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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1977
Page
3
The piece shares do ahead salad ideas using artichokes fruits and vegetables. Recipes include marinated artichokes with a vinegar oil dressing a two salad duo fruit yogurt salad and a tomato aspic with gelatin plus a sour cream fruit salad with mandarin oranges pineapple marshmallows and coconut.
Constance L. Kite shares a reader letter urging deeper help for lonely widows and the elderly. The writer promotes volunteers to visit, deliver meals, tutor, and provide companionship through programs like Meals on Wheels and local schools, urging action across Vermont. Pearl Somaini, at the Vermont Office on the Aging in Montpelier, is highlighted as a contact for volunteer opportunities.
Bennington Free Library staff explain the card catalog as three parts author subject title and how patrons locate books using call numbers and Dewey Decimal codes. The piece blends humor about patron searches with examples, noting upstairs stacks and common misunderstandings.
Monday offers lemonade hot dogs relish mustard sauerkraut French fries and fruit cocktail. Tuesday features lasagne cabbage salad French bread fruit and milk. Wednesday serves Chinese chicken chow mein with noodles on rice bread and butter cookies and milk. Thursday provides cream of mushroom soup with crackers grinders pineapple and milk. Friday includes orange juice turkey salad macaroni salad four bean salad rye bread and butter peaches and milk.
Chicago motorists are urged by the Chicago Motor Club AAA to monitor twelve vehicle fluids to prevent breakdowns. Gasoline is the obvious one, followed by windshield washer fluid, crankcase oil, brake fluid, power steering fluid, transmission fluid, battery fluid, rear axle fluid, shock absorber fluid, front wheel bearing fluid, radiator coolant, and air conditioning refrigerant.
Stanley S. Wiskoski a Union College senior from Bennington received the Elias Peissner Prize for Germanic studies. Son of John and Susan Wiskoski he graduated Mt Anthony Union High School in 1973 and is listed among those honored at the college ceremony.
A collection of Bennington happenings lists a Saturday car wash 10 to 3 behind McDonald’s on Northside Drive by MAUHS sophomore class for $1 per car with rain date the following Saturday. Also notes Lions Club auction items needed at 213 West Main St and pickup calls to 447-7763 or 442-4329. Public meetings include Catamount Coin Club May 10 at St Peters Church. Moose Lodge hosts roast beef supper May 7 with music by Pete Roberto Combo. reservations advised. Other ads promote cleaning services, Mt. Anthony Country Club dinners, homeowners insurance, fresh fish at Shirkshire, Hoosick Grange chicken barbecue May 19, and Aerie 1861 officer nominations May 10. Office closures for Dr Ghosh on May 9–12.
Pittsfield Massachusetts alumni body offers scholarship aid for alumni descendant or others pursuing nursing. Applications via Grace Noonan at 535 Tyler Street Pittsfield 01201 due by July 1.
UPI reports an extended forecast for Vermont from Saturday through Monday with variable clouds and a chance of showers Saturday and Sunday. Rain is likely Monday. Temperatures run a bit warmer than normal with highs 65 to 75 and lows 45 to 59.
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