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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1970

Page

7

Dorian Quintet To Play At Williams College

The Dorian Quintet an international woodwind group will perform a wind survey from three centuries in Chapin Hall Williams College Tuesday Jan 6 at 8 30 P M Founded in Tanglewood 1961 the quintet has touring Europe Africa and the United States cultural exchanges. The group members Karl Kraber Charles Ruskin Williams Lewis Jane Taylor and Barry Benjamin hold prestigious credentials from Harvard Juilliard Marlboro Queens College and Eastman with soloist and teaching roles across major orchestras. The Williams College music department sponsors the free public concert.

Williamstown Mass Dorian Chapin Hall Williams College Tanglewood Williams Lewis Juilliard Stokowski’s Amercan Symphony Decca Vanguard CRI Serenus Jane Taylor Queens College Sol Schoenbach The Mannes College Charles Ruskin Karl Kraber Barry Benjamin William Lewis

Hi Hopes 4-H Club Plans County Dairy Banquet

The Hi-Hopes dairy 4-H Club met December 5, 1969 at Fred Bishop's home at 7 30 p m. A discussion set plans for the Bennington County 4-H dairy banquet on Friday January 9 at 7 p m at the Manchester Grange Hall.

Hi-Hopes Dairy Fred Bishop Bennington County

Alpine Ski Championships at Glen Ellen and Mad River Glen

The 1970 national alpine championships are set for Glen Ellen and Mad River Glen from March 13 to 15. Downhill course inspection runs March 10 and 11 at Glen Ellen, with races continuing over the next two days. Women and men compete across both venues in giant slalom and slalom events with key dates split between Glen Ellen and Mad River Glen.

Waitsfield Glen Ellen Mad River Glen

Dairy 4-H events and Christmas gathering in Shaftsbury

Shaftsbury families and friends are invited to a Dairy 4-H club gathering with salads and desserts. John C. Page will speak on Whither Thou Goest I shall go. Next meeting at Stephen Jesseman’s Carpenters Hill Road home at 7 30 p.m. Lois Bunk will discuss her Washington trip on the citizenship short course tour. Hilltop 4-H met at Shaftsbury Elementary School Dec 20 for a Christmas fest from 7 to 9 30 p.m. Leaders Mrs Virginia Dooley Mrs Doris Cornell and Mrs Blanche Center supervised. Next business meeting set for 11 a.m. Saturday Jan 31 1970 at the Elementary School. Contacts for project work are Mrs Center and Mrs Cornell. Dr and Mrs John Patelle and daughter of Lincoln Nebraska spent Christmas with Mrs Patelle’s parents Mr and Mrs Heil Reed of Shaftsbury. Dr Patelle heads the speech department at the University of Nebraska. Both formerly Vermont residents. Lt Daniel L LeBaron spent the holidays with his parents and sister in Shaftsbury.

John C. Page Stephen Jesseman Carpenter Hill Road Bennington Lois Bunk Washington, D.C Hilltop 4-H Club Shaftsbury Virginia Dooley Doris Cornell Blanche Center Center Cornell John Patelle Lincoln Neb Patelle Heil Reed University of Nebraska Vermont Fair Haven

Youth Advisory Council To Meet In Hoosick Falls

Hoosick Falls Mayor's Youth Advisory Council will meet on Wednesday January 14 at 7 30 p m in the Village Board room to hear a report on Saturday night's Teenage Dance and to discuss plans for future activities. Dance proceeds above costs will fund bus trips for local ski outings in January and February. 274 teenagers attended the state armory event from 9 to 12 with the Glorious Revolution from North Adams Mass providing music. Elks Lodge sponsors included Exalted Ruler Charles Frazier and several volunteers and chaperones. Police Sgt. Roland Bornt and Mayor Richard A Severson attended.

Hoosick Falls N.Y State Armory Glorious Revolution Dance North Adams Mass Larry Murphy Keith Robson Roland Bornt Richard A. Severson

Post Office Tests For Clerk Carriers In Dorset

The U S Civil Service Commission will hold a clerk carrier examination to meet rising mail volume. Start pay is 3.06 per hour with potential increases and benefits. Citizens may apply at their local post office or Burlington Interagency Board. Qualified test takers receive full non merit consideration for appointment regardless of race religion color origin sex or political affiliation.

Dorset U.S. Civil Service Commission Francis Monroe Monroe Post Office Burlington Interagency Board of U.S. Civil Service Examiners Post Office Department

Mayors Meet in Hoosick Falls for Roundtable

Hoosick Falls hosts a regional Mayors conference Thursday at 7 30 pm with Arthur Center of Cambridge Gordon Banker of Valley Falls and Richard A Severson of Hoosick Falls to discuss mutual municipal operations and aid The event kicks off a rotating series among the three communities to suit their preferred frequency All municipal topics will be open for discussion and cooperation

Hoosick Falls N.Y Arthur Center Cambridge Gordon Banker Valley Falls Richard A. Severson Severson

Berlant Family Return From Venezuela Holiday Trip

Dr and Mrs David Berlant of Wilder Avenue returned Sunday after a 10 day trip to Venezuela over the holidays. Boy Scout Troop 64 sponsored by the Church of the Immaculate Conception will resume meetings Sunday Jan 11 at 7 pm in the parish hall of the church.

David Berlant Wilder Avenue Venezuela Church of the Immaculate Conception

Army Corps Automates New England Flood Control Reporting

In Waltham Massachusetts the Army Corps activates the Automatic Hydrologic Reporting Network for New England. The system links 41 remote stations across five river basins to the central control center, enabling instant data for 35 flood control reservoirs and four hurricane barriers. Motorola built the network at about 800000 dollars and IBM 1130 computers run the demo.

Army Corps of Engineers New England Waltham Mass Army Engineers Corps of Engineers Division Headquarters Trapelo Road Hartford River Forecast Center U.S Weather Bureau Carl P. Nierzwicki Applied Systems Unit Motorola Inc Mount Wachusett Princeton

Local church and community notes in South Cambridge area

The WSCS of the United Methodist Church canceled their January meeting. Miss Bonnie Pratt returned to Russell Sage after holidays with her parents, Mr and Mrs Wilson H Pratt. The Buskirk Reformed Church consistory will meet Thursday Jan 8 at 8 PM at Francis Wade's home. Frederick Dufresne, Warren Rodman and William S Perry were summoned as trial jurors in Hudson Falls.

WSCS United Methodist Church Bonnie Pratt Russell Sage Wilson H. Pratt Buskirk Reformed Church Francis Wade Frederick Dufresne Warren Rodman William S. Perry Hudson Falls Hois A Virtue Coila George Fort Dix

Beaver Season Dates Set in Vermont for 1970

Vermont Fish and Game Department sets beaver trapping seasons. Northern zone opens January 31 and ends March 1, southern zone January 10 to March 1. Traps may not be set before 8 a.m. on opening day and must be removed by 4 p.m. on closing day. Beavers pelts must be tagged by a warden within 10 days of season close. tagging is free. Wardens request calls to arrange tagging appointments.

Montpelier Vermont Fish and Game Department Burlington Wells River

Winterfest at Mount Snow January 17 25

WEST DOVER The Mount Snow Winterfest runs January 17 to 25 with events for all. A staff competition between Mount Snow and Haystack, a broomball tournament, snowmobile and obstacle races, plus the premiere of The Downhill Racer and ski school demonstrations by director Bob Gratton. The carnival ends with the crowning of Miss Winterfest chosen from local lodge and business representatives.

West Dover Mount Snow Haystack Bob Gratton

Mayor Seeks Snow Removal Cooperation in Hoosick Falls

Hoosick Falls residents urged to cooperate after a severe storm. Mayor Richard Severson asked the highway superintendent to use a snow blower differently, blowing snow from property edges onto low roads only when drainage is safe. If not, trucks will haul snow away. Crews will reclear walks and driveways if snow blocks them. Residents should park on one side of residential streets to ease clearing.

Richard A. Severson Douglas Sprague Severson

Poetry Reading by Diane Wakoski at Williams College

Williamstown readers can attend a free poetry reading by Diane Wakoski at Williams College Berkshire Prospect Lounge on Thursday January 8 at 4 p.m. The Southern California native and UC Berkeley alumna published Discrepancies and Apparitions in 1966 and Inside the Boon Factory in 1969, with works noted in anthologies such as A Controversy of Poets and The Young American Poets.

Williamstown Mass Diane Wakoski Williams College Berkshire Prospect Southern California Miss Wakoski University of California At Berkeley

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Dorian Quintet Williams Europe Africa United States Eastman School of Music Connecticut College Wesleyan University University of Connecticut Williams College Department of Music Philip V. Roach Daniel L. LeBaron Daniel LeBaron Sr William Hardy Chris Youth Advisory Council Save-Way Supermarket Mammoth Mart Beatinese Ril Ey Bre Monument Plaza Shopping Center Edith Beaumont Frederick J. Clarke South Cambridge Margaret Aiken Beaver Marion Dick Irving Dick West Hoosick Nels Jacobson Gertrude Aiken Oswald A. Muller North Hoosick Kenneth L. Aiken SUNY Farmingdale L.I Pvt Gerald Aiken Fort Knox G. Aiken Main Street Oran Triple ‘'S Grand Union Empire Stowe Artery Arcade B.B.P Bennington, VT American Express County National Bank Bennington & Arlington Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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