Minstrel past echoes in Arlington Lions Variety Show
Arlington residents recall the Lions Club Variety Show evolving from a minstrel act with blackface ending amid the civil rights era. Ed Doyle, longtime performer, notes the shift in 1960s after student picket threats and a move to broader themes. Jammed with local color, the show now features general humor and themed acts, while tambourines retain a remnant of the old days. Police report a snowplow collision in Hoosick Falls with minor car damage and a vandalism note on a resident’s car mirror.
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Arlington
Arlington Lions Club
Old Dixie
Ed Doyle
Lions Club
Frankie Hall
Green Mountain
Bennington College
Doyle
Rupert School board to meet. theatre show at Arlington High
The Rupert School board plans a regular meeting Monday March 28 at 8 am at Rupert Village School with a 7 30 pm show on Friday and Saturday March 25 and 26 at Arlington Memorial High School. Ellery Lawrence and a cast including Phil Elwell Wayne Dalton Virginia Andrews Neil Knapp Jane Davis and Martha Richards perform with other acts and dance numbers.
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Rupert School Board
Rupert Village
Arlington Memorial High School
Ellery Lawrence
Ed Nurge
Phillip Elwell
Wayne Dalton
Virginia Andrews
Neil Knapp
Jane Davis
Martha Richards
Bernie Seiferling
Lyle Salter
Ann Joyt
Alice Pero
Joyce Wyman
Frances Stork
Wayne Hoyt
Debbie Mattison
School of Dance
Nick Monte
Larry Brush
Ed Doyle
Wanda Pero
Arlington
Pam Blair
Wendy Bahan
Kathleen Holton
Wanda Salter
Lisa LaBatt
Sharon Eastman
Nimble Thimble
Cadette Girl Scouts
Shaftsbury
Dale Bahan
Michelle
Weiska
Green Mountain Park Bets on Greyhound Racing
Green Mountain Park public relations director Theodore Colton called dog racing the most honest parimutuel sport and explained the park will race dogs instead of horses due to economic pressures. He cited competition from other tracks and off track betting diminishing local drawing power.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Green Mountain Park
Theodore Colton
Colton
Green Mountain
Pownal
The
Kiwanis
Saratoga Track
Assault on School Bus Leads to Investigation in Hoosick Falls
A 14 year old Hoosick Falls Central School student alleges she was assaulted by three older boys on a school bus home from HFCS. Police withheld details citing minors. Superintendent Leonard calls the account complex and says two suspects were not even on the bus. The girl sustained minor facial bruises. Leonard promises a full public statement after police conclude their inquiry.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Central School
Falls
HFCS
Philip Leonard
Leonard
William Chapones
Village OTB parlor in the works
HOOSICK FALLS New York No date has been set for opening an off track betting parlor in Hoosick Falls Edward Reutemann a Capital District OTB director said extensive work by New York Telephone is needed at the former Ranaldo’s restaurant on Church Street and installing lines would take ten days to two weeks once started
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Edward Reutemann
Capital District
Telephone Company
New York Telephone
Ranaldo
Church Street
Reutemann
HUD funds for John Street in Hoosick Falls stirred town debate
Hoosick Falls village board voted unanimously to shift 22 000 of HUD 87 000 block grant funds from a failed loan subsidy into John Street storefront renovations and possibly relocate 13 500 to other commercial improvements. Critics blame poor publicity for the loan program while supporters cite renewed street lighting and insulation efforts as progress.
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Hoolick Falls
N.Y
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Hoosick Falls
Commission On Economic Opportunity
CEO
Peter Kent
Kent
John Street
William C. Johnson
Johnston
Harry Hebbard
National Commercial Bank and Trust Company
Eureka Upright Vacuum Bargain and Scale Sale
Sale notices list Eureka upright vacuum cleaners at $49.87 after tax, a bathroom scale discounted to $7.97, and a Wenzel backpack priced at $18.29. The fragment references a Sheridan silver plated item and a film offering, with unclear remaining details.
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Judson Brown
Falls Police
Wilder Avenue
Falls Public Works
Charles Stowell
Carol Sennett
Petersburg
John Button
First St
BRSU
Birdie” Wyman
Arlington, Vermont
Pany
Meg
Ier Wee
Bete
Arenes
Stereos
Aaa
Berlin
N.H
UPI
Glen Eastman
New Hampshire
Eastman
New England Regional Commission
CAP
Coos
Carroll
Grafton
Ron Serino
Estman
By Anne Eisenmenger
Hebbard
Hen Bromirski
Home Sayin Bank
Anl
Johnson
Upstate
New York
Jpsulation
Bennington
North ST
Dick Torrey
Prop
T.C
Clairol
REG
Crock Pot
Spalding
Wenzel
NFL
Sheridan NO
the, Treasurg Chesr
Vermont National
Vermont National Bank
the Extraordinary Bank
Vermont
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Main Street
Putnam Square
School Streets
Wilmington
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