Hoosick Falls student to spend summer in Colombia
Michele Restino, a Hoosick Falls Central School junior and daughter of Town Justice Thomas G. Restino, will represent the school in the International Fellowship Program. She will travel to Medellin, Colombia for two months this summer, staying in a private home. The program, in its seventh year locally, is run by the Student Council with PTA and Kiwanis support and includes hosting a South or Central American student next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Michele Restino
Thomas G. Restino
Willow St
Hoosick Falls Central School
South America
PTA
Kiwanis Club
Restino
Medellin
Colombia
South
Central America
Ecuador
Jackie Miller
Guatemala
Bottle Collectors Organize Here in Arlington
Twenty five collectors of old bottles and related finds gathered in Arlington to form an informal group. A planned club discussion included Phyllis Shimko who shared her experience organizing bottle clubs in Oregon in 1966 and her book The Sarsaparilla Bottle Encyclopedia. The group will meet monthly on the second Thursday for hobbyists of all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battenkill Bottle Club
American Legion Rooms
Arlington
Phyllis Shimko
George Walsh
Dudley Griffis
Shaftsbury
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Essentials win recording contract in national contest
HOOSICK FALLS NY The Essentials from Schaghticoke earned a recording deal with Crewe Records after finishing among six finalists in a national contest for the New Sound in Washington DC They were among 15 000 entrants and received the loudest applause from the audience despite not taking first prize The event was sponsored by Billboard Magazine and the National Tea Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
the Essentials
Schaghticoke
Washington, D.C
Crewe Records
Billboard Magazine
National Tea Council
Manchester man Joseph Dean Huse earns divinity degree
Joseph Dean Huse of Manchester Center is among the 1970 graduates of Andover Newton College and Seminary, receiving a bachelor of divinity. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Huse of Flora Indiana and husband of Dinah G Theobald of Exeter New Hampshire. Huse is pastor of The First Baptist Church in Manchester Center and father of 16 month old Peter Jon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Dean Huse
Manchester Center
Andover Newton
Huse
Raymond L. Huse
Flora
Ind
Dinah G. Theobald
Exeter
Little League Opening Held Monday
The rain ruined Sunday’s parade and opener. a brief Monday night ceremony at Noble and Wood introduced coaches managers umpires and sponsors. Giants beat Yankees 5 to 4 in the season debut with Mayor Severson in attendance. games will run Monday to Thursday with Fridays for postponed games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Noble & Wood
James F. McGuire
Charles Buck
Alvin Myers
Giants
Richard A. Severson
Yankees
Flowers light Hoosick Grange meeting program
Hoosick Falls NY program centered on flowers with readings songs and poems led by lecturer Mrs Wilfred Knapp. Participants included Mrs Carleton Philpott Mrs Belle Decker Mrs Caroline Carey Ralph Philpott and others. Slides of wild flowers were shown and resolutions of respect for Mrs Mabel Nelson were drawn up. Mark Brown heads the youth committee for Memorial Day parade floats with guests from Battenkill Grange and Essex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Grange
Wilfred Knapp
Carleton Philpott
N. Clifford Cottrell
Mamie Hewitt
Delton Hewitt
Mabel Nelson
Mark Brown
Hoosick
Battenkill Grange
Essex
Fire Destroys Old Classic Dress Shop Site in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls Fire Department fought a lower Classic Street blaze started among cartons and rubbish in the former Classic Dress Shop, discovered by Fred Salluzzo. Firemen stayed about an hour to ensure the fire was out. In Vermont center, upcoming events include a May 21 chicken barbecue and a May 23 card party with the Hoosick Falls Central School band to perform at the meeting. Libraries from Burr and Burton Seminary and Arlington Memorial High School attended the New England School Library Association conference in Lebanon, Conn, May 14 to 16 with themes on children and youth and urban minority youth and media use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Classic Dress
Fred Salluzzo
Joseph Salluzzo
Salluzzo
Ernest Haas
Lebanon
Conn
Homer B. Ellis Jr
Burr and Burton Seminary
Manchester
Ann Marsh
Arlington Memorial High School
Arlington
New England School Library Association
Grand Lake Lodge
New England
Ethel Alpenfeld
New York University
Raymond Houghton
Rhode Island College
Antoinette Negra
Mountgomery County
Rockville
Party Line Discontinued by The Banner Column
The Party Line column has been discontinued by The Banner and its originator Mrs. Jean Wassick due to lack of reader participation. If reader interest surges, the column will return to the Wednesday paper in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Wassick
Raftery To Speak At Equinox Opener
Gerald Raftery librarian of Martha Canfield Library Arlington will be guest speaker Thursday night at a benefit dinner honoring Mark Skinner Library at the Equinox House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Gerald Raftery
Martha Canfield
Arlington
Mark Skinner
Hoosick Falls notes weekend visits and club events
Walloomsac Charles Telford enjoyed the weekend with his daughter and son in rock city falls. A health center auxiliary taught johnnies for senior citizens with two upcoming sessions. Hoosac Constabular dinner reelects officers. parade participation limited. Raftery’s Bennington Banner column noted. library dinner tickets near sold out at Mark Skinner Library.
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Charles Telford
Ralph Phillips
Rock City Falls
Charles Drake Sr
Albany
Edward Barringer
Linda
Gordon Hoag
Robert Salluzzo
Scotia
Edward Cottrell
James Brahan
Hoosac Constabular
Walloomsac School
Hap Robson
Gordon Byers
Glen Rowland
Raftery
Vermont
New Jersey
Bennington
G. Murray Campbell
Campbell
Helen Andrews
Book Fund
Equinox House
Thomas Farley
Mark Skinner Library
South Cambridge Rummage Sale at United Methodist Church
A rummage and food sale will convene Saturday June 13 from 9 30 a m to 3 p m at the local United Methodist Church. Donations may be left in the church front hall any time. Sunday School meets Sundays at 9 a m. Grange notes cover May 15 to June 5 with new members and a Mother’s Day program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Methodist
North Hoosick Circuit
Eagle Bridge United Methodist Church
Oswald A. Muller
Troy
Poultney
Thomas Holm
Eagle Bridge
Pleasant Valley Junior Grange
Carlew
Michelle
Burton Stannard
David English
Gladys Corlew
Washington County
Patrick Guiden
Pearl Brownell
Margaret Borden
Mary Beth Robinson
Janet
Debbie English
Mary Hungerford
Annie Brownell
Billy English
Eileen Hamilton
Susan
Cathie Brownell
Cathie
Beverly Borden
Duane
Grange
Duane Robinson
Gail Tripp
Kevin Guiden
Matron Brownell
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Evan
Main Street
Union Street
Lola Galusha
Boston
Topping Tavern
Aaron Tager
Norman Lariviere
Edward R. Farrar
U.S. Coast Guard
Farrar
Leslie Farrar
Colvin Ave
Ocracoke
N.C
Gma al Ny Avi Cin
Neva
Chryble Correme Commune
WWE
Woolworth
Pan Am
Berma
Zip
Joe Swayze
P.O. Box
Edith Beaumont
Walloomsac
Bertha Hoag
Hoosick Falls Health Center
Ralph Griswold
Rena Sherman
Raymond Hogan
Wheaton
Howard B. Thompson
Drysdales
South Cambridge
Margaret Aiken
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