Gymnastics Summer School Opens For Girls At Local School
A Manchester resident, Holly Sherman, runs a fourth annual summer program at the elementary school aiding young women in gymnastics. Susette Graves of Burr and Burton Seminary assists Jackie Bell on the uneven bars as classes meet twice weekly through August with Fridays open to any girl interested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga Korbut
Nadia Comenachi
Manchester
Holly Sherman
Sherman
Susette Graves
Burr and Burton Seminary
Jackie Bell
Manchester Villagers Set Annual Meeting and Budget
Manchester villagers plan their annual meeting for Monday July 11 at 8 p m in the courthouse. The 12 article warning includes four revenue sharing items totaling 17500 for River Road wall repair Taconic Road drainage landscaping the village green and replacement of 685 feet of sidewalk on Seminary Avenue. The budget of 95650 shows a 7350 decrease from last year and notes a tree planting program to replace old trees along Route 7.
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Manchester — Village
Court House
Taconic Road
Melissa S. Burns
Route 7
PERB hearing in Hoosick Falls postponed without reason
In Hoosick Falls a PERB preliminary hearing on CSEA charges that two village workers were laid off for union activity was postponed last night in Albany. Mayor Bogardus said he was notified the session was adjourned at the request of defense attorney Richard Farley. The CSEA and union members had disputed Bogardus claims that layoffs were not union related. The article notes staffing changes in the highway department, CETA labor use, and local budget items on the town meeting agenda.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Public Employes Relations Board
PERB
Civil Service Employes Association
CSEA
Albany
Donald E. Bogardus
Bogardus
Richard Farley
Highway Department
Thomas Bass
John Mahar
Bass
Mahar
Weekly Standard Press
CETA
Byron Towslee
Mason
Bruce Burrington
Joseph Mailett
Fred Ehrich
Battenkill Grange members host basket lunch in East Arlington
Fourteen Battenkill Grange members gathered at Mike Hayes's East Arlington home for a basket lunch and cookout with friends. Thank you notes went to Bessie Ayers for flowers and Walter Corey for flower boxes for the recreation park. The home economics committee received thanks from White River Veterans Hospital for afghans and toilet articles for patients and a contribution to State Junior Grange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battenkill Grange
Mike Hayes
East Arlington
Bessie Ayers
Walter Corey
Recreation Park
White River Veterans’ Hospital
State
Junior Grange
Washington County marks 1777 battles and Burgoyne trek
Washington County New York commemorates the 200th anniversary of Burgoyne s troops entering the county on their march to Saratoga. July events include the Battle of Fort Ann on July 8 the Allen family massacre on July 26 and Jane McCrea murder on July 27. Items from Fort Ticonderoga and local historians are loaned for display. A July 4 parade features a Grange float and thanks to a tractor donor.
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FT. Edward
N.Y
Washington County
Burgoyne
Saratoga
Skenesborough
Fort Ann
Allen
Jane McCrea
Bennington
Doris McEachron
Argyle
Paul McCarty
Fort Edward
Paul Rayne
Kingsbury
Virginia Parrott
Fort Ticonderoga
Fiddlers Contest Draws Fiddlers To Woodstock Event
An old-time fiddlers contest will be held July 16 at Woodstock Union High School grounds starting at noon rain or shine. Entries include old time fiddling trick and fancy and twin fiddling with prizes for best oldster and youngster. Admission free for seniors and under 6. $1 for ages 6 to 12 and $2 for adults. Food on sale. bring blankets or chairs. Information Lea Kachadorian 457-2639.
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Woodstock
Woodstock Union High School
New England
Woodstock Nursery School
Lea Kachadorian
Pinkham quads celebrate their 25th birthday
Mrs. Elizabeth Pinkham marks a milestone as her quadruplets Jane Melissa Rebecca and William turn 25. The Portland area siblings visit often and maintain close family ties despite fame. Father Silas died years ago and William serves in the Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkham Quads
Standish
Maine
UPI
Elizabeth Pinkham
Pinkham
Jane
Melissa
Rebecca
William
Pownal Center Church Festival nets $755 for charity
Pownal Center Community Church festival proceeds totaled 755.30 with winners Charles Rounds Irma Shoff and Jessie Dewey. A country market runs Saturdays 9 am to noon in the carriage barn with produce flea market jams crafts and other items slated through Sept. 3. The second annual concert series opens Sunday at 3 pm with the Denth String Quartet and refreshments served by the Women’s Fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Gile
Pownal Center Community Church
Charles Rounds
Vermont
Irma Shoff
Jessie Dewey
Bennington
Denth String Quartet
Women’s Fellowship of the Church
New Hampshire TB rate among nation’s lowest in 1976
The New Hampshire Lung Association says the state's tuberculosis rate was among the lowest in the nation in 1976. The state reported 34 cases in 1976, up from 30 in 1975, with Jere Hoover citing chemotherapy and preventive programs as key factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester, N.H
UPI
New Hampshire Lung Association
New Hampshire
Jere Hoover
The
Association
Cars Collide in Route 346 West of North Pownal
Two North Pownal residents crashed while traveling west on Route 346 at 5 40 p m Thursday. Russell L Metcalf 19 followed Charles E Burdick 18 in a 1969 Plymouth causing front and rear damage to both cars. No injuries reported.
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Pownal
North Pownal
Russell L. Metcalf
Charles E. Burdick
Burdick
Selectmen Hire CETA Workers For Cemetery Repairs
Pownal selectmen hired Chester Johnson and Norman Caraman under the Comprehensive Employment Training Act to start cemetery gravestone repairs on Monday July 11. They will work 40 hours weekly for at least three months, paid at minimum wage from the CETA fund, with Byron Towslee directing the labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Chester Johnson
Norman Caraman
A. Coleman Mason
Ceta Fund
Mason
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Blanchard Stone
Charlene Harrington
Belle Decker
Stones
Evelyn Snow
Florence Bull
Battenkill
Shirley Matteson
Lillian Milen
Sheila Moffitt
Taconic
Lillian Wood
Betty Cross
Rose Gleason
Hazel Hogan
State Grange
West Dummerston
Ethan Allen Pomona
Washington
Middletown Springs
George Cooledge
Putnam Memorial Hospital
George
Pownals
Bennington, Vermont
N.H
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Heminway Development
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Heminway
Barber’s Pond
Joan Schenkar
Monument Plaza
Bennington, VT
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