School board approves teacher replacements at July meeting
At a special Board of Education session in Interlaken Cafeteria on July 18, the board approved several teacher replacements, tenure for three staff, and created a new remedial reading position for grades 2 and 3. The French position previously held by Mrs. Simone Swap was abolished.
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Board of Education
Interlaken
Ethelynne Cunningham
Douglas VanBenschoten
Charlotte Hovencamp
Emma Kay
Margaret Goodwin
Pamela Postle
Robert Ploss
Robert Betzler
Angela Muller
Sharon Ross
Linda Sugnet
McKendree Springs Bring Modern Rock to Centennial Stage
Trumansburg band McKendree Springs led by Fran McKendree blends rock with classical, jazz and folk as they tour the coffeehouse circuit and sign with Decca. They plan a Aug 23 concert behind the high school, split proceeds with local groups, and advocate building music halls in colleges and towns to elevate pop music.
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Hilda Murphy
Trumansburg
Fran McKendree
McKendreee Springs
Fran
McKendree Springs
Glen Miller
McKendree
Frank McKendree
Glen Falls
Mike Dreyfuss
Martin Saltskey
Fred Holman
Decca Records
England
Wales
Lincoln Center
N.Y
Philmore and Kennedy Center
Washington
Hollywood Bowl
Milwaukee
Hudson Valley Symphony
Louisville Symphony
New York
Mike
Martin
Fred
Cortland
Ohio
Connecticut
New York City
Masonic Temple
Chris Swansen
Tompkins County Fair Opens in Dryden 1972
The Tompkins County Fair began at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Firemen's Field Dryden with rides for children at reduced prices a haystack penny hunt and an ice cream eating contest. Activities include a 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. hobby show sheep and Homemaking divisions and a 8 p.m. grandstand show featuring the All-American Hell Drivers.
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Dryden
Tompkins County Fair
Firemen’s Field
John Paul Jones
Tompkins Co
Pomona Grange
Hector Firemen Parade Winners Named for 1972 Event
First place winners included Sons of Veterans Drill Squad Ovid senior drill team Squires Watkins Glen Grand Prixettes Drum Baton Corps Montour Falls Fire Company and Ladies Auxiliary Dundee. Stanley Volunteers earned distant travel prize. Schuyler 4 H Canine Corps also performed. Proceeds fund the debt on the new firehouse.
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Hector
Valois- Logan- Hector
Sons of Veterans
Ovid
Squires of
Watkins Glen
Montour Falls Fire Company
Ladies Auxiliary
Dundee
American Legion
Trumansburg
South Seneca
Burdett Firemen
Interlaken Volunteer Fire Company
Pages
Montour Falls
Schuyler
Stanley
Ontario County
Schuyler County
Squires
Doona Tamberelli
James Westervelt
Bob Fairclough
Beaver Dams
Harron Bailey
V-L-H Volunteer Fire Company
Trumansburg Centenary Pageant Promises Old Tales
Elaine Croker leads a community cast recreating the 1872 stone man hoax in an August outdoor pageant at the high school arena. Jim Furman plays John Thompson and John Brolio portrays Ira Dean with a 1 1/2 hour show featuring Hazel Timerson era radio scripts and local history vignettes.
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Trumansburg
Elaine Croker
John Thompson
Jim Furman
Ira Dean
John Brolio
George Broad
Musical Revolution as a Weapon in Turbulent Times
The message urges seriousness about a musical movement not a fad. It frames history recording this revolution as a powerful tool amid sweeping social change and upheaval.
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Tompkins County
Reithoffer
Dryden Jaycees
Ithaca Jaycees
Main Street
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