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COXSACKIE — A Sunday night fire at the former Quarry Steakhouse on Route 26 in Climax caused extensive damage to the building, officials said Monday. The fire was called in just before 10 p.m. Sunday night,

with several fire departments responding with mutual aid. No injuries were reported, Earlton Fire Chief Ed Lovelock said. The fire is under investigation by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, Lt. Adam Brainard said. No additional information

is being released at this time, Brainard said. The restaurant has been closed since former owners David and Trudy Merchant sold it last year. Coxsackie Town Supervisor Rick Hanse said he went to the See FIRE A8

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Part of the roof on the Quarry Steakhouse caved in during a fire Sunday night. The building was unoccupied and no firefighters were injured in the collapse.

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Manifesto echoes Trump El Paso gunman writes word “invasion” PAGE A2

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People hold up candles and the flag of Texas during a vigil in El Paso on Sunday night. The city was in anguish Sunday night, its residents hurt and shaken after a gunman stormed into a busy border Walmart on Saturday, killing 20 people and injuring more than two dozen others.

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Parents give their lives

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Rene Romo pauses to reflect after adding a placard to a makeshift memorial at the Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Monday.

Over the weekend the nation was shaken by two mass shootings, one in El Paso, Texas, and a second, less than 24 hours later, in Dayton, Ohio. On Saturday, a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, killing 21 people and wounding at least another 26. Patrick Crusius, 21, from Allen, Texas, was arrested. Then early Sunday morning, another gunman wearing body armor, a mask and

hearing protection, and carrying a high-capacity magazine that can hold 100 rounds of ammunition, fired on a crowd at a popular nightlife spot in Dayton, Ohio, killing nine people, including his sister. The gunman, Connor Betts, 24, was killed by police within one minute of opening fire. “It’s just unbelievable,” said Arthur Johnson, of Hudson. “Is there no end to these shootings?” See NATION A8

Night Out to show Catskill’s better side By Amanda Purcell Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — Police and neighbors will join together Tuesday for a night of fun and community-building. This year, the REACH Center at the Mental Health Association of Columbia-Greene Counties, Inc., will host the 7th annual National Night Out at Dutchman’s Landing from 4-7 p.m. at the Historic Catskill Point. National Night Out, hosted annually on the first Tuesday in August in many communities nationwide, is intended to foster relationships between the community and its police and ultimately reduce crime in neighborhoods. Members of the Catskill Police Department will be at the waterfront hosting a variety of fun activities and will be cooking and serving food. Police and village officials will also participate in a dunking booth.

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National Night Out visitors line up for a sack race, one of many activities in 2018. The 7th annual community-building event will be held Tuesday at Dutchman’s Landing in Catskill.

The event is free and will include hot dogs, face painting, bounce houses,

ice cream sundaes, live music with DJ Jack Bogarsky and many more family

activities. “National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community,” according to the National Night Out website. “Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.” National Night Out is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch and cosponsored locally by the REACH Center at the Mental Health Association of Columbia-Greene Counties, Inc. “Part of this event is to show that no one contribution toward making community is too small, whether it’s law enforcement providing a cookout or an agency giving information about its services or community member bringing friends and family,” said Jeffrey See NIGHT A8

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At campaign rallies before last year’s midterm elections, President Donald Trump repeatedly warned that America was under attack by immigrants heading for the border. “You look at what is marching up, that is an invasion!” he declared at one rally. “That is an invasion!” Nine months later, a 21-yearold white man is accused of opening fire in a Walmart in El Paso, Texas killing 20 people and injuring dozens more after writing a manifesto railing against immigration and announcing that “this attack is a response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas.” The suspect wrote that his views “predate Trump,” as if anticipating the political debate that would follow the blood bath. But if Trump did not originally inspire the gunman, he has brought into the mainstream polarizing ideas and people once consigned to the fringes of American society. While other leaders have expressed concern about border security and the costs of illegal immigration, Trump has filled his public speeches and Twitter feed with sometimes false, fearstoking language even as he welcomed to the White House a corps of hard-liners, demonizers and conspiracy theorists shunned by past presidents of both parties. Because of this, Trump is ill equipped to provide the kind of unifying, healing force that other presidents projected in times of national tragedy. “Hate has no place in our country, and we’re going to take care of it,” the president said, declining to elaborate but promising to speak more on Monday morning. He made no mention of white supremacy or the El Paso manifesto, but instead focused on what he called “a mental illness problem.” Democratic presidential candidates wasted little time on Sunday pointing the finger at Trump, arguing that he had encouraged extremism with what they called hateful language. Trump’s advisers and allies rejected that, arguing that the president’s political foes were exploiting a tragedy to further their political ambitions. “I’m saying that President Trump has a lot to do with what happened in El Paso yesterday,” Beto O’Rourke, a Democratic presidential candidate who represented El Paso in Congress, said on “Face the Nation” on CBS. O’Rourke said Trump “sows the kind of fear, the kind of reaction that we saw in El Paso yesterday.” Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, said it was outrageous to hold Trump responsible for the acts of a madman or suggest the president sympathized with white supremacists. “I don’t think it’s at all fair to sit here and say that he doesn’t think that white nationalism is bad for the nation,” he said on “This Week” on ABC. “These are sick people. You cannot be a white supremacist and be normal in the head. These are sick people. You know it, I know it, the president knows it. And this type of thing has to stop. And we have to figure out a way to fix the problem, not figure out a way to lay blame.” Linking political speech, however heated, to the specific acts of ruthless mass killers is a fraught exercise, but experts on political communication said national leaders could shape an

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President Donald Trump enters with Vice President Mike Pence before delivering a statement about the recent multiple mass shootings in the nation, from the White House in Washington, on Monday morning, Aug. 5, 2019. Trump forcefully condemned white supremacy in the wake of twin mass shootings over the weekend, citing the threat of “racist hate” and calling for national unity in devising a response.

environment with their words and deeds, and bore a special responsibility to avoid inflaming individuals or groups, however unintentionally. “The people who carry out these attacks are already violent and hateful people,” said Nathan P. Kalmoe, an assistant professor at Louisiana State University who has studied hate speech. “But top political leaders and partisan media figures encourage extremism when they endorse white supremacist ideas and play with violent language. Having the most powerful person on Earth echo their hateful views may even give extremists a sense of impunity.” This has come up repeatedly during Trump’s presidency, whether it be the white supremacists who marched in Charlottesville, Virginia, or the bomber who sent explosives to Trump’s political adversaries and prominent news media figures or the gunman who stormed a Pittsburgh synagogue after ranting online about “invaders” to the United States. David Livingstone Smith, a philosophy professor at the University of New England and the author of a book on dehumanization of whole categories of people, said Trump had emboldened Americans whose views were seen as unacceptable in everyday society not long ago. “This has always been part of American life,” he said. “But Trump has given people permission to say what they think. And that’s crack cocaine. That’s powerful. When someone allows you to be authentic, that’s a very, very potent thing. People have come out of the shadows.” Kris Kobach, the former secretary of state in Kansas and an immigration hard-liner who is close to Trump, said Democrats were being outrageous. “They are trying to exploit this horrific tragedy to attack the president and push an openborders agenda and push gun control,” he said. “It’s not only incorrect, it’s improper to do this at a time when people are still grieving.” Dark, anti-immigrant language has flavored American politics for generations. Politicians in the 1880s and 1920s rose to power by seizing on fears of Italians, Japanese, Chinese and other immigrants, stoking fears about the loss of the “American identity.” He uses the word “aliens” to refer to immigrants long after it was deemed dehumanizing even by other Republicans. And his language about immigration is suffused in anger: In

El Paso earlier this year, he demanded that Democrats help him “deport criminal aliens and keep the coyotes and traffickers and drug dealers the hell out of our country.” Along the way, Trump has empowered groups like the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which has been designated a hate group by the liberal Southern Poverty Law Center. He has become a reliable megaphone for antiimmigrant screeds carried by Breitbart News and Lou Dobbs on the Fox Business Network. Stephen Miller, who promoted anti-immigration views as a congressional aide, is now the chief architect of Trump’s immigration agenda. Julie Kirchner, former executive director at the Federation for American Immigration Reform, is a top official at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which manages legal immigration. Jon Feere, a former legal analyst at the Center for Immigration Studies, which advocates significantly less immigration, is a top adviser at Immigration and Customs Enforcement. And Steve Bannon, the former chairman of Breitbart News, ran Trump’s campaign and served in the White House as the president’s chief strategist. While the police in Ohio said they were still looking into the motive of the Dayton gunman, the El Paso killings were quickly linked to politics. In the 2,300-word manifesto tied by the police to Patrick Crusius, the suspect in the El Paso shooting, he said he was “simply defending my country from cultural and ethnic replacement brought on by an invasion.” Trump said much the same four years ago, at an event hosted by the Texas Patriots at a Houston-area school. “Everything’s coming across the border,” Trump said. “The illegals, the cars, the whole thing — it’s like a big mess, blah. It’s like vomit.” Crusius described legal and illegal immigrants as “invaders” who are flooding into the United States, a term Trump has frequently employed to argue for a border wall. In July 2015, Trump tweeted at critics: “WHAT U

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REALLY SHOULD B ANGRY ABT IS THE INVASION OF MILLIONS OF ILLEGALS TKING OVER AMERICA! NOT DonaldTrump.” After using the term regularly during last fall’s campaign, he has begun using it for next year’s campaign as well. In one Facebook ad in February, for instance, his campaign wrote, “It’s CRITICAL that we STOP THE INVASION.” In March, Trump defended the use of the term before an audience of conservative activists. “They don’t like it when I say it — but we are being invaded,” he said of his critics. “We’re being invaded by drugs, by people, by criminals. And we have to stop it.” White House aides argue that there is a vast difference between favoring tough policies at the border and condoning violence, but they resigned themselves to a fresh round of criticism of the president from the moment they heard about the El Paso shooting and the manifesto. Still, few advisers believed he would be easily moved to perform as past presidents have during national crises, with a grand speech or even a news conference with the FBI director, to whom the president would have to partly cede the stage. For their part, other Republicans made a point over the weekend of denouncing white nationalism, going where Trump himself would not. “There have now been multiple attacks from self-declared white terrorists here in the U.S. in the last several months,” George P. Bush, the Texas land commissioner and son of former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida, said in a statement. “This is a real and present threat that we must all denounce and defeat.” COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA The Register-Star/The Daily Mail are publishedTuesday through Saturday mornings by Columbia-Greene Media (USPS 253620), One Hudson City Centre, Suite 202, Hudson, NY 12534, a subsidiary of Johnson Newspaper Corp. Periodicals postage paid at Hudson, N.Y., and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Register-Star, One Hudson City Centre, Suite 202, Hudson, NY 12534. TO SUBSCRIBE To order a subscription, call our circulation department at (800) 724-1012 or logon to www.hudsonvalley360.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Digital Pass is included with print subscription Daily (Newsstand) $1.50 Saturday (Newsstand) $2.50 Carrier Delivery (3 Months) $71.50 Carrier Delivery (6 Months) $143.00 Carrier Delivery (1 Year) $286.00 EZ Pay Rates: 3 months $65.00 6 months $130.00 1 year $260.00 DIGITAL PASS ONLY RATES: Includes full access to HudsonValley360.com and the e-edition. 3 Months $30.00 6 Months $60.00 1 Year $120.00 Home Delivery & Billing Inquireries Call (800) 724-1012 and reach us, live reps are available Mon.-Fri. 6 a,m - 5 p.m., Sat. 6 a.m. - noon Sun. 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

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CALENDAR Tuesday, Aug. 6 n Catskill Town Board with public

hearings 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Durham Town Board workshop meeting 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham

Wednesday, Aug. 7 n Greene County Economic Development Corporation 4 p.m. Greene County Economic Development, Tourism and Planning Conference Room (Room 427), 411 Main St., Catskill. n Greene County Legislature health services, county resources and public safety 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Windham-Ashland-Jewett CSD BOE audit finance committee 4:30 p.m.; regular meeting 5 p.m. in the School Library, 5411 Route 23, Windham

Thursday, Aug. 8 n Coxsackie Village workshop meet-

ing 6 p.m. at Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie n Greene County Legislature CWSSI public hearing 6 p.m. Emergency Services Building, Cairo

Monday, Aug. 12 n Ashland Town Board 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. at the Catskill Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m. at Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie n Greene County Legislature county services and public works 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Greenville CSD BOE business meeting 6:30 p.m. MS/HS Library, 4976 Route 81, Greenville

Tuesday, Aug. 13 n Catskill Town Planning Board 7 p.m.

Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Preservation Committee 6 p.m. at Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Wednesday, Aug. 14

Choice cuts at the push of a button By Amanda Purcell Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — To the delight of carnivores in the Twin Counties a new 24-hour store featuring freshly butchered meats has opened in the city and the choice cuts available with a touch of a button. Applestone Meat Co., 21 Green St., quietly opened its doors Thursday without fanfare but will be celebrating a grand opening later this month, the company said in a statement Friday. The new Hudson shop houses seven vending machines filled with beef, pork, lamb, chicken or sausage. Like a butcher’s case, fresh cuts are stocked daily. Customers can regularly expect to find a mix of familiar cuts, such as beef rib eye, pork chops, lamb chops and ground beef. There are also flat iron steaks, short ribs, country-style pork ribs, and lamb shoulder chops. Specialty items were also in store Friday, including gyro and chorizo sausage. Each store also has a service window with an attendant from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. The attendant can help answer questions on specific cuts and how to prepare and cook meats. Customers can also order meats online or by telephone. “All of our meat is antibioticfree with no added hormones and comes from farmers who care about their animals’ wellbeing,” according to a statement from the company. “Our beef, lamb, pork, and chicken

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Meat from vending machines? It’s here. Butchered and cured meat is being sold from vending machines at the new Applestone Meat Co. store which opened at 21 Green St.

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Customers can shop 24-7, seven days a week at the new Applestone Meat Co.’s location at 21 Green St., Hudson. The store is self-service and frozen meat can be purchased from vending machines located inside the store.

are sourced through multigenerational, family-owned farms and slaughterhouses in New York and Pennsylvania.” No meat comes from farms in Greene or Columbia counties, but the company said it is always searching for new farms to work with to source its meats. “We are a whole animal butcher shop, and that means that we sell all parts of our animals — nothing goes to waste,” according to the company. “It’s about balancing popular cuts with lesser known yet equally delicious cuts of meat.” Applestone Meat Company operates another location in

Stone Ridge. The original location in Accord is moving to a new space and will reopen later this year. Applestone also plans to expand to Eastchester in Westchester County this winter and then to New York City. Applestone’s founder Joshua Applestone was inspired by Horn & Hardart, who operated automats, or food served from vending machines. “A lot of our customers want to run in, get what they want and get home,” according to the company. “Plain and simple — people live busy, complex lives. We realized that a 24/7 selfserving butcher shop would be

a huge convenience to people.” All of the meat is cut and packaged at Applestone’s location in Stone Ridge, just south on the west side of the Hudson

River. To reach reporter Amanda Purcell, call 518-828-1616 ext. 2500, or send an email to apurcell@thedailymail.net.

n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m. at

Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Catskill Town Zoning Board 6 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Catskill Village Board 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Greene County Legislature workshop 7 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Jewett Town Board 7 p.m. at the Jewett Municipal Building, 3547 County Route 23C, Jewett

Thursday, Aug. 15 n Coxsackie Village Planning Board

7 p.m. at Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie n Greene County Legislature finance audit 4 p.m.; CWSSI public hearing 6 p.m. Hunter Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville

Monday, Aug. 19 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. at the

Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Greene County Legislature economic development and tourism; Gov. Ops; Finance and Rep. and Dem. Caucus 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Greenville Town Board 7 p.m. at the Town Hall, 11159 Route 32, Pioneer Building, Greenville

Tuesday, Aug. 20 n Athens Village Planning Board 6:30

p.m. at Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Durham Town Board 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham n Hunter Town Board 7 p.m. at the Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville

DEC celebrates Smokey Bear’s 75th anniversary ALBANY — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced that DEC is participating in events across the state this month to celebrate Smokey Bear’s 75th anniversary. DEC is teaming up with the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, the National Association of State Foresters, and the Ad Council to celebrate 75 years since the 1944 launch of the Smokey Bear Wildfire Prevention campaign, the longest-running public service advertising campaign in U.S. history. “Smokey Bear has successfully educated generations of Americans about how we can all help prevent wildfires,” Commissioner Seggos said. “We invite all New Yorkers to join us and celebrate this national icon at events across New York State this summer. Smokey’s words are still an urgent and relevant reminder for

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Smokey Bear has successfully educated generations of Americans about how we can all help prevent wildfires. We invite all New Yorkers to join us and celebrate this national icon at events across New York State this summer. Smokey’s words are still an urgent and relevant reminder for all of us to follow – ‘Only YOU can prevent wildfires.’

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— Basil Seggos New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner

all of us to follow – Only YOU can prevent wildfires.’” Smokey Bear was “born” on August 9, 1944, when the Forest Service and the Ad Council agreed on using a fictional bear to serve as the symbol for their joint effort to promote forest fire prevention during World War II. Roughly nine out of 10 forest fires are caused by humans. Wildfires can be deadly and destructive, and the national annual cost of their consequences can range anywhere from $71.1 to $347.8 billion, according to recent study by

the U.S. Department of Commerce. Last year’s Camp Fire in northern California destroyed the city of Paradise and killed more than 80 people, making it the nation’s deadliest wildfire in more than a century. New York State has 18.5 million acres of public and private forest lands susceptible to seasonal wildfires, and DEC’s Forest Rangers are the state’s lead division tasked with forest fire mitigation and the control and prevention of wildfires. In 2018, DEC Forest Rangers extinguished 105 wildfires that

burned a total of 845 acres. For more information about the Forest Rangers, go to DEC’s website.

SMOKEY BEAR’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY AUGUST EVENTS Aug. 7, 6 p.m.: attends Wellsville Movie Night w/Partners for Prevention in Allegany County; Aug. 8, 1 p.m.: attends Empire Farm Days, Seneca Falls, Seneca County; Aug. 9: DEC Smokey Bear Anniversary event at Otis Pike Preserve– West, Suffolk County – details

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Wednesday, Aug. 21 n Catskill Central School District BOE 6:30 p.m. in the High School Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill n Catskill Library Board 6:45 p.m. at either the Catskill Library, 1 Franklin St., Catskill or Palenville Library, 3303 Route 23A, Palenville

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to be announced soon; Aug. 9, 6:30 p.m.: attends Erie County Fair Firefighters Day Fireman’s Parade; Aug. 10: visits DEC campgrounds in Hamilton County: Golden Beach, Lake Eaton, and Lake Durant; Aug. 14, 7:30 p.m.: attends the Adirondack Experience (formerly Adirondack Museum), Blue Mountain Lake, Hamilton County; Aug. 16, 6 p.m.: Smokey Bear will throw out the first pitch at the Tri-City ValleyCats game in Troy, Rensselaer County. This will also take place in conjunction with the annual Boy Scout Night; Aug. 16-18: attends The Woodsmen’s Field Days, Boonville, Oneida County; Aug. 18, 1 p.m.: attends the NYS Championship Parade, Hagerman Fire Department, East Patchogue, Suffolk County; and Aug. 21– Sept. 2: attends The Great New York State Fair, Syracuse, Onondaga County.

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When are enough painkilling pills enough? The lure of painkilling medication is simple. Take one or two pills, as prescribed, and your arthritic knee or bad back will stop hurting. And the relief feels oh so good. The notion that another pill will erase the pain and damn the side-effects — at least for another 24 hours — is fast becoming an illusion, and a dangerous one at that. We’ve seen some harrowing statistics that support this claim in a report published by The Washington Post this week. Between 2006 and 2012, there were 380 million transactions involving highly addictive oxycodone and hydrocodone pills, accounting for three-quarters of the total opioid pills distributed to pharmacies. During the time period analyzed by The Post, from 2006 to 2012, there were more than 76 billion individual oxycodone and hydrocodone pills distributed across the country. “These records provide an unprecedented look at the surge of legal pain pills that fueled the prescription opioid epidemic, which resulted in nearly 100,000 deaths during the seven-year time frame ending in 2012,” according to the report. The local figures are staggering to say the least. In Columbia County, the data indicate that 13,933,020 prescription pain pills were sold during that time period, enough for 31 pills per person in the county per year. The numbers were similar in Greene County, where 13,828,840 pills were distributed, enough for 40 pills for every person in the county each year in the study. Think about that. Between 30 and 40 pills per year for every man, woman and child in

Greene and Columbia counties. The data also analyzes pharmacies where the pills were sold. In the Twin Counties, CVS stores received the highest number of pills in both counties from 2006 to 2012. In Columbia County, CVS in Hudson received 4,006,130 opioid pills from 2006-2012, followed by Eckerd Corporation in Hudson, with 1,668,270, and The Golub Corporation, which owns Price Chopper, also in Hudson, with 1,435,760. In Greene County, the CVS in Cairo received the highest number of pills for the same time period, at 3,229,600; Rite Aid in Greenville at 1,480,980; and The Golub Corporation, Price Chopper, in Catskill, with 1,367,460. It must be noted that these pills were delivered to the specific pharmacies, but they were not necessarily sold to local residents; pills could have been sold to others from outside the county. The question we might want to ask is how much these millions upon millions of painkilling pills contributed to the opioid crisis in the Twin Counties. Prescription drug dependency is a hard fact of life these days, here and in many other counties just like ours. Greene County and Columbia County must somehow pressure physicians and pharmacies to control the number of painkilling pills they distribute. That part is crucial. Teaching our citizens about the addicting power these medications possess is also crucial. The statistics in The Washington Post report should teach a sobering lesson: Just because these pills are legal doesn’t mean they can’t be lethal.

ANOTHER VIEW

We know by now not to waste time calling on President Donald Trump to do the right thing. He sows division and bigotry rather than promoting unity and understanding. Whatever he promises, in the crunch he capitulates to the gun lobby. But on a weekend of horrifying and hatefueled violence, we also know that it doesn’t have to be this way. Mass shootings need not be routine, as every other civilized country demonstrates. Leadership need not be negative and supine. Here is what a presidential president might say: My fellow Americans, These are dark days and nights of August. A weekend - a time for Americans to gather at the beach, the mall, a music festival - has brought us horror. Let us resolve to transform our great anguish into action, permanent and effective action. This horror will no longer be normal in our country. Today, I am calling on Congress to return to Washington for an immediate joint session, to give up their district politicking and take action to combat gun violence. Enact a ban on sales of military-style assault rifles, as well as high-capacity magazines. This weaponry was made for war; its purpose is to kill as many people as possible as quickly as possible. It doesn’t belong on our streets. Make background checks mandatory. And for those who have other ideas, such as federal licensing and buy-backs, come forward,

and we will work on them. I have instructed my administration to undertake a major scientific research effort on gun violence that will help us chart more answers in the long term. We must free ourselves of a special interest lobby. I will personally campaign for the solutions as hard as I can and invite those from both parties to join me. I’m also sick about the rivers of hate speech and fear coursing through our society. It is time to assert, in the boldest way we can: In America there is no room for racism, no tolerance for hatred, no silence in the face of those who incite racial violence and preach manifestos of supremacy. We welcome and value all Americans, no matter where they or their ancestors came from. As difficult as it will be, we must confront this dark sickness on the digital pathways, on the cultural playgrounds and in the classrooms. This is not only a job for government. It is a mission for all of us, but I am asking law enforcement to boost its attention to combatting domestic terrorism. We can bring change while respecting our fundamental values. We will not trample on free speech, free assembly or the constitutional right to bear arms. But rights have always come with responsibilities, and I think it is time we seize that responsibility, and act as if our rights depended upon it. Let us give our word to the victims - to the dozens killed and wounded this weekend, and the hundreds and thousands in recent years - that we will not rest without results. Thank you, and let’s get to work.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY ‘Art is what you can get away with.’ ANDY WARHOL

Sadly, we in the news media know just how to do it. When a mass shooting happens, even when it happens twice in a 24-hour period - even when the death toll soars into the dozens — we reflexively spring into action. We describe the horror of what happened, we profile the shooter, we tell about the victims’ lives, we get reaction from public officials. It’s difficult, gut-wrenching work for those journalists who are on the scene. And then there’s the next one. And the next one. If journalism is supposed to be a positive force in society — and we know it can be — this is doing no good. Nothing changes. If anything, the pace of these tragedies is on the rise, as Saturday’s El Paso, Texas, massacre, so quickly followed by the one Sunday near Dayton, Ohio, seemed to prove. Native Ohioan Connie Schultz, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, told me she has been talking with many thoughtful journalists over the past two days. “The only consensus: We have to change how we report all of these,” said Schultz, who is married to Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. But what, exactly, can that amount to? I asked a few media observers whose views I particularly respect to share their thoughts. “Sometimes, journalists don’t just report the news: They can help a community or a country set an agenda,” said Bill Grueskin, a former Wall Street Journal editor who is a professor at the Columbia University graduate school of journalism. That means “shining a light on solutions as well as problems, and insisting on accountability all the way.” Sounds right, but what does that mean in this situation? For Grueskin, it means a coordinated approach among large and small news organizations; it means much greater accountability from officials who are in a position to resolve the crisis (“including ask them on, say, a weekly basis, what they’ve done this week to address the issue”).

But, for Grueskin and others, one other requirement may be the toughest to approach: “It also means, alas, taking sides.” Just as there was in the 1950s and 1960s while covering civil rights, or today in covering the climate crisis, there actually is a right or wrong side on the matter of controlling rampant gun violence. Journalists need to be on the right side of that, and not afraid to own it. Although he was talking about citizens, not the media, this is the same change that Wired magazine editor in chief Nicholas Thompson pointed to in a Sunday tweet: “Citizens should demand that politicians in America, on the right and on the left, present a specific plan to counter the epidemic of mass shootings in the country.” The news media can certainly play a central role in making that happen. Part of that is giving shorter shrift to the rote “thoughts and prayers” reactions of politicans and, as Schultz suggested, bringing a skeptical eye to the now-customary, largely Republican calls for better mental health care. For her, that’s painfully personal: “Last month, after years of struggle with depression and mental illness, my brother gave up. He didn’t load up and go after innocent people. He found a quiet spot and killed himself. As the experts insist, harming oneself is a far more likely outcome of mental illness.” Can the news media really go on a righteous crusade about gun laws — or about identifying white supremacy — while maintaning their roles as truthtellers? In some cases, they must do so, said Tim O’Brien, executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion and a biographer of President Donald Trump. Hard-news reporters must report aggressively, of course, but the other branch of the media — those who do analysis or commentary — must become more probing and sophisticated about pattern recognition: What often ties these kinds of events together. “I think the media has softpeddled Trump and the GOP’s

racism,” O’Brien told me. “Trump has opened the door to tragedies like this and I think we can expect more. Nobody in the GOP has the political courage to come out strongly against him — and, in fact, many are happy to be complicit. (Investigators have examined a manifesto posted online that included screeds against immigrants, and they believe the Texas shooting suspect posted the document. Little is known about the Dayton shooter’s motivation at this point.) There are, though, legitimate concerns about reaching these kinds of conclusions too quickly — and there is no need to do so. More important is diligent follow-through in the days, week and months after the attacks. “We often want to leap too quickly to meaning, to some larger truth about events way before we are capable of that,” said Tom Rosenstiel, executive director of the American Press Institute. He faults cable news, in particular, for “enabling partisans to try to politicize events” before we really know much — “a form of exploiting news, not covering it.” It’s tricky, no doubt: Caution in the early hours; relentless accountability and no-euphemism truth-telling in the days ahead. Can the news media manage to become part of the solution to this mind-numbing curse? Albert Einstein is credited with saying “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.” Maybe we in the news media don’t really expect to help achieve different results. But if journalism is to be true to its public-service role, we must. And so, we must stop doing what we’ve become tragically accomplished at: Doing the same thing. Over and over and over again. Margaret Sullivan is The Washington Post’s media columnist. Previously, she was the New York Times public editor, and the chief editor of the Buffalo News, her hometown paper.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Displaying disdain for America To the editor: Trump’s ego-driven, antiAmerican, racist views were clearly apparent during the campaign. He has since acted out his outrageous opinions, forcing them on us while representing this country. Puzzling how his misguided followers don’t realize Trump’s major flaws. That make him grossly unfit. They applaud his lack of morals, ignore the lies and digest every word out of his month as truth. “He’s one of us.” He speaks our language,” they say. So does the individual sitting on the bar stool next to you. Trump’s reputation for speaking through an unfiltered mouth makes him eligible for that bar stool. Not a seat in the White House. Insulting four American congresswomen by telling to go back to their own country is typical of Trump’s two year history of crass, untrue and unfounded comments. What unforgiveable act were these four women allegedly guilty of? Disagreeing and criticizing the president? Free speech is one of our greatest assets and criticizing you, Mr. Trump, is not

un-American. You Mr. Trump are not America. When the inevitable uproar occurred, here and worldwide, Trump in his usual cowardly fashion concocted excuses creating a smoke screen to justify his inappropriate comments, “These women hate America, when you hate America, you should leave.” Where does such audacity originate? Telling American citizens to leave the U.S. defies the Constitution. Trump creates his own rules. Trump is the one guilty of hating America proven by his socalled leadership. His opinions and actions are displayed as disdain for America. Trump has bragged about his ancestors coming from Germany “A beautiful little town.” Who would have guessed immigrants are in his past, with his hate for them now? Perhaps Trump is the one to go back to his own country. Wooing with accolades, murderous dictators of North Korea and Russia, while disparaging our own government agencies, media (protected under the Constitution), numerous government officials past, present and even dead, is

deranged, un-American and treasonous. Trump would be the first to agree if it were someone else, guilty of such despicable remarks. The world stood by as Hitler ravaged Europe and annihilated millions, tore families apart (immigrants now), most never to be seen again. All this to rid the world of “inferior beings” and return to the pure, superior white Anglo Saxon race. His maniacal reign of terror is recreating itself in Donald Trump. One of the groups Trump caters to, themselves idolizers of Hitler, are the white supremacists who are growing in number. Why was that violent, misguided element so delighted when Trump was elected? His philosophy no doubt matched their own twisted minds. Make America white again is their main goal and is obviously Trump’s. “Never again,” is happening while humanity allows its repetition. EILEEN MINOGUE HAINES FALLS

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Harvey Lee Sperry Harvey Lee Sperry passed lawyers. Among his proudest away at the age of 89 on Thurs- achievements was his work with day, August 1, 2019. the employees of Weirton Steel He was the devoted husband Company in the early 1980’s of Gabriella, father to Cyndy, to save both the company and Owen, Susanna and Csaba, and their town of Weirton, West Virthe proud grandfather to Molly, ginia through an innovative emGreta, Natalia and Sasha. He is ployee stock-ownership plan also survived by his brother Don (ESOP) structure and financing. Sperry and two sisters Bonnie In 1984, Weirton Steel became and Sandi. Mr. Sperry was a one of the largest employeelongtime resident of Chatham, owned companies in the U.S. New York. Mr. Sperry and went on in 1989 to was born and grew up complete a public ofin Iowa and graduated fering of its shares with from the University of a listing on the New Northern Iowa in 1954. York Stock Exchange. After graduating from Following his retireIowa Law School and ment from Willkie Farr completing his military in 2000, Mr. Sperry foservice, Mr. Sperry cused his energies in moved to New York the town of Chatham Sperry and joined the firm of where he owned a farm Willkie, Farr & Gallaon Jefferson Hill Road gher LLP in 1957. Over a period with his wife Gabriella. He tendof more than 40 years, he had a ed many acres of land to benefit distinguished legal career as a the preservation of pastures by corporate lawyer whose prac- raising livestock and producing tice encompassed a broad va- a variety of soil amendments. riety of disciplines in an age of He also engaged in philanthropincreasing legal specialization. ic pursuits including establishHis clients included, among ing a scholarship program at other, many corporations in the the University of Northern Iowa, textile industry and the con- contributing to the College of St. tainer industry, both private and Rose in Albany, and supporting public, on many whose boards local Democrats. he was an active director. Within Funeral Services will be prithe firm of Willkie Farr & Gal- vate. In lieu of flowers, contrilagher was known as a tough butions may be made to: The leader who was not shy about Chatham Democrats, PO Box expressing his strongly held 138, Chatham NY 12037, or The views. He was also known for University of Northern Iowa UNI his keen attention and fierce Foundation Sperry Scholarship, devotion to a long list of young 204 Commons, Cedar Falls, lawyers who he mentored over Iowa 50614-0282. For on-line many years during the course of condolences, visit wenkfuneraltheir development as corporate home.com

Ronald (Ski) Ouwerkerk Ronald (Ski) Ouwerkerk, 87 where he built beautiful homes of Spencertown passed away and furniture in Berkshire & Copeacefully at home, August 4th, lumbia Counties. He also became 2019 with his loving family sur- a licensed Real Estate Broker, rounding him. held an Environmental license in “Ski” as everyone called him Massachusetts and participated was born May 24th, 1932 in in the VA OJT Program teaching Hempstead, L.I. NY to Louise & Veterans the Building trade. He John C. Ouwerkerk. After gradu- was very involved in the commuating high school, he enlisted in nity, served membership in both the U.S. Marine Corps and served the Austerlitz & Spencertown Fire four years from 1950 until 1954. Companies, chaired the Austerlitz From 1952 to 1953 he Planning Board for more served in the Korean than 20 years, was the War and is the recipient Chaplain for VFW Post of three Purple Hearts for 5933 in Ghent, a Brother bravery, valor & heroism, Mason and was particuhe also was awarded larly passionate about many other service medsupporting the VA. He als. He was proud to be loved gardening, nature, an American, loved his watching & feeding the Flag, his Country and birds, country music and Ouwerkerk his family. He married a good game of cards. his wife Elinor in 1953, Family will receive friends had three daughters, Cindy (MiThursday, August 8th from 4-7 chael) Rainey, Brenda (David) Oakes and Lori (Ron) Diego, pm at the French, Gifford, Preiter has eight grandsons, Ron (Amy) & Blasl Funeral Home, Chatham. Daigle, Greg (Eva) Melanson, Joel We will leave from the funeral (Nicole) Daigle, Matthew (Lisa) home Friday at 7:45am for interDaigle, Josh (Kristina) Daigle, RJ ment at Saratoga National CemeDiego and Will & Michael Rainey tery. For directions or to convey a Jr. He also has 13 great-grand- condolence visit frenchblasl.com. children and many nieces and If you like, in lieu of flowers, you nephews. He was truly blessed. can make a donation in his name Elinor pre-deceased him in 2015 to the Fisher House (part of the VA after 61 years of marriage. After Stratton Medical Center) 79 Holhis military service, Ski started a land Ave. in Albany, NY 12208 or Custom Home building business, the VFW Post # 5933 in Ghent, NY moved his family to Spencertown 12075.

John F. Putnam Sr. John F. Putnam Sr., 55, of becca Putnam (Aaron) of NiverSchodack Landing, NY, died ville, nine siblings; Golda, Andrew Sunday, August 4, 2019 at Albany and Donnie of Texas, Joy, Tracy, Medical Center. Lee, Margie, Ethel and Trinette Born November 22, 1963 in of Virginia, three grandClifton Forge, VA, he was children, Kaiden, Aurora the son the late William and Jackson. He was and Mary (Brady) Putthe son-in-law of Mary nam. John grew up in Allen and the Late Elmer Virginia in a loving home Allen, brother-in-law of eleven siblings. He of Colleen and Patricia met his wife Kathleen of (Duke). He was also sur34 years and started his vived by several nieces life here. He worked at and nephews. He was Mabey’s Moving & StorPutnam Sr. predeceased by his son age for over 25 years and John Putnam Jr., a sister also worked for Scheriff Electric Hazel and brother Rodney. for a time and was presently emFuneral services will be held ployed by Cedar Flow where he enjoyed and built an everlasting 7:00 pm on Friday, August 9, 2019 friendship. He was a hardworking at the Raymond E Bond Funeral man and a dedicated husband, Home, Valatie, with Rev. Robert father and grampy. John would DeLeon officiating. Calling hours work sunup to sundown and give will be Friday from 4-7pm prior you the shirt off of his back. He to the service. In lieu of flowers, is survived by his wife: Kathleen contributions may be made to the (Allen) Putnam; one daughter: Re- Niverville Fire Department.

Maureen Berry Bliss What a voice she had. Deep and musical, ready with a story for any occasion. It slid into a rough whisper when she had a secret to tell, but it was always on the verge of bursting into song or laughter. And what a laugh! Warm and booming, you could hear it from the other end of the house, any house, but most often her house in Catskill, because that’s where she most loved to be. Maureen Ellen Berry Bliss was born in 1953 in Poughkeepsie, NY, the youngest of three children. Her mother, Ellen Berry (née Benjamin) had served in the Medical Corps in World War II and later worked as a reporter. Her father, Franklin Berry, was a pilot in that same conflict, then an electric company man and a man about town. They moved the family to Catskill in 1955. When Maureen was a girl, that deep voice of hers raised eyebrows. She got shy and quiet, but the quiet didn’t stick. She loved her friends and family at high volume. She trav-

eled across Europe with close She was a devoted homebody pals, then studied horticulture but preferred a house full of peoat UNH. She married, moved to ple and music. She welcomed Vermont, had a kid. The marriage everyone and her door was aldidn’t stick either but the kid did. ways open, often literally. Let’s She returned home to Catskill and not say that she “battled” cancer. enrolled in broadcasting school. She didn’t like the metaphor. She Music had always been her pas- was all about Love not War, you dig? So let’s say that sion, and in the early ’80s when the monster came she worked as a disc round over three years jockey for FLY92 in Albaago, she negotiated ny. Her radio name was with such force that the Jessica Fox (“Rock with cancer was sent packthe Fox all night long”). ing. Before it could get Maureen got married up the nerve to return, again, to Michael Bliss, she traveled, reconnow Head of the Archinected with old friends, tectural Department Bliss turned the volume way at Kaaterskill Associates. Together they built a house up, and met her first grandchild. in the village. They built a family, She died at the age of 66, at St. too, and ran Bliss Marina on the Peter’s Hospice Inn, on Saturday, Catskill Creek. Through decades August 3rd. She was surrounded of noise, light, and love, all over- by family and by the music she flowing in the American style, loved, slipping away somewhere she raised her children to choose between George Harrison’s “All compassion, care, and trust, lov- Things Must Pass” and the opening tradition while pushing them ing bars of “Blackbird.” She loved to pursue unconventional paths. her brothers, both industrious,

big-hearted men: Michael Berry of Evergreen, Colorado, and Kevin Berry of Catskill. She loved her children something fierce, along with their partners and spouses: Jedediah Berry (Emily Houk), Sean Bliss (MaryLeigh Bliss), Cait Bliss (David Baloche), and Kellin Bliss (Nicole Goodwin). She loved her grandson, Oscar. Those who knew her know that these words capture only a fraction of her spirit. We might seek her instead in the crackle of a vinyl record, in the dance of light and shadow on the Hudson, in memories of her laughter, and in love and laughter to come. She adored flowers, but she loved people most of all, so you might consider a donation in her name to RAICES (raicestexas. org/donate) or to Albany Inn via Community Hospice Foundation (donate.givetocommunityhospice.org). A celebration of her life is being planned; details will be announced at a later date.

Margaret Sophie (Allers) Daniels Margaret Sophie (Allers) Daniels, 93 of Lutherville, MD, former longtime Germantown resident, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2019 at Lorien Mays Chapel Nursing Home in Lutherville, MD. Born on May 22, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY. Daughter of the late Adolph & Bertha (Burgerhoff) Allers. Predeceased by her husband of 57 years Walter A Daniels & brothers, Adolph & Edward Allers. Graduate of Germantown HS in 1944 & Hudson City School of Nursing in 1947. Employed as a Registered Nurse at Columbia Memorial Hospital, then surgical

nurse with Dr. George Moront in dren; nieces & nephews, Nancy, Hudson until retiring in 1991. Mar- Amanda, Doug (& Marie), Johnny garet was an active member of (& Lauren) , Arron & Nathan Allers; great-nieces & nephChrist Lutheran Church ews, Cara, Alyssa & Alex in Germantown since Besio, Elizabeth, An1943. She is survived drew (& Sophie) Lucy & by: her son Walter (& Myla Allers, and extendAllison) Daniels of Hunt ed family and friends. Valley MD, daughter Friends may call at Susan (& Phillip) Bour the Burnett & White Fuof South Riding VA; neral Home on Thursgrandchildren, Whitday, August 8th, 4 to ney, Alexander, Arthur Daniels 7pm. Funeral services & Sophie Daniels, Lauwill be held at 10 AM, ren Davenport, Martin & Nathan Bour; 12 great-grandchil- on Friday, August 9th at Christ

Lutheran Church -Viewmonte, Germantown, NY. Vicar Jackie Jefferson will officiate. Burial will immediately follow at Viewmonte Rural Cemetery, Germantown. In lieu of flowers memorial donations to Christ Lutheran Church, Parrish Office 923, County Route 19, Elizaville, NY 12523. Arrangements are under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes, 7461 S Broadway, Red Hook, NY For directions, or to sign the online guest book, please visit www. Burnett-White.com.

Evelyn Mary (Vandermark) Cotich Evelyn Mary (Vandermark) Cotich, 88, of Catskill, NY, went home to be with her Lord on August 3, 2019. Evelyn was born on November 4, 1930, in Coxsackie, NY, the daughter of the late John and Catherine (Cross) Vandermark. Evelyn married her loving husband of 54 years, George Cotich, on April 4, 1954. Evelyn’s passion was homemaking and taking care of her three children, who survive her: George Dale Cotich of Reno, NV, Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Michael Cotich of Kissimmee, FL, and Karen Marie (Cotich) James of San Jose, CA. She was life long member of the First Baptist Church of Catskill, later renamed to the Community Life Church. She worshiped the Lord through her service as a Sunday School teacher for 58 years, and also taught Vacation Bible School for several years. Evelyn was a member of the adult choir, Loyal Baptist Daughters, Gleaners, and was also a junior choir director. Evelyn loved to sing and could be frequently overheard singing familiar hymns while going about her daily activities. In the latter years, Evelyn and George shared the duties of church secretary and treasurer. As as avid bowler, her house was filled with trophies awarded to her and George over the years from the numerous bowling leagues they participating in at the Catskill Hoe Bowl Lanes; and she placed first several times in her golf league at the Catskill Country Club. Evelyn also volunteered

as a Girl Scout Leader during her daughter’s school years. In addition to her children, Evelyn is survived by her grandsons George Dale Cotich Jr. of Albany NY, Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Michael Cotich Jr. of Hampton VA, Mr. & Mrs. Christopher George Cotich of Catskill and their children, Eric Scott Cotich of Hampton VA, and Trevor Vincent Cotich of Petaluma, CA; and her granddaughters Jennifer Catherine Marshall of San Jose, CA, and Jessica Frances Marshall of Austin, TX. Evelyn is predeceased by her 13 brothers and sisters, Stanley, Raymond, Robert, Elton, Georgie, Madeline Dedrick, Laura Deyo, Margaret Gasbarro, Lillian Macfie, Beatrice Deyo, Dorothy Vandermark, Goldie Moore, and Katherine Appollonia, in addition to numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, great grandnieces, and great grandnephews. Arrangements entrusted to Traver and McCurry Funeral Homes, 234 Jefferson Heights, Catskill NY, where family and friends may visit on Tuesday, August 6, from 4:00 to 8:00pm. There will be visitation on Wednesday, August 7, 10:00am – 12:00pm, at the Community Life Church, 20 West Main Street, Catskill, NY, followed by a 12:30pm service. Flowers are welcome; contributions in her memory may be made to the Community Life Church or the charity of your choice. She will be interred at the Town of Catskill Cemetery in Jefferson Heights.

Sharon R. Kline LIVINGSTON—Sharon R. Kline 76, of Livingston died at home August 3, 2019 surrounded by her family. Born July 15, 1943 in Detroit, MI, she was the wife of the late Donald R. Kline, and the daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Kunkel) Hinkein. After moving with her family to the Germantown area from Detroit in the 1950’s, Sharon graduated from Germantown Central School. She met Donald and they married in 1962. She spent most of her career as an employee of the Iron Mountain records storage company and then as an employee of the Columbia County Department of Social Services. She also supported her husband in his early career as a farmer and later as a business owner and public servant. Sharon enjoyed spending time reading and traveling. Over the last twenty years she visited most of the U.S. states and many foreign countries, traveling with both her family and her close friends, where good times were had by all. She always enjoyed spending time with her

family, which she did often. Mrs. Kline is survived by: her sons, Donald (Bonnie) of Bolton, MA, and Gregory (Luanne) of Livingston; her grandchildren, Krista and Gregory of Livingston, Kelly, Danny, Christopher and Thomas of Bolton, MA and Fort Collins, CO; her brother, Ralph Hinkein of Clermont; and many nieces and nephews, including Randy Hinkein, who she joked was like her “third son”, and Karen Hinkein who was especially helpful to her over her final months. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her brothers, Donald, Richard, Paul and David “Jerry” Hinkein. Funeral services at the Bates & Anderson-Redmond & Keeler Funeral Home will be Saturday August 10th at 11:00am. Interment will follow in Valley View Cemetery. Visitation hours at the funeral home will be Friday August 9th from 4-7pm. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to the Germantown Library at 31 Palatine Park Road, Germantown, NY 12526.

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A husband and wife killed by a gunman at a Walmart in El Paso both died protecting their 2-month-old son, according to family members. Loved ones were notified about the death of Andre Anchondo on Sunday. The passing of his wife Jordan Anchondo had been confirmed in the hours after Saturday morning’s attack left 20 people dead. The El Paso couple were survived by three young children, including their baby who was with them at the shopping mall. “Her husband was in front of the gunman to protect Jordan, and Jordan was protecting her baby,” Jordan’s cousin Monique Terry told the Guardian newspaper. “That explains who she was as a person _ she gave everything for her baby.” Andre and Jordan, who had been shopping for school supplies for their children, had just dropped off their 5-year-old daughter at cheerleading camp. “She was the light of our family,” Terry told the Guardian, referring to Jordan. “She brightened up the room. Her laugh was contagious. She always put you in a better mood ... She always saw the good in people.” Terry told the newspaper that the couple had recently celebrated their one-year anniversary and that they were a “perfect fit.” “They glued each other together,” she said. Koteiba “Koti” Azzam told The Associated Press that Andre had started his own business, building things from granite and stone. He added that his pal was a hard worker and was working to complete a home for his family. “It makes you question your faith almost,” said Azzam. “But God didn’t have a part in it. The hands of man altered my friend’s life in a drastic way.” (c)2019 New York Daily News

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The ‘Grow it and Show it’ event of the summer By Thomas Christopher For Columbia-Greene Media

Coming up on Aug. 10 and Aug. 11 is the 49th iteration of Berkshire Botanical Garden’s Grow Show, an event begun in 1970 to celebrate the harvest and gather together gardeners who eagerly shared their successes and talents. Much has changed since this event was born in 1970. Earth Day, which was then brand new, is today half a century old, and the kid who was cutting the lawn back then is approaching the age for Social Security now. Yet BBG’s high summer celebration remains as fresh as ever. Rechristened as “The Grow Show,” it still offers a regional showcase for the talents of home growers and for those who simply love flowers. The competition for growers, the “Horticulture Division,” will follow a traditional pattern of choice flowers and herbs displayed in rows of identical glass containers; the vegetables will be laid out on white paper plates. The idea, of course, is to let the samples displayed speak for themselves, and to eliminate every variable except sheer

horticultural skill. With 80 different classes in which to compete, including annuals, perennials, vegetables, fruits, berries, bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, and even houseplants and dish gardens, this event is an opportunity to shine for almost any gardener no matter what their particular passion. For those whose preference is for arranging rather than cultivating — or perhaps for both — there will be the “Floral Design Division.” Each year brings a new theme for the arrangements submitted, and this one is to be “Gardens of the World,” and will comprise five classes representing gardens in Japan, India, New York City, England and Brazil. For beginning designers, there will be a children’s class for those 14 and younger, whose theme is to be The Tale of Peter Rabbit, the classic children’s book by British author Beatrix Potter. Judging the multitude of entries is always challenging. In the Floral Design Division, judges adhere to the guidelines set forth in the Garden Club of America’s Flower Show and Judging

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Judges Jacqueline Connell and Kathy Michie discuss a Design Division entry at Berkshire Botanical Garden’s Grow Show.

Guide, with additional elements suggested by the recent award-winning book: A Fresh Look at Judging Floral Design by Hitomi Gilliam and Kathy Whalen. Working in panels of three and assigned two scribes to document their comments and distribute the awards, the judges focus on principles and elements taught in their years of training. Sometimes the blue-ribbon winner is a unanimous choice, but when things get tough and the decision isn’t

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SEFCU employees assembled 55 adult and children’s bicycles that were donated to several nonprofit partners, including the City Mission of Schenectady, Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless, Equinox Youth Shelter, Unity House, South End Children’s Cafe and the Albany County District Attorney’s Clean Slate Youth Program. By providing access to free transportation, SEFCU hopes these bikes will break down barriers to employment and give users newfound independence.

Take a tour through the Master Gardeners’ Xeriscape Garden in Stone Ridge on Aug. 17 STONE RIDGE — Xeriscaping is a form of gardening that reduces the need for supplemental watering. Started in Denver during a period of severe water shortage, it utilizes seven principles which are appropriate for any type of garden. The Xeriscape Garden started with plantings of more than 55 drought tolerant, disease resistant, low maintenance plants in nine beds. An additional three beds were later added in addition to an information kiosk/pergola (one for composting demonstrations; another as a nursery area to hold plants for our annual plant sale or demonstration classes; and a third as an alpine garden). Join Master Gardener Nordica Holochuck at 10 a.m. Aug. 17 for a tour of the award-winning Xeriscape garden located at the SUNY Ulster Campus,

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491 Cottekill Road in Stone Ridge, rain or shine. For all details and registration go to https://tinyurl. com/2019LIG. For information, contact Master Gardener Coordinator, Dona Crawford, at 845-340-3990 ext. 335 or email dm282@cornell.edu. This class is part of the Master Gardener “Learning in the Garden” workshop series — free gardening classes held at the Xeriscape Garden on the

third Saturday of each month, through October. Upcoming workshops: Sept. 21: Annual Master Gardener Plant Sale; Oct. 19: Native and Nativar Plants with Cecily Frazier. Free guided tours of the Xeriscape Garden are also available by request for groups and organizations. To schedule a tour, call the Master Gardener Hotline at 845-340-3478.

Riti hired as South Road branch manager at Rhinebeck Bank POUGHKEEPSIE — Erica Riti has been hired as the South Road branch manager at Rhinebeck Bank, located at 1898 South Road, Poughkeepsie. Riti joins the bank with a wealth of financial service industry experience. In her new role at Rhinebeck Bank, Riti will work with individual and business customers to address their current financial needs and position them for future

success. Riti, who holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Marist College, brings a diverse set of skills to her new role, something that will greatly benefit Rhinebeck Bank’s individual and business customers. She takes great pride in working at a community bank. “I am excited to work with an organization that values

to the community that they serve,” said Riti. “I am excited that Rhinebeck Bank encourages its employees to be involved in the community and local not-for-profits. I’m looking forward to the future at Rhinebeck Bank!” In her spare time, she enjoys playing soccer, hiking and spending time with her daughter, Madison, and her dog, Blue.

so clear, the judges rely on a point-scoring system. “We are always looking to see new designers enter the classes,” said design division co-chair K.K. Zutter. “Although many designers return year after year, there is still room for more talent, a new approach, a new interpretation.” Personally, as someone whose talents, such as they are, lie in the growing rather than aesthetic pursuits, I gravitate toward the

Horticultural Division. With so many examples of expert gardening on display — there will be hundreds of displays — I know I’ll be awed but also inspired. Given good weather, an absence of porcupines, and lots of compost and hard work, my tomatoes could be just as good next year, and that gives me something to aim at. Judging here also involves a panel of three judges and a scribe. A familiar horticulture judge at The Grow Show, Suzanne Perry, said that first and foremost, the judge’s job is to balance an appreciation for each entry and encouragement for every grower with a real commitment to public education. Visitors can learn a lot from a display of flowers or vegetables — plant health, growth, bloom and variety — and they can always find ideas for their next year’s garden. I’ll be interested in two innovations this year. “Considering Gardens,” a presentation of garden photography by the newly formed BBG Photography Group, will be on display throughout the show. Likewise, on Aug. 10, there will be “Game

of Flowers,” a head to head, on-site, timed competition between three teams of floral designers working with identical selections of materials. For more information about The Grow Show, contact the Berkshire Botanical Garden at www.berkshirebotanical.org or 413-298-3926. Hours for The Grow Show 1-5 p.m. Aug. 10 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 11. This event is free with your admission to the Garden. Entries for the Floral Design competition must be registered by Aug. 7. Floral Design and Horticulture entries will be accepted and passed from 3-5 p.m. Aug. 9 and 8–9:45 a.m. Aug. 10. Be a Better Gardener is a community service of Berkshire Botanical Garden, located in Stockbridge, Mass. Its mission to provide knowledge of gardening and the environment through 25 display gardens and a diverse range of classes informs and inspires thousands of students and visitors on horticultural topics every year. Thomas Christopher is the coauthor of Garden Revolution and is a volunteer at Berkshire Botanical Garden.

Mountain Top Arboretum annual author talk with Victoria Johnson TANNERSVILLE — Mountain Top Arboretum Annual Author Talk with Victoria Johnson will be held 5-6 p.m. Sept. 1 at the Education Center, 4 Maude Adams Road, Tannersville. When Dr. David Hosack tilled the country’s first public botanical garden in the Manhattan soil more than 200 years ago, he didn’t just dramatically alter the New York landscape; he left a monumental legacy of advocacy for public health and wide-ranging support for the sciences. A charismatic dreamer admired by the likes of Jefferson, Madison, and Humboldt, and intimate friends with both Hamilton and Burr, the Columbia professor devoted his life to inspiring Americans to pursue medicine and botany. Hosack’s story remains largely unknown. Now historian Victoria Johnson chronicles Hosack’s tireless career to reveal the breadth of his impact: a portrait of the man who gave voice to a new, deeply American understanding of the powers and perils of nature. From the meadows of

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Manhattan and correspondents around the world, Hosack collected more than 2,000 at his 20-acre botanical garden. In his enormous conservatory, Hosack introduced New Yorkers to ornamental flowers, shrubs and trees from as far away as Japan, Madagascar and the Cape of Good Hope. Today, Radio City Music Hall sits on the footprint of Hosack’s conservatory. His land is home to Rockefeller Center. Victoria Johnson, a former Cullman Fellow, is currently an associate professor of

urban policy and planning at Hunter College (City University of New York), where she teaches the history of nonprofits, philanthropy and New York City. She holds a doctorate in sociology from Columbia University and an undergraduate degree in philosophy from Yale. Admission is free to members and $10 for non-members. No advanced reservations necessary. A post-talk reception will be held for Arboretum members. For information, call 518589-3903.

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The bald truth Take off that hat. It will make you bald. That’s the sort of thing an opinionated grandparent might tell a child. From bald eagles to Bruce Willis, it’s a cruel fact that thinning hair is a sign of aging. But when it comes to hair loss, there are so many potential triggers, it can be difficult to pinpoint the exact reason why it’s falling out! So if you believe that your destiny is to have thinner hair as you mature don’t give up hope; you can slow the progression of hair loss and maintain healthy locks by using these simple tips that will help you add strength and vitality back into your hair! Believe it or not most of the time the root cause of hair loss is stress. Stress can raise androgen levels, which in turn causes hair loss. “Stress may also trigger scalp problems such as dandruff, disrupt eating habits and mess up your digestive system — all of which can have a negative impact on hair,” said Anabel Kingsley, a leading trichologist at the Phillip Kingsley Clinic in London, England. Like any other part of your body, hair needs a variety of nutrients to be healthy and grow. And while many factors

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SCHOEPE such as age, genetics, hormones, diet and blood flow affect hair growth, nutritional deficiencies are also linked to hair loss. Luckily, a nutrient deficiency can be corrected by adding vitamin-rich foods to your diet or using supplementation. Some vitamins have antioxidant properties that help fight hair loss and some vitamins help the body balance hormone levels, another factor that stops hair growth. The mineral zinc is an important aspect of nutrition that has been used for decades for treating hair loss. It accelerates hair follicle recovery and growth, but a deficiency can make you more susceptible to illness and disease. Another key nutrient for hair health is vitamin A. It is an essential component for all cells in your body, including

hair cells. Vitamin A helps produce natural oil sebum that moisturizes your scalp and keeps your hair healthy. Foods rich in vitamin A include some of my favorites — leafy greens, carrots and eggs. Other important vitamins and minerals for healthy hair include omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins B12 and E, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium and CoQ10. Scalp massages help your hair grow as fast as possible by stimulating blood circulation. Massaging your scalp channels more nutrients to the hair follicles, which increase hair growth. Once your hair is a little longer you should consider providing it with a little TLC. Thin hair is fragile, so it’s important to treat it gently. When your hair is wet, use a wide-toothed comb instead of a brush and lightly comb through your hair. It’s also important to use the cool or low setting on your hair dryer and minimize your use of flat irons as both will weaken the hair at the root. Above all, be patient! Due to the nature of the hair-growth cycle, it takes at least six weeks to see an improvement. Reach Mary Schoepe at fitnessconcepts001@yahoo.com.

Fourth annual Stewart’s Shops ‘Give a Pint, Get a Pint’ campaign a success BALLSTON SPA — The American Red Cross is thanking Stewart’s Shops for supporting blood drives with the “Give a Pint, Get a Pint” campaign for the fourth year in a row. Through the program, Red Cross blood donors who give blood in June in 20 eastern New York counties received a voucher for a free pint of Stewart’s Shops ice cream or gelato. Nearly 5,900 units of blood were collected during the campaign this year. Since the “Give a Pint, Get a Pint” program began in June 2016, approximately 27,000 blood donations have been collected in participating counties of Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Dutchess, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Oneida, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Ulster, Warren and Washington.

“Each blood donation has a huge impact on patient care as it can help up to three patients,” said Red Cross Albany District Manager Sonja Ronovech. “We have the utmost gratitude for Stewart’s Shops. The Red Cross appreciates the support and our blood donors enjoy the sweet ‘thank you’ that comes with their donation.” “We know that every blood donation matters and can make a real difference in saving lives; we’re proud to support such a great campaign that encourages people to make a difference,” said Gary Dake, president of Stewart’s Shops. “This program continues to be a great success and we are proud to donate Stewart’s ice cream for such a worthy cause.” “Give a Pint, Get a Pint” kicked off June 1 as the Red Cross faced a critical shortage of type O blood and other

American Red Cross announces an emergency blood shortage ALBANY — To help address the current emergency blood shortage, all who come to give blood or platelets with the American Red Cross through Aug. 29 will receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email. Currently, the Red Cross has less than a three-day supply of most blood types available and less than a two-day supply of type O blood. Individuals can schedule an appointment to give now by activating Amazon’s Alexa Red Cross Blood Skill by saying, “Alexa, find a blood drive,” or by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1800-733-2767). When an emergency arises, it is the blood already on the shelves that saves lives. Only through the generosity of blood donors can the Red Cross provide hospitals with lifesaving blood to meet the ongoing and often unpredictable needs of patients. The need for blood is constant. In the United States every two seconds blood is needed to help accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease. Donors can also save up to 15 minutes at the blood drive

by completing a RapidPass. With RapidPass, donors complete the pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of donation, from a mobile device or computer. To complete a RapidPass, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Red Cross Blood Donor app. To donate blood, individuals need to bring a blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification that are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also must meet certain height and weight requirements. Upcoming blood donation opportunities

COLUMBIA COUNTY Chatham Firehouse, 10 Hoffman St., Chatham, noon-6 p.m. Aug. 9. Hudson Elks Lodge No. 787, 201 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson, noon-6 p.m. Aug. 8.

DUTCHESS COUNTY The Village at Merritt Park, 80 Jefferson Blvd., Fishkill,

noon-5 p.m. Aug. 7. North East-Millerton Library, 75 Main St., Millerton, 3-7 p.m. Aug. 15. Poughkeepsie Galleria, 2001 South Road, Poughkeepsie, 1-6 p.m. Aug. 6.

GREENE COUNTY Sawyer Chevrolet, 351 West Bridge St., Catskill, 1-6 p.m. Aug. 9. Orange County Suburban Propane Chester, 1939 Kings Highway, Chester, noon-5 p.m. Aug. 15. Orange Regional Medical Center, 707 East Main St., Middletown, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 7.

PUTNAM COUNTY Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department, 741 Route 6, Mahopac, 2-7 p.m. Aug. 6. Sullivan County Catskill Regional Medical Center, Bushville Road, Harris, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 14. Mountaindale Fire Department, 136 Main St., Mountain Dale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 10. Saint Joseph’s Church, 180 Sullivan St., Wurtsboro, 1-7 p.m. Aug. 14.

ULSTER COUNTY Veterans of Foreign Wars, 708 East Chester St., Kingston, Aug. 12. New Paltz Fire Department No 1, 25 Plattekill Ave., New Paltz, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 10.

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blood types in demand. Blood donors of all types are still needed to help avoid delays in life-saving medical care for patients this summer. Right now, blood products are being distributed to hospitals faster than donations are coming in. More donations are immediately needed to help replenish the blood supply. Blood and platelets are needed to respond to patient emergencies including accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease. The Red Cross must collect approximately 13,000 blood and platelet donations every day for patients at about 2,500 hospitals and transfusion centers nationwide. In the NewYork-Penn Region, blood and platelet donations are needed every day to serve patients in approximately 90 hospitals.

Who’s New NORTHERN DUTCHESS HOSPITAL RHINEBECK — The following births were recorded at Northern Dutchess Hospital. Sam Curbelo and Rasonda Franklin of Lake Katrine are the parents of a baby boy born May 31. Paul and Grace Roosa of West Hurley are the parents of a baby girl born June 25. Torry Barton and Shydell Murphy of Glasco are the parents of a baby girl born July 7. Josh and Moriah Miller of Saugerties are the parents of a baby boy born July 8. Leo Jakhu and Jaclyn

Fonseca of Rosendale are the parents of a baby boy born July 9. Robert III and Kayla Eggering of Rosendale are the parents of a baby boy born July 9. Kevin and Michelle Gray of Kingston are the parents of a baby girl born July 11. Devon Bradley and Rhiana Colvin of Port Ewen are the parents of a baby girl born July 12. Mike Irkliewskij and Dara Cleveland of Lagrangeville are the parents of a baby boy born July 13. Kristy DeJesus of Philmont is the mother of a baby boy

born July 14. David and Mia Dargan of Saugerties are the parents of a baby girl born July 15. Robert and Megan Landerway of Lake Katrine are the parents of a baby boy born July 17. Jason and Kristin Waleur of Pine Plains are the parents of a baby girl born July 18. Matthiew Carlile and Erin Holdridge-Carlile of Catskill are the parents of a baby girl born July 18. Kevin and Lauren Keyser of Hudson are the parents of a baby girl born July 19.

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Emily Chameides, Hudson Area Library Director, and Lisa Heintz, Tobacco-Free Action Community Engagement Coordinator, show off the new no-smoking signs outside the library. A new regulation took effect June 19 in New York state that restricts smoking on library grounds. The Tobacco-Free Action Program has supplied many area libraries with signs to alert library goers of the new policy. If your library is in need of signage, reach out to them at 518-822-0999.

Columbia County announces rabies clinic HUDSON - County residents can limit their exposure to rabies by keeping pets properly vaccinated and New York state law requires all dogs and cats to have an updated rabies vaccination. The Columbia County Department of Health hosts several rabies clinics for cats, dogs and ferrets throughout the year.

There is no charge to Columbia County residents, however donations are accepted. Pet owners who bring animals to the clinic are responsible for the control of their pets; cats and ferrets should be secured in a sturdy carrier, and dogs should be on a leash. CDOH staff members are on hand at the clinics to

assist pet owners as needed. Breeders should obtain rabies immunization through veterinary services. Rabies vaccination clinics for 2019 have been scheduled as follows: Aug. 6, New Lebanon Town Garage, Route 22 and Old Post Road, New Lebanon. Cats and Ferrets, 4-5 p.m., Wood Hill Vet; Dogs, 5-6 p.m. Dr. Delliere.

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Vivien Sampson, of Hudson, called for action. “The country need to do something about this. How many people have to die before we actually do something?” Sampson said. A federal law enforcement official confirmed that a 2,300-word anti-immigrant manifesto that was posted online minutes before the shooting was written by the suspect. The manifesto spoke of a “Hispanic invasion of Texas.” Federal investigators in El Paso said they were treating the massacre at the Walmart as an act of domestic terrorism, and were considering federal hate crime charges, as well as federal gun charges that would carry the death penalty. “We are going to conduct a methodical and careful investigation with a view toward those charges,” said John F. Bash, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, who said he had consulted with Attorney General William Barr. Jaime Esparza, the El Paso district attorney, said his office had charged Crusius with capital murder and that he would seek the death penalty in any state prosecution. “We are a good and loving community, but we will hold him accountable,” Esparza said. The motive of the gunman in the Ohio shooting remains unclear. Assemblywoman Didi Barrett, D-106, called the shootings “unfathomable.” “My heart breaks for the victims and families in Dayton and El Paso — and the other communities racked by gun violence,” Barrett said. “It is unfathomable that in this country, yet again, we wake up to another tragic shooting because someone who shouldn’t have access to weapons was able to get their hands on military-grade firearms. Here, in New York,

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Rovitz, executive director of the Mental Health Association of Columbia-Greene Counties. “It’s a way of bringing the community together and heightening the awareness of crime prevention.” At the event, the Mental Health Association of

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site Monday morning to survey the impact of the fire. “I saw the damage this morning — it was extensive, in my estimation,” Hanse said. “It’s very sad — we had a lot of very enjoyable times there over the years and it’s a sad thing to see the source of so many great memories go up in smoke.” The property is currently owned by Long Island businessman Joseph Pasqualone, according to Hanse. The restaurant was not reopened

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Joe Oglesby, center, whose niece Lois was among those killed, attends a vigil for victims of a mass shooting in the Oregon District of Dayton, Ohio, Sunday. Nine people were killed and 27 others were wounded, according to authorities. It was the second deadly American mass shooting in less than 24 hours, and the third in a week.

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A boy at a candlelight vigil in El Paso, Texas, on Sunday night, one day after a gunman opened fire inside a Walmart, killing 20 and wounding more than two dozen others. As the city moved fitfully through its first day after the shooting, many residents said they condemned the hateful and racist message spewed by the gunman in a manifesto that railed against immigration and a “Hispanic invasion of Texas.”

we have passed common sense gun safety laws, including measures to ban bump stocks and allow courts to bar

individuals determined to be a threat to themselves or others from owning or purchasing guns. It’s clear that after years

Columbia-Greene Counties will recognize two for their contributions to the county: Greene County District Attorney Joseph Stanzione and retired state police senior Investigator Pete Kusminsky. The Mental Health Association employs more than 325 people and serves 4,000 adults and 4,000 youths in Greene and Columbia counties through more than 30 programs and services. The

agency has served the community more than 40 years. In Catskill, the agency operates the Catskill Kids Club, an afterschool program at Catskill schools, the Mobile Crisis Assessment Team and several other programs.

after the Merchants sold it. For many years, Quarry Steakhouse — when Merchant owned the restaurant — was the site of numerous fundraisers and celebrations, from Girl Scout parties to political dinners. The Coxsackie-Athens Rotary Club was a regular sight at the steakhouse. The organization used to hold its weekly meetings there every Wednesday. The restaurant served its final meal March 31, 2018, just before it came under new ownership. The Quarry Steakhouse was originally established by former Coxsackie Mayor Henry Rausch on his 20th birthday in April 1973. The following year,

a banquet hall was added on to the restaurant. In 1984, the restaurant was sold to the Merchants, who operated it for the next 34 years. At the time, David J. Merchant, the owners’ son, said in an interview his parents were ready for a change. “They’re at the age where it’s time to retire,” David J. Merchant said. He had been working in the restaurant with his parents from the age of 11, he said. When the Merchants held a final party to bid farewell to the restaurant, hundreds of people turned out to celebrate the Quarry’s nearly 45-year run.

To reach reporter Amanda Purcell, call 518-828-1616 ext. 2500, or send an email to apurcell@ thedailymail.net, or tweet to @ amandajpurcell.

Kemp unveils ‘laborious’ plan to dismantle Common Core standards Greg Bluestein The New York Times News Service

ATLANTA -- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan to eliminate Common Core won’t involve a swift overhaul of education policy, but rather what he called a “laborious” process to review the reading, writing and math standards. The governor wrote in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution oped this week that three separate panels will be involved in his push to “dismantle” Common Core, an effort that resurrects a long-simmering debate in

Georgia politics. The Common Core standards, established with the help of then-Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue, were meant to ensure students nationwide learned the same concepts at the same time. But they ran afoul of groups that saw it as an effort to increase federal influence over k-12 education to the detriment of local control. Kemp wrote that a citizens’ review committee will analyze feedback on a state survey on the Common Core standards, and a committee of teachers

will also offer insight. An academic review committee will then review recommendations that will be considered by the state Board of Education. “This process, while laborious, will help us eliminate the remnants of Common Core and ensure that our students are given the best opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed,” Kemp wrote in the op-ed. “We will do the heavy lifting now to ensure a better, brighter tomorrow. We will reject the status quo and put students first.”

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Mourners at a vigil in Dayton, Ohio, where a mass shooting took place early Sunday morning.

of inaction, the federal government needs to take New York’s lead and pass legislation to stop this devastating

bloodshed.” On Monday, President Donald Trump condemned white supremacy, citing the threat

of “racist hate,” and called for national unity in devising a response. “In one voice our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy,” Trump said. But Trump did not call for broad gun control measures, instead calling for stronger action to address mental illness, violence in the media and in video games, as well as “the perils of the internet and social media.” Athens resident Joey Anthony agreed mental health issues for those seeking to purchase a gun should be a factor. “I think everybody should be vetted to buy a gun,” Anthony said. “We need to begin looking into people’s mental health. What else would do it? We have had guns for 125 years, and it’s only over the past 25 years that this has been happening,” “That, and they shouldn’t make it too political,” added D.J. Jones, also of Athens. The U.S. Senate is on summer recess, but U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., called for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to call the Senate back from recess for an emergency session to “take action on gun safety.” “America’s citizenry is on the brink, suffering in pain for people they love, communities they call home, and even strangers they have never met,” Schumer said in a statement. “And the mangled tie that binds this suffering, this fear, and this deep worry torturing every corner of the country now is rooted in the proliferation of semi-automatic assault weapons, their all-too-easy access, and the loopholes that ensure their omnipresence.” There have been at least 32 mass shootings, defined as three or more killings in a single episode, in the United States this year. The New York Times News Service contributed to this report.

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Four players from Coxsackie Post 166 were named to the All Star Team in the Eastern New York Prep Baseball League. Aiden Boehm and Aidan Doto led the offense for Post 166 during the 2019 season while Adam Carlson and Dan Paquin were stars on the mound. Pictured are (from left): Aidan Doto, Adam Carlson, Aiden Boehm, Dan Paquin and Coach Jeff Dodig.

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Hudson Kickball Showdown organizer Mike Alert presents Most Hated with the championship trophy on Saturday at Galvan Field.

Hudson Kickball Showdown a big success By Tim Martin Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — A good time was had by all at Saturday’s first Hudson Kickball Showdown at Galvan Field. A total of 12 teams took part in the competition, which was put together by former Hudson High and Columbia-Greene student athlete Mike Alert. “I was extremely happy with the turnout,” Alert said. “I say this because I put in a lot of work to get it done! I stayed up until almost 3 a.m. everyday to just think about how I could make it a day people remember. I say it was a success because I left happy and the community looked very happy and the games were very competitive! “If teams were not competitive there would’ve been no fun in my opinion. I say this because people play TIM MARTIN/COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA sports so they can be com- Nytrell Franklin-Hedgepeth (right) makes a play as Pop Veeney petitive and people come pulls into second base during the Hudson Kickball Showdown. out to watch people be competitive. Once playoffs came around I realized that each team had their eye on the prize, which was the trophy and I loved it!” Fist-round winners were Kite’s Nest, Island, Most Hated, The Booters, HudCity Champs and the Monstars. In the second round, Island defeated Kite’s Nest, Most Hated topped HudCity Champs and The Booters knocked off the Monstars. Most Hated drew a bye into the championship game where they faced The Booters, who topped Island in the semifinal. Most HatTIM MARTIN/COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA ed, the youngest team in the Sha-Quesia Austin launches the ball. tournament won the title with a 3-1 victory over The had a lot of team chemistry, event,” Alert said. “Before and they also looked like they the event started I knew they Booters. “They were prepared and practiced weeks before the were going to be tough to

beat and they kept their word because they told me they were going to win! So I give them props, and they only had 9 guys, unlike like others teams that had 13+.” Alert admitted he didn’t know what to expect, since this was the first time he’s attempted to put a tournament together. “I actually didn’t think it would go so well,” Alert said. “I thought time was going to be a big problem and I thought I wouldn’t get a big crowd. Well, everything ended up going as planned and even when things weren’t so organized everyone helped me figure it out instead of harassing me. There are things I could’ve done better, but it’s a learning experience and next year will be better.” Alert is already looking ahead to next year and is planning a few minor tweaks. “I will definitely get real refs because there were some questionable calls that didn’t go in teams’ favor,” Alert said. “I won’t allow the whole team to play in the field and I will not allow people to play on more than one team because I saw some people play on every team.” With the tournament behind him, Alert is now preparing to go back to school and will be leaving for Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga. at the end of the week. “I am very excited to start this new chapter in my life,” Alert said. “Going to Morehouse College, I will be studying Business Management. Being a people’s person and a person that has a lot of ideas, I see myself fitting in perfect as a businessman. See KICKBALL B3

C-G Summer League boys playoffs begin today Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — The Columbia-Greene Summer Boys Basketball League playoffs will begin today at ColumbiaGreene Community College. The top six seeds in order are: Catskill, Coxsackie-Athens, Greenville, German-

town, Chatham and Hunter-Tannersville. Today’s schedule: 5:30 pm – Hunter-Tannersville vs. Greenville 6:30 pm – Chatham vs. Germantown 7:30 pm – Hunter/Greenville winner vs. Catskill

8:30 pm – Chatham/Germantown winner vs. Coxsackie-Athens The girls and boys championship games will be played on Thursday at the college. The girls game begins at 5:30 p.m. and the boys game will start at 7 p.m.

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New York Yankees designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion (30) reacts after being hit by a pitch against the Boston Red Sox during the eighth inning of game one of Saturday’s doubleheader at Yankee Stadium.

Despite two more injuries, Yankees will ‘keep pushing forward’ James Wagner The New York Times News Service

NEW YORK — To illustrate how battered the first-place New York Yankees have been this season, consider the team’s starting lineup Sunday night against its rival, the Boston Red Sox. Of the nine hitters hoping to close out a four-game sweep, only four were on the Yankees’ opening day roster: infielder Gleyber Torres, and outfielders Aaron Judge, Mike Tauchman and Brett Gardner. The list of the Yankees’ wounded grew to a major league-leading 16 over the weekend, when first baseman-designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion sustained a hairline fracture in his right wrist after being hit by a pitch, and center fielder Aaron Hicks strained the flexor muscle in his right elbow after a throw from the outfield. In all, 25 different Yankees have spent time on the injured list this season. Several of them have been stars, and some have made multiple visits, such as starting pitcher CC Sabathia and outfielders Giancarlo Stanton and Hicks. Yet after Sunday’s game, where they defeated the Red Sox once again, this time 7-4, the Yankees were neck and neck with the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers for the best record in baseball. The Yankees maintained a comfortable lead in the American League East over the surging Tampa Bay Rays (eight games) and the floundering Red Sox (14 1/2 games). “The greatest strength of this team is its ability to overcome adversity and just keep pushing forward,” said Tauchman, whose torrid

hitting in July helped the Yankees continue to win. The depth of the Yankees’ roster and farm system, in addition to the organization’s resources, scouting, analytics and coaching, has been on display this season. Every step back, such as the injuries sustained by Encarnacion and Hicks during Saturday’s doubleheader, has been followed by two forward, such as the two wins over the Red Sox on Saturday. “It’s kind of crazy,” Hicks said. “Guys come back and somebody else goes down. It’s tough, but we’ve been dealing with it this whole year and we’ve been able to still win. So it’s a next man up kind of thing.” It certainly was Sunday. Third baseman Gio Urshela, an unexpected cleanup hitter, and Judge both homered off Red Sox starting pitcher David Price. Outfielder Cameron Maybin, first baseman Mike Ford and Tauchman all drove in runs. Price coughed up six of his seven runs in the third inning. Urshela provided a minor scare in the sixth when he fell to ground after fouling two pitches off his legs, but he ended up staying in the game. Luis Cessa tossed 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief behind starting pitcher J.A. Happ. The mood was different the night before, as some Yankees feared the worst for Hicks: a torn ulnar collateral ligament and Tommy John surgery. “Anything with the elbow makes you nervous,” Hicks said Saturday. But after an MRI examination Sunday, Hicks and the team exhaled. Yankees See YANKEES B3

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady warms up during the 2019 season opening Training Camp at Gillette Stadium.

How does Tom Brady do it? Sally Jenkins The Washington Post

At this point it’s fair to say that Tom Brady’s personal science project is going well. He just celebrated his 42nd birthday with a new two-year contract extension, and he apparently runs faster than he did at 22, his legs limber and alive, which is to say nothing of that ring-heavy throwing arm. In his 20thNFL training camp, he’s so radiant with health that he looks like he’s got spring water for blood and years left. Clearly, scoffers who called Brady quackish owe him an apology. He was right, and they were wrong. He was way ahead of his time in perceiving the evils of an NFL culture based on heavy weightlifting and painkillers and ditching them for a range of unconventional training methods. His elastic, tenacious body is the empirical proof, more convincing than any lab result. Of all of Brady’s timedefiant feats, maybe the most impressive one is his physical resilience over the past decade from the age of 32 onward: In nine of his past 10 seasons he has started all 16 games. The only thing that could keep him off a field was NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s tyrannical suspension in 2016. So laugh at Brady’s avocado-chia smoothies if you want, but his habits line up with everything scientists know about antiaging and avoiding illnesses such as arthritis. None of it, however, explains how Brady keeps his mind right. How does he fight mental burnout and keep summoning the readiness to go through another August training camp? Years of success do not breed freshness in a quarterback. They breed expertise, regulation, know how. The wild raw physical music of a Patrick Mahomes is gone and so is the humbleness that begs to learn. What’s left is pure tedious process. Mental exhaustion is what really gets most veteran quarterbacks, not the physical inability to perform. They get sick of it and choose liberation. What keeps Brady from choosing to surf in Costa Rica? Compounding the challenge is a phosphorous fame that makes everything a little more draining. Sure,he’s a walking jewelry store with his Tag Heuers and six Super Bowl rings, but it comes at a price: He’s such public property that even a routine dog walk turns into an energy-sapping Sharpie party. After his first Super Bowl victory, Brady accepted every invite and endorsement deal. After the second one, he went to Europe - by himself. His career has become a demonstration of

psychological pacing as much as physical. He’s all about conservation, the marshalling and portioning of resources and efforts, and not wasting energy on stupid things. In camp the other day, a crush of reporters wanted to know why he put on a few pounds, and where his latest contract extension stands. “That’s up for talk-show debate,” he said. “What do you guys think? Should we take a poll? . . . “I’m just trying to take it day-by-day and get out to practice. That’s what football players do.” There’s no recipe book or training method that can illustrate his ultimate feat of endurance, which is to sustain the striver’s mentality with which he played as a younger man. You get the feeling that Brady’s willingness to work like another drab just trying to make the team is the beating heart of the Patriots franchise. It’s why they’re able to play each season as hungrily as if they’ve never won anything. A long time ago, he could have turned the Patriots into servants carrying an aged king. We’ve seen how a fading Michael Jordan and LeBron James unequally weighted their franchises. So far, Brady seems to have avoided that. “He’s no different than the men left and to the right of him,” cornerback Jason McCourty observes. Brady long has said that his main driver is “insecurity.” Back in 2005 he remarked, “I guess I always feel there’s someone hunting me down, someone always right on my footsteps.” It would appear that in a strange way aging only has enhanced that competitive anxiety, given him one more thing to outrun, a little more motive rather than less. Yet that’s not the entire explanation either. Something more than insecurity, or science, or method must keep Brady marching on in this league, because it’s just too hard. On some unseen level, he must be aging, and feeling it. He’s not immune from the elemental biological processes that conspire to wither all of us. As Frederick Buechner has written, aging is “like living in a house that’s in increasing need of repairs . . . Cracked and dusty, the windows are hard to see through, and there’s a lot of creaking and groaning in bad weather.” And that’s without absorbing the battering of the NFL. Beneath Brady’s elegant attenuated figure, there must be groaning, and an unimaginable effort going on.

Cliff Branch meant a lot to his former teammates, current players, coaches and fans. Branch, who led the Raiders to three Super Bowl titles, died Saturday afternoon. He was 71. According to the Bullhead City, Arizona, police department, Branch was found dead at 3:40 p.m. in a hotel room. Police say it appears to be a natural death. Branch was in the area to sign autographs. “He was a great teammate and my friend,” Lester Hayes said in a Facebook post. Another former teammate, Ted Hendricks, said, “Words are not enough to soften this blow to our Raider Alumni family.” Former Raiders coach Tom Flores of Sanger said, “My heart is broken.” Branch was influential in Raiders history, helping the team to victories in Super Bowl XI, Super Bowl XV and Super Bowl XVIII – the last two under Flores. Branch was picked by the

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Oakland Raiders legend Cliff Branch in the parking lot signing autographs before a game against the Denver Broncos on Nov. 13, 2005 at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, Calif.

Raiders in the fourth round of the 1972 draft, coveted for his speed (in an interview with Raiders.com, he said he ran the 40-yard sprint in 4.20 seconds) but early in his career not sure-handed. He worked at the position and finished with 501 receptions for 8,685 yards and 67 touchdowns. He averaged

17.3 yards per catch, becoming one of the toughest wide receivers to tackle en route to two 1,000-yard seasons. Branch was a four-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro and credited his success to the late Ken Stabler. Outpouring of condolences came throughout Saturday

evening. Branch was in Indianapolis at the NFL Scouting Combine in February at the request of coach Jon Gruden to help evaluate the wide receivers. “It is a credit to Jon Gruden who knows the history of the Raiders and he’s all about the history,” Branch said then. “It’s a credit to him to have me come out here and have open arms and participating in this event.” Gruden showed footage of Branch’s playing days Saturday night. At Sunday’s practice, Derek Carr, Tyrell Williams, Vontaze Burfict wore No. 21 (Branch’s number) to pay their respects. “Terrible loss to the Raiders and football and everybody that knew him,” Gruden said. “Much of our players paid tribute to him. Our prayers are with him and his family. It’s a big loss for us.” Former longtime Raiders chief executive officer Amy Trask said if someone think Raiders “Cliff is — and should be — one of the first who come to mind.”

Top fantasy football quarterbacks to draft in 2019 Des Bieler The Washington Post

Ranking the NFL fantasy quarterbacks, with notes on the top 24, as of Monday, Aug. 5: It’s important to bear in mind that things can change rapidly during training camp and the preseason, particularly in the event of injuries and/or personnel moves. Best of luck to you all in your drafts! (Except for anyone drafting against me directly - then I wish you nothing but a level of misfortune worthy of Greek mythology.) 1. Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs What really needs to be said here? Last year, the gap in per-game scoring (minimum 10 games played) between Mahomes and the second-best QB was greater than the gap between that No. 2 guy and No. 12. Mahomes can and probably will fall back to Earth a bit this season, but he still has room to orbit above everyone else. 2. Deshaun Watson, Texans He followed up an electrifying but injury-shortened 2017 with a fourth-place finish among QBs last year. Now Watson can hope for healthier seasons from WRs Will Fuller and Keke Coutee, as well as better play from an improved offensive line (it could hardly get worse, let’s face it), and, of course, he still has DeAndre Hopkins. 3. Aaron Rodgers, Packers Free from the shackles of Mike McCarthy’s unimaginative schemes - and thankfully past an offseason in which his beer-chugging deficiencies were put on humiliating display - Rodgers can hope to do much more of what he likes under new head coach Matt LaFleur. He should at least have a better receiving corps beyond Davante Adams, given another of seasoning for youngsters such as Geronimo Allison, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Jake Kumerow. 4. Baker Mayfield, Browns It was tempting to place last year’s No. 1 overall pick even higher on this list, given how promising he looked in a rookie season that began with Tyrod Taylor under center and Hue Jackson prowling the sideline. Mayfield proved to be as confident on the field as he was off it, and he backed it up with impressive accuracy on secondarychallenging throws. Add arguably the NFL’s most talented WR to the mix in Odell Beckham Jr., and this has the makings of an offense ready to explode. 5. Andrew Luck, Colts Luck’s calf injury needs to be monitored, but assuming we don’t wind up in a Kevin Durant-type situation, he should be ready for Week 1. Of more importance to the fantasy world is that he looked to be completely over his shoulder woes last season, throwing for the second-most TD passes (39), and his excellent offensive line should help keep the rest of his body parts intact while he slices up defenses. 6. Matt Ryan, Falcons Last year’s No. 2 QB in terms of fantasy scoring, Ryan seems like a safe bet for stellar production, and we know for a fact that he plays lots of dome games and has Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley. His upside seems somewhat capped by a relative lack of rushing - his three TDs on the ground in 2018 were three more than he had from 2013 to 2017 - and Atlanta should have an improved defense, which could have Ryan throwing less, but those are mere quibbles. 7. Jameis Winston, Buccaneers Not for the faint of heart here, but there is a lot of reason to believe that Winston could throw his way into the fantasy elite this year.

First of all, there’s no FitzMagic around to steal his job, and Winston showed down the stretch last year that he could make better decisions with the ball. Head coach Bruce Arians has arrived to further his development, and Winston has all sorts of passcatching weapons at his disposal, plus a terrible-looking defense to force him to stay aggressive. 8. Carson Wentz, Eagles You’re going to want Wentz to stay healthy, but it’s not like we’ve never seen that happen, as he played all 16 games as a rookie. His back issues are reportedly not a thing anymore, leaving him back at the helm of one of the league’s better offenses, which was augmented in the offseason by the return of DeSean Jackson. 9. Cam Newton, Panthers Another health situation to stay on top of, Newton is not all the way back from shoulder surgery. That’s a teeny bit problematic, but he has uncorked some deep throws in camp and has earned some benefit of the doubt as a consistent fantasy force, one who has some terrific young weapons. 10. Jared Goff, Rams More of a boom-or-bust pick than some may realize, after defenses appeared to be getting a pretty good read on Coach Sean McVay’s beloved three-WR scheme, even before the Rams’ offense was suffocated in the Super Bowl. McVay should be able to come up with some new wrinkles, though, and with key receiver Cooper Kupp back, he may well opt to rely more on Goff’s accurate arm than Todd Gurley’s fragile legs. 11. Lamar Jackson, Ravens Just to get an idea of how much QB rushing can be a cheat code in fantasy, once Jackson took over as Baltimore’s starter in Week 11, he threw for just five TDs - and ranked seventh at his position. And that was with the Ravens completely remaking their offensive identity on the fly, so imagine how effective he could be with an entire offseason for the team to hone what will likely be the league’s most unusual attack. 12. Russell Wilson, Seahawks I’m doubting Wilson, a perennial top10 QB, very much at my peril, but part of what’s pushing him down here is the influx of exciting talent at his position. In other words, it’s not you, Russ, it’s them. Well, it’s also a Seattle offense that looks pretty uninspiring without Doug Baldwin, as well as Wilson’s decline in rushing in two of the past three years. Okay, it’s somewhat you, Russ. 13. Kyler Murray, Cardinals Even gimmicky offenses can take the NFL by storm for a little while, and what the Great Kliff Kingsbury Experiment promises - a fast pace with tons of receiving options and yards-after-catch opportunities, orchestrated by a highly talented runner and passer who probably knows the scheme as well as any professional QB - sounds awfully fantasy-friendly. 14. Drew Brees, Saints New Orleans’s passing attack has become much more about quality than quantity, which is great in real life but less so in our little pursuit. The 40-year-old Brees provides safety at the position and will produce some big games, especially at home, but he’s not likely to return to Fantasy God status. 15. Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers With Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh will probably have a happier locker room but a less pass-happy offense, after Roethlisberger led everyone in attempts (675) and passing yards (5,129) last season. He still makes

for a great target for those who like to wait at QB, then wait some more. 16 Dak Prescott, Cowboys I don’t necessarily doubt that Prescott can be a top-12 QB for the fourth time in as many NFL seasons, but I’m skeptical of his ceiling, and running back Ezekiel Elliott’s possible holdout could be a major problem for the Dallas offense. 17. Josh Allen, Bills Six games is not the biggest sample size, but when it’s the most recent six games a QB has played, and he was No. 1 in scoring over that span, well, it’s at least worth noting. That’s right, not even Mahomes racked up points at Allen’s rate down the stretch last year, and if he can keep it up even a little this year, he’ll be quite the steal at his ADP. 18. Philip Rivers, Chargers Rivers has a loooong track record of being good in fantasy, has a very good array of weapons with or without Melvin Gordon and is an excellent example of just how deep the QB position is. 19. Mitchell Trubisky, Bears His six-game stretch of greatness came between Weeks 4 and 10 last season, when Trubisky was second only to Mahomes. Then came a shoulder injury and questions about whether that was what made Trubisky less effective, or if it was inevitable that he would not remain so consistent, but he left plenty of cause for optimism about where his career is heading. 20. Kirk Cousins, Vikings Could easily finish much higher than this ranking, as he has done in each of the past four seasons, but Minnesota wants to run more and still has a shaky offensive line. 21. Jimmy Garoppolo, 49ers OK, I’m about to stop pointing out how crazy deep QB is, but not quite yet, because Jimmy G is yet another strong candidate to trounce his ADP. It’s just that he has such a short track record and some questions about his receiving corps outside of tight end George Kittle, but considering what Coach Kyle Shanahan got from Nick Mullens last year, Garoppolo can reasonably be expected to thrive. 22. Tom Brady, Patriots Brady is 42, doesn’t have Gronk anymore and has seen some key passing metrics head in the wrong direction over the past couple of years. It’s not over for a QB coming off a Super Bowl run and in possession of a contract extension, but fantasy expectations should be kept in check. 23. Andy Dalton, Bengals Losses along the offensive line and A.J. Green’s injury don’t bode well, but Dalton has some sneaky upside, with the coaching change from Marvin Lewis to Zac Taylor promising to inject Cincinnati with some much-needed innovation. 24. Matthew Stafford, Lions Stafford is only ranked ahead of the mildly intriguing Darnold because he’s so much more of a known quantity. What’s known is pretty boring, but he makes for a fairly cheap, safe option for those looking to mitigate the risk of a Jackson or Murray pick. 25. Sam Darnold, Jets 26. Derek Carr, Raiders 27. Marcus Mariota, Titans 28. Nick Foles, Jaguars 29. Ryan Fitzpatrick, Dolphins 30. Joe Flacco, Broncos 31. Eli Manning, Giants 32. Dwayne Haskins, Redskins 33. Case Keenum, Redskins 34. Josh Rosen, Dolphins 35. Daniel Jones, Giants 36. Ryan Tannehill, Titans

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Ngounga Badila goes all out to make a catch during Saturday’s first Hudson Kickball Showdown at Galvan Field.

Vern Cross looks to retire Nytrel Franklin-Hedgepeth, who was headed toward home during Saturday’s first Hudson Kickball Showdown at Galvan Field.

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manager Aaron Boone said Hicks’ elbow ligament was intact and that he would be shut down from throwing for up to 10 days. “We’re optimistic that he will be back,” Boone said of Hicks, who is hitting .235 with 12 home runs. With Encarnacion, it was more unclear. He said the pain he felt in his fractured right

wrist Saturday was worse than in 2009, when he missed two months with a fractured left wrist. Boone said a rehabilitation plan would be mapped out for Encarnacion after an evaluation in seven to 10 days. Encarnacion said he hoped to miss no more than three weeks but was unsure and suggested it could be up to five. Judge missed a month and a half last season when his right wrist was fractured by a pitch. He returned in mid-September for a playoff push.

“After I graduate, I want to create programs that teach people about the real world so they are aware of what’s out there. I also want to create programs that help those who are unemployed or need help getting back on the right track. I also want to get involved with real estate and buying property.” Alert hopes the kickball tournament will encourage others to become more involved in the community. “If I did it anyone can do it,” Alert said. “You just have to believe in yourself first because if you dont, how can anyone else believe in you? If you envision something allow others to see it because it could be a masterpiece in the making. “I also want to say thank you to everyone who came out to support me and also the businesses that helped me because without them the event wouldn’t have been as good as it was.”

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Nick Mars gets in postion to make a catch during Saturday’s first Hudson Kickball Showdown at Galvan Field.

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Deja Beauford drives the ball to the outfield during Saturday’s first Hudson Kickball Showdown at Galvan Field.

“For me, it’s frustrating, especially when I start feeling better at the plate and see the ball better,” said Encarnacion, who was hitting .333 with five home runs and 20 RBIs over his previous 90 plate appearances. Encarnacion’s injury is particularly concerning for the Yankees because their other first baseman-designated hitter, Luke Voit, returned to the IL on July 31 with a sports hernia injury. Voit received a cortisone shot last week and hoped to avoid surgery, which would

knock him out for more than six weeks. With the August waiver trade period no longer in existence — this was the first year of the hard July 31 deadline for major league trades — the Yankees have few options for outside upgrades. Boone said the Yankees would fill first base with Mike Ford, who was called up from Class AAA on Saturday, and D.J. LeMahieu, a versatile infielder. As for center field, the Yankees will turn back to Gardner,

Isiah Heard calls his shot during Saturday’s first Hudson Kickball Showdown at Galvan Field.

with some help from Tauchman. Gardner manned the position for the first month and a half of the season while Hicks dealt with a back injury. But the Yankees are mindful of Gardner’s age (he will be 36 this month) and his knee (he recently missed 10 games because it was inflamed). Some help may arrive soon: catcher Gary Sanchez, who has been recovering from a groin injury, was expected to return from the IL next weekend. Throughout all the injuries,

and all the wins in spite of them, Judge said he has never daydreamed about what the Yankees might look like — and perhaps how many more victories they would have — with a healthy roster. “We don’t have time to think about that,” he said. “Just focus on winning games with the guys we got here.” And that’s exactly what they have done.

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CITY OF HUDSON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Please take notice that there will be a regular meeting of the City of Hudson IDA and it's Finance Committee on August 13, 2019 at 1:00pm at 1 North Front Street, Hudson, NY 12534 for the purpose of discussing any matters that may be presented to the Agency for consideration. Dated: August 6, 2019 Justin Maxwell Secretary City of Hudson Industrial Development Agency CITY OF HUDSON, NEW YORK PLANNING BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Board of the City of Hudson, New York will conduct a Public Hearing on August 13, 2019 at 6 p.m. in Hudson Hall, Warren Street, Hudson, New York on a special use permit application from Verizon Wireless to install and operate wireless communication equipment on the roof of 41 North Second Street (Bliss Towers), Tax ID#109.35-2-19. All those interested parties will have an opportunity at this time to be heard in connection with said application. CITY OF HUDSON, NEW YORK PLANNING BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Board of the City of Hudson, New York will conduct a Public Hearing on August 13, 2019 at 6 p.m. in Hudson Hall, Warren Street, Hudson, New York on a site plan application from the Firemen's Association of the State of New York for an addition to the existing Museum of Firefighting at 125 Harry Howard Avenue, Tax ID #110.5-1-1.1.; and continuation of Public Hearings on a special use permit application from CarLee Holdings LLC to place portable temporary storage units on a vacant lot at 121 Fairview Avenue, Tax ID#110.10-2-5; a conditional use permit with a site plan component from A. Colarusso and Son Inc. for replacement bulkhead at 175 South Front Street, Tax ID #109.151-1; and a conditional use permit with a site plan component from A. Colarusso and Son Inc. for haul road improvements at 175 South Front Street, Tax ID #109.15-1-1. All those interested parties will have an opportunity at this time to be heard in connection with said applications.

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY SITTING IN A TREE, LLC Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on 06/26/2019. Office location: Columbia County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC to Kristal Heinz, ESQ., P.O. Box 1331, Hudson, NY 12534. Purpose: To engage in COOK CONSULTING any lawful activity. LLC Articles of Org. ARTICLES OF OR- filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/19/19. Office GANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY in Columbia Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC COMPANY ALLAN RUBENSTEIN upon whom process may be served. SSNY CONSULTING LLC Notice of formation of shall mail copy of proLimited Liability Com- cess to The LLC Ave pany ("LLC"). Articles 18Willoughby of Organization filed Brooklyn, NY 11205. with the Secretary of Purpose: Any lawful State of New York activity. ("SSNY") on 04/26/2019. Office lo- D.O.G. Board N’ Train, cation: Columbia LLC, Arts of Org. filed County. SSNY has with Sec. of State of been designated as NY (SSNY) 6/25/2019. agent of the LLC upon Cty: Columbia. SSNY whom process against desig. as agent upon it may be served. whom process against SSNY shall mail a copy may be served & shall of any process to the mail process to 120 Post Rd., LLC to Kristal Heinz, Lower NY 12075. ESQ., P.O. Box 1331, Ghent, Hudson, NY 12534. General Purpose. Purpose: To engage in any lawful activity. It’sClimbTime, LLC. BROOKLYN ROSE Articles of OrganizaFILMS LLC Articles of tion filed with the Org. filed NY Sec. of SSNY on 6/21/2019. State (SSNY) 6/20/19. Office: Greene County. Office in Columbia Co. SSNY designated as SSNY design. Agent of agent of the LLC upon LLC upon whom pro- whom process against cess may be served. it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC of process to the LLC, 4540 Center Blvd Apt 143 County Route 51, 1804 Long Island City, Coxsackie, NY 12051. NY 11109. Purpose: Purpose: Any lawful Any lawful activity. purpose.

JHS BUILDERS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/16/2019. Office loc: Columbia County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 859 Canaan Rd., Canaan, NY 12029. Reg Agent: U.S. Corp. Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave., Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Logan and Tim Carpentry LLC Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 5/14/2019. Office in Columbia Cty. New York SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 70 Deer Haven Rd, Elizaville, NY 12523 Purpose: Any lawful purpose

Notice of Bear & Fox Provisions LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on 4/22/2019, office location: Greene County, NS is designated as agent upon whom process may be served, NS shall mail service of process (SOP) to NW Registered Agent LLC @ 90 State Street Suite 700 Office 40, Albany, NY 12207, NW Registered Agent LLC is designated as agent for SOP at 90 State Street Suite 700 Office 40, Albany, NY 12207, purpose is any lawful purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY First: The name of the Limited Liability Company is Gordon's Philmont, LLC. Second: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on July 3, 2019. Third: The County within the State of New York in which the office of the company is located is Columbia. Fourth: Susan G. Baer, CPA has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is Susan G. Baer, CPA. PC, 60 Garage Place Road Ghent, NY 12075. Fifth: This Limited Liability Company is organized for all lawful purposes, and to do any and all things necessary, convenient, or incidental to that purpose.

NML CONSULTING, LLC Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company ("LLC"). Articles of Organization filed New York Sec. of State ("NYSS") 07/03/2019. Office loc. Columbia County. NYSS designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSS shall mail a copy of any process to c/o The LLC, 554 Church Avenue, Germantown, New York 12526. There is no specific date set for dissolution. Purpose: to engage in any lawful activity or act. Name and Business Address of Organizer is Adeline P. Malone, Esq., 6369 Mill Street, P.O. Box 510, Rhinebeck, NY 12572 NOTICE OF FORMANOTICE OF ABAN- TION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DONED VEHICLE This is notification to First: The name of the any owner or lien hold- Limited Liability Comer only to recover their pany is Local 111 Resvehicle within thirty taurant, LLC. (30) days or it will be Second: The Articles sold at public auction of Organization of the as per Sec- Company were filed tion SC Law 29-15-10. with the Secretary of To recover call Gizella State on July 3, 2019. The County Studwell @ Third: Rapid Transit Towing, within the State of New (843) 591-2670. 2005 York in which the ofFord Escape, VIN# fice of the company is 1FMYU931X5KB27314 located is Columbia. Fourth: Susan G. . Located at: Rapid Baer, CPA has been Transit Towing 8603 designated as agent Highway 544 Myrtle upon whom process against the Company Beach, SC 29588 may be served. The Notice of Formation of address to which the M&R Rentals LLC. Art. Secretary of State shall Of Org. filed with Sec’y mail process is Susan of State (SSNY) G. Baer, CPA. PC, 60 5/31/19. Office loca- Garage Place Road tion: Greene Co. SSNY Ghent, NY 12075. designated as agent of Fifth: This Limited LLC upon whom pro- Liability Company is cess may be served. organized for all lawful SSNY shall mail pro- purposes, and to do cess to 256 Adams any and all things necRd., Athens, NY essary, convenient, or 12015. Purpose: any incidental to that purlawful activities pose.

Notice of formation of ISBY CONSTRUCTION LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) June 5, 2019. Office location: Greene Co., NY; SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 189 Beers Road, Earlton, NY 12058. Purpose: any lawful activity Notice of Formation of Kumoi Jishi Investors, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 5/24/19. Office location: Columbia County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 413, Southfield, MA 01259. Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Name: The H.A.N.D.S. Program, L.L.C. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State (SSNY) on 7/2/19. Office location: County. Columbia SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Andrea Neiman, PO Box 244, North Chatham, NY 12132. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Linda Dias Yoga LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 5/6/19. Office location: Columbia County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy NOTICE OF FORMA- of process to 114 TION OF LIMITED Pooles Hill Rd., AnLIABILITY COMPANY. cram, NY 12502. PurNAME: THE FROZEN pose: any lawful acSPOON, LLC tivity. Articles of Organization were filed with the Notice of Formation of BEAKMAN Secretary of State of LUCINDA New York on LLC 03/05/2019 Office lo- Arts. of Org. filed with cation: 497 Mountain Secy. of State of NY View Rd. Freehold, NY (SSNY) on 06/26/19. Office location: Colum12431 Greene County. SSNY The Secretary of State bia County. of New York has been designated as agent of designated as agent of LLC upon whom prothe LLC upon whom cess against it may be process against it may served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o be served. Service The Secretary of State Corporation of New York shall mail Co., 80 State St., Albaa copy of process to ny, NY 12207, regd. the LLC, at 497 Moun- agent upon whom and tain View Rd. Freehold, at which process may be served. Purpose: NY 12431 Purpose: For any law- Any lawful activity. ful purpose. Notice of Formation of BEAKMAN Notice of Formation of LUCINDA Limited Liability Com- MANAGEMENT LLC Arts. of Org. filed with pany (LLC) Name: TJR HOLD- Secy. of State of NY INGS OF COLUMBIA, (SSNY) on 06/26/19. LLC. Articles of Or- Office location: Columganization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on June 28, 2019. Office Location: Columbia County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 114 Prospect Hill Road, Pine Plains, New York, 12567. Purpose: to engage in any and all business for which LLCs may be formed under the New York LLC law. Notice of Formation of TREGARDOCK LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/11/19. Office location: Greene SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it May Be Served. SSNY Mail Process to Eleven Times Square, Room 301, New York, New York, 10036. Any lawful purpose.

bia County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of Rosings Park, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/16/19. Office location: Columbia County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Deborah D’Arcy, 55 Liberty St, Apt 9B, NY, NY 10005. Purpose: any lawful activity. Pillow Talk Beverages LLC Arts. of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/16/19. Office in Columbia Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 100 W. 39th ST, Apt 40D, New York, NY 10018. Purpose: Any lawful activity. The Kawa Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 6/28/19. Office: Columbia County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 546 Columbia St Rear 1, NY 12534. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF COLUMBIA USAA Federal Savings Bank, Plaintiff

-againstCrystal Middleton a/k/a Crystal Stringham individually, as natural guardian for MES, minor and as Administrator of the Estate of Varick Stringham, III a/k/a Varick Van Wyck Stringham, III a/k/a Varick Van Wyck Stringham, deceased, Christian H. Dribusch, Esq. Guardian Ad Litem for Nolah Judith Stringham and Meribelle Elizabeth Stringham, minors, Crystal Middleton a/k/a Crystal Stringham as natural guardian for Meribelle Elizabeth Stringham, minor, Varick Stringham, Jr. as Heir at Law, Next of Kin and Distributee of the Estate of Varick Stringham III a/k/a Varick Van Wyck Stringham, III a/k/a Varick Van Wyck Stringham, Amanda Zarelli as Heir at Law, Next of Kin and Distributee of the Estate of Varick Stringham III a/k/a Varick Van Wyck Stringham, III a/k/a Varick Van Wyck Stringham, Pamela Thallner as Heir at Law, Next of Kin and Distributee of the Estate of Varick Stringham III a/k/a Varick Van Wyck Stringham, III a/k/a Varick Van Wyck Stringham, Rebecca Stringham as as Heir at Law, Next of Kin and Distributee of the Estate of Varick Stringham III a/k/a Varick Van Wyck Stringham, III a/k/a Varick Van Wyck Stringham, Internal Revenue Service-United States of America, New York State Department of Taxation and FinanceTax Compliance Division-C.O.-ATC, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale entered on June 21, 2019

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COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at THE COLUMBIA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 401 UNION STREET, HUDSON, NEW YORK 12534 on August 27, 2019at 1:00 PM premises known as 448 Route 23B, Claverack, NY 12513. SALE IS SUBJECT TO FIRST MORTGAGE ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the hamlet of Clavernack, Town of Clavernack, County of COLUMBIA and State of New York. Section: 120.2 Block: 1 Lot: 20 Approximate amount of lien $162,244.64 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment Index # 12517-18 April Forbes, Esq., REFEREE STEIN, WIENER AND ROTH, L.L.P., ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF ONE OLD COUNTRY ROAD, SUITE 113 CARLE PLACE, NY 11514 DATED: July 22, 2019 FILE #: USAA 71735 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF COLUMBIA NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER, Plaintiff AGAINST STEPHEN ST CLAIR, ALEXIA ST CLAIR, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated June 10, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Front Steps of the Columbia County Courthouse, 401 Union Street, Hudson, NY, on August 30, 2019 at 3:00PM, premises known as 1350 COUNTY ROUTE 7, ANCRAM, NY 12502. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Ancram, County of Columbia and State of New York, SECTION 205.3, BLOCK 1, LOT 21. Approximate amount of judgment $163,704.90 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 13113-18. MAX N. ZACKER, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 NOTICE TO BIDDERS VILLAGE OF ATHENS The Village of Athens is accepting bids for lawn mowing and landscape services in public areas within the Village. Bids must cover the period of no later than September 1, 2019 through October 30, 2019. This job is to be bid under prevailing wage guidelines and worker's compensation coverage when applicable. Additional specifications are available at the Village Clerk's Office, 2 First Street in the Village of Athens, from 9:00A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Sealed bids will be accepted at the Village Clerk's Office up until 4:00P.M. August 12, 2019. The bids will be opened at the Village Board meeting by the Mayor on August 14, 2019 at 6:30 P.M. The Village reserves the right to reject any or all proposals in their entirety or in part, depending on whatever is demonstrated to be the best interest of the Village. WATER SHACK FARM, LLC filed Arts. of Org. with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/12/2019. Office location, County of Columbia. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman, 595 Madison St, Brooklyn, NY 11221. Purpose: any lawful act. VITAL KNOWLEDGE MEDIA LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/14/19. Office in Columbia Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 261 Hudson ST Apt 11G New York, NY 10013. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE TO THE VILLAGE OF HUNTER WATER CUSTOMERS VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION NOTICE THE VILLAGE OF HUNTER WATER DEPARTMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT A WATER SHORTAGE MAY BE DEVELOPING. THEREFORE, USERS ARE TO TAKE VOLUNTARY WATER C O N S E R VAT I O N MEASURES TO HELP PRESERVE THE SYSTEM'S WATER RESOURCES. MEASURES THAT C O N S U M E R S SHOULD TAKE, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: " Do not water lawns except newly seeded areas. Do not do this during the day. " Limit garden watering. Also, do not do this during the day. " Use full loads of laundry and dishwashing machines. " Do not wash vehicles. " Reduce time in the shower. " Fix leaky faucets and toilets. " Use a broom rather than a hose to clean sidewalks and driveways. " Do not fill swimming pools. Please review your water use and reduce where possible. STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF GREENE SUMMONS WITH NOTICE Index No.: 16-0814 Summons and Amended Complaint filed: March 13, 2018 CATHERINE ANNESE and SONDRA MULLER, Plaintiffs, -againstJOSEPH F. KOWALSKI, ROBERT M. KOWALSKI, THERESA KOWALSKI-WOLFE, PATRICIA F. KOWALSKI-RUSSEL, CAROLYN KOWALSKI-PALLADINO, ELIZABETH A. TROIANI, HAROLD JONES, JOHN DOE and JANE ROE, Defendants. TO: JOHN DOE and JANE ROE: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to serve a notice of appearance on Plaintiffs within (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete of this summons if not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the notice set forth below. Dated: July 24, 2019 COOPER ERVING & SAVAGE LLP Albany, New York /s/ Carlo A. C. de Oliveira Carlo A. C. de Oliveira Attorney for Plaintiffs 39 North Pearl Street, 4th Floor Albany, NewYork 12207 518-449-3900 c d e o l i v e i r a @ c o o p e rerving.com NOTICE: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Raymond J. Elliott, III, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the 19th day of July, 2019, and filed with the Verified Amended Complaint and other papers, in the office of the Clerk of the County of Greene in Catskill, New York. DESCRIPTION OF ACTION: This is an action for adverse possession of a portion of the property known as "Virginia Place," which separates Plaintiffs' property located on Joel M. Austin Road, the Town of Cairo, New York, consisting of Tax Map Number 101.00-5-18. The portion of "Virginia Place" Plaintiffs are seeking title to by adverse possession is located between the properties bearing Section, Block, Lot Numbers 101.005-18, to the North and south on the western end, 101.00-5-26 to the north on the eastern end, and 101.00-517 to the south on the eastern end. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF COLUMBIA U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PA R T I C I PAT I O N TRUST, V. LUIS A. VEGERANO, SR., ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 16, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Columbia, wherein U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PA R T I C I PAT I O N TRUST is the Plaintiff and LUIS A. VEGERANO, SR., ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the COLUMBIA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 401 UNION STREET FRONT LOBBY, HUDSON, NY 12534, on August 16, 2019 at 12:00 PM, premises known as 187 ROUTE 9J, HUDSON, NY 12534: Section 72.2, Block 1, Lot 6: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF STOCKPORT, COUNTY OF COLUMBIA, AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 6401/2013. James J. Brearton, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF COLUMBIA ONEWEST BANK, FSB, V. STEPHEN M PICKENS, ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 2, 2019, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Columbia, wherein ONEWEST BANK, FSB is the Plaintiff and STEPHEN M PICKENS, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the COLUMBIA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, FRONT LOBBY, 401 UNION STREET, HUDSON, NY 12534, on September 6, 2019 at 2:00PM, premises known as 206 HUNT CLUB ROAD, OLD CHATHAM, NY 12136: Section 36, Block 1, Lot 32.100: ALL THOSE CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF CHATHAM, THE COUNTY OF COLUMBIA AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 4567/2012. Michael C. Howard, Esq. - Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. The Board Of Education of the Hunter-Tannersville Central School District is accepting sealed bids for: Transportation for two students from residences in Tannersville and Hunter, NY, to Greenville High School, daily for the 2019-2020 School Year, in accordance to bid specifications. Bid specifications will be available from the Tannersville High School District Office (518589-5400 X 1000). Sealed bids must be submitted to the Tannersville High School District Office, attention Amy E. Sylak, Transportation Supervisor, by Tuesday, August 13th at 10:00am at which time they will be publicly opened in the Superintendent’s Office. No faxed bids will be accepted. Final approval will be at 6:30 pm on Thursday, August 15th, at the BOE meeting. The BOE reserves the right to waive any informalities and to reject any or all bids. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF GREENE U.S. BANK NATIONAL TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, V. ROBIN SYLVESTER F/K/A ROBIN C. CHASE, if living, and if he/she be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an inter-

est in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; et al. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated October 10, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Greene, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, is the Plaintiff and ROBIN SYLVESTER F/K/A ROBIN C. CHASE, if living, and if he/she be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; et al. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the GREENE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 320 MAIN STREET, CATSKILL, NY 12414, on August 27, 2019 at 9:00 AM, premises known as 11 TOWNSEND HOLLOW ROAD, HALCOTT CENTER, NY 12430: Section 174, Block 2, Lot 4: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF HALCOTT, COUNTY OF GREENE, STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 597/2016. Angelo F. Scaturro, Esq. Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Town of Kinderhook Planning Board PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Kinderhook Planning Board will hold Public Hearing(s) pursuant to Article VII, Chapter 250-50, of the Code of the Town of Kinderhook on the following application(s): (1) 7:03 pm - Kenneth and Patricia Van Allen, 3321 US Route 9, Valatie, Tax Parcel ID: 23.-1-6, 23.-1-8 - Site Plan Review/Amendment. Said Hearing(s) to be held on the 15th day of August, 2019, at the Kinderhook Town Hall, 3211 Church Street, Valatie, NY, at which time all interested parties will be given the opportunity to be heard. Additional information regarding these applications can be obtained by contacting the Secretary for the Planning Board. By Order of the Board. Respectfully submitted, Nataly D. Jones, Secretary to the Board

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THE TOWN of New Baltimore is seeking a part-time Court Clerk for 20-25 hours a week. A Court Clerk is responsible for maintaining records of a Court and to assist the Judges with their administrative functions. Specific duties entail: Preparing dockets/calendars of cases to be called and utilizing a variety of computer software and case management systems. Recording payment of court fines and fees. Will be required to answer inquiries from the general public regarding judicial procedures, court appearances, trial dates, adjournments, and other court related matters. Prepare and issue orders of the Court including probation orders, protective orders, release documentation, sentencing information, and summonses as well as prepare documents regarding the outcome of Court proceedings. Responsibilities will include: searching files and contacting witnesses, attorneys, and litigants, in order to obtain information for the Court. Must be able to work independently, as well as have strong communications and inter-personal skills. Legal or prior court clerk experience preferred. Interested applicants may obtain an application from the New Baltimore Town Hall. Submit application along with resume by 8/27/19 to New Baltimore Town Court, P.O. Box 67, Hannacroix, NY 12087, Attn: Kimberly Ruby

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A. Colarusso & Son, Inc., Quarry Division is seeking an experienced Heavy Equipment Mechanic. Must have experience and knowledge with diesel engine, brake, clutch, hydraulics and electrical systems and possess own hand tools. Full-time position, overtime as needed. EOE, Full Benefits provided, including pension/profit sharing plan. Salary commensurate with experience. Send resume to PO Box 302, Hudson, NY 12534 attn: Human Resource Department or complete an application at 91 Newman Rd., Hudson, NY. Position: Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Effective: September 1, 2019 Salary: As per KTF Contract. Letter of Interest and Resume to: Abbie Reinhardt Coordinator of Personnel and Benefits areinhardt@kingstoncityschools.org Kingston City School District 61 Crown Street Kingston, NY 12401 EOE TEACHER 2019-2020 Albion Central Schools Middle School CTE (i.e. FACS, Tech, Business, Health Science, Trade & Tech, Agriculture) Please send letter of interest, resume (include names and phone numbers of 3 references) and certifications to ACSD, Cindy Ishmael, 324 East Avenue, Albion, NY 14411 by August 16, 2019. EOE

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Doc Rivers’ Magic lessons taught him how to deal with superstar players Andrew Greif Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — In the living room of Doc Rivers’ Malibu home, Clippers representatives meeting with Kawhi Leonard presented the star free agent with a list of peers he might be interested in playing alongside. Lawrence Frank, the team’s president of basketball operations, recently recalled that Leonard pointed to the name of Paul George. “That’s the guy,” Leonard said. By week’s end, George was acquired in a trade, Leonard agreed to sign, and a franchise that had struggled to attract top players since its move to Los Angeles 35 years ago had entered uncharted territory. However, the host of Leonard’s free agency meeting felt he was back on familiar ground. Nineteen years after Rivers, as the Magic’s coach and key pitchman, helped Orlando land Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady, he put to use the lessons learned from his first experience helping assemble a superteam during the Clippers’ pursuit of Leonard and George. “I can draw upon Orlando,” Rivers said, “because we had so much success doing it.” It was not the first time the coach said he recognized striking parallels between those Magic and these Clippers — experiences he hopes will diverge in one critical way. Both began their rebuilds through a painful trade of a popular, homegrown star — Penny Hardaway in Orlando, Blake Griffin in L.A. Both refused to tank, defying low expectations behind a gritty style and a roster devoid of an All-Star — teams Rivers called the “Heart and Hustle” Magic and “Blacktop” Clippers. Both closed the cycle by adding some of the NBA ‘s most talented players, after their front offices went to great lengths to get superstars. “Lawrence Frank did more research than any human being is possible to do,” Rivers said. “And I thought (former Orlando general manager) John Gabriel did the same thing. That’s why we were successful in Orlando getting Tracy and Grant, and that’s why we’ve been successful today.” In Orlando, Rivers pushed the Magic to stay competitive rather than bottom out, believing top players wanted to join competitive teams they could win with immediately rather than rebuilding from scratch. It’s also why each of the last two seasons, Rivers vowed the Clippers

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would remain in postseason contention following trades of the team’s top scorer. “You could just see their connection on the court,” George said of the Clippers’ past season, in which they won 48 games — 15 more than some Vegas oddsmakers expected — before earning a playoff berth. “Everybody pulling for one another, everybody elevated their games to be part of that camaraderie. That’s what made it such an attractive spot.” In Orlando, Rivers also learned that free agency presentations are not one-size-fits -all. With Leonard, the Clippers’ research indicated he sought a substantive, basketball-focused conversation. “All the other stuff that people think matters in the recruitment, I don’t think Kawhi wanted to talk about that, and so I didn’t,” Rivers said. “I talked about winning, and basketball. “Kawhi is a serious man and I think you felt that with him. I think he felt the seriousness of me and how serious I am about winning and how serious he is about winning and he felt good about that match.” The discussion in Rivers’ living room was a far different scene than the grand tour the Magic took their targets, including Tim Duncan, on

in 2000. At Isleworth, an exclusive, gated Orlando suburb, the free agents “just happened to run into Ken Griffey Jr. walking his dog,” Gabriel said. Then everyone piled into golf carts. “We capped it off saying, ‘Hey look, there’s a guy teeing off on the fourth hole.’ We drove up and there’s Tiger.” Tiger Woods hit a drive within inches to the pin before chatting with the free agents, Gabriel recalled. Later, when the players were given the run of Disney World after hours, they saw a ball at Epcot that was lit to read: “Grant Us Tim.” “We did a pretty decent job of painting Orlando as a field of dreams,” Gabriel said. “I got a call from Lon Babby (Hill and Duncan’s agent) saying, ‘You did it. The visit with Duncan, with Grant and T-Mac, was just sort of a courtesy at the beginning, but (Duncan) wants to come.’” Duncan eventually re-signed with San Antonio, but Rivers says an oft-told anecdote that Duncan was turned off by being told his family could not fly on the Magic’s plane is not true. A bigger factor, he believes, were the relationships Duncan shared with center David Robinson, who cut short a vacation to Hawaii to see Duncan, and the coach he’d won the 1999 title with, Gregg Popovich.

Gabriel said he was never worried by a pitch to entrust a chunk of the stars’ primes to a coach with one year of experience. He believed Rivers’ 13-year playing career carried the weight his coaching credentials lacked. “He was in so many ways way ahead of the curve in what you would consider someone to be in a rookie coach,” Gabriel said. “I saw him and he saw himself as an asset to getting this done, particularly in his ability to connect with players, having been one.” That connection proved influential with Leonard, as well. Though he already had two NBA titles, Leonard wanted to know how his time with the Clippers could be maximized. Rivers, who won the 2008 title in Boston while shepherding another so-called superteam of Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, showed how. “With Doc being a championship head coach, that’s something I wanted,” Leonard said. Said Rivers: “I guess the difference this time is I knew the league more. I knew me more. I had a body of work. The time with Tim and Grant and Tracy, I’d coached one year. I really didn’t have a body of work, so I think my body of work played in my favor this time.” That experience underscored perhaps the most important lesson of all. If merely assembling a roster with such talent is supremely difficult, so too is fulfilling its championship-level promise. Boston represents the best-case scenario: Eleven months after acquiring Garnett, the Celtics won a title. In contrast, injuries, the rise of Golden State and, at times, infighting kept Rivers’ Lob Cityera Clippers from reaching their potential. Orlando had three first-round playoff exits and a 21-win season to show for Hill and McGrady’s four seasons together. A recurring ankle injury forced Hill to effectively miss two of those seasons. Rivers was fired during the pair’s fourth and final year together. “The experience in Orlando made me appreciate the Boston thing more,” Rivers said. “It taught me how hard it is to frickin’ win. It’s hard to win. You need a lot of things to go your way.” So far with the Clippers, as in Orlando, two things already have.

MLB announces postseason schedule Field Level Media

The 2019 baseball postseason will start Oct. 1 with the National League wild card matchup, with the American League’s version following on Oct. 2. Should any tie-breaker games

be needed following the end of the regular season, those would be played on Sept. 30 and broadcast by ESPN. Both National League Division Series will begin on Oct. 3, with the two American League Division Series to start on Oct. 4. The

best-of-five series potentially could run through Oct. 9 or 10. The N.L. Championship Series is scheduled to start Oct. 11, with a potential Game 7 set for Oct. 19. The A.L. series is scheduled to begin on Oct. 12, with Game 7 to be played Oct. 20, if necessary.

The World Series is scheduled to begin Oct. 22 at the home of the remaining team with the best regular-season record. Oct. 24 and Oct. 28 have been set as travel days, with Game 7 set for Oct. 30, if necessary. Fox Sports will air the World Series. TBS will broadcast the N.L.

wild card game, with ESPN taking the A.L. game. The N.L. Division and Championship Series will be broadcast on TBS. The A.L. Division Series will be broadcast on FS1 or MLB Network. The A.L. Championship Series will be broadcast on Fox or FS1.

Here’s what Team USA roster could look like Ben Golliver The Washington Post

LAS VEGAS — The last time USA Basketball ventured overseas to compete in the FIBA World Cup, in 2014, Coach Mike Krzyzewski had an embarrassment of riches at his disposal. Virtually the entire roster was composed of former lottery picks, including No. 1 overall selections Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis and Derrick Rose. Coach K trotted out two future MVPs - Stephen Curry and James Harden - and future all-stars at all five positions. That group thrashed the competition in Spain, going 9-0 and winning by an average of 33 points. The state of USAB is quite different with the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China approaching: Gregg Popovich has replaced Krzyzewski, and a long list of stars has elected to sit out following a busy summer free agency period and with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on the horizon. For the first time in more than a decade, a major international basketball tournament will be held in which the marquee talents - Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo and Serbia’s Nikola Jokic - are not Americans. While USAB is working through a coaching change and stuck fielding a B-team, it

remains the heavy favorite to win gold. Its chief advantage will be its depth: Popovich’s roster might not include the World Cup’s top individual talents, but he will still have a dozen proven NBA players, including multiple budding stars. With USAB set to open training camp here on Monday, let’s look at an early 12man roster projection. Note: Popovich’s final picks will be made before USAB heads on an overseas tour later this month. - Point guards: Kemba Walker, Kyle Lowry, De’Aaron Fox Walker, who has spent most of his career toiling for the lowly Charlotte Hornets, is quickly shedding his rep as a forgotten man. After a splashy move to the Boston Celtics last month, the 29-year-old allstar pencils in as USAB’s lead scoring playmaker. Throughout the past decade, USAB has utilized high-level shooters at the point guard spot to maximize space in the half court. Walker should naturally carry on that tradition. Lowry won gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics, but his status is in question due to recent surgery on his thumb. If he withdraws, Popovich could carry both Fox, an electric speed

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Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) handles the ball while Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) defends in game five of the first round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center.

demon who will open camp on USA’s younger “Select team,” and Marcus Smart, a hard-nosed defensive specialist. If Lowry heals, Popovich will face a tougher choice. - Shooting guards: Donovan Mitchell, Jaylen Brown USAB Managing Director Jerry Colangelo is hoping for breakthroughs from multiple rising stars, and Mitchell and Brown are both good candidates to deliver. Mitchell has lots of reps serving as a lead offensive option in Utah, including during two playoff runs, while Brown is exactly the type of two-way, multi-positional athlete that has long thrived in USAB’s system.

- Small forwards: Khris Middleton, Jayson Tatum Middleton, long one of the NBA’s most underrated players, is on a stellar run: He made his first all-star team in February, he played in his first conference finals in May, he earned his first max contract in July, and he could claim his first gold medal in September. Best deployed as a secondary scorer, his three-point range and plus defense should earn him plenty of minutes. Tatum might be the most fascinating player to watch in China. Debates over his style of play on offense have raged in recent months, with critics hoping to see quicker

decisions and more aggressive drives to the hoop rather than ball-pounding and contested long twos. Against FIBA competition, he should have the space, the opportunity and the talent to counter the nitpicking. - Power forwards: P.J. Tucker, Harrison Barnes, Kyle Kuzma The power forward spot might be the toughest to nail down: Kuzma is arguably the biggest name, Barnes has USAB equity because he won gold at the 2016 Olympics, Tucker is a quintessential glue guy, and Thaddeus Young is a savvy, skilled vet who could also log minutes as an undersized center. USAB has long had an affinity for unselfish vets such as Tayshaun Prince and Andre Iguodala, and Tucker is the obvious candidate to follow in their footsteps this year. The Houston Rockets forward is fully content to forsake his own offense in favor of rebounding, defending multiple positions and playing with constant energy. Although Barnes continues to work his way through an unspectacular career, it would be surprising if USAB cut him after including him on the Rio roster. His spot-up 3-point shooting and defensive

versatility make him a decent fit with the rest of this group on paper. Kuzma’s ability to create a shot and score in bunches set him apart from USAB’s other frontcourt options. - Centers: Myles Turner, Brook Lopez Turner, a high-level shotblocker with good mobility, has a real chance to enhance his reputation with a strong tournament. The 23-year-old Indiana Pacers center began to gain some attention last year, when he finished fifth in defensive player of the year voting, but he’s just getting started. The lumbering Lopez will need to prove that he’s a stylistic fit with USAB, which has tended to blitz opponents off the court with pace and pressure. His sheer size and interior defense could be helpful against the likes of Jokic and Rudy Gobert, though, and his shooting would allow USAB to play deadly lineups sporting outside threats at all five positions. Given its need to defend traditional centers, it’s possible that USAB elects to bring a third center such as Denver’s Mason Plumlee. Remember: international rules only allow for five fouls, rather than the NBA’s limit of six.

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Dad’s health issues put nephews at risk on trip My father is in his 70s and lives close by. My brother and his family live across the country. Dad has smoked for more than 60 years, and an incident with his high blood pressure recentDEAR ABBY ly landed him in the hospital. He’s supposed to be on medication, but he refuses to take it. He claims his hobby of playing the trumpet keeps his lungs healthy and recent changes in his diet have solved the blood pressure issues. Neither of these things seem likely to me, and he has not been back to the doctor. Dad hides his condition from everyone. I know only because I was the one who was called when he went to the hospital. My brother recently told me Dad is planning to take my teenage nephews camping at a fairly remote location. When I encouraged Dad to tell my brother about his heart condition so he could make an informed decision about the safety of the trip, or at least prepare my nephews in case something happened, Dad went through the roof! He insists he’s not sick and I have no business sharing his medical information. More likely he doesn’t want to admit he’s getting older or may have to cancel the trip. I have to tell my brother if Dad won’t, but if I do, I’m sure I’ll never get more information, and Dad will quit talking to me altogether. Is there any way around this that I’m not seeing? Levelheaded Daughter In Detroit

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Most people are familiar with Type 1 diabetes, with a typical onset in childhood and at a normal weight. It is caused by an autoimmune destruction of the insulin-making cells in the pancreas. People also know about Type 2 diabetes, usually adultonset and usually diagnosed in someone who’s overweight; it’s caused by resistance to insulin. But there are other subtypes of diabetes, including latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA). It has some characteristics of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, but the autoimmune nature and the usual progression to insulin need makes most experts feel it is closer to Type 1 than to Type 2.

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(e.g., What is the first name of Madame Bovary? Answer: Emma.) Freshman level 1. Which Tom appears in four of Mark Twain’s novels? 2. What is the last name of Bilbo in the novel “The Hobbit”? 3. This child character lives with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps. Graduate level 4. Seven years after his Nobel Prize for literature he killed himself. 5. The 1824 death of this poet in Greece at age 36 caused a sensation. 6. Which Allan found King Solomon’s Mines? PH.D. level 7. Nokomis, Daughter of the Moon was this woman’s grandmother. 8. A Thomas Hardy novel subtitled “A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented.” 9. “The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of _____, of York, Mariner.”

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

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Hi & Lois

Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1 Drove too fast 5 Idaho or Iowa 10 Float in the breeze 14 “It’s all Greek __” 15 Courtroom event 16 Take on employees 17 As straight __ arrow 18 Thought back on 20 Affleck or Savage 21 Buzzers 22 Naps 23 In a bad mood 25 Felt hat 26 Hateful 28 Snoozes 31 Bus station 32 Golfer Sam __ 34 Cleaning cloth 36 “Phooey!” 37 European nobleman 38 African nation 39 __-to; brawl 40 Noise 41 1 of the 12 Apostles 42 Thing worth saving 44 Like one with laryngitis 45 Get __ of; shed 46 “Sri” follower 47 Monk’s superior 50 Partial amount 51 Big TV network 54 One who says “I do” 57 Part of a staircase 58 Freeway division 59 Gallows item 60 Frau’s man 61 Breakfast order 62 Say 63 Jumpy DOWN 1 Injure with a dagger 2 Sit for an artist 3 Set free

Mother Goose & Grimm

Bound & Gagged

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

4 Lion’s lair 5 Strain 6 Joyce Kilmer poem 7 Objectives fix for auction 8 Edison’s initials 9 Hardwood 10 Breathe during an asthma attack or Mars 9 Mercury 11 Televises 12 Guitar part 13 Kennedy & Knight 19 Bloodline 21 Boxing match 24 __ for; cheer on 25 Apartment 26 Likelihood 27 Baseball’s Jeter 28 Transmit 29 Drawn-out 30 Smart guys 32 Like lemons 33 Religious sister 35 VP Al __ 37 Unlike Morehouse & Eton

8/6/19

Saturday’s Puzzle Solved Solved Monday’s Puzzle

Non Sequitur

38 Yellowish wood 40 Ill will 41 Dixie dish 43 Wears away 44 Carpenter’s tool 46 On the __; free to roam 47 Suffix for comfort or chew

8/5/19 8/6/19

48 Boast 49 Cherry variety 50 Ashy residue 52 Floating ice mass 53 Vigorous 55 Lion’s prey 56 Decay 57 The girl

Rubes