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10 1 1983 D.itcs r A1TAMQNI -RTFJL I By FRED HART Too often, people responsible for the many good things that happen at the Altamont Fair never get to see their names in the paper. This is not on purpose, but due to the haste in getting ready for the fair and the speed in which it happens and is over with. That is one ™*y of saying sometimes we tend: to get lost in the shuffle. The manager gets his name in the paper, and this writer gets his name in lights. But how about the rest? Here goes and, surely doing this on purpose, all won't get mentioned. Starting in the office With Madeline Karker, our secretary for many years, has served now under two fair managers and can always be counted upon for a very excellent job. She could run the fair herself, if we all fizzled out! Then, Ernie Ecker, our grounds superintendent, has been active every summer for approximately 30 years. He used to handle a lot of our light carpentry and repair jobs, as well as run our searchlight during the fair. It is probably safe to say he has done every job on the ground crew's list at one time or other. This will be his fourth year as superintendent of buildings and grounds. Madeline Karker is a member of the Altamont Fair Board and Ernie Blown in Cellulose Expertly Installed by an Experienced Technician can- Jack Zaremskl, Jr. (51S) 861-6320 Free Estimates •*. Fully Insured\' Ecker is an associate fair board member, both from Altamont. A very' noted and dedicated worker is Clarence Schmid of Pattersonville. Clarence heads the Grange and Tri-County Grange exhibits. He is a past-president of the fair. Since his retirement from Niagara Mohawk, he has devoted many hours to fair business! There is a trio of fair board members and associate members who really stand out in their dedication to the fair. Roger Keenholts and Cindy Pollard, both members, join Midge Peterson, associate member, to put on a truly great Farm Museum exhibit each year. It is different each year. After each fair, they start working on the next year's exhibit. Midge started as chairman but over the years they more or less work as a trio and are all from Altamont. Roger Keenholts is also responsi- ble for the putting together of the Circus Museum as well. This year he is heading up the tricentennial exhibit which will be at the Altamont Fair. On the Circus Museum, Roger gets a great big assist from associate member Dean Noakes, also of Altamont. Board member Al Eastman of Albany has been active at keeping the fair's farm machinery and old gas engine exhibit. Al works all winter on the engines and then really works hard each year to put together one of the greatest farm machinery museums and exhibits in the Northeast. Perhaps the hardest-working department on the fairgrounds is the arts and crafts department which is headed 1 up by Beatrice Terhutie of Slingerlands. She has many loyal helpers but perhaps the one longest associated with her on that score is Katherine Hillman of Delanson. The arts and crafts exhibits by these people and their worthy assistants are outstanding. They are associate board mem- bers. David Sebast has taken over the vegetable building for the past several years, He likes his work and! it has showed in his exhibits. Dave is from Altamont. •'-\ There are many signs on the fairgrounds. Did you know most of them, if not all, are painted by assiciate member Charlie McCabe of Schenectady? Charlie is retired from General Electric. Katherine Hart has engineered the horticulture show for years. She and her husband, Earl Hart, have spent countless hours in the flower building doing an outstand- ing job of exhibit preparing. FREDENDALL Funeral tiomje,ln&. ..... Main Street —Altamont, New York 861-6611 : JarrVes R. Vohey, Lie. M0r. Porter E.Bfdteman, Lie: Aslsbc: DWiGKT ELECTRIC INC. DWIGHT W. MATHUSA, President Electrical Repairs, Service, Installations • Quality Workmanship e Reasonable Rates • Free Estimates • Radio Dispatched • No Job Too Small •Fast Emergency Service * insured T** a H ,** \•1>'». (I'll. Danny Fredericks, a member of the board, has been heading up the commercial .flower show. He has put together many exceptional shows. Betty Spadaro, a member of the Altamont Fair Board for over 27 years, is in charge of conces- sionaires' and exhibitors' passes. It is a very big job. If anyone knows everybody by their first name, Betty does. Each year Betty emcees the fair's June dinner. Betty is retired from the Guilder- land School District. The Altamont Fair owns its own ambulance, in addition to the ambulance provided on demand by the Altamont Rescue Squad.. Dave Vail, associate member from Latham, keeps this ambulance and ' department going for the fair. Dave has been both dedicated and extremely qualified/\ ' Board member and Vice Presi- dent Jean Cilberti has been in charge of one of our finest museums, the Hayes House Victor- ian Museum, it is a must for anyone attending the Altamont Fair. Jean is very active with the fair. She helps where she can. Past president and fair board member Walt Miller of Slinger- lands, who has been going to the fair all his life,, and a member of 28 years or more, is always on hand to help during the fair and has served on the executive committee for many years, as has past president and bor :i member Charles P: Cody of Schenectady. There are many, many more, too numerous to name. All the cattle and animal superintendents, the members and associate members who head up all the various horse, poultry and rabbit shows. The auto museum and carriage house men, too. They will be in future columns; We have a lot of new people; also. Watch for columns on their achievements as°the years unfold. The fair is great! So are the people making it that way. Priests Asked To The Altamont Enterprise — Thursday, July 14, 1983 Consecrate Fari]§lie<s ; ,:• <;::.\';• - The St. Josephs Marian Center of Altamont, diocesan division of the Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima, has announced that Bishop Con- stantino Luna, international presi- dent of the Blue Army,: an organization of over 25 million members, has mounted a direct- mail campaign for world peace. The bishop's personal appeal has been aimed at the 19,000 Catholic pastors and 13,000 sister superiors in the U.S. Each pastor is being asked to follow the example of Pope John Paul II by consecrating his parish to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on August 22, a date the Catholic Church has designated as the Feast of the Queenship of Mary. Pope John Paul II renewed the consecration of the world on May 14,1982,-at Fatima, Portugal. Present Recital The piano students of Agnes Armstrong presented their annual recital on Wednesday, June 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the parish hall of St. John's Lutheran Church, Alta- mont. The program opened with a duet, \Harmonica Rogue\ by Koehler, performed by Kristine Hukey and Karen Hukey. Each student then presented a solo piece, and several duets and a trio were \also heard. The program concluded with another duet, \Marchin e minor*' .... by Diabelji, 1 presented by Jennifer y. Smith Slid Agnes Armstrong. ;< Awards were presented for perfect attendance throughout the 1982-83 school year to Amy Buess, Stephen Buess, Ralph Camardo, CjLndy Caruso, Karen Hukey, Ted Ingle, Christy Leach, Jill Reed, Jennifer Ross, Melissa TenEyck, Rick von der Lahckeii, and . Kristina Winsor. Awards for the completion of theory work were presented at several levels: Primer level: Kerry Strnad, Jenna Ross, Terry Brown. First level; Eric Brown, Terry Brown, Mary Coates, Todd Greene, Christy Leach, Kerry Strnad, Michele Wingate, Jenna Ross. Second level: Mary Coates, Karen Hukey, Kris Winsor. Third level: Jennifer Lenne- backer, Lori Macintosh. Fourth level: Karen Hukey, Jill Reed, Kirstin Ross. Certificates were presented to 11 students who participated in the New York State Music Teachers' evaluation auditions, held in May at SUNYA. Each student had presented a short program of three memorized compositions before a panel of judges. Receiving a certificate of partici- pation was Jill Reed. Receiving certificates of good performance were Ron Greene, Stephen Buess, Lori Macintosh, Kristen Strnad, Ted Ingle, Kris Winsow, Karen Hukey, Kristine Hukey, and Kir- stin Ross. Receiving a certificate of excellent performance was Jennifer Smith. Famous composer busts were presented to each student in commemoration of completing a successful year of lessons and participating in the annual recital. Participating students were Eric Brown, Terry Brown, Amy Buess, Stephen Buess, Ralph Camardo,\ Cindy Caruso, Mary Coates, Beth Doyle, Karen Flewelling; Roger Flewelling, Hon Greane, Todd Greene, Karen Hukey, Bristine Hukey, Ted Ingle, Christy Leach, Jennifer Lennebacker, Lori Mac- intosh, Kimberly Peltori, Leonard Ramo, Jill Reed, Jenna Ross, Kirstin\ Ross, Jennifer Smith, Kerry Strnad, Kristen Strnad, Becky TenEyck, Melissa TenEyck, Jacqui Timer, Eric Ucci, Rick von der Lancken, Michele Wingate and Kristine Winsor. The evening concluded with the serving of tea cakes and punch. Country Music Comes To- Fair The Altamont Fair recently announced' completion of a new entertainment center near Gate 3 and the Circus Museum. The center\ 1 is rustic to fit the surroundings and has a covered stage and ! twq ! dressing rooms; Picnic tables and benches will also grace the shade of the. hickory grove the center occupies. Monday,! Aug. 15, the center will be opened by Southbound, winners of the Wrangler talent search; held at the Empire State Plaza this year. Tuesday, the 16th, Chuck Wilson and Dallas, who recently performed at the Tawasentha Park \shell will perform-The Blodgett Family will perform on Wednes- day, AUg, 17. This family band features bluegrass music. Thurs^ day, Aug. 18, Aged in the Hills,, winners of severat contests, will entertain. The American Gentle- men show will take over Friday, Aug, 19 and will feature Jim Stoats, C.J. Colt and 10-year-old Mirinda Stoats, along with the Cross Country Dancers. Saturday, Aug. 20, will feature the Marty Wendell Show. Then on Sunday, Aug. 21, the week-long schedule will be climaxed with a feature production by Uncle Steve Crocket and the Log Cabin Boys. They are a nationally-known group Who have toured the country and performed on the Grand Old Opry in Nashville, Tenn., .featuring bluegrass. This week of country music will be a new feature this year at the hew entertainment center. There will be four shows daily. Consult your program upon arrival. Altamont Fair dates are.Aug. 15 through Aug. 21. Village Churches Plan Ecumenical Picnic July 31 At Fairgrounds Altamont's three churches — St. John's Lutheran, St. Lucy's, and Altamont Reformed — announce a community picnic to be held July 31 at the fairgrounds consisting of' old fashioned fun and games, starting at 1 p.m. Dinner will be served at 4. The entire main meal will be provided free of charge. The only thing that is asked of attendees is to bring a salad or a dessert enough to feed 10. Bring a dish and place setting as well as chips and dips. Everyone is Welcome, including house guests,, .and no' one n^Ed to be a member of a church to attend. Th« picnic is designed completely as a community picnic and with the' cooperation of the fairgrounds it is ' hoped it will be a yearly event Reservations must be made by July 24 and can be made by calling Attie Frost at 861-6581, Lynn\ Strnad at 861-7450, or Marianne ' Szuberla at 861-1211. Grade School Office Closes Next Monday The Altamont Elementary School office will close from July 18 to Aug. 15. Parents who need to get in touch with the school are asked to leave a message at the office. Messages received by the custodians on duty will be handled when a periodic check will be made during the time we are closed. Parents who move into the Altamont district should call, after Aug. 15 to make arrangements for .' completing, the \necessary forms • for registration. _ff->^ '' : ^«j , ? , ^t Qn Honor's List Lisa Cartmell,- daughter of Mr. - . and Mrs. Robert Cartmell of 146 ' Western Ave,^ <• Altamont, was named to the spring semester honors list at Skidmore College, _ Saratoga Springs. 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