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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1968
Page
6
At Battenkill Grange last week Mrs. Doris Wright presented a safety program in lecturer Clarence Decker's absence. Mrs. Roy Crofut read "A Warning In Time" followed by a highway safety quiz by Mrs. Wright and a roll call "'A Hazard Experience."
Honor students for the third marking period are listed with high honors to Deborah Bingham Constance Earle Freda Greenberg Pamela Rodgers. Honors go to Edward Ferenc Karen Galotti Pauline Towslee Theresa Kilburn Grace Parker Rom ney Deborasiendatbebens Margaret Skinner Jesse Corum Linda Day Gayl Heinz Ruth Johnson Martha Bingham Donald Burnham Edward Campbell Douglas Collette Sue Schieder Jane Ameden Vance Corum Mary Finlay Andy Foster John Lombardy Kathy OLeary Cynthia Tarbell and postgraduate Michael Comar.
Grange notes show Mrs. George Cooledge chaired a program on kindergarten issues, with Roy Crofut as master. Richard King to patron the rest of the year. April and May social events set with several couples hosting duties. Pomona banquet tickets held by Crofut. Drug law talk by Rutland County Atty. Robert E West. An egg rolling contest and various announcements accompany travel programs and Dozen Grange activities across Vermont communities.
Falls-area traffic fines highlight a busy week as Hoosick Falls Town Justice Restino fines motorists for speeding overloads and running stop signs. Local residents including Bennington and Schenectady drivers face penalties from $5 to $100. Some cases involve license suspensions and muffler violations. James Sennett gains college acceptance at St Michael’s College Winco.
Sennett, a senior at St. Mary’s Academy, has been active in varsity basketball and science club, participates in sophomore float and prom committees, and took part in the senior play. He plans a four year liberal arts course in Hoosick Falls ski, Vermont.
Equitable Life Assurance Society approved a $7.5 million loan to Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital to fund the final phase of a regional expansion. The plan adds four patient floors to Faulkner House, boosting beds from 275 to 450, and enlarges emergency, lab, and support facilities. Total project cost nears $11.5 million, with construction by Dimeo Construction Company.
More than 100 people from the community gathered last Saturday at West Pawlet School for a banquet hosted by Washington Pomona Grange No. 8 lecturers. Master Phyllis Mason welcomed guests as state officers were introduced by Mrs. Shirley Matteson. The Rev. Lewis M. Brehaut inspired with a talk on national and world conditions after leading a community sing, receiving a standing ovation. Musical numbers included Louise Weaver and Gertrude Carney, with a performance of The Grange March.
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