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Leona McBride Serbalik – 87

MECHANICVILLE – Leona McBride Serbalik, 87, of West St., Riverside, died Easter Sunday evening, March 31st., at Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital,Albany.  A native and lifelong resident of Mechanicville, born October 20, 1925, daughter of the late William and Clara Wojtowicz McBride. She was a member of the Class of 1942 of Mechanicville High School.  During her teen years, Leona joined the family farm where she worked, but was most proud of the care she provided to her siblings.

In 1946 she married John Serbalik, who had returned from the Italian battlefields of WWII. Early in life she worked at the former Central Market in Troy.

While raising her own family, she and her husband, with partners Dominick Funaro and Val Serbalik, ran the former Riverside Grocery, the former Mechanicville Bus Terminal, Val’s News Room, and the Coffee Shop.

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Miss Margaret A. DeVito – 91

MECHANICVILLE – Miss Margaret A. DeVito, 91, of Mabbett St., died Easter Sunday, March 31st, at Maplewood Manor, Ballston Spa, after an extended illness.  A native and lifelong resident of Mechanicville, born Dec. 3, 1921, daughter of the late Peter and Lesena DeVito, Margaret was also predeceased by her sisters Mary Hmura and Rose DeVito and brothers Thomas and John “Coomba” DeVito.

Margaret was a seamstress for the Marshall Ray Co. in Troy, for 40 years, retiring in 1985.

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Adirondack – Save -A – Stray Pet’s for Adoption

Adirondack Save A Stray
4880 New York 9N, Corinth, NY 12822
(518) 654-6220
11am - 6pm • adirondacksaveastray@yahoo.com

IMG_7285Doc- 8 year old, pure breed Beagle. Neutered, up to date on shots.

Poor Doc! He's got quite the story to tell. He was put on Craig's list(We hate Craig's list) because his owners wanted a smaller dog and he was too big, at 30 lbs. So they gave him away at the tender young age of seven, to a nineteen year o...ld with no stability in his life. Last week the nineteen year old was evicted with Doc and four cats. We took in Doc and two of the cats and another rescue took the other two cats. Doc is a very confused gentlemen. He is a little sad and all he wants is a family with kids, other animals and a place to call home till the end of his days. He is a purebred beagle, a little chubby, up to date on vaccines and neutered. He is the sweetest boy ever.
IMG_7287Snoball - This is one of Doc's companions that we took in. He is a little confused as to what happened to him but he is safe and warm. He is up to date on shots and will be neutered next week so he will be ready for his forever home.
BulldogX017_nBull dog mix pups - These guys are beautiful pups. They are about 8 weeks old, up to date on shots and have had their first worming.

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Transfiguration Parish Welcomes Pope Francis – by Christine Barton

March 13th 2013 marked a significant day for the worldwide Catholic Church community. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was chosen as the new spiritual leader of the Catholic Church. He is the first pontiff to take the name of Francis and the first from the Jesuit order. Born in the Americas, Pope Francis is the first non-European Pope that the church has seen in over 1200 years. He was elected during the season of Lent, which is a time of preparation for the Easter holiday. Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and stands at the center of the Christian liturgical calendar.

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This Month in the Civil War – March 1863 – by Sandy McBride

In the mid 1850’s, Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia and William Averell of New York were friends and fellow cadets at West Point Military Academy.  When the United States erupted into a Civil War in 1861, Lee and Averell would find themselves fighting on opposite sides. Fitzhugh Lee would become a cavalry officer in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, while Averell would join the Union cavalry. When General Joseph Hooker assumed command of the Army of the Potomac in February, 1863 after the Union’s defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg, he gathered the scattered Union cavalry units into one strong cavalry.  Averell was put in command of one of three divisions of that newly consolidated cavalry.

After the Fredericksburg clash ended in January, these two great armies had settled into encampments fairly close together in the Virginia countryside along the Rappahannock River.  There was, of course, some curiosity and concern on each side as to what the other side was planning to do next.

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Supervisors Struggle Over Animal Shelter Appointment – by Harold Wessell

BALLSTON SPA, March 19 – No one expects to get turned down for a job to the strains of a cheering crowd.  Christina Abele of Halfmoon had that experience, today, in the chambers of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors, in her quest to succeed recently retired, longtime Director of the County Animal Shelter, Daniel Butler.

Of 23 supervisors, six were absent, which as Waterford's John Lawler noted, "are automatically no votes."  That alone presented a serious hurdle for the nomination, because of those who remained, seven voted against the appointment. These included one of the two supervisors from the County's second largest municipality, Saratoga Springs; and both from the largest municipality, Clifton Park. Especially with so many absentees, those three supervisors essentially doomed the appointment because of the weighted vote tally, based on the population of a supervisor's municipality.

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Richard R. Butler – 70

STILLWATER – Richard R. Butler, 70, of Sawmill Hill, passed Monday, March 25th, at Saratoga Hospital, after a two year battle with melanoma.
Born in Troy, Oct. 4, 1942, son of the late the Richard and Leona Best Butler and brother of the late Gail Morris.  Dick was a 1960 graduate of Stillwater Central School and a high honor graduate of University of Florida atGainesville, with a degree in architectural design.

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John A. Zecca – 87

MECHANICVILLE – John A. Zecca, 87, lifelong resident of Mechanicville, died Monday morning, March 25th, at Maplewood Manor, following an extended illness.

Born Nov. 30, 1925, son of the late Augustus and Florence Zecca, John who was lovingly called “Tails” by family and longtime friends, served in the US Army during the Korean War.

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