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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1977

Page

6

Should old town clerks resign Gardner says no

Arlington officials debate a Vermont retirement statute that mandates local officers retire at 70. Rep. Jane Gardner seeks to exempt elected officials from forced retirement. Town Clerk Edith Smith, 71, offers no comment until the issue is resolved, while awaiting word from State Retirement Administrator Edwin Gallison.

Old Town Gardner Arlington Jane Gardner Vermont Louis P. Peck Municipal Employees’ Retirement System Edith Smith Rep. Gardner Gallison State Retirement Board General Assembly

Presto the Magic Clown to Visit Falls Fair

Hoosick Falls, N Y will host Presto the Magic Clown at the Fantastik Hometown Fair. The noon start at St Marys High School on Route 22 features Presto with Pete the Magic Bunny Joanne the Duck and Elmer. Ellery Lawrence of East Arlington Vt performs without grease paint and invites fellow magicians to chat.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Presto St. Mary’s High School Route 22 Pete Magic Bunny Joanne the Duck Tri-State Ellery Lawrence East Arlington International Brotherhood of Magicians Order of Merlin Brotherhood Magic Clown

Hoosick Area Senior Citizens host games and picnic

Walloomsac four teen tables were in play with Gerald Morin winning first prize in pinochle and door prize while Helen Barry and Bill Wallace won in pitch. Aug 1 picnic at Redden's Grove chairs Marion Arnold and Wilma Kasavicha. Guests bring cards. horseshoes on lead. CO Mary Ellen Hoag returns to Samaritan Hospital in Troy after two weeks with sister in Appleton Wisconsin. Mr and Mrs Robert Baldwin entertain for William Luke's 18th birthday.

Hoosick Area Gerald Morin Helen Barry Bill Wallace Redden’s Grove Marion Arnold Wilma Kasavicha Mary Ellen Hoag Samaritan Hospital Troy Kenneth Buck Appleton Wis

Ice rink schedule changes for North Adams week

The Viet nam Veterans Memorial Skating Rink in North Adams Mass announces updates to the weekly public skating times for July 31 to August 6. Public hours include Sunday 2 to 4 pm, Tuesday 2 to 4 pm, Friday 3 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm, Saturday 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm, with Monday and Thursday listed as closed. Special events feature hockey and figure skating sessions throughout each day, plus free skating instruction Monday Wednesday Friday from 2 to 3 pm.

North Adams Mass Vietnam Veterans Memorial Mohawk Valley Bill Engster Rolf Haegele Brezniak Brezniak Hockey East Nassau Glenn Bennett Anastasic

Burr and Burton seeks new headmaster after Pearl resignation

Burr and Burton Seminary in Manchester will lack a headmaster this fall as Houghton D. Pearl resigns to become superintendent of the Rutland Windsor Supervisory Union. Trustees plan an Aug. 9 executive meeting to select Pearl's replacement.

Burr and Burton Seminary BBS Manchester Houghton D. Pearl Pearl Rutland-Windsor Supervisory Union Robert Brewster

Infant medical center closes in Manchester

Manchester town sees its second pediatric facility shut as North Shire Medical Center closes its doors. An official notice in the Manchester Journal states that effective July 26, 1977, Dr. Thomas E. Vieland will discontinue his medical practice in Manchester.

Manchester North Shire Green Mountain Manchester Journal Thomas E. Vieland Man

Oak-Mitsui Plant to Host Grand Opening Saturday

Oak-Mitsui Inc will hold an invitation-only grand opening at its First Street plant with a ribbon cutting and speeches. Partners officials community leaders and a NYS Department of Commerce representative are expected to attend for a 9 am to 11 am event.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Oak-Mitsui Inc First Street Oak-Mitsui New York State Department of Commerce

Windham College grants for Asian Studies program

Windham College at Putney has been awarded a 30000 grant under Title VI to fund an International Applications of Asian Studies project. The plan runs 1977-78 with 3 to 5 day seminars, drawing leaders from Clark University Boston University Harvard School of Public Health and the Sarvedaya Institute Sri Lanka. Ten seminars are proposed on topics from misconceptions of Asian culture to community development and video use. Public access to events is noted. contact 2919 Demington N.W. Canton Ohio 44718 for medical records if needed.

Putney Windham College U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare Clark University Boston University Harvard School of Public Health Sarvedaya Educational Institute Sri Lanka Chester Demington N.W Canton Ohio Vieland The Banner Songho Hong Hong Manchester Medical Center Seminary Avenue Route 7 Deeley Gallery Equinox Corporation

Nathan Hale Drums to perform at Saratoga National Park

Saratoga park hosts the Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes and Drums from Coventry Connecticut July 30 and 31. They will present 18th century demonstrations at Gen Philip Schuyler House and a 1 pm concert at the visitor center lawn on Sunday. The group and Knowlton's Connecticut Rangers have earned awards for authenticity at Colonial Williamsburg and New Windsor cantonment.

Stillwater N.Y Nathan Hale Coventry Northeast Colonial Williamsburg Virginia New Windsor New York State

Williams professors take leave for study and writing

Four Williams College assistant professors will be on leave for the next academic year under a program to support worthy projects. Dennis S. Klos will be a visiting postdoctoral fellow at Yale to research personal autonomy and write a book. Michael S. McPherson goes to Princeton to study political philosophy in economics, among 93 ACLS fellows. John Crigler plans a Faulkner book in Baltimore. John C. Dohrenwend will study Bascom Lake geology in Williamstown and attend conferences.

Williamstown Mass Williams College Williams Dennis S. Klos Yale George Goethals Pherson Princeton American Council of Learned Societies John Crigler Baltimore Faulkner Crigler John C. Dohrenwend Bascom Lake

Complaint filed against CVPS in Vermont ads

VPIRG filed a formal complaint with the attorney general against Central Vermont Public Service Corp alleging deceptive advertising in at least five Vermont weeklies. The group says electricity to heat water costs twice the ad's stated price and asks the AG to stop the ad and bar similar claims. Bluestein criticizes the Public Service Board for failing to review and ensure advertising accuracy, saying consumer concerns go unheard.

CVPS Diamond Bluestein State Public Service Board PSB

Dinner honors Florence Yager and Angelo Sartori 50th wedding

On Saturday July 16, six friends and relatives gathered in North Bennington at Village Side Track to honor Florence Yager and Angelo Sartori of Fairlee for their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple wed July 16, 1927 at Stuyvesant Falls New York and later lived in Monroe Bridge Massachusetts. Angelo retired in 1973 after 48 years at Deerfield Glassine Company and had his right foot removed. Hosts were their children and in-laws William and Elizabeth Luzzynski of North Bennington and Milton L Sartori and wife of Cheshire Massachusetts. They have two grandchildren. The cake was by Mrs. Anthony Luczynski. They received a money tree centerpiece and many gifts.

Florence Yager Angelo John Sartori Fairlee North Bennington Sartoris Stuyvesant Falls N.Y Clyde VanDeCarr Monroe Bridge Mass Deerfield Glassine Company William Elizabeth Luczynski Milton L. Sartori Fred Mason Road Cheshire Anthony Luczynski

Sunderland School Registration for September Enrollees

Registration for all new pupils at Sunderland School for September is set for Wednesday, August 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Children entering kindergarten must be 5 by January 1, 1978. Parents unable to attend should call the superintendent in Manchester at 362-2452.

Sunderland Dergarten Manchester

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