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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1974
Page
3
Pine Cobble School asks for outgrown skates skis boots and winter gear for its Ski Skate Sale part of the Winter Sports Fair to be held at the school Friday November 15 from 3 to 9 p.m. and Saturday November 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gear can be donated or consigned with 60 percent to the donor.
During Halloween Week the Bennington Recreation Department held a Mystery Jack Lantern contest with daily clues on WBTN and $5 prizes for the first three correct guesses. Officer Bill Bryan revealed the winner on Halloween night. Dozens of entries came in from local kids. top trio were Steve Riddle Shawn Legacy and Nancy Remington. Seven more winners received candy bars. Activities were bank-sponsored with window painting a parade and a Laurel and Hardy film at the Harte Theatre.
The First Baptist Church in Manchester was packed for the funeral of Oakley K. Porter, town manager for 13 years, who died last Thursday at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Ministers Rev. Richard D. Olmstead and Rev. Chandler Holmes led services. military rites were held at Factory Point Cemetery, the flag folded by John H. West and given to Porter’s widow. Brewster Funeral Home arranged the services.
The Vermont Public Service Board grants Central Vermont Public Service a 28 percent retroactive surcharge worth 1.3 million dollars to begin next month, after a 33 percent request and a 20 percent temporary boost. An experimental rate design for about one fifth of Rutland area customers was also approved.
The Brandon Tap water Inc groups annual report details 25 major and 22 small projects completed this year. The Rev Alexander J Smith of Essex Junction TAP president says the meeting Sunday November 10 at 3 pm at St Thomas Episcopal Church in Brandon is open to the public. A slide show will review the year and trustees will be elected.
Women interested in winter recreation basketball should attend an organizational meeting Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. in Room C at the Community Recreation Center on Gage Street. Robert Vachon of Erie Pennsylvania and his daughter Karen, also of Erie and a Keene State College student, visited Bennington's area with Bob's mother Mrs. Joseph Vachon of Wain Street. The coed volleyball program at Mt. Anthony gym on Wednesdays from 7 to 9 continues.
Squeaking Wheels for handicapped teens and young adults will meet Nov. 8 and 9 at the Vermont Association for the Crippled VAC Rutland with 7 p.m. start Friday and overnight camping available. Debra Bordeaux is president. Sharon Ryan represents the group on WAC board and on Govs Committee for the Employment of the Handicapped.
The Bennington Community Forum series hosts the third session at 2 p.m. Sunday at Park-McCullough House focusing on housing. Panelists Phyllis Agard Einar Michaelson Sheare Satterthwaite and Tim Smith share insights with moderator Wallace P. Scott. Discussions cover interior design mobility housing renovations and year-round Vermont housing trends. The event is funded by a Vermont Humanities grant, open to the public with free admission and optional baby-sitting by calling 442-2747 before Nov. 8.
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