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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1966
Page
7
Mary Wolfe Thompson of Arlington urges residents to cooperate on a town history project. The writer, living at Prospect Nursing Home in North Bennington, believes Arlington has rich history and aims to present it in an engaging way rather than a dull standard history book.
Arlington Memorial High School hosted the Bennington County 4 H Dress Revue with girls modeling, garment care, sewing and grooming. Evaluators and club members from Shaftsbury Sunderland West Arlington Dorset and Poultney areas led workshops and awarded ribbons to participants. Loren R Disque announced Gold Seal honorees and praised the coordinators and junior leaders for an educational program.
Mountain Towns reports the Beaver Brook Kindergarten will hold an open house Friday from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Bissell Parish House inviting parents of children eligible for fall terms. Ten Wilmington homemakers attended the Windham County Extension Homemakers Council spring meeting in Westminster. Gertie Batchelder Gertie Carpenter Edna Carpenter Marie Taylor Ethel Southworth Beth Smith Alice Robinson Elizabeth Covey Margaret Hail Helen Worden received 25 year pins. Maud Canedy was absent.
North Bennington reports indicate a successful class night for NBHS seniors with a $662 treasury against a $655 budget. Plans include a midnight dinner and breakfast menu changes, two bands for all-night dancing, and decorating logistics at Mt. Anthony Country Club. Volunteers are sought for decor and driving duties, with slips due May 26. General chairs note no further mass meetings unless needed. Boosters list features local sponsors.
Dorset 4-H girls sell tickets door to door for a chicken pie supper at 6 p.m. Thursday in the United Church of Dorset and East Rupert vestry. Adult tickets are $1 and children 50 cents. proceeds fund 4-H Camp Onawa in Sunderland. Mrs. Robert McFall leads, aided by 24 members. Shaftsbury Miss Jean Henry to speak in Keene NH on humane society operations.
Arlington Masi, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Masi, was taken ill with appendicitis at the Boy Scout jamboree in Rutland last weekend. He is in Rutland Hospital following surgery Sunday. Arlington Little League tryouts are set for Wednesday and Thursday at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Little League Field. Eligible boys must be eight by Aug 1. New players require a parent or guardian.
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