Berkshire Garden Club Opens 40th Season With Maibowle Open House
In Stockbridge Massachusetts the Berkshire Garden Center marks its 40th year with a Maibowle open house Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. Guests view gardens and center features on Routes 102 183 west of Stockbridge while herb associates host a punch and herb cookies reception. Center president R Gordon Grange of Sheffield announces a 12-event program including lectures by Catharine Osgood Foster and others at May June July and August plus a Stockbridge Antiques Show and a harvest festival all open to the public for a nominal fee.
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Berkshire Garden Club
Stockbridge
Mass
Berkshire Garden Center
Mai Bowle
Herb Associates
Germany
Elwood K. Burdsall
Great Barrington
R. Gordon Grange
Sheffield
Catharine Osgood Foster
Walter Pflumma
Herb Farm
North Granby
Conn
G. Roy Boutard
W.E.D. Stokes
Wynn A. Layman
Garden Club of America
John and
Patricia Mulhall
Audubon Society
Pleasant Valley Sanctuary
Shaftsbury Lotti Tobler vacationing with Arizona couple
Shaftsbury Lotti Tobler and Mr and Mrs Alfred Niles of Apache Junction Arizona are vacationing here with Mr and Mrs Leo Harrington of Shaftsbury.
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Alfred Niles
Apache Junction, Ariz
Leo Harrington
Shaftsbury
Falls coach gets a pie in the eye
Hoosick Falls Central School students and staff packed the gym to watch coach Ken Baker receive a chocolate cream cake after losing a bottle-sell fundraiser bet with Ellen Potrikus. The drive raised 987 dollars from 495 bottles sold by girls and 492 by boys for a universal gym.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Central School
Ken Baker
Ellen Petrikus
Miss Potrikus
Baker
Booster Club
Child shoots mother in hip in family home
In San Antonio a 2-year-old boy woke to familiar sounds when his father returned at 1 a.m. He picked up a .32-caliber pistol from a bedside table and discharged a bullet that struck his mother, Arlene Russell, in the right hip. The 24-year-old woman received flesh wound treatment.
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San Antonio
Tex
UPI
Arlene Russell
Senior Day at Arlington Memorial High School
Senior Day at Arlington Memorial High School gives graduates a glimpse of roles in the school system. Principal Terry Wilcox oversees the day while Tim Blair assumes the Science Dept, Kathy Galli teaches history, and Nancy Hagelberg answers the nurse’s phone.
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Arlington Memorial High School
Terry Wilcox
Tim Blair
Kathy Galli
Nancy Hagelberg
Last Elks Auxiliary holds final meeting of the year
Ladies Auxiliary of the Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks wrapped up the fiscal year with retiring president Mrs. Gerald Schwartz presiding. They approved a 1100 donation to the lodge for new floor covering and 75 to sponsor a Hoosick Misses Softball League team, plus plans for officer installation and other year end duties.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks
Gerald Schwartz
Hoosick Misses
Hoosick Valley Post
VFW
Eva Schmigel
Doris Kalinowski
Doris Auering
Marie White
Marian Redden
Elsie Enright
Marge Patiie
Reta Danforth
Lena Sargood
Angeline Carelli
Hudson-Mohawk County Council
Mechanicville
Vermont budget squeeze dims state agency funds
Salmon administration official memo warns department heads of tighter finances for the coming fiscal year. Administration Secretary Wilson cites energy crisis and heavy snow as factors reducing revenues, predicting a near even budget and cuts in personnel overhead and unnecessary expenses.
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Wilson
Vermont
McRae Seeks Back Pay From Goddard College
Otis McRae, a former Goddard College staff member, filed suit in U S District Court seeking back pay and restored seniority after his discharge last year. He claims the college violated contractual obligations due to racist practices by President Gerald S. Witherspoon and seeks costs from the legal challenge. Before dismissal he served as coordinator in the non-resident trimester office.
Rutland businessman eyes Democratic bid for secretary of state
Rutland businessman Stuart St. Peter plans a formal announcement in early June to seek the Democratic nomination for Vermont secretary of state. He previously ran unsuccessfully in 1970 against Richard Thomas and now heads Super Service Co. of Rutland. An official says Central Vermont Railway may break even or post a small profit this year as CNRail moves CV offices to St. Albans to boost its image.
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UPI
Rutland
Stuart St. Peter
Richard Thomas
St. Peter
The
Super Service Co
ST. Albans
Central Vermont Railway
Central Vermont
Fred M. Campbell
Canadian National Railway
Montreal
United States
Indians Occupy Moss Lake Land In Adirondacks
In Eagle Bay New York about 50 Indians occupy 612 acres at Moss Lake within the Adirondack Preserve a delay on camping permits ends yesterday state officials say no immediate action will be taken. Campers may hold a site for three days before permit rules apply though the group moved in Monday and disputes the land transfer after the Revolutionary War remains unresolved.
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Eagle Bay
Moss Lake
Adirondack Preserve
Utica
Rensselaer County Creates Consumer Protection Commission
The county Legislature formed a Consumer Education and Protection Commission to publicize consumer protection services and advise on related legislation. It will be voluntary and chaired by Legislator Joseph O'Brien. A seven member commission to certify weights and measures was also created.
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Troy
Rensselaer County
Joseph O’brien
Berkshire Mayor Blames Paper Over Nursing Home Plan
In North Adams on Wednesday Mayor Bianco blamed the local newspaper for killing a proposed city nursing home project after Sweet Brook Nursing Home withdrew the plan. He said bad publicity doomed the effort, which involved nine investors including city lawyers and physicians and included his brother Dr Harvey H Bianco as one investor.
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North Adams
Bianco
Sweet Brook
North Adams All American City Day Begins With Noon Events
North Adams kicks off an all American City celebration with a noon Main Street concert by Drury High School Band and a beer blast at the Sons of Italy Hall. Sessions run from noon to 5 30 and 7 to midnight with a 5 p m tap dance by Lisa O'Brien and Margaret Milanesi and fireworks at 8 30 after another tap performance. Kenneth P Gamache, chief of police, will receive the J Edgar Hoover award. Ralph Hall of Lexington demonstrates hot air balloon ascents. STOCKBRIDGE Public forum at Proctor Hall 7 30 tonight on Babe Ruth eligibility for Kim Ceanga and Julie Martin and on legal fee needs sponsored by Berkshire Women's Coalition.
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North Adams
Drury High School
Sons of Italy
J. Edgar Hoover
Kenneth P.gamache
Lisa O’brien
Margaret Milanesi
Ralph Hall
Lexington
Stockbridge
Proctor Hall
Kim Ceanga
Julie Martin
South County
Berkshire Women’s Coalition
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Guy Baker
William Folgett
Paul LaPorte
Leo Mahar Jr
Elwin Armstrong
Richard Fairbanks
Brewster
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William Baker
John Capano
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William Rourke II
Harold Doyle
Thomas Wysocki
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Self Service Discount
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San Francisco
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