Manchester school to receive Petermann butterfly collection
Manchester seeks to receive a vast butterfly and insect collection donated by Austrian-born Josef Petermann to Manchester Elementary School. The 11 a.m. Sept 23 ceremony at the school will feature Chanel 32 ETV from Keene NH. The items include hundreds of specimens from five continents with notable Blue Atlas butterfly and a Goliath beetle.
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Manchester
Petermann
Chanel 32
ETV
Keene, N.H
Continents
Peru
Africa
Falls attorney blasts board over fix up funds guidelines
Falls attorney William C. Johnston criticized the village board for changing federal insulation funds rules to include low income families but exclude tenants of wealthy landlords. He accused officials of ignoring the spirit of the law aimed at helping the neediest. The dispute drew mayoral sympathy and sparked debate among trustees while applications rise following revised guidelines. Meanwhile a PERB unionization hearing was postponed as village and union representatives plan talks to reach agreement.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
William C. Johnston
Village Board
Johnston
Peter Kent
Donald Bogardus
Marilyn Douglas
Doris McGuire
Public Employment Relations Board
PERB
Louis Patack
Election of Pomona Officers at Battenkill Grange
Battenkill Grange hosted Ethan Allen Pomona Grange. Pomona officers for two year terms were elected: master Lillian Wood overseer Blanchard Stone lecturer Belle Decker assistant steward Harold Cross pomona Rachel Mason flora Viola Wilcox. Re-elected: steward Harry Finn lady steward Florence Hattat chaplain Helen Clough treasurer George Cooledge secretary Rose Gleason ceres Hazel Hogan. Installation set for Oct 12 at Taconic Grange Hall 8:15 with Deputy Helen Platt presiding.
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Battenkill Grange
Ethan
Green Mt. School
Chester
Bennington
Grange
State Junior Grange
Grange Center
Taconic Grange Hall
Helen Platt
Arlington bride to be wed after bridal shower
Arlington resident Miss Ann A Hoyt was honored at a Sept 12 bridal shower at St Margaret Mary's Arlington. Attendants Darlene Young Dianne Dusha and Sally Gilmore hosted. Hoyt to wed Joseph Benini of Portland Maine Oct 2 at St James Arlington. Also notes local school board meetings and a council discussion on The A-95 Process by John G Simson.
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Ann A. Hoyt
Arlington
St. Margaret Mary’s Parish
Darlene Young
Dianne Dusha
Sally Gilmore
Orwell
Miss Hoyt
Joseph Benini
Portland
Maine
St. James Church
Northside Human Resources Council
Manchester Senior Center
School Street
Manchester Center
John G. Simson
Bennington County Regional Commission
BCRC names methanol study committee in Vermont
Arlington Vermont Bennington County Regional Commission selects a committee to oversee a project converting trash and forest waste into methanol. Members include Janice Farman Frank LaFrance Paul Scott Jim White Mark Riley and J Duncan Campbell. An $18 000 grant funds the feasibility study with EPA and other agencies showing interest. The panel aims to hire a consultant and review rail transport options and available technologies. Simson notes contract with the New England Regional Association and timing of start depend on the association. The grant is part of a $100 000 Vermont allocation from the New England Regional Commission.
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Arlington
Bennington County
Vermont
John G. Simson
BCRC
Simson
Environmental Protection Agency
Bureau of Mines
New Energy and Resource Development Center
New England Regional Association
New England Regional Commission
Washington County Fair shows 4-H champions and state fair entries
South Cambridge 4-H members earned top blue red and champion awards at the Washington County Fair. Willie Austins Guernsey senior yearling won Junior Breed Champion and earned a red at Syracuse State Fair. Lawrence Rowland’s Ayrshire heifers took blue ribbons and one was Breed Champion. Showmanship saw Norman Hayden finish second in the 15 plus class and Bridget Hayden win junior showman. Exhibits included plants terrariums vegetables sewing baking ducks geese and chickens with several moving on to the State Fair. In other business the BCRC plans a land study with the U.S. Forest Service to assess impacts of a potential recreational facility and possible land purchases near Sunderland Bennington Stamford and Glastonbury.
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Crystal Clovers 4-H Club
Washington County Fair
Willie Austin
Syracuse
Lawrence Rowland
Walter Rowland
Debbie Rowland
Donald Herrington
Donna
John Austin
Norman Hayden
Bridget
Hayden
Bridget Hayden
New England
Simson
BCRC
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Service
Bennington County
Great Pond
Sunderland
Kelly Stand Road
Stamford
Glastonbury
Trustees Meet at Burr & Burton Seminary in Manchester
Trustees gather at the school at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday September 23 to review officer and committee reports consider bylaws amendments to six Prudential Committee members adopt a Teachers Association contract decide on borrowing up to 150000 from First Vermont Bank and Trust Company appoint agents to issue notes authorize sale of donated Capital Gifts Fund securities elect officers and committees and conduct other business.
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Manchester
Burr & Burton Seminary
Prudential Committee
Burr and Burton Seminary Teachers’ Association
First Vermont Bank and Trust Company
Capital Gifts
Manchester Nominees for Justice of the Peace Race
Fifteen residents were nominated for justice of the peace positions in Manchester with ten Republicans and five Democrats. Voters will select ten nominees in November, including Elizabeth Kinsey I Stanford Zecher Jr Jean Bongartz Laura Harwood Blanchard Stone Ralph Fleming Jr Orland Campbell Jr Clyde Bryant Jr Alan Johnson Carol Lattuga on the Republican side and Barbara Powers Claire Kelley Peggy Mithoefer Edith Greenberg Mary Schmid on the Democratic side.
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Manchester
Justice of the Peace
Republican Party
Elizabeth Kinsey
I. Stanford Zecher Jr
Jean Bongartz
Laura Harwood
Blanchard Stone
Ralph Fleming Jr
Orland Campbell Jr
Clyde Bryant Jr
Alan Johnson
Carol Lattuga
Barbara Powers
Claire Kelley
Peggy Mithoefer
Edith Greenberg
Mary Schmid
Hudson River Basin study includes Vermont in scope
Bennington County officials press to be counted as the Hudson River Basin study moves forward. Andre Rouleau of the BCRC says all Bennington areas matter as the plan covers New York and portions of Vermont, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Connecticut. The Level B study aims for 1990 2000 water projects including a potential NYC supply, with conservation and metering emphasized over dam based supply. Public workshops will be held and funding through 1978 totals about 1.0 million. Also notes Battenkill Walloomsac disputes and a Scout paper drive this Saturday.
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Arlington
Bennington County
Hudson River Basin
New York State
Rouleau
BCRC
Department of Environmental Conservation
State of New York
William Romer
Harold Budka
Congress
New York
Vermont
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Connecticut
Essex County
N.Y
New York City
Bennington
Roaring Branch
Battenkill
Walloomsac
N.Y.C
Romer
North Country
Banner
Hudson River
Agriculture, Interior
Environmental Protection Agency
College interview conference planned in Albany area
Hoosick Falls guidance counselor William Folger announced a college interview conference to be held October 1 at the Americana Inn on Albany Shaker Road. Private college admissions reps will discuss opportunities for juniors and seniors, with hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The director, Richard Ferris, says the event saves families travel and multiple interviews.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Americana Inn
Albany Shaker Road
Albany
William Folger
Hoosick Falls Central School
Richard J. Ferris
Pattison Mobile Office Visit Planned at Cambridge Post Office
Congressman Edward W. Pattison will hold a mobile office session at the Cambridge post office from 10 30 a m to 1 p m Monday. Constituents seeking help with federal legislation programs or to share views may meet Pattison staff there.
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Cambridge
N.Y
Edward W. Pattison
Pattison
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