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The Altamont Enterprise - Thursday March 16, 2006 The Enterprise — Saranac Hale Spencer Cutting a cake to celebrate winning $5 million, Louis Sgambellone ofGuilderlandgets some help from Nancy Palumbo, director of the New York State Lottery Lucky at Lottery Guilderland man wins $5M Saranac Hale Spencer GUILDERLAND — Luck changes., Louis Sgambellone was hit by a delivery truck outside of a Stewart's shop 25 years ago, when he was 12, and yesterday he was awarded $5 million from the New York Lottery as the payout from a ticket he bought at that very same shop. Sgambellone, a Guilderland resident who works as a partner and manager at Mad Dog Re- cording Studios, bought the ticket at the Stewart's at 1827 Western Ave. in Westmere. \He's an everyday customer,\ Dave Martin, who works at the store, told The Enterprise on Wednesday. \It's great to see something nice happen to him.\ It's also been nice for the shop, Martin said: \Sales have gone up.\ And there was a special perk for one of the clerks. \I gave my truck to the girl who sold me the ticket,\ said Sgambellone at a press confer- ence held by the State Lottery to present his winnings. \I wanted to share my fortune, so I gave her my '05 Dakota.\ Brenda Matthews, the clerk who sold the ticket, was at the event and said of the gift, \It's bigger than any tip I've gotten.\ This isn't the fist lottery win for Sgambellone. He also won $10,000 in the Cashword Instant game and $2,500 in another Win For Life game. His latest win will bring him $5,000 a week for life, which could well exceed the $5 million minimum, in the Set For Life scratch-off game. Sgambellone doesn't plan any major lifestyle changes with his winnings. He said he might move to a bigger apartment, visit family in California — and he'll keep playing the Lottery. \I got some in my pocket,\ said Sgambellone of tickets he has bought since his last win. At gala Casey and Lopez honored NEW SCOTLAND — Clifford Casey and John Lopez have been named the 2006 honorees of the 2006 Gala Auction, to be held May 20 at the Albany Country Club. The annual event, sponsored by the Voorheesville Community and School Foundation, was set up to salute one key member of the community. This year, ex- plained Nancy Rucks, chair of „the foundation, there were two highly deserving. Lopez, who taught at Voor- heesville until last year, was best known for producing spectacu- lar productions, includes Les Miserables and Beauty and the Beast. Dr. Casey, who served the village and the school from the 1950's to last year, retired and still lives in Voorheesville. Aside from doing annual physicals for high school sports teams, he shares an interest in music with Lopez. Casey plays both the clarinet and the baritone saxo- phone. Both men will be guests of honor at the May 20 event to be held at the Albany Country Club. Featured during the evening will be a live auction and dancing to a live band. Mike Snyder chairs the gala's auction. Last year, the live and silent auction helped the event net a profit of over $20,000. Money raised last year was used to set up an art display in the new high school performing arts center; to create an elementary- school faculty library; to make a school flag; and to restore the Meneelx Bell, the original bell that rang in what is now the elementary school. To reserve a seat a t the dinner, contact Peggy McKenna at 765- 3452. Seating is limited and reservations are required for the $100-a-plate event. Will seniors live By Matt Cook BERNE — A senior-liousing. 'project in the Hilljipwhs, long wanted by aging resiclenis, has come one step closer to reality. It has a location Developer Jeff Thomas has purchased an option off 14 acres near the hamlet' of Berne, on Canaday Hill Road, next to the town park and across the street from the fire station. . \It's an ideal site,\ Thomas said. \It's a natural extension of the hamlet.\ Thomas said he's waiting for the completion of a n engineering study to determine whether the site will accommodate his pro- ject. Because it's so close to the hamlet, the new senior complex could be attached to the Berne sewer system, still under devel- opment, Thomas said. \We're looking into that,\ he said. The western side of the Berne hamlet has become a hot spot for growth in the past few weeks. In addition to the senior complex, the town announced late last month that the park will be the new site for the Berne Library, which currently shares space at the town hall. The town is also working on a new bathroom fa- - cility in the park. The park itself may be ex- panded using grant money, Berne Supervisor Kevin Crosier told The Enterprise last week. A group of Hilltowners, led by Linda Carman and Michael Vin- cent, have been trying to get senior housing in the area for over five years. Currently, they say, there's no place for seniors to live if they want to stay on the Hill but give up the hassle and expense of owning a house. About a year-and-a-half ago, Carman contacted Thomas after, reading about his proposed sen- ior housing project just outside of Altamont in The Enterprise. Thomas agreed to do a project in the Hilltowns and has been looking for land ever since. The Canaday Road site was the only one he found that was near a hamlet and available, Thomas said. \It's probably as good as we're going to get, because we've got access to the sewer district,\ Vincent said. The Berne Town Board voted recently, after years of study and debate, to create the sewer dis- trict. Construction has yet to be- gin. Thomas has formed a focus group of seniors to advise him on the project. Carman said the group is \very excited\ about the location. \We went around town looking for places. This was probably number two on our list,\ Carman said. \Number one wasn't avail- able.\ Both Carman and Vincent said they're glad that the project is finally moving forward after so many years of effort. \I just hope that this works out and my seniors can get where they want to be, and this is where they want to be,\ Car- man said. Thomas wouldn't speculate on how large his Hilltown project will be or what it will look like.' The engineering study conies first, he said. 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