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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1967
Page
2
Early Monday morning 13 girl scouts from Cadette troop 147 will depart Bennington for a five day bicycle journey. They will be accompanied by their troop lead and are set to cover planned routes and rest stops along the way.
The Bennington Museum reports its 10 000th 1967 visitor by 4 p.m. Thursday, with totals far ahead of prior years. A Moses Exhibition runs through Oct 24 featuring 23 works by Grandma Moses, arranged via Galerie St Etienne. Trustees elected officers and renewed terms at a meeting the same day.
Bennington Rotarians heard a plea for a Southwestern Vermont YMCA Center to replace the 60 year old Main Street Y. Herbert H. Leonard urged community support as a $1 million fund drive unfolds. The eight acre Memorial Park site is offered by the YMCA for the new facility serving the region.
Obituary details Arlington contractor Clifford A. Wilcox 77, died Friday. Survived by wife Esther and children, with service plans. Separately the 1967 Summer Head Start program for Bennington Rutland area announced by John Riddle, serving about 60 youngsters daily for six weeks from 8:30 to 12:30 at multiple sites, with staff, art, cooking, nursing and cooperative college orientation.
A violent wind and electric storm hit Arlington around 3 20 p m Friday uprooting five trees on East Arlington road and bringing down telephone and power lines. Power was restored by about 8 20 p m. The storm lasted about 15 minutes and prompted concern over youth programs as community leaders urged enhanced recreation and social training to guide youngsters after school. YMCA leaders promoted expanded facilities and countywide programs to serve 2 000 school age residents, stressing cooperation with other groups and towns.
About 40 Southern Vermont AARP members visited Brattleboro facilities including Living Memorial Park where a senior area near the pool is under construction funded by town and Older Americans Act grants. They toured the Brattleboro Senior Center and Melrose Terrace 80 unit housing project with details on financing income limits and rents.
Funeral services for David Norman Thompson aged 20 months who died at his home will be held at Brewster Funeral Home Manchester Center Monday at 10 a.m. Rev James Murray will officiate He was born in Bennington October 13 1965 son of Norman and Joyce Piquete Thompson Survived by parents one brother Jeffry paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Norman Thompson Manchester great grandparents Mr and Mrs John Thompson Manchester maternal grandmother Mrs Julie Piquete Syracuse uncles and aunts Visiting hours Sunday 7 9 p.m. Donations may be made to the Jimmy Fund c o the funeral home
The Weather Bureau plans a computerized pollution potential forecast to warn major U.S. cities up to 48 hours in advance of conditions likely to cause air contaminant buildup.
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