GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland YMCA offers swimming lessons for those six months old and older. The fall swimming program runs from Sept. 7 to Oct. 25.

Daskalakis was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, a felony, under Leandra’s Law, named for Leandra Rosado, an 11-year-old who was killed in 2009 when her friend’s mother flipped her car while driving drunk.

“If Joe was able, he would be doing this, and we just want to honor him,” said Stewart, who is part of a committee of friends of Merli’s organizing the event.

GUILDERLAND — Dennis Magilton, a principal at Sommers & Magilton Tax and Business Service in Guilderland earned the Fellow designation from the National Association of Enrolled Agents for completing the three levels of the National Tax Practice Institute.

_{Simon Litten, retired research scientist, Department of Environmental Conservation, Altamont}

_{Gail Severson Cowan Wariner, Park City, Utah}

To the Editor:

Wow! Let us just start out by saying one big wow. We, the Helderberg American Legion Riders Post 977 in Altamont, held our third annual Poker Run this past Saturday to raise money to support area veterans programs, and the event was a tremendous success thanks to all of those involved.           

_{John A. Meineker, Summerfield, Florida}

_{Mary E. Toscano, Guilderland}