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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1970

Page

6

Eleven inducted into Hoosick Falls Honor Society

In Hoosick Falls Central School a ceremony inducted 13 National Honor Society members with relatives present. The event featured senior band performances, candlelight exit, and a May 13 honor banquet for the new inductees Bruce Baertschi Laurie George Beverly Kalinowski Peter McGuire Lynn Sutton Helen Cottrell Michele Restino Carol Volkheimer Robert Beaumont Richard Champney Diane Reynolds.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Hoosick Falls Central School National Honor Society HFCS H. Luther Everly James McGuire Dennis Smith Karen Kavage Marilynne Frazier Lynn Buswell Susan Elliott Lucinda Kaukas Catherine Beck Laurence Stritch Linda Niles Michael Stempek Susan Brandalik Honor Society Bruce Baertschi Laurie George Beverly Kalinowski Peter McGuire Lynn Sutton Helen Cottrell Michele Restino Carol Volkheimer Robert Beaumont Richard Champney Diane Reynolds

Preparations For Pownal Fish Derby Underway

The Pownal Fish and Game Club advances planning for the annual children’s Fishing Derby at White’s Pond on May 16 starting at 9 p.m. Trout stocking is set for Saturday morning, with two trophies for largest trout in junior and senior divisions. Participants up to 14 years old may enter, tickets for $30 tackle sales fund refreshments. Officials for 1970 are Louis Harris Jr and Lyman Pratt. The pond is larger after a September 1969 cleanup. A trout contest runs April 25 to June 1 with registration by Leonard Duval before April 25. The club supports Green Up Saturday, meeting at the North Pownal Firehouse at 9 a.m. Plans for derby final at May 11 meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Pownal Louis Harris Jr Lyman Pratt PFGC Leonard Duval North Pownal Firehouse New York State Line North Pownal Village Cedar Hill Road

Manchester Green Up Day faces weather hurdle as volunteers mobilize

Manchester's Green Up Day organizer John West says only a downpour could stop the Saturday cleanup. Despite sunny, dry April, forecast calls for clear skies and cooler temps. Volunteers urged to report to the town office at 9 am to receive bags and join crews along 58 miles of streets. West oversees the operation from the pollution control plant and home line.

Manchester John West U.S West Bennington Green Up Mt. Laurel

Police Court Hits In Hoosick Falls and Nearby Towns

Hoosick Falls NY Lee Tollison and Stephen Boynton were fined for open container and reckless driving respectively. Warren Stevens and John Esmond faced fines for leaving the scene and overload. Anthony Schmaletti pleaded guilty to reckless driving with a $50 penalty.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Lee Tollison White Creek Stephen Boynton Bennington Anthony Schmaletti North Adams Mass Warren Stevens Petersburg John Esmond Troy

Readsboro church food sale set for April 25

Readsboro First Baptist Church will host a fund raising food sale on April 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church detailing proceeds for church needs and community outreach.

The First Baptist Church

Pownal Board Strictly Enforces Stray Dog Law

The Pownal Board of Selectmen enforces stray dog laws with Second Constable Lyman Pratt authorized to seize uncollared dogs. Registration deadline for dogs four months old and up was April 1, with after May 15 a delinquency report to the town clerk. Green Up schedules list Scout Troop 347 and Methodist Youth Fellowship meeting times and locations in South Pownal under John Bottesi, plus Junior Girl Scout troops 391 and 339 at the Pownal locations.

Pownal Green Up Boy Scout Methodist Youth Fellowship South Pownal John Bottesi

Manchester Chamber Office Closes For Vacation In April

The Greater Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce office in Manchester Center will close for vacation from Monday April 20 and reopen Monday May 4 with S. John T. Steele as office manager. Volunteers are urged to wear old clothes and gloves and bring a nose bag lunch, while three firehouses will host debris bag distribution for local cleanup across North and South Pownal and Pownal Center.

Greater Manchester Pownal Center Philip Anderson Joseph Tomasello Cochairmen North Pownal Charles W. Rounds Pownal

Harringtons Observe Golden Wedding Jubilee

North Bennington couple Mr and Mrs Leslie Harrington celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with an Open House on April 5 at their home. About 125 relatives and friends attended. their sons Harold and Donald and wives hosted. The pair were wed April 5, 1920, at the North Bennington Baptist parsonage, with Rev Derwacher officiating.

North Bennington Leslie Harrington Harold Donald Harrington Harrington Gertrude Austin White Creek North Bennington Baptist Parsonage Frederick M. Derwacher

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