Community notices from Pownal events and meetings
Pownal residents are reminded of a workbee at 8 am Saturday at Pownal Baptist Church and library hours that day from 9 am to 2 pm. Girl Scout troop 489 meets 1 to 2 pm at the Pownal Recreational Community Center. Methodist Youth Fellowship gathers Sunday 5 to 7 pm at Pownal United Methodist Church with Rev. David Hubbard’s Miss Harriet Beals as advisor. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 8 pm Saturday at the Pownal center. 4-H Green Mountain Climbers elected Terri Mason president with a team of officers. next meeting November 22 at 10:30 am at Doris Cottrell’s home. Hunter firearm safety courses saw many pass in two sessions at the Pownal Center firehouse. Bennington apartment fire at 219 Silver St devastated the Lillie family goods, with Jason losing all clothes. Mr. and Mrs. Lillie active in East Pownal Fire Department and Auxiliary despite residing in Bennington.
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Bennington
Michael
Rosemary Lillie
Silver St
Lillie
Jason
Byron’s sword travels to Randolph history talk
Randolph The adventures of Jonathan Pickham Miller of Randolph who brought the personal sword of Lord Byron to Vermont will be told this Sunday afternoon at 2 by the Randolph Historical Society at Randolph Center Church. The weapon is now in the Vermont Historical Society Museum in Montpelier. Public invited.
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Randolph
Jonathan Pickham Miller
Vermont
Lord Byron
Randolph Historical Society
Randolph Center Church
Byron
Vermont Historical Society
Montpelier
Local social notes from Rock City Falls and nearby towns
Walloomsac Charles Telford Sr. and Ralph Phillips spent Tuesday at the Telford Farm. Bridget Hoag was the weekend guest of Mary Wir musky. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cooke of Central Bridge called on her sister Mrs. Oscar Stewart Sr. Robert Hoag called on his uncle Gordon Hoag last Monday. Visiting Mrs. Edward LaFortune in Melrose last Saturday were her mother Mrs. Jim Hoag, Mrs. Richard Lasser and Richard and Laura. Harry Kelly returned to Albany after visiting the Guiden family. Mrs. Ann Weir notes the 40th birthday of her daughter Mrs. Charles L. Durfee of Granby Conn on Nov. 8. Dean Dipperly returned home from Putnam Memorial Hospital in Benninton. Mrs. Harvey Baker of Greenwich spent last Thursday with Miss Alice Guiden and John and Edward Guiden. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hoag weekend with the Barringers in Troy. Mrs. David Simon of New Paltz spent Saturday with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Cooke
Central Bridge
Oscar Stewart Sr
Edward LaFortune
Melrose
Jim Hoag
Richard Lasser
Richard
Laura
Ann Weir
Charles L. Durfee
Granby
Conn
Learn To Skate Seminar and Hoosick Falls events set
In Hoosick Falls a pre season skating seminar at the Community Center on Church Street on Wednesday November 26 from 7 30 to 8 30 p m discusses a winter Learn To Skate program. Nancy Lynn Homa will teach eight lessons for four dollars with registration by December 1. Also open house for grades 7-12 parents November 17 at 7 15 p m and Town of Hoosick New York Guard reunion November 15 at the Armory with remarks by Captain Lawrence Armstrong.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Church Street
U.S. Figure Skating Association
Ussfsa
Reynolds Gilchrest
Nancy Lynn Homa
Pittsfield
USFSA
Christmas Brook
North Adams
Nancy Kavage
Sarah Jones
Jeanne Capano
Hoosick Falls Central School
William Waterhouse
Hoosick
New York Guard Association
Army
Edward LaPorte
Lawrence ‘Carl’ Armstrong
Saratoga
Company C
Armstrong
James M. Brahan
Batalion
Albany
105Th Infantry Regiment
John P. Gormer
Albert ‘‘Babe’’ Waythus
Charles E. Fabiano
Vermont survey finds months long small claims delays
VPIRG released a study showing small claims in many Vermont counties can take six months to a year to resolve. Director Herman Bluestein warned delays deter court use while big business uses courts for collections. The bill aims to require a hearing 15 to 45 days after filing.
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St. Michaels College
Thomas Murray
VPIRG
Bluestein
William Robinson
D Colchester
Michael Silver
R-Bennington
Vermont bill would let banks repossess mobile homes
Vermont House Commerce Committee reviews a bill sponsored by Rep. John Corskie to treat most mobile homes as vehicles rather than real estate, allowing repossession for delinquent loans. Backed by the Vermont Bankers Association and New England Mobile Home Association, the proposal warns of higher mortgage rates for buyers.
City to appeal height rule in police hiring suit
Troy reports the city will appeal a state Human Rights Division ruling that a minimum height of 5 feet 7 inches for police recruits is discriminatory against women. A hearing date is pending. Three women who failed the exam after rejection are now allowed to take it. none expected to join the force. One applicant failed, another moved away, and a third ranked 62nd. Also, a public hearing on the 1976 city budget drew calls for higher library funding, lower taxes, and budget scrutiny of top officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
State Human Rights Division
Commission
New York
Rochester
John P. Buckley
Pittsfield Mayor avoids veto on anti abortion measure
Mayor Evan S. Dobelle declined to sign the city council’s anti abortion measure, deeming it ambiguous and beyond local government. The council’s pro life resolution remains, while referendum chances vanish without a signature or veto. Anti abortion activists, including William Biard and Rabbi Harold Salzmann, protested, Salzmann arguing a religious right to delay life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Evan S. Dobelle
Dobelle
Council
William Biard
Right To Choose
Harold I. Salzmann
Temple Anshe Amunim
Salzmann
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The
Pownals
Pownal Baptist Church
Solomon Wright
Ogirl Scout
Pownal
Methodist Youth Fellowship
David Hubbard
Harriet Beals
Alcoholics Anonymous
Green Mountain Climbers
Terri Mason
Bonnie Bell
Denee Mason
Pam Gile
Jackie Armstrong
Marie Mason
Jamie Bushee
Doris Cottrell
Hunter
Pownal Center Firehouse
Louis Baker
William Betit
Charles Betit
Ronald Betit
Joseph Bisson
Mark Gardner
Michael Gardner
Bob Hart
Patrick Hurley
Christine Krawczyk
Robert Levine
Cindy Patterson
Tony Potter
Bob Pudvar
Brian Quinn
Robert Stone
Raymond Stone
Pam Taylor
Rolf Wittern
Dick Yanow
Ken Roberts
Tracy Daugherty
Jerry Krawczyk
Bill Freeman
Lana Bisson
Jason Campbell
Susan Campbell
Pat Doyle
Bob Gomeau
Greg Hattar
Die Hogan
Dennis Horan
Murray Lewis Jr
David Otero
William Otero
Jim Winchester
East Pownal
Panasonic
Handy Recipe Guide
H. Greenberg Incorporated
Main Street
C! Housewares
Power Tools
Walloomsac
Bertha Hoag
Charles Telford Sr
Ralph Phillips
Rock City Falls
Telford
Bridget Hoag
Mary Wirmusky
Robert Hoag
Gordon Hoag
Harry Kelly
Guiden
Dean Dipperly
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Harvey Baker
Greenwich
Alice Guiden
John and
Edward Guiden
Mrs
David Simon
New Paltz
Edith Beaumont
Vermont National
FDIC
Burlington
UPI
Green Mountain Power Corp
Vermont Yankee
Ford
New York City
Down In
Berkshire
George J. Bulgarelli
Berkshire Weatherman
Bulgarelli
Berkshires
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