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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1969

Page

6

Manchester Plans Drive In Eatery Called Shrine of Modern Living

Manchester selectmen heard from Guy and Clement Forte about a new drive in restaurant on the former Clement Trainner lot across from Bob West's Circo Station. The plan includes a mainly takeout menu with a small inside area and a Colonial design. The building will be not very large with a neon sign and no car hops. Zoning and sewer questions were raised. a sewer line may limit the site. Trees along the highway right of way will be removed. The Fortes consider management options and possible chain affiliation. no firm decisions were made.

Forte Clement Manchester Rutland Bob West Circo Station Guy Do Forte Bennington Burger Clement Forte Fortes Selectman I Stanford Zecher U.S.7 Selectmen Henry B. van Loon Ferdinand A. Bongartz

Pownal Lions Charter Night a Vermont milestone

Last Saturday the Pownal Lions Club held its Charter Night at Mt. Anthony Country Club with over 180 attendees from 11 Vermont clubs. Cyril Bluto presented the charter to King Lion Charles Kokoras as Judge John M. Booth delivered the keynote, and gifts included a flag and gavel. charter members list includes Adler Armstrong Brewer Carter Champney Chenaille Chenaille Dynder Elder George Hall Kokoras Labonte Lacroix Langlois Mason McKeever Morse Patterson Patterson Paten Pratt Quadland Quinn Rounds Roy Skripak Strezack Strobridge Tucker White.

Pownal Mt. Anthony Country Club John M. Booth Providence R.I Lions International Vermont E. A Brad’’ Riley Norshaft Robert Peckham Jesse Archibald Bernard McCarthy God Bless America Cyril E. Bluto North Bennington Vermont Lions Charles Kokoras Lions Club Pownal Valley Gordon Kenyon Jim Moore John Patterson Pownal Club Pownal Group The Pownal Lions Club David Adler John Armstrong Jr Theodore Brewer Francis Buck Harvey D. Carter Jr Richard Champney Alfred Chenaille Seph Chenaille Gordon Dynder Charles Elder Arthur George Fletcher Hall Edmund LaBonte Gerald Lacroix Marcel Langlois John Mason Edward McKeever Joseph Morse John S Norshaft Lions Donald Davison Heartland Lions Club Cyril Bluto King Lion

North Bennington to Host Elementary School Concert Friday

North Bennington and Shaftsbury students will present a concert this Friday at 7 p.m. in the North Bennington Elementary School. Director Miss Linda Goodine leads the program as Dr. J C Armstrong’s office closes May 24 and reopens Monday June 9.

North Bennington Shaftsbury Linda Goodine J.C. Armstrong

Knitted lap robes for veterans on display Sunday

Nearly two dozen lap robes knitted by First Congregational Church women will be shown in the church vestry Sunday. Four Manchester Garden Club members delivered a flower lecture to Burr and Burton Seminary home economics class on casual and formal arrangements and decor plants. Local veterans home notes a joint installation of officers Saturday at 7 30 p.m. at Harned-Fowler Post 6471.

First Congregational Church Burr and Burton Seminary Williams Heinz Dorset Veterans Home Harned-Fowler

Hicks Memorial Scholars Winners Named by Manchester Lions

The Manchester Lions Club announced the Alton Hicks Memorial Scholarships awarding Jeffrey T. Kilburn and Anne M. O’Leary each 350 dollars and Peter F. Riker and Sally S. Ameden 150 dollars. Kilburn and O’Leary attend Burr and Burton Seminary and plan college majors in accounting and mathematics respectively. Riker aims for political science at Johnson State College while Ameden will study psychology at the University of Vermont.

Manchester Alton Hicks Manchester Lions Club Jeffrey T. Kilburn Anne M. O’leary Peter F. Riker Sally S. Ameden Burr and Burton Seminary Kilburn Arthur Kilburn Highland Avenue Bentley College of Accounting and Finance Waltham Mass O'Leary Trinity College Burlington Paul J. O'Leary River Road Riker Donald Riker Sugarhouse Lane Johnson State College Johnson Hicks Burr and Burton Peter Riker Sally Ameden Jeffrey Kilburn Anne O’leary

Sunderland Set to Hear Interim Zoning Plan

Sunderland's Board of Selectmen will hold a special hearing on June 3 at 7:30 PM at the Town House School to discuss interim zoning. The proposal requires selectmen approval for new land development except for agricultural buildings or existing homes. new homes must be on at least one acre, with 40 foot road setback and 25 foot neighbor setback, and 90 feet of road frontage to limit congestion. No vote will be taken at the meeting, but a town meeting will revisit the ordinance within two years to decide on continuation or changes.

Barney Planning Board Bongartz Zoning Commission Ralph F. Fleming Messe Road Williams Street Manchester William Sunderland Board of Selectmen Selectmen Town House

North Bennington School Board filing deadline set

North Bennington graded district residents must file by May 26 for school board posts. The district meeting is June 25 under the charter. Merritt S. Hewitt Jr. seeks another three year term on the North Bennington board. Robert McWaters and William E. Dalley Jr. file for terms on the Mt Anthony Union board to fill unexpired terms. Residents must file notices with District Clerk Mary Muckle by the deadline.

North Bennington Mt. Anthony Union School Board Mary Muckle Merritt S. Hewitt Jr Robert McWaters Mt. Anthony MAUHS Arthur E. Wickenden Latte McWaters Union Board William E. Dalley Jr Jane F. McCullough Muckle

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