Skating Rink Races Set With Open Skating Poster
Skating races for boys and girls Sunday at Reynolds Gilchrest Skating Rink start at 1 p.m. J Donald Smith chairs arrangements with prizes in five age groups. Registrations due by Saturday noon at Youth Center or recreation building. Judges in Hoosick Falls are Philip Leonard George H Holbrook and Leo McGuire. Hot chocolate served 1 to 3 p.m courtesy of Harrison Vending System Inc. Open skating follows races. Kiwanis Club and Youth Commission sponsor. Retiring Mayor Richard A Severson weighing village justice run with 75 petition signatures due by next week. He may run without party affiliation. Boy Scout Troop 64 canvasses door to door for Bennington Battle Flag sale beginning Saturday at 9 a.m. Advance orders taken by Henry J Marcoux and Luke Fleming.
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Reynolds-Gilchrest
Philip Leonard
George H. Holbrook
Leo McGuire
Harrison Vending System, Inc
Kiwanis Club
Youth Commission
Richard A. Severson
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Bennington
Henry J. Marcoux
Luke Fleming
Bennington Humane Society Wants Old Newspapers
Arlington The Bennington County Humane Society will be glad to take any old newspapers. They may be left in the breezeway behind the building. Mrs. Abbie Baker celebrated her birthday last weekend in Dorset at the home of her son with family from New York and Argyle. The Arlington Cub Scouts set a Blue and Gold banquet at Fisher Elementary School on Saturday at 5 p.m. Families should bring a table setting and a signed dish. After the meal awards will be given and a magic show by the Great Brendini. The Arlington School Board plans to meet Monday to sign orders and discuss upcoming negotiations in executive session.
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Gar
Pamela Marron
Manchester
Villager
Bonnet Street
Southern Vermont College
Wis
Marron
A Verge College
Bennington County Humane Society
Abbie Baker
Dorset
Jack Wyman
East Greenwich
N.Y
Nelson Douglas
Springfield
Gayle Williams
Daniel Williams
Argyle
Arlington Cub Scouts
Fisher Elementary School
Brendini
Arlington
Cubs Display Far Out Staff at Pack Meeting
Cub Scout Pack 328 in North Bennington held a pack meeting at the North Bennington School. New cubmaster Garry Reed and new committee members Fred Charlton Don McKenna and Lewie Dodge joined den mothers Ina Cross Gloria Meyers and Sally Perkins. Dens showcased January Space projects including constellations iridescent paints space helmets rockets and a blinking red nosed helmet. Awards were given to Adam Perkins Matt Cross Tim Burke Charlie King Billy Meyers Eddie Meyers John Thomson Keith McKenna and others with Mrs Meyers earning den mothers training and Den 1 winning Cubby the pack mascot for most awards.
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North Bennington
Garry Reed
Fred Charlton
Don McKenna
Lewie Dodge
Den
Ina Cross
Gloria Meyers
Sally Perkins
Den 1
Den 2
Matt Cross
Den 3
Adam Perkins
Denner
Tim Burke
Charlie King
Billy
Eddie Meyers
John Thomson
Keith McKenna
Meyers
Cross
North Bennington Library to Close for Holiday Monday
McCullough Library in North Bennington will be closed Monday for the holiday. Staff also announced no story hour next Wednesday due to vacation week.
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McCullough
Dorset Hills trailer park plan ends after zoning ruling
Dorset Hills Park dies after Richard D. Hayes withdraws the 80 unit proposal for Route 7 near East Dorset. Dorset Zoning Board of Adjustment follows attorney Partridge ruling that only a 40 unit park is allowed, and the IBA supports major subdivision requirements demanding 120000 square feet per unit. Hayes owned 126 acres, with 54.4 acres for the park, rejected as uneconomical.
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Russ Garland
Dorset
Dorset Hills Park
Partridges
Hayes
Edward F. Gunther
Manchester
Partridge
Bennington County Regional Commission
Dorset Hills mobile home plan sparks zoning clash
Shaftsbury residents were urged to attend a 7 30 p m meeting at Cole Hall to discuss the Mt Anthony school budget with representatives. Dorset Hills mobile home park faced density limits under district rules and state standards prompting hearings, a ZBA rejection, and a March 4 vote on zoning changes to align trailer park rules with permanent residence standards. Luther Rasch named Democratic village justice candidate for Hoosick Falls with election set for March 18.
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Shaftsbury
Cole Hall
Mt. Anthony
School Board
IBA
J. Malcom Williams
Poultney
Dorset
Planning Commission
Partridge
Dorset Hill
Hayes
W. Byrd LaPrade
ZBA
Dorset Hills
T’m
Town Meeting Preview in Landgrove Winhall Peru
Landgrove town clerk Kathy Snyder notes little business for town meeting with a new road construction ordinance. Planning Commission chair Karl Pfister cites a first hearing for amendments to the town plan after the meeting. Winhall Clerk Ada Coleman lists a three year race for town office and a $24000 garage addition on the ballot. Peru residents hear a government study report and vote on $600 matching funds for bicentennial projects including a town center showcase. Evelyn Beattie outlines display plans for town memorabilia.
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Landgrove
Kathy Snyder
Landgrove Planning Commission
Karl Pfister
Manchester Journal
Winhall
Ada Coleman
Lorimer Rhines
Robert Peare
Peru
John Shuell
Eileen Seymour
Evelyn Beattie
Pownal Community Programs and Clubs Schedule
Local groups announce meetings and activities including AA at 8 p.m. Saturday, youth fellowship Sunday 5 to 7 p.m., and a new free tutoring program at the Pownal Recreational Community Center in cooperation with Bennington Tutorial Center. Open weekdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call Cherrie Smith or Roxanne Coulter for details. The East Pownal Fire Department hosts four card parties at 8 p.m. starting Saturday Feb 22 at the Pownal Fire House, with Helen Davis leading the first committee. prizes, refreshments, and a $1 donation. Fish and Game Club dues are due. an ice fishing derby is planned March 1–2 at Lake Catherine for members only. entry 50 cents due by Feb 21. contact Roger Platt.
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Pownal Recreational Community Center
Pownal
Bennington
Cherrie Smith
Roxanne Coulter
East Pownal
Doris Lillie
Pownal Fish and Game Club
Roger Platt
James Baker
William Pudvar
Lake Catherine
William and Mary student wins Drapers' Oxford scholarship
Jim Wickenden of North Bennington, a senior at the College of William and Mary, has been awarded a two year Drapers' Company exchange scholarship for advanced study at Oxford University. He plans to study classical archaeology at Lincoln College and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa in December. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Wickenden and a Mt. Anthony Union High School graduate.
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Jim Wickenden
North Bennington
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg
Oxford University
England
William and Mary
Drapers’ Company Exchange
Drapers’ Company of London
Wickenden
Lincoln College
Oxford
Mt. Anthony Union Hgh School
Bennington
Arthur E. Wickenden
Italy
Loyola University of Chicago
Rome Center
Alpha of Virginia
Phi Beta Kappa
Hoosick Area Senior Citizens Hold February Card Party
Hoosick area senior citizens held the first February card party with 13 tables. Prizes went to Grace Gardner and Harold Prebble in pinochle, a tie for pitch between Bill Wallace and Guy Baker, and Alice Thompson won the high ladies prize. Two events named for late February include a Feb 24 card party and a Feb 18 birthday party, plus Tony Salluzzo’s Feb 26 film on the Rocky Mountains. Bertha's Angels logged 39 pads during the Feb 6 snow storm at Hoosick Falls Health Center.
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Hoosick Area
Grace Gardner
Harold Prebble
Bill Wallace
Guy Baker
Alice Thompson
Tony Salluzzo
Rocky Mountains
Bertha
Hoosick Falls Health Center
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Albany
Antique Center
Central Ave
Mayfair Building
US Antique Appraisal Corp
Sheilah Miller
Cathy Scott
Kirland College
Clinton, N.Y
Cathy
Wallace Scott
Trumbull Hill
Kirtland
Hamilton College
Dorset School
Luther
Randy” Rasch
Democratic Party
Rasch
Patricia Rowe
William
Burlington
Isabel Gwinn
Pamela Blakeman
Alcoholics Anonymous
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Pownal United
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Wren Chapel
Omicron Delta Kappa
Quaker City
Nicenington
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Scott Scotkins
Northside Drive
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