District 23 Budget Passes in Danby Union Meeting
Danby Union District 23 voters approved a $167,610 fiscal 1977 budget with no votes against and several abstentions. Ed Ward Houlihan, Supt., said the vote pleased him after last year’s 10 percent cut. A $2,634 transfer from the construction account will fund a small tractor for snow plowing and lawn care. The meeting lasted about ninety minutes.
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Danby — Union District 23
Bennington - Rutland Supervisory Union
Edward Houlihan
Five Arlington sites chosen for federal matching restoration funds
Arlington residents will seek federal matching funds for restoring five sites: Arlington Inn Arlington Community House Arlington Railroad Depot Candle Mill East Arlington and St James Church. Funds depend on a Montpelier decision while Washington debates federal share as Ford administration trims current year spending though the program, active since 1973, remains intact.
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A. Johnston
Montpelier
Arlington Inn
Arlington Community House
Arlington Railroad Depot
Candle Mill
East Arlington
St. James Church
Johnston
Washington
Ford Administration
Congress
Local notices and school honors from Cambridge area
South Cambridge residents Margaret Aiken and William S. Perry underwent surgery at Albany Medical Center last week. Pleasant Valley Granges will hold a ball on Friday February 20 at 8 p.m. A joint church service is planned for Sunday February 22 at 10 30 a.m. at Eagle Bridge United Methodist Church with Rev. Harry Burdess. Sunday School starts at 9 a.m. Cambridge Central School announces second quarter honor lists with names including April Anthony Todd Sutherland John Turi and Kathleen Austin. The Aiken family hosted a belated January February birthday gathering attended by relatives and friends from nearby towns. Hoosick Falls Fire Department responded to a fire behind Albert White's High Street home at 5 45 p.m. Monday caused by youths burning wood from a hut being torn down. extinguished in 15 minutes.
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Pleasant Valley Granges
Eagle Bridge United
Cambridge Central School
April Anthony
Todd Sutherland
John
Patricia Turi
Kathleen Austin
Denise Film
Bridget Hayden
David McNeilly
Louis Quillio
Elaine Wilber
Merit Scott Bailey
Cheryl Herrington
Debra Morrison
Steven Pratt
Brian Skiff
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Albert White
High Street
Cerebral Palsy Telethon totals fall from last year
The 16th annual Cerebral Palsy Telethon at Siena College's Alumni Recreation Center raised 1,035.74 from Hoosick Falls donors over the weekend, about 300 less than last year, with final Sunday total at 303,610, roughly 16,000 below the prior year. Local volunteers at the National Commercial Bank and Trust Co. joined Miss Ann Brazell and others to gather funds from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, aided by neighborhood contributions from children.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Center
WTEN
Siena College
National Commercial Bank and Trust Co
Ann Brazell
Shirley Hovey
Justine Burke
Jack Burke
Betsy Rouse
Leah Nowak
Helen Filkins
David Filkins
Judy Filkins
Richard Pleasant
Theresa Hyde
Annie Lukuskas
Cherry Pie Champ Is Pam Cook In Bennington 4-H Takeoff
Pam Cook, age seven, won the Bennington County 4-H Cherry Pie contest with a perfect score of 20. Her six year old brother Jake finished second with 19 points. There were 25 entries ages six to teens, sponsored by Cy Bluto of Southern Vermont Appliance Center, pies made on site, numbers assigned, judges Harvey Crawford and John Kennedy, event coordinated by the 4-H County Extension office for the bicentennial.
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Pam Cook
East Arlington
Bennington County
Pam
Jake
Sydney Cook
Cy Bluto
Southern
Vermont Appliance Center
4-H
Harvey Crawford
Benn Pastry
John Kennedy
Dinette
4-H County
Jake Cook
Southern Vermont Appliance Center
Edna Dietz
Jerry Clayton
Crawfords
Seven year old wins 4 H pie contest in Bennington County
Pam Cook, seven, daughter of Sidney and Mrs Cook from East Arlington, won with a perfect score of 20 at Cy Bluto's Southern Vermont Appliance Center pie contest. Twenty three children aged 5 to 18 from clubs including The Happy Bluebells Rupert and The Woodchuckers East Arlington competed.
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Washington
Bennington County
Cy Bluto
Southern
Vermont
North Street
Happy Bluebells
Rupert
Roaring Branch
Sunderland
Nimble Thimbles
Citizens 4-Safety
Woodchuckers
East Arlington
Shaftsbury
John Kennedy
Dinette
Harvey Crawford
Benn
Pam Cook
Sidney Cook
Woodchuckers of
Pownal Church Rehearsals and Zoning Hearing Schedule
Choir rehearsal at Pownal Baptist Church tonight at 6 30 followed by a prayer meeting. The Rap Group meets 7 to 9 at the Pownal Recreational Community Center. Zoning Board hearing Thursday at 7 30 PM at the town office to consider William Parks auto body shop on Route 7 in Pownal Center. A well baby clinic at the center is planned every two months with exams and tests. call Pam Intres or Lucille Moffitt for details. East Arlington. A cherry pie champion plaque and participation certificates were awarded in a local event. Wood chuckers donated a plaque to Bluto for store-space use and appliances.
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Pownal Baptist Church
Pownal
Pownal Recreational Community Center
Pam Intres
Lucille Moffitt
East Arlington
Bennington County
Woodchuckers
Bluto
Arlington Planning Commission Gets Full Strength With New Appointees
The Arlington Planning Commission now includes Kenneth Nicholson Gilbert Wilcox Kennedy Ludlam Nancy Simson and David Crofut. Nicholson was elected chairman at the Feb 12 meeting replacing Clyde Putnam whose term ended Jan 31.
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Arlington
Vermont Auto Inspection Rules Spark Quiet Hearing
In Montpelier UPI reports a public hearing on new auto inspection standards drew no attendees. Commissioner James Malloy had adopted the rules January first requiring wheel removal to inspect brakes on older cars and high mileages, with provisions on sun visors mirrors and windshield washers as mandated by federal authority.
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Malloy
Four year-old missing in Brown's River search halted
Westford police suspended the Brown's River search for four year-old Fred Mathieu after bad weather and swift currents hindered efforts. More than 200 volunteers had joined the effort and four state police divers searched beneath ice, but officials called it off late Tuesday.
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Westford
UPI
Brown’s
Fred Mathieu
Bernard Mathieu
Senate panel rejects lobbying disclosure bill in Vermont
The Senate Judiciary Committee rejected a bill requiring disclosure of lobbying activities. Opponents argued definitions are inadequate for terms lobbyist and lobbying. The panel plans an adverse report on the measure on the Senate floor later this week.
Vermont House backs 3.9 million state employee pay bill
The House Government Operations Committee endorsed a 3.9 million pay plan giving each state worker 12.75 dollars weekly. Defender General Robert West is included amid opposition to his raise. The bill heads to Appropriations as the 1977 budget takes shape. A 6.1 million package was recommended by the State Employes Compensation Review Board. Vermont also moves to repeal Sunday Blue Laws with a 6-3 Judiciary committee vote.
Hudson River fishing ban announced for Fort Edward south
New York environmental officials said a broad commercial fishing ban will soon cover the Hudson River from Fort Edward south, with shad possibly exempted after PCB testing. The measure targets sturgeon, manhaden, striped bass, and eels while sport fishing remains allowed but consumption is prohibited.
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Peekskill
Fort Edward
Hudson River
Ogden R. Reid
Hudson
General Electric
Hudson Falls
Reid
Hudson River Fishermen’s Association
Berkshire Weather and Gov Wallace Visit Featured
Berkshire residents faced rain and heavy slush as warm air melted snow, bringing February rainfall to 3.52 inches and January to 5.61 inches. Gov George C Wallace, visiting Pittsfield, met cousin Mrs Marvin R Denzel at the Colonial Hilton Inn, signaling robust health and appetite after his accident.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire
George J. Bulgarelli
George C. Wallace
Marvin R. Denzel
East New Lenox Road
Denzel
Wallace
Colonial Hilton Inn
George
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