School Budget Surplus Highlighted by Manchester Board 1974
Manchester's school board reports a 1974 budget surplus after inheriting a $40,000 deficit. Capital work focused on heating system upgrades, boiler repairs, insulation, and a new condensate pump to reduce oil use and uneven heating. Upcoming roof repairs, studied by Rutland architect Clarence Whitney, loom as a necessary expense. A new 66 passenger bus was bought to replace an older model. New instrumental music program and strand program for 7th and 8th graders expand electives and reinforce core learning. Pupil progress reporting shifts to a combined letter grade and parent conference system. Field trips included Boston, Fort Ann, and a Long Trail hike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Rutland
Clarence Whitney
Sunderland
Boston
Fort Ann
N.Y
Stratton
Fire fighters elect Bill Barry president
William Barry of Arlington was reelected president of the Bennington County Mutual Aid Fire Fighters Association at the Manchester station meeting. officers include Floyd Davis secretary treasurer George Renner and Carl Kilburn program chairman. Fifty volunteers from 14 departments attended with Shaftsbury winning attendance honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
William Barry
Arlington
Bennington County Mutual Aid Fire Fighters Association
Floyd Davis
Peru
George M. Renner
Pownal
Carl Kilburn
Shaftsbury
Federal rules threaten food stamp access says Craig
Craig, director of the Office on Aging, warned the Advisory Council on Aging in Bennington that proposed federal rule changes by the Food and Nutrition Service could bar anyone with net income over 145 dollars a month from buying food stamps. The plan would require buyers to spend 30 percent of monthly income and cap purchases at 46 dollars, raising costs sharply for many recipients. He cited Senate opposition and urged Congress to override the changes while also proposing regional training funds use. The council set a March 11 meeting at St. Margaret Mary's Parish Hall and deferred February session unless needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office On Aging
W. Bradford Craig
Advisory Council On Aging
United Counseling Service
Bennington
Craig
Food and Nutrition Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Congress
Robert T. Stafford
Agriculture
Earl Butz
George McGovern
Dsouth
Time nears for caucuses in Pownal and Woodford
In Pownal the Town Meeting will elect a selectman for three years, an auditor, three sisters, three school board members, tax collector, constables, grand jurors, town agent, and a trustee of public funds. A budget is pending and the caucus must occur between Jan 23 and Feb 1. In Woodford the caucus is set for Jan 28 at 7 30 pm at the elementary school with votes to elect a moderator, a selectman, town agent, a sister, a school director, a tax collector, constables, an auditor, cemetery commissioners, and a grand juror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Bruce Burrington
Citizens
Oak Hill
William Lauzon
Antoinette Button
New Books At McCullough Library North Bennington
New titles at McCullough Library in North Bennington include adult works by Gaskin Kelda-Wells and Forbe on Paul Revere. nature guides from Audubon. history volumes on the American Revolution and Vermont life. sports digests. essays on religion, ethics, and Vietnam. a variety of fiction, biographies, and children's books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCullough Library
North Bennington
Kelda — Wells
Time-Life
the Birds of America
Audubon
Audubon Guide
Baker
Ball
Ford
Siegmeister
Taylor
Allen
Maculan
Gainham
Holt
Brandon
Masters
Paul Revere
Forbes
America
Boamer
Home
Vermont
Granger
Whitman
Smith
Watson
Peretz
Churchill Thompson
Corporation Man
Jay
Epstein
Mary Stark
Kropp
Davis
Schecter
Bennington Opportunity Council Looking Ahead to 1975
SHAR WUERSCHMIDT reports the Bennington Opportunity Council thanks donors from 1974 and outlines 1975 plans. Tools from Tuttle's Adams Hardware and Stanley Tools aided the Chore service for seniors, with toy drives at the Masonic Lodge December 20 benefiting low income families. The group seeks continued donations and notes rising food stamp needs and a depleted emergency fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shar Wuerschmidt
Bennington
Masonic Lodge
BOC
Masons
Red Cross course offered in Manchester
Bromley Ski Patrol and Manchester Rescue Squad offer an Advanced First Aid and Emergency Care course starting January 20 at 7 15 p m at the Manchester Rescue Squad building. The course is free with a small text book charge. Open to anyone 16 or older, it trains police, fire, rescue personnel and others in initial life sustaining emergency care. Class size limited to 20 pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Bromley Ski Patrol
Manchester Rescue Squad
Red Cross
North Shire Senior Center Card Party and Activities
JOAN JOHNSON invites seniors to a Friday 7 p.m. card party at the center with refreshments. Ceramics and quilting classes run Mondays at 10 a.m. and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Bowling continues Wednesdays at 1 p.m. with high scores noted for last week. Hazel Kitts Wires visits Thursday at 1 p.m. for an art class. Calendar lists events from Jan 17 to Jan 23 including a Luncheon, Sing A Song, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Johnson
Irene Cherbonneau
Barbara Bryan
Bill Bryan
Louise Clement
Hazel Kitts Wires
Special meeting on entertainment license at Junction Restaurant
North Bennington Village trustees schedule a 6 p.m. session at the railroad station to consider an entertainment license for Junction Restaurant and invite community input. Army veteran Vincent A. Stroffolino Jr. reenlisted for six years while serving as tank crewman in Germany. Town Clerk reminds voters Jan 22 is last day to file a petition for Town Meeting article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington Village
Bennington
3Rd Infantry Division
64Th Armor
Aschaffenburg
Germany
Sandgate
Anne Kreffer
Arlington Sunderland Bicentennial seeks matching grant funds
Arlington The Arlington Sunderland Area Bicentennial Committee has 120 days to raise matching funds for a $1,000 federal grant. Plans include selling the Gertrude Bell songbook To Vermont, a prize distribution at a Town Meeting Day food sale, and sale of Bicentennial medallions. The group also coordinates a junior committee, museum plans, oral history projects, and a fall Fourth of July celebration with parades, field day, and local foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Raftery
Arlington
Arlington-Sunderland Area
Amy Stroffoleno
Gertrude Bell
Vermont
Marge Doyle
Arlington Historical Society
Eileen Whitley
Danny Blackmer
Sunderland
Ann Towne
Eddie Waite
Ann Marsh
Memorial Field
Lloyd Clark Memorial Giant Slalom At Stratton Jan 19
Stratton hosts the fifth Lloyd Clark Memorial Trophy Race a giant slalom for Junior I and II divisions and Southern Vermont Team qualifiers sanctioned by the Eastern Ski Association with an expected field of over 150 junior competitors. The resort also offers preski entertainment with the Conn Chords from Connecticut College Jan 13 to 17 and information is available at 297-2200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratton
Lloyd Clark
Vermont
Eastern Ski Association
Stratton Ski Club
Conn Chords
Connecticut College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Russ Garland
Anthony Flower
Leaning Memorial High School
Fire Fighters
Bill Barry
Douglas Sanders
Bennington County
Vermont State Fire Fighters Association
Bryan Wade
Charles Becker
Gary Evans
Queensbury
State Association Committee
Dorset
Woodford
Citizens’ Caucus
Page
Argyris
Hillsborough
Mary
Smurt
Vietnam
O’connor
Simon
Cannon
White
Cutter
Sierra — Shore
Handbook of
Morris Canal
Thompson
Bachelors Anonymous Wodehouse
Centennial Michener
Tates
Luke
Westlake
Tom Sawyer
Twain
Winston Churchill
Reynolds
Home Smith
Keem
Morris and
Boris
Wiseman
BOC News
North Shire Senior Center
Avalanche
Vincent A. Stroffolino Jr
James A. Noble
Lever
Cy Bluto
Appliance Center Inc
Main St
Bennington, Vt
First National
Pittsfield
Mass
510
North Street
NCR
Mosler
Mosler Store Safe — 5 Elec
Toledo
Hobart
H.p
Hussman
Island
York
Middlebrook and
Weitwoski
Barber Sales Inc
Lebanon
N.H
Tel
J.W. Barber Jr
Larry Gray
Arlington-Sunderland
Lions Club
Rescue Squad
David Bort
George Russell
Vermontiana
West Arlington Grange Hall
Ad Bank Americard
Furniture Inc
EL Street
Greenberg
iMacs
Guild Optician
Erhshire Oye
Walker
Bennington Main Street
The
First Vermont Bank
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