Directors elected

Five members of the Altamont Fair were elected to three year terms on the Board of Directors. Wayde Bush will continue serving on the Board. his particular interests are the Blue Ribbon Cooking Center and the Farm Machinery Museum. Pat Canaday was elected to her second term, she does a lot of work in the finance area but her heart is still in the sheep barn. Dave Ahern was elected to his first term, he has been very active in Buildings and Grounds. Susie Osta from the Pony Show and all fair ribbons will now be on the board. Willard Schultz will serve on the board again, he is very involved in infield logistics and maintenance.

suggestions please

The Altamont Fair is having a meeting next week to discuss ways to be more inviting to exhibitors and vendors. What do you think we could do to make it more attractive to you to enter the 2010 Fair as an exhibitor? I look forward to your comments.

Congratulations Donny Albright

Everyone at the Altamont Fair congratulates Donny Albright on his being named Fireman of the Year by the Guilderland Center Fire Dept. Donny worked tirelessly to bring Hometown Heroes in Action into the successful exhibit we had in 2009. He was also very busy in the Guilderland Center Fire Dept. You are doing a great job, Donny!

We regret to inform you

The Altamont Fair has lost a willing worker with the death of Judy Pulliam.  She was involved for over twenty years with the farmhouse museum and the one room schoolhouse.  Our condolences to her husband Vall.

Enjoy a bus ride to the Fair

The CDTA and the Altamont Fair have agreed to provide transportation services to support the 2009 Altamont Fair Schedule.

CDTA will operate shuttle service between Crossgates Mall and the fairgrounds for the 2009 schedule (August 11-16, 2009) The Crossgates Mall location will provide customers with convenient access to several of CDTA's most popular and frequent routes and services. The shuttle service will operate on a one-hour frequency.

CDTA will charge a fare and require that it be paid using our Day Card ($4). Once a person has the day card, they can use it on any CDTA bus for that day--this will take care of the trip to the fairgrounds and accommodate any transfer a customer may need (taking more than one bus to reach the fair).

MEATBALLS

Does everyone rave about your meatballs? When you serve spaghetti, does everyone ask for seconds on the meatballs? When do we have an idea for you.....enter your meatballs in the Blue Ribbon Cooking Center's Meatball Contest. It will be held Friday August 14 at 6:30. Sponsored by Mama Mia Deli & Pizza on 53 Fuller Raod in Albany. Make sure your friends are there to cheer you on!

MAMA MIA!Italian Meatball Cook Off - 6:30 P.M. - on Friday, 8/14 at "Blue RibbonCooking Center"Sponsored by Mama Mia! restaurant at 53 Fuller Rd., Albany1st Prize $30 gift certificate to Mama Mia!, 2nd Prize $20 giftcertificate, 3rd Prize $10 gift certificate.Be at Gate 2 at 4:30 with your meatballs, to be admitted to the AltamontFair FREE! One Free admission per meatball entry.

Miss Altamont Fair

The Altamont Fair invites you to enter the 2009 Miss Altamont
Fair Pageant! The competition will be held at the Northrup
Stage near Gate Three.

ABOUT THE PAGEANT

The purpose of the Pageant is to give the contestants an
opportunity to showcase their natural beauty and speaking
ability in a public environment so they may enhance their
personal and professional skills in order to achieve their
educational and professional goals.

Residency Requirements
Applicants must be residents of Albany, Schenectady or Greene
Counties.

Age Requirements
Miss Altamont Fair 16-21 years old
Junior Miss Altamont Fair 12-15 years old
Young Miss Altamont Fair 8-11 years old
Little Miss Altamont Fair 5-7 years old

Contestants will be judged on poise, personality, ability to
follow directions, on-stage presence and appearance and the
ability to communicate with the public.

Application and entry fee must be received in the Fair Office by 3pm on Saturday, August 8, 2009.

Find out more by going to www.Altamontfair.com and click on Exhibitor Guidebook and then on Miss Altamont Fair.
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Enter the demo derby

Forms now available at the Altamont Fair Office on the fairgrounds. 861-6671
You too can be a part of a Stoney Roberts spectacular!

Chapel Schedule

The chapel was opened at the Fairgrounds to provide worship possibilities for the carnival workers, vendors and exhibitors. Here is this year's schedule:


Altamont Fair Chapel
5:30 PM 1 PM
August 11
Rock Road Chapel

5:30 pm 1pm
August 12
Pastor Jeff Minniear
Grace Baptist Church


5:30pm 1 pm
August 13
Ministering Dan Wolford
Gallupville Gospel Church


August 14
1pm
Dr Claude and Debbie Guerra
5:30pm
August 14
Rev. Jim Link Family worship Center



August 15
11am
Piano Recital Karen Edson

1pm
Brother Anthony Casso, Lasallette Shrine Vigil Mass

5:30

Father Jeffery L. Arche, MS LaSalette Shrine Vigil Mass


1pm
August 16, 2008
Hilltown Gospel Singer
Karen Edson

5:30 pm
Rev. Bob Mundell

Ride Bargains

Reithoffer Midway is coming back to the Altamont Fair this year and is offering a great deal.

Cost of a Wristband Ticket is only $15.00 in advance.(available at www.Altamontfair.com after July 12, 2009) This is a PAY ONE PRICE MEGA Wristband Ride all day ticket, good any one day of the fair. This ticket does NOT INCLUDE gate admission.

Children 12 and under FREE admission to Altamont Fair

Advance sale Admission Ticket $10

Advance sale Mega Wristband $15

Enjoy the thrills of the midway at Altamont Fair August 11-16, 2009

See the Possibilities

I just wanted to point out some of the things to enjoy at the Altamont Fair. Kids 12 & under are FREE admission every day this year. There will be Zoppe Circus performances daily. There will be tractor dealers. There will be apple peeling contests. There will be awesome cars in Cars: Past, Present, Future. Dogs--there will be every kind of dog performance you can imagine at Dog Magic. There will be barns of farm animals. The Miracle of Birth will have a calf born daily. We have competition for Miss Altamont Fair. There will be Guitar Hero. There will be battle of the teen bands. There is a great circus display. Come again to the Altamont Fair. See your Hometown Heroes in Action!!

BIGGEST ZUCCHINI

The sun has finally come out, our gardens are going to grow grow grow. As you are harvesting your vegetable treasures, think about showing them off at the Altamont FAir.

Enter some of the veggies you think will do well, then there is a one time opportunity to add more veggies to your entry. That happens the Sunday (August 9) before the fair.

That is the time to parade your largest zucchini. I've had baseball bat sized ones (and my kids are not squash fans) Can you beat that? Try .....Enter your giant zucchini and WIN at the Altamont Fair.

We also want to see the real beauties of your garden--those perfect beans, that photographic tomato, that luminous pumpkin.

go to www.altamontfair.com
click on exhibitors guidebook

then click on vegetables and find out how you too can enter.

Battleoftheteenbands

That's right, the Altamont Fair is having a Battle of the Teen Bands. So far 45 bands have signed up, only half that number will have stage time. So Get your application in now. go to www.battleoftheteenbands.com The performances will be Wed, Thur, and Fri on the Grove Stage with finals on the grandstand on Saturday. You have to play....You have to come support your favorite band. This is going to be awesome.

Admission to the Fair includes these performances...no extra charge! Advance sale tickets will be available at Price Chopper supermarkets after the fourth of July. Also available in July at www.altamontfair.com. One day adult admission is only $10 in advance. $12 the week of the Fair. Kids 12 and under are FREE everyday of the Altamont Fair!

DOG MAGIC

DOG MAGIC
EVERY DAY OF THE FAIR !
DEMOS * INFO * FUN * ACTION

* KOUNTRY K-9 SHOW—3 X’s Daily *

ALBANY KENNEL CLUB : Canine Good Citizen ~ Advanced Obedience ~ Conformation & more !

4H DOG OBEDIENCE * GRROWLS RESCUE * RETRIEVER DEMO

* RALLY O ! PERFORMANCES * KARYN TINDAL’S DANCING DOGS *

* PAWSTARS with Erich Steffensen * SHEEP DOG HERDING DEMOS*

TRACKING * VENDORS * N.E.B.C.R * S.D.T.C Obedience demo *

Stop by the DOG MAGIC tent for your free sample of LOYALL DOG FOOD

Joey Page

Joey Page will be appearing on the grandstand stage at the Altamont Fair on
Friday August 14, 2009. He is the popular Disney teen pop star. Opening act will be Good for the Soul. The show should start at 7 pm All shows are included in the price of admission. Tickets will be available online and at Price Chopper Supermarkets in July. Advance adult tickets are only $10. Kids 12 and under are admitted for FREE.

Poets Corner

The Altamont Fair has a little bit of everything from cars dropping from cranes to Dog Magic to battleoftheteenbands to a special afternoon of Poetry. Come visit the Schoolhouse Museum to hear original poems by William Robert Foltin, Tim Lake and friends on Wednesday, August12.

New Blue Ribbon Cooking Center

The members and associate members of the Altamont Fair put on a great show every August (August 11-16, 2009) and maintain the fairgrounds year-round . They care about the communities they live in and frequently volunteer to help their neighbors (whether as 4H leaders, school board members, volunteer firemen, sports coaches, etc.)

To celebrate the new Blue Ribbon Cooking Center, the members brought food to recent meetings. Yesterday, I transported cartons of food and toiletries donated by the people behind the Altamont Fair to The Hilltowns Community Resource Center .

The Hilltown Community Resource Center serves families in Berne, Knox, Westerlo and Rensselaerville. There were 700 food pantry visits for assistance just last year. We were glad to help and they were glad to receive the food. If anyone else has a hankering to help out, toiletries and diabetic foodstuffs are always needed. To reach them, call 797-5256.

New Pony Contest

While you are at the Altamont Fair this year, come check out the imaginatively decorated pony stalls. Pick your favorite stall. Pick your favorite pony. Results will be tallied daily with the winner announced on Saturday night. All fairgoers may vote.

Scrapbook Show Cancelled

There are no plans currently for a scrapbooking show at the Altamont Fairgrounds in June 2009. The previously announced show has been cancelled.

Found Art

When you are in the city or in the woods, look around you. Lots of times you find really cool items that are very interesting to look at. This category in the youth Fine Arts division is designed to get young people to look at the world around them and share the results with others. You too can enter this. Please go to www.altamontfair.com and click on Exhibitors Guidebook and then on Fine Arts. You will find out how to enter in the Youth Art Show! Check it out!