Shaftsbury Raises Teachers Salaries In 1971 72 Pact
Shaftsbury School District and the Teachers Association reached agreement for the 1971 72 school year. Beginning base pay rises to 6500 with step raises of 5 percent per step up to step 12. Disability payments increase from 185 to 210 monthly. Board chairman Joseph Crossman noted negotiations finished before school closed and expressed satisfaction.
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Shaftsbury
Teachers Association
Joseph Crossman
Crossman
Hoosick Falls Grange plans July events and meetings
Hoosick Grange held a June meeting with Master Ralph Philpott announcing a hot dog roast on July 21 in the Grange Hall hosted by Mr and Mrs Joseph Carelli. A July 31 picnic at Shields Pavilion, Hedges Lake, will serve lunch at 1 pm with families to bring covered dishes and sandwiches. July will feature degree work on July 14 and 28. An invitation to Taconic Grange neighbors night in Shaftsbury was noted, while Battenkill Grange neighbors night in West Arlington on June 16 was canceled due to the death of their lecturer Clarence Decker Sr. A June 23 needlework contest was announced, and a June 19 card party was planned. An Explorer Post meeting for Boy Scouts is set for June 16 at 7:30 pm in the Hoosick Falls Fire House to discuss training with local fire and rescue equipment. The Hoosac Walloomsac area was also referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Grange
Ralph Philpott
Grange Hall
Joseph Carelli
Sheilds Pavilion
Hedges Lake
Almon Hewitt
Taconic Grange
Shaftsbury
Battenkill Grange
West Arlington
Clarence Decker Sr
N. Clifford Cottrell
New York
Donald Hewitt Sr
Hoosick Falls
North Bennington Couple Attend European Virology Meet
Dr H Alan Wood and Mrs Susan Barrows Wood plan travel to Europe this week for the International Virology Congress in Budapest from June 27 to July 3. Wood will speak on Bridging Groups of Viruses before touring Europe for a month. daughters Kirsten and Tiffany stay with grandmother Harriet Simmons Barrows in Dorset. Villagers Homemakers Extension Group to hold a 6:30 p.m. picnic at Mrs Arthur Wickenden’s home Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Alan Wood
Villagers Homemakers Extension Group
Arthur Wickenden
DAR Chapter Meets in St Mark's Parish House
The chapter of the DAR met Saturday with Mrs. Ruth Rudd presiding. Delegates and alternates were chosen for the state convention in Rochester September 29 to October 1. Prizes awarded in junior and senior dress exhibits. Upcoming meetings and local civic events noted, including Hoosick Falls policy council plans and Boys' State selection for Peter McGuire.
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DAR
St. Mark’s Parish House
Ruth Rudd
Rudd
Hazel Hill
Rochester
Helen Sheldon
Marian Russell
Maud Neubauer
Dorothy Howe
Beryl Monty
Eleanor Calhoun
Mary Margaret Kennedy
Rebecca Powers
Beth Calhoun
Sandra Hoag
Marie O’neil
Mary Ann Luke
Cora Baker
Marion Russell
Mabel Moseley
Hulda Eddy
Manchester Board Discusses Youth Center Alternative to Drugs
Manchester Vermont school board explored short term and long term youth options beyond drugs. Linda Law advocated youth centers coffee houses and a teen pub with bands and low prices while stressing adult and youth support. The board planned further study and assigned a steering committee for summer work ahead of September MES enrollment changes.
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Chester
Boston
New York
Neil Cross
Manchester
Cross
Vermont
Abraham Madkour
Ferdinand Bongartz
Miss Law
MES
Charles Skiptonas
Pleasant Valley Granges Meet Friday Morning
The Pleasant Valley granges will hold their regular meetings on Friday June 18 at 8 30 a m. Mark Manchester graduated from Mt Anthony High School in Bennington last Friday evening. George Cronk of Cambridge a former resident is a patient at Mc Clellan hospital. Wilson P Pratt son of Mr and Mrs Wilson H Pratt was cited.
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Pleasant Valley Granges
Mark Manchester
Mt. Anthony High School
Bennington
George Cronk
Cambridge
McClellan Hospital
Wilson P. Pratt
Wilson H. Pratt
Penmanship pays off for Hoosick Falls finacial boost
Hoosick Falls mayor credits careful letter writing to Sen Javits and Rep King for securing a federal grant increase from 525 420 to 674 620 and a 192 100 payment. Village may lower sewer charges or property taxes. officials praised EPA and lawmakers for the boost and immediate payment.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Jacob K. Javits
Carleton J. King
Richard A. Severson
New York State Environmental Conservation Department
Severson
Rocco D. Ricci
Environmental Protection Agency
Javits
King
Local fire teams win competition at muster in Massachusetts
Pownal Fire Department placed first in the centrifugal pumping contest and the Bennington Fire Department earned the sportsmanship trophy at a muster Sunday with 18 volunteer departments participating from five states. The Lanesboro Woodchucks won midnight alarm five man ladder and oil fire.
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Lanesboro
Mass
Pownal
Bennington Fire Department
Lanesboro Woodchucks
Dorset Group Elects President At First Annual Meeting
George Hoag was elected president of Green Mountain Trailblazers Inc at their first annual meeting in East Dorset on June 5. About 55 members attended as officers were named including George Connors as vice president Nancy Lueth as secretary treasurer and trustees Rob ert West Dr Francis Maher Henry Stannard and Alan Knapp. Dr Maher introduced Morton Knights who urged snowmobilers to support VAST to influence Montpelier on snowmobile bills. A fall dinner meeting at the Marbridge was approved and beef burgundy was served.
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Knights
VAST
Montpelier
Marbridge
Last call for kindergarten registration extended
Manchester School board extended kindergarten registration and testing beyond two days as only one third of eligible students are registered. Superintendent Neil Cross cites late parental registrations and planning problems for staff, programs, and transportation. Board member Ferdinand Bongartz pushes a hard deadline for enrollment.
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Manchester
Neil Cross
Ferdinand Bongartz
Pownall Lions Club Plans Meetings and Smorgasbord
The Pownall Lions Club board meets tonight at 7 at Ladd Brook Restaurant. Officers will be installed Saturday June 19 at Mt. Anthony Country Club with happy hour at 7 and smorgasbord at 7:45 for members and guests, with the next regular meeting June 29 at Ladd Brook to hear year-end committee reports.
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Lions Club Board of Directors
Ladd Brook Restaurant
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Smorgasbord
Masons Elect Vermont Officers At Burlington Meeting
Burlington leaders announce Vermont Freemasons officers including Cecil R. Brown deputy grand master Ralph E. Berry grand master and Hilton E. Gale Ernest R. McDonald Jr. F. Ray Adams D. Burleigh Smalley Jr. William A. Anderson and Trafton M. Hoisington also named to top posts. District posts listed for District 2 with Henry W. Bassen and Elroy M. Chase among appointees. Royal Arch Masons name Waldron C. Biggs grand high priest and related Vermont appointments.
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Burlington
Cecil R. Brown
Manchester
Vermont
Ramada Inn
Ralph E. Berry
St. Albans
Alexander H. Huntsman
Hilton E. Gale
Richmond
Ernest R. McDonald Jr
Plainfield
F. Ray Adams
Springfield
D. Burleigh Smalley Jr
Jericho
William A. Anderson
Bradford
Trafton M. Hoisington
Windsor
Henry W. Bassen
Pownal
Royal Arch Masons
Waldron C. Biggs
Royal Arch
Elroy M. Chase
Rutland
Clyde H. Putnam
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Edith Beaumont
Rian
Main Street
Duncan Barrett
Trip
Troy
Bernard Zilinskas
Edward Zilinskas
Lyman Street
Hoosick Falls Central School
Miami Dade Junior College
Miami, Fla
Peter McGuire
Frederick McGuire
Richmond Avenue
HFCS
Iorth Adams Hoosac Savings Bank
Main ST
NO. Adams
Martha Pelton
VISTA
Linda Lee Law
Board of Sisters
Cole Hall
Listers
Board of Authority
Board of Civil Authority
Selectmen
Airport Road
William E. Dailey Construction Co
Town Road
Manchester Journal
PTA
Peru
Bongartz
South Cambridge
Margaret Aiken
Cambridge Central School
Leon Foster Sr
Howard Andrews
Eagle Bridge
Margaret Jansson
East Greenwich
Paul E. Virtue
Coila
Gertrude Aiken
Eagle Bridge United Methodist Church
Oswald A. Muller
South Cambridge United
Trailblazers
Donald G. MacDonald
Williamstown
Agency For International Development
Vietnam
John A. Hannah
MacDonald
Washington
Near East
South Asia
Adams Clothes
Walker
Benn Pastry
Sawyer’s
GETTY
United Counseling Service
Pownall
Boy Scout
Green Mountaineers 4-H Club
Jane Champney
Gloria Danforth
Ted Church
Alan Langlais
North Pownal Road
Vermont Extension Service
Edward Reynolds
Earle V. Church
Reginald Baker
Robert Wood
Wood
National Science Foundation
Ives
Colorado Front Range
San Juan Mountain
Colorado
Boulder
San Juan Mountains
Bureau of Reclamation
Radcliffe
University of Massachusetts
Pomona College
San Diego State
On. of Georgia
Grinnell College
St. Lawrence University
University of Texas
University of Tennessee
Oberlin
Cambridge University
England
Arlington
First Veil
Royal
Select Masters
Reginald A. Barnard
Brandon
Kenneth A. Laplant
Pittsford
Franklin D. Spicer
Wise Women Shop
Save-Way Supermarket
Mammoth Mart
Monarch
Price
Mastercharge
Bankamericard
MAA Diaa. Furniture Inc
ELM Street
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