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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1977
Page
7
Arlington hosts the Ed Vail Trail Horse Class on May 23 at Bald Mountain Farm Route 7 to raise funds for the University of Vermont Morgan Horse Farm. Ed Vail was an early VHSA member and director after VHSA incorporation in 1938, noted by the Vermont Horse Shows Association.
The Bennington County Regional Commission reviews requests for federal aid including a Windsor prison work release project costing 277,777 to offer an alternative to out of state placement for long sentence inmates and a Vermont health emergency medical services request totaling 1,955,777. Comments are due April 27 and May 4, 1977, with more details from the BCRC office. Trail horse shows highlight the Bennington event schedule and trophy history, including past winners and judging quirks, with entry information via Mrs. Franklin Frantz.
Boston photographer Stanley Forman and Globe cartoonist Paul Szep win their second Pulitzers announced by the Advisory Board. Forman recalls his award winning City Hall Plaza image from April 5, 1976 showing Theodore Landsmark being attacked during an antibusing demonstration. Szep, 35, wins Editorial Cartooning for a decade of political cartoons. he notes future work may target Congress and the Carter era.
Rensselaer County Executive William J. Murphy announced a 76181 grant from the New York State Office for the Aging to expand nutrition services for seniors. About 4000 recipients will receive meals under a six month home delivery pilot in the southern county with 50 new home delivered portions using a heat sealing tray.
The Washington County Department of Information Tourism and Historic Preservation will print a Summer Community Events Calendar in May. Deadline for event submissions is May 2, covering events June 1 through September 30. Send function name, place, date, time and price to the county office in Fort Edward New York 12828.
Manchester Burr and Burton Seminary releases its third quarter honor roll. Seniors with high honors include Vicky Butler, Don Pierson, and Lisa Hart among others. juniors feature Teresa Sullivan and Kevin Wyman. sophomores list Gail Brown and Angela Gaiotti with high honors. freshmen include Susan Andrews with high honors and Jerri Riggs.
The Battenkill Grange will sponsor a bingo game on Saturday at 7 30 p m at Grange Hall in West Arlington Arlington Helene Thompson 375 2325 participation details included for readers in this brief community notice
Local notes list the Pownal Lions Club board meeting at 7 30 tonight at Clifford George s home. The Pownal Senior Citizens host a noon luncheon at their center in Pownal Center, with reservations via Rose Mattison.
A federal study cited Vermont’s Office of Economic Opportunity for administering emergency fuel assistance efficiently during winter. Wayne Calderara said the OEO distributed about 700000 dollars to low income Vermonters via five community action agencies with loans repayable in cash or services. The study noted Vermont avoided widespread utility shutoffs due to lack of protections in 28 states.
State Environmental Secretary Martin Johnson announced a plan to move personnel from Montpelier and small outposts to five regional offices in Rutland Springfield Essex Junction St. Johnsbury and Waterbury. He said the change will help officials better understand and address regional problems across Vermont.
Vermont Public Interest Research Group asks the Agriculture Department to tighten rules on chemical herbicides and wood preservatives after a Michigan case where a dairy herd was slaughtered due to contaminants in pentachlorophenol wood preservatives. VPIRG urges dairy herd monitoring for contamination in Vermont.
Sen Edward Kennedy will headline a Burlington fundraising reception at the Radisson Hotel on May 20. Sen Patrick Leahy confirmed the event, saying tickets cost 25 dollars each with half the proceeds to pay down Leahy's 1974 campaign debt of about 10000 dollars and the rest to aid the state Democratic party facing a deficit over 20000 dollars.
In Bellows Falls two children under 12 accidentally sparked a blaze that leveled four structures including a printing shop and two restaurants, damaged a tenement house, and forced about 20 residents from their homes. Police said the storage sheds were the origin and the cause is under investigation. No injuries were reported.
The event in Troy showcases prizes such as a skateboard and Green Island Bridge themed Tshirts plus dinner with a DJ and pieces of the collapsed bridge pulled from the Hudson during March floods. April 30 from 11 am to 4 pm, sponsored by Downtown Troy Retail Council to urge a new bridge. activities include skin painting and Miss Fallen Bridge contest along with across Hudson guides.
Velma M. Valigorsky 26 Angeline M. Valigorsky 23 Carrie L. Valigorsky 2 and William H. Centerbar 64 were hospitalized with head and neck injuries after a two car head on collision on Route 32 Colonie. James A. Centerbar 48 was ticketed for driving while intoxicated following the crash.
In northern Berkshire the Notre Dame Elementary School faces a June closing marking a broader fall in Catholic schooling. Enrollment dropped from 3,213 in 1958 to about 250 next year as St. Stanislaus Kostka Elementary becomes the sole parochial school. Causes include weak economies, parish debts, and fewer nuns teaching amid changing parish demographics.
An extreme forest fire warning covered central and western Massachusetts as 25 fires flared in Springfield. Fire crews in Clarksburg and Vermont fought a border blaze that charred about 100 acres and stretched across a mountain. A helicopter was used to drop water on the stubborn blaze, which was brought under control by nightfall.
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