SMALLTOWN AMERICA-THAT'S US!!

Special thanks to all who attended the Meet the Candidates Night on Wed, March 5 at the Beacon Cafe. ALL of the Mayoral Candidates and Trustee Candidates were in attendance, and they fielded questions from the audience for 90 minutes. It was truly an educational evening, and we are lucky to have so many people interested in working for us. Although it was clear that each has their own ideas and plans for our future, they all agreed
that they love Alden and that our town and village is most definitely a very special community.

Topics covered included Kevin Gaughan's presentation on Smaller Government, the Ames Plaza situation, sidewalks, crosswalks, taxes, local vs state govt, etc. Those citizens who attended the event will be going to the poles, having been educated on many issues.

This was another Community Event that ARRG was proud to sponsor to show our POSITIVE position in town and village. Although this is a Village Election, many citizens from the Town were also in attendance, since actions in the Village ultimately affect the live of ALL residents of Alden.

This event was held at the Beacon Cafe. And they serve a mean cup of hot chocolate! Their staff was energetic and enthusiastic. The facility was perfect for this program. Mark your calendars for their Dessert Auction on Saturday March 22. Over 30 homemade dessert items will be raffled. You can buy 25 tickets for $5 from 9:30am onward. Then the dessert winners will be selected from 11:30am-12noon. Just think, you won't have to bake any pies for Easter Sunday!!

Another unique event to support our BE VOCAL AND BUY LOCAL theme is the
Frozen Food Sale at Wagner's Agway. Stop by Wagner's on or before March 18 and
complete your order for fantastic deals on bulk frozen foods (fruits, vegetables, desserts, beverages, appetizers, and breads). The items will be available for pick up on Tuesday, April 1. This offer won't be available again until August.

And congratulations to the new Village Market Deli, opened last Saturday. Stop by and be sure to tell the owners that you are members of the ARRG!

Last week, one of our core members bought a major appliance at Sitzman's Maytag. They were the best deal, beating out all of those other national chains.

Have you seen the BEAUTIFUL PINK ALDEN SWEATSHIRTS at the Alden Pharmacy?
They're so CUTE!

Who says "There's no place to shop in Alden."? They aren't looking! If you have scored a neat purchase from a local merchant, please share the details with us. If every citizen spent just $10 more a month in Alden (instead of going out of town), we'd circulate an extra $1 million dollars back into our community each year