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CATSKILL — In light of recent laws at the state level, Greene County lawmakers reviewed proposed legislation to ban polystyrene, more commonly known as styrofoam. Legislator William Lawrence, R-Cairo, has been exploring this type of legislation for the past few years and now that Gov. Andrew Cuomo passed a law banning singleuse plastic bags at grocery stores, Lawrence feels the timing is right, he said Wednesday night. “Originally the bill [for styrofoam] focused on chain

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Former EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck presents to Greene County Legislature Wednesday night about a proposed styrofoam ban

stores but I think its time we do away with it,” he said. Lawrence worked with former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith Enck on developing the latest version of the law. Enck grew up in Cairo and attended St. Patrick’s High School in Catskill, so environmental issues in the region are especially personal for her. “In high school my friend’s brother had a motorboat and we would go water skiing on the Hudson,” Enck recalled. “I See BAN A2

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The Claverack Free Library was awarded $302,089 for expansion in its new space at the former A.B. Shaw firehouse.

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Local libraries in the Twin Counties are in line for thousands of dollars in state grant money to complete construction, renovations and other enhancement projects. In Columbia County, six

libraries have been awarded grants — in Claverack, Germantown, Hudson, Kinderhook, North Chatham and Hillsdale. One library in Greene County — D.R. Evarts Library in Athens — is slated to receive funding, along with six other

libraries in neighboring counties in the 102nd Assembly District. The Columbia County library receiving the largest award was the Claverack Free Library on Route 9H, which received $302,089 for the library’s expansion to its new

space. “The construction grant the library received from New York State Library’s Division of Library Development is part of the funding allocated to the Mid-Hudson Library System,” said Jennifer Post, president of the library’s board of trustees

and chairwoman of the building and capital committee. “It is one of several grants (and the largest) that we’ve received from this source. Overall, we’ve raised more than $2.5 million from more than 700 See LIBRARIES A2

Lawmakers join fight against big pharma By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — Greene County added its clout to a dozen New York counties in a nationwide class action lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies accused of price fixing. The suit is before U.S. Judge Cynthia M. Rufe in the Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania. Forty-four states in all are combining in the class action suit, according to the New York Association of Counties. Their opponents are 20 pharmaceutical companies and 15 generic prescription drugs, according to the resolution passed last month by the Greene County Legislature.

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Too often, the rising costs of prescription drugs is forcing New Yorkers to make impossible choices between necessary medical care and basic needs like food and shelter. —Didi Barrett, Assemblywoman D-106

Greene County is represented by Napoli Shkolnik, a law firm based in New York. “We have a contingency agreement,” Greene County Attorney Ed Kaplan said. “We pay nothing unless there is a recovery.” If there is a recovery, the firm is entitled to 25% of the amount, Kaplan said. Named as defendants in

the lawsuit are Actavis Holdco U.S. Inc.; Actavis Pharma, Inc.; Apotex Corp.; Ascend Laboratories, LLC; Aurobindo Pharma, USA, Inc.; Citron Pharma, LLC; Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.; Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd.; Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. USA; Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Lannett Company Inc.; Fougera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.;

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Mayne Pharma Inc.; Myland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Sandoz, Inc.; Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.; Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.; and Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc, Kaplan said. The county learned of the lawsuit through correspondence from the state Association of Counties, Kaplan said.

Columbia County has not joined the lawsuit, Board of Supervisors Chairman Matt Murell said. State leaders on both sides of the aisle agree that making prescriptions affordable is a priority. “One of the biggest issues I hear about from seniors is prescription drugs,” state Sen. George Amedore Jr., R-43, said. “They depend on them for their health care and quality of life, but costs continue to rise, and accessibility seems to be going down. Like most things, prescription drug costs in New York are higher than See FIGHT A2

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donations from individuals, foundations, local businesses and government sources.” The library has been short on space at its current site for years, Post said, and in 2010 acquired the former A.B. Shaw Firehouse. The grant money is being used for the latest round of renovations needed in the new facility. “We have been working to repurpose the building in phases as the money has been raised,” Post said, adding that local taxes have not been used for the project, and neither the town nor the library have taken on new debt. The new library building is expected to hold its grand opening Oct. 26. State Sen. Daphne Jordan, R-43, said libraries are an important resource. “Libraries are vital educational, cultural and community resources and I’ll continue advocating for library funding and even stronger libraries,” Jordan said. In Greene County, the D.R. Evarts Library in Athens received $282,947 to make the

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was so worried about falling in the water because it had a rainbow sheen on it.” Enck said she believes that the best way to fight plastic pollution is here at home. “It’s easier to tackle at the local level,” she said. Although the statewide plastic ban is coming in March, Ulster County has already initiated one, Enck said. Additionally the county charges a 5-cent fee for paper bags to encourage shoppers to use reusable bags. Ulster County also passed legislation to make plastic straws, single-use utensils and condiments available upon request, Enck said. “It saves businesses money,” she said. Ulster, Albany and Suffolk counties, as well as New York City, have banned styrofoam, Enck said. “[Albany County] is debating the paper bag fees and straws upon request,” she said. “Greene County’s turn is next. I think we should remind everyone that we want to keep Greene

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the national average. Each year, I support measures to try to keep costs down by fully funding the EPIC program in the budget, or prohibiting formulary changes midyear. And I oppose harmful measures, such as the opioid surcharge, that does nothing but drive costs up and harm seniors living on fixed incomes that are already struggling to afford their prescription drugs.” Residents should not have to choose between their health care and other basic needs, Assemblywoman Didi Barrett, D-106, said. “Too often, the rising costs of prescription drugs is forcing New Yorkers to make impossible choices between necessary medical care and basic needs like food and shelter,” Barrett said. “To ensure our families can access lifesaving medication, I helped pass legislation to prohibit insurers from changing their prescription drug coverage during the enrollment year and ensure pharmacy benefit managers are acting in the consumer’s best interest. In addition, our 2019-20 state budget

County green.” Restaurants can switch to alternative materials for takeout containers such as aluminum or cardboard, Enck said, adding that many businesses have already made the transition. The world at large needs to rethink its plastic usage, Enck said. “Unless we change the way we package, by 2025, for every three pounds of fish, we will have one pound of plastic,” she said. Once discarded into the environment, plastic can get broken down into smaller pieces that are ingested by animals and often are later ingested by humans, Enck said. “We produce 8.8 million tons of plastic per year,” Enck said. “Only nine percent of plastics are recycled. This is becoming much worse because China is not accepting recyclables. Styrofoam is not recyclable. It has to be burned or buried.” A study conducted by the environmental watchdog organization Riverkeeper found that styrofoam was the Hudson River’s most common pollutant, Enck said. Polystyrene is considered a probable human carcinogen, she said.

“It migrates into our food, especially hot, fatty, acidic foods,” Enck said. There are 408,000 chemicals used in food packaging, Enck said. A study conducted by researchers at the State University College at Fredonia found that 93% of bottled water contains microplastics, Enck said. Legislator Michael Bulich, R-Catskill, questioned why the county needed more legislation when the community is already making strides to keep the river clean without legislation. “Legislation banned PCBs,” Enck said. “The Clean Water Act prohibited the discharge of raw sewage into the river. We need a combination. There needs to be legislation and also education and public outreach.” Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger, R-New Baltimore, said he believes a ban on styrofoam would not stop people from littering. “Other types of litter degrade,” Enck said. “Plastic lasts for centuries.” Banning styrofoam would save taxpayers money, she said. “We’re paying a lot of money to ship out to Seneca Meadows,” she said. “I see this as a potential

tax savings.” Legislator Matthew Luvera, R-Catskill, asked if the other counties had data on how much money they were saving. The bans were relatively new, Enck replied. Linger was skeptical that banning styrofoam would reduce tipping fees. “We pay by the ton and styrofoam is mostly air,” he said. “It might be less volume but not weight.” A concern the county officials had when they last visited the topic was the expense of alternative products, Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said. Linger agreed. “How much regulation can we put on local businesses if it’s going to be a hardship?” he said. “If it happens on a state level, it’s an even playing field.” Vermont is the first state to ban plastic shopping bags, straws, drink stirrers and foam food packaging in a single bill. No action was taken on the proposed ban Wednesday, but legislators were asked to review the document.

library more compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the addition of a wheelchair ramp and accessible restroom. “I’m ecstatic at the attention our local libraries are receiving,” Assemblyman Chris Tague, R-102, said. “The magic of reading is something we should help everyone have access to, and our libraries are central to keeping the spread of knowledge alive and well.” The Kinderhook Memorial Library will get $38,069, which will pay for renovations to the interior and exterior of the building. “We have had several construction grants — we have tripled the size of our building over the past several years,” Library Director Annalee Dragon said. “We were busting at the seams — we serve between 50,000 and 60,000 people per year, we were in one room, and most of the building wasn’t handicapped accessible. We needed [more] space for programming and for collections.” Other changes in recent years have included technology upgrades. “We went from incredibly slow internet to high-speed,

accessible internet, which is important because a lot of people in the county don’t have access to it at home,” Dragon said. This year’s grant will be used for renovations to the historic building that houses the Kinderhook Memorial Library, a project that began a year and a half ago, though the capital campaign to raise funds began three years ago. “This has been huge for the community. Libraries are drivers of economic development, and having the ability to offer a sense of community, which is not governmental or religious, is rare in these times,” Dragon said. “Our community was eager for access to collections and technology — yes, you can go to Starbucks and get internet service, but there is no one there to help you when you need it. We have the ability to get you online and help you when you need it.” Other libraries in the Twin Counties receiving funds include Germantown, which was awarded $4,645 for the renovation of the library’s entrance and HVAC upgrades; Hudson Area Association Library, which received $10,705 for the construction of storage space; North Chatham Free Library

received $5,304 for expansion of the parking lot; and the Roeliff Jansen Community Library, in Hillsdale, was awarded $72,628 for driveway and parking lot renovations. “Our libraries are integral to our communities, providing a place for us to learn, explore new ideas and access resources,” Assemblywoman Didi Barrett, D-106, said. “With this funding, our libraries will be able to complete necessary renovations and expand their facilities. I look forward to seeing how these projects improve our libraries so they can better serve Hudson Valley families.” Assemblyman Jake Ashby, R-107, said local libraries are an important resource in local communities. “Our libraries provide tremendous services and these projects will ensure our libraries can continue to function as an essential part of our community,” Ashby said. Funding was awarded by the New York State Department of Education, which gave out $34 million in capital funding for library projects as part of the state budget.

reaffirms that no one can be denied coverage due to a preexisting condition, and requires insurers provide an up-to-date formulary drug list and a process for seeking a formulary exception. These measures represent important steps, but there’s still more to do. I’ll work with my colleagues during the 2020 session to find new and innovative ways to ensure all New Yorkers can access affordable prescription medication.” Rural areas present unique challenges for healthcare, Assemblyman Chris Tague said. “I am always searching for ways to make my constituents lives easier, and helping lower the cost of medications and prescriptions is very high on my radar,” Tague said. “I co-sponsored a bill that would increase transparency and create a standard of practice for pharmacy benefit managers” Making sure seniors and those living on fixed incomes have access to the care they need is a priority, state Sen. Daphne Jordan, R-46, said. “Assisting with rising prescription medicine costs is important, especially for senior citizens on fixed incomes and families who struggle to afford life-saving medicine,” Jordan said. “That’s why I co-sponsored

and voted for Senate Bill S.2849A that provides that health plans can’t drop certain drugs during a contract year, or add higher cost-sharing or new review requirements unless they are adding a generic alternative. I also co-sponsored and voted for Senate Bill S.3539A, which allows pharmacists to substitute alternative epinephrine devices when a name brand EpiPen has been prescribed, saving families hundreds of dollars. Name brand EpiPens are $600 or more and alternatives can be acquired for as low as $140.” The cost of EpiPens hits close to home for Jordan, whose son has a severe allergy, she said. “For several years, I had to carry an EpiPen for one of my sons in the event he experienced an allergic reaction, so I understand the burdensome costs associated with this,” Jordan said. “Both of these bills passed the state Senate during our recent session. I’ll keep working for

these measures to be enacted into law to help more senior citizens and families afford their prescription medicines. “Additionally, like so many New Yorkers, I’m dismayed that thanks to the Senate Democratic Majority we have a new tax on prescription drugs that can be passed onto customers at a cost of approximately $100 million annually.”

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Mabry case is sad and troubling It’s safe to assume that when Dr. Myra Mabry took the Hippocratic oath to do no harm, she could not have guessed that she would face up to 20 years in prison for illegal distribution of opioids, health care fraud and obstruction of justice. The harm caused by Mabry, an obstetriciangynecologist who once practiced in Catskill and Hudson, may be incalculable. She wrote numerous prescriptions for painkillers to third parties for no legitimate medical purpose and then instructed a coconspirator to fill those prescriptions by impersonating the named patients at pharmacies knowing that

health care benefit programs would pay the cost of the drugs. This is the insidious front in the war on opioid abuse. Mabry wrote prescriptions for opioids as part of a scheme with her girlfriend, a former heroin addict, the federal Drug Enforcement Agency said. Mabry issued 51 prescriptions for oxycodone between May 20, 2015 and Jan. 30, 2017. Many of the prescriptions were filled at the pharmacy at the Price Chopper in Catskill under the names of Mabry’s patients, the DEA said. Mabry even conceived an elaborate plot instructing her girlfriend to falsely testify before a federal grand jury that Mabry was

the target of extortion,” the DEA said. Mabry agreed to pay her girlfriend for giving false testimony in the hope of minimizing her criminal exposure and keeping her medical license. This is not a story with a happy ending. And it isn’t comforting to know that a doctor who we can presume was trusted implicitly by her patients was contributing to opioid abuse instead of fighting against it, not to mention defrauding the health care system. The offenses Mabry pleaded guilty to are as bad as those purveyed by common drug dealers on the street. It’s sad and troubling. It’s an abuse of trust all its own.

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Toni Morrison taught me that I didn’t have to choose between art and motherhood Stacia L. Brown The Washington Post

In a small New York apartment, sometime in the 1960s, a single mother hoists her baby higher on her hip as her toddler crawls and clambers at her ankles. She’s feeding them both in the kitchen, as a stack of manuscripts awaits her attention on a desk in the next room. Newly divorced and working as a rookie Random House book editor, she has her time stretched too thin as it is, but she writes around the distraction, ignoring the stains of her children’s spills and the high pressure of being one of the few black women working in New York book publishing. Soon, she’ll publish her own first book, and though she can’t be certain of its commercial success with two small kids vying for her attention and a pile of bills to pay - she believes in her talent enough to prioritize herself and her efforts. Toni Morrison’s mothering life has long been as important to me as her literary legacy. Since I became a mother myself, her parenting example has been as instructive to me as any book she’s written. Morrison was the first black woman writer to teach me that while parenting requires a willingness to embrace interrup-

tion, it has never required us to prostrate ourselves at an altar of deferred personal goals. We live in a culture in which “it’s not about me anymore” has become a motherhood mantra. Few people are still willing to remind parents - especially single parents, who are already facing heightened scrutiny for our performance - that our own dreams still deserve priority. Morrison has long been a joyful counterexample. It’s tempting to consider her an exception, as brilliant, accomplished and awarded as she was. Of course a woman that dynamic wouldn’t allow her progress to be slowed, even after a divorce that left her singleparenting a 3-year-old while pregnant with her second son. Of course she wouldn’t view her household as “nontraditional” or less than ideal, even as Assistant Labor Secretary Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s fatalistic report on Negro families popularized the view that singlewoman-led households signaled a widespread crisis for the black community. In the 1950s and ‘60s, Morrison was college-educated and gainfully employed, part of the intellectual class. She had left a marriage of her own ac-

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cord and could afford to raise and support her children as she worked full time in a demanding field. Her situation was distinct. But Morrison herself would balk at the idea that her approach to parenting was unusual or unattainable. She knew personally what she would affirm for us in many novels to come: Black women have single-parented and helped one another single-parent for centuries. Stigma enters the picture only when we internalize family values that are imposed from outside our own communities. She refused to cede power to that imposition. Instead, Morrison spent much of her life encouraging us to consider that single motherhood wasn’t just “doable” but desirable. “The real liberation was the kids, because their needs were simple,” Morrison told Emma Brockes in a 2012 interview. “One, they needed me to be competent. Two, they wanted me to have a sense of humor. And three, they wanted me to be an adult. No one else asked that of me. Not in the workplace - where sometimes they’d want you to be feminine, or dominant, or cute. The kids didn’t care if I did my hair, didn’t care what I looked like.”

Patriotism, respect for law, and allegiance are demands placed upon the citizen by the state. Such awesome authority, being capable of misuse, should always have to justify itself. Does the state accept this small burden? The responsibility of the citizen is to insist upon it. But how? And through what medium? It is commonly suggested that power ultimately lies with the people, through the medium of the ballot box. But by the time people get to the ballot box, the choices have already been made, offering an either/or proposition. Since both political parties are wedded to the furtherance of the national security state, this amounts to aggression abroad and repression at home. Aggression is always illegal and repression is always immoral. The Nuremberg example still lies before us. One can’t simply state that they were just following orders. The Nazis wouldn’t have survived a day without some Germans obeying orders from the state. Legal orders! The ultimate decision for the individual is not whether to vote or not, but whether to obey or not. The harshest policies adapted by any dictator or president — like assassinating, torturing, detaining without due process, persecuting whistleblowers, rounding up immigrants, jailing asylum seekers, separating families — only become harsh because people obeyed, instead of disobeying. You’ve got to hand it to the United States government. Invading, bombing, and overthrowing foreign countries while claiming to spread democracy. Now that’s a neat trick. Patriotic slogans, closer to shibboleths (…a word or saying used by adherents of a party, sect, or belief and usually regarded by others as empty of real meaning) such as, freedom isn’t free, support the troops, honor our veterans, and God bless America, rely on a certain set of assumptions. Namely, that the state is benevolent, that it is moral, and that it acts as a whole to represent the goodwill and common interests of ordinary people. The purpose of a marketing slogan is to create, in the

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ROTHENBERG target host, a suspension of the critical thought process. Its success as a strategy is complete when the host is unable or unwilling to seek an alternative. The tethering of the host to the sloganeer presents an imbalance of power, creating a vulnerability. Patriotic sloganeering makes the citizen into a host, tethered to the state. When the citizen is sufficiently prepared through propaganda, the state has enormous leverage. The dissident view on patriotism is that the state exploits the goodwill of its citizens into a double cross, rallying them into battle and support for war, adoration of the military, and vilification of refuseniks while concealing its true purposes. This is beyond politics and generalizes to all states. States are, by degree, adversaries to the people in them. The universe works well as a metaphor for the state, a cold amoral entirety with a few warm spots here and there. The warm spots are necessary to appeal to the benevolent and altruistic side of humankind, without which the state as a ruling body would lose legitimacy. The job of the state is to keep the double cross operative by throwing in those exploitable warm spots amidst the cold amorality. So goes the step of the capitalist, imperialist state baiting its young men and women to fight continuous war, prepared to sacrifice them while hiding behind the figurative skirts of “support” and “honor,” and for those not paying the ultimate price in “freedom isn’t free”, thanking them for their service with 10% off. Another shibboleth, nobody is above the law (Aside: What if the law is beneath all of us?) is used to keep ordinary people from breaking the law under the pretense

that all are subject to it. We’re all in the same boat. The “law” is presented as a rigid body when in practice it is infinitely flexible. Since this flexibility is everywhere evident, for instance, some people clearly being over and beyond the law, there’s nothing left for the state to do but lock up small people as continuous examples. We can derive a general principle here: The higher your station, the more you get away with. The lower your station, the less you get away with. In this case, station is not only associated with wealth and social standing. The police and the military enjoy special status as agents of the state, as are those that act in other capacities as agents. The special principle is: The higher your value to the state, the more you get away with. The lower your value to the state, the less you get away with. The shibboleth, we are a nation of laws, is devoid of content because what arrangement of society has ever been without them, even transmitted orally? The continual harping about this is more an indication of its disproof in much the same way as privacy promises were unnecessary when it existed. We pledge allegiance to the flag for two reasons. So we remain that way, and so that we can be prosecuted when we don’t. This is not the way individuals may see it, but it is the way the state sees it. And what is supposed to happen when the republic is not allegiant to its people? The Declaration of Independence, written in selfserving fashion (all men were not c(t)reated equal, let alone women), lays it on the people to alter or abolish their government whenever it is destructive of their unalienable rights. Though unalienable is an imprecise term, we can sense the distance between a government run by, for, and of the people and the one we really have, purposefully set up to insulate itself, contemptuous of little people, and thoroughly in the hands of a capitalist elite. James Rothenberg, of North Chatham, writes on U.S. social and foreign policy.

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DePietro charged with harassment By Amanda Purcell Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — Hudson Common Council President Thomas DePietro was charged with harassment Tuesday stemming from an altercation at a meeting in April. DePietro, 63, of Hudson, was formally charged in Hudson City Court with second-degree harassment, a violation, after receiving a notice to appear in court from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. DePietro was formally arraigned on the charge on Tuesday. An affidavit signed by former 3rd Ward Alderman John Friedman on Aug. 5, states that DePietro “pushed him against the wall in a threatening manner,”

according to city court documents. DePietro deferred all questions to his attorney, Michael Howard. But Howard could not be reached for comment late Tuesday. Friedman declined comment at this time, as the case is still pending. The maximum sentence for second-degree harassment is 15 days in jail. The charge stems from a dispute at a special meeting about citywide reassessments held on the second floor of the Hudson Area Library, 51 North Fifth St., on April 24. A video of the incident obtained through a FOIL request can be seen on the Register-Star’s YouTube page. During a brief recess in the

meeting, the video apears to show, an altercation erupted in the hallway between DePietro and Friedman. Thomas D e P i e t r o DePietro appears to grab Friedman by the back of the shirt and push him up against a closed doorway with DePietro’s face inches from Friedman’s, with DePietro appearing to block Friedman’s exit. Eventually the two are separated, as 3rd Ward Alderman Shershah Mizan held back Friedman at the top of the stairs and 1st Ward Alderman Kamal Johnson restrained DePietro. DePietro and Friedman

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HUDSON — Defense attorney John Hillman of Valatie appealed to the jurors’ reason, asking them to consider the alleged victim’s story about the circumstances before, during and after the acts as testimony began Wednesday in the child sex abuse trial of John Acklin. Acklin is from Bandera, Texas, and Texas Rangers were expected to testify about Acklin’s alleged confession after he was apprehended. But Acklin denied the incidents occurred several times when questioned, Hillman said, adding that the Rangers tried to use tactics to elicit a confession. Under cross-examination, the alleged victim testified that he did not report the incidents to the police, nor did he recall seeing a doctor after the incidents. The alleged victim testified that he had suppressed the memories of the event until he reported them to police in 2017. Initially, the alleged victim had trouble recalling details of the event, such as the time and date, to police, he testified. “He said he loved me and he wanted to show how much he loved me,” the alleged victim testified. One of the incidents allegedly occurred on a winter day in 2004, when Acklin

took the boy into the garage of his home to show him the recently hunted deer hanging inside, the alleged victim testified. That’s when, with no one else around, Acklin allegedly sodomized the boy. He was 5 years old. “He said if I told anybody he would make my family disappear,” the boy, now a young adult, testified Wednesday. Acklin is accused of that assault and several others in Livingston. The alleged victim testified that Acklin lured him with toys, candy and money. He was allegedly assaulted four times in all. Acklin gave the alleged victim a space ranger action figure that became one of his favorite toys after one of the alleged incidents, the alleged victim testified. “He said it [the toy] would protect me,” the alleged victim testified. Hillman asked if a family member had helped him to remember the alleged incidents. “Never,” the alleged victim

replied. Hillman also asked whether the family had an opportunity to view any types of marks or John Acklin wounds on him after the incident. The alleged victim testified that his parents did not, and that he bathed alone. Acklin, 55, faces a 32-count indictment that includes three separate charges: 11 counts of predatory sexual assault against a child, a class A-II felony; 12 counts of firstdegree course of sexual conduct against a child, a class B felony; and nine counts of aggravated sexual abuse in the second degree, a class C felony. Two children, a boy and girl under 13 years old, were allegedly sexually assaulted between 2004 and 2006 in Columbia County, according to the March 12 indictment. Another boy, under 11 years

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The Great Chain: A talk by Doc Bayne NEWBURGH — The forests of the Hudson Valley still have ancient secrets to reveal and one of those stories will be shared at 2 p.m. Aug. 10 as the Historical Society of Newburgh hosts former forest ranger Donald “Doc” Bayne. Bayne spent decades as a Palisades Parks guide and interpreter and came to know and love the features of the landscape, especially the remnants of long-ago settlements and industries. He studied the history of colonial times and knew that somewhere in the Sterling Forest of Orange County was the forge that made links for The

Great Chain — a massive obstruction that General George Washington ordered to be cast and stretched across the river to stop British warships from sailing upriver, devastating local communities and separating the colonial opposition forces. Doc Bayne will describe, in an illustrated lecture, how he discovered one source of The Great Chain at the original location of Peter Townsend’s iron works, kept hidden from the British deep in Sterling Forest. More links of the “great chain” were forged closer to Newburgh in the Brewster Forge in New Windsor — the

origin of the name for Forge Hill Road. Come to the Newburgh Heritage Center at 123 Grand St., Newburgh, and learn about the early iron industry among local colonial settlers, about the ingenuity and strength required in 18th century mining and forging, and about Washington’s grand plan to win the war here in the heart of the Hudson Valley. The talk is free to members of the Historical Society and the public is welcome to attend for a $5 donation. For information, call 845-561-2585 or visit newburghhistoricalsociety.com.

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CAIRO — The Cairo Public Library, 15 Railroad St., Cairo, will host a Guitar Workshop for beginner/intermediate players 6-8 p.m. Aug. 12 and 10 a.m.-noon Aug. 17. This workshop will cover the basics like tuning, exercises, major and minor chords and strum patterns, and learning a favorite song. The student must bring a guitar. The workshop is free to participants but preregistration is a must by calling the library at 518-622-9864.

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Hudson Black Arts and Cultural Festival and Parade 2019 HUDSON — he annual Hudson Black Arts and Cultural Festival and Parade will take place Friday, August 9th, Saturday, August 10th and Sunday, August 11th, 2018. Join us as we kick off the festival with our Open Mic Music Night on Friday from 5:308 p.m. Performers can register at Operation Unite New York by calling 518 828-3612. On Saturday, the Parade begins at 2 pm at 7th Street Park. The parade will be followed by opening remarks at the Hudson Riverfront Park by Hudson’s Mayor Rick Rector and Operation Unite New York President Gregory Mosley at 3:15 PM. This year’s theme is “Unbroken Flows the River”. Leading the parade will be Grand Marshalls Dorothy Holloway and Jean Cobbs, two Hudsonians who have given hundreds of service hours to the community. The Bindlestiff Youth Stilt Walkers and friends march in the parade from the 7th Street Park to the Hudson Riverfront Park. Parade marchers are encouraged to dress to the theme and line up at 1:30 p.m. At 3:30 p.m., the fantastic Arm of the Sea Theater returns to Hudson with a family presentation of” Dirt”. The Arm of the Sea Theater travels throughout the region performing with life-size puppets. There will be a variety of youth activities for all ages including games and foot races lead by the

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Youth in Action team. Christine Boldt returns with fabulous face painting from 2-4 p.m.. Don’t forget to sign your child up between4-6 pm for our annual Back to School Giveaway. Supplies will be given out at 6:30 pm. The Community Talent Show is open to all at 6 pm. Sign up early at the Operation Unite table. Kuumba Dance and Drum calls all drummers and newcomers to the festival Drum Circle and freestyle dancing. The Hudson Sloop Club partners with Operation Unite and video/film artist JD Urban to present Art on the River, a handson approach to photography on the river,

while sailing along the Hudson River. Photographs will be on display at the Hudson Area Library in September. Register at Operation Unite by August 9. Call 518 8283612. Support for Art on the River Project was made possible by the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation and NYSCA Community Arts Grant, administered by the Greene County Council on the Arts. Sunday activities start with a free performance by the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at 1:00 pm, at the Hudson Youth Center, 18 South Third Street. Head down to the Hudson Riverfront Park at 3:30 pm for the Ujima Community Collective Drum Circle lead by John & Olympia Ward. Beginners welcome. The Annual Gospel Festival and Sunset Service begin at 5 pm with the Albany District Chorale, lead by Pamela Sharpe. The Hudson Black Arts and Cultural Festival and Parade sponsors include City of Hudson, Columbia County Tourism, The Cat, WGXC, and CCDC. In case of rain on Saturday, all activities will begin at 2 pm on Sunday. In case of rain on Sunday, Gospel and Sunset Service will be held at the State Street AME Zion Church at 201 Street, Hudson, at 5:00 pm. For vendor information and Talent Show participation, call 518 821-8150.

The Great American Trailer Park Musical NEW LEBANON — There’s a new tenant at Armadillo Acres—and she’s wreaking havoc all over Florida’s most exclusive trailer park. When Pippi, the stripper on the run, comes between the Dr. Phil– loving, agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband—the storms begin to brew. This gem of a show is back by popular demand at The Theater Barn, in New Lebanon, NY, and is jammed and jumping with raucous laughter. It’s like The Honeymooners meets The Best Little Whorehouse in Urinetown. This wheel-spinning, mud-splattering good time of a show is the theatrical

equivalent of a bag of Doritos. You can’t get enough. Don’t miss a thrillingly trashy Greek chorus of trailer park matrons whose hysterical musical stylings all but redefine the girlgroup-as-cultural-commentator craze. This hysterical country pop-rock musical is directed by Alyssa Meyer and includes “Barn alumni Amy Fiebke (Betty) as the adorable tell it like it is, trailer trash widow who helps tell the story of Jeannie (Andrea Schmidt) and Norbert (Nicholas Grevera- Love Perfect)). This entertaining and tuneful tale also includes ‘Barn alumni Levi Squire (Duke) as the aggressive antagonistic misogynist

leaving no witnesses behind in seek of his run-away girlfriend (Pippi) played by Jill Engstrom. Returning from the ‘Barn’s previous production and rounding out this powerhouse cast are Nicole Wietzman (Lin) and Apryl Higgins (Pickles) in this bighearted musical comedy with a cheeky script by Betsy Kelso, and an infectious score by David Nehls. Leading the ‘Barn’s orchestra this season and musical directing is Kevin Wallace, a Theater Barn alumnus from 1989 through 1994. Performances for THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL start on Thursday, August 8th, until

Sunday August 18th and runs Thursdays and Fridays at 8pm Saturdays at 4pm and 8pm and Sundays at 2pm at the fully air-conditioned Theater Barn. Tickets are $29.00 for the evening performances and $27.00 for the Sunday matinees. Please pick your own seats at our website, or call the Box Office staff at (518) 794- 8989 for information. Box Office hours are daily from 11am to 4pm and then will reopen one hour before performances. Don’t miss this sure to please musical as we continue to keep theater affordable to ALL and offer young artists a place to grow. www.theaterbarn.com

6th Annual Hillsdale ArtsWalk HILLSDALE — The 6th Annual Hillsdale NY ArtsWalk will be held on Saturday August 10th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Town center. Local and regional artists and artisans will be exhibiting indoors and outside under tents. This free, family friendly event will have a rain date of August 11. Guests will enjoy a variety of art, spanning oil, acrylic, pastel and watercolor painting, ceramics and pottery, woodcraft, traditional and avant-garde photography, custom jewelry, found object art, mixed media, fabric art, and metalwork. The artists and artisans will be found in numerous locations. A printed map guide will be available at two “Information Booths” as well as many of the storefronts in the Hamlet. The indoor exhibits include art gallery, LABspace, and several shops where art is featured year-round: Trudy’s Beauty Shop, Passiflora, O’s Hillsdale Diner, and Village Scoop. In addition, you will find pop-up galleries at Hillsdale Fine Wines & Liquors, Tiny Hearts Florist, Mirror Mirror Clothing, Hillsdale House, andCrossRoads Food Shop. Two of Hillsdale’s newest businesses will also be hosting art: Rookie Bakery on Anthony Street, and Foxy & Winston located in the Hillsdale General Store complex.

Outdoors, individual tents will be placed in three locations within walking distance of each other: the Village Square and the first block of Anthony Street (both closed to vehicular traffic), and at C. Herrington Home + Design on the corner of Rt 22/23. Live music will be performed on Anthony Street. The exciting lineup is the FallonMiscusi Duo (originals); Jaane Doe (Country); Marilyn & Betsi (folk with guitar and ukulele); Howard Lieberman (composer integrating jazz, blues, rock and NeuBop); Christina Dellea (60’s-80’s pop favorites); Abby Lappen (acoustic folk influenced by jazz, rock, and blues). New this year, there will also be an “open mic” at C. Herrington Home + Design. Participants can sign up

onsite with Rachel Cole for a 15 minute slot by calling 518-821-5486. Food and beverages will be in ample supply for the ArtsWalk. Hillsdale’s regular eateries will be open for business — CrossRoads Food Shop, O’s Hillsdale Country Diner, Hillsdale House, Village Scoop Artisanal Ice Cream & Alcohol-Free Bar, Four Brothers Pizza. In addition, from 12-4 at C. Herrington Home + Design, Hillsdale Fire Company #1 will feature hamburgers and hot dogs, and Stewarts will serve ice cream cones out of an old-fashioned cart. August 10th is an action-filled day for Hillsdale. Not only will the ArtsWalk provide culture and entertainment, the day kicks off with the weekly Copake Hillsdale Farmer’s Market off of Route 22 at the Roe Jan Park. One of the ArtsWalk artists, Mark Dixon, will have a piece of work on display at the farmers market. A dedicated committee of volunteers are bringing ArtsWalk to life: Lynne Chmurzynski, Trudy Crimi, Christina Dellea, Rene Gibson, Laura Griffin, Jeff Paige, Judi Sledz, Howard Lieberman and Rachel Cole. If you are interested in volunteering for an hour or more at the event, please contact us at hillsdaleartswalk@gmail.com.

CALENDAR LISTINGS AUGUST 9 Little Shop of Horrors Friday, August 9, 8 pm Get ready for this beloved and outof-this-world comedy. Down on skid row we meet the meek and lovable Seymour Krelborn where he discovers a carnivorous plant that needs more than plant food to grow—it needs blood. And has plans for total world domination! This smash hit sci-fi musical will crash like a meteorite onto the stage and satisfy every appetite. $15 – $39.50, Friday, August 9, 8 p.m., http://www.machaydntheatre.org/ little-shop-of-horrors-2019/ Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 NY-203, Chatham, 518-392-9292 http://www.machaydntheatre.org/

AUGUST 10 Hillsdale ArtsWalk Saturday, August 10, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. A showcase for local artists and artisans to share their work. Rain date August 11 Saturday, August 10, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/hillsdalenyartswalk/ Hillsdale Intersection of Anthony Street & Route 23, Hillsdale Ukulele Jam Saturday, August 10, 10:30 a.m. noon Sing, strum, play! It’s more fun to play in a group. All ages are welcome to the library’s Ukulele Jams, led by Carmen Borgia, singer, songwriter and ukulele player extraordinaire! Leave your inhibitions at home. Are you a novice? The library has ukes you can borrow. Saturday, August 10, 10:30 a.m. noon, http://chatham.lib.ny.us/ calendar/ Chatham Public Library, 11 Woodbridge Ave, Chatham, 518-392-3666 http://chatham.lib.ny.us/ Umbrella Sky Hudson Saturday, August 10, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. A curated outdoor pop up market featuring local artists, makers, and music. Hours: Weekends until October Saturday, August 10, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., https://www.instagram.com/helloumbrellasky Umbrella Sky Hudson, 411 Warren Street, Hudson, https://www.instagram.com/helloumbrellasky Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Tour Saturday, August 10, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., noon - 1:30, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., & 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Set sail to visit the beautiful HudsonAthens Lighthouse and enjoy the outdoors as you cruise along the Hudson River! $5 – $25, Saturday, August 10, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., https://hudsoncruises.com/lighthouse-tour/ Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, Water Street (behind Amtrak Station), Hudson. Sangria Festival Saturday, August 10, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Celebrate summer at our annual Sangria Festival! We’ll have 5 fresh sangrias, live flamenco guitar music, American and Indian food trucks, even tarot card readings!! Admis-

sion is free and pricing is a la carte depending on what you want to indulge in. Bring a lawn chair and settle in for a great day on our beautiful property. Saturday, August 10, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/1327379890747503/ Hudson-Chatham Winery, 1900 Route 66, Ghent, 518-392-9463 www.hudsonchathamwinery.com Traditional Hand-Tool Woodworking Demonstration Saturday, August 10, noon - 4 p.m. Join us for a traditional hand-tool woodworking demonstration with Peter Forward! Peter will demonstrate traditional woodworking methods, including how to saw out dovetail joints, make mortice and tenon joints, and how to hand-plane wood. Come and go as you please, bring friends, and learn from a professional! Peter Forward specializes in building fine furniture, and especially enjoys traditional styles. He also creates craft items inspired by the collection of Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon, including oval boxes and other Shaker reproductions, some of which are available for sale in the museum store. Free, Saturday, August 10, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm, https://www.facebook. com/events/1120352748163916/ Shaker Museum/Mount Lebanon, 202 Shaker Road, New Lebanon, 518-794-9100 x220 www.shakerml.org DIRT: The Secret Life of Soil Saturday, August 10, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. This free public performance is part of the Black Arts & Culture Festival, presented by Operation Unite. “Where does food ‘come from’ and from what is it made? Here’s a lively primer for urban bumpkins and upcountry gardeners alike. Fusing cutting-edge science and age-old puppetry, DIRT takes audiences on an extravagant journey of discovery into the Great Underneath—opening the curtain on the epic alchemy of plants, the fungi’s dance…” Free, Saturday, August 10, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., https://www.facebook. com/events/2129399580686043/ Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, Water Street (behind Amtrak Station)l, Hudson. Community Sailing with Hudson Sloop Club Saturday, August 10, 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. We will host free sailing for the Hudson Community at the Hudson Waterfront. Boats will be leaving from the public docks, first trip out at 2 pm, last trip back by 6 pm. Anyone over 50 lbs is welcome to join us. Come out and learn about the Hudson Sloop Club, The Hudson River and the Basics of Sailing. No reservation needed, just show up! First come, first served. Free, Saturday, August 10, 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/1209331035902048/ Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, Water Street (behind Amtrak Station)l, Hudson.

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CONCERT Sunday Aug. 11, 2019: 4pm

COLUMBIA COUNTY YOUTH THEATRE PRESENTS

Disney’s THE LION KING JR. CHATHAM, NY August 9-ll, 2019- Disney’s The Lion King JR. is playing at the Chatham High School Auditorium starting on Friday August 9th and Saturday August 10th at 7P.M. and ending Sunday August 11th at 2P.M. The 60-minute musical, designed for middle through high-school aged performers, is based on the Broadway production directed by Julie Taymor and the 1994 Disney film. The Lion King JR. tells the story of the epic adventures of a curious cub named Simba as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destiny as king. Along the

way, the young lion encounters a colorful cast of characters including spunky lioness Nala, charismatic meerkat Timon, and loveable warthog Pumbaa. To claim his rightful place on the throne and save his beloved Pridelands, Simba must find his inner strength and confront his wicked Uncle Scar. The Lion King JR. features classic songs from the 1994 film such as “Hakuna Matata” and the Academy Award®-winning “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” as well as additional songs penned for the Broadway production. Performances of Disney’s The Lion King JR. will be at the

CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM on FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 and SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 AT 7 p.m. and SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, at 2 p.m. Admission is $7. Tickets can be purchased AT THE DOOR and at other CCYT PERFORMANCES. For more information, please visit ccyt.org or call workshop director Edgar Acevedo at (518) 821-2136. Under the direction of Edgar Acevedo, CCYT has created quality children’s musical theater since 1987. CCYT’s resident directors, choreographers, and vocal instructors are child-centered professionals

who ensure that each student’s potential is reached. Working closely together, they determine how to best tap a young actor’s talents. Classes meet on the Chatham Fairgrounds. The historic and park-like setting of the fairgrounds is the perfect atmosphere for working on a show. Performances take place at the Chatham High School auditorium. The experience is fun, team building, and totally professional. The Lion King JR. is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

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Billy Marc Drewes Mommaas

the musicians | participants of the 2019 Hudson Jazz Workshop

Location:

HUDSON HALL, 327 Warren Street, Hudson, NY Tickets: www.hudsonhall.org Concert info: (518) 822 1438

Fee: Adults

$20, $16 for members/Seniors free for students

For more information:

www.hudsonjazzworks.org

In collaboration with:

CONSERVATORY OF AMSTERDAM, WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY, NEW SCHOOL JAZZ and the RHYTHMIC CONSERVATORY OF COPENHAGEN Hudson Jazzworks is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization supported by:

https://www.thebankofgreenecounty.com

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‘Little Shop of Horror’ comes to Mac-Haydn CHATHAM — The MacHaydn Theatre presents Howard Ashman and Alan Menken’s sci-fi hit Little Shop of Horrors, running August 8 through 18. Get ready for this beloved and out-of-this-world comedy. Down on Skid Row we meet the meek and loveable Seymour Krelborn, where he discovers a carnivorous plant that needs more than just plant food to grow; it needs blood and has plans for total world domination! This smash hit sci-fi musical will crash like a meteorite onto the stage and satisfy every appetite! Fresh off his run in Ragtime as Houdini, Andrew Burton Kelley takes on his second role of the season as Seymour. Berkshire Theatre Award Winner Emily Kron returns to the Mac-Haydn stage as Audrey. She dazzled audiences last season as Sally Bowles in Cabaret and won a Berkshire Theatre Award for her performance as Mrs. Lovett in our 2017 production of Sweeney Todd. Pat Moran stars as Orin (The Dentist) after his highly-praised performance as Joe Gillis in

Sunset Boulevard earlier this season. Now in his third season at the theatre, Pat has been featured in previous Mac-Haydn productions such as Cabaret (Emcee), Chicago (Billy Flynn) and Into the Woods (Cinderella’s Prince).Rounding out the cast are Alecsys Proctor-Turner as Audrey II, Berkshire Theatre Award winner George Dvorsky as Mushnik, Atsushi Eda as the Audrey II puppeteer and Maya Cuevas, Madi Cupp-Enyard and Angel Harrison as the Urchins: Ronnette, Chiffon and Crystal, respectively. Little Shop of Horrors is directed by Erin Spears Ledford, choreographed by Lauren Monteleone and music directed by David Maglione, with costume design by Alison Zador, wig and makeup design by Matthew Oliver, scenic design by Emma Cummings, lighting design by Kevin Gleason, props by Joshua Gallagher and sound design by Nathan Schilz. For tickets and details please visit www.machaydntheatre. org or call the box office at (518) 392-9292.

presenting “Romantic Hudson Valley: New Work by Steve Duffy.” He has created paintings throughout his career and devoted himself to landscapes of the Hudson Valley for the last four years. The Opening is August 10, from 6-9 pm. The show runs through September 8, 2019. Steve Duffy is a graduate of Pratt Institute where he studied Industrial Design. He has designed retail interiors, museum concepts and exhibits and

Basha Kill, acrylic

Andrew Burton Kelley

has had his own namesake firm located both in New York City and Nashville TN. About RiverWinds Gallery RiverWinds Gallery opened its doors in July 2003, more than 16 years ago. Voted twice Best Gallery in the Hudson Valley, it is a multi-faceted art space featuring over 50 of the finest Hudson Valley artists; fine art including paintings, sculpture and photography, and contemporary crafts,

including jewelry, glasswork, cards, and pottery. RiverWinds Gallery, LLC, is a member of the Beacon Arts Community Association (BeaconArts) www.beaconarts.org. Location: RiverWinds Gallery, 172 Main Street, Beacon, NY 12508, 845-838-2880. Website: www.riverwindsgallery.com Hours: Mon/Wed 12-4, Thurs/Sun 12-5, Fri/Sat 12-6, 12-9 2nd Saturdays

The Great American Trailer Park Musical Saturday, August 10, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Music and Lyrics by David Nehls Book by Betsy Kelso There’s a new tenant at Armadillo Acres — and she’s wreaking havoc all over Florida’s most exclusive trailer park. When a stripper on the run comes between the Dr. Phil–loving, agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband — the storms begin to brew. This hysterical, mud-splattering good time of a show is making its return to The Barn stage and it’s sharp irreverence creates one of the most laugh-out-loud shows you could ask for. $29.00, Saturday, August 10, 4 p.m. 6 p.m., https://www.thetheaterbarn. org/trailer-park The Theater Barn, 654 Route 20, New Lebanon, 518-794-8989 www.thetheaterbarn.org Little Shop of Horrors Saturday, August 10, 4 p.m. & 8: p.m. Get ready for this beloved and outof-this-world comedy. Down on skid row we meet the meek and lovable Seymour Krelborn where he discovers a carnivorous plant that needs more than plant food to grow—it needs blood. And has plans for total world domination! This smash hit sci-fi musical will crash like a meteorite onto the stage and satisfy every appetite. $15 – $39.50, Saturday, August 10, 4 p.m., http://www.machaydntheatre. org/little-shop-of-horrors-2019/ Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 NY-203, Chatham, 518-392-9292 http://www.machaydntheatre.org/ Opening Reception Saturday, August 10, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. “A MORE PERFECT UNION” EXHIBIT FEATURES NEW WORKS BY STREET ARTIST SCOUT SCOUT CREATES GRAPHIC MIXEDMEDIA PIECES INFLUENCED BY GRAFFITI AND STREET-ART THAT JUXTAPOSE COLORFUL PAINT, VINTAGE CLIP ART AND FOUND IMAGES TO CREATE VITAL WORKS OF PROTEST. Works on display through September 22nd. Saturday, August 10, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, http://www.thompsongirouxgallery.com/Exhibit_Upcoming.cfm Thompson Giroux Gallery, 57 Main Street, Chatham, 518-392-3336

Storm King Fog acrylic

Tema Stauffer: UPSTATE: On view at Hudson Hall HUDSON — Hudson Hall presents Tema Stauffer: UPSTATE, an exhibition featuring a selection of photographs centered on the intersection of the social, historical, and ephemeral landscape of the Hudson Valley. UPSTATE was recently published as a monograph with 33 color photographs by Daylight Books. A reception with the artist and book signing takes place Saturday, August 10 from 5-7p.m. The exhibition is on view until September 29, 2019. For more information, visit hudsonhall. org or call (518) 822-1438. Situated on the shores of the upper Hudson River, Hudson was incorporated in 1785 and named in honor of Dutch explorer Henry Hudson. It developed rapidly as a thriving whaling and merchant seaport. After an economic downturn in the early 19th century, heavy industries such as iron factories and mills revived the fortunes of the city, only to fall once again following the Great Depression. In recent decades, Hudson has experienced new economic growth as a result of the arrival of newcomers from larger cities, yet this revitalization is at odds with the struggle experienced there.

AUGUST 10 Artists on Olana: Dr. Christopher Brellochs Saturday, August 10, 3 p.m. Frederic Church & Music of the Gilded Age with Dr. Christopher Brellochs Dr. Christopher Brellochs has spent over a year researching and performing music for his sabbatical project, “Music of the Gilded Age in the Hudson Valley.” Brellochs will join Artists on Olana for a walk along the historic carriage roads telling stories of Church’s friendship with leading composers. He will explore the classical and historic origins of the saxophone through live performances in the landscape. $10 – $15, Saturday, August 10, 3 p.m., https://www.olana.org/ programs-events/ Olana, 5720 State Route 9G, Hudson, 518-828-1872 www.olana.org

Romantic Hudson Valley: New Work by Steve Duffy BEACON — “Steve Duffy: New Work ”: @ RiverWinds Gallery August 10 – September 8, 2019 Opening Reception: August 10, 6-9 p.m. RiverWinds Gallery, 172 Main Street, Beacon NY 12508 www.riverwindsgallery.com 845-838-2880 Open Mon/Wed 12-4, Thurs/Sun 12-5, Fri/Sat 12-6, 12-9 2nd Saturdays RiverWinds Gallery at 172 Main Street, Beacon, NY is

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Opening Reception With the Artist Saturday, August 10, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Tema Stauffer: UPSTATE Exhibition Combining poetry with realism, Tema Stauffer’s UPSTATE is a series of color photographs exploring urban and rural environments and relics in or around Hudson, New York. The images express a quiet beauty and mystery in the vernacular architecture and artifacts reflecting the industrial era and rural settings, and its shifting economic realities over time. UPSTATE, a catalog of photographs by Tema Stauffer and essays by Xhenet Aliu and Alison Nordström

accompanies the exhibition. On view through September 22. Saturday, August 10, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, https://hudsonhall.org/temastauffer-upstate/ Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson, (518) 822-1438 http://hudsonhall.org/ Music and More – In the Park Saturday, August 10, 7 p.m. If it’s Saturday, there is something to do at Copake Park – Rain or Shine! Feature: Jarrod Saturday, August 10, 7 p.m., http:// townofcopake.org/music-in-thepark/ Copake Memorial Park, 305 Mountain View Road, Copake, 518-3291234, www.townofcopake.org The Great American Trailer Park Musical Saturday, August 10, 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. Music and Lyrics by David Nehls Book by Betsy Kelso There’s a new tenant at Armadillo Acres — and she’s wreaking havoc all over Florida’s most exclusive trailer park. When a stripper on the run comes between the Dr. Phil–loving, agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband — the storms begin to brew. This hysterical, mud-splattering good time of a show is making its return to The Barn stage and it’s sharp irreverence creates one of the most laugh-out-loud shows you could ask for. $29.00, Saturday, August 10, 8 p.m. - 10 p.m., https://www.thetheaterbarn.org/trailer-park The Theater Barn, 654 Route 20, New Lebanon, 518-794-8989 www.thetheaterbarn.org The Brothers Size Saturday, August 10, 8 p.m. By the author of the Broadway play Choir Boy and the Academy Award winning film, Moonlight, a tough and tender drama of what it means to brother and be brothered. Playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney was recently nominated for a Best Play Tony Award for “Choir Boy” $32, Saturday, August 10, 8 p.m., https://www.ancramoperahouse. org/the-brothers-size Ancram Opera House, 1330 County Route 7, Ancram, 518-329-0114 www.ancramoperahouse.org

AUGUST 11 Umbrella Sky Hudson Sunday, August 11, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. A curated outdoor pop up market featuring local artists, makers, and music. Hours: Weekends until October Sunday, August 11, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., https://www.instagram.com/helloumbrellasky Umbrella Sky Hudson, 411 Warren Street, Hudson. https://www.instagram.com/helloumbrellasky Roe Jan Library Community Picnic Sunday, August 11, noon - 3 p.m. All are invited…..bring family & friends………There will be hot dogs on the grill, chips, ice cream, cookies, milk and juice for all. Each child will be invited to select a free book from the Friends of Roe Jan Library Book Store to take home. Mark Bruck and friends will entertain with live music. Birds of Prey from Robinson Wildlife will arrive at 1pm. Meet a hawk, an owl and a falcon up close. Feel the wind from their wings and watch them fly. Last year this spectacular show was enjoyed by a standing room only crowd that filled the library with amazed and delighted children and adults. Don’t miss this chance to eat, see an exciting nature show, enjoy time with neighbors and old friends and meet new ones. All are welcome — RAIN OR SHINE! Free, Sunday, August 11, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm, https://www.facebook. com/events/355757305346977/ Roeliff Jansen Community Library, 9091 NY-22, Hillsdale, 518-325-4101 www.roejanlibrary.org

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Yellow House, Wire Road, Germantown, 2016 by Tema Stauffer

Stauffer offers us the bones of what was, by focusing our attention to the underlying emotional current of human presence set against a decaying landscape. Tracey Morgan Gallery, who represent Stauffer, note:

Tema Stauffer is a photographer whose work examines the social, economic, and cultural landscape of American spaces. Her work has been exhibited at Sasha Wolf Gallery, Daniel Cooney Fine Art Gallery, and Jen Bekman Gallery

in New York, as well as galleries and institutions internationally. Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren Street, Hudson, www. hudsonhall.org, Ph. (518) 8221438

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Piercing words reinforce Simone Biles’ stature as a survivor and inspiration. Sports, B2

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Hudson sets Fall sports practice dates Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — The first day of practice/tryouts for all JV and Varsity sports will begin on Monday, August 19. Modified football begins on Monday, August 26 and modified soccer and volleyball will begin on the first day of school, Wednesday, September 4. A physical taken within the last year must be on file with Nurse Geer to participate. Contact Nurse Geer (geerp@hudsoncsd.org) to check on your eligibility. The school doctor will be available on Wednesday, August 14 at noon to conduct physicals for those athletes who are in need. The start times for Fall sports are:

New author Collins honored by Hudson High

SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 LANCE WHEELER PHOTO

Leroy Collins, one of the most prolific running backs in Section II history, was presented with the first Hudson Success poster earlier this week. Collins, a 1995 graduate of Hudson High, recently authored his first book, ‘The Running Back: True Story From the Wheelchair to the NFL.’

By Tim Martin Columbia-Greene Media

Leroy Collins has already accomplished a lot in life, but now he can add one more title to his resume: author. The former Hudson High football standout recently wrote a book, ‘The Running Back: True Story From The Wheelchair to the NFL,’ which is now available for purchase. The book is billed as ‘The true story of faith and triumph of one man’s journey from his childhood wheelchair to the NFL.’ Collins nearly lost his life when as a six-year old he was hit by a 10-wheel truck while playing near his home in Hudson. He went on to become one of the best running backs to ever play in Section II, rushing for 4,989 yards in a three-year varsity career at Hudson. Collins collected 2,551 yards, scored 34 touchdowns and finished with 210 points in helping the Bluehawks reach the 1994 New York State Class C championship game in Syracuse. He went on to enjoy a standout career at Alfred State and the University of Louisville, before signing with the NFL’s Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent. He also spent time on the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Collins was honored by Hudson High earlier this week, receiving the school’s

1995 Hudson High graduate Leroy Collins’ new book, ‘The Running Back: True Story From the Wheelchair to the NFL’ is now available to purchase.

first Hudson Success poster. The Hudson Success program recognizes students for their post high school careers. The poster will be framed and displayed at various locations

within the Senior and Jr. High school. Collins was proud to be recognized by his high school alma mater. “It was awesome that

Hudson recognized my hard work,” Collins said. “I struggled growing up in the education side of life but I strived and was determined to conquer that mountain.” After many months of hard work on the book, Collins was pleased with the finished product. “I love the way the book came out,” Collins said. “I was able to design it from front to back. It took me awhile, but I got it done. What motivated me to write was to get my story out in hope of inspiring people that might be struggling with adversity and let downs.” Collins admitted he never dreamed that wrting a book would be in his life plan. “Honestly I never saw myself as an author. I know it was something I wanted to do for awhile, but never thought I had it in me. It always seemed it was too big of a task for me.” His playing days may be over, but Collins is still around the game he excelled in for so many years. “I’ve been traveling doing motivational speaking in a partner in sports performance center and I’m also a football coach for my boys,” Collins said. “I hope to continue to inspire and be a good Steward in life. I’m hoping that my book can become a movie so I can touch even more lives. In all, I just want to be used by God.”

Can the Giants really bank on Daniel Jones? Ben Shpigel The New York Times News Service

About a week after the New York Giants drafted him sixth overall, Duke quarterback Daniel Jones and his two sisters went out for ice cream in Charlotte, North Carolina, their hometown. While scooping Jones’ cookie dough, the man behind the counter glanced at a television showing highlights of another prominent Duke athlete, basketball star Zion Williamson. The man remarked that he hoped the New York Knicks would draft Williamson. Intrigued, Jones asked whether the man rooted for other New York sports teams, too — like, say, the Giants. “Don’t even get me started on this draft pick,” he said. “Daniel Jones at six? Are you kidding me?” Without hesitating, Jones replied: “Yeah, man, that’s crazy. Can’t believe they did that.” Jones’ older sister, Rebecca, stood there dumbfounded.

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New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) throws a pass in drills in front of quarterback Kyle Lauletta (17) and quarterback Eli Manning (10) during the first day of training camp at Quest Diagnostics Training Center on July 25.

Though her brother often played even-tempered mediator among the four competitive siblings, she couldn’t

understand how he could let the stranger insult him. “It wasn’t important enough for me to

assert myself,” Jones said in a recent interview at Giants See GIANTS B3

Football Equipment Handout: Varsity — 9 a.m. JV — 9:30 a.m. Modified — 10 a.m.

MONDAY, AUGUST 19

Boys Varsity Soccer: 7-9 a.m. and 6:30-9 p.m. on the turf with Coach Hollenbeck Boys JV Soccer: 3-5 p.m. on the grass field with Coach Hoffman Girls Varsity Soccer: 9-11 a.m. on the turf with Coach Roberts Girls JV Soccer: 9-11 a.m. on the turf with Coach Teal Girls Varsity Tennis: 9-11 a.m. at the tennis courts with Coach Qua Girls Varsity Volleyball: 9-11 a.m. in the HS gym with Coach Giosa Girls JV Volleyball: 9-11 a.m. in the HS gym with Coach Rodriguez Varsity Football: 4-6:30 p.m. on the turf with Coach Davi JV Football: 4-6:30 p.m. on the turf with Coach Krager Varsity Cross Country: TBD

MONDAY, AUGUST 26 Modified Football: 4-6:30 p.m. on the turf with Coach McSween

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Aug 7, 2019; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets shortstop Amed Rosario (1) and center fielder Juan Lagares (12) react after defeating the Miami Marlins at Citi Field.

After winning 13 of 14 games, Mets believe they can play in October David Lennon Newsday

NEW YORK — However you view the Mets’ second-half rebirth, either as a product of poor competition or an underachieving group finally getting its act together, there’s only one opinion that matters. And the Mets believe they’re a playoff team. They didn’t make any guarantees after Wednesday’s 7-2 victory completed a fourgame sweep of the Marlins, who looked like they were in a hurry to depart Citi Field before the storm hit. But the Mets didn’t really have to say anything. What this team has accomplished since the All-Star break has done all the talking for them. The Mets earned the chance to compete for a playoff berth by going 19-6 during that period, the best mark in the majors, and closing to within one game — yes, one — of a wild-card berth at the conclusion of Wednesday’s win. Pete Alonso homered for the third time in as many days, Michael Conforto went deep twice (giving him 101 for his career) and Jeff McNeil — now affectionately known as Willow the pup’s dad — also stayed hot with a two-run blast. Steven Matz avoided a potential snowball inning in the second to pitch into the

seventh, allowing two runs while striking out seven, and the bullpen didn’t even have to use Seth Lugo to finish. Everything is coming up Mets now, and frankly, after winning six straight, and 13 of 14, it doesn’t matter who happened to be on the schedule. Yes, the Padres, White Sox, Pirates and Marlins are subpar teams. We can all agree on that. But these victories count the same as any others, and it sure beats the alternative. The Mets fought their way back to becoming a playoff contender — something no one imagined, never mind anticipated — and now they get the chance to show just how good they are with six upcoming games against the Nationals (at home) and Braves (in Atlanta). “We’ve got to slay the giant, so to speak,” Alonso said, “to get to the playoffs.” Alonso, after a rough July, appears ready for the task, as well as a lineup wielding a big stick lately. The Mets hit 11 home runs in the four-game Marlins series, and have 83 in 52 games at Citi Field. Conforto has drilled seven homers in his last 11 games, and since the All-Star break is hitting .315 (29-for-92) with nine home runs, 20 RBIs and a 1.047 OPS. See METS B3

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Major League Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore

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Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Kansas City Detroit

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Houston Oakland Texas Los Angeles Seattle

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Central Division Pct .614 .596 .451 .357 .297

GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 7-3 L-2 35-23 35-21 2 — 6-4 W-2 38-24 30-22 18.5 13.5 5-5 W-1 27-28 24-34 29.5 24.5 2-8 W-1 23-35 18-39 35.5 30.5 3-7 L-1 14-39 19-39

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GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 9-1 W-6 43-15 32-25 10 .5 7-3 L-1 37-23 28-27 16.5 7 5-5 L-2 35-22 23-34 19 9.5 2-8 L-6 29-28 27-31 27.5 18 5-5 W-1 27-33 21-35

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Schools not required to report injuries Field Level Media

The NCAA declined to implement standardized injury reports in college football for the 2019 season as a potential response to the rise of legal sports wagering. The NCAA Board of Governors made the announcement Wednesday after studying the issue through an ad hoc committee and determining that “player availability reporting is not a viable option at this time.” While gamblers crave information on injured players, college programs have no obligation to report the nature or status of injuries and potentially can run into problems because of student privacy laws. The NCAA, in its Wednesday announcement, even avoided calling it an “injured list,” similar to how professional sports leagues approach the issue. –Freshman cornerback Chris Steele was on the field with the Southern Cal Trojans

on Tuesday after the NCAA ruled him immediately eligible as a transfer from Florida. Steele does not have to sit out a season and can play in 2019, coach Clay Helton said. The Trojans are thin in the secondary, and Steele was ranked as high as 11th at cornerback in the 2019 recruiting class. Steele signed with Florida in January, breaking his commitment to USC after the Trojans posted a 5-7 record in 2018. But the California native did not last long in Gainesville, Fla. His father told the Los Angeles Times that Steele wanted to leave Florida after the university denied his request for a room change following an accusation of sexual battery against his roommate. –Tennessee’s top returning defensive lineman, Emmit Gooden, will miss the season because of a torn ACL sustained in Tuesday’s practice, coach Jeremy Pruitt

said. Gooden, a senior, made 33 tackles, including seven for loss and a sack, last season in 12 games (one start) after transferring from junior college. The Volunteers, coming off a 5-7 season, were looking to Gooden to help lead a defensive line that lost all three starters from last season and lacks depth. Gooden has a redshirt year available and plans to return in 2020, Pruitt said. –The Volunteers are still waiting on word from the NCAA on a request for a transfer waiver for defensive tackle Aubrey Solomon, who spent the past two seasons at Michigan and is seeking immediate eligibility. Solomon, a five-star prospect in the 2017 class, made 24 tackles with the Wolverines, limited last season to five games because of injury.

East Division Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami

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Central Division Pct .544 .517 .513 .482 .421

GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 7-3 W-1 41-19 21-33 3 .5 4-6 W-3 33-24 27-32 3.5 1 2-8 L-5 31-23 27-32 7 4.5 7-3 W-3 31-26 23-32 14 11.5 2-8 L-5 24-32 24-34

West Division Pct .658 .500 .487 .460 .456

GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 8-2 W-5 46-15 31-25 18.5 2.5 5-5 W-1 26-28 31-29 20 4 3-7 L-4 25-31 31-28 23 7 4-6 L-1 25-30 27-31 23.5 7.5 3-7 L-2 29-27 23-35

American League Monday’s games N.Y. Yankees 9, Baltimore 6 Boston 7, Kansas City 5 Toronto 2, Tampa Bay 0 Texas 1, Cleveland 0 Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit 4 Tuesday’s games Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit 3 N.Y. Yankees 9, Baltimore 4 Kansas City 6, Boston 2 Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 6, 10 innings Texas (Jurado 6-7) at Cleveland (Plesac 6-3), ppd. Detroit 10, Chicago White Sox 6 Wednesday’s games Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 3 Cleveland 2, Texas 0 Chicago White Sox 8, Detroit 1 Cleveland 5, Texas 1 N.Y. Yankees 14, Baltimore 2 Kansas City (Sparkman 3-7) at Boston (Rodriguez 13-5), 7:10 p.m. Thursday’s games N.Y. Yankees (German 14-2) at Toronto (Pannone 2-4), 7:07 p.m. L.A. Angels (Peters 2-0) at Boston (Sale 5-11), 7:10 p.m. Kansas City (Lopez 1-7) at Detroit (Boyd 6-8), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (Clevinger 6-2) at Minnesota (Gibson 11-4), 8:10 p.m. National League Monday’s games N.Y. Mets 6, Miami 2 Milwaukee 9, Pittsburgh 7 N.Y. Mets 5, Miami 4 Philadelphia 7, Arizona 3 Washington 4, San Francisco 0

L.A. Dodgers 8, St. Louis 0 Tuesday’s games Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 3 N.Y. Mets 5, Miami 0 Arizona 8, Philadelphia 4 Washington 5, San Francisco 3 L.A. Dodgers 3, St. Louis 1 Wednesday’s games N.Y. Mets 7, Miami 2 L.A. Dodgers 2, St. Louis 1 Washington 4, San Francisco 1 Milwaukee 8, Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia (Vargas 0-0) at Arizona (Gallen 0-0), 9:40 p.m. Thursday’s games Atlanta (Keuchel 3-4) at Miami (Hernandez 1-4), 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Hamels 6-3) at Cincinnati (Wood 1-0), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Nola 10-2) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 6-7), 9:45 p.m. Colorado (Gray 10-7) at San Diego (Lauer 6-8), 10:10 p.m. Interleague Monday’s games Cincinnati 7, L.A. Angels 4 Chicago Cubs 6, Oakland 5 Minnesota 5, Atlanta 3 Tuesday’s games Cincinnati 8, L.A. Angels 4 Oakland 11, Chicago Cubs 4 Houston 11, Colorado 6 Atlanta 12, Minnesota 7 San Diego 9, Seattle 4 Wednesday’s games Atlanta 11, Minnesota 7 Houston 14, Colorado 3 Chicago Cubs 10, Oakland 1 Seattle 3, San Diego 2

Pro football

New England: OUT: S Patrick Chung (Forearm). QUESTIONABLE: TE Benjamin Watson (Poss. Suspension). I-R: DB Nate Ebner (Undisclosed), WR Julian Edelman (Thumb), WR Demaryius Thomas (Achilles), OL Yodny Cajuste (Quadricep), DB Ken Webster (Undisclosed), WR Cameron Meredith (Knee). Pittsburgh: I-R: LB Ryan Shazier (Spine), CB Alexander Myres (Illness), CB Herb Waters (Shoulder).

NFL PRESEASON Preseason Week 1 Today’s games Indianapolis at Buffalo, 7 p.m. N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 7 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. New England at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Tennessee at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Jacksonville at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m. Carolina at Chicago, 8 p.m. Houston at Green Bay, 8 p.m. L.A. Chargers at Arizona, 10 p.m. Denver at Seattle, 10 p.m. Friday’s games Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Saturday’s games Cincinnati at Kansas City, 8 p.m. L.A. Rams at Oakland, 8 p.m. Dallas at San Francisco, 9 p.m.

NFL INJURY REPORT Washington at Philadelphia Philadelphia: OUT: CB Cre’von LeBlanc (Foot). QUESTIONABLE: LB Kamu Grugier-Hill (Knee), LB Paul Worrilow (Knee). PROBABLE: RB Josh Adams (Shoulder), G Brandon Brooks (Achilles), RB Corey Clement (Knee), CB Ronald Darby (Knee). I-R: CB Jalen Mills (Foot), DE Joe Ostman (Leg). Washington: OUT: CB Adonis Alexander (Quadricep). QUESTIONABLE: WR Robert Davis (Knee), CB Quinton Dunbar (Shin), C Chase Roullier (Shoulder). PROBABLE: RB Derrius Guice (Knee), QB Colt McCoy (Shin). I-R: LB Reuben Foster (Knee), CB Danny Johnson (Knee), QB Alex Smith (Leg), T Trent Williams (Holdout), RB Bryce Love (Knee), OL Casey Dunn (Undisclosed). Buffalo at N.Y. Jets N.Y. Jets: OUT: TE Chris Herndon (Suspension). QUESTIONABLE: WR Quincy Enunwa (Groin), OL Brent Qvale (Knee), T Brandon Shell (Knee). I-R: CB Jeremy Clark (Hamstring), S Marcus Maye (Shoulder), CB Bless Austin (Knee), G Tyler Jones (Calf), RB Jalin Moore (Ankle), DL Charles Tapper (Undisclosed), OL Toa Lobendahn (Undisclosed), TE Bucky Hodges (Hamstring). Buffalo: OUT: TE Dawson Knox (Hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: C Mitch Morse (Concussion), CB E.J. Gaines (Groin). PROBABLE: WR Cole Beasley (Abdominal), G Quinton Spain (Thumb). I-R: TE Tyler Kroft (Foot), T LaAdrian Waddle (Quadricep). Baltimore at Miami Miami: OUT: DT Vincent Taylor (Foot). QUESTIONABLE: S Reshad Jones (Shoulder). PROBABLE: WR Albert Wilson (Hip). I-R: LB Mike Hull (Knee), CB Cordrea Tankersley (Knee), WR Ricardo Louis (Knee), DT Kendrick Norton (Arm). Baltimore: PROBABLE: QB Robert Griffin III (Thumb). Kansas City at Jacksonville Jacksonville: OUT: LB Quincy Williams (Knee), RB Roc Thomas (Suspension). QUESTIONABLE: TE Josh Oliver (Hamstring). I-R: WR Marqise Lee (Knee), OL Cam Robinson (Knee), LB Jake Ryan (Knee), LB James Onwualu (Knee), CB Cody Brown (Undisclosed), TE Michael Colubiale (Concussion), RB Taj McGowan (Knee). Kansas City: OUT: DB Keith Reaser (Achilles). I-R: DE Tim Ward (Knee), LB Darius Harris (Shoulder). N.Y. Giants at Dallas Dallas: OUT: DE Randy Gregory (Suspension), G Cody Wichmann (Calf). PROBABLE: C Travis Frederick (Illness), DE Robert Quinn (Hand). I-R: WR Noah Brown (Knee), DL Tyrone Crawford (Poss. Suspension), RB Ezekiel Elliott (Holdout), CB Byron Jones (Hip), DE Demarcus Lawrence (Shoulder), LB Andrew Dowell (Hamstring). N.Y. Giants: OUT: S Kamrin Moore (Suspension), WR Golden Tate (Suspension), T George AsafoAdjei (Concussion). PROBABLE: WR Sterling Shepard (Thumb), T Nate Solder (Ankle). I-R: WR Corey Coleman (Knee), LB Nate Harvey (Knee), LB Mark McLaurin (Foot), DE Alex Jenkins (Foot). Pittsburgh at New England

Transactions BASEBALL American League Baltimore Orioles - Activated LHP John Means from the 10-day IL. Placed LF DJ Stewart on the 7-day IL. Chicago White Sox - Optioned RHP Dylan Covey to Charlotte (IL). Cleveland Indians - Recalled RHP Phil Maton from Columbus (IL). Detroit Tigers - Optioned LHP Matt Hall to Toledo (IL). Minnesota Twins - Optioned RHP Cody Stashak to Rochester (IL). Recalled RHP Kohl Stewart from Rochester (IL). New York Yankees - Optioned LHP Stephen Tarpley to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Recalled RHP Chance Adams from Scranton/WilkesBarre (IL). Sent C Gary Sanchez on a rehab assignment to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Texas Rangers - Optioned LHP Locke St. John to Nashville (PCL), recalled him from Nashville (PCL). Activated RHP Shawn Kelley from the 10-day IL. Toronto Blue Jays - Claimed RHP Zack Godley off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Signed RHP Neil Ramirez to a minor league contract. National League Cincinnati Reds - Signed LF Michael O’Neill to a minor league contract. Miami Marlins - Placed SS Miguel Rojas on the 10-day IL. Selected the contract of 3B Deven Marrero from New Orleans (PCL). Washington Nationals - Sent RHP Jeremy Hellickson on a rehab assignment to GCL Nationals (GCL).

FOOTBALL National Football League Arizona Cardinals - Waived DT Vincent Valentine. Cincinnati Bengals - Activated RB Rodney Anderson from the non-football injury list. Cleveland Browns - Cut WR Blake Jackson. Dallas Cowboys - Cut TE Rico Gathers. Signed T Lukayus McNeil. Detroit Lions - Placed DB Tarvarus McFadden on IR from waivers. Signed G Joe Dahl to a twoyear contract extension. Green Bay Packers - Placed T Jason Spriggs on IR from waivers. Houston Texans - Signed QB Jordan Ta’amu. Waived T D.J. Coker. Indianapolis Colts - Placed WR Steve Ishmael on IR. Signed RB Aca’Cedric Ware. Los Angeles Chargers - Waived C Cole Toner. New Orleans Saints - Signed TE A.J. Derby. Waived TE Nate Wozniak. New York Jets - Cut TE Nick Truesdell. Philadelphia Eagles - Placed T Casey Tucker on IR from waivers. Pittsburgh Steelers - Placed DB Derrek Thomas on IR from waivers. Seattle Seahawks - Cut WR Nyqwan Murray. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Signed DB John Battle and DT Stevie Tu’ikolovatu. Waived G Michael Liedtke. Waived QB Vincent Testaverde. NCAA Football Mississippi State - Announced WR Keith Mixon has left the program and is expected to transfer to Western Michigan.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Cleveland Cavaliers - Signed SG Levi Randolph and PG Malik Newman. Dallas Mavericks - Signed SF Isaiah Roby to a four-year, $6.7 million contract. Los Angeles Lakers - Promoted assistant athletic trainer Nina Hsieh to head athletic trainer.

Piercing words reinforce Simone Biles’ stature as a survivor and inspiration Vahe Gregorian The Kansas City Star

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Simone Biles won the all-around gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics to accent a case as the best gymnast in history, and one of the greatest athletes of our time, she appreciated the comparison points but had her own statement to make. “I’m not the next Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps,” said Biles, who won five medals, four gold, in Rio and later won six medals at last year’s World Championships. “I’m the first Simone Biles.” With her own powerful and unique identity forged though an improbable rise in the sport. The goat (for Greatest Of All Time) absolutely belongs on the back of the leotard she wore Wednesday at Sprint Center in preparation for this week’s U.S. gymnastics national championships. And it also made for a fine broader symbol of female empowerment for the woman seeking her sixth national title. “I think it’s important, because you’ll go your whole entire career and everybody will tell you you’re great,” she said. “But the minute you think you’re great or you say you’re good, (it’s) like, ‘Oh my gosh, you’re so cocky.’ Like, ‘Cancel her.’ “ But she stands for something more now, too — as a courageous survivor of sexual abuse who is using her profile to speak for justice and take us along on the piercing journey toward “never again” as the specter of the Larry Nassar scandal still looms. In February here, she spoke briefly about it before her appearance as the featured guest at the WIN For KC banquet: “For the longest time, I blamed myself, and I feel like the difference between a victim and survivor is that you come out of it and you feel empowered,” she said in measured words, adding that she was in therapy and taking anti-anxiety medication as one of hundreds of victims of the predatory Nassar — the former USA Gymnastics team doctor who was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for multiple sex crimes. But perhaps indicative of the painful complications of trying to move forward from such an invasion and breach of trust from many around her, an anguished Biles on Wednesday spoke with a different sort of resonance: raw, visceral emotion that she had seldom if ever displayed before.

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Gold medalist Simone Biles following the Women’s Floor Exercise final in the 2016 Rio Olympics Games at the Rio Olympic Arena in Brazil.

Asked about her tweet Sunday in which she said that “many failed us” following a senate panel citing the negligence of former U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics officials, among others, Biles first spoke of being blessed to have a platform. “But, you know, it’s not easy coming back to the sport, coming back to the organization that has failed you,” said Biles, one of some 140 victims of Nassar to receive the ESPYs Arthur Ashe Courage Award. The longer she spoke, the more intense her words and sentiments and voice became as it built into what you could only hope was a catharsis. “It’s not easy being out here, because I feel like every day is a reminder of what I went through and what I’ve been through and what I’m going through and how I’ve come out of it,” she said, noting the alleged complicity of disgraced former USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny and adding, “It’s like, ‘Did you guys really not like us that much that you just couldn’t do your job?’ “ As she spoke of how hard it is to trust new people coming in after so many she’d known for years had failed them, Biles cried. With that, she evoked the shame and horror of all this in an entirely new way: Who to trust? How to trust? How to even begin to heal? Now, when her body hurts, she

doesn’t want to go to a doctor or get worked on by a trainer. For that matter, she typically doesn’t want to hang around practice any longer than she has to, preferring to get home to her dog or spend time with friends away from what she pointedly several times called her job. Sometimes, with the reminders inherent in any given day of gymnastics, she’d feel everything at once and either walk out of practice or not show up. No wonder there was fury in her voice when she reiterated, “They couldn’t do one damn job. You had one job. You literally had one job, and you couldn’t protect us.” No wonder on one hand she holds onto optimism but feels compelled to add asterisks. That was epitomized in about every conflicted, tentative word of the answer she gave when asked about her faith in USA Gymnastics to ultimately fix things. “I don’t know; that’s a good question,” she said. “I don’t know because everyone they bring in, you kind of put a wall up and ... you almost find something wrong before an article comes out or something. “You know, all we can do at this point is have faith that they’ll have our back and they’ll do the right thing. But at the end of the day, it’s just a ticking time bomb, and we’ll see. It’s a waiting

game.” As such, it remains to be seen how the USOC and USAG can restore their credibility and regain the faith of those they ostensibly exist to serve. But it’s encouraging that the immediate reaction of USA Gymnastics president and CEO Li Le Leung was to issue this statement: “Simone Biles is undoubtedly the best gymnast in the world and possibly of all time. She is an outstanding representative for gymnastics and the United States. We at USA Gymnastics have made a lot of progress in strengthening our athlete safety measures and putting our athletes first, but we know we have more to do. One of our goals is for our athletes to feel comfortable in speaking up and sharing their opinions, and we are listening to what they have to say. We will continue to work hard to demonstrate to Simone and all of our athletes, members, community and fans that we are working to foster a safe, positive and encouraging environment where athlete voices are heard. We join the rest of her fans and the sport in wishing her the best of success this week at the championships.” Beyond those words is another story for another time, though. Now the story is this: The greatest of all time in her sport, along with all the other brave women who came forth about Nassar, speaks not just for herself but for the voiceless. By summoning the strength to both go on and tell the hardest parts of her story, which she first revealed through MeToo posts on her social media accounts. Somehow, she has persevered and prospered even in the haunting wake. It makes for an amazing addition to her legacy. It also serves as a resounding reminder that she is a survivor, not a victim. And her presence here should inspire all the more ... even as it should remind all about the catastrophic cost of unchecked evil and the neglect that further enabled it. “It takes time, and there’s no, like, manual ...” she said. “Everybody’s healing process is different, and I think that’s the hardest part. “Maybe I should be healed or this or that. But I feel like it will be an open wound for a really long time. And it might not ever get closed or healed. But it’s what I go to therapy for, so we’ll see.”

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headquarters in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Besides, Jones added, he sort of expected that reaction. Fans attending the Giants’ draft party at MetLife Stadium greeted his selection with jeers or stunned silence. That same night, Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Tim Locastro, a huge Giants fan, swatted three homers in a minor league game and said afterward that he had channeled his frustration into his first at-bat. The next morning, the back page of The New York Post blared, “Blue’s Clueless.” In that moment, Daniel Jones became proxy for Giants fans’ aggression over the players the team did not have. The year before, the team passed on drafting quarterback Sam Darnold, who now starts for the New York Jets. The Giants got rid of receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and safety Landon Collins only to take a Duke quarterback at six instead of 17. New York fans wanted the university’s biggest basketball star and got its quarterback instead. Jones was guilty, it seemed, of not being someone else. But to the Giants, Daniel Jones is everything their executives hoped for in a successor to Eli Manning — tough, driven, and unflappable in the face of criticism. “I said to myself, ‘He’s going to have to spit on my shoes when he comes in for me not to want to draft this kid,’” general manager Dave Gettleman said. Barring injury, Manning, 38, is primed to start the Sept. 8 season opener at Dallas. But Jones, 22, poses a credible and immediate succession plan, the kind that Manning himself

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“Our offense can be very dangerous,” Mickey Callaway said. Callaway, nearly fired in June, can do no wrong himself. Even when he sat his two hottest hitters — Conforto and Amed Rosario — for the same game Tuesday, the Mets still won. If the manager had tried something like that in the first half, not only would the Mets likely have lost, but some sort of catastrophe would have ensued. That’s not the vibe around the Mets these days. Now anything that can go right, usually does. Despite a forecast of severe storms threatening to wash out a chance for a sweep, they dispatched the Marlins in a tidy two hours, 26 minutes with nary a raindrop. Even

triggered by unseating Kurt Warner in 2004. Given which players were lost and which players are left from last year’s 5-11 team, which finished last in the NFC East, it seems inevitable that Jones will get his chance this year. Because, at some point, the Giants must find out whether their conviction is justified. They need to learn whether Jones can convert the man in the ice cream shop. ‘He Was Dialed In All the Time’ Never lie. Never cheat. Never steal. Don’t whine. Don’t complain. Don’t make excuses. These precepts, the two sets of three rules the father of the legendary basketball coach John Wooden imparted to his four sons, also governed the Jones household. They were, for a spell, pinned on a bulletin board in the kitchen, guiding Jones and his three siblings, all born about 22 months apart, in their academic and athletic pursuits. Team Jones, as their mother, Becca, called them, functioned as a unit, going everywhere together. After finishing homework, they played outside until dinner. They had one another and a ball: What else could they need? All went on to become Division I athletes: Rebecca, 24, played field hockey at Davidson; Bates, 20, plays basketball at Davidson; and Ruthie, 18, is a freshman soccer goalie at Duke. “When you’re in a group like that, you learn to think in terms of what’s good for us and less about what’s good for me,” said Becca, sitting beside her husband, Steve, in a Charlotte restaurant one morning in July. “It was a dynamic that he took to heart, maybe more than the other three, that, ‘Hey, we’re all in this together.’” To Jones, the details always

mattered. In the car, he would lean forward from the back seat, minding the clock, confirming with his mother that he’d arrive early to practice. For Jones’ sixth birthday, his father chalked a field about 35 yards long and about 25 yards wide in the yard, and his jersey-wearing friends received footballs as favors. He soon started playing Pop Warner, and the summer before fourth grade, he toted his playbook to the beach. “Mentally, he was intense,” said Fred Parker, Jones’ Pop Warner coach. “He was dialed in all the time.” Jones maintained that focus as he got older. He studied film during his free periods at Charlotte Latin School. He ferried teammates to and from voluntary workouts. He lingered after practice to work on routes. “It seems like his whole life he’s been preparing to be a franchise quarterback,” said John Oates, a friend since kindergarten. Jones also excelled at basketball, and his AAU coach, Jay Bilas, the ESPN analyst and former Duke player, swears that Jones, a versatile forward, could have played in Division I. But the complexities of football — and the preparation it demanded, for just one game each week — appealed to Jones in a way that other sports could not. As a 5-foot-11, 148-pound high school sophomore, Jones played behind an inexperienced line that protected him as well as an umbrella in a hurricane. Once, he was drilled so hard the hit dislodged his helmet and his mouthpiece. Jones’ coach, Larry McNulty, remembers hoping he was still alive. Getting up, Jones looked McNulty in the eye and said, “Get me a damn helmet.” By 12th grade, Jones had sprouted to 6-foot-4, but he’d cracked a bone in his right

Jeurys Familia pitched a clean eighth Wednesday as the bullpen isn’t quite the Achilles’ heel it was in the first half. The funny part about all this? These are basically the same Mets from Opening Day, up and down the roster, with the exception of Robinson Cano, who is probably lost for the remainder of the season after suffering a hamstring tear Sunday. It just took them this long to get up to speed, and there’s no reason to suspect they’ll be slowing down anytime soon. “The confidence level is definitely different,” Callaway said. “But I think we’ve always felt we can be this team. Our bullpen struggles hurt us, and they’ve done a great job of turning that around in the second half.” The Mets also are winning at Citi Field, where they improved to 32-20, and have 30 of their remaining 48 games

at home, starting Friday night against the Nationals and Stephen Strasburg. And who better on the mound than Marcus Stroman, the former Pathogue-Medford star, whose infectious energy should have Citi rocking for his Flushing debut. “This group is as fun as any that I’ve been around,” Conforto said. Winning helps make it that way. And the Mets have been doing a lot of that lately, thanks to a stellar rotation, a surprisingly powerful lineup, and a bullpen that just might be solid enough not to mess things up. The Nationals are going to be a step up in weight class. But that’s where the Mets belong right now, mixing it up with the heavyweights. So think of this coming weekend as a taste of October, seven weeks early. You can bet the Mets believe that.

wrist his junior year that prevented him from attending many camps that summer to showcase himself for college coaches. He was planning to attend Princeton until McNulty, certain Jones deserved to play against better competition, called David Cutcliffe, Duke’s coach. McNulty got the OK to send over film. Cutcliffe called him back that night. “Whatever you do,” Cutcliffe told him, “do not show that film to anybody else.” Looking Deeper Than Statistics Cutcliffe is revered as a master trainer of the position, having tutored Peyton Manning at Tennessee and Eli Manning at Ole Miss. He has come to prioritize certain attributes. Like fingers. On tape, Cutcliffe noticed that Jones’ hands were soft like a middle infielder’s, and his dexterous fingers helped him hang on to the snap while scanning for throwing lanes. Moreover, Cutcliffe said, Jones looked capable of mastering the critical seconds after a play, when a quarterback must process a variety of elements and then execute the call. “He’s like a lot of guys that I’ve coached that are a whole lot smarter than I am,” Cutcliffe said. In three seasons as a starter at Duke, Jones soared in some games and sputtered in others, but his arm talent and mobility, intelligence and intangibles, all coiled in a 6-5, 220-pound frame, smacked of NFL potential. And as teams delved deeper, they found that the game film did not show everything. Scouts discovered that an undisclosed broken rib compromised his accuracy as a redshirt sophomore. They learned that Jones, instead of taking a nap after practice and classes, often went to the

football facility with teammates in tow to watch more film. “It was almost to the point where it was annoying for you,” Quentin Harris, Jones’ backup last season, said with a laugh. “You’d just want to go home, but Daniel loves getting after it.” Jones was an outlier at Duke, the only player drafted across his four seasons there. Teams considered that reality — as well as the 39 balls dropped by his receivers, most in the Football Bowl Subdivision, according to Pro Football Focus — when parsing Jones’ cumulative statistics: 59.9% completion rate, 52 touchdowns to 29 interceptions, 6.4 yards per attempt. His numbers paled against those of peers in the class. Jim Nagy, the 18-year NFL scout who last year took over as executive director of the Senior Bowl, said he thought the class lacked definite elite quarterbacks, but contained some who might eventually become stars. For Nagy, both Jones and the overall No. 1 pick, Kyler Murray, fell into the latter category. When he called 17 teams around Thanksgiving to discuss potential Senior Bowl rosters, it was “pretty consensus,” Nagy said, that Jones would go in the first round. With a high pick, Gettleman said he knew for a while that he would draft a quarterback. “I felt like this would be our best chance,” he said, “and it was important that we didn’t force it.” By the Senior Bowl, in late January, Gettleman had reviewed film of, and scouted in person, each of the top quarterbacks. He was smitten with Jones, whom he had rated highly in critical factors like explosion and play speed and in other more nebulous categories like poise and instincts. Gettleman witnessed Jones’ tenacity during the Senior

Bowl, when, after a stalled first drive, he led his team to consecutive touchdowns in the second half. About a month later, Jones ran the 40-yard dash in 4.81 seconds at the NFL combine, but knew he was faster than that. He trained leading up to his pro day at Duke, on March 26, where he ran a 4.64 in front of a contingent of scouts. When Gettleman and coach Pat Shurmur met with Cutcliffe, they asked him about Jones’ maturity and ability to handle New York. Cutcliffe’s answers evoked someone they knew well — another 6-5, classically trained, brown-haired quarterback from the South. “They’re very similar in so many ways,” Shurmur said of Eli Manning and Jones, “that it’s easier for us to see who Danny’s going to be.” About Those Memes Those comparisons are flattering. The ones on social media, less so. When Kanyon Tuttle, a friend from Latin, forwarded him a tweet saying Jones could play Eli in a Peyton Manning biopic, he replied with laughing emojis. “I listen to interviews of people asking him, ‘Are you going to use this as motivation?’” said David Herrmann, a close friend from Latin. “But Daniel, really, genuinely, more than anyone I’ve ever met, doesn’t really care about that stuff.” He does care about validating the Giants’ faith in him. He wants to play for 15 seasons and win Super Bowls and set the standard for his position. Jones would have to keep on conquering skepticism just as he always has, first as a scrawny sophomore at Latin, then as a walk-on at Duke, and now as a discounted draft pick. He is not about to divert from that progression now. That’s just not who Daniel Jones is.

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ALL AMERICAN HOCKEY DEVELOPMENT LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/06/2019. 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, 12 Church Street, Stuyvesant, NY 12173. Reg Agent: U.S. Corp. Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave., Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY RPM2CO, 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 any lawful activity. INVITATION FOR BID The City of Hudson, Dept. of Public Works will receive bids for the Planing and Paving of various streets, until 2:00 PM on August 26, 2019 at the Department of Public Works office at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Contract Documents, including drawings and specifications, as prepared by the Superintendent of Public Works, are on file at the office of the Department of Public Works, 520 Warren Street Hudson, New York. A Certified Check or bank draft, payable to the order of the City of Hudson, or negotiable U.S. Government Bonds (at par value), or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety, in an amount equal to 5% of the total of the Bid shall be submitted with each bid. Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid on this project; and, that the Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any informality in the bidding. Bids may be held by the Owner for a period not to exceed 45 days from the date of the opening of Bids for the purpose of reviewing the Bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders, prior to awarding of the Contract. Robert W. Perry, Jr. of Superintendent Public Works City of Hudson Notice of Formation of Embert Island, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with SSNY on 03/14/2018. Office location: Greene County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 702 GREENWOOD AVENUE, BROOKYN, NEW YORK, 11218. Purposes: Any lawful act or activity.

CITATION File No.: 2019-138 S U R R O G AT E ' S COURT, COLUMBIA COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: John VanValkenburg, Celia VanValkenburg, James VanValkenburg, Thomas VanValkenburg, Frank VanValkenburg, Edward VanValkenburg, Mary VanValkenburg, Elizabeth VanValkenburg, Kathleen Colwell Koch, and Helen Colwell being the maternal, and paternal aunts and uncles of Patricia A. Smegoski, deceased, if living, and if dead, his/her executors, administrators, or heirs at law; otherwise to the distributees of Patricia A. Smegoski, deceased, and other persons, if any there be, and whose names and addresses are unknown to Petitioner, and also to persons who are or make any claim whatsoever as executors or administrators, or any persons who may be deceased, and who, if living would have an interest in these proceedings derived through, or from any or all of the above-named persons or their distributees, devisees, and legatees, and which persons, if any there be, their names and domicile addresses are unknown to the Petitioner. A Petition having been duly filed by Jeffrey Gonda who is domiciled at 291 County Route 31, Hudson, New York 12534. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate's Court, Columbia County, at 401 Union Street, Hudson, New York, on September 16, 2019 at 9:30 o'clock in the fore noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the Estate of Patricia Smegoski, a/k/a Patricia A. Smegoski lately domiciled at 1 Whittier Way, Ghent, New York 12075, United States admitting to probate a Will dated April 15, 2009, a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Patricia Smegoski deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that: Letters Testamentary issue to Jeffrey Fonda. Dated, Attested, and Sealed, July 22, 2019 HON. JONATHAN D. NICHOLS, Surrogate. /s/ Kimberly A. Jorgensen, Chief Clerk. Carl G. Whitbeck, Jr., Esq. Whitbeck Benedict & Smith LLP 436 Union Street, Hudson, New York 12534 518828-9444 cwhitbeck@wbsllp.com Note: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LEXINGTON ARTS + SCIENCE LLC filed Articles of Organization with NYS DOS on June 19, 2019. Rajat Bharti 18 Bluebell Lane, North Babylon, NY 11703 is designated as agent of the LLC for service of process. The LLC office and address to which NY Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process shall be 860 St Johns Pl, Brooklyn NY, Kings County. The purpose of the LLC is to contribute to the revitalization of the hamlet of Lexington, New York. City of Hudson Issues Request for Proposal for its DRI BRIDGE District Connectivity Improvement Project The City of Hudson is seeking the services of qualified professionals

to design and implement streetscape improvements within the City's Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) BRIDGE District. The City of Hudson has identified a series of streetscape and multimodal improvements to be approached with design excellence that will address pedestrian safety, enhance multimodal transportation, and improve connectivity to adjacent neighborhoods and the City's Downtown. This DRI project is funded by the NYS Department of State (NYSDOS). The City would like to more fully develop these concepts, select priority improvements based on public input/stakeholder feedback and advance key components through construction based on this input and the project budget, working with the City's DRI Committee and Grant Management Consultant. In 2017, Hudson was selected by New York State's Capital Region Regional Economic Development Council (CREDC) as one of the ten DRI Round Two communities. The City and its local partners were awarded $10 million in state funding to revitalize the designated BRIDGE District (Build-Renew-InventDevelop-Grow-Empower) located west of the City's Downtown with Second Street forming the eastern boundary, the Hudson River to the west, South Bay wetlands to the south and Dock Street to the north.. The overall plan should improve safety, provide enhanced connectivity to downtown and complementary DRI related investments. An optional pre-submission site tour will be scheduled for August 13, 2019, pre-registration is required to ensure seating space available for the driving tour. Following the submission deadline of August 27, 2019, select firms may be invited for interviews. RFP documents are below. For further information contact the Office of the Mayor, 518.828.7217.

Kings Mountain Holding LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/18/19. Off. Loc.: Greene Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1393 Rte. 296, Jewett, NY 12444. General Purposes.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) The name of the LLC is GRAPEVILLE AGENCY ASSOCIATES, LLC. The Articles of Organization of the LLC were filed with the New York Secretary of State, under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Law of the State of New York on December 7, 2018. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. The office of the LLC is to be located in Greene County. The latest date on which the company may dissolve is December 5, 2018. The Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is P.O. Box 460, Greenville, New York, 12083. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) The name of the LLC is MCMANN PROPERTIES, LLC. The Articles of Organization of the LLC were filed with the New York Secretary of State, under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Law of the State of New York on November 21, 2018. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. The office of the LLC is to be located in Greene County. The latest date on which the company may dissolve is November 8, 2118. The Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC is P.O. Box 460, Greenville, New York, 12083. Notice of Formation of KIM WOOD ARCHITECT, PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Secy. of State on 07/09/2019. Office location: Columbia County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: P. O. Box 215, Old Chatham, NY 12136. No registered agent. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Flint Law Firm P.C., 75 Main Street, P. O. Box 363, Chatham, NY 12037, (518) 392-2555 NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Name of Project: Devil's Tombstone Campground - Water and Electrical Improvements, Town of Hunter, Greene County Contract No(s).: GC: D011666, EC: D011667 Project Description: Furnish all labor, materials, equipment and supervision for the construction of an electrical and water distribution system. Work includes but is not limited to: clearing/grubbing; water distribution system including piping, valves, water stands, water storage tank, chlorination equipment and all associated appurtenances; primary and secondary electrical system including conductors, conduit, grounding, light fixtures and all associated appurtenances; and associated sitework in accordance with the drawings and specifications. This project is divided into two prime contracts: General and Electrical. Sealed proposals will be received by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Bureau of Procurement and Expenditure Services, 625 Broadway, 10th Floor, Albany, NY 12233-5027, until 11:00 a.m. on August 28, 2019. Drawings, specifications and proposal forms may be inspected or purchased for a non-refundable fee of $25.00 from the Bureau of Design & Construction, 625 Broadway, 3rd Floor, Albany, NY 12233-5252. Individual checks for each project shall be made payable to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Proposals will be accepted only from bidders who purchase contract documents from the Department. All proposals must be made on the official Proposal Form 004113 and enclosed in the envelope furnished with the contract documents. Each proposal must be accompanied by a deposit or a Bid Bond Form 004313 in the amount of 5% of the bid. The Apparent Low Bidder will be required to submit a completed NEW YORK STATE VENDOR RESPONSIBILITY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR-PROFIT CONSTRUCTION (CCA-2) and an M/WBE-EEO Utilization Plan, within 24 hours and five days respectively, of being notified that they are the Apparent Low Bidder.

Pursuant to State Finance Law, §§139-j and 139-k, this Invitation for Bid includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between a Governmental Entity and an Offerer during the procurement process. Further information about these requirements, including a copy of the new lobbying law, can be found at: http://www.ogs.state.n y.us/aboutOgs/regulations/defaultAdvisoryCouncil.html. The Contractor shall adhere to the NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION GUIDELINES REGARDING PERMISSIBLE CONTACTS DURING A PROCUREMENT AND THE PROHIBITION OF I N A P P R O P R I AT E LOBBYING INFLUENCE. All correspondence and/or questions relating to this IFB should be directed to the Department's designated contacts listed below: Cameron Ross, Civil Engineer Lee McKean, Electrical Engineer Warren Longacker, Design Supervisor Tom Lincoln, Chief, Bureau of Design & Construction Appendix A of the contract contains Standard Clauses for all NYS Contracts; Appendix B contains Standard Clauses for Department of Environmental Conservation contracts including MBE and WBE requirements; Appendix C contains Standard Clauses for Ethics in all NYSDEC Contracts; and Appendix D contains Participation Opportunities for New York State Certified

Service-Disables Veteran Owned Businesses (SDVOB). Subcontractors will be required to complete the New York State Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire ForProfit Construction (CCA-2). There are maximum subcontracting limits as specified in the Supplemental Instructions to Bidders. In accordance with Labor Law, §220-h, all contractors' employees shall be certified as having completed an OSHA 10 safety training course. The Department of Environmental Conservation reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The Successful Bidder on a single trade project with a bid over $50,000 and all Successful Bidders on multiple trade projects, will be required to furnish a Performance Surety Bond and a Labor and Materials Surety Bond, each for 100% of the amount of the contract, estimated to be between $325,000 and $350,000 for General and Construction $70,000 and $80,000 for Electrical Construction. All Successful Bidders will be required to provide Policies of Insurance as set forth in the Contract Documents. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Notice of Formation of 48 St. Marks Place, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/23/18. Office location: Greene County. NY Sec. of State designated agent of the LLC upon whom pro-

cess against it may be served, and shall mail process to PO Box 502, Grand Gorge, NY 12434. Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of 51 St. Marks Avenue, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/23/18. Office location: Greene County. NY Sec. of State designated agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and shall mail process to PO Box 502, Grand Gorge, NY 12434. Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of 637 Baltic Street, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/23/18. Office location: Greene County. NY Sec. of State designated agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and shall mail process to PO Box 502, Grand Gorge, NY 12434. Purpose: any lawful activity. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILTY COMPANY. NAME: Windham MT Real Estate Building and Development. 5339 Main Street Windham Ny, Greene County Ny is designated SSNY on 10/01/2018 agent of LLC. General purpose mailing address Po box 311 Tannersville Ny 12485. Untold Pacific LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 7/23/19. Off. in Columbia Co. SSNY desig. as agt. of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 41 Purdy St, PO Box 367, Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA • THE DAILY MAIL Notice of Formation of Living In The Hub Farm LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/25/19. Office location: Columbia SSNY desg. as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 8 Moonshadow Lane Hudson, New York, 12534. Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of Waterfall 13516, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/23/18. Office location: Greene County. NY Sec. of State designated agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and shall mail process to PO Box 502, Grand Gorge, NY 12434. Purpose: any lawful activity. Notice of Meeting, Village of Chatham Planning Board. Take notice that the Planning Board of the Village of Chatham, New York, will hold a meeting on Monday, August 19, 2019 at 7:30 PM at Tracy Memorial Hall, 77 Main Street, Chatham, NY 12037. Patricia DeLong, Deputy Clerk Village of Chatham Notice of Meeting, Village of Chatham Zoning Board of Appeals. Take notice that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Chatham, New York, will hold a meeting on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 5:00 PM at Tracy Memorial Hall, 77 Main Street, Chatham, NY 12037. Patricia DeLong, Deputy Clerk Village of Chatham Notice of Public Hearing, Village of Chatham Zoning Board of Appeals. Take notice that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Chatham, New York, will hold a public hearing on an application by Beth Anne Rippel for an area variance in relation to the altering of a garage located at 8 Fairview Avenue in the Village of Chatham. Such hearing will be held on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 5:00 PM, at Tracy Memorial Hall, 77 Main Street, Chatham, NY 12037. All interested persons shall be given the opportunity to speak at such hearing. Patricia DeLong, Deputy Clerk Village of Chatham NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF COLUMBIA JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff AGAINST

Josephine Oliveri; Frederick Allen Jr. a/k/a Frederick Allen; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated June 12, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Columbia County Courthouse, Hudson, New York on August 23, 2019 at 11:00AM, premises known as 49 Berkshire Road a/k/a CraryvilleBerkshire Road, Hillsdale, NY 12529. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Taghkanic, County of Columbia, State of NY, Section: 164. Block: 1 Lot: 66. Approximate amount of judgment $194,557.16 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 13345-18. Albert P. Kolakowski, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: July 9, 2019 #97334

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PICKENS IN THE PROBATE COURT Case #: 2017ES3900453 NOTICE OF HEARING IN THE MATTER OF: BLANCHE JULIA NICHOLOS (Decedent) GAIL DEMAR, Petitioner. -vsGloria Wilowski Demar, Edmond W i l o w s k i , Jennifer Wilowski, Phyllis Bridenbaugh, Linda Manoli, Jeanne Bifus aka Jeanne Wilowski, Respondents. DATE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 TIME: 10:30 A.M. PLACE: Pickens County Probate Court 222 McDaniel Avenue, Suite B-16, Pickens, SC 29671 PURPOSE OF HEARING: To formally appoint a Personal Representative for the Estate of Blanche Julia Nicholos. Executed this 31st day of July, 2019. s/Steven L. Alexander STEVEN L. ALEXANDER ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER P.O. BOX 618 PICKENS, SC 29671 (864)898-3208

Powerhouse 607, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 2/8/19. Office: Columbia Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail Steven Hahn 81 Wildflower Rd Valatie NY 12184 General Purpose

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.

The Board Of Education of the Hunter-Tannersville Central School District is accepting sealed bids for: Transportation for one student from residence Jewett, NY to the Sackett Educational Center daily, 200 Schuurman Rd, Castleton-On-Hudson, NY 12033 for the 20192020 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.

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GERMANTOWN CSD 123 Main Street Germantown, New York 12526 Phone: (518) 537-6281 ext. 302 Fax: (518) 537-6283 VACANCY Full-time (School Year) Registered Professional Nurse Hours 7:45 am to 3:15 pm Salary: $35,083.00 Position will begin September 3, 2019 Application Deadline: August 22, 2019 Please complete application, which you can find on the Germantown CSD website at www.germantowncsd.org and submit to Linda Anderson along with your resume to the following address: Mrs. Linda Anderson, District Clerk Germantown Central School 123 Main Street, Germantown, NY 12526 Or email: landerson@germantowncsd.org

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2019-2020 Albion Central School – Full-Time Vacancy – K-12 Physical Therapist beginning September 3, 2019 NYS License in Physical Therapy. Candidates must qualify through civil service. Contact Albion Central School Cindy Ishmael (585) 589-2055 by August 15, 2019. EOE 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

Columbia-Greene Media has an immediate opening for an assistant district manager in our circulation department. The candidate will work closely with our circulation manager to maintain an effective independent contractor delivery team to distribute our news products while meeting the department’s delivery and financial objectives. This is Monday-Friday night-time position that begins at about midnight. PRIMARY ROLE •Assisting with delivery of newspaper routes •Organizing and distributing paperwork •Staging newspapers for delivery by independent contractors •Ensuring previous delivery issues are addresses and resolved in a timely fashion •Communicate and collaborate with management and internal staff SKILL REQUIREMENTS •Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license and current insurance •Basic computer and mobile technology skills •Ability to manage multiple tasks on a daily basis •Excellent time management and communication skills Please send resume including 3 references to: cgmjobs@columbiagreenemedia.com. No phone calls please. 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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Mack, Hicks sense extra urgency to Bears’ season Dan Wiederer Chicago Tribune

It’s a gorgeous Tuesday morning at Olivet Nazarene University and Khalil Mack is standing behind a pulpit, preaching from the book of “C-Wood.” The topic is urgency, and the Bears’ best player is trying to describe exactly how he feels in the team’s quest to chase down a Super Bowl trophy. Still, as with many of the lessons Mack has learned since he broke into the NFL in 2014, this one traces back to early wisdom he gleaned from Raiders defensive back Charles Woodson. If Mack needs a six-word mantra to scribble on the whiteboards at training camp or to paint onto the walls at Halas Hall, here it is. Part of C-Wood’s gospel. We’re running out of time, man. This is what Woodson instilled many years ago. This is the lesson former Raiders defensive end Justin Tuck also helped drive home. This is the message Mack will occasionally vocalize in case his relentless work habits aren’t making it clear enough. He grins. “All those older dudes let us know at an early point in my career that, ‘Man, we ain’t got no time to waste. We’re trying to win. We’re old, we’re trying to win,’ Mack says. “That’s the same thing (right now). Same mindset. “We’re running out of time.” To be clear, Mack just celebrated his 28th birthday in February. He’s not exactly ancient. His current megadeal with the Bears runs through the 2024 season. He’s going to be here awhile. So is it still possible that every time he takes the field, even for routine, grindy practices at training camp, he’s hearing a ticking clock? “Absolutely,” Mack insists. “You’ve got to win. We’ve got to win now.” This is the setup for the 2019 season

in Chicago, where realistic Super Bowl hopes have the Bears feeling confident and energized. But there’s also a Jack Bauer vibe to their work. There has to be. The extra urgency and purpose. That tinge of motivational anxiety. Those high-pitched beeps in the back of players’ minds that the clock is ticking. We’re running out of time, man. It’s Matt Nagy’s job to keep his players working with the proper mindset, to dream big, focus small and understand the golden opportunities that seem to be within reach. On April 15, when the Bears regathered in Lake Forest to begin their offseason program, the timing was perfect. Nagy, an avid golfer and passionate hoops fan, had two compelling examples to remind his team that some of sports’ coolest triumphs come after indescribable disappointment. Nagy himself had just returned from Augusta, Ga., where a day earlier, Tiger Woods had won the Masters for his first major championship since 2008. Woods had been deep into the valley on every physical and emotional level. Divorce. Back surgeries. A game less sturdy than a kindergartener’s Lego tower. His glory days were long gone. He plummeted from No. 1 in the world to No. 1,199. There were widespread proclamations that he was finished for good. But Woods never stopped clawing. He dug in. He found his swing and rediscovered his mojo. And on the second Sunday of April, he collected his fifth green jacket. Six days before that, the University of Virginia won the college basketball national championship, the first in program history. That euphoric accomplishment came one year, two weeks and three days after the Cavaliers had suffered the greatest embarrassment in NCAA tournament

history, becoming the first No. 1 see to lose to a No. 16 seed with a 74-54 defeat to Maryland-Baltimore County. That’s why it made sense for Nagy to compile clips of Woods at Augusta and of Virginia guard Kyle Guy and his teammates at the Final Four. Nagy showed those to his players, reminding them how powerful perseverance and drive can be. “When I see those clips and I reflect on what that means to me as an athlete, I think about guys who can clutch up when it’s needed,” guard Kyle Long said. “That’s how Kyle Guy was. That’s Tiger. And that’s what Nagy wants us to do — to be at our best when we need to be.” Sure, these Bears have Cody Parkey’s heartbreaking “double doink” to work past. So what? Big deal. For Nagy, it’s about making fully certain the 16-15 playoff loss to the Eagles isn’t the game that defines this group. “You see those things,” Jackson says, “and it’s about the comeback. You think about falling short. You think about the critics and the negative vibes. And then you see how they bounced back and prepared in a way where they were ready when those pressure situations came back again. ... It’s a little thing. But for me, it’s cool. It’s remembering that mindset of never getting too high or too low. And it’s a reminder that players make plays.” As young as these Bears are, this is not a naive team, a group too inexperienced to realize just how cruel and cutthroat the NFL can be. All this legitimate Super Bowl talk doesn’t allow them to skip from Labor Day to New Year’s Eve and just show up for the playoffs. They can’t cheat the process. Akiem Hicks knows as much. Hicks will turn 30 this season. He’s in his eighth year in the NFL, battle-tested and battle-scared and fully aware that

a team this good has to seize hope and potential and turn it into accomplishment. Hicks has been with three teams and played 109 career regular-season games. He has been discarded and rediscovered. He has taken his game to new heights, signed a major contract extension and made the Pro Bowl. Yet still he has only tasted the playoffs three times. “You don’t always get this chance,” Hicks said. “You don’t get that chance, man. So you have to take advantage of it. And if you get more guys at a young age understanding that, you’ll have a better chance of getting to where you want to go.” Hicks knows he has to pepper his younger teammates with that message. He can’t promise his words will get through. “There’s no guarantee,” he says. “There’s no guarantee that somebody will take the message you’re trying to give. But if you just keep repeating it and keep hammering it in, hopefully enough of it will stick so that when we get to that moment and we’re in that big game like we were last year, guys are going to say, ‘Man, I don’t know if I’ll ever get back here. So I have to try to kill it right now.’” Hicks vividly remembers his first playoff setback — a 26-24 divisionalround loss to the Eagles in 2013, when he was with the Saints. The defeat was disappointing. The Saints had won 11 games that season and had five players selected to the Pro Bowl; they were positioned to sustain their success. They had no doubt they’d return to the postseason dance in 2014. Sound familiar? “I’m like, ‘OK. We’re a super-good team, there’s no way we’re not going to go back,’ “ Hicks recalls. Until they didn’t go back.

In 2014? A 7-9 record. Unforgettable disappointment. “It starts to sink in,” he says. Since January, Nagy has constantly warned his players about avoiding the complacency trap, hoping they won’t see the exhilarating 2018 run as a guarantee of 2019 success, as a tempting invitation to feel they have arrived. During training camp, Nagy repeatedly has referenced the January loss to the Eagles as a reminder that last season meant only so much. “We didn’t win a playoff game,” Nagy says. “So what did we really accomplish? We haven’t done anything.” That message is understood. But Long would also dispute the last part. “Trust me,” Long says, “I’ve been on teams that haven’t done anything.” Long is the second-longest-tenured Bear on the roster behind Sherrick McManis. Long lived through four lastplace season and two coach firings. Through that lens, Long knows last year definitely meant something. Most of all, it was proof that when a group of energetic, selfless and united players dial in on each and every day’s work, high-level success becomes possible. Nagy’s complacency warnings are understandable. But to the players, it’s also a needless worry. “That’s just not us,” Jackson says. If anything, these Bears are wired in a way that would make them more vulnerable to becoming overly tight, to being so dialed in on pursuing a Super Bowl championship that they forget to enjoy their climb or properly contextualize their stumbles. But even that, Jackson says, is highly unlikely. “That’s the thing with this group, man,” the All-Pro safety said. “We’ve never had that trait to be too uptight or overthink things or start pressing.”

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Is the NCAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new system to cut down basketball recruiting corruption working? Mike Jensen The Philadelphia Inquirer

PHILADELPHIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; It looked big-time, felt big-time. If you were looking for high-level college basketball prospects, this was the place to be one weekend morning in June. Up on the walking track above the basketball court at Jefferson University â&#x20AC;&#x201D; under the banner noting that Jeffersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coach, Herb Magee, is enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame â&#x20AC;&#x201D; there were plenty of big-time coaches. Auburnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bruce Pearl stood right under the banner, St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assistant Justin Scott just to his right. Templeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new head coach, Aaron McKie, stood to Pearlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s left. Just to McKieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s left was Connecticutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dan Hurley. All the local Division I coaching staffs were in the building. Down on the court, major talents from Camden High and a Florida powerhouse went at each other. On another court, Catholic League power Archbishop Wood was in a battle. Next up, Roman Catholic High. You could easily stock a Final Four team from the talent in the building that morning. It was big-time high school hoops â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 73 teams in all â&#x20AC;&#x201D; on Henry Avenue. And it was just what the NCAA had in mind. If NCAA folks wanted to take power away from AAU programs in the wake of several recent recruiting scandals â&#x20AC;&#x201D; four assistant college coaches and six others associated with college basketball were arrested in 2017 for paying players to attend certain schools â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one of their solutions, designated by a highpowered NCAA commission chaired by Condoleezza Rice, was more high school hoops in the summer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The levels of corruption and deception are now at a point that they threaten the very survival of the college game as we know it,â&#x20AC;? the Rice commission stated in its report, which also recommended the NBA do away with â&#x20AC;&#x153;oneand-doneâ&#x20AC;? rules preventing high school players from going straight to the NBA. The NBA is expected to do this, possibly by the 2022 draft. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The goal â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in fact, the mandate â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was to lessen the influence of the shoe companies that have funded the summer grassroots scene for several generations. The original recommendation was to cut out AAU evaluation completely. But college coaches pushed back on that. So one week of AAU evaluation in July was put back. Nobody is suggesting that this new evaluation setup eliminates the possibility of corruption. Everyone involved seemed to agree there were hits and misses in the new system. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At least locally, this was a home run,â&#x20AC;? said Amauro Austin, one of the honchos of the Philly Pride AAU program, speaking of that new June event for high school teams that was run by Imhotep Charter coach Andre Noble and Archbishop Wood coach John Mosco. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a grand slam, really.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Competitive and convenient,â&#x20AC;? was the way La Salle coach Ashley Howard put it. Having one week when coaches can see AAU teams instead of three is an exercise in frustration for many of the college coaches. Adding a week of a basketball academy run by the NCAA has potential, but a morning stop in Storrs, Conn., for the inaugural session suggested that it was not quite ready for prime time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a coach, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re scratching your head,â&#x20AC;? McKie said about the NCAA academies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the guys that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking at, trying to get, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not there.â&#x20AC;? The new NCAA â&#x20AC;&#x153;academiesâ&#x20AC;? were held July 23-29 at four regional sites: the University of Connecticut, the University of Illinois, the University of Houston and Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. The college coaches ran players through drills in addition to playing games. It had parallels to the old ABCD camp, players thrown together on a team for

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a few days. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pause to point out that college programs find players no matter the system. But these academies were supposed to be marquee events. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the ability to watch almost every game a kid plays on the internet, this has little effect on our recruiting,â&#x20AC;? said Penn coach Steve Donahue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As of now, not much of a difference for our program,â&#x20AC;? said Villanovaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jay Wright, who thought the new high school and NCAA academy events seemed to work well but suggested that a longer view, three or four years, is needed to evaluate these changes. Donahue did think the new calendar might favor coaches at low- to mid-majors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kids will fall through the cracks,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a limited access from an AAU standpoint, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to do your homework early,â&#x20AC;? said Drexel coach Zach Spiker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d all like to have a little more access. There are so many great AAU programs in Philadelphia, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to see them a little bit more.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D; On cutting the time his programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teams could be seen in the summer, basically from three weeks to one, Austin said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just not enough. It should be two weeks. It hurt some guys who are surging.â&#x20AC;? Philly Prideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 16-and-under team won the Under Armour national title in front of college coaches, so those players got their due. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our guys got highlighted,â&#x20AC;? Austin said of the team that included Stevie Mitchell from Wilson (West Lawn), outside Reading, and Ed Holland from Wynnewoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Central. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always thought three weeks was too much,â&#x20AC;? Austin said of the old AAU evaluation period, saying players were dragging by the end of it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the star players who are impacted, Austin suggested. Germantown Academy shooting guard Jordan Longino, a top player from Philly Pride, already has a slew of offers, with more likely to come. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was followed the whole weekend,â&#x20AC;? Austin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first day, Jay Wright and (Virginia coach) Tony Bennett followed him around. He got a lot of attention. Phil Martelli (now a Michigan assistant) followed him. Notre Dame guys were there.â&#x20AC;? One argument is that having a high school event in the summer instead of an AAU week allows a different kind of evaluation. A player who might be seventh man on a high-powered AAU team could be the featured player for his high school team. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helpful to see both scenarios. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do think the high school event allowed

a lot of kids to get good exposure who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t normally get it,â&#x20AC;? said Rutgers Prep coach Matt Bloom, a former director of basketball operations at Penn and La Salle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got great feedback from college coaches.â&#x20AC;? More than that, Bloom said, his guys got scholarship offers. Some got their first offers. So all this sounds fine. Except the NCAA spent roughly $8 million on a week of academies. Like the ABCD camps, that environment can be hit or miss for evaluation. My favorite ABCD memory was seeing LeBron James, about to be a high school junior, play his first game, and he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a touch for the first 10 possessions other than an offensive rebound. (Hey, the other guys must have known LeBron didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to worry about his future.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;A camp setting is just not a great setting to evaluate basketball players,â&#x20AC;? said Ari Rosenfeld, who puts out the Delaware Valley Hoops Report. But he added: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It definitely went better than I was expecting. I was up in the air whether to go. It was really well run, really well organized.â&#x20AC;? One problem ... â&#x20AC;&#x153;The nomination process and the selection process was almost hidden,â&#x20AC;? Rosenfeld said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You had to nominate yourself by May 5. You have to have your name in this system. A couple of parents missed the deadline by a day or two. There was no leeway.â&#x20AC;? Said Philly Prideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Austin: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I never even had the information on how to register for the camp. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know until two days after the camp deadline what the protocol was. Most of my kids didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know.â&#x20AC;? One of them, Holland, did play. Austin said Friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Central coaches were up to speed and nominated their guys. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would have encouraged every kid in my program to go,â&#x20AC;? Austin said, although he thought some AAU coaches probably did discourage their players from participating. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why would our kids not play in front of college coaches? We would have sat them all down and had them do it right then and there.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would have wanted all my guys to apply but did not hear anything until (after) the deadline,â&#x20AC;? said Mosco of Archbishop Wood. The next part of the process was an interesting wrinkle. Division I coaches were supposed to then select the best of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;nominatedâ&#x20AC;? players to attend the academies. As it turned out, there werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough nominees for this to be an integral part of the process. But it still gave coaches pause on how to go about this. Were they supposed to vote for players they were recruiting, letting other coaches see these players?

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Kevin Durant said the Golden State Warriors arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t responsible for the Achilles injury that likely will force him to sit out the 2019-20 season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hell, no. How can you blame (the Warriors)? Hell, no,â&#x20AC;? Durant told Yahoo Sports in his first interview since suffering the injury in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in June. Durant returned to the court for Game 5 after missing nine straight postseason games with a right calf strain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I heard the Warriors pressured me into getting back,â&#x20AC;? he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nobody never said a word to me during rehab as I was coming back. It was only me and (trainer) Rick (Celebrini) working out every day. Right when the series started, I targeted Game 5. Hell, nah. It just happened. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball. S-- happens. Nobody was responsible for it. It was just the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153; Durant has moved on from the

Warriors, signing a four-year, $164 million contract to play for the Brooklyn Nets when he returns to health. He spent three seasons with the Warriors, winning two NBA championships. â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart, vying for a spot on the U.S. team that will play in the FIBA World Cup, will be sidelined indefinitely with calf tightness. Smart sat out practice at Team USAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s training camp in Las Vegas and will miss the rest of the camp. He is expected to travel with the team to Los Angeles next week and have his calf re-evaluated. The World Cup begins Aug. 31 in China. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now, for me, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m trying to grow as a player ... taking those precautions,â&#x20AC;? Smart said, per Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston. â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum has a theory about why so many NBA players declined invitations to play for Team USA at the upcoming FIBA 2019 World Cup: potential

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a debate we had on our staff,â&#x20AC;? Spiker said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our guys were a little split.â&#x20AC;? Spiker said he conjured up â&#x20AC;&#x153;the spirit of Fran Dunphyâ&#x20AC;? and decided the right thing to do was to vote for their own recruits to be seen by other coaches. Good for him, since there are no secrets these days anyway, few hidden gems. Spiker also saw some players at the NCAA academy who were worth a second look. So heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not being naive. The system has to work for the players in order for it to work for the coaches. Wilmington University coach Dan Burke coached at the academy and said of the 15 players he coached in the two three-day sessions: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe 10 held Division I offers. I think six had between seven and 20 offers.â&#x20AC;? The others were maybe good enough for Division I, Burke said, and all were certainly good enough for Division II scholarships. That might have been typical. And thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing wrong with a setting that favors lower-division teams over the Power 5 schools, which usually have all the advantages. A problem, however, was that there just werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough players. Burke had seven players in the first session but was down to six by the last game, and one suffered a concussion, so he was playing with five guys. One was limping toward the bench at the last timeout. It made sense that a player such as Jordan Hall of Neumann-Goretti, class of 2020, did not attend the academy after committing to St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From working the event, I really do see a lot of potential in it,â&#x20AC;? Burke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any time you have a pilot program, there are kinks.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The model is here. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going anywhere,â&#x20AC;? said University of Sciences coach Dave Pauley, who also coached a team in Storrs and applauded the professionalism of the operation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody is saying there are no players,â&#x20AC;? Pauley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s confirmation bias. You sit there for a session or two, say thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no players. There were players all over the place. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just got to dig a little bit. I would say it helped 90% of the kids.â&#x20AC;? Pauley said it was easy to come up with â&#x20AC;&#x153;20 positives, 20 negatives, 20 suggestionsâ&#x20AC;? about all the changes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get it right,â&#x20AC;? Pauley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to turn back the clock.â&#x20AC;? Austin agreed with that but said AAU coaches have to be included more in discussions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we need to be more solutionbased,â&#x20AC;? Austin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean shut us out. We werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t involved. We get it. There were some problems. All these (AAU) guys arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bad guys. Not all of us are the big, bad wolves, so to speak. At the end of the day, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the guys (players) start with. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t freeze us out.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a power struggle between the NCAA and the AAU programs,â&#x20AC;? McKie said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to find some common ground.â&#x20AC;? As a place to evaluate players, McKie said, no setup beats the big-time AAU tournaments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can get in the gym. I can be in one facility. I can see 25 guys,â&#x20AC;? McKie said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;AAU is the best platform to evaluate talent vs. talent,â&#x20AC;? Howard said. The suggestion that there should be a second week of AAU evaluation might gain some traction. Also, changing up the order of these events, maybe so the academy is a bit earlier in the summer and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t conflict with a USA Basketball camp, sanctioned for NCAA coaches to attend, attracting the highest-level players but siphoning those players away from the new academies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s here. We need to adapt,â&#x20AC;? Spiker said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is going to be the new normal for the foreseeable future.â&#x20AC;?

embarrassment and injury. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think other guys looked at it like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Why would I go and potentially be the face of a losing roster?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? McCollum told ESPNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adrian Wojnarowski on The Woj Pod. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Or the workload part. If we all play, the workload is less â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 20-25 minutes, you get blowouts, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re moving on. A lot of guys donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play, your minutes might go up, your usage might go up, and that affects your summer as you go into March when that crash comes.â&#x20AC;? Among the NBA stars who opted not to participate were Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love, Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal, Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris, Trail Blazers guards Damian Lillard and McCollum, San Antonio Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan, Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis, Houston Rockets guards James Harden and Eric Gordon, New York Knicks forward Julius Randle and Los Angeles Clippers guard Landry Shamet.

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Woman happy to be alone attracts unwanted sympathy I’m a middle-aged woman who has survived a 30-year toxic relationship with a covert narcissist. I am now blessed to be able to divorce him and get therapy for his emotional abuse. I have six amazing grown children. I’m DEAR ABBY also a sophomore in college and have a part-time job. This is the first time in my life I am able to actually do things by myself. To say the least, I am busy. Most of the time, I enjoy it — shopping, movies and even dining out. However, for some reason (especially while dining out), I get unwanted expressions of sympathy for being alone. Strangers comment about how sad it is to see me eating all alone. One woman offered to introduce me to her brother. She went so far as to ask for my phone number so she could pass it along to him, so that way I would have company. I have friends and family, and if I had wanted company at that time, I would have invited someone. Sometimes I want to be alone to enjoy my “me” time. How can I respond to these unwanted comments and nip the conversations in the bud so they don’t disrupt my entire meal? Alone But Not Lonely In Louisiana

JEANNE PHILLIPS

Here’s how. Smile and thank these kind people for their thoughtfulness. Say that at this point in your life you are enjoying freedom and

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comfortable solitude. And the next time you enter a restaurant, ask the host to seat you farther back, so you are not the first person these individuals encounter on the way to their table. As to the sweet lady who tried to fix you up with her brother, I hope in the future you might be open to whatever possibilities come your way. I just started seasonal housecleaning, and I’m realizing my house is filled with useless knickknacks. When I get rid of an unneeded item, I remember who gave it to me and the special occasion associated with the gift. Then I start feeling guilty and wonder if I will later regret my decision to discard it. My other issue is, I live in a small town. I’m afraid if I donate something to a local charity, friends or neighbors may see it at the thrift store, and I’ll seem ungrateful for their thoughtfulness. How can I get over these feelings of guilt as I declutter? Cramped In The Carolinas Once a gift (or tchotchke) is given, it is the recipient’s to do with as she chooses. If someone challenges your decision to donate an item, do not become defensive. Calmly explain that you are downsizing and decided to “share the pleasure” the item brought you with someone else.

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Garfield

Several possibilities for microscopic amount of blood in urine My question is about microscopic hematuria. I see a rheumatologist for sarcoidosis. In February 2018, I had various lab tests, including a urinalysis. That test and several since then have shown microscopic hematuria. The rheumatologist sent me to a urologist, who did scans and a scope of the bladder up through the right kidTO YOUR ney. There’s a slight stricture GOOD HEALTH of the right ureter. My biopsies were negative. Tests and scans continue to be OK except for the microscopic hematuria. I am a 60-year-old woman. Is the hematuria a cause for concern?

DR. KEITH ROACH

“Hematuria” means “blood in the urine.” “Gross” hematuria means there is so much blood that it changes the urine color, while “microscopic” hematuria is recognizable only in the laboratory. Blood in the urine can come from anywhere in the urinary system, and there is a long list of possibilities. Although the cause is sometimes never found, your physician should consider urinary tract infection, kidney or bladder stones, and, in the right age group, cancer of the kidney and bladder. CT scans and cystoscopy are commonly performed tests, and the negative result in your case is reassuring. You have one more reason to have hematuria than others, and that is the sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis is a condition that can affect any tissue in the body with abnormal clumps of cells called granulomata. (Just one is called a granuloma.) While the lungs are the most common site for sarcoidosis, it can affect the kidney, causing hematuria. Sarcoidosis also can cause kidney damage, resulting in a high creatinine, so that should be

tested. Severe kidney disease from sarcoidosis may be treated with prednisone, but you should see an expert (nephrologist) to consider this diagnosis. The majority of people with small amounts of blood in the urine with no documented reason for it, including the cystoscopy and scans you had, will not have serious disease. However, it is probably still prudent to keep an eye on the kidneys and bladder periodically.

Blondie

I was just told that I have brittle veins. I have exhausted every place I can think of to find out more about this condition. What is it? What causes it? What should I do?

Hagar the Horrible

There isn’t a condition called “brittle veins”: Whoever told you that was trying to explain a symptom you have. They may have meant that your capillaries (the smallest type of blood vessel) break easily. That’s a cause of easy bruising. They may have meant that you have stiff blood vessels, from calcium or cholesterol. That’s a cause of high blood pressure. They may have been trying to draw blood or put in an IV and found that your vein “blew,” meaning the needle went through the vein entirely and you had bleeding under the skin. There are also some rare blood disorders causing blood vessels to become fragile, and sometimes inflamed. These can be quite serious, but I doubt you have one of these. You would have been referred to a specialist. While I understand why medical professionals will use nonspecific terms like these, they can lead to confusion.

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Horoscope By Stella Wilder Born today, you are drawn to an almost dizzying array of interests, and it’s anyone’s guess where you will land and what you will dedicate yourself to along professional lines. In fact, it’s not likely you will ever have only one “job,” per se, for you are so deeply interested in so many things that to limit yourself to one line of work would be an almost unspeakable hardship. You must be free to explore life and the world around you, and to use what you learn in a manner that suits not only your interests but your nature. You are inspired by those who have gone before, but you are no copycat. You are able to shrug off all manner of comment and criticism, for what others say about you matters little in your quest for satisfaction and contentment. What you do have a hard time with, however, is being in any way misunderstood or misinterpreted, for you pride yourself on being straightforward and down to earth in your dealing with others. Also born on this date are: Whitney Houston, singer; Anna Kendrick, actress; Sam Elliott, actor; Deion Sanders, football player; Gillian Anderson, actress; Michael Kors, designer; Eric Bana, actor; Melanie Griffith, actress. To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You’re trying to get to the bottom of something that has been shrouded in mystery for quite some time. A light shines from an unusual source. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You can try something new and still feel as comfortable as if you were indulging in an old favorite. Things are lining

up quite nicely. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You and a friend can explore your differences in a manner that strengthens your similarities. Dramas and capabilities multiply today. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Certain things are likely to be revealed to you today, despite your interest in something else. You soon discover that it’s all connected. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You’re waiting for a certain change that may be hard to effect, but patience can, in this case, be your trump card. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Once you set a certain plan in motion today, you won’t be able to change course. You must be sure that what you’ve proposed is desirable. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You know what has to be done, but you’re not sure you’re the one to do it. You must find just the right candidate to see this through. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You learn a lesson that enables you to avoid a fast-approaching danger. A conflict escalates between you and a rival — but not for long. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Today’s developments have you thinking that perhaps you will soon have to change course. You must consider all available options. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You may have reason today to regret a recent decision that you were certain was the right one. This feeling isn’t likely to last long. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You may have to work harder and longer than others today to get done what has to be done. The results you get will win you high praise. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Others are excited about what they are expecting to happen today, but you have a feeling that tomorrow will be more memorable by far. COPYRIGHT 2019 UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE, INC.

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SUPER QUIZ

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

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Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

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About France Level 1

(e.g., What kind of race is the Tour de France? Answer: Bicycle race.) Freshman level 1. What are the three colors on the flag of France? 2. What was stormed in France on July 14, 1789? 3. By what name is the tunnel linking England and France popularly known? Graduate level 4. France buried its “Unknown Soldier” beneath this structure. 5. What bay lies between northern Spain and southwest France? 6. What did the U.S. purchase from France in 1803? PH.D. level 7. By what name was the heir to the throne of France known? 8. On Jan. 25, 1924, the first winter Olympics were held at this site in France. 9. What traditional mustard is named after a town in Burgundy?

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

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Yesterday’s

Jumbles: SWEET BISON STREWN PANTRY Answer: The lawyer called the grizzly to the stand, so he could — BEAR WITNESS

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Solution to Thursday’s puzzle

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit

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SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Red, white and blue. 2. The Bastille. 3. The Chunnel. 4. Arc de Triomphe. 5. Bay of Biscay. 6. The Louisiana Territory. 7. Dauphin. 8. Chamonix. 9. Dijon. 18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?

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Pickles For Better or For Worse

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Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1 __ the fat; chat 5 Exhibit 9 Shapeless mass 13 Witches’ spells 15 Georgia __; Atlanta university 16 Vesuvius’ output 17 Pontificate 18 Poison remedies 20 Cribbage marker 21 Henpeck 23 Sellers & Fonda 24 Air freshener brand 26 Mrs. Nixon 27 Says hello to 29 Aviators 32 Mysterious 33 New Orleans athlete 35 FedEx rival 37 Afternoon socials 38 “__ Low, Sweet Chariot” 39 Combo 40 Toward a ship’s stern 41 White line creator 42 Not smashed 43 “I’ve Got a __” of old TV 45 Hubby or wife 46 Actor Linden 47 Expertise 48 Firstborn child 51 Facial twitch 52 Conclusion 55 Adviser 58 Bert’s pal 60 Vigorous 61 Playbill listing 62 Paper bags 63 Exclusively 64 Murdered 65 Unassuming DOWN 1 Use an ax 2 In this place

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3 Overstate 4 Damp 5 Part of a theater 6 Egg producer 7 Two months from now: abbr. 8 __ cream; pie topping 9 Drunk 10 Past due 11 Finished; done 12 Lowest singing voice 14 Legislative body 19 Disbursed 22 Commercials 25 Hula dancers’ accessories 27 Wooden shoe 28 Rocky ridges at water’s edge 29 Flamingo’s color 30 Great agitation 31 Secret agents 33 Kill flies 34 Feel sick 36 Peevish 38 Places of refuge

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Thursday’s Puzzle Solved

Non Sequitur

39 Implement 41 Uncouth 42 Cinnamon & nutmeg 44 VP Dick __ 45 Jet __; personal watercraft 47 Scatter about 48 Parrot

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49 Mortgage, for one 50 Boring 53 Athletic shoe brand 54 Writing table 56 Texter’s giggle 57 Bullring bravo 59 Flock member

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