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Nursing homes impose fresh visitation limits

By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — As new state regulations take effect that mandate all nursing home visitors must provide a negative COVID-19 test, The Pines at Catskill Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation has suffered an outbreak with 52 positive cases and is tightening visitation protocols.

Home Sweet Home on the Hudson in

Catskill is continuing to allow visitors under the new state Health Department guidelines, the Greene Meadows Hursing Home in Catskill is accepting only visitors under compassion-and-care circumstances at this time.

The Eliot at Catskill and Home Sweet Home in Athens are not accepting visitors at this time.

In an automated call to family members of the facility’s residents Tuesday

afternoon, Pines Administrator Ross Kerska provided an update on the site’s number of positive COVID cases.

“Since our last COVID-19 update we have had 12 new positive staff cases and no new resident cases,” he said on Jan. 11. “This puts us at a total of 33 staff members and 19 residents.”

After noting that state regulations See NURSING A2

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The Pines at Catskill Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation.

Defective state-issued masks not widespread

By Kate Lisa Johnson Newspaper Corp.

Municipal leaders across New York should inspect the masks distributed by the state to counties over the last month after one Western New York county voiced concerns this their latest shipment of state-issued face coverings may be defective and not provide quality protection against COVID-19.

State Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services officials have continued to deliver thousands of face masks to New York’s 62 counties this week as part of an ongoing effort to help fight the COVID-19 winter surge that has continued to progress See MASKS A2

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KN95 masks for sale at a face mask vending machine during the coronavirus pandemic on May 29, 2020 in New York City.

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Greene passes 100 virus deaths, sets new single-day case record

By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — Greene County passed a grim threshold Wednesday as two more deaths were reported due to COVID-19, bringing the county’s total to 101 since the start of the pandemic in

March 2020.

The first was an unidentified woman in her early 90s, while the second was an unidentified man in his late 80s.

Vaccination status for both individuals was not available, according to Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden.

The county also hit a new single-day record of 282 new positive COVID cases, besting the previous single-day record of 208 new cases that was recorded Jan. 5. The county has identified 8,040 positive cases since the pandemic began 22 months ago.

The rate of tests that came

back positive in the county Jan. 12 stood at 20.5%, with an 18.8% rolling positive average recorded in Greene over the last seven days.

At the county’s COVID testing site in Coxsackie on Wednesday, 91 tests were See GREENE A2

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Monroe County officials issued concerns Tuesday that thousands of KN95 masks purchased and delivered by the state may be foreign imported knockoffs and “may not provide KN95-level protection.”

New York Association of Counties Deputy Director Mark LaVigne said county leaders across the state’s 10 regions have not contacted the association about issues with the masks purchased and distributed by the state Health Department.

“Nothing has come through that I know of, at least through me,” LaVigne said Wednesday. “My guess is that it’s not a widespread issue, otherwise, we would have heard about it.”

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the state would deploy 6 million masks in all counties to help enforce her Dec. 13 order requiring all patrons ages 2 and older and staff wear face masks inside all businessEMIL LIPPE/WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES es, or show proof of vaccination against Chris Baker hands a mask to a customer outside of Stewart’s Shops in Copenhagen on Dec. 21.

COVID-19.

The Centers for Disease Control and Greene County received a shipment masks in question, but did not answer Prevention has reported between 60% of 21,000 masks from the state in late De- additional questions Wednesday about and 70% of the KN95 masks in the U.S. are cember and distributed them at 25 loca- the number of masks sent to each county, faulty, or cheap imitations for low-quality tions throughout the county. what officials should look for to check for face coverings and protection.

County leaders have not received comineffective face coverings and if the masks Columbia County Board of Supervisors plaints or concerns about the face covshould continue to be distributed.

Chairman Matt Murell, R-Stockport, had Health experts have increasingly urged not heard of any of the initial 2,500 masks erings, Greene County Administrator distributed in Columbia County being Shaun Groden said Wednesday. people to do away with cloth face cover“I haven’t heard about them being de- ings for more robust, tightly fitting masks defective, or concerns about their effecfective,” Groden said. “I’ve heard the siz- since omicron was discovered in late Notiveness. ing of them is very small. A lot of them are vember.

The county received a supplemental sized for young children and not adults. shipment of 3,500 KN95 face masks from As health experts across the globe have At the [Department of Motor Vehicles] the state Wednesday. studied the more virulent omicron strain “I haven’t heard anything of that na- they have some down there and they tried of the fatal upper respiratory infection, ture,” Murell said. “We will hold some to wear them and they don’t fit.”

Representatives from Hochul’s of- they have pushed people to upgrade their of them for county employees, some for face coverings to higher-quality, medicalBOCES, the schools, and the rest are go- fice did not return multiple requests for grade masks such as the N95 or KN95. ing to go to the towns, villages and the city statements Wednesday about how the The state’s mask or vaccine mandate state purchased and acquired low-quality again. for businesses expires at the end of the Columbia County kept some of the or potentially defective face masks, the month, but could be extended depending 2,500 masks in its initial shipment, but number of masks sent to each county on New York’s coronavirus infection rate. distributed most to other towns and vil- since last month or how this will be corTribune News Service contributed to rected. lages and the city of Hudson.

The state Health Department issued a this report.

“I have not heard anything negative Natasha Vaughn and Ted Remsnyder from anyone so far,” Murell said of the lat- statement saying staff contacted the affected counties and asked they pull the contributed to this report. est supply.

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conducted and 41 positive COVID results were returned.

“We have not reached our peak yet,” Groden said.

After the county recorded 63 new positive cases on Tuesday, Groden said the dip might not necessarily mean COVID numbers are declining just yet. Cases subsequently spiked again on Wednesday.

As of Wednesday, the county had 1,546 active COVID positive cases, with 37 residents hospitalized due to COVID-related illnesses.

On Tuesday, the Greene County Department of Health announced that they would no longer release daily statistics on the number of residents currently under quarantine orders. The change was made because the agency no longer has the capacity to manage all contact tracing contacts.

The county held a firstdose Moderna vaccine clinic Monday at Fellows Cafe in

Hunter, with two residents receiving their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and one person receiving their second shot. In the booster shot clinic that followed the firstdose session, 22 residents received booster shots. Another vaccination clinic will be held Feb. 8 at the same location at 7883 Main St. in Hunter.

“Get vaccinated and get boosted,” Groden said.

“You’re going to get this thing and by getting vaxxed you can have somewhat normalcy. You don’t have to worry as much with where

you’re going with crowds indoors or family affairs. We have a flu vaccine every year and why is this being treated any differently?”

The county is hosting COVID-testing clinics in Coxsackie on Monday and Wednesday each week, with the clinics set for Tuesday and Thursday next week due to the Martin Luther King Day observance Monday.

The 370 Mansion St. testing site will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 18 and 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 20.

tests, the facility will be providing a limited number of rapid tests until Monday the 17th to allow family members the opportunity to make the necessary accommodations. If requiring a test from The Pines please call ahead to check availability.”

When reached by phone on Wednesday, Kerska declined to comment on the situation at the Catskill facility.

Since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, there have been 13 confirmed deaths related to COVID at the Catskill nursing home and eight additional confirmed deaths of Pines’ residents who passed away outside of the facility, according to statistics from the New York State Department of Health.

According to the state, there are an additional three deaths at the Catskill nursing home that are presumed to be from

COVID-related illnesses.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the COVID test mandate Jan. 7 for all nursing homes in the state, with all visitors required to wear surgical-type masks during their trips to visit their loved ones.

Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said that while nursing homes are governed directly by the New York State Department of Health, the county will continue to assist nursing homes during the pandemic as needed.

“We don’t have governing authority over nursing homes but that doesn’t mean we don’t help,” he said. “We’ve gone over there and distributed equipment and we’ve done vaccinations and testing there. But we do that more from assistance than from requirement.”

Since the start of the

pandemic, there have been 32 confirmed COVID deaths at Greene County nursing homes, according to the state.

There have been an additional 17 confirmed COVID-related deaths of Greene County nursing home residents that took place outside of assistedliving facilities.

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went into effect Wednesday mandating that all nursing home visitors must test negative before entering the facility, Kerska recommended that visits to the nursing home be kept to a minimum.

“We are encouraging families to avoid visitation if possible at this time due to the influx in cases,” he said. “For those that choose to visit, all visitors will need a negative COVID test within the last 24 hours for each visit. For those that have rapid tests at home they can be brought in and done here upon entry. Due to limited supply for those that are unable to schedule COVID testing appointments or unable to obtain rapid

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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, Jan. 13 n Greene County Legislature finance

audit 4 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 17 n Catskill Town Offices closed in ob-

servance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day n Catskill Village Hall closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day n Coxsackie Village Offices closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day n Greene County Office Building closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day n Greenville Town Hall closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Tuesday, Jan. 18 n Durham Town Board 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham n Greene County Legislature economic developpment and tourism; Gov. Ops.; Finance; and Rep. and Dem. Caucus 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Hunter Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville

Wednesday, Jan. 19 n Catskill Central School District

Board of Education regular business 6:30 p.m. CHS Library, CHS Library, 341 West 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 n Greene County Legislature meeting No. 1 6:30 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Thursday, Jan. 20 n Athens Village Conservation Ad-

visory Council 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting hhttps://us02web.zoom. us/j/82693515752 n Coxsackie Village Planning Board 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Monday, Jan. 24 n Catskill Village Planning Board 7

p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-943-3830

Tuesday, Jan. 25 n Catskill Town Planning Board 6:30

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

Wednesday, Jan. 26 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 Zoning Board of Appeals 6 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Catskill Village Board of Trustees 6:30 p.m. Robert C. Antonelli Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill 518-9433830

Tuesday, Feb. 1 n Durham Town Board workshop

meeting 7:30 p.m. Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham

Wednesday, Feb. 2 n Catskill Central School District

Board of Education budget workshop 6:30 p.m. CHS Library, CHS Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill 518-943-2300

Thursday, Feb. 3 n Ashland Town Planning Board 6

p.m. Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland

Monday, Feb. 7 n Cairo Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall,

512 Main St., Cairo

Tuesday, Feb. 8 n Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation Committee 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718

Wednesday, Feb. 9 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 Jewett Town Board 7 p.m. Jewett Municipal Building, 3547 County Route 23C, Jewett

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

Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718

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

Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m.

Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie 518-731-2718

Tuesday, Feb. 15 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 n Catskill Central School District Board of Education regular business 6:30 p.m. CHS Library, CHS Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill 518-943-2300

Businesses face challenges, opportunities in 2022

By Noah Eckstein Columbia-Greene Media

The new year offers a turning of the page and a fresh start for small businesses in Columbia and Greene counties. The pandemic has offered both new challenges and new opportunities for the 1,832 businesses in Columbia County and the 1,167 businesses in Greene County.

About 80% of all businesses in Columbia County and 90% of the businesses in Greene County have fewer than 20 employees. It’s safe to say that small businesses are the economic backbone of these neighboring communities.

Countryside Cleanup, a refuse collection service based in Ghent, reported slow and steady success moving into the new year. The company’s owner, Phil Geerholt, said, “We are trying to help a lot of our customers who are struggling to make payments.”

Leniency in difficult times comes as a late holiday gift to many struggling in the new year.

The latest unemployment rate in Columbia County is 2.9% and in Greene County it is 3.9%, both lower than the 5.5% state average.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, more people than ever are voluntarily leaving their jobs. Many Americans taking part in what

is being dubbed “The Great Resignation” are low-wage workers leveraging the competition for jobs to increase their pay.

“I think certainly COVID continues to impact Columbia County business in different ways,” Columbia Economic Development Corporation President and CEO F. Michael Tucker said.

Because of these continued difficulties, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $1 billion rescue plan for small businesses.

The Governor’s plan is intended to help people such as Cecille Ruiz, 22, who owns Bodega Aguila Real in Hudson.

Ruiz’s mother lost her job during the height of the pandemic.

“The bills kept coming in,” said Ruiz, who opened the bodega with her mother a year ago as a solution to their hardship. The shop specializes in Hispanic cheeses, breads, produce and South American foods. “I do think the pandemic has been slowing us down, but I am confident about our future.”

In Greene County, Pim Zeegers, owner of the popular Citiot Cafe in Catskill, said his business, which opened in July of 2021, has had continued success.

“Of course, January is a slower month,” said Zeegers, who is originally from

Rotterdam, Holland, but moved to the area 11 years ago. His business is a mix of retail local art, coffee shop and co-working space. “There’s a growing population of people moving to the area which is great for business.

Greene County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jeff Friedman confirmed that county sales tax revenue is up from last year. In December, the state reported that sales tax collection in November 2021 grew 17.5% compared to November 2020.

In Columbia County, the increase rose approximately from $2.6 million to $3.4 million. In Greene county the increase rose approximately from $2.2 million to $2.8 million.

Bill Gerlach, president and CEO of the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, said, “What businesses are struggling with is having and keeping employees. Other than that we have to think positively in these times.”

The Chambers of Commerce in both Columbia and Greene counties provide educational resources for small businesses.

“We’re keeping everyone safe and our business is growing,” said Tina Harp, private partner and stylist at KT Hair Studio in Valatie.

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An appliance fire was put out quickly at Columbia Memorial on Wednesday morning. Hudson and Greenport firefighters responded just before 5.

Small fire breaks out in CMH heater fan motor

By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — A small fire at Columbia Memorial Health brought Hudson and Greenport fire departments to the facility early Wednesday morning.

The fire started in a fan motor on a heater in the emergency department waiting room, Hudson Fire Chief Anthony Demarco said.

At about 4:50 a.m., Columbia County 911 sent both companies to the scene after the

automatic fire alarm sounded.

The smoke detectors went off because of smoke from the fan, Demarco said.

When firefighters arrived minutes later, the fire was out.

The circuit breaker for the unit had also shut off, Demarco said.

Firefighters checked to make sure the fire had not spread and ventilated the area.

The scene was turned over to hospital maintenance.

All firefighters were back in service at 5:17 a.m.

With New York’s Rental Relief Portal now reopened,

Legal Aid urges tenants to apply NEW YORK — The Legal Aid Society urged New Yorkers in need of rental assistance to apply for the state’s Emergency Rent Relief Program (ERAP), which reopened on Jan. 11, after a court ruling in Hidalgo v. New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) — class action litigation brought by Legal Aid—which ordered OTDA to resume accepting applications.

ERAP portal: https://otda. ny.gov/programs/emergencyrental-assistance/ “New York’s ERAP portal has reopened, resuming access to rental assistance for our clients and countless other families at risk of eviction,” said Ed Josephson, Supervising Attorney in the Civil Law Reform Unit at The Legal Aid Society. “We urge all New Yorkers in need of rent relief to immediately apply for funds through the OTDA web portal, as a pending application will provide temporary protection from eviction, regardless of whether the state receives additional funding.

We are proud of our advocacy on behalf of our clients and all low-income New Yorkers, and will continue to monitor the implementation of statewide rent relief funds.”

OTDA is responsible for the administration of funds under

ERAP, which was established via legislation in 2021. Since its creation, ERAP has paid $1.25 billion in rent arrears for 100,000 families and approved an additional $770 million to pay the arrears of an additional 62,000 families whose landlords have not yet completed paperwork needed for release of the payments. However, over 400,000 New York families remain behind on their rent, but did not apply for ERAP before the portal closed, and without today’s ruling, those families would have been vulnerable to eviction when New York’s statewide moratorium expires on January 15, 2022.

Although New York State has spent or committed all its current ERAP funds, it will be eligible to apply for additional funding this Spring from an $18 billion national pool of unspent ERAP funds.

On Dec. 13, 2021, The Legal Aid Society sued OTDA, arguing that closing ERAP to new applicants before all funds are exhausted violated OTDA’s duties under the ERAP statute and exceeded its lawful authority.

Their actions, moreover, violated the Legislature’s clearly expressed intent of protecting eligible families from being evicted while they are waiting for federal funds to be fully distributed.

This lawsuit was filed on behalf of four individual tenants, on behalf of all tenants who are eligible for ERAP but who were barred from applying for relief due to OTDA’s premature closure of the program to new applicants. Housing Court Answers and Coalition for the Homeless were organizational plaintiffs.

Under the state’s ERAP statute, tenants who have submitted ERAP applications are protected against eviction proceedings pending a decision on their application. However, due to the closure of the ERAP portal, families who otherwise could have applied for ERAP would have been vulnerable to eviction when the state’s eviction moratorium expires on January 15, 2022, even though federal funds may not yet have been fully allocated, much less distributed.

The lawsuit argued that OTDA’s refusal as of November 15, 2021 to accept further ERAP applications despite a pending request to the federal government for additional funds, was arbitrary, capricious, beyond the scope of their authority under the ERAP statute.

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Firefighters ventilate the wating room of the Emergency Department at Columbia Memorial on Wednesday morning, after a fan caught fire.

Stratton VA enhances masking guidelines for veterans and staff ALBANY — As cases of COVID-10 surge across the country, the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center has changed their masking policy in order to enhance patient care and Veteran and staff safety. The improved policy requires that everyone at the VA facility wear a medical-grade surgical, N-95 or KN 95 mask while on property.

The masking policy change restricts the use of cloth masks, including Gators, Neckerchiefs, and all cloth masks without N95 or equivalent filtration, all which were found to be inadequate for protecting the wearer from COVID-19.

This is especially important as newer variants emerge, which are proving to be

more contagious. Recent data clearly shows that vaccination, masking, and distancing are all important and that the vast majority of those hospitalized with COVID are unvaccinated or haven’t received the full set of vaccinations, which includes boosters. While those who are vaccinated can and have contracted COVID, on average, they have experienced much milder symptoms and rebound much more quickly.

The updated masking policy is in effect at all Stratton VA properties, including the main facility in Albany and Stratton VA’s Community Clinics. If a mask is found to be lacking, an acceptable mask will be provided.

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Election boards are not above the law If Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to continue to highlight transparency and more ethical governing as pillars of her administration, she ought to read the report released Tuesday by the New York Coalition for Open Government showing that a majority of New York county boards of elections fail to comply with statutes maintaining transparency.

The coalition chose 19 of the larger counties across the state’s 10 regions to evaluate their boards of elections’ compliance with the state’s Freedom of Information and Open Meetings laws, determining the efficacy and speed of response and provided resources.

Compliance with either law by municipal election boards is minimal to nonexistent, the coalition found.

The coalition submitted four questions by email and telephone seeking information about when election commissioners meet, if the public is notified about the meetings, if agendas and documents are posted publicly online and if minutes are kept and published on the agency’s website. Nearly two-thirds of the boards contacted did not respond.

Seventy-three percent of the selected boards of election did not acknowledge Freedom of

Information Law requests within five business days as required by statute.

State Election Law requires county election boards to meet at least once annually to determine which commissioner will serve as president and which as secretary.

No entity exists in New York to enforce compliance with the Freedom of Information or Open Meetings laws. Without such an agency, municipalities and state agencies that violate either law will not face consequences.

This terrible showing by the largest election boards across the state is compelling legislative leaders to review potential reforms to enforce the Freedom of Information and Open Meetings laws.

State leaders should not have to waste time and energy embarrassing departments into complying with the law. Time and again, report after report of noncompliance with the law emerges. If the governor is serious about delivering transparency back to state government, this is a good place to follow through in earnest. It’s time to create an entity with enforcement powers.

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Biden administration must move more quickly to undo Trump’s climate mischief St.Louis Post-Dispatch (TNS)

As life returned somewhat to normal last year after the pandemic shutdowns of 2020, America’s briefly reduced greenhouse gas emissions have started climbing toward normal as well, according to a new report.

The data is unsurprising, given 2020’s unprecedented drop in emissions due to the pandemic. But it’s a reminder that the Biden administration’s goal of halving 2005 emission levels by 2030 looks increasingly elusive.

One factor that would help is for the administration to more quickly reverse the environmental mischief the Trump administration committed — but as The Washington Post recently reported, that effort is mired in bureaucracy. President Joe Biden, having correctly identified climate change as a looming emergency, must start treating it that way.

A recent analysis by the Rhodium Group concluded that the historic 10% plunge in emissions that the nation saw in 2020 due to shuttered factories, grounded planes and parked cars was followed last year by a 6% increase as people began resuming routines that require fossil fuel. Those emissions levels are expected to continue edging up this year to pre-pandemic levels.

The findings seem to dash any hope that America might ultimately emerge as a more emissions-conscious nation, if only because of the dramatic yearlong demonstration of how much of a difference human behavior makes in the quest to reduce emissions that cause climate change. No such transformation appears to have happened. That makes it more important than ever that Biden use the other tools he has available — including

environmental regulations requiring more efficient electrical products like lightbulbs and major appliances.

In the case of lightbulbs, federal rules had originally called for old-fashioned incandescent bulbs to be phased out of the market by the end of 2020 and be replaced with more efficient and affordable versions that would significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions. But the Trump administration didn’t follow through on that change in part because, as then-President Donald Trump memorably complained, he believed the more efficient bulbs made him “look orange.” His administration similarly dragged its feet or outright reversed other regulations that would have required higher efficiency standards for appliances like clothes dryers and dishwashers.

These backwards steps weren’t primarily demands from industry but rather were driven by Trump himself, as part of his obsessive need to undo the Obama administration’s legacy wherever he could, and to pander to a Republican base that doesn’t take climate change seriously and liked seeing that attitude reflected in policy.

Biden’s urgent rhetoric on climate change hasn’t been matched by urgency in his Energy Department, which has turned back some of Trump’s environmental vandalism but has so far failed to finish the job of getting the lightbulb standards and other regulations back on track. These are standards that can have a meaningful impact on climate change and don’t need congressional approval.

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How conservative justices’ anti-regulatory fervor could hamper the COVID fight WASHINGTON — During the course of the pandemic, it has become a bureaucratic badge of honor to argue that authorities are taking a “whole of government” approach to tackling the virus.

In one of the more jarring moments in Friday’s oral arguments about the Biden administration’s efforts to mitigate COVID-19, Chief Justice John Roberts seemed to be arguing that trying to use all the statutory tools available to it somehow undermined the government’s legal argument.

“You said just a short while ago that ... COVID presented a grave danger to people in the workplace,” Roberts told Biden Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, who was arguing in favor of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s vaccine or testing mandate. “In a few minutes, we’ll hear an argument ... and it will be that it presents a grave danger in Medicare and Medicaid facilities.

“Not here, but in the lower courts, the federal contractor mandate, the argument is going to be that it is a grave danger to federal contractors. ... It seems to me that it’s that the government is trying to work across the waterfront and that it’s going agency by agency.”

This is supposed to be a bad thing? I thought conservatives cared about statutory language and whether the text of the law authorized the action at issue. The chief justice is the most reasonable of the court’s conservatives, but his logic here seems upside down: The government gets marked down for trying too hard.

Prelogar pushed back at Roberts. “What we’re trying to do here and what OSHA did was rely on its express statutory authority to provide protection to America’s workforce from grave dangers like this one,” she said.

“So I take the point and don’t dispute that COVID-19 is a danger in many contexts and falls within the jurisdiction of other agencies as well, but I

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MARCUS think to suggest that because this disease is so prevalent, because it presents such a widespread harm, somehow OSHA has less power to do anything about it ...”

At which point Roberts interrupted and showed his real hand: There’s just too much darned regulating going on here. “It sounds like the sort of thing that states will be responding to or should be and that Congress should be responding to,” he said.

Earth to chief justice.

States are responding — some responsibly, too many others in precisely the wrong way, preventing employers from taking steps to protect their workers. And COVID doesn’t stop at state borders; it is a national problem, amenable to national solutions under the constitutional power to regulate interstate commerce, among other authorities.

As to the role of Congress, as Prelogar pointed out, it has spoken. It created OSHA in a broadly worded law whose textual application to the situation at hand Roberts did not dispute.

Instead, he switched to another novel argument: that laws, or maybe only laws that give agencies regulatory authority, have some kind of sell-by date. “You know, that was 50 years ago that you’re saying Congress acted,” he told Prelogar. “I don’t think it had COVID in mind. That was almost closer to the Spanish flu than it is to today’s problem.”

And this matters because ...? The authority provided by a broadly worded statute doesn’t run out as the law

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For example, the 1914 law creating the Federal Trade Commission, as amended in 1938, empowers the agency to prevent “unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce.” The law’s authors could not have conceived of it being enforced against large technology platforms, modern pharmaceutical companies or Internet scammers -- none of which existed until decades after the agency was created.

I get Roberts’s concern here. The OSHA rule goes beyond what the agency has previously done — but novelty does not equal impermissibility. Instead, it may reflect novel need. As Justice Elena Kagan noted, “It’s an extraordinary use of emergency power occurring in an extraordinary circumstance, a circumstance that this country has never faced before.”

Would it be better — more clearly authorized, more small-d democratic — if Congress were to specifically authorize the mandate? Sure, but we all know that’s not happening in this political environment, and preferable does not equal necessary.

Roberts and his conservative colleagues appear poised to tell OSHA that it’s gone too far. They’ll likely say something about how this is the kind of “major question” on which Congress must have clearly authorized such regulatory intervention. But there’s another major question here: Does the conservative justices’ antipathy toward regulation make it impossible for our country to protect itself?

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Cultural Education Center to require proof of vaccination or negative COVID test for all visitors ALBANY — Due to evolving concerns regarding the COVID-19 virus and in alignment with recently announced protocols for visitors to the State Capitol and Legislative Office Building in the Empire State Plaza, the Cultural Education Center (CEC) will implement new rules for all visitors, including volunteers, interns, contractors, and vendors, effective Jan. 12, 2022.

All visitors, five and older, to the CEC must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or provide proof of a negative COVID test within the past 48 hours. The CEC is located at 222 Madison Avenue, Albany, and houses the New York State Museum, State Library and State Archives.

Upon arrival to the CEC, visitors must submit proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test as follows: Vaccination Proof Individuals are considered fully vaccinated for COVID-19 when at least two weeks have passed after receiving either the second dose in a two-dose series (i.e., Pfizer-BioNTech

or Moderna) or a single-dose vaccine (i.e., Johnson & Johnson/Janssen).

Proof of vaccination may include: Excelsior Pass; Excelsior Pass Plus; SMART Health Cards issued outside of New York State; Full-course vaccination through NYC COVID Safe app; A CDC Vaccination Card; or Other official immunization records.

Those who received the vaccine outside the United States must have an official immunization record that includes: First name and last name; Date of birth; Vaccine product name (only vaccines authorized by the FDA or WHO are acceptable).

Proof of Negative COVID Test When presenting proof of a negative COVID Test within the past 48 hours: Results can be a printed copy or on a phone (e.g., digital health record or email or text message from a test provider or laboratory). Personal identification with a name and photo or date of birth is required for visitors ages 18 and older and must

match the information on the negative test result.

In addition, please be reminded that simple steps can help stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus, including to: Wear a mask that fits securely over the nose and mouth. Stay home when you are sick. Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.

Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash. Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

The State Museum, State Library, and State Archives are programs of the New York State Education Department’s Office of Cultural Education.

Admission is free. Further information about programs and events and hours of operation can be obtained by visiting the Office of Cultural Education website.

Dire situation facing blood supply, those in need of blood transfusions POUGHKEEPSIE — The American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis — its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. Dangerously low blood supply levels are posing a concerning risk to patient care and forcing doctors to make difficult decisions about who receives blood transfusions and who will need to wait until more products become available.

Blood and platelet donations are critically needed to help prevent further delays in vital medical treatments, and donors of all blood types — especially type O — are urged to make an appointment now to give in the weeks ahead.

In recent weeks, the Red Cross had less than a one-day supply of critical blood types and has had to limit blood product distributions to hospitals. At times, as much as one-quarter of hospital blood needs are not being met.

The Red Cross continues to confront relentless challenges due to COVID-19, including about a 10% overall decline in the number of people donating blood as well as ongoing blood drive cancellations and staffing limitations. Additionally, the pandemic has contributed to a 62% drop in blood drives at schools and colleges.

“Winter weather across the country and the recent surge of COVID-19 cases are compounding the already-dire situation facing the blood supply,” said Dr. Baia Lasky, medical director for the Red Cross.

“Please, if you are eligible, make an appointment to give blood or platelets in the days and weeks ahead to ensure no patient is forced to wait for critical care.”

Over the next month, about 32% of donation appointments remain unfilled in the Eastern New York Red Cross Region. Make an appointment to give blood or platelets as

soon as possible by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1800-733-2767).

The Red Cross and the NFL are partnering this January, during National Blood Donor Month, to urge individuals to give blood or platelets and help tackle the national blood shortage. Those who come to give blood, platelets or plasma in January will automatically be entered for a chance to win a getaway to Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles. As an extra thankyou from the Red Cross, those who come to donate will also be automatically entered to win a home theater package and a $500 e-gift card. Terms apply; visit RedCrossBlood. org/SuperBowl for more information.

In addition to blood donors, the Red Cross also needs the help of volunteers to support critical blood collections across the country. Blood drive volunteers play an important role by greeting, registering, answering questions and providing information to blood donors throughout the donation process. Blood transportation specialists — another volunteer opportunity — provide a critical link between blood donors and blood recipients by delivering blood to hospitals in communities across the country.

To volunteer to support Red Cross blood collections, visit redcross.org/volunteertoday.

Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control, and additional precautions — including face masks for donors and staff, regardless of vaccination status — have been implemented to help protect the health of all those in attendance. Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive.

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With RapidPass®, donors complete the pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of donation, from a mobile device or computer. To complete a RapidPass®, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Red Cross Blood Donor App. To donate blood, individuals need to bring a blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification that are required at check-in.

Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also must meet certain height and weight requirements.

At a time when health information has never been more important, the Red Cross is screening all blood, platelet and plasma donations from self-identified African American donors for the sickle cell trait. This additional screening will provide Black donors with an additional health insight and help the Red Cross identify compatible blood types more quickly to help patients with sickle cell disease who require trait-negative blood. Blood transfusion is an essential treatment for those with sickle cell disease, and blood donations from individuals of the same race, ethnicity and blood type have a unique ability to help patients fighting sickle cell disease.

Donors can expect to receive sickle cell trait screening results, if applicable, within one to two weeks through the Red Cross Blood Donor App and the online donor portal at RedCrossBlood.org.

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JAN. 13 CASTLETON — The Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene Counties Board of Cooperative Educational Services will meet at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 13 via Zoom. This meeting will be held virtually for all public and administrators via the Zoom link provided on the Questar III Board webpage at https://www.questar.org/ about/board-of-education/ meeting-agendas-minutes/ to provide safety for all participants during the ongoing pandemic.

JAN. 14 DELMAR — Q.U.I.L.T. Inc., a not-for-profit guild of quilters interested in learning about the art of making quilts, will meet 9:30-11:30 a.m. Jan. 14 via Zoom. 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. For the January 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 Mini-Workshops and Show and Share.

Preregistration is required on the Q.U.I.L.T. Inc. website https://www.quiltinc.org/ to receive the Zoom link.

JAN. 15 HUDSON — The FASNY Museum of Firefighting will be hosting the monthly Super Saturday event at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 15, Weird Science with Professor Sparks. Spend the morning exploring the science of fire. Professor Sparks and her robot canine

companion, Spot 2000, will present an interactive program that is full of surprises.

After the program make your own “slime” to take home.

Only Professor Sparks can make learning about science this much fun. This hands-on program is appropriate for children 5 and older. Admission is free for for Columbia County residents and Museum members.

Grand St., Cobleskill. Participation is free, and you do not have to donate seeds to benefit. National Seed Swap Day is designated as the last Saturday in January. The mission is to conserve and promote crop diversity in local communities through a planned event at which neighbors gather to exchange seeds and chat about plans for the upcoming season.

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ATHENS — The West Athens-Lime Street Fire Co. will serve an all you can eat breakfast 8 a.m.-noon Jan. 16 at the West Athens Firehouse 2, Leeds-Athens Road, Athens.

Freewill offering.

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.

JAN. 20 WINDHAM — Mountain Top Cares Coalition, headquartered in Windham, is hosting its monthly virtual Narcan Training at 7 p.m. Jan. 20. Help us defeat opioid use disorder by volunteering for training and distribution of Narcan. Register by going to mountaintopcarescoalition. com.

GREENPORT — Sacred Heart-Mt. Carmel Shrine, 442 Fairview Ave., Greenport, will serve a Polish dinner, take out only, 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

Jan. 20. Menu includes kielbasa, stuffed cabbage, pierogies and dessert. Cost is $12.

Call 518-828-0342 to preorder or 518-828-8775 10 a.m.-6 p.m. day of event.

JAN. 21 TANNERSVILLE — The Kaaterskill UMC, 5942 Main St., Tannersville, will serve a Brooks chicken barbecue, take out only, 4-7 p.m. Jan. 21. The cost is $15. For information and tickets, call Kelly at 518-263-6069 and leave a message.

JAN. 29 COBLESKILL — The Schoharie County Master Gardeners are happy to be participating in the National Seed Swap 10 a.m.-noon Jan. 29 at the Extension Center, 173 South

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 518-488-0240.

Registration open for Cycle the Erie Canal 2022 ALBANY — Registration is now open for Parks & Trails New York’s 24th annual Cycle the Erie Canal tour, an opportunity to bike across New York state on part of the Empire State Trail and take in the rich history of the legendary canal that transformed America. The eight-day, 400-mile recreational bicycle tour from Buffalo to Albany is scheduled for July 10-17, 2022.

Cycle the Erie Canal participants will experience one of the best trails in America as they cycle through historic canal villages and discover the small-town charm of Upstate New York. Along the way, canal historians and local experts will introduce riders to the people, places, and things that made the Erie Canal so important to the history of New York and the nation.

With more than threequarters of the route off-road on the mostly-flat and trafficfree Erie Canalway Trail, the tour offers unparalleled cycling for all ages and abilities.

After going virtual in 2020 due to the pandemic, the tour returned in 2021 at reduced capacity. In 2022, the ride has returned to its full capacity of 650 riders, and spots are filling quickly.

Covering between 40 and 60 miles per day, cyclists travel along the Erie Canalway Trail, which is now more than 80 percent off-road, and since 2020, the east-west axis of the statewide 750-mile Empire State Trail. A recent study shows that the Erie Canalway Trail annually receives close to 1.6 million visits and generates an economic impact of $253 million.

Registration for Cycle the Erie Canal includes camping accommodations each evening with restrooms and showers; eight hearty breakfasts and six delicious dinners; two daily refreshment stops stocked with fruit, snacks and beverages; SAG support and baggage transport; daily cue sheets and marked routes; entertainment and historical presentations every evening; and

guided tours of the Canal, historic sites, museums, and other attractions. Shuttles will be available at the beginning and the end of the ride to transport riders and their bicycles for an additional fee.

An eight- and four-day option is available. Registered riders must arrive with proof of vaccination, as defined by the CDC as of July 1, 2022.

The registration fee for the full tour is $975 for adults, $535 for youths ages 6-17, and $675 for non-cycling participants.

Parks & Trails New York is the leading statewide advocate working to create a network of parks, trails, and greenways so that New Yorkers can enjoy the outdoors close to home. Cycle the Erie Canal supports Parks & Trails New York’s work on the Erie Canalway Trail and in communities across New York State.

For more information on Cycle the Erie Canal, visit www.cycletheeriecanal.com or email eriecanaltour@ptny. org or call 518-434-1583.

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Richard Schloss January 12, 2022 Richard Schloss, 89, of Catskill died January 12, 2022. Calling hours on Friday from 3:00 - 7:00 pm.

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Elizabeth J. “Betty” Elwyn July 17, 1927 — January 8, 2022 WARWICK – Elizabeth J. “Betty” Elwyn, 94, entered into eternal and peaceful rest on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Schervier Pavilion Nursing Home in Warwick.

Betty, as she was known by her many friends and relatives, was born on July 17, 1927 in Passaic, NJ, and was a long time Orange County and Greene County resident. A city girl, she met, fell in love, and married Henry S. Elwyn, Jr., an adventurous farm boy returning home from WW II. Although he had many jobs and business ventures over the years, she worked alongside him in his endeavors, whether it was driving a farm tractor or keeping the books, while raising five children, numerous cats and dogs, and occasionally chickens.

In the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s, they lived in Harriman, where she worked as a secretary and bookkeeper for Nepera Chemical Company, and later as the Harriman village clerk. After the children were grown and on their own, Betty and Henry decided to give small scale farming in Medusa a try, but since bookkeeping was what she did best, they eventually moved to Freehold, in an old Victorian house she helped restore, and she took a job as bookkeeper at Oren’s Furniture in Catskill until she retired. Betty enjoyed camping, water skiing, scuba diving, and old bottle collecting with her family. In her later years, she was active on social media, loved to read, knit, and collect things. She moved to Warwick seven years ago when she could no longer drive, to be near her daughter Betty.

Memories of Betty will be cherished by her sister, Viola Mante; her five children, Kathleen Cook, Betty Charleston, Henry, Gary, and Stanley Elwyn, their husbands, wives and partners; eight grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, a large extended family, and the many friends she made over the years. Betty was predeceased by her parents, Fred and Sylvia Tice; brothers, Fred and Norman Tice; sister, Amy Rose; her beloved husband of 61 years, Henry S. Elwyn, Jr., who died August 20, 2007; brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews.

A calling hour will begin at 12 noon on Saturday, January 15th at A.J. Cunningham Funeral Home, 4898 State Route 81, Greenville, NY 12083, followed by the funeral service at 1 p.m. Spring burial will be in Medusa Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider a donation in her memory to the Columbia-Greene Humane Society, 111 Humane Society Road, Hudson, NY 12534, or a charity of your choice. Condolence page is available at ajcunninghamfh.com.

Pamela Beth Bauman July 23, 1949 — January 10, 2022 Pamela Beth Bauman, 72, passed away peacefully Monday, January 10, 2022, with her children by her side.

She was the widow of Joseph Paul Bauman. They shared twenty-four wonderful years of marriage together. Pamela was born July 23, 1949 in Freeport, NY, the daughter of the late Richard and Katherine (Hinch) Jones.

She was a career waitress who loved her regular customers and regularly sat and enjoyed coffee with them. Pamela will be remembered for her immense love she had for all her family; her huge & giving heart; and most of all, her hysterical sense of humor. She had a passion for her family most of all. Her favorite hobbies included sewing and crafting with her daughter, Kimberly. Pamela is survived by her three children, Kimberly Schock (Kevin), Michael Bauman (Amy), Melissa Langenfeld (Scott); grandchildren, Jessica Bennett, Samantha, Joshua, and Courtney Schock, Seth and Rachel Langenfeld, Anna and Charles Bauman. She was blessed to have been a great-grandmother to Christian and Liam Van Sickle, David and Jadalyn Wright, and Raven Schock. Pamela is also survived by her siblings, Kathy Davis, Sandra Jones, Mickey Jones, Sheila Read and Denise True Jones; and was the aunt to numerous nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be 9-11 AM Monday at Traver & McCurry Funeral Home, 234 Jefferson Heights, Catskill. Funeral services will follow 11 AM Monday with Fr. Michael P. Melanson officiating. Interment will be at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Catskill.

Jean I. “Jeanie” Flynn

Thomas Jay Shumsky November 25, 1959 — January 7, 2022 Thomas Jay Shumsky, of Livingston, New York passed away peacefully on January 7th, 2022 at the young age of 62. Born on November 25th, 1959 in Hudson, NY to Shirley I. (Dallas) Shumsky and the late Stephen S. Shumsky. Tom is survived by his mother, Shirley; partner, Terry Rivenburgh; daughter, Stephanie (Stewart) Shumsky-Hunt; son, Jeffrey (Shannon) Shumsky; grandchildren, Emily and Owen Shumsky and Zachary Hunt; brother, Timothy (Jennifer) Shumsky; friend and ex-wife, Janet Shumsky; along with several nieces and nephews.

To some people, Tom was known as “Shumper” or “Happy” or just “Tommy”, it depends where and how you knew him, but his favorite nickname was “Papa” when his grandkids called out to him. When Tom stretched out his arms and called out, “come to Papa!”, the kids came running. He knew he was in trouble when he was called Thomas Jay. Tom graduated from Hudson High School in 1978 where he played football, ran track and was on the swim team (holding a high school swim record for many years). After high school, he attended Hudson Valley Community College and made a 35-year career driving cement truck for F.H. Stickles and Sons.

Tom often made the comment that he put more miles backing up than most people drove forward.

For 44 years, Tom served his community as a brave and dedicated volunteer firefighter. It all began in 1978 when he and a group of friends joined the Stottville Fire Company #2. Tom had worked his way from Lieutenant up to Captain until he moved to Livingston in 1984 and joined Livingston Pumper Company #1.

Tom worked his way from Lieutenant and Captain, up to Car 3 (called 2nd Assistant Fire Chief, now) and later became a Fire Commissioner. In 2000, Tom joined the Greenport Fire Department - Becraft Pumper Company #2 where his tour of duty now ends. Tom worked his way up the ranks again to hold the position of 2nd Assistant Fire Chief. Tom was so proud to represent all the positions he held in the fire service and gave 100% to each one.

Tom was involved with many other organizations to include Southern Columbia County Ambulance Squad (SCCAS), Bridgemen Drumline and Color Guard, Columbia County Vol-

unteer Firefighter’s Association, and as Town Councilman for the Town of Livingston. Tom liked to be busy! One of Tom’s favorite things was marching in a parade, whether carrying a drum or in the line of march, he didn’t care as long as he was in the parade (and not watching it). He had a knack for making the fire truck shine for the parade, there was never enough wax for the truck or Armour-All for the tires.

He certainly liked things neat, straight and orderly. He thought there was nothing better than the sound of a Federal Q siren to get the blood pumping.

Besides his sense of humor, one thing his family will sorely miss is his Cheshire cat smile. He just had a grin that went from ear to ear and you just knew he was up to something. That smile and the sparkle in his eye just meant trouble, or a whole lot of fun, or maybe a little mix of both.

One quality Tom had was if he was in it, he was in it to win it.

He put his all into everything no matter what he was planning or doing. He could be working a concrete job or planning out a fire drill; if he was gonna do it, it was gonna be done good, and right.

Tom was the guy who made everything look like it was easy.

Though Tom’s heart was huge for his family and community, it was not strong enough to keep him here on this earth. What a fight, we thought we had more time. May Tom rest in peace at home in the presence our Lord. You are so loved and so missed already.

Visitation at the Bates & Anderson-Redmond & Keeler Funeral Home will be Friday January 14, from 4:00-8:00pm. A procession will form at the funeral home, Saturday January 15 between 9:45 and 10:00am, thence to Livingston Cemetery for funeral services. In lieu of flowers contributions in memory of Tommy are encouraged to be made to Becraft Fire Co. #2 257 County Rte. 14 Hudson, NY 12534.

Vincent Charles Varriale October 29, 1933 — January 7, 2022 Vincent was born to Charles and Anna Varriale on October 29, 1933 in NYC. He was a loving husband, father and beloved grandfather.

He attended LaSalle high school in NYC, was AAU wrestling champion 1951 and then joined the Navy from 1951-1954 as a Seabee in the Philippines.

On July 26, 1953 he married Haydee L. Santiago.

Vincent’s greatest accomplishment was raising 6 children with Haydee, his wife of 69 years and coming to adore all the grandchildren to come.

After his military service he primarily started his carpentry career, known at Vincent’s Home Alterations.

He built the family homes in Clermont, NY and Oxnard, CA and settled in Craryville, NY in 1968. He was an accomplished cabinet maker. For 25 years he did renovations, improvements, and cabinetry at Camphill Village, Copake, NY. He was never idle. He had many hobbies and interests. He loved the outdoors and with the family enjoyed gardening, fishing, hiking, camping, ice boating, skating, ice hockey, fossil and rock collecting, canoeing, swimming, badminton, Sunday drives and picnics. His love of history started as a teenager with stamp collecting. He enjoyed motorcycle rides, cooking and writing a

cookbook, black and white photography, sea shell crafts, and playing the harmonica.

He is survived by his wife Haydee, and his children, Julianne Cotte, David Varriale, Linda and her husband Alan, Cynthia Stodolski, Anita and her husband Jack, and Vincent and his wife Renate. Also, he is survived by his sister Elvira DiCola. There are many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren as well.

A celebration of life will be announced at a later time on the website of Peck and Peck Funeral Homes, Inc. Contributions in Vincent’s memory can be made to Community Rescue Squad, PO Box 327, Copake, NY 12516 or ColumbiaGreene Humane Society, 111 Humane Society Rd, Hudson, NY 12534.

To leave a message of condolence please visit www.peckandpeck.net.

Donald W. Ballard (Barney) 1934 — 2021 Donald W. Ballard of Prattsville N.Y. passed away on December 27th, 2021 at his home surrounded by family. He was 87.

Born May 27th, 1934 in Halcott Center N.Y. to Bessie and Wardell Ballard all he ever wanted was to be in the woods either hunting or logging.

His love for the outdoors made him somewhat of an “animal whisperer” as he could tame, train or mend any animal. It wasn’t unusual for his family to wake up to an eagle, fawn or any animal in the house that needed attention. He would “fix” and release them back out into the woods.

Donald married Shirley Maben on January 20th 1955 and celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary in 2004 before Shirley passed. They have 5 children: Wardell (Jean) Ballard, Beth Ballard, David (Patrice) Ballard, Milton (Janice) Ballard and Debra (Lee) Miller. He is predeceased by his wife Shirley, brother Millard Ballard, sister Eleanor Williams, grandson Daniel

Ballard. Survived by his sisters Betty Battisto, Cora White, Ellen Todd and many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

He will always be remembered as Barney, his shenanigans, pizza dough and “Barney dogs”.

Everyone loved to stop and chat with him at his hot dog truck because he always had the best stories.

The family would like to thank Hospice and everyone that sent condolences. He will be greatly missed out on the porch greeting people as they go through town. A celebration of life will be held in the Spring.

Enricka Moses Logan Febrbuary 23, 1986 — January 2, 2022 Enricka Moses Logan, age 35, former Catskill resident, passed away January 2, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia. He was born February 23, 1986 in Queens, New York, the son of Hector W. Logan of Detroit, Michigan and Mellora (Reynolds) Gooden of Brooklyn, New York.

Enricka is also survived by his fiance, Takisha Downs of Richmond, Virginia; a son, Messiah Logan of Richmond, Virginia; a step-son, QSavan Downs; seven siblings, Joelle Logan, Paul Logan, Alexander Logan, Brandon Logan, Wayne Gooden, Karina Gooden, Emily Gooden; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends may call 10 AM ~ 12 PM Saturday, January 15, followed by a 12 Noon Funeral Service at Traver & McCurry Funeral Home, 234 Jefferson Heights, Catskill.

February 12, 1942 — January 9, 2022 EARLTON – Jean Ida “Jeanie” Hempstead Bishop Flynn, 79, passed away on Sunday January 9, 2022. She was born on February 12, 1942 to the late Harold Hempstead and Dorothy Duncan Davis. After graduating from Greenville Central School, Jeanie became a homemaker, raising seven children. She enjoyed bird watching and wild life.

Jeanie is survived by her children, Lisa, Jerry, Dorothy, Beverly, April, Lucy, and David; several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren; and many siblings.

Jeanie will be interred in Westerlo Central Cemetery in the springtime. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Columbia Greene Humane Society, 111 Humane Society Rd, Hudson, NY 12534. Arrangements by A.J. Cunningham Funeral Home, Greenville. Condolences can be posted at ajcunninghamfh.com.

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Martha Gaylord passed away on January 11, 2022. She was born on March 29, 1934 in Town of Greenport, NY, daughter of Norman H. Wentworth and Truth M. Pink. She attended Stottville School and Hudson High School and graduated from Hudson High in 1951 with a major in business.

She worked as a housewife and lived in California. After her daughters graduated from high school, she used some of business skills in the working world. She is survived by her daughter

Joann Gaylord, her grandson Nicholas Heilman, granddaughter Cortney Overson, great-grandchildren Ryan and Logan Overson, nephews, nieces and cousins.

Martha was predeceased by her parents, her brothers Henry Wentworth and Harold Wentworth, her sister Ruth G. Hannett and her daughter Laura Heilman.

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Pamela Salisbury Gallery is proud to present

Ying Li: Splendor HUDSON — Pamela Salisbury Gallery is proud to present Ying Li: Splendor. The exhibition opens Saturday, January 29 and continues through Sunday, February 27.

Ying Li works from perception, almost always on site. Her mark making is fast then slow, gentle, furious, insistent here, quiet there.

Her use of color describes the world around us, its fragrance and shape, the weight of the air or light on a leaf.

Holding it all together is a rigor that speaks to decades of painting, and a discipline that goes back to her academic training in Communist China following the Cultural Revolution.

Ying Li, Shore, 2016, oil on linen, 16x16 inches

Ying Li Splendor January 29 - February 27, “What Li does is seamlessly merge structure and improvisation in the treatment of her subjects, which are rural landscapes — fields, mountains, rivers, and trees.

The paint is applied thick with all kinds of instruments, from different-sized brushes

to direct squeezes from the tube. The surfaces are built as dense as stucco. A wide sweep of striated paint moving across the surface reveals its inner colors, like a roughly surfaced stone,” (John Yau, Hyperallergic, 2020).

Ying emigrated to the United States in the early

1980’s and completed her graduate degree (MFA) at Parsons School of Design.

She has held the post of Professor of Fine Arts and Department Chair at Haverford College since 1997. She has shown nationally and internationally, including the Pennsylvania Academy

of Art, Philadelphia, PA; the Jaffe-Friede Gallery at Dartmouth College, and the Centro Incontri Umni, Ascona, Switzerand. Li is also the recipient of the Aspen Institute Scholarship, The Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Foundation Grant, Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Grant, among many others.

Residencies take the artist around the globe and she has painted mountaintops from Telluride to the Sierras of Almeria Province. Li’s work has been reviewed by The New York Times, The New Yorker, Art Forum, Art in America, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The New York Sun, New York Press, Cover, Artcricital, Abstract Art on Line, Painter’s Table, Hyperallergic, and Morbihan France.

CONTACT: Pamela Salisbury – pamela@pamelasalisburygallery.com 362 1⁄2 Warren Street, Hudson, New York 12534 | 518-828-5907 Hours: Thursday — Sunday, 11 a.m. — 5 p.m., open Mondays by appointment or chance

Pascal Rambert: ‘The Art of Theater’ and ‘With My Own Hands’ WITH ACTORS JIM FLETCHER AND ISMAIL IBN CONNER PASCAL RAMBERT: “THE ART OF THEATER,” AND “WITH MY OWN HANDS,” WITH ACTORS JIM FLETCHER AND ISMAIL IBN CONNER Friday, January 14, 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m., $25 – $35 Following their residency at PS21 in December 2021, celebrated French playwright and director Pascal Rambert, actors Jim Fletchers and Ismail ibn Conner, and translator Nicholas Elliott return to PS21’s Black Box Theater for four public performances of “The Art of Theater” and “With My Own Hands.” This engagement, copresented with PS21, is a featured project of The Public Theater’s new Under the Radar Festival: On the Road initiative. $35 general, $25 for PS21 members.

THE ART OF THEATER “The Art of Theater,” composed in 2007, is a manifesto about the nature of dramatic acting, spoken by a single actor who addresses, not the audience, but his dog, who

Pollock.

Playwrite Pascal Rambert, actors Jim Fletchers and Ismail ibn Conner, and translator Nicholas Elliott.

patiently attends to his master’s voice. The audience, in effect, eavesdrops on the monologue. Fletcher, who co-starred with Kate Moran

in Rambert’s two-character Love’s End (Clôture de l’Amour), previously appeared at PS21 in 2019, in the title role of Compagnie l’heliotrope’s

WITH MY OWN HANDS Since it was first performed in 1993, Rambert has adapted this protean meditation on the human condition, a soliloquy spoken by a wounded psyche on the brink of suicide, for a series of settings and performers, including the American actor Kate Moran in 2007. At the time, he said, “I wrote this text to be played by both men and women, young and old.”

At PS21, Conner, who has performed widely in Centre Dramatique National Orléans’ production of Jean Genet’s Splendid’s and many other theatrical works, will embody the role of protagonist of this searing, enigmatic monologue. The work is a puzzle of dark ideas on the nature of the human condition, performed with a somber humor.

Friday, January 14, 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m., ps21chatham.org PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, 2980 NY66, Chatham, 518-392-6121

‘A Hero’ makes the concept of heroism unthinkable

By Raymond Pignone Columbia-Greene Media

At the beginning of “A Hero,” Rahim (Amir Jahidi) is released from debtor’s prison on a two-day leave, hoping he can work out a compromise with his creditor. For help, he seeks out his cousin, a construction worker restoring a historic structure in danger of collapsing in the desert. The towering scaffold Rahim must climb might stand as a metaphor for the movie, which is a marvel of intricate construction. With AMIR HOSSEIN SHOJAEI/AMAZON STUDIOS/TNS exquisite timing and atten- Amir Jadidi, right, and Saleh Karimai in the movie “A Hero.” tion to detail, writer-director Asghar Farhadi builds a sturdy and modern urban settings. with Hossein, from whom he and suspenseful plot out of He is also a moralist. He be- once borrowed money as a ordinary situations and fills it lieves in the ethics of confront- business partner, Rahim hits with rich, resonant insights. ing complex experiences and on an idea: He will pretend His earlier movies — in- expresses that belief through to have found the bag, report cluding “Everybody Knows” the concision of storytelling the lost coins and return them (shot in 2018 in Spain) and “A art. to their owner. In a pivotal Separation,” his 2012 breakup Rahim meets his girlfriend, scene, Rahim’s story of altrumasterpiece — first estab- a speech therapist named Far- ism goes viral on social media. lished and later refined his vi- kondeh (Sahar Goldust), who The prison officials televise his sual style and choice of subject shows him the bag she luck- redemption. A major charity matter. In a previous genera- ily discovered, one she hopes uses his name to collect donation, Farhadi would have been will buy his way out of prison tions that could release Rahim regarded as a distinguished and allow them to get married. from his debt. director in the world cinema The value of the 17 gold coins, This is only the beginning on a par with Fellini, Bergman though, isn’t enough to satisfy of “A Hero.” Farhadi’s modand Kurosawa. He is a realist his creditor, a bitter, unsym- ern good-Samaritan fairy tale and a lucid, disciplined story- pathetic print shop owner grows increasingly thorny teller. His movies take place in named Hossein (Ali Reza Ja- with lies, suspicions and contemporary environments handideh). Failing to reason manipulations. Hossein is

skeptical of Rahim’s transformation into a saint. Seemingly insignificant questions and statements take on sinister importance. Farhadi’s movies invariably concern the dense weave of connections between family and business in Iran — Hossein is Rahim’s ex-wife’s brother in-law and Rahim’s main source of support is his sister’s husband (Mohsen Tanabandeh). Add the unpredictable injustices of ordinary existence — why does Hossein’s daughter seem to hate Rahim more than anyone else? — and the movie is enveloped by a vivid and powerful sense of life spinning out of control.

This is a painful tale of imaginary (and not-so-imaginary) legal and moral crimes and literal punishment. “A Hero” is about trust and honor, about falling prey to the brutal machinery of a bureaucratic society, about the pitfalls of making wrong decisions. It is also about money and self-sacrifice. Farhadi’s control over all these elements is astonishing, as are the performances of his actors. The final scene is at once riveting and heartbreaking. Life, as they say, goes on.

CALENDAR LISTINGS TSL Please note: TSL requires proof of vaccination and masks for entry to the theater.

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 members and students.

Monday Admission: $7 general / $5 members and students. n Paul Verhoeven’s, BENEDETTA (2021), — Sex, power, plague, and the Church collide in Verhoeven’s barnburner of a historical drama, based on real events. In 17thcentury Tuscany, a sheltered nobleman’s daughter who experiences overpowering visions takes vows to become a nun. When a coarse and carnal novice enters the convent, Benedetta finds herself obsessed, and their relationship quickly grows physical—threatening to destroy everything around them. In French with English subtitles. 2021. 2h09m.

Saturday, January 15 at 6 p.m., Sunday, January 16 at 5 p.m., Monday, January 17 at 6:30 p.m. n Marie Amiguet & Vincent Munier’s, THE VELVET QUEEN (2021) — In the heart of the Tibetan highlands, multi-award-winning nature photographer Vincent Munier guides writer Sylvain Tesson on his quest to document the infamously elusive snow leopard. Munier introduces Tesson to the subtle art of waiting from a blind spot, tracking animals, and finding the patience to catch sight of the beasts. Through their journey in the Tibetan peaks, inhabited by invisible presences, the two men ponder humankind’s place amongst the magnificent creatures and glorious land- scapes they encounter along the way. In French with English subtitles. 2021. 1h32m.

Friday, January 14 at 5:15 p.m., Saturday, January 15 at 2 p.m., Sunday, January 16 at 4:45 p.m., Monday, January 17 at 4:45 p.m. n Linda Mussmann’s, PAPERPLAY (2021) — Paperplay was rehearsed during the fall of 1981 in different ways by as many as seven performers. It evolved into a two-woman show performed by Claudia Bruce and Sophie Simens, shown at Time & Space Limited’s NYC storefront in the spring of 1982. The text was rehearsed for two months with free improvised movement – at first the language was emphasized; later the movement was designed. The attempt in Paperplay has been to delineate form (movement) from content (words), to show the separation, and to elevate both into a “third way” of understanding. In 2021, a short film was edited by TSL Archivist Kevin Gilligan utilizing 8mm footage shot by Mussmann in 1982.

2021. 50m.

Friday, January 14 at 5 p.m. n Mike Mills’, C’MON C’MON (2021) — Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) and his young nephew (Woody Norman) forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they are unexpectedly thrown together in this delicate and deeply moving story about the connections between adults and children, the past and the future, from writer-director Mike Mills. 2021. 1h49m.

Saturday, January 15 at 3:45 p.m., Sunday, January 16 at 6:30 p.m.M n Sean Baker’s, RED ROCKET (2021) — Finding himself down and out in Los Angeles, ex porn star Mikey Saber decides to crawl back to his hometown of Texas City, Texas, where his estranged wife and mother-in-law are living. Just as this dysfunctional family seems to be making things work, Mikey meets a young woman named Strawberry working the cash register at a local doughnut shop. 2021. 2h8m.

Friday, January 14 at 7 p.m., Saturday, January 15 at 4:45 p.m., Sunday, January 16 at 2 p.m., Monday, January 17 at 7:15 p.m. n Federico Fellini’s, NIGHTS OF CABIRIA (1957) — In the fifth of their immortal collaborations, Federico Fellini and the exquisitely expressive Giulietta Masina completed the creation of one of the most indelible characters in all of cinema: Cabiria, an irrepressible, fiercely independent sex worker who, as she moves through the sea of Rome’s humanity, through adversity and heartbreak, must rely on herself—and her own indomitable spirit—to stay standing. Winner of the best actress prize at Cannes for Masina and the Academy Award for best foreign-language film, Nights of Cabiria brought the early, neorealist-influenced phase of Fellini’s career to a transcendent close with its sublimely heartbreaking yet hopeful final image, which embodies, perhaps more than any other in the director’s body of work. In Italian with English subtitles. 1957. 1h57m.

Friday, January 14 at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, January 15 at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, January 16 at 2:30 p.m., Monday, January 17 at 5 p.m.

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JANUARY 13 TRIVIA NIGHT Thursday, January 13, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Trivia Thursdays….come on out and have some fun!

Thursday, January 13, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, https://www.facebook.com/ events/3288085851470926 Hudson Brewing Company, 99 South 3rd Street, Hudson, 518-6975400

JANUARY 14 THIS AND THAT FOOD TRUCK Friday, January 14, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.

This & That Food Truck is back with their classic offerings and vegan menu such as grilled artichoke, cauliflower wings, empanadas, falafel, quesadillas, and more! (V + GF options) Friday, January 14, 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm, https://www.facebook.com/ events/325861449447211 Cooper’s Daughter Spirits at Olde York, 284 State Rouite 23, Claverack, 845-480-1237 PASCAL RAMBERT: “THE ART OF THEATER,” AND “WITH MY OWN HANDS,” WITH ACTORS JIM FLETCHER AND ISMAIL IBN CONNER Friday, January 14, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. $25 – $35 Following their residency at PS21 in December 2021, celebrated French playwright and director Pascal Rambert, actors Jim Fletchers and Ismail ibn Conner, and translator Nicholas Elliott return to PS21’s Black Box Theater for four public performances of “The Art of Theater” and “With My Own Hands.” This engagement, copresented with PS21, is a featured project of The Public Theater’s new Under the Radar Festival: On the Road initiative. $35 general, $25 for PS21 members.

The Art of Theater “The Art of Theater,” composed in 2007, is a manifesto about the nature of dramatic acting, spoken by a single actor who addresses, not the audience, but his dog, who patiently attends to his master’s voice. The audience, in effect, eavesdrops on the monologue. Fletcher, who co-starred with Kate Moran in Rambert’s two-character Love’s End (Clôture de l’Amour), previously appeared at PS21 in 2019, in the title role of Compagnie l’heliotrope’s Pollock.

With My Own Hands Since it was first performed in 1993, Rambert has adapted this protean meditation on the human condition, a soliloquy spoken by a wounded psyche on the brink of suicide, for a series of settings and performers, including the American actor Kate Moran in 2007. At the time, he said, “I wrote this text to be played by both men and women, young and old.” At PS21, Conner, who has performed widely in Centre Dramatique National Orléans’ production of Jean Genet’s Splendid’s and many other theatrical works, will embody the role of protagonist of this searing, enigmatic monologue. The work is a puzzle of dark ideas on the nature of the human condition, performed with a somber humor.

Friday, January 14, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm, ps21chatham.org PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, 2980 NY-66, Chatham, 518-392-6121 LIVE: ELI’S GIN Friday, January 14, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.

What started out as an acoustic band has transformed into good ole’ fashioned rock n roll at full volume!

Come find your mix!

Friday, January 14, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ events/342519457685454 Hudson Brewing Company, 99 South 3rd Street, Hudson, 518-6975400

JANUARY 15 WEIRD SCIENCE WITH PROFESSOR SPARKS Saturday, January 15, 10:30 a.m. - noon Join us for a FREE IN-PERSON event: Weird Science with Professor Sparks!

Come spend the morning exploring the science of fire! Professor Sparks and her robot canine companion, Spot 2000, will present an interactive program that is full of surprises!

After the program make your own “slime” to take home! Only Professor Sparks can make learning about science this much fun. This hands-on program is appropriate for children ages 5 and up.

Saturday, January 15, 10:30 a.m. noon, https://www.facebook.com/ events/333232721642432/ FASNY Museum of Firefighting, 117 Harry Howard Avenue, Hudson, 518-822-1875

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2022

Looking forward Veterans are enjoying their Alexa to February events

By Abby and Gabby

For Columbia-Greene Media

By Chris Dwon For Columbia-Greene Media

Betty Hapeman’s son, Gary Hapeman, of San Jose, California, has retired as a UPS driver after 34 years as a package driver. He was honored by many of his customers and in one of his delivery areas, he was greeted with balloons and a gathering of customers who expressed their appreciation and how they will miss his fine service and good humor. Gary was truly loved by his customers. Congratulations, Gary, and enjoy your retirement!

Rose Ann West celebrates her birthday today, Jan. 13.

Jan. 14 we wish Maurice Nelson a very happy birthday.

Mike Ryan’s birthday is Jan. 15. Happy birthday on Jan. 16 to Jannel Mellott. Jan. 17 is Bridget (Osborn) Watson’s birthday and thank you for your service, Bridget. Lois Jenkins celebrates her birthday on Jan. 19. Also having a birthday on Jan. 19 is Esther Shakun. Best wishes to everyone.

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. Email kaaterskillumc@gmail.com or call 518-589-6787 if you have questions.

On Jan. 21 from 4-7 p.m. there will be a Brooks chicken barbecue at the Kaaterskill UMC, 5942 Main St., Tannersville. This is take out only and dinners are $15. For tickets and if you have questions, call Kelly at 518-263-6069 and leave a message.

The following is the nutrition menu offered by the Greene County Department of Human Services Senior Nutrition Program for the week of Jan. 17 – Jan. 21, 2022: Monday—Closed in observance of Martin Luther King Day— no meals; Tuesday—BBQ chicken thighs, baked beans, collard greens, cornbread, peach crisp with whipped topping; Wednesday—Pork chop with gravy, applesauce, sweet potatoes, birthday cupcake; Thursday—Roast beef with gravy, California mixed vegetables, mashed potatoes, Pineapple Delight; Friday— Chicken Divan, Monaco vegetable mix, white rice, 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.

On the last Friday and Saturday of each month there is a book sale at the Hunter Public Library, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays.

Fill a paper bag with books for $5.

Mark your calendars for these events happening in February: 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 Center. 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.

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 518-488-0240.

The Greene County Children, Youth and Community Advisory Board is again sponsoring the annual Greene County Youth Awards – Youth of the Year, Chairman’s Choice and Director’s Choice.

The purpose of the awards is to recognize Greene County youth who have made outstanding contributions in serving his/her community through leadership, knowledge, skill and/or service. The dedication of these young people help make Greene County a better place for us all.

If you know a young person in grade 9 – 12, who deserves this recognition, you can find a nomination form available on the web site: https://www. greenegovernment.com/departments/human-services/ youth or you can contact the Greene County Department of Human Services at 518719-3555. From the nominations received, the youth will be evaluated by the selection committee to determine this year’s winner. Any inquiries for further information may also be directed to the department. Deadline for entries is March 31, 2022.

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, 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.

PRATTSVILLE — Our wishes are for your good health and safety. We send appreciation and gratitude to our medical professionals and EMTs and first responders for their response to our ongoing health crisis. All of you are in our prayers. Thank you for keeping us safe.

To all who are going through some sort of health issues — flu/colds, recovering from operations, tumbles, etc. — we wish you a speedy recovery.

Many conferences and meetings are being canceled by their parent organizations due to the latest outbreak of COVID. Again, we do ask your cooperation in stopping the spread of this disease. The victims are getting younger and younger and we all want the safety of our little ones to be our primary concern.

With winter weather showing its true chilly face there would be less activity at

Conine Field. Not so. Families, moms and dads and their children, take advantage of the snow to do some sledding and just enjoy the snow and time off from school. Many continue to walk their dogs, and the dogs seem to enjoy the winter weather more than their owners. Some of those dogs are big — not like Dave Martin’s Sydney. Sydney is better mannered too.

The Ehlers, Joan and Rudy, got their new home set on the site just in time before our winter snows. Best of luck to you in your new home. Looks very nice set in there like it was there forever. Enjoy.

You never know when an impromptu idea will bring unexpected happiness. Jay, of WRIP fame, bought an Alexa for the veterans on the 9th Floor for one of their communal gifts and that is the gift that is bringing the most fun and enjoyment to all. Michele said, “It is working out great…..I wish you could have seen the fun they were having

with the Amazon Alexa.” She would like to see them set up in each unit. This was an unexpected gift from Jay and it really hit the spot for them to react to something in lieu of the visitors. We will be trying to fill Michele’s wishes for our long term veterans with additional Alexas. They were probably enjoying the soda donated by Jim’s Great American while playing with the Alexa. Thanks Jim. Also heard from veteran friends in Oregon, Massachusetts and Long Island and they all gave unsolicited A+ to their VA facilities. Thanks to all who support and care for our veterans.

The National Guard is being called up to assist with the medical emergency caused

by COVID, and, again, high praise and appreciation for their professional and expert care. Thank you sentiments go out to our military.

Mentioning WRIP, heard part of Mike Ryan’s interview with the young Greene County Historian, Jonathan

Palmer, and darn it, missed most of it. Mike mentioned the cemetery on top of Pratt Rock that was for the Afro American families who lived in that area. Not a lot of information is available about that so if any of our elderly residents know anything about the families and/or lore of that community, get in touch with Mike for investigation.

Know Mike had tried to get some particulars about the settlement before.

Happy Birthday to Mike O’Hara on Jan. 17. On Jan. 18 we wish Derek Briggs Happy Birthday. On Jan. 19 we wish Phyllis Raeder and Benny Benjamin Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday to Marianne Krauss and Theresa Speenburgh on Jan. 20. On Jan. 21 we wish Freda Fancher Happy Birthday.

We need your news, send to gurleyrv@gmail.com or call 518299-3219.

Is ‘new and improved’ really better?

By Lula Anderson

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For Columbia-Greene Media

Another week in January.

I’m sitting here freezing, the wind is blowing, wind chill index is below zero, brrrr.

January is the worst month to go through. You never know what to expect. I want to go get my booster shot, but I will wait until Thursday when it is “supposed” to be a little warmer.

I have started on my cleaning cycle. This past week I got my refrigerator cleaned out. What a job that always is. But, I found that when I schedule a certain amount of time for it, I don’t procrastinate, and get it done. I had planned on just doing one shelf at a time, but got the whole thing done in one shot. I think I might like my new way of thinking.

Greene County Department of Aging and Human Resources has a BIG problem. Not enough volunteers!

Do you know that there are many elderly that rely on Home Delivered Meals.

It’s a huge problem when they can’t eat because there is no one to deliver meals to them. Do you know that there are many senior citizens that cannot go to the doctor because they no longer drive. Do you know that there are many widows/widowers who cannot go to an eye appointment because they cannot drive home because their eyes have been dilated. How about a colonoscopy?

These are just several of the reasons we need volunteers. If you have any time at all, consider calling Ruth at the County Office Building at 518-719-3555. All can be based on YOUR schedule.

But, believe me, help is

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ANDERSON desperately needed. Judy drives several friends to appointments, but who is available to drive her?

Freezing rain and fears of illness closed many of the area churches over the weekend. I hope next weekend is better.

Remember when we had such wonderful pizza parlors in the area? We would jump in the car and head down the mountain to Frank’s Pizza, or go to Harry’s Steak House? It seemed like a wonderful night out.

Then Hilda Garbareno opened up a wonderful place where Messina’s is now located. It seems that the pizza was so much better back then. I heard the news that Hilda passed away recently. Sincere sympathy to her family and friends.

Prayers for Sparky (Tom Bristol) and for Ken Smith as they begin treatment. Also for Violet Mead, Marion Quick and Mary Holcomb.

AS I REMEMBER IT Have you ever been told, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Today, it seems that everything is “new and improved.” The TV is telling you every day to up grade something. New bath, new kitchen, new rugs, new flooring.

Mattress ads flood the

airwaves. Purple, Green, Memory Foam, innerspring... So I go back in my mind and think about how man slept through the ages.

Since the beginning of time, man has been looking for a comfortable sleeping mat. Cut hemlocks, rushes, leaves, all cushioned the ground and were covered by animal hides. It was found that if the rushes were woven into mats, they became sturdier and protected the body better.

Cowboys and most nomads made up bedrolls that could be unrolled at night yet were easily transported.

As man moved into permanent housing, bed frames were put together with ropes holding them up, and the mats placed on the ropes. Soon the mats became thicker, and stuffed with many items, including corn cobs, horse hair (ouch, prickly and hurts) and feathers.

In Europe, when a girl was born, her family started raising ducks and geese for the down, just for her use. “Her flock” when plucked, went into cases, so when she was married, she had a set of feather beds as a mattress, and a down comforter (or two), and pillows, to start off her married life.

Do you remember sleeping on a mattress that had springs covered with cotton? When the springs sprung, you sunk in the middle and when they broke — OUCH — right in back!

Raise the head to compensate, no raise the foot of the bed. Oh, what a sore back!

Kids slept in trundle beds that slid under their parent’s beds during the day.

Sometimes they slept on pallets in front of the fireplace to keep warm.

Now, we have a choice, and what a choice! Twin bed, full bed, queen sized, king and California King (not as wide, but longer).

Do you want purple, green, memory foam, camel hair, cotton? How firm or soft?

We have mattress covers, no more buttons on the mattress to hold it to the spring. Mattress pad to protect the mattress, with flannel so you don’t sweat. Do you want to flip your mattress?

There are handles to help, but if you have a pillow top, you can’t flip it anyway. Did our forefathers have back problems from sleeping on the floor? Hmmmm.

Anyway, to get back on track.

Do we really need all the new stuff that comes out?

Do we really need “New and Improved”?

It used to be if your TV broke down, you knew what tube to replace, now we just throw out the TV. Can you get your toaster fixed? How about any electrical tool or appliance?

New ranges are available that connect to WiFi and let you monitor, but the mother boards are bad, so they don’t even hold temperature to bake.

Washers lock when you push start so you can’t add a forgotten item without starting all over again.

That’s ok, just throw it out and buy new and improved.

Our landfills are loaded, recycling plants are full, but we are still being forced into buying new.

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LOCAL ROUNDUP:

Richards, Schmidt lead Riders to victory Tim Martin Columbia-Greene Media

GIRLS BASKETBALL:

Cats’ defense dominates, Brantley inches closer to scoring record MATT FORTUNATO/COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA

Catskill’s Janay Brantley (30) brings the ball up the floor during Tuesday’s Patroon Conference girls basketball game against Watervliet.

Matt Fortunato Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — The Catskill Cats defeated the Watervliet Cannoneers 83-19 in a Patroon Conference girls basketball game at home on Tuesday evening.

Janay Brantley led the Cats with 33 points, 16 steals, nine assists and seven rebounds.

Brantley is now only 136 points away from the all-time scoring record for Catskill and looks to reach that milestone in the next couple of weeks.

Hannah Konsul added 13 points, 13 rebounds and six assists, Jayden Lewis had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Aaliyah Shook contributed nine points and five assists.

Catskill started off the game with a hot streak shooting the ball, going on an early 10-2 run. They kept stealing passes from Watervliet and afforded themselves plenty of extra chances on offense.

Brantley made a three pointer with a minute and a half to go in the quarter, maintaining the wide lead the Cats built. Brantley then found a wide open Nadia Pell directly underneath the basket for an

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Catskill’s Hannah Konsul shoots a free throw during Tuesday’s Patroon Conference girls basketball game against Watervliet.

easy layup as the period ended. The Cats took their 29-5

lead into the second quarter.

Janae Joyner made a basket

and a foul shot for the Cannoneers early in the second period. Unfortunately for Watervliet, Catskill’s patented defense clamped down and that was the only three points they would score in the quarter.

The Cats’ offense stayed aggressive as well, heaping points onto the lead before the break. Ava Edmond fought for two straight offensive rebounds on consecutive misses to drain the bucket and earn a foul shot.

Though she missed the free throw, it did not make a difference with the struggles the Watervliet offense displayed.

With a 51-8 lead to start the third, Catskill looked to coast the rest of the way. The Cats were no slouches on the court however, and still had countless takeaways for easy points on offense throughout the entirety of the second half.

As the dominant defense tightened on the Cannoneers, the Cats scored at their leisure for the rest of the game.

Hannah Konsul hustled for an offensive rebound in the fourth quarter, backing down the defender in the paint and

Pat Leonard New York Daily News

New York Daily News

NEW YORK — It’s been 25 years since the Mets put Keith Hernandez into their Hall of Fame. Now, they are putting his jersey number into their history books, too.

Hernandez’s No. 17 will be retired by the Mets on July 9, before a game against the

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Julius Randle of the New York Knicks celebrates a basket against the Boston Celtics during their game at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 6.

Knicks’ Julius Randle on getting booed, fined by league: ‘I’ve already addressed that’ Stefan Bondy New York Daily News QUINN HARRIS/GETTY IMAGES

Head Coach Joe Judge of the New York Giants looks on during the fourth quarter of the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on January 02 in Chicago.

“Unfortunately, I cannot make that statement, which is why we have made this decision.”

The Giants’ 22-59 record the past five years is tied for the worst in the league with the Jets. Coaching is not the reason why.

Mets to retire Keith Hernandez’s No. 17 on July 9 Julian Garcia

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Giants fire Joe Judge after two seasons NEW YORK — The Giants have fired Joe Judge, the team said Tuesday.

Judge was let go with a 10-23 record in two seasons. He is the third straight coach the Giants have fired either during or after their second season with the team.

The Giants gave 19-46 Dave Gettleman an honorary sendoff on Sunday, only to blast Judge out the door two days later.

Their general manager interviews begin Wednesday morning with the Buffalo Bills’ Joe Schoen.

Co-owner John Mara released a statement on Tuesday: “Steve (Tisch) and I both believe it is in the best interest of our franchise to move in another direction. We met with Joe yesterday afternoon to discuss the state of the team. I met again with Joe this afternoon, and it was during that conversation I informed Joe of our decision. We appreciate Joe’s efforts on behalf of the organization.

“I said before the season started that I wanted to feel good about the direction we were headed when we played our last game of the season,” Mara added.

VOORHEESVILLE — Brett Richards and Alex Schmidt combined for 48 points to power Ichabod Crane to a 67-59 victory over Voorheesville in Tuesday’s Colonial Council boys basketball game.

Richards had 24 points and 10 rebounds and Schmidt added 24 points for the Riders. Jack Mullins chipped in with 11 points.

Carson Carrow topped Voorheesville with 20 points. Bryce Jones added 14 points and Jack barringer had 10.

Ichabod Crane built quarterly leads of 15-13, 28-22 and 43-40.

The Riders travel to Cobleskill-Richmondville on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

ICHABOD CRANE (67): Richards 11-2-24, Schmidt 7-6-24, Colwell 1-0-2, Warner 2-2-6,

Mullins 3-2-11. Totals 2412-67.

3-pointers: Schmidt 4, Mullins 3.

VOORHEESVILLE (59): Jones 4-2-14, Enselin 2-0-4, Baia 0-1-1, Carrow 5-9-20, Wilson 3-2-8, Stage 1-0-2, Barringer 4-2-10. Totals 19-16-59.

3-pointers: Jones 4, Carrow.

GIRLS BASKETBALL ICC 44, V’ville 29 VALATIE — Ichabod Crane jumped out to an eight-point lead by the end of the first quarter and went on to post a 44-29 victory over Voorheesville in Tuesday’s Colonial Council girls basketball game.

The Riders were up 12-4 after one qarter, 209 at halftime and 35-17 through three quarters.

Malati Culver contributed eight points for the Riders. Abby Dolge had seven, Alexa Barkley six

Marlins at Citi Field, the team announced on Tuesday.

Hernandez spent seven years with the Mets, batting .297 with 939 hits and five Gold Gloves at first base. He also helped lead the Mets to their most recent World Series title, batting .310 with 13 homers and 87 RBIs in 1986.

Since, he has become even

more popular with the team and its fanbase, serving since 1999 as a major piece of a broadcasting team that is widely considered the best in baseball. Hernandez is known for his dry wit, quick sense of humor and willingness to be highly critical of the team he works for.

That has only helped make

Hernandez one of the most beloved characters in team history.

Hernandez will be the fourth player to have his number retired by the Mets. The others are Tom Seaver (41), Mike Piazza (31) and Jerry Koosman (36).

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NEW YORK — In his first public comments since getting fined by the NBA and booed off the court by Knicks fans, Julius Randle wasn’t interested in opening up on the subject or extending an olive branch beyond his Instagram statement.

To three separate questions after Tuesday’s practice, Randle responded quickly, “I’ve already addressed that.”

Asked also about his reaction to getting fined $25,000 by the NBA for ‘egregious profanity,’ Randle answered, “Nothing.”

Asked what prompted him to release a statement of regret — which was pushed by his agency and the Knicks

— for telling fans to STFU, Randle answered, “Just felt like I needed to address certain stuff that was said, whatever it was.”

Fair enough.

The logical desire from both sides — the fans and Randle — is to move on from this lingering animosity, which is easier if the Knicks win and Randle returns to form. During Monday’s victory over the Spurs, the crowd exploded with joy when Randle buried his opening shot just seconds after tipoff.

But that soon devolved into boos and chants of “Randle sucks” as he went scoreless for the remainder of the contest. Randle beelined for the bench before being See KNICKS B6

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Pro hockey

Top 25 roundup: No. 19 Texas Tech hands No. 1 Baylor first loss

NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Florida 36 24 7 2 3 53 Tampa Bay 38 24 9 2 3 53 Toronto 33 22 8 2 1 47 Boston 32 19 11 1 1 40 Detroit 36 16 16 3 1 36 Buffalo 35 10 19 5 1 26 Ottawa 29 9 18 2 0 20 Montreal 34 7 23 4 0 18 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Carolina 33 24 7 2 0 50 NY Rangers 37 23 10 3 1 50 Washington 37 20 8 7 2 49 Pittsburgh 34 20 9 1 4 45 Columbus 34 16 17 0 1 33 Philadelphia 35 13 15 4 3 33 New Jersey 36 14 17 1 4 33 NY Islanders 28 10 12 3 3 26 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts Nashville 37 24 11 1 1 50 Colorado 33 22 8 3 0 47 St. Louis 36 21 10 3 2 47 Minnesota 33 21 10 0 2 44 Winnipeg 33 16 12 2 3 37 Dallas 32 17 13 1 1 36 Chicago 36 13 18 5 0 31 Arizona 33 7 23 0 3 17 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Vegas 38 23 14 1 0 47 Anaheim 38 19 12 4 3 45 Los Angeles 36 18 13 4 1 41 Calgary 33 17 10 6 0 40 San Jose 36 19 16 0 1 39 Edmonton 34 18 14 2 0 38 Vancouver 35 16 16 1 2 35 Seattle 34 10 20 3 1 24 Monday’s games Boston 7, Washington 3 Colorado 4, Seattle 3 Los Angeles 3, NY Rangers 1 Columbus at Montreal, PPD Tampa Bay at New Jersey, PPD Minnesota at Winnipeg, PPD Tuesday’s games Tampa Bay 6, Buffalo 1 Florida 5, Vancouver 2 Chicago 4, Columbus 2 Nashville 5, Colorado 4, OT Toronto at Vegas, 10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Detroit at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

NY Islanders at Calgary, PPD Carolina at Philadelphia, PPD Wednesday’s games Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Toronto at Arizona, 10 p.m.

Minnesota at Edmonton, PPD Thursday’s games Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at NY Islanders, 7:30 p.m.

Seattle at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Buffalo at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Montreal at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

NY Rangers at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

GF GA 142 108 128 110 112 83 99 84 99 122 92 125 79 107 73 123 GF GA 115 73 107 94 125 104 112 89 108 122 90 119 105 126 64 80 GF GA 117 99 143 109 126 98 122 102 99 99 92 94 87 121 72 128 GF GA 135 113 116 106 100 94 104 83 102 112 113 111 91 100 95 126

Pro basketball NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Brooklyn 25 14 .641 Philadelphia 23 16 .590 Toronto 20 18 .526 Boston 20 21 .488 New York 20 21 .488 Central W L Pct Chicago 27 11 .711 Milwaukee 26 17 .605 Cleveland 23 18 .561 Indiana 15 26 .366 Detroit 9 31 .225 Southeast W L Pct Miami 25 15 .625 Charlotte 22 19 .537 Washington 21 20 .512 Atlanta 17 22 .436 Orlando 7 34 .171 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Utah 28 13 .683 Denver 20 18 .526 Minnesota 20 21 .488 Portland 16 24 .400 Oklahoma City 13 27 .325 Pacific W L Pct Phoenix 31 9 .775 Golden State 30 10 .750 L.A. Lakers 21 20 .512 L.A. Clippers 20 21 .488 Sacramento 16 27 .372 Southwest W L Pct Memphis 29 14 .674 Dallas 22 18 .550 San Antonio 15 25 .375 New Orleans 15 26 .366 Houston 11 31 .262 Monday’s games Charlotte 103, Milwaukee 99 Detroit 126, Utah 116 Boston 101, Indiana 98, OT New York 111, San Antonio 96 Philadelphia 111, Houston 91 Cleveland 109, Sacramento 108 Portland 114, Brooklyn 108 Tuesday’s games Washington 122, Oklahoma City 118 Phoenix 99, Toronto 95 Memphis 116, Golden State 108 New Orleans 128, Minnesota 125 Chicago 133, Detroit 87 Denver at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Boston at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Washington, 7 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Utah, 9 p.m.

Brooklyn at Chicago, 10 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Thursday’s games Golden State at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Memphis, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Brooklyn, 8:30 p.m.

Portland at Denver, 10 p.m.

GB — 2.0 4.5 6.0 6.0 GB — 3.5 5.5 13.5 19.0 GB — 3.5 4.5 7.5 18.5 GB — 6.5 8.0 11.5 14.5 GB — 1.0 10.5 11.5 16.5 GB — 5.5 12.5 13.0 17.5

Pro football NFL PLAYOFFS Wild-card Round Saturday Las Vegas at Cincinnati, 4:30 p.m. (NBC) New England at Buffalo, 8:15 p.m.(CBS) Sunday, Jan. 16 Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1:00 p.m. (FOX) San Francisco at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. (CBS) Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m. (NBC) Monday, Jan. 17 Arizona at L.A. Rams, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN/ABC) Divisional Round Saturday, Jan. 22 and Sunday Jan. 23 NFC lowest remaining seed at Green Bay, TBD AFC lowest remaining seed at Tennessee, TBD Other games TBD Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 30 AFC Lowest remaining seed at highest remaining seed, 3:05 p.m. (CBS) NFC Lowest remaining seed at highest remaining seed, 6:40 p.m. (FOX) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 13 At Inglewood, Calif.

Conference championship winners, 6:30 p.m. (NBC)

NFL DRAFT ORDER 1. Jacksonville 2. Detroit 3. Houston 4. N.Y. Jets 5. N.Y. Giants 6. Carolina 7. N.Y. Giants (via Chicago) 8. Atlanta 9. Denver 10. N.Y. Jets (via Seattle) 11. Washington 12. Minnesota 13. Cleveland 14. Baltimore 15. Philadelphia (via Miami) 16. Philadelphia (via Indianapolis) 17. L.A. Chargers 18. New Orleans The 14 playoff-bound teams will comprise the remainder of the first round, ordered based on how far they make it into the postseason.

Field Level Media

Bryson Williams scored 13 points, including a contested jumper with 46 seconds remaining, and Davion Warren canned two clutch free throws in the closing seconds as No. 19 Texas Tech took down No. 1 Baylor 6562 on Tuesday in a Big 12 Conference slugfest in Waco, Texas.

Baylor (15-1, 3-1 Big 12) was the only remaining unbeaten team in Division I. The Red Raiders (12-3, 2-1) snapped Baylor’s nation-leading 21-game winning streak and earned their second victory over a top-six team in the past four days. They beat Kansas at home on Saturday.

Adonis Arms led the Red Raiders with 14 points while Kevin Obanor had 13, McCullar added 12 and Clarence Nadolny scored 11.

Flagler and Akinjo paced the Bears with 17 points each.

No. 4 Auburn 81, No. 24 Alabama 77 Freshman Jabari Smith scored a career-high 25 points and Allen Flanigan hit four free throws in the final minute as the Tigers remained undefeated in CHRIS JONES/USA TODAY Southeastern Conference play Texas Tech Red Raiders forward Kevin Obanor (0) looks to score defended by Baylor Bears forward Flo Thamba (0) during the second half by holding off the Crimson Tide at Ferrell Center on Tuesday. in Tuscaloosa, Ala. TyTy Washington Jr. added 10 points each for the LongWalker Kessler, Auburn’s thus far in the campaign at 25- with a step-back jumper at the leading rebounder, was held to of-57 from the floor. That in- :16 mark. Brockington led Iowa 15 points and four assists for the horns. Jalen Hill led the Sooners just 12 playing minutes due to cluded 10-of-24 shooting from State (13-3, 1-3) with 17 points Wildcats (13-3, 3-1 Southeastern with 13 points, and Jacob Groves Conference). Scotty Pippen Jr. added 10. the foul trouble, but his team- the 3-point line, including three and eight rebounds.

Harris, who scored 12 points, poured in a game-high 32 points mates stepped up. Smith, the apiece from Ingram and Jones.

No. 22 Tennessee 66, Ingram also grabbed a game- then converted his drive. Chris- and dished out four assists for team’s leading scorer, went 8 of South Carolina 46 14, and Wendell Green Jr. scored high 10 rebounds and shot 6-of- tian Braun added 13 points for Vanderbilt (9-6, 1-2), while Trey Santiago Vescovi notched 14 19 points on 7-of-20 shooting (3 7 from the free-throw line. Isaiah Kansas, who overcame a turn- Thomas added 14 points. points, five assists and two steals No. 21 Texas 66, of 10 from 3-point range) for Au- Mobley led USC with 16 points, over inside the final minute Oklahoma 52 capping a strong all-around when David McCormack set an burn (15-1, 4-0 SEC). as the Volunteers handled the Andrew Jones had a season- visiting Gamecocks in an SEC Jahvon Quinerly and Jaden game that included seven re- illegal screen for Agbaji. high 22 points to lead the Long- contest in Knoxville, Tenn.

No. 18 Kentucky 78, Shackelford were held to a com- bounds and five assists.

Vanderbilt 66 No. 9 Kansas 62, horns to a blowout of the Soonbined 8-of-33 shooting (24.2 Zakai Zeigler (game-best four Oscar Tshiebwe scored a ca- ers in Austin, Texas.

No. 15 Iowa State 61 percent) for Alabama (11-5, steals) and Josiah-Jordan James Dajuan Harris scored the reer-high 30 points while grabTexas (13-3, 3-1 Big 12) took 2-2). Quinerly finished with 14 (game-high 12 rebounds) each game-winning layup with 7.1 bing 13 rebounds as the Wild- control with an 11-0 run over points, Shackelford with 13. netted 11 points for Tennessee seconds remaining as the Jay- cats earned their first true road six minutes in the first half to Stanford 75, hawks overcame a slow start and win of the season, dumping the go ahead 17-6. Oklahoma (12-4, (11-4, 2-2 SEC), who remained No. 5 USC 69 2-2) was never closer than seven unbeaten at home this season.

Harrison Ingram and Spen- nipped the Cyclones in Law- Commodores in Nashville.

Tshiebwe’s previous career the rest of the way. Oklahoma cer Jones each scored 21 points, rence, Kan. The Gamecocks (10-5, 1-2) Ochai Agbaji – the game’s high was 29, set Saturday night was just 1 of 13 from behind and the host Cardinal handed got a game-high 15 points from the Trojans their first loss of the leading scorer with 22 points, in- in a 92-77 win over Georgia. The the 3-point line, missing all five cluding four 3-pointers – made West Virginia transfer shot 11 of shots from beyond the arc in the James Reese V but failed to win season. consecutive SEC road games Stanford (9-4, 2-1 Pac-12) two free throws to put Kansas 16 from the field and 8 of 10 at second half.

Courtney Ramey, Timmy Al- since January of the 2017-18 seashot more efficiently than any (13-2, 2-1 Big 12) up 60-59, but the foul line in his 12th doublelen and Christian Bishop scored son. of the Trojans’ prior opponents Izaiah Brockington countered double of the season.

NBA roundup: Suns stop Raptors’ winning streak Field Level Media

Devin Booker hit the goahead jump shot with 1:02 to play and the visiting Phoenix Suns went on to end the Toronto Raptors’ six-game winning streak Tuesday night with a 99-95 victory.

Booker’s 19-footer gave Phoenix a one-point lead and Chris Paul followed with a 16-footer with 32.5 seconds left. OG Anunoby’s layup cut Toronto’s deficit to one with 14.1 seconds to go. Booker restored the three-point lead with two free throws with 6.5 seconds left.

Booker finished with 16 points before fouling out. Jae Crowder led Phoenix with 19 points, Deandre Ayton added 16, and Paul had 15 points and 12 assists.

Anunoby had 25 points for Toronto, Pascal Siakam added 22 points, Fred VanVleet scored 21 and Chris Boucher had 13 points and 16 rebounds off the bench.

Clippers 87, Nuggets 85 Amir Coffey registered 18 points, seven assists and four steals and Los Angeles overcame a 25-point, third-quarter deficit to stun visiting Denver.

Los Angeles worked its way back from the 25-point deficit to take an 83-81 lead on Coffey’s 3-pointer with 2:30 remaining. Nicolas Batum connected for another trey to cap a 52-22 burst and give the Clippers a five-point edge with 1:47 to play.

Pelicans 128, Timberwolves 125 Brandon Ingram scored a game-high 33 points, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left, as host New Orleans ended

Minnesota’s four-game winning streak.

Josh Hart added 21 points, Herbert Jones scored 14 and Jonas Valanciunas had 13 points and 12 rebounds for New Orleans.

Grizzlies 116, Warriors 108 Ja Morant scored a gamehigh 29 points and the Memphis Grizzlies won their 10th straight game, outlasting visiting Golden State.

Ziaire Williams scored 17 points, and Tyus Jones added 17 points and eight assists off the bench for the Grizzlies.

Brandon Clarke finished with 14 points. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 13 and secured a gamehigh 11 rebounds.

Bulls 133, Pistons 87 Nikola Vucevic scored 22 points and DeMar DeRozan contributed 20 points and 12 rebounds as host Chicago defeated Detroit for the 10th straight time.

Lonzo Ball scored 18 points for the Bulls, who matched a season high in points and 3-pointers (18) as they won for the 10th time in 11 games.

Vucevic amassed 16 points in the third quarter, outscoring the Pistons by two.

Josh Jackson paced the Pistons with 16 points, Saddiq Bey scored 14 and Isaiah Stewart 11.

Wizards 122, Thunder 118 Kyle Kuzma scored 29 points as Washington opened an eight-game homestand with a win over Oklahoma City.

Washington has won backto-back games while the Thunder has lost the last five and seven of eight.

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Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Radim Zohorna (67) and defenseman John Marino (6) celebrates after the second goal of the game by center Evgeni Malkin (71) in the second half against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Tuesday.

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Evgeni Malkin produced two goals and an assist in his season debut and Jeff Carter added two scores as the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins earned a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday.

Kasperi Kapanen had two assists and Tristan Jarry made 25 saves for the Penguins, who earned the victory one game after their 10-game winning streak ended with a 3-2 road defeat to the Dallas Stars on Saturday.

Malkin, who has been out since surgery in June to repair the ACL and MCL in his right knee, found the net twice in the second period, scoring in a regular-season game for the first time since March 15 against the Boston Bruins.

Jakob Silfverberg had a goal for the Ducks to end a 30-game scoring drought. Goalie Anthony Stolarz stopped 30 shots in place of John Gibson, who is in COVID-19 protocol.

Predators 5, Avalanche 4 (OT) Matt Duchene scored a

power-play goal 3:01 into overtime as host Nashville beat Colorado.

Duchene and Luke Kunin finished with two goals each, Tanner Jeannot also scored and Roman Josi had three assists for Nashville. Juuse Saros stopped 40 shots to help the Predators win their fifth straight.

Maple Leafs 4, Golden Knights 3 (SO) William Nylander scored in the third round of a shootout to give Toronto a victory over Vegas in Las Vegas.

Nylander, who also scored the first goal of the game, fired a forehand shot over the glove of Vegas goaltender Robin Lehner to win it. Auston Matthews and Ilya Mikheyev also scored goals for Toronto while Campbell finished with 31 saves to improve to 18-5-3 on the season. Toronto improved to 5-0-1 in its past six games.

Lightning 6, Sabres 1 Nikita Kucherov recorded his fourth career hat trick – his first goals since October – as

Tampa Bay pounded host Buffalo.

Following a 32-game absence due to an upper-body injury, Kucherov tallied twice in the second period – his second and third goals overall and first since netting against Detroit in the season’s second game on Oct. 14. The right wing added another tally 10 minutes later and finished his three-goal night at 13:57 of the third.

Steven Stamkos notched a goal and two assists for the Lightning, who are 7-3-1 in their past 11 games and have won eight of their past nine against Buffalo.

Sharks 3, Red Wings 2 (OT) Logan Couture scored one minute into overtime and San Jose topped visiting Detroit for its third win in a row.

Timo Meier and Jeffrey Viel scored for the Sharks, who have won three straight at home and are 7-1 in games decided beyond regulation. Brent Burns had three assists, Jonathan Dahlen added two helpers and Adin Hill made 17 saves.

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NFL power rankings: Breaking down Super Bowl contenders C.J. Doon Baltimore Sun

Each week of the NFL season, The Baltimore Sun will rank all 32 NFL teams. The rankings will take into account not just weekly performance, but how well each team measures up as Super Bowl contenders, regardless of win-loss record.

Here are the rankings after Week 18: Super Bowl favorites 1. Green Bay Packers (13-4; No. 1 last week) 2. Kansas City Chiefs (12-5; No. 2) 3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (13-4; No. 3) 4. Buffalo Bills (11-6; No. 4) The Packers enter the playoffs as the betting favorite to win the Super Bowl, and it’s easy to see why. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers has put together a Most Valuable Player-worthy season, and All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari returned Sunday to bolster an offensive line that has dealt with injuries all season. With home-field advantage and a first-round bye in the NFC, the Packers can rest up for what could be Rodgers’ last dance in Green Bay. In the AFC, the Chiefs put a stamp on their regular season with a 28-24 win over the Broncos, but it came at a cost. Wide receiver Tyreek Hill injured his heel during warmups, and tight end Travis Kelce was banged up toward the end of the game.

Losing one or both would be a big blow for Kansas City, as Hill and Kelce combined for 47.8% of the Chiefs’ total receiving yards and caught 18 of Patrick Mahomes’ 37 touchdown passes. Fortunately for coach Andy Reid, the Raiders’ dramatic win over the Chargers on Sunday night sets up a first-round matchup against Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers, who Kansas City crushed, 36-10, in Week 16.

Could we see another Bills vs. Chiefs meeting in the AFC championship game?

Buffalo locked up the No. 4 seed and a first-round home game against the AFC East rival Patriots, its third meeting against New England this season. After a bizarre 14-10 loss to the Patriots on Dec. 6, the Bills responded with a 33-21 victory on Dec. 26 to continue a four-game winning streak. The Bills, who finished the season ranked second in Football Outsiders’ DVOA, have all the talent to make a run to the Super Bowl.

It’s only fitting coach Sean McDermott and Co. have to start their journey against Bill Belichick.

Speaking of Belichick, he’ll be coaching his first postseason game in 22 seasons as New England’s coach without quarterback Tom Brady. The former Patriots star is aiming for his second straight Super Bowl title with the Buccaneers, but he faces a much steeper climb this time around. After the strange departure of wide receiver Antonio Brown, Brady will be

leaning on Mike Evans, tight end Rob Gronkowski and relatively inexperienced wideouts Breshad Perriman, Cyril Grayson, Tyler Johnson and Scotty Miller. He’s done more with less during his Hall of Fame career, but getting back to the Super Bowl will be his biggest challenge yet in Tampa Bay. The top contenders 5. Dallas Cowboys (12-5; No. 8) 6. Tennessee Titans (12-5, No. 10) 7. Los Angeles Rams (12-5; No. 5) 8. Cincinnati Bengals (10-7; No. 6) 9. Arizona Cardinals (11-6; No. 7) 10. San Francisco 49ers (10-7; No. 14) Has there been a more surprising No. 1 seed in recent years than the Titans?

After star running back Derrick Henry went down with a foot injury Oct. 31, Tennessee seemed fated to fall back down to earth and not make much noise in the postseason. But they went 6-3 down the stretch to clinch the top spot in the AFC and might be hitting their stride at just the right time. Quarterback Ryan Tannehill put together his best performance of the season in Sunday’s 28-25 win over the Texans, completing 23 of 32 passes for 287 yards and four touchdowns, and Henry could return after the bye. The Titans have already proved their mettle, beating the Chiefs, Bills, Rams and 49ers this season. This could be the team that breaks Kansas City’s stranglehold of the AFC. In the NFC, the hierarchy is less clear. The Cowboys enter the playoffs as the topranked team in DVOA by a pretty wide margin, signaling their high-powered offense and revamped defense should be taken seriously. But they face a tough first-round matchup against the 49ers, a team that could take advantage of Dallas’ below-average run defense with its powerful ground-and-pound attack. If the good version of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo shows up Sunday, the Cowboys’ Super Bowl dreams could disappear quickly.

The same goes for the Cardinals’ matchup against the Rams, who blew a 17-point lead in a 27-24 overtime loss to the 49ers. No matter how much coach Sean McVay believes in him, quarterback Matthew Stafford continues to make the kind of frustrating mistakes that have made him an enigma throughout his NFL career. Stafford finished Week 18 with the most interceptions in the NFL (17), but he also finished with the third-most yards (4,886) and second-most touchdown passes (41). Here’s a stat you’ll likely hear again this week: Stafford is 11-70 in his career against teams with winning records, including 3-5 this season. Until he proves he can win a few games in a row

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Quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) of the Green Bay Packers celebrates after a touchdown during the third quarter of the game against the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field on January 2 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

against top competition, the Rams can’t be considered an elite team. The wild cards 11. Las Vegas Raiders (10-7; No. 15) 12. New England Patriots (10-7; No. 9) 13. Philadelphia Eagles (98; No. 13) 14. Pittsburgh Steelers (97-1; No. 16) When the Raiders and Bengals meet Sunday in Cincinnati, years of playoff anguish will collide. The Bengals haven’t won a postseason game since 1991, while the Raiders haven’t won one since 2003. Sunday night’s thrilling 35-32 overtime win over the Chargers gave Las Vegas an improbable playoff berth after it fired coach Jon Gruden and cut wide receiver Henry Ruggs midway through the season. Interim coach Rich Bisaccia could wind up with the full-time job if he leads the Raiders to another upset.

While the Raiders celebrated their overtime win over the Chargers, the Steelers breathed a deep sigh of relief. A tie would have denied Pittsburgh a playoff berth, which would have been a gutting way for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to enter retirement. At least he’ll get a shot at taking down Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs on Sunday night, but there’s not much confidence in a Steelers upset. It’s safe to say Pittsburgh is by far the worst of the 14 playoff teams, as evidenced by Roethlisberger’s meager 56.2 Pro Football Focus grade -- the worst of any playoff quarterback -- and the Steelers’ No. 24 ranking in DVOA. Still, it’s a credit to Roethlisberger, coach Mike Tomlin and a talented defense led by star pass rusher T.J. Watt that the Steelers are in the playoffs in the first place. Facing an identity crisis 15. Los Angeles Chargers (9-8; No. 12) 16. Seattle Seahawks (7-10; No. 24) 17. Miami Dolphins (9-8; No. 19) 18. Indianapolis Colts (9-8; No. 11) How improbable was Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert’s comeback against the

Report: NFL attendance rises above pre-pandemic level Field Level Media

NFL teams averaged 67,254 fans at home games in 2021, up around 1 percent over the pre-pandemic season of 2019, according to a study released Tuesday by the Sports Business Journal.

The league’s attendance had dipped three years in a row prior to the current season’s increase that occurred despite COVID-related fan fears and local restrictions that led to decreased attendance in other sports.

The league’s per-game average remains 3.6 percent off its high set in 2016, per the report. Having each NFL team play a 17th game for the first time ever prompted overall attendance to reach an all-time high of 18.2 million.

While the overall figures

were positive, the attendance picture wasn’t universally rosy.

Nineteen of the 32 NFL teams saw their average attendance dip since 2019, with the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco 49ers experiencing large decreases. The overall league growth owes a lot to the Los Angeles Chargers’ relocation from Dignity Health Sports Park, which seats 27,000, to SoFi Stadium, which seats 71,500, and the Raiders’ move from 56,057-seat RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland to 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

In all, NFL stadiums were 95.1 percent full this season, a slight rise from 94.6 percent in 2019. The teams with the biggest attendance jumps from 2019 were the Bengals and the reigning Super Bowl

champion Buccaneers – a pair of franchises that added marquee quarterbacks in 2020, Joe Burrow in Cincinnati, Tom Brady in Tampa Bay. Dallas led the NFL in attendance, averaging 93,421 fans in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys also finished on top with 747,368 fans overall. The Green Bay Packers were runner-up with an average of 77,991 fans, while the Denver Broncos were second with 686,129 overall fans.

The Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings boasted the highest stadium capacity at 100.4 percent for their home games. Four other teams, the Los Angeles Rams, Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots and Denver, also finished at 100 percent capacity or above.

Raiders? Herbert converted six fourth downs facing elimination in the fourth quarter and overtime, which carried 1-in-8,123 odds (0.01%), according to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats. The sad truth is that the Chargers have failed to build a contender around their star quarterback, thanks in large part to a defense that struggled to stop the run all season.

Offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi also deserves some of the blame for shoehorning Herbert into a quick-strike offense that limited his average depth of target to 21st in the league. There’s no reason to be so conservative with one of the best arms in the NFL. But the Chargers’ problems pale in comparison with the Colts and Dolphins. Indianapolis blew an easy winand-in opportunity with an inexcusable 26-11 loss to the Jaguars, a team they were favored to beat by more than 14 points. The Carson Wentz experiment showed signs of working out at times, but it can only be considered a failure after he couldn’t take advantage of one of the worst defenses in the league. Fortunately for the Colts, they owe just $15 million guaranteed on the remainder of Wentz’s four-year, $128 million deal he signed with the Eagles. But in a weak draft class and a depressed veteran quarterback market, a replacement might be hard to find.

Meanwhile, the Dolphins surprisingly fired coach Brian Flores on Monday after he led the team to the brink of the playoffs following a 1-7 start. Miami hasn’t been able to build a consistent winner under the former Patriots assistant, but employing four offensive coordinators, two defensive coordinators and four offensive line coaches created constant upheaval during his tenure. Flores’ first season began with a near-complete teardown by

the front office that saw left tackle Laremy Tunsil and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick traded away, yet Flores finished his three seasons with a 24-25 record. Miami is already facing questions about the long-term future of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and rumors of interest in Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, so whoever it hires to replace Flores faces a tough road ahead. Should be better in 2022 19. Baltimore Ravens (8-9; No. 17) 20. Cleveland Browns (8-9; No. 20) 21. New Orleans Saints (98; No. 18) Safety Chuck Clark said it best after the Ravens’ 16-13 overtime loss to the Steelers on Sunday, which eliminated Baltimore from playoff contention: “Watch how we bounce back.” The Ravens’ season felt doomed from the start when running backs J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards and cornerback Marcus Peters all went down before Week 1. They had as many as 17 players on injured reserve and lost quarterback Lamar Jackson for the final four games to an ankle injury.

There might be a big makeover coming on defense, with Calais Campbell, Brandon Williams, Jimmy Smith, Anthony Averett, Justin Houston and many others hitting free agency. Still, with the No. 14 overall pick in the draft, improved health and Year 2 improvements from rookies Odafe Oweh, Rashod Bateman and Brandon Stephens, there’s a clear path for the Ravens to get back to the top of the AFC. For the Browns and Saints, it’s less certain. They don’t have a quarterback of Jackson’s caliber to lean on, but there’s a good chance they upgrade in 2022. Jameis Winston could come back to New Orleans after his strong start was derailed by a knee injury.

Baker Mayfield is expected to return for Cleveland, but general manager Andrew Berry might bring in an established veteran (Jimmy Garoppolo?

Teddy Bridgewater?) to light a fire under the former No. 1 overall pick. The Browns have too much talent to waste another season with mediocre quarterback play. Entering a new era 22. Minnesota Vikings (8-9; No. 21) 23. Denver Broncos (7-10; No. 22) 24. Chicago Bears (6-11; No. 25) The Vikings, Broncos and Bears will all be looking for new coaches after parting

with Mike Zimmer, Vic Fangio and Matt Nagy, respectively. None of those moves was a surprise given each team fell short of the playoffs in what were expected to be competitive seasons.

Denver enters 2022 in the most intriguing spot, given all the talent on the roster. If they can find a way to upgrade from Drew Lock and Teddy Bridgewater at quarterback, there’s a lot to like on both sides of the ball. But how patient will George Paton general manager be?

The Vikings and Bears, meanwhile, are looking for replacements for Rick Spielman and Ryan Pace. Will the new Vikings general manager kickstart a rebuild and jettison quarterback Kirk Cousins, who carries a $45 million cap hit next season?

Will the Bears find an offensive coach who can get the most out of quarterback Justin Fields? These teams are talented enough to win now if they make the right hires. The basement 25. Atlanta Falcons (7-10; No. 23) 26. Washington Football Team (7-10; No. 26) 27. New York Jets (4-13; No. 27) 28. Houston Texans (4-13; No. 29) 29. Detroit Lions (3-13-1; No. 30) 30. Jacksonville Jaguars (314; No. 32) 31. Carolina Panthers (512; No. 28) 32. New York Giants (4-13; No. 31) It’s fitting that the Panthers and Giants finished the season at the bottom. Of all the teams in this group, they have the least to be excited about in 2022.

The Giants’ situation might be the worst in the NFL. GM Dave Gettleman retired Monday after four disastrous seasons at the helm and head coach Joe Judge was fired on Tuesday, but the damage has already been done. The Giants went 19-46 during Gettleman’s tenure and don’t have much to show from his drafts or free-agent signings.

The Giants at least have a quarterback who’s shown some promise in Jones. The same can’t be said of Sam Darnold, who’s owed $18 million next season after the Panthers picked up his fifth-year option. Carolina enters 2022 still looking for a franchise quarterback and an offensive coordinator who can get the most out of star running back Christian McCaffrey and a talented receiving corps.

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EDUCATION AND OUTREACH COORDINATOR The Greene County Soil & Water Conservation District is seeking qualified applicants for appointment to the position of Education and Outreach Coordinator. The job description and qualifications can be found at the District’s website, which is www.gcswcd.com/employment.

Starting salary will be commensurate with experience; additional benefits include health insurance and New York State Retirement. Questions regarding the position shall be directed to Joel DuBois, Greene County SWCD Executive Director, at (518) 622-3620 or via email to joel@gcswcd.com. Resumes may be submitted in person or by mail to: Greene County SWCD, 907 County Office Building, Cairo, NY 12413, or via email to laurie@gcswcd.com. Resumes must be received by January 28, 2022.

NOTE: This is a full-time provisional appointment.

Permanent appointment is contingent upon Civil Service examination.

Ichabod Crane Central School District Valatie (Columbia County) is seeking the following positions: *High School Technology Teacher –leave replacement *Teaching Assistants in the Primary and Middle School If possible, please apply through Olas.

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2022 NFL draft Big Board: Top 50 prospects Eddie Brown The San Diego Union-Tribune

Draft season has arrived for the 18 NFL teams who will not be participating in the postseason and another college football campaign is in the books after Georgia earned its first national championship since 1980.

Players with remaining eligibility have until January 17 to make their draft intentions official.

My evaluation process is about 75% complete with college all-star games on the horizon, most notably the Senior Bowl on February 5 in Mobile, Ala. I’ve been watching these players since high school for the most part. What I’ve seen on the field makes up the bulk of my analysis, but this is where the fun begins.

So it’s probably a good time to update the ol’ big board.

Part of my weekly mock draft preamble explains it is an attempt at figuring out the best players available in this season’s draft class, and which teams they’d match up well with considering the draft order. The closer we get to draft day, the more I attempt to match what teams will actually do with their draft picks as opposed to what I believe they should do.

Last season, I was the fourth most accurate NFL draft prognosticator in print according to The Huddle Report. I’m tied for seventh overall (out of 133) over the past five years.

My big board is an attempt to discern who the best players in this draft class actually are.

Here’s my updated 2022 NFL draft Big Board: 1. Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame, Jr. Hamilton is a hybrid playmaker who combines the versatility of Isaiah Simmons with instincts that are reminiscent of Hall of Famer Ed Reed.

2. Kayvon Thibodeaux, Edge, Oregon, Jr. Thibodeaux is a top-tier athlete who wins with speed and has shown surprising coverage versatility. His ceiling is massively high, but it might take a few years for his technique and toolbox to catch up to his talent.

3. Aidan Hutchinson, Edge, Michigan, Sr. Hutchinson’s season was shades of Chase Young’s 2019 dominant campaign, culminating in him finishing second in the Heisman voting. He’s a high-floor prospect who wins with technique and strength.

4. Derek Stingley Jr., CB, LSU, Jr. Stingley features rare balltracking skills that make him a threat to take the ball away anytime it’s in his vicinity. As an 18-year-old, he produced one of the most impressive

true freshman seasons in college football history in 2019. Durability has been a concern ever since.

5. George Karlaftis, Edge, Purdue, Jr. Karlaftis has been one of the most consistent pass rushers in the nation during his three seasons in West Lafayette. His inside-outside versatility, overwhelming power and special athleticism could make him a star at the next level.

6. Evan Neal, OT, Alabama, Jr. Neal is a physical specimen (6-foot-7, 350 pounds) who has improved every season in Tuscaloosa and thrived at both left and right tackle.

7. Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah, Sr. Lloyd can rush the passer (he had seven sacks), impact the run game and make plays in coverage -- he had four interceptions this season.

8. Ikem Ekwonu, OL, NC State, So. Ekwonu was the most dominant run-blocking tackle in the country this season -- it really wasn’t close -and I envision him thriving at tackle or guard in the NFL. 9. Tyler Linderbaum, C, Iowa, Jr. The Rimington Trophy winner and unanimous AllAmerican was a multisport athlete in high school who earned multiple letters in wrestling, track, baseball and football.

10. Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati, Jr. Gardner made it through the playoff loss to Alabama unscathed. He finished his collegiate career with 1,100-plus snaps with nine interceptions and zero touchdowns allowed.

11. Drake London, WR, USC, Jr. London led the nation in contested catches with 19 and he only played eight games after his season ended with a broken ankle. His size, athleticism, route-running and flair for the spectacular catch will make him a problem for defensive coordinators in the NFL. 12. David Ojabo, Edge, Michigan, Jr. After playing only 26 snaps for the Wolverines before his junior year, Ojabo has been a revelation this season with 11 sacks and five forced fumbles.

13. Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama, Jr. Williams is a home run hitter with game-breaking speed. He’s also a weapon on special teams, as a returner -- he returned two kicks for touchdowns in 2021 -- and in coverage. The dynamic receiver injured his left knee against Georgia and will have an MRI to determine the severity.

14. Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi St., So. Cross is a powerful blocker

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TJ Sheffield (8) of the Purdue Boilermakers runs the ball as Kyle Hamilton (14) of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish reaches for the tackle during the first half at Notre Dame Stadium on Sept. 18 in South Bend, Indiana.

who can do damage at the second level in the run game with premium athleticism and his target-lock awareness. He developed into a dominant pass protector this season and could end up cracking the top-10 in April.

15. Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida, Jr. Elam is a 6-foot-2 corner with elite ball skills who finetuned his technique after an underwhelming sophomore season. His game is built on speed and physicality, which you normally don’t see in the same toolkit.

16. Matt Corral, QB, Ole Miss, Jr. Corral is slightly undersized, but he’s an NFL-caliber playmaker with genuine arm talent. His X-rays were negative after he injured his ankle in a loss to Baylor in the Sugar Bowl.

17. Jordan Davis, DL, Georgia, Sr. At 6-foot-6, 340 pounds, the Outland and Bednarik trophy winner is an immovable object who could anchor a run defense for years to come.

18. Chris Olave, WR, Ohio St., Sr. It’s rare you find a route technician with reliable hands who can also run this fast. Olave might have snuck into the first round had he left school last year and it wouldn’t surprise me if he cracks the top-20 in April.

19. Nik Bonitto, Edge, Oklahoma, Jr. Bonitto is slightly undersized for an edge defender, but he’s a dynamic pass rusher and relentless in his pursuit of running backs.

20. Jahan Dotson, WR, Penn St., Sr. Dotson features the gamebreaking speed to beat defenses at all three levels and is good against press coverage despite his size (5-11, 185). He has very good hands and is a very capable blocker.

21. Nakobe Dean, LB, Georgia, Jr. The Butkus Award winner is a dynamic blitzer who is capable of making plays all

over the field.

22. Trent McDuffie, CB, Washington, Jr. McDuffie plays bigger than his 5-11 frame. He’s one of the surest tacklers at the position in this draft class and his instincts are elite.

23. Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio St., Jr. Wilson can threaten a defense at every level, but will need to improve against physical press corners.

24. Jaquan Brisker, S, Penn St., Sr. Brisker is a polished, physical playmaker with few holes in his game.

25. Jermaine Johnson, Edge, Florida St., Sr. Johnson is capable of being three-down player as a potentially elite run defender and an underrated pass rusher.

26. Darian Kinnard, OT, Kentucky, Sr. Kinnard is a mauler who happens to be a gifted athlete as well. You won’t find many 6-foot-5, 345 pounders who move and change direction like him.

27. Roger McCreary, CB, Auburn, Sr. McCreary simply doesn’t allow much separation and he’s battle-tested out of the SEC. He’s capable of thriving in man and zone.

28. Travon Walker, Edge, Georgia, Jr. Walker offers premium versatility and immense power. He is an elite run defender, but will need to sharpen his technique to become a more consistent pass rusher.

29. Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas, Jr. You’re not going to find a better combination of size (6-foot-3, 225 pounds) and speed at wide receiver in this class. Burks is a vertical threat, but also features immense YAC ability -- he broke 15 tackles on 66 receptions this season.

30. Jordan Battle, S, Alabama, Jr. Battle features the speed and athleticism to play center field or defend both

sidelines, but he excels as a run defender.

31. Kenyon Green, OL, Texas A&M, Jr. This former five-star recruit can play either guard or tackle at a high level -- Green made starts at every single offensive line position except center this season.

32. David Bell, WR Purdue, Jr. Bell’s route-running is advanced and his YAC ability should make him an impact player early in his career.

33. Kenny Pickett, QB, Pittsburgh, Sr. The Heisman finalist is most dangerous outside of the pocket when he goes off script. Pickett has good size, overall athleticism and solid arm talent, but needs to work on his anticipation throws and his comfort within the pocket.

34. Cameron Thomas, Edge, San Diego St., Jr. Thomas was the most dominant pass rusher in college football this side of Ann Arbor. He racked up an FBSleading 77 pressures this season and finished sixth with 29 run stops, according to Pro Football Focus.

35. Brandon Smith, LB, Penn St., Jr. The former five-star recruit needs to fine tune his tackling technique, but his combination of size (6-foot-3, 240 pounds), athleticism and coverage skills is impressive.

36. Kenneth Walker III, RB, Michigan St., Jr. The Walter Camp National Player of the Year and Doak Walker Award winner features legit home run speed, but doesn’t shy away from contact either. He led all of college football with 89 broken tackles this past season, according to Pro Football Focus. Walker will need to develop as a pass protector to maximize his potential.

37. Drake Jackson, Edge, USC, Jr. Jackson can play in space or rush the passer off the edge. He has another level that could be unlocked with NFL weight training and coaching.

38. Derion Kendrick, CB, Georgia, Sr. Kendrick was a three-year starter for Clemson before transferring to Athens. He’s an asset against the run and thrives in man or zone coverage. Kendrick is vulnerable to receivers with top-end speed, but who isn’t?

39. Zion Johnson, OL, Boston College, Sr. This team captain has thrived at left tackle and guard, but he projects as an impact interior lineman in the NFL. 40. Breece Hall, RB, Iowa St., Jr. The two-time All-American has the size and skills -Hall is very capable in pass pro -- to be a three-down back. His 800 collegiate

touches will concern some scouts.

41. Kyler Gordon, CB, Washington, Jr. Gordon is an aggressive, uber-athlete who showed significant development in his technique this season.

42. DeMarvin Leal, DL, Texas A&M, Jr. Leal features inside-outside versatility and explosiveness, but will need to work on becoming an asset against the run after not taking a step forward his junior season.

43. Sam Howell, QB, North Carolina, Jr. Howell possesses impressive arm talent and proved he is a legitimate threat as a runner this season despite failing to meet big expectations.

44. Trey McBride, TE, Colorado St., Sr. The 6-foot-4, 260-pound tight end had a highly-productive senior season -1,121 yards on 90 receptions -- and showcased significant blocking prowess along the way.

45. Bernhard Raimann, OT, Central Michigan, Sr. The former tight end turned tackle graded out as one of the best offensive lineman in the country, according to Pro Football Focus. Raimann allowed zero pressures over his last six games.

46. Andrew Booth Jr., CB, Clemson, Jr. Booth’s ball skills enable him to thrive while playing in press or off coverage. He exhibits physicality in defending the run, but needs to sharpen his tackling technique.

47. Daxton Hill, S, Michigan, Jr. Hill features a mix of athleticism, intelligence and instincts that will enable him to play every position in the defensive backfield. He will need to tamp down his tendency to gamble.

48. Myjai Sanders, Edge, Cincinnati, Jr. Sanders features great speed and explosiveness off the edge to enter the league as a designated pass rusher.

He’ll need to add some muscle and finetune his focus to become an impact run defender.

49. Daniel Faalele, OT, Minnesota, Sr. Faalele achored one of the best offensive lines in the nation this season. He’s a massive man -- 6-foot-9, 379 pounds -- who is relatively new to the sport. He grew up playing basketball and rugby in Australia. He learned football in 2016 so there’s a lot of clay to mold.

50. Trevor Penning, OT, Northern Iowa, Sr. Penning finished tied for 10th in the Walter Payton Award voting, an award given to the most outstanding offensive player in Division I FCS.

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College football can’t ruin the magic of college football, no matter how hard it tries Chuck Culpepper The Washington Post

INDIANAPOLIS — Rumors about burning couches swept through East Lansing on the merry afternoon of Oct. 30, 2021, with Michigan State having just edged Michigan, and while you might not condone in general the burning of couches, even those couches disliked at times in life, you might have found your rental car slithering through the rowdier areas of town on the premise of never having witnessed a couch-burning.

A frantic pass zipped through the Saturday night air in Austin on Nov. 13, 2021, from a harried quarterback chased back to the 18-yard line on a two-point conversion, and it did look hopeless until it landed just beyond the goal line into the gut of a fullback/tight end whose reception total to date had been zero, bringing a rare win for Kansas at Texas by an unthinkably rare score of 57-56.

On the Monday of Jan. 10, 2022, a photo turned up of “Blue,” Butler University’s English bulldog mascot, giving a gruff-faced yet warm welcome to “Uga X,” Georgia’s English bulldog mascot, hours before Georgia would win its first national title in 41 years, and everyone agreed this photo was a picture of sheer, majestic glory.

Another college football season has gone by, and if you went around to 15 games in 15 stadiums from September to January and looked, you could spot the madder, goosebumpier, nuttier elements that

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and ava Heffner, Emma Holmberg, Dlaney More, HAley Ames and Ashley Ames two apiece.

Ichabod Crane hosts Cobleskill-Richmondville on Thursday at 5 p.m.

PATROON Chatham 42, TH 20 CRARYVILE — Chatham had three players reach double figures in scoring en route to its ninth straight victory, a 42-20 decision over Chatham in Tuesday’s Patroon Conference girls basketball action.

Ally Engle led the Panthers (7-1 Patroon, 9-1 overall) with 16 points. Addi Perry and Abby Taylor each had 10.

Sydney Cooper was the Titans’ top scorer with seven

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officially subbed out for the final time with four minutes left, sitting down before his replacement could check in.

All season, like Monday night, the fans chanted for Randle’s backup, Obi Toppin.

It’s worth noting the Madison Square Garden crowd has seemed to skew younger since doors re-opened last season, changing, at least anecdotally, from a corporate/tourist environment to more of a college game vibe.

“Julius is a professional, and just looking forward to moving on from it,” Taj Gibson said.

“He’s a great kid, does everything he needs to do. Everybody just gets a little annoyed sometimes.”

Annoyance is understandable for a player who has been

sustain the nation’s weirdest sport.

They’re the salvations set against all the worries about change and peril and money-money-money.

They’re the reminder that we still might cling to all the earthier matters even amid the lopsidedness of the sport toward the Southeast or the committee-room stalemates over playoff expansion, so reminiscent of every other conversation of every other proposal for change dating from last century and involving all the usual fiefdoms.

But wait! What will we do with the Rose Bowl?

There’s all the sterile talk about TV contracts and whatnot, and there’s all the curmudgeonly yammering about players making NIL deals in a sport that long paid players with a hush - the change of it!

- or about players transferring or opting out of bowl games while carefully considering their futures.

But then it’s Friday, and it’s the Atlanta airport, and there’s a flight to Philadelphia across from one to Pittsburgh, both gates flooded with souls in the gear of Auburn (at Penn State), the energy irresistible, the weekend here and hopeful.

Ride through the highways of 2021-22 past all the gun-show billboards and the NOW HIRING signs, and you might even wind up riding one week from Chicago to Dallas, past Iowa City (with the sign draped from a house sneering at inbound Penn State), past Lincoln (with some giant game on an inflatable playing surface in the fraternity front yard and Michigan

inbound), all the way down to Dallas (with Oklahoma vs. Texas at the State Fair with the fried Jell-O).

In Cincinnati, there’s a stadium tucked into campus next to an old music building outside of which you might stand and listen to singers practicing arias. In Columbus, Oregon has just rushed the ball through Ohio State’s defense all through Sept. 11 for a stunner, and someone has left a tiny plastic duck at midfield. In Gainesville, there’s a muddy lot with tailgates going and entire makeshift living rooms with huge TVs. In Athens, wait, there’s a close-up of Uga on the big screen, and is that where you would want to appear while slobbering?

In Chapel Hill, they beat Wake Forest and stormed the field.

In Waco, they beat Oklahoma and stormed the field.

In Ann Arbor, they beat Ohio State and stormed the field as the snow fell and Jim Harbaugh’s very countenance eased with joy and a 2-17 recent-years record against a rival became something meaningful, something about the value of rarity.

In a season praised for good chaos, Cincinnati upturned the whole established aristocratic order by making the playoff, not to mention affording the sight of Bearcats fans in red and black atop Notre Dame Stadium under gloomy skies, having themselves a day they will have for good.

Baylor got reborn under a marvel of a coach, Dave Aranda, and with a marvel of a play in the Big

12 championship game, arguably the play of the year: Jairon McVea’s hustling tackle of Oklahoma State’s Dezmon Jackson, inches from the pylon. Michigan got to be Michigan again. Michigan State got to beat Michigan again. San Diego State played home games up near Los Angeles yet thrived still. Utah coped with unbearable tragedy and also played inspiring football.

Texas A&M went berserk when a field goal against Alabama went through even in a quirky little path.

Montana won at Washington and Bowling Green at Minnesota and Jacksonville State on a wacky closing play at Florida State. All those things feed a sport that sometimes seems undeserving of them.

Here came Mississippi. Here came Wake Forest. Here came three or four other things that slip the mind just now.

Then it all came down to Alabama and Georgia, the latter living at No. 1 much of the year, and then Georgia got to the last nine minutes with an 18-13 deficit, and then Georgia decided it had had enough. It swept with mad force for three deathless touchdowns, the first a resolute 40-yard catch of part-wrestling by Adonai Mitchell, the last a breathtaking 79-yard interception return by Kelee Ringo, a whole, large state beholding the clinching and bouncing.

Then a season largely about Georgia’s defense had ended on a Georgia sack - by Nolan Smith, of Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young - and 41 Georgian years of

points.

Chatham held quarterly leads of 16-8, 24-10 and 30-15.

Taconic Hills visits Watervliet on Saturday at 11 a.m. and Chatham hosts Albany Leadership on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

CHATHAM (44): Perry 5-010, Mountain 1-0-2, Morse 1-0-2, Engel 6-3-16, Taylor 4-2-10, Armstrong 1-0-2. Totals 18-5-42.

3-pointers: Engel.

TACONIC HILLS (20): Bosko 0-3-3, Waterhouse 1-1-3, Cooper 2-3-7, Phesay 1-0-2, Keeler 2-0-5. Totals 6-7-20.

3-pointers: Keeler.

BOWLING PATROON Maple Hill 4, Hudson 1 Kate Ackerman fired a 223626 to lead Maple Hill to a 4-1 victory over Hudson in Tuesday’s PAtroon Conference bowling match.

Zach Porreca hit a 226-668 for Hudson (5-3, 24-16).

Maple Hill had games of 861, 1,052 and 1,045 for a total pinfall of 2,958. Hudson rolled a 935, 996 and 897 fr 2,828.

Chatham 5, C-A 0 LJ Morse rolled nine strikes in a row and finished with a 270 single to highlight Chatham’s 5-0 Patroon Conference bowling victory over Coxsackie-Athens on Tuesday.

Leo Woytowich led the Riverhawks with a 197 single.

Chatham had games of 887, 869 and 816 for a 2,572 total.

C-A rolled a 633, 670 and 647 for 1,950.

Taconic Hills 4, C-D 1 Tony Morales tossed a 183 single to highlight Taconic Hills’ 4-1 Patroon Conference bowling victory over CairoDurham on Tuesday.

Anthony Genovese had the high triple for the Titans with a 523.

Annalise Shoemaker led the

Mustangs with a 138-338.

Taconic Hills had a total pinfall of 1,844, while CairoDurham had 1,833.

VOLLEYBALL PATROON Cairo-Durham 3 Chatham 2 EAST DURHAM — CairoDurham edged Chatham, 3-2, to earn its first Patroon Conference volleyball win of the season on Monday.

For the Mustangs (1-5): Cole Partridge 8 Service Points, 18 Kills, 4 Blocks; Joe Arp 12 service points, 4 aces, 3 kills; Wyatt Handel 13 service points, 2 aces, 3 kills; Connor Shields 9 service points, 3 aces, 9 assists; Brendan Feeney 13 service points, 3 aces, 11 assists.

“It was a team effort in our first win of the season,” CairoDurham coach Chris Hagan said.

targeted online by fans all season and was fined by the NBA for cursing during a press conference, which is commonplace among other players (including Kevin Durant on Monday). Annoyance can even be productive if channeled correctly.

But this kind of circumstance can also be confidencekilling and destructive to basketball. Dennis Smith Jr. was a lower level of player, but he never seemed to recover mentally from getting booed by Knicks fans in 2019.

Randle, who was unpopular among fans during his first season with the Knicks in 2019-20, became the hero last season when the arena was mostly empty due to the pandemic.

“I think on a normal day it would affect anybody,” Gibson said Tuesday. “Going to a popular stadium, Madison Square Garden, one of the best places to play, one of

the number one fan bases in the world, you’re gonna have pressure. That’s why he chose to come here when a lot of people didn’t really want to take it. But he’s here and it comes with the game. You can ask Patrick Ewing. A lot of guys dealt with it. It’s part of New York. You play good, they’re gonna love you. You play bad, you’re gonna hear about it.

But it’s just a chip on your shoulder, and you just gotta move on. Not many people can play here. You just gotta be tough about it.”

Among the differences for Randle from last season, beyond his level of play, is the absence of two of his closest personal teammates, Reggie Bullock and Elfrid Payton, who both signed elsewhere in free agency. Coincidentally, Bullock returns to MSG for the first time Wednesday as a member of the Mavericks.

“Just with the relationship that we had here, obviously

he was great for us, he’s a great teammate and I’m happy to see that he’s playing well over there,” Randle said. “Anytime I see my old teammates it’s always love, especially with him being a guy on our team last year. We’re all texting now. I think we’ll be tied in together forever. It’ll be love to see him for sure.”

Coach Tom Thibodeau said he wants Randle to get lost in the work and not dwell on the reactions, whether good or bad.

“We’re a team. We all talk to each other. So that’s important. But the most important things are the actions,” Thibodeau said. “You can say all the right things and do none of them. So the important thing is putting the work in, getting ready to play. Sacrifice your play for the team.

Put the team first. We know we have a very passionate fan base.”

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waiting had ended, not to mention 14 years of residence beneath Alabama’s cleats. The confetti fell, and Georgia Coach Kirby Smart said something nutty to the crowd: “I’m going to tell you, there’s going to be some property torn up in Indianapolis tonight!”

He did not mean burning couches, a relief to those who might feel compelled to seek the sight of them. He meant the famed call of Larry Munson (1922-2011), evertreasured Georgia broadcaster and unabashed homer, as Munson beheld the shocking 93-yard touchdown pass on third and 11 from Buck Belue to Lindsay Scott.

That happened Nov. 8, 1980, in Jacksonville against Florida, and that sustained a national title, and here 41 years later in an indoor facility with general poshness and random tweets on the big screen, the reference wrought a quick roar from Georgia’s fans just as, come 41 years from now in 2063, somebody’s reference might conjure 2022 with incredible immediacy.

The plays, the moments and the games happen, and then they’re over, except they’re never really over, combining with all the eccentricities - the dogs, the ducks, the couch-burnings still unseen - to sustain this sport even as, in the committee rooms and elsewhere, that sport makes no sense.

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Former Major League Baseball first baseman Keith Hernandez waves prior to throwing out the first pitch prior to game one of the 2015 MLB National League Championship Series between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets at Citi Field on Oct. 17, 2015.

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“I’m thrilled,” Hernandez said in a statement released by the team. “This is truly a special honor that lasts beyond a lifetime. I can’t thank Steve and Alex Cohen and the Mets Hall of Fame Committee enough. I was very emotional when Steve called to let me know about the number retirement. This is the highest honor an organization can bestow upon a player. I also want to thank Mets fans, who have treated me like family since I arrived in 1983.”

Hernandez, who was

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knocking down the shot.

The Cats displayed their superior ball movement in the final minutes to milk the clock and get the win 83-19

acquired by the Mets in June of 1983 from the Cardinals in exchange for pitchers Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey, had a career batting average of .299. He’s considered one of the best fielding first baseman to ever play the game, with 11 Gold Gloves overall.

“Keith was the first captain in team history and a great leader and catalyst on that ‘86 championship team,” team owner Steve Cohen said in the statement.

“He was a defensive wizard at first and was a clutch performer late in games. We made a promise to continue celebrating and honoring our tremendous history and this is another deserving step in that direction. Congratulations, Keith.”

over the Watervliet Cannoneers on Tuesday.

Catskill (11-0), the No. 6 ranked Class B team in the state, is off until Tuesday when it hosts Duanesburg in a non-league game at 6:30 p.m. Duanesburg is the No. 3 ranked Class C school in the state.

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Partner cast aside amid man’s personal struggles Dear Abby, For the past three years I’ve been with a man I believe is the love of my life. Early on, he admitted to a porn addiction that has plagued him his entire life and sabotaged past relationships. With my support, he DEAR ABBY began his first real attempt at recovery, which included a team of mental health practitioners.

His progress over the past three years, while not linear, has been tremendous. He’s an entirely different person. I would describe our relationship as 90% joyful, 10% agony (he has had four brief relapses, during which he has said incredibly hurtful things to me). I agree the cycle must be broken, and only he can do it.

A week ago, he had a difficult relapse and ended our relationship. His therapist feels he needs to be on his own to focus on recovery. While I am devastated, I agree.

But I can’t understand why he’s giving up on us forever and making big decisions like getting off the mortgage on the house we bought less than two years ago. He swears it has nothing to do with me, and that if it weren’t for this addiction, he would spend the rest of his life with me.

If his plan is to live alone, be single or celibate, and focus on recovery, why wouldn’t he also pause on major financial decisions?

Why is he so completely done when there is clearly hope for recovery and reconciliation?

Broken-Hearted In Oregon

JEANNE PHILLIPS

You have involved yourself with someone who has a terrible track record when it comes to relationships. Whatever his plans for the future may be, he does not want a

committed relationship with you, nor does he want the financial responsibility and the tie to you that the house represents, which is why he wants off the mortgage. It is now time for you to start looking after your own needs and goals. If you stay busy and don’t isolate yourself, it will lessen the pain you are feeling.

Dear Abby, My brother divorced his first wife 10 years ago. Since then, he has married a wonderful woman my family adores. The problem is, my ex-sister-in-law insists on showing up for family events, which makes these celebrations extremely awkward. Even her children recognize how uncomfortable her presence makes everyone.

I don’t mind being the “bad guy” and telling her that she’s no longer welcome at family events, but I don’t want to cause an ugly scene. How can I diplomatically (but firmly) tell her to stay away? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Flummoxed In Philadelphia What a sad situation. Your BROTHER, not you, should deliver the message to his ex, well before she shows up at your next family event.

He should inform her that when she shows up uninvited, her presence makes everyone uncomfortable, and it would be best that she not impose again. You could lessen the hurt by occasionally seeing her separately, depending upon the circumstances of the divorce.

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Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you have a knack for being precisely where you need to be at any given moment to maximize your chances for success — but this doesn’t mean success is a given, certainly! Indeed, like all Capricorn natives, you will have to work hard for what you want — and in order to be effective, you’re going to have to have a plan, or many plans, ready to go at a moment’s notice, because you never know when the perfect opportunity is going to present itself to you.

You chafe at being limited by time, space and distance. You enjoy looking toward the stars, so often eager to free yourself from ties that bind and explore the outer reaches of what you think may lie beyond what you know — or what you think you know. Will you do it? In this, timing is everything, and it may happen!

Also born on this date are: Orlando Bloom, actor; Patrick Dempsey, actor; Trace Adkins, country singer; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, actress; Charles Nelson Reilly, actor; Robert Stack, actor; Penelope Ann Miller, actress; Sophie Tucker, vaudeville star.

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, JANUARY 14 CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You are feeling capable and self-possessed right now, and you’ll want to take advantage of all that. An opportunity sneaks up on you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — The unintentional takes on much greater importance today than usual, perhaps — but in any event, it will certainly be noticed by many.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — Are you con-

tent to have things continue as they are, or are you ready and willing to put up a fight to see the status quo changed?

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Thinking and feeling will both play important roles today, and you’ll have to juggle many things very carefully between the head and the heart.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — First impressions aren’t likely to be accurate today — or at the very least they will not convey all pertinent information. Dig deeper!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You seek the truth, but you know that there are only certain paths that you may take at this time. Trying to open up another invites chaos.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Patience combined with curiosity will yield the answers you seek. All you have to do is put yourself in the right place at the right time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You’ll have what it takes to do what has to be done today — but solving a stubborn mystery will require you to engage the help of a friend.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — The moment you banish fear, you will be ready to take on the challenge that is currently facing you. Fear works against you at this time.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You are eager to protect yourself and others today from dangers seen and unseen. You must put yourself at the front of the pack right away.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Everyone seems to know what you are trying to learn — or are you simply not willing to acknowledge that those roles are reversed?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Decisions made quickly have lasting repercussions, but today’s events may seem fleeting. The things you have to do matter most to you.

Dark Side of the Horse

Daily Maze

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NERVES OF STEEL Both vulnerable, South deals NORTH ♠4 ♥ J 10 5 2 ♦ Q J 10 9 6 ♣Q98 WEST EAST ♠ K 10 6 ♠982 ♥ 86 ♥ K973 ♦ A5432 ♦ 87 ♣K54 ♣ J 10 3 2 SOUTH ♠AQJ753 ♥ AQ4 ♦K ♣A76 EAST Pass Pass

Opening lead: Eight of ♥ Many of the top players in the world are from Poland these days, and Piotr Gawrys has been a

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SOUTH WEST NORTH 1♣* Pass 1♦** 2♠ Pass 3♦ 3NT All pass *Artificial, at least 18 points **0-7 points

leading Polish player for decades. He has won at least seven World Championships. Gawrys was West in today’s deal.

His opponents were playing the Polish Club system, overwhelmingly popular in Poland. The one-club opening had several possible meanings, including any hand with 18 or more points. The one-diamond response was an artificial negative and the two-spade rebid was very strong, but not game forcing.

South played dummy’s jack on the opening heart lead as East withheld his king. A spade to the queen lost to the king and Gawrys shifted to a low club. Dummy played the eight, East falsecarded with the jack, ostensibly denying the 10, and South won with the ace. Declarer led the king of diamonds to Gawrys’ ace. What now?

Displaying nerves of steel, Gawrys led a low club. It’s easy to see that South could play dummy’s queen and take all the rest of the tricks, but it is hard to fault declarer for playing the nine from dummy.

East won with his 10 and returned a club to West’s king. Gawrys exited safely with a spade. In time, East took the setting trick with the king of hearts. Nice defense!

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Wizard of Id

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ACROSS 1 Cause of GERD 5 Restaurant host’s stack 10 “__ well that ends well” 14 Radius or clavicle 15 Coeur d’__, ID 16 Boyfriend 17 Be jealous of 18 Used 20 Jet __; personal watercraft 21 Roll’s partner, in phrase 22 Lariats 23 Hog’s greeting 25 Eur. language 26 Ermines 28 Graduation cap dangler 31 Source of light 32 Calcutta gowns 34 Part of every wk.

36 One __ Multivitamins 37 Of the countryside 38 Nimble 39 Halloween decoration 40 Abdomen 41 Cash alternative 42 Pines 44 Uncouth 45 Traitor 46 __-frutti 47 Alluring trait 50 Trevino & Iacocca 51 Top file drawer, perhaps 54 Wedding followers 57 Lotion ingredient 58 Word with fine or liberal 59 “Ready __, here I come!”

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10 Despises 11 Big jump 12 Path 13 Soap bubbles 19 Woman’s garment 21 Biblical book 24 Risqué 25 Actor Max __ 26 Take a __ at; try 27 January 13 28 Cafeteria item 29 Particularly 30 Forest tree 32 Totals 33 Ulna’s place 35 Little child 37 Smallest of the litter 38 __-eye; sleep

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