Village weighs new municipal building near old high school
Hoosick Falls village officials study site options for a new municipal building after learning the 50 Church Street police headquarters property was sold. A committee including Trustees Murphy, Douglas and Schneider will meet to consider locating the project at the old high school gym above Wood Memorial Park while the village houses police HQ on the firehouse main floor.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Church Street
Francis Murphy
Marilyn Douglas
Edwin Schneider
Wood Memorial Park
Downey elected senior patrol leader of Troop 64 Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls youth David Downey son of Mr and Mrs Thomas J Downey River Street was elected senior patrol leader of Boy Scout Troop 64 sponsored by the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Robert Frazier becomes troop instructor and patrol leaders elected include Robert Reinfurt Christopher Reinfurt and Todd Horton with Scott Bettit Larry Bump and Edward Reinfurt as assistant leaders.
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David Downey
Thomas J. Downey
River Street
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Downey
Robert Frazier
Robert Reinfurt
Christopher Reinfurt
Todd Horton
Scott Bettit
Larry Bump
Edward Reinfurt
Order of the Arrow
David
Order
Richard Severson
Doll House wins Act 250 permit for Enchanted Doll House additions
Doll House owners Jean and August Schramm secured Act 250 approval for two back additions at their Route 7 site north of Manchester Center. The project aims to expand mail order and warehouse space despite objections from neighbor Mildred Cornell and Four Winds Motel proprietor Richard Bartholomae over esthetic impact and tourist appeal.
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Russ Garland
Manchester
Jean Schramm
Route
Manchester Center
Bennington District
Gerald Cornell
Bennington
Cornell
Kelton B. Miller
District Commission
Schramm
Mildred A. Cornell
Richard C. Bartholomae
Kenneth Wolfe
Bartholomae
Schramms
John T. Carmody
Manchester Zoning Board of Adjustment
IBA
Wolfe
Manchester Planning Commission
Teaching program unveiled in Dorset
Dorset Elementary School will start a new reading based teaching program this fall developed in Salt Lake City by Ethna Read. Two teachers will train this summer in Portsmouth NH bringing qualified instructors to five who will train others. Principal Helen Mach will demonstrate the method to the school board. The approach centers reading as the core for all subjects and uses a unit called a pod with mastery thresholds of 100 percent vocabulary 96 percent comprehension and 92 percent spelling.
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Joan Colgan Dorset
Dorset
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ethna Read
Helen Mach
Portsmouth
N.H
Mach
Vermont
Equinox Grange notes donations and events at meeting
The Equinox grange discussed donations by the home economic committee to Austine school the state and Manchester elementary school. Paint for the grange hall arrived and entertainment featured a two team game captains Stephanie Gould and Marian Thompson with Marian’s team winning the Nimble Thimbles performed Betsy Ross Making of the Flag and a Do-Si-Dos square dance finale.
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Equinox Grange
Austine
Manchester
Grange Hall
Stephanie Gould
Marian Thompson
East Arlington
Betsy Ross
Veda
Blanchard Stone
Pownal Church Events Saturday Services and Meetings
The Pownal Baptist Church holds a workbee Saturday at 8 a.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Pownal Recreational Community Center. Sunday worship is led by Miss Pam Hill at the Pownal Center Community Church with readings by Mrs. William Peltz of Manchester. The Rev. Frederick Vogell, interim pastor, speaks to the Bennington United Methodist Church confirmation class.
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Pam Hill
Pownal Center
William Peltz
Manchester
Frederick Vogell
Bennington
Strawberry supper and town events announced
Women will hold their annual strawberry supper Thursday June 19 at the church with serving starting at 5 30 p.m. Grievance Day occurs Monday at 9 a.m. at the town office. Registration for the Pownal Preschool summer play group runs Monday 9 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. at the Pownal Recreational Community Center for children from Chadias Mean to sixth grade. The group meets 9 to 11 30 a.m. daily starting Wednesday June 18 at one dollar per day.
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Pownal
Prudential committee to discuss fire district expansion
Shaftsbury officials announce a June 17 meeting at 7 30 p m in the fire house to consider enlarging the fire district to cover the whole town or disbanding it while preserving the water and light district. Village and rural residents urged to attend. The PTG reports a $109 checking balance.
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Prudential Committee
Community group sets summer library hours and room spruce up
A local group, about two months old, announces summer library hours starting July 9 from 9 to 12 on alternating Wednesdays for about eight weeks. Elementary students are invited. Call Phyllis Molloy at 442-2720 if you can help decorate or donate furniture or draperies to refresh the new teacher's room at the school.
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Phyllis Molloy
Doornhof Farm Hosts Northeast Horse Show Weekend
Doornhof Farm in Shaftsbury hosts a two day event drawing 100 riders and mounts from New England. Notables Denny Emerson and Jimmy Gornall compete as three event disciplines dressage stadium jumping and cross country on rough five mile course overseen by judges Col J Madden Maj Hector Carmona and Mrs Karl Mikolka with Beth McLaughlin as technical delegate inviting community spectators.
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Shaftsbury
Doornhof Farm
Henry Schurink
Pony Club
Doornhof
New England
Denny Emerson
Jimmy Gornall
United States
Col
J. Madden
New York
Hector Carmona
New Jersey
Karl Mikolka
Massachusetts
Beth McLaughlin
South Royalton
Schurink
Arlington Girls Softball Team Schedule Opens Season
The Arlington Girl's Softball Team season opens Saturday at 1 30 p m with a double header at the Arlington park and recreation field. Teams include Arlington A's Angels Mets and Tiggers ages 9 to 14 coached by Joyce Wyman Nancy Hess Kathy Smith and Dale Bahan. All games at the Arlington field with Monday and Wednesday 6 30 p m follow ups. Coaches invite spectators and call Dale Bahan at 375 2217 for joining details. Schedule lists games through mid July with playoffs to follow.
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Arlington
Arlington Park and Recreation Field
Arlington A’s
Joyce Wyman
Angels
Nancy Hess
Mets
Kathy Smith
Tiggers
Dale Bahan
A’s
Arl
Tigers
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Missouri Geological Survey
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Hoosick River
Town of
Snow Street
Housing Authority
Jom J. Jenuskevice
Wall Street
Board of Assessment Review
Edith Beaumont
Warren County
Camp
Wakpominee
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Eagles Rooms
First Street
Edward
Ned’’ Pattison
Elk’s
Elks Clubhouse
Grange
Superior Court
State Environmental Board
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Pownals
Pamela Blakeman
Pownal Baptist Church
Alcoholics Anonymous
United Methodist Church
United Methodist
Sheilah Miller
PTG
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