Ping Pong Marathon Breaks Ground in Vermont Barn
Two Burr and Burton students Merrick Counsell and Kurt Plank attempted a world record for continuous table tennis, starting April 21 in a barn game room. They prepared with a rigged setup, timing log, and sponsor bets while gathering energy from soda and Gatorade as supporters offered encouragement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal March
Manchester
Burr and Burton
Merrick Counsell
Kurt Plank
Randy Neumeyer
Randy Behinlander
University of Michigan
Counsell
Counsell House
Guinness
Plank
Richard
Duke
Bruce
Terry Roberts
Susan Zoufally
Tien Plank
Jake
Ping Pong Marathon Ends Short of 100 Hours in Manchester
Counsell and Plank attempted a 77 hour ping pong marathon in Manchester before collapsing from fatigue and paranoia. Bored spectators, rough conditions, and hallucinations marked the final hours as both players quit three hours ten minutes shy of the 100 hour target.
Natural Food Association to Hold Annual Meeting
Brandon Vermont Natural Food and Farming Association will hold its spring meeting on Saturday May 3 at 9 a.m. at Mt. Abraham Union High School Bristol with the New Hampshire Natural Food Association as guest. Clinton R. Miller will discuss fluoridation of drinking water. Robert Barlow will explain food dehydration techniques. Winston Way will discuss growing wheat and dry beans. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Vermont Natural Food and Farming Association
Mt. Abraham Union High School
Bristol
New Hampshire Natural Food Association
Clinton R. Miller
Washington, D.C
Miller
National Health Foundation
Robert Barlow
Vergennes School System
Hoosick Bicentennial Calendar Outlines 1975 Plans
Hoosick Town Bicentennial Commission releases a three year schedule under Heritage 76 Festival USA and Horizons 76. Events include Five Days in May in Hoosick Falls May 22 26 with crafts history and exhibits, Memorial Day parades, a Branching Out tree project, license plate sales, Stone School House restoration, a July play 1776, river clean up, and fall walkathon with a 1976 calendar on sale Nov 5. Contact Joe Holloway for participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick
N.Y
Bicentennial Commission
Hoosick Falls
Kevin
Thibodeau
Kiwanis
the Lions
Central School
Joe Holloway
Mike Mahoney
Standard Press
Dallas Chapones
Hoosac School
Jack Halstead
Baptist Church
Main Street
Cal Pederson
Hoosick River
Kevin Thibodeau
Rummage sales and meetings in Pownal church circles
The North Pownal Congregational Church Women announce a rummage sale today 3 to 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Doughnuts and coffee at the sale. The Wesleyan Class and United Methodist Church sponsor events May 2–3 and May 5 with various meetings and donations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Fellowship of the
North Pownal
Pownal
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Pownal United
Aiken Swoboda unite in South Cambridge nuptials
Theresa M Swoboda and Kenneth Lee Aiken were married at St Patrick's Church Cambridge on Saturday April 12. Officiant Rev Joseph Getz USAA featured a St Ambrose folk group. The couple plans a August honeymoon and will reside in Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Cambridge
N.Y
Theresa M. Swoboda
George E. Swoboda
Cambridge
Kenneth Lee Aiken
Kenneth E. Aiken
St. Patrick’s Church
Joseph Getz
U.S.A
St. Ambrose Church
Cohoes
Mary S. Swoboda
Gerald K. Aiken
Donna MacNeil
Susan M. Bendar
Susan Haskett
Carol Ann MacNeil
Hotel plans stall as Peru ZBA hears Dostal proposal
Peru zoning officials have not ruled on Erwin J. Dostal of Londonderry’s plan to build a 50 unit hotel beside the Bromley Base Lodge. A May 6 hearing at 7:30 p.m. will allow Dostal to present further evidence after a first April 15 hearing. The project, on six acres to be bought from the ski area, fails by five feet in height and proximity to Route 30 for an outright permit. Bromley Corp. seeks a variance under hardship criteria, which the ZBA found not met. An additional Act 250 hearing is set for May 6 at 9:30 a.m. at the Bromley Base Lodge. Dostal aims to start soon, hoping to finish by December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Counsell
Plank
Parker Brothers
Houghton Pearl
BBS
Manchester Rescue Squad
Small Time
Peru
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Erwin J. Dostal
Londonderry
Bromley Base Lodge
IBA
Dostal
Big Bromley Corp
Peru Zba
Thomas R. Dibble
Bromley
Bennington
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Shaftsbury
Sheilah Miller
Hilltop
Robert Loomis
Ping
Kurt
St. Daniel
Syria
Grand Union Empire
Vermont
FDIC
Main St. Bennington
Natural Food Association
University of Vermont
Horizons
Hoosick Stone School
The
Pownals
Pamela Blakeman
Daisy Dorman
Alcoholics Anonymous
Flower Girl
Michael Swoboda
Terry
Gary Gillis
Sunset Inn
Troy
Cambridge Central School
Harriman College
Buffalo State College
Javery
Ernest H. Javery
South Street
Alan H. Page
Bennington, Vermont
Williamstown
Rte
Water St
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