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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1976
Page
6
Gov. Thomas Salmon signed House Bill 493 in Montpelier at a ceremony. Sponsored by Rep. Patrick Candon of Pittsford and Rep. Gerald Arbour of Rutland, the bill aims to improve accessibility and building standards. Present at the ceremony were lawmakers and officials.
In Hoosick Falls a 30 minute crime prevention film will be shown at the State Armory on Church Street Thursday at 7 30 p m The event aims to curb burglaries and vandalism with a display of deterrent systems Senior Citizens and people living alone are urged to attend The program is organized by the Hoosick Falls Policy Advisory Board and the police department
Hoosick Falls Central School will host the second annual Elementary Gymnastic Show at the high school gym Monday night April 5 at 7. About 100 to 150 students including 36 individuals will perform tumbling, balance beams, uneven bars, parachute routines, and floor exercises with music under Mrs. Cindy Thomson. Also planned are Boy Scout Troop 63 events April 9 to 11 at Camp Wakpominee featuring a Shelving Rock Mountain hike led by Duane Moll and awards to scouts for Merit Badges.
A Women’s Center meeting at the Unitarian Universalist Church North Adams on April 7 at 7 30 pm will examine role conditioning and stereotyping in early education. Audience includes area women with child care provided. Discussion covers sex discrimination laws, textbooks shaping gender, and teachers' practices.
About 50 women from across the state met at a statewide conference in Henniker to press for the New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Women to address their needs. Critics cited resignations and focus on school prayer over women's issues.
A 78 year old Dorset woman, Oma Gouert, escaped injury Friday when her car veered off West Road in Manchester. She was driving north when the mishap occurred, the vehicle traveling about 200 feet before striking a woodpile and causing moderate damage.
The Arlington Nursing Association sponsors a registration day for Sunderland children entering kindergarten. Children will receive speech and readiness tests, amblyopia and hearing screening. The event is at Sunderland Elementary School library on Tuesday April 13 from 10 a.m. to noon. Physical exams and needed immunizations are offered April 6 at the Arlington Community House from 1 to 3 p.m. Bring birth certificate and immunization records.
The Ladies Sodality of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church in North Bennington will hold a meeting on Wednesday April 7 at 7 thirty p.m. in the church hall due to Holy Week. After the business session a Spring Cleaning Bee will follow with refreshments. Members should wear cleaning clothes and bring window washing and interior cleaning materials for Eastertide.
A list of community meetings and gatherings from Monday to Sunday at Arlington venues. Highlights include school board and chamber meetings, AA sessions, choir rehearsals, grange and auxiliary meetings, Lions Club, bingo nights, a school performance of Bye Bye Birdie, and a bicentennial Adventures in Reading program at Bailey Hall replacing the usual book reviews. The note underscores local organizational activity through the week.
Local groups announce meetings at the Pownal firehouse and churches this evening. Scout Troop 347 will join Bennington troops at First Baptist Bennington from 7 to 8 30. Evening firehouse and association meetings followed by senior luncheon reservations at Pownal Elementary. Registration for Arlington Sandgate and Sunderland children set for April 15 29 and April 13 respectively. Library hours at Solomon Wright. Pownal Center Church Youth Fellowship Tuesday. Pownal School Board and Fire Auxiliary evening meetings planned.
McCullough Library in North Bennington plans open houses during National Library Week with the theme Libraries are People Places. Staff invite the public to visit today and Thursday and Friday from 2 30 to 5 30 p m for refreshments and conversation.
Hoosick Falls voters will choose Democrats on April 6 with nine polling sites listed. All nine districts will be open. no countywide Republican contest this year. The ballot includes 28 delegates and nine alternates pledged to Democratic presidential candidates.
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