Vermont College course links folklore to national identity
Vermont College announces a new Introduction to American Folklore course taught by assistant professor Tom Eslick. It surveys North American folklore from Native times to the present, pairing regional tales with figures like Pecos Bill and George Washington. The course mixes field work, oral performance, and research to explore how folklore reveals society and culture.
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Montpelier
George Washington
Albert Einstein
Paul Bunyan
Vermont College
Tom Eslick
Eslick
Ethan Allen
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
New England
Appalachians
West
Mike Fink
American Folklore Society
Trapp Family Lodge
Vermont
Billy the Kid
Jesse James
Pretty Boy Floyd
Floyd
Henry Kissinger
Peking
Moscow
Manchester Sets Emergency Energy Roles amid Planning Meeting
Manchester selectmen discussed creating a volunteer energy coordinator to handle 24 hour emergency calls for heating and power, with Porter named temporary coordinator until a volunteer steps forward. They debated a refuge center site, portable generator housing, and urged multiple fuel sources.
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Martha Elliott
Manchester
Manchester Selectmen
Public Safety
Edward W. Corcoran
Corcoran
Oakley Porter
Porter
Selectmen
Selectman
Emil Zoufaly
Grange Hall
Public Safety Commission
Rutland
Douglas Velsor
Thomas Migliore
Philip Kelleher
Jermain Church Christmas Party and Services Notice
White Creek announces a Christmas party at Jermain Community Hall Friday night December 21 with supper at 7 and a candlelight service led by Rev. Carter Adriance. Christmas Sunday services are at 9 am with the youth choir performing Shepherds Christmas. coffee hour and Sunday School at 10 am. Hospital notes and Farm Bureau Kitchen Conference details follow.
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Jermain Church
Jermain Community Hall
Carter Adriance
Maurice Andrew
Hoosick Falls elects new fire department chief
Walter Sprague, 38 Cummings St., named chief of the Hoosick Falls Fire Department at the recent officers election. He succeeds Wayne Houghton. New officers include Nicholas Flynn as first assistant chief, John Button as second assistant chief, William Greenwood as captain, William Stuka as first lieutenant, Robert Frederickson as second lieutenant, Michael Williams as secretary, and Bernard Graney re-elected treasurer.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Walter Sprague
Cummings St
Wayne Houghton
Nicholas Flynn
John Button
William Greenwood
William Stuka
Robert Frederickson
Michael Williams
Bernard Graney
Christmas Party at North Bennington Elementary School
The annual Christmas party for North Bennington Elementary School will be held this Thursday December 20 at 6 30 p m with students in grades K 6 participating Students should report to their classrooms at 6 15 p m
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North Bennington Elementary School
Bertha's Angels aid 18 workers deliver 118 surgical pads
On December 13 Bertha's Angels logged 18 workers who turned in 118 surgical pads to the Hoosick Falls Health Center. They thank the Health Center Auxiliary for supplying Santi Sorb rolls and invite extra Thursday helpers at the Senior Center. Local residents and hospital notes follow.
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Bertha’s Angels
Hoosick Falls Health Center
Community Christmas Tree in Dorset Returns for 7:30 PM Event
The annual Community Christmas tree will be held Thursday December 20 at 7 30 PM at the United Church of Dorset and East Rupert. Children ages 2 to 11 will receive gifts from Santa. Residents who know of new children to include are asked to contact Mrs Terry Tyler at 867 5577.
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United Church of
Dorset
East Rupert
Terry Tyler
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BOC
Carole McClure
Sue Burton Tenner
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Pawlet
Robert McFall
Prince Consort
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Robert van der Werken
Putnam Memorial Hospital
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Charles Geier
Cdward D. Mahar & Son
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New Falls
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Park-McCullough House
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Karen Fortney
Ann Hatcher
Petie Palmer
Ursula Scott
Great Northern String Band
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Bitches de Noel
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Greenwich
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