Arlington School Board Meeting Yields Proposals and Approvals
Arlington teachers on a salaries committee proposed a raise and fringe benefits, to be studied further by the School Board after their Wednesday night presentation. Superintendent Corcoran discussed a substitute institute at Catamount Elementary on Nov 19, 2021, for K-6, noting strong demand. The board approved Towne to attend a Northeast College and Secondary Schools meeting in Boston on Dec 6–7, and approved individual student portraits for 1969-70.
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Arlington
Francine Rohn
Roger Hansen
David Mosher
Arlington School Board
Rohn
Catherine Corcoran
Catamount
Bennington
Towne
Harry Stone
Herbert Eddy
Wayne King
Thomas Gaffney
Sunderland School Plans Set for Public Airing
Sunderland voters will attend two public meetings next week to discuss a proposed new elementary school to replace four one room schools. The plan includes cost estimates, state aid, and a bond vote set for November 26 with possible K-12 union options with Arlington.
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Sunderland
Cirular
Tors
Arlington
Town House
Red Brick School Honors Mental Retardation Month Open House
Shaftsbury marks National Education Week as Red Brick School hosts an open house for Mental Retardation Month. The 1958 move by Rev Earle Forman, aided by former Supt Leon Wagner, created a dedicated program assisting mentally retarded children aged four to nine to prepare for integration into regular classes.
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Shaftsbury
Leon Wagner
Earle Forman
Lois McCullough
Red Brick
Birthday gathering marks second year for Dianna Thompson at West Arlington
West Arlington-Sandgate residents held a family party Tuesday for Dianna Dawn Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson. Visitors included Richard Russell from Chelmsford, Mass., staying with the William Bowens and enjoying the deer hunting season. The Eugene Pelhams visited with daughter Melinda and her fiancé Stephen Murphy of Boston. The James Edgerton family hosted a full house, with hunters arriving for opening weekend. Additional visits included Bud Edgerton and wife from Woodstock, their daughter and son-in-law from Altamont, N.Y., and Billy Wister with cousin Kim Fisher visiting Kay and Bob Weeks in Deer Hill. Kim, two months old, helped her mother Judy Weeks Fisher celebrate her birthday. Billy’s mother is Carol Weeks Wister.
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Dianna Dawn Thompson
John Thompson
West Arlington
Chelmsford
Mass
Richard Russell
William Bowens
Eugene Pelhams
Melinda
Stephen Murphy
Boston
James Edgerton
Edgertons
Bud
Woodstock
Robert Frietz
Altamount
N.Y
Billy Wister
Kim Fisher
Kay
Bob Weeks
Deer Hill
Greenwich
Conn
Kim
Judy
Weeks
Haystack Mountain opens partial ski area early
Haystack Mountain Ski Area, Inc. reports that the mountain opened the No 1 chair area and the entire novice section last weekend to exploit sudden snowfall. The plan extends weekend access until December 14 when full operation begins, with intermediate terrain packed for good conditions and a new gravel road easing village traffic. The area joins a four-mountain season pass with Pico Peak Magic Mountain and Glen Ellen, allowing one pass for all four venues and events.
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Wilmington
Haystack Mountain Ski Area, Inc
Vt. 9
Chimney Hill
Cold Brook
Haystack Mountain
Haystack
Pico Peak
Magic Mountain
Glen Ellen
Searsburg deer kill and local education efforts described
A deer kill is reported to Searsburg town clerk Theodule Bett and to Game Warden Wayne Rowell for Marlboro. The Red Brick School in Searsburg, founded to aid learning disabled children, is praised by Miss McCollough and Rev. Forman who also notes the need for another school and a local training center in Ludlow. The program is funded by federal aid, private donations, and tuition.
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Julia France
Searsburg
Theodule J. Bett
Bennington
Wayne Rowell
Wilmington
James Gray
Williamsville
Marlboro
Ludlow
Forman
Miss McCollough
Arlington
Red Brick
United Counseling Service
Red Brick School
Vacations Are Profitable For Williams Students
Williams College students averaged 742 in summer earnings this year, a new high. Of 1,233 surveyed, 1,070 worked earning 794,609 total, with 85 percent employed. Notable jobs included a leper colony aide in Nepal and a Boston detective agency work. Fifteen students earned over 2000 and 298 over 1000. a senior pianist topped at 3000 in a cocktail lounge.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Henry N. Flynt, Jr
Flynt
Bill Mattheisen
Phoenix
Ariz
Nepal
Rick Hole
Devon
Ira Ross
Pittsburgh
al Bedford
Baltimore
Boston
Deer Kills Reported In Dorset
Thirteen deer kills have been reported at Gilbert's Hardware Store during the week old season. Names include Arthur Stauffer Spring City Pa LeRoy McWayne Dorset Ray Rickery Pittsfield Mass Hubbardton R Joseph Kinnie Pawlet Gordon B Kinney Dorset Scott Casey South Dorset George Towslee East Rupert James Gale Nassau N Y Brent Edgerton Dorset Hope Hazelton Dorset Susan Wilkins East Rupert Daniel O Leary Dorset and Fred Bovey Dorset.
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Dorset
Gilbert
Arthur Stauffer
Spring City
LeRoy McWayne
Ray Rickery
Pittsfield
Mass
Hubbardton
R. Joseph Kinnie
Pawlet
Gordon B. Kinney
Scott Casey
South Dorset
George Towslee
East Rupert
James Gale
Nassau
N.Y
Brent Edgerton
Hope Hazelton
Actual
Susan Wilkins
Rupert
Daniel O’leary
Fred Bovey
Manchester Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences Scheduled
Next week parent teacher conferences will be held at Manchester Elementary School with no set schedule. Parents will arrange a time to talk to teachers when they pick up report cards. Bromley Ski Club coach Mike Dooley prepared two high school age racing groups for the 1968 69 season and will coordinate all BSC competitive events. The club last year had 663 members.
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Manchester
Bromley Ski Club
Mike Dooley
Dooley
BSC
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Helene Thompson
Benjamin Cummings
Vt. Girl Scout Council
Harry Hayden
Lyle Salter
East Arlington
Edwin Elmore
Richard Dorr
Vermont
Julian Goodrich Architects Inc
Burton Snow Farm
Arlington School
Arlington High School
Nichals
Gossard Artemis
Grand Union
Dushame Furniture
el Street
Sandgate
Kay Weeks
Searsburg Deer Kill
Williams
Smart Mammoth Mars
the County National Bank
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Bennington, Vermont
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