Hoofbeats 4 H Club Horse Show At Cambridge
The second annual Hoofbeats 4 H Club horse show will be held Saturday July 11 at the Cambridge Saddle Club grounds off Route 22. There will be a Danish judging system with ribbons for each contestant and blue ribbon champions plus trophies donated by Amos Carpenter. Leaders from Hoofbeats Cambridge and Hoofbeats Salem coordinate, with contacts listed for more information.
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Cambridge
N.Y
Cambridge Saddle Club
Mary Greinert
Ralston Spa
Amos Carpenter
4- H Horse Council
Cambridge Club
Mary McMahon
Helen White
Salem
Dorothy Appling
Jean Branson
Mary Baxter
Scribner To Speak On Vermont Design For Education
Commissioner of Education Harvey B. Scribner will speak at an open Manchester meeting May 12 at 8 p.m. in Manchester Elementary School. Sponsored by Manchester PTA, the event invites parents from the Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union District to learn about the Vermont Design for Education, a set of child oriented education principles and a self evaluation program. The design is a state guideline to aid local schools while some boards view it as a threat to local control. The Manchester Design Committee plans a local education design by early summer.
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Manchester
Harvey B. Scribner
Vermont
The
Manchester Pta
Bennington-Rutland
State Department
Ducation
Scribner
Vermont Design For
Bennington-Rutland Union District
State Board of Education
Manchester Design Committee
Lois Barney
Bennington- Rutland
Dorset
Sunderland
Pawlet
West Pawlet
Rupert and
Danby-Mt. Tabor
Brakes Fail Crash Injures Readsboro Pastor
The Reverend Addie E. Davis of the First Baptist Church was treated at Putnam Memorial Hospital after her car left North Hill Road in Readsboro and struck rocks, injuring a broken left wrist and a cut nose. Police say brakes failed as she steered toward the left, avoiding a plunge into the village. The accident is under investigation by Readsboro deputy sheriff Stanley Marecki and Constable Clifford Fair.
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Readsboro
Addie E. Davis
First Baptist Church
Putnam
North Hill
James Sprague
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Miss Davis
Stanley Marecki
Clifford Fair
Principal Faces State Aid Change At St Marys Academy
HOOSICK FALLS NY Parish bulletin notes a reduction in religious faculty at St Marys Academy for next year. One Sister will not be replaced as Grade 7 teacher and librarian, prompting plan to hire a lay teacher. State aid totaling 28 million for private and parochial schools awaits allocation and impact of Albany Diocese 1.3 million share for 1970 71 school year remains uncertain.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Saint Joseph
St. Mary’s Academy
Donald Ammering
0.S.A
Academy
Diocesan Office of Education
New York
Father Ammering
Albany
Public hearing set on Shaftsbury back yard burning ban
Shaftsbury selectmen set May 18 at 7 30 p m in Cole Hall for a public hearing on an ordinance to ban all backyard burning in Shaftsbury village. The board approved moving ahead with the ordinance after hearing villagers stance.
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Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury Village
Cole Hall
Merton Snow
Roy Whitman
Tony Altobell
Altobell
Governor’s Commission On Crime Control
Rutland
Thomas Marcotte
Sheriff's Department
Whitman
Wesley Bump
Selectmen
Guy Mattison
Hale Mountain Fish and Game Club
Mattison
Motorcycle Club
New Street Lights For Manchester Village Installed
The first of 11 new street lamp posts for the west side of Main Street in Manchester Village was installed Monday. The taller unit uses a plastic dome and remains green, while old lamps may be stored as replacements. sale decisions will rest with village trustees. Project foreman Roland Grace said work should finish soon with a new shipment of electrical cable arriving by week’s end.
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Manchester
Main Street
Manchester Village
G. Murray Campbell
Roland Grace
F.A. Tucker Co
Readsboro Bride to Be Sharon Birch Toasted at Surprise Shower
Readsboro resident Sharon I. Birch was honored at a surprise bridal shower at Readsboro Central School on Sunday with about 70 attendees. Hosted by her mother and sisters, the event drew friends from several towns in Massachusetts and Vermont. refreshments included a cake. Separately, Clive Monroe Jr. of North Bennington landed a five pound brown trout, 26 inches, its first season catch on the Walloomsac at Bennington Flats.
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Sharon I. Birch
Main Street
Readsboro
Clinton Birch
James Nadeau
Mary
Nancy
Martha
Sue
Diana Birch
Hatfield
Lenoxdale
North Adams
Rowe
Northampton
Mass
Clive Monroe Jr
North Bennington
Walloomsac
Bennington Flats
Shaftsbury Firemen's Banquet Set at Taconic Park Restaurant
The Shaftsbury Firemen's annual banquet will be held Wednesday at the Taconic Park Restaurant in Williamstown, Mass. All present and former auxiliary members attending are to meet at the firehouse by 5:45. A surprise party followed the shower for Miss Birch's grandmother Mrs. Howard Phelps. Mrs. Gerald Monroe and family from Greenfield Center were in town April 19 visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Labadie Jr. Andre Rogers joined them for spring vacation. Dollars for Scholars fundraiser is Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the high school with a gymnastics exhibition a coed volleyball game and a faculty versus senior boys basketball game.
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Shaftsbury Firemen’s
Taconic Park
Williamstown
Mass
Gerald Monroe
Greenfield Center
N.Y
Frank Labadie
Andre Rogers
Falls Village Board To Adopt Budget Tonight
Hoosick Falls village directors meet to approve the annual budget. If not approved tonight it will be adopted tomorrow April 30. Sewer budget amended shows expenditures of 73823.33 with a 3000 transfer to Capital Fund. Sewer rent set at 54 dollars for a single dwelling. May and November payments to be penalty free, then 10 percent penalties apply for late payments.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Manchester District Court Hears Multiple Settled Motions and Pleas
Judge Morrissey presided over several Manchester cases including Robert Zentz who pleaded guilty to three driving charges and faces five consecutive five day terms unless fines are paid by May 4. Kenneth Perry, 16, received probation after a driving to endanger plea and license suspension. William Leeks and Donald Goodell pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct with arson charges dropped. Anthony Hart Debora Hart and Walter Wade faced trials for negligent driving malt beverages and related charges with jury trial slated for June. The article also covers village budget matters and pay raises for various departments.
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Manchester
John P. Morrissey
Robert Zentz
Center Hill Road
Zentz
Morrissey
State Correctional Center
Rutland
Kenneth Perry
Perry
William Francis Leeks
Donald Alan Goodell
Neil S. Moss
Leeks
John T. Carmody Jr
Walter Godine Wade
Dorset
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Elsie Walther
Church of Disciples of West
Agnes Braymer
Lolla Roberts
Rupert
Wise Women Shop
Mammoth Mart
Save Way Supermarket
Wilar & Son Funeral
Codward
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Dhone
NEDA
By Sheilah Miller
Harlan Fowler
Gerlach
Longtin
Eagle Square
Fowler
Ed Colvin
Bennington County
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Trenor Elwell
Elwell
Ana Bella Mobile Homes
Fairfax Ayres
Ayres
Bella Mobile Home
By Joe Swayze
Elizabeth Birch
Miss Birch
Howard Phelps
School Road
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Manchester District Court
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