Newfane Labor Day Fiddlers Contest Draws 3000 Crowd
Threatening skies did not dampen a 3000 strong crowd for 12 hour Newfane Labor Day Fiddlers Contest with open senior junior and open divisions. Winners included Leo Beaudoin Collinville Conn first senior and Kirsten Nordstrom Westwood Mass first junior. Judges hailed from Craftsbury Townshend and Greenfield while other acts came from Gravel Road band Springfield and local groups. The event marks an annual pre Labor Day gathering with Banjo contest on Fourth of July weekend.
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Newfane
New England
Leo Beaudoin
Collinville
Conn
Bob Christopher
Bethel
Con
Kirsten Nordstrom
Westwood
Mass
Sonja Nordstorm
Melody Morin
South Barre
Donald Maclean
Putney
Ben Guillemette
Sanford
Maine
Paul Wells
Cummington
Doug Goodwin
Barnardston
Paul Robinson
Earl Wilson
Craftsbury
Neal Phoenix
Townshend
Fred Crawtsworth
Greenfield
Green Mountain Boys
Woodbury Woodchucks
Rick Norcross
Gravel Road
Springfield
Ontario Trappers Association to Gather at St Albans
The Ontario Trappers Association OTA based in North Bay Ontario grows from 14 to over 8000 members and sees fur auction sales rise to more than 9.5 million annually. OTA president Lloyd Cook and fur sales manager Alex Shieff will speak at the Vermont Trappers Association meeting in St. Albans Vermont on Sept 14 at 10 am. The event will cover trap testing, humane trapping efforts, and grading of furs with Shieff noting OTA Fur Sales as a premier fur auction outlet.
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St. Albans
Ontario Trappers Association
North Bay
Ontario
Canada
Vermont Trappers Association, Inc
OTA
Lloyd Book
Alex Shieff
Franklin County Sportsmen’s Club
Cook
Ministry of Natural Resources
Canadian Association For Humane Trapping
Canadian Federation of
Association
A. Robert Twitchell
South Londonderry
Local residents thread through fairs and colleges
White Creek Arnold Perry spends the week at the State Fair in Syracuse. John Rea a patient at Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge. Robert George a patient at Glens Falls Hospital. Charles Murphy and two Florida friends visit his mother Susanna Murphy here. Celia Niles of Schenectady received cap from Ellis Hospital. Mr and Mrs James Lake host Aug 23 dinner for son Jimmy with Wallace Briggs of Bedford LI as guest. Laurie George, Melissa Travis, Anna Jane Murphy, Chris Smith, Eat Perry, and Jim Lake begin or continue studies at SUNY campuses. Mr and Mrs Clay La Porte of Myrtle Beach are visiting Walloomsac and Alfred Bettis parents. La Porte in Air Force, transferred to Washington.
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James Lake
Jimmy
Wallace Briggs
Bedford, L.I
Laurie George
SUNY
Cortland
Melissa Travis
Oneonta
Anna Jane Murphy
Plattsburgh
Chris Smith
Cobleskill
Eat Perry
Jim Lake
Oswego
Clay la Porte
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Walloomsac
Alfred Bettis
la Porte
Air Force
Washington
Sunderland $110,000 bond vote delayed for repairs
Sunderland Elementary School fixes delayed from Sept 23 to Oct 7 by ballot vote set at school from 9 AM to 6 PM. Board cites checklist update problems causing postponement. Roof leaks must be repaired to meet state standards, with engineer deeming occupancy possible until snow. Legal action filed against designers, with aid available for structural work but not roof repairs. Modular school cost about $320,000 in 1971.
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Sunderland
Bennington County
Arthur J. O’dea
Schoo
Edward J. Fabian
Department of Education
Stratton names general manager at Stratton Mountain
Donald Tarinelli, 45, named general manager and executive vice president of Stratton Corporation near Stratton Mountain. He founded Stratton Mountain School and chairs its board, and has held roles at Palmer Tarinelli Construction Co. He plans to unify staff, boost summer activities, and open a new ski touring center with Stratton Mountain Girls staff at the base lodge. Tarinelli to assume duties mid September as Harvey Clifford departs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratton Mountain
Stratton Corporation
Stratton Ski Resort
Donald Tarinelli
Tarinelli
Stratton Mountain School
Palmer Tarinelli Construction Co
Bridgeport
National Ski Areas Association
Conniff
NSAA
Stratton
Clifford
Jeff Dickson
Manchester sewer grant move toward final planning
Selectmen and Jennison Engineering reviewed a step two planning grant for a $2.5 million town village sewer project. Final engineering would start by year end, costing $153,640, with the plant on line by mid 1978, funded by state and federal grants and a 1977 bond vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Jennison Engineering
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Jennison
State Planning Office
West Arlington Landgate Meeting to Discuss Land Use
The Sandgate School Board will meet Friday morning at 8 at the home of Mrs. Nancy Tschorn. The Agency of Environmental Conservation on capital investment in land use planning will have no effect on Manchester.
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Sandgate
Nancy Tschorn
Agency of Environmental Conservation
Manchester
Community Roundup Notes from Walloomsac Area
Birthday greetings for Mrs. Vincent LeBlanc and visits from relatives mark a busy stretch in Walloomsac. Families from North Adams Deposit Greenwich Bennington and Qui hibin gather or travel, with ROTC cadet Charles J. Hathaway finishing training at Siena College and expected to join the Army as a graduate officer.
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Charles J. Hathaway
Siena College
Loudonville
Ft. Knox
Siena
Army
Nancy J. Hathaway
Charles M. Hathaway
Walloomsac
Schaghticoke Fair draws many South Cambridge residents
Local residents attended the Schaghticoke Fair last week while several others battled a seasonal virus. The Crystal Clovers club will meet Saturday September 6. Miss Marian Dick and Irving Dick from West Hoosick visited Mrs. Gertrude Aiken. John Underwood and family have returned from a year in Scotland. Hollis E. Cornell and family returned from trips to western states and Vancouver. Cambridge Central School welcomed kindergartners Pamela Hepp John Kaske Cynthia Pratt Mark Undergeuer and Brian Underwood. The combined circuit church services are Sunday September 7 at 10 30 a m at South Cambridge United Methodist Church. Sunday school resumes at 9 a m.
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Marian Dick
Irving Dick
West Hoosick
Gertrude Aiken
South Cambridge United Methodist Church
Harry Burdess
Green Mountain Club Hikes to Branch and Bourn Ponds
Arlington hike this Saturday starts at 10 am from Gulf Station Route 7. Level five hour trek in Lye Brook Wilderness Area led by James Guida or Dave Hapgood with contact numbers provided.
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Arlington
Green Mountain Club
Branch Pond
Bourn Pond
Lye Brook
Gulf Station
Route 7
James Guida
Dave Hapgood
Hoosick Falls Le Leche League announces night series
The Hoosick Falls Le Leche League will hold a four part night series at 49 Abbot Street hosted by Mrs Andrea Lasser. The first meeting on Tuesday Sept 9 at 8 pm will discuss the advantages of breastfeeding to mother and baby. For info call Jane Butkas or Sallie Maynard. Mrs Nina Downing of 111 Railroad Avenue is a patient at Putnam Memorial Hospital following surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
la Leche League
Andrea Lasser
Abbot St
Nina Downing
Railroad Ave
Putnam Memorial Hospital
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Trappers Association
Eleanor Niles
Arnold Perry
Syracuse
John Rea
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge
Robert George
Glens Falls Hospital
Charles Murphy
Florida
Susanna Murphy
Celia Niles
Schenectady
Ellis Hospital
Briggs
Mrs. Lake
Bennington’s Health Food Center
Bennington, Vt
North St
Bennington - Rutland Supervisory Union
William
Sheldon
Board of Civil Authority
West Arlington Landgate
Bertha Hoag
Vincent LeBlanc
Bruce Andrews
Maureen
Bruce James
North Adams
Jim Hoag
Kevin Bentley
Deposit
Alice B. Fitzgerald
Kevin
John O’hare
Alice Guiden
Robert Woodard
James Woodard
Ava Marie
Mary Beth
Nahopac
Helen Elliott
Bennington
Herrington
North Bennington
Richard Lassor
John Marx
Binghamton
Alex Sterling
Lawrence Lassor
Gordon Hoag
Jean Marie
Nicholas Hathaway
Wheeling Inn
Sacandaga Reservoir
Joseph Sprague
Eagle Bridge
Charles Alexander
Shushan
Edward Cottrell
Long Island
U.S
Dink
Terri Cottrell
David Mello
West Galloway
Raymond Hoag
Winfield Granville
Bob Woodard
Heidi Whitten
Jay L. Whitten
Pownal
South Cambridge
Crystal Clovers +H club
Margaret Aiken
John Underwood
Kristen
Joel
Brian
Scotland
Hollis E. Cornell
Vancouver
B.C
Cambridge Central
Pamela Hepp
John Kaske
Cynthia Pratt
Mark Ungeheuer
Brian Underwood
Edith Beaumont
Jane Butkas
Sallie Maynard
Ilj
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
Vermont National
Vermont
FDIC
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