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(T - 'T ÍÍCH FUSE LIBRARY CR2 MAIN ST. GREENWICH, H.Ÿ. 12834 F / ^ * W i L L A R D ' s M O U N S T A E N J SK .I A R E A O P E N E D in M 1 ID I FKiTI IDV Union Water Works purchased K*J U i PL V / L IN I t l l V Y Afire bug in Greenwich ^ n r * 7 L e g i o n a n d VFW r a i d e d b y p o l i c e [ V O / P a rt Two P a g e 4 THE JOURNAL-PRESS The Greenwich Journal The Salem Press Established in 1842 - Washington County's hometown newspaper VOL. 158-N O . 17 GREENW ICH, NEW YO RK -TH URSDAY, FEBRUARY3,2090 ISSUE N O . 8199 6C C E N T S On the Inside ... GCS budget meeting dates .... page 2 Easton to enforce junk car law .... page 3 Salem teachers' workshop Monday .. Library offers \guilt free\ reading.. Capt. Harris/General Williams DAR Good Citizens The Captain Israel Harris/General Johsi Williams Chapter, NSDAR will hold a special meeting on Saturday, February 12, at 1 p.m. in the Chapel of the First United Presbyterian Church on West Broadway in Salem. At this time recognition will be given to the four DA.R Good Citizens sponsored by the chapter. The Community Service Award will also be presented to an outstanding citi zen. This year's recipient is Hebron resident, Arch Craig. The public is in vited to attend, especially families, friends and former recipients of awards. The CAR. Good Citizens are selected by a committee in their respective schools for dependability, service, lead ership and patriotism. The schools in volved are Argyle, Granville, Hartford and Salem. From Argyle, Amanda Hoffis, daughter of Wendy Hoffis, is a member of the National Honor Society, National Arcs Honor Society and the National Science Honor Society. She has been secretary of her class and the band. She plays varsity volleyball Her commu nity activities include janitorial work at the Argyle Fire Department, 4-H, and Argyle Christian Academy. She does a lot of volunteer work through her church and the fire department. Carla Call, daughter of Philip and Lomrdes Call, ls the recipient from Granville She is a member of the Na tional Honor Society, elected to Who's Who Among American High School Students, HOBY and the Fred J. Reed Citizenship Award She is captain of the varsity field hockey team, varsity basketball, and softball and member of the Math Team and All County Band. Her community -volunteer work has Masons will hold Washington’s birthday breakfast The Masonic fraternal organization wall celebrate George Washington's toisrthday by holding a breakfast and go to church on Sunday, February 20. The over 40-year tradition for the Masons of Washington County began with the lodges in Schuylerville, Salem, Cam bridge and Greenwich. The brothers of the fraternity cele brate Washington's birthday because he was one of the first Grand Masters of tine Masonic fraternity. The breakfast will be at the Centen- auy Methodist Church on Church Street in Greenwich on February 20, at 8:30 a.m. Following breakfast, the brothers will attend a service at the same church. Reservations for breakfast must be made with John Falkenberg in Green wich by February 16. The speaker at the breakfast will be . Michael T. Russert of Cambridge. A Civil War historian and chairman of the Washington County Historical Society, Russert will speak on the Battle of Get tysburg and the Brother to Brother Ma sonic Memorial recently erected at the Gettysburg Civil5 War Cemetery. All area Masons and their ladies in Saratoga-Warren and Washington Ma sonic districts are invited to join others in this celebration. Dangers of snowblowing The Washington County Sheriffs Department investigated1 an accident on Wednesday, January 26, at 6 a.m,, on Teeder Street in Hudson Falls. Kerrie A. Steves, 17, of Fort Ann, was driving on.Feeder Street when she hit Stephen J. Smith, 57. He was snow- blowing his driveway and was in the roadway when he was hit. The impact threw Smith into the windshield of Steves' car, causing facial injuries, He was transported to the Glens Falls Hospital by the Fort Ed ward Rescue Squad. Investigating the accident were In vestigator David Pollock and deputies Timothy Diamond and David Gifford, They were assisted by the Kingsbury Fire Department. Weather prognosticator reports that winter will continue Spraguetown Silas says season shall stay six more weeks or so been with- the Bloodmobile, World Service Day and Christmas shopping for needy children. She also plays the trumpet in the Town Band and the Adi rondack Youth Orchestra Hartford's recipient is Nicolle Sulli van, daughter of Ann and Steven Sulli van. She is a member of the National Honor Society and participates in Key Club, Yearbook, French Club and Chorus. She is the Secretary of the FFA, plays field hockey and softball. N ¡colic's community activities have in cluded volunteer work through the Key Club (which is a volunteer club) AIDS Walk and volunteer work at nursing homes. Jacob Merry man, son of James and Priscilla Merry man, is the recipient from Salem. He is a member of the Na tional Honor Society, representative to Boys State; Class President for three years; High School Choms, Band, Jazz Band and Math Club. He is on the var sity soccer team and varsity wrestling team. His community activities include a number of things through his church - Youth Bible leader, leader of church music, playing guitar and writing music for worship. He does volunteer work in a doctor's office and is a camp coun selor and has varied jobs as landscaper and shortorder cook at a ski resort. All of the DAR good citizens are honor students and are involved in many varied activities and the Capt. Israel Harris/General John Williams Chapter is proud to be honoring them on Lincoln's birthday, February 12. At this time they will receive their DAR Good Citizen Pins. They will receive their certificates and a monetary award at their graduation. DfAndrea joins those requesting oil price query Reacting to the drastic increase in petroleum prices over the past year, Assemblyman Bobby D'Andrea has supported Gov. George E. Pataki's move to ask President Bill Clinton and Energy Secretary Bill Richardson to address the current petroleum crisis. The U.S. Department of Energy Information Administration's 1999 short-term energy outlook indicated that typical heating oil prices this winter were expected to surge 24 cents a gallon higher than last year. Propane is expected to rise an additional 20 cents a gallon. \I support the efforts of Governor Pataki and Congressman Sweeney to work with the president and energy secretary to investigate the petroleum price increases,11 said D'Andrea. \This drastic increase not only affects the cost of the gasoline you put in your auto mobile tank, but, more importantly, it affects low-income families that use oil to heat their homes.” \An astonishing three million households in New York state use heat ing oil. If the current cold spell does not end and heating oil prices continue to rise, households could spend close to $1,000 for their heating oil needs,\ said D'Andrea. \In 1997, the average house hold spent $699 for their heating oil needs.\ An informational hot line has been established at the State Emergency Management Office for New York residents who need shelter or other assistance, and to provide information on the current heating oil crisis. The hot line, 1-888-697-7366, is available seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Special meeting of county board There will be a special meeting of the Washington County Board of Supervisors, in the Supervisors’ Cham bers, Fort Edward, on Friday, February 4, at 10 a.m. There will be an update on the jail project to date and the resolution to hire an architect - McNeice, Hatch & Roblee. \See!\ said Siias, \Behold my shadow!\ Famed local weather seer (and stock market analyst) Spraguetown Silas says this week, \Winter is here to stay for at least six more weeks.” He made this prognostication after spying his shadow on Wednesday morning as he emerged from the Spraguetown Weather Burrow located a hop and a jump up Rabbit Road from downtown Spraguetown. Silas, who has been somewhat reclu sive since the recent cold weather snap and two legitimate snowstorms spread over the area in the last week and a half, was greeted Wednesday morning by The Journal-Press sketch artist, who pro duced the above rendering of Silas as he emoted, \See! Behold my shadow!\ He went on to explain that current meteorological conditions and those an ticipated during the next 46 days assure us of continued winter. \However Silas said, \I predict that spring will come on time, around March 21.\ Silas, when asked about the stock market, said, \If Greenspan only adjusts fed interest rates modestly, the market will soar again, particularly technology stocks, but beware of start-up dot.com companies. They may zoom fora while, but many of them are bound for nowhere. I'd stick to the stocks of companies with established track records.\ The Journal points out that any dab bling in the stock market carries with it potential risk. Silas may be trusted about the weather, but he should not be one's financial guru. He looks more to com futures than he does to the performance of MicroSoft or IBM. WEATHCR As o f this week, we have had a total of 14\ of snow, 12 of which arrived the last seven days of the month. The other two inches fell the 13th (1\+) and the 20th (54\ or so). Though temperatures did go below zero in the last ten days, we can recall winters when it was 10 to 30 de grees below at mid-day. Is there a warming trend? Ask the southern states, from Dallas to Washing ton, D.C. Temperatures and conditions for the past week follow: January Date Conditions High Low 26 Snowoff&on4\ 24 15 27 Sunny 20 5 28 Partly cloudy 18 -12 29 Sunny 24 -15 30 Partly sunny 18 -15 31 Mostly cloudy 6\ snow 29 16 February 1 Mostly Sunny 30 20 Writers and poets workshops resume The Washington County Writers & Poets Association will resume the peer workshop for short story fiction writers and poets. They will meet on the second Saturday of each month in the Cambridge Library, West Main Street (next door to the Glens Falls National Bank), from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. There is no membership fee and all are welcome. For more infomation( contact Lana Swanson, director. P.O. Box 17 - Turnpike Road, Eagle Bridge, NY 12057 ACC technology division open house The Adirondack Community Col lege (ACC) Technology Division will host an open house on Wednesday, Februmy 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Scoville Learning Center, Room 206. Prospective ■students and their par ents are invited to tour the facilities and explore the various technology pro grams the college has to offer. ACC of fers two-year technology degree programs. David Nestle's last book published Volume concerns Kaydeross Electric Railroad R A IL S ALONG T H E KAYDEROSS A.iflîTOBDr' Of THE ^ u T I l i RAILROAD WITH E!C IDEAS Greenwich author, former teacher, and ratlroad enthusiast David Nestle, who passed away m 1999*. has left behind a legacy of a lifetime lo>ve for and work on the railroad system of the country, espe cially the rarlroads in the surrounding area of Washington and Saratoga coun ties Nestlé produced five books about short line railroads m upstate New York. His first, The Fonda, Johnstown, Gloversville Railroad was followed by the Southern Sew York Railway, the Hudson Valley Railway, and the Green wich and Johnsonvilte Railway His fifth and final volume, which concerns the Kaydeross Electric Railroad, is Rails Along the Kaydeross The new book has been published posthumously. Davrd had completed the book and it was aï Ühe publisher's at the time o f his death last year Rails Along (lie Kaydeross starts with a general history of the area around B'allston Spa and outlines the beginning of the railway line in 18% and the development of railroad lines into Saratoga Springs . Containing a thorough pictorial record of the area served by the Kaydeross Electric Railway, the book's photographs include historic sites and buildings in the backgrounds of shots of railroad cars traversing the line. As in his previous books, David nas included a wealth of information - facls and figures - about the railroad and its * DAVID F NESTLE The cover illustration for David ftestlé's final railroad book was drawn by his wife, Pat. development ansi eventual demise. Also included isa detailed accounting of earn ings, directors«otfiicers, and pertinent data of the conduction of the ofseration o f the railway from 18196 to 1929. Nestle’s family assisted him in assem bling the hook and preparing it for publi cation. His wife, Pat, designed the cover and drew its attractive, detailed illustra tion. In addition to his long lasting interest in railroading, David was employed by Swears Gloves, the New York Central Railroad, and the Fonda, Johnstown, and Gloversville Railroad. He served in the U. S. Army, 714th Railroad Battalion, from 1953 to 1955. A graduate of Hartwick College and Albany State Teacher’s College, David, for twíflrty-eigírt years taught history = first at Otsego Central School and then at Greenwich Central School. When the Batten Kill itaiiroad became active in 1982, David became involved. He assumed the positions of brake- man and conductor for the line. He was a member o f the board of Northeast Rails, Inc., and served as supervising con ductor and crew dispatcher. He also served as conductor on the BaHenKill Rambler. With Pat he owned and operated Happy Hiil Farm, which contains his railroadiana collection and Christmas tree plan tation. At one time he had a very short line railroad on the property there. CORRECTION County to keep sales tax on clothes By Tony Basile Due to misinformation received by this reporter, it was incorrectly reported in last week's issue of The Journal-Press that the Washington County Board of Supervisors had voted to remove the county's portion of the sales tax on certain clothing sales in conformity with (he state's sales tax exemption that becomes effective in March f At the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors in January, the board voted to retain Washington County's 3 percent sales tax on ciothing sales within the county. This tax generates between $150, CKM) and $350,000 annually, a potential loss that the current budget was' not set up to absorb. Winter schedule for BOCES The Community Adult Learning Center of Washington, Saratoga. Warren, Hamilton., Essex BOCES has openings in the winter schedule for the Continuing Education program. Com puter courses include. Microsoft Ac cess, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel-Level One, Web Page Design, and AutoCAD 2000-Level Two Vocational training courses include’ CDL Test Preparation, Class A or B License Preparation, Residential Wir ing, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration II, Machine Shop II, Small Engine Repair, Welding I, and Certified Secu rity Guard - Eight hour pre-assignment training. Health-related training courses include: EKGyECG Technician fram ing and Coding and Billing for Physi cian Offices. Special topics include. Starting Your Own Business, Job Hunting Seminar, How to Write and Sell Your Book, Writing Fiction for Kids, and Break Into Print with Nonfiction Articles. Courses may be held at the F. Donald Myers Education Center in Saratoga Springs or the Southern Adi rondack Education Center in Hudson Falls. Some computer courses are of fered on weekday mornings. Contact the Community Adult Learning Center at BOCES, Henning Road, Saratoga Springs, for registration information or to receive a copy of the Continuing Education program brochure. Safe Night party A Safe Night 2000 party for youth will be held at the National Guard Armory in Glens Falls on March 3, from 6 to 11 p.m. The party is sponsored by the Council for the Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse. Any young per son in grades 7-12 in Warren or Wash ington County or South Glens Falls is invited to attendi There will be food, fun, prizes and more. Thè Council for Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse is mov ing to a new location. After January 31, they will be located at 3019 State Route 4, Suite. 2, Hudson Falls, NY 12839. Contemporary artist to be guest speaker Ceremony honors talented George Van Hook, a contemporajy realist painter, will be the guest speaker at the Washington, Saratoga, Warren, Hamilton. Essex BOCES Resource Center for Gifted Education ceremony to honor students whose work was selected to be published in the 14th annual BOCES Literary Journal, Talent Unlimited, on Tuesday, February 15. irom to 8 v' pm at Skidmore College Gannett Auditorium in Sara toga Springs Van Hook has a studio in Cam bridge, has studied abroad, ana traveled and painted across the United States. He has gallery affiliations across the country and has exhibited his work in numerous locations. I le has won many awards and his work is part of several collections across the country. Eighty-six students from 24 area school districts were chosen to have their work published. Those in this area are: * Argyle - Rachel Forbes, Holly McKenna, Amanda Stanford and Carolyn Starkweather. Cambridge - Edward Bell, Christina Blakemore, Charles Gales, Kristin Hutchins, Adam Jansson, Christopher Maroney. Renee Mofid, Tiffany O'Connor, Lorna Seifert, and Michelle Vecchione Greenwich - Christopher Amodio, Cheyenne Bain, Amanda Bongiovi, Heather Lackey. Caitlin Sawtelle, Marisa Walsh and Mary Wright. Salem - Scott Ross Wilkins. SchuylerviUe - Jenn Fontaine, Dan Hanehan, Crystal Hanehan, Amanda l.ebrecht, Andrea Panadeva and Marci Stevens. Man arrested on five abuse charges A 49-year-old Hudson Falls man, Terry Lee Purvis, was arrested by the Washington County Sheriffs Depart ment on January 25. It was alleged that he had fondled two children whom he knew. The investigation revealed that Purvis had entered a private residence without the owner's permission. The owner was not at home at the time. The two children and the babysitter were there. Purvis remained in the home although he had been ordered to leave several times. During his timé in the house, Purvis fondled the victims under their clothing and the breasts of the babysitter before departing, The victims immediately contacted the Sheriffs Department. Purvis was arrested for one count of sexual abuse 1st degree, a class A fel ony, one count of sexual abuse 3rd, a class A misdemeanor, two counts of en dangering a child, a class A misde meanor, and one count of criminal trespass, a class A misdemeanor. He was arraigned before Town of Kingsbury Justice Michael Feeder and remanded to the Washington County jail in lieu of $40,000 cash or $80,000 bail bond. The incident was investigated by Deputy William Marcantonio 1 In vestigator Bruce Hamilton. Kathleen Ross, director for school support services at WSWHE BOCES, wilt greet and congratulate the students and distribute the first copies of the journal. Members o f the Talented Un limited editorial board will be recog nized for their many hours of volunteer assistance. Art Judging Panel included: Tim Cordell of Genpak LLC Corporation; Joanne Murphy, painter, from Gan- sevoort: and Ken Wheeler, graphic artist, lrom Queensbury. Members of the BOCES Art Steer ing committee include: Rick Fleury, Argyle Central School; Laurence Hog&n, Saratoga Springs High School; Pat McEvoy, Hudson Falls High School; Marge Ridler, Cambridge Cen tral; Janine Thomas from Hartford Cen tral School and Naomi Meyer, Greenwich Central School. Refreshments will be served and original art work will be on display. All parents, teachers, and any interested school personnel are invited. Art league honors school artists Battenkill Art League is honoring area senior high art students with an exhibit at Hubbard Hall in Cambridge. The following students will receive awards at the closing of the ehxibit on February 16,3 - 5 p.m. Hartford - Alyssa Townsend, Ken Batchelder and Kristen Freeborn. Schuylerville - Jenn Fontaine and Crystal Hanehan. Cambridge - Andrea Foster, Chel sea Smith and Michelle Vecchione. Greenwich - David Pruiksma. Committee to tour PVI facility A Pleasant Valley Committee meet ing has been scheduled for Thursday, February 3, at 9:30 a.m. at Pleasarit Valley. The committee will tour the facility and consider staffing issues, current projects and miscellaneous subjects. Where is it? Bulletin Board ....................................8 Card of Thanks..................................7 Classifieds......................................... 7 Crossword P uzzle..............................4 Editorial Features...............................4- Legal Notices.............................6, 7,8 Letter...................................................8 Sports................................................ 5 Vicinities- Argyle ........................................... 3 Cambridge .................................... 5 Cossayuna ..................................... 3 Easton .................................. . ........ 3 Greenwich ................................. 2,3 Hebron .......................................... 6 Jackson ......................................... 6 Middle Falls .................................. 3 Salem .................................. . ......... 6 Schuylerville .................................8 Shushan............. . .......................... 6 Victory...........................................8
