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Tripp promoted

NEW SCOTLAND — Colleen Tripp from Voorheesville, a member of the New York Air National Guard, was promoted to the rank of senior master sergeant on July 29

She is assigned to the 174th Attack Wing.

Air National Guard promotions are based on overall performance, attitude, leadership ability, and development potential.

Albany Area Chess Club returns to play

ALBANY COUNTY — After a lengthy hiatus, due to the pandemic, the Albany Area Chess Club is returning to its regular activities.

The club meets at 6 British American Blvd. in Latham, near the airport, every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

Elliott House Thrift Shop sells Christmas goods

The Elliott House Thrift Shop on Route 81 in Norton Hill will remain open until Saturday, Dec. 4, at noon. Christmas items have been added and more items will be added daily.

Troop 50 celebrates six new Eagle Scouts

by Sam Dikeman

GUILDERLAND — In a year in which it was difficult to find things to celebrate, Scout Troop 50 from St. Madeleine Sophie Parish in Guilderland was able to find a bright spot. In fact, we were able to find six bright spots in 2021 as we had six of our scouts obtain the rank of Eagle Scout this year.

Catherine Annette Chauvot

Chauvot trumpets Navy

Petty Officer 2nd Class Catherine Annette Chauvot, a sailor with family in Berne, joined the Navy over 12 years ago and now serves as a musician.

David's Trail keeps alive memory of a resilient young man

“David loved the outdoors,” said his father, Harold Iselin, speaking on Saturday at the dedication of a trail named in honor of his son, David Iselin. It’s the first trail on the 175-acre Bender Melon Farm Preserve in New Scotland.

Photo: Senior Bus Gets Paint by Good Samaritan

Eric Vandenburgh owns a body shop and volunteered to refurbish the vehicle.

Photos: Laurels for Athletes Whose Legacies Last

A Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held at Berne-Knox-Westerlo High School in Berne.

Photos: Life is a Cycle

Voorheesville Family Bicycling Day was held on a showery Sunday afternoon.

Photo: Helderhenge

Tim Albright has used massive slabs of Helderberg limestone, each buried three feet deep, to form Helderhenge — a circle of stones on the two-acre New Scotland property where he lives with his wife, Susan, in a treasure-filled restored schoolhouse. He also displays antique tractors like sculptures on his property, and the mystical circle, with stones placed to mark the equinox, is centered by a fire pit made of a tractor rim. Having grown up at the foot of the Helderbergs, Albright is deeply knowledgeable about local history and in his youth designed the New Scotland town seal.

Photo: Voorheesville's Blessing of the Pets

Quincie Yamin, the new pastor at the First United Methodist Church of Voorheesville, blesses a dog on Sunday during a pet-blessing ceremony. She graduated this spring from Duke University with a Master of Divinity degree and is married to the church's associate pastor, Mat Yamin. They live in the parsonage next to the church on Maple Avenue in the village.