Chamber honors announced at Bennington awards dinner
The Greater Bennington Chamber of Commerce awarded 30 individuals and groups with appreciation certificates at the Elks Club dinner. Among honorees were Robert D. Stout for reaching the Rescue Squad fund goal and Bernie Bourgeois for the D. Ed Moore Award. New president James Ross received an engraved gavel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater
Robert D. Stout
Bennington
Bernie Bourgeois
D. Ed Moore
Zwynenberg
Chamber of Commerce
James Ross
Ross
Bruce Stowell
Thomas A. Gee
Erwin Mattison
Peter Cook
Southern Vermont College
SBA
Tom Gee
Deca Club
Dick Addison
Banner
Kelton Miller
WBTN
Belva Keyworth
Catamount Bank
James Horrigan
Kathy Hoisington
Hoisington Realty
SVSU
Lou Axt
Burke
Schmidt
Paradise
Glover
Country Club
J.C. Jerome
Boy Scouts
Putnam Square
Ken Adams
Elks Club
Arthur Charron
United Counseling
Joseph LoPiccolo
Hadwen Inc
Bob Stout
Vermont Bicentennial Steam Train deficit reveals lack of legal status
The Vermont Bicentennial Steam Train project, halted after an $800000 deficit, was found to have never existed as a legal corporation. State officials urge tighter contract supervision as lawmakers work on funding to repay the deficit, with interest savings projected at $121 daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Peck
Peck
William Staats
Newfane
Vermont
Staats
Gregory McKenzie
Senate
House
Senate Appropriations
John Boylan
Essex
Orleans Counties
Gensburg resigns from Vermont Transportation Board
Robert Gensburg quits as both member and chairman of the Vermont Transportation Board. James Barngrove of Reading replaces him, serving unsalaried with per diem and expenses. Barngrove’s term runs to next month. Gensburg’s term would have ended in 1981.
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Gensburg
James Barngrove
Reading
Barngrove
Snelling
Thomas Salmon
Transportation
Candon predicts easy passage for Vermont lottery bill
Vermont House Democratic Leader Thomas Candon predicts the 1977 legislature will easily pass a lottery bill. He notes Vermont, the last New England state without a state run sweepstakes, and says there should be no great difficulty getting the bill to Gov. Richard Snelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
UPI
Thomas Candon
Rutland
Vermont
New England
Candon
Richard Snelling
House
Senate
Wcax-Tv
Ex-prosecutor Barnett tangled in mortgage and land fraud case
Former Lamoille County State's Attorney Theodore Barnett faces a civil suit alleging a 1973 land deal with a West German investor and two New York lawyers hid profits from Gutierrez of West Germany who claimed overpayment. Barnett and partner Austin Graham allegedly profited from a 12 200 sale and distribution of title, with foreclosure hearing set January 24 and related bank suit accusing default or breach of mortgages.
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Hyde Park
UPI
Lamoille County
Theodore Barnett
Franklin County Superior Court
Barnett
New York City
Shell’’ Corporation
Alfredo Gutierrez
West
Germany
New York
Gerald Hirshkopf
Vermont
Fletcher
Hirshkopf
Austin Graham
Gutierrez
Real Estate Equities
Metric System Coming To Real Estate Industry
Senate passes a mid December bill encouraging voluntary metric conversion within two years. The Metric Board will advise industries, while the National Association of Realtors studies problems and opportunities for Realtors. Land and building measurements shift to meters and square meters, with dual listings likely during a transition.
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Senate
Metric Board
National Association of Realtors
Mrs Hoisington Named Key Real Estate Leader
Mrs Hoisington serves as Principal Broker at Hoisington Realty and presides over the Southwestern Vermont Board of Realtors. She also holds an assistant dean title at the Tri State Real Estate Institute, Inc and holds licenses in Vermont and New York.
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Hoisington
Hoisington Realty
Southwestern Vermont Board of Realtors
Tri-State Real Estate Institute, Inc
Vermont
New York States
Funks celebrate 40th wedding anniversary at BenMont Ave home
Mr and Mrs John Funk of 129 BenMont Ave celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary hosted by daughter and son-in-law Mr and Mrs George Lockwood with nineteen relatives and friends attending. Ice cream cake soda and Kool Aid were served.
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John Funk
BenMont Ave
George Lockwoods
Funeral services for two area residents held
Funeral services were held for Charles Van Wyck Chamberlin of 314 Prospect St retired NY Central Railroad official who died Jan 13 at home. A graveside service followed Jan 17 at Greenwood Cemetery Avon Conn. Also, funeral services for Warren F Stow of Walloomsac Road retired salesman with Cluett Peabody Co Troy N Y who died Jan 11 at Putnam Memorial Hospital were conducted Jan 14 at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home and Oakwood Chapel Troy with committal prayers at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Charles van Wyck Chamberlin
Prospect St
New York Central Railroad
Hanson-Walbridge
Thomas Steffen
Second Congregational Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Avon, Conn
Warren F. Stow
Walloomsac Road
Cluett Peabody Co
Troy
N.Y
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Hanson- Walbridge
Kenneth Costin
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Oakwood Chapel
Jack Lewis
Church of the Ascension
Oakwood Cemetery
Lewis
Special accident form grows from Kocher Drive crashes
Bennington police report three crashes at Route 7 and Kocher Drive within an hour on Saturday as light lights malfunction and traffic patterns shift. Vehicles from Bennington, Richmond Hill NY, North Adams MA and West Brookfield MA sustain heavy to moderate damage with minor injuries. Additional incidents include slides off Route 9 and Middle Pownal Road. one driver plans to see a physician for a sore shoulder.
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Bennington
Route 7
Kocher
Elizabeth Andrews
Marie A. McMahon
Richmond Hill
N.Y
Michael F. Carnavan
Steven E. Crippen
North Adams
Mass
Albert Stoessel
Ford
Harold B. Rollins
Rollins
Timothy D. Douglas
North Branch Street
Rhonda Merrow
Vail Road
David A. Kenward
West Brookfield
June M. Edgar
Gage
East Main Streets
Route 9
Branch Street
Mildred M. Watson
James F. Billipp
Jaffrey, N.H
Ms. Watson
Main
School Streets
Stephen M. Woodie
Jacqueline L. Dawson
Almanac thaw forecast falters in January chill
The Old Farmer's Almanac predicted a thaw for New England but the region stayed frigid. Snow piles higher in mountains, temperatures well below normal across many years, while Chicago saw record cold and power outages. Forecasters expect February to bring more cold and heavy snow. An Albany official noted below normal temperatures and above normal precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
National Weather Service
Albany
N.Y
Vermont
Chicago
Almanac
National Weather Bureau
Bellows Falls obit for John Barry father and foreman
John Barry 66 of Bellows Falls longtime Robinson Paper Co foreman died unexpectedly Sunday at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. Funeral at St Charles Roman Catholic Church Bellows Falls with Liturgy of Christian Death and Burial. Survived by widow Pauline Longley daughter James eight grandchildren and brother Jerome. Entombment Oak Hill Cemetery pending spring burial.
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John ‘‘Shenan”’ Barry
Bellows Falls
Herbert W. Bowen
East Dorset
Ellen Therese
S.S.J
Sacred Heart Convent
Bennington
St. Charles Roman Catholic Church
Robinson’s Paper Co
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Thomas and
Mary (Loughlin) Barry
St. Charles
Moore & Thompson Paper Co
Robinson Co
St. Charles Church
Knights of Columbus
Loyal Order of Moose
Pauline Longley
East Wallingford
Dorset
James
Wilmington
Jerome
Oak Hill
Bellows
Paul E. Jeffrey
Chester Depot
Margaret Snyder
Petersburg
N.Y
Adams Funeral Home
Chester
James Shea
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
Edward
Ellen
Morris) Jeffrey
Chester High School
Walter
Bradenton
Fla
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Hoosick Falls
Gertrude M. Mooney
St. Peter’s Hospital
Albany
Frank and
Rose (Higgins) Goodman
Rutland
North Adams
Mass
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Stout
Rescue Squad
Jay Zwynenberg
David J. Newell
Bruce and
Rowena Beh
Blackfriar Restaurant
Sue Bull
Cb’er
Henry Martinka
Martinka and Sons
Pat
Norma Murphy
Caroling
Methodist Church
Sid Lambert
Ray Favreau
Ray
Will Goyette
Bennington Aviation
Dave Corey
Fairdale Farms
Ted Holden
Ted Bird
First Vermont Bank
Arnold Blackstone
Orwin Koonz
Merck Forest
Duncan A. Campbell
Transport Board
Thrift Shop
Barnett and
Graham
Wcax Television
Secretary of State
M. Jerome Diamond
Vermont Yankee
Vernon
Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Diamond
NRC
Bennington Briefs
140
Luella Wilson
Community Arts
Bennington Selectmen
Davey Oil
Charles van Wyck
Chamberlin
Kocher Drive
Mark O
Krause
Middle Pownal Road
SALEM
Hamburg
OREO
Tangerines
Tan
Mac
Cay Bag
U.s.no
Carton
By Rob Woolmington
Bennington Area
John Barry
Falls
Brookside
Ellsworth Visiting Nurse Association
Ellsworth Clinic
Paul L., Church
Cambridge
Cranberry Road
Grafton
Flagler Hospital
St. Augustine
Green Island
Watervliet Arsenal
Arsenal
Grafton Post
American Legion
Theresa Corbett
Paul L. Jr
Navy
Jacksonville
John C
JoAnne Staples
Cohoes
Janice Church
Aberdeen
Cornelius
Flagler
United Press International
Monument Plaza
Bennington, VT
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