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Notes from Supervisor Runionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office As we begin 2010, I would like to wish a Happy New Year to all of our Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residents.

2009 was a challenging year for our community and our residents, just as it was for people across the region, the state, and the country. I think that we are all hoping for better in 2010.

This is a time when many people are looking for recreational opportunities close to home, and we provide a variety of recreational oďŹ&#x20AC;erings at our Town facilities. Crosscountry skiing on groomed trails is available at Western Turnpike Golf Course as the weather allows. There is no charge to use the trails, and ski rentals are available for $7 on weekends at the Golf Course Pro Shop. Cross country skiing on ungroomed surfaces is also available at Tawasentha Park and the Winter Recreation Area.

Snowshoeing is available in Tawasentha Park and the Winter Recreation Area. A limited number of snowshoe rentals are available at the Parks and Recreation OďŹ&#x192;ce on Route 146 during the week, and at the Western Turnpike Pro Shop on weekends (please refrain from snowshoeing on the golf course, though). The cost for rentals is $5.

The sledding hill in the Winter Recreation Area is open, and getting a lot of use after every snowfall. A new addition to our winter oďŹ&#x20AC;erings this year is ice skating under the large pavilion at Tawasentha Park. We have created a 70-by-40 foot ice area under the pavilion that is a great location, particularly for younger skaters.

If you are looking for information about what activities are available on any particular day, please call the Guilderland Parks OďŹ&#x192;ce at 456-3150 on weekdays, or the Western Turnpike Pro Shop at 456-0786 on weekends.

There may be snow on the ground, but a lot of golfers in Guilderland are thinking ahead to spring. Weather permitting, the heated driving range at Guilderlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Western Turnpike Golf Course is open on weekends for those looking for practice opportunities. This is also the time of year to consider membership at the course, which provides all-year access at for a single price that is significantly discounted for Town residents. Please call the Pro Shop for further information on both the driving range and on course memberships.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to remind everyone that we try to make it as easy as possible for Town residents to keep up with whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on in Guilderland. The opportunity to communicate with people via this column in Our Towne Guilderland is one example of how we can achieve that goal, and I am thankful to Lowell Knapp for asking the Supervisorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OďŹ&#x192;ce to create this column. Also, the Guilderland website, www.townofguilderland.org, contains a wealth of useful information on the workings of Town government, current events, downloadable forms, and the opportunity to sign up for e-mail updates of the agendas and minutes of various Town boards and committees.

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Message from the Chamber... for Economic Growth, The Business Council of NYS, the Chamber Alliance, the Guilderland Zoning Review It has been a tough couple of years Committee, and Capital District Local First. for businesses and for chambers; we’ve all really had to look at what The chamber provides much needed health and dental are the most important things that insurance that small businesses would not be able to we do for businesses and customers. afford if we weren’t here. We also provide many member The Guilderland Chamber works discounts that can save people hundreds or thousands of with both individual businesses and dollars a year! the community. Some businesses support us because they see the big The chamber pulls business, schools, the town, and nonpicture value of a local chamber AND profit organizations together by acting as the coordinator how it can benefit them individually. I hope to convince of large community events like Souped up on Guilderland, you all of our value through the following: The Red Cross Blood Drive, our Holiday Angels program, The chamber promotes buying and staying local through and numerous emergency fundraisers.

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our now semi-annual restaurant week, shop and hop, the holiday basket and angel campaign, visitors information, and by mailing our directory of members to 6,000 homes and businesses in the area. There are many times we are promoting Guilderland and you may not even know it!

The chamber is also busy bringing great business and networking events to anyone who wants to come.

Thurs. February 18—The Women in Business group presents: “You never get a second chance to make a first impression”….with Lisa Giruzzi and Barbara Thomas.

The chamber represents the voice of small business Sometimes, the most significant impact you can make through our partnerships or involvement with the Center on someone is when you first meet them. Don’t let first impressions go to waste—Lunch-11:3-1 pm GCC office Thurs. February 25- The Standard Restaurant: Socialize with some of the most successful businessmen and women in the area as you indulge in one of the area’s most delicious dining establishment. 5:30 pm-$10 Restaurant week has just ended and will be back again in July, so thank you to all who participated! We hope you will join us in one of these many activities and workshops, and continue to support your local chamber!

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The â&#x20AC;&#x153;First Friday Business Breakfastâ&#x20AC;? series starts February 5th, featuring the dynamic duo of Lisa Giruzzi and Melody Burns on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Motivating Yourself and Your Business. Registration and networking starts at 7:30 am, the program starts at 8 am. The fee is just $5. Coffee and bagels are provided.

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By Judy Rothstein If you know about Community Caregivers and support our mission, this is an excellent opportunity to be part of our family of volunteers.

Caregivers is looking for volunteers to work in our office 3-4 hours, once a week, either morning or afternoon. You would be part of a team to assist the office staff to ensure the prospective volunteer; enter data and contact coordinators smooth delivery of services. and volunteers as necessary.

We request that you have computer experience in the past 5 years including Microsoft Windows and either Word or Excel; willingness to learn and use the CC data base; customer service and telephone skills.

This job requires commitment. We have over 200 drivers but right now we only have 4 or 5 office volunteers. One of the perks of the job is that you can set the day of the week and even choose morning or afternoon. Office hours are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Our office volunteers assist the staff in a variety of ways.

You would have the opportunity to work with clients, other All volunteers must attend a one hour Orientation whether volunteers and the public as well as learn about the many you provide direct or indirect services. You would also receive aspects of our services and operations, training from the full time office staff.

Specifically your duties would include: answering the telephone to schedule services, provide information or direct calls; prepare correspondence and mailings and assist with record keeping; help with copying and file organization; compile brochures and packets of information to send to

So, if you have the skills, the time, the desire to help and you want to be part of a great team, please give us a call.

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Dutch Manor Stable Dutch Manor is the oldest continually operating stable in the Albany Capital District. The business was founded in 1967 at what had formerly been the Fort Orange Stable, which was located on the present parking area of Crossgates Mall.

With the completion of the Mall in 1983 it became necessary for the stable to move to larger quarters.

During the 17-year period at this site, the staďŹ&#x20AC; developed numerous nationally recognized horses and riders. Such wellknown horsemen and women as Tim Goguen and Cynthia Ford started their careers here. During this time a series of Winter Horse Shows was started, and with the advent of more shows the formation of the Capital District Hunter-Jumper Council was established. Horses from the Capital District went on to qualify and compete at all the indoor finals due in large part to the level of competition provided on our local level.

In 1984 the present location for Dutch

Manor was purchased and developed as a training center for Hunters and Jumpers and their riders. Many local professionals have gotten their start with the help, encouragement and training of the staďŹ&#x20AC; at Dutch Manor.

As the number of large recognized shows increased, and the quality of the local horses rose, the need for the winter series decreased and therefore Dutch Manor, instead of having the series, now normally competes on the Florida circuit in the winters.

As the interest in equine activities increases in the Capital District, the staďŹ&#x20AC; at Dutch Manor will strive to accommodate the needs of the avid equine enthusiast.

Admittedly one of the most conservative teaching/training programs in the area, Dutch Manor stresses basics in both teaching students and training horses. All sstudents are required to understand aand perform the fundamentals of riding on the flat before being o aallowed to start over the fences.

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age and ability level. For safety purposes any individual who is mounted on the premises MUST wear protective headgear and proper footwear.

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February 2010 - - who simply wishes to enjoy riding, right through to those who wish to compete at the highest level. At Dutch Manor a slow methodical training program; stressing basics, keeps horses happy, sound and willing to perform, while still challenging the rider.

A close working relationship with the support staff of veterinarians, blacksmiths and therapists benefits all the animals under our care. The veterinary work for the stable is under the direction of The Veterinary Clinic at Oakencroft, while the Farrier service is provided by Santore Horse Services. New customers are encouraged to use our support staff, however if they wish they may use any service they may choose, provided these services work through the office at Dutch Manor.

Every animal under our care at Dutch Manor is treated as if they were our own.

Special feeding programs, work and turnout schedules, lesson and training times are worked out with the customer with the benefit of the horse in mind. While NO Jumping is allowed without staff supervision, all staff members constantly monitor daily work programs that will benefit both the horse and rider. This helps to insure the safety of all and the progress of both the rider and the horse.

Currently the stable is located on Western Avenue in the town of Guilderland, NY. This location is convenient to both exits 24 & 25 of the NYS Thruway and the southern terminus of the Northway.

The farm consists of 40 acres of woods, fields, paddocks, a large sand outdoor ring that has a built-in grob jump, as well as a small step out of the ring onto a hill for galloping is available for schooling. A 35-stall barn with a 200’x90’ heated indoor ring, lounge, offices, viewing area; bathrooms and storage area complete the facility. Each boarder at Dutch Manor is given a large locker when the stable is closed. The owners’ residence is on the entrance drive to the property. The stable has supervision 24 hours a day; strict hours of operation are adhered to and no one is allowed in the stable area when it is closed.

Without a competent staff a stable is only a building with horses in it. Fortunately at Dutch Manor the staff is of the highest quality. The overall experience level exceeds a century of knowledge. Each instructor has, or is currently showing on the USEF “A” level and has demonstrated their capabilities to coach both children and adults at any level of competition.

Currently, the Siena College Equestrian team trains at the facility. Although the emphasis is on show preparation all instructors strive to instill a love of the horse and an appreciation of fundamentals in each student.

You Can Have Faith in a St. Madeleine Sophie Education Traditional Christian values are what make an education at St. Madeleine Sophie extraordinary.

We offer excellence in all programs including: Spanish • computers • art • library skills • music • gym Full-time daycare/preschool and part-time pre-K programs available

Registrations now being accepted all grades (pre-K through grade 5) Need-Based Tuition Assistance Available Kindergarten through Grade 5

3510 Carman Road • Guilderland

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Attention SMS Alumni: Help make our 50th anniversary special. Please contact us to share your story and reconnect with former classmates.

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U Under the direction of its fo founder, Peter Van Guysling, tthousands of individuals have le learned to appreciate and rrespect as well as compete, ssince the inception of Dutch M Manor. Mr. Van Guysling is a U USEF registered hunter and h hunter seat equitation judge w who has judged numerous n national level competitions in tthis country and in Canada.

TThe community lesson p program is under the guidance o of Nora Hanlon. Ms. Hanlon is a past Medal/Maclay winner aas well as starting and making many award winning hunters. m A member of Dutch Manor’s staff for the past 22 years, she is also the IHSA coach for the SSiena intercollegiate team.

T The newest addition to the tteaching staff at Dutch Manor is truly a product of its system. Amanda Wadsworth started riding as a beginner at age 8. As a young rider she moved through the program as a student on school horses to a boarder riding and showing her own horses. She also worked through high school and college as a show groom and assistant to the lesson program. She attended Wesleyan University, where she graduated in 2007 with a degree in English.

While at Wesleyan, she captained the school’s equestrian team for three years, coaching her teammates to Regional, Zone and National finals. she herself qualified for Regional finals all four years, and Zone finals once. After graduation, she returned to the Albany area where she began working full-time for Dutch Manor in 2008.

Additionally both of our part-time instructors Gail Tidmarsh and Angie Netoski not only compete but also have degrees in education. Gail has an early childhood development degree as well as 10 years of experience in the day care administration field. She is also a Medal/Maclay winner.

Angie, holding a masters degree in math, competed at the intercollegiate level for Pace University and in both the hunter and jumper divisions at numerous “A” level shows in the northeast.

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Your 10-year-old daughter is a great help at home. She washes dishes, folds the laundry, and helps to prepare dinner. She is doing okay in school. However, you notice that she becomes easily frustrated at home.

Lately, she has been getting upset at her brother for little things. She thinks it is her Autistic brother who gets all the attention from you. What can you do to help this child? Where can a family in this situation turn?

In the Guilderland area, we have an answer: A support group for such siblings has been operating out of the Guilderland YMCA for 4 years. “The Bus Stop Club” is a FREE program that meets monthly, for siblings (ages 7 to 15) of chronically ill, mentally disabled or physically handicapped children. These sessions allow siblings to share experiences, to ask questions, and to learn about the disease process that their brother or sister is experiencing. It also includes fun activities such as swimming, basketball, arts n’ crafts, as well as group trips to area sporting and community events. The monthly meetings currently take place at Guilderland AND East Greenbush YMCAs. Meetings are staffed by volunteer Social Workers, Physicians, and other qualified staff in an effort to enable these kids to express their feelings in a casual group setting. Siblings can play games, eat pizza, and just be kids. It allows children to learn from other children. It also allows them to see that they are not alone and that other kids may be struggling the same issues and feelings.

Living with a sibling with an illness is very common. In fact, there are over 25,000 chronically ill children in the Capital District alone. Siblings often feel as if they are overly responsible for helping the family or like they are missing out on many opportunities that other kids can enjoy. The YMCA environment allows them to have fun, experience new things, and build their self-esteem. The mission of the Bus Stop Club is to provide support to empower these siblings to cope with adverse life events they may face because they have a sibling with an illness or disability.

Recently, the Bus Stop Club siblings and families went to a Siena Basketball game. The Bus Stop Club announced that it was awarded a $5,000 Community Impact Grant from the New York Life Insurance Company to support their mission. “We are grateful for New York Life’s investment in this program, which will have a lasting effect on the entire community,” said Dr. Brian Sheridan, President of The Bus Stop Club. “New York Life’s continued participation in our programs has benefited many people in the community as we work to accomplish our mission.”

If your family is in a similar situation or you know a family who could benefit from this program, visit www.BusStopClub.com for more information or send an email to info@busstopclub.com.

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Two doctors and an HMO manager die and line up together at the Pearly Gates. One doctor steps forward and tells St. Peter, “As a pediatric surgeon, I saved hundreds of children.” St. Peter lets him enter.

The next doctor says, “As a psychiatrist, I helped thousands of people live better lives.” St. Peter tells him to go ahead.

The last man says, “I was an HMO manager. I got countless families cost-effective health care.”

St. Peter replies, “You may enter. But,” he adds, “you can only stay for three days. After that, you can go to hell.”

Timing Is Everything

A guy shows up late for work. The boss yells, “You should‛ve been here at 8:30!”

The guy replies, “Why? What happened at 8:30?”

Quacking Up

A duck walks into a drugstore and asks for a tube of ChapStick. The cashier says to the duck, “That‛ll be $1.49.”

The duck replies, “Put it on my bill!”

Explosively Funny

Joe and Dave are hunting when Dave keels over. Frantic, Joe dials 911 on his cell phone and blurts, “My friend just dropped dead! What should I do?”

A soothing voice at the other end says, “Don‛t worry, I can help. First, let‛s make sure he‛s really dead.”

After a brief silence, the operator hears a shot. Then Joe comes back to the phone. “Okay,” he says nervously to the operator. “What do I do next?”

After a long career of being blasted into a net, the human cannonball was tired. He told the circus owner he was going to retire.

“But you can‛t!” protested the boss. “Where am I going to find another man of your caliber?”

Say a Little Prayer

Squirrels had overrun three churches in town. After much prayer, the elders of the first church determined that the animals were predestined to be there. Who were they to interfere with God‛s will? they reasoned.

Soon, the squirrels multiplied.

The elders of the second church, deciding that they could not harm any of God‛s creatures, humanely trapped the squirrels and set them free outside of town. Three days later, the squirrels were back.

It was only the third church that succeeded in keeping the pests away. The elders baptized the squirrels and registered them as members of the church. Now they only see them on Christmas and Easter.

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Backing up Data What happens when you lose the pictures of your child when she was a baby, or the book you had been writing for the past few years? Irreplaceable data is often people’s primary concern when their computer has a problem, but if they had a backup in place it wouldn’t be. Sadly too many people don’t backup their data regularly or properly and pay for it when their data is lost.

Local Backups Local backups are backups that the user performs by copying their data from their computer onto an external device of some sort. The device utilized could be a USB flash drive or an external hard drive, depending on the quantity of data being backed up. If you have more than 16GB of data I recommend using an external hard drive. This is because a 16GB USB flash drive costs about the same as a 250GB external hard drive; that’s more than 15 times the amount of storage space for the same price!

One other important factor to consider, however, is how clumsy you are. A USB flash drive can fall down a flight of stairs and, unless the plastic shell cracks open, survive just fine. An external hard drive, however, can’t be dropped more than a few inches without serious risk of internal mechanical failure. So you may have all your data safely backed up on your external hard drive, but the moment you drop it off your desk you can expect to kiss that backup goodbye.

A final note on local backups: NEVER consider a USB flash drive OR an external hard drive as a ‘storage’ device. By that, I mean at no point should an irreplaceable file be located ONLY on that device and nowhere else. Backup devices should always contain COPIES of data. If your pictures are all ‘stored’ on your external hard drive because your computer ‘ran out of room’ and then you drop your external hard drive, you’ve likely lost all your pictures. If your important documents are stored on your USB flash drive and it gets lost or left in a pocket & run through the washing machine, then don’t expect to get those documents back.

Remote Backups A remote backup is often a paid service online that will store copies of your data on remote secure servers. A program will be installed on your computer that schedules & performs the backups to the remote server. This is great because it acts as another safety net for your data. In the event of a disaster at home (fire, flood, burglary) and your PC and external backups are lost, your data is still safely stored on the remote server.

Remote backups can, however, be costly and very slow to perform & recover from. I always recommend that a person have both local backups AND remote backups of vital data.

With proper data backups in place, the next time your computer has a major problem you won’t be in such a panic because you’ll know copies of your important data are within your reach. Once your PC is working again, you’ll be up & running in no time.

We at Computing Solutions of Albany, formerly Techniconsults, can assist you with all your backup needs and answer all your backup questions. Feel free to call us at 518-869-1935!

Computing Solutions, formerly Techniconsults, at 1775 Western Ave can clean out your computer & usually recover your data, often for less than $160 and usually within one to two business days. “Big Box” stores will usually charge a minimum of $200 just to look at your computer (even more to then fix it), and usually with a couple weeks turnaround time.

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When Kids Want To Quit

by Bob Esposito Capital Northeast Martial Arts

Children quit for all diďŹ&#x20AC;erent reasons. Some children feel bored while others feel overwhelmed. Some children have unrealistic expectations that they are going to be performing the kind of martial arts, gymnastics, swimming, or other sport that they see â&#x20AC;&#x153;in the moviesâ&#x20AC;? or in the Olympics on the first day that they attend. Other children see â&#x20AC;&#x153;todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activityâ&#x20AC;? simply as another activity that they doâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;easily interchanged with football, basketball or dance lessonsâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; so why stick with one thing? Still other children feel invisible to the instructor, picked on, misunderstood or scared when they take class.

The first major reason for quitting is the instance of a curriculum-based clash. Simply put, when children feel overwhelmed or under-challenged, they will want to quit. After all, when something is too diďŹ&#x192;cult or too easy, it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fun anymore! The over-challenged child may feel as though he cannot keep up, catch up, or otherwise progress at the pace that the other children in class are progressing. The under-challenged child may feel uninterested, disinterested, or just plain bored. You can determine this if your child would rather play with friends than go to class or fights you on practicing when they used to find it exciting to do so. Whatever it is, there is clearly a clash between the childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s learning level and the curriculum theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re learning at this time. These children will surely start looking for other ways, whether it is in football, hockey, dance or marching band, to fill their time and hold their interest â&#x20AC;&#x201C; sometimes, they just keep moving from activity to activity looking for something to hold their interest. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important that we delve into this issue with our child because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy enough to move our children to a diďŹ&#x20AC;erent class, get them extra help, or have them take some extra classes to address this issue.

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Bob Esposito is the owner of Capital Northeast Martial Arts.

His school is located at 1811 Western Ave. in Guilderland. He currently holds the rank of 3rd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and 3rd Degree Black Belt in Hapkido. Mr. Esposito holds an Accounting degree from Siena College and a MBA from Russell Sage College. For information on any of their programs, call 518452-3065.

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Toddlers have a growing need for autonomy, which is respected, while their needs for nurturing are still met. Parent requests with regard to potty training will be followed.

We understand that routines are an important part of their everyday activities - knowing what comes next during their days gives toddlers a sense of safety and security.

Therefore, our programs are designed to give them that sense of structure.

Preschoolers Have Fun! (and have no idea that they are learning at the same time) Our preschoolers arrive at their rooms ready for a full day of fun and learning. The preschool environment is semistructured similar to a nursery school classroom. Although there is more structure than the younger classrooms, we allow children freedom of choice in unstructured activities.

In preparation for kindergarten the following areas will be emphasized: language arts, science, math, social skills, literacy, music, arts and crafts, creative dramatics and large and small motor skills will be developed, with plenty of time for outdoor fun.

Attention spans will be strengthened and children will be encouraged to begin problem solving and thinking about consequences of behavior and alternate solutions.

We will also work on building self-esteem and confidence in your child, which will also help them to achieve success in their future years. Computers are used to reinforce learning at our Guilderland, Schenectady, Malta and Glenville child care facilities.

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Guilderland Library Turning Sunshine into Power Thanks to a grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, the Guilderland Public Library will shortly install solar panels on its roof to turn solar energy into electricity that will help power the Library and reduce the facility’s utility bill.

“This is just the next step in making our Library more ‘green’ and energy efficient,” said Library Director Barbara Nichols Randall. “As our patrons know, since December we have been using the Library’s side door as our entrance; this keeps cold air from blowing into the Library and driving up our heating bill. We did this last season, too, and by doing that and turning off some lighting it saved us $6,900 over the previous year’s utility bills. Our hope is that these solar panels will yield even greater savings this year.”

According to NYSERDA’s website, by 2013, twenty-five percent of all power used in New York is to come from renewable resources. These include solar, wind, biomass, and some hydroelectricity. In order to achieve the “25 by 2013” goal, NYSERDA offers grants and incentives to help bring down the costs of these clean resources. The Library won its $121,500 photovoltaic grant through this program.

Installation is slated to begin the week of January 18; the system should go online shortly thereafter. The panels will not be visible from the parking lot, as are the skylight louvers the Library had installed in November. The louvers, which control sunlight so as to keep the building warmer in winter and cooler in summer, were funded by a New York State Library Construction Grant and arbitration proceedings against the Library’s original architect.

“One of the nice things about these improvements to the Library is that they come at no additional cost to our taxpayers,” said Library Board of Trustee President Brian Hartson. “Between the new solar panels and the louvers over the skylight, we’re making our physical plant more reliant on renewable energy and more comfortable for patrons and staff alike.”

For more information on these improvements, please contact the Library’s Public Information Office at 518-456-2400 x 12, or email pio@guilpl.org.

FEBRUARY 2010 DID YOU KNOW? The child of today is less fit and more fat than the child of the 1960's.

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Valentine’s Day Concert with an Irish Twist Lawson, the Celtic duo of Erik Everson and Hilary Schrauf, will perform at the Guilderland Public Library at 2 pm on Sunday, February 14, as part of the Library’s Second Sunday Concert Series. This concert is free and open to the public; it will be held in the Library’s Helderberg Room.

Lawson is a musical partnership some two decades in the making. Their repertoire includes traditional tunes popular in Clare and Galway, as well as the Sligo tunes from New YYork, and compositions from b both sides of the Atlantic.

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“Elephants on Acid and Other Bizarre Experiments” “The author of Hippo Eats Dwarf and The Museum of Hoaxes takes as his subject strange scientific experiments, and a wide variety of other innovative (and unwittingly entertaining) attempts to …” well, you’ll just have to come to Library to learn the rest. This is the beginning of the Thursday, March 4, 2010, entry in the Page-A-Day Book Lovers Calendar, for sale now for $10, way below what you’ll pay at the store. A year’s worth of great reviews, author insights … and a great gift for the readers in your life.

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Building Strong Foundations, Shaping Tender Hearts.

The Maria College Campus School is a Private Preschool and Developmental Pre-K Program for Young Learners.

It’s not early childhood education the way we’ve always known it. It’s a place of knowledge and understanding, the perfect setting for unearthing each child’s gifts and the beginning of unique discoveries. It’s a starting place, laying the groundwork for your child’s educational journey. It’s a place of insight and awareness, a place where playing, learning and growing go hand in hand. A place where your child can succeed.

A framework for growth, one step at a time.

The Maria College Campus School is an environment where children become active learners, stimulating natural curiosity and supporting investigations into the unfamiliar and unknown.

In the early years, as social skills are learned, interaction with peers and adults can help in the mastery of problem solving and conflict resolution. Caring teachers create a setting in which these processes can develop: children are encouraged to take risks in making choices and in trying out new ideas, and, through sharing the results with others, the art of communication is born. Feelings of confidence, competency and self-worth are the result.

Students learning from each other.

The Maria College Campus School is unique in the Capital Region because it is a “laboratory school,” located on the Maria College campus, and dedicated not only to excellence in teaching the children who attend, but also to training degree candidates enrolled in Maria’s Early Childhood Education Program. Experienced professionals serve on the faculty as master teachers. During their first year, college students work with the teachers as classroom aides, and in the second year, they serve as classroom assistants for field experience, wherein planning, evaluating and implementing curricula objectives are the goals.

The benefits of the laboratory setting are many: • • • •

5:1 student/teacher ratio.

Student interns develop teaching competence by observing professionals, and by sharing in designing, implementing and evaluating teaching plans and methods.

The preschool pre-K students become silent partners in the training of teaching professionals, whose future service in other early childhood environments will enrich the field.

Curriculum structured around the most current knowledge and practices in the field.

Now enrolling for Fall 2010, please call: Mary Fraser, RSM, Director at 518.482.3631 or e-mail cschool8@nycap.rr.com

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School District to hold Community Conversation on Feb. 11 at GHS On January 19, Governor David Paterson released his proposed New York State budget for the upcoming year and, as expected, the news is not good. Included in the proposal is more than $1.1 billion in aid cuts for schools around the state which will force districts to weigh hard choices unlike ever before. What do we value most about our schools? What are we prepared to do without? The fact is we are facing a serious economic crisis at all levels of governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;federal, state and localâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and schools, like all other public agencies, will need to become even more vigilant in planning for the future.

Guilderland Central School District is slated to lose $1.7 million under the Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal. Looking ahead, our challenge will be to ensure continued program integrity for our students despite this significant loss in funding. As a school district, our mission has always been to provide a quality education in ways that are affordable to our supportive community. What is needed now to sustain this mission is a thoughtful deliberation of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;prosâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;consâ&#x20AC;? of the choices before us, with an understanding that there are no easy answers.

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The forum will be held on Thursday, February 11, 2010 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Guilderland High School LGI and will feature a brief presentation on the financial outlook for the district followed by small group work sessions to discuss several essential questions related to topics such as: the academic program; staffing; district reserve funds; and tax rates, to name just a few. Volunteer communications specialists from the Capital Region BOCES will be on hand to help facilitate the small group discussions, which promise to raise some valuable ideas as we move forward in the budgeting process.

Your input is very important to us. We hope that you will be able to join us for the upcoming Community Conversation and would request that you kindly R.S.V.P. for the event by February 8, 2010 either via phone (4566200, ext. 3102) or by filling out an online registration form. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you on February 11.

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Quick Facts about the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games

17 days of Olympic Games events 10 days of Paralympic Games events 5,500 Olympic Games athletes and officials (projected) 1,350 Paralympic Games athletes and officials (projected) 80+ countries participating in Olympic Winter Games 40+ countries participating in Paralympic Winter Games 10,000 media representatives 3 billion worldwide television viewers 75 million visits worldwide to vancouver2010.com (projected)

This year, the American Cancer Society is holding its first Relay for Life event at Guilderland High School on Friday Night June 18-Saturday June 19.

Relay for Life is an overnight (6pm-6 am) fundraiser and celebration, held in thousands of locations all over the country in June.

Teams from businesses, student organizations, volunteer groups and cancer survivors and their families take turns walking or running a track, while other team-mates participate throughout the night in fun activities, remembrance events and more.

This event also includes teams and volunteers from Bethlehem, Guilderland, Voorheesville, and Berne-Knox-Westerlo.

The Guilderland Chamber of Commerce is helping the American Cancer Society make the Guilderland event a huge success! Here is what we need: Volunteers for the event: including folks to help with and provide activities, games, DJ services and more!

Sponsors: There are individual team member sponsors, in-kind sponsors, track sign sponsors, and event sponsors from $500-$3000 levels!

Build a team: 45 Teams of approximately 10 people are needed.

Committee volunteers to help plan the event: publicity, registration, entertainment, accounting, volunteer recruitment, and much more!

For information on how to get involved, call Kathy Burbank at the chamber, Jessica Giles at 454-4031 at the American Cancer Society, or come for an expo-style kick off with informational tables at the Guilderland YMCA on Thursday Feb 25 -6:30-8:30 pm or Saturday Feb 27, 11 am-1 pm.

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Guilderland Chamber of Commerce Member Events, Activities & News: The Lynnwood Parent-Child Play Group, We welcome all parents and care-givers: stay at home, work-fromhome or work-outside-the-home; this is a group for you.

We meet every Thursday at 10:00am in the beautiful and spacious nursery at Lynnwood Reformed Church.

Our babies and small children learn social skills and play, while parents and caregivers have an opportunity to socialize, make friendships, meet other families and have fun with our children. Some of these include: Parent & Tot Outing, Lunch Bunch, Crafts, and more.

Get to know a small group of parents and children in your community through weekly playtime. We welcome people of all faiths! For more information, call 356-4327.

Saturday, February 13-Lynnwood Reformed Church will be having a Brooks BBQ from 3-6pm at the church located at 3714 Carman Rd. Enjoy a delicious take home Brooks BBQ dinner on Sat. Feb. 13th from 3-6pm at Lynnwood Reformed Church. Drive up, place your order and drive home. Half dinners cost $7 and full dinners costs $9.

Saturday, March 20 – Babypalooza at Guilderland Public Library. 11am-2pm. If you are a new parent, get answers to many of your baby questions. Meet with local organizations and service agencies and join Youth Services Librarian Josalyn Gervasio Wilder in a special “Baby Bounce Story time.” Thanks to grant Ms. Wilder received, the library will distribute 200 “Books for Babies” kits to new parents as well. For more information, please go to http://www.guilpl.org/youth/babypalooza.php, or call 456-2400.

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Come join us for interactive activities that will give you a new view on sexuality. This won’t be your mom’s birds and bees talk! 10am-4pm. $10 per attendee, $5 per additional family member, maximum $20 per family.

Scholarships available. Fee includes event materials, luncheon, morning and afternoon refreshments. Open to all girls in 6th through 12th grades. (Mother or female figure welcome, but they will attend separate discussion sessions). All questions welcomed. Register Online at www.lifechangechurch.net

Join Chamber Member Atria Senior Living Crossgates for a “Soup’er Bowl Drive. Be a champion of goodwill and score big for deserving families across the area through Atria Senior Living’s Soup drive. They will be collecting canned soup and other non-perishables throughout Super Bowl week. On Friday, February 5, they will deliver the donations to local food pantries.

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Playing With Our Words

My wife was in labor with our first child. Things were going pretty well when suddenly she began to shout, “Shouldn‛t, couldn‛t, wouldn‛t, didn‛t, can‛t!”

“Doctor, what‛s wrong with my wife?”

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The 16th tee featured a fairway that ran along a road.

The first golfer in a foursome teed off and hooked the ball. It soared over the fence and bounced onto the street, where it hit the tire of a moving bus and ricocheted back onto the fairway.

As they all stood in amazement, one of the golfer‛s friends asked, “How did you do that?”

The golfer shrugged. “You have to know the bus schedule.”

Live and Learn

Psychiatry students were in their Emotional Extremes class. “Let‛s set some parameters,” the professor said.

“What‛s the opposite of joy?” he asked one student.

“Sadness,” he replied.

“The opposite of depression?” he asked another student.

“Elation,” he replied.

“The opposite of woe?” the prof asked a young woman from Texas.

The Texan replied, “Sir, I believe that would be giddyup.”

Man‛s Best Friend

A poodle and a collie were walking down the street. The poodle turned to the collie and complained, “My life is a mess. My owner is mean, my girlfriend is having an affair with a German shepherd, and I‛m nervous as a cat.”

“Why don‛t you go see a psychiatrist?” asked the collie.

“I can‛t,” replied the poodle. “I‛m not allowed on the couch.”

What a Card!

Six guys are playing poker. After losing $500 on one hand, Smith clutches his chest and topples over, dead at the table. To decide who‛s going to tell his wife, his buddies draw straws. Anderson picks the short one.

“Break it to her gently,” they all urge.

“Leave it to me,” he says. When Smith‛s wife comes to the door, Anderson says, “Your husband just lost $500 playing cards.”

“How much?” the wife yells, eyes blazing. “Tell him to drop dead!”

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2010-11 Citizens’ Budget Advisory Committee Seeking Volunteers Would you like to provide input into next year’s school budget? Then please consider volunteering for the Guilderland Central School District Citizens’ Budget Advisory Committee (CBAC). Community input is important in developing a sound and responsible spending plan that best meets the needs of our students. We value the thoughts and ideas you may introduce because your feedback provides us with a clearer understanding of the community’s expectations.

2010-11 CBAC Meeting Dates • • • • • •

Thursday February 25, 2010 (New member orientation, 6:30 p.m., HS library classroom) Tuesday, March 2, 2010 Thursday, March 4, 2010 Thursday, March 11, 2010 Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Thursday, March 18, 2010 (Snow date)

All meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Guilderland High School Large Group Instruction (LGI) room, and will be broadcast live on the District’s cable television public access channel 16.

The CBAC will meet five times throughout the months of February and March to review the district’s budget proposal for the 2010-11 school year and make recommendations to the Board of Education regarding the educational and economic impact of the proposed spending plan.

The first meeting of the CBAC is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 25, 2010. (There will be an orientation for new committee members at 6:30 p.m. that evening in the high school library.) All CBAC members will receive a copy of the entire 201011 budget draft—the budget draft is the administration’s proposal for next year—and supporting information. The spending plan will be reviewed, with special attention being given to those areas which have experienced the greatest change. Following budget presentations by administrators, committee members will have an opportunity to ask questions and make suggestions which could have impact on the final budget document.

All meetings of the CBAC are open to the public, and are also televised on the Guilderland cable channel 16.

No previous experience is required to serve on CBAC but participants will be expected to: a) attend all of the meetings; b) review the material provided in preparation of the subsequent meeting; and c) engage in constructive dialogue about the issues and elements of the district financial plan.

Finalizing the 2010-11 budget will be challenging, but with your participation, we will receive ongoing feedback from district residents that will be very helpful. Won’t you please join us this year?

If you would like to volunteer to serve on this year’s Citizens’ Budget Advisory Committee, please submit a letter of interest to the Office of the Superintendent by Friday, February 12, 2010. Letters may be mailed to the District Office at 6076 State Farm Road, Guilderland, NY 12084.

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