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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1971

Page

6

Pro Musica to perform sacred music in Williams chapel

The New York Pro Musica will present a sacred music concert Monday Jan 11 at 8 30 pm in Thompson Memorial Chapel Williamstown led by Paul Maynard with Viol Consort and Renaissance Wind Band. The program features works by Dufay Isaac Josquin Schuetz and more. Tickets at the door with student discounts and group reservations via Williams College Music Department 458 7131 ext 253.

Williamstown Mass New York Pro Musica Thompson Memorial Chapel America The Pro Musica Noah Greenberg Paul Maynard Viol Consort Renaissance Wind Band New York Herod Dufay, Isaac Josquin Schuetz Williams College Department of Music Music Department

Shaftsbury to recheck school district equalization figures

Shaftsbury selectmen said the state Tax Department agreed to send representatives back for a full re evaluation of the Shaftsbury School District spot check. In a letter from Assistant Director Donald D. Jones the department acknowledged possible errors in the 1967 equalized Grand List and promised a January spot check to resolve town doubts.

Shaftsbury State Tax Department Donald D. Jones Jones Cole Hall Selectmen Tax Department

Mrs Harwood seeks UVM trusteeship in Vermont

Manchester leader Mrs. Harwood seeks one of three University of Vermont trusteeships to be decided by the General Assembly in February. She cites regional representation amid retirements and notes her Champlain College board experience as paving the way for a woman on the UVM board.

Montpelier Bennington County Madeline Harwood University of Vermont General Assembly Harwood Manchester William T. Burns Dorset Champlain College Burlington UVM Champlain Board Norman Vincent Peale Richard A. Snelling Shelburne Burns Edward Eurich Waitsfield Leo O’brien South Burlington

Local church meetings set for January and early 1971

The administrative board will meet at the local United Methodist Church on Monday January 18 at 8 p.m. The Pleasant Valley subordinate and junior granges will hold their meetings on Friday Jan. 8 at 8 p.m. at their hall. The WSCS group will meet January 7 at 8 p.m. at the home of newly elected president Mrs Ernest Trinkle. College students return to study include Kenneth Aiken to Western Michigan University Joy Hamilton to Cornell University and Howard Herrington to Springfield College. The circuit church service is Sunday January 10 at 10:30 a.m. at North Hoosick United Methodist Church led by Rev Oswald A Muller. Sunday school meets at 9 a.m. The confirmation class resumes January 16 at 1 p.m.

United Methodist Church Pleasant Valley WSCS Ernest Trinkle Kenneth Aiken Western Michigan University Joy Hamilton Cornell University Howard Herrington Springfield College North Hoosick United Methodist Church Oswald A. Muller

Hoosick Falls officials seek over65 relief on water bills

Hoosick Falls village officials press for state relief exempting seniors on fixed incomes from water and sewer rents and special assessments. Mayor Severson led efforts after prior rejections, citing substantial water system upgrades and a planned $1.7 million sewage project. Letters to Senator Hudson and Assemblyman Corbett push for urgent action ahead of the 1971 session.

Hoolick Falls N.Y Senate Richard Severson Assembly Douglas Hudson Lawrence Corbett Albany Senator Hudson Corbett New York

January DAR meeting to honor Good Citizen girls in Hoosick Falls

The Hoosac Walloomsac Chapter DAR will meet Saturday at 1 30 p m in Baptist Memorial Hall with area school Good Citizen girls, parents, and principals as honored guests. Mrs Osborne Gaines of East Hoosick will speak on Alaska. Mayor Severson asks residents to file written complaints about contractors if grievances arise amid the Sewage Disposal project. The Mayalls of Munich visit Hoosick Falls through January, then travel to England before returning to Germany. Nostalgia notes a New York ad lists Empire Room at Steak Pit Paramus N J as top New Year’s Eve billings for Bob Eberly and Helen O’Connell at $60 per couple. Tucker Lodge 48 and Tucker Chapter 38 CES hold meetings at Masonic Temple this week. Bernard McCarthy vacationing in Florida with relatives, while Puddin Hill becomes a sledding scene for local children amid snowmobiles.

Hoosac-Walloomsac DAR Baptist Memorial Hall Good Citizen Osborne Gaines East Hoosick Alaska

Paper birch: northern beauty and caution in January

January marks birch month as the paper birch stands as a northern boreal icon. It favors glacier-formed soils and northern or eastern slopes, resists sun, and benefits wildlife from ruffed grouse to moose. Bark removal harms the tree and transparency of its snow-white trunk endures as a northland standard.

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Pownal Snowmobile Races Open Season Under Fire Department

The second annual snowmobile racing events sponsored by the Pownal Center Fire Department opened Sunday afternoon. Races will be held on alternate Sundays at 1 p.m. through winter on land behind Peaceful Valley Motel. Registration closes at 12 30 with about 18 races planned in stock and modified oval and drag classes. Gordon E Ware, chairman, says a point system will track results for season trophies.

Pownal Center Peaceful Valley Motel Gordon E. Ware

Shaftsbury Fire Department to hold regular meeting

Shaftsbury Fire Department will hold its regular meeting Thursday January 7 at the fire house.

Shaftsbury Fire Department

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