Arlington Fire Department Lawn Party Draws Big Crowd
In East Arlington the Arlington Volunteer Fire Department hosted its annual lawn party drawing residents from Arlington Sunderland and Sandgate. Officials hoped to raise 3000 for vehicle maintenance as the garage buzzed with bingo dice darts and roulette while bulbs and crowd chatter lit a village fundraiser.
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Arlington
East Arlington
Arlington Volunteer Fire Department
Sunderland
Sandgate
China
Cemetery association holds a picnic in Westford
The Vermont Old Cemetery Association awarded three certificates for exceptional service to Stanley E. James of Weybridge Mrs Glee M Kelley of Welcott and the Braintree Historical Society at its summer picnic in Westford The meeting featured Michael Therrien Ann Latuch and Kim Adair in charge with Irene Ajien assisting William F Martin presiding and Martin A Powell as speaker Three cemeteries Richardson Cook and Brookside were visited Grants totaling 10 15 and 25 were announced including support for a cemetery sign a burial plot restoration and a Fairfax 4 H club project Joanne Heigis of Burlington was elected acting secretary to fill Evelyn Southall's unexpired term.
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Westford
Vermont Old Cemetery Association
Stanley E. James
Weybridge
Addison County Association
Glee M. Kelley
Welcott
Braintree Hstorical Society
Michael Therrien
Ann Latuch
Kim Adair
Westford Association
Irene Ajien
William F. Martin
Burlington
Association
Martin A. Powell
Essex Center
Richardson
Cook
Brookside
Ethel M. Billings
Middlebury
Fairfax
Joanne Heigis
Evelyn Southall
Arlington 4-H Field Day at Camp Ondawa Sunderland
The 4-H Field Day in Arlington will be held at Camp Ondawa in Sunderland on Saturday July 27 from 9 am to 4 pm with no admission charge. A public chicken barbecue runs from 12 200n to 1 pm with prices of 3 dollars for adults and 1.50 for children and 4-H'ers. The United Methodist Church in West Arlington charity note thanks to helpers and to Ron Seifert and John Thompson for supplying emergency electricity during a storm that interrupted proceedings.
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Camp Ondawa
Sunderland
United Methodist Church
West Arlington
Ron Seifert
John Thompson
Epilepsy group elects officers at annual meeting
At the Vermont Epilepsy Association's fourth annual meeting held July 17 at the Woodstock Inn Michael Francis discussed the Senate developmental disabilities bill and its aims including de institutionalization and stop gap funding. Officers elected Howard Shortsleeves president Stephen Crampton vice president Phyllis Harrington secretary Ronald Bishop treasurer and Helen Ginsburg executive director with 27 trustees and calls for Bennington County representation.
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Woodstock
Vermont Epilepsy Association
Woodstock Inn
Michael Francis
Robert Stafford
Rvt
Senate
House
Francis
Dennis Smith
Medical Center Hospital of
Vermont
Burlington
Neurological Department
Howard Shortsleeves
Vermont Crippled Children’s Center
Rutland
Stephen Crampton
Phyllis Harrington
The
Ronald Bishop
Helen Ginsburg
Bennington County
Robert M. Niles Jr
Shaftsbury
Niles
Morrisseau outlines nine point political reform plan
HINESBURG Dennis Morrisseau a Democratic candidate for Congress released a weekend mailing detailing a nine point reform program. He calls for banning private political contributions public funding with advantages for non incumbents term limits on Congress bans on spot advertising and polls and requires federal officeholders to publish yearly tax returns. He notes the reforms would face opposition from a Congress he says was built through unfair dealings.
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Hinesburg
Dennis Morrisseau
Morrisseau
Planning specialist appointed in Vermont Department of Education
Briggs P. Dunn of Pittsford has been named planning specialist in the Vermont Department of Education. He will assist local educational agencies with long-range school facility planning as districts must prepare five year and one year facility plans and update them annually. Dunn, previously a Rutland realtor and former Proctor junior-senior high teacher, holds degrees from MacMurray College and Western Illinois University with additional graduate credits from Castleton State College and the University of Vermont.
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Fabian
Dunn
Vermont State Board of Education
Department of Education
Rutland
Proctor
Salem
Mass
Amherst
MacMurray College For Men
Jacksonville
Ill
Western Illinois University
Macomb
Castleton State College
University of Vermont
Taxed Yet Not Represented: Call for Clean Politics
Morrisseau argued that America’s political system is corrupted by wealth and unscrupulous men. He contended that without cleansing politics, inflation and a viciously regressive tax system cannot be solved, as citizens remain taxed but not represented.
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America
Morrisseau
Bennington Guardsmen Demonstrate ATT Test At Camp Drum
Salmon watched Area guardsmen complete a simulated combat ATT at Camp Drum New York as Company C 2nd Battalion 172nd Armor Brigade led by Capt Gale Harrington trains during the 172nd Armored's second week. The exercise tested a 90 man unit with a defensive perimeter, regrouping maneuvers, and a dusk night maneuver to counter an aggressor force along Lake Ontario. Gov Salmon observed from a helicopter as M48 tanks rolled with precision during the two day drill last Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Camp Drum
N.Y
172Nd Armor Brigade
Bennington
Thomas P. Salmon
Gale W. Harrington
172Nd Armored
Caning Class at Ethan Allen Community College
Manchester workshop on chair caning taught by Dr. Jim Cullina begins Monday August 5 at the Ethan Allen Community College. Classes run August 5 7 12 and 14 for three hours in the Academic Building Bonnet Street. Fee is 35 dollars. Students work on their own chair using five and seven step methods. Limited to 12 students with openings remaining. Contact the college office on Bonnet Street or call 362 3588 to register.
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Manchester
Jim Cullina
Ethan Allen Community College
Bonnet St
Bonnet Street
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Helere Thompson
ETE
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Monument Plaza Shopping Center
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