Community effort planned to aid shut ins in Bennington
Area Council of Churches launches two pronged project to help ill and lonely residents. A visitation committee seeks 50 volunteers to visit nursing home residents and exchange ideas at an April 20 meeting at United Methodist Church. Contacts: Rev Max Webster 447-7016 or Marjorie Galusha 442-4580. The friendly visitors group assists homebound ill and elderly with shopping and doctor appointments. Call Beth Cheadle 442-3487 or Sister Nora Scribner 442-6282 for details.
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Bennington
Area Council of Churches
Council
United Methodist Church
Main Street
Max Webster
Webster
Marjorie Galusha
Beth Cheadle
Office On
Nora Scribner
Area Council
Doris Gable
RSVP
Leo Hourihan
Bertha Thompson
Office On Aging
Area crime rise reported by state police in March
State police report shows a 20 percent rise in criminal investigations in March versus February, with 105 total cases. The breakdown lists 13 breaking and entering, 9 larceny, 1 assault, 5 vandalism, 1 suspicious fire, 12 bad checks, 3 drug cases, 21 breach of the peace, and 38 miscellaneous incidents. There were 32 accidents including one fatality and three injuries, with $26,000 in property damage. Motor vehicle violations totaled 89 speeders plus 11 DUI, 2 license suspensions, and other infractions.
Down's Syndrome information day at Brattleboro center
An all day seminar titled The Future of the Down's Syndrome Child will be held at Winston Prouty Center, Brattleboro, on April 27 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Speakers include Ernest Bilodeau Jr and Brian Frost. There is no charge and lunch is provided. Reservations urged by April 22.
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Winston Prouty Center
Oak St
Brattleboro
Ernest Bilodeau Jr
Parent Lobby Support Group
Friends of
Massachusetts
Brian Frost
Down’s
Public Schools
Vermont Division of Special Education
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
World War II nurse Dowdell funeral in Schenectady
The military funeral for Catherine A. Dowdell, a World War II Army nurse and former Schenectady resident, was held April 13 at St. Francis de Sales Church. Rev Msgr. Flanagan presided, with committal prayers at Park Lawn Cemetery following a Mahar & Son service.
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Catherine A. Dowdell
Schenectady
N.Y
Vermont Veterans Home
St. Francis de Sales Church
Francis B. Flanagan
Mahar & Son Funeral
Park Lawn Cemetery
Msgr
Flanagan
SVC president to discuss college future at public talk
On Monday April 18 at 8 p.m. Thomas A. Gee president of Southern Vermont College will address long-range plans at the college. The event is open to the American Association of University Women and will be held in Room 101 at the college. The history notes the school began 1926 as St. Joseph Business School and evolved through junior college status, relocation, and name change to Southern Vermont College in 1974.
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American Association of University Women
Thomas A. Gee
Southern Vermont College
St. Joseph Business School
North Street
West Main Street
Vermont
Edward
Five Education School Nominees Picked for Kappa Delta Pi
Kathleen E. McGrath daughter of Mr and Mrs Ted McGrath of 22 Robinson Ave is among five College of Education and Social Services nominees for Kappa Delta Pi at the University of Vermont where she is a junior. She will be inducted at a candlelight service in May. Members are chosen for excellence and achievement in education. Everett estate is the home of Southern Vermont College. The future of the institution will be the topic of interest on Monday evening. Gee has diverse experience in government business and education including Peace Corps staff roles OEO staff and staff to the speaker of the House. He co led Gee Bushell and held VP roles at Gale Associates and Boston Company. He has served as a trustee director or officer of several institutions. The talk Monday will be open to all.
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Kathleen E. McGrath
Ted McGrath
Robinson Ave
College of Education and Social Services
Kappa Delta Pi
University of Vermont
Everett Estate
Southern Vermont College
Gee
Peace Corps
Office of Economic Opportunity
U.S. House of Representatives
Gee & Bushell
Gale Associates
Boston Company
Medical Foundation of Boston
Proctor Academy
Roxbury Center
Robert F. Kennedy Action Corp
Aviation Safety Institute
Scholarships deadlines listed for May at Mt Anthony Union HS
Scholarships for the Sidney J Mazel Memorial Vermont Golf Association Vermont Association of Broadcasters Calvin Coolidge Memorial and Vermont VFW Youth Awards promote May deadlines. Applications available in guidance, Park Street Mt Anthony. Deadlines: May 1 May 2 May 16 May 20 April 20.
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Sidney J. Mazel
Vermont Golf Association Scholarship Fund Inc
Vermont Association of Broadcasters
Calvin Coolidge
Department of Vermont Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Park Street
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Area Funerals
Leroy J. Lacross
BenMont Ave
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Joseph Quinn
C.S.C
Sacred Heart Church
Joseph D. Hart
Richard E. Jones Jr
Walter L. LaCross
Raymond Davis
Nelson van
Milton Coyne
Fr. Quinn
Grand Union
Main ST
Filic
A&p
Bennington, Vermont
SVC
Maytag
Monument Plaza
Howard Goodwin
County St
First Baptist Church
Loyal Order of Moose Lodge
Goodwin
Cora Mears
Jean Potter
Gaynes Department Store
South Burlington
Beta Upsilon
Phi Gamma Delta
UVM
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
Chittenden
Chittenden Loan
FDIC
Arlington
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