Hoosick Falls Water Report and Kiwanis Activities Highlight Local News
The Hoosick Falls water department report notes a lightning strike damaged pumping station wiring, a gas motor used while awaiting new wires, and a total June water pumped of 26 928 000 gallons averaging 897 600 daily. Also covered are water line repairs at St Marys Academy High School and two streets, costs to homeowners, hydrant flushing, and chemical usage. Kiwanis activities include a July luncheon at the Hoosick Falls Country Club, calls for lighter pool music, and upcoming events such as a golf tournament, council meeting, and chicken barbecue. Additional items include a summer wrestling program at Hoosick Falls Central School, led by Kenneth Baker and Richard Reeve, open to all and free with own gear, plus a two 100 percent inter-club participation diet?
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Water Department
Hoosick Falls
Douglas Sprague
Public Works
Bradley Electric Co
Weir-Reynolds
St. Mary’s Academy High School
Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Club
Hoosick Falls Country Club
van Rensselaer
Poestenkill
East Greenbush-Nassau
Town of
Shaftsbury Park Plan Outlined for Public Vote in September
Dailey Jr outlines a proposed mobilehome park with rules to limit schoolage children, guarantees town utilities and waste removal, and requires a first refusal sale to Shaftsbury. Three public hearings are planned, including a District Environmental Commission meeting, a Shaftsbury Planning Commission session, and a final selectmen hearing before September vote.
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Daileys
Shaftsbury
William E. Dailey
Dailey
District Environmental Commission
Town Hall
Arlington
Weston to open I Do I Do at Weston Playhouse
Weston Playhouse presents the Stone Players in the musical I Do I Do from July 14 to 17 on Route 100. Evening shows run Wednesday through Saturday with a 3 p m Saturday matinee and an 8 30 p m July 13 benefit for the Springfield and Ludlow chambers. Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt adapted The Fourposter by Jan de Hartog into the musical version.
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Weston
Weston Playhouse
Stone Players
Route 100
Springfield Chamber of Commerce
Ludlow Chamber of Commerce
Tom Jones
Harvey Schmidt
Jan de Hartog
Summer film program opens at McCullough Library
Miss Florence Field announces a Thursday 1 p.m. film series for children at McCullough Library. The lineup includes Children of the Colonial Frontier Curious George Rides a Bike and Dinosaur Age. The five week program begins July 15 and runs each Thursday. The Norshaft Lions Club meets at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the New Englander Motor Inn hosted by president Thomas Bluto. all members are invited.
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McCullough Library
Florence Field
Curious George
Norshaft Lions Club
Thomas Bluto
New Englander Motor Inn
Northside Drive
Arlington bridge work bids open
Arlington plans to widen the Battenkill bridge on Route 7 near Sunderland. Bid opening is set for July 30 in Montpelier. The project includes widening the concrete T beam bridge and approach slabs.
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Arlington
Battenkill
State Department of Highways
Department
Montpelier
Sunderland Town Line
Frog Jump Contest Highlights Pownal Fun and 1971 Tax Update
A Sunday frog jumping event in Pownal drew donations of 43 to aid the Pownal Rescue Squad. Prizes went to Joseph Pacher, Brian Washburn, and Sylvia Gigliotti, with other awards for frog size. Tax details show a 1971 Grand List of 103,356.60 and a $5 per $100 rate, with school and MT Anthony allocations. Tax bills go out Aug 1 and are due by Nov 4.
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Pownal
Michael
Ralph McLain II
Chalet Maria
South Pownal
Joseph Pacher
Bennington
Brian Washburn
Berlin
N.Y
Sylvia Gigliotti
North Adams
Audra Deery
Michael Neilson
Bernard Bisson
William van Orman
Ralph McLain Sr
Gordon Ware
Mt. Anthony Union High
Manchester board begins first step in school expansion
Manchester Elementary School Board agreed to inspect a site for future expansion at a routine meeting. The move follows school director Ferdinand Bongartz urging planning for the future and considers purchasing part of Roy Dupree’s 86 acre Route 30 tract via a voters approved sale.
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Manchester
Ferdinand Bongartz
Dupree
Martha
Pelton
Bongartz
MES
Memorial Avenue
Richard Hayes
Town Planning Commission
Developer to seek Health Dept permit for 21-acre subdivision
MONTPELIER UPI The Vermont Environmental Conservation Agency said a Goshen developer will apply for a Health Department permit before continuing with a 21 acre subdivision. Cape Lookoff Mountain Corp had faced an agency objection and an Addison District Commission permit review by the Environmental Board. The firm was cited for lacking adequate engineering data and Health Department clearance under subdivision rules. The agency suspended its appeal as the developer agreed to pursue the required clearances.
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Health Department
Jackson
Correction fixes Kandahar Lodge ownership in Winhall report
The Saturday Banner misattributed Kandahar Lodge to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rogers. Rogers are with Bromley Mountain and a new Arlington real estate associate, while Peter Warburton Shih is the actual owner and operator of Kandahar Lodge in Winhall.
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Winhall
Saturday
Thomas Rogers
Kandahar Lodge
Rogers
Bromley Mountain
Arlington
Peter Warburton Shih
Algae control in ponds and a Pownal derailment
Wynantskill New York conservation note outlines algae control methods for ponds Copper sulfate permits and the preferred rake method to avoid oxygen loss from decaying treated water The Rensselaer County Health Department issues permits and the district offers pond treatment for algae This note also reports a Boston and Maine Freight train derailment near the General Cable plant in Pownal with no injuries or damage to crew
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Wynantskill
N.Y
Rensselaer County Health Department
Troy
New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation
Rensselaer County Soil & Water Conservation District
Pownal
Boston and Maine Railroad
Greenfield
Mass
B&m
General Cable Plant
Peggy Lee to debut at Saratoga Arts Center Sunday
Peggy Lee, famed smoky voiced singer, makes her maiden appearance at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Sunday July 18 at 8 30 p m with Main Street East. Tickets are on sale at the SPAC box office and Ticketron outlets in the Capital District and beyond.
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Peggy Lee
Saratoga Arts Center
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Billboard Magazine
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Main Street East
Peggy
Charles Champlin
The
Los Angeles Times
Sinatra
Norma Doloris Egstrom
Jamestown
N.D
Fargo
Hollywood
Benny Goodman
U.S
London
Albert Hall
S.P.A.C
Ticketron
Capital District
Canada
New Exhibits at Southern Vermont Art Center Spark Creative Showcase
Six solo shows and a group photography exhibit open Saturday July 17 at the Southern Vermont Art Center in Manchester. The schedule includes a memorial oil painting display for the late David Humphreys, a Theodore Robinson gallery tour as a Vermont born impressionist, plus works by Phyllis Demony Mildred Rippon Jack Flynn and Jeanne John. A regional photography invitation exhibit runs in Gallery nine and ten.
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Manchester
Southern Vermont Art Center
David Humphreys
Humphreys
France
Dorset
SVA
Theodore Robinson
Robinson
America
Vermont Council On the Arts
Phyllis Demony
Middlebury
Syracuse University
Everson Museums
Syracuse
N.Y
Cooperstown Art Association
Cooperstown
Cazenovia Junior College
Mexico
Jack Flynn
Lenox
Mass
Don Stons
Rockport
William Schultz
Pittsfield
Sheldon E. Fink
Alford
Academic Artists Association
Albany Institute of History and Art
Berkshire Art Association
Loft Gallery
Jeanne John
SWA
American League of Pen
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Edith Beaumont
Hoosick Grange
David Cornell
Carleton Philpott
Mobilehome
Jack Straw
Mary Small
North Bennington
Arlington Bridge
Mary Martin
Robert Preston
Gower Champion
Weston State
Prez
Doris Day
Lou Costello
Candy Rock
Agnes
Maria
Arena House
Pennsylvania
Alan Clark
Dorothy Robinson
Joseph Alex
Playhouse
Lauder’ Scotch
Lauder
Gooderham & Worts
Detroit
Mich
Pownals
Vera Langlais
Rachel Mason
Manchester Board
By Charles Bonenti
Charles Skiptunas
Health Dept
John Nigro
RT. 67
Athaway
Lee Eel
Walter Matthau
Elaine May
John Wayne Howard Hawks
Art Center
Harlestown
North
Bennington Rd
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