Bennington County residents win VEA Layman's Award honors
The Vermont Education Association names two Bennington County figures for the Layman's Award at the 115th VEA convention in Burlington. Mrs. Beverly Hinkley of Manchester is a 15 year Girl Scout leader and substitute teacher active in Scout and school programs. Barton L. Jenks, Shaftsbury resident and Mount Anthony Union School Board member, is recognized for long service to education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington County
Vermont
Vermont Education Association
Burlington
Stanley
Beverly) Hinkley
Manchester
Taconic Teachers Association
Barton L. Jenks
Shaftsbury
Mount Anthony
Joan
Donald
Bert
Brownlie
Vermont Council
Bennington
Adoniram Chapter 22
CES
PTA
First Congregational Church
Hinkley
Taconic
Rutherford
N.J
Mount Anthony Union District
Mount Anthony Union
Arthur Wickenden
Jenks
Citizens’ Committee
New Jersey
BSA
Norshaft Lions Club
D. Ed Moore
Greater Bennington Association
GBA
Community updates from Peru and Chester area events
Fire Department plans a Saturday noon testing blast beginning Oct 1 plus a Community House dinner on Nov 19 to raise funds and a Halloween party for local children on Wednesday. Clergy schedules feature Rev Earl Ballou and Kermit Reilly sermons after vacation and school service. Diana Alden leads the 4-H cooking club with six members electing officers including De Schweinitz and Dailey while a $5 donation was decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Pryce
Londonderry
Peru
Earl Ballou
Chester
Kermit Reilly
Church School
Jay Gwinn
Darien
Durham
N.H
Gwinn
Landgrove
Sheldon
Roland Scott
George Rose
Greenfield
Mass
Raymond Farnum
Diane Alden
Elizabeth de- Schweinitz
Theresa Dailey
Wanda Norse
Monica Daley
Deborah Rockwell
Roberta Baker
West Arlington Sandgate notes and school board news
West Arlington and Sandgate social notes include E Duane and Elbert Davis visiting from J C Penney assignments and family time. Arnold Wilcox reports Arlington School Board work from the Vermont Directors Association meeting. Beth Stroffeleno will teach at Dunkwa secondary in Ghana after a Rome flight. delays affected embassy connections. community calendar outlines junior leader and class meeting schedules with monthly business sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Duane Davis
Elbert Davis
Sandgate Road
Davises
Alaska
Hawaii
J.C. Penney Co
Arnold Wilcox
Vermont State School Directors Assn
Montpelier
Arlington School Board
Wilcox
Beth Stroffeleno
Dunkwa
Kumasi
Rome
New York
Richard Stolz Jr
Ghana
Plans Unfold For 1967 Southern Vermont Arts Center Season
New Year plans at Southern Vermont Art Center in Manchester detail spring to summer 1967 concerts. Music Committee chaired by Mrs Bart Ilett Arkell met with Norman B Wright to review 1966 success and invite Vermont State Symphony Orchestra and Lake George Opera Company for new programs. Burr and Burton Seminary chorus hoped to return for Commencement Week. early spring concert target includes a New England college glee club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Southern Vermont Art Center
Bartlett Arkell
Norman B. Wright
Arkell
SRO
Vermont State Symphony Orchestra
Lake George Opera Company
Burr and Burton Seminary Chorus
New England
Stell Andersen
Frederick Burghard
Orland Campbell
Ann Grimes
Carleton G. Howe
Carl Parsons
William Resor
Doris Rigney
James M. Robbins
E. R. Tinker
H. J. W. Vanderminden Jr
M. Rogers Warren
Henry H. Wehrhane
Mt Laurel Open House Planned by Mt Laurel Association
Manchester reports an open house by invitation for Mt Laurel Association members Sunday Oct 2 from 3 to 5 p.m. John E Hartigan president of Mt Laurel School Inc announced the event. The Mt Laurel facility, completed last year, educates 40 pupils and will host a short dedication led by Rev Robert L Clayton of Zion Episcopal Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Mt. Laurel Association
John E. Hartigan
Mt. Laurel School Inc
Mt. Laurel
Hartigan
Robert L. Clayton
Zion Episcopal Church
Baptism set at Bondville Methodist Church Oct 2
Winhall John O Slade 824-6619 announces baptism at Bondville Methodist Church at 9 30 a m Oct 2 with the Rev Sidney Lambert. A baptismal meeting for interested parents is planned for Oct 1 at 11 a m at the church. Several locals and visitors are noted in a village roundup including residents from Avon Greenwich Marmaroneck Cohasset and Norwich. Also a Bondville Fair is anticipated with rides and concessions arriving ahead of the weekend event. Wayne NJ report notes hair growth rates by season and typical monthly growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bondville Methodist Church
Sidney Lambert
Howard F. Whitney
Avon, Conn
James DeWolf
Greenwich
Conn
River Road
J. Blake Thaxter Jr
Cohasset
Mass
David Slade
William Slade
Albany
N.Y
Fort Dix
N.J
Emil Armani
Gonzaleous Barros
New York City
Harold Eisener
Diane Armani
Bondville Fair
Andrew Crichton
Kahil
Marmaroneck
Greene- Crichton
Madinet
Kendall Farm Road
Crichton
England
France
Italy
Mary Nicholas
Athens
Greece
McCullough Library Adds 30 Columbia Master Works Albums
The McCullough Library in North Bennington announces the circulation of 30 Columbia Master Works albums via the Vermont Free Public Library Service. The collection features the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy performing Mozart Symphony No. 31 and other works, plus the Budapest String Quartet performing Beethoven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
McCullough
Columbia Masterworks
Columbia Record Co
Vermont Free Public Library Service
Montpelier
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy
Saratoga
Budapest
Bible Study On Acts Offered In Manchester This Fall
The Rev Jerome J Hevey Jr of First Congregational Church announces a Bible study on the Book of Acts in Manchester. Two divisions run on Wednesdays October 5 12 19 26 and November 2 9 16 at 10 am in church parlors and 7 30 pm at Burr and Burton Seminary. No fee to register with Miss Laura Meredith 362 1852. Textbook Mandate To Witness by Leander E Keck. A bibliography shelf will be reserved at Mark Skinner Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Jerome J. Hevey Jr
First Congregational Church
Burr and Burton Seminary
Laura Meredith
Leander E. Keck
Vanderbilt University
Hevey
Mark Skinner
White Creek News Briefs From Shaftsbury Hollow And Beyond
White Creek residents share notes on new homes and upcoming meetings. Frank Bouplon and family moved to Shaftsbury Hollow last Friday. Rev. William Sumell spoke at Jermain Methodist Church. WSCS president Mrs Dewey McCart led January events at Catharine Harringtons home. October meeting set for Mrs Freont Meerworths on Oct 6. Mrs Maurice Perry leads a Christians Dilemma discussion. The John Olsen family hosted by the Lobdell and Sisson families. Jane Baldwin confined by illness. White Creek Fire Company responded to a 9:35 Sunday morning fire on Shafts bury Hollow Road at Mrs Lee Thompson’s home. The Women’s Auxiliary hosts a card party at the White Creek Schoolhouse Friday evening. Jol ly Jones 4 H Club discussed National 4 H Week. committee formed for an exhibit. Next business meeting Oct 1 with officer elections and welcoming new members. Pianist Rudolph Serkin performs Beethoven. New York Philharmonic with Leonard Bernstein conducts Bernstein works, Berlioz, Copland. Albums feature Metropolitan Opera singers. Brubeck and Armstrong recordings appeal to jazz fans. Cleveland Orchestra appears in ballet music. American Opera Society presents The Merry WIdow. Librarian Mrs Cathryn Miles of McCullough Library urges borrowing records. Library loans records for one week free, two cents daily thereafter. New records added to about 50 existing. stereo and mono formats. Staff encourages local patronage of music and books. visitors welcomed anytime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bouplon
Shaftsbury Hollow
William Sumell
East Meadow
L.I
Jermain Methodist Church
Dewey McCart
WSCS
Catharine Harrington
Fremont Meerworth
Maurice Perry
White Creek
Jolly Jones
Rudolph Serkin
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein
Bernstein
Berlioz
Aaron Copland
Metropolitan Opera Singers
Real Ambassadors
Dave and
Iola Brubeck
Louis Armstrong
Carmen McRae
Cleveland Orchestra
American Opera Society Orchestra
Cathryn Miles
McCullough Library
Four Generations Honor Mrs Aiken At Surprise Party
In South Cambridge four generations gathered at Mrs. Gertrude Aiken’s home for a dual surprise party to celebrate her 87th birthday on Oct 4 and to bid farewell to grandson Paul Virtue who joined the Marines last spring and left for Parris Island. Present were 21 relatives including four children, eight of nine grandchildren, and three of five great grandchildren. Oldest granddaughter Mrs. David Manney and family, unable to attend, telephoned from Bath. Mrs. Aiken wore a corsage of red rose buds. the home was filled with fall bouquets and potted plants. Each guest enjoyed decorated cakes with ice cream, cake, cookies and punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Aiken
Mrs. Aiken
David Christopher MacNeil
Salem
Dodge Fibers Gift Boosts Hoosick Falls Pool Fund
Dodge Fibers Corporation announced a $2,000 gift to the Hoosick Falls community swimming pool fund. The report also notes local residents and varied community updates including visiting relatives, new residents in Dorset Hollow, and a memorial connection to late Dodge Fibers salesman Joseph D. Boushall Jr. Also, Dr. Dick Van Steenis closed his surgery office in Cwm Gwrach Wales after residents used it as a public meeting place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Cleveland E. Dodge
Dodge Fibers Corp
Philip Leonard
Joseph D. Boushall Jr
Dodge Fibers
N. Y
Dodge Fibers Corporation
Inmem
Cwmgwrach
Wales
UPI
Dick van Steenis
Also Mentioned on This Page
VEA
Beverly Hinkley
Alice Dibble
West Arlington
Sandgate
Betty Trachte
Treasury
Ondawa
Farnum
Gram
Winhall
John O. Slade
Wayne, N.J
John H. Breck, Inc
Eleanor Niles
South Cambridge
Margaret Aiken
Michael Lipskin
Kew Gardens
Roby
Belle Road
Dorset
Marden Skinner
Jennifer Hitchcock
Thomas Hitchcock
Underhill
David Gilbert
Jonathan Corbin
Henry Barlow
Dorset Hollow
Corbin
Dorset School
Richard
Ace) Manley
New
South Dorset
Fred
Joe
Chuck Roast
Walker
Lynn-Wicks
Duntwine Furniture Incorporated
Bennington, Vermont
EL Street
Nate
H. Greenberg & Son, Inc
Main ST
Bennington, VT
Bennington VT
J. H. Winslow Plumbing & Heating Supply CO
ST. Bennington
By Dearborn
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