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18 Miami Graduate Colleen McCurdy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard McCurdy of Voorheesville, graduated from the University of Miami with a bachelor of arts degree in psycho- logy on May 9. Miss McCurdy, a 1982 graduate of Clayton A. Bouton High School, The Attamont Enterprise — Thursday, June 12, 1986 received magna cum laude honors. Colleen's other honors include Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Chi, Golden Key honor society, Phi Kappa Phi, and Omicron Delta Kappa, the national honor society for leadership, She plans to attend graduate school in the fall at Syracuse University for counseling and guidance Helcome to ©Ije $amrtt House Treat Dad to Our Father's Day Buffet 8.95 Dad's Half Price Children Half Price Make Reservations Early HOURS: Breakfast - Mon.-Sat, 7:00-10:00 Lunch - Mon.-Sat, 11:00-2:00 Dlnnner - Mon.-Thurs. 5:00-9:00, Fri.-Sat. 5:00-10:00 SUNDAY BRUNCH 11:00-4:00 p^m. Main St., Schoharie, NY 518-295-7111 m 72 Voorheesville Ave., Voorheesville, N.Y. •HOURS: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. KERBY ZIMMERMAN TIMM BALDAUF Complete Automotive Service 'Foreign & Domestic NIASE Certified Mechanics Lubrication Oil Change Electronic Tune Up Tires • Computer Wheel Balance Batteries Brake Service SPECIALIZING IN: Front End Service Electrical Systems Starters Alternators Transmissions Major Engine Repair Air Conditioning TOWING AVAILABLE NYS INSPECTION - CARS & MOTORCYCLES Seed potatoes, onion sets, asparagus roots, & vegetable plants Browallia, Fuchsia, Geraniums for Hanging Baskets New Guinea impatiens, nonstop begonias Over 60 varieties of herbs & scented geraniums Annuals., Perennials, and Flowering Shrubs 1900 N«w ScatlomJRd Slingarlondi • 439-5335 .Open 7 days a week jine. For Your Water Needs Water Professionals Dick Ferraioli Inc. Guilderland Pump Sales-Service Hawes Road — Altamont Pro.Home Purchase Inspection ot Waler System and Supply *£*\••; Y' <v fc-x^.W Steve Harrington • ' 861-8005 Dlek Ferraioli 861-8733 ANTIQUITY IN ACTION at last weekend's edition of the annual Gas-Up held at Shutter's Corners on Route 443 between Gallupville and Schoharie. Shown here is a 1930 Bucyrus-Erie steam crane owned and: , operated by Ron Rolfe. The show, sponsored by Hudson-Mohawk Chapter of the Pioneer Gas Engine Association, will be in full swing again this Saturday and Sunday. PTSA Will Hold Thank-You Party For Volunteers The Voorheesville PTSA is looking for volunteers. Not to assist in their multitude of activities but to .thank for all the help they have given: the group this year. According to vice president Joanne St. Denis \vho is chairing the event, the appreciation cele- bration will take place this Friday, June 13 at .the Voorheesville American -Legion hall. Dancing to D.J 1 . Tom Krajewski will begin at 8 p.m. and 1 last until midnight. Cheese and crackers, chips and dips, and other snacks will: be provided 1 by the PTSA as well! as some adult beverages. Cake and: coffee will end the evening. All volunteers who helped in the activities sponsored by the PTSA such as the Fall Fun apple fest, the Parents as Reading Partners program, the dessert and game sharing night, the Southbound benefit concert, the bike rally, Teacher Appreciation Week, the Campbell's Labels for Education campaign,, school photos,, the book fair or as room mothers are invited. According ,to president Lyn DiDomenicOi this is the second year the PTSA has held such a gathering to thank its volunteers. No reservations are needed-.. For more information, contact Joanne St. Denis at 765-4748. Hiawatha Grange On June 3 Hiawatha Grange held its 1450th meeting with; Alice Roe, worthy master, presiding, it opened, with the song \It's a Good Thing to be a Granger,\ and flag •.eremony. Following the opening the char- ts was ^aped in memory of Anna Gifford. At the last meeting Mrs. Gifford filled in for an absent officer. Although a recent member she was enthusiastic. Her passing was very sudden following a brief illness. A contribution willbe made in her memory and sympathy extended to the family. The master made some an- nouncements. She reminded mem- bers of the needlework contest and the need for stuffed toys for hospitalized children by October. Repairs have been made to the kitchen sink and to the stairs. A committee was appointed to make ' plans for dutch treat dinner in July. The Lecturer's program began with the sorig \I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover.\ She then introduced Walter Ingalls, who represented the Rotary Club and the exchange student, from Mexi- cOj. who is how here and'attending Greenville School. He explained the plan sponsored by Rotary Clubs in promoting the exchange student program. Not only is this an interesting and learning experience but he felt it wasone of the better ways to foster world understanding. . It was voted to send the master and secretary to leadership train- ing school July 17-19 at Keuka College. Meeting closed and refresh- ments were served 1 by Frances Swart, Mae Baitsholts and Roger Teator. South Bethlehem Birthday congratulations to Dave Bender, Mary Koonz, Paul Borger, and Paul Martino having birthdays this week. Belated greet- ihgstoiBillMicGee, WillOliver, and Bill Campbell. ' '.'• ' ',•' • .•'.•. Ethel iNbble was'presented with, a birthday cake and' a little birthday party in honor of her 92nd birthday last month. Happy Birth- day, Ethel! Mr. and 1 Mrs. Frank Percival celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary last Tuesday. They celebrated with dinner at Pegasis. Mr. and Mrs.'Tom Pratt renewed 1 their wedding vows of 40 years Thursday. A family party followed the mass. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Allen celebrated their wedding anniversary on June 6. Mary K. Van Detta celebrated 1 a birthday on Tuesday; Julie Holm- quist celebrated'her birthday last Wednesday; Lynn Shambe'au (Marie Griffin!s daughter) cele- brated a birthday last Thursday. Dorothy Percival,' Delores Arn- heiter, Jean Canuteson, Rose Mayo and Carol Cavery attended a WMU conference for South Bethle- hem'Methodist Church last week and joined Helen'Willard there for the conference, held in Poultney, Vt. Sgt. and Mrs. William Pachucki and children are now home from tour in Germany and are visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Pachucki. The Pachuckis will live in Texas. Student Sculpture Sculptures created by Jennifer Appleby and Scott Porter, Mar- garet Eennell's sixth grade art students at Voorheesville Elemen- tary School, were on display in the New York State Museum from May 24 through June 4 during the Imagination Celebration arts festi- val; During that time thousands of people attending a variety of special events had the opportunity to seethe student art exhibit which included art work from throughout New York State. The Imagination Celebration was sponsored by the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts and the New York State Alliance for Arts Education. Student Attire Guidelines Set At its May meeting, the Voor- heesville Board of Education voted to allow the high school student council and administration to work out a trial plan permitting students to wear shorts. The guidelines arrived at by the student council officers and the administration cite the following as being acceptable attire in the school 1 : mid-thigh length shorts exceeding the length of ones hand extended in the pockets; shorts without ; pockets which, must come to the mid-thigh; and \jam\ and Bermuda type shorts. Not acceptable are cutoffs of any length, or type arid fctuiriihg^or gym ! ' ! sh6r'tsY' ; • ::l '-\\ ; ,l '\' ; I'jiiufic ;' > 'The'!g'uidelihes , vite're discussed at student'assembites. iYiidi^ib ...-• •'•;'•• .::•«• .-MiJ-ii.-Wi..-:^ Students Learn French Is More Than A Language The students in K^ren Griffin's French Tit and; Margaret Mon- tuorii's French IV classes at Clayton A. Bouton; High School, Voorheesville,: recently had • the opportunity to sample things that added some flavor to'learning the language, After first doing someclassroom preparation;, the studentsdnd their teachers went by bus: to-the Clark Museum in Williamstown, Mass. to view its collection of French Impressionist paintings. After savoring the luminous art work they stopped at Le Jardin Restau- rant for a light.Frenchlunch before . returning toschool for a discussion of their trip. Decline Here High-technology employment de- clined in .the -Capital District between 1975and: 1984, according to a study recently released by the Public Policy Institute,ian affiliate of the Business Council of New York State. During the survey period, high- tech jobs declined here by 26 percent. At the same time, growth surpassed the national rate in four other regions of the state! Pough- keepsie (44 percent),, Nassau/Suf- folk (32 percent), Binghamton (32 percent) and Orange' County (30 percent). Besides the Capital District, .other declining high-tech regions were Elmira (down 49 J percent), Buffalo (down 22 percent) and lUtica/Rome (down 16 percent). Statewide, high-tech, industries •created 21,600 jobs while tradition- al manufacturing industries lost 110;000 jobs during the survey , period.