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OUR CENTENNIAL YEAR
Serving the Towns of
Guilderland, New Scotland, Bethlehem, Berne, Kno*
Including Altamont, VoomeewMe, Weafcnere, GuSderkmd Center, Stngerkmds,
Number 10
Thursday, September 29, 1983
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25 Cents
It's Apple
Festival Time
By ROSEMARY CARUSO
The long-awaited weekend has
arrived, the big tent has gone up in
the park, and all activities are
about to begin for which we hope
will be the biggest and best
Altamont Apple Harvest Festival
weekend.
The weekend activities begin
Thursday evening with a giant
antique auction in the Flower
Building on the Altamont Fairgrounds. Well-known Doug Cater
will be the auctioneer. Merchan-.
dise can be previewed from 5 to
6:30 p.m. with the auction beginning at 6:30. Jim Tyson is the
chairman.
Activities under the big top open
at 9 a.m., Friday, Sept 30. Judy
Freeman is in charge of the arts
and crafts exhibit. Judging of the
largest, snost original and scariest
pumpkins will take place at the
Altamont Elementary School at, 11
a.m. Jim Tyson and Bob Freeman
are in charge of this activity. The
tenfcactivities will close down at 8
p.m.
SATURDAY
On Saturday, the arts and crafts
booths will open at 9 a.m. Also
featured in the park will be an
antique flea market. It is anticipated that the flea market will be
so large that it will spill over into
the Altamont Fairgrounds. Chuck
Mealy is in charge of this event.
Under the direction of Agnes
Armstrong, entertainment will be
continuous in the village park
Saturday afternoon. Special attractions will include four Chuck E
Cheese characters, Stewart's Ice
Cream Eating Bear, and Freddy
Freihofer.
Away from the village, but still a
part of the festival activities, a
tennis tournament will be held.
Senior Citizens
Plan Bake Sale
At Apple Fest
The Altamont Senior Citizens
organization will hold its annual
bake sale during the Altamont
Apple Festival, this Saturday, Oct.
1, in the big tent at the village park.
Proceeds will defray expenses
for the seniors' annual volunteer
recognition dinner which will be
held on Oct. 22. Recognized will be
those volunteers who assist the
seniors every Tuesday by preparing lunches, helping seniors in
wheelchairs on group trips, driving
school buses for short trips, and
performing other services.
Kiwanis Slates
Baking Contest
At Village Park
Helderberg Kiwanis Club will
hold an apple pie-baking contest in
conjunction with the Apple Harvest
Festival. The contest is open to
men and women this year. Judging
will take place at 1 p.m. First prize
is a $50 Savings Bond. Also pony
rides will be available and giant
coloring books will be for sale.
Matches will take place at Guilderland High School. The gals in
charge of this event are Mary
Hughes, Marty Sheeley and Lynn
Strnad.
The annual pie-baking contest
will take place in the village park
at 1 p.m. Saturday. The children's
pie eating contest will take place in
the park at 2 p.m. Freihofer's has
donated the pies. Judy Freeman is
chairperson.
At 10 a.m. the Wheels for Life
bike-a-thon for St. Jude's Hospital
will take place on the Altamont
Fairgrounds (rain date will be
Sunday at 12 noon — but let's
pretend that word was never
used).
Bill Buchanan is in charge of the
hole-in-one contest which will take
place in the infield at the
Fairgrounds. All of you golfers and
Allamnnl ttntcrprist.' — Bob Hagyard'
non-golfers are invited to particiNORTH BETHLEHEM FIRE DEPARTMENT officers, representing the host department at last week's
pate. This activity will take place
Albany County Volunteer Firemen's Association convention, march in Saturday's dress parade from
late morning.
Schi^lhouse
Road. Trumpet andflowerbouquet carried by Joseph M.Fahd, Jr.,firechief, memorializes
SUNDAY
deceased department members. The North Bethlehem firefighters, who cover portions of three towns,
On Sunday, there will ne an_
celebrate their 35th anniversary this year.
ecumenical service in the village
park at 12:30 p.m. All are invited to
attend. The booths in the park will
open following the service. Both
the arts and crafts and the flea
market will be open until 5 p.m.
Albany County volunteer firein most civil offices and all munity" at their 90th anniversary
Highlighting the Sunday activi- fighters gathered last week for served
positions. From 1S47 to 1958 he banquet.
ties will be the festival parade. their association's annual conven- line
as Altamont fire chief, the
Also recognized during the fourParticipants are asked to line-up at tion at North Bethlehem. Besides served
longest
tenure
in
department
day
event was Henry Fliegel, septhe Altamont Fairgrounds at 1:15 two parades, a carnival and
tuagenarian founder of the host
p.m. The marchers will step-out at evening business sessions, they history.
He continues to answer over 90 North Bethlehem Fire Department
2. Ben Crupe is chairperson.
paused to honor two lingtime percent of fire calls, usually on the in 1948. Mr. Fliegel, NBFD's first
Following the parade there will firemen who for decades have been
engine out as driver-pump chief, acted as grand marshal for
be a 50/50 drawing in the park. Also mainstays of volunteer fire depart- first
the 44-unit dress parade that
many prizes and awards will be ments at opposite ends of the Town operator.
concluded the annual event.
presented. Ruth Walk is in charge of Guilderland.
Mr. Armstrong is now in his 23rd
Dress Parade
of the 50/50.
John Armstrong of Brandle year as village fire commissioner
Liz Smith of Chatham (Columbia
And down on Mill St. at the Road, Altamont, was chosen Vol- and member of the Village Board Co;)
served as chairman of the
V.F.W. Boyd Hilton Post, the unteer Firefighter of the Year for of Trustees. Last year, Altamont three-judge
that selected
V.F.W. ladies auxiliary will serve 1983 Thursday night. An AFD firemen presented him a plaque in prizewinners panel
at
the
dress parade.
a delicious smorgasbord. General member the past 48 years—more recognition of his "support, dedichairperson is Ginny Albright who than half the time the department cation and outstanding contribu- Marchers proceeded up Schoolwill be assisted by Nellie Roberts. has been in existence—he has tions to the department and com(Continued on Page 3)
The gals will be serving from 3 to 6
p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults; $4
for senior citizens, age 60 and over;
and $2.50 for children under 12.
Such delicacies as Swedish meatballs, chicken wings, sausage,
Rallies and "Freeze walks" for a by the same route.
give a few remarks and a student
peppers and onions, and ziti are mutual, verifiable nuclear weapWalkers seek sponsors, at $1 to will recite a. composition on the
only a few of the wonderful foods ons freeze will take place Saturday $10, to raise funds for the Upper subject. A letter written by
that will be available to tempt your morning in Guilderland and Voor- Hudson Nuclear Weapons Freeze Erastus Corning 2nd, late Albany
palateheesville.
Campaign. Walkers, sponsors and mayor, a year before his death will
Much time and effort have gone
The walks are two among many others willing to recruit sponsors also be read. '
into the planning of the 1983 Apple planned throughout the U.S. that should sign up with or phone
Walkers will leave the park on a
Festival. With the cooperation of day. Local events are sponsored by Gordon Cannon of Guilderland
the weather and a good receptive the Upper Hudson Nuclear Weap- . Center (861-7467) or William Row- six-mile route winding through the
Salem Hills subdivision and cencrowd, the festival can be nothing ons Freeze Campaign.
ley of Altamont (861-6632).
tral village, then east through the
but a success.
Voorheesvitle
Altamont-Guilderland
Join us at the festival —
Voorheesville walkers will gath- Scotch Pine subdivision and back
Altamont-Guilderland advocates
Thursday, Sept. 29 for the auction; • of a freeze will gather at the er about 9:30 at Hotaling-Ever- to the park.
Friday, Sept. 30 for arts and crafts Guilderland Performing Arts Cen- green Park at the Route 85A-VoorA door prize donated by local
in the park; Saturday, Oct. 1 for ter stage, Walters-Tawasentha heesville Ave. intersection.
merchants will be drawn at the
arts and crafts, antique flea Park, at 9 a.m. for a rally at 9:30.
There, Herb Reilly, village park and a 10-speed bicycle will go
market, entertainment, St. Jude's The walk will commence at 10.
resident and New Scotland town to the walker with the most pledges
bike-a-thon, and hole in one, and
They will walk along Route 146 councilman and original backer of from sponsors, according to Jan
Sunday, Oct. 2 for the ecumenical to Route 20 and then to the Twenty the town resolution calling, for an Weitzman, coordinator of the Voorservicer arts and crafts, flea Mall shopping center, and return end to the nuclear arms race, will heesville effort.
market, parade, park festivities
and smorgasbord. Fun for all!
Members of the- 1983 Apple
Festival committees have been
Bob and Judy Freeman, Jim and
Live music will entertain Alta- originally scheduled for that time Sunday and sign off at 2 when the
Gail Tyson, Ann and Gil DeLucia, mont Apple Festival-goers through slot. Amarenth, a quartet featuring Apple Festival parade is scheduled
Jim and Rosemary Caruso, Tim the weekend.
'40s and '50s tunes, will hold forth to start. At 4 The Plague, a
Coen, Ann Patnode, Ruth Walk,
from 1:45 to 4, followed by pop-rock quartet, will take the
Chuck Mealy, Bill Buchanan,
At the gazebo Saturday, folk- folksinger Penny Conklin from 4 to stage to close the festival.
George Pratt, Jim Bruce, Stan singer Bob Dow will perform from 5:15.
Don Zeh will be featured at the
Roberts, Agnes Armstrong and 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., replacing
Fairgrounds through Saturday
Ben Crupe.
Flourescent Smoke, the rock band
Amarenth will return at noon afternoon.
County Volunteer Firefighters Convene
Two Nuclear Freeze Rallies This Saturday
Musical Entertainment This Weekend At Village Gazebo