An issue with support beams in the gym of the former Clarksville Elementary School — now used by the Albany County Sheriff’s Office — has slowed the sale of the building, but the sheriff’s office still expects the sale to go through.

VOORHEESVILLE —  David Keim Teuten — a family man and community leader — died on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018.

“David was a protector of the bullied, cheerleader of us all, and wise sage to those who listened,” his family wrote in a tribute. “He could be stubborn and cantankerous and we will cherish our memories of him.

Sydney Worthley is making the rounds on the summer festival-circuit, on Aug. 18, she plays the Hope Rocks Festival, in Saugerties.

NEW SCOTLAND — The First United Methodist Church of Voorheesville at 68 Maple Ave. is holding a vacation Bible school from Aug. 12 to 14, from 5:15 to 7:30 p.m. The school’s theme this year is “Rolling River Rampage.”

The Voorheesville Central School District, after a forum on Tuesday where the audience wasn’t much larger than the district’s safety committee, continues to try to gauge community thought on hiring a sheriff’s deputy to be stationed in the schools come fall.

Faiza Salman, a native of Pakistan, was just 19 when she came to America; her father had arranged for her to marry a fellow Pakistani who had been state-side for over a decade. She experienced culture shock, but not how you’d think.

“We feel that music is a very powerful tool for evangelization; that sometimes music can move and stir the soul in directions that, maybe, something else hasn’t,” said Peggy McQuade, the pastoral associate for hospitality at Saint Matthew’s Church in Voorheesville.