Red Cross trains disaster workers in Bennington County
The American Red Cross conducted two May workshops at Putnam Memorial Hospital attended by 46 local registered nurses to prepare for disaster response in Bennington County. Nursing chairman Betty Giddings and Virginia B. Young outlined emergency roles, hospital liaison, missing person duties, and coordination with the Rescue Squad, with ongoing work needed to expand the preparedness program.
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American Red Cross
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington County
Betty Giddings
Virginia B. Young
R.N
New England
American National Red Cross
Red Cross
Walthrude Pierce
Ann W. Campbell
Carolyn Reed
Virginia
Hamburg
Regina Cadwell
Liza Kneth
Ruth Walbridge
Debora Kinney
Elizabeth Long
Rachel Kinney
Alice Pratt
Joan Gates
Jane Peoples
Erica Rogers
Jeanne Sorensen
Marie Howe
Mary M. Robart
Suzanne C. Cook
Barbara J. Knapp
Sharyll W. Bushee
Jeanne Mattison
Debbie Brown
Elizabeth B. Davis
Elizabeth Giddings
Dorothea Haddad
Bonnie LaFond
Jane Verderosa
Beverly McCoy
Elizabeth Smith
Pamela Adams
Ruth Goodrich
Jean Haynes
Helen Gardner
Natalie J. Hyland
Beatrice Stratton
Suzzett Despres
Katheryn Haugsrud
Martha Bowen
Helene D
Nolfe
Suzanne D. Green
Grace N. McGillicuddy
Pamela M. Meehan
Susan E. Ruditis
Helen R. Bearden
Betty Tynan
Marion P. Ayers
Delinquent Fire Tax List To Be Printed
The Banner will publish a list of delinquent fire tax payers in the Bennington Fire District next week. Mrs. Constance Blake, collector, said the notice covers residents of the former outside town area still under the district charter. Those owing tax should pay at Walloomsac Road, Bennington, to avoid publication.
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Bennington
Bennington Club Elects Officers at May Meeting
The Bennington Club held its annual membership meeting on May 15 electing Leo Plourde as president and Edward Rice as vice president. Katharine D. Cone was chosen clerk and Sylvester Babson, Helen Hurley, Alec Breese, Norman Turgeon, Frank Morrison, June Edgar, Ann McCarthy, Arthur Cardinal, John Malone and James Kinney became directors. The William Sweets and their committee served steaks at the annual past presidents dinner on May 24 with dancing to "Common Courtesy."
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Bennington Club
Leo Plourde
Edward Rice
Katharine D. Cone
Sylvester Babson
Helen Hurley
Alec Breese
Norman Turgeon
Frank Morrison
June Edgar
Ann McCarthy
Arthur Cardinal
John Malone
James Kinney
William Sweets
Engagement of Beverly Roach to Reginald Baker Jr.
North Adams announces Beverly Mae Roach to Reginald L. Baker Jr. son of Victoria Baker of Bennington and Reginald L. Baker Sr. Beverly, a Drury High School graduate this June, works at Central Auto Supply in Bennington. Reginald Jr., Mt Anthony Union High School alumnus 1973, is planning a July 11 wedding.
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North Adams
Mass
Robert L. Roach
Eagle St
Beverly Mae
Reginald L. Baker Jr
Victoria Baker
Pownal Road
Bennington
Reginald L. Baker Sr
South Stream Road
Drury High School
Central Auto Supply Store
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington Wedding Honors Moore and Naples Couple
Margaret Agnes Moore and Ralph Frank Naples Jr. wed at Sacred Heart Church in Bennington in a 11 a.m. ceremony officiated by Rev. Joseph Quinn and Rev. Sean McMahon. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Moore Jr., wore a white Jessica gown as family members served as bridal party. The couple will live in Savannah, Georgia after a Myrtle Beach honeymoon. The reception followed on the couple’s home county area with relatives noted for roles in the ceremony. The article also mentions future leadership workshop at Mt Anthony and a public open house at the New Englander Inn, plus upcoming nursing association meeting.
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Sacred Heart Church
Bennington
Margaret Agnes Moore
Thomas F. Moore Jr
North Branch St. Extension
Ralph Frank Naples Jr
Ralph F. Naples Sr
Hoosick Street
Troy
N.Y
Joseph Quinn
C.S.C
Sean McMahon
Cairo
County Kerry
Ireland
Shirley Flood
North Bennington
Schubert
Moore
Carol Keeton
Maureen E. Moore
James J. Moore
Thomas F. Moore III
Patrick M. Moore
York
Matthew M. Moore
Patrick J. O’reilly
Jessica
San Francisco
Joan LeBlanc
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Savannah
Sacred Heart School
Bennington Catholic High School
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy High School
Albany State
Festival winners announced from Apple Blossom drawing in Bennington
Merchants' Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce released last week's Apple Blossom Festival results. Grand prizes went to Mrs. Paul DeConinck, $100. Mrs. F Margolin, $50. and Randy Colvin, $25. Of twenty $10 winners, six were nonresidents from Massachusetts and New York. Names include Bennington residents Bessie Hall Gavin Constantino A Noveck Charles Krawczyk Marie Hawkins Pat Warner Marian Noyes Rosemarie Knights Richilde Paligo Robin Thurber Dennis Murray Mrs J Flanigan Joan Flynn and Mary Reed, plus out of state winners Winnebel S Winters Hoosick Margaret McNamara Hoosick Falls F Mason Petersburg M Marton Buskirk Marie Maxymillian North Adams Cathy Suthers Clarksburg Mass.
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Merchants’ Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
New York
Vermont
Bessie Hall
Gavin Constantino
A. Noveck
Charles Krawczyk
Marie Hawkins
Pat Warner
Marian Noyes
Rosemarie Knights
Richilde Paligo
Robin Thurber
Dennis Murray
J. Flanigan
Joan Flynn
Bennington
Mary Reed
Shaftsbury
Winnebel S. Winters
Hoosick
Margaret McNamara
Hoosick Falls
F. Mason
Petersburg
M. Marton
Buskirk
Marie Maxymillian
North Adams
Cathy Suthers
Clarksburg
Mass
Vermont to hold hearings on elder sales scams
Vermont Banking and Insurance Commissioner James Guest says thousands of seniors may be victimized yearly by unscrupulous salesmen selling worthless accident and health policies. He will launch statewide hearings starting in Brattleboro on June 7 to hear horror stories and seek remedies.
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Brattleboro
Guest
Farewell for Fr. Hamilton at St. Francis de Sales
The Rev. John Hamilton, associate pastor at St. Francis de Sales Bennington, leaves June 17 to join St. Mark s Burlington. A farewell party Thursday 7 30 p m at Knights of Columbus Hall Main St is sponsored by the parish center and open to all. Fr. Hamilton served five years in the parish after ordination and is a former Rutland resident. He notes insurance abuses targeting the elderly and calls for tighter regulation and possible new legislation, with the Banking and Insurance Department aiming to remove bad policies from the market following upcoming hearings.
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John Hamilton
St. Francis de Sales Church
Bennington
St. Mark’s Church
Burlington
Knights of Columbus
Main Street
St. Francis de Sales Parish Center
Hamilton
Rutland
St. Francis de Sales
Guest
Banking and Insurance Department
Moses Dunn wedding in Bennington New York
Moses and Dunn vow marriage at First United Methodist Church Bennington on May 10 officiated by Rev Richard Campbell. The couple were attended by matron of honor Janet Fleenor and bridesmaids Christine Moses and Mary Toomey with Robin LeBlanc as flower girl and Gary Moses as best man. A reception followed at the Bennington Elks lodge with a buffet lunch by John Kennedy.
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Wendy Dunn
Larry Dunn
Bennington
Stephen Edward Moses
Edward H. Moses
Eagle Bridge
N.Y
First United Methodist Church
Richard Campbell
Louise Gauthier
Gail Levesque
Janet Fleenor
Christine Moses
Mary Toomey
Robin LeBlanc
Gary Moses
George Bombiia
Bill Moses
Bennington Elks Lodge
John Kennedy
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Stacy Carew
Julie O'Neill
Carolyn Martin
Judy Haight
Beverly Mae Roach
Roach-Baker
Ralph and
Margaret
Naples
Frank
Bennington Briefs
New Englander Motor Inn
Doris Elwell
Ladies Auxiliary
VFW Post
Post Rooms
North Street
Manchester
H. Nolse
Franks
Safford & Gage
the Outing Club
Boston
New York City
Starbridge
Saratoga
J.W. Squires
N. Hoosac Rd
Williamstown
Fr. Hamilton
Ernest H. Javery
South Street
Javery Ee
Alan H. Pagening
Bennington Banner
Stephen and
Wendy Moses
Moses-Dunn
Nichals
Appliques
Ann and
Andy
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