Hoosick Falls Man Cited For Civic Work in Georgia
Hoosick Falls native Sgt. Michael Burke son of Mr and Mrs Morgan Burke of 76 Elm Street left for a 13 month Korea tour after Moody Air Force Base Valdosta Georgia honored him with a civic recognition. The proclamation praised his eight years of Valdosta youth work athletic programs and civic involvement including judo exhibitions and coaching at local high schools and for military families. Burke wing airman of the quarter 1966 represented Moody in 1967 Air Training Command Outstanding Airman of the Year. he officiated local football basketball and baseball games and coached basketball clinics. He is married to Marion Moore and the couple has four children. his wife and children will remain in Valdosta while he serves in Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Michael Burke
Morgan Burke
Elm St
Moody Air Force Base
Valdosta
Korea
Set. Burke
Set
Burke
Moody
Air Training Command
ATC
Georgia Junior College Officials Associations
Marion Moore
Vicksburg
Miss
Hoosick Falls Residents Vacation in Canada and Local Service Changes
Mrs. Evelyn DuRoss of Danforth Street and Mrs. Jessie Curtice of Wilder Avenue are vacationing in Canada this week. Hugh A. Connelly of St. Paul Minnesota left after visiting area relatives including his sister and brother in law the Case couple on Burchard Avenue and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fink of Main Street. The opening of the musical Salvation directed by their son Paul Aaron was attended by locals. St Mark's Episcopal Church will host a single worship service for Hoosick and Hoosick Falls congregations with Holy Communion and a combined choir, followed by a coffee hour in the parish hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn DuRoss
Danforth Street
Jessie Curtice
Wilder Avenue
Canada
Hugh A. Connelly
St. Paul
Minnesota
John Case
Burchard Avenue
Harry Fink
Main St
New York
Paul Aaron
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Hoosick
Hoosick Falls
Manchester VFW notes and local events
Four members of the Harned Fowler VFW auxiliary visited White River Junction for a bingo party at the veterans hospital on Sept 20. Upcoming events include Membership Night on Oct 4 with buffet and music by Dave Brooks and an Oct 6 visit by Department Auxiliary President Mrs. Lucille Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Harned-Fowler
White River Junction
Veterans Hospital
Joyce Hosley
Robert Mitchell
Farrier McEckron
Pear Koli
Dave Brooks
Department Auxilary
Lucille Brown
St. Albans
John Balch
Blach
Manchester Selectmen Weigh $10,000 Dorset Dump and Fire Pack
Manchester selectmen discussed charging Dorset town for a $6,000 landfill dump fee and a $4,000 dispatch service, aiming to cover equipment depreciation and staffing. They also plan to buy the old dump site for $4,000 as a future equipment depot, freeing School Street for an elementary school playground, and consider a bond or alternative funding for a new equipment shed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Dorset
Albert Thibault
Thibault
Stanford Zecher Jr
Zecher
School Street
Town Board to Meet on Voter Checklist and Local Matters
The Board of Civil Authority will meet Thursday at 8 PM in the town office to revise the voter checklist for the Nov 4 school bond, while selectmen plan a parking plan in front of the store as prior efforts to help Hortons failed. They declined to rename Hollywood Lane to Willow Lane without unanimous street support. A report from selectman Ralph Fleming Jr notes a magazine scam by a town vendor and potential ordinances to curb it. The board will consult state statutes, and the Manchester Journal has exclusive rights to Ferdinando Bongartz's bird house design from Pennysaver tubes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Civil Authority
Horton’s
Hollywood Lane
Mountainview Terrace
Willow Lane
Selectman
Ralph F. Fleming Jr
Fleming
Selectmen
The
Manchester Journal
Ferdinand A. Bongartz
Soldier to Begin 13 Month Tour in Seoul
White Creek New York Staff Sgt Richard A Bugbee of the U S Army leaves for Seoul Korea for a thirteen months tour of duty after eleven years in service. He has spent two years with the 532nd MP Co at Fort Dix and seven years in Germany. In Seoul he will instruct at the Army Supply School. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Perry Bugbee of White Creek and is married to Blandine Sandholzer of Schwarzerd Germany. Their children Robert Karen and Mark will live with his parents during the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Creek
N.Y
Richard A. Bugbee
U.S. Army
Seoul
Korea
532Nd MP Co
Fort Dix
N.J
Germany
Stuttgart
Munich
Army
Bugbee
Perry Bugbee
Blandine Sandholzer
Schwarzerd
Robert
Karen
Mark
Town Plan Sets Stage for Manchester Zoning Move
Manchester selectmen met with Lawrence T. Moore of Technical Planning Associates and town planners as a rough draft of the required plan was shown. The northern Bennington County group coordinates regional aims while the town zoning ordinance nears completion and could come to a vote sooner than Town Meeting. The plan outlines basic zoning principles and notes the ordinance will be long but simplified with a four to five page summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Lawrence T. Moore
Technical Planning Associates
Town Planning Commission
Selectmen
Moore
Bennington County
Planning Commission
Selectman
I. Stanford Zecher Jr
Commission
Ferdinand A. Bongartz
National Merit Winner Cited
Anita Rosencrantz daughter of Mr and Mrs John Rosencrantz of South Dorset received a commendation for high performance on the 1969 National Merit Scholarship qualifying test. She was Burr and Burton Seminary’s only honoree and ranks among 39 000 seniors nationwide in the top 2 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Anita Rosencrantz
John Rosencrantz
South Dorset
Miss Rosencrantz
Burr and Burton Seminary
Hill-Top 4-H elects club officers at Shafts bury School
At the September 27 Hill-Top 4-H meeting in Shafts bury Elementary School officers were elected for the year: president Kim Borden, vice president and reporter Debbie Baldwin, secretary Cathy Hall, treasurer Pamela Center, health officer Susan McDonald. A song leader remains to be chosen. The group meets again October 11 at 11 a.m. Also noted, Vermonters Miss Carol Ann Corey and Miss Kathleen D Prouty are among Lasell Junior College freshmen in Auburndale Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Kim Borden
Debbie Baldwin
Cathy Hall
Pamela Center
Susan McDonald
Carol Ann Corey
Kenneth N. Corey
Sycamore Lane
Kathleen D. Prouty
Ralph E. Prouty
Ledgely Drive
Lasell Junior College
Auburndale
Mass
Balfours Return Home After Family Vacation
Mr and Mrs Peter Balfour return to their Wethersfield Connecticut home after several days of vacation with cousins Mr and Mrs Robert Woodard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Balfour
Wethersfield, Conn
Robert Woodard
White Creek Community News and Meetings
The Women's Society of Christian Service will meet October 2 at Mrs. Maurice Perry's home with a lesson on Creative Alternatives for Celebration. Kitchen Conference No 2 meets at Wallie's in Greenwich Sunday at 10. 4 H Club notes cover Oct 3 meeting at White Creek schoolhouse with new members welcome. Candy bar sales support county fair dormitory fund and the Time for Lunch group meets October 4 at Mrs. James Frazier's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Maurice Perry
Howard Robinson
Kitchen Conference No
Wallie’s
Greenwich
Post Corners
White Creek
Jolly Jones
Gulleys Store
Donald George
Sally Burke
Mollie Austin
Margaret Nolan
Laurie George
Celia Niles
Sandra Tracey
County Fair Dormitory Fund
The
Jolly Janes
James Frazier
Mary Frazier
Joan Hoffman
Susan Taber
Susan Tracey
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Georgia
Edith Beaumont
Episcopal Services
Michael Miller
P.O. Box
Joseph Graney
Munsell Street
John Haussler
Carl Kempf
Edward McEvoy
Thomas Dwyer
George Wilkie
Edward Bevins
Cambridge
L. C. Armestrong
Saratoga
Severson
Route
Acetate
Bennington
Manchester Selectmen
By Michael Miller
Bonnet Street
Brewster House
James L. Woodard
Woodard
Horton’s Hardware
John T. Gray
Gray
Miller
Center Bridge
Ernest
Pellerini Construction Co
Bethel
Mill Pond
Vera Langlais
Richard A
Sheilah Miller
Walloomsac
Bertha Hoag
P.J. Harris
Eagle Square Co
Elizabeth Humphreys
Stratton Mountain Base Lodge
Stratton Mountain
Vermont
Margaret MacArthur
Green Mountain Trolls
Weston
Mariann Lloyd
Miss Scarlet
Laura Leonard
Ray Hocking
Marden Skinner
Clara Heald
Robin Campbell
Interfaith U.N
Windham World Affairs Council
Austria
Tyrol
Emo Henrich
Adi Gruber
Hermann Herzog
Otto Egger
Stratton
Eleanor Niles
James Lake
Jimmy
Michelle
Oneonta
Stephen
Edward Moynihan
Niagara Falls, N.Y
Dewey McCart
August Lindquist
Port Sanilac
Mich
Creighton
Michigan
Hugh Taber
Alfred E. Bennett
Harold McCart
Edward Witherell
Fred Brown
Troy
Edward Kyer
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Spurrlows
Colla Presbyterian Church
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