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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1966

Page

14

Exchange Concert Set Friday at Bennington School

Hartford High School band and chorus join Bennington group for an exchange concert at Bennington Elementary School Auditorium on Friday June 3 at 8 p.m. A combined chorus of 80 and band of 85 will perform under Binns and other directors with free admission and community invitation.

Bennington Hartford, New York Central High School Hartford Bennington High School Bennington - Hartford Chorus Hartford Chorus Sheldon Binns Song of Shadows Binns New York City America Stanley Gilmore Paul Williams Carol Stewart John Riddle

Five Audubon Scholarships Awarded From Bennington Club

Five scholarships fund summer Audubon Camp study for nature teaching in Bennington area. Two are Bennington Garden Club gifts for Mrs. John Dunham and Harold D. McDonald Jr. The other three come from the National Audubon Society via Miss Nancy Hollenbeck, Miss Karen Lane, and Miss Wilhelmina Smith with support from the Door Foundation and Mrs. Geraldine Thompson.

Bennington Bennington Garden Club Wilhelmina Smith Karen Lane Nancy Hollenbeck John Dunham Harold D. McDonald Jr Hamilton Jefferson Heights Harold D. McDonald, Jr North Bennington National Audubon Society South St Gage St Pleasant St Door Foundation Geraldine Thompson Red Bank N.J Dunham Lane McDonald Audubon Greenwich Conn Hollenbeck Smith Maine Audubon Society Thomas Brockway Girl Scouts North Bennington High School University of Vermont University of Pennsylvania North Bennington High Miss Lane Watertown Mass North Adams State College Ford Foundation New Jersey Molly Stark Adirondack Mountain Club

Planning Continues To Educate Mentally Retarded in Public Schools

Bennington area officials formally explored transferring responsibility for educating mentally retarded youths from private to public schools. The BFRC operates the Red Brick School and would partner with the Bennington District and Mt. Anthony Union School Districts to serve students ages 7 to 21, with classes in public schools and ongoing special programs. A formal recommendation and timeline are pending BFRC board guidance, while staff positions remain to be filled for the 1966-67 year.

Page 1 Riddle Sleeman Knapp Shea Allen Ivor S Tink) Pelsue Franklin A. Riley William F.D. Smith Harriet Davis Prudential Anthony Pello Bennington Mt. Anthony Union John P. Morrissey Bennington Friends of BFRC State Department of Education State Education Department Special Education Division Stewart E. Allen Bennington Teachers Association Teachers Association Jon Emerson Robert Howe Joyce Lisby Raymond C. Roy Jr

Mason Amadons Feted At Surprise Party

Mr and Mrs C Mason Amadon of 227 Grandview St were honored at a surprise dinner party at Paradise Restaurant Saturday for their 25th wedding anniversary. More than 100 friends and relatives attended. Mrs Amadon is the former Rita Gagnon of Arlington. Toastmaster was Robert E Cummings Jr. Msgr Francis B Flanagan offered grace and a prayer of thanksgiving. Music included Mrs Thomas Donovan at the piano and Harry Hurley on violin. A May pole centerpiece with white and silver streamers carried a purse gift from friends. Guests came from Winchendon Arlington and Essex Junction.

C. Mason Amadon Grandview St Paradise Restaurant Amadon Rita Gagnon Arlington Robert E. Cummings Jr Francis B. Flanagan Thomas Donovan Harry Hurley Anna Mae Shanahan Hurley George Cushing Winchendon Mass Essex Junction

New Trooper Assigned To Shaftsbury Barracks Vermont State Police

Terry Martin, 22, of Brattleboro joins Shaftsbury troopers David Reed and Glenn Hall after two months of Montpelier training. Martin is a Brattleboro native and former police officer, the second Brattleboro-origin trooper at Shaftsbury.

Vermont Bennington County Terry Martin Brattleboro Shaftsbury David Reed Glenn Hall Montpelier Tpr Martin

Community Club and Fraternal Events Planned Tonight

Bennington Briers Emblem Club installation at 8 at the K of C hall. Elks and friends invited. Elks Club hosts Miss Sliver Towers night Saturday with a steak supper 7 to 9 and dancing 9 to 12. Pack 345 Sacred Heart Cub Scouts deadline Saturday for picnic permits. FOE Eagles 1861 Candle light Room hours Friday to Sunday. ADV notices list weekly Elks Club, seafood platter, rummage sale at Moose Hall Friday, June 3, 6 to 9 p.m., VFW Dance Saturday June 4 with George O'Brien and Rhythm Airs 8 to 12. Iron Kettle Friday Special baked crab meat au gratin with sides, $1.50. Correction: Pic 'n Pac first prize frank price adjusted to 75 cents.

Emblem Club K of C Elks and Friends Elks Club

Hospital Notes June 1 1966 admissions and births

Admissions include Terri Knuetter Petersburg Shirley Woodward Mrs Veronica Geannelis Bennington Mrs Laura Hurley North Pownal William Matson Dorset Discharges include Shirrie Thompson Master David Thompson Bennington John Billow Shaftsbury Mrs Elizabeth Pokines Hoosick Falls Births report Mr and Mrs Clayton Foster 325 South St a daughter born June 1

Terri Knuetter Petersburg Shirley Woodward Veronica Geannelis Bennington Laura Hurley North Pownal William Matson Dorset Shirrie Thompson David Thompson John Billow Shaftsbury Elizabeth Pokines Hoosick Falls Clayton Foster South St

Stock Averages Report At Noon In 1966 Markets

Dow Jones industrials stand at 884.28 with a .65 rise. Transport averages show 227.62 up .94. Utilities 135.51 up .27 and the composite at 310.47 with a .62 gain as 510,000 shares traded.

Saturn Rings Opening In 1973 Sky View

Saturn rises after midnight in the southeastern sky and remains visible until sunrise. The rings, now on edge, will gradually open as earth and Saturn align, with the southern face fully visible by 1973. This opening and closing occurs twice in Saturns 291 year orbit.

Saturn

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