Longest summer slide at Attitash draws crowds
Attitash ski area in Bartlett New Hampshire hosts the two 4200 foot summer slides with fiberglass sleds on asbestos concrete ramps. Thad Thorne notes the ride costs 2.25 dollars for adults 1.75 for kids and says the venture aims to bring summer revenue to ski areas.
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N.H
UPI
Attitash Ski Area
North Conway
White Mountains
Mt. Washington
Thad Thorne
Attitash
Europe
Thorne
Dick Jones
Jones
Bromley
Playboy Club
Great Gorge
N.J
Michigan
Gattenberg
Tenn
Photographs of Economy Graphics Exhibit in Bennington
David Newbold, a Bennington College sophomore, presents a photography show at Barn Gallery capturing Economy Graphics, the emptied mill on Water Street once a major employer. Display runs through Sept 25, portraying Vermont’s fading light industries and the craft behind them.
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Paran Creek
Water Street
Economy Graphics
Bennington
David
Newbold
Bennington College
Vermont
Tavern restoration eyed as museum work continues
The Shaftsbury Historical Society plans to reopen the tavern as a museum after extensive research and restoration. Workmen will be part of the interpretive display as the bake oven is restored and livestock reintroduced to reflect an 18th century homestead. Volunteers are urged to help, with insurance seen as helpful though not ample.
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Matteson
Gosfords
Mattesons
Gosford
Cook
Albany
N.Y
Shaftsbury Historical Society
Bennington Historical Society
Bennington Museum
Ralph Earl
Elijah Dewey
Ira Allen
A. Ranney Galusha
Bennington College
Munro-Hawkins
Bennington County
The
Historical Society
Thurston Hulett
Robert J.M. Matteson
William Castle Sr
Caroline Pullman
Marjorie Galusha
Galusha
Marion Smith
Shaftsbury
Manchester
Burr On Burton Seminary
Burr and Burton
Peter Schoffstall
Overton
American History Seminary
Michael Lundy
Food Services
Dennis Fraher
Rick Kelly
Smokey House
Danby
Markey
Seminary
Burtonian
Margaret Ellis
Smith College
Carol Casey
Cathy Colvin
Isham gift endows Vermont Red Cross blood center
Dedication and open house marked the Burlington Vermont-New Hampshire Red Cross blood center project. A $1.5 million building, named the McClure Building, is funded by regional donations led by J Warren and Lois H McClure with a $500000 gift. The Isham estate added $155000 from Dorset for the donor and storage areas.
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Burlington
Vermont-New Hampshire Red Cross Blood Center
McClure
J. Warren
Lois H. McClure
South Burlington
McClures
Lincoln Isham
Dorset
Isham
Abraham Lincoln
American National Red Cross
Vermont
Washington
Vermont School Loses Damages Over Roof Problems
The Vermont Supreme Court ruled Flood Brook Union School in Londonderry not entitled to damages from an architectural firm and a construction company. The six year statute of limitations had expired before suit was filed, despite officials claiming they learned of design and structural issues years after completion in 1966.
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Vermont
Flood Brook Union School
Londonderry
Arlington Area Calendar and Community Notices
Arlington calendar lists weekly meetings across clubs and groups including Garden Club Area Bicentennial Fish & Game Club and Lions Club with linked venues and times. Community notes mention Fisher School label drives, Playhouse Nursery School second year sessions, and an open house for Mr and Mrs Charles Nichols at Morse Hill Road and Route 30 South Dorset.
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John Haugsrud
Community House
St. Margaret Mary Hall
Arlington Fish & Game Club
Club House
Enterprise Society
Bailey Hall
Arlington Chorale
Music Box
FOE
Eagle Rooms
Manchester
Charles Nichols
Morse Hill Road
Route 30
South
Dorset
Castleton Opens Doors for Colonial Day Oct 2
Castleton hosts Colonial Day on Saturday Oct 2 with a 9:30 am parade featuring costumed marchers floats and antique autos. Homes open 10 am to 5 pm with tours, spinning and weaving demos, cornhusk dolls, antique exhibits, Blue Cat Quilt, book sale art show, and music by Castleton State College students. Green features a drum and bugle corps at 11 am and Vermont Dance Company at 2 pm. Blue Cat Carnival, movie for kids, and Castleton Chicken Pie Supper ending 5 and 6 pm at Federated Church.
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Castleton
Schoenhut
Castleton State College
Green Sabers Drum and Bugle Corps
Vermont Dance Company
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Mabel Ward
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Arlington
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Shirley Matteson
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