Community Calendar March Events Across Bennington County
A weekend of activities from March 1 to March 6 lists events at Molly Stark School MAUHS Gym M Anthony Country Club Benn College Barn Studio Mount Anthony Junior High School Park McCullough House and Bennington Free Library. Highlights include a square dance basketball tournaments youth boxing ski races water carnival snowshoe races opera Dido and Aeneas and weekly pool and yoga events. Community groups are invited to submit upcoming cultural and recreational listings by Monday 3 p.m.
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Molly Stark School
Jack O’leary
MAUHS
George Sherman
M. Anthony
Youth Council
Rec
Benn
College Barn
Park-McCullough
Memorial Park
Mt. Anthony Junior High School
Bennington County Choral Society
Dido
Aeaneas
Community Recreation Center
Bennington Free Library
Wallace van Keuren
Shaftsbury
David Wilner
Recreation Center
North Bennington
Bennington
Arlington Community House
Dianne E. Hall
Emergency food fund aids Bennington area residents
Vermont Legal Aid runs a tax preparer in the office on select days to help low income residents file for possible sales refunds and tax credits even if income is not taxable. The Emergency Food and Fuel Fund, organized by the Bennington Area Ecumenical Council under Rev. Thomas Steffen, has assisted 35 people this year, while church donations have stocked an emergency food shelf used 12 times to provide canned food for emergencies.
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Shar Wuerschmidt
Vermont Legal Aid
Bennington Area
Community aid programs extend help during hardships
The article thanks churches and individuals for generosity aiding many through hard times via the Emergency Food and Fuel Fund and Emergency Food Shelf. Assistance can be loan, grant, or hybrid, with some loans repaid to fund further help. Home care, chore services, and paid tasks for seniors are offered through community programs and staff contracts. donations and inquiries can be made at 442-9519.
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Emergency Food and Fuel Fund
Emergency Food
EF & F
BOC
Office On
P.S
Doyle to quiz Town Meeting goers on statewide issues
Sen William T Doyle of Washington County announced a public opinion poll will be distributed on Town Meeting Day across more than 120 Vermont communities. The 14 question survey asks about a state land use plan a presidential primary four lane highway limits death penalty nuclear plants and gambling casinos.
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Vermont
Bennington
Doyle
Thomas H. Foster
Michael Silver
Vermont lawmakers tighten control over nuclear plants
The Vermont House Government Operations Committee endorsed a bill requiring prior legislative approval for any new atomic power plants. The Public Service Board may issue permits only with legislature consent, in a move replacing an earlier version that would have blocked construction without a vote. Vermont Yankee remains the state's sole atomic generating facility.
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Intpelier
UPI
Vermont
House Government Operations Committee
Public Service Board
Natural Resources Committee
General Assembly
Government Operations Committee
Vermont Yankee
Health Dept reports on screening for three conditions
The Vermont Health Department reports 18,047 tests on 7,165 people for hypertension diabetes and glaucoma in 1974 before mobile units wintered. Of 669 high blood pressure cases 239 were already under treatment. 141 new essential hypertension cases were started on treatment. 59 labile. 48 normotensive. 167 pending. Diabetes screening found 478 suspicious results with 111 retesting normal, 118 new diabetics, 41 borderline, 134 pending. Glaucoma referrals totaled 87 with 19 new cases confirmed and 29 borderline. 12 pending. 26 not diabetic. Spring clinics begin April 15 in Burlington area and May 1-2 in Pownal. organizers seek local coordinators via Patricia M. Kuehn.
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Burlington
Health Department
Vermont Health Department
Ragtime Ensemble to Perform Boston Concert at Symphony Hall
The New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble shows its only Boston concert on Friday March 7 at 8 30 p m at Symphony Hall. Gunther Schuller founder guides the group famed for Scott Joplin orchestrations and recent album releases. A Ford Foundation grant first installment of 1 5 million will be announced at the event.
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Boston
New England Conservatory
Symphony Hall
Scott Joplin
Angel
Crest
Gunther Schuller
Conservatory
Ford Foundation
Netherlands
United States
White House
Boston University
Vermont district approved to aid six northern counties
Gov Salmon announced USDA approval of a Northern Vermont Resource Conservation and Development District covering Lamoille Franklin Grand Isle Essex Orleans and Caledonia counties. Craig M Right said the project aims to improve social and economic conditions and protect the local environment.
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John Breen
BOC News
Department of Social Welfare
Sen. Doyle
Health Dept
Pownal
Panasonic
J. F. Collins Co
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Armours Pkg
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Palf
Florida
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