Merrill says area shortchanged on roads and growth
Republican lieutenant governor candidate Perry Merrill told Rotary Club members that Southwestern Vermont has been neglected for highways. He highlighted the fall traffic jam and noted his long state service in forests and parks, promising expanded camping and Jay Peak development while urging uses like recreation and lumbering for dwindling agricultural land. Santarcangelo introduced Merrill, whose Senate bid is unopposed.
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Vermont
Rotary Club
Merrill
Rotarians
Jay Peak
Salvatore Santarcangelo
State Senate
Obituary Samplings for Minnie Ely and John Powers
Minnie M Ely 84 died Friday morning in Bennington at Monroe Park Nursing Home after eight years as patient Born February 27 1882 in Grafton NY she married George Ely in 1898 He died 1924 Most of life in Pownal except for a period in Adams MA Survivor list includes two sons George Hoosick NY Kenneth Pownal two daughters Dorothy Towslee Albany NY Marjorie Towslee Cartersville GA seven grandchildren and several great grandchildren Services Monday at Pownal Methodist Church with Rev David Hubbard Burial Oak Hill Cemetery Friends may call Sunday 2 4 and 7 9 pm Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home Hoolick Falls NY John H Powers 53 of 9 Martin St Hoosick Falls died Friday at Putnam Memorial Hospital after extended illness Survived by wife Lucy Mager his mother Mrs Hannah Hewson Powers of Hoosick Falls four sons John Walloomsac Walter Jupiter Fla James Hoosick Falls Paul Hoosick Falls a daughter Elizabeth Winters Cambridge NY a brother Richard and sister Mrs Gerald Morin Sr Hoosick Falls eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Calling Monday afternoon and evening Leo J Mahar Funeral Home services 9 am Tuesday at Church of the Immaculate Conception burial St Johns Cemetery North Bennington
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Pownal
Minnie M. Ely
Bennington
Monroe Park
Grafton
N.Y
George E
Laura Thayer Myers
George E. Ely
Adams
Mass
Mass. Mrs. Ely Was A Member of the Pownal Methodist Church
WSCS
George Ely
Hoosick
Kenneth Ely
Fred
Dorothy) Towslee
Albany
Harold
Marjorie) Towslee
Cartersville
Hanson-Walbridge
Pownal Methodist Church
David Hubbard
Oak Hill Cemetery
Hoolick Falls
John H. Powers
Martin St
Putnam Memorial Hospital
St. Mary’s Academy
Lucy Mager
Hannah Hewson Powers
Hoosick Falls
John
Walloomsac
Walter
Jupiter, Fla
James
Paul
Elizabeth Winters
Cambridge
Richard
Gerald Morin Sr
Leo J. Mahar
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. John’s Cemetery
North Bennington
Vermont Teachers Eligible For New Ford Scholarships
Vermont Maine and New Hampshire teachers may join the Ford Foundation leadership fellows program announced in Montpelier. Up to 30 scholarships are planned next year with an average grant of 78000 dollars, covering salary during leave plus tuition travel and living expenses for a full year of study.
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Montpelier
UPS
Ford Foundation
Vermont
Maine
New Hampshire
Henry Briggs
Boston
Briggs
Bennington Briefs Highlights Local News
Stephen P. Greenslet, son of Donald and Mrs. Greenslet of 128 Union St, is in basic training at Fort Dix New Jersey. Enlisted July 19 reported Sept 19. A 1966 Bennington High School graduate he will train in electronics and guided missiles after basic. Elks Club hosts seafood platter Fridays 5:30 to 9. Rural teacher program details outlined with broad study possibilities and financial support. Bennington Rural Fire Department responded to a minor Branch Street Extension fire at a Fred Baker Jr. property. dust in a floor grate ignited by a lit furnace.
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Stephen P. Greenslet
Donald Greenslet
Union St
U.S. Army
Fort Dix
N.J
Co.k
Bennington High School
Briggs
Bennington
Branch Street
Fred Baker Jr
Daryll Bentley
John Cross
YMCA States Activities As New Season Begins
The Bennington YMCA unveils a refreshed building and season long program for 3rd to 12th grade youth. New activities include gym, bowling, Gra-Y clubs, rifle club, Junior High Canteen and Hi-Y programs with schedules starting Saturday and ongoing through the week.
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Bennington
Robert Gerity
Edward Dewey
Joseph Strzesak
Pawtucket
R.I. Ymca
Loomis Dana
YMCA
North Adams Ymca
John Riddle
Rifle Club
National Rifle Association
John Morrissey
Vermont Education Association honors 32 at Burlington dinner
North Bennington North Barton Jenks joined 30 other recipients honored Thursday by the Vermont Education Association Public Relations Committee for significant contributions to public education at the local level. Awards will be presented by members of their own educational organizations on their return from the convention.
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Barton Jenks
Vermont Education Association
Crown Room
Vermont Hotel
Burlington
Association
Mythic stars and royal luck in ancient skies
The piece notes how myths link astronomy with history and superstition. It cites Egyptian beliefs of Aquarius signaling Nile floods and Arab names for bright stars as luck bringing omens. It suggests rulers and herders alike saw luck in the heavens.
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Nile
Sadacbia
Educators Urged Not to Sort Children at Early Ages
Judge Mary Kohler urged Vermont educators at the 115th annual Burlington convention to avoid early sorting of students into intelligence groups. She warned against normalizing children into average patterns and creating neatly organized groups for the bright and slower learners. Education Commissioner Richard Gibboney, on probation, joked about his climb to the commissionership as he outlined plans in the state budget and stressed partnership between local districts and the State Education Department.
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Burlington
UPI
Mary Kohler
New York City
Vermont
Vermont Education Association
Kohler
Richard Gibboney
Education Board
Gibboney
Miss Barbara Reynolds to Wed Robert Locke Nelson
Miss Barbara Reynolds daughter of Mr and Mrs Edgar Reynolds of Mt Kisco New York and West Arlington has set October 29 as her wedding date to Robert Locke Nelson in Mt Kisco Presbyterian Church.
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Barbara Reynolds
Edgar Reynolds
Mt. Kisco
N.Y
West Arlington
Robert Locke Nelson
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