North Bennington picks Viereck as principal in 30 seconds
North Bennington School Board hires Phillip Viereck as elementary principal after he completes a release from the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union. Salary discussed with SVSU. board plans to finalize after September. Also approved lunch price hikes, summer programs, and building security updates.
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North
North Bennington
Phillip Viereck
Viereck
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
Lionel Nowak
Robert Kellogg
Vermont Education Department
George A. Sleeman
Girl and Horse Midnight Star in Vermont Writing Booklet
A third grader at North Bennington Graded School appears in a 1974 Creative Writing Booklet as a best of schools selection. Sheila, or Susan, dreams of owning a horse and imagines a sequence where after persistent requests, she gets a black horse with a white star named Midnight Star. The tale follows the purchase, ownership, and obedience of the horse in a childlike wish-fulfillment narrative.
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Sheila Bills
North Bennington
The
Poetry Society of Vermont
Wcax Television
Sheila
Midnight Star
North Bennington Budget Up Despite Hope for Tax Relief
North Bennington voters will consider a 435 402 dollar budget at the annual meeting next Wednesday. The plan includes 206 950 for the elementary and 228 452 for the Mt Anthony assessment, up about 40 000 from last year but aided by an expected 165 000 in state aid an increase of 55 000. The tax raised is projected at 275 000 down from 283 000 as Grand List rises with Shaftsbury reappraisal. Board notes salary and supply costs plus building glass replacement. Annual meeting set 7 30 p m May 26 in the school gym with elections for moderator clerk treasurer collector and auditors.
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Viereck
North Bennington High School Alumni Association
Shaftsbury Board
Shaftsbury
North Bennington
Sleeman
Occupational Health and Safety Act
OSHA
Mt. Anthony
Fred Welling
Donald Cherbonneau
Arthur E. Wickenden
Duane Muckle
Lloyd W. Pratt
John G. Miller
Edward J. Legacy Jr
Retiring teachers honored at Hoosick Falls dinner
About 150 people attended a dinner dance sponsored by the Hoosick Falls Teachers Association at La Saletta Restaurant Tuesday night honoring association members who are retiring. Scrolls and a smorgasbord were part of the service as the event recognized long service.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Pownal Churches Sponsor Rummage Sale and Farewells
A Wesleyan class hosts a rummage sale at the Pownal United Methodist Church until 4:30 today and again Saturday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A group from Pownal Baptist Church plans to attend the New Creation Gospel Trio concert in Bennington tonight, meet at the church by 7. An Alcoholics Anonymous meeting is set for Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Pownal Recreational Community Center. The retiring teachers honored include Helen Lewandowski, Helena Baratto, Julia Barber, and Myron Hertel, collectively totalling 105 years of local teaching. Superintendent Philip Leonard and Principal Kasmer Stempek spoke, gifts and Scrolls from the American Federation of Teachers were presented, and Bob Cathcart’s orchestra played for dancing after a smorgasbord dinner and program.
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Pownal
Pownal Baptist Church
New Creation Gospel Trio
Church of God
Bennington
Michael Brewster
Donna Geers
Association
Helen Lewandowski
Helena Baratto
Julia Barber
Myron Hertel
Philip Leonard
Kasmer Stempek
American Federation of Teachers
BCRC seeks ways to cut application review time
Bennington County Recommission faces delays in A-95 grant reviews under federal law. The BCRC proposed weekly press releases with dollar amounts and a two monthly meeting plan to speed processing. Commissioners approved publishing money details and proceeding with full reviews for all applications.
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Arlington
Bennington County
BURA
Edwin Colvin
Shaftsbury
Governor’s Commission On the Administration of Justice
Champlain College
Rutland Business College
Vermont
Supreme Court
New England Institute For Law Enforcement
Shaftsbury faces gloomy findings on school addition
Shaftsbury School Board received a negative report from Cambridge engineers Simpson, Gumperts and Heger on leakage and structural defects in the new school addition. The board, architect Julian Goodrich, and Connecticut Valley Construction Corp. remain at an impasse over remedies and funding as a September use date looks unlikely. Attorney Manfred W. Ehrich Jr. is overseeing the matter with hopes of a joint meeting next week.
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Shaftsbury
Shaftsbury School
Simpson, Gumperts and Heger
Cambridge
Mass
Joseph E. Crossman
Crossman
Julian Goodrich
South Burlington
Connecticut Valley Construction Corp
Manfred W. Ehrich Jr
Bennington
Common Cause picnic in Peru Vermont
Common Cause invites members and guests to an informal picnic at Hapgood Pond Peru VI on Thursday June 27 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Main meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. Attendees should bring food drinks and picnic gear. In case of rain the event will be held the following day. John Gardner leads the organization which has over a quarter of a million members nationwide. Vermont has the highest per capita membership among states.
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Common Cause
Hapgood Pond
John Gardner
HEW
Vermont
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