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The AlTAmonT
Enterprise
& Albany County Post
No. 26 Thursday, jaNuary 16, 2014
For 129 years Albany County’s independent newspaper
If giant power lines cross the county, will local views be spoiled?
By Lisa Nicole Viers
NEW SCOTLAND — Surrounded by a chainlink fence, an
intricate arrangement of metal
poles and wires sits calmly off
Game Farm Road. Lines reach
across the street like yarn in a
loom, being pulled into the New
Scotland substation where the
power they hold zooms through
Albany County.
Four vie
to build Superhighway.
Within the next few years,
more lines will feed into the station, bringing with them a host of
benefits, and possible drawbacks,
ranging from health to aesthetic
concerns.
Initially proposed by the New
York Energy Highway Task Force
in 2012, the “energy Superhighway” project aims to bring
electricity from Canada and
northern New York down to meet
the ever-increasing energy needs
of New York City. Four different
companies put forth proposals to
carry at least 1,000 megawatts of
electricity that could be sourced
from wind and hydroelectric
power, as well as more conventional sources like natural gas and
nuclear power.
Six-hundred miles of new trans
(Continued on page 10)
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Power lines march through the New Scotland corridor. A set of transmission lines travel through the town towards the New Scotland
substation, and more may be joining them soon. A 2012 proposal by the Public Service Commission has asked for plans to bring energy
from upstate New York south to New York City.
Wiles at the bat
for Guilderland library
— Photo by Mike Groll
“I have an alter ego,” said Tim Wiles who has recited “Casey at the Bat,” the popular 1888 ballad
by Ernest Thayer, all over the country. But Wiles does not have the “haughty grandeur” of his alter
ego. According to the president of the library board that hired him, “He doesn’t have a big ego. He’s a
team player.”
InsIde
Opinion Page 2
News Page 7
By Melissa Hale-Spencer
GUILDERLAND — “I’m leaving one dream job for another
dream job,” said Tim Wiles, the
new director for the Guilderland
Public Library.
He has resigned his long-time
post as director of research at the
Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown to start the new job next
week. Wiles moved to Guilderland
three-and-a-half years ago when
his wife, Marie, became superintendent of the public schools.
He says, even before that, he
regarded the library here as “a
shining oasis,” making the trek
from Cooperstown to the Guilderland library a couple of times
each year.
Tim Wiles has always loved
books.
He grew up with his brothers
in Peoria, Ill., the son of an accountant father — “a numbers
guy” — and piano-playing mother
who treasured books.
Community Calendar Page 16 Classifieds Page 25
As a kid, his very favorite book
was Go, Dog. Go! which ended with
a pack of dogs congregating for
a party up in a tree. “They were
wearing party hats and jumping
rope and having fun,” said Wiles,
49, the memory still vivid all these
decades later.
Referencing the library’s catch
phrase, Wiles added, with a
chuckle, “It was a gathering place.”
He concluded, ”A book can stick
with you,”
Presaging his first dream job,
Wiles both played and watched
baseball as a kid, although he said
he was better at watching. One of
his classmates was Joe Girardi,
now the manager of the Yankees.
“We were from different neighborhoods but were both invited
downtown to one of the 1970s’
gifted schools,” Wiles said.
To illustrate how focused and
hardworking Girardi was, Wiles
said that he skipped the class
(Continued on page 12)
Sports Page 29
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, January 16, 2014
Editorial
Good dialogue makes good neighbors
W
e were saddened last week when we received a
letter from a grief-stricken woman whose dog had
been shot. She wrote about her pet collie, Sophie, as if
Sophie were a person.
Any of us who have loved a pet can empathize with her
sorrow. Pets feel like family members. And to have the
death occur so violently makes it harder to accept.
Barbara Huba refused to use the word “neighbor”
to describe the man who had shot her dog. “Neighbors
take care of each other,” she wrote.
She went on, “Sophie’s killer isn’t a neighbor...He
is a mere transplant who doesn’t truly understand
life in the country...Random killing isn’t what life in
the country is about. Many of us live in the country
to get away from exactly that type of person.”
We decided to print her letter along with a news
article to tell the whole story, which showed the killing
wasn’t random. When our reporter called the man who
had shot the collie, Michele Salerno, he was angry and
upset. He felt under attack by people who had been
made aware of the shooting through social media.
He threatened to sue our paper if we ran a story. We believe true communication — honest telling and empathetic
listening — can often solve problems better than bringing
a matter to court.
When we talked to Salerno in person, he told us about
the wide variety of birds he raises on his 51 acres. He has
Aracuna chickens that lay colored eggs — green and pink
and blue. (We found this hard to believe until we saw them
with our own eyes; they looked like the eggs children dye
at Easter time.) He has ring-necked pheasants, with golden
feathers and red faces, and Bronze turkeys — their plumage has an iridescent sheen. All of these birds have been
killed by uncontrolled dogs.
Salerno works as a general contractor and derives both
income and pleasure from his birds. He regards many of
them as pets and speaks about them with great passion.
Since he moved here six years ago, dogs have frequently
attacked his birds. He has pictures of dozens and dozens
of dead birds, many of them savagely ravaged.
Salerno has tried using the law to protect his birds, to
little avail. Representing himself in court, he added up
the losses, figuring, for example, the 240 eggs per year a
chicken produces — his are free range — and calculated
the loss at $9,000. When he sued to recover $3,000, the
judge cracked a joke, asking if he had the chicken that
laid a golden egg, and awarded him just $100.
Salerno described some of the pets he has lost to dog
attacks. He had a crested duck he named George, after
Washington. “He’s got like a toupee and Washington had
a wig,” said Salerno. “He used to follow me around and
come into the house.”
Six of the 11 ducks Salerno got in November have been
killed by dogs. He used to have a pair of barred rock chickens, speckled black and white, named Fricassee and Franchez. “They hatched at the same time and went together
everywhere,” said Salerno. Fricassee was killed by a dog.
The beloved pet parrot of his fiancée’s daughter was
also killed when they let the parrot, named Oscar, into the
We believe true communication —
honest telling and empathetic listening —
can often solve problems better
than bringing a matter to court.
pheasant cage for a few hours to get some sun on Nov. 11
as the temperature reached into the 60s. She had had the
parrot for three years and was devoted to it; her macaw
was raised in Florida and liked the sunshine, Salerno said.
Both a collie and an Australian shepherd were on Salerno’s
property that day — he has a picture of the Aussie with
feathers in its mouth.
“Oscar was in a cage with my pheasants so it had company. He ran underneath,” Salerno surmised of the dog.
“There were feathers all around...Oscar must have hit its
head or had a heart attack.” The parrot was worth over
$3,000 but its value was far more than monetary.
Without ever having read Huba’s letter, Salerno said to
us, “I have a good neighbor.”
The first time Salerno caught this neighbor’s dog attacking his birds, he could identify the dog’s owner, since,
unlike Huba’s collie, it had a license. “I took that gentlemen
into my home. I shared with him how I raise my chickens,”
said Salerno.
Salerno detailed the process he goes through, hatching
his birds from eggs, keeping them in the incubator for 21
days, then moving them to a brooder for two weeks before
putting them in a small cage for four weeks while they
feather out, and finally placing them in a free-range coop
for life.
“We shared a bottle of my homemade wine. He promised
his dog would never be on my property. And to this day, he
hasn’t. That is a good neighbor.”
Being a good neighbor is the heart of this matter as with
so many others. The Judeo-Christian tenet — Thou shalt
love thy neighbor as thyself — is found in most religions
as an organizing principle of society.
Huba sought to have Salerno punished under the law,
but found no recourse and would like to lobby for a Sophie’s Law to protect pets. Salerno has called town officers
and been to court to try to protect his pets and property,
mostly to no avail.
Certainly, the laws we’ve adopted as a society should be
followed. In this case, dogs should be licensed so they can
be identified and owners can be called if their dogs
are doing things they shouldn’t. And, in the towns
of Guilderland and New Scotland, the law requires
that dogs be under their owners’ control.
The state’s Agricultural and Markets Law allowed
Salerno to kill the collie; it authorizes an owner to
shoot if a dog attacks or threatens a person or if it
attacks a companion animal, farm animal, or domestic
animal. “I had no recourse,” Salerno told us. “The duck
was in its mouth.” He called police after the shooting,
and they found no wrongdoing.
But the shooting saddened Salerno. He didn’t want
to harm his neighbor by killing her dog. He said he
felt sad to kill the dog and even sadder when, much later,
he learned the collie had belonged to his neighbor.
“I love animals,” he said. “I need to protect my animals,
my pets. I’m truly sorry. There was no collar, no tags,
nothing.” He said, if he had known the dog was Huba’s,
he would have given her a chance to get the collie off of
his property.
The solution, as our courts are clogged with many suits
that could easily be avoided, is for neighbors to understand
each other.
This means not vilifying someone but, rather, trying to
genuinely understand who he is.
Salerno took exception to Huba’s printed words declaring him to be “a mere transplant” who doesn’t understand
country living. “I was born on a farm in Italy,” he said; the
livestock provided sustenance. He was raised in a home
in Avellino, on a working farm, without electricity, where
beds were warmed with heated bricks at night, and his
mother cooked meals over an open fire. “That is real country
living,” he said.
Salerno showed us his duck, its neck mangled and bloody,
its body frozen. We imagined, too, how hard it must have
been for Huba to see her dead dog.
“We will try to change the law,” said Huba. “We will and
we’ll save some other pets from being shot, and maybe a
kid.”
Rather than looking outward to the law, we believe the
solution lies in looking inward, to be a good neighbor. If
dog owners do what Salerno’s good neighbor did, and keep
their pets safely fenced, or on a leash, Salerno’s pets will
be safe, too.
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, January 16, 2014
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To the editor
Pet ownership involves
responsibility for the actions of the pet
To the Editor:
I’m writing in response to the
Enterprise article regarding Barbara Huba’s pet collie, Sophie, that
was shot and killed by a nearby
homeowner, Michele Salerno,
whose duck was slaughtered by
Sophie. Ms. Huba has managed
to turn her friends and neighbors
against this man who was within
the law to kill animals destroying
his livestock.
As grief stricken as Ms. Huba
may be regarding the loss of her
pet, the fact is that she disregarded the law, which states that
dogs must be restrained at all
times. Pet ownership involves
responsibility for the actions of
the pet.
No matter how well behaved
and loving a pet dog may be within
its family, when a dog is allowed to
run free, his instincts may surface
and he may chase, injure, and kill
other animals: deer; cats; and,
yes, ducks.
In addition, a dog (or cat) that
is allowed to roam free may be
chased and killed by coyotes —
who would want this end for a
beloved family pet?
If Ms. Huba had obeyed the
law and had not allowed Sophie
to roam, she would still have her
beautiful pet and Mr. Salerno
would not have had to take the
action he did and his animal
would be alive. Mr. Salerno is
not a villain.
Mary Raczkowski
Altamont
Dog owners should follow the law
To the Editor:
Last week’s Enterprise had a
story about a dog being shot while
it was killing a duck. The lady
who owned the dog is saying she
would like to change the law about
shooting animals.
Why didn’t she license her dog
and have a collar on it or a leash
as the town of New Scotland
animal-control law requires? Dogs
are not allowed to roam free in
the town.
If she owns five acres, as stated
in the article, why didn’t she fence
in an area so the dog could run?
I feel bad that she lost a family
pet but it’s not right to blame
Back In Time. . .
1914
100 Years Ago
2014
Altamont Enterprise January 16, 1914
ALASKA NOW ON THE MAP.
JUNEAU — Within a short time residents of this territory
will be favored with a real automobile garage and salesroom,
the first intimation that even the Artic Circle is not to remain
longer without civilization’s most recent development in land
transportation.
The above announcement was a feature of a recent gathering
of Studebaker branch managers at headquarters in Detroit. It
was brought about by A.H. Brown of Portland, Ore., who has
charge of the Corporation’s wholesale business in the Pacific
Northwest. Mr. Brown asked authority to place a Studebaker
agency with a man in Juneau who had been importuning for
some time by letter and by a personal visit.
Mr. Brown is seriously considering a trip into this new
territory, during the coming summer. Some of the extreme
northwest has already been penetrated by a Studebaker car
which several months ago was driven from Seattle to Hazelton, winning thereby the trophy offered by the citizens of
that town for the first car to enter it by the overland route.
There are several cars in Hazelton now and Alaska proper
probably contains as many as six or seven, maintained by
private individuals and bought in “the States.”
****
someone else for something you
do that’s wrong!
We have a dog; it has a collar and
a license tag along with his rabies
tag and, when he’s outside, he’s on
a leash. That’s the law!
Roy Wilcox
New Scotland
Mr. Salerno should build a safe enclosure
for his outdoor birds and keep a parrot inside
a safe enclosure for his birds. He neighbor’s dog. That statement
To the Editor:
I have enjoyed poultry own- needs kennel quality fencing troubles me deeply.
ership for two decades here in with a complete top and bottom
My husband and I are exotic
Altamont. I have raised turkeys, fortification.
large bird owners; we happily
ducks, geese, and chickens. I have
The enclosure I constructed share our house with two large
owned the “plain Jane” varieties featured a tightly strung ceiling umbrella cockatoos and a greenas well as some exotics, many of made of chicken wire attached winged macaw as well as a blue
which were awarded ribbons at to the kennel fencing to thwart and gold macaw. We have an avithe Altamont Fair.
the climbing critters. Chicken ary in our house that allows free
What I have learned from ani- wire was then embedded into the range for our birds. We have taken
mal husbandry in those 20 years ground under the kennel fencing the time and energy to research
is that free-roaming birds are akin to dissuade the critters that are the needs of these highly intelto a neon sign flashing “The buffet happy to dig all night for a chance ligent birds. We are members of
the local Capital District Parrot
at fresh warm meat.
is now open!”
In proper due diligence, an Society and enjoy networking
Fresh duck and chicken meat
is a welcome snack to a raven- inspection of the enclosure will with other bird owners to share
ous critter on a cold night. Many need to be performed daily. And bird tips.
of us two-legged critters feel the likely, weekly maintenance will be
The needs of these birds are
same as we
complex. They
order duck à
are said to have
l’orange and
the intelligence
chicken Parof a 5-year-old
mesan off the
human and the
menu.
emotional matuIf you are gority of a 2-yearHe depends on them for income
ing to raise anold. Most parrot
yet he isn’t willing to learn the precautions
imals, I believe
owners allow
it’s an owner’s
their birds free
necessary to protect his investment.
responsibilrange indoors.
ity to educate
Caged macaws
oneself on the
are not happy
needs of that
macaws.
Every parrot
animal. The
book we have
first truth of
raising domestic poultry is the required. Some critters will make read states that they need to
need to understand their vulner- it a weeklong project to try to dig interact with humans for several
into the pen. It takes a hole only hours each day. They need to be
ability if left unprotected.
Chickens and ducks don’t have the size of a golf ball to become a supplied with a variety of toys
teeth to bite and they can’t run gateway for disaster.
and activities to prevent boredom
or fly very quickly. Chickens can
The ongoing years of Mr. Sal- that can result in manic feather
often fend for themselves slightly erno’s poultry losses force me to plucking. Their proper dietary
better than other birds because question the notion of his birds needs are an entirely different
they can roost. If provided proper being “livestock.” He depends and complex issue.
shelter, chickens will roost by fly- on them for income yet he isn’t
However, the most rudimentary
ing up high to a perch at night. willing to learn the precautions need of a macaw is a temperatureThis way, they can at least be off necessary to protect his invest- and moisture-controlled environment. In other words, unless you
the ground and avoid some preda- ment.
If Mr. Salerno’s birds were live in Costa Rica, a macaw should
tors, but not the climbing variety
properly protected, the unfortu- never, ever, be kept outside. It is
like possums and raccoons.
Ducks and geese cannot perch. nate shooting of the collie could considered cruel and inhumane
They cannot run fast and most do- have been avoided as well as to expose them to the elements of
mestic geese cannot take flight off the ongoing litigation with other this area. Many Florida nights are
the ground. They are built to swim neighbors over the same issue.
deemed too cold for them. They are
away from their predator. Without
The collie is gone, and nothing a wild animal that is a privilege
a large body of water, ducks and can change that. But a particular- to live with, not a “backyard” bird
geese are completely exposed and ly disturbing back story leaves me that could live caged in a coop.
prey to every carnivore roaming unsettled. After a discourse with
Therefore, I suspect that hypothe area.
Mr. Salerno, he stated to me that thermia was the killer of Mr. SalMy suggestion to Mr. [Michele] his macaw suffered a heart attack erno’s macaw, not a heart attack.
Salerno, who claims that a local and died in his cage outdoors Elisa Fasulo
dog killed his bird, is that he build due to fright caused by another Guilderland
Youths’ Companion Nuggets.
Some people seem to think that truth is like rubber; that
they can make it go farther by stretching it.
Do not hunt for temptation just for the sake of wrestling
with it.
There is something better than stopping to count ten when
you are angry; count a hundred.
A man is not necessarily boastful when he says he is self
made. He may be making excuses.
The acid test of trouble sometimes shows that a so-called
“solid” man is merely plated.
Do you desire good neighbors — Then be a good neighbor.
Try to be at least as forgiving toward other people as you
are toward yourself.
It’s no honor to “hold the record” in jumping at conclusions.
Put up with his sharp corners. If a man is square, it is
easy to.
There are reasons for repentance in all lives, but saying too
little is one of the rarest of them.
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, January 16, 2014
Fanciful type spells out the name of the village’s first newspaper, a forerunner of The Altamont Enterprise. The left column of the broadsheet was used for advertisements.
From the historian’s desk
Building was booming in Altamont when the newspaper changed its name
By Alice Begley
The old Knowersville Enterprise
masthead of Dec. 10, 1887 that
begins this historian’s column
came from the archival files of
the late Allan Dietz. Dietz was a
skilled local historic researcher.
I am privileged to have been the
recipient of a portion of his files
from his widow, Betty Dietz.
The Knowersville Enterprise
had been published from 1884 to
1891 when the publication became
The Altamont Enterprise with
the incorporation of the village of
Altamont.
connection with the Enterprise
ceases. We have used our best
endeavors to make the Enterprise
a welcome and readable sheet
to our subscribers. How well we
have succeeded we leave them to
judge…
The Enterprise was first an
experiment but such has been its
success that today it is recognized
as a fixture, and we can express
the belief that in the hands of our
worthy successors, The Enterprise
Co., under the management of
J.B.Hilton, it will not only hold
its own but increase in interest
“One of our correspondents has furnished us
with the following statistics in regard to our village:
number of houses 82; families 112;
population, white 445, colored 1, total 446.”
We’ll continue with excerpts of
selections from those early papers
collected by the late “Shorty” Vroman, a one-time part-owner of The
Enterprise.
Saturday, April 4,1885
Fuller’s Station: The bluebirds
arrived here last week.
Saturday, April 11, 1885
Local: Building is to have a big
boom here this season. D.G. Staley is to have the honor of putting
up the first frame in the village
with Dietz closely after him.
Saturday, April 18, 1885
Local: Ten new houses are going
to be built at this place this season,
and probably more to follow.
Saturday, April 25, 1885
Editorial: With this issue, our
and patronage to the entire satisfaction of the proprietors and
patrons.
Thanking all who have encouraged or aided us, and surrendering sanctum to our successors,
we cease to be the editor. D.H.
Crowe
Saturday, May 9, 1885
Local: One of our correspondents has furnished us with the
following statistics in regard to
our village: number of houses 82;
families 112; population, white
445, colored 1, total 446. The
village is growing rapidly and we
hope by Fall to add a dozen more
dwellings.
Guilderland Center: From a
setting of 14 eggs three weeks
— Guilderland Historical Society
In 1890, village of Altamont workers assisted D & H railroad
men in building a turntable that led the Altamont “Scoot” through
the D & H engine house and back on tracks for a return trip to
Albany. (The turntable was on the site of the present Altamont
Post Office).
— Guilderland Historical Society
The idyllic small village of Altamont was first named Manor of Rennselaerwyck, Helleberg,
West Manor, West Guilderland, and then Knowersville. Finally, under the direction of Hiram Griggs,
Altamont’s first mayor, the village was renamed Altamont upon its incorporation as a village in the
town of Guilderland.
ago, James White now counts
14 chickens. Whose old hen can
beat that?
Saturday, May 16, 1885
Local: The carriage business
is booming. Van Benscoten and
Warner are getting their warerooms in shape for the summer
trade. They shipped a carriage
to Richmondville Monday.
Charley Witherwax went to Albany one morning last week and
returned the same evening which
clearly demonstrates that such a
feat is possible.
Dunnsville: Although the season
is late, many of the farmers are
getting pretty well along with
their planting and the prospects
are they will have a fruitful
season.
Saturday, June 6, 1885
Local: The work on the new
houses and the improvement on
those already built is progressing
favorably. Mr. N. Sturges has
completed his work and Mr. Harry
W. Heck has taken possession of
his new quarters. Mr. D.G. Staley
and Supervisor B. Crounse have
theirs nearly completed.
Mr. M. Tice’s house is being rapidly covered with a tin roof. Mr.
Austin H. Wilber has his barn and
— Guilderland Historical Society
Crounse family members stand in front of their ancestral home,
built in 1803 on Route 156 near Brandle Road. The farm was
established in 1754 and remained in that family for generations.
The house still stands today.
the cellar for his house finished,
and Mr. VanAuken has his cellar ready for the carpenters. Mr.
John T. Severson and Silas Hilton
have their cellars underway and
Mr. Osbonlighter is ready for the
masons.
Fullers Station: At the recent
meeting of the Classis of the Reformed Church, the attention of
that body was called to the needs
of a church of that denomination at
Knowersville, and the indications
are that one will be built.
Thompsons Lake: The proprietor of the Grandview House
opened his place of business last
week.
Saturday, June 20, 1885
Local: The Twilight Croquet
Club has organized for the summer and filled out a ground on the
village green.
On Saturday of last week, the
New York Riding Club of New
York City, finely mounted and
wearing white hats, drove into
town, followed by their grooms
and baggage, and quartered at the
Knowersville House. They started
from New York about three weeks
ago and since have traveled on
horseback as far west as Buffalo
and are now returning home.
They left Sunday morning for
Coeymans and expect to reach
home today (Saturday). They
expressed themselves well pleased
with the hospitality of Knowersville.
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Allow towing business to operate in Knox
To the Editor:
On Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 8
p.m., Bob Delaney, the town of
Knox building inspector, served a
ticket to the owners of Hitmans
Towing for operating a business
illegally in a residential district.
Currently, it is impossible for
new businesses to locate in the
town because, while 1974 zoning
law contemplates business districts, none have been established
in the town. The only businesses
that are legal are those that predate the zoning regulation, those
that meet the definition of a home
business, and a few that have
been given special-use permits.
Hitmans Towing is a business
that employs several local people
and provides a valuable service to
the residents of the town and to
the people of the Capital District.
Everyone that I speak to who has
used the service says the same
thing: They are prompt, friendly,
and reasonably priced.
Paradoxically, the town board
is working on approving a business district in the hamlet of
Knox where currently there are
no businesses.
At the last zoning board of
appeals meeting, it was decided
to hold a hearing in February
to determine whether Hitmans
could operate under a special-use
permit. Now it appears that the
legal opinion of the town attorney
is that a special-use permit cannot be issued. As there seems
to be some confusion about the
town’s zoning law, it is critical
that this legal opinion be put in
writing.
I do not believe that this business at this location detracts from
the rural character of the town.
The area is not environmentally
sensitive, there are no scenic
vistas, and the business is inoffensive.
If you drive by Hitmans, you
would not even notice it. There
is a house with a garage and
no trucks are visible from the
road. The fact that Hitmans
has operated in this location for
several years unnoticed with no
complaints further bolsters this
argument.
While it may very well be that,
under current town law, there is
no way for Hitmans to be permitted to operate legally, it seems
ironic to me that a town that
purports to be in favor of business, should be trying to close this
business rather than looking for a
way to allow them to continue.
Article VII Section 70 of the
town’s zoning law allows the town
board to amend the zoning law.
The town board should amend
the zoning regulations in such
a way to allow Hitmans to continue to operate. That would be
the “business friendly” and right
thing to do.
I urge you to attend the next
Town Board meeting on Feb. 11 at
7:30 p.m. at the Knox Town Hall
and let them know your thoughts
on this issue.
Anna Wolfe
Knox
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The Old Men of the Mountain
Remembering when cold,
even without the wind-chill thing, was really cold
By John R. Williams
On Jan. 7, the Old Men of the
Mountain’s first breakfast of
2014 was at the Country Café in
Schoharie, and it was cold. The
OFs were talking about how cold
it was and that most of the OFs
have experienced colder weather
than this but, for some reason the
air on Tuesday, was cold.
One OF remembered the real
temperature, not this wind-chill
thing, on the Hill was about 20 or
maybe even 30 below. This, the OF
thought, was in the mid 1980s to
early ’90s. (With the OFs, time is
so irrelevant that they may say
something happened a couple of
years ago when, in fact, it would by
more like 10 years ago. So the ’80s
or ’90s could be a tad off. )
Back to the conversation.
“At that time,” the OF said, “the
coldest temperature in the nation
was announced on the radio to be
in Canajoharie, N.Y.”
This OF said, on that particular day, he was supposed to go to
Utica, N.Y. and, as he drove up
the Thruway towards Utica, the
OF noticed the highway was like
a tractor-trailer parking lot. All
along the Thruway, the big rigs
were brought to a standstill by the
fuel gelling, even with additives.
This OF said he got off at Canajoharie just to see what the coldest
temperature in the nation would
be like. The OF reported it was no
different than the 20 to 30 below
on the Hill.
When it gets that cold, cold is
cold!
However, this same OF said that
the cold walking up the sidewalk
in Schoharie to the Country Café,
was cold and he noticed it. Some
OFs wondered if it was because
back then the OF was about 45
years old, and now he is 80.
“Well,” the OF said.
Then another OF said, “We are
not used to it; we have not had a
real cold snap like this in years.”
“Whatever…” the OF was sure
glad to close the door behind him
as he went into Country Café.
News stays the same
This scribe is reviewing his notes
taken at the breakfast, and the list
runs from bottom to top, cars, kids,
stories, pigs, cows, health, who you
know better than what you know,
and reporting the news. Much of
that is redundant like cars, kids,
pigs, cows, and especially health,
which leaves the talk of who you
know better than what you know,
and reporting the news.
A little clarifier here, many of
the OFs do not watch the news,
but, when they do, they find that
the news doesn’t change. One OF
mentioned that, if he catches the
news one day, and then does not
watch it for a couple of weeks, and
happens to catch it again, it is the
same news; just the names and
locations are different.
Another OF said, if something
really spikes his attention, he will
become interested and watch it
until that event plays out. This OF
mentioned the 911 attack on our
country, and another news episode
was the landing of the plane in the
Hudson River.
One a disaster, the other a
miracle, and that is about it.
One OF said that he gets really
ticked when he does catch the news
and can understand why people
who watch it on a regular basis
are so stressed out.
Another OF made only one brief
comment. He claimed that so much
of the news is slanted one way or
the other and the newscasters act
like they are holy. Whichever way
the station is bent, they think they
have the solution to the problem,
when, in his opinion, they are the
problem.
“Conversely,” an OF commented,
“I watch the news all the time. How
do you guys know what’s going
on? How do you know what the
weather is going be?”
“You believe those guys; I just
look out the window,” said another OF.
Give me a newspaper any day,
get one paper leaning one way
and another paper leaning the
other and somewhere in the middle
they just may be right and there
is always the funnies to balance
it out. Any way the paper bends
the news, “Pickles,” “Pearls,” and
“Speed Bump” are great stress
relievers.
Getting somewhere
Many of the OFs think this is too
true. You might have the solution
to solving the most demanding
problem going, like curing cancer,
or a propulsion system that does
not require fossil fuels, and, if you
do not know the right people, it
goes nowhere.
One OF asked the rhetorical
question: How many of the OFs got
their first job from someone they
knew, or someone told you that soand-so was looking for somebody
to do a certain job?
It was interesting how many
wound up working at a job that,
in their formative years, the OF
was not even trained to do. Because someone recommended the
OF and the someone the OF was
recommended to had a matching
karma, that OF turned out doing
really well at whatever it was.
In college, it is quite often said,
the contacts made are better than
the education.
“Yeah,” an OF said, “but, even
then if you are a wise guy and
a slacker, that trait will come
through and the contacts will not
be worth anything because that is
how you will be remembered.”
“You’re right,” a second OF said.
“I guess the real approach is to try
and do your best all the time.”
This OF said he wound up working at a position that was nothing
like what he studied for and did
very well. One thing the OF did
in college was learn to adapt, and
to study, and to retain what he
studied. Life is funny that way.
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Ethics board must be a watchdog
Caputo’s resignation may
provide the right catalyst for change
To the Editor:
I welcome the news from last
week that County Independence
Party Chairman Paul Caputo
resigned from the Guilderland
Planning Board. I’m glad Paul finally decided to do the right thing,
and frankly he should have done
it long ago.
This isn’t a question of the time
being right as Mr. Caputo states
in the article; it’s a question of the
time being more convenient.
At the end of the day, this isn’t
about Mr. Caputo; it’s about what’s
right and what’s wrong. This is
about good government and a
stronger town ethics law.
Republicans call on the town
board to adopt a local law that
formally prohibits party chairmen
from serving as appointees on any
town board or council.
We also call on the town board
to strengthen the ethics requirements for all town officers, to
require that not only their interests and contracts before the
town must be disclosed but also
the interests and contracts of
their family members and close
acquaintances and associates,
including any political positions
they may hold.
This information should be
published on the town website
for all to see.
We also call on the town board
to reform the membership of the
Guilderland Ethics Board to ensure real and not imagined checks
and balances, and that the rights
and interests of the minority party
are not trampled on in the future.
The ethics committee must be a
true independent watchdog and
not a paper tiger.
Transparency and accountability are very important in
government and this case provides
us with the perfect opportunity
to make positive changes to our
ethics laws for the good of town
residents.
One resignation won’t solve this
problem, but it may provide the
right catalyst for change. Only
time will tell. Matt Nelligan
Chairman
Guilderland Republican
Committee
Seeking to display quilts
from the Knox church ladies
To the Editor:
The Knox Historical Society and
the Berne Historical Society are
jointly planning quilt shows in
each of the towns on Sunday, Aug.
3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors to the quilt shows can
also follow the Helderberg Quilt
Barn Trail, a series of wooden
quilt blocks installed on the sides
of barns, stores, and garages. At the Knox quilt show, we hope
to display as many quilts as possible that were quilted by the Knox
Reformed Church quilters and, at
this point, we are trying to locate
these quilts. If you have a quilt that was
quilted by the ladies at the Knox
Reformed Church and would be
willing to display it at our quilt
show, please contact Donna at 8722161, Marie at 872-2638, or Jane
at 872-2082. The utmost care will
be taken with your quilt.
Thank you.
Donna Gwin
Secretary,
Knox Historical Society
Come to the gala
to celebrate the library
To the Editor:
The Altamont Free Library is
inviting our community to come
celebrate. We are hosting the
Seventh Annual I Love My Library
Gala. All proceeds from the gala
go towards improving the library
in its new location, the historic
Altamont train station.
This year’s gala will be held on
Saturday, Feb. 8, from 5 until 9:30
p.m .at the Altamont Community
Room in the village hall. The gala
includes a fabulous dinner catered
by the Elegant Touch Catering
Company as well as a silent and
live auction.
The dinner will include a carving station, pasta bar, salad, and
potatoes as well as wonderful
hors d’oeuvres and homemade
desserts. The auction will include
items such as restaurant and store
gift cards and baskets, original
pieces of artwork, trips, and much
more!
The cost of the event is $50 per
person. If you are interested in
attending the gala, just stop by the
library for an rsvp card. If you’d
be willing to donate an item, gift
card, or even a special service for
our silent auction, it’s a terrific
way to advertise and would be
greatly appreciated! All donations
are tax deductible.
Reservations are filling up
quickly, so please stop by the library or give us a call soon!
Amy Martin
Vice President
Altamont Free Library
Board of Trustees
Write a letter.
You’ll feel better.
An annual tradition: For a decade, Jerry Parmenter and his staff at Elemental Landscapes have
helped the Kiwanis raise funds by selling Christmas trees and wreaths.
Thanks for helping Kiwanis serve our children
To the Editor:
Once again this year, New Scotland Kiwanis member Jerry Parmenter and his staff at Elemental
Landscapes, Inc., have assisted
the club with the Christmas Tree
Sale; 2013 marked the 10th year
that Jerry has organized this successful fund-raiser for Kiwanis.
In addition to managing this sale,
Elemental Landscapes, Inc., is a
perennial sponsor of the Kiwanis
youth sports program.
Voorheesville Wine and Liquor,
owned by Chris Difiore, has also
supported this fund-raiser for
several years by assisting with collection. When asked what makes
the fund-raiser work so well for
the community, employee Dave
Prendergast said, “People are honest and receptive.”
The New Scotland Kiwanis Club
would like to take this opportunity
to thank the residents and businesses in the community for their
generous financial and in-kind
support of our programs that successfully serve our children.
Melissa Faustel
New Scotland
Kiwanis Board Member
HEAP offers help with heat, you must apply
To the Editor:
Have you ever heard of
HEAP?
HEAP is an acronym which
stands for Home Energy Assistance Program. HEAP provides
grants to low-income families to
help them pay for their home
heating.
Since it has been a rough winter,
a lot of people could probably use
help with their heating bills. For
more information on HEAP and
to find out how to apply, go to
otda.ny.gov/programs/heap, or call
1-800-342-3009.
Or, if you live in the Hilltowns,
ask about it at the Hilltown Community Resource Center in Westerlo by calling 797-3742. Your
family’s eligibility for HEAP,
and the benefits you can receive,
depend on income, house size, primary heating source, and whether
or not someone under age 6, over
60, or who is permanently disabled
lives with you. If you are looking for some help
paying for your home heating
this winter, consider applying for
HEAP. The resource center can
also help Hilltown residents with
food stamps, food-pantry assistance, and other necessities.
Marcy Forti
Knox
Editor’s note: Marcy Forti is a
Girl Scout, working on her Silver
Award.
We are working to green Albany County
To the Editor:
Although it’s been cold and
snowy in Albany County, I have
been working this past year to
come up with a plan to make our
county a “green” leader in sustainability and energy efficiency.
We made history recently when
I signed legislation that bans the
use of polystyrene for chain restaurants with 15 or more locations
nationwide. The ban is critical as
we consider how to work together
to eliminate hazardous waste and
reduce the waste stream.
Albany County is just one of
three municipalities in New York
to ban polystyrene. New York City
just ratified a similar law recently,
which shows that this issue is not
merely a regional one, but one that
can be adapted in other places.
While the ban is important, I
wanted to convey that this is just
one way we are working to green
Albany County. I am also working
to implement a countywide sustainability policy that will ensure
that green initiatives inform all
our decision-making, from capital
projects, to purchasing to government vehicles.
That is why I will seek to establish an Albany County Public
Service Agency. It is through
this means that the county will
work to expand renewable and
sustainable energy options for
the county and working with the
county Industrial Development
Agency to enhance our economic
development efforts. First, I will appoint a commission to find a viable option for
long-term, environmentally sound,
and economical waste disposal.
The commission will begin its
work by reviewing the Regional
Solid Waste Authority Feasibility
Study that was issued in 2011. The
recommendations in that study
should prove helpful to leaders
in the region who are planning
for the future.
The key is working with local
governments as partners to develop long-term strategies to help
the region plan for future solid
waste management needs.
Another key initiative is openspace conservation, historic preservation, and agriculture. To date,
my administration has been able
to dedicate more than 372 acres
for conservation, environmental
remediation, or agriculture.
The administration, in partnership with the Albany County
Legislature, has moved to protect
open space for agriculture and
public recreation use. The county
recently transferred two parcels of
land to the Mohawk Hudson Land
Conservancy for incorporation into
the Winn Preserve in Knox.
Similarly, the county conveyed
106 acres of land in Knox for Saddlemire Farms to preserve its use
for dairy farming.
My office is currently working
to complete the transfer of two
parcels of land adjacent to the
Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission that would add 23 acres
to the preserve. There is a possibility that the acreage will need
environmental remediation. There are several other parcel
transfers either in process or complete and I look forward to working
with the community to meet my
goal of conserving more than 3,500
acres. This benefits everyone as
we work to keep our community
scenic, healthy and green.
One success story is the Helderberg Hudson Rail Trail, which
now runs from Voorheesville to
Bethlehem, more than half of
which is open to the public. The
rail trail hit another milestone in
December when a new three-mile
section of the project was officially
opened to the public.
The progress we’ve made together is impressive and with the
recent announcement of an additional $1 million in funding, we
will be able to begin work on the
trail from Bethlehem to Albany.
Collectively, these initiatives
will have a measurable impact
and help make Albany County
the greenest county in New York
State.
Daniel P. McCoy
Albany County Executive
The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, January 16, 2014
Future
Engineers
Dream Big
N
ew cities from the minds of
middle schoolers: Lan-Chi Vo,
at right, a Farnsworth Middle
School student, talks about “Vert Avenir,”
which she and her schoolmates designed
for the annual Future City competition,
held this year at Proctor’s Theatre in
Schenectady. Vert Avenir placed fifth in
Saturday’s competition. The students
used Sim City 4, a game simulator to come
up with a design; this year’s theme was
“Tomorrow’s Transit” and the students
had to design ways to move people in and
around their cities.
Farnsworth teacher and Future City
advisor Tom McGreevy, at top, center,
looks at the school’s other entrant,
“Shaqueque,” as one of his students and
an onlooker check out the futuristic city
on the stage before heading up to the
judging room. There, Jazlyn Jimenez and
Sarah Lindberg, at bottom left, overcome
some stage fright to make their presentation.
As the judges sit close by, Farnsworth
Middle school student Sonal Swain, at
bottom right, talks about “Vert Avenir.”
The challenge, as global urban populations rise and energy and climate change
are important issues, was to create quick,
reliable, and sustainable transportation
systems. More than 40,000 middle school
students across the country participated.
Seventeen schools, some with more than
one team, competed in the Capital District
event.
Photographs by Michael Koff
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, January 16, 2014
Burglar in drug program
breaks pact, is sentenced
GUILDERLAND — Curtis
Brisson, who had pleaded guilty
in December to burglarizing the
Touch of Country shop in Hamilton Square, was sentenced on
Wednesday morning by Judge
Stephen Herrick in Albany County
Court to 5 1/2 to 11 years in state
prison.
Brisson, 41, of Albany, had burglarized Mugshot’s Coffee Shop in
downtown Albany in 2012 and,
after that, had been admitted to
the Drug Court over which Herrick presides.
“The Albany County Drug
Court holds defendants accountable while assisting participants
to achieve long-term recovery to
become law-abiding citizens and
successful family and community
members,” according to a description of the court posted on the
district attorney’s website.
Defendants, who must be county
residents at least 18 years old
who have alcohol or drug-abuse
problems and who have committed no violent crimes, have felony
sentencing deferred for participation in the program. Participants
must maintain sobriety, submit
to random drug testing, and
complete recommended treatment
programs.
Brisson violated the conditions
of his participation in the Albany
County Drug Court program with
his Nov. 11, 2013 arrest in Guilderland.
At about 8:45 p.m. on that day,
Steven Irwin, the owner of the
Hamilton Square store, at 2080
Western Ave., was working late
when he heard a muffled banging sound.
Then, when he heard a loud
cracking sound, he knew the
store’s back door was being broken
in, he told The Enterprise earlier.
“I picked up the phone and dialed
9-1-1 and explained that someone
Blotters
— From the Albany Co. D. A.’s Office
Curtis Brisson
was breaking in and they needed
to send someone from the police
department as soon as possible.”
Irwin remained on the phone
with the dispatcher, he said, and
moved to the front of the store,
where it was dark, as he waited for
the Guilderland Police to arrive.
“Honestly, I wasn’t frightened,”
said Irwin. “I was just thinking
to myself, ‘Be smart and keep
yourself safe.’”
As Brisson entered the back
hallway, “I told him, ‘Leave the
store now,’ and I repeated that
twice,” Irwin recalled. “As soon as
he heard my voice, he ran.”
Guilderland Police arrived on
the scene and arrested Brisson.
Brisson was sentenced on
Wednesday to 2 ½ to 5 years for
his burglary conviction that will
be served consecutive to a 3- to
6-year sentence due his violation
of the conditions of Albany County
Drug Court for a total of 5 ½ to 11
years in state prison.
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, January 16, 2014
Vulgar vandals hit Voorheesville library and high school
By Lisa Nicole Viers
NEW SCOTLAND — Two young
men were arrested Tuesday for
three acts of vandalism police say
they committed the day before —
at the public library, at the high
school, and at a school staffer’s
home.
Matthew L. Carey-Moorly, 19,
and Manny A. Wiest, 18, were
arrested and charged with several
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— Cats, male anatomy, and a
dollar sign on a car at the private
residence of a high school staff
member; and
— A vulgar word spelled backwards on a window so it could be
read from inside the public library,
as well as swastikas, and the word
“Jews” with a heart at the library
entrance.
Gail Sacco, the longtime director of the Voorheesville Public
Library, who is Jewish, described
her reaction to being told of the
vandalism as “I was surprised;
then, when I found out what it
was, I was horrified… I don’t know
how to process it on a personal
level.”
“I was heartbroken, to
be honest. It’s an insult
to the entire community.”
— From the Alb. Co. Sheriff ’s Office
Manny A. Wiest
— From the Alb. Co. Sheriff ’s Office
Matthew L. Carey-Moorly
“I give a lot of credit to our
investigating staff” for the quick
arrests, said Albany County Sheriff Craig D. Apple. After the three
incidents were reported between
6 and 8 a.m. on Monday morning,
investigators searched social media sites for any documentation of
the vandalism and quickly found
photos posted of the graffiti. Apple
said that, when the young men
were taken in, they were “very
cooperative” and admitted to causing the damage.
The sheriff reported that the
pair said they had no reason
behind the vandalism, which
included:
— Depictions on the school of
cats, cats’ heads, and vulgarity,
which Apple said was directed
towards the high school principal,
Patrick Corrigan, and cat heads
covering the new school entrance
sign;
According to Apple, one of those
arrested had worked at the library.
Carey-Moorly was described by
Apple as having “authority issues.”
“I think what they did was very
pointed and very specific,” Sacco
said of the vandalism. “It’s hard
for me to believe they didn’t have
a reason.”
When Voorheesville Superintendent Teresa Thayer Snyder was
told about the vandalism early
Monday morning, she said “I was
heartbroken, to be honest. It’s an
insult to the entire community.”
Carey-Moorly was a 2012 graduate of Clayton A. Bouton High
School, and Wiest is currently a
senior, she said.
“He has not come back since
Christmas vacation,” Thayer Snyder said of Wiest. “We went looking
for him because we were afraid he
was living on the street… When he
showed up Monday morning with
the other young man, we were
actually very happy to see him
and know he was safe, before we
knew the whole situation.”
A woman who answered the
phone at Wiest’s listed address
said she had “no information” on
the incident.
Thayer Snyder also said of Wiest, “We’re doing everything we
can to keep him in school and
targeting toward graduation.”
The acts of vandalism were
classified as felonies due to the
property value of what was tagged.
Wiest and Carey-Moorly were each
charged with second- and thirddegree criminal mischief, felonies, and were also charged with
making graffiti, a misdemeanor.
Additionally, Carey-Moorly was
charged for criminal possession
of a forged instrument, a felony,
because, police say, he had a forged
Colorado driver’s license.
The anti-Semitic defacements
on the library property earned
Wiest and Carey-Moorly each a
charge of first-degree aggravated
harassment, which is a felony.
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New beauty: The Clayton A. Bouton High School has only had its new entrance sign since June. The
sign cost $8,000 and was created thanks to, from left: Voorheesville Superintendent Teresa Thayer
Snyder; Jim Nichols Memorial Foundation Chairman Jim Hladun; Board of Education Trustee
James Coffin; Voorheesville Community and School Foundation President Nancy Rucks; 10th-grade
student Jake Ardman; Art Teacher and project organizer Kristen Wells; landscaper Jerry Parmenter;
and Dr. Steve Lysenko.
—Albany County Sheriff ’s Office
A swastika painted outside the Voorheesville
Public Library was discovered the morning of
Monday, January 13. Nearby, the word “Jews”
was spray-painted in pink with a heart next
to it.
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—Albany County Sheriff ’s Office
A depiction of a cat’s face covers the new
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Two young men have been charged for spraypainting cats on several spots they tagged,
including the side of the building, and a staff
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...If giant powerlines cross the county, will local views be spoiled?
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mission lines will span 150 miles
of land from Utica in Oneida County down to Dutchess County. The
lines slice right through Albany
County, crossing Guilderland, New
Scotland, and Bethlehem among
other towns.
Four companied vie
The four companies competing
for their proposals to be accepted
by the Public Service Commission
are National Grid, NEXTera, Energy Transmission, North America
Transmission, and Boundless
Energy, LLC.
lines will weigh less than current
lines but also be able to carry
twice as much power. These new
technologies will allow electricity
to flow more efficiently, he said,
without adding new lines.
“You wouldn’t be able to see the
difference from the ground,” said
Tompkins.
The right-of-way, or utility
corridor, in New Scotland was
described by Mackay as the widest in the whole state. National
Grid estimates the width at 620
feet near the substation, though
it varies as the corridor snakes
“I think there needs to be a financial settlement
acknowledging that the corridor downtown
has an impact not in line with the rural aesthetics
of downtown New Scotland.”
The proposals are being completed through a lengthy Article
VII process through the PSC.
Each company has its own plan
for where the lines will be placed,
and the placement is critical to
how communities will react to the
proposals.
Lawrence Willick, senior vice
president of North America Transmission, said his company’s
proposal requires easements, but
not eminent domain, whereby the
government takes private property for public use.
“We wouldn’t buy the land,” he
said, “just the right to build on
it.” North America Transmission’s
current proposal designates about
$10,000 per acre for landowners
who would be affected under its
plan. Details are in short supply
from this Missouri-based company,
as Part A within the Section VII
process is intrinsically vague to
allow for more specific research
to be done in Part B.
“We are optimistic that it would
be an opportunity that would
benefit both New York and our
company,” Willick said.
NEXTera Energy Transmission proposes using the existing
corridor as well, but nowhere in
its plan does it explicitly state
that it will not need extra land
to accommodate the new lines. If
the NEXTera plan is chosen and
it does end up requiring more
land than the current corridor
provides, it would have to use
eminent domain, or be granted
permission by the Public Service
Commission to acquire land parallel to the current corridor, or purchase the corridor from National
Grid, which is the current owner.
NEXTera’s executive director of
development, Monique Brechter,
said “Our intent is to minimize
landowner impact and maximize
the use of existing land.”
The company plans to build a
new substation near the existing
New Scotland substation in order
to carry a heavier load. The new
lines detailed in its plan will be
hoisted on concrete monopoles up
to 95 feet tall and four feet wide at
the base, narrowing down to about
one and a half feet at the top.
A fourth company has put forward a bid for the job, Boundless
Energy, LLC, but its proposal will
not affect New Scotland. “They are
currently proposing two projects
well south of New Scotland,” said
New Scotland town board member
Daniel Mackay. Boundless plans to
meet the requirements set forth
by the PSC proposal by changing
out the lines going from the Leeds
substation to Hurley Avenue, and
also by placing new conductors
along existing lines, according to
E. John Tompkins, the chief executive officer for Boundless. The new
through other towns.
This extra girth has allowed National Grid to state in its proposal
that it will not need to acquire
any more land through eminent
domain or other legal means in
order to successfully construct the
new transmission lines.
“We believe, with reasonable
confidence, that we will be able to
fit and locate a new line within the
corridor itself,” said Jim Bunyan,
project manager for National
Grid.
“One of the advantages that we
have over some of the other projects is that we are the incoming
utility. We know these communities, we’ve been going through and
talking to them, we already have a
relationship with them,” Bunyan
said. “These are our customers.”
National Grid created a website
and hotline for residents to voice
their opinions and questions about
the project.
“The idea of this is really to
spur on more conversation about
what our customers want to see,”
Bunyan said. “These plans are
tentative, the Part B will be a
more permanent plan, but we’re
actually looking for feedback
right now.”
Pros and cons
One of the positive impacts
of the new project will be the
increased tax revenue. Utility
companies pay taxes on the land
where their facilities are located,
as well as the lines, poles, and
substations themselves.
“We pay taxes in about 800
municipalities in upstate New
York,” said Patrick Stella, lead
media relations representative for
National Grid.
Additionally, at least 90 percent
of the jobs needed to complete
the project construction will be
sourced in the areas where any
new lines, substations, and transformers would be built.
Despite these positives, there
are still several concerns to be
had regarding placement of new,
higher wattage, industrial transmission lines through New Scotland. Mackay is also the director of
public policy for the Preservation
League of New York State, and as
such is watching the development
of this project closely.
Daniel Driscoll, who has retired
from a career working for the
Department of Public Safety and
Department of Environmental
Conservation dealing with possible effects of power line electromagnetic fields, believes “there is
ample evidence that the body can
be influenced by low-level fields
from powers lines.”
He goes on to note, however,
that “research shows that people
must live close to power lines for
the EMF [electromagnetic fields]
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Right in your backyard: Some power lines already run close to agricultural or rural areas of New
Scotland, looming above barns and farmhouses.
— From National Grid supplied by Daniel Mackay
Slicing through Albany County: The entire energy Superhighway plan crosses a large portion of
the state. National Grid plans to stay within the existing utility corridor wherever possible to avoid
disrupting communities and privately owned land.
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...Which company offers the most? Are there health concerns?
to have an effect; childhood leukemia is one effect of concern. For
high voltage power lines, people
would have to live within about
150 feet of the line before I would
be concerned.” He also described
“high voltage” as around 765kV;
the lines proposed by all four companies do not go over 400kV.
Both National Grid and North
America Transmission stated that
their proposals entail a specific
way of arranging transformers on
the lines that helps to cancel out
some of the electromagnetic fields,
decreasing the risk of adverse
health effects.
“New York State is one of the
few states in the country that has
a design requirement that you have
to meet,” said Bunyan, “and we will
be within that design requirement
for EMF.”
Mackay’s biggest concern with
the coming lines — which won’t be
built for another couple of years,
no matter which company’s plan is
chosen — is the aesthetic impact on
New Scotland.
“We are a community that prides
itself on rural and agricultural
characteristics,” Mackay said, noting how having even more lines
running through the town will
take away from the charm of New
Scotland.
When the corridor was established, starting in the 1950s all the
way through the 1970s, land and
environmental regulations were
much different than now, trapping
New Scotland as host to new lines as
long as the corridor, and the power
substation, exist.
Mackay boldly holds that New
Scotland should be given a settlement by whichever company ends
up having its proposal approved.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Lining up: A multitude of power lines collects in a web of wires at the New Scotland substation on
Game Farm Road.
His idea is that mitigation funds
would go to protect and preserve
environmental areas, barns, and
historic sites in the town.
“I think there needs to be a financial settlement acknowledging
that the corridor downtown has an
impact not in line with the rural
aesthetics of downtown New Scotland,” Mackay said. “Three, four, five
million dollars; are we worth more
than that? I’d like to think so.”
When asked what it thought
“If it was in my backyard,
this is what I would want to see.”
of Mackay’s proposal, National
Grid responded that a settlement
wouldn’t be possible.
“That’s not something the Public
Service Commission would allow
the utility to do,” Bunyan said. Mon-
etary settlement would have to be
given to every town the lines went
through to avoid anyone getting
special treatment, and that would
add tremendous amounts to what
is sure to be a multi-million dollar
project already.
Allison Ray, an environmental
monitoring specialist for Burns &
McDonnell which has been subcontracted by National Grid specifically
for this project, said there are rules
in place in the Article VII process
that require companies to account
for any impacts their plans may
have on the immediate environment.
“Unique to the state of New York,
before you even start construction,”
she said, “you have to identify what
all those impacts would be and how
they would be mitigated, and you
have to put together a plan and
show how that’s possible.”
These provisions detail things
like rare or endangered species, historic sites, and agricultural lands.
National Grid is aware of the possibility of its project decreasing the
beauty of the towns it goes through,
and wants to minimize the visual
impact new lines and towers will
have. This can be accomplished by
keeping new towers in the same line
of sight as existing towers, Bunyan
said. Additionally, it may be able to
replace two aging sets of lines with
one new line in certain parts of the
corridor.
“I’ve lived in New York State my
entire life but three years… When
we’re talking to communities, saying this with a smile, anything
that anyone has asked for is not
something we have not already
thought of,” said Bunyan. “If it
was in my backyard, this is what
I would want to see.”
Decision on January 21
Guilderland Town Board mulls solar energy, could save $1.5M over 25 years
By Anne Hayden Harwood
GUILDERLAND — The town
is considering harnessing solar
energy to power its buildings, and
will decide at a board meeting on
Jan. 21 whether to move forward
with the process.
“It is something that everyone
has been talking about moving
towards, if at all possible,” Supervisor Kenneth Runion told The
Enterprise this week.
Currently, the town of Guilderland spends nearly $500,000 per
year on electricity.
A company called SolomonEnergy spent two months exploring
the possibilities for bringing solar
energy to Guilderland.
“We took the very first cut at
looking at the options for solar,
to see if there was any potential,
and we think there is,” said Jeff
Conrad, the vice president of
SolomonEnergy.
Now is a good time for the town
to go solar, he said, because there
are federal and state incentives
available, but they are declining.
Runion said the town had consultants, John Hamer, and his son,
Michael, who worked through the
summer and fall months to help
Guilderland bid on energy rates.
The Hamers also work with solar
energy, and connected the town
with SolomonEnergy.
Conrad said there could be a
savings of 10 to 50 percent using
solar energy instead of electricity,
because the power would be produced locally, saving on distribution costs. The cost of solar energy
is also projected to increase at a
much lower rate, annually, than
the cost of electricity, and solar
panels are warranted for more
than 20 years, eliminating maintenance costs.
If Guilderland agrees to move
forward with the plan, it would
— Photo provided by Jeff Conrad, SolomonEnergy
Powered by the sun: The town of Guilderland may see solar panels in its near future, as the board considers converting to solar energy
in the coming months. A solar energy consultant estimates that the town could save as much as $1.5 million in energy costs over 25 years
if it goes solar.
enter into an agreement with Solo- period of 25 years, the town could
monEnergy, in which the company save nearly $1.5 million by switchwould act as the town’s consultant ing to solar power.
The estimate, said Conrad, was
in putting out requests for proposals. SolomonEnergy would help arrived at by calculating the curthe town find a private company rent cost of electricity, roughly
12 cents
to build and
per kilomanage the
watt, and
solar power
assuming
equipment,
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rent cost
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order to take advantage of the kilowatt, and assuming an annual
cost increase of 2.5 percent.
government incentives.
In the past year, the town used
The bulk of the town’s energy
expenses, according to Runion, 4,320,774 kilowatts of electricity.
SolomonEnergy identified 11
is in the water and sewage treatment plants, because they operate potential sites for solar panel
14 hours per day, seven days per installation in town — Town Hall,
week.
on the roof; the Department of
A plan that SolomonEnergy Public Works, on the roof; two at
drew up estimates that, over a the capped landfill, one on the
roof and one of the ground; two at
the Water Department, one of the
roof and one on a carport; three at
parks and recreation sites, one on
a carport and two on roofs; and two
at the golf course, one on the roof
and one on a carport.
The carport option, Solomon
said, would serve a dual purpose.
A carport would be constructed,
on which a solar panel could be
mounted, but it would also provide
shaded parking for vehicles.
“We are in the phase of figuring out where solar would make
sense and where it would also
be aesthetically pleasing,” said
Runion.
Conrad said the proposed sites
are only potential, and, if the town
moves forward, further investigation on the sites may reveal
limiting factors, such as rooftop
conditions and geological and
environmental issues.
Even if the town does decide to
go solar, it will still be connected
to the “grid,” said Conrad, as
backup.
With a process called net metering, Conrad said, it would be rare
that there would not be enough
solar power available, even on
cloudy days and at night.
“During the day, when the
system is producing, you use the
power you need, and any excess
power generated is banked, with a
credit to the town’s account,” said
Conrad. “The town can pull from
those credits when the system isn’t
producing; a lot of credit is banked
in the summer.”
“I believe we could get enough
solar power to take over all of
our electric energy in town,” said
Runion, “although we will always
have a need for natural gas.”
The town board will decide on
Tuesday whether to enter into the
agreement with SolomonEnergy,
and if it does, said Runion, the
process will move quickly, so it can
take advantage of the rebates.
“I imagine things would happen over the next three or four
months,” he said.
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...Guilderland’s new library director is ‘bright and resourceful’
(Continued from page 1)
trip to an amusement park for the
eighth-grade graduates in order to
go to baseball practice — “not a
game, practice,” stressed Wiles.
Wiles grew up in an early suburb, built in the 1930s, and lived in
a house at the corner of Stratford
and Avalon streets — “Two great
literary traditions,” he said.
In high school, he liked going
to the library for “the empty table
space,” a respite from his cluttered
home.
After starting at Illinois Central,
he graduated from the University
of Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in
English. He focused primarily on
contemporary American literature
but, having grown up at the intersection of Stratford and Avalon, he
enjoyed courses in Shakespeare
and Arthurian literature, too.
One course he especially liked,
called “In Print, In Person,” was
structured so that the students
would read a book and then get to
work with the author of the book.
“We could ask grand questions or,
‘Why is there a comma there?’”
Wiles envisions such discussions taking place at the Guilderland library.
He reads poetry and struggles
to name a favorite poet, settling
finally on e e cummings but he
also likes Robert Frost and Robert
Francis — a poet Wiles believes
deserves more readers — as well
as Edna St. Vincent Millay, William Carlos Williams, and Emily
Dickinson.
Wiles says his reading is getting
broader as he gets older.
First dream
He graduated from Iowa on a
spring Saturday in 1987. The next
day, he was at a friend’s place,
watching the Cubs’ game on TV
and leafing through the latest issue of Sports Illustrated. There, he
was arrested by a two-page article
about the librarian at the Baseball
Hall of Fame. “For relaxation, the
Hall’s librarian plays ball,” said
the caption under a picture of Tom
Heitz wearing an 1850s’ uniform;
Heitz had started a vintage ball
team.
“On Monday morning, I called
Tom…I asked him for a job,” recalled Wiles. “He laughed at me.”
It turned out Heitz had heard
from a slew of Sports Illustrated
readers and had no job to offer.
Wiles was not deterred.
“How can I convince you?” he
asked.
“Get a graduate degree in library science,” replied Heitz.
“I said, ‘Great, I’ll do that,” recalled Wiles.
Heitz had offered the same
advice to the other callers. No
one but Wiles took him up on it.
Wiles enrolled in the University at
Iowa master’s program and, while
earning his degree, kept in touch
with Heitz.
Wiles had had a job delivering
pizzas and had learned, to get a
tip, “If your foot is in the door, they
can’t close it,”
He kept his foot in the Hall of
Fame door. In 1990, he interned
for Heitz and then, since there
was still no opening at the Hall of
Fame, he worked for four years at
the University of Northern Iowa
as a humanities reference librarian. During that time, he spent
two summers teaching English
— Photo by Marie Wiles
Family man: Tim Wiles holds his son, Ben, in his lap during a
ball game at Baltimore’s Camden yards in 2009. He has recently
helped out with his son’s Pine Bush Little League team.
to faculty, students, and staff at
Guangxi University in China.
Late in 1994, his persistence
paid off: Wiles was offered the job
as the public services librarian at
baseball’s Mecca. His mentor was
fired after Wiles’s first day, on Jan.
3, 1995, but Wiles was kept on.
His title changed to director of research but the work was the same,
overseeing a staff that deals with
everyone from schoolchildren and
baseball fans, to the media.
He described the fun of answering questions and hearing stories
from baseballs fans who made the
pilgrimage to Cooperstown.
“They would tell the most extraordinary stories,” he said; one
was of people separated at birth
but reunited through baseball.
Wiles met the woman who
would become his wife on Jan. 31,
2005, on a blind date arranged by a
mutual friend, and wasted no time
proposing — on Nov. 9 of that year.
“She said yes…We were married
at the Plaque Gallery in the Hall of
Fame in front of a Christmas tree
on Dec. 19, 2005,” he said.
Wiles had lived in an apartment
across from the Hall of Fame. As
his wife’s career progressed, his
commute grew longer — first 22
miles to Oneonta, then 44 miles
to Clinton, and, in 2010, 60 miles
to Guilderland.
“We both hope to live in this
community a long time,” said
Wiles, whose commute will now be
just a few miles from their home
in Guilderland’s Williamsburg
neighborhood to the library.
The one thing he’ll miss from
his commute to Cooperstown, said
Wiles, is listening to the audio
New Scotland
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books he checked out from the
Guilderland library for the long
drives.
“A people person”
The library’s board of trustees
is as enthused about hiring Wiles
as he is about getting the job. His
salary is set at $86,000 annually.
“He’s a people person who
genuinely cares about people,” said
Christopher Aldrich, the board’s
president. “He’s passionate about
the role of the public library and
its mission to educate, entertain,
and inform the citizens of the
community.”
After Barbara Nichols Randall,
who had been director for 12
years, resigned in August, the
board formed a committee to sift
through the 15 or 20 applicants
who had answered ads posted nationally in July, said Aldrich. The
committee was composed of three
trustees; a member of the library
foundation who is also director of
a local college library; two library
employees; and the interim director, Margaret Garrett.
Five candidates were interviewed and, while the plan was
to have the committee submit two
names to the trustees to vote on,
only Wiles’s name was put forward. “It was unanimous both on
the committee and on the board,”
said Aldrich.
He went on to explain the cause
for such enthusiasm. Wiles had
been a foundation member, serving as a volunteer to support the
library and had been the foundation’s president.
“He doesn’t have a big ego. He’s
a team player,” said Aldrich. “At
— Photo by Marie Wiles
Boyhood revisited: Tim Wiles, right, reads with his son, Ben, in
the children’s room of the McClure Avenue Branch of the Peoria
Public Library, on a recent family visit to Illinois. “This was the
branch my mom took me to, beginning at age five — when we moved
to Peoria,” said Wiles. “I was thrilled to see that they had my book
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management style was that of a
collaborator….He brings out the
best in others and gets employees
to work to their strengths….He
builds consensus.”
Aldrich went on, “He’s an effective communicator. We want the
director out in the community to
see how the library can be better
and get back responses.
“And he’s a published author,
with literary insight.” Wiles coedited Line Drives: 100 Contemporary Baseball Poems, and, in 2008,
he co-authored Baseball’s Greatest
Hit: The Story of “Take Me Out to
the Ball Game.”
Aldrich concluded, “He’s bright
and resourceful. He brings a high
level of creativity…We think libraries will have to change a lot
over the next season. Tim views
problems not as obstacles but as
challenges.”
A committee is being put together to serve as a “sounding
board” for the new director, said
Aldrich. Nichols Randall will serve
on that committee along with
several trustees.
“She did a good job,” said Aldrich
of Nichols Randall. “He’ll be a different kind of director.”
“I want to be all in”
Wiles says that, when he starts
work next week, his first goal is to
be a listener.
“I value anybody’s perspective
on the library, whether unhappy or
happy,” he said of public reaction.
“Part of my job is to be accessible.
I look forward to it.”
Wiles also said, “I want to unite
the things I do. When I host an
event, I want to be all in.”
Once he’s gotten to know the
staff and heard from the community, he’ll be able to lead, Wiles
said.
“These days, we live in a cacophony of information,” he said.
“Libraries are changing. I want to
do whatever the community wants
done….I want to help the board
and excellent staff pursue new
opportunities….It could range
from brick and mortar to satellite
to downloads…
“The idea we have so much more
information available is wonderful. The more information, the
more need for information experts
to help you navigate.”
One of the attitudes Wiles heard
when, in 2012, the public soundly
defeated a proposition to about
double the size of the library was
that “libraries are going away.”
He countered, “They absolutely
are not.”
Wiles cited a report released in
December by the Pew Research
Center that showed 90 percent
had a favorable opinion of public
libraries; the report said that 90
percent of Americans age 16 and
older said that the closing of their
public library would have an impact on their community
“Part of my charge,” Wiles said,
“is, if you want to read something,
to see a movie, or check out the
jazz of Louis Armstrong, you don’t
have to pay for it; we’ve probably
got it.”
The library card, he said, can be
described as “a hand-held device
that opens a lot of doors.”
He concluded, “Your taxes have
paid for it.”
Solution
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bishop of opposite color endgame, but there is an immediate tactical win) (41..R:c5
42. a7) 42. Be6! Black played
42..Rc7 and was mated after
43 Rb8+ Rc8 44. R:c8#. 42..
Ra8 avoids mate, but loses
the bishop to R:c5, and leaves
Black with a hopelessly lost
game.
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, January 16, 2014
Senior News
Guilderland
The Guilderland Senior Services is offering the following
activities the week of Jan. 20.
Call the senior office at 356-1980,
ext. 1048 for any questions or
information.
Monday: Martin Luther King
Day, town hall closed;
Tuesday: Strong Bones Plus
at 9 a.m., blood pressure reading
from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m., luncheon
of beef stew or cold plate at 11:30
a.m., bingo, Rummikub and
Scrabble at 12:30 p.m.;
Wednesday: Scheduled shopping, cardio circuit at 9 a.m.,
Strong Bones Plus at 10:30 a.m.,
senior fitness at 10:30 a.m., Strong
bones Plus at 1:30 p.m.;
Thursday: Scheduled shopping, Strong Bones Plus at 9 a.m.,
Mahjongg at 12:30 p.m., Pinochle
at 1 p.m.; and
Friday: Scheduled shopping,
painting at 10 a.m., Bridge at 10
a.m., and quilting at 1 p.m.
AARP Tax Aide Program
Beginning Monday, Feb. 3,
through Monday, April 14, free
income tax preparation and
e-mail filing will be provided
Mondays and Saturdays at the
Guilderland Public Library by
the all-volunteer AARP Tax Aide
Program. Volunteers are trained
and certified in cooperation with
the IRS, and prepare personal
Federal and New York State income tax returns for taxpayers of
all ages with low and moderate
incomes. Appointments are necessary; a separate appointment
is required for each taxpayer.
Bring a copy of last year’s return,
social security cards, photo ID,
all 2013 W-2’s, 1099 statements,
sold investments’ with purchase
dates and cost basis, and supporting documents if itemizing
deductions. Also, if these apply, bring
supporting documents for any
gambling winnings, payments for
any child care, payments for education, contributions to an IRA,
and estimated tax payments you
made during 2013. Bring your
checkbook if you want a direct
deposit of your refund. Tax Aide volunteers can’t do
estate or partnership returns,
returns with rental income or
returns requiring Schedule C
(business returns with a net
loss, inventory, employees, or
expenses over $10,000. Both
taxpayers must be present if filing a joint return, except in case
of illness or infirmity. For appointments, please call
456-2400, ext. 2.
Movie of the month
On Thursday, Jan. 30, at 10:30
a.m., in the courtroom join us for
a showing of The Truth About
Emanual, premiered at the 2013
Sundance Film Festival.
Emanual, a troubled girl,
becomes preoccupied with her
mysterious neighbor, who bears a
striking resemblance to her dead
mother. In offering to babysit
her newborn, Emanuel unwittingly enters a fragile, fictional
world, of which she becomes the
gatekeeper.
This film is not rated. Please
sign up by Jan. 23.
Hilltowns
By Charlotte Fuss
Happy 2014 to all seniors. You
missed a great Hilltowns Seniors
meeting on Saturday, Jan. 11. We
had fabulous food and Bingo. We
also had Rick Otto give us a talk
about adults with autism and
Asperger’s Syndrome.
Please remember that we meet
on the 2nd Saturday of each month
with a social starting at 10:30
a.m., and a meeting to follow at
11 a.m.
Plans include a Valentine party
for February and a corned beef and
cabbage dinner for March. Please
call either Linda Carmen at 8722248 or Alyce Gibbs at 872-0586
for more information.
On Tuesday, Jan. 28, a Senior
Forum will be held at St. Sophia’s,
440 Whitehall Road, in Albany. A
free lunch will be provided. You
must RSVP by calling 436-1006,
or the town of Berne, by Jan. 24, if
you plan on attending. Come and
address concerns of your senior
community.
If you would like transportation
the Senior Shuttle will be available to pick you up at the Berne
Senior Center. Please call the
Berne town hall at 872-1448 for
pickup time.
I would like to thank Leo Bartell for his kindness in donating
supplies to our seniors. We really
appreciated everything.
The upcoming schedule for the
Shopping Shuttle will be Jan. 22,
Feb. 5 and 19, and March 5 and
19. Please call the CDTA at 4375161, at least 48 hours in advance,
to arrange for pickup.
We are hoping to have our meal
program up and running once a
week for the spring. More information will follow as we get the pieces
in place. Computers for the senior
center are being worked on and we
hope to receive them sometime in
April. We hope to get a few people
to teach us how to use them.
We also welcomed Berne town
board member Karen Schimmer
as our town liaison. She will help
us get information to the Berne
town board. Welcome aboard,
Karen.
I’ll be away for the next two
months, but Linda Carmen will
keep you up to date on all of our
activities. Stay well and warm.
— Submitted by Sarah Gordon
“Everything we have can be replaced,” said Lisa Kominos, right, whose East Berne home was
damaged by a fire on Jan. 5 while she, her husband, left, and their daughter, Ella, center, were away.
Sarah Gordon and friends are organizing a Jan. 23 fund-raiser at The Hofbrau restaurant on Warner’s
Lake. “I just know how long it takes for those things to shake out, and how flustering it can be,” said
Gordon. “I don’t want them to worry about money.”
Fund-raiser for January 23
Hausler house fire ignites community care
Another firefighter offered
to salvage that, because I’d be
By Marcello Iaia
the family dinner and a place to
EAST BERNE — An ember heartbroken if I don’t have it.”
The fire took almost everything sleep.
rising from the chimney of the
Ella’s clothes have been reHausler family home on Jan. 5 of 1-year-old Ella: her clothes, toys,
placed through donations so far.
lit a fire in the attic and exposed crib, and books, said Kominos.
“She absolutely loves to read, Kominos said her family has been
overwhelming kindness.
Jeffrey Hausler grew up in that is her absolute favorite thing overwhelmed by support, somethe house on Route 443, moving in the world,” said Kominos, add- times from distant friends.
“I don’t think it was as much
there when he was in the third ing that her daughter loves farm
of what people were saying,” said
grade. Sunday evening, Hausler animals.
Items kept from when Ella Kominos, “but just that sense of
was eating with his fiancée, Lisa
Kominos, and their daughter, was smaller were taken, too — support, just that feeling of comElla, at his brother ’s house “little things that I found special,” munity, that feeling of love.”
****
in Altamont. Their neighbor, said Kominos, like her bassinet,
On Jan. 23, at 7 p.m., a fundRichard Guilz, was eating din- clothes, and favorite toys.
raiser for the
ner, too. When
Hausler famGuilz spotted
ily will be held,
the fire, he
with a $15 cover
went into the
“My rocking chair is up there.
charge, at The
house to check
Hofbrau restaufor the family,
We’re going to try to salvage that, because
rant on 141 WarKimonos said,
I’d be heartbroken if I don’t have it.”
ners Lake Road,
and found a
Berne, New York
stranger who
12059.
had stopped in
Light refreshto help.
When the couple arrived at ments will be served and a cash bar
“He went in and said, ‘I’m from
the fire department, get out.’ And their house on Sunday night, they will be available. Pies, cakes, and
then he searched the house,” said were comforted by neighbors who diamond earrings will be sold in
came over and firefighters they a silent auction. The band Black
Kominos of Guilz.
The woodpile was under a knew. Water used to fight the Mountain Symphony, including
lean-to alongside the chimney fire damaged floors and ceilings Annie and Charlie Burgess and
Bear Campo, will perform.
of the house, and is suspected to throughout the house.
Checks may be made payable to
“Our Realtor was there, because
be the start of the fire, Kominos
said, noting she is still awaiting he was in the fire department. He Lisa Kominos or Jeff Hausler. For
reports from police to confirm knew us and walked us through anyone who cannot attend, checks
the cause of the fire. The flames what was happening,” said Komi- may be made to Benefit for the
climbed the side of the house nos. The Realtor went with the Hausler family and mailed either
and spread into the attic, where couple into their home for them in the care of Jennifer Hausler
their daughter’s playroom and to retrieve their things, and he at Post Office Box 308 Altamont,
explained the path of the fire NY 12009 or TrustCo Bank 1900
bedroom were destroyed.
“My rocking chair is up there,” and what the fire departments Altamont Ave., Rotterdam NY
12303.
said Kominos. “We’re going to try had done.
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, January 16, 2014
Library Notes
Guilderland
By Mark Curiale
The Guilderland Public Library’s new director starts on
Tuesday, Jan. 21, and he brings
with him a lifetime of experience as a librarian, author, and
educator.
Tim Wiles, Guilderland resident for more than three years,
accepted the library’s board
of trustees’ offer in December,
even though it meant giving
up what he’d thought was his
dream job.
“I’m a life-long librarian, it’s
what I love. And I am thrilled
to take on this new challenge of
ensuring the Guilderland Public Library is responsive to the
community’s needs, but it was
tough leaving the Hall.” Tim, a
die-hard baseball fan, just resigned as Director of Research
and Public Services Librarian
for the Baseball Hall of Fame in
Cooperstown.
“I believe that an excellent
public library is at the heart
of an informed community. The
Guilderland Public Library
has long served as a center for
education, entertainment and
empowerment, and it serves that
role well. But we live in an era
of change for libraries, and the
ways in which we, as consumers,
gather information. Clearly, the
library has the opportunity to
expand its service through use of
new technologies, programming,
outreach, and social media. “The prospect of leading
the library through this era of
change is exciting. But along
with leading the organization
from within, I also plan to be
visible in town, to reach out to
and listen to community groups
and organizations, and to the
voters and decision-makers of
Guilderland. We are, after all,
‘Guilderland’s Gathering Place,’
and my goal is to make that true
for everyone in town.”
Wiles’ wife, Dr. Marie Wiles,
the superintendent of schools,
and their son, Ben, are almost
as pleased as Tim about the
new position. “Ben’s happy that
his dad will be working close to
home,” said Marie, “and Tim and
I are thrilled to live in the same
community that we serve. It’s a
great opportunity for us.”
Author and educator
Tim’s freelance writing credits
include two books: In 2008, he
co-authored Baseball’s Greatest
Hit: The Story of ‘Take Me Out
to the Ball Game.’ He was lead
researcher and writer along with
two co-authors. Not shy about
public speaking, he appeared
on over 200 television and radio
shows to promote the book. Prior to that, he co-edited
Line Drives: 100 Contemporary
Baseball Poems. He’s had articles published in The New York
Times, Major League Baseball’s
World Series Program and AllStar Game Program, and other
baseball-related publications.
Wiles spent a year in the
People’s Republic of China as an
English instructor at Guangxi
University. He taught English
to university faculty, students,
and staff.
Experience at the library
Since 2011, he has served as
a Director of the Guilderland
Library Foundation, and been
its president for the past four
months, so he has a fair understanding of the inner workings
of the library. “Serving on the Foundation,
getting to know the professionals at the library, that made the
opportunity all the more exciting
for me,” he observed. “I have
worked with many of the staff;
frankly, I cannot wait to get
started.”
When asked what baseball
team he rooted for, he replied,
“Well, I did grow up in Illinois.
So it’s the Cubs all the way.”
Library info
Please note that the library
will be closed on Monday, Jan.
20, for Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Day.
The Guilderland Public Library is located at 2228 Western
Avenue. Visit the Library’s website at www.guilpl.org. Check
out the unofficial library updates
at facebook.com/Guilderland.
Library, and follow the library
on Twitter (@GuilderlandLib).
It all starts at guilpl.org.
Altamont
By David Warner
Fritters, Bhuna Quail, Tandoori
Fish, Kheer. These are four popular dishes from a place halfway
around the world. Sound interesting? Sound tantalizing? If so, the
next paragraph is for you.
On Monday, Jan. 27, at the
Altamont Free Library, the Eat
Around the World Potluck is
docking in Pakistan. The time is
6 p.m. sharp. The library is the
place. Please sign up if you plan
to attend. We have cookbooks for
those of you made more comfortable by their guidance.
Voorheesville
By Lynn Kohler
January musical story time is
a special musical story time is
for toddlers through kindergarteners with an adult. It is a fast
paced program featuring music
and movement, stories, rhymes
and fun activities. Join Mrs.
Laiosa on Saturday, Jan. 18, at
10:15 a.m. for this program at the
Voorheesville Public Library.
Share your reviews
Don’t forget, the library is
hosting an online Winter Reading Club, now through March 31.
Join the club by leaving a review
on the library’s Winter Reading
Club webpage or drop off a handwritten review at the library, and
you’ll be entered to win a prize.
Three drawings will be held each
month, so be sure you’re entered.
Attending a Winter Reading Club
drawing program will also make
you eligible for special prizes. All
prizes have been donated by the
Friends of the Library.
Meet author
James Preller
Students in grades three
and up, you don’t want to miss
this author visit. Local author
James Preller will be a making
a personal visit to the library on
Westerlo
By Sue Hoadley
The Westerlo Public Library
will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20,
in observance of Martin Luther
King, Jr.’s birthday. Library day
Saturday, Feb. 1, is national
Take Your Child to the Library
Day. This day was created to
celebrate reading and promote
awareness about all that neighborhood libraries have to offer
children and families. Launched
in February 2012 in Waterford,
Conn. it quickly spread to more
than 120 participating libraries
from 25 states. In this economy, people often
don’t have the finances for leisurely pursuits, but they can
bring their kids to the library to
play, use the computers, attend
special events, take out DVDs,
audio books and music CDs —
and it’s all free.
Display case
For the month of January the
library is displaying Ottilie’s
Wall Pocket vases. Pocket vases
were used as decorative holders
for flowers or air fresheners.
Popular during the 1940s and
50s, the majority were imported
from Japan, usually featuring
In this economy, people often don’t have
the finances for leisurely pursuits, but they can
bring their kids to the library to play, use the
computers, attend special events, take out DVDs,
audio books and music CDs — and it’s all free.
Tim Wiles, a Guilderland resident, will become the public library’s
director in late January.
Bethlehem
By Louise Grieco
On Friday, Jan. 17, at 10 a.m.,
the Bethlehem Public Library will
have Music and Movement. Sing,
dance, and play an instrument
for children ages three to six with
an adult. Lego Club
On Friday, Jan. 17, at 4 p.m.,
come to the library where we
supply the Legos, and you supply the imagination. Try Lego
challenges and build friendships.
This program is for kids and their
families.
Writers and Friends
program
On Sunday, Jan. 19, at 2 p.m.,
the National Endowment for the
Arts fellow Melody Davis will
read from her latest collection of
poetry, Holding the Curve. Davis
is assistant professor and program
coordinator for art history at the
Sage Colleges. This program is
cosponsored by Friends of Bethlehem Public Library.
Jump for joy
On Monday, Jan. 20, at 10:30
a.m., learn a new jump rope trick
or show us one of yours. If you
don’t have a jump rope, borrow
one of ours. This program is for
families.
Paws to Read
On Tuesday, Jan. 21, from 3:45
to 5 p.m., drop into the library and
read to Oliver, a gentle dog who
loves stories. For kids in grade one
through five.
Puzzle
Some weeks ago the library
placed the dismembered pieces of
a jigsaw puzzle on the front shelf of
our circulation desk. Patrons who
read a borrowed book and checked
it back in were invited to find and
fit one piece into the puzzle. The
finished product was Ron Ginsburg’s much admired photograph
of the library, all shiny, made over,
and new.
Patrons enjoyed the puzzle
game. Now we have a new one.
It’s a Lego version of the Empire
State Building. For every book
someone checks out they’re allowed to snap one piece of the
structure into place. Check it
out.
Younger set
A two-part construction project
for kids is also in the works. The
final product is a piñata. Part
one, building the piñata, will take
place on Wednesday Jan. 22, at
3:30 p.m. Part two, decorating
the piñata, will take place a week
later, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at
3:30 p.m.
Ideally, these works of art are
meant to be kept and admired, not
crashed, mashed, and smashed.
New art
There’s a new display in the
library’s meeting room, photography by the local team of Scott
Stoner and Denise Hackert-Stoner. The photos concentrate on the
natural world, and include several
mega close-ups of insects.
Saturday, Feb. 1, at 10:30 a.m.
Get ready for a fun-filled, scary
morning when he presents an
overview of his books and leads
an open discussion of his series
Scary Tales. Books will be available for purchase and the author
will be on hand for book signing.
While you’re here, be sure to fill
out a card for the Winter Reading
Club drawing. You will be eligible
to win signed copies of Home
Sweet Horror and I Scream, You
Scream by James Preller. The
drawing will take place at the
end of the program.
Sign up for
The Bookworm
Just a quick reminder that,
beginning in June, the library
newsletter will no longer be
mailed to your residence. For
an online version, go to the
library website, www.voorheesvillelibrary.org, and click The
Bookworm link. To receive the
newsletter by e-mail, or to continue to receive a paper copy, go
to the library updates page and
sign up. If you don’t have internet
access, just give us a call at 7652791, ask for Lynn and we will
put you on the mailing list.
Save the date
Mark your calendars for the
Nimblefingers annual open
house. Join the Nimblefingers ladies on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 1 p.m.,
for an afternoon of demonstrations, refreshments and friendship. Meet people who love to talk
about crafting and have lots of
tips and experiences to share. If
you can’t make it on the fourth
for the open house, be sure to
stop by the library before Feb.
28 to see the wonderful gallery
and display case exhibit these
talented ladies have put together
for your enjoyment. Don’t forget
to vote for your favorite design in
the Nimblefingers Table Runner
challenge.
flowers or birds. While clay is the
most commonly used material for
collectible wall pockets, they’ve
also been made out of wood,
glass, cloth, plastic, and metals
such as copper or tin.
BookPage
Pick up your free copy of the
January edition of BookPage.
BookPage is a monthly book review and selection guide to the
best new books published every
month. The tone is upbeat and
literate, focusing on bestsellers
as well as new discoveries. All
of the content from the print
edition is posted on BookPage.
com each month.
Story time
Our Toddler and preschool story
time meets on Wednesday at 10
a.m. Join Miss Lee for stories,
songs, games and movement
activities designed for children
ages two to five years old. In addition to developing pre-reading
skills, singing, moving to music,
and playing instruments all help
to foster a sense of rhythm and
timing that are essential elements
in developing the part of a child’s
brain that shapes math skills.
Technology Walk-In
Wednesday
Do you need to brush up on your
computer skills – or obtain basic
skills? See Amy on Wednesdays
between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. for
free, personalized, one-on-one,
hands-on instruction on how to
work the mouse, navigate the Internet, set up an e-mail account,
use office automation programs,
and more! If Wednesday mornings
are not convenient, please contact
us to schedule an appointment.
Library info
All library programming is
free (unless otherwise noted)
and open to the public. For more
information, contact the library
during business hours at (518)
797-3415.
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, January 16, 2014
Library Notes
Middleburgh
By Anne LaMont
On Monday, Jan. 20, at 7
p.m., the Middleburgh Library
will present Tim Grimm & Ben
Bedford. Bedford is a musical
storyteller, drawing upon history and historical characters
for inspiration. He was honored
to be included with the 50 most
significant folk songwriters of
the past 50 years in 2010. Tim
Grimm may not be a household
name, but his acting and musical
writing credits and awards are
many. Rooted in tradition, his
music and lyrics border the line
between Americana and country.
Tickets are available at the door. A $10 donation is suggested.
Please use back entrance.
Board games
On Monday, Jan. 20, from 2 to
5 p.m., join us for an afternoon
of board gaming for children.
We’ll be playing new and exciting
games that help develop critical
thinking, math and reading skills
while having lots of fun. Bring
your sense of excitement and
adventure to this event! Preregistration is required.
Book discussion
On Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m.,
join us at the library to discuss
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by
Muriel Barbery. Books are available at the circulation desk. No
registration is required.
Wednesday matinee
On Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 1
p.m. come to the library for a
showing of Lee Daniel’s the Butler
rated PG-13.
Kundalini Yoga
On Wednesday, Jan. 22, from 5
to 6:15 p.m., join us for Kundalini
Yoga. This program is facilitated
by Debra Krol and involves repetitive movements with the breath,
building strength, toning the
nerves and clearing the adrenal
glands. Wear comfortable clothing and bring two blankets or a
mat and blanket. A $5 donation is
requested. Use the back entrance
when entering the building. No
registration is required.
Portion control
On Thursday, Jan. 23, at 1
p.m., the library presents Be
Portionwise with My Plate.
Enjoying good food is about experience as well as taste. Find
out why portions are important
when it comes to healthy eating.
This program is presented by
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s
Eat Smart New York program
educator Jan Carter-Ryder. No
registration is required.
Knitting Circle
On Thursday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m.
at the library the ladies (men are
welcome, but we have not seen
any yet!) of the Knitting Circle
knit and crochet, embroider and
quilt, and more. You can learn a
new skill here, share your own
special talents with others, or just
craft in the company of friends.
Drop in anytime. No registration
is required.
Board games for adults
On Friday, Jan. 24, at 6:30
p.m., get a sitter for the kids,
and come to the library for
some good old-fashioned social
interaction. Board gamers Mal
Martin and Jeremy Strickland
will be hosting a board gaming
session for adults. New games
that promote cooperative play
and healthy competition like
Kingdom Builder, Forbidden Island and Carcassonne, are just a
few of the games we’ll break out. Registration is required.
Cooking by the Book
On Monday, Jan 27, at 6:30
p.m., join us for cooking with
Nigella Lawson’s cookbook Nigellissima: Easy Italian Inspired
Recipes.
Eager Enthusiasm
Berne
By Judy Petrosillo
“Do you want to be Queen for
a Day?” This question was the
introduction to a popular television show in the 1950s and 1960s.
Women competed for prizes by
telling their personal stories to
the public. The woman whose
story was voted the most heartwrenching was crowned Queen
for a Day. The show’s idea of ordinary Americans letting the public hear about their personal lives
was the beginning of reality TV.
Lego League
Lego League meets on Saturday,
Jan. 18, from 11 a.m. to noon, at
the Berne Public Library. This
open monthly program is for
children in grades two through
eight. Let’s see who can make
the best royal crown out of the
library’s Legos. Knit Wits
Knit Wits is a program designed for those who would like to
knit or crochet with their peers.
The group meets on Sunday, Jan.
19, at 7 p.m. All are welcome to
bring their own projects to work
on. Share ideas, problems, solutions, and conversation in the
Queen’s English.
Story time
Q is the focus of story time on
Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 11 a.m. Prechool children and their caregivers are invited to investigate
queens and quarters with Kathy.
This early literacy program includes stories, activities, and a
craft.
TAG meets
The teens are trying to spark
a reaction in the library by making a video for the summer reading program. TAG meets again
this month on Friday, Jan. 24, at
6:30 p.m., to edit their videos using movie maker. Come and learn
this process or help us teach others. This is the time to be a real
drama queen.
Bookcases
If you need bookcases for all
your kingly possessions, there is
still time to purchase pine shelving from the old library. Stop by
the Berne town hall during open
hours to make a claim. We hope
to have them all sold by Jan. 25.
Children’s library day
Your children could view the library as a castle filled with makebelieve stories. Saturday, Feb. 1,
is Take Your Child to the Library
Day. Bring them in between 10
a.m. and 2 p.m., to enjoy the enchantment. Prizes are involved.
Book club
The Sunday Book Club is currently reading The Hour I First
Believed by Wally Lamb. The book
talk will take place on Sunday,
Feb. 2, at 3 p.m. The novel may
be requested from the library so
you can read it before the meeting and be the queen bee of the
discussion.
E-readers
Were you treated royally with
a gift of a tablet or e-reader recently? We would like to show
you how to obtain newly released
e-books, e-audios, and digital videos without buying them. Ipads,
Kindles, and Nooks, Oh My, downing loading training is scheduled
for Tuesday, Feb. 11, from 6 to 8
p.m. Registration is requested
for this free program designed
to teach you how to download econtent with a library card.
You can feel like royalty at
the library without telling family secrets. The staff is ready to
wait on you and supply you with
books, audios, movies, and magazines at no cost. Best of all, you
can escape into one of our reading
chairs with the peace and quiet
fit for a queen or king. — submitted by Michelle Pahl
Read aloud for a crowd: Kathleen Stempel, the Berne Library’s youth director with crossed ankles
in front, sits with the second-grade class of Berne-Knox-Westerlo teacher Michelle Pahl, back row,
far right, and parent chaperone, Diana Greene, far back. They took a walking field trip from the
school, across the street on Helderberg Trail, and Stempel opened the library early.
...Is Rewarded
— submitted by Michelle Pahl
Spine selection: Berne-Knox-Westerlo second graders of Michelle Pahl’s class pick out books with
parent chaperone Diana Greene. The students walked to the library in the morning, to hear a story,
take a tour of the library, check out books, and get excited about reading and the nearby library’s
resources. Students took home applications for library cards.
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Community Calendar
Thursday, January 16
Snowshoe walk at Thacher
Park: Explore some of the higher
elevation trails in the southern
part of the park on the Blue Trail.
A 2.5 mile-hike, moderately steep
sections, suitable for adults 12
and up. Snowshoes are available
to rent and may be reserved, call
872-0800.
The Poetry Motel Foundation: Poet Amy Nelson McVeigh
will read from her work at the
Social Justice Center, 33 Central
Ave., Albany, at 7:30 p.m. Amy
Nelson McVeigh, together with her
husband, photographer Andrew
McVeigh, composed the book of pictures and ekphrastic poems based
in the Hudson Valley Region, What
Time and Tempest Hold Is True.
The suggested donation for the
reading is $3.
Breakfast at the Voorheesville American Legion Post
1493, from 8 a.m. to noon. The
menu includes eggs cooked to
order, French toast, home fries,
bacon, sausage, juice, tea, and coffee. The cost is $8 for adults and
$4 for children.
Full Moon Hike: Enjoy the
Pine Bush at night with an hourlong hike under the full moon. We
will walk one mile over rolling
topography stopping intermittently for night vision and sound
observations. Please remember
to dress appropriately for the
weather. All ages welcome. Meet
at the Albany Pine Bush Discovery
Center, 195 New Karner Road, at
6:30 p.m. The fee is $3 per person
or $5 per family, and registration
is required; call 456-0655.
Bethlehem Historical Association on site tour of the
Schuyler Mansion, at 2 p.m., to
be led by Heidi Hill and Michelle
Mavigliano. Meet at 32 Catherine
St., Albany. If you plan to attend,
please notify Kathy Newkirk at
767-2980.
Monday, January 20
Stories of Hurricane Irene
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day of Reflection on Service:
This program will engage and
empower residents and volunteers
alike through dialogue about the
storm and its impact on community. 10 a.m. – 4p.m. in the
social hall of the Middleburgh
Reformed Church, 178 River St.
Middleburgh.
“My Land/Patti Smith and Other Things/Photographs by Judy Linn,” including “Patti with Bolex-1,”
by New York photographer and author Judy Linn will be on exhibit at the Esther Massry Gallery at
The College of Saint Rose at 1002 Madison Ave. in Albany. Focused on the late 1960s and 1970s, the
exhibit features 47 vintage, silver halide photographs of American poet-songwriter-punk artist Patti
Smith and friends, including Robert Mapplethorpe and Sam Shepard, before rock stardom. Also on
exhibit are 33 digital, ink-jet prints from the same era that reveal life in Detroit’s adjoining, racially
divided suburbs where Linn was a young newspaper photographer. The exhibit opens Sunday, Jan. 26,
and continues through Friday, Feb. 28.
Helderberg Hilltowns Association will be holding its
January meeting at the new Berne
Library, 1763 Helderberg Trail, at
7 p.m. All are invited to attend.
Tuesday, January 21
Friday, January 17
Watchable Wildlife of a Winter’s Night: Enjoy a nighttime
search for wildlife at 56 Game
Farm Road, Delmar, at 7 p.m.
Many animals in our area being
to stir only as night falls. Join us
for an evening walk to learn more
about these creatures. We will
discuss which nocturnal animals
are active in New York’s winter
months and how they survive in
their dark, cold realm. In the event
of deep snow, this walk will be done
on snowshoes.
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Saturday, January 18
Project WILD Workshop for
Educators: Five Rivers’ Environmental Education Center, at
56 Game Farm Road, Delmar, is
pleased to offer a Project WILD
workshop for educators, from 9
a.m. to noon. Project WILD is an
award-winning international interdisciplinary program for teachers and youth leaders. This participatory workshop will introduce
educators to lessons and activities
which integrate wildlife themes
into core disciplines. Participants
will receive a free Project WILD
Curriculum and Activity Guide
full of hands-on activities which
support New York State learning
standards. Activities are suitable
for use in classrooms, Scout, afterschool programs, and summer
camps. Participants should dress
for outdoor activity and be prepared to have fun. Space is limited;
call 475-0291 to register.
Save the Pine Bush Ready
For Anything Hike: Meet at 9:30
a.m. at Willow Street Trail Head.
Bring snowshoes, skies, or hiking
boots. Lead by Don Allard. Views
from the rim or The Great Dune, if
time permits. (only for people who
are well, please call 465-8930 for
more information)
Family Fun — Walking in
Winter: Learn to snowshoe at the
Five Rivers’ Environmental Education Center, at 56 Game Farm
Road, at 2 p.m. Many animals
get around in winter by walking
on top of the snow. Snowshoes
help us do the same. During this
basic introduction, we’ll learn
how to walk using snowshoes and
discover first-hand how they help
us move more easily when snow
is deep. We’ll try our new-found
skills on a guided tour along Five
Rivers trails. Please call 475-9281
to register.
Upper Hudson Chapter of
Sisters in Crime (The Mavens
of Mayhem) will meet at 10:30
a.m. at the Bethlehem Public Library. Denis Foley, scholar, author,
and Delmar resident, will speak
about the genre of True Crime.
Winter Tree ID: Learn to
identify trees without the help
their leaves! Winter can be a
challenging time to discern different kinds of trees. Join us for an
introduction to the clues and cues
of twigs and bark that can help us
recognize a diversity of trees in
winter. For ages 7 and up. Meet at
the Albany Pine Bush Discovery
Center, 195 New Karner Road, at
1 p.m. The fee is $3 per person or
$5 per family and registration is
required; call 456-0655.
Thacher Park 100 Years:
Explore a photographic history of
Thacher Park with local historian
Timothy Albright. The park has
grown over 2000 acres. Join us in
commemorating Thacher Park’s
centennial. Call 872-0800 for more
information.
Sunday, January 19
All You Can Eat Pancake
Breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m., at
the American Legion Post, 988
Altamont Boulevard. The menu
includes pancakes, sausage, juice,
and coffee. The cost is $5, and all
proceeds will benefit the United
States Navy Sea Cadets.
Nuts for Squirrels — Squirrel Appreciation Day: Did you
know that January 21 is National
Squirrel Appreciation Day? Come
join us for a brief inside presentation on three squirrel species that
live in the Pine Bush followed by
a one-mile hike to explore squirrel
habitat and investigate the many
signs they leave behind. For all
ages. Meet at the Albany Pine
Bush Discovery Center, 195 New
Karner Road, at 1 p.m. The fee
is $3 per person or $5 per family,
and registration is required; call
456-0655.
Pine Bush Pups — Hoot Like
an Owl at the Albany Pine
Bush Preserve: Let’s hoot like
an owl at the Albany Pine Bush
Preserve. We’ll explore the special
ways that owls live their lives.
Join us to listen to owl calls and
make an owl finger puppet. Please
note there is now a fee charged for
Pine Bush Pups programs. Register children, not adults. Meet at
the Albany Pine Bush Discovery
Center, 195 New Karner Road, at
10 a.m. The fee is $3 per person
or $5 per family, and registration
is required; call 456-0655.
Wednesday, January 22
Learn How to Lower Winter
Heating Bills — Attend a Free
Energy Workshop: Cornell
Cooperative Extension of Albany
County presents three free energy
workshops entitled “Save Energy,
Save Dollars.” Each workshop
participant will receive three free
compact fluorescent light bulbs
and the chance to win a door
prize. The workshops will take
place on Jan. 22, at 6:30 p.m., at
the Rensselaer Public Library, 676
East St., Rensselaer; Jan. 29, at 6
p.m., at the Troy Public Library,
100 2nd St., Troy; and Feb. 19, at
6 p.m., at the Troy Public Library,
27 114th St., Troy.
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, January 16, 2014
Wednesday, January 22
The Hofbrau Restaurant
Voorheesville Blackbird
Café: The Voorheesville Central
School’s meal-to-go will be chicken
or shrimp penna. The cost for one
meal is $8 for chicken or $10 for
shrimp, two chicken meals for
$15 or $19 for shrimp, and four
chicken meals for $25 or $33 for
shrimp. Pick up is between 4 to 6
p.m. Make reservations by calling
765-3313 ext. 109.
presents
Thursday, January 23
Owl Prowl: Love is in the air!
No, it’s not Valentine’s Day yet.
The breeding season for barred
owls, great-horned owls and
screech owls, residents of the
Albany Pine Bush, occurs in midwinter during some of the coldest
months of the year. During the
breeding season, you are likely to
hear the territorial calls of male
owls as they defend their territory. Come join us for this night
hike and learn about the habits
of these nocturnal birds and listen
for their calls. We will meet at
the Albany Pine Bush Discovery
Center, 195 New Karner Road, at
6:30 p.m. The fee is $3 per person
or $5 per family, and registration
is required; call 456-0655.
A BENEFIT for
JAKE and JILL
MONTESANO
Sunday, January 19 ~ 2:00 pm
Entertainment provided by Lou Roberts of WGNA
Thompson’s Lake Ice Fishing competition will be held on
Saturday, Feb. 1. Registration, at $10 per person, begins at 5:30
a.m. Fishing and measurement takes place from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Prizes — cash for the longest fish in three categories — will be
awarded after 1 p.m. Children under 12 fish for free. Hot beef stew
and chili will be available with other refreshments. Call 872-1237
for more information.
$15 Donation suggested at the door
50/50 Drawing • Silent Auction
Jake and Jill Montesano, both proud members of the National Guard, lost their
home and two beloved dogs in a fire on December 19, 2013. They dedicate their lives
to protecting our country. Show your support and help them rebuild their lives.
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Saturday, January 25
Watchable Wildlife — Beginning Birding: Take part in
an introduction to bird watching
at 56 Game Farm Road, Delmar,
at 2 p.m. Bird watching is a fun
activity and great way to spend
time outdoors. Binoculars and
a bird guide are all you need to
get started. During this indoor/
outdoor clinic, center staff will
provide an overview of tools and
techniques to help you learn
more about the birds that live in
our area in winter. Afterwards,
staff will lead an outdoor walk to
look and listen for common birds.
Binoculars are helpful, but not
necessary.
4-H Shooting Sports on Target Day: The Cornell Cooperative
Extension of Albany County 4-H
Shooting Sports Program is hosting their fifth annual On Target
Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the
Cornell Cooperative Extension
building in Voorheesville. The
program is open to youth 10 years
and older. There is a registration
fee of $10, which includes lunch.
Youth will participate in a variety
of hands-on projects and activities
related to shooting sports and
environmental education. Additionally, the Albany County 4-H
Shooting Sports members will
be collecting items for the Shoeboxes for Troops project to send
to American service members
stationed overseas.
“Caves and Karst of Thacher
Park”: There are nearly 50 caves
in Thacher Park and many other
interesting karst features. (If you
don’t know what karst is, come
to the talk and find out.) Come
and see not just the surface of
Thacher, but its muddy underbelly,
as well. Presenter Thom Engel is a
caver and geologist who has been
exploring the park for decades.
This presentation is a part of a
series of interpretive programs
celebrating Thacher Park’s 100th
Anniversary. Meet at the Thacher
Nature Center, 87 Nature Center
Way, Voorheesville, at 2 p.m. Call
872-0800 for more information.
Pyramids, Mummies, and Magic: Lanny Bell, from University
of Chicago and Brown University, examines the way the ancient
Egyptians faced death, being obsessed with life instead. His lecture, sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America, will
take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26, at the Albany Institute of
History & Art at 125 Washington Ave. in Albany at 2 p.m. and is
free with museum admission.
Old Songs Sampler Concert
Showcases Local Performers,
Benefits Festival: Local performers take to the stage at 8 p.m. at
37 South Main St., Voorheesville.
The Sampler Concert is an annual
benefit for the 2014 Old Songs
Festival. Tickets are $20 for adults
and $5 for children and may be
purchased by calling 765-2815.
on Warners Lake
In the shadows of the Helderbergs
Sunday
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Winter Hours: Mon. & Tue. ~ CLOSED
Wed/Thur ~ Open at 3 p.m.
Fri/Sat ~ Open at 11 a.m. • Sun ~ Open at 9 a.m
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Call for reservations
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Tues - Chicken or Veal Parmesan - $8.99
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January
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Mussels Fra Diavolo served with Garlic Bread. $8.95
Buffalo Chicken Wing Dip - served with Pita Points. $9.95
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White Pizza - Spinach, Roasted Red Peppers, Tomatoes, Ricotta and Mozzarella Cheeses.
Small $11.00 Large: $15.00
SANDWICH
Asparagus, Bacon, Tomato, and a fried Egg Served on a Ciabatta with an Avocado Aioli. Choice of side.
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ENTREES
Your choice of soup or salad
Six Cheese Sacchettini - tossed in a Parmesan Cream sauce with Bacon,
Peas, and Roasted Red Peppers. $16.95
Add Chicken $3.75 * Add Shrimp $5.75 * Add Both $5.75
Breaded Veal Cutlet - with a Mushroom Demi served
with Asparagus and Mashed Potatoes. $19.95
Surf & Sty - 8oz Pork Rib Eye with Shrimp in a Peach Demi
served with Spinach Mashed Potatoes. $19.95
HOMEMADE DESSERTS
Peach Fosters with Spiced Rum over Vanilla Ice Cream *Contains Alcohol.* $6.50
Banana Cake with Whipped Cream and Strawberry $5.95
Frozen White Chocolate Pie with a Raspberry sauce $5.95
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Choice of soup or salad and side.
Rice breaded Chicken Parmesan $12.95
Rice breaded Chicken Marsala $15.95
Eggplant Parmesan $12.95
Louisiana Fudge Cake $4.50
**All pasta entrees on our menu can be made Gluten Free. **
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, January 16, 2014
Seeking singers
Out & About
Depot Lane Singers
head for “Far Away Places”
The Depot Lane Singers, a community chorus based in Schoharie,
is looking for singers for its 2014
spring concerts. The theme for this
year’s program will be “Far Away
Places,” focusing on music from
such places as Jamaica, Finland,
Korea, Canada, Judea, Trinidad,
France, Kenya, and Israel.
Rehearsals will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 21, and will be held at
the Depot Lane Theatre building
in Schoharie, beginning at 7:30
p.m.
To provide more music for both
the chorus and the public, the
Singers will expand their concert
offerings to two evenings. Concerts are scheduled for Friday, May
2, at the Duanesburg Reformed
Presbyterian Church, and Saturday, May 3, at Schoharie High
School. Both concerts will begin
at 7:30 p.m.
The late Frances B. Tripp
founded the Depot Lane Singers
in September 1979, after her retirement from teaching music at
Schoharie High School.
Now under the baton of Artistic Director/Conductor Mitch
Haverly, the Singers are in their
35th concert season. Haverly,
the retired director of music for
the Berne-Knox-Westerlo School
District, began working with the
group in September 2005. The
chorus is accompanied by Mary
Jane Bianchine.
The Schoharie Colonial Heritage Association sponsors the
Singers, and a portion of the
proceeds from their programs are
given to the association as part of
its fund-raising efforts.
The Depot Lane Singers encourage anyone who enjoys singing
to join the group. There are no
auditions so come and join the fun.
Students who are at least 13 years
old are also encouraged sing. The
Depot Lane Singers motto is: “If
you love to sing, you’ll love singing
with us!”
Anyone wishing more information can contact Mitch Haverly at
872-2682, or via email at mitchellh2@aol.com.
— Submitted by Sarah Gordon
Helderberg Brewshed: A rendering of what the Dutch barn will look like at the Carey Institute for
Global Good in Rensselaerville. The barn is very similar to the Dutch H-Frame barn located at the
Altamont fairgrounds.
Farm-to-glass event in Rensselaerville
part of beer re-education effort
RENSSELAERVILLE — A
workshop at the Carey Institute
for Global Good on Jan. 18 will
teach brewers, distillers, and
farmers as part of the site’s
fledgling hub for a local craft-beer
industry.
A Dutch barn on the Carey
Institute campus is scheduled to
be fully operating in 2015 as the
“Helderberg Brewshed,” to house
“Farm-to-Glass events,” beer
recipe experiments, and a farm
brewery. Resident brewers would
visit the site and work under a
mentor brewer.
“There are all kinds of breweries
in the area that are interested in
trying new farm brews but don’t
have the capacity to do that in
their existing breweries,” said
Sarah Gordon, the institute’s
farm-to-glass development specialist.
The barn has been donated by
Randy Collins of CSArch, an architectural firm that will help the
institute adapt the barn to become
a brewery. More than $200,000 has
been raised so far, with donations
and in-kind contributions, and
an Empire State Development
grant of $108,000, Gordon said,
for 30 percent of the total project
budget.
Modeled off of the Farm Winery
Act of 1976, legislation went into
effect last year, creating farm
brewery licenses that require
some in-state sourced ingredients. License holders, who must
purchase a certain percentage of
their materials from New York,
can sell their products by the glass,
conduct tastings, and have retail
stores and restaurants.
The cultivation and distribution
of New York state ingredients, like
malted barley and hops, however,
is underdeveloped, so that brew-
ers and distillers may not be able
to buy enough to meet requirements.
The “Farm-to-Glass event,”
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan.
18, will host a panel of speakers
to talk about site and varietal
selection, infrastructure design,
troubleshooting, post-harvest and
processing considerations, and
farmers’ experiences.
Speakers will include Steve
Miller, Cornell Cooperative Extension’s statewide hops specialist;
John Arnold and Cory Skier from
the New York State Department
of Agriculture and Markets’ Food
Safety Division; Dietrich Gehring of Helderberg Hops in New
Scotland; and Casey and Kelly
Holzworth of Kelsey’s Quarter
Acre Farm in Greenfield.
The event is $20 at the door. Call
797-5100 for reservations.
— Marcello Iaia
Father Joseph F. Girzone will speak on Jan. 31 at the Altamont
Reformed Church.
Girzone reflects on Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth has had a
profound effect on the history
of the world. But what did his
contemporaries see in him as he
walked down the street? How did
he approach others, and what
would these people take away from
meeting him?
Father Joseph F. Girzone of
Joshua Mountain Ministries will
address these questions as he
shares his personal reflections on
“Jesus: How He Was Seen and Understood by His Contemporaries”
during a one-evening gathering on
Friday, Jan. 31, at the Altamont
Reformed Church, 129 Lincoln
Avenue. The session will begin at
7 p.m. in the church sanctuary.
Girzone, a Roman Catholic
priest, retired from parish duty in
1980 and embarked on a second
priestly career as a writer and
speaker. In 1987, he published
Joshua: A Parable for Today, the
story of a wood carver in upstate
New York and how his way of life
affects his neighbors.
Girzone went on to write nine
more “Joshua” novels, which became popular around the world.
In 1995, Girzone established
the Joshua Foundation, an organization dedicated to making
Jesus better known throughout
the world. He regularly conducts
“gatherings” and retreats.
“The gatherings center around
discussing Jesus as an historical
person whose philosophy and way
of life have been an inspiration
to millions for many centuries,”
he says. “The gatherings are not
convert classes; they are studies
into the mind of Jesus and his
relevance to the difficult times in
which we live.”
All are invited to attend the Jan.
31 gathering. There is no charge
and no registration is required.
Call the church at 861-8711 for
more information.
Writers’ Institute announces workshops
— Submitted by Sarah Gordon
First to learn, first to teach: Matty Taormina, Brewer of Honey Hollow Brewing Company in Earlton, in Greene County, directs an Introduction to Brewing Workshop at the Carey Institute For Global
Good’s Carriage House Restaurant. Honey Hollow Brewery is one of the first farm-licensed breweries
in New York State.
The New York State Writers Institute Fellow and award-winning
author James Lasdun will conduct
two creative writing workshops
for community writers during the
spring 2014 semester.
Lasdun, a fiction and nonfiction
writer, poet, and screenwriter, will
offer two eight-week workshops:
one on fiction writing, and one on
poetry. The workshops are offered
for non-credit and will be held at
the University at Albany’s uptown
campus.
Admission to both workshops is
based on the submission of writing
samples. Complete information on
the workshops and submission
guidelines may be obtained by
calling the Institute at 442-5620 or
by visiting the Institute’s website
at: http://www.albany.edu/writersinst/webpages4/programpages/
workshop.html.
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, January 16, 2014
With no business district, Hitmans Towing seeks traction in Knox
By Marcello Iaia
KNOX — A ticket was issued
on Jan. 8 for a zoning violation
by a towing business that has
been at the center of the town’s
deliberations on planning for
commercial uses.
Kristen Reynders, owner of
Hitmans Towing, appeared in
Knox Town Court on Wednesday
with her attorney, Nicole Strippoli of Young, Fenton, Kelsey &
Brown P.C., and four supporters. The case was adjourned
until March 12. She pleaded not
guilty.
Judge Jean Gagnon said the
violation could have up to a
$350 fine and could be continued
after each week the business is
in violation.
Reynders requested a specialuse permit from the zoning board
of appeals, for which Strippoli
said a hearing is scheduled on
Feb. 27.
Hitmans has four tow trucks
and is located on the same property as Reynder’s home on Route
146. Two employees are family
members and live at the same address, she said; a third employee
lives off of the property.
Reynders wants to open her
garage for state inspections and
changing oil and tires, but first
went to the zoning and planning
boards over the summer to open
the operation legally.
The zoning ordinance states
any “public garage” used for
profit and servicing automobiles
must have a special-use permit in
business districts and is prohibited everywhere else. It does not
mention towing as a permitted or
prohibited use.
The town currently has no
designated business districts
although one is proposed for
the hamlet. (See related story.)
Hitmans is not located in or near
the hamlet.
“Nothing is really going on
with the garage,” said Reynders.
“The only thing we’re really in
violation is in parking commercial vehicles, which many people
do up here, besides just me.”
The town planning board voted
unanimously in July to recommend the district be created in
the town’s hamlet on Route 156.
By a 5-to-2 vote, it recommended
a second business district that
would encompass Hitmans Towing, on the south side of Route
146, extending west from Lewis
Road.
The board voted again on the
second district in October, reversing its decision.
Citing a description in the zoning ordinance of future business
districts as “centrally located,” Daniel Driscoll and Robert Gwinn, both
long-time planning board members
who helped draft the town’s 1994
comprehensive plan, voted against
creating the district on Route 146.
Planning Board Chairman Robert Price told The Enterprise in
October that Driscoll, Gwinn, Betty
Ketcham, and Earl Barcomb voted
against proposing the second business district when it came up for a
vote again.
Regulations for business districts
have been written into the Knox
zoning ordinance, created in 1974,
but none have been designated for
the rural area. The town’s compre-
Enterprise file photo — Marcello Iaia
Ready to go: Kristen Reynders operates her towing business with two phones, standing in her garage
on Route 146, where she hopes to offer state car inspections and minor repairs. Zoning administrator
Robert Delaney issued an appearance ticket at the property on Jan. 8 for operating a business in a
residential district. Earlier, she ran a similar business in Altamont that didn’t fit the village zoning
and so relocated to Knox.
hensive plan, a blueprint for zoning,
is in the process of revision.
Pamela Fenoff and longtime
supervisor Michael Hammond
each said they wanted to develop
commercial zoning as they ran
against each other in the November election. Fenoff ran on the
Republican, Conservative, and
Independence Party lines. She is
an enrolled Independence Party
member. Hammond, a Democrat,
won the election.
Fenoff, the planning board secretary, said she is moving in June
to North Dakota because her
husband has been promoted in his
work at Ducks Unlimited. She said
she plans to continue producing a
newsletter she started in December,
called “Rural Roots,” from her new
home. She was with Reynders in
court on Wednesday.
“I lost the election by 63 votes,
which tells you half the town wants
to move forward,” Fenoff said,
speaking in a group with Reynders
and her supporters. Among them
was Kevin Miller, a neighbor two
lots east of Reynders who said
he has had no issues with noise
or nuisance coming from the
business.
For biz district
Planning board draws the line
By Melissa Hale-Spencer
KNOX — The planning board
finalized lines last Thursday that
would designate Knox’s first business district if the town board
approves the plan after a public
hearing on Feb. 11.
The gallery was empty for the
half-hour session as discussion of
a second, controversial business
district had been struck from the
agenda.
“I have to be careful what I say,
but we don’t need to discuss it tonight,” Robert Price, the planning
board chairman, said when member Daniel Driscoll asked why
zoning board members weren’t
at the meeting as planned. (See
related story.)
“My goal is to settle the boundaries in Business District 1,” said
Price at the start of the meeting.
The board had agreed earlier
to remove the town park from the
proposed district.
The map that board members
pored over delineates a district
that runs on either side of Route
156 for the length of the hamlet.
Knox had long had a de facto
business district in the hamlet
that once included a gas station,
post office, and general store but,
as these businesses closed, new
ones wouldn’t legally be allowed
to open without a change in the
zoning law. Those businesses
were all clustered at one end of
the hamlet.
The matter became an issue in
last November’s town elections
with candidates on both sides
talking about the need for a business district.
Knox’s comprehensive land-use
plan, which was created in 1994
to guide decision-making, is currently being revamped. The 1994
plan mentions the hamlet as a
possible location for a business
district.
Vasilios Lefkaditis, a Knox
resident who serves on the school
board, has purchased property
in the hamlet that includes the
defunct general store and the post
office, which was forced to close a
year ago when vermin and mold
were found in the building.
Lefkaditis wants to lease the
buildings to businesses and first
broached the matter with the planning board last March.
Driscoll, who helped draft the
1994 master plan, said at last
Thursday’s meeting that the plan
points out the business district
doesn’t have public water or sewage systems and says, for that
reason, it should be a small one.
In the future, if businesses are
built, the town may need to provide public systems as the town
of Berne is currently doing for its
hamlet, he said.
Alluding to the karst topography
that underlies the hamlet, Price,
who also worked on the master
plan, said that water poured out
Proposed business district: Slight modifications will be made to this map before the Knox Town
Board holds a Feb. 11 hearing on the proposal.
on the ground around Route 156
would end up in “everybody’s
wells.”
After considerable back-andforth discussion, much of it focusing on particular parcel lines,
the board agreed the cemetery
towards the center of the hamlet
will be included in the district,
not to be built upon but rather for
ease of defining the district, and
that lots that are served by the
lighting district will also be in-
cluded in the business district.
Price commended board member Betty Ketcham for drawing
up a map and said, “Let’s task
Betty and Dan to get together
over a bottle of 20-year-old
scotch” to complete the changes
agreed upon for the map.
Finally, Price asked if the proposed district should officially be
called “Business District 1” or
“Business District.”
“I call for simplicity,” began
board member Robert Gwin.
Price, however, said he was
“strongly in favor” of “Business
District 1” to which most of the
others agreed.
Price concluded the meeting
by announcing that on Jan. 25,
at the annual Winterfest, “Yours
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to win the cook-off.” His chili,
Price said, has been awarded
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Correspondents
Company. They are well known for
their advertisements during the
Super Bowl game each year.
Although we classify anything
that has been brewed as beer there
is more than one brew.
By
Pale ale is a beer which uses
a top-fermenting yeast and preRosemary
dominantly pale malt. It is one
Caruso
of the world’s major beer styles.
Stout and porter are dark beers
330-2855
made using roasted malts or roast
barley, and typically brewed with
slow fermenting yeast. There are
a number of variations including
Baltic porter, dry stout, and ImpeJim and I enjoy cruising for
rial stout.
many reasons as you well know,
Mild ale has a predominantly
if you are a regular reader. Of
malty palate. It is usually dark
course, we like the food, the royal
colored with an alcohol by volume
treatment and the relaxation.
of 3 to 3.6 percent, although there
However, we enjoy the opportunity
are lighter hued milds as well
to learn new things each time we
as stronger examples reaching 6
get off the ship and take a tour.
percent and higher.
Some of the learning experiences
Wheat beer is brewed with
are available right here at home,
a large proportion of wheat albut it may take a
though it often
tour to see somealso contains
thing that peaks
a significant
your interest.
proportion of
We found that Grand Cayman Island
We were on a
malted barley.
is full of surprises, not the least of which
trip to Grand BaThe flavor of
hama Island and
wheat beers
is their homegrown beer.
wondered about
varies conGrand Cayman’s
siderably, deability to deliver
pending upon
interesting travel experiences on dom government relaxed legisla- the specific style.
par with some destinations we tion in 1963, followed by Australia
Lager is the English name for
have visited over the years. In in 1972 and the United States in cool fermenting beers of Central
places like Barbados, Nevis and 1978, allowing home brewing to European origin. Pale lagers are
Tobago, you’re off the beaten path become a popular hobby.
the most commonly consumed
the minute you step off the ship.
The purpose of brewing is to beers in the world.
In more popular destinations, you convert the starch source into
Brewers stored beer in cool celhave to seek out the uncommon.
sugary liquid called wort and to lars and caves during the warm
We found that Grand Cayman convert the wort into the alco- summer months. These brewers
Island is full of surprises, not the holic beverage known as beer in noticed that the beers continued
least of which is their homegrown a fermentation process affected to ferment, and to also clear of
beer. We expected the tour of the by yeast.
sediment, when stored in those
island that would be a quick trip
Today’s home brewers not only cool conditions.
past buildings, fountains, and enjoy the resulting product of
Lambic, a beer of Belgium, is
some local other attractions. Part their efforts, they also learn a new naturally fermented using wild
of this tour was usual, however, vocabulary. The first step, where yeasts, rather than cultivated.
this time we had a surprise, a the wort is prepared by mixing the Many of these are not strains of
tour of the Cayman Island Brew- starch source (normally malted brewer’s yeast (Saccharomyces
ing Company. The Cayman Island barley) with hot water, is known cerevisiae) and may have sigBrewing Company produces three as mashing.
nificant differences in aroma and
different beers. I would like to
Hot water (known as liquor sourness. Yeast varieties such as
mention the breweries flagship in brewing terms) is mixed with Brettanomyces Bruxellensis and
brand, Caybrew.
crushed malt or malts (known as Brettanomyces lambicus are comCaybrew is a smooth, full-bod- grist) in a mash tub. The mash- mon in lambics. In addition, other
ied premium lager, with a crisp, ing process takes around 1 to 2 organisms such as Lactobacillus
clean hop character which was hours, during which the starches bacteria produce acids which
awarded the international gold are converted to sugars, and then contribute to the sourness.
medal for quality by the Monde the sweet wort is drained off the
The modern pale lager is light
Selection Jury in Brussels 2008. grains. The grains are now washed in color with a noticeable carbonThat award is significant not in a process known as sparging. ation and a typical alcohol by voljust because it’s a nice honor, but This washing allows the brewer ume content of around 5 percent.
also because Caybrew earned the to gather as much of the ferment- The Pilsner Urquell, Bitburger,
prestigious medal after only about able liquid from the grains as and Heineken brands of beer are
a year in production. They first possible.
typical examples of pale lager, as
started pouring in March 2007,
The process of filtering the are the American brands Budwhich really speaks to the quality spent grain from the wort and weiser, Coors, and Miller.
of this fine beer.
Dark beers are usually brewed
sparge water is called wort sepaThe quality is in what goes into ration. The traditional process for from a pale malt or lager malt
making Caybrew – German malts, wort separation is lautering, in base with a small proportion of
hops from the Cascade Mountains which the grain bed itself serves darker malt added to achieve the
and super-clean local water. The as the filter medium.
desired shade. Other colorants,
Caymans are famous for their
Some modern breweries prefer such as, caramel are also widely
pristine desalinated water, but the the use of filter frames which allow used to darken beers. Very dark
Cayman Island Brewery enhances a more finely ground grist.
beers, such as stout, use dark
the cleanliness factor by purifying
A microbrewery, or craft brew- or patent malts that have been
the water they use to 99.9 percent. ery, is a modern brewery, which roasted longer.
The freshness of the water makes produces a limited amount of beer
Draught beer from a pressurCaybrew the freshest beer in the and often incorporates a pub or ized keg is the most common
Caribbean.
method of dispensing in bars
other eating establishment.
The Cayman Islands Brewery
While there are many types around the world. A metal keg is
produces and distributes Caybrew, of beers brewed, the basics of pressurized with carbon dioxide
Caylight, Ironshore Bock and brewing beer are shared across gas which drives the beer to the
White Tip Lager. They produce national and cultural boundaries. dispensing tap or faucet.
them right on the island, and The traditional European brewing
Some beers may be served with
are the only beer supplier that regions — Germany, Belgium, a nitrogen/carbon dioxide mixture.
recycles the bottles and cans.
England and the Czech Republic Nitrogen produces fine bubbles,
Beer is an alcoholic beverage — have local varieties of beer.
resulting in a dense head and a
produced by the conversion of
On a hot summer day, after creamy mouth feel. Some types of
starch into simple sugar and fer- building up a thirst from mowing beer can also be found in smaller,
mentation of the resulting sugar. the lawn, many people come into disposable kegs called beer balls.
The starch and saccharification the house looking for a nice cold
Many beers are sold in cans,
enzymes are often derived from brew. What each person pictures though there is considerable variamalted cereal grains; most com- could be very different. One man tion in the proportion between
monly malted barley and malted may imagine a wagon pulled by different countries. People either
wheat. Most beer is also flavored Clydesdale horses and think, “I’ll drink from the can or pour the
with hops, which add bitterness have a Bud”.
beer into a glass.
and act as a natural preservative,
Cans protect the beer from
The Budweiser Clydesdales are
though other flavorings such as a group of Clydesdale horses used light thereby, preventing skunked
herbs or fruit may occasionally be for promotions and commercials beer, and have a seal less prone
included. The preparation of beer by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing to leaking over time than bottles.
Altamont
Michele Priess-Reale and Paul Reale
Preiss, Reale marry
GUILDERLAND — Michele Josephine Priess and Paul Leonard
Reale were united in marriage by Pastor Lorenzo Agnes and Father
Joseph Salerno on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, at St. Francis of Assisi
Church in Newburgh, N.Y.
The bride is the daughter of Michael and Donna Priess of Guilderland. The groom is the son of John Sr. and Theresa Reale of New
Hartford, N.Y.
The wedding reception was held at Anthony’s Pier 9 in New Windsor, N.Y.
The maid of honor was Kristen Slavick and the best man was Jesse
Thomas.
The bridesmaids included Nicole Pellegrini, Christina Nichols, Sarah
Whitehouse, Lauryn Dearstyne, Amy Cornish, Eleni Pappas, Kristin
Page, Gina Surace, Erin Reale, and Sara Reale.
The groomsmen included Steven Priess, Ken Page, Tom Riggs, Chuck
Decker, John Reale Jr., Steven Surace, Jonathon Dunn, Michael Grassi,
Steve Sickler, and Wayne Smoulcey.
Junior bridesmaids were Emily Surace and Rachel Surace.
The flower girl was Hannah Priess and the ring bearer was Matthew Reale.
The bride is a 1999 graduate of Guilderland High School. She earned
her associate of applied science degree in music business in 2004 and
her associate of science degree in music performance — voice in 2006,
both from Schenectady County Community College, and her bachelor
of science degree in business administration in 2011 from the State
University of New York College at Potsdam. She is an administrative
assistant at Clough Harbour & Associates in Colonie.
The groom is a 1999 graduate of New Hartford High School. He
earned his associate of occupational studies degree in carpentry in
2001 from the State University of New York College of Technology at
Delhi. He is the owner and operator of Reale Perfect Remodeling and
Reale Woodworking and Design in Utica and Albany.
The couple honeymooned at Palm Island in St. Vincent and the
Grenadines. They reside in Glenville with their three cats.
Kindergarten 2014 Meeting
The Voorheesville Elementary School will hold a kindergarten
registration, parents-only, meeting on Thursday, March 13, 2014
at 7:00 p.m. Parents are asked to call Ms. Corinna Parker at the
Voorheesville Elementary School, 765-2382, ext 504 if they have a
child who will be entering kindergarten in September 2014. Children
must be five years old on or before Dec. 1, 2014 to register. The
kindergarten registration and screening process will be explained and
parents will be able to schedule an appointment to have their child
screened on May 6, 2014 or May 7, 2014.
is called brewing.
Beer is the world’s most widely
consumed alcoholic beverage.
Some of the earliest known writings refer to the production and
distribution of beer. The Code of
Hammurabi included laws regulating beer and beer parlors, and
The Hymn to Ninkasi, a prayer
to the Mesopotamian goddess of
beer, served as both a prayer and
as a method of remembering the
recipe for beer in a culture with
few literate people.
Today, the brewing industry is
a worldwide business, consisting
of several dominant multinational
companies and many thousands of
smaller producers ranging from
brewpubs to regional breweries.
Brewing beer is subject to legislation and taxation in developed
countries, which from the late
19th Century largely restricted
brewing to a commercial operation
only. However, the United King-
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Cans were initially viewed as a
technological breakthrough for
maintaining the quality of a beer,
then became commonly associated with less expensive, massproduced beers, even though the
quality of storage in cans is much
like bottles. Plastic bottles are
used by some breweries.
The temperature of a beer has
an influence on a drinker’s experience; warmer temperatures reveal
the range of flavors in a beer but
cooler temperatures are more
refreshing. Most drinkers prefer
pale lager to be served chilled, a
low- or medium-strength pale ale
to be served cool, while a strong
barley wine or imperial stout to be
served at room temperature.
Last week, I said that I would
tell you a little bit about beer.
This interest and knowledge came
from a tour of the Cayman Island
Brewery. The desire for me to have
a cool brew just came over me.
Don’t forget, “If you drink, don’t
drive. Also drink responsibly.”
Last call
Burns Night at the Celtic Hall
is being held on Saturday, Jan.
25. St. Andrew’s Society has reserved tables. If members would
like to be included. please e-mail
GeneGordon@aol.co. Reservations
needed to be made by today, Jan.
16. Schools closed
The schools in the Guilderland
School District will be closed on
Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of
Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
PTA meeting
The Altamont PTA meeting has
been rescheduled to Jan. 21. It
will be held at 6 p.m. Board of education
The Guilderland Board of
Education will meet on Tuesday,
Jan. 2, at 7 p.m. The meeting
will be held in the Guilderland
high school large group instruction room.
School time
Parents are reminded that
the school day at the Altamont
Elementary School begins at 7:50
a.m. Students who arrive after
that time will be marked tardy
in the attendance record. Please
be sure that your student arrives
before the school day begins to be
properly recorded.
Students help pantry
The boys and girls at the Altamont Elementary School will
again work together to support
the Altamont Food Pantry.
The foods recommended for
the students by grade level are
as follows:
Kindergarten, paper towels,
ketchup, mayonnaise;
Grade 1, napkins, peanut butter, jelly;
Grade 2: cereal, toilet paper;
Grade 3: canned soups, stews,
dish detergent;
Grade 4: canned fruit, laundry
detergent; and
Grade 5: spaghetti sauce,
pasta. Families can donate any of the
above-mentioned items.
All donations can be brought to
the school through Feb. 9. The
food will be delivered to the food
pantry the week of Feb. 17. AES music
Music groups at the Altamont
Elementary School meet as follows:
Band after school on Mondays;
Chorus after school on Tuesdays; and Orchestra students will be
transported to Westmere Elementary School on Thursdays.
Lost and found
The Farnsworth Middle School
has had lost items on display
in the foyer of the middle
school. The foyer is open for
both students and parents to
look through the items found
from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. After the
close of the school on Jan. 17, the
items will be donated.
Anniversary
Happy Anniversary wishes
are extended to Pam and Peter
Brunk who will celebrate their
special day on Jan. 23.
Birthdays
Happy Birthday wishes are
extended to: — Lee Capuano and Griffin
Peck on Jan. 17;
— Ray Smith on Jan. 19;
— Doris Orsini and Doug
Schiltz and on Jan. 20;
— Harriet Flower, Lisa Sands,
Travis Miller and Lisa Sandson
Jan. 21;
— Brendan Flood, Scott Suriano, and Casey Van Alyne on
Jan. 22; and
— Mary Alterwisher, Jean
Monaco, and Andrew Shaw on
Jan. 23.
Serious Business
The Enterprise — James E. Gardner
Close to a century of service: Scott Duncan, center, chief of
the East Berne Fire Department, congratulates President Gerald
O’Malley, right, for 50 years of service and Vernon Wagoner, left,
for 45 years with the fire company. The recognition was extended
Saturday during the banquet for the installation of officers, held
at the Best Western Sovereign Hotel in Guilderland.
On Top of The World
Hitting a high note: The Farnsworth Middle School Select Choir in Guilderland, led by Terri Mewhorter, performed at the Empire State Building in New York City. The students were the first group
to perform at the observation deck in over 80 years.
27 GHS musicians chosen for festival
GUILDERLAND — Twentyseven Guilderland High School
musicians were chosen from
among 300 at 13 Suburban
Council schools to participate in
the Suburban Scholastic Council
Music Festival at Columbia High
School on Saturday, Jan. 25.
The Guilderland groups performing this year include a high
school band, chorus, and orchestra
as well as a middle school jazz
band. Performing in the Symphony
Orchestra under the direction of
Dr. Rachel Lauber of the Eastman
School of Music will be: Allegra
Wu, flute; Angelo Amore, clarinet;
Andrew Dame and Sam Diedrich,
trumpet; Matthew Darby, violin;
Rafi Nizam, viola; and Nalia
Brown, cello.
Performing in the Concert Band
under the direction of Dr. Brian
Doyle with the Crane School of
Music will be: Kate Cotton and
Bhagyashree Subramaniam, flute;
Conor Grocki, oboe; Stephen Perez
and Haley Sirota, clarinet; Michelina Scotti, bassoon; Therese
Giordano, horn; Jason Sindoni,
tuba; and Jack Buttridge, percussion.
Vocalists selected to sing with
the Concert Choir under the
direction of Norman Zogiab of
Hamburg High School include:
Elise Burby, Kiera DeCotes, Alexis
Donnelly, Mary Grace Graves,
Avery Heaney, Courtland Ingraham, Winsor Jewell, Joshua Kahn,
Derek Petti, Markis Poulen, and
Eliana Rowe.
The Guilderland students are
taught by Susan Curro, Kathleen
Ehlinger, Starr Norman, Lee
Russo, and Rae Jean Teeter.
The Jan. 25 concert begins at 2
p.m. and is free and open to the
public. Correspondents
Thompsons Lake
By
Lora
Ricketts
872-1691
Another week has already
passed by. It was a very frigid
week.
On Monday, Jan. 6, I was supposed to go shopping with my
daughter, Marcia, to buy her a
birthday present. I started calling her house about 9 a.m. and
every half-hour until noon and
she didn’t answer.
It started snowing and I got
nervous. I drove my news to
Altamont, went to the bank and
got gas. Marcia appeared about
2 p.m., and said she had slept
until noon. She had worked all
night at the VA hospital.
We went and had lunch at the
Bistro 24 restaurant on Central
Ave., then went to JC Penney to
pick out a pair of jeans for her
as my present.
Marcia hadn’t bought a pair
of jeans since 2008, so it was
about time.
On Tuesday, Jan. 7, I was able
to keep my appointment with the
orthopedic doctor to get a cortisone shot in my left knee. I had to
cancel the last appointment due
to snow and slippery roads. Boy,
I really needed that shot.
Now I should be able to walk a
little straighter and faster.
In the evening, Brandon and I
enjoyed a venison steak dinner.
Wednesday, Jan. 8 was another
important day. Reba needed her
sutures removed. My daughter,
Kathy, came over and we had
breakfast and then she drove
me to the animal hospital to pick
up Reba. Reba is a big dog. She
looks like a colt. She’s very loyal
and well behaved. Dobermans
are known for being very close
to their owners. She lay right on
the floor and let the technicians
take her sutures out. Now I have
to watch her that she doesn’t eat
anymore puppy toys.
Thursday, Jan. 9, was an exciting day for me. I spent it with
Danielle and Zoey while she was
getting pictures reprinted from
her camera and a disc.
She had 6 months worth of
photographs so it took her over
an hour to view all the photos
and order prints.
I pushed Zoey in the cart
and played with her. She is six
months old now, sitting up and
starting to crawl.
Marcia stopped by and ate dinner with Brandon and me. Then
Brandon and I went to the Bible
study at the Knox church hall.
Friday came and I went grocery
shopping. I went with Brandon
to pick up the children at a new
babysitter in Cobleskill.
We came back to Jenn Smith’s
and enjoyed a great birthday
party for Marcia.
Jenn served two different
pizzas, one with sausage and
mushrooms and the other pepperoni. We also had a delicious
carrot cake.
Marcia then blew out her candles and then as is our tradition
the giver reads their birthday
card to the celebrant.
Samson read the card from
the grandchildren. He changed
his voice and it sounded like he
had an accent and he made it
very entertaining. Marcia kept
having him read it over saying
she couldn’t understand him.
We all laughed so hard. There’s
nothing like laughter to make
for a good day.
Saturday, Jan. 11, was a quiet
day. Brandon, Jennifer, Samson,
Nichole and Iain went to Cap
Com to open savings accounts
with money they earned waiting on tables at the Thompson’s
Lake church supper in October.
I made a big pot of pea soup. It
was Marcia’s actual birthday and
she came over to eat soup with
me. It’s one of her favorites. Kyra
came but ate a sandwich as she
doesn’t like pea soup. She may
like it when she grows up.
Brandon, Samson and Nichole
came back and I finally got a
good look at Nichole’s knee. I’m
so relieved; I can’t say it’s not
a bad burn from the treadmill
but in reality it’s not very deep.
Veronica’s taking her to a plastic
surgeon for a second opinion on
Tuesday but she still has a skin
graft appointment with a plastic
surgeon on Wednesday.
I know the doctors will decide
what is best for Nichole. The
injury seems to be healing well
but I don’t know if the skin in
the center would grow back on
its own. That’s for the specialists
to determine.
On Sunday, Jan. 12, we went
to church and then to a brunch
at Pauline Williman’s. What a
spread. The food was delicious
and the conversation interesting.
Pauline hosts a brunch every
year and it usually coincides with
her birthday, Jan.11.
Later I rode with Brandon to
take Nichole and Samson back
to their mother.
It was a happy loving weekend.
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Obituaries
James B. Woodward
S. Frank Kodra
CLARKSVILLE — James B. Woodward, who grew up in Clarksville,
was defined by his friendliness.
Having moved to a retirement community in Ellenton, Fla., Mr.
Woodward died peacefully at his home on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. He
was 72.
“He never met a stranger,” his family wrote in a tribute. “During
his life, Jimmy gave selflessly of his talents to family, friends, and
neighbors.”
“Anybody he met, he walked up and said hello,” said his stepdaughter,
Paula Metze. “He made friends right away.”
It was like that when, 13 years ago, he met the woman who would
become his wife, Mabel Rodgers, known as “Sunshine.”
They were at a seniors’ event, his wife recalled. “I asked him to dance
and we were never separated after that,” she said.
Mr. Woodward rose to the occasion although he was not a good dancer.
“That was the only dance we ever danced,” his wife said. “He was just
tickled silly to stumble through that first dance.”
The couple married within weeks of meeting.
Mr. Woodward, known to his Clarksville friends as “Woody,” was born
in Albany on June 27, 1941, the son of the late Kenneth and Dorothy
development. “They wanted to
VOORHEESVILLE —As a kid,
take all the trees down,” said
S. Frank Kodra’s hero was the
Ms. Kodra-Carlock of the buildLone Ranger. He grew up to work
ers, “and my mom wanted them
as a deputy and as an accident
saved.” So Mr. Kodra would reguinvestigator for the Thruway
larly visit the building site “in his
Authority and to volunteer on an
uniform with his gun on to check
ambulance squad. Like his childup on their work,” she said. The
hood hero, he liked to help people,
trees stayed.
often people in difficult straits.
For over 20 years, the couple
“He’d be called out day and
worked side by side in their Scotch
night. He loved it,” said his daughPine basement as co-owners of
ter Kathleen Kodra-Carlock.
Kodras’ Affordable Crafts. “My
Mr. Kodra died on Sunday, Jan.
dad did woodworking. He would
5, 2014, at Kingsway Arms Nurscut things out and my mom would
ing Center in Schenectady after a
stencil them,” said Ms. Kodralong and courageous battle with
Carlock. “She did silk and dried
Parkinson’s disease. He was 80.
flowers and my dad would set up
Born in Decatur, N.Y. Mr. Kodra
displays. He’d be the assembly line
was the son of the late Johanna
on the other side of the basement.
(née Panter) and Frank Kodra
Sawdust was always flying.”
Jr.
S. Frank Kodra
Mr. Kodra also found time to
He grew up on a farm that was
play pinochle and games with
“really rustic,” said his daughter.
“They picked a lot of berries and fruit.” He liked to his family and to go hunting and camping, square
tell how he’d pick a few apples on his walk to school dancing and bowling.
Eventually, after their children had grown, Mrs.
and then a few more on his way home.
His daughter described a picture of him as a kid, Kodra’s mother came to live with the couple, when
sitting on a horse with his father. Another vintage she was 90, and Mrs. Kodra wanted to buy her a
photo shows him as a boy in a cowboy outfit, complete cat. “We were always dog people,” said Ms. KodraCarlock. Her grandmother picked out a tan and
with holsters.
Mr. Kodra graduated from Schoharie Central School white long-haired kitten at the shelter and, on the
in 1951. He took on all kinds of work, including as a way home, Mrs. Kodra needed help filling up her
gravedigger for a time. “Back then, you did what you shopping cart with pet supplies.
The cat’s first
could do,” said his
bath was a disasdaughter. He went
ter but, said Ms.
on to serve in the
Kodra-Carloc, “He
Army from 1954
turned out to be
to 1957, working
the most mellow
in the military
cat, a total lap
police.
cat.”
After his stateMr. Kodra came
side hitch in the
“His meticulous attention to detail, honesty,
to adore the cat,
Army, Mr. Kodra
unrelenting work ethic, volunteerism, and
named Oliver. The
worked as a depusense of humor will not be forgotten.”
Kodras had Oliver
ty sheriff in Schofor 16 years and,
harie County for
when Mr. Kodra
many years. And,
would return to
he worked for 26
the nursing home
years for the New
from visiting his
York State Thruwife in an apartway Authority as
ment across the
a radio dispatcher
street, he would be
and accident incovered with white fur. Oliver died a couple of days
vestigator, retiring in 1995.
“He could tell you every mile marker on the before this past Christmas.
“Oliver,” the family wrote in a tribute, “has been
Thruway,” said Ms. Kodra-Carlock. “Once, when
my sister’s car broke down by Amsterdam, my dad waiting in heaven for the past two weeks to sit on
asked her what the marker was.” After she told him, his lap.”
The family also wrote of Mr. Kodra, “He was a
he responded with the help she needed: “That would
be near such-and-such garage and the guy’s name is devoted husband, father, grandfather, and greatso-and-so.” Ms. Kodra-Carlock concluded, “He knew grandfather who will be greatly missed by all who
knew and loved him. His meticulous attention to
that Thruway up and down.”
Mr. Kodra also worked as a volunteer helping detail, honesty, unrelenting work ethic, volunteerism,
people in need. He was an active member of the and sense of humor will not be forgotten.”
Ms. Kodra-Carlock summed up her father this
Voorheesville Area Ambulance Service for over 25
years. “His first night in the nursing home,” his way: “He was really easygoing, always very friendly.
daughter said, “there was a fire drill.” When he heard He always had a smile and he liked to joke and
the alarm go off, he was so used to getting up to help tell stories,” she said, concluding, “He liked to help
people in the night, always on call for the Thruway people.”
****
or ambulance service, that he fell trying to get out of
S. Frank Kodra is survived by his wife, Anna
bed. “It’s funny but not funny,” said his daughter.
She went on, “He was a very hard worker. He (née Gruner) Kodra; his children, Karen Setia of
would give you the shirt off his back. He gave that Voorheesville, Keith Kodra of East Berne, Kathleen
Kodra-Carlock and her husband, Francis, of Coloto all us kids.”
Mr. Kodra met Anna Gruner, the woman who would nie, and Kyle Kodra and his wife, Daneen, of San
become his wife, because she was in need. “Her car Diego, Calif.
He is also survived by his grandchildren, Adam
had broken down,” said Ms. Kodra-Carlock. She
stopped at the tavern owned by Mr. Kodra’s father and his wife, Britney, Alison and her husband,
Brian, Alyssa, David, Ashley and her husband, Eric,
in Sloansville and S. Frank Kodra gave her a ride.
The couple were married for 57 years, their union Antonet, and Jacob; his great-grandchildren, Renee,
Leo, Abby, and Blake; his twin younger sisters, Mary
ending only with his death.
As a father, said Ms. Kodra-Carlock, “He was al- Schultz, of Schoharie, and Betty Boreali, of Cobleskill;
ways there. He was always worried about everybody.” and several nieces and nephews.
The family offered “special heartfelt thanks and
Even in the nursing home, he would ask his visitors
appreciation to Dr. Luvera for his unwavering comhow each member of the family was doing.
Mr. Kodra took care of things as well as people. He passion, superb care, and genuine concern for Frank’s
would mow the lawn at St. Matthew’s Catholic Parish well-being and healing.”
Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on
where he was an active member of the church for
over 40 years. He’d also clean up the station house Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, at New Comer Cannon Funeral Home, 343 New Karner Rd. in Colonie with
for the ambulance.
When his family was arranging to have a recep- a funeral service to immediately follow at 4 p.m.
tion there after his funeral, his daughter reported, Mourners may leave online messages at www.New“They said, ‘We better clean it up. Frank would have comerAlbany.com.
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monit spotless for us.”
The reception will also feature Brooks barbecued day, Jan. 20, 2014, at Memory Gardens in Colonie.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
chicken. Years ago, Mr. Kodra had coerced someone
into giving him the Brooks’ recipe and that had be- Voorheesville Area Ambulance Service, Post Office
come his specialty. “Anytime we went to someone’s Box 238, Voorheesville, NY 12186 or to the Parkinhouse, Dad had to cook chicken,” his daughter said; son’s Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway - Suite
1509,
New York, NY 10018.
it became known as “Frank’s chicken.”
— Melissa Hale-Spencer The Kodras raised their family in Scotch Pine as
one of the original residents in that Voorheesville
“I asked him to dance and
we were never separated after that.”
Woodward. He attended Bethlehem Central High School and went on
to work for New York State as an engineer doing maintenance on the
capitol buildings, a job he kept until he retired.
“He loved his work,” said his stepdaughter. His wife said he liked
to talk about his work on the electrical and air-conditioning systems
at the State Capitol.
After retiring, Mr. Woodward enjoyed traveling. “Me and my sister
worked for the airlines so they got to travel everywhere,” said Ms.
Metze of the couple. The Woodwards’ journeys were limited to the
United States, however, because, she said, “He was afraid to travel
over water.”
One of his favorite places to travel was Ohio, where his wife was
from. He liked to help out on her family’s cattle farm in Bannock, where
the Woodwards would spend the summer months.
In Florida the rest of the year, Mr. Woodward also enjoyed golfing,
but, again, spent most of his time helping others. “If the neighbors
needed help, he would help them,” said his stepdaughter. “That’s
what kept him busy...doing car repairs, electrical repairs, any kind of
repairs anyone needed.”
She concluded, “He was always busy doing for others.”
****
James B. Woodward is survived by his wife, Sunshine (Mabel) Rodgers Woodward; his daughter,
Jennifer Ooi and her husband, Larry; his
son, Derek Woodward and his wife, Stacey; his sister, Ann Gepfert and
her husband, Larry; his brother, Robert Woodward; his stepchildren,
David Brown, Peggy Wells and her husband, Harvey, Paula Metze,
Patti Mallia and her husband, Kevin, Anne Cotrona, Carol SimonsCouture,
Donald Simon; his grandchildren, Christopher and Kevin Ooi
and Caitlin Woodward; and
many step-grandchildren.
His parents died before him as did his stepchildren, David and Gail
Simon and
Penny Metze.
Family and
friends will be received on Saturday, Jan. 18, at the
Bannock United Methodist
Church in Bannock, Ohio from 10:30 a.m.
until time of the service at 11 a.m. with
Rev. David Powell officiating. A
graveside service will follow at 2 p.m. in North
Canton, Ohio at Sunset
Hills Memory Gardens. Arrangements are by
Toothman Funeral Home
in St. Clairsville, Ohio.
Memorial contributions may be made to Bannock United Methodist
Church, Post Office
Box 63, Bannock, OH 43972.
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, January 16, 2014
Ready, Aim, Fire
Obituaries
John E. Houck Sr.
ALTAMONT — John E. Houck Sr., a patient man with a good sense
of humor, died on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, surrounded by his loving
family, after a brief illness.
Mr. Houck was born in Albany,
the son of the late John and Elizabeth Houck.
He and his wife, Diane Houck,
who died in 2002, raised 12 children together.
“He was a good father, even
working two jobs most of the time,”
said his son, Dale Houck. “He was
honest, fair, and decent.”
He worked for Tobin Packing
Company, as a salesman, for 25
years.
Mr. Houck’s son said his father
had a great sense of humor, and
was “a lot of fun, always joking
and fooling around.”
His daughter, Amy Thompson,
said he was a very positive man.
“He had a great attitude and
John E. Houck
always had a smile on his face,”
she said.
His daughter-in-law, Deborah Houck, said he had an abundance of
patience, something she called “a necessity with 12 children.”
In his spare time, Mr. Houck liked to build bicycles, and he enjoyed
a good cigar.
Mr. Houck is survived by 11 of his children; John Houck, and his wife,
Carolyn; Robert Houck, and his wife, Emily; Dale Houck, and his wife,
Deborah; Katherine Houck; Linda Dunn, and her husband, John; Scott
Houck, and his wife, Beth; Mark Houck, and his wife, Christine; Amy
Thompson, and her husband, Christopher; and Rebecca VanAlstyne.
He is also survived by 33 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren;
and his sister, Alic Krug, and her husband, Bud.
His wife, Diane Houck, died before him, as did his daughter, Susan
Houck, and his sister, Ruth Jackson.
The family would like to thank Linda Lostritto, who lovingly cared
for Mr. Houck for the past year and a half.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held at the Church of St. Lucy/St.
Bernadette, in Altamont, on Jan. 7. Interment was at Memory Gardens.
Arrangements were made by the Newcomer Cannon Funeral Home.
Mourners may leave online condolences at www.newcomeralbany.
com.
— Anne Hayden Harwood
The Enterprise — Marcello Iaia
One shot: Ronald Bernhard, a member of the Helderberg Rod and Gun Club Inc. in Knox, fires
his shotgun into the fog of the club’s shooting range. He called it a “freedom shot,” which he
and a dozen members fired at noon. The demonstration was called “A Shot Heard ’Round New
York State,” called for by the Springville Field and Stream Club Inc. in Erie County. Gun clubs
across the state fired shots in opposition to the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement
(SAFE) Act passed one year ago. The event’s title comes from “the shot heard ’round the world,”
a line from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem Concord Hymn referring to the start of the American
Revolutionary War.
Free tax help offered
VOORHEESVILLE — TaxAide, run by the American Association of Retired Persons, will
once again be preparing income
tax returns at St. Matthew’s
Parish Center in Voorheesville
beginning in February 2014.
Each year, from early February
through April 15, AARP Tax-Aide
volunteers prepare and electronically file federal and state tax returns for low- and middle-income
taxpayers, with special attention
to those aged 60 and older.
Volunteers, who are trained
and certified by the Internal
Revenue Service, also provide
free electronic filing of tax re-
turns including direct deposit of
refunds, etc.
Appointments are required.
Tax return preparation will
begin at St. Matthew’s Parish
Center starting Friday, Feb. 21,
and on three additional Fridays:
Feb. 28, March 7 and March 28.
To make an appointment, call
the Parish Office at 765-2805.
For more information about
the AARP Tax-Aide program, call
AARP toll-free 1-888-OURAARP
(1-888-687-2277), or visit the
AARP web site at www.aarp.org/
taxaide then click on the link:
“Tax-Aide.”
Sunday schedule
S t . Jo h n ’s L u t h e r a n
Church at 140 Maple Ave.
in Altamont has the following schedule for Sunday,
Jan. 19:
— 8:30 a.m. there will
be an informal worship including modern and ethnic
hymns plus a discussion of
the format for the sermon;
and
— 11 a.m. there will be
a traditional worship with
traditional pipe organ accompaniment.
The preacher is Rev. Gregory Zajac who will present
a sermon “What Type of
Business is This?,” based on
John 1:29-34.
For more information contact the church at 861-8862
or check out the website at
www.stjohnsaltamont.org.
The Enterprise — Marcello Iaia
Posing for posterity: Robert Furnia smiles at Ronald Bernhard as they pose with their guns
and fellow club members at the Helderberg Rod and Gun Club Inc. on Jan. 11. They and gun
clubs around the state marked the day with gun shots in solidarity against the state’s gun-control
legislation passed last year. Bernhard said many club members aren’t hunters, but shoot for sport.
“Even people that don’t own a gun should be concerned about what’s happening to the constitution,” said Bernhard, who gave commands as a range safety officer on Sunday.
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, January 16, 2014
Fewer in numbers, Wright supporters address school board again
By Marcello Iaia
BERNE — A contingent supporting dismissed Berne-KnoxWesterlo coach Andrew Wright
has asked officials, with subdued
written statements and a guest
speaker, to bring him back for
next year.
Wright said his attorney, Ryan
Finn, has submitted a request
for documents they believe can
further explain why he was not
re-appointed as varsity basketball coach after 10 years in the
post and expects an answer next
week. He was contacted by The
Enterprise for this story and did
not attend the Jan. 13 board
meeting where his supporters
spoke.
relationships with those kids.”
Subdued
Speakers at the Jan. 13 school
board meeting addressed the
auditorium of around 50 people
from behind a podium and a
microphone. Television cameras
were recording, as they had been
in October.
Richard Umholtz said Dennis
Barber and Michael Puzulis,
who have long been active with
sports at the school and rallying
for Wright, asked him to speak at
the meeting this month. Umholtz
is a retired director of administrative services for the state’s
Department of Transportation
and has served on the school
district’s budget committee. He
“It means a lot to me to have
relationships with those kids.”
“Until I find out where my
opposition was in this, that’s
mysterious and won’t present
itself very clearly to me, it doesn’t
make sense to consider Berne as
an option,” said Wright. He did
not rule out returning to BKW,
but said he is happy coaching
junior-varsity boys’ basketball
at Middleburgh Central School
District, where he expects to be
appointed as varsity coach next
season.
In October, a crowd in the
school’s auditorium gave ovations to speakers and jeers to
the school board, demanding
that Wright, a varsity basketball
coach and social studies teacher,
be reappointed for this season,
his 11th. He is a tenured socialstudies teacher at the school, his
alma mater.
read a letter, signed by college
basketball coaches and local
town supervisors, requesting
documents to explain why Wright
wasn’t re-appointed.
“I just want to remind everybody, we respect the board,
they’re doing a hard and difficult
job, as we do Mr. Lonnie Palmer,”
said Umholtz of the interim superintendent. “But sometimes we
may have to go back and rethink
and perhaps reconsider these
decisions.”
Umholtz introduced Norm
Miller, a former bobsled athlete
and Olympic bobsled coach.
Miller is the president of Leadership Management of New York
Inc., a consulting firm. Miller and
Umholtz in the 1990s were two
of three Altamont Fair directors
who had criticized the longtime
“I ask you to please support our boys
and support our teams.”
The Enterprise — Marcello Iaia
Listening: Speakers during the Jan. 13 school board meeting asked that former Berne-Knox-Westerlo
basketball coach Andrew Wright be reconsidered to become a coach again next season. His wife, Amy
Wright, left, and her mother in law, Judy Wright, listen during public discussion against the backdrop
of a television camera not typically at board meetings.
Student News
Dean’s list
These local students have
been named to the dean’s list or
received a similar honor from
their college or university for the
fall 2013 semester:
— Caitlin Abelseth of Voorheesville, and a member of the
class of 2015 at Providence College in Rhode Island;
— Emily Riedy of Slingerlands, and a member of the class
of 2015 at Providence College in
Rhode Island;
— Elizabeth Weber of Slingerlands, and a member of the
class of 2017 at Providence College in Rhode Island;
— Kasey Lozano the daughter
of Mary and Jim Lozano of Guilderland at St. John Fisher College
in Rochester, where Lozano is a
junior majoring in childhood and
special education;
— Lucas Flood of Schenectady
at Keene State College in New
Hampshire;
— Seth Mackey of East Berne,
majoring in network and computer
security at the State University of
New York Institute of Technology
at Utica/Rome was named to the
president’s list;
— Nicholas Austin of
Schenectady, majoring in mechanical engineering technology
at the State University of New
York Institute of Technology at
Utica/Rome was named to the
president’s list;
— Jared Ports of Schenectady,
majoring in computer/information
science at the State University of
New York Institute of Technology
at Utica/Rome was named to the
president’s list;
— Delaney Corbitt of
Schenectady, majoring in business administration at the State
University of New York Institute
of Technology at Utica/Rome was
named to the academic honors
list;
— Alexis Hargrave of Voorheesville at King’s College in
Pennsylvania;
— Daniel Nelson of
Schenectady, majoring in mechanical engineering technology at
the State University of New York
Institute of Technology at Utica/
Rome was named to the academic
honors list;
— Linday M. Pattison, daughter of Brian and Theta Pattison of
Altamont, at Hamilton College.
Pattison, a sophomore, is a graduate of the Emma Willard School
in Troy;
— Jonathan Bintz of Altamont, whose major is music
performance, is on the president’s
list at the State University of New
York at Potsdam;
— Jacqueline Cunningham
of Voorheesville, whose major is
childhood/early childhood education, is on the president’s list at
the State University of New York
at Potsdam; and
— Mark Guido of Slingerlands,
whose major is English and creative writing, is on the president’s
list at the State University of New
York at Potsdam.
Earlier in the month, Interim
Superintendent Lonnie Palmer
told Wright he wouldn’t be reappointed, Wright said, without
consulting the high school principal or athletic director. Tom
Galvin, the athletic director and
a friend of Wright, resigned from
his post in protest.
The resignation of the newest athletic director, Dean of
Students Leonard Kies, was accepted at the Jan. 13 meeting.
Palmer declined to comment on
the details of Wright’s dismissal,
but said the board members met
with him in executive session to
go over their reasons.
Wright said he had met with
a representative from the New
York State United Teachers
union and was told the teachers’
contract does not protect coaches
in such a situation.
“There’s an annual appointment,” said Wright. “The hiring
and firing process isn’t specified.”
The current BKW varsity
basketball coach, Tim Moseman, told The Enterprise that
a program can be weakened by
friendships between coaches and
their players.
“I’m not looking to get friends
at 37 years old,” Wright said,
adding friendships with students
after they graduate aren’t bad.
“Do I still have regular interaction with the players in the
program, at all levels? Daily,”
Wright said. “We have conversations in the hallway all the time,
and it means a lot to me to have
fair secretary, Reid Northrup,
and were subsequently replaced
by the fair association.
To start, Miller said he had
never met Wright, but had read
press accounts about his case
and was left with the impression
that “political connections” were
at play.
“For the sake of your students,
to help them be all they can be,
I encourage the school board to
reconsider their decision and to
look for a way to help prepare
their students for the future by
resolving this poor decision,”
said Miller, citing the district’s
mission.
James Hilton, an Army National Guard soldier, said he is not
a BKW graduate but attended
summer camps where Wright
coached basketball. With anger,
he told the board members they
had made a mistake.
“I wasn’t a basketball player
when I met him,” said Hilton.
“He turned me into one.”
“I have a brother who plays
for the basketball team,” said
Hilton, “and part of the reason
that he transferred to this school
was so that he could play for
Coach Wright…he was excited
about that and that was taken
away from him.”
Maureen Abbott, long active in
the PTA, commended the dedication of the newest basketball
coaches for BKW.
“I ask you to please support
our boys and support our teams,”
said Abbott.
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for sale
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All applications are competitive and are ranked based on
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identified resource priorities
and the overall benefit to the
environment. At the time of application, applicants must specify
the resource concerns that they
intend to address.
To apply, visit the local NCRS
office or go online to http://www.
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Magilton license
GUILDERLAND — Dennis
Magilton, a Guilderland tax
practitioner, has successfully
completed the special enrollment
exam governed by the Internal
Revenue Service and passed a
thorough background check to
earn the enrolled agent license.
Enrolled agents, called EAs, are
a diverse group of independent,
federally-authorized tax practitioners who have demonstrated a
high level of technical competence
and are licensed to practice by the
United States government. EAs
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EAs also prepare tax returns for
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, January 16, 2014
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
TOWN OF NEW SCOTLAND
NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF TAX ROLL AND WARRANT
TAKE NOTICE, that I Diane Deschenes, the undersigned Collector
of Taxes of the Town of New Scotland, County of Albany and State
of New York, have duly received the tax roll and warrant for the collection of taxes within the Town of New Scotland for the year 2014,
and that I will collect at 2029 New Scotland Road, Slingerlands NY in
said Town of New Scotland from 8:30 A.M. to 4 P.M. each day, except
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays for the purpose of receiving taxes
on the said roll.
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that taxes may be paid on or before January 31st without interest. On all taxes received after such date, there
shall be added interest 1% if paid on or before February 28th and an
additional 1% for each additional month or fraction thereof thereafter
until such taxes are paid or until the return of unpaid taxes to the county
treasurer pursuant to law.
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that pursuant to the provision of the law
the tax roll of the Town of New Scotland will be returned to the county
Treasurer of the County of Albany on the 1st day of April, 2014.
Tax Rates
County Purposes
3.981656
Town
1.298850
Town Outside
.500170
Special Districts
Clarksville Lighting (LC)
.226318
Douglas Lane Lighting (LD)
.035462
Feura Bush Lighting (LF)
.465378
Clarksville Water (WC)
2.240518
Feura Bush Water (WF) unit
144.050706
Heldervale Water (WH)
.456265
Heldervale Sewer (SS)
105.882353
Northeast Water (WN) unit
339.857651
New Salem (Voorheesville) Ambulance (SM) & LOSAP
.105381
New Salem Fire Protection (FN) & LOSAP
.919777
Onesquethaw Fire, Ambulance (FO) & LOSAP
1.251571
Slingerlands Fire District
.923384
Delmar / Elsmere / Slingerlands Ambulance District
.091331
Elmwood Park Fire District
2.039060
Paid EMT
.062666
The Town of New Scotland is an equal opportunity provider and
employer.
(18-25-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
COLLECTOR’S NOTICE
TOWN OF GUILDERLAND
The taxable inhabitants of the Town of Guilderland, TAKE NOTICE: I,
the undersigned Receiver of Taxes and Assessments, have received the
warrant for the collection of taxes for the year 2014 and have fixed the
following dates for receiving taxes: Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. (except holidays); and Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. during January
only at the Town Hall, Route 20, Guilderland, New York. Additionally, the
First Niagara Bank located at 1973 Western Avenue and 3083 Carman Road
will accept in person payments during their regular business hours.
There is no fee through January 31, 2014. 1% fee through February
28, 2014 and 2% fee through March 31, 2014.
The tax roll and all unpaid taxes will be turned over to Albany County on
April 1, 2014; thereafter the additional fee will be 5% PLUS INTEREST.
All TAX RATES GIVEN BELOW ARE PER $1,000 OF VALUATION.
LYNNE M. BUCHANAN
Receiver of Taxes
General Fund
0.24923483
NYS Retirement
0.06834702
Highway
1.00876844
Alb Co Election
0.01585893
County Purposes
4.26994700
AD501
Alt-Gld Ctr Amb
0.28908100
AD502
Western Tpk Amb
0.11006596
FD501
Altamont Fire
0.68671438
FD502
Guilderland Fire
1.53496825
FD503
Guild Ctr Fire
1.95296056
FD504
Guild Fire Prot
1.97163417
FD505
Elmwood Pk
2.21634829
FD506
Fort Hunter Fire
1.13510623
FD507
McKownville Fire
1.32522200
FD508
Westmere Fire
0.95208082
FD509
Rotterdam Fire
1.17048506
LT501
McKownville Light
0.14980747
LT502
Guilderland Light
0.23836755
LT503
Pres. Est. Light
0.56345924
LT504
Pine Hill Light
0.12395687
LT505
Weatherfireld Light
0.03116270
LT506
Railroad Ave Light
0.00000000
SW501
Zone A P&I Sewer 12.2780/UNIT
SW502
Zone B P&I Sewer
3.6756/UNIT
SW504
State Farm Sewer
1.00000000
SW505
O&M
80.5861/UNIT
VL501
Village Demo Lien
25,182.55
WD501
Guilderland Water
1.08831643
WD502
Depot Rd Water
1.00000000
WD503
Wayto Rd Water
1.00000000
WD504
Western Tpk Water
1.00000000
WD505
West End Water
1.00000000
WD599
Unpaid Water Tax
139,526.09
PT001
Pro-Rata Tax
4205.60000000
Village Relevy
19,064.99
Guilderland (13002)
21.77680000
Guilderland Library
1.12180000
TOTAL
22.89860000
Mohonasen (422801)
18.17713100
Schalmont (422803)
20.72249200
South Colonie (12601)
20.147013
Voorheesville (13503)
20.68354000
Voorhessville Library
1.44260000
TOTAL
22.12614000
Warrant Date 12/31/2013
(20-25-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
The taxable inhabitants of the Town of Berne will take notice that the
undersigned collector of taxes in the said town, has received the warrant
for the collection of taxes for the present year, and will attend at the following named place and dates for the receiving of taxes.
During January 2014
Saturday: January 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th -- 9 AM to NOON
Berne Town Hall
During February & March by appointment
No collection fee during January, 1.00 percent fee during February,
2.00 percent during March. Tax rolls will be turned over to Albany County
Finance Department April 1, 2014. Thereafter a collection fee will be 5
percent plus interest.
Rate per $1000.00 valuation:
County Purposes . ..............................................$5.953669
Town & Highway 2,3 &4....................................... 3.994187
Highway 1.................................................................801953
Berne Fire District . ...............................................1.912979
Helderberg Ambulance ...........................................316775
Total...................................................................$12.979563
(21-25-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Limited
Liability Company (LLC). Name: AV
Interior LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of
NY (SSNY) on 09/03/2013. Office
location: Bronx County. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process
to THE LLC 1005 Jerome Avenue
Apt. C-42 Bronx, New York 10462.
Purpose: any lawful purpose.
(23-24-29)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of ontario12
llc - Domestic Articles of Org.
filed with NY Secretary of State
(NS) on 7/20/12 office location:
Albany County, NS is designated
as agent upon whom process may
be served, NS shall mail service of
process (SOP) to NW Registered
Agent LLC @ 90 State Street Suite
700 Office 40, Albany, NY 12207,
NW Registered Agent LLC is designated as agent for SOP at 90 State
Street Suite 700 Office 40, Albany,
NY 12207, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(24-24-29)
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
N O T I C E O F F O R M AT I O N :
Bubba1 LLC. Arts of Org. were
filed with the Secretary of State
of New York (SSNY) on 12/17/13.
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, 401 East 34th Street
New York, NY 10977. Purpose:
any lawful activity.
(1-25-30)
LEGAL NOTICE
N O T I C E O F F O R M AT I O N :
1663 Burnett Street, LLC. Arts of
Org. were filed with the Secretary
of State of New York (SSNY) on
10/11/13. 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, 1 Skyline
Terrace Wesley Hills, NY 10977.
Purpose: any lawful activity.
(2-25-30)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of All Make
Believe LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS)
on 09/09/13, office location: Albany County, NS is designated as
agent upon whom process may be
served, NS shall mail service of
process (SOP) to NW Registered
Agent LLC @ 90 State St STE
700 Office 40, NW Registered
Agent LLC is designated as agent
for SOP at 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(3-25-30)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of MTM
Holdings LLC. Articles of Org.
filed with NY Secretary of State
(NS) on 11/20/12, office location:
Albany County, NS is designated
as agent upon whom process
may be served, NS shall mail
service of process (SOP) to NW
Registered Agent LLC @ 90 State
St STE 700 Office 40, Albany, NY
12207, NW Registered Agent LLC
is designated as agent for SOP
at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
Albany, NY 12207, purpose is any
lawful purpose.
(4-25-30)
LEGAL NOTICE
Mainsail Advisors LLC Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 12/17/13. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to Todd B. Zarin,
Esq., 66 Parkway Dr, Roslyn Hts.,
NY 11577. Purpose: Any lawful
purpose.
(5-25-30)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Wonderlicious, LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS) on
August 23, 2013, office location:
Albany County, NS is designated
as agent upon whom process may
be served, NS shall mail service of
process (SOP) to NW Registered
Agent LLC @ 90 State St STE
700 Office 40, NW Registered
Agent LLC is designated as agent
for SOP at 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(6-25-30)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Name: Same Page LLC. Articles of
Organization filed with NY Department of State on 9/19/13. Office
location: Albany County, NY. Secretary of State (SOS) is designated
as agent of LLC for service of
process. SOS shall mail copy of
process to 5351 Hickory Drive,
Schenectady NY 12303. Purpose:
any lawful act or activity.
(7-25-30)
LEGAL NOTICE
1436 Dekalb LLC Arts. of Org.
filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 12/27/13. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to PO Box 10873, Albany,
NY 12201. Purpose: General.
(8-25-30)
LEGAL NOTICE
615 Gates Ave Realty LLC Arts.
of Org. filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 12/27/13. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to PO Box 10873, Albany,
NY 12201. Purpose: General.
(9-25-30)
LEGAL NOTICE
Maiden 2013 LLC Arts. of Org.
filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 12/30/13. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to PO Box 10873, Albany,
NY 12201. Purpose: General.
(10-25-30)
LEGAL NOTICE
CKL Holdings LLC Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 11/21/13. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to PO Box 10873, Albany,
NY 12201. Purpose: General.
(11-25-30)
LEGAL NOTICE
Yomov Realty LLC Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 12/24/13. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to PO Box 10873, Albany,
NY 12201. Purpose: General.
(12-25-30)
LEGAL NOTICE
1434 Dekalb LLC Arts. of Org.
filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 12/27/13. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to PO Box 10873, Albany,
NY 12201. Purpose: General.
(13-25-30)
LEGAL NOTICE
S & S 770 Realty LLC Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 12/23/13. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to PO Box 10873, Albany,
NY 12201. Purpose: General.
(14-25-30)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qual. of TDM America
Ventures 3, LLC filed with Sec of
State NY (SSNY): 11/22/13 in Albany Co. Formed in DE: 9/16/13.
SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served & shall mail process to:
Corporation Service Company, 80
State St, Albany, NY 12207-2543.
Foreign add: The Corporation
Trust Company, 1209 Orange St,
Wilmington, DE 19801. Arts. of
Org. filed with De Secy Of State,
Division Of Corporations, John G.
Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St
Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose:
General.
(15-25-30)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC):
Name: Helderberg Capital LLC,
Articles of Organization filed with
the Secretary of State of New York
(SSNY) on 12/18/2013. 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: C/O Daniel
Raymond, 261 Creble Road,
Selkirk, NY 12158. Purpose: Any
lawful purpose. Latest Date upon
which LLC is to dissolve: No
specific date.
(16-25-30)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC):
Name: MHC Acquisition Fund I
LLC, Articles of Organization filed
with the Secretary of State of
New York (SSNY) on 12/16/2013.
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: C/O Daniel Raymond, 261
Creble Road, Selkirk, NY 12158.
Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
Latest Date upon which LLC is to
dissolve: No specific date.
(17-25-30)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation [domestic]/
qualification [foreign] of_[4USiS
LLC]. Articles of Org. filed with
NY Secretary of State (NS) of_
[10/09/13], office location: Albany County, NS is designated as
agent upon whom process may be
served, NS shall mail service of process (SOP) to NWRegistered Agent
LLC @ 90 State St STE 700 Office
40, NWRegistered Agent LLC is
designated as agent for SOP at 90
State St STE 700 Office 40, purpose
is any lawful purpose.
(27-25-30)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY: JTH FINANCIAL, LLC
filed with the NY Secretary of State
(NYSS) on 11/27/13 its Application
for Authority of a Foreign LLC. Office location: Albany County. NYSS
has been designated as agent
upon whom process against the
LLC may be served. NYSS shall
mail process to: JTH Financial,
LLC c/o Legal Dept at its corporate
headquarters: 1716 Corporate
Landing Parkway, Virginia Beach,
VA 23454. The LLC’s original
domestic filing was made on
08/27/09: Virginia State Corporation Commission PO BOX 1197,
Richmond VA 23218. Purpose:
Any lawful purpose.
(1-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of domestic
RZ NYC Holdings LLC, purpose
is any lawful purpose. Articles
of Org. filed with NY Secretary
of State (NS) on 12/11/13, office
location: Albany County, NS is
designated as agent upon whom
process may be served, NS shall
mail service of process (SOP) to
the SOP designated agent of this
LLC: NW Registered Agent LLC
@ 90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
Albany, New York 12207.
(2-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LLC 25 WAREHOUSE ROW LLC
Art. Of Org. Filed with NYS Dept.
of State 1/3/14. Office location:
Albany Co. SSNY is designated
as agent upon whom process
against LLC may be served.
SSNY shall mail copy of process
to: The LLC, 204 Jay Street, Albany, New York 12210. Any lawful
purpose.
(3-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation domestic of
Songlet LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS)
on 12/27/2013, office location:
Albany County, NS is designated
as agent upon whom process may
be served, NS shall mail service of
process (SOP) to NW Registered
Agent LLC @ 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, NW Registered Agent
LLC is designated as agent for SOP
at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
purpose is any lawful purpose.
(4-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
Jacques A. Santos LLC Arts.
of Org. filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 12/10/13. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to PO Box 10873, Albany,
NY 12201. Purpose: General.
(7-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
Ally Car Service LLC Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 1/3/14. Office in Albany
Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process to
PO Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(8-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
Toivy Oiholechu, LLC Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 11/25/13. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to PO Box 10873, Albany,
NY 12201. Purpose: General.
(9-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
Mayim Equities LLC Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 1/8/14. Office in Albany
Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process to
PO Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(10-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
MS Aviation NY LLC Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 1/6/14. Office in Albany
Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process to
PO Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(11-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
Project Dad LLC Arts. of Org.
filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 1/2/14. Office in Albany
Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC
upon whom process against it
may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to c/o Usacorp Inc, PO Box
10873, Albany, NY 12201. Purpose:
General.
(12-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Qual. of Design Rocket
LLC filed with Sec of State NY
(SSNY): 6/13/13 in Albany Co.
Formed in DE: 6/11/13. SSNY
desig. agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be served
& shall mail process to: PO Box
10873, Albany, NY 12201. Foreign
add: Registered Agents Legal Services, LLC, 1220 N Market St Ste
806, Wilmington, DE 19801. Arts.
of Org. filed with Secy. Of State
Of DE, Division Of Corporations,
401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.
Purpose: General.
(13-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Wholehearted Expressions LLC. Articles
of Org. filed with NY Secretary
of State (NS) on 11/18/13, office
location: Albany County, NS is
designated as agent upon whom
process may be served, NS shall
mail service of process (SOP) to
Registered Agents Inc. @ 90 State
St STE 700 Office 40, Registered
Agents Inc. is designated as agent
for SOP at 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(14-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of ELEGANT
LINKS, LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS)
on December 13, 2013 at office
location: Albany County, NS is
designated as agent upon whom
process may be served, NS shall
mail service of process (SOP) to NW
Registered Agent LLC @ 90 State
Street STE 700 Office 40, Albany,
NY 12207.
(15-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
NAME: GUIDING BRAINS LLC.
Articles of Organization were filed
with the Secretary of State of New
York (SSNY) on 1/7/14. 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 designated
agent for SOP at 90 State St STE
700 Office 40, Albany, NY, 12207.
Purpose: For any lawful purpose.
(16-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Creative
Croissant LLC. Articles of Org.
filed with NY Secretary of State
(NS) on December 26th 2013, office location: Albany County, NS is
designated as agent upon whom
process may be served, NS shall
mail service of process (SOP) to
NW Registered Agent LLC @ 90
State St STE 700 Office 40, NW
Registered Agent LLC is designated
as agent for SOP at 90 State St STE
700 Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(17-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
NAME: BMS TRADING LLC
Articles Of Organization were filed
with the Secretary of State of New
York (SSNY} on Nov, 26 2013.
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: Maninder S. Kalra, 9
Nash Place, Albany, NY 12205.
Purpose: For any lawful purpose.
(18-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of domestic organization
of Linda E. Amper LLC: Articles of
Org. filed with NY Secretary of State
(NS) on 12/19/13. Office location:
Albany County. NS is designated
as agent upon whom process may
be served. NS shall mail 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.
(19-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Limited
Liability Company (LLC) Name:
Concierge Real Estate Services
LLC. Articles of Organization filed
with the Secretary of State of New
York (SSNY) on 12/19/2013. Office Location: County of Albany.
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: Concierge Real Estate
Services LLC, 4012 Albany Street,
Schenectady, NY 12304. Purpose:
Any Lawful Purpose.
(20-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name:
ELIS ACCESSORY GROUP LLC.
Articles of Organization filed with
Secretary of State of NY (SSNY)
on 1/7/2014. Office location: Albany County. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served. SSNY
shall mail copy of process to: THE
LLC 28 West 36th Street, New
york, NY 10018. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
(21-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Gremada Realty, LLC Arts. Of Org.
filed with the Sec. of State of NY
(SSNY) pursuant to NY LLC law
section 206 on 12/17/2013. Office
location: Albany County. SSNY is
designated as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process
served to: c/o the LLC, P.O. Box N,
Sanford, ME 04073. Purpose: any
lawful purpose.
(22-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of State
Plaza Donuts, LLC Arts. Of Org.
filed with the Sec. of State of NY
(SSNY) pursuant to NY LLC law
section 206 on 12/2/2013. Office
location: Albany County. SSNY is
designated as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process
served to: c/o the LLC, P.O. Box N,
Sanford, ME 04073. Purpose: any
lawful purpose.
(23-26-31)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Knox
Cemetery Association will be held
Thursday, January 30, 2014, 9:00
AM at the Knox Town Hall, 2192
Berne Altamont Road, Knox, New
York to consider and take action on
the following; election of Officers
and Trustees and the transaction
of such other matters of business
as may be properly brought before
the meeting.
By order of
The Board of Directors
Louis Saddlemire
President
(5-26-27)
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Saddle River Consultants, LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of
State of NY (SSNY) on 11/13/13.
Office in Albany Co. SSNY desig.
agent of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to c/o Usacorp
Inc, PO Box 10873, Albany, NY
12201. Purpose: General.
(16-21-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Designed Intelligence LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on Nov
4, 2013, office location: Albany
County, NS is designated as
agent upon whom process may
be served, NS shall mail service
of process (SOP) to Registered
Agents Inc. @ 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, Registered Agents Inc.
is designated as agent for SOP
at 90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
purpose is any lawful purpose.
(1-21-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Teslar
Green Energy LLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY
Secretary of State (NS) on October 29, 2013, office location:
Albany County, NS is designated
as agent upon whom process may
be served, NS shall mail service of
process (SOP) designated agent
to NW Registered Agent LLC @
90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
purpose is any lawful purpose.
(2-21-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
Bayit 1 LLC Arts. of Org. filed
with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)
on 12/4/13. Office in Albany Co.
SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process
to PO Box 10873, Albany, NY
12201. Purpose: General.
(13-21-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
Simchat Haregel, LLC Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 10/22/13. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to PO Box 10873, Albany,
NY 12201. Purpose: General.
(14-21-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
1. The name of the Company
is CAPO PROPERTY BROTHERS, LLC.
2. Articles of Organization were
filed on 7/18/2013 with the secretary of state.
3. The county within the State
of New York in which the Company is to be located is Albany.
4. The Secretary of State is
designated as the agent of the
Company upon whom process
against the Company may be
served. The post office address to
which the Secretary of State shall
mail a copy of any process against
the Company served upon him
is: 12 Century Hill Drive, Latham,
NY 12110.
5. There is no registered
agent.
6. There shall be no specific
date of dissolution.
7. The purpose of the company
is to engage in any lawful act or
activity for which limited liability
company may be organized under
the limited Liability Company Law
of the State of New York. The
Company is not formed to engage
in any act requiring the consent
of any state agency without such
consent first being obtained.
(3-21-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of foreign qualification
of INSIV, LLC Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS) on
November 5, 2013, office location:
Albany County, NS is designated
as agent upon whom process may
be served, NS shall mail service of
process (SOP) to NW Registered
Agent LLC @ 90 State St STE
700 Office 40, NW Registered
Agent LLC is designated as agent
for SOP at 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(26-21-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
(LLC). NAME: Audacious Designs,
LLC, Articles of Organization filed
with the Secretary of State of New
York (SSNY) on 09/26/2012. 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: Audacious Designs, LLC,
C/O Ray Feliciano, 1116 Delaware Turnpike, Delmar, New York
12054-5516. Purpose: Any Lawful
Purpose.
(30-21-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of
limited liability company (LLC).
Name: Love Will Spark, LLC. Arts.
of Org. filed with Secretary of
State of NY (SSNY) on 11-20-13.
Office location: Albany County.
SSNY designated as agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
copy of process to: THE LLC,
90 State St STE 700 Office 40,
Albany, NY 12207. For any lawful
purpose.
(4-21-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Open
Sunday LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS)
on November 25, 2013, office
location: Albany County, NS is
designated as agent upon whom
process may be served, NS shall
mail service of process (SOP) to
Registered Agents Inc. @ 90 State
St STE 700 Office 40, Registered
Agents Inc. is designated as agent
for SOP at 90 State St STE 700
Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(5-21-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of
limited liability company (LLC).
Name: 829 EMPIRE LLC. Articles of Organization filed with
Secretary of State of NY (SSNY)
on 11/25/2013. Office location:
Albany County. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail copy of process
to: THE LLC 1530 39 Street LLC,
Brooklyn, NY 11218. Purpose: any
lawful purpose.
(6-21-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
1664 LLC Arts. of Org. filed
with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)
on 12/11/13. Office in Albany Co.
SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process to
PO Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(12-22-27)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of
limited liability company (LLC).
Name: 964 EASTERN PKWY LLC.
Articles of Organization filed with
Secretary of State of NY (SSNY)
on 11/26/2013. Office location: Albany County. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served. SSNY
shall mail copy of process to: THE
LLC 1530 39th street, brooklyn,
ny 11218. Purpose: any lawful
purpose.
(7-21-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of
limited liability company (LLC).
Name: 1551 39TH ST LLC. Articles of Organization filed with
Secretary of State of NY (SSNY)
on 11/26/2013. Office location: Albany County. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served. SSNY
shall mail copy of process to: THE
LLC 1530 39th street, Brooklyn,
NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful
purpose.
(8-21-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of
limited liability company (LLC).
Name: 1553 39TH ST LLC. Articles of Organization filed with
Secretary of State of NY (SSNY)
on 11/26/2013. Office location: Albany County. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served. SSNY
shall mail copy of process to: THE
LLC 1530 39th street, Brooklyn,
NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful
purpose.
(9-21-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of
limited liability company (LLC).
Name: 422 TROY LLC. Articles
of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on
11/26/2013. Office location: Albany County. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served. SSNY
shall mail copy of process to: THE
LLC 1530 39th street, Brooklyn,
NY 11218. Purpose: any lawful
purpose.
(10-21-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
Nicoletta Ethan LLC Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 12/3/13. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to PO Box 10873, Albany,
NY 12201. Purpose: General.
(12-21-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
891 St. Johns Holdings LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of
State of NY (SSNY) on 6/14/13.
Office in Albany Co. SSNY desig.
agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to PO
Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(18-21-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
Tiferes Chaim USA, LLC Arts.
of Org. filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 10/22/13. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to PO Box 10873, Albany,
NY 12201. Purpose: General.
(19-21-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
893 St. Johns Holdings LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of
State of NY (SSNY) on 6/14/13.
Office in Albany Co. SSNY desig.
agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to PO
Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(20-21-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
Fallview Capital LLC Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 11/27/13. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to PO Box 10873, Albany,
NY 12201. Purpose: General.
(21-21-26)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of: Ground
Up Legal LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State
of NY (SSNY) on: July 22, 2013 Office Location: Albany County SSNY
has been designated as agent upon
whom process against it may be
served. The Post Office address to
which the SSNY shall mail a copy of
any process against the LLC served
upon him/her is: 90 State Street,
Suite 700 Albany, NY 12207 The
principal business address of the
LLC is: 90 State Street, Suite 700
Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: any
lawful purpose.
(4-22-27)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
NAME: TATE CLOCKWISE, LLC.
Articles of Organization were filed
with the Secretary of State of New
York (SSNY) on 11/20/13. 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, 271
West 47th Street, Suite 12J, New
York, New York 10036. Purpose:
For any lawful purpose.
(5-22-27)
LEGAL NOTICE
926A Holdings LLC Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 11/19/13. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to PO Box 10873, Albany,
NY 12201. Purpose: General.
(7-22-27)
LEGAL NOTICE
1155 Flatbush Avenue Holding
LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/6/13.
Office in Albany Co. SSNY desig.
agent of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to PO Box
10873, Albany, NY 12201. Purpose:
General.
(8-22-27)
LEGAL NOTICE
Rits Homes LLC Arts. of Org.
filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 12/9/13. Office in Albany
Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process to
PO Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(9-22-27)
LEGAL NOTICE
Journal Square LLC Arts. of
Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 12/9/13. Office in Albany
Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process to
PO Box 10873, Albany, NY 12201.
Purpose: General.
(10-22-27)
LEGAL NOTICE
Fallview Brokerage LLC Arts.
of Org. filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 12/10/13. Office in
Albany Co. SSNY desig. agent of
LLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to PO Box 10873, Albany,
NY 12201. Purpose: General.
(11-22-27)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Gladiator
Wine Distribution, LLC. Articles
of Org. filed with NY Secretary of
State (NS) on June 4, 2013. Office
location: Albany County, NS is
designated as agent upon whom
process may be served, NS shall
mail service of process (SOP) to
NW Registered Agent LLC @ 90
State St STE 700 Office 40, NW
Registered Agent LLC is designated
as agent for SOP at 90 State St STE
700 Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(16-22-27)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liability company (LLC). Name:
BAPAZ VERNON LLC. Articles of
Organization filed with Secretary of
State of NY (SSNY) on 12/9/2013.
Office location: Albany County.
SSNY designated as agent of LLC
upon whom process against it may
be served. SSNY shall mail copy
of process to: THE LLC 485 7TH
AVENUE, SUITE 777, New York,
NY 10018. Purpose: any lawful
purpose.
(17-22-27)
LEGAL NOTICE
Not. of Form. of The Angiano
Group, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with
SSNY 07/31/13. Office: Albany
Co. SSNY designated Agent of
LLC to whom process can be
served. SSNY may mail a copy of
any process to LLC, 5 Little Lane,
Albany, NY, 12202. Purpose: Any
lawful purpose.
(18-22-27)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Axiswave LLC. Articles of Org. filed
with NY Secretary of State (NS)
on 8/30/2013 office location: Albany County, NS is designated as
agent upon whom process may be
served, NS shall mail service of process (SOP) to NW Registered Agent
LLC @ 90 State St STE 700 Office
40, NW Registered Agent LLC is
designated as agent for SOP at 90
State St STE 700 Office 40, purpose
is any lawful purpose.
(19-22-27)
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Articles of Organization of Mraz &
Gaud, PLLC filed with the Secretary
of State of New York (“SSNY”) on
November 22, 2013. Office location: Albany County. SSNY has
been designated as agent of the
PLLC upon whom process against
it may be served. SSNY may mail
a copy of any process to the PLLC
at 3 Wembley Court, Suite 103,
Albany NY, 12205. Purpose: practice of law.
(1-23-28)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Active
Options Physical Therapy, PLLC.
Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on Dec 3, 2013,
office location: Albany County, NS
is designated as agent upon whom
process may be served, NS shall
mail service of process (SOP) to
NW Registered Agent LLC @ 90
State St STE 700 Office 40, NW
Registered Agent LLC is designated
as agent for SOP at 90 State St STE
700 Office 40, purpose is any lawful
purpose.
(2-23-28)
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of qualification of Unified Infrastructure, LLC. Articles
of Org. filed with NY Secretary of
State (NS) on November 26, 2013
office location: Albany County, NS
is designated as agent upon whom
process may be served, NS shall
mail service of process (SOP) to InCorp Services, Inc., One Commerce
Plaza, 99 Washington Ave., Ste.
805-A, Albany, NY 12210-2822,
InCorp Services, Inc. is designated
as agent for SOP at One Commerce
Plaza, 99 Washington Ave., Ste.
805-A, Albany, NY 12210-2822.
(3-23-28
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, January 16, 2014
Our girl in Dubai
Samadashvili scores 7-4 at World Youth Championships, finishes 22nd out of 140
By Peter Henner
The United States was represented by 94 players under the
age of 21 at the recent 2013 World
Youth Championships in Al Ain,
United Arab Emirates. One of
these players was Martha Samadashvili, a fourth-grader from
Albany’s Eagle Point School.
A 9-year-old, she already holds
the title of Woman Candidate
Master, and is rapidly becoming
a player to be feared in local competition. She scored 7-4 to place
22nd out of 140 contestants from
around the world in the GirlsUnder-10 section.
Martha played girls from Egypt,
Uzbekistan, Iran, Kenya, Spain,
Bolivia, Russia, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, and Poland, as well as
an exciting game against the topscoring American, United States
Chess Federation expert Carissa
Yip from Boston.
In Martha’s loss to Carissa in
Round 2 (expertly annotated by
Bill Little on the Eastern New
York Chess Association blog, enyca.org), she had a winning position
before she missed a tactical shot,
possibly in time pressure, that cost
her a piece. Yip was in contention
for a medal until the end; in her
last game, in time pressure, she
offered a draw to her opponent,
India’s Chidambaram Lakshmi,
despite having an endgame edge,
in order to secure at least a half
point.
Had she won, she would have
tied for first; with a draw, she was
a half point behind India’s Saina
Salonika, who won the gold medal
with 9-2. Yip was in a three-way
tie for second through fourth with
8 ½ - 2 ½, and placed fourth on
tiebreaks, behind Iran’s Asadijoujadeh Motahareh (who won the
silver) and Lakshmi (who won
the bronze).
The United States won only two
medals; Awonder Liang won the
gold and David Peng won the silver, both in the Open Under-10.
GM Ben Finegold, who was
coaching a few of his students,
reported on the tournament for
Chess Life Online. He described
a horrible pattern of screwed-up
pairings, incompetent arbiters,
as well as logistical problems,
particularly with meal lines of
over an hour.
In his last report, he stated, “I
was trying to think of something
nice to say about the 2013 World
Youth and I couldn’t think of any-
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Martha Samadashvili, 9, shown here at the State Championships, recently competed at the World Youth Championships,
playing girls from around the world and coming in 22nd out of
140 contestants.
thing except the weather…. There
were scores of snafus, and they
only improved slightly over the
course of the tournament.”
Still, this was a very exciting
event; as GM Finegold noted: “How
many American children get to go
to Dubai or Abu Dhabi, and play
in a chess World Championship
with children all from all over
the world?”
Queen’s Game:
Third All Girls Chess Camp
Anjana Murali, a high school senior from Wisconsin, recently ran
her third all-girls chess camp for
50 inner city girls in Milwaukee.
In her article about the camp
on Chess Life Online, she states,
“By learning chess I became a
leader, a top student and a female
chess champion in my state.” She
describes how she is trying to
motivate girls to be chess players
as a means of getting them to “do
something to stop the adversity
the female population faces in
real life.
First U.S. Woman
Grandmaster
Irina Krush, five-time U.S.
Woman’s Champion, was awarded
the title of Grandmaster by the
Fédération internationale des
échecs last month.
Although there are other women
grandmasters who have come to
the U.S. after earning the GM
title (most notably the Hungarian
Zsuzsa Polgar, older sister of Judith), Krush is the first American
woman to earn the title
She came to the United States
from the former Soviet Union at
the age of 6 in 1989, and has been
a top woman chess player since
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of which is published herewith, has
been adopted on January 13, 2014,
and the validity of the obligations
authorized by such bond resolution
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such obligations were authorized
for an object or purpose for which
the VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT, in the County
of Albany, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the
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been complied with as of the date
of publication of this Notice were
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and an action, suit or proceeding
contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after
the publication of this Notice, or
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DOROTHEA PFLEIDERER
District Clerk
BOND RESOLUTION OF THE
VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT, NEW YORK,
ADOPTED JANUARY 13, 2014,
AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS AND
ALTERATIONS TO ALL DISTRICT
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SITES; STATING THE ESTIMATED
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$555,000 FROM THE DISTRICT’S
“BUILDING PROJECT RESERVE
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ISSUANCE OF $2,147,700 SERIAL
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and sites
Amounts of Obligations to be
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432 New Salem Road, Voorheesville, New York.
Dated: January 13, 2014
Voorheesville, New York
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The Town of Westerlo Town
Board voted at the Town Board
meeting held on January 7, 2014
to hold Town Board Workshops on
the third Tuesday of each month at
7:00 PM at the Westerlo Town Hall
located at 933 County Route 401
ln Westerlo. The first Workshop will
begin on Tuesday, January 21, 2014
and the workshops will continue
until no longer necessary. The Town
Board Workshops previously held
on the second Tuesday of each
month are discontinued.
Dated: January 7, 2014
By Order of the Westerlo
Town Board
Kathleen Spinnato
Town Cler
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
a Public Hearing on the adoption of
the Alternative Veterans Exemption
from Real Property Taxation will be
held in the Large Group Instruction
Room of the Guilderland Central
School District in the Town of Guilderland, New York, on January 21,
2014 at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time.
Dated: January 15, 2014
Guilderland Center, New York
Linda M. Livingston
District Clerk
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she was a teenager. In 1995, then
rated about 2125, she played in
the New York State championship in Saratoga, and was held
to a draw in games by two local
players: Gary Farrell and Peter
Michelman.
Death of Grefe
John Grefe, one of the more colorful chess players in the 1970s and
1980s, died last month of kidney
cancer at the age of 66. Mr. Grefe
won the U.S. championship in 1973
(tied with Lubomir Kavalek), one
of the very few people to win the
championship without holding the
title of Grandmaster.
Grefe was nicknamed “Gandalf”
when he was living in Berkeley in
the 1970s, partly because he was
a follower of Prem Rawat, known
as the Guru Maharaji Ji. After
winning the championship, he
said his chess ability had rocketed
since he “took knowledge” and that
the guru’s teachings had given
him improved concentration and
greater clarity of mind.
Prem, a 15-year-old boy from
India, who had inherited the
leadership of a religious movement known as the Divine Light
Mission, came to the United States
in 1973.
Perhaps the most famous convert to the movement was the
former New Left activist, Rennie
Davis, who was one of the Chicago
Seven (seven political activists
who were tried for inciting to riot
for bringing people to Chicago to
protest at the 1968 Democratic
convention).
The Divine Light Mission rented
the Houston Astrodome for an
event known as Millennium 73,
which was supposed to be the
most significant event in human
history and usher in 1,000 years
of peace.
The Divine Light Mission was
hit hard by scandals in the late
1970s, relating to the opulent
lifestyle of the guru, as well as by
revelations by former members of
the organization, who accused it
of being a cult. These accusations
apparently affected Grefe, and
may very well have contributed
to his decision to withdraw from
high-level chess competition in
the 1980s.
Grefe was known for his sharp
tactical play. On the way to the
U.S. Championship, he completely
destroyed six-time U.S. Champion
Walter Browne in 23 moves. Grefe
later served as Browne’s second in
the 1976 Interzonal tournament to
determine qualifiers for the World
Championship.
Grefe-Browne,
1973 U.S. Championship
1. e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd 4.
N:d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7.
f4 h6 8. Bh4 Be7 9. Qf3
Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Be2
Rb8 12. Qg3 Rg8 13. Rhf1 g5
14. fg Ne5 15. Nf3 b5 So far, this
has been a typical Najdorf Sicilian.
The next eight moves are as wild
a finish as you might ever see in
high-level chess. 16. N:e5 b4 17.
N:f7 bc 18. gf ( a Queen sacrifice!)
R:g3 19. fe Rg5 20. B:g5 hg 21.
N:d6+ K:e7 21 R:f7+ Kd8 22.
Nb7+ Kd8 23. R:c7 Resigns
This week’s problem
Every chess player who has
studied endgames knows that
bishops of opposite colors can lead
to a draw, even when a player is a
pawn or two behind.
But there is an exception to
every rule. Here, John Grefe finds
a neat win against the Asia’s
first Grandmaster, the Filipino
Eugenio Torre, once ranked 17th
in the world.
Grefe – Torre Australia 1975
White to move and win.
Solution on page 12.
Public may comment
on proposed boating regs
The New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation is
proposing new regulations to prevent the introduction and spread
of aquatic invasive species at DEC
boat launches. Boaters would
have to remove all visible plants
and animals from boats, trailers,
and associated equipment and to
drain boats before launching at
or leaving a DEC boat launch and
waterway access.
The DEC will accept public
comments on the proposal through
Feb. 24. The full text of the pro-
posed regulation may be found
on DEC’s website at www.dec.
ny.gov/regulations/propregulations.html.
Comments on the proposed
regulations may be sent by e-mail
to fishregs@gw.dec.state.ny.us,
or mailed to Edward Woltmann,
New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation, Bureau of Fisheries, 625 Broadway,
Albany, NY 12233-4753. Hard
copies of the full text may also be
requested from Woltmann at the
above address.
Computerized hunting
reports up and running
The New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation’s
new computerized sporting licensing system is operational, allowing
sportsmen and sportswomen to
conduct license transactions.
The transition of hunter, angler, and trapper data required
a temporary shutdown for sales
of hunting, fishing, and trapping
licenses; recreational marine
fishing registrations; and game
reporting. The data transfer has
been completed and people can
resume normal transactions and
reporting on the new system.
Hunters who were unable to
report animals they killed during
the temporary shutdown were
given a grace period for reporting
this data. With the system now
operational, all hunting data that
has not been reported must be
submitted by Jan. 20.
Hunters, anglers, and trappers
may purchase sporting licenses,
stamps and permits at one of the
nearly 1,500 locations across New
York State, by telephone at 1-866933-2257; or via the Internet at
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30
The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, January 16, 2014
It takes guts and Guilderland wrestlers show they have it
By Jordan J. Michael
GUILDERLAND — There can
be much glory in the sport of
wrestling, but no athlete would
get anywhere without having
some guts.
On Jan.8, overhead lights shone
a spotlight on the Guilderland
wrestling mat as the Dutch took
on Averill Park. The rest of the
gymnasium was dark.
“A wrestler is someone who is
not afraid to be alone on the mat,”
said Guilderland Head Coach Don
Favro after his team beat Averill
Park, 42 to 31. “That scares a lot of
people away, going one on one with
someone else. There’s a clear loser;
you can’t blame anyone else.”
To have any sort of success as a
wrestler, athletes must work very
hard. Favro told The Enterprise
that, every year, Guilderland loses
20 percent of its wrestlers from
first varsity match at 113 pounds.
Favro said that he told Daigler to
try his hardest not to get pinned,
and that’s exactly what he did,
losing 12 to 0.
“He fought his hardest,” said
LoGiudice of Daigler. “That took
guts to fight.”
Favro said that Daigler, up from
the junior varsity, is very raw with
little wrestling skill, “but he’s got
guts. He was on his back like seven
times, but he didn’t get pinned.
That’s all we asked of him.”
For Andy Cummings, who wrestles at 170 pounds for Guilderland,
much of the sport is about having
the guts. He beat Averill Park’s
Nick Horton, 12 to 3, and it seemed
rather easy for him.
“Recently, I got second in a
tournament, but I was a low seed,”
Cummings said. “I had to work
through all of that.”
“He was on his back like seven times,
but he didn’t get pinned.
That’s all we asked of him.”
each level — varsity, junior varsity,
and modified.
“It’s really mentally tough, and
sometimes kids don’t know that,”
said Favro. “They walk in the
door, and end up figuring it out
that it’s a place for them, or they
walk out the door because the high
demands are too difficult.”
Senior Josh LoGiudice, who won
a sectional title last season for
Guilderland, pinned Averill Park’s
Andrew Dennis with a double-bow
lock in 1:05 on Jan. 8. LoGiudice,
who wrestles at 106 pounds, is
20-0 on the season, and very tough
for a smaller guy.
“You have to have a lot [of
guts],” said LoGiudice. “If you’re
wrestling a kid that’s better, you
know that is better, and you go out
there and lay down, it’s not doing
anything for you.”
LoGiudice watched his teammate, Matt Daigler, wrestle in his
LoGiudice and Cummings
do a lot of wrestling outside of
Guilderland in the off-season,
including huge 32-mat tournaments. Cummings has competed in
international freestyle wrestling
for Team New York, once pinning
an opponent in eight seconds.
“Everyone says that their sport
is the toughest, whether it really
is or not, but I think this really
is the hardest,” said Favro, who
wrestled through college. “The
sacrifices you have to make for
wrestling, even on paper, clearly
it’s tough.”
Of course, wrestlers have to
make weight before every match.
“That can be difficult,” Favro
said. “You might have to give up
a meal, or work out twice as much
as the guy next to you.”
The Section 2 Championships
are next month, and, if a Guilderland wrestler loses in the first
The Enterprise –– Jordan J. Michael
Pow wow: Adrian Michalski, middle, the new head coach for the Voorheesville volleyball team, addresses his players in a timeout during Monday’s home match against Hudson. Michalski was one of
three triplets who played for the Blackbirds — graduating in 2006 — winning two straight regional
titles. Voorheesville won on Monday.
round, he has to fight all the way
back through the losers’ bracket
just to have a chance at claiming
third place.
“There are guys that can do
that, and there are guys that will
quit, saying that they can’t make
it,” said Favro. “It’s a gut check to
do this sport.”
Here are all the individual results from Guilderland’s victory
over Averill Park on Jan. 8:
— 99 pounds: David Wolanski
(GHS) pins Cameron Roberts (AP)
in 1:52;
— 106 pounds: Josh LoGiudice
(GHS) pins Andrew Dennis (AP)
in 1:05;
— 113 pounds: Joe Cauwenbergh (AP) beats Matt Daigler
(GHS), 12 to 0;
— 120 pounds: Matt Lainhart
(GHS) wins via forfeit;
— 126 pounds: Joe Toth (AP)
beats Patrick McLaughlin (GHS),
11 to 4;
— 132 pounds: Don Nally (AP)
pins Joshua Carricohn (GHS) in
0:52;
— 138 pounds: Dom Pasquariello (AP) beats Zak Alloush (GHS),
9 to 2;
— 145 pounds: Derrick Gardner
(AP) beats Brian Knodler (GHS),
6 to 0;
— 152 pounds: Eligah Clemente
(GHS) beats Aaron Linderman
(AP), 16 to 1;
— 160 pounds: Sean Hourihan
(GHS) beats Jeremy Flint (AP),
7 to 3;
— 170 pounds: Andy Cummings
(GHS) beats Nick Horton (AP),
12 to 3;
— 182 pounds: Colton White
(GHS) wins via forfeit;
— 195 pounds: Cody Vanderwal
(AP) pins Ormando Turner (GHS)
in 3:06;
— 220 pounds: Tim Pasquini
(GHS) wins via forfeit; and
— 285 pounds: Latham (AP)
wins via forfeit.
The Enterprise –– Jordan J. Michael
Cat fight: Guilderland’s Patrick McLaughlin, left, and Averill
Park’s Joe Toth lock hands on Jan. 8 during the opening moments of the 126-pound wrestling match. Toth won, 11 to 4, but
the Dutchmen won the meet.
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Leg up: The Guilderland wrestling team beat Averill Park at home, 42 to 31, on Jan. 8, winning eight
matches. Here, Joshua Carricohn’s legs protrude in the air as the Warriors’ Don Nally goes for the pin
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, January 16, 2014
Michalski comes back to coach Voorheesville volleyball, wants to keep team “alive”
By Jordan J. Michael
VOORHEESVILLE — There’s
a new coach for the Voorheesville
boys’ volleyball team, but he’s no
stranger.
Before graduating in 2006, the
Michalski triplets — Adrian, Ian,
and Austin — led the Blackbirds to
two consecutive regional titles for
volleyball. Now, Adrian Michalski
is back to lead the team.
Since graduating from Voorheesville, Michalski kept his
interest in the team, periodically
checking in, and running a boot
camp over winter break. Last
fall, Michalski was an assistant
coach for the Voorheesville girls’
volleyball team, which competed
at States for the fourth straight
year.
The Michalski triplets split up
after graduating, studying and
playing volleyball at three different colleges. Adrian Michalski
graduated from Steven’s Tech in
2010, and then attended graduate
school at the University of Albany.
Currently, he’s a research analyst
for the New York State Health
Department, and plays volleyball
for a men’s team in the area.
“We have some really good players,” Michalski said of the Voorheesville boys’ team, which beat
Hudson in straight sets (25-9, 2520, and 25-11) on Monday. “I think
they’re passionate about it.”
When Michalski was an eighthgrader at Voorheesville, the volleyball team was cut from the budget.
Determined to play for their freshman year, the Michalski triplets
pushed for the reinstatement of
the team. The Blackbirds were
granted a trial of half a season
for 2002-03, under the original
coach, Tom Kurkjian, and the
team went 4-2.
However, since the Michalski
triplets graduated, Voorheesville
has flown under the radar, never
coming close to the achievements
that the team had when the Michalskis played. After Monday’s
win, the Birds’ record is 6-2.
“I didn’t want to see the team
get cut again, so I came back to
make sure it was alive,” Michalski
said. “I want the kids to be trained
properly. I don’t want to see it go
away.”
Hudson is an opponent that
Michalski never saw when he
played for Voorheesville. This
season, the Central Hudson Valley
League combined with the Patroon
Conference; some schools have
switched leagues or dropped their
teams over the years. Voorheesville was always in the CHVL.
Boys’ volleyball is split between
two seasons — the larger schools
play in the fall, and the smaller
schools play in the winter. On
the girls’ side, every team plays
in the fall.
“The girls have been on a mis-
errors, we’ve had our share.”
Defensively, Voorheesville is
scrappy, making “awesome digs,”
Michalski said, mentioning the
athleticism of senior Kevin Clark,
who has been keeping many rallies
alive this season. On offense, the
Birds have strong hitting from the
likes of Nick Windsor, Dom Locciasano, and Schuyler King.
Devin Racey, a junior, had nine
service aces for Voorheesville
on Monday, including the gamewinning ace.
“A lot of our opponents don’t
have much in the middle,” said
Michalski, “so that’s an advantage
for us.”
Five Voorheesville girls’ volleyball players were busy scoring
and flagging the match on Monday.
Michalski says that the girls want
to see the boys do well, and some
of them even recruited players for
his team.
“The girls’ team started their
reign of power when we left,
and they still have it,” Michalski
said. “Back in the day, though,
we ruled.”
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The Enterprise –– Jordan J. Michael
Keeping his eye on the volleyball before hitting a serve is Voorheesville’s Kristian Singh on Monday
during a match against Hudson. The Blackbirds won in straight sets (25-9, 25-20, and 25-11) to move
to 6-2 on the season. Nick Windsor had six kills, two blocks, and one service ace.
“If a pass is bad, you’re pulled out of the system,
and have a less aggressive attack.”
sion for 10 years,” Michalski said
of Voorheesville. “With the guys,
most are not as committed; a lot of
them are soccer players first. But,
they’re a fun group, and they’re
getting better as the matches go
along.”
If Voorheesville has a really
important match, Michalski said,
then the players will make sure to
be focused on getting the win.
On Monday, Voorheesville had
16 service aces against Hudson,
up from seven aces in the previous match against Greenville.
The Blackbirds beat Greenville
in straight sets (25-21, 25-17, 2515), but the team had nine service
errors.
Michalski told The Enterprise
that his players may not see the
small mistakes — free ball passing
or service errors, for example — as
important the way he does. “If a
pass is bad, you’re pulled out of the
system, and have a less aggressive
attack,” he said. “As far as service
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Pow wow: Adrian Michalski, middle, the new head coach for the Voorheesville volleyball team, addresses his players in a timeout during Monday’s home match against Hudson. Michalski was one of
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The Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, January 16, 2014
SPORTS
With past in rearview mirror, BKW basketball moving forward and getting the wins
By Jordan J. Michael
BERNE — Tim Moseman, the
new Berne-Knox-Westerlo basketball coach, walked into a tough
situation and, in half a season, has
won his players’ confidence and
produced a winning team.
“We’re like a family,” said BKW
senior Justin Lee after the Bulldogs beat Schoharie, 44 to 38, last
Friday, increasing its record to 6-2.
“We started off kind of shaky, but
we’re good now.”
Back in October, some BKW
players stood in front of the school
board, expressing their support
for Andrew Wright, who was fired
after coaching the team for 10
years. Last Friday, it seemed like
none of that mattered.
“We just look at what’s going on
now,” Lee said.
spreading the points out, getting
leads, but, towards the end, we
make mistakes that young kids
would make.”
Five of BKW’s 12 players were
with the team last season. The
Bulldogs have skilled players, but
not much experience.
“They’re building their confidence,” Moseman said of his
players. “They’re going to want
the basketball at the end of the
game, but they have to learn to be
strong when they get it. Finishing
the game is important.”
For example, if a BKW player
takes a shot with a lot of time left
on the shot clock, up 16 points late
in the game, that’s something Moseman would rather not see happen. “Those are the little things
we have to learn,” he said.
“When you try to be buddy-buddy,
they think that they’re favorites. You can’t do that.
You have to separate yourself from that.”
After a tremendously low-scoring first half last Friday — both
BKW and Schoharie shooting
poorly — the Bulldogs built a 33to-16 lead off of a 13-to-2 scoring
run in the third quarter. Senior
Maclin Norray had an impressive showing for BKW, scoring 25
points and grabbing 15 rebounds.
The game was in the Bulldogs’
control.
However, the Indians weren’t
done. Half-way through the fourth
quarter, Devan Smida and James
Sackett made consecutive threepointers, closing the gap to seven
points. Schoharie got to within five
points, but BKW, hoisted on the
strong shoulders of Norray, held
on for the victory.
Moseman told The Enterprise
that a similar circumstance played
out in the previous game against
Duanesburg. The Bulldogs had
been ahead by 17 points, but the
Eagles were able to make the
contest close.
“When you coach, it’s more
about the point spread in a
game,” Moseman said after beating Schoharie last Friday. “We’re
Coming into last Friday’s contest, BKW was averaging 57.5
points per game; Schoharie was
averaging 63.5. Each team scored
well below its mean.
“We had a bad night with
shooting,” said Justin Houck, a
sophomore.
“The crowd was getting into it
pretty good,” Lee added. “Both
teams were fighting really hard
defensively.”
Houck and Lee said that Moseman pushes the players quite hard
in practice, especially on defense
where he’s been rather strict. At
times, Schoharie looked foolish
against BKW’s high-pressure
defense.
As a coach, Moseman is very
skill-oriented, so there’s no down
time with the team, he said. Moseman said that every BKW player
listened to what he had to say
from day one; none of their heads
were down.
“A good coach isn’t going to be
friends with the players. A good
coach is their coach, a professional
relationship between you and the
kids,” Moseman said. “You’ve got to
The Enterprise –– Jordan J. Michael
Focused observation: The Bulldogs’ basketball team moved to
4-0 in the Western Athletic Conference with a 44-to-38 victory over
Schoharie at home last Friday. Here, some Berne-Knox-Westerlo
players watch the game from the bench in the second half.
The Enterprise –– Jordan J. Michael
Where’s the foul? Maclin Norray, a senior for Berne-Knox-Westerlo, looks towards the referee last
Friday in Berne after the referee blew his whistle during a battle for possession of the basketball. The
Bulldogs beat Schoharie, 44 to 38, and Norray scored 25 points and grabbed 15 rebounds.
separate that; that’s how programs
fall apart. When you try to be buddybuddy, they think that they’re favorites. You can’t do that. You have to
separate yourself from that.”
As a physical education teacher
at Ballston Spa High School, Moseman commutes back and forth to
Berne. That’s more of the separation
he was talking about.
“I travel all over, state to state, so
driving an hour is nothing, really,”
he said. “Everything has been positive. We’re looking out for the best
interests.”
It’s all about the kids, Moseman
said, referring to the basketball
players who compete in the games.
He said that the adults, the parents,
must realize that the game is for
the kids.
“Parents sit in the stands and live
through their kids’ eyes,” Moseman
said. “Let them play basketball, let
it be their time to play. We could
put a bubble over the gym; the
parents can look in, but can’t say
anything.”
Back in October, parents of current and former players, and other
adults yelled at the BKW School
Board over Wright’s dismissal.
Have the players said anything to
Moseman about Wright or the way
he used to coach?
“Absolutely not…There aren’t
any of those conversations,” Moseman said. “If they did bring that
stuff up, I’d say, ‘Let’s move forward.’
I would leave it.”
The entire BKW community has
been really good with moving the
basketball program onward, Moseman said.
“It’s been great, the kids have
been great, and the administration
has been great,” said Moseman. “I’ve
talked to a lot of people.”
The Bulldogs are 4-0 in the Western Athletic Conference and have
a few non-league wins over Heatly
and Keene. Also, BKW beat Sharon
Springs by 51 points.
How far can the Bulldogs take
this season?
hard team to scout because seven
or eight players are constantly in
the rotation.
“One day, we look awesome, then
the next day, it’s like, ‘Oh my god,’”
Moseman said. “That’s youth. I
don’t want to predict anything.”
BKW is still trying to find its
best chemistry.
“We have kids that can play,”
“One day, we look awesome,
then the next day, it’s like, ‘Oh my god.’”
“Ultimately, we want to win the
league,” Houck said.
Lee hopes that BKW can make it
to the Glens Falls Civic Center for
the Class C semifinals. “I mean, we
have a lot of work to do; it’s going
to be hard,” he said. “I think we
can do it.”
Moseman is pleased with how
the Bulldogs have been playing,
but he was irked by two nonleague losses to Maple Hill and
Ichabod Crane; the team did not
play well. Although BKW is a
Lee said. “Everyone comes into
the game, fills their role.”
Moseman talked about being
BKW’s coach for three, four,
five, or six more years down the
road.
“I want this team to get to the
level of being able to compete with
some big schools in non-league
play,” said Moseman. “I’m in the
process of getting film on every
team; I have guys filming for me
all over. I’ll have a better idea
about this later.”
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