Shaftsbury Residents Vote On Zoning Ordinance
Shaftsbury voters will decide March 2 on approving a zoning ordinance. The measure follows a prior ordinance that was approved then overturned. Interim zoning has been in place with Wesley Bump as administrator. The permanent plan removes restrictions on mobile homes, allowing placement on quarter-acre plots anywhere in the village or rural areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Wesley Bump
Board of Adjustment
Eagle Square
William E. Dailey
Three new endangered species listed in New York
ALBANY N Y The peregrine falcon blue pike and bald eagle were designated as endangered today by an order signed by Environmental Conservation Commissioner Henry L Diamond. The measure aligns with the 1969 federal act and bans import transport or possession of listed species or parts with permits only. The ban becomes effective March 30 1971.
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Albany
N.Y
New York State
Henry L. Diamond
Environmental Conservation Department
Diamond
New York
Indiana
Commissioner of Environmental Conservation
Cub pack 333 chartered in Manchester
Cub Scout pack 333 received its charter in ceremonies at Burr and Burton Seminary in Manchester Jan 28. Ten cubs earned badges and one new member joined. Robert Dence presented the charter to John Balch for the pack. Wolf badges went to George Fisher Timothy Schner Timothy Beers Jeb Balch Leroy Lamborn and Bill Pelton. Bear Badges earned by Alex Johnson Barry Wolff David Pelton and Richard Paquette. Scott Zoufaly joined and received his Bobcat. The evening's theme was the heavenly bodies with dens modeling the solar system and zodiac signs. Blue and Gold banquet slated Feb 18 at 6:30 pm in Manchester Elementary School cafeteria.
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Manchester
Burr and Burton Seminary
Robert Dence
Ethan Allen Council
John Balch
VFW
George Fisher
Timothy Schner
Timothy Beers
Jeb Balch
Leroy Lamborn
Bill Pelton
Alex Johnson
Barry Wolff
David Pelton
Richard Paquette
Scott Zoufaly
Manchester Elementary School
Circus wagons rekindle nostalgia in Strands of Bennington
In Strands of Bennington, Shaftsbury resident Prentiss Provan builds hand crafted circus wagons to revive 1920s shows. He decorates with scrolls beads and jewelry, explaining he shapes wood and assembles axles herself. Provan cherishes historical circuses like Sparks Hagenbeck Wallace Walter L Main and John Robinson and recalls meeting the trains at the old depot. Calendar items follow noting local events and church canvass.
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Shaftsbury
Prentiss Provan
Eagle Street
Provan
Bennington
Hagenbeck-Wallace
Sparks
Walter L. Main
John Robinson
Sells Floto
Circus
Firework a near certainty at Pownal March Town Meeting
In Pownal the March Town Meeting looks set for fireworks after a tame caucus. Three new candidates filed petitions for three school board seats, facing incumbent chair Carolyn Peckham who backs a $600,000 bond for Pownal Elementary. Dexter Moore opposes Peckham as the three-year term contest tightens.
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Pownal
Citizens’ Caucus
Rachel Mason
Citizens
Ida Cameron
Mason
Dexter Moore
Carolyn Peckham
Peckham
Rounds
Wilcox
Brattleboro Music Center to present Parisian harpist in Vt concert
The Brattleboro Music Center hosts a chamber concert Sunday Feb 7 at 3 30 p m at All Souls Church West Brattleboro featuring Adriana Anca harp Paula Robison flute Louis Moyse flute and Blanche Moyse piano A US premiere sonata for flute and harp by Carmen Petra Basacopol will be performed along with works by Bach Wagner Berlioz and Grandjany Robison, Moyse, and the Moyses have long guided Marlboro School of Music and Marlboro College. Tickets 3 50 general 2 75 members 1 50 students advance from Book Cellar.
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Brattleboro
United States
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston
Anca
Faure
Tournier Prokofiev
Grandjany
Blanche
Brattleboro Music Center
Marlboro School of Music
Marlboro College
Moyses
Moyse
Paula Robison
Blanche Moyse
Marlboro
U. S
Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society
West Brattleboro
Nuts and Bolts in Contemporary Society at Goucher College
A memo announces a January term course at Goucher College titled Nuts and Bolts in Contemporary Society. Professors Barton Houseman and James Webb will teach basic appliance repair, painting, carpentry, plumbing, auto tune ups, and building a stereo from a kit. Students, mostly women, show strong interest despite lack of science majors, while staff respond with enthusiastic type II participation.
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Baltimore
Goucher College
London
Florence
Paris
Barton L. Houseman
James L. A. Webb
Houseman
Dr. Webb
Nut
Bolt
Webb
Manchester and Dorset select candidates by petition
Manchester and Dorset conclude closed nominations for town and school district offices. In Manchester two contests include Clyde Bryant Jr. versus Howard Dufresne for selectman and Sister S. John P. Steele versus Thomas F. Farley for a three year term. Ferdinand Bongartz seeks moderator. James Campbell not seeking another term. various incumbents file for town and MES board posts. In Dorset Calvin Skinner faces George Conners. two one year selectman posts open. Theodore Earle seeks three year town sister. other incumbents seek re election including town clerk treasurer and auditors. school posts see Richard Pivirotto seeking three years and Barbara Smith one year.
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Manchester
Dorset
Clyde Bryant Jr
Howard Dufresne
S. John P. Steele
Thomas F. Farley
Ferdinand Bongartz
James B. Campbell
Phillip Squires
Eleanor Thompson
Homer B. Ellis Jr
Abraham Madkour
Oakley K. Porter
Clifford B. Harwood
MES
Harold Wisell
Clara May Hemenway
Betty Kamber
Harvey Brophy
Paul Todtschinder
Ramon Carrano
Dana Thompson
Eugene Gaiot
Board of Sisters
Harold R. Beebe
Nathaniel Tyler III
Audrey Palmer
Sydney J. Meachem
Helen E. O’donovan
Margaret J. Harrington
Recreation seminar at Hudson College
TROY NY The fall HVCC recreation supervision field work program ended with a college seminar coordinated by Susan Mastrogiovanni a major set to graduate in 1971 Five panelists from mental retardation the New York state Recreation Department Sunnyview Hospital and Rehabilitation Center the teaching profession and HVCCs department of physical education and recreation explained the functions of their organizations and fields of recreation supervision.
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Troy
N.Y
Hudson Valley Community College
Tthe College
Susan Mastrogiovanni
HVCC
New York State Recreation Department
Sunnyview Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
H.v.c.c.’S
Department of Physical Education and Recreation
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Republican Town Caucus
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Roy Whitman
Robert Kline
Lister
Robert Peterson
Bennington Free Library
Santiago
Benchley
Edgar Dolphin
Brown
Hippo
Clark
Australia
Corbett
Dillon
Goodell
Paddy Park
Hamilton
Jahdu
Morrow
Inatuk
Sherry
Liverpool Cats
Steptoe
Stevie
Turkle
Sky Dog
Uchida
Sumi
The
Goat
Tokyo Express
Arlington
Helene Thompson
Austine
Community House
American Association of Retired People
Bailey Hall
East Arlington
Fairhaven
Enterprise Society
American Legion Post 69
Legion Rooms
West Rutland
Battenkill Grange
Grange Hall
West Arlington
Lion’s Club
Federated Church of East
Bruce Burrington
Mary Jane Rounds
Harry Johnson
Janet Wilcox
Johnson
Marly
Bank Americard
Nuts and Bolts
Nan Robertson
Times News Service
Gillette
Fishman's
Main Street
Tn CE
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
Bennington, VT
Malcom Cooper
Richard M. Pivirotto
Barbara C. Smith
Leon Edgerton
Hudson College
Haynes
Kane, Inc
Main St
the Shea Agency, Inc
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