Luther Forest project nears approval in Saratoga County
The Saratoga County Planning Board heard the Luther Forest development plan for 6 000 acres in Malta and Stillwater. The proposal envisions up to 2 150 housing units with Planned Unit Development zoning, environmental studies, traffic and water supply reviews, and phased construction to match demand.
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Ballston Spa
Luther Forest
Saratoga County Planning Board
Saratoga County
Robert van Patten
Clifton Park
Larry Gordon
Malta
Stillwater
The
Luther Forest Corporation
Luther Family
Swim-suited Santa to visit Dixon camp
GRAFTON Santa in a swimsuit will headline a Christmas in July party at the Allan Dixon family camp on Forest Lake. Now in its third year the event draws more than 125 attendees with a decorated tree presents a holiday dinner and St Nick. The party began as an office gathering for judge Allan Dixon and grew into a community celebration planned for the weekend near July 25 starting at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Allan Dixon
Eagle Mills
Forest Lake
Semifinalists Named in Cornword Contest No 1154
Ten semifinalists are announced for Cornword Puzzle No 1154 with a $1,400 jackpot. Correctly identifying five key words advances to the finals. winner, if any, to be announced Saturday. Participants include the Cournoyer Boys of Watervliet, Richard Dowd of Wynantskill, L Ford of Troy, H Hill of Latham, Leon G Foster of Stillwater, Henry Grimaldi of Albany, M Martin of Troy, Evelyn J Small of Troy, John F Tanchak of Green Island, and Tony Zdonic of Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cournoyer Boys
Watervliet
Richard Dowd
Wynantskill
L. Ford
Troy H. Hill
Latham
Leon G. Foster
Stillwater
Henry Grimaldi
Albany
M. Martin
Troy
Evelyn J. Small
John F. Tanchak
Green Island
Ice Cream Tips From Rensselaer County Extension
Editor notes on ways to enjoy ice cream and keep it fresh. Facts include protein calcium and vitamins in ice cream, milkfat minimums, common fat levels up to 16 percent, and storage guidance for one week in a freezer and up to two months in deep freeze. Steps for serving and preventing ice crystals are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer County Cooperative Extension
Cake-a-Gram seeks help and contact details
Readers are asked to assist with locating a Cake-a-Gram service and contact numbers while others request factory addresses for a Navarre wristwatch and a buyer for a Toonerville Trolley. A consumer info booklet offers thrifty menus and recipes for families on limited budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumer Information Center
Pueblo
Col
Old newspapers aid Rensselaer County search and rescue fund
Ed of Wynantskill offered old papers to benefit Rensselaer County Search and Rescue Inc. Mary B. of Rensselaer collected a poster of soccer star Pete, ordered for her grandson in Texas, a gift she hopes he will treasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed of
Wynantskill
Rensselaer County Search and Rescue, Inc
Mary B
Rensselaer
Pete
Texas
Strike vote by phone workers over Bell offer
The Bell System faces a strike after 770000 telephone workers rejected a 10 percent raise plan over three years. A nationwide strike could begin Aug. 6 if no acceptable contract emerges, with voting results due Monday. Representatives called the offer inadequate while unions seek higher wages and stronger protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bell System
Communications Workers of America
Cheerleaders Host Car Wash at Jonesville Firehouse
Shenendehowa High School cheerleaders hold a community car wash from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Jonesville Firehouse grounds, offering car vacuuming as well and noting the fundraiser is not covered by the school district budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenendehowa High School
Jonesville
Schuylerville School Board Elects Rieger President Again
John A. Rieger was elected president of the Schuylerville Central School Board at its organizational meeting, continuing a long tenure including a prior term as vice president from 1968 to 1973. Other officers and salaries are listed, with budget actions discussed for library taxes. A separate East Greenbush item notes a youth arrest for grand larceny and a minor car theft case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuylerville
John A. Rieger
Schuylerville Central School Board
East Greenbush
Central Avenue
Colonie
K - Mart
Alex Adamson
Francis Walsh
Schuylerville Public Library Association
Nassau Conservative Party caucus set for August 1 at Nassau home
Nassau voters in the Conservative Party will select candidates at a caucus August 1 at 7 30 p m at Gerald J Mahoneys home RD 2 Box 406 Nassau Only enrolled party members may participate Berlin Central School district seeking sealed milk bids for Berlin High Cherry Plain Grafton Petersburg and Stephentown elementary schools for 1977 78 school year Bids due by 3 p m August 11 at Petersburg district office
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Nassau
Conservative Party
Gerald J. Mahoney
Box 406
Berlin
Petersburg
Heat Does Not Diminish Corn and Hay Crops in County
In Rensselaer County the heat has not yet harmed corn and hay crops. Associate agent Thomas Kilcer says harvest will reveal the true impact, noting fields look good though hay supply may be reduced and corn is drying but still favorable. The critical period runs until August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Kilcer
Rensselaer County
Kilcer
Trailer ordinance discussed by board
Schuylerville town board held a July meeting to review questions about the Saratoga trailer ordinance. Supervisor Alphonse DeFabio presided as the town clerk offered copies of the local law first enacted in 1971 and amended in 1976. Town attorney Steve Ferradino will review disputed sections while a resolution requires applicant appearance before permit approval.
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Malta
Schuylerville
Town of Saratoga
Alphonse DeFabio
Alice Smith
Steve Ferradino
Bit'n Spurs Horse Club honors at West Sand Lake show
Wynantskill participants Jack Joslin Barbara Lavernois Lisa Freed and Kristz Heck won honors at the Bit'n Spurs Horse Club show held at the West Sand Lake arena. The event was the second of four summer shows with two more scheduled for August 14 at 10 a.m. on Rabie Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wynantskill
Jack Joslin
Barbara Lavernois
Lisa Freed
Kristz Heck
Bit’n Spurs Horse Club
West Sand Lake
Bit'n Spurs
Rabie Road
Upstate driver dies as truck and auto collide
Richard Burwash 69 of Glens Falls died in a Route 9L crash with a Finch Pryon Co. truck driven by Leo VanNess 50 of Hudson Falls. The truck rolled into a ditch after impact. Burwash died at Glens Falls Hospital.
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Upstate
Queensbury
Glens Falls
Warren County Sheriff's Deputies
Richard Burwash
Sunnyside St. North
Finch, Pryon Company
Leo VanNess
Dix Ave
Hudson Falls
MICS
VanNess
Burwash
Glens Falls Hospital
Adult education opens September 11 at United Church
The United Church launches its fall adult education program on September 11 with registration in the church sanctuary. Courses include Bible study Hey Family Lets Talk The Gray Perhaps and Worship and the Arts. Public input invited for school program ideas and possible hearings. Brownie Troop 416 held fly up ceremonies at Mrs Pat Calicchias home with several girls advancing to Girl Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Park United Methodist Church
Craig Doherty
Carl Merrifield
Everett Hayner
Clifton Park
The
United Church
Brownie Troop 416
Pat Calicchia
Christine Caulfield
Kim DeCota
Debbie McAvoy
Lauren Notro
Sherry Brownell
Joanne DeCota
Ackerman opens organ series Sunday at Round Lake
Dr W Raymond Ackerman opens the 1977 Antique Organ Recital Series at Round Lake Auditorium Sunday at 8 pm to benefit the restoration fund for the 1847 pipe organ. He is a renowned New England recitalist and has performed nationwide with past acts and attire noted. Tickets at the door. information from Edna Van Duzee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Dudley Bucks
Dr. Ackerman
New England
The
Organ Historical Society
Round Lake
Bethesda Episcopal
Saratoga Springs
United Methodist Church
Mechanicville
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Luther Forest Project
Its of Housing
Gordon
Lew Benton
County Highway Department
Benton
Skidmore College
Moreau and Spa
Santa
Dixon Camp
Dixon
Tony Zdonic, Troy
Joanie Smith
Times Record
N.Y
ICE Cream
Western Union
Navarre
H. C
Thomas Carter Jr
Communication Workers of America
Charles Dynes
Dynes
John W. Shaughnessy
Telecommunications International Union
Shaughnessy
CWA
Telecommunication Workers
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Bell
Corpus Christi Church
Ushers
Ushers Road
Megan Ruthman
Center For Human Growth
Anne Rudolph
Richard Fragomeni
Lionel A. Guillaume
Ruth Carrigan
John Rieger
Rieger
Patrick T. Maney
William J. Hanehan
Betty H. Barrett
Melvin D. Wrisley
Donald E. Phair
M.T. Boright
Julia E. Ernst
Richard McLenahan
Gathering Squires
Olive Jackson
Columbia Turnpike
Olney Smith
King St., Rensselaer
Eleanor Brown
Bunker Hill Road
Conservative
Caucus
David Ferris
Stillwater Board of Education
Ferris
Riverside Fire Department
Larry Kay
Ike Ciulla
Baker
James
Ruth Baker
Earl Crandell
Marie
Peter Balet
Blue Grass Group
Ruth
David Leggett
Joseph King
Ackerman
Lexington
Mass
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Bloomfield School
Harvard
Harvard Pro Musica
Edna van Duzee
First Baptist
David McDowell
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
First Baptist Church
Nelson Elliott
McDowell
McDowell Was
Schenectady
Niskayuna High School
Wheaton College
Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary
Niskayuna Medal
Wheaton
O'Brien
Front Street
Ballston
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