Wilmington Fire Dept Hosts Annual Christmas Party
The Wilmington Volunteer Fire Department sponsors the annual children's Christmas party at Memorial Hall on Thursday at 7 p.m. Martin Ray leads arrangements with Mrs. Robert LaMorder directing the entertainment. Santa Claus will visit after a half hour musical program and each child gets a gift bag of fruits and candy. Prizes for best village home Christmas decorations will be awarded during the program.
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Wilmington
Grange Notes Decorate Hall For Christmas Party
The Youth Committee decorated Battenhill Grange Hall with a fireplace and tree for the annual Christmas party on Wednesday night. Refreshments were provided by the Community Programs Committee and served by the Home Economics Committee. A birthday cake honored Mrs. Viola Cooledge Mrs. Hazel Curran Fred and James Quinn. The program included readings and songs by Ronnie King the Junior Grange and Wright sisters plus Mrs. Clarence Decker Sr. and Mrs. Mabel Crofut. Santa arrived with gifts after the tale Christmas in the Cabin culminating in a gift exchange and a Dark Horse Collection to fund chicken for the Christmas basket.
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Battenhill Grange
Viola Cooledge
Hazel Curran
Fred
James Quinn
Ronnie King
Junior Grange
Clarence Decker Sr
Mabel Crofut
Wright
Santa Claus
Jesse Harrington
Christmas Program Brings Cheer at North Bennington School
North Bennington elementary grades perform a festive Christmas concert in the school gym. Each grade showcases multiple songs from various traditions with solos by students such as Susan Lasso Roy Goodwin JoAnne Johnson and James Mackey. Directors include Rita Driscoll and Harry Robinsky with pianists Polly van der Linde Daphne Mackey Judy Crane and others.
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North Bennington
Voices
Guatemala
Berg
Polly van der Linde
Santa Claus
Katherine Davis
Mary
Susan Lasso
Roy Goodwin
JoAnne Johnson
Victoria Scott
Alan McCullough
Rita Driscoll
Betsy Leamy
Susan Nolan
Patricia Corcoran
Clifton Loomis
Judy Crane
Bethlem
Nancy Rice
Jean Kenyon
Patti Sweet
Margaret Hurley
Harry Robinsky
Catherine Elwell
R. H. van der Linde
Boys Choir To Present Radio Program At St John’s Church
Newly organized Boys Choir at St John the Baptist Church will air Christmas music on local radio Tuesday at 2 50 p m. Soloists Eddie Riley Timothy Wansbury and John Billow lead familiar carols including Silent Night Away in a Manger and Hark the Herald Angels Sing. Choir formed under Rev Robert J Baffa with Mrs Donald Dailey and organist Miss Louise Harris. The same program will be sung at 9 30 a m Christmas Day Mass. Members listed include Billow Boutin Carriere Dailey Driscoll Harrington Lerner Paquin Shea Snow Toomey and Wansbury.
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North Bennington
St. John the Baptist Church
Eddie Riley
John Billow
Bethlehem
Timothy Wansbury
Santa Claus
Hark
Herald Angels
Robert J. Baffa
Father Baffa
Donald Dailey
Louise Harris
St. John’s
Mark Boutin
John Carriere
Stephen Carriere
John Cole
Kevin Dailey
Richard Dailey
Terrence Dailey
Timothy Dailey
Frederick Driscoll
William Driscoll
Edmund Flynn
Michael Harrington
John Lerner
Robert Lerner
Charles Paquin
Edward Paquin
Patrick Shea
Kevin Snow
Ronald Shepard
Steven Snow
Brian Toomey
Manchester Elementary School Absentee Rate Drops
Principal Donald R. Shanks reports that 7 percent of the 491 member student body were absent Friday due to various causes. This is down from 11 percent two weeks earlier, and rumors of a 17 percent absence rate are unfounded according to school records.
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Manchester
Donald R. Shanks
Capitol Sergeant-At-Arms Thanks Arlington Club for Historic Wreath
Arlington Garden Club receives warm praise from Wallace L. Whitcomb Capitol sergeant at arms for presenting a historically significant wreath to Montpelier. The pine sprig wreath came from the State Seal Tree limb on Vermont 313 and was crafted by Mrs Seeley Eastbrook of Brandon. It was presented by Marjorie Doyle Arlington representative to the legislature in memory of Gov Chittenden, Vermonts first governor.
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Arlington
Arlington Garden Club
Wallace L. Whitcomb
Capitol
Montpelier
Whitcomb
Capitol Building
Club
Vermont
Seeley Eastbrook
Brandon
Marjorie Doyle
Gov. Chittenden
Arlington Club Calendar and Christmas Concert
Calendar items list Sodality members packing Christmas baskets at Mrs. Wilbur Corey home Monday at 7 p.m. Arlington Fish and Game Club meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Legion rooms. Wednesday school dismisses at 1 30 p.m. for holidays. Arlington School Band concert at AMHS gym Wednesday at 8 p.m. Texas average temperature is 67 degrees.
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Sodality
St. Margaret Mary’s Church
Wilbur Corey
Arlington Fish and Game Club
Legion Rooms
Arlington
AMHS
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