New GOP County Chairman Links Way of Life with Politics
Ferdinand Bongartz, newly elected Manchester Vermont GOP county chair, explains a conservative but locally active philosophy. He opposes federal meddling except for essential local needs, values self-sufficiency, and blends Thoreau with practical governance while managing a family and a woodcraft business in Manchester.
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Manchester
Bennington County
Ferdinand Bongartz
Town Republican Committee
Margaret Lillie
Bloomfield
N.J
Vermont
Harold Wisell
Manchester Woodcraft
Bongartz
America
U.S
Susquehanna College
Selinsgrove
Local selectman recalls first term and shop talks
Shaftsbury Fran Stacy notes election win over Clyde H. Bryant Sr after distributing lit erature and vows a firm hand on public spending yet warns against being too tightfisted. Bongartz, a Manchester GOP figure, grooms local planning and helps aiding town groups while presiding over a wood stove workshop where regional planning debates brew among local sages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde H. Bryant Sr
Bongartz
GOP
Boy Scout Troop 33
Ethan Allen Council
ESA
Manchester Area Development
Lenten service at Our Lady of Lourdes and League meeting notes
Our Lady of Lourdes Church holds a 7 pm weekly Lenten service with confessions from 6:30 to 6:50 and a liturgical weekend for area Catholics with Saturday 8 am registration at Bennington Catholic High School. Bishop Joyce to lead Sunday Mass. League of Women Voters Pow nal unit meets March 31 at Solomon Wright Library with dues due April 1 and voter service chair named. Scout notes cover Troop 347 second class hike Saturday and upcoming scout-a-rama plans.
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Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Bennington Catholic High School
Robert F. Joyce
Burclington
League
League of Women Voters
Solomon Wright Library
Pownal
Pownals
Doris Mason
Thomas P. Hareley
Marcel A. Langlais
Bennington League Bulletin
Snow Hole
Peter Roy
Roy
South Powe Nal
Karl
David Grusendorf
Jerome St. Pierre
Bruce Harris
John Pudvar
Burt Lucier
Edward Messina
North Bennington seniors plan meeting at NBHS
Parents of North Bennington High School seniors will meet Thursday at 8 in Room A to discuss plans for the senior party and bring stamp books. St John’s Sodal ity members are asked to bring old shorts and pajama tops to tonight’s meeting.
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NBHS
St. John’s Sodality
North Bennington High School
Dog vaccination drive to hit deadline for licenses
County veterinarians warn owners that dog shots due by April 1 are lagging, risking unlicensed dogs and fines up to 100 dollars. A renewed law requires re inoculation for dogs vaccinated before October 31, 1963. Vaccine hours and vets available include LaGrange Lanfair and Treats with specified weekly times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. of Agriculture
State Dept. of Health
Rockies
Walter LaGrange
Clyde Lanfair
Shaftsbury artist chosen for Venice International Art Exhibition
Jules Olitsky of Hennington College faculty is selected to represent the United States at the Venice International Art Exhibition in June. He joins three other U.S. entrants including Helen Frankenthaler, Bennington College alumna. Henry Geldzahler of the Metropolitan Museum of Art chairs the selection. Two years earlier Shaftsbury had Kenneth Noland as a U.S. representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Jules Olitsky
Hennington College
United States
Olitsky
Helen Frankenthaler
Bennington College
Henry Geldzahler
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Kenneth Noland
Dorset Officials Celebrate March Birthdays Amid Office Move
Mr and Mrs Leland Beebe of Oneida N Y visited their daughter and son in East Dorset. Dorset selects only March birthdays for officials with Harlan Coolidge March 2 Robert Dressler March 6 and James Bebee March 7. The town clerk’s office will move to the municipal building and operating hours shift to Monday through Thursday 9 to 12 and Friday 1 to 4 with appointments possible through Eleanor O Donovan.
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Leland Beebe
Oneida
N.Y
David Hosley
East Dorset
Dorset
Harlan Coolidge
Robert Dressler
Dorset Selectmen
Eleanor O’donovan
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Seth
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Skylight Lodge
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Arthur Carman
Carman
Board of Selectmen
Ezekiel Cross Jr
J.F. Daniels
Japan
Lewis Cook
Roger
Oradell
Hong Kong
Mt. Fuji
Tokyo
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North Shire
Dorset Players
Thomas Martin
Leland Palmer
Kate
R.B. Tompkins
Cleopatra
Margaret Dougherty
Portia
Laura Sherwin
Desdemona
Carl Parsons
Ophelia
Sally Stannard
Juliet
Dorset Playhouse
Ree Tpc Malo da As
Economy Auto Stores, Inc
Main ST
Bennington
Griffin Electric Co.,inc
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Griffin
Main Street
Marden Skinner
James Bebee
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Central Vermont Public Service Corp
New England
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Wilson Ford, Inc
Bennington, Vermont
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