Just Pokin Around and Vermont Cherry Blossom Queen
A digest of new games by Sid Sackson from Random House notes 38 games, 22 by Sackson, with diverse playability. Vermont seeks Cherry Blossom Princess candidates aged 19 to 25, with a Washington D C trip and queen potential. Applications due November 24, with state judges reviewing photos and resumes.
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Sid Sackson
Random House, Inc
Comepanies
United States
Vermont
Washington, D.C
Barbara Moran
Wilmington
Washington
Vermont State Society
Bette Welch
Cannon House
Victorian Evening at Gov. McCullough Mansion
In North Bennington this fall a Victorian Evening features Col Vilas descendants offering dances. The event on November 29 invites attendees to waltz schottische quad rille or polka with an air of 1860s Wisconsin charm. Reservations via 442 2747.
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Col
William Freeman Vilas
Wisconsin
North Bennington
Col. Vilas
Gov. McCullough
Plain But Fancy Christmas Pudding by Cordon Bleu
A detailed method for English Christmas pudding featuring a Cordon Bleu recipe. Ingredients include flour, bread crumbs, suet, dried fruits, almonds, orange, eggs, and beer. Instructions cover mixing, lining molds, boiling, cooling, storing, and serving with brandy butter.
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L]ondon
School Lunch Menu Segments by Day and Week
A dense list of weekly school lunch offerings across multiple days and locations including Arlington and 7 MONDAY meals. Items cover beef ravioli hamburgers turkey spaghetti lasagne and more with sides such as rolls butter milk fruit and desserts.
BFRC Fund Drive Starts to Banish 'Alone' in Bennington
The Bennington Friends of Retarded Children launch its annual appeal on Nov 15 asking Southern Vermont residents to fund the Red Brick School in Shaftsbury and related services. The center serves 20 children, ages 4 to 8, with four teachers, a cook, janitor and bus driver, plus an at home counseling service. The BFRC also runs a summer day camp for disabled children, with over 80 attendees in 1969. Funding comes from grants and local generosity. without it, the school would not exist and children would remain isolated. Contributions may be sent to P O Box 457, Bennington.
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Bennington Friends of Retarded Children
Vermont
Bennington Friends
Red Brick School
BFRC
Shaftsbury
Red Brick
Peter Maller
Lake Shaftsbury
Bennington
P. O
National Guard Drill Aims at NBC Warfare and Rescue Skills
National Guard notes for Company C of the 172nd Armor detail November drills, with a Saturday NBC training exam and first aid session led by Andre Betit John Kennedy and Robert Lawton, plus map reading and maintenance testing. The next drill is scheduled for Sunday December 7.
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172Nd Armor
Andre Betit
John Kennedy
Robert Lawton
State Symphony to perform in Glens Falls on Sunday
The Vermont State Symphony Orchestra conducted by founder Dr. Alan Carter will give a concert at Adirondack Community College Auditorium in Glens Falls on Sunday November 16 at 8:15 p.m. The program features Bach Fifth Brandenburg Concerto with violinist Virginia de Blasiis Hugh Allen Wilson on harpischord and Mary Lou Cox first flutist, plus Ives Second Symphony arias by Mozart and Saint-Saens with mezzo-soprano Carol Randles and Stires Song and Dance for Orchestra.
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Glens Falls
Adirondack Community College
J.S. Bach
Virginia de Blasiis
Hugh Allen Wilson
Mary Lou Cox
Vermont State Symphony
de Blasiis
Charles Ives
Mozart
Saint-Saens
Carol Randles
Ernest Stires
League Guides Writing to Washington for Citizens
The League of Women Voters has published When You Write to Washington a practical guide for citizens seeking to influence Congress. It offers a do and don’t checklist a state by state congressional delegation list and committee memberships plus explanations of whether letters matter and how authorization differs from appropriation. Available for 50 cents from Mrs. Susan Robinson or the LWVUS.
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League of Women Voters of the
U.S
Washington
Congress
Susan Robinson
Lyons St
Bennington
M St. NW
Washington, D.c
Bennington-born pianist to solo with Pioneer Valley Symphony
Stephen Manes a Bennington native and University at Buffalo music faculty member will be the featured soloist with the Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra Saturday night at Greenfield High School auditorium. Manes, Juilliard graduate and prize winner, has performed with major ensembles and appeared widely on radio and TV. This marks his third appearance with the Greenfield orchestra under Nathan Gottschalk, performing Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major Opus 83.
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Greenfield
Mass
Stephen Manes
University of Buffalo
Bennington
Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra
Mags
Julius H. Manes
Russell Stanger
Nathan Gottschalk
Ises
Juilliard School of Music
New York
Irin Freundlich
New York Philharmonic
Boston Symphony
Detroit Symphony
Grant Park Symphony
Chicago
Johannes Brahms’ Concerto No
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Vermont Development Department
Montpelier
Welch
Marei Langenbein
Ice Skating Institute of America
RPI
Mary Anne Gaworecki
USFSA
Field House
Darwin P. Kelsey
Old Sturbridge
Pliny Freeman
Yesteryear
New England
Kelsey
Freeman Farm
Sturbridge
Fleischmann
Mount Vernon
N.Y
John Knowles
Massachusetts General Hospital
Ford Hall Forum
Jordan Hall
Boston
Wamc Radio
Knowles
Nixon
Ellen Cronan
England
Dorset
Arlington
Mount Anthony and
Bennington Elementary
Manchester
Kober
Northern Berkshire
Berkshire Plaza
North Adams
National Guard Notes
State Symphony
Vermont State Symphony Orchestra
Alan Carter
E.T. Williams
Hunt Street
Interbank
League
SWIFT
Chuck
Walker
Turkey
Enaissance
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Main Street
Benn
ifiCs
National Gallery of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Young Manes
Leventritt
Michaels
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