Making tracks
Cougar power
Travel headaches are expected as
humanity hits the road for the holiday.
Canajoharie and Fort Plain each grab
wins on the upcounty hardwoods.
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LAST-MINUTE
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REQUESTS
Jaxsen Carden of Hagaman gets his final requests in during a last-minute visit from Santa Claus
Tuesday at the YMCA in Hagaman.
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Classifieds . . . . . . .16-18
Happenings . . . . . . . . . .2
Lottery numbers . . . . . .4
Sports . . . . . . . . . .19-24
TV listings . . . . . . .10,11
To our readers:
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published Thursday,
Christmas Day. We will
resume our normal schedule with the Friday afternoon paper. Merry
Christmas to you all.
NOW
OPEN
The Amsterdam Police Depart-ment arrested and
charged a Johnstown man Monday night in connection with two robberies that occurred in the
city earlier this month.
Derek Valachovic, 29, of 104 Fraser Ave.,
Johnstown, was charged with one count of firstVALACHOVIC
degree robbery for allegedly robbing the Mohawk
Dairy convenience store on Forest Avenue Dec. 7, and one count of
first-degree robbery for allegedly robbing the Dunkin Donuts on
Church Street Dec. 17. Both are Class B felonies.
Valachovic was also charged with second-degree burglary, a Class
D felony, and fourth-degree criminal mischief, a misdemeanor, for
an alleged burglary attempt at the Colonial Square apartment complex on Virginia Lane Sunday.
He was additionally charged with third-degree criminal mischief, a
Class E felony, for an attempted break-in at the laundromat on East
Main Street Dec. 6, where he allegedly tried to take money from the
vending and coin machines.
Valachovic allegedly stole approximately $700 in cash from
Mohawk Dairy Dec. 7 after entering the store, walking through the
aisles, then approaching the clerk at the register with a canned good
Please see SUSPECT, Page 6
The devotion of those who work the holiday
By CAROLINE MURRAY
Recorder News Staff
Cheers to those who work on
Christmas Day.
While many of us awake to a
crackling fireplace, dozens of
neatly wrapped gifts, and the
warm presence of friends and
family members, others provide a
different kind of gift to their communities — one that can’t be
found in a department store,
stuffed in a stocking, or hidden
beneath a Christmas tree.
Many of the men and women
who work on holidays are there
to ensure public safety or take
care of those in need.
The city of Amsterdam’s hard
working firemen, police officers
and health officials encapsulate a
Caroline Murray/Recorder staff
Amsterdam firemen shown days before Christmas at the station.
From the left: Tom Pasquarelli, Mike Delcostello, Chris Yager, Jeff
Hazzard and Joe Fritz.
small piece of what millions of
people do all over the world this
time of year.
Gregory Culick recalled spending Christmas Day many years
ago controlling the scene of a fire
on Division Street — a fire so
devastating he did not return
home until the next day.
Culick, Amsterdam’s police
chief, did not intend to work the
holiday. In fact, he was wrapping
gifts for his little ones when he
received an early morning phone
call about the fire.
He said he was looking forward
to watching his children open up
their presents. However, plans
came to a halt as he and several
other public service workers
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Amsterdam. AT RIGHT: Piper Wilson of Amsterdam.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Today
AMSTERDAM
The United Presbyterian Church, 25
Church St., will have a Christmas Eve
candlelight service at 6 p.m.
2-3, and an 11 a.m. program for children ages 3-5. This event is hosted
by Dee Anthony. For more information, or to reserve a spot, e-mail
[email protected], or call
(603) 548-8202.
Thursday
Sunday
AMSTERDAM
The John J. Wyszomirski Post No.
701 of the American Legion, 123 W.
Main St., will serve its 32nd annual
Christmas Day dinner from noon to 4
p.m. The full course dinner will be
served to all who wish to attend at no
charge. Reservations are not
required. For those who are unavailable to leave their homes, the legion
will provide free home delivery. Call
the post at 842-2290 to schedule a
delivery. Dinner includes turkey or
ham, mashed potatoes, stuffing, vegetable, cranberry sauce, and dessert.
Friday
AMSTERDAM
The Amsterdam Free Library will
host a winter holiday children’s program: “Winter Wonderland-Frozen
movie” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
AMSTERDAM
Creative Connections Art Center,
303 East Main St., will host a Go Kids
program at 10 a.m. for children ages
2-3, and an 11 a.m. program for children ages 3-5. This event is hosted
by Dee Anthony. For more information, or to reserve a spot, e-mail
[email protected], or call
(603) 548-8202.
AMSTERDAM
St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, 37
Division St., Amsterdam, will serve its
community meal from 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. in the parish hall. This
month’s menu is shepherd’s pie,
tossed salad, rolls, and cupcakes.
The meal is free and open to all.
Sorry, no takeout.
Monday, Dec. 29
Saturday
AMSTERDAM
The Amsterdam Free Library will
host “Express Yourself: Reindeer Hot
Chocolate” at 10:30 a.m.
AMSTERDAM
Creative Connections Art Center,
303 East Main St., will host a Go Kids
program at 10 a.m. for children ages
AMSTERDAM
The Amsterdam Free Library will
host a pre-school story hour at 10:30
a.m.: “Drive-In movie day.” From 1 to
3 p.m., the library will host “Winter
Holiday Children’s Program: Drive-In
movies, Maleficent.”
Tuesday, Dec. 30
AMSTERDAM
The Amsterdam Free Library will
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host a Winter Holiday Children’s
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AMSTERDAM
Bacon School, 40 Henrietta
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at 6 p.m. sponsored by the
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Wednesday, Dec. 31
AMSTERDAM
Creative Connections Art Center,
303 East Main St., will host a Go Kids
program at 10 a.m. for children ages
2-3, and an 11 a.m. program for children ages 3-5. This event is hosted
by Dee Anthony. For more information, or to reserve a spot, e-mail
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The Calvary Assembly of God
Church will host a “Prayer, Praise and
Worship Service” at 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 2
AMSTERDAM
The Amsterdam Free Library will
host a Winter Holiday Children’s
Program: “All About Me — Lego
movie” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 3
GLOVERSVILLE
A square dance will be held at the
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on 31 Spring St. No experience is
necessary. Will teach. Singles and
couples are welcome. From noon to 1
p.m. there will be free open dancing
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WELLS
The Wells United Methodist Church,
Route 30, will host a chicken and biscuit dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The
menu will consist of chicken and gravy
on homemade biscuits, mashed potatoes, green beans and carrots, beverage, home-made pies, cakes and
cookies. Cost is $9 for adults, $4 for
children ages 6-12, and free for children under 6 years old. Take-out and
gluten-free options will be available.
Monday, Jan. 12
AMSTERDAM
The Horace J. Inman Senior
Citizens Center, 53 Guy Park Ave.,
will sponsor an AARP driver safety
class from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The
cost is $20 for AARP members, and
$25 for non-members. Call the center
at 842-3815 to register.
Tuesday, Jan. 13
NORTHVILLE
The Sacandaga Book Group will
meet in the Northville Library’s program room at 10 a.m. Gail Cramer
will lead a discussion of James
Steinbeck’s “Travels with Charley.”
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Scholarships available
to students in college
The GFWC Century Club of Amsterdam has scholarship opportunities for college students entering their junior or senior year or graduate school in the 2015-2016 school year.
The New York State Federation of Women’s Clubs is awarding three
academic scholarships to New York State residents who are citizens of
the United States of America and are entering their junior or senior
year in an accredited college or university within New York State.
Selection is based upon academic achievements, leadership qualities
and financial need. The deadline for submitting the application is Feb.
15.
The Marie P. Booth Scholarship is sponsored by the GFWC Century
Club and is available to a resident of the New York State Federation
of Women’s Clubs-Adirondack District. The applicant shall be a graduate of an accredited high school and entering his/her junior or senior
year in a college in New York State. A completed application form,
one letter of recommendation, a note from the applicant and a college
transcript shall be forwarded to the Century Club chairman by March
15. The Century Club will sponsor one applicant from this area as a
finalist in the Adirondack District.
The SHZ Award, in the amount of $1,000, is available to a junior,
senior or graduate college student who is majoring in the field of art
or art education and desires to continue professional art training to
become an art educator or professional artist. The applicant must be a
resident of New York State. The completed application form, letters of
recommendation, transcripts, a digital CD, slides, photos and other
materials for the SHZ Scholarship must be received by the Century
Club Scholarship chairman by Feb. 15.
The Century Club will sponsor one applicant from this area as a
finalist in each of the statewide competitions.
Application forms or any additional information may be obtained by
contacting Phoebe Boschi, scholarship chairman, at 843-3247. The
forms are also available on line at www.centuryclubofamsterdam.org.
Wednesday, December 24, 2014 / 3
BABY PARADE
Hogabone
Brinley Mae Hogabone, a
daughter, was born to
Jason and Kayla Hogabone
of Gloversville Oct. 1 at
11:32 a.m. at Nathan
Littauer Hospital in
Gloversville. She weighed 6
pounds, 15 ounces, and
measured 19.5 inches long.
She is the sister of Teara
and Traeh. Maternal grandparents are Richard and
Dawn Hogabone. Paternal
grandparents are Perry and
Julie Giblin of York, Pa.,
and Tina Morrison of Fort
Plain. Maternal great
grandparents are the late
Paul and Cora Lohmeyer of
Amsterdam, and the late
Bill and Clara Hogabone.
Paternal great grandparents are Nadine and the
late Kenneth Morrison Sr.
of Gloversville, and the late
Peter and Ida Mae Giblin of
Gloversville.
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MEETING MINUTES
WEDDING
Tribes Hill Iroquois Seniors
Catholic Daughters’ Court
Catherine Esther No. 1264
Members of Catholic Daughters’ Court
Catherine Esther No. 1264 and guests gathered Sunday, Dec. 7 for the court Christmas
party at Dome 49 Restaurant in Fort Plain.
Regent Marlene Nalli welcomed officers,
members and their guests.
In attendance were Regent Nalli’s husband
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of Fonda.
The ceremony was held at Hales Mills Country Club, with the
Rev. Bonnie Orth officiating.
The bride was escorted by her father, Craig Weakley. The maid
of honor was Mackenzie Montanye of Fultonville. Bridesmaids
were Brandi Prall of Albany, Lauren Wohlgemuth of Amsterdam,
Kieren Barnes of Schenectady, and Amanda Manginelli of
Fultonville. Junior bridesmaid was Carlene Montanye. Flower girl
was Hailey Manginelli of Fultonville.
The best man was Russell Anderson of Sprakers. Ushers were
James Maher of Schenectady, Alex Montanye of Fultonville, Kyle
Dykeman of Fultonville, Anthony Manginelli of Amsterdam, and
Jack Montanye Jr. of Canajoharie. The ring bearer was Cayden
Wolfgram of Amsterdam.
The bride is a 2006 graduate of Fonda-Fultonville High School,
and a 2009 graduate of Fulton-Montgomery Community College.
She is employed at the New York State Justice Center as an intake
representative for the agency’s call center.
The bridegroom is a 2007 graduate of Fonda-Fultonville High
School, and a 2009 graduate of Fulton-Montgomery Community
College. He is employed at the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation as a dispatcher.
The honeymoon destination was Cape Cod, Mass. The couple
resides in Amsterdam.
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The Tribes Hill Iroquois Seniors group held
its annual Christmas party Dec. 18 at CP’s
Family Restaurant in Hagaman. It was hosted
by Joel Szabo and Roger Wilmot with 45
members and guests present.
Joel Szabo announced the January Coffee
Committee will include Barbara Minch, Lu
Wilmot and Eleanor Gill.
Chaplain Martha Hensel led members in a
food blessing before the meal.
Pat Schwartz read thank you cards from
long absent members for the Christmas flowers they received from the club.
Members exchanged Christmas cards, and
Winnie Wozniak presented each member with
a lottery ticket.
Thanks are extended to CP’s waitresses,
cooks and staff for the great food and service.
The club would also like to thank to Roger
Wilmot and Walter Fick for the yule logs they
made for raffle gifts, Lynn Grigoire for the various items she donated for the raffle giveaway,
and Ceil Samolio for the decorated Christmas
cookie trays she donated for passing.
Joel Szabo, who was assisted by Roger
Wilmot and Walter Fick, called the raffle winners. The winners were: Lu Wilmot, Diane
Wadsworth, Bob Montenaro. Winnie
Vosburgh, Rose Garguilo, Judy Shannon,
Nora Olander, Harriet Zurlo, Anita Bush, Doris
Schafer, Roger Wilmot, Joel Szabo, Dolores
Jager, Barbara Minch, Helen Dufel, Lynn
Grigoire, Connie Niegoski, Dolores Vaiuso
and Janice Lewek.
The next meeting will be Jan. 8.
Rocco, Vice Regent Kathy Walsh and her husband John, Financial Secretary Barbara Hislop,
and Recording Secretary Cheryl Benninger.
Regent Nalli reported that the court collected
enough items to send out 13 boxes to the
Soldiers’ Angels Organization Dec. 2. The collection of items will be packed by Soldiers’
Angels volunteers into hygiene kits and bag
lunches, and will be distributed to the wounded military in VA Medical Centers across New
York State. She said monetary donations
exceeded the cost of shipping, and the leftover money will be used to purchase care
packages for deployed soldiers. She thanked
members for their help in making this project
a successful endeavor.
The regent also thanked members for bringing Christmas gifts for the area’s needy children in lieu of grab bag gifts. She said she
would take the collection to the Fulmont
Community Agency in Fort Plain to be distributed before the holiday.
The regent said there were several members
who have been members of the court for 25
years or more, and recognized them during
the program. She presented them pins for
their years of service to the court. Those
receiving pins were Doris Dutcher and
Barbara Hislop for 30 years, Laurie Smith for
35 years, and Virginia Fox and Beulah Flint
for 50 years. Vice Regent Walsh also recognized Regent Nalli with a pin for her 40 years
of service to the court. Regent Nalli said two
members who couldn’t attend the party would
receive their pins at a later date. Anne
Clayburn will be presented a pin for 65 years
of service, and Veronica Hicks will receive a
pin for her 25 years of service. The regent
also recognized each of the other members
present for their help and support of the
court’s activities and projects, and thanked
them for all that they do for CDA.
The party ended with the drawing for the
“Basket of Cheer” raffle, an annual Christmas
fundraiser. The lucky winner was Robert
Clouthier of St. Johnsville.
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PROTECT AND TO SERVE
Bryan Kosiba of Broadalbin, right, was sworn in to the
Amsterdam Police Department Tuesday by Chief Greg Culick, left.
Kosiba graduated Tuesday after completing six months of police
academy work. He said he’s excited to start working. “The academy was a long, difficult task, but I’m happy to complete it,” he
said. “I can’t wait to get out their and help protect the community
— it’s what I’ve always wanted to do.”
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Amsterdam Police Chief Gregory Culick works at his desk.
Holiday
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raced to Division Street.
Culick said such circumstances
can create tension in family
households.
Taking an oath comes with certain responsibility, he said, which
at times surpasses commitments
made to family members.
“You try to plan the best you
can to spend some time with your
family, but you know, the job
unfortunately has to come first
sometimes,” he said.
Culick and other police officers
are not alone in the line of duty
Christmas Day. A fleet of men
and women volunteer, or are
required to work, on the holiday.
These include Amsterdam’s fire
fighters.
Fire Chief Michael Whitty is
closing in on his 27th year as a
paid fire fighter. Like the APD,
Whitty said working holidays is
second nature to the job.
He said the department works
on a rotating schedule, and most
likely every employee will have
to work at least one holiday in the
course of a year.
“The holidays are the same as
any day during the week, really.
We are here,” Whitty said. “Our
job is to protect life and property
of every citizen and visitors of
our city. A quick response and an
adequate response can make all
the difference.”
Although true, Whitty said
working on Christmas or
Thanksgiving is an easier when
children or marriages are not
involved.
Other firemen agree.
Fire fighter Jeff Urbanczyk said
it can be difficult spending holidays away from his children.
Now 8 and 9 years old, his children grew up adjusting to his
erratic work schedule. When the
holidays roll around, he is concerned about fitting in time with
his extended family, too.
Urbanczyk said, however, there
is a general understanding among
the crew that those without
younger children or without any
children at all, will work and
extra shift or two for those with
families.
“The guys here have a great
understanding and will help the
other guys out,” Urbanczyk said.
“I am not married and don’t
have kids. A lot of times I will
stay for someone if we get off
Christmas Day morning. Or, even
if someone asks, guys will come
in who don’t come in and work
for four or five hours,” fireman
Joe Fritz added.
Even when they aren’t on duty,
there is a chance all the firemen
will get called in for an emergency.
Fireman Tom Pasquarelli pointed to the same incident Culick
described — the Division Street
fire. The structure fire tore apart a
four-story,12-unit
apartment
complex.
Some of the firemen said they
were at midnight Mass when the
call came in. Others, were tucking their children in bed; dreaming of what the next day would
be like.
“That was my daughter’s first
Christmas,” Pasquarelli said.
However, the firemen admitted
that it is all part of their jobs.
They said they are aware of the
type of schedule they would
work when joining the force.
And, if stuck working a holiday,
the group said they try to make a
holiday meal for everyone working that day.
“We are away from our family,
but we are with family,” Fritz
said.
Kerry McMullen, a direct support
professional
for
Amsterdam’s Liberty ARC center, feels a similar bond with people she works with. McMullen
said she volunteers to work major
holidays so other moms and dads
don’t miss out on spending time
with their kids on Christmas.
She said she works with people
with developmental disabilities
to help teach them daily living
skills and make them more independent.
McMullen, who is 26, said she
typically works Christmas for a
couple of reasons. She said a lot
of the people at the center do not
get visitors during the holiday.
“It is difficult to witness,”
McMullen said. “It breaks my
heart.”
She said it is rewarding to celebrate Christmas with them, and
spread a little holiday cheer.
McMullen said that Santa Claus
will visit some of the Liberty
houses, and they make sure to
take the residents shopping for
presents before the big day. She
said the workers there try to
make the holiday as normal as
possible for their residents.
“I love my guys. These guys,
some of them don’t have a lot.
They don’t come from a lot and
we build relationships with our
guys,” she said.
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CLAVERACK (AP) —
Authorities say they’ve
charged four people in eastern New York with physically
and sexually abusing multiple
underage children.
State police say a two-year
joint investigation with
Columbia County prosecutors
and Child Protective Services
officials uncovered a sex
abuse ring that victimized
numerous children.
The suspects include a 45year-old man from Claverack,
a 30-year-old woman from
Hillsdale, a 27-year-old man
from Cairo and a 58-year-old
man from Copake.
The charges against them
sex abuse and promoting a
sexual performance by a child.
All four were arraigned
Tuesday in Columbia County
Court and sent to the county
jail.
State police say their investigation is continuing.
CHEEKTOWAGA (AP) —
Police in a Buffalo suburb
have helped take some of the
sting out of the theft of hundreds of dollars dropped into
two Salvation Army donation
kettles.
Authorities in Cheektowaga
said a man in a Salvation
Army uniform approached a
bell ringer outside a Kmart
Monday evening and said he
was there to collect the donation kettle. The woman handed it over but soon realized
she had been duped.
Police say the impostor did
the same thing two hours
later at a mall. Officials say
the two kettles contained a
total of $500 to $800.
To help cover the loss, the
Cheektowaga Police
Department’s two unions presented the Salvation Army
with a $500 check Tuesday.
In Memoriam
Andrea Marie Pettit
March 26, 2010
I cannot hold her little hand,
Or hear her little voice
Still her memory lingers on.
Merry Christmas
Love – Mom, brother Andrew &
sister, Cynthia Eileen
Walter Dybas
December 25, 2006
Deep in my heart,
you’ll always stay.
Loved, missed and
remembered everyday.
Love Always,
Fran
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PICK 10: 1, 6, 15, 17,
20, 23, 25, 32, 38, 41,
42, 50, 54, 55, 62, 68,
70, 74, 75, 80
TAKE FIVE: 4, 15, 16, 20, 39
MEGA MILLIONS: 4, 10,
31, 56, 66. MEGABALL: 7
PIETRO RUSSO
12-24-06
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN
We think about you always, we talk about you still,
you have never been forgotten, Dad
and you never will.
We hold you close within our hearts,
and there you will remain,
To walk and guide us through our lives
until we meet again.
With Love Always: Pete Russo and Family
& Natalie Aldi and Family
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
LOCAL
Wednesday, December 24, 2014 / 5
POLICE REPORT
Amsterdam Police
Department
• Larry R. Nellis, 57, and his
son Thomas J. Nellis, 29, of
176 Palatine Church Road,
Palatine, were both arrested
and charged Friday with second-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a Class D
felony, third-degree criminal
sale of marijuana, a Class E
felony, and seventh-degree
criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. The Montgomery
County Criminal Investigators
Unit allegedly received information that marijuana was
being grown and sold at 176
Palatine Church Road. When
investigators searched the
residence they allegedly
found more than seven
pounds of marijuana, along
with materials necessary to
maintain ongoing marijuana
growth. Investigators said
they also confiscated 18 long
guns and $450 during the
search. The father and son
were arraigned at Palatine
Town Court where they were
remanded to the Montgomery
County Correctional Facility in
lieu of $2,500 bail.
• Amanda L. Larsen, 26, of
Fort Plain, was arrested Dec.
15 for allegedly driving with a
suspended license. She was
charged with third-degree
aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle after
being stopped for a vehicle
equipment violation. Larsen is
to appear in Minden town
court.
• Steven W. Dygon, 22, of
Amsterdam, was arrested
after allegedly stealing from
Kohl’s in the town of
Amsterdam. Dygon was
charged with petit larceny and
issued tickets to appear in
Amsterdam town court.
• Collen M. Dumblewski, 27,
of Amsterdam, was arrested
after allegedly stealing two
pairs of gloves from Kohl’s in
the town of Amsterdam. She
was charged with petit larceny and issued tickets to
appear in Amsterdam town
court.
• Lukas M. Wilmot, 25,
Fultonville, was arrested and
charged with second-degree
harassment after allegedly
getting into an altercation with
another individual in the town
of Root. He was issued tickets to appear in Root town
court.
Fire causes are determined in two Canajoharie blazes
EVERYDAY PRICES
Wendy
Alvira, 37, of
19 Lark St.,
first floor,
was arrested
Tuesday and
charged with
third-degree
criminal sale
ALVIRA
of a controlled substance for allegedly
selling crack cocaine, and
third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance
for allegedly being in possession of 14 grams of crack
cocaine — both Class B
felonies. She was also
charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation.
The APD in conjunction with
the State Police Community
Narcotics Enforcement Team,
executed a search warrant at
Alvira’s residence for drug
sales that have occurred for
approximately four months,
police said.
During the execution of the
search warrant approximately
14 grams of crack cocaine
and 20 grams of marijuana
were located, as well as
packaging material used for
the sale and distribution of
narcotics, police said.
Alvira was scheduled to be
arraigned in City Court before
Judge Howard Aison.
• Luis Carrero, 38, of 4293
Route 30, was arrested Dec.
17 and charged with thirddegree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor
vehicle, a misdemeanor, during a police vehicle stop on
Guy Park Avenue. Carrero is
scheduled to appear in city
court.
• Shelley Albritton, 37, of
181 Canal St., Fort Plain, was
arrested Dec. 17 and charged
with failure to appear in city
court on an outstanding
bench warrant. He was held
for arraignment.
• Hector Negron, 31, of 87
Wall St., was arrested Dec.
18 and charged with failure to
appear in city court on an outstanding bench warrant. He
was held for arraignment.
• Isaiah McKiver, 20, of 78
Grove St., was arrested Dec.
By JOSHUA THOMAS
For The Recorder
CANAJOHARIE — The cause
of the town of Canajoharie fire on
Route 10 that claimed the life of
Canajoharie resident Robert
Shear last Saturday has been
determined, as has the cause of
the devastating Cliff Street fire
that last Tuesday left two families
homeless.
Canajoharie Fire Department
Chief Frank Nestle said that the
Route 10 fire was a smokingrelated accident.
Nestle said that while he wasn’t
Connecticut man faces sex counts
A Fulton County Grand Jury indicted a
Connecticut man Dec. 17 for having sexual relations with a 14-year-old child.
Jason P. Callahan, 43, of East Shore
Road, New Preston Marble Dale, Conn.,
is charged with second-degree rape and
second-degree criminal sex act, both
Class D felonies, each carrying sentences of up to seven years in state
CALLAHAN
prison. He is also charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.
The Indictment alleges that the defendant came from
Connecticut July 4 to a 5th Avenue home in the city of
Gloversville, for the purposes of engaging in sexual intercourse and sexual contact with a 14-year-old. The defendant and the victim met over the Internet and utilized
social media to develop a relationship and arrange to
meet, according to the district attorney’s office.
In a related investigation, Callahan is charged with disseminating and possessing child pornography in
Schoharie County.
The New York State Police arrested Callahan for the
Gloversville charges Aug. 25. He may face federal charges
as well. He is being represented by Albany attorney
Stephen Coffey.
“This individual crossed state lines and came to
Gloversville for one purpose and one purpose only, to
engage in illegal sexual conduct with a child of 14 years of
age,” District Attorney Louise K. Sira said. “His behavior
defines the term ‘predator.’ The grand jury bringing serious
charges against the defendant demonstrates that as a
community, we grow sick and tired of our children being
victimized by adults that know better.”
Callahan is scheduled for arraignment in county court
Jan. 6 at 2 p.m. He remains in custody at the Albany
County Correctional Facility.
— Nicole Antonucci
18 and charged with thirddegree criminal contempt, a
misdemeanor. Police said
McKiver allegedly violated a
stay away order of protection
issued by city court. He was
held for arraignment.
• Carlos Troche-Madera, 21,
of 252 W. Main St., was
arrested Dec. 19 and charged
with failure to appear in city
court on an outstanding
bench warrant. He was held
for arraignment.
• Harvey Martz, 40, of 218
Houseman St., Mayfield, was
arrested Dec. 20 on a family
court warrant from Schoharie
Family Court. He was held for
arraignment.
• Peter Marshall, 27, of 4
Brice St., was arrested Dec.
20 and charged with seconddegree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor
vehicle, a misdemeanor, during a police vehicle stop on
Route 5. He was held for
arraignment.
• Shayanne Vazquez, 20, of
sure of the exact circumstances
surrounding the blaze’s history or
the death of Shear, as autopsy
results had not been released as
of Tuesday afternoon, he did note
that Shear was the only person
home at the time of the incident.
The stubborn fire on Cliff
Street, which destroyed a twofamily home during the course of
an afternoon and evening, began
in the kitchen, the cause being
electric wiring, Nestle said.
A collection for the Cliff Street
home’s residents, spearheaded by
locals, brought in funding and a
substantial number of gift cards
325 W. Main St., was arrested Tuesday and charged with
second-degree harassment.
Police said the charge stems
back to an incident in
November when Vazquez
allegedly subjected a victim to
physical contact. He was
released on his own recognizance.
State Police
• An Amsterdam resident
was arrested Friday for
shoplifting more than $700
worth of merchandise from
an area department store.
Maria Negron, 41, Union
Street, was charged with
one count of petit larceny
after she allegedly stole an
assortment of items from
Target. Troopers said
employees from the store’s
loss prevention department
saw Negron conceal items in
her purse and then attempt
to leave the store. Negron
will get arraigned in
to get the displaced fire victims
through the holiday season.
It was noted by those collecting
Amsterdam town court.
• Jeremy M. Farone, 30, of
Fonda, was arrested and
charged with third-degree
burglary and third-degree
aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle after a
lengthy investigation into a
theft at a local residence.
Troopers stopped Farone
after allegedly witnessing him
drive with a suspended
license. He was transported
to Fonda barracks, where
troopers questioned him
about a December burglary.
He allegedly admitted to
stealing items and selling
them, police said. He was
issued tickets to appear in
Mohawk town court at a later
date.
• Kelly A. Dell, 50, of
Gloversville, was arrested
after failing field sobriety test
in the village of Fonda.
Troopers said they stopped
Dell after receiving a complaint about a car driving
erratically in the village. Dell
said she was coming from a
Christmas party and had a
few beers, according to the
report. She was arrested after
failing field tests and had a
blood alcohol content of .14
percent. She is to appear in
the Mohawk town court at a
later date.
Fulton County
Sheriff’s Department
• A 29-year-old Mayfield
man was arrested Dec. 18
following a stabbing. Joshua
V. Christiano, 3516 Route 29,
was charged with seconddegree assault and endangering he welfare of a child.
Deputies allegedly chased
Christiano by foot through the
woods, off Route 29, following a family offense, in which
a relative was reportedly
stabbed three times. Deputies
said a child was present during the altercation. He was
arraigned in town court and
remanded to the Fulton
County Correctional Facility
on $10,000 cash bail or
$20,000 bond.
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Sheriff’s office
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he was not able to purchase.
He then produced a knife,
walked behind the counter, and
demanded money.
Similarly, on Dec. 17, he
allegedly walked into the
Dunkin Donuts on Church
Street, brandished a knife,
demanded money from the clerk,
and fled. A store employee said
the suspect got away with $306.
In both incidents the suspect
was described as a white male,
between 5 feet, 3 inches and 5
feet, 5 inches tall, wearing a
green hooded sweatshirt and a
gray cloth over his face.
After the attempted break-in at
Colonial Square apartments,
members of the APD detective
bureau executed a search warrant at an apartment in Colonial
Square that Valachovic was
known to frequent. Detectives
recovered various articles of
clothing and tools Valachovic
allegedly used to commit the
crimes.
Valachovic is being held for
arraignment on all charges.
APD detective Lt. Kurt Conroy
said the police department
reviewed a lot of surveillance
video, made phone calls, and did
a lot of leg work to nab the suspect.
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“We originally weren’t sure if
there were two suspects that did
these robberies,” Conroy said.
“We treated them as if they were
separate, unrelated incidents, but
after the attempted Colonial
apartment break-in, where he
wore the same sweatshirt, we
knew we had a solid lead.”
Conroy said a lot of work went
in to arresting and charging
Valachovic, but he said the community helped tremendously.
“We received a lot of leads
from the public,” he said. “Some
weren’t useful, but that’s OK —
we look into every phone call
we receive — and eventually it
led us to where we are today. We
basically solved four cases that
happened since Dec. 7.”
Amsterdam Police Chief Greg
Culick said his detective bureau
did a fantastic job.
“I’m sure the public can rest
somewhat easier now,” Culick
said, “but always be vigilant
because we know there’s a couple other cases the department is
working on.”
Two robberies were reported
on Saturday. The first was at
approximately 2:30 a.m. in the
parking lot of Russo’s Grill on
West Main Street, where police
said an employee and her female
friend were approached by a
male suspect with a gun. He
allegedly told the two women to
give him their money and purses
as they attempted to get into a
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after taking an undisclosed
amount of cash, one of the victim’s purses, a cell phone and a
set of car keys, police said. The
suspect was described as approximately 5 feet, 8 inches tall,
wore a Halloween mask and a
dark hoodie. The victims were
not injured.
Then around 7:35 p.m.
Saturday, two males reportedly
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East Main Street residence. The
victim was allegedly attacked by
two men who were hiding under
her porch. She said they pushed
her to the ground and stole her
purse. The suspects then fled the
scene with some cash and her
house keys.
Police said the robbers were
wearing dark clothes and a type
of covering on their faces. They
also reportedly communicated in
Spanish. Police said the victim
suffered from a laceration on her
face, but refused medical help.
Conroy said his department is
treating the two robberies as separate, unrelated incidents.
He said if residents in either of
the areas have their own surveillance cameras and feel like sharing any information the APD
would appreciate it.
Culick said his detectives have
some “good leads” and he’s hoping to see some arrests with the
robberies within the next week.
“Statistically, it’s been said
crime is on the uptick in
December, and we usually see
that with burglaries,” he said.
“But these violent crimes, like
knife-point robberies and gun
robberies, that’s unusual.”
Culick said this is the worst
he’s seen robberies in such a
short span of time.
“We’ve had robberies before
— we had a series of eight purse
snatchings in a three-week period of time once,” he said. “But
for robberies in this short span
of time, to have this many of
them, it’s unusual for
Amsterdam. I know drugs, heroin in particular, had an influence
in our recent robber — it’s a sad
thing. He had the heroin monkey
sitting on his back and he needed the money for more.”
Culick said his department is
working hard to catch the suspects from the most recent robberies.
“It’s not like on TV in these
crime shows,” he said. “Finding
the suspect takes time. It’s not
going to be a 24-hour turnaround. Our guys have to review
video and talk to people and
review everything and it takes
time, but it will get done.”
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Cats gaining
Internet fame
By TERRENCE PETTY
The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. — Modernday cats aren’t associated with
deities like they were in ancient
Egypt, but the Internet has gotten
them a little closer.
We adore Nora the piano-playing cat. We chuckle as a comical
feline named Maru leaps into
cardboard boxes. We revel in
Grumpy Cat’s permanently sour
expression. And with millions
watching videos of other kitties
getting tongue baths from horses
and playing peekaboo with their
owners, cats have become online
stars.
For feline fans, it’s a sea
change. In the affections of
Americans, cats often get short
shrift compared with dogs. Some
see cats as aloof, poor companions and indifferent to attention
that dogs enjoy.
But with cats’ celebrity expanding, experts say cyberspace is
aiding their plight.
“Social media has put pets front
and center,” said Christie Keith,
social media consultant for
Maddie’s Fund, a Californiabased foundation that works to
save pets’ lives. Social media, she
said, “is revolutionizing how we
help animals.”
The Internet has created a vast
audience of potential adopters. To
save pets’ lives, animal welfare
organizations are reaching out to
an audience addicted to cat
videos. Shelters use social media
to promote everything from
adoption campaigns to free vaccinations, spaying and neutering.
Although there are no comprehensive nationwide statistics,
recent studies of targeted communities and available data indicate increases in animal shelters
releasing cats to owners or agencies such as rescues that guarantee adoption.
In one of the studies, conducted
by the American Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
shelters and rescue organizations
in six areas from Florida to
Washington state supplied data
from 2007 to 2011. Overall, the
rates for dogs and cats released to
people or agencies rose from 41
percent to 65 percent. Cats
showed a whopping 111 percent
boost.
It’s difficult to pinpoint how
much of this good news stems
from the Internet, but many
online campaigns have seen successes.
A year ago, just before
Christmas, the Dumb Friends
League in Denver posted a photo
and story on Facebook of an 11year-old cat that had been in its
shelter for nearly eight months.
Older cats like Ripley are often
overlooked by potential adopters.
For her online appearance,
Ripley donned a tiny Santa suit.
The posting got hundreds of
shares and “likes” and netted her
a new home, said Megan Rees,
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The organization has increased
its adoption rate of adult cats by
13 percent over the past year,
with help from its website,
Facebook and Twitter.
The Oregon Humane Society
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pets adopted over the holidays.
The organization’s page, with the
headline “Home For The
Holidays,” shows four homeless
animals wearing Santa hats: a cat,
a dog, a rabbit and a parrot.
It also has seen social media
users share the group’s photos of
adoptable pets.
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OPINION
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
EDITORIAL
The magic
just one day
can bring
There is plenty of excitement, coupled with
the warmth of the holiday spirit, mixed into
every Christmas Eve.
Christmas Day brings with it its own magic
— as well as garbage bags filled with wrapping
paper. Also, relatives (balling up the wrapping
paper and tossing it basketball-style across the
living room, always missing the garbage bag).
But the anticipatory nature of Christmas Eve
is like no other day on the calendar.
Every family has its traditions. Some wait
until Christmas Eve to get the tree. Many
among us are traveling today, with the mini
vans and Family Trucksters packed to the roof
rack with gifts.
Still others will spend the evening filling the
home with the smells of the season — most
notably, cookies. Santa likes fresh cookies.
Holiday movies, repeated ad nauseam in these
run-up weeks, might be part of the tradition.
Countless bedtime stories will be read to the
anxious little ones too excited to go to bed yet.
Stockings will be hung with care, and lastminute gift wrapping will commence.
Many will attend church this evening; some
as late as midnight. And “Silent Night” will be
heard millions upon millions of times across
the globe before we all settle down for our
sugar-plum naps.
For those hitting the road, we wish you safe
travels. Those taking advantage of the lateweek holiday by skipping work on Friday can
bring with them a small dose of jealousy from
those who wish they could.
As a side note: Those who want to keep track
of Santa’s progress tonight can thank the New
York Air National Guard, which is teaming up
with NORAD to keep an eye toward the sky.
Eight reindeer and a sleigh full of toys make a
pretty big blip on the radar screen. NORAD
began its annual Santa tracking operation this
morning. Children and parents can call the
NORAD operations floor at (877) 446-6723
for live updates on Santa or track Santa on the
web at www.noradsanta.org. The operations
floor can also be contacted via e-mail at [email protected]. Santa tracking
operations videos also are available on
YouTube. How fun.
To all, we bid the peace of the holiday, the
joy it spreads, and the loving comfort of home
and family. With these riches in our stockings,
we needn’t ask for more.
Merry Christmas.
TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 24, the 358th day of
2014. There are seven days left in the year. This
is Christmas Eve.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS IN HISTORY:
On Dec. 24, 1914, during World War I, impromptu Christmas truces began to take hold along
parts of the Western Front between British and
German soldiers who, in some cases, exchanged
gifts and even played soccer with each other.
ON THIS DATE:
In 1851, fire devastated the Library of Congress,
destroying about 35,000 volumes.
In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt
appointed Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower supreme
commander of Allied forces in Europe.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Mary Higgins Clark is 87.
Ricky Martin is 43. Ryan Seacrest is 40.
— The Associated Press
COMMENTARY
What if it’s true?
Suppose what some call the “Christmas
story” is true — all of it, from the angels,
to the shepherds, to the virgin birth, to
God taking on human flesh. By this, I
don’t mean to suggest it is true only for
those who believe it to be true, but what
if it is objectively true, no matter what the
deniers say? What difference would it
make? Should it make any difference?
The narrative and the quotations written
by the physician named Luke and by
By
John, the closest disciple of Jesus of
CAL
Nazareth, are unique and exclusive. The
THOMAS
genealogical line of Jesus compiled by
Matthew the tax collector is impressive
and compelling. The words spoken by Jesus and recorded by these men are phenomenal. They expose the inner
darkness of Man, offering a roadmap out, while also
revealing the light of God, offering directions into His
presence.
The information provided by witnesses to these events
are either true, or not. The claims leave no room for middle ground, despite what some “theologians” claim. If
they are not true, one must conclude “the greatest story
ever told” was the result of the greatest conspiracy in
history from which not a single “conspirator” later
recanted. The One who spoke such heartwarming words,
as C.S. Lewis has noted, was either a liar, a fool, or he
told the truth. There are no other options.
The “conspiracy” would have to have stretched over
thousands of years, from the time of the Prophets to the
modern era when millions continue to claim their lives
have been transformed by this carpenter with no formal
training, no college degree and no influence with the
reigning religious and secular authorities of His day.
Among other things skeptics have to contend with is
why would so many people claim the story is true,
including what would occur at the end of Jesus’ life on
Earth, when they had nothing to gain in this life by promoting a lie? In fact, they invited persecution from the
religious authorities, along with imprisonment and death
from the Roman rulers, who treated any perceived or
actual challenge to Caesar as a capital offense.
Of course the story is fantastic. But who would want to
follow a God that can be defined and understood by
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human logic? Such a God would not be worth knowing
because He would be created in our image.
I suspect even those who don’t believe the story secretly wish it were true. Who, or what else, offers the hope,
cleansing and purpose for this life — as well as eternal
life — like that presented by this child-man-God? In an
age when love means lust and is too often conditional,
this story offers a love that is personal, redemptive and
unconditional. Christmas is the great story of God
becoming human in order that humans might dwell with
Him. It is about the helper helping those who cannot
help themselves no matter how hard they try.
It is a gift better than anything the fictional Santa Claus
could give. And it is a gift that keeps on giving into eternity, never losing its value, unlike stock portfolios.
Come on, what have you got to lose — only everything
— by considering this greatest of all stories? Maybe you
believed the story as a child, but with maturity came
skepticism and later unbelief. Try reading it again as an
adult. It truly is the ultimate gift and it has your (and
my) name on it. It fits all who try it on and has the additional benefit of having been paid for by someone else.
This gift never wears out. Once accepted, it so satisfies
that people rarely return it. For what could it be
exchanged?
Can anyone name a better gift that has produced more
positive and welcome results around the world for more
than 2,000 years?
CAN THOMAS is a nationally syndicated columnist.
This was first published in 2010.
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YOUR WORLD
Wednesday, December 24, 2014 / 9
IS captures Jordanian
pilot in Syria after crash
The Associated Press
David Welborn, 7, sits in the lost luggage line at the Delta Airlines desk at RDU International Airport
on Tuesday. With his trusty dog “Wolfbaby” perched on his head, he was with his mother and about
15 other people trying to find their bags after a cross country flight from Washington State. They
were headed to Kinston, N.C. for the holidays.
Travel headaches for some
expected for Christmas Day
CHICAGO (AP) — Travelers
setting out for the holidays could
face trouble, with anticipated
Christmas Eve snow around the
Great Lakes states and heavy rain
expected along the East Coast.
National Weather Service meteorologists predicted rain that
would turn into snow for some
parts of Missouri to Michigan,
with several inches expected
Wednesday in portions of Illinois.
Officials at both airport hubs in
Chicago readied for the potential
of holiday delays and cancellations, particularly with more people expected to fly this year.
“I would definitely make plans
about possibly staying put or doing
something else,” said Chicago-area
meteorologist Charles Mott.
“Same for the roads. If you’re not
going to fly, the roads are not going
to be getting any better.”
About 4.2 million passengers
are expected through O’Hare and
Midway international airports
during an 18-day holiday travel
period ending Jan. 6, said
Chicago Aviation Department
spokeswoman Karen Pride. That
would be a 3 percent increase at
O’Hare and a 9 percent jump at
Midway compared with last year.
Pride urged travelers to allow
plenty of time and monitor airlines closely.
On Tuesday, a storm system
developed in the Gulf States,
generating tornadoes that left
four people dead, damaging some
buildings and leaving thousands
without power. It was expected to
drop rain along the East Coast.
The severe weather caused
some delays at HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International
Airport — though airport
spokesman Reese McCranie said
in an email he was not aware of
any cancellations. He said the airport did not expect a ground stop.
Elsewhere, a blast of cold and
snowy conditions affected travel
Tuesday.
In Nevada, the National
Weather Service says a strong
cold front will move through the
western part of the state
Wednesday night into Thursday
on the heels of record-high temperatures.
The heaviest snow is forecast
after 4 p.m. Wednesday, with up
to 10 inches expected on mountain passes by Thursday morning.
Dozens of flights in and out of
Philadelphia
International
Airport were canceled and others
saw delays of about two hours
due to bad weather and low
clouds.
In eastern Colorado, Interstate
70 was shut down into Kansas for
eight hours because of strong
winds and blowing snow. Farther
west, blowing snow also led to
part of U.S. Highway 285 being
closed at some points Tuesday.
Parts of western South Dakota
saw snow accumulations of a
foot or more through Tuesday
morning. Higher elevations in the
Black Hills got close to 2 feet.
But not all winter enthusiasts
were so lucky.
Snow isn’t expected in other
parts of South Dakota until
Friday. Sioux Falls resident
Alana Amdahl said she’s disappointed about the lack of snow
projected for Christmas.
“We live in South Dakota for a
reason,” said Amdahl, 27. “We
don’t have palm trees to put
Christmas lights on, we have
evergreens. Of course, we need
snow. It can melt after the new
year.”
Severe storms slam the South, killing at least 4
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Emergency workers in
Mississippi planned to go out Christmas Eve and survey the damage caused by storms that hit the South a
day earlier, killing at least four people, flipping over
cars, knocking out power to thousands and damaging
several homes and businesses.
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant declared an emergency
for two southeastern counties where officials say four
people died in the storms and 50 people were injured.
Thousands remained without power Wednesday
around Columbia, which is about 80 miles southeast
of Jackson, officials said.
Marion County Emergency Management director
Aaron Greer said one woman was killed Tuesday
night in a mobile home and a second woman died in a
business south of Columbia that was hit by the storm.
Greer said Wednesday storm’s path was about a half a
mile wide and one to one and a half miles long.
Greer said the 50 people injured in county were
being treated at Marion General Hospital in Columbia
and Forest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. He did not
know the extent of the injuries.
Summer Davis with the Jones County
Emergency Management office said a man and
woman were killed inside a mobile home in the
Calhoun community west of Laurel.
Davis said the storm damage was confined to a small
area with damage to other homes.
“The whole town of Columbia is without power,”
Millie Swann, a spokeswoman for Marion General
Hospital said. “The hospital is running on generator
(power), but was able to treat people in the ER unless
they needed a higher level of care.”
Eight patients were transferred to a hospital in nearby Hattiesburg.
Swann said the hospital’s emergency room has since
quieted.
“Any time there’s an event like this things get hectic,
but health care people are used to working under pressure,” she said.
Photos tweeted by from several local media and the
National Weather Service in Jackson showed damage
to a Walgreens, car dealership, day care and the strip
mall. Several local news outlets said none of the children at the day care were injured.
Meteorologist Latrice Maxie said significant damage
has been reported to many homes and businesses in
the city of about 6,500 people. A survey team would
be sent Wednesday to determine whether a tornado
was responsible, she said. Storm spotters said it was.
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) —
Islamic State group militants
captured a Jordanian pilot after
his warplane crashed while
conducting airstrikes over
Syria, the Jordanian military
said Wednesday. It was the first
instance of a foreign soldier
falling into the group’s hands
since the U.S.-led coalition
began its air campaign against
the extremists.
The cause of the crash was
not immediately clear. Activists
monitoring the conflict said
Islamic State group fighters
shot down the warplane near
the northern Syrian city of
Raqqa, the group’s de facto
capital.
The Raqqa Media Center published a photograph said to be
of the pilot — in a white shirt,
naked from the waist down and
sopping wet — being pulled by
gunmen out of what appeared
to be a lake. Another picture
shows him surrounded by more
than a dozen fighters, some of
them masked. The center said
IS fighters are scouring the
area in case there is a second
pilot.
The United States and several
Arab allies have been striking
the Islamic State group in Syria
since Sept. 23, and U.S. and
other international warplanes
have been waging an air campaign against the extremists in
Iraq for even longer. The campaign aims to push back the
jihadi organization after it took
over much of Iraq and Syria
and declared a “caliphate.”
Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain
and the United Arab Emirates are
participating in the Syria strikes,
with Qatari logistical support.
The pilot’s capture raises a
nightmare scenario for Jordan,
which has been sharply criticized by militant sympathizers
for its participation. IS in the
past has beheaded dozens of
Syrian soldiers it captured in
operations around the country.
The group has also beheaded
three Americans and two
Britons.
Jordan’s military said in a
statement that as its air force
was carrying out a military
mission against the Islamic
State group Wednesday morning, “one of our warplanes
crashed,” it said. “The pilot
was taken hostage by the Daesh
terrorist organization,” it
added, using the Arabic
acronym for the isalmic State
group.
It said IS and “those who support it” will be responsible for
the safety of the pilot. It did not
give the cause of the crash or
identify the type of aircraft.
The Britain-based Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights
said it had confirmation from
activists on the ground that the
aircraft was shot down, either
by a Russian-made anti-aircraft
missile or by heavy machinegun fire.
The Raqqa Media Center, an
agency of activists that operates
openly in IS-ruled areas with permission of the group, said the
plane was downed near the village of Hamra Ghannam outside
Raqqa. It posted photos of militants posing with shards of
wreckage. It also posted a phot of
the pilot’s military identification
card, identifying him as Mu’ath
Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh.
In Jordan, the pilot’s cousin
Marwan al-Kaseasbeh confirmed by telephone with The
Associated Press that the photos are of his cousin.
In Washington, a Pentagon
official said they are aware of the
claims being made over social
media that a pilot has been shot
down, but they could not confirm the report at this time.
The official said any further
questions about the alleged
capture should be referred to
the government of Jordan. He
spoke on the condition of
anonymity because he was not
authorized to discuss the
reports by name.
Daily Bridge Club
by Frank Stewart
Tribune Media Services
10 / Wednesday, December 24, 2014
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HBO (511) (201) Movie: ›› “Grudge Match” (2013) Robert De Niro. Å
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ENTERTAINMENT
FILM REVIEW
Angelina Jolie’s ‘Unbroken’ is beautiful, but impersonal
By LINDSEY BAHR
The Associated Press
“Unbroken” is a story about Louis
Zamperini that seems to have little interest in Louis Zamperini. The film
painstakingly details his harrowing
wartime experience and every brutal
assault against his person. But don’t
expect to walk away with a deep understanding of the Olympic athlete who survived not only 47 days in a raft in the
middle of the Pacific but also two years
as a POW in a Japanese detention camp.
“Unbroken” floats on the surface.
And it’s fine. “Unbroken” isn’t a bad
movie; it’s just safe to a fault.
Director Angelina Jolie has made a
beautiful film based on Laura
Hillenbrand’s best-selling book. Her
respect for Zamperini’s story is evident
from the start. By the end, though, the
gaze turns reverential and distant as his
experiences become more foreign and
obscured.
“Unbroken” kicks off with a bang. A
gorgeous air battle places the audience in
the middle of World War II, not caring to
introduce you to the boys in the B-24
bomber. In fact, Jack O’Connell is such a
newcomer and looks so different in this
film with his distractingly jet black hair
that the first few minutes are a little disorienting as you try to figure out just who
is the star of the movie. That’s a strange
handicap when you cast an unknown.
From there, the film fades in and out of
flashbacks to Zamperini’s Torrance,
Please see UNBROKEN, Page 11
The Associated Press
Jack O’Connell portrays Louis “Louie” Zamperini in “Unbroken.”
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
ENTERTAINMENT
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TNT ; 2 Movie: ›››› “A Christmas Story” (1983) Peter Billingsley.
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Movie: ››› “Bridesmaids” (2011, Comedy) Kristen Wiig.
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Movie: ››› “Mean Girls” (2004, Comedy) Lindsay Lohan.
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Movie: “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” (2010)
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Movie: ››‡ “Now You See Me” (2013) Jesse Eisenberg. Å
Movie: ›› “47 Ronin” (2013) Keanu Reeves. (In Stereo) Å
Movie: ››‡ “The Best Man Holiday” (2013)
HBO2 (512) (202) Transporter 2 Movie: ››› “Enough Said” (2013) (In Stereo)
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Movie: ››‡ “Oblivion” (2013) Tom Cruise. (In Stereo) Å
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Movie: ››› “Meet the Parents” (2000) Robert De Niro. Å
Movie: › “Walk of Shame” (2014) Å
Movie: “Sexy Warriors” (2014) Erika Jordan.
X-Men: Last
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Movie: ››› “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (2013) Forest Whitaker. (In Stereo) Å
Homeland (In Stereo) Å
Penn & Teller Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued Nas: Time
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Movie: ›››‡ “Silver Linings Playbook” (2012) (In Stereo)
Movie: ››› “August: Osage County” (2013)
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Movie: ›‡ “Alex Cross” (2012) Tyler Perry. (In Stereo) Å
Movie: ›‡ “Java Heat” (2013) (In Stereo) Å
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Movie: ›››› “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994, Drama) Tim Robbins. ‘R’
Movie: ›› “White House Down” (2013) Channing Tatum. Å
Movie: “RoboCop” (1987)
ENCCL (605) (250) Magnum, P.I. “Ghost Writer”
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Calif., childhood and his unlikely ascent to athletic
greatness. There, in “Godfather” sepia, we see a very
young Zamperini smoking, drinking, looking up girls’
skirts and not paying attention at church. But his brother
pushes him to focus, and soon enough, his family realizes they’ve got a star on their hands.
Zamperini, before enlisting in the Air Force to fight in
the war, was a track star who ran in the 1936 Olympics
in Berlin. Though fairly straightforward, his racing
scenes are among the most exciting of the movie. He’s a
guy who saves his best for the final moments. It’s immediate and thrilling.
The wartime “present,” however, has the feel of a
lengthy montage, especially when Zamperini and his fellow mates are stranded after their plane crashes in the
Pacific. He and two crewmates survived on a raft at sea
for 47 days, only to be captured by the Japanese and put
into a brutal prisoner-of-war camp.
Early on in the first ordeal, we get a glimpse of
Zamperini’s selfless leadership as he tries to calm a panicked peer and tend to a wounded other, but it’s fleeting.
Then it becomes a series of moments — flashes of mis-
The Associated Press
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Jack O’Connell appear in a scene from “Unbroken.”
ery on a boat as we peek in on the men in various stages
of decay. It strips the experience of any arc or thrill. Jolie
even plops us down in the middle of a violent storm.
This should be electrifying to watch and experience
along with Zamperini. Instead, she shows him bobbing
up and down in the black waves, making a plea with
God to get him out alive. For such a high stakes scene,
it’s oddly lifeless.
There’s also a missed opportunity for an emotional gut
punch when Zamperini is separated from his friend. It
seems like Jolie was possibly aiming for subtlety here.
Instead, we just feel robbed.
When he gets to the POW camp, we’re introduced to a
sadistic prison guard (played by Japanese rock star
Miyavi) whose sole purpose seems to be to beat
Zamperini at every possible moment. But again, without
any inquiry into what inspired Zamperini to endure, the
endless brutality falls flat.
O’Connell’s performance is strong and steadfast with
moments of greatness and deep vulnerability, but it fails
to inspire an emotional response from the audience.
Jolie hasn’t done a disservice to Zamperini’s life, but
it’s hard to know what she was trying to tell. It’s
Zamperini’s story in fact and circumstance, but somehow, he feels like an enigma.
“Unbroken,” a Universal release, is rated PG-13 by
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brief language.” Running time: 137 minutes. Two and
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YOUR LIFE
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GARFIELD / By Jim Davis
DILBERT / By Scott Adams
JEFF MACNELLY’S SHOE / By Chris Cassatt & Gary Brookins
B.C. / By Mastroianni & Hart
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE / By Chris Browne
BLONDIE / By Dean Young & Denis LeBrun
MUTTS / By Patrick McDonnell
LUANN / By Greg Evans
Wife looks for ways to cope
DEAR ABBY: A year
ago, my husband of
four years disclosed to
me that he’s transgender. We have a 3-yearold who has medical
problems, which has
resulted in numerous
surgeries. Our lives
have changed beyond
By
belief, and I’m afraid
ABIGAIL
our marriage has been
damaged beyond repair.
VAN BUREN
He has come out of the
closet, and I have gone
into one to protect his secret and hide my
heartache and devastation. The pain I feel
is mostly for the lifelong struggles my husband has endured, but now I’m feeling
the loss of my husband and our happy
future together because I can’t be the wife
he needs.
How do I know that I’ve tried every
option to make this work, especially when
I am the only one regularly seeking therapy? When do I resign myself to the fact
that my expectations of our marriage will
never be achievable? And how do I say I
want out without risking his (her) wellbeing? — LAST STRAW IN THE MIDWEST
DEAR LAST STRAW: It would be helpful for you to get emotional support in addition to the counselor you have been seeing.
There are no “magic words” to tell your husband you can no longer live with the new
person he’s becoming.
However, I know of a group that can help
you. You would benefit greatly by contacting the Straight Spouse Network, a group
that was started by Amity Pierce Buxton,
Ph.D., in the ‘80s. It offers peer support, as
well as an online (worldwide) network of
support groups. Just knowing you’re not
alone with this problem should be comforting. Find it at www.straightspouse.org.
DEAR ABBY: I have been communicat-
DEAR ABBY
ing for three months with a gentleman I
met on an online dating site. He says he
wants to meet me in person, but every
time we get close to setting a time and
place, something comes up and he can’t
keep the date. We live in the same city, so
traveling isn’t the problem. When I ask
why he’s canceling our date, the answer is
different every time.
I am beginning to think he just wants to
communicate via email or chat. We have
web-cammed and know what each other
looks like, so that is probably not the
issue, either. Should I keep waiting him
out or just end it? — PUZZLED IN INDIANA
DEAR PUZZLED: By now it should be
obvious that you are carrying on a conversation with someone who doesn’t keep his
word. He may be married or have misrepresented himself in some other way. If you
want a real, flesh-and-blood relationship
with someone, stop wasting your time with
this person. Move on and don’t look back.
DEAR ABBY: With Christmas almost
here, I’m wondering how much it would
cost today for all of the gifts in the carol
“The 12 Days of Christmas?” — JUST
CURIOUS IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA
DEAR JUST CURIOUS: According to an
Associated Press story published this year
quoting the annual analysis by PNC Wealth
Management, those 364 items — purchasing
them each time they are mentioned in the
song — would set the giver back $116,273.
Not to belittle those birds, trees, golden rings
and various musical artists, perhaps the
money could be better spent?
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van
Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and
was founded by her mother, Pauline
Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at
www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440,
Los Angeles, CA 90069.
HOROSCOPE
BY FRANCIS DRAKE
King Features Syndicate
For Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014
ARIES
(March 21 to April 19)
This is a good day to enjoy the
company of others, because you feel
friendly and generous to everyone.
Admittedly, late in the day, someone
in authority might cramp your style.
Have patience.
TAURUS
(April 20 to May 20)
Keep things light today, especially
with parents and authority figures.
Quite likely, personal details about
your private life will be made public.
Just go with the flow and be cool.
GEMINI
(May 21 to June 20)
Refrain from making important decisions about shared property or anything that you own jointly with others.
This is not a good day to make
important decisions. Nevertheless,
others will be generous to you.
CANCER
(June 21 to July 22)
Don’t make too many demands of
yourself today. Try to take it easy
because you need more rest now.
Relations with partners and close
friends will be friendly.
LEO
(July 23 to Aug. 22)
Be prepared to go more than
halfway with others today, because
the Moon is opposite your sign.
Frankly, you have no choice. Step up
to the plate.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)
Although this is a playful, fun-loving
day for you, part of you wants to get
better organized. That’s why you will
hop back and forth between playing
and working.
LIBRA
(Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)
Relations with others will be fun-loving and lighthearted today. In particu-
lar, you will enjoy playful times with
children. Enjoy entertaining diversions.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)
You will enjoy hunkering down at
home today and feeling comfortable
among your own familiar surroundings. Be patient with family members.
Set a gracious tone for others.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)
You have a strong desire to communicate to others today, because
you want to enlighten someone about
something. Many of you will be
involved with siblings and relatives.
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)
Things easily go your way now,
because the Sun is in your sign.
Avoid making important decisions
about finances and possessions.
Don’t spend money.
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)
You might be more emotional than
usual today, because the Moon is in
your sign. It’s also a loosey-goosey
placement in relation to other planets. Just take it easy.
PISCES
(Feb. 19 to March 20)
This is a popular time for you;
although, today you will need some
moments of solitude to regroup. Be
kind to yourself and avoid stress.
BORN TODAY: You are a seeker.
You love mysteries and will investigate and explore anything unusual.
You take risks for your own personal
development. Good news. This is a
year of accumulation, and perhaps
one of the most powerful years of
your life. You will reap what you have
sown, because it’s a time of fruition
and a good time to buy and sell.
Birthdate of: Carlos Castaneda,
author; Helena Christensen, model;
Alannah Myles, singer.
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YOUR LIFE
Wednesday, December 24, 2014 / 15
GARFIELD / By Jim Davis
DILBERT / By Scott Adams
JEFF MACNELLY’S SHOE / By Chris Cassatt & Gary Brookins
B.C. / By Mastroianni & Hart
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE / By Chris Browne
BLONDIE / By Dean Young & Denis LeBrun
MUTTS / By Patrick McDonnell
LUANN / By Greg Evans
Wife is driving the hubbs away
DEAR ABBY: I have
been married for more
than 10 years and have
two children. My wife
has a hard time making
decisions, which has
resulted in some issues
such as hoarding, never
having gotten a living
room set, not replacing
By
old carpets (which is
causing potential health
ABIGAIL
issues), not buying a new
VAN BUREN
car or painting the house.
She is always saying,
“I’ll decide tomorrow, next week, etc.,”
but it never happens. She refuses to
accept that she has a problem and seek
help. I’m ready to give up on her, but I’m
worried for the children. What should I
do and where can she find help? —
CAN’T MAKE A DECISION
DEAR CAN’T MAKE A DECISION:
Give your wife a deadline by which to make
a decision about the deferred “projects,” then
make the decision for the both of you. Your
wife can find help by asking her doctor for a
referral to a licensed mental health provider,
but it won’t happen until she is willing to
admit to herself that she needs it and finally
decides to deal with her indecisiveness.
DEAR ABBY: My mother and I haven’t
spoken in five years. She didn’t go to my
wedding, nor has she met my children. I
want to make up with her and the family,
but our argument is not the reason preventing me from reaching out. It’s my stepfather.
He has been my dad since I was 5. When
I was a teen, he got caught “peeping” at
me inappropriately. When my brother
discovered it, they got into an altercation.
The whole family knows about it, but my
mother took no action other than blaming
me and telling me to be more careful.
Now, with my own daughter, I worry it
could happen to her one day. I miss my
family, but am I better off leaving things
DEAR ABBY
how they are and remaining strangers? —
ESTRANGED IN CALIFORNIA
DEAR ESTRANGED: Yes, because you
know your stepfather is a peeping Tom —
which has been known to escalate — and
your mother was willing to tolerate it rather
than insist on his getting the help he needed.
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are
retired and can schedule our lives pretty
much as we like. However, one thing we
disagree on is the scheduling of meals.
Formerly, we ate at 7 a.m., noon and 6
p.m. Now my husband wants to eat lunch
at 10:30 and dinner at 4 o’clock. It’s making me crazy. Pretty soon we’ll be eating
breakfast the night before.
I have tried talking to him about this,
but it makes no difference. Since he does
most of the cooking, he just goes ahead on
his own schedule. I married him “for better or worse,” but not for “brunch”. Help,
please. — ANNOYED IN VIRGINIA
DEAR ANNOYED: I think much depends
upon why your husband has changed the
schedule. Has he told you why? If it’s
health-related, accommodate him. If you’re
not ready to eat when he needs to, have him
put some food aside for you to reheat and
eat later — or prepare your own meals.
DEAR READERS: I wish each and every
one of you a joyous and meaningful holiday.
Merry Christmas, everyone. Love, ABBY
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren,
also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was
founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com
or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
For an excellent guide to becoming a better
conversationalist and a more sociable person, order “How to Be Popular.” Send your
name and mailing address, plus check or
money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to: Dear
Abby, Popularity Booklet, P.O. Box 447,
Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping
and handling are included in the price.)
HOROSCOPE
BY FRANCIS DRAKE
King Features Syndicate
For Friday, Dec. 26, 2014
ARIES
(March 21 to April 19)
This is a much easier day for you.
Ideally, you will enjoy relaxing behind
the scenes, even though you are
very high-viz to everyone right now.
(Take a break.)
TAURUS
(April 20 to May 20)
Travel for pleasure totally appeals
to you now. Supportive conversations
with a female friend will help you
make future decisions, especially
about long-term goals.
GEMINI
(May 21 to June 20)
People will look to you with admiration and appreciation today. Enjoy
this good press. Others will do favors
for you or give you things. Lucky you.
CANCER
(June 21 to July 22)
You’re keen to “get away from all
this.” Therefore, give yourself a
chance to enjoy something different.
Go someplace you’ve never been
before. Shake things up a little.
LEO
(July 23 to Aug. 22)
You’ll enjoy getting better organized
today; in general, you will feel good.
Not only will you be caring and generous to others, you will take care of
yourself as well. Bravo.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)
This is a playful, creative day. It’s
also a romantic day. Enjoy good
times with friends. The theater, musical performances, sports events and
fun times with children will appeal.
LIBRA
(Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)
You feel particularly sympathetic
and caring toward family members
today. You also feel grateful for the
kindness and support you feel from
others.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)
Your imagination is in overdrive
today, which makes this a great day
for creative projects. Discussions with
siblings will be mutually sympathetic.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)
If shopping today, you will be tempted by elegant luxury, possibly out of
your price range. Do yourself a favor
and keep the receipts — and the
boxes.
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)
You feel warmhearted and generous to others today, which is why you
will extend your help to someone, if
needed. People will admire you for
your efforts to be kind.
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)
Solitude in beautiful surroundings
will appeal to you today because you
need a breather. Quiet time will help
you to restore, replenish and rejuvenate yourself.
PISCES
(Feb. 19 to March 20)
Conversations with others, especially in groups, will be easygoing and
gentle. You and others might want to
help someone who is less fortunate.
You also might lend your efforts to a
charitable group.
YOU BORN TODAY You are cautious and careful, and you do your
homework. You also are not a quitter.
When you begin something, you finish. Challenges never deter you. This
year, something you’ve been involved
with for about nine years will end or
diminish in order to make room for
something new. Take it easy and
learn to serve others. This is a good
year to travel.
16 / Wednesday, December 24, 2014
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LEGALS
SUPREME COURT
COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY
BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNER
SERVICE CORPORATION,
Plaintiff
against
THOMAS DUFEL,
et al Defendant(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of
Foreclosure and Sale dated on
October 31, 2014.
I, the undersigned Referee will
sell at public auction at the
Lobby of the Montgomery
County Office Building, 64
Broadway, Fonda, N.Y. on the
14th day of January, 2015 at
12:30 p.m. All that tract or parcel of land, situate in the Village
of Fultonville, County of
Montgomery and State of New
York, bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at a point
in the south margin of Union
Street in said Village about 83
feet easterly of the easterly curb
line of Main Street, said point
being half way between two
houses located on the southerly
side of Union Street, said houses being two of a group of hous-
CLASSIFIED
Wednesday, December 24, 2014 / 17
LEGALS
LEGALS
LEGALS
LEGALS
LEGALS
es known as the Bassett houses, the distance between said
houses being understood to be
8 feet; and running from said
point southerly in a straight line
about 55 feet to property of the
Calvary Baptist Church in
Fultonville, New York; thence
easterly along the northerly line
of said Calvary Baptist Church
property to lands now or formerly owned by Clara L. Richard
and M. May Richard, formerly
owned by Charles Richard,
deceased; thence northerly
along the westerly line of said
Richard property about 55 feet
to the southerly margin of Union
Street; thence westerly along
the southerly margin of Union
Street to the place of beginning,
together with the highway
adjoining said prmises to the
center thereof, subject to the
rights of the public THEREON.
Said premises known as 4
Union Street, Fultonville, N.Y.
12072-1821.
(Section: 35.16, Block: 3, Lot: 4)
Approximate amount of lien $
81,596.81 plus interest and
costs.
Premises will be sold subject to
provisions of filed judgment and
terms of sale.
Index No. 948-12.
Joseph A. Nalli, Esq., Referee.
Stern & Eisenberg, P.C.
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff
485A Route 1 South – Suite 110
Iselin, NJ 08830
DEC-7, 12/10, 12/17,12/24,
12/31
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
12/30/2014 @10am
LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS’
64 BROADWAY
FONDA, NY 12068
Matthew L. Ossenfort
County Executive
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
A LOCAL LAW TO ESTABLISH
A MOTOR VEHICLE USE FEE
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Section 1. Legislative intent.
A.The Montgomery County
Legislature hereby finds and
determines that the New York
State Tax Law allows the
Commissioner of the New York
State Department of Motor
Vehicles to collect a special
motor vehicle use fee imposed
by the County.
B.The Montgomery County
Legislature further finds and
determines that imposing a
local fee on the vehicles registered in Montgomery County
will generate additional revenues for the County.
C.Therefore, the purpose of this
article is to impose a special
motor vehicle use fee on vehicle registration and authorize
the collection of said fee by the
New York State Department of
Motor Vehicles.
Section 8. Disposition of
Revenues.
Revenues resulting from the
imposition of tax authorized by
this Local Law shall be paid into
the treasury of the County of
Montgomery and shall be credited to and deposited in the
Montgomery County General
Fund; the net collections therefrom shall thereafter be allocated by the County Legislature of
Montgomery and shall be used
solely for the purpose of maintaining bridges and roads
owned by Montgomery County.
More specifically defined as, but
not limited to, bridge repair and
construction, and the paving,
reconstruction and rebuilding of
local roads as well as drainage
maintenance (ditching and culvert replacement), brush and
tree maintenance, shoulder
maintenance, road side mowing, sign replacement and
repair, center and edge line
striping.
Complete text of this Local Law
is available in the Office of the
Legislature, 64 Broadway,
Fonda, NY 12068. Contact
Cheryl Reese, Clerk of the
Legislature,
853-8338
or
[email protected]
DEC-39, 12/24
NOTICE OF Formation of a NY
Limited Liability Company.
Name: 7M SUPPLY LLC.
Articles of organization filing
date with Secretary of State
(SSNY) was 24 November
2014.
Office
location:
Montgomery County. SSNY has
been designated as agent of
LLC upon whom process
against it may be served and
SSNY shall mail copy of
process to 1133 Clinton Road,
Ft. Plain, NY 13339. Purpose is
to engage in any and all business activities permitted under
NYS laws.
DEC-25, 12/18, 12/24, 1/1, 1/8,
1/15, 1/22
NOTICE OF Formation of a NY
Limited Liability Company.
Name:
DUTCH
VALLEY
STRUCTURES LLC. Articles of
organization filing date with
Secretary of State (SSNY) was
24 November 2014. Office location: Montgomery County.
SSNY has been designated as
agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served and SSNY shall mail
copy of process to 1133 Clinton
Road, Ft. Plain, NY 13339.
Purpose is to engage in any
and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.
DEC-23, 12/18, 12/24, 1/1, 1/8,
1/17, 1/22
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY
STATES RESOURCES CORP.
Plaintiff,
Against
Index No. 576/2013
CAROL
BARCA,
PETER
BARCA,
Defendants.
Pursuant to a Judgment of
Foreclosure and Sale duly
entered 11/05/2014, I, the
undersigned Referee will sell at
public auction at the lobby of
the Montgomery County Office
Building, 64 Broadway, Fonda,
NY 12068 on 1/22/2015 at 9:30
am premises known as 1442
Carlisle Road, Sprakers, Town
of Root, NY 12166, described
as follows:
ALL that certain tract or parcel
of land, situate in the Town of
Root, Montgomery County, New
York, Section 124, Block 1 and
Lot 4.
The approximate amount of the
Judgment lien is $75,807.12
plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to
provisions of the filed Judgment
Index # 576/2013.
DOUGLAS E. LANDON, Esq.,
Referee.
DOONAN, GRAVES & LONGORIA, LLC MA, 100 CUMMINGS CENTER, SUITE 225D,
BEVERLY, MA 01915
Dated: 11/18/2014
File Number: 4506.54
PB
DEC-33, 12/24, 12/31, 1/07,
1/14/2015
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Montgomery County Soil
and Water Conservation District
will be receiving Sealed Bids for
a 1-3 year old No-Till
Drill/Seeder that has 800 acres
or less of machine usage and
that is under the delivered price
of $24,000.
The No-Till Drill must meet or
exceed the following parameters:
Maximum of 10’ Wide Travel
Width
Minimum of 10’ Wide Working
Width
Native Grass Box
Legume Box
Acre Counter
Factory Installed Walk Boards
Seed Agitators
Seed Level Indicators
Easy Calibration
This bid will be for the period
from January 1st 2015 through
January 21st 2015.
This is pursuant to a resolution
passed by the Montgomery
County
Soil
and
Water
Conservation District on the
22nd day of March 1978 audit
report. These sealed bids for
the afore mentioned materials,
must be received by 12:00 PM
and will be opened by the
District Manager and or
Resource
Conservation
Specialist at 2:00 p.m. on
January 21st, 2015.
Bids MUST be sent to: (No
faxed or emailed bids will be
accepted)
Montgomery County SWCD
Attn: Christine Saeli or Corey
Nellis
4001 STHWY 5S
Fultonville, NY 12072
Please state “Bid Package” on
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME
COURT COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY Nationstar Mortgage
LLC, Plaintiff, against ESTHER
MENDLOVIC,
et
al.,
Defendant(s). Pursuant to a
Judgment of Foreclosure and
Sale duly dated 10/21/2014 I,
the undersigned Referee will
sell at public auction at the
Montgomery County Office
Building, at 64 Broadway,
Fonda, NY on 01/08/2015 at
10:00AM, premises known as
267
Vrooman
Avenue,
Amsterdam, NY 12010 All that
certain plot piece or parcel of
land, with the buildings and
improvements erected, situate,
lying and being in the City of
Amsterdam,
County
of
Montgomery and State of New
York, SECTION: 56.9, BLOCK:
4, LOT: 50.
Approximate
amount of judgment $99,667.10
plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to
provisions of filed Judgment
Index# 0654/2009. William
Nowak,
Esq.,
Referee
FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS
WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP
Attorney for Plaintiff, 53 Gibson
Street, Bay Shore, NY 11706
1119185
DEC-4, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24,
12/31/2014
RECORDER CLASSIFIEDS
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LEGALS
envelope The District reserves
the right to reject any and/or all
bids.
Corey Nellis, District Manager
and/or Scott Ryan, Chairman.
DEC43-12/24
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Public Facilities Consultant The
Village of Fort Plain has issued
a Request for Proposals for a
Community Development Block
Grant consultant to assist with
the administration of a public
facilities project. The deadline
to submit a response is January
30, 2015. A complete copy of
the RFP can be obtained from
the Village of Fort Plain by contacting Guy Barton, Mayor, 168
Canal Street, Fort Plain, NY
13339. The phone number is
518-993-4271.
The
email
address
is
[email protected].
Women-owned and minorityowned businesses are encouraged to submit responses to the
RFP.
DEC42-12/24
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME
COURT
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY
Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff
against
Lyn M. Blackwell A.K.A. Lyn M.
Wasiyo A.K.A. Lyn Marie
Wasiyo,
et al Defendants
Attorney for Plaintiff(s) The Law
Office of Fein, Such & Crane,
LLP 28 East Main Street, Suite
1800, Rochester, NY 14614
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s).
Pursuant to a Judgment of
Foreclosure and Sale Entered
September 18th, 2014 I will sell
at Public Auction to the highest
bidder at the Front Steps of the
Montgomery
County
Courthouse in the City of
Fonda, in the County of
Montgomery, State of New York
12068
on January 14th, 2015 at 9:30
a.m. Premises known as 37
Willett Street, Fort Plain, NY
13339.Sec 46.38 Block 1 Lot
38. All that Piece or Parcel of
Land, situate, lying and being in
the Village of Fort Plain, Town of
Minden, County of Montgomery,
and State of New York
Approximate
Amount
of
Judgement is $54,222.10 plus
interest and costs. Premises will
be sold subject to provisions of
filed Judgment Index No 2014128
Alexander B. Isabel, Esq.,
Referee
DEC-27, 12/18, 12/24, 01/01,
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MISC. FOR SALE
CARS FOR SALE
SNOWMOBILES
SAMSUNG 40 inch flat screen HD
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1998 TOYOTA Corolla standard, fair
condition, 116,000 miles. $2150.
Call (518)842-8494
SNOW PLOW Fisher Homesteader
plow, off a 2002 Tacoma. $2,000.
Call (315)416-6960
2004 PT Cruiser 61,000 miles, sun
roof, auto, $3,500 OBO. Call
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(2)2002 POLARIS Trail Touring.
2,000 miles, excellent condition.
Includes trailer w/salt shield. $5,500
for all. (315)369-5477. Old Forge
SNOW THROWER, older model, 30
inch, 10hp, starts, runs, throws
snow. Asking $150. (315)357-6267.
Eagle Bay
2010 CHEVY Cobalt EFX, 2-door, 5
speed manual, 105,000 miles, one
owner, excellent condition, $3900
Call (518)773-0013
SNOWBLOWER CAB, new condition used once, universal fit. Asking
$75. 518 281-4546
‘93-FORD/ESCORT 4-cylinder automatic New tires/battery. 49K/original
No rust $2995:1999 Jeep Wrangler
6Cyl
automatic
4wd.
98K
$8,495:14ft
boat/trailer/motor/
accessories $1,495 (518)842-8896.
HORSES,
EQUIPMENT
1989 KINGSTON double wide horse
trailer. Four new tires, ramp load, no
rust, aluminum. $3500, (518)8424523 or (518)378-3025
AUTO PARTS,
SERVICE
$900 OBO Complete Fisher Minute
Mount plow assembly. Sonoma or
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PETS & SUPPLIES
AKITA PUPS, dewormed, vac. and
health checked. Variety of colors
Parents have great temperment,
pup’s are well socialized $695. (518)
673-4246
DEAN WINTERCAT XT snow
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2009 Dodge Caravan. VG, used one
season. $300. (315)369-3869. Old
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TRUCKS FOR SALE
2004 DODGE Ram 2500, 4x4, reg.
cab, 5.7L motor, towing pkg., 8’ plow,
31,000K. Mint condition $13,000.
(315)732-1997. Frankfort
ATTN: COMPUTER WORK. Work
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2005 ONE ton 4x4 Ford Extended
cab lariat (Red) 6.0 diesel, 94,000
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new tires, $15,000/OBO (518)7628368
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ELECTRIC DRIER, refrigerator,
warm air gas furnace, hot water gas
boiler, dishwasher. (518)858-9930
FREE SOLID wood table. Heavy
duty. 36” square. (315)357-5285
FREE TRUNDLE Bed. Heavy metal
frame. 2 good mattresses. Slightly
smaller than twin. (315)357-5285.
Old Forge
MATCHING COFFEE table and two
end-tables. Modern style, espresso
finish, good condition. E-photos
upon request. $175. (518)7758613.
QUEEN SIZE pull out sofa and
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HOUSES FOR RENT
FONDA. LARGE furnished 2 bedroom log cabin w/country view. Full
basement, substantial heat included. $1100/month. First/last/security.
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1903 OVAL Airtight wood/charcoal
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2 MAG WHEELS Chrome $135 PR.
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(2)2004 ARTIC-CAT 660 Touring 2up, non Turbo, Excellent Condition.
Asking $2,500 each. (315)357-6267.
Eagle Bay
1999 SKIDOO Formula Z 500 SS.
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2003 POLARIS 550 Classic, 1-up,
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cash. (315)354-4007. RL
2003 RX1, great condition, garage
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2004 SKI-DOO 600cc, 2 Tec SDI, 2passenger $3,000; 2001 SkiDoo
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mileage. (315)357-3780 Inlet
2009 POLARIS 500 Widetrak LX,
1,450 miles, Hi-Lo-reverse, electric
start, two-up seat, rear track, tow
hitch. Excellent, $4,300. (315)3545755. Raquette Lake
‘95 ARCTIC Cat ZR700. Runs great.
Many extras. $650 OBO. (518)3323023. Mayfield.
RARE 1978 Elite 450 LC. $2,700.
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ALL NIGHTER Wood Stove 28 x 30
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CRAFTSMAN WOOD Lathe. 12”,
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DINING ROOM set w/six chairs.
Oak colored wood w/cushioned
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casters. $100. (518)752-5756 after
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2011 LINCOLN MKZ AWD
2008 DODGE DURANGO
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$2,900 OBO. (315)357-2191. Eagle
Bay
LADIES MOTORCYCLE HELMET,
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"Lady Rider" emblem on front, small,
$50. No damage, barely worn. 518863-6271
LLADIES SKI JACKET, never worn
(tags still attached) 1X; ladies new
casual/dress coat 2X, $50 each;
also other assorted jackets. 518863-6271
MY PAL TALKING ROBOT 2000,
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11,495
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BARNEY FOWLERS Adirondack
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SPORTS
Wednesday, December 24, 2014 / 19
Kreisel’s
Home Improvement
Red-hot Rangers beat Caps, 4-2
NEW YORK (AP) — Rick Nash and Martin St.
Louis each scored twice, Henrik Lundqvist made 30
saves and the New York Rangers extended their
winning streak to seven games with a 4-2 victory
over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.
The game matched two of the NHL’s hottest teams
in their final outing before the Christmas break.
Washington had won three in a row, picking up
points in nine straight games (7-0-2).
Mats Zuccarello and Derick Brassard had two
assists apiece for the Rangers.
Evgeny Kuznetsov and Alex Ovechkin scored for
Washington.
It was the first meeting of the season between the
Metropolitan Division rivals. The Rangers and
Capitals are tied with 40 points in third place — the
last guaranteed playoff spot in the division. New
York has two games in hand on the Capitals.
Nash got the only goal of the opening period at 3:32,
deflecting Zuccarello’s shot past Braden Holtby. It
came moments after Rangers defenseman Ryan
McDonagh won a 1-on-1 battle with Ovechkin, standing up the Washington star as he broke toward the net.
Ovechkin and linemate Nicklas Backstrom almost
tied it later in the period when they had consecutive
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Ovechkin was called for boarding Zuccarello 27
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NFL domestic violence is AP sports story of 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL’s troubles with domestic violence were selected
the sports story of the year Tuesday in an
annual vote conducted by The Associated
Press.
Ninety-four ballots were submitted from
U.S. editors and news directors. Voters
were asked to rank the top 10 sports stories
of the year, with the first-place story
receiving 10 points, the second-place story
nine points and so on.
NFL domestic violence received 659
points and 29 first-place votes.
The No. 2 sports story, Clippers owner
Donald Sterling forced out by the NBA
after his racist statements, had 518 points.
Here are 2014’s top 10 stories:
1. NFL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:
Baltimore Ravens star running back Ray
Rice knocked his now-wife unconscious in
an Atlantic City casino elevator Feb. 15,
but it wasn’t until July 24 that domestic
violence cases spiraled into a crisis roiling
the NFL. Commissioner Roger Goodell
suspended Rice for just two games, which
drew widespread derision. More than a
month passed before Goodell admitted he
“didn’t get it right” and announced harsher sanctions for future domestic violence
offenses.
But the NFL’s problems were only beginning. On Sept. 8, TMZ Sports released
video from inside the elevator that showed
Rice punching his then-fiancee; the
Ravens responded by releasing him and
Goodell suspended him indefinitely. And
on Sept. 12, one of the league’s biggest
stars, Minnesota Vikings running back
Adrian Peterson, was indicted on felony
child abuse charges for using a wooden
switch to discipline his 4-year-old son. The
Vikings initially planned to play him just
over a week later, reversing course only
after the ensuing uproar.
The year ends with Rice reinstated by an
arbitrator but without a team and Peterson
suspended and suing the NFL. Chastened
by those and other cases, the league is
pushing a new personal conduct policy,
Tonight/Thursday
The Associated Press
In this Nov. 5 file photo, Ray Rice arrives with his wife Janay Palmer for an appeal
hearing in New York, regarding his then-indefinite suspension from the NFL. The
NFL’s troubles with domestic violence were selected the sports story of the year
Tuesday in an annual vote conducted by The Associated Press.
but the players’ union is balking at
Goodell’s role in the disciplinary process.
2. CLIPPERS’ STERLING BANNED:
Donald Sterling had withstood accusations
of racism throughout his more than three
decades as owner of the Los Angeles
Clippers. But when audio surfaced April
25 of Sterling spewing racist remarks, he
was banned for life by new NBA
Commissioner Adam Silver just four days
later and forced to sell the team.
3. LEBRON GOES HOME: This time,
LeBron James decided to return home.
Four years after spurning Cleveland to
sign with the Miami Heat, the Northeast
Ohio native and four-time NBA MVP
City/Region
Low | High temps
Forecast for Thursday, Dec. 25
CANADA
Toronto
38° | 39°
VT.
Lake Placid
40° | 39°
Watertown
42° | 42°
Syracuse
42° | 42°
Rochester
39° | 40°
Buffalo
37° | 39°
N.H.
Albany
46° | 51°
MASS.
Binghamton
42° | 42°
Montauk
53° | 53°
New York
54° | 54°
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Snow
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Mohawk Valley forecast
Tonight: Heavy rain. Low around 42. Calm wind
becoming south 5 to 8 mph after midnight. Chance of
precipitation is 100 percent.
Christmas Day: Showers likely, mainly before 8 a.m.
The rain could be heavy at times. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Thursday night: A slight chance of showers before
8 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday: A chance of rain and snow showers.
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.
Sunday night: A chance of rain and snow showers.
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Monday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy,
with a high near 32.
Moon
phases
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Dec. 28
Full
Jan. 5
Last
Jan. 13
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Jan. 20
announced July 11 that he was rejoining
the Cavaliers to try to end the city’s halfcentury title drought.
4. FIRSTS FOR GAY ATHLETES:
Jason Collins became the first openly gay
man to play in the big four North
American pro sports leagues when he
made his debut with the Brooklyn Nets on
Feb. 23. The veteran center had come out
10 months earlier, a trailblazing moment
that helped inspire other athletes and
sports officials to follow his lead in 2014.
That included Missouri All-American
Michael Sam, who went on to be drafted
into the NFL, though he has yet to play in
a game.
5. GIANTS WIN WORLD SERIES:
Madison Bumgarner pitched seven dominant innings to win Game 1 of the World
Series. Then the San Francisco ace topped
himself with a shutout in Game 5. He outdid himself yet again with five scoreless
innings of relief in Game 7 to clinch the
Giants’ third championship in five years.
6. COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
PAYS OFF: Ohio State lost to Virginia
Tech on Sept. 6. Oregon was upset by
Arizona on Oct. 2, and Alabama fell to Ole
Miss two days later. The rest of those
teams’ regular-season games still mattered
because of the new College Football
Playoff, which made more and more
matchups meaningful deep into the fall.
7. TONY STEWART: One of
NASCAR’s biggest stars, Tony Stewart,
was taking part in a small sprint car race in
upstate New York on Aug. 9 when he struck
and killed 20-year-old driver Kevin Ward
Jr. A grand jury decided not to bring criminal charges against Stewart, who skipped
three NASCAR races as he grieved.
8. WORLD CUP: Brazil’s World Cup
was a big celebration until those German
goals started piling up. The expected massive protests didn’t materialize, and the
construction delays caused few headaches.
The major disappointment came on the
field when the hosts, without injured star
Neymar, were thrashed 7-1 in the semifinals by eventual champion Germany.
9. SEAHAWKS WIN SUPER BOWL:
Richard Sherman’s Seattle defense was
way too much for Peyton Manning’s
Denver offense. The Seahawks flustered
and flattened the Broncos with a 43-8 victory in the Super Bowl, when the weather
cooperated outdoors in New Jersey.
10. SOCHI OLYMPICS: The Sochi
Olympics opened amid fears of terrorist
attacks and denunciations of Russia’s socalled “gay propaganda” law. The games
went on peacefully, with the hosts winning
33 medals — though not in hockey. But by
the closing ceremony, darkness lurked
nearby in the world in violence in Ukraine.
Across the nation
Temperatures indicate yesterday’s high and overnight low to 8 p.m.
Hi
Lo
Prc
Otlk
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38
Albuquerque
43
Amarillo
40
Anchorage
29
Atlanta
50
Atlantic City
52
Austin
55
Baltimore
49
Billings
41
Birmingham
61
Bismarck
30
Boise
44
Boston
46
Buffalo
50
Burlington,Vt. 39
Charleston,S.C. 56
Charleston,W.Va.63
Charlotte,N.C. 45
Cheyenne
28
Chicago
48
Cincinnati
56
Cleveland
52
Columbia,S.C. 47
Columbus,Ohio 54
Concord,N.H.
38
Dallas-Ft Worth 53
Dayton
55
Denver
34
Des Moines
39
Detroit
51
Hartford Spgfld 44
Helena
39
Honolulu
78
Houston
59
Indianapolis
55
Jackson,Miss. 65
Jacksonville
74
Juneau
41
Kansas City
39
Key West
82
Las Vegas
60
Little Rock
51
Los Angeles
83
Louisville
57
Memphis
54
Miami Beach
82
Milwaukee
45
Mpls-St Paul
36
Nashville
57
New Orleans
79
New York City 46
Oklahoma City 47
Omaha
37
Orlando
83
Philadelphia
52
Phoenix
68
Pittsburgh
53
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52
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49
47
51
35
41
52
16
34
45
40
27
69
43
40
47
67
24
33
77
41
42
54
52
44
75
34
35
54
49
44
36
33
72
47
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46
37
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National forecast
Forecast highs for Thursday, Dec. 25
Sunny
Pt. Cloudy
Cloudy
Seattle
39° | 46°
Billings
26° | 28°
San Francisco
47° | 59°
Minneapolis
28° | 35°
Denver
28° | 45°
Los Angeles
50° | 65°
El Paso
34° | 66°
Houston
41° | 64°
Chicago
33° | 39°
Detroit
36° | 40°
New York
54° | 54°
Washington D.C.
D.C
49° | 51°
Atlanta
38° | 52°
Miami
70° | 74°
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0s
10s
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20s 30s 40s
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50s 60s
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Warm Stationary
70s
80s
Pressure
Low
High
90s 100s 110s
Snow
Ice
Rain, Snow Over The Rockies And Northern High Plains
High pressure will build over the East Coast, resulting in dry
conditions. Low pressure will move to the east, producing a
chance of rain and snow over the Rockies and the northern High
Plains. A few showers will be possible in the Northwest.
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Portland,Ore.
Providence
Richmond
Sacramento
St Louis
St Petersburg
Salt Lake City
San Antonio
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77
San Francisco 68
San Juan,P.R. 85
Santa Fe
35
Seattle
54
Syracuse
41
Tampa
81
Washington,D.C.48
55
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Wednesday, December 24, 2014 / 21
LeBron set for Christmas homecoming against Heat
MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James doesn’t
have any apprehension for this homecoming.
There’s nothing to fear, no real worries
about his safety, unlike what awaited him
the last time he had one of these return
games. Then again, this might not even
classify as a homecoming — because, it
turns out, Miami was never truly his home,
just a place he called home for four years
while playing with the Heat.
He came. He won. He left.
On Thursday, James returns to face the
Heat, the team that turned him from a
superstar to a two-time NBA champion
superstar. And as he and the Cleveland
Cavaliers prepare for what will certainly
be an emotional Christmas visit, James
said he’s expecting to be flooded with positive vibes.
“To say I haven’t thought about going
back, I would be lying,” James said in
Cleveland on Tuesday night after he and
the Cavaliers beat Minnesota. “It’s going
to be great to be back in that building
around those unbelievable fans and the
memories will definitely come back, being
a part of the organization for four years.”
For their part, the Heat insist that they’re
looking forward to the reunion.
It goes without saying that some in the
organization were angry when James left
this past summer, in large part because of
how long it took him to tell Miami that he
would not be returning. But the building
has hardly been scrubbed of reminders:
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra still has photos
of James in his office, and huge prints of
some of his most memorable moments still
adorn the walls of “Championship Alley”
— the hallway leading from the Miami
locker room.
James remains in contact with some Heat
players, and his close friendship with
Dwyane Wade continues.
“It hasn’t changed,” Wade said. “It won’t
change. ... We have a great friendship and
great respect for each other. It won’t change.”
The homecoming drama was so different
four years ago.
When James returned to Cleveland on
Dec. 2, 2010, for the first time after signing as a free agent with Miami, the city
that adopted the Akron native as one of its
own turned on him. He was booed incessantly by Cavs fans who felt that he had
betrayed them despite seven great seasons.
The Heat won that night. And they knew
they would never face an atmosphere that
daunting again.
“It was just us,” James said.
James has spent the past few days downplaying his return to South Florida, but the
four-time MVP has found himself reminiscing about what he accomplished
alongside Wade, Udonis Haslem, Chris
Bosh, Mario Chalmers and those former
Heat teammates who remain in Miami.
They became a family, and for James,
family is everything.
“I’m one person who understands being
home, being able to stay home and making
sacrifices to be home,” said Haslem, a
Miami native who has spent his entire
NBA career there despite the chance to
make more elsewhere. “I’ve done it my
whole career and I can’t fault him for that.
We had a great four years together, we had
a lot of success together and we’ll continue to be friends.”
Vintage Rex
Jets’ Ryan believes ‘one
day’ he’ll win Super Bowl
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP)
— Rex Ryan still pictures himself raising the Lombardi Trophy
as a Super Bowl-winning head
coach.
Whether he gets another opportunity to try to deliver that title
with the New York Jets remains
to be seen.
While owner Woody Johnson
hasn’t made his intentions public,
there’s a strong chance Ryan and
perhaps general manager John
Idzik could be fired after the season finale against the Dolphins in
Miami on Sunday. That possibility has done nothing to chip away
at Ryan’s confidence.
“I was given some gifts and
obviously a lot less in other
areas, but I can coach football
and I know that,” Ryan said
Tuesday. “But, it’s more based on
the people that I’m around and
the people that I know. I think
that gives me the belief that one
day, I’m going to win that thing.
That’s how I feel.”
Ryan said that from the moment
he was hired as the Jets’ coach in
2009, and he nearly lived up to
that bold declaration right away
by taking his team to consecutive
AFC title games in his first two
seasons.
It has been downhill since,
though, as the Jets have missed
the playoffs for four straight
years with a 3-12 season that has
some speculating that Johnson
could clean house.
“I don’t look at myself as a
three-win coach,” Ryan said. “I
know I’m better than that, yet
this is where we’re at right now.”
Ryan’s news conference was
vintage Rex, with the coach
reflective at times, funny and
emotional at others. And, it
included a touch of those brash
statements that have made for
good headlines throughout his
six seasons with the Jets.
He was voted the winner of the
media good guy award, an honor
usually limited to players. But an
exception was made this year for
Ryan, who has always provided
good fodder for reporters’ notebooks.
Such as this gem, when asked if
he thinks that Super Bowl victory will come for him in New
York.
“Hey, I can’t look past Sunday,”
Ryan said. “I think I’ll win
Sunday. That’s how I think. But
eventually, when it is, I just see
myself winning it as a head
coach. I definitely see it. If that
happens, I guess we’ll find out
down the road.”
Under Ryan, the Jets haven’t
had a record above .500 since
they were 11-5 during the 2010
season, when they fell just short
of a Super Bowl appearance with
a loss at Pittsburgh.
Those days seem like ages ago,
when Mark Sanchez, Darrelle
Revis, LaDainian Tomlinson,
Braylon Edwards and Santonio
Holmes helped turn the Jets into
the one of the best — and mosttalked about — teams in the NFL.
“These last couple seasons have
been pretty tough, there’s no
doubt,” Ryan said. “So, I’d say
this one’s probably a ‘dog-year’
season. We’ve only got three wins.
At the same time, it feels like yesterday. So it’s like, man, I’m still
here with my guys and I enjoy
coming to work. Like, every day
I’m excited about presenting a
game plan and doing different
things and watching players grow.
So, that part of it has been great.”
The Associated Press
New York Jets coach Rex Ryan, left, talks with quarterback Geno
Smith, right, as offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg looks on
during Sunday’s game in East Rutherford, N.J.
The Associated Press
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, pictured above during a Nov. 16 game in St. Louis,
was named Tuesday to the Pro Bowl for the 14th time in his career.
Broncos have league-high 9
players selected for Pro Bowl
NEW YORK (AP) — The AFC West champion
Denver Broncos led the NFL with nine players
selected for the Pro Bowl on Tuesday.
Quarterback Peyton Manning was picked for the
14th time. Joining Manning from the Broncos will
be Ryan Clady, Chris Harris, Von Miller, Aqib
Talib, Demaryius Thomas, Julius Thomas, T.J.
Ward and DeMarcus Ware. Denver also led the
league with five defensive players selected.
The NFC East champion Dallas Cowboys were
second with six selections for the Jan. 25 game in
Glendale, Arizona, site of the Super Bowl.
Tony Romo will be going for the fourth time. Dez
Bryant, Travis Frederick, Zack Martin, DeMarco
Murray and Tyron Smith were also honored.
Dallas led the NFL with six offensive players chosen.
Other notable players selected included Super
Bowl-winning quarterbacks New England’s Tom
Brady (10th selection), Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers
(fourth), and Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger
(third).
Roethlisberger’s teammate, wide receiver Antonio
Brown, was picked for the third time. Other
receivers include Detroit’s Calvin Johnson and
Atlanta’s Julio Jones.
And joining Brady from the AFC East champion
Patriots are cornerback Darrelle Revis, tight end
Rob Gronkowski, special teamer Matthew Slater
and kicker Stephen Gostkowski.
Among the players earning first selections are
wide receivers T.Y. Hilton of the Colts and Jordy
Nelson of the Packers; Steelers running back
Le’Veon Bell; and Eagles special teams star Darren
Sproles.
“I think this year the difference has just been the
amount of opportunities,” Nelson said. “There have
been more opportunities for Randall (Cobb) and
myself and we have just been trying to make the
most of them. I think for the most part we have been
successful and just tried to help the offense put up
as many yards and points as possible.”
Martin, Aaron Donald of St. Louis and C.J.
Mosley of Baltimore were the rookies selected.
Arian Foster was one of two Houston Texans honored, along with defensive end J.J. Watt.
“It is kind of the league’s elite,” Foster said. “It’s
a place where you can meet the best in the business
and learn from their experiences. It’s a place where
the league’s elite are selected and it’s an honor.”
Panthers tight end Greg Olsen was pleased with
his selection.
“It’s a tremendous honor to be selected to the Pro
Bowl and be recognized by your peers, the coaches
and the fans,” Olsen said. “It’s something that every
player thinks about at one point in time. I’m very
thankful and feel very fortunate to be a part of it.”
The Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks were
one of six teams with five players. Not enough,
according to one of their stars.
“It’s kind of frustrating because you sometimes
feel like your teammates are getting punished for
being on a good team,” defensive back Richard
Sherman said.
“Your linebackers are getting punished for not
having a D-line that allows them to make 130, 140
tackles. Your D-line is being punished because
everybody is not going to get 10 sacks or one guy is
not going to get 14, 15 sacks — that’s difficult to
get on a team like this. You just feel for guys.”
Among the players not selected were Seahawks
quarterback Russell Wilson, Chargers quarterback
Philip Rivers, Packers running back Eddie Lacy and
Giants rookie receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who has
1,120 yards.
In fact no members of the Giants were selected.
Three other teams: the Vikings, Titans and Jaguars
were also shut out.
For the second consecutive season, players will be
selected without regard to conference in voting by
fans, coaches and players.
Hall of Famers Cris Carter and Michael Irvin will
serve as alumni team captains for their Pro Bowl
teams.
The Pro Bowl will be held prior to the Super Bowl
for the sixth consecutive year.
22 / Wednesday, December 24, 2014
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“Basically the only way they scored in the
fourth quarter was on free throws,” he added.
“That’s a pretty good defensive performance.”
The Hilltoppers (3-4, 2-2 WAC North)
allowed Northville to score 29 second-quarter
points as the Falcons (4-2, 3-1) took a 37-34
halftime lead that grew to nine points shortly
after the break, but a balanced effort helped
Fort Plain claw back.
Calbet led the way with 14 points and six
rebounds, while James May Jr. scored 13
points, Xavier Lanier scored 12, Ryan
DeLaurie added 10, Kiernan Briggs scored
nine and both Aiden VanLoan and Isaiah
Empie chipped in seven points.
With scoring coming from all angles, the
Hilltoppers pulled to within one point by the
end of the third quarter and took the lead for
good on a pair of Calbet free throws that
made it 58-57 midway through the fourth.
“It went back and forth,” said Northville
coach John Karbowski III. “They went on a
run, we’d come back and get on a run like
when we got back into it in the second quarter, but we let it get away from us in the second half.”
A minute after Calbet put the Hilltoppers in
front, DeLaurie provided some cushion with a
3-pointer for a four-point cushion. The junior
guard was a vital piece off the bench Tuesday
night, not only with his scoring contribution
but his defense — DeLaurie spent most of the
fourth quarter guarding Northville star Danny
Reidell as the Hilltoppers held the Falcons
without a field goal for the final seven-plus
minutes and closed the game on a 16-3 run.
Fort Plain also got season-best contributions
from May and Lanier, who rotated constantly
on the inside and troubled the Falcons with
their physical play.
“Xavier and Jimmy played fantastic
tonight,” Russom said. “We talk to the kids
about just doing what the do, and Xavier is
supposed to finish around the basket and get
rebounds — and he did that perfectly — and
Jimmy made his shots around the basket,
made some free throws, took a charge.”
Reidell and Wolfgang Reinke scored 22
points apiece on identical scoring lines —
both made five 2-point field goals, one 3pointer and were 9-of-14 from the free throw
line — for Northville, while Will Wilson and
Skyler Buyce added eight points each.
The Falcons spent most of the night plagued
by foul trouble as they were whistled for 29
personal fouls. Both Skyler Buyce and Dylan
Moore fouled out, leaving the shorthanded
Falcons with only little-used Dustin Buyce on
the bench down the stretch as they became the
latest victims of a topsy-turvy season in the
WAC North.
“You’ve got to come to play every night,
otherwise you’re gonna get beat,” Karbowski
said.
Roundup
Trevor Junquera/Recorder staff
Northville’s Dan Reidell (11) takes a shot over Fort Plain’s Isaiah Empie during Tuesday’s
game in Fort Plain. Also pictured are Fort Plain’s Xavier Lanier, left, and Kiernan Briggs (12).
Northville will welcome Wells, Galway and
Duanesburg to its home court this weekend
for the annual Woodward Memorial
Tournament. Meanwhile, Fort Plain is off
until its Jan. 6 game against Canajoharie —
leaving plenty of time over the holidays for
the ’Toppers to bask in Tuesday’s win.
“It always feels good to beat Northville,”
Calbet said. “They talk a lot of trash, and they
were undefeated (in the WAC), so it was nice
to come back with another win.”
Contact ADAM SHINDER at
[email protected]
from page 24
Spa Catholic also got 11 points
from Ryan Czarnecki and 10
points from Max Layden.
Ten different players scored for
Mayfield, led by Jay Sweeney’s
14 points. Riley Yager added 12
points and Jared Albertin
chipped in nine, while the other
seven Panthers to get on the
scoresheet all managed between
two and five points.
The Saints took control of the
game in the second quarter,
outscoring Mayfield 19-6 in that
stanza to take a 32-21 halftime
lead.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Western Athletic Conference
Fort Plain 60, Northville 39
Gabby Bridgewater led three
Lady Hilltoppers in double figures with 17 points as the Lady
Hilltoppers scored their second
straight victory.
Vicky Dettmer and Bri Florian
added 13 points apiece for Fort
Plain, while Soren Shirley added
nine points and the Lady
Hilltoppers’ stingy defense held
an opponent to less than 40
points for the third straight game.
Jessica VanNostrand scored 15
points
and
Charlotte
Kalkbrenner added 13 points to
lead the way for the Lady
Falcons in defeat.
— Staff report
Trevor Junquera/Recorder staff
OESJ’s Dylan Klock (11) protects the ball from Canajoharie’s Jordan Brownell (3) during Tuesday’s
game in St. Johnsville.
FRIDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
Duanesburg vs. Galway at
Northville, Woodward
Tournament, 5:30 p.m.
Wells at Northville,
Woodward Tournament, 7
p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Area teams, Mayfield tournament, 5:30 and 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
Mayfield at Stillwater, 7:30
p.m.
Amsterdam at CBA tournament
Area teams, Northville
Woodward Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Corcoran at Amsterdam,
12:45 p.m.
Canajoharie vs. New
Hartford, at Little Falls
Kasner Classic, 5 p.m.
Johnstown at FondaFultonville, 7 p.m.
Area teams, BroadalbinPerth Holiday Tournament,
5:30 and 7 p.m.
Area teams, Mayfield tournament
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Amsterdam and FondaFultonville, league meet at
Union College, 1:45 p.m.
SUNDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
Amsterdam at CBA tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Schalmont at Amsterdam,
7:45 p.m.
MONDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
OESJ at Hartford, 2 p.m.
Fonda-Fultonville vs.
Oriskany at West Canada
Valley tournament, 6 p.m.
Andy Palmer Basketball
Classic, at Canajoharie High
School
GIRLS BASKETBALL
OESJ at Hartford, noon
Area teams, BroadalbinPerth Holiday Tournament,
5:30 and 7 p.m.
TUESDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
Fonda-Fultonville vs. TBA at
West Canada Valley tournament
Andy Palmer Basketball
Classic, at Canajoharie High
School
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Fonda-Fultonville at Notre
Dame-Bishop Gibbons, 7
p.m.
Canajoharie vs. TBA, at
Little Falls Kasner Classic, 5
or 7 p.m.
WRESTLING
Amsterdam at Dolgeville
Mountain Duals, 9 a.m.
WEDNESDAY
WRESTLING
Amsterdam at Dolgeville
Mountain Duals, 9 a.m.
JANUARY 3
BOYS BASKETBALL
Amsterdam vs. Watervliet, at
Troy High School, 7:45 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Fonda-Fultonville at Fort
Plain, 3 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Amsterdam, league meet at
Union College, 8 a.m.
Fonda-Fultonville, league
meet at Union College, 1:45
p.m.
The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y.
THE SCOREBOARD
BASKETBALL
NBA standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L
Pct
GB
Toronto
22 7
.759
—
Brooklyn
12 15 .444
9
Boston
10 16 .385 10 1/2
New York
5 25 .167 17 1/2
Philadelphia
4 23 .148
17
Southeast Division
W L
Pct
GB
Atlanta
21 7
.750
—
Washington
19 8
.704 1 1/2
Miami
13 16 .448 8 1/2
Orlando
11 20 .355 11 1/2
Charlotte
10 19 .345 11 1/2
Central Division
W L
Pct
GB
Chicago
19 9
.679
—
Cleveland
17 10 .630 1 1/2
Milwaukee
14 15 .483 5 1/2
Indiana
10 19 .345 9 1/2
Detroit
5 23 .179
14
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L
Pct
GB
Memphis
21 7
.750
—
Houston
20 7
.741
1/2
Dallas
20 10 .667
2
San Antonio
18 11 .621 3 1/2
New Orleans
14 14 .500
7
Northwest Division
W L
Pct
GB
Portland
23 7
.767
—
Oklahoma City 13 16 .448 9 1/2
Denver
12 17 .414 10 1/2
Utah
9 20 .310 13 1/2
Minnesota
5 22 .185 16 1/2
Pacific Division
W L
Pct
GB
Golden State
23 4
.852
—
L.A. Clippers
19 10 .655
5
Phoenix
16 14 .533 8 1/2
Sacramento
12 16 .429 11 1/2
L.A. Lakers
9 19 .321 14 1/2
———
Monday’s Games
Charlotte 110, Denver 82
Chicago 129, Toronto 120
Houston 110, Portland 95
Utah 97, Memphis 91
Atlanta 105, Dallas 102
San Antonio 125, L.A. Clippers 118
Golden State 128, Sacramento 108
Tuesday’s Games
Chicago 99, Washington 91
Orlando 100, Boston 95
Indiana 96, New Orleans 84
Cleveland 125, Minnesota 104
Atlanta 107, L.A. Clippers 104
Philadelphia 91, Miami 87
Brooklyn 102, Denver 96
Portland 115, Oklahoma City 111, OT
Charlotte 108, Milwaukee 101
Phoenix 124, Dallas 115
L.A. Lakers 115, Golden State 105
Wednesday’s Games
No games scheduled
Thursday’s Games
Washington at New York, 12 p.m.
Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 2:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Miami, 5 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Lakers 115,
Warriors 105
GOLDEN STATE (105)
Barnes 2-6 0-0 5, Green 1-6 0-0 2,
Ezeli 4-8 2-2 10, Curry 10-14 0-0 22,
Thompson 6-15 2-2 18, Speights 3-8 0-0
6, Iguodala 1-4 0-0 3, Lee 4-8 4-4 12,
Livingston 1-2 3-4 5, Holiday 3-6 3-3
11, Barbosa 3-5 1-2 9, Kuzmic 1-1 0-0
2, Rush 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-84 15-17
105.
L.A. LAKERS (115)
Johnson 5-10 2-2 14, Davis 7-7 0-0 14,
Hill 1-5 2-4 4,
Price 6-10 2-2 17,
Ellington 5-9 0-0 12, Boozer 8-11 2-6 18,
Lin 4-11 0-0 11, Young 5-13 3-3 15,
Sacre 3-6 0-0 6, Clarkson 2-7 0-0 4.
Totals 46-89 11-17 115.
Golden State 24 24 25 32 — 105
L.A. Lakers 34 29 32 20 — 115
3-Point Goals—Golden State 12-26
(Thompson 4-8, Barbosa 2-3, Holiday
2-4, Curry 2-5, Barnes 1-1, Iguodala 13, Rush 0-1, Speights 0-1), L.A.
Lakers 12-26 (Lin 3-5, Price 3-7,
Johnson 2-4, Ellington 2-4, Young 26). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—
Golden State 45 (Lee 7), L.A. Lakers
51 (Boozer 9). Assists—Golden State
20 (Curry 6), L.A. Lakers 28 (Price
8). Total Fouls—Golden State 18,
L.A. Lakers 15. A—18,997 (18,997).
Suns 124, Mavericks 115
DALLAS (115)
Parsons 3-9 0-0 7, Nowitzki 7-12 6-7
22, Chandler 6-8 10-12 22, Rondo 6-14
0-0 13, Ellis 5-17 4-4 15, Villanueva 713 0-0 18, Jefferson 0-1 1-2 1, Harris 15 1-2 3, Smith 2-2 2-2 6, Barea 4-7 0-0
8, Powell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-88 24-29
115.
PHOENIX (124)
Tucker 5-8 3-5 15, Mark.Morris 4-9 00 9, Len 6-9 5-7 17, G.Dragic 10-17 3-5
25, Bledsoe 6-19 3-3 16, Marc.Morris
2-6 0-0 4, Plumlee 1-4 2-4 4, Green 713 2-2 22, Thomas 3-12 5-6 12. Totals
44-97 23-32 124.
Dallas
26 19 29 41 — 115
Phoenix
25 28 36 35 — 124
3-Point
Goals—Dallas
9-25
(Villanueva 4-9, Nowitzki 2-3, Rondo
1-1, Ellis 1-4, Parsons 1-5, Barea 0-1,
Harris 0-2), Phoenix 13-33 (Green 69, Tucker 2-3, G.Dragic 2-6,
Mark.Morris 1-2, Thomas 1-5,
Bledsoe 1-7,
Marc.Morris 0-1).
Fouled
Out—Rondo,
Len.
Rebounds—Dallas 58 (Chandler 14),
Phoenix 56 (Bledsoe 10). Assists—
Dallas 22 (Rondo 8), Phoenix 30
(Bledsoe 11). Total Fouls—Dallas 27,
Phoenix
26.
Technicals—Dallas
Coach Carlisle. A—18,055 (18,055).
Trail Blazers 115,
Thunder 111 (OT)
PORTLAND (115)
Crabbe 2-4 0-0 5, Aldridge 9-28 7-8 25,
Freeland 1-5 2-2 4, Lillard 11-21 10-11
40, Matthews 8-15 1-1 22, Kaman 3-8 00 6, Blake 1-4 2-2 5, McCollum 2-3 0-0
6, Robinson 0-2 0-0 0, Wright 1-1 0-0 2.
Totals 38-91 22-24 115.
OKLAHOMA CITY (111)
Jones 0-5 0-0 0, Ibaka 7-14 0-0 16,
Adams 3-4 1-1 7, Westbrook 16-34 7-9
40, Roberson 1-5 0-0 2, Jackson 8-17 44 21, Perkins 2-4 0-0 4, Morrow 4-9 00 10, Collison 4-4 1-1 9, Smith 1-5 0-0 2,
Lamb 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 46-101 13-15 111.
Portland
19 35 19 25 17
115
Oklahoma City 26 17 30 25 13
111
3-Point
Goals—Portland
17-31
(Lillard
8-12,
Matthews
5-8,
McCollum 2-3, Crabbe 1-3, Blake 1-4,
Aldridge 0-1), Oklahoma City 6-19
(Ibaka 2-3, Morrow 2-5, Jackson 1-2,
Westbrook 1-5, Jones 0-2, Roberson 02). Fouled Out—Ibaka, Westbrook.
Rebounds—Portland 54 (Kaman,
Aldridge 9),
Oklahoma City 58
(Adams 11). Assists—Portland 22
(Lillard 11), Oklahoma
City 20
(Westbrook 6). Total Fouls—Portland
20, Oklahoma City 28. Technicals—
Aldridge, Freeland, Adams, Ibaka,
Westbrook.
Ejected—Aldridge,
Ibaka. A—18,203 (18,203).
HOCKEY
Hornets 108, Bucks 101 Cavaliers 125,
Timberwolves 104
CHARLOTTE (108)
Kidd-Gilchrist 4-10 2-2 10, Zeller 1-4
4-4 6, Jefferson 6-11 0-0 12, Walker 918 8-10 27, Henderson 6-10 7-8 20,
Hairston 4-7 0-0 10, Williams 4-6 0-0
12, Neal 0-9 5-6 5, Biyombo 1-2 2-6 4,
Roberts 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 36-82 28-36
108.
MILWAUKEE (101)
Antetokounmpo 3-4 5-6 11, O’Bryant
2-3 0-0 4, Sanders 1-6 3-6 5, Knight 1321 4-4 34, Mayo 3-8 0-0 7, Ilyasova 2-8
0-0 4, Pachulia 1-6 1-1 3, Dudley 4-9 00 10, Bayless 4-7 0-0 8, Marshall 1-3 11 3, Middleton 5-7 1-2 12. Totals 39-82
15-20 101.
Charlotte
28 26 34 20 — 108
Milwaukee
30 26 24 21 — 101
3-Point
Goals—Charlotte
8-21
(Williams
4-5,
Hairston
2-4,
Henderson 1-1, Walker 1-4, Roberts
0-2, Neal 0-5), Milwaukee 8-21
(Knight 4-7, Dudley 2-5, Middleton 12, Mayo 1-2, Bayless 0-1, Marshall 01, Ilyasova 0-3). Fouled Out—None.
Rebounds—Charlotte 57 (Jefferson
9), Milwaukee 45
(Sanders 8).
Assists—Charlotte
21
(Walker,
Henderson, Roberts 4), Milwaukee
25 (Knight 5). Total Fouls—Charlotte
21, Milwaukee 25.
Technicals—
Mayo, Sanders. A—14,653 (18,717).
Hawks 107, Clippers 104
L.A. CLIPPERS (104)
Barnes 1-6 3-4 6, Griffin 9-17 3-4 21,
Jordan 7-11 1-4 15, Paul 7-18 2-2 19,
Redick 6-11 3-5 18, Davis 0-2 2-4 2,
Crawford 5-19 5-5 18, Bullock 0-1 0-0 0,
Turkoglu 1-3 0-0 2, Farmar 1-4 0-0 3.
Totals 37-92 19-28 104.
ATLANTA (107)
Carroll 9-12 2-3 25, Millsap 4-12 8-9
17, Horford 7-18 6-8 20, Schroder 2-8
1-2 5, Korver 4-9 2-2 14, Brand 1-2 1-2
3, Sefolosha 3-5 2-2 9, Teague 3-8 2-3
9, Scott 1-1 3-4 5, Bazemore 0-1 0-0 0.
Totals 34-76 27-35 107.
L.A. Clippers 25 32 26 21 —104
Atlanta
31 19 31 26 —107
3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 11-29
(Redick 3-6, Paul 3-7, Crawford 3-7,
Farmar 1-2, Barnes 1-4, Turkoglu 0-1,
Bullock 0-1, Griffin 0-1), Atlanta 1223 (Carroll 5-6, Korver 4-7, Sefolosha
1-2, Teague 1-3, Millsap 1-4, Horford
0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—
L.A. Clippers 62 (Jordan 22), Atlanta
52
(Carroll
10).
Assists—L.A.
Clippers 26 (Griffin 11), Atlanta 28
(Millsap 7). Total Fouls—L.A.
Clippers 23, Atlanta 21. Technicals—
Schroder. A—19,191 (18,729).
MINNESOTA (104)
Muhammad 7-17 4-6 18, Young 6-18 12 13, Dieng 6-10 8-8 20, LaVine 3-6 0-1
6, Wiggins 9-16 6-8 27, Budinger 2-4 22 7, Williams 3-8 0-0 6, Bennett 0-4 00 0, Adrien 1-2 0-0 2, Daniels 0-1 0-0 0,
Hummel 2-2 0-0 4, Robinson III 0-0 12 1. Totals 39-88 22-29 104.
CLEVELAND (125)
James 8-16 4-5 24, Love 5-11 9-11 20,
Varejao 3-5 0-0 6, Irving 12-19 3-3 29,
Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Waiters 5-12 7-8 19,
Thompson 2-4 1-2 5, Dellavedova 1-5
0-0 3, Marion 5-7 1-2 11, Haywood 1-1
0-0 2, Jones 1-2 0-0 3, Harris 1-1 0-0 3,
Price 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-84 25-31 125.
Minnesota
26 30 23 25 — 104
Cleveland
27 37 32 29 — 125
3-Point
Goals—Minnesota
4-13
(Wiggins 3-3, Budinger 1-2, Daniels
0-1, LaVine 0-1, Muhammad 0-2,
Williams 0-4), Cleveland 12-24
(James 4-7, Irving 2-4, Waiters 2-4,
Harris 1-1, Jones 1-2, Love 1-2,
Dellavedova 1-3, Miller 0-1). Fouled
Out—None. Rebounds—Minnesota 51
(Dieng 11), Cleveland 51 (Love 10).
Assists—Minnesota 25 (Williams 7),
Cleveland 24 (Irving, Waiters, Love
4). Total Fouls—Minnesota 23,
Cleveland 23. Technicals—Minnesota
defensive three second 2. A—20,562
(20,562).
Pacers 96, Pelicans 84
NEW ORLEANS (84)
Babbitt 3-5 1-2 10, Davis 8-18 5-6 21,
Asik 3-6 0-2 6, Holiday 7-21 2-2 16,
Evans 6-13 2-3 14, Rivers 1-5 2-2 4,
Anderson 1-8 2-2 4, Cunningham 2-5 00 4, Ajinca 1-1 0-0 2, Salmons 1-1 0-0
3. Totals 33-83 14-19 84.
INDIANA (96)
S.Hill 6-11 0-0 13, West 6-8 1-2 13,
Hibbert 5-10 4-6 14, Watson 5-10 0-0
10, Stuckey 2-6 1-2 6, Allen 4-5 0-0 8,
Miles 4-13 2-2 11, G.Hill 5-8 3-4 15,
Scola 2-7 2-2 6. Totals 39-78 13-18 96.
New Orleans 26 14 21 23 — 84
Indiana
24 20 26 26 — 96
3-Point Goals—New Orleans 4-20
(Babbitt 3-5, Salmons 1-1, Rivers 0-1,
Evans 0-2, Holiday 0-5, Anderson 0-6),
Indiana 5-15 (G.Hill 2-3, Stuckey 1-1,
S.Hill 1-3, Miles 1-5, Watson 0-3).
Fouled Out—Anderson. Rebounds—
New Orleans 54 (Evans 11), Indiana
45 (Allen, West 7). Assists—New
Orleans 15 (Holiday 5), Indiana 24
(West 5). Total Fouls—New Orleans
18, Indiana 19. A—17,336 (18,165).
76ers 91, Heat 87
Bulls 99, Wizards 91
PHILADELPHIA (91)
Covington 3-11 4-4 11, Mbah a Moute
8-16 3-4 19, Noel 0-5 1-4 1, CarterWilliams 9-18 0-0 20, Sampson 3-6 2-2
8, McDaniels 4-8 4-4 13, Sims 3-6 2-2
8, Grant 3-7 4-7 11. Totals 33-77 20-27
91.
MIAMI (87)
Deng 3-11 0-0 7, Williams 6-9 2-2 17,
Andersen 2-4 2-3 6, Chalmers 4-8 2-2
11, Wade 9-21 5-7 23, Haslem 2-4 0-2 4,
Cole 2-8 2-2 7, Granger 2-7 0-0 6,
Ennis 3-6 0-0 6, Whiteside 0-2 0-0 0.
Totals 33-80 13-18 87.
Philadelphia 19 23 31 18 — 91
Miami
32 25 21
9 — 87
3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 5-19
(Carter-Williams 2-4, Grant 1-2,
McDaniels 1-3, Covington 1-5, Sims 01, Mbah a Moute 0-2, Sampson 0-2),
Miami 8-26 (Williams 3-5, Granger 23, Cole 1-3, Chalmers 1-4, Deng 1-6,
Ennis 0-2, Wade 0-3). Fouled Out—
None. Rebounds—Philadelphia 50
(Noel 10), Miami 53 (Haslem 8).
Assists—Philadelphia 11 (CarterWilliams 5), Miami 13 (Wade 6).
Total Fouls—Philadelphia 20, Miami
19. A—19,600 (19,600).
CHICAGO (99)
Dunleavy 0-2 0-0 0, Gasol 7-13 3-3 18,
Noah 4-12 0-2 8, Rose 10-17 4-4 25,
J.Butler 4-13 2-4 11, Brooks 5-13 3-5 13,
Gibson 5-5 2-2 12, Moore 2-4 0-0 5,
Mirotic 2-5 2-4 7, Snell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals
39-85 16-24 99.
WASHINGTON (91)
Pierce 4-10 2-5 12, Humphries 4-9 0-0
8, Gortat 5-15 4-4 14, Wall 9-16 0-0 18,
Beal 6-12 1-2 15, Nene 3-10 2-3 8,
R.Butler 1-7 1-1 4, Miller 4-6 0-0 8,
Porter 1-1 0-0 2, Seraphin 1-3 0-1 2.
Totals 38-89 10-16 91.
Chicago
21 25 24 29 — 99
Washington
20 20 25 26 — 91
3-Point Goals—Chicago 5-17 (Gasol
1-1, Moore 1-1, Mirotic 1-3, Rose 1-3,
J.Butler 1-4, Dunleavy 0-2, Brooks 03), Washington 5-9 (Beal 2-3, Pierce
2-4, R.Butler 1-2). Fouled Out—None.
Rebounds—Chicago 63 (Noah 11),
Washington 48 (Gortat 11). Assists—
Chicago 20 (Brooks 6), Washington
21 (Wall 9). Total Fouls—Chicago 14,
Washington 17. Technicals—Chicago
defensive three second, Gortat. A—
20,356 (20,308).
Nets 102, Nuggets 96
DENVER (96)
Chandler 5-17 0-0 11, Faried 8-11 4-5
20, Mozgov 1-7 3-4 5, Lawson 10-20 56 29, Afflalo 4-10 1-2 11, Hickson 4-7 22 10, Robinson 1-4 0-0 2, Gee 0-1 2-2 2,
Nurkic 3-5 0-1 6. Totals 36-82 17-22 96.
BROOKLYN (102)
Johnson 11-19 1-2 27, Garnett 1-5 0-0
2, Plumlee 9-14 1-3 19, Jack 7-13 3-3
17, Karasev 4-8 4-4 12, Teletovic 1-7 00 3, Davies 1-3 0-0 2, Lopez 3-5 0-0 6,
Anderson 1-4 0-0 2, Morris 2-4 0-0 4,
Bogdanovic 2-7 0-0 5, Jefferson 1-2 1-2
3. Totals 43-91 10-14 102.
Denver
27 27 23 19 — 96
Brooklyn
30 28 18 26 —102
3-Point Goals—Denver 7-25 (Lawson
4-8, Afflalo 2-6, Chandler 1-9,
Robinson
0-2),
Brooklyn
6-23
(Johnson
4-5,
Teletovic
1-4,
Bogdanovic 1-4, Morris 0-1, Jefferson
0-1, Jack 0-2, Anderson 0-3, Karasev
0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—
Denver 58 (Faried 14), Brooklyn 45
(Plumlee
13). Assists—Denver 15
(Lawson 9), Brooklyn 21 (Jack 8).
Total Fouls—Denver 15, Brooklyn 19.
Technicals—Denver defensive three
second. A—17,080 (17,732).
Magic 100, Celtics 95
BOSTON (95)
J.Green 2-6 0-0 4, Sullinger 0-5 0-0 0,
Zeller 6-9 10-10 22, Nelson 3-9 2-2 9,
Bradley 7-13 2-2 20, Turner 1-6 0-0 3,
Olynyk 5-12 3-4 14, Smart 0-0 3-7 3,
Wright 2-4 1-2 5, Pressey 1-2 0-0 2,
Bass 5-16 1-2 11, Crowder 1-3 0-0 2.
Totals 33-85 22-29 95.
ORLANDO (100)
Harris 7-13 2-4 19, O’Quinn 6-12 4-4 18,
Vucevic 8-12 2-2 18, Payton 6-10 0-2 12,
Oladipo 2-15 4-5 8, Frye 3-5 0-0 8,
Fournier 2-9 3-6 7, B.Gordon 4-4 0-0 8,
Dedmon 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 39-83 15-23 100.
Boston
9 21 30 35 — 95
Orlando
26 27 32 15 — 100
3-Point Goals—Boston 7-23 (Bradley
4-6, Turner 1-2, Olynyk 1-3, Nelson 16, Bass 0-1, J.Green 0-1, Pressey 0-1,
Crowder 0-1, Sullinger 0-2), Orlando
7-18 (Harris 3-4, Frye 2-3, O’Quinn 24, Payton 0-1, Oladipo 0-2, Fournier
0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—
Boston 53 (Zeller 10), Orlando 58
(O’Quinn 13). Assists—Boston 22
(Nelson 11), Orlando 23 (Payton 7).
Total Fouls—Boston 21, Orlando 21.
A—17,489 (18,500).
AMERICA’S LINE
NFL
Favorite
Points
Underdog
Sunday
PACKERS 7.5 (47.5)
Lions
TEXANS
10 (40.5)
Jaguars
STEELERS 3.5 (48.0)
Bengals
Colts
7 (46.5)
TITANS
RAVENS
9.5 (42.5)
Browns
PATRIOTS 4.5 (47.5)
Bills
DOLPHINS 5.5 (42.0)
Jets
FALCONS
4 (47.5)
Panthers
VIKINGS
6.5 (44.5)
Bears
CHIEFS
3 (43.0)
Chargers
GIANTS
2.5 (51.5)
Eagles
Cowboys
6.5 (49.5) REDKSINS
Saints
4 (46.5)
BUCS
SEAHAWKS 12.5 (41.0)
Rams
49ERS
5.5 (36.5)
Cards
BRONCOS 14.5 (48.0)
Raiders
Wednesday, December 24, 2014 / 23
FOOTBALL
College bowl games
Saturday, Dec. 20
New Orleans Bowl
Louisiana-Lafayette 16, Nevada 3
New Mexico Bowl
At Albuquerque
Utah State 21, UTEP 6
Las Vegas Bowl
Utah 45, Colorado State 10
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
At Boise
Air Force 38, Western Michigan 24
Camelia Bowl
At Montgomery, Ala.
Bowling Green 33, South Alabama 28
Monday, Dec. 22
Miami Beach Bowl
Memphis 55, BYU 48, 2OT
Tuesday, Dec. 23
Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl
Marshall 52, Northern Illinois 23
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
Navy 17, San Diego State 16
Wednesday, Dec. 24
Bahamas Bowl
At Nassau
Western Kentucky (7-5) vs. Central
Michigan (7-5), Noon (ESPN) Hawaii
Bowl
At Honolulu
Rice (7-5) vs. Fresno State (6-7), 8
p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 26
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Illinois (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech (84), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Quick Lane Bowl
At Detroit
Rutgers (7-5) vs. North Carolina (66), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl
UCF (9-3) vs. N.C. State (7-5), 8 p.m.
(ESPN)
BOWLING
SCORES BY LEAGUE
Mixed Muts
Men
Dave Smith 267-714; Rick Smith 246681
Women
Jean Marie Jablonski 235-629; Linda
Ferlazzo 538; Lisa Kolpakas 206
St. John’s Seniors
Debbie Miller 213-554; Bernie
Himpsl 476; Daisy Rivera 180
Alley aces
MEN
Dave Smith
224 267
Rick Smith
210 225
Mike Marzullo III
204 226
Frank Santoro
224 190
Paul Montenaro
244 192
Dave Kolpakas
219 198
Bob Schuyler
202 189
Mike Fariello
216 203
Scott Keller
218 193
Ed Arthurs
212 173
WOMEN
Jean Marie Jablonski 235 204
Linda Ferlazzo
178 178
Lisa Kolpakas
165 206
SENIORS - WOMEN
Debbie Miller
162 179
Bernie Himpsl
177 145
Daisy Rivera
180 136
Lee Zyskowski
132 170
Beverly Zierak
161 151
223
246
223
237
211
211
236
196
197
220
714
681
653
651
647
628
627
615
608
605
190 629
283 538
156 527
213
154
157
156
144
554
476
473
458
456
NHL standings
Coyotes 5, Oilers 1
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W LOTPts GF GA
Montreal
35 22 11 2 46 95 84
Tampa Bay
36 21 11 4 46 117 96
Detroit
35 18 8 9 45 100 87
Toronto
35 20 12 3 43 118 102
Boston
35 18 14 3 39 91 91
Florida
32 15 9 8 38 73 82
Ottawa
34 14 14 6 34 90 94
Buffalo
35 13 19 3 29 69 115
Metropolitan Division
GP W LOTPts GF GA
Pittsburgh
34 22 7 5 49 108 80
N.Y. Islanders 34 23 11 0 46 105 94
N.Y. Rangers 32 18 10 4 40 97 83
Washington
34 17 11 6 40 99 90
Philadelphia 34 14 14 6 34 97 101
Columbus
33 14 16 3 31 80 107
New Jersey
36 12 17 7 31 78 104
Carolina
34 10 20 4 24 70 93
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W LOTPts GF GA
Chicago
35 23 10 2 48 107 72
Nashville
33 22 9 2 46 95 70
St. Louis
34 21 10 3 45 100 86
Winnipeg
35 18 10 7 43 88 81
Minnesota
32 16 13 3 35 93 89
Colorado
34 13 13 8 34 90 101
Dallas
33 14 14 5 33 95 113
Pacific Division
GP W LOTPts GF GA
Anaheim
36 23 8 5 51 104 98
San Jose
35 19 11 5 43 99 90
Vancouver
33 20 11 2 42 99 91
Los Angeles 35 17 11 7 41 97 88
Calgary
36 18 15 3 39 104 98
Arizona
34 12 18 4 28 80 112
Edmonton
35 7 21 7 21 75 121
Arizona
2 1 2 — 5
Edmonton
1 0 0 — 1
First Period—1, Arizona, Gagner 4
(Erat, Hanzal), 1:44. 2, Arizona, Erat
6 (Murphy, Gagner), 5:00. 3,
Edmonton,
Schultz
3
(Hunt,
Arcobello),
6:18.
Penalties—
Chipchura, Ari, major (fighting),
8:39; Pinizzotto, Edm, major (fighting), 8:39; Erat, Ari (hooking),
14:11; Gagner, Ari (slashing), 17:47;
Michalek, Ari (boarding), 19:08.
Second Period—4, Arizona, Yandle 4
(Doan, Vermette), 7:54. Penalties—
Gazdic, Edm (boarding), 3:37;
Yandle, Ari (holding), 5:17.
Third Period—5, Arizona, Gormley 2
(Hanzal, Gagner), 4:07. 6, Arizona,
Gagner 5 (Gormley, Hanzal), 4:20.
Penalties—Chipchura, Ari (tripping),
12:27; Yakupov, Edm (interference),
15:17; Erat, Ari (elbowing), 15:37;
Murphy, Ari (roughing), 19:45;
Perron, Edm (slashing), 19:45.
Shots on Goal—Arizona 8-7-7—22.
Edmonton 13-5-9—27.
Power-play opportunities—Arizona 0
of 2; Edmonton 0 of 6.
Goalies—Arizona, Dubnyk 7-3-2 (27
shots-26 saves). Edmonton, Scrivens
5-13-5 (3-1), Fasth (5:00 first, 19-16).
A—16,839 (16,839). T—2:29.
Referees—Brad Meier, Tom Kowal.
Linesmen—Don Henderson, Mark
Wheler.
NOTE: Two points for a win, one
point for overtime loss.
Monday’s Games
Florida 4, Pittsburgh 3, SO
Washington 2, Ottawa 1
Nashville 5, Columbus 1
Vancouver 7, Arizona 1
Anaheim 3, San Jose 2, OT
Calgary 4, Los Angeles 3, OT
Tuesday’s Games
Carolina 2, New Jersey 1, SO
Boston 5, Nashville 3
Montreal 3, N.Y. Islanders 1
N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 2
Philadelphia 5, Minnesota 2
Toronto 4, Dallas 0
Detroit 6, Buffalo 3
Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 3
Arizona 5, Edmonton 1
Colorado 5, St. Louis 0
Winnipeg 5, Chicago 1
Wednesday’s Games
No games scheduled
Thursday’s Games
No games scheduled
Jets 5, Blackhawks 1
Winnipeg
3 1 1 — 5
Chicago
0 1 0 — 1
First Period—1, Winnipeg, Perreault
7 (Frolik, Scheifele), 9:04. 2,
Winnipeg, Little 13 (Ladd, Wheeler),
13:18. 3, Winnipeg, Peluso 1 (Slater,
Thorburn),
15:30.
Penalties—
Harrison, Wpg, major (fighting),
9:21; Carcillo, Chi, major (fighting),
9:21.
Second
Period—4,
Winnipeg,
Perreault 8 (Byfuglien, Ladd), 8:16
(pp). 5, Chicago, Hossa 7 (Saad),
12:05.
Penalties—Seabrook,
Chi
(holding), 7:10.
Third Period—6, Winnipeg, Wheeler
10, 15:17 (en). Penalties—Versteeg,
Chi (unsportsmanlike conduct), 7:43;
Wheeler, Wpg (tripping), 10:33;
Thorburn, Wpg (slashing), 18:22.
Shots on Goal—Winnipeg 15-7-4—26.
Chicago 7-20-12—39.
Power-play opportunities—Winnipeg
1 of 2; Chicago 0 of 2.
Goalies—Winnipeg, Hutchinson 8-2-2
(39
shots-38
saves).
Chicago,
Crawford 12-6-2 (13-10), Raanta
(15:30 first, 12-11).
A—22,095 (19,717). T—2:26.
Referees—Steve Kozari, Graham
Skilliter. Linesmen—Shane Heyer,
Andy McElman.
Red Wings 6, Sabres 3
Buffalo
2 1 0
3
Detroit
1 1 4
6
First Period—1, Buffalo, Deslauriers
3 (Stafford, Flynn), 2:36. 2, Detroit,
Weiss 5 (Kindl, Nyquist), 10:50 (pp).
3, Buffalo, Stewart 4 (C.Hodgson,
Grigorenko),
13:35.
Penalties—
Girgensons, Buf (hooking), 9:23.
Second Period—4, Buffalo, Benoit 1
(Flynn), 9:00 (sh). 5, Detroit,
DeKeyser 2 (Jurco, Glendening),
17:54. Penalties—Datsyuk, Det (tripping), 4:46; Zadorov, Buf (holding),
7:55; Deslauriers, Buf (roughing),
14:48.
Third Period—6, Detroit, Zetterberg
7 (Datsyuk, Abdelkader), 4:19. 7,
Detroit,
Tatar
13
(DeKeyser,
Nyquist), 11:40 (pp). 8, Detroit,
Franzen 7 (Zetterberg, Kindl), 14:06
(pp). 9, Detroit, Tatar 14 (Smith,
Nyquist), 17:48 (pp). Penalties—
Flynn, Buf (delay of game), 9:53;
Larsson, Buf (slashing), 12:46;
Meszaros, Buf (holding), 17:14.
Shots on Goal—Buffalo 6-4-6—16.
Detroit 15-11-13—39.
Power-play opportunities—Buffalo 0
of 1; Detroit 4 of 6.
Goalies—Buffalo, Neuvirth 3-8-1 (39
shots-33 saves). Detroit, Mrazek 4-2-1
(16-13).
A—20,027 (20,027). T—2:29.
Referees—Dan O’Halloran, Brian
Pochmara.
Linesmen—Greg
Devorski, Mark Shewchyk.
Avalanche 5,
Blues 0
St. Louis
0 0 0 — 0
Colorado
2 3 0 — 5
First Period—1, Colorado, Johnson 9
(Duchene, MacKinnon), 15:02. 2,
Colorado, Redmond 4 (O’Reilly,
Landeskog), 18:45 (pp). Penalties—
Lindstrom, StL (hooking), 6:37;
Shattenkirk, StL (high-sticking),
7:29; Briere, Col (holding), 10:43;
Oshie, StL (slashing), 17:29.
Second
Period—3,
Colorado,
Tanguay 12 (Iginla, Stuart), 5:49. 4,
Colorado, O’Reilly 6 (Landeskog,
Stuart), 16:47 (pp). 5, Colorado,
Iginla 8 (Mitchell, Tanguay), 17:27.
Penalties—Backes, StL (roughing),
6:13; Ott, StL (roughing), 13:39;
MacKinnon, Col (roughing), 13:39;
Bouwmeester, StL (delay of game),
16:18; Lapierre, StL (high-sticking),
17:58; Tanguay, Col (interference),
19:49.
Third Period—None. Penalties—
Hejda, Col (tripping), 11:16.
Shots on Goal—St. Louis 7-7-12—26.
Colorado 14-17-10—41.
Power-play opportunities—St. Louis
0 of 3; Colorado 2 of 6.
Goalies—St. Louis, Allen 11-4-2 (31
shots-26 saves), Mar.Brodeur (0:00
third, 10-10). Colorado, Varlamov 5-65 (26-26).
A—17,634 (18,007). T—2:26.
Referees—Dave
Jackson,
Tom
Chmielewski.
Linesmen—Jay
Sharrers, Ryan Galloway.
Lightning 4, Penguins 3
Pittsburgh
0 1 2 — 3
Tampa Bay
2 2 0 — 4
First Period—1, Tampa Bay,
Johnson 11 (Kucherov, Palat), 6:54.
2, Tampa Bay, Johnson 12 (Palat,
Hedman),
19:56.
Penalties—
Dumoulin, Pit (tripping), 10:57;
Connolly, TB (interference), 11:15;
Hornqvist, Pit (roughing), 16:06.
Second Period—3, Tampa Bay,
Kucherov 14 (Carle, Filppula), :52. 4,
Tampa Bay, Johnson 13 (Kucherov,
Palat), 2:37. 5, Pittsburgh, Hornqvist
13 (Klinkhammer), 10:15. Penalties—
Farnham, Pit, major (fighting), :53;
Morrow, TB, major (fighting), :53;
Johnson, TB (interference), 20:00.
Third Period—6, Pittsburgh, Kunitz
10 (Malkin), 9:55. 7, Pittsburgh,
Letang 8 (Hornqvist, Malkin), 18:29.
Penalties—Hornqvist, Pit (tripping),
:31; Kunitz, Pit (tripping), 7:46.
Shots on Goal—Pittsburgh 7-12-10—
29. Tampa Bay 8-12-7—27.
Power-play
opportunities—
Pittsburgh 0 of 2; Tampa Bay 0 of 4.
Goalies—Pittsburgh, Fleury (10
shots-7 saves), Zatkoff 0-1-0 (0:52 second, 17-16). Tampa Bay, Vasilevskiy
2-1-0 (29-26).
A—19,204 (19,204). T—2:28.
Referees—Kyle Rehman, Francois
St. Laurent. Linesmen—Shandor
Alphonso, Pierre Racicot.
Maple Leafs 4, Stars 0
Toronto
1 2 1
4
Dallas
0 0 0
0
First Period—1, Toronto, Kadri 10
(van
Riemsdyk,
Kessel),
:55.
Penalties—Rielly, Tor (hooking),
5:58; Clarkson, Tor (tripping), 14:29;
Seguin, Dal (tripping), 14:56.
Second Period—2, Toronto, van
Riemsdyk 15 (Kadri, Bernier), 6:21.
3, Toronto, Bozak 13 (Phaneuf,
Kessel), 10:30 (pp). Penalties—
Clarkson, Tor (roughing), 2:33;
Roussel, Dal (roughing), 2:33;
Holland,
Tor
(hooking),
6:58;
Garbutt,
Dal
(hooking),
9:20;
Jo.Benn, Dal (holding), 13:05.
Third Period—4, Toronto, Santorelli
7 (van Riemsdyk), 16:09 (en).
Penalties—Spezza, Dal (tripping),
:38; Kadri, Tor (closing hand on
puck), 7:51; Jo.Benn, Dal (roughing), 10:03; Kadri, Tor (roughing),
11:03; Ja.Benn, Dal (roughing),
11:03; Phaneuf, Tor, minor-major
(slashing, fighting), 12:20; Roussel,
Dal, minor-major (roughing, fighting), 12:20.
Shots on Goal—Toronto 8-11-7—26.
Dallas 11-13-19—43.
Power-play opportunities—Toronto 1
of 5; Dallas 0 of 4.
Goalies—Toronto, Bernier 14-8-3 (43
shots-43 saves). Dallas, Lehtonen 138-5 (25-22).
A—18,532 (18,532). T—2:38.
Referees—Gord
Dwyer,
Rob
Martell. Linesmen—Bryan Pancich,
Darren Gibbs.
Flyers 5, Wild 2
Philadelphia
2 1 2 — 5
Minnesota
1 1 0 — 2
First
Period—1,
Philadelphia,
Couturier 9 (Umberger), 7:16. 2,
Philadelphia, Giroux 11 (L.Schenn,
Voracek),
9:33.
3,
Minnesota,
Scandella 8 (Spurgeon, Parise),
10:03. Penalties—Laughton, Phi
(tripping), 16:28.
Second Period—4, Minnesota, Coyle
3 (Pominville, Suter), 3:43 (pp). 5,
Philadelphia,
Simmonds
15
(B.Schenn, Streit), 15:22. Penalties—
Grossmann, Phi (boarding), :14;
B.Schenn, Phi (closing hand on
puck), 3:23; Voracek, Phi (holding),
6:51.
Third
Period—6,
Philadelphia,
Lecavalier
5
(MacDonald,
Bellemare), 5:29. 7, Philadelphia,
Raffl 10 (Voracek), 19:31 (en).
Penalties—MacDonald, Phi (hooking), 11:28; Coyle, Min (roughing),
14:10; VandeVelde, Phi (slashing),
20:00; Carter, Min (slashing), 20:00.
Shots on Goal—Philadelphia 8-1111—30. Minnesota 7-10-7—24.
Power-play
opportunities—
Philadelphia 0 of 1; Minnesota 1 of 5.
Goalies—Philadelphia, Emery 7-4-1
(24 shots-22 saves). Minnesota,
Kuemper 11-10-0 (29-25).
A—19,020 (17,954). T—2:34.
Referees—Chris Lee, Tim Peel.
Linesmen—David Brisebois, Brian
Mach.
SPORTS TODAY
1950 — Cleveland’s Otto Graham
throws four touchdown passes,
despite icy footing in Municipal
Stadium, and Lou Groza kicks a 16yard field goal with 28 seconds left to
give the Browns a 30-28 victory over
the Los Angeles Rams and the NFL
title in their first year in the league.
Hurricanes 2,
Devils 1 (SO)
Carolina
0 0 1 0 — 2
New Jersey
1 0 0 0 — 1
Carolina won shootout 1-0
First Period—1, New Jersey, Gionta
3
(Bernier,
Ruutu),
13:32.
Penalties—Gelinas, NJ (hooking),
4:52; E.Staal, Car (slashing), 17:11.
Second Period—None. Penalties—
Faulk, Car (tripping), :39; Zidlicky,
NJ (tripping), 3:31; Gleason, Car,
major (fighting), 11:22; Tootoo, NJ,
major (fighting), 11:22.
Third Period—2, Carolina, Hainsey 1
(Dwyer, Sekera), 11:59. Penalties—
Hainsey, Car (interference), 18:46.
Overtime—None. Penalties—None.
Shootout—Carolina 1 (Skinner NG,
Gerbe NG, Terry G), New Jersey 0
(Gomez NG, Cammalleri NG,
Henrique NG).
Shots on Goal—Carolina 6-15-9-3—33.
New Jersey 5-3-7-4—19.
Power-play opportunities—Carolina
0 of 2; New Jersey 0 of 3.
Goalies—Carolina, Khudobin 1-8-2
(19 shots-18 saves). New Jersey,
Schneider 11-16-4 (33-32).
A—16,101 (17,625). T—2:32.
Referees—Paul Devorski, Kelly
Sutherland.
Linesmen—Michel
Cormier, Brad Kovachik.
Rangers 4, Capitals 2
Washington
0 0 2 —
2
N.Y. Rangers
1 1 2 —
4
First Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, Nash
21 (Zuccarello, Brassard), 3:32.
Penalties—Orpik, Was (cross-checking), 17:47.
Second Period—2, N.Y. Rangers, St.
Louis 11 (Boyle, Brassard), 1:03
(pp). Penalties—Ovechkin, Was
(boarding), :27; Alzner, Was (slashing), 3:59; Kreider, NYR (tripping),
12:02; Kuznetsov, Was (hooking),
14:03; New York bench, served by
Miller (too many men), 14:54;
Zuccarello, NYR (tripping), 18:28.
Third Period—3, N.Y. Rangers,
Nash 22 (Zuccarello), 5:12. 4,
Washington, Kuznetsov 4 (Brouwer,
Carlson), 5:53. 5, Washington,
Ovechkin 16 (Carlson, Johansson),
10:58 (pp). 6, N.Y. Rangers, St. Louis
12 (Nash, Stepan), 16:12 (pp).
Penalties—Hunwick, NYR (hooking), 9:29; Backstrom, Was, double
minor
(high-sticking),
14:35;
Washington bench (face-off violation), 14:35; Hagelin, NYR (tripping), 19:30.
Shots on Goal—Washington 5-6-21—
32. N.Y. Rangers 9-9-9—27.
Power-play
opportunities—
Washington 1 of 5; N.Y. Rangers 2 of
7.
Goalies—Washington, Holtby 15-8-5
(27 shots-23 saves). N.Y. Rangers,
Lundqvist 15-7-3 (32-30).
A—18,006 (18,006). T—2:30.
Referees—Eric
Furlatt,
Dan
O’Rourke.
Linesmen—Derek
Nansen, Matt MacPherson.
Bruins 5, Predators 3
Nashville
2 0 1 — 3
Boston
2 2 1 — 5
First Period—1, Boston, Marchand 9
(Bergeron), 2:01. 2, Nashville,
Wilson 8 (Neal, Ekholm), 7:35. 3,
Boston, Krejci 4 (Krug, Lucic), 9:43
(pp). 4, Nashville, Jarnkrok 4
(Ekholm, Beck), 11:31. Penalties—
Jokinen, Nas (hooking), 3:43; Jones,
Nas (slashing), 8:27.
Second Period—5, Boston, Eriksson
8 (Bartkowski, Kelly), 5:53. 6,
Boston, Marchand 10 (Bergeron,
Miller), 10:51. Penalties—Soderberg,
Bos (holding), 2:23; Marchand, Bos
(interference), 19:51.
Third Period—7, Nashville, Beck 4
(Jarnkrok, Weber), 6:48. 8, Boston,
Eriksson 9 (Bergeron, Kelly), 19:22
(en). Penalties—Neal, Nas (slashing,
unsportsmanlike conduct), 2:02;
Neal, Nas, misconduct, 6:26.
Shots on Goal—Nashville 7-3-15—25.
Boston 10-5-10—25.
Power-play opportunities—Nashville
0 of 2; Boston 1 of 4.
Goalies—Nashville, Hutton 0-3-1 (24
shots-20 saves). Boston, Rask 14-10-3
(25-22).
A—17,565 (17,565). T—2:29.
Referees—Chris Rooney, Ghislain
Hebert. Linesmen—Brian Murphy,
Tony Sericolo.
Canadiens 3,
Islanders 1
Montreal
0 2 1 — 3
N.Y. Islanders
1 0 0 — 1
First Period—1, N.Y. Islanders,
Okposo 8 (Tavares, Visnovsky),
12:04. Penalties—Plekanec, Mon
(hooking), 8:51; Hamonic, NYI (tripping), 13:58.
Second
Period—2,
Montreal,
Markov 5 (Subban), 6:10. 3,
Montreal, Gallagher 10 (Gonchar,
Galchenyuk), 11:27. Penalties—
Sekac, Mon (tripping), 16:03.
Third
Period—4,
Montreal,
Desharnais 5 (Eller, Parenteau),
18:49. Penalties—Visnovsky, NYI
(holding), 11:14; Prust, Mon (roughing), 19:17; Clutterbuck, NYI (roughing, cross-checking), 19:17.
Shots on Goal—Montreal 3-9-9—21.
N.Y. Islanders 14-9-15—38.
Power-play opportunities—Montreal
0 of 2; N.Y. Islanders 0 of 2.
Goalies—Montreal, Price 19-9-1 (38
shots-37 saves). N.Y. Islanders,
Johnson 5-5-0 (21-18).
A—16,170 (16,170). T—2:25.
Referees—Francis Charron, Justin
St. Pierre. Linesmen—Derek Amell,
Jean Morin.
TRANSACTIONS
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Signed
F Malcolm Thomas. Released F
Ronny Turiaf.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Released
RB Ben Tate.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS —
Released DB Daxton Swanson from
the practice squad. Signed DL
Cameron Henderson to the practice
squad.
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LOCAL ROUNDUP
Frontcourt powers
Cougars past OESJ
Trevor Junquera/Recorder staff
Fort Plain’s Aiden Van Loan (5) bumps into Northville’s Wolfgang Reinke (10) as he goes up for a
layup during Tuesday’s game in Fort Plain. Also pictured is Northville’s Will Wilson.
ST. JOHNSVILLE — The
Canajoharie boys basketball
team’s dynamic post duo of Josh
Gonzalez and Mike Hartlieb led
the way Tuesday night as the
Cougars forced their way into a
four-way tie atop the Western
Athletic Conference North
Division with a 57-52 win over
Oppenheim-Ephratah-St.
Johnsville.
Gonzalez scored 18 points and
Hartlieb chipped in 16 points for
Canajoharie (3-3, 2-1 WAC
North). Jace Fox added nine
points and Colin Davis scored
eight for the Cougars, who won
without making a 3-point basket
while also going 9-of-20 at the
free throw line.
Johnny Vicciarelli scored a
game-high 20 points and Dylan
Klock scored 15 points for OESJ
(3-3, 2-1), but the Wolves were
just 5-of-16 from the charity
stripe and no other Wolves player
scored more than four points.
Four
teams
—
OESJ,
Canajoharie, Northville and
Saratoga Central Catholic — are
vying for the top spot in the
WAC North with each team having suffered only one division
loss.
Trevor Junquera/Recorder staff
OESJ’s AJ Hayes passes the ball
during Tuesday’s game against
Canajoharie in St. Johnsville.
Saratoga Catholic 67,
Mayfield 58
Evan Pescetti scored nearly half
his team’s points, scoring 33 to
lead the Saints past the Panthers.
Pescetti made 15 field goals —
all inside the 3-point arc — and
went 3-of-5 at the free throw line
for the Saints.
Please see ROUNDUP,
Page 22
Comeback kids
Second-half surge lifts ’Toppers to win
By ADAM SHINDER
@RecorderShinder
Trevor Junquera/Recorder staff
Fort Plain’s Ryan DeLaurie (3) takes a shot in
between Northville’s Wolfgang Reinke (10) and
Dan Ryan (55) during Tuesday’s game in Fort Plain.
FORT PLAIN — For the Fort Plain Hilltoppers,
balance is everything. By the time the first quarter
is up, all 11 boys basketball players on coach Casey
Russom’s roster will usually have seen the floor.
“That’s the M.O. of our team. We have 11 good
players, and we have a rotation where we can play
just about everybody,” Russom said. “We go with
the platoon system in the first quarter, just to see
who’s hot, because we don’t know sometimes.”
“We’re a real balanced team,” added swingman
Jon Calbet. “Everybody can score. It helps a lot
with our offense. That’s why we can score so many
points a game — we don’t rely on one person.”
Tuesday night, plenty of Hilltoppers found their hot
hands — and at just the right moments. Down nine
points to the Northville Falcons early in the third
quarter, Fort Plain tightened the gap before taking the
lead in the fourth quarter as seven players scored
between seven and 14 points in a wildly entertaining
72-60 Western Athletic Conference North Division
victory.
“We showed a lot of guts in the second half.
Especially the fourth quarter,” Russom said. “They
stepped up and they finally started to defend a little
bit, they made some big shots and we got a lot of
stops in the second half.”
Please see TOPPERS,
Page 22
Trevor Junquera/Recorder staff
Canajoharie’s Robert Clouthier (24) puts up a shot over OESJ’s
AJ Hayes during Tuesday’s game in St. Johnsville. Also pictured
is OESJ’s Johnny Vicciarelli (10).

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