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  / / /\   :                   MOHAWK VALLEY DIGEST
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/ / / /\ \ :                  September 24,1996  ISSUE #7
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  \/\/\/   :                 Serving Amsterdam,Gloversville,Johnstown,
                              Albany,Schenectady and surrounding area.

                                                    



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 COMMENTARY

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We are finally back after a long summer. We had expected to continue
publishing the Digest during the dog days of July and August but we
spent more time at the beach than we did in front of the computer.

We're gonna try to make the Digest more interesting than it has been
in the past. We could always use suggestions,so please send us any
ideas you might have. We're already working on a few neat ideas of
our own.

                              

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 LOCAL ITEMS OF INTEREST

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DO YOUR KIDS NEED SPENDING MONEY?
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The Amsterdam Office of the Gazette Newspapers is in need of
some kids to go "crewing" from door to door selling new
subscriptions for the Newspaper. They are needed Mondays thru
Fridays (weather permitting) . Adult supervision is provided and
the pay is GREAT! Please call Dominic at the Gazette Office at
843-2830 M-F from 8:00am to 10:00am.
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CONNECTIONS `96 on NOVEMBER 16, 1996
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Connections `96, a conference sponsored by the Center for Computing
and Disability, School of Education, University at Albany, will be
held at the University at Albany in the Campus Center on Saturday,
November 16, 1996 from 9 am to 4:30 pm.  The conference will provide
participants with the opportunity to learn about the Internet, World
Wide Web and assistive technology.  Participants may choose among
several one hour informational sessions that will be conducted
throughout the day.  They may also visit the exhibit hall, which will
be open from 9 am to 4:30 pm in the Ballroom of the Campus Center.

Conference brochures and pre-registration materials will be available
in late summer.  For additional information about Connections `96
call the Center for Computing and Disability (CCD) at (518) 442-3643
or visit the CCD Home Page at http://www/albany.edu/ccd/

Also,the exhibit area will have tables for exhibitors and phone lines.
There will be no charge to exhibitors.  Some 600 participants are
expected, most of whom will be new to the Internet and will, we
hope, be stimulated by the Expo to get connected.  Thus this will
be an excellent opportunity for area ISPs to demonstrate their
services.

If you are interested in participating, contact Norman Kurland
(kurlandn@crisny.org)

We  particularly welcome hearing from anyone with special
services for the disabled.
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STAR NEWSPAPER RISES FROM THE ASHES
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The Amsterdam Star Newspaper published it's last daily edition
on August 28,1996. It was the 78th issue.
The reasons cited for the closure of the paper was insufficient 
revenue.
After a couple of weeks of discussions between the owners &
employees of the paper a decision was made to resurrect the
paper under new ownership. The paper will now become a
once weekly publication to be delivered on Fridays.
Further details were not available at the time of this writing.
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AMSTERDAM ELKS POKER WALK
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The Amsterdam Elks are hosting a Poker Walk that includes the taverns
on the
hill in Amsterdam including
Kiddo's,LeanTwo,Skibas,Slicks,Schott's,St.Michaels,
Cork Hill Liquor and the Amsterdam Elks Lodge #101.
This walk is to benefit Cerebral Palsy. The date of the
event is September 28th from 12:00 noon until 5:00pm and the reception
will be held at the Elks Lodge at the conclusion. The cost is $10.00
per person
and you can sign up to partcipate at any of the sponsors listed above.
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TOO SOON FOR SUMMER TO BE OVER
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We spotted the following piece in a local paper earlier this month.
We thought is was really nice and wanted to share excerpts with those
who
didn't get to see it...

A red leaf floated to the ground last night and I sat back to nurse
a crushing sense of nostalgia for something I'm not even sure I had.
Already the trees are giving up and I am now just getting accustomed,
after the too short spring and nonexistent summer,to staying up a
little longer and outside a little later,and slipping into my summer
frame of mind.

We eat on the deck in the summer.We fire up the grill,leisurely chew
our food,start reading books,never finish them and break out the
bikes to go exploring.

This is the time of the year that makes or breaks you. My yard is
draped in fog every morning,in mosquitoes every night. It doesn't
look like it's ever going to change,but that red leaf that fell is
natures Post-It note resting on the rock out back,a  subtle reminder
of what's to come.

The gardens I planted are at their peak now,but I hate to harvest
anything because that signals the end of the growing season and
the start of the dying one.
The radishes are starting to mutate but I'm leaving them there in
the dirt. I love Fall but I love summer even more.
The neighbor boy just pedaled by and waved. His face is sweat and dirt

streaked and he is carrying his fishing pole in one hand.

My children will return soon with sea shells and lanyards and tans
and stories and we'll all gather on the deck for cardboard pizza.

Summer isn't forever,but I don't want to tell that to the kids.
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SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSPAPER AND WIN A TV!
That's right! Agree to receive the Gazette Newspaper and your
name is entered into the drawing to win a brand
new 25 inch colored TV. Since the only people being entered into
the drawing are "new" subscribers,you have an excellent chance
to win. In addition,you get the newspaper for only $2.34 a week!
That price is good for up to a half a year and includes the big
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To sign up for this special offer,please send e-mail to us at:
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FOR SALE: 1983 VW Rabbit,Gas, 4 spd, 93,000 miles, runs good, needs
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