Crooked Lake group elected new officers and picnic plans
Bruce Ribley becomes president of the Crooked Lake Improvement Association with William Van Pelt as vice president Helen Barrett secretary Barbara Holser treasurer. A picnic at the Methodist Farm on Aug 18 starts 6 pm with games for children supper at 7 pm. Attendees should bring a covered dish and a fee is charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rooked Lake Association
Bruce Ribley
Crooked Lake Improvement Association
William van Pelt
Helen Barrett
Barbara Holser
Crooked Lake
Wallet theft at Macy's fitting rooms report
Patricia Carrison of 154 Delaware Ave Troy reports a wallet stolen at Macy's fitting rooms Tuesday night. It contained 100 dollars in cash and credit cards. A license plate was stolen from a car on Harrison Avenue Tuesday at 3 40 p m according to police reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonie
Patricia Carrison
Delaware Ave
Troy
Macy's Department Store
Rensselaer
Harrison Avenue
Hoosick Falls Hosts Battle of Bennington Bicentennial Observance
Hoosick Falls prepares a two day 200th anniversary reenactment at Walloomsac Battlefield Park featuring the Brigade of the American Revolution. BAR members will set up authentic 18th century camps and perform battlefield drills. Parking is arranged with shuttles, no park entry fee, food sold at parking lots, and state sponsored by Bicentennial commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walloomsac - Bennington Battlefield Park
Battle of
Bennington
Willow Park
Battlefield Park
Hoosick Falls
Wood Memorial Park
Canada
New York State
Bicentennial Commission
Rensselaer County
Weekend schedule for Brigade of the American Revolution event
The 200th Anniversary Bennington Battle commemorations at Bennington Battlefield Park Walloomsac feature an 18th century camp and crafts session at 10 a.m. Saturday followed by calls, Trooping the Colors, meals, music demonstrations and a Tactical Weapons Demonstration. Sunday includes divine worship and additional drills and a Feu de Joie retreat ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Bennington Battlefield Park
Walloomsac
N.C.O
Shaw completes Long Trail trek end to end
Sam Shaw of Hoosick Falls has finished the Long Trail, 265 miles from Williamstown to the Canadian border, as an at large member of the Green Mountain Club. He undertook the eight year project, hiking about 30 miles each summer with occasional help from his daughter Laurie and, for the final leg, 16 year old Tom Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Sam Shaw
River St
Tire
Green Mountain Club
Rutland
Shaw
The
Metropolitan
Surance Co
Williamstown
Mass
Vermont
Canadian
Laurie
Peace Corps
Tom Newton
Petersburg
Proposed room tax to get public hearing in the county
Saratoga County faces a new room occupancy tax after Gov. Carey signed enabling legislation. The tax would fund the Promotion and Tourism Committee with a $60,000 annual mix of county and federal money. A public hearing is set for Sept. 26, with draft law due by Sept. 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballston Spa
Saratoga County
Saratoga County Board of Supervisors
Hugh Carey
County Law and Finance Committee
Robert D'Andrea
Saratoga
Special Projects Committee
Dave Meager
Malta
Helicopter makes emergency landing near Saratoga track
A Nassau County man Marvin Middlemark of Old Westbury piloted a helicopter that took off from the Saratoga Racetrack and had to land in a field off Henning Road after transmitting problems at 6 33 p m. Both occupants escaped unharmed and no damage to the craft is known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Racetrack
Nassau County
Marvin Middlemark
Old Westbury
Middlemark
Henning Road
Board of Cooperative Education School
Driver Arrested After DWI Collision in Colonie
Stephen R. Bodo 18 of Watervliet was charged with driving while intoxicated and driving without an insurance card after losing control and sliding across a lawn at 124 Forts Ferry Road. He was released on $50 bail and to appear in town court this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonie
Stephen R. Bodo
14Th St
Watervliet
Forts Ferry Road
Bodo
Gil Porter To Guest Call Colonie Elks Square Dance
National dance caller Gil Porter will headline the Colonie Elks and Does Square Dance next Wednesday at 8 p.m. The event moves from Sunday to Wednesday and will be held at the Colonie Lodge of Elks on Elks Lane in Latham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonie
Latham
Latham Business and Professional
Gil Porter
Colonie Elks
Colonie Lodge of Elks
Elks Lane
Couple to wed at event at Bennington Battlefield Park
Delores Voss of Massachusetts and Roger Smith of New Jersey will marry at 4 p.m. during a Saturday program by the Brigade of the American Revolution at Bennington Battlefield Park in Walloomsac New York. Rev. N Gordon Luther will officiate in period costume. Public invited to witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Kingsbury
Walter Adams Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Post
Averill Park
Blanche Best
West Sand Lake
Hoosick Falls
Brigade of the American Revolution
Bennington Battlefield Park
Waltoomsac
Delores Voss
Roger Smith
Massachusetts
New Jersey
N. Gordon Luther
Hoosick Falls Baptist Church
Delores Ann Voss
Roger Welles Smith
New Jersey Regiment
Walloomsac
State of
New York
Stillwater traffic convictions listed
Judge Anthony Cavotta releases a list of traffic convictions from Stillwater Village Court. Several residents receive speeding fines from $5 to $40 including Robin A. Whitman and Michael J. Curtis. Others cited for unsafe passing, mufflers, and related infractions, with Dennis Foster released after jail time and referral to a clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Anthony Cavotta
Robin A. Whitman
Millington Road
Schenectady
Anthony J. Peluso
Saratoga Ave
Mechanicville
Jack K. Lavigne
John M. Harrington
River Road
Frederick R. Harwood
Hillside Colony
Raymond H. Morse
Alcove
N.Y
Michael J. Curtis
Eldred Clan elects officers for next year
Lillian Michie of Hoosick Falls was elected president of the Eldred Clan for 1978 at the 17th reunion of descendants of George Waren Eldred at Squaw Valley Potter Hill. There were 85 attendees. Officers for the next year include Jane Eldred vice president Kathy Bierwirth and Betty Yager secretaries Diana Grogan historian Barbara Eddy and others on the food committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Hill
Lillian Michie
Hoosick Falls
Eldred
George Waren Eldred
Squaw Valley
Michie
Catherine Bierwirth
Petersburg
Jane Eldred
Kimberly Foster
Karen Yager
Kathy Bierwirth
Jerry Foster
Jessie Hewitt
Diana Grogan
RD Johnsonville
Barbara Eddy
Betty Yager
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Mike Frekurat
Ann.Lee
Albany County
Pond
C.W. McKeen
Karen Rbseboom
Ann Lee Pond
Federal Public Works Program
van Huser Street
Mary Hill
Hoosick
Route 47
Walloomsae
BAR
Hathaway Drive In
Reynolds Tool & Die Co
Washington
King George
Quartermaster Department
Brigade of American Revolution
Edith Beaumont
Edward Tracy
Civil Service Employes Association
Charlton
Fred Hequembourg
Dee. al
Thomas W. Sawyer
Verbeck Avenue
Schaghticoke
John J. Goodman
Greenwich
Joseph M. Bramski
West St
Edward Parry
Hudson Avenue
Lewis Whipple
Richfield Springs
William A. Webster
Alfred P. Haile Jr
Box 187
George Perren
Dennis Foster
Milton Ave
St. Peter's Hospital Clinic
Eldred Clan
Jeanne Esposito
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