The Woerner Report

Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner is a member of our club, and this morning gave us one of her regular updates on state budget negotiations and other goings-on at the Capitol.
Darren O'Connor, the Malta supervisor, was relieved to learn that cuts proposed by the governor to the Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM)  program would not be enacted by the Legislature.
Carrie also talked about an ethics reform bill she is co-sponsoring, and improving the continuum of care in drug treatment. She noted the most common overdose deaths currently being recorded at Saratoga Hospital are not from opioids, but rather a combination of alcohol and benzodiazepines.

Pioneer Woman

Nancy Sausville was expertly interviewed by Bob Bonney at Thursday's meeting. While Nancy, like her husband Paul, is a longtime member of our club, her history as a Rotarian precedes its founding. Nancy, who then worked for the American Red Cross, along with two friends became the first three female members of the Ballston Spa Rotary Club.
 Nancy said she is grateful that all three of her and Paul's children live nearby.
Speaking of Ballston Spa, we'll be holding our next pancake breakfast there (because our usual site remains under construction) on May 4 (a Saturday). That's thanks to a generous offer from Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 358, at 68 E. North St. We will be partnering with Leatherstocking Honor Flight, which will share in the proceeds.
And we have a couple of events on tap with the Ballston Spa Rotary Club: an April 27 street cleanup, and a tentative plan for a public meeting on opioid addiction this fall.

The Guv

Rotary District 7190 Governor Tammy Heckenberg was our speaker on Thursday.
She reminded us about this year's Rotary theme of "Be the Inspiration," and her own personal "Attitude of Gratitude" which she is urging clubs to adopt, toward, for example, our family members.
As a nurse for more than 30 years, she is also asking clubs to consider doing an "elder project," as well as contributing to the Rotary Foundation and other connected worthy causes, and increasing membership.
At the previous week's board and business meetings, we heard about discussions of potential joint projects with the Ballston Spa Rotary Club, including an April 27 cleanup. (And we donated $50 to the Ballston Spa School District after-prom party.)