Pownal School District Meeting Warns on Union District Vote
Pownal directors warn for the annual town meeting at the town hall on Tuesday June 26 with a 8 p.m. business session and 1 to 7 p.m. balloting. The main issue is whether to apply for admission to the Union School District including North Bennington Shaftsbury and Bennington districts with options to include grades 7 and 8 or only 9 through 12. Other articles cover a tax of 6.05 to fund the mentally retarded program and routine officer elections and annual reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal
Union School District
North Bennington
Greater Bennington
Shaftsbury
Bennington
Petersburg Pass Ski Area Gets SBA Loan for New Venture
The Small Business Administration approved a 105000 loan to Petersburg Pass Ski Area on Taconic Trail. The project aims to install a French-built Pomogelsk chairlift by August to serve foliage visitors and next winter skiers. Raymond M Randall manages the venture with Francis Sheldon, near the Taconic Trail Gift Shop. SBA lent as part of 42 New England loans totaling 1871875, creating about 598 jobs. four disaster loans also approved for Rhode Island and Massachusetts firms.
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Petersburg
N. Y
The
Small Business Administration
New Petersburg Pass
New England
Raymond M. Randall
Bromley
Manchester
Francis Sheldon
Taconic Trail
Edward J. Stewart
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Hoosick Eagles Install Male As President
Hoosick Falls Aerie of Eagles installs Ernest Malo as president and announces officers for the term. Officers include Harold Thom junior past president Joseph Riley vice president Thomas Bass chaplain Gordon Brenenstuhl conductor Earl Darfler treasurer Robert McGarvin secretary Al Rabideau inside guard R Springer outside guard James Redden trustee Wesley Bain trustee. A hot roast beef dinner followed and a chain steam is planned for July 8 with tickets from members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Aerie
Earl Garrity
Donald Garrity
Ernest Malo
Harold Thomas
Joseph Riley
Thomas Bass
Gordon Brenenstuhl
Earl Darfler
Robert McGarvin
al Rabideau
R. Springer
James Redden
Wesley Bain
Field Club Off to Gala Season Start
Dorset Field Club opened its 1962 season with a Saturday dinner dance for about 90 members and guests featuring Ipolito's Combo from Albany. The next dinner dance is set for Independence Day weekend July 7, with Sunday luncheons resuming that weekend. The 11th annual PGA National Golf Day tournament began and runs through June 10. Four resurfaced tennis courts were playable despite cold and windy weekend conditions.
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Dorset
Dorset Field Club
Ipolito
Albany
Burr and Burton Plans Commencement Week Events
Burr and Burton students celebrate commencement week with a Sunday baccalaureate in the Seminary gymnasium. Sophomores Barbara Goodell and John Stannard played Pomp and Circumstance music. Rev. Kelly gave invocation. Rev. Nickerson delivered the address. The Seminary choir performed two songs under Doris Rigney. Junior marshals were Victoria Fleming and Gerald Wilcox. Daisy chain seniors and a reception followed at the Henry home. The senior ball and alumni banquet are scheduled, with next Sunday’s commencement at 3 p.m. at the elementary gym. Dr. Richard Overton will give the address.
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Manchester
Burr and Burton
Barbara Goodell
John Stannard
Donald C. Kelly
St. Paul’s Church
E. H. Nickerson
Congregational Church
Richard C. Overton
Vermont Academy Grad John Van Patten Meyer
John Van Patten Meyer son of Vic and Mrs Henry W Meyer Jr graduated Sunday from Vermont Academy Saxtons River. He plans to attend St Lawrence University in Canton NY this fall.
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John van Patten Meyer
Vic
Henry W. Meyer Jr
Vermont Academy
Saxton’s River
St. Lawrence University
Canton
N.Y
Dorset Grows: Nichols Returns from Vermont Dentistry Studies
Miss Nancy Nichols, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nichols, completes first year in dental hygiene at the University of Vermont and will work as secretary and dental assistant for Dr. Madkour in Manchester this summer.
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Nancy Nichols
Carl Nichols
University of Vermont
Madkour
Man
Stuart Gilbert
Gilbert
Rufus Gilbert
West Road
Gilberts
Southampton
Long Island
Doris Stokes Godfrey
Manchester
Agrico Fertilizer Co
Carteret
N.J
Vermont
Beverly Walden Warner
Round Hill Road
Greenwich
North Bennington Lodge to Meet at Masonic Temple
Tucker Lodge 48 F and AM will convene at the Masonic Temple on Wednesday June 6 at 8 p.m. William H. Nolan recently recovered from surgery at Putnam Memorial Hospital and is now making a satisfactory recovery and expected to return home soon.
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Tucker Lodge
F & AM
Masonic Temple
William H. Nolan
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Shaftsbury Youth to Get U Mass Degree
William A. Rice of Shaftsbury will be among 900 University of Massachusetts graduates on June 10. He earns a cum laude degree in chemical engineering and is a former Arlington Memorial High School student. Main speaker is Federal Judge Thurgood Marshall.
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Amherst
Mass
William A. Rice
Alfred S. Rice
Timbertrail Ranch
Shaftsbury
University of Massachusetts
Thurgood Marshall
U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Rice
Arlington Memorial High School
Engineering Council
Wrestling
Tau Beta Pi
Phi Eta Sigma
Polio Clinic Set For North Bennington Children
North Bennington Parent Teacher Association sponsors an oral polio vaccine clinic next Monday, June 11, from 9 30 to 11 30 a m at the North Bennington school gym. The State Department of Health will provide free oral polio vaccine type 1 for children ages 2 months to 6 years, regardless of prior shots.
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Deer‘eld Valley Health Center
East Deer
Halifax
Heartwellville
Jacksonville
Marlboro
Readsboro
West Dover
Whitingham
Wilmington
State Department of Health
Milton Wolf
Barbara Mason
Helen Brigham
Myron Allen
Henry Meyer Jr
North Bennington
Nature's Camouflage At Work for Robins
In Searsburg a parade of migrants arrives with indigo buntings chestnut sided warblers and woodpeckers. A marsh hawk flies overhead with a snake as robins freeze in a waxy camouflaged pose then resume feeding as the hawk departs.
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Robins
Searsburg
National Grange sewing contest winners named
The state level judging of the National Grange sewing contest held at the home of state home economics chair Mrs. Henry Stoddard announced winners across three classes. First place in Class A goes to Mrs. Leda C. Kennett, with runners up Mrs. Constance Stryker and Mrs. Anna Clark. Class B honors Miss Dale Mason, with Miss Marilee McCarthy and Miss Jean Williams placing. Class C crowns Mrs. Roland Campbell, with Mrs. Helen Hilliker and Mrs Mollie Spaulding in second and third. First place dresses advance to New York City for national judging. results expected in June.
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National Grange
Henry Stoddard
Leda C. Kennett
Montgomery Center
Constance Stryker
East Corinth
Anna Clark
Brattleboro
Dale Mason
Battenhill Grange
East Arlington
Marilee McCarthy
Springfield
Stars of Future dance pupils perform at White Creek center
Nine teen pupils from Meryle Pokines Dance Studio in Hoosick Falls joined three groups for a Stars of Future program at Jermain Community Center White Creek sponsored by White Creek Grange. Performs included Toe dance Rag Mop Colonel Bogey and baton numbers. Penny Sherman won top ticket sales prize.
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White Creek
N.Y
Meryle Pokines
Hoosick Falls
Stars of the Future
Jermain
White Creek Grange
Pat Vogler
Sandy Sheldon
Janice Pokines
Lynn Brownell
Carol Hebert
Laura Deluca
Kim Pokines
Pat Kennedy
Diane Percy
Sheila Ogilvie
Shirley Surdam
Mary Lyn Kyer
Karen Pokines
Tamica Carroll
Shelly Carroll
Margaret Gotschalk
Celia Shapiro
Diane Deluca
Penny Sherman
Miss Sherman
Miss Kyer
Barbara Deluca
Pokines
Wendy Brown
Carol George
St Marys Academy Names Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Hoosick Falls New York top students named by Rev John J Lamond OSA pastor for St Marys Academy Patricia LeBlanc 18 is valedictorian and Barbara Wrubleski 17 is salutatorian Both from local families LeBlanc will attend Mildred Elley School in Albany Wrubleski will train as a nurse at Samaritan Hospital Troy in the fall.
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
John J. Lamond
O.S.A
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. Mary’s Academy
Nington
St. Francis de Sales School
Mildred Elley School
Albany
Barbara A. Wrubleski
Stephen Wrubleski
California Ave
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
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Gerald Wilcox
Barbara Bryant
Martha Graves
Judith Hill
Nadine Ingerman
Lillian Lightfoot
Susan Martin
Susan Pennock
Cecile Poulin
E. H. Henry
Equinox House
Dover Carlo Walter
Vt. Academy Grad
Mrs James A. Chris
Tofferson
Whippany
Turner’s Place
Wilmington High School
Kenneth Rafuse
WHS
Burlington
Babs
Marden Skinner
Chester
Princeton
Law
Fayette Dunn
New York City
the Hollow
New York
Olive Dern
Suzanne Dern
Sue
Magill University
Montreal
Canada
Putnam Hospital
Elizabeth Dwyer
Walbridge
Aymestrong
Cash & Carry
820 Elm Street
U. of Mass
N. Bennington
By Carlo Wolter
Grange
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Vermont State Grange Home Economics Committee
St. Mary’s
Patricia LeBlanc
Frederick J. LeBlanc
High St
Ben
Barbara Wrubleski
Emerson
Panasonic
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Noveck - Shultz Inc
Main St
Dial
Javery
South
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
Rambler American
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