Benhi Catamount Shop Class For Girls
A five year old arts and crafts course at Benhi teaches thirteen girls led by Kendall Adams. Students Martha Littlefield Candace Cross Harriet Rowe Diane Stewart Cynthia Stewart Mary Burgess June Brown Cope Cumpston Linda Davis Arlene Gabbett Diane Russell Barbara Tidd Linda Lathrop learn refinishing woodworking and making items like cutting boards rocking horses and baskets. The class partners with Mrs Wager's Home Economics and hopes to continue next year with plans for future projects such as hope chests.
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Benhi
Kendall Adams
Martha Littlefield
Candace Cross
Harriet Rowe
Diane Stewart
Cynthia Stewart
Mary Burgess
June Brown
Cope Cumpston
Linda Davis
Arlene Gablett
Diane Russell
Barbara Tidd
Linda Lathrop
Mrs. Wager
Candy Cross
Adams
Mt. Anthony
National Honor Society Induction At Bend High School
Last Friday Bend High held an NHS induction for sophomores juniors and seniors with a 2.648 prom otory average in leadership service and character. Four seniors and eight juniors plus eight sophomores were inducted as full members or provisional members. Achievement awards were given by advisor Richard Casewell to students across English math science social studies Latin French business music shop and more. Dan Shultz welcomed attendees and Superintendent Howard F Kelley addressed the group with a call to forward looking education and the Rev Frederick B Wolf offered a brief blessing on honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Honor Society of
Bennington High School
Diane Beecher
Jeffrey Bergquist
Susan Bitensky
Patricia Godek
Nancy Humphrey
Jane Lackey
Nancy Rallis
Deborah Taylor
Andrea Kapetan
David Krug
Stephen McGaughey
Cheryl Minke
Cheryl Comstock
William Dupree
June Graves
Marshall Knapp
Sharon Rackliffe
Kay Smith
Rita Walker
Susan White
Deborah Allen
Sharon Colvin
Catherine Cumpston
Bonnie Hanson
Robin Keir
James Shoemaker
Christine Sleeman
Jane Wolf
Richard Case
Peggy Kaul
Carol Watkin
Alan Woodard
Leslie Heald
Marjorie Dean
Sheila Iskowitz
Sara Minkowich
Ruth Gavin
Lynn Baker
Cheryl Pratt
Stephen Crawford
Priscilla Crawford
Ann Arnold
James Leben
Ducharme
Dan Shultz
Bendi
National Honor Society
Sleeman
Howard F. Kelley
Kelley
Medieval Guild Meeting in School Class Roles and Charges
Sandra King's ninth grade Western Civilization class reenacts medieval guilds with vintners morticians merchants and bankers meeting during periods Paul Riddle moderates Electing a guild treasurer and the pan of grave concerns including burying bodies bad wine and town cleanup are discussed Undertaker Scott Griffein faces charges while Katy Flory is absent and David Carrier the vintner is blamed for bad wine The scene unfolds as students swap roles and debate penalties and reforms
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Sandra King
Paul Riddle
Scott Grifefin
Katy Flory
Katy
Scott
Sheila Iskowitz
Sharon Reed
David Carrier
Now On Benhi Year Schedule Highlights
The town calendar lists busy events from March through June. Key items include exams on March 5 and 9, PTA meetings, dress rehearsals for gym exhibitions, two film showings, spring vacation, fashion shows, and major events such as All State Music Festival, industrial arts fairs, a band concert, the Stratford trip to see Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, and a June 14 graduation.
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Benhi
Wilmington
Stratford
Mallary Backs Vermont Gas Tax Hike in Montpelier
Vermont House Speaker Richard W. Mallary R Fairlee voiced support for a proposed gas tax increase in Montpelier. The measure seeks higher fuel levies to fund transportation needs and state infrastructure improvements. Mallary urged fellow lawmakers to consider the plan amid rising maintenance costs and revenue gaps.
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House
Mallory
House Appropriations Committee
Philip Hoff
Hoff
Mallary
Five Day Forecasts Shiver In Below Normal Boston Temperatures
The UPI report notes five day forecast from the U.S. Weather Bureau predicting below normal temperatures across New England for Tuesday through Saturday with a slight warming Tuesday. A half inch of precipitation is expected as melted snow in the south and light snow in the north, with specific city normals listed.
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Boston
UPI
New England
U.S
Nantucket
Providence
R.I
Concord
N.H
Burlington, Vt
Portland
Maine
Eastport
Caribou
Bennington Banner contact and pricing notice
The Bennington Banner station and office numbers are listed with a daily publication schedule and subscription prices. It notes address at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont 05201 and rates for Vermont and nationwide mail subscriptions, with delivery charges and second class postage details.
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Bennington
Bennington Area Unemployment at 5.5 Percent
Insured unemployment in the Bennington area averaged 5.5 percent in January, higher than the state rate of 4.4 percent. The report by Frank H. Mudgett of the Department of Employment Security notes 176 new initial unemployment insurance claims, down from 346 in December.
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Bennington
Frank H. Mudgett
Department of Emeployment Security
Vermont
Hudson Falls Masonic Team To Visit Her
A Sandy Hill Lodge 372 team from Hudson Falls New York will exemplify the Fellow Craft degree at Mt Anthony Lodge 13 in Bennington. The event includes a 6 30 dinner and 7 30 degree work with special permission from New York and Vermont Grand Lodges. Reservations may be made by calling 442 5671.
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Vermont
Sandy Hill Lodge
F&am
Hudson Falls
N.Y
Mt. Anethony Lodge 13
Bennington
Masonic Temple
Harlan Wright
Mt. Anethony
Order of the Eastern Star
Mt. Anthony
Mt. Anthony Lodge
New York
Vermont House Passes District Court Plan Amid Amendments
The Vermont House approved a bill to create five district courts with 11 full time judges, retaining the justice courts after an amendment by Rep. Fred Westphal. The measure aims to replace municipal and some court functions while keeping justice courts, as unemployment and industry data accompany the report. Local offices, including Benninton County service and weekly itinerant in Arlington and Manchester, are noted.
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Bennington County
Arlington
Manchester
Airman Wins Wings at Moody Air Force Base
Valdosta Ga 2nd Lt Edward M Leete son of Mr and Mrs Leon E Leete of 107 Jefferson Ave Bennington has been awarded Air Force Silver pilot wings after graduating at Moody AFB Ga He is slated for flying duty with the Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service at Eglin AFB Fla He earned a BA in business from St Michaels College and was commissioned through ROTC His wife Jacqueline is daughter of Mr and Mrs James R MacGurn of Park Street Bennington.
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Valdosta
Edward M. Leete
Leon E. Leete
Jefferson Ave
Bennington
U.S. Air Force
Moody Afb
Leete
Eglin Afb
Fla
Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service
Bennington Catholic High School
St. Michael’s College
Winooski Park
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Jacqueline
James R. MacGurn
Park Street
Churches Plan Interdenominational Lent Meetings
Under co sponsorship of the Bennington Council of Churches and the Roman Catholic Parishes a series of Sunday evening Lent meetings will be held at Second Congregational Church Hillside Avenue starting 7 30 p m with clergy and area church members planning weekly discussions in neighbors homes using Living Room Dialogues as a guide A final gathering April 17 at Bennington Catholic High School will feature Most Rev Robert F Joyce Bishop of Burlington and Dr Douglas Horton with Eugene V Clark as moderator
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Bennington Council of Churches
Second Congregational Church
Hillside Avenue
Bennington Catholic High School
Robert F. Joyce
Burlington
Douglas Horton
United Church of Christ
Eugene V. Clark
Church Sets Four-Day Conference With Education Focus
Pastor Richard Lenehan announces a Christian Education Workers Conference at Missionary Alliance Church starting Wednesday at 7 30 p m and running through Saturday. Conference director Mrs Helene Burke of Forestdale Mass brings years of child and youth work experience and original Bible games. Sessions offer ideas for Sunday School youth and Vacation Bible School with workshops 9 30 to 11 30 a m Thursday and Friday and evening talks 7 30 p m Wednesday and Thursday. Saturday 10 a m to 2 p m covers memory work missions teaching with music and contests. No registration fee, nursery provided, box lunches encouraged for Saturday. Beverages served. All invited.
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Richard Lenehan
Christian Education Workers
Missionary Alliance Church
Helene Burke
Forestdale
Mass
Burke
The Need To Look Ahead And Plan For Growth
A regional planning plea urges Bennington County towns to support a Regional Planning Commission. The piece argues planning turns chance into progress, aids decision making, and secures greener futures by recording aims, testing alternatives, and acting with organized effort.
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Bennington County
Regional Planning Commission
New Law Already Working in Immigration Reform
Attorney General Nicholas DeB Katzenbach told President Johnson the liberalized immigration law, in effect two months, reunites hundreds of families related to U.S. citizens under a preferred admission policy. He said the law benefits the nation on humanitarian grounds and by meeting national needs.
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Washington
UPI
Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach
Johnson
America
White House
U.S
Gradatim Group Holds Meeting at First Baptist Church
Twenty two members and two guests attended the Gradatim Group monthly meeting. Highlights were color slides from the 50th anniversary, shown by Rev H Glenn Payne. Entertainment included riddles from Katharine Edson. Coffee chain supported Putnam Memorial Hospital. World Day of Prayer noted for Friday at the Methodist Church.
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First Baptist Church
Maud Scott
Florence Spicer
Marjorie Carpenter
Hilda Orr
H. Glenn Payne
Katharine Edson
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Empty vodka bottles found by Letchworth librarians
Librarians at the Letchworth public library report discovering empty vodka bottles hidden behind stacks of books, prompting concern about safety and property use at the local facility.
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Letchworth
England
UPI
Public Library
Archibald MacLeish Named 1966 Academy Fellow
Archibald MacLeish, renowned poet and former Librarian of Congress, was elected 1966 fellow of the Academy of American Poets. The UPI report notes his roles as playwright, former assistant secretary of state, and UNESCO delegate. He plans to donate the $5,000 prize to Harvard College for readings by young poets.
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New York
UPI
Academy of American Poets
Archibald MacLeish
Academy
MacLeish
Congress
U.S
Unesco
Harvard College
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