Ski For Light aims to help the blind in Woodstock Vermont
A three nation cross country skiing program for the blind will run January 30 to February 6 1977 in Woodstock Vermont featuring one to one instruction a 5 kilometer course and a main race at Woodstock Ski Touring Center An awards banquet will close the event with sponsorship from the Third District Sons of Norway Applications for skiers and guides open with a November 1 deadline and cost for eight days is 257 dollars double occupancy plus travel expenses. HOOSICK NY 3 car collision injures woman as routes 22 and 7 intersect. Reede from Clearwater Florida was left turning onto Route 7 Stewart of Hoosick Falls rear ended Reede then struck LeVine of Bresley. Stewart hospitalized then released.
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Woodstock
Vermont
United States
Canada
Norway
Sweden
Lakeville
Minn
Frisco
Colo
Woodstock Inn
The
Sons of Norway
Ski For Light
White Tail Court
Reston
Hoosick
N.Y
Joseph Levine
Bresley
Stewart
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
White Creek volunteers tidy Rosewood Cemetery work day
Nineteen civic minded residents spent Saturday improving Rosewood Cemetery with mowing raking and sprucing up over half the graveyard. They plan to return at 1 p m on October 31 to finish the task.Markers date back to the 1700s. Laurie Harrington is listed as a surgical patient at Putnam nington. The Larry Hrbek family of Cape May New Jersey has moved to the Lobdell home in White Creek. Mrs Hrbek is the former Sally Lobdell. The Jolly Jones 4 H club leaders and officers met October 11 at Mrs Howard Robinsons home to plan the 76 77 year and note attendance at the Northeastern Leaders Forum in Saratoga New York October 23. There will be a masquerade Halloween party at Jermain Community Hall Friday October 29 with a grand march followed by a business meeting to schedule future dates. Youth Fellowship of Jermain United Methodist Church and advisors will attend a youth workshop at the First United Methodist Church Bennington Sunday October 24 from 2 to 7 p m. The Fellowship will host a Halloween party at Jermain Hall Saturday October 30 from 6 to 9 p m. The administrative board of the church will meet Monday October 25 at 8 p m.
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Rosewood Cemetery
Jolly Jones 4- H Club
Howard Robinson
Saratoga
N.Y
Jermain
First United Methodist Church
Bennington
Jermain Hall
Hoosick Falls Board to Meet for Monthly Session
The Hoosick Falls Central School Board of Education will meet at 8 p.m. at the central school to discuss a new federal school funding program consider a teacher sabbatical request and plan elementary school parent teacher conferences.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
North Bennington Cub Scouts begin busy season
North Bennington Cub Scouts Pack 328 reorganized this year. Cubmaster Jerry Wichelns led the first pack meeting at North Bennington School. Eight boys earned Bobcat pins: Tim Smith Kevin Squires Paul Miller Mike Miller Colin Johnston John Henry Wichelas Mike Caplin Brian Monks. Tim Smith earned the wolf badge. Dan Jones and Tom Bushee earned gold arrows. Silver arrows went to Adam Perkins Dan Jones Ken Jones Tom Bushee Todd Bishop Dean Carangio. Denner bars went to Shane Becker and Jay Williams. Four members advanced to Webelos: Perkins Dan Jones Bushee Tom Charlton. Two full dens, expanding. den mothers Jean Jones and Bonnie Squires. Den 1 performed a Wild West Show. the other den displayed woodcraft.
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Jerry Wichelns
North Bennington School
Tim Smith
Kevin Squires
Paul Miller
Mike Miller
Colin Johnston
John Henry Wichelas
Mike Caplin
Brian Monks
Dan Jones
Tom Bushee
Adam Perkins
Ken Jones
Todd Bishop
Perkins
Bushee
Tom Charlton
Jean Jones
Bonnie Squires
Squires den
Den 1
Foliage reports show Vermont color fading but still vivid in spots
Vermont foliage spotters report good viewing in southern windham Rutland Windsor areas with color fading in most zones. Central orange county areas near final appreciable color this weekend. Middlebury upper elevations remain colorful. North and north central counties show bare trees at high elevations yet some remains colorful through week. Grand Isle county near Lake Champlain expected very good color this weekend.
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Windham
Rutland
Windsor
Addison
Washington
Orange
Orange County
Middlebury
Mad River Valley
North Central
Caledonia
Lamoille
Chittenden
Essex
Franklin
Grand Isle
Orleans
Grand Isle County
Lake Champlain
Arlington Club and Community Activities Week Schedule
A weekly schedule lists events at Arlington sites including Fisher School Bailey Hall and St. Margaret Mary Hall. Highlights include Dr Woodworth slide show at Fisher School, AA meetings at St Margaret Mary, rummage sales, bingo nights, grange and FOE gatherings, park and recreation talks, and rescue squad sessions throughout Tuesday to Sunday.
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Fisher School
Robert Woodworth
St. Margaret Mary Hall
Arlington Fish & Game Club
Ladies of Enterprise Society
Bailey Hall
Arlington Chorale
Music Box
Battenkill Grange
Grange Hall
West Arlington
FOE Auxiliary
Eagle Rooms
Manchester
Arlington Fire Co
Arlington Park & Recreation Committee
Arlington Rescue Squad
Enterprise Society of Federated Church
Battenhill Grange
Ethan Allen Pomona Grange News in West Arlington
Ethan Allen Pomona Grange officers were installed on Oct. 12 at Taconic Grange with Deputy Helen Platt of Rutland presiding. The team included Rutland members Gladys Bourne, Florence Crossman, and others, with Chester Platt improving and Warren Clough returning after illness. A resolution opposed closing state police outposts, citing rising crime and accidents. State convention set for Barre Oct. 21–23 followed by a Pomona workshop Oct. 24. Lillian Wood attended state workshops with new books.
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West Arlington
Ethan Allen
Pomona Grange
Taconic Grange
Helen Platt
Rutland
Gladys Bourne
Marshall
Florence Crossman
Stewart Lincoln
Ira
Betty Cross
Bennington
Roy Crofut
Arlington
Warren Clough
Grange
Chester Platt
Reading List and Library News At McCullough Library
A long list of book titles and authors is presented alongside local club notes. The Battenkill Youth report cites $60 raised for the Jerry Lewis telethon. Agriculture chair Hiel Reed urges a large turnout for Arlington environmental meeting October 14 at 7:30 p.m. Bill No 208 to be discussed. Home Economics awards announced for baking, needle work, natural wool and quilting with names such as Clara Edgerton, Sandy Matteson, Florence Bull, Belle Decker, Ada Romney, Mildred Kilmartin, Natalie Calor and others. Exhibits set for the State Grange Convention, with state judging to follow. Next meeting at Taconic Grange hall in South Shaftsbury with pot luck at 6:30 p.m., legislative program to follow with new legislators as guests. A gimmick incentive to boost attendance begins January, overseen by Harold Cross and the lecturer.
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Hiel Reed
Arlington
Hazel Hogan
Clara Edgerton
Sandy Matteson
Florence Bull
Shirley Matteson
Belle Decker
Margaret Lillie
Ada Romney
Mildred Kilmartin
Natalie Calor
Wanda Calor
Evelyn Snow
Nancy Brown
Debbie Matteson
Kim McKenna
Taconic Grange Hall
South Shaftsbury
Blanchard Stone
Roy Crofut
Frances Hunt
Coleman Mason
Austin Romney
Lillian Wood
Haunted house opens for Halloween in North Adams
The old city hall on Summer Street becomes a haunted house on October 22 29 with 13 decorated rooms for laughs and chills. Tickets are 50 cents per person and group tours are arranged through the Northern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce. hours span Friday to Sunday each weekend with detailed schedule.
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North Adams
Mass
Summer Street
Northern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce
North Adams State College
Northern
Berkshire Chamber of Commerce
Carter Ford telegram feud and Vermont legal wave
Vermont as the backdrop for a campaign exchange with Frederick P. Smith accusing Carter of misrepresentation and calling for integrity as Carter challenges Ford over defense budget cuts. A separate Newport suit claims $3 million over a fatal August crash involving an ambulance and six defendants plus Barton officials. Timothy Leary at UVM mocks political apathy and likens Ford and Carter to barnyard animals while praising student potential.
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UPI
Vermont
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Frederick P. Smith
Smith
Carter
Ohio
Timothy Leary
Leary
University of Vermont
Vermont GOP fund-raiser targets Salmon in bid to unseat Stafford
UPI report notes Senate control and two party balance hinge on next month's elections. Sen. Howard Baker warned the GOP that Democrats hold large margins in Congress as Vermont Republicans attack Gov. Thomas Salmon over last year’s tax proposal. Rep. James Jeffords led attacks while GOP officials hoped to raise about $25,000 from a $50 plate dinner attended by around 800.
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UPI
Vermont
GOP
Howard Baker
Rtenn
Congress
Thomas Salmon
Robert Stafford
James Jeffords
Salmon
Colchester man cleared in worn tires case
A Chittenden County Superior Court jury found Harold Murray not negligent after a suit by Mary Wright over an inspection of a garbage truck with worn front tires. Wright's husband John was killed in 1972 in a crash linked to the worn tires. Murray testified he initially refused the sticker before the owner returned with new tires.
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Burlington
UPI
Harold Murray
Colchester
Chittenden
Carter Campaign Stop Highlights Aged Care and Tax Plans
In Albany Rosalynn Carter campaigned for her husband Jimmy Carter, promising to work with a mental health commission if elected and pledging no tax hikes for middle incomes while boosting government efficiency. In Troy a building fire at Griswold Heights left two families homeless and two firefighters injured, origin undetermined, with evacuation completed.
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Albany
Rosalynn Carter
Jimmy Carter
Capitol
Troy
Griswold Heights
Missing Berkshire teen prompts FBI entry doubts
In Williamstown the mother of 17 year old Cynthia Rocky Krizack says she was taken against her will on Oct 7. Neighbors urge FBI involvement but a bureau spokesman says they can only enter if there is evidence of foul play.
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Cynthia
Rocky
Krizack
David Krizack
Southworth St
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Glider crash injures two Pittsfield men
Two Pittsfield men were hospitalized after a Berkshire Soaring Society glider crashed during takeoff at Pittsfield Airport. Student pilot Brian Arnold, 15, sustained internal abdominal injuries while passenger, and pilot Thomas King, 22, suffered head injuries. Arnold remained in fair condition and King in good condition as of Monday, according to Berkshire Medical Center.
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Berkshire Medical Center
Brian Arnold
Thomas King
Berkshire Soaring Society
Arnold
King
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