A farm on Pleasant Valley Road has drawn its residents in by different paths.

ALTAMONT — The simple phrases uttered to family and friends who do motocross summed up James Pearce’s nature:

“He always had a smile,” his father, Stephen Pearce, said. “He was always, ‘lighten up and let’s go.’”

WESTERLO — Daniel P. Brate Sr., a generous and enterprising man who loved his family and friends, died on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015 at Community Hospice in St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany. He was 92.

“He still had opinions and comments right down to the very end,” said his daughter, Regine Brate.

RENSSELAERVILLE — Bryanna Lee Tanner from Rensselaerville was 13 years old when, her family wrote in a tribute, “she entered eternal rest” on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015 at Albany Medical Center. She was born on Nov. 22, 2001.

_{Pat Lightbody, publicist, Ladies’ Auxiliary, Knox Volunteer Fire Company}

_{Gary and Pam Kleppel, Knox}

In its 200th year, the town of Westerlo is celebrating with its sister city in Belgium and delving into its history.