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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1969

Page

6

Manchester Garden Club Plans Busy Summer

The Manchester Garden Club met at Zion Church parish house with about 60 members. President Mrs G Murray Campbell led, Arts and Flowers chairwoman 1969 outlined the horticultural show at Southern Vermont Art Center July 17, and five new members were unanimously approved. Junior Gardeners reported about 40 Burr and Burton Seminary girls attended a flower arrangement demonstration, and an outing to Merck Forest for Mount Laurel School pupils was led by forestry director Hugh Putnam.

Manchester Manchester Garden Club Zion Church Parish House G. Murray Campbell Rutledge B. Tompkins Southern Vermont Art Center Merck Forest Rupert Mount Laurel School Hugh Putnam George Osborne Colburn House Anne Mauger Dorset Burr and Burton Seminary Howard Dufresne Way’s Lane Barnumville Road Harold Boswell Botany Trail Campbell Vermont Resources Council Mark Skinner Garden Club Howard Manley Arthur D. Pierce Winhall Jersey Pine Barrens Pierce Jersey Barrens

Arlington residents tour Southwest and civic notes

Judy Smith and relatives return from a three week Southwest tour visiting Disneyland and kin in Kentucky and Burlington. A Vermont Civic Beautification drive highlights spring landscaping at Burr and Burton, with garden club events, a June 1 cleanup, and a August 21 meeting featuring flower arrangement and a tea for new members.

Judy Smith Kenneth Smith Southwest Disneyland Judy Robert E. Smith Burlington California Charles Shirley) Ettie Clifford Nancy) Hoffman Charles LaBatt Arlington Smith Edward Cynthia) Knox Kentucky Garden Club St. Paul’s Church Auditorium Audrey Joselyn

Hoosick Youth Camp Program Opens June 30

Hoosick Falls Youth Commission announces New York State Youth Division summer camping for 10 to 13 year olds. About 30 Hoosick participants will attend a free two week session at a Helderberg Mountains camp with tents, recreation and leadership training. Four sessions run June 30 to August 22 with applications judged by need and postmark date.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Hoosick New York State William J. Murphy Helderberg Mountains Albany Youth Commission

St Marys Academy graduates largest class in history

Hoosick Falls New York reports St Marys Academy conferred diplomas on 39 graduates in a Friday commencement at the high school auditorium. Valedictory by Margaret Wirmusky and salutatory by Kathleen Kempf highlighted by a wide set of honors and awards from local and college sources.

Hoosick Falls N.Y St. Mary’s Academy Margaret Wirmusky Kathleen Kempf Anne Bryan C.S.J Haydn Eo Republic Howe Raleigh Tatro Donald J. Ammering O.S.A Thomas D. Bogardus Judith Austin Karen Banks Michelle Bogardus Anthony Butkas Gary Crucetti Elizabeth Cullen John Duddy Diane Fleming Donald Fleming Edward Foster Allen Gageway James Gorman Leah Gorman Linda Gorman Barbara Graney Ronald Greenwood Ellen Guiden Thomas Guiden Peter Hewson Patricia Kennedy Deborah Kenyon Claire Lukas Joseph Martello William McGeech Mary Meagher James Morin Jean Nolan Helen Nugent Sandra Sisters of St. Joseph New York State Regents Ellis William Bannon Home and School Assn Nolan Sr Andrick Studio Bausch - Lamb James M. Brahan

Health Center Manager Enrolls at Cornell Course

Hoosick Falls New York Miss Sarah Flagg cook manager at the Hoosick Falls Health Center has enrolled in New York state's college of home economics at Cornell University to pursue a course for food service supervisors. The training is required by Medicare and Medicaid for those employed as supervisor or cook-manager in a health care facility. Miss Flagg has been a cook and then cook manager for nine years and supervises the entire kitchen staff. She resides at 65 Center Street.

Hoosick Falls N.Y Sarah Flagg Hoosick Falls Health Center New York State College of Home Economics Cornell University Flagg

Workshop for Teen-agers At Falls Youth Center

Hoosick Falls summer workshop for teen-agers opens at the Youth Center on Church Street with about 80 youths registered. Sessions run 9 PM to 12 through July. Director Peter Smith thanks donors Louis Lurie, Harry Sternberg, Cocour Artist Color, and Cascade School Supply for materials and displays. The group seeks more gifts of lumber or large cardboard for a passage project.

Hoosek Walls N.Y Hoosick Church Street Peter Smith Louis Lurie Lurie Harry Sternberg Sternberg’s 5 & 10 Cocour Artist Color Company New York Cascade School Supply Company North Adams

Sturbridge Village Hosts Summer Attracts Tourists

Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts offers a packed summer program with a half hour drama A Pack of Rascals by Fred Carmichael at 11 2 and 4 daily as well as Punch and Judy shows on the Village Green, portrait demonstrations, a film program, and period music. Activities run through Labor Day with tours, crafts, and an 1810s tavern exhibit.

Sturbridge Mass Old Sturbridge New England OSW Fred Carmichael Patricia Carmichael Toby Dog Scaramouche Punch Judy Jack Ketch Hangman Devil Theodore Kuper Gebhardt Hall Pliny Freeman Sturbridge Singers England Old Sturbridge Village Living Museum of

Pownal church meetings and community notices

A busy local notes page lists a North Pownal Congregational Church meeting at 7 pm tonight, Scout Troop 347 gathering, a July 5 due for summer camping, and visits of Miss Jill Snow and Miss Judith Andrews from New York City. Also strawberry supper at Pownal United Methodist Church, First Communion at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, and Mrs Carl A Dickinson’s dean’s list honor at St Joseph College. Junior Girl Scouts bike hike covered Barbers Pond, and Day Camp planning includes Sugar Bush camp July 14 to 25 with Brownie to Cadette units transport by bus from Pownal centers.

North Pownal Congregational Church Boy Scout Troop 347 Jill Snow Judith Andrews Pownal Center New York City Belle Bartel Pownal United Methodist Church Otis Dorman Our Lady of Lourdes Church Richard Thompson Margaret Barber Terri Baker Michele Freeman Gary Baker Tammy Burdi Joseph Tomasello Ronald Martin Barber’s Pond Kathleen Roy Jerome Darling Bennington Sugar Bush Shaftsbury Martin Pownal

Pre Dawn Fire Damages Pic n Pac Store

North Bennington firefighters were called to the Pic n Pac store at the Ut. 67 and White Creek Road intersection shortly after 3 a.m. The blaze remained inside, with heavy smoke from burning insulation delaying containment. No cause or damage estimate was available as of morning.

North Bennington Pic ’N Pac White Creek Road Garrison Corp Martin W. Percey

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