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; V0L, ÎS5 i - No, 2$ GREENWICH, NEW YORK - THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1977 v JÍLCENTS ,, ./Washington couiSty - Cooperative Extension is Offering a home vegetable garden program. Hie pro- gram Ml be held on April '1? at Extension head quarters in Hudson FaHs.. . There will be two sections; one from lQaan 'tintil noon and another Photoby Tom McMorris from 7 until 9 p.m. Lyndon . Howlett, Cooperative Ex- ! tension agent, program leader for 4-H, will be the . instructor. The program ■will be of interest to the ' more inexperieneeT~'g~ar- .deners, as well as the \ .experienced gardeners who have a particular garden problem they wish id discuss. _ ■ ; Anyone may attend the program and pre-enrofl- ment is requested. Any one interested may con tact Washington county ;s Cooperative Extension, -Lower Main street, Hudson Falls. Two farm agencies move to Greenwich April 1 was moving day. forthe Washington county Farm Bureau and Farm Family Insurance Serv ices. The two- agencies opened new offices at 55 Main-street, Greenwich, that day. The • Eagleville covered bridge,.tom from its crumbled abutment and pattered by the rain-swollen Battenkill March 14? was raised from the rushing river last-Tuesday. * •Thè Washington county highway department had saved the bridge in southern Salem by lashing it with cables as the flood •waters eddied around it, and last week they lifted the 120 -year-old structure. They secured it on a large beam, resting on atone and a piece of the old abutment, Now, , .• ‘ ‘Nòw we wait, ' * explained Al Lanfear, deputy superintendent of the highway department, “ until w&can investigate jitst how much damage has been done.” \We will want to examine it with quite a lot of care',” Mr, Lanfear says, \before we decide whether it is worth saving, and what type,of use it can be put to.M The highway officialreported that the old wooden bridge had suffered “ a severe strain” , and may no longer be suitable for highway use. Bigjob The photo show the 140-ton crane used to lift the bridge, The bridge weighs betweeta 66 and 70 tons, according to Mir. Ianfear’s estimate. He says it is about 88 feet long. Highway workers had been welding a huge collar which would have encircled the bridge, holding it as it was lifted. They planned to jack it up on March 30, On March 29,iiowever, the bridge began to shift. At’ about noon that day, therefore, t,he crew went to work. without their specially designed frame, which was riot completed. . Instead, a beam was passed through the bridge, and cables attached it to the crane. Flood danger remains in order to keep high water» • from reclaiming the covered bridge, the highway, workers- dumped several tons of riprap* « consisting of large stones, around the end of the bridge. Spmeofthe-' pieces of riprap were as large,as five tons, Mr. Lanfear noted. He says he expected the danger of flooding will continue unta June. Bouchard homi, Easton, gutted again last week’s high of 84 degrees led us to believe that great things were in store, All too soon, how ever» the reality of freez ing lows and not so hot highs reappeared. At least ..the threat of snow,dis solved into plain old rain. March 29 72 36 March 30 , 84 ' 47 MarchSl 57 33 April! 50 26 April 2 • ... 41 .... 22 Aprfl 3 51 24 April 4 47 23 Photo by Tom McMorris 9 Thomas Dawley of asleep at the wheel, drove Cambridge was “ lust off Spring (Street and passing through” last, through the enclosed Tuesday atjhe home.ofa porch of Mr, Anderson’s neighbor, Thomas Ander- ^ home. He took the wall of soil. Unfortunately, he the house with him. was in his car at the time. , Mr. Dawley, who later Mr. Anderson notified explained that he fell Police Chief Philip Sica Where is it? .... --ten. Çgrdsbf Thanks,. 5 Churches... .................9 Classifieds... . 7 T. ...... ....16 Éditorial Features,.., ..... 9 ¿•H, News-,,,,. 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Upon arrival, Chief Sica dis covered that Mr, Dawley, âl, had driven off the road and through the ■ porch, stopping next to the Anderson's driveway, 1 Arrested for driving while intoxicated and fail- . ure to keep rightj, Mr^ Dawley^lëd -^iilty when arraigjied;befor&--3udge John Briggs^ t , Niagara Mohawk Power corporation was caHed to disconnect the power line to. thé liôu$e because’the main cable had, been broken, and the Cam bridge fire department provided lights while temporal repairs. were made to close up the bouse. Supervisors to Meet A regular meeting of the Washington county board of supervisors wifi be held at the county office building, Tort Ed ward, «-on Wednesday, April 13, at 10 a.m. The home of Mr, and Mrs Robert Bouchard and family on Hoag road, Eason, was destroyed by . JSre Monday, 'sr Ehe swift, sn^oky fire was the third major blaze in Easton Within one month A bam owned by Elton Borden burned March 13. while the John Rjroph home was badly damaged March 27. Mrs. Bouchard reported the fire shortly before 10 a.m. Twenty-five Easton firemen responded with five pieces of apparatus. Indications were that the fire had been smol dering between the walls and ceilings for some time before discovery, firemen report. The garage, kitchen, and’living room quickly became involved. Because of many layers in the walls and ceilings, the firemen had difficulty getting at the fire to halt its spread. It continued to spread into the second story. The home was to old, two-story farmhouse which had recently-been remodeled. A column ’ of heavy, black smoke rose from the structure and could be seen as far away as Glens Falls. A nearby stream failed to produce sufficient water supply. Mutual aid was supplied by Middle Falls, Hoosid Valley, Valley Falls and Buskark, Tankers from those locali ties relayed water from Barkers Grove. Heat from the blaze was so intense that a storage shed behind the house ignited. It was quickly extinguished. A considerable amount of clothing and furniture was carried out of the^ structure. Because of the\ weakened condition of the floors, and sagging ceil ings, the Easton-Green- wich Rescue squad was called to be on stand-by. The squad remained on the scene until all salvage and moppup operations were completed. At one point firemen hurriedly exited the structure when a chimney threatened to topple. Easton’s units quit the Paul Schneible and ■ Arthur Morrison Jr. of the insurance agensy are shown moving files into the building. Farm Bureau will use the front room of the two-room facility for both secretarial aetivities and a •-■conference $ area. Farm Family will occupy the back room. - Farm Bureau’s board of directors approved the move from Salem to Greenwich at a special meeting Monday, March 28. Alternative locations in Salem, Cambridge and Greenwich were consid ered. The committee in charge of selecting the site included: Nelson Rist, chairman, Ira Becker, Fremont Meerwarth Jr., Dick Cary, Bill McMurray and: Mr* Morrison, manager of the Farm Family, company. Reasons for the move were: anticipated jsaie of the former office building, and higher overhead, and a need for a central location ¿or the insurance agents, who serve a five-county area. Older persons may get ID cards The Washington county office for the aging an nounces that senior citizen I.D. cards will be made according to the following schedule. (jffice Director Kenneth Ducharme again explains scene around 4 p.m., only cards are for any to return at 5 with two units to wet down hot spots. Easton's fire depart ment had had two more structure fires so far this year than they recorded in all of last year. The firemen urge all residents to be extremely careful with fire, to remove fire hazards from their homes, and to report fires promptly. resident of Washington county who is 65 years of age or older. Membership to a club is not necessary. Any person living’ in an area not being serviced this time is asked to make an effort to reach a site where the service is available. Tuesday,-April 12 , from 10 a.m. to noon at St. Mary's church hall in Granville. Tuesday, April 12, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Skenesborough fire house in Whitehall. Wednesday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to soon at the Episcopal parish hall in Greenwich. Wednesday, April 13, from 1 tó 3 p.m. at the Senior Citizen center at 5 Park place in Cambridge. Thursday, April 14, from 10 a.m. to noon at ih# Masonic temple in Salem. Thursday, April 14, from 1 to 3. p.m. j t the Zion Episeopsíl3mrc!a hail in Hudson Falls. Summer theatre ? ' plans auditions iïhé_FortJ3aléffi~.theatre will hold ,auditions for roles in: its . summer -^reductions on Saturday, April 16, from 1 to 4 p.m. ^t^PatrieiairTiall, South- Park streèt, Carni ' Two long-run musicals- currently appearing on Broadway and plays by . Arthur MiUefandThorton Wilder are; among the offerings.. being consid ered for a season sched uled to run from fete June through the end of Au gust, - Attr those who have previously appeared, at Fort Salem,' as well , as a^iOTfrpSMwTers inter ested in dramatic, comedic, or musical roles, aré’^ncoiiráged to attend thetryotits, Technical and staff volunteers will be wé|Qó|ned¿ as will poten tial pit band musicians. The Ádfrandaci ; '(San- muhity collegg summer theatre courses ¡will again be. available at Fort Salem. Registration an nouncements will, be made by the college. ‘ J attend state seminar' Seven students from the .Greenwich and Salem chapters of Future Farm ers of America attended New York Farm Bureau’s fourth governmental seminar for agricultural youth on March 29 and 30 in Albany. They are among 300 delegates who became acquainted with the executive chamber, senate, assembly and state agencies. •Senator Ron'Stafford was a member of a panel of state officials Which discussed government processes at the seminar. The students are shown with Richard McGuire, •» 1 left^ state. Farm Bureau president, of. Jackson. From left to right are: Frank Nestle, Tim Cary, Clark ‘Mattison, John Imhof, John Reid, William Shaw, David Campbell and John Slocum, an FFA alumnus, who supervised the local group during the conference.
