Vermont Life Summer Issue Highlights Mansions and Mountains
The summer Vermont Life issue spotlights the historic McCullough Manglon mansion in North Bennington with a Clemens Kalischer photo essay and Elizabeth Dwyer prose. It opens Ottar Indridason’s natural areas series at Mount Mansfield with aerial wildlife and a narrative about the Arctic Alpine landscape, plus features on Lemon Fall River and stories by Stephen Whitney about a Glover couple, a Vermont gambler family, and the first Post Boy column by editor Brian Vachon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Vermont
Vermont Life
Ottar
Louise Indridason
Clemens Kalischer
Elizabeth Dwyer
McCullough Manglon
North Bennington
Kalischer
Mount Mansfield
Indridason
Leland
Lemon Fall River
Otter Creek
Stephen Whitney
Will Urle
Glover
Urle
Dean Hanson
Bennington
Whitney
Albany
Brian Vachon
Skidmore College Holds 62nd Commencement in May
Carolyn Cone of Manchester earned a B S in art at Skidmore College during the 62nd commencement exercises held May 20. The largest class in the college’s history, 409 seniors, heard NBC’s Catherine Mackin as principal speaker who urged students to resist cynicism amid Watergate’s aftermath. An honorary master of letters was awarded to Cone. Skidmore President Dr. Joseph Mountain Jr conferred an honorary doctor of letters on Dr. Aileen Ward, Brandeis English professor and author of John Keats The Making of a Poet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn ?. Cone
Manchester
Skidmore College
Catherine Mackin
NBC News
Joseph
Paramountain Jr
Skidmore
Aileen Ward
Brandeis University
John Keets
Shaftsbury Lotti Tobler Brownies Hold Last Arlington Meet
The Shaftsbury Brownies and families plan a final gathering at Willow Park in Arlington next to Variety More, with hours listed and meals offered. Rain plan moves event to Cole Hall at 7. Brownies aim to march in North Beastington parade. meet at North Bennington School at 8:20 a.m. Mrs. Harrington and Mrs. Altobell will march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury Brownies
Willow Park
Cole Hall
North Beastington
North Bennington School
Harrington
Altobell
Up Over and Out Program announced by Prospect School
Prospect School unveiled the Up Over and Out program for boys and girls ages 4 to 15, running July 5 to August 10. It features outdoor activities like rock climbing caving sailing and field biology with weekly North Bennington stays and regional field trips across New England, ending with a Canada wilderness trip. The five week program costs 250 with scholarships available and application forms via 442-0933.
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Prospect School
Prospect Middle School
North Bennington
New England
White Mountains
Canada
Hoosick Falls
Edith Beaumont
Charles Belaton
St. Mary's Hespital
Troy
Vermont bottle ban battle draws lieutenant governor and legislators
Lt. Gov. John Burgess and four southern Vermont lawmakers are cited in the Retail Grocers Association newsletter as promoting a consumer advocacy push to repeal or delay the July 1 ban on nonreturnable beverage containers. The plan includes petitions, mail campaigns, and public meetings to pressure Gov. Salmon into calling a special session and quashing the act, with grocers warning the price of six packs could rise by about 90 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Talbot Monteplier
UPI
John Burgess
Thomas Salmon
Vermont
Rothy O'Connor
D-Brattleboro
Robert Emond
D - Brattleboro
Carrell Garfield
R-West Brattleboro
Maurice Stack
Burgess
Geo
General Assembly
Brattleboro
Edmond
Scott Skinner
Public —_ Interest Research Group
Skinner
Finneran
Environmental Conservation Agency
Donald Webster
Environmental Protection Division
Webster
Environmental Conservation
Martin Johnson
Johnson
John Gray
Bloodmobile in Manchester Reaches 129 Donors on Warm Day
Warm weather drew 129 donors to the Manchester bloodmobile at Zion Parish House. A total of 127 pints were collected with two potential donors declined. George McWayne topped the list with a nine gallon total, joined by eight gallon, six gallon and one gallon donors. Eight first time donors and five Masonic and Eastern Star members participated. Local staff included medical supervisors, registered nurses, registrars, grey ladies and canteen helpers. The complete donor roster names many residents and volunteers supporting the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Red Cross
Zion Parish
Manchester Center
George McWayne
Dorse
Elizabeth Byrnes
Clifford B. Harwood
James Sloman
John MacWilliams
Day Connaway
Alan Johnson
John Carmody Jr
Harry Perry
Peter Palmer
George Heaslip
James Cernihan
C.E. Connar
Nell Cross
Howard Dufresne
C.B. Markey
Frank Gregory
Steven Albrecht
Charles Albrecht
Robert Mattison
Carol Comar
Shelley Cameron
Manichester Bloodmobile
William Nawrath
Charlotte Brooks
Conrad Hykys
Constance Hykys
David Monty
Eugene Galotti
Rutherford VanVeghten
Bernie Surrey
Hamilton Hayes
Ruth Stewart
Wm. T. Burns Jr
Trudy MacDonald
Walker Kimball
Mary DeVries
William D. Bell
Elizabeth Dern
Harvey Keyes
Gregory Comar
Sandra Black
Signe Mitchell
Edward McLear
Stephen Albrecht
Ruth P. Hill
Mansfield Crafts
John Garvan
Patricia Garvan
Balloon Science Experiment At Fisher Elementary Arlington
Arlington students and staff launched 320 balloons from Fisher Elementary School as part of a science project. Volunteers prepared cards offering a Kodak Instamatic Camera set as a prize. entries would be mailed back with details about finder location and date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kyneutler
Fisher School
June Bentley
Marlene Bernhardt
Nathalie Caler
Joyce Wyman
Mtaidi Miles
Sharon Davis
Helene Thompson
Marjorie Macksey
Barbara Macksey
Ann Sloyt
Joan Rowe
Kracutler
Robin Pero
Pale Leith
Maureen Rice
Susan Kretter
Nick Mente
Arlington Variety Store
Reddi Hen
Ronald Cole
Cole's Shell Station
Monte
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Mansion
New Vermont Life
Charles Boneau
Shaftsbury Lotti Tobler
Arlington
Javery
Ernest Hi
Alan Hy Page
South Street
Bearington
U.S.A
Russell Taxter
Albert Webb
Meredith Sturgess
James McGraw
Bradford West
Patricia Rogers
R. James Fisk Jr
Robert Gemmell
David Muartalle
Alberta Harrington
Elaine Nawrath
Lucy Kent
Merilee Vasey
Michael Schacht
Leonard Dubrow
Jill Dubrow
Cora Mattison
Frances Fenn
Peter Parker
Bertha McCormick
Maurice Thompson
Francis McLaughlin
Marchen Skinner
Michel Kimball
Donald Powers
Barbara Stratford
Eugene Kayatta
Donna Waite
Lorimer Rhines
Malcolm Starr
Angus Black
Richard Cleveland
Edwin Kinney
Stuart Hill
Ernest Winship
David Wall
Reginald Counsel
Gloria Lev~nihan
Gary Miller
Jean Black
Vincent Sendra
Sheila Foster
Marjorie Edgerton
Barbara Johnston
Anna Kent
Willian H. Bell
Wesley Long
Molly Kushner
Susan Palmer
Claude G. Dern
James West
Elwood Ultner
Hichard Olmstead
Judy Cone
George Schelgel
Hilde Loken
Adela Kilburn
Robert Clayton
Jane Robertson
Gladys Hoard
Herbert Latz
Diane Dufresne
Netta Drummond
Betlah Wall
Janice Farley
Mary Hawkins
Muriel Reeth
Peter Brooks
Jane Zecher
Mimi Schoenemann
Clarence Comar
John Dufresne
Calvin Skinner
James Comar
Cathy Holden
Sharryl Halden
James Spark+man
James Sessions
Karl Kilburn
Louise Dalton
Robert Emanuelson
Christine Lawrence
Dennis Burden
Paul G.leary
Eber Sessions
Deborah Albrecht
Harvey MacDonald
Jerome Nevey
Richard Gaiatti
Carolyn Cone
Hugh Putnam
Thomas McGibney
Robert W. Mattison
Gary Supley
Linda Thompson
Joseph King
Mollie Beattie
Brooks Hoabbins
Richard Bartholomae
Barbara Cross
David MacEiven
Lawrence Duffany
Aveny
Carda
Woodlefield
Maple
Standard Furniture CO
Summer St
Adame
Fisher Elementary
Playground In & Science Experent i
Grand Union Empire
Sant
Betany Court
North ST. Bennington
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