Babcock Lake Tavern Destroyed by Fire
The Babcock Lake Tavern, the oldest landmark on Babcock Lake in Grafton, was destroyed by fire Saturday night. The building, leased by Ry nard Gundrum, had been closed for the season and no one was inside. Arson is suspected as state police investigate. water from the lake aided fire crews from Grafton and Hoosick with Petersburg assisting but not needed. The tavern, built as surveyor offices and later a summer spot, stood as the lake’s first structure.
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Grafton
N.Y
Babcock Lake
Grafton Mountain
Grafton Development Corp
Rynard Gundrum
Gundrum
Gundrums
Grafton Fire Department
Hoosick Fire Department
Petersburg Fire Department
E.A. White Corp
New York
Beaumont
Pownal Vermont groups hold meetings and UN Day observance
The Vermont State Business and Professional Women's Club met at Woodstock Inn with Bennington chapter members. A pre school story hour at Solomon Wright Public Library was led by Mrs Marcell A Langlais. A Republican District 32 candidates meeting was set for Nov 1 at Wilmington High School with leaders Ralph Howe and Marcel A Langlais. The 21st UN Day was celebrated at Solomon Wright Library with outdoor flag ceremonies, a flag dedication by Boy Scouts and a poem read by Mrs Laura Langlais Dickinson. Inside, UN materials, Peace Corps info, student essays, and local exhibits were displayed. Educational films linked the UN to civilization progress, and Peace Corps service details were highlighted by Mrs George M Renner. Hostesses included representatives from the Pownal unit League of Women Voters and local clubs.
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Norman R. Strobridge
Charles W. Rounds
Vermont State Business and Professional Women’s Club
Woodstock Inn
Pownal Center
Bennington
Rose O’neill
Solomon Wright Public Library
Marcel A. Langlais
Thomas P. Hurley
Wilmington High School
Ralph Howe
James Oakes
Vermont General Assembly
James W. Lounsbury
Ira D. Whitney
Ferdinand Bongartz
Bennington County
Harold W. Whitaker
Windham County
Pownall
Solomon Wright
John C. Barber
Donald Rogers
James Metcalf
Boy Scouts of
Pownal
Peter Roy
Michael Lewis
United States
Arthur Facto
Dexter Moore
Maj. Facto
Frederick Adler
Clifford Barber
John C. Barber, Jr
Robert L. Buck
Allan J. Burdick
James Deery
Joseph Deery
James Dickie Jr
Carl A. Dickinson
John Knapp
Gary Patterson
Charles R. Pettibone
Christopher W. Tolle
Floyd Woodcock
John J. Welch
Henry Holcomb Bennet
Evans News Room
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
George H. Daley
United Nations
George M. Renner
Peace Corps
Renner
Mary Fulta
UVM
Brazil
Japan
Cleveland E. Dodge Jr
Oklahoma Delights Capacity Audiences By Hoosick Falls Students
About 1400 people filled the Hoosick Falls Central School auditorium for two nights as the school drama and music department staged Oklahoma. Lead performers included Geraldine Cornell as Laurey and Steve Lapp as Curly, with strong support from Beverly Bushey and others. A 32-voice chorus closed the show with the title song Oklahoma and a kaliedoscopic finale. cast members presented gifts to staff and directors after performances.
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Curly
Laurey
Oklahoma
Hoosick Falls Central School
Steve Lapp
Geraldine Cornell
Robert Hall
Lynn Durkee
Alan Marcil
Robert Crowley
James McGuire
Bernie Paquette
Joe Shaw
Christine Davendanis
Beverly Bushey
Beaumont
Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Calvin Pederson
Joe
Juneior
Karen Pokines
Diane Brownell
Beth Shapiro
H. Luther Everly
Pederson
Miss Cornell
Norshaft Lions Prepare Light Sale House to House
North Bennington and Shaftsbury residents will host the annual Norshaft Lions light bulb sale Tuesday at 6 p.m. Co chairs George Donovan and Dan Fager plan to bike or snowshoe through the two towns to take orders for bulbs and broom deliveries if arrives late. Funds support civic and educational projects by the club.
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Norshaft Lions
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Sale
George Donovan
Dan Fager
Merritt Hewitt
Lions
Norshaft
MacMurray Students Attend ICEC Meeting in Peoria
Miss Patricia Woodcock a senior Education major among 20 MacMurray College students at the Illinois Students Council for Exceptional Children state meeting in Peoria in October 2022. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Rudolph Woodcock of Hall Street North Bennington Vermont. The MacMurray group will also attend sessions of the Illinois Council of Exceptional Children. The first ICEC student section was hosted by MacMurray in St Louis in 1961.
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Patricia Woodcock
MacMurray College
Illinois Students’ Council For Exceptional Children
Peoria
Rudolph Woodcock
Hall St
North Bennington
Vermont
MacMurray
Ilinois Council of Exceptional Children
ICEC
St. Louis
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