Troy Record, The (Newspaper) - August 1, 1977, Troy, New York The Times August 1977 I r Jfr w d V V ITS ALL IN THE FOLLOW Darlene of Old Post Castleton completes a successful volley on the tennis courts at Maple Hill The Schodack recreation program offers tennis games on the schools Photo by C McKeen Tennis everyone GOTCHA Bernie of Maple Hill many Schodack children participating in the town gives the tennis ball a healthy whack on summer recreation Photo by f the Maple Hill School Bernie is iust one of McKeen young people tball or play in summer there one of the L has it and ion is take 1 Is at have 200 of Jean King iren quietly Were strong and we get the 1ogram is ran without nominal fee for weekly it forces us to get out of the house there would be something to She added that all three of her children are involved in the program and her 14yearold daughter plays the saxophone in the community As a former member of the Schodack Narcotics Guidance she said that activities are very important for young Its a change from said Steven Bridenbeck of 34 Campbell as he chatted near the tennis Kids whod have nothing better to do than to sit home go over to one of the program centers at Maple Hill High School or South or East They play or just sit and talk Resting off the court from the tennis Linda Roe of 1339 Maple Hill Road commented It has helped my Activities are spread throughout the town so the most people can take advantage of said The five playgrounds are open in the afternoon because most of the other activities are in the morning or he The Castleton one is open all One of the highlights of the town program is the block which attracts 200 to 250 young people he Held at the Maple Hill Elementary local bands are hired for the In a Saturday recreation program of wrestling and weight training is offered at nearly all the towns Its a good deal for the said The town spends about for the But the total package costs about McCabe receives funding for the program from state and county departments of The town has been very good at accepting the programs and theyre well received by the he I think Schodack has a lot to said Snow after a tennis Its keeping us Hoosick Falls center Opens new space Hoosick Falls FALLS The opening of new office space Hoosick Falls regional services center on Church Street was announced today by William J Rensselaer County Ex Regional center has become so widely used by the citizens of Northern Rensselaer County that the existing space was not Murphy additional floor space provides county departments of government an opportunity to better accomodate the persons who are served weekly in the Four new offices and a general assembly room have been developed from space on the rear ground floor covering approximately 36 by 28 square The space will be occupied by the departments of social ser mental health and motor freeing the first level of the facility for the departments of health and Access to the new service area ran be gained from both Church and Elm Thrift shop schedules sale schedules Old Home Day THRIFT SHOP PLANS CLEARANCE SALE The Thrift sponsored by Marks Episcopal Church is open every Wednesday in the church annex from 10 to 5 During the month of the Thrift Shop will hold a special clearance sale of its which includes good used clothing and household ar among other KIWANIS TO HEAR TELEPHONE PUBLIC SPEAKER Emil well known public speaker of the New York Telephone will be the Hoosick Falls His Beaumont 34 River Street Fells 12090 Phone 68W503 guest speaker at the Tuesday luncheon meeting of the Hoosick Falls Kiwanis He will tell about the disastrous New York City fire that disrupted telephone service a few years and the companys Herculean effort to restore the The meeting will be held in the Baptist Memorial WEIGHT LIFTING PROGRAM Weight lifting will be interested per sons at the Hoosick Falls Central School elementary gym starting The program will run on Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 to 11 and again from 7 to 9 The program is open to anyone and all participants must bring their own PHOTOGRAPHY SCHEDULED Dorrell SHOW Harrison of East Hoosick will display his color photography of outdoor scenes in the Hoosick Falls area at the Church Street office of Beneficial for the next two IMPORTANT MEETING OF ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE TONIGHT The committee for the 150th Anniversary Celebration of Hoosick Fails will hold an important meeting to day at in the village clerks of fice on Main All committee members connected with the celebra tion plans are asked to be Washington is planning an Old Home Day using the unusual state Shushan Covered Bridge Museum to give old timers an oppor to renew ties with their former Shushan Covered Bridge Associa tion owner of the bridge that was bypassed by a steel is sponsoring thre Every organization in Shushan is participating in the parade of antique a house and a barbeque are added the final big night of the begin at 1 on Old Home Day with the opening of the covered bridge museum and the start of the house The parade is scheduled for and the barbeque at 5 when the museum and the house tour are The on its third and final reopens at 7 The Home Bureau has put together a which will be awarded at the Twelve pictures of Shushan landmarks are embroidered and mounted between squares of calico to form a handsome A special brochure has been prepared as a keepsake of Shushan Old Home Dav Food stamps HOOSICK of the Hoosick Falls area may apply and recertify for food stamps every second Tuesday of each month at the Senior Citizens Center on Church Street from to beginning Verification of the following must be submitted residence in Rensselaer income for the last four for current shelter expenses and ongoing medical Three proposals on planners agenda NEWTONVILLE The Town of Colonie Planning Board will be presented with three proposed plans for construction within the town at Tuesdays meeting at The United Parcel Service of Avis Latham will approach the board to explore what potential it has for ex pansion in planning department coordinator William Brizzell Colonie which has purchas ed land on Kings in the Pme Bush Driver charged COLONIE John of 1601 Tibbits was arrested and charged with driving while intox Colonie police Released on his own Livingston will appear in town court will present plans for construction of offices and a storage warehouse Anderson Development vill sub mil plans for the proposed construction of a one story building at 108 Wolf Road for retail Brizzell will present a set of preliminary maps of the potentially designated flood zones in the The areas to be included are and Woman arrested COLONIE Karen of II Green was arrested and charged with driving while intox Colonie police Released on her own she will appear in town court on Mon Shaker Creeks and all areas along the Mohawk and Hudson According to a represen from the Federal Insurance Ad ministration will conduct an infor meeting with the planning board on 16 Tuesdays meeting will be held in the small hearing room in Memorial Town Hall Bond issue hearing set on grain elevator ALBANY A public hearing on the issuance of bonds for renovations to the grain elevator at the Port of Albany will be held today at preceding the meeting of the Albany Common The hearing is required before the city can authorize the Albany Port Com mission to authorize the bond Longshoremen at the port staged a brief work stoppage in June to gain public support for money to repair the grain which is in disrepair and in danger of being shut The longshoremen said many jobs would be lost if money was not authorized for