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The Altamont
Enterprise
& Albany County Post
No. 37
Thursday, March 31, 2011
For 126 years Albany County’s independent newspaper
Tears follow Bethlehem board’s decision to close Clarksville school
The Enterprise — Saranac Hale Spencer
After hearing the Bethlehem School Board vote, 5 to 2, to close the Clarksville Elementary School,
Pam MacMillan, a teacher at the school, broke into tears, as did several other audience members.
“Everyone is pretty much white”
Embracing diversity in V’ville
By Saranac Hale Spencer
NEW SCOTLAND — Like the
other patrons of the Voorheesville Mobil station, Dianne Luci
was charmed by the family who
bought it a year ago.
“I thought, ‘If everybody could
be like this — what a wonderful
world,’” she said of the way that
Safder Ali and his family from
Pakistan have been embraced by
the community.
Two weeks after Ali’s daughter, Azmat, gave birth to her first
child in December, she suffered
a stroke. “They do really care,”
Ali said of the community, which
raised money for her recovery
and made her a prayer quilt. The
family donated that money, with
$100 from Ali, to the Sunnyview
Rehabilitation Hospital, said Zia
Rehman, Azmat’s husband who
Inside
works with his father-in-law at
the store.
Inspired by Ali’s family, Luci
has put together a panel to discuss religion and multiculturalism at the Methodist Church in
Voorheesville, where she is a
parishioner.
“In Voorheesville… we’re very
homogenous. Everyone is pretty
much white,” said Luci, a retired
dental hygienist. The kids who
grow up here will one day go out
into the world where that won’t
always be the case, she said,
and they should be prepared
for that.
In 1992, Luci started traveling and has found that part of
what she likes about travel is
meeting different people from
around the world. She’s been
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Opinion Page 2
News Page 12
other schools including ClarksBy Saranac Hale Spencer
BETHLEHEM — Police pres- ville, which were all part of a
ence was requested at the school $93 million bond that passed in
board meeting last night “to 2003, along with the recent remake sure that we have order in districting of students have been
this auditorium,” said Superin- cited as evidence of the board’s
tendent Michael Tebbano before shortsightedness by residents as
the board’s vote on whether it they advocated for further study
would close the Clarksville El- before closing Clarksville.
“Obviously I am responsible…
ementary School or not.
The packed hall was silent for a lot of those decisions,” said
after the board voted, 5 to 2, to Lynne Lenhardt, who has been
on the board for 23
close the school before
years, as she began the
next fall, with several
board’s discussion of
women crying into tisClarksville last night.
sues. The vote went
School Board Presagainst the superintenident Jim Dering
dent’s recommendation
agreed with her that
and against the board
the original intent of
president’s call for fur“Thinking
looking into the clother study.
about it
sure was not for it to
In January, the school
board asked Tebbano to a little longer be considered for the
coming school year,
look into the feasibility
won’t hurt
but as an option for
of closing the Clarksthe future. Without
ville Elementary School
anything.”
fully examining all the
and the administrative
consequences, he said,
offices at 90 Adams
the board could end up
Place after a “fiscal
with complaints about
think tank” the district
large class sizes in Eahad created in the fall
gle and Slingerlands,
included those options
which are the schools
in a list of several possible solutions to fill the budget slated to absorb Clarksville’s
gap created by the downturn in students.
“This should be looked at in a
the economy in recent years and
more systemic way,” he said, of
the cuts in state aid.
The following month, Tebbano conducting a larger study.
“I think this is one of those
presented his study to the board,
which then held two two-hour situations where we just have
to jump,” said board member
public forums in March.
Rural Clarksville Elementary Michael Cooper, after asserting
School, which opened in 1948, that the district is facing years of
is the only district building in budget shortfalls and that he has
the town of New Scotland — the faith in the research presented
other five elementary schools, by Tebbano.
Charmaine Wijeysinghe told
including the Eagle School that
was built in 2008, are located in her fellow board members that
Bethlehem, as are the middle and she had first been swayed by
residents advocating to keep
high schools.
The construction of the Eagle Clarksville open, but was later
School and the additions to
Army Corps plans $2.5M cap for hazardous landfill
By Anne Hayden
GUILDERLAND — The Army Corps of
Engineers plans to spend $2.5 million to cap
and cover an old Army landfill.
The land is now owned by the Northeastern
Industrial Park, and was once an Army depot,
set up in 1941 as a storage center for the military during World War II. The Army diverted
the Black Creek into two halves, and sent waste
into the creek or buried it on site. The Black
Creek feeds the Watervliet Reservoir, Guilderland’s major source of drinking water. Some of
the debris left by the Army is hazardous.
The Army classifies sites that it considers a
risk to human health as areas of concern — the
local depot, located largely in Guilderland
Center, has nine. Gregory Goepfert, project
manager for the Army Corps, said there is a
step-by-step process the Army Corps follows
for each AOC. It evaluates risk, conducts an
investigation, compares standards with the
state, and assesses the risk. If the assessment
shows that there is a risk remaining, action
will be taken, he said.
Community Calendar Page 16
Several of the AOCs have already been
cleaned up and may require no further action,
but at least two still need millions of dollars
worth of remediation.
A Restoration Advisory Board, made up
largely of local citizens, has pushed for cleanup
for more than a decade, but federal funds are
limited as many outdated and abandoned depots across the county compete for a limited
pool of money.
Areas 1 and 7, located south of Route 146
and approximately one-quarter mile southeast of Guilderland Center, are adjacent to
each other, and were a landfill and a disposal
area.
Environmental concern was first sparked
in the area in 1980, by the Albany County
Environmental Management Council, which
issued a report containing aerial photographs
that showed excavation and disposal activities.
The Army Corps has been conducting tests
at AOCs 1 and 7 for over a decade, according
to Goepfert. Water from monitoring wells has
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, March 31, 2011
Editorial
The strong arm of the law is needed
to preserve the health of our planet
A
s modern Americans, we all use appliances and electronic devices. We’ve become a throw-away society,
each of us changing up for new models and rapidly
discarding the old. This leaves behind masses of waste,
some of it dangerous for the environment — for the Earth
that we humans all inhabit.
We’re pleased to report this week that New York is helping to lead the way with proper disposal of appliances and
recycling of electronics.
New York is the second state — after West Virginia —
to join the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s
Responsible Appliance Disposal program. RAD is a voluntary program that helps consumers get rid of their used
appliances safely.
The New York State Energy Research and Development
Authority (NYSERDA) will work with retail and wholesale
companies to recover chemicals from old freezers, refrigerators, dehumidifiers, and window air conditioners. RAD
partners recover refrigerant and foam and see that it is
reclaimed or destroyed; recycle metals, plastics, and glass;
and see that PCBs, mercury, and used oil are recovered
and properly disposed of.
The Environmental Protection Agency is so concerned
about the dangers of mercury that it has issued elaborate
instructions for cleaning up a broken compact fluorescent
light bulb, which contains only about 4 milligrams of mercury, an amount that would cover the tip of a ballpoint pen.
That amount, according to Stanford University research
on mercury, is enough to contaminate up to six thousand
gallons of water beyond levels that are safe to drink. Mercury is a dangerous metal, David Carpenter, the director
of the State University of New York Institute for Health
and the Environment, told us earlier, because it moves
around. Spilled chemicals can enter the food chain and
affect public health.
Refrigerants and foam pose a different but equally
insidious sort of risk as they deplete the ozone layer.
A quarter of a century ago, people were stunned by
the appearance of a hole in the Earth’s ozone layer
over the Antarctic. The ozone layer had protected
humans from harmful ultraviolet rays. The
thinning layer, according to the EPA, has been
linked to skin cancer like melanoma and basal
cell carcinoma; eye disease such as cataracts,
degeneration of the macula, and squamous
cell cancer of the cornea; and immune suppression, including resistance to infectious
diseases and skin tumors and diminished
effectiveness of vaccines.
In 2009, RAD partners, according to
NYSERDA, prevented emissions of an
estimated 4,000 pounds of ozone-depleting
substances and 1.41 million metric tons
of carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse
gases by recovering foam and refrigerants
from appliances.
This is essential if we are to prevent
further climate change and the resulting
disasters. Federal law currently requires
refrigerants be recovered and universal
waste like mercury be properly managed
but laws do not require properly managed recovery of appliance foam, which,
the EPA says, represents a significant
source of ozone-depleting substances and
greenhouse gases.
Until the law is changed to require
this, as it should, we commend the
volunteer efforts of RAD participants
and urge individuals to be sure their
appliances are disposed of properly.
At the same time, we applaud a
state law, passed last year, that goes
into effect on April 1. The Electronic
Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act
puts the onus for recycling and reclaiming dangerous materials in electronic
equipment on the manufacturers.
We’ve been aware that some consumers, faced with having to discard a
television or computer and not wanting
to pay the fee for recycling, have tossed
the used equipment — sometimes even
dismantling it to disguise it — into
landfills where it oozes mercury, lead,
cadmium, nickel, zinc and other contaminants.
The new law requires manufactures
of what it terms “covered electronic
equipment” or “CEE” to establish a
convenient system for the collection,
handling, and recycling or reuse of
electronic waste. CEE includes computers and their accessories, such as
keyboards, monitors, and printers;
televisions; and “small electronic equipment” like video recorders and game
consoles and portable digital music players.
The law establishes statewide collection standards that
increase gradually over the first three years, and it sets
manufacturer-specific acceptance standards based on market share, or how much a particular manufacturer sells.
Companies, like Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, and RCA,
will now have to recycle the same amount of material, per
pound, that they sell each year in New York State.
The manufacturer’s website must list locations where
consumers may return electronic waste. And those manu-
“The goal of the law
is to make the manufacturers
more aware of the materials they use,
and sort of force them to use
more environmentally friendly
or recycled materials.
If they don’t, they pay.”
facturers providing computers, hard drives, and other CEE
with internal memory where confidential data is stored
must provide customers with instructions for destroying
such data before they recycle the product.
The new law also includes a disposal ban. Starting this
April 1, manufacturers, retailers, and those who operate
e-waste collection sites can no longer send electronics to
landfills. As of Jan. 1, 2012, businesses and municipalities come under the ban. And on Jan. 1, 2015, the ban is
extended to individuals and households.
Guilderland residents, starting this Friday,
will be able to take their covered electronic
equipment to the town’s transfer station and
leave it there, free of charge. They will no longer have to pay a fee of $25 per item. Regional
Computer Recycling and Recovery will pick up
the discarded items, dismantle them, and sort
and process the pieces.
“The goal of the law,” said Greg Weir, superintendent of the Guilderland transfer station,
“is to make the manufacturers more aware of
the materials they use, and sort of force them to
use more environmentally friendly or recycled
materials. If they don’t, they pay.”
That’s why New York’s law is a good one. The
disposal costs are shifted from the consumers to
the manufacturers, which should lead them to
design electronic equipment that is easier and
less costly to recycle. That will mean more reusable parts and fewer toxins for the Earth.
A similar law for appliances like refrigerators
and air conditioners — putting manufacturers
on the hook, forcing them to innovate — would
be a wise one. The volunteer approach is a
worthwhile start and has made some headway
but the force of law is needed if we are to save
our health and the health of our planet.
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To the editor
Art and music in school
teach lessons and launch careers for a rich future
To the Editor:
After weeks and weeks of seeing articles about budget cuts
and reducing the arts, it is so
refreshing to see an article like
“Hello, Dolly! still going strong.”
[The Enterprise, March 24, 2011,
page one.]
The article said that the show’s
female lead, Justina Miranda,
has learned to “stand straighter
after learning the part.” The
beauty of programs like this
drama club is that students
don’t just learn how to sing and
dance; they learn greater lessons
about life.
The show’s director talked
about this show teaching kids
about the duality of man. This
is a lesson that students could
be required to learn about in
school, but instead chose to learn
about in their extra-curricular
activities.
The article was printed directly next to one titled “Students
plea for programs.” In Guilder-
land, students are begging their
school board and administrators
to hold on to the music and art
programs.
Perhaps if we can all start recognizing the good that art and music
programs, like drama clubs, do for
kids, we can start thinking of other
locations where schools can cut the
fat. If we stop teaching students
about music in school, how many
students would feel inclined or
impassioned enough to pursue it
outside of school?
I am proud to say that I was a
member of the Voorheesville Drama Club throughout my entire
high-school career. Because of
the lessons I learned behind the
scenes, I was inspired to pursue
media production in college.
If I never had the studio-art
teacher who directed the school
plays encourage me to join the
club, I never would have discovered my passion for making
shows happen behind the scenes.
If Voorheesville had cut the art
and music programs, I know it
would have been so much harder
for me to find my passion and be
where I am today.
Thank you for printing a story
that reminds us to stay positive
in depressing times. It is such a
relevant message with today’s
economic woes constantly looming over us.
To the cast and crew of Hello
Dolly!, break a leg! Hopefully,
those people who have the power
to make decisions on students’
educations read “Hello Dolly!
still going strong” and thought
twice about what less art and
music can do to a student.
Dana Lenseth
Voorheesville
Editor’s note: Dana Lenseth is
currently a junior at The College
of Saint Rose in Albany where she
is majoring in communications,
concentrating in media production. She is an intern at YNN,
she said, working with producers
and directors.
War in Iraq and banking debacle
has caused financial crisis — why pick on teachers?
huge payments to contractors but they won’t. Raising taxes on
To the Editor:
millionaires would mean raising
For the past few weeks, The and corporations.
It startles me to realize that their own taxes, and the taxes of
Altamont Enterprise has published a steady stream of anti- while the letter-writers and their friends.
What do they care that you now
teacher letters and I decided it newspapers and TV news stawas time to write one in defense tions know exactly how much have to pay more in school taxes
of teachers. I am not a public each and every teacher or prin- or have your children’s schools
school teacher myself so I am cipal in every school is paid, that close or programs cut? If their
not currently under attack, but, no one can figure out how much schools suffer, congressmen and
women can afford to send their
having taught at the university the war on Iraq has cost us.
The second root cause is the kids to private schools.
level for over 30 years, I am an
Our millionaire representabanking debacle. Thanks to
educator.
The anti-teacher letters com- deregulation, predatory banks tives in Washington are happy
plain that salaries and benefits made billions in risky invest- to have the public blame teachfor teachers are far too high and ments. When these loans failed, ers for the financial mess. Our
that we cannot afford them, and the federal government decided Washington representatives
blame the teachers for the cur- to spend billions to prevent mas- don’t want to antagonize the rich
rent financial crisis, high taxes, sive failures and bailed them out. and powerful lobbyists who hand
and program cuts in our schools. The government didn’t spend out buckets of money in the name
These arguments are not a fair billions to help the people who of campaign finance.
This is not a Democratic,
lost their homes in the mortgage
assessment of the situation.
Republican, or Tea
Teachers are not
Party issue. It trangetting paid any
scends political parmore than before.
Our millionaire representatives in
ties: Lobbyists bring
The problem is that
Washington are happy to have the public
buckets of money for
the federal and state
all parties. The bengovernments are problame teachers for the financial mess.
efits and pensions our
viding less money for
teachers receive pale
education. With less
federal and state money for our crisis but generously spent tax- in comparison with the benefits
schools, we must either make do payer money to save the banks. and perks our elected officials
That is where our money went: to receive.
with less, reduce costs, or pay
So, while you know how much
more taxes. That part is simple. the war and to the banks, not to the
The more complicated part teachers. Washington is not very some kindergarten teacher is paid,
is why is there less money for concerned about average citizens, and how much they contribute for
education? We might also ask including teachers, the “small” retirement, etc., you certainly are
why education, schools, and people making forty, fifty, or sixty not told how much our Washington
teachers get so little respect in thousand dollars a year. Wash- representatives receive in salary,
ington cares about the large and stipends, benefits, retirement,
this country?
I believe the current financial powerful corporations, the banks, health care, per diem, lobbyist
crisis has two root causes. The the “military-industrial complex” “gifts,” and other perks.
Our country has enough money
first is the misbegotten war in that makes billions manufacturing
to give billions to the oil industry
Iraq. Iraq was not responsible the materials of war.
About 50 percent of our repre- in subsidies, but has decided to
for the attacks on Sept. 11; no
Iraqi citizens were involved, nor sentatives in Congress are mil- go “frugal” in terms of support
did they possess any “weapons lionaires. They are not our peers for basic education. We should
of mass destruction.” Despite nor are they the teachers’ peers; stop this nonsense and give the
this, our government decided to they are the peers of wealthy schools the money they need to
launch a full-scale war against elites who run the banks and the provide a quality education for
every child, and a living wage
large corporations.
that country.
Our state and federal govern- for our teachers.
It is difficult, or impossible,
Since when is it the American
to determine how much the war ment could provide more money
has cost us. Some estimates are for schools by spending less on way to deprive school children
as high as $4 trillion. Washing- fraudulent wars or bail-outs for while taxpayers’ money is used
ton didn’t pinch any pennies predatory banks, or by taxing to finance multi-million dollar bowith no-bid contracts (for Vice the millionaires and the large nuses for hedge-fund managers?
President [Richard] Cheney’s corporations that benefited from Hetty Jo Brumbach
Halliburton and others) and the Iraq war (like Halliburton), East Berne
Turn the page for more letters on school finances.
Back In Time. . .
1911
100 Years Ago
2011
Altamont Enterprise March 31, 1911
New York State Capitol Burned. Loss Upwards of
$10,000,000. Most Disastrous Fire in History of the State.
Priceless Records are Destroyed: New York state’s magnificent
state capitol, which took years to build and cost of $27,000,000
was visited shortly after 2:30 o’clock on Wednesday morning with one of the most disastrous fires that Albany ever
had and with loss to the state which at this time cannot be
totaled in money.
More than a third of the entire structure has been destroyed.
One man, Samuel Abbott, aged 77, a watchman in the state
library, is buried in the ruins. Scores of the firemen were
hurt and others risked their lives in a successful effort to
save the eastern end of the building containing chiefly the
legislative halls, executive chamber and other departments
of almost equal importance.
The entire state education department is swept out of
existence and the state loses what has for years conceded to
be one of the world’s greatest collections of historical papers,
books and papers that can never be replaced. Only comparatively few of them were saved. Dr. Andrew S. Draper, the
state commissioner of education, estimated the loss in his
department alone of at least $2,000,000.
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General News Happenings: The annual report of the Central
Jewish Relief league, which works in connection with leading Jews in America and England, emphasizes the adverse
Jewish conditions in Russia, which it describes as worse than
ever. The report points out that the emigration of Jews to
the United States was larger in 1910 than in any previous
year and speaks of the difficulty of finding homes for the
emigrants in America.
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Crimes and Casualties: After brooding until he worked
himself into a state of despondency, Fred Kipp, a farmer of
East Greenbush, N.Y., saturated his house and barn with
kerosene, set fire to the oil and then, lying down near the
stalls of the horses, calmly awaited a horrible death.
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Foreign Notes of Interest: Cards have been posted in all the
street cars of Berlin requesting women passengers not to wear
long hatpins. The notices point out that these ornamental but
useful articles are liable to injure their fellow passengers.
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Guilderland Centre: Rufus Wormer has a remarkable show
in the line of young Jersey cows, something never before heard
of. A three year old cow with her third calf by her side, while
her first born daughter, now a yearling, with her first born
calf by her side, all in the very best of health and strength.
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Taxpayers often focus on increase, and don’t see sacrifices
BKW has cut 8% tax hike for rollover budget in half
To the Editor:
I am writing this letter to
encourage taxpayers, who themselves are faced with ever- increasing expenses, to not take out their
frustrations towards the state and
country on our kids.
Our public schools are facing a
crisis. They are required to supply
services to our children with many
mandates and strings attached
that prevent them from fully managing their resources the same
way you and I can manage ours.
If we can’t afford to pay for our
housekeeper or garbage pickup,
we can opt to do it ourselves.
If we can’t afford to buy groceries at our favorite market, we can
go to another market where they
are having a sale.
If we cannot afford to have steak
every week, we can buy chicken
instead. If my cell phone bill is
too high, I can change to another
carrier and I can require my son
or daughter to do the same.
Our public schools are now
mandated to provide education
services for all students in the
district regardless of special
needs. They must employ certain
teachers with certain degrees for
certain subjects.
Laws have been enacted that
prevent them from using staff in
what you or I would think would
be the most efficient manner. Contracts have been agreed upon that
prevent them from managing pay
raises during difficult economic
times.
Laws have been enacted
that even prevent the teachers from agreeing to concessions without the consent of
their union representatives.
The district can offer less
expensive health insurance
plans, but the district cannot
require the employees to change
to them.
Some of these hardships may
have been self imposed by not
having enough foresight when
contracts were agreed upon five
or more years ago. However, in
the middle of an economic boom,
our districts were not alone in
thinking that property values
could be relied upon to at least
maintain their values and generate a certain amount of income or
that the state would be able to at
least maintain aid amounts equal
to the year before.
With our state facing huge deficits, we are destined for a continuation in decreased funding from
the state and federal governments.
For rural districts such as BerneKnox-Westerlo, which have relied
on this funding for a huge portion
of their budgets, having to switch
gears with only a few months’ notice last year was devastating. As
you well know, the situation has
not improved.
In BKW, and many other districts I’m finding, only about 30
percent of the total budget is
spent on non-contractual item; 70
percent or so of the budget goes to
teachers and retirees for salaries,
retirement benefits, and healthcare benefits.
Negotiations drag on but nothing can be done to change those
figures until all parties agree;
therefore, the likelihood of that
being able to be changed in order
to affect next years budget is slim
to none.
However, I’d like to dispel a few
myths. The teachers do not have
a $5 co-pay for health insurance.
They have a $5 co-pay for prescription drugs through a self-funded
prescription drug consortium involving several other districts.
The district offers four health
insurance plans – CDPHP, MVP,
and two Blue Cross-Blue Shield
Plans that carry comparable
deductibles and co-pays to those
offered any state worker. The
teachers generally pick a plan
when they start work and, for the
most part, probably have no idea
how much difference there is from
one plan to another when it comes
to the cost to the district.
The total bill for health insurance at BKW is about $4 million.
If the majority of the participants
in the most expensive plan were to
switch to one of the less expensive
plans, it could save the district
enough to cover much of this year’s
shortfall.
However, the district cannot
influence the employees on this
matter. This is yet another constraint put on it by the many laws
and policies it must abide by.
Last year, the school district
tightened its belt. With a decrease
in funding, it was able to keep
the tax increase under 5 percent
even though its funding was set
to be cut by over twice that. Some
of that funding was restored, but
again, because of laws that have
been enacted, the budget has to be
presented to the voters in April regardless of whether the legislature
has voted on it or not. When that
funding did come through, it was
August and teachers had already
been laid off and programs had
already been cut.
The district is using those
extra funds to try to curtail this
year’s deficit. It has rearranged
teachers and programs to try to
accommodate as many services as
possible. The district also formed
a budget advisory committee to
review the budget currently, and
BKW is not alone.
also help it to create a long-term
plan. I volunteered to serve on the
committee.
We have spent the past five
months learning about what is
in the budget, what areas we can
change in the short term, and
what areas are out of our control
for the time being. I challenge
anyone to look at the budget and
find anything, in the 30 percent
we have to work with, that has
not been curtailed or considered
for reduction.
The maintenance department
has made huge changes to reduce
costs. The transportation department has consolidated routes
and was able to eliminate five
bus runs as a result. The building plan approved by the voters
several years ago was delayed
and, for several reasons, is now
being accomplished far under the
expected cost.
At last report, if the district rolls
over its budget from last year,
meaning it provides all classes it
provided last year, leaves staff as
it is, and maintains the same bus
transportation, BKW would have
to raise taxes by a little over 8
percent in order to fund the difference.
The most utilized health insurance plan has raised its rates by
a whopping 22 percent. This increase along with projected oil and
gas increases and contractual pay
raises are the bulk of the increase.
These are all expenses that the
district has no control over in the
short term.
BKW has had two budget forums in an attempt to educate the
citizens about what the district
is faced with, and the programs
that may be eliminated in order
to lower the tax increase. It is
doing everything it can to bring
that rate down. However, for every percentage point you would
like to see shaved off, it needs to
find over $100,000 to cut. This is
the reality.
Please educate yourself about
what is going on. Write to your
legislative representatives and tell
them to amend the laws that tie
the hands of the schools to manage
their resources in a reasonable
manner.
But, then consider how you
will vote on the budget that the
school district must put forth to
you in May even if the state has
not finalized its numbers.
Consider that there are colleges
that now require students to have
taken certain high-level courses
and extra-curricular activities
in order to be accepted. Consider
that there are at-risk students
for whom sports, art, and music
are the hooks that keep them in
school. Consider elementary students never leaving the school for
a field trip all year.
Consider that, at BKW, 18 percent of the students have special
needs. That means that, in a class
of 20 first-graders, four of them
have physical, developmental,
or behavioral issues that will demand more of that teacher’s time.
With fewer aids in the classroom,
who will suffer?
It’s easy to blame the school
district for raising that bill every
year, but I can assure you that
it would rather not. The school
board members, who volunteer to
represent you, do not enjoy raising your taxes nor do they enjoy
paying the increase either.
Unfortunately, the facts are
clear. There is little waste where
the district is able to make changes
in the short term. The board members try to take advantage of every
avenue available for grant
and aid money to provide
as much as they can.
Even with the cuts made
last year, there are marked
improvements in the school
environment under the new
superintendent, dean of students, and high school principal.
This is especially clear in the high
school.
Unfortunately, there is a need
for a special-education administrator due to the large number of
students needing services and the
burden of reporting and oversight
required by the state. Most voters would never understand an
additional administrator, so the
district is considering replacing
the dean of students’ position to
accommodate a special-education
position without adding to the
budget. This is an unfortunate
turn that I sincerely hope does
not reverse the great strides that
have been made in the learning
environment and the overall tone
of operations in the high school.
After having found out firsthand where these budget numbers
come from, I have a totally different perspective. Make no mistake,
I’m not happy at all that my taxes
may go up, but, if that increase is
4 or 5 percent, I now know that
the district was able to whittle
away half of that 8 percent deficit,
that’s almost a half a million dollars it is trying to save the district
residents.
Tireless hours are being spent
changing budget lines and eliminating waste, knowing full well
that many will blame them for
wasting money and only see the
increase, never considering the
sacrifices.
This is unpleasant for everyone, no doubt about it. BKW is
not alone.
Across our state and our nation,
drastic cuts in education are being made, all while we hear how
other countries are passing us in
the area of education.
Our community’s future and
our nation’s future depends on the
education of our children. Please
support your schools when you
vote in May.
Maureen Abbott
East Berne
Editor’s note: Maureen Abbott
serves on the citizens’ budget
review committee at Berne-KnoxWesterlo.
To the editor
Anyone with vested union interest
should not run for school board
To the Editor:
In reading the article on incumbents on the Guilderland
Board of Education in last week’s
Enterprise, I cannot see why
Judy Slack is allowed to run.
Anyone with vested interest in
the Guilderland teachers’ union
should not be allowed to run for
a seat on the school board, as it
presents a conflict of interest.
In her statement that she is
doing it all for the kids I am
wondering why then is 80 percent
of our school budget going for
salaries and benefits with only
20 percent going for the kids?
Guess which way she voted on
contracts for the union.
James E. Moran
McKownville
Editor’s note: The law allows
retired school district employees to
serve on the board of education.
The salaries and benefits go to
employees, many of whom work
with the students.
Examine administrative structure
Don’t search for new
high-school principal right away
principal, but by reconfiguring
To the Editor:
The issue of school budgets and our current administrators for one
state budgets and how to reduce year and appointing an interim
them is a horribly difficult one. I’m principal.
Brian’s retirement affords Dr.
a resident of Guilderland and I’m
pretty impressed with the process Wiles the opportunity to look
this time around, and with the at the district’s administrative
concern and care with which the structure before a search is begun,
school board, the superintendent, before a commitment to maintainand the community have dug into ing that salary line is made.
The administrative load could
this issue.
But I, like many who are grateful be shuffled in a way that would alfor the openness and community low Dr. Wiles a year of seeing how
involvement of this process, still such a possibility might work with
feel a lack of transparency regard- one less administrator, without
ing the small number of cuts in the any commitment to that model,
administrative piece of the Guil- or to the model of maintaining
the line.
derland Central School District.
In a way, it’s a free year for her
While we can all only applaud
the willingness of the superinten- to examine the administrative
dent and her assistants to give structure, indeed to experiment
back their raises, the across-the- with it, without having her hands
board raises to administrators a tied for years by any decision she
few months ago really have not makes. It seems like a winning
been adequately explained, fre- strategy to me.
Of course, it would be difficult to
quent oblique references to the
make do with one
Taylor Law notless administrawithstanding.
tor, but the budget
It is in that conWe should quickly
cuts are asking us
text that I raise
and closely examine
to make do with
a specific issue,
the possibility of not less of everything,
the retirement of
Guilderland High filling Brian McCann’s much less of everything.
School Principal
line while we have
And to further
Brian McCann.
the winning stratBrian has done an
this opportunity!
egy, we have the
outstanding job,
possibility of savand I am sorry
to see him retire, and wish him ing the district a lot of money
well. But with his retirement the by not filling this high-paid line.
district has an opportunity here At the current salary of about
that I have not seen discussed in $124,000 (plus benefits, plus
public, though I have brought it pension costs, and might not a
new person hired after a search
up privately a few times.
The general sentiment, and the require a higher salary?) we could
specific statement of the superin- save enough to keep three teachtendent at a meeting of the high ers who are being let go, or about
school’s Parent-Teacher-Student ten teaching assistants, or every
Association I attended, is that “we single one of the co-curricular stineed to search for the best possible pends that have been taken away,
principal for our high school.” This and still have money left over,
statement needs to be scrutinized while at the same time allowing
Dr. Wiles to experiment with one
rather than simply accepted.
It’s true the high school became possible change in the administraunsettled as several princiapls tive structure at GCSD.
An interim principal appointed
came and went in too-quick succession before Brian, and that he from within, without a national
has greatly stabilized the situa- search, would actually allow great
tion, and we would certainly not flexibility for one year, a chance to
like to go back to instability. But get a better sense of the administimes have changed, and there are trative lay of the land, which fillterrific assistant principals in the ing the position would not allow,
and by filling it we would lose the
high school.
There is another way to look possibility of considerable savings
at this whole retirement, a bet- that could save jobs and/or proter way, I contend, than simply grams. And the fact that a search
accepting the statement that we might choose an internal person
isn’t a good argument for it, since
need to search for the best.
Superintendent Marie Wiles, it obviously might not.
We should quickly and closely
whom I admire, has also said that
she intends to take a hard look at examine the possibility of not fillthe GCSD administrative struc- ing Brian McCann’s line while we
ture, but being new, she needs have this opportunity!
some time to do that in order to David Janower
do the job well. I would like to Guilderland
Editor’s note: David Janower’s
suggest that we can save money
and help the superintendent study wife is a teaching assistant at Guilthe administrative structure by derland’s Lynnwood Elementary
not instituting a search for a new School. See story on page 12.
5
To the editor
There is no need for a contract with the unions
if they continue to demand a cost-of-living increase
member Judy Slack stated of-living increase.
To the Editor:
Another method to reduce
How does one comment on “We’ve got the Triborough law
this year’s school budget process so we can’t freeze or cut salaries. staff salaries and future penwithout charging this school The only choice we have is cut- sion benefits is to reduce unnecessary administrators, not
board with, at the very least, ting staff.”
I blame Richard Weisz for his classroom teachers. At the last
abject disregard for the will of
the people and for jeopardizing misleading description of the board meeting, School Superthe quality of a Guilderland law and poor leadership, and intendent Marie Wiles reported
Ms. Slack for her lack of due that two highly paid adminiseducation?
trator positions need be filled,
Who has benefited thus far? diligence.
Take the recent proposed the high school principle being
The ten highly paid school administrators with whom the contract with the administra- one of those positions. Not one
board has just agreed to a 9-per- tors, which should absolutely board member suggested that the
cent increase over 36 months. be reversed. If the board hadn’t positions should be filled from
What can the board be thinking agreed to the 9-percent-plus in- among the current administrato commit our school district crease, those individuals would tors within the district, which
would result in substantial
to such an increase when
savings. Their former duwe face future decreases
ties could be shared by the
of funding for education?
Here’s a novel idea:
remaining administrators
Why not at least a one-year
as is being done throughout
contract?
How about reducing Mr. Weisz’s
the private and New York
How many more teachers
imposed
4-percent
school
tax
State’s public sectors.
will receive pink slips and
hike increase?
And frankly, I resent Mr.
programs ended by their
Weisz at the last meeting
outrageous actions? I find
suggesting that residents
it disgusting that the board
hustled this agreement through not have been entitled to that write to their political representatives to seek additional funding.
just prior to the current budget increase.
Yes, they would get their lon- For what, more of the same, limdiscussions.
The list of losers include gevity and step increases. But, ited and controlled information
laid-off classroom teachers and without a contract, the board and misstatement of the law? I
students seeing their choice of could have put the brakes on the think not.
At this writing, the governor
subjects and activities reduced step increases as each teacher
to unacceptable levels. And, of reached the job-rate, which has announced a tentative state
course, the taxpayers, who the would then be capped at that budget that will increase funds to
president of the school board, amount. That would also help school districts. This should not
Richard Weisz, has unilaterally reduce pension costs which Mr. be an excuse for the school board
determined should pay a 4-per- Weisz repeatedly claims can’t be to increase contractual salaries
to teachers and administrators
cent increase of school taxes. controlled.
This same principle should but rather to retain to the extent
And the board isn’t through yet.
Hidden in the draft budget are now be applied to the teachers’ possible classroom teachers and
yet more increases for teachers’ contract. However, I would expect maintain subject areas and stuthat additional give-backs could dent activities.
salaries.
Here’s a novel idea: How about
Over the last several months, be obtained by a savvy negotiator
comments coming from members outside the school district and reducing Mr. Weisz’s imposed
of the school board are simply directed by a school board that 4-percent school tax hike inastonishing. In the interview has the children’s interest in crease?
with some members of the school mind. There is absolutely no need
board printed in the March 24 for a contract with the unions if Gerard Houser
issue of The Enterprise, board they continue to demand a cost- Guilderland
School music program teaches
life lessons and contributes to the community
To the Editor:
On behalf of our family, I want
to express my sincere appreciation for the work the Guilderland
School Board members have
already invested in preparing
next year’s school budget. While
no budget process is flawless,
especially one that contains so
many “difficult choices” (as the
superintendent’s March 15 presentation was titled), their efforts
to engage the community and
ensure transparency have been
outstanding.
As the board convenes for its
final open dialogue among its
members, I urge them to reconsider the proposed cuts to music
programs. I deliberately choose
to describe the small ensembles
in the middle and high school as
“programs” because I believe to
label them as “co-curricular” is
to discount the core academic
value of the ensembles, and, more
importantly, it is a disservice to
a great number of students for
whom these opportunities are the
core of their aspirations.
While I have no quarrel with
restorations to athletic activities,
I would ask the board to apply the
same standards and criteria to
the music ensembles. According
to the superintendent’s presentation, modified sports have been
preserved because they “contribute to the community” and have
an “educational focus, including
life lessons.”
The Guilderland music program clearly contributes to not
only this community but to the
region and beyond. In addition to
the many school concerts enjoyed
by family and friends, with audiences surely numbering in the
thousands each year, Guilderland
student musicians successfully
participate in audition-based ensembles at the Suburban Council
level and at state-wide festivals
hosted by the New York State
School Music Association and
Band Directors’ Association.
Our student musicians are also
strongly represented in various
ensembles under the auspices
of the renowned Empire State
Youth Orchestra. These student
achievements bring broad recognition to our community as a
whole and are touted, rightly so,
on the district’s own website.
These special opportunities to
participate in advanced jazz, band,
choral, and orchestral groups on a
regional or statewide level would
be at risk if the students don’t
have in-district ensembles where
they can set goals, learn new and
challenging music literature, and
experience the thrill of performing
at such a level.
There are several core “educational” benefits, including
learning discipline, music study,
and practice skills that are then
applied to studies in all subjects,
and in helping fellow students
by serving as leaders in group
lessons and grade-level band
performances.
The life lessons are both more
subtle and yet, I would hope, self-
evident. These students, like my
son, don’t compete as one would
in athletics, but they challenge
themselves in ways that are inspiring to watch. As the parent
of any serious music student will
tell you — make no mistake - for
every ounce of talent a child may
have, they invest a ton of sheer,
hard work to be better, and then
better still.
Finally, several student musicians who addressed the board
spoke quite movingly about how
much music meant to them in
terms of “fitting in” and being
the reason they “look forward to
school.” They arrive early, stay
late, and take on extra hours of
practice at home.
How can the school district and
community live up to its pledge
to empower “all students to succeed” and leave the special abilities of these student musicians
un-nurtured and their dedication
un-rewarded.
These students have, in many
cases, already found a path that
may well be the foundation of
their college and career choices,
their adult lives, and their economic security. They need the
board’s support to keep that
foundation strong now and in
the future.
Michael Bopp
Guilderland
Editor’s note: Michael Bopp is
a former member of the Guilderland School Board. His son, a
Guilderland student, plays the
trumpet.
At GCSD: Spending is up,
but programs are down
the savings number?
To the Editor:
I have asked in separate eI have watched as students
and parents made their case for mails to the superintendent and
continuation of music, foreign the board if the cost of transporlanguage, athletic, and club pro- tation related to field trips and
grams. The sincerity and passion sport reductions is included in
with which they spoke and have the savings number. As anyone
familiar with the budget knows,
written is quite impressive.
My daughter swam on the transportation costs are subswim team all four years at stantial.
I may have made a mistake and
Guilderland and my son worked
on The Journal for a few years. my question may be lost in cyberI agree that their experiences space but I think it is an imporwere positive from a number of tant question. I have not received
a response from anyone.
aspects.
Is the make-up of the cost
My concern is that some children say that these activities are savings amounts provided the
the only reason they like to go board by the administration ever
to school. It is unfortunate that explored by the board? I have not
it appears that this same level seen any meaningful questions
of enthusiasm cannot be gener- come from the board members.
ated for the core educational Their interest seems to be on
components such as math and programs with no examination of
the total costs (including retirescience.
Other students warn that, ment and other fringe benefits)
without after-school activities, behind them.
The good news for the board is
there may be higher incidents of
inappropriate behaviors by stuthat the state budget agreement
dents. I do not think the school restores about 20 percent of the
system should be the major instate aid cut that was in [Govfluence responsible for the moral ernor Andrew] Cuomo’s initial
development of a child. That re- budget. This may only amount
sponsibility should lay squarely to about an additional $160,000
to spend but I
with parents, not
am confident that
the school disthey have a long
trict.
list of things to
At the last
spend it on.
board meeting, it
Of course, this
seemed that the
additional state
board and school
As the board
funded spending
staff were havwill only add to
ing trouble gethappily spends
the total taxpayer
ting their hands
all the additional
burden for educaaround a number
tion. I heard the
of items regardstate funding,
governor checked
ing the schoolit should take
the money tree
sponsored clubs.
a moment
in the backyard
Due to contract
at the mansion
complexities, the
to reflect...
and it was empty
superintendent
so the taxpayers
was unable to
need to come up
tell the board
with this addihow much the
tional money.
“advisors” are beAs the board
ing paid, but the
happily spends
administration
is working on trying to sort it all the additional state funding,
it should take a moment to reout.
During public comment, a flect... that, while there may be
student stated the Ski Club had a small cost-of-living adjustment
$5,000 in excess membership fees (COLA) for millions of retired
it had collected and it could pay and disabled people this year,
for the advisor. The administra- it is likely that the payments
tion stated that it was unaware of they receive will not increase.
any membership fees and didn’t This is because the additional
cost of their Medicare (health
know about the money.
I understand the club organiz- insurance) will likely wipe out
es trips to ski areas by chartering any COLA increase. This may be
buses and the children head off the third year with no increase in
to enjoy the slopes. Sounds nice, Social Security payments.
But that is of little concern to
but should tax dollars be funding
“advisors” for these recreational the board. In the case of the board,
we hear of retirement and health
outings?
A potentially larger concern costs that are running away but
would be the possible liability at the same time the taxpayers
for any accident that might oc- have been asked to fund 9 percent
cur during the bus ride or on the raises over three years.
How about this, we will pay
slope. Is there adequate supervision of the children at the resort staff a COLA of 1.6 percent but
we will reduce it by any increase
to help ensure their safety?
The Running Club is supported in their retirement or health
in a March 24, 2011 Altamont benefit costs. If it is good enough
Enterprise letter to the editor. for Social Security, it should
We learn in the letter that the be good enough for our public
children get to run in the hall- employees.
Right now, automatic salary
ways and socialize. They start
at 4:05 and end at 5:30 p.m. As steps adds about a 1 percent
stated in this letter, “This is not annual tax increase and each 1
the only club that is fun. There percent salary increase adds an
is a club for everyone; there are additional 1-percent tax increase
for the taxpayer. So, if employees
so many choices.”
Should taxpayers be respon- get a 9-percent salary increase
sible to pay for fun clubs for over three years and 3-percent in
everyone? You know, it might be step increases that is a 12-percheaper to offer students free cent tax burden increase.
As Governor Mario Cuomo
memberships to the YMCA if
you want taxpayers to continue liked to say, “We need to do more
to fund these recreational and with less.” It seems that in Guilderland the opposite is occurring.
social activities.
I am beginning to question the The way the board negotiates
accuracy of the savings amounts with its public employees will
the administration is assigning guarantee that the students will
to the items being considered get less programs and the taxfor elimination or modification. payers will get more taxes. Last
They provide a savings number year, and this year spending is
for reducing clubs but they can’t up but programs are down.
tell the board what the “advisors” Alfred Van Deloo
make. How did they come up with Guilderland
6
I started working out
and lost forty pounds
To the Editor:
Hey — hey you over there —
I’m going to teach you something
you should know — obesity. All
over the world nowadays people
are eating, and eating, and eating. Let me tell you how this all
happened.
McDonald’s had something
called a supersize and that was
the biggest thing you could get
from McDonald’s, from fries to a
drink, burger — you name it and
they have it. Until one day one
man vowed to take a stand. His
name is Morgan Spurman.
He vowed to eat McDonald’s for
30 days for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. Morgan did it;
he gained over 10 pounds though!
If I had to do that, I would just
get the water, yogurt, apples,
that kind of stuff.
Besides that, all over America
at least, lunch is pretty greasy
enough without us getting
snacks like cookies, pretzels,
candy, chips, and more. I go to
Farnsworth Middle School and
am in seventh grade. Lunch is
crazy with us.
But the good thing is that with
your lunch you can get assorted
fruits and milk. The bad thing,
though, is that people don’t get
either.
Kids at my school, not all of
them but most of them, are getting
obese so bad that they can barely
move. I know how these people
feel. When I was in fifth grade,
before I moved up to Albany, I
weighed 120 pounds. Now that I
work out, I weigh 80 pounds.
What I say is that, if you keep
up the good exercise, heck, yeah,
you can eat , but, if you don’t, it’s
at your own risk.
Ryan Dillon
Guilderland
Editor’s note: Ryan Dillon is a
student at Farnsworth Middle
School and, like other letterwriters on these pages, he wrote
this as part of a school project.
If it’s fast, we eat it
four in my school, and they are
To the Editor:
filled with chips, ice cream, and
What is in your food?
Pizza, soda, candy and other other unhealthy foods.
What happened to growing
junk food — this is what is filling
kids up and making them obese what you eat? Now it is like you
these days. A Government Ac- shop for what robots make.
We have a need for speed. It
counting Office study says that,
in nine out of 10 schools, kids does not matter where it’s from,
can pick junk food over healthy or what is in it, if it’s fast, we eat
it. Junk food can be cheaper to
food.
I am a kid who is surrounded buy, taste better, and be easier
by fatty foods every day. In my to prepare. But at what cost to
opinion, we should spend a our health?
What happened to sitting down
little more money on fruits and
vegetables so that kids will be at the table and eating as a family every night and talking about
healthier in the future.
We need to change! Too many the day, good or bad? Nowadays,
it is more like “mikids are obese, or
crowave three minat risk of being
utes on high” and
overweight. Obeit’s eating time. It
sity among kids and
is now frozen, not
young adults has
I am growing up
fresh.
doubled in the past
in a little village
We need to start
three decades.
where there is
feeding our kids
Studies have
shown that kids
a farmers’ market h e a l t h i e r f o o d ,
starting in school.
who are overweight
every weekend
I know that healthy
at young ages develop chronic
and where we can f o o d m a y c o s t
more, but isn’t it
health problems
pick up our
worth your child’s
when they’re older.
farm share
health?
Is that what you
America is one
want your kid to
on Fridays.
of the fattest counhave to deal with
tries in the world.
when they are in
That is not a title
their 20s and 30s?
I am very proud of,
We h a v e p r o grammed our kids into thinking and you should not be either.
Some kids get bullied because
that French fries are healthy.
Some kids can’t even tell you of being overweight. In a way,
what broccoli is. It is like it’s from schools are helping to cause the
problem. We have made mistakes
a different world to kids.
I am growing up in a little by giving our kids this food, but
village where there is a farm- it is how we go about fixing our
ers’ market every weekend and mistakes that matter.
We need healthier food in
where we can pick up our farm
share on Fridays. My mom and schools. If we spend a dollar more
I will walk into town to pick up for food, we can build a healthier
fresh produce. I like being able to America. Obesity is destroying
the health of our country. A
know where my food is grown.
More than 96 percent of high healthier future means that we
schools have vending machines. will live longer.
Ninety-one percent of those ma- Madeline A. Kuon
chines sell unhealthy food. I have Altamont
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To the editor
We need more healthy foods on the school menu
To the Editor:
I am a student in the middle
school and I see different varieties of bought lunches, some that
look very good and others not so
good. I only tried the school lunch
once and I’ll tell you why.
Some of my friends buy lunch
every day. I see different varieties of lunches like hot dogs, soup,
chili, and chicken. When I see the
meat, it looks like rubber and it
does not taste very good. But I
must say, the homemade cookies are very good. I once tried
the blueberries, and they tasted
bad and they were in a cup with
liquid in it.
I understand having processed
meat, fruit from a can and other
things save the school money and
take less time to make. But, if we
had more homemade products,
they would taste better and be
healthier.
We have different varieties of
fruits on the menu; one of the
options is fruit out of a can. In
the can, it is fruit but the juice
that is in it is not as healthy and
fresh for kids. But, if we took
that off the menu and just had
fresh fruits, then it would be a
healthier choice for kids.
There are healthy options on
the menu; kids just do not choose
them, and I can understand that.
The unhealthy foods like Italian
dunkers with marinara sauce
and burgers sound better then
the healthy foods like grilled
pesto chicken and vegetable fried
rice, in my opinion.
The foods in middle school may
be unhealthy but it saves money
and takes less time to prepare. I
think we should just have more
healthy options on the menu then
the unhealthy options.
There are healthy foods on the
menu; it just doesn’t sound as appetizing as the unhealthy food, so
maybe we could make the healthy
foods sound more appetizing so
kids will choose them.
Lydia Brosnan
Guilderland
Bring lunch from home, avoid temptation
To the Editor:
I am a young student at
Farnsworth Middle School who
watches kids fill themselves up
with junk like pretzels, slushies,
and cookies for lunch. This is one
of the main causes of obesity in
America. And I’ll tell you how to
create a healthier lifestyle for
you and your kids.
Many of these kids who are
overweight have parents who
are overweight. The bad eating
habits of the parents are often
passed onto their kids. A parent
should set a good example for
kids because, when a parent is
overweight, then the kids have
a 70 percent chance to become
obese or have Type 2 diabetes.
I think that every kid in the
school should bring lunch every
day unless they change the menu
at the school. Some parents
would argue that they don’t
have the time to build a lunch
in the morning for their kid. But
you could make your lunch the
night before and there are many
lunches that can be made in less
than five minutes.
Studies show that almost all
schools get their food delivery on
the weekend, and by the end of
the week they run out of food and
have to mix the food together. I
don’t know about you, but that
sounds gross and not healthy. By
bringing your lunch, you could
avoid this gross food.
Some say that the school’s
cafeteria food is good for you but,
when you add a slushy, cookies,
or pretzels, it becomes unhealthy.
Kids munch on chips and curly
fries and then they gulp down a
slushy. This type of eating has
to change.
Some kids at the snack line are
not overweight and feel that they
are healthy. So why take it away?
Most of these kids are filling their
bodies with junk that does not
supply energy to their bodies. It
is also a bad habit that will cause
problems later in life.
Last year, I bought lunch
everyday; this year I brought
lunch every day and I have lost
21 pounds. Also, my grade-point
average has gone up since last
year.
Studies at a rehab facility that
gave their patients a healthier
lunch recovered faster and were
better behaved. I believe that my
loss in weight and doing better in
school is from making a change
in my diet and bringing lunch.
I believe that other kids could
get the same results from eating
healthier.
Jacob Wheeler
Guilderland
More research is needed on celiac disease
To the Editor:
Wheat, wheat, wheat. Introduced in the Agricultural Revolution (10,000 years ago), this
important agricultural product
is one of the most substantial
ingredients in all foods, all
around the world — especially
in America.
In all wheat, there is a protein
known as gluten. Gluten is also
found in foods like barley, rye,
oats, pasta, breads, many bakery treats, crackers, pizza, and
much more.
Gluten may seem like just
another harmless ingredient, but
it isn’t for some people. Nearly
2 million people in the United
States have celiac disease. This
is another name for an allergy
to gluten, and it is one of the
most misdiagnosed sicknesses.
This disease is hereditary and
has been affecting my family for
many years now.
The problem with this disease
is that there is no cure for it at
the moment, except for staying
on a lifelong gluten-free diet. I
believe that scientists should do
more research on celiac disease,
and gluten/wheat so doctors and
people with the disease will have
more knowledge on this increasingly growing sickness.
As I mentioned before, celiac
disease is often misdiagnosed. In
other countries, doctors are endorsed to diagnose celiac disease.
In the United States, the pharmacy industry uses 80 percent of
its money on medical research.
And, since there isn’t a drug to
cure it, most drug companies
are not willing to pay money to
do the research. They think that
they won’t make a profit for just
encouraging the diagnosis.
I disagree with this because celiac disease is rapidly spreading
throughout families everywhere.
Kids and adults of all ages are going on this gluten-free diet. With
a disease that is affecting people
so much, I think it deserves a lot
more research!
Wheat does have some benefits, as it can reduce the risk of
heart disease, certain cancers,
and Type 2 diabetes. But, many
wheat products are processed
and their nutrients are removed.
For most United States foods,
the product must have at least
60 percent original wheat grain.
40 percent of the natural wheat
grain can be extracted. That’s
why it is better to have 100
percent whole-wheat breads and
grains.
Some people with celiac disease cannot have any contact
with gluten-filled foods or they
will become seriously ill in the
stomach.
Many things happen in the
small intestine, in a person’s body
if they have celiac. When gluten is
consumed, it sets off a reaction in
the small intestine. Antibodies in
the body try to attack the gluten
but end up attacking the villi,
along the small intestine.
Celiac disease can give you
lifelong problems, mentally and
physically, if not attended to. It is
better to be diagnosed with it at
a younger age so you have plenty
of time to adjust to the diet.
The benefits of a gluten-free
diet are many as they reduce
cholesterol levels, increase your
energy levels, help digestion,
alongside with curing all symptoms.
The symptoms of celiac disease
are abdominal pains, stomach
issues, bloating, discolored
teeth, distension, weight loss or
weight gain, fatigue, headaches,
joint pain, muscle cramps, skin
rashes, mouth sores, and more.
People with celiac disease have
proven to eat a lot healthier as
most junk food is off limits.
I was tested for celiac disease
two years ago and tested negative. The most common way to
get tested for celiac is to get a
blood test to see the amount of
antibodies in your blood, working
against you, at that time. You can
also have a genetic test to see if
you have the genes associated
with celiac disease.
Although wheat and gluten
is a massive part of America’s
culture and economy, it is also
becoming a massive problem for
Americans’ health. Let us all
unite and get to know more about
celiac disease, so we can get to
know ourselves!
Allison Reiner
Guilderland
7
To the editor
People should never be judged
on something they can’t change
mother’s decision too pen my mind because they don’t know much
To the Editor:
I am Japanese American. My and show me her home and her about Asian culture. It’s sort of a
mother was born in Okayama, language, I began to respect the mystery to them, what Japan is
Japan. Before I was born, my wonderful culture that my mother really like, which creates a more
general subject on what they can
mother made the decision that grew up in.
Now I am 12 years old, and I make fun of.
she was going to teach me her
Being Japanese American, I
language and culture. As I began absolutely love Asian culture. It
to talk, she ignored me whenever makes me so angry to hear about eat lots of rice (with chopsticks!),
I spoke to her in English. It was people making fun of Asians’ eyes wear a kimono to celebrate the
Japanese New Year, and read
hard for her, but she knew it was or accent.
One night, my mother came Japanese comic books. But that
going to get harder.
When I entered fifth grade, home from work extremely upset. isn’t what makes me respect and
love the culture so much.
things really got tough
It’s the people that I love
for both my parents. I
in Japan, the traditions,
would barely ever talk to
For anyone to disrespect
and the memories.
my mom about what hapFor anyone to disrespect
pened that day, because it
the Japanese or their culture when
the Japanese or their
was harder to explain the
they
know
little
or
nothing
about
it
culture when they know
events in Japanese than
is offending and extremely rude.
little or nothing about it
in English.
is offending and extremely
I hated Japanese school,
rude. Before you assume
and I would never do my
homework — even though I had She was treated rudely because of that someone is not worthy enough
two weeks in between each class. her race and her accent. I didn’t for you to treat them fairly beBut my mother was strong and know what to think. I was out- cause of their race, accent, or the
continued to bring me and my raged that anybody would act like language that they speak, think
sister to Japan every summer for that towards my mother because again.
Japanese culture is unique and
a month, and send me to school of something so irrelevant.
I don’t understand why my beautiful in its own way, just like
for two weeks. It made me mad
to know that I had to go to school mother has to go through this. She American culture. People should
during the summer when my worked hard at college in Japan to never be judged on something
friends back home were going to earn her bachelor’s degree. Then they can’t change. In fact, I would
she moved to New York with my never give up my Japanese half
camps and having parties.
for anything. Being Japanese
But I loved Japan. I loved every father.
Just last year, after four hard has changed the way I look at
part of it. As I got older, my love
for Japan grew. Not only the love years, she earned her master’s the world.
Cultures are what create people.
for my grandmother, my great- degree. Now she teaches at two
grandmother, and my friends, but colleges in the Capital District. My People who look different, speak
for all the things that made Japan mother is so intelligent and fluent different languages, and eat difin two languages. Why does she ferent foods — and that’s what
so different from America.
Instead of a vacation, going have to be treated poorly because makes that world interesting.
What a boring place this would be
to Japan was like going home. of her race?
I think Asians are beautiful, if everyone were the same.
When I realized how truly lucky
I was to have so many more op- especially my mother. I think that Serena LaFave
portunities in life because of my some people mistreat my mother Guilderland
Teachers need to come up with
creative ideas to help their students learn
To the Editor:
Many middle-school students
at Farnsworth experience fun
and exciting things at school,
but sometimes there are a few
classes that you dread going to.
Those classes probably aren’t
interesting because of the style
the teacher uses.
Do the teachers just hand out
sheets, or do they use inquirybased learning? Inquiry-based
learning consists of hands-on
activities that students learn
from and have fun with.
In classes where we only do
sheets and don’t use this technique, I need to study extra hard
for tests and I usually sit for
almost an hour studying every
night before the test. Most of the
time, I do very well on the tests
but I soon forget the information
I learned.
I experience inquiry-based
learning in language arts. In this
class, we let our minds explode
on a blank page in our writer’s
notebook. Sometimes our ideas
branch out in well-thought-out
writing pieces. We often work
as groups at our tables or whole
classes on the Promethean
board and share our thoughts
together.
In science, we do hands-on labs
where we have to use our brains
and our hands in skilled ways. I
need the inquiry-based learning
method in at least one class during the day because it helps me
get through without losing my
mind from boredom.
Teachers need to think about
how they teach and how their
students respond. Do the students laugh and smile or do they
sit there with distant stares as
though they were barely paying attention? If they have no
response to what the teacher is
saying then maybe the teacher
could come up with some fun
activities for the students to do.
Maybe then the students would
have a little more interest in the
topic being taught.
Teachers all over the country
have different teaching styles.
There are many different methods.
Sometimes students learn better with a sheet or a textbook
and some students learn better
using inquiry-based learning. It
is hard to find a balance.
At Farnsworth, there are
numerous teachers who use the
method of inquiry-based learning, but there are also teachers
who just give students a sheet
and go over the answers with
them afterward.
By just using hand-outs I do
not learn and neither do many
other students at Farnsworth.
Our brains don’t retain information when the information
needed is just read and copied
down. We could really use some
new and fun ways to learn.
I believe we also need to learn
the little parts of the topic before
learning the big idea. When we
learn like this, better results
occur in the classroom.
Students learn by observing,
collecting information, analyzing, and drawing conclusions.
Teachers can’t just give a work-
sheet to the students and expect
them to know the answers right
away. They need to come up
with creative ideas to help their
students learn. Inquiry-based
learning develops abilities that
last a lifetime. It also guides
learning and encourages creative
thinking.
When I see teachers that use
the technique of inquiry-based
learning, I can tell they are having fun teaching and they can
see the students faces light up
with enthusiasm. This makes
the teachers feel good inside, like
they did a good job.
I understand that teachers
have their own way of teaching.
Some teachers feel that it is easier or better for students to get
hand-outs, but many students
including me would rather have
the teacher use inquiry-based
learning.
I disagree with doing an excessive amount of sheets because
the brains of students cant remember all the information at
once. It is better for us to lead
up to the main topic with small
parts along the way. We should
have some hand-outs and some
fun activities we can do to remember the information.
So think about the ways you
learn in school, or think about
the way you teach your class.
Together, through inquiry-based
learning, I feel we can change
Guilderland’s teaching methods
to help create the bright young
people of the future.
Amanda Conklin
Guilderland
Parents controlling kids’ phones
is an invasion of their privacy
To the Editor:
I am a 12-year-old girl who
owns a cell phone. My parents
control when I can and can’t use
my phone. My parents, along with
many other families around the
world, do the same. Some parents
even read their kids’ text messages
and look through the contents of
their phone!
U.S. Cellular stats state that 60
percent of American kids own cell
phones. According to Yankee group
research, 54 percent of American
tweens will own a cell phone in
the next three years. Some data
shows that cell-phone ownership
is the highest for girls ages 12 to
14 years old.
I think that it is very wrong
when parents control their children’s phones. Parents, like mine,
usually give their kids cell phones
for a reason, like if they are doing
a sport, extra-curricular activity,
or just to keep in touch with their
family or friends.
Even though the adults are the
ones who usually pay for the phone
and the monthly bill, they gave
it to their children as a gift, so
their kids should be able to use it
when they want to without being
monitored in any way. It is a total
invasion of their privacy.
My parents try to control my cell
phone. My mom makes me turn
it off at 9 o’clock or so on school
nights and plug it in to charge
downstairs so that I won’t stay up
all night and text in my room when
I should be sleeping, even though
I would never do that.
Sixty-four percent of parents
admitted to looking through their
children’s cell phone, including the
call log, text messages, pictures or
address book. In my opinion, that’s
way too many.
Fifty-two percent of parents,
like my own, set limits on when
their kids can and can’t use their
phones. Many parents (62 percent)
take away their kids phone as a
punishment!
On the other side, the adults are
paying for everything, including
the monthly fees, and they may
want to know about their children’s lives outside of what they
see at home. They also might think
that kids aren’t attached to their
phones or use it as much as they
might think because this technology wasn’t around when they were
our age, but this is a different time
that has new technology.
I use my phone mainly to talk
to my friends and family. I like
to be able to talk to my friends
without having to call them. It’s
very helpful, when you have a
quick question about something
to just type it into the phone and
press “send,” and get a response a
few seconds later. A parent’s first
instinct for a punishment should
not be to take away their children’s
cell phones.
So , if you are a parent, and you
monitor or even read your child’s
texts or look through his or her
phone, think about what you would
do if your parents did that to you.
It is an invasion of privacy.
If a parent wants to know more
about their children’s lives, why
not have a conversation, or do
something fun together that will
get you talking? Then your kids
will let you in on their daily lives
that you don’t see at home, so you
don’t have to read or look through
your children’s phones anymore,
and that will make you and your
children happier.
Jane Sherwin
Guilderland
A good solution to pollution
of layers. The layers are covered
To the Editor:
Right now in America, we use glass with transparent adhesive
fossil fuel for 86 percent of our and an antireflective coating over
energy. That’s not a good thing. solar cells. Solar cells are made
Fossil fuel is oil underground up of an n-type semiconductor
that was made by decomposed then a junction with the final
plants over millions of years. It layer, a p-type semiconductor.
Semiconductors are conductors
is also coal and gases.
Fossil fuels will run out, and that take in energy but it only
they emit greenhouse gases. takes in what it needs.
Some of the reasons that
There are ways of getting energy
without emitting greenhouse people don’t like solar energy is
because it is expensive, it takes
gases: renewable energy.
Renewable energy is an energy up space and they don’t like how
from replenishable or renewable it looks. They say the sun is not
sources like wind, hydro, and so- out all day. Some people say
lar energy. My grandpa is a mem- that solar panels won’t hold up
all the snow on
ber of “Vote for
their roofs in the
Wind” club. I’ve
winter.
seen and learned
One other type
much about wind
o
f
renewable
power and other
My grandpa
energy is hydro
natural resourcis a member of
power. This powes, so I want to
share what I’ve “Vote for Wind” club. er takes water
and turns it into
researched with
energy. Flowing
you.
of the water is
One way of getcontrolled by inting our energy
from a renewable source is wind take gates and the water flows
energy. Wind energy comes from into the powerhouse. In the
windmills. Windmills are made powerhouse, the flowing water
of three to six blades connected to is converted into electricity by
a hub. A main shaft is connected a spinning turbine that is conto a gear-box transmission and nected to a generator. In the
a brake and finally the genera- end, all the water flows back into
tor. The generator converts the the river.
Some people don’t like hydro
spinning of the blades into power.
Windmills are renewable and power because the dams build
don’t put out greenhouse gases. up too much water on one side
Some of the ways people are and too little on the other, which
debating this is that they are changes the underwater environtoo big, they are loud, and they ment. The dams are expensive
disturb wildlife. They also have and big. They take a long time
a light that blinks at the top of to build.
As you can see, there are difthe windmill so planes won’t
hit the windmills. People say it ferent types of renewable energy.
lights up their room when they They all are good for the planet
and don’t give out greenhouse
try to sleep.
Another type of renewable en- gases. So I think renewable
ergy is solar power. Solar power energy is a good solution to polcomes from solar panels. Solar lution in the air and water.
panels convert sunlight into elec- Matt Cortelyou
trons. A solar panel is made up Guilderland
8
Keep Italian I
Don’t deny your
children a bright future
To the Editor:
Compared to what our Guilderland school budget is facing, is
$27,000 a large percent of what
we need to cut? No, and eliminating Italian I at the high school
is a bigger deal than the money
it’s worth saving.
Even though the students currently participating will not be
affected, what about their incoming little brothers and sisters?
Do we really want to limit what
language our children can take?
Unlike their siblings, who had a
chance to take Italian, they will
be impacted.
Italian is a very useful language;
it deserves the same attention as
German, Spanish, or French.
Some of the kids would disagree
that it was fair to even put it on
the budget in the first place. If
there were more kids involved in
it, would they keep Italian I?
And let’s think about our
Farnsworth students; we have
no knowledge of how many kids
would like to take Italian. In a
survey I recently took, I learned
that four out of five seventhgrade kids are interested in
taking Italian at the high school.
The small number of children
taking Italian now, will not be the
same number of children taking
Italian later.
The board of education sees
the budget cuts from a different
perspective than the children. I
see the other side; I am part of
the student body.
Our budget is managed by
adults, but here I am speaking
for the children impacted by this,
saying what we want.
I am going to take Italian,
simply for my love of the language. It’s either going to be at
the high school, or from a private
instructor.
But to show that, even though
I’m lucky to have the privilege to
take it privately, many students
aren’t. Italian is so different,
unique, and beautiful; I feel
students deserve the chance to
take it.
Italian is important to Farnsworth; I would do anything
to keep the useful language of
Italian. Even though there’s a
tight budget to look at, Italian
is more than just a budget item.
It is more than the money, and it
is more than the way our school
board is looking at it.
Taking away Italian I at the
high school will affect your children’s future. Italy is a real place,
with real people speaking Italian; understanding the language
is a real value. don’t deny your
children a bright future, Don’t
make them suffer. I will be one
of the children that will.
Katie Lamar
Guilderland
New Yorkers need their parks
To the Editor:
I’m a hiker, and I hike summer
and winter, everywhere in New
York State. Last year, New York
State attempted to close 55 state
parks, as a plan to help create
more revenue.
Even though this was the plan,
local people began to pay more
attention to their parks and attendance rose, so that most of the
parks remained open. I was devastated, and the state, for a time,
actually closed Thacher Park. I
hike at least once a month in the
summer and I tried to help in reopening Thacher Park; apparently
it worked.
This year, the state is also in fiscal trouble as the governor clearly
stated at the Jan. 5 fiscal meeting,
stating that the state needs to fill a
deficit of $10 billion. The plan the
Parks Department wants to take
is to keep all of their 213 state
parks and historical sites open.
My belief is that hiking, camping, and nature education is far
more important because it teaches
people, and most importantly children, about wildlife and nature.
Also hiking and camping fight
obesity by getting kids active.
In fact, I geo-cache, which is an
international game of hide and
seek where I use a GPS to find
small boxes in parks. If we cut
hiking trails, then some of the
New York’s geo-caches will become
impossible to get to.
This means that a solution must
be made to fill that deficit, meet
the parks, agenda, and keep New
York State healthy. Not every park
needs to have wildlife education,
camping, and hiking. This could
be spread throughout a general
area.
For example, one park should
have hiking trails, then one five
miles away should have camping,
then a nearby park or historical
site should have wildlife education and this should save money
— maybe not the whole deficit but
enough to be sufficient.
New York State is filled with
nature, and her state parks
overflow with beauty and grace.
Go out there and show your love
for the miracle of nature that is
New York.
Winsor Jewell
Guilderland
CLIP AND SAVE
YARD WASTE COLLECTION
VILLAGE OF ALTAMONT RESIDENTS ONLY
YARD WASTE COLLECTION
Spring 2011 Clean Up
Spring brush and leaf collection will start on April 4, 2011 and
continue through May 27, 2011. Leaves must be in biodegradable
paper bags. All bags must be closed and sealed. Brush and branches
no larger than 2” diameter, must be bundled with twine, a maximum
of 4 feet in length and must be able to be lifted to truck by one man.
Collection will be on Tuesdays and Fridays through the collection
period, weather and conditions permitting.
Please do not place bags or brush on pavement or in ditches as
they could inhibit the flow of storm water.
Please do not include bottles, cans, branches, stones, or any foreign
refuse in leaf bags as they could be hazardous to the equipment
and the workmen.
VILLAGE OF ALTAMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUbLIC WORkS
CLIP AND SAVE
To the editor
Dorothy McDonald
lives on in the hearts of her students
To the Editor:
Thank you for the wonderful editorial in the March 24
Enterprise, regarding the possible closure of the Clarksville
Elementary School.
You hit it right on the nose with
this editorial. You captured in
works the essence of the Clarksville school; the need for further
consideration by the district
making its decision; and the legalities that are being overlooked
in a calm, intelligent way.
I was brought to tears when
reading about the late Dorothy McDonald. I was her first
secretary when she started at
Clarksville. You expressed so
well the person and educator she
was. Her spirit lives throughout
the halls of the school and in
the hearts of the students who
learned from her, and the staff
who worked side by side with
her.
We will keep on going in our
efforts to keep Clarksville open,
and this effort is strengthened
with your clear reporting.
Grace A. Petruska
Clarksville
Closing a school when there are
crucial unknowns is unconscionable
To the Editor:
On Wednesday, March 30, the
Bethlehem Board of Education
voted to decide whether or not to
close a neighborhood elementary
school, Clarksville Elementary.
As New Scotland Town Supervisor Tom Dolin pointed out at
the March 7 Bethlehem board
meeting on facilities, the town of
New Scotland pays 8 percent of
Bethlehem school taxes and its
children make up 5 percent of
the district population. Based on
these numbers, town of New Scotland residents in the Bethlehem
School District more than pay for
Clarksville Elementary.
Based on studies of communities in which schools or other community buildings stand vacant,
property values go down. Since a
1.6-percent increase in property
taxes would raise the approximately $800,000 to $900,000, the
district optimistically claims it
will save by closing Clarksville
Elementary (and leaving the
building, which is on the National
Register of Historic Places, vacant
and unheated), one can assume
that within a year or two of closing
the school, even a small decline in
New Scotland property taxes will
leave the district with less revenue
than if it had kept the school open,
making this closing a poor choice
for future planning….
Our entire elementary school
is less than 1 percent of the total
budget, just like sports. As important as sports are socially, and as
much as I hope my daughter will
play sports and I can cheer from
the sidelines (yes, I’ll admit that
part), sports is not the purpose of
our schools; an education is.
Interestingly there are student
programs that basically sup-
port themselves, like Stage700,
and then there are community
programs that cost the district
money, like continuing education
and HILL programs. The district
needs to reprioritize to make use
of its resources to benefit the students first and various community
groups second.
[Superintendent Michael] Tebbano has regularly argued the
need for fairly consistent levels
of administration. As the district
cuts 42 teachers, it is planning on
cutting only one out of 13 administrators. In a district that includes
a well-staffed counseling center,
in addition to school principals
and psychologists, leaving 12
administrators for eight schools
seems a bit excessive. Since each
administrator makes $100,000 or
more, plus benefits, paring even
two would make a significant
budgetary difference.
Current contracts could be
opened up for more competitive
pricing, from food service to supplies. At the March 7 meeting,
there was even discussion of the
district paying a price for heating
oil (per gallon) that was higher
than necessary.
In addition to possible places
to cut the upcoming budget or
generate revenue, there are simply too many uncertain factors in
the decision to close Clarksville
Elementary. At this point, the
census numbers for New York
State are just being released. A
large part of the board’s argument
has been that closing Clarksville
is not only fiscally beneficial, but
declining enrollment supports
closing the school.
One scientist who spoke at our
most recent meeting argued that
the board’s use of a particular
Turn laundry day
inTo laundry hour
VoorheesVille
model in projecting enrollment
was faulty based on the factors surrounding the use of this
model. Even if it were not faulty,
the district’s own model shows
enrollment leveling out and even
beginning a slight increase, as
others pointed out.
At this point, with so much
argument surrounding numbers
and research, looking at concrete numbers seems the most
logical choice. On my road alone,
there are as many preschool age
children, birth to age 4, as there
are students currently enrolled
in elementary, middle, and high
school combined.
As of the last couple of days, we
also have reports that a chunk of
state funding for education may be
restored to New York’s budget, and
subsequently district budgets….
It seems that the board is in a
particular rush to get this decision
made, with or without facts and
research.
Aside from the questions I
raised in my last letter…of
whether or not the board and
superintendent have faithfully
followed Education Law in preparing for this building closing. There
are a number of areas the district
could reduce spending, even temporarily, and still maintain the
integrity of primary education
by keeping neighborhood schools
open. My most recent letter to recommended looking to an outside
firm experienced in institutional
budget analysis and long-term
financial planning. Deciding to
close a school when there are crucial unknowns, and unresearched
elements, is unconscionable.
Karen Williams
Clarksville
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Keep the two-party system alive
To the editor
Runion-Csaposs culture
is more than a cynical political strategy
To the Editor:
Haven’t we had enough of the
Runion-Csaposs culture?
Mr. [Donald] Csaposs, Supervisor Ken Runion’s right-hand
man, demonstrates the reasons
why good people avoid public
service. His behavior is not only
offensive, it is often downright
disturbing. In 2009, he contacted
one of my elementary-school
classmates, looking for photos of
me from second grade. Can your
readers think of a non-creepy
reason why he would do that?
Many of you were appalled by
a political mailer last year that
defamed me, falsely accusing me
of being a sexual predator. It was
sent under the guise of an official
police alert. In 2008, Mr. Csaposs
referred to me using an “accusatory epithet” that The Enterprise
refused to print. That epithet
was nearly identical to the one
used in the 2010 mailer.
Back in 2007, Csaposs was
caught by a regional newspaper
engaging in dubious tactics on its
blogs. That paper described him
as possessing “a passion for the
hack-and-slash side of politics.”
Even though I have decided
not to seek public office again
due largely to this abuse, the
attacks continue. The continuation proves the Runion-Csaposs
culture is more than a cynical
political strategy. It’s a way of
life they cannot resist.
In his most recent letter, Mr.
Csaposs actually attacks Councilman Mark Grimm for issues
involving my past writings
and my differences with Judge
Gary Sharpe. Mr. Grimm had
nothing to do with either, but
Mr. Csaposs and other Runion
surrogates continue to cultivate
that deception.
There is only one way to combat this culture, by getting involved politically and by voicing
your concern at the ballot box.
Have you had enough?
Warren Redlich
Guilderland
Editor’s note: Warren Redlich
and Mark Grimm make up the
Republican minority on the Guilderland Town Board.
About the elementary-school
picture mentioned by Redlich,
Donald Csaposs said, “I am a
Facebook friend of someone I’ve
known for 25 years who happens
to have gone to school with Mr.
Redlich. A few years ago, she posted a picture of her second-grade
class. I asked, ‘Where’s Warren?’
with a little smiley face.”
I have accomplished much,
standing firm for Guilderland residents
To the Editor:
An inaccurate portrayal of
town-board business these past
four years appeared in last
week’s letter by Don Csaposs.
In truth, standing firm for the
interests of Guilderland residents and businesses has produced many accomplishments.
The defeat of a new $2,500 town
tax on new homebuyers was a
major relief for taxpayers.
I appreciated [Supervisor
Kenneth] Runion’s decision to
withdraw his support for it due
to my concerns.
Council members Paul Pastore, Pat Slavick, and Warren
Redlich deserve much credit for
joining with me to approve new
housing for our seniors. So many
of our older residents want the
chance to downsize here and we
need the right housing to achieve
that goal.
I was proud to stand up for
Community Caregivers and
many of us were gratified when
the board’s majority eventually
agreed to restore its funding. I
also truly believe the restoration
of funding for our town paramedics could save lives.
The board’s majority deserves
credit for agreeing to our call
to withdraw from a solid-waste
group that favored expanding
the Rapp Road landfill. For
years, Albany has been getting
the money and we have been
getting the smell. That never
seemed fair.
I was thrilled when a top
state official called me to say
they agreed to move training
exercises using tear gas off the
Guilderland site near the Albany
Country Club. The club’s general
manager, William Aperance, was
a great help in that effort.
Many town residents and I
have desired some choice when
it comes to our cable service.
That overdue competition is now
coming.
Also, the entire board gets
kudos for finally extending water
to the West End.
I believe hard work and a
relentless focus on matters
that affect you will continue to
produce results. No amount of
partisan nastiness will derail
that mission.
Mark Grimm
Guilderland
Editor’s note: Mark Grimm
is a Republican member of the
Guilderland Town Board.
Highway workers give us bang for our bucks
To the Editor:
As the harsh winter comes to
an end, we should express appreciation to the town plow and salt
truck drivers for their diligence.
They have had to work long and
odd hours, keeping our roads safe
and clean multiple times.
They illustrate the services
we need and want government
to provide us — services that we
can see being actually performed,
services that people are willing
to pay for.
On the other hand, we could
eliminate 20 percent of the
state and federal bureaucrats
and administrators earning
over $100,000 a year. Unlike the
highway department employees,
most people would not notice
their absence.
There just would be fewer people, for example, sitting around
in endless meetings, deciding
how many carrot sticks per pupil
school lunch programs should
serve in their new salad bars
while we grapple with school
budget cuts. Or there would be
fewer people who have never had
to show a profit to employ other
people telling a business how it
should be run.
Historically, once a government
service or agency gets a life, there
is very little accountability on
how it spends our money. It becomes a candy store for a minority of public employees to earn
salaries and pensions that they
would never earn in the private
sector. And we keep paying.
At least, with the highway
department employees, we know
we are getting some bang for our
bucks. Many taxpayers know the
difference and we appreciate
their services.
Robert O’Keefe
Guilderland
Editor’s note: Robert O’Keefe
is a member of the Guilderland
Republican Committee.
considered, or if you want to help
in other ways, we would like you
to attend this most important
meeting.
Perhaps just as important, we
need a chairperson for the town
committee, so tell your Republican friends and plan to make this
meeting a rousing success and
one which will ensure that the
two-party system stays alive.
If you feel it necessary that we
have at least a two-party system,
then please come and share your
ideas. Anyone who is interested
in being considered should come
to the meeting or contact me at
872-2802.
Patricia Gage
Knox Republican Committee
Editor’s note: Patricia Gage
is one of two Republicans on the
five-member Knox Town Board;
the others are Democrats.
Help us keep
the fairgrounds open to everyone
To the Editor:
The Altamont Fair needs your
help!
Over the past two to three
years, the fairgrounds had
several acts of vandalism to its
buildings and grounds. Buildings
have had doors broken, safety
mirrors were destroyed, and
items were stolen from around
the grounds.
The fairgrounds has always
been a place for the residents
of the village and surrounding
areas to exercise their dogs, ride
bikes, or just walk around and
enjoy the grounds and the scenery. We want to keep the grounds
open to any and all who wish to
enjoy our property but, without
your help, we might have to lock
the gates when we are not using
the grounds for an event or for
our yearly fair.
Please help us remain open to
everyone by reporting any activity you observe to the Altamont
Police or notify our office at
861-6671.
We appreciate any assistance
you can provide to us in keeping
our fairgrounds a safe place for
all to enjoy.
Marie McMillen
Operations Manager
The Altamont Fair
Circus animals live in violence
To the Editor:
The circus is coming to town
once again. Many families will be
purchasing their ringside tickets
in anticipation of a fun family
event. The circus is filled with talented performers who dazzle their
audience to create a setting that
can be fun and entertaining.
Unfortunately, the fun stops
there.
The sad fact behind that dazzle
is the animals that perform for
applause is not fun, but a life of
torture. Circus animals live each
day in violence.
“How do they do that?” This
question may arise from so many
children as they watch elephants
stand on their heads and climb
onto one another ’s back. Elephants are chained, beaten,
probed with electric shock, and
deprived of water and food, not
to mention traveling in disgust
and small, tiny quarters.
“How do they do that?” is forcible weapons used constantly to
perform unnatural acts. The life
of a circus elephant is depressing
and heart-breaking and, by consistently contributing to circus
entertainment, only enables the
abuse to continue.
Research and education before
the purchase of a circus ticket
will help those understand the
scenes behind the big tent. Save
your money and save a tortured
circus animal.
There are hundreds of animal
sanctuaries all over the country
that devote their lives to save
those circus animals left behind.
Sponsorship and donations to a
wildlife rescue will ensure these
animals a life freed from the
abuse they endure each day.
Spare your children of what
they will find out sooner than
later with the question, “How do
they do that?”
Mary C. Whipple
Schoharie
Editor’s note: For coverage on
the issue, go online to www.AltamontEnterprise.com and look
under the April 29, 2010 archives
for “Honoring an icon: Protesters
rally to protect elephants as the
circus comes to town” and “Editorial: The fate and future of elephants are in human hands.”
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CLARIFICATION
On March 17, we published a letter from Warren Redlich, a
member of the Republican minority on the Guilderland Town
Board, describing Judge Gary Sharpe as a Clinton appointee
and his ruling against Redlich — that he can’t practice law
in Guilderland Town Court — as partisan.
Last week, we published a letter from Donald Csaposs, responding to Redlich’s view of his role in the matter, in which
he stated that Sharpe was nominated as a federal judge by
George W. Bush “despite the false partisan assertion to the
contrary contained in Mr. Redlich’s letter,” wrote Csaposs.
Actually, Sharpe was appointed to the federal bench as a
magistrate judge in 1997 under Bill Clinton, and in 2004 as
a federal judge on the U.S. District Court — a lifetime appointment — under Bush.
To the Editor:
To quote a recent letter to the
Enterprise editor:
“There is nothing more important in our democratic system
than competitive elections. A
viable two-party system ensures
accountability for office holders
and offers citizens a true choice between competing philosophies.”
This fall, as voters in the
town of Knox head to the polls
to make selections regarding the
various public offices, we would
like to have choices for them to
consider.
With that result in mind, we
are asking all registered Republicans in the town of Knox to meet
at the town hall on Thursday,
April 7, at 7 p.m.
We will be conducting an open
search for candidates in this
fall’s election. If you wish to be
Saturday, April 2nd
Write
a letter.
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Ace Howland lived up to his name
To the Editor:
Last week, in Albuquerque,
New Mexico, at the age of 94,
long-time area resident Amsden
(Ace) Howland passed away.
Ace was a good friend to many,
a father, husband, and mentor.
He was a helicopter pilot in
World War II, and flew many
missions for the New York State
Department of Environmental
Conservation and for the State
Police.
It is not for nothing that he
was nicknamed “Ace”. He was
certainly tops in his field, and
tops among his friends.
About 20 years ago, Ace, along
with about 25 other local “old
fogies,” became charter members
in the “C.R.A.F.T.” club, meeting
daily in several area locations,
and finally at the Home Front
Café from about 7 to 9 a.m.
Our numbers have diminished
greatly, but Ace was always
there in the CEO’s chair, until ill
health sent him west to be with
his son Greg. His picture hangs
in our corner. I invite all to come
and see, and to pay tribute to a
true hero, patriot, citizen and
friend.
If you would like to join us, old
age is not a requirement. Youngsters in their 70s and even 60s
are not disbarred. There are no
dues except camaraderie.
We raise our cups to you, Ace.
We miss you. Peace!
Newton Ronan
Altamont
Wood/Tollner/et al
have a hidden agenda
To the Editor:
It is always entertaining to
read letters [published in the
March 24 Enterprise] written by
people such as Steve Wood (an
official in the Rensselaerville
Conservative Party) and Richard
Tollner (former deputy supervisor
for the Town of Rensselaerville).
It is interesting to see their skill
in reporting half-truths. And it is
apparent that Mr. Wood continues to have difficulty expressing
his thoughts, whether written
or verbal, without resorting to
name-calling.
For the sake of full disclosure,
ask these two “concerned citizens” why they failed to mention
the following:
— 1. The town board is in
unanimous agreement that a
pressure washer is needed for
the highway department. (But
the 3-2 majority insists that town
law and accepted past practices
be followed.)
— 2. This is not the first time
the highway superintendent has
violated the town’s procurement
law. (Yes, we all make mistakes,
and allowances for human error
need to be made. But the highway superintendent has already
been granted pardon for at least
one or two previous procurement
law violations.)
— 3. When requested at the
town board meeting to retrieve
the request for proposals (RFP)
that he claimed was in his office,
the highway superintendent refused. (One has to ask, “Why?”)
— 4. When requested at the
town board meeting to retrieve
the documentation he claimed
was in his office regarding state
contract prices for pressure
washers, the highway superintendent refused. (Again, the
question is “Why?”)
— 5. Despite his protests that
he “didn’t know” that town board
approval of RFPs was required,
the highway superintendent
had followed the proper protocol
several times previously. (How
can he then claim that he wasn’t
aware of this past practice?)
— 6. The highway superintendent did, in fact, get a pay raise
over the previous superintendent
on day 1 of his term of office
in 2010. This pay raise, by the
way, was vehemently opposed
by the previous supervisor but
voted into the budget by the
Democratic town board majority
at the time.
How supportive would Mr.
Wood, Mr. Tollner, and others
of like mind be if other department heads violated the town’s
procurement law and/or accepted
past practices? Would they be so
supportive if another individual
occupied the office of the highway
superintendent? Based on their
past behaviors and attitudes, we
can only surmise that the answer
would be a resounding “not at all
supportive.”
In some people’s minds, it is
easier to ask for pardon than
to ask for permission. However,
the facts are the facts. Mr. Wood
and Mr. Tollner and their cohorts
can continue to publish their
half-truths.
Read their future letters carefully. We’re sure there will be
more as they thump their chests
and proclaim that only they
know how to properly conduct
the town’s business.
The voters of this town elected
us to be the watchdogs and
guardians of taxpayer money, a
fiscal responsibility that we take
very seriously. We are confident
that the electorate in the town
of Rensselaerville can discern
the Wood/Tollner/et al hidden
agenda with ease.
We do invite anyone and
everyone who questions their
comments to contact us for the
full, unadulterated truth. And,
yes, please attend town board
meetings (the second Tuesday of
each month) to see for yourselves
what is truly going on.
We have nothing to hide, no one
to protect, and no hidden agenda.
Can they say the same thing?
Marie Dermody, supervisor,
Gary Chase, Councilman/
Deputy Supervisor
John Kudlack, Councilman
Town of Rensselaerville
Editor’s note: To read about the
meeting in which the town board
voted, 3 to 2, to have the highway
superintendent send back the
pressure washer, go online to
www.AltamontEnterprise.com
and look under Hilltown archives
for March 10.
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To the editor
Political discourse is so impoverished
The U.S. is now largely a Secular Mass Democracy
To the Editor:
The recent exchanges on your
opinion pages among [David]
Bowdish (Feb. 24, 2011), [John]
McCarthy (March 3, 2011), and
[Roland] Tozer (March 10, 2011) on
our political state of affairs show
that it is becoming increasingly
difficult to have an informed and
historically accurate discourse
on matters of civil importance.
Especially when it comes to the
intertwined topics of church and
state, Christianity, political morality, citizenship, and democracy.
There seems to be far too little
common ground. Increasingly, we
talk past one another.
Take Mr. Tozer’s assertion that
“the founders of our country were
very specific regarding separation
of church and state...” Actually,
the First Amendment prohibits
not the establishment of religion
by Congress (religion in general),
but an establishment of religion
(a particular Christian denomination, what our Founding Fathers
called in those days a “sect”). [The
First Amendment states, “Congress
shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...]
There is nothing in the
First Amendment restricting the states from establishing a specific religious
denomination as the institutionally official religion
of that state. Nine of the
13 original states had such laws,
embracing a particular Christian
denomination at the time and kept
them for many years as it was not
against the law.
The First Amendment, in large
part, was a guarantee to the states
which ensured that the federal
government would
— 1. not establish a particular
denomination for the nation as a
whole and
— 2. allow the states to continue
whatever church-state relationship that existed or which they
might want to establish in the
future. The states wanted to be
free from national control in this
domain.
Even the phrase “separation of
church and state” as used by Jefferson in 1802 in a letter to a group
of Baptists several years after the
ratification of the Constitution (in
which he played no part, being our
minster to France while it was
being debated and formulated in
Philadelphia) is not to be found
in the Constitution. Whatever
that phrase meant to him, it did
not prevent him from advocating
and implementing government
spending for religious education
in the state of Virginia.
There is nothing in the Constitution that means that laws
having a religious foundation or
source cannot be adopted and
implemented by the state. Nor
does it mean that laws rooted
in the presuppositions of nontheistic naturalistic worldviews,
philosophies, or ideologies are to
be privileged over those rooted
in theistic, super-naturalistic
presuppositions. Neither does
it mean that religious ideas are
banished to closets or pews and
driven from the public square.
Although it is true that, in recent
years, there is less and less tolerance for the public expression of
many religious ideas.
As for Mr. Bowdish’s views about
America being a Christian nation
— well, yes and no. America was
notably a Christian culture from
its founding in the various colonies
up to the framing of the Constitution and for sometime thereafter.
Despite denominational differences, the worldview of the populace
was decidedly Christian and had
a major influence on not only the
culture but the institutions that
were developed. Remnants of that
period are with us still.
Today, we are no longer a Christian nation in that historic sense.
In documentable fact, much of the
policies and programs of our major
institutions — schools, universities, judiciaries, mass media, mass
entertainment, and civil government — can be characterized as
discernibly a-Christian and often
anti-Christian in their dominant
worldview and programmatic
goals and their increasingly intolerant view of historic forms of
Christianity.
What was once a Christian Constitutional Republic (with threads
of Deism and Freemasonry woven
into the new institutional fabric)
is now largely a Secular Mass
“It soon wastes, exhausts,
and murders itself.”
Democracy — regardless of the
significant number of citizens professing Christianity of one variant
or the other.
The federal and state governments have now insinuated themselves into the minute details of
everyday life with ever-gathering
momentum over the decades. The
ever-growing, regulative, confiscatory Statism now in place would
have appalled the Founders and
confirmed Alexis de Tocqueville’s
concerned forebodings about the
potential for democratic despotism
in our future when he wrote Democracy in America in the early
1800s.
As for “morality,” I don’t know
what it means to have a “corner
on morality” as Mr. Tozer suggests
that Mr. Bowdish has. Does Mr.
Tozer have his own “corner” on
moral judgment that gives him
the moral standard to condemn
Mr. Bowdish on this point?
Everyone has some set of moral/
ethical/value beliefs — that is
inescapable. Differing systems of
morality are always in conflict.
Still systems of morality differ and
all legislation is an expression of
one moral/ethical/value system or
the other. That Sharia Law differs
from our current Western Law
is only one obvious case in point
— they are rooted in contrasting
moral presuppositions. By what
standard should we chose one over
the other?
For example, our Founding Fathers concluded from their study
of world history and the Colonial
monetary experiences that fiat paper currencies inevitably become
unjust (and therefore, immoral)
measures and such mediums of exchange do not preserve their value
over time, while gold and silver
do — a concept found in the Torah
(Leviticus 19:35, for starters) and
embedded into our Constitution
(Article 1, Section 10).
That Constitutional provision
was voided in 1913 under the Wil-
son administration by the creation
of the privately-owned Federal
Reserve System monopoly and its
powers of fiat currency creation - a
system that has been devouring
our purchasing power over the decades by depreciating our dollar (
it takes a dollar today to buy what
five cents bought in 1913) and is
now damaging, if not destroying,
our future. Whose morality should
prevail on such questions and by
what standard should such moralities be judged?
Another example, should we
now tolerate, even legislate, the
option of polygamous and polyandrous marriages for those so
inclined by their morality? Why
or why not?
In an age of subjective moral
relativism (where everyone is
theoretically validated in doing
what is right in their own eyes)
as taught in our schools and on
our airwaves, on what basis is
one to form moral judgments
about self and society? How do
double-minded relativists, who are
absolutely certain that there are
no absolute certainties, determine
what specifically is morally
benevolent and fair for individuals and government
to engage in?
And to Mr. McCarthy’s
assertion that the leadership of the Tea Party and
their supporters don’t
understand the qualities
of citizenship and don’t
believe that freedom of speech is a
right for those for with whom they
disagree, where is the concrete
evidence? If our country is crumbling, as Mr. McCarthy argues,
on what grounds do our best days
lie in front of us — his personal
intuition and faith?
As to present political views
about what citizenship truly
means according to Mr. McCarthy,
I worked in D.C. within the Kennedy administration and I think
we have moved to something quite
different from what JFK urged
back then. Today, the evidence
suggests that many believe that
we should “Ask not what you can
do for the state; ask what the
state can do for you.” which is a
far cry from JFK’s 1961 Inaugural
admonition, “Ask not what your
country can do for you, ask what
you can do for your country.”
And, lastly, the historic record
leads to the conclusion that democracies last only so long as it
takes the majority or a very active minority to figure out that
they can vote themselves a living,
which eventually leads to socioeconomic chaos and chaos leads
to the demand for order which
some strong man is always willing
to provide.
“Democracy is two wolves and
a lamb voting on what to have
for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed
lamb contesting the vote!” said
Benjamin Franklin.
And John Adams said, “Remember, democracy never lasts long.
It soon wastes, exhausts, and
murders itself.”
This was all quite clear to all
the Founding Fathers when crafting our Constitutional Republic,
though not so much today in our
Mass Democracy. But then, much
of what was clear at the Founding
is now seriously muddled, if not
lost, and the political discourse
so impoverished.
Victor Porlier
East Berne
11
To the editor
Old Men of the Mountain
Breakfast at a naked corner
leads to talk of Super healing,
bionic OFs, and the disappearing middle class
By John R. Williams
On Tuesday, March 22, The
Old Men of the Mountain met
at the Duanesburg Diner in
Duanesburg. As this column has
previously mentioned, where the
gas station and convenience store
were once located, there are some
very large rocks placed around
the perimeter.
Now there are even more rocks
there (making it look like Stonehenge) and closer to the diner. If
they move these rocks any closer
to the diner, there will be parking
only in the back, and the OFs will
have to trudge quite a distance
with their Tim Conway shuffles
and canes.
The corner is changing fast.
With two buildings down (one
between Route 7 and Route 20,
heading south on Route 7 or west
on Route 20) and the gas station/
convenience store on the south
side of Route 7 gone, the corner
looks naked.
The way a day works out sometimes surprises many.
At the breakfast, we discussed
how many of the OFs see a face
and recognize it but can’t put
a name to it. Sometimes, the
name is literally on the tip of
the tongue but the OF can’t spit
it out.
For many of the OFs, the mind
is whirling like crazy to connect
the two so the OF does not look
like a dork for not calling the
person by name. Many times, the
OFs said it is not until after the
person is gone that the name is
remembered.
A more awkward situation is
when neither party can put the
name with the face and neither
party wants to be embarrassed
by asking, “Who the heck are
you?”
What do you know, when this
scribe arrived home from the
breakfast, on TV there was a
discussion about the exact same
thing only in reverse. The person
being interviewed on TV was
unable to recognize faces yet she
knew these people very well.
The OFs know we have spies
watching us, and, in this case,
the restaurant was full so it could
have been anybody. It must just
be a coincidence because a spy
wouldn’t have time to get to the
TV station to leave the restaurant and make his report.
Super healing
The OFs talked about the
new way of stopping cuts from
bleeding — Super Glue. The
OFs will have to check out this
information.
What was discussed was that,
when anyone has a cut, in order
to stop the bleeding, just pull
the skin halves together and put
some super glue on it and bingo!
The wound is stuck together and
the bleeding stops.
One OF mentioned that this
must work because he has glued
his fingers together more than
once with this stuff. This OF
also said to separate his fingers
he has to loosen the glue up (so
the fingers can be pulled apart)
and he used finger nail polish
remover to do this.
One OG said, “Why don’t you
use rubber gloves and that won’t
happen?”
“Can’t work with those things
on,” the other OG said.
“Well,” another OF said, “I am
not going to take a knife and cut
myself just to see if this works,
and I don’t think I will carry a
tube of Super Glue around all
the time just in case I do cut
myself.”
Young OF
The OFs also discussed another one of the OFs who had
not arrived yet but was on the
way. This OF is one of our oldest
members; he is over 90 and as
one certain OF said, “He makes
me look old and I am 10 years
younger than he is.”
The old OF in question was
in World War II and his job was
being a munitions runner. He
would run from foxhole to foxhole, bringing ammunition to
those in the foxholes.
This must not have been a fun
job. One OF said he told him that
he got the job because he was so
short the enemy couldn’t hit him.
Yeah right.
Disappearing middle class
The OFs then talked about a
subject that keeps popping up
and that is the stratification of
the populace — how the true
middle class is disappearing.
The OFs say there is no lack of
money; it is just how the money
is distributed.
The OFs say, for the most
part, we only have ourselves to
blame.
Then the OFs began talking
about how times were when they
were younger, and even before
that. One OF asked, “Wasn’t that
before dirt?”
Close, but not really. Back
in the day, people worked for a
company for a lifetime, and then
their kids quite often would work
at the same company.
Then the people who were managing these companies knew how
to manage and the workers did
not get involved. But then everything blew up with the people who
were running things and taking
some wicked gambles and so we
had the Great Depression.
The OFs were covering a whole
lot of area, trying to explain to
themselves how the country got
into the mess it is in right now.
One OF said it is not a mess; it is
an adjustment period and eventually will work itself out.
Another OF was blaming the
unions’ becoming too powerful,
and still another OF was blaming the millionaires. Still another
said that people are just getting
lazy and don’t want to work, and
yet another said it was none of
these; it is all those give-aways
the government hands out and
the rest of us have to fund.
It was a fun morning. Many
bona fide opinions came forth and
all with a hint of truth in them. It
was easy to see why nothing gets
done by committee; it was suggested that what the country needs is
a good benevolent dictator.
Bionic OFs
The OFs again talked about
their health, but not complaining
about it this time. This conversation was about how many of the
OFs carry around metal parts in
their bodies that set off alarms
at airports and government
buildings where you have to pass
through a metal detector.
The odd part is that some OFs
said their metal parts did not
set alarms off, while others said
theirs did. One OF said he had
a steel rod that was about 10
inches long and it has not set the
alarms off, while another said he
had a steel plate in his back and
he sets alarms off from outside
the building.
Some OFs have stents in their
bodies. Some have them in their
hearts, and one OF has one in
his leg. Most of the time, they
are OK and only one who had
a stent reported that he must
have been going through a real
sensitive detector because it did
go off. Some said that they carry
cards with them that say they
have a stent and where it is,
while some say they don’t have
such a card.
These metal parts also louse
up being able to have an MRI because that is one of the questions
asked when you go to have one.
Have you got any metal parts on
or in your body? Most of the OFs
have to say yes.
One OF said it is a good thing
they don’t ask about wood because then he would have to take
off his peg leg.
To which another OF replied,
“It is not your peg leg that would
cause a problem; it is the sawdust you have between your ears
where your brain should be that
would be the problem.”
To which the other OF replied,
“OK wise guy, you are so full of
metal you are like the tin man,
but the scarecrow was the smart
one.”
Correcting attendance
record
On the list of names of the
culprits who attend these breakfasts this scribe was taken to
task because last week he missed
listing the names of some friends
of a loyal OF. (This scribe must
admit he did not know they
were invited guests. The scribe
thought they were interlopers,
who saw some empty chairs and
sat with this OG.)
So, to as always protect the
innocent, we must go back to
the Alley Cat, and list George
Hallenbeck, “Skip” Slater, and
George Guest. Ladies — they
were there. According to the OF
who called and chastened this
scribe, he said that one of them
had to run out and purchase The
Enterprise to prove they were at
the breakfast and, lo and behold,
their names were not listed. The
scribe bets there was some fun
at that household.
Those attending the breakfast
at the Duanesburg Diner in
Duanesburg and thankfully not
having to go through metal detectors or wood alert machines to get
into the restaurant were: Henry
Witt, Miner Stevens, Carl Slater,
Roger Chapman, Dave Williams,
Gary Porter, Lou Schenck, Glenn
Patterson, Mark Traver, Steve
Kelly, Robie Osterman, George
Washburn, Frank Pauli, John
Rossmann, Harold Guest, Ted
Willsey, Willard Osterhout,
Gerry Chartier, Mike Willsey,
Harold Grippen, Ted Pelkey, Jim
Rissacher, and me.
— Photo submitted by Jean Mackay
Experiencing Papua New Guinea: In the Voorheesville team’s
performance, Amelia Bedelia shows how reading opens up a whole
new world as she takes two young bookworms on a tour through
a book. Especially impressive is the team’s scenery—a life-sized,
six-foot pop-up book that unfolds to reveal three different travel
destinations, including New Guinea.
Voorheesville Middle School
Odyssey of the Mind Team
advances to the World Finals
To the Editor:
I’m happy to share the great
news that Voorheesville Middle
School’s Odyssey of the Mind
team has earned the right to represent New York at the Odyssey
of the Mind World Finals Tournament. The event takes place
at the University of Maryland
in College Park, Maryland, from
May 27 to 30.
The team competed in the state
tournament on March 27 at the
University of Binghamton and
placed second overall for its age
division and problem. The competition was an incredible event,
with 235 elementary, middle, and
high school teams from around
the state competing. First and
second place teams advance to
World Finals.
We will be joined at the World
Finals competition by teams from
throughout the United States
and about 25 other countries.
During the competition, the
team will present its solution to
this year’s Odyssey problem “Le
Tour Guide,” in which a character
from aclassical literature must
serve as a tour guide who takes a
group of tourists to several locations. They will also compete in
a spontaneous problem-solving
activity, which tests their ability
to solve problems on the spot and
under a time pressure.
Please join me in congratulating
team members Sadye Goldfarb, Ben
Mackay, Lydia Parker, Erik Patak,
and Alex Relyea. I also want to recognize the team members’ parents,
the Voorheesville School District,
and the Parent-Teacher Association for their generous support, and
thank James Layman, AJ Crandall,
and Phil DiNuzzo at Northco Products for donating materials.
We will be proud to represent
Voorheesville and New York
State at the World Finals competition.
Jean Mackay, coach
Voorheesville Middle School
Odyssey of the Mind team
Dr. Sarris tells Kiwanis
of three keys to good health
To the Editor:
Dr. Thanasi Sarris of the
AAC [Adirondack Advanced
Chiropractic] Family Wellness
Center of Guilderland was the
guest speaker at the March 23
meeting of the Hilltown Kiwanis
Club. His subject was “How To
Be Healthy.”
“Children eating 12 or more
hotdogs per month have nine
times the risk of developing
leukemia,” he said. [The study,
conducted in Los Angeles County
between 1980 and 1987 focused
on hotdogs with nitrates.]
The doctor’s presentation was
very well received by the club
“Children eating 12 or more hotdogs per month have
nine times the risk of developing leukemia.”
During his talk, Dr. Sarris,
a chiropractor, discussed the
three keys to being healthy and
well: Eat well, move well, and
think well.
To eat well, the doctor recommended fresh fruit and vegetables as one of the most important
parts of healthy eating, encouraging the 75/25 rule. This would
mean your plate should be 75
percent fruits and veggies, and
25 percent protein.
Dr. Sarris pointed out that the
foods we may eat a lot of that are
bad for us are bread, dairy, coffee,
hamburgers, French fries, pizza,
and hotdogs.
A University of California
Medical School study showed,
members who asked many interesting and thought-provoking
questions.
The club has been very fortunate to have recently had several
interesting speakers and will
have more in weeks to come.
If you have any interest in
being involved with a group that
cares about the Hilltowns, its
schools, and communities please
come and join us on Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. at the
Highlands Restaurant. We will
welcome you and make you feel
right at home.
Raymond Lauenstein
Hilltowns Kiwanis Club
Altamont
12
GCSD looks for new high school principal and foreign-language super
By Melissa Hale-Spencer
GUILDERLAND — The search
is on to replace two top Guilderland administrators who will
retire in June.
Brian McCann is retiring after
two years as the high school principal, following 17 years as an
assistant principal. And Albert
Martino is retiring after eight
years as the district supervisor
for foreign languages and English language learners.
At last week’s school board
meeting, Carolyn Kelly, president
of the Parent-Teacher Student
Guilderland’s foreign-language
program is based on the quality
of its teaching, which requires
supervision and leadership.
Guilderland offers courses in
Spanish, French, German, and
Italian.
“The administrator needs to be
schooled in those languages…It
would be difficult to divide this
work up among other people,”
said Wiles.
The supervisor’s post is being
advertised for an annual salary
of $75,000, with applications due
by April 14.
“I’m extraordinarily sensitive
about concerns of too many administrators,
and I’m committed to examine
the administrative structure
in the very near future.”
Association at the high school,
recommended not replacing the
school’s principal and spending the $130,000 on his salary
and benefits to restore cut programs.
“Things ran very smoothly,”
she said when McCann was the
acting principal and the building had three administrators,
not four.
Letters to the Enterprise editor this week make similar recommendations. David Janower
calls for a one-year hiatus in hiring so that the Superintendent
Marie Wiles, who started work in
October, can study the district’s
administrative structure.
“Brian’s retirement affords Dr.
Wiles the opportunity to look
at the district’s administrative
structure before a search is
begun, before a commitment to
maintaining that salary line is
made,” writes Janower.
Wiles told The Enterprise this
week that, while she is committed to studying the administrative structure very soon with an
eye to efficiency, the two vacant
posts need to be filled.
“I’m extraordinarily sensitive
about concerns of too many administrators, and I’m committed
to examine the administrative
structure in the very near future,” she said.
But Wiles also said, “By the
commissioner’s regulation, every building has to have a principal. We don’t have a choice in
that,” she said of replacing the
high-school principal.
The need to have a foreign
language supervisor is also
“very pressing,” she said. “We
have an exponentially growing
ELL population in our district,”
Wiles said of English language
learners — students who come
from families that speak other
languages. Asked how many
students district-wide, Wiles
said “hundreds,” and that they
are concentrated in pockets; for
example, 40 percent of the students at Guilderland Elementary School are ELL students.
That school serves an area
near the state university and
has “a number of apartment
complexes that attract folks
from around the world,” said
Wiles.
“ELL is a highly regulated,
highly tested program,” she
said, “with grant funding connected to it.”
Also, Wiles said, the success of
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With any retirement or resignation, Wiles said, there are
three options: post ads and hire
from outside, reorganize or hire
from within, or make a temporary appointment while examining options.
“It’s important to go through a
process to see who is in the pool,”
said Wiles. “We need to evaluate our needs and expectations
and find someone who fits.” She
Enterprise file photo — Melissa Hale-Spencer
Brian McCann smiles in April 2009, the night the school board
named him as principal of Guilderland High School. He will retire
in June so the district has begun a search for a new principal.
Enterprise file photo — Melissa Hale-Spencer
Albert Martino, administrator for World Languages and Cultures, right, accepts an award in May
2009 from Guilderland School Board President Richard Weisz, recognizing him for his tireless commitment, enthusiasm, and appreciation for diversity. Martino is retiring in June.
noted that candidates could come
from inside the district as well
as outside.
Since there have been so many
turnovers in leadership at the
high school in recent years,
Wiles said, “It is not in the best
interest of the school to have
another change followed by another one.”
The high school hasn’t had a
long-term principal since John
Whipple retired in 2003 after
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Ismael Villafane who left after
two years to return to Texas
where he had spent decades as
an educator. Frank Tedesco, a
retired administrator filled in
until Michael Piccirillo was appointed in the fall of 2006. He
left after 20 months to work as
an assistant superintendent at
Saratoga Springs. Harry Kachadurian, another retired administrator, filled in until Michael
Paolino, who had worked at
Voorheesville, became principal
in the fall of 2007. Paolino was
placed on administrative leave
in July of 2008 while the district
investigated complaints of harassment; he later resigned.
When Paolino was placed
on leave, McCann, who had
been an assistant principal at
Guilderland for 17 years, was
named acting principal. In April
2009, McCann, at age 55, was
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McCann said at the time that
stability was needed at the
high school. The school was in
“troubled times,” as McCann put
it, when he was appointed acting principal. He was referring
not just to Paolino’s resignation
but also to the protests that had
rocked the district over the summer of 2008 as two high-school
social-studies teachers — Matthew Nelligan and Ann Marie
McManus — rallied students
to protest their transfer to the
middle school.
After a young gay teacher had
complained of harassment, the
district hired a consultant; she issued a report describing a hostile
work environment in the socialstudies department. Later, teachers said the complainant himself
behaved inappropriately.
The school board, in a 7-to-2
vote, decided not to review the
superintendent’s decision to
transfer the teachers. The superintendent at the time, John
McGuire, maintained it was not a
punishment but rather a chance
to give the social-studies department a new lease on life.
Nelligan, who said he was targeted for his conservative views,
resigned the first week of teaching at the middle school to work
for the state senate. McManus
taught at the middle school for
a year and then transferred back
to the high school.
“We were in trouble last summer,” McCann said in 2009 but,
he said, although “some people
still carry the scars,” the leadership team and staff not only
repaired the damage but pushed
forward.
“Big job”
“This is a very big job,” Wiles
said of the high-school principal’s post, which oversees 1,800
students, 130 teachers, and 300
course offerings. The argument
could be made, she said, that
the high school principal is the
most important person in the
district.
“Forget the superintendent,”
said Wiles. “Only the high-school
principal can award credit…
We owe it to our students and
community to find the best
person.”
The position has been posted
with a salary of $105,000 to
$115,000.
McCann’s salary, she said,
was “$130-ish with benefits on
top.” Wiles said she didn’t know
the amount of his pension. “As a
retiree, we’d continue his health
coverage,” she said.
Applications will be accepted
until shortly after the school
break in April, Wiles said. A
committee of “stakeholders” will
interview candidates in early
May. “We will be inclusive,” she
said, noting that, in addition to
board members and administrators, teachers, staff, and community members will be part of
the interview process.
“We want someone on board
early in the summer to give him
or her the opportunity to plan,”
said Wiles.
She concluded, “The point I
want to drive home is that I am
not unaware of folks in the community having concerns about
administrative leadership….I do
get it and will look at it almost
immediately. But the two positions up now are not ones we can
easily re-organize around.”
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13
School board chooses
middle-of-the-road bus prop
“We really haven’t discussed
By Melissa Hale-Spencer
GUILDERLAND — The school what, as a group, we are preboard, in a split vote, chose the pared to support or not support,”
middle of three options for bus said board President Richard
Weisz at Tuesday’s meeting.
purchases next year.
The board is slated to adopt
When voters go to the polls on
May 17, they will decide on the a final plan on April 12.
Guilderland school district
bus proposition separately from
administrators this week are
the 2011-12 budget.
In a 7-to-1 vote on March 22, “pinning down variables,” said
the board decided on a bond Wiles on Monday. The health preproposition that, if it passes, mium increase, which is based on
will be reimbursed 60 percent experience, she said is “looking
pretty good.”
by state aid.
Also, the district is hearing
Earlier this month, Christine Sagendorf, the district’s back on concessions from its 12
transportation supervisor, had bargaining groups. Concessions,
presented the board with three Wiles said, were asked for both
options, ranging from just under from the units that are currently
half-a-million dollars to just over negotiating contracts and from
those that aren’t.
a million dollars:
Other business
— For $1,131,400, replace
In other business at its March
eight 66-passenger buses at
$112,700 or $114,300 each; three 22 meeting, the school board:
— Heard from Wiles that
30-passenger buses at $53,700
each; and one wheelchair bus at school will be in session on Friday, May 27, as the district has
$65,500;
— For $793,300, replace used all of its snow days;
— Heard congratulations from
five 66-passenger buses, three
30-passenger buses, and one Weisz for the 27 staff members
who were approved for tenure.
wheelchair bus; or
— For $453,600, replace two Calling it an “exhaustive review,” Weisz said,
66-passenger bus“Not everybody
es, three 30-pasmakes it.” He
senger buses, and
said there would
one wheelchair
be more celebrabus.
tion later on;
Assistant Su— Heard conperintendent for
“We can find
gratulations
Business Neil
ways to reduce
from Assistant
Sanders told the
Superintendent
our fleet...
board at last
for Instruction
Tuesday’s meetOur back is
Demian Singleing that, with
against
ton for the Masthe state contract
terMinds’ team,
for 30-passenger
the wall.”
which placed first
buses and the
in the History
wheelchair bus,
Bowl’s Upstate
the district would
N e w Yo r k R e save $15,000 over
gional competithe initial estition, qualifying
mate for the middle option — setting the cost at for April’s National History bowl
in Washington, D.C. Noah Rubin
$778,100.
Allan Simpson cast the dis- competed in the National History
senting vote, citing the district’s Bee regional competition, coming
declining enrollment. With 115 in first against 30 students;
— Learned that Corey Plant,
buses, he said Guilderland has
the third largest fleet in the area a third-grader at Westmere Eleand too many spare buses at 29. mentary School won an American
“We’re throwing good money Legion essay contest writing on
after bad,” said Simpson. He also “What America Means to Me.” He
said, “We can find ways to reduce won a $100 savings bond.
“America gives us freedom…,”
our fleet…Our back is against
he wrote. “I love saying the
the wall.”
Pledge of Allegiance. It’s my faBoard to share
vorite part of the school day”;
views on budget
— Agreed to an externship
The board is considering an
$89 million budget that would program with Utica College for
raise taxes about 4 percent and clinical education for occupacut 44 jobs. The budget was pro- tional-therapy students. Sanders
posed by Superintendent Marie said Utica students “job shadow”
Wiles after a series of community at Guilderland Elementary
forums where the public and School;
— Awarded a bid for a tractorschool staff considered lists of
trailer load of paper to the lowest
possible cuts.
Wiles’s proposal for next year of six bidders, RIS Paper Comwas based on Governor Andrew pany, Inc., for $21,142.80;
— Nominated incumbent John
Cuomo’s budget, which included
drastic cuts in school aid. Recent Phelan to serve a three-year
board sessions have featured stu- term on the Albany-Schohariedents and parents decrying the Schenectady-Saratoga Board of
cuts and pleading for re-instate- cooperative Educational Services Board as an Albany County
ment of various programs.
Cuomo and the legislative representative. A Guilderland
leaders announced on Sunday resident, Phelan is a former
they had agreed on a plan that school-board member;
— Heard from Colleen
will restore $232 million to
education, although specifics had O’Connell on the board’s policy
not been released by Wednesday committee, that the district
would now have Facebook and
afternoon.
On Monday afternoon, Wiles Twitter accounts; people can sign
said, “We haven’t been given any up through the district’s website
inkling on how the money will at www.guilderlandschools.org.
“Guilderland Central has ofbe divided….God knows what
ficially come into this century,”
they’re doing.”
Asked what method would be said O’Connell, stating it was
used to decide which programs the last school district in the
should be re-instated, Wiles said, area if not the state to use social
“That will all come together next networking; and
— Met in executive session to
Tuesday night, April 5.” The
school board members will meet discuss negotiations with Buildfrom 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the high ing Principals and the Adminisschool to discuss their views on trator for Special Programs and
the budget; the last half-hour of with District Office Confidential
the meeting will be for public Personnel.
comment.
The Enterprise –– Michael Koff
A future author: Guilderland Elementary third-grader Alyssa Koh, right, shows Coleen Murtaugh
Paratore, a local author, a story she wrote, which included a letter back from Vice President Joseph
Biden as Paratore visited Alana Lucia’s classroom on Tuesday morning. Paratore’s novel, The Wedding
Planner’s Daughter, is being made into a movie. Her visit kicked off the school’s annual Young Authors’
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$1M budget proposed for village
Board split on raises for workers
By Jo E. Prout
ALTAMONT — The tax rate
for the $1.04 million village
budget will remain the same, if
the board here adopts the plan
recommended by Treasurer
Catherine Hasbrouck Tuesday.
Also, employee raises could top
3 percent, after last year’s wage
freeze, if the split board finds the
cash before June.
“For us, the basic and most telling of variables…is the fact that
the receipts we get from county
[sales] taxes have always been
critical to our operation,” said
Mayor James Gaughan. According to census data revealed this
month, Altamont’s population
fell from 1,736 to 1,720 over the
last decade.
employees. Last year, the board
froze wages.
“Considering they didn’t get
a raise last year, I would be inclined to go with the 3-percent
raise,” Trustee Christine Marshall said.
“It is a cost-of-living increase,”
said Gaughan. “The cost-of-living
increase [nationally] is less than
2 percent. I would lean toward
2 percent, myself. The elected
officials are frozen for the third
year in a row.”
Trustee William Aylward,
who is also a county legislator,
said that the county would give
employees 3-percent raises this
year.
“It’s the right thing to do,” he
said. “Nobody represents the
“Nobody represents the employees.
It basically falls on our
moral responsibility.”
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Starting April 1
Law charges manufacturers for recycling electronics
By Anne Hayden
GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland transfer station will no
longer charge residents to recycle
electronics.
A state law — the New York
State Electronic Equipment
Recycling and Reuse Act — will
take effect April 1, and it requires a “convenient system
for collection, handling, and
recycling or reuse of electronic
waste.”
Transfer stations across the
state can register as official
collection sites for recycling
electronic equipment, and Greg
Weir, superintendent at the
Guilderland transfer station,
said it was an obvious choice for
the town.
Weir, who became superintendent in September, said the
station collects about 425 tons
of recyclables each year, which
brings in revenue, in addition to
1,634 tons of demolition material
and 1,075 tons of household garbage. The town has about 35,000
residents.
The new law makes manufacturers responsible for the recycling costs of their equipment.
Companies — such as Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, and RCA — will
be required to recycle the same
amount of material, per pound,
that they sell each year in New
York State.
The town used to participate
in one “Electronic Recycling
Day” each year, when residents
could drop items off at the
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transfer station for a fee of $25.
The superintendent would take
the items and drive them to a
recycling and recovery center,
which charged $21.50 per item,
resulting in a profit of $3.50 for
the transfer station.
“The $3.50 was just enough to
balance out the cost of transportation and labor,” said Weir, who
used to have the items transported to Troy. Now, a company called
Regional Computer Recycling and
Recovery, based in Rochester, will
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pick up electronic items from the
transfer station free of charge.
Regional Computer Recycling
and Recovery will break down
the products into pieces that can
be reused. It processes, sorts,
and consolidates items in order
to maximize value and minimize disposal of electronics in
landfills.
Electronic manufacturers will
be responsible for contracting
with companies like Regional
Computer Recycling and Recovery to pay for the cost of recycling their required amount of
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they have to pay,” said Weir. It
benefits the Guilderland transfer station because electronics
have always been collected there,
but now residents will not have
to pay.
“It’s just another service we
can provide. They always say you
can’t get something for nothing
— well, now you can,” Weir said.
Included on the list of recyclable
items are computers, televisions,
fax machines, printers, cable or
satellite receivers, and electronic
or video game consoles. Residents
can drop off the items any time
the transfer station is open.
“I’ve been telling people who
ask that they can drop things
off and pay the $25 fee, or wait
until April 1, so I expect we’ll be
inundated with electronics in
April,” said Weir.
According to the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation, the new law will eventually
prohibit the disposal of electronic
waste in the state by all consumers; beginning Jan. 1, 2012 for
business and municipalities, and
Jan. 1, 2015 for individuals and
households.
Residents will still be charged
the same annual fee for garbage
drop-off, and demolition materials and metals are charged by
weight. Weir said the lack of fee
collected for electronic recyclables
will not affect the annual transfer
station budget, which is based on
the salaries of eight employees,
and the history of utilities and
maintenance.
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Change is coming: Greg Weir, superintendent of the Guilderland transfer station, and his office
manager Donna Diana, will help implement a new electronic products recycling program on April 1.
Under a new state law, residents will be able to drop televisions, computers, and other related-items
at the transfer station free of charge.
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employees. It basically falls on
our moral responsibility. I think
it’s a moral issue.”
“It’s 3 percent, instead of 4
percent over the last two years, is
the way I look at it,” said Trustee
Dean Whalen.
Trustee Kerry Dineen agreed
with Gaughan.
“I think 3 percent is not right,”
Dineen said. “I think 2 percent is
the way to go. It’s a tough year
[economically]. You’ve got to accept that.”
Dineen said that village employees are doing their jobs well,
but that the village could not
“make up” raises from previous
years.
“Who’s making it up to the rest
of the group? We’re small. We give
what we can,” Dineen said. “We’re
giving 3-percent raises and upping
your water taxes? I don’t think
that’s the thing to do.”
Gaughan said that the wage
freeze last year was preceded by
12 years of 3-percent raises for
employees.
“It’s not like the village has not
been supportive,” he said.
Dineen said she was concerned
about raising water rates.
“It’s a business,” Hasbrouck
said. “You have increases for a
reason.”
Dineen said that a smaller
increase for employees would address the cost-of-living issue and
mitigate a possible water-rate
increase.
Gaughan said that the board did
not need to decide which raise to
offer until the third week in May.
The board will decide on water
rates before June 1, he said, and
the amount could affect whether
the board could offer a 2- or a
3-percent raise.
The board will hold a public
hearing the first week of April,
but Hasbrouck noted that the
board can still adjust the tentative
budget after the public hearing,
and before a May vote.
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“It’s 17 less people,” Gaughan
said. Albany County distributes
sales tax to municipalities based
on population. So, if other municipalities have experienced
major growth, it would affect
Altamont’s portion.
The village receives between
$275 and $300 per resident from
the county sales tax revenues,
Gaughan said. “That’s $5,000 per
year for 10 years, until the next
census,” he said, multiplying out
the total to a reduction of $50,000
over the next decade.
The village received $510,000
in county tax revenues last year,
and expects to receive the same
for the upcoming fiscal year, which
runs June to May. Property-tax
revenues are expected to stay the
same, at about $272,000.
Taxpayers may pay $2.681 per
$1,000 of assessed value, if the
board adopts this tentative budget. Last year, the board adopted
a budget with a tax rate of $2.697
per $1,000 of assessed value.
In addition to the $1.04 million
general-fund budget, the village has a water-fund budget of
$445,000 and a sewer fund budget
of $456,000.
Hasbrouck suggested raising
the water rates, to account for
a $37,000 increase in the water
fund.
“You’re going to have to raise
some revenues,” she said.
She suggested increasing the
sewer fund by $41,000, but said
that it could remain the same.
“You have a hefty fund balance
in the sewer,” Hasbrouck said.
Board members discussed
reducing the fee paid for grant
writing by $1,200. It also discussed reducing funds for the
historic Crounse House by a
small amount.
Raises?
Amid discussions of shaving costs, the board considered
whether or not to give 1-, 2-,
or 3-percent raises to full-time
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Tuesday, April 5: The board of education meets for a budget
work sessions, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the large-group
instruction room at Guilderland High School; and
Tuesday, April 5: Farnsworth Middle School Grade 7 Concert
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Thursday, March 31
Elementary student art exhibition at the Guilderland Public
Library, in the Helderberg Room.
Featuring art from students at
Pine Bush Elementary, Westmere
Elementary, Altamont Elementary,
and Lynnwood Elementary. Opening
reception on April 5.
15-week Triathlon Training:
Swim, bike and run to get prepared
for the Pine Bush Triathlon. Training
is twice a week; Thursdays from 5:30
to 6:30 a.m. and Sundays from 2 to
4 p.m, at the Sidney Albert Jewish
Community Center, 340 Whitehall
Road, Albany. For more information,
call 438-6651, ext. 123.
“Introduction to the Vajrayana”:
Lama Tashi Dondrup, a Buddhist
teacher from Toronto, Canada, will
give a talk at 7 p.m. at the Karma
Thegsm Choling Buddhist Center,
Doane Stewart School, 199 Washington Ave., Rensselaer. A donation
of $5 is suggested. For information
call 374-1792.
Friday, April 1
“The Art of Marriage:” at Christ’s
Church of the Capital District, 4
Charles Boulevard, Guilderland,
from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, and 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. The Art
of Marriage brings together some of
the most respected and influential
pastors and experts on marriage and
family all in one setting. It is also a
fresh approach to a video event by
weaving together elements to help
couples fully experience God’s design for marriage. It consists of six
video sessions and an accompanying
manual that provides couples with
projects to help apply the principles
taught during each session. The cost
is $42 per couple, or $45 per walkin couple. For more information call
765-2984.
America Carnivale 2011 presented by Altamont Elementary
School fifth-graders, to help pay
for their end-of-the-year trip to Six
Flags Amusement Park. Enjoy old
favorites such as Soak the Doak,
bowling, American bean bag toss,
and face painting, for only 25-cents
a ticket. You will have a chance
to win drawing prizes such as an
iPod Touch, Nintendo DS, bicycle,
Riprider, local art pieces, Albany
Devils’ tickets, and much more. The
event will run from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
at the elementary school at 117
Grand St.
Town of Rensselaerville Tea
Party meeting at the Medusa firehouse, Main St., at 7 p.m. Topics
for discussion include the Greenville
School District budget process and
sustainable living. For information,
call 929-1338.
Fish Fry Dinners at the New
Salem Fire House, located at 694
New Salem Road, near the corner
of Route 85 and 85A, every Friday
through April 15, from 4:30 to 7
p.m. Eat-in or take-out. Menu includes fish fry, clam fry dinners,
macaroni and cheese, New England
clam chowder, and hot dogs. For
information call 765-2601.
Saturday, April 2
Old Songs Contra Dance, at 37
South Main St., Voorheesville, with a
6:30 p.m. potluck, 7:30 p.m. dance
instruction, and 8 p.m. dance. The
caller is Will Mentor, with live music
by Fennig’s All Stars. No partner
is needed; clean, soft-soled shoes
required. Admission is $10. For
information, call 765-2815.
Fund-raising auction for the
Duanesburg Area Community Center will be held at the Collar City
Auction Center at 10 a.m., with a
preview at 8:30 a.m.
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“Connections,” an art show and benefit for the Park Playhouse in Albany will be held on
Saturday, May 7, at the Sorelle Gallery in Stuyvesant Plaza on Route 20 in Guilderland. Up
to 50 pieces of artwork will be showcased from now through May 7, when there will be a
reception from 2 to 8 p.m. Samples of the artwork can be seen at the gallery in Stuyvesant
Plaza but the reception will take place at 6 Executive Park Drive, Entrance B, rather than
the gallery due to the size of the show. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served and the
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Spring Bazaar at the Lynnwood
Reformed Church, at 3714 Carman
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“Spoon Dinner” held by the
Onesquethaw Volunteer Fire Company, Auxiliary, from 4 to 7 p.m. at
the Clarksville firehouse, 2178 Tarrytown Road. The dinner will include
sausage and peppers, meatballs in
sauce, baked macaroni and cheese,
baked beans, salads, desserts, and
much more. Prices are reasonable
per spoon. For information, call 7682320 or 768-2004.
Annual Fireman’s Ball at the
Altamont Fire Department’s firehouse on Main Street. This year will
be a semi-formal event, so dress to
impress. The doors will open at 6
p.m. A hot and cold buffet will be
served all night. Beer, wine, and
soda are included in the admission
price, and mixers will be available,
but you must bring your own bottle.
Dancing, surprises, and giveaways
will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25
each. Tickets may be purchased at
the door on the night of the event.
For information, call 861-8171 or
859-7525.
Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon, held by Christ Child Society
of the Albany Diocese, at Glen Sanders Mansion, 1 Glen Ave., Scotia, at
10:30 a.m. Support the Christ Child
Society programs, helping less fortunate infants and children in our
community. The guest speaker is
Deacon Gary Riggi. Tickets are $30
for adults and $10 for children. For
information, call 455-1821.
Sunday, April 3
Exhibit opening and mini Antique Road Show at the Wyman
Osterhout Community Center in
New Salem, from noon to 4 p.m. See
the new exhibit celebrating the organization’s 40th Anniversary; have
an antique appraised for a fee; and
purchase a drive-it-yourself tour
book of the town of New Scotland.
Monday, April 4
Monday Meals: Drive-through
homemade take-out meals are being offered every Monday at the
First United Methodist Church in
Voorheesville, from April 4 to May
23. A different, complete meal, of
entrée, starch, and vegetables, will
be offered each week, at a cost of
$7 for a regular size, and $8.50 for
a large size. The April 4 meal will be
baked pork chops with apple and
raisin stuffing, and green beans.
To reserve your dinner and pick-up
time, call 765-2895.
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Tuesday, April 5
“Sparks from the Capitol Fire:
The New York State Capitol Fire
of 2011 and its Aftermath” will be
presented by Stuart Lehman, education coordinator at the New York
State Capitol, and member of New
Scotland Historical Association, at
the Wyman Osterhout Community
Center in New Scotland. This program is free and open to the public.
For information, call 765-3125.
Woodcock walk in the Pine
Bush: Join the friends of the Pine
Bush community at 7 p.m. for an
outdoor walk to search for the American Woodcock, the aerial acrobat of
the winged world. The free program
is part of the Friends Annual Meeting that begins with a potluck dinner
at 6 p.m. at the Discovery Center,
195 New Karner Road. Reservations
are required by March 31 for the
program and the optional dinner.
Call 456-0655.
Wednesday, April 6
Musical Hat Show presented
by Bill Frueh and Nancy Scanlon,
members of the Village Volunteers
Fife and Drum Corps, at the Clarksville Community Church, Delaware
Turnpike, at 7 p.m. The program
will feature hats throughout history
accompanied by traditional music
of the period represented by each
hat. Time periods from the 1700s
through the late 1800s will be
represented. For information, call
768-2870.
Café on the Corner will be open
from 7 to 9 a.m. every Wednesday at
the Rock Road Chapel, 96 Rock Road
in Berne. Free continental breakfast.
All ages welcome. For more information, call 872-2810.
Thursday, April 7
Archie Fisher and Garnet Rogers — Scottish troubadour and Canadian singer/songwriter — reunite
at 8 p.m. at Old Songs, 37 South
Main St., Voorheesville. Tickets are
$25; call 765-2815.
Helderview Garden Club meeting
at 6:45 p.m. at the Cornell Cooperative Extension, 24 Martin Road. Ben
Larsen, owner of Habitat Garden Design, in Troy, will present a program
on how to select the appropriate tree
or shrub for your yard. For information, call 765-5610.
Friday, April 8
Q.U.I.L.T. Inc. will meet at the
Delmar Reformed Church, 386
Delaware Ave., Delmar, at 9:45 a.m.
Lecture by Joanna Monroe “From
There to Here with No Directions.”
$5 visitor donation. For information,
call 439-1194.
Saturday, April 9
Reduce, Re-use, Recycle Extravaganza: The Guilderland School
District is holding an Earth Week
celebration event. On April 9, district
residents may bring their unused,
non-working, or outdated electronics equipment, recyclable paper and
scrap metals to the high school from
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for free disposal and
recycling.
Ham Game Party at the Guilderland Center firehouse, 30 School
Road, Guilderland, at 6 p.m. Auxiliary bake sale and free refreshments.
Tickets for drawing prizes and many
giveaways. For information, call
861-8871.
Gallupville Auxiliary Rummage
Sale at the Gallupville firehouse,
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A bake sale
will go all day, and lunch will start
at 11:30 a.m. A bag sale will be held
from noon to 1 p.m.
The Hofbrau Restaurant
opening April 21st and accepting
reservations for Easter Sunday!
Vacation treasure hunt
SLINGERLANDS — The Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy
is offering a fun family workshop
on Letterboxing during the public
school April vacation week.
The workshop will run from
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, April 20, at MHLC
offices at 1499 New Scotland Rd.
in Slingerlands.
Letterboxing is a mix of treasure hunting, navigation, and
art. Participants find hidden
letterboxes in the outdoors by
deciphering and finding clues.
The prize: a handcrafted rubber
stamp, used to stamp participants
personal journals.
At the workshop participants
will learn how to find the clues
at different preserves, make their
own stamps, and begin their personal journals.
Preregistration is required by
Monday, April 11. Call MHLC at
436-6346 or email hsmithmhlc@
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Lehman to speak on Capitol fire
By Ethie Moak
NEW SCOTLAND — “Sparks
from the Capitol Fire: The New
York State Capitol Fire of 1911
and its Aftermath” will be presented by Stuart Lehman, the
education coordinator at the
State Capitol and a member
of the New Scotland Historical
Association, on April 5.
A devastating fire swept
through the New York State
Capitol Building on March 29,
1911, destroying hundreds of
thousands of historical documents that were housed in the
Capitol Library, including items
from the Iroquois communities
and the Six Nations reserve in
Canada.
This is a Power Point presentation and will look at the events
of that fateful morning and how
the effects of this fire are still
very evident today.
This free program will be
presented at the New Scotland
Historical Association, at 7
p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, at the
Wyman Osterhout Community
Center in New Salem and is open
to the public.
The museum will be open
at 7 p.m. for those who would
like to see the newly opened
exhibit, “Forty Years of Pursuing
History.” This exhibit features
NSHA activities over the past
40 years since our first annual
meeting on May 19, 1971.
Come to see how we began and
where we are now. One portion
of the new exhibit will feature
the former New Salem Reformed
Church and some of our many
artifacts given to NSHA at the
time the church closed. This special church exhibit will remain
until Aug. 1.
Editor’s note: Ethie Moak is
the publicity chairwoman for
the New Scotland Historical
Association.
Historic hats and tunes
NEW SCOTLAND — Bill Frueh
and Nancy Scanlon will present
their Hat Show on April 6 at
7 p.m. at the Clarksville Community Church, featuring hats
throughout history, accompanied
by traditional music of the period
represented by each hat. Hats
featured include the tri-corn, the
cocked hat, the tar hat, a beaverskin stovepipe hat, kepis, and a
cowboy hat, among others.
Bill Frueh from Delmar, has
been reenacting and playing historical music for 50 years. Having
joined the Village Volunteers Fife
and Drum Corps in 1960, he soon
learned that many of the tunes
they played were songs with
words.
This led him to research and
perform songs of many historical
periods, because many of the songs
tell the stories of the lives of the
people and what they were thinking and feeling. At the same time,
Frueh was amassing a closet full of
re-enactor clothing from the 18th
and 19th centuries, and enjoyed
sharing his growing knowledge
with the general public.
Throughout his adult life, he
has participated in historical
re-enactments, parades, and community events, including events
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Regan and President George H.
W. Bush. Frueh also made an
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movie staring Alan Alda.
Nancy Scanlon, of East Berne,
joined the Village Volunteers Fife
and Drum Corps in 1980, having just relocated to the Capital
District after graduating from
Hartwick College. The seeds of
love for the historic music were
planted during her almost four
years with the Village Volunteers,
but family responsibilities and
other interests caused a lengthy
absence from historic music. About
four years ago, a mutual friend
invited Scanlon to once again pick
up the fife and introduced her to
Bill Frueh.
Together, they have been playing historic music ever since, and
are engaged to be wed on April
30, 2011.
One of Frueh and Scanlon’s
favorite projects has been Sunday
Music on the Porch of the Knox
Historical Society museum. For
this program, they have developed
a number of special presentations
with various themes.
The upcoming presentation at
Clarksville is one such program,
tracing United States history
through its music and its hats.
Many of the accompanying tunes
are toe-tapping favorites, and
many have repeating choruses,
so the audience is encouraged to
sing along.
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…Army Corps plans $2.5M cap at hazardous old landfill
(Continued from page 1)
shown a level of volatile organic
compounds — trichloroethanol —
slightly above safety standards
in a roughly 2.5 acre parcel of
AOC 1.
Trichloroethanol is an organic
compound related to ethanol,
and it can have sedative effects
in humans; chronic exposure can
lead to kidney and liver damage.
Goepfert said that VOCs like
trichloroethanol break down in the
air and don’t stay in the soil long
enough to pose a real risk.
In order to prevent the continued release of contaminants into
the groundwater, the Army Corps
has proposed a landfill cover and
cap for the 2.5-acre parcel, and
a soil cover for the remaining
portion of the landfill, which has
shown no signs of groundwater
contamination in testing.
Cleanup round-up
The project was discussed
Tuesday night at a RAB meeting, during which Goepfert said
AOC 2, a former bivouac area
and post commander’s landfill,
property later sold to Joan Burns,
has already received $1.2 million
in cleanup, and the area requires
no further action.
AOC 3, a burn pit close to Guilderland High School, will undergo
more testing; an underground
plume of contaminants was found
to be polluting the groundwater,
and in 2002, the Army Corps
spent $900,000 on removal action. In 2003, it spent $700,000 on
cleanup. A monitoring well at the
site will be tested again in June.
The high school gets its drinking
water from the town’s municipal
system. GCSD wells on school
grounds are used only to water
athletic fields.
AOC 4, a construction and demolition landfill, was not active
when the Army depot was in the
area, and there is no evidence
of contamination, Goepfert said,
so there will be no further action there. AOC 5, the only part
of the depot that was recently
operated by the government and
was used to store materials for
national defense, is now inactive,
and closed. AOC 6, a potential
dumping ground for the Army,
next to the former wastewater
plant, showed no signs of buried
waste or significant contamination, Goepfert said, and no further
action is required.
AOC 8, the Black Creek, showed
evidence of some impacts downstream, but the level of contamination in the soil would be acceptable for use in a residential yard,
according to state standards, and
no further action will be necessary,
said Goepfert.
AOC 9, also known as the Building 60 area, had an oil and water
separator removed, and Goepfert
said that, since there were no
problems with sediment in the
Black Creek, no further action
would be taken.
Capping
rather than removing
The cap for AOC 1 will consist
of several layers, including a subbase, a gas vent, a drainage layer,
a two-foot rubberized barrier, and
six inches of soil. The cap will
prevent water, from precipitation,
from soaking into the contaminated soil and into a groundwater
plume.
The one-foot soil cover on the remaining eight acres will minimize
animal and human contact with
the potentially contaminated soil,
Goepfert said. It will be graded to
provide proper drainage.
Goepfert said the Army Corps
will sign on for an annual testing
routine, and continue to monitor
the groundwater at the site, until
it is clear that remediation has
worked. The cap has a 50-year
warranty, but Goepfert said similar caps have lasted 100 years or
more.
“Cap and cover is the best nearterm remedy we can recommend;
there is no doubt that there is
hazardous waste in the area,” said
Enterprise file photo — Carol M. Kaelin
Area of Concern 1: An old Army landfill that was used for disposing hazardous waste is located on
the property of the Northeastern Industrial Plant, about one-quarter mile southeast of Guilderland
Center. Water testing on the site has shown minor contamination with volatile organic compounds,
and the Army Corps of Engineers plans to spend $2.5 million to cap and cover the area to prevent
contaminants from traveling through the groundwater.
Goepfert. He said he would be
hesitant to recommend any type
of waste removal effort.
“It doesn’t make sense to remove
waste only to have to find somewhere else to put it,” he said.
Earlier, the Army Corps removed waste from the building site
of the Guilderland School District
bus garage and also from AOC
2, the former post commander’s
landfill and bivouac area.
The Northeastern Industrial
Park, which owns the land that
includes AOCs 1 and 7, has agreed
to grant an easement to New York
State, and will not sink any wells
down-gradient of the landfill, or
use any water in the area for
drinking, Goepfert said. The park
is also prohibited from any con-
struction in AOCs 1 and 7.
The $2.5 million required for
the project will be provided by
the Formerly Used Defense Sites
program. Goepfert said the Army
Corps will put in a request for
funding for the 2012 fiscal year,
since it is too late to request funds
for 2011.
Goepfert is optimistic that the
project could begin in the summer
of 2012.
If there are ever further contamination problems around the site,
be it 10, 20, or even 50 years into
the future, Goepfert said the Army
Corps will take responsibility.
Thaddeus Ausfeld, co-chair of
the Restoration Advisory Board
and the former manager of water
and wastewater in Guilderland,
expressed concerns in the past
about remediation projects in the
AOCs, but he said this week he
thought the cap and cover approach was reasonable.
“It leaves a lot of openings for
the Army Corps to come back in
the future,” Ausfeld said. “With
advancing technology, I think we’ll
be able to detect more and more,
so it’s good to know that they will
always come back.”
Goepfert said people can submit comments, feedback, and
concerns about the proposal
until April 3. He will prepare a
“responsiveness summary” with
an answer to each question he
receives, and attach it to the official decision document for the
proposal.
— Provided by Gregory Goepfert
Mapping it out: United States Army Corps of Engineers designated nine areas of concern where the Army depot used to be. AOCs 1 and 7, in the upper right corner, were a
landfill and a disposal site. The Army Corps plans to cap and cover part AOC 1, and cover the remaining acreage with soil, to prevent contaminants from leaching.
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Will BKW use BOCES
as its health-insurance broker?
By Zach Simeone
BERNE — In looking to cut
costs while not shorting employees’ health-insurance benefits,
Berne-Knox-Westerlo is learning
more about joining a coalition
of districts that uses the Board
of Cooperative Educational Services as its insurance broker.
“The current system, I would
say, is very fragmented, very
loosely managed,” said Dana
Piazza, benefits administrator
for BOCES’s New York State
Municipal Benefit Coalition.
“Because of that fragmentation,
we’re not really combining our
efforts. A lot of that is because of
how it’s been in the past, either
they’d work directly to get insurance, or they’d secure a broker.
With that fragmentation, there’s
really no strategy, and no push
to affect the trend.”
She also said that people
should change the way they think
about health insurance costs.
“People focus on things like
co-pays, and there’s only so
much you can do with that,” said
Piazza. “The bigger expense has
to do with behavior, and whether
or not people are taking advantage of some of the preventive
tools that are out there. That’s
become sort of secondary.” People
“react to health insurance needs,”
she said, rather than engaging
the different aspects of health
insurance.
Further, Piazza emphasized
that the intent of BOCES is not
to reduce benefits, but rather
to get employees into “correctly
placed programs,” which she then
tied back to the importance of
changing behavior.
At a meeting earlier this
month, the BKW School Board
was paid a visit by Piazza, as
well as Robert Zordon, director
of human resources for Capital
Region BOCES, and Mark Jones,
the assistant district superintendent for management services,
who briefed the board on some
of the benefits to joining the
coalition. Piazza will be at the
school board’s April 11 meeting
for further discussion on BKW’s
potential involvement.
The district’s health insurance premiums for the 2010-11
school year total $3.8 million, of
which 91 percent is paid by the
district.
So 18 percent of BKW’s budget
— $3.5 million out of $19.6 million — is for health-insurance for
district employees; the Guilderland Central School District is
paying $10.2 million of its $87.5
million budget — 12 percent;
the Bethlehem Central School
District is paying $10.4 million
out of its $88.3 million budget
— 12 percent. The Voorheesville
School District, closer in size
to BKW than Guilderland and
Bethlehem, pays $2.7 million out
of its $21.7 million budget — also
12 percent.
Guilderland employees for
years have paid 20 percent of
their health-insurance costs,
while the district pays 80 percent.
The BKW board decided in
late February to take a closer
look at costs, options, and possible changes to how it handles
health-insurance benefits for its
employees.
Kevin Callagy, BKW’s business official, later added that
all three of BKW’s insurance
carriers — Blue Cross and Blue
Shield, CDPHP, and Mohawk
Valley Plan — are all projecting
“double-digit increases” for the
2011-12 school year.
Municipal benefit
BKW gets its health insurance through a consortium of
several districts, some of which
were on the brink of joining the
BOCES coalition earlier this
month, Piazza told the school
board; when asked later which
districts she was referring to,
Piazza and Jones declined to
name them before their membership in the coalition had become
“solidified.”
The Municipal Benefit Coalition essentially offers three
services:
— A cooperative service agreement in which BOCES acts as
a third-party administrator, a
liaison between the district and
its insurance carriers, costing the
district $7 per enrolled employee
per month, with menu pricing
also available, and this cost is
BOCES aidable;
— Consultative services, included in the $7 per enrolled
employee per month; and
— Putting out a request for
proposals for a joint pharmacy,
at no charge.
According to BOCES, districts
pay an average $12 per employee
per month, though Jones said
this is neither a state nor national average.
“It’s our exposure to the information we’ve seen,” Jones said.
“Some products are served or
managed via a commission that’s
built into the product…All health
plans aren’t service priced in the
exact same way. It takes the total
dollars in the health insurance
product relationship, and divides
it by the number of employees
per month.”
Neither BKW’s business official nor its superintendent could
provide off hand a number for the
average cost per employee per
month. “But there’s a consulting
fee that we pay to Benetech,”
Callagy said, “which I believe
is about $4,700, but there are
other fees that are built into our
premium that are not reflected in
that necessarily.”
Modifying behavior
“We’re trying to establish a
model where we set up the right
infrastructure,” Piazza told The
Enterprise, “so that some guidance and strategy can be given,
not just to individual districts
with labor and management
situations; our intent is to get
people more educated, to open
communications, to create transparency, and set a strategic path
so we can sustain benefits.”
She went on, “To do that, we
really need to become much
more unified in our approach to
dealing with the carriers, dealing with union representation,
and even communication within
the districts where we’ve seen
turnover in leadership.”
There’s a disparity, she said,
“Between the old, traditional
indemnity-type plans that may
not be the best thing for the
more active healthy population,
and younger families. We want to
make sure that we have a product that makes sense, and that
people are using them appropriately when they’re young enough
to modify behavior. A lot of times,
if they’re older, indemnity-type
plans, that doesn’t include all
the types of services that would
be preventive.”
As the district nears the end
of this year’s budget process,
taxpayers will have a chance to
learn more about the Municipal
Benefit Coalition at the April 11
meeting, and ask questions about
if and how these changes may
affect them.
“Obviously, some of this is formative,” Piazza concluded. “I’m
very familiar with products on
the market right now, and we’re
hoping to work across multiple
districts, both on the labor and
management sides, looking at
plans with the carriers, and what
would be the best-practice product model for this population,
from the cradle to the grave.”
“It’s a good place to be,” Safder Ali, right, says of the location of his Mobil station in Voorheesville.
Ali stands with his son-in-law, Zia Rehman, in the store. They will be part of a panel on religious
multiculturalism to be held at Voorheesville’s Methodist church on April 3.
…Embracing diversity in Voorheesville
to Peru, Belgium, Holland,
and Italy, among other places.
Her trip to the Galapagos Islands, famous from the research
of Charles Darwin, was her
favorite. “The wildlife there has
never had any predators so they
are not afraid of you… Just to
be so close and appreciate both
the good and the bad of nature
is awesome,” she said.
Her hope is to bring people
from different cultures and
religions together to find their
similarities and differences and
appreciate both.
People from different cultures
practice different religions, Rehman said, “But I believe we share
the same God.” As a Muslim, he
said, he believes there is one
God, as do Christians and Jews.
“That is the common thing we all
share,” he said, adding that the
followers of each religion believe
in their own book and their own
prophets.
At the deepest level, Ali said,
“All the religions are the same,” adherents to different religions have
different ways of practicing.
New York is a diverse state,
said Ali, who arrived in New
York City about 25 years ago.
He worked there for years in
convenience stores and as a taxi
driver before bringing his family
from Pakistan and settling in
Colonie, where they have lived
for 15 years. His first impression
of Voorheesville, he said, was
“heaven on earth.”
Rehman, who was a technician
for the air force in Pakistan, likes
relating to the people who come
to the store, most of whom are
regulars. “Change is good every
once in a while,” he said of switching occupations and shedding
bosses by owning a business.
“It’s a better life,” Ali said of
immigrating to America. “It’s no
hidden truth — the U.S. is a good
country.”
Ali and Rehman will both sit
on the panel Luci has organized,
as will Reverend Charlie Yang,
pastor at Voorheesville’s Methodist church who grew up in South
Korea; Stella Suib, of the B’nai
Shalom Temple; Ryan and Jessica
Duval, of the Tenzin Gyatso Institute; and Jyoti Swaminathan, of
the Latham Hindu Temple.
After the discussion, which
will start at 3 p.m. on April 3,
there will be a potluck dinner
in the church’s social hall, at
68 Maple Ave. in Voorheesville.
That way, Luci said, people can
“really rub elbows” and get to
know each other.
“If we’re going to have world
peace, it’s got to start with every
one of us,” she said. “World peace
is going to have to start one person at a time.”
It Doesn’t Get Any Bigger
The Enterprise — Ronald Ginsburg
Super Moon: Moon shadows were cast in Altamont on March 26 as the full moon was at
its closest point in its orbit to Earth in nearly 20 years. Since the moon’s orbit is elliptical,
its distance from the earth is not constant. Some full moons are closer, some farther away.
The moon on March 26 was the largest — by 16 percent — and brightest since 1992. The
next Super Moon is scheduled for Nov. 14, 2016.
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Library Notes
Westerlo
The Guilderland High School Chamber Choir won top
honors not only in its division but in the entire Choral Division
at the March 25 and 26 National Heritage Music Festival in
Boston. Earlier this month, members of the choir sang for the
Guilderland School Board, making the case not to be cut from
next year’s budget.
Guilderland High School sweeps
top awards at National Heritage
Music Festival Competition in Boston
GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland High School Chamber
Choir and Wind Ensemble won
top awards at the National
Heritage Music Festival competition held in Boston on March
25 and 26.
Forty-nine Guilderland students traveled to Boston to
attend the annual event. Highschool and collegiate band,
orchestra and choir ensembles
from across the country participated in the competition, with
the Guilderland Chamber Choir
achieving top honors not only
in its division, but in the entire
Choral Division.
The GHS Wind Ensemble
under the direction of Kathleen
Richards Ehlinger and the Guilderland Chamber Choir under
the direction of Rae Jean Teeter
each won a Gold Award. In addition, each ensemble won Adjudicator Awards, presented only to
groups scoring higher than 95
out of 100 possible points from
all three adjudicators.
Boston University clinicians
Dr. Susan Wharton-Conkling and
Dr. Roger Mantie worked with
each respective ensemble.
A Facebook posts on the World
Strides Heritage Performance site
from choir Director Teeter states,
“So proud of the great kids at GHS!
Not just for your scores but for
being outstanding ambassadors
while meeting other students from
around the country.”
The Heritage Music Festivals,
the country’s most prestigious,
were established over 30 years
ago to offer school bands, choirs,
and orchestras performing opportunities. Students have the
opportunity to interact with
other student performers and
internationally-renowned adjudicators and to compete at the
highest national level.
These ensembles will perform
locally on May 5, (Chamber
Choir), and May 19, 2011 (Wind
Ensemble) at Guilderland High
School beginning at 7:30 p.m. Additionally, the Wind Ensemble is
competing at the New York State
School Music Association Major
Ensemble Evaluation Festival on
April 28, at Shaker High School.
All concerts are free and open to
the public.
The Guilderland High School Wind Ensemble, directed by
Kathleen Richards Ehlinger, won a Gold Award and Adjudicator
Award at the National Heritage Music Festival.
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By Sue Hoadley
The New York Times has announced that on March 28, they
will end free access to nytimes.
com and begin requiring paid
subscriptions for online access
to their content. Home delivery
subscribers will continue to have
full and free access via computer,
smartphone and tablet. However,
if you are not a home delivery
subscriber, you will be limited to
20 free articles each month.
After 20 articles, you must
become a digital subscriber for
full access. These subscriptions
range from $15 every four weeks
for the New York Times plus
smartphone apps to $35 every
four weeks for full digital access.
Someone I know tried to put a
positive spin on this development – “It’s only about 50 cents
a day.”
But, hey, that’s $195 a year.
I know I could put that $195 to
better use and you probably could
too. So pull out your Westerlo
Public Library card. Oh, you
don’t have…um, that is, you
“lost” your library card? Well,
get thee to your public library
and sign up!
Next, go to: www.uhls.org/new/
databases.asp; enter the barcode
(no spaces) from back of your
library card:
— Click on New York State
Newspapers;
— Click on Browse Publications on the orange menu bar;
— Enter New York Times in
the search box;
— Click on New York Times;
— Click on the date – the
most recent issue is two days
behind – as I write this, March
24, 2011; and
—Voila – 194 free full-text
articles for your reading enjoyment.
What other card in your wallet can save you $195 a year?
New York State Newspapers is
just one part of the many online
databases available to you with a
valid library card from one of the
Upper Hudson Library System’s
29 public libraries in Albany or
Rensselaer County.
Children’s programs
Saturday, April 9, [note change
in date], from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
at the library wukk be the Bugs
& Butterflies drop in craft. Join
Miss Lee making creative craft
projects that explore the world
of crawling and flying insects.
All ages are welcome. Children 5
and under must be accompanied
by an adult who will help them
with the projects.
Pancake breakfast
On Saturday, April 16, from 8 to
11 a.m. at the new town hall and
community center. The Westerlo
Community Activity Committee
presents: Pancake Breakfast
with the Easter Bunny. In addition to a delicious breakfast of
pancakes and sausage, there will
be children’s activities including
an egg hunt, pictures with the
Easter Bunny, crafts, coloring,
and stories about spring and
the Easter season presented by
the library.
Late opening
The library will open late
on Saturday, April 16, following breakfast with the Easter
Bunny.
Library trustee meeting
On Monday, April 11, at 7 p.m.,
at the library there is an open
public meeting.
Book discussion
Thursday, April 21, at 7 p.m.
at the library we’ll be discussing
Home from Nowhere: Remaking our Everyday World for the
21st Century, by James Howard
Kunstler. Please join us. New
members are welcome.
Tax Forms
Most of the federal tax filing
forms, schedules, and instructions are now available at the
library.
Trustee vacancy
The library’s trustees seek
community spirited town residents to fill the balance of an
unexpired five-year term on the
Board of Trustees. Send letters
of interest to: Board of Trustees, P.O. Box 267, Westerlo, NY
12193, by Friday, April 1.
Library display
If you have a collection to share
with your neighbors, please contact the library and tell us about
it. This ongoing series of exhibits
features local artists, to promote
the arts in our community.
We thank the artists for their
participation and generosity in
sharing their work with us.
For more information contact
the library during business hours
at 797-3415 or visit westerlolibrary.org.
Middleburgh
By Anne LaMont
Join us on April 5, at 10:30
a.m. at the Middleburgh Library
for drop-in story time. This fun,
interactive program is designed
for active children up to age 5
and their caregivers. We’ll read
books, sing songs, play games,
and watch a short film based on
a weekly theme. No registration
is required.
Perennial plant discussion
On April 5, at noon come to the
library for the Perennial Plant
Collector’s Corner with Kerry
Mendez. She returns to the library
to talk about unique plants that
transform ho-hum gardens into
extraordinary ones. Registration
is required.
Reading with Indy
On April 5, at 3:30 p.m., come
to the library for this program
designed to allow kids the chance
to read to a non-judgmental
listener, one who will accept the
story exactly as they read it. Indy
handler is Karen VanDyke.
Wednesday matinee
On April 6, at 1 p.m., the
library will show The Kids Are
All Right rated R, with Annette
Benning, Julianne Moore, and
Mark Ruffalo.
Insurance program
On April 7, from 6:30 to 8
p.m., there will be a program on
children’s health insurance. The
goal of the program is to enroll
uninsured children and teens up
to age 19 in low-or no-cost health
insurance through Medicaid or
Child Health Plus. An outreach
worker will be available at the
library to answer your questions
and give you free personal assistance. No appointments are
necessary.
Knitting Circle
On April 7, at 7 p.m., if you
like to knit or crochet or do any
other fiber art bring your project
and join your neighbors for some
creativity and conversation. No
registration is required.
Concert
On April 12, at 7 p.m., enjoy
a concert with David Ferrand, a
Scottish-American singer-songwriter and folk musician based
in Edinburgh, Scotland. Born to a
Scottish father and an American
mother he was brought up on both
sides of the Atlantic.
Suggested donation is $10 for
adults.
Library movie
On April 20, at 7 p.m. the movie
Phil Ochs - There But for Fortune
reveals the biography of a conflicted truth seeking troubadour
who, with a guitar in hand, stood
up for what he believed in and
challenged us all to do the same.
This is his story. Suggested donation is $10 for adults. Space
is limited and reservations are
required. To reserve, call Sonny
Ochs at 827-4953.
Bethlehem
By Louise Grieco
On Friday, April 8, at 11 a.m.,
come to the Bethlehem Public
Library for Pigeon’s preschool
Picnic. Bring a lunch or snack
and watch pigeon movies on
Pigeon’s birthday. Preschoolers
and their families welcome.
Teen time
On Friday, April 8, from 3 to
4:30 p.m. come to the library
for Guitar Hero, DDR, Wii, and
games. For kids in grades 6
and up.
Special needs
information fair
On Saturday, April 9, from 2
to 4 p.m. learn about available
support networks for children
with special needs and their
families. Representatives of local special-needs organizations
will be available at the library
to provide information to parents
and caregivers.
Read a book,
write a letter
On Monday through Friday,
April 11 to 15, from 4 to 4:45
p.m., a program is offered for
April’s National Letter Writing
Month. Got a burning question
about a book? Write letters to
your favorite authors. For kids
in kindergarten through fifth
grade.
Library board
On Monday, April 11, at 6:30
p.m. there will be a library board
meeting open to the public.
Finding Nouf
On Wednesday, April 13, at
7 p.m., the Bethlehem Public
Library ‘s After Dinner Books
will discuss Finding Nouf by Zoe
Ferraris. Copies are available
at the information desk. New
members are welcome.
Anime/Manga/Cosplay Club
On Thursday, April 14, at
3:30p.m., come to the library for
all things anime, manga, video
games, comics, and costumes.
Hang out and talk with other
teens.
For kids in grade 6 and up.
Sonny and Perley
On Friday, April 15, at 1 p.m.,
the library will have “Too Marvelous for Words: a tribute to
Johnny Mercer.”
The celebrated husband and
wife duo have perfected a unique
blend of American standards,
jazz, Brazilian, and international
cabaret.
This program is supported by
Bethlehem Senior projects, Inc.
Writers and friends
On Sunday, April 17, at 2 p.m.,
author Robin Oliveira, will talk
about her work, My Name is
Mary Sutter. A reception and
book signing will follow. This program is made possible by Friends
of Bethlehem Public Library.
Poetry bash
On Tuesday, April 19, at 2 p.m.
come to the library for a magnetic
poetry bash.
Move some words around
and see what sticks! Construct
a short poem with the aid of
magnetic poetry kits. For kids in
kindergarten through grade 5.
Pajama-rama
On Tuesday, April 19, at 6:30
p.m. join us for stories, songs,
and dancing; wear your PJs! This
program is for children up to age
6 and tier families.
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Library Notes
Voorheesville
Altamont
By Barbara Vink
It’s in the air – music and
spring. The Willow String Quartet will be playing the music
with ethereal elegance at the
Voorheesville Public Library’s
annual classical concert in the
community room on April 10, at
2 p.m. The quartet is comprised
of Susan Lander (violin/viola),
Kathy Kinisky (violin/viola),
Marla Bracco (violin), and Mary
Ann Dunn (cello), all local freelance musicians and teachers
whose orchestral experience
includes the Albany, Glens Falls,
and Schenectady Symphony
Orchestras.
They hold degrees from The
Peabody Conservatory of Music
and Boston University College of
Fine Arts. This year the concert
is a family friendly event in two
parts. The first half will consist of
lighter material. After the intermission, the full string quartet
will heighten the intensity of the
music. Children are welcome to
attend. Refreshments will be
served courtesy of our Library
Friends.
Storytelling
Join us to laugh together,
share a poignant moment, and
surely recognize ourselves in the
stories told at “A Spring Bouquet of Tales” at the library on
Wednesday, April 6, at 1:30 p.m.
The free performance, geared
for adults, is part of the ninth
annual Riverway Storytelling
Festival. To see the whole event
schedule, which includes “Ghost
Story Night” at Guilderland and
“Laughin’ Night” at Sanford
(Colonie) libraries, visit www.
riverwaystorytellingfestival.
org.
Artist’s reception
Photographer Paul Moshier
invites the public to attend an
artist reception for the exhibition of his work at the library
on Saturday, April 2, from 2 to
4 p.m. Drop in for light refreshments.
Digital download demo
We will show you how to search
the digital bookshelves, get the
software and download free
ebooks and audiobooks to your
computer or portable device. Call
or e-mail to sign up for Monday,
April 4, at 7 p.m.
Movie matinee
We have scheduled Sunday,
April 3, at 1:30 p.m. for a second
free showing of the popular film
The Social Network rated PG-13.
If you missed it the first time,
see it now.
Ongoing programs in April
Come to the library for:
— Babygarten at 10:15 a.m.
and Teen Writers at the high
school at 2:30 p.m. Both meet on
the first and third Thursdays of
each month;
— Philosophy 101 meets on the
third Thursday of each month
at 7 p.m.;
— Every Other Thursday
Night Poets meet at 6:30 p.m.
on April 14 and 28;
— Adult fiction book discussion
at 7 p.m. on the first Wednesday;
— Adult non-fiction discussion
on April 26;
— Teens meet at the high
school on April 14, at 2:30 p.m.;
— Second and third grades
meet on April 1, at 7 p.m.; and
— Regular story times meet
Tuesday and Friday at 10:15 a.m.
through April 15.
Visit the VPL website at www.
voorheesvillelibrary.org.
By David Warner
The Altamont Free Library’s
story time for preschoolers and
toddlers is a wonderful thing.
Kids are with other kids, they get
read to, sing, and hear amazing
stories. They also make things,
learn, and enjoy it.
Bring your youngsters to story
time for the first time; or the
twentieth time. Give your child
a glimpse of what a wonderful
thing books and stories, songs,
games, friendship, and fable can
be. Enrich her life. Widen his
horizon. It’s possible. It’s likely.
It’s miraculous. It’s easy.
Story time for preschoolers is
Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. And for
toddlers on Wednesday also at
10:30 a.m.
To your health
The Ellis/Bellevue mobile
mammogram van will be visiting
the library on Monday, April 11,
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appointments are required. For any
questions, or to schedule an appointment, call 346-9466.
All the rest
For information about other
April activities check next week’s
library notes.
The Willow String Quartet presents a kid-friendly classical concert at the Voorheesville Public Library on April 10, at 2 p.m. The event is free and refreshments will be served.
person. Reception attendees get
preferred seating for the Author
Talk. To obtain reception tickets,
By Mark Curiale
visit the library’s information
The Riverway Storytelling Fesdesk or call 456-2400, ext. 7.
tival comes to the Guilderland
No Friday movie
Public Library on Friday, April
The next Family Movie Fri8. Here are all the details you
day on April 1 has been – not
need. Please bear in mind that
so Incredibly – postponed until
all events are ticketed.
the end of the series. We apoloPaper Stays Put
gize to our sponsor, the Quiznos
Stories in books and stories
sandwich shop in the 20 Mall,
shared orally — both are valufor this postponement but it’s
able and both have places in
unavoidable as we’re going to be
libraries and classrooms. When
mobbed with Lincoln fans.
(and how) do stories move from
Help shape
the oral tradition of storytelling
the community’s future
to the printed page? Find out in
You have a busy schedule, and
this storytelling workshop that
between work and home there’s
starts at 1:30 pm – you need tickno way you could take
ets! — featuring stoon any more responsirytellers and authors
bility. Or could you?
Joe and Jesse Bruchac.
Considering that the
They explore the chalGuilderland Public Lilenges of translating
brary is the cultural
oral language to writcenter of the town.
ten language, drawDon’t you feel that this
ing from their own
When (and how) do stories move
is one area you could
experiences of creating
from the oral tradition of storytelling
devote some energy to?
books from stories in
Perhaps help shape the
the American Indian
to the printed page?
library’s future?
tradition.
Two seats on the
This session is for
library’s governing
librarians, teachers,
board of trustees are up
and tellers of all levfor election on Tuesday,
els.
May 17. Each seat is for
Please purchase
a full, five-year term as
tickets for this specific
Riverway Storytelling Workshop April 1, to set up for that eve- a library trustee.
Serving on the board is always
through the Upper Hudson Li- ning’s Carol J. Hamblin Notable
Author Speakers Series’ “Lincoln rewarding and sometimes chalbrary System at 437-9880.
and New York: Abraham Lincoln lenging. If you are interested
Ghost Story Night
Family ghost stories: “Things and The Empire State,” an ad- in running for one of these two
That Go Bump in the Night” dress by noted Lincoln scholar seats, please contact the library’s
director, Barbara Nichols Ranhappens from 7 to 8 p.m., and and author Harold Holzer.
Ticketed attendance at the dall, at 456-2400, ext. 13.
features some favorite tales for
More info
families who like a little fright event is well over 200 people, far
For more information on these
too many to be accommodated
in their night.
Edgy and scary ghost stories: in the library’s largest meeting programs, call the library at
“Tales to Take You to the Edge” is space, the Helderberg Room. 456-2400, or e-mail info@guilpl.
the evening’s capper, starting at As it has in the past for events org. The Guilderland Public Li8:30 pm and going all the way to featuring Joyce Carol Oates, brary is located at 2228 Western
10 pm – when the library’s lights Jeff Shaara, Bob Mankoff, Ela Ave.
are out – and it provides ghost Stein Weissberger and others,
Visit the library’s website
stories for teens and adults, the library’s board of trustees at www.guilpl.org. Become a
guaranteed to keep you on the has authorized early closure Facebook Fan of the Library
of the library so that the Main (Guilderland.Library), follow the
edge of your seats.
Tickets for both sessions may Reading Room may be set up as library on Twitter (@Guilderlanbe obtained from the library’s an Author’s Salon.
dLib), and get music information
A limited number of tickets and downloads on the library’s
Youth Services desk.
to the Author ’s Reception at Freegal page. It all starts at
Tweens have
6:45 pm are available; tickets guilpl.org.
a voice at GPL
Tweens ages 8 to 12 are for this fund-raiser are $35 per
Guilderland
welcome to join the Tween
Advisory Board that’s meeting
at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 3.
Youth Services Librarian Debbie
Sternklar holds TAB meetings
throughout the year as a way
for you to share your ideas for
library programs, services, and
materials.
At this meeting, we will discuss plans for our big event, the
Tween ReadAthon, and preview
summer events for tweens.
Call 456-2400, ext. 9, or stop
by the library to register.
Early closing
on April 1
The Guilderland Public Library
will close at 3:30 p.m. on Friday,
Berne
By Judy Petrosillo
What do ASTM, NOCSAE,
SNELL and ANSI have in common? They are all national organizations that have developed
standards for safety equipment.
April is National Youth Sports
Safety Month and the focus is on
preventing sports injuries. Sports
activities are the second most
frequent cause of injury for both
male and female adolescents.
Library movie
It really isn’t safe to climb
down from a tower, but Rapunzel survives with the help of a
bandit. See how they accomplish
this feat in the movie Tangled
being shown at the Berne Public Library on Friday, April 1,
at 7 p.m. This is a PG rated,
animated film. Refreshments
will be served.
Book talk
The book talk on April 3 is about
the novel Blackout by Connie Willis. Time travel to World War II is
not a prudent choice, but that is
the assignment in this story. All
adults are invited to join the discussion which begins at 7 p.m.
Family storytelling
Will “Stories of Courage”
include a sports story? To find
out, come to the family storytelling event at the Senior Center,
1360 Helderberg Trail on Monday, April 4, at 6:30 p.m. This
program features professional
storytellers Marni Gillard and
Jeannine Laverty. It is part of the
Riverway Storytelling Festival
sponsored by the Upper Hudson
Library System. Refreshments
will be served.
Spring sports
Spring sports is the theme for
this week’s story time. Children
and their caretakers should meet
Kathy at 11 a.m. on Tuesday,
April 5, for stories and a craft.
Let’s play ball.
Changing nutritional needs
To keep active and healthy
requires knowledge. Those who
are retired from work, not life,
are invited to a program on
Tuesday, April 5, at 1:30 p.m.
Sandra Varno from the Cornell
Cooperative Extension of Albany
County will present a program on
changing nutritional needs and
how to fulfill them in an enjoyable manner. No registration is
needed.
With outdoor sports beginning,
remember to play it safe.
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Senior News
Sitting Pretty For The Future
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
On display: Rhonda Flansburg has entered her Altamont salon, Re-Nue Spa, in the Onesta Hair
Care Earth Day Salon Display Contest. Her spa features Onesta products because, she said, “They
are earth-friendly…They don’t use fossil fuel, they are made from organic extract, they don’t test
on animals, they use recyclable packaging and are free of harmful chemicals…I worked diligently
on this display,” Flansburg said, concluding, “It’s my favorite line. I use it personally myself.”
New café will feature Po’ Boy Sandwiches
BERNE — Two Berne residents, Richard Willis and Randy
Burge, will open a new café in
East Berne at the site of the
former Jersey’s Restaurant on
Main Street. The café, named Po’
Boys Café, is expected to begin
operations around April 13.
According to Willis, the partners chose the concept to feature
po’ boy sandwiches, the creole
version of the submarine or
hoagie. “At the end of the 1800s,
po’ boys were invented to feed
striking transit workers in New
Orleans,” he elaborated. “It was
about giving people good food
at reasonable prices, and that’s
what we’re all about.”
Fillings will include everything from fried shrimp to the
famous New Orleans beef po’ boy.
“It’s kind of like a well-seasoned
pot roast sandwich,” Willis noted.
“It’s simply delicious.”
In addition to po’ boys, the
café will offer an on-site bakery,
as well as a full line of paninis,
pizzas, specialty burgers, salads,
and dinners. “We’ll also have
weekly pasta and meatloaf specials, and daily lunch and dinner
specials offering new twists on
old favorites,” said Willis. Homemade soups and freshly baked
bread will round out the menu.
For those with a sweet tooth,
the café will offer a selection of
café-created baked goods, from
cakes and pies to cookies and
chocolate creations, in addition
to 12 flavors of ice cream and two
flavors of soft serve, smoothies
and blended coffee drinks.
Po’ Boys will be open daily
from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The
partners are considering offering breakfast service if demand
warrants it.
“We want Po’ Boys to be about
food, fun and friends,” Willis
concluded. “We really want the
café to be a gathering place for
the Hilltowns community.”
Guilderland
The Guilderland Senior Services is offering the following
activities the week of April 4.
Monday: Scheduled shopping,
aerobics at 9 a.m., OsteoBuster
at 10:30 a.m., Senior Fitness at
10:30 a.m., and OsteoBuster at
1:30 p.m.;
Tuesday: OsteoBusters at 9
a.m., luncheon of vegetable lasagna or cold plate at 11:30 a.m.,
bingo and games at 12:30 p.m.;
Wednesday: Scheduled shopping, line dancing at 9 a.m., OsteoBusters at 10:30 a.m., senior
fitness at 10:30 a.m., needlecraft
at 1 p.m., and OsteoBusters at
1:30 p.m.;
Thursday: Scheduled shopping, OsteoBusters at 9 a.m.,
aerobics at 9 a.m., art and culture
trip to Ten Broeck Mansion at
10:15 a.m., Mahjongg at 1 p.m.,
and Pinochle at 1:15 p.m.,
Friday: Scheduled shopping,
painting at 10 a.m., bridge at
10:30 a.m., and quilting at 1
p.m.
Assistance
On the third Thursday of each
month, representatives are in
Town Hall to assist seniors
with:
— Food Stamp applications;
— Blood-pressure readings;
— Legal advice by appointment
only (call senior office); and
— Medicaid applications.
Mammograms
A mobile mammography
screening, co-sponsored by the
town of Guilderland and Bellevue Hospital, will take place on
Thursday, May 12, from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at the town hall.
Please call Mary Ann at 3561980, ext. 1095, to schedule an
appointment. Transportation
service is available upon request.
Movie of the Month
Cold Mountain will be shown
on Thursday, April 28, at 10:30
a.m. in the Town Hall Courtroom.
The film stars Jude Law, Nicole
Kidman, and Renée Zellwegger,
and is set in the waning days of
the American Civil War. It tells
the story of a wounded soldier on
a perilous journey back home to
Cold Mountain, N. C. to reunite
with his sweetheart.
Cold Mountain is rated R and
runs for two hours, 34 minutes.
Please call ahead to register for
this movie: 356-1980, ext. 1094.
There is no admission charge
and free popcorn will be available.
Transportation
The town of Guilderland provides transportation service to
medical appointments, grocery
stores, pharmacies, and area
shopping centers such as WalMart.
Bus service is also given to
those who attend the Tuesday luncheon program, special
events, and selected trips.
To register, please make an
appointment with the Senior
Office.
Call the senior office at 3561980, ext. 1048 for any questions
or information.
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new Po’ Boys Café in East Berne. They are getting ready to open in mid-April.
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Hilltowns
By Linda Carman
At our last meeting, March
12, we sang “Happy Birthday” to
our Hilltown Seniors who were
celebrating this month. Among
them were Dorothy Blenis and
Ruth Mudge. They had both
turned 94. I must say a “young”
94. Dorothy told me that she had
just gone out and bought a new
car. Ruth had bought a new car
last year. I hope, if I live to see
94, I have the strength to open
the door!
We can take a good look at
these two women, not just for
the ability to still be driving, but
also their attitude for living life.
They are always telling me jokes,
smiling, and enjoying their lives
to the fullest.
I must say, I miss the things
we did while growing up. I loved
working in the garden, canning and freezing the produce,
and the joy of opening up that
can of tomatoes or beans in
the winter. My mom and these
women showed us how to do these
things, with a little moaning and
groaning, but the benefits were
overwhelming.
I have since stopped doing
this but just lately the desire
is returning. My daughter and
daughter-in-law are now showing an interest and perhaps this
summer we will once again enjoy
the fruits of our labor.
It is the learning and teachings
of these seniors that make them a
very special group in our society.
Whenever I get a chance to visit
with them, I always come away
with a smile on my face and hope
I spread it on to those I meet on
my way home.
Our Hilltowns Senior group
meets the second Saturday of
every month in our senior center on Route 443 in the town
of Berne. If you would like any
information on directions and
information, call me, Linda Carman, at 872-2448.
We go on trips every month
and I would like to send you information so you can join us. Our
Savannah, Ga. trip is still open,
so it’s not too late to visit that
great city of our great country.
Remember
It has been said that there is
no fool like an old fool, except a
young fool. But the young fool has
first to grow up to be an old fool to
realize what a damn fool he was
when he was a young fool.
Helderberg
The menu being served by
the Helderberg Senior Services
at the Hiawatha Grange on
Route 32 in Dormansville next
week is:
Monday: Chicken with gravy,
biscuit, tomato juice, potato
gems, mashed squash, and butterscotch pudding;
Tuesday: Vegetable soup,
Salisbury steak with gravy,
mashed potatoes, green beans,
and spice cake;
Wednesday: Roast pork with
gravy and dressing, coleslaw,
orange juice, garlic brad, and
applesauce;
Thursday: Pot roast over
noodles, apple juice, peas and
carrots, and fruited Jell-O;
Friday: Lemon fish, Lyonaisse
potato, broccoli, hot biscuit, and
apple crisp.
All meals will be served at
noon. Call ahead at 797-3652 for
reservations.
Funding is provided by the
Albany County Department for
the Aging and the New York Office for Aging.
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…Tears follow Bethlehem board’s decision to close Clarksville school
swayed by arguments made
to close the school. She sees it
as a budgetary issue, she said,
adding that, as a member of the
school board, she wants to meet
the needs of the whole district.
Since she began serving on the
board, Wijeysinghe said, she could
see tension in Clarksville. “I don’t
see it as a unified community,”
she said, adding that the district
should consider openinga language
magnet school in the building.
“It’s dividing our community,”
said board member Laura Bierman, requesting that the board
keeping Clarksville open and
studying the issue further. He
warned the board against “another
shortsighted decision” and said,
“Thinking about it a little longer
won’t hurt anything.” Tebbano recently announced that he plans to
retire on Jan. 1, 2012. He became
superintendent in 2008 after hav-
As New Scotland Councilman Douglas LaGrange, left, reads a letter from Assemblyman Jack McEneny detailing the history of the Clarksville school and its place on
the National Register of Historic Sites, these children await the Bethlehem School Board’s decision on maintaining the Clarksville Elementary School.
make a decision on the fate of
the school that night, rather than
holding off for further study. “I
have faith in the study,” she said
of Tebbano’s report, adding, “It
might not be exact.”
It would be irresponsible for the
district to maintain six buildings
ing spent years as a music teacher
and, more recently, as a building
principal.
Lenhardt made a motion to
leave the school open and form
a committee that would study
the issue more in depth; it was
seconded by Dering.
“I think this is one of those situations
where we just have to jump.”
“It’s got to start tomorrow morning,” Superintendent Michael Tebbano said of putting the wheels
in motion to close the Clarksville Elementary School. He had futilely recommended that the board
keep the school open and further study the feasibility of closing it.
Teachers’ contract extended, no raises
By Saranac Hale Spencer
VOORHEESVILLE — The 2007 teachers’
contract has been extended for a year with
some changes to parental-leave guidelines, the
salary schedule, and longevity payments.
The school board voted 6 to 0, at its meeting
on Monday, with Kristine Gravino abstaining,
to extend the contract.
The amount of money paid to teachers will
stay the same in the 2011-12 school year as
the current year, said Sarita Winchell, the district’s assistant superintendent for business,
but the distribution on the contract’s 26-step
scale is different.
The same as the current scale, a teacher
starting on the first step with only a bachelor’s
degree will make $43,100. A teaching starting
with a master’s degree will make $45,000. At
the other end of the scale, a teacher who has a
bachelor’s degree on step 26 will make $84,600
and a teacher on the same step with a mater’s
degree will make $86,500.
Changes along the new scale include differences of hundreds dollars, making the pay
on some steps more than on the current scale
and some less. “This makes it much more
even,” Winchell said of teachers’ progression
up the scale.
At the Monday meeting, Winchell also pre-
sented the most recent figures for the coming
year’s budget, which includes restoring the
elementary-school librarian. The district did
not have figures on potential increases in
state aid.
The district is still planning to reduce its
teaching staff by a total of two full-time positions, due to lower enrollment in the middle
school, Winchell said. The middle school will
go from five sections to four sections, like the
high school and elementary schools.
Two full-time math and science teachers will
become six-tenths FTE, or full-time equivalent;
one full-time social studies teacher will become
eight-tenths FTE; one part-time, four-tenths
FTE, foreign language teacher won’t be teaching; and a part-time, one-half FTE, music
teacher won’t be teaching.
The school board has opted to take tuition
for its Tech Valley High student out of the
budget, Superintendent Theresa Snyder said
this week, because it is too expensive. The
district had two students attending the new
school — one will graduate this year and the
other had gotten free tuition, which won’t carry
over next year. The tuition is about $12,000
per student, Snyder said, about half of which is
reimbursed through the Board of Cooperative
Educational Services.
if it can teach all of its elementary
students in five, Bierman said. It
is the district’s “fiduciary responsibility to do it in five buildings,”
she said.
Tebbano, who hadn’t made a
recommendation to the board
until last night, recommended
After some discussion, the board
decided to first take a vote on
closing the school. Wijeysinghe
made the motion, which passed
with only Lenhardt and Dering
voting against it. There was no
need, then, for a vote on creating
a committee for further study.
Work on Fuller Road starts April 4
Albany County will begin work
on the northern section of Fuller
Road (Route 156) from Railroad
Avenue to Central Avenue on
Monday, April 4. Motorists should
expect delays and be alert to traffic
signs and flaggers.
The construction begins the
second phase of the county’s rehabilitation of Fuller Road. The
project includes reconstructing the
pavement, installing new curbing
and sidewalks, and improving
drainage.
The first phase, completed in
November of last year, reconstructed the southern section of
Fuller Road between Western Avenue and Tricentennial Drive. The
northern section is expected to be
completed by November 2011.
The total cost of the project is
$13.5 million.
The County is contracting with
Rifenburg Construction. Beginning April 4, work will be going
on Monday through Friday from 7
a.m. to 5 p.m. Access to businesses
and properties along Fuller Road
will be maintained.
County sells native trees and shrubs
ALBANY COUNTY — The Albany County Soil and Water Conservation District has extended
its deadline to place an order for
the 2011 Tree and Shrub Sale.
Order forms for the tree sale
program are available on the
Conservation District’s webpage
at www.albanycounty.com/swcd or
at the office located at 24 Martin
Road in Voorheesville. Order
forms can also be mailed directly
to those who call the District office
at 765-7923. Please contact the
office prior to placing an order to
find out what is available.
Each year, the district offers
thousands of trees to Albany
County landowners at affordable
prices. Over 35 varieties of shrubs,
deciduous trees, and evergreens
are available to choose from.
The tree-sale program is offered
to the general public and trees
may be used on any urban, suburban, or rural land for the purpose
of reducing wind and water erosion, conserving energy, creating
wildlife habitat, and beautifying
the countryside.
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Correspondents
Altamont
By
Rosemary
Caruso
861-6569
If you receive a call from a
friend to get together for a cup
of coffee at the Home Front Café,
you probably have a whole list
of things you can do while you
are in the center of the village.
You might decide to stop at the
post office or pick up a book at
the Library.
Maybe you will refuel at one
of the service stations. You
might even get some bagels to
take home for breakfast, or you
might just decide to sit in the
park and enjoy the beauty. The
park is surrounded by robust
businesses that help make our
life easier and shopping more
convenient.
On the Oasis of the Seas,
guests can discover many exciting
features to delight them on the
Royal Promenade. This deck is
like our village center. It is one
of the gathering places and also
a great place to shop.
The openness is immediately
obvious. The ship was designed
almost 33 feet wider than similar
promenades. They have also added a mezzanine area that gives
guests more space to explore.
Adding to the overall effect of
openness are two Crystal Canopies that allow natural light to
flood down from Central Park
high above. This is something
that you would not expect on the
interior of a ship.
During our vacation, we were
regular visitors to the Royal
Promenade for its amazing street
parades. The first one that we experienced was the Rockin’ Rhythm
Nation Street Party. This party
featured over 100 participants.
It was based on the rhythms and
ethnic diversity from around the
world. It included the cultures of
the Far East, Pacific Northwest,
Central America, the Caribbean
Islands, Africa, and the South
Pacific blended together in a
celebration of life.
Other parades or celebrations
included Calypso Music, ‘70s
Disco Music, and a Lollapalooza
Party (a fantasy party based on
the worlds of Dr. Seuss and Willy
Wonka). They had larger-thanlife characters, comics, musicians,
and even stilt walkers! Just like
home it is the place where all of
the action is — at least a lot of
the fun activities!
One evening, our daughter
Christa invited us to join her and
her friends for dinner and a predinner drink at the Champagne
Bar. This elegant bar is located
on the Royal Promenade just
before the entrance to the main
dining room. Her group consisted
of about 12 friends traveling
together. That was a lovely experience! One could get used to
sipping champagne and nibbling
on cheese, crackers, and caviar.
Another evening, we enjoyed a
nightcap in the Rising Tide Bar.
Needless to say, this was a unique
experience. This bar travels vertically! It rises from the Royal
Promenade to Central Park.
As the bar rises, water jets in a
pool below seem to raise the bar
skyward. We enjoyed the ride as
we surveyed the promenade and
mezzanine from a totally different perspective. While we rose
upward, there was a musical
group riding along to entertain
us, making the ride even more
pleasant.
Let The Dance Begin
Shoppers enjoy the Royal Promenade because of the many opportunities to acquire souvenirs.
On the port side is Regalia, an
exclusive jewelry store. Continuing along on the starboard side
is a store called Willow, a great
place to pick up some stylish accessories.
Further down the promenade
is Prince and Greene, which is a
great place to find accessories and
iconic fashion brands. The Focus
Photo Gallery has everything you
might need from digital photography equipment to beautiful albums to store all those wonderful
memories.
Naturally, there is a souvenir
shop to buy shirts, hats, coffee
cups, and the list goes on. For
smokers, there is a duty-free cigar
stand (cigar smoking is permitted
on one deck outside only).
Scattered among these wonderful opportunities are a variety
of pleasant locations to satisfy
everyone’s dining and drinking
pleasure. Café Promenade serves
a great range of hot beverages
and snacks.
A quick sandwich or cookie with
a cup of coffee almost seems necessary at times. Across from Café
Promenade is Sorrento’s where
you can get a hot piece of pizza
most of the day.
For the younger set who might
like to party into the wee hours,
there is a Latin-theme club called
Boleros. Guests can enjoy a live
salsa band while sipping Mojitos
and Caipirinhas. On the mezzanine, above Boleros Is the Diamond Club, and the Globe & Atlas
Pub is just down the street.
Getting away from the Royal
Promenade for a while, we take
one of the elevators one deck down
to Entertainment Place. Here we
find the Opal Theater, Comedy
Club, Jazz at Blaze nightclub,
Icy Magic at Studio B, and hear
shouts from Casino Royale.
The Opal Theater would rival
any on Broadway. It seats 1,380
guests and has an incredible
stage.
We watched the musical Hairspray. Yes, this was the full
Broadway production. And it was
wonderful! Oasis of the Seas has
a reservation system to ensure
all guests who want to see this,
or any other production, have an
opportunity to do so.
The other fantastic show in the
Opal Theater that we watched
was Come Fly with Me. The music and performers in Hairspray
made the entire trip worthwhile.
The special effects and aerial acts
in Come Fly with Me just added a
great new dimension of entertainment to this trip.
The Jazz on 4 Club and Comedy
Live were very popular, and the
shows were always sold out. However, just next door was Studio B.
This was a versatile theater that
transforms from an ice palace to
a game show theater at the flick
of a switch. We watched Frozen
in Time, a skate and dance show
that was packed with fun entertainment.
Once again, we come to a
place that may be fun for some
people and not as much for others – Casino Royale. When this
correspondent loses her $20 it is
time to find something else to do
with my time. Fortunately, on the
Oasis of the Seas, it is easy to find
something else to do.
As we continue through Casino
Royale past the crystal sculpture and cross into the lobby on
Deck 4, we can enter the Opus
Dining Room. This main dining room was inspired by the
work of the 1920’s French Art
Deco movement. It has elegant
lighting, simple shapes, and lots
of beautiful wood. The service
was impeccable, the food was
delicious, and the surroundings
reminiscent of ocean liners of the
early 20th Century.
What would a cruise ship be
without a swimming pool? The
Oasis of the Seas has 21 pools
and other outdoor activities that
keep all ages busy. Next week:
the Solarium and Pool and Sports
Zone.
AES to celebrate
The fifth grade at the Altamont
Elementary School will “Celebrate America” on Friday, April
1, from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Parents and children are ivited
to enjoy games, prizes, and food,
and there will be a bake sale. It
will be a fun-filled evening.
Update on Haitian boy
According to Chief of Staff,
Dr. Reggie Handy, of the Shriners’ Hospital for Children in
Canada, Christian arrived at
the Montreal Hospital from
Haiti This child had severe deformities of both lower legs that
excluded the possibility of any
reconstruction.
He was seen in the clinic
and was scheduled for surgery.
Following the surgery and the
required healing time, Christian
began intensive rehabilitation
and was fitted with his first
prosthesis.
A follow-up on Christian’s
progress will be reported in the
future.
Summer camp
Over 120 camps and programs
will be offered to Guilderland residents this summer. Registration
for the 2011 camp program held
at Tawasentha Park will begin on
April 1. Brochures will be mailed
to town residents during the last
week of March. Programs can be
viewed at www.guilderlandrec.
com.
Registration may be made online, by mail, or by dropping off
the registration form at the Guilderland Parks and Recreation
office that is located across the
street from Tawasentha Park (181
Route 146 in Guilderland).
Mud Mania
Save the date: The Tawasentha
Mud Mania will take place on
Saturday, June 18. More details
to follow.
Thompsons Lake
By
Lora
Ricketts
872-1691
Samson Clark was feted with
a birthday party on Saturday
hosted by his dad, Brandon
Clark. Samson turned 9 on
March 23.
Brandon started by baking a
birthday cake on Thursday evening, which he decorated with
Star Wars figurines. Darth Vader
held one of the candles!
Brandon decorated their home
with “Happy Birthday” banners
and blew up many balloons.
Samson was delighted to have
his friend, Jeffrey Martin, come.
Jeffrey and Samson have been
friends since their days at Sonshine Pre-School at the Westerlo
Baptist Church.
Samson’s best friend in third
grade has been Skylar Sisson, and
he was ecstatic to see her. Samson
told me, “She’s a girl, Grandma,
but we have a lot in common.”
Other guests included Samson’s sister, Nichole, and his
aunt, Kyra Swan, who is in
fourth grade but only five months
older than Samson! The children
enjoyed playing together, doing
the Chicken Dance, pinning the
tail on the donkey, and playing
ball-toss game.
They all enjoyed singing to
Samson and watching him blow
out his candles and then they ate
cake and ice cream.
Next, he opened his presents.
He got many different sets of
Legos, most with a Star Wars
theme. He also got a Star Wars
plane and Star Wars figures.
Adults attending were Jeffrey’s mother, Barbara Martin;
Skylar’s mother, Marie Sisson;
Uncle Miles and Aunt Melissa
Pangburn with their new beagle
puppy, Bomber; Uncle Dan and
cousin, Danielle Ricketts; and
me, Great-Grandma. Grandma
Marcia Pangburn came as soon
as she got out of work.
That’s it, Samson, for celebrating your birthday until 2012.
Lenten program
The mid-week Lenten Worship
Service for the Hilltowns Community Ecumenical program this
Wednesday, April 6, will be at the
Helderberg Lutheran Church in
Berne.
The service begins at 7 p.m.
and the sermon is entitled, “The
God of the Second Chance, The
Sign of Jonah.” Tim Van Heest
will be the pastor.
Refreshments and fellowship
will follow the service.
Call Community Caregivers for free support services
Dancing a jig on St. Patrick’s Day are Atria Crossgate
residents Betty Carter and Jeanette Quinn.
GUILDERLAND — Community Caregivers, a Guilderlandbased not-for-profit organization
that assists home caregivers and
their care recipients, is reaching
out to those who need help managing the physical, emotional,
and financial challenges of longterm caregiving.
Through education and professional support, Community
Caregivers connects families and
close friends with problem-solving services that help them continue to care for their loved ones
at home. The organization serves
residents in the townships of
Guilderland, Bethlehem, Berne,
Knox, and New Scotland.
In-home respite, which gives
caregivers a temporary break
from their daily responsibilities,
is just one of the services Community Caregivers provides.
A Memory Loss Support
Group offers resources that
reduce stress and maintain the
health of people wrestling with
issues such as dementia care,
medication management, home
safety, and the legal aspects of
caregiving.
Trained volunteers can also
bring relief in the forms of home
visits, housekeeping, shopping
assistance, and transportation to
and from medical appointments.
In cases where Community Caregivers cannot provide all the help
necessary, it will refer families
and friends to other service providers for supplemental aid.
For more information, or to
inquire about services for family or friends, go online to www.
CommunityCaregivers.org or call
the Community Caregivers office
at 456-2898.
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Car wash
GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland Center Fire Department
will have a car wash on Saturday,
April 2 from 9 a.m. until noon.
The donation is $4.
Bible study
GUILDERLAND — Every
week from March 14 to April 21
on Tuesdays and Thursdays from
6:45 to 8 p.m., New Creation Ministries is holding an informal,
casual bible study session.
The session is at the Alliance
Church at 3313 Carman Rd.
For details, call 858-9189. All
are welcome.
Great Escape tickets
to benefit riding center
NEW SCOTLAND — Buying
a ticket for The Great Escape
through the Albany County Therapeutic Riding Center will benefit
the not-for-profit organization.
The Great Escape amusement
park lets not-for-profit organizations sell tickets at the lowest
price it offers and gives them
a $5 cut of each sale, according
to Chris Lehman, who runs the
riding center. Located at the foot
of the Helderbergs, on Martin
Road Extension, the center gives
horseback riding lessons to students with disabilities.
People can buy a day-long pass
to The Great Escape for $19.99
by contacting the riding center
at 765-2764.
A busy year for
Guilderhaven
By Sue Green
GUILDERLAND — Where has
Guilderhaven been you might
ask? Hunkered down like every
self-respecting groundhog in the
Northeast.
Now to catch up. In 2010 our
activities:
— Facilitating the spaying or
neutering of 863 cats (feral and
owned);
— Speaking to school groups
and youth organizations;
— Producing an educational
coloring book;
— Placing animals from shelters, rescue groups, and privates
homes; and
— Delivering thousands of
pounds of dog and cat food and
supplies to pet owners and rescue
groups.
We created a unique program
to assist the Pets Are Wonderful
Support of the Albany Damián
society by spaying and neutering
(for free) all their clients’ pets.
This program, with the help
of a grant from the Doris Day
Foundation was able to alter 37
cats and 18 dogs.
Because of this success and a
growing need for our assistance
this program is ongoing.
Please consider helping us by
sponsoring one of these pets with
a tax-deductible donation to Guilderhaven, Inc. 6655 Route 158,
Altamont, NY 12009. We greatly
appreciate your support.
Obituaries
Marcia B. Levesque
ALTAMONT — A loving, wife, mother, and grandmother, Marcia
B. Levesque devoted her life to caring for others.
“She was the best,” said her husband, Donald G. Levesque, describing Mrs. Levesque as a wife, mother, and grandmother. “They
all loved her and she loved them.”
Mrs. Levesque died on Sunday, March 27, 2011, at St. Peter’s
Hospital in Albany after a brief illness. She was 61.
She was born on June 1, 1949 in Laconia, N.H., the daughter of
the late Keith and Jeanette Twitchell. Her mother worked in a bank
and her father had a small flooring business, said Mr. Levesque. “It
was a good family life,” he said. “She was brought up right.”
The couple met in 1967 when they were both students in Boston.
Their marriage lasted 41 years, ending only with her death.
The Levesques moved to Altamont 16 years ago this week because
of Mr. Levesque’s job transfer, he said. They had a chance to move
back to New Hampshire later but she liked living in Altamont so
much that she wanted to stay, he said.
Mrs. Levesque, whose life centered on her family, enjoyed activities in every season, including skiing and ice-skating in the winter,
said her husband. Her three grandchildren adored her and called
her “Mema”
“She was very easy-going,” said Mr. Levesque. “She seldom got
upset. She got along with anybody.”
****
Besides her husband, Donald G. Levesque, Marcia B. Levesque is
survived by her daughter, Rebecca Buschmann, and her husband,
Richard Buschmann II; her son, Michael Levesque; and her grandchildren, Alaina, Brooke, and Adele.
She is also survived by two sisters, Ann Twitchell and Camille
Bailey as well as several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A Memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 1,
2011 at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church at 30 Church Street
in Laconia, N.H.
Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney
Foundation, 30 East 33rd St., New York, NY 10016.
— Melissa Hale-Spencer
Angelo M. Stanco
GUILDERLAND — Angelo M. Stanco, a dedicated family man
and longtime employee of General Electric, died on Friday, March
25, 2011, at the Ellis Health Center in Schenectady, with his loving
family by his side. He was 95.
Mr. Stanco was born in Schenectady on March 26, 1915. He was
the last surviving son of the late Giuseppe and Consiglia Famiglietti Stanco.
A lifelong Schenectady resident, he attended Siena College and
majored in accounting.
He began working for the General Electric Company in 1934 in
the refrigerator department, and he worked later in the aeronautical department, during World War II.
Mr. Stanco retired from the large-steam-turbine department in
1975, after becoming a member of the Quarter Century Club. While
working at GE, he made several employee suggestions, particularly
during World War II, that contributed to efficiency, wrote his family
in a tribute.
He was also a partner in R. Stanco Builders, after World War II,
building new homes in the Capital District, using proven construction techniques that still meet the tastes and lifestyles of occupants
today, his family wrote.
At one time, he was associated with the family business of
Marinello and Stanco Construction, which built several commercial
buildings in the Albany area.
Mr. Stanco was also a communicant of St. Helen’s Church.
“He remained active and sharp of mind into his 95th year and
enjoyed being with his family,” his family wrote.
****
He is survived by his wife, Florence (Jones) Stanco, of Schenectady,
whom he married in 1947.
He is also survived by his son, Joseph Stanco, and his wife, Diane,
of Guilderland; his grandchildren, Paul Stanco, and his wife, Julie,
of Niskayuna, Lisa Stanco of Schenectady, Laura Decker, and her
husband, John, of Windsor, Conn., and Mark Stanco, of Guilderland;
two great-grandchildren, Mia Decker and Mason Stanco; and several
nieces and nephews.
His siblings — Beatrice (Stanco) Cornell, Michael A. Stanco, Anthony Stanco, James R. Stanco, Inglanata (Inge) Tagliaferro, Rosario
Stanco, Pat Stanco, and Rose Higgins — died before him.
The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to the staff
of Ellis Medicine and Community Hospice of Schenectady.
Arrangements are by DeMarco-Stone Funeral Home, in Guilderland. Funeral services were held on March 28 at St. Helen’s Church
in Niskayuna. Burial followed at Parkview Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Helen’s Church, 1803
Union St., Schenectady, NY 12309.
ANY WHICH WAY
In MeMorIaM
GERRY, FRANCIS J.
APRIL 4, 2011
A kind and gentle heart:
Sees the beauty in all things
Is patient and reassuring
Is gifted with simple wisdom
Possesses altruistic love
Loves beyond measure.
Beloved Husband and Uncle,
Mary Margaret
Thelma Skinner
ROTTERDAM — Thelma “Peg” Skinner, a loving wife, mother,
and grandmother, died on Sunday, March 27, 2011, at the Baptist
Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 92.
Mrs. Skinner was born on June 3, 1918, the daughter of the late
Harold and Bessie Rivenburgh.
She was a lifelong homemaker
and a longtime member of the
Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall
in Duanesburg, according to a
tribute written by her family.
She enjoyed arts, crafts, and
was an avid reader.
She is survived by her son, Allyn R. Skinner, and his wife, Jennifer; her grandson, Michael A.
Skinner; her granddaughter, Nicole Graudons, and her husband,
James; and their soon-to-be-born
child, her great-grandchild.
Her husband of 55 years, Allyn
F. Skinner, died before her,
Thelma Skinner
in 2008.
A funeral service is being held today, March 31, at 3 p.m. at the
Fredendall Funeral Home in Altamont. Friends may call from 2 to
3 p.m. An interment will be held in the South Berne Cemetery at
the convenience of the family.
The family thanks the staff of Baptist Health on 3N for the care,
concern, and friendship to Thelma Skinner and her family.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Animal Protective
Foundation of Schenectady, 53 Maple Ave., Scotia, NY 12303.
Mary Jane Jones
BERNE — Mary Jane Jones of Berne was a woman who loved to
travel, and loved dogs.
She died on March 7, 2011, in Zephyrhills, Fla. She was 69.
Mrs. Jones was a life member of three dog clubs: the Albany
Obedience Club, the Southern Adirondack Dog Club, and the Poodle
Club of Mohawk Valley, where she will be remembered by her many
lifelong associates.
A graduate of Duanesburg Central School, she was retired from
the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company at the time of her death.
Mrs. Jones is survived by her husband of nearly 50 years, Ralph
R. Jones; her mother, Celia Lane; her brother, James A. Lane and
his wife, Liz; her sister, Judith Hammond and her husband, Douglas;
and several nieces and nephews.
Her father, James W. Lane, died before her.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are by Whitfield Funeral Home and Cremation Services
in Zephyrhills, Fla.
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J, Brooklyn, NY 11230. The name
and address of the registered agent
is Mimi Sanik, 25 Robert Pitt Dr. Ste
204, Monsey, NY 10952. Purpose:
any lawful activity.
(8-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Partially
Submerged, LLC. Articles of Org.
filed with NY Secretary of State
(NS) on January 31, 2011, 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 at 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.
(19-32-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qualification of Nationwide Credit Service, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 06/15/2009. Office location: Albany County. LLC formed in
Washington (WA) on 03/04/2009.
SSNY designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail process
to: 1340 12th Avenue, Longview,
WA 98632. Arts of Org. filed with
Secy. of State, Corp Div, PO Box
40234, Olympia, WA 98504-0234.
Purpose: Any lawful activity.
(23-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Access
Equities LLC. Arts of Org. filed
with NY Secy of State (SSNY)
on 3/3/11. Office location: Albany
shall mail process to: 1632 57th
St., Brooklyn, NY 11204. Purpose: any lawful activity.
(9-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
REHEARSALSTUDIOSNY LLC.
Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY
County. SSNY designated as agent
of LLC whom process against
may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to: Robert S. Bennett,
1404 3rd Avenue, Suite 3S, New
York, NY 10075. Purpose: all lawful
activities.
(3-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of domestic formation of
Palmer Fitness Dynamics LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary
of State (NS) on January 12, 2011,
office location: Albany County, NS
is designated as agent upon whom
process may be served, NS shall
NW Registered Agent LLC @ 1773
Western Ave Albany NY 12203,
NW Registered Agent LLC is designated as agent for SOP at 1773
Western Ave Albany NY 12203,
purpose is any lawful purpose.
(12-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Wellrox, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed
with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)
on 2/17/11. Ofc in Albany Cty.
SSNY designated agent of LLC
upon whom process against it
process to C/O Usacorp Inc., PO
Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(12-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
FOR
Clean Laundry Services, LLC.
The Articles of Organization for
Clean Laundry Services, LLC., were
filed with the Secretary of State on
February 18, 2011. The office of the
Company is located in Saratoga
County. The Secretary of State has
been designated as the agent upon
whom process against it may be
served. The address to which the
Secretary of State shall mail any
process against the LLC is 421 A
Moe Rd., Clifton Park, New York,
12065. The LLC’s purpose is to conduct any lawful business or activity
as permitted by applicable law.
Thomas J. Gabriels, Esq.
99 Pine Street
Albany, NY 12207
(18-32-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of For mation of
MARDINN, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed
Ave., Elmhurst, NY 11373. Purpose: any lawful activity.
(4-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of NYMF
SYY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY
Secy. of State (SSNY) on 2/24/11.
Office location: Albany County.
SSNY is designated as agent of
LLC upon whom process against
process to: 95-04 Delancey St.,
New York, NY 10002. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
(5-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of SB NEUMAN FAMILY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed
agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to: 95-04
Delancey St., New York, NY 10002.
Purpose: any lawful activity.
(6-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Fallsburgh
14 Partners, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed
County. SSNY is designated as agent
of LLC upon whom process against it
may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1276 50th St., Brooklyn, NY
11219. Purpose: any lawful activity.
(3-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
NAME: JHFG LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY)
County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon
served. SSNY shall mail a copy of
process to the LLC, 73 Ferry Road
North Haven, NY 11963. Purpose:
(7-32-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Sunshine
Daycare Of Mott Haven LLC. Arts.
of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State
(SSNY) on 2/25/11. Office location:
Albany County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to: 40
Airport Rd, Lakewood, NJ 08701.
(7-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
PIANOSTRINGS LLC. Arts. of Org.
was filed with SSNY on 11/23/10.
SSNY designated as agent of LLC
whom process against may be
served. SSNY shall mail process to:
Robert S. Bennett, 1404 3rd Avenue, Suite 3S, New York, NY 10075.
Purpose: all lawful activities.
(9-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
NAME: ACCU CHECK PROPERTY SERVICES, LLC. Articles
of Organization were filed with
the Secretary of State of New
York (SSNY) on 2/22/2011. Office
location: Albany County. SSNY has
been designated as agent of the
LLC upon whom process against it
may be served. SSNY shall mail a
copy of process to the LLC, 3062 E
Lydius St. Schenectady, NY 12303.
Purpose: For any lawful purpose.
Latest date upon LLC is to dissolve:
No specific date.
(20-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of 86111
LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY
process to: 1220 Broadway, Suite
707, New York, NY 10001. Purpose:
(7-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qualification of Source
Diagnostics of New York, LLC. Authority filed with the Secretary of
State of NY (SSNY) on 1/28/2011.
Office location: Albany County. LLC
formed in Ohio (OH) on 1/11/2011.
Principal office of LLC and OH address is: 5275 Naiman Parkway,
Suite E, Solon, Ohio, 44139. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC upon
served. SSNY shall mail process
to 5275 Naiman Parkway, Suite
E, Solon, Ohio, 44139. Articles of
Organization filed with OH Secretary of State, 615 W. Superior Ave.,
8th Fl. (Lausche Bldg.), Cleveland,
OH 44113. Purpose: Any lawful
activity.
(21-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
57 Bartlett LLC. Arts. of Org.
filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 1/13/11. Ofc in Albany
Cty. SSNY designated agent of
process to Usacorp Inc, PO Box
10873, Albany, NY 12201. Purpose:
General.
(18-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of HBDJ
process to: 551 5th Ave. Suite 3010,
lawful activity.
(8-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of HBINV
process to: 551 5th Ave. Suite 3010,
lawful activity.
(9-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Mooshi
process to: 411 West 14th St., New
York, NY 10014. Purpose: any lawful activity.
(11-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
FOR S&T Saratoga, LLC.
The Articles of Organization for
S&T Saratoga, LLC., were filed with
the Secretary of State on February
18, 2011. The office of the Company
is located in Saratoga County. The
Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process against it may be served. The
address to which the Secretary of
State shall mail any process against
the LLC is 421 A Moe Rd., Clifton
Park, New York, 12065. The LLC’s
purpose is to conduct any lawful
business or activity as permitted by
applicable law.
Thomas J. Gabriels, Esq.
99 Pine Street
Albany, NY 12207
(17-32-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
JBRH LLC. Arts. of Org. filed
on 1/12/11. Ofc in Albany Cty.
SSNY designated agent of LLC
process to C/O Usacorp Inc, PO
Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(13-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
1126 50th Street LLC. Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY
General.
(16-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
55 Bartlett LLC. Arts. of Org.
General.
(17-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Luxury
Yacht Partners LLC. Arts. of Org.
filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY)
shall mail process to: 399 Washington St. #2, New York, NY 10013.
(10-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
McBride LLC. Arts. of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 1039 McBride
St., Far Rockaway, NY 11691. Purpose: any lawful activity.
(5-32-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
PIANORENTALSNY LLC. Arts.
of Org. was filed with SSNY on
of LLC whom process against
process to: Robert S. Bennett,
1404 3rd Avenue, Suite 3S, New
York, NY 10075. Purpose: all lawful
activities.
(2-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Himrod
Gardens LLC. Arts. of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 24 Sunset Rd,
Lawrence, NY 11559. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
(6-32-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Prismsport LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY
process to: 151 E. 79th St., New
York, NY 10021. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
(11-32-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
PIANOSNY LLC. Arts. of Org. was
filed with SSNY on 2/23/11. Office
location: Albany County. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC whom
process against may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to: Robert
S. Bennett, 1404 3rd Avenue, Suite
3S, New York, NY 10075. Purpose:
all lawful activities.
(4-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Brick
LC Capital LLC. Arts. of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 381 Park
Ave. South, Suite 1001, New
lawful activity.
(2-34-39)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Third
Time Charm LLC. Arts of Org.
filed with NY Secy of State
(SSNY) on 3/9/11. Office location: Albany County. SSNY is
to: 1581 Route 202, Suite 207,
Pomona, NY 10970. Purpose:
(7-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Wheels
On The Bus Kiddie Charter LLC.
Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of
State (SSNY) on 3/9/11. Office
location: Albany County. SSNY
is designated as agent of LLC
process to: 583 Bainbridge St.,
Brooklyn, NY 11233. Purpose:
(8-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: KITE TAILS DESIGNS
LLC. Ar ticles of Organization
were filed with the Secretary of
State of New York (SSNY) on
County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon
whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail a
copy of process to the LLC, 15
Meadow Lane, Albany, New York
12208. Purpose: For any lawful
purpose.
(17-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: LMXM LLC. Articles of
Organization were filed with the
Secretary of State of New York
(SSNY) on 02/09/11. Office location: Albany County. SSNY has
been designated as agent of the
a copy of process to the LLC, 619
Via Ponderosa, Schenectady,
New York 12303. Purpose: For
any lawful purpose.
(13-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Full
Grain Focus Partners LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) on 1/21/11.
SSNY is designated as agent
upon whom process may be
served. SSNY 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:
(14-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Bryant
Park Holdings Company LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 3/11/11,
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.
(15-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of BRICK
HOUSE ENTERTAINMENT LLC.
Arts. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of
location: Albany County. SSNY is
to: 23 Red Fox Drive, Albany, NY
12205.
(16-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
LAICHA ASSOCIATES LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the
Secretary of State of NY (SSNY)
on 03/7/2011. Office location:
Albany County. SSNY has been
designated as agent upon whom
The Post Office address to which
the SSNY shall mail a copy of any
process against the LLC served
upon it is C/O the LLC 6260
Empire Avenue, Schenectady,
New York 12306. Purpose of the
LLC: to engage in any lawful act
or activity. Street address of Principal Business location is: 6260
Empire Avenue, Schenectady,
New York 12306.
(19-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of 121st
Street Holdings, LLC. Ar ts of
Org. filed with NY Secy of State
(SSNY) on 2/8/11. Office location: Albany County. SSNY is
to: 138 W. 127th St., New York,
NY 10027. Purpose: any lawful
activity.
(11-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Collins
3-3 Holding, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed
St., PMB 175, Brooklyn, NY 11219.
(5-33-38)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qualification of CHUPA
CABRA LLC. Authority filed with NY
LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on
12/14/09. SSNY is designated as
shall mail process to: 22 W. 8th St.,
New York, NY 10011. DE address
of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Formation
filed with DE Secy. of State, 401
Federal St. Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901.
(4-32-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of ADVANCED BUILDING CONTRACTORS & DEVELOPERS LLC.
served. SSNY shall mail process to:
1767 Central Park Ave., Yonkers,
activity.
(10-35-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of DEDICATED HOMES RELATIONS, LLC.
Arts of Org filed with NY Secy of
to: 244 5th Ave. Ste 2830, New
lawful activity.
(6-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
NAME: WILLIE B. PRODUCTIONS,
LLC. Articles of Organization were
filed with the Secretary of State of
New York (SSNY) on 012/16/10.
SSNY has been designated as
agent of the LLC upon whom
SSNY shall mail a copy of process
to the LLC, WILLIE B. PRODUCTIONS, LLC 106 W. 144TH ST. APT
3E MANHATTAN, NEW YORK,
10030.
(22-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
The annual meeting of the Westerlo Central Cemetery Association
will be held Wednesday April 6 at
7:00 at the Westerlo town hall.
Roger Davis
Secretary-Treasurer
(1-36-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Thomas
Lynch Photography, LLC. Arts. of
Org. filed with NY Secy. of State
(SSN) on 3/2/11. Office location:
Albany County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom
SSNY shall mail process to: 52 Jean
Place Schenectady, NY 12303.
(2-36-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of MND
Trading LLC. Arts of Org. filed
with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on
St. Ste 451, Brooklyn, NY 11219.
(7-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Months, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed
49th St., PMB 175, Brooklyn,
activity.
Notice of Formation of Third
Capital Funding LLC. Arts of Org.
filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY)
Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11219. Purpose: any lawful activity.
(6-33-38)
(10-36-41)
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LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
NEW SCOTLAND CEMETERY
ASSOCIATION
A meeting of the Lot Owners of
New Scotland Cemetery Association will be held on Sunday, April
10, 2011, at 1:00 P.M., at the home
of Arlene Herzog, 17 Chickory
Lane, Slignerlands, NY 12159.
The purpose of the meeting is
to elect a Board of Directors and
discuss cemetery operations. This
meeting is open to anyone wishing
to attend.
For further information, call
Arlene Herzog 439-1559.
April 7, 2010
Arlene Herzog,
Secretary/Treasurer
(1-37-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING,
BUDGET VOTE, AND ELECTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
THAT a public hearing of the qualified voters of Voorheesville Central
School District, County of Albany,
State of New York will be held on
May 9, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Large Group Instruction Room of
the Voorheesville Middle School/
Clayton A. Bouton High School in
said district for the presentation
of a budget for the school year
2011-2012.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN
that said vote will be held on
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 in the
Voorheesville Middle School Foyer.
The polls will open at 2:00 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Saving Time and
voting will proceed until 9:00 p.m.
on the following:
1. To elect one member of the
Board of Education for a 4-year
term terminating June 30, 2015,
to fill the vacancy created by the
expiration of the term of Gary A.
Hubert.
2. To vote on the Annual School
Budget and the appropriation of
the necessary funds to meet the
estimate of expenditures, and to
authorize the levy of taxes for this
purpose.
that at said Annual District Election
and Budget Vote to be held on May
17, 2011, the following propositions will be submitted:
PROPOSITION: PURCHASE
OF BUSES:
RESOLVED, that the Board
of Education of the Voorheesville
Central School District is hereby
authorized to pay the cost of the
purchase of school buses, including incidental expenses, at a maximum estimated cost of $216,000,
and that said amount, or so much
thereof as may be necessary,
shall be raised by the levy of a tax
upon the taxable property of said
School District and collected in
annual installments as provided by
Section 416 of the Education Law;
and, in anticipation of such tax,
obligations of said School District
shall be issued.
that a copy of the statement of
the amount of money which will
be required for the ensuing year
for school purposes, exclusive of
public money, may be obtained by
any taxpayer in the district during
the fourteen days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting, except
Saturday, Sunday or holiday, at the
following schoolhouses in which
school is maintained during the
hours designated:
Schoolhouses-Hours
Voorheesville Elementary School
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Clayton A. Bouton High School
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of
the Board of Education must be
filed with the Clerk of the district
not later than the 30th day preceding the school meeting. Each petition must be directed to the Clerk
of the district, must be signed by
at least twenty-five (25) qualified
voters of the district, must state
the name and residence of the
candidate and must describe the
specific vacancy for which the
candidate is nominated including
at least the length of the term of
office and the name of the last
incumbent.
that letters requesting application for absentee ballots may be
received by the District Clerk not
earlier than the thirtieth (30th) day
nor later than the seventh (7th)
day before the election. Requests
should be addressed to:
Clerk, Board of Education
Voorheesville Central School District
LEGAL NOTICE
P.O. Box 498
Voorheesville, New York 12186
Dated: March 30, 2011
Dorothea Pfleiderer
District Clerk
that a public hearing of the qualified
voters of Voorheesville Central
School District, County of Albany,
State of New York will be held on
May 2, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the
Voorheesville Public Library for the
presentation of the Public Library
budget for the year 2011-2012.
that said vote will be held on
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 in the Voorheesville Middle School Foyer. The
polls will open at 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Saving Time and voting
will proceed until 9:00 p.m. on the
following:
1. To elect members of the Library Board for the office of library
trustee for either of two five-year
terms expiring the 30th day of
June, 2016, or to fill the balance
of a term, created by a vacancy,
ending the 30th day of June, 2015.
The two candidates receiving the
largest number of votes will serve
the five-year terms. The candidate
with the third largest number of
votes will serve the balance of
the term ending on the 30th day
of June 2015.
2. To vote on the annual Public
Library budget and the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet
the estimate of expenditures, and
to authorize the levy of taxes for
this purpose.
that a copy of the statement of
the amount of money which will
be required for the ensuing year
for library purposes, exclusive of
public money, may be obtained by
any taxpayer in the district during
the fourteen days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting, except
Saturday, Sunday or holiday at the
following schoolhouses in which
school is maintained during the
hours designated:
Schoolhouses-Hours
Voorheesville Elementary School
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Clayton A. Bouton High School
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
that the petitions nominating candidates for the office of the Library
Board must be filed with the Clerk
of the Library Board not later than
the 30th day preceding the school
meeting. Each petition must be
directed to the Clerk of the Library
Board, must be signed by at least
twenty-five (25) qualified voters of
the district, must state the name
and residence of the candidates
and must describe the specific
vacancy for which the candidate
is nominated including at least the
length of the term of office and the
name of the last incumbent.
that letters requesting application for absentee ballots may be
received by the District Clerk not
earlier than the thirtieth (30th) day
nor later than the seventh (7th)
day before the election. Requests
should addressed to:
Clerk, Board of Education
Voorheesville Central School District
P.O. Box 498
Voorheesville, NY 12186
Gail Sacco
Director
(2-37-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT:
ALBANY COUNTY
Deutsche Bank National Trust
Company, as Indenture Trustee,
on behalf of the holders of the
Aames Mortgage Investment Trust
2006-1, Mortgage Backed Notes;
Plaintiff(s)
vs. KIMBERLEE ANN RYAN; et
al; Defendant(s)
Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s):
ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite
301, Fishkill, New York, 12524,
845.897.1600
Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein
on or about March 7, 2011, I will
sell at Public Auction to the highest
bidder at 16 Eagle Street, Albany,
NY 12207.
On April 28, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Premises known as 3145 LONE
PINE ROAD, GUILDERLAND, NY
12303
Section: 27.7 Block: 1 Lot: 36
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL
OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH
THE BUILDING AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON SITUATED IN
THE TOWN OF GUILDERLAND,
COUNTY OF ALBANY AND STATE
OF NEW YORK.
As more particularly described
in the judgment of foreclosure
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
and sale.
Sold subject to all of the terms
and conditions contained in said
judgment and terms of sale.
Approximate amount of judgment $115,028.00 plus interest
and costs.
INDEX NO. 89-10
Peter Scagnelli, Esq.,
REFEREE
(3-37-40)
LEGAL NOTICE
Public Notice of Hearing
The Town of New Scotland
Planning Board
Notice is hereby given that the
Planning Board of Town of New
Scotland, New York will hold a public hearing pursuant to Article IV,
Section 190-41 of the Zoning Law
on the following proposition:
A Public Hearing for
Special use Permit #536
Special Use Permit Application
#536: Application submitted by
David Moreau for a Special Use
Permit to allow for the construction of a single family dwelling on
a 3.01 acre parcel owned by him.
The property is located within the
Commercial District on Youmans
Road and is identified on Subdivision plat #502 as New Scotland
tax parcel #72.-3-41.5, “Lot C”.
This application is a special use
of Article II, Section 190-17 of the
Zoning Law.
Hearing will take place on April
5, 2011 at the New Scotland Town
Hall beginning at 7:00 P.M.
Charles Voss
Chairman, Planning Board
The Town of New Scotland is
an equal opportunity provider and
employer.
(7-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
Joe Johnson LLC. Arts. of Org.
process to C/O Usacorp Inc, PO
Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(9-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON PROPOSED LOCAL
LAW #1 FOR 2011
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT
Local Law #1 of 2011 has been
introduced in the Town Board of
the Town of Berne. This Local law
is related to and shall be known as
“The Town of Berne Wind Energy
Facilities Moratorium Law”.
A copy of said proposed local law
is on file in the office of the Berne
Town Clerk
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a public hearing on
proposed Local Law #1 for 2011
will be held at the Berne Town
Hall, Berne, New York at 7:30 P.M.
on the 13th day of April, 2011 and
that an opportunity to be heard in
regard thereto will then and there
be given to those favoring passage
of such proposed Local Law and
also to those opposed thereto.
BY ORDER OF
THE TOWN BOARD
PATRICIA M. FAVREAU
TOWN CLERK
(10-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING,
BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION
GUILDERLAND CENTRAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
voters of the Guilderland Central
School District, Albany County,
Guilderland, New York, will be
held on May 3, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.,
prevailing time, at Guilderland
High School, 8 School Road, Guilderland Center, New York, for the
presentation of the budget for the
school year July 1, 2011 to June
30, 2012.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN
that said vote and election will be
held on May 17, 2011 between the
hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.,
prevailing time, at the following
election districts:
School Election District No. 1 Altamont Elementary School, 117
Grand Street, Altamont, New York
School Election District No. 2
Guilderland Elementary School,
2225 Western Avenue, Guilderland,
New York
Lynnwood Elementary School, 8
Regina Drive, Schenectady, New
York
Westmere Elementary School,
6270 Johnston Road, Albany, New
York
Pine Bush Elementary School,
3437 Carman Road, Schenectady,
New York
at which time the polls will be
opened to vote by voting machine
upon the following items:
1. To adopt the annual budget
of the School District for the fiscal
year 2011-2012 and to authorize
the requisite portion thereof to be
raised by taxation on the taxable
property of the District;
2. For the election of four (4)
members to the Board of Education;
3. Upon the appropriation of an
amount sufficient to operate the
Guilderland School District Public
Library separate and apart from
the Annual School District Budget
and authorizing the levy of taxes
therefore;
4. For the election of two (2)
Trustees to the Board of Trustees of
the Guilderland Public Library.
that a Bond Proposition in substantially the following form shall be
presented to the qualified voters of
the District at such Annual District
Meeting and Election:
BOND PROPOSITION
RESOLVED:
(a) That the Board of Education
of the Guilderland Central School
District, in the County of Albany,
New York (the “District”), is hereby
authorized to purchase various
school buses and vehicles for use
by the District, at the estimated
maximum cost of $778,100, and
to expend therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental
thereto and the financing thereof,
an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of $778,100;
(b) that a tax is hereby voted
in the aggregate amount of not
to exceed $778,100 to pay such
cost, said tax to be levied and
collected in installments in such
years and in such amounts as shall
be determined by said Board of
Education; and
(c) that in anticipation of said
tax, bonds of the District are hereby
authorized to be issued in the
principal amount of not to exceed
$778,100 and a tax is hereby voted
to pay the interest on said bonds
as the same shall become due
and payable.
that a copy of the statement of the
amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s
budget for fiscal year 2011-2012,
exclusive of public monies, may be
obtained by any resident of the District during business hours beginning May 3, 2011, except Saturday
and Sunday, at the Administration
Office, 8 School Road, Guilderland
Center, New York, and at each of
the following schools: Altamont
Elementary School, Guilderland
Elementary School, Lynnwood
Elementary School, Pine Bush
Elementary School, Westmere
Elementary School, Farnsworth
Middle School, and Guilderland
High School, between the hours
of 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of
the Board of Education for three (3)
terms of three (3) years and one (1)
term of one (1) year each must be
filed with the Clerk of the District no
later than April 18, 2011 between
the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m. at the Administrative Offices,
8 School Road, Guilderland Center,
New York. Each petition must be
signed by at least seventy nine (79)
qualified voters of the District with
their addresses, and said petition
must state the name and residence
of the candidate. Vacancies on
the Board of Education shall not
be considered separate; specific
offices and the nominating petitions shall not describe any specific
vacancy for which the candidate is
nominated. Candidates receiving
a plurality of the votes cast respectively for the several offices shall
be declared elected in accordance
with the provisions of Section 2034
of the Education Law.
that applications for absentee
ballots will be obtainable during
business hours from the District
Clerk; completed applications must
be received by the District Clerk
at least seven (7) days before the
election if the ballot is to be mailed
to the voter, or the day before
the election, if the ballot is to be
delivered personally to the voter.
Absentee ballots must be received
by the District Clerk no later than
5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on May
17, 2011.
that personal registration of voters
is required. The Board of Registration shall meet on May 3, May 9 and
May 11, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. until
2:30 p.m. at the following places:
(1) Altamont Elementary School;
(2) Guilderland Elementary School;
(3) Lynnwood Elementary School;
(4) Westmere Elementary School;
and (5) Pine Bush Elementary
School for the purpose of preparing
a register of the qualified voters of
the school district for said Annual
Vote and Election, at which time
any person shall be entitled to have
his/her name placed upon such
register, provided that he/she is
known or proven to the satisfaction
of such Board of Registration to be
then or thereafter entitled to vote
at the Annual Vote and Election.
Additionally, any person otherwise
entitled to vote at said Annual Vote
may register at the District Offices,
8 School Rd., Guilderland Center,
New York, on May 3, May 9 and May
11, 2011 between the hours of 8:30
a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
The register of the qualified voters of the School District prepared
at the Special Meeting held on May
18, 2010 shall be used by said
Board of Registration as the basis
for the preparation of the register for
said Annual Vote and Election to be
held on May 17, 2011. Any person
whose name appears on such register or who shall have been previously registered for any Annual
Vote or Special District meeting or
election and who shall have voted
at any Annual or Special meeting
or election held at any time since
January 1, 2007 will not be required
to register personally for this Annual
Vote and Election. In addition, any
person otherwise qualified to vote
who is registered with the Board of
Elections of Albany County under
the provisions of the Election Law,
shall be entitled to vote at said
Annual Vote and Election without
further registration.
Upon its completion, said register will be filed in the office of the
District Clerk and will be open for
inspection by any qualified voter of
the District from May 12, 2011 to
the day of the vote, May 17, 2011,
Sunday excepted, between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
with the exception of Saturday, May
14, 2011, when the hours will be
from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The boundaries of the school
election districts are as follows:
School Election District no. 1 –
includes all of the lands contained
within the boundaries of the Altamont Elementary School zone;
within the boundaries of the Guilderland Elementary School zone;
within the boundaries of the Lynnwood Elementary School zone;
within the boundaries of the Westmere Elementary School zone;
within the boundaries of the Pine
Bush Elementary School zone;
Only qualified voters who are
duly registered will be permitted
to vote.
A report of tax exemptions,
showing how much of the total
assessed value on the final assessment roll or rolls used in that
budgetary process is exempt from
taxation, shall be annexed to the
budget document.
Dated: April 1, 2011
Linda M. Livingston
District Clerk
(11-37-39-41-43)
LEGAL NOTICE
Planning Board
Scotland, New York will hold a public hearing pursuant to Article II,
Special Use Permit #533
Gary and Tracy Pollard for Special
Use Permit to allow for a parcel
owned by them to be used for “Agricultural uses on less than 5 acres”.
The parcel is situated within the RH
district at 1937 Delaware Turnpike,
contains 2.4+/- acres and is identified as New Scotland tax parcel
106.3-2-42.2. This application is a
Special Use of Article II, Section
190-15 (D)(14) of the Town of New
Scotland Zoning Law.
Charles Voss
employer.
(4-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
Planning Board
David Moreau for a Special Use
Permit to allow for the construction of a single family dwelling on
a 7.01 acre parcel owned by him.
The property is located within the
Commercial District on Youmans
Road and is identified on Subdivision plat #502 as New Scotland
tax parcel #72.-3-41.5, “Lot A”.
This application is a special use
of Article II, Section 190-17 of the
Zoning Law.
Charles Voss
employer.
(5-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
Planning Board
David Moreau for Special Use Permit to allow for a single family dwelling on a 3.07 acre parcel owned
by him. The property is located
within the Commercial District on
Youmans Road and is identified
on Subdivision plat #502 as New
Scotland tax parcel #72.-3-41.5,
“Lot B”. This application is a special
use of Article II, Section 190-17 of
the Zoning Law.
Charles Voss
employer.
(6-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
Dean Sackman LLC. Arts. of
General.
(8-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of The Lijadu Sisters, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed
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: any
lawful activity.
(12-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
250th Street LLC. Arts of Org. filed
shall mail process to: 110-38 68th
Ave., Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: any lawful activity.
(13-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Edgar
Talent Agency, LLC. Articles of
Org. filed with NY Secretary of
State (NS) on November 30, 2010.
Office location: Albany County. NS
is designated as agent upon whom
process may be served. NS shall
NW Registered Agent LLC at 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.
(14-37-42)
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LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Cornelia Street LLC. Arts of Org.
on 3/4/11. Office location: AlbanyCounty. SSNY is designated as
shall mail process to: 295 Madison
Ave. Ste 1700 New York, NY 10017.
(8-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Macombs Realty Holdings LLC.
served. SSNY shall mail process to: POB 191024, Brooklyn,
activity.
(20-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Articles of Organization for
Digging Up Data LLC, Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability
Company Law.
FIRST: The name of the limited
liability company is: Digging Up
Data 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 whom process against it may be 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: Robert
Maxwell Dean, 24 B Ledgewood
Drive, Albany, NY 12205, USA.
(14-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of First
Summit Realty LLC. Arts of Org.
St. Room 180, Brooklyn, NY 11219.
(9-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of 11 Quickway Road, LLC. Arts of Org. filed
County. SSNY is designated as agent
process to: 946 47th St., Brooklyn, NY
11219. Purpose: any lawful activity.
(15-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of 15 Drake
LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY
Secy of State (SSNY) on 3/17/11.
process to: 15 Drake Ave., New
Rochelle, NY 10805. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
(16-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
13th Ave LLC. Arts of Org. filed
Lee Ave., Suite 735, Brooklyn,
activity.
(17-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
East 11th Street Realty, LLC.
to: 205 Lexington Ave. 19th Fl.,
lawful activity.
(18-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Collateral Estoppel LLC. Arts of Org.
Ruzhin Road, Unit 302, Monroe,
activity.
(19-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of The
ZDE-Real-Estate Consulting LLC.
to: 25-54 12th St. Ste 1A, Astoria,
activity.
(21-36-41)
LEGAL NOTICE
485 E. 21 Street 2011 LLC. Arts.
of Org. filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 3/3/11. Ofc in Albany
process to PO Box 10873, Albany,
NY 12201. Purpose: General.
(15-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
XM Productions LLC. Arts. of
General.
(16-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of
Plum Flower Garden LLC
Articles of Organization filed
shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o
Incorp Services, Inc., One Commerce Plaza – 99 Washington
Ave., Suite 805-A, Albany, NY
12210-2822. Purpose: any lawful
activity.
(17-37-42)
LEGAL NOTICE
TOWN OF GUILDERLAND
The case of the James Matulewicz will be continued on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. at
the Guilderland Town Hall, Route
20, Guilderland, New York 12084
for the purpose of amending the
final plat approval for a subdivision
to be known as Mat Farms.
Such amendment is proposed
as a modified layout of the previously approved 60 single family
clustered residences.
The general location of the site
is on the west side of Depot Road,
south of the Johovah Witness
Church.
The property is zoned: RA-3
Tax Map # 49.00-3-2.1,10.11,
121,122,123, 124, & 125
Plans are open for inspection,
by appointment, at the Planning
Department during normal business hours.
Stephen Feeney
Chairman
Planning Board
(18-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING,
BUDGET AND PROPOSITION
VOTE, AND ELECTION WITH
VOTER REGISTRATION OF THE
BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN
OF BERNE, COUNTY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK
NOTICE is hereby given by the
Board of Education of the BerneKnox-Westerlo Central School
District, Albany County, New York,
voters of said school district will be
held at the High School Building, in
LEGAL NOTICE
said District, in the village of Berne,
New York, on Monday, May 9, 2011,
at 7:00 P.M., Daylight Savings Time
for the presentation of the budget
document.
NOTICE is also given pursuant to
Section 1716 Education Law, that a
copy of the statement of the amount
of money which will be required
for the ensuing year for school
purposes may be obtained by any
qualified voter in the District during
the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Budget Vote
at each of the following locations
between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and
3:00 P.M.:
District Office, Berne, New York
Berne Elementary, Berne, New York
Junior/Senior High School,
Berne, New York
Berne Public Library,
Berne, New York
Westerlo Public Library,
Westerlo, New York
NOTICE is also given that the
voting upon the appropriation of
the necessary funds to meet the
estimated expenditures and/or on
propositions involving the expenditure of money to authorize the
levy of taxes shall take place at the
High School Building on Tuesday,
May 17, 2011, between the hours
of 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.
NOTICE is also given pursuant
to Section 2004, Education law, that
petitions nominating candidates for
the Office of Member of the Board
of Education must be filed with the
Clerk of the District between the
hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.
no later than the 30th day preceding the Annual School District
Meeting or election at which the
candidates so nominated shall be
elected, and that such election and
voting upon the appropriation of
funds shall constitute the Annual
School District Meeting. The following vacancies are to be filled on
the Board of Education:
Two (2) – Three-year terms to fill
the expiring terms of:
Mrs. Maureen Sikule and Mr. Sean
O’Connor
Each petition must be directed
to the Clerk of the Board of Education, must be signed by at least
twenty-five (25) qualified voters of
the District, or two percent of the
voters who voted in the previous
election whichever is greater, shall
state the name and residence of
the candidate, and whether such
candidate is nominated for a full
term or unexpired term, and shall
state the specific office for which
a candidate is nominated. Petition
forms are available at the Special
Education Office in the Elementary
School.
Voting for the election of Candidates for the Office of Member of
the Board of Education will take
place at the High School Building on Tuesday, May 17, 2011
between the hours of 9:00 A.M.
and 9:00 P.M.
Proposition #1
ACQUISITION OF SCHOOL BUSES AND VEHICLES
NOTICE is also given that the
following proposition will be submitted to the voters:
RESOLVED: (a) That the Board
of Education of the Berne-KnoxWesterlo Central School District, in
the Counties of Albany and Schoharie, New York (“the District”),
is hereby authorized to acquire
various school buses for use by
the District and to expend therefor,
including preliminary costs and
costs incidental thereto and to the
financing thereof, an amount not
to exceed the estimated total cost
of $230,000.00; (b) that a tax is
hereby voted in the amount of not
to exceed $230,000.00 to finance
such cost, such tax be levied and
collected in installments in such
years and in such amounts as shall
be determined by said Board of
Education; and that in anticipation
of said tax, the bonds of the District
are hereby authorized to be issued
in the aggregate principal amount
of not to exceed $230,000.00 and
a tax is hereby voted to pay the
interest on said bonds as the same
shall become due and payable;
(c) that an amount not to exceed
$100,000.00, currently on hand in
the District’s “Transportation Reserve Fund,” is hereby authorized
to be expended for such purposes,
and any such amount so expended
LEGAL NOTICE
shall offset a like amount of the
taxes herein authorized to pay for
such purposes.
Voting to purchase school buses and vehicles for use by the
District, and to issue obligations
of the District, therefore, will take
place at the High School Building on Tuesday, May 17, 2011
between the hours of 9:00 A.M.
and 9:00 P.M.
NOTICE is also given that special voter registration will be held
on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, from
4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. in the High
School Auditorium, only, for the
Board of Registration of the School
District to meet to prepare for registration of voters not previously
registered. Any person shall be
entitled to have his name placed
upon such register provided that
at said meeting of the Board of
Registration, he is known or has
proved to the satisfaction of such
Board of Registration to be then
or thereafter entitled to vote at
the School Meeting or Election
for which such registration is
prepared. The register prepared
for the Annual Meeting will be
filed in the Office of the Clerk of
the District, and will be open for
inspection by any qualified voter
of the District between the hours
of 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. during
the five days prior to and the date
of the Annual Meeting, except
Saturdays and Sundays.
that applications for absentee
ballots may be applied for at the
office of the Clerk of the District.
If the ballot is to be mailed to the
voter, the completed application
must be received by the District
no later than 3:00 P.M. on May
10, 2011. If the ballot is to be
delivered personally by the voter,
the completed application must be
received by the Clerk of the District
no later than 3:00 P.M. on May 16,
2011. A list of all persons to whom
absentee ballots have been issued
will be available for inspection by
any qualified voter of the District
in the Office of the Clerk of the
District between the hours of 9:00
A.M. and 4:00 P.M. during the five
days prior to the day of the Annual
Meeting.
Denise Robinson
District Clerk
(19-37/39/41/43)
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE OF
HEARING BEFORE THE ZONING
BOARD OF APPEALS
Zoning Board of Appeals of the
Town of Guilderland, New York,
will resume a public hearing
pursuant to Articles II, IV & V of
the Zoning Law of the following
proposition:
Interpretation Request No. 4208
Request of Fredrick L. Wagner
III for an interpretation under the
Zoning Law to determine if an
excavation business is an existing
nonconforming use and if said use
can operate from a 23 +/- acre
parcel of land.
Per Articles II, IV & V Section 280-5,280-31 and 280-56
respectively.
For property owned by: Frederick L. Wagner III & Frederick L.
Wagner Jr.
Situated as follows: Hurst Rd.
Altamont, NY 12009.
Tax Map # 38.00-3-27
Zoned: RA3
Plans open for public inspection at the Building Department
during normal business hours.
Said hearing will take place on
the 6th of April, 2011 at the Guilderland Town Hall beginning at
7:30 p.m.
Donald F. Cropsey, Jr.
Chief Building Inspector
and Zoning Administrator
(20-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE OF
BOARD OF APPEALS
Town of Guilderland, New York, will
hold a public hearing pursuant to
Articles III & V of the Zoning Law
LEGAL NOTICE
Variance Request No. 4264
Request of David Tubbs for a
Variance of the regulations under
the Zoning Law to permit: the construction of a 20’ x 22’ family room
with a loft area on the west side of
an existing single-family home. A
rear yard setback of 50’ is required;
45’+/- is proposed, a 5’+/- variance
is requested.
Per Articles III & V Sections 28014, and 280-51 respectively.
For property owned by: David
and Corine Tubbs
Situated as follows: 424 Helderview Drive, Altamont, NY 12009
Tax Map # 27.17-1-4
Zoned: R20
Plans open for public inspection
at the Building Department during
normal business hours. Said hearing will take place on the 6th of
April, 2011 at the Guilderland Town
Hall beginning at 7:30 p.m.
(21-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE OF
BOARD OF APPEALS
will hold a public hearing pursuant
to Articles III & V of the Zoning
Law on the following proposition:
Special use Per mit Request
No. 4265
Request of Arthur Nauman for
a Special Use Permit under the
Zoning Law to permit: the use of
3100sf of space in a designed
local shopping plaza as a casual dining restaurant. Proposed
space was formerly occupied as
a specialty shop.
Per Articles III & V Sections
280-20 and 280-52 respectively.
For property owned by: Morgan
Guilderland Shopping Center
LLC. Situated as follows: 457
Rt. 146 Guilderaland Center, NY
12085.
Tax Map # 38.00-5-22
Zoned: LB
7:30 p.m.
(22-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE OF
BOARD OF APPEALS
will hold a public hearing pursuant
on Articles III & V of the Zoning
Law on the following proposition:
Special Use Permit Request No.
4266
Request of Rick Vesely for a
Special Use Permit under the
Zoning Law to permit: the use
of 1246sf of space previously
approved as a retail wine and
liquor store as a wellness store.
Business will include the retail
sales of organic and natural
beauty supplies and two massage treatment rooms. All site
characteristics have been previously reviewed and approved by
the Board.
Per Articles III & V Sections
280-20 and 280-52 respectively.
For property owned by: Giovanone Real Estate
Situated as follows: 1724 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203.
Tax Map # 52.13-2-11
Zoned: LB
7:30 p.m.
(23-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE OF
BOARD OF APPEALS
Articles IV & V of the Zoning Law
Request of Michael Fields for a
Variance of the regulations under the
Zoning Law to permit: the installation
of a 4’ high aluminum fence in a required front yard on a corner lot.
Per Articles IV & V Sections 28027 and 280-51 respectively.
For property owned by: Michael
Fields
S i t u a t e d a s fo l l o w s : 1 1 0
Kennewyck Circle, Slingerlands,
NY 12159
Tax Map # 62.06-1-56
Zoned: R20 Cluster
normal business hours. Said hearing will take place on the 6th of April,
2011 at the Guilderland Town Hall
beginning at 7:30 p.m.
(24-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE OF
BOARD OF APPEALS
Articles IV & V of the Zoning Law
Request of Carrie and William
Novak for a Variance of the regulations under the Zoning Law to permit: the replacement of an existing
wooden picket fence with a 5’ high
vinyl privacy fence in a required front
yard on a corner lot.
Per Articles IV & V Sections 28027 and 280-51 respectively.
For property owned by: Carrie
and William Novak
Situated as follows: 23 Ableman
Avenue, Albany, NY 12203
Tax Map # 51.16-3-24
Zoned: R15
normal business hours. Said hearing will take place on the 6th of April,
2011 at the Guilderland Town Hall
beginning at 7:30 p.m.
(25-37)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Village of Altamont is accepting bids on the following surplus
equipment:
2003 Ford Explorer 4X4
4-door
Engine: 4.0L V-6
Full power
Mileage: 109,928
The mentioned equipment is to
be sold in “as is” condition with no
warranties expressed written or otherwise implied. Equipment available
for public inspection between 8 a.m.
and 11 p.m. at Village of Altamont
Police Department, 115 Main Street.
Please call 861-5480 with further
questions. Minimum bid is $4,500.
The Board of Trustees has the right
to refuse bids.
Anyone wishing to bid on said
items must submit their bid in a
sealed envelope marked, “Police Vehicle,” along with the bidder’s name, address and phone
number.
Bids will be accepted until 2:00
p.m., Wednesday, April 13, 2011,
where the bids will be publicly
opened and read aloud in the Village Clerk’s Office, Village Hall,
Altamont, New York 12009.
DATED: 03/30/11
Patty Blackwood
Village Clerk
Village of Altamont
(26-37)
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Accepted 872-1702 or 355-4331
Mar. 31
WANTED
MOTORCYCLE WANTED TO
BUY 650 cc or larger, 1970’s thru
1990’s up to $2,500. Glenn 369-5472
37-1t
Buying all kinds of toys – Cap
Guns, Marbles, GI Joes, Trucks,
Cars, Airplanes, any kid related
items. ONE item or an Attic Full.
$Paying Top Dollar$ Dan 8720107.
tf
WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE.
Used riding mowers, snow blow
ers, rototillers. Cash rew ard.
872-0393.
32-tf
PIANOS WANTED! Nice homes
waiting! INSTANT CASH PAID!
Looking for Steinway, Yamaha,
Mason Hamlin, Bosendorfer Pianos & player pianos. CALL TODAY! SONNY’S PIANO STUDIO
631.569.4615 EMAIL sonnys.
[email protected] (NYSCAN)
Crafts & Bazaars
VENDORS WANTED Altamont
Fair May 21, 2011, Classic car/motorcycle show, swap meet, and craft fair.
Contact: 518-861-6671
37-1t
Medical Receptionist: Full time
position for individual with good
people skills. Computer fluency
a must. All usual benefits available. Send/deliver resume to: G.
Kolanchick, MD. 1772 Helderberg
Berne, NY 122023.
37-2t
T R U C K D R I V E R S WA N TED! 2011 PAY RAISE! UP TO
$.52 PER MILE! HOME WEEKENDS! EXCELLENT BENEFITS!
NEW EQUIPMENT! HEARTLAND EXPRESS 1-800-4414953 www.heartlandexpress.com
(NYSCAN)
Driver- COMPANY. Up to $2000
SIGN ON BONUS+ FREE LAPTOP OR GPS! With 3 yrs. verified
OTR exp. Up to .50 per mile. Regional Lanes/ Home Weekly 888463-3962 6mo. OTR exp. & current
CDL www.usatruck.jobs eoe m/f/h/v
(NYSCAN)
Hillside Children’s Center- Auburn, NY Clinician I MSW/Masters degree. License or ability to
be licensed required. Resumes to:
[email protected] or fax (585)6541312 (NYSCAN)
Driver- STRONG Freight *REGIONAL or EXPRESS lanes *F/T
or P/T *LOCAL orientation *DAILY
or WEEKLY pay!CDL-A, 3-months
current OTR eperience, 800-4149569 www.driveknight.com
(NYSCAN)
SITUATION WANTED
NURSE/AIDES available. FT/
PT, affordable rates, 24 hrs. (518)
203-8723. 37-2t
HELP WANTED
PART – TIME
HEATING OIL
DELIVERY DRIVER,
Class B License,
Must be able to get Hazmat,
Start at $15/hour if qualified.
518-768-8300
C.A.S.
Appliance Repair
All Major Brands
Evening / Weekend Services
588-2358
Services Available
LAWN CARE: Spring clean-ups, all
phases of lawn care, free estimates.
Winsum Enterprises Lawn Care
since 1994. 518-872-2585 37-3t
SPRING CLEAN-UPS De-thatching, lawnmowing, mulching, all
other landscaping services offered.
Reasonable rates, insured. Call Joe
229-8344 37-4t
SPRING CLEAN-UPS, gutters
cleaned, broken trees removed,
lawn care available, Timberview
Enterprise, Brian @ 518-872-1712
leave message. Fully Insured
37-2t
Licensed Humane Nuisance
Wildlife Control and Removal.
Reasonable Rates. Call 518-7018091.
37-1t
HOUSE PAINTING: Interior/exterior; quality work; reasonable; free
estimates; coach Tom McCarthy
will be back from Florida May 7th.
NEW PHONE NUMBERS: Until
May 7th call 518-253-3036; after
May 7th 518-250-5525
May 5
INCOME TAX PREPARED
25+ years’ experience. E-File.
Specializing in individual and
Schedule C Business. Please call
Wilma Warner EA @ 872-0541.
Apr. 14, 2011
M P R E X C AVAT I O N, L L C.
Drainage, septic, and water installed. Land clearing and cleanup. Pumping out and cleaning of
ponds. Concrete break out and
removal. Driveways installed,
foundations dug, and grading of
land. Demolition of old barns and
homes. Call the office at 895-5341
17-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
General Contracting Company
Your Home - Our Pride
Additions - Garages - Decks
Windows - Siding - Bathrooms
Kitchens - Concrete Work
Complete Interior Remodeling
Ted Loucks
NEED MONEY FOR YOUR
BUSINESS?† Take advantage
of LOW interest rates NOW!!!
Turnkey Lenders offers business/
financing options.† Call for details
today: 888-906-4545, www.turnkeylenders.com.
(NYSCAN)
Agency Opportunities Available NOWÖBe an Allstate Agency
Owner. No company out there
offers a faster-to-market opportunity for success like Allstate.
Join one of the most recognized
brands in America To find out how
call 1-877-711-1015 or visit www.
allstateagent.com (NYSCAN)
AUTOS
FOR SALE 2002 CHRYSLER
VOYAGER 113k mi $3500 or best
offer; flight simulator $150 new.
Call 872-1203 after 4 p.m. 36-2t
DONATE VEHICLE: receive
$1000 grocery coupon. Noah’s arc
support no kill shelters, research
to advance veterinary treatments
free towing, tax deductible, nonrunners accepted 1-866-912GIVE (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
AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train
for high paying Aviation Career.
FAA approved program. Financial
aid if qualified- Job Placement Assistance. CALL Aviation Institute
of Maintenance (866)296-7093
(NYSCAN)
ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE
from home. *Medical, *Business, *Paralegal, *Accounting,
*Criminal Justice. Job placement
assistance. Computer available.
Financial Aid if qualified. Call
888-201-8657 www.CenturaOnline.com (NYSCAN)
Drive Tractor Trailer: CDLA
Training National Tractor Trailer
School Buffalo (Branch) Liverpool,
NY Approved for Veterans, Financial Aid, Housing Pre-Training
Employment Offers if qualified.
1-888-243-9320 www.ntts.edu
(NYSCAN)
HIGH TENSILE
FENCING SYSTEMS
Livestock Fences—Electric and Non-electric
Free Estimates • Supplies • Custom Construction
Valley View Farm. W. Berne
John O’Pezio • 872-1007
Oil Change
Brakes • Exhaust
Tires & More
Mark’s
Auto Repair
“Quality Service at a Fair Price”
Tree Removal, Trimming
Stump Grinding
Gutter Cleaning • Firewood
Fully Insured – Free Estimates
253-1789
(518) 872-0731
Please Leave Message
Mark Dibble Sr.
2915 Berne Altamont Rd.
Berne, NY 12023
VINNICK CONSTRUCTION:
New construction, additions, remodeling, kitchens, bathrooms,
replacement windows, fully insured. FREE ESTIMATES. Call
861-8688.
19-tf
J.C. LOCK SERVICE. Residential, commercial, rekeying, lost keys,
safe opening, locks, dead bolts. Ph:
366-2337.
(June 30)
PROFESSIONAL PIANO TUNING AND REPAIR. Michael T.
Lamkin, Registered Piano Technician, Piano Technicians Guild.
427-1903.
27-tf
A.R.C. YARD & LANDSCAPING
SERVICE — No job too big or too
small!! Full A to Z yard service
provided. Insured handy man to
do any job. Free estimates. Great
rates. Senior/Military discounts.
Call Gordon Conklin at 518-3200656 or e-mail arcyardservice@
gmail.com with any questions.
36-5t
YARD WORK Clean up, trimming, planting, mulching, ect. Call
Chris 269-8633
36-2t
HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY: If you had hip replacement
surgery between 2005 -present and
suffered problems requiring a second revision surgery you may be
entitled to compensation. Attorney
Charles Johnson 1-800-535-5727
(NYSCAN)
THE WORLD’S BEST SELLING STAIRLIFT
Weichert, realtors® Northeast Group
Independently owned and operated
Gifford Hollow Rd, Berne. 14 ac. Open, level, stream, approved. BKW ....................$79,000
200 duncan ln, altamont. Small 1 BR house on 1 privae AC is cute and clean.
Borders Black Creek Marsh. Deeded water rights and ROW. V’ville schls. ......................... $80,000
46 Miles ln, e. Berne. Vermont log Cabin, on 22 Ac with 6-stall horse barn and 36’ x 45’
Morton shop. 2-3 BR, 1.5 BA, porch. RV hook-up. Outside furnace. Privacy. BKW.......$329,000
i’ve got buyers; i need listings! Give me a call!
For more information, please call ZeNie Gladieux
Cell 518-894-8589
[email protected]
Pollard disposal Service, Inc.
Locally owned and operated family business
872-9200
Loucks Brothers
instruction
business
Services
Before You Risk Your Safety
or Consider Selling Your Home,
find out about getting an Acorn Stairlift.
CALL NOW
TOLL-FREE
1-877-896-5822
1-877-276-2419
www.AcornStairlifts.com/SSC
Now Available: 12 yard construction dumpster
for household clean-outs.
• Weekly Service • Commercial or Residential
• Low monthly rates
861-6452
32
REAL ESTATE
for rent
VACATION
INVEST NOW IN NY LAND!
Our best New York land Bargains
EVER! Camp on 5 Acres -$19,995.
Big acreage w/timber. Farms &
hunting tracts. Waterfront @ 50%
discount! Over 150 properties on sale
Call now 800-229-7843 Or visit www.
LandandCamps.com (NYSCAN)
STORAGE YEAR ROUND
trailers, snowmobiles, RV’s boats,
everything! 765-3149 (May 19)
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)
HAS YOUR BUILDING SHIFTED OR SETTLED? Contact Woodford Brothers Inc, for straightening, leveling, foundation and wood
frame repairs at 1-800-OLDBARN. www.woodfordbros.com.
“Not applicable in Queens county”
(NYSCAN)
1BR APARTMENT for rent. $600
plus util. 527-6904. 37-1t
Berne 2 Bedroom Duplex
$775 + utilities & Security. No
Pets. Washer-Dryer Hookup, Basement wrap around deck. 872-2563.
37-3t
Three Bedroom House, New
Salem Voorheesville schools. No
Animals allowed. No Smoking. Security, lease. Utilities not included.
765-2812
37-2t
ABANDONED FARM! 5 acres
$19,900; 12 acres- $24,900 State
land, woods, fields, awesome
views, town road, utilities, low
taxes! Beautiful Southern New
York setting! Must sell NOW!
(888)905-8847
(NYSCAN)
Village of Altamont (1st Floor),
2BR, W/D hook-up, hardwood
floors, large yard, driveway $775+
utilities 872-7075
37-1t
Miscellaneous
WESTERLO SPACIOUS 3
BEDROOM HOUSE Garage,
large yard, W/D hookup. 25 minutes to Albany. $1,000/month,
plus utilities. References required.
518-797-3520. 37-2t
ADOPT: Warm, very happily
married couple will give your
newborn a future full of love, security, support and opportunity.
Legal expenses paid. Please call
Laurel/ Adam: 1-877-543-9827
(NYSCAN)
ADOPT: Married couple wishes
to adopt newborn to share our
hearts/ home. Will provide lifetime of happiness, love, security.
Expenses paid. Marcy/ Andrew
855-882-9477 http://sites.google.
com/site/marcyandandy/home
(NYSCAN)
ADOPTION. A childless happily
married couple seeks to adopt.
Loving home. Large extended
family. Financial security. Expenses paid. Laurel & James.
1-888-488-4344. LaurelAndJamesAdopt.com (NYSCAN)
NEWBURGH, NY REAL PROPERTY TAX FORECLOSURE
AUCTION. 45 Properties April
14th @ 11am. Hilton Garden
Inn, Newburgh. 800-243-0061
HAR, Inc. & AAR, Inc. Free Brochure www.NYSAUCTIONS.com
(NYSCAN)
CASH NOW! Cash for
your structured settlement
or annuity payments.Call
J.G.Wentworth.866-494-9115. RatedA+ by the Better Business Bureau.
(NYSCAN)
WESTERLO, STUDIO APT. no
smoking/pets, $425 w/heat and hot
water. Mountain view. 25 mins.
SW of Albany 797-3311. 35-4t
OFFICE/PROFESSIONAL
SPACE 1,500 sq ft — can divide.
Prime Voorheesville location near
rotary. Ample parking. Flexible
lease arrangements. Call 7654616. 14-tf
Country Cottage East Berne. 1
Bedroom. No Dogs. $600 Heat not
included. Deposit Req’d 225-5494.
37-2t
Altamont, Upper One bd. Apt.
private entrance, Carpeted living
room, Ceramic bath, Appliances,
OS parking, Heat & hot water, No
pets/smoking, References, $650+
Security (518) 421-4737
37-TF
Color Film Processing
is here at
The Altamont Enterprise
• Personal Service • Competitive
Pricing • Conveniently located in
the heart of Altamont • High Quality
enlargments of forgotten negatives •
Great for photographers,
hobbyists, and all 35mm film users
Maple Ave.
861-6641 123
Altamont, NY
Excavating ~ Bulldozing ~ Foundations
Driveways ~ Septic Systems
New Construction ~ Framing ~ Grading
Shale ~ Gravel ~ Crushed Stone
~ Crusher Run
Driveways, Septics
Trucking - Stone and Sand
and more.
RoBERt LawyER JR.
FULLY INSURED
FREE ESTIMATES
518-872-9136
Free Estimates
Fully Insured
I BUY HOUSES
& APARTMENTS
building and
remodeling
LAST CHANCE / WINTER
SPECIALS: Interior paint, walls
& ceiling, water damage repairs.
Best quality drywall and taping
finish. Contact Ed with C & C
Contractors 872-0288 16-tf
THIS PLUMBER IS
EASY TO GET
Call Howard Brent – anytime
456-2560 Serving all areas
evenings & weekends same price
plumbing & gas heating repairs
gas & electric water heaters
Licensed - 52 years experience
Faucet Repair Special
$99.50 + parts
MC • VISA Accepted
Call Jim 279-6111
$$ CASH $$
PAID
for your
junk cars, trucks
and scrap metal
Bob • (518) 365-7777
• (518) 872-9321
Treeco Tree Service
Removals
Trimming
Pruning
“Stump Grinding Anytime”
Fully Insured
Guilderland
356-4177
470-4637
(518)369-0190
[email protected]
Guilderland, NY 12084
BUILDING MATERIAL
Orange County Fairgrounds
239 Wisner Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940
DOORS: Interior doors; Bi-fold Units; French Doors; Poplar & Pine 6 Panel; Birch &
Maple; Oak Flush Doors Exterior doors: Cherry & Mahogany Leaded Glass w/Sidelights;
Swing Patio Doors; Steel Entry Doors; Interior and Exterior Door Hardware
FLOORING: Prefin & Unfin 2-1/4” - 5” Plank Flooring; Laminate Flooring
TILE: Travertine & Ceramic Tile in 4x4, 2x12, 16x16, 24x24 and a wide variety of colors
WINDOWS-All Major Brands
KITCHEN & BATH: Complete Kitchens by Peak Cabinet Company; Granite Countertops
Kitchen & Bath Cabinets; Jetted Tubs; Toilets; Vanities; Shower Environments; Faucets
MISCELLANEOUS: Hardware; Lumber; Siding; Molding & Trim;
Spindles & Stair Parts; Deck Posts; Ceiling Fans; Lock Sets; Power & Air Tools;
Outdoor Lighting; AND MUCH MORE!
GATES OPEN AT 7:30 A.M. FOR REGISTRATION
AUCTION STARTS AT 9 A.M.
PREVIEW FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 12-6 P.M.
TERMS: Buyer’s Premium. Visit Website or call for details. Sale day selections and
statements take precedence over written material. Full settlement must be made each
day of the sale. Merchandise must be removed by Sundown, Sunday, April 3, 2011.
The auction is no place for small children.
Pre-Register On Line at www.peakauction.com.
Visit our website to pre-register; find maps and
directions to our AUCTION SITE;
auction terms and much more!
816-474-1982
Richard Peak, Phil Graybill,
Chuck Duckworth, William Crews
Attics, cellars, barns, old
junk or wood or full house
clean outs.
Reasonable rates.
Fully insured.
(518) 365-7777
(518) 872-9321
Tired of Shoveling Snow?
Ever Consider Relocating to a Warmer Climate?
LOOKING FOR A GREAT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY?
If you are a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed
Professional Counselor, Psychiatrist, Physicians Assistant,
or Nurse Practitioner, then we need you!
Southern Star Community Services is a community-based program
providing services for mental health, developmental disabilities, and
addiction disease in an eight-county area surrounding Americus, Georgia.
364-7061
www.greenwoodrealty.biz
GREENWOOD REALTY
Exclusive Dealer for
Bill Lake Custom
Modular Homes
689 New Salem Rd
Voorheesville
Office open Mon. – Fri. 12N – 5 p.m.
or by Appointment
RobeRt building
& excavation
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
872-9693
EOE
Interested applicants should email resumé and salary requirements to: [email protected]
Forester
Arborist
Crown Cleaning
Vista Pruning
Tree Removal
Storm Damage Clean-up
Forest Management
Timber Sales
Timber Stand Improvement
Forestland Appraisals
Log Splitter, Brush Hog, Tilling, Property Line Maintenance
Insured, Reasonable Rates, References, Free Estimates
John Noppa
Voorheesville: 765-2785, Cell: 894-7315
Tree care for 1 tree or 1,000
Berne Tax Service
TAX SEASON HOURS:
Mon. - Sat. 9 am - 9 pm, Sun. 10 am - 4 pm
Call
Call For Free Estimate
SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2011
CLEAN OUTS
SOUTHERN STAR COMMUNITY SERVICES
Vern Price, Owner
AUCTION
872-0645
COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE
Household Repairs & Remodeling
Interior/Exterior • Decks/Screened Porches
Painting/Carpet/Tile
Plumbing/Sewer Cleaning/Electric
Pressure Washing/Gutters
29 Years Experience
Fully Insured
Shale Delivery
Look at all, any condition.
VP Handyman Services
ANTHONY
THE WASHERMAN
Washer & Dryer Repair
Altamont • 356-1311
Relax in your spectacular Virginia Mountain Cabin (Galax
area). Brand new! Amazing
views, very private, fish in stocked
trout stream! 2 acres. †$149,500.
866-275-0442 †www.mountainsofvirginia.com.
(NYSCAN)
“We do our best to make you
a satisfied customer”
Joe Marks
excavating
872-1477 for Appt.
Income Taxes prepared - Personal & Business returns
(Individual - Corporate - Partnership - Nonprofit - Trusts)
Payroll, Accounting, and Bookkeeping Services
Email:
[email protected]
1674 Helderberg Trail (Rte. 443)
Berne, NY 12023
ATTENTION ALL RECIPIENTS OF DE PUY
DEFECTIVE
HIP IMPLANTS
Don’t rely on the company who gave you a potentially
defective hip implant to advise you on your legal rights!
DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson
& Johnson, has issued a worldwide recall of
it’s ASRTM Acetabular System for Total Hip
Replacement, after determining that these hip
implants may fail at an alarming rate. The
“metal-on-metal” composition of these implants
can release particles into the patient, potentially
causing serious and painful reactions — sometimes requiring complete revision surgery.
Reportedly, Johnson & Johnson has
been seeking medical releases from
recipients so that their claims adjustors
can speak with you directly and possibly
take down statements without your having counsel present – an unwise action
for any recipient to do.
Having a defective hip implant in your body
clearly demands having your own lawyer. You
&
must be very cautious with dealing with the
manufacturer or its representative without
proper legal representation.
If you have a DePuy ASR TM product,
please call us immediately, as there are
time limits for filing a claim. You might
already have problems with the implant about
which you are unaware, so please contact us
— and certainly do not forfeit your legal rights
without talking to us.
WEITZ LUXENBERG P.C.
LAW OFFICES
ASBESTOS • DRUGS/MEDICAL DEVICES • ENVIRONMENTAL • NEGLIGENCE
700 BROADWAY • NEW YORK, NY 10003
BRANCH OFFICES IN NEW JERSEY, CALIFORNIA & COLORADO
1.888.411.LAWS • www.weitzlux.com
We are also investigating
ZIMMER NEXGEN HIGH FLEX
KNEE INJURIES
ATTORNEY ADVERTISING. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. We may associate with local firms in states wherein we do not maintain an office.
33
Voorheesville baseball team
stacked with depth, experience and desire
By Jordan J. Michael
The Enterprise –– Jordan J. Michael
Experienced arms: Senior Jake Nussbaum, seen here playing
second base at Tuesday’s practice, is one of seven Voorheesville
baseball players who have been on the varsity team for at least
three years. Assistant Coach Jon Glisson stands watch.
Bowling
Town & Country
Senior Bowling 3-24-11
Robert Fuglein�� 162
Ron Frederick�� 236-576
Neil Taber�� 202
Andy Tinning�� 167
Mike Gardineer�� 188-524
Ken French�� 199-510
John Zampier�� 23-587
Dorothy Taber�� 155
Fran Cox�� 158
Vala Jackson�� 160
Terry Coburn�� 171-507
Andy Wagner�� 199-565
Herm Wyld�� 166
Toby Feller�� 171
Knox Firemen
Carol Tubbs�� 151
George Edson�� 156-154
Chuck Herchenroder��247-223-227-697
Pat Sudol��221-210-246-687
Don Decker��248-278-267-793
Ed Czuchrey�� 185-159
Bill Sudol��193-187-169-549
Guilderland
YMCA Tee Ball
GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland YMCA will be having
a Saturday morning Tee Ball
League starting April 30 for ages
four and five years old. It will
take place at Camp Nassau off
Route 155.
Any questions, please contact
Kyle Anderson at 456-3634, ext.
1151 or [email protected].
Matt Jennings�� 219-172
Kathy Hempstead��163-175-178-516
Tom Pasko��170-168-191-529
Cindy Cullen�� 190-159
Joe Lacasse��245-208-164-617
Dick Tubbs�� 181-172
Dana Herchenroder��162-155-174-491
Kevin Moore�� 165-192
Howard Bishop��198-178-174-550
Tracy Sudol��170-193-201-564
Nancy Dexter�� 157
Gert Bishop�� 161
Tim Lown�� 245-199
Chris Koblich�� 174-167
Town & Country
Voorheesville Men 3-28-11
Bert Neumeister ��265, 773;
Don Frey ��279, 729
Mike Gardineer ��246, 694
Kris Wahrlich ��241, 685
Nick Silvano ��243, 661
Matt Childs ��236, 651
Jon Dolen ��225, 651
Brian Stempel ��236, 641
Dave Sperbeck ��255, 627
Scott Coleman ��218, 622
John Hensel ��278, 613
Mike Hamilton ��232, 605
Bryan Tusch ��218, 602
Jim Cramer �� 225
Doug Gallager �� 223
Mike Herzog �� 222
Josh Rogers �� 217
Tim Rafferty �� 214
Chris Pagnotti �� 213
Armand Huneau �� 213
Bruce Mance ��213, 210
Anthony Zappolo ��212, 208
Barry Noble �� 211
Jim Giner �� 209
Fran Frantzen �� 202
Randy Thomas �� 202
Jay Hostetter �� 201
VOORHEESVILLE — The
Blackbirds’ baseball players are
so eager for the 2011 season that
most of them wore their uniforms
to a scrimmage that they already
knew had been postponed on
Tuesday. Despite the postponement, the team took its home
field and went through its first
outdoor practice in two weeks.
The 14 players, 12 of whom
are returning from last season,
fielded balls off the bat of Head
Coach Kyle Turski for an hour,
rarely missing a play. Voorheesville looked much better than
your normal high school baseball
team.
“My players always come down
during the day to ask if we’re
going to be outside,” said Turski,
who is a technology teacher at
Voorheesville. “They’re disappointed about no scrimmage, but
thrilled to be playing outside.”
The Blackbirds were supposed
to scrimmage Broadalbin-Perth,
but the field wasn’t in the greatest shape, so it was moved to
today. “We’re waiting for the
ground to thaw out,” Turski said
on Tuesday.
At least one asset Voorheesville should have over most of its
Colonial Council opponents this
year is experience. Seniors Ryan
Duncan, Jake Nussbaum, Colin
McVee, and Mickey McDonald;
juniors Mike Cheseri and Kevin
Connolly; and sophomore Nico
Church have been with the team
for two or more seasons.
Those seven players were new,
or already on the team when
Turski started coaching three
years ago. “They really make a
huge difference,” said Turski.
“They know how to win and keep
the team up.”
The Birds bowed out a little
earlier in sectionals than they
would have liked the last two
seasons, but Turski thinks this
could be the year. “They’ve all
grown up and have the talent
and skill,” he said. “As long
as they keep their heads on
straight.”
“We’ve been together for so
long now,” said Duncan, a starting pitcher. “We can adjust at any
moment and bring it to another
level.”
Nussbaum, who starts at second base, told The Enterprise
that Voorheesville is “here to
win” and “make something happen.”
Joining Duncan in the starting
rotation will be junior Anthony
Scaccia and Connolly. Senior Rob
Davies, newcomer Everett Hart,
and sophomore Mike Young will
pitch in relief, but Turski said
that those three could also start
games if needed.
“They provide a little bit of
everything,” Turski said of the
pitching, the prime strength
of the team. “They’ve all been
throwing for a long time. It’s a
confident, intangible thing ––
we’re a team.”
On March 18, Voorheesville
traveled down to Long Island,
sets of hands and two other sets
of eyes,” Turski said.
The Birds have been working
on hitting and throwing since
last fall, said Turski, who’s waiting for Mother Nature to finally
cooperate. “We’re excited.”
“We have solid depth,” Nussbaum said. “It’s going to be
good.”
a four-hour trip via school bus,
to play three scrimmages in two
days. “Taking a school bus for
that long is rough,” said Turski.
“But they laughed the whole
way down.”
Turski gets help from assistant coaches Jon Glisson and
Tim Selby, who signed on for this
season. “It’s nice having three
Batter up: The Voorheesville Blackbirds’ baseball team is returning 12 players from the 2010 line-up. Here, Head Coach Kyle Turski
hits the ball to right field during practice on Tuesday. Standing
behind Turski is the new assistant coach, Tim Selby.
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Buicko excels as two sport athlete at Hamilton College
Hockey and baseball have been
a constant part of Joe Buicko’s
life for the past seven years.
A senior at Hamilton College,
Buicko recently made the quick,
but smooth transition from ice to
turf for the fourth and final time
as a double athlete.
Buicko, from Altamont, has
be en Al l - A c a d e m i c i n b o t h
sports for the past two years.
He played 93 games for the Continentals’ hockey team, scoring
86 points (33 goals, 53 assists)
and is 30 hits and 15 steals
away from breaking both alltime records for the Hamilton
baseball team.
“I chose Hamilton because
they allowed me to play both
sports,” Buicko said last week
from Florida, where the baseball
team was in spring training. “I
just enjoy each sport equally.”
Buicko doesn’t know if he’s
better at hockey or baseball,
but he initially talked to college
coaches about hockey when he
was applying to college from The
Hotchkiss School. “I asked them
about baseball, too,” he said.
Most of the coaches Buicko
spoke with told him that students don’t really compete in
two sports. Hamilton was different, encouraging Buicko to be a
double athlete. Students before
him had done it, including one of
Buicko’s hockey teammates.
“I’m glad that it’s hockey to
baseball, instead of the reverse,”
said Buicko, who plays center
field. “Hockey training is very
specific and intense, while baseball is a little more laid back.
Going from one into the other is
like second nature now.”
Buicko told The Enterprise
that Hamilton’s hockey team is
more “established” than its baseball team, this winter winning
the New England Small College
Athletic Conference with a 14-74 record. The Continentals won
only five games when Buicko
was a freshman.
Turn-around
“I’m under the microscope
during the winter,” said Buicko,
who was named captain of the
hockey team during his sophomore year, the same year Norm
Bazin took over as head coach.
“I have to be aware of my sur-
roundings because everyone is
watching.”
Bazin was named Coach of
the Year by the NESCAC for
the second season in a row.
Buicko remembers the energy
he brought when he took over
the team.
“He turned it around,” Buicko
said of Bazin. “He changed the
mentality, focus, and we all
bought into the team defense.
He turned our individual success
into team success.”
Hamilton earned the numberone seed in the 2011 NESCAC
Seeing double: Altamont
native Joe Buicko, a senior at
Hamilton College, is a double
athlete, playing both varsity
hockey and baseball for four
years. Buicko, a captain for
the hockey team, scored 23
points for the Continentals
this winter. He just started
his baseball season.
playoffs, but suffered a 5- to-2
loss to Wesleyan at home in the
quarterfinals. Buicko said that
it was disappointing to lose
because the arena was packed
with excitement.
“We were coming in with
an eight-game road winning
streak,” said Buicko. “But we
weren’t on the road, we were at
home in a packed house. Wesleyan deserves some credit.”
It was still the most successful hockey season in Hamilton
history, which Buicko said was
the highlight of his entire collegiate career. “We came so far,”
he said.
Buicko forever will remember
the last regular-season game of
2010 against Babson College,
when the Continentals scored
four unanswered goals in the
final 15 minutes of regulation
play to win, 4-3.
“We were down three goals
and we got a power play with
15 minutes left,” Buicko said.
“Coach pulled our goalie and all
the rest of us were shocked, like,
‘What is he doing?’ We thought
he was nuts, but we scored,
and then won the game with 30
seconds left. At that point, he
looked like a genius.”
The career point total for
Buicko might have reached 100
if he hadn’t been hindered by a
freak knee injury in his junior
year, missing nine games. “It’s
OK,” he said. “I traded those
missed points in for a regular
season title this year.”
Changing gears
When the ice surface changes
to a grass field in the spring for
baseball, Buicko tries to bring
with him the intensity from hockey. In some ways, he wishes he
could hit someone, like he would
do to an opponent on the ice.
“You can’t go running over
people in baseball,” Buicko said
with a laugh.
A goal in hockey could be
equivalent to a home run in baseball, in terms of its effect on the
game. However, hockey is a much
more physical game. Skating on
open ice and running the dirt
base paths don’t compare.
“My baseball coach says that
grass and dirt stains on my jersey
mean that I had a good game,”
Buicko said. “I like to bring my
hockey intensity into baseball,
whether it’s diving for a catch
or stealing a base. It’s all about
my approach.”
Playing two sports is a huge
time commitment, meaning
Buicko sacrificed some fun social
time for sport competition. Add
on all the course work of college and Buicko has a stacked
schedule.
“You have to have your priorities straight,” Buicko said of
balancing sports and schoolwork.
He’s studying economics and
government, hoping to get a job
in finance after interning for J.P.
Morgan.
After Buicko graduates, he
might play pro hockey in Europe.
He played in Germany, France,
and Switzerland last summer
with a college all-star team.
He’s looking at Sweden or
Switzerland as possible destinations.
“Going abroad is something I
wouldn’t pass up,” Buicko said.
“It would be an interesting time.
Hockey is more of a finesse game
in Europe, but they like to see
Americans coming over.”
Whether Buicko decides to find
work or go overseas for hockey,
he’ll leave Hamilton with a new
sense of responsibility. He’s been
a leader on the ice, in the field,
and in the classroom.
“I’m well prepared in different
ways,” said Buicko. “Pushing
myself has allowed me to be
whomever I want.”
Free skate: Hamilton College senior Joe Buicko, of Altamont,
recently finished his hockey career for the Continentals, scoring 86
points (33 goals, 53 assists) in 93 games. Buicko, a double athlete,
just started his fourth season with the Hamilton baseball team.
Pooling Their Strength
Yea! We’re The Champs
Nearly undefeated: The Troy Albany Junior Engineers Squirt B hockey team had a 17-1
regular season and secured the Greater Springfield League championship on Sunday with a
3-to-1 win over Amherst Youth Hockey at Olympia Ice Rink in Springfield, Mass. The Engineers
won the Falcon Cup, which will be featured at the Springfield Falcons Arena. From left, back
row: Arthur Stott, Coach Geoff Van Epps, Coach Dave Barron, Coach Keith Flores, and Coach
Patrick Trippany. Middle row: Sam Besch, Nicholas Graziano, Matthew Barron, Paul Dowdell,
Dylan Van Epps, Alexander Bogess, Patrick Trippany, and Ava Ferris. Front row: Connor Harris, Sebastian Geiger, Brian Flores, Brandon “The Wall” Mohrhoff, and James O’Brien.
Cool kids: Sydney Steinhardt (left) and Iris Canchela both
won state championships for the Guilderland Cyclones
YMCA swim team during the New York Y State Swim Meet
in Long Island, March 18 to 20. The competition featured
43 different YMCA teams; Guilderland with its 41 swimmers placed 15th.
35
St. Matt’s boys show heart
in championship losses Saturday
Closing time: Both the Biddy and Junior boys’ basketball teams from St. Matthews Catholic Youth
Organization in Voorheesville finished their seasons with a loss in the Diocesan Championship last
Saturday. Here, is the Biddy team, from left. Front row: John Morrow, Connor Hennessey, Willy Gallager,
Cooper Smith, and Dominick Cardona. Back row: Dalton Esposito, Coach Kevin Daly, Sean Nolan,
Adam Konicki, Ryan Daly, Assistant Coach John Nolan, and Matt Bernhard.
Dean Howard wins Albany Championship
By Peter Henner
Dean Howard recovered from
his only loss in the preliminary
section of the Albany Chess Club
Championship to win his last
four games and win the club
championship.
He defeated John Lack in a
tense time pressures scramble, to
tie for first with a 4-1 score, and
then defeated me in a playoff to
reach the two game match with
Gordon Magat, the winner of the
other preliminary section. He
then defeated Magat 2-0 in the
playoff match.
Magat, after losing the first
game, had to play for a win in the
second game, even with the black
pieces. On several occasions, he
declined the opportunity to play
moves that were probably objectively better, but which would
have led to a drawn position;
choosing instead to play riskier
moves for a win.
Although he held onto a material advantage of one pawn, he
had a difficult position, which
Howard forcefully exploited to
win the game. (See this week’s
problem).
Finnerman wins
Schenectady Consolation
David Finnerman, who has
returned to active chess after a
layoff of several years, has given
notice that he will be a force to
be reckoned with on the Capital
District chess scene.
He won the Schenectady Consolation Swiss (a tournament for
those players who did not qualify
for the championship section)
with a perfect score of 5-0.
This tournament, combined
with his strong fourth-place finish in the Class B section of the
Eastern Class Championships
in Sturbridge, Mass. will put his
rating close to, if not over, the
1800 Class A level.
Capital District
Chess League play
With the conclusion of the club
championships, the Capital District chess community will focus
on the annual league matches.
The RPI team, which must
complete its schedule before the
end of the semester, has already
played Albany A, losing 4-0, and
the Schenectady Geezers, losing
3½ - ½. Both matches were much
more hard-fought than the final
scores indicate.
RPI will be playing Albany B
on Wednesday, March 30.
Aronian wins Melody Amber
The Armenian Lev Aronian
won the Melody Amber Tournament, placing first among 12
of the strongest players in the
world. The tournament combines
two separate tournaments, one
where the players play “blindfolded” without sight of the
board, and one where the players
play under a fast time control.
Aronian placed first with a total score of 15½ - 6½, ahead of the
Norwegian Magnus Carlson with
14½ - 7½, and World Champion
Vishy Anand, with 13-9.
The only American contestant,
Hikaru Nakamura, tied for fifth,
with a score of 10½-11½.
Aronian won the Blindfold
section with a score of 8½- 2½,
while Carlson set a record for
the highest winning score in the
Rapid section, with a score of
9½ - 1½. Among top-level chess
players, who are very close in
playing strength, it is very hard
to achieve such an overwhelming
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score; it is common for tournaments to be won with winning
percentages of 60 to 70 percent.
Correction
The column two weeks ago had
two diagrams, but the text under
the diagrams was reversed. I
apologize for any confusion.
This week’s problem
Dean Howard finished off his
run to the Albany Club Championship with a pretty combination to decide his playoff game
against Gordon Magat. Although
he is down a pawn, he has an
overwhelming position. Can you
see how he won?
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shots, and more rebounding opportunities. Rebounds became
points as St. Matt’s Scott Roney
ran out on fast breaks and led
all scorers in the first half with
18 points. St. Matt’s closed the
gap to 11 points before St. Clement’s got one more basket at the
last second to close the first half
ahead, 36 to 23.
The coaches reinforced the
game plan at halftime and St.
Matt’s came out executing its
fundamentals. The tight manto-man defense started to wear
on St. Clement’s shooters. St.
Matt’s started to pass the ball in
its characteristic sharp fashion,
with each player getting quick
touches on the ball, causing the
zone to shift, opening up outside
shots, pounding St. Clement’s
with its inside game and drives
to the basket.
St. Matt’s broke St. Clement’s
press with Isaiah Meaux controlling the tempo of the game and
distributing the ball, Mickey
Knight running the floor baseline to baseline, and Steven Low
driving hard to the basket. Collin
Patterson and Matt Feller ran
hard to fill the wings on offense.
Alex Minnick rebounded tough,
playing strong despite four fouls,
and finishing with a game high
13 rebounds.
St. Matt’s drew within three
points in the last two minutes,
but was forced to foul. St. Clements scored its last three points
from the free throw line to win
61 to 55.
St. Matt’s Junior boys finish
and the year in second place
in the Diocesan division with a
record of 26-4. The team would
like to thank the community of
Voorheesville and St. Matt’s Parish for their support throughout
the time in CYO.
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Diocesan champs last Saturday
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the excellent seasons and determined play of both teams.
The Biddy boys faced a strong
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full court. Turnovers plagued St.
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St. Matt’s Junior boys played
St. Clement’s of Saratoga. St.
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backcourt ball pressure and long
range shooting.
In the opening minutes of the
game, the two teams exchanged
one quick basket a piece. Then,
St. Matt’s stumbled on St. Clement’s physical press over the next
several minutes, committing
turnovers, rushing shots, and
passing less than its usual style
of play.
This led to a double digit deficit
by midway through the first half.
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SPORTS
Finding a way to win
Target remains on Lady Dutch
GUILDERLAND — Once again,
great players have gone and new talent has arrived for the Lady Dutch
lacrosse team. However, one factor
remains the same: Guilderland is
still the team to beat.
Of course, in sports, any team can
lose, but the Dutch haven’t lost to a
single Section II opponent in four
How, you ask? Well, each team has
found its own way of succeeding.
At a windy and cold, but sunny,
practice on Monday, Head Coach
Gary Chatnik focused on the term
“success.” The previous four teams
had found that success and Chatnik
was wondering if the 2011 team
could as well. He ponders this fact
almost every preseason.
“They need to put themselves
into a position
to succeed.”
years. During that span, Guilderland has won four straight Class
A championships and two state
regional titles.
Girls from Guilderland graduate
and move on to play for top colleges
–– Harvard, Drexel, Marist, and
Fairfield, among others. Despite the
skill that the Lady Dutch loses every
year, the team comes back the next
season and finds a way to win.
“They need to put themselves into
a position to succeed,” Chatnik said
of his Dutch players, 12 of them back
from 2010 and nine of them rookies.
“Once they do that, they’ll succeed,”
the coach said.
Circumstances may be a little
different this season with just two
senior players –– leading scorer Erin
Mossop and defender Jess Marini.
Eleven players graduated last year,
The Lady Dutch lacrosse team is again the Class A defending champion after winning the title for
the fourth year in a row in 2010. Here, at Monday’s practice, junior Shelby Iapoce (left) goes to check
Michaela Maybee’s stick.
I’m open! Senior Jess Marini (right) calls out for a pass during
Guilderland’s lacrosse practice on Monday afternoon, while junior
Kelsey Michele defends the ball. The Lady Dutch have been Class
A champions for four years running.
including the entire starting defense, which frequently acted like
a blanket.
“Who can we count on?” Chatnik
asked. “We’ve always had leaders
who can calm the team down and
put us in a comfort zone. Who can
take over a game?”
No one in particular came to
mind. “We need kids to step up,”
said Chatnik. “The players differ
in certain ways, but they all know
when the season starts. I’m seeing
glimpses of maturity.”
The Lady Dutch will be tested
right away, traveling to Bethlehem
today for a Suburban Council
game. Guilderland had scrimmages against Kingston, West
Genesee, and Fox Lane over the
last few weeks.
“We’ve learned with each scrimmage,” Chatnik said. “There will
be more experienced teams in
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Ground balls and draws were a
focal point on Monday. New Assistant Coach Carrie Britt reminded
the players of the importance,
saying that those two fundamentals can “win games” as she went
through her demonstrations.
Britt, Guilderland’s juniorvarsity coach for the last two years,
instructed 19 of the 21 current
varsity players when they were
coming up through the system. “I
teach them that the ball is theirs, “
she said. “Pick it up, take care, and
find a safe place. It’s vocabulary
with the stick.”
After coaching Shaker for eight
years, and losing to Guilderland
plenty of times, Britt decided to
join Chatnik’s team. Britt told The
Enterprise that her fundamentalist
stick skills complement Chatnik’s
methodical ideas.
“I could never beat Gary because
he’s the ultimate strategist,” Britt
said. “Now, I put some tools in
order and he decides what to do
with them.”
For the Dutch, athleticism,
stick skills, and familiarity aren’t
the issues. Mossop, Marini, Kendall Cietek, Kelsey Michele, Nicole Levine, Michaela Maybee,
Kelly Camardo, Brianna Phillips,
Amanda VanAuken, Shelby Iapoce,
Mackenzie Cietek, and Jess Madsen have all been through the
process.
“It’s all about making confident
decisions,” said Chatnik. “Every
team has to grow to be able to do
well and it can take a while to get
the feel.”
Following the pattern of the past,
a Class A title is the definitive goal
for Guilderland, but Chatnik said
that the team tries not to talk about
the winning streak. “We know that
the target is on our back,” he said.
“But, we’re working on the basics
to build a solid team. It’s game by
game.”
Chatnik again mentioned success, and how his young team will
try to get there, saying, “You can’t
pressure them too much. They’ve
all played the game and they want
to win. They know how, but they
need to grow up as a group.”
Britt, new to the varsity team,
but not to the Lady Dutch’s winning ways, said that the players’
greatest fear would be to fail the
teams that came before them.
“These girls play ball because
it’s theirs, it’s ours,” Britt said.
“Guilderland is focused on getting
the ball. It’s given them four championships. They just go and get it.
If you play for the ball, then the
championships will come.”
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