Shaftsbury Honors Roll Restored With 47 New Names
The Shaftsbury town honor roll for Memorial Day was replaced with a new monument featuring 47 additional names of residents who have served since World War II. The unveiling involved town officials, a color guard, and remarks on fundraising needs to cover the final costs.
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Shaftsbury
Angus MacDonald
Victor Harwood
Bob Gratz
Steve Kosche
U.S
Vermont
Gold Star
Fairfax Ayres
Mt. Anthony
Sue Bellemare
Sue Philpott
Doug Hauser
Edwin Colvin
Ayres
Rose
Josh Hulett
Jerry Matteson
Miles Lumber Co
William E. Dailey Inc
H.M. Tuttle Co
Alan Beebe
Mike Jones
Boy Scouts
Jeff Clawson
John Wood
Anthony Altobell
Sal Spina
Vermont State Police
Win Beebe
VFW
Colvin
Harold Colvin
Ray Crosier Jr
Phil Sprague
Tom Melvin
Clinton McDonald
Charles Downing
Silas Harwood
Ernest Harwood
Robert Millington
Gerald A. van Ness
Richard Bailey
David Bailey
Merton J. Snow
Howard C. Snow
Chris N
Falls couple feted on 25th anniversary
Hoosick Falls New York Mr and Mrs Howard Dee Shaw were honored with an open house at 39 Rogers Ave on Sunday May 19 for their 25th wedding anniversary. About 275 relatives and friends attended hosted by sons Dennis and Mark Shaw. Recalled wedding party members included Raymond Albowicz Irene Gildea and John Stempek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Howard
Dee) Shaw
Rogers Ave
Dennis
Mark Shaw
Theresa Albowicz
Raymond Albowicz
John Gildea
Irene Ugenski
John Stempek
Shaw
Church of the Immaculate Conception
James Ambrose
USA
Florence Albowicz
Nee’s
River Road
Humane Society Elects Officers in Bennington County
The Bennington County Humane Society re elected Katherine Klein Harding as president for its 15th year. Officers include Mrs. Winthrop Hoyt vice president Mrs. Franklin Franz secretary Mrs James Wiley treasurer and Alice M Edwards recording secretary Harold Bixler chairs the finance committee with Frank Gregory assisting. The shelter at Shaftsbury housed over 1200 animals last year. The society seeks funds for an isolation ward and a surgical unit to enable spaying and neutering.
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The
Bennington County Humane Society, Inc
Katherine Klein Harding
Winthrop Hoyt
Franklin Franz
James Wiley
Alice M. Edwards
Harold Bixler
Frank Gregory
Ann K. Edwards
Bernadine Grondahl
Roselana Kefover
George M. Graves
Shaftsbury
Marguerite Sykes
Charles W. Nichols Jr
Vermont
Humane Societies
Society
Friends of Animals
Ernest A. Anderson Jr
Manchester
William H. Bell
Harold R. Bixler
Pawlet
Alfred Bottom
Bennington
William A. Castle
Arthur F. Cronin
Fred S. Dunn
Manchester Center
Edith Edwards
Glen Burnie
LeReine Edwards
Winona
Minn
Franklin Frantz
Katherine Gerlach
Helen Goeckler
Arlington
Dorset
Klein Harding
Marion Hardy
Jean A. Henry
Stuart
Fla
Eleanor Hopkins
Sherman
Walter LaGrange
Alicia R. Lambert
Clyde E. Lanfair
Edwin Lefevre
John S. McCormick Jr
Raymond McKeighan
Rupert
Charles S. Nichols Jr
Patricia O’mara
Alma _ Praden
Henry Schurink
Margaretta Schuyler
Sylvia Shimlintsky
Ruth Stanwood
Edwin K. Treat
Cornelius van Steemburg
Stamford
Phillip Viereck
North Bennington
Lynn H. Walker
East Dorset
East Arlington
J. Fred Wohmus
Pownal Community Events Calendar Highlights Weekly Meetups
Pownal notices list choir practice at Pownal Baptist Church Tuesday at 7 p.m., a prayer meeting at the Bergan home Wednesday at 7:30, TNT Singers concert Saturday at 7:30, Lions Club at Charles Kokoras home Tuesday at 7, United Methodist Women gathering Tuesday at Kathleen Lewis’s home, and library hours Tuesday to Thursday 7 to 9 p.m. Debbie Palmer named to UVM dean’s list. local shelter open house planned for next fall. extensive list of society trustees and members. Donna E. Dailey earns an associate degree from Green Mountain College at 137th commencement on May 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownal Baptist Church
Bob Bergan
TNT Singers
Debbie Palmer
Charles Palmer
Pownal
UVM
Donna E. Dailey
Donald J. Dailey
Twitchell Hill
Shaftsbury
Green Mountain College
Poultney
Arlington honors war parade marks Memorial Day tradition
Veterans from World War I II Korea and Vietnam led Arlington Memorial Day activities along a mile long parade route. The Arlington Memorial High School band Lions Club Emergency Squad 4 H clubs Brownie and Girl Scout troops and cadet groups joined the procession. The event culminated at the high school field with a Chaplain Jer ry Pike and Commander Clifton Hall presiding and a flag ceremony by Boy Scouts. World War I veteran Joseph was among the participants.
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Arlington
Korea
Vietnam
Arlington Memorial High School
Arlington Lions Club
Arlington Fire Department
East Arlington
West Arlington
Sunderland
Jerry Pike
Clifton Hall
Arlington American Legion Post 69
War Memorial
American Legion
Arlington High School
Legion
DAR Meeting Highlights at Ormsby Chapter Opening
Mrs Dorothy Kidd of Bennington DAR spoke at Ormsby Chapter's opening meeting in Manchester. She reported on the Continental Congress and the White House visit with President Nixon. Remarks covered Bicentennial plans, grave marking for Revolutionary soldiers, and DAR magazine items. Memorial Day observances included high school seniors, Girl Scouts, and a Veterans ceremony.
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Manchester
Dorothy Kidd
Bennington
Dar
Ormsby
National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
Jackson Matthews
Way’s Lane
Edwin Wheeler
Theodore Crabb
James Kennard
National
Kidd
National Society
United States Marine Corps
Constitution Hall
Nixon
White House
Henry Stewart Jones
Wisconsin
Harry Atkinson
Wheeler
Frank Pearson
Francis Dunbar
Campbell
Martin Powel
Vermont
National Trust For Historical Preservation
McCullough
North
National Defense Committee
Catherine Terrell
Buck Hill Road
Arlington
Rupert election snag settled after Memorial Day vote
Town Meeting tied 69-69 for constable between Raymond McKeighan and Charles Watrous. McKeighan won 101-53 in a Memorial Day weekend special election after 154 voters cast ballots at town hall. March turnout was 140 with two blank ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert
Raymond McKeighan
Charles Watrous
McKeighan
Town Hall
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Shaftsbury Methodist Church
Mtuttle i
Progressive Building Supply Center
Depot Street
Zenith
Kenneth A. Beauchemin
Main St
Humane Society
Pamela Blakeman
Charles Kokoras
United Methodist
Kathleen Lewis
Harriet Beals
Warren Mason
Solomon Wright
John Geer
East Arlington Federated Church
Joseph
Lobravico
Col. H. Fairfax Ayres
State Department
Thomas B. Draffin
Orange Baker
Louis Colvin
Louis Pacitto
Kathy Thompson
Rebecca Mattison
Walker
Happy Cook
Salem
Hamburg
New York State
Fairdale
Gal
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