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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1972
Page
3
In Dorset last week John Junior Nichols worked a field planted on Rufus Gilbert land. Stalks stood 12 to 15 feet high with ears averaging 15 to 17 inches. The corn harvest marks another cycle in the farmer's life, to be renewed after winter.
Vermont attendees at the New England Conference on Foundations and Philanthropy heard leaders defend foundations and urge flexible grants for conservation. The event described how conservation commissions from Maine to Boston mobilized local support, improved water quality, and blocked large developments, with Ford Foundation matching funds boosting programs.
Williams Massachusetts Dr Jerome Kagan Harvard professor will discuss Cognitive Growth and Plasticity During the Early Years in Bronfman Auditorium on the Williams College Campus Tuesday Oct 10 The talk targets general audiences and explores how the world appears to young children.
Trustees of the University of Vermont approved WCAX-TV of South Burlington to share the ETV translator atop Mt Equinox in Manchester. The move expands WCAX reach to southern Vermont, with Manchester area seen as the biggest gain. WCAX will cover half the lease cost on land at Mt Equinox under the new agreement.
During National School Lunch Week Vermont schools observe the event with 343 lunch programs and 27 breakfast programs serving over eight hundred lunches and more than 295000 breakfasts. The following week Oct 19 to 20 the state education department will hold a school nutrition conference at the Montpelier Tavern Inn with speakers Dr Grace Ostenge and Mrs Aline Coffey addressing food service management and nutrition.
In a Vermont Profiles feature, May Sibbold Caney known as Mela shares decades of researching and writing about Vermont history. She recalls discovering Seth Warner and Hubbardton, her late-life pursuit of unpub lished works, and teaching herself to type after early opportunities. Her aim remains to bring to life Vermont’s past for family and friends, not just publication.
A Well Baby Clinic will be conducted by the Dorset Nursing Association on Wednesday October 11 from 8 to 10 a.m. in the chapel of the East Dorset Congregational Church. Br Byrnes will attend and immunization records should be brought.
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