St Peter's Tea to host Christmas Tea this Friday
St Peter's Episcopal Church hosts its annual Christmas Tea Friday December 10 from 3 to 5 pm in the parish hall. Mrs Warren Jensen and Mrs Richard Geannelis welcome guests amid festive tea tables with sweets and hors d oeuvres. The Holiday Shop opens in the Guild Room with handmade gifts while poinsettias and wreaths decorate the room. Tickets are available from listed organizers or at the door.
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St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Warren Jensen
Richard Geannelis
Marty Moore
Barbara O’neil
Fred Welling
Bennington Elementary Pursues Pursuits With Grants and Exhibits
Text and photo by Rob Woolmington details fifth and sixth graders at Bennington Elementary School pursuing a Vermont Department of Education mini grant project. Students researched Bennington history, interviewed locals, and built a mixed media presentation with color slides and taped interviews under Evelyn L. Hurlburt. They are producing a booklet, Backtracking, printed at Mt. Anthony Union High School vocational shop, with 500 copies. The project, aided by visits to the Vermont Historical Society and Shelburne Museum, includes authoring, illustration, and design lessons from guest teachers Sandy Crowe and Paul Sawyer. About 90 students, including those now in junior high, have participated.
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Rob Woolmington
Bennington
Vermont Department of Education
Evelyn L. Hurlburt
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Stowe
Sandy Crowe
Paul Sawyer
Salmon to consult Snelling on Indian affairs commission
Gov Thomas Salmon will consult with Gov elect Richard Snelling before naming members of a newly created Governor s Commission on Indian Affairs as part of a Thanksgiving Eve proclamation aiding the Abenaki nation in northwestern Vermont. The panel will include appointees from the governor and the Abenaki Tribal Council, with a fifth member chosen collectively, and will assess hunting and fishing rights and a voice in managing the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge.
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Salmon
Norman James
Snelling
Commission
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
Swanton
FOE Aerie 1861 Plans Meetings and Christmas Events
Officers meet tonight at 7 30 p m with a follow up business session at 8 00 p m The aerie and auxiliary Christmas party for children will be Saturday at 3 00 p m Santa and a magician will attend with gifts for all The auxiliary meets Sunday at 2 00 p m then visits convalescent homes to deliver gifts and sing carols
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FOE
Aerie 1861
The
Aerie and Auxiliary
Bonnie Maynard and Eric La Croix Married in Civil Ceremony
Bonnie Jean Maynard daughter of Ronald and Bonnie Maynard of 239 Depot Street and Eric Joseph La Croix son of Alfred and the late Mrs La Croix of 303 North Street were united in a civil ceremony at 4 p m November 13 at the groom’s home with Justice of the Peace Lucy Pello officiating. Best man was Craig Caslin and maid of honor Pamela Cone. The bride wore a blue watch plaid skirt with white Qiana blouse and carried red roses and white carnations. A reception followed for close family and friends. The couple plans to reside at 250 Depot Street.
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Bonnie Jean Maynard
Ronald Maynard
Depot St
Eric Joseph la Croix
Alfred la Croix
North St
Justice of the Peace
Lucy Pello
Craig Caslin
Stark Street
Pamela Cone
Real estate aid from Hoisington Realty brings buyer focus
Mrs. Hoisington, Principal Broker of Hoisington Realty, leads a Vermont and New York licensed agency offering full buyer assistance. The firm showcases homes beyond classified ads, explains neighborhood livability, taxes, restrictions, and financing options, and aligns listings with family needs and lifestyle.
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Hoisington
Hoisington Realty
Southwestern Vermont Board of Realtors
Tri-State Real Estate Institute, Inc
Vermont
New York States
Engaged Hoosick Falls Pair Plan Spring Wedding
Mr and Mrs Joseph Brandalik of Hoosick Falls announce the engagement of daughter Lynn Marie Brandalik of Bennington to Scott F Racicot of Bennington son of Mr and Mrs Raymond C Racicot of Bennington The bride to be works for Union Carbide in Bennington and is a 1974 graduate of Central City Business Institute Syracuse The fiancé attended Bennington Catholic High School Mt Anthony Union High School class of 1968 and St Michaels College Winooski Park He works with his father in the electrical business A spring wedding is planned
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Joseph Brandalik
Lynn Marie Brandalik
Bennington
Scott F. Racicot
Raymond C. Racicot
Union Carbide Corp
Hoosick Falls Central School
Central City Business Institute of
Syracuse
Bennington Catholic High School
Mt. Anthony Union High School
St. Michael’s College
Winooski Park
Durkin appeals for decision on Seabrook cooling tunnels
Sen John Durkin says EPA head William R. Ruckelshaus should issue a prompt ruling on the Seabrook N H cooling tunnel plan so the case can go to federal court The New Hampshire Public Service Co building a 2 billion Seabrook plant appealed EPA Boston regional office ruling that open ocean cooling tunnels may harm marine life and could not be used as planned.
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Washington
UPI
Russell Train
Environmental Protection Agency
Seabrook
John Durkin
D-N.h
New Hampshire Public Service Co
N.H
Marsh
Train
EPA
Boston
Durkin
PSC Seabrook
Prosecution presents evidence in Brattleboro murder trial
The prosecution in Robert Howe's first degree murder trial in Windham County Superior Court introduced glasses found in Ruth Kastenbaum's room as his, and played colored photos of the victim and the crime scene. Medical evidence described strangulation, bite-mark bruises, and a broken rib, with dental experts to testify.
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Brattleboro
UPI
Robert Howe
Howe
Ruth Kastenbaum
Windham County
Kastenbaum
David Gibson
Wynn Underwood
William Keefe
Harris
St Peter case moved to Bennington for trial
Rutland landlord and former Democratic candidate Stuart St. Peter, 38, was granted a change of venue to Bennington from Rutland District Court. He faces charges of violating eight Rutland building and fire code regulations amid alleged defective plumbing, unsafe exits, unsound walls and electrical problems.
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Rutland
Bennington
Stuart St. Peter
Rutland County
Rutland District Court
Edward G. McClallen
Henry Brislin
Rutland Herald
Burlington Free Press
Rutland Voice
McClallen
St. Peter
Brislin
White House Name Origin Tied to Roosevelt Stationery
United Press International notes that the president Theodore Roosevelt had the words The White House printed on his stationery, and from that act the residence of America's chief executives acquired its present name.
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America
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
First Vermont woman to become Episcopal priest ordained
Janet Brown of Williston, the first Vermont woman deacon in 1974, will be ordained January 6 at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Burlington led by Rt. Rev. Robert Kerr. Opposition from Shelburne’s Rev. Charles Lawrence cites heritage and scripture while Brown gains support from Vermont church officials and St. James Essex Junction.
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UPI
Janet Brown
Vermont
Episcopal Diocese of
Mrs. Brown
Williston
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Robert Kerr
Charles Lawrence
Shelburne
Lawrence
Brown
Episcopal
Minneapolis
Alexander Smith
St. James Church
Essex Junction
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