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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1977
Page
3
Southern Vermont College offers a week long workshop titled New Woman New World from August 8 to 12. Anne Tobin will lead morning history sessions while afternoon instructors cover job search skills, resumes, interviewing and affirmative action. Early registration advised with a $25 fee.
Mr and Mrs Paul J Major of Dalton announce the engagement of their daughter Susan Eileen to Brian Barnard Gage of Brewster Cape Cod He is son of Doris S Gage of Brewster and the late Frederick E Gage Grandson of Frank Snow Sr of Bennington VT The wedding is planned for Oct 1 at St Agnes Church in Dalton Miss Major is a William Smith College graduate and bank employee The groom is Hudson Valley Community College graduate and employed by a private contractor in Eastham MA
The Bennington Fire Department will sponsor the 200th anniversary Battle of Bennington celebration and host the 88th Vermont State Firefighters Association convention August 8 through 14. Week events include a Monday bonfire and cannon at Bijur Co. plant with a 7 p.m. parade. Tuesday donkey softball and parade with tickets. Wednesday outdoor dance. Thursday chicken barbecue and square dance. and Friday fireworks at Bennington Airport with readsboro fire department aid and a $2 per car donation.
Green Mountain Club members in the Bennington section will hike into the Lye Brook Wilderness Northeast region this Saturday August 6. The eight mile round trip hike features an overlook of the Manchester and Dorset region from Prospect Rock and a Mud Pond exploration.
In Hoosick Falls New York on July 16 Margaret Ann O'Neil daughter of James and Mrs O'Neil and Paul Jeffrey Beaumont son of Thomas and Mrs Beaumont were married in a private garden ceremony. Rev N Gordon Luther officiated. Bridesmaids were Donna and Marie O'Neil. Best man was Jonathan Burns with usher Robert Beaumont. The couple planned a Niagara Falls Canada trip and now reside on Hill Road Hoosick Falls after the wedding.
More than 100 foresters from New England and Canada will attend the summer meeting of the Society of American Foresters at Trinity College Burlington August 11 and 12. The Green Mountain Chapter hosts with field trips to the George Aiken Maple Laboratory, Middlebury Ranger District, and lands near Moretown. A Montreal botanical gardens trip and a ladies program are planned. The Champlain Council of the Canadian Institute of Foresters will join.
Christopher J. Connell, son of Loretta F. Connell, named to St. Michael's College dean's list for spring semester in Winooski. Tami Fritz of Shaftsbury is listed as an attendant in the Harrington wedding on July 30. Bennington Moose Lodge to host a steak dinner Saturday Aug 6 from 7 to 8 30 p.m. chef Bill Berard. Dancing 9 to 12 with music by the Pete Roberto Trio. Price four dollars. Members and
The Rogers clan from Bennington and nearby towns gathered at Clarksburg State Park for the 19th annual family reunion on Sunday July 24. Ralph and Florence Rogers hosted with 15 families present including multiple Rogers and related relatives. Andrew Lee Damon born July 1 joined the clan as the newest great grandchild of Ralph and Florence. A picnic, games, swimming, and horseshoes followed a daytime meeting that formed a planning committee for next year. Reservations requested.
The western Arctic caribou herd has fallen from about 250,000 to 60,000 or possibly 50,000 over six years. The decline endangers inland Alaska villages dependent on caribou for winter food, per National Geographic Society’s Still Waters, White Waters.
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