobs properly.
Too many times, politics overshadows what is best for our
communities. It is great to see a
true team effort result in a good
proposal that will help our officers
do their job, but, most importantly,
will help protect our children.
In the memory of Kenneth, I
want to personally thank Sheriff
Apple, Senator George Amedore
and Assemblywoman Patricia
Fahy for their passion and work
on this issue.
Travis Stevens
Albany County Legislator
31st Legislative District
Editor’s note: Travis Stevens, a
Republican from Knox, has made
no announcement on whether
he will run for re-election in the
fall.
See related story.
The Old Men of the Mountain
A season of fire and ice led to neighbors
helping each other, in town and country
By John R. Williams
On March 10, the Old Men of
the Mountain met at the Country
Café in Schoharie. Finally some
decent weather, but the OFs that
make the breakfast — make the
breakfast. Not many will come out
of the woodwork just because it is
nice out; they will come anyway.
The places that the OFs frequent
are always staffed, the cooks are
there, the waitresses are there, the
restaurants are open and warm —
all this regardless of the weather.
Dedicated people own and operate
these establishments (they have to
be) because the OFs start banging
on the doors at 7 a.m., canes in
hand and hungry.
The local area has seen its share
of fires during this miserable winter. Each time winter stories come
up, the OFs say this: “We have seen
bad winters before but for some
reason this one is a doozy.”
The latest go-round was the fire
on Jay Street in Schenectady, then
the one in the town of Bethlehem
at the industrial park — two biggies on the same night. Then there
was a fire in Reidsville about the
same time. The OFs are wondering where the next one is going
to pop up.
Some of the OFs say they are
double checking their woodstoves,
wood piles, and furnaces, and
many are unplugging their electric
appliances. The OFs are just being
cautious, but not paranoid. One
OF mentioned the strain this must
put on organizations that assist
people in these types of personal
tragedies.
Another OF mentioned how
neighbors help out when something like this happens. The OF
said it is not only small communities like the Hilltowns, but the
individual neighborhoods of larger
cities possesses the helpful spirit
for those in need.
One OF noted that neighborhoods are similar to a collection
of small towns bunched together
to form a city, so he could see why
this impulse to help those you
know that are in trouble happens.
It doesn’t make any difference if
the one in trouble is on a farm in
the Hilltowns, or in the middle
of Manhattan, or Tokyo, or Sao
Palo.
Pinochle pals
The OFs started talking about
playing cards, especially pinochle.
Some of the OFs travel to visit
another OF who is having serious physical therapy and does not
have the use of his legs, so the OFs
visit and play pinochle with him.
Some of the OFs were saying
that the OF who can’t walk partners up with a relative and they
think these two have secret signals because the remaining OFs
have yet to win a game. These OFs
said they came close to winning
the last time but didn’t make it.
Pinochle was a card came popular in the military, and at the work
place; hands are fast and challenging. At lunchtime, it was possible
to get many hands in before it was
time to go back to work.
The OFs said that the pinochle
game was a form of release on
the troop ships going over to the
front. Most of the soldiers spent
their time on “deck” to get away
from the smell of the “hold.” That
sentiment was echoed by other
OFs in the same boat.
One OF said they came around
every morning and swabbed the
sleeping areas, but it still smelled
like “puke.” Another OF said he
spent only one night in the hold
and along with almost everyone
else he slept on deck and played
pinochle.
There is another card game
played by seniors that these OFs
have heard of, but they did not
play it. That game is called Hand
and Foot and one game might last
for hours. It’s a very popular game
in Florida and is played by many
retirees.
Big Brother big time
The coming event of cameras at
the red lights in Albany was another topic of discussion. Tuesday
morning, the OFs were all over the
lot with their thought processes,
time jumping from one minute to
the next. We heard about going to
battle an enemy way back when
the OFs knew what they were up
against, to red-light cameras not
even installed yet.
Quantum leaps have nothing on
the OFs; they do it all the time.
The OFs seldom go to Albany
anyway but now they will be
especially sure the trip is really
necessary. Trusting government,
outside of where you can go to the
town supervisor’s home or the local town board member’s and hash
out your problem, is not in the OF
vocabulary.
This is Big Brother big time. The
officials can give all the holly golly
they want on what these cameras
will do to protect the public, but
trust them? No way.
One OF said it is just a money
grab. This OF says they will adjust
the yellow to just a quick flash,
then nail you for running the red
light.
Another OF thinks they can
alter the film and, if they are not
making enough money, they will
have the camera showing a car
running red when the light was
actually green. One OF suggested
staying out of Albany altogether,
or find alternate routes that may
take a little longer, but at least
the OF will be able to avoid those
cameras and not get caught in
their nefarious trap.
Grateful for camaraderie
Many of the OFs have mentioned how ad-hoc organizations
like the OMOTM have certain
camaraderie among those that
belong to these made-up groups.
These factions are just like the
Elks, or Moose, or Masons, or
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, or
the American Legion (to name a
few), including churches or the
local bridge clubs, which have an
unmentioned togetherness.
One OF said he would like to
thank the group for being the
group. In essence, what the OF
was talking about was how many
take the familiar for granted, for
those we know, and fail to say
thank you for being there.
This scribe thinks this is way too
true and agrees with the OF who
brought this up; this OF and all
the other OFs should thank each
other just for being there.
Those OFs who hauled their
aged butts to the Country Café
on Main Street in Schoharie and
plopped them down for a hearty
breakfast were: Dick Ogsbury,
Karl Remmers, Glenn Patterson,
Otis Lawyer, John Rossmann,
Robie Osterman, George Washburn, Mark Traver, Harold Guest,
Frank Pauli, Roger Chapman,
Lou Schenck, Mace Porter, Jack
Norray, Miner Stevens, Bob Fink,
Bob Benninger, Mike Willsey, Harold Grippen, Ted Willsey, Gerry
Chartier, and me.
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Opinion
Thinking about things
Snow removal is all about attitude:
Look at it like a workout, no gym membership needed
By Frank L. Palmeri
A couple of winters ago, we had
so little snow that I never once
started my snowblower. This year
was obviously Mother Nature’s
payback. Since we had so much
snow this winter, I thought I’d
go over my snow-removal procedures.
What I do depends on when we
get the snow and how much snow
we get. Like anything in life, snow
removal is all about attitude. If I
tell myself it’s going to be my exercise for the day, it doesn’t seem
quite as bad.
When I was younger, we lived
in a house with a normal-sized
driveway. Back then, my only
snow-removal tool was a shovel. I
can remember a few times when
the snow was so deep I had to take
a cut or two of snow off the top
before I could shovel to the ground.
That was a lot of snow.
Occasionally, a nice neighbor
with a snowblower would help
out. When you’re out there with
that much snow, armed only with
a shovel, there is nothing better
than a helpful
neighbor, let me
tell you.
Then
we
moved to a house
with a very large
I’ve
U-shaped driveway; in effect,
we now have
two driveways.
That’s when I
finally had to get
a snowblower.
Advancing age and so much more
snow to clear demanded it.
On a really bad day, it takes me
about 90 minutes to get the whole
driveway cleared. That’s a workout, even with the snowblower.
Lets say it’s a workday. Since
I leave for work so early in the
morning, I try to just blast my car
out of the snow-covered driveway
and into the street, which I hope
will be plowed, figuring I can
deal with the driveway later in
the day.
The prospect of running the
snowblower in the frigid cold and
dark pre-sunrise morning is too
depressing to contemplate, unless someone in the house has to
get her car out before I get home
from work.
On the weekend, I don’t have
to worry about timing so much,
which is great. Even if my church
organist wife has to get out for
Mass, the sun is at least out by
then, which makes it so much
better.
If the snow accumulation is no
more than a couple of inches, I
won’t bother with the loud, heavy
machine; instead, the pusher shovel works just fine. I treat it like a
workout and it’s not so bad.
If we get up to, say, four inches,
then I’ll go with the regular shovel.
It just seems wasteful to use a
gas-powered machine for so little
snow. As long as I’m still strong
enough to do it by shovel, I always
try that first.
If we get six inches or more, the
snowblower and the ear protectors come out. No way around it.
There’s just too much driveway;
I don’t need or want that much
exercise.
By the way, if you’re thinking of
getting a snowblower, I’d recommend a 10-horsepower, two-stage
unit as a minimum. In this part of
the great Northeast, you need that
much, trust me. Anything smaller
and you won’t be able to handle
the nor’easters that seem to be
coming so much more frequently
these days. Sometimes bigger really is better.
OK, so now I’m ready to snowblow the driveway. It’s taken me
many years to perfect my routine.
When you have a big driveway
like I do, you have to think about
the pattern, because you want to
minimize the amount of snow you
have to move twice; a snowblower
can throw snow only so far.
First, I’ll make a cut right in
front of the garage door that is
twice as deep as the length of the
snowblower itself. This becomes
my turn-around area for my return trip back up the driveway.
You really need to have this.
It also helps to have all cars
out of the driveway if possible.
Blowing show onto the car is just
more snow that has to be removed
later.
When you make that first
pass to the end of the driveway,
it gets interesting. You need to
thrown snow can blow right back
in your face.
The hood works great but often it can get covered with snow,
making seeing where you’re going
tough. Still, I’ve experienced so
much awful snow blowback that
I can’t imagine going without
the hood.
When you get a lot of snow or a
couple of snowstorms in a row, the
piles around the driveway can get
quite high, so high that you have
trouble seeing when you pull out
into the street. There’s really nothing you can do about this — the
snow has to go somewhere.
I’ve had my mailbox almost
completely buried several times, to
say nothing of the poor shrubs. At
least the mountains of clean, white
snow are pretty to look at.
Once I finish my first driveway
— remember, mine is U-shaped
— then I still have another one
to do. The second is more difficult
because I don’t want to blast snow
onto the neighbor’s driveway,
meaning I have to constantly
adjust the blower chute.
When all
that’s completed, there is still
the mailbox to
plow out, then
the steps and
had my mailbox almost completely
walkways, and
finally I’m finburied several times.
ished. Unfortunately, the
snowblower
doesn’t clear
right to the asturn around, but you might have phalt, meaning there is always a
a foot or more of snow on each little bit left to clean up manuside, wedging you in tighter than ally.
Sometimes I do it with the
a belt line at a Weight Watchers’
pusher shovel, but most times I
meeting.
You hope your snowblower just let it go because I’m too tired
is powerful enough to get you to deal with it. Then, of course,
through that dense, packed-in it ices over and I have a skating
snow left in the depression at the rink in the driveway. An ice pick
bottom of the driveway by the town and rock salt are always on hand
plow. If you break through that, to deal with that.
I always clean off the snowthen you can pivot 90 degrees and
make a couple of turnaround cuts blower before putting it away,
parallel to the house, same as you using an old car windshield snowscraper for the job. Never put your
did at the top of the driveway.
This insures that, on the re- hands anywhere near the augers
maining trips to the bottom of (the spinning parts that blow the
the driveway, you won’t have to snow) on a jammed snowblower if
go out into the street again, which the engine is running; even when
is always dangerous. If you can’t it’s off, you need to be extra careful
break though the packed-in mass around the augers.
You’d think this would be obviat the bottom of the driveway,
leave it for later and attack it ous, but talk to anyone who works
in small chunks from a different in a hospital emergency room, and
angle (this is why you need a big, they’ll tell you snowblower injupowerful snow-blower). If that ries do happen. That’s the main
doesn’t work, God forbid, you have reason I never pushed my kids to
to shovel it by hand. Ouch. Pray use power equipment when they
for your lower back.
were young; I’d rather just get the
After the first lane is finished, workout and not have to worry
it’s time to get into a rhythm, mak- about them.
ing passes up and down the driveMy snowblower is over 15 years
way until all the snow is cleared. old and still starts on one or two
At each turn-around, you have to pulls. Here’s the secret: Every year
pivot the heavy machine up on its before you put it away, drain all
rear wheels and turn it a full 180 the gas out of it, change the oil,
degrees and then turn the snow clean it thoroughly, spray it all
exhaust chute the other way.
down with WD-40, and put it in
Sometimes you need to back up. a safe place.
The snowblower has two reverse
Every other year, do the same
speeds, but both are so slow that thing but also take off the bottom
I usually just grunt and yank the plate, grease all the shafts and
thing back. As I said, snowblowing gears, and oil the cables. Follow
is my workout for the day; during this simple routine and you’ll
a full session, I can easily sweat think you have a new snowblower
through all my clothes, no matter every year. I still like mine a lot but
how cold it is.
new ones have heated handgrips
I ordered an accessory hood so, if you see mine for sale, that’s
for my machine that clamps onto why.
the handles and protects me from
This was surely one of those
snow blowback. On a windy day, winters where you don’t miss havyou would not believe how much ing a gym membership.
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Mothers tell school board: Reading Recovery ‘really works,’ restores confidence...
By Melissa Hale-Spencer
GUILDERLAND — “Everything hinges on reading,” said
Theresa Smolen, through tears of
gratitude, as she told the school
board about her daughter, Sophie, a first-grader at Lynnwood
Elementary School.
She showed pages of squiggles
that Sophie had made because she
couldn’t form the letters to make
words. Her mother tried to work
with her but grew frustrated, and
so did Sophie.
“She really wanted to write but
was frustrated,” Smollen said.
Then Sophie became part of the
Reading Recovery program at Lynnwood and her reading teacher,
Kathy State, used well-practiced
strategies to help Sophie, one-onone, learn to read and write.
Lynnwood has a special room
with a one-way glass mirror
where teachers learning Reading
Recovery techniques can observe
a teacher working with a student
and then discuss what they’ve
seen.
Sophie would come home from
school with an envelope filled with
the cut-up pieces of a sentence
she had created. The sentence
was written on the outside of the
envelope. She’d spread the pieces
of words on the table and work
out the ways to put the sentence
together.
Her mother watched as Sophie
used new strategies to sound
out words, and had fun in the
process.
“This works. It really works,”
an elated Theresa Smolen told
the board. She displayed one of
Sophie’s sentences: “Reading Recovery rocks.”
Sophie graduated from the
program in 18 weeks, two weeks
short of the maximum. “When I
told her she was done, she cried,”
said Smolen, describing, through
her own tears, how much Sophie
loved her teacher, who still checks
on her.
“It’s made a huge difference in
her confidence and self-esteem,”
concluded Smolen.
“Cosmic shift”
The program, explained Ellen
Reiling, was founded by Marie
Clay.
Clay, who was from New Zealand, was named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British
Empire by Queen Elizabeth; she
died in 2007. Her Reading Recovery program was adopted by
all New Zealand schools in 1983
and two years later, teachers and
researchers from Ohio State University brought the program to the
United States.
“The goal of Reading Recovery,”
Reiling quoted Clay, “is to dramatically reduce the number of learners who have extreme difficulty
with literacy learning and the cost
of those learners to an educational
system.”
She said Clay wished she had
called her program Reading and
Writing Recovery. The metaphor,
said Reiling, is from a New Zealand term for a ship that has gone
off course being “recovered” or set
back on course. Reading Recovery
brings an off-course child back to
the trajectory of an average child,
said Reiling.
If a child is struggling to read
in first grade, she said, there is
an 88 percent chance that child
The Enterprise — Melissa Hale-Spencer
Talking through tears, Theresa Smolen displays journals kept by her daughter, Sophie, that showed
the progress of her writing from mere squiggles to readable letters and words. Sophie made remarkable
strides in just 18 weeks of Reading Recovery instruction from Kathy State at Lynnwood Elementary
School, said her mother, which also increased her self-esteem.
will still be struggling in fourth
grade. She said that failure in the
early grades virtually guarantees
failure in later schooling.
Reading Recovery forms a
“safety net,” she said, for the lowest achieving students. Students
receive daily 30-minute lessons
provided by a specially trained
teacher with the goal of accelerating learning in the shortest
time possible, between 12 and 20
weeks.
Reiling called this approach a
“cosmic shift” since the thinking
used to be that, if a child were
struggling, there must be something wrong with the child, and
remediation took time. With Reading Recovery, she said, “You base
teaching on a child’s strengths,”
and the gap is closed quickly.
This is accomplished by specially trained teachers in a threetiered professional development
model. At the top of the pyramid
is Dr. James Schnug at New York
University who trains and supports Reading Recovery teacher
leaders who work at the district
or site level. They, in turn, train
teachers at the school level who
work with the hardest to teach
children.
Each teacher goes through an
intensive year-long training with
an emphasis on complex literacy
processing, extensive use of a oneway glass mirror for observing
and talking about lessons, and
the opportunity to connect theory
with practice.
In 30 years, Reiling said, 50,000
trained Reading Recovery teach-
ers, a trademarked name with
published standards, have taught
2.2 million children and 75 percent of students reach grade-level
standard.
Each child’s progress is reported
and analyzed annually by the
International Data Evaluation
Center at Ohio State University.
The What Works Clearinghouse
research on readers in kindergarten through third grade shows
that, of the 153 reading programs
He told The Enterprise that the
initial cost in 2012-13 to train
six teachers was about $30,000,
and Guilderland got funding, by
working with NYU, through an
i3 grant, federal funding from
the Investing in Innovation (i3)
Fund of the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act.
The next year, Guilderland was
established as a Regional Reading
Recovery Training site and first
grade teachers were taught the
“Mommy I can’t read.”
“My heart broke.”
reviewed, only Reading Recovery
had positive effects across all four
domains — alphabetics, fluency,
comprehension, and general reading achievement. And Reading
Recovery was the only reviewed
program to receive the highest
rating in general reading achievement.
By the numbers
Guilderland started the program in 2012, in a partnership
with New York University; NYU,
in turn, is affiliated with Ohio
State, the national center for
Reading Recovery.
“We were able to jump on
that grant-funding stream,” said
Assistant Superintendent for
Instruction Demian Singleton.
techniques. This year, the district
was selected as a New York University Pilot School for Literacy
Lessons training.
Guilderland pays an annual fee
for its affiliation with Reading Recovery, Singleton said, describing
the focus as being on professional
development. The district has also
received some federal Title 1 funds
for the program, he said.
Currently, Guilderland has
eight teachers certified in Reading
Recovery, Singleton said, working
across the district’s five elementary schools. The next step, he said,
was launched this year — teaching
special-education teachers, and
teachers of English as a second
language similar techniques in
a model called Literacy Lessons.
“We have three teachers doing
that,” he said.
Over the course of a school year,
about 70 first-graders participate
in the Reading Recovery program,
Singleton estimated. “There is
never a down time,” he said. “We
are always pulling in the lowest
20 percent of the first-grade class.
Each teacher works with two students at a time.”
Singleton said it is too soon to
estimate how much money is being
saved by not having to perform the
typical “multi-year interventions”
for struggling students rather
than the relatively short 12 to 20
weeks of Reading Recovery.
Singleton said that 65 percent
of Guilderland students who
received a complete Reading Recovery intervention reached average levels. The district aspires to
reach the national average of 75
percent, he said.
Singleton told The Enterprise
that the 65-percent rate is “significantly greater than any other
program we’ve implemented.”
He concluded, “Inevitably, there
will be cost savings associated
with it.”
Marrying theory
with practice
The reason the program is so effective, Reiling said is “everything
is grounded on a complex literacy
processing theory.” As educators
watch lessons behind the glass,
she said, they articulate “the why”
in the teaching they observe. “You
have married theory with practice,” she said.
Lois McDonald, a reading
teacher at Guilderland Elementary School, explained the process
and said, “We do very careful assessments every day.”
A typical Reading Recovery
lesson begins with books familiar
to the student. He or she reads
independently as the teacher assesses. Next comes working with
letters and words, writing a story,
working with a cut-up sentence,
and then reading a new book.
“We work with whatever a child
has,” said Mary Ursilla, a reading
teacher at Pine Bush Elementary
School. “We carefully choose a
book that capitalizes on a child’s
strengths while providing a few
challenges…We prompt to that
child’s needs.”
“I am better able to supply really effective reading and writing
intervention,” said MacDonald of
her Reading Recovery training.
“It’s given me a lot to bite into and
work from.”
“The commitment by these
teachers is enormous,” Singleton
told The Enterprise, noting the
many extra hours they put in
sharpening their skills.
“Further down the road, as
they expand their expertise and
skill set,” he said, “they’ll be in
conversations with classroom,
special-education, English as a
second language teachers where
others can learn from them.
“It’s a work in progress,” he
concluded. “It’s powerful.”
The power was evident last
Tuesday in the testimonials the
board heard.
Meghan Murphy, a fifth-grade
teacher at Guilderland Elementary School, recalled how she felt
when her first-grade daughter told
her, “Mommy, I can’t read.” Mur-
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Principal urges: Rely on expertise of teachers, not material, to solve school problems
The Enterprise — Melissa Hale-Spencer
Speaking with great enthusiasm, Ellen Reiling tells the Guilderland School Board that Reading
Recovery forms a “safety net” for the lowest achieving first-grade students, getting them back on track
with their peers in 12 to 20 weeks.
phy said, “My heart broke.”
Murphy said her daughter’s
confidence was low and she didn’t
believe in herself.
The Reading Recovery program
taught her daughter to believe in
herself, said Murphy.
Lynnwood’s principal, Alicia
Rizzo, said she has been “an unwavering advocate” of Reading
Recovery since the late 1990s. She
believes relying “on the expertise
of teachers, not materials, will
solve school problems.”
Rizzo described watching State
work with Sophie Smolen and was
“in awe” of how much Sophie had
learned. She recalled, soon after,
seeing Theresa Smolen at a PTA
meeting and saying, “’Theresa, oh
my God, Sophie’s reading’….We
both welled up with tears of joy
and relief.”
Other business
In other business at its March
10 meeting, the board:
— Heard from Farnsworth
Middle School English teacher
Larry Tuxbury about problems
with state tests, a “rigged” system,
he said, designed to make the
majority of students fail, which
could result in privatizing public
education. “Am I a hypocrite?”
Tuxbury asked, concluding he
is because he prepares students
for the required exams without
explaining his misgivings;
— Reviewed policy on English
Language Learner proficiency
instruction;
— Voted against a request from
the town of Bethlehem to grant a
tax exemption for landowners that
commit to maintaining undeveloped land of five acres or more for
at least 15 years;
— Heard congratulations for
Alicia Chen, a Guilderland High
School senior, who was selected as
a candidate for the United States
Presidential Scholar program,
recognizing seniors for exceptional
scholarship and talent in the
visual, creative, and performing
arts;
— Learned that, in celebration
of Youth Art Month, 100 selected
student art works are on display
through March 20 in the sixth
annual K-8 Empire State Plaza
Student Art Exhibition;
— Heard that the annual
joint meeting between school
board members and Guilderland
Public Library trustees will be
held March 25 at 7 p.m. at the
library;
— Heard from Superintendent
Marie Wiles that she went to a
meeting of the Governing Board
of the American Association of
School Administrators as one of six
representatives of New York State
superintendents. The meeting
preceded the annual convention
of the AASA in San Diego; over
3,000 people attended and heard
presentations by educational
leaders;
— Learned that the Capital
Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services annual budget
vote and election will be held on
April 21; and
— Met in executive session to
discuss tenure and negotiations.
To run or not to run
That is the question for three Guilderland School Board incumbents
over 227 jobs since 2009 — as the
By Melissa Hale-Spencer
GUILDERLAND — All three of district faced multi-million-dollar
the school board members whose budget gaps due to declining aid
terms expire this year — Cathe- and a state-set tax-levy cap.
“I’m expecting change,” said
rine Barber, Jennifer Charron, and
Christine Hayes — are undecided Charron this week. Referring to
a capacity study by consultant
on whether to run again.
“I’ve picked up the packet but Paul Seversky on excess space in
I haven’t decided,” said Charron the schools as enrollment declines,
she said, “We’ve got a task ahead of
this week.
Packets outlining board member us.” A task force first met this week
qualifications and duties along to work on exploring the viability
of various ways
with petitions
to repurpose unare available
used space in
through the disthe schools.
trict office. Any
Asked about
district resident
her goals if she
who is at least
decides to run
18 and a qualified
for another term
voter may run
on the board,
by submitting a
Charron said,
petition with 53
“I’m hoping we
signatures of dis“It’s very time
come out of this
trict voters — 2
recession and
percent of those
consuming.”
are able to take
who voted last
all the things
year — by April
that made Guil20 at 5 p.m.
derland a top
The board
district and exhas nine unpaid
pand on them.”
members electCharron has
ed at large who
a son, a Guilserve three-year
derland graduterms. The elecate, currently a
tions for the last
student at the
two years have
been uncontested. This year’s vote Rochester Institute of Technology,
and a daughter at Guilderland
is on May 19.
Charron, whose husband died High School.
She said of her individual role
her first year on the board, said,
“I stayed on the board because on the board that she is trying “to
budget season was a wonderful steer the district into including
distraction…I enjoy getting in- technology.”
Christine Hayes who has also
volved with the numbers.”
When she made her inaugural served one term on the board, said
run for the board three years ago, she has not decided whether she’ll
Charron, the owner of Helderberg run for another. “I’m still thinking
Partners, Ltd., a nationwide en- about it,” she said.
A 1999 Guilderland graduate,
ergy research website that she
designed and launched, said she she is the youngest board memwould like to use her business acu- ber. After graduating from law
men to reduce the budget without school, she went back to school for
teaching certification, and then for
cutting teachers.
Drastic cuts have been made — the last two-and-a-half years has
Catherine Barber
Jennifer Charron
Christine Hayes
worked as in-house counsel for
Albany Medical Center.
When she ran three years ago,
Hayes said, “You don’t have to
have kids to care about the schools.
I care about my community and
want to give kids a voice.”
“I really enjoy it and love everybody I work with,” said Hayes
this week of being on the school
board.
But, she went on, “It’s very time
consuming.” She said she wants to
make sure she has the time to do
the job justice.
“I just want to see us keep moving in the right direction,” she said
of her goals. Hayes mentioned the
importance of exploring options for
school use and concluded, “I have
confidence they will move in the
right direction.”
Catherine Barber served three
terms on the school board — in
each election garnering the most
votes — before retiring in 2011
when she was the board’s vice
president. After taking a year off,
she ran again in 2012 and won
another term; she came in a close
second to Hayes in a four-way race
for three seats.
Asked this week if she would run
for a fifth term, Barber said, “Well,
I haven’t completely decided…The
last time I didn’t run, my son had
just graduated from high school.
Now he is graduating from college.
Maybe his graduation gives me a
sense of moving on.”
Barber and her husband, Peter,
also have a daughter who graduated from Guilderland. Barber
works both as a lawyer — writing
appeals briefs for the Appellate
Division 3rd Department — and
as a musician, playing the violin
in the Schenectady Symphony
Orchestra. (She notes a March 29
concert at Proctor’s GE Theatre
will feature “local celebrities,”
including Superintendent Marie
Wiles, playing toy instruments,
like kazoos and triangles, in the
“Toy Symphony,” which as been attributed to Joseph Haydn, Leopold
Mozart, and Edmund Angerer by
scholars at various times.)
During her most recent term,
Barber is most proud of the role
she played, in the wake of the
uproar over the consultant’s report
on excess capacity, “in redirecting
the focus on closing schools to
repurposing space.”
She went on, “Dr. Seversky’s
report focused so much on one
school, Altamont, and a little on
Lynnwood,” which upset people.
“I had some part in redirecting
attention from that to get it focused on what we’re doing now
— repurposing space instead of
closing a building.”
Asked about goals for a future
term, Barber said, “I’ve always
been an advocate for music…The
current climate — not the school
district’s fault — with more state
and federal regulations is to focus
on subjects that are extensively
tested. My worry is the arts and
other important aspects of education are being given less importance. Everyone is being compelled
to narrowly focus on extensively
tested subjects.”
She noted that Wiles’s $93 million budget proposal for next year
is not as dire as in recent years,
with a much smaller budget gap.
“Things are not being cut as much
as before,” said Barber, “but they’re
not being restored to their previous level.”
Barber said she would join other
board members in advocating for
subjects like music, art, and foreign languages.
8
Will historic LeVie barn
become ‘a destination?’
Sheriff and lawmaker: Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple talks with Assemblywoman Patricia
Fahy in the halls of the legislative office building after a press conference where they spoke about a bill
meant to clarify the access that investigators have to obtain records kept by Child Protective Services
agencies.
After investigation of Kenneth White’s murder
bill outlines police access to CPS records
ALBANY — A bill intended
to clarify investigators’ access
to sensitive child protective
services records passed in both
the state Senate and Assembly
on Monday with the force of the
murder of a Knox boy behind it.
There were no dissenting votes.
Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy,
a Democrat from Albany, said she
got a call from Albany County
Sheriff Craig Apple days after
Kenneth White, 5, a kindergarten
student at Berne-Knox-Westerlo,
was found dead on Dec. 18. His
cousin, who had reported him as
abducted by a pair of black-clad
men, was arrested for murder
the next day.
Apple expressed frustration after Tiffany VanAlstyne’s arrest in
December, saying investigators
were left to rely on family members’ contradictory statements in
a time-sensitive situation.
The new bill allows for investigators to quickly request a
supervisor’s review of a denied
request.
In the months that followed
VanAlstyne’s arrest, the bill was
formed and passed the Committee on Children and Families, on
which Fahy serves. Some lawyers
advising the committee said
investigators’ access to records
was already described in the
law, but legal opinions varied,
Fahy said.
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The records in question are
kept in a statewide register
that serves as a clearinghouse
for reports of child abuse and
maltreatment. Child Protective
Services agencies are required
by law to keep those records
confidential, except for certain
situations and people.
When VanAlstyne was arrested, Albany County District
Attorney David Soares told The
Enterprise he doesn’t criticize
“Changes to the
social services law
would likely not have
saved White’s life.”
the system as it is, with a subpoena required to obtain health
records for an investigation.
The records relevant to the bill
include information on what was
initially reported; the final disposition; any social services offered
or accepted; a treatment plan;
names and “identifying data” of
those involved; photographs; and
the dates and circumstances for
any requests of the register.
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said the changes to the social
services law would likely not
have saved White’s life, but his
case illuminated confusion about
the access that law-enforcement
agencies are given when they
have reasonable suspicion.
The bill adjusts the definition of “criminal justice agency,”
which includes a district attorney, some in a district attorney’s
office, or a police officer. It also
organizes the paragraphs to
cluster provisions about records
access closer together.
It replaces a paragraph specifically referring to a situation
in which authorities are investigating a missing child case.
If investigators have “reason to
suspect” that a report, held by a
social services agency, names a
parent, legal guardian, the child,
or a sibling, and that it would
help the investigation, they can
access the records.
If a request is denied, the
amendment allows for a law
enforcement agency to have an
“expedient” way to ask for an
administrative review by the
state’s Office of Children and
Family Services.
The bill had several co-sponsors in each house. It was passed
in the Assembly, 144 to 0, and in
the Senate, 63 to 0. It will take
effect 60 days after the governor
signs it into law.
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received an extension to move when, and how, the barn is relothe historic Hilton LeVie barn cated — whether by disassembly
from its home on Route 85A, or movement [with the barn
Councilman Daniel Mackay told remaining] intact.
“If the desired land transaction
the town board last week. The
town now has until Aug. 31, does not come through in a timely
thanks to negotiations with the fashion,” Mackay continued, “we
property owners based on the will disassemble the structure
town’s newfound ability to move and put it in storage, awaiting
subsequent property acquisition
the barn, he said.
The massive barn, built in and site preparation.”
Without naming the barn’s
1898, is 120 feet long and 60
possible new
feet high. It has
home, he said
been estimated
“We feel commitments are in
that the strucit would cost
ture is being
half of a milplace to meet the new movere-imagined as
lion dollars to
by-August-31 schedule.”
a café or a farmmove it.
ers’ market.
“We secured
“It could be a destination,”
a four-month extension for that
effort,” Mackay said. Because the he said.
Other business
movement of the barn is still beIn other business, the town
ing negotiated, he said, he could
not name its probable future board:
— Appointed new planning
location. He suggested that it
might remain “within a half-mile board and zoning board of apradius of its current location. The peals members. The board named
barn will be relocated here in the Justin Perry to be a planning
board alternate for a period of
town of New Scotland.”
Albany County Executive Dan- one year; Laura TenEyck to serve
iel McCoy previously told The En- as a planning board member
terprise that the county was one through 2019; Steve Crookes to
of the parties interested in saving serve as a zoning board member
through 2019; and current zoning
the barn from demolition.
“We’re looking at options of board member Robert Johnson
moving the barn to the Helder- to serve as zoning board chairberg park or the Altamont Fair man.
“We had a lot of good résumés
for economic development,” McCoy said, referring to the Helder- and applications,” said Councilberg-Hudson Rail Trail that runs man Douglas LaGrange. “I’d like
from Albany to Voorheesville and to thank Kurt Anderson and
passes the LeVie barn within a Adam Greenberg. Both served
few thousand feet — ideas that well and we’d like to thank them
had been dismissed in earlier for their service to the town”;
— Set a public hearing for
discussions.
Removal or demolition of the April 8 at 6:45 p.m. to discuss a
barn required historical mitiga- proposed law that would match
tion like documentation with newer statewide guidelines to almeasurements of the structure low municipalities to accept bids
and photos, and decisions for the that offer a better value rather
barn’s future have been jointly than the lowest bid for items
handled between the town; the that do not include public works
state’s Department of Envi- contracts or large construction
ronmental Conservation; and projects.
Town attorney Michael Naughits Office of Parks, Recreation,
and Preservation; and Country ton said that he prepared the
Club Partners, which owns the proposed law to align with the
model law being used in many
property.
The groups attempted to find municipalities; and
— Agreed to decline requests
a solution to moving the barn
by February. According to an to rent out town parks to foragreement between the groups profit groups.
“Parks are supposed to be used
and the developer, a plan for
the barn had to be in place by for public purposes,” Naughton
February or the barn would have said. “It’s probably something to
needed to be demolished by the be avoided.” A private entity had
asked to rent a park for a weekend of May.
“We feel commitments are in long camp that offered activities
place to meet the new move-by- similar to those offered by the
August-31 schedule,” Mackay town’s recreation department.
“I’d prefer to retain parks for
told The Enterprise this week.
“We are hoping that we secure our own residents,” said board
desired land for the relocation member William Hennessy.
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The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Main Street is dominated by homes on one side and businesses on the other. Voorheesville is currently developing its first master plan for the business triangle in the village.
A committee has been talking about improvements that include fixing up some of the storefronts and building facades, according to Brett Hotaling, a village trustee and the
committee’s chairman.
Workshop on March 31
What is the future of Voorheesville’s Main Street? Public asked to help plan
owners from Main Street — the
By Elizabeth Floyd Mair
VOORHEESVILLE — Village owners of the hair salon and the
officials and the committee known laundry — as well as a representaas All Aboard: Voorheesville Main tive of the Voorheesville CommuStreet Master Plan Project hope nity and School Foundation.
Mayor Robert Conway told The
many local residents and business
owners will turn out for a public Enterprise in December that the
workshop on Tuesday, March village received a grant of $8,500
31, at the firehouse to hear the in November from the Hudson
committee’s recommendations on River Valley Greenway to help
ways to revitalize the Main Street identify design opportunities and
zoning code improvements.
business district.
Conway said at the time, “This
At the public workshop, the
engineering firm that has been dovetails with the Rail Trail. We
working on the project since late hope to tie the two together, using
in 2014, Barton and Loguidice, the Rail Trail as a driver to bring
will present its suggestions for business into the Main Street
beginning to revitalize the so- area.”
called Main Street “triangle” that
It is these funds that the comruns along Grove
mittee put toward
Street to Main
employing the
Street and Voorengineering firm
heesville Avenue,
to draw up some
committee head
ideas, Hotaling
and village Trustsaid recently.
ee Brett Hotaling
Barton and
“No one knows
said.
Loguidice will
Main Street better
The committee
make a presentaand the village
tion at the March
than those who
board members
31 meeting, and
live and work there.” residents can inhope to get insight, questions,
teract and discuss
comments, and
specific details
suggestions from
and steps directly
the public that
with members of
will help them
the All Aboard
shape these initial
committee and
plans and recommendations into with consultant representatives
a more final form.
throughout the evening.
“No one knows Main Street betEngineer Richard Straut of
ter than those who live and work Barton and Loguidice told The
there,” reads a flyer distributed Enterprise that some of the recomby the village, requesting public mendations would be for improveparticipation in the workshop. The ments to buildings and for better
flyer promises that “public input signage that will direct people
and discussion will play a key role toward the business center.
in the planning process.”
The plan also calls for improving
Once suggestions have been access on foot or bike by finding
received and incorporated, Hotal- grants that would help the village
ing said, the village will set about to take charge of opening the portrying to get grant money to begin tion of the Rail Trail that leads
to “actually get these things done,” into the triangle. Albany County,
with the hope that this will have which owns the trail, is supporta positive impact on economic ing the village in its efforts to
development and streetscape find grants for that development.
amenities on the Main Street area Straut mentioned that the not-for— and by extension on the wider profit Voorheesville Community
Voorheesville community — for and School Foundation has been
years to come.
helping the village to look for
“There has never been a Main sources of grant money.
Street Master Plan before,” said
One idea that Straut mentioned
Hotaling, who has been reporting would be to build a new parking
back to the village board on the area along Main Street, on the
committee’s findings.
other side of the tracks from the
The committee includes resi- businesses. Another would be to
dents and a couple of business build a pavilion, near that pro-
posed parking area, that would include some visual themes related
to the old train station.
“The Rail Trail, as we like to
say in Voorheesville,” Straut said,
“starts in Voorheesville. We want
to get people, when they do come
to Voorheesville, to take a little
time to explore.”
The flyer mentions that at the
public workshop, base mapping
of Voorheesville and the Main
Street target area will be generated in multiple forms and will
be provided for viewing. What
this means, Straut explained, is
that the different elements being proposed—improved signage,
storefronts, etcetera—will be
shown on separate maps that are
overlain onto maps of the area
as it is now, “to keep things from
getting cluttered.”
Those attending the workshop,
Straut said, do not need any technical expertise.
Hotaling said that the committee has also discussed resolving
some lighting issues, to make the
area more attractive to visitors.
“Our hope,” Hotaling said, “is
that people who come to the Main
Street area will stay to look around
and maybe get a bite to eat.”
Currently, Hotaling said, the
eateries include Jaycee’s Pizza Depot; the bakery and cooking school
Gio Culinary Studio; and the
Voorheesville Diner, just across
Voorheesville Avenue. There is
also a Stewart’s.
“We want to beautify the existing buildings,” Hotaling concluded,
“and along with that we’re hoping
for some not just restaurants but
new business opportunities, whatever they may be.”
****
The village of Voorheesville
invites the public to attend a
workshop and respond to the preliminary plans for the All Aboard:
Voorheesville Main Street Master
Plan Project. The workshop will be
held at the Voorheesville firehouse
at 12 Altamont Road on March 31,
from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Curbside parking is now the norm in Voorheesville’s business district. One idea that engineer Richard Straut of Barton and Loguidice, a firm hired by the village to work on revitalization, mentioned
would be to build a new parking area along Main Street on the other side of the railroad tracks from
the businesses.
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No contest, low turnout
Hout draws most votes in Altamont,
Trustee Hotaling in Voorheesville
By Elizabeth Floyd Mair
On Wednesday, turnout in
Altamont and Voorheesville was
low for village elections — all of
them uncontested. The longtime
judge in Altamont got the most
votes there, and the villages’ two
incumbent trustees garnered more
— just a few more— votes than did
the relative newcomers.
In Altamont, with a population
of about 1,720, Christine Marshall
was the trustee candidate with the
most votes — 46 votes.
Marshall, 67, of Whipple Way, a
retired Civil Service administrator, recently told The Enterprise
that she was running for a third
four-year term because she is
proud of the achievements that
the board has made and because
she believes there is “still some
good work to be done.”
Cathy Glass, 48, a homemaker
on Bozenkill Road, received 44
votes. She ran for the first time
because she “hoped to make a little
bit of a difference” in the village
where she has lived for nearly
30 years.
Marshall and Glass will each be
in office as trustee for four years.
Last year, the salary for a village
trustee in Altamont was $2,784.
Rebecca Morse-Hout, too, was
unopposed for her next term as
village justice, a post she has held
for over 21 years. She received
48 votes.
Total turnout in Altamont was
49 ballots.
The village of Altamont normally has two justices, but Hout
had been fulfilling the duties
of two since the resignation in
January of Lesley Stefan, who
cited an impending move out of
the village.
“If I can continue to serve the
community, then I’m willing to do
so,” Hout, an attorney, said before
the election.
There will be another village
justice joining Hout on the bench,
but he was appointed rather than
being elected. In March, Mayor
James Gaughan announced the
appointment of James R. Greene
to the post vacated by Stefan, effective April 1.
Greene, a long-time village
resident who is also an attorney
with experience in both public
service and private practice, has
not been a judge. He is currently
employed by the New York State
United Teachers.
Last year, the salary for a village
justice in Altamont was $4,623,
which is the same as that earned
by the mayor.
Hout’s term will run for four
years. Greene will need to run
for election to his office in March
2016.
Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy will swear in the newly
elected or appointed Altamont officials at the village board meeting,
on April 7.
Voorheesville
In Voorheesville, which has
about 2,790 residents, the total
turnout was 67 votes, which includes two absentee ballots.
Incumbent Trustee Brett Hotaling garnered the most votes — 64
— and Florence A. Reddy got 63.
Hotaling, who was originally
appointed to the board in 2011
to fill the seat vacated when his
father, William F. Hotaling, died,
was then elected in 2012 to fill out
the remainder of the term.
Hotaling, 48, of the Scotch
Pine development, is the owner
of Hotaling Landscaping and
Voorheesville Self Storage. He told
The Enterprise recently that he
wanted to run again because he
enjoys “being part of the decisionmaking process” and wants to
continue working, for instance,
on the Rail Trail extension and
the revitalization of Main Street
in the village.
Reddy, 54, of Scotch Pine Drive,
works as the office manager of the
real estate firm Berkshire Hathaway Home Services (formerly Prudential) and owns Reddy’s Deli in
Guilderland Center together with
her husband, William Reddy. She
has served in the post since being
appointed in October following
the resignation of 10-year trustee
David Cardona, who cited personal
changes and the purchase of a
home in Guilderland. Reddy ran
for the seat because, she said, she
looked forward to being part of
the decision-making process for
another four years.
Trustees in Voorheesville received a salary in fiscal year 2014
of $6,306. The trustee term is for
four years.
Deputy Clerk Treasurer Karen
Finnessey remarked that Voorheesville’s races have been uncontested for some time. She said,
“I’ve been here for 10 years, and
we’ve never had a contested race
since I’ve been here.”
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Carl Treiber sings of being a rich man: The sophomore will tackle his first lead role, as Tevye, in
“Fiddler on the Roof” this weekend as the Voorheesville Dionysians take the stage at the Lydia C. Tobler
Performing Arts Center.
‘Fiddler on the Roof’ plays a new tune
By Jo E. Prout
VOORHEESVILLE — The
Voorheesville Dionysians will
tread the boards this weekend,
bringing “Fiddler on the Roof ”
to life at the Lydia C. Tobler
Performing Arts Center.
“We’re trying to do some things
a little different,” said Director Matthew Robinson of the
well-known show. “It’s familiar
enough that people
like it. It’s been done
a lot, but it hasn’t been
done great enough.”
“They
Robinson said that
the cast is young, and
share a more serious
nature than students
from previous years
when the school produced comedies.
“Fiddler” “fit the cast that we
had,” he said. “We were due for a
serious show. It’s a serious show
with some humorous moments.”
“We looked at the possibility of
which students might audition,
and chose a show that might fit
those students,” said Portia Hubert, the musical’s producer.
“We have some very talented
men and women, and ‘Fiddler on
the Roof ’ has really good roles for
women, as well as for men,” she
said. “The under roles are very
strong roles.”
“I am very, very proud of this
cast,” said music director and
Voorheesville chorus teacher
Mary Abba-Gleason. “This is
not easy music to learn.” AbbaGleason said that the music —
written for a show set in a Jewish
community in Russia at the turn
of the previous century — has
tonalities and language that are
challenging for the students.
sound great — vocally, very
I’m happy. I’m excited.”
“I’m really excited to see what
they will produce,” she said.
“They sound great — vocally, very
strong. I’m happy. I’m excited.”
The cast found an acting
coach in teacher assistant Matt
MacArevey.
“I used to be an actor before I
started working in the district,”
he said. “I worked in London for
two years.”
MacArevey coached students
in basic acting principles and
helped them develop their characters, he said.
“This show is a little heavier
than other shows,” he said. “The
audience can expect a very technically sound show. The kids
know their marks. It’s a very
crisp show for the acting.”
MacArevey praised Robinson’s
direction of the famous “Fiddler
on the Roof.”
“He’s done a very good job
distinguishing it on its own,”
MacArevey said of Robinson.
“No one is up there imitating
someone else.”
Student strengths
Brianna Beck, a
freshman, plays a
strong.
villager in the show.
“The dreams are
good,” she said, describing scenes the
audience should
watch for. Beck is in her first high
school show, after three years of
acting in middle school.
Max Kent, the returning stage
manager, is a sophomore.
“I’m the boss. It’s my fault
if something doesn’t go right,”
Kent said.
“We all have to work together
for this,” said senior Jasmine
Wiest, who is part of the stage
crew.
Senior Eileen Thompson is
working her fourth year on stage
crew.
“I acted and did stage crew
freshman year,” she said. “Being
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...Complaints persist
Chava, Tzeitel, and Hodel sing of their futures in the Voorheesville Dionysians production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” Abby Goldfarb, left, Rebecca Belenchia, center, and Stefanie DeFronzo will portray
the girls this weekend, March 20 and 21, at 7:15 p.m., and March 22 at 2:15 p.m. at the Lydia C. Tobler
Performing Arts Center at Clayton A. Bouton High School on Route 85A in New Scotland.
...As Voorheesville Dionysians hit a high note
onstage really wasn’t my thing.
I love working with everybody.
We’re like a family.”
The students shared camaraderie while suiting up in costume
and waiting to rehearse last
week. Freshman Aaron Saia,
wearing a stage beard, walked
past a group.
“He says it’s itchy,” Wiest
said.
“Yes. It’s awful,” Saia said.
He plays a villager, and a
constable.
“I get to yell,” he said. “My
character is anti-semitic.”
Asked if that characterization was difficult to play and
hear, Saia said, “Sometimes.”
“Yes,” answered his peers.
Freshman Sarah Bracken
gestured to the set and said, “I’m
stage crew, left. I’m in charge
of moving that house. Isn’t it
beautiful?”
Bracken was one of several set
designers who painted the show’s
sets. She will be glad for the
show to be over, she said, so she
can get back to other activities
she chooses. Her mother made
her join the crew, Bracken said.
She prefers mock trial, the science Olympiad, and Key Club,
she said.
“We’re making toys for the
“It’s a hard show.
I think it’s going
to be powerful.”
animal shelter,” she said of her
clubs. Most of the cast, however,
is enjoying the show, she said.
Bracken, who attends a temple
in Albany, said that she is one
of the few Jewish students in
Voorheesville. Some of the actors
mispronounce the words in the
play, she said.
“You must roll the –‘ch’-es,”
she said. The actors pronounce
“L’chaim” with a soft H sound,
she said giving an example,
rather than a more proper lightly
guttural –ch sound.
Student choreographer Stefanie DeFronzo, a junior, has
done “Fiddler” twice before with
other groups, she said.
“I’m really proud of the
boys in the show,” DeFronzo
said. The show is heavy on
male dancing roles. DeFronzo
said that she hopes to major
in theater, and maybe also
science.
“I don’t think I will ever
become tired of this show,”
DeFronzo said of the musical.
“It’s one of my favorites.”
Speaking of DeFronzo, director
Robinson said, “It’s like working
with an adult.”
“The kids have put in a lot of
effort in this show,” he said.
“It’s a hard show,” Robinson
concluded. “I think it’s going to
be powerful.”
Do you love me? Junior Grace Hotapp, as Golde, scolds Carl Treiber, as Tevye, as the characters examine their lives together in Voorheesville’s high school production of “Fiddler on the Roof” playing
this weekend.
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The stress at school sometimes
“There’s a kid in my bus, he tells builds up for weeks, Parker said,
me that he and his grandfather and Amyah will one day be in
are racist so he has the right to tears.
Another parent, of a black stucall me the ‘N’ word and black,”
dent called “nigger” and “black
said Amyah.
In Amyah’s telling, another terd” in school, believes the racist
boy, who wanted to date her when comments are part of a larger
she was in sixth grade, used the problem of bullying and aggresslur after she said she didn’t sion in the district, which stems
from a small group of students
want to go out with him.
“Last year, on the school bus, in the middle grades.
the first six months in school,
The Enterprise is withholding
she was being told by two high that parent’s name due to the
schoolers, 16 and older, ‘You’re gravity of the situation.
a nigger. You need to go back
The district has had high
to where you came from,’” her turnover in its leadership, now
mother, Donna
with its second
Parker, said.
interim superA meeting was
intendent in two
called with adyears and an inministrators to
terim principal
talk about the
filling in this
bus atmosphere,
year at the secw h i c h Pa r k e r
ondary school.
“There’s a kid
said resulted in
BKW had had
in my bus,
the driver losing
a dean of stuhis job. But she
dents to handle
he tells me that he
was frustrated
discipline, but
and his grandfather
when, instead
that duty is now
of getting a call
handled by an
are racist so he has
from the school,
assistant printhe right to call me
she first learned
cipal, occupied
the ‘N’ word
about the March 3
temporarily by a
exchange Amyah
guidance counand black.”
had with the boy
selor.
in the cafeteria
“The kids
by reading a post
know there’s no
her niece had put
structure,” said
on Facebook.
the unnamed
When she conparent.
fronted the inBefore BKW,
terim assistant
Amyah attended
Principal Annette Landry, who school in Greenville, just south
is a guidance counselor at the of the Hilltowns, in Greene
school, Parker said she was told County. Amyah said she didn’t
that she didn’t get a call sooner hear the slur at Greenville,
because staff had been so preoc- where she studied from first
cupied with a fight between two to fifth grades; black students
girls that day.
make up the same percentage of
On Thursday that week, In- enrollment as BKW, according
terim Principal Mary Summer- to State Education Department
matter sent a form home with data for the 2013-14 school
Amyah, which Parker used to year.
file a formal report with the
Among BKW’s 855 students
State Education Department. last year, seven were classified
Such an option came to parents as black; seven as multiracial;
in 2012, when the Dignity for All 10 as Latino; five as Asian or
Students Act went into effect to Pacific Islander; and 824, or
declare students’ right to have an 96 percent, as white. Out of
education free from discrimina- the seven black students, six
tion, harassment, and bullying.
were considered economically
In a collection of data from disadvantaged. Three of them
2014 required under the Dig- were in sixth grade, with the
nity for All Students Act, Berne- rest spread throughout the upKnox-Westerlo, considered an per grades.
average-needs district — not
When asked what the word
poor, but not wealthy — reported “nigger” means, Amyah said
one instance of discrimination or that other students use it to
harassment based on race and say someone is ignorant or has
one based on an ethnic group. In dark skin.
total, it reported 21 discrimina“My nickname used to be
tion or harassment incidents at ‘Little Niggie,’” Amyah said,
the secondary school, with 16 explaining that, when her BKW
categorized as “other,” and none friends were seeking a nickin the elementary school.
name for her, she believed they
Amyah says she has gone to were thinking of her skin. “I was
administrators several times, but fine with that. I picked it out, I
students continue to use the slur was fine, but, when they actually
against her and others. She said called me the full name as nonshe now reports racist taunts to joke, just to make me feel hurt
a guidance counselor, Darnell inside, then I get mad. But Mom
Douglas, who is also black and told me I had to get my name
has been at BKW for about as changed to ‘Little Chi Chi.’”
long as Amyah.
Amyah said she tries to igAddressed about how he han- nore comments about race, but
dled Amyah’s reports, former acknowledged she has reacted
Principal Brian Corey, who is angrily when her black friends
now a superintendent at another are called the slur.
district, wrote in an email that
“It makes me feel like they’re
her claim that he at first did not trying to separate us,” said
believe her was not accurate and Amyah. “Like they don’t like us
directed further questions to because of our color, not because
Berne-Knox-Westerlo staff.
of our humor, not because we like
Messages left for administra- math, not because we like school,
tors — Interim Superintendent or because we hate a certain
Joe Natale, Summermatter, person. I think they’re just tryelementary Principal Audrey ing to make us feel bad, make
Roettgers, and Landry — at BKW us want to go away. They don’t
were not returned.
like us because of our color, but
Parker said she has had to call there’s nothing different except
the school several times before for our skin.”
getting a call back.
She went on, saying every“I get it, there are racist fami- one has the same personality,
lies wherever you go, but nor- then she stopped herself and
mally, when something’s going her mother corrected her: “Not
on at school and you complain personality — insides, heart,”
about it, normally it gets taken said Parker.
care of,” said Parker.
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Out & About: Celebrate the season with a sweet Maple tour
By Marcello Iaia
HILLTOWNS — Several hundred cars will pass through the
Hilltowns in the next two weekends, searching for a taste of locally
made maple syrup and a look at its
life before the bottle.
The Hilltowns Maple Weekend
is a series of events in Berne and
Knox celebrating the season of
the syrup, which begins running
in the form of sap in Maple trees
this time of year. It is boiled down
to quantities in New York that
put the state in second place
behind Vermont for maple syrup
production last year.
Syrup producers will open
their properties on March 21, 22,
28, and 29 for touring children
and adults, and their mornings
will be filled with a pancake
breakfast every Saturday and
Sunday.
On this Saturday, the Helderberg Hilltowns Association
is hosting its annual Sap Run,
a five-kilometer race, and the
local Kiwanis club will have its
annual pancake breakfast, which
includes crafts, a bake sale, pony
rides, antique cars, and an egg
hunt, on Sunday, March 29.
“The biggest thing you can
expect is the weather’s just not
going to cooperate,” said Randy
Grippin of Mountain Winds
Farms, which is open for tours at
12 Williamson Road from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. on all four days. “They
need to dress for the occasion,
because you may be running knee
deep in mud, or the snow.”
Grippin is the Catskill regional coordinator for the New
York Sate’s Maple Weekends.
Producers from acress the state
will participate in the events run
by the New York State Maple
Producers Association, a notfor-profit group of more than 500
entrepreneure.
Locally, other maple producers
will carry on their tours over the
same two weekends.
This includes Malachi Farms at
2548 Berne-Altamont Road and
Lounsbury Farms at 138 Cross
Road, both from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
on March 29.
This will be the maple producers’ 20th annual Maple weekend,
celebrated throughout the state.
Grippin said people generally
want to know more about where
their food comes from, and it’s a way
to get outside as the seasons turn.
A frequent misconception, Grip-
Taking a close look: Although maple-sugaring is now a high-tech industry, complete with plastic vacuum tubing running through the
woods, the old-fashioned maple bucket still intrigues.
pin says, is that the syrup comes
out of the trees in its tan and sweet
form.
The colorless sap from the
maple tree is collected from
1,800 taps on about 100 acres on
Grippin’s farm and boiled over a
wood-fed fire until upwards of 40
gallons of sap becomes a gallon of
syrup. He added a reverse-osmosis machine this year that will
remove 80 percent of the water
before the sap is heated, taking
away several hours and cords of
wood from the process.
And it’s a demanding process.
“We run like hell for, hopefully,
six or eight weeks, if the weather’s
good,” said Grippin. It’s a yearround job, and Grippin does it by
himself for most of the year.
Like any agriculture, the success of a maple syrup production
depends on the weather. So far,
Grippin says, just three days of
warmer temperatures have been
good for sap runs. In a good year,
he makes 500 gallons of syrup.
A large margin for Grippin’s
business comes from the maple
products, like sauces made elsewhere, maple sugar, and maple
cream — a further condensed
version of maple syrup that
reaches a consistency that can be
spread on toast or salmon before
being grilled. New to Grippin’s
farm is Vertical Water, unconcentrated maple sap packaged
in Buffalo and sold as a specialty
drink like coconut water.
When it comes in liter form,
Grippin said, he will try using
the sap in a stew. He said Native
Americans supposedly first used
maple sap to cook with.
At 58, Grippin lives in the
farmhouse where he grew up,
tapping maple trees on the
property to make syrup with his
family. He has worked in retail
for most of his career. He sold
cars and heavy equipment parts,
and at one time worked for a
tree-cutting company.
Nine years ago, he saw an ad
for 50 pails and an outdoor cooking pan in the The Enterprise.
“So I decided we’d do it to show
my kids what it was all about,
and it just kind of got out of
hand,” said Grippin.
****
The Sap Run will start at the
Knox Town Hall at 10 a.m. on
Saturday, March 21.
The local pancake breakfasts
will be held on Saturday, March
21, at the First Reformed Church
of Berne, 1664 Helderberg Trail in,
from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Sunday,
March 22, at the Berne Masonic
Lodge, at 1652 Helderberg Trail,
to benefit Girl Scouts; Saturday,
March 28, at the Helderberg
Lutheran Evangelical Church, at
1728 Helderberg Trail, from 8 a.m.
to 1 p.m.; and on Sunday, March
29, at the Knox firehouse, at 2198
Berne-Altamont Road, from 9 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m.
For more information, go to hilltowns.org/maple-weekend.html.
Village Green Clean will be a community event
Liquid gold: Maple products may be sampled during the Maple
Weekend events being held statewide on March 21 and 22 and on
March 28 and 29.
VOORHEESVILLE —On Saturday, April 18, the village of
Voorheesville will be holding its
first ever Village Green Clean — a
volunteer opportunity for residents to help clean village streets,
parks, and neighborhoods.
The spring cleaning will take
place from 10 a.m. to noon, followed by a picnic at the firehouse
on Altamont Road from noon
until 2 p.m. It has been planned
to complement Earth Day, which
is April 22.
Local businesswomen Kaela
Knoth of NAPA, Kait Lyons of
Lyons Building & Consulting, and
Amanda Scalzo of Purity Hair
Design have been working with
Deputy Clerk Treasurer Karen
Finnessey on plans for Village
Green Clean that include some
fundraising, which will be part
of the community gathering at
the firehouse.
Village businesses have been
contacted and asked to participate by volunteering some
cleanup time or by sponsoring the
event through a cash donation or
a donation of goods and services.
Proceeds from these efforts will
benefit the Helderview Garden
Club, whose members are the
caretakers for the flower boxes at
each entrance to the village and
various others located throughout
the village.
This additional funding for the
group will help efforts to further
enhance the village. The Voorheesville Community and School
Foundation has also agreed to
partner with the planning group
and will collect and distribute the
donations.
School and church groups, as
well as the Boy Scouts and Girl
Scouts are also being asked to
participate. The two local AdoptA-Highway groups have agreed
take part in the Village Green
Clean and plan to assemble
their crews for their designated
roadways.
Organizers hope residents to
help take care of the rest of the
areas in need, especially along the
far end of Voorheesville Avenue,
Grove Street, and Prospect Street.
According to Finnessey, the hope
is that there will be a few groups
of younger residents who could
take care of the parks, while some
of the adults could be responsible
for the streets.
And in the neighborhoods, residents are being asked to consider
raking or cleaning up their front
lawn areas between the hours of
10 a.m. and noon on April 18.
In addition to the planned roadside cleanup, the village will also
host recycling collections, giving
residents an opportunity to clean
out and get rid of some items
from around their homes. Books,
clothing and textiles, plastic bags
and film plastic items, as well as
lead-acid (vehicle) batteries will
be collected in the back parking
lot of the firehouse from 10 a.m.
until 2 p.m. that day. Additional
information about these collections will be available on the
village’s website.
The community gathering from
noon to 2 p.m. is meant to be a
thank you for those who participated in any way but is also open
to other residents of the village.
There will be activities for the
kids, a balloon pop drawing to
help raise funds for the garden
club, music, food, refreshment,
and some of the participating
businesses will be on hand to
introduce themselves.
If you would like to participate in the Village Green Clean,
contact Karen Finnessey at the
village hall by calling 765-2692
or online at kfinnessey@albany.
twcbc.com.
13
Cold Stone Creamery adds
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Business Corner
GUILDERLAND — On March
28, Cold Stone Creamery, in
Stuyvesant Plaza, will celebrate
its new addition, Rocky Mountain
Chocolate Factory.
Cold Stone-Rocky Mountain is
partnering with Steve Caporizzo’s
Pet Connection at a ribbon-cutting
ceremony with the Guilderland
Chamber of Commerce for its
grand opening. Cold Stone Creamery is a premium ice cream and ice cream-cake
restaurant. By adding the Rocky
Mountain Chocolate Factory, the
shop will now offer a variety
of clusters, caramels, creams,
meltaways, truffles, and molded
chocolates.
Cold Stone-Rocky Mountain will
donate half of the day’s proceeds to
Pet Connection, a charity to find
new homes for pets in the Capital
Region. The first 100 guests who
donate at least a dollar to Pet
Connection will receive a free
caramel apple.
There will be sampling of Rocky
Mountain Chocolates and Apples
all day, starting at 11 a.m.
Bryant attends Chairman’s Retreat
SLINGERLANDS — Mark T.
Bryant of Bryant Asset Management in Slingerlands, gathered with a group of financial
advisors invited to participate
in Commonwealth Financial
Network’s Chairman’s Retreat,
in January at the Mandarin
The Nirvana Indian Restaurant, at 5180 Western Turnpike, across from Guilderland Town Hall,
officially opened on March 12 with Nirvana’s five partners — Sam Mannikarottu, Ann Thomas, Juney
Job, Vinitha Thottam, and Anisha Idiyalil — on hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Pictured in
front, from left are town Councilman Brian Forte, Town Clerk Jean Cataldo, Receiver of Taxes Lynne
Buchanan, and Guilderland Chamber President Erika Gauthier. Nirvana features authentic Indian
dishes and a lunch buffet.
Christopher Noonan
NBT hires
Noonan
Christopher Noonan, a Delmar
resident, has been hired as vice
president and retirement plan
specialist at NBT Bank. He is
located at the NBT Financial Services office in NBT Bank’s Capital
Region Financial Center on Wolf
Road in Albany.
In this position, Noonan will
assist business owners and executives with retirement plan
governance and personal wealth
strategies by providing access to
financial and insurance products
offered through LPL Financial.
Noonan, who earned his bachelor’s degree at Siena College,
has 14 years of experience in the
financial services industry. Most
recently, he was regional sales
director at Ameritas Retirement
Services in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Previous positions include
serving as pension consultant at
Transamerica Retirement Services in Los Angeles, California,
and Great-West Retirement Services in Denver, Colorado. Prior
to that, he was retirement plan
consultant with Austin and Co.
Inc, and Noonan Consulting, both
in Albany.
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Heather Parent
Oriental in Miami, Florida.
The Chairman’s Retreat is
Commonwealth’s highest level
of recognition.
The theme for the three-day
conference was Emerging Opportunities.
The Doctor Will See You
Nicholas Zarrelli
Parent, Zarrelli hired by FNYFCU
First New York Federal Credit
Union has recently hired Heather
Parent as its new support services
supervisor and Nicholas Zarrelli
as a management trainee.
Parent will assist in supervising and training back-office
Operations Department workers.
Parent also supports staff with
the Visa Credit and Visa Debit
Card program. Previously, Parent
was the operations supervisor
for Community Resource FCU
and also held positions as Members Service supervisor, Member
Service representative, and Visa
coordinator at the credit union. In
addition, Parent was a trainer for
Covera Card Solutions, an affiliate
of the Credit Union Association of
New York.
As a management trainee,
Zarrelli will learn all aspects of the
credit union. Previously, Zarrelli
worked at Citizens Bank and holds
a master’s degree in communications degree from The College of
Saint Rose.
First New York Federal Credit
Union was founded in 1937
as Schenectady Teachers Federal Credit Union and now operates seven full-service branches
throughout the greater Capital
Region.
Dr. Chad Vaughn, who has an office in Saratoga Springs,
has opened a second office in Guilderland at 3770 Carman
Rd. He will divide his time to see patients during the week
in both offices. Vaughn specializes in family practice, pediatric eye care, specialty contact lens fittings including bifocal
contacts, ocular disease diagnosis and management, laser
surgery consultations, and post operative care.
Massage Therapy
By Crystal Keyes, LMT
NYS Licensed Massage Therapist since 2002
26 CR 353 Rensselaerville, NY 12147
(Located in the same building as the Post Office and Hilltown Cafe)
Swedish Massage only $50.00/hour
Hot Stone Massage $75.00/hour
By Appointment Only
Gift Certificates Available For All Occasions
(518) 242-0388
Visit me on Facebook: Crystal Keyes, LMT
Visit The Girl Scouts Cookie Booth at
CroSSGaTeS Mall from Mar. 20th-apr. 19th.
Located on the lower level near Dave & Buster’s and on the upper level near Starbucks.
www.shopcrossgates.com
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Library Notes
Voorheesville
Guilderland
By Mark Curiale
In a couple of weeks, the way
you access your Guilderland Public Library catalog and account
will be easier, more friendly, and
more responsive than the system
you’re currently using. The new
system is called Encore, and it
goes live on March 31.
Encore is just one part of Sierra,
a major library system that the
library, as well as every other
library in the Upper Hudson Library System, including the Bethlehem and Voorheesville public
libraries is implementing. Along
with giving you a much-improved
user experience, it vastly improves
library back-office operations,
including materials ordering, cataloging, and associated tasks.
For you, though, Encore functions as a search engine, encompassing every collection in the
library and in the Upper Hudson
Library System. The new catalog
offers a more intuitive search
experience closer to what you’ve
come to expect from Google and
Amazon.
Type what you are looking for
in the search box, and click GO.
Encore will return a list of related
items. You can use the “Refine by”
options to narrow what you are
looking for by format, subject, or
library.
Your search will cover every
library collection: books, audio
books and music, videos, digital
audio books, and ebooks; digital
archives such as (manuscripts,
photos and sound recordings);
government documents, recent
obituaries, and more.
But, right now, we need your
help: You need to save your “My
List” information. To do this,
please access your account, and
save your “My List” by using the
link at the bottom of the “My List”
screen. When “Encore” goes live,
you’ll be able to enter your information into the new system.
As with any other major change,
there may be a glitch or two. So we
ask you to please bear with us as
we transition to this new system.
We may need to re-verify information on your account.
Watch your local library’s
website — Guilderland: www.
guilpl.org; Bethlehem: http://
www.bethlehempubliclibrary.org;
and Voorheesville: http://www.
voorheesvillelibrary.org — for
more information on this new
feature that will vastly improve
your library experience.
Photo Forum
The French-American photographer Lionel DeLevingne, who
has been documenting the antinuclear movement since the early
1970s, will discuss his work at the
library’s Photo Forum tonight,
March 19, at 7 p.m.
His work as a photojournalist,
specifically as documented in his
book “To the Village: From Montague to Fukushima,” has earned
him wide acclaim. Many of his
iconic works are now on display
in the Helderberg Room.
The Photo Forum is an open
arena in which area photographers gather to discuss work they
are doing and to share information about how to improve their
work.
Spring Back
into Organization
Spring is just about here, and
with it comes time to unclutter
and get organized. Find out how
when you come to GPL on Monday,
March 23, at 5:30 p.m., for a CDPHP sponsored program, “Spring
Back into Organization! with
Professional Organizer Jordana
Turcotte.”
Get tips on how to let go of
unneeded items and clear your
clutter — a good step for both your
mental and physical health.
By Lynn Kohler
Kids in grades four and up are
invited to join Mrs. Sternklar on
Sunday, March 22, from 2 to 3:30
p.m., at the Voorheesville Public
Library. You will learn about ecosystems as you create your own
tiny landscape inside a container.
All supplies will be provided for
you to make a terrarium to take
home. Please register.
Learn about ecosystems
as you create your
own tiny landscape.
— From the U.S. Corps of Topographical Engineers
Supercaves of China: Schoharie resident and caver Mike Warner traveled to China in 2013 with
NatGeo as a photographic and logistics assistant to a British team using cutting-edge technology as
they laser mapped China’s Supercaves. The team’s journey was documented in the July 2014 issue of
“National Geographic” magazine. Warner will talk about his adventures at the Rensselaerville Library,
at 1459 Route 351, at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 25.
Westerlo
By Sue Hoadley
Happy 200th anniversary, Westerlo!
On March 16, 1815, the township of Westerlo was formed from
Coeymans and Rensselaerville. The first town meeting was held
on April 4, 1815 at the home of
William Beardsley. John Gibbons
moderated the meeting, and town
officers were elected.
The first town supervisor was
Moses Smith, merchant, tavern
keeper, and producer of potash,
here on the site of your Westerlo
Public Library. Thank you Stewart’s
The library is proud to announce
a $500 grant from the Stewart’s
Holiday Match Program. This
grant will continue to help us
develop an outdoor area for children’s programs, as well as for use
as a community space when the
library is not open for business. It is through the support of
individuals and local charitable
organizations, like Stewart’s
Foundation and their very generous customers, that we are able to
strengthen our existing programs
and develop new and innovative library projects to serve our patrons
and the community at large. Over the past 28 years, Stewart’s Foundation and their Holiday
Match customers have awarded
over $20 million to thousands of
community organizations that
serve children’s recreation and education. Thank you, Stewart’s!
Read to Angus the Dog
Angus will be back this Friday,
March 20, from 6 to 7 p.m. Contact
the library to register your child
for a 15-minute reading session,
or just drop in to “Check it out!” (Librarians love saying, check it
out.) If your child is self-conscious
about reading aloud, or reluctant
to read at all, he or she may feel
more comfortable reading to a
dog. Because dogs aren’t judgmental, the child relaxes, pats the
attentive dog, and focuses on the
reading. Another benefit is the joy
children get from being around a
dog. Angus is a registered therapy
dog. Our thanks to Laura Tenney
for volunteering her time and
sharing Angus with us.
After school
Join Miss Lee on Monday
afternoons from 3:30 to 4:30
p.m. for homework help, games,
crafts, puzzles, music, and a
lot more. Programs will also
include storytelling, hands-on
demonstrations, and visits from
special guests.
Rensselaerville
By Kimberly Graff
If your income is under $60,000
you qualify to receive assistance
from New York State Tax Department Volunteers. The volunteer
will be in the Rensselaerville Library on March 18 to provide free
guidance to those taxpayers who
are electronically preparing and
filing their own tax returns. You
must sign up in the library for an
appointment with the volunteer.
Appointments will be scheduled
all day, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
You can borrow the IRS 1040
instructions. Check them out for
two weeks. We also have a binder
with the instructions if you just
need to look something up. We can
also help with printing forms. We
have the most common NYS Tax
forms in the library.
You can also visit the Library’s
web site for more tax information
at http://www.rensselaervillelibrary.org/tax-help.html
Poetry
The library’s Poetry Group will
be meeting on Tuesday, March
24, at 7 p.m. Please contact Tom
Corrado at tjc123@midtel.net with
questions.
Story time
Story time is on Friday, March
20, at 5:30 p.m., with a music
theme. The program includes
pizza, stories and crafts.
Storyteller
On Saturday, March 21, at 2
p.m., in the library storyteller
Nancy Marie Payne will read
Norman Cohen’s short stories.
Mr. Cohen was a 2014 Festival of
Writers local writer.
Book-signing
On Sunday, March 22, at 2 p.m.,
join us for poets, Leah Umansky
and Barbara Ungar, who will read
and sign books. Ungar and Umansky met at the Associated Writing
Programs convention where they
bonded over their love of the
Brontës.
Umansky is a poet, collagist
and teacher in New York City. She
is the author of the “Mad-Men”
inspired chapbook, “Don Dreams
and I Dream,” voted one of the top
10 chapbooks you should read in
2014, and the full-length collection
“Domestic Uncertainties.”
Barbara Ungar has published
four books of poetry, most recently
“Immortal Medusa” and “Charlotte
Brontë, You Ruined My Life,” both
Hilary Tham selections from “The
Word Works.” She is a professor
of English at the College of Saint
Rose in Albany, and coordinates
their new MFA program.
— Photo from Kimberly Graff
Nancy Marie Payne will
read stories at the Rensselaerville Library, at 1459
Route 351, on Saturday,
March 21, from 2 to 3 p.m.
The family event for children
8 years and older will feature
original stories by Norman
G. Cohen, also known as
jambbal, whose tales inspire
a better life by observing nature and learning its lessons.
Admission is free.
Caving
On Friday, March 27, at 7 p.m.,
in the library, where local caver
Mike Warner will share his presentation on the Supercaves of
China. Mike Warner traveled to
China in 2013 with NatGeo as a
photographic and logistics assistant to a British team using cutting edge technology as they laser
mapped China’s Supercaves. The
team’s journey was documented in
the July 2014 issue of “National
Geographic Magazine.”
Visual poetry
On Saturday, March 28, from
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., combine
words and images in a visual poetry workshop in the library with
Katrinka Moore. Space is limited
to 15 participants. Please register
by March 24.
Participants will practice a
few visual poetry techniques and
prepare work to display during
Rensselaerville’s Poetry Month
in April.
We’ll warm up with erasure,
marking and manipulating text
on a printed page, and then try
an “envelope” poem, based on Emily Dickinson’s drafts on scraps
of paper. We’ll combine writing
and collage to make haiga, visual
poems in which the art complements the writing rather than
illustrates it.
LEGOs
Come in on this half-day of
school to make, tinker, build, and
explore at the library. Parents
and caregivers will join their
kindergartener through second
grade student on March 25 in this
creative journey meant to foster
creativity and encourage storytelling. This program will begin at 2
p.m. Please register.
The Right College
at the Right Price
Stop by on March 31, at 6:30
p.m., to hear Dr. Dean Skarlis of
The College Advisor of New York.
Dr. Skarlis holds a doctorate in
educational policy and administration from the University
of Pittsburgh. He attended the
Harvard University Institute on
College Admissions and he has
worked as a college administrator
and an American College Testing
consultant. Dr. Skarlis will outline
the steps needed to find the right
college for you. Some of the topics
he will cover are: The top five factors colleges look for in applicants;
strategies to reduce college costs;
understanding why “fit” is critical;
SAT and ACT strategies; how to
make the most of your college
visits and how to write the essay.
The information and handouts
you will take home from this
presentation will help you begin
your college search. There will be
time for questions.
Library trustee openings
There is one, four-year term,
position and one, five-year term
position open on the library’s
board of trustees beginning July
1, 2015. Petition forms are available now at the library and must
be returned by 5 p.m., on April
20. Candidates must be at least
18 years of age and residents of
the Voorheesville Central School
District.
“The Giving Tree”
At 10:15 a.m., on Tuesday, April
7, Anita Sanchez will provide an
educational and fun program that
combines nature, recycling, art,
and literature. Create your own
door decoration from graceful
pine boughs and make pinecone
animals. Sip pine needle tea as
we read Shel Silverstein’s “The
Giving Tree,” and learn about the
many gifts of the pine tree. For
students in kindergarten through
grade four, please register.
Movie matinee
On Wednesday, April 8, at 1
p.m., drop in to watch the new
release about an inflatable robot
named Baymax and a prodigy,
Hiro Hamada. Watch as they
team up with a group of friends to
become a band of high-tech heros.
This film is rated PG and snacks
will be served.
Teens Care
Community Service
Please register for this community service program on
Wednesday, April 8, from 6:30 to
8:30 p.m. Participants will earn
two hours of community service
credit while baking biscuits for
dogs living in local shelters. This
program is intended for grades
six and up.
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Library Notes
Berne
By Judy Petrosillo
“Sweet spring, full of sweet
days and roses, a box where
sweets compacted lie,” said British poet, George Herbert. According to the calendar, March 20 is
officially the first day of spring;
a season which broadly represents renewal and regrowth. Friends sale
While giving your home a
s p r i n g - cl e a n i n g, s e n d y o u r
used books, puzzles, movies,
and jewelry to the Hilltown Senior Center on Saturday, March
21. The doors will be open from
9 a.m. to noon in order for the
Friends of the Berne Library to
accept your donations for their
sale. If this is an inconvenient
time, leave the items at the Berne
Public Library during hours.
Legos League
Use the library’s Legos to build
a spring scene. Children ages five
to 12 are invited to participate in
Lego League at 11 a.m., on Saturday, March 21. Creations will
be put on display at the library
until next month’s program.
Story time
Spring is the focus of story
time at 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday,
March 24. Children ages one to
five develop pre-literacy skills
with Ms. Kathy through stories,
activities, and a craft.
Sugar maple trees
Early spring is when the sap
in a tree begins to move up the
stem to feed the buds. The sap of
a sugar maple tree is collected by
humans for the production of
maple syrup. Find out more at
the library.
Memoir writing
The memoir-writing group
meets at 2 p.m., on Wednesday,
March 25. Write a story to share
with the group and facilitator
MaryJo McKeon. Suggestions
for this month include memories
about spring, maple syrup, or
honey.
Paper crafting
Sweet thoughts in a homemade
card that looks professional and
is a treat to receive. Experts in
paper crafting will be sharing
ideas and tools during a class on
Thursday, March 26, at 7 p.m. To
make sure there are sufficient
supplies, please register for this
program by March 24. Contact
the library staff by calling 8721246 or e-mail director@bernepubliclibrary.org.
Beekeeping
The Introduction to Beekeeping program is scheduled
for 7 p.m., on Monday, March
30. Richard Ronconi and Mark
Huth will share their beekeeping
experience with those interested
in bees and those who are might
like to keep bees for producing
honey. Like most library programs, this one is open to the
public with no admission fee.
System change
All libraries in the Upper Hudson Library System are changing the circulation software on
March 31. Patrons will need their
library cards to check out items
on Monday, March 30 while the
system switches over. Check with
the staff to see if there are other
changes that could affect you. Maple weekends
While you are in the Hilltowns
Maple Weekend on March 28 and
29, stop by the Hilltown Senior
Center, 1360 Helderberg Trail,
Berne for the book and jewelry
sale. The Friends of the Berne
Library are raising money for the
library by selling used items, on
March 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
and March 29 from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. There is nothing sweeter than
supporting and using your local
library. that may arise with your account.
Furthermore, we will be lenient
in applying overdue fines for the
week after the new system goes
into effect. Please keep an eye on
our website, AltamontFreeLibrary.
org for news and information about
the new catalog system. We will
update this site with news as it
becomes available.
Thank you for your support and
We’ll be building
birdfeeders to welcome
our feathered friends back
from their migrations
— Photo by Kristen Roberts
A young reader shares a book about wolves with the Paws to Read canine volunteer named Kitty.
The next Paws to Read session at Bethlehem Public Library is scheduled for today, March 19, from
3:45 to 4:45 p.m.
Bethlehem
By Kristen Roberts
This is probably not news to
you. We have a lot of books here
at the Bethlehem Public Library.
This, however, might be: We have
sewing machines, scrapbooking
tools, Legos, a button press, and
craft supplies galore.
You know the color
of money, but do you
know your money color?
We’re making all of these
supplies and more available to
you at once during our Pop-up
MakerSpace program on Monday,
March 23. Drop in and get creative
anytime between noon and 8 p.m.
Spend a few minutes or stay all
day, and see where your inspiration takes you. This is an all ages
event. Limited materials will be
available, but you are encouraged
to bring your own.
Your money personality
You know the color of money, but
do you know your money color?
The library is hosting a workshop presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension community
educator Maria DeLucia-Evans
that encourages participants to reflect on their own personal money
values, and how those values
impact their financial decisions.
Those values and traits help define
a person’s money color.
The workshop takes place on
Tuesday, March 24, at 7 p.m.
Registration is required. To sign
up, call 439-9314 or visit www.
bethlehempubliclibrary.org.
Read to a dog
Today, March 19, from 3:45 to
4:45, join us for Paws to Read.
Bring a book and read to a gentle
dog named Kitty who loves stories.
This program is for kids in grades
one to five.
Listening Party
Tonight, March 19, at 7 p.m., the
library’s Listening Party will have
a mystery artist. Can you guess
who we are listening to?
Pajama-Rama
Also tonight, March 19, at 7
p.m., wear your PJs and bring a
stuffed friend to the library. This
program is for kids up to age six
with family and friends.
Movie
On Friday, March 20, at 10
a.m., join us for the animated
film “The Gruffalo” rated G, and
make a craft. Kids and families
are welcome.
Teen Time
On Friday, March 20, from 3 to
4:30 p.m., drop in for Wii games,
board games, fuse bead crafts,
snacks, friends, and more. This
program is for kids in grades six
to 12. Origami Club
On Saturday, March 21, at 3
p.m., learn new folding techniques
with original projects for all abilities, or bring in one to collaborate
on. This program is for kids in kindergarten through grade eight.
Lego Club
On Tuesday, March 24 from 3:30
to 5 p.m., we supply the Legos; you
supply the imagination. This program is for kids and families.
Tai Chi for Health
Learn the ancient Chinese art
that benefits health and wellness
on Tuesday, March 24, at 10 a.m.
Program offers instruction in basic
movements for people of any age.
No prior experience is required.
Wear loose clothing and smoothsoled shoes.
Book Buddies
Little Buddies read and do activities with Big Buddies to build
reading skills and self-confidence.
Call 439-9314 for more information and to sign up. This program
is for kids in kindergarten thorough grade five on Wednesday,
March 25, with sessions at 6:30
and 7 p.m.
Homework Helpers
On Wednesday, March 25, with
sessions at 6:30 and 7 p.m., our
Homework Center is a great place
to do homework, with teen volunteers on hand to help out. Call
439-9314 for more information
and to sign up. This program is
for kids in kindergarten through
grade five.
Altamont
By Joe Burke
Spring is nearly here and the
time for new things is at hand.
I’m speaking, of course, about the
library’s new online catalog, which
Altamont Free Library, as well as
every other public library in Albany
and Rensselaer Counties, will be
rolling out on March 31.
As a reminder (or a primer, if you
missed last weeks’ column), there
is no cause for alarm: Everything
that you love about the library
will still be available when we
switch systems. You’ll still be able
to search the catalog, reserve and
renew items from your computer or
smart devices. In addition, the new
catalog will give you the option of
searching for newspaper, reference
book and scholarly articles from a
number of databases that will soon
be available to you.
Leading up to the implementation of the new systems, however,
there are a few things you should
know:
— For ten days before the new
system goes live, you will be able to
place requests, but we will not be
able to fill them until after the new
system is up and running;
— If you have suspended holds-requests for items that you have
asked not to be filled until after a
certain date--those holds will all
be filled as soon as the new system
goes live or very soon afterwards.
To bypass this, the trick will be to
delete your hold before March 30,
and place it again as a suspended
hold after the new system becomes
available;
— If you use the “My List” feature
of the current catalog to keep track
of books you want to read or have
read, that list will not be transferred
over to the new system. You may
email the list to yourself in order
to keep that information and start
a new list in the new system.
— As with any major technological change, there are bound to be
unforeseen hiccups. For this reason, the AFL staff will be available
by phone at 861-7239 and e-mail
at director@altamontfreelibrary.
org to assist with any problems
patience through these changes.
In the meantime, there’s some
neat stuff coming up this week at
the library and two very cool events
a bit further out in April.
Bird feeders
To celebrate the springtime, bring
your favorite young folks down to
the library this coming Saturday,
March 21, at 11 a.m. We’ll be building birdfeeders to welcome our
feathered friends back from their
migrations. We’ll have a bunch of
different types to make, so there
will be something to make for every
skill level.
Book club
Do you have a second grader in
your life who’s crazy about reading?
Bring them to our Second Grade
Book Club on Sunday, March 22,
at 2:30 p.m. Erika Peterson will be
leading a discussion of “The Magic
Tree House vol. 2: The Knight at
Dawn.” The following Sunday,
March 29, at 2:30 p.m., we’ll meet
again to discuss the third book in
that beloved series, “Mummies in
the Morning.”
Adult book club
Our Penultimate Monday Book
Club will be meeting at 7 p.m.
on Monday, March 23, to discuss
“Flora” by Gail Godwin. This acclaimed novel tells the story of a
precocious 10-year-old girl and her
struggling caretaker, set against
the backdrop of the anxious final
months of World War II.
Dojo
On Friday, March 27, at 6 p.m.,
our old friend Ryan Black will be in
to lead out teen gaming program,
the Dojo. We’ll have something for
every high schooler (or near high
schooler) to get into, from board
games to card games to video
games.
Million Pillowcase Project
A bit further down the road, we
have a wonderful way to spend a
Tuesday during school break. Come
down to village hall on April 7, and
help the Train Station Quilters
achieve their goal of making pillowcases for children in foster care as
part of a nationwide effort called the
Million Pillowcase Project. Here’s
what you’ll need: One yard of fabric
in one pattern, plus 10.5-inches of
fabric in a different pattern for the
trim. If you need fabric, there’ll be
a limited amount of extra fabric
available at the event. No prior
experience in quilting or sewing is
necessary. Please call the library at
861-7239 to register in advance.
Video editing workshop
Another very cool event a bit
down the road, local filmmakers
Frank and Zach Appio will be conducting a video editing class at the
library on Saturday, April 18, from 1
to 4 p.m., for aspiring photographers
and filmmakers ages seven to 14.
This free event will demonstrate the
technique of stop motion animation
using Legos, smartphone cameras,
and the “Lego Movie Maker” app.
Seats in the workshop are limited,
so to register, please e-mail the Appios at youthanimationworkshop@
gmail.com.
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DPW worker arrested for DWI
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department employee was arrested for driving while intoxicated,
while off duty, on March 12.
Howard R. Haver, 49, was
driving on Gardner Road in a
Ford pickup truck, around 9:40
p.m., when he lost control of his
vehicle, skidded across the road
and back again, crashing through
a snow bank and into a utility
pole, according to Captain Curtis
Cox of the Guilderland Police
Department.
Haver’s was the only vehicle
involved in the accident and he
was the only occupant of the
truck, said Cox.
The Guilderland Police report
said Haver took off on foot after
his car hit the utility pole, and
that he was located a short time
later.
The report said that Haver
told officers he had left his truck
because he was “nervous.”
Officers noted an odor of alcohol and Haver failed field sobriety tests, the report said.
He was arrested at the scene
for driving while intoxicated,
first-offense, and driving with
a blood alcohol content of .08 or
greater, both misdemeanors.
Steve Oliver, the superintendent of the Guilderland Highway
Department, told The Enterprise
that Haver’s job would not be
affected by the arrest.
“He will be fine; there are
protocols in place for drug and
alcohol use for town employees,”
Oliver said. “He feels bad enough
about what happened and just
wants to move on.”
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Carpenter ants have been
dormant through the winter,
but they nest in a building’s infrastructure. They have already
been in the house all winter.
Termites do not go dormant,
but move below the ground’s
frost line. The termites actually
feed on the wood. The termites
swarm in the spring, which is
their mating season.
Hyler said that any signs of
termites or ants, especially during the spring, warrant a call to
All Star Pest Solutions.
“Those are the two evils people
will be dealing with,” he said.
All Star Pest Solutions handles
nuisance wildlife removal. Raccoons, for example, mate in the
winter and give birth in the
spring. Females are now looking
for nesting sites, such as inside
chimneys or in people’s attics.
“I’m all about
customer satisfaction
and quality service.”
“We provide the most humane
and effective trapping methods
in the industry,” Hyler said.
“We guarantee to humanely and
Jesse Hyler stands with the
tools of his trade, ready to
quell all kinds of pests.
safely remove any wildlife from
the structure or the property. We
will prevent re-entry into the
structure, also.”
“We’ll come out free of charge.
An estimate is free,” he said.
Hyler has 15 years of experience, and offers several levels
of service.
He offers customers 30-day, 60day, and 90-day warranties. “Our
premier protection program is
our annual service. We treat the
exterior of the home during the
warmer months,” Hyler said.
An annual service agreement
covers rodent issues during
winter months. “That’s an allinclusive thing. That’s what most
customers choose for continuous protection on a day-to-day
basis.
“If they do see something, I’m
there within 24 hours,” he said.
“It creates a pest-free environment and gives peace of mind.
“Quality service you can trust
— that’s my motto,” Hyler said.
“One-hundred-percent customer
satisfaction guaranteed, or your
money back. I’m all about customer satisfaction and quality
service.”
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Walk-ins Welcome
VOORHEESVILLE — Purity
Hair Design, at 24 South Main
St. prides itself on being an exclusive Aveda Salon, says owner
Amanda Scalzo, who opened her
business in 2009.
“I love that we are right in the
heart of Voorheesville,” she says.
“This is a great community to be
a part of.”
Aveda products are 99 percent
naturally derived, made in the
United States, and not tested on
animals. “We offer our guests the
highest quality products in the
industry, in a relaxed, professional, and friendly atmosphere,”
said Scalzo.
“Our new color guests love the
fact their scalp wasn’t itchy or
burning while the color was on.
They are always amazed at how
well Aveda color covers their
gray and leaves their hair with
a healthy shine.”
Purity Hair Design also participates in a program called
Green Circle Salons, which recycles and repurposes hair, foils,
and color tubes.
“I think it’s great the beauty
industry as a whole is becoming more conscientious; that’s
the main reason why we exclusively use Aveda products,” said
Scalzo. “They have been a green
company since the ’70s.” Purity
Hair Design is one of a handful of
salons in the United States that
are a Green Circle Salon.
Purity’s team consists of Scalzo
and three additional stylists with
a combined 25 years of experience in the beauty industry.
“Women are extremely busy
nowadays with their families,
commitments, and work,” said
Scalzo. “We offer them all the
services they are looking for in
one location, close to home.”
Purity Hair Design currently
offers hair services like cuts, color,
blowouts, and styling; manicures
and pedicures; facial waxing;
eyelash extensions; paraffin wax
treatments; makeup application;
and makeup lessons.
“With wedding and prom season around the corner, we offer
our brides the option to come
into the salon, reserve the entire
salon for the wedding party, or we
will travel to them,” said Scalzo.
“It is convenient because we offer
hair and makeup services that
can accommodate bridal parties
from one or two to 10-plus. We
also have prom and wedding
packages available.”
Purity also carries the ANC line,
which falls in line with its other
products. ANC stands for Amazing Nail Concepts. “There are
many benefits of using this product,” says Scalzo. “Our clients
feel their nails are stronger and
grow faster when using the ANC
nail products. They are environmentally friendly, and create a
durable, glossy finish. The application uses no primer, acrylic
nail liquid, cutting tools, or UV
light. It is odorless and has a zero
dry time. And this product like
Aveda is made in the USA.”
Scalzo has been a stylist for
10-plus years, and says all the
girls at Purity Hair Design are
strong believers in continuous
education. “My team and I attend multiple Aveda classes a
year, beauty shows, and events
to stay current with the latest
trends and techniques.
“Purity Hair Design is based
on the belief that our customers’
needs are of the utmost importance. Our entire team is committed to meeting those needs,”
said Scalzo. “As a result, a high
percentage of our business is
from repeat customers and referrals. My team and I welcome the
opportunity to earn your trust
and deliver you the best service
in the industry.”
Lamont Engineers celebrates thiry-five years
Providing 35 years of quality service!
Working with local communities
to improve the quality of life
Lamont Engineers assists
communities improve services
and residents’ quality of life by
providing design and consulting
services on their capital projects.
A recent example is the town of
Berne’s wastewater treatment
plant and collection system
project. This project marked the
conclusion of extensive efforts
by the town of Berne to provide
sanitary sewers within the hamlet of Berne.
The project, 15 years in the
making, connects 90 residences
and businesses to a sanitary
collection system consisting of
conventional large-diameter
gravity sewers, small diameterlow pressure sewers and grinder
pumps. The sanitary collection
system conveys wastewater flows
to a new wastewater treatment
facility.
Lamont Engineers, celebrating
its 35th year in 2015, recognize
these employees for their milestone years of dedicated service:
35 years – Henry Lamont; 30
years – Judy Pangman and Doug
VanDeusen; 25 years – Jeffrey
Laban; 15 years – Christopher
Yacobucci and Milan Jackson.
Their affiliate operations
company, LVDV Operations Inc.,
continues to grow, providing
professional contract operations and maintenance services
to public and private facilities. LVDV welcomed Barry Ruland
of Richmondville as an operator
in the Prattsville Wastewater
Treatment Plant.
Lamont Engineers and LVDV
Operations Inc. would like to
express their sincere appreciation to all of their clients and
staff for a great year and look
forward to 2015. For more information visit their website at
www.lamontengineers.com, find
them on Facebook, or call (518)
234-4028.
548 Main Street
Cobleskill, NY 12043
(518) 234-4028
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Berne’s wastewater treatment plant and collection system project was 15 years in the making.
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Animal Hospital cares for pets from birth to death
GUILDERLAND — Now in
its 60th year, the Guilderland
Animal Hospital is focused on
treating companion animals like
relatives of the family, but, like
previous generations of veterinarians, it still relies on the best
tools and medications.
Not long ago, sick farm animals
were visited in their stalls by veterinarians carrying large, black
leather bags. Known as Pandora
bags, they had several compartments for the tools and medicines
needed to bring various species
back to good health.
Dr. Michael Casler, the hospital’s owner and senior veterinarian, grew up on a farm and
was first intrigued by veterinary
science when he witnessed the
powerful work of the vets who
visited with their bags.
Today, Casler has Pandora
rooms. In the 1970s, the Guilderland Animal Hospital on Route
20 was constructed around the
original building and houses a
space for an animal pharmacy,
an X-ray machine, and two rooms
for diagnostic tools and even
dental care.
“Poor dental health leads
Dr. Michael Casler cradles
Mike, a tabby cat; he stands
under a portrait of John J.
Brennan, who founded the
practice in 1955.
to poor overall health,” said
Casler.
The hospital also has facilities
for boarding pets, with space
outside to walk the animals,
and an inventory of medically
targeted foods for animals who
need prescribed diets. It even has
an on-site cremation system.
“We’re from birth to death,”
said Casler.
The hospital has been ac-
credited by the American Animal Hospital Association since
1973. Founded in 1955, it once
treated large animals, but the
leather bags are now stored in
the basement and its tools are
more high-tech.
An ultrasound machine allows hospital staff to check on
pregnant animals, as it is used
for humans, but is also essential
for diagnostics and seeing the
texture of a pet’s organs. In the
same room, Casler uses photodynamic biomodulation, a laser
light applied to skin to stimulate
cells and promote healing. Casler
said he found the machine after
his satisfaction with using a laser
for surgery instead of always a
scalpel.
The laser, along with highquality anesthetics, is less
painful and minimizes bleeding,
Casler said, as it cuts and seals
tissues.
The Guilderland Animal Hospital goes to such lengths because
part of its philosophy is to treat
pets’ overall health in the hospital as much as possible. Casler
says: A good veterinarian thinks
about the people who care about
the animal, too.
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Albany Speed Shop is ‘much more than a speed shop’
By Darryl F. Carl
VOORHEESVILLE — Albany
Speed Shop and General Repair
offers more than its name implies. We are a female-owned
small business with our roots in
Voorheesville and New Salem.
We are primarily a general
repair and service facility. We’ve
been catering quite heavily to the
New Scotland, Voorheesville, Altamont, and surrounding areas.
Our combined experience with
our few employees amounts to
over 100 years. Our employees
have lifelong hands-on skills in
many of the mechanical industries. Albany Speed Shop can fix
nearly anything; the list includes
cars and trucks, petrol or diesel
engines, small engines, farm
equipment, recreational vehicles
such as all-terrain vehicles and
utility vehicles. We also do blade
sharpening, welding, sheet-metal
fabrication, oil changes, brakes,
and tires. We still do a lot of
Saab repairs, too.
Our experience comes from
owning and operating Saab
dealerships, a lawn and garden
center, and a Polaris dealership among other operations. I
also grew up on a farm. These
experiences contribute to our
ability to offer a wider variety of
services then other local shops.
Fortunately for me, my dad and
grandfather were mechanically
apt in these trades as well. This
experience gives us abilities
other shops just don’t have.
I have over 25 years of racing experience as well. Due to
Our shop also offers all kinds of performance upgrades for
classic cars, muscle cars, hot-rods and race cars.
We have customers
coming from
far and wide
for these services.
Albany Speed Shop can fix nearly anything; the list includes cars
and trucks, petrol or diesel engines, and utility vehicles.
that experience, our shop also
offers all kinds of performance
upgrades for classic cars, muscle
cars, hot-rods and race cars.
Albany Speed Shop can do suspension, brake, engine, exhaust,
super-charger, and turbo charger
upgrades to name a few. We also
do performance and competition
laser alignments. We have customers coming from far and wide
for these services as well.
Videos highlighting some of
the cars and other projects we
repaired and embellished at the
shop can be seen at albanyspeedshop.com. Albany Speed Shop
uses social media more than
anything else for advertising.
We have a Facebook page and a
twitter account. The Facebook
page is updated often, daily.
Our customer base continues
to grow. We have an excellent
customer satisfaction rating.
All our new customers are basically word-of-mouth. Every
week we’re continuing to add
new customers.
We’re really good at everything
— from your standard daily
driver to your precious hot-rod
or specialty vehicle. We can do
regular service or performance
upgrades. We’re here all day.
Shop hours are from 7:30 a.m. to
6 p.m., Monday through Friday,
and by appointment every other
Saturday, from 8 a.m. to noon.
We take great pride in our work!
Please consider us for your next
project or service. Thank you.
Albany Speed Shop
& General Repair
• Regular Maintenance and Tires
for All Cars and Trucks, Foreign
or Domestic.
• All Small Engines-Single and
multi-cylinder.
• All Recreational Vehicles Motorcycles & ATVs to RVs.
• Equipment, Machinery and
Attachment Service or Repair.
• Welding - TIG, MIG, Braze,
Solder.
• Performance Upgrades Diesel and Petrol Engines,
Suspensions, Exhaust and
Drive Train.
• Specializing in SAAB Service
and Repair for Over 50 Years.
• …All Repair Requests
Considered!
129 School Road
Voorheesville, NY 12186
Call Us Today - 518-765-7700
www.AlbanySpeedShop.com
Shawn J. Smith
Attorney at Law
Real Estate Law
Personal Injury
Family Law
Wills & Estates
Criminal Defense
518-295-7515
283 Main St., Schoharie, NY
SPRING
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, April 19th, 2015
11:00 am-1:00 pm
MEET... our dedicated, loving and professional staff!
VISIT… our Toddler, Nursery, Pre-K, After School, and Summer
Enrichment programs; explore our gymnasium, library, and two
playgrounds!
LEARN… about our center’s involvement in Quality Stars NY
and our mission to provide faith-based, enriched learning
environments designed to prepare children for kindergarten
and beyond!
NOW ACCEPTING Registrations for our
Summer Enrichment & Fall Programs!
Please join us or call 456-5400 for more information!
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Attorney Shawn Smith expands his legal practice
Shawn Smith, a lifelong resident of Schoharie County, has recently expanded his law practice
to include a second office located
at 283 Main Street in the village
of Schoharie. He still has his
original office location in Blenheim, and he is planning to add
a third location later this year in
a recently purchased building in
Grand Gorge, New York.
Smith practices criminal law,
family law, and personal injury
law and also does real estateclosings, wills, and estates. While his practice includes
representing clients across New
York State, he primarily provides
services in Schoharie County,
Albany County, Greene County,
and Schenectady County.
Smith’s legal assistant, Amanda Schultz, works out of the Schoharie office and provides clients
with assistance in a variety of
areas, including real-estate closings as well as estate preparation
and planning.
Shawn Smith is active within
his community and currently
serves as the town supervisor
of Blenheim and a member of
the Schoharie County Board of
Supervisors. Smith also serves
as the municipal attorney for
several towns and villages. In
his spare time, he is an avid
outdoorsman and enjoys hunting,
trapping, and fishing.
Smith’s office is decorated with some of his hunting trophies.
Summer Enrichment program begins June 22
GUILDERLAND — Christ the
King continues to expand the
programs offered to families in
the community.
Current programs include a
Toddler 1 Program (ages 18 to
29 months); Toddler 2 Program
(ages 30 to 39 months); traditional Nursery and Pre-K programs;
a flexible daycare program; and
two School Age Programs, which
serve children after school and
on most days that the district
is closed.
The local school district transports children from elementary
schools to the Early Childhood
Center at Christ the King, which
runs from 2:15 to 5:30 p.m. daily
and is for children ages 5 to 12.
The program runs during school
breaks including half days and
full days during vacation weeks
in which the district is closed.
“Each of our programs is
uniquely designed to meet the
needs of the children and families
in our diverse community; all are
welcome,” said Stacie Boelkins,
director of Early Childhood and
School Age programs.
This year’s summer program
Creativity is fostered along
with fun and learning at
Christ the King.
will run from June 22 to Aug. 14.
The educational and recreational
program includes fun weekly
themes and some field trips
where children can explore fun
places in the community. Some
themes for this year include
“Ooey Gooey Science Creations”
and “Artfully American.” Each
day includes water play, creative
activities, music, and fun group
games. Families may register for
either a part-time or full-time
program.
Boelkins said the program
grows each year as families feel
confident that their children are
in a nurturing and safe environment. The center also offers
family-friendly events each year,
which include an Ice Cream
Social, Halloween Fun Event,
Thanks & Giving, Breakfast with
Santa, Valentine’s Sweetheart
Dance, and Breakfast with the
Easter Bunny. These events foster a sense of community and are
extremely popular.
“Our staff are both well trained
and extremely dedicated to creating positive experiences for the
children,” Boelkins said.
Treating dental needs with compassion and care
VOORHEESVILLE — Dr. teeth whitening, implants, oral ing normal business hours or
Steven Lysenko and Dr. Danielle surgery, root-canal therapy, call the New Patient Hotline at
Lloyd’s dental office, located at dentures, and Invisalign ortho- 300-6238 until 7:30 p.m. seven
nights a week.
17 Maple Rd. in Voorheesville, dontics.
Dental implants are a predictShould a dental emergency
has been committed to serving
able way to replace broken,
the Capital District since
failing, or missing teeth
1971.
and improve both appearTheir goal is to deliver
ance as well as chewing
excellent dental care in
ability. Implants can also
a comfortable, relaxing,
be used to stabilize loose
and friendly atmosphere.
dentures and restore conTheir team not only treats
fidence.
a patient’s dental needs
For a limited time, the
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tionships along the way.
Call and schedule a comThey provide compreplimentary consultation
hensive treatment planto find out more about our
ning and all preventive
minimally invasive imdentistry services such as
Drs. Lloyd and Lysenko stand in front
plant technique, so you can
cleanings, X-rays, fluoride
of their office in Voorheesville.
improve your oral health
treatments, and sealants.
and enjoy your favorite
Their doctors use restorative and cosmetic dentistry occur, they make every effort to foods again.
No matter what stage in life
to achieve a patient’s optimal see a patient in need as soon as
they’re at, patients appreciate
possible.
dental health.
They treat patients of all ages Drs. Lysenko and Lloyd’s cuttingThey diagnose and treat all
issues relating to the health and are always welcoming new edge approach to treatment that
is easy, convenient, and has a
and function of the teeth and patients.
To set up an appointment, significant positive impact on
surrounding tissues, including
fillings, crowns, bridges, veneers, call the office at 765-4616 dur- how the patient feels.
NS Physical Therapy treats you like part of the family
NEW SCOTLAND — New
Scotland Physical Therapy is
extremely grateful for the support of the community in helping
it reach three years of service
to the residents of the town of
New Scotland and surrounding
communities. As owner of this
small family business, Mollie
Dambrocia MSPT strives to bring
back more of the personal touch
to your health-care experience.
Located right in the Stonewell
Plaza, quality care is closer than
you may think.
The feedback we receive over
and over again, is how pleased
our patients are with the care
and service they receive. “Because we are a smaller operation
we are able to take our time
with the individual and treat the
whole patient. This we realize is
becoming harder and harder to
come by in today’s health-care
market, but we feel it is so critical and important. When myself,
or family members are the patient that is how I want to see
treatment being rendered, and I
strive to do the same for each of
my patients, treating them like
they are a part of my family,” said
Dambrocia.
We have been happy to not
only serve your rehabilitation
needs, but provide additional
health and wellness services to
also fit your needs. Patients have
been able to continue their rehabilitation through an ongoing
Closer than you may
think: New Scotland Physical therapy, with stateof-the-art equipment is in
Stonewell Plaza.
monthly fitness program. This
fitness program is not limited
to patients alone. If someone is
interested in establishing a fitness program, but intimidated
by a busy gym, establishing an
individualized fitness program
with the physical therapist may
be the right fit for you.
New Scotland Physical Therapy has also been excited to team
up with Massage by Tera this
past year in order to add massage
therapy to our available services.
Tera Dutkiewicz, BS, MT, brings
a long history of massage services and will leave you feeling
refreshed and rejuvenated.
CJ Dambrocia, ATC CSCS continues to provide athletic training services at Voorheesville’s
Clayton A. Bouton High School.
This valuable service provides a
certified and knowledgeable resource right on-site during game
activity to evaluate injuries and
provide care as needed to the
student athletes.
Other services we have been
excited to provide over the past
year have included a coach to the
5K training program; a beginner
yoga series; and now, through
teaming up with Take Shape for
Life, weight loss/health coaching
services. We look forward to the
future and continuing to be a
resource for better health and
wellness for the community.
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Therapeutic Exercise
Manual Therapy
Therapeutic Modalities
Strength Training
Balance Training
Fitness Memberships
Cardiovascular Conditioning
Stonewell Shopping Plaza
1969 New Scotland Rd., Slingerlands
(518) 621-7305
www.newscotlandpt.com
Ride Delusion, get hypnotized,
and sample beer or wine at this year’s fair
ALTAMONT — Celebrating
its 122nd year, the Altamont
Fair is continuing its long tradition of providing family-friendly
entertainment and showcasing
agriculture and history.
The Altamont Fair has a new
carnival and midway! Dreamland
Amusements will be bringing
Delusion, a 60-ton ride that spins
two different ways with giant
batons and seats that revolve up
to seven times every minute, attached to a small turntable which
spins at up to 12 revolutions per
minute. Dreamland will bring
a full complement of rides and
games, fun for everyone!
Amy Anderson, fair manager,
describes some of the new entertainment. “New this year,
we are having ‘Hypnosis... It’s
Just A Frame Of Mind,’ starring
Michael DeSchalit. It involves
volunteer audience members so
I’m sure it will be fun as the volunteers are hypnotized and made
to entertain the crowd!”
Another new attraction is
the Kidbucks Game Show. A
thrilling, high-energy, audienceinteractive game show the whole
Enterprise file photo — Melissa Hale-Spencer
family will love. Randomly seWinning
ways:
Marcy
Forti
displays her chicken for the judge
lected onlookers participate in
at the Altamont Fair.
wild and crazy games. The final
winner enters the Kidbucks
chamber and grabs as many
One-price admission includes
“Kidbucks” as possible, as they under the big top. Stop in to visit
the Giraffic Menagerie featuring unlimited rides, attractions,
swirl about the chamber.
“We have Clay Haven Farms “Twiggs,” the giraffe, and other Circus Hollywood under the big
top, and parking. Admission is
Belgians exhibiting in the Draft animals in the petting zoo.
Altamont Fair has a tradition $15 online and at the gate on
Horse Barn,” says Anderson.
“And we will have a full sched- of featuring the top local bands Tuesday and Wednesday, and $17
ule of livestock shows — sheep, performing on the Reid Northrup at the gate Thursday through
goats, rabbits, poultry, dairy, and Stage. We have some favorites Sunday. Wednesday is Senior
beef cattle. We also have competi- returning: Nick Coluccio, Grand and Military Day — seniors 65
tions in Arts & Crafts, Fine Arts Central Station, Night Trains years and up and members of
the Armed Forces
and Food. The Exare admitted for
hibitor Guidebook
free until 4 p.m.,
will be available
which does not
“New this year, we are having
on our website in
include rides.
April.”
‘Hypnosis... It’s Just A Frame Of Mind,’
The Altamont
The Altamont
starring Michael DeSchalit.”
Fair is a threeFair is hosting a
county fair, repCraft Beer Fest
resenting Albany,
that will be held
Schenectady and
during the fair.
Stop in to sample some locally High Voltage Horns, and Funk Greene counties. It is a not-forproduced beers and pick your fa- Evolution. New this year are profit, public educational and
vorite! The Taste NY Wine Tast- Audio Vault, featuring Tommy historical society supported
ing will be returning with select Nag who plays rock from the entirely by admission, rentals,
vintners ready to offer samples of ’70s all the way to current music, contributions, and the assisand Moonshine Junkies offering tance of hundreds of dedicated
their finest New York wines.
FMX riders will be here all a high-energy modern country volunteers. For more details and
week in the grandstand with music. Ever wanted to try out information, check out www.
their incredible feats on motor- your vocals? Join Bobby Stillwell, altamontfair.com.
— Pat Canaday
cycles. Circus Hollywood is back host of the Karaoke Hall every
with seven acts of circus fun night.
Our 122nd year
August 11 – 16, 2015
Dreamland Amusements
UNLIM ITED RIDES All DAY! *
*with paid admission, includes shows, entertainment, music and parking.
PRESALE ONLINE $15 • $15 TUES. & WED. • $17 THURS. - SUN.
…A Unique Family Experience
NEW - FMX Show - EVERY DAY
7 Act Corona’s of Hollywood Circus
Taste NY Wine Tasting • Kidbucks Game Show
Comedy Hypnotist Michael DeSchalit
Native American Storytelling by Dawn Standing Woman
World Flute Music by Eric Marczak
Karaoke by Bobby Stillwell • Hollywood Racing Pigs
Farm Animals • Draft Horses • Horse & Pony Shows
Giraffic Managerie Petting Zoo featuring “Twiggs”
DISC-Connected K9’s
Music and Entertainment
Tuesday, Aug. 11
Miss Altamont Fair
Battle of the Teen Bands Finals
Wednesday, Aug. 12 – Senior & Armed Services Day
(free admission until 4 pm for Seniors and Military)
Nick Collucio
Thursday, Aug. 13
Grand Central Station
Friday, Aug. 14
Moonshine Junkies
Saturday, Aug. 15
Night Trains High Voltage Horns and Audio Vault
Sunday, Aug. 16
Funk Evolution
Museums with Interactive Demos
Shows and Competitions
Auto Museum • Antique Farm Machinery Museum
Farmhouse Museum • Ag & Science Bldg
Blacksmith Shop • Circus Museum
Village & Carriage Museum • Sherman’s Lumberjack Show
Blue Ribbon Cooking Center • Fine Arts Bldg
Agricultural Tent (Meet the Animals) • Alpacas
Wildlife Sports & Education Programs
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HOLLY CHEEVER, DVM
MICHAEL McCARTHY, DVM
KRISTEN HELLREICH, DVM
We are the Capital District’s
Exotic Pet Veterinarians!
www.TheVillageAnimalClinic.com
70 School Road, Voorheesville, NY
(518) 765-0111 • Fax: (518) 765-0110
All three of our doctors give expert care to exotic pets
As the Village Animal Clinic
progresses through our fifth year
of serving this area, we appreciate how far we have advanced
in becoming a valued resource
that serves so many wonderful
clients and plays such an active
role in myriad community events.
There are many elements in our
practice that set us apart from
other veterinary hospitals in the
Capital Region: perhaps our major function that distinguishes us
from other practices is that we
are the premier exotic animal
clinic in Albany County, with all
three doctors having expertise in
this area.
The term “exotics” in the pet
world refers to both mammals
(guinea pigs, rabbits, ferrets,
rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils,
chinchillas, sugar gliders, etc.)
and reptiles (including many
species of snakes, lizards, turtles,
and tortoises) and a host of avian
species such as parakeets, cockatiels, parrots, and their relatives
like macaws and conures.
These species are much more
fragile and more complicated in
their physical and behavioral requirements than our more famil-
iar dogs and cats with whom we
grew up. While the nutritional,
medical, and behavioral needs of
our beloved canines and felines
are well known and established,
One of many of the Clinic’s
satisfied “exotic” bird patients.
the needs of the exotics have
only recently been researched,
and most veterinary practices
do not focus on that aspect of
our profession.
At the same time, the appeal of
these more unusual pets is growing exponentially, creating a host
of new animal companions that
require very specialized care, yet
have little access to veterinary
services attuned to their special
needs. For that reason, our clinic
has attracted clients from as far
away as Unadilla and western
Massachusetts whose pets need
our expertise.
Unfortunately, the unfamiliarity with these animals extends to the pet stores that
sell them, often giving the new
owner inadequate guidance and
even inaccurate advice on their
proper care. For that reason, we
encourage new owners of these
unusual species to make an
appointment with our doctors
when they first acquire a pet so
that we can instruct them in the
best husbandry and nutritional
advice that will provide their new
companions with a long, healthy,
and humane life.
These animals depend on us
entirely for their care, and it
behooves us to ensure that we
give them the best lives possible.
Please contact us if you have such
pets so that we can maximize
their health and longevity and
your enjoyment of them.
There’s more to Crossgates than shopping
GUILDERLAND — Generating over $750,000 in charitable
donations, as part of our Neighbors Caring For Neighbors campaign, each year the Crossgates
Mall plays host to over 300 notfor-profits’ annual fundraising
and community-minded events.
Local and national organizations like Make a Wish Foundation, Ronald McDonald House
Charities, St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, American
Cancer Society, Best Buddies,
To Life!, Empire State Youth
Orchestra, and Regional Food
Bank, to name just a few, use
space in the mall for fundraising
activities.
Family events such as Kids’
Club with B95.5, Malloween, and
various events with the Tri-City
ValleyCats and many others take
place throughout the year as
well, enticing families to stop by
for the day and have some fun!
The mall takes the business of
fundraising and family-oriented
events very seriously. The mall’s
philosophy is: “There’s more
to Crossgates than just shopping. Community events are a
priority.”
No matter how small the organization, Crossgates can accommodate all.
As Crossgates Mall celebrated
our 30th anniversary last year,
we hosted various events and
EYSO: The band plays on at
Crossgates Mall.
give-aways to thank our loyal
shoppers and friends. We will
continue with the tradition of
celebrating our mall and our
community in 2015!
Crossgates is home to over 100
merchants unique to the Capital
Region, such as Oakley, Dave
& Buster’s, PINK by Victoria’s
Secret, Vera Bradley, Apple, Bare
Minerals, Carhartt, Penzeys
Spices, Francesca’s Collections,
Clarks, and many others.
Recent introductions of toptier tenants that opened in
2014 such as the all-new Lord &
Taylor, Texas De Brazil, Michael
Kors, The Art of Shaving, Athleta, Soma Intimates, and World
of Beer have joined our amazing
merchant mix that our shopper
looks for.
Experiences such as Latitude
360, and shops like LUSH Fresh
Handmade Cosmetics, lululemon
athletica, and Jimmy Jazz, opening in 2015, reinforces Crossgates’ commitment to providing
shoppers with the highest quality experience.
Please follow us on twitter and
instagram, like us on facebook
and check us out at www.shopcrossgates.com.
Crossgates Mall hosts community events like this fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House.
Elaine VanDeCarr’s State Farm Insurance
stresses personal service and easy availability
SLINGERLANDS — Elaine
VanDeCarr has been in business as an independent agent
for State Farm Insurance since
1989.
“I am here all the time for
people,” she has said.
The company is based in
Bloomington, Illinois, but her
office is located at 848 Kenwood
Ave., in Slingerlands. Having
worked in the same location for
16 years, VanDeCarr says she is
very familiar with the surrounding community.
She serves customers in the
Capital District southern community, which includes Altamont, Voorheesville, Delmar,
Glenmont, and South Bethlehem,
but, she says, even if you don’t
live in that area, she is always
willing to make the trip out to
you.
VanDeCarr has a small staff
of assistants who are also there
to serve customers and provide
a personal touch.
She says she sells all types of
insurance, including car, homeowners’, and renters’ insurance.
State Farm also offers financialservices products, including life
insurance, health insurance,
long-term care, bank products,
and mutual funds.
If people come to see VanDeCarr at her office, she can help
them take care of their accounts,
make sure all of their bills are
paid, and review their accounts
so they are fully informed about
what their policies include.
Insurance and financial reviews are free for everyone, not
just customers.
“I like to talk people through
the process so they can understand what’s important in the
insurance industry and not have
any surprises if they need to
make a claim,” said VanDeCarr.
People can also fill out applications online and call VanDeCarr
with questions.
State Farm also has a 24-hour,
seven-day-a-week 800 number
for customer to call if they need
help or have questions after
hours.
VanDeCarr says the special
attention she and her staff pay
to the customers makes all the
difference and she is proud of
the job they do and the services
they provide.
How do you
get there?
Elaine VanDeCarr, Agent
848 Kenwood Avenue
Slingerlands, NY 12159
Bus: 518-439-1292
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The Knoths are a team in life and at work
VOORHEESVILLE — TJ and
Kaela Knoth from TJ’s Auto &
Truck Parts Inc., are grateful to
have been part of the Voorheesville community for over three
years. TJ and Kaela, pictured,
will be celebrating their fiveyear wedding anniversary this
summer.
“Some people may have a
hard time working with their
spouses, but we see it as being a
team in all aspects of our lives,”
says Kaela Knoth, 26. “Along
with the small-town charm of
Voorheesville, the people are
friendly and active. There is no
better place for us to have settled
down to plant our roots. We are
so happy to have been welcomed
with open arms.” NAPA is a brand that this
couple stands by because of the
quality of the automotive, truck,
and small-engine parts. They
would like to remind people that
preventative maintenance is
the key to keep any car running
smoothly. If you would rather
not “do it yourself,” you are in
luck because there are over 15
automotive garages located in
the area that strive for the same
excellence as they do. Since the local NAPA store
opened in December 2011, its
Retirement.
Husband-and-wife owners,
Kaela and T.J. Knoth stand
at the counter of T.J.’s Auto &
Truck Parts Inc. at 20 Grove
Street in Voorheesville.
staff has more than tripled. Shaun Bazylewicz, pictured, has
been on the NAPA team as an
ASE-certified Parts Specialist
since May 2012. ASE stands for
the National Institute’s Automotive Service Excellence. Andrea
LaPlante, also pictured, has been
with the NAPA team since late
2012. She has specialized in
parts delivery and is now a sales
associate.
Between April 1 and July 1,
TJ’s Auto & Truck Parts will be
offering an additional 10-percent
discount for anyone who signs
up for a NAPA Loyalty Card
membership, as well as for existing members. The discount will
exclude sale items and cannot be
combined with other offers.
NAPA Online, www.NAPAonline.com/ny/voorheesville, is
a website where you can look
up your parts and reserve for
in store pick-up. You can also
use the website to stay updated
on NAPA’s monthly sales and
specials. Keep your eye out for
Father’s Day specials coming
soon! Between the NAPA exclusive Carlyle Tools brand, and
well known Evercraft Tools, you
may be able to find a few gadgets
Dad doesn’t already have in the
toolbox. The first annual Village of
Voorheesville Green Clean Day
will be Saturday, April 18. At the
event, your local NAPA will be
collecting batteries and donating for each qualifying battery
towards the Helderberg Garden
Club.
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Anastasia Garceau may have
Bisnett Industries to thank when
she graduates with her master’s
degree later this year.
Having dropped her laptop directly on her attached flash drive,
the drive connector smashed to
bits, leaving the plug hanging
out of the machine. Garceau
brought her dilemma to Bisnett
Industries — brothers Torry and
Kyle — who went out of their way
to recover the data.
“They saved my life,” Garceau
said; all the documents and notes
she needed to graduate were on
that busted thumb drive.
The expensive job required
some out-of-house work. The
memory chip was removed from
Garceau’s flash drive using a
high-powered microscope and
placed into a machine reader
that recovered the data, but the
Bisnetts were able to do this for
an economical price.
“We have benefits,” Kyle Bisnett said of his family-owned
Information Technology Company located in Voorheesville.
“You can walk in on a first-name
basis; we’re going to know you
and your computer.”
At Bisnett Industries, customers are not just another Internet
Protocol address.
Torry Bisnett says that employees at “big box” stores are
trained to upsell. “We are just
interested in solving the problem,” he said.
Since they were kids, Torry, 36,
and Kyle, 27, have had a passion
for repairing PCs and tinkering
with electronics. Not intending to
sell, Kyle Bisnett built his first
computer at age 16, but he did
end up making $50 off of it.
“I like being able to teach
someone something that they
may not know,” he said. “Teaching
someone about computers may
help them down the road in their
life or in their business.”
Sometimes, the Bisnetts come
across people who may feel dumb
for asking questions, but Torry
Bisnett said that customers
should never feel that way. “Just
ask the question, we’ll help,” he
said. “We put the keyboard and
mouse in their hands. We step
back, and you learn.”
“We make sure that we explain
things clearly and in easy terms,”
Kyle Bisnett added. “We’re not
going to make you feel computer
illiterate.”
Bisnett Industries offers a
wide range of services, from
simple PC/Mac repair to man-
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Understanding the customer: Torry Bisnett, right, and his
brother, Kyle, middle, help Anastasia Garceau with her computer
at their IT shop, Bisnett Industries, in Voorheesville. Kyle Bisnett
is listening to Garceau as she points to her laptop screen.
aging IT infrastructures for
businesses. Bisnett controls an
entire IT department for one of
their customers, which includes
server deployment, workstations,
Cisco network switches, and
security cameras. They also just
installed a NAS drive for the village of Voorheesville. NAS drives
attach to a switch in a network,
allowing every computer connected to the network to store
and share files.
“We’re really interested in
helping new businesses that
need IT systems,” said Kyle Bisnett. “We have your interests in
mind and we ensure you will not
overpay or pay what one of our
competitors would charge.”
Bisnett Industries has a base
hourly rate of $65. For example,
here’s a cost breakdown for a
customer with a broken hard
drive: $50 for a data transfer
from an outside plug-in; $50 to
$150 for a new hard drive; and
$125 for reinstallation onto the
new hard drive.
Bisnett Industries resells Web
Root for anti-virus; Malwarebytes for anti-malware; and
products from Black Box, which
is a leading technology solutions
provider. Bisnett is A+, Server+,
and MOUS certified. Bisnett is
working on becoming MCSE: Private Cloud certified as well. “We
have many years of Microsoft
Hyper-V experience and we do
consult on a regular basis,” said
Kyle Bisnett.
Kyle Bisnett mentioned a
specific Black Box network cable
that has a locking red pin, which
prevents accidental disconnection. “That’s cool,” he said. “A
lot of businesses don’t use that
sort of design and it could prevent networks from accidental
outages.”
Wireless Internet only goes
so far; Torry Bisnett has been
testing antennas that can extend wireless Internet up to 30
kilometers. “Unless you’re using
radios, there’s not a lot of communication on large areas of
land,” he said, “but they make
walkie-talkie applications that
transmit over wireless.”
The Bisnetts say that they’re
willing to share some secrets of
the computer service trade with
their customers.
“We strive for customer service
and enjoy seeing our customers
happy,” Kyle Bisnett said. “We’re
not going to sell you something
useless, only what would be beneficial for you, our customer.”
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Every June, Jim Gardner Jr.
works late nights at the print
shop as he carefully places
Gothic letters, cast in lead, into
a wooden frame, tapping on a
century-old marble-topped bench
to make sure they’re even. He is
forming the names, letter by letter, of each Berne Knox-Westerlo
High School graduate.
He imprints the diplomas, one
at a time with great care, on a
Heidelberg windmill letterpress.
He makes sure each one is perfect
and, if it’s not, he does it again.
He’s making memories to last
a lifetime.
He’s been doing it for years,
part of a family tradition. Like
his father, James E. Gardner, Jim
Gardner Jr. started working at
the print shop when he was in
high school. In fact, he printed
his own diploma.
The printing business has
evolved, moving to offset and now
digital as technology advanced.
“If we were going to survive, we
had to do things differently,” said
Mr. Gardner.
Today, the shop provides
cutting-edge printing with two
graphic designers on the staff.
“We offer process-color work,
design, printing, and color digital
copies,” said James Gardner Sr.
The Enterprise —
Melissa Hale-Spencer
Making an impression:
Jim Gardner Jr. has mastered the nearly lost art of
setting hot lead type.
And the shop still does traditional letterpress printing, a
rarity these days, often sought
by historical societies and others
who want the class and distinction of imprinted work.
Mr. Gardner recalls with a
chuckle a customer watching him
feed the platen press, one sheet
at a time. “You get so you can
whistle right along,” he said. The
customer was amazed and said,
“I thought you printed them all
at once. I can’t believe you do it
one at a time.”
Through the decades, the shop
has guaranteed personal attention and timely turn-around,
even for custom work.
Mr. Gardner is known for his
precision and care. He always has
a line gauge in his back pocket.
He can read type upside down
and backwards. And his eagle eye
can spot an error at a glance.
What keeps him at it after all
these decades?
“Being able to create something,” he said, “to do it from
start to finish, and see a happy
customer at the end that appreciates it.”
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For the
Love of
Children
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elping out his fellow little fighters: Cooper
Lare, 3, top right, of Guilderland Center, was
battling Rhabdomyosarcoma and now has no
evidence of disease; he
was on hand for the annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation event along with
a beautiful girl, top left,
who took home a balloon
a n i m a l f r o m S u n d a y ’s
fundraiser at the Westmere firehouse.
Friends and families of
childhood cancer patients
as well as Albany Medical
staff raised $94,840 for
the foundation, with 128
people getting their heads
shaved. Rich Anthony
raised $6,932 in pledges
by himself. Money is still
coming in; to donate to
the Children’s Hospital
at Albany Medical Center,
go to www.stbaldricks.org
and search for Westmere
Fire Department.
The sounds of the clippers make this girl, at left,
gasp as her long locks are
shaved off by a volunteer
hairstylist from Scissors
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another donor holds onto
what’s left of her hair.
A radiant look fills the
face of a woman, bottom
left, as she strokes the
head of a girl who has donated her hair for a good
cause, as if to understand
what generosity feels like.
The remains are scattered
on the floor.
Photographs by
Michael Koff
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Community Calendar
Thursday, March 19
“Victory Turned Into
Mourning: Farewell to Lincoln
and Grant at the New York
State Capitol” will be Stuart W.
Lehman’s presentation at the
Guilderland Historical Society’s meeting at the MynderseFrederick House, 451 Route 146,
Guilderland Center, at 7:30 p.m.
Both Lincoln in 1865 and Grant
in 1885 laid in state at New
York’s Capitol with many thousands of local citizens lining up
to pay their respects. The Assistant Curator for the Capitol, Mr.
Lehman will provide the details
about these two events. Anyone
with interest in Lincoln or Grant
is invited to attend and meet
Stuart Lehman at our social and
refreshment hour following the
program. For more information
call 861-8582.
Brooks
Bar-B-Que
Wed., March 25th
3:00-6:00 pm
Guilderland High School Cafeteria
Enter on West Drive ~ D2
8 School Rd., Guilderland Center, NY
1/2 Chicken
$8.00
Chicken dinner $10.00
BBQ ribs
$10.00
Rib dinner
$12.00
(Dinner includes: baked potato,
coleslaw, roll, drink, dessert)
50% of proceeds will go to
American Cancer Society
Sponsored by
Guilderland High School NHS!
For more information please contact
Colleen Petroff, co-advisor at
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4-H Veterinary Science Program for Youth: The Cornell
Cooperative Extension Albany
County 4-H program will be
offering a four-week veterinary
science program at the Cornell
Cooperative Extension building,
24 Martin Road, Voorheesville.
The program will take place on
March 19 and 26 and April 2
and 9 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The
program is open to any youth
10 years and older. There is a
participation fee of $10 for each
youth. Participants must preregister and registration will be
limited. Call 765-3500 for more
information.
Science Lecture Series — Is
There a Low Carbon Diet in
Your Future? Oliver S. Holmes,
adjunct professor in the School
of Architecture at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, examines
how all the choices we make in
our daily lives — food, housing,
recreation, and transportation
— are interrelated and link our
individual actions to climate
change. Appropriate for ages 15
and up. Meet at the Albany Pine
Bush Discovery Center, 195 New
Karner Road, Albany. There is no
fee, but registration is required;
call 456-0655.
Friday, March 20
Mainstream Level Western
Square Dance held by the
Schoharie Valley Hayshakers at
7:30 p.m. at the Middleburgh Elementary High School cafeteria.
The dance theme is 50s night.
The caller is Ray Taylor and the
cuer is Elma Taylor. Please wear
soft-sole shoes.
Wa t e r I n f r a s t r u c t u r e
Roundtable hosted by Congressman Paul Tonko, Mayor
Gayle Gifford, and Mayor Jim
Gaughan. Join the congressman
and mayors at 11:30 a.m. at the
Altamont Village Hall, 115 Main
St., Altamont, for discussions on
clean water and water infrastructure programs and what steps we
can all take to develop, fund, and
build clean, efficient and sustainable water infrastructure.
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Every Friday
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. and 4 - 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 21
Draw a Better Bird Workshop at Thacher Nature
Center: Yes, birds have knees!
And all sorts of other specific
body features that are helpful
to understand in order to draw
and paint birds more accurately.
At this program, which begins
at 10 a.m., we’ll take a closer
look at key features and practice
drawing some of the details to
make your bird sketching take
flight. Some drawing experience
helpful, but beginners are also
welcome. Please bring pencil and
paper. You are welcome to bring
colored pencils, watercolor, or
pens, if you like. The fee is $15.
Call 872-1237 to register.
Italian Dinner from 4 to 7
p.m. at the United Methodist
Church on Route 81 in Norton
Hill. The menu includes spaghetti, meatballs, sausage, eggplant
parmesan, salad, Italian bread
and butter, a beverage, and dessert. The cost is a freewill offering. Come and bring friends and
family for a wonderful dinner.
Annual Ham Game Party
at the Guilderland Center Firehouse, 30 School Road. Doors
open at 6 p.m. Prizes include
Great Escape season passes,
a flat screen TV, a tablet, and
more.
Roast Beef Dinner at the
Ravena Grange on Route 143
in Coeymans Hollow. Servings
are from 4:30 p.m. on Take-outs
are available. The cost is $11 for
adults and $5 for children.
Eat and Shop in Medusa:
Come to Medusa and eat breakfast at the firehouse and shop at
the church. Breakfast is from 7
to 11 a.m. and a rummage sale
will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The church hall is loaded with
new items including books, baby
things, household goods, clothes,
music, and much more. Come and
have a great morning.
Storytelling and Crafts at
Fiamma’s Enchanted Café
and Treasures: Children’s
author Miranda Paul and grassroots activist Isatou Ceesay will
be at the café for the release
of their new book “One Plastic
Bag.” Visit the café from 6:30
to 8 p.m.
March Cross Country Ski or
Hike: Come cross country ski or
hike (depending on the weather)
in the Pine Bush. Meet in the
Pine Bush Discovery Center
parking lot, 195 New Karner
Road, at 9 a.m. Open and free to
the general public; no reservations needed.
4th annual Sap Run 5K at 10
a.m. at the Knox Town Hall, 2192
Berne-Altamont Road, Altamont.
Registration is $25; call 872-1390
to register.
Pancake breakfast, from
8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the First
Reformed Church of Berne, 1664
Helderberg Trail, Berne. Call
872-1553 for more information.
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Soup and Pie Supper at
the Jerusalem Reformed
Church, Route 32, Feura Bush,
from 3:30 to 6 p.m. A variety of
homemade soups, pies, and more
will be available for a freewill
donation. Donations will help
the children of the church attend
Camp Fowler.
Susan Werner reprises her 1995 breakaway album Last of the
Good Straight Girls, then performs songs from her celebrated –
and very original - repertoire in concert at 7 pm, Sunday, March
29, 2015, 8th Step at Proctors (Underground), 432 State Street,
Schenectady. Tickets are $28 General, $24 Advance; $35 Gold
Circle, available in advance through The Eighth Tix/Info Line
at (518) 434-1703; through Proctors Box Office, (518) 346-6204;
also at the Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza. For further information call The Eighth Step at (518) 434-1703 or visit online at
www.8thstep.org.
Hug a Tree: Calling all kids!
Would you know what to do
if you were outside playing or
hiking and became lost? If so,
this program is for you. Hug
a Tree was developed to teach
children a few of the most basic
and vital survival principles.
It was specifically designed for
children between the ages of 7
and 11 but can be effective with
slightly younger and older children. We will start with an indoor
presentation and demonstrations
(including a rescue dog!) followed
by an outside .9 mile hike. Appropriate for all ages. Meet at
the Albany Pine Bush Discovery
Center, 195 New Karner Road, at
11 a.m. The fee is $3 per person
or $5 per family and registration
is required; call 456-0655.
The Friends of the Berne
Library will be accepting
donations of books, puzzles,
DVDs, VHS tapes, audio tapes,
and used jewelry at the Berne
Senior Center, 1360 Helderberg
Trail, Berne, from 9 a.m. to noon,
in preparation for our book/jewelry sale on March 28 and March
29. All proceeds will benefit the
Berne Public Library.
Annual Irish Festival, held
by the Rensselaerville Historic
District Association, will run
from 3 to 5 p.m. at Conkling
Hall, 8 Methodist Hill Road,
Rensselaerville. RHDA will
serve scrumptious corned beef
sandwiches along with snacks
and genuine Irish beverages.
We are delighted to welcome
back Reverend Claire North as
emcee for a wonderful afternoon
of readings, music, and anything
Irish. Your friends and neighbors,
and hopefully you, will provide
the entertainment. Come read
a poem, sing a song, or dance a
jig, as long as it is by an Irish
artist. Call 797-9727 to reserve
a spot on stage.
Free Tour of Mountain
Winds Farm, at 12 Williamson
Road, Berne, from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Maple products will be for
sale.
Sunday, March 22
Pastel Workshop — Spring
Trees in the Landscape at
Thacher Nature Center: The
class starts at 10 a.m. at the
Thacher Nature Center, and
includes instruction in color,
texture, values, composition,
and pastel technique. Instructor
will demonstrate using a photo
and will provide each student
with individual assistance with
their paintings. Appropriate for
ages 16 and up. All levels of experience. Students should bring
their own reference picture and
materials. Instructor will provide
materials list. The fee is $40. Call
872-1237 to register.
Elizabeth Zunon, Miranda
Paul, Isatou Ceesay Will Sign
Books at The Book House of
Stuyvesant Plaza from 2 to 4 p.m.
They will sign “One Plastic Bag:
Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling
Women of the Gambia,” a picture
book in which Ceesay, distressed
by the problem of plastic-bag
disposal, organizes her neighbors
to turn trash into treasure. The
book is written by Paul and illustrated by Zunon.
Pancake Breakfast, hosted
by the Girl Scouts, at the Berne
Masonic Lodge, 1652 Helderberg
Trail, Berne, from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Sunday Four Poetry Open
Mic at 3 p.m. at the Old Songs
Community Arts Center, 37 S.
Main St., Voorheesville, featuring Bob Sharkey, and hosted by
Dennis Sullivan, Edie Abrams,
and Mike Burke.
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strips, and fried shrimp. The dinner includes homemade coleslaw,
a baked potato or French fries,
and coffee, tea, or lemonade. You
can also order homemade New
England or Manhattan clam
chowder and dessert. If you prefer takeout, call 765-2244.
Saturday, March 28
Wearable Art at Thacher
Nature Center: Learn an easy
and fun method to create a “tiedyed” tee shirt without tying or
dying. Design a personalized colorful tee using Sharpie markers
and simple household supplies
to create a tie-dyed look. A fee
of $5 covers all materials including a white tee shirt. Feel free
to bring a favorite shirt of your
own if you prefer. The program
is appropriate for ages 6 and up.
Call 8720800 to register.
Old Songs will present Mist Covered Mountains on Friday,
March 27 at 8:00 pm. The concert will be held at 37 South Main
Street, Voorheesville, NY. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for
children 12 and under and may be purchased at oldsongs.org, or
by calling Old Songs at 518-765-2815.
Sunday, March 22
The Jane Austen Society
of North America is hosting
a presentation on Bath, England, at 2 p.m. in the Normanskill Room of the Guilderland
Public Library. David Shapard,
a society member, will be the
speaker. The talk will cover Bath,
one of the most beautiful and
historic towns in England, and
its relationship to Jane Austen,
who lived there and set two of
her novels there. The talk will
include numerous pictures of the
leading landmarks of Bath, and
discuss how these places figured
into Austen’s life and novels.
GPS Adventure: Search for
hidden objects using a handheld
GPS unit that will help you
navigate the trails. Learn which
buttons do what, how to locate
your position on Earth, and how
to find your way back to places
you’ve been. GPS unites are
provided. We will start out inside
to review the GPS functions and
then continue outside on a hike of
approximately one mile. Appropriate for ages 7 and up. Meet at
1 p.m. The fee is $3 per person or
$5 per family and registration is
required; call 456-0655.
Breakfast at the Clarksville
Firehouse from 7:30 to 10:30
a.m. Enjoy an all-you-can-eat
breakfast of eggs, pancakes,
French toast, bacon, sausage, and
more for just $9. Children 12 and
under eat for $5. Proceeds benefit
the Onesquethaw Volunteer Fire
Company.
Big Breakfast sponsored
by the Men’s Association
at St. Matthew’s Church on
Mountainview Street from 7:30
a.m. to noon in the social hall.
Menu items include pancakes,
sausage, scrambled eggs, home
fries, toast, juice, coffee, tea, and
hot chocolate. Take-outs are also
available. All are invited for an
enjoyable time and a delicious
meal while helping the association raise money for its many
activities around the parish. The
cost is $6 for adults and $3 for
children.
Tuesday, March 24
Dining to Donate, hosted by
the St. Matt’s CYO Basketball
organization, from 4 to 8 p.m.
at the Recovery Sports Grill in
Hamilton Square. Come one,
come all and enjoy good food
and friends, and Recovery Grill
will donate 15 percent of your
check’s value to St. Matt’s CYO
Basketball.
Wild and Wacky Woodcock
Walk: Join Albany Pine Bush
Preserve Commission staff for
our annual walk through the
Pine Bush to watch the elaborate
flight displays of the American
woodcock. During the mating
season in early spring, male
woodcocks perform amazing
flight displays at dusk. Males circle high in the sky then plummet
to the earth in a series of zigzags
and whistling wings. Remember
to bring your binoculars. We will
start out inside and then continue outside for a .9-mile walk.
Appropriate for all ages. Meet at
7 p.m. The fee is $3 per person or
$5 per family and registration is
AARP Guilderland monthly
meeting in the K of C room
at Christ the King Church,
on Sumpter Avenue, at 1 p.m.
The speaker is Marilyn Sassi,
historian. She will present a
slide presentation on men and
women’s clothing from 1680 to
1960. Guests are always welcome
to join us. Refreshments will be
served. Call 765-2058 for more
information.
Wednesday, March 25
Brooks Bar-B-Que in the
Guilderland High School cafeteria from 3 to 6 p.m. The cost is
$10 for a chicken dinner or $8 for
a half chicken only, or $12 for a
ribs dinner or $10 for ribs only.
Dinners include a baked potato,
coleslaw, a roll, drink, and dessert. 50 percent of the proceeds
will go to the American Cancer
Society.
Thursday, March 26
Spaghetti Dinner from 4 to
7:30 p.m. at the Greenville Central School high school cafeteria,
sponsored by the Greenville Athletic Association. Menu includes
spaghetti and meatballs, salad,
bread, a beverage, and dessert.
Cost is a freewill donation or food
pantry donation.
Friday, March 27
Mist Covered Mountains,
presented by Old Songs, Inc.
at 8 p.m. at 37 South Main St.,
Voorheesville. Tickets are $20
and can be purchased by calling
765-2815.
“Fish Fry Fridays” hosted by
the New Salem Volunteer Fire
Department, every Friday during
Lent, at 694 New Salem Road,
from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Fresh haddock fish, fresh homemade clam
Dinner Theater: Join us for
an exciting evening as we figure
out who ordered a mob hit in
Altamont. THEY Improv will
bring to life a fictional murder
mystery right in our very own
village. Help us figure out who
committed the crime while enjoying this hilarious comedy, drinks
and dinner. Doors open at 6 p.m.
and dinner starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 and will be available
at the door or can be purchased
in advance at the Village Hall.
Dinner, the show, beer, wine, and
soda are included, and BYOB is
allowed. Call 935-0484 for more
information.
Sunday
Broiled
Scrod
or Fried
Haddock.
Complete
dinner
$9.69
You are cordially
invited to attend:
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Hosted by the Altamont Fire Department
Presented by THEY Improv
UÊ Help us figure out who
ordered a hit on one of
Altamont’s citizens
UÊ Enjoy Beer, Wine & Soda
UÊ Buffet Dinner
UÊ BYOB for mixed drinks
Doors open at 6:00pm - Dinner at 7:00pm
Tickets are $30
This is the major annual fundraiser for the Fire Department.
Altamont Fire Dept., 115 Main St., Altamont, NY
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4 pm - 9 pm
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Sunday, March 29
Maple Farm Tours from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. at Malachi Farms,
2548 Berne-Altamont Road, Altamont, Lounsbury Farms, 138
Cross Road, Berne, and Mountain Winds Farm, 12 Williamson
Road, Berne.
Complete
Lunch
Menu
$6.49
Open Daily 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Papermaking: Turn old paper
scraps into new paper and help
conserve trees! In this program
you will learn easy steps to
making beautiful and functional
recycled paper. This is an indoor
program. Appropriate for ages 5
and up. Meet at the Albany Pine
Bush Discovery Center, 195 New
Karner Road, at 10:30 a.m. on
Saturday or 1 p.m. on Sunday.
The fee is $3 per person or $5
per family and registration is
Pancake Breakfast at the
Knox Firehouse from 9 a.m. to
1:30 p.m., sponsored by the Helderberg Kiwanis. All-you-can-eat
pancakes with real maple syrup,
sausage, eggs, applesauce, ice
cream, and beverages. The cost
is $8 for adults and $4 for children. There will also be crafts,
and pony rides for $3. This is
the club’s big fund-raiser for the
year and the proceeds are spent
on various projects to help people
in the community .
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Tues - Chicken or Veal Parmesan - $8.99
Wed - Build Your Own Burger - $6.99
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4-H Regional Poultry School
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of
Albany County, 24 Martin Road,
Voorheesville. Topics will include
housing for poultry, tips for fitting and showmanship, poultry
care and feeding, chicken care
in community settings, a poultry
quiz bowl, and more. Call the
Albany County 4-H Office at 7653500 to register. A pizza lunch
will be available for purchase.
Breakfast with the Easter
Bunny at the Westmere Fire
Department, 1741 Western Ave.,
from 8 a.m. to noon. The buffet
will include scrambled eggs,
pancakes, sausage, bacon, melon
slices, juices, coffee, and tea. The
cost is $8 for adults and $4 for
children. Bring your camera for
pictures with the Easter bunny.
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The future groom is a graduate of Embry-Riddle University and is an
air-traffic controller at the Albany International Airport.
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Having a child can be a very
exciting, nerve-wracking, wonderful, and awful experience especially when you are having your
first child. We do not really know
what to expect, even though we
have had loads and loads of advice
and counsel from our friends and
family.
A perfect example was when a
friend told me that I might have
some strange food cravings.
Even with that sagacious bit
of wisdom, my desire to consume
copious amounts of pepperoncini
in the darkest hours of the night
was inconceivable to me. Yet I did
have those cravings, and sent my
husband out in the dark to locate
the nearest store that had those
peppers in a gallon size container.
He was successful, but had to
drive to Schenectady to make the
purchase. That subject comes up
annually.
We have just celebrated St.
Patrick’s Day, which joggles my
mind with many memories of our
first-born daughter who arrived
in world on that day. I was just
happy that she was healthy when
she arrived, and did not even
think about the special day when
she made her appearance.
That is, until the following
morning when Father William
Walsh, the parish priest at St.
Lucy’s Church in Altamont, arrived at the hospital. My husband,
Jim, called the night before to
alert him of our exciting news.
Of course, he came before visiting
hours and went directly to the
nursery to see our baby prior to
coming to my room.
When he reached my room he
stood in the middle of the doorway
with his hands on his hips. Being a large man he seemed to fill
the whole entrance to the room.
Then in his usual booming voice
he asked, “What do you mean
Christa-Marie? She was born
on St. Patrick’s Day. She should
have been named Patricia!” That
is a tradition that many people
observe when they have a child
born on a special holiday. Father
Walsh could be a very imposing
personality and many would
tremble at the thought of questioning him.
With a slight smile on my face
I asked him if he was happy
for us because she was healthy.
Naturally, he said, ” Yes.” Then
I reminded him that her name
was Christa-Marie. We could not
decide on a name until we said,
“She is a beautiful gift to us. Why
don’t we name her after Christ
and Mary?” Father Walsh laughed
and agreed that the name was
very appropriate, and perhaps
we could try to have another girl
born on St. Patrick’s Day and
then we could name her Patricia.
Or perhaps even a boy and name
him Patrick.
We hope that every Patrick, Patricia, Christa-Marie, and others
of Irish decent had a wonderful
celebration on this past St. Patrick’s Day.
Here are a few facts for those
not familiar with the holiday.
According to tradition, Patrick
returned to Ireland to convert the
pagan Irish to Christianity. He
spent many years evangelizing
in the northern half of Ireland
and converted thousands. Tradition holds that he died on March
17, and has become Ireland’s
foremost saint.
On St. Patrick’s Day it is customary to wear shamrocks or
green clothing or accessories (the
“wearing of the green”).
St. Patrick is said to have used
the shamrock, which is a threeleaved plant, to explain the Holy
Trinity to the pagan Irish.
Celebrations generally involve
public parades and festivals as
well as the “wearing of green”
attire or shamrocks. Christians
also attend church services, and
the Lenten restrictions on eating
and drinking alcohol are lifted for
the day, which is said to have encouraged the holiday’s tradition of
alcohol consumption.
As with any holiday there are
so many different stories and
traditions that have come and
gone that it has become everyone’s habit to take the favorite
part of any holiday and make it
their own. Some friends of ours
make the trip to New York City
or to Boston for their annual St.
Patrick’s Day parade. If you do
not mind crowds it can be a lot
of fun and very exciting.
The pipe bands are wonderful,
but I cannot believe that they
would be any better than the
ones we see on the Altamont Fair
Grounds at the Scottish Games.
During the day, you have two
opportunities to see the massed
bands parade around the track
and join in front of the grandstand to perform and drill right
in front of us.
The big city parades also include many Irish Step Dancers,
but we can also see them at the
Games when they compete for the
trophies in the dance competition
at The Scottish Games. I guess we
would be missing the green beer
and corned beef and cabbage.
However, we Altamont residents have guests who come
from far and near to the Altamont Fairgrounds in support of
the Scottish Games once on the
grounds, the visitors can enjoy a cold beer while enjoying good
music under the tent.
We have told the story before
about part of my family being
Irish and part of Jim’s family
being Scottish. He has said that
corned beef and cabbage is to the
Irish like spaghetti and meatballs
is to the Italians. We decided long
ago that it did not matter which
nationality you came from or
where a food originated if it is
good it is American. We have
adopted them all.
The traditional corned beef
and cabbage is one of our family
favorites. We enjoy all parts of
the combination. Beef, carrots,
potatoes, onions, and cabbage
work well together and the fact
that they can be cooked in one pot
makes the meal even better.
Another of Jim’s favorites is
Irish Stew. It is very similar to the
corned beef and cabbage. It has
lamb, potatoes, carrots, onions,
leeks, and cabbage all cooked
in one pot with a few different
spices included. Just the fact that
everything is cooked in one pot
makes Jim’s mouth start to water.
He has always liked stews, soups,
and one-pot meals. Classic Irish Soda Bread is a
great accompaniment to any of
these dishes and there are a variety of green desserts to satisfy
even the fussiest palate such as
Classic Rum Raisin Rice Pudding or a piece of Green Frosted
Chocolate Cake.
If the holiday passed and you
were unable to feast on some of
the traditional favorites or enjoy
any of the festivities, there is
still time to enjoy them. Maybe
not next week or next month,
but sometime soon there will be
activities at the fair grounds that
will excite young and old alike.
Brother relocates
Brother Anthony Casso, a
longtime Altamont resident and
LaSalette Missionary on Leesome
Lane has relocated and is now
working at Our Lady of La Salette
Church in Friendswood, Tx. Brother Casso, originally from
Cheshire, Conn., was well known
in the Altamont area, as he was a
member of the Altamont Senior.
Best wishes are extended to Bro
Anthony in his new position. He
will be missed by his many Altamont friends. Irish night
St. Lucy/St. Bernadette Church
will hold an evening of Irish food
and Bluegrass Music on Saturday March 21, in the parish center. For more information call the
church office at 861-8770. Official visit
Members of the Albany, Rensselaer, and Schenectady District will
welcome Bonnie Blanchard, the
Grand Matron and Bruce Whitmore, Grand Patron of the Order
of Eastern Star on Saturday,
March 21, when they make their
official visit to the Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady area.
The visit will include a noon
luncheon at Michael’s Banquet
House, New Loudon Road in Cohoes. Reservations are to be made
with Eleanor Stannard, 3033
Town Office Road, Troy, NY 12180. Luncheon tickets are $30.
YMCA reminder
GHS sophomores, juniors and
seniors who are interested in applying for the 2015 Outstanding
Student awards sponsored by
the Guilderland and Bethlehem
YMCAs are reminded that the
deadline for the completed applications is March 20.
Immunization changes
Parents of children entering
kindergarten through grade
six are reminded that the NYS
Department of Health and NYS
Education Department an nounced immunization requirement changes beginning with the
2024 -15 school year. According to the Altamont
Elementary School a letter will
be sent to all parents of students
in those grades on April 2. This
letter will explain the required
changes. Dog program
Bloomingrove Veterinary Hospital will host a fund-raising
event and silent auction on Saturday, March 21. It will be held
at the Franklin Plaza Ballroom
in Troy to benefit the Guilderland Central School District’s social dog program. This event is
open to all staff and community
members.
Anniversary
Happy anniversary wishes
are extended to Carla and Doug
Stefan who will celebrate their
special day on March 24.
Birthdays
Happy-birthday wishes are
extended to:
— Sara Edson, Andrew Licari,
Ron Lindell, Dan Miller, Karen
Naginey, Jen Smith, and Mike
Thomas on March 20;
— Hugh Lindell and Joyce
Schreiber on March 21;
— Wayne Davi and Amy Roemer on March 22;
— Michelle (Sholtes) Connolly,
Marcia Perlee, Nathaniel Reals, and Robert Slingerland on
March 23;
— L.J. Brock, Kelly Irwin, Donald Schubian, Jaime Tice, and
Lizzy Woods on March 24;
— Jessica Peck and Donna Abbott Vlahos on March 25; and
— Heidi Meusen on March
26.
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Correspondents
Monday, March 9, came in at
39 degrees. It was warm and
sunny.
I watched as Ken and Ernie
Crawford plowed a path and
took round hay bales out of my
hay fields. Of course, I know they
were there. I have two dogs that
alert me to everything.
At noon, my daughter, Kathy
Carnevale, and granddaughter,
Kassi Neal, picked me up, and
we went to lunch at the Home
Front in Altamont.
Our next stop was “The Altamont Enterprise,” where Kassi
put the announcement of her
and Jared Martin’s engagement.
Time speeds along and waits for
no one.
On Tuesday, March 10, I made
pea soup. I had the ham bones
from those two spiral hams my
daughter, Marcia Pangburn,
bought. Pea soup is a big hit with
my family. I also cook potatoes,
mash them in the bottom of our
soup bowl, and then pour the
soup on top. It is delicious.
My daughter, Marcia, and
granddaughter, Kyra Swan, came
to eat with me. Kassi stopped in
after work for some take-out for
her and Jared.
Wednesday, March 11, was
another nice day. I still had
dishes to put away from that
big birthday dinner we had on
Saturday. My daughter, Kathy
Carnevale, came and had lunch
with me, and I considered that
a big treat.
Later, I went with my grandson, Brandon Clark, on his dinner visit to see his children, Samson and Nichole, in Cobleskill. I
asked Nichole her spelling words
and then she played checkers
with her dad while Samson did
his homework.
Then Samson played checkers
with his dad, and Nichole and I
played the board game, “Chutes
and Ladders”.
On Thursday, March 12, I got a
desperate call from my daughter,
Marcia. She took her three Pug
dogs for their daily 6 a.m. walk
and two of them disappeared. She
frantically searched for them for
three hours, but eventually they
were found. I think they had
spring fever.
On Friday, March 13, I woke
up with a stomach bug. It was
a terrible day for me. It seems
wasteful and useless when I’m
incapacitated and can’t accomplish anything.
On Saturday, March 14, I woke
up and felt like my old self again.
Hooray. In the afternoon, my
granddaughter, Danielle Ricketts, came, and we then went to
Kathy’s house where Kassi was
waiting.
Kassi had a 2 p.m. appointment to get fitted and alterations
for her wedding gown. Danielle
had a 3 p.m. appointment to get
fitted and alterations for her
bridesmaid gown.
Before that I had asked to go
to Boscov’s to look at rooster
dishes. I was shopping for pants
on Thursday and saw beautiful dishes that reminded me of
Danny. I want Marcia and Kathy
to buy them for me for Christmas
and my birthday. I’ll use them for
everyday, because I already have
rooster dishes in my china closet
for holidays and parties. Those
are in memory of Ray, because
he also loved roosters.
I guess losing someone or some
two makes one do crazy things,
but I still miss them both very
much.
Danielle bought some clothes
for Zoey in Boscov’s Kathy and
Kassi had to drive around the
parking lot because it was so
busy, there were no parking
spaces. We finished the appointments in the bridal shop, and
enjoyed dinner at The Roux in
Slingerlands.
Sunday, March 15, was church
and then I like to read. I really
enjoyed “The Times Union,” and
then finished what I missed in
“The Altamont Enterprise.” I
cooked my usual favorite, corned
beef and cabbage, because Tuesday will be St. Patrick’s Day. I
also added carrots, and I cooked
potatoes to go along with it. My
grandson, Brandon, stopped in
to eat some with me.
St. Patrick’s Day is my sister,
Pat Sykala’s birthday, but I plan
to see her on Tuesday. I have
just finished another enjoyable
week.
Lenten service
The Hilltown Community
Lenten Service this Wednesday,
March 25, will be at the Knox
Reformed Church. The Rev. Jay
Francis will be preaching. His
service will be based on Revelation 21:22-22.5. The one tree of
life grows mysteriously on both
sides of the river.
The service begins at 7 p.m.,
and there will be a time of fellowship around refreshments
following the service. Enrich you
rspiritual life this Lent.
Springfest
St. John’s
GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland Teachers’ Association
will be having its annual Springfest, honoring the following retiring members: Donna Abbruzzese,
Patricia Bonaquist, Martha
Brew, Ann Brown, Kathy Catlin,
Linda Diago, Mary Jeanne Dicker, JoAnn Fitzgerald, Harriet
Fogarty, Joanne Gabriele, Gail
Lamparski, Bridget Lochner,
Eileen Mihok, Mary Nelson, Sue
Quaglieri, Maureen Silk-Iglit,
and Elizabeth Wardle.
It will be held on Thursday,
May 7, at The Italian Community
Center on Washington Avenue
Extension in Albany. The social
hour will begin at 4 p.m. with
dinner at 5 p.m. and the program
at 6:30 p.m.
Those who want to attend
should call Suzanne Bufalini at
Farnsworth Middle School by
April 27 at 456-6010.
St. John’s Lutheran Church at
140 Maple Ave. in Altamont will
hold the following services:
During Lent the St. John’s congregation is focusing on a biblical
parable at each service that connects to the overall penitential
theme of the season.
At the 11 a.m. service on Sunday, March 22, the parable will be
the Parable of the Prodigal Son
based on Luke 15:11-32.
The Liturgical Choir and St.
John’s Singers will be performing
“Jesus Walked This Lonesome
Valley,” arranged by Theron W.
Kirk.
An informal worship opportunity will also be offered that day
at 8:30 a.m. The same parable
will be studied, but there will be
guided discussion in place of a
traditional sermon.
Sunday school is at 9:45 a.m.
Thompsons Lake
By
Lora
Ricketts
872-1691
— Photo from Kassi Neal, engage life director at Atria Delmar Place
It’s fun to be photographed: As Mary Ellen Hall, a resident of Atria Delmar Place, presides over
a table of Glenmont Elementary students for the annual grandparent program, one boy seated at a
nearby table gets into the picture, too.
Senior News
Guilderland
The Guilderland Senior Services is offering the following
activities the week of March 23.
Call the senior office at 356-1980,
ext. 1048 with any questions or
for information.
Monday: Scheduled shopping,
aerobics at 9 a.m., Strong Bones
Plus and senior fitness at 10:30
a.m., harmonic group at 1 p.m.,
and Strong Bones Plus at 1:30
p.m.;
Tuesday: Strong Bones Plus at
9 a.m., blood pressure screening at
10:45 a.m., luncheon of vegetable
frittata or cold plate at 11:30
a.m., and bingo/Rummikub at
12:30 p.m.;
We d n e s d a y : S c h e d u l e d
shopping, Cardio Circuit at 9 a.m.,
senior fitness and Strong Bones
Plus at 10:30 a.m., needlecraft at
1 p.m., and Strong Bones Plus at
1:30 p.m.;
Thursday: Scheduled shopping,
Strong Bones Plus at 9 a.m.,
Mahjong at 12:30 p.m., and
Pinochle at 1 p.m.;
Friday: Scheduled shopping,
painting and Bridge at 10 a.m.,
and quilting at 1 p.m.
Learn about Medicare
Will you soon be 65? Come
learn how Medicare works. You
will be informed of all the factors
that you should consider when
making your choices.
Are you already in Medicare
but still have questions about
your coverage options? There
are Medicare counselors trained
to help you understand your
choices and options. Attend a
presentation designed to provide
you with an understanding of
Medicare and the choices available to you.
Having trouble paying your
Medicare premium or related
medical expenses? Find out
if you may qualify for Federal
assistance with your medical
expenses.
Call the office to register for
a presentation by April 7. The
first presentation is April 9, from
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Luncheon program
Every Tuesday at 11:30 a.m.,
over 50 seniors gather to have
lunch together in our town hall
boardroom. Participants may
order the featured hot meal
Following the lunch,
many seniors play bingo,
other board games, shoot
a game of pool, or simply
converse with friends.
listed on our calendar or opt for
a cold tuna salad plate or cold
fruit plate.
Orders must be placed with our
office by 10:30 a.m. the day before
the luncheon, and the suggested
donation is only $3. Some decide
to bring their own lunch, which
is also fine.
Following the lunch, many
seniors play bingo, other board
games, shoot a game of pool, or
simply converse with friends.
Please think about joining. We
would love to have you. Transportation is available.
Drivers needed
If you are interested in volunteering once in a while for
about an hour-and-a-half this
is an opportunity for you. Meals
are delivered to Guilderland and
Altamont residents weekdays.
Please call 356-1980, ext. 1048
for further information.
Helderberg
By Phyllis Johnson
The lunchtime menu for next
week at the Hilltown Senior
Center is here! The food is great,
and what could be better than not
having to cook?
Doors open at 11 a.m., and
lunch is served at noon. The folks
from Peter Young Industries have
even donated a flat-screen TV for
our use!
— Monday, March 23: Pasta
and meat sauce with ground beef,
tomato sauce, broccoli, Italian
bread, milk, and fruit cocktail;
— Tuesday, March 24: Chicken with stir-fry vegetables, Asianblend vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, onions, peppers), brown
rice, whole wheat roll, milk, and
an oatmeal raisin cookie; and
— Friday, March 27: Barbecued pork, mashed potatoes, traditional mixed vegetables, wholewheat roll, milk, and applesauce,
Please call 872-9400 three to
seven days in advance to reserve
lunch. Email plightbody@nycap.
rr.com, or sign up when you come
in. Tell us how many are coming,
your name, and your telephone
number.
A donation is suggested, and
there is a charge for whippersnappers under age 60. If you’d just
like to come and help out, give
Mary Moller a call at 861-6253,
or email her at mollersrus@aol.
com, and put “volunteer” in the
subject line.
Lunches are provided by Helderberg Senior Services, the Albany
County Office for the Aging, and
the Peter Young Housing Industries and Treatment Culinary Program. The Hilltown Senior Center
is located at 1360 Helderberg Trail
(Route 443) in Berne.
Y-Time sign-up
GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland YMCA provides afterschool programs that emphasize
the organization’s four core values of caring, honesty, respect,
and responsibility.
All Y-Time programs are accredited by New York State.
Y-Time is offered in three of the
five Guilderland School District
elementary schools — Guilderland, Pine Bush, and Westmere
— and also at the Guilderland
YMCA.
Online registration is now
open at www.cdymca.org.
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Ascending Together
Student News
Dean’s list
In unison, a choir from the Taconic Hills Central School District performed “Angel Band” — with
the music by William Bradbury, text by Jefferson Hascall, and arrangement by Shawn Kirchner
— in its program singing at the Empire State Plaza on Monday. Local musicians are featured in
the plaza throughout March, which is Music in Our Schools Month.
Forging A Foundation
Building Jack’s Place: James Doherty of Cohoes, Kyle Baldwin of Guilderland, and Sam
Miller of Guilderland — all students in Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education programs — construct a floor that will be moved to Jack’s Place. The students are spending
classroom time rehabilitating a home in Schenectady that will be used as a refuge for parents
of children who are patients at Ellis Hospital, Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital, and Northwoods Rehabilitation and Extended Care Facility. The home, once constructed, will be called
Jack’s Place and is being funded by the Jack Falvo III Foundation, named in honor of an area
man who died in a 2005 watercraft accident.
These local students have
been named to the dean’s list
or received a similar honor from
their college or university for
the fall 2014 semester:
— Christina E. Noval, the
daughter of Stan and Marilyn
Noval of Guilderland, at The
College of Saint Rose;
— Seamus Barrett of Delmar at Fairfield University in
Connecticut;
— Shelby Iapoce of
Schenectady at Fairfield University in Connecticut;
— Louis Greco of Slingerlands at Fairfield University in
Connecticut;
— Colleen Bates of Voorheesville a senior at Canisius
College in Buffalo majoring in
animal behavior, ecology and
conservation;
— Eric Kaufman of Slingerlands, at Emory College of
Arts and Sciences, the undergraduate, liberal arts college
of Emory University in Atlanta,
Georgia;
— David Wilsey of Delmar,
at Emmanuel College in Massachusetts;
— K r i s t e n B a s s l e r, t h e
daughter of Lisa and Darren
Bassler of Knox, at the State
University of New York College
at Cortland, where she is majoring in athletic training;
— Maxwell Maloney of Delmar on the President’s List at
Corning Community College;
— Alexandra Eglow of Delmar, a graduate of Bethlehem
High School, at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania;
— Kendra Dzingle of Altamont at the State University
of New York College at New
Paltz;
— Scott Warren, junior accountancy major from Voorheesville, on the Culver-Stockton
president’s list with a 4.0 gradepoint average in Missouri;
— Erin N. McNamara, the
daughter of Cheryl and Robert
McNamara and a Guilderland
High School graduate, at St.
John Fisher College in Rochester where she is a junior majoring in business marketing;
— Kaitlin Kramer, a member of the class of 2015 from
Slingerlands at Loyola University Maryland;
— Robert Trosset, a member of the class of 2017 from
Delmar at Loyola University
Maryland;
— Monya Relles of Delmar
at Bard College at Simon’s Rock
completed 11 th grade at Bethlehem Central High School before
leaving to begin college early;
— Hannah G. Cohen of
Slingerlands at St. Lawrence
University in Canton where
Cohen is a member of the class
of 2015 and is majoring in
government. Cohen attended
Guilderland High School;
— Michaela L. Maybee of
Maybee is a member of the
class of 2016 and is majoring
in economics. Maybee attended
Guilderland High School;
— Natalie H. Squillace of
Squillace is a member of the
class of 2018; and
— Kimberly K. Weinberg
of Schenectady at St. Lawrence
Weinberg is a member of the
class of 2016 and is majoring
in sociology. Weinberg attended
Guilderland High School.
Grads
These local students have recently earned diplomas:
— Hannah Motschmann
of Berne, graduated from Paul
Smith’s College in December
2014. Motschmann earned a
bachelor of science in hotel, resort and tourism management
from Paul Smith’s, which is located in the Adirondack Park of
New York state;
— Christopher T. Gillingham of Slingerlands received a
bachelor of science degree with
great distinction in engineering
and management from Clarkson
University;
— Melissa Berger, of Delmar,
received a bachelor of science
degree in marine biology from
Roger Williams University in
Rhode Island;
— Gabrielle Cobb of
Schenectady, earned a bachelor
of arts degree with a concentration in communication studies at
the State University of New York
College at New Paltz;
— Michael Viscuso of Delmar, earned a bachelor of arts
degree with a concentration in
adolescence education: English
at the State University of New
York College at New Paltz;
— Catherin Knabe of Delmar,
earned a bachelor science degree
with a concentration in early
childhood education at the State
at New Paltz;
— Lucas Stark of Schenectady
graduated from Ithaca College’s
School of Health Sciences and
Human Performance with a
bachelor of science degree in
exercise science;
— Elaine Gray of Guilderland
graduated from Ithaca College’s
School of Health Sciences and
Human Performance with a
bachelor of science degree in
outdoor adventure leadership;
Marist Dean’s List
been named to the Marist College dean’s list for the fall 2014
semester:
— James Crowley of Slingerlands, a member of the Class
of 2018, majoring in computer
science;
— John Joseph Daly of Voorheesville, a member of the Class of
2018, and is majoring in business
administration;
— Tara D’Andrea of Slingerlands, a member of the Class of
2017, and is majoring in psychology - special education;
— John Dibella of Schenectady,
a member of the Class of 2016, and
is majoring in business administration;
— Katie Espinola of
Schenectady, a member of the
Class of 2018, and is majoring in
biomedical sciences;
— Daniel Grogan of Altamont,
is majoring in psychology;
— Gabrielle Hettie of Delmar,
is majoring in psychology;
— C a r l i Ju r c z y n s k i of
Schenectady, a member of the
Class of 2015, and is majoring in
communication;
— Marjana Maksuti of Delmar, a member of the Class of
2015, and is majoring in communication;
— Erin Seery of Altamont, a
member of the Class of 2017, and
is majoring in fashion merchandising; and
— Jessie Tobin of Delmar, a
member of the Class of 2015, and
is majoring in fine arts.
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Awards & Achievements
recently distinguished themselves:
— Hillary Beck of Schenectady,
who is studying in the early childhood academic program at Hudson Valley Community College
was accepted into “Who’s Who
—Among Students in American
Colleges and Universities”;
— Christine Corral of Slingerlands, who is studying in
the human services academic
program at Hudson Valley Community College was accepted into
“Who’s Who Among Students in
American Colleges and Universities”;
— Azmad Din of Altamont,
who is studying in the engineering science academic program
at Hudson Valley Community
College was accepted into “Who’s
Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities”;
— Johanna Huse of Slingerlands, who is studying in the
nursing academic program at
Hudson Valley Community College was accepted into “Who’s
Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities”;
— Ali Woller of Delmar, a student at Ithaca College who spent
winter break building homes
with Habitat for Humanity in
Charlotte, North Carolina;
— Lindsey Woller of Delmar,
a student at Ithaca College
who spent winter break building homes with Habitat for
Humanity in Charlotte, North
Carolina;
— Zachary Parker Fuierer
of Delmar will be traveling to
the Dominican Republic during
Stonehill College’s spring break
to work at a school for underserved children in the area called
Hogar del Nin, teaching Spanish
speaking students English and
playing with the kids;
— Jessica Rue, of Altamont
has been granted the Presidential Scholarship to study at
Alvernia University in Pennsylvania in the fall. Rue is currently
a Berne-Knox-Westerlo High
School senior. The Presidential
Scholarship is a merit-based
scholarship awarded on a competitive basis. Recipients of the
$17,500 Presidential Scholarship
must have a minimum of 1130
SAT (or 25 ACT) and a minimum
3.5 grade-point average;
— Lindsay M. Pattison,
daughter of Brian and Theta
Pattison of Altamont, and a
junior at Hamilton College, is
spending spring break with a
volunteer group in San Ramon,
Nicaragua. The students will
work on an organic coffee farm
and nature preserve. They are
part of a Hamilton student organization, Global Volunteers,
and will help with daily tasks
on the coffee farm. The work will
include planting trees used to
shade coffee plants, trail maintenance, helping in the gardens,
and possibly digging water pipes
that will be used to irrigate a new
cow barn and pasture. They’ll
also spend two days working at
a local primary school, where
they’ll help the students paint
a mural.
Pattison, a geosciences major
at Hamilton, is a graduate of
Emma Willard School;
— Tessa Harris, a Guilderland High School student is one
of eight students who will represent the Capital Region BOCES
Career and Technical School at
the regional SkillsUSA competition next month after winning
CTE-based competitions.
The students were honored on
Feb. 27 in front of a packed-house
of parents, faculty, administrators and peers. The students
received trophies, medals and
certificates for competing in the
Feb. 3 local SkillsUSA competition at the school. They competed
in four different categories, testing their abilities on everything
from knife skills to table setting.
The top two points earners in
each competition including, Harris in “Food and beverage service.
The contest was judged by area
chefs and restaurateurs;
— Marina Skrabalak, of
Delmar was one of 31 State
at Oneonta student-athletes
named to the State University
of New York Athletic Conference
All-Academic Team for the Fall
2014 season.
To qualify for the All-Academic
Team, a student must be a varsity athlete who has completed
the entire season and earned a
minimum grade-point average
of 3.3 for the semester in which
he or she completed. Skrabalak,
was a member of the field hockey
team;
— Photo from Tech Valley High School
Hands-on help: Tech Valley High School seniors Andrew Glanton and Alyssa Decker work with
Engineering Architect Courtney Laflin from EYP Architecture to build scale models of local bridges the
students redesigned during their pre-calculus course. EYP Architecture also presented a check for $25,000
to underwrite the school’s EYP Fab Lab, a space students use for hands-on construction projects.
Dean’s List
Le Moyne College
— Sarah Abbott of East Berne,
a junior biology major;
— Tess Dube of Altamont, a
senior mathematics major;
— Gabrielle Liguori of Voorheesville, a senior accounting
major;
— Connor Mahoney of Altamont, a junior business administration: finance major;
— Joseph Malone of Altamont,
a junior physics major;
— Jessica Marini of Slingerlands, a senior biology major;
— Alison Miller of Slingerlands, a junior psychology major;
and
— Kelsey Roche of Slingerlands, a freshman undeclared
major.
To be named to the list, a student must obtain a GPA of 3.5 or
higher.
— Photo from Stefanie DeFronzo
Fiddler workshop: Stefanie DeFronzo, president of the Voorheesville Dionysians, and Rebecca
Belenchia, who plays Tzeitel in this weekend’s production of “Fiddler on the Roof,” organized a program
to teach Voorheesville Elementary students some of the show’s opening number’s music and choreography
as well as performed for them a few snippets of various songs from the show. The participating high
school cast members also included Noah Robinson, Lucas Wilson, Abby Goldfarb, Michael Stafford,
Wolfgang Gehring, Grace Hotopp, Carl Treiber, and Sadye Goldfarb.
St. Rose
These local students were among
the 814 names to the College of
Saint Rose dean’s list for the fall
2014 semester:
— Samantha Bland of
Schenectady;
— Audrey Goodemote of Westerlo;
— Sean Gunner of Delmar;
— Taylor Macmillan of Slingerlands;
— Leticia Monroe of Delmar;
— Rachel Newman of
Schenectady;
— Sean Obach of Schenectady;
— Jessica Serfilippi of Delmar;
— Emily Sobieski of
Schenectady;
— Deanna Strait of Slingerlands;
— A l y s s a Va r s a n y i o f
Schenectady;
— Theresa Whittemore of
Schenectady;
— Lauren Burgasser of Slingerlands;
— Matthew Cerutti of
Schenectady;
— Nicholas Iuorno of
Schenectady;
— Brianna Lee of Schenectady;
— Cierra Paul of Schenectady;
— Alexander Sand of Altamont;
—
Justin
Smith
of
Schenectady;
— Christopher Stillman of
Guilderland;
— Andrea Bollentin of Voorheesville;
— Shawna Brown of Voorheesville;
— Brittany Countryman of
Schenectady;
— Caroline Kuligowski of
Schenectady;
— Rebecca Languish of Delmar;
— Lacy Palmiotto of Slingerlands;
— H a n n a h Pa r k e r o f
Schenectady;
— Jessica Pearson of Rensselaerville;
— Lindsay Reohr of Voorheesville;
— Robert Ruggles of Altamont;
— Alexandra Selca of
Schenectady;
— Jodi White of Altamont;
— Samantha Zonca of Delmar;
— Kirsten Carroll of Voorheesville;
— Eric Conde of Voorheesville;
— Sarah Dykstra of Voorheesville;
— Michael Hitt of Altamont;
— Dominique Nardacci of
Schenectady;
— Christina Noval of
Schenectady;
— Christopher O’Brien of
Delmar;
— Erin O’Sullivan of Slingerlands;
— Vincent Pasquini of Berne;
— Michelina Scotti of Slingerlands;
— Justin Stoddard of Delmar;
and
— Elizabeth Tryon of Slingerlands.
Full-time students who complete a minimum of 12 credit
hours and achieve a semester
grade-point average of at least 3.5
with no grades of D, F, Incomplete
or Pass/Fail are eligible for the
dean’s list.
Colgate College
HAMILTON — The following
students have been recognized
for their academic achievement
during the fall 2014 semester at
Colgate University:
— James Carroll, a Peace and
Conflict Studies major from Slingerlands, a graduate of Bethlehem
Central High School;
— Daniel Mahoney, a Classics-undeclared major from Slingerlands, a graduate of The Albany
Academies;
— Yogita Telhu, an Economics
major from Schenectady, a graduate of Schenectady High School;
— Garrett Esper, a Biochemistry-undeclared major from
Slingerlands, a graduate of The
Loomis Chaffee School;
— Katherine Phelan, a Political Science major from Slingerlands, a graduate of Guilderland
High School; and
— Mackenzie Baler, a Computer Science major from Slingerlands, a graduate of La Salle
Institute.
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Baptist church
gets grant for
Pioneer Clubs
WESTERLO — The First Baptist Church of Westerlo recently
received a grant for $250 from the
Stewart’s Shops Holiday Match
Program in which the company
matches customer donations from
Thanksgiving until Christmas.
The grant will be used to
purchase Bibles, craft materials,
snacks, special projects, and gifts
to benefit the children who attend the church’s Pioneer Clubs
program, which is largely funded
by the church.
This year, Stewart’s Shops
donated over $1.5 million to
more than 1,600 local children’s
organizations. Since its inception in 1986, this program has
contributed nearly $19 million to
local organizations and programs
that benefit children under the
age of 18.
Pioneer Clubs is a 75-year-old
international ministry that provides Bible-based club program
for kids in preschool through
high school. “Each week, the club
program at First Baptist Church
integrates spiritual and personal
development to help boys and girls
build healthy relationships with
caring Christian adults, peers,
and, most importantly, Christ,”
organizers say.
“Each week,
the club program at
First Baptist Church
integrates spiritual and
personal development.”
The First Baptist Church, at
618 Route 143 in Westerlo, has
been involved in this ministry for
52 years.
Pioneer Clubs meets Wednesdays at the Westerlo church from
6:40 to 8:15 p.m. The program
from preschool through second
grade is for both boys and girls.
The program from third grade to
12th grade is for girls only. Weekly
activities include recreation time,
snack time, crafts time, and Bible
time.
For more information about
Pioneer Clubs at First Baptist
Church, call Paula at the church
office at 797-3927 or visit the
church website www.westerlobaptist.com.
IN MEMORIAM
Obituaries
Thomas H. Grippin
Ruth Vincent
KNOX — Thomas Grippin had a skilled hand as a carpenter and a
good heart as a family man.
He liked to fix things. With
cots borrowed from his parents,
he and the love of his life, JoAnn
Blair, slept beside the woodstove
with her son in their new home
in Knox. They worked during
the day and spent the remaining
hours gutting walls and making
the home livable.
Mr. Grippin also used the lessons his mother taught him to
work with wood on a smaller
scale, building clocks, birdhouses,
and model airplanes. For a recent
Mother’s Day, he made a grandmother’s clock — using magnets
instead of weights for the pendulum — but he didn’t finish it
in time and gave it to her the
following Christmas.
Mr. Grippin died at his home
on Wednesday, March 11, 2015.
Thomas H. Grippin
He was 58.
He was born in Albany on Oct.
7, 1956, to Harold and Dorothy
(née Schell) Grippin.
He grew up in East Berne with two younger siblings, a brother and
a sister. Fishing and hunting, which he loved to do throughout his
life, were special outings with his grandfather and father, to whom
he was close.
He learned how to fish and repair cars from his father, which he
later taught to his sister.
The three siblings played softball and kickball on their farm on
Pinnacle Road. After he had met Ms. Blair, they bought the house in
Knox, just a short drive from his childhood home. He was wed to the
Hilltowns.
“He’d rather go farther up the mountain than have to even think
about going down off the mountain,” said Ms. Blair.
On one of their first dates, Mr. Grippin and Ms. Blair took a rowboat
onto Thompsons Lake to go fishing and Mr. Grippen kept talking to
her.
“I was always brought up, fishing you’ve got to be quiet, you’ve got
to be patient,” said Ms. Blair. “I’m like, ‘Hon, I caught three fish.’ He
said, ‘Hey, how come you caught something and I didn’t?’”
Ms. Blair said he was a caring and gentle person. They came into
their relationship with each already having a child, and he embraced
Ms. Blair’s son, Nicholas Kalinowski, she said.
“If somebody lied to him, that was his one main thing,” said Ms. Blair.
“If he caught somebody in a lie, he would let him know it.”
Working for the state’s Department of Transportation, Mr. Grippin
plowed and paved the roads as a highway worker. When he had time
off, he enjoyed watching a race from the National Association for Stock
Car Auto Racing.
His favorite food was spaghetti. “He could eat spaghetti and sausage
seven days a week, if I let him,” said Ms. Blair.
But, at the same time, he was a man who taught her, she said,
that men could be gentle and caring.
VOORHEESVILLE — Ruth Vincent, a small woman with a large
personality, died in the home she had built, the home where she had
lived most of her life.
She died on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. She was 92.
“She was a teeny, tiny little firecracker of a person,” said her granddaughter, Rhonda Doherty.
Mrs. Vincent stood 4 feet, 10 inches tall.
“She was tiny but her personality was big,” said her granddaughter.
“She was bold and active and energetic.”
The daughter of Frank and Beatrice Bouton, Mrs. Vincent grew up
in the Bethlehem area. She was the wife of the late Franklin G. “Tony”
Vincent. “They married very young,” said her granddaughter, and were
married for a long time. “He was an excellent mechanic,” she said.
They raised two sons, Thomas and Robert, and Mrs. Vincent enjoyed
hunting and fishing with them, said Ms. Doherty. “She loved the outdoors,” said her granddaughter.
Mrs. Vincent also was creative and, for example, made wreaths out
of pinecones.
She made more than crafts with her hands. “She built the house
herself,” said Ms. Doherty,” and lived there all these years.” The house
is on State Farm Road in Voorheesville.
“She had horses,” said her granddaughter. “She loved animals.” Over
the years, in addition to the horses that she loved to ride, she had goats,
dogs, and cats, said Ms. Doherty.
She passed her love of horses, as well as the offspring of her horses,
on to her granddaughter.
“She was a very good grandmother,” said Ms. Doherty. “She did a lot
to help raise her grandchildren.”
Mrs. Vincent taught her granddaughter to cook. A specialty of hers
was roasted chicken and mashed potatoes. Mrs. Doherty concluded,
“She knew how to make a home-cooked country meal.”
****
Ruth Vincent is survived by a son and seven grandchildren. Private interment will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in New Salem in the
spring.
Arrangements are by the Applebee Funeral Home in Delmar. Mourners
may leave condolences online at www.applebeefuneralhome.com.
— Melissa Hale-Spencer
****
Thomas H. Grippin is survived his significant other, JoAnn Blair; his
son, Wesley Grippin and his wife, Casey; his grandsons Owen Grippin
and Ryan Grippin; his brother Timothy Grippin and his sister Shelly
Murphy, and nephew Jordy.
A funeral was held on Sunday, March 15, at Fredendall Funeral
Home in Altamont.
Online condolences may be made at www.fredendallfuneralhome.
com.
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Beth (Batters) Heimer
GUILDERLAND — Beth (Batters) Heimer created a loving home for
her family and also for the patients at the Guilderland Center Nursing
Home where she worked as a nurse.
She died peacefully on Monday,
March 16, 2015, at the Daughters
of Sarah Nursing Center. She
was 97.
She was born on March 31, 1917
in Unadilla in Otsego County, the
daughter of the late Raie F. and
Helen (née Rumpf) Benedict. She
graduated in 1938 from the Robert
Packer Training School for Nurses
in Sayre, Pennsylvania.
In 1943, she married Thomas
B. Batters. They moved to the
Altamont area and raised four
children. She was active in the
Altar Rosary Society of St. Lucy’s
Catholic Church and in many community organizations. “Beth was a
devoted mother who created a very
loving home for her children,” her
family wrote in a tribute.
In 1968, Thomas Batters died
and she resumed her nursing
Beth (Batters) Heimer
career at the Guilderland Center
Nursing Home where, her family
wrote, “she was loved by the patients and staff for her kind and caring nature.”
In 1971, she married a childhood friend, William D. Heimer. They
moved to Madeira Beach, Florida where they enjoyed entertaining
family and friends. While in Florida, Mrs. Heimer learned to make
crafts with seashells, which she collected on the beach. William Heimer
died in 1981.
In 1992, Mrs. Heimer returned to Guilderland to be closer to family
and old friends. She lived at Heritage Village Apartments where she
had many dear neighbors. Continuing her craftwork, she completed a
beautiful “Dresden Plate” quilt, which she had started in 1933.
****
Beth Heimer is survived by her children, Thomas R. Batters and his
wife, Vicki, of Kent, Ohio, Robert C. Batters and his wife, Elaine, of West
Orange, New Jersey, Helen Rowley and her husband, Rick, of Schenectady,
Mary Jo Batters of Guilderland; her stepdaughter, Patricia Parent, and
her husband, Louis, of Columbia, South Carolina; her grandchildren,
Beth Ann Wilson, Thomas H. Batters, Rachel Rowley, Christine Parent,
Michael Parent and Tiffany Stonemetz; her cousins Glen E. Whitaker
Jr. and his wife, Rosemary; and six great-grandchildren.
Her brother, Charles A. Benedict, and his wife, Bertha, died before
her, as did her cousins, Virginia Tiffany and Glen E. Whitaker, and her
dear friends, Mary Martini and Anna Lustenhouwer, who had both
lived in Altamont.
Calling hours will be held today, March 19, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
at the Fredendall Funeral Home at 199 Main St. in Altamont. A Mass
of Resurrection will follow at 11:45 a.m. at St. Lucy / St. Bernadette
Church at 109 Grand Street in Altamont with interment at Calvary
Cemetery in the spring. Online condolences may be made at www.
fredendallfuneralhome.com.
The family thanks the staff of the Blue Wing at Daughters of Sarah
“for the loving care they gave Beth.”
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Obituaries
Frank W. Warner
Robert A. Meilinger
not want to live without her,
VOORHEESVILLE — Frank
their son said. Mr. Warner sufW. Warner was a loving husband
fered from dementia, his son
and father, and a leader among
said. Following his wishes, Mr.
industrial photographers. He
Warner stayed in his home until
died Thursday, March 12, 2015,
only recently, when he went to St.
at the age of 94.
Peter’s Hospice Inn.
“He was my loving father for 60
“Both of his granddaughters
years,” said his son, Brian.
always liked to visit with him,”
Mr. Frank Warner was born in
his son said. When Mr. Warner
East Berne to Aaron and Dora
grew ill last week, his grandDeitz Warner. He graduated from
daughter, Anastasia Warner,
East Berne School. At the age of
flew in from her home in the
22, Mr. Warner was drafted into
Netherlands and took a taxi to
the United States Army, where
St. Peter’s.
he served in the Air Corps during
“In five minutes,” Brian WarWorld War II.
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his daughter, “It looks like he was
interview from 2001, Mr. Warner
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trained as an Army photographer.
Frank Warner and his son,
He traveled to 12 European
Brian, did not share many things
countries from 1942 to 1945,
in common, but lived next door
recording World War II in sharp
to one another, Brian Warner
black-and-white pictures. He
Frank W. Warner
said.
served in the European, African,
Mr. Warner was a member
and Asian theaters doing aerial
of the Voorheesville American
reconnaissance. Some of his subjects included B-17 bombers displayed beneath the Legion, a 32nd-degree Mason, and a Shriner. Mr.
Eiffel Tower in France; French General Charles de Warner was also an avid gardener.
Gaulle; Adolf Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest in Germany; and
“He had his life. I had mine,” his son said. “He
Munich, Germany after being bombed out.
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were filled with great pride in their country, he Lynn Warner McKinley, and her husband, Robert;
said.
his great-granddaughter, Layla Marie McKinley;
“You have to just accept being drafted, because his twin brother, Francis Warner; and his sister,
it is a good experience,” Mr. Warner said then. Lillian Bellinger.
“Anyone who does not accept it, misses out.”
His wife, Grace May Gerard Warner; his daughter,
After the war, Mr. Warner worked for General Deborah Jean Warner; and his sister, Helen Crosier,
Electric and for Niagara Mohawk as an industrial died before him.
photographer. In his private life, he served as the
A funeral service was held on Wednesday, March
president of both the Professional Photographers 18, at 11 a.m. at the New Scotland Presbyterian
of New York, and the Professional Photographers Church, 2010 New Scotland Road, Slingerlands.
of America.
Following the service, his body was interred with
“That was his ambition,” said his son, Brian military honors at Memory Gardens, Colonie, at 2
Warner. “When I was growing up, he was busy.” p.m. Arrangements are by the New Comer Funeral
His father, he said, photographed any subject but Home in Colonie. Mourners may leave a message
weddings.
online at www.NewcomerAlbany.com.
Mr. Warner married Grace May Gerard Warner
Memorial contributions may be made to the New
when he was still a young soldier.
Scotland Presbyterian Church, 2010 New Scotland
“It was a long, successful marriage of 70 years,” Road, Slingerlands.
Brian Warner said. Mrs. Warner died two years
ago of Alzheimer’s disease, and Mr. Warner did
— Jo E. Prout
VOORHEESVILLE — Robert A. Meilinger was a forthright family
man with a dry sense of humor. He died Monday, March 16, 2015,
at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. He was 72.
“He was a very honest person.
If you asked him a question, he
answered it,” said his wife, Anne
Meilinger.
“He will be remembered for his
dry-sense of humor and forthright manner,” his family wrote
in a tribute.
Mr. Meilinger, known as Bobby,
was a lifelong resident of Voorheesville, born to Edward and
Portia Meilinger. He graduated
from Voorheesville’s high school
and joined the United States
Air Force as a parachute rigger. He wed Anne Dedrick; the
couple celebrated 52 years of
marriage.
After his national service, Mr.
Meilinger worked in roofing and
with sheet metal. He worked on
many projects, including Martin
Robert A. (Bobby) Meilinger
VanBuren’s home and the dome
on the city hall in Schenectady.
He later joined the New York State Department of Health.
Mr. Meilinger was a member of the Voorheesville Fire Department
and the American Legion.
“He made slates for our daughter,” Mrs. Meilinger said of Mr. Meilinger’s hobby. “He made her trees and deer that are all in her kitchen.
It was sort of like continuing [the sheet metal work] he couldn’t do.
It was like keeping on doing that by doing things here.”
Mr. Meilinger enjoyed history, vintage country music, and camping. He spent time with his grandchildren, attending ball games
and recitals.
“He was a lot of fun,” his wife said. “He made sure we were all
OK.”
“He was a lot of fun.
He made sure we were all OK.”
“Bob was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, and will be
missed by many of his friends,” his family wrote.
****
Mr. Meilinger is survived by his wife, Anne Dedrick Meilinger;
his daughter, Jennifer Petherbridge, and her husband, William; his
daughter, Alison Brennan, and her husband, Michael; and his grandchildren, Nicholas and Catelynn Brennan, and Nathan Petherbridge.
He is also survived by his siblings, Edward Meilinger, and his wife,
Wendy; Ronald Meilinger, and his wife, Barbara; Richard Meilinger,
and his wife, Paula; Carol Tashjian, and her husband, Bill; by his
wife’s family, Mark Dedrick and his wife, Dolly; Karl Dedrick and
his wife, Audrey; Erik Dedrick and his wife, Deana; Mimi Kazukenus
and her husband, Peter; Kris Goodman and her husband, Jeff; and
many nieces and nephews.
His son, John Meilinger; his sisters, Audrey Meilinger, Diane
Church, and Nancy Mosher; and his wife’s parents, John and Joan
Dedrick, died before him.
Services will be held privately at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are by Reilly & Son Funeral Home, reillyandson.com.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Voorhesville American
Legion, 31 Voorheesville Ave., Voorheesville, NY 12186.
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Local students among 1,300 named to Hudson Valley Community College Dean’s List
More than 1,300 students at
Hudson Valley Community College were recently named to the
college’s Deans’ List for the Fall
2014 term with a term gradepoint average between 3.0 to 3.49,
including:
— Elizabeth Becker of Altamont, who is studying in the
Nursing academic program;
— Troy Brock of Altamont,
who is studying in the Mechanical
Engineering Technology academic
program;
— Ryan Fanuele of Altamont,
who is studying in the Business
Administration academic program;
— Michael Lavelle of Altamont, who is studying in the Heating/Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Technical Services academic
program;
— Moriah Sherry of Altamont,
— Cole Chase of Berne, who
is studying in the Electrical
Construction and Maintenance
academic program;
— Christopher Malark of
Berne, who is studying in the
Criminal Justice academic program;
— Chad Shields of Berne,
who is studying in the Automotive Technical Services academic
program;
— Catherine Agneta of Delmar, who is studying in the Entrepreneurship academic program;
— Kaitlin Branon of Delmar,
who is studying in the Diagnostic
Medical Sonography academic
program;
— Skyler Bruce of Delmar,
who is studying in the Individual
Studies academic program;
— Andrew DeMarco of Delmar, who is studying in the NonMatriculated academic program;
— Jacob Goldfarb of Delmar,
who is studying in the Non-Matriculated academic program;
— Thomas Gray of Delmar,
— Kathryn Halvorsen of
Delmar, who is studying in the
— Kevin Hilton of Delmar, who
is studying in the Business Administration academic program;
— Molly King of Delmar, who is
studying in the Non-Matriculated
academic program;
— Andrew Lennox of Delmar,
— Matthew Lowry of Delmar,
— David Luo of Delmar, who is
studying in the Criminal Justice
academic program;
— Seamus McNulty of Delmar, who is studying in the Civil
program;
— Laura Morelli of Delmar,
who is studying in the Liberal Arts
and Science: Humanities and Social Science academic program;
— Addison Myers of Delmar,
who is studying in the Engineering
Science academic program;
— Brittany Natale of Delmar,
— Thalis Orietas of Delmar,
who is studying in the Construction Technology academic
program;
— Ashley Petersen of Delmar,
— Hannah Rosenstein of
Liberal Arts and Science: Humanities and Social Science academic
program;
— Danielle Ruf of Delmar,
who is studying in the Fine Arts
academic program;
— Noah Schick of Delmar, who
is studying in the Non-Matriculated academic program;
— Christopher Setford of
Broadcast Communication academic program;
— Kelsey Shepardson of Delmar, who is studying in the Fine
Arts academic program;
— Karl Signor of Delmar, who
is studying in the Biological Sciences academic program;
— Randall Vanwie of Delmar,
who is studying in the Criminal
Justice academic program;
— Tyler Sigond of East Berne,
who is studying in the Criminal
Justice academic program;
— Stephanie Slater of East
Berne, who is studying in the
Respiratory Care academic program;
— Veronica Cano of Guilderland, who is studying in the
Chemical Dependency Counseling
academic program;
— Eranda Corbaxhi of Guilderland, who is studying in the
Radiologic Technology academic
program;
— Bartosz Murawski of Guilderland, who is studying in the
Computer Information Systems:
System and Network Administration academic program;
— Brendan O’Neill of Guilderland, who is studying in the Respiratory Care academic program;
— Rolando Andres of
Schenectady, who is studying in
the Engineering Science academic
program;
— Kristie Bailey of
Schenectady, who is studying
in the Business Administration
academic program;
— Kathleen Blanchard of
the Dental Hygiene academic
program;
— Conor Browne of
the Non-Matriculated academic
program;
— Adrian Cattell of
the Environmental Science academic program;
— Courtney Chludzinski of
the Human Services academic
program;
— Marcia Conway of
in the Liberal Arts and Science:
Humanities and Social Science
academic program;
— Megan D’Ambrosio of
academic program;
— Madeline DelSignore of
academic program;
— Brooke Demarest of
the Individual Studies academic
program;
— Jessica DiTrapano of
program;
— Taylor Evanchick of
in the Digital Media academic
program;
— Mohamed Ewiss of
the Heating/Air Conditioning/
Refrigeration Technical Services
academic program;
— Nicholas Febraio of
in the Construction academic
program;
— Elizabeth Giacchetta of
the Mortuary Science academic
program;
— Sean Hanley of Schenectady,
who is studying in the Electrical
Construction and Maintenance
academic program;
— Geeta Harrinarain of
program;
— Jared Kline of Schenectady,
who is studying in the Environmental Science academic
program;
— Mikayla Notaro of
program;
— Jesse Orsino of Schenectady,
who is studying in the Heating/
Air Conditioning/Refrigeration
Technical Services academic
program;
— Yoganand Ramcharran
of Schenectady, who is studying
academic program;
— Mohanie Ramsukh of
program;
— To d d R o b b i n s o f
the Heating/Air Conditioning/
Refrigeration Technical Services
academic program;
— Alexandra Rojas of
program;
— Bryanna Rosenthal of
academic program;
— McKenzie Ryan of
academic program;
— Christopher Schirmer
of Schenectady, who is studying
in the Construction Technology
academic program;
— Miranda Shaut of
program;
— Hana Sheedy-Corrado of
program;
— Kyle Trimper of Schenectady,
— Christopher Weimer of
the Criminal Justice academic
program;
— Karissa West of Schenectady,
who is studying in the Mechanical
program;
— Chelsea Wilber of
program;
— Alexandra Andress of
Slingerlands, who is studying
academic program;
— Michael Burnett of Slingerlands, who is studying in the
Individual Studies academic
program;
— Dustin Burns of Slingerlands, who is studying in the Heating/Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Technical Services academic
program;
— Robin Donato of Slingerlands, who is studying in the Fine
Arts academic program;
— Casey Hennessy of Slingerlands, who is studying in the
Mechanical Engineering Technology academic program;
— Johanna Huse of Slingerlands, who is studying in the
— Jerremy Morin of Slingerlands, who is studying in the Business Administration academic
program;
— Tia Palmiotto of Slingerlands, who is studying in the Dental Hygiene academic program;
— Adam Poskanzer of Slingerlands, who is studying in the
— Kyle Rask of Slingerlands,
who is studying in the Teaching
Assistant academic program;
— Nikolas Asher of Voorheesville, who is studying in the Criminal Justice academic program;
— Philip Bache of Voorheesville, who is studying in the
Electrical Construction and Maintenance academic program;
— Michael Baker of Voorheesville, who is studying in the
Advanced Manufacturing Technology academic program;
— Patrick Concordia of
Voorheesville, who is studying
academic program;
— Samantha Longton of
Voorheesville, who is studying in
program;
— Andrew McCarthy of Voorheesville, who is studying in the
Electrical Construction and Maintenance academic program;
— Chanel McMillen of Voorheesville, who is studying in the
Invasive Cardiovascular Technology academic program;
— Michaela Muth of Voorheesville, who is studying in the
Liberal Arts and Science: Humanities and Social Science academic
program;
— Nicholas Pettograsso of
Voorheesville, who is studying
in the Electrical Engineering
Technology - Electronics academic
program;
— Antoinette Yaggle of Voorheesville, who is studying in
the Mortuary Science academic
program;
— Christian Zeh of Voorheesville, who is studying in the Digital
Media academic program;
— John Murray of Westerlo,
who is studying in the Business Marketing academic program;
— Daniel Struck of Westerlo,
who is studying in the Automotive Technical Services academic
program; and
— Alysha Serna of East Berne,
who is studying in the Public
Administration Studies academic
program.
Engineering A Career
— Photo from the Capital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services
Career pathways: Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School student Chris Brumley,
a junior from Voorheesville, is constructing a vice using a milling machine and other tools in the
shop of the Alternative Energy and Advanced Construction Technology classroom. He is planning
on a career in engineering and is using career pathways skills he is learning at CTE to achieve
that goal. “I am creative and I like building stuff,” said Brumley. More than 90 percent of CTE
students pursue higher education upon graduation, many of whom use the skills they learned
at CTE to advance quickly through the college ranks.
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State St STE 700 Office 40, purpose
is any lawful purpose.
(20-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
NAME: JSC VENTURES, LLC
Articles of Organization were filed
with the Secretary of State of New
York (SSNY) on 11/10/2014. Office
location: Albany County. SSNY has
been designated as agent of the
a copy of process to the LLC, 3
Roman Court, Loudonville, New
York 12211. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.
(21-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
SSG RE X, LLC Art. Of Org.
Filed Sec. of State of NY 3/5/2015.
Off. Loc.: Albany Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process
against it may be served. SSNY to
mail copy of process to The LLC,
c/o Cyril Derzie, Seyfarth Shaw
LLP, 620 Eight Avenue, New York,
NY 10018. Purpose: Any lawful act
or activity.
(22-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of a Limited
Liability Company (LLC): Gold
Mountain, LLC, Articles Of Organization filed with the Secretary
of State of New York (SSNY) on
County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom
process against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail a copy of process
to: c/o Gold Mountain, LLC, 911
Central Avenue, #366, Albany, NY
12206. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Latest date upon which LLC
is to disolve: No specific date.
(23-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
TOWN OF NEW SCOTLAND
ETHICS BOARD MEETING
03/19/2015
The Ethics Board of the Town of
New Scotland will meet on March
19, 2015 at the Town of New
Scotland Town Hall, 2029 New
Scotland Road, Slingerlands, NY
at 7:00 PM. Executive Session is
anticipated.
The Town of New Scotland is
an equal opportunity provider and
employer.
(24-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Supreme Court,
Albany County, on the 6th day
of February, 2015, bearing Index
Number 593-15, a copy of which
may be examined at the Office of
the Albany County Clerk, located
at Albany County Courthouse 16
Eagle Street, Room 128, Albany,
New York grants me the right to
assume the name of Carrie Ann
Scherkenbach. My present address
is 117 Christopher Lane, Altamont,
NY 12009; I was born on February
26, 1975 in Milwaukee. Wisconsin;
My present name is Carrie Ann
Scherkenbach-Mendez.
(25-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
MAPS FLATS LLC Articles of
Organization filed March 9 2015
with Secretary of State NY (SSNY).
Office: Albany County. SSNY designated as Agent of LLC upon
whom process may be served.
SSNY shall mail service of process
to designated registered agent
Northwest Registered Agent LLC 90
State St STE 700 Office 40 Albany,
NY 12207. Purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(26-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
1137 REALTY LLC. Articles of
process to: THE LLC 3006 AVENUE
M, BROOKLYN, NY 11210. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
(27-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Yuki
ITOH LLC
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 03/14/2014,
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, NW
Registered Agent LLC is designated
as agent for SOP at 90 State St STE
700 Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(30-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
ZEUS 78 LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY is a New Jersey Limited
Liability Company that was formed
on February 2nd, 2015. It filed an
application for authority with the
Department of State of New York
on February 10th, 2015. The county
within this state in which the office
of the foreign limited liability company is located is Albany. The Secretary of State has been designated
as agent of the foreign limited liability company upon whom process
against it may be served and the
post office address within or without this state to which the Secretary
of State shall mail a copy of any
process against it served upon him
or her is John Kiritsis, 7309 Ventnor
Avenue, Ventnor City, NJ 08406.
The address of the office required to
be maintained in the jurisdiction of
its organization by the laws of that
jurisdiction is John Kiritsis, 7309
Ventnor Avenue, Ventnor City, NJ
08406. The name and address of
the authorized officer in its jurisdiction of organization where a copy of
its certificate of organization is filed
is State Treasurer of New Jersey, 50
Barrack Street, Trenton, NJ 08608.
The purpose of the limited liability
company is to own and operate
commercial real estate.
(28-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
JUPITER 76 LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY is a New Jersey Limited
Liability Company that was formed
on February 2nd, 2015. It filed an
application for authority with the
Department of State of New York
on February 17th, 2015. The county
within this state in which the office
of the foreign limited liability company is located is Albany. The Secretary of State has been designated
as agent of the foreign limited liability company upon whom process
against it may be served and the
post office address within or without this state to which the Secretary
of State shall mail a copy of any
process against it served upon him
or her is John Kiritsis, 7309 Ventnor
Avenue, Ventnor City, NJ 08406.
The address of the office required to
be maintained in the jurisdiction of
its organization by the laws of that
jurisdiction is John Kiritsis, 7309
Ventnor Avenue, Ventnor City, NJ
08406. The name and address of
the authorized officer in its jurisdiction of organization where a copy of
its certificate of organization is filed
is State Treasurer of New Jersey, 50
Barrack Street, Trenton, NJ 08608.
The purpose of the limited liability
company is to own and operate
commercial real estate.
(29-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING
Notice is hereby given in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State of New York,
Division of Cemeteries that a meeting of the Westerlo Rural Cemetery
Association will be held on March
31st 2015.
Whereas all lot owners are
urged to attend the meeting at
the Westerlo town hall at 7PM in
Westerlo NY for the purpose of
seeking volunteers to serve on
the Board and /or the closure of
this cemetery.
President; Richard A. Stark
Westerlo Rural Cemetery Assoc.
(33-35-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE the
Board of Trustees of the Village of
Voorheesville will hold its Organizational Meeting on Monday, April
6, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the tentative budget for the
Village of Voorheesville for the fiscal year June 1, 2015 to May 31,
2016 has been filed with the Village
Clerk. Copies may be obtained at
Village Hall, 29 Voorheesville Ave.,
Voorheesville, NY during office
hours 9am – 4pm until Monday,
April 6, 2015 when a public hearing
will be held at 6:30pm. to consider
such budget before final adoption.
A workshop will follow.
The annual salaries of the Board
of Trustees are as follows:
Mayor: $14,702.00
Trustee: $ 6,432.00 each
The meeting and hearing will
be held at the Village Hall, 29 Voorheesville Ave, Voorheesville, NY
and is open, the public is invited
to attend.
Linda M. Pasquali
Clerk Treasurer
(34-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
Articles of Organization of Doot LLC
(“LLC”), a limited liability company,
was filed with the Secretary of State
of New York (“SSNY”) on January
26, 2015. Principal office of the LLC
is located in Albany County. SSNY
has been designated as agent of the
LLC upon whom process against it
may be served. SSNY may mail a
copy of any process to the LLC at
c/o Suman Akula 1828 Western Ave
Albany, New York 12203.
(35-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
TOWN OF RENSSELAERVILLE
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that
the Town Board of the Town of
Rensselaerville is inviting Sealed
Bids for the following materials to
be delivered to the Town Hall and
Highway Department at 87 Barger
Road, Medusa, NY 12120 and
other sites throughout the Town.
1. Diesel Fuel, No.2 Fuel Oil,
Mid-Grade and Regular Unleaded
Gasoline with automatic delivery
and 24 hour service. Bids shall
include a fixed price and the Journal of Commerce average posting
price. In the event that the Town
runs out of Diesel Fuel, No.2 Fuel
Oil or Gasoline and has to purchase it elsewhere, the Town shall
be reimbursed for any additional
expenses.
2. No.2 Fuel Oil delivered to
the Rensselaerville Library, Rensselaerville Volunteer Fire Company,
Medusa Volunteer Fire Company,
Tri-Village Volunteer Fire Company
and Rensselaerville Volunteer Ambulance Squad.
3. Heating Unit Service Contracts for the Town Hall, Highway
Department, Library, (3) Volunteer
Fire Companies and Ambulance
Squad.
4. Crushed Stone Products,
Gravel, Bituminous Asphalt, Asphalt Emulsions, Calcium, Culvert
Pipe and Geotextile Fabrics.
Bidders may submit bids for
any one or all items. Bidders
must be qualified suppliers and
have sufficient stock on hand for
emergencies.
Bids must be submitted on the
attached “Bid Proposal Form(s)”
and in a Sealed Envelope that is
clearly marked with the bidder
name, place of business, and
item(s) bid. Faxed or electronically transmitted bids will NOT be
accepted.
Bid Proposal Forms may be
picked up at the Town Clerk’s Office during normal business hours
at 87 Barger Road, Medusa, NY
12120. Phone (518) 239-4225 or
(518) 797-3798.
Bids are to be in the Town
Clerk’s Office by April 7, 2015 at
6:45 PM. They will then be opened
and read aloud at 7:30 PM. Bids
will be awarded within a reasonable amount of time thereafter.
The Town reserves the right to
reject any and all bids. NON-COLLUSIVE BIDDING CERTIFICATES
MUST ACCOMPANY ALL BIDS.
BY ORDER OF
THE TOWN BOARD
Dated: March 13, 2015
Victoria H. Kraker
Town Clerk
(36-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that
the Town Board of the Town of
Rensselaerville is inviting sealed
bids for the mowing and trimming
of the three parks/playgrounds
in the Town of Rensselaerville for
the term of April 15, 2015 through
October 15, 2015.
Park locations: Bayard Elsbree Park, 3112 SR 145, Preston
Hollow, NY (Please note Bayard
Elsbree has their own equipment);
Rensselaerville Park, CR 351 Rensselaerville, NY; and Medusa Park,
(Medusa Fire House) 28 CR 351,
Medusa, NY. Bidder may bid all
three parks individually or together.
The successful bidder must supply
the Town with a Certificate of Insurance;1,000,000.00/2,000,000.00.
Bids are to be submitted in a
sealed envelope that is clearly
marked with the bidder name and
subject. Faxed or electronically
transmitted bids will NOT be accepted. The Town reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
NON-COLLUSIVE BIDDING CERTIFICATES MUST ACCOMPANY
ALL BIDS.
Please contact the Town Clerk’s
Office for more information and
for specifications on the individual
parks: 87 Barger Road, Medusa,
NY 12120 or (518) 239-4225/
(518)797-3798.
Bids must be in the Town Clerk’s
Office by April 7, 2015 at 6:45 PM.
They will then be opened and
read aloud at 7:15 PM. Bids will
be awarded within a reasonable
amount of time thereafter.
BY ORDER OF
THE TOWN BOARD
DATED: March 13, 2015
Victoria H. Kraker
Town Clerk
(37-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the
Town Board of the Town of Rensselaerville is inviting sealed bids
for the rental of port-a-pot units
for the three parks/playgrounds
in the Town of Rensselaerville for
the term of April 15, 2015 through
October 15, 2015
Park locations: Bayard Elsbree
Park, 3112 SR 145, Preston Hollow, NY: one regular unit April 15th
through July 15th and one handicapped unit May 15th through
October 15th; Rensselaerville
Park, CR 351 Rensselaerville, NY:
one regular unit April 15th through
October 15th; and Medusa Park,
(Medusa Fire House) 28 CR 351,
Medusa, NY: one regular unit April
15th through October 15th. Bidder
may bid all three parks individually
or together. Bids must include
the cost of a regular unit and a
handicapped unit. Bids are to be
submitted in a sealed envelope
that is clearly marked with the
bidder’s name and subject. Faxed
or electronically transmitted bids
will NOT be accepted. The Town
reserves the right to reject any
and all bids. NON-COLLUSIVE
BIDDING CERTIFICATES MUST
ACCOMPANY ALL BIDS.
Please contact the Town Clerk’s
Office for more information and
for specifications on the individual
parks: 87 Barger Road, Medusa,
NY 12120 or (518) 239-4225/
(518)797-3798.
Bids must be in the Town Clerk’s
Office by April 7, 2015 at 6:45 PM.
They will then be opened and
read aloud at 7:15 PM. Bids will
be awarded within a reasonable
amount of time thereafter.
BY ORDER OF
THE TOWN BOARD
DATED: March 13, 2015
Victoria H. Kraker
Town Clerk
(38-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Board of Fire Commissioners of the Fort Hunter Fire District,
Guilderland N.Y. is requesting
proposals (RFP) for Landscape
Services for the 2015 season. A
copy of the proposal is available
by contacting the Fort Hunter
Fire District, 3525 Carman Road,
Schenectady, N.Y. 12303 or by
Phone 518-355-2434 or 518-3653648 Proposals will be opened at
the April 13th, 2015 meeting.
March 16, 2015
By the Board of Fire Commissioners
Fort Hunter Fire District
Rosemarie D. Adams, Secretary
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
FORT HUNTER FIRE DISTRICT
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the
Board of Fire Commissioners of the
Fort Hunter Fire District will hold a
Special Meeting for the Fire District
on March 23rd, 20l5 at 7:00 PM.
All meetings are held at the Fort
Hunter Fire House, 3525 Carman
Road, Guilderland, N.Y. beginning
@ 7:00 PM
March 16, 2015
By the Board of Fire Commissioners
Fort Hunter Fire District
Rosemarie D. Adams, Secretary
(31-35)
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LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
EMPIRE AG IMAGERY LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State
of NY (SSNY) on 1/05/15. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of
process to 90 State Street STE 700
Office 40 Albany, New York 12207.
Purpose: General.
(3-30-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of foreign
limited liability company. Name:
Harbor Capital Leasing, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with
the Secretary of State of the State
of New York (SSNY) on December
3, 2014. Office location: Albany
County. DOS Process is designated
as agent upon whom process may
be served. SSNY shall mail service
of process (SOP) to the LLC, c/o
Corporation Service Company
80 State Street, Albany, 12207.
Business location: c/o Jane Rethmeier 7901 Southpark Plaza, #204
Littleton, CO 80120. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
(1-30-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Empower
State Plaza Fitness LLC. Articles
of Org. filed with the Secretary of
State, State of New York (SSNY)
on 1/28/15. Office location Albany
Co. SSNY is designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process against
a copy of any process to the LLC
at: 94 Field Road, Greenville,
NY 12083. Purpose: Any lawful
activities.
(2-30-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
Supreme Investors, LLC. Arts.
of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State
(SSNY) on 12/29/14. Office: Albany
Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC
upon whom process may be served
and shall mail copy to 694 Myrtle
Ave. #441, Brooklyn, NY 11205.
Purpose: Any lawful activity.
(4-30-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
16 Ave Equity Partners, LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of
State (SSNY) on 1/26/15. Office:
Albany Co. SSNY design. agent
of LLC upon whom process may
be served and shall mail copy to
4403 15th Ave #314, Brooklyn,
activity.
(5-30-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
EAST 13 STREET PROPERTY, LLC.
Art. of Org. filed w/Secy. of State
of NY (SSNY) on 10/23/14. Office
designated as agent for service of
process. SSNY shall mail process
to: Brodsky LLC, 911 Central Ave.
#344, Albany, NY 12206. Purpose:
Any lawful activity.
(28-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
333 EAST MOSHOLU, LLC
Notice of Application for Authority
of a foreign limited liability company
(LLC). Application for Authority filed
with Secretary of State of New York
(SSNY) on 1/26/15. NY office location: Albany County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom
SSNY shall mail copy of process
to: Mitchell A. Dix & Associates,
260 Madison Avenue, 15th Floor,
NY, NY 10016, Attn: Mitchell A. Dix,
Esq. Office address in jurisdiction
of organization: 160 Greentree Dr,
Suite 101, Dover, DE 19904. Copy
of Articles of Org. on file with Secy.
Of State of Delaware, 401 Federal
Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901.
(7-30-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Open
Window LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on December 8, 2014, office location:
Albany County, NS is designated
be served, NS shall mail service of
process (SOP) to NW Registered
Agent LLC @ 90 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.
(8-30-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Limited
Liability Company Name: PSTC
LLC. Articles of organization were
filed with the Secretary of New York
(SSNY) on 1/29/15. Office location:
Albany County. SSNY has been
designated as agent of the LLC
be served. SSNY shall mail a copy
of the process the LLC to: 467
Delaware Ave, Albany, NY 12209.
Purpose: For any lawful purpose
(9-30-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification of Lamain
Crescent Joint Venture LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary
of State (NS) on 02/02/2015 office
location: Albany County, NS is
designated as agent upon whom
mail service of process (SOP) to NW
Registered Agent LLC @ 90 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.
(15-30-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of LLCCentral Discount Depot LLC has
filed an Articles of Organization with
the Secretary of State of New York
on 11/10/2014. Its office is located
in Albany County. The Secretary
of State has been designated as
agent upon whom process may
be served. A copy of any process
shall be mailed to 16 Central Ave.,
Albany NY 12210. Its business is
to engage in any lawful activity for
which limited liability companies
may be organized under Section
203 of the New York Limited Liability
Company Act.
(16-30-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of a Limited
Liability Company (LLC): Name:
Relay Integrated Logistics & Solutions, LLC. Articles of organization
filed with state of New York (SSNY)
on 01/08/2015. Office location
designated as agent of the LLC
be served. SSNY shall mail a copy
process to: 37 Shaker Bay Rd,
Latham NY 12110. Purpose: Any
lawful purpose Feb 3,2015
(17-30-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of “Body
Love Pilates LLC”
Secretary of State (NS) on 3rd
February 2015, office location:
LLC is designated as agent for SOP
at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
purpose is any lawful purpose.
(18-30-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of ELRJ
LLC.
Secretary of State (NS) on 7/14/14,
purpose.
(19-30-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
GREEN TAUB LLC. Articles of
STREET, APT. 3F, BROOKLYN,
purpose.
(5-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
Application of Authority of Innovational Funding, LLC, filed with
the NY Secretary of State of (NS) on
November 7, 2014, office location:
as agent of the LLC upon whom
process may be served. NS shall
Paracorp Incorporated @ One
Commerce Plaza Office, 99 Washington Avenue #805A, Albany, New
York 12210-2822, Paracorp Incorporated is designated as agent for
SOP @ One Commerce Plaza Office, 99 Washington Avenue #805A,
Albany, New York 12210-2822,
(20-30-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION
DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY (LLC).
Name: SPATHIS LLC. Articles of
Organization filed with NY Secretary
of State, February 4, 2015. 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 22 Balboa Drive, Latham,
New York 12110.
(21-30-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
TB1711 404 E79 4E LLC Art.
of Org. filed with the SSNY on
01/28/15. Office: Albany County.
SSNY designated as agent of the
copy of process to the LLC, c/o NW
Registered Agent LLC @ 90 State
St STE 700 Office 40, Albany, New
York 12207. Purpose: Any lawful
purpose. TU 6t (3796133)
(22-30-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of AirBooking LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on May 13th,
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
Albany, NY 12207, purpose is any
lawful purpose.
(23-30-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification of Casa
Maya Group LLC (CM). Certificate
of Formation filed with NY Secretary
of State (NS) on November 19, 2014.
Office location: Albany County. NS
process may be served; NS shall
Registered Agents Inc. at 90 State
St STE 700 Office 40. Registered
Agents Inc. is designated as agent
for SOP. The purpose of CM is any
lawful purpose.
(24-30-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
(LLC). Name of Company: JOHN
McARTHUR ENTERPRISES, LLC.
the Secretary of State of the State
of New York (SSNY) on December
12, 2014. Office Location: Albany
County. SSNY is designated as
shall mail a copy of process to:
THE LLC, 345 Livingston Avenue,
Albany, New York 12065. Purpose:
Any lawful purpose.
(1-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
Notice of Formation of 104
Thatcher LLC, Arts. of Org. filed
with NY Sec. of State on 1/16/2015.
LLC upon whom process may be
served. SSNY shall mail process
to Agnes Bohl, 212 Jericho Rd.,
Selkirk, NY 12158. Purpose: any
lawful activity
(2-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Paper
Fast, LLC.
Registered Agents Inc. @ 90 State
St STE 700 Office 40, Registered
purpose.
(3-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qualification: Waldorf &
Statler Capital Group, LLC. Authority filed with New York Secy of State
(NS) on 10/30/2014. Office location: Albany County. NS is desig.
process may be served. NS shall
mail process to: Kushnirsky Gerber
PLLC, 25 Broadway, 9th Fl., New
York, NY 10004. DE addr. of LLC:
1521 Concord Pike Ste. 301, Wilmington, DE 19803. Arts. of Org. filed
with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal
St. #3, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose:
any lawful activity.
(4-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
FLATBUSH PARK HOLDINGS LLC.
LLC 1151 EAST 34TH STREET,
any lawful purpose.
(14-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
TETRA EQUITY PARTNERS LLC.
LLC C/O THE LAW OFFICES OF
STANLEY P. KUPFER, 5422 16TH
AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY 11204.
(6-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
TETRA HOLDINGS LLC. Articles of
copy of process to: THE LLC C/O
THE LAW OFFICES OF STANLEY
P. KUPFER, 5422 16TH AVENUE,
any lawful purpose.
(7-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
SR & DB TRADING LLC. Articles of
process to: THE LLC C/O SAMUEL
ROZMAN, 1369 58TH STREET,
any lawful purpose.
(8-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
EDELSTEIN 1324 LLC. Articles of
(13-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
TRILLIUM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/
Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on
for service of process. SSNY shall
mail process to: 911 Central Ave.
(21-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
STRANGER NEW YORK LLC. Art.
of Org. filed w/Secy. of State of NY
Albany County. SSNY designated
as agent for service of process.
SSNY shall mail process to: 51
Summit St. #1B, Bklyn, NY 11231.
(22-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
CHASE PROFESSIONAL ENTERPRISES LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/
mail process to: 146 Payne Whitney
Ln., Manhasset, NY 11030. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
(23-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
BARGAIN PLUMBING AND HEATING LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/Secy.
SSNY designated as agent for
service of process. SSNY shall
mail process to: 10 E. 40 St. 10 Fl,
NY, NY 10016. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
(24-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
EL LABRI MANAGEMENT, LLC.
(27-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
480 CENTRAL PARK WEST, LLC.
(29-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
MARTINE SMIDT LLC. Art. of Org.
filed w/Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)
on 10/24/14. Office location: Albany
mail process to: Brodsky LLC,
911 Central Ave. #344, Albany,
activity.
(31-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
YOUR WORLD TOYS LLC. Art.
of Org. filed w/Secy. of State of
(32-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of ALL
AMERICAN HOME SOLUTIONS
LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/Secy. of
SSNY designated as agent for
service of process. SSNY shall mail
process to: Brodsky LLC, 911 Central Ave. #344, Albany, NY 12206.
(33-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
INTEGRATED SCIENTIFIC HERBAL
ADVANCES LLC. Art. of Org. filed
w/Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on
activity.
(34-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of A
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT LLC.
(35-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of MIVOL LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/Secy. of
State of NY (SSNY) on 12/2/14. Office location: Albany County. SSNY
(36-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
FRETCH LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/
activity.
(37-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
BOOKING HELPERS LLC. Art. of
Org. filed w/Secy. of State of NY
SSNY shall mail process to: Brodsky LLC, 911 Central Ave. #344,
Albany, NY 12206. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
(38-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
PHAX PICTURES LLC. Art. of Org.
activity.
(39-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
INNJOY NEW YORK LLC. Art. of
Org. filed w/Secy. of State of NY
SSNY shall mail process to: Brodsky LLC, 911 Central Ave. #344,
Albany, NY 12206. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
(40-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of RED
POINT NYC LLC. Art. of Org. filed
activity.
(41-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
SCHISM WORLDWIDE LLC. Art.
(42-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
CYC SERVICES LLC. Art. of Org.
activity.
(43-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
2282 ATLANTIC, LLC. Art. of Org.
activity.
(44-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
FREJKA PLLC. Art. of Org. filed
mail process to: 25 Sutton Pl. So.,
#7H, NY, NY 10022. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
(45-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
SCOTMAN LLC. Art. of Org. filed
activity.
(46-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
DEALS BY CRAIG LLC. Art. of Org.
activity.
(47-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
MALAHIDE ENTERTAINMENT LLC.
(48-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
Name: EDELSTEIN 1349 LLC.
on 1/28/2015. Office location: Albany County. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.
to: THE LLC 1349 45TH STREET,
any lawful purpose.
(9-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
Name: EDELSTEIN 1422 LLC.
on 1/28/2015. Office location: Albany County. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.
to: THE LLC 1349 45TH STREET,
any lawful purpose.
(10-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
Name: LEGION PLAZA LLC. Articles of Organization filed with
LLC 183 WILSON STREET, # 156,
Brooklyn, NY 11211. Purpose:
any lawful purpose.
(11-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
Name: 1563 EAST NY LLC. Articles of Organization filed with
THE LLC 2184 STUART STREET,
any lawful purpose.
(12-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
WEST 138 STREET, LLC. Art.
(30-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of 5A partners LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with
10/15/2014. Office in Albany County. NS is designated as agent upon
State St STE 700, Office 40, NW
as agent for SOP @ 90 State St
STE 700, Office 40, purpose is any
lawful purpose
(15-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation domestic of
Coldharbour Capital LLC. Articles of
Org. filed with NY Secretary of State
(NS) on Feb 2, 2015, office location:
(16-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of VIP
NUTRITION LLC. Art. of Org. filed
mail process to: 161 Graham Ave.
#2A, Bklyn, NY 11206. Purpose:
(26-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
JULIE SANDLER LLC. Art. of Org.
mail process to: Brodsky LLC, 305
Broadway, 14 Fl., NY, NY 10007.
(25-31-36)
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LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
THE ENGINE ROOM LLC. Art. of
Org. filed
w/Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)
activity.
(49-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
ARON REALTY MANAGEMENT
LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/Secy. of
State of NY (SSNY) on 2/4/15. Office location: Albany County. SSNY
(50-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
TRANCO LLC. Art. of Org. filed
w/Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)
activity.
(51-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Brooklyn
Residentials Real Estate LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary
of State (NS) on 1/2/2015, office
State St STE 700 Office 40, Albany
NY 12207, NW Registered Agent
Albany NY 12207 purpose is any
lawful purpose.
(52-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
Liability Company name: Side of
Butter LLC. Articles of organization
were filed with the Secretary of New
York on 1/23/15. Office location:
Albany County. NS is designated
process to NW Registered Agent
LLC @ 90 State St. Suite 700 Office 40. Purpose: for any lawful
purpose.
(54-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
CENTRAL 339 LLC. Articles of
of process to: THE LLC 47 DIVISION AVENUE #1, BROOKLYN,
purpose.
(55-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
Name: GREEN RT LLC. Articles of
process to: THE LLC 292 HEWES
(56-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
Name: SILVER 2015 LLC. Articles
of process to: THE LLC 410 PARK
AVE. 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK,
purpose.
(57-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
Name: 307P LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of
process to: THE LLC 17 BATTERY
PLACE, SUITE 1229, NEW YORK,
purpose.
(58-31-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of GMC
Commerce, LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on February 5th,
2015 office location: Albany County,
NS is designated as agent upon
purpose.
(1-32-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Bitsworld
LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of Stare 2/6/15, office
purpose.
(2-32-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
WARBURTON LLC Art. Of Org.
Filed Sec. of State of NY 2/13/2015.
Off. Loc.:Albany Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process
305 Madison Ave., Suite 2316, New
York, NY 10165. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.
(3-32-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of KK Travels Worldwide, LLC. Articles of
upon whom process against it
may be served. SSNY shall mail
copy of process to: THE LLC 3060
Peachtree Road NW Suite 180,
Atlanta, GA 30305. Purpose: any
lawful purpose.
(10-32-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of The Andromeda Group, LLC
purpose.
(4-32-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
Seasons Catering LLC Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 02/12/15. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of
process to 60 Railroad Place, Suite
502, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
Purpose: General.
(8-32-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of domestic formation of
Faruke Films, LLC.
purpose.
(5-32-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of BOOTYQUE FITNESS, LLC. Articles of
Organization filed with Secretary
of State of NY (SSNY) on 4.24.14.
SSNY is designated as agent upon
whom process against the LLC may
be served. SSNY shall mail process
to: c/o United States Corporation
Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave, Ste
202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. The
purpose is to perform any lawful
act or activity.
(6-32-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation [domestic]/
qualification [foreign] of BUENSOL
COMPANY LLC.
St STE 700 Office 40, Albany, NY
12207, NW Registered Agent LLC
is designated as agent for SOP
lawful purpose.
(7-32-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION: HTB
West 75th LLC Arts of Org. were
filed with the Secretary of State of
New York (SSNY) on 2/18/15. Office
location: Albany County. SSNY has
a copy of process to the LLC, 4
Brower Avenue Suite 5 Woodmere,
activity.
(9-32-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Linda
Dolores Group, LLC. Articles of Org.
filed with NY Secretary of State (NS)
on Feb. 3, 2015, office location:
(11-32-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
MULTINATIONAL CONSULTING
GROUP, LLC The name of the company is Multinational Consulting
Group, LLC. Articles of Organization
were filed on February 17, 2015.
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 90 Adams
Place, Delmar, New York, 12054.
The purpose of LLC is to engage
in any lawfull act or activity.
(12-32-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of domestic formation of
DLA Films LLC.
Secretary of State (NS) on 2/5/15
purpose.
(1-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
SINDER, LLC. Art. of Org. filed
with the SSNY on 1/30/15. Office:
SSNY shall mail copy of process to
Joe Rehavi, 95 Wall St., Ste. 914,
New York, NY 10005. Purpose: Any
lawful purpose.
(2-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation [domestic] of
Niros Solutions LLC
Secretary of State (NS) on Feb 18,
purpose.
(3-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Beat
Booze, LLC.
purpose.
(4-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Joshua
Bright Photography LLC.
purpose.
(5-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of R B Consultant LLC Articles of organization
filed with the SSNY on 9/8/14.
Office located in Albany county.
SSNY has been designated for
copy of any process served against
the LLC to:The LLC,1411 56th St
Brooklyn NY 11219 Purpose:any
lawful purpose
(6-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Bsd
Trading & Sales LLC Articles of
organization filed with the SSNY
on 11/19/2014. Office located in
Albany county. SSNY has been
designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of
any process served against the
LLC to: The LLC,4518 17th Av #b
Brooklyn,NY 11204 Purpose any
lawful purpose
(7-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of JG NY
Holdings LLC Articles of organization filed with the SSNY on 1/26/15.
mail copy of any process served
against the LLC to: The LLC,199
Lee Av #942 Brooklyn NY 11211
Purpose:any lawful purpose
(8-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Ar Realty
NY LLC Articles of organization
the LLC to:The LLC,1672 43rd St
Brooklyn NY 11204 Purpose: any
lawful purpose
(9-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Div-Av
LLC Articles of organization filed
with the SSNY on 11/19/14. Office
located in Albany county. SSNY
has been designated for service
of process. SSNY shall mail copy
of any process served against
the LLC to: The LLC,Pob 110499
lawful purpose
(10-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation qualification
[foreign] of Mother Network Guardians LLC.
Registered Agents Inc. @ 90 State
St STE 700 Office 40, Registered
purpose.
(19-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of STARFISH
BEAUTY PRODUCTS, LLC.
purpose.
(20-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAIRA BREAD LLC Art. of Org.
Office: Albany County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon
served. SSNY shall mail copy of
process to the LLC, 35 Plaza Terrace #G12, Hamden, CT 06514. The
Registered Agent and Office of the
LLC are Incorp Services, Inc., One
Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave., Suite 805A, Albany, NY
12210-2822. Purpose: Any lawful
purpose.
(21-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification [foreign] of
INNERTIA PROJECT, LLC.
St STE 700 Office 40, Albany, NY
12207, NW Registered Agent LLC
is designated as agent for SOP
lawful purpose.
(2-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Falls
Metal Recycling, LLC. Arts of
Org filed with NY Dept. of State
on 1/27/2011. Office location:
Albany County. Principal business
address: 3000 Vera St., Baltimore,
MD 21226. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be served
and shall mail process to Corporation Service Company, 80 State
Street, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose:
all lawful purposes.
(3-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: Candy Kraft Holdings, LLC.
Articles of Organization were filed
with the Secretary of State of New
York (SSNY) on February 19, 2015.
Office Location: Albany County.
SSNY has been designated as
agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail a copy of process
to the LLC: 7421 Church Road,
Schenectady, NY 12306. Purpose:
For any lawful purpose
(1-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
ELA ART & FOOD LLC. Articles
of Org. filed with Secy. of State
in Albany Co. SSNY designated
SSNY shall mail copy of process to
the LLC, 63 A Washington Avenue,
Rensselaer, NY 12144. Purpose:
Any lawful purpose.
(4-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Dubois
Sales LLC. Arts of Org. filed with
New York Secy of State (SSNY) on
County. SSNY is designated as
shall mail a copy of the process
accepted on behalf of the limited
liability company served upon him
to: c/o United States Corporation
Agents, Inc, 7014 13th Avenue,
Suites 202, Brooklyn, NY 11229 .
Purpose: any lawful activity.
(6-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of domestic
LLC of Abrao Capital Partners,
LLC.
Secretary of State (NS) on March 2,
2015, office location: Albany County. NS is designated as agent upon
purpose.
(7-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Name: YM1875 LLC. Articles of
process to: THE LLC 17 BATTERY
PLACE SUITE 1229, NEW YORK,
purpose.
(8-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Name: BURECH UMIVOIRACH
LLC. Articles of Organization filed
with Secretary of State of NY
(SSNY) on 2/17/2015. Office location: Albany County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom
to: THE LLC 3657 JOHNSON AVE,
BRONX, NY 10463. Purpose: any
lawful purpose.
(9-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of DERRINGDO PRODUCTIONS LLC. Articles of
Org. filed with NY Secretary of State
(NS) on 05/16/2014, office location:
(10-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Applications For Authority of
Cedat Knob Builders LLC was
filed w/ Secretary of State or New
York (SSNY) 02/19/15. Office loc.:
Albany. SSNY has been designated
mail process to: 843 Broad St., East
Earl PA 17519. Purpose: any lawful
purpose.
(11-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of BJS Literacy Consulting, LLC. Articles of
Organization were filed with the
on January 9, 2015. Office location:
designated as agent of LLC upon
served. SSNY shall mail process
served to: The LLC at 20 Smith
Lane, Voorheesville, NY, 12186.
Purpose: any lawful act.
(12-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of a Limited
Liability Company (LLC); Name:
Dan Charon, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary
of State of New York (SSNY) on
February 12, 2014; Office location: Albany County; SSNY has
a copy of process to: c/o Dan
Charon LLC, Post Office Box 154,
Voorheesville, NY 12186. Purpose:
Any lawful purpose. Latest date
upon which LLC is to dissolve: No
specific date.
(13-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that The
Water Board of the Town of Westerlo will hold a scheduled meeting
on Thursday, March 26th, at 7:00
pm in the Town Hall located at 933
County Route 401, Westerlo, NY.
(14-34-35)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Precision
Advisors LLC. Articles of Org.
filed with NY Secretary of State
(NS) on 01/06/15, office location:
(17-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Prospect Hill
Cemetery Association
2167 Western Avenue
Guilderland, NY 12084
The annual meeting of the property owners and the Trustees of
the Prospect Hill Cemetery will be
held Thursday, April 2, 2015, at
the Hamilton Union Presbyterian
Church, 2291 Western Avenue,
Guilderland, NY 12084, commencing at 6:00 p.m.
The agenda will include the
election of three Trustees and other
business that may come before the
Trustees.
(21-34-36)
LEGAL NOTICE
Name: PEER CAPITAL GROUP
LLC. Articles of Organization filed
with Secretary of State of NY
(SSNY) on 1/5/2015. Office location: Albany County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom
to: THE LLC 1324 42ND STREET,
any lawful purpose.
(1-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Ag Nyc
Holdings LLC Articles of organization filed with the SSNY on 1/22/15.
the LLC to: The LLC,P.O.B.190128
Brooklyn NY 11219 Purpose: any
lawful purpose
(11-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Management Gold LLC Articles of
organization filed with the SSNY
on 11/20/14. Office located in
Albany county. SSNY has been
designated for service of process.
SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: c/o
Singer&Falk 48 S.Service Rd, #404
Melville NY 11747 Purpose:any
lawful purpose
(12-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Weirfield
Gold LLC Articles of organization
mail copy of any process served
against the LLC to: c/o Singer&Falk
48 S.Service Rd, #404 Melville
NY 11747 Purpose: any lawful
purpose
(13-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Daarta
LLC Articles of organization filed
with the SSNY on 2/9/15. Office
located in Albany county. SSNY
has been designated for service
of process. SSNY shall mail copy
of any process served against
the LLC to: The LLC,POB110499
lawful purpose
(14-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
3 LOCUST LLC Art. Of Org. Filed
Sec. of State of NY 12/17/2014.
Off. Loc.: Albany Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process
305 Madison Ave., Suite 2316, New
York, NY 10165. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.
(15-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Madison
Reve, LLC.
purpose.
(16-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation [domestic]/
qualification [foreign] of AnnCom
Solutions LLC
Articles of Org. filed with
__1/20/2015___, office location:
(17-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
REED’S RETREAT, LLC. Art.
of Org. filed with the SSNY on
02/18/15. Office: Albany County.
SSNY designated as agent of the
copy of process to the LLC, c/o
Helen McCumber, 4 Wendy’s Path,
Loudonville, NY 12211. Purpose:
Any lawful purpose.
(5-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Liability Company. Name: SKYLINE
IMPORT EXPORT LLC Articles of
Organization were filed with the
Secretary of State of New York
(SSNY) on October 29, 2014. Office location: Albany County. SSNY
is designated as agent of the LLC
be served. The address to which
the SSNY shall mail a copy of any
process to the LLC is: c/o Oner
Kaya, 2408 Ocean Ave #3 Brooklyn
NY 11229. Purpose: For any lawful
activity.
(18-33-38)
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2915 Berne Altamont Rd.
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Mekeel Christian Academy and
Middleburgh. The Bulldogs lost
in the first round of the Class C
playoffs.
Macie Holmes, of Mekeel, was
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Player. She averaged 19.5 points
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Berne-Knox-Westerlo basketball players Monique Britton
and Kathryn Salo have been
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to the WAC First Team, averaged
13.2 points per game this season.
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during a Dec. 19 win against
BOWLING
Knox Firemen Mixed
3-12-15
Gert Bishop ....................................169, 155
Carol Boyd ......................................176, 150
Paul Watson . ..................171, 191, 178, 540
Bill Sudol ........................179, 206, 217, 602
Dick Tubbs . ....................................173, 191
Frank Belli .....................188, 212, 202, 602
Howard Bishop . .............161, 188, 161, 510
Dan Decker . ...................188, 213, 170, 571
Ed Czuchrey ...................184, 194, 186, 564
Kim Hempstead .............172, 194, 187, 553
Sylvia Czuchrey .............................150, 151
Mary Ellis .......................................163, 180
Husten Govel . ................174, 182, 262, 618
Paul Hampstead . ...........186, 246, 200, 632
Jordan Glover ........................................ 151
Sue Gardineer ................................162, 164
Scott Bishop ...................................152, 210
Tom Govel . .....................260, 213, 244, 717
Chuck Herchenroder . ....210, 208, 214, 632
Deb Govel .......................156, 189, 168, 513
Chris Lesher . .................................222, 174
Tracey Sudol . .................................175, 191
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Lloyd Vanzandt ..................................... 168
Robert Fuglein ...................................... 167
Dutch Seaburg ...............................190, 517
Andy Tinning . ....................................... 177
Jim Boyd . .............................................. 179
Ray Frederick ........................................ 180
Cheryl Frederick ................................... 161
Ron Frederick . ...................................... 166
Alice Corcoran ....................................... 173
Shirley Herchenroder ........................... 172
Vala Jackson . ........................................ 187
3-12-15
Lloyd Vanzandt ..................................... 168
Robert Fuglein ...................................... 167
Dutch Seaburg ...............................190, 517
Andy Tinning . ....................................... 177
Jim Boyd . .............................................. 179
Ray Frederick ........................................ 180
Cheryl Frederick ................................... 161
Ron Frederick . ...................................... 166
Alice Corcoran ....................................... 173
Shirley Herchenroder ........................... 172
Vala Jackson . ........................................ 187
Voorheesville Men
Dennis Murphy ..............................278, 743
Matt Childs ....................................278, 737
Clark Thomas .................................258, 718
Don Frey .........................................248, 690
Art LeMay ......................................243, 678
Mike Horan ....................................233, 677
Rich Hatfield ..................................245, 674
Kris Wahrlich .................................247, 666
Dave Sperbeck . ..............................239, 659
Tony Silvano ...................................235, 651
Scott Coleman ................................251, 633
Barry Noble ....................................227, 607
Dutch Seaburg ...................................... 233
Fran Frantzen ....................................... 225
Brian Patterson . ................................... 225
Frank Donnelly ..................................... 223
Al Fountain . .......................................... 223
Nick Silvano .......................................... 220
John Hensel . ......................................... 214
Mike Marsh ........................................... 211
Randy Thomas ...............................205, 204
Jim Giner . ............................................. 205
and female runners will receive
awards.
Participants can pick up their
packets on Friday, March 27,
at the Albany Pump Station in
Quackenbush Square from 4 to 7
p.m., and before the start of the
race on Saturday, March 28, at
the boat launch.
Registration may be made
online at www.active.com or by
downloading an application online
at albanyrowingcenter.org.
The Ice Breaker Challenge 5K is
a fundraiser for the Albany Rowing Center programs. Founded in 1984 as the Organization of Adirondack Rowers
and Scullers, the Albany Rowing
Center is located on the Hudson
River in downtown Albany, and
is committed to providing recreational and competitive rowing
opportunities for both youth and
adults. ARC is a not-for-profit
organization that fosters interest in, and provides opportunity
for, rowing in New York’s Capital
District. ARC rowers represent
all ages (from middle school students on up) and a wide range of
rowing abilities (from novice to
experienced).
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SPORTS
Friendly jump-off
Bickmore and Berry
take turns at first place
By Jordan J. Michael
GUILDERLAND — Harrison
Bickmore and Zaviir Berry have
gotten accustomed to sharing
first place in the high jump. If
Bickmore wins, Berry is second,
and vice versa.
Bickmore and Berry went about
their jumping business for Guilderland without much competition
during the Section 2 winter indoor
track season. It culminated with a
fifth and seventh place showing —
Berry jumped 6 feet, 4 inches, and
Bickmore 6 feet, 2 inches — at the
state championships as the two
athletes look forward to jumping
higher during the spring outdoor
track season.
“We were the best,” said Berry, a
junior, who has a personal record
of 6 feet, 4 inches.
“We could do really bad and
probably still get first,” added
Bickmore, a senior; his personal
record is 6 feet, 6 inches.
However, being the best in Section 2 doesn’t necessarily leave
Bickmore and Berry satisfied.
They have potential to clear a
much higher bar.
“We know that we can get better than 6 feet, 2 inches,” Berry
said.
Bickmore, who jumped on a
bad left ankle all winter, told The
Enterprise that he wants to clear
6 feet, 10 inches in the spring.
Dutch Coach Dick Usher said that
Jarmin Blanton set Guilderland’s
high-jump record (6 feet, 7 inches)
24 years ago. Bickmore is 6 feet,
7 inches tall.
Hasani Rathan, of William
Floyd, cleared 6 feet, 10 inches to
win at the state championships
on March 7. Watching Floyd
may have inspired Bickmore and
Berry.
“I have to be faster on the curve,
get my knee up higher, and really
hold the arch,” said Bickmore.
Berry can jump wide as well
as high. He broke Guilderland’s
indoor triple-jump record this
winter with 43 feet, 8.5 inches.
The outdoor record is more than
46 feet.
“I just want to dominate,” said
Berry. “As long as Harry and I
are first [in the high jump], I’m
happy.”
The competition between Bickmore and Berry is nothing but gracious. Call it a friendly jump-off.
“I want Zav to try his best; if
he beats me, I’m fine with that,”
Bickmore said.
Berry doesn’t care if Bickmore
jumps higher than he. “When
Harry makes it over the bar before I do, then it just makes me
want to go two times as hard,” he
said. “It makes me want to come
in first.”
The two elite jumpers give
each other boosts of confidence
to clear the next height. The encouragement and support adds
to the fun.
“I’m proud and happy if he gets
first,” Bickmore said of Berry. “I
don’t mind as long as he tries
his best.”
Jumping was just something
Bickmore and Berry both did
while growing up. For Bickmore,
it was jumping over “lawn bags,
Looking at the bar as he jumps over it is Guilderland’s Zaviir Berry during the Division I Championships on Feb. 21. Berry, a junior, cleared 6 feet, 2 inches for second place, and then followed that up
with a fifth-place finish at States on March 7 with 6 feet, 4 inches, which is his personal record.
whatever,” and for Berry it was
jumping rope. Berry said that he
got abnormally good at high jump
and triple jump in high school, but
doesn’t even know how.
Both Bickmore and Berry keep
their high-jumping approach without much variation. It’s plain and
simple, they say.
“Any variation to the approach
will cause fluctuation in your
height,” Berry said. “As long as my
approach is the same every time,
then I can get the height.”
The line of attack to the bar is
called a “J”; the athlete runs in the
shape of a “J” as he approaches
the bar. Berry says that he runs
straight for about seven steps, and
then curves for the last three. It’s
10 steps, and on the last one, “You
jump over the bar,” he said.
Bickmore and Berry have had
a steady increase in their height
clearance over the years. This is
attributed to their work on speed,
technique, back arch, and leg
power. A high jumper relies on the
combination of momentum in the
arms, power in the legs, approach,
speed — a lot of things can go right
or wrong at the same time; height
is always in flux.
Before the winter indoor sea-
son, Coach Usher suggested that
Bickmore and Berry should start
spending more time in the weight
room. Following Coach Usher’s
word, Bickmore and Berry hit the
weight room twice a week, and had
a very productive season.
Bickmore and Berry weren’t
jumping on Tuesday; it was a slow
day. They said that pulling out the
high-jumping apparatus would
take just five minutes, but Coach
Usher wasn’t going to allow it.
“They have the desire,” said
Usher. “And the work ethic, most
of the time, is very good.”
Laid back: Guilderland senior Harrison Bickmore is second alltime in the school’s history for high jump with a personal mark of
6 feet, 6 inches. Here, he competes at the Division I Championships
on Feb. 21; he won with 6 feet, 6 inches. Bickmore placed seventh
at States on March 7.
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Jump for jump: Harrison Bickmore, right, and Zaviir Berry share the spotlight as elite high-jumpers
for Guilderland. They spent the indoor winter track season trading first- and second- place finishes
from one event to the next. They’re hoping to dominate during the outdoor spring track season, too.

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