RSVP Volunteers Expand Reach and Recognition Plans
RSVP programs gain ground with volunteers, including John Powell who will photograph slides for a presentation at the Annual Recognition Reception in May. Allan Robertson returns from Alabama to assist at Catamount Elementary School and help Norma McShane at Monument Elementary, while continuing at Bennington Convalescent Center and Crescent Manor. Karl Hart to reorganize RSVP filing weekly, with Henry V. Derby aiding in updating the record-keeping system to boost efficiency.
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RSVP
Tucker
John Powell
Allan Robertson
Alabama
Catamount Elementary School
School Street
Norma McShane
Monument Elementary
West Main Street
Robertson
Bennington Convalescent Center
Crescent Manor Nursing Home
Karl Hart
Henry V. Derby
Kathleen Ball
Rose Clermont
Lillian Newburg
Lois Sanborn
Marion Parker
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Evelyn Dragon
V— Rsvp
Priscilla Welling
North Bennington
Bennington
Nathan B. Ricker
Dorset
Gerald Raftery
Arlington
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
United Counseling Service
Champlain College Freshman Class Studied in National Survey
The Cooperative Institutional Research Program of the American Council on Education and UCLA studied 279 Champlain College freshmen for four months, comparing them with 360 other institutions nationwide to profile the class.
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Burlington
Champlain College
Cooperative
American Council On Education
University of California, Los Angeles
Champlain
Alexander W. Astin
Ace-Ucla
Astin
Edible wild plants lecture series at Wellwood Orchards
Wellwood Orchards in Weathersfield Center opens a March series on edible wild plants as part of its golden anniversary events. Sylvia Wellwood Brogdale leads sessions on identification gathering preparation and storage with pre registration required. Contact Wellwood Orchards for details.
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Springfield
Wellwood Orchards, Inc
Weathersfield Center
Wellwood Orchards
Orchard
RFD
Sylvia Wellwood Brogdale
Brogdale
University of Vermont
Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont
Vermont
The
New England Wild Flower Preservation Society
Williams president serves on AAC task force project
Williams College President John W. Chandler serves on an Association of American Colleges task force to set criteria for selecting college presidents and advise career development. The panel, headed by Dr. Joseph F. Kauffman, will publish findings by August 1974 after an $18,800 Ford Foundation grant.
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Williamstown
Mass
John W. Chandler
Williams College
Association of American Colleges
Ford Foundation
Joseph F. Kauffman
Rhode Island College
University of Wisconsin At Madison
AAC
St Joseph Regional High School to Close in North Adams
In North Adams Massachusetts at a special assembly it was announced St Joseph Regional High School will close at the end of the current academic year. Most students will transfer to Drury High School with others moving to McCann Vocational High Hoosac Valley High or St Josephs in Pittsfield.
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North Adams
Mass
St. Joseph Regional
Berkshire
Drury High School
McCann Regional Vocational- Technical High
Hoosac Valley
St. Joseph’s High
Pittsfield
E. Karl Huller
Springfield
Drury High
St. Joseph
St. Joseph’s
Candidates file by Saturday for town offices in Manchester
Candidates for public office must file petitions with the town clerk by Saturday Feb 2 at 10 pm. Filings listed include Selectman three year Clyde Bryant Jr and two year Lois W Mattison. One year term two vacancies Morris Douw Ferris Jr Harold Harrington Ralph Fleming Jr. Moderator Ferdinand Bongartz L J Dulac Auditor J Bennett Beattie First Constable Enver Cook Tax Collector Clyde H Bryant Sr. Other offices include grand juror school director one year and three year terms trustee of public funds and town agent. Second Constable Ruth
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Manchester
Selectman
Clyde Bryant Jr
Lois W. Mattison
Morris Douw Ferris Jr
Harold Harrington
Ralph Fleming Jr
Ferdinand Bongartz
L.J. Dulac
J. Bennett
Clyde H. Bryant Sr
Mirl condo project in Jamaica postponed for reconsideration
The Act 250 hearing on Mirl Construction Co. to build 250 condominiums in Jamaica has been moved from Feb 5 to Feb 26 at the developer's request. New York attorney Daniel Riesel filed a motion to reconsider the selectmen's prior denial of a permit, seeking to modify findings and push for terms acceptable to the town, while Jamaica Planning Commission and Windham Regional Commission persist in opposition and planning efforts continue.
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Jamaica
Mirl Construction Co
Jamaica Selectmen
New York
Daniel Riesel
Mirl
A. Charles Miller
Riesel
Selectmen
Jamaica Planning Commission
Mir
Planning Commission
James S. Howard
Miller
Windham Regional Commission
Howard
Fisher
Joseph Teller
WRC
High winds disrupt power in Hoosick area
Hoosick area reports winds up to 80 mph near Albany caused widespread outages lasting from early evening to early morning. About 15,000 residents in Rensselaer County lost electricity at one point. Hoosick Falls fire department responded to a burning transformer with no injuries or further damage.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Albany
Rensseleur County
North Hoosick
Hoosick Falls
Vermont Tech students design recreation building at Woodstock
Vermont Technical College architectural and building engineering technology students teamed with Woodstock Country School for an informal design competition. They competed to create the best and most unusual recreation building concept for the Woodstock facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Vermont Technical College
Woodstock Country School
Gulf executive uses clout to get gas in Concord NH
Bernard Markwell vice president of Gulf Oil testified before a state legislature committee about getting fuel at a Concord station after the owner posted no gas. Markwell claimed recognition of his Gulf Oil rank prompted the gas fill. Vermont Tech students and faculty awarded prizes for a Woodstock recreation facility design project.
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Boston
UPI
Bernard Markwell
Gulf Oil Co
State
Concord
N.H
Gulf Station
Gulf Oil
VNRC elects Brownell to second term as chairman
Vermont Natural Resources Council maintains Jonathan N. Brownell of Calais as chairman for a second term. Brownell, a Montpelier attorney active in state and national environmental affairs, serves on the National Audubon Society board and chairs the National Wildlife Federation's National Affairs Committee. Dr. A O Converse becomes vice chairman, replacing John Stevens.
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Jonathan N. Brownell
Calais
Vermont Natural Resources Council
Brownell
Montpelier
Vermont
National Audubon Society
National Wildlife Federation
A.O. Coverse
John Stevens
Converse
Norwich
Thayer School of Engineering
Dartmouth College
Bernice
Ivan) Burnham
Waterbury
Waterbury Conservation Commission
National Wildlife Week
Seward Weber
Carl Reidel
Burlington
H. Alan Riegelman
Grand Isle
Reidel
UVM
University of Minnesota
Harvard
Center of Environmental Studies
Williams College
U.S. Forest Service
Riegelman
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