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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1969
Page
7
During its weekly meeting held Thursday afternoon the Board of Selectmen made appointments and discussed town matters. Further details show officials addressing local concerns and scheduling future actions in Pownal.
North Bennington residents gather at Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home tonight at 7 to honor Mrs. Herbert H. Leonard. The town also lists appointments including fence viewers D Fred Lillie Richard Pudvar Earl Tudor and others such as welfare agent Perle N Hibbard sign administrator and town planning board member Thomas P Hurley.
Williams College President John E. Sawyer announced three changes in the Dean's Office. Associate deans Peter K. Frost and Lauren R. Stevens will serve half time and continue teaching. Curtis L. Manns becomes Director of ABC Programs and Assistant Dean, replacing Philip F. Smith, while Donald W. Gardner Jr. and Jeffrey O. Jones leave or shift roles.
About seven residents met at Shaftsbury Elementary to discuss field maintenance and warding off boundary confusion between Bennington and Shaftsbury Little Leagues. A buffer zone along the Walloomsac and Branch rivers could let boys choose which league to join as activity begins in May. Volunteers are hoped for April work on the North Bennington field including the dugouts and clubhouse.
The Banner reports community volunteers respond to deer feeding appeals from Bennington and Pownal residents. Pownal Fish and Game Club discusses March actions, dog control under new state law, a May 17 children’s fishing derby, and Project 69 rabbit restoration plans. North Bennington hosts Charles Butler’s Sunday oil painting show at the Villager Restaurant on Main Street.
Col Edward W. Corcoran U.S. Army is to return from Vietnam at month end. He will head to Washington for duty with the Provost General Marshal Office in late May. A North Bennington native and Norfolk University alum, he joined the Army in 1940 and was recently promoted to colonel. Mrs Corcoran and their two daughters will stay in North Bennington through the school year before moving to Washington. The couple also has two sons who are army officers.
The Pownal area considers forming a Lions Club to advance town projects. A 20-member charter is needed and an organizational meeting is set for Sunday March 16 at 7 30 p.m. in the Ladd Brook Restaurant. Cyril E Bluto Vermont State Lions District Governor notes strong general interest. The group operates non sectarian and non political with 100 percent district funding toward local projects.
Anne C Geiger, 19, of Falls Church Virginia and Reed College student in Portland, was arrested at O’Hare Airport when her suitcase burst open and marijuana and hashish spilled out. She quipped that it would teach her to be neat.
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