Father Peter Young said his moral guide in life is the Beatitudes, written in the Bible as teachings from Jesus. “It is a struggle between following the Beatitudes and following state regulations,” he said.

GUILDERLAND – The Guilderland Teacher’s Association will be having its annual Springfest honoring the following retiring members: Betty Ahern, Susan Anderson, Kristine Culotti, Linda Dagostino, Pamela Durocher, Davia Dymond, Deb Escobar, Mary Pat Googas, Maryellen Evertsen, Jo-Ann Gejay, Sandra Grant, Stephen Hadden, and Debra Hoffman.

GUILDERLAND – SOS: To our wonderful supportive community, please check your closets, garages, attics, cellars, outbuildings, or in buildings for any new items that you have stashed away. We are looking for these unused “presents” for a re-gifting fund-raiser.

GUILDERLAND — Anthony and Lauretta Whitbeck of Guilderland announce the engagement, which took place on March 1, 2013, of their daughter, Toni Marie Whitbeck, to Seth. J. Canetto, son of Jay Canetto of Loudonville and Lisa Cowan of Altamont.

St. John’s Lutheran Church at 140 Maple Ave., in Altamont has the following schedule for Sunday, March 23: 

— 8:30 a.m. there will be an informal worship including modern and ethnic hymns plus a discussion of the format for the sermon; and

In 1945 Vaughn Monroe recorded, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!  It is a song written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne and it was written in Hollywood, Calif. during one of the hottest days on record.  It became a popular hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard music chart the following year.

For two years, Rachael Degnan has been one of the best swimmers in the North Eastern Athletic Conference.

A Guilderland senior told her school board — with some members who no longer want to support Tech Valley High — that school brought her out of her shell, preparing her for life's challenges.

With three seats at play in the Guilderland School Board elections, only three petitions have been taken, two  by incumbents; candidates' petitions are due back on April 21.