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£\s <V Altona By Betsy Baker S94-3292 Church Notes Holy Angels Altona Rev. John Fallon Saturday Anticipated Mass 4 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday Mass 10 a.m. Church of the Nazarene Rev. Kenneth Akins Sunday school 10 a.m., church service 11 to 12 noon. Teens 6:30 p.m., evening worship 7 p.m. Personals Residents of Altona recently admitted to CVPH Medical Center include Tammy Boulin, Melody LaFAve, Richard Boulrice Sr., and Edna Trudo. Discharges form the hospi- tal include Alvina Blow, Tammy Boulin and Francis C. Coryea. We also hope kindergarten student Larry Therri- an of Alder Bend is feeling better. He is the son of Maurine and Lawrence Therrian Jr. Congratulations to Tony and Sheila Deyo of Clovis, California on the birth of their daughter Liza Ann Deyo. Grandparents are Chandler and Joan Deyo of Ahon and Vernon and Ann Melba Cashman of Ellenburg Depot. Great-grandparents are Douglas and Evelyn Riley of Al- tona, Ella Deyo of Altona and Bertha Coolidge of Ellen- burg Depot. Altona Bazaar Date Set Holy Angels Church has announced it will hold its annual summer festival July 25. Cochairpersons of the event are Chris ;Belair and Bertha Rabideau. Brenda Boul- rice and Debbie Bushey are in charge of the dinner. I'm looking forward to Mrs. Rabideau's baked beans. Will there be chance to taste her blueberry pie/ Girl Scout Sunday Planned Altona Brownie Troop 162 and Junior Girls Scout Troop 131 celebrated Girl Scout Sunday March 7th. Along with their leaders both troops attended the Holy Angels Catholic Church for the 10 a.m. Mass. Here they were welcomed by Father Fallon. The Scouts and Brownies then attended the Church of the Nazarene Service at 11 a.m. where they were welcomed by Rev. Akins. The girls were asked to recite the Girl Scout promise for Rev. Akins and they did. Attending church services with the girls were Bev LaFoun tain, Junior Girls Scout Leader; Glady&Rela- tion, Assistant Leader; and Carol Trudo,. Girls Scout Chairman. The Brownie Leaders who attended were Kathy Bonsie and Mel-Tomkiewicz along with Leader's Helper Janer Peryea. Who is Doug LaVattey? < 5* \£^•1- »» »^.r.».™^J?J^ im, F att - * *, what else would you expect ^ L jr North Country but do you know why? He is a man come home to_ share his knowledge, experiences:— jT ' country rriusic ^^|ft0sj^o|_»|^|Mp|i^P;1%j is one of the hard working country music - :count y music so pd] From.thesur Queen;M^<^i«i^F(estiyar' mL&utorna to the small town sbo^ country, he continues to pr^oittQ^^i^fl^lJoljC^eiuitty Musio Ejbi^&'i^^i^^qit^^Ckiu^^^^^^^tt^ burgh, and manages all the entertairmiMtar the Oriental Chalet. ' ,• \• .; •._ ''••\. i ;.,-; ..:•\-\, .- ; Doug was born in West Virginia, grew up in the North Country and finished high school in Mooers, N.Y. He had a radio show on WEAV in 1952 and a live TV show on Channel 5, Pittsburgh in 1954. Doug left the area in 1957 in search of great tomorrows in country music. In 1962 he joined the WWVA Jamboree in Wheeling W.VA. where he became the headline act. By this time his hit recordings like \Mona Lisa\ was well known to country music fans everywhere including countries like New Zealand and Australia. Because of his success in Wheeling, Doug was invited to Nashville and made appearances on the Grand Ole Opry. In 1959, Doug appeared at a fund raiser for die late President Kennedy and became friends with many of our political leaders. He has received many citations for promoting American and Country Music from such per- sonalities as President Johnson, Governor Thomson of New Hampshire, Kevin White; Mayor of Boston and even a citation from John Ianellie former Mayor of Plattsburgh. Doug served on the board of the Country Music Associa- tion for many years, and is well respected for his efforts. Doug is regarded by his peers to be one of the most versatile entertaines in the business, he can play guitar, lead guitar, fiddle, banjo, harmonica, mandalin, bass, drums and a little piano. He is quick witted behind die microphone and has a great supply of jokes' to keep eve- ryone entertained. One of the best remembered of his acrts is \trick fiddling\ where he plays die fiddle in many contorted positions including standing on his head, he has received many standing ovations. In his show at the Chalet, Doug is featuring a beautiful young singer in die person of Lisa Girard, she not only looks good, but she sings as pretty as she looks. Lisa became Mrs. Doug LaVaUey, recently in a ceremony at the Oriental Chalet on February 15 of diis year. From all reports Doug's new band \A Little Bit of Nashville\ is sounding great, and with seasoned musi- an old friend of the ributrnayl^justnia?\ htdehetter, and^lie isn't Hardto Don't fore et the Tommy Cash Show at the Oriental v 126.T*ejM6ws areai, 7anitiljuta*gftt/: .„ ..._ Cral^a^^i^upn.jyeryjone'isi ah evening of music appreciation. Governor MeldrimThomson Jr. left, of New Hampshire signs a ci ta tion h on oring Doug La Valley* right for, A promoting: Grand Ole Opty^ Day\ in Bos ton, Mass. Just one of the many ho^ nors Doug has received. Local Host rs Competition Date Calendar j' •«? On Saturday, March 20, Hawkins Hall will be die set- ting for the 1982 SPEBSQSA Northeastern District, Div- ision I Annual Competition. Competing quartets and choruses from upstate New York, Vermont and Quebec will be performing from 1:30 to 4:00 P.M. The public is invited, and there will be an admission charge of $3.00 This is an excellent opportunity for music lovers to sample a\ variety ofBarberShop sounds, provided by 15 to 20 choruses and quartets from all over the North Country. Winners of this competition will be eligible to compete in the Northeastern District Competition, to be held in Bur- lington, VT, this Fall. March 18-Rouses Point K of C Dinner and Meeting, 7 p.m. March 21--Rouses Point, St. Patrick's Church Festival, Church Basement, hoon-5 p.m. -Woodmen of the World Lodge 462 Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Rouses Point K of C Hall. March 22-Northern Tier Ecumenical Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m., Three Steeples Methodist Church, Champlain. March 23~Organizational meeting, Litde Towns Wo- men's Softball League, 6:45 p.m., Blue Note Restaurant, Mooers. -Mooers, K of C Dinner Meeting, 7:30 p.m. April 4—\Welcome Spring\ dieme show of paintings and sculpture opens at the Carpenter & Painter Gallery north of Elizabethtown off Route 9. Many new works by 27 professional artists. Also showing rare oils by the late Jossey Bilan. Gallery hours Monday-Saturday 10-5, and Sunday 1-5. Telephone 873-9830. Meet CHAZY-Champlain Valley Beekeepers Association . *\ meets March 26 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Miner Center Auditorium in Chazy. The meeting will;ifccus on spring ; management and pollination in die Oiamplain Valley. l \ > i vi ii ti j %% .ri >s i iiiii % uvui KZ440LTDM0ri§t RtgulirPritt $2,100 NOW$l/ KT1100 Shift Drivt fjwjlir Pries H,t99 hi'Stodc irfW m Bi