Haying season sparks Canfield Library book sale kickoff
Arlington notes haying season under way while Martha Canfield Library begins its annual summer book sale this weekend. Volunteers plan seven hour daily shifts on Fridays and Saturdays through mid October, aiming to raise a large portion of the library’s funds. Last year the sale moved nearly 20,000 volumes with a busy logistics effort and generous community aid.
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Arlington
Martha Canfield Library
Friends of the Library
Springfield
Library Board
Wallace Bennard
Henry Clay Burgess
Dorothy Coleman
Helen Congdon
Edmond Dyett
Ellingwood
Alden Francis
Kennedy Ludlam
Ernest Schmidt
Donald Simson
Margaret Webster
W.W. Williams
Roberts Womer
Federated Garden Club awards handed at Vermont meet
At the 4th annual Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont gathering in Manchester the awards luncheon honored Dr Helene Toolan for leadership in beautifying Main Street and downtown Bennington, and John Page for contributions to the tree planting program. The Bennington Garden Club and Plain Dirt Gardeners also earned merit certificates for show design, while Catherine O Foster received recognition for her book The Organic Gardener. Guests included Mrs Maxwell Steel and Mrs Edwin Bramley.
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Manchester
Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont
Mquinox House
Thursiay
Frederick Welling
Helene Toolan
Bennington Garden Club
Main Street
John Page
Bennington County
Tor ‘Nis
Hower
Old Bennington
Ferdinand Mayer
Plain Dirt Gardeners
Vermont
Green Mountain
Federation
Catherine O. Foster
Kit
Hethen
Vermont Federation of Garden Clubs
National Council of States Garden Clubs
Maxwell Steel
New England
Edwin Bramley
Andover
Bruss
Auction at East Pownal fire house Saturday at 10
The East Pownal Tire Department will hold an auction Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. at the fire house. Donations may be made by calling 442-4023. A pick up service is available. Sunday School at the North Pownal Congregational Church has been discontinued for the summer. The Methodist Youth Fellowship will meet Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church. The Sunbeam Club will meet at the parsonage. Ladies Fellowship meets at Mrs. Susan King’s home at 7:30 p.m. East Pownal Fire Auxiliary meets Monday at 7:33 p.m. at the fire house.
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East Pownal
North Pownal Congregational Church
the Methodist Youth Fellowship
Sunbeam Club
Ladies Fellowship
Susan King
Youths Linked to Church Fire Fled Before Helping Girls
Quick action by Rev. Donald J. Ammering stopped a blaze after a youngster fled a church on Tuesday night. Yesterday two girls entering the church frightened off a youth seen with a lighted taper. The culprit used votive tapers to ignite missalettes. the holder exploded, blackening a pew. Police search continues for the fleeing youth.
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Donald J. Armering
Ammering
Fr. Ammerling
Hoosick Falls
Two Vermonters Die in Thursday Accidents
Rochester resident Bernard Heller, 20, died when his motorcycle skidded and went over an embankment on Route 100 near Houle Campbell. Pawlet man Robert Sady, 40, was struck by a tractor trailer on Route 20 while directing traffic and died at the scene.
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Rochester
Bernard Heller
Autty
Houle Campbell
Pawlet
Beir
Traffe
Route 20
Robert Sady
Shaftsbury Lott
Robert L. Montgomery
Robert Montgomery
Holliday Drive
Missouri Valley College
Marshall
Dorset Student Margaret Skinner Receives B A at Ohio Wesleyan
Margaret Skinner of Dorset earned a bachelor of arts at Ohio Wesleyan University during the 128th commencement in Delaware Ohio on June 11. The ceremony conferred six honorary degrees and 500 regular degrees.
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Margaret Skinner
Calvin Skinner
Dorset
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaire
Ohio
Chalk Circle at Hoosac School Brings Brecht to Life
Theater review praises Hoosac School outdoor production of The Chalk Circle directed by Ashton Crosby. It notes Brechtian irony and audience engagement, with strong performances and contagious enthusiasm despite weather, and highlights the cast’s effort to provoke thought about reality and decisions.
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Hoosac School
Brecht
Chittk
Ormpus
Hoosac
Crosby
Hoosac Valley
Brecht’s Caucasian Chalk Circle Impresses Hoosac School Cast
Hoosac School presents Bertolt Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle with bold realism that outshines a nearby Williamstown production. The amateur troupe stages raw humor, tragedy, and human love amid evening highway sounds, inviting the audience to confront life’s core truth.
Hoosick Falls Pool Opens Saturday with Family Tickets
The Welr Reynolds Pool in Hoosick Falls opens Saturday at 1 pm. Family memberships in the Hoosick Falls Central School District are $20, individual $10, and include night swimming. Children under nine must be with an adult. Special one week tickets are available for summer guests. Daily admission is $1 for out of high school adults, with child and student rates. The pool closes Thursday, Aug 41 for the season. Grafton State Park also opens for swimming Saturdays from 11 am to 7 pm.
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Welr-Reynolds
Hoosick
Hoosick Falls Central
Concert at the monument by Hoosick Junior High Band
The Hoosick Falls Central School Junior High Band under William Gaillard presents a program of popular and marching music at the Bennington Monument base in Old Bennington tonight at 1. Sponsored by the Od Dennington Library, the 7th and 8th graders perform for community groups including the Hoosack Grange and local health center. Gaillard has seven years with HFCS, teaching grades four through 12 and directing various ensembles.
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Hoosick Palla Central School
Wiliam Gaillard Sill
Bennington Monument
Old Bennington
Od Academy Librar
Gaillard
ILFCS
Falls board approves $33,712 fire truck contract
Hoosick Falls Village Board ends wrangling with Hoosick Falls Fire Department and NYFIR officials by voting 6-1 to award a fire truck package totaling 33,712 dollars. Delarey Sales and Maxim Motors divide the bid for chassis at 13,450 and body equipment at 20,282, with debates over insurance rating and truck replacement timelines.
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Falls Board
Edith Beaumont
Hoosick Falls
Maxim = Motors Division
Seagraves
Michael Brewster
Wadsworth
Fire Department
Brewster
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Ashton Crosby
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By Theatre Company
William Gilbert
N.Y
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Bertolt Brecht
Williamstown
Edith Beadmon
Grafton State Park
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William Cronin
George Peer
John Button
Donald Bogardus
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