UCS seeks $20000 October drive for Bennington County
United Counseling Service of Bennington County Inc launches a two week October campaign to raise 20000 private contributions. UCS president Mary Jane Rounds calls for staff and volunteers to push hard to meet the budget for expanded mental health services in Bennington County and neighboring New York towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Counseling Service of
Bennington County
UCS
Hoosick
Petersburg
Pittstown
New York State
Joseph Lo Piccolo
Four AARP Members Complete Defensive Driving Course
Four AARP members from Vermont and New York completed a National Safety Council defensive driving course sponsored by the Southern Vermont AARP chapter at the First Baptist Church in Bennington. Led by instructor Sgt. Gordon Mooney, the eight-session program included a National Safety Council film and a graduation for twenty one participants with certificates of appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AARP
National Safety Council
Southern Vermont
American Association of Retired Persons
First Baptist Church
Bennington
Dorothy C. Jones
Shaftsbury
Bernice W. Lusignan
North Bennington
Florence A. Hadwen
Malcolm Trombley
Babcock Lake
N.Y
United States
National Elk leader to visit Bennington lodge event
Robert A Yothers grand exalted ruler of the National Elk organization will be guest speaker at a Bennington Elks dinner dance on October 6. A Seattle lawyer and Rhodes candidate, Yothers travels from Brattleboro and Derry, with a 6:15 cocktail start, 7:30 banquet, and $5.50 tickets including cocktails. Entertainment includes the Adirondack Bag Pipe Band and Maurice Rancourt Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A Yothers
Bennington Elks
John B. Harte
Yothers
Seattle
Wash
Pullman
Washington State University
Dorothy Helwig
Robert
Bennington
Derry
N.H
Brattleboro
Adirondack Bag Pipe Band
Glens Falls
N.Y
Maurice Rancourt
Mollica to Join New Justice Volunteers Unit
Joan Baird Mollica joins Volunteers in Justice a new ACTION agency program in law enforcement. She left Sept 24 for training in Denver and will be stationed in Montpelier with the state Department of Corrections. A Mt Anthony graduate with a UVM history BA she plans to finish a Vermont history thesis and then attend law school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Baird Mollica
John R. Mollica
Silver St
Bennington
Beverly B. Mollica
Carver St
Brandon
Volunteers In Justice
VIJ
VISTA
Miss Mollica
Denver
Colo
Montpelier
State Department of Corrections
Mt. Anthony Union High School
University of Vermont
UVM
Vermont
Antique car meet winners listed at seventh annual event
The seventh annual antique car meet at the airport on Sept 15 drew 245 entries. Best of Show went to Charles Peryl of Binghamton, NY, presented by Arthur Paulin. Winners span multiple classes from Ron Potts to John Mickles with numerous regional names and special prizes, plus field events like Slow Race and Balloon Breaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Peryl
Binghamton
N.Y
Bennington New Car Dealers
Arthur Paulin
Paulin
Bennington Potters
Chamber of Commerce
Dick Moffat
West Stockbridge
Mass
William Blanchard
Poughkeepsie
Warren Keeler
Pittsfield
Harry Latham
New York City
Dick Griffith
Woburn
Pat Young
Tilton
N.H
Gilbert Vandenburg
Latham
Royal Roach
Orange
Robert Jones
Middletown
R.I
Bennington Briefs Highlights From Town Notes
The swim pictures ordered are now in at the Recreation Department on Gage Street. A Marriage Encounter will be held at the Ecumenical Center on County Street tonight at 7 30. All couples are welcome. The Disabled American Veterans meet tonight at 7 30 at the Vermont Veteran's Home. George Burdett, national DAV officer, will present a film on the DAV mid winter conference. The ladies auxiliary of Aerie 1861 meet tonight in the club rooms. Members are asked to bring money and raffle tickets. The office of Dr. James Shea will close from Sept 29 through Oct 7 while at a medical meeting. ADV Priscilla's Beauty Shoppe on 165 South Branch St will be temporarily closed due to a death in the family. ADV
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Ecumenical Center
County Street
Vermont
George Burdett
DAV
Aerie 1861
James Shea
Priscilla’s Beauty Shoppe
South Branch St
Putnam auxiliary plans fall events
The Women's Auxiliary of Putnam Memorial Hospital met at Mrs. William A. Castle Sr. home to plan fall activities. Mrs. Charles Thompson and Mrs. Merritt Hewitt will lead a shop meeting October 10 at the hospital, with volunteers contacted individually. The second annual Harvest Tea and annual meeting are set for October 31 at the nurses' home. the business meeting with officer elections starts at 1:30, followed by tea from 2 to 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam Memorial Hspital
William A. Castle Sr
Charles Thompson
Merritt Hewitt
Bennington man earns music history master’s aid
Ned Quist son of Mr and Mrs E Arnold Quist of Vail Road Bennington has been awarded a graduate assistantship in music theory and will attend Peabody Institute Baltimore Md for a master’s in music history A 1969 Mt Anthony Union High School graduate and June Colgate University graduate he will pursue the degree this year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Quist
E. Arnold Quist
Vail Road
Bennington
Peabody Institute
Baltimore
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Quist
Colgate University
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Putnam Memorial Hospital
Lo Piccolo
Hoosick Falls
Office On Aging
UCS Day Treatment Center
Manchester
North Shire
Gordon Mooney
Shaftsbury State Police
Mooney
National Elk
Robert A. Yothers
Main St
Joan Mollica
New ‘Justice Volunteers
Mollica
Ron Potts
Wallace Phinney
Springfield
Robert C. Wagner
William Romaine
Cobleskill
Carl Stender
West Springfield
Walter Terrell
Goffstown
Mark Moroukian
William Donnelly
Timothy Schiff
Hurley
Charles E. Peryl
Paul Hanson
Windsor Locks
Conn
Irvin Stephenson
Williamstown
Forrest Downing
Canaan
James L. Many
Delmar
Tony Romero
Bondsville
Raymond Newell Jr
Northampton
Robert Hohenforst
Gloversville
Everest Wilson
Hyde Park
Tom Vagnini
Albert McGarra
Sandy Hook
John W. Morrison
Garden City
Richard Dewey
Durham
William Axtell
Somers
Carl Lueder
Haupton
Clifford Waldron
Unadilla
Harry Webster
North Adams
E.M. Tanis
West Hurley
Jean Jette
Beloit
Frank Hillman
Fort Edward
Fred Lantz
Paul Whittemore
Rutland
Ray Litke Jr
Southington
Ernest Logenbauer
Averill Park
F. Lawton Barrows
Boston
William Mankauskas
Palmer
Dennis Alsop
Warwick
Ray Barbeau
Ben Studley
Framingham
al Paige
Worcester
Mike Durham
Avon
Bob Tompkins
Menthuen
Sam Spring
Schenectady
Louis Carini
Wethersfield
John Golden
Lowell
Bennington Briefs
Recreation Department
Gage Street
Putnam Auxiliary
MAU
Benjamin Pindick
Pindick
Mt. Greylock
U.S. Army
Nichols
Hallmark
Social Expression
Autumn Dveson
Main Street
Pink
Feathaire
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