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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1969
Page
6
Pownal Parent Teacher Group discussed a crisis from crowded classrooms and aging facilities. Enrollment has grown 82.5 percent in 10 years, with average 30 pupils per teacher. restrooms, heating, libraries, health rooms, and multi purpose spaces flagged as inadequate.
Mr and Mrs Paul McWayne of Dorset received the Outstanding Conservation Award at the Bennington County Soil and Water Conservation Districts 14th annual meeting and dinner. They were honored for conservation work on their farm including stream improvement, land leveling, tree planting, tile drainage, and crop upgrades. Frederick Mold urged conservation education and public involvement while district officials noted a year-end deficit due to lack of a bulldozer operator and budget cuts.
The Vermont Water Resources Board will hold a public hearing at Woodford town hall near Whispering Pines Motel on February 25 at 1 p.m. to consider the Department of Water Resources application to reconstruct an earth-fill dam at Adams Reservoir.
Manchester marks the retirement of Ray O. Wilbur after 19 years as bookkeeper and general manager of George J. Heaslip Inc. at a Worthy Inn dinner. The first pension check issued to a retiree from a non public concern in the Manchester area was presented, with family and company officials in attendance.
Shaftsbury selectmen said the new fire truck broke down yesterday after a Sandgate fire and was towed back to town. The Maxim Co. warranty remains in force. fire chief Charles Becker has contacted a company representative. A broken rod is suspected. the truck arrived last November and had been praised prior to this incident. In other business, officials clarified specifications for a town truck under the 1967-68 budget and acknowledged a glowing letter from a Shaftsbury Hollow resident praising the town, road crew, and work during the weekend blizzard.
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