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Inside County ARC to produce newspaper<br />
Price Chopper<br />
gets ‘mobbed’<br />
A fl ash mob descended on<br />
the Price Chopper in Niskayuna<br />
on Wednesday, June 15, to demonstrate<br />
CPR.<br />
See Page 13.<br />
Hamming it up<br />
Members of the Schenectady<br />
Amateur Radio Association will<br />
take part in a fi eld day Saturday<br />
and Sunday, June <strong>25</strong> to 26, at the<br />
Glenville Hill Firehouse.<br />
See Page 16.<br />
Down and<br />
dirty fun<br />
More than 500 people turned<br />
out for last Saturday’s Tawasentha<br />
Mud Mania, a wet-and-wild<br />
fundraiser for the park’s playground<br />
and the Rodino Family.<br />
See Page 24.<br />
INDEX<br />
Editorial Pages ..................... 6<br />
Police Blotter ....................... 7<br />
Sports .......................... 22-24<br />
Entertainment .............. 16-17<br />
Classifi eds .................... 20-21<br />
Crossword .......................... 17<br />
Legals ............................... 19<br />
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Volume XVI Number <strong>25</strong> 75¢ June 23, 2011<br />
“It is pretty cool. Not everyone gets to see their dad fl y a helicopter.”<br />
It’s not every day your dad<br />
lands a helicopter at your<br />
school.<br />
But Gabrielle Baker had<br />
that honor when her dad, Maj. Jeffery Baker<br />
from the New York National Guard, and fellow<br />
crew members landed a UH-60 Black Hawk<br />
helicopter on Thursday, June 16, at Jefferson<br />
Elementary School’s fi eld. Tours were given to<br />
elementary students from all three Schalmont elementary<br />
schools throughout the day with Baker<br />
Bills aim to strengthen<br />
Buster’s Law<br />
By ALYSSA JUNG<br />
junga@spotlightnews.com<br />
The fi rst New York State Animal<br />
Advocacy Day launched by<br />
Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I-<br />
Schenectady-Saratoga) and Sen.<br />
Greg Ball (R,C-Patterson) has<br />
already reaped results.<br />
“It’s a very signifi cant thing<br />
that this animal advocacy [day]<br />
proved its worth in just a couple<br />
Schalmont Middle School student Noah Baker<br />
Sgt. Jacob Beck fi elds questions from students about the Black Hawk that landed at Jefferson Elementary<br />
School’s fi eld in Rotterdam on Thursday, June 16.<br />
John Purcell/Spotlight<br />
Dropping by Jefferson<br />
Guardsman lands Black Hawk at daughter's elementary school<br />
By JOHN PURCELL<br />
purcellj@spotlightnews.com<br />
Legislation saves<br />
animals, paper<br />
explaining the ins and outs of the helicopter,<br />
which has been to Iraq. After<br />
the briefi ng and getting a chance<br />
to ask questions, children excitedly<br />
stormed onto the helicopter and strapped in.<br />
Baker’s daughter was in fourth grade at Jefferson<br />
and got a chance to tour the Black Hawk,<br />
but Baker’s son, Noah, who just fi nished his fi rst<br />
year in middle school at Schalmont, still made it<br />
weeks,” said Tedisco. “Bills that<br />
languished for many years are<br />
now passed.”<br />
The fi rst bill in a series of proposed<br />
legislation to strengthen<br />
Buster’s Law (created in 1999)<br />
passed the legislature and awaits<br />
action by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.<br />
The bill, sponsored by Tedisco<br />
and Assemblyman Joseph Lentol<br />
(D-Brooklyn) increases criminal<br />
penalties for animal fi ghting.<br />
The bill targets animal fi ghting<br />
events, making it a crime to even<br />
attend as a spectator. According<br />
■ Saves Page 14<br />
■ Drop Page 15<br />
Report:<br />
Park<br />
not<br />
toxic<br />
Radiological survey<br />
concludes KAPL leak<br />
didn’t affect fi elds<br />
By JOHN PURCELL<br />
purcellj@spotlightnews.com<br />
Results from a recent radiological<br />
survey might allow Niskayuna parents<br />
to rest easy knowing the fi elds<br />
their children play on weren’t contaminated<br />
by the Knolls Atomic Power<br />
Laboratory leak last fall.<br />
The New York State Department<br />
of Health did a radiological walk over<br />
survey and gathered samples on two<br />
separate days, April 27 and May 20,<br />
and reconfi rmed the conclusion that<br />
the KAPL leak didn’t impact the nearby<br />
baseball fi elds.<br />
Supervisor Joe Landry said on<br />
Thursday, June 16, he contacted the<br />
DOH to do the requested testing.<br />
“We are very pleased that there<br />
was no contamination, and I want to<br />
thank the KAPL people and the Department<br />
of Health for doing the testing,”<br />
said Landry.<br />
During a presentation hosted by the<br />
U.S. Department of Energy on March<br />
17, plans to continue cleanup of the<br />
KAPL site of radioactive material were<br />
addressed. Offi cials presented a map<br />
of the site and explained the airborne<br />
radioactive leaks were found primarily<br />
around the facility and didn’t pose any<br />
immediate threat to residents.<br />
Seth Hanft, a board member for<br />
■ Park Page 18<br />
Howlin’ at the moon<br />
Fairview Avenue<br />
strums away some<br />
bluegrass tunes at<br />
the second event<br />
of Mabee Farm’s<br />
Summer Concert<br />
series “Howlin’ at<br />
the Moon.” There are<br />
two more concerts left<br />
in the series this year,<br />
which are held in the<br />
1760 Mabee Farm<br />
Dutch Barn every full<br />
moon through August.<br />
For information on the<br />
series and upcoming<br />
events visit www.<br />
mabeefarm.org.<br />
Submitted photo
Page 2 June 23, 2011 Spotlight<br />
Would-be workers<br />
fl ock to job fair<br />
Attendees still required<br />
to submit ShopRite<br />
applications online<br />
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By JOHN PURCELL<br />
purcellj@spotlightnews.com<br />
One thing seems fairly<br />
certain: ShopRite isn’t going to<br />
have a problem fi lling positions<br />
at its new store in Niskayuna.<br />
A line of people stretched<br />
outside Niskayuna Town Hall on<br />
Monday, June 20, for ShopRite’s<br />
job fair in anticipation of the<br />
store moving into the former St.<br />
James Square. Groups of people<br />
were gathered into the Town<br />
Board Room, which saw around<br />
500 people by the conclusion<br />
of the event. ShopRite offi cials<br />
are looking to fill <strong>25</strong>0 to 300<br />
positions, which include both<br />
part-time and full-time.<br />
There was a mixture of<br />
reactions from attendees, with<br />
some pleased at the event and<br />
others wishing they hadn’t<br />
waited in line.<br />
“We are very excited. We had<br />
an overwhelming reaction, and<br />
we couldn’t be more pleased<br />
by the outpouring of support<br />
tonight,” said Tom Urtz, vice<br />
president of Human Resources<br />
and Community Affairs for<br />
ShopRite. “It was great to come<br />
out and meet the residents of<br />
Niskayuna, and I think it went<br />
very well.”<br />
In order to be a neighborhood<br />
store, Urtz said, the company<br />
has to hire employees to refl ect<br />
the community. Urtz wasn’t<br />
sure what the turnout would be<br />
beforehand, but it was greater<br />
than he expected.<br />
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Niskayuna, has been unemployed<br />
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of Human Resources and<br />
Community Affairs for ShopRite<br />
for two months and came out to<br />
the event to learn about the job<br />
opportunities. Johnson has been<br />
in the retail fi eld for 20 years.<br />
“I was interested in hearing<br />
what they had to do with the<br />
store and the merchandising<br />
and the community thing and<br />
the new programs that they<br />
have,” said Johnson.<br />
He was seeking a position<br />
in the shipping and receiving<br />
department of the store.<br />
Devon, who preferred to<br />
only give his first name, said<br />
he also enjoyed the job fair and<br />
was happy he attended. He is<br />
currently employed, but he was<br />
looking at what job opportunities<br />
were available at ShopRite.<br />
“Where I am I pretty much<br />
plateaued,” he said. “What I am<br />
trying to do is, is go ahead and<br />
try to get a better opportunity<br />
for me and my family.”<br />
He said it was also good for<br />
the area to see a boost in new job<br />
opportunities during a diffi cult<br />
economy.<br />
“It is good for Upstate right<br />
now just to see employment,”<br />
he said. “Things are bleak now,<br />
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Not everyone walked away<br />
from the event with positive<br />
reactions though, with some<br />
attendees saying it was a waste<br />
of time.<br />
The one thing surprising<br />
some people was after Urtz<br />
talked about the company and<br />
opportunities, he concluded by<br />
telling everyone to apply online.<br />
Company representatives did<br />
take résumés people brought<br />
in with them, but even those<br />
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Susan Dantz, 52, of Scotia,<br />
was looking for another parttime<br />
job or a full-time job, and<br />
she left wondering why ShopRite<br />
had everyone came out just to<br />
be told to apply online.<br />
“Basically it wasn’t really<br />
necessary for us to come down.<br />
We could have just gone online<br />
and filled out the application<br />
and submitted our résumé<br />
electronically,” said Dantz.<br />
“For them, it was more of an<br />
informational thing … it really<br />
wasn’t, I don’t think, truly a<br />
job fair. It was just information<br />
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ABOVE: Tom Urtz, vice president<br />
of Human Resources and<br />
Community Affairs for ShopRite<br />
talks to people about the<br />
company and job opportunities<br />
during the job fair on June 20.<br />
LEFT: People lined up outside of<br />
Niskayuna Town Hall on Monday,<br />
June 20, for ShopRite’s job fair.<br />
Photos by John Purcell/Spotlight<br />
for us.”<br />
She said she did hand in<br />
her resume to a company<br />
representative.<br />
The event was meant<br />
to coincide with the online<br />
application period, which also<br />
opened June 20. ShopRite is<br />
looking to start the hiring<br />
process around the middle of<br />
July and is planning to open its<br />
doors to the public in October.<br />
Due to the large interest,<br />
Urtz said it might take the<br />
company a little longer than<br />
planned to review all submitted<br />
applications.<br />
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Spotlight June 23, 2011 Page 3<br />
ALCO locomotives museum headed for Schenectady<br />
Museum to look<br />
at rail history<br />
By JOHN PURCELL<br />
purcellj@spotlightnews.com<br />
Taking a look at<br />
locomotives of the past<br />
will be easy with a new<br />
museum on track for<br />
Schenectady.<br />
The ALCO Historical<br />
& Technical Society<br />
announced on Thursday,<br />
June 16, plans for the<br />
American Locomotive<br />
Company Heritage<br />
Museum to be located<br />
in Schenectady at 1910<br />
Maxon Road. The<br />
building is slated to start<br />
off featuring two electric<br />
locomotives built by ALCO<br />
and General Electric<br />
in Schenectady during<br />
the early 20th century<br />
and a steam locomotive<br />
built by ALCO in 1946.<br />
Artifacts began entering<br />
the 18,000-square-foot<br />
museum on June 1.<br />
The property sits on a<br />
3.3-acre site, but Museum<br />
Director James Cesare<br />
said expansion is being<br />
eyed. The nearby railway<br />
will also allow for an easy<br />
method to get the trains<br />
off the tracks and into the<br />
museum.<br />
“Our long term goals<br />
down the road are to<br />
acquire the whole site,”<br />
said Cesare. “We came<br />
The ALCO Historical & Technical Society announced<br />
on Thursday, June 16, plans for the American<br />
Locomotive Company Heritage Museum to be located<br />
in Schenectady at 1910 Maxon Road.<br />
Submitted photos and renderings<br />
“We are trying to<br />
make it a fun and<br />
entreating place for<br />
children. We don’t<br />
want to be an old<br />
boring museum.<br />
We want to be<br />
fun.” – Museum Director<br />
James Cesare<br />
back to this site and<br />
the landlord was very<br />
amendable to help us<br />
out.”<br />
Inside the museum<br />
will be interactive and<br />
operational exhibits<br />
with an area devoted to<br />
educating children in<br />
the field of science. An<br />
operational model railroad<br />
layout of 14 feet by 40<br />
feet dimensions will be<br />
installed too. An outdoor<br />
covered display will<br />
also be located near the<br />
mainline of the Canadian<br />
Pacifi c Railway.<br />
“We are trying to make<br />
it a fun and entreating<br />
place for children,” said<br />
Cesare. “We don’t want to<br />
be an old boring museum.<br />
We want to be fun.”<br />
In addition to<br />
locomotives, some World<br />
War II and Korean War era<br />
Army tanks are planned<br />
to be displayed.<br />
“We hoping to obtain<br />
a tank that ALCO<br />
manufactured during<br />
WWII,” said Cesare.<br />
“During the war they<br />
did produce locomotives<br />
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Page 4 June 23, 2011 Spotlight<br />
ARC gets a big scoop<br />
Rotary Club of<br />
Schenectady awards<br />
$300 grant to start<br />
newspaper program<br />
By JOHN PURCELL<br />
purcellj@spotlightnews.com<br />
There is a new<br />
newspaper with a unique<br />
focus set to hit the press,<br />
but you won’t be able to<br />
fi nd it at newsstands just<br />
yet.<br />
Schenectady ARC’s<br />
Life Prep program<br />
received a needed $300<br />
grant from the Rotary<br />
Club of Schenectady to<br />
help start a newspaper<br />
centered on community<br />
issues and stories<br />
important to members.<br />
The Rotary grant will<br />
assist ARC in purchasing<br />
design software, a high<br />
capacity printer and<br />
supplies. The quarterly<br />
newspaper will be written,<br />
edited and published<br />
by 20 individuals with<br />
developmental disabilities<br />
served at the Schenectady<br />
ARC.<br />
“We produced an<br />
external newsletter<br />
that goes out to the<br />
community. … and I think<br />
a lot of them saw that and<br />
wanted to do something<br />
similar,” said Marc<br />
DeNofi o, spokesman for<br />
Schenectady ARC. “There<br />
are a variety of stories, but<br />
all falling into a category<br />
that they are interested<br />
in and want to share with<br />
their community and<br />
peers.”<br />
Topics covered will<br />
include a wide range of<br />
current events on a local,<br />
regional, state and national<br />
level, as well as topics<br />
ranging from nature,<br />
money management,<br />
socialization, hygiene<br />
and grooming and using<br />
public transportation.<br />
There is an editorial board,<br />
composed of agency<br />
staff, administrators and<br />
peers, which will provide<br />
Hours:<br />
Mon.-Fri. 9-6<br />
Sat. 9-5<br />
Sun. 9-1<br />
“It is also to learn<br />
some of these<br />
skills, so down<br />
the road maybe<br />
they want to apply<br />
to a job at The<br />
Spotlight.”<br />
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oversight and technical<br />
assistance. The board<br />
will also approve the fi nal<br />
copy of each issue.<br />
“A big part of this<br />
is about them showing<br />
their involvement in<br />
the community is just<br />
as similar as everyone<br />
else’s involvement in<br />
the community,” said<br />
DeNofio. “The most<br />
recent issue had a story<br />
about the tornadoes and<br />
information from the<br />
National Weather Service<br />
on the occurrence of<br />
tornados.”<br />
Initial hurdles will be<br />
getting the staff trained to<br />
use the software, ranging<br />
from text documents to the<br />
layout of the publication.<br />
ARC staff members, he<br />
said, will mostly provide<br />
technical assistance to the<br />
members.<br />
There are already<br />
individuals doing some<br />
photography and there is<br />
an art group. DeNofi o said<br />
the publication is looking<br />
to get submissions of<br />
editorial cartoons for<br />
future publications.<br />
The publication is<br />
going to be distributed<br />
to the two ARC sites that<br />
offer Life Prep services to<br />
start, but DeNofi o said the<br />
group hopes to distribute<br />
it to all of the fi ve sites<br />
operated by the chapter.<br />
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“They are a very<br />
ambitious group,” he<br />
said. “Right now they are<br />
starting with the smaller<br />
sites that they actually<br />
receive services that are<br />
Life Prep sites.”<br />
Taking the news<br />
online eventually is also<br />
something the group is<br />
looking at, which would<br />
be linked off ARC’s<br />
website. Releasing<br />
stories to the masses<br />
does hold some issues,<br />
DeNofio said, because<br />
of releasing private<br />
information such as<br />
medical disclosers. He<br />
is hopeful the intricacies<br />
could be tackled in<br />
time.<br />
“During initial<br />
discussions …<br />
[participants] talked<br />
about sharing it with the<br />
community around them,”<br />
he said. “We have to look<br />
at all of the individual’s<br />
requirements.”<br />
One idea on how to<br />
share the publication<br />
with the community<br />
members is to place it in<br />
businesses they frequent<br />
on Upper Union Street in<br />
Schenectady.<br />
Life Prep, which the<br />
publication operates out<br />
of, is a service designed<br />
to prepare individuals<br />
to be as independent as<br />
possible, so they can live<br />
and work on their own.<br />
The second Life Prep site<br />
was opened on Union<br />
Street. The facility has a<br />
full kitchen, conference<br />
room and activity center,<br />
but partnerships with the<br />
community are formed for<br />
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Once upon a time, my boy grew up<br />
By WILLIAM R. DEVOE<br />
devoew@spotlightnews.com<br />
It is an odd but welcome<br />
feeling when you start to<br />
admire your own son.<br />
It’s welcome for<br />
obvious reasons: You<br />
want your children to<br />
grow into people who are<br />
worthy of respect and<br />
admiration. But it’s odd<br />
because at the same time<br />
you wonder if somehow,<br />
if only by chance, you did<br />
something to make them<br />
that person.<br />
In my case, I know that<br />
the most admirable of<br />
my sons’ qualities are<br />
largely due to my wife<br />
Jess’ parenting skills and<br />
largely in spite of my<br />
own.<br />
My parenting style<br />
consists mostly of trying to<br />
teach life lessons through<br />
absurd stories. Sometimes<br />
it works.<br />
Case in point, Kevin,<br />
our 8-year-old, is very<br />
comfortable and<br />
responsible building and<br />
maintaining a camp fi re,<br />
and I think it’s because of a<br />
little story I told him a few<br />
years ago. It was a long<br />
weekend, I remember, and<br />
we were making s’mores.<br />
Kevin wanted to hold a<br />
stick over the fi re and toast<br />
his own marshmallow. I<br />
got him a nice, long stick,<br />
showed him how to hold it<br />
by its end and told him to<br />
stand as far away from the<br />
fl ames as possible.<br />
Then, I thought I’d<br />
illustrate the importance of<br />
fi re safety with a parable,<br />
to be sure that I’d gotten<br />
my point of fire safety<br />
across.<br />
I turned him toward<br />
me and looked him in the<br />
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near a campfi re,” I said.<br />
“Then he fell in and burned<br />
to death.”<br />
“Really?” Kevin was<br />
confounded. “He didn’t<br />
just get hurt? Why he did<br />
he burn so fast? Was he<br />
made out of paper?”<br />
“Nope. He just didn’t<br />
listen to his father,” I said.<br />
“That makes you more<br />
fl ammable.”<br />
I have used similar<br />
stories on my kids since<br />
then, and in a variety of<br />
situations.<br />
When they’re loud at<br />
the dinner table: “There<br />
once was a kid who spoke<br />
during dinner. He was<br />
eaten by zombies.”<br />
When they use my<br />
tools without permission:<br />
“There once was a kid<br />
who used his father’s stuff<br />
without asking. He was<br />
mauled by a lion.”<br />
A couple of weeks<br />
ago, my wife and I were<br />
having trouble getting<br />
Kevin and his 3-year-old<br />
brother Nathan to clean<br />
their room, so I tried a<br />
parable.<br />
“Who wants to hear a<br />
story instead of cleaning<br />
their room?” I yelled<br />
excitedly.<br />
“I do! I do!” they<br />
beamed.<br />
“OK! Once upon a time,<br />
in a fantastic land full of<br />
dragons and unicorns,<br />
there were two knights, Sir<br />
Kevin and Sir Nathan.”<br />
“Awesome,” said<br />
Kevin.<br />
“Hey, I’m Nathan,” said<br />
Nathan.<br />
“One day the King and<br />
Queen asked Sir Kevin and<br />
Sir Nathan to clean up their<br />
castle, but the knights said<br />
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and otherwise whined too<br />
much instead of cleaning<br />
their castle.”<br />
“So what happened?”<br />
Kevin asked. “Did they<br />
go out and fi ght dragons<br />
instead?”<br />
No,” I said. “After the<br />
two young knights refused<br />
to clean their room, the<br />
King and Queen went<br />
out and got candy and<br />
chocolate milk —“<br />
“To give to the<br />
knights?”<br />
“Awesome!”<br />
“— and two great, big<br />
hammers. And the King<br />
and Queen sat in the<br />
knights’ castle and ate<br />
candy and drank chocolate<br />
milk and smashed all of Sir<br />
Kevin’s and Sir Nathan’s<br />
toys with those two big<br />
hammers — laughing the<br />
whole time.”<br />
“That’s rotten,” said<br />
Kevin. “People are<br />
supposed to live happily<br />
ever after in these types<br />
of stories.”<br />
“Oh, they do. See, the<br />
two little knights cried so<br />
much their suits of armor<br />
rusted in place and they<br />
haven’t moved since. But<br />
the King and Queen lived<br />
happily ever after. The<br />
end,” I said. “Now, are<br />
you going to clean your<br />
room or do we get the<br />
hammers?”<br />
After a few minutes<br />
of traumatic sobs, they<br />
started cleaning their<br />
room.<br />
• • •<br />
Last week, Kevin came<br />
home from school with<br />
a note in his homework<br />
folder. It was written<br />
in his own, choppy,<br />
handwriting:<br />
“I said a bad word at<br />
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He told me — without<br />
my having to ask — that<br />
I was supposed to talk to<br />
him, sign the note so that<br />
his teacher knew I saw it,<br />
and return it the following<br />
day.<br />
Jess and I immediately<br />
asked him what word he<br />
said, and in the back of my<br />
mind I was running down<br />
the list of minor curse<br />
words my father uses in<br />
front of the kids.<br />
“I didn’t say any bad<br />
word,” he said.<br />
“Kevin, don’t lie to us,”<br />
Jess said. “We’ll always be<br />
more upset that you lied<br />
to us than we would at<br />
whatever it was you did.”<br />
I was still going<br />
through the list in my<br />
mind, this time trying to<br />
remember all of the weird<br />
words and sayings I use<br />
around the house, like<br />
“furshlugginer” or “slackjawed<br />
mouth breather.”<br />
“I didn’t say it, but my<br />
gym teacher thinks I said<br />
the ‘F-word,’” said Kevin.<br />
“WHAT?!” Me and Jess,<br />
in unison. Then Jess: “Why<br />
does he think you said it if<br />
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“Well, this girl told<br />
him she heard me say it,<br />
but it was the boy next to<br />
me,” said Kevin.<br />
I then employ a bluff<br />
usually reserved for<br />
procedural court dramas:<br />
“If you’re lying, we’ll fi nd<br />
out. You know that, right?<br />
So come clean. Like your<br />
mother said, we’ll be more<br />
mad if we fi nd out you’re<br />
lying.”<br />
After a few rounds of<br />
that we determined he was<br />
telling the truth.<br />
Now, here’s the thing:<br />
There is probably no<br />
way in which I can write<br />
this that will convey the<br />
absolute certainty parents<br />
feel when they know<br />
their children have been<br />
wronged. I knew Kevin<br />
was telling me the truth.<br />
In fact, I knew he was<br />
telling me the truth as<br />
soon as he said someone<br />
thought he said the Fword.<br />
He doesn’t say it.<br />
This is a kid who thinks<br />
the word “moron” is a<br />
supreme insult.<br />
So I wrote my own<br />
note:<br />
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spoken to Kevin about<br />
using appropriate language<br />
like you requested, but<br />
remain unconvinced he<br />
said the F-word. Please call<br />
me at ###-#### so we can<br />
talk about this. Sincerely,<br />
William R. DeVoe.”<br />
The next day, Kevin<br />
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and doesn’t see the point<br />
in calling you.”<br />
This angered me. My<br />
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is this furshlugginer slackjawed<br />
mouth breather<br />
and why won’t he take<br />
two minutes to talk to<br />
the parent of one of his<br />
students?”<br />
But I took a deep<br />
breath. Thought about<br />
it for a minute. Kevin’s<br />
gym teacher is a human<br />
being just like me, one<br />
who probably deals with a<br />
host of unreasonable and<br />
demanding parents. He’s<br />
not necessarily a bad guy,<br />
I thought.<br />
And then I turned to<br />
Kevin, who I thought<br />
might be feeling the same<br />
frustration at the situation<br />
as I was. “What do you<br />
think of your teacher’s<br />
reaction, bud? Are you<br />
angry?”<br />
He sat for a second<br />
and then said, “No, not<br />
really.”<br />
“And why not?” I asked,<br />
still expecting him to share<br />
my reaction.<br />
“Because I know I<br />
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Don’t look a gift<br />
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There’s a lot of commentary going on over at www.spotlightnews.com<br />
about the recently released audit of the fi nancial<br />
practices of the Bethlehem Central School District by the<br />
state Comptroller’s Offi ce.<br />
Auditors found the district formed a $2.7 million Tax<br />
Reduction Reserve fund illegally back in 2003, didn’t seek<br />
out competitive pricing on more than $700,000 of purchases<br />
from July 1, 2009 to Aug. 4,<br />
2010 and have also given<br />
$5,800-worth of business to<br />
companies owned by district<br />
employees.<br />
What has garnered the most fl ap in our forums, however, is<br />
a recognition dinner held 13 months ago in which 26 district<br />
employees — teachers and others— received $50 gift cards,<br />
as well as discounted or free dinner, for a grand total of $4,274<br />
of the public’s money.<br />
“Because the staff recognition dinner was not held pursuant<br />
to a collective bargaining agreement, the district had no<br />
authority to pay all or any portion of the cost of the meals<br />
consumed at the dinner and improperly expended $2,974 for<br />
that purpose,” the report reads.<br />
BC Superintendent Michael Tebbano said he takes “great<br />
umbrage” in the way the audit was done, and a number of<br />
our readers have taken great umbrage at the fact the district<br />
used public funds to buy retirement gifts.<br />
We at The Spotlight feel everyone should holster their<br />
umbrage for a minute.<br />
Yes, the illegal formation of the reserve fund is a big deal,<br />
but critics should remember that was done eight years ago.<br />
For its part, the district has asked the state to relax restrictions<br />
on how such funds can be established. This, and the<br />
reform of the Draconian guidelines in which funds can be<br />
maintained and used are issues The Spotlight has advocated<br />
for in the past.<br />
And yes, buying $50 gift cards for district employees, even<br />
with the best intentions, is an unwise act. If only for fear of the<br />
public outcry we’re experiencing now, it should have otherwise<br />
funded the event or not had it at all — something they<br />
did this year, where they recognized staff with certifi cates<br />
and BC Eagle pins.<br />
But you know, the district offi cials who are taking heat<br />
for this $3,000 dinner are the same ones who were praised<br />
by Gov. Andrew Cuomo for taking a voluntary salary freeze,<br />
saving about $65,000. They are the same offi cials who saved<br />
about $1.1 million by successfully negotiating a wage freeze<br />
with the Bethlehem Central Teachers Association.<br />
There are opportunities for the district to improve — district<br />
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Area rich in Civil War History<br />
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The author is a Loudonville<br />
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He has conducted extensive travel to<br />
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The Civil War is gaining<br />
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charge at Little Round Top at<br />
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During July 1862 the Union<br />
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During September 1862, Company<br />
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decided to issue the Emancipation<br />
Proclamation.<br />
Company E participated in 17<br />
battles in the Civil War including<br />
many major engagements. Some<br />
of the major battles included<br />
Fredericksburg, Va. (1862),<br />
Chancellorsville, Va. (1863),<br />
Gettysburg, Pa. (1863), and a<br />
series of major battles in Virginia.<br />
Company E was disbanded on<br />
August 8, 1864 and some of the<br />
soldiers were transferred to<br />
another unit the 140th New York<br />
Volunteers who participated at<br />
the surrender of the Confederate<br />
troops at Appomattox Court House<br />
in Virginia in 1865.<br />
Albert Husted was wounded<br />
at the Confederate victory at the<br />
battle of Chancellorsville in 1863<br />
and he survived to fight until<br />
his term of service expired in<br />
October 1864. Husted returned<br />
to the Normal School at Albany<br />
and had a long teaching career.<br />
Today you can visit Husted Hall<br />
on the downtown campus of the<br />
University at Albany. Professor<br />
Kimball commanded Company<br />
E at the battle of Fredericksburg,<br />
Va., and continued to serve until<br />
April 1863. Many of the soldiers<br />
in the ranks were either killed or<br />
wounded during the Civil War.<br />
There are many interesting<br />
events associated with Company<br />
E. One story concerns First Sgt.<br />
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Operation Pipeline<br />
yields 37 indictments<br />
Attorney General<br />
Eric Schneiderman on<br />
Wednesday, June 15,<br />
announced the arrest<br />
and indictment of 37<br />
individuals accused of<br />
taking part in a major<br />
drug distribution network<br />
that was funneling cocaine<br />
from New York City,<br />
Georgia, New Jersey and<br />
Pennsylvania throughout<br />
the Capital District and<br />
state.<br />
A multi-agency<br />
investigation, code-named<br />
“Operation Pipeline,”<br />
involving state and local<br />
law enforcement agents<br />
led by the state Attorney<br />
General’s Organized<br />
Crime Task Force, the<br />
Albany Police Department<br />
and the State Police<br />
conducted a six-month<br />
long investigation, which<br />
included undercover<br />
operations and hundreds<br />
of hours of covert<br />
surveillance and wiretaps.<br />
The investigation led to<br />
the seizure of more than<br />
1.5 kilograms of cocaine<br />
holding an estimated<br />
street value of $140,000,<br />
according to state<br />
offi cials.<br />
“Drug traffickers<br />
destroy our communities<br />
and wreak havoc on<br />
families across the state,”<br />
said Schneiderman<br />
in a statement. “This<br />
investigation has shut<br />
down a major pipeline of<br />
illegal drugs coming into<br />
the Capital Region from up<br />
and down the east coast. I<br />
want to thank our partners<br />
in law enforcement — the<br />
Albany Police Department,<br />
the State Police and<br />
the Schenectady Police<br />
Department — for working<br />
with us to get deadly<br />
narcotics off the streets<br />
so they no longer infect<br />
our neighborhoods.”<br />
Among those indicted<br />
was Ken Williams, who<br />
is allegedly the network’s<br />
narcotics source in<br />
Atlanta, Ga., according to<br />
police. Williams allegedly<br />
met co-conspirator and<br />
step-brother, Norman<br />
Whitehead, in the parking<br />
lot of the Woodbury<br />
Commons Outlet complex,<br />
in lower Hudson Valley, to<br />
provide him with cocaine<br />
for distribution in Albany,<br />
according to police.<br />
Williams and Whitehead<br />
are two of the defendants<br />
charged with operating<br />
as a major trafficker.<br />
The charge is the only<br />
felony narcotics charge<br />
in the state carrying a<br />
possible life sentence,<br />
which was enacted during<br />
the Rockefeller-era drug<br />
laws.<br />
The investigation began<br />
after the Organized Crime<br />
Task Force received<br />
information about Manuel<br />
Valentin, of Schenectady,<br />
who police believed to<br />
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On Thursday, May<br />
26, the State Police in<br />
Princetown investigated an<br />
alleged road rage incident<br />
on State Route 30 in the<br />
Town of Duanesburg just<br />
south of the intersection of<br />
Route 20 and Route 30.<br />
The incident started<br />
with a male driver allegedly<br />
pulling out of a driveway in<br />
front of an unknown male<br />
motorcyclist with a female<br />
passenger, according to<br />
a police report. After the<br />
cyclist slammed on his<br />
brakes, said police, he<br />
allegedly moved directly<br />
behind the car and began<br />
gesturing and swearing at<br />
the driver. The car driver<br />
began to pull off to the<br />
side of the road and the<br />
cyclist followed, according<br />
to police, but the motorist<br />
eventually reconsidered,<br />
deciding he wanted a<br />
more public place before<br />
he stopped.<br />
Police said the driver<br />
pulled into the parking lot<br />
at the Stewart’s on Route<br />
20 and Route 30. According<br />
to the investigation the<br />
motorcyclist followed the<br />
car into the parking lot and<br />
before the car operator<br />
could get out, said police,<br />
the cyclist allegedly<br />
punched the driver in<br />
the face. Police said he<br />
proceeded to kick the car<br />
door closed and took off<br />
his helmet and allegedly<br />
struck the car operator<br />
in the face with it. The<br />
motorcyclist then got back<br />
on to his bike and fl ed the<br />
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scene north on Route 30<br />
toward Amsterdam.<br />
State Police are asking<br />
for the public’s help in<br />
locating the motorcyle<br />
driver. Police described<br />
the suspect as a white<br />
male, heavy set, with a big<br />
grey/black beard. The<br />
motorcycle, according to<br />
police is a black, cruising<br />
Harley Davidson type of<br />
bike with a large American<br />
fl ag attached to the back of<br />
it. The fl ag was one of the<br />
‘76 fl ags with the circle of<br />
stars on it, said police.<br />
Anyone with information<br />
can call the State Police in<br />
Princetown at 630-1700.<br />
Other arrests<br />
• Niskayuna police<br />
arrested Floyd J. Jackson,<br />
66, of Taurus Road,<br />
Niskayuna, on the charge<br />
of sexual abuse in the fi rst<br />
degree, a Class D felony,<br />
and the misdemeanor<br />
charge of acting in a<br />
manner to injure a child<br />
less than 17 years old on<br />
Wednesday, June 8, around<br />
11 a.m.<br />
• Rotterdam police<br />
arrested Delmorris<br />
Sampson, 27, of Albany<br />
Street, Schenectady, on<br />
Duanesburg Road, on the<br />
charge of burglary in the<br />
second degree, a Class C<br />
felony, on Saturday, June<br />
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■ Pipeline<br />
(From Page 7)<br />
have been traffi cking large<br />
quantities of cocaine into<br />
the Capital District. During<br />
the six-month operation,<br />
investigators said they<br />
learned Valentin’s contacts<br />
and where his supplies<br />
came from.<br />
“It is always good<br />
news when we remove<br />
drug dealers from<br />
our neighborhoods,”<br />
said Acting Mayor of<br />
Schenectady Gary<br />
McCarthy in a statement.<br />
“I want to personally<br />
thank Attorney General<br />
Schneiderman for leading<br />
this effort in cooperation<br />
with our other partners in<br />
law enforcement. These<br />
efforts continue to make<br />
Schenectady and other<br />
communities safer for our<br />
law-abiding citizens.”<br />
Richard Reohr, a former<br />
Schenectady Public Works<br />
employee, was also indicted<br />
for allegedly distributing<br />
cocaine in Schenectady for<br />
Valentin while performing<br />
his snow plow route on city<br />
time.<br />
These indictments<br />
are the culmination of a<br />
major investigation and<br />
part of Attorney General<br />
Schneiderman’s efforts<br />
to combat narcotic<br />
traffi cking and other crimes<br />
through OCTF’s Upstate<br />
Guns, Gangs, and Drugs<br />
Initiative.<br />
“This latest multi-agency<br />
investigation is another<br />
example of the success law<br />
enforcement can have when<br />
we utilize all of our resources<br />
to target those involved<br />
in transporting drugs<br />
into the Capital Region,”<br />
said Mayor of Albany<br />
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various criminal sale and<br />
criminal possession of<br />
a controlled substance<br />
(Class A, B, C and D<br />
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to their involvement in<br />
the narcotics trafficking<br />
operation. Six of the<br />
defendants, Russell<br />
Baggett, Ken Williams,<br />
‘John Doe’ aka “Rivera-<br />
Baez,” Manuel Valentin,<br />
Anthony Bucknor and<br />
Karashan Mansaray,<br />
are also charged with<br />
operating as a major<br />
traffi cker.<br />
Individuals charged in<br />
the indictment are included<br />
below with their date of<br />
birth and residence.<br />
• Jawaun Barnes,<br />
5/24/89, Albany<br />
• Anthony Bucknor<br />
(aka “Dewan”), 5/15/77,<br />
Albany<br />
• Carney Bynum,<br />
6/4/79, Albany<br />
• Roosevelt Cobb,<br />
7/7/53, Watervliet<br />
• James Dominic (aka<br />
“Jim Brown”), 11/10/81,<br />
Colonie<br />
• Carl Goodson (aka<br />
“Black”), 5/13/68, Albany<br />
• Tamale Harris,<br />
4/20/75, Albany<br />
• Shane Hoffman,<br />
6/4/75, Albany<br />
• Lisa Jones, 8/<strong>25</strong>/66,<br />
Albany<br />
• Elijah Kellum, 10/2/73,<br />
Albany<br />
• Monifa Lee (aka<br />
“Nifa”), 7/17/87, Albany<br />
• Sharon Lee (aka “Aunt<br />
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• Claude Long (aka<br />
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• Arki Tillman,<br />
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• Lashon Turner (aka<br />
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• Aquisha Yates,<br />
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• Cionas Young,<br />
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• Jarmal Patterson,<br />
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• Russell Bagget (aka<br />
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• Kenneth Williams (aka<br />
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• William Hygh,<br />
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• Marvin Byrd, 3/13/69,<br />
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• Antwan Williams,<br />
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• Darrin Johnsen,<br />
9/26/66, Rensselaer<br />
• Henry Lamont,<br />
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• John May, 7/8/65,<br />
Ballston Spa<br />
• Richard Coons<br />
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Schenectady<br />
• Louise McGrath,<br />
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• Michael Pfau, 7/5/61,<br />
Schenectady<br />
• Richard Reohr (aka<br />
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Schenectady<br />
• Manuel Valentin<br />
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Schenectady<br />
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Consider H. Willett who<br />
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Evening Journal that<br />
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The battle of Gettysburg<br />
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The New York memorial at Little Round Top at<br />
Gettysburg.<br />
unit “…came from the State<br />
Normal School at Albany.<br />
The latter company brought<br />
along some of its teachers<br />
as offi cers. We have heard<br />
of the professor of politics;<br />
but here was an instance of<br />
the professor of war…” You<br />
can also visit Husted Hall<br />
at the University at Albany<br />
downtown campus to review<br />
a plaque memorializing<br />
Albert Husted.<br />
During the 1880s<br />
Husted wrote a history of<br />
Company E, which outlined<br />
the fate of the original 100<br />
volunteers. A total of 17<br />
volunteers died in battle<br />
while 20 were wounded and<br />
8 died of disease. Seven<br />
members of the group were<br />
commissioned as offi cers<br />
to serve with black Union<br />
troops. Husted also noted<br />
that 79 other Normal School<br />
members served in other<br />
units in the Civil War.<br />
The Albany area is full<br />
of Civil War history. This<br />
article briefly describes<br />
Company E of the 44th New<br />
York Volunteers that was<br />
developed at the University<br />
at Albany’s earlier institution<br />
called the Albany Normal<br />
School. If you travel to see<br />
the Civil War sites you will<br />
see references to many<br />
people associated colleges<br />
such as Chamberlain’s<br />
(Bodwin College Maine)<br />
charge at Gettysburg,<br />
Stonewall Jackson’s<br />
(Virginia Military Institute)<br />
exploits, the charge at the<br />
battle of New Market, Va.<br />
by the student corps of<br />
Virginia Military Institute<br />
in 1864, or the fact that the<br />
entire student body of the<br />
University of South Carolina<br />
(located in Columbia,<br />
S.C.) volunteered to fi ght<br />
in the Civil War. Locally,<br />
we can be proud that the<br />
University at Albany’s<br />
Company E participated in<br />
key Civil War events. It is<br />
noteworthy that the Albany<br />
area sent numerous other<br />
units to fi ght in the confl ict<br />
including a horse cavalry<br />
unit that was organized<br />
in Saratoga Springs.<br />
Also, William Seward<br />
Sr., a graduate of Union<br />
College in Schenectady<br />
became Abraham Lincoln’s<br />
Secretary of State and was<br />
subject to the assassination<br />
plot on the evening of April<br />
14, 1865 when Lincoln was<br />
shot and Seward was injured.<br />
Two of the people sitting in<br />
the box with Lincoln when<br />
he was shot were related to<br />
Judge Ira Harris of Albany.<br />
Finally, one of the earliest<br />
causalities of the Civil<br />
War was Colonel Elmer<br />
Ellsworth who was born<br />
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moving in.<br />
Tom Reiter, Junior<br />
Vice Commander of the<br />
New York State Disabled<br />
American Veterans, said on<br />
Tuesday, June 21, that First<br />
Niagara Bank, the property<br />
owner, had contacted him<br />
on Monday, June 20, for<br />
another walkthrough of the<br />
building.<br />
“We never gave up on<br />
Rotterdam,” said Reiter.<br />
“We always had the support<br />
of the town and county<br />
legislators”<br />
The DAV had announced<br />
plans to secure the building,<br />
but to the surprise of town<br />
offi cials Eximius Education<br />
Foundation claimed to<br />
have signed a contract with<br />
First Niagara in March.<br />
By the middle of May<br />
though Eximius had pulled<br />
their application to use the<br />
property. Now it appears<br />
plans for the DAV are back<br />
on the table.<br />
Reiter said he not only<br />
wants to renovate Draper for<br />
the DAV, but for the sake of<br />
the community too.<br />
“I know residents have<br />
been up in arms over the<br />
condition of the property,”<br />
said Reiter, noting the<br />
building’s failing roof and<br />
unkempt grounds.<br />
He said he’s not<br />
too concerned with the<br />
condition of the inside. He<br />
was last in Draper a year<br />
ago, he said, and doesn’t<br />
think the interior could have<br />
degraded much since.<br />
“We have to do<br />
substantial renovation to<br />
the inside anyway,” he said,<br />
“So I’m certainly not going<br />
to nitpick.”<br />
The DAV’s for the 94,000square-foot<br />
building is to<br />
transform it into apartments<br />
for disabled veterans<br />
over the age of 55. Town<br />
offi cials previously seemed<br />
supportive of this plan.<br />
Supervisor Frank Del Gallo<br />
previously estimated the<br />
renovations at $24 million.<br />
Neighbors have<br />
previously come to Town<br />
Board meetings and<br />
expressed concern over<br />
the increased traffic flow<br />
that would come with the<br />
building becoming an<br />
operational school again.<br />
“We know the residents<br />
don’t want a charter school<br />
there,” said Reiter.<br />
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To Glenville offi cials, the<br />
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because of a grant from the<br />
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totaling $100,000 from the<br />
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aspect to it, because there is<br />
a touch screen in the lobby<br />
allowing residents to view<br />
break downs of savings<br />
over time periods.<br />
“There is an<br />
instantaneous read out of<br />
what the current power<br />
output is and there are all<br />
sorts of historical data on<br />
the power that is being<br />
generated. There is a little<br />
piece on the solar energy<br />
as a science and there are<br />
energy savings that are<br />
listed on here,” said James<br />
MacFarland, director of<br />
operations for Glenville.<br />
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next to the touch screen on<br />
how to use it and residents<br />
are encouraged to come<br />
and use it. On a day with<br />
clear skies there is a bell<br />
curve of energy produced.<br />
The system is roughly<br />
a 15kw system and from<br />
when it became operational<br />
in late March to the current<br />
day, June 21, the town had<br />
already reaped around $700<br />
in energy savings. The<br />
maximum power output<br />
for the building is around 1<br />
p.m. on an average day.<br />
“We designed this<br />
system … to be simple<br />
and long lasting and<br />
non-problematic,” said<br />
MacFarland. “We sacrifi ced<br />
some pure energy output<br />
for long-term reliability and<br />
ease of maintenance. As<br />
it sits right now, we don’t<br />
have to do anything with<br />
this for <strong>25</strong> years. There is no<br />
maintenance to be done.”<br />
The panels are<br />
guaranteed for <strong>25</strong> years,<br />
but MacFarland said it is<br />
likely the panels would last<br />
longer.<br />
Since electricity<br />
prices could rise in the<br />
future, solar panels help<br />
offset increases, said<br />
MacFarland.<br />
Before Christopher<br />
Koetzle became supervisor,<br />
he contacted John Hamor,<br />
who used to work for<br />
NYPA, when Koetzle was<br />
a councilman. Hamor, now<br />
working for Four Corners<br />
Energy, LLC., said was<br />
pleased to see that the<br />
town move forward with<br />
installing solar panels.<br />
“The town has to be<br />
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this is one town that is,”<br />
said Hamor. “We work with<br />
a couple of other towns and<br />
counties around here to try<br />
and do these things … this<br />
is a great initiative.”<br />
Also, having the touch<br />
screen with accessible,<br />
detailed information is<br />
a good benefit for local<br />
students, said Hamor. He<br />
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minute, he said, CPR was<br />
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A fl ash mob descended on the Price Chopper in Niskayuna<br />
on Wednesday, June 15, and demonstrated chest<br />
compressions used during CPR. The event was organized<br />
by the American Heart Association and was in support<br />
of a bill before the State Legislature that would require<br />
high schools to teach CPR.<br />
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training course is done<br />
within four to fi ve hours,<br />
said Marmo.<br />
“This is not an unfunded<br />
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said Marmo. “If we spread<br />
that out over a school year,<br />
it could be 15 minutes a<br />
day.”<br />
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to Tedisco, the penalty<br />
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“This bill was at the top<br />
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The next bill Tedisco<br />
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“I think this might open<br />
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heightened message that<br />
we’ll have to continue to<br />
do those things to protect<br />
our companion pets,” said<br />
Tedisco.<br />
The passed bill also<br />
sends a message that the<br />
legislature can effectively<br />
juggle multiple tasks.<br />
“We balanced a budget,<br />
closed a $10 billion defi cit,<br />
had the property tax cap,<br />
mandate relief … this<br />
shows we can do both<br />
at the same time,” said<br />
Tedisco.<br />
Tedisco also announced<br />
the passage of legislation he<br />
co-sponsored and lobbied<br />
hard for during the budget<br />
debate that would begin<br />
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“This is a major step in<br />
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Tedisco said this<br />
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“It is pretty cool. Not<br />
everyone gets to see their<br />
dad fl y a helicopter,” said<br />
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Visiting the school with<br />
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from the support the<br />
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Baker’s unit when they<br />
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The event also acted<br />
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closing next year in the<br />
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“They even said that the<br />
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“This is great,” said<br />
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The unit is coming up on<br />
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$69.95 per person: Dinner • $40.00 per person: Show Only<br />
(tax & gratuity included)<br />
August 6th: Three Eras Of The King; A Night With Elvis<br />
Featuring: Paul Hunt “Little Elvis” & Grand Central Station<br />
Glen Sanders Mansion – Grand Salon<br />
August 11th: Direct From Las Vegas<br />
“A Night With The Rat Pack”<br />
Glen Sanders Mansion In The Grand Ballroom<br />
Dinner & Show or Show Only – Tickets Available Now<br />
The Supper Club At Rolling Hills<br />
July 22nd: A Night with Sammy Davis Jr.<br />
Featuring Louie Velez<br />
Parillo’s II at Rolling Hills, Fort Johnson, NY<br />
For Tickets Call: 518-788-1592<br />
Or go to www.lastellaproductions.com<br />
Entertainment in the Spotlight<br />
On the same<br />
wavelength<br />
Amateur radio operators share their hobby at annual fi eld day<br />
his own ham radio license,<br />
and he’s spent many hours<br />
chatting with people from<br />
every corner of the globe.<br />
“I’ve talked everywhere a<br />
couple times over now,” he<br />
said with a laugh.<br />
The hobby has<br />
also helped him make<br />
connections closer to<br />
home. Long is the treasurer<br />
and database keeper for<br />
the Schenectady Amateur<br />
Radio Association, one<br />
of several clubs for ham<br />
radio operators throughout<br />
the Capital District. The<br />
clubs are a way for people<br />
with a similar interest<br />
to come together, but<br />
they’re more than that:<br />
Ham radio operators can<br />
serve as a crucial means<br />
of communication in times<br />
of crisis.<br />
That was the genesis<br />
for the Schenectady club’s<br />
formation back in 1929. A<br />
73835<br />
major ice storm knocked<br />
out inter-city telegraph and<br />
telephone communications<br />
for several days, and ham<br />
radio operators took to<br />
the air to spread news.<br />
More recently, when<br />
tornadoes touched down<br />
in Springfield, Mass.,<br />
earlier this month, ham<br />
radio operators provided<br />
updates to the National<br />
Weather Service offi ce in<br />
Albany.<br />
Every year, a field<br />
day lets ham radio clubs<br />
show off their emergency<br />
communication<br />
capabilities. This year’s<br />
fi eld day is set for Saturday<br />
and Sunday, June <strong>25</strong> to<br />
26. In the Glenville area,<br />
the Schenectady Amateur<br />
Radio Association<br />
will set up shop at the<br />
Glenville Hill Firehouse<br />
for public demonstrations<br />
of its emergency<br />
communications abilities.<br />
Members will use only<br />
emergency power supplies<br />
such as antennas and<br />
generators to contact as<br />
many stations as possible.<br />
The club is hoping to reach<br />
more than 2,000 other<br />
stations.<br />
One of the group’s<br />
members, Craig Wood,<br />
won’t be taking part in the<br />
Glenville fi eld day because<br />
he’ll be at one in Troy,<br />
where he’s also a member<br />
of a ham group. Wood was<br />
hooked on ham radio when<br />
he saw a teacher at Colonie<br />
Central High School build<br />
a station and talk to people<br />
overseas.<br />
“I watched him talk to<br />
people in Italy,” Wood said.<br />
“It was just wonderful to<br />
see.”<br />
As a ham operator<br />
himself, Wood has talked<br />
to people as far away as<br />
Croatia and Poland. They<br />
talk about their radios –<br />
“What’s your radio, what’s<br />
my radio,” Wood said – as<br />
well as politics. A lot of<br />
ham operators have similar<br />
interests, Wood said. “A lot<br />
of hams are pilots. A lot fl y<br />
remote airplanes. A lot of<br />
us like railroads.”<br />
A real bond can form,<br />
as it did between Wood<br />
and a ham in Great Britain.<br />
Whenever they chatted,<br />
Wood looked forward to<br />
updates about the man’s<br />
daughter, who was studying<br />
to be a nurse.<br />
The social aspect is<br />
just a small part of the<br />
appeal for Wood, who takes<br />
great pride in the service<br />
hams can provide in<br />
emergencies. Back around<br />
2000, someone digging in<br />
Schenectady hit a phone<br />
line and thousands of<br />
people lost phone service,<br />
Wood said. The county<br />
enlisted ham operators to<br />
keep in touch with police in<br />
case of problems since the<br />
police have a ham station.<br />
Field day is a great<br />
chance for ham operators<br />
to keep their skills sharp in<br />
case they are pressed into<br />
service.<br />
“It’s kind of like practice<br />
makes perfect,” Wood said.<br />
“The idea is to get the best<br />
practice we can.”<br />
People of all ages are<br />
invited to the field day,<br />
which runs from 2 p.m.<br />
Saturday to 2 p.m. Sunday.<br />
Wood and Long both said<br />
that club members would<br />
love to share their hobby<br />
with everyone. For more<br />
information, visit www.<br />
k2ae.org.<br />
Photos courtesy Schenectady Amateur Radio Association<br />
Club members will stay on the air overnight contacting<br />
other stations around the world.<br />
More than 100 ham operators from throughout the<br />
Capital District belong to the Schenectady Amateur Radio<br />
Association.<br />
The club hopes to reach more than 2,000 other stations<br />
during fi eld day.<br />
A trailer packed with equipment lets club members simulate<br />
emergency conditions.
Spotlight June 23, 2011 Page 17<br />
Theater<br />
THE K OF D —<br />
AN URBAN LEGEND<br />
One-woman show featuring more than<br />
a dozen characters trying to make sense<br />
of the eerie events unfolding in their<br />
lakedise town, presented by the Adirondack<br />
Theatre Festival, Charles R. Wood<br />
Theater, 207 Glen St., Glens Falls, June<br />
22 through July 2, call for ticket prices.<br />
Information, 874-0800.<br />
THE KING AND I<br />
Broadway classic, presented by Mac-<br />
Haydn Theatre, 19<strong>25</strong> Route 203, Chatham,<br />
June 23-26 and June 30 through<br />
July 3, adults $28-$30, children under<br />
12 $12. Information, 392-9292.<br />
THE LAST ROMANCE<br />
Regional premiere of Joe DiPietro’s new<br />
play, presented by Curtain Call Theatre,<br />
210 Old Loudon Road, Latham, through<br />
June <strong>25</strong>, performances Thursdays<br />
through Sundays, $20. Information, 877-<br />
7529.<br />
Music<br />
MIKE HARRISON<br />
Originals and cover songs, June 23, 8<br />
p.m., Moon and River Cafe, 115 South<br />
Ferry St., Schenectady, free. Information,<br />
382-1938.<br />
OLD SONGS FESTIVAL<br />
Featuring Dan Berggren, Acoustic Eldolon,<br />
Finest Kind, Arrogant Worms, Babik,<br />
Andy Cohen, Groovemama and other<br />
folk/acoustic acts spread throughout the<br />
festival grounds, June 24-26, Altamont<br />
Fairgrounds, Route 146, Altamont, allfestival<br />
passes $55-$105, day passes<br />
$20-$65. Information, 765-2815.<br />
COSBY GIBSON & TIM STAUDLE<br />
Adirondack folk singer-songwriters,<br />
June 24, 7 p.m., Emack and Bolio’s, 366<br />
Delaware Ave., Albany, free. Information,<br />
512-5100.<br />
MELICK, MOODY & MCKRELL<br />
Local Celtic musicians band together for<br />
an evening of traditional music, June 24,<br />
8 p.m., Caffe Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga<br />
Arts and Entertainment<br />
Springs, advance tickets $14, door price<br />
$16. Information, 583-0022.<br />
ROB JONAS & BETSI KRISNISKI<br />
Two singer-songwriters, June 24, 8 p.m.,<br />
Moon and River Cafe, 115 South Ferry<br />
St., Schenectady, free. Information, 382-<br />
1938.<br />
ALAN GOLDBERG<br />
Acoustic guitarist and singer, June <strong>25</strong>, 7<br />
p.m., Emack and Bolio’s, 366 Delaware<br />
Ave., Albany, free. Information, 512-<br />
5100.<br />
TIM RODEN BAND<br />
Original country music, June <strong>25</strong>, 8 p.m.,<br />
Moon and River Cafe, 115 South Ferry<br />
St., Schenectady, free. Information, 382-<br />
1938.<br />
THE DYER SWITCH BAND<br />
Hard-driving traditional and original<br />
bluegrass music, June 26, 6:30 p.m.,<br />
Emack and Bolio’s, 366 Delaware Ave.,<br />
Albany, free. Information, 512-5100.<br />
CHRIS BARRON<br />
Former Spin Doctors frontman playing<br />
solo acoustic show, June 26, 7<br />
p.m., Caffe Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga<br />
Springs, advance tickets $16, door price<br />
$18. Information, 583-0022.<br />
ALIVE AT FIVE<br />
Thompson Square with opening act<br />
the Hillbilly Horns, June 30, 5 p.m.,<br />
Riverfront Park amphitheater, Corning<br />
Preserve, Albany, free. Information, 434-<br />
2032.<br />
Comedy<br />
MOP AND BUCKET COMPANY<br />
Weekly show of improvised comedy and<br />
music, June 24, 8 p.m., Proctors Underground,<br />
432 State St., Schenectady,<br />
adults $14, students/seniors $6. Information,<br />
346-6204.<br />
THE IMPROV CLUB<br />
Saratoga County-based comedy troupe<br />
performs a night of improvisational<br />
comedy in the spirit of “Whose Line Is<br />
It Anyway,” June <strong>25</strong>, 8 p.m., Caffe Lena,<br />
47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, advance<br />
tickets $14, door price $16. Information,<br />
583-0022.<br />
Visual Arts<br />
NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM<br />
“Best of SUNY Art Exhibition,” through<br />
Aug. 6; “The Landscape of Memory:<br />
Prints by Frank C. Eckmair,” through<br />
Sept. 18; plus “Beneath the City: An<br />
Archeological Perspective of Albany,”<br />
permanent collections on the 9/11 recovery<br />
effort, New York state history and<br />
geography, Empire State Plaza, Madison<br />
Avenue. Information, 474-5877.<br />
ALBANY INSTITUTE OF ART<br />
“The Folk Spirit of Albany: Folk Art from<br />
the Colletcion of the Albany Institute of<br />
History and Art” and exhibits on Hudson<br />
River School painting, American sculpture<br />
and the history of Albany, 1<strong>25</strong> Washington<br />
Ave. Information, 463-4478.<br />
ALBANY AIRPORT GALLERY<br />
“Keeping Time,” through Sept. 5; plus<br />
installations by Paul Katz, Harry Leigh,<br />
Harold Lohner, Lillian Mulero, Ken Ragsdale,<br />
Nancy Shaver and Joy Taylor. Information,<br />
242-2243.<br />
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF DANCE<br />
“Postage Paid: Dance Around the World,”<br />
through fall 2012; plus a Michael Jackson<br />
tribute, a “Dancing with the Stars” exhibit<br />
and the C.V. Whitney Hall of Fame, 99<br />
South Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Information,<br />
584-22<strong>25</strong>.<br />
SARATOGA AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM<br />
“Forza Italia!” through Sept. 30; “The Syracuse<br />
Mile,” featuring two of the central<br />
New York’s famous stock cars; plus ongoing<br />
exhbits including "East of Detroit"<br />
and New York racing, 110 Avenue of the<br />
Pines, Saratoga Springs. Information,<br />
587-1935, ext. 20.<br />
<strong>SCHENECTADY</strong> MUSEUM<br />
AND PLANETARIUM<br />
“FETCH! Lab” and “Fueling the Future,”<br />
ongoing; Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady.<br />
Information, 382-7890.<br />
SOW’S EAR STUDIO & GALLERY<br />
“Tranquil Interpretations,” pastels by<br />
Sandi Graham and watercolors by Ginit<br />
Marten, through July 29, 1597 Union St.,<br />
Schenectady. Information, 370-2042.<br />
SPA FINE ART<br />
Featuring new works by Ken Orton, 376<br />
Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Information,<br />
587-2411.<br />
TANG TEACHING MUSEUM<br />
AND GALLERY<br />
“Environment and Object — Recent African<br />
Art,” through July 31; “And All You<br />
Suck is Oil,” through Aug. 14; “Alumni<br />
Invitational 3,” through Aug. 14; “ELevator<br />
Music 18: Michael Prime: L-Fields,”<br />
through Aug. 28; “Melt,” though Sept.<br />
18; Skidmore College, 815 North Broadway,<br />
Saratoga Springs. Information, 580-<br />
8080.<br />
CLARK ART INSTITUTE<br />
“Spaces: Photographs by Candida<br />
Hofer and Thomas Struth,” through<br />
Sept. 5; “Romantic Nature: British and<br />
French Landscapes,” through Sept. 30;<br />
“Pissarro’s People,” through Oct. 2; “El<br />
Anatsui” through Oct. 16; 2<strong>25</strong> South St.,<br />
Williamstown, Mass. Information, (413)<br />
458-9545.<br />
MASS MOCA<br />
“Memery: Imitation, Memory and Internet<br />
Culture,” through July 31; “I am<br />
Weekly Crossword<br />
Searching for Field Character,” through<br />
Sept. 30; “one fl oor up more highly,” an<br />
installation by Katharina Grosse, through<br />
October; “Ruse,” through Dec. 31; “Sub<br />
Mirage Lignum,” through Dec. 31; “The<br />
Workers,” through March 15, 2012; “Sol<br />
LeWitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective,”<br />
ongoing; 87 Marshall St., North Adams,<br />
Mass. Information, (413) 664-4481.<br />
ARKELL MUSEUM<br />
“Gay Malin,” through July 29; “Drawn<br />
to the Same Place: The Drawings of Rufus<br />
Grider and Fritz Vogt 1885-1900,”<br />
through Aug. 14; plus “Arkell’s Inspiration:<br />
the Marketing of Beech-Nut and Art<br />
for the People,” ongoing; Canajoharie.<br />
Information, 673-2314.<br />
THE HYDE COLLECTION<br />
“New York, New York! The 20th Century,”<br />
through Sept. 17, 161 Warren St., Glens<br />
Falls. Information, 792-1761.<br />
Call for Artists<br />
THE CHORALIERS<br />
Musical group looking for singers of all<br />
abilities, performs concerts at Christmas<br />
and in the spring, pieces are familiar and<br />
fun to sing, no auditions are necessary,<br />
practices are 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays at<br />
Saint Clares’ Chapel, McClellan Street,<br />
Schenectady.<br />
ETUDE CLUB<br />
Looking for women interested in vocal<br />
and instrumental performance, meetings<br />
held the fi rst Thursday of every month.<br />
Information, 374-5536.<br />
SARATOGA ARTS<br />
Seeking local artists and fi ne crafters to<br />
display their works at its downtown gallery<br />
shop. Information, Adrianna Flax<br />
584-4132 or afl ax@saratoga-arts.org.<br />
CLIFTON PARK COMMUNITY<br />
CHORUS<br />
Ongoing rehearsals for its winter concert,<br />
Shenendehowa Adult Community Center,<br />
Clifton Common, Clifton Park, no auditions<br />
required to join. Information, 371-<br />
6681.<br />
CAPITALAND CHORUS<br />
Openings for all voice parts for women<br />
who love to sing and perform, rehearsals<br />
are at 7 p.m. Thursdays at New Covenant<br />
Presbyterian Church, corner of Orlanso<br />
and Western avenues, Albany. Information,<br />
785-3567.<br />
TANGO FUSION DANCE COMPANY<br />
Auditioning professional dancers by<br />
appointment at Arthur Murray Dance<br />
Studio, 75 Woodlawn Ave., Saratoga<br />
Springs. Information, 306-4173.<br />
ADIRONDACK PASTEL SOCIETY<br />
Seeking new artists that work in pastels,<br />
meetings are the fi rst Tuesday of every<br />
month at the Dave Francis Gallery, the<br />
Shirt Factory, Glens Falls. Programs,<br />
artist demonstrations and exhibitions are<br />
planned throughout the year. Information,<br />
793-9309 or 793-9350.<br />
DELMAR COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA<br />
Openings in the string, horn and percussion<br />
sections. Information, 813-4299<br />
or e-mail delmarcommunityorchestra@<br />
gmail.com.<br />
COLONIE TOWN BAND<br />
Several openings, rehearsals on Mondays<br />
at 7:30 p.m. at town hall, Route 9,<br />
Newtonville. Information, 783-2760.<br />
COLONIE CENTENNIAL<br />
BRASS CHOIR<br />
Openings for brass players, rehearsals<br />
on fi rst Thursday and third Tuesday of the<br />
month, at 7:15 p.m., town hall, Route 9,<br />
Newtonville. Information, 783-2760.<br />
SUBURBAN SOUNDS<br />
COMMUNITY CHORUS<br />
Openings in mixed chorus, rehearsals<br />
Sundays at 7 p.m. at Lynnwood Reformed<br />
Church, Route 146, Guilderland.<br />
Information, 861-8000.<br />
FRIENDSHIP SINGERS<br />
Openings in women’s singing group, focusing<br />
on old favorites and show tunes,<br />
rehearsals Tuesday mornings at Delmar<br />
Reformed Church, Delaware Avenue,<br />
Delmar. Information, 439-2360.<br />
SIENA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA<br />
Rehearsals Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Siena<br />
College, Route 9, Loudonville. Information,<br />
783-23<strong>25</strong>.<br />
THE ORCHESTRA ON THE COMMON<br />
Openings in the string section, also need<br />
French horn, trombone, fl ute and bass<br />
drum players, rehearsals Friday at 9 a.m.,<br />
Shenendehowa Senior Center, Clifton<br />
Common, Clifton Park. Information, 372-<br />
5146.<br />
ELECTRIC CITY CHORUS<br />
Male singing group, training provided,<br />
rehearsals at Faith United Methodist<br />
Church, Brandywine Avenue and Eastern<br />
Parkway, Schenectady, Tuesdays, 7:30<br />
p.m. Information, 399-1846.<br />
RIVER VALLEY CHORUS<br />
Sweet Adelines group based in Niskayuna<br />
is looking for women to join group.<br />
Information, 346-5349.<br />
MONDAY MUSICAL CLUB<br />
WOMEN’S CHORUS<br />
Invitation for new members to join in<br />
singing classical and popular songs,<br />
Third Reformed Church, 20 Ten Eyck<br />
Ave., Albany, Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. Information,<br />
477-4454.<br />
ARTISTS WANTED<br />
Exhibit space available for original paintings<br />
at Local Color Art Gallery, 1138<br />
Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham. Information,<br />
220-9027.
Page 18 June 23, 2011 Spotlight<br />
Scanlon, Frueh marry<br />
Nancy Scanlon of East<br />
Berne and William Frueh<br />
of Delmar were united<br />
in marriage on April 30,<br />
2011 at the Mabee Farm<br />
in Rotterdam Junction, NY.<br />
Reenactors all, the wedding<br />
party was attired in Civil<br />
War clothing, and many of<br />
the guests, also reenactors,<br />
wore clothing from their<br />
time period.<br />
The groom and his best<br />
man, Ray Hauley, played<br />
Fanfare on fi fe and drum for<br />
the processional. The bride<br />
and groom sang two of Bill’s<br />
original compositions, Our<br />
Song and Wedding Song. Their<br />
fi fe and drum friends played<br />
Governor King’s March as the<br />
recessional.<br />
The bride’s dress was<br />
created by Diane Karabin<br />
of Pickett’s General Store in<br />
Perth, NY and her bonnet was<br />
decorated by Matron of Honor,<br />
Toni Lasher.<br />
The couple enjoyed a<br />
weekend honeymoon trip to<br />
Old Sturbridge Village. Nancy and William Frueh<br />
■ Park<br />
(From Page 1)<br />
Niskayuna Baseball, said<br />
at the March meeting he<br />
wanted assurance the fi elds<br />
east of KAPL weren’t affected.<br />
After asking if the fields<br />
were surveyed, with Steven<br />
Feinberg, project director<br />
for the DOE, believing they<br />
hadn’t been, he asked for the<br />
DOE to assure residents their<br />
children were not affected.<br />
“We have 700 children<br />
that play baseball, and to me<br />
it seems prudent,” said Hanft<br />
previously about surveying<br />
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Special Thanks to<br />
And Contributing Sponsors:<br />
Our Presenting Sponsors: Members of<br />
the National<br />
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Letters Carriers<br />
and The Hurleys for<br />
their Star Spangled Banner<br />
Performance<br />
the fi eld. “We would be pretty<br />
happy to know that we are<br />
not playing on contaminated<br />
places, and we would think it<br />
would be a sign of good faith<br />
on your part to put our fears to<br />
rest. Again, I’m not a scientist,<br />
so if my fears are irrational,<br />
then so be it.”<br />
Milestones<br />
Deegan, Christy exchange vows<br />
Erin Colleen Deegan<br />
and Eric William Ramirez<br />
Christy were married on<br />
March 19, 2011. Erin is<br />
the daughter of Tom and<br />
Eileen Deegan of West<br />
Chester, Pennsylvania. Eric<br />
is the son of Tim and Leda<br />
Christy of Niskayuna, NY.<br />
The Wedding<br />
Ceremony took place at<br />
the St Thomas Church<br />
at Villanova University in<br />
Villanova, PA, offi ciated by<br />
Father Peter Donahue. A<br />
reception followed at The<br />
Merion Tribute House.<br />
The Bride and Groom<br />
are both 2007 graduates of<br />
Villanova University. Erin<br />
earned a BS in Nursing, and<br />
just completed a career as a<br />
Nurse in the US Navy at the<br />
rank of Lieutenant. Eric is a<br />
graduate of Niskayuna High<br />
School and earned a BS<br />
Mechanical Engineering<br />
degree. He is a Lieutenant<br />
in the US Navy and is now<br />
a Company Commander<br />
at Explosive Ordnance<br />
Disposal Mobile Unit TWO<br />
Results and information<br />
from the survey were<br />
included in a letter sent to<br />
Landry from the DOH, which<br />
was received by the town on<br />
Tuesday, June 14.<br />
“I received this letter and I<br />
have passed it on to the people<br />
of most interest, which was<br />
Erin Colleen and Eric William Ramirez Christy<br />
based at Little Creek, VA.<br />
The couple<br />
honeymooned in The<br />
Niskayuna Baseball Limited,<br />
and they have a copy of this<br />
letter that went out today,”<br />
said Landry on June 16. “I<br />
have this available for anyone<br />
else that would like a copy.”<br />
All surface readings of the<br />
survey were at background<br />
levels and didn’t pose any<br />
Philippines, and now<br />
reside in Virginia Beach,<br />
VA.<br />
danger, according to the DOH<br />
letter. The nuclear chemical<br />
laboratory at the DOH’s<br />
Wadsworth site analyzed<br />
the samples, which only<br />
revealed naturally occurring<br />
radioactive material typical<br />
to soil in the state, said DOH<br />
offi cials.<br />
and All the Players, Volunteers, and Everyone<br />
who came out to Support for a Great Cause!<br />
73965
Spotlight June 23, 2011 Page 19<br />
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NOTICE OF FORMATION<br />
OF<br />
Limited Liability Company<br />
(LLC)<br />
1. The name of the LLC<br />
is: SITTERLY DEVELOP-<br />
MENT ASSOCIATES, LLC<br />
2. The date of the fi ling of<br />
the Articles of Organization<br />
with the Secretary of<br />
State of New York (SSNY)<br />
under Section 203 is: May<br />
4, 2011<br />
3. The offi ce within<br />
New York State of the LLC<br />
is located in Schenectady<br />
County.<br />
4. The SSNY is designated<br />
as agent of the<br />
LLC upon whom process<br />
against it may be served.<br />
The post offi ce address to<br />
which the SSNY shall mail a<br />
copy of any process against<br />
the LLC served upon him<br />
or her is:<br />
c/o General Counsel, 695<br />
Rotterdam Industrial Park,<br />
Schenectady, NY 12306<br />
5. The purpose of the<br />
business of the LLC is to<br />
engage in any lawful act<br />
or activity for which limited<br />
liability companies may be<br />
organized under the Limited<br />
Liability Company Law of<br />
the State of New York.<br />
73148 (S)<br />
(June 23, 2011)<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
NOTICE OF FORMATION<br />
OF LIMITED LIABILITY<br />
COMPANY (LLC). Name:<br />
Krishnadas Wine & Liquor,<br />
LLC. Articles of Organization<br />
fi led with Secretary of<br />
State of New York (SSNY)<br />
on 05/02/2011. Offi ce location:<br />
Schenectady County.<br />
SSNY designated as agent<br />
of LLC upon whom process<br />
against it may be served.<br />
SSNY shall mail copy of<br />
process to: 1458 Altamont<br />
Avenue, Schenectady, New<br />
York 12303. Purpose: to<br />
engage in any lawful act or<br />
activity for which a limited<br />
liability company may be<br />
formed under section 201<br />
of the Limited Liability Company<br />
Law.<br />
73164 (S)<br />
(June 23, 2011)<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
NOTICE OF FORMATION<br />
OF<br />
LIMITED LIABILITY COM-<br />
PANY (LLC),<br />
ABP PROPERTIES, LLC,<br />
Articles of Organization fi led<br />
with SSNY on 4/24/2002<br />
Offi ce Location: Schenectady<br />
County. Secretary of<br />
State of NY (SSNY) designated<br />
as agent of LLC upon<br />
whom process against it<br />
may be served. SSNY<br />
shall mail a copy of process<br />
to LLC, <strong>25</strong>21 Peter Lane,<br />
Schenectady, NY 12309.<br />
Purpose: real estate, any<br />
lawful purpose.<br />
73171 (S)<br />
(June 23, 2011)<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
Notice of formation of SFE<br />
Property Management,<br />
LLC Arts. of Org. fi led with<br />
the Sect’y of State of NY<br />
(SSNY) on 5/4/2011. Offi ce<br />
location, County of Schenectady.<br />
SSNY has been<br />
designated as agent of the<br />
LLC upon whom process<br />
against it may be served.<br />
SSNY shall mail process<br />
to: Couch White LLP, PO<br />
Box 22222, Albany NY<br />
12201-2222. Purpose: any<br />
lawful act<br />
73175A (D)<br />
(June 23, 2011)<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
NOTICE OF FORMATION<br />
OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED<br />
LIABILITY COMPANY<br />
Articles of Organization for<br />
Menzer Consulting, LLC,<br />
were fi led with the Secretary<br />
of State of New York (SSNY)<br />
on May 4, 2011, under Sec.<br />
203 of the Limited Liability<br />
Company Law of State of<br />
New York. Purpose of LLC<br />
is to engage in any lawful act<br />
or activity. Offi ce location<br />
is in Schenectady County.<br />
The SSNY has been designated<br />
as the agent of the<br />
LLC, upon whom process<br />
against it may be served.<br />
SSNY shall mail a copy of<br />
Process to the LLC at 145<br />
Lovers Lane, Amsterdam,<br />
New York 12010.<br />
73350 (S)<br />
(June 23, 2011)<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
Notice of Formation of LLC:<br />
Jolene’s Lemonade & Corn<br />
Dogs, LLC. Art. Of Org. Filed<br />
with SSNY 3/24/11. Offi ce<br />
Location: Schenectady Co.<br />
SSNY is designated as<br />
agent upon whom process<br />
against LLC may be served.<br />
SSNY shall mail copy of<br />
process to: The LLC, 921 S.<br />
Kelley Rd, Schenectady, NY<br />
12306. Purpose: Any lawful<br />
activities.<br />
73368 (S)<br />
(June 23, 2011)<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
Notice of Formation of a<br />
Limited Liability Company<br />
(LLC): Name: HandiJohn<br />
Services, LLC, Articles of<br />
Organization fi led with the<br />
Secretary of State of New<br />
York (SSNY) on 5/6/2011.<br />
Offi ce location: Schenectady<br />
County. SSNY has<br />
been designated as agent<br />
of the LLC upon whom<br />
process against it may be<br />
served. SSNY shall mail a<br />
copy of process to: Handi-<br />
John Services, LLC, 72<br />
Furman St. Schenectady,<br />
NY 12304. Purpose: Any<br />
Lawful Purpose. Latest<br />
date upon which LLC is to<br />
dissolve: No specifi c date.<br />
73399 (S)<br />
(June 23, 2011)<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
NOTICE OF FORMATION<br />
OF<br />
Limited Liability Company<br />
(LLC)<br />
1.The name of the LLC is:<br />
VENDETTI MANAGEMENT<br />
GROUP, LLC<br />
2. The date of the fi ling of the<br />
Articles of Organization with<br />
the Secretary of State of the<br />
State of New York (SSNY) is:<br />
5/16/2011<br />
3. The offi ce within New York<br />
State the LLC is located in is<br />
Schenectady County.<br />
4. The SSNY is designated<br />
as agent of the LLC upon<br />
whom process against it<br />
may be served. The post<br />
offi ce address to which the<br />
SSNY shall mail a copy of<br />
any process against the LLC<br />
served upon him or her is:<br />
Hoffman & Naviasky, PLLC<br />
1802 Eastern Parkway<br />
Schenectady, New York<br />
12309<br />
5. The specifi c date upon<br />
which the LLC is to dissolve<br />
is: NONE<br />
6. The purpose of the business<br />
of the LLC is: any<br />
lawful business of purpose.<br />
73402 (S)<br />
(June 23, 2011)<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
NOTICE OF FORMATION<br />
OF LLC<br />
Articles of Organization for<br />
PETE’S PUPS, LLC were<br />
filed with the Secretary<br />
of State of New York on<br />
May 20, 2011. The offi ce<br />
of the company is located<br />
in Schenectady County.<br />
The Secretary of State has<br />
been designated as agent<br />
upon which process may<br />
be served and a copy of<br />
process shall be mailed<br />
by the Secretary of State<br />
to the LLC at Lombardi,<br />
Walsh, Wakeman, Harrison,<br />
Amodeo & Davenport,<br />
P.C., III Winners Circle,<br />
Albany, New York 12205.<br />
Purpose: for any lawful<br />
activity for which limited<br />
liability companies may<br />
be formed under the law.<br />
73401 (S)<br />
(June 23, 2011)<br />
LEGAL NOTICE title vested solely in Dorothy<br />
E. Patrick.<br />
STATE OF NEW YORK 7. As outlined in the affi da-<br />
Plaintiff designates Schevit of David Patrick, dated<br />
nectady<br />
September 29, 2008, at-<br />
DENNISHA MILLER, tached hereto and made a<br />
County as place of trial part hereof as exhibit “B”,<br />
CHRISTOPHER D. PAT- Dorothy Patrick and Clifton<br />
RICK, and Basis of venue Patrick had nine children.<br />
is plaintiff’s<br />
The children are as follows:<br />
MARTHA A. PATRICK, Christopher D. Patrick, Daryl<br />
place of residence Patrick, David Patrick, Col-<br />
Plaintiffs,<br />
leen DeCarlo, ne Colleen<br />
-against- SUMMONS Patrick, John Patrick, Robert<br />
Index No. 2009-2052 Patrick, Gary Patrick, Peter<br />
Michael Patrick Date Patrick, and Clifton L. Pat-<br />
Filed:<br />
rick, Jr.<br />
Address Unknown 8. By deed dated July 28,<br />
8/21/09<br />
1994, Dorothy E. Patrick<br />
Joseph Patrick<br />
conveyed the property to<br />
Address Unknown herself and Christopher D.<br />
Defendants.<br />
Patrick as “tenants in com-<br />
TO THE ABOVE NAMED mon, with right of survivor-<br />
DEFENDANTS:<br />
ship” (emphasis added). It is<br />
YOU ARE HEREBY SUM- the aforementioned phrase<br />
MONED to appear in this that is now creating a cloud<br />
action by serving an answer on title. A copy of said deed<br />
to the complaint on the at- is attached hereto, made<br />
torneys for the plaintiff within a part hereof, and marked<br />
twenty (20) days after the exhibit “C”.<br />
service of this summons, 9. Dorothy Patrick died a<br />
exclusive of the day of ser- resident of Schenectady<br />
vice, or within thirty days County on the fi rst day of<br />
after service is completed if April, 1996.<br />
this summons is not person- 10. Without noting any difally<br />
delivered to you within fi culties as a result of the<br />
the State of New York. above referenced phrase,<br />
DATED: August 20, 2009 Christopher D. Patrick con-<br />
John R. Polster, Esq. veyed the property to himself<br />
Attorney for Plaintiffs and Martha A. Patrick, his<br />
224 State Street<br />
wife as tenants by the en-<br />
Schenectady, New York tirety. A copy of said deed<br />
12305<br />
is attached hereto, made<br />
Telephone number: (518) a part here of, and marked<br />
374-<strong>25</strong>93<br />
exhibit “D”.<br />
Upon your failure to ap- 11. That and 2008, Christopear,<br />
judgment will be taken pher Patrick and Martha Pat-<br />
against you by default derick conveyed the property<br />
claring that you will be forev- to Dennisha Miller, one of<br />
er barred from making any the above named plaintiffs.<br />
claim of any kind in property Said conveyance was con-<br />
commonly known as 606 ditioned upon the cloud on<br />
Pennsylvania Avenue. title referenced herein being<br />
STATE OF NEW YORK resolved.<br />
SUPREME COURT 12. As outlined in paragraph<br />
COUNTY OF SCHENECT- 5 of exhibit B, it was under-<br />
ADY<br />
stood that the property at<br />
Plaintiff designates Sche- issue was to pass, upon<br />
nectady<br />
the death of Dorothy, to<br />
DENNISHA MILLER, Christopher. All of Dorothy<br />
County as place of trial and Clifton’s children (or<br />
CHRISTOPHER D. PAT- their legal representatives),<br />
RICK, and Basis of venue except for Clifton L. Patrick,<br />
is plaintiff’s<br />
Jr., have executed quit claim<br />
MARTHA A. PATRICK, deeds conveying whatever<br />
place of residence rights or claims they may<br />
Plaintiffs,<br />
have had in the property to<br />
-against-<br />
Christopher and Martha.<br />
VERIFIED COMPLAINT 13. The only reason that<br />
Index No. 2009-2052 Clifton L. Patrick, Jr., could<br />
Bernard Patrick,<br />
not execute a deed was<br />
Deborah Clark ne Deborah because he previously died.<br />
Patrick, Date Filed: Clifton L. Patrick, Jr. had<br />
Dorothy Johnson ne Doro- eight children. The purpose<br />
thy Patrick, 8/21/09 for this proceeding is to de-<br />
Michael Patrick,<br />
clare that none of Clifton L.<br />
Joseph Patrick<br />
Patrick, Jr’s., children have<br />
Defendants.<br />
any interest in the property.<br />
The plaintiffs, as and for 14. As outlined in the affi da-<br />
their complaint against the vit of Nacole Pigliavento (at-<br />
defendants, allege as foltached hereto, made a part<br />
lows:<br />
hereof and marked exhibit<br />
1. That the Plaintiff, Den- “E”), Clifton L. Patrick, Jr.,<br />
nisha Miller, is an individual had eight children. They are<br />
residing at 606 Pennsylva- as follows:<br />
nia, Avenue, Schenectady, Daniel Patrick<br />
New York 12303.<br />
129 English Ave.<br />
2. That the Plaintiffs, Chris- Brunswick, GA 31520<br />
topher D. Patrick and Martha Bernard Patrick<br />
A. Patrick, are individuals 503 Bethel Street<br />
formerly residing at 606 Clover, SC 29710<br />
Pennsylvania Ave., Sche- Deborah Clark ne Deborah<br />
nectady, NY 12303. They Patrick<br />
currently reside in the state 305 Jackson Road.<br />
of Florida.<br />
Jacksonville, Fl 32<strong>25</strong>0<br />
3. That this action is brought Dorothy Johnson ne Dorothy<br />
to compel the determination Patrick<br />
of a potential claim to real 305 Jackson Road.<br />
property pursuant to Article Jacksonville, Fl 32<strong>25</strong>0<br />
15 of the Real Property Ac- Clifton Patrick, III<br />
tions and Proceedings Law 273 Wilbur Road<br />
of the State of New York. Schuylerville, NY 12871<br />
4. That’s a history of the Michael Patrick<br />
events and circumstances Address Unknown<br />
as they pertain here to is as Joseph Patrick<br />
follows:<br />
Address Unknown Nacole<br />
5. That the property at Pigliavento<br />
issue herein is commonly 116 Agnes Avenue<br />
known as 606 Pennsylvania Schenectady, New York<br />
Ave. in the city and County 12303<br />
of Schenectady, State of 15. Daniel Patrick, Nacole<br />
New York. The property’s Pigliavento, and Clifton Pat-<br />
formal description is atrick, III, recognizing the<br />
tached hereto, made a part above circumstances, have<br />
here of, and marked ex- all signed deeds conveying<br />
hibit “A”. The property is any interest they may have<br />
designated as tax parcel had in the property. The<br />
numbered: 49.65-1-48. remaining people are the<br />
6. That, prior to 1994, the defendants in this action.<br />
property at issue herein was 16. That it is respectfully<br />
owned by Dorothy E. Patrick submitted that none of the<br />
and her husband Clifton L. above named defendants<br />
Patrick, Sr., as husband and have any claim to the prop-<br />
wife, tenants by the entirety. erty at issue herein.<br />
Clifton L. Patrick, Sr., died 17. That it is believed that the<br />
a resident of Schenectady phrase reference in para-<br />
County on October 4, 1981. graph 8 above was meant to<br />
As a result of Clifton’s death, read, “joint tenants with right<br />
of survivorship”.<br />
18. It is clear that all family<br />
members interpreted the<br />
deed so as to create a joint<br />
tenancy. This is bolstered<br />
by exhibit “B” stating that all<br />
of the children of Dorothy<br />
Patrick and Clifton L. Patrick,<br />
Sr., were aware that<br />
the property was to pass to<br />
Christopher D. Patrick. This<br />
assertion by David Patrick is<br />
supported by the willingness<br />
of all the children, except<br />
Clifton, Jr., now deceased,<br />
to sign deeds conveying<br />
any right or claim they may<br />
have had to Christopher and<br />
Martha. Further Christopher<br />
and Martha occupied the<br />
property at issue as their<br />
own continuously since<br />
1996 with no member of<br />
the family making any claim<br />
whatsoever. During this<br />
time period they maintained<br />
the property, paid the taxes,<br />
and exercised all indicia of<br />
ownership to the exclusion<br />
of all others.<br />
19. All of the defendants<br />
are known and as outlined<br />
herein. None are an infant,<br />
mentally retarded, mentally<br />
ill or an alcohol abuser.<br />
20. The judgment herein,<br />
if one is granted, will not<br />
affect a person not in being<br />
and every person who might<br />
have a claim is named as a<br />
defendant.<br />
WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs respectfully<br />
request judgment<br />
of the court:<br />
* declaring that the deed<br />
of July 28, 1994 (exhibit<br />
C) actually created a joint<br />
tenancy, with right of survivorship<br />
in favor of Christopher;<br />
* declaring that none<br />
of the above named defendants,<br />
or any person<br />
claiming through or under<br />
a named defendant, have<br />
any claim, right, title, or<br />
interest in or to the property<br />
commonly known as 606<br />
Pennsylvania Ave. in the city<br />
and County of Schenectady,<br />
State of New York; and<br />
* granting such other further<br />
and different relief as<br />
the court may deem just and<br />
proper.<br />
DATED: August 20, 2009<br />
Respectfully submitted:<br />
John R. Polster, Esq.<br />
Attorney for Plaintiffs<br />
224 State Street<br />
Schenectady, New York<br />
12305<br />
Telephone number: (518)<br />
374-<strong>25</strong>93<br />
73737 (S)<br />
(June 23, 2011)<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
Notice of Formation of Limited<br />
Liability Company: The<br />
name of the company is<br />
Exavideo LLC. Articles of<br />
Organization fi led with NY<br />
Department of State on<br />
4/27/2011. Office located<br />
in Schenectady County.<br />
The Secretary of State of<br />
New York (SSNY) has been<br />
designated as agent upon<br />
whom process against the<br />
company may be served;<br />
SSNY shall mail copy of<br />
any such process to PO Box<br />
537, Rensselaer, NY 12144.<br />
Purpose of the company:<br />
any lawful purpose.<br />
73750 (S)<br />
(June 23, 2011)<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
PUBLICATION NOTICE OF<br />
FORMATION OF<br />
LIMITED LIABILITY COM-<br />
PANY<br />
Catch-It Products, LLC<br />
Dated: May 27, 2011<br />
Notice is hereby given of<br />
the formation of the abovenamed<br />
limited liability company<br />
for the transaction of<br />
business in the State of New<br />
York and elsewhere. Pursuant<br />
to Limited Liability Law<br />
Section 206(a)(8)(b), your<br />
attention is directed to the<br />
following facts:<br />
1. The name of the limited<br />
liability company is Catch-It<br />
Products, LLC (the “LLC”).<br />
2. The Articles of Organization<br />
of the LLC were fi led<br />
with the Secretary of State<br />
on September 22, 2010.<br />
3. The county in which the<br />
principal place of business<br />
of the LLC shall be located<br />
is Schenectady.<br />
4. The Secretary of State<br />
has been designated as<br />
agent of the limited liability<br />
company upon whom<br />
process against it may be<br />
served. The Secretary of<br />
State shall mail a copy of<br />
any process against the<br />
LLC to the following post<br />
office address: Catch-It<br />
Products, LLC, 1347 Glenwood<br />
Blvd. Schenectady,<br />
New York 12308.<br />
5. The company does not<br />
have a specifi c date of dissolution.<br />
6. The character or purpose<br />
of the business of the LLC<br />
is as follows: To engage<br />
in any business permitted<br />
under the laws of the State<br />
of New York.<br />
73772 (S)<br />
(June 23, 2011)<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
Notice of Formation of a<br />
Limited Liability Company<br />
(LLC):<br />
Name: CineDV Productions<br />
LLC, Articles of Organization<br />
fi led with the Secretary<br />
of State of New York (SSNY)<br />
on 03/15/2011. Offi ce location:<br />
Schenectady County.<br />
SSNY has been designated<br />
as agent of the LLC upon<br />
whom process against it<br />
may be served. SSNY shall<br />
mail a copy of process to:<br />
JOSEPH PIAZZO CINEDV<br />
PRODUCTIONS LLC, 524<br />
Paige St. Schenectady, NY<br />
12307. Purpose: Any Lawful<br />
Purpose. Latest date Upon<br />
which LLC is to dissolve: No<br />
specifi c date.<br />
73777 (S)<br />
(June 23, 2011)<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
Notice of Formation of Harrell<br />
Global (LLC). Art. Of<br />
Org. fi led with secy. of State<br />
of NY on May 31, 2011.<br />
The purpose of the LLC is<br />
to engage in any lawful act<br />
or activity. The offi ce is to<br />
be located in Schenectady<br />
county. The Secretary of<br />
State is designated as the<br />
agent of the LLC upon<br />
whom process against the<br />
LLC may be served. The<br />
address to which<br />
The Secretary of State shall<br />
mail copy of any process<br />
against the LLC is 514<br />
State Street Schenectady,<br />
NY 12303.<br />
73803 (S)<br />
(June 23, 2011)<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
IdeaSpec 2011, LLC (the<br />
“LLC”) fi led Application for<br />
Authority with the NY Secretary<br />
of State (“SOS”) on<br />
6/9/11. LLC was organized<br />
in Delaware on 6/2/11. LLC<br />
office is in Schenectady<br />
County. SOS was designated<br />
as agent of the LLC<br />
upon whom process against<br />
it may be served. SOS shall<br />
mail copy of any process<br />
served to 376 Broadway,<br />
Suite 2, Schenectady, NY<br />
12305. The address of<br />
the office required to be<br />
maintained in the LLC’s<br />
jurisdiction of its organization<br />
is 615 South DuPont<br />
Highway, Dover, DE 19901.<br />
The name and address<br />
of the authorized officer<br />
in the LLC’s jurisdiction<br />
of organization where a<br />
copy of the Company’s<br />
articles of organization are<br />
fi led is: Secretary of State<br />
of the State of Delaware,<br />
Division of Corporations,<br />
John G. Townsend Bldg.,<br />
401 Federal Street, Suite<br />
4, Dover, Delaware 19901.<br />
The purpose of the LLC is<br />
any lawful act or activity.<br />
73993 (S)<br />
(June 23, 2011)<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
DHA VENTURES, LLC (the<br />
“LLC”) fi led Application for<br />
Authority with the NY Secretary<br />
of State (“SOS”) on<br />
6/9/11. LLC was organized<br />
in Delaware on 6/2/11. LLC<br />
office is in Schenectady<br />
County. SOS was designated<br />
as agent of the LLC<br />
upon whom process against<br />
it may be served. SOS shall<br />
mail copy of any process<br />
served to 376 Broadway,<br />
Suite 2, Schenectady, NY<br />
12305. The address of<br />
the office required to be<br />
maintained in the LLC’s<br />
jurisdiction of its organization<br />
is 615 South DuPont<br />
Highway, Dover, DE 19901.<br />
The name and address<br />
of the authorized officer<br />
in the LLC’s jurisdiction of<br />
organization where a copy<br />
of the Company’s articles<br />
of organization are fi led is:<br />
Secretary of State of the<br />
State of Delaware, Division<br />
of Corporations, John<br />
G. Townsend Bldg., 401<br />
Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover,<br />
Delaware 19901. The<br />
purpose of the LLC is any<br />
lawful act or activity.<br />
73994 (S)<br />
(June 23, 2011)<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
Notice of Formation Emergency<br />
Services NY LLC art.<br />
of org. fi led Secy. of State<br />
NY (SSNY) 4/1/11. Off. loc.<br />
in Schenectady Co. SSNY<br />
designated as agent of LLC<br />
upon whom process may<br />
be served. SSNY shall mail<br />
copy of process to: 856-B<br />
Union St, Schenectady, NY<br />
12308 . Purpose: Any lawful<br />
purpose.<br />
73998 (S)<br />
(June 23, 2011)<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
Notice of Formation of a<br />
Limited Liability Company<br />
(LLC): Name: LIVE LINE<br />
SOLUTIONS LLC, Articles<br />
of Organization filed with<br />
the Secretary of State of<br />
New York on 05/19/2011.<br />
Offi ce location: Schenectady<br />
County. SSNY has<br />
been designated as agent<br />
of the LLC upon whom<br />
process against it may be<br />
served. SSNY shall mail<br />
a copy of process to: C/O<br />
Live Line Solutions LLC,<br />
PO Box 9141, Niskayuna,<br />
NY 12309. Purpose: Any<br />
Lawful Purpose.<br />
74000 (S)<br />
(June 23, 2011)<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
Notice of formation of limited<br />
liability company (“LLC”).<br />
Name of LLC: 2001 State<br />
Street, LLC. Articles of Organization<br />
filed with the<br />
Secretary of State of New<br />
York (“SSNY”) on June<br />
14, 2011. LLC offi ce location:<br />
Schenectady County.<br />
SSNY has been designated<br />
as agent of LLC upon whom<br />
process against it may be<br />
served. SSNY shall mail a<br />
copy of any process against<br />
the LLC served upon it to:<br />
15 S. Pearl Street, Albany,<br />
New York 12207. LLC has<br />
been formed to engage in<br />
any lawful act or activity.<br />
LLC shall be member-managed.<br />
74008 (S)<br />
(June 23, 2011)<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
Notice of formation of limited<br />
liability company (“LLC”).<br />
Name of LLC: Maurice of<br />
Schenectady, LLC. Articles<br />
of Organization filed with<br />
the Secretary of State of<br />
New York (“SSNY”) on June<br />
15, 2011. LLC offi ce location:<br />
Schenectady County.<br />
SSNY has been designated<br />
as agent of LLC upon whom<br />
process against it may be<br />
served. SSNY shall mail a<br />
copy of any process against<br />
the LLC served upon it to:<br />
2001 State Street, Schenectady,<br />
New York 12304.<br />
LLC has been formed to<br />
engage in any lawful act or<br />
activity. LLC shall be member-managed.<br />
74009 (S)<br />
(June 23, 2011)<br />
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Auctions, Mountain Castle,<br />
Acreage, Lots, Homes,<br />
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Online & Live. Iron Horse<br />
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AUTOS WANTED<br />
$100 + Up for Junk Cars,<br />
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Sudoku Answers<br />
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY<br />
Six and one-half year retail<br />
yarn/fi ber arts store/<br />
school in the Capital District.<br />
Sells yarns, needles,<br />
books, etc. for knitters,<br />
crocheters and craftspeople.<br />
Also offers education<br />
classes on knitting, crocheting<br />
and crafts. Owner<br />
retiring.thielgroup.com<br />
518-608-6363<br />
CHILD CARE SERVICES<br />
PROVIDED<br />
20yr old college student<br />
available for babysitting<br />
afternoons + weekends.<br />
EMAIL: RLS89@aol.com<br />
Experienced teen, mother’s<br />
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with references. Available<br />
for the summer. Call 518-<br />
439-5338<br />
COLLECTIBLES FOR SALE<br />
Various custom HO-scale<br />
model railroad locomotives<br />
and rolling stock.<br />
All are priced to move.<br />
Please call Rich at 785-<br />
8751 & leave message or<br />
email me at rweriksen@<br />
verizon.net<br />
ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES<br />
PROVIDED<br />
DJ Services - Affordable<br />
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542-6599<br />
FIREWOOD FOR SALE<br />
MIXED HARDWOODS: Full<br />
cords, $2<strong>25</strong>. Face cords,<br />
$110. Jim Haslam, 439-<br />
9702.<br />
FOR SALE<br />
SAWMILLS Band/Chainsaw<br />
- SPRING SALE Cut lumber<br />
any dimension, anytime.<br />
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6599 to set up an appointment.<br />
Garage Sale, Sat. June<br />
<strong>25</strong>th 9am-1pm, 9 Elsmere,<br />
Corner of Herber. Lots of<br />
good stuff.<br />
June 24th, <strong>25</strong>th, 26th a<br />
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Postholes/Post Removal.<br />
Prompt and Reliable. 424-<br />
6834<br />
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE<br />
Blue adjustable offi ce<br />
chair. $22. Tan offi ce<br />
chair - free. 885-2637<br />
Red Schwinn Stingray boys<br />
bike with training wheels<br />
$60. Woman’s Raleigh 30<br />
inch mountain bike $75.<br />
885-2637<br />
Deals!…<br />
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MOTORCYCLES FOR SALE<br />
HAS YOUR BUILDING<br />
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Contact Woodford Brothers<br />
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PET SERVICES<br />
Proper Pet Canine Academy:<br />
Private obedience and<br />
group classes available.<br />
Free evaluation, guaranteed<br />
results. 759 Route<br />
9W, Glenmont. 518-231-<br />
4158<br />
THE DOG LADY 518-586-<br />
6292 www.thedogladyny.com<br />
Walking, Training,<br />
Behavior Rehabilitation,<br />
Overnight Sitting, & Much<br />
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PETS FOR SALE<br />
English Mastiff puppies,<br />
seven boys, one girl, parents<br />
on premises and AKC.<br />
Dewormed and fi rst shots.<br />
Ready to go home June<br />
24th. $1500 each pet<br />
cost. 518-505-1749.<br />
SPORTS EQUIPMENT FOR<br />
SALE<br />
Wrestling Gear (boys) for<br />
sale- shoes, earguards, etc.<br />
Please call 885-2637.<br />
WANTED<br />
ATTENTION. DO NOT MELT<br />
YOUR HEIRLOOMS. Retired<br />
Order Form<br />
Physician and collector,<br />
willing to PAY MORE to preserve<br />
them for posterity.<br />
WANTED : OLD WATCHES,<br />
pocket and wrist, cases,<br />
movements. ALSO CLOCKS.<br />
Entire COLLECTIONS and<br />
WATCHMAKERS’ ESTATES<br />
welcome . Dr Malebranche,<br />
518 882-1507. Leave message<br />
PRN and THANKS.<br />
WILL PAY FOR SUCCESSFUL<br />
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BUYING: All Old Costume<br />
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439-6129.<br />
CASH BUYER, 1970 and<br />
Before Comic Books, Toys,<br />
Sports, entire collections<br />
wanted. I travel to you<br />
and Buy EVERYTHING YOU<br />
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617-3551<br />
YARD/ESTATE SALE<br />
6/23-<strong>25</strong> 8:30 TO 4, 82<br />
EAST MAIN (NYS 5), FUR-<br />
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UNITS, MUCH MORE WWW.<br />
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Multi-Family yard sale.<br />
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Drive. Fri. and Sat.<br />
June 24th and <strong>25</strong>th 8:00<br />
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Decorations, Lots of<br />
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■ Who<br />
(From Page 24)<br />
Jordan “A-Rod.” If there<br />
was a “celebrity MVP”<br />
award for the game, Jordan<br />
would have gotten it.<br />
Other “celebrity”<br />
highlights for my team<br />
included a three-hit night<br />
by Spotlight reporter<br />
Andrew Beam and RBI<br />
hits by US Postal workers<br />
Chris Reardon and Mike<br />
“Ironhead” Morrissey.<br />
WNYT weatherman Jason<br />
Gough hit a three-run<br />
inside-the-park home run<br />
for Nick Davey’s White<br />
team, and Spotlight’s Jackie<br />
Domin added a single.<br />
As for me, I broke my<br />
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turns at bat and managed<br />
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for outs, and I pitched<br />
the fi nal inning, giving up<br />
three runs to my team and<br />
one run to the other team.<br />
Just as it should be, right?<br />
The problem with<br />
getting involved on the<br />
field was that I wasn’t<br />
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While the other players<br />
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amazing that the bottoms<br />
of my feet weren’t bruised<br />
more badly than they were.<br />
I was also wearing a pair of<br />
blue jeans – again, not what<br />
you would wear for heavy<br />
physical activity.<br />
Then, there was the<br />
matter of my one inning of<br />
pitching. Even though it<br />
was soft-toss softball, you<br />
still need to have the ability<br />
to get the ball over the<br />
plate on a consistent basis.<br />
Sadly, most of my pitches<br />
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a few hit batters and looks<br />
of consternation on both<br />
sides. If you had to give me<br />
a nickname, go with “Nuke<br />
LaLoosh.”<br />
The thing is I knew<br />
I would be horrible if I<br />
played, which is why I<br />
initially only wanted to<br />
manage. But with everyone<br />
else having so much fun<br />
out there, I couldn’t help<br />
myself. And in the end, this<br />
game was all about having<br />
fun and raising money for<br />
the MDA. Both of those<br />
objectives were met.<br />
However, having<br />
experienced the manager’s<br />
job, I think I will step away<br />
from that role next year.<br />
It’s way too much work for<br />
something that should be<br />
all about fun.<br />
Besides, not many<br />
coaches can say they concluded<br />
their careers with<br />
an undefeated record.<br />
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Spotlight June 23, 2011 Page 23<br />
■ Dirty<br />
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the Normanskill – a creek<br />
that divides the main part<br />
of Tawasentha Park from<br />
its winter recreation area.<br />
There were also large<br />
wooden spools racers had<br />
to navigate, a cargo net<br />
to climb to ring a bell at<br />
the top and tires to run<br />
through.<br />
“I thought it was crazy,<br />
and it was a little hard,”<br />
said Ballston Lake’s Nancy<br />
Gallagher.<br />
“The mud wasn’t<br />
bad,” added Joe Bouck of<br />
Latham. “I’m all fi ve-foot<br />
nothing, so it was easy<br />
going through the ropes<br />
[in the fi nal stretch].”<br />
The obstacles may<br />
have been challenging,<br />
but all the racers seemed<br />
to enjoy themselves. Some<br />
even wore costumes – a<br />
concept that organizers<br />
encouraged.<br />
Kathy VanValen, of<br />
Delanson, wore a fabric<br />
pig’s head and tail costume<br />
that she purchased for the<br />
event. The head survived<br />
the course, but she said the<br />
tail was lost in the muddy<br />
ditch.<br />
“I am friends with some<br />
of the people who organized<br />
it, and I’m part of Albany<br />
Running Exchange,” said<br />
VanValen. “So, anything<br />
that involves fun and<br />
running I’m defi nitely in<br />
for.”<br />
Dragons fi nish<br />
third at tourney<br />
The Schenectady<br />
Dragons defeated the<br />
Albany Bulldogs 13-10 in<br />
the consolation final of<br />
the Capital District Youth<br />
Rugby Tournament June<br />
4 in Albany.<br />
Joel Agnes led the<br />
Dragons with two tries<br />
(five points each) and a<br />
three-point penalty kick.<br />
Colin Tschantret had two<br />
tries for the Bulldogs.<br />
Berkshire beat Saratoga<br />
19-7 in the fi nal.<br />
A sophomore<br />
at Middle Tennessee State,<br />
Dain McNabb has started<br />
his � rst year with the Dutchmen<br />
scorching hot at the<br />
plate. In Albany’s inaugural<br />
game of the Perfect<br />
Game Collegiate Baseball<br />
League, McNabb went 4-5<br />
to help the Dutchmen defeat<br />
the defending champion<br />
Amsterdam Mohawks 6-2.<br />
McNabb, who rotates<br />
between designated hitter<br />
and catcher, has had<br />
no trouble seeing the<br />
ball in the team’s � rst<br />
� ve games. He is currently second in the<br />
PGCBL with a .500 batting average.<br />
“I’ve been seeing the ball well,” McNabb<br />
said. “It’s a wood bat, so I’m just trying<br />
Moore said the idea of<br />
Mud Mania came from<br />
seeing similar events<br />
staged across the United<br />
States.<br />
“There were several<br />
in California and one in<br />
Florida, and they all looked<br />
like they were fun,” said<br />
Moore. “I thought it would<br />
be a nice community event<br />
for us.”<br />
Linda Cure, who helped<br />
organize Mud Mania,<br />
said that the turnout was<br />
greater than she expected<br />
for a fi rst-year event.<br />
“We thought we’d wind<br />
up with 300 runners, and<br />
we wound up with over<br />
500,” said Cure.<br />
Besides the muddy fun<br />
of the Tawasentha course,<br />
participants enjoyed live<br />
music from October Circle,<br />
free swimming in the<br />
park’s pool, refreshments<br />
and a chance to ride in<br />
off-road vehicles. There<br />
were also pony rides and a<br />
playground for children.<br />
Awards were given to<br />
the top three fi nishers in<br />
the following divisions:<br />
Overall<br />
Top three men: 1. Jeff Budka<br />
20:<strong>25</strong>; 2. Paul Mueller 20:27;<br />
3. Chris Nowak 20:53<br />
Top three women: 1. Marc<br />
Shapiro 21:57; 2. Franchesca<br />
Caputo 23:26; 3. Julianne<br />
Scanlon 24:49<br />
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Dain McNabb, Catcher<br />
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DAIN MCNABB<br />
WEEKLY STATS:<br />
7-14, 2R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 2 BB<br />
74050<br />
to get on base<br />
every time I step to the plate.<br />
I’ve been working on taking<br />
the ball up the middle. Trying<br />
not to do too much.”<br />
In his short stint at Albany<br />
thus far, the slim 180-pound<br />
collegiate all-star said he’s<br />
enjoyed his stay in Upstate<br />
New York as part of the<br />
Dutchmen organization.<br />
“I have a great host mom,<br />
great host family. I’ve<br />
having a blast so far,”<br />
McNabb said. “I wanted<br />
to go up North because<br />
I’ve never experienced<br />
it. Coach [Davey] said they needed a<br />
catcher, so as soon as I heard New York<br />
Ijumped all over it.”<br />
— Mike Nolan<br />
CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING THE SPOTLIGHT PLAYER OF THE WEEK!<br />
The Dutchmen have three home games this week on June 21, 23 and <strong>25</strong>. Each start at 7 p.m.<br />
inside Bob Bellizzi Field located at the Plumeri Sports Complex. For all Dutchmen<br />
information visit www.dutchmenbaseball.com<br />
Members of the Altamont Fire Department wash off the mud from some of the competitors at Saturday’s Tawasentha<br />
Mud Mania race in Guilderland’s Tawasentha Park. Rob Jonas/Spotlight<br />
Women 14 and under: 1.<br />
Alyssa Jourdin 26:04; 2.<br />
Sarah McTague 27:49; 3.<br />
Rebecca Miceli 29:59<br />
Men 15-19: 1. Paul Cox<br />
21:43; 2. Jack Sweeney<br />
22:51; 3. Matt Pasquali<br />
23:09<br />
Women 15-19: 1. Anna<br />
Pickett 27:20; 2. Sara<br />
Buckley 27:20; 3. Karah<br />
Lizotte 27:57<br />
Men 20-29: 1. Jeffrey Andritz<br />
21:32; 2. Fabio Ritmo 23:16;<br />
3. Chris Cure 23:23<br />
Women 20-29: 1. Tara Joyce<br />
73968<br />
<strong>25</strong>:35; 2. Kristina Balfoort<br />
27:07; 3. Rita Ramos 27:47<br />
Men 30-39: 1. Brandon<br />
Holcomb 21:42; 2. Joshua<br />
Katzman 23:55; 3. Mark<br />
Michalisin 24:50<br />
Women 30-39: 1. Alanna<br />
Almstead 27:14; 2. Bonnie<br />
Kovatch 27:45; 3. Kristyn<br />
Brozowski 27:58<br />
Men 40-49: 1. David Banas<br />
21:24; 2. Roland Kays 21:50;<br />
3. Drew Anderson 24:53<br />
Women 40-49: 1. Paula<br />
Boughtwood 32:23; 2. R.<br />
Lynn Lukas 32:<strong>25</strong>; 3. Sandra<br />
Banas 32:26<br />
Men 50-59: 1. Randy Travis<br />
32:13; 2. David Henkel 32:40;<br />
3. Joseph Figler 34:19<br />
Women 50-59: 1. Carmen<br />
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ALBANY<br />
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Engelhardt 30:03; 3. Donna<br />
Charlebois 30:45<br />
Men 60-69: 1. Greg Taylor<br />
37:52; 2. Peter Verardi 50:32;<br />
3. Ken Jacobs 53:07<br />
Women 60-69: 1. Marey<br />
Bailey 56:53<br />
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Page 24 June 23, 2011 Spotlight<br />
Down and<br />
dirty fun<br />
Inaugural<br />
Mud Mania<br />
draws big crowd<br />
By ROB JONAS<br />
jonasr@spotlightnews.com<br />
On a normal day, running<br />
through Guilderland’s hilly<br />
Tawasentha Park can be a<br />
challenge.<br />
However, if you add in<br />
obstacles such as kneehigh<br />
mud, a cargo net and<br />
an oversized slip-n-slide, it<br />
becomes a giant fun zone<br />
for kids and adults alike.<br />
More than 500 people<br />
turned out for last<br />
Saturday’s inaugural<br />
Tawasentha Mud Mania,<br />
a wet-and-wild fund raiser<br />
for the park’s playground<br />
and the Rodino Family.<br />
“Everybody is a kid<br />
at heart,” said Town of<br />
Guilderland Parks and<br />
Recration Department<br />
Director Dennis Moore.<br />
“They all like to play in<br />
the mud.”<br />
There were two courses<br />
laid out in the park – a<br />
2.8-mile race for adults<br />
and a 1-kilometer course<br />
for children. Both courses<br />
ended with three obstacles<br />
that brought out the child<br />
in all the competitors<br />
– a slog through a kneehigh<br />
mud ditch, a giant<br />
slip-n-slide down part of<br />
Tawasentha Park’s lower<br />
hill and a second mud pit<br />
where racers had to crawl<br />
underneath ropes laid out<br />
low over the pit.<br />
Adult racers had more<br />
challenging obstacles to<br />
deal with including crossing<br />
■ Dirty Page 23<br />
Albany Dutchmen pitcher Austin Chase (22) shakes hands with Derek Murphy prior to last Thursday’s MVP for MDA<br />
charity softball game at Bob Bellizzi Field. The event raised nearly $2,000 for the local chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy<br />
Association. See page 12 for more photos from this year’s MVP for MDA game. John McIntyre/Spotlight<br />
Who wants to manage anyway?<br />
I would like<br />
to take this From the<br />
opportunity to<br />
thank everybody<br />
who came out to<br />
last Thursday’s<br />
Derek Murphy<br />
MVP for MDA Rob Jonas<br />
charity softball<br />
game at Bob Bellizzi Field in Albany.<br />
We raised nearly $2,000 to aid the<br />
battle against muscular dystrophy.<br />
I would also like to take this<br />
opportunity to announce my<br />
retirement as a softball team<br />
manager.<br />
Don’t get me wrong. I had a blast<br />
managing my “Grey Team” to a 12-7<br />
victory over Nick Davey’s “White<br />
Team.” But unlike some professional<br />
athletes who refuse to quit while on<br />
top, I know better. I will never be<br />
able to duplicate my managerial<br />
S Desk<br />
ports<br />
efforts, even if I<br />
knew what the<br />
heck I was doing<br />
that night.<br />
First of all, I<br />
had exactly 30<br />
minutes to try to<br />
learn all of my<br />
players’ names.<br />
This wouldn’t have been a problem if<br />
this were a charity basketball game<br />
and I only had to learn 12 names.<br />
But there were at least a dozen<br />
Albany Dutchmen names I had to<br />
get to know really quickly, not to<br />
mention the names of non-Spotlight<br />
“celebrities” that were also on my<br />
squad. I spent a lot of time looking<br />
at jersey numbers and then looking<br />
at the roster sheets to fi gure out who<br />
I was addressing.<br />
Then, there was the decision to<br />
rotate in the “celebrities” with the<br />
Sports in the Spotlight<br />
Joe Fasolino, left, and Joe Raucci navigate under the ropes and through the mud near the fi nish line of the Tawasentha<br />
Mud Mania race Saturday in Guilderland’s Tawasentha Park. More than 500 people participated in the inaugural race,<br />
which also included such obstacles as a cargo net climb and a giant slip-n-slide. Rob Jonas/Spotlight<br />
Dutchmen players so that everyone<br />
had a turn at bat. I did all right on<br />
that count for the fi rst three innings,<br />
but after a while the “celebrities”<br />
and the Dutchmen became a blur to<br />
me. I wasn’t even aware that some<br />
Dutchmen hadn’t been up to the<br />
plate until someone on my team told<br />
me around the fourth inning that<br />
there were still three Dutchmen<br />
anxiously waiting to hit the ball for<br />
the fi rst time.<br />
Perhaps it was because of how<br />
well the “celebrities” were playing<br />
that it became a blur to me. Times<br />
Union reporter Jordan Carleo-<br />
Evangelist was particularly good,<br />
as he had a couple of hits and made<br />
a great catch on a line drive to third<br />
base. Given that he was wearing a<br />
New York Yankees cap and where<br />
the play was made, I started calling<br />
■ Who Page 22<br />
League honors<br />
lacrosse stars<br />
Four Niskayuna<br />
players make<br />
fi rst team<br />
The Suburban Council<br />
announced its boys<br />
lacrosse all-star teams last<br />
week.<br />
Shenendehowa and<br />
Niskayuna dominated fi rst<br />
team all-star selections.<br />
Seven Shen players earned<br />
fi rst team honors, led by<br />
attackers Tim Coll and<br />
Mike Jenkins, while Niskayuna<br />
had four players make<br />
the fi rst team.<br />
Burnt Hills-Ballston<br />
Lake had a fi rst team allstar<br />
in faceoff specialist<br />
Nucci Lauria.<br />
The complete list of<br />
honorees is as follows:<br />
First team<br />
Attack: Tim Coll<br />
(Shenendehowa), Mike<br />
Jenkins (Shenendehowa)<br />
and Tristan Sperry (Saratoga)<br />
Midfi eld: Brian Schlansker<br />
(Niskayuna), Troy<br />
Gargiulo (Ballston<br />
Spa), Brett Bernardo<br />
(Shenendehowa) and<br />
Blake Pfohl (Niskayuna)<br />
Defensive midfi eld: Nick<br />
Hourigan (Shenendehowa)<br />
and Brendan Montrello<br />
(Niskayuna)<br />
Defense: Drew Dorsey<br />
(Shenendehowa), Nik<br />
Schuler (Niskayuna) and<br />
Owen Jarem (Shenendehowa)<br />
Goaltender: Bob Wardwell<br />
(Shenendehowa)<br />
Specialist: Nucci Lauria<br />
(Burnt Hills-Ballston<br />
Lake)<br />
Second team<br />
Attack: Matt Sexton<br />
(Niskayuna), Lucas<br />
Maloney (Niskayuna) and<br />
Cam Signorelli (Colonie)<br />
Midfield: Jimmy<br />
O’Brien (Shaker), Liam<br />
Christensen (Bethlehem),<br />
■ League Page 22<br />
Softball players<br />
receive honors<br />
Suburban Council<br />
coaches choose<br />
all-star teams<br />
The Suburban Council<br />
announced its softball most<br />
valuable player, coach of<br />
the year and all-star teams<br />
Monday.<br />
Bethlehem’s Mary Beth<br />
Dombrowski received the<br />
league’s MVP award, and<br />
Colonie’s Kevin Jette was<br />
chosen the coach of the<br />
year.<br />
Three Niskayuna players<br />
were chosen as fi rst team<br />
all-stars — infi elder Emily<br />
O’Donnell, outfielder<br />
Serena Moroukian and<br />
utility player Kiersten<br />
Gray. Honorable mentions<br />
went to Niskayuna’s Jackie<br />
O’Brien, Mohonasen’s<br />
Karlie Williams, and Burnt<br />
Hills’ Kristen Parker and<br />
Zoe DuBois.