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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1977
Page
6
The Zion Episcopal Pre-school in Manchester faces possible closure after 15 years of service. Board chair John Shuell cited reasons beyond their control and financial strains including uncollected tuition. a plan to keep the school open three days a week was discussed with parents.
Police report a two car head-on collision on Route 7 in Manchester Village near Dellwood Cemetery at 5 30 PM Wednesday. Both cars were demolished. John Schereschewski 20 of Washington Conn treated and released from Putnam Hospital. He crossed the double line and struck a northbound vehicle. He was extricated from a 1968 Volkswagen. He is charged with operating an unregistered vehicle while sobriety test results are awaited. Constance Reed and her husband Sherman Reed of Dorset also taken to Putnam Hospital.
A vehicle was recovered and the woman injured received treatment and was released, a hospital spokesman said. Chief Wessner recalled a similar crash at the same location about five years ago when a truck struck a Volkswagen and killed the woman who operated the VW.
The Southern Vermont Conservation Society reports about 18,000 in cash contributions and 30,000 in pledges toward a 200,000 land payment due early next month to save the West River Greenway between South Londonderry and Jamaica from sale to developers. The group laments unmet promises by the Forest Service and says it may have to sell the land if funds are not found.
Boston report says State Secretary of Consumer Affairs Christine Sullivan urged all residents to cut daily coffee consumption by half for four months to protest the rising cost of coffee. The call highlights consumer price concerns and aims to rally public support for affordability measures.
A graduate level course titled Children’s Literature As A Basis for The Language Arts and Reading Curriculum will begin Wednesday January 12 at 3 30 p m at the Mountain Towns Teacher Center in Wilmington The class led by Sally Sugarman of Bennington College offers exposure to children’s books and helps participants evaluate books and reading methods It also covers integrating literature into curricula Credit may be earned through Castleton State College North Adams State College or the University of Vermont with credits costing 141 to 155 dollars The course open to parents and adults offers an audit option for 55 dollars and 30 dollars for school board members Additional graduate courses are planned for March and April with tentative titles Adolescent in a Time of Change and Use of Audio Video Equipment in the Classroom For information register call 464 8366 The North Bennington Water Board will meet at 4 p m Thursday January 6 in the railroad depot offices
The New York State Employment Service will start a weekly job placement and counseling service at the Division of Unemployment Insurance office in Hoosick Falls. Interviewer Russ Miller will run the satellite office at 30 Classic Street every Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free employment aid is available to all area employers and job hunters, regardless of unemployment status. Call (518) 686-5152 for Friday inquiries.
Shaftsbury Bennington Pony Club hosts a riding clinic with Olympic rider Denny Emerson this weekend at Doornhof Farm. Emerson, Vermont native and former U S team member since 1974, will lead flat work and jumping lessons Saturday and Sunday with free admission, and monthly clinics through spring including February 12 and 13.
Janet Brown of Williston is ordained at St Paul’s Cathedral, becoming Vermont’s first woman Episcopal priest. A Swarthmore College and Wesleyan University alumna, she taught English in Barre, served as a deacon, and plans to minister at St James Essex. She and her husband John Brown, a computer technician, have two children.
Charles E Weir 45 of Bennnington was arrested on John Street Hoosick Falls and charged with driving while intoxicated. Weir posted $50 bail and is scheduled to appear in village court next Wednesday.
The Hoostick Institute with North Adams State College continuing education offers a non-credit guitar making course from Jan 31 to Apr 8. Led by William Campiano, it covers theory, wood selection, parts building, assembly, finishing, and stringing ending with a $250 classical steel guitar. Prior woodworking skills helpful.
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