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The Mechanicville/Stillwater 12U

The Mechanicville/Stillwater 12U team finished in second place in the Great Escape Baseball Tournament in Queensbury this week after losing a hard-fought championship game to the Queensbury Spartans by a score of 9-6.
MS compiled a 3-2 record in the tournament.  In the Round Robin Round, they defeated the Clifton Park Titans 21-6 and the Clifton Park Grizzlies 14-4.  They lost to the Spartans 12-9.
In the elimination round, they beat the Grizzlies 4-0 to earn a spot in the championship game on Monday night.
MS is coached by Peter Enzien, Mark DeVito and Dom DeVito.
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First row:  Nate Kemble, Rocco DeVito, Marcus Tobin and Scott Travis.
Second row: Coach Mark DeVito, Brody Peacock, Peter Enzien, Nick Billert, Chris Ciccarelli, Luke Schultz and Coach Pete Enzien.
Missing from the picture are Jacob Zdonik, Jeff Halusic and Coach Dom DeVito.

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Michael J. Lasek – 74

STILLWATER – Michael J. Lasek, 74, of Riverwood Apts., died suddenly at home, Sunday July 14th, after being stricken.

Born in Troy, Oct. 20, 1938, son of the late Michael and Florence Lasek, Mike was a 1957 graduate of Catholic Central High School, where he excelled in football.

A cook for most of his life, Mike and his late wife ran Carol’s Diner in Stillwater for years, and previously had worked at the 1776 Diner in Schuylerville and Rivers Edge of Stillwater.

A Memorial service will be held on Friday, Aug. 2nd at 7 PM at the Elks Lodge, 302 Park Ave., Mechanicville.

A gathering of friends will be held at 6 PM at Elks Lodge, prior to the Memorial Service.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may b made to the Elks Lodge or the Stillwater Rescue Squad, in memory of Mike Lasek.

www.devito-salvadorefh.com to leave condolences and for directions.

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Wasyl “Mike” Luciw – 87

LATHAM – Wasyl “Mike” Luciw, 87, former longtime resident of West St. in Riverside section of Mechanicville, died Mondaymorning, July 29th, at St. Peter’s Hospital, Albany after being stricken at home.

Born in the Ukraine, he was the son of the late Walter and Melanya Luciw, and the husband of Helen Hatalsky Luciw, who died Feb 23, 1998.

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Mechanicville Red Raiders Schedule

Mechanicville High School
Mechanicville High School - Football - Varsity
Day Date Type Time Versus Location
Sat 08/31/2013  Scrimmage TBD Away vs. Cohoes High School Cohoes High School
Fri 09/06/2013  Game 7:00pm Away vs. Catholic Central-Troy Catholic Central High School - Troy
Fri 09/13/2013  Game 7:00pm Hoosick Falls Central Mechanicville High School - MHS Main Exhibition Field
Fri 09/20/2013  Game 7:00pm Away vs. Tamarac Tamarac Central High School
Sat 09/28/2013  Game 1:00pm Away vs. Granville Central Granville Junior/Senior High School
Fri 10/04/2013  Game 7:00pm Cairo-Durham Mechanicville High School - MHS Main Exhibition Field
Fri 10/11/2013  Game 7:00pm Away vs. Corinth Corinth High School
Fri 10/18/2013  Game 7:00pm Stillwater Central Mechanicville High School - MHS Main Exhibition Field
Fri 10/25/2013  Sectionals TBD TBA, TBA TBA
Sat 10/26/2013  Sectionals TBD TBA, TBA TBA
Mechanicville High School - Football:  Boys - JV
Day Date Type Time Versus Location
Sat 08/31/2013  Scrimmage TBD Away vs. Cohoes High School Cohoes High School
Mon 09/09/2013  Game 4:00pm Away vs. Canajoharie Canajoharie High School
Mon 09/16/2013  Game 4:00pm Away vs. Hoosick Falls Central Hoosick Falls Central High School
Mon 09/23/2013  Game 4:00pm Tamarac Mechanicville High School - MHS Main Exhibition Field
Mon 09/30/2013  Game 4:00pm Granville Central Mechanicville High School - MHS Main Exhibition Field
Mon 10/07/2013  Game 4:00pm Away vs. Cairo-Durham Cairo-Durham High School
Mon 10/14/2013  Game 4:00pm Corinth Mechanicville High School - MHS Main Exhibition Field
Mon 10/21/2013  Game 4:00pm Away vs. Stillwater Central Stillwater Central School
Mechanicville High School - Football:  Boys - Modified
Day Date Type Time Versus Location
Thu 09/19/2013  Scrimmage 4:00pm Away vs. Schenectady,Canajoharie, Fonda-Fultonville, Lansingburgh High School, Mechanicville High School Schenectady High School
Thu 09/26/2013  Game 4:00pm Away vs. Schalmont,Canajoharie, Mechanicville High School, The Albany Academy for Boys Schalmont High School
Thu 10/03/2013  Game 4:00pm Cohoes High School, Troy, Mechanicville High School Mechanicville High School - MHS Main Exhibition Field
Thu 10/10/2013  Game 4:00pm The Albany Academy for Boys Mechanicville High School - MHS Main Exhibition Field
Thu 10/17/2013  Game 4:00pm Away vs. Ravena - Coeymans - Selkirk Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Senior High School
Mon 10/21/2013  Game 4:00pm Cohoes High School Mechanicville High School - MHS Main Exhibition Field
Mon 10/28/2013  Game 4:00pm Away vs. Fonda-Fultonville Fonda-Fultonville High School

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M. Lynda Cefferillo – 75

MECHANICVILLE – M. Lynda Cefferillo, 75, of Hemstreet Park, died Thursday evening, July 25th, at Albany Medical Center, after a brief illness.

Born in Troy, March 18, 1938, daughter of the late John and Adelaide Burke Hunt, Lynda was graduate of St. Paul’s Parochial and a 1955 graduate of Mechanicville High School.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday at 10 AM at All Saints on the Hudson (St. Paul’s), 121 No. Main St., Mechanicville, with entombment in St. Paul’s Mausoleum.  Calling hours at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville on Sunday from 4-7 PM. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to either Northeast Assoc. of the Blind or the American Diabetes Assoc., in memory of Lynda Cefferillo.

www.devito-salvadorefh.com to leave condolences and for directions.

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Arvin Hart Firefighters Cooking Again…

Our first “Summer Drive In” was held on June 28th with a live music by “Donny Elvis.”  With Elvis in the building we had a great turnout and want to thank everyone for stopping in and sharing the fun.  We will continue to team up with the Town and hold our Cook Outs in conjunction with the summer concert series.  Mark your calendars for the following Fridays: July 26th with Winchester & Young, August 23rd with Sean Lyons, and September 13th we are looking for talent.  The concerts are FREE with funding provided by the Town.  You can’t beat the prices and by popular demand we have added Sausage & Peppers, to the menu of hot dogs, burgers, salt potatoes, steak sandwiches and old fashion ice cream treats.   Join us at the east street pavilion behind the fire station, East Street in Riverside.

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Calgary Stampede – By Sandy McBride

Back in the 1950’s Tom and I and a lot of our friends belonged to a riding club that did the gymkhana circuit all around the area of Saratoga, Washington, Rensselaer and Schenectady Counties.  We all fancied ourselves pretty cool dudes, racing our horses in arenas in such fun events as the stake race, pony express, rescue race and spear-ring.  I like to think we were among the forerunners of today’s highly competitive barrel racers, because barrel racing was a particularly favored event.

Being horsemen, we attended the occasional rodeo, loving the excitement of watching cowboys versus bucking broncos, wily steers and big bad bulls.

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Stillwater Prepares for Brown’s Beach Purchase – Reported by Harold Wessell

TOWN OF STILLWATER, July 20 – The Stillwater Town Board on Thursday voted several procedural resolutions wrapping up approval of the new Consolidated Water District #6; and firmed up major preparations for potential purchase of Brown's Beach.

The beach site was the de facto main focus of a Public Hearing prior to the Board business meeting, to consider submission of a funding application to the New York State Department of Housing and Community Renewal on or about August 12, 2013, for $750,000 (with no local match required) under the 2013 Competitive Round Community Development Block Grant Program. The application for the grant was authorized during the business meeting.

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