Bennington County population up 5 percent in three years
County estimates by the state Central Planning Office show Bennington County growing from 29,28 to 30,741 between 1970 and 1973. Sandgate leads with a 55 percent rise, while Winhall Pownal and Manchester also gain. Some towns shrink, and Bennington remains the county’s largest town.
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Bennington County
State Central Planning Office
State Department of Health
Sandgate
Winhall
Pownal
Manchester
Dorset
Readsboro
Stamford
Arlington
Bennington
Peru
Woodford
Searsburg
Rupert
Landgrove
Sunderland
Shaftsbury
St Luke's nursing school to graduate final class
Denise Boutin of Bennington is among 33 graduates at St Luke's School of Nursing Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield Mass. Diplomas will be awarded June 9 at 2 pm at Tanglewood Lenox, the school’s final class before the 57 year old program closes. Congressman Silvio Conte will deliver the principal address. Ms Boutin is a Mt Anthony High School Class of 1971 graduate.
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St. Luke’s School of Nursing
Berkshire Medical Center
Tanglewood
Lenox
Mass
Silvio O. Conte
R-Mass
Ms. Boutin
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Obituary: Robert Stripak Sr. dies at Albany Medical Center
Robert Charles Stripak Sr. died May 11 at Albany Medical Center. He retired to North Pownal in 1968 from Smithtown New York where he was a public school administrator. Active in Kiwanis Booster Club and Presbyterian Church, charter member and 1972 president of Pownal Lions Club, Mt. Anthony Country Club member. Survived by wife Alva, three children Robert Jr. Averill Park New York Richard Ft. Pierce Florida and Dorothy Anne Penner Bethesda Maryland and five granddaughters.
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Robert Stripak
Robert Charles Stripak
Albany Medical Center
North Pownal
Smithtown
L.I
Kiwanis
Presbyterian Church
Stripak
Pownal
Alva
Robert Jr
Averill Park
N.Y
Richard
Ft. Pierce, Fla
Dorothy Anne Penner
Bethesda, Md
Mt Anthony approves senior freedom plan at board meeting
Mt Anthony High School board unanimously approves a trial plan allowing seniors with free periods to leave campus with sign in out and parental consent for under 18 students. Principal Clarence Pelkie led a student faculty group in proposing the policy amid ongoing district policy debates. The discussion also covered junior high renovations and potential bond issues, with state approval pending for renovations and a possible alternative financing plan. The meeting highlighted top state honors for music students and summer scholarship selections for five students to study at Tanglewood.
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Mt. Anthony
Clarence Pelkie
Pelkie
George A. Sleeman
BSD
Burlington
Tanglewood
Lenox
Mass
BCRC Holds Annual Meeting in Arlington on Thursday
Bennington County Regional Commissioners will meet at 7:30 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary's Parish Hall for their annual session. The agenda includes voting on the 1974 75 BCRC budget election of officers a presentation by Richard A Angney on the Federal Rural Development Act of 1973 and A 95 grant application reviews focusing on Bennington County housing problems.
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Arlington
Bennington County
St. Margaret Mary’s
BCRC
Richard A. Angney
Farmers Home Administration
Stout RSVP lunch marks annual recognition reception
The Bennington County Retired Senior Volunteer Program hosts a May 29 reception at Paradise with a 12:30 p.m. buffet, 1:30 p.m. program, and a keynote by Robert Strout of Putnam Memorial Hospital. RSVP by May 20. Manchester and Bennington contact numbers provided.
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Bennington County
Paradise Restaurant
Robert Strout
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Browe Jones Tie The Knot In Bennington Ceremony
Marriage vows exchanged May 3 in an evening ceremony at the home of Charles Mason in Pownal. Joan E. Jones and Harry S. Browe, both of Bennington, were joined by officiant justice of the peace. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Jones.
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Joan E. Jones
Harry S. Browe
Bennington
Charles Mason
Pownal
Carl A. Jones
Well Baby Clinic May 24 at Second Congregational Church
A free Well Baby Clinic sponsored by the state Department of Health and Bennington Home Health Agency will be held Friday May 24 at 1 p.m. at the Second Congregational Church. Dr. Manindra Ghosh will provide physical exams and immunizations including mumps vaccine for children 12 months and older. Screening for ears and eyes will also be performed.
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State Department of Health
The
Bennington Home Health Agency
Second Congregational Church
Manindra Ghosh
Traveler shares slides on France and Spain at Mt Anthony
Albert Bachand a Williamstown resident visited Mt Anthony Junior High School May 10 presenting slides on France and Spain to language students Jean Laura Justyna Steuer and Frank Sutton. Bachand has in 20 years visited 73 countries and all 50 states and promotes educational programs in southern Vermont and western Massachusetts.
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Albert Bachand
France
Spain
Mt. Anthony Junior High School
Jean Laura
Justyna Steuer
Frank Sutton
Bachand
Vermont
Massachusetts
Bennington
Morocco
Queens association threatens sheep to cut city grass
Bayside Hills Civic Association in Queens warns mayor that if malls on 56th and 58th Aves are not mowed within seven days they will hire or lease sheep and goats to graze the overgrown grass. Association president Albert J. Falloni says retired citizens would act as shepherds.
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New York
UPI
Bayside Hills Civic Association
56Th
58Th Avenue
Queens
Association
Albert J. Falloni
Abraham Beame
Midnight burglars steal 720 dollars in Newcastle restaurant
In Newcastle upon Tyne England two burglars broke into a restaurant at midnight taking 720 dollars in cash. Police said the men stayed long enough to eat a steak with mushrooms and champagne before leaving. They left dirty dishes and a 1.92 dollar tip.
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Newcastle Upon Tyne
England
UPI
Thrift Shops Schedule and Inventory Update
Thrift shops open this week 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Bennington shop offers Portiers canes, a coffee maker, electric percolators, antique walkers, candle sticks, hot plates, suitcases, various men’s shoes and size 15% neck shirts. North Bennington shop lists drapes, bedspreads, spring clothes and a baby carriage.
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Bennington
Vermont DAR Announces $200 Scholarship for High School Graduate
The Vermont Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will award a $200 grant for study beyond high school to a Vermont resident graduating this June. Applications are from state regent Mrs. Nichols Stillwell, Star Route Woodford. Return by June 1 to Erminie L. Pollard, Proctorsville, no DAR affiliation required.
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Vermont Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Vermont
State Dar
Nichols Stillwell
Star Route
Woodford
Erminie L. Pollard
Proctorsville
DAR
Mt Anthony School Board adopts media policy vote
Banner report notes unanimous approval of the book and library media policy at the Mt Anthony Union School Board meeting. It states director Ivor Pelsue abstained from voting due to absence in prior discussions.
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Mt. Anthony Union School Board
Ivor Pelsue
Town Fishing Derby Set For May 18 At Town Pool
Recreation Department hosts annual derby for children 10 and under this Saturday at 9 a.m. Prizes go to top fish, first with limit of five, all others, and youngest to catch in both boys and girls divisions. Parents urged to bring poles hooks and bait. Vermont Fish and Game will stock the pool.
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Recreation Department
Vermont Fish and Game Department
Bennington Briefs Highlight Local Events and Raffle
Leo Marrs of 96 Merson St wins Mt. Anthony football high school raffle drawn by Supt. George Sleeman. prize donated by Star Electric. Catamount Gadabout square dance season finale at Molly Stark School 8 to 11 with Joe Uebelacker calling. Also a May 20 curriculum committee meeting at Mt. Anthony Union High School. Girl Scout Troop 243 rummage sale May 18 at Knights of Columbus Hall. Bake sale May 18 at Grant City sponsored by Mt. Anthony junior health occupation class. Tickets for cake to win 25 cents or five for $1. Bennington Club past president's night May 18 with steaks by John Reardon and music by Common Courtesy. Annual membership meeting May 16 with buffet at 7 p.m. Broad form excess liability coverage under homeowner policy. Shea Agency Insurance Center ad. Bennington Lions Fun-O-Rama May 14–18 across from J.H. Winslow's on Depot Street.
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Leo Marrs
Merson St
Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union
Supt
George Sleeman
Star Electric
Catamount Gadabout Square Dance Club
Molly Stark
Joe Uebelacker
Knights of Columbus Hall
Main Street
Grant City
Mt. Anthony
Bennington Club
John Reardon
Senior Citizens Bowl Winners Named at Bennington Lanes
Marion Harris won high ladies with 162 single and 432 triple while George Rogers led men with 175 single and 45 triple. The group meets Fridays at 3 p.m. at Bennington Lanes.
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Senior Citizens
Marion Harris
George Rogers
Bennington Lanes
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New England Telephone Co
St. Luke’s Nursing School
Pittsfield
Denise Boutin
Louis A. Boutin
County St
Noble
VFW
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Thomas Kinney
James Welch
William Noble
Samuel Colliano
Virginio N. Perrotta Jr
George E. Crowley
Joseph Piue III
Ernest E. Caron
David Hurley
Thomas Meehan
Harold Bodine
Eleanor Welch
Doris Kinney
Conductress
Ladies Auxiliary
Helen Garvie
Dorothy Martin
Lillian Snyder
Margaret Knights
Carol Meehan
Marion Charest
Josephine Colvin
Lillian Bourassa
Claudia Johnson
Catherine Sawyer
Eva Glade
Lula Cooper
Janet LeBlanc
Barbara Charron
Edna Bruso
Helen Davis
Martha Morse
State Education Department
Sleeman
RVSP
Doris Gable
RSVP
Louis Bellemare
Margaret Stratton
South Shire
Paul McCully
North Shire
State Office On
Jack Leary
Faire Edwards
Browe-Jones
Well Baby
MiTtie de
Stride Rite
New England
BARRE
ST. Albans
North Moir
North Main St
Newport
Main St
Rutland Plaza
Winooski
West Canal St
Falloni
Bankamericard
Shaffe
Paarles
Frances
Macgregor
Javery
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H
South Street
Bennington Briefs
Shea Agency Inc. Insurance Center
Bennington Lions
Women’s Auxiliary
Putnam
Putnam Hotel
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
Prince
Sewice
Colonial Shopping Ctr
Williamstown
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