Sheep shearing tops farm chore fair at Museum Village
At the Smiths Clove venue a farm chore fair drew several hundred visitors. Sheep shearing by hand was the main attraction presented by Robert E. Taylor of Salem Massachusetts. He noted a sheep yields seven to ten pounds of wool and raw wool brings about 40 cents a pound. He explained the shearing method and that animals feel only deep cuts. The sheep were calm, and Taylor urged annual spring shearing to prevent briar or wire entanglements. Soap making by Mrs. Jeffrey Dohrenwend also drew crowds as she described lye soap made from lard. Museum Village, a publicly owned nonprofit, recreates an early American village and remains open through October.
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Robert E. Taylor
Salem
Mass
Taylor
Jeffrey Dohrenwent
Monroe
Dohrenwend
Museum Village
Smith
Karen Zaimes
Minisink school budget vote set for Tuesday
Minisink Valley School District residents will vote on the 4.78 million dollar budget Tuesday at 8 PM in the high school auditorium. A meet the candidates night is slated for 7 30 PM today in the same venue. Two five year terms and a two year unexpired term of Robert Hansen are open as he moves to Wyoming. The district plans to hire 12 teachers to handle 212 more students and add staff including a full time speech therapist and dental hygienist. The tax rate for 1973 74 will rise about 68 cents to 13 86 per 1000. The board approved the budget at a May 30 meeting and noted state aid will rise modestly.
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South Centerville
Minisink Valley
League of Women Voters
Robert Hansen
Wyoming
Reginald Kierstead
Kierstead
Board of Cooperative Educational Services
Little Britain
Youth blood drive aids Bertholf family in need
Daniel Bertholf, a 17 year old Livingston Manor student, survived a severe blood disorder after two and a half months in hospital. With bills near $15,000, a community blood drive is organized to offset costs as donors at Community General Hospital in Liberty provide blood from Mount Sinai. About 30 pints had been donated by Saturday.
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Livingston Manor
Daniel Bertholf
Mount Sinai Hospital
New
Susan Hogencamp
Community General Hospital
Liberty
Teachers rewrite proposals for Washingtonville election
Washingtonville voters will see four revised measures on Wednesday ballot to restore funding for staff positions cut in a past economy move. School board and Washingtonville Teachers Association officials state the updated propositions designate specific sums to maintain three English positions and other staff, totaling about $100000, while preserving budget integrity.
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Washingtonville
Washingtonville Teachers Association
William Mayo
George Hawes
The
Teachers Association
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Middle America
Newsday
Long Island
Dick Cavett
John Fearns
Archdiocese of New York
William P. Burke
St. Stephen's
St. Edward's
St. Stephen's School Hall
Warwick
St. Stephen’s Church
Mary Anne McEnery
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