Bennington County Choral Society to sing at Big House
The Bennington County Choral Society will perform at Park-McCullough in North Bennington Sunday at 8 p m. The 24 singers from the 80 voice group will perform excerpts from Haydn Creation with John Riddle conducting and Ted Cook leading the society for four years. The concert is free and open to the public with members from Arlington Bennington Dorset Manchester and nearby areas.
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Bennington
Big House
80 Voice Organization
Hayden
John
Riddle
Ted Cook
Dorset
Paul Boepple
Choral Society
John Riddle
Society
McCullough
North Bennington
The Mystery of Migration Explored in Plain Sight
LincolnMass essay explores how wild geese orient themselves during migration. It notes sun cues and landmarks guide birds, families travel together between nesting and wintering grounds, and wetlands protection supports feeding stops. Human wonder and a call to preserve marshes accompany reflections on the pull to follow the wild goose.
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Lincoln
Mass
United States
Mississippi River
Rockies
Williams College pays $171813 real estate tax in Williamsstown
Williams College, the town’s largest taxpayer, paid the 1973 real estate tax of $171,813 on college owned buildings and land. The payment included $84,944 for rental properties and $31,145 for Mount Hope Farm plus $16,879 for the Williams Inn, $14,900 for Taconic Golf Club, $3,733 for the Alumni House, and $2,762 for Hopkins Forest. A voluntary contribution of $5,979 was also given to the Williamstown Fire District.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Francis H. Dewey III
George J. Franz
Mount Hope Farm
Williams Inn
Taconic Golf Club
Alumni House
Hopkins Forest
Williams
Vermont innkeepers plan energy conservation efforts
Rutland Vermont innkeepers announce a statewide push to cut energy use. Robert Harnish of the Vermont Hotel Motel Restaurant Association says hotels will post guest reminders to lower thermostats and switch off lights when rooms are empty. Staff will receive energy saving training and a statewide 5 percent cut in power, heating fuel, and gasoline is urged over the next year.
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Rutland
Vermont
Robert Harnish
Vermont Hotel, Motel, Restaurant Association
Harnish
Thomas Salmon
Arlington Thrift Shop opens Thursday through Saturday
The Arlington Thrift Shop invites the public to stop in from November 13, open Thursday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Special items include ski boots sizes 4 and 6 44, and ice skates size 6. There are winter coats and clothes for the whole family. Call 375-6772 during hours to donate.
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Arlington Thrift Shop
Woodford School Board to discuss tuition requests tonight
The Woodford School Board will meet at 7 PM at the school to review tuition requests. Parents and friends are invited to the annual Halloween party from 7:30 to 11 PM at the same location with costumes, apple-dunking, games, and a "good ole country time."
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Woodford School Board
Woodford School
Thirtieth wedding anniversary surprise in Charlton
Mr and Mrs Ernest Henson were surprised at home in Charlton by fifty friends neighbors and relatives for their thirtieth wedding anniversary. The event was organized by their three daughters and featured a buffet and a three tier cake baked by the couple’s 14 year old daughter Nancy.
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Malcolm Hamilton
Ernest Henson
Charlton
Nancy
Butz Responds To protesters over food prices
Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz snapped at a women’s group in a hotel corridor. He taunted Ruth Yannatta, leader of Fight Inflation Together, asking what car she came in and quipped about a Volkswagen.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Earl Butz
Butz
Ruth Yannatta
North Bennington Halloween Party Planned by Fire Auxiliary
The North Bennington Fire Department Auxiliary organizes a Halloween party from 7 to 8 30 pm tonight at North Bennington School. All children through Grade 6 in North Bennington are invited. A stray quote mentions paying for a Volkswagen via corn and soybeans export.
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North Bennington
Falls Buildings Fate to be Decided by Voters in Falls NY
Falls voters will decide on Nov 13 whether to demolish or restore the fire damaged Municipal Building after a public meeting. The village board favored demolition by 4 to 2 and discussed a proposed new 2000 square foot complex with a breezeway and adjacent firehouse, near St. Mark's Church. residents urged restoring the existing building or reconsidering site plans amid cost, space, and security concerns.
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Edith Beaumont Hoolick
Richard A. Severson
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Rose Waythus
Robert Hund
Werner Ferbes
Corina Construction Company of
Troy
Severson
LeRoy Baker
Falls Hardware Company
Donald Bogardus
Bennington
Grand Union
Edwin Schneider
Arthur Hyde
Vermont Supreme Court to hear Brookfield road case
The state Attorney General's Office has escalated the Brookfield highway dispute between the Highway Board and the Environmental Board to the Vermont Supreme Court. The Environmental Board ordered a land use permit and review of 43 planned projects. the Highway Department and board seek district commissions instead, while the AG argues Act 250 does not require such review for pre Act 250 projects.
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Highway Department
The
Highway Board
Environmental Board
High Court
Kimberly Cheney
Frank Balch
Schuyler Jackson
William Kelley Named Shaftsbury Fire Chief
William E. Kelley of Harvest Hills Shaftsbury has been named chief of the Shaftsbury Fire Department succeeding John Wood. Kelley has 16 years in the department and works at Fairbanks Express in Hoosick Falls, New York. Other officers elected include Ronald Lindsey first assistant chief Oliver Durand second assistant Pierre Letourneau Engine One captain Howard Matteson Engine Two captain David Wickenden Engine One lieutenant and Charles Gabrus Engine Two lieutenant.
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Shaftsbury
William E. Kelley
Harvest Hills
Kelley
Fairbanks Express
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Ronald Lindsey
Oliver Durand
Pierre Letourneau
Howard Matteson
David Wickenden
Charles Gabrus
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Main ST
North Adams, Massachusetts
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