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ALBANY - On a recent afternoon, Tiana Minervini and Shelley Rettinger, from the Troy-based Joseph's House & Shelter, prepared for another shift of bringing food and supplies to people without homes in Albany. In late October, I joined them for their street outreach aboard a brand new van during the afternoon shift to observe the work they do. The mission of the shelter was evident as I glanced around. There were shelves with bins full of assorted gloves, hats, scarves, jackets, shoes and even ready-to-eat meals. At the first stop, an unsheltered veteran talked about how tired he was of living without a home. He described how cold it gets at night sleeping on the streets in downtown Albany. He explained how bad it made him feel after not being able to take a shower in over a month. He asked for a new blanket from the van to replace his old one that had become tattered from him sleeping on concrete every night. His experience has pushed him to try to get help and find a way to change his life. "I need everything. I need a new life. A redo, restart, or something," he said to the van staff. He expressed that although he hates the condition he lives in, he is not quite ready to take that leap to make a change. But that did not mean that he didn't want to. Acknowledging that, a staffer responded assuredly, "Maybe we can try again tomorrow." Founded in 1983, Joseph's House & Shelter, Inc. is based in Troy and has spent almost 40 years providing support services to residents in the Capital Region. Its mission is to provide nonjudgmental services to end homelessness. The nonprofit's new outreach van was recently purchased with an Emergency Solutions COVID grant in October provided by the city of Albany. In street outreach, clothing and food are distributed, and the staff offer referrals and applications for housing
placement and medical care. In addition to the outreach van, Joseph's House also offers emergency shelter and support services for youth, families, and individuals who are homeless. Minervini, associate director for the outreach, and Rettinger, director of homeless services, explained that they had regular clients with whom they speak and have built relationships over the 12 years they have worked in street outreach. Some they have known for months, others for many years. Regardless of how long or where someone has been living, they are treated with the same humility and kindness. "We are really a constant in their lives," Rettinger said. "We sit and talk to them," said Minervini. "We like to hear their stories. Sometimes, we're really their only sober and consistent support. They love us, most of them." The day I was on the van, every person receiving services had a different background, but they each shared an overwhelming desire to have a better life. As they talked with each client, the van staff listened closely and gave their undivided attention to each individual's needs with locked eye contact. "We are the link to other services and a lot of times we are the ones going out in the community to either help make that phone call, make the appointment, or set up a cab so they can make it to the appointment," Minervini said. Minervini explained the importance of consistency in their work. "We try to see them every day. Our main focus is to work with people that aren't sheltered because they are not getting their services from everyone else," she said. In some areas of the city, there is high demand for the van's services. To keep from being overwhelmed, another outreach van covers areas outside the city of Albany, including Colonie, Menands and Bethlehem. To meet current needs, the outreach van's hours were extended from eight hours to 10 hours daily. In 2020, street outreach services were provided to more than 1,000 unsheltered people in Albany and Rensselaer counties. Clients were approximately 73 percent
male and 25 percent female, with ages ranging from 18 to 72. Over half were Caucasian, 40 percent African American, 8 percent Hispanic or Latino, and 1 percent American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Tiana Minervini, associate director of outreach, hands out food and supplies to a person in Albany from the new Joseph’s House outreach van one chilly Wednesday in October. Shelley Rettinger, director of homeless services, is seen in the driver’s seat.
Tiana Minervini, associate director of outreach, pours some hot water for hot chocolate.
Hadley Luzerne Parent Student Teacher Association Happenings HADLEY/LUZERNE On December 4th from 5 to 7 PM the Hadley Luzerne PSTA Will be hosting a Winter Wonderland Stroll. This event will be held at Stuart M Townsend Elementary School at 27 Hyland Drive, Lake Luzerne. Enjoy a festive night out with live music, a wreath competition, hot chocolate and more! The PSTA is currently looking for donations of gently used holiday lights, holiday decor and raffle donations. If you or your business is interested in making a donation please email HLPSTA@HLCS.org.
Warrensburg Church of The Holy Cross Annual Bazaar and Quiche Luncheon WARRENSBURG Warrensburg Church of The Holy Cross, 3764 Main St (518-623-3066) hosts its annual Bazaar and Quiche Luncheon on Sat. Dec 4 from 9am-3pm. A Cookie Walk, Candy Walk and other homemade baked goods and holiday foods will be offered pre-wrapped. Plus fresh wreaths and kissing balls, treasures from Grandmother’s Attic, crafts and vendors and drawing for the Annual Raffle. Free children’s activities include making candy with the Christmas Elf and choosing a toy from Santa’s Sack.
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The truck driver hoping to unseat Stefanik ByLINE: CHRIS CHURCHILL
On Monday, Lonny Koons was picking up candles in Massachusetts to deliver them to Walmart stores. It’s the kind of work, he said, that many politicians don’t understand. “Everyone in Congress comes from that elite background, and they don’t feel the pain that we feel,” Koons said, sitting behind the wheel of his truck. “But if you’re going to claim to represent the people, you have to understand where they come from.” That, in a nutshell, is the basis of Koons’ long-shot bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik in the upcoming Republican primary to represent New York’s North Country. He’s running as the work-
ing-class candidate trying to topple an army of political consultants, lobbyists and out-of-touch politicians. The address for this campaign website is bluecollarpolitics.net. His logo depicts a hammer and a pick, the tools used by miners. In campaign videos posted to Facebook, he talks to voters from behind the massive wheel of his moving truck, with the orange slash of his seat beat across his chest. “Lonny here,” he says in one recent video, with a few strokes of his goatee. “I’m on my way to work to do that thing that I do where I drive all over the place and drop stuff at stores to be bought by you guys.” There’s has been a lot of talk in political Please see CHURCHILL 11
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Impatient for winter? Ski the road at Whiteface Search for fresh powder culminates in snowy Adirondack tour ByLINE: PHIL BROWN
I set out from my home in Saranac Lake on Wednesday morning to find winter. A dusting of snow wouldn’t do. I wanted enough powder to ski. This being mid-November, there was only one place to go: The toll road on Whiteface Mountain. Closed to vehicles in winter, the 5.5mile road needs only a few inches of snow to be skiable. For Adirondack locals, a trip up the road marks the traditional start to the ski season. It’s a chance to see old friends and celebrate the return of winter when it’s still green in the valleys. A dozen cars were parked at the base of the toll road. Stepping into my skis, I began the long climb toward the summit of the fifth-highest mountain in the state. As expected, the snow cover at the start was thin but adequate. I had not gone far before seeing a skier with a familiar face gliding downhill. It was Jay, my longtime doctor, now retired (like me). “Conditions are good!” he blurted out while zipping past. Indeed, the higher I went the better
the snow. The views improved, too. About a mile in, I enjoyed a wide vista that included Franklin Falls Pond, farm fields, forests and scores of peaks. It was just a taste of the fabulous scenery to come. Pretty soon it was full-on winter. Powder blanketed the entire road and adorned the branches of the trees. As I ascended, the composition of the forest changed from hardwoods to spruce and balsam fir -- trees that can withstand the cold and harsh winds found at high elevations. Occasionally a skier coasted past (sometimes followed by a happy dog), but for the most part I shuffled uphill in solitude, in silence, as if sneaking up on winter. At 3.5 miles, I reached the Lake Placid Turn, the first of two hairpins. It affords a view of Lake Placid (the lake) as well as the stone “castle” (a restaurant in summer) below the summit and many of the High Peaks to the south. As I often do, I turned around here. The skiing beyond the Lake Placid Turn is not great. It’s relatively flat to the next hairpin, a mile away; the final half-mile to the castle can be a mix of ice, wind slab and drifts. If you choose to continue, you may also want to hike the quarter-mile from the castle to the 4,867-foot summit for a
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AROUND YOUR COMMUNITY Lake George’s Festival of Lights LAKE GEORGE Events to a T urges folks to scoop up their tickets to the Ha-Ha-Holiday Comedy Show on Friday, December 10, before they sell out. The event is part of the Lake George Holiday Festival of Lights, taking place along Canada Street and in Shepard Park in Lake George, New York, through December 31, 2021. Visitors and locals alike can get in the holiday spirit by enjoying decorated storefronts on Canada Street and a huge light display in Shepard Park in Lake George. There is no cost to enjoy the lights. The festival also features several standout events which are ticketed: Royal Snow Sisters Holiday Princess Show (sold out), Ha-Ha-Holiday Comedy Show, a Holiday Artisan Market, and live
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circles about how the GOP is becoming the party of, as Florida Sen. Marco Rubio puts it, “a multiethnic, multiracial, working-class coalition.” That vision of the party is backed by polling showing that college-educated voters are increasingly behind Democrats, while voters without college degrees are increasingly on the side of Republicans. Stefanik has echoed blue-collar themes with attacks on “liberal elites” and claims that Republicans “stand up for the working and middle-class Americans that big-government Democrats have abandoned.” A problem, though, is that most prominent Republicans are themselves quite, you know, elite. While Ted Cruz rails against the establishment, the senator from Texas is a Princeton and Harvard educated lawyer married to a Goldman Sachs executive. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talks like a populist but went to Yale and Harvard Law School. Stefanik graduated from the Albany Academy for Girls and Harvard, worked in the George W. Bush administration, then moved to her parents vacation home
to run in the 21st Congressional District. Stefanik, 37, and her husband own a house in the town of Saratoga. Koons said he doesn’t begrudge anybody’s success. But those backgrounds, he said, put politicians out of touch with ordinary Americans. “Ms. Stefanik as a Republican is a great Republican, but she doesn’t represent the middle of our district,” he said. “We’re the ones scraping by and living paycheck to paycheck, and she wasn’t brought up that way.” Koons, 43, grew up in Michigan and dropped out of college to join the Army, where his 20 years of service included tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. After he left the military in 2017, Koons and his wife bought a home in the rural Lewis County town of Croghan. (It’s home to the International Maple Museum!) His political positions are eclectic. Though he doesn’t believe every American has the right to own a nuclear weapon -- a Newsweek headline claiming otherwise misrepresented his words, Koons says -- he is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, a requirement, of course, for any North Country Republican. Yet Koons is also pro-choice “up to the
point that medical professionals have deemed that the unborn child could survive outside the womb.” And he supports universal health care, noting that’s what he received in the Army. While Koons does have a campaign manager -- unpaid, at least for now -- he proudly noted that he wrote every word on his website. Those positions represent his own thoughts. No party operatives! If it needs it, Koons can find inspiration in the success Ed Durr, a fellow truck driver who earlier this month shocked the New Jersey political world by defeating the longest-serving Senate president in the state’s history. “My election showed nobody’s untouchable,” the man dubbed Ed the
Trucker subsequently said. Of course, there’s a difference between beating a state senator and defeating a woman who, as GOP conference chair, is the number three Republican in the House. Stefanik will have millions of campaign dollars at her disposal and the backing of a party that sees her as important to its future. But Koons said voters seem receptive to his candidacy, once he explains his perspective. And beginning in January, he’s embarking on a 1,600-mile walking tour that, as planned, will take him to every town in the sprawling district. Wait, a walking tour of the North Country in January? Won’t it be a touch chilly? “I’m up for the challenge,” Koons said.
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uous with beefy skis and plastic boots, but you’ll have more control and probably more fun on the descent. On this day, I had light backcountry skis and leather boots. Since I couldn’t make tight slalom turns, I just pointed my boards downhill and schussed. If I got going too fast, I’d make a few stem turns. It wasn’t graceful, but it was skiing. I usually ski the road a few times each
winter. It’s best done on a sunny day with little wind. On a windy day, it can be brutally cold beyond the Lake Placid Turn. Be sure to bring appropriate clothing. Construction of the Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway was begun in 1931, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was governor, and completed four years later, when he was president. There also is a memorial highway on Prospect Mountain near Lake George. This road is open to snowmobiles. It also can be skied, but the descent is less exciting. The Whiteface tour is an Adirondack classic.
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Capital Region Social Happenings December Event and Concert Series CAPITAL DISTRICT - https://www.facebook. com/CapitalRegionSocial - CapRegSocialHappenings@gmail.com. Friday Night Events at 7 pm – Picnic at noon at 435 New Karner Road (Hanover Square Building) at “Hill” door entrance. Open to the public. Inside seating is limited. $12 pp and that includes beverages and snacks. Plenty of free parking. Handicap accessible. CDC & COVID compliant. Masks required on everyone. Be prepared to show your vaccination card as well as provide your phone number for contact tracing. Our inside seating is limited. Call 518-452-6883 for more information. Friday Night – December 3 at 5:30pm: SPECIAL OPEN HOUSE EVENT FOR ALL -- The event starts at 5:30 pm with finger foods and meet the Board in our newly
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OPINION Harris v. Buttigieg Would Be The GOP's Dream Primary By Rich Lowry
The GOP has had plenty of reason for good cheer in recent months. Nothing can compare, though, with the glad tidings of a potential showdown between Vice President Kamala Harris and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to be Biden's successor in 2024 should he decide not to run for reelection. Surely, there would be other serious candidates in that circumstance, but there is no doubt that Harris and Buttigieg would be high on the list of potential contenders, as various journalistic outfits have noted over the past week. As it happens, they exemplify the contemporary Democratic Party's electoral deficiencies, while
bringing their own f lagrant personal political weaknesses to the equation. I f t h i s i s r e a l ly t he choice Democrats would face should Biden decline to run, they better hope he defies age, bounces back to robust political health, and is prepared to serve again well into his 80s. Harris flamed out in the 2020 Democratic nomination well before the Iowa caucuses, unable to settle on a message or political identity. Her staff was obsessed with the progressive hothouse of Twitter, which is a powerful device for creating a false sense of what real voters, even Democratic primary voters, care about. As vice president, she's basically picked up where her desultory campaign
left off. In the latest USA Today/Suffolk University poll, Harris had a dismal 28% approval rating. It's difficult to rate that low without getting indicted or suffering some other embarrassing scandal. Her allies, of course, complain that she's being treated unfairly because she's a woman of color. This fixation on race and gender plays much better with the left-wing activist class than with the public. The simpler explanation for Harris' woes is that she's a below-average politician serving under an unpopular president. Pete Buttigieg has had a happier tenure. With his surprising success in the 2020 Democratic primary, he bootstrapped himself into a Cabinet position and is now enjoying a windfall
of resources thanks to the infrastructure bill. He embodies, to a fault, the party's growing strength among college-educated whites. He's smo ot h , c r e dent i a le d , hy per-a r ticu late a nd a quick study who knows enough -- sometimes just enough -- to charm and impress journalists and other white-collar creative types. If a management consultant were to design a progressive white Democrat in a bottle, the result would look a lot like Buttigieg, himself a former management consultant. It's become increasingly clear, though, that the Democratic Party's new base among college-educated voters is a trap if it is pursued to the exclusion of an appeal to working-class
voters. The party's poor standing w ith non-college-educated voters has begun to show up in eroding support among Latinos, a constituency that was presumed to be a key pillar of the Obama-crafted "coalition of the ascendant." A successful post-Biden Democratic future is more likely to be found in the likes of New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams than Harris or Buttigieg. He is an African American former cop w ith a h a r d-k no c k s upbr i n ging that gives him working-class street cred. He knows that woke bromides aren't the way to appeal to African American voters, who put him over the top in the Democratic primary. He's a standard progressive in many respects, but
he has proven immune to fashionable left-wing causes. He not only defused a hot-button cultural issue -- namely, crime -- he campaigned on it and made it a strength, an ability that most national Democrats have lost as the party has moved left since 2016. It's far too early to know how his City Hall tenure will actually turn out, but Adams has the qualities and approach that, in theory, could be fruitful for Democrats nationally. Meanwhile, even if the GOP is on a roll at the moment, it shouldn't get its hopes up. At the end of the day, a 2024 Democratic primary dominated by Harris and Buttigieg is probably too good to be true. Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.
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St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Women Spirit of Christmas LAKE LUZERNE - St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Women invite you to share the Spirit of Christmas on Saturday, December 4, beginning at 9 am in the Parish Hall. 220 Lake Avenue, Rt. 9N . 518-696-3030. BASKETS GALORE…AND MORE! •Our famous Fishbowl game—over 100 beautifully wrapped gift baskets ready to be won. •Display of entries in our first Gingerbread House Competition. Announcement of awards will take place at 1 pm. •A complimentary, takehome token of our gratitude for this wonderful community will be offered as you leave. All proceeds will benefit the ECW in their work to support our community and church.
As a way of showing love to our neighbors, we ask everyone to wear a mask and maintain social distancing, regardless of vaccination status. We look forward to welcoming you back into our “little stone church!”
Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair SARATOGA/WILTON The Saratoga-Wilton Elks Lodge will host a Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair on Saturday, December 4th from 10 am to 3 pm at the lodge. Admission is free and there will be 35 crafters and vendors displaying their wares for your shopping convenience. We will also offer Raffles and Food for your complete shopping pleasure. This can be a family day or an excuse to get out with a friend and SHOP! Please come and enjoy holiday shopping and support the local Elks Fundraiser.
Holy Mother and Child Catholic Church Christmas Fair CORINTH - Holy Mother and Child Catholic Church, 405 Palmer Ave., Corinth will have their Christmas Fair on Saturday, December 4, 9 am to 2 pm. Basket Raffle (do not have to be present to win), many gifts and items for sale, Wreaths, Cookie Walk, Food Sale, Snack Bar. Come join the fun!
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The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County Present Whitewashed at the Bow Tie Cinema SARATOGA COUNTY On Dec 6 from 7 to 9 pm. The film “Whitewashed” confronts white fragility and internalized racism by presenting the history and present-day experiences of being Black in America. Written and performed by an all-Black cast. Directed by Michael Kennedy. Director of Photography Jamel Mosely Playback is a form of improvisational theater in which audience members share moments from their lives which are played back opportunity could surprise you. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, radical changes to your life are just around the corner. A big move or career change will shake things up for you and anyone in your household. LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Someone connected to your job may be doing things you don’t agree with, Libra. It’s a sticky situation that requires patience, finesse and caution. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, channel much of your energy this into making solid partnerships this week. This way you can call on your network whenever you need advice or a helping hand. SAGITTARIUS Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, research opportunities for a new business opportunity or promotion at your current place of employment. Now is a great time to take the next step in your career. CAPRICORN Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, a midweek burst of energy makes a project you have been working on suddenly seem like a piece
as theater, on the spot. It’s a way to illuminate both the individuality and the commonality of our all-too-human stories and enables us to see each other in a new, often more compassionate light, especially across differences of background, role, or values. Co-sponsored by MLK Saratoga and funded in part by Humanities New York with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this (publication) (program)(exhibition) (website) do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities We are limiting ticket sales for Whitewashed to 50 for social distancing and recommend masks regardless of vaccination status. There is no charge to attend. Reserve by going to www.lwvsaratoga/ events to register
of cake. Enjoy the fruits your labors. AQUARIUS Jan 21/Feb 18 Repairs around the house may be on your mind, Aquarius. Once you tackle these issues, you can focus on more recreational tasks. Enjoy the well-deserved R&R. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, creative project could take up much of your time this week. You’ll be so caught up that the real world may pass you by for a bit. FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS DECEMBER 5 Paula Patton, Actress (46) DECEMBER 6 Stormi Henley, Model (31) DECEMBER 7 Larry Bird, Athlete (65) DECEMBER 8 Nicki Minaj, Rapper (39) DECEMBER 9 Donny Osmond, Actor (64) DECEMBER 10 Melissa Roxburgh, Actress (29) DECEMBER 11 Hailee Steinfeld, Actress (25)
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New Book by Local Author Explores the Human-Canine Connection SARATOGA SPRINGS - In fulfillment of a promise made to the heavens when her puppy suffered a near-fatal accident, local author Patricia A. Nugent has published a book about her experiences with this unwanted gift that became her beloved companion and muse. After a long career in public school administration, Nugent was looking forward to retirement without obligation and deadlines. But then she was gifted a puppy by a well-meaning colleague. According to Nugent, she neither wanted nor needed this puppy. Until she almost lost her. Nugent begged the Universe to save her puppy, promising that they would “do something good” if Dolly survived the fall. Drawn from her private journals, that promise became this book - the story of how healing can come from unexpected sources. It explores the human-canine connection and the divinity found in our everyday lives. More than seven years in the writing, Healing with Dolly Lama: Finding God in Dog is Nugent’s third book, all of which give voice to those who might otherwise be silenced. They Live On: Saying Goodbye to Mom and Dad chronicles her parents’ end-of-life journeys; Before They
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