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Delores Jean (Hare) Raut

MECHANICVILLE - Delores Jean (Hare) Raut passed away peacefully on Monday, October 26, 2015 at the Saratoga Center for Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing. She was 82.

Relatives and friends may call from 5-7pm on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at the Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes, 729 Hudson Avenue, Stillwater. Services will continue on Saturday, October 31 with visiting from 10-11am at the Hartwell Funeral Home, 461 Route 281, Tully, NY. Funeral service will follow in the funeral home at 11am. Burial will be in the family plot in LaFayette Rural Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, kindly consider donations to your favorite charity in loving memory of Delores Raut. Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com

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Awards and Achievements/Local College Students

SUNY Oneonta Recognizes 2015 Alumni of Distinction Honorees
ONEONTA, NY (10/16/2015)(readMedia)-- SUNY Oneonta recently recognized nearly 100 alumni during the 2015 Alumni of Distinction Presentation of Honors.

In 2014, the SUNY Oneonta Alumni Association established the Alumni of Distinction program to recognize graduates who have distinguished themselves through their careers, their service to their communities, and their commitment to SUNY Oneonta. The Alumni of Distinction Honor recognizes just a few of the thousands of alumni who have made significant contributions to society, and whose accomplishments, affiliations and careers have honored the legacy of excellence at the college.

The 2015 Alumni of Distinction honorees were recognized at a ceremony on Sept. 4, 2015. To view the full list of Alumni of Distinction honorees, visit www.oneontaalumni.com/alumniofdistinction.

The following area residents were named SUNY Oneonta Alumni of Distinction this year:

Robert Degnan of Mechanicville, NY, President/Chief Operating Officer/Board of Directors of Sysmenx America, Inc., and a 1979 graduate of SUNY Oneonta;

Michael Kopp of Stillwater, NY, Retired Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Electronic Data Resources, and a 1987 graduate of SUNY Oneonta;

Katie O'Gorman honored for Academics

ONEONTA, NY (10/19/2015)(readMedia)-- Katie O'Gorman, a Sophomore Business Economics from Clifton Park, NY was selected as an All-American Scholar Athlete by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) for the 2014-15 academic year. There were a total of 5,493 softball players from across seven membership divisions who were honored including 1,018 student athletes from NCAA Division III.

O'Gorman had a huge offensive season in her second season with Oneonta. She hit .385 while slugging a team best .661. O'Gorman had 42 hits including 13 doubles, four triples and three home runs while driving in 23 runs and scoring 28 times.

The team finished with a 25-14 record overall. The Red Dragons were 12-6 in the SUNYAC and qualified for the conference tournament.

The 2015 season kicks off in Florida on Saturday, Mar. 5, 2016. Opponents and game times have yet to be determined.

 

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Red Cross to Offer Free Smoke Alarms in Mechanicville

Red Cross to Offer Free Smoke Alarms in Mechanicville

Community partners uniting for citywide event on October 24

                                                                                       

ALBANY, NY (October 21, 2015) – The Clifton Park Halfmoon Emergency Corps and the Mechanicville Fire Department are teaming up with the American Red Cross in an effort to reduce fire-related deaths and injuries across the city of Mechanicville. On Saturday, October 24, teams of volunteers from all three partner organizations will join forces to deliver free smoke alarms and fire safety education to local residents through the Red Cross Home Fire Preparedness Campaign.

 “In its first year, the Home Fire Preparedness Campaign has saved 26 lives across the country,” said David Kunzelman, regional disaster officer for the American Red Cross Eastern New York Region. “We have seen very clearly that helping people prepare for fires can have lifesaving results. We’re excited to be able to reach even more families with this program through our partnership with the Mechanicville Fire Department and Clifton Park Halfmoon Emergency Corps.”

Joseph Santiago, Clifton Park Halfmoon Emergency Corps Executive Director added, “This is such an incredible opportunity to help educate and prepare a community for disaster prevention. We are thrilled to partner with the American Red Cross for this important effort.”

If Mechanicville residents are interested in arranging an appointment for a free smoke alarm install, they can call the Red Cross at (518) 694-5121.

Community members are also encouraged to join the Red Cross as volunteers for the Home Fire Preparedness Campaign. Volunteers can sign up to help install smoke alarms and teach families about fire safety at a single campaign event, like the one in Mechanicville on October 24, or on an ongoing basis in their local community. Anyone interested in volunteering should contact Disaster Preparedness Specialist Anne Parsons at (518) 694-5154 or email anne.parsons@redcross.org for additional information.

 

To learn more about the Red Cross Home Fire Preparedness Campaign, including how to request an in-home visit and free smoke alarm installation for your household, please visit www.redcross.org/eny/homefires.

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Jack Connors Honored at Economic Summit

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MECHANICVILLE OCTOBER 15- "I'm proud of my father. He started our business on April 15, 1955 when he was 27 years old. There were no copiers, fax machines or email. He wrote his first policy to Matt Kiley from Stillwater and left a copy on the kitchen table," recounted Kevin Connors. Kevin spoke on behalf of his father Jack.

Read the entire article in the Oct. 22 issue.

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Author Erika Holzer’s Local Roots – by Sandy McBride

Phyllis Tate grew up here in Mechanicville.  The daughter of prominent attorney Frank Tate and his wife, Phyllis, she was the third of four children. As a child, she liked to walk up the street to her dad’s law office in the Enzien block on the corner of Park Avenue and Main Street, where the two would discuss cases, debating the legality of both sides.  

Read the entire article in the Oct. 22 edition.

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Solar Sal Arrives in Mechanicville – by T. Mahoney

MECHANICVILLE OCTOBER 13- On Tuesday afternoon the Mechanicville dock was used for a new purpose- to unload freight. Solar Sal the 40' solar powered boat designed by Dave Borton left Lockport, NY, 10 days before with 3 tons of cardboard he picked up from Cascade Paper. Solar Sal traveled the 300 miles on the Eire Canal in very cloudy and rainy weather.

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The Express Newspaper – November 22, 2015

http://issuu.com/expressnewspaper/docs/theexpress_15-1022?e=6277718/30825816

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2015 Breast Cancer Walk – October 11, 2015

7th Annual Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness

There is an air of hope, courage, support and celebration.  We have hope for all those battling cancer today; we applaud the courage of those whose daily routine is now built around treatment of the disease; we support wholeheartedly our friends, neighbors and family members as they fight the fight; and we celebrate those who have won the battle and can now be hailed as survivors.

Article and photos in the 10-15 edition.