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M? •CM •ON » a. •m a 77i£ Altamont E ^1^ OJUJ? 03NI)ENMI*ML YiE^B 01 ix_zz\ At^qiv Guilderland Mem Scotland, Bethlehem, Berne, Knox, Indudbtg AUamont, Voorheewme, Wettmere, GuUdeiiand Center,, SUngeiiandt, D Mujm&er jL<5 Thunaday, November % 1<983 &\*•' :^ s • -ville Voters in localities throughout New York State will elect officials to local government office at the general election next Tuesday. Voters in local townships will fill the offices of supervisor, two Town Council positions, a town clerk and highway superintendent, and a town justice as well as other offices whose terms expire on ©ec, 31. All will choose among candidates for county executive, county comp- troller, and county legislators to represent newly-created districts. .County Legislature Three close races for county legislative seats will be decided toy Town of 'Guilderland voters. The 30(jh ©istrict contest (in parts of jRJcKownviiHe, Westenere, and Guilderland hamlet as we'll as Colonic) pits two incumbents re- districted together, Republican Peter Ryan of Colonic and Anne Gaflney of Westmere, seeking a second (term on Mberal and independent lines- Steye iMagee of Westmere is #je jDemoeraitic standard 'bearer. In (the :31st .(^tomont-For.t Jiun- iter;),, ineiunbent jDemoerajt Hlhonjas R. iCalaghan jis seeking artibir<d full iter». ©awe Mueller,, ike Calla- ghan •» Fort Jiunter area resident, is fee #©P chaillenger-fe> ithe :52nd (rest pf Westmere), Republican in- cumbent Anne T. Rose will seek a fifth term with Democrat Robert Haines providing the opposition. Lynnwood, Guilderland Center, Voorheesville and surrounding areas ,are included in the new 33rd District where two Voorheesville residents,, GOP incumbent Mike Rieci and jDemocrat Ed Donphue are the contenders- A new 38th ©istrict includes itbe southern Town of New Scotland .and Westerio. Former Mew Scot- land Councilman Charles iJowgh- taling, ©emocrat of Feura Bush., will oppose Ronnie Von Ronne,, Westerlo Republican. The aath ©istrict has shrunk ito inlcude Knox., iBerne and Rensse- laerville townships. There, incum- bent ©emocrat James Perkinson Of Rensselaeryjile js ibeing chal- lenged toy Pick Munroe, Knox Re- publican.. in ithe itwo ©.ehnar area idistricts, GOP incunSbent London Morris wM square off .against Ronald Candidates for town office; GuUderiand Supervisor; &eyin A- Moss i('Ei>,, incumbent; Frank Melfe <D5. ^Continued on Page Z) New Ymfc State Vote To Consider New yorkStotewpyoteon eight toaJJ.pt proposals:: a (Controversial $1.25 billion transportation repair bond issue proposition and seven proposals to amend the state constitution- 'Next Tuesday, the eight yes-no items will toe listed above the Jeyers for local candidates on voting machine boards The Bond Issue Titled the \Rebuild New York Through Transportation Infra- sturcture Renewal Bond Issue\ on ike ballot, it would permit a $IM billion state bond issue to finance rehabilitation of a long list of transportation facilities, including roadways, railways, port® and marine terminals, canals and waterways, passenger and freight rail .terminals, rapid transit and airport and aviation facilities. Proposals of the bond issue say (Continued on Page 10) Changing Of The Wreath Ceremony Sunday Afternoon At Altamont Park Boyd Hilton Post 7062, VFW and Helderberg Post 977, American he- gion, will conduct a joint changing of the wreath ceremony at i p,ro,, Sunday at the war memorial in Altamont village park. The public is invited to the ceremony, spponsored annually by the village's two veterans organi- zations to honor the nation's war dead- LoeaJ YFW members will soon circulate petitions in conjunction with the state organization's obser- vance of \Remember Our powl- MlAs Week\ <Nov, 11-17). The U,S, flag at the post hall on Mill St- will fly at half-staff during this period. Bill Lockyer, post commander, urges local citizens and business- men who fly the colors to do likewise. Village Board Appoints Mrs. Schilling phyiJis Schilling, the first wo- man to serve on the Altamont Village Board of Trustees, was appointed to that position at Tuesday night's Village Board meeting. Mrs, Schilling will fill the vacancy caused by the Sept, 9 death of Trustee Thomas Delaney, Mrs. Schilling has worked as a secretary at the FarRSwerth Middle School the past 13 years and has been a .village resident 30 years, She has two sons, John and Carl, and two daughters, Lisa and Stephanie, She is the widow of attorney John M, Schilling, Jr,, and resides on Maple Aye, Mrs, Schilling is a member of St, John's Lutheran Church, According to Mayor James P, Caruso, Mrs, Schilling was chosen from a list of five applicants, The term expires next March, His recommendation w«* endorsed unanimously by the board, Wbea eswtaejed Wednesday, Mrs, Schilling confirmed she would be a candidate in the March village election for a full two-year term, Swearing-in ceremonies will be held this week at Village Hall Jessie West&M' Fleck Uett) was honored Saturday for her many years of dedicated service to <he Altamont library Association, Pat Spoor, president of {the association presents her with » lifetime member- ship sexiificg&m m &ppxes$aU,o*i of her service, We$$dtFledk Lauded Fw Smm To library By CAROL ©uBfilftl •The fooaH of the Altamont Free Library had a luncheon Saturday to honor .Jessie Fleck for her many years of dedicated service to (the village library, 1 was seated near Jessie and was able to get the story of how she first became affiliated with the library hoard. It seems she was asked to replace iMrs, Paul Dean as treasurer of the board when the Deans were moving from Alta- mont- She agreed if someone could \show her toe ropes\ and so she ended »p for coffee and a doughnut wife the ©cans as the moving men carted out the furniture? Later her good friend Thelma Hems came on ike board as secretary complain- ing she knew nothing about being a secretary or taking notes. They swapped Jobs! She later served as president deciding that the library would be her public service emphasis. The luncheon was attended by a number of villagers who have worked with Jessie on various library activities plus Mayor Jim Caruso and his wife Rosemary, former Mayor Lloyd Brjggs and his wife Virginia, awd former Mayor Ned Sanford <my father), Pat Spohr, president of the library hoard presented a framed citation naming \Jessie Westfall Fleck a lifetime member\ of the association and expressing the board's appreciation of her long and faithful service, Jessie was accompanied at this luncheon by her husband Galen Fleck, The luncheon gaye them an opportunity to share past expert enees with many of her friends and ' associates, it was a yery nice party for a yery nice lady? THIS COOKIES ARE! COMING — Girl Scouts m the Altamont area, members of the Hudson Valley Girl Scout Council, wiii take orders for seven varieties of Girl Scout cookies Nov, n io 28, Preparing for the sale are, from left, Beth Batehelder of Altamont, a member of Brownie-Junior Troop U; Jenna Hogs of Altamont, a member of Junior Troop 69; Elizabeth Nitsky, Guilderland Center, of Cadette Troop 054 and Lisa Mjillany, Guilderland, of Brownie-Junior Troop 21, Cookies are $1,7,5 a box and those wanting cookies who are not contacted should call the Hudson Valley Girl Scout Council In Delmar, (Il.H, Davis photo)
