Special Notice
PO
Box 3 at the Alplaus Post Office (Zip 12008) has been assigned to the Alplaus
Historical Society. This PO Box address is given out for use by those wishing
to send in stories, pictures, artifacts, etc. related to the hamlet of Alplaus
and its past and present residents.
Bob Culver is the chair person of this
currently ad hoc committee of Alplaus residents interested in learning and
preserving historical facts, figures, and
lore of our
community.
Snow Removal Bids
The
Board of Fire Commissioners is accepting bids for snow removal. If interested, please contact Mike Sheppeck
at sheppeck@earthlink.net or 399-7115.
Whats inside
On the Hill
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Alplaus Fire Department Calls - September..2
An Interesting Call
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AFD 75th Anniversary Committee
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ARA News
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Alplaus Runaround
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New to the Community..............................3
Sewer Update
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History Lesson
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Alplaus Explorer Post 885
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Ladies Auxiliary
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Alplaus Historical Society
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RETIRED..
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Alplaus Runaround Entry Form
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On the Hill
What a wacky weather year. Some of our best summer
weather comes in the early fall! On top of that it looks like the autumn leaves
will come early too.
It was
great to see the large number of "Alplaus School Kids" who returned
for their reunion this past week. Alplaus really does get into your bones and
call you back from far away places it seems.
We note
with Alplaus pride in the September 16th Spotlight that Joe Bena will be one of
four New York coaches to receive this year's "Lifetime Service to
Wrestling" award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Joe leads all
active coaches in New York State with 431 wins to date. He currently coaches
the Duanesburgh High School team in his 39th year of coaching.
AWH
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Alplaus Fire
Department
Calls for September 2004
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08
SEP 2004 |
13:12 |
000118 |
False Alarm Fire |
Hetcheltown Road |
6 |
2.2 |
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08
SEP 2004 |
14:00 |
000119 |
False Alarm Fire |
No address |
5 |
0.1 |
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08
SEP 2004 |
16:05 |
000117 |
Vehicle Accident |
Maple Avenue & Airguard Road |
7 |
3.5 |
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09
SEP 2004 |
17:16 |
000120 |
Medical Emergency |
Hetcheltown Road |
8 |
3.1 |
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10
SEP 2004 |
19:43 |
000121 |
Medical Emergency |
Bruce Drive |
3 |
1.5 |
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12
SEP 2004 |
20:01 |
000122 |
False Alarm Medical |
Maple Avenue |
6 |
1.0 |
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14
SEP 2004 |
18:51 |
000123 |
Medical Emergency |
Glenridge Road |
5 |
1.8 |
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23
SEP 2004 |
13:16 |
000124 |
Medical Emergency |
Glenridge Road |
2 |
0.9 |
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24
SEP 2004 |
13:21 |
000125 |
Medical Emergency |
Glenridge Road |
4 |
1.3 |
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SEP 2004 |
12:14 |
000126 |
Other Emergency |
Hetcheltown Road |
10 |
2.7 |
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SEP 2004 |
05:13 |
000127 |
Medical Emergency |
Governor Drive |
7 |
4.7 |
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An
Interesting Call
by Bob Culver
On September 30th, the Alplaus Fire Department
responded to a medical call (as they do frequently) to a home on Maple Avenue. The
uniqueness of this event was that the patient was located on the second floor
and it was not possible to negotiate the narrow stairway to bring the adult
patient down with the usual stretchers used.
The
ultimate solution was to enlist the services of the aerial ladder from the East
Glenville Fire Department to remove the patient from a second floor porch.
The Stratton Air Guard Fire Department,
Mohawk Ambulance, and the Glenville Police also assisted on this call.
Alplaus Fire
Department 75th Anniversary Committee
by Mike Sheppeck
The
Alplaus Fire Department 75th Anniversary Committee will hold a
meeting Thursday, October 14th at 7:00pm at the Firehouse. This
initial meeting is a blue sky session to discuss any and all ideas of how best
to mark this important milestone in our history.
We expect representatives from the Alplaus
Residents Association, the Ladies Auxiliary, the Alplaus Historical Society,
and the Methodist Church may attend (who knows, maybe embodied in the same
person!). This meeting is open to all, especially those that may have had a
hand in the celebration for the 50th. Hope to see you there.
Alplaus
Residents Association News
by Barb Casey, ARA President
Alplaus
Runaround
Hope
youre planning to join us for this years Alplaus Runaround, scheduled for
Saturday, October 30th. The one-mile road race will begin at 10am, with the 5K
starting off at 10:30am.
Bring the whole family out for a great race
and let your friends and neighbors know as well. If youre not running, come
out and cheer the runners on! They
could always use a word of encouragement.
Look for a race application right
here in the Home Town News.
New
to the community?
Looking for a low-stress, easy way to get
involved and help out? Considering
volunteering for the Alplaus Runaround!
We need lots of help with registration, refreshments, traffic control,
and prizes.
The commitment is minimal, but the fun of
race day is significant. If youd like to volunteer, please call race director
Charlie Casey (thats right, its a family affair) at 399-5714.
Sewer
Update
The ARA
sewer committee is in the process of scheduling a meeting with town officials
and the consulting engineer to get a report on the projects progress. If you
have issues or questions youd like us to raise at that meeting, please either
call or e-mail me or one of the other committee members: Art Harris, Gray
Watkins, Gary Withey, and Rick Fleming.
Ill share the update in next months
Hometown News.
Barb Casey
399-5714
bcasey@skidmore.edu
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History Lesson.
In 1923, who was?
1.
President of the largest steel company?
2.
President of the largest gas company?
3.
President of the New York Stock Exchange?
4. The Great Bear of Wall Street?
These men
were considered some of the worlds most successful of their day. Now, 81 years
later, the history book asks us, if we know what ultimately became of them.
The
answers:
1.
The president of the largest steel company, Charles Schwab, died a pauper.
2.
The president of the largest gas company, Edward Dopson, went insane.
3.
The president of the NYSE, Richard Whitney, was released from prison to die at
home.
4. The Great Bear of Wall Street, Cosabee Livermore,
committed suicide.
However,
in that same year, 1923, the PGA Champion and the winner of the most important
golf tournament, the US Open, was Gene Sarazen.
What
became of him?
He played
golf until he was 92, died in 1999 at the age of 95. He was financially secure
at the time of his death.
The moral:
Forget
work. Play golf.
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Alplaus Explorer Post 885
by Kathleen Sheppeck
September is a busy month with the usual
back-to-school flurry of activity. Our Explorers have been even busier than
most. As always, they have been actively training with the Alplaus
firefighters. Last month they participated in a drill at the Air National
Guards training facility which simulated a structure fire response.
Everyone
learned a lot and got to use many of the skills they have been developing over
the last year. The kids also assisted the Fire Department with their emergency
stand-by at the Glendale Homes Car Show and a rowing competition on the Mohawk
River. Both activities were scheduled for the same day, which called for creative
deployment of personnel.
ATTORNEY
AT LAW
E. GRAY
WATKINS