The Comings and Goings of Nuthatches
Wayne Hanley notes the erratic migration of red-breasted nuthatches between New England backyards and northern habitats. The piece contrasts red breasted and white breasted nuthatches, detailing migration patterns, nesting rarity, and plumage. It highlights a Norfolk Massachusetts yard visit and the birds’ winter feeding behavior and ecological value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
New Hampshire
New England
Block Island
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Florida
Mississippi
Canadian
Vermont
John James Audubon
Eastport
Massachusetts
New
Conservation Essay Contest Open to New York High Schoolers
Wynantskill New York high school students may enter the annual Conservation Essay Contest with the topic Conservation Districts Role in Recreation. Entrants aged 14 to 18 compete for state prizes of 25 15 and 10 dollars, with a local prize possible in Rensselaer County. Sponsored by the Grange and county Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Soil Conservation Service
John Nigro
Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County Soil and Water Conservation District
P,o
Wynantskill
N, Y
Deer in yard and church notes mark West Arlington segment
A chubby robin feeds on apples set out for deer in the Lawrie Hess yard in West Arlington as two geese fly in V formation NE. The Ladies Aid of West Arlington Methodist Church met at the Community House, electing officers for the coming year and agreeing to stay open all year. Route 313 residents note deer crossing hazards amid ice and heavy snow. Winter sports injuries include Sylvia Vaughn and Bill Brown, plus Mrs Paul Bedell with a broken wrist from a slip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Redbreast
Lawrie Hess
West Arlington
Robert Weeks Jr
John Geer
George Hess
Frederic Jones
Aid
Route 313
Sylvia Vaughn
Battenkill Farm
Bill Brown
Paul Bedell
Battenhill Grange Dues Paying Supper and Meetings
Battenhill Grange held a regular meeting after a dues paying supper served by the Women s Activities committee. Members renewed in the Old Cemetery Association and reports covered Christmas baskets, notes of thanks, and plans for a lecturer program on New Year resolutions. A resolution on land appraisal was approved for Pomona Grange and potential Legislature discussion. The meeting closed with a reading, song, and notices of upcoming events and January social committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battenkill Grange
Old Cemetery Association
George Cooledge
Rene Crofut
Maude Law
Mary Thompson
Lottie
Robert Bentley
Clarence Decker Sr
Cooledge
Donald Simsom
Arlington
The
Grange
Mabel Crofut
Helen Whitman
Doris Wright
Jesse Harrington
Pomona Grange
Clara Edgerton
Roy Crofut
Rebecca Mattison
Henry Hall
Dan Hoffman
Alford
Randy Clayton
Darlene Whitman
Ethan Allen Pomona Grange
Battenhill Grange
Falls Board Approves Hiring Health Teacher
Hoosick Falls central school board met Tuesday night and learned Superintendent Philip Leonard interviewed three applicants for next year, with six total applications. No current teachers intend to leave, but the board approved one new hire to meet state requirements for adding a health course. Darrell Harrison, currently teaching driver education, will teach health, with a half unit required at both junior high and high school levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Board of Education of the
Hoosick Falls Central School
Philip Leonard
Darrell Harrison
Pownal Officials Reelect Leaders And Hire Bus Drivers
The North Pownal Fire Department Auxiliary reelected Alice Gurley as president and named new vice president Robert Pudvar. Other officers kept were secretary Leonard Duval and treasurer Harvey Burdick Sr. The department also re elected Charles Kokoras as chief and set fresh posts for first and second assistants, secretaries, treasurers and captains. The Northeast Wood Products Co. unit in South Pownal was sold to Siegfried W. Tolle with plans for expansion and sawmill leadership by Tolle and Vincent Pizzano. Board and teacher contract negotiations were discussed, and three women were hired as bus drivers after training.
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North Pownal
Charles Kokoras
Richard E. Champney
Louis Buck
Nicholas Kokoras
Champney
Robert Pudvar
Edward Bisson
George Bisson
Ralph Leonard
John Welch
Northeast Wood Products Co., Inc
South Pownal
Siegfried W. Tolle
Tolle
Vincent Pizzano
Pizzano
Pownal
Solomon Wright Public Library
Bromley Water Co Stock and Bond Issue Approved
The Vermont Public Service Board approved Bromley Water Co to issue 150000 of unsecured promissory notes and 50000 in common stock to fund a Bromley Village water system. Estimated cost 200000, over initial estimate by over 100000, with a debt to equity ratio targeted at three to one.
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Montpelier
Vermont Public Service Board
Bromley Water Co
Bromley Village
Big Bromley
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Randolph
Rock R. Rogers
WBTN
Rudyard Kipling
American Association of Retired Persons
Southern Vt
First United Methodist Church
Bennington
By Wayne Hanley
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Hudson’s Bay
Mary McClellan
Barbara J. Bentley
Daniel J. Shannahan
Kelly Shaw
William J. Wideawake
Prestone
America
H. Greenberg
Pownall VT
Hawley Manufacturing
FBI
Sandgate
Kay Weeks
Belle Decker
Mark LeGrand
Kathy Clayton
Larry Clayton
Peru
Alice Dibble
James Hedges, Jr
Norman Richardson
St. Lawrence University
Nancy
Darien
Conn
Gordon Thorne
New Haven
Athena Gallery
Helene Thompson
Selectmen
Tempe
Arizona
Andrew Joseph
Leonard
Mary Whalen
Atty
John Whalen
Kelly
Burlington
Arlington Fire and Light District No. 1
Arlington Memorial High School
Dorset
Dorset Village Public Library Association, Inc
Falls Board of Education
Pownals
Vera Langlais
Earl Goodermore
Frederick McGuire
Donald Sutton
Supt. Leonard
Teachers’ Association
Bertram Stritch
Albany
Katherine Wilson
Nancy Hathaway
Helen Cottrell
Y. Price
Basket
Manchester, Vt
Europe
Shanly’s
Pan-Am
New York
Ireland
Wales
England
France
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Luxembourg
Liechtenstein
Austria
San Marino
Switzerland
London
Paris
Rome
Venice
Monaco
Shanly International Corporation
Dun
Buffalo
First National Stores
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
Cnet
Stamford Yarn Shop
Singer Supplies
Stamford
Manchester Ctr
U.S
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