Puppets Present Thousand and One Nights in Manchester
Smithsonian puppet show The Thousand and One Nights arrives at Manchester Elementary School on Friday Feb 27 with 2:30 and 8:00 performances. Allan Stevens Diane Ziler and R Scott Alexander star as puppeteer director actress and designer. Tickets available at the door or Whipples Pharmacy. admission 1 for adults 50 cents for children.
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Manchester
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
Southern Vermont Art Center
Galland
Scheherazade
Allan Stevens
Diane Ziler
Shakespeare Society of
R. Scott Alexander
Whipples Pharmacy
Manchester Center
Absentee Ballots Available in Pownal for March 3 Election
Applications for absentee ballots are available at the town clerk's office for residents unable to vote in person or those out of town on election day. Return by 9 p.m. Feb 27, with emergency ballots allowed until noon March 2 upon authorization.
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Pownal
Board of Civil Authority
Vermont
Gardner's
Pownal Center
Dave’s Market
South Pownal
Champney’s
North Pownal
Area Centers Promote Community Action Work
Hoosick Falls and Grafton Centers for the Rensselaer County Community Action Program aim to spur local involvement in neighborhood problems serving northern Rensselaer County. Centers at 4 Third St Hoosick Falls and Grafton Library outline outreach results and referrals to Youth Corp Urban Center health jobs legal services social programs and more. A policy advisory council meets monthly at 8 p.m. at the OFO Center to explore needs and citizen participation.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Grafton
Rensselaer County
Hoosick Paris
Third St
Grafton Center
Grafton Library
Neighborhood Youth Corp
Urban Center
Farmers’ Home Administration
OFO Center
Youth and generation gap debate at Hoosick Falls PTA
Dr James M Toolan, a Bennington psychiatrist, told Hoosick Falls Central School parents that a generation gap should exist and that parents should not merely be friends with their children. He praised teen education and questioned tradition, noting brains over brawn and athletes losing hero status to bright students.
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Hoosick Falls
W.Y
Bennington
Parent Teachers Association
Hoosick Falls Central School
James M. Toolan
United Counseling Service
Toolan
Ster
Dr. Toolan
Eheaumont
Parent- Teachers Association
Toolan argues for honest dialogue across generations
Dr. Toolan discusses the generation gap and youth honesty in a public talk. He cites teen slogans and questions the legality of marijuana, urging consistency in laws and advocating dialogue with some privacy for teens. Supt. Leonard and others debate marijuana legality and the role of fear in raising children.
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Philip Leonard
Dr. Toolan
Leonard
Film Festival Finale Is Tenth Victim
Hoosick Falls Central School hosts the final film of the 1940 Film Festival with The Tenth Victim. The Italian movie with English subtitles features Marcello Mastroianni and Ursula Andress, shown at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium followed by a coffee and doughnuts discussion moderated by Dr. Merritt Abrash of RPI.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Merritt Abrash
RPI
North Alaska travel talk at McCullough Library
A short trip to Alaska is offered at McCullough Library on Thursday evening as part of the winter travel talks series. Starting at 8 p.m., Mrs. Mary Whiteway presents slides and discusses the 49th state. The public is invited.
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Alaska
McCullough Library
Mary Whiteway
Shaftsbury Selectmen Accept Circle Drive Road
Edwin A. Colvin turned over the Circle Drive deed to Shaftsbury town, making it a town road. Wesley Bump forwarded Harrington's rear alterations to the planning commission. A new lock will restrict dump access with limited keys and prosecution for trespass. Edwin A. Colvin replaces Thom as W Halil Jr on the Shaftsbury Planning Commission.
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Shaftsbury
Edwin A. Colvin
Glastonview Meadows
Town Selectmen
Circle Drive
Selectmen’s
Wesley Bump
Harrington
South Shaftsbury
Planning Commission
Selectmen
Thomas W. Halil Jr
Manchester Selectmen Approve Main Street Parking Change
Manchester selectmen approved parallel parking on both sides of Main Street in Manchester Center, reversing a prior state town plan. They discussed adding a new traxcavator for the landfill, budgeting 22,300 dollars, with bids from Allis Chalmers Caterpillar and International Harvester, and noted expected new traffic lights by late spring.
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Manchester Selectmen
Main Street
Manchester Center
Center Bridge
Selectmen
Stanford Zecher Jr
Allis-Chalmers
Caterpillar
International Harvester
Dr David Berlant Elected To Head Policy Advisory Group
Dr David Berlant was re elected president of the Hoosick Falls Policy Advisory Council for the Rensselaer County Community Action Program at its meeting. New vice president Fred Grimm and secretaries and treasurers were re elected. Residents from Grafton and Petersburg joined local attendees at OC Center.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
David Berlant
Rensselaer County
Rose Waythus
Grace Prandi
Fred Grimm
Babcock Lake
Grafton
Petersburg
Third St
County Board of Directors
OEO
Marjorie Stevens
Walloomsac
Brandi
Arthur Powers
Waythus
Lee Thompson
Deborah Splak
Hoosac
Berlant
Candidates To Outline Their Views At Meet Your Candidates Night
POWNAL A meeting labeled Meet Your Candidates will be held Thursday at Center School at 7 30 p m sponsored by the Pow nal Parent-Teacher Group. Candidates for school director in the March 3 election will outline views and answer voter questions. Barbara Burrington faces Gordon Dyndor for a three year term Janet Wilcox opposes Vincent Pizzano for a one year term Carolyn Peckham runs unopposed for a one year term
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Pownal
Center
Barbara Burrington
Gordon Dyndor
Janet Wilcox
Vincent Pizzano
Carolyn Peckham
Mrs Donald Cherbonneau Hospital Surgery Wednesday
Mrs Donald Cherbonneau entered Rutland Hospital for surgery set for Wednesday, with local caregivers preparing the procedure and her family awaiting updates on her condition.
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Donald Cherbonneau
Rutland Hospital
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Janice Stone
Guy Stone
Dorset
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Manchester Jaycees
Zecher
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Main St. Benn
Joe Swayze
Skein
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