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.»rr->-f-•ww'i^'wit DONfirret bUUXRLAND PUBLIC LtifWfr c&«. DO NOTCLIP ANYTHING from newspapers. This is defacing library property, and anyone found doing this will be held responsible for the cost of the items defaced ..M..V.S. Albany County's Independent Newspaper For 121 Years Number 31 • Thursday, February 23, 2006 R V The Enterprise — Melissa Hale-Spencer Magnetic dancers: This young woman in a cap and this young man sporting a Stetson were able to draw a crowd of kids to dance with them during festivities celebrating diversity Friday at Farnsworth Middle School. More inside. Students dance, feast, drum, share heritage By Melissa Hale-Spencer GUILDERLAND — The sound of African drum beats rumbled down the hall of Seneca House Friday morning. The walls were covered with colorful flags of different countries. Long tables were laden with foods, made in Guilderland kitchens from reci- pes that came from around the world. \E Pluribus Unum\ said let- ters permanently stenciled on the wall: \Out of many, one.\ Seneca House is the newest of four schools within Farnsworth Middle School, each with a Na- tive American name. The new house was built as part of a $20 million expansion and. renova- tion project, opening this fall. On Friday, the day before win- ter break, students celebrated their diversity in an event that the house principal, Amy Tubbs, said may become an annual af- fair. Each student made a flag that represented his or her family's country of origin. Each also brought in food native to that country. \I didn't realize how far back some kids have to go to find their heritage,\ said Tubbs. \They're learning about history and cul- ture and where their families came from.\ She went on, \It's good for kids to talk to their parents and ask, 'Where did Grandma come from?'\ The \Diversity Celebra- tion,\ she said, has inspired family conversations that other- wise might not have taken place. In addition to students' dis- covering more about their own heritage, Tubbs said, the event is a way to learn about and re- spect others' traditions and cul- tures. \Guilderland is becoming a more diverse community,\ said Tubbs of the largely white, mid- dle-class suburban town. \Kids need to share the richness of it.\ She, tyent on, \Especially at the \ipld&Ie-schbol level, kids (Continued on page 16) By Jarrett Carroll GUILDERLAND — Some small-business owners say they are fed up with what they call unjust and anti-business zoning laws in the town of Guilderland. At the same time, the supervisor says the law is needed to pre- serve the landscape and main- tain traffic safety. James Ryer, president of Techniconsults Corporation in Cosmos Plaza at 1800 Western Ave., says he has been threat- ened with citations and a court appearance over a small sand- wich-board sign in front of his computer store. In response to what he describes as an \on- slaught of threats and harass- ment,\ he has founded the Coali- tion for Guilderland Small Busi- nesses. The- group's goal is to \discuss some of the issues facing small business owners that affect their growth and profitability,\ and change the town's policies on the placement of temporary signs. \In general, the businesses along Western Avenue are.fed up,\ Ryer said about the town's strict zoning laws on business signs and other regulations. Supervisor Kenneth Runion said allowing businesses to put out small temporary signs would be the beginning of a slippery slope where businesses would compete with one another for visibility, and the signs would soon become larger and larger. He also expressed concerns about motorists slowing down to read the small signs and said that a slower traffic flow and possible accidents would be the result. \Just think what it would look like if every restaurant put out a lunch-special sign...It turns Western Avenue into a mess,\ Runion told The Enterprise. (Continued on Page 10) Battlefield doctor turns fear to heroism By Melissa Hale-Spencer Richard Jadick doesn't see himself as a hero. He doesn't even think of himself as espe- cially brave. And he's adamant in saying he wasn't acting for a political cause. He's a doctor who was saving lives — he was doing his job; that's all, he says. Jadick was awarded the Bronze Star last month. The \he- roic actions\ for which he is cited as a battalion surgeon in Iraq were \not for any political cause but because you're out there with your buddies,\ he said this week. The lieutenant commander, who grew up in Slingerlands, is cited for his work over 11 days — from Nov. 8 to 19, 2004 — with the First Marine Division. On Jan. 30, he received the Bronze Star with a combat \V\ for valor for his rescue and re- suscitation work during the bat- tle in Fallujah, considered the Marines' heaviest urban combat since 1968 in Vietnam's Hue City. Jadick, who is 40, credits his young corpsman and other offi- cers with the success of the op- eration that saw more than 90 combat casualties, and also treated Iraqi civilians. \Jadick provided advanced trauma life-saving care to com- bat casualties at the forward edge of the battle area,\ says the citation. \Organizing and im- plementing a concept that would push medical assistance as far forward as possible, he led a team of six corpsmen into the heart of Fallujah to ensure resus- citative medicine was immedi- ately available for all Marines in the battalion's battle space. \Once on deck, he assumed the duties of lead triage officer and accepted the most gravely wounded Marines, providing outstanding front-line care, di- rectly saving the lives of severely injured Marines and sailors. \He did this under arduous and extreme combat conditions while under fire and with great risk of injury from enemy com- batants.\ It is as rare for a doctor to be awarded a Bronze Star as it is to set up a field hospital in the midst of a battle; they are usually safely behind combat lines. \I figured the closer we were, the better chance we had of get- ting guys out,\ Jadick told The Enterprise , in a phone interview from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta where he remains on active duty while serving a four-year residency. (Continued on Page 12) .! ' 'si •1 Inside this week's edition starting on page.... Opinion I Page 21 News Special section Community Calendar Iftffl?! Classifieds \mE Sports l Pa g e22
