Canajoharie

Twenty Years Ago

For the first time in two or three decades the village mayors of several Montgomery County municipalities got together for an informal chat about current affairs affecting their communities. The meet was called by Fultonville Mayor Gary Gifford, and held in the Canajoharie village office. No formal agenda was adopted for the meeting, the major result of which was the tentative setting of the third Thursday of each month as a regular meeting time for the new group, calling itself the Montgomery County Villages Association.

Susan Jones, a junior at Canajoharie High School, has been selected by the Canajoharie Post of the American Legion Auxiliary to attend the American Legion Auxiliary Empire Girls’ State to be held at Russell Sage College, Troy, where she will be one of only 340 students chosen from across New York state. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Jones of Canajoharie.

Since the group officially became known, the Valley Choralaires are celebrating a 20th reunion. Enough has happened in individual lives and in the world in general that it would fill many volumes to describe. Some of the original members now reside in other parts of the country, and some are now deceased.

Thirty Years Ago

Ronald Limoncelli, Palatine Bridge, has filed a petition to run as an independent candidate for trustee in the March 15 Palatine Bridge village election. He will be opposed for the two vacancies by caucus candidates Michael Gisondi and George Keller, both incumbents.

Jeffery C. Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Jones, Smith Street, has recently been promoted to the rank of sergeant. Sgt. Jones has been serving in the U.S. Air Force for the past three years.

The Redskins closed out their basketball season, losing in a tight battle in the opening round of the Class CC Section II tournament at Fonda-Fultonville to Watervliet, 61-57.

Forty Years Ago

Canajoharie police, assisted by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, are investigating the alleged stabbing or injury to a seven year old girl on Mohawk Street.

Fort Plain

Twenty Years Ago

The Moyer Hall Revitalization project is no longer a viable option since safety concerns took the forefront of the effort. However, the group of volunteers who began Fort Plain’s effort to develop a youth center haven’t given up. Instead, they’ve enlisted the assistance of the Fort Plain Senior Citizens Center. The plan now is to develop an intergenerational center ó a Community Center ó which would accommodate senior citizens and Fort Plain’s youths alike.

With a mere stroke of a key pad, numerical data is transmitted via satellite dish to a point some 22,500 miles into space above the state of Georgia. From here signals return to earth and are routed to Regional Fleet Bank Headquarters in Utica. In just seconds after handing your documentation to one of the tellers in Fleet Bank’s Fort Plain Office, your bank deposit, withdrawal or other transaction is recorded and ready for immediate use.

Fort Plain Council of Church Women is presenting an ecumenical World Day of Prayer service, Friday, March 5, at St. James Catholic Church, 113 Reed St.

Thirty Years Ago

Planning for the annual Old Fashioned Days was launched at the monthly breakfast meeting of the Fort Plain-Nelliston Merchants Association at Frank’s Pizzeria. The business session was conducted by Doris Dutcher, president.

David Everleth, Ames, was elected exalted ruler of the Canajoharie-Fort Plain Elks Lodge recently, succeeding John Vesp. Everleth and his new staff will take office April 1.

Navy Seaman Recruit Gilbert A. Stevens, son of James A. and Joan G. Humphrey, Fort Plain RD 1, has completed recruit training at the Naval Training Center, Orlando, Fla.

The Fort Plain Sports Boosters Club announced its plans to sponsor an observance July 2-4 at Wiles Park to mark the 200th anniversary of the first July 4 celebration in the community. The theme will be “A Fourth to Remember.”

The Hilltoppers bowling team, runaway winners of the Tri-Valley league for the second consecutive year, lost only one match en-route to the 1982-83 title, an 11-10 defeat in the last week of the regular season to Cobleskill.

Forty Years Ago

Mildred Kimball has become the first woman ever to gain the nomination to represent a political party in a Fort Plain village election.

St. Johnsville

Twenty Years Ago

Douglas Glover, author of the recently published novel The Life and Times of Captain N will read from his book at the Margaret Reaney Library. A passionate breakthrough novel about the secret war between the new American republic and Tory irregulars and their Iroquois allies in upstate New York tells the startling violent, ferociously funny, and mostly true story of Captain Hendrick Nellis.

A special presentation of Books, Libraries, and Student Team Up (BLAST) will be given at the Margaret Reaney Memorial Library at the D.H. Robbins Elementary School. Library Director Dawn Capece will give the presentation during the regular monthly meeting of the St. Johnsville Parent Teacher Organization. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Thirty Years Ago

Larry Sweet, 36, of Mechanic Street, announced his intention to seek election to the Board of Trustees in the March 15 election.

Sherri-Lynn Matis, daughter of George and Francine Matis, of St. Johnsville RD 3, recently graduated from the Barbizon School of Modeling in Syracuse.

Town Supervisor W. Revere Dockey was the guest speaker at the February meeting of the St. John’s Reformed Church Fellowship Club.

The Palatine Settlement Society elected 15 trustees and several officers at a recent meeting.

The St. Johnsville Biddy teams swept a pair of games from the Amsterdam CYO at St. Johnsville.

Forty Years Ago

Twenty Bibles have been donated by members of the Women’s Fellowship of Grace Congregational Church of Christ to be sent to the Rev. Kenneth Updyke.