Ellison to read from long awaited second novel at Bennington
Ralph Ellison, famed novelist and Bennington College trustee, will read excerpts from his in progress second novel at the Carriage Barn on Oct 3. The event marks the first annual Stanley Edgar Hyman Memorial Lecture with introductions by Bernard Malamud and Ben Belitt. Ellison, author of Invisible Man, has held multiple honors and academic posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Ellison
Bennington College
Ellison
Stanley Edgar Hyman
Hyman
Bernard Malamud
Ben Belitt
Bennington
Fllison
Russwurm
National Newspaper Publishers
Belitt
Pablo Neruda
Rafael Alberti
Nominations Open for Vermont Grandmother of the Year
Vermont residents may nominate a Grandmother of the Year by sending letters detailing why the candidate deserves the honor. Nominations must be received by October 21 at the Vermont Office on Aging in Montpelier. The winner will be crowned by Governor Salmon at a December party. the title may go to a neighborhood or community grandmother, not only a biological one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Vermont
Vermont Office On
State Street
E. Frank Branon
Fairfield
Branon
Salmon
Thomas Salmon
Harry Barber Sr
Vermont Lions
International Association of Lions Clubs
Manchester's sour apple sewers brink on voter approval
Manchester town selectmen and village trustees heard from Jennison Engineering and state water resources that EPA may back replacing the village sewer system with a new joint plant. The project could receive 90 percent funding, with the village financing the rest, but voter approval remains uncertain. The plan includes a $1.36 million treatment plant and a $1 million village system upgrade, with environmental review and public hearings to follow EPA guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russ Garland
Manchester
Jennison Engineering, Inc
William D. Emberley
Jennison
State Department of Water Resources
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Phillips
New England
Department of Water Resources
Emberley
Hale Mountain Fish and Game Club Field Day Held
Hale Mountain Fish and Game Club in Shaftsbury hosted its annual field day despite rain with over 100 attendees. The program featured wildlife films, a Duncan Campbell talk on forest birds, archery and trap shooting demos, a live game exhibit, trout aquarium, and a free beagle prize drawing won by Nelson W. Briggs and Jeff Hanson. A full report will follow at the October 7 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
Hale Mountain Fish and Game Club
Nelson W. Briggs
Stamford
Jeff Hanson
Bennington
Hoosick Falls seniors named National Merit commended
Three Hoosick Falls Central School seniors Leslie R Foshay Thomas F Riley and Susan M Wright were commended by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for high PSAT NMSQT performance. They rank in the upper two percent of expected 1975 graduates and receive letters of commendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Central School
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
William C. Waterhouse
Leslie R. Foshay
Stanley Foshay
Wilbur Goetschius
West Hoosick
Thomas FE. Riley
John Riley
Groveside
Susan M. Wright
Albert Wright
North Hoosick
NMSC
Commission Applies for Funds for Corrections Training
Arlington The Bennington County Regional Commission notes that the Governor's Commission on the Administration of Justice will apply for 61000 in federal funds for a statewide corrections training program. Scope covers Oct 1 1974 to Jun 30 1975. Public comments due Oct 19 1974. contact BCRC at 375 2576 for details.
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Arlington
Bennington County
BCRC
Shaftsbury Garden Club Meets with Speaker on Oct 2
The Shaftsbury Garden Club will meet at 7 30 p m on October 2 at Shaftsbury United Methodist Church. Guest speaker Roger Boissonneau will discuss gardening and landscaping. Karen Hewitt, daughter of Merritt Hewitt, has been elected to Bryant College freshman student senate in Smithfield Rhode Island.
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Shaftsbury Garden Club
Shaftsbury United Methodist Church
Roger Boissonneau
Karen Hewitt
Merritt Hewitt
Double T Farm
Bryant College
Smithfield
R.I
M_ Anthony
Outstanding educator of America honors North Adams professor
Peter J. Markou an assistant professor in the North Adams State College business administration department is named an Outstanding Educator of America for 1974 by college president James T. Amsler. Nominated by Dr Donald Bowman for achievements in teaching research and civic service, Markou has taught since 1970 after Becker Junior College. He holds degrees from Suffolk University and is pursuing law at Western New England School of Law. He belongs to several professional groups and volunteers at North Adams Regional Hospital while serving as Becker alumni association vice president. He resides in Williamstown with his family.
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Burlington
Gary N. Matteson
North Bennington
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Matteson
Edgar Matteson
River Road
University of New Hampshire
College of Medicine
David M. Tormey
Vermont
North Adams
Mass
Peter J. Markou
North Adams State College
James T. Amsler
Dnald Bowman
Markou
Becker Junior College
Worcester
Suffolk University
Boston
Western New England School of Law
Institute of Management Accounting
American Accounting Association
Massachusetts Teachers Association
MBA Association
North Adams Regional Hospital
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Book Week
Albert Schweitzer
New York University
John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
the New School For Social Research
Educational Broadcasting Corporation
The
Museum of the City of New York
Adelphi University
Long Island University
Tuskegee
Rutgers
Grinnell College
Williams College
University of Michigan
Medal of Freedom
Lyndon Johnson
l’Ordre Des Arts Et Lettres
Malamud
Fidelman
Rembrant
Stanley Hyman
Sonya Rudikoff Gutman
Arlington Choral Group
Marjorie Macksey
Joanne Keough
Marian Meyer
Wallace Bennard
Mathilda Kenny
Jane Gardner
Lorraine Moody
Nancy Simson
Theodore Cook
Nyoka Little
Bailey Hall
East Arlington
Manchester First Selectman
Emil Zoufaly
Selectman
I. Stanford Zecher
Douglas Schner
Hale Mountain Club
Edward C. Smith
Hanson
Walbridge
Commission
Sheilah Miller
F.d.1.c
Red Cross
American National Red Cross
Upper Church
Gladstone's
England
ST. Albans
North Main
North Main St
Newport
Main
Rutland Plaza
Main St
Winooski
West Canal
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