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Walter Jay Burdick, Jr. – 73

 MECHANICVILLE -Walter Jay Burdick, Jr. of Eighth Avenue passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2013 at the Albany Medical Center. He was 73.

Born in Troy on March 9, 1940, son of the late Walter Jay Burdick, Sr. and Agnes (Wilcox) Burdick. He is the husband of Theresa B. (Marche) Burdick, to whom he was married for 54 years.

After retiring from the United States Air Force at the age of 37, Mr. Burdick was a crane operator at the Watervliet Arsenal. He is a past member of the Hillcrest Fire Department and in earlier years he enjoyed bowling and he loved camping and traveling with his family. He was proud to have visited all 50 states.

Survivors in addition to his wife Theresa and mother Agnes include his children, Walter (Bonnie) Burdick III of Utica, Sherry McBride (Maynard Ford) of Melrose and Cathy (Joe) Crispo of Latham, 5 grandchildren and one great grandchild, siblings, Dorothy (Ralph)Pence, Carol Miller, Bob (Barbara) Burdick, Frank Burdick, Kim Evans, Cora(Don) Chaput, Rick Burdick, Agnes(Steve) Barmash and Janet (Eric) Bilik, his son in law Don McBride and dear friend John McBride.

Walter is predeceased by his siblings, Bill Burdick, Marie Mitchell and Elmer Burdick.

Relatives and friends may call from 10-11:30am on Friday, September 6 at the Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes, 319 Park Avenue, Mechanicville. Funeral Mass will be conducted at 12 noon at All Saints on the Hudson South Church, 121 No. Main Street, Mechanicville. Burial will be in the Saratoga National Cemetery with military honors.

Kindly consider memorials to the Veterans Administration Patient Services, 113 Holland Ave, Albany, NY 12208 in honor of Walter.

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Veronica Thompson Callanan – 80

MECHANICVILLE – Veronica Thompson Callanan, 80, of Penrose Ave., died early Saturday morning, August 31, at home, after a year long battle with pancreatic cancer.

A native and lifelong resident of Mechanicville, born Feb. 21, 1933, daughter of the late Britton and Ida Retell Thompson.

A homemaker, Veronica enjoyed listing to music, her doll collection, and playing cards with her family.  Her greatest enjoyment was watching over her six children, their children, and her siblings’ families.

She was a past member of St. Luke’s Church, Mechanicville.

Predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Walter T. Callanan, Sr,  in 2007, along with sister Mary “Babe” Plasencia and brothers Britt, Joe, Bill, Ken, Ed and Fred Thompson.

Survivors include her sons Walt (Brownyn) Callanan, Jr. and Harold “Bill” (Sheila) Callanan both of Stillwater, Britton (Sharon) and John Callanan both of Mechanicville, daughters Sharon (Gary) and Colleen (Dalton) Brunick both of Mechanicville, 15 grand and 17 great grandchildren.  Also her sisters Emma Masterson, Doris Sunkes, Rita Weber Dalaba all of Mechanicville and Elsie Duffney of Stillwater, along with many nieces, nephews and their families.

A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 3rd at 10 AM at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville.  Burial in St. Paul’s Cemetery.  Calling hours at the Funeral Home on Monday from 3-6 PM.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Community Hospice of Saratoga or the American Cancer Society, in loving memory of Veronica M. Callanan. www.devito-salvadorefh.com to leave condolences and for directions.

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Teacher Criticizes Test Results

By Michael Bielawski

MECHANICVILLE AUGUST 29 – A routine school board meeting was all the usual through its agenda.  Administrators and teachers discussed special education, class sizes, textbooks, transportation… nothing that elicited much debate.

Then came time for the public to give comments, and the first lady to speak was a parent and teacher.  She came to the microphone with a newspaper in hand, and she didn’t look happy.  She was holding statistics on testing, specifically scores from throughout the Capital Region for the new NY State ELA (English Language Assessment) and math tests.

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Historic Jewel in Mystic Seaport

By Sandy McBride

Mystic Seaport has long been on our “bucket list” of places we must see.  My friend Dick Garland told me years ago that I would love it.  Well, we finally made it.  After watching two of our grandchildren perform in the Shoreline Actors’ Collective’s “MacBeth” in Clinton, CT on a Sunday afternoon, we headed for Mystic.  We spent a weather-perfect Monday taking in the myriad sights and delights that Mystic Seaport-the Museum of America and the Sea has to offer.  Dick was right.  We loved it.

Those of you who know me may have already guessed that this will not be just about Mystic Seaport.  I often stumble upon a fascinating side story within the big picture.

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Mrs. Lucia M. Ryan

MECHANICVILLE – Mrs. Lucia M. Ryan entered into eternal rest on Monday, August 26, 2013 at her home in the Teresian House, Albany, NY. Born February 7, 1923, she was the daughter of the late James H. and Eleanor Bailey Marihugh of Mechanicville, NY where she was raised and lived most of her life. She was predeceased by her husband of 46 years in 1992, former Mechanicville Mayor and longtime City Judge Thomas E. Ryan.

The family is deeply grateful to the sisters and staff at the Teresian House for their love, care and friendship during Lucia’s residence there.

A Funeral Mass will be held Friday at Noon at All Saints on the Hudson South Church, 121 No. Main St., Mechanicville. Burial in St. Paul’s Cemetery.

There will be no calling hours.

For those wishing to remember Lucia in a special way, contributions may be made to the Teresian House, 200 Washington Avenue Extension, Albany, NY 12203.

DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home (www.devito-salvadorefh.com) is in charge of arrangements.

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Red Raiders News

We are having a RED Raiders night on Sept 7th from 8-12 at the End Zone

This Friday August 30th we are having Meet the players night, with only 5 senior players this year... the smallest that we have ever had ... that starts at 6 in the High School gym

On August 31 we are scrimmaging in Cohoes High - not sure of time yet.

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Del’s Crown Royals

Del's Crown Royals won the championship game of the Sunday Night Co-Ed League at McBride Fields last week with an exciting back and forth victory over the Green Light Auto Team. Final score was 10 - 8.

Steve McBride, owner-operator of McBride Fields, would like to thank the sponsors who make it possible for the teams to compete.  The Sunday Night Co Ed sponsors also include Porsche of Clifton Park, Green Light Auto, First Investors and McBride Fields. The winning sponsor of the Crown Royals is Del's Wine and Spirits.

Crown Royals include in the front row Tom McBride Jr., Sarah McCullogh and Meghan Fuschino.

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Back row: Tom McBride III, Suzie DeCelle, Aaron Barr, Jim Fuschino, Dave DeCelle, Maria Daley Barr and Alex Grayson.  Missing are Eric Connors, John and Laurie Amodeo and Steve McBride.