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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1976
Page
3
A simple ground beef dish from Niagara Mohawk booklet offers quick pocket burgers. Mix 1 lb beef with salt and pepper, split into eight portions, fill with onion tomato and Worcestershire mix, seal with another patty, and broil about 15 minutes turning once.
Mrs. Glen McKibben of Colchester was elected president at the 13th annual Vermont Girl Scout Council meeting on April 26. Officers include First Vice-President Mrs. D D Durgin of Newport and Second Vice-President Mrs. Richard Swartz of Rutland. Board members-at-large span South Burlington to Bristol. The council serves over 8,000 girls and plans summer camps at 14 day camps and Sky Acres. Retiring President Mrs. Carroll Rikert Jr. of Middlebury received a trefoil insignia and a yellow rose bush for her four years of leadership.
A sequence of weekly school lunch entries lists daily menus with juice or milk, entrees such as ham burger, spaghetti, roast beef, chicken patty, tuna subs, pizza, and fish sticks, plus sides like vegetables, potatoes, salads, fruit, cookies, and desserts. Several days feature different staples, breads, and dairy, with regional items including macaroni goulash, beef ravioli, and meat loaf.
A reader shares a flexible Swedish meat balls recipe using ground beef, bread crumbs, onions, and a Burgundy sauce, plus a Debbie Butler cheese and hamburger casserole with spaghetti and four cheeses. The note adds a tip on beef chuck for flavorful burgers and frugal use of a chuck roast.
Lee Harrison, 29, of North Petersburg New York has joined the Banner staff as a reporter. A former freelancer and editor with McGraw Hill, he lived in Anchorage Alaska as a McGraw Hill World News Bureau correspondent. He holds a civil engineering degree from Northeastern University and resides in Petersburg with wife Ruth and 12 week old son Justin.
The Bennington Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a sidewalk art show on June 19 along Main Street from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fifty artists will display in a roped-off section with judged awards of 100 for first, 50 for second, 25 for third, and five honorable mentions at 5 each. Parking will be restricted between Putnam Square and Silver Street while traffic remains otherwise normal. registration is 10 and due by June 1.
Prospect School schedules a Spring Fair in the Park Park area near North Street off Catamount Bank in Bennington. The event features homemade ice cream pony rides helium balloons games and prizes a raffle funny photos palm reading rummage tag crafts plants and foods for eating or taking home.
The library hosts an exhibit on gardening with a strong book selection including guides for beginners and space saving indoor gardens. It highlights periodicals like Country Journal and Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature and notes an article by Ned Winkless III and Iben Browning predicting warmer winters and shifting growing seasons for New England. The Bradford Smith Memorial Garden offers a tranquil reading spot.
The Greater Bennington Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly general meeting on Monday May 3 at Heritage House Restaurant Northside Drive. The Early Bird Breakfast runs 8 to 9 a.m. featuring Lt. Gov. Brian Burns a Vermont gubernatorial candidate with a brief Q and A session. Reservations cost 3 dollars per person and can be made at chamber offices.
Gov. Salmon proclaims May 28 as Single Parents Week in Vermont. Lt. Gov. Burns signed the proclamation on April 22 after a ceremony in the governor's office. Attendees included Burlington Chapter No. 148 leaders and their children, plus officers from central and Rutland chapters and regional council officials.
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