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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1966
Page
6
Mrs. Linde Gibb of Dorset sails for Dallas to perform with the Corps of Ballet in two operas, Verdi’s Macbeth and Rigoletto. Madame Marina Svetlova will choreograph Rigoletto and solo in Macbeth, with Gibb as director of Svetlova Dance School.
Robert Rupprecht of Searsburg resigned as selectman effective Saturday October a2 as reported by Richard Estey of Wilmington. The report notes a deer taken with a bow and arrow in Wilmington weighing approximately 105 pounds, relayed to Mrs. Russell Fitch the Wilmington town clerk.
Hoosick Falls hosts New York State Grand Master Frank C. Staples and 20 Grand Lodge dignitaries for the dedication of the new Masonic Temple on Main Street. An afternoon ceremony precedes a 6:30 dinner at Central School with Staples as principal speaker and local Masons guiding events.
In Burlington the Dorothy Canfield Collection at Bailey Library grows with 650 Haas Haas correspondence letters dated 1925 to 1958, offering rich Vermont and publishing history insight. Manchester PTA adult education enrollment remains open with courses on New Math finances sewing photography and more.
Manchester Vermont’s Mark Skinner Library will not qualify for state funds under the Governor’s Library Advisory Committee recommendations which require public funding support. The library is funded by endowment and private gifts, and bylaws may prevent accepting public money unless amended. The panel urged interlibrary loans support and replacement funding to broaden access to the state’s total library inventory.
A forest fire near the Tate Hollow area above Sandgate burned over 20 acres of woodland. Discovered by state troopers on Route 313, it drew six Arlington Fire Department members led by Chief C. Lee Marsh, with two local helpers assisting. origin remains undetermined.
HOOSICK FALLS N Y Village Board of Trustees votes unanimously to approve a 1 050 000 bond issue for a sewer system and treatment plant with federal and state funds. Notification of acceptance will be posted tomorrow with a 30 day petition window for a public vote if desired. If unchallenged the bond becomes effective after 30 days and bids may be let next spring.
North Bennington reports St Johns Sodality postpones Friday rummage sale to November 4 in the new church hall, from 2 to 8 pm. Also notes Boy Scout Troop 328 elections with Peter Stoothoff as junior assistant scoutmaster, Alan McWaters as senior patrol leader, Gary Matteson as patrol leader, and other troop roles. Scouts prepare for Dorset campout, meeting adjourned next Monday due to the trip.
Shaftsbury Fran Stacy reports Boy Scout Troop No 331 may form a drum and bugle corps if more bugles are donated. Richard Borden offers bugle instruction, and troop plans two five week rifle classes at St Peters Church with adult supervision. Five new boys join, and a paper drive plus a board of review set for Nov 7. Democratic regional library centers discussed by Roach to aid smaller libraries. Fashion show in Williamstown promotes Winter Magic at Elm Tree House on Nov 10.
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