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•4/iid*W«»t -.#•• ^^^ft&£d$$J$ ^l-vre+t. ''iA*y'/j n* v-r d - /v- 1 J- f„ . ,-IjLS • ^P^^M^^,g 11 oard io consider yoittfi program' l«iis f««J .1 14 iff \'l^lp^Sfe^il 2 eMifilpigv It #p>$r program -fol^!^.^/^ ;•: v \' - .,\;-••H^^ri^l^^vSipM^^ for ^fitian- ciaj s^ppolrt, just bacM^ and maybe the use of the park to lay pulia i^er field for the little ; ones,\ Araldi said. ^: '\;•'.\ : Araldi said, she liad heen talking to people &Qm[$<eme'' : .$jty$ Knos, since lioffc\|§|mi hive youth councils. 4fe5|p[^d; \' \Also Renssejaerville^bec^ause ...it's in Albai^'Gount^,•'\ •!'''• f he e0£ifa& to the board that Knox Kaga^ soccer team for youngsters\Jfrhip meet during the week for drjlls and play their games on the weekends. Araldi said she would like to see-a similar program set up in Westerlo. '... oru* sports teams are good, but not as good as those es edfrom s.' the fmh <j&M&? ; v , vffittfk? %^di sa W s§e was „. raisii^ideasj for consideration, she also ^s^erted^ \I think it • wi^^i6ie;' ; |f9M i£ wa, th&jjght about a youth council for West- erlo.\ She addressed the benefits to an active youth program in Westerlo. \If the park were more widely utilized, the trou- ble with vandalism in the park would decrease. More people would be around the park to watch...kids involved in struc- ture and activities would in- crease their self-esteem. There would be a decrease in teen pregnancies.\ Town Supervisor Richard Rapp said the town used to have a youth commission. He asked his secretary Donald Brittton about the commission and Brit- ton said it's been inactive for years. Rapp said he'd received a let- ter recently from Berne-Knox- Westerlo superintendent Robert Drake about expanding youth programs. \I told him anything we could do to help, we will... The thing is, we've got to get to- gether and work it out.\ Araldi talked about funding for youth programs from the county. Rapp said, \It's gener- ally about $1,500, and going down every year.\ Emphasizing that she was seeking a cooperative effort among the Hilltowns in putting together youth programs, Araldi said she. had, already had a \brainstorming meeting\ with Drake and BKW athletic director Reecl Schultz. \I think the school is very supportive,\ she said. One of the difficulties,\ she saidj is \our sports teams are good, bjit not as good as those established from early grades.\ According to Araldi, it would be ideal if the Hilltowns could establish a cooperative effort in developing youth programs. Rapp said he supported her ideas. He asked the board to \figure out which of you wants to be the liasion.\ In concluding, Araldi told Rapp she would keep the board posted. About developing a youth program, Araldi said after- wards, \We have to start small... Putting politics aside.\ She added that Greene County was a good model because it has a \very active youth sports program.\ \One of the reasons I came tonight is, the more I looked into it, Berne and Knox have well-established youth pro- grams. We don't. Mr. Rapp is in support. But, we need more direction,\ Araldi told The Enterprise. CHIPS Rapp said he wanted to use CHIPS funding to have the highway crew lay down stone and oil on Flood Road. Coun- cilman Robert Mangold asked, \The bottom half or the whole thing?\ \The whole thing from Slade Hill Road to (Route) 85,\ Rapp replied. The board agreed to Rapp's initiative. The nature trail in the town park is almost completed, he said, adding that the bridge along the trail needs repair since it was washed out. Rapp said Iroquois Gas Transmission Systems, which granted the town funding to Jack Gordon's The Land and the People BOOK SIGNING AT MEDUSA MAPLE FESTIVAL S ATUto)A¥, APREL 13* The 1890's historical novel, The Land and the People, is an authentic look back into the annual round of farm work and home life of a typical upstate, ratal New Yolk family. The story is set in die uplands of the Town of Broome, Schoharie County. Meet Hobie Cox, the up-by-the bootstraps, well-to-do farmer, his wife Gertrude, suffering from cancer, their three grown children, Del, Katie and Ben along with spouses and grandchildren. Truly drawn are die local minister, cattle dealer, store- keeper,neighbors, politicians and many others. In these times gone by, the people lived close to the land. The hand and animal powered mechanics of 1890's and the beginning steps toward mechanization of agriculture are described. The realities of local politics, the extremes of the weather, isolation, dread of fire, specter of the poor home, the importance of religion come alive in the author's: portrayal of how the people lived in times gone by. Order Blank: The Land and The People - John W. Gordon * .>-,«;,„.—.. .-j^bjur^, cover-$16,95 ^^^^ ^^^^ ''^Jf^jit-E^JL \^^^L ^^^^ ^^^i''S^^^^.^^^iv^^^^' ^^^_^^^ u h^^^ • ^^^^ ^^^^ ^ta^M ^^^^ ^^^_ ^^^^ ^^^^ j|§§«—v City, State Zip _•- * Mail Direct: John W Gordon, RD 2, Box 270G, Middleburgh, NY 12122 SMSSSSSM ]^^^m&M»i^^^^m^^-'-^^^-&*^^-<t^ build the-trail as part of a land presevation program, had a $15 discrepancy in the last payment it submitted. \I'm not going to argue over $15,\ he said. The company, Rapp told The Enterprise, still owes the town roughly $20,000. He doesn't an- ticpate any problem with secur- ing the rest of the funding. . \They have to satisfy their audi- tors. Then they can send the check,\ he said. Asked what the orignal figure was, Rapp said, \I think it was $50,000.\ The bridge, built from treated wood last fall, needs cosmetic repair, he said. Acting on a suggestion from the state comptroller's office, Rapp said he wanted to go over the rules x and regulations for highway employees and the code of ethics for all town em- ployees with the board soon for an update. The board agreed. The comptroller's office rec- ommends periodic updates, Rapp said. While he wouldn't disclose if there were any specific prob- lems in these areas, he said, \I have some ideas about this. I want to see what the board says.\ Councilman Robert Snyder told the board that he had some literature about scanners for implant identification for cats and dogs. Rapp said he was in- terested in looking into it. *Boy, they've got everything nowa- days,\ he added. Town Clerk Gertrude Smith said the scanners and implants would make the town's animal control officer's job much easier. The board passed a motion that allowed Smith to attend the Town Clerks Association Conference in Saratoga from April 21-24. \Don't forget to come back,\ joked Rapp after the motion passed. He and town historian Dennis Fancher talked about getting rid of a growth of weeds that resembled bamboo around the historic Percy House. \The best thing to do is dig them up and tear them out,\ Fancher said. Rapp said he was waiting for the warm weather before attempting a refurbishment on the property. He said one of the first things to be done is an overhaul in the electrical system. AMC births To Hong Wang and Guowei Fang of 31-B Kings Court, Selkirk, a son, William, Jan. 17. To Melissa and James Haas of 19 Crow Ridge Road, Voorhesville, a son, Daniel Isa- iah, Jan. 18. To Joy and Peter de Vries of 186 Adams St., Delmar, a daughter, Mary Paulina, Jan. 22. To Karen and Darrell Duncan of Voorheesville, a daughter, Chelsea Lynne, Jan. 23. To Stephanie and John Kite of Delmar, a son, Liam Taylor, Jan. 23. To Helen and Bruce Bourque of 1 Milton St., Slingerland, a daughter,Morgan Choquette, Jan. 25. To Laura Nicholson-Ta'ggart and Bruce Taggart of 53 Fern- bank Ave., Delmar, a son, James Patrick, Jan. 30. To Colleen and Steven Pic- colino of Delmar, a daughter Rachel Alexandra, Jan. 30, To Michele and Jay Simard of 263 Kenwood Ave., Delmar, a son, darter Jay, Jan. 31. To Michele Myers and Matthew Crandall of Glenmont, a daughter, Taylor Leigh, Feb. 3 To Maria and Robert Payne II of Route 7,\' Quaker *$t., tfriafrtiftoVfo 'a ' $a.wgi#er, • Baleigh Gabrielle, Feb. 4 Gov. George E. Potaki, center, held a press conference recently with 12 journalism students from Capital District high schools, including Kristen and Roy Nestler of Voorheesville High School. I I I I I I 1 I I L ----.-„. 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