Shaftsbury Fourth Draws Record Crowd
More than 250 cars were turned away as Shaftsbury Fire Department hosts its Firecracker Festival drawing a larger crowd than past years. The program featured Green Mountainettes baton group, Princess Crawford, Gail Ann Horst, and other performers with awards to Chip Couch and Mrs Marion Gates of Bennington.
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Shaftsbury
Green Mountainettes
Princess Crawford
Gail Ann Horst
Janet Flynn
School of Baton
Eleanor Harvey
Dierdra DeVito
Sally Potter
Charlene Morin
Judy Mace Donald
Barbara Jean Lawrence
Gayle Racicot
Princess
Bristol
Dierdra
Eleanor
Gayle
Gail
Green Mountain Wheelers
North Bennington High School
Raleigh Fleetwood
Kennedy
Shaftsbury School Association
Chip Couch
Bernington
Marion Gates
Theresa Wood
Fire Department
Shaftsbury Couple Celebrates 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harrington of Shaftsbury were honored Sunday afternoon June 28 by their daughter Mrs. Ronald Myers with a silver anniversary party. About 30 guests from Shaftsbury and nearby areas attended. They received a wedding cake and a purse of money, followed by a buffet lunch.
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Shaftsbury
Paul Harrington
Ronald Myers
North Adams Driver Fined In Falls Court
Joseph Pearl Jr. of North Adams Mass pleaded guilty to failing to yield the right of way in a two vehicle collision on New York 7 near Millie and Marys Restaurant Hoosick Falls on May 24. He was fined 15 dollars.
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North Adams
Falls Court
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Joseph Pearl Jr
Mass
Justice of the Peace
Thomas G. Restino
Pearl
Colevision
New York 7
John Alaberti
Rensselaer
Pierce Russell
Millie and Mary’s
Hoosick
Anthony Urban
Kokley St
Mohican Council Camp Wakpominee plans and guests
Troop 64 BSA meets at the Church of the Immaculate Conception to finalize details for the Mohican Council Camp Wakpominee July 12 to 19 at West Fort Ann New York. The camp will host 32 scouts and leaders with archery swimming boating canoeing hiking and camp life under John Barber and Dennis Shaw. Richard A. Severson leads as scoutmaster with other leaders assisting.
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BSA
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Mohican Council
Wakpominee
West Fort Ann
N.Y
John Barber
Dennis Shaw
Richard A. Severson
Arlington Fire Department Honored At Sandgate Party
SANDGATE A community celebration honored the Arlington Volunteer Fire Department. About 200 firefighters and helpers joined a workbee at the Greater Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce building in Harry L. Adams Memorial Park. The evening featured games, dancing, an auction that raised nearly 30 dollars, and fireworks canceled for dry conditions.
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Arlington Fire Department
Sandgate
Marvin Slutsky
Arlington Volunteer Fire Department
Greater Manchester Area
Sandgate Mountains
C. Lee Marsh
Fire Department Treasury
Watergate
Grimm
Village Library orders list new Dor set titles
The Dor set Village Library picks new books for order including Julian Vidal The Q Document The Scarperer Behan The Rector of Justin Auchincloss Soul of Kindness Taylor My Aunt Maxine Forbes Robertson Magnificent Destiny Wellman Last Love Costain The Dangerous Spy LeCarre Night of the Generals Kirst On the Eighth Day Queen. The book committee includes William Barrows Jr chairman Codman Hislop Mrs Elam Miller Mrs Charles Smith Mrs Alfred Yates and Miss Catherine Child
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Dorset
Julian
Kirst
Queen
William Barrows Jr
Codman Hislop
Elam Miller
Charles Smith
Alfred Yates
Catherine Child
The
Librar
Finemans Return Home Amid Creative Pursuits and News Jobs
The Fineman family returns from California with Irving writing a biblical novel and Mrs Fineman authoring a book on Israel. Joe joins the Physics Review staff at Brookhaven after research at Caltech, while Jon resumes electrical engineering studies at UVM after Navy service. In North Bennington, a ferris wheel and merry-go-round arrive for the Firemen's Fair.
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Finemans
Maple Hill
California
Irving Fineman
Mrs. Fineman
Israel
Joe
California Institute of Technology
The
Physical Review
Brookhaven Laboratory
Long Island
N.Y
Jon
U.S. Navy
Japan
Hong Kong
Viet Nam
Philippines
UVM
North Bennington
Firemen's Fair Food Sale Friday in Village Park
The Women's Auxiliary of the North Bennington Fire Department hosts a food sale Friday from 11 am to 2 pm at the village park in support of the Firemen's Fair. Donations of food are welcome and can be dropped off or picked up by calling Mrs. Richard Corcoran at 24365. Funds support department projects and equipment.
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Fire Department
Richard Corcoran
Lawrence Powers
Cape Cod
Stephen Vince
Maine
Canada
Edwin Austins
Alaska
Andrew W. Corcoran
Honolulu
William Corcoran
Andy
West Point
The
Military Academy
John Canfield
Rutland
William Canfield
Fry
Taconic Grange selects Herbert Leonard as good citizen
Taconic Grange No. 491 held its regular meeting with Theresa Wood presiding. State Master Everett Willard and Belle Decker attended. Members from Hoosick Stamford and others were represented. Herbert Leonard was chosen as Shaftsbury’s good citizen. The program featured Stamford travel segment Bringing in the Sheaves, Freida Pello Memories of Father, Eunice Myers, and a fire extinguishing talk with a training film. Next meeting is July 21 with the annual mystery ride.
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Shaftsbury
Freida Pello
Eunice Myers
Charles Becker
Fire at Green Mountain Estates pavilion causes damage
Late Saturday night Pownal Center and Pownal Fire Departments battled a fire in the pavilion at Green Mountain Estates Barber's Pond. An overheated beam near the fireplace is blamed. Firemen used booster lines. 26 firefighters worked two hours removing beams and flooring. Floor damage near the fireplace estimated a little over $400. Owners are Mr and Mrs Richard Orr.
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Pownal Center
Pownal
Green Mountain Estates
Barber’s Pond
Richard Orr
Norma Fowler
Charles A. Kraenzle
St. Genevieve
A. Coleman Mason
Flowler
Embassy Family Heads to Moscow from West Arlington
The Rich ard Stolz SII family leaves Kennedy Airport for Moscow where Stolz will serve as first secretary of the U S embassy. The family will reside in a furnished apartment near the embassy and send the children to a British American school after a week in London. They previously lived in Washington and Bulgaria.
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West Arlington
Moscow
Russia
Richard Stolz Sii
Richard Stolz
Stolz
Sarah
Richard
Robert
Kennedy Airport
Soviet Union
United States
Stokes
London
England
Washington, D.C
Bulgaria
No School Study Meeting Tonight Called Off
The Norshaft School Study Committee researching alternative schooling for North Bennington and Shaftsbury has canceled its weekly session tonight. The group met last Thursday in closed session and will reconvene at the regular time next Tuesday.
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North Bennington
Norshaft
Shaftsbury
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