I regret to inform you..

We have lost two long time Altamont Fair friends.

Don Otterness passed away late Thursday night. A long time supporter of 4H and agriculture, Don was active for many years in the Sheep Barn, Men’s Garden club and Milking parlor.

Edwin M. Martin passed away on March 15. Ed was the former Poultry Building
Co-Superintendant with Dick Langenbach for MANY years.

Please keep Don and Ed and their families in your thoughts and prayers.

We need your help!

As part of our historical mission, we work hard every year to make the past come alive for fairgoers. We have a range of museum buildings from Antique Farm Machinery to the Circus Museum. There is a one room school house and a farmhouse (complete with kitchen.) The 1890's Carriage Museum has many of the shops found in Altamont at that time.

Having a live interpreter connects with the fairgoers. We want to explain "Why?" and "How did they do that?"

With your help we can do even more. Do you have stories to tell about life on the farm or being in Grandma's kitchen? Would you like to share how you knit or crochet or bake? We need people to be present in the buildings during Fair week August 11-16, 2009. We are looking for volunteers who will interact with the public and share their enthusiasm and knowledge.

Please contact Father Jeff to offer your time and thoughts
Fr.Jeff AT verizon.net or volunteer AT altamontfair.com or call 861-8159

Eastern NYS Regional Poultry School Show

April 18,2009 9am til 4pm at Altamont Fairgrounds.

This is a learning day for kids interested in poultry. The educational sessions will include incubation, embryology, health, feeding, housing, waterfowl, show preparaion, what happens at a show and fitting and showmanship....That is going to be one busy morning. Then after a lunchbreak, youths can prepare their birds for an afternoon funshow.

For more details contact Erika Marczak ( phone 518-441-9870) or email her

marczakeAThotmail.com

This sounds like fun and it is FREE.

Helderberg Mountain Nationals

Helderberg Mountain Nationals Car Show,
Craft Fair, Flea Market & Swap Meet
Altamont Fairgrounds

Saturday May 16, 2009

Be sure to join us for the return of the Helderberg Mountain National Car Show. There will be outstanding and outrageous cars, proud owners, auto related swap meet, flea market and craft show good food. What a fun day.

There are still some vendor spots open, check out the Altamont Fair Website and the Helderberg Mountain Nationals Car Show site for more contacts and info.

Appeal to the young

Rachel is posed in the Arts & Crafts Building where some of her handiwork was displayed. Her dress was beautiful. And her smile and enthusiasm around the fairgrounds helped create good will. And if you looked really hard you could see several generations of her family hard at work at the Fair.

I wonder if she is sewing now?