State Garden Clubs honor educators and students for conservation work
The 35th annual Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont meeting at Basin Harbor Club awarded certificates of merit to school administrators educators and two Mt Anthony Union High School 1971 graduates Martin Gil and Wynn Metcalfe for conservation programs tied to George Perkins Marsh Day May 22. Recipients included Supt Neil E Cross in Manchester and others for year long and day long projects involving students forest soil and animal conservation with partners such as the Merck Foundation and local naturalists. The meeting named new officers including Mrs Theodor Schreyer of Newfane as president and featured lectures and a $1000 scholarship to James Robert Keir of Portsmouth NH, formerly Bennington, with ongoing national and state garden club projects.
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Vergennes
Basin Harbor Club
Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont, Inc
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Martin Gil
Wynn Metcalfe
Federated Clubs
George Perkins Marsh
Gil
Metcalfe
Camp Ondawa
Neil E. Cross
Manchester
Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union
Merck Foundation
Rupert
Bruce R. Ladeau
South Burlington
Robert E. Dikon
Orange East Union High School
MHS
U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Hickel
Paul F. Ippolito
Windsor Southwest District
Garden Clubs
Arthur Stone
Whitcomb High School
Bethel
U.S. Coil
Norton Barber
Vergennes Garden Club
James Robert Keir
Portsmouth
N.H
Bennington
National Council
Barber
Theodor Schreyer
Newfane
State Council
Charles Clark
Bellows Falls
Richard Brown
Middlebury
John H. Clagett
Robert Gibson
Brattleboro
Charles Barnes
Shelburne
James Levie
Barre
Vermont
Breard H. Hawks
Sears Roebuck and Co
Middlebury Club
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Postal Service offers July 1 first day souvenir
The U S Postal Service prepares a cacheted first day cover for the July 1 1971 stamp launch marking the new service. Envelopes will be free for one per customer at post offices on July 1 with no stamp and can bear the new 8 cent stamp for the cancellation. Orders for additional covers or Washington cancellations require postmarks by July 1 and include an 8 cent stamp plus a 7 cent handling charge.
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United States Postal Service
Postal Service
U.S. Postal Service
Stanley J. Pekalski
Bennington
Washington
D.C
Philatelic Sales Unit
Washington, D.C
Randolph-Larry Brothers Earns High Honors at Vermont Tech
Larry Brothers of Bennington attained high honors at Vermont Technical College during the second semester ending May 27. He was among seven students to post a 4.0 semester index, earned only by an A in every course. Larry Babcock, also of Bennington, achieved honors for the same term.
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Randolph
Larry Brothers
Bennington
Vermont Technical College
Larry Babcock
Bennington starved for drug crisis center in Vermont
Windham County group warns tourists and residents alike about rising drug use in Bennington. It notes no local crisis center and cites Mt Anthony school policy favoring medical treatment over punishment while UCS operates nearby. The piece urges a dedicated drug crisis center with trained staff.
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Windham County
Vermont
United Counseling Service
Putnam Memorial Hospital
UCS
James M. Toolan
Bennington
Summer Recreation Program Launches in Bennington
The Bennington Summer Recreation Program opens this week at Stark Street Memorial Park Molly Stark and the McCullough estate area in North Bennington. Supervisors announce new activities and invite boys and girls to register. This Friday marks Hippie Day with ribbons for winners and free popsicles for all. The Patriots Day Parade on July 2 forms at Memorial Park at 9:45 a.m. and travels down Main Street to Memorial Park with awards and festivities.
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Bennington
Stark Street
Memorial Park
Molly Stark
McCullough
North Bennington
Main Street
School
Gage
Aiken to lay wreath at Coolidge grave on July 4
Senator George D. Aiken will lay a wreath at Calvin Coolidge’s grave in Plymouth Notch cemetery at noon on July 4. The Vermont Historic Sites Board said a group will meet at 11:30 a.m. at the old Plymouth store before walking to the grave.
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Plymouth
George D. Aiken
Calvin
Plymouth Notch
Coolidge
Vermont
Vermont Historic Sites Board
Coolidge Historic Site
Wilder House
Gov
Davis
Vermont National Guard
Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation
George MacSorey
Army
National Guard
Historic Sites Board
Sen. Aiken
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State Garden Clubs
New Postal Service
Eagles Auxiliary
Order of Eagles Aerie
Eagles
Aerie
Hoosick Falls
Mary Davis
Geneva Longtin
Eva Glade
Beatrice Whitbeck
Lucy Carnavan
Rita Barton
Martha Morse
Mildred Houran
Leona Prouty
Jean Jewett
Mabel Davis
Bessie Burgess
VTC
By Steven Rice
Mt. Anthony
Charles W. Keir
New York
Carte
Bennington Road
Dick and
Betty Manning Bank Americard
Mastercharge
Shyeh
Maverick
Williamstown A
N Rmage Theatre
Williamstown
Mass
Cyrano
Rostand
Box Office
Nichals
Ine
Trevira
Soptra
Mats Ens
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