Bennington Winter Carnival slated for Friday to Sunday
Recreation staff plan a three day carnival featuring basketball games at Mt Anthony Union High School and Catamount Elementary, a Snow Queen play at Barn Studio Theater, skating, a bandfire at the outdoor pool, cross country ski races, sledding contests at Mt Anthony Country Club, Ju Jitsu demonstration, water polo, youth snowshoe races and the final basketball games. Prizes include ribbons trophies and a $50 youth council raffle. Beneficiary events and staff urge Bennington residents to attend for a larger community celebration than last year.
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Barn Studio
Bennington College
Hans Christian Anderson
Shawn Mackenzie
Krissa Johnson
Mt. Anthony Country Club
George Sherman
Long Island
Memorial Park
Youth Council
Roger W. Goodnow
Patricia Schaffer
Zero population growth drives Shaftsbury shelter efforts
The Bennington County Humane Society pursues ZPPG as it recounts rescue stories from kittens in mailboxes to dogs found after vehicle drops. Since 1960 the shelter has grown, faced funding challenges, and promoted spaying and neutering to curb overpopulation while placing about a third of animals into new homes.
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Bennington County Humane Society
Ann Edwards
Bennington County
Shaftsbury
Jean Henry
The
Humane Society
Win Frantz
Walter LaGrange
Clyde Lanfair
Edmond L Lafave 34 a Williamstown native murdered in San Diego
Edmond L Lafave 34 a Williamstown native and former North Berkshire restaurant worker was found murdered Tuesday night at his San Diego home. He had led a Westgate Plaza Hotel dining staff as captain of waiters and was stabbed in the head neck and chest. Born July 17 1940 he lived on the West Coast since shortly after Army service. He leaves his parents four brothers and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services at St Raphael Church Williamstown with burial in Eastlawn Cemetery. Memorials to charity of donor choice.
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Edmond L. Lafave
Williamstown
Mass
Berkshire
Vermont
San Diego
Calif
Lafave
Fontainebleau
Westgate Plaza
Warren Chambers
Arnold St
St. Raphael's Church
Eastlawn Cemetery
Jeffords Named To Energy and Environment Task Force
Rep. James M. Jeffords of Vermont was named to the Republican Research Committee Task Force on Energy and Environment. He aims to draft his own energy legislation while building a unified position on basic energy measures for the group. The task force includes Abdnor, Broyhill, Emery, Gillman, Hillis, Frey, Ketchum, McWen, Miller, Sarasin, Spence, Steelman, Taylor, and Treen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James M. Jeffords
R-Vt
Republican Research Committee
Energy and Environment
Jeffords
William Armstrong
Rcolp
James Abdnor
James Broyhill
David F. Emery
Benjamin Gillman
Elwood Hillis
Lou Frey
William Ketchum
Robert C. McWen
Clarence Miller
Ronald Sarasin
Floyd Spence
Alan Steelman
Gene Taylor
David Treen
DAR Notes Bennington DAR meets in North Bennington
The February meeting of the Bennington chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was held in the Mc Cullough Library social rooms. Mrs Nellie Hayden vice regent led the business session, electing Mrs Mildred Dailey as delegate to the 84th National Congress in Washington in April 1924 and naming four alternates. New members Phoebe Corey and Theresa Wood joined, guests were Patricia Wilson and Marguerite Burnham, and a talk on woven coverlets by Mrs Samuel Showah of Shaftsbury concluded the meeting with demonstrations of overshot, summer and winter and jacquard weaving.
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Bennington
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
McCullough
North Bennington
Helen Lillie
Jessie Hulet
Florence Field
Nellie Hayden
Mildred Dailey
National Dar
Washington, D.C
Priscilla Welling
Claire Williams
Mildred Lura
Elizabeth Hess
Phoebe Corey
Theresa Wood
Hayden
Patricia Wilson
Acton
Mass
Marguerite Burnham
Samuel Showah
Shaftsbury
Aerial county photos available from BCRC
Arlington Vermont. The Bennington County Regional Commission announces a set of 9 by 9 contact prints from spring air photos at 1 to 25 thousand scale. Aerographics Corp of Bohemia NY produced the images for Vermont Tax Price information and ordering details are available at the BCRC office.
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Arlington
Bennington County Regional Commission
BCRC
Aerographics Corp
Bohemia
N.Y
Vermont Tax Department
Rate hike not enough to avert ruin at Green Mountain Power
Green Mountain Power officials say the PSB approved 34 to 38 percent rate increases will not keep the utility solvent. President Peter McTague warns of drastic cost cuts and possible sale of Vermont Yankee capacity, unless a larger increase is granted. Board meeting and potential sale of generating capacity are planned as GMP seeks funds and considers legal action for relief.
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Green Mountain Power
Burlington
UPI
Green Mountain Power Corp
Public Service Board
GMP
Peter McTague
PSB
Vermont Yankee
Vernon
Martin Miller
Vermont
Draper
Vermont Yankee Atomic Power
GMP Board of Directors
McTague
Red Cross First Aid Course Starts March 13
A Red Cross Standard First Aid Course will be held at the Community Recreation Center. Instructor-trainer John Childs of Bennington leads eight weekly sessions on Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. Registration is at the Red Cross office on Union Street in Bennington. Books must be purchased before the first class.
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Red Cross
John Childs
Bennington
Union Street
Four plead innocent to Rutland holdups
In Vermont, four of five arrestees in a Rutland armed robbery spree pleaded innocent in court. Robert Murray and Bernard Mecier faced multiple counts, with bail set. Mecier’s father did not enter a plea. Tina Forest and Barbara Barrows also pleaded innocent and were released on recognizance.
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Rutland
UPI
Vermont
East Middlebury
Proctor
Robert Murray
Bernard O. Mecier
Mecier
Bernard W. Mecier
Tina Forest
Brandon
Barbara Barrows
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County Humane Society Shelter
Drysdale
Gail
Walkins
Wallia F. Rowe
Helen Mae Rowe
North Branch St
Mahar & Son
Joel Miller
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Hoosick Falls
Stanley Rowe
Herbert Percey
John Baker
Robert A. Ayers Jr
Arthur Wagar
Richard Sullivan
Park Lawn
Hinsdillville
Armour Star Franks
Safford & Gage
DAR
Texas Instruments
Een
Main St
Nichali
Missy
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