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Editor/Publisher Art Harr= is

e-m= ail address: arthur.harris@earthlink.net

HTN= web address:  http://www.alplaus.o= rg

HOME TOWN = N= EWS=

ALPLAUS, NEW YORK 12008

January 2006        =                       Vol. 130           =                  =            =        No. 1<= /o:p>

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HEAT UP JANUARY WITH OUR

CHILI EXTRAVAG= ANZA

SPONSORE= D BY THE LADIES AUXILIARY

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2006

AT THE A= LPLAUS FIREHOUSE

5:30 – 7:30

Adults: $5, Children= : $3

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What's inside=

On the Hill…………………………&= #8230;…………..2

Alplaus Fire Department Calls D= ecember.......2

Alplaus Fire Department News………….…….2

Ladies Auxiliary………………………= 230;……….3

Alplaus Post Office News……………………...3=

Alplaus Explorer Post 885……………………..3

Alplaus Residents Association News…………4

Alplaus Bird Line…………………………&= #8230;…..4

Alplaus Historical Society………………………5

Ida E. Heckler…………..……………= 230;……….5

Samuel's Report……….………………̷= 0;……..5

Memories…........…&= #8230;.………………………̷= 0;.6

Glenville Seniors………………………̷= 0;……..6

More on the Vadney Store…..………………...6

Alplaus Chili Competition Entry Form………...7

 

 

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 Ju= dy and I had a wonderful Christmas in Chicago with family. When your grandchild is 800 hundred miles away at Christmas you get in the big bird and fly. Even with lots of friends around, it wouldn't = have felt like much of a Christmas to be just by ourselves.

   This month we have the first of Shawna Thompson's Alplaus Bird Line columns (see Page 4).  Alplaus= is a wonderful place to bird watch with the creek and so many trees and undevelo= ped space. You may be surprised at what she reports seeing with her experienced eyes and ambitious walks and paddles.

  &nb= sp; As if we needed any more evidence of the big hearts to be found in Alplausians, this month's Samuel's Report tells of the success of the appeal for help for the family of a 17 year old stricken with cancer. Their need is ongoing. Please help if you can.

   Don't forget the Chili Extravaganza and Competition on Friday night,= January 20, 2006. Come and enjoy a variety of tasty chilies. Or, better yet, bring your best chili and compare it with the rest.

   Happy New Year to all…..AWH

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Alplaus Fire Department 

   Calls for December 2005=


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Date

Alarm

Time

Incident #=

Call Type<= /p>

Location

# Fire Fighters

Fire Fighter Hours

02 DEC 2005

08:11

000168

Medical Emergency

Pinewood Drive

5

2.6

03 DEC 2005

12:53

000169

Other Fire

= Hetcheltown Road

9

3.0

03 DEC 2005

19:57

000170

Medical Emergency

Pinewood Drive

6

4.4

04 DEC 2005

08:12

000171

Other Emergency

= Hetcheltown Road

9

4.8

07 DEC 2005

17:37

000172

Structure

= Vallywood Drive

10

6.5

08 DEC 2005

07:28

000173

Medical Emergency

= Hetcheltown Road

5

3.6

08 DEC 2005

12:34

000174

Medical Emergency

= Alplaus Avenue

7

2.9

15 DEC 2005

17:46

000175

Medical Emergency

= Woodcrest Drive

8

5.7

25 DEC 2005

17:04

000176

 Medical Emergency

 = Alplaus Avenue

4

1.2

28 DEC 2005

08:19

000177

 Vehicle Accident

 = Glenridge Road

8

6.8


      

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        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   By Bob Culver

 

 

The members of the Fire Company gathered for their Annual Christmas Party at the Firehouse on December 18. Refreshments and decorations were provided by the efforts of Tom and Linda Kiernan and Gary Hastings.   Roger Story played seasonal = music on the keyboard. It was a pleasant afternoon with good friends.<= /span>

   Kathleen Sheppeck and Scott = Runkel have completed EMT training and are awaiting the results of the final exam.=

   We welcome a new member, John Szaizowski, who lives on F= irst Street. John is an EMT with Clifton Park Ambul= ance whose skills will be most welcome to us!

   In the annual Fire District 2 election, Art Harris was reele= cted to a five-year term as Fire Commissioner and Mike Cuoco was reelected to a three-year term as District Treasurer.


Ladies Auxiliary

            =     by Vicki Watkins

The Auxiliary finished up 2005 with our first annual Holiday Cookie Sale= on Saturday, December 10th at the Post Office.  We all had a lot of fun baking for= the event and we hope that all of you who stopped by enjoyed our home-made treats.  We also delivered som= e of our cookies to several of our neighbors in need of a bit of cheer. 

   We’ll begin 2006 with = our annual post-holiday party on Wednesday, January 18th at 6 pm at the Glen Sanders Mansion.  If you need a ride or would like to carpool please call Vicki at 399-0184.

   Mark your calendars for Friday January 20th for the Auxiliary’s CHILI EXTRAVAGANZA at the Firehouse from 5:30 to 7:30.&n= bsp; We are looking for cooks to enter their favorite chili recipes (details and an entry form are elsewhere in this issue= and available at the Post Office) AND for hungry neighbors who are looki= ng to take the edge off the January chill and to enjoy good food and to vote f= or the best chili (i.e. flame thrower, chunky special, mellow yellow, etc.). Adults: $5.00, Children: $3.00

   Our thanks to Kim Sheely for the beautiful wreaths at the Firehouse = and the pine swags on all the street signs in Alplaus.

   Our next meeting will be Mon= day, February 27th at = 7 pm at the Firehouse.  Please join= us if you can or if you would like some information about the Auxiliary call Vick= i at 399-0184.

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Happy New Year to everyone.

   Just a reminder, the USPS has set Sunday, January 8, 2006 as the effective date for the new increase in postal rates and fees. This will also include international rates. The new rates are:

First class stamp rate:        $0.39

2nd ounce         =             &nb= sp;    $0.24

Postcard rate         =             &nb= sp;$0.24        =          

Book of stamps (20)         =   $7.80

  $39.00<= o:p>

   Box rents will also increase slightly. Anyone due in January can squeak by at t= he old rate if paid before January 8th.

   I should have the new rate-fold cards to pass out within the next few days. I= do have a large supply of 2 cent makeup stamps and the new 39 cent stamps in s= tock now.

   If you're interested in more specific information feel free to give me a call = at the post office @ 399-8048 or you can access the USPS web-site @ www.usps.com

 

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Alplaus Explorer Post 885

by Kathleen Sheppeck

 

 Re= flecting on the past year with Post 885 brings to mind how much our Explorers have learned and how they continue to develop into young ladies and men about wh= om our community can be proud. Already, one of our Explorers made the transiti= on from Explorer to firefighter when he joined the Rexford Fire Department. 

   Within the next month, Alplaus will likely see the same benefit as our first eight= een year old applies to the Fire Company for active membership.

   The Post has a lot of great ideas to make 2006 another fun and productive year.  We are seeking new memb= ers 14 years and up. Think about joining an exciting and rewarding activity and serving the community that so depends on its volunteers.    



ARA News

Best wishes to everyone for a Happy New Year! My family and I rang in the New Year in a rustic cabin in Vermont, away from phones, computers, televisions, and the hustle and bustle that has marked December. We hiked in two-and-a-half miles through a snow-covered forest and once we arrived, we could see Mt. Equinox from our window and watche= d more snow fall throughout New Year's Eve. It was beautiful!

Com= ptroller Approved Sewer Extension.  At the year's end, Art Harris and I learned during a meeting at t= own hall that the state comptroller has approved the Alplaus sewer extension project. The town plans for a tentative timeframe for construction beginning this June that will conclude next December. An upgrade of the existing syst= em connecting it to the Maple= Avenue line and decommissioning the old sewer treatment plant is planned within the same timeframe.

   Lots of steps must happen between now and the start of construction, including mapping, permits, soils tests, and sending the project out to bid. As you recall, the project needs to stay within the maximum cost outlined to proce= ed. Although the cost numbers were generated three years ago, consulting engine= er Mark Kestner believes he will still be able to stay within those projection= s.