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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1975
Page
14
The Bristol Recreation Board will meet at 7 30 this evening in the Town Hall. Chairman Mrs Bred D Ferris says the session will be organizational with officer elections. Agenda includes ice skating areas winter basketball league and budget requests for the summer program. Russell S Serpa will discuss ice skating safety measures.
All students in grades K through 12 will receive free surplus tote bags Monday funded by James J Velleca Jr factory superintendent at Converse Rubber Corp. School Superintendent Edward P Travers notes the dark blue seven by ten inch pouches may be used for any purpose the student wishes.
Bristol wins a Providence window display at the Outlet Company to mark its bicentennial. From January 13, town crafts taught by Bristol High School students will be shown daily 3 to 5 pm, with items borrowed from the Historical Society. The display highlights 17th and 18th century Bristol materials and the enduring boat building trade, though space limits ship models. Other Rhode Island towns will follow with their own weeklong shows.
Superintendent Ed Travers announced that portions of student files previously confidential are now open for inspection under the Family Rights and Privacy Act. Parents may view their child’s files, and students over 18 may view theirs with consent. requests have been few since enforcement began.
The Altar Society of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church sponsors a Valentine Dinner Dance on Saturday February 15 at 7 pm at the Coachman Restaurant. For information contact Mrs Betty Squatrito at 253 8572.
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