Bennington Photographer Wins NEA Grant for Town Exhibit
Park-McCullough House in North Bennington announced a National Endowment for the Arts grant for photographer David Scribner to expand a Bennington area project. The NEA funds cover basic costs while the park covers the rest, aiming to capture the town’s life and diversity through a constituency based approach over three to four months with a late fall exhibit planned downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park-McCullough
North Bennington
National Endowment For the Arts
NEA
David Scribner
Bennington
Scribner
Newell Addresses Rotary on Chamber Plans and Growth
David Newell executive director of the Chamber of Commerce spoke at the Rotary Club Friday. He outlined plans to boost local business through increased involvement and funding, form an Industrial Bureau to coordinate BCIC regional planning realtors and contractors, promote tourism with a new brochure, expand merchant outreach, and follow up on issues like steam train rooms and meals tax and tourism budget cuts. He warned of the large tasks facing the Chamber in the coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Newell
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Newell
BCIC
Regional Planning Commission
Chamber
Bennington Briefs: 140 Club meets in Shaftsbury
Th 140 Club will meet at 8 Tuesday night at Connie Coffin home in Shaftsbury while the Vermont State Police Auxiliary gathers at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Shaftsbury barracks conference room. Guest speaker Raymond Bolton state s attorney will present. Dr and Mrs William Dupree former Burlington residents have left on an extended Europe tour including London where Dr Dupree will study further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Coffin
Shaftsbury
Vermont State Police Auxiliary
Shaftsbury Barracks
Raymond Bolton
William Dupree
Brooks Ave
Burlington
Europe
London
England
Dupree
Earl Dupree
Oakes St
Hospital Notes Admissions and local notices in Bennington area
Admissions list includes Rocky Gatdner Gregory Blake Janet Sweet Paulette Derosia and others from Bennington North Bennington Shaftsbury Hoosick Falls with multiple names. Births report a daughter to Darryl and partner Goodhue of Bennington and Steven Amadon of Bennington. Discharges include Andrea Leibensperger Mary Powell Chad Blake Kathryn Goodell Isabelle Butler Alicia Percey Harriet Hulett Peter Alesor and others. Community notices cover DIAL-A-DEVOTION program, American Legion Auxiliary meeting, screenings at Bennington Free Library, chorus rehearsals at Mt Anthony Union High School, anti smoking meetings at Putnam Memorial Hospital, Al Anon meetings, Fire Department Auxiliary meeting, VF WClam Bake details, Adv. gas sale, insurance ad, and a $100 reward for Spice N Nice sign theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Gatdner
Bennington
Gregory
Blake
North Bennington
Janet Sweet
Paulette Derosia
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Darryl Goodhue
Steven Amadon
Andrea Leibensperger
Mary Powell
Chad Blake
Kathryn Goodell
Isabelle Butler
Alicia Percey
Harriet Hulett
Shaftsbury
Peter Alesor
Arlington High School Senior to Wed Union Carbide Employee
Engaged couple announced for Nancy Anne King daughter of Mr and Mrs David Goodell of Sandgate to Thomas Pike son of Mr and Mrs Paul Pike of Arlington. Bride to graduate from Arlington Memorial High School this spring. Fiancee works at Union Carbide Corp in Bennington. he attended AMHS. Wedding date not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandgate
David Goodell
Nancy Anne King
Thomas Pike
Paul Pike
Arlington
Arlington Memorial High School
Union Carbide Corp
Bennington
AMHS
Engagement of Joan Michelle Jarvis to Kenneth Galusha
Mt. Anthony Road resident Joan Michelle Jarvis and Kenneth James Galusha announce their engagement. Joan attends North Adams State College and serves in the Massachusetts Army National Guard. Kenneth, a Hudson Valley Community College graduate, works at Sibley Machine Shop in Bennington. A June wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Jarvis
Mt. Anthony Road
North Pownal
Joan Michelle
Kenneth James Galusha
Warren H. Galusha
East Road
Bennington
North Adams
Mass
BREF notes church events and schedules
Tuesday March 16 Media Center Tour for clergy at MAUHS 11 30 a m in north parking lot to learn audio visual aid. Wednesday March 17 Radio rehearsal readings from the Passion for WBTN 7 15 p m. Special Religious Education handicapped class St Josephs Convent 7 15 p m. Monday March 22 BREF Vacation Church School organizing summer curriculum ecumenical center 507 County St 7 15 p m. Wednesday March 24 Young Adult Singles Linn Wilson home 12 Corey Lane 7 30 p m. Friday March 26 Teens Rollerskating youths from area churches to Pittsfield call 442-8498 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Media Center
Mauhs
St. John
WBTN
St. Joseph’s Convent
BREF
County St
Linn Wilson
Corey Lane
Pittsfield
Recycling council seeks more material to boost profits
At a March 10 BBCRC meeting in Williamstown new executive director David Burg announced a need for higher volumes of glass and paper to gain profit. February totals showed 63 500 pounds of newspaper 10 125 pounds of magazines and 20 000 pounds of glass from 12 towns with Bennington contributing 10 000 newspapers and 2 700 glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Berkshire-Bennington Counties Recycling Council Inc
BBCRC
Center For Environmental Studies
David Burg
Bennington
U.S
Lee
Oxford
Burg
Whitingham
Food report on Governor's Commission now released
The Governor's Commission on Food announces public access to its 800 page two volume report and a 14 page summary. Copies cost 10 dollars for the full report and 50 cents for the summary, with libraries and state offices stockpiling copies for public use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Governor’s Commission On Food
Brendan J. Whittaker
Commission
State Agriculture Department
State
Vermont
Vérmont Department of Agriculture
Bennington Free
Thomas P. Salmon
Agriculture
Food Industry
Legislature
Salmon
Obituaries for Benedetti Crandall Dahl and Eddington Selections
A string of Bennington and North Adams obituaries notes the deaths of Marie Vivori Benedetti 88 of North Adams wife of Severino Benedetti and mother of Vincent Bertholdi along with several relatives. Also reported are the deaths of Schuyler Lyman Crandall 89 and Ruth Ann Pierce Dahl 57 of Bennington with service details, cemeteries, and memorials. John E. Eddington 77 a local photographer died unexpectedly with funeral rites planned at Mahar Son Funeral Home and St Francis de Sales Church. Memorials are suggested to church buildings and local rescue squads.
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Marie Vivori Benedetti
Furnace St
North Adams
Mass
Vincent Bertholdi
Bennington
Williamstown
St. Anthony’s
Austria
Peter Bertholdi
Severino Benedetti
St. Anthony’s Church
Leslie Kent
Philip Tallarico
Henry Bertholdi
Ballston Spa
N.Y
Flynn & Cagnoli-Montagna
North Rupert
Schuyler Lyman Crandall
Main St
Dorset
Edward
Nellie (Roberts) Crandall
Vermont
Brandon
Goshen
Basil Walsh
Ruth Ann Pierce Dahl
South St
Sacred Heart Church
Duhl
Howard Duhl
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Leo
Mary (Darrow) Pierce
Linda Lebert
North Bennington
Barbara Kircher
Willow Grove
Michael
Freeport
Long Island
Mary H. Young
American Cancer Society
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Park Lawn
St. John the Baptist Cemetery
John E. Eddington
St. Francis de Sales
East Main St
Mahar & Son
Troy
Henry and
Margaret
Mahar) Eddington
Albany
St. Francis de Sales Church
Joseph
Ansonia
Enrollment Up at Vermont College as Applications Rise
Dr. Richard A. Mottram, dean of Vermont College, told the Norwich University Women’s Club at Vermont College on March 11 that boarding student admission applications are up nearly 20 percent from a year ago. He noted last year at this time the college had received 269 applications.
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Montpelier
Vermont College
Richard A. Mottram
Norwich University
Mottram
Vermont
Norwich University-Vermont College
Norwich
Texas woman wins share of lottery prize from ex husband
A Maryland court orders Robert S Bronson to pay half of his remaining 900000 prize to his Texas ex wife Betty Elizabeth Bronson. Bronson won the 1974 Maryland lottery and now receives 50000 annually. the Texas decree awarding child support and a share of winnings led to this interstate dispute.
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Baltimore
UPI
Texas
Maryland
Superior Court
Shirley B. Jones
Robert S. Bronson
Betty Eli
Zabeth Bronson
Greenville
Bronson
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Tyler Resch
Elizabeth Dwyer
John McCullough
John Simson
Jay Zwynenberg
Sheafe Satterthwaite
Jerry Jenkins
Bob Metteson
Dick Leake
Tim Smith
Tordis Isselhardt
Bennington Briefs
Angie Lingner
Scott Thomas
East Arlington
Grace Costorf
Angelica Bolster
Manchester Center
Timothy Witten
Shushan
Alson Drew
Middlebury
Viola Campbell
Robert Weichert
Gregory Blake
Stanley Kimball
Mary Galli
Richard Springer
North Hoosick
Ellen Farber
Nicholas Paul
Erma Kennedy
Eunice Wisher
Dana Bacon
Manchester
Natalee Everett
Pawlet
Linda Teffeau
Philadelphia
Marion Taylor
Wendy Cone
Eagle Bridge
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Dial-A-Devotion
Old First Church of
Old Bennington
Dial
American Legion Auxiliary
Senior Citizens Community Center
North St
Bennington Free Library
Louis Calabro
al Anon
Second Congregational Church
Wclam
Davey Oil Co
Northside Drive
The
Shea Agency Inc
Southern Vermont Insurance Center
Nice
Plante Jewelers
Main St. Benn., Vt
Jarvis-Galusha
Freedman & Son
Green Island
Continental Can
Bennington Committee
Lucia Howard
Vermont Department of Agriculture
Mrs
Marie Benedetti
St. Anthony's Church Building Fund
Southview Cemetery
Schuyler L. Crandall
Ruth P. Ouhl
Vt. College
Thrift Shop
Bennington Thrift Shop
United Counseling Service
Ae Pein Maa A
Fienberg
Bennington, V
Eagle Street
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