Vermont News Guide

www.vermontnews-guide.com • May 5, 2010 Vol 50 No 3

P.O. Box 1265 • 99 Bonnet Street, Manchester Center, VT 05255 Tel 802.362.3535

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Dining • Entertainment • Real Estate • Antiques • Area Events

Above: Rudy Kugler off ers free tennis clinics...story on page 37

Below: Estelle Schwarts and Billie Bob invite you to a Health Fair...details on page 40

Above: Robin and Amy Verner off eringanother Bike Swap...details on page 8

Below: Joan Gates sharing informationabout a Tea Cup Auction in Wells

...story on page 34

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Maple Hill Cemetery

Maple Hill Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting on Monday, May 17 at 7 p.m. at the Dorset Historical Society on Route 30. In addi-tion to a brief business meeting, Bob Menson, Sexton, will speak about a special fund that has been established to upright and repair gravestones in the “Old Grounds.” History buffs know Maple Hill to be a pre-Revolutionary War cemetery. Benjamin Baldwin, Jr., the first person to be buried here, died in infancy in 1772. MHC is striving to make this historic piece of Dorset attrac-tive to all who travel by on Route 30, the newly designated Stone Valley Byway. Members and those interested in preservation efforts are invited to attend. For more information, please contact Bob Menson 362-4460 or Jean Kingston 867-4013.

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Senior MealsThe Wells Senior Meal Site is

located in the Modern Woodman Annex Building on Route 30 in Wells. Meals are served Monday, Wednesday and Friday and res-ervations can be made by call-ing either Charlotte at 325-3293 or Dot at 645-0330 one day in advance. Suggested donation is $3.25 per senior. These meals are open to any senior within a 15 to 20 mile area.

Wednesday, May 5: Clam Chowder, Crackers, Tuna and Egg Salad, Lettuce and Cherry Tomatoes, Biscuit, with Choco-late Chip Cookies for Dessert.

Friday, May 7: Baked Chicken Thigh, Mashed Potatoes, Brussels Sprouts, Whole Wheat Bread, Oatmeal Raisin Cookies for Dessert.

Monday, May 10: Chicken Parmesan, Linguine with Pesto, Coleslaw, Wheat Bread, and Cherry Chiffon with Pears for Dessert.

Service NotesArmy National Guard Pfc.

Patrick J. Wright has graduat-ed from the Basic Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Oklahoma.

The course is designed to train servicemembers to maintain, prepare and load ammunition for firing; operate and perform operator maintenance on prime movers, self-propelled Howitzers, and ammunition vehicles; store, maintain, and distribute ammu-nition to using units as a member of battery or battalion ammu-nition section; perform crew maintenance and participate in organizational maintenance of weapons and related equipment; and establish and maintain radio and wire communications.

He is the son of Arthur E. and Margaret Wright of Hampshire Circle, Brattleboro, Vermont.

The private is a 2006 gradu-

Meals on WheelsSuggested donation of

$3.25 per mealFor reservation or cancellation

in Manchester: 362-3714Wednesday, May 5

Turkey BLT Wraps, Coleslaw, Marinated Cucumbers, Fresh

Fruit and Milk.Thursday, May 6

Baked Ziti, Peas, Garlic Bread, Tossed Salad, Peaches and Milk.

Friday, May 7Ground Turkey Cornbread

Pie, Mashed Potatoes, Spinach, Chocolate Cake and Milk.

Monday, May 10Pizza Burger, Oven Fried

Potatoes, Zucchini and Carrots, Fruit Cocktail and Milk.

Tuesday, May 11Meatloaf with Gravy, Mashed

Potatoes, Broccoli, Bread, Chocolate Chip Cookie and

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ate of Brattleboro Union High School.

Air Force Airman Corey R. Hayes graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in mili-tary discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fit-ness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Hayes earned distinction as an honor graduate.

He is the son of Dennis Hayes of Zion Drive, Street, Cloud, Florida, and Marit Frink of Ives Road, Ludlow, Vermont.

Hayes is a 2009 graduate of St. Cloud High School.

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IN THIS ISSUE:Antiques & Auctions........... 45Automotive......................... 68Classifieds........................... 62Creatures/Environment....... 44Entertainment..................... 49Fine Arts/Crafts................... 48GNAT-TV Schedule............. 8Mind & Body....................... 39Restaurants......................... 50Service Directory................. 58Simply Home.......................30Sports................................. 37Job Connection................... 69Weekly Almanac................. 51Worship.............................. 57

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Veterans Benefits and Entitlements Outreach

The Department of Vermont VFW Service Officer Leonard Doscinski, 802-296-5168, will be at the Manchester Center, Vermont Harned-Fowler VFW Post 6471, 802-362-9840, to conduct an infor-mational Veterans benefits and entitlements outreach. He will conduct interviews of any eligible Veteran from 8:00 a.m. to noon on May 22.

Do you feel you have a disability that came from your service to our country? Do you have a hearing problem? Do you have nightmares? Do you want to enroll in VA health care system and pharmacy but not sure if you qualify? Are you already enrolled but some of your service con-nected injuries have gotten worse? Do you know that some Category 8 Veterans who were barred from enrolling in the VA in the past because of income levels may be eligible to enroll now?

These are only some of the questions you may or may not have. The VFW Service Officer is trained to help any Veteran in need of help. Please bring either your current VA ID card or your military discharge papers with you. If you have a question and you do not ask it then it will never be answered for you. We thank you for your service to our country and we hope to see you at this outreach, VFW helping the living while honoring or deceased.

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CFC Wish List for MothersCelebrate Mother’s Day this May with a gift for a mom. Our wish list

for this month includes: diapers, baby wipes, baby shampoo/soap, and baby food.

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Senior Community LuncheonsDelicious, nutritious luncheons for Seniors are served weekdays in

39 locations throughout Bennington and Rutland counties. Sponsored by the Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging, these community luncheons take place in a variety of settings such as restaurants, town halls, libraries, churches and senior centers. Anyone age 60+ is invited to dine at any of the locations. Meet new people by trying different sites! Reservations must be made in advance, and the suggested donation for a meal ranges from $3.25 to $5, depending upon the particular location. Younger guests are also welcome for a set fee of $4 or $5. For a list of the Senior Luncheon sites with days, times and reservation phone numbers call the Senior HelpLine 1-800-642-5119 or 802-786-5991; this is a community service of the Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging serving Rutland and Bennington counties since 1974. Web site www.svcoa.org; email [email protected].

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Annual Meeting for Rutland Free Library

The Friends of the Rutland Free Library annual meeting will be held on Monday, May 10 at 7 p.m. in the Fox Room of the Rutland Free Library. Featured speaker will be Frank Bryan, the John G. McCullough Professor of Political Science at the University of Vermont. Bryan is known throughout New England as a humorist and a serious scholar. A short business meeting to elect new Board Members and officers will begin the evening. This event is free and impaired accessible. Light refreshments will be served.

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What’s Cooking at Flood Brook?FBUS welcomes chef Kelly Lemke to its staff. Kelly graduated from

the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts in New York City after which she moved back to her home state of Vermont. She wants to see healthy kids, and as part of Flood Brook’s Wellness ini-tiative, has developed a relationship with Ephraim Farm in Springfield who will supply the school with its grass-fed beef.

Another item she has introduced? Real homemade French toast! She says she values her interactions with the children and feels responsible for them making good choices. The staff was regaled at the lunch Kelly prepared for a March in-service: Jerk chicken, pumpkin-portabella lasagna and fresh seasonal vegetables.

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We did it!And we did it together!

We including the You Are Never Alone Foundation Board and volunteers, school administrators, faculty members, students from Long Trail School, MEMS, the Dorset School, Fay Honey Kopp, the Bennington School, Green Mountain College and the BBA Leos Club and students in Alaska succeeded in making caring connec-tions with school administrators, faculty members and students in Bangladesh with the Caring Coins as tangible reminders of the caring connections.

On Saturday, March 13, we three, Salley Gibney and Betsy Butler of YANAF and Chris Gaskin, a student from Green Mountain College left for Bangladesh with 1300 Caring Coins attached to cards in Bengali signed by students here and a video graciously made by GNAT-TV a Public Access Station in Manchester, Vermont with our students saying “Hello Bangladesh.”

Our itinerary included a press conference, a visit to five schools including a school for disabled students. Each time, we were greeted with smiles, words of welcome handshakes and beautiful flowers. The students eagerly listened about how students in America had signed the cards attached to the Caring Coins they were receiving. They especially loved the video of our students say-ing “Hello Bangladesh” to which they enthusiastically responded “Hello America.” We also shared Caring Coins with homeless children living in a park; children at a girls’ orphanage and a boys’ orphanage and others we met on our travels

The Caring Coins were a big hit. For some, the coin is one of their only possessions. Our 1300 Caring Coins went very quickly. We are sending an additional 1500 Caring Coins which our contact Mahmudul Karim Rubel of Design Bangladesh will distribute at schools we visited where the students did not receive coins.

Yes, we did it! The caring connection between our students here and the students in Bangladesh has started with the Caring Coins solidifying this caring connection. Our next step is to exchange videos about a day in the lives of students here and there as a way to learn about each other, which as a Long Trail student said “…can lead to better understanding, good will and world peace.”

To read more about the trip visit: www.thecaringcoins.blogsite.com

Congratulations to all who participated!

— Salley Gibney, Betsy Butler and Chris Gaskin

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Seven Simple Ideas to Re-Energize Your Small Business Marketing Strategy

On Thursday, May 6 at 12:30 p.m., Manchester Chamber Member John Sutton will address the declining effectiveness of traditional broadcast marketing and how businesses can adapt to the change. Through a re-evaluation and fine-tuning of a web presence, small business owners can have more consistent control of their side of the conversation, and see measurable results.

In this hour-long presentation, John will give an overview of key elements that should constitute an effective web presence, along with ideas for designing a next-generation marketing tool. Reaching a target market is the goal, and some of the topics touched on will include:

• What elements a successful web presence must have.• How to build a community of

customers.• Simple methods for measur-

ing results.• Cultivating cooperation: How

giving more will bring more. Please join us for a brown bag

lunch on Thursday, May 6 at 12:30 p.m. in the Conference Room of Berkshire Bank in the West Building (second floor), 4912 Historic Main Street, Manchester Center (in the building to the right of the bank offices). Please RSVP to Beth at 362-6313 or email [email protected].

This program is free to Manchester Vermont Chamber Members; $10/non-member.

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Danc’n for Hospice a Success

Michael Rodriguez’s Danc’n for Hospice raised $2,000 at Mount Anthony Country Club. He sends a VIP thanks to Marv, David and the staff at the coun-try Club; DJ Sam Restino, and all the dancers.

Dance lessons are ongo-ing with Michael coaching in Bennington on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the Mount Anthony Country Club and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the r.k. Miles Dance Studio. For further information, call Michael at 362-1819.

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May Bike Swap If anyone missed out on the April Bike Swap, don’t worry. On Sunday,

May 9 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., the second Bike Swap for 2010 comes your way at Battenkill Sports in Manchester Center, Vermont. This tag sale type event, which is staged as a benefit for the Community Food Cupboard (CFC) allows sellers and buyers of good used bicycles and related gear to come together and hopefully find that screaming deal. The process is simple: Sellers should show up at 9 a.m. to list their items and set pricing.

Bikes may also be donated to CFC. Battenkill Sports will service the bikes and sell them at reasonable prices and make a donation on your behalf. Buyers are welcome at 9:30 to browse the selection. Battenkill Sports staff will be on hand to offer any help needed.

There is no admission fee or commission charged on sales, but suc-cessful buyers and sellers are asked to make a small cash donation to the Community Food Cupboard. The April Swap featured 30+ bikes sold and more than $700 raised for the CFC. So come on out and see old and new friends and find cycling bliss.

Complimentary refreshments will be available to all. For more infor-mation please call Battenkill Sports at 802-362-2734 from 9:30 to 5:30 any day.

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Maple Street School and Northshire Bookstore to Co-Host Children’s Author

Renowned children’s author, Reeve Lindbergh, daugh-ter of author/aviator Charles Lindbergh and author, Anne Morrow Lindberg, will do read-ings from several of her chil-dren’s books at the Northshire Bookstore on Friday, May 7 at 4:00 p.m.

Ms. Lindbergh is the author of several books for adults and children. They include the inspirational children’s book, “In Every Tiny Grain of Sand:

A Child’s Book of Prayers and Praise,” her memoir of childhood and youth, “Under a Wing, No More Words,” a description of the last years of her mother, and “Forward From Here,” a memoir about entering her sixties.

Having grown up in a household where writing was a way of life, she says, “I can’t recall any time during my childhood when one of my parents was not engaged in writing a book.” She lives with her husband and several animals on a farm in northern Vermont.

Maple Street School and Northshire Bookstore will be co-hosts of this author event, and all, especially children, are welcome to attend. Information about Maple Street’s programs, including its innovative approach to early reading and literacy, will also be available at the event.

Maple Street School is an independent day school serving children in Kindergarten through eighth grade. For more information about the school, please call Jeff Barclay at 362-7137 or visit on the web at www.maplestreetschool.com.

Maple Street School and Northshire Bookstore are co-hosting this event.

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Maple Street School librarian, Brook Fulton, and first graders enjoy

Reeve Lindbergh’s “The Visit” in anticipation of her arrival.

Preschool Story Time at Martha Canfield Library

The Martha Canfield Library on East Arlington Road in Arlington, Vermont, is host to a wonderful preschool story time get-together every Wednesday morning at 10:30. Appropriate for 3- to 5-year-olds, there is usually a theme featured such as wind, pets, building, or books by a particular author. Sometimes a song, poem, or craft accompanies the theme. Join us for a fun and creative morning at the library—you might even make a new friend!

For more information, call the library at 802-375-6153 or visit the library Web site at www.marthacanfieldlibrary.org.

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LTS Research PaperLong Trail School science teachers David Spero and Scott Worland

and students Noah Lowenthal, Oren Cook, and Asa Kuhn have com-posed a research paper “The Composition and Abundance of Bethnic Macroinvertebrates in the Mettowee River: A Study of Water Quality in the Lower Lake Champlain Basin” that was selected for publication in the Lake Champlain Research Proceedings. They have also been selected to present their research results at the Great Lakes Research Symposium in Burlington in June. Long Trail is the only second-ary school presenting at the symposium, joining the University of Michigan, Cornell University, McGill University, University of Vermont, Middlebury College, U.S. Geological Survey, EPA, and the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. This is not only a great honor but has also provided these students with invaluable hands-on experience in research, writing and presentation.

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Wall Street Ethics — an Oxymoron?Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning presents Wall Street

Ethics – an Oxymoron? on Friday, May 28 at 7 p.m. in the Riley Center for the Arts at Burr and Burton Academy. The panel will include eco-nomic advisor Hugh A. Johnson and Dartmouth College professors at the Tuck School of Business, Dr. Robert A. Howell and Richard S. Shreve.

This panel discussion will explore the meltdown of the financial fab-ric of the world — the ethics of the people who caused it, their behavior since the unprecedented huge government bailouts, what needs to be done to prevent such an event from happening again, and who is trying to prevent that from being done.

Early registration is recom-mended. The cost to attend this hot topic event is $15. For more information and to register, please visit www.greenmtnacademy.org or call Renee Bornstein at 802-362-1199.

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AMHS Car Wash, Bottle Drop and

Bake SaleStudents in the French Club

at Arlington Memorial High School (AMHS) will hold a Car Wash, Bottle Drop and Bake Sale, Saturday, May 15, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Berkshire Bank parking lot on Route 7A in Arlington. Money earned from this event supports the students’ trip to France. For more infor-mation or to make a donation to the French Club, contact Advisor Kathy Corey at [email protected] or 375.6409, extension 116.

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...and the Winner is...Ben Pierce!On April 25 the Manchester Fire Department presented Ben Pierce,

winner of the raffle for an Orvis Fly Rod and Reel generously donated to the Fire Department by the Orvis Company.

The Manchester Fire Department would like to thank the Orvis Company, Ben Pierce, all those who purchased raffle tickets and every-one in the community for their continued support.

Vermont Master Gardeners Offer Plant Sale

The Bennington Chapter of the Extension Master Gardeners will hold a Plant Sale on Saturday, May 29, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Walloomsac Farmers’ Market in Bennington, Vermont. All plants are from local gardens so they are especially suited to our northeastern climate. The plants that have come in or been promised so far for this sale include bearded iris, shasta daisy, coreopsis, daylily, creeping jenny, phlox, peony, hosta, hollyhocks, ferns, astilbe, rudbeckia, sedum, herbs, tomato seedlings, pine trees, raspberries, strawberries, plus many, many more. Prices are being kept very low, starting at just 50 cents. Come early for the best selection!

Additionally, a deluxe Garden Tractor Scoot donated by Gardener’s Supply Company will be raffled off during the plant sale. Tickets are available at $1 each, or 6 for $5, at the Master Gardeners booth of the Bennington Walloomsac Farmers’ Market. The winning ticket will be drawn at noon on May 29 at the Master Gardener table.

The plant sale and raffle will be held in the Master Gardeners’ booth at the Walloomsac Farmers’ Market, located beside the Walloomsac River walk at the Bennington Station, on the corner of Depot and River Streets, in downtown Bennington, Vermont.

Proceeds of the sale will be used for Vermont Master Gardener community enrichment programs. If you have questions or wish to make a plant donation, please contact Joni at 802-823-0195, email [email protected].

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Along the Way,The Blessings of Grandmothers

— by Cindy Butler

“Family is the most important thing in the world.” (Princess Diana)

My Scots-Irish grandmother, Carrie (Oneal) Miller, was the shin-ing light in our family. Over the years, she wore a variety of hats: cook, nanny, housekeeper, nurse, and coach, among others. Many times she was gently teased about her height, or lack thereof. Petite at less than 5 feet, she and grandpa made an interesting pair, as he was over 6 feet tall. In her younger years she had beautiful red hair, green eyes, plump cheeks, and freckles galore.

When grandma and grandpa met at a dance, he thought she was a cute young thing and tossed popcorn at her to get her attention. After they married in central Illinois in May 1916, they moved to Missouri, grandpa’s home state. Later in their married life, they returned to Illinois. Grandma had come from a family of 14 and with grandpa’s help she begat her own large family. They had 12 children, two of whom died in infancy. As her children grew, grandma was their motivation and inspiration.

Whenever one of her brood would earn a school award (or in later years, a job promotion), she would say, “I glory in your spunk!” The family delighted in her unique phraseology (saying “of a morning” instead of in the morning). When something amused her, she would slap her knee and spill with laughter, uttering “by golly!”

An apron was as much a daily necessity for grandma as her dress or shoes. They were the old-fashioned kind with armholes and a bib front to be slipped over the head and tied in back. This was her badge of honor - her uniform - worn in the perpetual work of being a homemaker and mother. I cannot see an apron today without thinking

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Pawlet Fire Dept. Mother’s Day BrunchThe Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department will be holding their annual

Mother’s Day Brunch on Sunday, May 9, at the Pawlet Firehouse on Route 133 in Pawlet Village. Serving will be from 8 to 11 a.m.

The menu includes pancakes with real maple syrup, eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, homemade muffins and homefried taters. Coffee, tea, orange juice and milk are also on the menu. Cost for adults is $8, for children, $4.

For further information, please call 325-3382 or email [email protected].

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Kids’ Mother’s Day ProgramThe South Londonderry Free Library is celebrating Mother’s Day

with a special workshop for children on Saturday, May 8 at 10:30 a.m. Kids of all ages (and grown-ups, too!) are invited to work with artist Casey Junker Bailey to make a lovely card and thoughtful present for Mom. The workshop is free of charge. For more information, contact the Library at 824-3371.

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Wells Church to Pray for FarmsIn what is becoming an annual event, the people of St. Paul’s Episcopal

Church, Wells, Vermont, will gather on the village green in front of the Church on Sunday, May 9, at 9 a.m., to offer prayers for farms and farm families of the Wells area, for the farmers of Vermont and of this coun-try, and for all in the world who work the land.

This observance has the traditional name of Rogation Sunday and marks a Christian practice that began in the fifth century. On this day prayers for a good harvest and the welfare of farmers and their families are offered. Following this brief service of prayer, the congregation will move to the Church for the Holy Eucharist, followed by a coffee hour. The members of St. Paul’s invite one and all to join them in this obser-vance and if they wish, for the service in the Church which follows.

The Church is located on the village green at East Wells Road. For further information, please call The Reverend William A. Davidson at 518-499-1850 or Warden Michelle Morey at 802-645-0934.

Pawlet Historical Society Tag and Bake Sale

Mark your calendars! The Pawlett Historical Society Tag Sale and Bake Sale will be held on Saturday, June 19, between 8:30 a.m. and noon at the Pawlet Firehouse on Vermont Route133. The tag sale will hold treasures from kitchen to Christmas, some antiques and linens, books and more. Baked goods available and free coffee, too.

PHS members will be setting up on Friday, June 18 at the Pawlet Firehouse and will receive donations of serviceable items (no cloth-ing please) on Friday between 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. Baked goods may be brought to the Firehouse the morning of the event, Saturday, June 19.

New this year is a planned Silent Auction. Stay tuned for further information about auction items and bidding procedures.

For more information about the Pawlet Historical Society Tag Sale, Bake Sale or Silent Auction please call Marcia Russo 325-3163 or Steve Williams at 645-9529.

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(Grandmother, cont.)immediately of her. Out of a sense of nostalgia, I began collecting

farm-style aprons some years ago. My pride and joy is one of the last aprons that grandma ever wore: a gift of love to me from my Aunt Lucille. Grandma was also a first-rate gardener. Loving and caring was second nature to her, whether she applied those attributes to her plants, family, or friends.

In 1985, she suffered an abdominal aneurysm and collapsed in her home. An ambulance rushed her to the hospital, where she lingered a very short time. In the years since her passing, I have come to realize that while she is no longer physically with us, her memory is vivid, lov-ing, and constant. Whenever I have accomplished something special, I imagine her looking down from heaven saying, “I glory in your spunk!” Grandma knew about spunk, she lived it every day of her life.

Williams College Department of Music Presents MidWeekMusic

The Williams College Department of Music will present their weekly lunchtime recital series featuring student and faculty performers on Wednesday, May 12, at 12:15 p.m. in Chapin Hall on the Williams College campus. There will also be a second Midweekmusic at 7:00 p.m. in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall with an entirely different program. These free events are open to the public.

All are invited to bring a lunch and listen to wonderful performances of classical, jazz and world music. Seating is on the stage of Chapin Hall. Check music.williams.edu/node/1131 and music.williams.edu/node/1132 for specific program details.

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Rupert LeisuresThe Rupert Leisures welcome those in our community and neigh-

boring communities to join them on Wednesday, May 12 for the monthly luncheon at noon at the Rupert Firehouse community build-ing. Tasty pot roast will be prepared by Sherman’s Store chefs, Kelli and Dan Raymond.

After lunch activities will include a celebration of Mother’s Day com-plemented by workshops and displays proclaiming the birth of spring. World-renowned gardener, Dick Raymond, will host a roundtable dis-course responding to questions from individuals seeking his advice and techniques for a productive garden. Flower lovers will be inspired by the imagination and talent conveyed by Laura’s Garden, a neighboring flo-rist and nursery. Her enthusiasm will be emanated with a table of spring surprises exclaiming the joy of planting, resulting in blossoms reaching perfection. Both gardeners will have resources available with ideas and information to lead you toward your “Victory Garden.”

To reach the ultimate goal of garden preparation and appearance, Linda, from the Iron Gardener in West Pawlet, will feature a variety of planters, hooks and new products for your landscape appeal. These are available for purchase or orders may be placed at your convenience.

As this day will also be a celebration in remembrance and celebration of our mothers, a table will be set to display a favorite treasure that was passed to you by your mother. Perhaps it might be a piece of jewelry, an antique dish, a family linen, or any item that holds your mother’s memory. Please include a card with your name and your mother’s for identification. Desserts are always enjoyed in Rupert if you wish to con-tribute. You are encouraged to bring your own table utensils to lighten the kitchen detail for Merck volunteers.

Temporary Kitten Foster Homes NeededCan you take care of a litter of kittens or a feline mom-to-be tem-

porarily? If so, Second Chance Animal Center would like to hear from you.

Spring has sprung, and with it, the kitten season has begun. Calls are starting to come into the shelter for help from good Samaritans who have come upon litters of homeless kittens. “Space at the shelter is limited, and almost all of our foster homes are full. If we cannot find more foster homes, we will have no choice but to turn people away until space becomes available” says Tina Wheeldon, Director of Shelter Operations.

Foster homes are desperately needed for litters already born as well as moms-to-be. If you think fostering might be for you, call or stop in and ask to speak with Jessica Nilsen, Animal Care Coordinator. She would be happy to tell you more about the foster program and answer any questions you may have. All of the veterinary care, food, medicine, litter and supplies are provided by Second Chance, while the foster par-ent provides a safe environment, care and oodles of love so the kittens can thrive.

Once the kittens are fully weaned (at about eight weeks of age), they are spayed and neutered so that they won’t add to the problem of pet overpopulation and they are ready for adoption.

Second Chance has been serving the needs of homeless animals in the tri-state area for over 50 years. The shelter is located on Route 7A, Shaftsbury, and the phone number is 802-375-2898. It is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00-3:30 p.m., with extended hours on Wednesday and Friday until 7 p.m., and most Sundays from noon to 3 p.m.

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Park-McCullough & Rotary Visit KiwanisPatricia Michael, Executive Director of the Park-McCullough house

and Robert Ebert of the Bennington Rotary Club visited the Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Club to keep them abreast of upcoming events. The Park- McCullough house has tours, concerts and Sherlock Holmes’ plays planned. The Rotary Club has the Ethan Allen Days, Garlic Festival and other events planned. All funds raised at these events remain in the community for scholarships, the food pantry, the meals program and other nonprofit organizations.

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St. Mary’s Academy Car Wash

The 7th and 8th graders at St.Mary’s Academy in Hoosick Falls, New York, will be hold-ing their annual car wash on Saturday, May 15. Bring your car to the school parking lot at 4 Parsons Avenue and have the exterior “spring cleaned” for just $5 per vehicle. Proceeds from this event will go towards the school’s annual fundraiser held each May.

The annual Funtastic Fair will be held this year on Friday, June 11 and Saturday, June 12 on the school grounds. Join us for hometown fun with rides from Amyland Amusements and plenty of games and activities for children and adults.

St. Mary’s Academy is cur-rently accepting registrations for the upcoming 2010-2011 school year. Call the school at 518-686-4314 ext. 202 to request more information or to schedule a visit.

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Edible Landscaping Being Installed at the Upper Valley Haven Homeless

Shelter and Food ShelfAn edible landscape is being designed and installed at the Upper

Valley Haven on May 8, by 30-50 community volunteers. The project, which was designed through a partnership between

James LaMontagne Landscape Company, the Vermont Extension Master Gardeners (EMG) and the Haven, will meet the landscaping needs for the new LEED-certified Adult Shelter facility while incorpo-rating more edibles on the Haven’s property.

This landscape will provide food for the residents and the commu-nity Food Shelf as well as teach residents and visitors about growing food. The plans include two vegetable gardens (one in a raised bed built by two Eagle Scouts), a blueberry patch, a small apple orchard, a pie cherry, beach plums, strawberries, herbs, asparagus and rhubarb. All of the plants will be labeled with their names, and what part of them is edible. The plants are donations from local nurseries and individu-als. Labor and equipment is being supplied by several area landscap-ers, EMGs and Haven volunteers. The EMGs will also maintain the planting and give classes on gar-dening throughout the year.

For more information about the edible landscape project please call Laura Shelton, Volunteer Coordinator, at 478-1805, or email [email protected].

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Saving Their Neighborhood

Several members of the Hillvale Community are encouraging you to vote NO to expand the Commercial-1 Zoning Boundary on the west side of Main Street/Route 7A in Manchester. They are concerned that this change will destroy the small, quaint neighborhoods that make up Manchester.

The vote by Australian Ballot will be held on Tuesday, May 11 at the Manchester Town Office from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you require an absentee ballot, please call Town Clerk Linda Spence at 362-1315.

Garden Club of Poultney

The Garden Club of Poultney will hold its spring luncheon at The Trolley Stop Restaurant in downtown Poultney on Thursday, May 6 at noon. This is an annual event which members enjoy.

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First Wednesdays Presents Children’s and Young Adult Book Expert

Eminent children’s book publisher, critic, and edi-tor Anita Silvey will give a guided tour of children’s lit-erature in a free talk at First Congregational Church in Manchester on May 5. The talk, “Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children’s Book,” is part of the Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays series and takes place at 7:00 p.m.

Silvey will provide insights into the question that has informed her entire career: What are the best books for chil-dren and what do adults remember about them?

Silvey has appeared fre-quently on NPR, “The Today Show,” “60 Minutes,” and radio programs in the United States and Canada to talk about books for children and teenagers. As Publisher’s Weekly has said “It would be hard to find a more authoritative voice than Anita Silvey.”

Silvey has served both as the editor of the Horn Book Magazine and publisher of the Houghton Mifflin/Clarion lists. She is the author of several books including “100 Best Books for Children” and “500 Great Books for Teens.”

The Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays series is held on the first Wednesday of every month from October through May. Talks are held at First Congregational Church and are hosted by Mark Skinner Library. For information, call the Mark Skinner Library 362-2607.

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Peru Dinners Begin Again The snow has melted, the daffodils have bloomed, and a new season

of Community Dinners has dawned in our mountain town. Our inau-gural meal this year will be held on Wednesday May 12 at noon at our Town Center. The menu includes corn chowder, shepherd’s pie with peas, and apple crisp with vanilla ice cream for dessert. Come for the food; stay for the laughter.

All are welcome. Please call Sarah Fox at 824-6660 to make a reserva-tion.

Bingo in Arlington May 12Every second and fourth Wedesday during May, June, July and

August and ending on September 8, Bingo is held at the Arlington Fire Station on Old Mill Road, Arlington, Vermont. Bingo begins at 7 and ends at 9 p.m. Bingo is to benefit the Arlington Fire Department Ladies’ Auxiliary. For further information, please call 375-6652.

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Celebrate National Train Day on May 8The Southwestern Vermont Rail Corridor Committee (SVRCC)

which is comprised of community leaders and local residents invites the public to its National Train Day event on Saturday, May 8, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the North Bennington Train Station on Main Street in North Bennington. Light refreshments and entertainment will be provided.

The May 8 event brings the subject of rail to the southwest region of Vermont to life by offering those interested in rail travel the opportunity to meet each other, discover how to get involved with SVRCC, learn about the recent American Recovery Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds dedicated to “Track 3” to study rail passenger service in the western cor-ridor and what additional work and funds will be needed to restore the service. Scheduled speakers include John Zicconi, Director of Planning, Outreach & Community Affairs, at VTrans, and invited Bennington Legislative Transportation Committee members, and former State Senator Dick Pembroke.

Committee members believe the region will benefit by connecting with the AmTrak system by making travel easy to and from points in New York and beyond. Bennington and Manchester are considered the gateway to major ski, shopping and tourist destinations in Vermont and are only 4 and 4 1/2 hours respectively from New York City by train. Restoring rail service to our region would create significant economic opportunity and greater job stability.

For more information contact the committee’s chairperson, Wendy R. Woods, at 367-1155 or 802-345-5155.

Haystack Hustler Seniors NewsHaystack Hustler Seniors will meet at the Pawlet Church May 11, at

noon for their Pot Luck Lunch. The program will follow, when Jean Upton will present a slide and talk show regarding her time spent teach-ing in India. We will also talk further about our summer plans.

May 25 will be our last lunch of the season at Mettowee School, at noon. We enjoy a great lunch and a presentation by the students. At this time we will interact with the students as they show us their new com-puters and the wonderful things they can do with them. At our lunch on April 27, we prepared a letter of support to the Vermont Council on Rural Development in support of of the Broad Band Initiative. The time spent with the students is enlightening and a great experience for all involved. Reservations for this lunch need to be to Phyllis at 325-3196, by May 11.

At all lunches we collect food shelf items for the Pawlet Food Shelf and hold a 50/50 Raffle. For further information please contact Phyllis Mason.

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Roast Beef Supper in Granville, New York

Roast Beef Supper, family style on Thursday, May 13 starting at 4:30 p.m. at the North Granville, New York United Methodist Church on Route 22. Adults $8; children 3-10, $3. The church is handicap acces-sible and all are welcome.

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For more information and to register, please visit www.greenmtnacademy.org or call Renee Bornstein 802-362-1199.

Our mission is to enrich the intellectual and cultural life of the community by providing accessible, diversified, and high quality educational programs to the public.

CULINARY SERIES Grilling with the Skinny Chef with Chef Jeff Scott of the West Mountain Inn, Arlington Tuesday, May 18 6 to 9 pm Jacobstein residence in Dorset Fee: $75

Introduction to Home Canning with Georgianne Mora Saturday, June 19 2 to 4:30 pm GNAT-TV Kitchen Studio in Manchester Fee: $30

ART CLASSES An Introduction to Pressing and Creating with Flowers with Ellie Roden

Saturday, May 22 3 to 4:30 pm Southern Vermont Arts Center Fee: $15

Charles Burchfield�a SENSE-sational Artist with Dr. Russ Housman

Tuesday, May 25 3 to 4:30 pm Southern Vermont Arts Center Fee: $15

HOT TOPIC LECTURE Wall Street Ethics�an Oxymoron? with economic advisor Hugh A. Johnson and Dartmouth College professors Dr. Robert A. Howell and Richard S. Shreve

Friday, May 28 7 to 8:30 pm Burr and Burton Academy, Riley Center for the Arts Fee: $15

BRIDGE COURSE Bridge Conventions for the 21st Century with Elizabeth von Riesenfelder

Wednesdays, June 2, 9, 16, 23 3 to 5 pm Equinox Village Fee: $70


Hank Barthel Honored in ArlingtonHank Barthel was honored on April 27, for his 28 years of service

to Arlington Memorial High School. The dedication followed poet Laureate Donald Hall’s heartfelt reading; one of the many great poets Barthel has brought to Arlington. During his tenure he introduced the students to 13 award-winning poets. Single handedly Barthel was able to convince and negotiate wonderful poets to visit Arlington and speak with the students. Barthel has encouraged his students to explore their own love of poetry. His passion for poetry was reflected in a touching commemorative to his hard work and dedication.

Poet Laureate Donald Hall Attends Arlington EventPoet Laureate Donald Hall

performed on Tuesday eve-ning, April 27 at the Mack Performing Arts Center at the Arlington Memorial High School. The event was to honor Hank Barthel for his 28 years of service to Arlington Memorial High School.

The evening started with a meet and greet that allowed visitors and students to ask questions and chat with the poet.

Hall then read aloud from his book “Life Work” and “The Best Day The Worst Day: Life with Jane Kenyon” and poems that he had written the morning of the event. The Arlington School’s Friends of Poetry were celebrating their 20th anniversary.

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Poet Laureate Donald Hall— Photo by Melissa Miller

The Dorset School Takes a Walk Together On Friday, April 23, students at The Dorset School took a walk

together with their teachers and staff as part of the school’s commit-ment to school-wide wellness. This event was inspired by the National Walk@Lunch Day (April 28), which is part of the Vermont Education Health Initiative.

Seventy-six percent of TDS faculty participated in a 10-week healthy lifestyle program this spring and recorded burning nearly 350,000 calo-ries, the equivalent of almost 9 million steps!

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Tea for TwoYou’re invited to Tea for Two, a parent/child Tea Party on Sunday, May

23 on the veranda of the beautiful Park-McCullough House in North Bennington. You may come for the 11:30 a.m., 1 or 2:30 p.m. tea seating. Children and adults are invited to come have tea, lemonade and deli-cious sweets and finger sandwiches, make a craft, play lawn games and enjoy the maypole. Tickets can be purchased for $10 per person at the Bennington Free Library now through May 23. Last year this event was sold out so don’t delay!

All proceeds will benefit the children’s room at the Bennington Free Library.

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Aimee Gates and daughters Emily and Lucy enjoy tea at the annual Tea Party Fundraiser for the Bennington Free Library’s Children’s Room.

Mack Adds Senior StaffMack Molding Co. has reshuffled responsibilities and added new

staff to its senior management team, it was announced today by Jeff Somple, president, Northern Operations. Set in motion by the retire-ment of a long-term employee – Bruce Bixler, who served the company for 36 years – the reorganization tapped internal talent that collectively brings 80 years of plastics industry expertise to the table.

Marc Colety, formerly Cavendish, Vermont, plant manager, has taken over the purchasing helm from Bixler, while Gene Birmingham moves up the ladder into Colety’s former role. Bryan Campbell has been pro-moted to plant manager, Headquarters facility, and Carl Bickford has taken on the new position of quality manager-contract manufacturing.

“We always strive to challenge our staff with varying functional responsibilities so that they’re ready to take on broader roles when the time comes,” says Somple. “I’m thrilled to be able to fill these openings from within the company, and look forward to the contributions that I know each will make in the coming years.”

Colety has worked for Mack for 15 years in a variety of managerial roles ranging from molding to manufacturing to plant operations. In his most recent role as Cavendish plant manager, he was responsible for everything from procurement through shipment of plastic molded and assembled products in a 120-person operation that runs 24/7. In his new position as director of procurement, his responsibilities will extend to all three of Mack’s Vermont operations. Beyond his degree in busi-

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ness administration, Colety has trained in numerous quality, lean, management and statistical tech-niques. He served as a director on the board of the Springfield Regional Development Corporation for the past four years and is a member of the Society of Plastics Engineers.

A 13-year veteran of Mack, Birmingham was manufacturing manager at the Cavendish facil-ity for eight years before being promoted to plant manager. In that role, he had full manage-ment responsibility for Mack’s injection molding, assembly and paint operations there. Before that, he was a manufacturing/quality engineer. A graduate of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan), he holds a bachelor’s degree in packaging. Additionally, he has completed coursework in lean manufactur-ing, Six Sigma, and other areas of plastics processing.

Campbell, formerly an opera-tions manager for a Tier 1 auto-motive supplier, joined Mack’s sales department in 2008. There, he gained critical front line experience, both with custom-ers and the complexities of the program management process. Now familiar with the unique needs of the medical OEM, he returns to the operations side, where he will manage a facil-ity that focuses primarily on medical device manufacturing. Campbell was operations man-ager for Guardian Automotive, Warren, Michigan, before join-ing Mack. During his eight-year stint there, he also served as quality assurance manager and quality engineer. He holds a bachelor’s in business admin-istration from Catawba College, Salisbury, North Carolina, and has also completed lean manu-facturing modules by Toyota Production System Training and the University of Kentucky.

Bickford, a 20-year Mack

veteran, has accepted the new position of quality manager-contract manufacturing at the Headquarters plant, where he will supervise a staff of quality engineers, as well as the metrol-ogy lab. “The hub of Mack’s cus-tom manufacturing activity, the Headquarters plant has devel-oped to the point where we need this additional level of quality management and support,” adds Somple, “which is Carl’s prima-ry area of expertise.” For much

of his Mack tenure, Bickford worked in quality management, during which time he established several offsite repair and final product configuration centers to address the logistical needs of Mack’s customer base. More recently, he added stints in plant and warehouse management. A graduate of Vermont Technical College (Randolph), Bickford holds a degree in electrical/elec-tronic engineering.

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Helen Chen (daughter of Joyce Chen) discovered a love for Chinese cooking at a very young age. She grew up in a culinary wonderland, spending much time at her family’s Chinese restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts, learn-ing everything she could about Chinese cooking. At 11 years old Helen began working at the res-taurant. It was a family business and everyone pitched in. Her first job there was to pack take-out orders. During this time she also helped out at home. While her mother was busy cooking at the restaurant, Helen often took care of dinner for herself and her two younger broth-ers. The Chen children made many a meal of delivery food from Chicken Delight (a local fried chicken place) and Tower of Pizza. They also enjoyed fro-zen TV dinners (Salisbury Steak was Helen’s favorite.) Sometimes Helen would also try to bake for her brothers. This was a special challenge for her because gener-ally speaking the Chinese don’t bake (they do not use ovens in China) so there was little example to pattern her baking after. Helen learned everything she could about it from the only cookbook in the Chen house, “The Joy of Cooking.”

But pizza deliveries, frozen dinners and baking experiments aside, Helen can name over 100 favorite home-cooked dishes. When her mother was not at the restaurant, much cooking and entertaining was done in the Chen home. Helen Chen’s work combines a devotion to authen-tic Chinese cuisine with a knack for ingenuity. Her goal is to make Asian cooking more accessible and convenient to all. She also believes, whenever possible, in making it healthier by lower-

Easy Asian Cooking with Helen Chenat The Kitchen Store

ing fat content and using heart-healthy cooking oils while still keeping the taste authentic and pure. She travels regularly to the Far East to develop new recipes and products while visiting fam-ily there.

Following this event, Helen will be available for questions and to sign her new book; Easy Asian Noodles.

On the menu for this free event is the following;

• Jasmine Rice- Using The Perfect Rice Cooker

• Stir Fried Spring Asparagus • Mandarin Orange Chicken

Cantonese Style • Sichuan Pork Lo Mein

Noodles• Dan Dan NoodlesFor more information call The

Kitchen Store at 802-362-4422 or visit the Web site www.thek-itchenstoreonline.com.

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ExpoCalling all Green Vendors...

Sign up now for Live Green Energy Expo & Music Festival, Saturday, September 11, at Riley Rink at Hunter Park, Manchester, Vermont. For further informa-tion, go to www.rileyrink.com/livegreen.

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Mom Loves Birds You Love Mom

We’ve got what you need! • Hummingbird Feeders

• Oriole Feeders • Bird Baths

These are just some of the great gift ideas Moms who love birds will love to get this Mother’s Day!

Tell Mom to go take a hike! A bird hike and you’ll come along too!

Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day with us on our survey of wild birds at Hildene, Saturday, May 8th at 7:00 a.m. It’s free and we’ll even have binoculars to try out if you don’t have any!


The Town of Winhall health trust eligible employees have completed an eight week “Vancouver Olympics Pedometer Challenge” sponsored by Vermont League of Cities and Towns the Towns health insurance provider. Winhall employees have partici-pated in a pedometer challenge for the past five years to provide incentives for healthier life styles. The employees receive points for healthy activities that they par-ticipate in, and the points convert to cash rewards at the end of the year.

The 2010 Pedometer Challenge had a very high par-ticipation rate of 20 employees out of a possible 26 that were eligible. The participation was better than 75%. The Winhall Team recorded 8,842,759 steps for a total of 4,421 miles.

The Town Administrator said the employee on the Team with the most miles recorded 471 miles in the eight-week period, a great accomplishment, especially when you consider the Challenge was started in March, not a good month for walking outside. As being the Coordinator for the Team, I am very happy with the results and congratulate each team member for their success with the Vancouver Pedometer Challenge.”

VLCT: The Vermont League of Cities and Towns is a vol-untary association of Vermont Municipalities, which offers training, technical assistance, information, legislative advocacy, and risk prevention services to Vermont’s local government offi-cials. League members include all of Vermont’s 246 cities and towns as well as approximately 150 other municipal entities. The VLCT Health Trust is a non-profit health insurance pool open to all VLCT members.

Employees Finish PedometerChallenge!

Peer Workshops for Poets and WritersThe Washington County Writers and Poets Association presents

peer workshops at the former Battenkill Bookstore (Pink building, side entrance), located at 1 West Main Street, Cambridge, New York, on the second Saturday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 12 :30 p.m.

Read your poems, essays or short stories to a roundtable of good lis-teners and editors to get an honest, straightforward review of your craft. Workshops are free and all emerging artists are welcome.

For further information, please call Lana Swanson, Director at 518-686-8223 evenings.

Workshop dates for 2010: May 8, June 12, July 10, August 14, September 11, October 9, November 13 and December 11.

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Women’s Clubs Announce WinnersThe General Federation of Women’s Clubs of Vermont

(GFWCVT)has released names of the new state officers for 2010 through 2012, and names of the winners of the Barbara Jean Barker Scholarship for Displaced Homemakers. These were announced at the GFWCVT Annual Meeting, April 23 and 24 in Rutland, Vermont.

Lindy Brown, President of the Orwell Fortnightly Club, was installed as President of the GFWCVT. Ms. Brown has served as Vice President and was selected as LEADS candidate to the national convention.

Other officers are Vice-President, Ida Mae Johnson. Poultney Club, Secretary, Midge Tucker, Ludlow-Okemo Valley Club, Treasurer, V, Joyce Lindamood, resident of Springfield, member of the Bellows Falls Club and Parliamentarian, Beverley Pallmerine White River Junction, member of the South Royalton Club.

District Directors are Northern: Joan Isham, St. Johnsbury Club Southeast: Betty Haggerty, Bellows Falls ClubSouthwest: Joan Chador, Castleton ClubThe major state effort of the GFWCVT is a scholarship aiding

women who have been primarily homemakers and who have lost their means of support by death, illness, unemployement or other means. Applicants present a plan of re-education to prepare them for future careers. In the past few years $750 has been awarded each year to each of four women. This year, again, four women received this award.

Recipients announced this year are Jill Alexander, Leicester, who will train to be a LPN; Kimberley Greene, Townshend, studying to a career in Radiology Technology; and Rachel Loftus, Underhill, working toward a certificate for Interpreting for the Deaf.

Their awards were announced at the business meeting held April 24 at Good Shepherd Church, Rutland.

The 10 GFWCVT clubs are affiliated with clubs in all of the 50 states and international clubs. The mission of these clubs is to carry out purposeful volunteer activities in local areas. The national offices are housed in Washington, D.C. which allows the President and staff to be present for lobbying on women’s issues worldwide. Each national President must live in the Washington D.C. house during her two year term.

The national GFWC holds conventions each year, and pre-convention volunteer activities include women working on Habitat for Humanity homes in the convention city. GFWC offers a LEADS program. Women who have served as officers in their home clubs are prepared to lead at a state level or higher. Rutland started a new club in 2009 and is inviting members. Interested women may call President, Erin Gillgan at 779-2746. To locate a club in your area contact [email protected].

Hebron Preservation SocietyThe community is invited to a talk by Ken Quick, Jr. of Hebron on his

recent trip to China sponsored by the Future Farmers of America. The program will be held at 7:30 p.m., Thursday May 13 at the East Hebron Presbyterian Church, 6559 NYS Route 22.

As President of the New York State FFA, Ken was given the oppor-tunity to visit a variety of farms, market centers, and other “ag specific” sites. He will share observations on agricultural issues of interest to both China and the U.S., as well as customs and the “must see” historic sites.

A short business meeting at 7:00 p.m. will precede Ken’s talk.The program is free. Call 518-642-3465 for further information.

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Off the Wall Gala Burr and Burton Academy’s Parent Association is hosting their

annual fundraising event on Saturday, May 15, from 6 – 9 p.m. in the Scranton Room, in the Rowland Center at the school. This event has been in the planning stages for months and the committee is counting down the days to this fun-filled event. Ticket price is $65 per person (which includes all food and beverages) and can be purchased online at www.burrburton.org, or through the Advancement office. Call 549-8110.

The evening festivities will include the delectable catering of Mark McChesney, owner of The Barn Restaurant, who will offer a fantastic sampling of great food. Music will be provided by our own Manchester Battenkillers. And the silent and live auctions promise to be filled with one-of-a-kind packages. Some of these items include:

• Burton Snowboard Operator 52, 152 cm signed by the winners of the recent U. S. Open Snowboarding Championships

• Two Value Passes for Okemo and Stratton• 4 - Season’s Tickets to the Dorset Theatre• Six front row seats at Graduation 2010• A pampered pet package• A sunset cruise on the Moby Dock on Green Pond in Hebron• A flying lesson• An original oil painting by Ian Marion ‘01• A Nantucket getaway in Sconset in a four bedroom house• Sleigh ride and dinner at the Landgrove Inn• Cooking lesson for 8 with Chef Eric (renowned French chef) in your home• Fresh perspective complete room makeover• Restaurant packages for the mountain and the valley• A night of stargazing in the BBA observatory with Bill Muench• Student Headmaster for a day• Student artwork, paintings, ceramics and woodshop projects• A pig roast• And much, much more. Show your support of Burr and Burton Academy and educational

excellence by coming to the Gala. It will be a very “Off the Wall” eve-ning. For more information call Cynthia Gubb at 802-549-8210.

Talent on Display in Salem On Saturday, June 5 at 7 p.m., the seventh annual Courthouse Talent

Trials will be held at the Fort Salem Theater on East Broadway in Salem. This entertaining presentation which has become a nice tradition in Salem, will benefit the Courthouse Community Center. A great array of featured acts will include rock bands, bagpipes, musicians, dancers and many original songs from singer-songwriters.

Selected performers in three categories – youth, teen and adult – will be given an artistic scholarship to study with acclaimed artistic direc-tor Jay Kerr, whose professional resume includes extensive Broadway experience. The selected performers will be featured in the Fort Salem Cabaret in August. Co-Producer Dan Garfinkel will emcee the evening with his usual wit and charm.

The finalists from last year’s performance will be on hand once again to entertain the audience. There will be a flower sale, food concession and 50/50 raffle which are all ways to show your support for the CCC. Tickets are currently available at the CCC and will be sold at the door. Please come out for an evening of variety and enjoyment.

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Community Health Fair

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Saturday, May 1510 am to 2 pm

Townshend Common & Leland & Gray H.S.

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Thank You to Our Sponsors:The Windham Foundation

Chittenden BankHoward Printing

The Richards GroupBrattleboro Reformer

West River Valley Senior Housing (Valley Cares)

Community Health Fair Organized by

For more information: 365-9109 or www.gracecottage.org

Everyone is welcome. Please, no pets!

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I am always somewhat bemused and slightly bewildered walking into a client’s home for an initial consultation when I see every single piece of their living room furniture pressed up against the walls. I always wonder if a hoedown has occurred and I have not been invited. I am teasing, but there does seem to be a common misconception out there about how to arrange furniture.

Flip through any shelter magazine and you will see pleasing arrangements of sofas, chairs and occasional tables within arms reach of one another. Frequently entire compositions are put in the center of a room, which in decorator jargon is called “floating” the furniture. Then the wall space can be freed up for tall bookcases or hutches and side tables to hold lamps. The key is to place your sofas and chairs along with the occasional tables that make up a grouping close enough together that your guests do not have to shout at one another to be heard. You want to create a comfortable room that invites you to come in, sit down and have a chat.

Every room has its own geometry but there is a guiding principle to start with and that is to find the focal point of the room and arrange your seating towards it. A focal point could be tied to the architecture, like a fireplace or window with a stunning view, or it can be a dramatic

piece like a marvelous hutch. Use your imagination in creating a focal point thinking of it as the star of the room.

Before rearranging your furniture ponder what you are actually going to do in the living room. If you are going to spend a lot of time reading then make sure you have a comfortable chair and good reading light. If your family watches TV, accommo-date this activity in the most aesthetically pleasing way as possible. Perhaps a flat screen TV surround-ed by a built in bookcase to the right of the fireplace

would do the trick and keep the focus in the same direction as the main architectural element.

Another good trick is to throw a party and observe your guests for clues as they move chairs closer together and find places to put down their drinks. This will give you tremendous insight into the function of the room and will give you some guidance on the changes that need to be made.

And if you are planning on dancing at one of your parties then by all means push the furniture out of the way temporarily and go for it. You can rearrange it in the morning.

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What You Should Never Say to Your Living Room Furniture:“Everyone! Up Against the Wall!”

SIMPLY HOME — by Lisa Laberge

West Hoosick Fire DepartmentMother’s Day

Pancake BreakfastThe West Hoosick, New York,

Volunteer Fire Department announces an “All You Can Eat” Mother’s Day Breakfast at the firehouse on Sunday, May 9, from 7:30 to 11:00 a.m.

The menu includes pancakes, French toast, eggs, sausage, bacon, toast, juice, coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. The firehouse is locat-ed on PineValley Road, Hoosick, near the intersection of County Routes 109 and 103. Any ques-tions please call the firehouse at 518-686-1814.

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‘Danger Men Cooking’ Comes

to GNAT-TVThe program combines in-

studio cooking instruction and visits to local food purveyors, suppliers and manufactur-ers, with a bit of humor mixed in. Produced by local person-alities, Steven Schlussel and Gary Schmidt, the show promises to spotlight the Greater Manchester area on many different levels as they take you on a culinary travelogue, both in and out of the kitchen. While there will be an emphasis on sustainable agri-culture, the Danger Men prom-ise a wide variety of food and venues. Tune in to GNAT-TV’s Channel 15 on Comcast Cable on Thursdays and Saturdays at 6 a.m., noon and 6 p.m. For more information contact Steven at 802-394-2300.

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Spaghetti Dinner and Car WashA spaghetti dinner and car wash will be held at the East Dorset

Firehouse on Friday, May 7 from 5:00-700 p.m. to benefit the Dorset School eighth grade trip to Boston.

Residents’ Council at Equinox Terrace A new feature of life at Equinox Terrace is the Residents’ Council. All

residents are invited to meet every month to discuss their concerns with the Executive Director and to hear about changes proposed or already in effect. Most recently, the discussion ranged from staff changes and new staff uniforms to housekeeping matters and activities such as a poetry event and excursions to nearby places of interest. The perenni-ally interesting topic of food inspired lively comments from all sides as residents learned of possible changes in the menus for all meals, and of the recent move toward fewer processed foods and less salt, to support better health for all.

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Summer is a 4 year old short hair pastel calico. She originally came to the shelter as a kit-ten in 2003, but was sent to a feral colony because the staff was unable to handle her. She has made a lot of progress in the past few years and is now

able to be petted, even though she is still a bit shy. She gets along well with other cats.

Dax is a three year old male Shiba Inu who came to Second Chance because he was abandoned in a burned-out house. Bennington Animal control took him in and provided for his care for the allotted five days and then surrendered him to SCAC. An independent little guy, Dax is interested in all new sounds and stimuli. Plucky and full of pep, Dax is a dog who is very happy to be alive and with his independent nature, he feels that he can certainly take care of himself. Having a defined job to do would be the best thing for Dax, since he is so spirited, active and smart. By utilizing his intelligence and harnessing his energy and drive, one could do some amazing things with Dax, anywhere from agility to competitive obedience! We recommend an active, adult only home without cats. Other dogs may be possible upon introduction. If you are

Pets Available at Second Chance Animal Centerlooking for a fun-loving ras-cal, then come and meet our brave Dax!

Miracle is a 3 year old gray male. He is here with his brother, Keesa, because there were too many cats in the house and the own-ers were unable to care for them. He is a mellow shy guy who can be fearful and nervous at times. He will need time to adjust to his new home. Come meet this wonderful cat.

These pets and others are

available at Second Chance Animal Center, Route 7A, Shaftsbury, Vermont. For hours and infor-mation, please call 802-375-2898.

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Giant Tea Cup AuctionA Giant Tea Cup Auction will be held at the Modern Woodman

Association Hall, Route 30, Wells Vermont, on Friday evening May 7, beginning at 6. Viewing and bidding begin at 6 with bid drawing beginning at 7 p.m. There is a great diversity of over 400 items of craft, flea, collectibles, glass, knick-knacks, books and videos. New items and personal items will be included.

Though not a basket party, there will be a variety of baskets offered. Also available will be tables with homemade breads, pies, cakes, cook-ies and brownies. You may purchase envelopes of tickets for $1 each. Put tickets in the cup by the items of your choice. Refreshments will be offered as well as door prizes. This event is presented by the Ladies Aid of the Wells United Methodist Church. For information, call 645-0131.

Celebrating Earth DayEquinox Preservation Trust (EPT) and Vermont Institute of Natural

Science (VINS - Manchester office) welcomed a big turnout of volun-teers on April 24 to celebrate Earth Day and provide valuable main-tenance throughout the Equinox Preserve. Some 18 people aided in building a new bridge on Flatlander Trail and repairing erosion damage and water bars on upper mountain trails. Volunteers included residents, second home owners and visitors who contributed nearly 60 hours of labor. EPT and VINS extend special thanks to all the volunteers and to Joe Miles of RK Miles, for their help and support. Working on the new bridge, from left, Kathie Peltz, Joe Charbonneau, Steven Brody, Rich Heilemann and Stephen Brown.

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Installation of Officers for Adoniram Lodge #42 F. and A.M.

The installation of officers for Adoniram Lodge #42 F. & A.M. which was done on Sunday, April 18. at the Masonic Temple. Pictured in front row from left to right are Roger Hayes, David Katz, Howard Sprankle, Cary Lewis — our new Worshipful Master, Garry Sharon, Bob Treat, and Myron Waite — the installing Master and District Deputy Grand Master of District 2. In Back row from left to right are Paul Fisher, Harvey Brophy, Butch Hulett, John Thompson, Dick Black- Installing Marshall, Bob Bryant- Installing Chaplain and Jerry Goff.

Installation of offi-cers for Adoniram Chapter #22 O.E.S. which was also done on Sunday, April 18. Left to right are: Dottie Brophy — Worthy Matron, Garry Sharon

— Worthy Patron, Joan and Dick Black, Christine Katz, Dennis Sverduk, Maryann Fellows, Harriet Denko, David Katz, Sandy Holcomb, Irene Merritt, Linda Hulett, Dot Tifft, Gladys Waite, Doreen Mach, and Marge Sverduk. This was a joint installation done with the Masons.

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Happy Earth Day To You! MEMS fourth graders spent time on Earth Day’s 40th birthday, April

22, picking up trash on the trail connecting Riley Rink to the Recreation Park. Teacher Kathryn Darrow said, “Our message is “All for Earth- Earth for All” and the kids were excited to do their part to clean up.” Student Emily Bleakie added, “ It felt good that our little group made a big difference.”

Manchester Elementary-Middle School is Manchester’s public school, educating children from pre-kindergarten to 8th grade. MEMS’ mission as a professional learning community is to engage students in academic work that results in high levels of achievement, responsibility and citizenship. For more information, please contact 802-362-1597 or [email protected].

Pressing and Creating With FlowersGreen Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning presents An

Introduction to Pressing and Creating with Flowers with artist Ellie Roden on Saturday, May 22 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. This class will take place at the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester, Vermont. The registration fee is $15.

A variety of methods for successful flower pressing will be demon-strated and tips will be provided on how to preserve color in plant mate-rial. Participants will learn how to make a flower press to use at home and will receive a list of easy flowers to press. Examples of creations made with pressed flowers will be shared.

Ellie Roden, a retired elementary school teacher and avid flower gardener, has been working with the pressed flower medium for many years. She is a self-taught pressed flower artist, having mastered her craft through years of trial and error and careful observation. Her work has been exhibited at shows and galleries in Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

For more information and to register, please visit www.greenmt-nacademy.org or call Renee Bornstein at 802-362-1199.

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Black Fly Blast in Weston!The Little School of Weston, Vermont, presents its spring fundraiser,

the ninth annual Black Fly Ball at the Weston Playhouse on Saturday May 22, at 6:00 p.m.

We open the Playhouse doors and cordially invite all members of our community interested in attending this wonderful evening with good company. Advance tickets are $35 per person or $40 per person at the door. Tickets can be purchased by calling the event chair Heather Gardner at 802-375-1346 or by mailing your check to The Little School, P.O. Box 92, Weston VT 05161.

This popular fun-filled evening includes live music by local bluegrass band, Blind Rooster, an exciting live and silent auction, delectable hors d’oeuvres, scrumptious desserts and cocktails including our very first signature drink, the Black Fly Blast!

The Weston Playhouse sets the stage for a wonderful evening. Guests can browse through a wide variety of silent auction items while enjoy-ing the colorful artwork on display, created by The Little School’s children. The living room will host comfortable seating, a cash bar and stations filled with delectable food, prepared by our friends and cater-ers Tom Kajah and Georgianne Mora. The dessert table selections have been graciously donated by local bakeries and restaurants, including Grandma Miller’s in Londonderry, Crows Corner Bakery and Pleasant Valley Foods in Proctorsville, Heritage Deli in Chester, Sweet Surrender Bakery in Ludlow, and Stone Hearth Inn in Chester, to name a few.

Be sure to wear your dancing shoes! Blind Rooster is an acoustic string band covering a broad range of musical styles and genres. Comprised of John Pozzi on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Tom Morris on vocals and banjo, Colin Blazej on stand-up bass, Bob Ray on lead guitar and Chuck Davison on mandolin, Blind Rooster is a locally-based band and is prepared to get you moving on the dance floor.

This year’s event includes a great selection of items, including a pair of raised garden beds, complete with topsoil and gift certificates for plants, a nursery tour and lunch at Elhannon Nurseries in Hoosick, New York, and an original oil painting by Chester artist Scott Morgan.

Silent auction items include jewelry by local artisans, children’s gift baskets, gardening books from North Hill Gardens in Readsboro, Vermont, gift certificates from local restaurants, a family pass to Shelburne Farms and much more!

The Playhouse theatre will come alive at 8 p..m., during the live auction, hosted by Clarke Comollo of Comollo Wine & Antiques in Manchester, Vermont.

All the proceeds from the Black Fly Ball directly benefit The Little School, helping to support the education programs that enrich the lives of local children and help make tuition more affordable for their fami-lies. For more information, contact The Little School at 824-3405.

Rummage Sale, Plant Sale in WellsSt. Paul’s Episcopal Church will be holding it’s monthly rummage sale

on May 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be clothing for the entire family, footwear, and books, puzzles and linens. In addition we will have our second annual Mothers’ Day Plant sale. We will have beauti-ful hanging baskets and containers with flowers that will last the entire summer and there will also be vegetable containers. The proceeds from this sale will go towards the restoration of the church. To date, the steeple has been restored and all of the windows are in the process. We hope to have the newly restored windows installed sometime in late May or early June. They will be absolutely gorgeous. The next step in the process is to have the building stripped, repaired and painted. For more info contact Michelle Morey at 802-645-0934.


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SPORTSFree Tennis Clinic

This year is the Silver Anniversary of free tennis lessons by the Vermont Junior Tennis Foundation in southern Vermont.

Working with the Manchester Recreation Department and the West River Tennis Club, free lessons begin at 9 a.m. for adults; tiny swingers including parents at 10:30; and juniors from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays in May.

Instructors are Ivo Ljubibratic, pro at the Manchester Country Club and West River Tennis Club; Sue Kramer, Don Dykes and Rudy Kugler. For further information, please call Rudy Kugler at 297-2277 or Ivo Ljubibratic at 362-7108.

Golf OutingThe Wells Village School PTO invites you attend our 3rd Annual

Golf Outing on Saturday, May 22, at 8:30 a.m. at the Lake St. Catherine Country Club in Poultney, Vermont.

Register by May 9 for the Early Bird Discount of $75 per person. The cost is $85 per person after that date. It includes 18 holes of golf, cart and lunch. There will be prizes for hole in one, longest drive and closest to the pin. Proceeds from the golf outing will be used towards the pur-chase of equipment for the school, transportation for trips, supplies and other school/student needs. Whether you are an avid golfer or would just like to help support our school, please come and join us.

For more details please contact Christine Scarlotta at 802-645-0469.

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Boats and Boating in the AdirondacksThe Pember Library will present a lecture by Hallie Bond on “Boats

and Boating in the Adirondacks.” Free and open to the general public, the event begins at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, May 27 at the Pember Library in Granville. This event is made possible through Speakers in the Humanities, a program of the New York Council for the Humanities.

Ms. Hallie Bond, Curator of the Adirondack Museum, has written extensively on regional history and material culture since joining the Adirondack Museum in 1983. Her books include “Boats and Boating in the Adirondacks” (1995) and “A Paradise for Boys and Girls: Children’s Camps in the Adirondacks” (2005). Ms. Bond has a B.A. in History

Dormy Open OffersHole in One Prize of $10K!

The Manchester Rotary and Lions Club team up for this year’s “Dormy Open” at the Equinox on Wednesday, May 26 with a “shotgun” start at 12:30 p.m. Round of golf, cart and post “open” festivities at $100 per player. Proceeds to benefit the local charities supported by the Lions and Rotary including Rotary’s college scholarship program. Signup sheets are available at the Equinox Golf Clubhouse (i.e. Dormy Grill) and from Jim Lewis at 362-4111. Don’t miss this fantastic event!

Thanks to the Bank of Bennington, Stifel Nicolaus, Vermont Country Properties, the Equinox and Troon Golf for their generous support that makes this event possible.

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SPORTS

Covered Bridges Half Marathon to Benefit David’s House

Maddie Talkington, from Weston Vermont, will be running on the David’s House Team, for the Covered Bridges Half Marathon. Maddie is a junior at the University of Utah and is a member of the UT Ski Team (X Country) and graduated from Stratton Mt School.

For the sixth time, David’s House, in Lebanon, New Hampshire, has been asked to put together a team of runners to participate in Vermont’s Premiere Covered Bridges Half Marathon. On Sunday, June 6, Maddie Talkington will be running and collecting donations for David’s House to help support its mission: to provide a home-away-from-home serving families with children being treated at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

David’s House is a 15-bedroom home-away-from-home located next to Dartmouth Medical Center. It serves families throughout the United States and abroad who have children receiving medical care at the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth. They do not charge for the guests’ stay. There is a suggested donation of $20 per night but no one is ever turned away if it would pose a financial hardship. At a time when families are overcome with the illness of a child, David’s House provides them an affordable place to stay that is close to the hospital, with a caring staff to lend support and assist them with their daily practical needs.

This helps relieve families of the problems of lengthy commutes, hotel bills and household chores, thus allowing them to focus their energy on caring for their child

Every family has its own story to tell – some with heartache, some with miracles, all with the warm feeling that this house has provided them in their time of need. The staff and over 300 volunteers make David’s House special – with warm smiles, a great attitude, and the will-ingness to listen and offer comfort and understanding. Maddie is asking you to support her by making a donation to David’s House.

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(University of Colorado), an M.A. in Medieval Studies (University of York) and an M.A. in American History with a Certificate in Museum Studies (University of Delaware).

Ever since Ralph Waldo Emerson took a trip through the Adirondacks in a small boat, millions of Americans have seen an Adirondack vaca-tion as the antidote to the stress and pollution of industrialized society. This illustrated lecture explores boatshops, liveries, and a way of life and leisure that has all but vanished.

A century ago, the region was “that Venice of the woods, whose Highways are rivers, whose paths are streams, and whose carriages are boats.” Today, most travelers see the Adirondacks from the seat of a car. We have gained easy access to “the East’s last great wilderness;” by re-discovering the small boat heritage of the Adirondacks, we explore what may have been lost along the way.

The New York Council for the Humanities is a not-for-profit, inde-pendent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Through statewide collaborations, and programs and services that encourage imaginative thinking and critical inquiry, the Council works to ensure that the humanities are present in the intellectual and cultural life of every New Yorker.

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MIND & BODYSpring Into Health

Grace Cottage Hospital’s third annual “Spring Into Health” Community Health Fair offers this and much more! Held on Saturday, May 15, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Leland & Gray High School and the Townshend Common, everyone is welcome, and it’s free!

Starting at 10 a.m., kids can try their skills on the inflatable obstacle course and the climbing wall, look through a microscope, meet a state police K-9 dog, learn about bike and seatbelt safety, and listen to WTSA’s Tim Johnson, who will broadcast live during the event.

The event also offers free health tests (glaucoma, blood pressure, blood sugar, and more), yoga and tai chi demonstrations, an up-close tour of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock emergency DHART helicopter, and useful information from over 40 area non-profit health, safety and social services organizations. The Rutland Regional Medical Center’s Marrow Donor Program will register potential donors at the event. Everyone who attends will be eligible for great health-related door prizes.

Sponsors for this year’s “Spring Into Health” Community Health Fair include The Windham Foundation, Chittenden Bank, Howard Printing, The Richards Group, the Brattleboro Reformer, West River Valley Senior Housing (Valley Cares), and Grace Cottage Hospital.

The physicians of Grace Cottage Family Health are sponsoring a 5K fun run/walk before the Community Health Fair. The run begins at the Leland and Gray tennis courts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at the Townshend Common. The registration fee is $15 for adults and $10 for those 13 and under, and the first 150 registrants get a cool, student-designed t-shirt!

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Blood Drive CompetitionManchester is in competition with Bennington so please drop in at

the Red Cross Blood Drive on May 12 from noon to 5:30 at the First Congregational Church in Manchester. If you need an appointment, please call 1-800-843-3500 or visit www.redcrossblood.org. We des-perately need donors. There are special prizes lined up for a raffle for all donors. One prize is a dinner for two at the Perfect Wife. Encourage your friends and neighbors to come. You need to be in good health, over 17 years of age, and weigh more than 100 pounds. Please bring identification.

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(Covered Bridge Half Marathon, cont.)Your donation will ensure that David’s House is able to continue

its wonderful work! Online go to the web site www.davids-house.org, and click on Ways to Give. Type of Tribute: In Honor Of: Madeleine Talkington/ CBHM. Or mail your donation directly to Madeleine Talkington, 519 Piper Hill Road, Weston, VT 0516 Checks should be made out to David’s House and your gift is tax deductible TAX ID 22-2593431.

Also in conjunction with the Community Health Fair, the American Red Cross will hold a blood drive at the school from 9:30 to 2:30 p.m.

For more information, call 802-365-9109 or visit www.gracecottage.org.

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Home Caregivers Workshop at Bennington Free Library

On Thursday May 13, from 5-7 p.m. the Bennington County Caregivers Coalition will hold a free workshop entitled “Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: Creating Good Emotional Boundaries.” Featured speaker is Cinda Payton, Eldercare Clinician at Rutland Mental Health Services.

According to Payton, “boundaries are essential for our well-being and in creating healthy relationships. Taking charge of our emotional expe-rience will reduce stress and tensions, freeing us to enjoy others in new ways. Learning to say “No” without guilt or “Yes” without being burdened can be a very liberating skill to have in forming strong healthy relation-

Tai ChiA five week course titled “Six Healing sounds and Chinese five ele-

ments” will be held Tuesdays 8:30-9:30 a.m. The course begins on May 11 at the Collaborative, 3757 Richville Road, Manchester. Participants will learn Five elements theory (wood, fire, earth, metal and water) and their correspondence to the sounds, the body and the seasons as well as Six healing sounds with movements for releasing excess emo-tional energy and gathering universal energy. All the movements will be presented sitting in a chair. No previous experience is necessary and all are welcome. For more info contact the instructor Rich Marantz at 802-645-1960.

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Health Impacts of Wind Turbines Community Education at Rutland Regional presents an infor-

mational forum on the Health Impacts of Wind Turbines. Michael A. Nissenbaum, MD, Northern Maine Medical Center and Robert J. McCunney, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital will be the panelists for this presentation.

You will hear varied points of view on the health considerations of wind energy. Each panelist will present for 30 minutes. Following the presentation members of the audience will have an opportunity to sub-mit written questions to the panel.

This forum will take place Thursday, May 6, 6-7:30 p.m., in the CVPS/Leahy Community Health Education Center at Rutland Regional Medical Center, 160 Allen Street, Rutland. This event is free and open to the public. There is NO need to register. For more information please call 802-772-2400.

ships.” Workshop participants may expect to learn strategies which will help them establish boundaries in their everyday relationships.

Sponsored by the Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging, the workshops provide an opportunity to hear a great speaker, learn about available caregiving resources, enjoy a light dinner and network with other area home caregivers.

The program is free but pre-registration is requested. Call 442-9051 to register or for more information.

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CREATURES & ENVIRONMENTManchester Section

Green Mountain Club Trail WorkManchester Section of the the Green Mountain Club invites people

to join them on these trail work days to help get the Long Trail ready for the hiking season.

Trail work trips — bring garden hoe, hazel hoe or shovel; water, food, spare clothing, work gloves, raincoat, bug stuff (repellant, head net?) except for national trails day work trip. See note for what to bring that day for tools. Contact trip leader if you are coming to check if there is any change in plans. These are rain or shine trips.

Look for the Birds at HildeneThere will be two bird walks at Hildene: The Lincoln Family Home

in Manchester during the month of May. The May 8 and May 22 walks will meet at the Visitor’s Center at 7 a.m. The survey route winds around the back of the Visitor’s Center, into the meadow south of the Main House where bluebirds are busy in one of the four nest boxes, then up to the house gardens and into the woods in front of the house. The route then transits to the fields and wetlands along River Road. The walk will finish around 11 a.m.; participants may come for all or leave if neces-sary. The once a month schedule will resume with the June 12 walk.

Bird walks are open to all and are beginner to advanced to family friendly. Binoculars are available to borrow. Please contact Randy at the Vermont Bird Place for more information, 362-2270.

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Saturday, May 8: Meet at Hapgood Store in Peru at 8 a.m. — water bar cleaning Mad Tom Notch south to north peak of Bromley. Contact Marge Fish, 824-3662, [email protected] for information.

Wednesday, May 12: Meet at Routes 11/30 parking lot at 8:45 a.m. — water bar cleaning Routes 11/30 to summit of Bromley. Contact Marge Fish, 824-3662, [email protected] for more information.

Friday, May 14: Meet at Hapgood Store in Peru at 8 a.m. — water bar cleaning, some clipping, removal of blowdowns with hand saws Peru Peak to Styles Peak (it is a Wilderness area so no chainsaws). For infor-mation, contact Marge Fish, 824-3662, [email protected].

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Explore the Wetland at HildeneThis summer, join the Manchester office of the Vermont Institute of

Natural Science for a series of seasonal explorations of the wetland at Hildene.

Night Sounds of the Wetland, Friday, May 14: Join a naturalist from the Manchester office of the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) for a nocturnal visit to the wetland at Hildene. Our goal will be to listen to all the spring sounds of the wetland, with a focus on the frogs.

Join the adventure on Friday, May 14 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The cost for this program is $5/VINS and/or Hildene members and $7 for non-members. Special rates for families! Contact the VINS-Manchester office at 362-4374 for more information and to register.

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ANTIQUESWells Students

WinnersWells Village School sixth

graders Tommy Bacher, Arianna Blanchard, Natalie Burke and Brockton Corbett and Coach William Hofmann recently had a very successful trip to Barre to participate in the statewide Vermont History Day competi-tion. Their project, a video titled “The Norden Bombsight: An Innovation That Changed the Course of World War II,” earned first place in the junior division (grades six through eight) group documentary category.

The students received a “supe-rior” rating from the judges which in combination with their first place finish, resulted in their selection to represent Vermont at the National History Day contest in Washington, D.C. from June 14 to June 17. The cost of this trip, including contest registra-tion, transportation, and room and board for the four students and a chaperone will be approxi-mately $4000. Needless to say, the entire school community is rallying to support this effort. We are extremely proud of this amazing team.

Contributions toward this amount will be greatly appre-ciated and can be sent to the WVS Student Fund, Wells Village School, 135 VT Route 30, Wells, VT 05774.

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Listed as one of Yankee Magazine’s Top 20 Summer Events for Vermont, Norman’s Attic – Arlington’s Annual Craft Fair and Townwide Tag Sale will be held on August 7 in Arlington, Vermont.

Shoppe Off Broadway VolunteersThe hardworking Shoppe volunteers pictured above are, left to right:

Betty Campbell, Elsie Rieckel, Sue Keyes, Nancy Gadzinski and Mary Frase.

Vendor Openings for Norman’s Attic As a special bonus, area folks who posed for Norman Rockwell during his years in Arlington (1939-53) will share their memories and sign books and prints during this year’s event. Spaces are available for ven-dors selling art, antiques, collectibles, pottery, jewelry, fiber crafts and other handcrafts. 10 X 10 spaces are $35 each. For more information and a vendor application form, please call 802-375-9952 or go to the Norman’s Attic page at www.stjamesarlingtonvt.org.

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ANTIQUES & AUCTIONS

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CHERRY TREE AUCTIONSMichael S. Smith & Friends • Professionals Since 1976

VERY GOOD ESTATES

ANTIQUES AUCTION!SAT May 8th at 5pm ~ Previews: Fri 1-5 & Sat at 1pm

SALE HELD AT: The Washington Co. Fairgroundson Route 29 between Greenwich & Schuylerville NY (about 45 min west of Arlington)

A good Estates Sale offering Early/Country Furniture & Smalls,Porcelain & Glass from a finely furnished home, old/antique Oriental

Rugs, Clocks of merit…. UNUSUAL & DECORATIVE SMALLS.Please visit www.cherrytreeauction.com

for FULL LISTING & 300+ Good Photos • • • Join our Email list!As always, an unreserved Sale. NO Absentee Bids. Children are NOT allowed.

A Sampling… EARLY/COUNTRY: nice early honey pine corner cupboard, fine lift lid 1dwr blanket box, fine set 8 c.1850 rush seat chairs, & sweet small pine dt blanket box.Shaker rocker w/arms. Early clawfoot pedestal base mahogany tilt-top candlestand and abreakfast table. Fine small Empire sideboard & sofa w/carved swan heads. Scarce c.1800press bed. 19thC bucket bench in old paint, et al. VICTORIAN incl 2 lawyer’s oak stackbookcases, fine oak side by side, good c.1900 inlaid mahog Sheraton style 3 part D end9’6” dining table, pretty c.1900 Hepplewhite mahog sideboard w/inlaid panels, fine c.1860mahog marble top commode w/high splash, fine c.1860 mahog MT chest w/oval mirror.50’S DESIGNER ITEMS: very fine 1948 Robsjohn-Gibbings by Widdicomb 8pc blonde

mahog dining room set. Paul McCobb desk. 50’s paintings/Art. John Stuart rocker, France& Daverkosen armchair, cool 50’s lighting, near mint Loewe-Opta “Fonovox” record player.QUANTITY FINE ESTATES’ BOOKS incl 17 Sets beautifully leather bound classics

published late 1800’s (some limited ed, and DeLuxe). Early books In leather. Large c.1900cloth bound sets. INDIVIDUAL BOOKS of merit & interest to the collector/dealer.MANY GOOD SMALLS: early 6 color coverlet w/eagle images. Pr 12” Dresden floral

decorated ceramic bottles. 1885 cabinet photo of Colorado cowboys & 1902 cab photo ofPackards. Pr signed bronze horse head bookends & fine 10 1/2” figural cast iron horsesboot scrape. Fine lg dated 1914 ship’s bell. 2 exc walnut spool cabs. 2 good duck decoys.Doorstops incl floral Art Deco & 12” bronze. Lovely pr Old Paris table lamps. Fine 38”glass blower’s cane. Waterford crystal. Good 1853 silhouette. Unusual/scarce 19thCplaying card press. Lg o/c winterscape painting of logging scene sgd George Cass (listedAm, 1825-1882). Signed CV Grant (listed) painting of Danby VT farmhouse. Early burlmortar/pestle. Grenfell mat. Early tin lighting. Fine whale oil lamp. Candlestick telephonew/rotary dial. 10 CLOCKS incl LeCoultre Atmos, good early ST triple decker, & fine walnutIngraham w/Jenny Linde & lion heads. 20’s Bohemian cut crystal chandelier. Art Decobridge lamp w/full green glass column & floor lamp w/orig scenic mesh shade. 1899 o/cpainting of strawberries in basket. Staffordshire figures. 250+pc Limoges china set.Barber’s bottles. Early oriental porcelain tea pot & signed 9 1/2” oriental bronze vase.Gurley brass surveyor’s level. Meissen bird on stump. ORIENTAL RUGS incl 30’s/40’sroom size, early 1900’s scatters, & several modern scatters. AND MUCH MORE!

Auctioneer: Michael S. Smith – (518) 798-4289 (eves best)


ANTIQUES & AUCTIONS

Lions Club Auction in AugustThe Manchester Lions busy with their first pick-up; two wood burn-

ing stoves and fireplace insert, for the August 6-7 auction. Anyone interested in donating items for the auction please call Mary at 362-3168.


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Author/Illustrator Nick Bruel to Visit Mettawee Students

The Mettawee Community School is proud to host Nick Bruel, author and illustrator of several award winning books, including the very popu-lar “Bad Kitty” series. Nick will visit students at Mettawee on Friday, May 14, to discuss writ-ing and illustrating with the students. In addi-tion, he’ll do a special reading and book signing event that evening at 7 p.m., co-hosted by the Northshire Bookstore. The evening event is free and open to the public and will be located in the library at the school. Nick will read and discuss

the very funny “Bad Kitty” series and give a sneak preview of his latest book in the series.

According to Mettawee Community School Librarian/Media Specialist Kelly Ahlfeld, “Nick’s blend of humor, story and illustrations that jump off the page combine to make him a family favorite.” She explained that his books have won numerous accolades and awards, including the 2009 Gryphon Honor Award for transitional reading for “Bad Kitty Gets a Bath,” the Tennessee Volunteer State Award for “Bad Kitty” and the North Carolina State Book Award for “Who is Melvin Bubble?” He has also done illustrations for a number of books by acclaimed

author Dick King-Smith, includ-ing “Under the MishMash Trees,” “The Mouse Family Robinson” and “Dinosaur Trouble.”

Ahlfeld invites the communi-ty-at-large to enjoy Bruel’s visit,

“If you love great stories, great art, or even if you have ever known a bad kitty, come join us for this fun family event at the Mettawee Community School on May 14 at 7 p.m.” [email protected].

Yester House Galleries Reopen With New Exhibitions

The Southern Vermont Arts Center presents the 81st Annual Members’ Exhibition in its gala reopening for the season on Saturday, May 8. There will be a free opening party in Yester House with live music, provided by Gary Schmidt, hors d’oeuvres and cash bar on open-ing day from 4 – 6 p.m.

The origin of the annual members’ exhibition dates to 1922 when a group of artists met to exhibit their paintings at Burr and Burton Seminary. Except for a brief suspension during World War II, the show has heralded the remarkable work of the artists’ members. This year’s exhibition will canvas the myriad styles and materials available to painters, sculptors, photographers and mixed media artists. According to Jocelyn Grayson, Art Sales and Exhibition Coordinator, “nearly 200 artist members will be included in the show offering a view of their recent work.”

On view along with the Annual Members’ Exhibition are two spe-cial exhibitions. Out of the Woods: Works by Northern New England Furniture Makers features a selection of high quality pieces of furniture that range from traditional forms to highly conceptual works. All are functional and are characterized by the fine craftsmanship and atten-tion to detail that distinguish the work of fine furniture makers.

In this exhibition, furniture makers from Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire and Western Massachusetts are featured including Vermonters Steve Holman, Dan Mosheim and William Laberge, all of Dorset and David Heinz of Springfield and Doug Clamers of East Burke.This representative sample brings together artisans who go beyond reproducing traditional furniture forms with traditional materi-als and bring something of their own artistic sense to the work. Overall, quality craftsmanship, strong aesthetics and originality are the criteria for this exhibition. The guest curator is Inez McDermott, an Associate Professor of Art History at New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire. She was formerly Director of the New England College Art Gallery and Associate Curator at the Currier Museum in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Additionally, the statewide Art of Action: Shaping Vermont’s Future Through Art will be on view. The latter exhibition is collaboration between the Vermont Arts Council and philanthropist Lyman Orton and Janice Izzi. Ten visual artists were commissioned to create suites of artwork that address issues identified by Vermonters as essential to our state’s future. As Grayson said, “Together the three shows offer a celebra-tion - a true festival of the visual arts.” Artwork in the three exhibitions is available for sale.

While the adults are enjoying the art and the festivities of the open-ing reception, children are invited to participate in some fun free art activities in the Madeira Education Studios from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Organized by Stacy Gates, outreach coordinator, she promises “some culture, entertainment and fun – without breaking the bank.” Advance registration for children is required as space is limited. These art activi-ties are for children ages 3 and older. (Younger children may come with a caregiver). Please contact Stacy Gates at 362-1405 or [email protected] to make a reservation.

The Southern Vermont Arts Center is located off West Road in Manchester and can be reached at 802-362-1405 or visit online at www.svac.org.

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LOVE YOUR MOTHER!Mother’s Day, May 9th


SENSE-ational ArtistGreen Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning presents Charles

Burchfield – a SENSE-sational Artist on Tuesday, May 25 from 3 to 4:30 p.m., at the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester, Vermont. Dr. Russ Housman, a professor emeritus of the State University of New York at Garden City, will give the slide lecture and guide the audience in an exercise in drawing sound.

Charles Burchfield, as nearly as the year 1915, began to introduce the idea of sound into his paintings. By 1945 he was including a variety of other senses in his work. The lecture will conclude by viewing how other artists have involved these sense ideas in their works. All drawing materials will be provided.

Early registration is recommended. The cost for this class is $15. For more information and to register, please visit www.greenmtnacademy.org or call Renee Bornstein at 802-362-1199.

Russian Quartet to Perform May 17 The Konevets Male Quartet from Russia will give a concert on

Monday, May 17, at New Skete Monastery, Cambridge, New York, pre-senting primarily Russian liturgical music and folk songs. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. in the Holy Wisdom Temple. A free-will offering will be taken to benefit the Konevets Monastery, more than 600 years old, which was closed and brought to ruin during the Soviet years and is now being restored. For information call 518-677-3928.

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Circus Smirkus Tickets On Sale Now Grab your backpack, set your compass and join the intrepid Smirkus

Scouts in celebrating the great outdoors, inside the circus ring as the cir-cus troupe takes you over majestic mountains and across racing rivers. Hike the wilderness alongside Trailblazing Tumblers, soar with Alpine Aerialists and trek through the trees with juggling Lumberjacks.

Circus Smirkus returns to the Dorr Farm in Manchester Center on July 8 and 9 for another fantastic performance under the Big Top. Come enjoy the talents of youth from across the world as they perform “Wilderness Wonders.” Show times are at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. each day. Adults, $18; children $15; children under 2, no charge.

Tickets are on sale now. Tickets are available through Berkshire Bank (Richville Road, Manchester, and Arlington locations), Northshire Bookstore, The Bennington Banner office in Bennington and The Manchester Chamber of Commerce. For more information and ticket reservations please call 802-362-6313.

DTF Hosts 3rd Annual Writers Retreat The Dorset Theatre

Festival has just com-pleted its third Annual Writers Retreat hosted by acclaimed writer Theresa Rebeck in col-laboration with The Lark Play Development Center. This year, 7 writers were chosen by Ms. Rebeck and Lark to come up to Dorset Vermont where Ms. Rebeck has a country home, and spend a week writing each day, reading new work each evening, followed by long lively dinners prepared by all — and late night talk-backs on the work being developed. This exciting process, hosted by Dina Janis, Artistic Director of The Dorset Theatre Festival, culminates each summer with an evening of readings by all the writers participating each season.

This coming summer marks the first season in which DTF will pro-duce a New Play Series of full length plays developed the previous sum-mer and continues DTF’s commitment to New Play Development.

The writers in attendance this year were Rob Ackerman, Suzanne Bradbeer, David Wiener, Scott Burkhardt, Marisa Smith, Brian Dykstra and novelist Susanna Sonnenberg. As a group, their plays have been produced nationally at such acclaimed theatres as The Cherry Lane, The Berkshire Theatre Festival, The Atlantic Theatre, Soho Rep, South Coast Rep, and The Almeida Theater in the UK. Susanna Sonnenberg’s recent novel, “Her Last Death,” was released to critical acclaim and she is also well known as a contributor to Elle Magazine, and O-the Oprah Magazine- among others.

A schedule of upcoming readings for the summer can be found by going to DTF’s Web site at www.dorsettheatrefestival.org. All readings this summer are free and open to the public with writers in attendance and are followed by talk-backs in which the community is invited to share in the process of new play development.

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AA • AL-ANON • NA • GAThursday: AA meeting, Breakfast with Your Higher Power, Northshire Baptist Fellowship, Manchester. 7:30 a.m. AA meeting, Sherburne United Church, Killington, noon AA Big Book meeting, Grace Congregational Church, Rutland, noon AA meeting, St. Paul’s CC, Manchester, noon AA, Scars, Bars, Big Book meet-ing, Rutland Correctional Ctr, Rutland, 4 p.m. AA Women’s Up the Steps meet-ing, St. Paul’s Church, Route 30, Manchester, 6:30 p.m. Gamblers Anonymous, 7 p.m. at Turning Point, 141 State St., Rutland,1-800-522-4700. Al-Anon meeting, Memorial Hospital, Brattleboro, 7 p.m. SMART Recovery: Brattleboro Savings & Loan Bldg., downstairs, 7 p.m. 254-5568. AA Step meeting, United Methodist Ch, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. AA Room to Grow, Steel Square Bldg., Rutland, 7:30 p.m. NA Just for Today, 7:30 p.m., Al Ducci’s Cafe, Manchester AA meeting, Congregational Church Rupert, 8 p.m. AA, meeting, Jamaica Community Ch, 8 p.m.Friday: AA-Breakfast with Your Higher Power, Step Meeting, Northshire Baptist Fellowship, 7:30 a.m. Al-Anon meeting, St. Paul’s Church, Manchester, 1 p.m. AA meeting, St. Peter’s School, Rutland, 7 p.m. AA meeting (step/disc) East Dorset, Wilson House, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting, St. Luke’s Fair Haven, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting, Pawlet Community Ch, 7:30 p.m. AA New Beginnings (Beginners 6:30), Steel Square Bldg., Rutland, 8 p.m. J.S. Open Discussion meeting, Second Congregational Church, Bennington, 7:30 p.m.Saturday: AA meeting, Breakfast with your Higher Power, Beginners, Northshire Baptist Fellowship, Manchester, 7:30 a.m. AA Straight from the Heart Group, Mecham St., Wallingford, 9:30 a.m. Al-Anon ACOA: 10:30-11:30 a.m., St. John the Baptist Church, North Bennington AA meeting (topic/disc) East

Dorset, Wilson House, 2 p.m. AA meeting, Beginners’ Group, Christ the King School, Rutland, 7 p.m. NA Back to Basics Group, Second Congregational Ch, Bennington, 7 p.m. AA meeting (speaker/disc) East Dorset, Wilson House 7:30 p.m. AA open discussion group, Sherburne United Church, Killington, 8:15 p.m. H.S. Meeting Book Second Congregational Church, Bennington, noon, Room 6. Teen Support Second Congregational Church, Bennington, 7:30 p.m., Room 6Sunday: AA meeting, “As Bill Sees It,” Wilson House, East Dorset, 8 a.m. Al Anon meeting 8 a.m. Wilson House, East Dorset, Open discus-sion. Al-Anon meeting, Serenity House, Wallingford, 10 a.m. AA meeting, Weston Priory, Weston, 1:30 p.m. AA Big Book, Green Mountain Group, East Poultney Baptist Church, 7:30 p.m. AA 11-Step Meeting meditation, Wilson House, East Dorset, 7 p.m. AA Shoulder to Shoulder, HoJo Inn, Rutland, 7 p.m. AA meeting, Federated Church, Castleton, 8 p.m. AA meeting, St. James Episcopal Ch, Arlington, 8 p.m. Al-Anon meeting, Federated Church, Castleton, 8 p.m.Monday: AA Sweet Serenity Trinity Episcopal, Rutland, noon. AA Beginners, Wilson House, East Dorset, 6:30 p.m. AA Beginners meeting, Dorset United Church, 6:30 p.m. AA meeting for Gay/Bi/Lesbian/ Transgendered Persons, 7 p.m., Turning Point Club, Bennington AA Start Living Group, St., Peter’s School, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting, St. Thomas Episcopal, Brandon, 7:30 p.m. Al-Anon meeting, First Congregational Ch, Newfane, 7:30 p.m. Al-Anon meeting, Baptist Church, Bennington, 7:30 p.m. AA discussion meeting, United Church, Dorset, 8 p.m. H.S. Meeting Book Second Congregational Church, Bennington, 7:30 p.m.Tuesday: AA meeting, Trinity Episcopal,

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Rutland, noon. AA Women’s Meeting, Wilson House, East Dorset, 6:30 p.m. AA Breakfast With Your Higher Power Northshire Baptist Fellowship, Rte. 7A (across from Manchester Engine) 7:30 a.m. Rutland County AA Men’s meet-ing, Grace Congregational Ch, Rutland, 7 p.m. Al-Anon ACOA meeting, Bennington College, North Bennington, 7 p.m. AA Meeting, Serenity House, Wallingford, 7 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous, 7 p.m., Bennington Free Library AA Meeting, Wilson House, East Dorset, Big Book Tapes, mens meeting, 6:30 p.m. AA meeting, Chapel of the Snows, Stratton, 6:30 p.m. Al Anon meeting, 8 p.m. Wilson House, East Dorset, Open discus-sion AA meeting, St. James Episcopal Ch, Arlington, 8 p.m. SMART Recovery: Brattleboro Retreat Cafeteria, 7 p.m. 254-5568.Wednesday: Al-Anon, Burdett Commons, Arlington, noon. AA Big Book Group, Good Shepherd Lutheran Ch, Rutland, 5:30 p.m. AA Breakfast With Your Higher Power Northshire Baptist Fellowship, Rte. 7A (across from Manchester Engine) 7:30 a.m. ACOA, Second Congregational Church, Bennington, 7:30 p.m. Al-Anon Courage to Change, South Londonderry Baptist Ch, 7 p.m. has moved to Main St. in

Weston, VT to the meeting room across the parking lot of the Old Parish Church AA Step meeting, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Brandon, 7 p.m. AA meeting, Holy Trinity, Danby, 7:30 p.m. H.S. STEP meeting Second Congregational Church, Bennington, 7:30 p.m. Bennington Women’s Meeting of AA: 6:30-7:30 p.m., Turning Point Club, 465 Main St., Bennington, VT DA - Debtor’s Anonymous, Wed. 8-9 p.m., Turning Point Club of Bennington, 465 Main St., Bennington, VT, 442-9700

GED • EDUCATIONThursday: GED Class, Tutorial Center, Manchester, 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. GED Class, Mack Molding, Arlington, 6 p.m.Tuesday: GED Class, Tutorial Center, Manchester, 9 a.m., 5:30 & 6 p.m. ESL Class, Tutorial Center, Manchester, 4:30 p.m. GED Class, Mack Molding, Arlington, 6 p.m.Wednesday: Dept. of Employment & Training, Veterans Memorial Drive, Bennington (first Wednesday), 10 a.m. GED Class, Tutorial Center, Manchester, 3 p.m. A Mustard Seed Group St. Peter’s School, Rutland, 8 p.m.

MIND & BODY WELLNESSThursday: Bennington Free Clinic, 6-9 p.m. Located at First Baptist Church,

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601 Main St., Bennington, VT. Call 447-3700 for appointment. Medicare Assistance, Zion Parrish, Manchester, 10 a.m. Disabled American Veterans Meeting, American Legion Hall, Chester, first Thursday) 7:30 p.m. Friday: Blood Pressure Clinic, Robert Milbauer Realty, Newfane, third Friday, 10 a.m.Saturday: CoDA, 12-step fellowship to maintain healthy relationships, 9:30 a.m. Wilson House, E. Dorset, 362-5524Monday: Support group for family mem-bers of those suffering from mental illness, first Monday at 7 p.m., South Londonderry Library, Clare at 824-3909 Parents in Crisis, SVMC, Bennington, 7 p.m. RSVP Bone Builders: Call RSVP at 447-1545 for info. Free. Arlington, American Legion Hall, Mon and Th, 10:30-11:30; Manchester, Masonic Temple, Mon, Wed, 11 a.m; Manchester Town Hall, Tues 10 a.m. & Thur, 12:30 p.m.Tuesday: LaLeche League Support Meeting, Second Congregational Church, Bennington, third Tuesday, 7 p.m. Marriage Support Group, Northshire Baptist Fellowship, every other Tuesday, 5769 Main St., Route 7A, Manchester. Call Warren 362-1988 All Gain, No Pain Senior Strengthening Class - Bennington Firehouse, River St., 10:30 a.m.; N.

Bennington Congregational Ch, 10:30 a.m.; Manchester Town Hall, 12:30 p.m., 447-5693. Blood Pressure Clinic, Second Congregational Church, Londonderry, 2nd Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. Support group for family mem-bers of those suffering from mental illness, Third Tuesday at 7 p.m., UCS, 316 Dewey St., Bennington. Clare at 824-3909. Overeaters Anonymous, RRMC, Rutland, 7 p.m.Wednesday: Aerobic Indoor Walking - Beginner, Mon, Wed, Fri., Bennington Firehouse, River St., 8:15 a.m. 442-6886 Senior Exercise Classes, Hoosick Falls Senior Center, 1 p.m. Bereavement Support Group, Second Congregational Church, Bennington, 1 p.m. Women’s Cancer Support Group, Vermont Country Store, Manchester, First Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. Bereavement/Loss Support Group, SVMC, Bennington, fourth Wednesday, 6 p.m. Caregiver Group, Grace Cottage Hospital, Townshend, 6:30 p.m. Bereavement Support Group, SVMC, Medical Office Bldg., Bennington, 6:30 p.m. Chronic Fatigue Support Group, Red Barn, Rtes 11/30, across from Wessner’s, Manchester, 7 p.m. C.H.A.D.D. Informational Meeting, RRMC, Rutland, first Wednesday, 7 p.m.Thursday:

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Arthritis Support Group, Second Congregational Church, Bennintgon, fourth Thursday, 1 p.m.

MUNICIPAL MEETINGSThursday: Granville Town Board Meeting, Town Hall, Granville, NY second Thursday, 7 p.m. Weston Volunteer Fire Dept. Drill, Weston Firehouse, second and fourth Thursday, 7 p.m. Sunderland Elementary Planning Commitee. 2nd Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Londonderry Planning Committee, Town Office, Londonderry, second and fourth Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Wallingford Planning Committee, Town Hall, First Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Weston Volunteer Fire Dept, Weston Firehouse, first Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Danby Selectman meeting, Town Clerk’s Office, 1st Thursday, 5 p.m. Monday: Poultney Selectmen’s meeting, Town Hall, 2nd & 4th Monday, 6:30 p.m. Castleton Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, 7 p.m. Grafton Selectmen’s meeting, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Weston Conservation Committee meeting, Town Office, third Monday, 7 p.m. Chester Planning Committee meeting, Town Hall, first and third Mondays, 7:00 p.m. Manchester Village Planning Committee meeting, County Court House, first Monday, 7 p.m. Londonderry Selectmen’s meet-ing, Town Office, 7:00 p.m. Pawlet Planning Committee meeting, Town Hall, fourth Monday, 7:30 p.m. Jamaica Selectmen’s meeting, second and fourth Monday, 7:30 p.m. Rutland Selectmen’s meeting, Town Hall, West Rutland, second and fourth Monday, 7:30 p.m. Chester Selectmen’s meeting, Town Hall, second and fourth Monday, 7:30 p.m. Rupert Planning Committee meeting, Town Clerk’s Office, first Monday, 7 p.m. Stratton Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, second and fourth Monday, 7:30 p.m. Mt. Holly Planning Committee meeting, Town Office, third Monday, 7:30 p.m. Sunderland Selectmen’s meeting, Sunderland Elementary School, first and third Monday, 7:30 p.m. Jamaica Planning Committee meeting, first and third Monday, 7:30 p.m.

Shaftsbury Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, 7:30 p.m. Wallingtond Selectboard, Town Hall, first and third Monday, 6:30 p.m. Poultney-Mettowee Natural Resources Conservation District Meeting, district Office, Poultney, second Monday, 8 p.m.Tuesday: Fair Haven Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, 7 p.m. Weston Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, second and fourth Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Pawlet Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Wells Selectmen Meeting, Wells Town Hall, every other Tuesday, 7 p.m. For info. 645-9020 Shaftsbury Zoning Board meet-ing, Town Office, second & third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Shaftsbury Planning Commission, Town Office, first & third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Winhall Planning Committee meeting, first and third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Dorset Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, second Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Rupert Selectmen’s meeting, 2nd Tue., Town Clerk’s Office, 6:00 p.m. Mt. Holly Selectmen’s meeting, Town Office, second Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Winhall Board of Adjusters meet-ing, Town Hall, second Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday: Pawlet Board of Listers meeting, Town Hall, third Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. Dept of Employment & Training Information, Veteran’s Memorial Dr., Bennington, 1st Wednesday, 10 a.m. Winhall Regular Monthly Board meeting, 1st, 3rd Wednesday, 6 p.m. Mountain School Parent Council & Mountain School of Winhall Parent Council Meeting at the Mountain School, (2nd Wed.) 7:00 p.m. 297-2122 Stratton Planning Committee meeting, Town Office, 7 p.m. Sandgate Planning Committee meeting, 7 p.m. Fair Haven Planning Committee meeting, Town Office, second and fourth Wednesday, 7 p.m. Castleton Planning Committee meeting, Town Office, first and thrid Wednesday,7 p.m. Winhall Selectmen’s meet-ing, Town Hall, first and third Wednesday, 7 p.m. Sunderland Zoning Board meet-ing, Sunderland Elementary school, third Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

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Peru Selectmen’s meeting, Town Center, first and third Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Bennington Planning Committee meeting, Town Office, first and third Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Peru Zoning Board of Adjusters, Peru Town Center, fourth Wednesday, 7:30 p.m

MISCELLANEOUSThursday: Equinox Valley Toastmasters, Ai Squared, 130 Taconic Business Park Rd, Manchester Ctr., 2nd & 4th Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., info: [email protected] Arlington Lions Club American Legion Room, second and fourth Thursday, 7 p.m. Red Clover Chapter, Embroidery Guild of America, Trinity Church, Rutland, second Thursday, 7 p.m. Dorset Historical Society, open 10 a.m. Ladies Fellowship, Missionary Alliance Church, Bennington, 9:30 a.m.Monday Catholic Daughters meeting, St. Margaret Mary’s Church, Arlington, first Monday, 6:30 p.m.Tuesday Manchester Rotary meeting, Ye Olde Tavern, Manchester, noon Manchester Community Foundation meeting, Chittenden Bank, Manchester, First Tuesday, 4 p.m. Unit 69 American Legion Auxiliary, Legion Room, Arlington, second Tuesday, 7 p.m. Catholic Daughters meeting, St. Paul’s Church, Manchester, second Tuesday, noon. Mt. Equinox Grange meeting, Grange Hall, Manchester, third Tuesday, 7 p.m. #45 American Legion meeting, Currier Memorial School, Danby, third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Dorset Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, Dorset Firehouse, third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday: Manchester VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Harned Fowler Post #6471, second Wednesday, 7 p.m. Wantastiquet Rotary, Swiss Inn, Londonderry, 7 a.m. Red Clover Award Program K-4, Mark Skinner Library, Manchester Village, 3:45 p.m. Southwestern VT Access Television board meeting, SWVT Office, Manchester, first Wednesday, 7 p.m. Manchester Lions Club meet-ing, VFW, second and fourth Wednesday, 7 p.m. Knights of Columbus Council 6816 meeting, St. Paul’s Church,

Manchester, first Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

BRIDGEMonday: Open Pairs Duplicate Bridge, 12:15 p.m., MMDBC*; Robert Smith, Director, 362-4224Tuesday: Open Pairs Duplicate Bridge, 1 p.m. at Equinox Village. Call Elizabeth Von Riesenfelder, Director, at 362-5304. Open Pairs Duplicate Bridge, 6:30 p.m. MMDBC*; Director John Conova, 325-6384Thursday: Open Lecture, 12:15 p.m., MMDBC*, Lecturer, Robert H. Smith, 362-4224Friday: Open Pairs Duplicate Bridge, 12:15, MMDBC*; Director, Robert Smith, 362-4224*Manchester & the Mountains Duplicate Bridge Center, 1817 Depot Street, Manchester Center, Vermont

BINGOThursday: Bingo, MWA Hall, Wells, 7 p.m. Bingo, Pownal American Legion, Post 90, Route 7, Pownal; doors open at 5; bingo starts at 6:30 p.m.; open to public.

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Friday: Bingo, Masonic Lodge, Route 30, Jamaica, 7 p.m. Bingo, Knights of Columbus Hall, Granville, NY, 7 p.m.Saturday: Bingo, Granville Hook & Ladder, Granville, NY 7 p.m.Sunday: Bingo, MWA Hall, Wells, noonMonday:Bingo, Middletown Springs Fire House, 7 p.m.Tuesday: South Bennington Bingo, Bennington Club, doors open 5:30 p.m., game starts at 7 p.m. $1,000 permanent jackpot progressive; kitchen service; 802-447-1619 for info

FOOD • SENIOR MEALSThursday: Townshend Senior Meals, Townshend Church, first and third Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. Manchester Senior Meals, Manchester Town Hall, noon Wells Senior Meals, MWA Hall, Wells, noon Senior Meals, East Arlington, Bailey Hall, noon. Senior Meal at Williamsville Community Hall, 4th Thursday at noon.

Tuesday: Townshend Senior Meals, Townshend Church, first and third Manchester Senior Meals, Manchester Town Hall, noon Wells Senior Meals, MWA Hall, Wells, noon Senior Meals, East Arlington, Bailey Hall, noon Senior Meal at Williamsville Community Hall, 4th Thursday at noon. Wednesday: Dummerston Senior Meals, Evening Star Grange Hall, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays at noon.

PRAYER GROUPSThursday: Prayer Group, Congregational Church, Chester, 6 a.m. Prayer & Praise Service, Chapel of the Snows, Stratton Mountain, 7:30 p.m. Prayer & Bible Study, Truthville Baptist Church, Granville, NY, 7p.m. Community Bible Study, non-denominational for women, children, 10 a.m September -May. Bennington. 447-4745.Friday: Shabbat Services, Israel Congrega-tion, Manchester, 6:30 p.m.Saturday: Torah Shabbat, Israel

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Congregation, Manchester, 9:30 a.m.Monday: Prayer meeting, Baha’i Faith at 7 p.m. For info., call 802-447-3866Tuesday: Bible Study, Congregational Church, Chester, 6 a.m.Wednesday: Holy Eucharist , St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Chester, 7:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist & Healing, Zion Episcopal Church, Manchester, 12:15 p.m. Mt. View Baptist Church Services, Danby Four Corners, 6 p.m. Spiritual Renewal for Busy Lives, Embury United Methodist Church, 41 East Main St., Cambridge, NY, 518-677-3602, 1st, 3rd Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m. Bible Study, Mt. View Baptist Church, Danby 4-Corners, 7 p.m. Bible Independent Baptist Church, Prayer and Bible Study, Rod & Gun Club, Manchester, 7 p.m. Healing Service, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Chester, second Wed. 7:30 p.m. Prayer & Praise, Northshire Baptist Fellowship, Muddy Lane, Manchester, 7 p.m., 362-1988

WEEKEND WORSHIP

MANCHESTERFriday:Israel Congregation of Manchester, Shabbat Services, 6:30 p.m., Israel Congregation of Manchester, Rte 7ASaturday: Israel Congregation of Manchester: Shabbat Services, 9:30 a.m., Israel Congregation of Manchester, Rte 7A St. Paul’s Church, Mass, 5:30 p.m.,Sunday: Zion Episcopal Church, Holy Eucharist, 8 & 10 a.m. (childcare at 10 a.m.) Eucharist w/healing Wed. 12:15 p.m. St. Paul’s, Mass, 8 & 10 a.m. First Congregational Church, Sunday Services 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.; S.S for Jr. hi thru adult, 9:30 a.m. During 10:30 service, Godly Play for children 4-11, nursery available for infants to 3 yrs. Interim Pastor Rev. Richard D. Ringenwald, Sr. firstcongregational-manchester.org, 362-2709. Equinox Terrace, Services for Seniors, 10 a.m. St. Paul, Danby Holy Trinity Church, 11:30 a.m. First Baptist Ch., ABC, Manchester Center, Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Tuesday Prayer Ministry, 9:30 a.m. 802-362-1555. Rev. Dr. Robert

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Carpenter Northshire Baptist Fellowship, 5769 Main St., 10 a.m. adult & children’s Bible classes, 11 a.m. Worship service and Children’s Church; 6 p.m. Bible study, 362-1988. Weekday Mass: St. Paul’s Church: Mon, Fri, 8 a.m.

ARLINGTONSaturday: St. Margaret Mary’s, Mass, 4 p.m.Sunday: St. James Episcopal Church, Holy Eucharist, 8:00 a.m. Rite I and 10 a.m. Rite II. Rev. Scott Neal 375-9952, stjamesarlington.org; [email protected] Federated Church, East Arlington, United Church of Christ, United Methodist Church, Ice Pond Road, worship service, 10 a.m.; www.earlingtonfedchurch.org; 375-2548, Rev. Kathleen S. Clark,

Pastor Chapel on the Green, West Arlington, Services, 7 p.m., last Sunday of the month, 6 p.m. cov-ered dish supper.

BENNINGTONSaturday: Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales, Vigil, 4 p.m.Sunday: Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales, Mass, 8 & 10 a.m. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Holy Eucharist, 8 & 10 a.m. (SS 9) First Church of Christ Scientist, Services, 10 a.m. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 108 School Street, Services, 10 a.m., (religious education, child care, 10 a.m.) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 9:30 a.m. Sacrament Service; 10:40 a.m. SS; 11:40 a.m. Relief Society & Priesthood. 447-

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Saturday: St. Joseph’s Church, Saturday Afternoon Mass at 6:30 p.m. Sunday: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Sunday Services 8 and 10 a.m.; SS, 9:15 a.m. 875-6651 First Universalist Church, Services, 9 a.m. Congregational Church, Services, 10:30 a.m. (SS 9:30 a.m.) First Baptist Church, Services, 10:30 a.m. (SS 9:15 a.m.) St. Joseph’s Church, Sunday Morning Mass at 10:30 a.m.

DANBYSunday: Danby Congregational Church, Morning Services, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Mt. View Baptist Church, Danby Four Corners, Services, 11a.m. &

7 p.m. Mt. View Baptist Church, Danby Four Corners, Young People’s Group, 6 p.m.

DORSETSunday: Congregational Church, East Dorset, Services, 9:30 a.m. (SS 9:30 a.m.) The United Church of Dorset and East Rupert, Services, 10 a.m. (SS 9:45 a.m.)

GRAFTONSunday: Grafton White Ch., Services, 9:00 a.m.

JAMAICASunday: Jamaica Community Church, Services, 10 a.m. (SS 10 a.m.)

LONDONDERRYSaturday: St. Joseph’s Chapel, Mass, 4 p.m.Sunday:

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Second Congregational Church, Services, 9:30 a.m. (child care) South Londonderry First Baptist Church, Children, adult Sunday School, 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., childcare provided. Communion celebrated 1st Sun. of each month; coffee hour following. 824-6046

MIDDLETOWN SPRINGSSunday: Community Church, Services, 10 a.m. 9:05 a.m. all ages Sunday School St. Anne Church, Mass, 8:00 a.m. MOUNT HOLLYSunday: Our Lady of Mercy, Mass, 8:30 a.m.

PERUSunday: Peru Congregational Church, Main St., Sunday Service, 9:30 a.m. Child care provided. Pastor Margaret, 379-1438.

POULTNEYSaturday: St. Raphael Church, Mass, 4 p.m. Sunday: St. Raphael Church, Mass, 10 a.m. Trinity Episcopal Church, Holy Eucharist, 9 a.m. United Methodist Church, Services, 10 a.m.; (SS 9:45 a.m.) United Baptist Church, Services, 10 a.m. (SS & Nursery care 9 a.m.) Welsh Presbyterian Church, Services, 10 a.m.

RUPERTSunday: United Methodist, Services, 9 a.m. Congregational Church, Services, 10:30 a.m. Disciples of Christ, West Rupert, Services, 11 a.m. (SS 9:45 a.m.)

SANDGATESunday: Sandgate United Methodist

Church, Services, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

STRATTONSaturday: Chapel of the Snows, Protestant worship serviese 7 p.m.; holiday weekends, 7:30; Christmas Eve ser-vice at 8:30 p.m.

Sunday: Chapel of the Snows, Roman Catholic Mass, 12:30 p.m.

SHAFTSBURYSunday: Redeemer Lutheran Church (ECLA)m Route 67A, 1.5 miles off Route 7A, Shaftsbury. sunday com-munion service, 9:30 a.m. Pastor Fredrick McGee. 442-8423. First United Methodist Church, Divine Worship, 10:45 a.m.

TINMOUTHSunday:

Tinmouth Community Church United Methodist: Sunday Services, 9 a.m. Coffee hour follows. Rev. Shirley Oskamp, 446-2633.

TOWNSHENDSunday: Calvary Chapel, West Townshend, Services, 10 a.m. The Townshend Church UCC & ABC, Worship Service 11 a.m., w/childcare

WALLINGFORDSaturday: St. Patrick’s Church, Mass, 5 p.m.Sunday: Union Congregational Church, Services, 9: a.m. (SS 9 a.m.) St. Patrick’s Ch., Services, 10:30 a.m.

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Charlene Moffitt received her 18 gallon pin (that’s for 144 pints) from Jessie Forrest at the last Red Cross Blood Drive. The next Blood Drive is coming up..details on page 41

Below: Karen Geriak announces that a meeting will be held Tuesday, May 11 at 7 p.m. to discuss the summer softball season. The meeting will be held at Maxwell’s Flat Road Grill.

Above: Ray Beruman and Meg Cornell want to save their neighborhood...see pages 19 and 23

Below: Tammy Lang invites you to Bingo in Arlington...details on page 20.

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