Shaftsbury School Tax Rate Set At 4.68 In Year
Shaftsbury School directors and selectmen agreed on a 4.68 tax rate for school support next year. The rate reflects 500 donations to United Counseling Service and Bennington Friends of Retarded Children, a Grand List of 50 760 and a March town meeting vote of 1.49 for budget and highways. The district total tax stands at 6.17, down from 6.37 last year, with a 333 110 budget plus 1 000 in special appropriations and 237 510 to be raised by taxes after expected state aid of 85 000 and other balances.
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Shaftsbury
United Counseling Service
Bennington County
Bennington Friends of Retarded Children
Army ROTC cadet attends six week summer camp
Frank S. Crosier, son of Mr. and Mrs. Royal Crosier, a Norwich University student, is at Army ROTC summer camp at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation in Annville, Pennsylvania. The six week encampment focuses on leadership rifle marksmanship and physical conditioning. Cadet Crosier, a 1968 Norwich graduate with a B.S. degree and North Bennington High School alumnus from 1963, aims to become a second lieutenant after graduation.
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Frank S. Crosier
Royal Crosier
Norwich University
Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation
Annville
U.S. Army
Crosier
North Bennington High School
Pownals Vera Langlais Hosts Host New York City Children
The Friendly Town Fresh Air program brings NYC youngsters to Bennington with arrivals July 23 at 12 40 p m and departures August 6 and 20 at 11 35 a m. Seven Pownal families host three boys and six girls this year and may extend two weeks to four by informing local chairwoman Mrs Marcel A Langlais by July 30.
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New York City
Bennington
Pownal
Marcel A. Langlais
Shaftsbury Historian to Speak at Vermont Society Meeting
Shaftsbury native Dr. Allan S. Everest will speak at the Vermont Historical Society annual meeting on August 1 on Pioneer Homes of the Champlain Valley. Everest, Plattsburgh State College historian and UVM/Columbia graduate, is renowned for Champlain Valley architecture. Eugene R. Kosche and wife credit crusaders for Shaftsbury surpassing its $700 Cancer Crusade goal, raising $964.83 to aid American Cancer Society programs in Vermont and nationwide.
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Shaftsbury
Allan S. Everest
Vermont Historical Society
Everest
Champlain Valley
Plattsburgh State College
UVM
Columbia University
Kosche
American Cancer Society
Rug Hooking Demonstration at Grist Mill in Weston West
Eleanor Bishop of Wordsboro showcases rug hooking at the Grist Mill of the Vermont Guild of Oldtime Crafts and Industries. She will display hooked center rugs with braiding, demonstrate dyes and designs, and discuss her wartime learning. The Grist Mill museum features old tools and looms. Admission is free. demonstrations run 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m.
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Weston
Vermont Craftsmen, Inc
Eleanor Bishop
Wordsboro
Vermont Guild of Oldtime Crafts & Industries
Bishop
G. Harold Pimm
North Haven
Conn
Pearl McGown
Hearing Tonight For Shushan Driver
HOOSICK NY Charles Quackenbush of Shushan who faces a second offense DWI will appear tonight before Town Justice Thomas Restino. He is held in Rensselaer County jail without bail. Offense occurred on NY 22. George W Haff of North Petersburgh was fined 50 dollars on a DWI charge and had license revoked. Haff also fined 5 dollars for failure to keep right. Marshall Bump, formerly of Hoosick now Bennington, fined 25 dollars for reckless driving. Gilbert Fisher of Brooklyn fined 25 dollars and Ian McFadden of Brandon fined 15 dollars for speeding.
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Hoosick
N.Y
Charles Quackenbush
Shushan
Thomas G. Restino
Quakenbush
Rensselaer County
Troy
George W. Haff
North Petersburg
Restino
Haff
Marshall Bump
Bennington
Gilbert Fisher
Brooklyn
Ian McFadden
Brandon
Hoosick Falls Maintains Hydrants and Roads
Hoosick Falls Village Board received the monthly maintenance report detailing six hydrant stems re packed with new packing in two, hydrants flushed in all four wards, four gates opened, one waterworks gate replaced, loam around wells, low pressure hydrants to be painted after a fire department list is received, guard rails straightened and painted on River Road, grass cut along streets, holes patched in streets, two new catch basins installed, stone from Dailey Bros. for future highway work, 500 feet of sanitary sewer cleaned, equipment traveling 2,394 miles, and 443.1 gallons of gas used. Highway machinery operated 78 hours.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Highway Department
Dailey Bros
Shaftsbury
Music Review Notes Low Attendance at SVAC Concert
Manchester report on Musica Viva Woodwind Quintet at Southern Vermont Art Center. Despite capable, lively performance of varied chamber works, audience turnout was smaller than desired, though the critic calls the group high quality and well rehearsed.
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SVAC
Musica Viva
Southern Vermont Art Center
Vermont
Art Center
Fire confined to mattress in upstairs apartment
A minor fire caused by an electrical extension cord overheated a bed mattress at 46 Mechanic St. in the upstairs apartment of Mr and Mrs Ronald Browski. Firefighters confined the blaze to the mattress. smoke filled the house owned by Carl J Kempf. Incident occurred at 2 10 p m. units returned by 2 45 p.m.
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Ronald Browski
Mechanic St
Hoosick Falls
Carl J. Kempf
Pownal Hearing Backs Zoning and Trailer Park Rules
A large majority of about 50 residents at a Pownal public hearing favored interim zoning and a mobile home ordinance. They preferred Board of Selectmen action on interim zoning over town vote, with Atty. Harvey D. Carter Jr. explaining model trailer park standards and required protections. Carter and Selectman Arthur George argued an emergency land use situation. the plan envisions a two year master plan for Bennington County with local planning commissions and voter input.
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Pownal
Board of Selectmen
Arthur George
Atty
Harvey D. Carter Jr
Bennington County
County Commission
Area State FHA Officers Home Again
Three area girls and two adults return from the national FHA meeting in Miami Beach Florida July 8 11 at the Americana Hotel Susan James and Sandra Corey of Arlington and Ronda Lee Bernard of Whitingham were three of the 1 200 FHA delegates representing a national membership of more than 600 000 high school home economics students Miss James Vermont president of FHA Miss Corey state reporter and Miss Bernard state parliamentarian were part of the group accompanying by local FHA advisors Mrs Harriet Maynard Mrs Jane Aaron and Marion Brown of UVM Six other Vermont girls also joined the trip The group reports an exciting week full of workshops discussions speakers and new friendships.
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Arlington
Miami Beach
Fla
Future Homemakers of America
Americana Hotel
Susan James
Sandra Corey
Ronda Lee Bernard
Whitingham
FHA
Miss James
Vermont
Corey
Bernard
Boston
Burlington
Harriet Maynard
Whitingham High School
Jane Aaron
Arlington Memorial High School
Marion Brown
UVM
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Music Review
Manchester
Rene
Darius Milhaud
United States
Wrzesien
Giacomo Rossini
Samuel Barber
Barber
Gunther Schuller
New England Conservatory
Er Park
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Dist. 32
Board of Adjustment
New England
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Kane, Inc
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Troy N.Y
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