Thomas Beaumont Named Elk of the Year in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls, N.Y. Past Exalted Ruler Thomas K. Beaumont of the Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks was named Elk of the Year at an awards ceremony Saturday night. The event honored long standing members with testimonials from past and current leaders and included presentations of wall plaques and life memberships.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Thomas K. Beaumont
Walter Beckstein
Beaumont
Charles Frazier
Wirmusky
Grand Lodge
Joseph Niedl
Orlando
Fla
Lodge
Elks
Frazier
William O'Meara
George Cuddihy
John Graney
A. Wiley Sherwood
State of
Ohio
William Graney
Troy
Charles Straub
Philip
Right. Beaumont
Grand Lodge of Elks
Controversy Over School Bus Parking in Sandgate
Sandgate directors reject a petition by 20 residents to move the town school bus from driver Lothar Wuerslin’s home to the village center. The board cites safety, supervision, and feasibility, noting plans for permanent bus housing will be presented at the next town meeting.
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Sandgate
Lothar Wuerslin
Mathilda Kenny
Town Hall
Kenny
Neil Cross
Cross
Virginia Bushee
Jennie Skidmore
Skidmore
Harry Skidmore
Wuerslin
Lions Hear Lazy Eye Talk In Pownal Meeting
Eighteen Pownal Lions heard Dr. Irving Tanzman discuss the lazy eye with charts. Secretary Arthur E. George reported meeting Sen. Daniel Inouye at a Burlington party gathering. The board meets April 7 and the club’s nominating committee will present officer candidates for the year starting July 1. Theodore Riehle of the Vermont Central Planning Office will discuss trailers and zoning at the April 13 session.
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Pownal
King Lion Charles Kokoras
Theodore Riehle
The
Vermont Central Planning Office
Pownal Sets April 21 Bond Vote for School Addition
The town schedules a fourth bond vote to fund a 15 room K-6 addition at Pownal Center School. Total project cost 964,850 with 276,780 state aid, leaving 688,070 to be raised locally. Voter checklist posted. polls open April 21, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Town Hall.
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Pownal
Pownal Center
Richard Diamond Associates
Bennington
Gardner’s
Champney’s
North Pownal
Dave’s Market
South
Board of Civil Authority
Scouting Languishes in Shaftsbury as Parents Abandon Duties
In Shaftsbury since 1969 all Scout groups except Cub Scouts have disappeared. Girl Scout leader Mrs. Wilbur Fiske cites massive parental indifference and urges meetings to recruit leaders. Boy Scout committee member Edwin Colvin laments loss of 13-member committee and warns four boys nearing Eagle rank risk losing interest without a viable troop.
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Shaftsbury
Cub Scouts
Wilbur Fiske
Fiske
Edwin Colvin
Boy Scout Committee
Boy Scout
Richard Boyd
Colvin
Boy Scouts
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Houlton
Edward Graney
Paul H. LaPorte
Louis Miller
William E. Burns
Joseph Carelli
Joseph Graney
Edward Sullivan
Walter B. Young
Peter Smith
P.E.R. John Delarey
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Vogue & Vanity
American Navy
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