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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2022

County wants seat in watershed talks

By Ted Remsnyder

Groden said. “It’s frustrating because it’s our community and why aren’t we involved in the decision-making?”

Without a seat at the table, the county will rely on elected officials to put pressure on the state.

During the Legislature’s Jan. 19 meeting, the board unanimously passed a resolution that joined a petition by Delaware County Board of Supervisors that requested that New York City adopt a new policy that would replace land purchases with leases held by the local municipalities where the land is located.

The Legislature’s resolution

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CATSKILL — With New York City set to develop a new 10-year plan to acquire land in the upstate watershed region, the Greene County Legislature is asking the state to limit the amount of land that the city can obtain.

As the city and state formulate their next 10-year acquisition plan in the coming months, Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said Greene County will likely not have a seat at the table in the negotiations.

“I don’t believe we’re allowed to get into the decision-making,”

has been sent to Gov. Kathy Hochul, U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-19, and commissioners from the state Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Environmental Conservation.

Under a current state Health Department mandate, New York City has the right to annually purchase up to 56,000 acres of privately owned land in the watershed region to protect the city’s water supply.

New York City has so far

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This Oct. 21, 2021, file photo shows a portion of the stream that is part of a $3.7 million restoration project by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, working in partnership with the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District.

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Mask mandate for businesses ends

By Kate Lisa Johnson Newspaper Corp.

NEW YORK — The state order requiring people to wear a face mask or show proof of a COVID-19 vaccine to enter businesses will end Thursday, Gov. Kathy Hochul said during a pandemic briefing, announcing she will take another month to evaluate the face-covering rule in schools.

Face masks continue to be required in health settings, adult-care facilities, nursing

homes, correctional facilities, homeless shelters, domestic shelters, and on public transit and transportation hubs, including planes, trains and airports.

“Thank you to the business owners — it wasn’t easy,” Hochul said Wednesday in her Manhattan office. “Because of them, we are able to lift this at this time.”

The state’s coronavirus infection rate reduced to 4.11% over a seven-day average

Wednesday and the fewest hospitalizations since the day after Christmas after cresting at 23% last month following the winter surge.

“The numbers are trending much better and there definitely is an end in sight,” the governor said.

Businesses, counties, cities and municipalities may continue to locally enforce face masks in public spaces.

The Health Department implemented the rule in

mid-December in the early threats of the contagious omicron variant.

The state’s school mask mandate remains in effect for people over age 2 who enter a district building. Officials will review and potentially lift the requirement the first week of March.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, announced this week the southern See MANDATE A2

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Gov. Kathy Hochul announces the state will relax its mask mandate for businesses but take an extra month to evaluate the rule in public schools during a COVID-19 briefing in New York City on Wednesday.

Hiker unscathed, but dog dies in fall at Kaaterskill

By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

HUNTER — State forest rangers were given the grim task of recovering the body of a dog that died while hiking with it’s owner at Kaaterskill Falls on Monday.

The dachshund was not wearing a leash, when it got away from its owner. The dog slipped on the icy conditions and hit a fence, before succumbing to its injuries, Department of Environmental Conservation spokesman Jeff Wernick said Wednesday.

The dog and its owner are

from Saugerties, Wernick said.

At about 2:45 p.m., rangers responded to the area after receiving a request to recover a dog that was killed at the Lower Falls of Kaaterskill Falls.

Rangers Anastasia Allwine, Robert Dawson, Katherine Fox, Steven Jackson and Erin Petit arrived at the scene with technical gear that was needed to reach the animal.

Conditions at Kaaterskill Falls were extremely icy Monday, Wernick said.

It took rangers about 50 minutes to complete the rescue. They returned the dog to

its owner at 3:35 p.m.

Monday’s rescue was the third by forest rangers in Greene County this year.

On Jan 22., a 67-year-old man from Wellesley, Massachusetts injured his knee when he slipped on the ice at Kaaterskill Falls.

On Jan. 29, a 24-year-old man from Milford was suffering from hypothermia and exhaustion, when rangers came to his aid while hiking on the escarpment trail in Windham.

That rescue lasted six hours.

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Conditions at Kaaterskill Falls often become extremely icy in the winter, sometimes leading to hiking accidents.

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neighboring state’s mask mandate in schools will end March 7.

New York’s mask mandate in schools has a strong possibility of ending the same date, Hochul said Wednesday.

“But I will factor in all the data that’s gathered during that week,” she added. “...We have to be realistic. This pandemic is still with us, and [we are] reassuring the people of this state we will take the most thoughtful approach possible based on data and metrics.”

Federal and state health experts and top executive aides will help Hochul evaluate the school mask mandate the first week of March after the upcoming midwinter break.

Parents will receive two statedistributed COVID-19 tests for every kindergarten through 12th-grade student before the break for each student to test negative before returning to class Feb. 28 as they may travel out-of-state over vacation.

Tests will continue to be distributed after the break, according to the governor’s office.

“This is very much top-ofmind for us,” the governor said of masks in schools. “We understand the interest in this, and we’re going to continue that data-driven, metric-driven approach that has been so successful for us thus far.”

Republicans who have long pushed back against mask or vaccine mandates said the partial lift is long overdue, but criticized the delay to evaluate the rule in schools.

“While other states have seen fit to lift the mask restrictions for school children, Gov. Hochul insists on keeping it in place here, even as the state Supreme Court ruled the mandate an improper overreach of her power,” said Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay, R-Pulaski. “As

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COVID-19 rates drop dramatically, and vaccine and booster rates continue to rise, it is time to end the mask mandate altogether and restore some normalcy to New York’s school children. We have not been in a state of emergency for many months, and Gov. Hochul must start acknowledging that in her actions.”

The state’s mask mandate is at the center of a lawsuit under appeal in the Appellate Division of the state Supreme Court.

Hochul maintained they will continue to demonstrate the state and Health Department have the power to institute public rules to protect citizens’ health.

“I believe we’ll be victorious,” the governor said.

Officials will make the decision to end the school masking requirement based on the state’s most recent COVID-19 data, including infection rate, pediatric hospitalizations, vaccination rate and global trends.

“There will not be one number that says ‘yes’ or ‘no,’” she said. “It will be an assessment of all these factors.”

The governor directed the state Health Department to develop preliminary guidance after hours of input from school

superintendents, educators, parents and health leaders about the safest time to drop the mask rule. Her direction comes after increasing calls from school administrators across the state to request streamlined COVID guidelines from the Health Department.

Hochul’s different path from neighboring states is a deviation from former governor Andrew Cuomo, who worked closely with Murphy, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, also a Democrat, and several other governors across the Northeast to implement similar COVID protocols in 2020.

National Federation of Independent Business state Director Ashley Ranslow praised the mandate’s lift to help small businesses and local communities.

“Gov. Hochul’s announcement that the indoor mask or vaccine mandate will be lifted is necessary and prudent as other states, including our neighboring states, are easing restrictions and finding a way back to normal,” Ranslow said in a statement, noting ongoing hardships for small businesses such as shutdowns, restrictions and disruptions.

“With the absence of federal

assistance and relief, significant labor shortages, supply chain disruptions and rampant inflation, small businesses still face a great deal of uncertainty and no shortage of trials ahead,” she added. “Today’s announcement is hopefully the end of COVID-related business restrictions and the beginning of Main Street’s economic revival and the revitalization of small businesses and local jobs.”

Hochul urged parents to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19.

The state will host dozens of pop-up vaccination sites for children age 5 and older in preparation to relax face mask orders in school buildings.

A temporary COVID vaccine clinic for young New Yorkers will be open from 2:30 to 6 p.m.

Friday at Coxsackie-Athens High School, 24 Sunset Blvd., Coxsackie; offering Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna inoculations approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for children 5 and older.

Adolescents 12 and older are eligible for a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine five months after completing the initial vaccine series.

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Towns has also passed a resolution backing the panel’s recommendations.

The Legislature posits that New York City’s land acquisition has restricted the county’s ability to install infrastructure to provide basic utilities, to maintain local roads and to develop flood mitigation and renewable energy projects.

“I have always been under the assumption that it’s best to let the locals do what’s best for their communities,” Assemblyman Chris Tague, RSchoharie, said in a statement.

“They’re the ones that are there doing the work, they’re the ones that know their people, they’re the ones that know what the possibilities are and opportunities are in the future.”

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and work within a voluntary, municipally approved Stream Corridor Acquisition Program.”

Groden said the county has been attempting to purchase land in Windham, which is in the watershed region, for county needs, but that the cost per acre of property in the town is too high to acquire thanks to its scarcity.

New York City is required to formulate a new long-term land acquisition plan that would detail the city’s intentions covering the period from 2023 to 2033. The Legislature is requesting that the city refrain from entering into new contracts to purchase fee titles or conservation easements within the county under the current acquisition plan.

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purchased more than 200 square miles of land, a number that Greene County is hoping to reduce.

“They’re buying up so much property and then limiting development that the value of the remaining property is skyrocketing,” Groden said.

“Since I’ve gotten here 12 years ago, the towns have always had an argument that the DEP is preventing development and therefore the job base is at risk and the taxbase is at risk.

And all for questionable purchases and limitations. At the end of the day, they can’t own everything.”

The county’s resolution

backed the findings of an August 2020 report written by a National Academies Expert Panel that recommended that purchases in New York City’s land acquisition program be cut to fund other programs that will lead to more direct improvements in the city’s water supply.

“It has always been our mission to be responsible stewards of the natural resources within our communities,” said Legislator Matt Luvera, RCatskill, acting Greene County Legislature chairman, said in a statement. “We are the ones who live, work and raise families here, and we must have the ability to provide opportunities for, and improve the quality of life of our residents.

That’s why we need the DEP to limit its land acquisition

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In both of those rescues, the hikers refused further medical treatment after returning to their vehicles.

If a person needs a Forest Ranger, whether it’s for a search and rescue, to report a wildfire or to report illegal activity on state lands and easements, they should call 833-NYS-RANGERS. If a person needs urgent assistance, they should call 911.

DEC is reminding hikers to properly prepare and plan before entering the back country. Visit DEC’s Hike Smart NY, Adirondack Backcountry Information, and Catskill Backcountry Information web pages for more information.

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New York Forest Rangers assisted in recovering a dog that died while hiking with its owner Monday at Kaaterskill Falls.

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CALENDAR EDITOR’S NOTE: Most events and meetings are cancelled due to the virus outbreak. Please call ahead to confirm.

Thursday, Feb. 10 n Coxsackie Village Workshop 6 p.m.

Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718 n Greene County Legislature finance audit 4 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 14 n Ashland Town Board 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m.

Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718 n Greene County Legislature county services; public works; economic development and tourism; gov. ops.; finance; Rep. and Dem caucus 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Tuesday, Feb. 15 n Athens Village Planning Board 6:30

p.m. Village Hall, Meeting Room, 2 First St., Athens 518-945-1551 n Durham Town Board 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham n Hunter Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville

Wednesday, Feb. 16

C-A community mourns popular teacher

By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

COXSACKIE — The Coxsackie-Athens Central School District lost a beloved member of its community when middle school teacher Deb Tator died.

Tator, 49, died on Monday evening after succumbing to a fast-moving illness, leaving the district stunned to lose an educator who worked in the district since 2002.

“It is a huge hole in our community,” Middle School Principal Dr. Freya Mercer said Wednesday. “She was kind of the glue of the team. She has a way with students and a way to get through to students that maybe other teachers struggle with. So we’ll miss that presence.”

Tator taught 7th grade social studies in the district and also taught several high school electives over her two decades in the district.

“Deb was the consummate professional,” CoxsackieAthens School District Superintendent Randall Squier said.

“She was passionate, first and foremost, about her students,

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY THE COXSACKIE-ATHENS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Coxsackie-Athens Middle School social studies teacher Deb Tator died unexpectedly Feb. 7. She was 49.

her kids and history. It just showed up in her enthusiasm in the classroom and around the school buildings. She was always in a good mood and always had a positive outlook about anything and everything.”

Members of the district’s crisis intervention team were on hand in district schools this week to help students and staff deal with their grief from the

sudden death.

“We had our counselors here on Tuesday in all four of our buildings because certainly staff in all four buildings knew her,” Squier said. “In our school district, everybody who is in seventh grade or higher has had her over the last 20 years. Every student was touched by her.

So we had counselors in all of our buildings for students and

staff and we continued to have that today (Wednesday) as well.

We’ve certainly asked parents to give us a call if they’d like us to specifically check in on their child while they’re here. We’re going to support each other and just be one large C-A family here and get through this one day at a time.”

Tator is survived by her husband Nathan and her daughters Phillis and Natalie. Tator’s daughter Phillis followed in her mother’s footsteps and is a teacher in the North Colonie Central School District.

“When I think of Deb Tator, I think of the word fierce,” Mercer said. “She fiercely loved our kids, she loved our school and she loved teaching. She was a force to be reckoned with. She got things done.”

Mercer said students were still coping with the loss and looking for avenues to honor her memory.

“This was very unexpected,” Mercer said. “I have a whole box of cards from students. A teacher just handed me five pages of student memories from one 9th

grade class. Everybody here has made cards and posters. They’re just trying to process this, but they’re being really specific about their memories so they can share these with the family.

I think that’s really wonderful.”

A native of the Albany region, Tator was a department teacher leader and volunteered to support numerous student service projects over the years.

Mercer said no plans have been formalized to hold a memorial ceremony for her, but that the district will hold an event in the near future.

“The students want to do a fundraiser for the family,” she said. “We’ll leave it up to the kids to see what they want to do to memorialize Mrs. Tator.

We’ll do something in our yearbook to honor her memory. But we kind of want to give the kids some time to think and see what would best represent Mrs. Tator as a memorial and do a ceremony around that.”

The superintendent said Tator would be deeply missed around the halls of the middle school.

n Catskill Central School Board of

Education District Public Hearing-Smart School Bond Act 6:30 p.m. followed by the board meeting High School Library, 341 Main St., Catskill 518-943-2300 n Catskill Library Board 6:45 p.m. at either the Catskill Library, 1 Franklin St., Catskill or Palenville Library, 3303 Route 23A, Palenville n Catskill Town Board Committee 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill 518-943-2141 n Greene County Legislature meeting No. 2 6:30 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Thursday, Feb. 17 n Coxsackie Village Planning Board 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718

Monday, Feb. 21 n Athens Town Board 7 p.m. Athens Volunteer Firehouse, 39 Third St., Athens 518-945-1052 Changes will be on the Town of Athens web page n Catskill Town Offices closed in observance of President’s Day n Catskill Village Hall will be closed in observance of President’s Day n Coxsackie Villages Offices closed in observance of President’s Day n Greene County Office Building closed in observance of President’s Day

Tuesday, Feb. 22 n Catskill Town Planning Board 6:30

p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-943-2141

Wednesday, Feb. 23 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m. Ath-

ens Fire Department, 39 Third St., Athens Consult the village website for updates the day of the meeting n Catskill Town Zoning Board of Appeals 6 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill 518-943-2141 n Catskill Village Board of Trustees 6:30 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill

Monday, Feb. 28 n Catskill Village Planning Board 7

p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill

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Ex-NYC deputy mayor named CMH trustee

By Natasha Vaughn-Holdridge Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — Columbia Memorial Health Foundation has added a new member to the Columbia Memorial Health Foundation Board of Trustees.

Fran Reiter of Ancram has been named as a new member of the Columbia Memorial Health Foundation Board of Trustees, the philanthropic arm of Columbia Memorial Health.

“I am really looking forward to it, and hope that I can be a positive force on the board and a positive force for the continued growth of the hospital,” Reiter said. “It has grown in leaps and bounds in my time here in terms of the kinds of services it offers and the array of doctors and specialists it offers.”

Reiter has been a big supporter of CMH since she first bought a house in Taghkanic she said. At that time she was not a full time resident, and she said she had cause to use the hospital on a number of different occasions for herself and for her mother who was in her 80s.

“I really came to appreciate the value, first of all the quality of the hospital, the quality of the medical care, which was astounding to me for a community hospital,” Reiter said.

Reiter, 67, moved to the area full-time in 2012.

“I just think its a wonderful community asset,” Reiter said. “That deserves everyone’s support and I’m sort of semiretired now and in thinking about what I can give back to the community, and where my interests lay, joining the foundation board was a wonderful opportunity for me.”

After a 15-year career as a marketing executive in the television industry, Reiter served as

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Fran Reiter of Ancram has been named to CMH Foundation Board of Trustees.

New York City Deputy Mayor for Planning and Community Relations and, subsequently, for Economic Development and Planning. She returned to the private sector serving as President and CEO of the NYC Convention and Visitors Bureau (now NYC & Company) and Executive Director of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/ NY Shakespeare Festival.

In 2003, she was a founding partner of lobbying firm Reiter/Begun Associates, which merged with J. Adams Consulting in 2011, creating RG Group.

Reiter rejoined government service in November 2012 to serve as Executive Deputy Director of State Operations.

She returned to RG Group in September 2014 to head the firm’s Albany office. In 2021, she retired from RG Group and established Reiter Consulting, LLC, providing strategic advisement to businesses and organizations doing or seeking to do business with New York City and State government.

“I don’t know that there’s any more important

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community institution or organization then having a really quality medical facility, and all of the clinics and all of the other things they do.” Reiter said.

“I’m really looking forward to being a part of that and helping it grow.”

Reiter said she thinks she has a good skill set to develop new donors are there are a lot of new people who moved to the area during the pandemic.

“My approach to being on the board is going to be more focused on helping to figure out how to achieve the goals that the foundation undertakes,” Reiter said. “I gather that there

are many board members who are very committed to doing events that raise a good deal of money for what the foundation does and what it funds. I’m a little bit more on the strategic side, although I think my communications skills, my political skills, I think make me a player for trying to reach out to people.”

Reiter has been an adjunct professor at New York University and the Baruch College School of Public Affairs and has been has been a guest lecturer at NYU, the New School for Social Research, and Columbia University. Over the course

of her career, she has served on a number of not -for-profit boards. and holds a B.S. in Public Affairs from the City University of New York.

“Fran Reiter will bring invaluable creativity and expertise to our Board, ensuring that CMH will continue to provide quality and compassionate care close to home,” Columbia Memorial Health Foundation chairwoman Anne Schomaker said in a statement. “We are most grateful to Fran for her commitment of time and resources that she brings to CMH.”

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An education in consistency If state Health Department Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett won’t divulge any details about New York’s school mask mandate, the least she can do is offer consistent guidance for schools to follow until the mandate is lifted.

Meanwhile, an increasing number of Republican and Democratic lawmakers, who seldom concur on anything, agree on a demand for streamlined guidance for public educators.

The ongoing debate over the COVID-19 public health regulations for schools expanded Tuesday when state Sen. John Liu, a Queens Democrat, pleaded with Dr. Bassett for the Health Department to declare an end date or at least offer specific metrics that will enable students to return to a mask-free education.

Bassett continued to play her cards close to the vest.

“There has been no decision made in which a date that the mask mandate in school will end,” Bassett told dozens of lawmakers Tuesday during a virtual joint legislative budget hearing on health. “I’m proud of the fact that we’ve been able to keep children safe and in school. And we’ve done that by throwing everything we have in terms of prevention, interventions that keeping kids safe in school, and that will remain the priority that we all share, I’m sure.”

Inspired by the continuing plummet of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths and neighboring Democratic states like New Jersey announcing an end date for their school mask requirement, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, said she wished the state had one set of metrics for officials and the public to evaluate.

“In my ideal world, I wish there was one set of metrics that everybody looked at,” she said Tuesday. “I wish in my ideal world, again, that everybody would be vaccinated, everybody would be boosted and everybody would follow the science. I wish that there was some authority we all listened to and believed and we all followed.”

“Some authority we all listened to and believed”? New Yorkers are relying on the Health Department for that leadership, for answering questions and for developing a consistent set of guidelines. The overarching question is: What COVID numbers will it take to signify the end of the mask mandate for students, and when?

If New York wants to set an example among neighboring states as a leader in mounting a defense against COVID, it has to do a better job. We owe it to our students who have lived through a devastating pandemic and deserve a quality education.

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Delta’s CEO called for a national no-fly list of unruly passengers. He’s right. (c) 2022,The Washington Post ·

Delta Air Lines’ chief executive has called on the federal government to establish a national no-fly list for disorderly passengers who have been convicted of assaults and other aggression against flight crews and others on board airplanes. Great idea. Why has that not already happened?

As in-air disruptions have spiked, most of them arising from mask mandates aboard flights, about 1,100 violent passengers were put under civil investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration last year. That’s more than the total from the previous seven years combined, and represents just the most serious of the more than 5,000 instances of unruly conduct reported by the FAA last year.

The FBI has initiated criminal investigations into dozens of cases that might be prosecutable. Outrageously, U.S. flight attendants have been punched, brutalized, harassed and threatened at previously unimaginable rates. Eighty-five percent of them had to deal with unruly passengers last year, and nearly 1 in 5 experienced physical incidents, according to a national survey of nearly 5,000 flight attendants.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said last fall that proposals for a no-fly list have merit. The main union representing flight attendants has asked for one for months. So what is the Biden administration waiting for?

Individual airlines maintain their own nofly lists, which have been swelling; Delta’s is approaching 2,000 passengers. For legal reasons, apparently, the airlines do not share those lists with each other.

Passengers, some of them drunk, who violently protest mask mandates while flights are underway pose a risk to everyone on

board. They are a particular hazard for airline personnel, a workforce already strained and understaffed because of the pandemic.

Airlines are right to refuse service to those passengers and to warn ticket-holders of the consequences of rebellious behavior.

The administration’s sluggish response is hard to fathom. The FAA declared a zero-tolerance policy for aggressive passengers last year, but the reality is that tolerance is much higher than zero. Fines for civil violations have increased, to a maximum of $37,000 for each federal violation, but enforcement is impractical and spotty.

Last fall, Attorney General Merrick Garland told federal prosecutors to focus on crimes committed on planes, which he rightly said “prevent the performance of critical duties that help ensure safe air travel.” That’s a step in the right direction, but officials need to get tougher.

The federal government is empowered to ban from the airways people who are known threats to safety. It already does so in the case of suspected terrorists; it has the authority to ban people convicted of assaulting flight attendants or interfering with in-flight operations, including by compiling a centralized no-fly list of the type recommended by Delta Chief Executive Edward H. Bastian.

The mask mandate on airplanes, ordered by the administration last year and subsequently extended, is set to expire March 18.

The number of unruly on-board incidents has lately dipped but still remains much greater than in past years.

There’s no telling whether such incidents will taper off to historical norms once masks are no longer required on board. But disruptions are no more tolerable when they are less frequent. They remain unacceptable and should be treated that way by authorities.

Questions from New Lebanon Central School District residents Many residents have two questions for the School Board of the New Lebanon Central School District.

1. What’s the real reason for not approving a partial veterans tax exemption?

2. If the reason is concern for the impact exemption would have on the tax payers, why is the board so opposed to every effort that has been suggested to obtain input from these taxpayers?

BACKGROUND: In February of 2019 the Board was presented with 326 signatures asking them to conduct a non binding survey or exit poll around a partial veterans tax exemption. A month later they discussed the issue and issued a statement that rejected the request.

On Nov. 9, 2021 the Board was presented with 142 individually signed letters from district residents asking the Board to reconsider their position. Approximately thirty minutes later they made their decision to take no action.

Here are snippets of their rationale over the years and some facts they may have ignored or chose not to share with district residents: Excerpt from NLCSD School Board Statement, April 2019: “Under NYS law and the recommendation of the Commissioner of Education, the local School Board has the sole authority to decide whether or not to grant the Alternative Veterans Exemption in relation to school district taxes. Thus, the issue is not within the power of the voters to decide via petition for a proposition to be placed on the ballot or any other public referendum. On this legal basis, the Board had to reject the petition submitted.“ Facts: While their statement citing NYS Education Law is accurate, the application of this specific provision to the survey/exit poll request is flawed. Here’s why: The 2019 request was not for a proposition around the Veterans Tax Exemption to be placed on the ballot and the Board knows that. We understand the law and simply asked the Board orally and in writing to pulse the community via a survey or exit poll.

If it is truly against NYS Education Law then why have local school districts such as Niskayuna, Troy, Ballston Spa, Burnt Hills, Fonda-Fultonville, North Colonie, Duanesburg and others initiated their own surveys/ exit polls to determine how residents felt about the exemption?

NLCSD School Board Exit Poll Discussion from March 2019 meeting. The following is an insightful comment from a

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DENNIS

BUREK board member during a discussion around doing an exit poll.

“I don’t know any way we would do an exit poll that I think would give one vote for every property owner. That’s really the only way you can do it. I don’t see any way that it can be done.”

Facts: Here’s critical information the School Board missed or chose to ignore. The New York State School Board Association offers an online seminar course entitled Budget Exit Polling: Survey your Community on Timely Issues. It provides a step by step instruction on how to conduct an exit poll in your district. The course summary says: “An increasing number of school districts are using this method of surveying community members at their annual budget vote to collect useful data on public opinion toward their school district.”

Excerpt from NLCSD School Board Position Statement-December 2021 “A Veterans tax exemption does nothing to reduce taxes or save money for the taxpayers of the School District as a whole.” “ ...the remaining residents must make up the difference by paying higher property taxes.”

Facts A true statement but “the burden“ is considered by many taxpayers as fairly insignificant when divided amongst all school district taxpayers.

There is a dwindling population of approximately 175 veterans residing in the District Towns of Canaan, Nassau, Stephentown, Chatham and New Lebanon. Granting the partial veterans school tax exemption would shift approximately $80,000 in exemptions to non veteran tax payers.

The average non business property assessment in New Lebanon is approximately $225,000. A non veteran property owner whose assessment is approximately $200,000 will pay approximately $36.00 more per year in school taxes.

(Note: Figures cited here are approximate and subject to review by Columbia County, the school district business office and local assessors in each of the towns.)

Although this does seem to be an insignificant amount to be classified as a burden, we completely understand that any increase could impact property owners especially during a period of inflation.

So let’s ask residents whether they want to bear this modest increase in school taxes. Excerpt from NLCSD School Board Position Statement - December 2021 “The Board’s longstanding position does not imply any disrespect to Veterans in our community. We have the utmost respect for all Veterans and thank them for their service.”

Facts The Board keeps reiterating those words around appreciating veterans. Without reinforcing actions,however, the words become hollow. This quote from John F Kennedy says it best when it comes to appreciating veterans “...As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.“ The other six school districts in Columbia County face the same issues as the NLCSD regarding budgets and tax burdens. However, Ichabod Crane, Chatham , Hudson, Taconic Hills and the Germantown school districts have all demonstrated their gratitude and have approved the Alternative Exemption for veterans.

What’s the real reason the NLCSD Board won’t approve this exemption and at the very least why won’t they ask the residents what they think? How can a governing body act in the best interests of the NLCSD taxpayers without soliciting their input?

Tistrya Houghtling is a life long resident of New Lebanon, mother of three, in the New Lebanon Central School District, local elected official and minority leader of the Columbia County Board of Supervisors.

Dennis Burek is retired from Merck & Co. Inc. where he last managed Global Staffing for the company. He is a Vietnam Era Veteran and has been active in veterans activities for several years. He has been a resident in the school district for 16 years.

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Shirley Van Valkenburgh had a lovely birthday celebration on Jan. 30 with family — daughters Melinda and husband Joe and Lisa and husband Paul and Shirley’s grandchildren Will and Kiayra and their friends, at Melinda’s home. Lots of good food and a good time together.

What a surprise. The groundhog saw his shadow and is predicting six more weeks of winter. Think we all pretty much expect that anyway.

Mary and Steve Palazzolo and friends enjoyed a couple of days snowmobiling last week up at Tug Hill in the Adirondacks.

A shout out and a thank you to all the road crews who have been working so hard keeping us safe.

Thank you also to the line and tree crews who are out there in the dangerous weather conditions to restore the power.

The Columbia-Greene Humane Society lobby is open again. Services including adoptions, surrenders and other services, please call 518-828-6044 ext. 106 or email Katie@CGHS.org. For all other services including dog boarding, daycare and grooming, call 518-828-6044 ext. 100 or email Jessica@CGHS.org. The Food Bank is open daily from 11:30 – 4 p.m.

Feb. 11 from 3-6 p.m. is the TGIF Brooks’ Chicken BBQ at the Lexington/West Kill UMC in Lexington. Take outs only.

Adult dinners are $12 and include half a BBQ chicken, baked potato, green beans, coleslaw, roll and cupcake.

Children 5 – 10 are $5, children under 5 are free and chicken halves are $7. It is greatly appreciated if you would preorder your dinners. You may call Betty at 518-989-6612 up until noon on Friday, Feb. 11 to reserve your dinner tickets.

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door until sold out.

Skip Dippold celebrates his birthday on Feb. 10. Happy birthday on Feb. 11 to Cindy Nelson. Mary Cline’s birthday is Feb. 12. Feb. 13 is Ray Albino’s birthday. Happy birthday to Judy Haskins on Feb. 15.

Best wishes to all.

The following is the weekly nutrition menu offered by Greene County Department of Human Services Senior Nutrition Program for the week of Feb. 14 – Feb. 18: Monday—Chicken Divan, Monaco vegetable mix, white rice, mandarin oranges; Tuesday— Taco Tuesday, corn, tomatoes/beans, Spanish rice and chocolate birthday cupcake; Wednesday—Pork chop with gravy, applesauce, sweet potatoes, green beans, banana mousse; Thursday—Vegetable lasagna (white sauce), garden salad, Italian vegetables, brownie; Friday—Hungarian goulash, mixed vegetables, egg noodles, fresh fruit. The menu will be the meal that is delivered to all Greene County homebound meal clients. All persons, over the age of 60 can receive a meal. Suggested donation for each meal is $4.

Those wishing to receive a meal are required to call the respective location at least a day in advance: Jewett Municipal Building, Route 23C, Jewett, 263-4392; Acra Community Center, Old Route 23B, Cairo, 622-9898; Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second Street, Athens, 945-2700.

If you wish to pick up a lunch at the Robert Antonelli Senior Center in Catskill, please call at least a day in advance the Rivertown Senior Center to reserve.

Feb. 19 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. is the Annual Freeze Your Butt Off for Wildlife Bake Sale event by The Friends of the Feathered and Furry Wildlife Rescue. The sale is held at the Go Greene Food Mart/Sunoco on Main Street in Tannersville. The annual bake sale is to support daily wildlife

rescue efforts by The Friends of the Feathered and Furry Wildlife Rescue. The sale is held in a heated tent thanks to Mountain Propane, Inc. Please come and support this amazing wildlife rescue that is continuing through all the efforts and dedication of Missy Runyan’s husband and volunteers.

Feb. 20 is the Children’s Ice Fishing Derby sponsored by the Catskill Mountain Fish and Game Club and The Stoney Clove Rod and Gun Club at the Rip Van Winkle/ Tannersville Lake from 10 a.m.-noon with registration starting at 9 a.m. All participants must follow social distancing guidelines.

There will be prizes awarded for the largest fish and most fish in both Junior and Senior divisions. The event is open to all children up to 16 years of age. Children 16 must have a valid fishing license. You may fish with up to three tip ups or hand lines and use single hooks only. Live bait and some tip ups will be available for use. For more info, call Bob Monteleone at 518-488-0240.

As of Jan. 1, 2022, the Hunter Public Library is a fine free library. Any outstanding late fees will be forgiven.

The Tannersville Food Pantry located at the Tannersville Village Hall, is open 1-3 p.m.

Wednesdays and 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. Saturdays. Call 518-589-6787 or email kaaterskillumc@gmail.com if you have questions.

Don’t forget, Valentine’s Day is Feb. 14.

Prayers for all who are dealing with illnesses and prayers for all the healthcare providers, law enforcement, firefighters, EMS, essential and frontline workers, our military and their families and so many more.

Until next week take care, be thankful, courteous and kind to one another. Your act of kindness may change someone’s life.

Windham-Ashland-Jewett second quarter honor roll WINDHAM — WindamAshland-Jewett Central School announces the second quarter honor roll for the 2021-2022 school year.

PRINCIPAL’S LIST Serena Beckmann, Priya Beckmann, Cassandra Coe, Piper Cohane, Payton Dempsey, Sophia Dyjak, Maida Dzaferovic, Kameron Greene, Charlotte Hamer, Isabella Hamer, Abigail Hammel, Ashtyn Hanesn, Nicholas Holmok, Leon Honge, Alyson Hoyt, Brianna Leishear, Selina Li, Alex Li, Jack Lonecke, Jazmin Lopez, Luke Maeurer, Hannah Mattice, Shayn Metzger, Alexis Moss, Jack Pellettier, Rory Pranchak, Gwaylen Sahner-Stiles,

Olivia Storms, Jaco Sutch, Lada Svechnikova, Hannah Tuttle, Ariel Valencia-Ramirez.

Jacob Skilling, Matthew Weiman, Alexis Weinberg.

HIGH HONOR ROLL

Logan Andrews, Connor Aplin, Darya Arjomand, Amaya Astle, Shane Begley, Eli Cercone, Noel Cercone, Catherine Coe, Caeley Coe, Aaron Cohen, Nyssa Dart, Emma Drum, Joseph Fisco, Casey Garraghan, Brian Greene, Addison Hansen, Mackenzie Holdridge, Tim Landgraf, Sophia Lane, Aidan Larson, Skye Larson, John Lucania, Daisy Mason, Gus Mason, Isabel Pedrick, Zeta Pitti, EJ Pitti, Rhiannon Post, Jacob Schwartz, Ben Skilling, Harrison Smith, Slade Tynan, Chris Viola, Michael Walsh.

Judah Allsop, Jack Baldner, Nicolas Cross, Nevaeh Dippold, Angelina Domena, Isabella Domena, Kyle Donahue, Mervete Dzaferovic, Emily Eilenberger, Gianna Garzone, Jez Gofmanas, Christian Greene, Jasmine Hartley, Breana Hoyt, Rhianna Johnston, Erin Klein, JP Klein, Avery LaPlace, Tyler Lashua, Caleb Lendo, Edwin Lopez, Gabriel Maeurer, Katelyn Mattice, Carli McNab, Charles Mulholland, Amanda Nilsen, Jayden Palumbo, Paul Pitti, Ryan Rusk, Kayla Rusk, Stephanie Sandleitner, Devin Schlosser,

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PRATTSVILLE — Happy Valentine’s Day to all, especially our Veterans, doctors, nurses, EMTs, First Responders and essential workers. We are all in this together and together following health guidelines, we can protect each other. Enjoy Valentine’s Day with those you love.

Saw our first Cardinal since last December 2021, Dottie Pickett sent me a picture of one. But within a few days had one at our bird feeder.

Glen Bellomy was kind enough to send a clarification of Arabella. “Arabella is the senior community we live in!

It has cottages, apartments, assisted living and memory care so it is a large beautiful complex. Look up www.Arabella/Longview.” Glen’s little dog Arabella is the persona of the community.

Have had the site and direction of the bridge in the Lane picture from last week.

The bridge was situated South of, towards Lexington, the confluence of the Batavia Kill and Schoharie Creek.

The road was from Galadoro Road, then the bridge crossing the Schoharie and onto what is now O’Hara’s flats.

Seems to me there was the name of Green involved as some of property owners.

However the footbridge was located near the Barrier Dam.

Think an informative photograph show of all these older structures and sites would be wonderful.

It took three younger ladies, Cathy Martino, Marianne Krauss and Ginny Gurley, to replace two older men, veterans Kip Rikard and Bob Gurley, to deliver gifts to the Stratton VAMC on Tuesday, the 1st. Electronics and various gifts were presented to Michele Ferrauilo, our go-to girl. As always, she was very grateful for the items on behalf of our veterans. She was short staffed for that day and she was arranging for a celebration of Chinese New Year to entertain the veterans. Assistance was offered but with the COVID comeback, entrance was forbidden. It is not just the actual infection that is a problem, it casts its lousy shadow over all phases of our lives. Michele shared some of the gifts with Michael Fitzpatrick, Director of Voluntary Services and Fisher House.

Thank you, all of you have exhibited a superior love for our veterans.

Marianne, Cathy and Ginny continued on to a day of shopping and having lunch. While at lunch, who should come in but Geri Barry and Patty Gustin of Conesville, and they were seated next to them so conversation between the two groups was possible. Geri

and Patty, Auxiliary members from Conesville, have been called upon in the past to help with deliveries to the VA. Congratulations to Anna Tompkins, being selected a delegate to Empire Girls State. The interviews took place at the Greenville American Legion Hall, Feb. 5. Five girls were interviewed for the two places plus one alternate.

Congratulations to all the young ladies for their excellency. Anna is a Junior member of our American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1327.

Ronnie Cline is home after spending a few days in the Stratton VAMC. He says he is feeling pretty good and is looking forward to staying at home for a while.

A very Happy Birthday to Mary Cline on Feb. 12.

Happy Birthday on Feb. 13 to Marly, great-granddaughter of Donnie and Connie Lane.

Happy Birthday greetings to Stephanie Baker on Feb. 14.

Judy Haskin is wished a very Happy Birthday on Feb. 15.

On Feb. 16 we wish Happy Birthday to Alexandra Holdridge, daughter of Shannon and Luke, and Adrianna Tripple. On Feb. 17 we send Happy Birthday greetings to Betty O’Hara. Happy Anniversary to Jane and John Lane on Feb. 14.

Send all news to gurleyrv@gmail. com or call 518-299-3219.

Lecture to examine the institution of slavery in Delaware County HAINES FALLS — The Mountain Top Historical Society presents “Enslaved: People as Property in Delaware County, 1790 – 1830” at 3 p.m. Feb. 27 via Zoom.

This Zoom talk by Diane Galusha, historian, author and President of the Town of Middletown Historical Society, will examine what the institution of slavery

looked like in Delaware County as farms, towns, and industry developed following the Revolutionary War. The talk will identify specific slaveholders — wealthy, landed settlers who brought their servants with them from the Hudson Valley and New England — and will, to the extent possible, describe the individuals

they owned and the work they did. Citing personal documents, official records, memoirs, newspaper accounts and other period sources, Galusha will bring this little-known aspect of local history out of the shadows. More information at mths.org/events. Email mthsdirector@mths.org for the Zoom link.

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FEB. 10 CATSKILL — The Youth Clubhouses of Columbia and Greene Counties announce a free, public naloxone/Narcan® training 5 p.m.

Feb.20 at the Catskill Public Library, 1 Franklin St., Catskill. To register, call 518.943.4230 COVID protocols will be in place, masks and social distancing required. Attendees will receive a free, take home Narcan® kit.

FEB. 11 LEXINGTON — The annual TGIF (Thank Goodness It’s Friday) Brooks’ Chicken Barbecue will be held 3-6 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Lexington/West Kill UMC in Lexington. This is take out only and dinners are $12; children 5-10 years are $5; chicken halves are $7. Dinners include half a chicken, baked potato, green beans, coleslaw, roll and cupcake. Purchasing your tickets in advance is greatly appreciated. Most parishioners will have tickets for your convenience. Tickets will be available at the door until sold out. You may call JoEllen at 518-989-6568 until noon the day of the BBQ, Feb. 11, to pre-order.

DELMAR — Q.U.I.L.T. Inc. is a not-forprofit guild of quilters interested in learning about the art of making quilts. Members live in the Capital Region and surrounding communities. All levels of quilters are welcome.

Meetings are held at the Delmar Reformed Church the second Tuesday of each month (September through June.) Due to the pandemic, meetings are currently held virtually. At the February meeting, members and guests join on Zoom at 9:30 a.m. to greet fellow quilters. A brief business meeting begins at 9:45 a.m. which will be followed by our Favorite Quilting Tools, Gadgets & Gizmos, and Hacks. An Open Sew on Zoom follows the meeting. Preregistration is required on the Q.U.I.L.T. Inc. website https://www.quiltinc. org/ to receive the Zoom link.

FEB. 17 CATSKILL — The 20th March for Peace and Justice, which celebrates the words of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, will take place on Feb. 17. The march will step off at 5:15 p.m. from the steps of the Second Baptist Church

on Main Street in Catskill, participants are asked to be at the church by 5:10 p.m. The march will then proceed to the Greene County Courthouse and end on the steps of the Catskill Middle School at approxiamately 5:30 p.m. Because of COVID concerns, the entire program will be presented outside.

FEB. 19 TANNERSVILLE — The Feathered and Furry Wildlife Center will hold the annual freeze your butt off for Wildlife Bake Sale event will be held 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Go Greene Food Mart/Sunaco, 6360 Main St., Tannersville. The annual bake sale is to support daily wildlife rescue efforts by the Friends of the Feathered and Furry Wildlife Rescue. The sale is held in a heated tent thanks to Mountain Propane Inc. Come and support this amazing wildlife rescue that is continuing through all the efforts and dedication of Missy Runyan’s husband and volunteers.

HUDSON — The Firefighter Fran & Firestar Show will be held at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 19 at the FASNY Museum of Firefighting, 117 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson. Meet Firefighter Fran and her friend Firestar the Dalmatian, as they present an interactive show on fire safety. The show wraps up with a musical puppet show that will have the whole family “pumped up” about fire safety and prevention! After the show, meet and greet Firestar, and pose for a picture with this crazy canine. All children will have the opportunity to make a fun fire safety craft with Firefighter Fran and Firestar.

Admission is free.

FEB. 20 TANNERSVILLE — The Children’s Ice Fishing Derby sponsored by The Catskill Mountain Fish and Game Club and The Stony Clove Rod and Gun Club will be held on 10 a.m.-noon Feb. 20 with registration starting at 9 a.m., at the Rip Van Winkle/Tannersville Lake. All participants must follow social distancing guidelines. There will be prizes awarded for the largest fish and most fish in both Junior and Senior divisions. The event is open to all children up to 16 years of age. Children 16 must have a valid fishing license. You may fish with up to three tip ups or hand lines and use single hooks only. Live bait and some tip ups will be available for use. For more information, call Bob Monteleone at 518-4880240.

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Frank F. Corratti, Jr. Frank F. Corratti, Jr., 82, of Cairo passed away on February 8, 2022. Messages of condolence to www.MillspaughCamerato. com.

Kristin I. Graziano October 27, 1966 - February 5, 2022 Kristin I. Graziano, age 55 years, formerly of Hicksville, N.Y., currently of Earlton, N.Y. passed away on February 5, 2022.

She was born on October 27, 1966, in Hicksville, N.Y. and is the daughter of the late Norman and Veronica (Little) Holm.

Besides her parents, she is predeceased by her brother John Holm.

Survivors include her beloved husband of 32 years Mario, her daughter Stephanie Graziano, her son Damon Graziano, sister Karen Eicholz and brother Glenn Holm. Kristin also leaves behind her many friends and coworkers from LILCO/ PSEG whom she worked with for over thirty years, and many nieces, nephews and friends.

During Kristin’s lifetime, she was employed for over thirty years as a clerk at LILCO/PSEG, she loved spending time with her family and friends, camping and playing games with her friends.

Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend calling hours at Richards Funeral Home, 29 Bross Street, Cairo, N.Y. on Friday, February 11, 2022, from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. and on Saturday, February 12, 2022, from 12:00 Noon – 3:00 P.M., with a prayer service at the funeral home at 2:45 P.M. All will be required to wear face masks at all times while at the funeral home, regardless of vaccination status and for those unvaccinated, it is also asked that your visit be brief while at the funeral home for everyone’s protection. Condolences may be made at www.richardsfuneralhomeinc.net.

Matthew J. Larabee August 21, 1966 - February 7, 2022 NEW LEBANON, NY -Matthew J. Larabee, 55, passed away at Berkshire Medical Center on Monday, February 7, 2022 surrounded by loved ones after suffering a cardiac event. Matthew was born on August 21, 1966 in Pittsfield, MA to Malcolm and Susan (Miller) Larabee. He was a graduate of St Joseph’s High School in Pittsfield, and a lifelong employee in the family business, Larabee Fuel, Co. Inc. of New Lebanon.

Matthew had a passion for helping others, which started in childhood, collecting funds for The Muscular Dystrophy Association. This developed into an annual carnival-style fundraising event, which was enjoyed by all. Matthew presented his donation yearly on the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon.

Matthew joined the local volunteer fire department as a young teen, and was serving as Chief of the Lebanon Valley Protective Association at the time of his death, a role which he cherished. He was a fire instructor at Montour Falls Fire Academy, served on the Columbia Greene Regional Haz-Mat Team, developed and taught a propane fire response training to other firemen, provided fire safety instruction to children at the local elementary school, and was a friend, recruiter and mentor to many throughout the years. He was always first on the scene, and was a comfort to so many in the midst of crisis.

Matthew served on the town board, as Emergency Services Management Coordinator, and volunteered his time, services and talents to several organizations in the community and beyond. He was Past-Master of the Masonic Lodge, following proudly in his grandfather’s footsteps. During the pandemic, he organized a graduation parade through town to celebrate the senior class of N.L.C.S. for the community to safely share in their success.

Matthew is survived by his parents, his loving wife Michelle, step-children Aaron, Rebecca, Megan, and Erin, his brother Scott and wife April, his sister Sena, his nephew Markos, his niece Stacey, and his beloved dog Diamond and his cats, Mags, Ziva, Abby and Trouble. He also leaves behind many extended relatives, friends, family, and fellow firefighters, all of whom surrounded him with love during his final days. He will be greatly missed.

Relatives, friends and fellow firefighters are invited to call at the Hall & Higgins Funeral Home, 457 NY 43, Stephentown on Saturday, February 12 from 11:00 am – 1:45 pm. The LVPA will conduct their Fire Dept. Memorial Service at 1:45 pm. The funeral service will follow at 2 pm with Rev. Trygve Tomlinson officiating. The LVPA final call ceremony will follow at the end of the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family would rather you make a donation to the Lebanon Valley Protective Association, PO Box 162, New Lebanon, NY 12125 for the building of the new firehouse that was a dream of Matt’s.

Condolence book at ParkerBrosMemorial.com.

Richard William Almstead Jr. June 6, 1967 - February 5, 2022 Richard William Almstead Jr., of Mahopac, NY., formerly of Pelham NY, departed this life on February 5th, 2022. He was 54 years old.

Born in Bronxville, NY on June 6, 1967 to Richard and Jean Almstead, Richie was the oldest of three boys. He grew up in Pelham where he created lasting memories with his infectious humor, charismatic personality, and outstanding presence.

You always knew when Richie was in the room.

Richie had many passions in life. He was extremely athletic and enjoyed football and hockey. He played for Iona Grammar and Iona Prep. He returned to Pelham Memorial High School for part of his junior and senior year where he continued to play football and hockey.

After graduating from Pelham Memorial High School, Richie joined his father at Almstead Tree Company, perfecting his skills and craft to then take his knowledge further in his life and in his travels across the country.

Richie would discover through his own trials and tribulations that he had a unique aptitude for helping others. Saving lives became his mission and calling. This passion ran deep as he traveled, working for various centers and opening new facilities as an administrator for Narconon Rehabilitation Centers.

Throughout the years, countless people reached out to Richie’s family with stories and gratitude of how Richie made life-changing impacts and ultimately saved their life. True to his character, Richie was an organ donor, so he continues to help save lives, even after his passing.

Richie would meet his wife Stephanie Norgiel in 1996. They met in Oklahoma and would eventually make their home in Clearwater, Florida. Richie and Stephanie were blessed with three wonderful children, Ashtyn, Ava and Aiden.

Music was also a major passion for Richie. His escapades at shows and in life were legendary. He enjoyed playing the drums and spending time with people who he inspired and

shared in the same passion.

Eventually Richie would return to his roots in New York and the company he helped build. He enjoyed working alongside his father and brothers, Kenny and Michael.

Richie will be remembered as a person who always took the time to get to know you as an individual, and he stored those connections in his heart. He had a gift of making others feel important and understood. He was a natural leader and always made his presence known. If you met Richie, you had a story. If you knew him, you had a book of stories. He was the adventure. Ultimately the most important part of Richie’s life was his family. He treasured them more than anything else.

Richie is survived by Stephanie; his children, Ashtyn, Ava, and Aiden; his parents, Richard and Jean Almstead; his brothers Kenneth (Peggy) and Michael (Johanna) Almstead; his grandmother, Regina Fritz; and his uncles Robert and Gene (Adrienne) Almstead, along with many nieces, nephews and extended family. Richie will be missed by his partner, Jennine Craig, and everyone who knew him. He is preceded by his grandparents, Dominick and Grace Palaia; William Almstead Sr.; and his uncle, Bill Almstead.

A wake will take place on Friday, February 11th from 4-8PM at the Pelham Funeral Home located at 64 Lincoln Avenue, Pelham, NY. A celebration of Richie’s life will take place on Saturday, February 12th from 11-3PM at the Davenport Mansion, 400 Davenport Avenue, New Rochelle, NY. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Richie’s memory to Live On NY,www. liveonny.org/donate/donation or Narconon https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=D8VKSEXM3EBDC

Bassett says nursing home review unlikely

By KATE LISA Johnson Newspaper Corp.

ALBANY — Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett cast doubt Tuesday that the department plans to review the state’s pandemic policies in nursing homes, disappointing Republicans who have insisted on a third-party investigation and report on controversial practices adopted during the coronavirus public emergency.

Bassett met Republicans’ questions about the state’s COVID protocols in nursing homes Tuesday during the Legislature’s annual joint budget hearing on health with stoic, brief answers — focusing on the department’s success in the lower and declining COVID-19 infection rates in adult-care facilities during the recent winter surge.

“It’s so critically important to me to make sure that residents of nursing homes were made safe during omicron and we’ve been doing that at the Health Department,” Bassett said in response to Sen. Susan J. Serino, R-Hyde Park.

“I think that’s unacceptable, respectfully,” Serino replied.

Serino and Sen. James N. Tedisco, R-Glenville, introduced legislation Monday to require the state DOH to reaudit the number of virus fatalities in the state’s 600-plus adult-care facilities, and conduct an investigation into the Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo administration’s pandemic policies that relate to nursing homes.

A controversial March 25, 2020, DOH memo to send COVID-positive nursing home patients home to their facilities to recover issued by former Health Commissioner Dr. Howard A. Zucker, Bassett’s predecessor, continues to be the impetus for the lawmakers’ plea for a review.

The proposed legislation would require the department to release within 90 days a public report on its conclusions about early pandemic policies, their impact on the death toll and an action plan for adultcare facilities to prepare for future health emergencies.

Bassett would not answer questions about using the department’s resources to conduct such a review.

“If this is pending

COURTESY OF SEN. JIM TEDISCO’S OFFICE

Sen. Jim Tedisco on Monday called for the Health Department and new Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett to conduct an investigation into the state’s early pandemic practices that relate to nursing homes, and reaudit the number of virus fatalities in adult-care facilities.

legislation, obviously I won’t comment on that,” the health commissioner said. “If it’s passed, of course, we’ll read it.”

Republicans on Monday urged Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul to include the language in her 30-day amendments to her executive budget proposal.

The Democrat-led Legislature is likely to remain united with Bassett’s apathy about the proposed investigation and let the legislation die in committee.

Bassett said last month she has not read the memo, and has said she did not intend to rehash the mistakes of past administrations, urging a focus on the future.

In wake of the March 2020 order, Tedisco asked Bassett about the department’s plans to safely divert nursing home patients to hospitals or other facilities to recover away from other vulnerable residents, requesting to know if she had devised a different strategy when the next contagious disease emerges.

“We have so many more tools now than we had a year ago,” Bassett said of treating vulnerable populations. “We have now strict oversight of infection control. We have cohorting of patients as a means of ensuring that we don’t risk transmission within nursing homes.”

Tedisco repeatedly interjected or cut Bassett off, not allowing her to finish a thought or completely answer the question.

He was in the middle of interrupting the health commissioner a third time when his time ran out.

“Jim, you’ve now used

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up your time and not allowed Dr. Bassett to answer the question,” said Senate Finance Committee Chair Liz Krueger, D-Manhattan.

“You’re going to have to take this offline, I’m sorry.”

Tedisco remarked how he did not receive an answer.

Krueger audibly sighed.

“Please leave time for people to answer,” replied Assembly Ways and Means Committee Chair Helene E. Weinstein, D-Brooklyn.

Assemblyman Kevin M. Byrne, R-Mahopac, said Bassett’s remarks to not focus on the past trouble him.

“I do think it’s important that we examine our state’s pandemic response, everything from masks to contact tracing to controversial policies like the March 25 mandate,” he said. “I’m a big believer in that you have to learn from your mistakes — whether we did things that were right or we did things that were wrong — for us to improve and do better in the future.”

Bassett recounted her start as the state’s 17th health commissioner on Dec. 1, and the department’s laser focus on nursing homes after discovery of the highly virulent coronavirus omicron variant the following day.

Three-quarters of all COVID-19 deaths have occurred among people ages 65 and older, with nursing home residents making up onethird of state virus fatalities, Bassett said.

She repeated her vague statements about the department’s fight against omicron during the winter surge.

“I have been, since day one as commissioner,

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focused on the omicron surge and keeping nursing home residents safe,” Bassett added. “I’m very proud of our track record in that regard.”

More than 15,000 New Yorkers in nursing homes have died from coronavirus complications over the last 23 months.

About 12,000 state residents in nursing homes became infected with the coronavirus in the first wave of the pandemic in spring 2020.

Hochul’s executive budget includes $1.6 billion for a capital program for facility improvements, and additional funding for long-term care facilities to help meet the state’s minimum staff requirements.

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2022 Hudson Jazz Festival:

Lift Every Voice!

Join us for the opening weekend of the 2022 Hudson Jazz Festival: Lift Every Voice!

Can’t make it? Don’t forget about our FREE Live from Hudson Hall livestreams! Check each event below for more details.

OPENING NIGHT EXHIBITION & OUTDOOR STREET PARTY Thursday, February 10 from 5 p.m.

FREE; timed-ticket entry for exhibition; reservations required- GOING FAST! (Reservations not required to attend the Outdoor Street Party.)

Come celebrate the kickoff of the 2022 Hudson Jazz Festival and the opening of LOOK AGAIN on Thursday, February 10 from 5-9 p.m!

Reserve a FREE timed-ticket to the exhibition from 5pm, then groove out at City Hall Place from 6pm with libations (cash bar), free hotdogs and popcorn

by Kat Dunn of Buttercup and music by of DJ FULATHELA (from 7pm). Warmth will be provided via fire-pits sponsored

by Sweet Tree Service.

The 2022 Hudson Jazz Festival opening night party is sponsored by Chronogram.

Detail of artwork by Kirby Crone.

RESERVE TICKETS: https:// hudsonhall.org/event/lookagain/ THE BAYLOR PROJECT - FEW TICKETS REMAINING! Friday, February 11th at 7 p.m.

FREE livestream Faith, love, and a sense of community ground the married duo of Jean and Marcus Baylor, who together lead the four-time GRAMMY-nominated The Baylor Project. Their music springs from gospel, blues, and soul – culminating in a richly integrated take on jazz. According to Jazz Times, their recent album, Generations, with its “brassy swagger and cool vocals… cements [the Baylors’] role as

Whether it was blues, folk, gospel, or R&B, the civil rights movement drew strength, focus, and power through music. Let Freedom Sing (dir. Jon Goodman, 2009) is a formidable chronicle of the individuals who cried out, in song, against inequality, racism, poverty, and war. With affecting accounts from the SNCC Freedom Singers, who sang every day as they risked life and limb, to GRAMMY-winning artists who continue to pen inspired lyrics capable of moving a nation, this documentary explores the civil rights movement and its continuing impact on music, politics, and culture.

Detail of artwork by Catalina Viejo Lopez de Roda.

RESERVE TICKETS NEXT WEEKEND AT THE HUDSON JAZZ FESTIVAL...

ARMSTRONG NOW! Featuring Daniel J. Watts Thursday, February 17 at 7 p.m.

Join the TONY-nominated performer for an evening of spoken word, music and dance.

Co-presented with the Louis Armstrong House Museum.

The Baylor Project

trendsetters” – and also earned them a 2022 GRAMMY nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album.

PURCHASE TICKETS: https://hudsonhall.org/event/ the-baylor-project/ ALEXIS MORRAST SOLD OUT! Saturday, February 12 at 7 p.m.

FREE livestream Catch singer/songwriter Alexis Morrast as she continues to take the jazz world by storm.

Just twenty years old, Morrast has already performed at major venues like The Kennedy Center and Dizzy’s Club (Jazz at Lincoln Center), captivating audiences with her charisma and imaginative stylings. Her collaborations

include recordings with TONY Award-winner Christine Ebersole, Greg Phillinganes, and GRAMMY-nominated Michael Feinstein. The music world has taken notice – now it’s Hudson’s turn to do the same.

RESERVE LIVESTREAM TICKETS: https://hudsonhall. org/event/alexis-morrast/ LET FREEDOM SING: HOW MUSIC INSPIRED THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Documentary film screening - FEW TICKETS REMAINING! Sunday, February 13 at 3 p.m.

FREE, reservations recommended: https://hudsonhall. org/event/let-freedom-singcommunity-sing-film-screening/

WARREN WOLF GROUP Friday, February 18 at 7 p.m.

Witness the acclaimed vibraphonist in action along with pianist Alex Brown as they perform the works of Gary Burton and Chick Corea.

JAZZMEIA HORN Saturday, February 19 at 7 p.m.

Renowned from New York to London as “the future of jazz,” singer-songwriter Horn graces our stage with her unique brand of empowered artistry.

JIMMY GREENE QUARTET Sunday, February 20 at 3 p.m.

Accompanied by three consummate bandmates, saxophonist Greene delves deep into the human condition as well as our collective potential for spiritual uplift.

Eagles Stage Band and Trombone Ensemble The Eagles Stage Band and Trombone Ensemble will perform a free concert at the First United Methodist Church, 55 Fenn St. in Pittsfield on Sunday, February 13th at 3pm.

Donations are welcome and a portion of the proceeds will benefit local fuel assistance.

Additionally, for the health

and safety of all, masks will be required.

Upcoming Concerts Eagles Concert Band– Sunday May 1 at 3pm, First United Methodist Church, 55 Fenn St. Pittsfield The Eagles Band is the longest continuous performing

ensemble in the Berkshires.

For more information visit the band’s website at https:// eaglescommunityband.org/.

Band Information: The Eagles Band of Pittsfield, MA is celebrating its 86th year of playing music in the Berkshires. The band

is devoted to the continued promotion of the community band concept where anyone from any background can come together to make music and have fun. We also have the added benefit of sharing this fun and music with neighbors, friends and family.

Paradise in a trance, somber and striking

By Raymond Pignone Columbia-Greene Media

You will not get the most out “Sundown” — and there is more to get than meets the eye — unless you grasp the gloomy multiple meanings behind the title and pay attention to the story that doles out information as miserly as Scrooge banks his coins.

It is the present day. Neil Bennett (Tim Roth) is vacationing in Acapulco, Mexico, with his sister Alice (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and her grown children Alexa (Albertine Kotting McMillan) and Colin (Samuel Bottomley). They are the heirs to a lucrative, family-owned meatpacking business in London.

We are introduced to Neil as he stares blankly down at some fish gasping their last breaths. The Bennetts are not the fun bunch, even in a tropical vacation land and things get worse when Alice receives word from home that her mother has died and that she should return home to manage the funeral.

These events are the source for this somber and striking movie, directed and written by Michel Franco. Neil forgets his passport and can’t join the family on the flight home. Morose and a loner, he stays behind passing the time drinking beer on the beach, watching the ocean waves and engaging in steamy sex with a beautiful young shopkeeper named Berenice (Iauza Larios).

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Tim Roth plays a traveler with a secret in the movie “Sundown.”

Franco asks many questions but is stingy with answers. Did Neil lie about his passport? Why does the same cabbie always turn up at convenient times? Why does Neil say he doesn’t want his share of the inheritance and ignore Alice’s pleas to return to London? Who is the man shot to death by a gunman riding up to the beach

on a jet ski? Is Berenice who she says she is? Is anyone who they say they are?

The cinematographer is Yves Cape, who brings forth, in flawless style, a paradise in a trance. Neil, in his folding chair, basks in the sunlight as if sedated by the heat, the camera patiently observing and recording his emotional paralysis. Bathers and tourists, lazily strolling the beaches, occupy our vision and lonely streets at night are illuminated with the neon buzz of cramped arcades and clammy hotels.

Occasionally, the director punctuates the scenes by filling the frame with a bright light that obscures what could be faces or objects.

Anyone who knows the films of Antonioni, the novels by Malcolm Lowry or the movies of John Huston, which often concern dissolute, solitary men on hopeless quests, will recognize the numb, narcotic atmosphere that drifts through “Sundown.” It’s also true that even with a compact running time of 83 minutes, Franco’s languid pace and a skeletal script, the movie has the charge of a thriller and the tactility of an erotic mystery.

“Sundown” exerts a compelling influence. It lures us into feeling that the Bennett family, marked by frustration and violence, is in some way destined for resentment and tragedy. Despite the film’s relaxed tempo, Neil, his family, his girlfriend and the characters he meets are barreling together down a road of despair.

CALENDAR LISTINGS TSL * COVID 19 Guidelines * TSL will require you to provide proof of vaccination for entry to the theater.

All audience members must wear face masks, except when eating or drinking.

You may view the complete monthly calendar at the link above. Movie tickets available for purchase at the door only. Cash, credit card, and check accepted.

Special Ticket Pricing on Mondays: Friday & Weekend Admission: $12.50 general / $10 membersand students.

Monday Admission: $7 general / $5 members and students. n Wong Kar-wai’s, IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (2000) — Hong Kong, 1962: Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) and Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) move into neighboring apartments on the same day.

Their encounters are formal and polite – until a discovery about their spouses creates an intimate bond between them. At once delicately mannered and visually extravagant, Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love is a masterful evocation of romantic longing and fleeting moments. With its aching musical soundtrack and exquisitely abstract cinematography by Christopher Doyle and Mark Lee Ping-bin, this film has been a major stylistic influence on the past decade of cinema, and is a milestone in Wong’s redoubtable career. In Cantonese and Shanghainese with subtitles. 2000.

1h38m.

Friday, February 11 at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, February 12 at 6 p.m., Sunday, February 13 at 2:15 p.m., Monday, February 14 at 6 p.m. n Andrei Tarkovsky’s, SOLARIS (1972) — Ground control has been receiving mysterious transmissions from the three remaining residents of the Solaris space station. When cosmonaut and psychologist Kris Kelvin is dispatched to investigate, he experiences the same strange phenomena that afflict the Solaris crew, sending him on a voyage into the darkest recesses of his consciousness. With Solaris, the legendary Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky created a brilliantly original science-fiction epic that challenges our conceptions about love, truth, and humanity itself.In Russian with English subtitles. New High-definition digital restoration.

1972. 2h46m.

Friday, February 11 at 5 p.m., Saturday, February 12 at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, February 13 at 5:30 p.m. n Ousmane Sembène’s, BLACK GIRL (1966) — Ousmane Sembène, one of the greatest and most groundbreaking filmmakers who ever lived and the most internationally renowned African director of the twentieth century, made his feature debut in 1966 with the brilliant and stirring Black Girl (La noire de . . .). Sembène, who was also an acclaimed novelist in his native Senegal, transforms a deceptively simple plot into a complex, layered critique on the lingering colonialist mindset of a supposedly postcolonial world.

Featuring a moving performance by Mbissine Thérèse Diop, Black Girl is a harrowing human drama as well as a radical political statement – and one of the essential films of the 1960s.

In French with English subtitles.

New High-definition digital restoration. 1966. 1h.

Friday, February 11 at 8 p.m. n Hong Sangsoo’s, INTRODUCTION (2021) — Youngho (Shin Seokho) goes to see his father who is tending to a famous patient. He surprises his girlfriend, Juwon (Park Miso), in Berlin where she is studying fashion design. He goes to a seaside hotel to meet his mother and brings his friend Jeongsoo (Ha Seongguk) with him. In each instance, he anticipates an important conversation. But sometimes a shared look, or a shared smoke, can mean as much as anything we could say to those close to us. For his twenty-fifth feature as director and his first as cinematographer, Hong Sangsoo offers a simple tale of young people on the edge of adulthood. Introduction cuts to the essence of who we are as people, like an unexpected hug on a winter’s day. In Korean with English subtitles.

2021. 1h06m.

Friday, February 11 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, February 12 at 5 p.m. n Udi Aloni’s, WHY IS WHY AMERICANS? (2020) — By turns kinetic and intimate, the film is an in-depth, cinematic exploration of Newark’s legendary Baraka family, whose patriarch is the one and only Amiri Baraka (formerly known as LeRoi Jones), one of the most prodigious poet/playwright/activists of our time. From the Newark Rebellion of 1967 to current day, the city’s narrative has been one of revolution with each generation picking up where the previous had left off. Spanning decades of social activism, poetry, music, art, and politics, this kaleidoscopic saga is framed by on-camera

interviews with Ms. Lauryn Hill and local civil rights leaders, rare archival footage, and revealing personal testimonials. 2020. 1h42m Saturday, February 12 at 2:45 p.m., Sunday, February 13 at 6:15 p.m. n Levan Koguashvili’s, BRIGHTON 4TH (2021) — Former wrestling champion Kakhi (Levan Tediashvili, himself a former Olympic wrestling champion) always has his family on his conscience, and in Brighton 4th, this leads him on a journey from his home in the Republic of Georgia to visit his son Soso (Giorgi Tabidze) in the Russianspeaking neighborhood of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. There he finds Soso living in a shabby boardinghouse populated by a colorful group of fellow Georgian immigrants. And Soso is not studying medicine, as Kakhi believed, but is working for a moving com- pany and has accrued a $14,000 gambling debt to a local mob boss. Kakhi sets his mind to helping his hapless son out of his debt, leading to situations as often comic as they are dire. In English, Georgian, Russian with English subtitles. 2021. 1h35m.

Saturday, February 12 at 8 p.m., Sunday, February 13 at 4:15 p.m. n Valeria Parisi’s, MAVERICK MODIGLIANI (2020) — Marking the centenary of the death of Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), this documentary is the story of a remarkable talent who transcended stereotypes. From his origins in Livorno, Italy, to the Paris of Picasso and Brancusi that became the center of modernity, to his love for his wife and frequent subject of his portraits, the film depicts the life and work of an avant-garde artist who has become a contemporary classic.

2020. 1h30m.

Saturday, February 12 at 4:15 p.m., Sunday, February 13 at 3:45 p.m. n Josef von Sternberg’s, THE BLUE ANGEL (1930) — Directed

by Josef von Sternberg and starring Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich, and Kurt Gerron. In this classic of German cinema, an elderly professor’s ordered life spins dangerously out of control when he falls for a nightclub singer. The film is the first featurelength German full-talkie which brought Dietrich international fame and introduced her signature song, “Falling in Love Again.” In German with English subtitles. 1930. 1h39m.

Monday, February 14 at 6:15 p.m.

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FEBRUARY 10 HUDSON JAZZ FESTIVAL Thursday, February 10 - Sunday, February 13, $15 – $25 Curated by Cat Henry, the Hudson Jazz Festival 2022 gives voice to artists as they respond to transformative events in our nation’s history and look toward a brighter future.

Held over two weekends in February and featuring performance, art, film, spoken word, and community events; HJF22 honors the spirit of the unofficial Black national anthem Lift Every Voice in a joyous, optimistic celebration of a new era of hope for equity, diversity, and inclusion.

The Hudson Jazz Festival 2022 features six performances from exceptional talents – multi-GRAMMY-nominated singer Jazzmeia Horn, multi-GRAMMY-nominated duo The Baylor Project; rising star vocalist Alexis Morrast; acclaimed vibraphonist Warren Wolf; GRAMMYnominated saxophonist/composer Jimmy Greene and his quartet; and spoken-word artist, activist and TONY-nominated actor Daniel J. Watts.

Thursday, February 10 - Sunday, February 13, $15 – $25, https:// hudsonhall.org/event/hudson-jazzfestival/ Hudson Hall, 327 Warren St, Hudson, 518-822-1438

FEBRUARY 11 HUDSON COLORING CLUB AT COOPER’S DAUGHTER SPIRITS! Friday, February 11, 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.$13 Bundle up and enjoy winter at Cooper’s Daughter Spirits’ Cocktail Garden for Valentine’s Day weekend— don’t worry, there will be plenty of heat lamps and a fire! Your ticket also comes with hand warmers and a complimentary tasting flight of 4 spirits! You can stay cozy with Cooper’s Daughter Spirits’ amazing hot cocktails, mocktails, and delicious Mexican food via Hierba Buena’s pop up.

You’ll get a Valentine’s themed coloring page illustrated by our lovely featured local artist, Sophia Kabalan, and have access to crayons and colored pencils.

Friday, February 11, 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., https://www.eventbrite. com/e/hudson-coloring-club-xcoopers-daughter-spirits-at-oldeyork-farm-tickets-249059462557 Olde York Farm Distillery, 284 State Route 23, Claverack, 518-721-8209

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The Onti-Ora yearbook part 2 Remembering school fundraisers

By Dede Terns-Thorpe

By Lula Anderson

For Columbia-Greene Media

For Columbia-Greene Media

This is a continuation of last week’s article on the 1938 yearbook of the Hunter-Tannersville Central School. This was the same year the senior calls began writing the school newspaper, the Maroon and the Gold. It was such a wonderful accomplishment for those seniors so long ago, that it will run for three-weeks to complete. it’s so beautifully put together; it begs to be shared exactly as it was written.

The ONTI-ORA THE STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF - MILDRED SCHAPIRO ASSOCIATE EDITORS VIRGIL BYRNE and VERA LOHMAN CIRCULATION MANAGER - HILLIS QUICK FEATURE EDITORS - DORIS HOYT, JAMES DALE, and AGNES HYLAN The BASKETBALL TEAM Left to right: Pete Baxter, Arnold Stein, Eddie Byrne, Ken Greene, Joe O’Brien.

Back row, left to right: Lloyd Carnright, Mgr., Don Nicholls, Fred Becker, Dan Lockwood, James Flahive, Coach. (The schools played against were, Windham, Cairo, Greenville, Catskill, Coxsackie, and Athens for a total of thirteen games in all).

The BASEBALL TEAM Front row, left to right: Jim Dale, Joe O’Brien, Dan Lockwood, Eddie Byrne, Pete Baxter, and Hillis Quick.

Back row, left to right: James Flahive, Coach, Arnold Stein, Don Nicholls, Fred Becker, Leon Fisher, Tony Blaney, Eric Dougherty, Mgr. (The baseball team played the same schools as the basketball team, with total of 12 games total).

“Cappy Ricks” Our annual school play proved to be an overwhelming this year, “Cappy Ricks,” a rollicking three-act comedy, was presented on the nights of April 12, and 13th in the H-T Senior and Junior Auditoriums, respectively. Mrs. Walter Griffin, the director, was well rewarded by the excellent acting of the following cast: Ellen Murray played by Catherine Curran John Skinner played by Albert Zacks Alden P. Ricks played by Hillis Quick Florence Ricks by Jean Quick Edward Singleton Daniel Lockwood Cecil Pericles Bernhard Douglas Bushy Captain Matt Peasley Eric Dougherty Aunt Lucy Ricks Doris Hoyt Brookfield Pete Baxter The play dealt with the many problems, real or imagined, that faced Cappy Ricks, eccentric owner of the Blue Star Navigation Company. (The next few paragraphs explaining the play’s theme are not shared, due to their length.)

What a terrible ice storm!

There was no way I could get out of the house, never mind get into my car. I still have ice in my driveway that I can’t budge, but eventually, I will be able to walk to the road again. Today is warm, but we’re supposed to have freezing rain again this afternoon, so I might be back to square one. Still, there were more than 10,000 skiers at Hunter Mountain Saturday and Sunday. Could you imagine what there would be if they didn’t have restrictions.

I made an error when I gave you Jack Rappleyea’s phone number. I got the beginning of Jack’s with the ending of Paul’s. Getting old stinks. So, try this one 518734-3858.

My story about Home Demo resulted in an email from Ron Gabriel’s wife asking about Violet Osborn. Ancestry.com gives you names that must be tracked down.

I received several other calls about my story, mostly about the recipes. Can’t believe I forgot the banana pineapple salad that when assembled, with a cherry on top, looks like a candle. I’m still working on the members of the Melody Boys who played dances in WestKill and Lexington in the ‘40s and ‘50s. Can you help?

As you hear, the blood drives in Ashland go quite well, many sign up ASAP. Don’t forget the one on March 29.

I forgot to mention the TGIF Brooks BBQ at Lexington UMC this Friday afternoon. Call Betty Hapeman 518-989-6612.

The communal dining at Greene Meadows was suspended because of COVID, but thankfully the dining room has been reopened and Wally Thompson was happy to have lunch with others and the day was even better when he saw Ruth Morse and was able to talk with her.

Carla VanDuser reported the Kingston area was out of electricity for several hours after the ice storm. We were very lucky up here, heard only Bill Mead was out as a branch fell on HIS wires.

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Basketball team.

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Baseball team.

The last line in the play’s description – The play ends with Cappy the loser for the first time in his life although he sincerely believes himself to be on top. (A great success!)

1938 STAFF OF THE MAROON AND GOLD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DORIS HOYT ASSOCIATE EDITOR JOSEPH McGINNIS FEATURE EDITORS AGNES HYLAN, PETER BAXTER, DOUGLAS BUSHY, MILDRED SCHAPIRO, MARILYN GALE, AND FRED AMM. THE 1937 ALUMNI – (It was nice that the 1938 graduating class showed respect to the previous senior class to share their information.)

PRESIDENT JEANNETTE BICKLEMANN SECRETARY KATHRYN AMM TREASURER JEAN JANSEN CLASS FLOWER WILD ROSE CLASS MOTTO WHAT WE ARE TO BE, WE ARE NOW BECOMING Kathryn Amm, Kenneth Edson, Goldie Moskowitz, Walter Schoonmaker, Jeannette Bickelman, Earl VanValkenburgh, Kathleen Curran, Jack Weinstein, and Alida Quick.

Jean Jansen, Orville Slutzky, Mildred Lerner, Edwin Hoyt, June Baldwin, Earl Casey, Marie Stafford, Forrest Hill, Florence Clinton, Thomas Byrne, and Virginia Merwin.

ASHLAND SPEAKS

LULA

ANDERSON Greetings from the sunny south from Chuck Bennett.

He usually spends time hiking in our area and spending time at the Shoemaker residence. Unfortunately the virus has halted that.

Ken Smith is halfway through his treatments in Florida. He is doing well, but needs your prayers. Also, keep my dear friend, Sparky in your thoughts and prayers.

Sympathy to the Carmen family after the passing of Kay. Remember bowling with her in Prattsville, way back when.

AS I REMEMBER IT Publishers Clearing House season is here again — the end of February. Do you still have magazines that you don’t want? I keep getting Harper’s Bazaar and don’t even open the wrapper.

Don’t know why I still get it, or who pays for it, it just keeps coming in the mail.

I got to thinking about magazines and how we always had them around, which brought to mind the school magazine sales. We had to sell stuff to pay for our Senior Class trip, and the Junior class always went door to door selling magazine subscriptions. Many waited to renew their subscriptions so WAJ graduates got the credit for a sale. Besides, how could you say “No” to a young adult asking for help for their class.

You could always use another magazine. If you had little children, you would order Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill or Highlights because you needed reading matter for bedtime. If you did crafts you could order a craft magazine or use the pictures from the magazine for decopage.

We sold wrapping paper for the holidays, Valentine Candy or cards. How many

still have boxes of All Occasion cards that were bought years ago? Look in the back of a drawer and I bet you can find some. If you couldn’t sell cards, maybe writing paper, stationary sets or pens and pencils. Judy found a wonderful keepsake of a candy bar wrapper stating the proceeds went to the WAJ Class of ‘68. We weren’t funded by a foundation or our parents.

We funded ourselves — be it cheerleaders, ball players or just the school trips. PTA helped donate, but their money was earned by bake sales held by the moms. And all of the cakes, cookies, pies and breads were guaranteed to be home made.

When the school kids weren’t out, you could be sure to open your doors to door to door salesmen. Colleges sent students around, for their fundraisers, selling encyclopedias. You HAD to have a set of encyclopedias in your house, plus the yearly updates, for your children to excel in school. Do you still have your set of books?

Are they still holding down a place of honor on your bookshelves, have they been relegated to attic or cellar, or did you bite the bullet and throw them out?

Bill Mead remembers selling garden seeds for a nickel and dime a pack for 4-H. His best customer was Doug Murray who would buy a couple of dollars worth.

Don’t forget the vacuum cleaner salesman who would show up and vacuum a small section of your carpet to show how great his cleaner was.

Sometime, not too long ago, as my life goes, but maybe in the late ‘80s a neighbor came by, Corrine Partridge selling knives to help put her through college. Of course I bought a set, although they were ridiculously expensive and I can’t bear to get rid of them.

I have bought flowering bulbs and oranges to support BOCES from Gerry Loucks and Mr. Lawrence. Now we are expected to donate, donate, donate while the kids do ?????

So, are you waiting for your $5,000 a week for life?

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Sports

Stevenson takes silver

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Colby Stevenson soars to big air silver medal. Sports, B2

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Tim Martin, Sports Editor: 1-518-828-1616 ext. 2538 / sports@registerstar.com or tmartin@registerstar.com

BOYS BASKETBALL:

LOCAL ROUNDUP:

Catskill girls top Greenville on Senior Night Tim Martin Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — Catskill celebrated Senior Night with a 55-25 victory over Greenville in Patroon Conference girls basketball action on Tuesday.

Janay Brantley led the Cats with 32 points and 12 rebounds. Aaliyah Shook had nine points and five steals and Hannah Konsul added four points and 14 rebounds.

Before the game, the Cats honored seniors Konsul, Kiana Salierno, Jayden Lewis and Nadia Pell. Konsul was also recognized for reaching 500 points and 500 rebounds in her career.

“Tonight was about Kiana, Hannah, Jayden and Nadia,” Catskill coach Chris Quinn said. “These girls have done everything I’ve ever asked of them.

Kiana Hannah and Jayden have given me everything they have on a basketball court and raised this program to championship level.

“Nadia came on this season to give us depth, which we needed. I could never repay them for the effort they’ve given me over the last four to five years. The best thing about them is that they are even better people than basketball players.”

Aislinn O’Hare led greenville with 12 points.

The Cats and Spartans will meet again on Thursday at 6 p.m. in Catskill in the semifinal round of the first-ever Patroon

Conference Basketball Tournament. Chatham plays at Maple Hill on Thursday in the other semifinal. Thursday’s two losing teams will play for third place on Monday at 6 p.m. and the two winners will play for the league title on Monday at 7:30 p.m.

Both of Monday’s games will be played at Hudson High School.

GREENVILLE (25): Silk 1-0-2, J. O’Hare 2-0-4, Crawley 3-0-6, A. O’Hare 6-0-12, Haller 0-1-1. Totals 12-1-25.

CATSKILL (55): Shook 3-0-9, K. Salierno 1-0-2, Lewis 2-0-4, Brantley 14-2-32, Konsul 2-0-4, Edmond 2-0-4. Totals 242-55.

3-pointers: Shook 3, Brantley 2.

COLONIAL Ichabod Crane 73, Albany Academy 67 VALATIE — Ichabod Crane outscored Albany Academy 12-6 in overtime to earn a 73-67 Colonial Council girls basketball victory on Tuesday.

Ichabod Crane (11-3 Colonial, 14-4 overall) held quarterly leads of 19-17, 33-26 and 50-39, but Academy fought back with a 22-11 scoring run in the fourth quarter to even the score at the end of regulation.

Carolina Williams led the Riders with 23 points, including a 12 of 14 performance from the free throw line. Ashley Ames added 16 points, Alexa See CATSKILL B6

Devlin’s 20 points lead Catskill past Cairo-Durham TIM MARTIN/COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA

Catskill’s Jacob Devlin goes to the basket as Cairo-Durham’s James Young (14) and Braeden Deyo (24) defend during Tuesday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game at Catskill High School.

Matt Fortunato Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — The Catskill Cats beat the Cairo-Durham Mustangs, 76-40, in Tuesday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game.

Catskill’s Jacob Devlin led all scorers with 20 points, followed by teammates

Sean Haye with 12, Kellen Gibbs adding 11 and Lucas Konsul and Eddie Rogers each with eight.

Sam Bruck was the only player in double-digit scoring for Cairo-Durham, leading the Mustangs with 10 points. Jake Young was close behind with nine.

After Catskill scored the game’s opening basket, CairoDurham’s Ryan O’Connel came up limping after the possession change and needed assistance getting back to the bench with an apparent ankle injury. O’Connel would not return to action.

The Cats did not slow down

once play resumed, Lucas Konsul found Sean Haye at the far end of the court for an easy two points, and then another bucket by the Cats made it 6-0 early.

Konsul had a huge swat in the paint as Braedon Deyo See DEVLIN B6

Mikaela Shiffrin’s inexplicable Olympic nightmare continues Barry Svrluga The Washington Post

YANQING, China — Seated in the snow on the top of a mountain racecourse here, Mikaela Shiffrin’s Olympics were melting away. It’s hard to remember this in the moment, given what is transpiring at the National Alpine Ski Center, but removed from here, she is perhaps the greatest Alpine skier to ever race. By the time she’s done, she could have accomplishments that have never been achieved and would be hard to match.

But over an absolutely bewildering 48-hour period, the course known as the “Ice River” has taken Shiffrin’s résumé and rejected it, cruelly spitting it back in her face. Her career

is sterling. Her Olympics are a shambles. How the latter affects her legacy . . . well, this is a fluid situation.

Shiffrin, the 26-year-old skiing savant, traveled halfway around the globe to make fewer than a dozen competitive turns thus far. The first few came in Monday’s giant slalom. When she skied out, well, stuff happens - even to the best.

But couple that with what happened Wednesday morning on a slalom course set by her personal coach - four gates cleared, the fifth just barely, the sixth out of the question - and the week defies explanation. The hows and the whys will be dissected over the course of the competition

here, in which Shiffrin still has more opportunities to compete. Put the reasons behind and look only at the image of an elite athlete sitting alone in the snow as her peers and rivals skied. What remains is heartbreak, pure heartbreak.

“It’s not the end of the world,” Shiffrin said during a halting, sobbing, laughing 20-minute session with reporters, clearly trying to convince herself. “And it’s so stupid to care this much. But I feel . . . I feel that I have to question a lot now.”

She is cutting open a vein, even as she can’t figure out why she’s bleeding. What, in American Olympic history, See OLYMPIC B6

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Mikaela Shiffrin reacts after she was disqualified from her second consecutive race at the Beijing Olympics.

MLB owners meet in Orlando with start of season in the balance Marc Topkin Tampa Bay Times

TROY TAORMINA/USA TODAY

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred in attendance before game one of the 2021 ALDS between the Houston Astros and the Chicago White Sox at Minute Maid Park on Oct. 7.

Ten weeks after implementing a lockout they said was designed to “jump start” negotiations on a new labor agreement with the players so the 2022 season could start on time, baseball owners and top executives are meeting in Orlando through Thursday to plot their next step in the ongoing standoff.

At the least, that may include formal announcement by commissioner Rob Manfred of the obvious: that spring camps across Florida and Arizona won’t open as scheduled next week.

And, unofficially, frame a deadline of roughly two weeks to make a deal that with an abbreviated spring training could still allow teams to start play for real as planned March 31.

But that may be unrealistic anyway, since the significant amount of work needed to be done in the negotiating room would first require a massive change in the tenor of the talks.

The handful of negotiating sessions thus far has yielded little progress on the core economic issues, while increasing animosity between the sides.

Leaders on both sides have

stuck to released statements and leaked unattributed comments, though some players have vented freely.

“Manclown and his boys need to figure it out and stop ruining the game of baseball,” Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman shared on Twitter.

In short, the players are pushing for most of the changes, seeking ways to get young players paid better and entice teams to be more competitive, correcting concessions from previous agreements.

“We want a system where threshold and penalties don’t function as caps, allows younger players to realize

more of their market value, makes service time manipulation a thing of the past and eliminate tanking as a winning strategy,” Mets pitcher Max Scherzer tweeted.

Those seem reasonable ideas, but their methods in trying to do so have not gone over well with the owners.

They mostly prefer the status quo, showing little to no interest in union initiatives to reduce revenue sharing payments between teams, lower service time requirements for players to be eligible for arbitration or free agency, or significantly raise payroll limits See MLB A6

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Colby Stevenson soars to big air silver medal

Pro hockey NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Florida 47 32 10 2 3 69 Tampa Bay 46 30 10 2 4 66 Toronto 43 30 10 2 1 63 Boston 44 26 15 2 1 55 Detroit 47 20 21 5 1 46 Ottawa 42 16 22 3 1 36 Buffalo 45 14 24 6 1 35 Montreal 45 8 30 7 0 23 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Carolina 44 31 10 3 0 65 NY Rangers 47 30 13 3 1 64 Pittsburgh 47 28 11 3 5 64 Washington 48 25 14 7 2 59 Columbus 44 21 22 0 1 43 NY Islanders 39 16 17 3 3 38 Philadelphia 45 15 22 4 4 38 New Jersey 47 16 26 1 4 37 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts Colorado 44 32 8 3 1 68 Nashville 46 28 14 2 2 60 Minnesota 42 28 11 0 3 59 St. Louis 44 26 13 3 2 57 Dallas 43 23 18 1 1 48 Winnipeg 43 19 17 3 4 45 Chicago 46 16 23 6 1 39 Arizona 45 11 30 0 4 26 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Vegas 46 27 16 2 1 57 Los Angeles 47 24 16 5 2 55 Anaheim 48 23 16 5 4 55 Calgary 42 23 13 6 0 52 Edmonton 42 23 16 3 0 49 San Jose 46 22 20 3 1 48 Vancouver 46 20 20 3 3 46 Seattle 46 15 27 3 1 34 Monday’s games Ottawa 4, New Jersey 1 Toronto 4, Carolina 3, OT Tuesday’s games Columbus 5, Washington 4 Ottawa 4, Carolina 3 Pittsburgh 4, Boston 2 New Jersey 7, Montreal 1 Winnipeg 2, Minnesota 0 Vegas at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Arizona at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Vegas at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 10 p.m.

NY Islanders at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s games Columbus at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Boston, 7 p.m.

Washington at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Colorado, 9 p.m.

GF GA 194 139 157 130 157 115 133 124 130 162 118 140 117 157 100 179 GF GA 153 106 145 122 158 126 156 135 141 163 93 105 113 152 134 168 GF GA 183 129 144 125 161 122 153 121 129 131 122 128 112 156 99 169 GF GA 158 137 136 130 141 137 136 104 142 138 126 142 115 126 121 159

Pro hockey NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Florida 47 32 10 2 3 69 Tampa Bay 46 30 10 2 4 66 Toronto 43 30 10 2 1 63 Boston 44 26 15 2 1 55 Detroit 47 20 21 5 1 46 Ottawa 42 16 22 3 1 36 Buffalo 45 14 24 6 1 35 Montreal 45 8 30 7 0 23 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Carolina 44 31 10 3 0 65 NY Rangers 47 30 13 3 1 64 Pittsburgh 47 28 11 3 5 64 Washington 48 25 14 7 2 59 Columbus 44 21 22 0 1 43 NY Islanders 39 16 17 3 3 38 Philadelphia 45 15 22 4 4 38 New Jersey 47 16 26 1 4 37 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts Colorado 44 32 8 3 1 68 Nashville 46 28 14 2 2 60 Minnesota 42 28 11 0 3 59 St. Louis 44 26 13 3 2 57 Dallas 43 23 18 1 1 48 Winnipeg 43 19 17 3 4 45 Chicago 46 16 23 6 1 39 Arizona 45 11 30 0 4 26 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Vegas 46 27 16 2 1 57 Los Angeles 47 24 16 5 2 55 Anaheim 48 23 16 5 4 55 Calgary 42 23 13 6 0 52 Edmonton 42 23 16 3 0 49 San Jose 46 22 20 3 1 48 Vancouver 46 20 20 3 3 46 Seattle 46 15 27 3 1 34 Monday’s games Ottawa 4, New Jersey 1 Toronto 4, Carolina 3, OT Tuesday’s games Columbus 5, Washington 4 Ottawa 4, Carolina 3 Pittsburgh 4, Boston 2 New Jersey 7, Montreal 1 Winnipeg 2, Minnesota 0 Vegas at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Arizona at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Vegas at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 10 p.m.

NY Islanders at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s games Columbus at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Boston, 7 p.m.

Washington at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Colorado, 9 p.m.

GF GA 194 139 157 130 157 115 133 124 130 162 118 140 117 157 100 179 GF GA 153 106 145 122 158 126 156 135 141 163 93 105 113 152 134 168 GF GA 183 129 144 125 161 122 153 121 129 131 122 128 112 156 99 169 GF GA 158 137 136 130 141 137 136 104 142 138 126 142 115 126 121 159

Transactions FOOTBALL NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE New England Patriots - Named Joe Judge offensive assistant.

New Orleans Saints - Named Dennis Allen head coach.

New York Giants - Named Brandon Brown assistant general manager.

Tennessee Titans - Signed general manager Jon Robinson to a contract extension. Signed head coach Mike Vrabel to a contract extension.

BASKETBALL NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Denver Nuggets - Announced the 10-day contract of C DeMarcus Cousins has expired.

New Orleans Pelicans - Acquired SG CJ McCollum, Sg Tony Snell, SF Larry Nance Jr., and from the Portland Trail Blazers for SG Tomas Satoransky, SG Nickeil Alexander-Walker, SG Josh Hart.

Announced the 10-day contract of PF Wenyen Gabriel has expired.

San Antonio Spurs - Recalled PG Joshua Primo from Austin Spurs (NBAGL).

Utah Jazz - Announced the 10-day contract of SF Danuel House Jr. has expired.

HOCKEY NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Boston Bruins - Recalled C Oskar Steen from Providence (AHL).

Detroit Red Wings - Recalled C Joe Veleno from Grand Rapids (AHL).

Edmonton Oilers - Assigned G Olivier Rodrigue to Bakersfield (AHL). Placed G Mikko Koskinen on IR COVID-19 protocol. Placed D Kris Russell on IR. Recalled D William Lagesson from Bakersfield (AHL).

New York Islanders - Placed RW Kyle Palmieri on IR COVID-19 protocol.

St. Louis Blues - Signed C Logan Brown to a one-year, $750,000 contract extension. Signed D Robert Bortuzzo to a two-year, $1.9 million contract extension.

Tampa Bay Lightning - Signed LW Pat Maroon to a two-year, $2 million contract extension.

Vancouver Canucks - Assigned D Guillaume Brisebois to Abbotsford (AHL). Placed D Quinn Hughes on IR COVID-19 protocol. Recalled D Ashton Sautner and D Noah Juulsen from Abbotsford (AHL).

Washington Capitals - Waived D Dennis Cholowski.

Winnipeg Jets - Placed RW Austin Poganski, LW Pierre-Luc Dubois, and D Neal Pionk on IR COVID-19 protocol. Recalled C Kristian Reichel, D Johnathan Kovacevic, D Ville Heinola, and D Declan Chisholm from Manitoba (AHL).

Pro football SUPER BOWL 56 Sunday At Inglewood, Calif.

Cincinnati vs. L.A. Rams, 6:30 p.m. (NBC)

Adam Kilgore The Washington Post

BEIJING — The car accident happened nearly six years ago, and Colby Stevenson stores it there, in the past. Stevenson cannot avoid the effects of nearly dying on a darkened Idaho road. It shapes his outlook. It stares back at him every time he looks in a mirror. But placing the crash behind him is an occupational requirement. Stevenson skis off ramps made of snow and performs acrobatic wizardry while falling some 40 feet out of the sky. He does it with a titanium plate in his head.

“I don’t want to think about my skull being all bashed in,” Stevenson said. “Because I might be like, ‘Oh, this is kind of risky.’ “ Wednesday afternoon, Stevenson entered the Big Air Shougang unlikely to make the podium and tumbled on the first of his three jumps. He then executed a trick called a Nose Butter Left Triple 1620 Japan, three flips and 4½ spins dappled with technical flourish. He never had tried it before, not even in practice. But it became the linchpin of a silver-medal performance, the first of two jumps that vaulted Stevenson from near the bottom of the 12-skier final to near the top, behind only a surpassing, 21-year-old Norwegian named Birk Ruud.

“I’m totally on a cloud,” Stevenson said. “It hasn’t quite set in yet. It was just a miracle I ended up on the podium today, honestly. It was a miracle I was able to land that trick the way I wanted to. I’m just super grateful for everything. It feels like it’s been my whole life working up to this moment.”

Stevenson waited and watched after his final jump.

American Alex Hall, regarded at the start as the best U.S. medal hope, attempted a double 2160 - the two-flip, six-rotation feat of insanity that had won him an X Games title two weeks ago - but couldn’t land it and finished sixth. No one else could catch Stevenson, either. When the wait ended, Stevenson removed his helmet and goggles and still kept the scar on his forehead concealed behind a green headband. The world could not see the jagged and discolored U

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Colby Stevenson of the United States celebrates winning silver in the men’s freestyle skiing big air finals of the 2022 Winter Olympics on Wednesday in Beijing.

right between his eyes.

Hall’s spill protected Stevenson’s silver and enabled Ruud to ski the final run gripping a Norwegian flag in his hand, already assured victory after two flawless runs. Ruud aims to win three gold medals at his second Olympics, his first since his father, Oivind, died of cancer in April 2021.

“We all got something,” Ruud said.

Stevenson could attest. On May 8, 2016, Stevenson was driving home to Park City, Utah, late at night from Hood River, Ore., where he had won a freestyle skiing competition. On Interstate 86 in rural Idaho, Stevenson fell asleep at the wheel.

He woke up in a hospital bed surrounded by loved ones, no idea where he was or what had happened.

Stevenson’s truck had veered off the road and flipped eight times, caving in the roof and nearly killing him. Stevenson fractured his skull fractured in more than 30 places and broke bones in his jaw, ribs and neck.

A gaping wound opened between his eyes, just above his nose. Doctors induced him into a coma for three days. If his brain had swelled even an imperceptibly small margin more, Stevenson likely would have suffered permanent brain damage.

A surgeon implanted a titanium plate in his skull. Doctors wondered if he would walk out of the hospital and doubted he would ski again. Stevenson thought his career was over, but he was determined to recover.

His parents had put him on skis when he was 14 years old, and he had built his life around the sport. In the first days of his recovery, Stevenson could only hobble to the bathroom in intense pain. Eight months after the crash, he won his first World Cup. Stevenson spoke earlier this week of having moved beyond the car crash, seemingly motivated by the sensible desire not to be defined by the worst thing that has ever happened to him.

But Stevenson could not help but have his life molded by an incident that could have stolen his ability to ski, or to walk, or worse.

“Your character is really defined in those tougher times in your life,” Stevenson said.

“That’s what defines who you are. It’s your outlook in life, you know? Even though you’re dealt bad cards, it’s how you’re going to look at that in a positive light and move forward and still push toward your dreams, even though they seem so far out of reach. You just stay true to what you love.”

Freestyle skiing brought him Wednesday to the first men’s Olympic competition of its kind, one day after China’s Eileen Gu had won the women’s gold and become and international sensation. Stevenson had reached the pinnacle of freestyle skiing, but not because of big air.

Teammates nicknamed him “Slopestyle God” because of his artistic dominance in that event.

Stevenson had never landed on a big air podium.

Still, Stevenson entered Beijing with optimism in big air, having learned new big air tricks this year, including one with 4½ spins after a takeoff called a nose butter: Rather than soaring straight off the jump, a skier spins 180 degrees on the lip - as if spreading butter with the nose of their skis.

“If you don’t go off the nose of your skis, you’re risking catching your edge on the takeoff or getting pretty sketchy,” said American Mac Forehand, who finished 11th. “He’s so good at doing nose butters. I kind of idolize him for that.”

In Monday’s qualifying round, Stevenson had landed a 1620 after a nose butter takeoff with two vertical rotations while executing a Japan grab, holding his left ski with his right hand wrapping underneath his leg.

I could definitely do three flips

with that one, he thought. He asked Hall if he could pull it off, and Hall ensured him he would have enough height off the jump to squeeze in another flip.

Stevenson had a day off to see for himself, but “I didn’t have the balls to do it in training,” Stevenson said. And so he entered Wednesday’s final determined to perform a trick he never had before.

“I’ve been doing it my head for a long time,” Stevenson said.

“I had good faith I was going to land it.”

On his first try, Stevenson nailed the takeoff and the rotations but barely bobbled and tumbled when he landed.

Though he failed to record a competitive score, nearly pulling it off only enhanced his belief. On the second jump, trying the trick for the second time in his life, Stevenson nailed it.

Judges awarded him 91.75, placing him squarely in the podium mix.

“He threw it all out on the comp,” Hall said. “So epic.”

On his last jump, Stevenson had a decision to make. He knew he could land a Switch Left Double 1800 Cuban - ride down the hill backward, flip twice while spinning five times and grab the very tip of his ski - and position himself for a possible podium.

He also had a bigger trick in mind, one that might allow him to challenge Ruud. As Stevenson clicked his boots into his skis at the top of the hill, he still was deciding which jump to attempt.

“Just do the trick you know,” his coach, Skogen Sprang, told him.

Stevenson received a 91.25 for his Double 1800, giving him 183.00 points. After the eight remaining riders failed to surpass him, the Slopestyle God had become the big air silver medalist.

Stevenson hoped younger skiers could see in him an example that injury, no matter how serious, can be overcome. He has moved beyond his past, but on the day he won an Olympic silver medal, he wanted others to see him standing on the podium, scarred but strong, and take a lesson from it.

“The body heals,” Stevenson said. “That’s a gift.”

US skier Ryan Cochran-Siegle goes from broken neck to silver medal in a year Nathan Fenno Los Angeles Times

BEIJING — The two-inch scar winds along the base of Ryan Cochran-Siegle’s neck.

It’s the remnant of a terrifying crash 13 months ago during the downhill in Kitzbuhel, Austria, when he lost his balance and plowed into the safety netting at full speed. The impact broke his neck, though he’s quick to insist it wasn’t as bad as it sounds.

Cochran-Siegle underwent surgery to fuse the C6 and fractured C7 vertebrae, ending his breakthrough season on the World Cup circuit and underlining the perilous nature of hurling yourself down mountains.

“It’s the closest that I’ve been to a career-ending injury,” he said. “You’re just micro-millimeters from a full sever of your spinal cord and then it’s game over.

I thought about how close I was to having permanent damage, but being able to walk away from that and recognizing that I’m fortunate right now and taking advantage of the opportunities I have.”

That’s what Cochran-Siegle did under a cloudless sky Tuesday at the Yanqing National Alpine Centre, almost a year to the day since the surgery. On the strength of a near-flawless run through the “Rock” course that drew gasps of surprise when his time flashed on the giant video board at the finish, the 29-yearold won the silver medal in the super-G at the Winter Olympics.

He finished in 1 minute, 19.98 seconds -- 0.04 seconds behind three-time gold medalist Matthias Mayer of Austria -- and raised his arms in triumph as he skidded to a stop in front of the grandstand in a shower of

man-made snow.

“I’m happy, relieved, I think a little bit of proud,” CochranSiegle said in typically understated fashion, “but just really appreciating that I’m here and able to accomplish my childhood dream.”

That dream wasn’t average.

His grandparents built a popular ski area in Richmond, Vt., in the early 1960s that’s still operating.

The family became known as the Skiing Cochrans. His mother, Barbara Cochran, won a gold medal in the slalom at the Sapporo Olympics in 1972. Her three siblings skied in the Olympics, too. Several of their children became top-flight racers as well, but none of the latest generation have been better than CochranSiegle.

Though he competed at the Pyeongchang Olympics in 2018 -- his best finish was 11th in the giant slalom -- the pieces of his career finally felt like they were fitting together in late 2020.

He was fast. He was in control.

He was reaching podiums. He was second in the downhill in Val Gardena, Italy. First in the superG in Bormio, Italy. He crashed three weeks later.

The surgery kept him off snow for two and a half months.

Teammates marveled at how the broken neck -- no matter how minor the injury might have been -- didn’t seem to faze him.

But that’s keeping with his restrained, studious approach.

“It’s amazing how he could just set that aside,” said Bryce Bennett, the speed specialist rooming with Cochran-Siegle at the Beijing Olympics.

From the outside, however, earning a medal in the super-G Tuesday appeared to be a long

shot for the U.S. The speed team struggled a day earlier in the downhill on an unfamiliar course buffeted by gusts of wind -- Cochran-Siegle placed 14th, Bennett came in 19th and Travis Ganong was 20th. The U.S. hasn’t medaled in the event since Bode Miller’s bronze at the Vancouver Games in 2010.

“All of us were pushing really, really hard and we had mistakes and we didn’t have a good result,” Ganong said. “But the mentality and the mindset of that style of skiing is what it takes for medals. ... We’re all really, really good skiers and on any given day, it can all come together.”

During a team meeting Monday night, Ganong encouraged his teammates to keep attacking.

Cochran-Siegle -- ranked 11th in the world in the super-G -- charged out of the gate in a run that was as smooth as it was aggressive. After the second jump, he felt like he was too conservative and pushed harder from that point.

“Things are coming at me fast, but I was in control,” he said.

“I was pushing and part of me recognized I was skiing well and trusting that and fighting all the way to the finish.”

Bennett, waiting for his turn, couldn’t turn away from watching his roommate shoot down the slope: “As soon as he kicked out of the gate, I knew it was going to be good.”

At the finish, Ganong, the first American to compete Tuesday, realized something special was happening.

“There’s one turn that he knifed better than I’ve ever seen anyone do before,” said Ganong, who finished 12th. “He gave his

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Ryan Cochran-Siegle of the United States at the men’Äôs downhill training in Yanqing, China.

body a little extra room, kept his shoulders down, kept his feet behind him, just snapped off the turn and accelerated to the bottom.”

The time, just a breath away from Mayer’s, flashed on the giant video board. He had to wait while the rest of the field completed the course. But his time was so far ahead -- 0.42 seconds better than third-place Aleksander Aamodt Kilde -- that the result felt inevitable.

“You dream of these

moments,” Cochran-Siegle said.

“You see it in your mind. At times you have to put it away, you have to just focus on the skiing. That’s what I was doing today.”

He added: “I think this was the best second place I’ll ever get in my life.”

A journalist mentioned the broken neck. Cochran-Siegle remembered the date. Three hundred sixty-four days had passed since the surgery. Now a red ribbon hung around his neck supporting a gleaming silver medal.

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NBA roundup: Celtics win sixth straight at Nets’ expense Field Level Media

Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart scored 22 points apiece as Boston extended its season-high winning streak to six games in New York with a 126-91 rout of skidding Brooklyn, whose losing streak reached nine games.

Brown scored eight points in Boston’s gameopening 14-0 run and had 12 in the opening quarter when the Celtics built a 28-2 lead with five minutes left in the quarter and held a 35-16 edge going into the second quarter.

Jayson Tatum added 19 points as Boston won for the eighth time in nine games and pushed the Nets into eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

The Nets dropped to 2-10 since Kevin Durant sprained his medial collateral ligament in his left knee on Jan. 15. They also played without James Harden (left hamstring tightness).

Bucks 131, Lakers 116 Giannis Antetokounmpo compiled 44 points, 15 rebounds and eight rebounds as the visiting Milwaukee Bucks extended their winning streak to four games with a 131-116 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.

Bobby Portis added 23 points for Milwaukee, which shot 54.2 percent and led by as many as 30 points in the third quarter. Khris Middleton scored 21 points, Jrue Holiday had 15 points and 10 assists and Grayson Allen added 12 points. Antetokounmpo made his first 11 shots and finished 17 of 20 on field-goal attempts.

LeBron James led the Lakers with 27 points and eight assists. Anthony Davis had 22 points and nine rebounds, Malik Monk scored 20 points and Stanley Johnson added 16. Russell Westbrook scored 10 and pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds.

Los Angeles lost for the fifth time in the past seven games, while Milwaukee moved a season-high 14 games over .500.

Magic 113, Trail Blazers 95 Cole Anthony produced 23 points, nine assists and seven rebounds as visiting Orlando snapped a string of 10 straight losses against Portland.

Wendell Carter Jr. contributed 18 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three blocked shots for Orlando. Chuma Okeke also scored 18; Gary Harris scored 15; Franz Wagner added 13 points, nine rebounds and seven assists; and Mo Bamba recorded 13 points and nine rebounds as Orlando defeated Portland for the first time since 2017.

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Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) controls the ball against Brooklyn Nets guard Jevon Carter (0) during the third quarter at Barclays Center on Tuesday.

Anfernee Simons scored 19 points for the Trail Blazers, who have lost six straight games and eight of their past nine. Greg Brown III registered 15 points and eight rebounds, Jusuf Nurkic added 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Ben McLemore scored 13 points for Portland, which made just 35.2 percent of its shots.

Pelicans 110, Rockets 97 Brandon Ingram scored 26 points and host New Orleans won a fourth straight game by defeating Houston for the second time in three days.

Jaxson Hayes and Naji Marshall scored 14 each and Jonas Valanciunas added 13 before fouling out for the Pelicans, who were short-handed after starting guard Josh Hart and backup Nickeil Alexander-Walker were part of a seven-player trade earlier in the day. CJ McCollum and others are coming to the Pelicans.

Kevin Porter Jr. scored 27 points, Christian Wood had 19, Jalen Green had 12 and Alperen Sengun and Garrison Mathews 11 each for the Rockets, who lost for the seventh time in their last eight games.

Suns 114, 76ers 109

Devin Booker scored 35 points, Mikal Bridges added 23 and Phoenix claimed its league-best 22nd road win by beating host Philadelphia.

Chris Paul had 16 points and 12 assists, JaVale McGee contributed 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Jae Crowder swept 14 rebounds for the Suns, who won their third in a row. DeAndre Ayton scored 10 points.

Joel Embiid led the Sixers with 34 points and 12 rebounds. It was Embiid’s 21st straight game with at least 25 points. Tobias Harris added 30 points and Tyrese Maxey had 14.

Grizzlies 135, Clippers 109 Ja Morant scored 30 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. recorded 26 points and 11 rebounds, and host Memphis cruised to a season sweep of Los Angeles.

Morant shot 12 of 19 to pace the Grizzlies to a 51.5 percent shooting night (53 of 103), and he extended his run of 30-point games to nine in the last 10 outings. Six Grizzlies scored in double figures.

Isaiah Hartenstein shot 7 of 11 and led the Clippers with 19 points. Norman Powell scored 16 points, but he made just one field goal in the second half.

Timberwolves 134, Kings 114 Minnesota matched a season high with its sixth straight win, riding 25 points from Karl-Anthony Towns and 21 from reserve Malik Beasley to a shellacking of host Sacramento.

The action was the first for the Kings since they dealt star second-year guard Tyrese Haliburton and long-distance-shooting standout Buddy Hield to the Indiana Pacers in a six-player deal focused on Sacramento acquiring Domantas Sabonis.

Returning from an eight-game absence caused by a sore left ankle, De’Aaron Fox paced Sacramento with a game-high 29 points. He also found time for seven rebounds and a team-high six assists. Harrison Barnes totaled 21 points for the Kings.

Mavericks 116, Pistons 86 Luka Doncic racked up 33 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds in 33 minutes and host Dallas sent Detroit to its fifth straight loss and ninth in 10 games.

Doncic has reached the 10-assist mark in seven consecutive games. Jalen Brunson scored 21 points and Trey Burke supplied 18 off the bench as the Mavericks won their third straight. They shot 50.6 percent and made half of their 36 3-point attempts.

Hamidou Diallo led the Pistons with 18 points and five rebounds. Jerami Grant tossed in 15 points and Isaiah Stewart had 14 points and 15 rebounds.

Hawks 133, Pacers 112 Trae Young and John Collins combined for 54 points to help host Atlanta break a two-game losing streak by beating short-handed Indiana.

Young had 34 points and 11 assists, his 26th double-double, and Collins put up 20 points – his third straight game with at least 20. Indiana was led by rookie Chris Duarte, who scored 25 points, and Lance Stephenson, who tallied 24 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.

The Pacers, who already were missing Malcolm Brogdon and Myles Turner with injuries, had just eight available players after an earlier trade sent Domantas Sabonis, Justin Holiday and Jeremy Lamb to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Tyrese Haliburton, Tristan Thompson and Buddy Hield.

RJ Barrett injured late in Knicks’ blowout loss to Nuggets Stefan Bondy New York Daily News

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New York Knicks guard RJ Barrett (9) drives to the net against Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon (50) and forward Jeff Green (32) in the third quarter at Ball Arena on Tuesday.

DENVER — Bones Hyland, a brash Nuggets rookie, cutback his dribble at the top of the key and sent Kemba Walker tumbling to the court. The four-time All-Star fell embarrassingly into the paint.

Hyland paused beyond the 3-point line, admiring his work, and buried his shot. He stared at Walker. Then Hyland went too far and pointed at Walker, whose butt was planted on the hardwood.

Complete and utter disrespect.

This was a four-time All-Star getting humiliated by a 21-yearold nobody in the second quarter. And yet, the Knicks didn’t respond. They continued to allow basket after basket, performing meekly in a defeat that reiterated why the Knicks have had trouble trading their contracts.

Remember all that fight and commitment the Knicks exhibited under Tom Thibodeau last season? It has officially disappeared. Adding injury to insult, RJ Barrett came up lame in the final minute of the 132-115 defeat, with coach Thibodeau inexplicably playing his young

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The Knicks allowed 83 points in the first half against the Nuggets, which was one short of the franchise record for defensive futility at the break. They conceded Tuesday until a way-toolittle, way-too-late comeback in the fourth quarter. They have lost four in a row and 10 of their last 12. They’re 24-31 and 12th in a stacked Eastern Conference.

It was, in many ways, a predictable result. The Nuggets (30-24) have the league’s reigning MVP, Nikola Jokic, and a surging roster that smacked around the Nets two days earlier. Jokic finished with 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, joining four other teammates who scored at least 19 points.

The Nuggets led by 27 in the

first half and never looked back.

The Knicks bench, once the guiding light of some early success this season, was a dump, particularly Immanuel Quickley, who missed all four of his 3-point attempts, and Cam Reddish, who is finally getting a chance with Quentin Grimes injured and is doing nothing with it.

Walker rose up from the court to score just two points on 1-of-6 shooting, not exactly increasing his trade value. Julius Randle played well with 28 points, and Evan Fournier hit shots. But the defense, Thibodeau’s calling card, wilted in the Mile High City.

To be fair, the Knicks were operating Tuesday at a deficit. Not only were they playing on the second night of a

back-to-back, they faced the league’s MVP without their top centers.

Mitchell Robinson (sore back) and Nerlens Noel (sore knee) were out after both played in Monday’s loss to the Jazz. It left the Knicks with only Taj Gibson and Jericho Sims, two centers who combined for seven minutes in the previous give games. Predictably, they struggled to stop Jokic.

Thibodeau gushed over Jokic, who the Knicks passed over in the second round of the 2014 draft by picking Cleanthony Early at 34th overall (Jokic went 41st). That was a Phil Jackson mistake. But the 2022 summer disaster is all on Leon Rose, who didn’t travel with the team to Denver so he could navigate the trade deadline.

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NOTICE is hereby given, that sealed bids or proposals for work in the Town of Lexington, NY will be received at the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District (GCSWCD), 907 Greene County Office Building, Cairo, NY 12413 until 12:00 PM, local time on March 3, 2022, and will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time.

Bids shall be submitted in sealed envelopes, addressed to GCSWCD and shall bear on the face thereof, the name and address of the bidder and the appropriate contract title: “Rappleyea Road Culvert Replacement”.

The GCSWCD will conduct a Site Showing on February 16, 2022 at 10:00 AM. Attendance at the site showing is Mandatory and Contractors shall meet at 275 Rappleyea Road, West Kill, NY. Submitting questions in writing before the Site Showing is strongly encouraged. Bidder questions after the Site Showing shall be requested in writing and will be answered prior to the Bid Due date.

Site showing participants will follow social distancing protocols that meet or exceed all New York State guidelines and Executive Orders of the Governor then in effect relative to the COVID-19 pandemic, including, but not limited to, all social distancing guidelines.

The project proposes to replace the existing culvert with a new 42 ft. long, 95”x67” corrugated metal pipe (CMP) arch with end sections. The existing streambed will be reconstructed to accommodate the increased culvert length, and to provide stable roadway embankment slopes. Work will include clearing of vegetation around the culvert and placement of stone fill scour protection at each end of the proposed culvert. The stream will be reconstructed with a section consisting of bedding material, stone fill, and native streambed material. Stone check dams will be installed both upstream and downstream of the culvert to reduce flow velocity. During construction traffic will use the temporary on-site detour installed to the south of the existing culvert.

Bid Documents may be examined and issued free of charge on Compact Disc (CD) at GCSWCD, 907 Greene County Office Building, Cairo, NY 12413. Paper copies of the Project Manual can be obtained upon receipt of a non-refundable deposit of Twenty Five Dollars ($25.00) and Contract Drawings can be obtained for Twenty Five Dollars ($25.00) on February 10, 2022. The checks should be made payable to the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District. Addenda, if any, will be issued only to those persons whose name and address are on record as having obtained the contract documents. It is the Contractors’ responsibility to verify and obtain any and all issued Addenda. It is requested that bid packages be picked up prior to the Site Showing.

A certified check or bank draft, payable to the order of the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District, negotiable United States Government Bonds (at par value), or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety, in an amount equal to at least ten (10%) percent of the Base Total Bid shall be submitted with each Bid. The GCSWCD is exempt from paying sales and compensating use taxes of the State of New York and of cities and counties on all materials to be incorporated into the work.

The successful Bidder, to whom a Contract is awarded, will be required to execute a good and sufficient bond of indemnity of a duly authorized surety company, equal to the full amount of the Contract, as security for the faithful performance on the part of the Contractor of all the covenants and agreements contained in said Project Manual and Contract Drawings. Bid selection will be made to the lowest, qualified, responsible bidder. The GCSWCD reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities therein, and to select the Bid, the acceptance of which, in its judgment, will best assure the efficient performance of work. Bids may be held by the GCSWCD for a period not to exceed sixty (60) 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 the Contract. All inquiries in reference to the project shall be directed to Joel DuBois at the GCSWCD, at (518) 622-3620 or Joel@gcswcd.com. By Order of the GCSWCD, Joel DuBois, Executive Director.

Plaintiff/Cross-Respondent is Christina Tomlin Esposito. Defendant / Cross - Petitioner is Richard H. Tomlin. An Order to Show Cause, executed by the Honorable Jonathan Nichols on December 17, 2021, is pending in the Columbia County Supreme Court, Index No. 08-3859, to let the Plaintiff/Cross-Respondent show cause on March 4, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. why an Order should not be made and entered: a. Finding Plaintiff/Cross-Respondent in Contempt of Court for the willful violation of the Judgment of Divorce of this Court, dated December 4, 2012, with respect to her willful failure to execute transfer documents required to transfer the former marital residence to the Defendant/Cross-Petitioner; b. Enforcing the Judgment of Divorce of this Court, dated December 4, 2012, which was filed in the Columbia County Clerk’s Office on January 9, 2013, with respect to the Plaintiff/Cross-Respondent’s willful failure to execute the necessary transfer documents to file a deed transferring the real property known as 48 Baker Road, Claverack, New York, to the Defendant/Cross-Petitioner; c. Directing that Plaintiff/Cross-Respondent immediately comply with the Judgment of Divorce by executing a Deed, TP 584, RP 5217, and Columbia County Supplemental Transfer Tax Return required to transfer title to the real property known as 48 Baker Road, Claverack, New York to the Defendant/ Cross-Petitioner; d. Alternatively, issuing an Order allowing Defendant/Cross-Petitioner to execute the Deed, TP 584, RP 5217, and Columbia County Supplemental Transfer Tax Return required to transfer title to the real property known as 48 Baker Road, Claverack, New York without Plaintiff/Cross-Respondent’s signature; and a. Awarding Defendant/Cross-Respondent a counsel fee in the sum of $2,000.00; and b. Granting such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.

The Order to Show Cause directs any answering Affidavits shall be received by the law offices of Devine & Bruno, LLP no later than 2:00 p.m. on February 25, 2022.

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JD Notae leads Arkansas to OT upset of No. 1 Auburn Field Level Media

JD Notae recorded 28 points, four blocked shots and three steals and Arkansas defeated a No. 1 team for the second time in program history with an 8076 overtime victory over topranked Auburn on Tuesday in Fayetteville, Ark. Au’Diese Toney contributed 14 points and 10 rebounds and Jaylin Williams added 13 points and 11 boards as Arkansas (19-5, 8-3 Southeastern Conference) won its ninth consecutive contest, matching its season high. The Razorbacks ended Auburn’s 19-game winning streak; both of Auburn’s losses this season have come in overtime.

Arkansas improved to 2-11 all-time against top-ranked clubs. The lone previous win came on Feb. 12, 1984, when the Razorbacks edged Michael Jordan and North Carolina 6564 in Pine Bluff, Ark. On Tuesday, Jabari Smith registered 20 points and nine rebounds and Wendell Green Jr. scored 19 points for the Tigers (22-2, 10-1). Auburn sophomore Walker Kessler collected a career-high 19 rebounds to go along with 16 points and seven

blocked shots before fouling out with 1:03 left in overtime.

No. 3 Purdue 84, No. 13 Illinois 68 Jaden Ivey scored 22 of his game-high 26 points in the second half as the Boilermakers beat the Illini in West Lafayette, Ind. Zach Edey added 13 points and Trevion Williams scored 10 for Purdue (21-3, 10-3 Big Ten), which stretched its winning streak to six to create a three-way tie atop of the Big Ten standings with Illinois and Wisconsin.

Kofi Cockburn paced Illinois (17-10, 10-3) with 18 points and seven rebounds, while Andre Curbelo (15) and Alfonso Plummer (14) followed in double figures.

No. 5 Kentucky 86, South Carolina 76 Oscar Tshiebwe bounced back from a slow first half to finish with 18 points and 14 rebounds, leading the Wildcats past the Gamecocks in Columbia, S.C. In winning for the fifth consecutive time, Kentucky (20-4, 9-2 SEC) blew open a close game with six players scoring in double figures. Keion Brooks

Jr. produced 15 points, nine boards and five assists.

Keyshawn Bryant totaled 18 points and a season-high 14 rebounds and Jermaine Couisnard scored 17 points for South Carolina (13-10, 4-7).

No. 12 UCLA 79, Stanford 70 Johnny Juzang scored 23 points and helped key several second-half runs as UCLA ended a two-game losing streak with a win at Stanford.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Tyger Campbell both scored 14 points for UCLA (17-4, 9-3 Pac-12), and Jules Bernard chipped in 10. Campbell dished a gamehigh seven assists.

Spencer Jones hit 4 of 9 3-point attempts and scored a team-high 22 points for Stanford (14-9, 7-6). Harrison Ingram added 17 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Michael O’Connell scored 13 points.

No. 14 Wisconsin 70, No. 17 Michigan State 62 Johnny Davis scored 25 points as the Badgers avenged a prior home loss by defeating the Spartans in East Lansing, Mich.

Tyler Wahl contributed 11

points and five rebounds, and Chucky Hepburn added 11 points for Wisconsin (19-4, 103 Big Ten), which has won 11 of its last 13 games. Michigan State won the first meeting between the teams 86-74 in Madison, Wis., on Jan. 21.

Marcus Bingham Jr.’s 15 points led the Spartans (176, 8-4), who lost their second straight. Malik Hall was the only other Michigan State player in double figures, with 12 points.

No. 15 Villanova 75, St. John’s 69 Eric Dixon and Justin Moore each scored 16 points as the Wildcats barely held off a furious rally in the final three minutes to defeat the Red Storm in New York.

Brandon Slater had 15 points, and Caleb Daniels and Jermaine Samuels each scored 13 for Villanova (18-6, 11-3 Big East), which swept the season series from the Red Storm.

Aaron Wheeler scored a career-high 31 points for St. John’s, which was without Posh Alexander (ankle). The Red Storm (13-10, 5-7) shot just 32 percent.

No. 24 UConn 80, No. 18 Marquette 72

Adama Sanogo notched his fifth double-double of the season as the Huskies toppled the visiting Golden Eagles to snap a two-game losing streak.

UConn (16-6, 7-4 Big East) scored at will, shooting 47.4 percent from the field, 42.9 percent from deep and 87 percent from the charity stripe. The 6-foot-9 Sanogo poured in 24 points and 15 rebounds on 9-of-18 shooting to help the Huskies complete the regular-season sweep over the Golden Eagles. Tyrese Martin contributed 18 points and 15 rebounds.

Olivier-Maxence Prosper paced Marquette (16-8, 8-5) with 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting. Greg Elliott and Justin Lewis each scored 17 points; Lewis also recorded nine rebounds.

No. 21 USC 74, Pacific 68 Boogie Ellis scored 13 points while Chevez Goodwin and Drew Peterson added 12 each as the host Trojans rallied in the second half to escape with a nonconference victory over the Tigers in Los Angeles.

Seldom-used freshman Harrison Hornery hit three key 3-pointers in the second half for the Trojans (20-4), who had

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added this game as a replacement for a December contest against Oklahoma State that was canceled because of COVID-19 issues within the Trojans’ program. USC struggled without leading scorer and rebounder Isaiah Mobley, who was out because of a non-displaced nose fracture.

Alphonso Anderson scored 22 points, Nick Blake added 12 and Khaleb Wilson-Rouse had 11 for Pacific (7-16), which has another challenge looming when it plays at No. 2 Gonzaga on Thursday.

Santa Clara 77, No. 22 Saint Mary’s 72 PJ Pipes pumped in five 3-pointers and scored a gamehigh 21 points as the Broncos downed the Gaels in Santa Clara, Calif.

Jalen Williams added 18 points and 10 assists for Santa Clara (17-8, 7-3 West Coast Conference), while Josip Vrankic chipped in 16 points and eight rebounds.

Tommy Kuhse came off the bench to score 16 points and dish out six assists for Saint Mary’s (19-5, 7-2), which had won seven straight.

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the paint as Braedon Deyo went up for a shot and was denied. Connell Deyo had a bucket and the foul on the Mustangs’ next possession but he missed the foul shot.

Deyo made up for it on the next turn however, grabbing an offensive rebound and converting some second chance points for Cairo-Durham.

Bruck cut the Cats’ lead to 12-7 by knocking down a three point shot, but that would be the turning point for Catskill in the quarter and the rest of the game.

The Mustangs did not score another point in the first period as Catskill went on a 15-0 run for the remaining 3:40, capped off by a steal and two-handed slam

by Kellen Gibbs to end the quarter.

Chase Allen checked into the game for Catskill to open the second quarter and drained a shot from beyond the arc. The Cats led 30-10 just 90 seconds into the period and showed no signs of letting up.

Patrick Darling hit a nice turnaround jumper in the paint off the highest part of the backboard possible without the ball going out.

With four minutes before the break, Devlin knocked down a triple for the Cats to widen the lead to 40-14.

Catskill outmatched Cairo-Durham in almost every way possible in the first half, taking a 46-17 lead at halftime.

The second half spelled much of the same for the

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is comparable to what’s happening to Shiffrin here? Dan Jansen immediately comes to mind, because in 1988 while at the Calgary Games, he found out his sister, Jane, had died of cancer. Moments later, he was to compete in the 500-meter speedskating race. He was heavily favored. He fell. Days later came the 1,000 meters. Jansen fell again. A nation’s heart fell with him.

The nation would do well to similarly sympathize with Shiffrin. She is, of course, at her first Olympics without her father, Jeff. In both Sochi in 2014 and PyeongChang four years later, Jeff Shiffrin accompanied his daughter, a camera around her neck to calm his nerves and document the experience, smiling through his mustache. Two years ago last week, he died in an accident at the family’s

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related to the competitive balance tax.

Where there has been at least some common ground is in increasing minimum pay and creating a bonus pool for younger players, using the draft (a lottery and/or additional picks) to disincentivize teams from tanking, expanding the playoff field and

Mustangs and the Cats kept their foot on the gas. Rogers made a shot from beyond the arc after a rebound by Darling, Konsul had another block in the paint, and Gibbs had another steal in the closing moments of the third quarter and slammed it home with just one hand this time.

The Cats toyed with a 30 points lead over the Mustangs for the rest of the contest, scoring at their leisure without showing concern for a potential comeback.

Jacob Devlin made an incredible shot in the fourth quarter from the side of the basket. As he was falling away and going out of bounds underneath the backboard, Devlin threw the ball up at the perfect angle and it fell through the net for two points.

Devlin led the Catskill offense in the fourth with nine points in the quarter, and the Cats rolled to a 76-40 home victory over the Cairo-Durham Mustangs.

CAIRO-DURHAM (40: Bruck 3-1-10, C. Deyo 2-0-4, B. Deyo 3-0-7, James Young 1-0-2, Jake Young 3-2-9, Lampman 0-2-2, Bujak 2-06. Totals 14-5-40.

3-pointers: Bruck 3, Bujak 2, Jake Young, B. Deyo.

CATSKILL (76): Brantley 3-0-7, Devlin 8-1-17, Gibbs 5-1-11, Haye 5-2-12, Konsul 3-1-8, Rogers 3-0-8, Darling 3-1-7, Allen 1-0-3. Totals 31-6-76.

3-pointers: Devlin 3, Rogers 2, Allen, Brantley, Konsul.

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Catskill’s Patrick Darling (23) pulls down a rebound during Tuesday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game against Cairo-Durham at Catskill High School.

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Catskill’s Kellen Gibbs throws down a dunk during Tuesday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game against Cairo-Durham at Catskill High School.

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Cairo-Durham’s Jake Young (30) looks to the basket as Catskill’s Sean Haye (22) defends during Tuesday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game at Catskill High School.

Cairo-Durham’s Connell Deyo (12) turns to the basket as Catskill’s Jacob Devlin (25) and Lucas Konsul (15) defend during Tuesday’s Patroon Conference boys basketball game at Catskill High School.

Colorado home.

It is baggage Shiffrin has carried with her since. At times, the weight of the tragedy caused her to black out during training runs.

Yet in time, she raced again. She won again. She was a version of herself again. Over her first two Olympics, she won three medals. Even without her father, she was an easy favorite for more here.

“It does give me perspective,” Shiffrin said. “But right now, um . . . right now, I would really like to call him.”

She cried. The disappointment of this week is, in some ways, temporary. Her father’s loss is permanent.

She collected herself.

“Right now, I would really like to call him,” Shiffrin said. “So that doesn’t make it easier. He would probably tell me to get over it.”

She managed a chuckle. But get over it? In the next few days?

How? After Monday, she dutifully and brightly said she would focus forward, and she headed

straight to the training hill following the GS disaster. She said Wednesday that she intends to compete again here, with the super-G on Friday and both the downhill and the Alpine combined - in which she won silver four years ago - next week. Exactly how is to be determined.

“I’ll try to reset again, and maybe try to reset better this time,” she said. “But I also don’t know how to do it better because . . . I’ve never been in this position before, and I don’t know how to handle it.”

The skiing isn’t the issue.

Handling the circumstances is.

We are at that murky point in the Olympics again, one where it’s appropriate to question what we ask of our athletes. For years, the ability to perform under pressure was among an athlete’s most coveted qualities. There’s no problem with admiring that still.

But following a 2021 in which tennis star Naomi Osaka admitted she struggled with being in the public eye and

gold medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles found herself so consumed by pressure that she withdrew from her signature competitions at the Tokyo Olympics, the toll is obvious.

“Probably better to ask some psychologist about that,” Shiffrin said. “. . . Honestly, I’m at a loss.”

Shiffrin has never dismissed the pressure of expectation. But she also hasn’t embraced it. She merely had a plan to keep the demons at bay.

“My skiing has been really solid, so my entire career has taught me to trust in my skiing if it’s good skiing,” she said.

“That’s all that I have to rely on on these race days, and when the pressure is high - of course the pressure is high - but that didn’t feel like the biggest issue today.

It’s just, when there is pressure, and there’s some nerves, and the feeling that I want to do well, I always just go back to that fundamental idea that good skiing will be there for me.”

When that foundation

crumbles, it’s beyond unsettling. Slalom is the discipline in which Shiffrin introduced herself to the mainstream sporting public when she was 18 and won Olympic gold in Sochi. It is her baby. When she won a World Cup slalom in Schladming, Austria last month, it was the 47th slalom victory of her career. No Alpine skier, man or woman, has won more frequently in any discipline than Shiffrin has won in slalom.

“We’re not done yet,” she said, “but GS and slalom, those were my biggest focuses.”

She and her team - led by her mother, Eileen, who coaches along with Mike Day from the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, the man who set the Olympic slalom course - are selfaware enough that they know they sometimes shrug off their successes and dwell on their deficiencies. Over the course of a season, that approach is fine, because even when Shiffrin is going through periods when she seems unbeatable - and she had

those stretches in the not-toodistant past - she is constantly trying to improve.

That happens, though, on the relative isolation of the World Cup circuit, which is staged mainly in Europe and gets swallowed by all the football and hoops over the course of an American winter. There is now a relationship between how important these Olympics are to Shiffrin and her ability to fall back on her best skiing.

“It’s taken a lot of years,” she said, “and I’m not scared to feel a little bit weighed down by some of the expectations anymore.”

It’s worth admiring that honesty in the moment, not an hour after she slipped on the snow. What we have is an athlete providing an unadulterated, unfiltered view of Olympic disappointment. It shouldn’t overshadow the totality of a career. In real time, alone in the snow at the side of a course she could have mastered but failed to complete, it can be tough to remember that.

adding the DH in the National League.

Last week, the owners suggested adding federal mediators “to help bridge gaps and facilitate an agreement.” The union quickly said no, that “the clearest path to a fair and timely agreement is to get back to the table.” The owners then said it was “hard to understand why a party that wants to make an agreement would reject mediation.”

Rays reliever Colin Poche

tweeted his own take on the owners’ request: “I can’t imagine why a group of billionaires would want to get the Government involved so badly...”

Though players at different stages of their careers may have different opinions of what is worth fighting for, Rays union rep Tyler Glasnow said there is considerable unity for this battle.

“I think guys and the union really are kind of on that same page,” he said. “Everyone’s

really coming together on this one. So it’s nice to see.”

Getting consensus from 30 owners, especially with teams on different ends of the revenue spectrum such as the Rays and Yankees, can also be challenging.

Though the lack of progress has been frustrating, to this point neither side has been impacted much financially -- and really won’t be until the regular season starts; players don’t get paid for spring training and

teams don’t reap much net revenue. (Though there will be collateral damage to businesses in communities that normally host spring training.)

Both sides have indicated they can withstand the financial blow of the regular season being impacted. The union withheld licensing money over prior years to be able to provide players with stipends, and the league and teams typically arrange for lines of credit.

With fans held hostage, the

question may become which side, especially after the previous two seasons were impacted financially by the pandemic, can hold out longer. (Of lesser import, it seems, is whether that is the smart way to proceed.)

Or will the threat of the players losing paychecks and owners revenue from regularseason games be enough to spur an agreement in the next two weeks? As usual, it will be the money that matters most.

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Barkley 4-1-11, Culver 3-4-10, Dolge 0-2-2, More 3-2-9, Williams 5-12-23. Totals 22-21-73.

3-pointers: A. Ames 4, Barkley 2, Williams.

BOYS BASKETBALL Chatham 91, Coxsackie-Athens 39 CHATHAM — Jacob Baccaro scored 24 points to highlight Chatham’s 91-39 Patroon Conference boys basketball victory over Coxsackie-Athens on Tuesday.

Chatham led 22-13 after one quarter, 50-23 at halftime and 80-33 through three.

Kyle Jackson followed Baccaro in scoring for the Panthers with 14 points. Matt Thorsen added 12 and Tyler

Kneller and Ryn Burleson both had 10.

Dillon Hynes’ 13 points led Coxsackie-Athens.

COXSACKIE-ATHENS (39): Hughes 2-1-7, Hynes 4-4-13, Williams 2-0-5, Maurer 2-0-4, Hellen 1-1-3, Penet 2-1-7. Totals 13-7-39.

3-pointers: Hughes 2, Penet 2, Hynes, Williams.

CHATHAM (91): Thorsen 6-0-12, Jackson 5-3-14, Kneller 3-4-10, Burleson 4-0-10, Van Alstyne 1-0-3, Jeralds 4-0-9, O’Dell 4-0-9, Baccaro 10-4-24.

Totals 37-11-91.

3-pointers: Burleson 2, Jackson, Van Alstyne, Jeralds, O’Dell.

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Barkley had 11 and Malati Culver 10.

Saige Randolph led Academy with 18 points. Erin Huban had 16, Morgan Vien contributed 14 and Bella Vincent chipped in with 12.

ACADEMY (67): Hubn 6-016, Mantzouris 1-0-2, Ottati 1-3-5, Randolph 5-7-18, Vien 5-2-14, Vincent 4-4-12. Totals 22-16-67.

3-pointers: Huban 4, Vien 2, Randolph.

ICHABOD CRANE (73): A. Ames 6-0-16, H. Ames 1-0-2,

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Woman can no longer support sister’s choices Dear Abby, For years my sister has been in a relationship with a man who treats her terribly.

She works full time and comes home to find him out partying every day. I have stood by her and offered advice and a willing DEAR ABBY ear, but at this point, her problems are affecting my marriage as well as my sanity.

His drug problems are getting worse, and he couldn’t care less how she feels. She follows him and sits outside the places he’s hanging out, which forces him to come out and talk to her. I have tried my best to get her to move on. Their kids are grown, so she can’t use them as an excuse anymore.

Last night, she told me she has decided to let him do what he wants but stay with him because his health is deteriorating from the drug use. After 13 years of being her emotional support because she never makes an effort to get out, I’ve reached the end of my rope.

I feel terrible guilt for feeling this way, but I recently had a baby, and with my new family, I no longer have the time or patience to deal with her drama. I know it may be wrong to bow out, but I need to tell her that her problems have become my problems and they’re damaging me. I don’t think she’s ever gonna draw the line.

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Because your sister has tolerated this situation for 13 years, I, too, doubt she’s ever “gonna draw the line.” Had she done it years ago, it might have been the wake-up call her partner needed to sober up and straighten out.

I agree it is time to step back, quit trying

to solve your sister’s unsolvable problems and concentrate on ones you CAN solve. And when you do, do not apologize or feel guilty for doing so. It won’t make you a bad sister but an emotionally healthier one.

Dear Abby, Like so many others, I am on social media to stay in touch with family and a few friends. I come from a large family with more than a dozen cousins and two siblings, as well as nieces and nephews.

Many of them post photos, a lot of which are about their possessions — “Look at my new car, my new house, etc.” And, of course, they expect you to “like” everything. I know, however, if I did the same thing, they would think I’m being obnoxious. Mind you, I’m not wealthy. I would like to post some photos of just the scenery, but if I did even that, I’d be looked down upon.

What’s the best way to handle all the likes everyone expects with the knowledge that they hold me to a different standard?

Sometimes it’s infuriating.

Sick Of Show And Tell You are entitled to post what you wish, as well as to “like” or IGNORE what your relatives post online. Not everyone has the time to validate every post. If you are asked, say you don’t spend as much time on the internet as they do, period. And don’t apologize.

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By Stella Wilder Born today, you will not always rub people the right way as you make your way through life, especially when you are in the grip of ambition that will compel you to do anything and everything to advance in the career of your choice — even if it means stepping on or over others on your way to the top. Do what is right, avoid what is wrong and you can have what you want without hurting anyone else.

You are attractive and charismatic, and though you may not fit into any “classic” mold of looks, strength or intelligence, you can combine all you have into a powerful package. Many others will fall under your spell, surely, and you’re likely to leave a lot of broken hearts in your wake — not because of anything you’ve done, but simply because of who you are.

Also born on this date are: Jimmy Durante, actor and comedian; Elizabeth Banks, actress; Robert Wagner, actor; Roberta Flack, singer; Stephanie Beatriz, actress; Mark Spitz, Olympic swimmer; Makenzie Vega, 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.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11 AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — The easy and the difficult may be conjoined today, resulting in some confusion — until you hit upon the perfect strategy.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — You may have to deceive a friend for a time today in order to keep to yourself a secret that when revealed will bring you both pleasure.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You may have to take steps to make your current environment a

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little more conducive to the efforts you’re having to make. Take no shortcuts.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — The details of a certain situation may not seem to make sense to you today, but soon you’ll understand what’s going on and take proper steps.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You may have to take certain risks today in order to avoid them tomorrow — but facing them directly will surely enable you to minimize them.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You may not make sense to some, but those who know you best understand where you’re coming from and why you’ve decided that today is the day.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Don’t shrink from the challenges presented by others today. You can face them head-on and make yourself proud of the stance you take.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You have come to the conclusion that it’s “now or never” — but your interpretation of a certain situation may be inaccurate.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You’ll want to keep your distance, perhaps, from someone who is in a dangerous situation, but your involvement may be unavoidable today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You can overcome even the strongest opposition today merely by sticking to your guns and speaking what you know to be the truth whenever asked.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You don’t have to follow in a friend’s footsteps today to learn from the experience. From a distance, you see things very clearly.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You may not be able to play a role that is to your liking today, but what you do take on will surely satisfy someone you know very well.

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DEFENSIVE GEM Neither vulnerable, West deals NORTH ♠AJ6 ♥9 ♦ Q 10 9 5 2 ♣ 10 9 5 2 WEST EAST ♠K842 ♠ 10 9 5 ♥ AQ4 ♥ J 10 6 3 2 ♦ K43 ♦ 87 ♣J74 ♣Q83 SOUTH ♠Q73 ♥ K875 ♦ AJ6 ♣AK6 WEST 1♣ Pass Pass

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Opening lead: Ace of ♥ South was in the “balancing” seat, so a one no trump bid at his first turn would have shown

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11-14 points. His actual sequence showed 15-17.

North’s jump to game was overly aggressive, in our view, but South would have accepted an invitation. West in today’s deal was Tracey Bauer.

Ms. Bauer is unknown to us, but her partner was George Jacobs, a well-known expert from the Chicago area, so we assume Ms. Bauer is from the same area.

Guided by her partner’s passed-hand one heart bid, she led the ace of hearts, followed by the queen of hearts. South ducked this but won the heart continuation and led a spade to dummy’s jack. South ran the 10 of diamonds, winning the trick as Ms. Bauer smoothly ducked her king. It was possible for West’s opening bid to include the queen of clubs instead of the king of diamonds. Even if West had ducked the king, the ace of spades was still in dummy as an entry to the diamonds. Repeating the diamond finesse seemed safe.

South led a diamond to his jack. Ms. Bauer won with her king this time and exited brilliantly with the king of spades! The diamond suit was blocked and there was now no entry to dummy.

Declarer drifted down one. Beautiful defense!

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Heart of the City

Dilbert

B.C.

For Better or For Worse

Wizard of Id

Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS 1 Divulge another’s secret 5 String instrument 10 Smell __; suspect trickery 14 Gossip columnist Barrett 15 Workers’ group 16 Sensible 17 Family tree member 18 Mirror image 20 CBS’ “__: Miami” 21 Marathoner’s concern 22 __ a hand; helps 23 Nonsense 25 That woman 26 Walks off with 28 Swelters in the heat 31 Greased 32 __ up; become happy again 34 Walk-__; some NYC apartments 36 As wise __ owl 37 Dog problem 38 Word of disgust 39 Teacher’s favorite 40 Inch along 41 Wash off shampoo 42 Raised, as kids 44 Renovate 45 Melancholy 46 Ne’er-do-well 47 Pays a landlord 50 Flue deposit 51 Umpire’s call 54 Allegation 57 Little __; girl of old cartoons 58 Friendly talk 59 Winnie the Pooh’s creator 60 Curry & others 61 Olden times 62 Unable to sit still 63 Sioux Falls’ state: abbr.

Andy Capp

Bound & Gagged

Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

5 Husband & wife physicists 6 Opponent 7 Classic board game 8 “Ha ha ha!” for short 9 Afternoon hour 10 Daisylike flowers 11 Drought ender 12 “…and giving __, up the chimney…”

13 Bill denominations 19 Transparent 21 Three-__ sloth 24 Daytime shop window sign 25 Soil turners 26 Bar in the shower 27 More prudent 28 Not imaginary 29 Face the opposite direction DOWN 30 Sudden cramp 1 Bric-a-__ 32 __ in; wearing 2 Ferrigno & Dobbs 33 Chop down 3 Destroy 35 Staircase piece completely 37 Actor MacMurray 4 Baseball whacker 38 Headfirst plunge

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Wednesday’s Puzzle Solved

Non Sequitur

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40 Ill-mannered; crude 41 Sheet music symbol 43 Insightful; keen 44 Mickey or Andy 46 Fish-eating birds 47 Off-color; bawdy 48 Canyon bounceback

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49 Mayberry’s state: abbr.

50 Gritty residue 52 Arm bone 53 Walrus tooth 55 “I __ Man of Constant Sorrow” 56 Element whose symbol is Sn 57 Spanish article

Rubes

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

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