Great Barrington Community News and Events
Yom Kippur begins at sundown with Kol Nidre at 7 pm and morning worship at 8:30 am for Yizkor at Ahavath Shalom Synagogue under Rabbi Jacob Alexrod on North Street. Dr. Marjorie Fitzpatrick reports a summer tour of Ireland, England, and France before returning to Smith College this month as an assistant French professor. Bar rington Fair youth division dominated by Great Barrington entries earning top ratings across six categories with multiple regional competitors noted. Also, St James Church senior choir sale and WSCS church lawn sale announced, plus local ads for beauty products and a Reed Street tag sale with moving notices to Florida.
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Great Barrington
Ahavath Shalom
Jacob Alexrod
North Street
Marjorie Fitzpatrick
George P. Fitzpatrick
East St
Ireland
England
France
Fitzpatrick
Smith College
Du Bois Park Transferred To Foundation Ownership
The W B Du Bois Memorial Park in Great Barrington was transferred to the Du Bois Memorial Foundation a step toward the dedication of October 18. Cochairmen Walter Wilson and Dr Edmund Gordon lead the nonprofit formed to maintain the five acre site on Route 23 as a memorial to Du Bois. Wilson and Gordon have invested about 6500 to 7000 dollars and seek reimbursement partly.
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Great Barrington
W.B. du Bois
The
du Bois Memorial Foundation
du Bois Memorial Committee
Foundation
New York
Route 23
du Bois
Walter Wilson
East Chatham
N.Y
Edmund W. Gordon
Pomona
Wilson
Berkshire
Gordon
du Bois Foundation
Atty
William W. Simons
Pittsfield
Wilson and Gordon
Columbia University
Teachers College
Ruth Jones
David Gunn
Stockbridge
Frederick W. Lord
George Brookey
Mark Rafalsky &,Co
New York City
Charles R. Lawrence
Brooklyn College
Jeanne Noble
Plan To Hire Sanitary Superintendent In Two Weeks
Selectmen move to form a sanitary department and hire a sanitary superintendent within two weeks. At Monday’s meeting Paul J. Gibbons said officials will confer with Highway Sept. H. Carl Davis on vacation. The superintendent would oversee the town dump and sewer lines and train to run the sewage treatment plant planned here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Selectmen
Selectman
Paul J. Gibbons
Community Adults May Take Courses At Simon's Rock
Simon's Rock opens liberal arts college program for community residents. More than 120 courses offered this year with 56 dollar registration per course. Registration ongoing through October 1. catalog or information available from the school.
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Simon’s Rock
Great Barrington
Alford Road
Barrington Airman Aids Camille Flood Relief Effort
Airman Timothy A. Raifstanger of Barrington, son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Raifstanger, joins thousands from Keesler AFB Mississippi in Hurricane Camille relief. He and others aid Civil Defense with food, debris clearing, traffic direction. heavy equipment clears wreckage and medical teams bolster Biloxi area health staffs in Bay St. Louis Waveland Pass Christian Gulfport and Biloxi.
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Great Barrington
Timothy A. Raifstanger
John T. Raifstanger
Hast St
Keesler Afb
Miss
Raifstanger
Monument Mountain Rational High School
Air Training Command Base
Biloxi
Bay St. Louis
Waveland
Pass Christian
Gulfport
Fuel Storage Hearing Postponed for One Week
The Selectmen postponed a decision on Berkshire Aviation Enterprises request to store 10000 gallons of jet fuel and 10000 gallons of fuel oil at Great Barrington Airport. A report by Fire Chief Edward Vigeant on the inspection will be reviewed before a ruling. Walter Koladza of Berkshire Aviation said jets will not be operated there due to limited space, and the fuel is for small turboprop planes already using the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Berkshire Aviation Enterprises, Inc
Edward Vigeant
Walter Koladza
Berkshire Aviation
Berkshire Hills Regional teachers study curriculum during release time
Berkshire Hills Regional School District elementary teachers participate in a curriculum study program each Thursday. Students are dismissed at 2 p.m. to allow teachers to form curriculum groups and attend in service workshops across major subjects. A mathematics workshop will be led by a Connecticut college faculty member in Danbury.
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Barrington
Berkshire Hills
Connecticut Western State College
Danbury, Conn
Monument Mountain FFA members at Eastern States Exposition
Gary Johnston agriculture teacher and five Monument Mountain Regional High School FFA members staffed the FIFA information booth for North Atlantic Regional FFA activities at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield Monday. Denis Crockett James Ebitz Timothy Mange David Qdell Reese Palmer participate while Brian Hoskeer, a recent graduate, competes on the three man milk judging team representing Massachusetts in the North Atlantic Regional contest. Johnston will accompany Hoskeer to the contest.
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Great Barrington
Gary Johnston
Monument Mountain Regional
Monument Mountain
Future Farmers of America
FIFA
West Springfield
FFA
Denis Crockett
James Ebitz
Timothy Mange
David Qdell
Reese Palmer
Brian Hoskeer
Monument Mountain Regional High School
Massachusetts
West
Springfield
Johnston
Hoskeer
Chairmen Named for Winter Sports Sale at Fairview Hospital
Mrs Chester Labos and Mrs Charles Dolby were named chairmen for the winter sports sale by the Fairview Hospital Ladies Auxiliary at the final meeting of the fiscal year. Several new members were introduced at theMembership tea after the regular meeting. The annual meeting is planned for October to consider the slate of new officers.
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Great. Barrington
Chester Labos
Charles Dolby
Fairview Hospital
Massachusetts Women's Club Leader Speaks on Heritage
Mrs. Raymond N. Peterson of Franklin, president of the Massachusetts Confederation of Women's Clubs, spoke on American heritage to the Thursday Morning Club. Local president Mrs. Ward Stewart presented a gavel. Stewart joined the 14th District Presidents' Club. Barrington House hosted 84 attendees. Antlerless deer hunting permits are available at the town clerk's office. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Eisner and son Mark visited Mrs. Mary Wallace on Monument Valley Road.
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Great Barrington
Raymond N. Peterson
Franklin
Massachusetts, Confederation of Women’s Clubs
Ward Stewart
Peterson
Stewart
Barrington House
Marshall Eisner
Mark
Mary Wallace
Monument Valley Road
Two Williamstown Boards Clash on School Costs
In Williamstown the Finance Committee rejected a $5 452 transfer from reserve funds to cover administration costs including the superintendent and elementary school business manager. The School Committee plans a town meeting to obtain funds, while members clash over budget handling and the role of the Finance Committee in reallocating approved school funds.
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Williamstown
Mary A. Dempsey
Robert R. R. Brooks
Brooks
Finance Committee
Philip M. Alton
William E. McQueeney
Alton
Nixon may appoint Miss Hendrich as arts adviser
The article reports presiding mention of Miss Robin Hendrich possibly being named to the post of adviser on music to the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington. It notes her Simon’s Rock tenure, education from New England Conservatory and Royal Academy of Music, and studies in Paris under Nadia Boulanger. It also lists local community notices and appointments in Great Barrington and New Marlboro with various meetings and relocations.
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Great Barrington
Robin Hendrich
Mill River
Simon's Rock
Nixon
Southfield
Auinuuricauuu
New England Conservatory
Royal Academy of Music
London
England
Paris
Nadia Boulanger
Simon’s Rock
Miss. Hendrick
Pittsfield
Boston
Lauralei MacDonald
Raymond Beaudreau
Hartsville
Central City Business Institute
Syracuse
N.Y
Gyorgy Jaszal Ang
Richard Johnston
Mil River
Clareness Tucker
Cagney Hill
Millbrook
Nancy Clark
New Marlboro
District Court fines for Porteus speeding and licenses
George J. Porteus, 24, of Hillsdale, N Y, was fined 20 for speeding and 10 for driving without a license after pleading not guilty. He also paid 10 for improper passing after pleading guilty. Kathryn L. Olmstead, 50, of Mt Washington Road, South Egremont, was fined 25 for speeding after pleading guilty.
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Great Barrington
George J. Porteus
Hillsdale
N.Y
Berkshire
James E. Hannon
Porteus
Kathryn L. Olmstead
Mt. Washington Road
South Egremont
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Canaan
Charles. Ball
Ashley Falls
Janice Stupak
East Canaan
Conn
Richard Bassett
Sheffield
David Guarducci
Stephen Drumm
Edward Larkin
Kevin Hennessey
John Walther
Scott Marcus
St. James’ Church
WSCS
United Methodist Church of
Rubinstein
Melvin’s
Reed St
Florida
Paramount Pctures
Apenoril Hse
Malcolm Hoqowell
Ba Cerstine Noon
Rirard Warick
David Wood
Robert Shann
Ried Cleaners & Dyers
Main St
Catalina
Dempsey
Bonneville
Bridge ST
Dial
du Bois Park
New York University
Stephen J. Wright
United Negro College Fund
Shirley Graham du Bois
Cairo
Egypt
Berkshires
James G
Elsie Bowen
Julian Bond
Norman and
Patricia Curtis
New State Theatre Group of
Main Street
Great Berrington
Bill Whittaker
Village Auto Sales
Pioneer Credit Main
Barrington Airman
Eagle Office
Mass
American Junior Bowling Congress
Cove Lanes
Tom
Dempsey’s
Bill's Pharmacy
United States
Sports Sale
Pres. Nixon
Hendrich
United Church News
United Church of
Christian Education Committee
Welles. Sellew Sr
Umpachene Grange
Grange- Hall
Grange - Hall
Eugene Sullivan
Eldred Stanton
Sullivan
Stanton
W. Spaulding
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