Piston Wins Vermont Governor's Award for Arts
Composer Walter Piston, a longtime Vermont resident, received the 1971 Governor's Award from the Vermont Council on the Arts at Woodstock. Gov Deane C. Davis presided as McCullough praised Piston's Vermont ties and career, with tributes from Mario De Bonaventura and a Piston Quintet performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Piston
Charles Bonenti
Woodstock
Vermont Council On the Arts
Maine
Deane C. Davis
Woodstock Country School
John G. McCullough
North Bennington
Arts Council
Vermont
New Hampshire
Piston
Darthmouth
Mario de Bonaventura
de Bonaventura
National Academy of Arts and Letters
National Academy of Arts and Sciences
Harvard University
Vermont Symphony
Rudolf Serkin
Luigi Lucioni
CVPS to interrupt power in Manchester Depot
Central Vermont Public Service Corp announces an electric power interruption in Manchester Depot for Saturday October 2 from 5 to 7 a.m. due to line maintenance. If weather or conditions delay, it moves to Saturday October 9 in the same early morning window. Affected customers in Manchester Depot will receive mailed notice prior to the outage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Manchester Depot
CVPS
Central Vermont
Kurn Hattin Incorporators elect officers and trustees
At Westminster last Saturday the New England Kurn Hattin Homes elected officers and three year trustees. New president Oliver J. Hubbard of Walpole NH joined trustees George D. Pierce of Bennington and others for three year terms, with additional one year trustee and officer roles noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurn Hattin
Westminster
New England
Oliver J. Hubbard
Walpole
N.H
Malcolm C. McMaster
Brattleboro
John A. North
West Hartford
Conn
Pierce
Bennington
Frank W. Whitcomb
Bellows Falls
Joanna Weeks
Gardner
Mass
George W. Smith
White River Jct
Thelma Frederick
Bouplon Named Youth Coordinator in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls Republican chairman announces Fred Bouplon of Hoosick Falls as coordinator for youth affairs to advise on engaging newly registered 18 to 21 year olds and younger voters. The move, praised as broadening the town committee beyond its 18 member limit, accompanies Bouplon’s full committeeman status. In other notes, local events include a roller rally in Pittsfield with Rev. Jim Metcalf. Kiwanis remarks by Harry S. Van Surdam. and a busy meeting of Hoosick Falls trustees with officer changes and fundraising concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip J. Houlton
Town of Hoosick
Republican Committee
Fred Bouplon
Hoosick Falls
Bouplon
Republican Town Committee
Wells
Houston
North Pownal Congregational Church
Pittsfield
Mass
Jim Metcalf
Den
John Armstrong
Jean Thorndike
Philip Frost
Richard Brodeur
Diane Brassard
Eugene Wilson
Webelos
Armstrong
Stuart Libby
Wilson
Paul Dicranian
Barbara Powers
Mary Agnes
Church Street
Troy Carpenters
Harry S. van Surdam
Harold Rising
Esterbrook Avenue
Nixon
Wesleyan University
van Surdam
DKE Fraternity
Kiwanis
Burt Baker
Hoosick
Baker
Robert C. Clark
Bellows Falls
Oliver J. Hubbard
Walpole
N.H
F. Ray Adams
Springfield
Remington B. Woodhull
Newport
Paul C. Brandon
Hardy A. Merrill
Malcolm C. McMaster
Brattleboro
J. Franklin Jones
Brandon
Hubbard, Merrill and Woodhull
Woodhull
Music Department
Thomas Building
Henry P. Thurlow
Danvers
Thurlow
Frances Weston
Philip Morrison
Saxtons River
Eleanor Ward
Forest Service seeks Readsboro OK for 4500 acre land purchase
The U S Forest Service asked Readsboro for approval to buy 4500 acres to join the National Forest. At a joint Selectmen and Planning Commission meeting District Ranger Alfred Johnson outlined the proposal from Henry F Harris of Philadelphia. Some officials favored approval citing conservation, others worried about tax loss and delaying action until Town Meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readsboro
U.S. Forest Service
National Forest System
Selectmen and Planning Commission
Alfred Johnson
Henry F. Harris
Philadelphia
Pownal
Johnson
Forest Service
The
Harris Tract
Harris
Kenaline Collins
Joseph Marchegiania
Marlene Plumb
Planning Commission
Harvey Carter
Falls Community Center Elects Six New Directors
HOOSICK FALLS NY The annual meeting of the Hoosick Falls Community Center elected six directors for three year terms covering 1971 to 1974. New directors are Edward Cottrell Joseph Cullen Morgan Burke Loretta Murphy Ralph Millington and William F Rourke. The report notes 20000+ youths attended last year and activity increased outside youth groups. The Harry N Weir Trust funded operations but fell $2100 short of expenses, kept by a successful fund drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Senior Citizens
Republican Women’s Club
Dodge Fiber Credit Union
The
Lions Club
Harry N. Weir Trust Fund
Stone House to reopen as Green Mountain showroom
The Stone House in North Bennington on Water Street will close for renovations and reopen next spring as an Ethan Allen American Traditional Interiors exhibit center produced by Green Mountain Furniture Inc. The historic 1838 Vermont bluestone building, a Cushman family home, will serve as a display and referral showroom with educational tours linked to Green Mountain facilities nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Bennington
Cushman Colonial
Ethan Allen
Green Mountain Furniture Inc
Green Mountain
H. T. Cushman Mfg. Corp
General Interiors Inc
Cushman
General Interiors
Lewisburg
Stone House
Water Street
Vermont
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Belmont
Manchester
Edith Beaumont
the Pownals
Pamela Blakeman
John F. Watson
Turrell and Morrison
N. Bennington
Women’s Fellowship of the
North Bennington Congregational Church
Panasonic
Main St
Greater Bennington Chamber of Commerce
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
William Rourke
William Murphy
Francis McEvoy
Morgan Burke
Robert
Hayden
Carl Kempf
House Committee
Residuary Trust
Harry N. Weir
Community Center
Weir
Town of
Weston
Weston Playhouse
Weston Community Club
Ata
Littleneck
J.F. Collins CO
Roberts Drive
Adams
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