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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1977
Page
3
West Arlington readers are urged to consider picnics on trips. Shell maps aid locating rest areas with tables. Suggestions cover menus for one day and longer trips, packing ideas, beverages, and simple recipes like Fran Engle's cold soup, celery with cheese, stuffed mushrooms, tuna cheese sandwiches, bean and pea salads, and a strawberry dessert.
A Montpelier questioner challenges a comparison of menstrual and full moon references in employment queries. The exchange discusses irrelevance of both questions, personal protections in marriage, economic independence for women, and potential legal avenues. Ms. Kite invites inquiries at the Pavilion Office Building, Montpelier, VT.05602.
The town Recreation Department sponsors the Memorial Day Raft Race on the Battenkill River in Arlington and West Arlington. It starts at 1 p.m. Saturday May 28 at Rt. 313 and finishes at the West Arlington covered bridge. Entry is 3 dollars per raft with a 10 dollar refundable deposit. Three divisions junior high high school and adult will vie for trophies for the two fastest and a most unique raft. All life jackets must be Coast Guard approved homemade rafts and propulsion gear only. Entries due by May 25. Contact Tom Otero at 442-5446 for more information.
Dr. William Flood of North Bennington will keynote the 1977 Spring Nursing Conference on Uterine Cancer, sponsored by the Vermont division of the American Cancer Society, the Vermont Inservice Continuing Education Group, and the UVM School of Nursing, May 19 at the Paradise Restaurant. He will discuss Physical Aspects of Cervical and Endometrial Cancer. An afternoon panel will cover psychosocial aspects. Registration and information are through Ruth Walbridge, R.N., Inservice Education Director, Putnam Memorial Hospital.
The Southern Vermont Stock Horse Association will stage its second gymkana Sunday May 15 at noon at the old race track across from the State Line House Route 67. Also listed are a free admission, a concession stand, a 140 Club Mother & Daughter dinner May 17 at 6 30 p m at Track Fare Manchester and the Bennington Regional Alcohol Council monthly meeting tonight at 7 30 p m at St Peter's Church. Week menu shows Sloppy Joe's Tuesday and varied meals through Thursday.
A readable menu list outlines daily meals including juice, soups, sandwiches, vegetables, desserts and milk for the school week. The page also notes Sabbath services at Temple Beth El at 8:30 p.m. with Dr. William Wiesner and a Sunday breakfast RSVP contact Ruth Levin, plus a talk by Dr. Irving Adler on The Prophetic Tradition in Judaism.
A May 19 event invites all readers to explore a large downstairs display of new children's books from picture books to young adult fiction. Vermont Library consultants will lead book reviews from 10:30 to 11:30, with browsing 11:30 to 1:30, followed by a film on storytelling. The program includes guidance for parents and caregivers and previews a summer reading plan featuring a weekly read aloud.
The final Four Centuries of American Indian Activists symposium opens at 10 a.m. Saturday May 14 in the Greenwall Music Workshop at Bennington College. Speakers include Etok Charles Ed wardson Jr. Phillip Nash Ada Deer Mohawk Michael Bush S. Bobo Dean Homer St. Francis Kent Ouimette and others discussing Indian minorities in the United States today and Indian self government, with a reception and gallery display. Hours for the weekend exhibition run 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday with an 8 to 11 p.m. reception Saturday evening. The event is funded by the Vermont Council on the Humanities and Public Issues.
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