Edifice complex fuels Berkshire barn retreat dream
In Hancock Massachusetts Joseph Starobin a journalist turned country builder converts a 150 year old barn into a weekend lodge that evolves into Holiday Lodge with two new lodges and a converted silo topped by a dome. The project blends family effort with local artisans as Starobin pursues a NYU political science degree and plans to teach locally while hosting guests.
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Hancock
Mass
Joseph R. Starobin
Joe
Joe Starobin
New York
Starobin
Jiminy Peak
New York State
New York University
Berkshire
Norma
California Church Built from One Tree
Santa Rosa’s First Baptist Church was built from wood from a single redwood tree felled near Guerneville in 1873 by Ru fus Miller. The tree yielded 78 000 board feet, 58 000 used in construction, and the church survived the 1906 quake before being moved to Julliard Park in a later community fundraiser.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
First Baptist
Rufus Miller
Guerneville
Painting White Over Creosoted Shingles With Aluminum Paint
A reader asks if aluminum paint can seal creosote stained shingles before a white finish. The answer: yes, aluminum paint works. let it dry 48 hours and apply two coats where weathering is light, then finish with white paint. A second reader asks how to space wooden pickets for a fence. The advice: space them by the width of a picket, using one as a spacer to keep even gaps.
Pawlet School Committee extends study on new grades plan
The Pawlet Citizens School Evaluation Committee asks for another year to study cost options for a new grades 1–6 school versus repair costs. A public meeting with 80 townspeople heard that grades 7–8 could move to Granville elementary to diversify curriculum and curb dropout rates, with proposals for a one grade system.
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Pawlet
Granville
N.Y
Round Table For Cub Leaders In Hoosick Falls District Meet
Donald Hamilton of Argyle reported 60 scouters at the Iroquois District roundtable held at Argyle Central School. Cub Pack 56 won the attendance record. Den Mothers from Pack 61 demonstrated table decorations for February blue and gold banquets.
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Hoosick Falls
Donald Hamilton
Argyle
Iroquois
Mohican Council
Argyle Central School
Methodist Church of
Hudson Falls
Robert Chatel
den Mothers
First United Presbyterian Church of Salem
W. R. Celder
Clinton Middleton
John J. Maloney
Wakpominee
Argyle School
Clifford Carpenter
Camp Wakpominee
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Hancock Retreaters
DELCO
Main St
Bennington, Vt
California
Julliard Park
Benton, Ky
Val Kidd
Sunkist
Salem’s
Nas
Ata
Ere
Loti
Pratt ST
Roofing & Sheet Metal CO
Bennington
Andy Lang
Rolls - Owens Corning
H. Greenberg & Son, Inc
Benneigton
Citizens School Committee
Cub
WMCA
B.C
By Bob Schulz
Johnny Hart
Blondie
Chic Young
Dagwood
Steve Canyon
Maumee
Washington
Heart of
Juliet Jones
Milton Caniff
By Stan Drake
Cal Paddy
Harriet
Mobil-Weathermatic
DEPOT
DIAL
DR. Sed
Ivory
W.H
Eddington
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