St Francis Yule Pageant Delights BCHS Audience
The St Francis Academy pageant at BCHS drew nearly 500 parents and friends as students from kindergarten through eighth grade staged a Christmas story. First graders acted out the nativity, while older grades performed carols and skits. Prizes included two Ken and Barbie sets, a bicycle, and candy for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BCHS
St. Francis Academy
John Lausville
Mary
Joseph
Jesus
St. Francis de Sales Academy
Condon Nominated for Hospitality Hall of Fame
Robert B. Condon, owner of the New Englander Motor Inn on North Bennington Road, is nominated to Hospitality magazine's Hall of Fame for his lodging industry service. Since buying the 10 room motel in 1955 he expanded to 27 units with a pool and restaurant and serves in multiple industry and civic roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Condon
North Bennington Road
Hospitality Magazine
New Englander Motor Inn
Condon
Superior Motels
Rotary
Greater Bennington Association
Vermont Children’s Aid Society
Vermont Regional Highway Council
Marie
Philip H. Hoff
University of Vermont
Columbia University
LaCroix Joins Big Dipper Exercise Aboard Kitty Hawk
A J LaCroix interior communications technician fireman apprentice USN son of Mr and Mrs A J LaCroix of 112 Lincoln St Bennington participates in the Big Dipper amphibious exercise with the U S Seventh Fleet on the southern coast of Taiwan aboard the USS Kitty Hawk. About 3000 Navy and Marine personnel operate 20 ships and 100 aircraft to practice coordinated landings to repel a hypothetical aggressor and defend Taiwan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. LaCroix
USN
A. J. LaCroix
Lincoln St
Bennington
U.S
Republic of China
Taiwan
Navy
Marine Corps
U.S. Seventh Fleet
D-day
Seventh Fleet
SEATO
Far East
Engagement announced for Barbara Susan Fonda Pokrzywka
Mr. and Mrs. David Fonda of Schenectady announce the engagement of Barbara Susan Fonda to Henry Michael Pokrzywka son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pokrzywka of Ballston Lake New York The bride to be a nurse and Mount Pleasant High School graduate is the granddaughter of Mrs Earl Lloyd of Bennington The groom a Burnt Hills High School graduate works with the New York Air Guard and is with the 109th Transport Group The wedding is set for April 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
N.Y
David Fonda
Division St
Bennington
Barbara Susan
Henry Michael Pokrzywka
Joseph Pokrzywka
R.D. No. 1
Ballston Lake
Earl Lloyd
County St
Mount Pleasant High School
St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing
Pittsfield
Mass
Dr. J. Vacca
Burnt Hills High School
New York Air Guard
109Th Transport Group
Jenkersen Coulter wed in Williamstown parsonage
Miss Roxanne Marie Jenkersen daughter of Mrs Joseph Luczynski of 1261 Massachusetts Ave and Edward S Coulter son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Coulter of Northwest Hill Road Pownal were married Monday night at the First Baptist Church parsonage in Williamstown The Rev Samuel G Graham performed the double ring ceremony with Mrs Robert Hall of Williamstown as matron of honor and Fred Harwood of Williamstown as best man They shared a family reception at the Hall home The couple will reside in Rathbun apartments Church Street Pownal The bride attended Drury High School and the groom worked at the Pownal Tanning Co plant after attending Williamstown High School May be guests of honor at a bridal shower last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Mass
Roxanne Marie Jenkersen
Joseph Luczynski
Massachusetts Ave
Edward S. Coulter
Raymond Coulter
Northwest Hill Road
Pownal
First Baptist Church of
Williamstown
Robert Hall
Fred Harwood
Rathbun
Church Street
Donald Rogers
Rogers
Thrift Shop Calendar and Donation Requests
The Thrift Shop will close the weekend after Christmas and the Friday and Saturday after New Year. Workers listed include Miss Caroline Darlington Mrs Christine Lorom Mrs Glenward Turner Friday and Mrs C T Adams and Mrs Earl Stump Saturday. On hand are wool scarves mittens caps sweaters ski pants two large dolls and a doll head. A box of hand woven blocks could make an afghan when sewed. Urgent wants include blankets bedspreads for single beds sneakers for children games records and a record player.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Darlington
Christine Lorom
Glenward Turner
C.T. Adams
Earl Stump
North Hoosick Engaged Couple Revealed in Local Notice
Miss Saile Shawn White and Michael Nicholas Mahoney are announced as engaged by her mother Mrs. Forrest S. White. White, a Kenwood graduate, designer with the New York Chapter of the National Society of Interior Designers, hails from North Bennington, Hoosick Falls line. Mahoney of Hoosick Falls is a Kimball Union and St Anselm’s College alum and Horicon Newspapers advertising director. Wedding planned for February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Hoosick
N.Y
Saile
Shawn White
Michael Nicholas Mahoney
Forrest S. White
Miss White
Kenwood
Convent of the Sacred Heart
Albany
Traphagen School of Fashion and Design
New York
National Society of Interior Designers
Mr. White
Salem H. White
North Bennington
White Flomatic Corp
White
John Shea
Shea
Hoosick Falls
Mahoney
Nicholas J. Mahoney Jr
Hyannis
Mass
Kimball Union Academy
St. Anselm’s Benedictine College
New Hampshire
King Edward Society
Hoosick Falls Standard Press, Inc
Horicon Newspapers
Benhi students enjoy released time for shopping and projects
Benhi students spent released time last week to shop for Christmas presents, write greeting cards and work on ideology term papers. Sharon Becker, senior in the exchange section of the Benhi Catamount, keeps three files of Benning ton Banner coverage up to date and leads class activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benhi
Sharon Becker
Benhi Catamount
Bendi
Bennington Banner
Shelagh Gordon
Bob Grimm
Jack Harrington
Steve McGaughey
Barbara Garrison
Lillian Hurlburt
Steve Maier
Holiday in Europe Topic of AAUW Talk
The Bennington Branch of the American Association of University Women hosts a monthly meeting at 338 Elm St starting at 8 p.m. The program, Two European Christmases, features speakers Alain Michere of North Bennington on French dishes and Clinton P. Hutchins of Williamstown on German cooking, with a brief business meeting led by president Vincent Pizzano before the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
American Association of University Women
George Buck
Elm St
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St. Francis
Main Street
Santa Claus
Little King
Little Angel Number Nine
Christ Child
PTG
John Stone
Ken and
Barbie
Pat Croft
Branch St
Ann LeTourneau
Cleveland Avenue
Shaftsbury
James Gardner
North
Bennington Rd
Stone
Condon Given Lodging Award
A.J. LaCroix
Joseph E. Ruccio
Naugatuck
Barbara S. Fonda
Fonda-Pokrzywka
Coulter-Jenkersen
Samuel G. Graham
Thrift Shop
Weest
Arthur West
Beatrice
Robert Gulley Jr
Gulley
Bradford Bachrach
Saile S. White
White-Mahoney
By Diane Leblanc
Grace Crofton
Charles Dickens
O— Rudolph Woodcock
Catholic High School
Sherri Zyne
Vermont
National Council of Teachers of English Achievement
Deen
Eric Osterling
Burnish Brass
John Cacovas
Rutland Raiders
Paul Williams
East
Arlington
Sacle Drug Store
Roy Ale
Bennington, VT
Dave’s Radio & IV
RCA Victor Portable
RCA Victor
Vista
Tenna
Radnor
Walt Disney Productions
Europe
Suzanne Coe
Walloomsac Road
Bennington, Vermont
Dave
JADE
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