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The AlTAmonT
Enterprise
& Albany County Post
No. 1 Thursday, July 25, 2013
For 128 years Albany County’s independent newspaper
Contract signed,
feuding continues
that the service’s assets be turned
By Jo E. Prout
VOORHEESVILLE — The over to the village if the squad
village board of trustees and the dissolved.
The contract also included
Voorheesville Area Ambulance
Service signed a contract Tuesday, stipulations that the VAAS be
ending months of discord between given 14-day notice of a meeting,
the two entities. The feuding did and 60 days’ notice for any changes
not end, however, as members of to its agreement.
The village board voted withboth groups continued to argue
publicly after the board approved out discussion, with Mayor Robe r t C o n wa y,
the contract
Trustee Jack
with a split
Stevens, and
vote.
Trustee Brett
After the
‘They’re stealing;
Hotaling voting
v o t e , VA A S
in favor of the
members imit’s wrong.”
contract, and
plored the viltrustees David
lage board to
Cardona and
relinquish its
Richard Berger
contract with
the ambulance and to let the voting against it.
At the board’s workshop earlier,
town of New Scotland oversee the
squad. Just before the vote, at the Cardona said that the new convillage board’s workshop, trustees tract did not include the language
continued to discuss options for for asset distribution, but that it
ambulance service if the VAAS still contained the service’s request for $8,800 for a reserve fund.
dissolves entirely.
Cardona said that the village does
“We need to move on”
The village board agreed to a not have 14-day notice clauses
contract submitted to it by VAAS with its other vendors.
“We’re in worse shape now than
attorney Terence Hannigan.
Village Attorney Richard Reilly the original contract,” Cardona
said that the proposed contract said. “I think that’s a mistake if
eliminated the village’s request
(Continued on page 11)
Freedompalooza
comes to Altamont
At fairgrounds: Country music
and gun-rights advocates, Aug. 24
By Marcello Iaia
ALTAMONT — A new notfor-profit is hoping to rally
people who say state government
has overstepped constitutional
rights, with country musicians
and conservative speakers scheduled for an Aug. 24 festival at the
Altamont fairgrounds.
“Freedompalooza” will be the
first fund-raising event for the
Freedom Coalition, founded by
state Assemblyman Bill Nojay, a
Republican representing western
counties, and Tom King, president of the New York State Rifle
and Pistol Association, with an
ad-hoc group of what King described as “constitutionalists.”
Nojay said they were concerned over gun-control legislation passed this year — the Secure Ammunition and Firearms
Enforcement (SAFE) Act — and
what he called an effort to delay
regulations on hydraulic fracturing by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s
administration. But he said the
group’s push is for a broader
InsIde
concern over individual liberties
and home rule.
Funds will be used toward a
voter education and registration
campaign for the 2014 election,
modeled after MTV’s Rock the
Vote campaign.
Nojay is up for re-election in
2014, but said no funds raised
by the coalition would be used
for his district.
“It’s basically going to be across
the board, with both Republicans
and Democrats, saying, ‘This is
what they said, this is what they
did — you decide whether they
should be in office,’” Nojay said
of the campaign.
Among offices that could have
“viable choices” and be the subject of the campaign in 2014,
he mentioned the State-Senate
seat of Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk, who was narrowly declared
the representative of a district
covering most of western Albany
County earlier this year. She
has proposed legislation to ban
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The Enterprise — Melissa Hale-Spencer
Making a point: Thomas Capuano, who is on the faculty of the Classical and Modern Language
Department of Truman State University in Missouri, teaches Spanish and Portuguese literature, language, and linguistics. Over more than three decades, he has worked on an epic poem about Altamont,
which he published in May.
Can epic save us from ‘legions of sowbugs’?
By Melissa Hale-Spencer
ALTAMONT — Some memories last a lifetime
and infuse current thoughts.
Thomas Capuano has a strong sense of place,
rooted in boyhood recollections, carefully tended
in manhood. His sense of Altamont as a worthy
homeland led him, through three decades, to
create a book-length poem, an epic, which now,
poised at age 60 to retire from a career as a college professor, he has published.
Capuano remembers how, as a 10-year-old kid,
he rode his bike from his Euclid Avenue home to
the rural outskirts of the village. With his butterfly net in tow, he pedaled to the Crounse farm
on Brandle Road at the foot of the Helderbergs.
“Old Mister Crounse lived there,” he said. “I
came to pilfer, to catch butterflies. I didn’t know
him. He saw me and he brought out handfuls of
ripe grapes from his vineyard…Concord grapes…
They were warm and delicious.”
Capuano tells the story as he sits at his
mother’s kitchen table. She shares a house with
her daughter and son-in-law on that very farm,
perched above the old pear orchard. Across the
street, where the Concord grapes still grow near
the 19th-Century farmhouse, Capuano’s brother
lives with his wife and two children.
Thomas Capuano hopes to live here, too, after
retiring from his career teaching Spanish and
Portuguese at Truman State College in Missouri.
“I’m finally good at what I do and I really enjoy
it, but I’ve always wanted to farm, to be one with
nature,” he says.
“That memory has been seminal for me,”
Capuano goes on, recalling the unlooked-for gift
of sun-warmed grapes. “The earthiness, the direct
contact with a member of a family that goes all
the way back in the history of Altamont — and
he put them in my hands.”
Capable hands
Capuano’s hands were willing and able to write.
He had a childhood steeped in language and, as
a young man, wrote words that reached a wide
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, July 25, 2013
Cold stone can comfort when words are true
S
ometimes words can move people. Two historyloving Troopers read our editorial last month and
responded.
We had written about Harold C. Mattice, the first New
York State Trooper to die by gunfire in the line of duty.
Raised in Berne, Mattice was a blacksmith like his father
before him and had first joined the State Police in 1917,
the year it was founded. This was back when police rode
horses.
He was shot dead on April 28, 1923, at the age of 33,
leaving behind a son and a pregnant widow.
His grave in Berne’s Woodlawn Cemetery was
brought to our attention by Fred Peter Bassler who
visits the grave of his wife at Woodlawn.
“Here’s this fellow who lost his life doing what he
did, and he’s got this crummy grave,” said Bassler,
who was unable to find any of Mattice’s family. “It
doesn’t seem right.”
When we talked to Kevin Kailbourne, who lives
across the state, he knew immediately what Mattice’s
grave looked like. “The sad part is, there’s a big chunk out,”
he said. “I can still picture the stone.”
He’s right. The small simple stone, embedded in the
earth, is missing its lower right corner, cutting off the
date of his death.
How did Kailbourne know this?
Kailbourne, who just turned 65, has devoted his life
to memorializing State Troopers. He had gone to the
University of Buffalo as a young man, intending to be
a history teacher. His uncle, his mother’s brother, was a
Trooper. “He talked me into joining,” said Kailbourne. “I
was always glad.”
Kailbourne served until 2005 when he retired as a zone
sergeant. One Memorial Day, around 1998, Kailbourne noticed the American flags decorating the graves of soldiers.
“I thought it would be nice to honor deceased Troopers,”
he said.
He designed a marker
with a medallion, depicting
a Trooper, that holds a flag.
Backed by the Association
of Retired Troopers —
“They said, if you do the
history, we’ll support you,”
Kailbourne recalled — he
started tracking down Alleghany County Troopers
who had died.
The project spread from
there to cover the entire
state.
Altogether, 120 Troopers
have died in the line of duty.
Kailbourne honors all who
served.
“If we don’t remember
them, nobody will,” said
Kailbourne.
“We send out 1,200 New
York State flags a year
across the state,” said Kailbourne. “My wife and I put
in 700 markers.”
Tracking down deceased
Troopers isn’t easy. “It’s
a lot like detective work,”
said Kailbourne. He found
Corporal Mattice’s grave
about a decade ago. “I
felt bad when I put in the
marker; the first Trooper
killed on duty and nothing
to honor him,” he recalled.
He pieced together the
story of Mattice’s death: A
man was out on bail on a rape charge and was suspected
of setting fire to a barn in Morris, N.Y. The suspect was in
the attic of the farmhouse with a rifle and a shotgun. Mattice and a partner went to the house. “After he hears the
shots, he pumps four or five rounds through the ceiling,”
said Kailbourne. The suspect killed himself and is buried
in Sherburne (Chenango County), N.Y.
That same year, just five months later, another Trooper
was shot and killed outside of Latham. Roy A. Donivan
died on Oct. 8, 1923. He was in an unmarked car on Route
“A kind of poetry in granite:”
Here we mark the price of freedom.
9, Kailbourne said, when highway robbers held him up
and shot him.
He is buried in Shandaken (Ulster County), N.Y. “He
has a nice stone; it tells about being killed in the line of
duty,” Kailbourne said.
Such a stone for a Trooper who died in that era is unusual,
said Kailbourne, explaining they were paid very little and
their widows weren’t paid much after their death.
As the police force evolved, many of the Troopers were
bachelors who lived in barracks, he said. “A lot went into
World War II,” he said. “They were used to the barracks life
and following orders…After the war, a lot had had enough.
They got a better-paying job.”
Of the younger ones who then filled the ranks, he went
on, “They’d meet a gal on the circuit, or patrol, marry her,
and have to get a better-paying job….Even though they
were Troopers at heart, there was just not enough pay.”
It wasn’t until the 1960s, in the Rockefeller era, Kailbourne said, that the pay went up enough for a Trooper to
support his family. “The husband would come home with
a hundred dollars a week and they thought they were in
heaven.”
“Every Trooper has a story,” said Kailbourne, who
would like to write a book about all the stories he has
unearthed.
Kailbourne sent our editorial, with the story of Mattice’s
grave, along to Tom Mungeer, president of the New
York State Troopers Police Benevolent Association
whom, he wrote, “loves history like myself.”
Mungeer, in turn, wrote to us this month, “I will
update you as things move along but I can assure you
that the NYS Troopers PBA will make sure that Corporal Mattice’s final resting place will be adequately
marked so future generations will know about his
sacrifice to the People of the State of New York.”
Kailbourne also wrote to us, “Keep up the outstanding writing and work.”
We could say the same to him.
We are eager to see what words will be engraved on the
new marker for Corporal Mattice, and we wonder what
future generations they might move.
When soldiers or police officers die in the line of duty, we
mourn them as a society in a public way. We have a sense
that they were serving all of us, even if we never knew
them or didn’t favor the war in which they fought.
The monuments that mark them and the words that
explain them take on added import.
We recall the care with which Joseph Persico, a Guilderland author, chose the words to be inscribed on the
World War II monument in Washington, D.C. underneath
the 4,000 gold stars, each one standing for 100 Americans
killed in the war.
“I must have come up
with 50 possible versions,”
Persico told us soon after
the monument was unveiled. He referred to the
seven words as “a kind of
poetry in granite”: “Here
we mark the price of freedom.”
“Especially on the field of
gold stars representing all
the casualties,” he said. “I
wanted something simple
that expressed the idea of
sacrifice for a positive purpose, not just sacrifice like
Vietnam.”
May Lin took a more
personal approach with the
memorial to the war dead
or missing from Vietnam
— over 58,000 names are
etched in the stark, black
marble. For more than
three decades, millions of
visitors have come each
year, leaving behind countless flowers and mementos
and one Harley-Davidson
motorcycle with the license
plate “HERO.”
People come not only to
pay their respects but also
to reflect.
“You see a lot of heartbreak and tragedy,” Kailbourne told us. Sometimes
monuments help us to
heal.
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Only knowledge will protect
us from the silent epidemic, Lyme disease
To the Editor:
The overall complexity of Lyme
disease as well as the absurdities
of the political compliance has led
to an ongoing nightmare. Lyme
disease is the fastest-growing and
most common vector-born disease
in America. It is upsetting to see
the severe lack of knowledge in
awareness in the public and even
in the medical community.
I am writing this letter in order to help educate and support
the community. Motivation was
sparked when I was little, having
to watch my mother, Debbie Cubillos, fight through inconclusive
medical issue after issue.
Countless doctor visits with no
result, was common for my mom.
“Frustration” doesn’t even begin
to describe it.
Now, 20 years after the original tick bite, my mother is still
enduring all the complications
that resulted. Growing up alongside all of this has allowed me to
slowly grasp the severity of this
heartbreaking disease.
I am incredibly proud of my
mom for all she has overcome
and accomplished throughout her
journey with Lyme disease. It is
my hope that I can help others
educate themselves on the serious
dangers along with the complicated controversies that lie within
diagnosis and treatment.
Patients like my mother are
often overlooked by doctors due
to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention’s rigorous definition of Lyme disease. They are
left helpless, awaiting the worst
stages of the disease.
A recent survey of 4,000 Lyme
disease sufferers reported that
the average patient waited over
three years before being correctly
diagnosed. According to the International Lyme and Associated
Disease Society, the sensitivity
accuracy for Lyme disease laboratory testing is about 46 percent.
In fact, commercial tests miss
more than half of patients with
late-stage Lyme disease!
But surprisingly the CDC and
Infectious Disease Society of
America (ISDA) continue to promote these inaccurate tests. In my
mother’s case, she went misdiagnosed for over 15 years, causing
an array of medical complications,
ranging from cognitive defects, to
life-threatening disorders.
My mom’s life was quickly
turned upside down. She had to
let go of her job as a nurse at Ellis
Hospital, and struggle to care for
her three children.
A common myth of Lyme disease
is that, if you are lucky to be diagnosed and treated early, recovery
will occur quickly with a short
course of antibiotics. Early symptoms are very comparable to the
flu. This may include joint pain,
fever, headache, and chills.
In reality, some patients will
have persistent symptoms even
after treatment. More importantly, many do not even notice
or have the telltale bull’s-eye rash
and do not receive quick treatment. Chronic Lyme then begins
to develop, causing devastating,
life-altering symptoms such as
arthritis, personality changes,
depression, and sensory/memory
loss, just to name a few.
And, given all this, patients
are then rejected by the CDC and
IDSA because they do not fit into
their narrow guidelines. According to the ISDA, chronic Lyme
disease does not officially exist.
This affects the Lyme specialists
who, if they act otherwise, risk
their medical careers trying to
treat long-suffering patients.
The CDC admits its case reporting is likely off from six- to 12-fold,
making it 300,000 Lyme cases a
year. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) has a reporting of
around 30,000 diagnoses a year.
Does that put the seriousness of
this issue in perspective?
Granted, not everyone who is
diagnosed develops a chronic illness. Nonetheless, I think the
word “epidemic” is appropriate in
this instance.
The only way we can protect
ourselves from this silent epidemic
is to gain the proper knowledge.
Despite the many unknowns,
continued support and prevention
is a necessity
I whole-heartedly recommend
Andy Wilson’s compelling documentary on Lyme disease, Under
Our Skin. Wilson does an extraordinary job illuminating some dark
aspects of the disease. It is such
a powerful film, that some claim
it saved their lives.
There are plenty of ways to
get involved. For more information, you can visit http://www.
empirestatelymediseaseassociation.org.
Marissa Cubillos
Guilderland
Editor’s note: Melissa Cubillos,
currently a Syracuse University
student,, has been working to support Lyme disease awareness
locally, recently raising $800 for
the Empire State Lyme Disease
Association with a T-shirt fundraiser.
Skewed view
Beware of big sunglasses and alien invasions
By Michael Seinberg
I’ve been noticing lately that
certain members of our population have taken to wearing very
large sunglasses. Now, I mention
this out of real concern for both
national security and horrible
fashion crimes.
I’m not really sure where the
whole giant-sunglasses trend
started but I suspect it was in
the pages of very thick European
fashion magazines. Those are
the glossy bricks that feature
pictures of models that look more
like alien creatures than humans
and that’s what really tipped me
off. Now, stay with me.
What if a race of highly intelligent aliens was really interested
in our planet? But, due to their
appearance, felt they couldn’t
really walk among us safely, as
we’d all freak out and attack
them on sight.
See, they look pretty much
like us, except for huge reptilian eyes and a taste for fresh
kale. Both are obvious tip-offs
that they’re not human. I mean
kale? Really?
In order to come here and get
our kale, they had to make the
stuff seem healthy or popular so
eating it wouldn’t make people
pay attention. I figure they
covered this by quietly sending mind-to-mind messages to
health nuts the world over to
like kale.
I mean how else would you
explain the sudden popularity of
a leafy vegetable that resembles
green leather and needs to be
massaged with oil or cooked to
be edible?
But the huge reptilian eyes
were a bigger issue.
Then they got hold of a copy of
European Vogue, looked at the ad
for Dolce and Gabbana sunglasses, and had their eureka moment.
They sent further brainwash
messages to eyeglass designers
to start enlarging sunglasses
until they were big enough to
basically allow a wearer to rob
a bank in a pair and be utterly
unrecognizable.
They also mentally suggested
using lots of old pictures of Sophia Loren and Jackie Kennedy
from the ’50s and ’60s to further
bolster the new retro-chic, huge
sunglass kick and they were
off.
So does that mean that every
person you now see wearing huge
sunglasses is an alien looking to
eat your kale? Very likely.
I mean logically, why would
a normal-looking human being
want to wear sunglasses so huge,
ungainly, and ugly that their
own parents wouldn’t recognize
them?
I’m not talking about those
wrap-around visors some seniors
wear over prescription glasses.
They’re scary, but they have a
specific purpose.
No, we’re talking about “fashion” sunglasses here. These
monstrosities, when genuine,
cost more than my first car and
could block not just UV radiation, but pretty much the entire
visible spectrum of light. When
I see people driving in these, I
seriously wonder if they’re actually asleep, as you’d never be
able to tell, so impenetrable are
these lenses.
But most of these fashion
crimes are made worse by the
fact that the glasses in question
are actually cheap knock-offs
that offer about as much eye protection as a tissue stained with
weak tea. If you really want to
protect your eyes, as eye doctors
now suggest, then huge, ugly
cheap fake sunglasses may not
be your best bet.
I mean, they’ll hurt your eyes
and make it likely you’ll be mistaken for an alien and grabbed by
Homeland Security types. And,
if they catch you eating kale,
then I’d say you’re pretty much
alien toast.
If you want to protect your
eyes, go to a nice store, buy some
real sunglasses that cover your
eyes, not up to your hairline,
and wear them outside when
it’s bright.
Wearing them 24 hours a day,
seven days a week just proves
you’re an alien life form. Why
else would you do such a thing?
Fashion by nature is very silly
and looking in Vogue proves that
by about the fourth page.
Would a normal human being
really go to the mall or out to dinner wearing skin-tight, leopardprint leggings; a leather skirt
cut three millimeters below your
naughty bits; heels high enough
to cause nosebleeds; topped off by
a $900 cotton T-shirt and $3,000
sunglasses? Oh yeah, and without anything underneath but a
thong constructed of dental floss
and a single cotton ball? That’s
fashion.
So, to the aliens, I say: Take
the kale and go in peace but
please brainwash the fashionistas back to where a simple pair of
Ray-Bans will suffice. If you don’t
act soon, the sunglasses will start
to look like a full-face motorcycle
helmet with a smoked shield by
this time next year. And I won’t
even get into the issue with the
dreaded “helmet hair.”
Editor’s note: Michael Seinberg says his fashion sense (if
you can call it that) includes
jeans, T-shirts, and sneakers. In
other words, he never left the
late ’70s.
Back In Time. . .
1913
100 Years Ago
2013
Altamont Enterprise July 25, 1913
LOVEMAKING IN SPAIN: The best of the Aleazar is the
Alcazar gardens. But I would not ignore the homelike charm
of the vast court by which you enter from the street outside
to the palace beyond. It is planted casually about with rather
shabby, orange trees that children were playing under and
was decorated with the week’s wash of the low, simple dwellings which may be hired at a rental moderate even for Seville,
where a handsome and commodious house in a good quarter
rents for $60 a year.
One of those two story cottages, as we should call them, in
the antecourt of the Alcazar had for the student of Spanish life
the special advantage of a lover close to a ground floor window
dropping tender nothings down through the slats of the shutter
to some maiden lurking within.
The nothings were so tender that you could not hear them
drop, and, besides, they were Spanish nothings, and it would
not have served any purpose for the stranger to listen for them.
Once afterward we saw the national courtship going on at another casement, but that was at night, and here the precious
first sight of it was offered at 10 o’clock in the morning.
Nobody seemed to mind the lover stationed outside the shutter
with which the iron bars forbade him the closest contact, and it
is only fair to say that he minded nobody. He was there when
we went in and there when we came out, and it appears that
when it is a question of lovemaking time is no more an object
in Spain than in the United States. The scene would have been
better by moonlight, but you cannot always have it moonlight,
and the sun did very well; at least the lover did not seem to
miss the moon. –– W.D. Howells in Harper’s Magazine.
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CURIOUS FISHING: In the Hawaiian Islands some of the
native fishermen literally go into the water and chase the fish
into their nets.
The sea round the shores of the islands is studded with coral
reefs, in which are numerous holes and tiny caves in which
the fish hide. The natives row out over their reefs, taking with
them a brush about three feet in length, with very long bristles,
and shallow nets, somewhat resembling a paper bag, as they
are closed at one end.
As they row over the surface, seeking a likely spot, they chew
a very oily fruit known as the candle nut. When they consider
they have reached a good fishing ground they spit out this
nut, which forms a thin film on top of the water, over which
the wind passes without leaving a ripple. This enables them
to see right down into the clear sea, and if they are satisfied
with the outlook they prepare to fish.
Taking the brush in one hand and the net, the mouth of
which is propped open by means of a twig or two in the other,
they dive noiselessly and quietly overboard. Having arrived at
the face of the coral reef, they literally brush the frightened
fish out of their dens, endeavoring to catch them in the net as
they dart away.
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To the editor
Join Tent-a-thon to show
your commitment to eliminate poverty
To the Editor:
Tent-a-thon started 20 years ago
as a humble fund-raiser for Capital District Habitat for Humanity.
It has grown into a communitywide event anticipated annually.
Tent-a-thon is a fun-filled family-friendly camping adventure
that will raise money for the 11th
Praise House built by the United
Methodist Churches in our area.
Participants in this unique event
camp out in tents to demonstrate
their commitment to eliminate
poverty and substandard housing.
United Methodist Churches are
once again partnering with Habitat for Humanity of the Capital
District, other church denominations, and folks who believe in
what we are doing to build another
Habitat Praise House for a local
lower-income family. The annual
Tent-a-thon will take place Aug.
8 to 12 at Tawasentha Park in
Guilderland.
Participants in the Tent-athon will give up the comforts of
their homes and sleep in tents to
demonstrate their commitment
to Habitat for Humanity’s mission. Each participant collects
pledges from family, friends, and
co-workers. All money raised goes
directly into the Praise House
built for a working family in need.
Our newest Praise House may be
located within the Sheridan Hollow Project in Albany.
Tent-a-thon 2013 promises to
be a family adventure packed
with music, sports, games, food,
a great campfire, and more. Local restaurants will provide free
breakfasts and dinners. Tenters
have th option of camping from
one to four nights. Security will
be provided during the day so
that tenters may maintain their
regular work schedule and outside
activities.
Interested participants may
register online at CapitalDistrictHabitat.org/events/TENT-ATHON. You may also call Nancy
Ware at 48o2-4872 to register or
for answerts to any questions. To
see what Tent-a-thon is all about,
come by Tawasentha Park Aug. 8
through 12. Remember, dinner is
served at 6 p.m.
Donations may be mailed to:
Habitat for Humanity, care of
First United Methodist Church,
68 Maple Avenue, Voorheesville,
NY 12186
Nancy Ware
Pat Arnott
Tent-a-thon coordinators
Thinking about things
Caught in a web of presentation
— Photo submitted by Nancy Diederich
A cat lover, Bob Dietrich relaxes with his pets in his Florida
home. The former owner of Westerlo’s general store, Diederich will
be celebrating his 85th birthday on Aug. 9.
Remember Diederich’s store?
Help my dad celebrate his 85th
To the Editor:
When I think of Diederich’s
store in Westerlo, there are so
many memories. I think of the
employees who worked there, the
customers, and the good food.
The person most associated
with Diederich’s is my dad — Bob
Diederich. He will be celebrating
his 85th birthday on Aug. 9.
If you would like to help me
make this his best birthday yet,
please send him a card. It will be
a great way to celebrate his special
day, and mean a lot to him.
If you like, please include any
special memories you have of
Diederich’s.
His address is: Mr. George R.
Diederich, 272 Glen Eagle Circle,
Naples, FL 34104.
Thank you for caring and
sharing.
Nancy Diederich
Glenmont
Thanks for helping Cooper
The members of the Guilderland
Fire departartment would like to
thank everyone who attended and
supported our event on April 1
for Cooper Lare. The event raised
$20,000 to help offset the cost of
Cooper’s medical needs; over 750
local residents, firefighters, friends,
and family attended.This would not
have been possible without the help
and donations from the following
business, organizations,and all the
people who attended...
Allerdise Part Rental, Albany
Berverage, Albany Dermatology,
Jim Kingsley and the band Agent
2.0, John Vanwormer Port A
Johns, Guilderland Polic Explorers,
Guilderland Key Club, Guilderland
Cheerleaders, Guilderland Public
Library, Guilderland Central
School Dsitrict (Neil Sanders),
Guilderland bus drivers (Mike Sokil
and Dave Sullivan), Frieghofer’s
Bakery.
Also, Mosells Grove, Adirondack
Beverage (Doug Martin), County
Waste, Danny Knickerbbocker
(Across the Street Pub), YMCA
(Karen Hennett),, Guilderland
Wi n e a n d L i q u or, Phillips
Hardware, David Louis Floor
Covering, Curves, Cripsy cuts.
Also, Saratoga Eadle, Laurie
Urso L.M.T., Bob Mitchell
Associates, Pat and Rich Leiniger,
Our Towne Marketing (Lowell
Knapp), Schenechtady Pipe Band,
Jill Genzano Family, Brian and
Colleen Leach, Pat House, (Guilder
haven), Syrons meat Market, and
Coccadots.
Thank you again for supporting
the Lare family and the Guilderland
Fire Department.
James Schanz, Chief
Guilderland Fire Department
Editors note: See story on page 9.
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By Frank L. Palmeri
One of my heroes in journalism
is Amy Goodman, host of Pacifica
Radio’s “Democracy Now!” heard
locally on WRPI 91.5 FM. I’ve
had the good fortune of hearing
Ms. Goodman speak in person
several times.
One story she loves to tell is
when she got invited to appear on
the daytime TV talk show hosted
by Sally Jesse Raphael. Instead
of thinking about the significant
implications of suddenly having
access to a huge audience, her
only thought was: “What should
I wear?”
I bring this up because the
other day one of my other heroes
in journalism, the Enterprise’s
superlative and award-winning
editor, Melissa Hale-Spencer, contacted me about stopping by for a
photo and asking me to come up
with a name for my column. How
exciting!
Just visiting The Enterprise
is such a nice experience. Main
Street in Altamont is so beautiful.
Then when you get to The Enterprise, you see that lovely porch
with the inviting Adirondack chair
and you just feel like putting up
your feet and settin’ a spell.
That welcoming and bucolic imagery changes when you go inside
and see a busy office with so many
journalism awards on the walls.
We really are lucky to have such
a fine local paper. Being a part of
it personally in some small way is
quite an honor as well. That’s why
I really wanted to get the photo
and column title right. Let’s start
with the photo.
My wardrobe basically consists
of two things — dress shirts I
wear with ties at work, and Tshirts for everything else. The
only constraint I had to follow
was to not wear anything black,
since the photo background would
be black.
You’d think this would be an
easy choice, but, since this photo
was going on the newly revised
Enterprise website, it was kind
of a big thing. If you know what I
look like, you know I’m not working with much to begin with so
anything that would give me an
edge was called for.
First, I thought about wearing
a T-shirt. I have tons to choose
from, mostly motorcycle related.
The problem is, if I wore a Norton
T-shirt, my BMWs might get of-
fended. If I wore a BSA T-shirts,
some might think that stood for
Boy Scouts of America when what
it really stands for is Birmingham
Small Arms. Then I thought about
wearing one of my Minnesota
Vikings T-shirts but, living in Giants country, I opted against that
as well.
Why upset anyone, right?
Since virtually all of my T-shirts
have some kind of saying or message on them, I quickly realized
they would not work. It’s not hard
to see why Ms. Goodman was so
worried about what to wear.
I finally settled on a dress shirt,
but without a tie, to appear less
formal and more casual. Of course,
then you have to make sure the
buttons are opened in such a way
that you get just the right amount
of chest hair showing.
I had my daughter give me a
haircut the day before, and I scheduled my dental cleaning that day,
in an attempt to look as sharp as
I could. If you check out the photo,
you can be sure that’s about as
good as it gets, believe me.
I’m sure glad I’m not on TV or
anything like that. The stress of
choosing clothes and dealing with
grooming would be too much for
me.
There are many reasons why
some of us are happier behind the
keyboard.
What’s in a name?
The next issue was coming up
with a name for my column. For
years, it just ran with the title
“Commentary,” which was a little
generic but it is what it is. So now
I had to think up some potentially
good names for my column. Here’s
what I came up with:
— Observations: I liked this one
but I think I saw it used somewhere else, too bad;
— Running with Scissors: Good
name for a rock band, too, but a
little too clichéd;
— Crank it Up!: I use this one
when I write for motorcycle magazines (it ties in with my nickname
“Cranky Frankie”), so I decided
against it;
— The Oblique Angle: I like this
but no one except my math-loving
daughter knows what oblique
means;
— Ordinary Things: Has a nice
ring to it, but it’s too low energy
for me;
— The Bard of Banality:
Wouldn’t it be nice to be the Bard
of something;
— Skipping Stones: Beautiful
imagery, but I rarely get to skip
stones and, when I do, I’m not
even that good;
— Carrying On: I like this one
a lot but it’s a little too British,
right Guvnor?;
— Just Looking: That’s what
journalists do all the time, after
all;
— Memories: I like this but what
would I do when my own memory
starts to go?;
— Serenity Now: Yes it’s a Seinfeld in-joke but it’s just so good;
— Watching and Waiting: Nice
but it’s too tied in to needing to
use the bathroom on a crowded
plane or train;
— From the Park Bench: Too
bad the image of a creepy guy in
a trench coat comes to mind;
— The Side of the Road: Anyone
who’s ever had a flat tire wouldn’t
like this I’m sure;
— A Bag of Onions: I really like
this one. It’s about the time when
my in-laws brought us a bag of
onions from their garden, and I
wound up mistakenly taking the
bag to work as my lunch. My whole
life is like having a bag of onions
when you really need pastrami
on rye. I only decided against it
because I’d hate to have to keep
telling the story over and over
again.
So to help think up a name for
this column, I decided to analyze
how I come up with them anyway.
What happens is I’ll be running,
or in the shower, or in bed half
asleep, and just be thinking about
something.
It could be anything, like why
it’s so hard to get that last drop of
soda out of the can when it wants
to hide behind that little lip; or
why you go to bed fine and wake up
with a cold; or how come, no matter
how much space you have in your
house, you tend to fill it up.
So that’s when I realized my
column name had to be Thinking
about Things, because that’s exactly what I do. In fact, many times
it will appear as if I’m either not
interested, sad, bored, or rude, but
in reality, I’m just thinking. About
things. So now you know.
Of course I’m extremely happy
to be a part of the Enterprise team
as this grand little paper reaches
out to cyber-space. What a ride it’s
been so far, and what a ride it’ll
continue to be. I think.
5
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Come to meet the principal of
the Al Raja School in Manama, Bahrain
To the Editor:
On Sunday, July 28, the Altamont Reformed Church will
welcome a special guest — Josh
Perkins, who serves as principal
of the Al Raja School in Manama,
Bahrain. We would like to extend
an invitation to anyone in the
wider Altamont community to
join us that day to learn about
this small island nation located in
the Persian Gulf and the school,
which was founded in 1899 as the
first Western-style school in the
Kingdom of Bahrain.
The Al Raja School of Hope,
which is supported in part as a
mission of the Reformed Church in
America, is a private, not-for-profit
institution with over 600 students
in kindergarten through grade
12. The administration, faculty,
and staff come from a variety of
backgrounds, as do the students,
making for a multicultural mix
of Christian and Muslim, Eastern and Western, Bahraini, and
expatriates.
Mr. Perkins will speak during
the 9:30 a.m. worship service,
which will be followed by an opportunity for casual conversation
at a “Lemonade on the Lawn” fellowship time hosted by the ARC
Benevolence Committee. There
will be a potluck luncheon in the
church’s Fellowship Hall starting
at 11:30 a.m., at which Mr. Perkins
will show a DVD about the school
and answer questions about the
school and life in the Persian Gulf
region.
For more information, call the
church office at 861-8711.
Kitt Jackson
Chair,
ARC Benevolence Committee
Altamont
518-528-3811
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Take your lumps and man up to be a better person
By John R. Williams
This Tuesday, July 16, the Old
Men of The Mountain met at Mrs.
K’s Restaurant in Middleburgh
and the day already started out
hot. What can anyone say about
a day, like Tuesday, in the Hilltowns?
For most of the OFs, it was
another day with routine chores
to be done, normal doctor visits,
trips to the store, haul the wife
around, and, of course, breakfast
with the Old Men.
Then the few who watch the
news to get the weather see all
that is going on in other places on
Tuesday and say, “Thank goodness
we are on the Hill (or in the valley
of Schoharie for the most part);
just leave us alone.” The OFs will take their aches
and pains, and their problems and
handle them themselves. These
OFs are not whiners and they do
not complain, “Why is everybody
always picking on me?”
“Take your lumps and man up,”
the OFs say. “This makes you a
better person all around.”
Oh yes, it was Tuesday, the 16th
of July.
Mining memories
The OFs started talking about
memories and how far back they
could remember, really, on their
own, not by being prompted by
some suggesting they did something together, such as, “Hey, do
you remember when we did such
and such, or this and that?”
The question was just coldcalling memories and how far back
could anyone recall. It wasn’t that
far back, not when the OFs were
2 to 6 years old, but, after 6 years
of age, sometimes fuzzy thoughts
would come about a specific recollection. Then that old adversary — time
— entered in, and this might have
altered the actual memory of what
happened, according to the OFs.
Not many of the OFs could actually dredge up childhood memories. The OFs could remember
events, and about the time these
events might have occurred, but
by now the OF was at least in
school.
The memories were general,
like no one knew they were poor
because the OFs were all poor.
The OFs have covered that topic
before, but the memories, which
were accurate, were inclusive in
nature.
As the OFs became teenagers,
or close to teenagers, the recollections became more vivid. The OFs
do not know how true this is with
others but cold-calling memories
from really young ages without
being coached is not a thing most
of them could do.
Speaking of memories, when the
OFs were young men, some memories are very vivid, especially for
those that were in World War II
— those memories will linger.
This was brought up by one OF
mentioning that there are only
four World War II veterans left
in the town of Berne. This OF
mentioned that something is being
planned by the town of Berne for
the vets of this era, but he did not
elaborate. Whatever the plan is,
we think it should have some music of the Big Band era included,
along with a USO-type show, like
those put on by the United Service
Organizations.
The buzz
On a totally unrelated topic,
one of the OFs has had a recent
encounter with ground bees. This
OF reported that, fortunately, he
was close to water and was able
to jump in.
The OF said the bees were all
over him but he did not report if
he was able to get into the water
quick enough so he did not receive
too many stings — if any at all.
This brought out bee stories again,
and it seems many of the OFs have
disturbed these little critters from
time to time and had their tales
of escape.
This raises the question: Would
you rather have a tiger on your
tail or thousands of bees chasing
your butt? The OFs said the tiger,
because at least you could shoot
it, but with bees, even if you have
a double-barrel shotgun, it would
be impossible to stand and shoot
at a swarm of bees that are mad
at you.
That would be like kicking the
ocean because you are mad at it.
One OF said you would be lucky
to hit one bee.
Another OG said that, if you
didn’t have a gun, your goose is
cooked no matter what.
Then another OF jumped in
and claimed that at least he could
wrestle with the tiger and something might happen in his favor,
but how the h--- are you going to
ward off thousands of ticked-off
bees?
Ticked again
’Tis the season and the OFs
started talking about ticks again
and how the OFs prepare to mow
the lawn. Of course, there is always one OF who has the ultimate
answer, and his was, “Hey, the
ticks are winning. I just don’t
mow the lawn anymore. I have
sheep and they do it for me.”
“Yeah, right,” was the reply.
Some OFs bundle up from head
to toe; others spray themselves
with Deet; others (and this was
recommended no matter what
protection is used) said that they
check themselves thoroughly
when done, either using mirrors
or having the wife look at their
backside.
Simpler times
Going back to the memory item,
where and when did this all start? The OFs do not remember ever
worrying about things like ticks
and bees. The OFs ran around
barefoot, put in hay hatless and
shirtless, and quite often in
shorts.
They would lie in the grass or
hide in the brush along hedgerows
to shoot woodchucks, and some
even had the occasional tussle
in the hay. Nobody even heard of
Lyme disease and, as far as the
OFs know, nobody ever had it.
The OFs are OFs, and as a rule
do not like a lot of the changes
that are going on, and think many
of these changes are not forward
steps, but backward steps. They
love their kids and grandkids but
now think they coddled their kids
too much, and that the kids today
are overly coddled.
Times they are a-changin’. The
OFs’ parents thought we would
never amount to much with the
ducktail haircuts, Elvis, the jitterbug, rock and roll, etc. The
coup de grace was spending too
much time on that new-fangled
thing — the telephone. Tying up
the party lines forever.
So one OF asked, “What’s different now?”
“Not much,” another OF answered. “But at least we had
manners, even if we had nothing. Now the kids have, or want,
everything, but what they don’t
have, and don’t even seem to want
is manners.”
Those OFs who made it Mrs. K’s
Restaurant, in Middleburgh on a
nothing Tuesday in July, but, hey,
put a nick in the post, all the OFs
at Mrs. K’s were: Roger Chapman,
Bob Benac, Art Frament, Steve
Kelly, Bill Bartholomew, George
Washburn, Robie Osterman, John
Rossmann, Frank Pauli, Roger
Fairchild, Jay Taylor, Dave Williams, Mark Traver, Glenn Patterson, Harold Guest, Ted Willsey,
Duane Wagenbaugh, Bob Lassome, Rich Donnelly, Carl Walls,
Miner Stevens, Don Woods, Mace
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Spectacular
Across
1. Fresh talk
5. Fizzless
9. Clock standard: Abbr.
12. Block house?
14. Wash
15. Peter, Paul and
Mary, e.g.
16. Decision-maker
18. Go ballistic
19. Michener best seller
20. Space between two
points
22. Marching band
member
24. Mock
25. Bone connector
29. Litter's littlest
30. Three-time Hart
Trophy winner
31. "Halt!"
33. Spring buy
36. Ride without
pedaling
39. Pitching stat
40. Sting, for one
41. City or circle starter
42. Blockhead
44. Shell mover
45. Monopoly card
47. Without warning
50. Frightened
52. Actor John of
"Sands of Iwo Jima"
53. Like many swords
55. Insignia
59. Blocks
60. Steinway product
62. Bible vessels
63. Send off
64. Large Japanese guys
65. Musical notes
66. Itch cause
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Down
1. Sound of resignation
2. Taj Mahal locale
3. Popular side
4. Accord competitor
5. Tough bug
6. Grease
7. Steer clear of
8. Hardly verbose
9. National Park in
Wyoming
10. Chop finely
11. Carry
13. Loathing
15. New hire
17. Is in harmony
21. Bridge support
58
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48
49
52
54
67. Schooner part
33
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45
57
29
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23. Put in the pot
25. Math points
26. Caddie's offering
27. City in North
Dakota
28. Matadors opponents
32. ___ New Guinea
34. Twofold
35. Lively
37. Crystal ball gazer
38. Tire pattern
43. Beat barely
46. Word with clam or
gold
48. Deadens
acoustically
49. Element #68
50. On the ball
51. Skin layer
64
67
53. Way up the
mountain?
54. Speaker's place
56. Tibetan priest
57. Baseball's Slaughter
58. Lion's share
61. To the ___ degree
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Pauper relief in the 19th Century was up to individual municipalities
By Timothy J. Albright
Growing up and living during
the second half of the 20th Century,
we were taught that it was our
societal duty to respond to the
needy and destitute. I was aware
that our government showed mercy
on the poor, elderly, physically
handicapped, mentally ill, and
people with social disorders.
Charity to the poor is a
sign of what kind of
people we are and
whether or not we
are truly civilized.
A modern civilized society
provides the needy with services
and institutions for the treatment
of their afflictions and financial
aid so they can afford the basic
necessities of life. While searching
for local history about the town
of New Scotland, I was offered
180-year-old Pauper Relief Papers
dating from July 1833.
New Scotland was created from
the town of Bethlehem in April
1832. By 1841, New Scotland’s
population was 2,914.
It had not crossed my mind
that local government was raising
money by a tax for the support
of the poor in the early 1800s. In
short, one of these Pauper Relief
Papers dated July 16, 1833, asking
that the Overseers of the Poor in
New Scotland expend, in the relief
of Evert Sixbee, the sum of 10
dollars. This action was approved
by the town’s first justice of the
peace, Mr. James Wands II, and
Mr. William Murphy, Overseer of
the Poor.
The document goes on to say
that the first New Scotland town
supervisor, James Reid, orders the
Overseer of the Poor to draw, in
addition to the above sum, another
20 dollars from the Chamberlain
of the City and County of Albany
for the further relief of Evert
Sixsbee.
Sixbee’s case, it is noted, had
been investigated for its merits
upon application, and that the
facts and circumstances satisfied
the justice and the overseer
that relief was required by his
necessities.
Earlier in 1822, a report from
the Albany City Overseer of
the Poor tells us that paupers
sometimes were supported in and
out of the almshouse. Alms were
the charitable donation of money
or food to the poor.
The Albany almshouse had an
attached farm of 60 acres where
paupers might be employed. Of the
126 paupers in the almshouse, 70
being female and 56 being male,
46 were children under the age
of 7 years. There were also many
transient paupers.
The overseer states, “The
prosperity and happiness of a
nation, depend on the industry,
economy, and the morals of its
people. To promote, encourage,
and to protect these three great
essentials of national wealth
and character, is therefore of the
first importance, a regard for
religious and moral obligation is
cherished, by diffusing the means
of education to the ignorant and
poor, thereby elevating the human
character, and striking at the root
of poverty and vice.”
“Intemperance and the use of
ardent spirits, it is feared will
long remain, a fruitful source of
pauperism and misery. Habits
of intemperance are not to be
conquered by any restraints. It is
doubtless that the use of spirituous
liquors is the principal cause of the
— The Enterprise — Melissa Hale-Spencer
Holding history in his hands: Timothy Albright displays a page of 1833 New Scotland Pauper Relief
Papers that he will donate to the New Scotland Historical Association. The papers show that the town,
the year after it was formed, was providing for the poor.
suffering of a large proportion of
the poor. The condition of the poor
would at once be improved if the
use of liquors were diminished.
“Under our present system,
pauperism is a growing evil; and
I have come to the conclusion
that the erection of houses of
industry, is the only effectual
mode of improvement. The
government should compel the
erection of houses of employment
such as the farms attached to
institutions. Those whose pride
would deter them from entering
these houses of employment fear
becoming publicly and notoriously
paupers.
“The virtuous and unfortunate
poor should have an advantage
over the intemperate or vicious
poor, in as much as they might be
classed, in reference to cleanliness,
sobriety, submission, industry, and
faithfulness in their work, and
thereby avoid that indiscriminate
arrangement, which one usually
obtains in almshouses. The
operation of this plan would have
the happy tendency of abolishing
the practice of selling paupers at
auction, which prevails in many
towns in our State.”
In 1824, Albany City and
County called for a law requiring
the establishment of a poorhouse
and one was created that year.
In 1857, a review of the Albany
poorhouse and its 216-acre farm
notes that it housed 419 inmates;
299 females and 120 males. Eighty
were under 6 years of age and 75
percent were foreign-born. From
six to 40 paupers occupied a single
room.
Pa u p e r s w h o w e r e a b l e
worked on the farm and at the
poorhouse.
Religion and education were
provided with an emphasis on
teaching English to immigrants.
Children of a proper age being
apprenticed to tradesmen and
worked at various forms of
employment.
A doctor was employed at the
house with two resident medical
students. During 1857, there were
71 deaths and 32 births of which
25 were illegitimate.
A fever hospital and insane
asylum had been a part of the
poorhouse establishment. Seventythree of the inmates were listed
as “lunatics;” 41 females and 32
males. Four of the paupers had
been listed as “idiots,” one female
and three males, two under the
age of 16, while three more were
blind and one was called “deaf
and dumb.”
No corporal punishment was
allowed or administered at the
poorhouse, only confinement to
cells or rooms.
This was the life of a pauper
who was at the mercy of his
fellow man in the early 19 th
Century. Considering the time
period, religion probably was
the overwhelming driving force
enlisting sympathies for the poor
and needy.
It is a good feeling to know that
there are people willing to help the
less fortunate and that we also
require our government to do so.
For misfortune may visit any one
of us, at any time, and we must
have the support of our fellow
human beings.
Charity to the poor is a sign
of what kind of people we are
and whether or not we are truly
civilized. Practice compassion and
sympathy for others.
Editor’s note: Timothy Albright,
a life member of the New Scotland
Historical Association, has a
lifelong interest in his native
town, having designed its seal as
a 13-year-old.
He also co-authored the book
John Boyd Thacher State Park
and The Indian Ladder Region.
He plans to donate the 1833
Pauper Relief Papers to the
association for its museum.
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7
Anti-Rent Rebellion documentary comes home
He goes on to share his grati— the Boston Tea Party and the
By Jane McLean
Filmmaker Bruce Kennedy Anti-Rent War — it would be odd tude for the warmth, generosity,
invites residents of the Capital for me not to become interested and enthusiasm exhibited by the
Region to share stories of our in history,” says the lanky docu- people he has encountered so far.
Now he hopes more residents will
unique contribution to American mentarian.
He recalls childhood trips to come forward in the Hilltowns and
history, the 19th-Century farmers’
rebellion known as the Anti-Rent his grandmother’s home in Alps, the other towns and cities he plans
to visit in the coming weeks.
Rensselaer County.
War.
“Research is fine, but it’s the
“My sisters and I would be
The 64-year-old history buff,
teacher, and artist has spent marched around the corner to people telling their families’ stothe last three weeks filming and Big Thunder’s house to read the ries, showing old documents and
other artifacts, and
documenting family
sharing their opinhistories, surviving
ions that make this
artifacts, and restory come alive. I do
lated sites, both in
this work as much
the Hilltowns and
“Since we are descended from both
for my family as for
in the flatlands of
the rest of us,” said
Delaware County.
Samuel Adams and Dr. Boughton,
Kennedy, who has
His goal is to faithparticipants in well-known Indian disguise
two children.
fully retell the drarebellions — the Boston Tea Party and
“These events are
matic conflict that
a
pivotal
part of the
was ignited in 1839
the Anti-Rent War — it would be odd for me
development of the
in Berne at a mass
not to become interested in history.”
American ideal of
meeting to protest
self-determination,”
the semi-feudal syshe concludes. “My
tem.
hope is that folks
Though Kenwill continue comnedy now lives in
Asheville, N.C., he has local state historical sign and hear, once ing forward, contacting me, and
again, the story of tin horns and sharing all sides of this amazing
roots.
He was born in Troy, into a fam- calico Indians. Other than the American drama.”
****
ily that included Revolutionary riding around at night on horses
Bruce Kennedy can be contacted
and Civil War soldiers and Albany in disguise, my childhood self
was bored with the whole thing,” on his cellular phone at 828-253and Troy newspapermen.
2954, by e-mail at brucekenneHe is a descendant of the man confides the filmmaker.
Thankfully, that childhood an- [email protected], or by postal mail
generally accepted as the leader of
the farmers’ anti-rent revolt, Dr. noyance passed. After a year’s at Inner Works Productions, 24
Smith Azer Boughton, also known research, Kennedy is ready to find Curve St., Asheville, NC 28801.
Jane McLean and her husband,
the story of the dramatic and still
as “Big Thunder.”
“Since we are descended from controversial war, although he John K. Elberfeld, of Knox, wrote
Helderberg Hilltowns, one of the
both Samuel Adams and Dr. prefers the term “rebellion.”
“Turns out the story has been “Images of America” books pubBoughton, participants in welllished by Arcadia.
known Indian disguise rebellions finding me,” he says.
— Photo by Bruce Kennedy
Wearing an authentic calico Indian disguise, Jerrod Hubbell, from Delaware County, blows a tin horn for Bruce Kennedy’s
documentary on the 19th-Century Anti-Rent War.
— Photo by Bruce Kennedy
Time-lapse photography of the Helderberg escarpment, filmed
at John Boyd Thacher State Park, will add a dramatic background
to Bruce Kennedy’s forthcoming documentary on the Anti-Rent
War.
Affordable Care Act explained
for farmers and business owners
— Photo by John Elberfeld
Bruce Kennedy photographs a lease agreement for his forthcoming documentary on the Anti-Rent
War. He is willing to film and record on location so precious documents and artifacts do not leave their
owners’ hands.
Cornell Cooperative Extension is providing educational
assistance to farms, small businesses, and individuals regarding the federal health reform
law, known as the Affordable
Care Act.
Classes will be held:
— July 31 from 7 to 9 p.m. at
the extension office at 61 State
Street in Troy;
— Aug. 13 from 7 to 9 p.m.
at the extension office, 61 State
Street in Troy; and
— Aug. 27 from 7 to 9 p.m.
at Annex 2, 411 Lower Main St.,
in Hudson Falls.
The new law will soon change
the way that businesses and employees will obtain their health
insurance. Some employers will
be mandated to provide health
insurance for their employees.
Others may want to offer insurance to assist in employee
retention since there will be a
tax penalty for any non-insured
individuals.
Often sole proprietorships
look for ways to find affordable
health insurance for themselves
and employees. ACA offers a
three-legged approach to resolve this problem: increased
protection for the insured, cost
containment, and increased
access to coverage and benefits
through the exchange.
Enrollment begins in October
2013. Additionally, there are
tax credits that some businesses
may be eligible to receive. If you plan to attend an information session, to guarantee
materials will be available,
please contact Kirk Shoen at
[email protected], Ashley
Pierce at [email protected],
Sandy Buxton at sab22@cornell.
edu or call 272-4210 with any
questions.
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8
Important Information
Gleason’s ‘wealth of experience’
earned her new job at GHS
GUILDERLAND — Rebecca
Gleason knew since she was in
the fourth grade that she wanted
to be a teacher.
Next month, she’ll start a new
job as an assistant principal at
Guilderland High School at an
annual salary of $90,000.
“I’ve found that, as an administrator, you are still a teacher, just
in a million different ways. You
impact hundreds of kids over the
course of a year,” Gleason told The
Enterprise yesterday in the midst
of the dismissal of summer school
at Schenectady High, which she is
overseeing.
perspective: What do teachers
need?”
Gleason, in addition to working at the high school level, has,
over the years, also served as an
adjunct faculty member at Hudson
Valley Community College, where
she taught freshman English,
and at Schenectady County Community College, where, with her
master’s degree in reading, she
worked with students who were
conditionally enrolled and needed
help to complete college work.
Having also taught graduate
students at Saint Rose — “teachers from different disciplines,”
Gleason said — she is aware of the
The Enterprise –– Michael Koff
Quick tips: An inspector, left, gives a grandmother advice on how to properly install a child’s safety
seat. The event, held on July 17 at Crossgates Mall in Guilderland, saw 55 inspections yielding not
one correctly installed seat. Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians from Albany, Schenectady,
Saratoga, Washington, and Rensselaer counties participated. At a recent check in Colonie, only one of
91 seats checked was correctly installed.
...Attentive Listeners
“I’ve found that, as an administrator,
you are still a teacher,
just in a million different ways.”
Gleason, who grew up in Cohoes, had Susan Smeaton for a
fourth-grade teacher at St. Marie’s, part of the Cohoes Consolidated Catholic Schools.
“I loved everything about her
and we’re still in touch,” said
Gleason. “When I was in seventh
grade, I’d go back and work with
kids in her class and help out.”
Describing her life-long love of
school, Gleason said, “I always
enjoyed learning new things.”
After graduating from Cohoes
High School, where she played
both tennis and basketball, she
went on to Elmira College. She
continued to play basketball and
majored in English, which she
taught for 11 years.
Gleason combined her two passions — for English and athletics
— by creating a course at Niskayuna in sports literature.
She began her teaching career
at Waterford Central Catholic
School. She had to work two other
jobs to sustain herself but said, “I
felt like I was giving back.” Gleason had valued her early Catholic
education.
She went on to teach in the
Greene, Lansingburgh, and Niskayuna central school districts.
whole spectrum of learning.
She is excited about the next
step in her career. “I know Guilderland is a good district,” she said.
Asked about her goals, Gleason
said, “First is to acclimate myself
and be as supportive as I can, and
also to bring new ideas.”
Gleason’s “wealth of experience as a teacher, administrator,
and school leader” is what made
her stand out in a large pool of
applicants, according to Demian
Singleton, Guilderland’s assistant
superintendent for instruction.
Over 100 applied for the job,
said Singleton, and eight were
interviewed. A team that included
school board, parent, and student
representation as well as administrators and teachers conducted
the final round of interviews. After
the field was narrowed to three,
two recommendations were made
to the superintendent.
“She had a very solid teaching
background, coupled with a long
tenure as assistant principal at
Niskayuna, which is comparable
to Guilderland,” said Singleton
of why Gleason was ultimately
chosen.
Guilderland High School has
three assistant principals working
“We’re very excited to have a new face.
She’ll bring a great skill set and
a new perspective we can learn from.”
The Enterprise –– Michael Koff
Safety for their baby-to-be: Steven Eiseman, a New York State Trooper from Brunswick, at left, inspects a car seat for a couple expecting a baby. Albany County offers the clinics free of charge. At last
Wednesday’s event, held at Crossgates Mall, eight seats were replaced due to age, recall, damage, or
being expired. Of the 55 seats checked, not one was properly installed.
She doesn’t have a single favorite
author or period of literature but,
rather, she said, “I’m open to a lot
of different things and taught different content…I’ve always loved
to read.”
She earned a master’s degree
in reading from The College of
Saint Rose, which led her on the
path to become an administrator,
receiving her certification from
the Massachusetts College of
Liberal Arts.
“I wanted to do curriculum
work, which impacts anyone exposed to the curriculum, not just
the students in your classroom,”
Gleason said.
The program required her to
complete an internship with a
building principal. “I was really
good at it,” she said “I surprised
myself.”
Then, when an administrative
post opened up at Niskayuna High
School where she was teaching,
she took it and is now the assistant principal and director of high
school counseling.
“I love what I do,” said Gleason.
“I think about it from a teacher’s
under Principal Thomas Lutsic.
All three handle discipline issues,
said Singleton.
Mark Brooks, who right now
is running the summer-school
program, will be in charge of
master scheduling in the fall. Lisa
Patierne focuses on the transition
program, easing students from the
middle school to the high school.
And Gleason will focus on managing clubs and extra-curricular
activities, Singleton said.
She is replacing Aaron Sicotte
who, Singleton said, accepted an
assistant principal’s job near Boston to be close to family.
“Aaron is a rising star and will
one day be a school principal,”
said Singleton. “He’s a natural
leader — organized, motivated,
and student-centered. He’s a complete package.”
Singleton went on about Gleason, “Rebecca has similar qualities. They were both English
teachers. We’re very excited to
have a new face. She’ll bring a
great skill set and a new perspective we can learn from.”
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Guilderland Fire Department raises $20,000 for boy and his family’s fight against cancer
By Tyler Murphy
NEW SCOTLAND — Fire Departments have long been a keystone of community involvement
but to members in Guilderland
they’re even more than that —
they’re family.
Fire Chief James Schanz presented the Lare family with proceeds
totaling $20,000 from the event.
Schanz said the fund-raiser attracted about 800 people.
The donations go to helping
Cooper Lare and his family pay for
“Being a part of a fire department really is
like being part of a family. It is a family.
We’ve been overwhelmed
by the amount of support.”
When one of their fellow firefighter’s 17-month-old son, Cooper
Lare, was diagnosed with cancer
in November 2012, departments in
the area stepped forward and volunteered to host a series of fundraisers to pay for his medical costs.
Local fire and ambulance services
have held events hosting hundreds
of community members.
The most recent was a dinner by
the Guilderland Fire Department;
expenses associated with transportation, lodging, and food, while they
travel for treatment to locations
such as Boston or New York.
“He’s just like any other kid;
he wants to go and play,” said his
mother, Cristen Lare. “The appointments can be kind of tough
on him.”
Cooper has had multiple weekly
appointments recently, some of
them requiring long travel and tak-
The Enterprise — Tyler Murphy
Hats off for Cooper! Cooper Lare, in the arms of his mother,
Cristen, gets some help from his grandmother, at right, in putting on his fireman’s helmet. The Lare family recently accepted a
donation from the Guilderland Fire Department to help in their
fight against Cooper’s cancer.
ing several hours, she explained.
Cooper’s father, Josh Lare, has
been a volunteer with the Guilderland Center Fire Department
for 20 years.
Josh and Cristen took Cooper to
Albany Medical Center on Veterans Day where doctors discovered
a rare cancer causing a large
tumor to grow in Cooper’s stomach. The couple first observed the
mass in late October but an initial
examination by a pediatrician dismissed the couple’s concerns.
As a large bulge developed, Cooper had frequent fevers and a loss
of appetite, said Cristen Lare.
Cooper’s worsening condition
compelled the family to visit the
Albany Medical Center’s emergency room, where doctors discovered
the cancer. A surgeon would eventually remove the growth, which
his mother said weighed several
pounds by that time.
The family would spend two
weeks at the hospital, while Cooper received treatment in the Albany Medical Pediatric Intensive
Care Unit.
“Being a part of a fire department really is like being part of a
family. It is a family,” said Cristen
Lare. “We’ve been overwhelmed by
the amount of support. We would
really just like to thank everyone,
you have no idea how much this
means to us.”
The Enterprise — Tyler Murphy
The Guilderland Fire Department hosted a community dinner to raise funds for the Lare family, whose two-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer last year. The department presented the family with a $20,000 check earlier this month to help pay for medical costs, travel expenses, lodging, and food.
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Kids GRAB some summer fun, scaling town’s barn walls in Guilderland
By Anne Hayden
GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland Rock Adventure Barn is
re-opening to the public during select hours, after being used only for
Tawasentha Park summer camps
for the past several years.
The GRAB is a town-owned,
renovated barn, featuring 3,000
square feet of climbing walls, with
five different shapes. The GRAB
was opened in 1997, after being
dreamed up by Dennis Moore, the
town’s director of Parks and Recreations, who got the idea during
a rock-climbing trip out West.
The climbing walls are each
about 18 feet high, and are made
out of three-quarter-inch plywood.
About 20 people can use the barn
at a time — 10 climbers and 10
spotters.
The GRAB was originally open
to campers in the morning, and
open to other residents weekday
afternoons and on the weekends.
“What happened was, the use
just really trailed off,” said Moore
this week. “We weren’t getting
much use in the afternoons, and
we were always closed in the winter anyway.”
The barn was being staffed in
the afternoons, and Moore said it
wasn’t bringing in enough revenue
to break even, so the Parks and
Recreation Department decided
to close it for the public and use
it solely for the day camp.
Beatrice Rucinski, a Guilderland resident and grandmother,
thought the GRAB might be something her granddaughters, ages 9
and 11, would enjoy.
“They need something to do in
the summer,” said Rucinski this
week.
Rucinski called Moore and told
him that she thought her grandchildren and their friends would
use the barn if it were open.
“I touched base at town hall
and we took a look at opening it
up again,” said Moore.
He decided to open it to the
public on a trial basis, from noon
to 6 p.m. on Fridays, and from 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. There
will be a charge of $5 to climb
and staff will be on hand to guide
people and get them started.
Rucinski said her grandchildren
and a friend went and used the
barn last Friday, and she hopes
that it will get enough use from
other residents to remain open.
“The kids are important,” she
said.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Gearing up: A staff member of the town’s summer camp at Tawasentha Park helps a camper adjust
his safety harness before he is instructed on how to climb the renovated barn’s 18-foot-tall rock walls.
Coal and garnet help make
Guilderland’s water taste best
By Anne Hayden
GUILDERLAND — The town
of Guilderland defended its title
and won the distinction of Albany
County’s Best Drinking Water for
the second year in a row. It moves
on to the regional competition, to
be held at Alive at Five, an Albany
concert, on Aug. 8.
The county contest was held on
July 10, at the county executive’s
Letko said. “Sometimes it looks
green or yellow.”
The treatment plant uses
granulated active charcoal filters,
similar to the kind of individual
water filtration systems people use
at home, to take out an additional
amount of organic carbons.
“Once we treat and produce the
water, it goes out into distribution,” Letko said. “We have two
“We also use enhanced coagulation
to take as much total organic carbon — the funky, swampy-tasting stuff — out of the water.”
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cover songs and his own originals to add to the festive atmosphere at Atria Crossgates’ Family Fun
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Rocking the GRAB: A summer camper from Tawasentha Park scales one of the walls at the Guilderland Rock Adventure Barn, on Route 146, which has recently opened to the public on Friday and
Saturday afternoons.
headquarters, and Mary Rozak,
director of communications, said
the judging was anonymous. All
county residents and employees
were invited to come in and taste
unlabeled water samples from six
different local systems — Albany,
Cohoes, Green Island, Bethlehem,
Latham, and Guilderland.
Rozak said that, throughout the
day, people walked in off the street
to taste the water, and county and
state employees also joined in
the sampling. They selected their
three favorites, ranked them, and
submitted ballots. Guilderland
came out on top, just ahead of
Latham.
Peter Letko, chief operator of
the town’s water plant, located in
the Northeastern Industrial Park,
attributes Guilderland’s water
quality to the way the town treats
it at the plant.
“We use anthracite coal and different sizes of garnet stone to filter
out the impurities,” he said. “We
also use enhanced coagulation to
take as much total organic carbon
— the funky, swampy-tasting stuff
— out of the water.”
All water, said Letko, even
surface water that looks clear,
has organic carbons in it, which
are basically the result of rotting
vegetation.
“We get our water from the Watervliet Reservoir, so you can tell
it’s not a pristine water supply,”
wells where we mix our water and
blend it with water that we buy
from the city of Albany.”
The wells, he said, have a higher
concentration of iron than the
town would like, so it is important
to balance the amount of chlorine
that is added for sanitary safety.
“There’s a thing called breakpoint chlorination; if you put too
much chlorine in the water, it
tastes like a swimming pool, but
if you put too little chlorine in
the water, you get a strong odor,”
he said. “We try to maintain the
minimum amount of chlorine for
safety without adding too much
or too little.”
Letko said he takes pride in
having a large hand in producing
some of the best-tasting water in
the county.
“It’s what we do; we try to produce the best quality water we
can,” said Letko. “We try to keep
it basically average so it appeals
to everybody.”
The winner of the regional
competition, on Aug. 8, will move
on to the state competition, held
at the New York State Fair, in
Syracuse, from Aug. 22 to Sept.
2. Guilderland was runner-up in
the state finals last year, coming in
second to Niskayuna, but County
Executive Daniel McCoy said, in
a release, that he believes this is
Guilderland’s year to win.
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“Water and sewer funds are
you vote for that. It’s a big mis- not used to pay for ambulance
take.”
service,” Clerk Treasurer Linda
“I’m going to vote for the con- Pasquali told The Enterprise.
tract,” Stevens said. “I can’t go any Only those residents who receive
further with the liability.”
water and sewer services pay into
“We need to move on,” Conway separate funds, which are included
said.
in the total village budget. The
The reserve fund amount has budget for the ambulance service
been a point of contention between is part of the general fund of about
the village board and the squad $1.4 million, she said at the board
for months, with discussion over meeting.
whether or not the amount would
“The village tax collection is
be paid into a new vehicle fund, $275,000 making the ambulance
a roof fund, or a maintenance approximately 10 percent, not
fund.
.38 percent,” she told The EnterCardona said that the contract prise.
called for the $8,800 reserve, while
Garrah had asserted that the
the service was on record as need- reserves amount to .38 percent, or
ing $20,000 for its new roof. The less than 1 percent, of the village’s
real cost of the roof, Cardona said, $2.1 million budget. Pasquali said
was $8,900.
that Garrah neglected the deduc“They’re stealing. It’s wrong,” tion of water and sewer funds behe said.
fore the calculations were made.
Denise Garrah, the
After both the
VAAS board chairvote and Garrah’s
woman, presented
presentation, Hana discussion of the
nigan spoke to the
squad’s budget and
board, taking issue
its impact on taxes
with what village
after the village vote.
officials had said, as
“You can’t stop
She noted the vilreported
fighting with us.” accurately
lage’s unwillingness
in the July 11, 2013
in negotiations to
edition of The Enaccept the reserve
terprise.
fund, and likened it
Calling the board’s
to a Christmas fund
quoted comments
into which the squad
“blatantly false,”
paid to keep its budget stable.
Hannigan said, “The ambulance
“I’m not in the business of giving squad did not hold the board
money to your Christmas fund,” hostage.” (See “Mayor: ‘Squad is
Cardona said.
holding village hostage’” in the
Noting Cardona’s vote against July 11, 2013 issue at www.altathe contract, Garrah said, “You’re montenterprise.com )
not going to support us, again.”
“We’re protecting the taxpayers,
“I can’t, as the budget officer,” too. We’re protecting their lives,”
Cardona said. One VAAS member said Hannigan.
reiterated the squad’s request to
Hannigan used a copy of the
be released from a contract with issue to quote, and then refute,
the village, if the service is “such what board members had said on
a nuisance.”
the contract negotiations.
“It’s not a nuisance,” Cardona
Hannigan and board members
said, praising the work done by argued about several issues:
ambulance volunteers.
whether or not the service was
Cardona and Garrah sparred performing revenue recovery by
over the cost of the roof repair.
billing patients’ insurance compa“Was it $20,000?” he asked.
nies, if it were collecting co-pays
“I don’t know,” she said.
from patients, if the members of
Cardona reiterated that he had the two boards had spoken or
heard the cost was $9,000, but communicated by e-mail, and if
Garrah did not respond.
VAAS members had been invited
“Let us go”
to village board meetings.
Board members, some of whom
Both groups attributed misare fire and former ambulance vol- understandings to Enterprise
unteers, have also disagreed with coverage. Hannigan and VAAS
VAAS plans to replace its van- members did not respond to restyle ambulances with box-style quests for comments before the
trucks. Vans cost about $60,000, July 11, 2013 issue, and neither
Cardona said at the board’s work- the VAAS nor the village board
shop, while box-style ambulances responded to coverage in the two
cost over $160,000.
weeks after.
Stevens said that box-style
“Why don’t we bury the hatchambulances are obsolete.
et?” Hannigan asked. He said
VAAS members maintained, at that the village took “pot shots”
the regular meeting, that vans at its resident volunteers, and
have reduced capacity to hold noted that the village sent certipatients and equipment.
fied mail across a parking lot, as
Garrah cited a total village the Village Hall is adjacent to the
budget of $2.1 million and pre- VAAS building.
sented figures showing the cost
“The hatchet was buried,” Carof ambulance service per village dona said. He said that he was glad
resident at $6.75 per year.
for a large audience that observed
“We are meeting with the town the meeting.
of New Scotland in August to
“You can’t stop fighting with
develop the 2014 contract,” Gar- us,” he said. “We were done. You
rah said, “and we would like the couldn’t stop.”
village included in those discusOther business
sions. We maintain that our fiscal
In other business, the board:
policy is sound….If we are such
— Heard from Berger that the
a significant expenditure for the fire department’s new truck will be
village, then grant us our ongo- in service by early August;
ing request since 2011, that you
— Agreed to add $1,000 per year
relinquish your authority to the to salaries for two Department
town of New Scotland, so we can of Public Works employees who
become a town service.”
completed coursework at Hudson
Garrah said that volunteers Valley Community College;
want to help those who call 911 for
— Agreed to purchase new inemergency services, rather than be ventory software for the village at
part of a “bureaucracy that has to a cost of about $3,000; and
take care of paperwork.”
— Accepted a letter by resiShe said that members were dents of Claremont Estates that
told by the village board, “ ‘You’ve urged the board to withhold apgot too much money. We’re not go- proval for water services for the
ing to give you any.’ It hurt us.”
second phase of construction at
“Our hope” she continued, “is, to Claremont II until the board is
lessen your burden, let us go and satisfied that developer Catherine
let the town take care of us” as Froman, of Trinity Properties, has
other towns’ ambulance services addressed environmental and trafare administered.
fic concerns.
The Enterprise — Marcello Iaia
A rare sight: A tribe of goats crosses Cheese Hill Road and waits on the side to watch a car pass by —
an uncommon happening on this unmarked rural road that climbs steeply up above Preston Hollow
in Rensselaerville.
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...Capuano creates a layered epic of the settlement beneath the Helderbergs
audience on an important world
issue.
One of four siblings, Thomas Capuano was raised by
parents who met in normal
school and became teachers.
His mother, who hailed from
Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks,
taught Latin, French, and Spanish. His father taught science and
math at the old Altamont High
School.
Capuano remembers loving
Spanish lessons at Altamont Elementary School. Languages came
naturally to him. He heard Italian
at home and, after high school,
studied in Falun, Sweden for a
year. Following that, he started
studying foreign languages at the
University at Albany when, in
the midst of the Vietnam War, his
number came up in the draft.
A committed pacifist, Capuano,
with the mayor of Altamont, Larry
Warner, vouching for his sincerity,
was granted conscientious-objector status and did two years of
alternative service, working with
emotionally disturbed children
near New York City.
“It was very challenging,” he
said “I learned a lot. I learned how
hard some people had it.”
When his service was up, the
Mennonite Central Committee for
which he worked offered him a job
in Brazil, helping underprivileged
children in the city of Recife.
Capuano and Larry Rosebaugh,
a Catholic priest and peace activist, worked with the homeless
there and decided to prepare meals
for them on the city streets.
“We made soups every day
and shared experiences,” he said.
“Brazil was under a military dictatorship. We both had long hair
and beards. They claimed we were
subversives…We were picked up,
shoved around, and put in jail.
“I wrote about this in The New
York Times,” he said.
President Jimmy Carter at the
time was stressing the importance
of human rights in Latin America
and Rosalynn Carter visited
Rosebaugh and Capuano at the
American Consulate in Recife, a
gesture The Times called “a dramatic statement of her husband’s
position on human rights.”
The June 8, 1977 New York
Times article on Rosalynn Carter’s
visit quotes the pair as saying they
had been living on the streets,
sometimes in cardboard boxes,
with the city’s poorest residents,
helping them scavenge and prepare food and that, after their arrest — although they were never
charged with a crime — they had
been held incommunicado for
three days and detained, naked, in
a small cell holding 34 men.
“I felt myself being turned into
an animal,” Capuano told reporter
Laura Foreman. “I was pushed,
kicked, knocked down by so-called
prisoner guards. A terrible stench
was constant, the stench of human excrement, human sweat.
Lice were everywhere. There were
wall-to-wall bodies. At night, when
it was time to lay down, there was
no room to lay down.”
Capuano said this week of the
Brazilian jails, “Being young, I
didn’t know they were all like
that.”
Capuano was deported as his
visa ran out. Rosebaugh continued
his work; he was murdered in 2009
at the age of 75 by masked gunmen
in Guatemala.
The importance of names
Capuano returned to his studies at the University at Albany in
1977, riding the city bus from Altamont to the campus for classes.
Along the route, he would look at
historical markers, like the one
on Western Avenue where John
Groot is buried, and contemplate
Altamont’s past.
At the same time, in class, he
a copy of the lost epic was found
at a Saturday garage sale. The
second is that the story is being
told to children.
“Creating layers gives you a
sense of authentic origin,” he
said.
He made a conscious attempt, he
said, to pretend this found poem
was the origin of rhymes from
games he remembered playing as
a child. “We played ‘The Cheese
Stands Alone’ in first grade,” he
said, recalling his days at Altamont Elementary.
That sentiment takes a dark
turn in the epic when the narrator’s voice laments, “No one can
hear me. The poem is alone!”
Most of the verse in the opening
chapters is made up of quatrains,
four lines of four feet each, with
the last words in the second and
fourth lines rhyming:
“Come snuggle up closer,
come hear the long story
I’ve waited so long
to unravel for you,
The longest and oldest
tale ever related
And told to the end,
every word of it true.”
Describing the artwork on the cover of his book, Thomas Capuano says, “It shows the penetration of
New York State by the Europeans, through New York Harbor. That’s where it all spread from.” “Tekarionyoken” is Mohawk for “the land between two streams” and Capuano’s tale is a created epic of that
place, now called Altamont.
was being inspired by Beowulf,
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, Cervantes’s Don Quixote, and the Os
Lusiadas — the national Portuguese epic poem.
lists of names — whether of original settlers or native plants — that
he says are reminiscent of the lists
he found in his studies, enumerations from the Spanish epics.
Avenue, and “Joriohenen,” which
means “the creek that falls from
the cliff,” and runs by Altamont
Elementary School.
Because of Capuano, Altamont’s
“I tried to imagine what that first day was like for a founding party,
when they flopped down in the meadow to decide how to settle this area,
bearing in mind how Guilderland now is with all that traffic, just overrun.”
“As I rode the bus, I’d just let my
imagination go,” said Capuano. “I
decided Altamont was good enough
to have an epic poem. I grew up
here. It means a lot to me.”
After completing his undergraduate studies, Capuano went on to
get a Ph.D., writing his dissertation on the 13th-Century Spanish
author, Gonzalo des Berceo.
Capuano re-worked his original book-length thesis at the
insistence of the president of the
Royal Spanish Academy, focusing
on agricultural terminology from
the era. “They are words never in
any dictionary,” said Capuano, who
expressed no bitterness in having
to re-write his dissertation.
Meanwhile, his own epic was
taking shape.
Some of it involves rhythmic
Capuano calls his epic The
Tale of Tekarionyoken: Being the
first known verse account of the
ascent of the Hudson River, the
arrival at Fort Orange and the
passage westward to the foot of
the Helderbergs of a certain Band
of Wanderers, together with a deft
critical edifice casting salutary
doubt on its veracity.
The title name, Tekarionyoken, like other terms throughout
the epic, is Mohawk; it means
“the land between two streams,”
Capuano said, explaining, “All the
Mohawk I got from a linguistic
professor at Albany State, Maryann Mithun…She spoke fluent
Mohawk.”
The two streams are the “Ostenraky,” which means “the creek of
shale bed,” and runs along Euclid
creeks officially bear those Mohawk names. Capuano has a letter,
dated April 12, 1979, from William
Aylward, then the mayor of Altamont, thanking him for his “very
constructive recommendation
that the streams in the Village of
Altamont be named ‘Ostenraky’
and ‘Joriohenen’.”
Aylward’s letter goes on, “By
board resolution at the March 20,
1979 meeting, your recommendation was adopted and the streams
will carry the names.”
Creating an epic
Capuano says of writing the
poem, “I wanted to experiment
with the idea of creating myth. A
myth is something you inherit but
I wanted to pretend.”
He sets his story in a frame
inside of a frame. The first is that
The story tells of the first European settlers to arrive at the foot
of the Helderberg escarpment,
where Altamont stands today. “I
got a lot of it from Arthur Gregg’s
Old Hellebergh,” said Capuano.
As a boy, Capuano used to visit
the Guilderland historian. “He
lived at the end of my street,”
said Capuano. “He loved to talk
and refer to the people around
town, both living and deceased…
.I knew he was a special man,
very studious.”
Capuano’s epic, divided into
seven chapters spanning 99
pages, covers the journey up the
Hudson River by ship and the trek
by the settlers to Tekarionyoken.
One of the settlers, John Groot,
leaves the party and travels by
himself into the wilderness where
he encounters a mystical maiden,
an allusion to Kateri Tekakwitha,
a Catholic Mohawk known as the
Lily of the Mohawks who died
in 1680 and was recently made
a saint.
“The poem is not historical but
it is on a spiritual plane,” said
Capuano. “I didn’t really have any
famous personages that I could
weave into an Altamont anthology. The Poem of the Cid is about
a famous conqueror…At least we
know he existed. We didn’t have
anybody like that in Altamont, no
one high profile.”
So, in creating his epic, Capuano, reached out to Auriesville to
have John Groot consult with
Tekakwitha and bring back the
truth.
“I like the idea of the femininity,” Capuano said. “To me, she’s
like a goddess. I presented her
that way. I did not do her any
historical justice.”
Parts of his poem are ribald,
parts are sentimental; parts are
infused with gaiety and other
parts with morality.
“I tried to imagine what that
first day was like for a founding
party, when they flopped down
in the meadow to decide how to
settle this area,” said Capuano,
“bearing in mind how Guilderland
now is with all that traffic, just
overrun.”
When John Groot returns from
his wandering, he is reviled by
the other settlers, dismissed as a
poet and dreamer, while they have
sweated to become colonels and
governors; patriots, minutemen,
mayors, and clerks.
Gone are the measured quatrains of the opening chapters,
replaced with the rollicking
rhythms of unfolding lists as the
tempo crescendos to a veritable
fury, echoing the evils of modern
life:
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Senior News
Guilderland
The Enterprise — Melissa Hale-Spencer
“Only John Groot can be fully trusted,” Thomas Capuano writes of one of Altamont’s 18th-Century
settlers, buried off of Western Avenue in Altamont and glorified in his epic poem. “It’s a poem to be read
aloud,” Capuano writes, “preferably late at night, preferably in the dead of winter, and advantageously,
when sleep is wanted and won’t come, or when sleep is so direly wanted for the children…”
...Decries ‘our carriages horesless, in ceaseless commotion’
In the name of our Schermerhorns,
Harpers, and Banckers,
Their glorious words
and their glorious works,
And again in the name
of Van Aernam and Vrooman,
Myndersie, Hungerford,
Kieenholz and Crounse,
In the name of all those
we have named and left nameless,
In unison thus we pronounce:
That this tale of the land
of Tekarionyoken
From start to the end
be erased;
That the tale of the land
of Tekarionyoken
By only one truth be replaced:
By the Great Western Turnpike,
its Tollgates and Turnstiles,
By Crossgates and Westgates,
their byways in place;
By the banners and bankers
and hatters, by levies
That pay for the cannon
that fill the stockades
That guard the Dominion
of chapmen and traders
That warrant the welfare
our workmen have made;
By our carriages horseless,
in ceaseless commotion,
Like legions of sowbugs
in brave locomotion
By all of us, we who dared
cross o’er the ocean;
By Half a Moon’s face,
and by all set in motion
When Father Time’s hands
hid his face.”
“Yet Altamont isn’t ruined,” says
Capuano.
He also says, “We’re all immi
grants. We’ve all had a hand in
bringing the nature around us to
the state it’s in now — all except
John Groot.”
Can the poet save us?
Capuano is not sure who will
want to read his book. He notes it
is available to be borrowed from
the Altamont Free Library and is
also for sale at the Book House in
Guilderland’s Stuyvesant Plaza.
Although he has published
many editions of early scientific
writing in Old Catalan and Old
Spanish, this is the only poetry
he has ever written.
“I got it in its final form in May,”
said Capuano of the self-published
book. “I’ve always worked on it, on
and off. I feel it’s benefited from sitting on a shelf. Every time I work
on it, it gets much better.”
Hilltowns Players audition for Bah, Humbug!
By Penny Shaw
Hello, everyone! I hope you’re
having an enjoyable summer.
Summer, to the Hilltowns Players, means it’s time to get ready
for auditions for our fall show.
We will be performing the lively
musical version of Dickens’s classic A Christmas Carol, titled Bah,
Humbug!
Audition dates are Wednesday,
Aug. 7, and Monday, Aug. 12, at 7
p.m. at the Helderberg Lutheran
Church in Berne.
Sign up now
for Knoxwide sale
KNOX — The Women’s
Auxiliary to the Knox Fire
Department is sponsoring
a town-wide garage/yard
sale to benefit the Knox
Cemetery.
The event will take place
on Saturday, Aug. 10, from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Knox residents who wish
to participate and be placed
on the event map should
call Pat Lightbody at 8729400 or Marianne Saddlemire at 872-0385.
There will also be space
available on the lawn behind the firehouse.
A large cast is needed, so no
one will be turned away. Performers ages 8 through adults are
needed. Auditioners age 11 and
under will need to sing “God Bless
America,” and those age 12 and
up will need to sing our national
anthem.
Those accepting a part in the
play will be expected to pay
a membership fee at the first
rehearsal of $10 for adults and
$5 for students (for insurance
purposes).
Rehearsals will be at the church
and the Berne-Knox-Westerlo
High School on Monday, Tuesday,
and Wednesday evenings from 7
to 9 p.m. beginning Sept. 9 (with
longer rehearsals the week before
and the week of the show).
Show dates are Nov. 22 and 23 at
7:30 p.m. and Nov. 24 at 3 p.m. For
more information, call 872-9455. I
hope to see you there. Tell your
friends!
The Guilderland Senior Services
is offering the following activities
the week of July 29. Call the senior
office at 356-1980, ext. 1048 for
any questions or information.
Monday: Scheduled shopping,
aerobics at 9 a.m., senior fitness
at 10:30 a.m., Strong Bones Plus
at 10:30 a.m., and Strong Bones
Plus at 1:30 p.m.;
Tuesday: Strong Bones Plus
at 9 a.m., luncheon of veal and
peppers or cold plate at 11:30
a.m., bingo, games, and billiards
at 12:30 p.m.;
We d n e s d a y : S c h e d u l e d
shopping, Strong Bones Plus at
10:30 a.m., senior fitness 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.,
Mahjongg at 12:30 p.m., and
Pinochle at 1 p.m.; and
Friday: Scheduled shopping,
painting at 10 a.m., Bridge at 10
a.m., and quilting at 1 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, listed
on the 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 our
Tuesday family. We would love
to have you. Transportation is
available.
Movie of the month
On Thursday, Aug. 29, at 10:30
a.m., in the town hall courtroom
there will be a showing of Billy
Elliot.”
This movie is rated PG13.
Please sign up by Aug. 22.
Volunteers needed
We are currently seeking
volunteers to help with meal
deliveries to homebound town
residents on Mondays and Fridays.
This would be a time commitment
of approximately 1.5 hours on
a weekly basis, beginning at 10
a.m. For more information, please
contact Cindy in the Senior Office
at 356-1980, ext. 1048.
Call the senior office at 3561980, ext. 1048 for any questions
or information.
Helderberg
The menu being served by the
Helderberg Senior Services at the
Hiawatha Grange at 94 Silver
Creek Road in Westerlo next
week is:
Monday: Shrimp scampi over
pasta, apple juice, romaine salad
with dressing, bread, and ice
cream;
Tuesday: Roast chicken with
gravy, yams, broccoli, cornbread,
and fruited Jell-O;
Wednesday : Pork chops,
vegetable soup, baked potato,
beets, bread, and applesauce;
Thursday: Stuffed peppers
with rice, cranberry juice, seasoned
carrots, bread, and canned pears;
and
Friday: Roast beef with gravy,
mashed potatoes, green beans, roll
and citrus sections.
Lunches are served Monday
through Friday at the Hiawatha
Grange hall. Seniors planning to
eat need to call Teresa one day
in advance for reservations. Her
number is 797-3652.
Most activities are planned, at
10 a.m. There are also plans for
a creative writing and reading
class to be held monthly. The next
class is tentatively set for July 16,
at 10 a.m.
A blood pressure clinic will be
held monthly. The first clinic was
held on June 26, at 10 a.m.
Moaks hold 87th
family reunion
By Martha Slingerland
It is time for the descendants of
Hans Jacob Moak to get together
again! This is the 87th reunion;
the first was in 1926. The reunion
will be held Saturday, Aug. 3, at
the town park in Westerlo from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come early and
stay as long as you like. The park
is on South Street (Route 401) in
Westerlo.
Meat, rolls, and condiments will
be provided. Please bring your own
plates, utensils, beverages, and a
dish to share.
There will be family history
records for researchers, games,
and a lot of fun for the whole
family. Many of us look forward
to getting together each year to
renew friendships, catch up on
family news, and just enjoy a
pleasant time together in a lovely
setting. All of you are invited. See
you there!
Reunion T-shirts and genealogy
CDs will be available. For more
information, call David Moak at
423-4225.
Editor’s note: Martha
Slingerland of Delmar is a member
of the Moak family.
Butterfly Station
At Farnsworth Middle School - Route 155 Guilderland
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
Tours of our:
Native Butterfly House with 100’s of butterflies.
Butterfly Garden
Organic Garden with produce for sale
Visit the:
Metamorphosis Room
See the butterfly eggs, larvae, and pupa.
Museum Room
Interactive displays and a butterfly gift shop.
Craft Room
Create free butterfly crafts to take home!
OPEN
Monday through Friday
10AM to 1PM
July 15th – August 16th
Are you considering dentures?
Call 452-2579 to speak directly
to a dentist who, at no charge,
can tell you your options.
Geoffrey B. Edmunds, DDS
2010 Western Ave. Guilderland
452-2579
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Community Calendar
Thursday, July 25
71 st Annual Punkintown
Fair: The fair will start at 6 p.m.,
at the Punkintown Fair Grounds,
New Salem Road, and run through
July 27. A kid’s costume parade
will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday,
July 25 — a short parade around
the fairgrounds with prizes for
the best costumes. The fair will
feature great food, rides, and
games for all. All proceeds will
benefit the New Salem Volunteer
Fire Department.
Months of the Pine Bush: It’s
National Moth Week! Join New
York State Entomologist Dr. Tim
McCabe for a nighttime exploration of moths of the Albany Pine
Bush. We will also watch a nearly
full moon rise at 9:10 p.m. Meet at
the Albany Pine Bush Discovery
Center, 195 New Karner Road,
at 8 p.m. The fee is $3 per person
or $5 per family and registration is required; call 456-0655 to
register.

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Music and Potluck in the
Park: Potluck supper in the Knox
Town Park at 6 p.m., sponsored
by the Knox Youth Council. Bring
one dish to be shared, as well as
flowers and candles. Live music
by “Slim Pickins” and guests.
Don’t forget a donation for the
food pantry!
County Executive Offers Office Hours in Hilltowns: Daniel
McCoy will take his office on the
road this summer. He will be at
the Rensselaerville offices, 87
Barger Road, Medusa, 12120, from
1 to 4 p.m., on Thursday, and at
Coeymans Town Hall, 18 Russell
Avenue, Ravena, on Friday, from
1 to 4 p.m.
Friday, July 26
Five Rivers Sets Moth Study:
An indoor/outdoor study of moths
will be conducted at 56 Game
Farm Road, Delmar, at 8 p.m.
This program is in celebration of
National Moth Week, a nationwide
and global celebration of moths
and diversity. On this citizen science survey, center naturalists
will provide a brief overview of
the natural history and ecological
importance of moths, then lead
participants outdoors to census
moth species at prepared bait stations. This program is open to the
public free of charge. Flashlights
are helpful but not necessary.
Call 475-0291 to register for more
information.
Saturday, July 27
Wheels in the Woods: The 4th
annual Wheels in the Woods Car
Show will be held from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. at the Pear Orchard Picnic
area in Thacher Park. Classic cars,
specialty car, and tuners are all
welcome. No cut-off for the year
of the car. People’s Choice trophies
and other prizes will be awarded
during the day. The registration
fee is $10 ahead of time, and
$13 the day of the event. Food
and refreshments will be available through Thompson’s Lake
Reformed Church. Please contact
the park, at 872-1237, to ask about
early registration.
Terrific Turtles: Have you ever
seen a turtle in the Pine Bush?
Well, they are here! In this program, we will learn which species
of turtles live here, examine our
Discovery Center turtles, and, if
weather permits, we will hike
about one mile to a vernal pond
to observe turtle habitat. Meet at
Center, 195 New Karner Road, at
10:30 a.m. The fee is $3 per person
or $5 per family, and registration
is required; call 456-0655.
Todd Mack, Music in Common founder and director, will look at ways in which music can bridge
divides between groups of people in conflict with one another in his talk, “Shalom, Salaam: Building
Peace Through Music,” presented on Thursday, July 25, at 5 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center. A
kosher dinner follows the lecture. Mack started the organization in 2005 in response to the death of his
friend Daniel Perl, the late Wall Street Journal reporter. This program is open to the community. Cost for
this lecture and meal is $13 for a JCC member and $14 for a guest. Prepaid reservations are required
in the Albany JCC’s senior adult office; call 438-6651, ext. 112, or e-mail [email protected].
What Is That Tree? A beginning dendrology field study will
be conducted at 56 Game Farm
Road, Delmar, at 10 a.m. Come
join us for a guided “tour de forest”
and learn how to identify common trees using field guides and
dichotomous keys. Staff naturalists will also discuss the important
roles trees play in the natural
world, and their value to people.
After this workshop, you will be
able to branch out on your own
and identify trees without getting
stumped. This indoor and outdoor
program is open to the public free
of charge; call 475-0291 for more
information.
Chicken Barbecue at the
Trinity United Methodist Church,
Route 143, Coeymans Hollow, at
4 p.m. Take-out only. The menu
includes half a chicken, a baked
potato, corn on the cob, a roll, and
dessert. The price is $10 for adults
and $5 for children. Call 756-6906
to make reservations.
Keeping Cats Indoors: An
indoor discussion on domestic
cats will be held at 56 Game
Farm Road, Delmar, at 2 p.m.
Free-roaming cats kill hundreds
of millions of birds and more
than a billion small mammals in
the United States every year. An
outdoor cat can be expected to live
for only two to five years, while an
indoor cat may live for 15 years or
more. Find out what you can do to
help preserve our native wildlife
from cat predation and how to
nurture happy, healthy indoor
cats. This program is open to the
public free of charge; call 475-0291
for more information.
The Chemistry of Ice Cream:
Learn about the exciting and delicious side of science! See some fun
demonstrations and then use the
basics of chemistry and natural
ingredients to make some tasty
ice cream. Meet at the Thacher
Nature Center, 87 Nature Center
Way, Voorheesville, at 1 p.m. Call
872-0800 to register.
Coon Hollow Engine and
Tractor Show from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., on Route 29, between 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Route 29, midway between Vail
Mills and Johnstown. Primitive
camping available; no admission
charge.
Christ’s Church of the Hills
Car Show, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at 4809 Mariaville Road, Route
159. $10 donation for each vehicle entered, with all proceeds
benefiting Christ’s Church of the
Hills. All vehicle types and years,
including motorcycles, welcome.
Lobster
and
Clam Bake
Dash plaques for every car. North
Country Chicken BBQ will be sold
for $12.
Sunday, July 28
“Raising the Flag”: A memorial dedication will be held in the
Berne Town Park, on Route 443, at
2 p.m., to honor all town of Berne
servicemen and women. Refreshments will follow the dedication.
Discover the Pine Bush: An
extraordinary journey into the Albany Pine Bush, the best remaining example in the world of an
inland pine barrens. Our experts
will guide you through this onemile hike over rolling sand dunes,
where you will discover Pine Bush
natural history, seasonal surprises
and transformations. Meet at
Center, at 195 New Karner Road,
at 1 p.m. The fee is $3 per person
or $5 per family, and registration is required; call 456-0655 to
register.
New York Forest Owners Association Chapter Picnic at the
Glen Doone picnic area in Thacher
Park. The gathering begins at 11
a.m., and lunch starts at 12:30
p.m. The cost is $6 per person;
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Tuesday, July 30
Thursday, August 1
Preserving the Bounty
— Quick and Easy Pickles:
Cornell Cooperative Extension of
Albany County will be hosting a
food preservation class from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. at 24 Martin Road,
Voorheesville. It will provide an
introduction to pickling vegetables
and fruit and include pickled
dilly beans as a class project to
take home. All materials will be
provided. The program fee is $15,
and requires pre-registration; call
765-3547.
Walk in the Woods at Thacher
Park: Explore the woodland trails
in the southern side of the park.
Meet at the Paint Mine picnic
area, at 9 a.m., for an “impromptu”
stroll. The approximate length of
this easy to moderate walk is two
hours. Call 872-1237.
County Executive Honors
Tony Award Winner: Daniel P.
McCoy will honor Leon Rothenberg, who won a Tony Award for
design, at 7 p.m. in the gazebo
at Orsini Park in Altamont. It
will be followed by the 2013 Altamont Summer Concert Series
performance by Thirteen Feet of
Bluegrass.
Pine Bush Pups — Pond
Treasures: Your kids will be
fascinated with the creatures they
find through their magnifiers in
pond water from the preserve. No
need for wading boots — our staff
will collect the water before the
program begins. This is a pre-k
level program. Please note there
is now a fee charged for Pine Bush
Pups programs; register children,
not adults. Meet at the Albany
Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195
New Karner Road, at 10 a.m. on
Tuesday or Wednesday. The fee
is $3 per person or $5 per family
and registration is required; call
456-0655.
Wednesday, July 31
Voorheesville Farmer’s Market at 68 Maple Ave., from 3:30 to
6:30 p.m., featuring Two’s Company music, and food samples from
Different Drummer’s Kitchen.
Music in the Park, featuring
The Bluestones, in the Berne Town
Park, from 6:30 p.m. to dusk. Free
admission. Refreshments will be
available to purchase. Sponsored
by the Friends of the Berne Library.
Batty for Bats: Bats are an
important part of our ecosystem.
However, their numbers are decreasing at an alarming rate. This
night hike will offer a glimpse
into the adaptations of bats to the
nocturnal world. We will keep our
eyes open for the four species of
bats that live in the preserve as we
learn about their unique characteristics. Discover what you have
in common with bats and how you
can help to conserve them. There
will be a short inside presentation
a the Discovery Center, followed
by a one mile hike at Kings Road
trailhead. Meet at the Albany Pine
Bush Discovery Center, 195 New
Karner Road, at 7 p.m. The fee
is $3 per person or $5 per family
and registration is required; call
456-0655.
Friday, August 2
Fitness Friday: Get down
and give me 20! No, we won’t be
doing calisthenics, but we will be
doing a three-mile cardiovascular
hike over rolling terrain, whether
rain or shine. What a great way
to exercise while enjoying beautiful scenery and fresh air! Please
wear long pants, a long-sleeved
shirt, sturdy walking shoes, and
bring a drink. This program is
not meant for young children.
Meet at the Pine Bush Discovery
9 a.m. The fee is $3 per person or
$5 per family and registration is
required; call 456-0655.
First Friday Hike — Ferocious Antlions: Join us for a walk
to discover the amazing world of
antlions; a unique insect in the
Pine Bush. We will walk a variety
of different habitats to explore
antlion pits and be able to investigate larva up close and personal.
Don’t miss this opportunity to
explore an interesting detail of the
Albany Pine Bush Preserve. Meet
at the Albany Pine Bush Discovery
noon. The fee is $3 per person or
$5 per family, and registration is
required; call 456-0655.
Count Bats at Five Rivers: A
program on bats will be conducted
at 56 Game Farm Road, Delmar,
at 7:30 p.m. At this indoor/outdoor
presentation, center naturalists
will conduct a brief overview of
the natural history of bats and
their conservation challenges. The
impact of white-nose syndrome
on local bat populations will be
discussed. Afterward, participants
will head outside to the center’s
Jones Barn, which previously
housed upwards of 500 bats, to
count bats in flight as part of the
center’s on-going bat monitoring
initiative. This program is open to
the public free of charge; call 4750291 for more information.
Saturday, August 3
Nocturnal Nature T-Shirt:
Create your own night-themed
shirt with glow-in-the-dark objects
like bats, owls, fireflies, shooting
stars, or a custom design of your
own. A fee of $4 includes a black
t-shirt and painting supplies. Kids
and adult sizes available. Meet at
the Thacher Nature Center, 87 Nature Center Way, Voorheesville, at
1 p.m.; call 872-1237 to register.
Let’s Go Explore at Five
Rivers: A sensory exploration
of nature geared for families to
experience together will be conducted at 56 Game Farm Road,
Delmar, at 2 p.m. During this
elementary investigation, center
naturalists will lead participants
in a stop-look-and-listen survey
along gentle center trails, searching for common signs of the season
such as animal tracks, nests, nuts,
cones and berries. The program is
open to the public free of charge;
call 475-0291 to register.
Dragonfly Study at Five Rivers: A catch-and-release survey of
dragonflies will be conducted at 56
Game Farm Road, Delmar, at 10
a.m. On this outdoor foray, dragonfly expert Alison VanKeuren
will lead a field study along
center trails in search of foraging
dragonflies and damselflies. The
basics of dragonfly identification
and natural history will be covered. Dragonflies are sensitive
to changes in their environment
and are excellent bio-indicators
of water quality. In the 16 years
of this annual survey on center
grounds, 15 species have been
recorded. The program is open
to the public free of charge; call
475-0291 to register.
— Photo by Emily DeFranco
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left, plays Julius Caesar and Kayla O’Connell plays his wife,
Calpurnia, in the Classic Theater Guid’s production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, directed by by Rachael Sheffer, which will
play at Indian Ladder Farms on Route 156 in New Scotland at
the seventh annual Helderberg Theater Festival through July 28.
Patrons should bring blankets and chairs as the free plays are to
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Long-time educator John Curley at home directing library in old schoolhouse
FEURA BUSH — John Curley,
the new director of the Feura Bush
Neighborhood Library, is someone
who steps up when needed.
His family, with two daughters
and two sons, had moved to rural
Feura Bush from Albany to homestead; they kept ducks, turkeys,
chickens, sheep, goats, and bees.
In the mid-1980s, one of his
“We are blessed
to have loyal and
helpful volunteers.”
daughters was in a Girl Scout
troop that met in the Jerusalem
Dutch Reformed Church. When
the troop’s leader left, none of the
girls’ mothers were interested in
taking over, so Curley stepped
up.
Behind the old church on what
was once a plank road and is now
State Route 32 stands a one-room
schoolhouse, built in 1885 at a
cost of $1,100, and abandoned
in 1929.
“Judith Wing was getting a
library going in the schoolhouse,
and the girls helped out,” Curley
recalled of his troop.
The Feura Bush Neighborhood
Association opened the library in
1987 and Wing served as its librarian until retiring this year.
“I would stop in and say ‘hi’ to
Judith; she wanted to retire,” Cur-
John Curley, the new director of the Feura Bush Neighborhood Library, culls some of its periodicals on
Saturday afternoon. Curley, who has retired from a long and varied career in education, hopes to attract
more people to the free library and has planned programs on choosing colleges and on genealogy.
ley recalled. “A few months later,
she still hadn’t found anyone. A
few months more, still nothing.
No one was stepping up.”
So Curley did.
Curley, who is retired now, had
a long career, beginning and ending as a teacher. He started as a
teacher at the La Salle School in
Albany, which helps troubled boys.
He taught subjects ranging from
English to science. “It was tough,”
he said.
at Columbia-Greene Community
College where he helped students
produce a newspaper.
Curley’s kids have grown and
gone. His daughters, both teachers, live in Schenectady. One son is
a lawyer in New York City and the
other is a transportation planner
in New Jersey.
He has time to oversee the
library, which is open six hours
a week: on Tuesdays from 7 to
9 p.m., on Thursdays from 3 to
5 p.m., and on Saturdays from 2
to 4 p.m.
The library’s last annual report,
for 2012, written by Wing, says,
“Except for holidays and one bad
storm, the library was open its
normal six hours each week…had
a total of 389 visits, and loaned out
322 books.”
The report also states, “Though
there were some children who
came during the year, the majority of visitors were retired people
who enjoyed socializing as well as
taking out books.”
It also notes about 45 people
came to the library when it served
as the headquarters for a tour of
old houses and barns in Feura
Bush for the Dutch Barn Preservation Society and the Hudson
Valley Vernacular Architectural
Society.
Wing notes the May sale raised
$369 and thanks annual contributors Anne Olmstead and the Sons
of the American Legion Post in
Voorheesville as well as the town
of New Scotland and the Reformed
Church for electricity and the use
of the building.
“We are blessed to have loyal
and helpful volunteers,” Wing’s
report concludes.
Curley gestured on Saturday
afternoon to pint-sized chairs and
a table in one corner of the library
and said Wing was good at teaching children crafts.
He also notes that, in addition to
one computer, the library has wireless Internet, which reaches about
100 feet from the building, so that
patrons may use their laptops or
other mobile devices.
Curley hopes to attract people
to the library with some new offerings. He’s planning a session
on Aug. 6, from 7 to 9 p.m., on
choosing colleges.
“Judith Wing was getting
a library going in the schoolhouse,
and the girls helped out.”
Still a repository for learning, the library in Feura Bush at 1431 Indian Fields Road, was once a
one-room schoolhouse. It was built in 1885 behind the Jerusalem Dutch Reformed Church where it
still stands today.
Curley went on to work for the
State Education Department,
spending 30 years there, primarily in school finance. He became
a journalist, publishing largely
in professional magazines, and
was well known nationally for his
expertise on school finance and the
politics of education.
After Curley quit his job with
the state, he went on to write for a
newspaper he enjoyed reading, the
Greene County News. He worked
there from 2000 to 2006 and received a statewide award for his
in-depth reporting on home schooling. Finally, he taught journalism
He is also planning a Sept.
10 session on the “mystery and
discoveries” of genealogy. Curley
has researched his own family’s
history — French on his mother’s
side, and Irish and English on his
father’s.
“Like most Americans, I’m a
mongrel,” he said.
“A lot of people work. We’re trying to find the best time for kids
to come to the library, maybe more
on Saturday,” the new director
speculated.
His overall goal, Curley said, is
“just to get people more interested
in the library.”
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In the Dog Days of Summer
People Connect with Pets
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etting cool in the pool, Josephine, a terrier-Lab mix, at top, was up
for adoption from the Companion Animal Placement Program, one of 30
vendors at the fourth annual Pet Connection held Sunday at The Animal
Hospital in Guilderland.
Hands reach through the bars, center, as two kids and their father pat a puppy.
The event resulted in 150 animal adoptions, and raised over $10,000 to help
homeless animals. Several thousand dollars worth of pet food was collected. Kate, a three-year-old border collie, below, literally jumps through hoops during a dog agility demonstration at the event while a fuzzy puppy lets its tongue
loll as it nestles in the arms of a shelter worker, being displayed to a potential
pet owner — one of over 3,000 people who flocked to the event, which included
music and food as well as tours of The Animal Hospital.
Photographs by Michael Koff
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In Service
Library Notes
Guilderland
SSgt. Jacob Udell
Udell awarded
Air Force medal
BERNE — Staff Sergeant Jacob
M. Udell in May was awarded the
Air Force Commendation Medal
for meritorious service from July
29, 2009 to July 28, 2012.
A 2005 graduate of Berne-KnoxWesterlo, he is the son of Rebecca
Hoffman of Berne and Barry Udell
of East Berne.
Udell distinguished himself
by meritorious service as Flight
Security Controller with the 91st
Missile Security Forces Squadron,
91st Security Forces Group, 91st
Missile Wing, at Minot Air Force
Base in North Dakota.
During this period, while assigned to the Tactical Response
Force, Udell was trained in the
United States Army Special Reaction Team course. His newly
acquired skills allowed him to
train more than 150 defenders
in close-quarters battle and improve missile security defensive
capabilities.
Udell responded to a “protestor
situation within the confines of an
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
Launch Facility,” according to a
citation made by Colonel Kevin
P. Cullen. “His swift and decisive
actions neutralized the threat
which resulted in the apprehension of all offenders and swiftly
restored order.”
Udell’s expertise and performance impacted the 91st Security
Forces Group’s “Excellent” rating
during the 2012 Nuclear Surety
Inspection, the citation says. He
also volunteered 1,500 service
hours to clean, sanitize, and
remodel flood-damaged homes
during Minot’s historic flood of
2011.
“The distinctive accomplishments of Sergeant Udell reflect
credit upon himself and the United
States Air Force,” the citation
concludes.
Sommers promoted
Bryan Sommers from
Slingerlands, serving with the
New York Army National Guard
Joint Force Headquarters has
been promoted to the rank of
master sergeant.
Army National Guard
promotions are based on overall
performance, attitude, leadership
a b i l i t y, a n d d e v e l o p m e n t
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St. John’s schedule
The summer worship schedule
at St. John’s Lutheran Church at
140 Maple Ave. in Altamont on
Sunday, July 28, is as follows:
—9:30 a.m., traditional worship
with guest pianists, Sharon Trova
and Melinda Zajac.
The theme for this service is
“The Best Things Through the
Worst Experiences,” based on Luke
11:1-13 by Pastor Gregory Zajac.
For more information, contact
the church at 861-8862 or
check out the website at www.
stjohnsaltamont.org.
By Mark Curiale The Guilderland Public
Library’s Community Literary
Garden is a quiet, restful place, an
ideal setting for peaceful reading,
contemplation, and relaxation. All
that changes on Saturday, July 27,
when from 1 to 4 p.m., the garden
is transformed into a miniature
amusement park for the library’s
Annual Family Fun Day.
That’s right! This Saturday,
bring the family to the library
for three hours of fun and games.
Play tip-a-troll, test your strength
against the purple dinosaur
hammer, make some spin art,
draw your own artistic creation on
the library’s windows with glass
chalk, and play sink the librarian
at the dunk tank.
Be sure to try the can knockdown game, “Bubble, Bubbles,
Everywhere,” and snack on everpopular SnoCones and popcorn. There will also be prizes. We
have set aside a room to cool off,
if it gets a bit too hot for some
players.
The Scroungers
Have you ever misplaced
anything? Maybe you didn’t
misplace it. Maybe four-inch high
people who live peacefully under
the floorboards of your home
borrowed it. That is the premise of
our First Friday Family Film that
shows at 7 p.m. on Aug. 2. It tells
the story of these borrowers who
take great pains to go undetected
as they take and live off of
borrowed items. An inquisitive
young boy discovers that these wee
scroungers have made themselves
at home in his house.
All is fun, cute, and peaceful
until an evil banker plans to
demolish the boy’s home. The
boy then bands together with his
home’s mini-guests to save it, and
that is when the real fun begins.
This is a great movie, which is
rated PG. We can assure you that
no borrowers will take your free
popcorn during the movie. About the Library
The Guilderland Public Library
is located at 2228 Western Avenue,
Guilderland. Visit the library’s
website at www.guilpl.org. Check
out the unofficial library stuff
at facebook.com/Guilderland.
Library, follow the library on
Twitter (@GuilderlandLib), and
get free music downloads and
information on the library’s
Freegal page. It all starts at
guilpl.org.
Westerlo
By Sue Hoadley
The Westerlo Public Library
presents a very special summer
reading program for children and
families. Join us Wednesday, July
31, at 7 p.m., at the Westerlo town
hall auditorium for “Fascinating
Gadgets: Inventors & Inventions
from Around the World” with Jeff
Boyer
Let Jeff Boyer be your guide,
as you travel the world through
gadgets and investigate inventors
and their wacky, wild, and
wonderful inventions! Audience
members join Jeff onstage in
dazzling demonstrations of devices
from around the globe. Using
math and science, we learn how
a treasure trove of inventions
work. Fascinating gadgets created
by scientists from Greece, Italy,
Scotland, Switzerland, Holland,
and, of course, the United States
of America star in this show about
ingenuity. Come and see the show
that really measures up!
This program was supported in
part by funds from the New York
State Library’s Family Literacy
Library Services grant program
and the Upper Hudson Library
System.
— Photo by John Elberfeld
Remembering the Civil War: Jean McLean gestures to a display assembled by her husband, John
Elberfeld, now at the Altamont Free Library, featuring Lt. Michael Henry Barckley, a Knox man who
recruited 21 volunteers to join his Civil War Company in the Union Army.
Altamont
By David Warner
Archeologists are fascinated
by the physical remains of past
human lives and activities. They
find things, and then they figure
them out. Finding and figuring
out. It begins to sound something
like a game.
Local kids between ages 6
and 12 years old are welcome to
join the staff from the Schoharie
Crossing State Historic Site, on
Monday, July 29, at 3:30 p.m.,
at the library. Learn something
about the archeology game; what
they look for, how they find it, how
they fit what they find into a past
world of past lives.
Dig your town
On Tuesday, July 30, at 10:30
a.m., kids of all ages are invited
to go on a scavenger hunt around
Altamont. You will be looking for
odd things in strange places and
learning a bit about the village as
you hunt. Melanie Shatynski will
be leading the hunt.
Meow mummies
This is your chance to learn
about Egyptian art. Egyptians
loved cats, at least the kings and
queens did. They also enjoyed
mummifying each other. Modern
day Altamont kids will be making
cat mummies on Wednesday
afternoon, July 31, at 3:30 p.m.
This, of course, is a craft, and no
animals will be harmed, invited to
attend, or otherwise bothered.
Rock that plant
Kids 10 and older are urged to
be here on Friday, July 26, at 3:30
p.m. They will learn to convert a
used CD case into a see-through
plant lab. Seed instead of CD.
Get it?
Finale
Next Tuesday’s, July 30, Concert
in the Park will begin with a unique
downbeat. Former Altamont
resident, Leon Rothenburg, the
recent winner of a Tony Award for
sound design, will be recognized
and applauded. He, in turn,
will recall the many hometown
teachers, musicians, and career
guides who taught, influenced,
and supported him.
Be sure to get there early. The
Band of the Week is Thirteen Feet
of Bluegrass. Chances are they
will have a mandolin player, and
somebody who can sing tenor to a
dog whistle.
Bethlehem
By Louise Grieco
On Wednesday, July 31, at 7
p.m., Bethlehem Public Library
will present Evening on the Green:
Captain Squeeze and the Zydeco
Moshers. Bring a blanket or lawn
chair. Concerts move indoors if
it rains.
Geodes
On Wednesday, July 31, at 10:30
a.m., learn about geode-cracking
firsthand with Howe Caverns
educator Nancy Sagendorf; get
a geode to take home. Call 4399314 to sign up. For kids in grade
3 and up.
Learn about
geode-cracking firsthand
with Howe Caverns
educator Nancy Sagendorf;
get a geode to take home.
Call 439-9314 to sign up.
For kids in grade 3 and up.
Creative stitches
From Monday through Friday,
Aug. 5 to Aug. 9 from 9:30
a.m. to noon, members of the
Embroiderers’ Club of America will
help you make simple embroidery
creations. Attendance at all 5
sessions is required. Call 439-9314
to sign up. This program is for ages
9 and up.
Fingerprinting 101
On Monday, Aug. 5, at 6:30 p.m.,
Detective Michael Whiteley of the
Bethlehem Police Department will
explain and demonstrate how to
lift fingerprints. This is for kids
in grade 6 through12.
Paint a flower pot
On Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 2:30
p.m., wear painting clothes and
decorate a flower pot with colorful
acrylics. Call 439-9314 to sign up.
This program is for kids in grade
1 and up.
Paws to read: an afternoon
with Rowan
On Wednesday, Aug. 7, from 3 to
5 p.m., drop in and read to a gentle
dog who loves stories. This is for
kids in grade 1 through 5.
Voorheesville
By Lynn Kohler
Compete in a Caldecott trivia
contest and win prizes. Bring a
picnic dinner and see how well
you know your Caldecott books at
the Voorheesville Public Library’s
family trivia night picnic on
Friday July 26, at 5 p.m. What
book features a police dog that
helps with safety tips? What city
does a group of baby ducks walk
through? Everyone in the family
can join in to answer questions
about old and new books. The
library will supply lemonade
and dessert. Registration is
requested, but space will be made
for everyone.
Pig out on reading
Go hog wild on Monday, July 29,
at 11 a.m., as Farmer Minor and
his pot-bellied pig Daisy pay a
special visit to the library. Farmer
Minor and Daisy love reading and
sharing their enthusiasm through
books and storytelling. Daisy loves
children and would be delighted if
you would give her a smooch. Are
you ready to kiss a pig? If not, a
nice little pat would be perfect!
For kids in kindergarten through
grade 3.
A visit from a veterinarian
On Tuesday, July 30, from 1 to 2
p.m., our neighbor and friend, Dr.
Holly Cheever from The Village
Animal Clinic will speak to us
about pets and pet care. Are you
interested in caring for a pet? Do
you have questions about your
pets? If circumstances permit, Dr.
Cheever will provide a guided tour
of the clinic. Children will meet
in the library community room
and will be escorted across the
street to the clinic. Registration
is required for the tour and space
is limited.
Together at Twilight
Come enjoy the atmosphere
at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 14, when
Captain Squeeze and the Zydeco
Moshers takes the stage at the
library for the third concert in our
Together at Twilight series. CSZM
is one of the most versatile zydeco
bands in the country. Join us rain
or shine.
Book sale donations
In anticipation of our annual fall
book sale, scheduled for Sept. 20
to 22, the library is now accepting
book and DVD donations.
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Library Notes
Berne
By Judy Petrosillo
It is dismaying to look outside at
the garden and see that varmints
demolished the vegetables. Many
of these creatures live underground,
including woodchucks, rabbits, and
chipmunks. Like Mr. McGregor, it
takes a crafty gardener to win
this war. Visit your library, and
borrow a gardening book for tips
on controlling these destructive
animals.
Summer reading
The Summer Reading Program
will be investigating underground
animals this week at the Emma
Treadwell Thatcher Nature
Center off Ketchum Road. On
Tuesday, July 30, the preschool
children are invited to discuss
“Vivacious Animals” with
Megan. Intermediate readers,
ages 5 to 12, should join Megan
on Thursday, Aug. 1, to explore
“Burrowing Animals.” Meet
Kathy at the Nature Center at
11 a.m. for these special summer
reading programs.
Teen program
The library is also sponsoring
a special presenter for our teen
program on Monday, July 29. Ms.
Ceceri will help teens create a
moving robot by reusing household
items and adding a solar source.
The Wobblebot program starts at
6 p.m. Register for this program
before noon on Monday by calling
the library at 872-1246.
Concert
Dig up the dance floor, or sit
back and listen, at Music in the
Park on Wednesday, July 31. The
Bluestones will be providing the
tunes for this week’s concert,
which begins at 6:30 p.m. There
is no admission fee for this family
event. Refreshments will be
available for purchase from the
Friends of the Berne Library.
Underground communities
“Underground Communities”
continues this week as the
theme for the adult summer
reading program. Paul and Mary
Stewart invite adult community
members to a free program on the
Underground Railroad. They will
share their extensive knowledge
on Sunday, Aug. 4, at 7 p.m. in the
town of Berne meeting room.
Secret Caverns
Although there is another
month of summer vacation, the
youth summer reading program
ends on Aug. 10. The exciting trip
to Secret Caverns is on Thursday,
Aug. 8. The school bus will leave
Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central
School at 9:45 a.m., and return at
1:15 p.m. In order to earn a free
trip, incentive charts for Wee Read
and Intermediate Readers must
be submitted by Wednesday, Aug.
7, and 600 reading minutes must
be logged in. If you did not earn a
free trip, you are still encouraged
to attend at the cost of $7 per
child and $10 per adult. Children
under the age of ten must be
accompanied by an adult. Bring
your own food and drinks for
lunch. Please sign up for this trip
at the library. Construction While underground digging is
occurring on the main street of
Berne, the work at the new library
is above ground. Asbestos floor
tiles were removed for the safety
of our patrons, and insulation
was installed in the ceiling and
walls to keep down our energy
costs. We are currently applying
for a 75 percent matching grant
from the New York State Library
Construction Grant Program in
order to complete the renovations
and furnish the building. If you
would like to contribute, each
dollar will be matched with
three. Send your donations to the
Friends of the Berne Library, PO
Box 42, Berne, NY 12023.
Summer reading
grand finale
The grand finale for the youth
summer reading program, ages
1 to 18, is on Saturday, Aug. 10,
at the Hilltown Senior Center on
Route 443 in Berne. Join us from
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. for presentation
of summer reading program
certificates and prize bags,
activities, and refreshments.
Middleburgh
— Photo by Judy Petrosillo
Building a gnome home was the order of the day for participants, like these, in the Summer Reading
Program at the Berne Library.
— Photo by Judy Petrosillo
Serious business: As part of the Summer Reading Program at the Berne Library, this boy is participating in the “digging Up Trouble” project, focusing on gnomes, leprechauns, fairies, and trolls
On July 29, at 2 p.m. the Lego’s
are back at the Middleburgh
Library, and we’re getting ready
to create and build. Use your
imagination to create a creature of
your choosing that you think would
live underground. This program
is part of our Dig into Reading
Summer Reading Program for kids
going into kindergarten through
grade 5. Registration is required. Story time
On July 30, at 10:45 a.m. get
ready to move in this interactive
story time designed especially
for children ages 0 to 6 and their
caregivers. We will read books, sing
songs, recite finger plays, dance,
and watch a short movie based on
a weekly theme. No registration
is required.
Dig into reading
On July 30, at 1 p.m. we are
digging reptiles! Learn about
exotic and native reptiles and
amphibians with Jessica Shea of
Reptile Adventures! She will bring
a variety of animals to show you
and that you will be able to touch
and feel! This program is part
of our Dig into Reading Summer
Reading Program. This program is
for children of all ages. Registration
is required.
Movie time
On July 30, at 6:45 p.m. come
with your whole family to watch
James and the Giant Peach. This
film is rated PG. James hopes a
magical peach will help him escape
his horrible aunts. Registration is
not required. There will be free
popcorn!
Ghost hunting
On July 31, at 7 p.m. we will learn
about the basics of paranormal
investigation! Members of the
Tri-City Paranormal Society will
be here with a special program
for teens. Learn what kind of
equipment is used and hear and
see evidence of ghost hauntings. This program is part of our Beneath
the Surface Teen Summer Reading
Program. This is for kids going
into grades 6 and up. Registration
is required. Treasure hunt
On July 31, at 1 p.m. We will
be discussing The Water Castle
by Megan Frazer Blakemore and
have a treasure hunt. In this book,
science feels magical, and magic
feels possible. We’ll talk about the
book and attempt to unearth the
clues to find the fabled Fountain of
Youth! For those of you who would
like to read the book before coming
to the program, pick up a copy at
the circulation desk. This program
is part of our Dig into Reading
Summer Reading Program and is
for kids going into grade 4 and up.
Registration is required. Flower fairy garden party
On Aug. 1, at 1 p.m. we will make
a garden fairy doll and a house to
put her in, listen to a story and
nibble some fairy sized treats. Come
to this party dressed in your fairy
finest. This is for children going
into kindergarten through 3rd
grade. Younger children will need
adult help. This program is part
of our Dig into Reading Summer
Reading Program. Registration is
required. Knitting Circle
On Aug. 1, at 7 p.m. the ladies
(men are welcome, but we have
not seen any yet!) knit and crochet,
embroider and quilt.
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Wayne J. Perry, 48, of 115
Sterling Road, Schenectady, was
arrested on July 6, at the intersection of Curry Road and Kings
Road, for driving while intoxicated, first-offense, driving while
under the influence of drugs,
first-offense, and criminal possession of a controlled substance,
all misdemeanors, operation of a
motor vehicle impaired by alcohol, an infraction, and unlawful
possession of marijuana, a violation. According to the Guilderland
Police report, Perry was stopped
for a vehicle and traffic violation,
and the officer noted a strong odor
of alcohol; Perry failed a field sobriety test and registered positive
for alcohol on a pre-screening device. Perry told the officer he had
smoked marijuana earlier in the
day, and an investigation showed
he had a pill bottle containing
marijuana and a marijuana pipe,
as well as another pill bottle, not
prescribed to him, containing 38
Oxycotin pills, the report said.
Perry registered a blood alcohol
content of .06 on a breath test,
said the report.
****
Kimberly M. Snyder, 49, of
9 Woodlake Road, Apt. 11, Albany, was arrested on July 14,
at 1602 Western Ave., for driving
while intoxicated, first-offense, a
misdemeanor. According to the
Guilderland Police report, officers
received a call about an erratic
driver leaving 1602 Western Ave.,
and Snyder’s vehicle was located
parked in front of her apartment
building; when Snyder answered
her door, the officer observed an
odor of alcohol, and she failed a
field sobriety test and registered
a blood alcohol content of .208 on
a pre-screen device.
****
Christin C. Fowler, 32, of
1502 Chrysler Ave., Apt. 201,
Schenectady, was arrested on
July 6, at the intersection of East
Old State Road and Kings Road,
for driving while intoxicated,
first-offense, and driving with a
blood alcohol content of .08, both
misdemeanors, and failure to
stay in a single lane and speeding, an infraction. According to
the Guilderland Police report,
Fowler was stopped for speeding,
and the officer noted an odor of
alcohol; Fowler failed a field sobriety test.
Business Corner
Vasil Vardhami, 56, of 2497
Western Ave., Altamont, was arrested on July 12, at 360 Northern Boulevard, for third-degree
assault, second-degree unlawful
imprisonment, and acting in a
manner injurious to a child, all
misdemeanors. According to the
Guilderland Police report, Vardhami was involved in a domestic
dispute, during which he pushed
the victim, and restrained the
victim on the head while punching the victim in the head; the
victim’s children were present at
the time of the incident.
****
Tyler L. Smith, 23, of 401 Mohawk Ave., Scotia, was arrested
on July 4, at the intersection of
Van Wie Terrace and Western Avenue, for aggravated unlicensed
operation of a motor vehicle and
operation of a motor vehicle with
a suspended registration, both
misdemeanors, and operation
of a motor vehicle without an
inspection certificate, an infraction. According to the Guilderland
Police report, Smith was driving
with a suspended license, and a
registration suspended for insurance not in effect.
****
Jaymier J. Hicks, 18, of 501
Delaware Ave., Albany, Eisaiah A.
Davis, 18, of 141 Ontario St., Apt.
1, Albany, and Daekwon L. Maye,
17, of 334 Hamilton St., Albany,
were arrested on July 2, at Crossgates Mall, for fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property,
a misdemeanor. According to the
Guilderland Police report, all
three defendants were observed
cutting tarps on three kiosks in
the mall, and taking property
from at least one of them.
****
Caravan Jonas, 41, of 16 Park
Hill, Apt. 10, Menands, was arrested on July 5, at the intersection of Church Road and Great
Oaks Boulevard, for operation of
a motor vehicle with a suspended
registration, a misdemeanor, and
driving without a proper license,
an infraction. According to the
Guilderland Police report, a mobile plate reader showed that Jonas’s registration was suspended
for an insurance lapse, and then
he was operating the vehicle on
a learner’s permit.
SUNY chancellor recognizes
UAlbany faculty and staff excellence
Eleven University at Albany
faculty and staff members —
including Gregory Bobish of
Voorheesville, Peter Johnson of
Altamont, and Rita Biswas of
Guilderland — are among the
312 recipients of the 2012-13
Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence. Presented annually to State
University of New York faculty
and staff, the Chancellor’s Awards
encompass six categories.
— Classified Service: Bernadette Socha, Music;
— Faculty Service: Susanna
Fessler, East Asian Studies, and
Richard Fogarty, History;
—Librarianship: Gregory Bobish, University Libraries;
— Professional Service: Diana
Mancini, School of Criminal
Justice;
—Scholarship and Creative Activities: Graham Barker-Benfield,
Blasiak new shareholder at Heslin Rothenberg
ALBANY — George S. Blasiak
is now a shareholder with Heslin
Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.,
an intellectual property law firm
based in Albany.
Blasiak has extensive experience representing Fortune 500
companies, major research universities, and emerging businesses in
the acquisition and enforcement of
intellectual property rights. His
practice includes client counseling, preparing and prosecuting
patent and trademark applications domestically and abroad,
patent portfolio management
consultation, negotiating trans-
actions involving intellectual
property rights and rendering
legal opinions.
Blasiak’s technical expertise
includes computer hardware and
software, semiconductor design
and fabrication, optoelectronic
devices and photonics.
Blasiak holds a bachelor ’s
degree in electrical engineering
from the University of Rochester
and a law degree from the State
University of New York at Buffalo.
He is admitted to the New York
bar, and is registered to practice
before the United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
George S. Blasiak
Leyden named senior VP at Albany Med
BETHLEHEM — Albany Medical Center has named a veteran
IBM executive to the newly created position of senior vice president for business development
and strategic partnerships to
explore novel ways to support
Albany Med’s mission, strengthen
its bottom line, and address the
fast-paced changes in the health
care field.
Kevin M. Leyden, of Bethlehem,
who worked at IBM for almost
20 years, joins the senior leadership team of the medical center,
charged with developing nontraditional partnerships and alliances to leverage existing assets
and generate new revenue.
Leyden was most recently a
client/solution executive at IBM
in Albany, managing relationships with several New York
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of Social Services where he was
appointed by Governor Mario M.
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children and family services
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proached King Baldwin II of
Jerusalem, and proposed creating a monastic order for the
protection of these pilgrims. King
Baldwin agreed to the request.
The king granted the Templar’s
By
a headquarters in a wing of
Rosemary
the royal palace on the Temple
Caruso
Mount in the captured Al-Aqsa
Mosque. The Temple Mount had
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a mystique because it was above
what was believed to be the ruins
of the Temple of Solomon. The
Crusaders, therefore, referred to
the Al Aqsa Mosque as Solomon’s
Temple, and it was from this locaAs I was listening to the sirens
tion that the new Order took the
last Sunday, my mind started to
name of Poor Knights of Christ
wander. Was that the Altamont
and the Temple of Solomon, or
Rescue Squad or a police siren?
“Templar” knights. The Order,
Years ago, when I was much
with about nine knights, had few
younger, our friend,
financial resources
Judy Hukey, was a
and relied on donamember of the restions to survive.
cue squad. During
Their emblem was
I was known as
the day, if she got
of two knights rida call, I would get the ‘Flash’ because
ing on a single
a call! We had chilI
could
make
it
to
horse, emphasizing
dren the same ages,
the Order’s povand I was her back- the curb to pick up
erty.
up when she was on
her girls so fast.
A
Templar
duty during the day
Knight was truly
and her husband
a fearless knight,
was at work. Judy
and secure on evwould get a call, call
ery side, for his soul was prome, pack up her kids, and drop
tected by the armour of faith, just
them off at my house on her way
as his body was protected by the
to the rescue squad. They even
amour of steel. He is thus doubly
honored me with a yellow cape
armed, and did not fear neither
at one of their dinners. I was
demons nor men.
known as the ‘Flash’ because I
The Templar’s impoverished
could make it to the curb to pick
status did not last long. They had
up her girls so fast.
a powerful advocate in a leading
When my mind wandered back
church
figure and was a nephew
to church and the sermon, Father
Smith was talking about the par- of one of the founding knights.
able of the ‘Good Samaritan’. The The knight put his weight behind
parable of the Good Samaritan the Templars and wrote persuais a parable told by Jesus and is sively on their behalf in the letter
mentioned in one of the gospels ‘In Praise of the New Knightof the New Testament. According hood’. In 1129, he led a group of
to the Gospel of Luke, a traveler, leading churchmen to officially
who probably was Jewish, is approve and endorse the Order
beaten, robbed, and left half dead on behalf of the Church. With
along the road. First a priest this formal blessing, the Temand then a Levite come by, but plars became a favored charity
both avoid the beaten man. Fi- throughout Christendom, receivnally, a Samaritan comes along. ing money, land, businesses, and
Samaritans and Jews generally noble- born sons from families
despised each other, but the Sa- who were eager to help with the
maritan is the one who helps the fight in the Holy Land.
Another major benefit came
injured man.
in 1139, when Pope Innocent II,
Some Christians, see the parexempted the Order from obediable as exemplifying the ethics of
ence to local laws. This ruling
Jesus. The parable has inspired
meant that the Templars could
paintings, sculpture, poetry, and
pass freely through all ,borders
film. The colloquial phrase Good
and were not required to pay
Samaritan, meaning someone
any taxes, and were exempt
who helps a stranger, derives
from all authority except that
from this parable, and many
of the pope.
hospitals and charitable orgaWith its clear mission and
nizations are named after the
ample resources, the order grew
“Good Samaritan”.
rapidly. Templars were often the
During the days when Jesus
advance force in key battles of the
lived, as well as long after he
Crusades, as the heavily armored
died, it was unsafe to travel
knights on their warhorses would
because of thieves and robbers
set out to charge at the enemy,
who would attack, loot, and kill
in an attempt to break opposition
small groups of people.
lines. One of their most famous
Travel was often delayed until
victories was in 1177 during a
several groups of people could
battle where some 500 Templar
join together and travel as a
knights helped several thousand
caravan. These larger caravans
infantry to defeat Saladin’s army
would often be transporting
of more than 26,000 soldiers.
goods for sale from one city to
Although the primary misanother. Because of the value
sion of the Order was military,
of these goods, they often hired
relatively few members wer
someone to protect them on their
combatants. The others acted
travels.
in support positions to assist
For the next thousand years,
the knights and to manage the
there were many battles fought
financial infrastructure. The
over the control of Jerusalem. AfTemplar Order, though its memter the First Crusade recaptured
bers were sworn to individual
Jerusalem in 1099, many Chrispoverty, was given control of
tian pilgrims traveled to visit
wealth beyond direct donations.
what they referred to as the Holy
A nobleman who was interested
Places. However, though the city
in participating in the Crusades
of Jerusalem was under relativemight place all his assets under
ly secure control, the rest of the
Templar management while he
area was not. Bandits abounded,
was away. Accumulating wealth
and pilgrims were routinely
in this manner throughout
slaughtered, sometimes by the
Christendom, the Order began
hundreds, as they attempted to
generating letters of credit for
make the journey from the coastpilgrims journeying to the Holy
line into the Holy Land.
Land. Pilgrims deposited their
In 1120, a French knight ap-
Altamont
— Photo by Marijo Dougherty
Standing up for history: This month, Albany County Executive Daniel P. McCoy, center, and
Special Assistant Carmen Mirabile, right, met with Altamont Mayor James Gaughan, left, in
the Altamont Archives and Museum, located in Village Hall. “The visit was a continuation of
Mr. McCoy’s interest in learning more about the villages and towns located in Albany County,”
according to the village archivist, Marijo Dougherty.
Happy Gala-Goers
— Photo by Ron Barnall
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station in
Rennselaerville on Saturday at a gala and benefit held in the Carriage House Restaurant at
the Carey Conference Center are, from left, Carolyn Barker, Huyck Preserve Office/Operations;
Susan W. Beatty, Ph.D., Scientist in Residence; and Dawn O’Neal, Ph.D., director of Conservation Education and Research. The gala was preceded by a science symposium at the Eldridge
Research Center where Jerome Rozen, curator of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum
of Natural History in New York City, gave a presentation on cuckoo bees.
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valuables with a local community
of Templars before embarking,
received a document indicating
the value of their deposit, then
used that document upon arrival
in the Holy Land to retrieve
their funds. This innovative arrangement was an early form of
banking, and may have been the
first formal system to support
the use of checks; it improved
the safety of pilgrims by making
them less attractive targets for
thieves, and also contributed to
the Templar coffers.
Based on this mix of donations and business dealings, the
Templars established financial
networks across the whole of
Christendom. They acquired
large tracts of land, both in Europe and the Middle East; they
bought and managed farms and
vineyards; they built churches
and castles; they were involved
in manufacturing, import and
export; they had their own fleet
of ships; and at one point they
even owned the entire island of
Cyprus. The Order of the Knights
Templar qualifies as the world’s
first multinational corporation.
In the mid-12th century the
Muslim world had become more
united under effective leaders
such as Saladin, and dissension arose among Christian
factions in and concerning the
Holy Land. The Knights Templar were at odds with the two
other Christian military orders, the Knights Hospitaller and
the Teutonic Knights. Decades
of feuds weakened Christian
positions, politically and militarily. After the Templars were
involved in several unsuccessful campaigns, Jerusalem was
captured by Saladin’s forces.
The Crusaders retook the city
in 1229, without Templar aid,
but held it only briefly. In 1244,
the Turks recaptured Jerusalem,
and the city did not return to
Western control until 1917 when
the British captured it from the
Ottoman Turks.
With the Order’s military
mission now less important, support for the organization began
to dwindle. The situation was
complex though, as over the two
hundred years of their existence,
the Templars had become a part
of daily life throughout Christendom. The organization’s Templar
Houses, hundreds of which were
dotted throughout Europe and
the Near East, gave them a
widespread presence at the local
level. The Templars still managed many businesses, and many
Europeans had daily contact
with the Templar network, such
as ,by working at a Templar farm
or vineyard, or using the Order as
a bank in which to store personal
valuables. The Order was still
not subject to local government,
making it, everywhere a “state
within a state”—its standing
army, though it no longer had a
well-defined mission, could pass
freely through all borders. This
situation heightened tensions
with some European nobility,
especially as the Templars were
indicating an interest in founding their own monastic state.
In 1305, the new Pope Clement V, based in France, sent letters to both the Templar Grand
Master Jacques de Molay and
the Hospitaller Grand Master
Fulk de Villaret to discuss the
possibility of merging the two
Orders. Neither was amenable
to the idea, but Pope Clement
persisted, and in 1306 he invited
both Grand Masters to France
to discuss the matter. De Molay
arrived first in early 1307, but de
Villaret was delayed for several
months. While waiting, De Molay
and Clement discussed charges
that had been made two years
prior by an ousted Templar. It
was generally agreed that the
charges were false, but Clement
sent King Philip IV of France a
written request for assistance in
the investigation.
King Philip was already deeply
in debt to the Templars from his
war with the English and decided
to seize upon the rumors for his
own purposes. He began pressuring the Church to take action
against the Order, as a way of
freeing himself from his debts.
On Friday, 13 October 1307
(a date sometimes spuriously
linked with the origin of the
Friday the 13th superstition),
Philip ordered de Molay and
scores of other French Templars
The current position
of the Roman Catholic
Church is that the
medieval persecution
of the Knights Templar
was unjust.
to be simultaneously arrested.
The arrest warrant started with
the phrase : “Dieu n’est pas content, nous avons des ennemis de
la foi dans le Royaume” [“God is
not pleased. We have enemies of
the faith in the kingdom”]. The
Templars were charged with
numerous offenses.
Many of the accused confessed
to these charges under torture,
and these confessions, even
though obtained under duress,
caused a scandal in Paris, The
Templars were accused of idolatry.
After more bullying from
Philip, Pope Clement then issued
the papal bull, which instructed
all Christian monarchs in Europe
to arrest all Templars and seize
their assets.
Pope Clement called for papal hearings to determine the
Templars’ guilt or innocence,
and once freed of the Inquisitors’ torture, many Templars
recanted their confessions. Some
had sufficient legal experience to
defend themselves in the trials,
but in 1310, Philip blocked this
attempt, using the previously
forced confessions to have dozens
of Templars burned at the stake
in Paris In September 2001, a
document known as the “Chinon
Parchment” dated August 17– 20,
1308 was discovered in the Vatican Secret Archives, apparently
after having been filed in the
wrong place in 1628. It is a record
of the trial of the Templars and
shows that Clement absolved the
Templars of all heresies in 1308
before formally disbanding the
Order in 1312, as did another
Chinon Parchment dated 20 August 1308 addressed to Philip IV
of France, also mentioning that
all Templars that had confessed
to heresy were “restored to the
Sacraments and to the unity of
the Church”. This other Chinon
Parchment has been well known
to historians.
The current position of the
Roman Catholic Church is that
the medieval persecution of the
Knights Templar was unjust,
that nothing was inherently
wrong with the Order or its rule,
and that Pope Clement was
pressed into his actions by the
magnitude of the public scandal
and by the dominating influence
of King Philip IV, who was Clement’s relative.
By the time I returned from my
reveries and my mind wandered
back to The Good Samaritan
parable that Father Smith was
discussing. I realized that just
as in that parable it does not
matter what century we are in,
or who we are, there will always
be someone who disagrees with
our beliefs and will attack us for
those beliefs. There will always
be someone who will try to steal
from us and will often do that
with lethal force. There will also
always be someone who will see
when we are in trouble, or in
need, and will give us a helping
hand if they can. It is up to all
of us to help when we can. We
may not need to carry someone to a shelter, or dress someone’s
wounds, but we can do so many
other good deeds for others. What
are you going to do today to be a
“Good Samaritan” to someone? VBS
Reminder: This year’s Vacation Bible School will be held
August 19 through 23. As in the
past, it will be held at St. John’s
Lutheran Church on Maple Avenue. The annual event is sponsored by the Altamont churches.
Children who have completed
3-year-old preschool through
grade 5 are eligible to participate
in this ecumenical vacation bible
school. Each church has reservation forms. Save the date
Golfers take notice: St. Lucy/
St. Bernadette Church will hold
its 8th Annual Golf Tournament
on Monday, Sept. 16. Note that
the event will be held at Pine
Haven Country Club. Registration forms are available in the
Church’s Gathering Space. More
info to follow.
Concert in the park
“Thirteen Feet of Bluegrass”
will be featured on Tuesday, July
30, sponsored by the Altamont
Free Library. This group will
keep your feet tapping. The
concert is open to the community
and surrounding area free of
charge. Show time is 7 p.m. Bring
along your chair or blanket for
you own comfort. In the event of
inclement weather, the event will
be held in the Community Room,
115 Main Street. Donations will
be accepted and appreciated.
School supplies
The community of Altamont
is seeking school items for the
food pantry and the children in
the Hilltowns. Items needed include: 3-ring binders, 3-hole filler
paper, composition notebooks,
index cards, high lighters, postits, pencil cases, pink erasers,
rulers, scissors, back packs, etc. All donations can be left in the
Gathering Space at St. Lucy/St.
Bernadette’s Church.
Cyprus family
Members of Cyprus Temple
and family members are reminded that the annual family
picnic will be held on August 4 at
the Cyprus Shrine Center. There
will be plenty of food, music, and
games for all to enjoy.,
Tickets are $8 for an individual
and $15 for a family. Reservations are required and should
be made with Ray Brook at
945-2912.
Anniversary
Happy anniversary wishes
are extended to Marg and Mike
Keogh, who will celebrate their
special day on July 26.
Birthdays
Happy birthday wishes are
extended to the following:
—Mario Sbardella, and Natalie
Naginey on July 26;
—Christine Bendzlowicz, and
Stephanie Harrison on July 28:
and
—Kaylin Amanda Battista,
Kyle Douglas Efaw, and Tanya
Stevens on July 29.
Thompsons Lake
By
Lora
Ricketts
872-1691
This past week was a heat
wave, but life does not stand
still. On Monday, July 15, my
granddaughter, Danielle Ricketts,
needed to finish up some shopping
for baby Zoey, who was now four
weeks old. She had gift certificates
to redeem. I went along to push
Zoey while she browsed. One
thing she bought came in handy
many times after Monday. It was
a sun dome. It was like a little
tent, but she could put Zoey out
on the deck inside it in a little
relaxing seat, and she slept and
even slept longer at night after
being outside. There are so many
new items to keep babies content
now. One could fill a whole house
with all there is to offer.
Then on Monday evening, Sheila
Stempel and I attended the NEAT
Dinner at the Reformed Church in
Berne. It was barbecued chicken,
which was delicious. We also got
to visit with many friends and
neighbors.
Even thought it is summer,
the business of life goes on. A
census questionnaire came in the
mail, and phone calls came about
surveys. One was about radio
stations, and the caller is quite
convinced that one’s cooperation
makes a big difference in programs
offered. Another thing that comes
due in summer is renewing my
dog’s license. I usually like to
go pay in person so I can have a
quick visit with Pat Favreau. Then
I have birthdays in the summer.
That means shopping for gifts.
On Thursday, I was fortunate
to have Danielle and Zoey come
to spend the afternoon with me.
I held her for hours, and we both
felt contentment.
On Sunday, I went to visit my
daughter, Kathy Carrevale, and
her husband, Gary, to spend some
time with Gary for his birthday,
which is July 24. I gave him a
gift certificate for Vince Anna’s
in South Westerlo, which is one of
their favorite restaurants.
Vacation Bible School
This year’s Vacation Bible School
will begin on Monday, Aug. 12 and
conclude with a program for the
Vacation Bible School families on
Friday, Aug. 16. Can you lend the
Vacation Bible School effort any of
these items? They need old rugs,
hammers, power strips, saw horse,
ladder back or wooden chairs, and
an old basket about 6” in diameter.
If you can offer any of these items,
please contact John Williams at
872-2079.
Music in the park
Music in the Berne town park
will continue on Wednesday,
July 31, at 6:30 p.m. The second
performance will be by The
Bluestones.
Raising the Flag
On Sunday, July 28, at 2 p.m.,
the Berne Historical Society
invites everyone to attend a
ceremony at the Berne town park
called Raising the Flag.
A stone monument with a
plaque honoring all veterans of the
town of Berne will be placed at the
World War II Memorial.
Plans to install a lighted
flagpole and add some additional
landscaping by the memorial are
underway.
Refreshments will be served
following the dedication. Join us to
honor all the town of Berne service
men and women. The Berne town
park is located on Route 443.
“Passports — A Watercolor Journey,” with paintings by Marguerite Bride, featuring scenes from Italy, Montreal, Paris, Ireland,
and England, will run from Aug. 2 to 30, with an artist reception
on Friday, Aug. 2, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Gallery 25, at 25 Union
Street, Pittsfield, across the street from Barrington Stage. Hours
are noon to 5 p.m., Thursday through Saturday or by appointment
with the artist. Call 413-442-7718, or 413-841-1659 (cell); website:
margebride-paintings.com, email: [email protected]
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Hudson Valley Community College Grads
Enterprise file photo — Mike Sienberg
Country music and constitutionalists: A large crowd cheers
during a headline act at a past Countryfest at the Altamont fairgrounds, where a different country music festival will be held on
Aug. 24. Officer Christopher Lorenzo of the Altamont Police said
Countryfest has hosted over 30,000 people at the fairgrounds in
one day. Freedompalooza will attract acts like Chuck Wicks and
Keith Anderson and attendees from all over the state, organizer
and State Assemblyman Bill Nojay told The Enterprise. Tickets
will be $35, with children age 12 and under free with an adult.
...Freedompalooza
comes to Altamont
the importation and treatment
of hydrofracking fluid into the
state, but she wasn’t sworn into
office until after the SAFE Act
had passed.
Nojay said the Shooters Committee on Political Education; the
New York State Young Republicans; the Frederick Douglass
Foundation of New York, a public
policy organization; and central
and southern tier landowners’
groups are also part of the organization. King said Rochester
coordinate police for the event
haven’t been made yet, Lorenzo
said. He said the country music
concert Countryfest attracted
over 30,000 people to the Altamont fairgrounds in one day,
where police did pat-downs and
check bags for illegal weapons.
King didn’t give any expected
numbers for turnout or funds to
be raised. “I think that the comment was, we would like to have
15,000, but I don’t think that’s
realistic,” said King of Freedompalooza attendees.
“It’s the transportation crossroads
of upstate New York.”
area conservative advocacy groups
from the 9/12 Project and the
Tea Party are also part of the
coalition.
“This is not about a single
issue,” said King. “This is about
an endemic change for the entire
United States…We’re trying to
do our part here in New York
State to change the views of the
people of the country.”
The festival will come on
the heels of the week-long, tricounty Altamont Fair, an annual tradition at the Altamont
fairgrounds, and the reason for
its existence.
Officer Christopher Lorenzo,
a spokesman for the Altamont
Police, said all officers in the
department will be at the festival
aiding fairgrounds security on
foot, like any other large event.
Specific plans and briefings to
Depending on the turnout, Nojay said, Freedompalooza could
be replicated in other parts of
the state. “It’s the transportation
crossroads of Upstate New York,”
Nojay said of the chosen location,
where he expects people to come
from Long Island.
Separately organized events
billed as “Freedompalooza”
have appeared throughout the
country.
“We finally sort of gave up on
finding something sort of unique,”
said Nojay of the festival name.
“We just decided to look at things
that weren’t in New York.”
According to Nojay, musicians planned for the event so
far are Chuck Wicks and Keith
Anderson, with more performers
to be announced in the coming
weeks.
These local students were part
of the 59th graduating class at
Hudson Valley Community College
in Troy:
— Allison Detlefsen of
Schenectady graduated from
the individual studies academic
program;
— Alexander Knapp of
Altamont graduated from the civil
engineering technology academic
program;
— Alicia Orelup of Altamont
graduated from the nursing
academic program;
— Anastasia Shishkina of
Schenectady graduated from the
nursing academic program;
— Anita Whiteley of Berne
graduated from the teaching
assistant academic program;
— Anthony Zimdars of
the heating/air conditioning/
refrigeration technical services
academic program;
— Bruce Moore of Voorheesville
graduated from the criminal
investigation academic program;
— Bryan Shackelton of
Slingerlands graduated from
the electrical construction and
maintenance academic program;
— Brian Zusman of Altamont
graduated from the nursing
academic program;
— Candace Dunham of
East Berne graduated from the
individual studies academic
program;
— Christopher Dvorscak
of Altamont graduated from the
automotive technical services
academic program;
— Chet Ferriero of East Berne
graduated from the computer
information systems academic
program;
— Christopher Haskins of
business administration academic
program;
— Christina Hoult of
Voorheesville graduated from
the liberal arts and science:
humanities and social science
academic program;
— Christopher LeClair of
Altamont graduated from the
academic program;
— Carla Ramkissoon of
Guilderland graduated from the
— Crystal Turino of Altamont
graduated from the business
administration academic
program;
— Cassandra Wilklow of
academic program;
— Danielle Cartagenes of
academic program;
— Damien Gullotto of Berne
program;
— Damaris O’Higgins of
program;
— Daniel Planty of Schenectady
graduated from the construction
technology academic program;
— Danielle Rojas of Schenectady
graduated from the human services
academic program;
— David Russo of Guilderland
program;
— Daniel Ryan of Schenectady
graduated from the criminal justice
academic program;
— Dmitri Skrinik of
construction technology academic
program;
— Evan Crawford of
— Erika McDonald of Altamont
graduated from the chemical
dependency counseling academic
program;
— E r i k Wu k i t s c h of
the human services academic
program;
— Frank Appio of Altamont
graduated from the computer
information systems: web design
and www programming academic
program;
— George Govel of Berne
graduated from the mechanical
engineering technology academic
program;
— Joseph Costantini of
mechanical engineering technology
academic program;
— Jesse Deisinger of
computer information systems:
system and network administration
academic program;
— Julianna Fedorow of
academic program;
— John Furlong of
the civil engineering technology
academic program;
— Jason Horvath of Berne
graduated from the electrical
construction and maintenance
academic program;
— Jacquelyn Howland of
— Jamie Martin of Altamont
program;
— Joseph Moore of Schenectady
academic program;
— Jason Preissler of
the respiratory care academic
program;
— Joni Ribner of Slingerlands
graduated from the individual
studies academic program;
— Justin Roberts of
the criminal justice academic
program;
— Jesse Stead of Schenectady
program;
— Jenna VanWormer of
program;
— J o c e l y n Wa g n e r o f
academic program;
— Jason Waters of Rotterdam
graduated from the civil engineering
— John Yonos of Schenectady
graduated from the liberal arts
and science: humanities and social
science academic program;
—Kimberly Aviza of
program;
— Kirsten Carroll of
program;
— Kayla Diegel of Schenectady
program;
— Kendra Dzingle of Altamont
graduated from the Liberal arts
and science: humanities and social
— Kathleen Irons of
Voorheesville graduated from the
— Kylie LeVielle of Schenectady
graduated from the liberal arts and
science: humanities and social
— Kersten Myrtle of
program;
— Kristen Swider of Altamont
graduated from the criminal
investigation academic program;
— Kara VanGarderen of
program;
— Lea Bellai of Schenectady
graduated from the engineering
— Ly n d i C u m m i n g s of
Voorheesville graduated from the
program;
— Mahadeo Basant of
computer information systems
academic program;
— M a t t h e w D e N y s e of
— Martin Primett of
program;
— Mani Varsha of Guilderland
graduated from the teaching
assistant academic program;
— Nicholas Austin of
mechanical engineering technology
academic program;
— Neil Dulichand of
the heating/air conditioning/
refrigeration technical services
academic program;
— Nicholas Kaloyeros of
Slingerlands graduated from the
computer information systems
academic program;
— Nicholas Kappes of
academic program;
— Nathan Lolik of Schenectady
graduated from the automotive
technical services academic
program;
— Nicholas Santuccione
of Schenectady graduated from
the civil engineering technology
academic program;
— Olin McDonald of
program;
— RobertAlescio of Schenectady
academic program;
— Ryan Ochs of Schenectady
graduated from the heating/air
conditioning/refrigeration technical
services academic program;
— Robert Spain of Guilderland
graduated from the civil engineering
— Reyaaz Wahid of Schenectady
graduated from the automotive
technical services academic
program;
— Sean Balogh of Schenectady
graduated from the broadcast
communications academic
program;
— Steven DeVarnne of
construction technology academic
program;
— Shannon Hanley of
— Sarah Schenmeyer of
program;
— Taylor Evanchick of
academic program;
— Ta m i M c D o n a l d o f
program;
— Ta y l o r S a u n d e r s o f
the broadcast communications
academic program;
— Tyler Simpson of Altamont
graduated from the construction
academic program;
— Tonya Velett of Schenectady
graduated from the individual
studies academic program;
— Travis Youngs of Berne
graduated from the electrical
construction and maintenance
academic program; and
— Zackary Smith of
The commencement ceremony
was held Saturday, May 18.
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Student News
Obituary
Ithaca College
Graduates
These local students have
recently earned diplomas at Ithaca
College:
—Samantha Brucker, of East
Berne, graduated with a major in
culture and communication;
—Eric Dobesh, of Voorheesville,
graduated with a major in
writing;
—Jason Sherwood, of
Guilderland, graduated
with a major in business
administration;
—Ian Tapler, of Schenectady,
graduated with a major in
anthropology; and
—Jordan Macejka, of
Schenectady, graduated with a
major in sport management.
“Rare-Plant Botany” is the topic of Rich ring’s talk on Thursday,
July 25, at the Eldridge Research Center at 284 Pond Hill road
in Rensselaerville. The 7 p.m. lecture will be preceded by a 6 p.m.
potluck dinner. After the lecture, Huyck Preserve grantee Ashley
Olzelski will lead a Moth Night as part of National Moth Week.
Using light traps, participants will identify and record moth species to be submitted to the National Moth Week database.
Grads
recently earned diplomas:
—Catherine M. McTague,
of Voorheesville, graduated from
the State University of New York
College at Purchase School of
Art+Design, in December 2012.
She walked in May 2013. She
earned a bachelor of fine arts
degree in painting. She is the
daughter of Michael and Anne-Jo
McTague. She graduated from
Clayton A. Bouton High School
in 2008:
—Theresa A. McTague, of
Voorheesville, graduated from
the State University of New York
College at Purchase School of
Art+Design, with honors, in May
2013. She earned a bachelor of
fine arts degree in sculpture and
painting. She is the daughter of
Michael and Anne-Jo McTague.
She graduated from Clayton A.
Bouton High School in 2009;
—Corrina Goutos, of Altamont,
a Guilderland High School
graduate, earned a bachelor of fine
arts degree from the Savannah
College of Arts and Design. She
majored in jewelry and objects,
and graduated summa cum laude;
and
— Ann Resnick of East
Berne completed the pharmacy
technician course at Hudson
Valley community College.
GHS Class of ’68
holds 45th reunion
GUILDERLAND — The
Guilderland High School
Class of 1968 will hold its 45th
reunion on Friday, Aug. 9, and
Saturday, Aug. 10.
Friday, starting at 7 p.m.,
members of the classes of
1967 and 1968 are invited to a
“Dutch Treat” gathering at the
Inn Town Restaurant at 5180
Western Ave. in Guilderland.
On Saturday, from 5 to 10
p.m., members of the Class
of 1968 and their guests will
dine at the Orchard Creek
Golf Course clubhouse at 6700
Dunnsville Road in Altamont.
The three-entrée buffet costs
$40 per person.
Contact Dave Stankavich at
372-2911 or gchs1968@yahoo.
com or Kathy (Moshier) Hasbrouck at 355-3468 for more
information.
Awards and Achievements
recently distinguished
themselves:
—Hannah Lindner, of
Slingerlands, Class of 2013, was
one of 46 Hofstra University
students inducted into Phi Beta
Kappa. She has a major in film
studies and production; and
—Carli Barbarotto, of
Schenectady, has been named to
the Nazareth College orientation
staff that will help welcome
the Class of 2017 to campus in
August. Barbarotto’s position is
orientation leader.
What happens
to local students
after they graduate
from highschool?
Read
The Enterprise
to find out.
Dean’s list
These local students were
named to the dean’s list or received
a similar honor from their college
or university for the spring 2013
semester:
—Anastasia Mazur, of
Schenectady and an English
major in the class of 2015 at Ithaca
College’s School of Humanities
and Sciences;
—Elaine Gray, of Guilderland
and an outdoor adventure
leadership major in the class of
2016 at Ithaca College’s School
of Health Sciences and Human
Performance;
—Bernadette Abbey Javier,
of Schenectady and a clinical
health studies major in the class
of 2015 at Ithaca College’s School
of Health Sciences and Human
Performance:
—Emily Blow, of Altamont,
a member of the class of 2016 at
Loyola University Maryland;
—Kaitlin Kramer, of
Slingerlands, a member of the
class of 2015 at Loyola University
Maryland;
—L e a h R . C o n d e m i, of
Guilderland, a first-year student
majoring in communication science
and disorders in the College of
Nursing and Health Sciences at
the University of Vermont;
—Rosamaria M. Cirelli,
of Schenectady, a sophomore
majoring in neuroscience in the
College of Arts and Sciences at the
University of Vermont; and
— M i c h a e l P. D a v i s , o f
S c h e n e c t a d y, a s o p h o m o r e
majoring in psychology in the
College of Arts and Sciences at
the University of Vermont.
DeMarco - Stone
Funeral Home, Inc. - since 1921
Guaranteed Pre-Paid Trusts
Full Service and
Cremation Services
Family Owned and Operated
Since 1921
5216 Western Avenue (Route 20)
Guilderland, NY 356-5925
Daniel John Schaible
“Have we told you of our family pride?
The loving one with blue, blue, eyes.
The one who can sing the birds to shame.
The one who makes life fun and games.
His ready smile makes life more fun.
His soul is blessed — a spirited one.
There’s almost nothing he won’t do
to lend a hand and help you through.
He’s full of hell and makes you smile,
yet, all the while —
He’s reaching out a work-worn hand,
asking you to understand.
He has his needs, like you and I.
He’s our very special guy — our Dan.” — Written by Mrs. Marian Schaible of her son in 1984.
Daniel John Schaible was
known for being easygoing, helpful and hard-working, admired
by friends for his compulsion to
always lend a hand and his punchy
sense of humor, which often spared
no person or taboo subject in provoking a good laugh.
“He was one of the most charismatic persons I’ve met in my
life. He just drew people in like a
magnet,” said Mr. Schaible’s sister,
Jill Wooten of Colorado.
Living closer to family and under their care in his final years
as he struggled with cancer, Mr.
Schaible died on Monday, May
13, 2013, in Grand Junction, Colo.
surrounded by those he loved. He
was 70.
He was, until his final years,
a life-long resident of the New
Daniel John Schaible
Scotland area, growing up with
his parents in Voorheesville.
He attended Clarksville and Voorheesville elementary schools and
graduated from Bethlehem Central High School.
In a tribute, his family wrote, “He now beholds his Lord’s face in all
His radiant glory, no longer a child of two worlds except in the hearts
of we who remain.”
The oldest of four siblings —three boys and a girl — Mr. Schaible
was born during World War II, on Jan. 12, 1943. Neither he nor his
mother, Marian Schaible, would see his father, Benjamin Schaible until
after the war had ended.
“The first time he met his father, he was 3,” said Ms. Wooten.
Shortly after graduating from high school, Mr. Schaible join the United
State Navy and was honorably discharged just before the Vietnam War
began, serving aboard the USS Enterprise.
While in the Navy, Mr. Schaible learned skills he would use all his
“He was a master electrician
and worked a lot,
but his real passion was for people.”
life, becoming an electrician’s mate. After the service, he became a
qualified master electrician, finding he had a talent for the work. He
was employed as a private contractor to do the wiring for large-scale
commercial projects and buildings. He even ran his own business for
a time, said his sister.
She said her brother would be most remembered for always lending
a helping hand to those in need of a fix or repair. He was the kind of
person who would stop along the road and get astranger’s car working
again, his sister said, and he was the one to call if a relative needed
help.
“He was a master electrician and worked a lot, but his real passion
was for people,” said Ms. Wooten.
Whenever her brother wasn’t out socializing for fun, he was socializing with the people he helped and worked with, Ms. Wooten said.
“He was very funny — sort of the most irreverent and profane
individual, with a great sense of humor,” she said. “He was a bubble
of joy.”
****
Daniel John Schaible’s family is in search of those wanting to share
their memories of Mr. Schaible. They are asking for notes and memories
to be sent to Wooten/Schaible, at 623 Broken Spoke Road, Grand Junction, CO, 81504; or to Danielle Knapp at 17 Elmore Robinson Road,
Mechanicville, NY 12118.
He is survived by his children, Danielle Knapp, and her husband,
Greg, of Mechanicville, N.Y., Rachel and Tristyn Schaible, of High Point,
N.C.; his grandchild, Cody Knapp, of Mechanicville, N.Y.; his siblings,
Timothy Schaible, and his wife, Deb, of Petaluma, Calif.; Jill Wooten,
and her husband, Jim, of Grand Junction, Colo., and C. Scott Schaible,
also of Grand Junction, Colo.; as well as many cousins, an aunt, nieces,
nephews, stepchildren, and sisters-in-law.
His parents, Benjamin and Marian Schaible, who had lived in Voorheesville, died before him.
A private service was held at Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Grand
Junction, Colo. — Tyler Murphy
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Organization filed with the Secretary
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6/18/2013, Office location: Albany
County. SSNY has been designated
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SSNY shall mail a copy of process
to the LLC, 9 Woodridge Ct, Albany,
NY 12203. Purpose is any lawful
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Kolstad & Fiess, LLC filed Articles
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State Department of State on JUNE
14, 2013. lts office is to be located
in Albany County. The Secretary
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process against it may be served,
and a copy of any process shall be
mailed to 30 Kraft Avenue, Albany,
New York 12205. The purpose ofthe
company is any lawful business.
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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
NAME: GOTHAM BREWING COMPANY LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary
to the LLC, c/o Brian W. Craine, 40
River Road, Apartment 6E, New
York, New York 10044. Purpose:
For any lawful purpose.
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Notice of Formation of Silvershore Properties 42 LLC. Arts of
Org. filed with New York Secy of
State (SSNY) on 7/11/13. Office
location: Albany County. SSNY is
designated as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process
to: 1220 Broadway, Suite 707, New
York, NY 10001. Purpose: any lawful activity.
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Notice of Formation of The Burger Professor LLC. Arts of Org. filed
with New York Secy of State (SSNY)
shall mail process to: 68-10 Dartmouth St., Forest Hills, NY 11375.
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LEGAL NOTICE
STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF ALBANY
VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT
VOORHEESVILLE,
NEW YORK 12186
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids will be received at
the Voorheesville Central School
District office located in the Clayton A. Bouton Jr./Sr. High School
Building, 432 New Salem Road,
Voorheesville, New York until 2 p.m.
Tuesday, August 1, 2013, for:
Athletic Uniform Bid
Specifications and bid forms
may be obtained at the District
Office (518-765-3313, ext. 109).
Contracts will be awarded per
stated specifications. The Board
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids, also to reject any bid which
fails to meet specifications.
DATED 07/19/2013
Gregory Diefenbach
Assistant Superintendent
for Business
(10-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Board of Fire Commissioners
of the Guilderland Fire District will
hold a special public informational
meeting regarding the expansion
and renovations to the existing fire
station. Meetings will take place
on Tuesday the 30th of July, 2013
at 7:00 pm, and again on Tuesday
the 14th of August, 2013 at 7:00
pm. Meeting will be held at the Guilderland Fire House located at 2303
Western Ave., Guilderland.
Brian K. Forte
Secretary
Guilderland Fire District
(11-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
957 Bedford LLC. Arts. of Org.
filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 4/17/13. Office in Albany
County. SSNY designated agent of
process to c/o Usacorp Inc., PO
Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(12-1-6)
LEGAL NOTICE
1577 Pitkin Avenue Holding
LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/27/13.
Office in Albany County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom
SSNY shall mail process to PO Box
10873, Albany, NY 12201. Purpose:
General.
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Metropol Holdings LLC. Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY
process to PO Box 10873, Albany,
NY 12201. Purpose: General.
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Lending Solutions LLC. Arts. of
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Cal E. Martin LLC. Arts. of Org.
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The CC Family LLC. Arts. of
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AVM Design, LLC. Arts. of Org.
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176 Jackson LLC. Arts. of Org.
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Network Solution IPA LLC. Arts.
of Org. filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 6/28/13. Office in
Albany County. SSNY designated
shall mail process to PO Box
General.
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972 NY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed
with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)
on 6/13/13. Office in Albany County.
SSNY designated agent of LLC
upon whom process against it
may be served. SSNY shall mail
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Ainslie Estates LLC. Arts. of
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1558 Park Place LLC. Arts. of
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88 Schermerhorn LLC. Arts. of
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M&M 613, LLC. Arts. of Org.
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Fashion 4 Less, LLC. Arts. of
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Ivog LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with
Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on
6/13/13. Office in Albany County.
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Jolie Enfant LLC. Arts. of Org.
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531 Lafayette LLC. Arts. of Org.
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20 Morgan LLC. Arts. of Org.
process to 543 Bedford Avenue
PMB 184, Brooklyn, NY 11211.
Purpose: General.
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305 Grand LLC. Arts. of Org.
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NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY
FOR PUBLIC HEARING
NEW YORK STATE
DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT IDENTIFICATION NO.
1090.16.
The Route 443 and Route 156
Intersection Improvement Project
is being planned by the Department
of Transportation. The project will
start at the intersection of Routes
443 and 156 and extend east approximately 150 feet generally on
the existing alignment. The total
length of the project is 150 + feet,
all in the Town of Berne, Albany
County.
In order to improve the turning
movements for buses and trucks,
increase the sight distance, and
address a failing wall along Fox
Creek, the project includes the
acquisition and demolition of 1627
Helderberg Trail, Berne NY, 12023.
This property was condemned due
to Hurricane Irene damage, and is
located adjacent to the intersection, upstream of the bridge over
Route 443.
Information relative to the project
may be obtained at:
Office of the Regional Director,
Region 1
Suite 1S50
50 Wolf Road
Albany, New York 12232
In accordance with the provisions of the State Environmental
Quality Review Act (SEQR), 17NYCRR Part 15 and the New York
State Eminent Domain Procedure
Law (EDPL), Article 2; any interested
person, resident of the communities
affected, or rural resident through or
contiguous to whose property the
highway will pass; may request a
public hearing to be held respecting the project and the economic
and social effects of its location,
its impact on the environment,
and its consistency with the goals
and objectives of such urban planning as has been promulgated by
the community. Written requests
should be received by the Regional
Director at the above address on or
before August 16, 2013.
In the event such a request is
received, a further notice of the
place and time of the hearing will be
published in this newspaper.
(40-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
T-Mobile Northeast, LLC proposes to modify a wireless telecommunications facility on a water tank on
Willey St., Guilderland, NY 12203.
A ground level equipment cabinet
will be replaced. Six existing antennas will remain at a centerline height
of 130 feet above ground level. Any
interested party wishing to submit
comments regarding the potential
effects the proposed facility may
have on any historic property may
do so by sending such comments
to: Project 61133276-ALC c/o EBI
Consulting, 21 B St., Burlington,
MA 01803 or via telephone at 315373-5016.
(41-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
To: All duly enrolled Democrats
of the Town of Westerlo, Albany
County, New York.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to the provisions of the New
York State Election Law, and the
rules of the Albany County Democratic Committee, notice is hereby
given that the Town of Westerlo
Democratic Committee will conduct
a party caucus for the purpose of
making party nominations of candidates ln the November 5, 2013
General Election for the following
offices of the Town of Westerlo:
TOWN JUSTICE- ONE POSITION
TOWN SUPERINTENDENT OF
HIGHWAYS-ONE POSITION
TOWN COUNClLPERSON~TWO
PO5ITlONS
The caucus wlll convene at 7:00
P.l\/l. on Thursday, August 8, 2013
in the PAVILION at the WESTERO
TOWN PARK, 950 County Route
401, Westerlo, New York. All duly
enrolled Democrats in the Town of
Westerlo are eligible to vote at the
caucus and are invited to attend.
Dated: July 16, 2013
Richard H. Rapp, Chair
Westerlo Democratic Committee
(1-1-2)
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Notice of formation of Follow
Us LLC. Articles of Org. filed with
NY Secretary of State (NS) on
5/21/2013, 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.
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
REFERENDUM AT THE
SPECIAL ELECTION
GUILDERLAND FIRE DISTRICT,
IN THE
TOWN OF GUILDERLAND,
ALBANY COUNTY, NEW YORK
AUGUST 27, 2013
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that pursuant to the resolution duly
adopted on July 17, 2013 by the
Board of Guilderland Fire District,
in the Town of Guilderland, Albany
County, New York, a Special Referendum at the Special Election of
the qualified voters of said Fire District, will be held at the fire station
located at 2303 Western Avenue,
in the Town of Guilderland, Albany
County, New York, in said Fire District, on August 27, 2013, at 6:00
o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) and
the polls to remain open until 9:00
o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) or as
much longer as may be necessary
to enable the voters then present
to cast their votes to vote upon the
following Proposition:
PROPOSITION
SHALL the bond resolution of
Guilderland Fire District, in the Town
of Guilderland, Albany County, New
York, entitled: “A BOND RESOLUTION, DATED JULY 17, 2013, OF
THE GUILDERLAND FIRE DISTRICT, ALBANY COUNTY, NEW
YORK (THE “FIRE DISTRICT”),
(A) AUTHORIZING THE UNDERTAKING OF A CAPITAL PROJECT CONSISTING OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITION
TO AND RECONSTRUCTION OF
THE EXISTING FIRE STATION OF
THE FIRE DISTRICT LOCATED AT
2303 WESTERN AVENUE IN THE
TOWN OF GUILDERLAND, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM
COST THEREOF IS $3,900,000,
(B) AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED $78,724 FROM THE
FIRE DISTRICT’S GENERAL FUND;
(C) AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE
OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$3,821,276 OF SERIAL BONDS OF
THE FIRE DISTRICT TO FINANCE
THE BALANCE OF THE COST OF
SAID PROJECT, OFFSET BY ANY
FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND/
OR LOCAL FUNDS RECEIVED;
(D) DELEGATING THE POWER TO
ISSUE SUCH BONDS AND BOND
ANTICIPATION NOTES IN ANTICIPATION OF THE SALE OF SUCH
BONDS TO THE FIRE DISTRICT
TREASURER; AND (E) PROVIDING
FOR THE LEVY OF A TAX TO BE
COLLECTED TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SAID
BONDS”, be approved?
Such Proposition shall appear
on the ballot labels at said Special
Referendum at the Special Election
in substantially the following form:
PROPOSITION 1
YES___
NO___
SHALL the bond resolution of
Guilderland Fire District, in the Town
of Guilderland, Albany County, New
York, entitled: “A BOND RESOLUTION, DATED JULY 17, 2013, OF
THE GUILDERLAND FIRE DISTRICT, ALBANY COUNTY, NEW
YORK (THE “FIRE DISTRICT”),
(A) AUTHORIZING THE UNDERTAKING OF A CAPITAL PROJECT CONSISTING OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITION
TO AND RECONSTRUCTION OF
THE EXISTING FIRE STATION OF
THE FIRE DISTRICT LOCATED AT
2303 WESTERN AVENUE IN THE
TOWN OF GUILDERLAND, STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM
COST THEREOF IS $3,900,000,
(B) AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED $78,724 FROM THE
FIRE DISTRICT’S GENERAL FUND;
(C) AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE
OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$3,821,276 OF SERIAL BONDS OF
THE FIRE DISTRICT TO FINANCE
THE BALANCE OF THE COST OF
SAID PROJECT, OFFSET BY ANY
FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND/
OR LOCAL FUNDS RECEIVED;
(D) DELEGATING THE POWER TO
ISSUE SUCH BONDS AND BOND
ANTICIPATION NOTES IN ANTICIPATION OF THE SALE OF SUCH
BONDS TO THE FIRE DISTRICT
TREASURER; AND (E) PROVIDING
FOR THE LEVY OF A TAX TO BE
COLLECTED TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SAID
BONDS”, be approved?
The voting will be conducted by
paper ballot as provided by law and
the polls will remain open from 6:00
o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) to
9:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time)
and as much longer as may be
necessary to enable the voters then
present to cast their ballots.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER
GIVEN every elector of the Town
who shall be a registered voter and
who shall have resided in the Fire
District for the period of 30 days
prior to such Special Referendum
at the Special Election shall be
eligible to vote.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF
FIRE COMMISSIONERS
DATED: JULY 25, 2013
Brian Forte
FIRE DISTRICT SECRETARY
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTlCE TO BIDDERS
TOWN OF RENSSELAERVILLE
ALBANY COUNTY DRY HYDRANT - CATSKILL CREEKA-TR-O5
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the
Town of Rensselaerville is seeking
a contractor for the following; a
Dry Hydrant in the Catskill Creek,
located on State Route 45 in Preston Hollow, NY, Town of Rensselaerville (Latitude 42,432; Longitude
- 74.203). Approximately 9’ high 400
LF slope rock stream bank armor
the entire reach of the replacement
road. This site was washed out
during Hurricane Irene/Lee storms.
FEMA will rebuild the access road.
This project will be completed with
the assistance of USDA-NRCS
and Albany County Soil and Water
Conservation District.
Sealed bids For said project will
be received in the Town Clerk’s
office, Town Hall, 87 Barger Road,
Medusa, New York up until 6:15PM
on the 14th day of August, 2013.
The sealed bids are to be clearly
marked with the bidder’s name
and bid subject on the envelope.
The Town Board will hold a Special Meeting on August 14, 2013,
6:30PM, at which time and place
the bids will be publicly opened,
read aloud and awarded.
Plans and specifications for
the proposed work will be on file
and publicly exhibited as of July
30, 2013, at the office of the Town
Clerk, Town Hall, 87 Barger Road,
Medusa, NY 12120. Copies ofs aid
plans and specifications can be
obtained at the above address.
A mandatory pre-bid meeting will
be held Monday, August 5, 2013, at
11:00AM at the site.
Successful Bidder must supply
the Town of Rensselaerville with
a Certificate of Insurance naming
the Town of Rensselaerville as an
additional insured in the amount of
$1,000,000.00/$2,000,000.00.
A Non-Collusive Bidding Certificate must accompany all bids.
The Town Board of the Town of
Rensselaerville reserves the right to
waive any informality in or to reject
any or all bids submitted.
DATED: July 24, 2013
BY ORDER OF
THE TOWN BOARD
Heather Kelly,
Deputy Town Clerk
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qual. of Deal Raven,
LLC. filed with Sec of State NY
(SSNY): 6/21/13. Office in Albany
County. Formed in WY: 5/31/13.
upon whom process against it may
be served & shall mail process to
its foreign address: 60 E Simpson
Ave. Box 2869, Jackson, WY
83001. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State, 200 W 24th St Rm 110,
Cheyenne, WY 82002. Purpose:
General.
(36-1-6)
LEGAL NOTICE
JNB Foods, LLC
LLC
JNB Foods, LLC Art. Of Org.
Filed with NYS Dept. of State 7/11/
2013. Office location: Albany Co.
SSNY is designated as agent upon
whom process against LLC may
be served. SSNY shall mail copy
of process to JNB Foods, LLC, 60
Lawnridge Ave., Albany NY 12208.
Any lawful purpose.
(37-1-6)
LEGAL NOTICE
SHUGAV LLC Art. Of Org. Filed
Sec. Of State of NY 07/12/2013.
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,
3526 32 STREET #2 ASTORIA NY
11106. Purpose: Any lawful act or
activity.
(38-1-6)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the
Zoning Board of Appeals of the
Village of Voorheesville will hold a
Public Hearing to review the following request from
Joe Rutnik, for an Area Variance
to allow 3 dogs at his residence, 7
Bloomer Road. The hearing will be
held on Thursday, August 1, 2013
at 7:00 PM at the Voorheesville
Fire House, 12 Altamont Road,
Voorheesville, NY.
Dated: July 22, 2013
BY ORDER OF THE ZONING
BOARD OF APPEALS
(39-1)
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LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of SHIEN
COSMETICS LLC, Articles of Org.
filed with NY Secretary of State
(NS) on 4/23/13, 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.
(3-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Stuy
Group Clifton LLC. Arts of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 146 Spencer
St, Ste 2003, Brooklyn, NY 11205.
(11-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Newerth
LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on May 24,
2013, 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.
(4-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Backforty
Architecture, LLC. Articles of Org.
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.
(5-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of MICHALCZAK PLLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS)
on 02/28/2013, office location:
Agent LLC @ 90 State St STE 700
(6-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Wrap
Life LLC. Article of Org. Filed
with New York Secretary of State
(7-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of 922
Prospect Place LLC. Arts of Org.
SSNY shall mail process to: 825 3rd
Ave., 18th Fl., New York, NY 10022.
(8-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of ACE NY
Solar Leasing I, LLC. Arts of Org.
SSNY shall mail process to: 1 Kalisa
Way, Ste. 101, Paramus, NJ 07652.
(9-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of 85 Eagle
Street LLC. Arts of Org. filed with
shall mail process to: 515 Rockaway Ave, Valley Stream, NY 11581.
(10-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FILING ARTICLES
OF ORGANIZATION OF Kilwins of
Saratoga, LLC
1) The name of the Limited Liability Company is Kilwins of Saratoga,
LLC (the “Company”).
2) The Articles of Organization
of Kilwins of Saratoga, LLC were
filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of New York on May
15, 2013.
3) The County of Albany is the
County within the State of New York
in which the office of the company
is to be located.
LEGAL NOTICE
4) The Secretary of State of the
State of New York is designated as
the agent of Kilwins of Saratoga,
the Company may be served. The
post office address to which the
Secretary of State of the State
of New York shall mail a copy of
any process against the Company
served upon the Secretary of State
is: Kilwins of Saratoga, LLC, 36
Folmsbee Drive, Menands, New
York 12204.
5) The purpose of the Company
is as follows:
a. The purchase, sale, lease,
development, transfer, mortgage
real property and commercial and
residential space;
b. To own, manage, operate,
rent, lease, commercial, restaurant, bakery, mercantile and retail
operations;
c. To operate a restaurant and
ice cream shop open to the general
public;
d. To own, purchase, sell, lease,
operate restaurants, bars, bakeries, ice cream shops and catering
business; and
e. To do such other and further
things and engage in such activities
for which limited liability companies may be organized under the
L.L.C.L.
(13-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FILING ARTICLES
OF ORGANIZATION OF Book Nook
Cafe, LLC
1) The name of the Limited Liability Company is Book Nook Cafe,
LLC (the “Company”).
2) The Articles of Organization
of Book Nook Cafe, LLC were
filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of New York on May
15, 2013.
3) The County of Albany is the
County within the State of New York
in which the office of the company
is to be located.
4) The Secretary of State of the
State of New York is designated
as the agent of Book Nook Cafe,
the Company may be served. The
post office address to which the
Secretary of State of the State
of New York shall mail a copy of
any process against the Company
served upon the Secretary of State
is: Book Nook Cafe, LLC, 36 Folmsbee Drive, Menands, New York
12204.
5) The purpose of the Company is to purchase, sell, lease,
mortgage, rent real estate and the
structures located thereon, to own,
purchase, sell, operate, lease, restaurants, bars, and catering business, and for such other lawful acts
or activities for which limited liability
companies may be organized under
the L.L.C.L
(14-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of NY Capital Services LLC. Arts of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 61 Madison
Ave, 9th Fl., New York, NY 10016.
(16-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: AMPLIM, LLC. Articles of
Organization were filed with the
Secretary of State of New York
(SSNY) on 02/06/13. Office location: Albany County. SSNY has
been designated as agent of the
a copy of process to the LLC, 7014
13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn,
NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful
purpose.
(17-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF
LLC. Name: Safway Group Holding
LLC. Certificate of Authority filed
with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)
County. LLC formed in Delaware
(DE) on 09/25/2012. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process
shall mail process to the LLC, c/o
Corporation Service Company, 80
State St., Albany, NY. 12207-2543.
DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation
Service Company, 2711 Centerville
Rd, Ste 400, Wilmington, DE 19808.
Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of
State, John G. Townsend Bldg.,
401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE
19901. Purpose of LLC: any lawful
activity.
(18-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: NEXTGEN LEGACY LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 06/12/13,
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
purpose.
(19-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION: GERIGUARD SOLUTIONS LLC. Arts of
Org. were filed with the Secretary
County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon
served. SSNY shall mail a copy of
process to the LLC, P.O. Box 672
Pomona, NY 10970. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
(20-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Matchu
LLC. Articles of Org. filed with
(21-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Clee
Wellness LLC Articles of Org. filed
(22-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: GL INSIGHT, LLC. Articles
of Organization were filed with the
(SSNY) on 03/21/2013. Office location: Albany County. SSNY has
been designated as agent of the
a copy of process to the LLC, 720
Windamere Blvd., Battle Creek,
MI 49015. Purpose: For any lawful
purpose.
(23-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Jon Groat
(24-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
STONEHILL REINSURANCE
PARTNERS, LLC, FICTITIOUS
NAME: STONEHILL REINSURANCE INTERMEDIARIES, LLC,
a foreign LLC, filed its Articles of
Organization with the NY Dept. of
State on 05/13/13. Office location:
Albany County. Formed in MN:
10/03/11. Sec. of State NY (SSNY)
has been designated as agent
of the LLC upon whom process
shall mail a copy of process to
the LLC, c/o National Registered
Agents, Inc., 875 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, NY 10001.
Address of the office required to
be maintained by the LLC: 19021
Inndale Drive, Lakeville, MN 55044.
Cert. of Org. filed with MN Sec. of
State, 60 Empire Drive, Suite 100,
St. Paul, MN 55103. Purpose: Any
lawful act.
(25-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of EGCL
Holdings LLC. Arts of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 1987 Coney
Island Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11223.
(12-48-1)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Bleecker
Holdings LLC. Arts of Org. filed with
shall mail process to: 5014 16th
Ave, Ste 188, Brooklyn, NY 11204.
(14-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
Articles of organization of Bekhal
Moving LLC under section 203 of
the Limited Liability Company Law
were filed on June 10, 2013. First:
The name of the limited liability
company is Bekhal Moving LLC.
Second: the county within this state
in which the office of the limited
liability company is to be located
is Albany. Third: the Secretary of
State is designated as agent of
the limited liability company upon
served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary
of State shall mail a copy of any
process against the limited liability
company served upon him or her is:
3411 Irwin Avenue Apt. #21J Bronx,
New York 10463.
(7-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of NY Keyline
Properties, LLC. Articles of Org.
be served, NS shall mail service
of process (SOP) to THE LLC @
911 Central Ave #188, Albany,
NY 12206, The LLC is designated
as agent for SOP at 911 Central
Ave #188, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(8-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of domestic
LLC, NYC BREW CRAFT LABS,
06/03/2013 office location: Albany County, NS is designated as
agent upon whom process may
Agent LLC @ 90 State Street Suite
700 Office 40, Albany, NY 12207,
NW Registered Agent LLC is designated as agent for SOP at 90 State
Street Suite 700 Office 40, Albany,
NY 12207, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(9-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Modus
POS LLC. Articles of Org. filed
(10-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME
COURT COUNTY OF ALBANY M&T
BANK, Plaintiff, -against- VALENTINE G. REID, et al., Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated 5/7/2013 and
entered thereafter. I, the undersigned
Referee will sell at public auction in
Albany County Courthouse, 16
Eagle St., Lodge Street Entrance,
New York on July 29, 2013 at
10:00AM, premises known as 476
Morris Street, Albany, NY. All that
certain plot piece or parcel of land,
with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and
being in the City of Albany, County
of Albany and State of New York,
SBL NO. 65.69-3-46. Approximate
amount of judgment is $186,884.30
plus interest and costs. Premises
will be sold subject to provisions
of filed Judgment Index# 5376-12.
Peter Blanchfield, Esq., Referee
Schiller & Knapp, LLP 950 New
Loudon Road Latham, NY 12110
Attorneys for Plaintiff 1041619 6/27,
7/4, 7/11, 07/18/2013
(11-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Clarity Capital Partners LLC. Arts of
to: 425 Park Ave, 18th Fl., New
York, NY 10022. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
(12-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
Rockaway LLC. Arts of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 320 Roebling
St, #121, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Purpose: any lawful activity.
(13-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Hippo
Camp, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with
shall mail process to: 381 Park
Ave South, Ste 1201, New York,
NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful
activity.
(15-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Mazal Tov
Flowers LLC. Arts of Org. filed with
shall mail process to: 2294 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210.
(16-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of New York
City Building Management LLC.
Arts of Org. filed with New York
process to: 1721 Lexington Ave,
lawful activity.
(17-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Purple
Horseshoe LLC. Arts of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 155 E. 34th St,
#3D, New York, NY 10016. Purpose:
(18-4--2)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Biz 2 Go
LLC. Arts of Org. filed with New York
process to: 1274 49 St, Ste 49,
lawful activity.
(19-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Brick
Butler Capital LLC. Arts of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 381 Park
Ave South, Ste 1001, New York,
activity.
(20-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of CRP 322
East 117th LLC. Arts of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 1841 Broadway, Ste 400, New York, NY 10023.
(21-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of CRP 4441
Broadway LLC. Arts of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 1841 Broadway, Ste 400, New York, NY 10023.
(22-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of JML Auto
Group LLC. Arts of Org. filed with
shall mail process to: 2615 Coney
Island Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11223.
(23-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qualification of PPEU,
LLC. Authority filed with NY Secy of
State (SSNY) on 6/7/13. Office location: Albany County. LLC formed in
Delaware (DE) on 6/5/13. SSNY is
to: 229 W. 60th St, Apt 11N, New
York, NY 10023. DE address of LLC:
1811 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE
19810. Cert. of Formation filed with
DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St,
Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose:
(24-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of HL Maintenance LLC. Arts of Org. filed with
shall mail process to: 107-19 117
St, Jamaica, NY 11419. Purpose:
(25-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Stitched
Tribeca, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with
shall mail process to: 30 West St,
7E, New York, NY 10004. Purpose:
(26-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation 3005 Sunset
Lane LLC: 3005 Sunset Lane LLC,
a Limited Liability Company (LLC),
was formed on June 12, 2013, Articles of Org. submitted on June 11,
2013. The county, within the state
of NY, which the office of the LLC
is located, is Albany. The address
within the state of NY to which
the Secretary of State may mail a
copy of any process against 3005
Sunset Lane LLC is: P.O. Box 542,
Guilderland, NY 12084; The Articles
of Organization were filed by: Tyson
McCabe; 328 Broome St, Apt 4B;
NY, NY 10002.
(27-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation Brandle
Road LLC: Brandle Road LLC, a
Limited Liability Company (LLC),
was formed on June 12, 2013,
Articles of Org. submitted on June
11, 2013. The county, within the
state of NY, which the office of
the LLC is located is Albany. The
address within the state of NY to
which the Secretary of State may
mail a copy of any process against
Brandle Road LLC is: P.O. Box
542, Guilderland, NY 12084; The
Articles of Organization were filed
by: Tyson McCabe; 328 Broome
St, Apt 4B; NY, NY 10002.
(28-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name:
4910 FT HAMILTON PKWY LLC.
Articles of Organization filed with
Secretary of State of NY (SSNY)
on 5/24/13. Office location: Albany.
SSNY designated as agent of LLC
be served. SSNY shall mail copy
of process to: 450 7th Avenue,
Suite 2000 New York, New York,
10123-0207 Purpose: any lawful
purpose.
(29-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of
limited liability company (LLC).
Name: PARK SLOPE ASH, LLC.
Articles of Organization filed with
on 5/30/13. Office location: Albany.
SSNY designated as agent of LLC
be served. SSNY shall mail copy of
process to: 485 7th Avenue Suite
777 New York, New York, 10018
Purpose: any lawful purpose.
(30-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification of KNNY
Holding, LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secy of State (SNNY)
Albany County, LLC formed in NJ
on 3/4/2013. SNNY is designated
be served, SNNY shall mail service
of process (SOP) to NW Registered
LLC is designated as agent for
SOP at 90 State St STE 700 Office
40, purpose is any lawful purpose.
(31-49-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Cabin
Four Services LLC. Articles of Org.
(1-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation [domestic] of
TK Design & Fabrication, LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary
of State (NS) on January 23, 2013,
Registered Agents Inc. @ 90 State
St STE 700 Office 40, Registered
Agents Inc. is designated as agent
for SOP at 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(2-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of RTT Enterprises LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NYSS)
County. NYSS is designated as
against it may be served. NYSS
shall mail process to: One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave.
Suite 805-A, Albany, NY 12210.
(3-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Limited
Liability Company. Name: Wandering Waffle LLC. Articles of Org.
(4-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Trifecta
Capital Group, LLC. Articles of
Org. filed with NY Secretary of
State (NS) on June 19, 2013 office
location: Albany County, NS is
designated as agent upon whom
mail service of process (SOP) to NW
Registered Agent LLC @ 90 State
St STE 700 Office 40, Albany, NY
12207, NW Registered Agent LLC
is designated as agent for SOP
Albany, NY 12207, purpose is any
lawful purpose.
(5-51-4)
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LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of DND &
SONS LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS) on
January 17th 2012, office location:
(6-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Didon
& Company LLC. Articles of Org.
(NS) on December 14th 2012, office location: Albany County, NS is
purpose.
(7-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
MLK, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with
shall mail process to: POB 268,
Pomona, NY 10970. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
(8-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Parlour
Espresso LLC. Arts of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 527 Lincoln
Pl., Apt 503, Brooklyn, NY 11238.
(9-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Cre8iv
Branding, LLC. Arts of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 404 E 79th
St, Ste 27H, New York, NY 10075.
(10-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
2769 Coney Island Avenue Holding LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with
Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on
(11-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
1004-06 Gates Avenue LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of
State of NY (SSNY) on 5/22/13.
Office in Albany County. SSNY
designated agent of LLC upon
served. SSNY shall mail process to
PO Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(15-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
Social Circle Network LLC. Arts.
General.
(16-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
Social Circle; Bushwick LLC.
PO Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(17-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
26 Mews LLC. Arts. of Org. filed
with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on
(18-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
M. Woods YMJ LLC. Arts. of
(19-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
Harman Realty NY LLC. Arts. of
(21-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
1112 Avenue R, Brooklyn NY
SSNY shall mail process to PO Box
General.
(22-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
3 CLG Rd LLC. Arts. of Org.
(23-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
845-855 Dean Realty, LLC. Arts.
shall mail process to c/o Usacorp
Inc., PO Box 10873, Albany, NY
12201. Purpose: General.
(12-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
Besttendollar Advertisement
SSNY shall mail process to 497
Livingston Ave, Albany, NY 12206.
Purpose: General.
(13-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
241 Franklin LLC. Arts. of Org.
process to c/o Usacorp Inc., PO
Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(14-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qual. of Meridianrx,
LLC. filed with Sec of State NY
(SSNY): 4/17/13. Office in Albany
County. Formed in: MI. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be served
& shall mail process to its foreign
address: Attn: General Counsel,
1001 Woodward Ave Ste 700, Detroit, MI 48226. Arts. of Org. filed
with Steve Atwood, Director, MI
Dept of Licensing and Regulatory
Affairs, P.O. Box 30004, Lansing,
MI 48909. Purpose: General.
(20-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE PURSUANT TO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW
§206 (1) The name of the Limited
Liability Company is: All in 1 Realty
Services, LLC. (2) The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on March 7, 2011.
(3) The limited liability company
is located in Albany County. 3)(a)
The street address of the principal
business location is: 6 Booth Street,
Albany, New York 12205. (4) The
Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process
against it may be served and the
following is the post office address
to which the Secretary of State shall
mail a copy of any process against
it served upon him or her: 6 Booth
Street, Albany, New York 12205. (5)
The character and/or purpose of
the limited liability company is to
provide commercial and residential
real estate services.
(24-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of O. Bryant
Enterprises, LLC Articles of Organization filed with NYS Dept. of State
Division of Corporations, State
Records and Uniform Commercial Code on June 19, 2013. One
Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington
Ave Albany, NY 12231. O. Bryant
managing member of O. Bryant
Enterprises, LLC 607 Myrtle Ave
Albany NY 12208.
(25-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of VJBH
Sanctuary, LLC. Arts of org. filed
shall mail process to: 151 Diamond
Street, Brooklyn, NY 10003. Purpose: any lawful activity.
(26-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of LLC.
Articles of Organization for M&M
ACRES LLC were filed with the
on June 10, 2013. Office Located
in Albany County. The Secretary
of State has been designated as
served and a copy shall be mailed
by the Secretary of State to the
LLC at 1451 Berne Altamont Rd,
Altamont, NY 12009. Purpose: for
any lawful activity for which limited
liability companies may be formed
under the law.
(27-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Bespoke
Pizza LLC. Arts of Org. filed with
shall mail process to: 225 W. 39th
St, New York, NY 10018. Purpose:
(28-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Metric
Records, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with
shall mail process to: 1 York St.,
lawful activity.
(29-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of TW East
Associates, LLC. Arts of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 350 E. 201st
St, Bronx, NY 10458. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
(30-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT
COUNTY OF ALBANY
EverBank, Plaintiff,
against Amanda J. Nacco
a/k/a Amanda Nacco,
Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of
Foreclosure and Sale duly dated
5/3/2013 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at
the Albany County Courthouse,
Albany, New York on 08/12/2013
at 10:00AM, premises known as
92 Hudson Street, a/k/a 92 Hudson
Avenue, Green Island, NY 12183
All that certain plot piece or parcel
of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying
and being in the Village and Town
of Green Island (formerly Town of
Watervliet), County of Albany and
State of New York, Section 33.21
Block 1 Lot 42. Approximate
amount of judgment $127,397.75
plus interest and costs. Premises
will be sold subject to provisions
of filed Judgment Index# 1246-12.
Eli Taub, Esq.,
Referee
Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC
250 Mile Crossing Boulevard,
Rochester, NY 14624
Dated: May 9, 2013 1038410
7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 08/01/2013
(33-51-2)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Limited
Liability Company. Name: SLATER.
COM,LLC. Articles of organization were filed with the Secretary
to the LLC, SLATER.COM,LLC c/o
Northwest Registered Agent 90
State Street STE 700, Office 40,
Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: For
any lawful purpose.
(1-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qualification of LLC.
Name: BLUEPRINT REAL ESTATE
ADVISORS, LLC. Authority filed
with Secretary of State of NY
(SSNY) on 05/16/2013. Office location: Albany County. LLC formed
in Utah (UT) on 02/01/2012. SSNY
the LLC: BLUEPRINT REAL ESTATE
ADVISORS, LLC, P.O. BOX 981654,
Park City, UT 84098. UT address
of LLC: 8909 Jeremy Point Court,
Park City, UT 84098. Articles of
Organization filed with Utah Dept.
of Commerce, Div. of Corporations
& Commercial Code, 160 East 300
South, 2nd Floor, Salt Lake City, UT
84114-6705. Purpose of LLC: Any
lawful activity.
(2-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of ACRA
Member Services, LLC. Articles of
Organization filed with Secretary of
State of New York (SSNY) on June
21, 2013. Office Location: Albany
agent of LLC for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy to 240
Washington Ave. Ext., Suite 501,
Albany, NY 12203-0305. Purpose:
any lawful purpose.
(3-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of JFJ Holdings, LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with the
Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) pursuant to NY LLC law section 206 on
shall mail process served to: c/o
the LLC, P.O. Box N, Sanford,
ME 04073. Purpose: any lawful
purpose.
(4-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of MUNTU
PARTNERS CAPITAL, LLC. Articles
of Org. filed with NY Secretary of
State (NS) on July 1st, 2013, office location: Albany County, NS is
mail service of process to Murray
LLP, 305 Broadway, 14Fl, New York,
NY10007, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(6-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Wickham
4400 Associates, LLC. Arts of Org.
Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210.
(7-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Nest
Vintage Home Furnishings LLC,
Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on
County. SSNY designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process against
process served to: Nest Vintage
Home Furnishings LLC, 70 Third
Ave., Albany, NY 12202. Purpose:
(8-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
440 Lexington Realty LLC. Arts.
General.
(9-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
1090 Bedford Realty LLC. Arts.
General.
(10-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
49 Cedar LLC. Arts. of Org. filed
with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on
(11-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
Advam Property Holdings LLC.
Po Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(12-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
69 Stockholm Realty LLC. Arts.
General.
(13-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
New York 308 LLC. Arts. of
(14-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
6255 Riverdale LLC. Arts. of
(15-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
Panacea Equities LLC. Arts. of
(16-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
576 Marcy LLC. Arts. of Org.
(17-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
PD Shver LLC. Arts. of Org. filed
with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)
on 5/6/13. Office in Albany County.
(18-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
General Pack, LLC. Arts. of
(19-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: DERADS Consulting Services LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on 07/2/13,
purpose.
(21-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
East 1st LLC. Arts of Org. filed with
shall mail process to: 2219 Ocean
Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11223. Purpose: any lawful activity.
(22-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of 2420 OP
process to: 2219 Ocean Pkwy,
lawful activity.
(23-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Elle Snag
process to: 16346 Vintage Oaks
Lane, Delray Beach, FL 33484.
(30-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Good
Holdings LLC. Arts of Org. filed with
agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.
Broadway, Suite 200, New York,
activity.
(31-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Monimus
Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/3/13. Office location: Albany County. SSNY
is designated as agent of LLC upon
served. SSNY shall mail process to:
4522 18th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11204.
(32-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of MTG
Lending LLC. Arts of Org. filed with
shall mail process to: 215-54 Jamaica Ave, Queens Village, NY 11428.
(33-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of W 173
Group LLC. Arts of Org. filed with
shall mail process to: 554 W. 173rd
St., New York, NY 10032. Purpose:
(34-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION: KINYAN 1641 PACIFIC LLC. Arts of
Org. were filed with the Secretary
to the LLC, 401 East 34th Street
Suite S.33C New York, NY 10016.
(35-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation [domestic] of
HOLL – New York LLC. Articles of
Org. filed with NY Secretary of State
(NS) on July 1, 2013, office location:
(41-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of
College Zipline LLC. Articles of
Organization were filed with the
on 4/16/2013. Office location:
Albany County. SSNY is designated agent of LLC for service of
process. SSNY shall mail process
to: the LLC, 1971 Western Ave.
#227, Albany, NY 12203. Purpose:
To publish consumer information
about colleges, in the form of paper
or electronic guides, for use by
families and individuals who wish
to evaluate colleges. (a) Nothing
herein shall authorize the corporation to operate, maintain or manage
a charter school, a nursery school,
an elementary school, a secondary
school, a college, university or to
advertise or offer credit-bearing
courses or degrees in New York
State. (b) Nothing herein shall authorize the corporation to operate or
maintain a library, museum, archive
or historical society or to own or
hold collections. (c) Except as
authorized by Title VIII or other applicable statute, nothing herein shall
authorize the corporation to engage
in the practice of any profession in
New York, engage in the training of
any profession in New York or to use
a professional title or term of any
profession in New York in violation
of Title VIII of the Education Law.
(d) The corporation will restrict the
provision of counseling services
to instruction, advice, support,
encouragement or information to
individuals, families, and relational
groups, provided that this shall not
include the diagnosis or treatment
of mental, emotional, nervous, or
behavioral disorders.
(46-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation GLASSUP
APRIL 10, 2013. Office location:
AlbanyCounty, NS is designated
Agent LLC at 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, Albany, NY 12207, NW
700 Office 40, Albany, NY 12207,
(47-51-4)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of 332 Realty Holdings LLC. Arts of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 5014-16th
Ave. Ste #188, Brooklyn, NY 11204.
(24-52-5)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Gold
Pawnbrokers LLC. Arts of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 3300 3rd
Ave., Bronx, NY 10456. Purpose:
(5-1-6)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ALBANY
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE
FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS
CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2007-NC1
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007NC1, Plaintiff(s), Against NANCY
A. RATHBURN, TIMOTHY S. RATHBURN; et al, Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered
6/17/2013, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at Albany County Courthouse, 16 Eagle
Street, Albany, NY on 8/20/2013 at
9:30 a.m premises known as 318
Craven Road Knox, NY 12023.
ALL that certain plot piece or
parcel of land, with the buildings
and improvements thereon erected,
situate, lying and being in the Town
of Knox, County of Albany and
State of New York.
Section 35 Block 2 Lot 3
Approximate amount of lien
$150,109.73 plus interest and
costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment
Index # 994/2012
If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall
be entitled only to a return of the
deposit paid. The Purchaser shall
have to further recourse against the
Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the
Mortgagees attorney.
William Andrews, Esq., Referee
Leopold & Associates, PLLC,
80 Business Park Drive, Suite 110,
Armonk, NY 10504
Dated: 6/26/2013
File Number: 71629646
MNH
(36-52-3)
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All Weather
Construction
WanteD
Driveways - Foundations
Septic Systems - Ponds
Complete Site Work
Excavating
WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE.
Used riding mowers, snow blowers, rototillers. Cash re ward.
872-0393.
32-tf
Locally owned and operated
Call
Today
Fully
Insured
Robert Lawyer Jr.
518-872-9136
WANTED: buying all kinds
of toys - Cap Guns, Marbles, GI
Joes, Trucks, Cars, Airplanes,
and kid related items. ONE item
or an Attic Full. $Paying Top Dollar$ Dan 872-0107
tf
CASH for Coins! Buying ALL
Gold & Silv er. Also Stamps &
Paper Money, Entire Collections,
Estates. Travel to your home. Call
Marc in NYC 1-800-959-3419
(NYSCAN)
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n
n
garage sale
for rent
for sale
House for rent – Large 3 bedroom house in Clarksville $800.00
per month plus security, no pets,
call 768-2384.
1-4t
Pond crayfish – weed and feed
with crayfish. $150/1000. Free
local delivery. Jim Becofsky, Altamont 355-3609.
1-tf
Nice 2 bedroom apt, inc heat,
trash removal, $725 East Berne,
first, last, sec. dep, Mike 2696485
52-2t
Hay for sale last year’s $2.45 a
bale. Call 765-2022, leave message.
52-2t
127 Maple Avenue, Altamont,
1 bedroom, heat, hot water, trash
removal, laundry on premises
second floor. $690 plus security
281-3774
47-tf
1 BR unfurnished, 2nd Fl, heat,
hot water, parking, no smoking,
no pets $700. Monthly. Call (518)
330-2855 or (518) 330-2844. 46-tf
3 BR unfurnished, 1 ½ bath,
2nd Fl. Heat, hot water, parking, no smoking, no pets, $1000,
monthly. Call (518) 330-2855 or
(518) 330-2844.
46-tf
2 BR 2nd Fl. Unfurnished,
heat and hot water, parking, quiet
street, no smoking, no pets, $950
monthly. Call (518) 330-2855 or
(518) 330-2844 .
46-tf
Construction
Remodeling
Restoration
Berne, 1731 Helderberg Trail,
Saturday, July 27th, 8:00 am
to 3:00 pm, rain or shine. Oxyacetylene torch outfit, portable air
tank, microwave, stereo system,
drawing board, Coleman 3-burner
stove, butane 1-burner stove with
fuel, and more.
1-1t
real estate
OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND.
Best selection of affordable rentals. Full/ partial weeks. Call
for FREE brochure. Open daily.
Holiday Real Estate. 1-800-6382102. Online reservations: www.
holidayoc.com
(NYSCAN)
BUY YOUR LAND and CABIN
from New York Land Quest. newyorklandandcabin.com 877-2361117 Be ready for the upcoming
Hunting Season!
(NYSCAN)
FARM BANKRUPTCY SALE!
July 27th-28th! 24 tracts, 2-40
acres from $16,900 Waterfall,
spring-fed ponds, 30 mile views
gorgeous country setting! Free
info: (888) 905-8847 or NewYorkLandandLakes.com (NYSCAN)
FARM BANKRUPTCY SALE!
July 27th-28th! 24 tracts, 2-40
acres from $16,900 Waterfall,
spring- fed ponds, 30 mile views
gorgeous country setting! Free
info: (888) 905-8847 or NewYorkLandandLakes.com (NYSCAN)
Weichert, realtors® Northeast Group
Independently owned and operated
Free Estimates
Fully Insured
reDUceD! 6 Daisy lane, east Berne. Immaculate 3 BR, 3 bath ranch with 3 car heated
garage, 16 acres with trails, finished walkout basement, energy efficient, BKW.
For virtual tour visit www�6daisylane�com�� $289,900
(518) 229-8296
1747 helderberg trail, Berne. Updated, 3 bdrm 1 bath, AG pool, deck, ready to move in,
motivated seller, bring offers, BKW schools �� $154,900
[email protected]
540 helderberg trl., east Berne. Spacious 4bdrm 1bath Cape�
BKW schools� �� $115,000
11 Circle Drive, East Berne. On Helderberg Lake, 4 Bed 3 Bath Chalet,
62’ of lake front, Private dock, Gorgeous water views� V’Ville Schools�� $259,500
872-9200
haytham Bajouwa
518-491-2577
Loucks Brothers
General Contracting Company
Your Home - Our Pride
Additions - Garages - Decks
Windows - Siding - Bathrooms
Kitchens - Concrete Work
Complete Interior Remodeling
465 Sickle Hill Rd, Berne �� $385,000
vinyl and Wood
replacement
Windows
JJ
Vinyl Siding,
Entry & Storm Doors,
Storm Windows,
Bathroom Remodeling
Joe Marks
excavating
Driveways, Septics
Trucking
Stone and Sand
Snowplowing and more.
FULLY INSURED
FREE ESTIMATES
Shale Delivery
376-5765
872-0645
Stunning Custom on 20 Ac w/Views all around! Open Flr Plan-Lots of
Wndw’s, HW Flrs, Beamed Ceils, 4BR, 3FBA, FP w/Blt-Ins, 1st Flr Lndry,
Wine Cellar, Pantry, Wrap Around Deck & IG Pool. Much More!
Hardwood
Flooring, LLC
Residential and Commercial
Installation and Refinishing
Free Estimates
Fully Insured
872-0610
Faucet Repair Special
$99.50 + parts
MC • VISA Accepted
2390 Western Avenue
Guilderland, NY 12084
518-861-7030
OPEN HOUSE THIS SUNDAY, JULY 28th
FIRST TIME OPEN 1 pm - 3 pm
Countryman
home
improvement
Call Howard Brent – anytime
456-2560 Serving all areas
evenings & weekends same price
plumbing & gas heating repairs
gas & electric water heaters
Licensed - 54 years experience
Debra Bajouwa
518-491-2212
518-439-1900
R E A L E S TAT E
Ted Loucks
THIS PLUMBER IS
EASY TO GET
Delmar Office
Mention this ad
& get...10% OFF
of 500 sq/ft or more
John Cannistraci - Owner
[email protected]
Voorheesville, NY (518) 858-0233
MLS#201322685 • Leanne Royer 265-2203
www.465SickleHillRoad.com
AUCTION
O N L I N E
O N L Y
YOURS Jazz & Nightclub
Commercial Real Estate & Complete Business Contents.
Offered Individually & Entirety Bid.
Bar, Lounge, Music Hall, Kitchen Equip. & More.
145 Barrett St., Schenectady, NY
Bidding Opens: Mon. 7/22/13
Closes: Sun. 8/4/13 @ 11 AM (EST)
See Web for Terms and Details
www.collarcityauctions.com
(518) 895-8150 x 102
Join our Online Auction!
Complete
maChine Shop
Pollard Disposal Service, Inc.
(518) 861-6452
and
Welding ServiCe
equipment repairS
Honest, local, family owned business. No gimmicks.
Mfgrs. of Carriages • Wagons • Push Carts • Planters
Restorations & Blacksmithing Service
Joseph J. Merli MANUFACTUriNG Co. oF NeW YorK
2100 Western tpk., duanesburg, nY
518-355-6536 • FAX 518-355-6721
EPH J. MER L
JOS
ManuFaCturIng CO.
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WE BUY HOMES FOR CASH!
NEED TO SELL YOUR HOME FAST?
Call Us Today for a Free and
Confidential Consultation
NO FEES • NO REPAIRS • NO CLEAN UP
We Buy “AS-IS!”
CASH IN AS LITTLE AS 5 DAYS
518-380-6555
Residential Rates
Weekly trash & Recycling
Sign up for:
1 year - $18.50/mo.
6 months - $19.99/mo.
3 months - $26.85/mo.
These are not promotional rates
Call for commercial rates.
Choose slate gray or pink cans.
For every pink can we buy,
Pollard gives $5.00
to American Breast
Cancer Society
12 & 30 yd. rolloffs
available for cleanouts
www.PollardDisposal.biz
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SErvicES AvAiLAbLE
MPR Excavation, LLC – Excavator, bulldozer & environmental
services: dig and repair ponds,
land clearing and site prep, water,
sanitary, and drainage system,
installation and repairs, construction of driveways. Delivery including shale, crusher run & top soil.
(518) 895-5341
43-tf
Attent. weekend warriors:
Stone-shale-soil & mulch deliveries are available; compact loader
for tight access, road & drive
improvements, drainage & lawn
repairs. Call Ed with C&C at (518)
872-0288.
44-tf
THE MAINTENANCE DEPT.
expert lawn tractor and snowblower repair. Over 35 years
experience. Full line of new and
used parts. Call Bill 872-0393.
14-tf
MiScELLANEoUS
SAWMILLS from only $3997.00MAKE & SAVE MONEY with
your own bandmill- Cut lumber
any dimension. In stock ready
to ship. FREE Info/DVD: www.
NorwoodSawmills.com 1-800578-1363 Ext.300N (NYSCAN)
firEWooD
DivorcE
VINNICK CONSTRUCTION:
New construction, additions, remodeling, kitchens, bathrooms,
replacement windows, fully insured. FREE ESTIMATES. Call
861-8688.
19-tf
Stump grinding – low cost, no
minimum charge, free estimates,
Jeff 518-861-6575
41-8/8
HAS YOUR BUILDING
SHIFTED OR SETTLED?
Contact Woodford Brothers Inc,
for straightening, leveling, foundation and wood frame repairs
a t 1 -8 0 0 -OLD-B AR N . www.
woodfordbros.com. (NYSCAN)
SUNY Certified
Fully Insured
Your local Plumber
Bill Frisbee
P l u m b i n g
In
Since 1986
1986
In Business
Business Since
861-8060
Todd’s Pool Repair
Todd Dibble
owner/operator
Quality work at an affoRdable price
Tile/Coping Deck Repairs
Sidewalks/Step Repairs
Pumps/Filters
Acid Wash/Pressure Wash
518-596-4648
or 518-872-9763
FULLY INSURED/EXPERIENCED
FREE ESTIMATES
Mixed hardwood, free delivery,
call (518) 861-6575
1-2t
All Hardwood, cut, split, delivered. HEAP accepted. 872-1702
or 355-4331
7-tf
Tree Removal/Trimming,
Stump Grinding, Crane
Work, Brush Hogging,
Hedges, Cleanups,
Gutter Cleaning, Firewood
Fully Insured
(518) 253-1789
www.pridemarktree.com
RobeRt building
& excavation
COPIES
Color Copy Center
Beautiful color or black and white at
The Enterprise Color Copy Center
123 Maple Avenue • Altamont
(518) 861-6641
[email protected]
872-9693
JHI EntErprIsEs
Rentals and sales
Excavators, Trenchers,
Trailers, Chippers,
Stumpers; Trucking,
Welding and Landscaping.
We buy & sell
industrial and agricultural
equipment.
(518) 355-1709
2261 Western Turnpike, Duanesburg, NY
Leaky roof!
Chimney and
masonry work!
Counter help, part time, small
deli/ice cream store, seasonal,
April-October, RT 20 & 158, $8.00
per hour plus tips. Call 956-2265
52-3t
AIRLINE CAREERS begin
here– Get FAA approved Aviation
Maintenance Technician training. Financial aid for qualified
students– Housing available.Job
placement assistance. Call AIM
866-296-7093
(NYSCAN)
A.Duie Pyle Needs: Owner
Operators for Regional Truckload Operations. HOME EVERY
WEEKEND!!! O/O AVE. $1.85/
Mile. NO-TOUCH FREIGHT.
REQUIRES 2-YRS EXP. CALL
DAN or Jon @ 888-477-0020 xt7
OR APPLY @ www.driveforpyle.
com
(NYSCAN)
HELP WANTED
Greenville Central
School District
is accepting applications for
school bus drivers and
substitutes (will train).
If interested, please call
966-5070 - Tranportation
Office for an application.
For further details contact
Karen Schrader,
Tranportation Supervisor.
AuTOmOTIvE mEchANIc hElPEr
12 Month – Full Time
Start Date – ASAP
SALARY – Determined by Experience
mINImum QuAlIfIcATIONS:
•
•
Six (6) months of experience in servicing and maintaining
automotive equipment and changing automotive tires.
Mechanical aptitude
•
Eligibility to serve as substitute bus driver.
SPEcIAl rEQuIrEmENT:
Send resume and credentials to:
mr. mark Kellett
School Business Official
Berne-Knox-Westerlo central School
1738 helderberg Trail
Berne, New York 12023
(518) 872-0909
Applications and resumes accepted until August 9, 2013
Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color,
religion, gender, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, or disability.
Owner Must sell!
Nicely wooded lot in prime
recreational area. Crystal clear
mountain lake, ski area and
brand new golf course.
All within 1 mile of property.
$
Only
79,900!
Adjoining lot sold for $249,900
Call
John Relyea
258-6324
Free Estimates
Great Showing
HELP WANTED
POSITION OPENING
Driveways New & Resurfaced
Underground Water, Sewer
Shale, Stone, Crusher Run
Land Clearing, Site Development,
Grading, Drainage, Septic Systems,
Ponds, Foundations Dug & Repaired,
Camp & House Leveling.
New Foundations
Under Old Houses
Insured
DIVORCE $349 - Uncontested
divorce papers prepared. Includes
poor person application/waives
government fees, if approved.
One signature required. Separation agreements available. Make
Divorce Easy - 518-274-0380.
(NYSCAN)
Bank will finance!
Call now: 877-888-7581 ext 73
Brokerage services provided by: GLS Realty, LLC • Office: 301-387-8100 • Robert Orr, BIC
Photo from Tim Gyurovits
Street smarts: Voorheesville brought three teams to the Gus
Macker 3 vs. 3 basketball tournament in Norwich on July 13,
and two won an All-World championship. The Gus Macker
Tournament, a national event held in dozens of cities across
the United States, started in 1974 when Gus Macker, a basketball coach, “brought basketball hoops out onto the street,”
said Voorheesville’s Tim Gyurovits. It maintains the purity
and integrity of the driveway basketball game. Currently,
Gus Macker has 2.2 million players –– male and female from
7 years old to 50-plus –– and more than 23 million spectators. The Macker is a double-elimination tournament. From
left, back row, the 14-year-old Voorheesville champions: Ryan
Daly, Matt Bernhard, Sean Nolan, and Dalton Esposito.
Middle row, the 14-year-old Voorheesville girls’ champions:
Mia Crisafulli, Veda Hensel, Robin Wakeley, and Julia
Hotaling. Front row, the 16-year-old second-place finishers
from Voorheesville: George Bernhard, Shane Parry, Isaiah
Meaux, and Scott Roney.
DEC seeks help tracking
Asian beetles in swimming pools
Pool owners are invited to join
the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation
in its second annual Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) swimming
pool survey now through Aug.
30 in order to help keep watch
for these exotic, invasive beetles
before they cause serious damage
to forests and street trees.
The Citizen Pool Survey takes
place this time of year, when the
beetles are expected to become
adults, emerge from the trees
they are infesting, and become
active outside those trees.
Originally from Asia, they have
caused the death of hundreds
of thousands of trees across the
nation, particularly in maple
trees in New York City; on Long
Island; in New Jersey; Chicago,
Ill.; Worcester, Mass.; and Clermont, Ohio.
ADoPTioN
ADOPTION: Affectionate, educated, financially secure, married
couple want to adopt baby into
nuturing, warm, and loving environment.Expenses paid. Cindy
and Adam. 800.860.7074 or [email protected] (NYSCAN)
ADOPTION - Happily married,
nature-loving couple wishes to
adopt a child. We promise love,
laughter, education, security,
and extended family. Expenses
paid. www.DonaldAndEsther.com.
1-800-965-5617.
(NYSCAN)
ADOPT- Hoping to share our
hearts and home with a newborn
baby. Loving, nurturing home for
your baby. Expenses paid. Married
couple,Walt/ Gina 1-800-315-6957
(NYSCAN)
Pool monitoring offers a simple,
economical alternative to traditional procedures for surveying
ALBs in the state, according to
a release from the DEC. It also
has the potential to become New
York’s most effective method for
detecting ALBs. In addition,
this monitoring program gives
residents the ability to take an
active role in protecting trees in
their yards, communities, and
forests.
With citizens involved in
looking for this pest, there is a
better chance of finding new infestations early, which will help
DEC and other state and federal
agencies focus their efforts to
eliminate infestations.
In addition to a owning a
swimming pool, participants will
need a digital camera; an e-mail
address that is actively used (if
they want to receive updates
from DEC); and the ability to
upload a photograph and send
it via e-mail.
Those without a pool can
still help. This year, the DEC
expanded its photo collection to
include anyone who spots a suspect beetle, whether it is found
in their pool or not. Residents
are also encouraged to submit
photos if there is suspicion of
an emerald ash borer or another
invasive pest damaging native
ash trees. Photos may be submitted to: http://www.dec.ny.gov/
animals/7253.html.
To sign up for the survey,
please contact: NYSDEC Forest Health Program, Attention:
Jessica Cancelliere; e-mail [email protected]; or
call 810-1609.
For more information about the
Asian longhorned beetle: http://
www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7255.
html.
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After making it to ENY final, Guilderland Babe Ruth All Stars held scoreless
By Jordan J. Michael
COLONIE –– The fifth and sixth
innings ended abruptly for the
Guilderland Babe Ruth All Stars
on Monday. The team had runners
on base each time, and each inning
was terminated with a double play
by the South Colonie defense.
Cameron Long smoked a line
drive in the fifth inning, but South
Colonie’s first baseman, Brian
Kristel, was right there, making
the catch, and doubling up the
Guilderland runner at first base.
Then, in the sixth, with Brandon
Das on first base for Guilderland
with one out, Brandon Peda
grounded into a double play.
The Guilderland Babe Ruth All
Stars –– made up of players age
15 and under –– hung their heads
a little after the second consecu-
Colonie,” Grabek said. “We had
only four hits.”
C.J. Lesinfelder, South Colonie’s
left-handed pitcher, was very good,
changing speeds throughout the
game. During his at bat in the
sixth inning, Das ducked out of the
way on an incoming curveball, but
the pitch was called a strike.
Guilderland finished the summer season with a 20-3 record.
Grabek has been coaching the core
group of players since they were 8
years old. Guilderland won a Babe
Ruth World Series title in 2011.
“Seven of these kids live within
one mile of each other,’ said Grabek. “They’re all fundamentally
sound, and, honestly, could coach
themselves. They all know their
roles, and they’re all best friends.
They have a lot of fun.”
“It doesn’t really matter
what order they bat.
They always play the right way.
They’re smart kids.”
tive inning-ending double play.
The team had scored 10 and 13
runs in games to win its District
tournament and advance to the
Eastern New York tournament,
but Guilderland was held scoreless on Monday. South Colonie
won the ENY title, 4 to 0.
Guilderland lost some steam
after the sixth inning, and South
Colonie capitalized with two runs
in the seventh. Kristel, a strong
kid, had gotten South Colonie on
the scoreboard very early with a
home run to left field in the first
inning.
Monday’s ENY tournament final
was an uphill battle for Guilderland, a team that wasn’t used to
losing.
“We didn’t get too frustrated,”
Guilderland Head Coach Brian
Grabek said of the loss. “We handled ourselves well, with class.”
South Colonie scored its second
run in the third inning after an
error by Long at shortstop. Before
the run, Kris Scarano was able to
advance from first base to third because Guilderland’s catcher, Ryan
Curry, couldn’t find the baseball
even though coaches, teammates,
and fans were yelling and pointing
to where it was.
“You have to tip your hat to
Grabek said that it’s always a
struggle to pick a Most Valuable
Player for the team.
“It doesn’t really matter what
order they bat,” he said. “They
always play the right way. They’re
smart kids.”
The fan contingent at Monday’s
game at Cook Park was strong for
both Guilderland and South Colonie. A Colonie fan was overheard
saying that Guilderland supporters were “great people.”
“We have a fantastic following,”
Grabek said. “It’s phenomenal.”
Most of the crowd was made up
of friends and family of the players and coaches, but some people
were there just to take in a competitive baseball game on a nice
summer evening. Guilderland’s
varsity baseball head coach, Doug
LaValley, was in attendance, and
Grabek said he’s been to many
games this season.
“Doug is a big supporter, and I
take as much advice from him as
I can,” said Grabek. Matt Pierce
pitched for Guilderland’s varsity
team last spring, and the rest
of Grabek’s roster played on the
junior-varsity team.
“Guilderland keeps things
pretty close,” Grabek said. “It’s
very consistent.”
Athletic Scholars
— Photo submitted by John Heath
Scholarship winners: Guilderland Lettermen Foundation members Tom Passineau, far left, and Mark Burlingame, far right, flank
the 2013 Lettermen award winners, from left, Taylor Tyksinksi,
Jenna Walsh, Laurie Knapp, Stephan Polsinelli, Nick Titolo, and
Patrick Verrelli. The foundation is holding its annual golf outing
on Friday, Aug. 2, at Orchard Creek Golf Club in Altamont.
The Enterprise –– Jordan J. Michael
Lefty lean: Alex Varsanyi throws a pitch for the Guilderland Babe Ruth All Stars –– made up of players age 15 and under –– during the Eastern New York tournament finals on Monday against South
Colonie at Cook Park. Varsanyi pitched five solid innings, but gave up a home run in the first inning.
Guilderland lost, 4 to 0.
The Enterprise –– Jordan J. Michael
Panorama: The Guilderland Babe Ruth All Stars couldn’t get any offense going on Monday during
the finals of the Eastern New York tournament against South Colonie, losing, 4 to 0. Here, Jack Grabek
fouls off a pitch during the game. He had a single in the sixth inning.
Tryouts for
Guilderland
Girls’ Softball
Travel tryouts for Guilderland
Girls’ Softball will be held on
July 30.
The 10U and 12U teams will
have tryouts from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00
p.m. The 14U and 16U teams will
be from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tryouts at the 14U and 16U
level will be open tryouts. An
open tryout will allow Guilderland Girls’ Softball to round out
the rosters with enough players
to compete successfully at these
levels.
If you are from Guilderland or
surrounding areas, you will be
eligible to try out for the 14U and
16U level for travel. If you are interested in trying out for the travel
program, please visit the website
at www.guilderlandsoftball.org
and follow the link to register.
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SPORTS
Third time at Akron
may be charm for Burdgick
By Jordan J. Michael
GUILDERLAND –– Focused
people know what they want and
know what they like.
Right now, Ally Burdgick’s only
hobby is Soap Box Derby racing.
She loves coasting down a hill,
and, over the years, has gained a
lot of experience as a driver.
Burdgick’s racing skills have
earned her a third appearance
at the All-American Soap Box
on my car that everyone knows,”
Burdgick said. “There’s no real
meaning behind it, but I love Soap
Box. So many people from around
the world come to Akron, so they
can see what it means.”
Burdgick comes to Akron to
race, but also to meet like-minded
people. She won a heat in 2008 and
lost her first heat in 2009. Then,
she stepped away from Soap Box
in 2010 and 2011, only to return
“There’s no real meaning behind it,
but I love Soap Box. So many people
from around the world come to Akron,
so they can see what it means.”
Derby in Akron, Ohio. She’ll vie
for a world championship this
Saturday.
“It’s just school and Soap Box
for me,” said Burdgick, who will
start ninth grade at Guilderland
High School in September. She
and her family arrived in Akron
on Sunday for pre-race festivities. “I like chorus, language arts,
and math,” she said. “I can kind
of sing, but I don’t really have a
favorite song.”
The boxcar that Burdgick drives
has the word “love” written on it
in 18 different languages –– including Polish, Russian, Chinese,
Korean, Spanish, and French.
Burdgick has been studying Spanish for a few years, and met other
racers from New Zealand, Japan,
and China in Akron on Monday.
“I just wanted to have a word
to the Capital District Soap Box
Derby in 2012 for Master’s Division competition.
“It’s always been fun, but I wanted to give other people a chance to
come to Akron,” Burdgick said of
not bowing out in 2010 and 2011.
Her younger brother, Cameron,
also races. “I had to come back,
though,” she said. “Racing down
a hill is pretty fun.”
Burdgick’s uncle, Mike, won a
Soap Box world championship 30
years ago. Her father, Steve, raced
when he was a kid, and so did his
brother and sister.
“It’s something to do,” said
Burdgick. “It felt very new at first,
but now I’m more experienced and
there’s all these different activities
that go with it.”
Leading up to Saturday’s race,
Burdgick will get a lot of practice
On the road, again: Ally Burdgick, 14, of Guilderland, will compete in her third All-American Soap
Box Derby this Saturday in Akron, Ohio. She competed in Akron in 2008 and 2009, winning one heat in
2008. Here, Burdgick holds her Master’s Division Champion trophy after winning the Capital District
Soap Box Derby. Her car has the word “love” written on it in 18 different languages.
runs, as well as make sure her car
is as perfect as can be. She and her
family might spend some free time
at Cedar Point, which is said to
be one of the greatest amusement
parks in the world.
The All-American Soap Box
Derby supplies each competitor
with boxcar wheels, so everyone is
on a level playing field. “You can’t
do anything with the wheels,”
Burdgick said. “You can’t cheat.
They test the wheels.”
Burdgick won her local race
in Albany by five feet, but Akron
boasts the best drivers in the
world. She’s hoping that her third
trip to Akron is a charm.
“You have to keep the wheel as
straight as possible,” said Burdgick. “I try to stay calm, but I get
nervous sometimes. All that I have
to do is be the first one to get down
that hill.”
Synchronized Skating team holding summer practices
The Albany Figure Skating
Club’s medal-winning Achilles
Edge Synchronized Skating team
began its summer practice schedule on Monday evenings in July
and it runs through August.
All interested area figure skaters are encouraged to come and
try this fun and exciting team
sport. Practices will be held at the
Albany County Hockey Facility
(830 Albany-Shaker Rd., Albany)
on Mondays from 4:30 p.m. to
5:30 p.m.
This program is open to skaters
who have already registered to be
a part of the synchro program and
to those interested in participating
in the program. No prior synchro
experience is required, and figure
skaters of all ages and abilities are
welcome. A registration fee of $80
covers all practices.
Synchronized skating is a sport
in which 8 to 20 skaters perform
maneuvers together as a group.
For more information about
these practices or the Albany
FSC’s Achilles Edge Synchronized
Skating Team, please contact
Karla Schallehn at [email protected] or 413-3884773, Tara DiRisio at tdirisio@
verizon.net, or Stephanie Hunter
Finley at [email protected]; or visit
the Club website.
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