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FORT CO VINGTON SUN FortCovingtort, N.Y. 12937 0ttf10tar Second class postage paid at Fort Covington, N.Y. 12937 tt Established 1885 — Our Centennial Year Fort Covington, New York 12937 Price 30c USPS 205-680 Edition 289 October 17, 1985 Locally owned «uilts to be shown Quilt Fair Sally Yando of Malone, Chairman of the Quilt Fair which will be held this Satur- day at^the Malone House of History is thrilled over the response by area quilters and quilt owners, Mrs. Yando said that u People from all over are bringing their quilts, all of a sudden, Wow!\ Exhibited in the Quilt Fair will be a sampler quilt made by Barbara McElwain, Elsie Chapman has lent a very old quilt which is a family heir- loom, Betty Mount has sent several old quilts to be shown and Millie Rhoades has lent the House of History a quilt which dates back to 1902 and is made from tobacco bags. There are 50 or more quilts which will be shown at the House of History, Saturday, October 19th, 51 Milwaukee Street, Malone from one until four o'clock. Other than those quilts loaned by Fort Covington women other quilts will be shown from residents of Malone, Chateaugay, West- ville and other nearby areas. Mrs. Yando stated that these quilts are some of the most beautiful in the area. The workmanship is exquisite and included are silk quilts, crazy quilts, feather stitch quilts, old quilts, new quilts, baby quilts and historical quilts. June Tuper will enter her blue ribbon quilt, a child's quilt called, Fun on the Farm. A Remington quilt with two hand painted pictures by Frederick Remington will be shown. Mrs. Silver of the Silver Needle in Chateaugay will show quilts and the Malone quilt depicting Main Street, including the fire which took the Clark Block, as well as blocks featuring the fairgrounds will be on exhibit. The public is invited to attend the Quilt Fair. There is no admission charge. During the afternoon tea witl be served and a bake sale will be held The Center Market Opens Dairylea Annual Meeting Joanne McElwain Fr. Co. Rep. THE CENTER MARKET at Cooks Corners in Fort Covington Center opened Saturday, Oct 12th. The general store is at the site of the \old Baxter Store.\ Dairylea women will play leadership roles during the milk marketing coopera- tive's 66th annual meeting in Syracuse, Oct. 15-16, according to Dairylea Presi- dent Clyde Rutherford. All are participants in ECID, short for \Education Communication, Informa- tion for Dairylea.\ One permanent arm of the ECID organization is a group of 13 legislative committeewo- men; a representative is from each of the Dairylea Cooperative's 13 districts. The other arm is a county-based group includ- ing 42 Dairylea Advisory committeewomen from the states of New York, Pen- nsylvania, New Jersey and Vermont. Among the committeewomen is Mrs. Errol McElwain Jr., of Bombay. Dairylea, with $358 mil- lion in net sales during its last fiscal year, is the largest milk marketer of its type in the Northeast. The cooper- ative has 3,000 members; another 2,000 dairy produc- ers belong to its affiliated cooperatives. GlI55s When? Following is a list of honor roll students from Fort Covington High School. We are not printing the year to protect the ages of the inno- cent. However, in a small town, we are betting that someone will guess. Only Lucille LaRue knows for sure. Grade 1, Ann Smillie (94) and Geraldine Peets (93); Grade 2, Patricia Dow (93) Donald Boyle (92); Grade 3, Robert Tolman (94); Grade 6, Patricia Mitchell (95), Arthur Carrow (94); Grade 7, Robert Thebert (96), June McEiwain (96); Grade 8, Bruce Smith (96.5), Hector Foisy (95.3). HIGH SCHOOL (Over 90) Martha Gorman, Patricia Regan, Diane Freeman, Janet .*- Gorman, William Boyle,, Doris Latreille, Marjorie Bushey, Laura Busseau, Kat- hleen Smiddy, Phyllis Brock- way, Robert Grant, Francis Latulipe, Carleen Mainville, Janet Smith, Eveline Noreault and Charles Smith. Mr. and Mrs. (Doris) Richard Blatter are the owners. They presently reside in Fort Coving- ton Center with their children, Gene and Christina. Walkers with United Farm United Farm Agency, Inc., national real estate firm, has appointed Edmund J. and Lil- lian M. Walker as exclusive representatives in charge of its Bombay and Massena, NY offices. The Bombay office is on U.S. JRoute37 iatthe intersection of State Route 95 (R.D. 1), phone 518/358-2376. The Massena office is located seven miles south of Massena on the west Now in its 60th year, United side of State Rt. 420, phone Farm Agency, Inc. maintains 315/769-7700. more than 490 offices in 43 The Walkers were formerly states and specializes in the associated with Strout Realty marketing of agricultural, resi- Inc. and before that, repres- dential, business, commercial ented United Farm in Bombay, and recreational real estate. He is a licensed broker and she national headquarters are in is a licensed salesperson. Kansas City, MO. SRCS Health Fair On Friday, October 18th from 12 noon to 9 p.m. the Health Club at Salmon River Altar and Rosary Society Plan Dinner St. Mary's Altar and Rosary Society held its regular monthly meeting on October 7th at the Parish Center. The meeting was preceeded by an evening mass for deceased members. The meeting was called to order by President Donna Smith. Among the many items discussed was the annual par- ish dinner which will be held on October 27th from 12 noon to 4 p.m. The country store, offer- ing the opportunity to shop for Christmas gifts will be held at the same time. The name of the winner of the quilt will also be drawn during the day. The rummage sale which was held on October 10th and 11th was discussed. Also discussed was the cookbook. It was felt that by spring it might be possible to make a final decision on the subject. It was brought to the attention of the membership that more recipes are needed. The immediate concern of the membership, however, is the preparation of the parish dinner, and the success of that dinner. will present a Health Fair, n will be held in the Multipur pose Room near the Arena. There will be movies available for viewing in the lobby of the Arena. There will be representa lives from the American Cancer Society, W.l.C, Ado lescent Pregnancy Program, Arthritis Foundation and the New York State Police who will be doing blood pressure and glucose blood testing. Many pamphlets will be avail able free. OUR CORNWALL FRIENDS: (L-R) Alderman (CouncilmanrFrancS^and Mrs. (Annette) Guidon; Mrs. (Noella) and Mr. Jeff Rutlcy; and Mrs. (Isobel) and Lloyd Gallinger were on hand at the recent American Legion Jamboree. The gentlemen alt served in the Royal Canadian Air Force overseas and have been visiting the local area with their spouses for \20 to 30 years.\ Photographer Gallinger noted that he had numerous slides and transparencies of the Salmon River which is known, he said, for its beautiful reflections. (What we don't learn from our Canadian neighbors, who are, by the way, lovely, lovely people. PWM) Seaway Valley Club to Meet The next regular meeting of the Seaway Valley Women's Club will be held at the home of Olga Fleury on Monday even ing, October 21st at 7:30 p.m. Madeline Leroux is co-hostess. Members may bring a guest. AMERICAN LEGION WESTERN JAMBOREE Pictures Page 8 4-H WEEK DISPLAY Pictures Page 4
