Filing deadline nears for N Village school board
North Bennington Graded School District clerk Donald Cherbonneau reminds residents that Wednesday is the final date to file for two school board seats. One is a three year term, the other a two year term to fill the unexpired term of Charles Brady. Lionel Nowak holds the current three year post and may run again. Candidates need only notify Cherbonneau by Wednesday. The annual meeting is set for June 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the school gym.
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Donald Cherbonneau
North Bennington
Charles Brady
Ohio
Lionel Nowak
Cherbonneau
North Bennington Cub Scout Den Demonstrates Athletic Badges
The Webelos Den of Pack 328 in North Bennington showcased tumbling for Athletic Badges earned by Duane Muckle Mark Surdam Pat Chapman James Churchill Mark Rackliffe Robert Watson Brian Becker and John Driscoll. Den skits included a Laugh In parody by Marge Surdam with Pat O Neil and Andy Palmer and a pantomime The Great Bank Robbery with Policeman Pat Michere capturing villains. Cubmaster Joe Curran awarded badges including James Johnson Wolf badge Marc Churchill gold and silver arrows Miciere Peter Henningsen gold arrow and Michael Gratton silver arrow
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Webelos den
North Bennington
Duane Muckle
Mark Surdam
Pat Chapman
James Churchill
Mark Rackliffe
Robert Watson
Brian Becker
John Driscoll
Marge Surdam
Pat O’neil
Andy Palmer
Den
Janet Watson
Pat Michere
Cubmaster
Joe Curran
James Johnson
Marc Churchill
Miciere
Peter Henningsen
Michael Gratton
Curran
Webelos
Boy Scouts
Kevin O'Neil
Joseph Curran
James Reynolds
William Rice
Shaftsbury
Burr & Burton Alumni Banquet Held in Manchester Depot
The Burr & Burton Alumni Association hosts its annual banquet on Saturday at the Roundhouse in Manchester Depot with cocktails at 6 30 p m and dinner at 7 30 p m Reunion plans include classes of 61 46 and 21 Reservations can be made via Albert Bowen at 375 2314 Dinner tickets available at the door Officers listed include President Bruce Graham and Treasurer Bill Bowen Webelos gradations noted with nine Cubs advancing to Webelos This year’s parade participation and Boy Scout camporee results are also reported Winners in a North Bennington Fire Department fundraiser are Clifton Crawford Regina Nerolz and Grace Becker
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Manchester
Burr & Burton Alumni Association
Roundhouse
Albert
Bill’ Bowen
Bruce Graham
Austin Keough
Bill Bowen
Sunderland
Elmer (Mercier) Hysek
Shaftsbury
North Bennington
Vermont towns unite to test Miller Formula in court
Representatives from 21 Vermont towns backed a lawsuit to challenge the Miller Formula for state aid to education at a Newfane meeting. Thirteen towns pledged 100 each for legal costs. Brattleboro attorney A Luke Crispe argued the system violates both state and federal constitutions by tying aid to land value. The group plans regional meetings and seeks broader county representation as the suit proceeds.
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Newfane
Vermont
Brattleboro
A. Luke Crispe
Crispe
U.S
Mt. Snow
Oe Butler
Brownington
Whitaker
Royal B. Cutts
Townshend
Cutts
Selectman
Stoyan Christowe
Edward Janeway
Windham County
Putney School graduation festivities slated for June 10 11
Putney plans two days of graduation celebrations with music drama and dance performances. The first evening features a modern dance recital by Mimi Katzenbach and dances from several nations followed by an orchestral and madrigal concert and an outdoor Twelfth Night. The Friday ceremony at 7 30 p.m. will have Yale chaplain Rev William Sloane Coffin Jr as main speaker and includes Vivaldi Gloria.
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Putney
Mimi Katzenbach
Greece
England
Ireland
Israel
William Sloane Coffin Jr
Yale University
Vermont
McKennis
Paeden
Katherine Richardson
Sandra Post
Matthew Mills
Westminster West
Deborah Moffatt
Norwich
Vermont maple syrup crop to fall about 21 percent
Vermont officials expect the 1971 maple syrup crop to yield about 240000 gallons, a decline from last year, while the quality of syrup produced is said to be better. The Agriculture Department launched a study to explain the drop as taps are similar, prices have risen, and producers face financial strain with higher retail costs.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
State Agriculture Department
Williams College grants 288 degrees at 182nd commencement
Williams College awarded 288 seniors bachelor of arts degrees at the 182nd commencement in Williamstown. Joan Hertzberg led as valedictorian. Rene Dubos gave the address and received an honorary doctor of humane letters alongside other honorees including John Ward Charles Bolles-Rogers Lane Faison Jr. Frank McCulloch Roger Sessions and David McCord. Masters and certificates went to 21 graduates from developing nations.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Joan F. Hertzberg
Rene Dubos
John W. Ward
Amherst College
Charles B. Bolles-Rogers
Williams
Lane Faison Jr
Wiliams Art Department
Frank W. McCulloch
National Labor Relations Board
Roger H. Sessions
Princeton
Julliard School
David T.W. McCord
Harvard Fund
Paul A. Samuelson
M.I.T
Williams Center For Development Economics
Miss Hertzberg
Vassar
Smith College
Mount Holyoke College
Skokie
Ill
Kelly Wright
Wilton
Conn
Wynne S. Carvill
Newport
N.H
Richard A. Berg
Carlisle
William F. W. Massengale
Chapel Hill
N.C
William Bradford Turner
Colin W. Brown
Washington, D.C
John A. Mathieson
Greenville
Phi Beta Kappa
McCord
Conservation award honors Shirley Strong in Vermont
LONDONDERRY Vermont Governor's Annual Award for conservation was presented Saturday to Shirley J Strong of Burlington for long time work preserving high elevation mountain areas. The ceremony followed CSSV Spring Day Gathering with a barbecue, Earth Theater skits, and a hike on the Greenway along the West River.
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Londonderry
Vermont
Ted
Shirley J. Strong
Colchester Avenue
Burlington
The
Conservation Society of Southern Vermont
CSSV
Perilsue Partridge
Vermont Kneel Control Board
Europe
Earth Theater of
Pawlet
West River
Jamaica
Miss Strong
Green Mountain Club
Green Mountain Profile Committee
Eee O
Green Mountain Wildlands
Long Trail News
Appalachian Trailway News
Manchester Day Care Center Opens New Highland Avenue Home
The Manchester Day Care Center formally opened in a ten room house on Highland Avenue after ribbon cutting led by Lola Howard. Roland Gerhardt Jr. praised Vermont licensing support and predicted the facility could inspire similar programs. About 80 visitors toured the center which can house up to 50 children with a fee structure of five cents per hour for the first child and ten cents for each additional child.
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Manchester
Highland Avenue
Roland Gerhardt Jr
State of
Vermont
Gerhardt
Jerome Hevey
Lola Howard
Oldest man in the world claims 166th birthday
Shirali Mislimov celebrated his 166th birthday in Bazava Azerbaijan by a day of work and toasting his health in lemonade Tass reported.
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Moscow
UPI
Shirali Mislimov
Bazava
Azerbaijan
Tass
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