180th Anniversary Observed at First Baptist Pownal
The First Baptist Church of Pownal marked its 180th anniversary with morning and afternoon services led by Rev. John C. Hatch. The event recalled early founders like Elder Caleb Nichols and Samuel Robinson, noted reconstruction after the 1911 fire, and featured remarks from regional pastors and a social hour.
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First Baptist Church
Pownal
Baptist Organization
The
Pownals
John C. Hatch
Thomas J. Nevers
Donald Perryman
Williamstown
H. G. Mohl
Abe Gardner
Arthur G. Parker
Frank Pettibone
Alice D. Barber
Mary G. Parker
Elizabeth Burrington
Ellen Towslee
E. E. Guilford
E. Potter
Edward T. Green
Arrison Fowler
Mary E. Lewis
D. F. Gardner
Fred Potter
Bennington
North Adams
Emma Watts
Lulu Pratt
Samuel Robinson
Robinson
Bennington Township
Arlington
Shaftsbury
Francis Bennet
Foster
R.I
Caleb Nichols
Rhode Island
Caleb Gibbs
Geon
Oak Hill
Elder Nichols
Pownal Center
Old U.S
First Baptist Church of
Shaftsbury Association
Robert Bell
Old First Church
Howard Starrat
Stamford Baptist Church
Howard Starr
Hancock Baptist Church
Isabel G. King
Ehrmann Bennet
Fair Haven
Shaftsbury Baptist Association
H. Glenn Payne
First Baptist of
James H. Bagley
Pownal Methodist Church
Carroll Tripp
Vermont Baptist Convention
Samuel Graham
Cornelius Clarke
Christian and Missionary Church of
Ladies Aid Society
Ephesians
Church of Christ Jesus
Dance Fete benefits Mount Snow Ski Club at Sun Dance Lodge
About 200 attended a Saturday night dance in West Dover sponsored by the Mount Snow Ski Club to aid ski activities. Ed Tennien and his orchestra of Rhode Island provided music while decorations featured a Christmas theme and lighted trees. Committee members included Mrs. Connie Harvey, Mrs. Bunty Long, and Mrs. Ellen Clifford. A Lions Club Christmas dinner is set for December 1 at Alpengle Lodge on Hogback Mountain with Marlboro College students slated to perform folk songs.
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Sundance Lodge
West Dover
Mount Snow
Ed Tennien
Orchestra
Rhode Island
William Preston
Connie Harvey
Bunty Long
Ellen Clifford
The
Lions Club
Alpengle Lodge
Hogback Mountain
Marlboro College
Contemporary double bass concert showcases modern composers
Bertram Turetsky's Bennington recital featured six new works, including Perle's Monody II for Double Bass, with wife Nancy joining on flute. The program mixed electronic pieces and older duets, highlighting tensions between radical experiments and musical expressiveness, while praising Turetsky's dedication.
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North Bennington
Bennington College Carriage Barn
Bertram Turetsky
University of Hartford
Hartt School of Music
Nancy
Turetsky
George Perle
University of California
Barney Childs
University of Arizona
William Sydeman
Connecticut
Perle
Childs
Charles Whittenberg
Whittenberg
College
Institute For High School Music Teachers
University of Michigan
Gorden Mumma
Gastoldi
Zoning Hearing Set Thursday In Manchester
Manchester officials schedule an 8 p.m. public hearing Thursday in the elementary school on a revised zoning ordinance. The first proposal, drafted with Sewall Co input, was defeated at last March’s town meeting. The updated plan covers the whole town except Manchester Village and a second hearing is planned for December 13.
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Manchester
Zoning Commission
Sewall Co
Old Town
Maine
Manchester Village
Art Class Begins Here Wednesday at Benton High
An adult painting class starts Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Benton High School art room. George Horwood, art teacher at Adams High School in Massachusetts, will teach. Prospective students may attend the first meeting to enroll.
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Bennington High School
George Horwood
Adams (Mass.) High School
Communion breakfast for St John parish set at Our Lady of Peace
The second men’s communion breakfast for St John the Baptist Parish will follow the 9 o’clock Mass next Sunday at Our Lady of Peace Retreat House in West Shaftsbury. Rev William Beston of Holy Cross Novitiate in Bennington is the guest speaker.
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St. John the Baptist
Our Lady of Peace
West Shaftsbury
William Beston
C.S.C
Holy Cross
Bennington
Walter Miller
Arlington Blood Drive Aims for 101 Pints Wednesday
Arlington's Red Cross Blood Bank seeks 101 pints this Wednesday with drivers from Hale Co. and volunteer workers ensuring transport. Regulars and new donors are encouraged, with several veterans reaching high donation milestones and school staff joining to push the effort over the top.
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Arlington’s Blood Bank
Arlington
Red Cross
Hale Co
Fred Hoyt
Harold Sprague
Arthur Wood
George Wood
Phil Bahan
Jean Franck
C. L. Greene
Victor Hastings
Judith Hon
Larry Molloy
Edward Robertson
Hector Ward
George Walsh
Gunther Mahler
Larry Brush
Archie Robertson
Ray Little
O’neil
John Henderson
George Bicknell
James McCabe
Bicknell
Community notices from Pownal and area youth groups
The Women’s Fellowship of the North Pownal Congregational Church meets tonight at 7:30 at the president’s home with refreshments after the business session. Williamstown Senior Citizens Club charter members include Mr. and Mrs. Powell among 29. Green Mountain Valley 4H Club works on sewing projects with Mrs. Wright assisting. Laura Langlais joins Hoosick Falls Central School volleyball team The Volleyettes. East Pownal Community Club plans a meeting at the Babcocks. Pownal Pioneers 4-H needlework group meets Thursday at 7 with Mrs. Lingner Jr. Skiparee student Carl Fowler speaks on a Schenectady TV program. Newly reorganized Methodist Youth Fellowship elects Diane Niles president, Francis Haley VP, Deanna Beals treasurer, Judy Taff secretary. meets Sundays at 7.
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North Pownal Congregational Church
Daniel Pettibone
Leon Rudd
Byron Towslee
Benjamin L Powell Sr
Williamstown
Senior Citizens Club
Spruces
Powells
Green Mountain Valley 4H
Albert Dickinson
Raymond Wright
Laura Langlais
Volleyettes
Hoosick Falls Central School
East Pownal
Fred Babcock
Pownal
Deanna Beals
Judy Taff
West Arlington Home Demonstration Club Meeting and Fundraiser
The West Arlington Home Demonstration Club will meet at Mrs. Walter Finney’s home on Wednesday November 28 at 1 30 p.m. to discuss hints and tricks in sewing under Mrs. Clifford Ferris and Mrs. Ralph Tudor. A covered dish supper follows December 1 at 6 p.m. in the West Arlington Community Hall to benefit the foster child project.
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West Arlington
Walter Finney
Clifford Ferris
Ralph Tudor
Home Demonstration Clubs
Ann Pelham
Eugene Pelham
Douglass
Milcent Cox
Honolulu
Hawaii
Cox
Sunderland Schools Present Yale Music Program In Christmas
The Sunderland Schools Association meeting was moved from December 3 to December 10 at 8 p.m. in the Town House. After the business session, the fifth through eighth grades will perform a Christmas music program directed by Mrs Connie Jordan.
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Yale
Sunderland
Sunderland Schools Association
Connie Jordan
Peru Congregational Ladies Aid Christmas Sale and Supper
The Peru Congregational Ladies Aid Society holds its annual Christmas sale and supper at the Peru Community House on December 8. Sale begins at 4:30 p.m. with toys knitted baby wear aprons and other holiday items. Supper with reservations is served at 5 5 45 6 30 and 7 15. Everyone is invited.
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Peru Congregational Ladies Aid Society
Peru
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