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Locking down
Still feeling it
Defensive switch sparks Lady Rams in third
consecutive victory.
Flooding in western half of Montgomery
County had major impact on 2013.
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January 4-5, 2014
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By ALISSA SCOTT
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Little new information can be gleaned from
the final audit of Amsterdam’s accounts
released by the state Comptroller’s Office
Friday morning.
An unofficial draft audit, which was
obtained by The Recorder in October, indicated that because of the lack of accurately
recorded figures, the city’s financial picture is
gray. The final, official draft states the same.
“City officials are preparing budgets and
making financial decisions without accurate
information about the city’s finance,” state
Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said. “What
auditors were about to measure shows a
Winter work
steady decline in the city’s financial condition. If the city’s fiscal outlook is going to
improve, it must begin with better planning
and an honest conversation about the numbers.”
Both reports explain that for the past four
years, officials have been working with
“inadequate, inaccurate and incomplete”
accounting records to craft the city’s budgets
and it is impossible to determine if all income
was deposited into city accounts.
Auditors said attempts at reconciliation
were unsuccessful in many cases.
The city also submitted its annual update
document nearly one year late. It showed nearly half of City Hall’s bank accounts cannot be
reconciled and that $1.2 million is unaccount-
ed for because of poor bookkeeping.
The city was required to submit a response
letter to the state within 30 days of receiving
the draft report. Mayor Ann Thane and the
Common Council sent separate reports
because they couldn’t agree on a single document.
The responses identified both the recommendations offered by the state and pointed
out parts the council and mayor didn’t agree
with.
Though both were submitted, only Thane’s
response was attached to the report.
The OSC’s comments of the city’s response
are listed in two “notes.”
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The property at 569 Rappa Road, Sprakers, is under an investigation for animal cruelty. Kathy Welch owns a business called “Flat
Creek Border Collies,” where she breeds dozens of the dogs. The dogs are left to sleep in hollowed out plastic barrels in sub-freezing
weather and are fenced in electrically. As of Friday, the New York State Police reported that no laws were in violation at this property.
Out
in
the
cold
Outcry emerges over conditions at Sprakers kennel
By CAROLINE MURRAY
[email protected]
SPRAKERS — Dozens of border collies
were fenced in around 569 Rappa Road Friday
afternoon, roaming the snowbound property.
This is the residency of Kathy Welch, who
breeds the dogs with her brother under the
business “Flat Creek Border Collies.”
On New Year’s Eve, New York State Police
in Fonda were notified about a possible animal neglect case involving 70-plus border collies at Welch’s home, according to NYS Troop
G Public Information Officer Mark J. Cepiel.
After several visits to her property, it was
determined there were no violations of NYS
law or local codes at the time.
“We received a complaint, and several officials looked at the site, it is within aspects of
the law as far as food, shelter, water being
available.” said Cepiel.
He explained that the Montgomery District
Attorney’s office was consulted about the situation and they will investigate further into
the case.
“We haven’t closed it, we will continue to
monitor the situation because of the interest
and we want to make sure everything is up to
standard and it wasn’t a situation just for our
viewing, but as of right now there are no violations of law, so that’s why no arrests have
been made,” Cepiel said.
Welch did not respond to requests made for
comment Friday.
The “interest” Cepiel referred to are the hundreds of people on Facebook who have liked,
shared or commented on photos and urgent
messages regarding Welch’s “puppy mill operation,” as well as the complaints the department
has received verbally about the alleged abuse.
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US intelligence court: Gov’t can continue
collecting Americans’ phone records daily
WASHINGTON (AP) — A secretive U.S. spy court has ruled
again that the National Security Agency can keep collecting
every American’s telephone records every day, in the midst of
dueling decisions in two other federal courts about whether the
surveillance program is constitutional.
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Friday
renewed the NSA phone collection program, said Shawn
Turner, a spokesman for the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence. Such periodic requests are somewhat formulaic
but required since the program started in 2006.
The latest approval was the first since two conflicting court
decisions about whether the program is lawful and since a
presidential advisory panel recommended that the NSA no
longer be allowed to collect and store the phone records and
search them without obtaining separate court approval for each
search.
In a statement, Turner said that 15 judges on the U.S.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on 36 occasions over
the past seven years have approved the NSA’s collection of
U.S. phone records as lawful.
Also Friday, government lawyers turned to U.S. Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to block one federal
judge’s decision that threatens the NSA phone records program.
The Associated Press
Sunni Muslim worshippers crowd a street as they attend open air Friday prayers in Fallujah, 40 miles
west of Baghdad, Iraq.
Al-Qaida sweep in Iraq
cities revives battleground
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
The Associated Press
BAGHDAD — Two Iraqi cities that were strongholds of Sunni insurgents during the U.S. war in the
country are battlegrounds once more after al-Qaida
militants largely took them over, fending off government forces that have been besieging them for days.
The overrunning of the cities this week by alQaida’s Iraqi branch in the Sunni heartland of western Anbar provinces is a blow to the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Malik. His government has been struggling to contain discontent
among the Sunni minority over Shiite political domination that has flared into increased violence for the
past year.
On Friday, al-Qaida gunmen sought to win over the
population in Fallujah, one of the cities they swept
into on Wednesday. A militant commander appeared
among worshippers holding Friday prayers in the
main city street, proclaiming that his fighters were
there to defend Sunnis from the government, one resident said.
“We are your brothers from the Islamic State in Iraq
and Levant,” militants circulating through the city in
a stolen police car proclaimed through a loudspeaker, using the name of the al-Qaida branch. “We are
here to protect you from the government. We call on
you to cooperate with us.”
Government troops, backed by Sunni tribesmen
who oppose al-Qaida, have encircled Fallujah for
several days, and have entered parts of the provincial
capital Ramadi, also overrun by militants. On Friday,
troops bombarded militant positions outside Fallujah
with artillery, a military official said, speaking on
condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to
release information.
Anbar province, a vast desert area on the borders
with Syria and Jordan with an almost entirely Sunni
population was the heartland of the Sunni insurgency
that rose up against American troops and the Iraqi
government after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. The insurgency was fueled by
anger over the dislodgment of their community from
power during Saddam’s rule and the rise of Shiites. It
was then that al-Qaida established its branch in the
country.
Fallujah became notorious among Americans when
insurgents in 2004 killed four American security contractors and hung their burned bodies from a bridge.
It, the provincial capital Ramadi and other cities were
repeatedly battlegrounds for the following years, as
sectarian bloodshed mounted, with Shiite militias
killing Sunni.
Finally, major Sunni tribes turned against al-Qaida,
forming militias that fought alongside American
troops — bringing an easing of the bloodshed in
2008, before the American withdrawal at the end of
2011.
But 2013 has been the deadliest year since, with a
resurgence of violence after al-Maliki’s government
in April violently broke up a protest by Sunnis
against discrimination by Shiite authorities.
Sunni anger further flared after authorities this past
week arrested a senior Sunni politician and dismantled a months-old sit-in in Ramadi over the past
week.
As a concession, al-Maliki on Wednesday pulled
the military out of Anbar cities to give security duties
to local police, a top demand of Sunnis who see the
army as a tool of al-Maliki’s rule. But al-Qaida militants promptly erupted in Fallujah, Ramadi and several nearby towns, overrunning police station, driving out security forces and freeing prisoners.
Since then, militants have dug in in the cities, setting up checkpoints in streets and waving black alQaida banners. Al-Maliki called in military reinforcements and sought the support of Sunni tribal
fighters, who oppose al-Qaida though they still mistrust the government.
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Judge says mother can take daughter
declared brain dead from Calif. hospital
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A judge said Friday that the mother
of a 13-year-old girl who was declared brain dead after tonsil
surgery can remove her daughter from a California hospital if
she assumes full responsibility for the consequences.
Alameda County Superior Court Judge Evelio Grillo said Jahi
McMath can be transferred under a deal with Children’s
Hospital Oakland that will hold Nailah Winkfield accountable
for developments that could include Jahi going into cardiac
arrest.
The hospital has argued since before Christmas that Jahi’s
brain death means she is legally dead and she should be disconnected from the ventilator that has kept her heart pumping
for 3 1/2 weeks.
Winkfield, refusing to believe her daughter is dead as long as
her heart is beating, has gone to court to stop the machine
from being disconnected. She wants to transfer Jahi to another facility after forcing Children’s Hospital to fit her daughter
with breathing and feeding tubes or allowing an outside doctor
to perform the surgical procedures.
Grillo on Friday rejected the family’s move to have the hospital insert the tubes, noting the girl could be moved with the
ventilator and intravenous fluid lines she has now. He also
refused to compel the hospital to permit an outside doctor perform the procedures on its premises.
Rescued Antarctic passengers resume
journey home despite ship stuck in ice
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian icebreaker carrying 52 passengers who were retrieved from an icebound ship in
the Antarctic resumed its journey home on Saturday after it
was halted for a second potential rescue operation.
The Aurora Australis had been slowly cracking through thick
ice toward open water after a Chinese ship’s helicopter on
Thursday plucked the passengers from their stranded Russian
research ship and carried them to an ice floe near the
Australian ship.
But on Friday afternoon, the crew of the Chinese icebreaker
that had provided the helicopter said they were worried about
their own ship’s ability to move through the ice.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s Rescue
Coordination Centre, which oversaw the rescue, told the Aurora
on Friday afternoon to stay in the area in case help was needed.
Under international conventions observed by most countries,
ships’ crews are obliged to take part in such rescues and the
owners carry the costs.
AMSA said the Aurora was allowed on Saturday to continue
its journey despite the Chinese ship Snow Dragon, or Xue
Long in Chinese, remaining stuck in ice.
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LOCAL
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Grand jury hands out indictments in drug cases
By HEATHER NELLIS
[email protected]
FONDA — An Amsterdam man who
reportedly opened mail containing heroin
in front of his parole officer in November
was indicted by a Montgomery County
grand jury Thursday.
Officials in the office of District
Attorney James E. “Jed” Conboy said
Rudy Garcia-Toro, 33, of 56 Arnold Ave.,
was charged with two counts of thirddegree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
A parole officer was conducting a visit
at Garcia-Toro’s home Nov. 14 when he
noticed a “suspicious package that had
been sent through the mail,” police said.
Garcia-Toro opened the package in front
of the officer to find it contained more
than half-an-ounce of heroin and $185,
police said.
Men arrested in various Amsterdam
drug busts last year were also indicted
Thursday.
The indictments include that of a Grove
Street resident whose apartment allegedly
stored nearly an ounce of powder and
crack cocaine seized during an October
search warrant.
An indictment against Michael A.
Quinones, 28, of 68 Grove St., charged
him with four counts of third-degree
criminal sale of a controlled substance,
and five counts of third-degree criminal
possession of a controlled substance in
connection with the October bust.
In addition to the cocaine, Amsterdam
police said they seized numerous types of
prescription pills and roughly $3,200 in
cash at Quinones’ apartment.
Quinones’ indictment reportedly stems
from five incidents in the city involving
cocaine — Sept. 3, Sept. 5, Sept. 11, Sept.
25 and Oct. 4.
In an unrelated indictment, Jean C.
Arce-Santiago, 26, of 183 Church St.,
Amsterdam, was charged with three
counts of third-degree criminal sale of
controlled substance, and three counts of
SNOW
criminal possession of a controlled substance.
The indictment reportedly stems from
incidents involving heroin that allegedly
took place Aug. 27, Aug. 28 and Sept. 4 in
the city.
Arce-Santiago was one of seven suspects arrested by the Amsterdam Police
Department in a Sept. 13 drug bust.
Jay Street resident Alfred P. Bauza, 33,
was also indicted on drug charges involving heroin, officials said. He was charged
with three counts of third-degree criminal
sale of a controlled substance, and three
counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance in connection with reported July and August incidents.
In other indictments Thursday:
• Hesoid S. “Beetlejuice” Dwight, 24, of
150 Woodrow Road, Amsterdam, was
charged with second-degree burglary,
petit larceny, and fifth-degree criminal
possession of stolen property. Police said
Dwight entered a neighbor’s residence at
the Woodrow Wilson townhouses and
stole jewelry.
• Timothy B. O’Brien, 31, 119 Cooper
St., Lake George, was charged with
aggravated driving while intoxicated and
refusal to submit to field testing in connection with a Jan. 30, 2013 incident in
the town of Florida, officials said.
• Denise Figuora, 29, of 600 W. 186th
St., New York City, was charged with
fourth-degree criminal possession of a
controlled substance, obstruction of governmental administration, and driving
while ability impaired by drugs in connection with an alleged incident Feb. 3,
2013 in the town of Florida.
• Dale C. Doxtader Jr., 27, of 117
Church St., Little Falls, was charged with
first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, misdemeanor
driving while intoxicated and possession/consumption of an alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle in connection with
a June 15, 2013 incident in the village of
St. Johnsville, reports say.
Mark Perfetti/For The Recorder
PROBLEM
As the area was blanketed with snow from Thursday into Friday, Amsterdam residents took to their sidewalks and driveways to clear out the accumulation. ABOVE:
Jim Oppedisano removes snow from his driveway on Guy Park Avenue. BELOW LEFT: Leo McNamara of Sloan Avenue gets some help from his grandsons
ChristianGleason, 7, and Logan Gleason, 4. BELOW RIGHT: Paul Gavry clears out his mother’s driveway on Summit Avenue.
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Former Northville mayor
sworn in as supervisor
By CAROLINE MURRAY
[email protected]
Joshua Thomas/For The Recorder
A distraught-appearing woman views clean up efforts from inside Fort Plain's Red Lantern on June 28, just
hours after the flood swept through downtown, destroying numerous businesses.
Flooding top area story of 2013
By JOSHUA THOMAS
For The Recorder
It wasn’t the easiest year for many
local people. Hundreds of people in
Fort Plain are still suffering the devastating ramifications of this year’s
flood, which rushed through Fort
Plain on the morning of June 28 with
no warning. The force of the flood,
caused by an overflowing Otsquago
Creek, damaged nearly every downtown business and displaced hundreds of homeowners.
Rescue agencies sprang to work
fast, with the American Red Cross
setting up a flood shelter at the Harry
Hoag Central School and local
departments and organizations working overtime to rescue stranded flood
survivors and make the area safe. In
the days and months following the
devastating event, nearly 4,000 volunteers, visiting from church, school
groups and various other organizations, and for numerous reasons,
passed through the village, helping
to muck out and make repairs at as
many decimated homes as possible.
State officials visited flood damaged properties, promising and delivering physical and financial help.
Many people — not only individuals in Fort Plain, but across New
York State — praised Mayor Guy
Barton and the village board for their
efforts following the flood, as
they’ve been visible, easy-to-reach
presences that have not yet stopped
attempting to obtain money for Fort
Plain’s repair and betterment, which,
in 2014, will include the purchase of
a flood and disaster alert siren.
St. Johnsville and OppenheimEphratah Central School districts
began their life as a merged district
— OESJ Central School — when
school started this past September.
While the kids have, by all accounts,
acclimated and got along famously,
numerous individuals that initially
supported the pairing of districts
have spoken out against the merger,
prompted largely by OESJ Board of
Education infighting and unpopular
decisions regarding district faculty.
After years sitting vacant, the former Beech-Nut plant in Canajoharie
was finally purchased. The company
that purchased the facility, TD
Development LLC, has noted that
they plan to demolish 30 percent of
the vast structure, intending to renovate the rest.
The purchase was exciting news
for many local people, who watched
with nostalgia as the iconic BeechNut sign was removed from the
building early in 2013, so that those
traveling the NYS Thruway would
not be confused by the sight of a
sign for a business that is now located in Fonda.
Work progressed at local historic
properties, including West Hill
School in Canajoharie, which was
turned over to Historic West Hill
School by the village, along with
Unity Hall, Fort Plain, which rang in
2013 with a performance by local
musicians as part of the annual Last
Night celebration, held in Fort Plain.
Work also progressed at Fort Plain’s
Diefendorf Hall, with the Friends of
Fort Plain spearheading the facility’s
revitalization leading numerous
events to highlight the history of the
village of Fort Plain, which as
named a historic district.
The former Historic Fort Plain has
been renamed the Mohawk Valley
Collective. The group opened a new
tourist information space in downtown Canajoharie in August, offering
extensive information about the local
area, providing an informative gateway to the valley directly accessible
off the NYS Thruway.
As of the beginning of the 2013
school year, all local districts are
now operating under New York
State’s Common Core standards,
altering the previous curriculum to
fall in line with the mandated program’s stringent guidelines.
November elections ensured that
there will be many changes to local
boards beginning January 1. In the
town of Minden, Cheryl Reese takes
over as supervisor, succeeding two
term Supervisor, Thomas
Quackenbush, who was elected
District 2 legislator. Former historian
Thomas Yager will take over for
Todd McFee as a Minden councilperson, and Scott Crewell will
replace long-time Highway
Superintendent Ron Kardash.
In the town of Palatine, Supervisor
Brian Sweet will be succeeded by
Sara Niccoli.
In numerous local towns and villages, boards adopted moratoriums
to keep illegal kennels out after
meetings were packed with animal
advocates. Not only locals attended
the meetings, but advocates from
far away places, bringing stories of
illegal breeding cruelty and suggesting that uninformed upstate
municipalities take some time to
review their (often sparse or nonexistent) policies regarding such facilities.
2013 went out with a bang in many
local communities, which saw attendance for holiday events skyrocket,
drawing in some of the largest
crowds ever across the board. Many
attributed the increased attendance to
the mild December weather.
Former Northville Mayor James Groff was sworn in as
Northampton’s town supervisor on Thursday.
Along with Groff, Town Clerk Elaine Mihalik, Town Justice
John Farquhar, Councilman Art Simmons , Councilman Darryl
Roosa, Councilman Christopher Richardson and Tax Collector
Elaine Dodge were scheduled to swear in as well.
According to Groff, he did not always intend on leaving his
position as mayor, but believed it was the only way to unite the
two entities.
“I look forward to more cooperation with the village and the
town,” said Groff.
The Northville native has deep roots in his village community.
Besides serving 19 years as the village’s leader, Groff said
that growing up his father used to own a furniture store on
North Main Street called Denton Lip, he also graduated from
Northville High School, attended FM-CC and met his wife and
settled in with his family there.
Additionally, Groff served as a village trustee for 17 years
prior to becoming mayor, was a member of the Northville Fire
Department for 45 years and is a retired sergeant from the
Fulton County Sheriff's Department.
“Growing up in Northville, it was a nice community. I
enjoyed living there,” he said.
Groff witnessed the area change throughout the years as technology advanced and the lake brought in more tourists.
When he first started working at the sheriff’s department in
the 1970s, he said there were only two patrol cars and two
deputies, which rarely communicated with other police departments.
“It was just the times, it was just the way everyone was at the
time... it’s changed like everything else,” said Groff.
He experienced the affect altering the lake’s name brought
about to the area. When the Sacandaga Reservoir changed to
the Great Sacandaga Lake, Groff recalled a “boom” of summer vacationers. He noted that some of these same families
have been coming to the lake for 40-plus years.
As mayor, Groff implemented many projects, including
Northville’s Waterfront Park, the installation of the cell service
on village property, a new sidewalk project, improvements to
the village highway facilities, the town's new water wells and
the advancement of the spillway project.
Although he admittedly had reservations about leaving the
village board, he hopes to work closely with the new mayor.
In the interim, deputy mayor and trustee Debra Ellsworth will
fill in as the village’s mayor until elections take place in
March.
Northville resident and active community member John
Spath said he plans on running for the position.
Spath said that he had a number of people approach and ask
him to take over, including Groff.
Currently Spath is a trustee for St. Francis Church in
Northville, the president of the Sacandaga Valley Arts Network
and a part of the Community Collaboration Council.
“I’m active in these things anyway, taking on the mayor of
the village wouldn’t be that much of a step, it just kind of puts
me in a position to hopefully see what needs to be done better,”
said Spath.
Spath has lived in Northville for 40 years. In the past, he
served as a village trustee for 12 years and is a retired IT manager at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in Niskayuna.
If he wins the election, Spath said he looks forward to working with the town and hopes to cut down spending without losing services or jobs. He commended Groff for the work he
completed during his time as mayor of the village.
“Jim has been wonderful for the village,” Spath said. “He’s
very caring and a forthright person ... it was a pleasure to work
with him and would be to work with him again.”
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POLICE REPORT
Amsterdam Police Department
• Adam Kubisky, 31, of 7 Bartlett St., was
arrested on Dec. 27 and charged with failure to
appear on an outstanding bench warrant issued
by Amsterdam City Court. He was held for
arraignment.
• Richard Bedell, 25, of 28 Lincoln Ave., was
arrested on Dec. 28 and charged with failure to
appear on an outstanding bench warrant issued
by Amsterdam City Court. He was held for
arraignment.
• Isaiah Stevens, 20, of 9 Clinton St., was
arrested on Dec. 29 and charged with failure to
appear on an outstanding bench warrant issued
by Amsterdam City Court. He was held for
arraignment.
• Christopher Padro, 20, of 222 Woodrow Rd.,
was arrested on Dec. 29 and charged with failure to appear on an outstanding bench warrant
issued by Amsterdam City Court. He was held
for arraignment.
• Gary Walker, 29, of 264 Chapman Drive, was
arrested on Dec. 31 and charged with fourthdegree criminal mischief, a class A misde-
meanor; and second-degree harassment, a violation. Walker’s arrest stems from a disturbance
in St. Mary’s Healthcare’s emergency room.
Police said Walker started a fight with security
officers at the hospital and attacked them. He
also damaged equipment in the emergency
room, police said. He was released to appear in
city court on Jan. 14, but remained in the hospital for further treatment.
• Nicholas Gray, 19, of 43 Arnold Ave., was
arrested on Jan. 1 an charged with disorderly
conduct, a violation, after he engaged in a fight
at a New Years Eve party on Arnold Avenue. As
officers arrived, Gray allegedly screamed in the
street and was subsequently arrested. He was
released to appear in city court on Jan. 14.
• Wayne Kaye, 29, of 20 Swann St., was
arrested on Jan. 1 and charged with resisting
arrest, a class A misdemeanor; and disorderly
conduct, a violation. Officers responded to the
disturbance in which he was yelling at neighbors and saying he would kill them, police said.
As Kaye was being placed in custody, he headbutted officers and kicked them. He was issued
an appearance ticket for a later date.
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Kennel
from page 1
These concerned community members are
begging public officials to press charges
against the “puppy mill” operation.
The forerunner of this public outcry, Eric
Bellows, owns an animal rescue business in
the town of Root.
According to Bellows, he visited the kennel Tuesday disguised as an interested customer looking for a puppy. He said he was
shocked by the conditions of the environment.
“When I was there, there were at least 70
to 80 dogs running around that property,”
said Bellows. “There was no bedding
except for old, wet, nasty stuff that was in
there. When I first got out of my car there
were over 40 dogs within the first six or
seven yards.”
He also said the dogs were sleeping in
empty plastic barrels and were traveling
close to the electric fences set up around
their yard.
“If people went the day I went, you would
have seen a place that was so chaotic,”
Bellows
Having taken several behavioral modification dog-training courses, Bellows said
he is familiar with the border collie breed
mix. According to Bellows, the collie’s fur
coat is not made to withstand sub-zero
weather without the proper shelter to keep
warm.
“Their coat is not like a Siberian husky or
sled dog, they don’t have winter coats,” he
said.
Soon after visiting the property, Bellows
filed a complaint that helped trigger the initial investigation.
Susan McDonough, a retired New York
State trooper and volunteer for the New
York State Humane Association, said that
under sections 350 and 353 of the NYS
agriculture and markets law is the definition
of animal cruelty and a description of what
constitutes as a proper shelter.
She said the law is not specific because it
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LOCAL
Caroline Murray/Recorder staff
The property at 569 Rappa Road, Sprakers, is under an investigation for animal cruelty. Kathy Welch owns a business called
“Flat Creek Border Collies,” where she breeds dozens of the dogs. The dogs are left to sleep in hollowed out plastic barrels
in sub-freezing weather and are fenced in electrically. As of Friday, the New York State police reported that no laws were in
violation at this property.
applies to all animals, but it is not vague
enough for police unable to determine the
state of an animal’s welfare.
“If I saw these dogs with just plastic barrels, any one that has a facility that’s selling
dogs to the public, for them to have just
barely get by for the animals ... with enough
to just barely get by, to me that’s not sufficient,” said McDonough.
She said the problem with this law is that
animals need shelter which would adequately fit the nature and climate of the dog
. Police need knowledge about the breed to
assess the shelter properly. McDonough
believes that police do not have enough
training in this area to determine this.
NYS Assemblyman James Tedisco posted
on Facebook that he was contacted by about
Welch’s puppy mill and that state and local
law enforcement told him minimum standards of the law were being enforced.
Tedisco said he was working on an antipuppy mill legislation that he co-sponsored
and is waiting for Governor Andrew
Cuomo to sign it.
He asked that everyone call the governor’s
office and push to motion the bill.
“If the state refuses to protect those who
have no voice then our local governments
should have the ability stop these puppy
mills which keep our four-legged friends in
such deplorable conditions,” said Tedisco in
the post.
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“Subsequent to the exit discussion, we modified the draft audit
report to provide perspective on
the methodology we used to perform this analysis and provided
the modified version to city officials,” the audit says. “As outlined in the audit report, due to the
poor state of the city’s accounting
records, we could not identify all
expenditures made with [bond
anticipation note] proceeds.”
Additionally, the report continues, the city’s total deposits of
BAN proceeds were $3.4 million
less than the total disbursements
in 2011 and $1.1 million less than
total disbursements during 2012.
The second note refers back to
the report.
“As indicated in the audit
report, increases in fixed costs,
including principal and interest
on debt, limit a municipality’s
flexibility to respond to economic changes,” the report states.
“Increasing short-term debt
should be considered only after
officials are able to determine
whether an increase in costs is
affordable given the municipality’s financial plans.”
City
controller
Matthew
Agresta was unable to comment
on the report because he said he
hadn’t had a chance to review it.
Analyzing the final report
According to a news release
from the OSC, a “major area of
concern” is that auditors could
not verify the accuracy of the
city’s reported revenues and that
all reported revenues were
deposited properly.
It also says that the city’s billed
receivables were overstated by
$4.4 million in 2012 and $11.1
million in 2013.
The city’s disbursements exceeded deposits in 2011-12 by $7.6
million and in 2012-13 by $4.2
million and the city understated
expenses by $4.2 million in 201112 and by $4.5 million in 2012-13.
“Auditors found that, from the
2010-11 fiscal year through the
2012-13 fiscal year, the city’s outstanding Bond Anticipation Notes
increased by more than 250 percent, from $4.7 million at the beginning in 2010-11 to $16.6 million as
of March 31, 2013,” the report
states. “The significant increase in
short-term debt issuance, particularly to pay for costs that are normally paid through routine budget
appropriations, indicates cash flow
problems.”
According to the report,
because of the lack of accurately
recorded receivable, cash and liability, there is no way to ensure
the city will be able to continue
operating.
Without knowing how much
cash the city has, how much it
owes in outstanding payments
and how much debt it has, “the
mayor and the city council are
preparing budgets and making
financial decisions without basic
information about the city’s
finances.”
According to the report, the
Standard and Poor’s Rating indicates Amsterdam’s finances have
“significantly deteriorated over
the past four years due to softening revenues and continued
expenditure growth.”
The report states auditors have
met with city officials on numerous occasions to explain the
severity of the state of its
accounts. However, city officials
have taken “no appreciable
action” to address the situation,
the report says.
REVENUE
Looking into the accounts,
auditors said that when deposits
matched receipts, receipts didn’t
match centralized accounting
records. When receipts matched
the centralized accounting
records, the receipts didn’t match
the deposits. As a result, they
were unable to ensure the city’s
reported revenue was accurate.
Because of “poor accounting
records,” auditors couldn’t determine if all revenue was deposited
into the city’s accounts.
“If money is missing from city
receipts, it would be difficult or
impossible to identify the shortage because the records are so
unreliable,” the report states.
The city reported more than $13
million of billed receivables as of
June 30, 2012, however, according to a report of unpaid bills, the
accounts showed only $9 million
of unpaid funds. Similarly, in
March of this year, the city
reported its receivables totaled
more than $25 million, though
only $14 million was shown.
EXPENDITURES
The city recorded $800,000 of
principal and interest payments,
but did not record the renewed
bond amounts for 2012-13. As a
result, it failed to record nearly
$1.4 million of principal and
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interest paid.
In formulating the 2012-13
bond notes, the city used incorrect figures from the past fiscal
year which offset or decreased
expenditures in the capital projects fund.
This happened again when the
city used the 2012-13 bond notes
to decrease $3.1 million of
expenditures in the capital projects fund. These entries caused
total expenditures to be understated by more than $4 million in
both 2011-12 and 2012-13.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The state suggested several
methods of improvement of the
city’s finances when it released
the draft audit. Those correspond
with the final report’s and
include: The city should ensure
the city’s accounting records for
the operating funds and capital
projects funds are complete,
accurate and maintained in a
timely manner.
It should perform complete and
accurate monthly bank reconciliations and ensure that any differences disclosed by the reconciliation process are promptly identified and resolved
It should also prepare and provide adequate monthly financial
reports to the city council. The
council should use these monthly
reports as a means to monitor the
city’s financial operations, and to
ensure that funds are available
and expenditures are kept within
the limits of budgetary and project authorizations, the report says.
The next step is for the city to
create a corrective action plan for
the state. Both Mayor Ann Thane
and former 4th Ward Alderman
David Dybas had prepared documents, however, the former council decided to push it into the laps
of the new council.
A Finance Committee meeting
has not yet been scheduled
6 / January 4, 2014
LOCAL/STATE
In Memoriams
Donald S. Adamowski
Passed on 1/04/2013
A year has past
since you left our lives.
We cherish the times we spent,
you, us, and our wives.
You always told us to
“Keep on Swinging,”
so these are the memories
we hold dear,
as we embark on another year,
and accept the challenges
that life is bringing.
We miss you. Your loving family,
Sharon, Scott, Richard, Kenneth
and families
Margaret C Billington
January 4, 2004
In loving memory of our Mother
and Grandmother who entered
eternal life ten years ago today.
There’s an Angel in our garden,
Our garden we call home.
She’s there to give us comfort
On the days we feel alone.
She’s our light, our inspiration,
On a dark and cloudy day,
She’s our strength and she’s
Our courage,
We had thought she’d gone away.
She walks beside us quietly
On a path to us unknown,
She’s there to love and guide us
In this garden we call home.
She still holds our hand so gently,
Close your eyes and you will feel,
That the Angel in our garden
Is always there to heal.
She’s our Angel, She’s our Mother
In our garden we call home.
Love you always and forever,
Your Children and Family
Sophie Mikolaitis
January 4, 2014 -Twenty Years
Her toil worn hands once busy
Are folded now is sleep
And o’er her out-worn body
The earth lies cold and deep.
But the soul that was her essence,
Lives on, and we shall see
Her when the Master call us home
For all eternity.
From: Son, Peter and daughter
Mary Ann and family
Police arrest NYC
man for assault of 6
NEW YORK (AP) — Police in
New York City have arrested a
Brooklyn man they say has
struck six people, including three
elderly women, in the back of
the head since November.
Police arrested Barry Baldwin
Friday on six counts of assault
as a hate crime, one count of
attempted assault for missing
a seventh person, and other
charges. They say all the incidents occurred in Brooklyn.
Baldwin was in custody and
unavailable for comment. A
message left at his home wasn’t returned and it wasn’t clear
if he had an attorney.
They say the 35-year-old man
punched a 33-year-old woman
who was walking with her
seven-year-old daughter in the
back of the head on Dec. 21.
Carmen G. (Torres) Carey
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
OBITUARIES
January 1, 2014
Carmen G. (Torres) Carey, 69, of Amsterdam, N.Y.
passed away on January 1, 2014 at Albany Medical
Center after a brief illness.
A lifelong area resident of Amsterdam and trusted
member of the Hispanic community, Carmen gave
unselfishly. She will be remembered as a loving and
caring person who put the needs of others before her
own. She was a great supporter of her children,
guiding them, while allow them to grow on their own.
CAREY
Carmen worked as a sewing machine operator and
had a passion for designing and making clothing. Eventually she
channeled her creatively toward making crafts, having great joy in
sharing her creations with family and friends.
Carmen was born on July 10, 1944 to the late Monserate Carmona
and Carmen Quadrado in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. On February 17, 1990
she married Frank D. Carey. They were able to spend 24 plus years
together as each other’s partner and Frank’s “better half.”
Carmen is survived by her loving husband, Frank D. Carey; her son,
Ray Torres; daughter, Nelida Halvey (Torres); grandchildren, Ashley
and Cecilia Halvey; great-grandchildren, Celia and Elijah Hernandez;
a brother, Miguel Carmona; a half sister, Norma Colon. Several
nieces, nephews, and cousins also survive. Frank’s children and
grandchildren also survive.
She is predeceased by not only her parents, but also a son, Carlos
Torres; her sister, Anna Carmona; and half sister, Lucy Colon.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a calling period from 2:005:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 4, 2013. A funeral service will
immediately follow at 5:00 p.m.
A private interment will take place at St Michael’s Cemetery.
Please visit and sign the family’s guestbook at www.brbsfuneral.com.
BETZ, ROSSI & BELLINGER
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IN BRIEF
‘Beyond the Bell’ aims to improve scores
ST. JOHNSVILLE — During a December meeting, the
Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Board of Education approved
“Beyond the Bell” — a twice weekly after school program aimed at
improving student scores. The program was introduced and
explained by OESJ High School Principal Ronald Smith.
The program began, Smith said, with “A lot of teachers, dialogue
and discussion,” centered around what the district can do to help
struggling students. He said that study halls aren’t sufficient to provide extra, “quality help”, and from the notion that students could
use more assistance sprang the idea for Beyond the Bell.
“Middle school and high school students need this program,” said
Smith.
Beyond the Bell is paid for with Rural School funds that have been
allocated to establish programs in various divisions that provide academic improvement opportunities, and enrich students in advanced
placement, while considering technological opportunities, job training, and art and music education.
The Beyond The Bell program operates on Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 2:45 to 4:15 p.m., run by OESJ instructors, after the
completion of the regular school day. The district, prior to the meeting, had already allocated a late bus for student transportation,
meaning that no excess transportation funding will be required.
The way the program is structured, time will be split into two 40minute blocks, each focused on a specific topic. The program will be
used not only to raise grades and provide extra help to struggling
students, but can also be utilized by advanced placement students
to further their studies.
The time may also be used to help students prepare specifically
for upcoming tests.
Smith provided some statistics, including first marking period data,
noting that 39 percent of high school students are on some form of
honor roll.
48 high school student averages fall between 0 and 74, level 3;
115 fall between 74-88, at level 2; and 62 are at level one, with
grades averaging between 88-100.
The 48 students at level 3 have been mandated to attend the
Beyond the Bell program, attempting to improve their scores. 13 of
those students, said Smith, are currently at the cusp of level 2.
“This is just a starting point,” Smith assured the board, adding of
the program, “it’s in the fetal stages. We’re looking to try to improve
it as we go on.”
— Joshua Thomas
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Martin A. Galasso
January 1, 2014
Martin A. Galasso 74, of
Davies Lane, Cobleskill, NY;
Naples, FL; and formerly of
Lancaster, NY died Wednesday,
January 1st in Cooperstown
after a brief illness.
Mr. Galasso was born January
25, 1939 in Depew, NY, son of Anthony Joseph and
Santina Rose (Belurgi) Galasso.
GALASSO
He graduated from Lancaster High School class of
1956 and later, Michigan State University where he received his
Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Mathematics. Upon graduating, Mr.
Galasso entered the US Navy and attended Officer Candidate School
in Newport, RI, later serving aboard the USS Wexford County LST
1168. Following his honorable discharge, Martin relocated to
Cobleskill, NY and joined his uncles Gus, Louis and Emil in the family business.
He began as Job Superintendent and later became President of
Lancaster Development, Inc. from which he retired in 2001. Marty
Galasso and the Galasso family are known as a “Family Business and
a Business Family,” proudly in business since 1947. Mr. Galasso was
a communicant of St. Vincent DePaul R.C. Church, Cobleskill, a past
President of the Association of General Contractors of NY, was a
founding member and former Chairman of the Open Shop
Association, and a supporter of the National Right to Work and the
Heritage Foundation.
Martin was an avid Buffalo Bills fan. He enjoyed watching football,
reading spy novels, and spending time with Max, his dog. Mr. Galasso
will also be remembered as a quiet contributor to many local causes.
In addition to his parents and uncles, Martin was predeceased by his
wife, Janice Arlene (Dilk) and his daughter, Marsa Ann Galasso.
He is survived by two sons; Mark (Carolyn) Galasso of Cobleskill
and Martin (Debbi) Galasso, Jr. of Summit, his beloved fiancé Susan
Armstrong whom he was planning to marry January 25th, seven
grandchildren, one great-granddaughter, two sisters Ann (late James)
Detzler of Lancaster, NY and Loretta (late Stuart) Weisberg of
Kennesaw, GA, one brother Anthony J. (Sharon) Galasso of Lancaster,
NY along with many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be held from 4-8 PM on Tuesday, January 7th at
St. Vincent DePaul R.C. Church, 138 Washington Ave., Cobleskill. A
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 AM on Wednesday,
January 8th at the church.
Entombment with military honors will be held at a later date in
Cobleskill Rural Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made “In memory of Martin
Galasso” to Marathon for a Better Life, PO Box 268, Warnerville, NY
12187 OR to The Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave., NE
Washington, DC. 20002.
The Robert A. Guffin Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Further information is available at www.guffinfuneralhome.com.
Clementine M. Magielda
January 2, 2014
Mrs. Clementine M. Magielda, 91, of County Highway 107, Perth,
New York, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2014 at the Wilkinson
Skilled Nursing Facility in Amsterdam, New York.
She was born September 14, 1922 in Amsterdam, NY a daughter of
the late Felix and Agnes Potfora Marek. Educated locally she resided
in Michigan for a time but lived in the area most of her life.
She was first employed by Mohawk Carpet. She worked for several
years at Barlow Manufacturing before retiring.
She was a member of St. Stanislaus Church.
She was married to Joseph “Jim” F. Magielda on September 14,
1946. He died March 6, 2001. She was predeceased by her brother.
Clement Marek and by her sister Loretta Pietrusza.
Survivors include one son, James Magielda and his wife, Donna of
Broadalbin, NY; three granddaughters, Crystal, Olivia and Jolene
Magielda, Broadalbin, NY; great grandchildren, nieces nephews and
cousins.
Mrs. Magielda’s family would like to thank the Staff of Wilkinson
Skilled Nursing Facility for their attentive and compassionate care.
A prayer service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 6, 2014
at the Jendrzejczak Funeral Home, 200 Church Street, Amsterdam,
New York followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. at St.
Stanislaus Church with the Rev. O.Robert DeMartinis, Celebrant.
Interment will follow at St. Stanislaus Cemetery.
Relatives and friends may call after 9:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral
home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St.
Stanislaus Church.
Please submit on-line condolences at www.jendrzejczakfuneral.com.
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‘Polar vortex’ set to blast
frigid air over much of US
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A pedestrian uses his cross-country skis on 58th Street during his morning commute, Friday in New York.
Digging out: Extreme cold
snap grips snowy Northeast
BOSTON (AP) — Homeowners
and motorists dug out across the
white-blanketed Northeast on Friday
as extreme cold ushered in by the
storm threatened fingers and toes but
kept the snow powdery and mercifully easy to shovel. At least 15 deaths
were blamed on the storm as it swept
across the nation’s eastern half.
While the snowfall had all but
stopped by morning across the hardhit Philadelphia-to-Boston corridor
and many highways and streets were
soon plowed and reopened, temperatures were in the single digits and
teens, with wind chills well below
zero.
“The snow is easy to move because
the air was so cold when it snowed
that it’s sort of light and fluffy stuff
— but, uh, it’s cold,” Avalon “Nick”
Minton said as he cleared the
entrance to his garage and sidewalk
in Arlington, Mass. “That’s the main
part. It’s cold.”
And officials from the Midwest to
New England are preparing for
another arctic blast in the next few
days that could be even worse.
The heaviest snow fell north of
Boston in Boxford, which received
nearly 2 feet. Nearly 18 inches fell in
Boston and in western New York
near Rochester. Lakewood, N.J., got
10 inches, and New York’s Central
Park 6. Philadelphia got more than 6
inches.
Temperatures reached 8 below zero
in Burlington, Vt., with a wind chill
of 29 below, and 2 degrees in Boston.
Wind chills there and in Providence,
R.I., made it feel like minus-20
Friday morning, and the forecast
called for more of the same into
Saturday.
Emergency officials warned that
anyone spending more than a few
minutes outdoors in such conditions
could suffer frostbite.
Wellington Ferreira said the cold
was worse than the snow as he
cleared a sidewalk in front of Johnny
D’s Uptown Restaurant and Music
Club in Somerville.
“My ears are frozen,” he said.
Warming centers opened around
the region, homeless shelters
received more people, and cities took
special measures to look after those
most vulnerable to the cold. Teams in
New York City searched the streets
for homeless people, while in Boston
The Associated Press
A man walks in the snow down a road along the shore Friday in
Scituate, Mass.
police asked residents to call 911 if
they saw someone in need.
In Newport, R.I., the Seaman’s
Church Institute said it would stay
open around the clock until the cold
breaks to give mariners and others
who work in or around the harbor a
warm place to stay, shower and eat.
The light, powdery snow was a
blessing in another respect: It did not
weigh down electrical lines or tree
limbs, and as a result there were only
a few thousand power outages across
the Northeast.
Slick roads were blamed for several
traffic deaths. In addition, a 71-yearold woman with Alzheimer’s disease
froze to death after she wandered
away from her rural western New
York home. And a worker in
Philadelphia was killed when a 100foot-high pile of road salt fell and
crushed him.
Schools as far south as Washington,
D.C., were closed on Friday. Many
government offices also shut down.
Major highways in and around New
York City reopened, and airports
across the region struggled to resume
normal operations after U.S. airlines
canceled around 2,200 flights on
Friday on top of 2,300 the day before.
Jeremy Shapiro, 73, of Manhattan,
became stranded at New York’s
Kennedy Airport on Thursday. On
Friday afternoon, he was still holding
out hope for a spot flying standby so
he could get to Santa Barbara, Calif.
He secured a cot, a pillow and a
blanket after seeing about 150 passengers sleeping on cots at the terminal.
“It looked like an infirmary from
WWI,” he said.
Severe cold also gripped the
Midwest on Friday. In Wisconsin, the
mercury dipped to minus-18 in Green
Bay, breaking by 1 degree the record
set in 1979. Fort Wayne, Ind., saw a
record low minus-10. And the mercury sank to 2 below zero at the Detroit
airport.
Temperatures in the Midwest and
the Northeast are expected to rise
briefly over the weekend before the
arrival of another blast of extraordinarily cold air.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton
ordered school canceled on Monday
statewide, the first such closing in 17
years, because of projected highs in
the minus teens and lows as cold as
30 below.
The cold air could refreeze roads
that are wet or slushy from the weekend thaw, making travel dangerous.
The heavy weather posed the first
big test for New York Mayor Bill de
Blasio, who was sworn in a day
before the heavy snow arrived. De
Blasio dispatched hundreds of plows
and salt spreaders.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The weather warnings are dire: Life threatening wind chills.
Historic cold outbreak.
Winter is normally cold, but starting Sunday
tundra-like temperatures are poised to deliver a
rare and potentially dangerous sledgehammer
blow to much of the Midwest, driving temperatures so far below zero that records will shatter.
One reason? A “polar vortex,” as one meteorologist calls it, which will send cold air piled up at
the North Pole down to the U.S., funneling it as
far south as the Gulf Coast.
The temperature predictions are startling: 25
below zero in Fargo, N.D., minus 31 in
International Falls, Minn., and 15 below in
Indianapolis and Chicago. At those temperatures, exposed skin can get frostbitten in minutes and hypothermia can quickly set in
because wind chills could hit 50, 60 or even 70
below zero.
Temperature records will likely be broken during the short, yet forceful deep freeze that will
begin in many places on Sunday and extend into
early next week. That’s thanks to a perfect combination of the jet stream, cold surface temperatures and the polar vortex — a counterclockwise-rotating pool of cold, dense air, said Ryan
Maue, of Tallahassee, Fla., a meteorologist for
Weather Bell.
“All the ingredients are there for a near-record
or historic cold outbreak,” he said. “If you’re
under 40 (years old), you’ve not seen this stuff
before.”
Snow already on the ground and fresh powder
expected in some places ahead of the cold air
will reduce the sun’s heating effect, so nighttime
lows will plummet thanks to strong northwest
winds that will deliver the Arctic blast, Maue
said. And there’s no warming effect from the
Gulf to counteract the cold air, he said.
The cold blast will sweep through parts of New
England, where residents will have just dug out
from a snowstorm and the frigid temperatures
that followed. Parts of the central Midwest could
also see up to a foot of snow just as the cold
sweeps in pulling temperatures to 10 below zero
in the St. Louis area.
Even places accustomed to normally mild to
warmer winters will see a plunge in temperatures early next week, including Atlanta where
the high is expected to hover in the mid-20s on
Tuesday.
“This one happens to be really big and it’s
going to dive deep into the continental U.S. And
all that cold air is going to come with it,” said
Sally Johnson, meteorologist in charge at the
National Weather Service in Sioux Falls.
It’s relatively uncommon to have such frigid air
blanket so much of the U.S., maybe once a
decade or every couple of decades, Maue said.
But in the long-run the deep temperature dives
are less meaningful for comparison to other
storms than daytime highs that are below-zero
and long cold spells, he said.
And so far, this winter is proving to be a cold
one.
“Right now for the winter we will have had two
significant shots of major Arctic air and we’re
only through the first week of January. And we
had a pretty cold December,” Maue said.
Cities and states are already taking precautions. Minnesota called off school for Monday
statewide, the first such closing in 17 years,
because of projected highs in the minus teens
and lows as cold as 30 below. Milwaukee and
Madison, Wis., students also won’t be in class
Monday. North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple
urged superintendents to keep children’s safety
in making the decision after the state forecast
called for “life threatening wind chills” through
Tuesday morning.
Sunday’s playoff game in Green Bay could be
among one of the coldest NFL games ever
played. Temperatures at Lambeau Field are
expected to be a frigid minus 2 degrees when
the Packers and San Francisco 49ers kick off,
and by the fourth quarter it’ll be a bone-chilling
minus 7, with wind chills approaching minus 30,
according to the National Weather Service.
Officials are warning fans to take extra safety
measures to stay warm including dressing in
layers and sipping warm drinks.
And though this cold spell will last just a few
days as warmer air comes behind, it likely will
freeze over the Great Lakes and other bodies of
water, meaning frigid temperatures will likely
last the rest of winter, Maue said.
“It raises the chances for future cold,” he said,
adding it could include next month’s Super Bowl
in New York.
8 / January 4, 2014
LOCAL
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Today
FORT PLAIN
The Montgomery County Sanitary District No. 1 Board of
Directors will conduct their yearly organizational meeting at 8
a.m. at 28 Old Station Road, Nelliston.
GLOVERSVILLE
Elaine Mikenas and Dennis Viscanti invite you to a Square
Dance at the ED Center, aka The Church. 31 Spring St.,
Gloversville. No experience is necessary. Will teach. Singles and
couples are welcome. From noon to 1:30 p.m. there will be free
open dancing and from 2 to 4 p.m. there will be mainstream and
plus with round dancing for a cost of $6. This time is for certain
levels of dancing, preferably, the more experienced. This event is
free. For information call 225-1405 or visit
TheShoeleatherExpress.com.
Monday
GALWAY
Ed Pike will be the speaker at the next meeting of the Galway
Preservation Society. His topic is “A History of Building Technology
1800-2050: Progress or Regress?” Meetings begin at 7 p.m. at the
Galway Town Hall on Route 147 with refreshments, followed by a
business meeting at 7:30 and the program at approximately 7:45.
The public is welcome to attend. For more information, visit our
website at www.galwaypreservationsociety.org.
FOUR
Photo submitted
GENERATIONS
Back row: Mrs. John (Bonnie) Hren, grandmother, from Worcester; Mrs. William (Jessica) Regg,
mother, of Lane Joseph Regg. Front row, seated: Mrs. Leonard (Charlotte) Perry of Cherry Valley,
great-grandmother, holding Lane Joseph Regg, born Oct. 25, 2013, at Mary Imogene Bassett
Hospital in Cooperstown, weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces and measuring 21 inches long. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. William Regg Jr. of Badeau Hill Road, Schenevus.
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION
After-school program offers a wide
variety of options for development
By JessicanTrimarchi
For The Recorder
The Mental
Health
Association in
Fulton and
Montgomery
counties
offers a wide
variety of programs and
services.
One of its
many proTRIMARCHI
grams is the
Advantage After School
Program at Gloversville Middle
School. This is a grant-funded
program that is administered by
the Mental Health Association.
The program is licensed by the
New York State Office of Child
and Family Services and complies with the NYS School Age
Child Care Regulations.
The Advantage After School
Program is available at no
charge to any student enrolled in
the Gloversville Enlarged School
District, grades sixth through
eighth. The maximum capacity
is 60 students.
The Advantage After School
Program offers a wide variety of
experiences to help in the devel-
opment of the middle school student. Activities are aimed to
improve their social, emotional
and academic skills.
Students are provided a free
meal and ample time to complete their homework with staff
assistance before participating in
other activities. Personnel from
various community agencies
present workshops to inspire students to make positive choices
and develop healthy character
traits.
A variety of activities and
clubs make up the enrichment
section of the program. Some of
these activities include: arts and
crafts, drama, science, journalism, computers, sports, games,
community service projects, fun
Fridays, cooking and celebration
days.
These activities are designed to
be fun and interesting while providing opportunities for the students to socialize with their
peers, improve grades, make
good decisions, set goals and
feel better about themselves.
In our program, we strongly
encourage community and family involvement. There are four
family nights scheduled throughout the school year, inviting parents and families of the students
into the school for a staff/student
prepared meal, family activities
and student performances.
Students also participate in a
career week, when parents and
community members come to
the school to present different
career opportunities.
Mounting evidence shows the
ways children occupy their time
during non-school hours are
directly related to their ability to
achieve in school and contribute
to society. Our goal is to provide
parents with a safe after-school
environment for their children,
to reduce negative behavior,
reduce the threat of violence in
schools, and improve the social,
emotional and academic competencies of school age children.
The Advantage After School
Program is in session from 2:30
to 5:30 p.m. every day that
school is in session during the
school calendar year. All activities take place within the school
building or on school grounds.
We have use of the gym, pool,
cafeteria, library, computer labs,
and many classrooms.
Enrollment into the program is
on a first-come, first-served
basis. Submitted applications
must be completed before the
student’s first day of attendance.
Enrollment forms are available
in Gloversville Middle School
Main Office. For more information about the program in
Gloversville, please call 7755720, ext. 9007.
. Her name is Jessica Trimarchi
and her title is Gloversville
Middle School AASP Program
Coordinator
JOHNSTOWN
The Amsterdam-Gloversville-Johnstown branch of the American
Association of University Women will focus on aging out of foster
care at their next general meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, in
the community room at the Johnstown Public Library. There is no
charge and guests are welcome to attend. Reservations are
requested by Jan. 6 to plan for seating and refreshments. Contact
Paula Lerner at 736-2449.
Tuesday
AMSTERDAM
The Amsterdam Rotary Club’s Variety Show 2014 will have a
casting call Tuesday, Jan. 7, from 7 to 9 p.m., at St. Mary’s
Carondelet Auditorium, 380 Guy Park Ave., Amsterdam. The
group is looking for singers, dancers, comedians and all-around
entertainers for the Spectacular ’70s variety show. Those planning to audition should bring any equipment they might need. For
more information, call 843-0071.
AMSTERDAM
An American Red Cross blood drive will be held at the Liberty
Day Treatment-Cafeteria, 43 Liberty Drive, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Call (800) RED-CROSS or visit http://www.redcrossblood.org for
more information and to make an appointment.
BROADALBIN
The Broadalbin Knights of Columbus host bingo at the Father
Smith Center every Tuesday at 7 p.m. The kitchen opens at 5 p.m.
Wednesday
BROADALBIN
It’s winter in upstate New York, but the Broadalbin-Perth High
School auditorium will have a tropical feel when it is transformed
into a rain forest. The nonprofit organization Understanding
Wildlife is bringing its exotic birds, jungle cats, monkeys, kinkajous and snakes for an evening program called “Live on Stage,
the Rain Forest,” which is open to the public. The show is set for
6:30 p.m. at the Broadalbin-Perth High School auditorium. Tickets
are $5 per person and will be available at the door. Children
younger than 3 will be admitted free.
ST. JOHNSVILLE
Due to the New Year’s Day holiday, the Oppenheim-EphratahSt. Johnsville Board of Education has altered its regular meeting
schedule for January. The board will meet Wednesday, Jan. 8, at
the high school and Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the middle school.
Meetings will begin at 6:30 p.m. The board will resume its normal
meeting schedule in February. The board regularly meets on the
first and third Wednesday of the month. Meetings on the first
Wednesday are held at the OESJ High School in St. Johnsville
and meetings held on the third Wednesday are held at the OESJ
Middle School in Oppenheim. All meetings begin at 6:30 p.m.
unless otherwise noted.
Friday, Jan. 10
AMSTERDAM
An American Red Cross blood drive will be held at St. Mary’s
Hospital Carondelet Pavilion-Auditorium, 380 Guy Park Ave., from
10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call (800) RED-CROSS or visit
http://www.redcrossblood.org for more information and to make
an appointment.
CANAJOHARIE
There will be a meeting of the Canajoharie Alumni Association
officers, directors and committee members at 1 p.m. at the
Canajoharie Bowling Alley. Anyone interested in helping with the
May 3, 2014, reunion is invited to attend.
Saturday, Jan. 11
BROADALBIN
A pancake breakfast will be held at VFW Post 8690 from 7 to 11
a.m. All are welcome and the cost is adult $8; ages 6-12 $5; age
5 and under free. The VFW post is located on the corner of Pine
Street and Route 29 across from the firehouse; 883-8202.
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
January 4, 2014 / 9
LOCAL
Local band gets ready
to release its first CD
PETS
Photos submitted
OF THE WEEK
Three-and-a-half year old Gumbo, above, came to the MCSPCA animal shelter as a stray back in
August. Seven-month-old stray Wonka, below, arrived at the shelter in mid-October. Gumbo became
a big brother to Wonka and took the youngster under his wing. The two, both neutered domestic
short hairs, have been best buddies and inseparable ever since. Because of their special bond, the
boys will be adopted together. Gumbo is quieter and more reserved, while Wonka is still full of his
kittenness. They are friendly and sweet boys who make a great team and will be a wonderful addition to their new forever home. Gumbo and Wonka can be visited at the MCSPCA animal shelter.
Prior approval of adoption application (with references and veterinarian’s name) and home visit are
required for pet adoption. Animal shelter hours are Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from noon to 4
p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Bear Bones Project, a capital region band, has been making a splash of late in local
clubs, at the Riverlink Jamboree
in Amsterdam, and other summer music festivals, and charitable fund-raising events. The
band’s debut CD, “Live at the
Rustic Barn,” is a snapshot of
their collaborative, eclectic
music.
The Bear Bones Project consists of singer/songwriter Carey
Ahner (guitar, vocals), Pete
O’Hearn (guitar, vocals),
Amsterdam native Sandy H.
Decker (flute, accordion,
vocals), Bill Decker (bass) and
Eric Johnson (drums). Their
range of styles mesh into an
organic, Americana-influenced,
jam friendly sound.
The group’s easy-going
approach steers clear of the hype
and swagger of typical rock routines, focusing instead on the
music. Coupled with their commitment to promoting a community atmosphere, a loyal follow-
ing has developed. For their first
CD, the band chose a live
recording session as the format
best suited to convey the spontaneous and intimate nature of
their performances.
The opening track, “Into the
Air,” a soothing, uptempo ballad, is a heartfelt remembrance
of the late George Harrison. The
lively “Big Sister” simmers with
shimmering flute lines, juxtaposed with sensitive, heart-rending lyrics. The high-spirited
“Grandma Moses” is an ode to a
creatively pragmatic, free-spirited philosophy of life, with interlacing guitars layered over a
playfully upbeat rhythm section.
Between Ahner’s compositions,
the CD is punctuated with seldom-heard songs penned by
Jorma Kaukonen, Lee
Alexander, Randy Newman and
Paul Barrere.
The band’s CD release party is
8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, at the
Rustic Barn Pub, 150
Speigletown Road, Troy.
ARKELL CENTER CALENDAR
DAILY ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE AT ARKELL CENTER
DURING JANUARY 2014 WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
MONDAYS THROUGH FRIDAYS — Noon meals are provided by the
OFA Meals of Montgomery Program (MOM). Reservations are
required by noon of the previous day. Call 673-2000 or 843-2300.
Suggested donation is $3 for those 60 years of age or older.
MONDAYS THROUGH FRIDAYS, 10 A.M.-NOON — The Walking
Program has begun. Seniors are invited.
MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, 10-10:30 A.M. — Arkell Center
Senior Exercise Program has begun. Everyone is welcome to join
the program in the basement. Stop for coffee afterward.
WEDNESDAYS, 3-4 P.M. — Gentle yoga/chair yoga will take place
with instructor, Patty Pietrowicz.
SENIOR MEALS
Montgomery County Office for Aging Inc.
843-2300
Meal sites are the Garden Towers Cafe, 52
Division St. Amsterdam; Cafe Arkell, Arkell
Center, 55 Montgomery St., Canajoharie; and
West Side Cafe, 16 Washington St., St.
Johnsville.
The Inman Cafe, Horace J. Inman Senior
Center, 53 Guy Park Ave., Amsterdam will be
serving meals on the third Friday of every
month.
Luncheon meals are available to anyone 60 or
older and to their spouses, regardless of age.
The suggested donation for the congregate
meal is $3.
Guests under the age of 60 will be charged
$7.25.
For meal times and a reservation, call 8432300 or 673-2000 at least a day in advance.
JAN. 6 TO JAN. 10
MONDAY — Swedish meatballs, egg noodles,
Sonoma blend vegetables, wheat bread, peaches.
TUESDAY — Macaroni and cheese, zucchini and
stewed tomatoes, green beans, rye bread,
mousse.
WEDNESDAY — Lemon chicken, confetti rice,
red cabbage, Italian bread, brownie.
THURSDAY — Veal parmesan, rotini in sauce,
Italian blend vegetables, Italian bread, pudding.
FRIDAY — Cream of broccoli soup, chicken
nuggets, oat bread, pie.
JAN. 13 TO JAN. 17
MONDAY — Cheesy ham and rice casserole,
beets, applesauce, rye bread, pears.
TUESDAY — Parmesan crusted chicken,
mashed potatoes, red cabbage, white bread,
fruited gelatin.
WEDNESDAY — Beef stew with vegetables, biscuit, frosted birthday cake.
THURSDAY — Roast turkey with gravy, stuffing,
corn, dinner roll, ice cream.
FRIDAY — Spanish rice, cauliflower, garlic roll,
mandarin oranges.
JAN. 20 TO JAN. 24
MONDAY — Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day.
TUESDAY — Baked fish with dill sauce, O'Brien
potatoes, Spinach, rye bread, fruit cocktail.
WEDNESDAY — Pork chops, stuffing, peas,
wheat bread, chef's choice cake.
THURSDAY — Pizza burger, potato puffs, country
blend vegetables, hamburger roll, cookie.
FRIDAY — Sweet and sour chicken, rice,
Japanese blend vegetables, white bread,
whipped cream fruit medley.
JAN. 27 TO JAN. 31
MONDAY — Chili, cauliflower, wax beans, garlic
roll, pineapple.
TUESDAY — Lasagna, Italian blend vegetables,
tossed salad, Italian bread, Jell-O.
WEDNESDAY — Chicken and biscuits, mashed
potatoes, squash, lemon lush.
THURSDAY — Tuna casserole, applesauce,
broccoli, oat bread, cookie.
FRIDAY — Roast pork, stuffing, zucchini, dinner
roll, pudding.
SPECIAL EVENTS
JAN. 4, 11, 18 AND 25, 12:30-4 P.M. — Senior citizens public
pinochle card party will be held. Donation is $2 with prizes and
refreshments. If, you are interested to sub, call Terry at 673-5635.
JAN. 10 — The senior citizens will hold a cookie swap. Anyone
wishing to participate should contact Dorothy Morrison at 6732167.
JAN. 22, NOON — OFA Meals of Montgomery Program is providing a birthday luncheon for all January birthdays which will
include Yankee pot roast, au gratin potatoes, beets, dinner roll
and birthday cake. Call 673-2000 for reservations.
JAN. 24, 11:15 A.M.-12:15 P.M. — A blood pressure clinic will be
held with Home Health Care Partners Corp., co-sponsored by St.
Mary’s and Nathan Littauer Hospital. In addition to conducting the
blood pressure clinic, the Home Health Care Partners Corp. also
will provide health and wellness information.
MEETINGS
JAN. 10 AND 24, 1 P.M. — Canajoharie senior citizens meeting
will be held.
JAN. 14, 6 P.M. — Chamber of Commerce meeting will be held.
All are welcome to attend.
JAN. 23, 2-3 P.M. — Alzheimer’s Dementia Caregivers Support
Group meeting will be held. Note that beginning in February
meetings will be held once a month on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to
noon. New schedule will be announced.
FEB. 11, 18, 15 AND MARCH 4 AND 11, 10 A.M.-NOON — Coming to
Arkell Center will be “The Savvy Caregiver.” To register call 8674999, ext. 200 or e-mail [email protected].
10 / January 4, 2014
BUSINESS
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
A fabulous year for many mutual funds
By STAN CHOE
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — It was easy to make
money with mutual funds last year, as long
as you picked ones focused on stocks.
Stock markets around the world surged in
2013, from New York to Frankfurt to Tokyo,
and that helped lift all flavors of stock mutual funds. The market’s ascent spread across
not only geographies but also industries.
That meant everything from high-flying
technology stock funds to stereotypically
dowdy utility stock funds rose. As long as
investors held onto their stock funds through
the year - and resisted the temptation to sell
at each blip of concern - they enjoyed the
best returns in a decade for many funds.
Out of nearly 3,650 stock funds tracked by
Morningstar, 92 percent rose over 2013. But
funds that focus on bonds struggled, many of
them after years of solid performance. Here’s
a look at some of the trends that shaped the
year for mutual-fund investors:
— Portfolio managers with passports were
popular. The U.S. stock market surged to a
record high in 2013, but investors put more
money into funds that invest in stocks outside the U.S. During November alone,
investors poured $1.72 billion into the
Vanguard Total International Stock Index
fund (VGTSX), for example. Its biggest
investments include Nestle of Switzerland
and Samsung Electronics of South Korea.
Through the year’s first 11 months,
investors plugged a net $129.38 billion into
world stock mutual funds, according to the
most recent data from the Investment
Company Institute. That’s nearly five times
the $27.15 billion that they put into funds
focused on just U.S. stocks.
The moves are part of a long-term migration investors are undertaking as they make
their portfolios look more like the world’s:
Stocks outside the U.S. make up more than
half the world’s total by market value. Plus,
foreign stocks sometimes zig when U.S.
stocks zag. By adding foreign stocks, the
thinking goes, a portfolio becomes more
diversified.
— The dollar’s moves matter. Many headlines trumpeted the 56.7 percent surge for
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index last year. That beat
the 29.6 percent rise for the Standard &
Poor’s 500 index of U.S. stocks. But many
U.S. investors in Japanese stock funds didn’t
feel the full benefit. That’s because the
Nikkei rose 56.7 percent in Japanese yen
terms. When converted into dollars, the performance wasn’t as good, and Japanese stock
mutual funds returned an average of 26.7
percent last year, including dividends. That’s
less than the S&P 500.
It’s a result of the yen’s value dropping
steadily through the year against the dollar.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has
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world’s third-largest economy. One dollar
bought 105 yen at the end of 2013, up from
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Some mutual funds try to blunt the effect of
shifting currency values in a process called
hedging. But many funds don’t hedge
against currency moves, saying it’s too
unpredictable or too expensive to do so.
— Health care funds took the lead. Health
care stock funds returned an average of 48.2
percent last year. That beat everything from
technology stock funds (an average gain of
35.5 percent) to financial stock funds (34.6
percent). To see why, look at the holdings of
the Franklin Biotechnology Discovery fund
(FBDIX), which led the way with a 68.6 percent surge in 2013.
The fund keeps about a fifth of its portfolio
in just two stocks: Gilead Sciences and
Celgene. Both more than doubled in 2013
amid an explosion of interest in the biotech
industry.
— Small was big. Some of the best returns
in 2013 came from mutual funds that focus
on the smallest stocks. Small-cap growth
stock funds jumped an average of 40.9 percent, for example. Managers of these funds
focus on stocks with market values closer to
$300 million, like 1-800-Flowers.com, than
those worth a total of $300 billion, like
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Small stocks surged more than the rest of
the market amid excitement that their earnings can grow faster. Smaller companies tend
to get more of their revenue from customers
in the U.S. than big multinational companies
do, and the U.S. economy looks to be in better shape than many others. The unemployment rate fell last month to a five-year low,
and the Federal Reserve has seen enough
improvement that it is slowing its bond-buying program meant to stimulate the economy. To be sure, the gains for small-cap stocks
have been so great that some fund managers
are worried that they’ve become too expensive.
— Emerging downers. Not all stock mutual funds rose. Many of those that focus on
China, Brazil and other emerging markets
fell, with the average emerging-markets
stock fund down 0.1 percent. Latin American
stock funds fell 12 percent.
Worries about slower economic growth
hurt, as did concerns that foreign investors
will pull out of developing economies amid
a slowdown in stimulus from the Federal
Reserve.
— Many bond funds struggled. For years,
investors looked to bond mutual funds for a
safe way to avoid the whipsaws of the stock
market. During 2008, when the S&P 500 lost
37 percent amid the financial crisis, intermediate-term bond funds lost an average of just
4.7 percent.
Auto sales best in 6 years,
but demand seen ebbing
DETROIT
(AP)
—
Automakers are going to have
to work a little harder for your
business in 2014.
After four years of strong sales
increases — and few discounts
— as the economy improved,
U.S. demand for new cars and
trucks is expected to slow this
year. That could mean better
deals for buyers as car companies fight to increase their share
of the market.
The industry got a taste of
what’s to come in December,
when General Motors, Toyota
and Volkswagen all saw their
sales fall from a year ago. One
reason: Competitors like Ford
and Honda increased their
incentive spending on hot sellers like pickup trucks and midsize
cars,
according
to
TrueCar.com, which tracks car
prices. Cold weather and strong
sales over Black Friday in
November
also
pinched
December sales, automakers
said.
This year’s slowdown is
inevitable, analysts say. Many
people who held on to their cars
through the recession have now
bought new ones. Those who
haven’t may not be in any rush,
because cars are lasting longer
than ever before. And unless
there’s a strong uptick in the
economy, families aren’t likely
to buy a third car.
Alec Gutierrez, senior analyst
for Kelley Blue Book, expects
U.S. sales to increase by around
700,000 to 16.3 million in 2014.
That compares to increases of
more than 1 million each year
since 2009, when U.S. sales bottomed out at 10.4 million.
“Sales are approaching an
equilibrium level of demand
based on the needs of population and the number of licensed
drivers in the country,” he said.
So 2013 could be remembered
as the last of the boom years. As
automakers reported full year
sales Friday, analysts were
expecting an increase of more
than 1.2 million — or 8 percent
— to around 15.6 million. It
would be the best performance
since 2007, when 16.1 million
new cars and trucks were sold.
Ford led all major automakers
in 2013 with an 11 percent gain
to almost 2.5 million vehicles.
Chrysler and Nissan posted 9
percent gains. GM, Toyota and
Honda each posted 7 percent
gains. GM sold 2.8 million cars
and trucks in the U.S., compared to just over 2.2 million for
Toyota. Hyundai’s sales rose 2.5
percent.
Among major automakers,
only Volkswagen struggled,
with sales falling 7 percent as its
vehicles aged compared with
rivals.
Gutierrez said Honda offered
$3,000 in bonus cash to dealers
in December for every vehicle
they sold beyond their 2012
numbers. And Ford said it spent
$600 more per vehicle on incentives in December, likely taking
aim at GM’s new pickup trucks.
Those are the kinds of tricks
buyers can expect to see more
of this year.
“We think there’s going to definitely be more competition,”
said Larry Dominique, president
of Automotive Lease Guide, a
company that tracks lease costs
and car prices.
On a conference call to discuss
December results, General
Motors executives made several
references to competitors raising discounts to boost sales,
especially on full-size pickup
trucks. While they pledged to
stick to their strategy of selling
on value rather than price, U.S.
sales chief Kurt McNeil said
GM also has to respond to the
market.
Industrywide inventory is rising, and that could also increase
discounts because carmakers
will have to sell off excess vehicles. But McNeil said prices
likely won’t come down too
much because the underlying
economy is strong. Also, carmakers closed plants and got
leaner during the recession, so
the country is no longer seeing
the kind of overproduction it
saw a decade ago.
The average price of a new
vehicle in December was
$32,890, which was about the
same as a year ago, according to
Kelley Blue Book.
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
January 4, 2014 / 11
YOUR WORLD
Skimpy health law
plans leave some
“underinsured”
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — For working people making modest wages and
struggling with high medical bills from chronic disease, President
Barack Obama’s health care plan sounds like long-awaited relief. But the
promise could go unfulfilled.
It’s true that patients with cancer and difficult conditions such as multiple sclerosis or Crohn’s disease will be able to get insurance and financial help with monthly premiums.
But their annual out-of-pocket costs could still be so high they’ll have
trouble staying out of debt.
You couldn’t call them uninsured any longer. You might say they’re
“underinsured.”
These gaps “need to be addressed in order to fulfill the intention of the
Affordable Care Act,” said Brian Rosen, a senior vice president of the
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. “There are certainly challenges for
cancer patients.”
“Cost may still be an issue for those in need of the most care,” said
Steven Weiss, spokesman for the American Cancer Society Cancer
Action Network. That “makes it critically important for patients looking
at premiums to also consider out-of-pocket costs when choosing a plan.”
Out-of-pocket costs include a health plan’s annual deductible, which is
the amount before insurance starts paying, as well as any copayments
and cost-sharing.
A few numbers tell the story. Take someone under 65 with no access to
health insurance on the job and making $24,000 a year — about what
many service jobs pay.
Under the health care law, that person’s premiums would be capped
below 7 percent of his income, about $130 a month. A stretch on a tight
budget, yet doable.
But if he gets really sick or has an accident, his out-of-pocket expenses could go as high as $5,200 a year in a worst-case scenario. That’s even
with additional financial subsidies that the law provides people with
modest incomes and high out-of-pocket costs.
The $5,200 would be more than 20 percent of the person’s income,
well above a common threshold for being underinsured.
“Chronically ill people are likely to be underinsured and face extremely high out-of-pocket costs,” said Caroline Pearson, who tracks the
health care overhaul for Avalere Health, a market research and consulting firm. “While the subsidies help, there still may be access problems
for some populations.”
Under the law, insurance companies competing in new online markets
like HealthCare.gov can offer four levels of coverage.
All plans cover the same benefits; the difference is in financial protection. A bronze plan covers 60 percent of expected costs, silver covers 70
percent, gold covers 80 percent, and platinum covers 90 percent.
Bronze plans have the lowest premiums but provide less insurance.
Gold plans are the closest to employer-provided coverage. Indeed, members of Congress and staffers who will now get their coverage through
the health care law have been steered to gold plans.
Silver, however, is the standard for most consumers. The law’s tax
credits to help with premiums are keyed to a benchmark silver plan in
each geographical area. And the law’s subsidies to help with out-ofpocket costs are only available to people who get a silver plan.
Avalere found that the average annual deductible for silver plans is
$2,567, more than twice what workers in employer plans currently face.
Additionally, many silver plans have high cost-sharing requirements for
prescriptions, particularly “specialty drugs” to treat intractable conditions such as severe forms of arthritis.
Some plans may offer limited relief by covering certain services before
a patient has met their annual deductible. Those services can include primary care, some prescription drugs and routine care for common chronic conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
But Pearson says that won’t help people with high-cost illnesses.
“Chronically ill people may still experience significant financial challenges,” she said.
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EDITORIAL
School merger
proposal should
be approved
The fears of the voting public in Northville
and Mayfield as they near Tuesday’s decision
on whether to merge their school districts have
seemingly reached a fever pitch.
The fear is not warranted. The decision is
easy. The merger should be approved.
We understand that uncertainty plays a role
in major decisions like this one. The inability
to predict every scenario, correct every problem, pave every pothole before it appears only
feeds this trepidation. It shouldn’t.
Merged school districts are the way to go.
Consolidation of services is being employed
more frequently by our municipal governments. Eliminating the duplication and sharing
the costs is one of the few options we have
available to keep the expenses from spiraling
out of control. The state encourages school
districts to merge by providing incentive aid.
Our little schools simply cannot afford to
maintain, staff and operate on their own.
Especially when enrollments dwindle, buildings age, and everything costs more. It
becomes a no-brainer.
There are concerns that in the merged district tax rates would be unfairly split or too
high. Well, all taxes are too high. But just wait
until the next round of major structural repairs
on these aging buildings. Where will the
money come from?
Two heads being better than one, combining
the educational efforts of each district into one
concentrated operation will increase opportunities for children, allow more to be offered —
during and after school — and keep the cuts
that are certain to come year after year after
year from wreaking further havoc on learning.
What often happens when neighboring communities consider such a move, territorial
bickering stands in the way of logical solutions. Community pride is a tough thing to
crack. Too many think that a school merger
will mean the end of Northville or Mayfield as
they know it.
First, a merged school district does not kill
community pride. The community does.
Second, it’s a shame that those who are that
proud of their community would vote against
a proposal to strengthen it.
Our schools should be at the forefront of our
desire to improve. Voting against this merger
will hurt. It will not help. It will not bolster
community pride. It will not keep your taxes
low. And it will not allow your children the
best education possible.
The right decision on Tuesday is a yes vote
for merger.
Voting no will only hurt the children — the
ones who can least afford it.
TO OUR READERS
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OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Merger is for the kids, not for us
To the editor:
As a Northville native and NCS graduate I am encouraged by the fact that many people want to move forward
with our community and merge the Northville school
with Mayfield. I am concerned about the anti-merger
rhetoric which I have heard of late. The primary focus
should be on our kids and their future, and how we can
provide the best educational opportunities for them.
Recently, we received a “vote no” flyer. Nowhere in
the flyer was anything said about increased advantages
for our kids if we do not merge. That is because there are
none. Projected decreasing enrollment in Northville will
mean less state aid and fewer opportunities for our
young people. The merger will offer a far better opportunity to improve education for the kids, better than the
status quo.
Let us put aside for a moment the fact that the true critical issue is giving our young people the best education
we can. It is interesting that one argument put forth in
the “vote no” flyer is that Northville will have less representation on the new school board. This paranoiac view
presumes that new board members would be dishonest
enough to vote only for what is good for them, not the
whole district. That is not the case with school boards.
The flyer also states that only $50,000 goes toward
increased education. Wrong. The purpose of the $19 million grant is to improve educational opportunities for the
whole district. I would echo what former Superintendent
Fitzgerald said in his letter to this paper — check out the
facts. Read the study and ask people who know.
Northville only offers art and music for one out of
eight school days. Northville cannot even field a baseball
team. Is that real opportunity for our students? How will
that be fixed with the declining enrollment?
What is the first thing a young family moving into
Fulton County would look for when deciding where to
settle? Where the kids will go to school. Given the
choice between Northville and, say, Broadalbin-Perth,
they will naturally choose to move to the district with
more to offer the kids, BP.
It is about the kids and their future and giving them the
best opportunities we can. Let’s not count on the status
quo; it is time to move forward. I am voting yes on Jan.
7.
BILL GRITSAVAGE,
Northville
Pro-merger info is misleading
To the editor:
I have read letter after letter to the editor telling residents to vote yes for the merger. I have read that if we do
not merge with Mayfield, NCS will go bankrupt, will
have no programs, and will be forced to merge by the
state. None of these assumptions are based on fact.
According to the 2013 NCS audit we are in “solid financial condition” and no programs are being cut next year.
Also, according to section 1803 of NYS education law
“Statute provides that formal voter approval is required
before a reorganization order can be implemented.”
I have also read the 72-page merger study, so perhaps
the biggest myth of all is that the merger will be “good
for the kids.” Of the $19 million of incentive aid, the
report says $11 million will be earmarked for “stabilizing property taxes with Mayfield” and “student programs.”
However due to the substantial tax rate differential, all
of the incentive aid must go toward trying to stabilize
taxes while none of the aid is going toward additional
student programs. The tax rate gap between Mayfield
and Northville makes it impossible for this merger to
center around the students, instead the emphasis is on
trying to bridge the tax gap with Mayfield.
Regardless of the outcome of the merger vote, taxes
will increase.
Northampton residents must decide if they want their
tax dollars to stay locally to help our students, or instead
would they prefer the hefty tax increase be used in an
attempt to resolve a tax issue with Mayfield.
On a more personal note, I am discouraged by letters
saying young people aren’t going to move to Northville
because of the school. We chose to move to Northville
(as did many of our young friends) because of the
school. We could have gone to Johnstown or BP, but we
moved into Northville because the community plays
such an important role in raising a family.
In today’s world it is refreshing to have such a unique
school where our children are not lost in the crowd.
There are hundreds of big schools with more programs
and more students.
I urge everyone to remember why they came here in
the first place. We all had a choice, let’s come together
as a community and make NCS the school we know and
love.
JOELLYN STORTECKY,
Northville
A yes vote is the logical path
To the editor:
As time to vote draws near, many residents are still
undecided about the Northville Mayfield merger. Much
has been written using both accurate and inaccurate
information. I would like to address a few important
points.
First, no one can deny that our programs have suffered
over the past few years. Our big question is how to fix
the problem. According to the merger study, if we merge,
$1.4 million of the incentive aide given the first year can
be used to improve programs as well as stabilize taxes.
A summary of the additional programming opportunities, page 27 of the study, even includes $50,000 for
interscholastic, exploratory and enrichment activities.
This state aid is in addition to the regular allotment —
more money for reinstating and improving programming.
Now that sounds like a good start.
Second, many people, worry about the NCS building
and facilities usage. The Northville pre-k through fifth
grade and the sixth through eighth grade (middle school)
will be housed at NCS. That gives us the biggest school
population in a single building. With students and staff
coming and going, the village and its local businesses
will remain vibrant. As for the playing fields, they’ll be
available to both boys and girls teams at all levels for
games and practices giving more flexibility to scheduling.
The length of the instructional day will be the same,
but the over-all starting/ending times will change to
allow for the busing of high school and middle school
students the 10 mile distance between the two facilities.
To accommodate this, Northville Elementary, will have a
morning program from 8:25 to 9 a.m. and instruction
will be from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. At the middle school,
instruction will be from 8:25 a.m. to 3:05 p.m., with an
after-school program until 3:30 p.m.
Finally, the uncertainty of change is a big worry.
How will the new school board govern? All we can be
certain of is that the new school board will be working
for all students.
What guarantees do we have that the proposed changes
will happen? There will be no Northville or Mayfield
students as they’ll be in the same school and effected
equally. The new school board members will come
onboard with a blueprint of what we, the taxpayers,
expect for our school.
A yes vote is the logical path to follow.
Vote on Jan 7.
KITTY INGALLS,
Northville
PAV offers its thanks
To the editor:
The Polish American Veterans and Auxiliary Inc. would
like to thank the following for their help and support for
our annual Christmas food drive for five needy families
in the city of Amsterdam: Five Corner Mobil, Price
Chopper, Walmarts, Nevulis Entertainments, Hannaford,
and the Post 701 Legion.
The club would also like to thank all members that
donated time, helped cooridinate, donations of food and
paper products and delivery personell. Together we make
a difference every year for the families to enjoy the holidays.
Thank you and God bless.
ALICIA SHECKTON,
Amsterdam
DOONESBURY / By Gary Trudeau
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
OPINION
January 4, 2014 / 13
MAIN STREET
A Good Tip
According to a communication received from the
chief of the Amsterdam constabulary, a serious omission has been made in their recording of current events.
The feature of the inaugural ceremonies at the City
Hall Monday morning was, according to John’s opinion, the galloping arrival of the constable with horse
and cutter, a sign on the rear of the conveyance informBy
ing all that this was the beginning of the last roundup.
HUGH
And then, when he had arrived (so the communication
DONLON
continues) he alighted with all the dignity of his important office, tethered the animal to one of the stately pillars of the
municipal mansion, and placed before it a quantity of hay to allow it
to chew contentedly during his absence. (Following the ancient political theory that unless there is something to chew about, there can be
no contentment in official circles.)
A very interesting story, to put it mildly. Why it was passed up, I
haven’t the slightest idea — unless it was a slip, like a million others
on that slippery New Year’s morning. They tell me that the going was
particularly hard on the Church Street hill and that it was never so difficult to get into office (even after being elected.) So I will make
amends by giving due publicity to another important utterance by the
constabulary chief.
“You can tell the boys, too,” he telephoned me yesterday, “that this
daily layout for the upkeep of horses on southern tracks has got to
cease. There are horses right here in town that need the help first.
Charity begins at home, and the sooner these fellows who have been
sowing their wild oats for the benefit of thoroughbreds that couldn’t
even climb Church Street on a slippery day realize this, the better city
this is going to be. And you can tell them, also, that this order goes
until a certain small mortgage on a certain horse in town is cleared.”
FORGOTTEN MEN
For several weeks I have been trying to get hold of the
insurance year book that lists the names of holders of big
policies. Finally one came along and I turned eagerly to the
New York section. Alack and alas. No mention of
Amsterdam. Gloversville, Johnstown, Little Falls — even
Mechanicville has two holders of policies aggregating more
than $100,000. But, no Amsterdam.
How comes this strange omission? Is there no business man
of this city whose policies total at least $50,000? In connection with the long list given, there is a note stressing the fact
that only the names of those willing to co-operate in the
undertaking are published. Perhaps this may explain the
absence of Amsterdamians.
PROSPERITY THERE
There is one part of the world that is not being affected by the
depression according to Abraham Singer, senior member of the
Amsterdam Printing Company, who writes from Jerusalem under
December 14 date. Palestine, the bright spot on the economic map,
was slumbering peacefully in the dull light of its historical importance
until a decade ago when the Zionist movement began. Aside from the
orange growing and wine-producing industries, there was little activity. The traveler there saw the ancient land as a region of scant interest except for its historic landmarks.
But the Palestine of 1933 is far different. The returned traveler finds
that Jewish colonists have caused an awakening and even the venerable Jerusalem seems to have taken a new lease of life. The historic old
city within the walls still dozes, but from outside are heard the sounds
of carpenters’ hammers and masons’ trowels and the changing panorama finds multi-storied buildings rising above the roof tops of the
ancient structures. An example of the progress that is being made, Mr.
Singer writes, is found in the city of Tel Aviv, started 15 years ago and
now grown to about the size of Schenectady. More than 1,000 new
buildings are being erected.
INTERESTING TALK
There are only a few phases of medical practice that can be
grasped by the average layman, but Rotarians yesterday
heard Dr. P.B. Barton in a short — all to short — talk on a
line in which he specializes, extracting foreign objects that
have been swallowed and which have lodged in the windpipe
or food passage. While these cases are not so common in a
community of this size, yet they occur from time to time and
when they do the emergency necessitates prompt action.
Several exhibits, strung together, included safety pins of various sizes, common buttons and bachelor buttons, can keys
and other objects — each of which has an interesting story as
to the whys and wherefores of its being swallowed and the
methods employed in its recovery. Needless to say, the victims have not always been children, although an examination
of the souvenirs gives some idea as to the history of the case.
Strange, isn’t it, that there aren’t more of these happenings?
Some people are very careless, and children — well, there is
no telling what a child is going to swallow.
The survey says ...
Well, folks, it’s the beginning of a
new year in which new things will
be happening. It’s pretty much
impossible to say what lies ahead
but one thing is for sure every day
will be new and different. Since we
are only four days into the New
Year it’s difficult to discuss what
has been happening this past year.
By
So I guess we’ll just have to wait a
MICHAEL
bit and allow the world to spin
LAZAROU
around a few more times before
any discussion takes place. Don’t
worry, folks, as the year moves on I’m sure we
will all have plenty to talk about. There are always
two concerns when it comes to ending one year
and beginning another. The first concern is how
did the past year go? Did you find it to be a good
year or not? The second concern is if 2014 will be
better than 2013 or worse. Stay tuned and fasten
your seat belts the ride is just beginning.
I just happen to come across an end-of-the-year
poll taken recently where it asked a number of
people to rate their own experience in 2013 to be
either positive or negative. The results of this specific survey showed 32 percent claimed 2013 to be
a better year than 2012, while 20 percent say it
was worse. However, 46 percent say the two years
were really about the same. If I were given the
opportunity to participate in this survey most certainly my answer would have been within the 46
percentile. Honestly folks I’m still having difficulty remembering when to put out recyclables let
alone trying to recall the difference between 2012
and 2013. Thank goodness I wasn’t invited to partake in the survey.
What if you were asked to participate in a survey? How might you answer that question? I
would like to offer up my experience of 2013 not
on a national level but rather one of local interest.
In fact I’d like to take it one step further by asking
you to take the challenge. See for yourself if
things have changed for better or worse, richer or
poorer. Before we begin our local survey keep in
mind the idea of a new year as being the beginning
of a fresh start. I like to compare a new year as if
purchasing a new car fresh off the showroom floor.
Can you recall some of those positive feelings
with that new purchase? A new auto has that fresh
smell, shiny tires and a clean look. Of course let’s
not forget that new interior smell. I have to give
the auto industry credit for coming up with such
an addictive odor. Of course as time passes you
begin to notice marks on the upholstery, coffee
stains and that not so nice smell. Eventually you
treat it like any other car you had with less care
and more neglect. Along with neglect comes an
increase in costs for repairs followed by a decision
of whether to keep the car or trade it in for that
fresh new smell.
So let’s begin our survey. If you don’t mind I
would like to set up the survey as if it was a game
HOLD THAT THOUGHT
show. Do you recall the game show “Family Feud”
hosted by Richard Dawson? It was a popular game
show where contestants made up of family members were posed questions which were already
answered by a survey of 100 people. The game
involves two opposing families trying to collect
the most points in each round from a survey consisting of various topics. The “Number One
Answer” would be located on the top of the survey
board signifying the most points. Prior to asking
the contestant a question game show host Richard
Dawson would give a kiss on the cheek to women
contestants. It actually turned out to be his trademark in the show. Next a question would be asked
followed by an answer from the contestant. Mr.
Dawson would then yell out the words “survey
says” and a bell would ring in the answer. Does it
sound like fun?
OK, let’s get ready to play Family Feud. Asking
the question of “How many people residing in the
city of Amsterdam feel upbeat and positive as to
what has happened this past year?” Survey says:
“Many residents are feeling uneasy over some of
the same old issues this past year that will probably come up again this year.” Asking the question,
“Over this past year were there enough changes
made convincing you to stay in this community?”
Survey says: “Many residents are feeling they
have been short changed on changes this past year
making it difficult to work, play and live here.”
Asking the question of, “How much faith did you
have in our city government to operate a budget
over this past year?” Survey says: “Many residents
believed it would take an act from above to fix the
problem along with a wing and a prayer.” Asking
the question of, “How much concern did you have
over the new traffic pattern this past year?” Survey
says: “Many drivers are not concerned over the
new pattern except for those not paying attention
and continuing to park in front of the post office
thinking there is still a mailbox outside.” Asking
the question of, “How much interest did you have
over a mural in a vacant building this past year?”
Survey says: “Many residents showed very little
interest in a mural believing that painting by numbers could be a helpful way in learning about the
budget.”
As for my recollection of 2013, well, please
allow me some time to think before giving you an
answer. OK, smoke is coming out of my ears and
I’m ready to give you my final answer. I have seen
something good happen in 2013 which was the
tearing down of an ugly structure in my neighborhood. Maybe it’s just the beginning of good things
ahead … we hope.
Until next time — hold that thought.
MIKE LAZAROU is an Amsterdam native and a
regular columnist. You may contact him at
[email protected].
14 / January 4, 2014
YOUR WORLD
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
Battling body hate:
Grad student takes on ‘fat-bashing’
By ROBIN ERB
Detroit Free Press
McClatchy-Tribune
Amanda Levitt, 28, a graduate student at Wayne State University, is fighting what she calls “fat bashing,” the negative opinions and treatment of people who are overweight.
Daily Bridge Club
by Frank Stewart
Tribune Media Services
Center in Dearborn, Mich.
There are more accurate ways
to measure health: blood pressure
and cholesterol levels and even
the number of hours we sleep at
night, for example, Oliver said.
Secondly — and this is where
Levitt is concerned the most —
oversimplifying health by body
shape may fuel what some say is
the last acceptable form of discrimination.
Studies suggest heavier job
applicants are more likely than
their thin counterparts to be
passed over for jobs. Fat defendants may be more likely than
thin defendants to be found
guilty. Fat doctors are seen to
have less credibility, according to
some studies.
It’s reinforced in not-so-subtle
ways every day, said Rebecca
Puhl, Rudd Center for Food Policy
& Obesity at Yale University.
Consider some of the most popular shows or movies today, she said.
“We see a very consistent pattern that overweight characters
are … often the butt of jokes
where the thin characters and
even underweight characters are
the ones seen as funny and successful,” she said.
Even doctors — with all their
education and the presumed better
understanding of human nature
because of the broad spectrum of
patients they see — tend to have
less trust that fatter patients will
Top 5 health threats in 2014
By BLYTHE BERNHARD
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The disease detectives at the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention named the top five
global health threats they expect
to tackle in 2014:
1. The emergence and spread
of new microbes
While it’s rare, CDC scientists
do come across new diseases each
year. In 2013, the new Heartland
virus carried by ticks was confirmed in northwest Missouri.
Federal health investigators collected samples in the state after
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Tumblr and other social media. If
America is really getting fatter as
research suggests, she said, it’s
most likely that an obsession with
being thin and a culture of fatshaming leads to yo-yo dieting
and destructive self-hate, she said.
Research suggests Levitt is
tackling something systemic.
First, categorizing people as
healthy only by BMI and jeans
size is misguided, according to
health professionals.
“You can be a thin person and
not be healthy at all, and you can
have all kinds of healthy habits
and not be thin,” said Liz Oliver,
a registered dietician who coaches clients at the Oakwood
Physical Therapy & Wellness
COIN
HOBBY
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DETROIT — The hate mail
comes in batches — some short,
some rambling, and most laced
with words unprintable here.
Go be fat somewhere else, reads
one. You are going to die ugly,
reads another.
Shame on you and your disgusting bodies.
But it’s the other ones — Thank
You, and I thought I was alone,
and You saved my life — that
keep Amanda Levitt going
despite personal attacks (some
refer to her vagina, she notes,
shaking her head) and even death
threats slashing with hate.
All this, because the Wayne
State University grad student and
founder of www.fatbodypolitics.com defends being fat.
No, it’s more than that, she corrected.
Because she defends the right
not to be obsessed with numbers
on the bathroom scale.
She defends anyone who doesn’t fit into the narrow margins
society has prescribed for femininity and health.
And she defends beauty in any
shape and size.
It’s not always an easy sell in a
world where clothing giant
Abercrombie & Fitch has long
refused to carry clothing in larger
sizes because, according to its CEO
in a 2006 interview: “Candidly, we
go after the cool kids.”
And earlier this year, a fitness
enthusiast mom was banned from
Facebook because of what some
called a rant denouncing an ad
suggesting heavy women can be
sexy. Meanwhile, People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals, or
PETA, has come under fire for
trying to encourage vegetarianism by running ads of obese
women or slogans like “Lose the
blubber: Go Vegetarian.”
Levitt, 28, takes to Twitter and
stick to doctor’s orders.
“This is a socially acceptable
form of bias. We see it in all
aspects of our society and reinforced in the media. There’s no
reason to think that doctors would
be immune to that,” she said.
Levitt sees the cruelty nearly
every day on her laptop screen.
Levitt took to her keyboard.
“I don’t think it’s necessarily
that I’m angry. But I think that
people are not used to people
telling you point blank that
you’re wrong,” said Levitt, who
calls her website “an idealistic
diatribe from a fat feminist.”
She scrolled through some of
the more than 2,000 e-mails,
tweets and other “fat-bashing”
messages she has collected over
the years.
“Please do the world a favor
and eat a bullet,” one said. Levitt
has been steeled against such
hate; not everyone is, she said.
“The only way you can react to
that is be sad,” she said.
On a personal level, Levitt
knows the pain that’s involved.
Levitt was a child model, her
pictures appearing in local toy
ads. Pageants meant flights
across the country, dress-up and
time spent with her mom, Cheryl,
whom she calls her best friend.
“I really liked being pretty. … I
was constantly getting positive
reinforcement for being beautiful,” she said.
But adolescence reshapes bodies.
She remembers the names she
was called. They don’t need to be
repeated, she said, shrugging.
“I actually wasn’t that heavy,
but it was West Bloomfield
(Mich.). … Body size is very
contextual to where you live.
Being in a community that’s
mostly white and that is affluent,
the constraints on my body are
distinctly different.”
In sixth grade, she had no context. Just insecurity and hurt.
Sun., Jan. 5th
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two farmers from St. Joseph were
sickened by the virus that carried
a novel genetic profile.
Also last year, CDC helped
public health officials in the
Republic of Georgia identify a
new virus related to smallpox
that infected shepherds there.
2. The globalization of travel
and food supplies
Diseases that were thought to be
eradicated in the U.S. are now
back because of lower vaccination rates and increased international travel. In 2013, measles
cases in the U.S. doubled to 175,
almost all linked to foreign travel.
Disease can spread anywhere in
the world within 24 hours,
Frieden said. The most recent
global pandemic, involving the
H1N1 swine flu, spread to 23
countries within six weeks of
being discovered in Mexico in
2009.
3. The rise of antibiotic-resistant infections
Some bacteria have become
resistant to several types of
antibiotics, making it harder to
fight infectious diseases. Drugresistant infections are particularly dangerous for people with a
compromised immune system,
including those with cancer, kidney failure or organ transplants.
More than 2 million Americans
contract
antibiotic-resistant
infections each year, and 23,000
die, according to the CDC.
Several drug-resistant bacteria,
including forms of gonorrhea,
tuberculosis, salmonella and
strep are considered urgent or
serious threats to public health
because doctors are running out
of drugs to treat these infections.
The overuse of antibiotics is the
main pathway for drug-resistant
infections. About half of antibiotic prescriptions are considered to
be unnecessary.
4. Inadvertent release of
pathogens
The 2009 death of a scientist
who caught the plague in a
University of Chicago lab
alarmed many in the disease
research world. An estimated
three of every 1,000 lab workers
are sickened each year, most
commonly
with
hepatitis,
typhoid fever or tuberculosis,
according to the National
Institutes of Health.
5. Bioterrorism
Some inhaled pathogens such
as anthrax, pneumonic plague or
smallpox are considered potential
weapons in a bioterrorism attack.
St. Louis University is studying a
new plague vaccine at the behest
of federal health officials for
potential use in the military.
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
January 4, 2014 / 15
FOOD
The secret savory side of oatmeal
By Debra D. Bass
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ST. LOUIS — It takes a little
courage the first time you saute
onions with Indian spices and
mix them into your oatmeal, but
the queasy feeling passes. I
promise.
I’ll admit that I wasn’t an
instant convert. It felt like sacrilege. Violating your childhood
treat with veggies and soy sauce
still feels a bit … well, unsavory,
but I’d like to change that. At a
recent dinner, I served a curried
steel-cut oatmeal dish with chicken and mixed peppers, but I waited until everyone applauded the
texture and flavors before I confessed that “oh, by the way …
that’s not quinoa.”
No one complained, but there
was a momentary look of dread
in which you could see them pondering the question of whether to
feel sick.
Suggesting roasted meat, red
peppers and oatmeal to the uninitiated can seem as far-fetched as
recommending spinach on a
PB&J. However, despite its distinct breakfast connotation, oatmeal is just a grain.
Correction: It’s one of the least
expensive whole grain options
you can buy. And now you can
buy bulk because you can use it
sweet or savory. Oatmeal pancakes today, oatmeal jambalaya
the next.
Once you wrap your head and
your tastebuds around the alternatives, you’ll discover that oatmeal just might be the most versatile grain around. Brown rice is
higher in calories and can’t compete with the sweet side of oatmeal; besides it lacks that coldweather comfort appeal.
Barley, bulgar and quinoa
would be the most likely next tier
of rivals, but they are typically
harder to come by and much
more expensive. Not to mention
that these savory menu items just
don’t have much sweet breakfast
cachet.
Oatmeal is a chameleon, especially steel cut, which has more
nutritional value. But any variety
of oatmeal is vaguely sweet, a
great quality for curries and an
added dimension in traditional
savory dishes and stir-frys.
Cook it a little longer and slower and the texture can be an alternative to creamy mashes like
potatoes and other root vegetables. Oatmeal Au Gratin, anyone? How about BroccoliCheddar Oatmeal Risotto?
I know, I know, you’re not convinced.
The Whole Grains Council
describes oats like this: “In the
U.S., most oats are steamed and
flattened to produce ‘old-fashioned’ or regular oats, quick oats
and instant oats. The more oats
are flattened and steamed, the
quicker they cook — and the
softer they become. If you prefer
a chewier, nuttier texture, consider steel-cut oats, also sometimes
called Irish or Scottish oats.
Steel-cut oats consist of the entire
oat kernel (similar in look to a
grain of rice), sliced once or
twice into smaller pieces to help
water penetrate and cook the
grain. Cooked for about 20 minutes: steel-cut oats create a breakfast porridge ...”
Et tu, Whole Grain Council.
1/2 cup chopped red bell
pepper
1/2 cup chopped yellow bell
pepper
1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
1/2 cup sliced green onions
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoons olive oil
1 3/4 cups old-fashioned
rolled oats, uncooked
2 egg whites or 1 egg, lightly beaten
3/4 cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons minced fresh
basil leaves or 2 teaspoons
dried basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
McClatchy-Tribune
The secret savory side of oatmeal will add flavor and texture
when combined with soft-cooked egg.
No matter, I am not deterred.
I’m winning converts by the day
who now pause at the kitchen
cabinet when the oatmeal water is
boiling to wonder soy sauce or
the honey? Cranberries and cinnamon or spinach and minced
garlic?
Heart-healthy, low-calorie, cholesterol-lowering
(typically
gluten-free) oatmeal has always
been so simple and uncomplicated. It was most definitely one of
the first foods I learned to cook,
though my preparation has
evolved.
My first meals were rolled oats
stewed to a yummy sweet mush
in whole milk and sugar with a
pinch of salt. I still crave it just
like that sometimes. But my typical oats today are steel cut and
slow cooked in a mix of almond
milk and water flavored with
pumpkin pie spice, agave syrup
and a dash of salt that’s served
with pecans, coconut, dried fruit
and other toppings. I’ve dedicated a shelf of my refrigerator as a
DIY oatmeal bar.
We’ve got some recipe suggestions here, but I’ll tell you that
you can easily swap oatmeal for
grits, rice and most other grains.
And we’d suggest adding a little
milk (whatever milk choice you
prefer) to enhance the sweet,
creaminess — a great quality for
the shrimp and oatmeal recipe
here. It’s oatmeal; you don’t have
to hide that fact when it can be
such a great addition to the dish.
SOUTHERN SHRIMP
AND OATMEAL
Yield: 8 servings
1 1/2 cups water
1 1/2 cups fat-free, lowsodium chicken broth
3/4 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup steel cut oats
1 cup shredded Colby Jack
cheese
2 tablespoons butter, divided
3/4 teaspoon hot sauce,
divided
1/2 cup cubed or sliced
andouille sausage
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pound large Gulf Shrimp,
peeled and deveined
2 tablespoons Wondra flour
1 cup sliced mushrooms
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons fresh lemon
juice
2 teaspoons chopped fresh
thyme
2 tablespoons chopped
green onion
1/4 cup chopped tomato
1. Bring water, chicken broth
and sea salt to a boil in a medium saucepan; gradually whisk
in oats. Reduce heat, and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cheese, 1 tablespoon butter and 1/4 teaspoon
hot sauce. Keep warm.
2. Cook sausage in hot oil in
a large skillet 5 to 7 minutes or
until crisp. Drain on paper towels, reserving drippings in skillet. Set sausage aside.
3. Toss shrimp with flour.
Saute shrimp in hot drippings 1
minute. Add reserved sausage,
mushrooms, garlic and cook 1
minute. Stir in lemon juice, 1/2
teaspoon hot sauce, thyme,
green onion and tomato, stirring to loosen any browned bits
from bottom of skillet. Remove
from heat and stir in 1 tablespoon butter.
4. Serve shrimp mixture over
hot oatmeal.
Per serving: 230 calories; 12g
fat; 5g saturated fat; 95mg cholesterol; 16g protein; 17g carbohydrate; 0.5g sugar; 2g fiber;
845mg sodium; 145mg calcium.
—Recipe from Bob’s Red Mill
2011 Spar for the Spurtle competition.
THREE PEPPER OAT PILAF
Yield: 6 servings
1. In a 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook peppers, mushrooms,
green onions and garlic in oil
over medium heat, stirring
occasionally, until vegetables
are crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
2. In large bowl, mix oats and
egg whites until oats are evenly
coated. Add oats to vegetable
mixture in skillet.
3. Cook over medium heat,
stirring occasionally, until oats
are dry and separated, about 5
to 6 minutes. Add broth, basil,
salt and pepper. Continue
cooking, stirring occasionally, 2
to 3 minutes or until liquid is
absorbed. Serve immediately.
Per serving: 125 calories; 4g
fat; 0.5g saturated fat; no cholesterol; 4g protein; 19g carbohydrate; 2g sugar; 3g fiber;
325mg sodium; 5mg calcium.
—From the Quaker Oats Co.
SAVORY PORRIDGE WITH
BACON, CHEDDAR, FRESH
TOMATOES, AND CHIVES
Yield: 4 servings
8 slices bacon
1/2 cup whole milk
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup steel-cut oats
1/2 cup shredded sharp
cheddar cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh
chives, plus 1 to 2 tablespoons for garnish
Salt and fresh place pepper
to taste
1 heaping cup grape or
cherry tomatoes, halved
Cayenne pepper sauce
(optional)
1. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook bacon in
batches, turning frequently,
until browned and crisp, about
5 to 8 minutes. Set aside on a
paper towel.
2. While bacon is cooking,
bring milk, water and stock just
to a boil in a medium saucepan
over high heat. Stir in oats and
reduce heat to a simmer. Cook,
stirring regularly, for 25 to 30
minutes, until liquid is absorbed
and oats are tender and
cooked through. Stir in cheddar, chives, salt and pepper
and taste for seasoning. Just
before serving, crumble bacon
and stir into oatmeal. Top with
cherry tomatoes and extra
chives and serve cayenne pepper sauce on the side.
Per serving: 250 calories; 13g
fat; 6g saturated fat; 30mg cholesterol; 14g protein; 20g carbohydrate; 4g sugar; 2.5g fiber;
450mg sodium; 155mg calcium.
—From Shape Magazine
SAVORY OATMEAL AND
SOFT-COOKED EGG
Yield: 1 serving
1 cup water or chicken
broth
1/2 cup quick-cooking
rolled oats
Coarse salt and ground
pepper
Nonstick cooking spray
1 large egg
2 tablespoons shredded
sharp cheddar
1 tablespoon thinly sliced
scallions
2 slices of cooked bacon
(optional)
1. In a small saucepan, bring
1 cup water (or chicken broth)
to a boil. Add oats and pinch of
salt; stir, reduce heat, and simmer until tender, about 5 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, heat a small
nonstick pan over medium.
Coat lightly with cooking spray.
Add egg and cook until white is
set and yolk is still runny, about
3 minutes. Season egg to taste
with salt and pepper. Serve
oatmeal in a bowl topped with
cheese, egg, scallions and
bacon (if using).
Per serving: 295 calories; 12g
fat; 4.5g saturated fat; 200mg
cholesterol; 16g protein; 30g
carbohydrate; 2g sugar; 5g
fiber; 170mg sodium; 170mg
calcium.
—From Martha Stewart Living
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POLITICS
Let the games begin
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
2016 presidential hopefuls are already getting busy
By CALVIN WOODWARD
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Hillary
Clinton as couch potato didn’t
last long. Was anyone surprised?
While she was getting back in
the game, others who might run
for president were in motion, too.
Republican Gov. Chris Christie
socked away a big re-election
victory in New Jersey and scored
a prime position in his party to
raise money and make friends.
Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis.,
plugged a gaping hole in his
resume with a new book.
Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin
rode to the rescue as Republican
broker of a December budget
deal that avoided a repeat of the
fall government shutdown.
Vice President Joe Biden
popped up in so many places,
with his hand in so much, it
might be fair to wonder if there’s
more than one of him.
For the more than a dozen likely and just-maybe 2016 presidential contenders, it’s been a busy
year laying the groundwork for a
potential campaign even as they
continue to deny, though with
less oomph than before, that they
are doing any such thing.
The election is almost three
years away, for goodness sake.
But time flies when you have so
much prep, positioning and auditioning to do.
It’s a tricky balance, getting in
people’s faces so they get to
know you but don’t get sick of
you.
Might Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas,
peak too soon with his firebrand
politicking and relentless networking?
That’s not a risk faced by Gov.
Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y. He’s
been blowing off almost everything a potential candidate is supposed to be doing at this point.
Other than governing his state,
Cuomo is doing little more than
sitting back and being his sexy
self. Anointed sexiest 55-year-old
by People magazine, he set aside
his distaste for national TV long
enough to rub it in with his brother, Chris, a CNN host. But he
called in instead of appearing.
Here is a look at how these
potential 2016 presidential candidates are progressing on a big todo list as they head into an even
more demanding political year:
Clinton, Biden, Cuomo and
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley
for the Democrats; former
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Christie,
Cruz, Louisiana Gov. Bobby
Jindal, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul,
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Florida
Sen. Marco Rubio, Ryan, former
Pennsylvania
Sen.
Rick
Santorum, and Walker for the
Republicans.
NON-DENIAL
DENIAL:
Cagey words that cloak presidential ambitions, none too
convincingly.
DEMOCRATS
Biden: “Oh, we’ll talk about
that.” In November 2013, when
asked about running.
Clinton: “I’m not in any hurry.
I think it’s a serious decision, not
to be made lightly, but it’s also
not one that has to be made
soon.”
Cuomo: Concerning a presidential poll suggesting New
Yorkers prefer Christie to him:
“It said Chris Christie has better
numbers for president than I do.
Yeah, because he’s running for
president, and I am not.”
O’Malley: “By the end of this
year (2013), we’re on course to
have a body of work that lays the
framework of the candidacy for
2016.”
REPUBLICANS
Bush: “There’s a time to make
a decision. You shouldn’t make it
too early, you shouldn’t make it
too late. There’s a time. There’s a
window. And this is not the time
for me. This is the time to show a
little self-restraint.”
Christie: “I am not going to
declare tonight ... that I am or I’m
not running for president. I won’t
make those decisions until I have
to.” — October 2013.
Cruz: “My focus is entirely on
the U.S. Senate.” His standard
disclaimer.
Jindal: “I don’t know what I’m
going to be doing in 2016.”
Paul: Americans want “for
example, someone like myself”
in 2016 if he chooses to run.
Perry: “Second chances are
what America has always been
about” — referring to his ill-fated
2012 campaign and chances he’ll
try again.
Rubio: “I told people I haven’t
even thought about that. That’s a
decision far in the future.”
Ryan: “If I’m going to do a job
as chairman of the Budget
Committee, as a leader of my
party, I cannot let my mind be
clouded with personal ambition.
I’m going to make those decisions later.”
Santorum: “A year from now,
I’ll have to make that decision,”
he said in November. Is he open
to running? “Sure.”
Walker: “Right now, my calling is to be the governor. ... I
don’t rule anything out.”
WRITE A BOOK: The perfect stage-setter for a campaign
season, just ask Barack Obama
(”The Audacity of Hope,” 2006;
“Dreams from My Father,”
2004)
DEMOCRATS
Biden: No, not since 2007.
Cuomo: Yes, coming in 2014.
Clinton: Yes, coming in 2014.
O’Malley: No.
REPUBLICANS
Bush: Yes, on immigration.
Christie: No.
Cruz: No.
Jindal: No, not since 2010.
Paul: “Government Bullies:
How Everyday Americans Are
Being Harassed, Abused, and
Imprisoned by the Feds,” in
2012; “The Tea Party Goes to
Washington,” 2011.
Perry: Not since 2010.
Rubio: Yes, coming in late
2014 from the publisher of his
2012 memoir, “An American
Son.”
Santorum: Yes, coming in
2014,
“Blue
Collar
Conservatives.”
Ryan: Yes, recently announced
and coming in 2014.
Walker: Yes, “Unintimidated:
A Governor’s Story and a
Nation’s Challenge,” came out in
the fall.
GO TO IOWA: Its caucuses
are the opening act of the nomination contest.
DEMOCRATS
Biden: Yes, spoke at Sen. Tom
Harkin’s fall 2013 steak-fry
fundraiser. Raised money for
Iowa congressional candidate
Jim Mowrer.
Clinton: No, avoiding big primary/caucus states.
Cuomo: No.
O’Malley: Yes, in 2012, when
he headlined Iowa Sen. Tom
Harkin’s annual steak fry, a muststop for many Democrats seeking
to compete in the leadoff caucuses.
REPUBLICANS
Bush: Yes, in 2012.
Christie: Yes, in 2012.
Cruz: Yes, three times in three
months in 2013.
Jindal: Yes, summer 2013 visit,
then flew with Iowa governor to
governors association meeting in
Milwaukee. In Iowa seven times
in 2012.
Paul: Yes, three times in spring
and summer 2013.
Perry: Yes, returned in
November 2013 for first time
since 2012 campaign. (due again
in Dec)
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Rubio: Yes, in 2012 just days
after the election. A new wave of
visits to early voting states
expected.
Ryan: Yes, keynote speaker at
governor’s annual birthday
fundraiser in November, in first
visit since 2012 campaign.
Santorum: Yes, August 2013
speech to conservative Christians
in state where he won the 2012
caucuses. Screened his new
Christmas movie in Iowa in
November.
Walker: Yes, May fundraiser.
GO TO NEW HAMPSHIRE:
Nation’s first primary comes
after Iowa and is just as important.
DEMOCRATS
Biden: Yes, in 2012 campaign.
Canceled planned 2013 fundraiser for state’s Democratic governor because of son’s health scare.
Clinton: No.
Cuomo: No.
O’Malley: Yes, spoke at
Democratic Party dinner in
November. Also spoke at 2012
convention of New Hampshire
Democrats.
REPUBLICANS:
Bush: No.
CHRISTIE: Yes, three times in
2012.
Cruz: Yes, GOP fundraiser in
August.
Jindal: Yes, headlined state
GOP fundraiser in May 2013,
visited twice in 2012.
Paul: Yes, headlined state GOP
fundraiser in May.
Perry: No.
Rubio: Yes, multiple times in
2012.
Ryan: Yes, in 2012. Canceled
October 2013 visit because of
government shutdown.
Santorum: No.
Walker: Yes, headlined a GOP
state convention in October 2013,
keynote at state party convention
in September 2012.
DON’T FORGET SOUTH
CAROLINA: First Southern
primary and big in its own
right.
DEMOCRATS
Biden: Yes, headlined annual
fundraising dinner in May 2013
for state party, appeared at Rep.
James Clyburn’s annual fish fry,
Easter weekend vacation on
Kiawah Island.
Clinton: No.
Cuomo: No.
O’Malley: Yes, April speech to
party activists.
REPUBLICANS
Bush: Yes, 2012 speech.
Christie: Yes, helped Mitt
Romney raise money in 2012.
Cruz: Yes, “Pastors and Pews”
event in November 2013, cultivating relationship with religious
conservatives. Also visited in
May, speaking to annual state
GOP dinner.
Jindal: Yes, August fundraiser
for governor.
Paul: Yes, Yes, foreign policy
speech at the The Citadel military
college and small GOP fundraiser
in Charleston in November 2013
visit; headlined several fundraisers earlier in year.
Perry: Yes, two-day visit in
December 2013, addressed state
GOP. In August, raised money for
re-election campaign of Gov.
Nikki Haley
Rubio: Yes, headlined 2012
Silver Elephant dinner.
Ryan: Yes, in 2012 campaign.
Santorum: Yes. Campaigned in
April 2013 for Curtis Bostic in
GOP House runoff race.
Walker: Yes, attended August
fundraiser for Haley, who came
to Wisconsin to campaign for him
in 2012 recall vote.
GO ABROAD: Helps to give
neophytes foreign policy cred,
and Israel is a touchstone for
U.S. politicians.
DEMOCRATS
Biden: Yes, globe-trotter, to
nearly a dozen countries in
Obama’s second term including
December 2013 visits to China,
Japan and South Korea.
Clinton: Another globe-trotter,
nearly 1 million miles as secretary of state. Limited overseas
travel in 2013: honorary degree at
St. Andrews University in
Scotland in September; trip to
London in October for a diplomacy award and a fundraising concert for the family’s foundation.
Canadian speech.
Cuomo: Not much lately. Israel
twice in 2002.
O’Malley: Yes. Israel in 2013
this year for a second time. Also
Denmark, Ireland, France, Brazil
and El Salvador in 2013. Asia in
2011, Iraq in 2010.
REPUBLICANS
Bush: Yes, several overseas
trips a year. Three times to Israel
since 1980s.
Christie: Yes, Israel and Jordan
in 2012.
Cruz: Yes, first visit to Israel in
December 2012, again in January
2013 as part of Senate
Republican delegation that traveled to Afghanistan, too.
Jindal: Canadian speech to oil
industry in August 2013, not
overseas as governor.
Paul: Yes, Israel and Jordan in
January.
Perry: Yes, recently back from
Israel, latest of several trips there.
Stopped in London to see British
officials and financial leaders.
Rubio: Yes, Israel and Jordan
in February 2013, also Israel after
2010 Senate election. Britain in
December.
Ryan: Yes, Middle East during
congressional career; visited
troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Santorum: Scant foreign travel
while in the Senate drew notice in
2012 GOP campaign.
Walker: Yes, China in April.
Not been to Israel.
MEET THE MONEY: To
know donors now is to tap them
later.
DEMOCRATS
Biden: Yes, schmoozes party
contributors at private receptions,
helping Democratic campaign
committees raise money from
big-dollar donors before 2014
midterms.
Clinton: Yes, can tap deep can
tap deep well of Dem and activist
money. Bundlers such as
Hollywood moguls Jeffrey
Katzenberg and Haim Saban
have signaled support. Worked
fundraising circuit to help Terry
McAuliffe’s campaign for governor in Virginia and Bill de
Blasio’s mayoral bid in New
York City.
Cuomo: Flush coffers for 2014
governor’s race.
O’Malley: Yes, as finance
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from page 16
chairman for Democratic
Governors Association in 2014
midterm campaign, and as one of
the party’s top fundraisers.
REPUBLICANS
Bush: Yes, party this summer
for his book at home of Woody
Johnson, owner of New York Jets
and leading Republican bundler.
Christie: Yes, now chairman of
Republican
Governors
Association, which means regular access to GOP’s top national
donors. This follows aggressive
2013 national fundraising tour
for his governor’s race.
Cruz: Yes, visited major donors
in New York City in November
2013 and met with Donald
Trump. Building donor lists from
the more than 1.5 million people
who signed the online petition
“Don’tFundObamaCare.”
Jindal: Yes, met leading GOP
donors in New York City. Among
prospective candidates who visited Iowa GOP donor Bruce
Rastetter’s farm in August 2013
for annual fundraiser for the governor.
Paul: Yes, attended Romney’s
Utah retreat with major party
donors, met GOP donors in New
York City.
Perry: Yes, has proven an
effective fundraiser as America’s
longest-sitting governor, both
from grassroots activists and
mainstream Republicans. Has led
many job-poaching missions in
big states with Democratic governors and met privately during
those trips with donors in
California and New York.
Rubio: Yes, met major GOP
donors in New York City, attended Washington meeting with
Romney bundlers.
Ryan: Yes, attended Romney’s
Utah retreat with major party
donors, has 2012 campaign
money connections.
Santorum: 2012 shoestring
campaign was largely fueled by a
super political action committee
to which Republican donor
Foster Friess gave more than $2
million.
Walker: Yes, headlined 2013
fundraisers in New York and
Connecticut.
NETWORK LIKE MAD:
Taking their case to ideologues,
activists and party heavyweights who hold great sway in
nomination race.
DEMOCRATS
Biden: Yes, vigorously with
Dems and activists. Keynote
speeches at annual state
Democratic Party dinners across
country. Campaigned for new
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe,
new Massachusetts Sen. Ed
Markey.
Clinton: Steady presence now
on speaking circuit, delivering
paid speeches to industry groups
and conferences and appearing
before a number of groups with
ties to the Democratic coalition.
Cuomo: Very little on the radar.
Skipped national governors
meeting in August.
O’Malley: Yes, vigorously, and
big splash at national governors
meeting.
REPUBLICANS:
Bush: Yes, with conservative
activists, education leaders.
Christie: Yes, vigorous outreach now as the new Republican
Governors Association chairman.
Cruz:
Addressed
2012
Republican National Convention
before he was even elected to the
Senate; landed coveted slot as
keynote speaker at Conservative
Political Action Conference in
March. Persistently courts religious and economic conservatives; campaigned for Virginia
tea party-backed gubernatorial
hopeful Ken Cuccinelli in
Richmond in October 2013.
Jindal: Yes, plenty of conservative courtship. Campaigned for
GOP in 2013 Virginia governor’s
race. Speeches to Republican and
conservative groups in Michigan,
Oklahoma, Tennessee, New
York, Alabama and Indiana in the
fall about Justice Department
lawsuit against Louisiana’s
school
voucher
program.
December speech in Philadelphia
about energy policy.
Paul: Yes, plenty. Campaigned
in fall 2013 for GOP candidates
in Virginia governor’s race and
New Jersey U.S. Senate election.
Met Michigan Republicans in
September.
Conservative
activists, tech leaders, Reagan
Presidential Library speech.
Perry: Conservative Political
Action Conference, March 2013,
and its regional meeting in St.
Louis in September. RedState
Gathering in New Orleans in
August; job-pitching tour in various states helps make connections.
Rubio: Yes, conservative and
party activists, focused lately on
repairing tea party relationships
strained over immigration.
Campaigned for Republican in
Virginia governor’s race. Spent
more than $200,000 in early
December 2013 from PAC to
help Arkansas Senate candidate
Rep. Tom Cotton.
Ryan: Yes, prime networker as
2012 vice presidential candidate.
Helping fellow House members
raise money.
Santorum: His Christianthemed film company is his calling card. Previewed “The
Christmas Candle” for conservative religious leaders at Values
Voter conference in Washington,
and screens it for other likeminded groups.
Walker: Campaigned for GOP
in Virginia governor’s race.
Spoke to Michigan Republican
Leadership Conference on
Mackinac Island in September
2013. Belle of the ball as host of
the
National
Governors
Association summer meeting in
Milwaukee.
Conservative
Political Action Conference,
Aspen Institute.
HOG THE TV: Achieving
national recognition by sermonizing on the Sunday news
shows, or going for soft questions and easy laughs on latenight TV.
DEMOCRATS
Biden: No, not lately.
Clinton: No
Cuomo: No. Prefers radio.
O’Malley: Sparred with Perry
over job creation and health care
on CNN’s “Crossfire” in
September 2013. Not much on
the Sunday shows since 2012
campaign, when he appeared frequently.
REPUBLICANS
Bush: Blanketed the five
Sunday shows one day in March
2013 to plug his book on immigration, a few appearances other
times.
Christie: Yes, late-night TV
circuit, playing for laughs. Four
Sunday news shows in one day
after his 2013 re-election.
Cruz: Yes, half dozen Sunday
news show invites since August
alone. “The Tonight Show with
Jay Leno” in November 2013.
Appears on Fox News almost
every week, sometimes multiple
times; frequent guest on CNN.
Jindal: No, only a couple of
Sunday news show appearances
since 2012 election.
Paul: Leader of the chattering
pack with more than a dozen
Sunday talk show appearances
since 2012 election. Frequent
guest on news networks, especially Fox.
Perry: Might be picking up
pace. Only a few Sunday talk
show appearances since the election. Debated Obama’s health
care law with O’Malley on
Crossfire” in September.
Rubio: Yes. Blanketed all five
Sunday news shows one day in
April 2013, before he dropped
the subject of immigration, and
several other appearances since.
Frequent guest on news networks.
Ryan: A half-dozen Sunday
news show appearances since
2012 election. Occasional guest
on network news.
Santorum: Yes, plugging
Christmas movie, on “The
Colbert Report,” Fox News,
MSNBC and more. Radio, too.
Teamed up with Democrat
Howard Dean as sparring partners for debates on the air and
with audiences.
Walker: Half dozen Sunday
news show appearances since
2012 election. “Crossfire” debate
with Delaware Gov. Jack
Markell, former Montana Gov.
Brian Schweitzer and former
House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
Also, Piers Morgan, Lou Dobbs,
more appearances.
GET WITH IT ON SOCIAL
MEDIA: A must for spreading
ideas, poking competitors, raising money, organizing events
and showing a personal side,
though often a very canned version.
DEMOCRATS
Biden: Not active on Facebook,
occasional contributor to his
office’s vigorous Twitter account.
Clinton: Nearly 1 million followers on Twitter, her preferred
social media outlet.
Cuomo: Few if any personal
tweets; Facebook also generated
primarily by staff.
O’Malley: On Twitter, standard
governor’s fare but promotes rare
appearances by his Celtic rock
band, O’Malley’s March, for
which he sings and plays guitar,
banjo and tin whistle. On
Facebook, his PAC-generated
page is more active than official
governor’s account.
REPUBLICANS:
Bush: Tweets and posts many
Wall Street Journal stories, education thoughts and some Bush
family doings.
Christie: More engaged in
Twitter (”It was great to be able
to visit with the owners of Rossi’s
Rent-A-Rama in Ortley today.”)
than Facebook.
Cruz: Active on Facebook and
Twitter, poses with a hunting rifle
on his campaign accounts and in
the usual suit and tie with flag
backdrop on his Senate accounts.
Much content is pumped out by
staff.
Jindal: Active on Twitter and
on Facebook, where he lists
among favorite books, “John
Henry Newman: A Biography,”
about recently canonized British
cardinal and sage. Also favors
James Bond movies.
Paul: Aggressive. Bragged on
Twitter in June that he’d attracted
more than 1 million likes for his
Facebook page, where he lists his
own books as his favorites.
Perry: Active. One popular
tweet was accidental — from his
pocket, he said — and consisted
of “I.” Followers jumped in to
complete his sentence. One
offered: “I ... really like
Obamacare.” (He doesn’t.)
Facebook appears staff-generated. Calls himself a presidential
candidate, apparently a leftover
from last campaign.
Rubio: Aggressive, with large
followings, appears to make personal use of Twitter more than
staff-generated Facebook. Takes
lots of shots at the health law. On
Facebook, lists “Pulp Fiction”
movie and “The Tudors” historical
fiction TV series among favorites.
Ryan: King of Facebook
among potential rivals in both
parties, with nearly 4.9 million
likes. Seeks $10 donations for
“Team Ryan” bumper stickers for
his PAC and kisses a fish. Posts
photo of Obama with his feet up
on
Oval
Office
desk.
Commanding
presence
on
Twitter, too, via an account associated with his PAC and another
as congressman.
Santorum: Active on Twitter
and Facebook, where he relentlessly plugs his new movie, gives
away tickets and goes after the
health law.
Walker: Posts vigorously on
Facebook and on his Twitter
accounts. “Wow is it cold out.”
Many exclamation points. “Glad
USDA is keeping cranberries on
school menus. I drink several
bottles of cranberry juice each
day!” Promotes policy achievements and his TV appearances,
reflects on sports, pokes Obama.
ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING: For voters who want
to support doers, not just talkers.
DEMOCRATS:
Biden: Point man on gun control, which failed. Lots on foreign
policy. Negotiated fiscal cliff
deal. December 2013 trip to Asia
put him front and center in
regional dispute over China’s
new air defense zone.
Clinton: Record as secretary of
state, senator and first lady.
Cuomo: Pushed New York’s
legalization of gay marriage, first
gun-control law after Newtown,
Conn.,
school
massacre.
Minimum wage boost, on-time
budgets, teacher standards.
O’Malley: : Toughened gun
laws, repealed death penalty, saw
voters approve gay marriage after
he got behind legislation to
approve it, set up a framework to
develop offshore wind power.
REPUBLICANS:
Bush: As Florida governor,
revamped state educational system, cut taxes, managed state
through hurricanes.
Cruz: Leading force in dispute
that partly shut the government,
21-hour Senate speech against
Obama’s health law. Texas’
longest-serving solicitor general
argued before U.S. Supreme
Court nine times.
Christie: Won November 2013
re-election, becoming first
Republican to earn more than 50
percent of New Jersey vote in a
quarter century. Led state’s
response to Superstorm Sandy.
Agreed to expand state’s
Medicaid program under the new
health law while some other
Republican governors have
refused to do so. Vetoed a bill that
would have sanctioned gay marriage, but declined to appeal a
court ruling that legalized it.
Jindal: Privatized much of
Louisiana’s Medicaid program,
shrank public hospital system,
signed statewide voucher program that covers private school
tuition for certain students.
Signed abortion restrictions,
fought liberalization of adoption
law, making it impossible for gay
couples to adopt jointly.
Hurricane and Gulf oil spill disaster response.
Paul: One-man, nearly 13-hour
Senate filibuster to protest drone
policy put him at forefront of
civil liberties debate.
Perry: “Texas Miracle” job-creation boom has seen state create a
third of the net new jobs nationwide over last decade, although
Texas has disproportionately high
percentage of hourly workers
earning minimum wage or less.
Helped muscle through new abortion restrictions.
Rubio: Broker of Senate immigration overhaul, though he’s
gone quiet on the issue. Early
leader of effort to link financing
of health care law to government
shutdown. Working with antiabortion groups on Senate version of bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks.
Ryan: Negotiated December
2013 bipartisan budget deal that
scaled back across-the-board
spending cuts, drawing contrast
with potential rivals who opposed
it. Budget-hawk record to be
judged on. Emerging as influential moderate on immigration.
Santorum: Making Christianthemed, family-friendly movies
at the moment; record from
Senate days.
Walker: Curbs on public service unions became national flashpoint, but he won the effort —
and the recall election that followed. Court decision pending on
a challenge to a key provision of
that law.
18 / January 4, 2014
LOCAL
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
CHURCH SERVICES
Amsterdam
JUBILEE FELLOWSHIP
The Rev. Harlow Gordon
349 Forest Ave. 441-7541
Worship services 10 a.m. Sunday. Bible
study 7 p.m. Wednesdays.
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
The Rev. James McLeod Jr.
25 Church St. 842-5455
[email protected]
Sunday — 9:30 a.m. worship celebration
with the Rev. Jamie McLeod Jr. Kids Own
Worship and child care. The Way Cafe following worship.
Monday — 8:30 p.m., AA meets in sanctuary.
ST. ANN’S EPISCOPAL
The Rev. Neal P. Longe
37 Division St.
saintannsamsterdam.org
Saturday (today) — 9 a.m., Men’s
Prayer Breakfast
Sunday — 8 a.m., celebration of Holy
Eucharist from the Book of Common
Prayer with the Rev. Neal P. Longe,
Rector, presiding. 9 a.m., confessions. 9
a.m., fellowship hour in the Parish Hall.
9:30 a.m., children’s chapel. 9:30 a.m., a
second celebration of Holy Eucharist with
the Rev. Longe and music provided by
organist Adrian Catucci. 11 a.m., fellowship hour in the Parish Hall.
Monday — 10:15 a.m., Prayer Table.
11:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist, the Epiphany
Tuesday —Noon, Al- Anon
Wednesday — 10 a.m., Bible Study.
11:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist. 6 p.m., Boy
Scouts. 6:30 p.m., Girl Scouts
Thursday — 6 p.m., Bible Study
Friday, — Parish Offices Closed. Noon,
Al-Anon.
Saturday, Jan. 11 — 9 a.m., School of
Healing Prayer
THE TIME FOR TRUTH MINISTRY
The Rev. Raymond Barnett
46 Market St. 843-2121
[email protected]
Sunday — 10 a.m., Worship Service.
Sermon by the Rev. Barnett. The first
Sunday of every month is Fellowship
Dinner, our next dinner is Jan. 5.
Wednesday — 7 p.m. Bible study.
Course study is a survey of the new testament. 7 p.m., youth and children’s ministry.
TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
The Rev. William Hodgetts Jr.
42 Guy Park Ave., 842-6691
[email protected]
The Second Sunday of Christmas. The
Trinity Lutheran Sunday School will begin
with devotions at 9 a.m. All children ages
3 through 12th grade are invited. The
Adult Bible Study Class starts at 9 a.m.
The Rev. William Hodgetts Jr. will celebrate the Holy Eucharist at 10:30 a.m.
Assisting deacon is Gail Markert. Jeffrey
Lanfear will read the scripture lessons.
The service will include a “Young People’s
Time” with Pastor William. The Coffee
Hour will follow the worship service. 12:30
p.m., Mass in Spanish. The Comfort Zone
Ministry is asking for the donation of warm
knitted hats and scarves in addition to the
in urgently needed items of bar soap,
bathroom tissue, facial tissue and paper
towels. Monetary contributions to this project are welcome. The next Comfort Zone
Ministry Distribution will be Tuesday, Jan.
28, at 6:40 p.m.
Tuesday — 10 a.m., Christian Service
Circle.
Wednesday — 10 a.m., Kaffee Klatsch
Group meets.
Friday — 9:15 to 11:30 a.m., Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Saturday, Jan. 11 — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
baby shower.
FAMILY BIBLE
The Rev. Dennis Burke
449 Thayer Road 842-1700
[email protected]
Sunday — 10 a.m. Sunday school for all
ages; 11 a.m. worship. Nursery and junior
church available.
Wednesday — 7 p.m. praise and prayer.
Thursday — 6 a.m. morning prayer. 6
p.m. worship team practice.
FIRST BAPTIST
479 Guy Park Ave.
843-3517
Sunday — 10 a.m. Worship Service with
the Rev. Kennith Warfield. Message:
Philippians 1: 3-11, “Our Prayers Show
How Thankful We Are.” Children’s Church.
Nursey available. Coffee Fellowship hosted by Shahna Bottisti and family. Greeter:
Robert Curtiss.
Wednesday — 5:30 p.m., Choir practice.
ST. LUKE’S
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
The Rev. Dr. John Califano
24 Pine St.
843-2401/[email protected]
Sunday — 10 a.m., the Rev. John A.
Califano will lead the congregation in the
observance of the Second Sunday of
Christmas (Epiphany), including Holy
Communion. Acolyte / Crucifer: Sabrina
Springer, Nick Yesse; Altar Care: Mildred
Hitchcock, Karen Lasher; Communion
Assistants: Cathy Harrison, Donna
Tambasco; Greeter: Annajane Rector;
Musician: Christine Suhr; Reader:
Marlene Pingitore; Usher: Roger Moran;
Worship Assistant: Jo Van O’Linda.
Tuesday — AMEN soup kitchen will be
closed until Jan. 14 due to renovations.
Wednesday — 6 p.m., Choir Rehearsal.
Thursday — 9:15 a.m., The Knit Wits
'will meet in the Conrad Room.
Annual Committee Reports are due in
the office by Jan. 5 so that they can be
included in the annual congregational
booklet.
Sunday, Jan. 19 — St. Luke’s Annual
Congregational meeting will be held (snow
date Jan. 26) immediately following the
worship service. A luncheon will be provided.
UNITED METHODIST
The Rev. Greg DeSalvatore
347 Golf Course Road
Sunday — 8:45 a.m., Choir Rehearsal.
10 a.m., worship and church school for
the Second Sunday after Christmas Day
will be led by the Rev. Greg DeSalvatore.
Scripture will be John 1:1-18 with a message for all in this new year. The choir will
sing “As With Gladness Men of Old” and
“This Little Light of Mine.” Lay Reader is
Jessica Adamkoski.
Wednesday — 7 p.m., Leadership
Council
Saturday, Jan. 11 — 7 a.m. men’s breakfast.
THE PARISH OF ST. JOSEPH,
ST. MICHAEL,
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL
The Rev. Lawrence J. Decker
39 St. John St.
Saturday— 3 p.m., Sacrament of
Reconciliation; 4 p.m., Vigil Mass.
Sunday — Mass 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday — Friday Daily Masses 8 a.m.
Tuesday after Daily Mass: Miraculous
Medal Devotions.
First Friday (October-June) Eucharistic
Adoration 3 p.m., Devotions and
Benediction 7 p.m.
ST. MARY’S
ROMAN CATHOLIC
The Rev. John Medwid
156 E. Main St.
Saturday — 8 a.m. communion service.
3 to 3:45 p.m., Reconciliation. 4 p.m., Vigil
Mass.
Sunday masses 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 12:15
p.m. (Spanish Mass).
Daily masses Monday — Thursday 6:45
a.m.
Tuesday — Christmas Eve 4 p.m.,
Mass. 6:30 p.m., Mass (Spanish). 10
p.m., Midnight mass.
Wednesday — 9 a.m. New Year’s Day.
Mass (Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God).
Friday — 6:45 a.m. Communion service.
ST. STANISLAUS
ROMAN CATHOLIC
The Rev. O. Robert DeMartinis
73 Reid St.
Michael Ryba, pastoral associate
Saturday (today) — 3 p.m., Confessions.
3:30 p.m., Recitation of the rosary. 4 p.m.,
Vigil mass for the Epiphany of the Lord
with readings from Isaiah 60:1-6;
Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 and Matthew 2:112.
Sunday — 7:30 a.m., Recitation of the
rosary. 8 a.m., Mass for the Epiphany of
the Lord with readings from Isaiah 60:1-6;
Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 and Matthew 2:1-12.
9:30 a.m., Recitation of the rosary. 10 a.m.,
Mass for the Epiphany of the Lord with
readings from Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians
3:2-3a, 5-6 and Matthew 2:1-12.
Monday — 8:30 a.m., Recitation of the
rosary in chapel.
Tuesday — 8:30 a.m., Recitation of the
rosary in chapel.
Wednesday — 8:30 a.m., Recitation of
the rosary in chapel.
Thursday — 8:30 a.m., Recitation of the
rosary in chapel. 9 a.m., Seniors meet in
church hall.
Friday — 8:30 a.m., Recitation of the
rosary in chapel.
Sunday, Jan. 19 — The annual rosary
society Christmas party at the Raindancer.
Reservations must be made before Jan.
13. Call 842-4747 or 399-6258.
Parish Note: If Amsterdam city schools
are closed or delayed, due to the weather,
daily mass at St. Stanislaus or St.
Stephen’s will be canceled.
ST. NICHOLAS UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC
The Rev. Marian Kostyk
24 Pulaski St., 842-8731
Sunday — 9 a.m., liturgy in Ukrainian
and English.
COVENANT ORTHODOX
PRESBYTERIAN
The Rev. Timothy Gregson
9 Trinity Place, 842-5301
Sunday — 9:25 a.m., worship.
CALVARY ASSEMBLY OF GOD
The Rev. Siegfried Ignecia
200 E. Main St., 842-1261
Week of Prayer — Sunday through
Saturday (Jan. 11), evening prayer from 6
to 7 p.m., with the exception of
Wednesday, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday (today) — 9 to 11 a.m., Food
Pantry.
Sunday — 10 a.m., Worship with the Rev.
Bill Kenna. Nursery available for infants
through 2 years old; Toddlers for 3 to 5
year olds and Children’s Church for
Kindergarten through 6th grade.
Wednesday — 7 to 8:30 p.m., evening
prayer, Uprising Youth, Kids RIOT
Ministry, Pre-K, and Nursery.
STEP OF FAITH CHURCH
The Rev. Clyde Clymer
54 Van Derveer St.
www.stepoffaith.com
Sunday — 10:30 a.m., the service
begins with praise and worship in music,
then a message by Pastor Clyde Clymer.
LORD OF THE HARVEST
The Rev. Mike Arbige
Riverfront Center 577-0339
www.lordoftheharvestchurch.com
Sunday worship 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday prayer meeting 6 p.m.; Bible
study 7 p.m.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
The Rev. Roman Kozlov
379 Division St.
Worship 11 a.m. Saturday; Sabbath
school 10 a.m.
Please see CHURCHES, Page 19
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FUNERAL HOME
200 Church St. Amsterdam, NY
843-2550
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4551 State Hwy 30, Amsterdam
518-843-1660
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4447 State Hwy 30 Amsterdam
843-5702 www.mangino.com
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FRANK’S AUTO SERVICE
(Heavy Duty Wrecker & Flatbed Service)
24 Hrs. A Day, 7 Days A Week
843-2391
185 West Main St., Amsterdam, NY
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let the earth be glad; let the sea
roar, and the fulness thereof”
Psalm 96:11
BETZ, ROSSI, BELLINGER & STEWART FAMILY FUNERAL HOMES, INC.
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Churches
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Ames
AMES-SPROUT BROOK
UNITED METHODIST
The Rev. Campbell Laker 673-2265
Sunday worship, 9:30 a.m.; Communion
second Sunday; vespers last Sunday, 7
p.m.
Auriesville
SHRINE OF OUR LADY
OF MARTYRS
136 Shrine Road, Fultonville
853-3033 / fax 853-3051
[email protected] /
www.martyrshrine.org
The Shrine grounds and Coliseum are
open weather permitting. The 129th
Shrine Season for 2014 will begin on
Sunday, May 4, with the 11 a.m. Mass
being offered. Daily Masses at 11 a.m.
and 4 p.m. will start on May 5. The 129th
Shrine Season runs till Oct. 21 ending
with the St. Kateri Mass at 11 a.m. The
Shrine office remains open year-round, for
more information please call: 853-3033,
ext. 20, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to
3 p.m.
Canajoharie
GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL
The Rev. Virginia Ogden
26 Moyer St. 673-3440
Sunday worship 9:30 a.m.
ST. JOHN’S &
ST. MARK’S LUTHERAN
The Rev. R. Zachary Labagh
Church Street
Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship 11
a.m.
CANAJOHARIE REFORMED
The Rev. Miriam Barnes
15-19 Front St.
Sunday — 9 a.m. Christian education;
10 a.m. worship.
UNITED METHODIST
The Rev. Robert Farmer
50 E. Main St. 673-2717
Sunday — 8:45 a.m., Choir Rehearsal.
10 a.m.; Worship and Church School.
Cranesville
CRANESVILLE REFORMED
Cranes Hollow Road
The Rev. Ken Heckler
Sunday — 10:30 a.m. worship with the
Rev. Ken Heckler. 11:30 a.m.; fellowship
hour with refreshments.
CURRYTOWN REFORMED
The Rev. Donald Hoaglander
829 State Highway 162, 922-8422
Sunday — 9:15 a.m., Sunday school; 10
a.m., worship service.
Florida
FAMILY BIBLE
The Rev. Dennis Burke
449 Thayer Road
www.familybibleonline.org
Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m.;
prayer meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday.
FLORIDA REFORMED
The Rev. Timothy Alicki
Route 30, Minaville 842-5427
Sunday — 11 a.m., Worship service and
Holy Communion led by the Rev. Tim
Alicki. 12:15 p.m., choir rehearsal.
Monday — 7 p.m., Bible study.
Thursday — 7 p.m., consistory meeting.
Fonda
January 4, 2014 / 19
LOCAL
ST. CECILIA’S
ROMAN CATHOLIC
The Rev. Patrick Gallagher
Mass Saturday 5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.;
Sunday school 9 a.m. confessions
Saturday 4:15 p.m.
FONDA REFORMED
The Rev. Jennifer Yeske
19-21 Broadway
Sunday — 10 a.m., Sunday School. 11
a.m., Worship Service-Sanctuary. 12:15
p.m., Coffee Hour-Fellowship Hall.
Monday — 8:30 a.m., Mom’s Morning
Out-Fellowship Hall. 3 p.m., Girl Scouts
Meeting-Fellowship Hall. 7 p.m.,
Consistory Meeting-Cussler Center.
Tuesday — 10:30 a.m., Glen-Mohawk
Seniors-Fellowship Hall. 7 p.m., Bible
Study-Carolyn Whipple’s house.
Wednesday — 8:30 a.m., Mom’s
Morning Out-Fellowship Hall. 6 p.m.,
Building and Property Ministry MeetingCussler Center. 7 p.m., Music Practice-
Sanctuary. 7 p.m., Ladies’ Bible StudyLibrary.
Thursday — 9:30 a.m., Retired Teachers
Meeting-Fellowship Hall. Noon, Food
Pantry open until 2 p.m.
Friday — 6:15 a.m., Men’s Prayer
Group-Cussler Center. 8:30 a.m., Mom’s
Morning Out-Fellowship Hall.
SAVING GRACE BAPTIST
The Rev. Wade Prime
2615 State Highway 30A
Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11
a.m.; evening service, 7 p.m.; prayer
meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday.
NATIONAL SHRINE
OF BLESSED
KATERI TEKAKWITHA
Route 5, 853-3646
www.katerishrine.com
Masses Saturday 4:30 p.m. and Sunday
10:30 a.m.
Fort Plain
UNITED METHODIST
The Rev. Alan Griffith
39 Center St.
993-3863; 993-3645
Sunday — 9:45 a.m., Choir Rehearsal.
11 a.m., Worship Service with Children’s
Time and Sunday School.
OUR LADY OF HOPE ROMAN
CATHOLIC
The Rev. Dennis Murphy
115 Reid St., 993-3822
[email protected]
Weekday Masses 8:30 a.m.; Saturday
Mass 4 p.m.; Sunday Mass 8:30 and 11
a.m.; faith formation Sunday 9:30 a.m.
FORT PLAIN REFORMED
The Rev. Nancy E. Ryan
165 Canal St.
Sunday — 9 a.m., Faith Formation (all
ages),10:30 a.m. worship;
Saturday — Manna House meals noon
to 1:30 p.m.
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN
36 Lydius St., 993-4442
Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; coffee time
10:30 a.m.; Sunday worship 11 a.m.
FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER
The Rev. Thomas R. Marino
Route 80, 993-2655
Tuesday 11 a.m., ladies Bible study; 7
p.m. family prayer meeting. Thursday 6
p.m., deaf ministry; 7 p.m. college
lectures/Bible study. Saturday 7 p.m.,
Youth Alive. Sunday 9:30 a.m., Sunday
school, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., worship.
Freysbush
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN
774 State Highway 163, 421-1027
Sunday worship 9:30 a.m.; Sunday
school 10:30 a.m.
Fultonville
FONDA-FULTONVILLE
UNITED METHODIST
The Rev. Nancy A. Pullen
Montgomery Street
www.troyconference.org/fondafultonvilleumc
Saturday (today) — Acoustic cafe, 6:30
to 10 p.m. Free. Come share the music
and good time.
Sunday — 9:15 worship with the Rev.
Nancy Pullen, whose message will be
“The Adoration of the Magi.” Reading from
Matthew 2:1-12. Holy Communion will be
served. Sunday School meets at 9:40
a.m. 10:15 a.m., church charge
conference. Coffee hour after charge
conference.
FULTONVILLE REFORMED
Corner of 30A and 5S, 853-1099
Sunday — Family worship 10:30 a.m.;
Sunday school during service;
Communion second Sunday; potluck
luncheon third Sunday.
Glen
GLEN REFORMED
1528 State Route 161, Glen
[email protected]
www.glenchurch.rcachurches.org
727-5853
Sunday — 9 a.m., The Rev. Charles
Hesselink will lead worship on this
Second Sunday after Christmas, which
will include the sacrament of Holy
Communion. The scriptures will be John
1:1-18. The sermon title is “Hidden in
Plain View.” A fellowship coffee hour will
follow the worship service.
Hagaman
CALVARY REFORMED
The Rev. Lindsey DeKruif
10 Church St. 843-1647
Sunday — 10 a.m., the Second Sunday
of Christmas service will be led by the
Rev. Lindsey DeKruif.
Tuesday — 1:30 p.m., River Ridge
ministry.
ST. STEPHEN’S
ROMAN CATHOLIC
The Rev. O. Robert DeMartinis
46 N. Pawling St.
Daily masses Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday at 8 a.m., with the
Rosary recited before Mass. Confessions
first Saturday of the month, 4:15 p.m.
Saturday — 5:30 p.m., vigil Mass.
Sunday — 8 and 11:30 a.m., Mass.
Confessions first Saturday of the month,
4:15 p.m.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST
The Rev. Cynthia Leonard
Pawling Street
Sunday — Second Sunday of
Christmas. 10:30 a.m., worship.
Marshville
MARSHVILLE EVANGELICAL
The Rev. David Bowley
Route 10
Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday school 9:30
a.m.
Nelliston
VALLEY ALLIANCE
The Rev. Dave Prahst
85 E. Main St.,
Palatine Bridge 993-3458
www.valleyalliancechurch.org
Saturday 8 to 9:30 a.m., men’s small
group study; Sunday school 9:45 a.m.;
worship 11 a.m.; praise and prayer
Wednesday 7 p.m.; Fridays twice a month
youth group.
Wednesday — Healing service.
Individual prayers for healing will be
offered.
Palatine Bridge
FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
The Rev. David W. Bowley
18 W. Grand St. 673-5128
[email protected]
Sunday service 11:30 a.m.
Randall
RANDALL CHRISTIAN
Route 5S
Service 10 a.m. Sunday.
Sprakers
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
OF RURAL GROVE
The Rev. Joshua Fetterhoff
170 Rural Grove Road
Sunday school 9:45 a.m., worship 11
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Joy Club
and Spoken 4, 6:45 p.m.; adult prayer
meeting 7 p.m.
CHARLESTON CHRISTIAN
The Rev. Brett Popp
1380 E. Lykers Road 922-9088
www.ChristianChurchCharlestonFourCornes.org
Sunday school 9:45 a.m., worship 11
a.m., prayer meeting 6:30 p.m.; Thursday
prayer 6:30 p.m.
RIVER OF JUBILEE CHURCH
5057 State Highway 5S
The Rev. Gail Adamoschek
The Rev. Steve Adamoschek
322-1427 or 224-4455
Sunday — 10 a.m., worship service.
Children’s church available.
St. Johnsville
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN
The Rev. David Johnson
32 W. Main St.
568-3007/568-2405
[email protected]
Saturday — 4 p.m., Catholic Holy Mass
with the Rev. Rafel Dadello.
Sunday — 9:30 a.m., Sunday school.
10:30 a.m., worship service with the Rev.
David Johnson. Refreshments served
after the service.
Tuesday — 5:30 p.m., choir. 7 p.m.,
Bible study. Refreshments served.
Wednesday — 11 a.m., AA meeting; 5
p.m., Girl Scouts meet.
Thursday — 6:30 p.m., AA meeting.
Friday — 7 p.m., men’s Bible study.
ST. JOHN’S REFORMED
The Rev. Kenneth Dingman
The Rev. Daniel Hoogheem
68 W. Main St., 568-7396
Sunday — 10:30 a.m., worship service.
Wednesday — 6:30 p.m., Bible study.
UNITED METHODIST
The Rev. Lyman E. Pelkey
Sunday worship 4 p.m.
Stone Arabia
SALEM UNITED METHODIST
The Rev. Nancy A. Pullen
Stone Arabia Road, East Stone Arabia
Sunday — 10 a.m., Sunday school.
11:15 a.m., worship with the Rev. Nancy
Pullen, whose message will be “The
Adoration of the Magi.” Reading from
Matthew 2:1-12. Holy Communion will be
served. Coffee hour after worship.
TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
The Rev. R. Zachary Labagh
5430 State Route 10, 673-2224
Worship 9 a.m. Communion on the first
and third Sundays of the month.
Tribes Hill
SACRED HEART
ROMAN CATHOLIC
The Rev. Patrick Gallagher
Third Avenue
Masses 4 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.
Sunday. Confessions 3:15 p.m. Saturday.
TRIBES HILL PRESBYTERIAN
The Rev. Larry Greenwold
Mohawk Drive
Sunday — 10 a.m., service with guest
pastor the Rev. Earl Johnson. 11 a.m.,
Coffee hour.
Tuesday — No choir rehearsal.
Thursday — No Boy Scouts.
Broadalbin
BROADALBIN BAPTIST
The Rev. Robert Phillips
West Main Street
[email protected]
Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship 11
a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.; AWANA Sunday
5:15 p.m.
ST. JOSEPH’S ROMAN
The Rev. Neil Draves-Arpaia
7 North St.
Masses Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 10:30
a.m.
UNITED METHODIST
The Rev. William Deila
65 N. Main St.
Sunday school 9:30 a.m., worship 10:30
a.m.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
The Rev. Linda Martin
54 W. Main St.
Worship and Sunday school 10 a.m.
Gloversville
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
417 Steele Ave. Ext., 725-4417
Sacrament 9 a.m. Sunday; scripture
study 7 p.m. Wednesday.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
The Rev. Roman Kozlov
18 Jeffers St. 885-1324
Saturday Bible class 9:30 a.m.; worship
service 11 a.m.
Perth
PERTH BIBLE CHURCH
The Rev. Mark Appell
The Roger Ellison
863 County Highway 107, 843-3290
www.perthbiblechurch.org
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF
WEST GALWAY
County Route 107, West Galway
Sunday — 10 a.m., regular service.
Caroga
CAROGA CHAPEL
North Main Street
Sunday — A hymn sing at 10:15 a.m.
and a Protestant worship service at 10:30
a.m.
20 / January 4, 2014
BEHIND THE WHEEL
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
New Malibu marks a first — stop-start engine
By ANN M. JOB
For The Associated Press
FACT
The 2014 Chevrolet Malibu packs a surprise: It’s the first mainstream mid-size
sedan sold in the United States with standard automatic engine stop-start that saves
gasoline.
The system turns off the car’s engine in
certain conditions when the vehicle is
stopped and automatically turns it back on
as a driver lets up on the brake pedal. And
every Malibu — including the base Malibu
LS that has a starting retail price of
$22,965 with six-speed automatic — has it.
With a new-for-2014 four-cylinder
engine and the standard stop-start system,
the roomy, four-door Malibu can deliver
14 percent better mileage in city driving
than last year’s Malibu, according to
Chevrolet.
The federal government rates this Malibu
model at 25 miles per gallon in city driving and 36 mpg on the highway, for a combined 29 mpg. These numbers edge the
2014, non-hybrid Toyota Camry rating of
25/35 mpg.
They also make the 2014 Malibu the
sixth-best nameplate in fuel economy
among U.S. mainstream family sedans.
That’s not all. For 2014 Chevrolet freshened the Malibu’s styling, inside and out,
improved the ride and back-seat legroom
and added more safety features and connectivity items.
This is an unusually quick redo of a
Chevrolet sedan that debuted as a new-generation model in calendar 2012, but the
Malibu is Chevrolet’s second best-selling
car, after the smaller Cruze, and Malibu
sales through November this calendar year
are down 7 percent from year-earlier levels.
Competitors in the family sedan segment
include the 2014 Camry, which has a starting manufacturer’s suggested retail price,
including destination charge, of $23,235
with six-speed automatic, and the 2014
Today's Forecast
Hyundai Elantra mid-size sedan, which
has a starting retail price of $19,010 with
six-speed automatic.
For consumers who worry that the starting
and stopping of the Malibu’s four-cylinder
engine is a nuisance or somehow harms the
car’s starter, Chevrolet says it has gone to
great lengths to prevent such pitfalls.
For example, a tandem-solenoid starter
helps the engine start quicker and more
smoothly, and engine mounts that respond
to engine torque work well to minimize the
shaking that sometimes accompanies
engine restarting.
Chevrolet engineers also made sure to
install a durable primary battery that has
up to four times the life of a conventional
car battery.
Meanwhile, the new standard Malibu
engine — a 2.5-liter, double overhead cam,
direct gasoline injection Ecotec four cylinder — generates a healthy 196 horsepower
and 186 foot-pounds of torque at 4,400 rpm.
This is more power than the Camry’s
base four cylinder with 178 horses and 170
City/Region
High | Low temps
Forecast for Saturday, Jan. 4
CANADA
Toronto
34° | 9°
VT.
Lake Placid
21° | -16°
Watertown
28° | -14°
Syracuse
28° | -2°
Rochester
34° | 1°
Buffalo
35° | 3°
N.H.
Albany
21° | -9°
MASS.
Binghamton
26° | -4°
Montauk
34° | 11°
New York
27° | 2°
PA.
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Thunderstorms
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Cloudy
Showers
Flurries
Rain
Ice
Snow
Weather Underground • AP
Mohawk Valley forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Not as cold with highs in the lower
20s. Wind chill values as low as 27 below in the morning.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows around 10.
Sunday: Partly sunny in the morning then mostly
cloudy with a chance of snow in the afternoon. Not as
cool with highs in the lower 30s.
Sunday night: Freezing rain with snow and sleet likely in the evening then freezing rain after midnight. Not
as cool. Near steady temperature around 30.
Extended forecast
Monday: Rain and snow in the morning, then a
chance of snow in the afternoon. Brisk with highs in the
mid 30s.
Monday night: Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance
of snow showers. Much colder with lows 5 below to 10
below zero.
Tuesday: Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow showers.
Much colder with highs zero to 5 above zero.
Moon
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Jan. 16
The Associated Press
The 2014 Chevrolet Malibu.
Last
Jan. 24
New
Jan. 30
foot-pounds of torque at 4,100 rpm.
The base Malibu four cylinder also bests
the power of the Elantra’s 145-horsepower
and 173-horsepower four cylinders.
The test Malibu had the uplevel, turbocharged, four-cylinder. This powerplant,
with a full 295 foot-pounds of torque coming on at a rather mid-range 3,000 rpm,
makes the Malibu seem like it has more
than four cylinders under the hood.
The six-speed automatic shifted comfortably, no matter if the driver was demanding or in a more sedate driving mood.
But fuel mileage, even with stop-start,
was a low 19.6 mpg in city travel, with
highway driving pulling up the average
during the test drive to above 21 mpg.
It’s easy to drive the Malibu as if it’s a
smaller car than it is. In fact, the 16-foot-long
Malibu is a bit longer and wider than the
Camry and Elantra sedans, and the Malibu’s
flat, spacious, 16.3-cubic-foot trunk is bigger
than those of the Camry and Elantra sedans.
Rear seatbacks also fold down.
The test Malibu managed most road
SHEET
2014 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ
BASE PRICE: $22,140 for LS;
$23,510 for 1LT; $25,215 for 2LT;
$26,750 for 3LT; $27,690 for 1LTZ;
$29,850 for 2LTZ.
PRICE AS TESTED: $32,250.
TYPE: Front-engine, front-wheel
drive, five-passenger, mid-size sedan.
MILEAGE: 21 mpg (city), 30 mpg
(highway).
LENGTH: 191.5 inches.
WHEELBASE: 107.8 inches.
OPTIONS: Electronics and entertainment package (includes rear
vision camera, premium, Pioneer,
nine-speaker audio system, cargo
convenience net, automatic rear-dimming mirror) $1,350; Black Granite
Metallic paint $225.
— The Associated Press
bumps well. Steering had a mainstream
feel. Brakes worked well, with good, progressive response to pedal pressure.
Front door entryways were comfortably
sized, but the back seat doorways were
pinched a bit by the rear wheel wells.
Chevrolet added 1.25 inches to rear-seat
legroom — for a total of 36.8 inches — by
shaping front seatbacks and redoing rear
seat cushions, but the middle-seat back
passenger has to contend with a sizable
hump in the floor. And a front-seat passenger with a history of back problems did not
sit comfortably in the test Malibu’s seat.
Buttons and knobs in the Malibu were
good sized, as were the large icons on the
center-of-the-dashboard display screen.
Also standard are antilock brakes and
electronic stability control. Too bad,
though, that a rearview camera is not standard on all Malibus.
Nearly 43,000 of the 2014 Malibus were
recalled in November because front windshield defrosters may not work on occasion after the vehicles are started.
Across the nation
Temperatures indicate yesterday’s high and overnight low to 8 p.m.
Hi
Albany
05
Anchorage
34
Asheville
27
Atlanta
36
Atlantic City
19
Austin
56
Baltimore
22
Boise
33
Boston
14
Buffalo
06
Burlington,Vt. 03B
Casper
42
Charleston,S.C. 42
Charleston,W.Va.18
Charlotte,N.C. 36
Chicago
16
Cincinnati
18
Cleveland
15
Columbia,S.C. 41
Columbus,Ohio 15
Concord,N.H.
07
Dallas-Ft Worth 52
Dayton
14
Denver
62
Des Moines
29
Detroit
12
Hartford Spgfld 12
Honolulu
79
Houston
54
Indianapolis
17
Jacksonville
45
Juneau
37
Kansas City
37
Key West
69
Las Vegas
61
Little Rock
36
Los Angeles
72
Louisville
25
Lubbock
61
Memphis
35
Miami Beach
70
Midland-Odessa 59
Milwaukee
16
Mpls-St Paul
21
Nashville
28
New Orleans
45
New York City 18
Oklahoma City 51
Orlando
50
Philadelphia
18
Phoenix
74
Pittsburgh
16
Portland,Maine 09
Portland,Ore.
48
Providence
17
Richmond
30
Sacramento
66
St Louis
30
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Forecast highs for Saturday, Jan. 4
Sunny
Pt. Cloudy
Cloudy
Seattle
42° | 33°
Billings
16° | 15°
San Francisco
65° | 47°
Minneapolis
17° | 19°
Denver
24° | 24°
Los Angeles
71° | 51°
El Paso
66° | 37°
Houston
67° | 41°
Chicago
33° | 18°
Detroit
32° | 4°
Miami
76° | 62°
Cold
-0s
0s
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10s
20s 30s 40s
Rain
T-storms
Washington D.C.
35° | 15°
Atlanta
45° | 25°
Fronts
-10s
New York
27° | 2°
50s 60s
Flurries
Warm Stationary
70s
80s
Pressure
Low
High
90s 100s 110s
Snow
Ice
Very Cold Air Begins To Enter Northern Plains
A cold front will produce snow from the central Great Lakes to the
central Plains, while rain will fall over portions of the southern
Plains. Snow will also be possible over the northern and central
Rockies. Cold air will begin to invade the northern Plains.
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San Antonio
San Diego
San Francisco
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Santa Fe
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National Temperature Extremes
High Friday 80 at Riverside, Calif.
Low Friday 36 Below Zero at
Embarrass, Minn.
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
Saturday, January 04, 2014 / 21
TRAVEL
SEE IT IN NAPLES
McClatchy-Tribune
Beachgoers enjoy the sand and surf in Naples, Fla.
Gulf Coast’s crown jewel
Enjoy the hidden treasures in Naples, Fla.
By ELLEN CREAGER
Detroit Free Press
NAPLES, Fla. — This is where
the golden parachute lands. And
the private jets. And the snowbirds.
A breezy 85 degrees in early
December, this elegant southwest
Florida gulf coast city draped
along 16 miles of sugar-sand
beaches is relatively empty at the
moment. Nobody is sitting outside at the caviar lounge on 5th
Avenue South. A beach umbrella
has elbow room. You can even
find a parking place for your
Porsche.
All that is about to change, of
course.
Naples, a darling of winter, is
ready for its annual close-up.
Just after New Year’s Day,
Collier County’s population
jumps by about a third, with
thousands of snowbirds flocking
to Naples and nearby Marco
Island.
What’s new here? The Detroit
Symphony will perform at
Naples Philharmonic Center for
the Arts on March 4. The Naples
Zoo got honey badgers and may
get an anteater. The botanical
garden is getting new orchids.
Residents still complain about
too many private jets flying over
the beaches. And an algae in the
gulf, the red tide, has been lurking again offshore.
Other than that, well, Naples is
pretty much cushy money, shopping, going out to eat and golf.
In other words, it’s absolutely
nothing like real life.
With an average January temperature of 76, warmer than
Miami, Naples reliably has some
of the best wintering weather in
the nation.
This town also has a refreshing
European feel. Walk along the
street and you can hear French,
proper British English and
German spoken.
Naples this year made the list of
Forbes Magazine’s “top 25
• 5th Avenue South: The
main shopping street.
Designer olive oil, antique
jewelry, artwork, bronzes
and patent-leather coats
for little dogs. Dine on
everything from caviar to
cappuccino to calamari.
((www.fifthavenuesouth.co
m, 239-435-3742.)
• Naples Pier: Historic
fishing pier now mainly
used for strolling and people-watching. If Naples
Beach there is too crowded, try other spots — there
is access at the end of
nearly every east-west
street (if you can find
parking) along the gulf.
(12th Avenue South at the
water,
www.naplesgov.com, 239213-3062.)
• Artist studios: Art
Alliance Naples has 26
working artist studios set
up on Shirley Street in
North Naples; buy direct
from the artists twice a
month. “People want to
know where the real art
is,” says painter Susan
Shipman of Grosse Pointe,
Mich., and Naples. Hear
schedule at 239-821-1061.
(No website.)
• Tin City: Former fish
shacks turned into stores
and restaurants. A lot of Tshirts here but some interesting shops as well.
(1200 5th Avenue South,
www.tin-city.com, 239-2624200.)
• Dream houses: Drive
Gulf Shore, Gordon Drive
and Galleon Drive to see
enormous mansions,
including two that sold for
more than $40 million last
year. Nice cottage, huh?
—Naples Botanical
Garden: Best is the
Brazilian garden with its
colorful mural and pond
with lily pads as big as car
wheels. New visitors center and orchid garden will
open next fall. (4820
Bayshore Drive,
www.naplesgarden.org,
239-643-7275.)
—Naples Zoo: See the
Snakes Alive! demonstration featuring Florida’s
native poisonous snakes,
and take a little boat tour. I
was uncomfortable seeing
the zoo’s seven giraffes
wandering in a barren pen,
but a better habitat for
them is planned. (1590
Goodlette-Frank Road,
www.napleszoo.org, 239262-5409.)
A SIDE TRIP
Palm trees line the streets in Naples, Fla.
places to retire rich,” which noted
that 42 percent of its residents are
age 65 and up.
There are no exact numbers of
how many snowbirds come to
Naples. However, Midwestern
tourists dominate the west side of
the state, and it sometimes seems
like everyone is from the mitten
state.
“I’m always running into
Michigan people in Naples, and I
love it,” says former Detroit resident John Findlater, who moved
here permanently two years ago.
He recently was asked by a clerk
at the Publix supermarket if he
was
from
Michigan
—
Findlater’s politeness gave him
away.
For all its popularity, Naples is
somewhat of an insiders’ town.
Yes, you can shop on the main
avenues. But beyond that, a lot of
restaurants, shops and beach
access points are fairly hidden.
Locals know you can reach a
stretch of beach called North
Gulf Shore by taking back
streets, but it’s unlikely a day visitor would find it. Locals know
about the romantic patio at
Alexander’s, but the restaurant is
hidden in what looks like a strip
mall and doesn’t advertise. Many
of the region’s touted 90-plus
golf courses are private. Even the
hotels are low-key. Beyond a
basic series of Hampton Inn-type
spots on U.S.-41, the big hotels
McClatchy-Tribune
are the Waldorf Astoria and the
Ritz Carlton, both tucked away
far off the main drag.
Even Naples’ downtown attraction Tin City is a bit hidden. It is
a warren of shops and restaurants
in what used to be the fish-processing shacks at the harbor.
Once you find it, it is nice. The
other day I sat there at an outdoor
restaurant eating sweet local
pompano fish for lunch. Just
then, a private jet flew low overhead in a blue sky. A tour boat
glided past in the sapphire water.
Pelicans preened on dock pilings
fluffing their glossy feathers in
the 84-degree sunshine.
It’s a rough life, but somebody’s
got to live it.
—Everglades City: A
wonderful antidote to chichi Naples, this rural town
has airboat tours, mobile
homes, the western
entrance to Everglades
National Park
((www.nps.gov/ever) and
Smallwood Store, a museum that once was a trading post (about one hour
east on Tamiami Trail, U.S.
41; www.evergladeschamber.net).
IF YOU GO:
Naples is a 50-minute
drive south of the
Southwest Florida
International Airport in Ft.
Myers.
Naples tourism information:
www.paradisecoast.com
22 / January 4, 2014
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13 Live at 11
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cheating couple disappear.
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killer slays parents. Å
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Criminal Intent
Coin Collector
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HSN 5 / Coin Collector
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Hockey Night Live! (N) (Live) The Game 365 UFC Reloaded Mixed martial arts greatest fighters and most epic fights.
MSGPL : 4 Belmont in 30 UFC Reloaded Mixed martial arts greatest fighters and most epic fights.
Movie: ›››‡ “Inglourious Basterds” (2009) Brad Pitt. Soldiers seek Nazi scalps in German-occupied France.
Cold Justice Å
Cold Justice Å
TNT ; 2 (4:15) Movie: ›››› “Saving Private Ryan” (1998) Tom Hanks.
NCIS “Internal Affairs” Å
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Movie: ›› “Faster” (2010, Action) Dwayne Johnson. Å
NCIS Å
USA < > NCIS “Bury Your Dead” Å
Movie: ›››› “The Dark Knight” (2008) Christian Bale. Batman battles a vicious criminal known as the Joker.
Movie: ››› “X-Men” (2000, Action) Hugh Jackman. ‘PG-13’
AMC = B (5:00) Movie: ››› “Batman Begins” (2005) Christian Bale.
Movie: “Blindsided” (2013) Michelle Monaghan. Premiere.
Movie: “The Good Mother” (2013) Helen Slater. Å
Movie: “Blindsided” (2013, Suspense) Å
LIFE > ; Movie: “Foreclosed” (2013, Suspense) Marlee Matlin. Å
Movie: ››‡ “The Proposal” (2009, Romance-Comedy) Sandra Bullock.
Movie: ››‡ “The Proposal” (2009, Romance-Comedy) Sandra Bullock.
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? 7 Movie: ››‡ “Date Night” (2010) Steve Carell, Tina Fey.
Movie: ››‡ “Garfield’s Pet Force” (2009)
Wrld, Gumball King of Hill
King of Hill
Family Guy
Family Guy
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Space Dandy Bleach (N)
Naruto
One Piece
TOON @ O Steven Univ. Uncle Gra.
Thundermans Sam & Cat
Sam & Cat
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Thundermans Awesomeness Full House
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Movie (In Stereo) Å
Lab Rats
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Movie: ››› “The Muppets Take Manhattan” (1984, Comedy)
Movie: ›››‡ “The Muppet Movie” (1979, Comedy) Premiere.
Movie: ››› “Hook” (1991, Fantasy) Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams.
FAM C 0 “Home Alone 2: Lost in N.Y.”
Movie: ››› “Superbad” (2007, Comedy) Jonah Hill. Premiere. Å
Movie: ››› “Dumb & Dumber” (1994, Comedy) Jim Carrey.
COM D K (4:59) “American Pie 2” (2001) Movie: ›‡ “Grandma’s Boy” (2006) Doris Roberts. Å
MythBusters (In Stereo) Å
MythBusters (N) Å
Naked and Afraid Strangers must work together to survive.
MythBusters (In Stereo) Å
Naked and Afraid Å
DISC E 1 MythBusters (In Stereo) Å
Rodeo Girls Å
Rodeo Girls “Bikinis or Bust”
Rodeo Girls “Rodeo & Juliet”
Rodeo Girls “Hot to Trot”
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Untold Stories of the E.R.
Untold Stories of the E.R. (N) Sex Sent Me to the E.R. (N)
Untold Stories of the E.R.
Untold Stories of the E.R.
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Hunters Int’l Hunters
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Ghost Adventures Å
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Ghost Adventures Å
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Movie: ›‡ “B.A.P.S” (1997, Comedy) Halle Berry, Martin Landau. Å
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The Suze Orman Show Å
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Movie: ››‡ “2012” (2009, Action) John Cusack. Premiere. A global cataclysm nearly wipes out humanity.
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Bounty
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Movie: “Star Wars IV: A New Hope” (1977) Young Luke Skywalker battles evil Darth Vader.
Movie: ›››› “Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back” (1980) Mark Hamill. (In Stereo)
SPIKE W J “Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of Sith”
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40 Funniest Fails 3 “Hour 1”
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Movie: ›‡ “Billy Madison” (1995) Adam Sandler. (In Stereo)
New Year’s Code (In Stereo)
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Movie: ›››‡ “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952) Å (DVS)
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Movie: ›› “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” (2003) Kate Hudson.
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Movie: “Pride and Prejudice” (1940) Sisters seek husbands in 1800s England.
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Celebrity Ghost Stories Å
Celebrity Ghost Stories Å
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Nets Pregame NBA Basketball: Cleveland Cavaliers at Brooklyn Nets. (N) Å
Postgame
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NBA Basketball: Cavaliers at Nets
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Golf Central PGA Tour Golf: Hyundai Tournament of Champions, Second Round. From Plantation Course at Kapalua in Maui.
Golf Central PGA Tour Golf
GOLF µ (121) PGA Tour Golf
FOX Report (N)
Huckabee (N)
Justice With Judge Jeanine
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Huckabee (N)
Justice With Judge Jeanine
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X America’s News HQ
30 for 30 Å
The Movement: One Man
The Dotted Line Å
The Movement: One Man
30 for 30
CLSC ∑ (131) 30 for 30 Å
(Off Air)
SOAP ∏ (118) (Off Air)
Hockey Night Live! (N) (Live) Rangers in 60
Hockey Night Live!
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3 The Game 365 Rangers Pre. NHL Hockey: New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs. (N) (Live)
The World’s Smallest Girl
Turtle Boy
China’s Elephant Man
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The Girl With Eight Limbs
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NGEO º (120) Polygamy, USA
Mother Angelica Live
Pope John Paul II (Part 1 of 3)
Rosary
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Campus
Lectio Divina Daily Mass Å
Mary’s Dowry
EWTN æ 5 (5:00) Hill of Redemption
HUB (125) (101) Goosebumps (In Stereo) Å
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Movie: ››› “Splash” (1984) Tom Hanks. (In Stereo) Å
Movie: ›› “Splash, Too” (1988) Todd Waring. (In Stereo) Å
R.L. Stine’s
Spooksville
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BBC (159) (109) Star Trek: Next Generation
Star Trek: Next Generation
Star Trek: Next Generation
Atlantis (N) Å
The Graham Norton Show (N) Star Trek: Next Generation
Atlantis Å
G. Norton
SCI (225) (102) Oddities Å
Oddities Å
MythBusters (In Stereo) Å
MythBusters (In Stereo) Å
MythBusters (In Stereo) Å
MythBusters (In Stereo) Å
MythBusters (In Stereo) Å
MythBusters (In Stereo) Å
MythBusters
Movie: ›› “Sweet Home Alabama” (2002) Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas.
Movie: ›› “Sweet Home Alabama” (2002) Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas.
She’s All That
OXYGEN (345) U Movie: ›› “She’s All That” (1999) Freddie Prinze Jr. Å
FXX (660) (125) (5:00) ›› “Man of the House” Movie: ›‡ “Babylon A.D.” (2008, Science Fiction) Vin Diesel.
Movie: ››‡ “XXX” (2002) A spy tries to stop an anarchist with weapons.
Movie: ››‡ “XXX” (2002, Action) Vin Diesel, Asia Argento.
NBCS (685) (126) To Be Announced
To Be Announced
English Premier League Match of the Day (N)
Premier
HBO (701) (201) Movie: ››‡ “Two Weeks Notice” (2002) Sandra Bullock. Å
Movie: ››‡ “Admission” (2013) Tina Fey, Paul Rudd. Å
24/7 Red Wings/Maple
Movie: ››‡ “Admission” (2013) Tina Fey. (In Stereo) Å
School Girl
HBO2 (702) (202) Movie: ››‡ “Warm Bodies” (2013) Nicholas Hoult. (In Stereo)
Girls Å
Girls Å
Getting On
School Girl
Treme Colson is offered a transfer. Å
Movie: ››‡ “Savages” (2012) Taylor Kitsch. (In Stereo) Å
MAX (725) (270) (5:55) Movie: ›››‡ “Argo” (2012) Ben Affleck. Å
Movie: ››‡ “Dark Shadows” (2012) Johnny Depp. Å
Movie: ››‡ “Mama” (2013) Jessica Chastain.
Co-Ed Confidential 4Play Feature 4: Student Bodies Å
SHOW (741) (221) Shameless Ian ignores Lip.
Shameless “Parenthood”
Shameless Monica returns.
Shameless “A Great Cause”
Shameless (In Stereo) Å
Shameless (In Stereo) Å
Movie: ››› “Jungle Fever” (1991, Drama) ‘R’
SHW2 (742) (222) Movie: ›››‡ “Being John Malkovich” (1999) (In Stereo) Å
Movie: ››› “Seven Psychopaths” (2012) (In Stereo) Å
Movie: ››‡ “Blitz” (2011) (In Stereo) Å
Movie: ›‡ “Blood Creek” (2009, Horror) Å
The Samaritan
TMC (761) (231) (4:30) Movie: “Sling Blade”
Movie: ›‡ “Bunraku” (2010, Action) Premiere. (In Stereo) Å
Movie: ›› “Cockneys vs Zombies” (2012)
Movie: ›‡ “Halloween: Resurrection” (2002)
Movie: ›› “Cockneys vs Zombies” (2012)
STRZ (771) (241) (5:00) Movie: ››› “The Amazing Spider-Man” Movie: ›› “I Spy” (2002) Eddie Murphy. Å
Spartacus: War
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Spartacus: War
Movie: ››‡ “The Lords of Salem” (2012)
STZE (772) (243) Bad Santa
Movie: “Zero Dark Thirty” (2012) Elite operatives hunt Osama bin Laden. Å
Movie: ››› “Friday Night Lights” (2004) (In Stereo) Å
Movie: ›› “Basic” (2003) (In Stereo) Å
Movie: ››› “Looper” (2012)
ENC (781) (248) (5:30) Movie: ›› “Bad Boys II” (2003) Martin Lawrence. Å
Movie: ››› “Independence Day” (1996, Science Fiction) Will Smith. ‘PG-13’
Movie: ››‡ “Men in Black 3” (2012) Will Smith. Å
Movie: ››› “Hitch” (2005)
ENCCL (782) (250) (5:30) Movie: “Jersey Girl”
Movie: ›› “The Wedding Planner” (2001) (In Stereo) Å
Movie: ››› “Jackie Brown” (1997) Pam Grier. Premiere. (In Stereo) Å
Movie: ››› “The Bourne Supremacy” (2004) (In Stereo) Å
EWEST (783) (252) Movie: ››› “Two Rode Together” (1961) James Stewart. Å
Movie: ››› “River of No Return” (1954) Å
Movie: ››› “Rancho Deluxe” (1975) Å
Movie: ››‡ “Gone to Texas” (1986, Biography) Sam Elliott. Å
ESUSP (785) (254) (5:20) Movie: ››› “Transsiberian” (2008) Å
Movie: ››› “Blood Simple” (1984) (In Stereo) Movie: ›‡ “The Amityville Curse” (1990) Å
Movie: “Excision” (2012) Premiere. (In Stereo)
Movie: “Bait” (2012, Action) (In Stereo) Å
WNYA
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Around the Remote: Television picks for Jan. 5-Jan. 11
By CHUCK BARNEY
Contra Costa Times
DON’T MISS: “Downton Abbey” — The wildly popular British drama returns for its fourth season, but don’t
go jumping for joy just
yet. We pick up six
months after the sudden
death
of
Matthew
Crawley, and poor Lady
Mary (Michelle Dockery)
is still mired in the depths
of despair. Meanwhile,
family members, including Lord Grantham (Hugh
Bonneville) and Countess
Violet (Maggie Smith)
Julianna Margulies as Alicia have differing opinions on
Florrick in a scene from how to ease her misery. 9
p.m. Sunday, PBS.
“The Good Wife.”
OTHER BETS:
SUNDAY: “The Good Wife” continues to make for
very good TV. Tonight’s episode has Alicia working a
copyright infringement case in which she’s pitted against
her former mentor and lover, Will (Josh Charles). 9 p.m.,
CBS.
MONDAY: New Year’s Day was last week. Now comes
a very different kind of Rose Bowl — “The Bachelor.”
Our latest Prince Charming is Juan Pablo Galavis, who
gets to pick from 27 female contenders, one of whom is
pregnant. 8 p.m., ABC.
TUESDAY: In the new drama “Intelligence,” Josh
Holloway (“Lost”) plays a high-tech intelligence operative who has had a supercomputer microchip implanted in
his brain. So we’re thinking he must be really awesome at
Words With Friends. 9 p.m., CBS.
TUESDAY: Criminal scumbags, beware: Hotshot
Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant)
returns in Season 5 of “Justified,” and he still won’t think
twice about using you for target practice. 10 p.m., FX.
TUESDAY: Tricia Helfer (“Battlestar Galactica”) stars
in a new drama with a provocative title: “Killer Women.”
She plays Molly Parker, one of the few women working
as a crime-fighting Texas Ranger. 10 p.m., ABC.
WEDNESDAY: The fans have spoken, and it’s time to
hand out some glittery hardware at “The 40th Annual
People’s Choice Awards.” Those “2 Broke Girls,” Kat
Dennings and Beth Behrs, serve as co-hosts. 9 p.m., CBS.
WEDNESDAY: Someone obviously loves the Windy
City. From the producers of “Chicago Fire” comes
“Chicago PD,” and you guessed it: The new show focuses on cops, not firefighters. 10 p.m., NBC.
THURSDAY: “Parks and Recreation” reaches its
milestone 100th episode tonight and Leslie (Amy
Poehler) faces a big decision as her days in office draw to
a close. Elsewhere, Chris and Ann (Rob Lowe, Rashida
Jones) learn their baby’s sex. 8:30 p.m., NBC.
THURSDAY: “White Collar” returns with fresh
episodes and producers are promising a surprise twist as a
life hangs in the balance after Hagen (Mark Sheppard)
tasks Neal (Matt Bomer) with his final assignment. 9 p.m.,
USA.
FRIDAY: Break out the camo and get ready to laugh.
“Enlisted” is a new comedy about three bickering brothers (Geoff Stults, Chris Lowell and Parker Young) stationed together on a small Florida Army base. 9:30 p.m.,
Fox.
SATURDAY: The buildup to the Winter Olympics has
begun. Tonight brings the women’s final of the U.S.
Figure Skating Championships, an event that determines who will represent the country in Sochi, Russia,
next month. 8 p.m., NBC.
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
SUNDAY EVENING JANUARY 5, 2014
T A 6:00
6:30
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Castle “Under the Gun” Beckett’s The Closer “Road Block” Brenda White Collar Neal attempts to Leverage A clinic is forced to
Castle “Punked” A man shot with The Closer Å
ex-partner arrives. Å
uncovers a scandal.
recover a music box. Å
close. Å
a 200-year-old bullet.
Movie: ›› “The Change-Up” (2011) Ryan Reynolds. An overMovie: ›› “The Change-Up” (2011, Comedy) Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman. An Movie: ›› “Sex and the City 2”
TBS
worked lawyer and his carefree buddy switch bodies. (DVS)
overworked lawyer and his carefree buddy switch bodies. (DVS)
(2010, Romance-Comedy)
Elementary Sherlock and
The Good Wife Alicia represents The Mentalist “White Lines”
CBS6 News
Graham
Republic of Doyle Jake learns Bloopers (In
WRGB & & Å
Watson travel to London. Å
a band. (N) Å
Several DEA agents are killed. (N) Å
Bensinger
the truth. Å (DVS)
Stereo) Å
(4:30) NFL Football: NFC Wild Card -- San
News10 at
The Big Bang The Big Bang Community (In Seinfeld (In
The First FamThe OT (N) Å The Simpsons Bob’s Burgers Family Guy (N) American Dad News10 at
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(N) (In Stereo) (N) (In Stereo) (In Stereo)
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10:30 (N)
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Theory Å
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The Bachelor Juan Pablo
Revenge Suspicion mounts
Betrayal Sara searches for
News10 at
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WTEN * * 6:00pm (N)
News
Videos (N) (In Stereo) Å
Galavis’ life in Miami. (N) Å
about who shot Emily. (N)
exonerating evidence. (N) Å
11:00pm (N) ily Å
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Lark Rise to Candleford Laura Masterpiece Classic “Downton Abbey, Season 3” Trip to a Scot- Masterpiece Classic “Downton Abbey Season 4” (Season
New York
Religion &
Start Up (In
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WMHT + $ takes on a new role. Å
tish hunting lodge. (In Stereo) Å (DVS)
Now Å
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tion Å
Classic Å
Premiere) Mary and Isobel fall into depression. (N) Å
News Channel NBC Nightly Dateline NBC “Breathless” The link between poverty and asthma. Best of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Primetime Special
News Channel Paid Program Paid Program Burn Notice The team tries to
WNYT ` ` 13 Live at 6
News (N)
(N) (In Stereo) Å
Highlights from the show. (N) (In Stereo) Å
13 Live at 11
clear Barry’s brother. Å
Washington This Week
Q & A (In Stereo)
British House of Commons
Road to the White House
Q & A (In Stereo)
British House of Commons
White House
CSPN . ∑ Newsmakers (In Stereo)
Bones Sniper Jacob Broadsky ’Til Death
Two and a Half WEN Hair Care The Office (In ’Til Death (In Movie: ›‡ “What a Girl Wants” (2003) Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth. Northway
Criminal Minds
Ring of Honor Wrestling Å
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Church
strikes again. (In Stereo) Å
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“Death Sex”
Å
A plucky teenager goes to London to meet her father.
Leverage The team goes after Leverage The team poses as
Leverage “The Mile High Job” Leverage The team goes after a Leverage “The 12 Step Job” An Leverage “The Juror No. 6 Job” Leverage The CEO who denied Leverage (In
WYPX 4 % an adoption company. Å
wedding planners. Å
Evidence is on a plane. Å
construction company. Å
alcoholic financier. Å
Parker gets jury duty.
Nate’s son treatment.
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Heidi Daus Fashion Jewelry Proform Health & Fitness
Diane Gilman Fashions
Diane Gilman Fashions
Amika Hair
TRU Hair by Prai Beauty “4th Anniversary” Prai Beauty
HSN 5 / Heidi Daus Fashion Jewelry
Quacker Factory
Sleep Number Bed
Computers & Tablets
Susan Graver Style
Computers & Tablets
NutriSystem Weight Loss
Silver Style
QVC 6 , Computers & Tablets
TWC Weather Scan Weather reports.
TWC Weather Scan Weather reports.
TWC 7 A TWC Weather Scan Weather reports.
Strongest Man Competition
NFL PrimeTime (N) Å
College Football: GoDaddy Bowl -- Arkansas State vs. Ball State. From Mobile, Ala. (N) (Live)
SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å
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24/7 Red Wings/Maple
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MAX (725) (270) Movie: ››› “War of the Worlds” (2005) Tom Cruise. Å
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The Jump Off ›› Rebound
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SHW2 (742) (222) Movie: ›› “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1” (2011)
Movie: ››› “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” (2012) Å
Movie: ››› “Mean Girls” (2004) (In Stereo)
Movie: “Stake Land” (2010, Horror) Nick Damici.
TMC (761) (231) Movie: ›‡ “The Three Musketeers” (2011) (In Stereo) Å
Movie: ›››‡ “Crash” (2004) Sandra Bullock. (In Stereo)
Movie: ›‡ “Knife Fight” (2012) (In Stereo)
Movie: ››› “Nurse Betty” (2000) Morgan Freeman. (In Stereo)
STRZ (771) (241) (5:30) Movie: ››› “At Any Price” (2012) Å
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Movie: ›‡ “Swimfan” (2002)
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Movie: “Oz the Great and Powerful” (2013)
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Movie: ›››› “Platoon” (1986, War) Tom Berenger. ‘R’ Å
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ENCCL (782) (250) (5:10) Movie: “Fools Rush In”
Movie: ››› “City of Angels” (1998) Premiere. (In Stereo) Å
Movie: ›››‡ “Donnie Brasco” (1997) Al Pacino. (In Stereo)
Movie: ››› “Twelve Monkeys” (1995) Bruce Willis. Premiere. (In Stereo) Å
EWEST (783) (252) Movie: ››› “The Comancheros” (1961) (In Stereo) Å
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Movie: ››› “Arizona” (1940, Western) Jean Arthur. Å
ESUSP (785) (254) (4:50) “We Own the Night”
Movie: ››‡ “The Rookie” (1990) Clint Eastwood. (In Stereo)
Movie: “Poltergeist II: The Other Side” (1986)
Movie: ›‡ “Poltergeist III” (1988) (In Stereo)
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Geoff Stults stars in new Fox comedy series ‘Enlisted’
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (MCT) — When actor Geoff Stults threw
an interception during a critical football game in junior high school,
he set a pattern for his life.
“We were about to win, and I threw an interception and got mad at
myself and punched the ground and broke my hand,” he says in a coffee bar of a hotel here.
“So I had to miss some games because of that, and people were very
disappointed in me because I was the quarterback. So I learned very
quickly to handle your emotions a little bit better.”
That ability came in handy when, at 17, Stults decided to move to
California to attend college and to try to be an actor. Like most before
him, it’s been a struggle. Stults’s first significant role was that of one
of the love interests on “7th Heaven.” He and his real-life brother,
George, played siblings on the show. George stayed on for seven
years, but Geoff left to do a pilot that failed, finding himself among
the unemployed again.
“I think the one thing that athletics prepared me for that’s been more
beneficial than anything has been the humbling times,” says Stults,
who is starring in Fox’s winning new comedy, “Enlisted,” premiering
Jan. 10.
“I learned how to deal with the lows and there are, in sports, every
day you can be the hero or the goat. One of my high school football
coaches that I still talk to, he told me a quote one day that stuck with
me. One game I had the best game of my life, and the news was all
out and there were all these touchdowns and blah, blah, blah. And the
next day there were four interceptions. It was the last homecoming
game and he walked up to me and said, ‘It’s a short trip from the penthouse to the outhouse.’ I remember that,” Stults says, smiling.
In “Enlisted,” Stults plays one of three goofy brothers, all serving at
a military base in Florida. If fate had swerved slightly, Stults might
really be there. He grew up in Colorado and was on his way to the Air
Force Academy.
“I was being recruited by them for football. I got my congressional
nomination, I would’ve had to run to prep school because my grades
weren’t quite up to par, but I was very close. And I wanted to do it.
But I just decided against it towards the end. I’d never been away
from my brother and parents before,” he says.
He landed guest roles on television and became a regular on shows
like “October Road,” “Ben and Kate” and “The Finder.”
His costar on “The Finder” was the late Michael Clarke Duncan,
with whom he became very close.
“I watched him unfortunately suffer that heart attack and be in a
coma for a little while. Just to be there and watch a guy who was just
so big and healthy and vibrant and positive — to watch how that just
went away. He was in a coma for 54 days. Just to watch this big personality fight, and you could see him fighting, but it just wasn’t working. You could see him trying. It was amazing and terrible to watch
McClatchy-Tribune
… he was healthy for all intents and purposes. You just never know.” Geoff Stults stars on “Enlisted.”
24 / January 4, 2014
YOUR LIFE
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
GARFIELD / By Jim Davis
DILBERT / By Scott Adams
JEFF MACNELLY’S SHOE / By Chris Cassatt & Gary Brookins
B.C. / By Mastroianni & Hart
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE / By Chris Browne
BLONDIE / By Dean Young & Denis LeBrun
MUTTS / By Patrick McDonnell
LUANN / By Greg Evans
Gal looks too much like mom
DEAR ABBY: I met a
guy I think is perfect
for me on a dating website. We have gone on
several dates and they
have been great. He
respects my morals and
even has some of his
own, which isn’t easy to
find.
By
The problem: He says
ABIGAIL
I am exactly what he
VAN BUREN
has been looking for
except for one thing. I
look like his mother. He
says he really likes me and would like to
keep dating to see if he can get past this
issue. I like him very much. Is there something I can do, short of plastic surgery?
— DEAD RINGER IN ARIZONA
DEAR DEAD RINGER: Before changing
anything, you need to explore more closely
what he’s saying. Ask to meet his mother,
then judge for yourself how strong the
resemblance is. It’s possible the similarity is
less physical and more about your personality or mannerisms.
You should not alter your image to please
anyone but yourself. Keep in mind that
many men DO marry women who resemble
their mothers in some way — whether it’s
conscious or not — and the marriages are
often successful.
DEAR ABBY: My parents divorced
many years ago, and ever since, I have
lived with my mother and visit Dad on his
days off from work. Mom cheated on
Dad, and the man she cheated with lives
with us.
I don’t have a good relationship with her
boyfriend. We don’t have much in common, and when he drinks, he gets angry
for no reason and takes it out on me or
Mom, and it puts the whole household in
an awkward position, sometimes lasting
for days. When he’s sober, he can be fun
to be around.
DEAR ABBY
I have talked with my mom about this.
She promises she’ll talk to him and things
are going to change, but they never do.
She doesn’t want to break up with him
because she can’t afford to pay the mortgage on her own. I have thought about
moving in with my dad, but I don’t want
to upset her. What do I do? — WANTS
TO MOVE IN WITH DAD
DEAR WANTS: Your mother hasn’t
asserted herself with her boyfriend because
she’s financially dependent on him. She’s
afraid if she insists he do something about
his drinking, he will leave her.
The affair and the boyfriend were her
choice, not yours. If you want to move in
with your father to avoid being around a verbally abusive drunk — and your father is
willing — that’s what you should do. You
should not have to tolerate abuse in order
not to “upset” your mother. It’s OK to take
care of yourself.
DEAR ABBY: I’m a 32-year-old woman.
My boyfriend of 11 years passed away
almost three years ago. I loved him very
much and miss him every day. Some wellmeaning friends and family members
have suggested a dating site.
Abby, when does someone know if it’s
time to move on? I haven’t been on a date
in 13 years. I’m scared of putting myself
out there again and getting hurt. Any
advice would be great. — SCARED IN
OREGON
DEAR SCARED: If the only reason you
haven’t reached out before is fear of rejection, then it’s time to move on. Ask your
friends and family to help you write a profile, and then consider what happens next as
an “adventure.”
While there are no guarantees you’ll immediately find a relationship like the one you
had, you might find someone who is compatible. And if you don’t, you could still
make some friends. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
HOROSCOPE
BY FRANCIS DRAKE
King Features Syndicate
For Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014
ARIES
(March 21 to April 19)
Because you feel confident, this is a
good day to talk to authority figures
— parents, bosses, VIPs and the
police. In turn, this confidence will
impress them, which means they will
listen to you.
TAURUS
(April 20 to May 20)
You have big ideas about travel or
perhaps something related to higher
education, publishing, medicine and
the law. Act on your ideas. Your
enthusiasm will carry the day.
GEMINI
(May 21 to June 20)
If you have to divide something
today or discuss how to share an
inheritance, be careful. Be fair to all
parties, but don’t give away the farm.
CANCER
(June 21 to July 22)
Relations with partners and close
friends will be exuberant and upbeat
today. People are in a good mood,
and they expect positive things from
each other.
LEO
(July 23 to Aug. 22)
This is an excellent day at work.
You feel vigorous, energetic and
friendly with everyone. Your enthusiasm will help you rally your troops
and set them marching. Tally ho.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)
This is a playful, creative day. Enjoy
sports events, flirt with someone,
grab a movie, listen to musical performances and have playful times
with children.
LIBRA
(Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)
You have big ideas for home, family
and your private life. This could be
about home repairs or redecorating,
which is something you love to do.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)
Enjoy discussions with siblings,
neighbors and relatives today. You
want to share good news. People
love your enthusiasm and in turn, you
will love your audience.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)
You’re excited about big-money
ideas today; nevertheless, be careful.
Your eyes might be bigger than your
stomach. In other words, you might
bite off more than you can chew.
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)
Today is defining point in relationships with others, especially partnerships. You’re sort of at a halfway
point of something you agreed to perhaps six months ago. How are things
going?
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)
You’ll enjoy some quiet time just for
yourself today. After all, you can’t be
all things to all people all the time.
PISCES
(Feb. 19 to March 20)
Enjoy schmoozing with others, particularly groups. You feel enthusiastic
and will enjoy the company of others.
In particular, you’ll love to discuss
issues with nonprofit or charitable
organizations.
YOU BORN TODAY You are
resilient, which is why many of you
remain successful in your field of
choice late in life. You are resourceful, and despite sometimes having a
flip attitude, you are actually a serious person. Nevertheless, optimism
and confidence are your strengths.
Many of you are committed to working for the highest good. This year
you will work hard to build or construct something important.
Sports
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January 4, 2014 / 25
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Sylvia’s for the second time on
the season. B.C.’s was led by a
200 high game from Bogacki
and a top triple of 561 from
Murphy.
• Rumor held that Amsterdam
would receive the New Bedford
Americans roller polo league
franchise.
75 years ago ...
• In a wrestling show at the junior high school in Amsterdam,
22-year-old Joe Peters Jr. — the
son of the Schenectady police
chief — broke an American
weightlifting record when he
hauled up 80.5 pounds in a holdout-in-front, raised from below
lift.
Also at the wrestling show, the
main event in the ring featured a
15-minute struggle between
Tony Morrette and Bull Montana.
The bouts contested were all
exhibitions, meaning no winners
were declared.
50 years ago ...
• The St. Mary’s Institute boys
basketball team ran its win
streak to 19 games over two
seasons with an 88-49 rout of
St. John’s of Rensselaer.
SMI was led by 21 points from
Bill Bresonis in just over a half of
action, while Terry Conti scored
15 points off the bench.
• Carl DeRose and Frank
Politano tied for the high effort in
the St. Agnello’s Men bowling
league at Pin Haven with identical series of 661.
25 years ago ...
• Behind 24 points from Rob
Taylor and 15 points from Greg
Bown, Broadalbin-Perth upset
Fort Plain, 68-65, in Tri-Valley
League boys basketball action.
Ricky Frenyea scored 22
points to lead Fort Plain.
• Fort Plain’s loss allowed
Fonda-Fultonville to take over
first place in the Tri-Valley South
Division, getting 22 points from
Justin Smith in an 83-70 victory
over St. Johnsville.
• Frank Staley off Wreathas
Tavern posted the high triple of
107 in the Amsterdam City Dart
League.
10 years ago ...
• Andrew Howlan’s only two
points of the game proved to be
huge, as he converted the
game-winning layup off a feed
from Brian Barnett with 33 seconds to go as Amsterdam beat
Saratoga Springs, 63-62, in non-
league boys basketball play.
Barnett starred with 25 points
for the Running Rams, while T.J.
Czeski added 17 points and
Marco Johnson scored 13
points.
5 years ago ...
• The Amsterdam High School
wrestling team split a pair of dual
meets on its final day of competition at the Union-Endicott Duals.
The Rams dropped a consolation semifinal to Section IV
small-school power Waverly,
45-21, before rallying to beat
host Union-Endicott, 32-31, in
their final match of the tournament. Victory over U-E was
secured when the Rams, down
31-26 going into the final
match, got a pin from John
Paris at 160 pounds to earn
the one-point win.
• Jordan Williams led the way
with 19 points as the Northville
boys basketball team dropped
St. Johnsville, 50-31.
Mackenzie Groff added 15
points for the Falcons, while
Jason Smith led St. Johnsville
with 17 points.
1 year ago ...
• The Fonda-Fultonville girls
basketball team pulled a rabbit
of of its hat twice in a Colonial
Council game against Ichabod
Crane, but couldn’t pull off the
trick the third time in dropping a
59-57 decision to the Lady
Riders.
The Lady Braves first tied the
game when Cassandra Egelston
banked in a desperation 3-pointer
as the buzzer sounded in regulation, then fell down in the first
overtime before Egelston’s baseline layup with 10 seconds left
forced a second overtime, but
Ichabod Crane pulled ahead for
good in the second extra session.
• The Broadalbin-Perth girls
basketball team held off a brief
rally from the Stillwater Lady
Warriors and pulled away behind
18 points and 14 rebounds from
Kaitlin Wood to a 54-27 victory in
the championship game of the
Broadalbin-Perth Holiday
Tournament.
• After sticking around against
the powerhouse Troy Flying
Horses through the first half, the
Amsterdam High School boys
basketball team fell victim to a
third quarter onslaught that
spelled the Running Rams’
doom in an 80-49 loss.
Javion Ogunyemi had 25
points, 13 rebounds and six
blocked shots for Troy. Robbie
Sherlock led Amsterdam with
an 11-point, eight-rebound
performance.
— Compiled by Adam Shinder
GOING
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Amsterdam’s Alonzo Martin goes up high for a shot above a Mekeel Christian Academy defender during the Gloversville Holiday Tournament last weekend.
AMSTERDAM MEN’S CITY LEAGUE
Adirondack Tire
Imperial Lanes
MLB Entertainment
Kyle’s Bounce Rentals
Skyview Lounge
Team Signaction
Trim Builders
Schell’s Pharmacy
Crane Sealcoating
W
67
65
64
62
61
57
55
50
48
L
45
47
48
50
51
55
57
62
64
Team
Avg.
853
852
840
814
853
812
806
856
793
Scr.
Pins
40999
40941
40389
39373
40865
39050
38891
41440
38754
Scratch Handicap
10
30
10
30
985 2828 987 2834
981 2729 989 2729
951 2692 951 2692
978 2634 978 2709
976 2717 976 2717
912 2626 939 2708
956 2568 956 2709
994 2762 994 2762
988 2748 1016 2772
LAST WEEK’S HIGH SCORES
Team Scratch Game
Schell’s Pharmacy
960
Adirondack Tire
955
Imperial Lanes
915
Team Scratch Series
Schell’s Pharmacy
2700
Imperial Lanes
2589
Skyview Lounge
2580
Team Handicap Game
Schell’s Pharmacy
960
Adirondack Tire
955
Imperial Lanes
915
Team Handicap Series
Schell’s Pharmacy
2700
Imperial Lanes
2589
Skyview Lounge
2580
Individual Scratch Game
Andy Czaplicki
297
Chuck Rossi
268
Mike Bellinger
266
Individual Scratch Series
Chuck Rossi
748
JP Barone
710
Tim Grant
708
SEASON-HIGH SCORES
Team Scratch Game
Schell’s Pharmacy
994
Crane Sealcoating
988
Adirondack Tire
985
Team Scratch Series
Adirondack Tire
2828
Schell’s Pharmacy
2762
Crane Sealcoating
2748
Team Handicap Game
Crane Sealcoating
1016
Schell’s Pharmacy
994
Imperial Lanes
989
Team Handicap Series
Adirondack Tire
2834
Crane Sealcoating
2772
Schell’s Pharmacy
2762
Individual Scratch Game
Ed Arthurs
300
Tim Grant
299
Andy Czaplicki
297
Individual Scratch Series
Justin Lansing
791
Tim Grant
780
Mike Bellinger
771
26 / January 4, 2014
OUTDOORS
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
Taking a look at the past and future
By
DICK
NELSON
Backtracking a year
many were happy to
see come to an end,
2013 was indeed
memorable. So much
so, I couldn’t cover it
all in last week’s column — taking you
only from January to
June. This week, I’ll
take you down the rest
of the trail. I’ll also
trade my camouflage
cap in for a more colorful turban and give
you my predictions for
2014.
Don’t laugh, but last year I was 12-for17 — which isn’t bad for a part-time
soothsayer.
As for the past, there were several newsworthy occurrences in July, beginning with
Trout Unlimited holding its first ever
Northeast Regional Conference in New
York State. More than 100 TU chapter leaders from Maine to New Jersey gathered at
Ski Windham to discuss some of the major
issues the conservation group is currently
facing and will face in the future.
DEC sportsman education program
administrator Chuck Dente announced the
availability of online hunter safety courses. According to Dente, first-time hunters
who need to complete a New York hunter
safety course before getting their hunting
license can now get started on their official training at www.huntered.com/newyork. While students will still
need to complete the hands-on field-day
portion of the course before they can be
certified to hunt, the online course will
teach the same state-approved content
that is used in the classroom. For more
information or to take the online portion
of the course visit: www.huntered.com/newyork.
However, information that a new tickborne illness was making the rounds in
New York, Connecticut and
Massachusetts was not good news.
Scientifically, it is called Borrelia
miyamotoi bacteria, and while it has yet
to be given a descriptive name, it is a
malaria-like disease that has been confounding doctors. New York state residents were among those most at risk and
while it has most of the flu-like characteristics of Lyme disease, it doesn’t have the
telltale rash. The other blacklegged tick
bacterium is called the Powassan virus.
August was a disappointing month in
more ways than one, starting with the highly publicized “Freedompalooza.” Held at
the Altamont County Fairgrounds, the
country music festival fundraiser was
expected to draw more than 5,000 attendees. To the disappointment of New York
State Rifle and Pistol Association (NYSRPA) President Tom King and Assemblyman
Bill Nojay (R-Rochester), who organized
the event, fewer than 300 showed up.
“Don’t kill them, sterilize them,” was
the cry coming up from Hastings-onHudson — a small, historic Westchester
County Village overlooking the Hudson
River. Instead of allowing archers in this
bowhunting-only area to downsize the
deer herd, village officials turned to contraceptives. The problem is contraception
has never been proven to work and considering deer can live for up to 15 years,
results would be years away if it did. The
vaccine has to be delivered by trained
marksmen and the treated deer must be
tagged so that they can be identified for
subsequent booster doses. In wild deer,
this tagging requires capturing and sedating each deer. So, while the vaccine
might cost as little as $10 a shot, the
injection of the deer typically costs $500
to $1000 per shot. Total cost for the 120
deer was estimated at $30,000 for the first
two years. The Humane Society of the
United States and In Defense of Animals
provided financial assistance.
Since signing the SAFE Act, Gov.
Cuomo has been looking to establish a
better relationship with sportsmen, going
as far as taking over the inside cover of
both the hunting and fishing regulation
guides — a page that historically featured
a message from the DEC commissioner.
He hasn’t succeeded.
SPORTSMAN’S CALENDAR
Jan. 11: Fifth annual Sacandaga Sportsmen’s Day, Sacandaga Bible
Conference, 191 Lakeview Road, Broadalbin. Registration is $20 at the
Ray Mills Youth Center at 9:45 a.m. Tickets are $20, which includes seminars, access to vendors and the sportsmen’s game buffet of wild boar,
rabbit, duck, elk, bison and perch. Tickets are available at the door. For
more information, call 883-3713, email [email protected] or go to www.sacandagabibleconference.com.
Jan. 11-12: 31st annual New EastCoast Arms Collectors Associates gun
show, Saratoga Springs City Center, 522 Broadway, Saratoga. Hours: 9
a.m. – 5 p.m. Admission: $8 ($7 for seniors) and free to youngsters age 14
and under when accompanied by an adult. Call 518-664-9743.
Jan. 25: Fuel n’ Food 6th Annual Walleye Challenge Ice Fishing Derby,
Great Sacandaga Lake. Registration is closed.
Jan. 25: Great Sacandaga Lake Fisheries Federation Ice Fishing Derby, 7
a.m. – 4 p.m. Registration is $20, ($25 day of contest until 10 a.m. only).
Contact Randy Gardinier at 518-848-7248.
Jan. 25: The Almost Annual NYS Crappie Ice Fishing Derby, Dorchester
Park, Whitney Point. Entry fee is $2 for those over 12 years, and free 12
and under. Cancelled in 2012 for unsafe ice, the 2011 purse was $13,500.
Contact Dave Hughes at 607-692-3263, email: [email protected],
or visit: www.crappiederby.com/ . By email:
Feb. 8: Fish House Fish and Game Club Walleye Ice Fishing Contest,
Great Sacandaga Lake, 6 a.m. – 4 p.m. Registration $20 prior to Feb. 7, $25
on the day of the event. Flyers at area bait shops. Contact Tom Ferguson
at (518) 883-6533 or visit: www.fishhousefishandgame.com.
Feb. 15: Reid Hill Fish and Game Club Third Annual Ice Fishing Derby,
Wally’s Driftwood Park, Mayfield, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. Contact Clem DaBiere at
518-843-2063 or Ray Fyfe at 518-843-3451.
Feb. 15-16: Ninth Annual Adirondack Outdoorsman Show, Johnstown
Moose Family Center, 109 S. Comrie Ave (Route 30A North), Johnstown.
Hours: Saturday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Admission: $5
for adults and $1 for children age 15 and under. Contact: Mike Hauser,
518-725-5565; email [email protected]. Website:
www.adkshow.com.
At best, Cuomo is a superficial outdoorsman who realizes the voting potential of hunters, anglers and trappers.
That’s why he showed up in Waddington
in August on the first day of the four-day
Bassmaster Elite Series tournament. But
it was definitely his ego speaking when
he announced the 2014 series would
include the “Governor’s Challenge,” a
fishing competition held in the Finger
Lakes, which along with many of the top
name bass fishing pros, will feature the
governor and other elected officials.
Wait a minute: Isn’t this an election
year?
Oddly enough, Cuomo hasn’t said anything about Kahr Firearms Group of Pearl
River moving its corporate headquarters
and semi-automatic pistol plant to
Pennsylvania.
September was equally as good, bad and
ugly. It’s the month we learned that with
an estimated 1.88 million anglers and
823,000 hunters, New York remains near
the top in sporting license sales, indicating a mostly stable group of participants.
A study produced by the Congressional
Sportsmen’s Foundation found the
Empire State to be second in the nation in
total angler spending on fishing-related
items and sixth in non-resident angler
spending.
Ranking third in the nation in total number of resident hunters, New York hunters
ranked fourth in the nation in spending,
generating an estimated $290 million in
state and local taxes.
That’s the good. The bad was that gun
hunters learned firearms were no longer
permitted in the 2,500-acre Pack Forest
Demonstration Area in Warrensburg or the
2,800-acre Dubuar Memorial Forest adjacent to SUNY ESF’s Ranger School at
Wanakena in St. Lawrence County.
According to Syracuse University Director
of Forest Properties Robert Davis, the ban
stemmed from the SAFE Act.
It got ugly when the DEC asked hunters
and others to report any observations of
sick or groups of dead deer they
encounter to the nearest DEC regional
wildlife office. It seems Epizootic
Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) — a viral
disease of white-tailed deer transmitted
by the bite of a midge — was once again
killing deer in New Jersey and the agency
wanted to make sure there wasn’t another
large outbreak in New York similar to the
one in 2011 that killed about 100 deer in
Rockland County.
In October, the National Rifle
Association announced the Friends of
NRA fundraising program was having a
record year raising funds for the shooting
sports. At the time of the announcement
and with more than 200 of the year’s
1,100 events still remaining in 2013, the
program had already grossed $51 million,
exceeding the entire 2012 banquet season’s total by more than $1 million.
Inspired by the Million Biker Ride on
Washington D.C. in September, another
protest rally dubbed the “Will of the
People Freedom Ride” against the SAFE
Act was held in October with more than
300 motorcycles of every description and
200 trucks and other vehicles taking part.
That same month, Responsive
Management — a not-for-profit public
opinion and attitude survey research firm
— took a survey on what motivates deer
hunters, revealing that hunters are increasingly motivated to hunt for the purpose of
harvesting meat. Conducted among
hunters age 18 and older, respondents were
asked what they believed to be the single
most important reason for hunting. Among
the options were: spending time with family; being close to nature; for sport and
recreation; for meat; and, for a trophy.
Fewer than one percent of the respondents
chose “hunting for a trophy”, which makes
me wonder why the DEC caved into antler
restriction proponents.
The early bear hunting season ended in
the Northern Zone with slightly more
than 60 bruins being reported. This was a
far cry from the 2012 harvest when early
season bear hunters killed more than 350.
While this was taking place, Cuomo
signed a bill that outlaws hunting
Eurasian boars at commercial hunting
facilities statewide. The new law prohibits
not just hunting, but importing and breeding the animals and releasing them into
the wild.
Meanwhile the Recreational Fishing
Alliance — a national, grassroots political
action organization representing recreational fishermen — reported that Darden
Restaurants, corporate owners of Red
Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn
Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze and other
chains believe people should fish less.
Because of it, RFA executive director Jim
Donofrio suggested that anglers — especially saltwater anglers — consider turning
away from any Darden-owned restaurant.
November started off with NYSRPA
receiving an $11,700 bill from the city of
Albany. The invoice was for the cost of
bus parking and handling during the Feb.
28 SAFE Act rally, even though NYSRPA
had nothing to do with the buses. Each of
the 185 buses were secured by individual
clubs, sportsmen’s federations and other
organizations from across the state. Each
bus cost $65 each, and every organization
that hasn’t already reimbursed the NYSRPA should — at the very least — mail
them a check in that amount.
New York State Conservation Council
president Chuck Parker removed longtime sportsmen’s advocate Howard
Cushing as the council’s representative to
the NYS Conservation Fund Advisory
Board; replacing him was Ray Merlotto
of Patterson (Putnam County). Major Tim
Duffy retired from the DEC’s Division of
Law Enforcement, and let’s not forget the
11-inch spike buck 89-year-old Burt
Weise of Glenville shot on opening day.
Entering into December, the DEC took
Gov. Cuomo’s outlawing of Eurasian
boars at commercial hunting facilities one
step further by prohibiting hunters and
trappers from taking them in the wild.
That was the bad. The good was Tumans
Tavern in Amsterdam got its first and
only big buck pool entry – a 5-point buck
taken by Mike Auriemma of Amsterdam.
And what I consider ugly, a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would — if
approved — raise the cost of a federal
waterfowl stamp from $15 to $25.
On the fishing side, ice fisherman Matt
Nichols of Johnstown pulled a 45 3/4 inch
Northern pike through a hole he drilled in
Mayfield Lake and Broadalbin Taxidermist
Ira Cromling had one of his best days ever
when he limited out on walleye.
And, just last week, NYSRPA president
Tom King sent out an email informing
gunowners that when the recently postponed background check for the purchase
of ammunition becomes effective, there
will be a $10 charge for each background
check. Going by what he was told by the
NY State Police, the system will be up
shortly and the $10 fee will soon be
raised $20.
More recently, Cuomo stole DEC
Commissioner Joe Martens’ thunder by
announcing a $4.5 million winter tourism
campaign aimed at promoting snowmobiling, skiing, and other recreational
activities in Tug Hill himself and, in a
ruling that has gunowners upset, Chief
U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny
ruled in Buffalo on Tuesday the New
York’s SAFE Act is constitutional and not
a violation of the Second Amendment.
The one exception Skretny found was the
law’s seven-round limit.
Looking towards the future here are my
predictions for 2014: Gov. Cuomo, in his
Jan. 8th State of the State address will
reinforce his position on the NY SAFE
Act; legal action to overturn the SAFE
Act will continue as current initiatives
have become stalled; shooting noise and
safety issues will become an issue for an
area rod-and-gun club; the U.S. Senate —
using the so-called “nuclear option”
implemented in November by Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid — will push
through stricter gun controls bills, some
of which will be approved by congress.
Protest rallies against the SAFE Act will
continue, but attendance will fall short of
expectations; the new DEC computerized
sporting license issuance and game harvest
reporting system will crash; the DEC will
begin efforts to expand antler restriction to
other wildlife management units; there will
be a cutback in the pheasant program; an
angler will catch a fish not usually found
in area waters; a problem at one the DEC
fish hatcheries causing yet another reduction of stocked trout; Assemblyman Steve
McLaughlin (107th District) will not run
for governor; gunowners will be the deciding factor on Nov. 4th as a record number
will take part in state and national elections; Republican George Amedore will
run and regain his 46th Senate District
seat; the makeup of the state senate will
change and once again Republicans will
have a true majority; the number of big
game hunters will fall below 500,000; a
change in turkey hunting seasons; the DEC
will begin gathering information as it considers establishing a modest moose hunt in
the Adirondacks and finally, a prominent
politician will be hospitalized with a serious illness.
Dropping anchor ’til next time.
———
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The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
January 4, 2014 / 27
SPORTS
Thomas, Mussina await word on Hall
By JAY COHEN
The Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — They faced
off 96 times in a span of 17 years.
Frank Thomas at the plate and
Mike Mussina on the mound, one
of baseball’s most feared sluggers
taking on one of the sport’s
smartest players.
There were warm summer days
and brisk spring nights. Big
games and small ones, everywhere from the Bronx to
Chicago’s South Side to Oakland
on the West Coast.
It’s a string that runs through
the careers of two decorated players, who find out Wednesday if
they are headed for one more
honor, a spot in baseball’s Hall of
Fame.
Thomas was one of the toughest
outs in the majors during his heyday, hitting 524 homers and driving in 1,704 runs during a
sparkling 19-year career spent
mostly with the White Sox. Aptly
nicknamed The Big Hurt, the 6foot-5 Thomas also had a .301
batting average, .419 on-base
percentage and a .555 slugging
percentage for his career, numbers that stack up favorably when
compared to some of the biggest
names in Cooperstown.
“I think I’ve done enough to be
a first-ballot Hall of Famer,” he
said a year ago at the White Sox
fan convention.
Mussina,
a
native
of
Williamsport, Pa., was one of
baseball’s most consistent pitchers during his 18-year career with
the Orioles and Yankees, recording at least 18 victories in six seasons and winning at least 11
games in each of his last 17 years
in the majors. A seven-time Gold
Glove winner, he finished with a
270-153 record and a 3.68 ERA
while pitching in the challenging
AL East.
“Looking back at the whole
thing for 18 years, when it was
my turn to pitch, I went out and
pitched, most of the time,” said
Mussina, who has an economics
degree from Stanford. “I never
had surgery. I never had major
stints on the disabled list.
“I’m proud of being able to do
that.”
The thread that unites the hulking slugger and pitcher’s pitcher
is 82 official at-bats from Aug. 4,
FRANK THOMAS
1991 to April 2, 2008. It’s the
highest total for Thomas against a
single pitcher, and he had a .366
career average and nine homers
versus the durable right-hander.
But Mussina won his share of the
battles, too.
So while Thomas stays quiet
ahead of the announcement of the
writers’ Hall ballot — he
declined an interview request
made through the team — a look
at five days over the years provides a glimpse into what made
the Columbus, Ga., native and
Mussina strong candidates for
baseball’s highest honor.
AUGUST 4, 1991
Ask Hal Baird about Thomas,
and the retired Auburn baseball
coach can recite story after story
about one of his favorite former
players.
Thomas got a late start to his
baseball career at the school
because he also played tight end
on the football team. Baird wasn’t exactly sure what to expect
when he finally joined the team,
but Thomas quickly answered
any questions he had.
“He came out the first day. It
was a little bit cold and we were
standing behind the cage getting
The Associated Press
ready to take some batting practice,” Baird said. “I watched his
swing about three times and I told
my assistant coach who worked
with the hitters, I said ‘Leave this
kid alone. He needs no help
whatsoever. Let’s just make sure
he gets to the ballpark on time.”’
Mussina learned all about
Thomas’ potent swing when the
pitcher made his major league
debut for Baltimore. Thomas’
one-out drive to left on a 2-1
pitch in the sixth was the only run
allowed by Mussina over 7 2-3
innings in a 1-0 loss to the White
Sox.
MAY 15, 1992
Mussina is on his way to establishing himself as one of baseball’s best pitchers when he runs
into Thomas again. Thomas
reaches on a leadoff single in the
second, but he grounds out to
third twice before Mussina leaves
after throwing 8 2-3 innings of
four-hit ball in Baltimore’s 2-0
win.
Mussina improved to 5-0, and
went on to an 18-5 record with a
2.54 ERA. It was business as
usual for Thomas, who finished
the year with a .323 batting average, 24 homers and 115 RBIs.
MIKE MUSSINA
“Did I hope that that was going
to lead to more victories? Yes, but
did it mean that I knew what I
was doing automatically? No, I
had a lot to learn,” Mussina said,
remembering that breakout 1992
season. “I kept learning until the
day I stopped playing.”
MAY 27, 1994
It seemed as if no one could
stop Thomas at this point, who
won consecutive AL MVP
awards in 1993 and 1994. On this
date, he hits Mussina’s first pitch
of the eighth inning over the wall
in right-center for his 18th homer,
helping Chicago to a 3-0 victory.
Thomas and the White Sox
were on top of the AL Central and
Mussina had the Orioles in second in the East when a players’
strike wiped out the rest of the
season.
“I think we had the best team
in baseball, no doubt about it,”
Thomas
said
when
he
announced his retirement in
2010. “Some people consider
Montreal the best team, but I
think the Chicago White Sox
were the best team.”
JUNE 10, 2006
Thomas gets Mussina one last
time, connecting on a full-count
The Associated Press
pitch in the first inning of
Oakland’s 5-2 victory over New
York. It was his 16th homer on
his way to 39 in a renaissance for
Thomas with the Athletics, and
the last time he takes Mussina
deep.
Mussina goes on to win 15
games as the Yankees grab the
AL East title for the ninth straight
season. Thomas helps the A’s win
the West, but both teams lose to
Detroit in the playoffs.
APRIL 2, 2008
The final duel came with one
out in the sixth inning of
Mussina’s first start of his final
season. He hit Thomas to put two
runners on for Toronto.
While Thomas waited two
years to announce his retirement, Mussina knew all along
that 2008 was his final season.
He pitched six shutout innings
in his final game in Boston to
run his record to 20-9, making
him the oldest first-time 20game winner ever.
“It was my time to stop and I
stopped and I have no regrets,”
said Mussina, who was 39 when
he was walked away. “I never
look back. I never thought about
playing again.”
Why all the basketball mismatches this season?
By ERIC OLSON
The Associated Press
Conference play has arrived in college
basketball and that means Division I teams
will start picking on people their own size.
In the first two months of the season,
seven games were decided by more than
70 points — the most blowouts of that
magnitude since at least 1996-97, according to STATS. No mismatch was as great
as Southern’s 116-12 win over tiny
Champion Baptist this week.
That outcome begged the question: Why
are games like that even scheduled?
A lot of Division I programs have difficulty lining up home games against quality opponents. Southern, for example, is
coming off an NCAA tournament appearance yet doesn’t have a high enough RPI
to make it worthwhile for a name team to
travel to Baton Rouge, La., and possibly
lose.
Usually low-major programs round out
the schedules of risk-averse mid-majors
and power-conference teams in November
and December. But there also are plenty of
non-Division I teams willing to take beatings to help meet their budgets, give their
players the experience of playing against
big-time competition for a night and gain
exposure. After all, before Southern did its
number on Champion Baptist, who in the
sporting public had heard of the 100-student unaccredited Christian college in Hot
Springs, Ark.?
“We’ve had hundreds of people email us
asking if they can come play for our school
since this happened,” said Eric Capici,
who serves as head coach and school president.
Utah and Charleston Southern each show
up twice on the blowout ledger. The Utes
own an 84-pointer against The Evergreen
State College (Wash.) and a 73-pointer
against St. Katherine (Calif.). Charleston
Southern beat St. Andrews Presbyterian
(N.C.) by 82 and Johnson University
(Tenn.) by 79.
Those Fightin’ Firebirds of St. Katherine
also lost by 83 to nationally ranked San
Diego State the night before losing at
Utah, and by 71 to Weber State. Coach
Scott Mitchell, whose program is in its
first season, is anything but embarrassed.
“I’d play Duke if I could,” he said, “but I
don’t know what they would get out of
beating up on us.”
Unaccredited St. Katherine opened three
years ago with 13 students and shares
space in a San Diego-area office building
with a yoga studio and optometrist.
Mitchell’s day job is as an account executive for YP.com, the online yellow pages.
He recruited one of his players, a 34-yearold freshman, after he saw him working
out at a 24 Hour Fitness.
St. Katherine athletic director Mike
Scolinos said the school has applied to join
the NAIA for 2014-15, and the hope is to
be an NCAA Division I member in 10
years.
“Some people would call that ridiculous,” he said. “As the saying goes, if you
don’t dream it, you’re not going to do it,
and that’s our goal.”
Champion Baptist has no visions of
grandeur. The Tigers are content in the
Association of Christian Collegiate
Athletics, where they have won three
national championships in seven years.
Southern, which beat Champion Baptist
90-36 last season, set an NCAA record
when it opened a 44-0 lead on Monday.
Champion Baptist didn’t score until there
was 5:10 left in the first half, and the
Tigers made only 3 of 44 field goals while
earning $4,000 for their trouble.
The 104-point margin didn’t threaten the
NCAA record of 117, set by Long Island
University against Medgar Evers in 1997.
Champion Baptist’s players receive no
scholarships, and most work full-time. The
team didn’t practice in the two weeks
before the game because Capici wanted his
players to be home with their families over
Christmas break. The team took an eighthour bus ride to Baton Rouge and played
two hours later.
Southern, meanwhile, was playing its last
game before its Southwestern Athletic
Conference opener, and Jaguars coach
Roman Banks want to polish up some
areas where he thought his team was deficient. He played his starters 20, 22, 24, 27
and 29 minutes.
Banks was criticized for letting the game
get so far out of hand, but Capici said he
had no complaints. Southern athletic director William Broussard said game officials
declined when they were asked to use a
running clock in the second half.
“So do you ask your players to miss shots
or deliberately turn the ball over?” Broussard
said. “No specific action was taken on our
part to cause embarrassment. At the same
time, it’s unfortunate it happened.”
Capici said Banks called him Wednesday
to make sure he wasn’t mad about the outcome. Before hanging up, Banks asked
him if he wanted to line up a game next
season.
“Would I do it again?” Capici said.
“Yeah.”
28 / January 4, 2014
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NFL NEWS IN BRIEF
Peyton Manning is
top All-Pro selection
The Associated Press
New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton talks to players on the bench in the first half of an NFL football game against the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers in New Orleans, last Sunday.
Payton seeks a homecoming win
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sean Payton has
plenty in common with the some of the fans
who’ll be rooting hard to see his team lose.
Payton is coming home when the New
Orleans Saints (11-5) visit the Philadelphia
Eagles (10-6) in an NFC wild-card playoff
game Saturday night. The Saints coach spent
his formative years in the Philadelphia suburb
of Newtown Square in the early 1970s, and
attended the Flyers’ Stanley Cup championship parade as an 11-year-old in 1975.
“There are a lot of friends and family back
there,” he said. “The first pro football game
was at the Vet. The first baseball game was at
the Vet. The first college game was ArmyNavy. The Flyers winning back to back
Stanley Cups, all of those things were a part
of my childhood and so the sports fans are
amazing there, very passionate and a real diehard fan base. That presents challenges when
you play, especially in the playoffs.”
Payton got his first coaching job in the NFL
on Ray Rhodes’ staff in Philadelphia in 199798, and then joined the Giants in 1999. He
moved on to work under Bill Parcells in
Dallas before going to the Saints and leading
them to a Super Bowl title.
Payton has one fan on the opposing sideline.
“Sean does a great job of getting his playmakers in matchups that are favorable to him,
and he does it week in and week out,” Eagles
coach Chip Kelly said. “There’s a consistency to it, and I think they missed him a year
ago, and now that he’s back, they seem like
they picked up where they left off. I think
how well him and Drew (Brees) work together is a pretty special thing to watch.
Here are three more things to watch for
when the Saints play the Eagles on Saturday
night:
DOME TEAM DISADVANTAGE: The
Saints were 8-0 in the comfort of the
Superdome and 3-5 away from home this season. They’ve never won a playoff game on
the road, going 0-5, 0-3 under Payton.
However, they won the 2010 Super Bowl outdoors, beating Peyton Manning and the Colts
in Miami. Temperatures are expected to be in
the low 20s at Lincoln Financial Field.
The Eagles have lost six home playoff
games since 1981.
“Obviously we don’t have a chance to practice in it,” Brees said. “We’ve all played in
that kind of weather before, not on a consistent basis, but you just kind of make the
preparations. You try to prepare for it as best
as you can, but once you’re there, it’s football. It’s about execution. It’s about knowing
your assignments and executing it. Whatever
the conditions are, you manage that, whether
it’s wind, rain, snow or whatever.”
BRINGING THE HEAT: Led by Cameron
Jordan and Junior Galette, the Saints finished
fourth in the NFL with 49 sacks. Jordan had
12 1/2 and Galette had 12. Defensive coordinator Rob Ryan is known for calling blitzes
and he certainly won’t let up against Nick
Foles. The Cowboys sacked Foles five times
and forced him into one intentional grounding
last week.
“Rob Ryan is very aggressive in nature. They
get pressure on the quarterback. They create
turnovers,” Eagles offensive coordinator Pat
Shurmur said. “We anticipate he’ll come after
us.”
BIG-PLAY BIRDS: The Eagles led the NFL
with 99 plays of 20 yards or more, including 21
that went for touchdowns. Of those, 80 were
passes and 19 were runs. Denver was second
with 77. It was the most since STATS began
recording the number in 1995. The St. Louis
Rams had the previous high of 96 in 2001.
“We have done a good job when we throw
the football, Nick is making good decisions
and then we have guys that can track the ball
down the field,” Shurmur said. “And when
we are running the ball, we are getting the
running back to the second and third level
where they have a chance to make big gains.
I think all of that is the reason why.”
NEW YORK (AP) — Peyton
Manning was the only unanimous choice for the 2013
Associated Press NFL All-Pro
team Friday.
The Denver star set NFL
records this season with 55
touchdown passes and 5,477
yards through the air.
He was chosen on all 50 ballots from media members who
regularly cover the NFL. New
Orleans tight end Jimmy
Graham and Indianapolis outside linebacker Robert Mathis
each drew 49 votes.
Philadelphia running back
LeSean McCoy and Seattle
cornerback Richard Sherman
had 48.
Minnesota kick returner
Cordarrelle Patterson was the
only rookie on the squad.
Eighteen NFC players and
nine from the AFC made the
team. Philadelphia and
Carolina each had three: NFL
rushing leader McCoy, guard
Evan Mathis and tackle Jason
Peters for the Eagles; linebacker Luke Kuechly, center
Ryan Kalil and fullback Mike
Tolbert for the Panthers.
Manning and Graham do not
hold the mark for most All-Pro
appearances. Hall of Fame
receiver Jerry Rice, for example, was a 10-time All-Pro.
Only two members of the top
teams in each conference
made the All-Pro team. Joining
Manning from the Broncos (133) was guard Louis Vasquez.
Joining Sherman from the
Seahawks (13-3) was safety
Earl Thomas.
Rounding out the offense were
receivers Calvin Johnson of
Detroit and Josh Gordon of
Cleveland; running back Jamaal
Charles of Kansas City; and
tackle Joe Thomas of Cleveland.
Other All-Pros on defense
were ends J.J. Watt of
Houston and Robert Quinn of
St. Louis; tackles Gerald
McCoy of Tampa Bay and
Ndamukong Suh of Detroit;
outside linebacker Lavonte
David of Tampa Bay; inside LB
NaVorro Bowman of San
Francisco; cornerback Patrick
Peterson of Arizona; and safety Eric Berry of Kansas City.
The special teamers were
Patterson, kicker Justin Tucker
of Baltimore and punter
Johnny Hekker of St. Louis.
49ers, Saints take more wins on the road in playoffs
By HOWARD FENDRICH
The Associated Press
For the seventh consecutive season, at
least one NFL team will be forced to play
a playoff game at the stadium of an opponent with a worse record.
If some owners get their way, that eventually will change — perhaps as soon as a
year from now.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said
Thursday the league has “looked at multiple ways” to change its playoff system,
including letting the team with the superior regular-season record play at home.
While some clubs lobby for that sort of
switch, McCarthy said others “raised the
concern that reseeding would minimize
the value of winning a division; winning a
division now means a guaranteed home
playoff game.”
Both NFC matchups this weekend will
be hosted by the team with fewer wins:
The wild-card Saints (11-5) play at the
NFC East champion Eagles (10-6) on
Saturday night, and the wild-card 49ers
(12-4) play at the NFC North champion
Packers (8-7-1) on Sunday.
Consider the conditions the Superdome’s
Saints and West Coast 49ers are expected
to face. The forecast calls for a high of 31
degrees in Philadelphia, and a high of
minus-3 in Green Bay.
“It’s a hard pill to swallow, being 12-4
and not having any home games,” San
Francisco defensive tackle Ray McDonald
said, “but we’re in a tough division and
that happens sometimes.”
The league’s competition committee and
NFL staff members have compiled reports
examining the pros and cons of changing
the postseason structure. There have been
repeated conversations about the topic, as
recently as the owners’ meetings last
month, but there hasn’t been a formal vote
yet.
“I’ve been there and really felt like, ‘Why
in the world are we traveling? Why aren’t
we playing at home?’ I’m sure that’s how
some of these other teams feel,” said fourtime Super Bowl coach Dan Reeves, whose
New York Giants played — and lost — a
second-round road game against a team
with fewer wins after the 1993 season.
Generally, playing at home is an advantage.
This season, home teams went 153-1021, a .600 winning percentage, even better
than the .575 enjoyed by home teams for
all regular-season games in the Super
Bowl era, according to STATS. During the
playoffs, STATS said, home teams win at a
.675 clip — which makes sense, because
usually that club was better during the regular season.
Even when home teams had a worse regular-season record, they have gone 20-16,
a .556 winning percentage.
From the 1989 season through the 2001
season, there were only three playoff
games hosted by the team with fewer victories. But it’s become a regular occurrence lately, with this weekend raising the
total to 15 such games over the past seven
seasons.
“It’s easier to play at home. That’s
league-wide,” New Orleans right tackle
Zach Strief said. “You have an advantage
in the playoffs to play at your own place.
You’re more comfortable there. You don’t
have to deal with the noise.”
His team provides about as stark a contrast as possible: In 2011 and 2013, the last
two seasons coached by Sean Payton, New
Orleans is 16-0 at home, 8-8 on the road.
The Saints have never won a road playoff
game, going 0-5. That includes a 41-36
loss at Seattle after the 2010 season, when
the reigning Super Bowl champion Saints
were 11-5 and the division-winning
Seahawks were 7-9.
When the same teams played at New
Orleans in Week 11 that season, the Saints
won by 15.
“I definitely think it could have played
out differently” in the playoffs if the site
were switched, Strief said, “and yet, fair is
irrelevant. The real world isn’t fair.”
The Eagles, meanwhile, went more than
400 days between home victories, from
Sept. 30, 2012, until Nov. 17, 2013, a franchise-worst 10-game losing streak in
Philadelphia. Then they ended this season
with four home wins in a row.
Take a look at the schedule, though, and
the Eagles’ 0-4 home start included losses
to playoff clubs San Diego and Kansas
City, while the 4-0 home finish came
against teams that didn’t reach the postseason: Washington, Arizona, Detroit and
Chicago.
When coach Chip Kelly was asked about
the Saints’ home vs. road records, he dismissed their relevance, saying, “We
defend schemes” and “Everything we do is
based on situational football.”
Maybe so. Still, the NFL will continue to
consider tweaking its postseason.
“Every scenario has been discussed,
ranging from reseeding to one extra game,
expanding from 12 to 14 teams,” the
league’s McCarthy said. “Think of a scenario, it’s been discussed and remains in
play.”
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January 4, 2014 / 33
SPORTS
Broncos aren’t caught
up in their big numbers
The Associated Press
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick (27) puts on his
helmet in the second half of an NFL football game against the
Baltimore Ravens, last Sunday, in Cincinnati.
Bengals have turned
into model of stability
CINCINNATI (AP) — Losing
season after losing season, they
were the same old Bungles.
Changed quarterbacks every
couple of years. Wasted high
draft picks on lower-talented
players. Signed players with a lot
of baggage and wound up making excuses for their arrests.
Fired the coach and started the
cycle all over again.
Nobody could argue when one
television commentator referred
to them as the NFL’s Siberia, a
place where nobody wanted to
end up if they could avoid it.
Look at them now.
The Bengals (11-5) have
become a model of stability in a
league where everything seems
to change overnight. Up the
interstate in Cleveland, the last
head coach got run out of town
less than a year after he was
hired. While coaches and quarterbacks come and go in other
places, Cincinnati is an example
of how patience can succeed.
The AFC North champions
have gotten to the playoffs for the
third year in a row by keeping
their head coach and coordinators and spending a lot of money
to return the core of their team
intact.
“To me, probably the most disheartening, saddest part about
this level of football is too many
CEOs and owners just toss
coaches around like hotcakes and
don’t realize that the reason college football is what it is,” offensive lineman Andrew Whitworth
said. “Systems determine success
and longevity. There’s no coach
on the face of this earth that can
have a system in one year or two
years. It takes years.
“And sometimes it takes resetting a system over a couple of
years. We’ve done that here, and
kind of cleaning house and saying all right, we had a couple
guys here that we think we need
to get rid of and let those (other)
guys kind of become the leadership of this team.”
This time, they’ve gotten it
right.
Lewis readily acknowledges
that on any other NFL team, he
would have been fired after going
0-4 in the playoffs and posting a
losing record overall in 10 seasons. In Cincinnati, he got an
11th season and another chance
to win a playoff game Sunday
against San Diego (9-7).
In the last three years, a lot has
changed.
“All of the things that have
been written all of the time and
the shots taken, that’s way in the
past,” Lewis said.
Not entirely.
The Bengals still haven’t won a
playoff game since the 1990 season, tied for seventh-longest
streak of futility in NFL history.
They’ve emerged from their
years of languishing as a downand-out franchise by reaching the
playoffs three years in a row for
the first time in their history.
The turning point came after a 412 finish in 2008. Things were so
bad that franchise quarterback
Carson Palmer demanded a trade,
insisting he would retire rather
than stay in Cincinnati. Lewis’
contract was up and he wasn’t sure
if he’d be returning, either. After
several days of discussions with
owner Mike Brown, he got a new
deal with some new parameters.
Brown changed some of his
team’s operating philosophies.
He stopped drafting and signing
troubled players in hopes he
could redeem them. Rather than
letting star players leave when
they were in line for big contracts, they began keeping them.
“We knew it was going to take a
lot of change on everybody’s
part,” Lewis said. “I got a chance
to start over again here as a new
coach.”
The last four drafts have brought
a treasure trove of talent —
Jermaine Gresham, Carlos Dunlap,
Geno Atkins, Andy Dalton, A.J.
Green, Dre Kirkpatrick, Kevin
Zeitler, Mohamed Sanu, Marvin
Jones, Tyler Eifert, Giovani
Bernard. They took a gamble on a
player with a trouble past by signing linebacker Vontaze Burfict as
an undrafted free agent and it paid
off.
The Bengals finished in the top
10 in offense and defense for the
first time since 1989, and the
coaches think the recent continuity is a big part of it.
“Having the players and they
hear the same message from the
first day I’ve walked in here until
last week — I’m preaching the
same message all of the time,”
defensive coordinator Mike
Zimmer said. “I think that’s
important to have guys that
understand
these
things.
Communication is a big part of
football and the way I say things,
they’ve heard it now for a few
years.”
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) —
Peyton Manning and the Denver
Broncos rewrote plenty of
records on their way to becoming
the highest-scoring team of the
Super Bowl era.
Now, they’re going up against
history, which hasn’t been very
kind to the league’s high-octane
offenses even in this era of aerial
fireworks and scoreboard numbers
that rise like slot machine jackpots.
Duplicating regular-season dominance in the playoffs is hard to do.
Even harder is parlaying those piles
of points into a championship.
If the Broncos (13-3) find a way
to buck history, they’ll join the
1999 St. Louis Rams as the only
ones among the 10 highest-scoring teams since the first Super
Bowl to win it all.
Even the “Greatest Show on
Turf,” which is last on the list at
32.9 points per game, needed one
of the best defensive gems to seal
the title: Mike Jones tackling
Kevin Dyson at the 1-yard line
on the final play to preserve the
Rams’ 23-16 win over Tennessee.
Behind Manning’s record 55
TD passes and an unprecedented
five players who scored at least
10 touchdowns, the Broncos
scored 606 points, surpassing the
2007 New England Patriots (589)
for the most in NFL history.
After the Patriots averaged 36.8
points in an unbeaten regular season that year, Tom Brady was
taken aback during Super Bowl
week when Plaxico Burress predicted his New York Giants
would win 23-17.
“We’re only going to score 17
points?”
Brady
retorted.
“OKaaaaay. I wish he would
have said like 45-42 or something like that. At least he’d give
us a little more credit for scoring
a few points.”
Burress was on to something,
though. And it was his touchdown catch with 35 seconds left
that gave the Giants a 17-14 win
that prevented the Patriots from
achieving perfection.
At 37.9 points per game,
Denver had the second-highest
scoring average of any NFL
team, trailing only the 1950 Los
Angeles Rams (38.8), who lost
the NFL championship to
Cleveland 30-28.
The Broncos probably could
have broken that mark, too, but
Manning sat out the second half
of Denver’s 34-14 win at
Oakland last week after staking
his team to a 31-0 lead.
Here’s how the rest of the highest-scoring teams of the Super
Bowl era fared in the playoffs:
—No. 3: 2011 Packers (35.0),
lost 37-20 to Giants in NFC divisional round.
—No. 4: 2012 Patriots (34.8),
lost 28-13 to Ravens in AFC
championship.
—No. 5: 1998 Vikings (34.8),
lost 30-27 in overtime to Falcons
in NFC championship.
—No. 6: 2011 Saints (34.2),
lost 36-32 to 49ers in NFC divisional round.
—No. 7: 1983 Redskins (33.8),
lost 38-9 to Raiders in Super
Bowl.
—No. 8: 2000 Rams (33.8), lost
31-28 to Saints in NFC wild-card
round.
—No. 9: 1967 Raiders (33.4),
lost 33-14 to Packers in Super
Bowl.
Broncos Pro Bowl tight end Julius
Thomas took one look at that list
and noted that all of those teams
The Associated Press
ABOVE: Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning celebrates
after throwing a 63-yard touchdown pass during an NFL game
against the Oakland Raiders in Oakland, Calif., last Sunday.
BELOW: Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas (88) runs
past Raiders cornerback Brandian Ross (29) to score on a 63-yard
touchdown pass from Manning.
didn’t even reach their regular-season scoring average in their losses.
“Scoring points is just one facet
of the game,” Thomas said.
“What we talk about is we have
to play good in all three phases
every game in this tournament if
we want to be Super Bowl champions. It’s not going to be enough
for one phase of the game to go
out there and perform well.”
It’s easy to look at the Broncos
(13-3) lighting up the scoreboards and forget that Denver’s
much-maligned defense and special teams did their part, too.
Trindon Holliday had two TD
returns early on, David Bruton
and Steven Johnson each had
blocked punts that led to shortfield TDs, and Mitch Unrein
sniffed out a fake punt that led to
another easy touchdown.
Denver’s defense also scored
two TDs and had nine other takeaways that led to short-field
touchdowns by Manning & Co.
Another, an interception by linebacker Danny Trevathan at the
Dallas 24 in Week 5, could have
easily led to a TD. But
Knowshon Moreno stopped short
of the goal line so that the
Broncos could eat up the rest of
the clock and kick the winning
field goal as time expired for a
51-48 win over the Cowboys.
“We’re not even looking at the
numbers anymore,” said cornerback Chris Harris Jr. “We were
No. 1 in the season. So, we need
to come back and be No. 1 in the
postseason. It’s a team game. In
order to win the Super Bowl,
everybody has to do their job. We
can’t just have the offense carry
this team to win the Super Bowl.”
The Broncos are the AFC’s top
seed for the second straight season. Last year, they roared into
January riding an 11-game winning streak only to lose to the
Ravens 38-35 in double overtime.
“Remember the Ravens” has
been their mantra ever since.
It’s what drove front-office boss
John Elway to sign free agents Louis
Vasquez, Dominique RodgersCromartie, Terrance Knighton, Wes
Welker and Shaun Phillips.
It’s what prompted Manning to
say on the first day of training
camp that the Broncos had a collective scar from that loss.
“As painful as it was, I think
you can learn from it,” Manning
said Thursday. “I think you can
use it certainly to fuel you.”
The Broncos will host a divisional-round game on Jan. 12 —
exactly a year since their playoff
pratfall.
“We won’t overlook any of our
opponents,” Thomas pledged.
“We’re not just going to trot out
onto the field and say, ‘Hey, we’re
the Broncos. We’re going to go
ahead and win this game because
we’re here.’ That’s not the case.
Last year, we learned that lesson.”
34 / January 4, 2014
SPORTS
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
Penn St. interim
Larry Johnson eyes
full-time position
By DAN GELSTON
The Associated Press
Larry Johnson was one of the
few bridges from the Joe Paterno
to Bill O’Brien era. Now, the
coaching staff holdover has
strong support from his players to
become the next Penn State
coach.
Johnson was appointed interim
coach this week and can only
hope the players’ vote of confidence carries weight when he
applies for the permanent job following Bill O’Brien’s hiring by
the Houston Texans.
“Why not Larry Johnson? I’ve
been here 18 years, I think I
know the lay of the land very
well,” Johnson said Friday.
Penn State, however, has other
candidates in mind to take over a
program steadied by O’Brien
after the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
But one big name with connections to the team’s storied past is
out of the running. A person
familiar with the situation told
the AP that former Rutgers and
Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach
Greg Schiano was not a candidate. The person said neither
Schiano nor the school had interest in going through the hiring
process. The person spoke on
condition of anonymity because
the search is confidential.
Vanderbilt’s James Franklin
and Miami coach Al Golden, a
former Penn State captain under
Paterno, are also among the possibilities on Penn State’s short
list. Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Jim Caldwell
and Tennessee Titans coach
Mike Munchak are also likely in
play.
Penn State athletic director
Dave Joyner said Thursday the
search will be over in days.
Although there will be some
push from Paterno loyalists to
give Johnson a chance, his odds
are slim. Johnson joined the
Nittany Lions’ staff in 1996 and
has been the defensive line coach
since 2000.
“He’s an excellent leader,”
Joyner said. “He has a long history with Penn State, and he’s a
great representative of what Penn
State football and Penn State
University is all about. I think
he’s got the respect of both
recruits as well as the studentathletes that are here.”
Johnson has contacted both
recruits and current players, try-
ing to keep the team together.
“I’m not worried about what’s
going to happen to Larry
Johnson,” he said. “I’m worried
about keeping this program moving forward.”
His son, Larry, was a star running back for the Nittany Lions
and the Kansas City Chiefs. He
said he hasn’t thought about
whether he will stay if he job
goes to someone else. In that
case, of course, the decision
might not be his to make.
He’s already been successful in
keeping freshman quarterback
Christian Hackenberg in the fold.
He won Big Ten freshman of the
year honors after throwing for
2,955 yards — second most in
the league and third in Penn State
history.
He had 20 touchdown passes
with 10 interceptions and ran for
four more scores in leading the
Nittany Lions to a 7-5 record.
“He’s going to be back here and
ready to go on the 13th and get
going,” Johnson said.
Hackenberg would be just one
of many players encouraged that
Johnson has been kept around.
Penn State defensive end Deion
Barnes wrote on Twitter, “I know
me and many other players
would love to have coach
Johnson as our head coach, he’s a
great leader and will be a great
head coach.”
And tight end Jake Kiley tweeted: “Nice to hear that keeping
Coach Johnson as our head coach
could be an option. No one
knows us or the school better.”
Johnson said he had a great
final conversation with O’Brien,
who became “emotional” talking
about his departure. O’Brien led
the Nittany Lions to two winning
seasons (8-4, 7-5) while restoring
some tempered enthusiasm in
Happy Valley.
Less than two years after succeeding Paterno, O’Brien was
introduced Friday in Houston as
the Texans’ coach.
“I love the players at Penn State
and I respect their toughness and
their resiliency and everything
that they’ve demonstrated on a
day-to-day basis,” he said. “I do
regret not being able to continue
with the great kids on that team.
While I tried never to mislead
anyone, I understand that some
people feel let down. But again, it
was a decision that was a oncein-a-lifetime opportunity for
me.”
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The Associated Press
Former Penn State head coach and New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien
was named the Houston Texans head coach during a press conference at Reliant Stadium,
Friday, in Houston.
Fresh start
O’Brien takes over as Texans coach
HOUSTON (AP) — Bill
O’Brien got a bit antsy as his
introductory press conference
with the Houston Texans started to drag on and a question
was posed about how much he
knows about his new team.
“I’ve got a lot of work to do
on this team and the sooner that
I can get back to my office and
start that work, it’ll be better,”
he said straight-faced as the rest
of the room erupted in laughter.
Less than two years after
replacing Joe Paterno as coach
at Penn State, the 44-year-old
O’Brien has returned to the
NFL as coach of the Houston
Texans. He was an offensive
assistant under Bill Belichick at
New England from 2007-12,
but the Penn State job was his
first as a head coach.
Now he gets the Texans, who
spiraled to an NFL-worst 2-14
record last season.
“He showed that he has the
ability to step into difficult situations and turn them around,”
Houston owner Bob McNair
said. “He did that at Penn State
under very difficult circumstances and did an outstanding
job there. We expect to see
good things happen immediately.”
O’Brien was 15-9 at Penn
State, hit hard by NCAA sanctions levied for the Jerry
Sandusky child sex abuse scandal that cost the late Paterno his
job.
He takes over for Gary
Kubiak, who was fired with
three games left in the Texans’
dismal
season.
Despite
Houston’s collapse, many
believe it is a plum position
because the Texans have many
talented pieces in place and
could make a quick turnaround.
Houston won consecutive AFC
South titles before this year’s
disaster.
O’Brien said he planned to
meet with Houston’s assistant
coaches on Friday and begin
making decisions on who will
make up his staff.
After his first season at Penn
State, O’Brien interviewed
with the Jacksonville Jaguars
and Cleveland Browns, among
others, only to stay in State
College. This time the lure of
the NFL was too strong to
resist.
“I do regret not being able to
continue with the great kids on
that team,” O’Brien said.
“While I tried never to mislead
anyone, I understand that some
people feel let down. But again,
it was a decision that was a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
for me.”
He said an attractive aspect of
this job was Houston’s worldclass medical center. O’Brien’s
11-year-old son Jack can’t walk
or talk because of a rare neurological disorder that also causes
seizures.
Almost exactly two years ago,
O’Brien fidgeted with a water
bottle while taking questions
from reporters at his introductory news conference at Penn
State. He said then that he
couldn’t wait to get going, and
he feels that way in Houston,
too.
The first-time NFL head
coach was relaxed and confident throughout most of his
first press conference in
Houston. He did squirm a little
when asked about his lack of
ties to Texas in following
Houston native Kubiak, and
stammered some when asked
about his infamous sideline
blowout with Tom Brady in
New England.
He escaped the first question
by saying he was going to buy
his first pair of cowboy boots
after the press conference. As
for the second issue — he
downplayed the screaming
match that ended with other
coaches pulling O’Brien away.
“These things happen,” he
said. “There was a camera on it
which I feel bad about, but
what people don’t understand
about that was 30 seconds after
that was over, we were sitting
together looking at the pictures
... that quickly passed.”
O’Brien follows Dom Capers,
who led the team from its
expansion season in 2002, and
Kubiak as the only coaches in
Texans history.
Like Kubiak, O’Brien is
known as a quarterback guru,
which will be important for a
team searching for a solution
after veteran Matt Schaub had a
terrible season and lost his job
to Case Keenum, who also
struggled.
O’Brien has almost exclusively coached offense with a
focus on quarterbacks, though
he was a defensive end and
linebacker while at Brown.
“It’s a job that’s never-ending,” he said of coaching quarterbacks. “It’s a job that you
can always improve if you like
coaching quarterbacks and it’s
a lot of fun to do.”
Houston has the top overall
draft pick and could use it on a
one of a trio of talented signalcallers who could be available.
Louisville’s
Teddy
Bridgewater, 2012 Heisman
Trophy winner Johnny Manziel
of Texas A&M and Fresno
State’s Derek Carr, younger
brother of Houston’s first-ever
draft pick, David Carr, are the
top-rated quarterbacks expected to be in the draft.
“If we wound up with a young
quarterback, we’d probably
bring in a veteran so we don’t
have to depend on that rookie,”
McNair said. “That’s tough
putting a rookie in there and
expecting them to be able play
right off the bat. There’ve been
a couple of them that have done
it but a number of them didn’t
do so well. I think having that
veteran presence is important.”
Houston has had the first pick
in the draft two other times,
choosing Carr in 2002 and
defensive end Mario Williams
in 2006.
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
January 4, 2014 / 35
SPORTS
Jobes Knows: Hitting my
stride as playoffs begin
The Associated Press
Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano watches during the first half of an NFL football game against the
Jacksonville Jaguars last Sunday, in Indianapolis.
Colts try to tamp
down pressure
for Chiefs game
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) —
Colts coach Chuck Pagano has
kept it loose all week.
He’s been cracking jokes,
encouraging laughter and trying to put football in perspective. He does not want
Saturday’s playoff game to
change the routine, so he is
imploring the Colts to make
this business as usual — even
with the Chiefs coming to
town for a wild-card game.
“It’s no time to pressure up.
It’s no time to get outside of
anything you’ve done at this
point,” Pagano said. “You
come in, you meet, you have a
walkthrough, you practice well
and then you play well. Don’t
do anything different. Just
understand what’s at stake. It is
one-and-done. That doesn’t
mean go play tight and those
types of things and put any
added pressure on yourself.
You do that and you’re not
going to play well.”
Pagano has seen what happens when teams play tight. So
have Colts fans, more times
than they care to count.
It’s not easy making a playoff
week seem normal.
There are all sorts of potential distractions — ticket
requests, travel plans, holiday
celebration, even unforeseen
medical emergencies. Last
year, just before their wildcard game at Baltimore, Colts
offensive coordinator Bruce
Arians was hospitalized. Indy
managed only three field goals
in a 24-9 loss as a bunch of
Colts made their postseason
debuts; Arians turned out to be
OK and wound up getting
hired by the Cardinals.
But the Colts’ youngsters
learned some key lessons that
have helped this time around.
“There can be a little more
focus during the week. There
can be some more distractions.
That’s where you really need
to sort of hunker down,” quarterback Andrew Luck said.
“As far as playing the game
and practice, we’ve gotten to
this point doing some things
well. Let’s keep doing those.”
Now, it’s the Chiefs’ turn.
Coach Andy Reid and new
general manager John Dorsey
followed the same plan Pagano
and Ryan Grigson used to
rebuild the Colts — new
coach, new GM, new quarterback, new roster. Kansas City,
like the Colts, went from 2-14
to 11-5 and back to the playoffs with nearly two dozen
first- or second-year guys.
A few of the playoff veterans
now find themselves explaining to teammates what to
expect Saturday.
“I know my first time, I acted
like a rookie. I was excited and
fumbled the ball twice,” AFC
rushing champ Jamaal Charles
said. “Now I’m going in my second time and seeing other people, becoming a vet, 27 years
old, I really want this, I really
want to go far, and if I have to
put the team on my back, I will.”
Former Colts coach Tony
Dungy usually told players
something else — most playoff
games are lost rather than won
and the teams that fare best
stick to the plan. Translation:
Trying to do too much will
only get you and your teammates in trouble.
Many of Dungy’s pupils,
including NFL sacks champs
Robert Mathis, still abide by
that philosophy. Mathis has
spent the last two Januarys
telling teammates all they really have to do is match their
opponents’ intensity, pay attention to the details, do their jobs
and trust teammates to do
theirs — the same approach
Indy has used all season. But
when it comes from the mouth
of someone who has played in
Super Bowls and won one, the
words carry more clout.
“You can be too loose to
where you’re overconfident,
arrogant. But you can be too
tight to where you’re wound
up and you can’t play football
that way,” Mathis said. “You
have to have fun. This is a
kid’s game so you have to
approach it as such. Have fun.
Just do what you got here.
That’s what I always tell my
young guys. Do what got you
here and you’ll be all right.”
I went 10-6 in Week 17 to finish
the season 10 games over .500. I
was
eight
games under
.500 after the
first
six
weeks of the
season, but
finished
strong over
the last 11
weeks.
The Bills,
Jets
and
By
Giants are all
RICK
officially on
JOBIN
the clock for
the 2014 NFL
Draft.
The
Bills have the ninth selection, the
Giants pick 12th and the Jets pick
18th. By winning their final
game of the season, the Giants
cost themselves about three draft
positions while the Jets cost
themselves around five draft
positions. You play to win the
game — I think Herman Edwards
said that — but it’s always tough
to see your team win a meaningless game and cost themselves
valuable draft position.
My preseason Super Bowl prediction was as follows: The 49ers
beat the Patriots in a driving
snow storm at MetLife Stadium,
20-17.
Record against the spread:
Week 17: 10-6
Season: 128-118-9
Last 11 weeks: 88-70-5
———
Saturday
Indianapolis (-2) vs. Kansas
City
On Saturday afternoon, the 11-5
Colts host the 11-5 Chiefs in a
rematch of a game played just
two weeks ago in Kansas City.
The Colts won that game, 23-7.
The Chiefs scored first, but the
Colts outscored them 23-0 the
rest of the way, aided by four
K.C. turnovers.
In addition to already beating
the Chiefs in Kansas City, the
Colts’ body of work this season
is more impressive than the
Chiefs. The Colts have four
wins against teams with a better-than-.500 record (49ers,
Seahawks, Broncos and Chiefs)
while the Chiefs own just one
win over a team with a winning
record (Eagles). The Colts are
as healthy as they’ve been all
season and they’re at home.
I’m surprised the line is just
two points, but everything
points to a Colts win and cover.
Colts 27, Chiefs 20
New Orleans
Philadelphia
(+
2.5)
at
On Saturday night, The 11-5
Saints visit the 10-6 Eagles. The
Saints have never won a road
playoff game in team history.
They are 0-5 all time and 0-3 in
the Sean Payton/Drew Brees era.
In addition to that, the Saints
were just 3-5 straight up and 1-7
against the spread on the road
this season.
Despite all of this I’m going to
back the Saints. I just don’t think
the Eagles are a very good football team. The Eagles have just
two wins against winning teams
this season and one of those wins
was against the Packers without
Aaron Rodgers. The Eagles
defense is also among the worst
in football. I think the Saints will
stop their losing road ways and
pull off a big win.
Saints 30, Eagles 24
Sunday
San Diego (+7) at Cincinnati
In the early game on Sunday,
the 9-7 Chargers visit the 11-5
Bengals. The Bengals beat the
Chargers, 17-10, about a month
ago in San Diego.
The Bengals have been incredible at home this season. They are
8-0 straight up and against the
spread, but I’m going against
them here. The Chargers didn’t
look good at home last week
against Kansas City’s second
stringers and they’re lucky to be
here, but all that matters now is
they’re here. They have three
road wins this season against
playoff teams (Eagles, Chiefs and
Broncos) and their win against
the Broncos was particularly
impressive. In 10 seasons under
Marvin Lewis, the Bengals
haven’t won a playoff game and I
think they’ll extend that skid
here. I’ll take the Chargers with
the points. I think they have a
very good chance to pull off an
upset.
Chargers 24, Bengals 20
San Francisco (-3) at Green
Bay
The 12-4 49ers visit the 8-7-1
Packers on Sunday night at
Lambeau Field. The projected
high temperature in Green Bay is
-5 on Sunday with wind chills
hovering near -30 degrees.
Make sure you’re wearing your
thermal socks while you watch
on your couch!
These teams met way back in
week one in San Francisco with
the Packers winning, 34-28 (The
game time temp for that game
was in the 70’s). Despite the
return of Aaron Rodgers, I like
the 49ers. The 49ers are 11-2 in
their last 13 games with the two
losses coming by a total of just
four points. They lost by three in
New Orleans and by just one
point at home against Carolina.
The 49ers are also 5-2 straight up
and 6-1 against the spread on the
road this season. The Packers are
dangerous with Aaron Rodgers
back but they have a bad
defense. Over the last nine
weeks they’ve allowed 30 points,
404 total yards and 157 rushing
yards per game.
I apologize to my brother-inlaw and nephew, but I like the
49ers to win and cover in icy
Green Bay.
49ers 20, Green Bay 13
Packers-49ers shaping up to be Ice Bowl II
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) —
The Green Bay Packers’ playoff
game Sunday against San
Francisco could be one of the
coldest in NFL history, rivaling
the subzero temperatures of the
1967 Ice Bowl, so fans are taking
plenty of precautions.
Temperatures at Lambeau Field
are expected to be a frigid minus
2 degrees when the Packers and
49ers kick off at 3:40 p.m.
Central time. By the fourth quarter it’ll be a bone-chilling minus
7, with wind chills approaching
minus 30, according to the
National Weather Service.
After Christmas
Blowout
Temperatures at the so-called Ice
Bowl, the 1967 championship
game in which the Packers beat
Dallas to advance to Super Bowl
II, got as cold as minus 13 degrees
with a wind chill of minus 46.
At temperatures like the ones
expected Sunday, exposed skin can
get frostbitten in minutes and
hypothermia can set in. Players will
be moving around or huddling
around giant heaters on the sidelines, but fans will have to take extra
safety measures, such as dressing in
layers and sipping warm drinks.
The Packers plan to pass out
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The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
Auburn’s Ford hits
right notes on, off field
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.
(AP) — Dee Ford lost himself in
the music late into the night,
playing jazz and R&B tunes on a
hotel piano.
Not for an audience, just for the
pure, consuming pleasure of it.
Ford is No. 2 Auburn’s best
pass rusher, a quick, aggressive
defensive end who just happens
to love playing the piano, in
church or all alone in the team
hotel like Thursday night.
He played songs like current
favorite Chick Corea’s “Spain”
and “Lately” by Tyrese until
close to Auburn’s midnight curfew while other players were out
enjoying the night life.
“He’s very unique,” Auburn safety Robenson Therezie said. “He
doesn’t really match the player that
you see on Saturdays. He’s very
quiet, nice. He likes to play the
piano. When you see him go out,
he looks like an R&B artist.”
But he’s not. Ford is actually
the Tigers’ top player on a
defense that isn’t high in star
power or most of the national
rankings.
The first-team All-Southeastern
Conference lineman ranks second in the SEC in sacks per
game, racking up 8.5 despite
missing the first two games with
a sprained left knee. He’s come
through with some of the Tigers’
biggest defensive plays during
their surprising run into Monday
night’s BCS championship game
against Heisman Trophy winner
Jameis Winston and No. 1
Florida State.
He had two sacks of Johnny
Manziel on Texas A&M’s final
drive, including one on fourth
down to preserve Auburn’s 45-41
victory. Ford had a sack and six
hurries against Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray, delivering a
hit on the final play of a 43-38
win after the Bulldogs drove
deep into Auburn territory.
Ford also stands out off the
field.
He speaks in soft, dulcet tones
and is a sharp dresser. Ford plays
piano on Sundays at Auburn’s
New Generation Baptist Church
and used to sing in his family’s
gospel
band,
the
Ford
Connection.
“He is very talented, not only
on the field but also with those
ivories,” said Theresa Clark, wife
of New Generation pastor
Abraham. “He plays very well.”
The 6-foot-2, 240-pound Ford
started attending the church as a
freshman, and Clark said people
are still surprised by his musical
abilities.
“When we tell them Dee Ford
plays for us, they’re like, ‘Dee
Ford? That big ole guy that
knocks folks on the field, he
plays?”’ she said. “It’s still hard
to believe when people hear that.
And he has a love for God, too.”
Close friend and teammate
Nosa Eguae said Ford’s musical
talent does have its limitations.
“He’s a great piano player, marginal singer,” Eguae said Friday.
“Don’t listen to Nosa,” Ford
said when told of that analysis.
He said he played one night earlier in the week thinking he was
alone, until someone posted a
video on Instagram.
Ford sported tinted sunglasses
dangling from his T-shirt during
interviews Friday, often tapping
on the table as if he’s playing a
song while answering reporters’
questions.
“I always get lost while I’m
playing, and I forget where I am,”
Ford said. “It’s just like I’m floating in space or something.”
Now, Ford is hoping for a similar euphoric feeling to finish a
career that’s been hampered by
injuries — and one miserable
season for the Tigers.
He played in every game during
Auburn’s 2010 national championship run as a sophomore backup, then received a redshirt year
after a back injury three games
into the next season. Ford missed
one game and most of another in
2012, when the Tigers fell to 3-9.
“Through all the adversity, he’s
still fought,” Eguae said. “He
battled some tough injuries,
missed a year when he wanted to
play but couldn’t.
“And he just battled.”
Ford is hoping for a fantastic
finish. A workout fanatic who
often wanders into the football
building or a local gym in the
evenings for extra sessions and
lugs around milk jugs full of
water, he’s trying to savor the
moments leading up to his
Auburn finale.
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The Associated Press
Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston looks to throw a
pass during a practice session Friday, in Costa Mesa, Calif.
Top ranked Florida State faces No. 2 Auburn in the BCS
championship game Jan. 6 in Pasadena, Calif.
Star of the show
Jameis Winston meets media before BCS
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.
(AP) — Jameis Winston whispered and giggled with teammate Kenny Shaw on the dais
as two Florida State coaches
answered questions, many
about him. The Heisman
Trophy winner and his star
receiver looked at times like a
couple of kids trying not to
laugh in the library.
When the questions were
directed to Winston, he was his
usual gregarious self, humbly
deflecting credit on one hand,
supremely self-confident on
the other.
In the second interview session Friday, the Heisman
Trophy winner had a platform
all to himself and the biggest
crowd of reporters around him.
There is no doubt Famous
Jameis is the star of the show
this week in Southern
California.
It has taken one season for
Winston to become one of college football’s biggest attractions, right up there with
Johnny Manziel. He has set
records and was the subject of
a criminal investigation.
The 19-year-old, who turns
20 Monday night when the
top-ranked Seminoles play No.
2 Auburn in the BCS championship game at the Rose Bowl,
has dealt with both fame and
scrutiny. He maintains that
through it all he’s still the same
person he was a year ago,
when he was a promising
freshman working with Florida
State’s scout team.
“Nothing has changed,” he
said.
Winston covered plenty of
ground Friday.
— He doesn’t think he’s
ready for the NFL nor is he in
any rush to get there. “No, I
got to get better at everything.”
— When he was in high
school, he wanted to play for
Texas. He even tried to reach
out to Mack Brown, but it
never went anywhere. “I tried
to call him a couple times
because I really like Texas.”
— He has joked around with
Florida State coach Jimbo
Fisher about recent speculation
and reports that Fisher might
replace Brown in Austin.
“Even if Coach Fisher goes to
Texas, I’m going to ask him,
‘Can I go with you?’ Yeah, I’m
serious. He’s my coach.”
— Though he grew up in
Bessemer, Ala., in a family
mostly made up of Alabama
fans, save for his mom who
roots for Auburn, he never
chose sides in the heated rivalry. “When you’re born in that
state, you have to be either this
or that. Obviously, when I first
started football, Oklahoma
winning, ‘Boomer Sooner’
baby. I just roll with that.”
Though he did concede that
playing the Tigers is a “rivalry
game” for him.
In Tallahassee, Fla., Winston
was looming on the horizon all
last season after he came to
Florida State as a five-star
recruit. He is also a baseball
star and FSU gave him the
opportunity to play both sports
for championship contending
teams. Seminoles fans dubbed
him Famous Jameis before he
threw a pass in a game and he
had them giddy after a spectacular spring game performance.
Around the country, most
college football fans found out
about Winston on Labor Day
night, when in his start he
completed 25 of 27 passes for
356 yards in a victory at
Pittsburgh.
“Honestly, I wasn’t really
surprised,” quarterbacks coach
Randy Sanders said. “I was a
little bit in awe, I think, like a
lot of people, just the poise and
composure that he had. You
saw it every day in spring
practice, through the summer,
through the fall. But for it to
show up on game day that way,
that was nice to see.”
Winston went on to break
freshman records for yards passing (3,820) and touchdown
passes (38) as Florida State
crushed opponent after opponent. He sees no reason that has
to stop against Auburn.
“Where in the rulebook does
it say we can’t blow out every
team we play?” Winston said.
“Because it’s a championship
game? We can do anything we
want.”
His problems this season
came in November, when a
year-old sexual assault complaint against him became
public and was passed along
by Tallahassee police to the
Florida state attorney’s office
for a full investigation. A
female Florida State student
claims Winston raped her.
Winston’s attorney has said the
sex
was
consensual.
Prosecutors did not find
enough evidence to charge him
with a crime and the case was
closed two days before the
Atlantic Coast Conference
championship game.
Winston credited his teammates for helping him to stay
focused on football during the
investigation and said, again,
that he knew he had done nothing wrong.
“Looking at the situation
from the outside in, you would
think it would hurt the team,
but we used it as a time to get
stronger,” Shaw said. “We
stayed close to Jameis because
we knew the allegations wasn’t true and all that. But we
just got stronger and we didn’t
miss a beat.”
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
January 4, 2014 / 37
SPORTS
Memorable ending for
Amsterdam’s Ribot-Diaz
By MICHAEL KELLY
[email protected]
SCHENECTADY — He did
not get off to his best start Friday
night, but Amsterdam High
School Running Rams senior
guard Keny Ribot-Diaz had a big
finish.
The first-year varsity player
checked in with just more than
two minutes left in the Rams’ 7552 win against the Notre DameBishop Gibbons Golden Knights
and promptly missed his first
three shots, all from behind the 3point line.
Then, Ribot-Diaz — the Rams’
end-of-bench team favorite —
nailed a 3-pointer off a pass from
senior guard Andrew Rouse;
moments later, junior guard
Anferny Aponte found RibotDiaz for a layup to push the
senior’s point total to a careerhigh five.
Asked after his double-double
with 12 points and 11 rebounds if
Ribot-Diaz’s late-game production surprised him, AHS junior
forward Marcus Pritchard shook
his head and smiled.
“That’s my boy,” Pritchard said.
Amsterdam head coach Tony
Orapello was happy to see his
club work to get the ball to
Ribot-Diaz once he entered the
Big 10 contest; no other AHS
player took a shot once the senior
checked into the game.
“We’re not a selfish team and
you can see that,” said Orapello.
Rams,
Michael Kelly/Recorder staff
Amsterdam High School boys indoor track and field head
coach Kevin Wilary is shown during a practice earlier this
season.
Track,
from page 40
“It’s kind of like a museum,”
Graveley said.
The major difference being,
of course, that running — and
jumping and throwing — are
encouraged at this “museum.”
Amsterdam will have competitors in nearly every event during the long day, from Abby
and Hannah Wollman, Omahri
Sturdivant and Jared Weissman
in the 9 a.m. long jump, to the
Rams’ 4x400-meter relay team
at 9 p.m. In between those
events, Rams and Lady Rams
will compete in a variety of
events against some of the
state’s best scholastic competitors.
“There’s going to be a lot of
competition down there, so I’m
hoping to do good,” said sophomore Gabe Fernandez, who
will compete in the 800-meter
run. “I want to have fun down
there.”
“I’m excited and nervous at
the same time,” said eighth
grader Brenda Santana, who
will compete in the 200-meter
dash and the 4x200-meter
relay. “I think there’s going to
be some really good competition there.”
Palczak said that the goal in
competing at The Armory is
twofold. For some competitors,
it will be a nice memory “for
the scrapbook,” while he is
hoping some of the team’s
younger athletes can use the
experience to gain confidence
for the future.
“It’s a big step for us (as a
program), and part of that is
getting the experience of being
in that venue and running
against athletes from all the
place,” said Palczak. “I think
it’s going to mean a lot for
them in the long run. … It’s
something that is special to
do.”
The Rams and Lady Rams
enter today’s meet in lessthan-ideal conditions, as the
team’s practice schedule was
marred this week because of
the snowstorm. But AHS is
hoping
the
excitement
involved with participating in
its biggest meet of the season
can carry it through.
“When you’re at The
Armory, it’s like the Eddy
Meet or bigger,” said Wilary,
referring to the prestigious
outdoor meet in the spring in
Schenectady.
“You’re facing the best kids
when you’re at The Armory,”
he finished.
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“We work hard and play together.”
Friday night, Ribot-Diaz —
who has played 12 minutes
through the Rams’ first nine
games — said he was glad to get
to be a part of the on-court fun.
“As long as I help the team win,
that’s all that matters,” he said.
When asked which of his baskets — the long-range toss or the
scooped layup — was his
favorite of the night, Ribot-Diaz
demurred.
“Honestly, both of them,” he
said.
Ribot-Diaz also scored a basket
in the Rams’ first game of the
season.
MISSING IN ACTION
As expected, the Rams (4-5, 34) were without junior forward
James Valentin for Friday’s night
game with the Golden Knights
(0-7, 0-5).
Valentin suffered a concussion
during Monday’s non-league win
against Columbia Preparatory.
His status going forward is still
unknown.
“He’s still got headaches,”
Orapello said.
The Rams missed Valentin’s
hustle-infused style of play
Friday night, as AHS looked
listless for much of the first
half.
Junior forward Hector
Rodriguez — who took some of
Valentin’s time Friday night, and
produced a basket and seven
rebounds in 10 minutes — said
the club’s players knew they
were going to miss their injured
teammate.
“Big time,” said Rodriguez. “JV
is a big help to our team and we
just hope he can come back soon
and be healthy.”
LITTLE THINGS, TOO
Kory Bergh led the Rams in
scoring against ND-BG with 24
points, but Orapello was most
interested Friday night in talking
about the sophomore’s progress
in less-glamorous aspects of the
game.
“Kory’s a shooter; that’s his
job,” said Orapello. “But he’s
getting better at handling the ball,
too, and his defense has picked
up.”
Bergh does not guard the
opposition’s top perimeter
threat, but the sophomore has
been impressive this season in
picking his spots to create
turnovers. Bergh — who is
averaging a team-high 15.3
points per game — had two
steals Friday night and has had
at least one steal in all but one
of the Rams’ games this season.
“Definitely playing defense,”
Bergh said when asked where he
thought he had made the most
improvement this season. “I think
I can play against anybody.”
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from page 40
“Kory’s a shooter, and shooters
got to shoot the ball,” said AHS
junior forward Hector Rodriguez.
“When he’s knock-down, he’s
knock-down.”
But for most of the first half,
Bergh and the Rams could not
shake off the cobwebs. Amsterdam
trailed the Knights after one quarter, and it did not take the lead for
good until the first of Bergh’s 3pointers, which all came in succession near the end of the first half.
“We didn’t practice over break,”
said Bergh, whose team had its
Thursday practice canceled
because of a snowstorm. “We were
kind of sloppy in the beginning, so
we had to get our intensity back.”
AHS head coach Tony Orapello
never called a timeout during the
Rams’ first-half malaise, which
included a 10-of-33 shooting performance. Orapello said he was
content to ride out the rough streak
— and then turn his troops loose in
the second half.
“You could tell they were
asleep,” said Orapello. “So, we had
to wake’m up.”
Up two points at the break,
Amsterdam came to life in the second half. Using a full-court manto-man pressure defense, the Rams
turned Friday’s game from a walkit-up affair into a high-octane one
that the Knights could not handle.
“Part of it was fatigue, but they
sped us up and we just didn’t make
plays,” said ND-BG head coach
Jay Mahoney. “Instead of slowing
down and making the right pass to
get layups … we just turned it
over.”
The result was a third quarter in
which the Rams outscored the
Knights, 27-15. Bergh scored eight
points in the quarter, while senior
guard Alonzo Martin had five of
his nine points in the stanza and
Pritchard had nine of his 12 points
in the quarter.
“We just had to get the engines
going,” Pritchard said.
“We played with intensity in the
second half,” said Rodriguez.
“That was the key word in the second half: intensity.”
The Rams cruised in the fourth
quarter. AHS’ lead was at its largest
late in the final stanza when senior
guard Keny Ribot-Diaz scooped in
a layup to bring the Rams’ advantage to 25 points.
For ND-BG, Jordan Igoe had 18
points, while Brendan Maloney
had 16 points and 13 rebounds.
For Amsterdam, Pritchard added
11 rebounds to his 12-point night.
Sophomore guard Bryan Stanavich
had nine points, five rebounds and
four steals, while junior guard
Anferny Aponte had six points and
10 rebounds. Rodriguez had two
points and seven rebounds in 10
minutes, and senior guard Andrew
Rouse contributed seven points
and six rebounds.
The win came as the Rams
reached the halfway mark of their
regular season. After an up-anddown first half to their season,
AHS wants to show a more consistent side to itself in the campaign’s
latter half. The immediate goal,
Pritchard said, is to carry the effort
from Friday’s second half to next
week’s game at Bishop Maginn; a
win in that game will push the
Rams’ winning percentage to .500,
which is not a small feat for a program that has not been at .500 10
games into a season since the
2010-11 campaign.
“We want to hit .500 and get over
it,” Pritchard said.
NOTES: ND-BG only had six
players for the game. The Knights
were down to five players for the
final 3:15 of the game after one of
their players fouled out. … RibotDiaz had a season-high five points
for the Rams. … Amsterdam shot
23 of 62 (37 percent) for the game.
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Dingman, Patriots surge to 60-48 win over Glens Falls
GLENS FALLS — Junior
guard Ryan Dingman knocked
down six 3-pointers on his
way to a season-best 22
points as the Broadalbin-Perth
boys basketball team topped
Glens Falls, 60-48, in Foothills
Council action Friday night.
Robbie Van Brocklin and
Andre Taylor added nine
points apiece for B-P, which
hadn’t played since a Dec. 20
loss to Scotia-Glenville. Chris
Natoli chipped in eight points
as the Patriots took control by
outscoring Glens Falls 23-7 in
the second quarter.
Jordan Green led Glens
Falls with 16 points, while
Clark Wooley added 10
points.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Foothills Council
Glens Falls 56,
Broadalbin-Perth 13
Lucy Tougas led three players in double figures with 19
points as the Lady Indians
overwhelmed B-P.
Monica Harvey had 14
points and Skyler Girard
added 12 points for Glens
Falls.
Nicole Traver had seven
points to lead B-P, which
made just four field goals on
the game.
BOWLING
Cappies Drive-In
Shane Handy rolled a 244672 to lead bowling action
Friday night at Imperial
Lanes.
Handy, in the Cappies DriveIn League, also shot singlegame scores of 227 and 201.
Dewey Butts followed with a
235-658.
Jessica Smith, also in the
Cappies Drive-In League, led
the women with a 222-599.
38 / January 4, 2014
SPORTS
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
Amsterdam’s
Nina Fedullo goes
up for a shot in front
of two
Bishop Gibbons’
defenders during
their game at
Amsterdam High
School on Friday
night. Amsterdam
won the contest
45-31.
Dave Wojeski/
For The Recorder
Lady,
from page 40
remedy for the Amsterdam
High School girls basketball
team, which blanked ND-BG
from the field for nearly 16 minutes to close the game as the
Lady Rams got timely scoring
from Kaitlyn Devine and Nina
Fedullo to overcome a sluggish
start in pulling away for a 45-31
win.
“We went to a triangle-and-two,
a version of it, on the Delvecchio
kid and (ND-BG point guard
Talya Williams) and we made the
other
kids
take
shots,”
Amsterdam head coach Eric
Duemler said. “It worked in our
favor. It helped out transition,
getting those long rebounds we
got a little bit of energy.”
Delvecchio had 13 of the Lady
Knights’ first 19 points by the
time she hit her short jumper to
open the second half. Then, AHS
junior Caitlin Gannon was given
the assignment to glue herself to
Delvecchio’s hip — with Devine
shadowing guard Talya Williams
— and everything changed.
Delvecchio was shut out the rest
of the way, and ND-BG scored
its final 12 points from the free
throw line.
“That was a good defense that
Coach (Duemler) saw, it really
worked throughout the game,”
Gannon said. “(Delvecchio) didn’t score any more, and we
played good as a team.”
The defensive lockdown sparked
the Lady Rams (4-4, 2-3 Big 10)
after a lethargic start on offense
against ND-BG’s 1-3-1 zone
defense. Perhaps out of a rhythm
after having Wednesday off for
New Year’s Day and Thursday off
for a snow day, Amsterdam scored
just four points over the game’s
first 11-plus minutes and fell in an
eight-point hole.
“We were very lethargic,”
Duemler said. “It’s a combination of snow days, not having
school, the holiday, but it’s not an
excuse because Bishop Gibbons
had the same thing. We were just
flat with our energy.”
Then, Devine — who’d made
only one 3-pointer through the
first seven games of the season
— suddenly found her mark from
long range. The sophomore point
guard hit a trio of 3-pointers late
in the first half — sandwiched
around one by Gannon — as part
of a 16-5 run to close the second
quarter and send Amsterdam to
halftime up 20-17.
“That’s not her strength yet as a
10th grader, but I’m glad she
knocked some shots down,”
Duemler said.
Devine scored 13 of her gamehigh — and career-high — 16
points in the first half, while
Fedullo chipped in 14 points and
Gannon scored eight. Delvecchio
had 13 points and Paris Jarrell
had eight points — all from the
free throw line — for ND-BG,
but the Lady Knights made just
seven field goals, and the only
one not coming from Delvecchio
was their first of the game on a
Williams fast break layup early
in the first quarter.
“They did a real nice job,” NDBG coach Pat Moran said.
“Coach (Duemler) made a nice
call switching to that defense.”
With their third straight win, the
Lady Rams moved back to .500
on the season heading into a critical week — a non-league trip to
Schalmont on Wednesday followed by a Friday night home
date against Bishop Maginn.
“For Schalmont, we just have to
keep our head up and we know
that we can beat them,” Gannon
said. “They’re a good team, but
we can win.”
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Amsterdam’s Nina Fedullo, left, and Giuliana Pritchard battle Bishop Gibbons’ Sara Delvecchio for
a loose ball during their game on Friday night.
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
BASKETBALL
NBA standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Toronto
16 15 .516
—
Boston
13 20 .394
4
Brooklyn
11 21 .344 5 1/2
Philadelphia
11 21 .344 5 1/2
New York
10 22 .313 6 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami
24
8 .750
—
Atlanta
18 15 .545 6 1/2
Washington
14 16 .467
9
Charlotte
14 20 .412
11
Orlando
10 22 .313
14
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana
25
6 .806
—
Detroit
14 19 .424
12
Chicago
13 18 .419
12
Cleveland
11 21 .344 14 1/2
Milwaukee
7
25 .219 18 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio
25
8 .758
—
Houston
22 13 .629
4
Dallas
19 14 .576
6
New Orleans
15 16 .484
9
Memphis
14 17 .452
10
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Portland
26
7 .788
—
Oklahoma City 25
7 .781
1/2
Minnesota
16 16 .500 9 1/2
Denver
14 17 .452
11
Utah
11 24 .314
16
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 23 12 .657
—
Golden State
22 13 .629
1
Phoenix
19 12 .613
2
L.A. Lakers
13 19 .406 8 1/2
Sacramento
10 21 .323
11
———
Thursday’s Games
Cleveland 87, Orlando 81, OT
Golden State 123, Miami 114
Chicago 94, Boston 82
Brooklyn 95, Oklahoma City 93
New York 105, San Antonio 101
Memphis 99, Phoenix 91
Utah 96, Milwaukee 87
Portland 134, Charlotte 104
Philadelphia 113, Sacramento 104
Friday’s Games
Toronto 101, Washington 88
New Orleans 95, Boston 92
Golden State 101, Atlanta 100
Houston 102, New York 100
L.A. Clippers 119, Dallas 112
Memphis at Denver, (n)
Utah at L.A. Lakers, (n)
Today’s Games
Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8:30
p.m.
Milwaukee at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at Portland, 10 p.m.
Charlotte at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Memphis at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Golden State at Washington, 6 p.m.
Indiana at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
Toronto at Miami, 6 p.m.
Boston at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
New York at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Pelicans 95, Celtics 92
NEW ORLEANS (95)
Aminu 2-8 0-0 4, Davis 9-12 5-8 23,
Ajinca 0-2 0-0 0, Holiday 2-11 0-0 4,
Gordon 3-7 6-6 12, Anderson 5-11 2-3
13, Evans 8-13 0-0 16, Miller 0-0 0-0 0,
Roberts 3-6 4-4 11, Stiemsma 6-7 0-1
12. Totals 38-77 17-22 95.
BOSTON (92)
Green 5-12 4-6 16, Bass 8-10 0-0 16,
Sullinger 3-17 7-7 13, Crawford 2-14 11 5, Bradley 7-15 4-4 22, Humphries 26 3-4 7, Olynyk 0-1 3-4 3, Wallace 2-3
1-2 5, Lee 1-8 0-0 3, Pressey 1-3 0-0 2.
Totals 31-89 23-28 92.
New Orleans 22 27 24 22 — 95
Boston
17 26 29 20 — 92
3-Point Goals—New Orleans 2-6
(Roberts 1-1, Anderson 1-3, Holiday
0-1, Aminu 0-1), Boston 7-29 (Bradley
4-6, Green 2-7, Lee 1-5, Pressey 0-1,
Sullinger 0-4, Crawford 0-6). Fouled
Out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans
52 (Davis 9), Boston 55 (Humphries
12). Assists—New Orleans 23 (Evans
6), Boston 22 (Crawford 11). Total
Fouls—New Orleans 19, Boston 21.
Technicals—New Orleans defensive
three second. A—18,624 (18,624).
Warriors 101,
Hawks 100
GOLDEN STATE (101)
Iguodala 3-5 0-0 7, Lee 9-16 5-7 23,
Bogut 3-5 0-0 6, Curry 7-15 7-8 22,
Thompson 8-17 2-2 21, Barnes 4-12 0-1
9, Green 0-3 0-2 0, Douglas 2-5 0-0 4,
Bazemore 1-5 2-4 4, Speights 2-4 1-1 5.
Totals 39-87 17-25 101.
ATLANTA (100)
Carroll 5-8 1-2 12, Millsap 3-14 6-6 12,
Antic 6-9 0-0 16, Teague 5-13 4-5 14,
Korver 2-7 0-0 5, Brand 3-5 0-0 6,
Williams 3-9 0-0 8, Mack 6-8 2-2 15,
Scott 4-7 3-4 12. Totals 37-80 16-19 100.
Golden State 24 22 18 37 — 101
Atlanta
21 25 26 28 — 100
3-Point Goals—Golden State 6-27
(Thompson 3-7, Barnes 1-2, Iguodala
1-3, Curry 1-7, Speights 0-1, Douglas 02, Green 0-2, Bazemore 0-3), Atlanta
10-31 (Antic 4-6, Williams 2-6, Carroll 13, Scott 1-3, Mack 1-3, Korver 1-5,
Teague 0-2, Millsap 0-3). Fouled Out—
None.
Rebounds—Golden State 58
(Bogut 9), Atlanta 44 (Millsap 11).
Assists—Golden State 30 (Curry 9),
Atlanta 23 (Teague 7). Total Fouls—
Golden
State
17,
Atlanta
19.
Technicals—Golden State defensive
three second. A—15,210 (18,729).
Raptors 101, Wizards 88
TORONTO (101)
Ross 5-14 0-0 14, Johnson 8-12 0-0 17,
Valanciunas 3-5 1-2 7, DeRozan 7-14
6-7 20, Lowry 7-13 1-2 19, Salmons 1-5
2-2 4, Patterson 8-10 0-0 18, Hayes 12 0-0 2, Vasquez 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 40-79
10-13 101.
WASHINGTON (88)
Ariza 2-3 0-0 6, Booker 4-7 0-0 8,
Gortat 4-9 2-2 10, Wall 4-15 3-3 11,
Beal 6-16 0-0 12, Nene 4-9 7-8 15,
Webster 3-7 4-4 12, Seraphin 2-6 0-0 4,
Temple 1-4 0-0 2, Porter Jr. 1-2 0-0 2,
Vesely 2-3 0-0 4, Singleton 1-1 0-0 2.
Totals 34-82 16-17 88.
Toronto
26 22 36 17 — 101
Washington
17 28 16 27 — 88
3-Point
Goals—Toronto
11-22
(Lowry 4-4, Ross 4-8, Patterson 2-3,
Johnson 1-2, Vasquez 0-2, Salmons 03), Washington 4-12 (Ariza 2-2,
Webster 2-4, Wall 0-3, Beal 0-3).
Fouled
Out—None.
Rebounds—
Toronto 40 (Johnson, Valanciunas
7), Washington 51 (Booker 13).
Assists—Toronto 29
(Lowry 11),
Washington 19 (Wall 6). Total
Fouls—Toronto 20, Washington 14.
Technicals—Valanciunas, Toronto
defensive three second, Ariza 2.
Ejected— Ariza. A—14,940 (20,308).
January 4, 2014 / 39
THE SCOREBOARD
AMERICA’S LINE
Rockets 102,
Knicks 100
NEW YORK (100)
Anthony 10-23 3-3 25, Bargnani 3-10 12 7, Chandler 4-5 5-7 13, Udrih 5-13 00 10, Shumpert 9-14 2-2 26, Murry 1-4
1-4 3, J.Smith 3-13 2-2 9, Stoudemire
2-6 2-2 6, Hardaway Jr. 0-1 1-2 1.
Totals 37-89 17-24 100.
HOUSTON (102)
Parsons 6-13 4-5 17, Jones 3-7 0-0 6,
Howard 6-11 3-6 15, Lin 5-11 3-3 14,
Harden 10-19 12-12 37, Brooks 1-8 2-2 5,
G.Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Casspi 2-3 0-0 5,
Garcia 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 34-74 24-28 102.
New York
24 23 34 19
100
Houston
20 28 25 29
102
3-Point Goals—New York 9-24
(Shumpert 6-6, Anthony 2-4, J.Smith
1-8, Udrih 0-1, Hardaway Jr. 0-1,
Murry 0-1, Bargnani 0-3), Houston 1026 (Harden 5-10, Casspi 1-2, Garcia 12, Lin 1-2, Parsons 1-5, Brooks 1-5).
Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New
York 54 (Chandler 11), Houston 49
(Parsons 11). Assists—New York 20
(Udrih 7), Houston 16 (Harden 6).
Total Fouls—New York 22, Houston
19. Technicals—Anthony, Chandler,
Jones. A—18,304 (18,023).
Clippers 119,
Mavericks 112
L.A. CLIPPERS (119)
Dudley 3-9 0-2 7, Griffin 7-18 11-13 25,
Jordan 11-14 3-7 25, Paul 5-8 4-4 19,
Crawford 6-17 4-4 17, Barnes 2-4 0-0 6,
Collison 6-10 8-8 20, Green 0-2 0-0 0.
Totals 40-82 30-38 119.
DALLAS (112)
Marion 8-16 2-2 20, Nowitzki 10-17 0-0
24, Dalembert 2-5 5-6 9, Calderon 4-10
0-0 11, Ellis 6-12 1-2 13, Blair 3-5 0-0 6,
Carter 3-10 0-0 8, Wright 6-8 0-0 12,
Crowder 0-1 1-2 1, Larkin 3-4 1-2 8.
Totals 45-88 10-14 112.
L.A. Clippers 33 34 22 30
119
Dallas
39 31 17 25
112
3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 9-23
(Paul 5-6, Barnes 2-4, Dudley 1-3,
Crawford 1-6, Griffin 0-1, Collison 03), Dallas 12-28 (Nowitzki 4-5,
Calderon 3-8, Marion 2-4, Carter 2-7,
Larkin 1-1, Crowder 0-1, Ellis 0-2).
Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A.
Clippers 52 (Jordan 18), Dallas 45
(Marion, Calderon 6). Assists—L.A.
Clippers 21 (Paul 6), Dallas 29 (Ellis
9). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 16,
Dallas 25. A—20,187 (19,200).
College Top 25
Friday
1. Arizona (14-0) did not play. Next:
vs. Washington, Saturday.
2. Syracuse (13-0) did not play.
Next: vs. Miami, Saturday.
3. Ohio State (14-0) did not play.
Next: vs. Nebraska, Saturday.
4. Wisconsin (14-0) did not play.
Next: vs. No. 22 Iowa, Sunday.
5. Michigan State (12-1) did not play.
Next: at Indiana, Saturday.
6. Oklahoma State (12-1) did not
play. Next: at Kansas State,
Saturday.
7. Duke (11-2) did not play. Next: at
Notre Dame, Saturday.
8. Wichita State (14-0) did not play.
Next: vs. Northern Iowa, Sunday.
9. Baylor (12-1) beat Savannah State
80-50. Next: at No. 13 Iowa State,
Tuesday.
10. Oregon (13-0) did not play. Next:
at No. 20 Colorado, Sunday.
11. Villanova (12-1) did not play.
Next: vs. Providence, Sunday.
12. Florida (10-2) did not play. Next:
vs. Richmond, Saturday.
13. Iowa State (12-0) did not play.
Next: at Texas Tech, Saturday.
14. Louisville (12-2) did not play.
Next: at Rutgers, Saturday.
15. Kentucky (10-3) did not play.
Next:
vs.
Mississippi
State,
Wednesday, Jan. 8.
16. Kansas (9-3) did not play. Next:
vs. No. 21 San Diego State, Sunday.
17. UConn (11-2) did not play. Next:
at SMU, Saturday.
18. Memphis (10-2) did not play.
Next: vs. Cincinnati, Saturday.
19. North Carolina (10-3) did not
play. Next: at Wake Forest, Sunday.
20. Colorado (12-2) did not play.
Next: vs. No. 10 Oregon, Sunday.
21. San Diego State (11-1) did not
play. Next: at No. 16 Kansas,
Sunday.
22. Iowa (12-2) did not play. Next: at
No. 4 Wisconsin, Sunday.
23. UMass (11-1) did not play. Next:
vs. Miami (Ohio), Saturday.
24. Gonzaga (13-2) did not play.
Next: vs. Pacific, Saturday.
25. Missouri (11-1) did not play.
Next: vs. Long Beach State,
Saturday.
FOOTBALL
NFL playoffs
Wild-card Playoffs
Today
Kansas City at Indianapolis, 4:35
p.m. (NBC)
New Orleans at Philadelphia, 8:10
p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, Jan. 5
San Diego at Cincinnati, 1:05 p.m.
(CBS)
San Francisco at Green Bay, 4:40
p.m. (FOX)
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 11
Green Bay, San Francisco or New
Orleans at Seattle, 4:35 p.m. (FOX)
Cincinnati, Indianpolis or Kansas City
at New England, 8:15 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Jan. 12
Philadelphia, Green Bay or San
Francisco at Carolina, 1:05 p.m.
(FOX)
Indianapolis, Kansas City or San
Diego at Denver, 4:40 p.m. (CBS)
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 19
AFC, 3 p.m. (CBS)
NFC, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 2
At East Rutherford, N.J.
AFC champion vs. NFC champion,
6:30 p.m. (FOX)
BOWLING
Scores by league
Cappies Drive-In
Men
Shane Handy 244-672; Dewey Butts
658; Bill Thompson 258.
Women
Jessica Smith 222-599; Erica
Cummings 567.
Alley aces
MEN
Shane Handy
227
Dewey Butts
202
Tim Yager
225
Rob Handy
216
Bill Thompson
171
Robert Handy
234
WOMEN
Jessica Smith
170
Erica Cummings
192
Tina Anderson
164
244
235
232
184
192
177
201
221
181
223
258
200
672
658
638
623
621
611
222 207 599
181 194 567
169 192 525
NFL
Favorite
Points
Underdog
AFC Wild Card Playoffs
COLTS
1 (46.5)
Chiefs
————————
Money Line: Colts -$115 vs. Chiefs
+$105.
1st half line: Colts pick’em.
1st half total: Over/under 23.5.
————————
Team to score first: Colts -$130 vs.
Chiefs +$110
Team to score last: Colts -$125 vs.
Chiefs +$105
————————
NFL Winning Margin Proposition
Colts
Winning Margin
Chiefs
7/2
1-6 points
4/1
4/1
7-12 points
5/1
6/1
13-18 points
8/1
12/1
19-24 points
15/1
20/1
25-30 points
30/1
40/1
31-36 points
50/1
60/1
37-42 points
80/1
80/1
43 or more points
100/1
————————
NFC Wild Card Playoffs
EAGLES
2.5(54.5)
Saints
Money Line: Eagles -$140 vs. Saints
+$120.
1st half line: Eagles -1.
1st half total: Over/under 27.5.
————————
Team to score first: Eagles -$130 vs.
Saints +$110
Team to score last: Eagles -$125 vs.
Saints +$105
————————
First Scoring Play
Eagles touchdown
3/2
Saints touchdown
2/1
Eagles field goal
3/1
Saints field goal
7/2
Eagles safety
50/1
Saints safety
50/1
————————
NFL Winning Margin Proposition
Eagles Winning Margin
Saints
7/2
1-6 points
4/1
4/1
7-12 points
6/1
6/1
13-18 points
10/1
12/1
19-24 points
18/1
20/1
25-30 points
30/1
40/1
31-36 points
60/1
60/1
37-42 points
100/1
100/1
43 or more points
200/1
————————
Sunday
AFC Wild Card Playoffs
BENGALS
7 (46.5)
Chargers
————————
Money Line: Bengals -$280 vs.
Chargers +$240.
1st half line: Bengals -3.5.
1st half total: Over/under 23.5.
————————
Team to score first: Bengals -$165 vs.
Chargers +$145
Team to score last: Bengals -$140 vs.
Chargers +$120
————————
First Scoring Play
Bengals touchdown
6/5
Chargers touchdown
5/2
Bengals field goal
3/1
Chargers field goal
7/2
Bengals safety
50/1
Chargers safety
50/1
————————
NFL Winning Margin Proposition
Bengals Winning Margin Chargers
3/1
1-6 points
5/1
7/2
7-12 points
8/1
9/2
13-18 points
12/1
8/1
19-24 points
25/1
12/1
25-30 points
50/1
20/1
31-36 points
80/1
50/1
37-42 points
100/1
80/1
43 or more points
200/1
————————
Sunday
NFC Wild Card Playoffs
49ers
2.5 (46.5)
PACKERS
————————
Money Line: 49ers -$140 vs. Packers
+$120.
1st half line: 49ers -1.
1st half total: Over/under 24.5.
————————
Team to score first: 49ers -$130 vs.
Packers +$110
Team to score last: 49ers -$125 vs.
Packers +$105
————————
First Scoring Play
49ers touchdown
3/2
Packers touchdown
2/1
49ers field goal
3/1
Packers field goal
3/1
49ers safety
50/1
Packers safety
50/1
————————
NFL Winning Margin Proposition
49ers
Winning Margin Packers
7/2
1-6 points
4/1
4/1
7-12 points
5/1
7/1
13-18 points
8/1
12/1
19-24 points
15/1
20/1
25-30 points
30/1
40/1
31-36 points
60/1
60/1
37-42 points
100/1
100/1
43 or more points
200/1
————————
Odds to win Super Bowl XLVIII
Team
Open
Current
Seahawks
8/1
5/2
Broncos
6/1
3/1
Patriots
10/1
8/1
49ers
7/1
8/1
Panthers
60/1
10/1
Bengals
25/1
15/1
Packers
12/1
18/1
Eagles
50/1
20/1
Saints
15/1
25/1
Chiefs
50/1
30/1
Colts
40/1
30/1
Chargers
50/1
50/1
————————
Odds to win the NFC Championship
Team
Open
Current
Seahawks
4/1
4/5
49ers
7/2
7/2
Panthers
30/1
9/2
Packers
6/1
10/1
Eagles
25/1
12/1
Saints
8/1
15/1
————————
Odds to win the AFC Championship
Team
Open
Current
Broncos
2/1
4/5
Patriots
5/1
3/1
Bengals
15/1
8/1
Colts
18/1
15/1
Chiefs
25/1
15/1
Chargers
25/1
25/1
HOCKEY
ON THE AIR
NHL standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W LOTPtsGF GA
Boston
41 27 12 2 56 120 88
Tampa Bay 40 24 12 4 52 114 95
Montreal
42 24 14 4 52 109 98
Toronto
42 21 16 5 47 118 120
Detroit
42 18 14 10 46 109 120
Ottawa
43 18 18 7 43 122 138
Florida
41 15 20 6 36 96 130
Buffalo
41 11 26 4 26 72 117
Metropolitan Division
GP W LOTPtsGF GA
Pittsburgh
43 30 12 1 61 136 98
Washington 41 20 15 6 46 125 123
Philadelphia 41 20 17 4 44 106 113
New Jersey 42 17 17 8 42 100 108
N.Y. Rangers42 20 20 2 42 98 114
Carolina
41 16 16 9 41 100 121
Columbus
41 18 19 4 40 111 117
N.Y. Islanders42 14 21 7 35 110 140
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W LOTPtsGF GA
Chicago
44 29 7 8 66 165 121
St. Louis
40 28 7 5 61 144 93
Colorado
40 25 11 4 54 116 101
Dallas
40 20 13 7 47 119 119
Minnesota
43 21 17 5 47 101 110
Winnipeg
43 19 19 5 43 117 125
Nashville
41 18 18 5 41 97 122
Pacific Division
GP W LOTPtsGF GA
Anaheim
42 29 8 5 63 137 106
San Jose
41 26 9 6 58 136 105
Los Angeles 42 25 13 4 54 110 88
Vancouver
42 23 12 7 53 113 101
Phoenix
40 20 11 9 49 120 122
Calgary
40 14 20 6 34 96 126
Edmonton
43 13 25 5 31 110 148
NOTE: Two points for a win, one
point for overtime loss.
Thursday’s Games
Boston 3, Nashville 2, OT
N.Y. Islanders 3, Chicago 2, OT
Carolina 4, Washington 3, OT
Ottawa 4, Winnipeg 3
St. Louis 5, Los Angeles 0
Minnesota 4, Buffalo 1
Montreal 6, Dallas 4
Colorado 2, Philadelphia 1
Columbus 2, Phoenix 0
San Jose 5, Edmonton 1
Friday’s Games
Chicago 5, New Jersey 3
Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 2
Tampa Bay at Calgary, (n)
Edmonton at Anaheim, (n)
Today’s Games
Winnipeg at Boston, 1 p.m.
San Jose at Colorado, 3 p.m.
New Jersey at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Florida, 7 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Columbus at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Washington at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Winnipeg at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Nashville at Carolina, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Penguins 5, Rangers 2
N.Y. Rangers
0 0 2
—2
Pittsburgh
2 2 1
—5
First Period—1, Pittsburgh, Kunitz
22 (Crosby, Niskanen), 13:09 (pp). 2,
Pittsburgh, Jokinen 10 (Gibbons,
Vitale), 18:40. Penalties—Nash, NYR
(hooking), 11:11; Sill, Pit (high-sticking), 15:15.
Second
Period—3,
Pittsburgh,
Jokinen 11 (Gibbons, Sutter), 1:09. 4,
Pittsburgh, Crosby 23 (Kunitz,
Orpik), 18:29. Penalties—Jokinen,
Pit (tripping), 16:21; Pyatt, Pit
(cross-checking), 19:45.
Third Period—5, N.Y. Rangers,
Zuccarello 10 (Pouliot, Brassard),
7:43. 6, N.Y. Rangers, McDonagh 7
(Zuccarello, Girardi), 11:53. 7,
Pittsburgh, Kunitz 23 (Crosby, Neal),
12:54. Penalties—Zuccarello, NYR
(high-sticking), 8:04; McDonagh,
NYR (roughing), 16:17; Crosby, Pit
(roughing), 16:17.
Shots on Goal—N.Y. Rangers 8-1413—35. Pittsburgh 9-8-11—28.
Power-play
opportunities—N.Y.
Rangers 0 of 3; Pittsburgh 1 of 2.
Goalies—N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist
12-16-2
(28
shots-23
saves).
Pittsburgh, Fleury 23-10-1 (35-33).
A—18,668 (18,387). T—2:29.
Referees—Greg Kimmerly, Dan
O’Halloran.
Linesmen—Scott
Driscoll, Mark Shewchyk.
Blackhawks 5, Devils 3
Chicago
0 1 4
—5
New Jersey
0 1 2
—3
First Period—None. Penalties—
Fayne, NJ (tripping), :42; New
Jersey bench, served by Sislo (too
many men), 3:39; Kruger, Chi (hooking), 19:10.
Second Period—1, Chicago, Sharp 23
(Toews), 1:34. 2, New Jersey, Greene
7 (Gionta, Bernier), 2:17. Penalties—
Brookbank, Chi (closing hand on
puck), 6:25; Kruger, Chi (holding),
15:54; Jagr, NJ (hooking), 16:43.
Third Period—3, Chicago, Saad 15
(Kane, Seabrook), 1:30. 4, Chicago,
Sharp 24 (Seabrook, Keith), 2:44. 5,
Chicago, Hossa 15 (Toews, Keith),
5:34. 6, New Jersey, Zidlicky 6
(Loktionov, Boucher), 7:09. 7, New
Jersey,
Zidlicky
7
(Gelinas,
Henrique), 13:37 (pp). 8, Chicago,
Sharp 25 (Keith), 18:32. Penalties—
Kane, Chi (hooking), 12:04.
Shots on Goal—Chicago 6-11-7—24.
New Jersey 8-10-9—27.
Power-play opportunities—Chicago
0 of 3; New Jersey 1 of 4.
Goalies—Chicago, Raanta 11-1-3 (27
shots-24 saves). New Jersey, Brodeur
12-9-3 (24-19).
A—16,592 (17,625). T—2:20.
Referees—Brian Pochmara, Chris
Rooney.
Linesmen—Matt
MacPherson, Anthony Sericolo.
TELEVISION
College football
BBVA Compass Bowl, Vanderbilt vs. Houston, at
Birmingham, Ala., ESPN, 1 p.m.
NCAA, FCS, championship, North Dakota St. vs.
Towson, at Frisco, Texas, ESPN2, 2 p.m.
Golf
PGA Tour, Tournament of Champions, second
round, at Kapalua, Hawaii, Golf Channel, 2:30
p.m.
Men’s college basketball
Cincinnati at Memphis, ESPN2, noon.
St. John’s at Georgetown, FS1, 1 p.m.
Michigan St. at Indiana, WRGB-6, 2 p.m.
Butler at Xavier, FSN, 2 p.m.
Cornell at St. Bonaventure, NBCSN, 2 p.m.
Creighton at Seton Hall, FS1, 3 p.m.
Duke at Notre Dame, WRGB-6, 4 p.m.
Temple at UCF, ESPNEWS, 4 p.m.
Virginia at Florida St., ESPN2, 5 p.m.
Yale at St. Louis, NBCSN, 5:30 p.m.
Men’s college hockey
Notre Dame at Boston College, NBCSN, 7:30 p.m.
Motorsports
AMA Supercross, at Anaheim, Calif., FS1, 10:30 p.m.
NFL football
Playoffs, Wild Card game, Kansas City at
Indianapolis, WNYT-13, 4:30 p.m.
Playoffs, Wild Card game, New Orleans at
Philadelphia, WNYT-13, 8 p.m.
Prep basketball
Prime Prep (Texas) vs. Whitney Young (Ill.), at
Wheeling, W.Va., ESPN2, 7 p.m.
Prep football
All-American Bowl, at San Antonio, WNYT-13, 1 p.m.
Soccer
FA Cup, third round, Manchester City at Blackburn,
FS1, 7:30 a.m.
FA Cup, third round, Leeds at Rochdale, FS1, 10
a.m.
Winter sports
Olympic trials, speed skating: men’s and women’s
500 short track, at Kearns, Utah, NBCSN, 4 p.m.
Women’s college basketball
DePaul at Creighton, FS1, 5 p.m.
West Virginia at Oklahoma St., FS1, 7 p.m.
SUNDAY
College football
GoDaddy.com Bowl, Arkansas St. vs. Ball St., at
Mobile, Ala., ESPN, 9 p.m.
Golf
PGA Tour, Tournament of Champions, third round, at
Kapalua, Hawaii, WNYT-13, 3 p.m.
PGA Tour, Tournament of Champions, third round, at
Kapalua, Hawaii, Golf Channel, 4 p.m.
NBA basketball
N.Y. Knicks at Dallas Mavericks, MSG, 7:30 p.m.
Men’s college basketball
Southern Cal at UCLA, FS1, 3 p.m.
San Diego St. at Kansas, WRGB-6, 4:30 p.m.
Oregon at Colorado, FS1, 5 p.m.
Providence at Villanova, FS1, 7 p.m.
NFL football
Playoffs, AFC Wild Card game, San Diego at
Cincinnati, WRGB-6, 1 p.m.
Playoffs, NFC Wild Card game, San Francisco at
Green Bay, WXXA-23, 4:30 p.m.
NHL hockey
San Jose at Chicago, NBCSN, 8 p.m.
Soccer
FA Cup, third round, Chelsea at Derby, FS1, 8:55
a.m.
FA Cup, third round, Swansea City at Manchester
United, FS1, 11:30 a.m.
Winter sports
Olympic trials, speed skating: short track, at Kearns,
Utah, WNYT-13, 4 p.m.
Women’s college basketball
George Washington at Saint Joseph’s, NBCSN, 1
p.m.
Dayton at Saint Louis, NBCSN, 3 p.m.
Kansas at Baylor, FSN, 4 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American Association
AMARILLO SOX — Signed RHP
Ryan .
FARGO-MOORHEAD
REDHAWKS — Signed OF Sawyer
Carroll.
Released
OF
Jose
Hernandez.
LAREDO LEMURS — Signed RHP
Joe Cruz. Released RHP Kyle
Wilson, INF Jimmy Mojica and
RHP Mike Benacka.
Frontier League
RIVER CITY RASCALS — Signed
OF-INF Eddie Rodriguez.
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS
— Signed C Zach Aakhus to a contract extension.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE
RAVENS
—
Announced running backs coach
Wilbert Montgomery will not return
for the 2014 season.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed
WR Jorden Kamar and G Josh
Samuda to reserve/future contracts.
PITTSBURGH
STEELERS
—
Fired offensive line coach Jack
Bicknell, Jr.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed K
Maikon Bonani, DE Marcus Dixon
and
TE
Jason
Schepler
to
reserve/future contracts.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL — Fined Toronto F Joffrey
Lupul $10,000 for cross-checking
Detroit F Patrick Eaves in a Jan.
1 game. Suspended Columbus F
Derek MacKenzie three games for
boarding
Phoenix
D
Oliver
Ekman-Larsson during a Jan. 2
game.
BUFFALO SABRES — Claimed F
Zenon Konopka off waivers from
Minnesota.
DALLAS STARS — Reassigned F
Colton Sceviour to Texas (AHL).
DETROIT
RED
WINGS
—
Recalled D Alexey Marchenko from
Grand Rapids (AHL).
FLORIDA
PANTHERS
—
Activated D Ed Jovanovski from
injured reserve.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Placed
RW Mattias Tedenby on non-roster
waivers. Activated F Ryan Carter
from injured reserve. Placed D
Anton Volchenkov on injured
reserve, retroactive to Dec. 27.
Recalled F Mike Sislo from Albany
(AHL).
PHOENIX
COYOTES
—
Assigned F Chris Brown to
Portland (AHL).
ECHL
ECHL — Suspended Orlando’s
Trevor Gillies five games and Ian
Slater four games fined both undisclosed amounts for their actions in a
Jan. 2 against Utah.
READING ROYALS — Announced
G Brandon Anderson was reassigned to the team from Hershey
(AHL).
COLLEGE
FLORIDA — Announced CB
Marcus Roberson will enter the
NFL draft.
GRU AUGUSTA — Named Taylor
Lamb interim media relations
director.
NORTH DAKOTA — Named Paul
Rudolph offensive coordinator.
NOTRE DAME — Announced the
resignation of Randy Waldrum
women’s soccer coach.
SOUTH CAROLINA — Announced
WR Bruce Ellington will enter the
NFL draft.
Star of the show
Fresh start
Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston
meets media before BCS.
Bill O’Brien officially takes over as
Houston Texans coach.
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Amsterdam indoor track to compete in NYC
By MICHAEL KELLY
[email protected]
TOWN OF AMSTERDAM — More
than two dozen members of the
Amsterdam
High School
indoor track
and
field
program will
venture
down to New
York
City
today
to
compete at
T
h
e
IZAIAH BROWN
Hispanic
Games at the prestigious New Balance
Track & Field Center at The Armory. The
trip to The Armory will be the first time
AHS has sent a large contingent of athletes
to the venue.
Boys head coach Kevin Wilary said the
reason for taking a sizable chunk of the
developing AHS program to The Armory
is a simple one.
“If you’re good, that’s where you go,”
Wilary said Thursday.
A couple of weeks ago, AHS sent junior
Izaiah Brown to The Armory to compete
as an individual. With a fast track and
quality competition helping him along,
Brown won that day’s 300-meter dash and
posted a national-level time in the event.
Brown will compete today in the 4x400meter relay with teammates Andrew
Druziak, Julian Gallup and David
Graveley, and Brown will also be the top
seed in the elite 400-meter dash. While
AHS is expecting top performances from
Brown, Amsterdam girls head coach Stu
Palczak said he is sure the rest of the Rams
and Lady Rams will be able to do more
than keep up with the competition at The
Armory.
“There’s tremendous talent there, but
there’s also a lot of regular kids there, too.
… The venue has a lot of lore, but it’s a
place where your pretty-good kids who are
not state-caliber athletes like Izaiah will
still be able to compete and be successful,”
Palczak said.
But The Armory is known as a place
where top athletes and teams gather during
the winter months for elite meets. With a
stellar surface and a banked track that
allows runners to reach speeds similar to
during outdoor competition, many of the
best times achieved in the winter season —
both in New York and the country, overall
— are achieved at The Armory.
Graveley traveled to The Armory with
Brown back in December and saw the
environment at The Armory. He said the
rest of the Rams and Lady Rams are in for
a treat when they first get to the facility.
“What stuck out to me the most was how
big it actually was,” said Graveley.
“There’s three or four levels to it, and
there’s so many people on each level.”
Graveley said one floor is dedicated to
space for competition, while other floors
are a mix of practice space and exhibits
related to past happenings at The Armory.
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Bergh
propels
Rams
Amsterdam’s
Caitlin
Gannon looks
to pass the
ball off as
she’s covered
by Bishop
Gibbons’
Gina
Sorrentino
during their
game on
Friday night.
Amsterdam
won 45-31.
Sophomore guard
scores for 24 points
in AHS’ 75-52 win
By MICHAEL KELLY
[email protected]
Dave Wojeski/
For The
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Getting it right
Triangle-and-two defense sparks Lady Rams
By ADAM SHINDER
[email protected]
TOWN OF AMSTERDAM
— Less than 10 seconds into the
second half of Friday night’s
Big 10 game at Amsterdam
High School, Notre Dame-
Bishop Gibbons forward Sarah
Delvecchio spotted up from 10
feet away on the baseline and
sank a short jumper, just as
she’d done to keep the Lady
Knights in the game for much of
the first half.
From that point on, neither
Delvecchio, nor any other
Lady Knights player for that
matter, made another shot from
the field.
A switch to a triangle-andtwo defense proved to be the
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“
We were very
lethargic. It’s a combination of snow
days, not having
school, the holiday,
but it’s not an
excuse because
Bishop Gibbons had
the same thing.
— AHS coach
Eric Duemler
”
SCHENECTADY — It was a
tale of two halves for the
Amsterdam
Inside
High School
Running
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ketball team
Friday night — and that’s just
how the club wants its season to
go, too.
Amsterdam used a second half
full of pressure defense and
smooth shooting from sophomore guard Kory Bergh to push
past the Notre Dame-Bishop
Gibbons Golden Knights, 75-52,
in Big 10 action.
“This was a huge win for us,”
said AHS junior forward Marcus
Pritchard. “This is the point of
the season where we need to turn
it around and get on a winning
streak.”
Friday’s win for the Rams (4-5,
3-4) was their second in a row, as
AHS now has the chance to get
its overall and league winning
percentage back to .500 when it
visits Bishop Maginn next
Friday.
AHS received a game-high 24
points from Bergh against NDBG (0-7, 0-5), as the sophomore
made three 3-pointers and all 11
of his free throws. In the second
half of the contest, Bergh made
his only field-goal attempt and
eight free throws.
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