Pownal Country Market expands attracting more shoppers
The Pownal Country Market grew this past Saturday with about double the customers of opening day. New vendors join Ken and Pat Giles and Rick and Mary Burton Beinecke, plus June Kauppi and Mary Jane Rounds. The market runs Saturdays 9 to 12 from July through September in the Carriage Barn with fresh produce, baked goods, crafts, and plants, and a $1.50 per table donation plus 10 percent of craft sales.
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Ken
Pat Gile
Rick
Mary Burton- Beinecke
June Kauppi
Mary Jane
Burr and Burton trustees to meet in Manchester
Burr and Burton Seminary trustees meet at the school library in Manchester at 8 p.m. on Monday July 19. Items include ratifying a proposed contract with the Teachers' Association, authorizing a loan not exceeding 100000 dollars from First Vermont Bank & Trust Co at up to 8.5 percent interest, electing a trustee to replace the late E Roger Wilcox, and hearing a Development Committee report, along with any other business.
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Burr and Burton Seminary
Burr and Burton Seminary Teachers’ Association
First Vermont Bank & Trust Company
E. Roger Wilcox
Community notes and visits across several towns
White Creek visitors Eunice Heary and relatives. Mrs. Ernest Eddy and Jason Tudor in Cavendish Vermont. Donald George and Laurie with Rochester relatives. James Lakes hosted guests from Scarborough and Peterborough Ontario. Shaftsbury School Board set to meet Monday July 21 at 7 30 p.m. at the school.
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Eunice Heary
Geneseo
Ernest Eddy
Mrs. Donald George and
Laurie
Rochester
Charles Moult
Scarborough
Ontario
Canada
Jarvis Lake
Peterborough
The
James Lakes
Shaftsbury School Board
Arlington photos to be on display at SVAC exhibit
Arlington photographs dating to the 1880s will be shown in the Southern Vermont Art Center Manchester in an exhibit titled The Shires of Bennington. Curated by Tyler Resch these nearly 50 prints from glass negatives loaned by Gerald Raftery cover East Arlington houses rural scenes and landmarks including St James Church and the old car shops. The show runs through August 1 and features labeled portraits and signs from the Arlington Post Office era.
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Southern Vermont Art Center
Manchester
Tyler Resch
The
Banner
Shires of Bennington
Gerald Raftery
George Russell
Resch
Russell
James McCabe
St. James Episcopal Church
Mack Molding Co
East Arlington
Wyman
Qullinan
McDonald’s Olympic Medals Game promotion 1976
Reader can win prizes at participating McDonald’s from now through August 1 1976 by collecting a rule and win card listing Olympic events. Gold earns Big Mac in, silver fries, bronze a soft drink. multiple medals yield multiple prizes. No purchase required through August 31 1976.
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U.S
McDonald’s
McDonald's
Cambridge Community Notes and Parades Across Town
Mrs Hazel Rogers of Cambridge called on Mrs Gertrude Aiken. Bruce Donisthorpe and sons Brent and Jason visit Gove Donisthorpe in Cambridge from Pueblo Colorado for two weeks. Mrs Sharyn Rosenberg of Greenville South Carolina and Mrs Barbara Ketchum of Greenwich visit Mrs Arthur Morrison. The combined circuit churches service is July 18 at 9 30 am at South Cambridge United Methodist Church led by Rev Harry Burdess. Admin board meets July 19 at 8. Gertrude Aiken honored as oldest resident in Cambridge bicentennial parade last Saturday. Rodney Brownell presided at Pleasant Valley Grange July 2 picnic themed The Cow. Barbara Ketchum and Sharyn Rosenberg visited. Grange charity gifts announced and next meeting July 16. Card party prizes awarded June 29.
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South Cambridge United
Gertrude Aiken
Cambridge
Lois A. Virtue
Coila
Kenneth Aiken
Rodney Brownell
Patricia Hamilton
CWA
Vosh
Sister Hamilton
Grange
Susan Freestone
NYS Grange Building Fund
National Diabetes Foundation
Farmers and Ward Affairs
Path of Life Camp
Medico
Carrie Wallace
Polly Herke
Karl Morrison
Ernie Taylor
Edith Smith
Vermont official ponders agency reforms and magazine push
Vermont Development and Community Affairs Secretary John Farmer says after two months on the job he will reform Housing and Community Affairs, hire a housing expert, and push larger circulation for Vermont Life. He forecasts better Cape housing for all income levels and notes a slower magazine growth rate. In Rutland County, Agriculture Commissioner Robert Branon reports heavy rain and flash floods may have ruined over 1 million dollars of crops, with 32 National Guard troops deployed to fix washed out roads and bridges.
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UPI
Vermont Agriculture
Robert Branon
Rutland County
Brian Burns
National Guard
Vermont
Branon
Randolph
Brookfield
Braintree
Orange County
Public Service Board election plan faces opposition in Vermont
Vermont Attorney General M Jerome Diamond proposes electing the three Public Service Board members drawing opposition from rival Democrats and Republicans. David Curtis of Charlotte and Rep John Meaker oppose the plan saying board members should not be chosen solely for campaigning ability. Curtis backs a governor appointed public advocacy office rather than direct elections. Parked alongside, U S Customs District Director William Thornton says extra inspectors and border patrols will bolster security for the summer Olympics along the U S Canadian border for three weeks or more starting this weekend through Aug 1.
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UPI
Vermont
M. Jerome Diamond
State Public Service Board
David Curtis
Charlotte
John Meaker
Curtis
Diamond
ST. Albans
U.S
William Thornton
St Albans Group Backs Detergent Phosphorus Ban Bill
The St Albans Bay Association voted to support a Vermont bill banning phosphate laden detergents. The group, formed 13 years ago to combat algae in St Albans Bay on Lake Champlain, had discussed but not endorsed the measure last year. Phosphorus is a leading algae growth cause.
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ST. Albans
UPI
Vermont
St. Albans Bay
Vermont Bank President to Retire After 41 Years
Horace Shaw, president of Burlington Savings Bank, announced plans to retire at month’s end. His 41 year career with the bank ends with the resignation.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont
Horace Shaw
City council debates homeowner parking rights in New York
New York City council members argue over repealing a tow ordinance that allows homeowners to remove cars from in front of their homes. Outside consultant says public streets limit such parking. Some councilors insist homeowners deserve a parking space at their property. Cohoes considers historic district zoning to protect architecture and curb deterioration.
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Troy
Widow charged after Rifle shot injures Stockbridge lifeguard
A 26-year-old widow, Susan P. Bryans, was charged Wednesday in District Court and sent to the Berkshire County House of Correction for firing a .22 rifle that struck Stockbridge Bowl lifeguard Robert Feltre, 21, leaving him with a superficial back wound. Bryans, who lives across from the beach with her 8-year-old son, testified she aimed at Wayne Holappa, 21, alleging harassment and threats to steal from her, intending to frighten him.
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Stockbridge
Berkshire County House of Correction
Stockbridge Bowl
Berkshire Medical Center
Susan P. Bryans
Robert Feltre
Wayne Holappa
City Council Rejects Leash Law Tougher Rules
North Adams votes 5 to 3 against a tighter leash ordinance. The defeated measure would have mandated leashing dogs off property, while the existing rule bans dogs from running at large with no clear definition of that phrase.
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North Adams
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