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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1971
Page
7
Conservationists from the Vermont chapter of the Nature Conservancy will hold a joint meeting in Manchester on Friday October 1. The agenda includes project updates, member reports, and planning for regional conservation initiatives.
The 15th annual convention of the New England Council of the Natural Food and Farming Associates will meet Saturday and Sunday October 2 and 3 at the Equinox House in Manchester. Speakers include Gena Larson and Dr. Ernest T. Krebs Jr. with workshops on nutrition pollution vitamin B 17 and homesteading the organic way. A panel on pollution and a country fair will feature organic foods. The event includes square dancing, organic meals, field trips, and an annual Green Mountain conservancy meeting with reports on land preservation and forestry practices.
Shaftsbury residents Mr. and Mrs. George E. Mattison returned to Coventry Rhode Island after attending Shaftsbury Historical Society’s annual meeting. They were hosted by Mrs. Irene M. Vaughn and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stacy and helped collect material for a revised town map. Taxes due October 1. town office hours extended September 27 to October 1.
Manchester Mrs. Mary L. Mattison, resident at Greenacre Convalescent Home since April, was moved by ambulance to Putnam Memorial Hospital on Wednesday for treatment and tests.
Arlington historian notes Vermont's first east-west highway, Stratton Toll Road now Kelly Stand Road, built in the 19th century as a frugal, two rod wide route above flood levels. The six mile stretch cost under $1,000 per mile, aided by ditching and stone culverts, and served travelers to Saratoga. The area later hosted Daniel Webster's Whig convention speech and housed a luxury Kelly Stand hotel with a trout pond. Additional records show 1835 insurance for Luman Norton pottery shed and ware valued at $800.
Troy notes the Her Majesty's Grenadier Guard Band will perform at the RPI Field House in Troy at 8 p.m. Saturday. The band, part of the Queen's Guard in London, traces its origins to 1685 and has fought in major campaigns from Tangiers to World War Two, earning 44 battle honors.
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The third annual Brattleboro Music Center Bach Festival will run Oct 9 and 10 at Marlboro College Concert Hall. Two concerts feature Bach works with Claude Frank as soloist and a full Cantata program led by Blanche Moyse. The event includes a 60-strong Brattleboro Festival Chorus and Festival Orchestra with seats by reservation.
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