News Notes 1-H Camp records strong attendance
The county 4-H Club Agent notes a record attendance this year with junior camp at 114 enrolled and senior week at 58. The adult staff includes director A C Mason and assistant manager Mrs. Daniel DeNecola, and many counselors and CITs aged 15 to 16. Improvements at Hardy Lodge, a new roof, well-house, updated siding, and new picnic tables are planned for 65. The 10th annual Strawberry Festival supported the County 4-H Camp, with planning for Camporees and conservation-focused programs at Downer Vermont and Rupert facilities, funded by Vermont agencies and industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.C. Mason
Daniel DeNecola
Edward Houghton
Vera Barnes
Arthur Pierce
Bob Williams
Arla Crosler
Susan Torrisi
Anne Horst
Hardy Lodge
Bernard Whitman
North Bennington
Vermont Forst and Farmland Foundation
Rupert
Sunderland
YMCA Pool Swimming Classes Hit New High Enrollment
The Y Pool runs this week with 167 swimmers in groups including 15 in the 9 am class and 20 in the 9 30 slot. Some 120 beginners share four sessions at 10 and 11, and 12 Life Savers meet from 11 30 to 1. Classes will continue Monday July 5 under Nancy Crosby with staff help. Registration for July 12 23 and July 26 Aug 6 periods is available at the pool or YMCA office and should be submitted soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y Pool
Nancy Crosby
Red Cross
Didi Divito
Eleanor Harvey
YMCA
Bennington Obituaries Mourn Two Local Residents
Fredonia New York mutation: Valda Tompkins 82 longtime Bennington area resident and uncle of Helen Wood died Tuesday in Fredonia. Almond Dufresne 88 former Bennington resident died at Warner Nursing Home after long illness born Oct 28 1876 in Canada married Maude Buck in 1905. Survivors include eight daughters four sons 40 grandchildren 23 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services set for Saturday at Mahar and Sons with prayers and a Requiem High Mass at St Francis de Sales Church burial in St Columban's Arlington. Friends may call today at 2 p.m. and then at their convenience. Recitation of the Rosary tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
N.Y
Valda Tompkins
Walter C
Helen) Wood
Observatory Street
Bennington
Daniel Tompkins
Wood
Almond Dufresne
Warner Nursing Home
Louis
Mary
Pellicent
Nington
Andrew
Rose Alma) Hennessey
Troy
Mahar & Sons Funeral
St. Francis de Sales Church
Bureal
St. Columban’s Cemetery
Arlington
Defensive Driving Advises Cautious Right-of-Way
A cautious road safety message warns drivers to avoid assuming the right of way. It urges defensive driving, yielding when being passed, and notes that being right does not guarantee safety.
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