Award and Achievements/Local College Students

Haley Culver Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

BATON ROUGE, LA (05/07/2015)(readMedia)-- Haley Culver of Johnsonville, N.Y., was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Culver was initiated at State University of New York at Plattsburgh.

Haley Culver Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

BATON ROUGE, LA (05/07/2015)(readMedia)-- Haley Culver of Johnsonville, N.Y., was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Culver was initiated at State University of New York at Plattsburgh.

SUNY Oneonta Athletics Honors its Student Athletes

ONEONTA, NY (05/08/2015)(readMedia)-- The SUNY Oneonta athletics department recently held its annual awards ceremony and honored its student athletes.

Rachael Shine of Clifton Park (12065)

Ashley Lefebvre of Waterford (12188)

Frederick G. Marsh – 82

MECHANICVILLE – Frederick G. Marsh, 82, of Route 67, died Saturday May 9th at Livingston Hills Nursing, Columbia County, after an extended illness.
A Graveside Service will be conducted on Saturday, May 16th at 11 AM at Elmwood Cemetery, Schaghticoke.
There will be no calling hours.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to his loving wife Doris, in care of the DeVito-
Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville, 12118

Read the entire obituary in the May 14th issue.

Mrs. Wanda Luciano – 79

MECHANICVILLE – Mrs. Wanda Luciano, 79, of So. Second Ave., died Thursday morning, May 7th, at home, in the loving company of family.

A Funeral Service will be held on Monday at 2 PM 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 Noon until 2 PM.In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to All Saints on the Hudson Church, 52 William St., Mechanicville.

Read the entire obituary in the May 14th edition

 

Elizabeth Ruth Coe – 72

MECHANICVILLE - Elizabeth Ruth Coe, 72, died on May 2, 2015 at her home.

A memorial service will be conducted at 3pm on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses of 171 Route 236, Clifton Park, NY 12065. Following the service there will be a gathering at the family home at 38 South Main Street, Mechanicville. Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com

Read the entire obituary in the May 14th edition.

 

MACSC Summer Adventure Program registration set for Tuesday, May 12, 6:00-8:00pm at Community Center

 

MECHANICVILLE - Registration for the exciting 2015 MACSC Summer Adventure Program will take place at the Community Center (6 South Main Street, Mechanicville, 664-8322) from 6:00 to 8:00pm on Tuesday, May 12. The Summer Adventure Program gets underway on Tuesday, July 7, at MACSC.

The Summer Adventure Program is held Tuesdays through Fridays for six weeks, and provides activities for children and youth between the ages of six and 13. This year’s program you will be able to purchase your child’s Summer Adventure T-shirt for $10 and additional T-shirts are $10.00, signups for t-shirts are only available only on Registration Night.   Please feel free to bring your registration form filled out along with health records to save you time. The registration form can be found on our website www.mechanicvilleacsc.org

In addition, some of the activities require bus transportation/admission fees that are billed separately. Spots for trips are not reserved until payment is received by the Among this summer’s activities are roller skating and dancing at Guptill’s Arena, games and fun at the Saratoga Strike Zone, the Tree Paad, and the Great Escape; swimming at the Peerless Pool, Grafton Lakes State Park, and Moreau Lake State Park. For additional information, please call Holly Martin at 664 8322 ext. 307.

Alonzo’s Fireworks Company Sold

STILLWATER MAY 4­ Jeff Alonzo announced that after being in business for 45 years Alonzo fireworks has been sold. Santore's Fireworks purchased the company, in an announcement made today, Jeff said this was a decision based on a number of factors. Jeff is a full time firefighter; Jeff's mother, Joanne, is more than ready for retirement; regulations and price increases make operating a smaller business increasingly difficult.

 Read more in the upcoming issue of the Express.

All Saints on the Hudson Basketball Benefit – by S. McBride

“Start Your Engines for a Cure!”

This was the theme of the 7th annual All Saints on the Hudson Youth Council Benefit Basketball Game held last week at the Mechanicville High School gym.  With a fanciful design of a tugboat and a race car on white T-shirts and royal blue T-shirts, the theme honored Tim Pisculli of Mechanicville, a tugboat captain, and Karen Schultz of Stillwater, a NASCAR racing fan, who have both passed away recently after courageously battling cancer.

Read the entire article in the May 7th issue.

PISCULLI & SCHULTZ youth council and families

The Express Newspaper – May 7, 2015