Rupert Old Home Day Carnival Highlights Busy Weekend
Rupert Vermont hosts its annual Old Home Day and firemen carnival Friday to Saturday with Corky the clown kids night Hee Haw show by local players and Granville band after parade in West Rupert. Events include arts and crafts displays races bag contests tug of war and softball games, chicken barbecue, and a parade featuring regional bands and floats. Union service Sunday at United Methodist Church with guest organists Mr. and Mrs. David Sears of Millersville Pennsylvania.
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Rupert
Rupert Firemens
Corky the Clown
Granville
West Rupert
Rheta Foster
Pittsfield
Mass
Adirondack
United Methodist Church
David Sears
Millersville
Dorset National Bicycle Team Prepares for Montreal World Championship
Dorset trains twenty riders and coach Butch Martin for the world bicycle championship in Montreal August 14 to 28 with ten men and four women. They stay at the Dorset Inn and compete August 11 at Lake Luzerne Fall Festival. July 27 results in Pontiac named John Allis first, Tom Officer second, David Chopner third with Kim Munford third in ladies class. A well-child clinic is set for August 14 at Dorset United Church from 1 to 3 30 p m. Enrollment for WICS will be August 14 from 1 to 2 30 p m at Dorset United Church. Call Pat Cavanagh or the Bennington outreach worker for details.
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Butch Martin
Dorset
Montreal
Lake Luzerne
Tang
Pontiac
Michigan
John Allis
Cambridge
Mass
Tom Officer
Hanover
David Chopner
Dorset United Church
Pat Cavanagh
Bennington
Profile Life in the P.O. with Ora Slade
Ora Slade retired as South Londonderry postmaster after 26 years of service, the town’s longest tenure. He and wife Lena managed a small acting post office through two fires and a 1973 flood, while adapting to centralization and rising mail volume from Bromley Magic and Stratton ski traffic. The couple, both postal retirees, recall hometown life, wartime service, stamps, and a past postal war era.
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Cora Cheney
South Londonderry
Ora Slade
Slade
Lena
Winhall
Lena Smith
Smith Mills
38D Cavalry
Philippines
Hawaii
New Guinea
Vermont
State of Vermont
Bromley
Magic
Stratton
Slades
Old Leland and Gray Seminary
Dr. Pingree
Gerald Walker
Philatalists
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Nixon
Derry
Odd Fellows Hall
Nelson B. Smith
Truman
George T. Shanks
Sister John
Londonderry Sister
Frank Wood
Shanks
John
Londonderry
Abby Williams
Mary McClellan Hospital Admissions and Discharges
Admissions list includes Martha Brun Cambridge Gregory Culver Greenwich Virginia Fenton Wells Vt Carol Hayden Greenwich Walter Kruger Sr Cambridge Joseph Powers Jr Cambridge Jan Reiss Hoosick Falls Mary Rose Greenwich Kathy Spear Valley Falls Gladys Tabor Saratoga N Y Alice Wilbur Greenwich Robert Worboys Cambridge Discharges include Mary Billow Granville N Y Sarah Burch Greenwich William Burns Hoosick Falls Randall Eddy Johnsonville Carol Ann Hayden Greenwich John Jeffords Greenwich Marjorie Martinovich Schuylerville Douglas Muller Greenwich Jan Reiss Hoosick Falls Julian Roberson Shushan Kathy Spear Valley Falls Esther Stevens Cambridge Alice Wilbur Greenwich Philip Wilson Salem
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Martha Brun
Cambridge
Gregory Culver
Greenwich
Virginia Fenton
Wells
Carol Hayden
Walter Kruger Sr
Joseph Powers Jr
Jan Reiss
Hoosick Falls
Mary Rose
Kathy Spear
Valley Falls
Gladys Tabor
Saratoga
N.Y
Alice Wilbur
Robert Worboys
Mary Billow
Granville
Sarah Burch
William Burns
Randall Eddy
Johnsonville
Carol Ann Hayden
John Jeffords
Marjorie Martinovich
Schuylerville
Douglas Muller
Julian Roberson
Shushan
Esther Stevens
Philip Wilson
Salem
Northshire HR Council to discuss Medical Center guest
Manchester noon meeting for August 13 at Ethan Allen Community College will focus on the Northshire Medical Care Center with Dr. Theodore H. Harwood as guest. Public invited.
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Manchester
Northshire Human Resources Council
Ethan Allen Community College
Northshire Medical Care Center
Theodore H. Harwood
Vacation Bible School At Jermain United Methodist Church
White Creek Eleanor Niles Vacation Bible School invites area children to attend at Jermain United Methodist Church from 9 to 11 30 a m August 12 16 No services at Jermain on August 11 resume August 18 Sunday School paused in August resumes September 8 Mrs Walter Hulihan returns from Putnam Memorial Hospital Recent visitors include Mr and Mrs Raymond Pettrini from Clinton Conn Mrs Donald George and Mrs Amy Telford visit Albany with Douglas Leith Jolly James 4H Club joins Thomas Davock family for Riverside Amusement Park trip in Agawam Mass
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Jermain United Methodist Church
Nscom
Donald George
Amy Telford
Albany
Douglas Leith
Jolly James
Thomas Davock
Hoosick
Riverside Amusement Park
Agawam
Mass
Manchester Day Care Board and Benefit Projects Planned
The Manchester Day Care staff hold monthly pot luck meetings led by different staff. Margo Cardner from UCS provides ongoing assistance. Several staff changes occur as Emily Domina heads to New York Hospital as an occupational therapist for children, Tammy Rogers relocates, and Woody Ulmer returns to school. Fran Baker and David Ahern join the Board of Directors. The board meeting is set for August 6 and 7. The Senior Citizens Center will borrow the daycare bus on August 21 for Middlebury trips, with a donation requested for maintenance. Two benefits are planned: a Labor Day weekend auction at the Congregational Church and a gala sports show at the Roundhouse with dinner, dancing, and raffles. Call 362-3051 for donations or help. Adele Eichel leads the auction planning.
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Laurel Faraci
Margo Cardner
UCS
Margo
Emily Domina
New York Hospital
Tammy Rogers
Woody Ulmer
Fran Baker
David Ahern
Wenesday
Senior Citizens Center
Middlebury
Human Services
Congregational Church
Manchester
Adele Eichel
Adele
Roundhouse
Stowe Craft Show and Sale Opens At Local School
The second annual Stowe Craft Show and Sale runs Friday through Sunday at Stowe Elementary School with fifty invited designer craftsmen, mostly from Vermont, displaying work in jewelry pottery macrame quilting sculpture carved pipes furniture and more. Exhibitors will demonstrate fabrication techniques while visitors can purchase direct from creators. The event is free from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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Stowe
Vermont
Pownal Church Class Plans Friday Picnic
The Wesleyan Class of Pownal United Methodist Church meets Friday at 7 p.m. at Mrs Otis Dorman for its annual picnic. The Pownal Little League playoff game is Saturday at 1 p.m. at North Pownal field with Expos vs Red Soxs for the championship. Beverages and homemade food will be sold. The Stowe League of Women Voters sponsors the show.
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Jermain United Methodist Women
Howard Robinson
Pownal
The
Stowe League of Women Voters
Pownal Baptist Church Hosts Royal Wild West Circus
The Pownal Baptist Church sponsors a Royal Wild West Circus at Green Mountain Park Race Track in the parking lot. Proceeds fund the church oil fund. Two shows at 4 and 7 p.m. Tickets available locally. Nancy Gilmore of Child Evangelism visits Aug 12–16 for daily Bible School and Five Day Clubs, sessions 10 a.m. to noon.
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The
Pownal Baptist Church
Green Mountain Park
Nancy Gilmore
Vermont
Folklore Society picnic program in Underhill Aug 17
The Green Mountain Folklore Society plans a summer picnic in Underhill on August 17. Activities include a morning gadget display and folklore story exchange at Brown's River Middle School, Route 15, starting 9 a.m. Attendees should bring a lunch. beverages provided. A circuit tour of local sites will follow with an information guide sheet by Merton Sage and Loraine Dwyer.
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Underhill
Green Mountain
Vermont
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Eleanor Niles
Walter Hulihan
Putnam Memorial Hospital
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Raymond Pettrini
Clinton, Conn
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Swanton
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