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Bennington Rescue Squad Celebrates 46 Years of Service

Antiques & Auctions ............ 8 Auto....................................13 CAT-TV Listings .................... 2 Classiﬁeds...........................10 Crossword............................ 4 Horoscope............................ 6 Jobs.................................... 23 Telly’s Take ........................... 3 Real Estate..........................12

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nize and celebrate the achievements of all people working selfless and heroic ambulance industry. This program seeks to honor outstanding individuals as a thank you for their service, their sacrifice and the inspiration they bring to all of us. This program importantly seeks to honor these individuals as representatives or ambassadors of our industry so that the outside community and government agencies value the contribution they make to our neighbors every day.” The celebration continued with music and dance provided by KMI Entertainment.

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The “stars” were out on Saturday, March 21, when the Bennington Rescue Squad celebrated 46 years of “Neighbor Helping Neighbor”. It is the Squad’s Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony. Past, present and future members of the squad were present, along with special guests and dignitaries from the State of Vermont, Bennington Selectboard, Bennington Police and Fire Departments from Bennington and the surrounding towns. Also in attendance were Rescue Squads from Vermont and New York. The evening held several monumental events, which included William “Bill” Collins receiving several accolades for reaching an unprecedented milestone, 10,000 rescue squad calls. Bill was given a flag in which Senator Patrick Leahy had flown over the Nation’s Capital in honor of his achievement. The flag, encased in an oak display case, was presented to Collins by William Hathaway, Executive Director of the Bennington Rescue Squad. Also the honorable Mary Morrissey presented to Bill a state flag flown over the State Capital in his honor. She also presented a State Resolution acknowledging his accomplishments. Hathaway stated “The Stars of Life is a special program whose sole purpose is to publicly recog-

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Extra Helpings Program in Hoosick Falls

The Extra Helpings Menu is $21 and includes: 1.5 lbs. bacon wrapped pork medallions (4/6 oz.); 2 lbs chicken tenders; 3 lbs. sweet Italian sausage rope; 1 lb. 90% lean ground beef; 1 pint grape tomatoes; 1 pint fresh blueberries. Special #1, $13.50 includes: 3 lb., box I.Q.F. butterfly breaded shrimp (16-20 count). Special #2, $15.50, (pastas pre-packed in one box) includes: 18 oz. stuffed shells; 12 oz. sun-dried tomato stuffed rigatoni; 13 oz. large round ravioli; 16 oz. tri-color tortellini; 18 oz. manicotti; 13 oz. pierogies with potato, Swiss and Jack cheese; 2 (1 qt.) Casa Visco Spaghetti Sauce. Meat Box, $32, includes: 3 lbs. 90% lean ground beef (3-1lb. pkgs.); 2.5 lbs. I.Q.F. boneless/skinless chicken breasts; 2 lbs. sweet italian sausage rope; 3 lbs. Salisbury steak; 2.5 lbs. All Natural Gourmet Meatballs (fully cooked). Please bring money or money orders to Donna W. Howes, 10 Second Street, Hoosick Falls, NY 12090, no later than June 8. Delivery will be received June 26, when you may pick up your order at the First United Presbyterian Church, Hoosick Falls, NY. 518-686-9560.

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Suggested donation of $3.00 per meal For reservation or cancellation in Bennington: 442-8012 Wednesday, June 3 Cheese Ravioli w/ Meat Sauce, Zucchini, Garlic Bread, Jello w/ Oranges and Milk. Thursday, June 4 Meatloaf w/gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Spinach, Bread, Pears and Milk. Friday, June 5 Breaded Pollock Fillet, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Brussels Sprouts, Bread, Brownie and Milk. Monday, June 8 Chili w/Ground Beef, Cauliflower, Corn Bread, Mixed Fruit Cup and Milk. Tuesday, June 9 Ham Salad on Lettuce, Carrot Raisin Salad, 3-Bean Salad, Rye Bread, Fresh Baked Cookie and Milk. ___________________

Hoosick Falls Senior Center

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Wednesday, June 3: Cards, Senior exercise class, 1 p.m.; van transportation to Bennington Rec. Center for swimming, leaves at 9:15 a.m. Thursday, June 4: Cards; local grocery shopping; bocci at 10 a.m.; bingo, 12:45 p.m.; van transportation available. Friday, June 5: Cards; crafts; van shopping day at the mall, leaves at 9:30 a.m. Monday, June 8: Mystery bingo, 10 a.m.; cards; senior exercise class at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 9: Card Party, 10:30 a.m.; Health Dept. available; local grocery shopping with van transportation available; PAC meeting, 10 a.m., Troy Senior Center. The Hoosick Falls Senior Center is located at 69 Church St., Hoosick Falls, New York. Dinner is served at noon daily. Please call Director Kathy Bugbee with your reservation at 518-686-7561.

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Inherit the Wind Comes to the Courthouse

Telly’s TAKE ■ The Moose are Loose! By Telly Halkias

After four years, Bennington’s herd is back from the wild, just in time to celebrate Moosefest 2009. The six month festival began officially on Memorial Day weekend and lasts through midOctober. It is a reprise of the 2005 edition that was a significant fundraiser for area non-profits. It also stimulated visitor traffic in a surge of business revenues that Main Street proprietors remember to this day. The Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce organized Moosefest 2005, which had caught the attention of national media outlets. Past and current moose sponsors hope that despite the nation’s economic slowdown, 2009’s family-oriented event will recapture some of its predecessor’s magic. Each fiberglass moose, sponsored locally and decorated by an area artist, is now on public display in and around Bennington. They have a minimum sponsorship level of $2,000, which helped offset artist compensation and other administrative costs. Some sponsors also donated inkind services in return for their

“Morpheus,” by Tony Conner, on display through mid-October in downtown Bennington, Vt. as part of Moosefest 2009.

moose. After four months on display, the herd will be auctioned off in the fall to benefit several area non-profits, which were selected by competitive proposal. Chamber executive director Jo Ann Erenhouse agreed that all of the participants are sensitive to the change in economic climate since 2005. “Everyone understands that was then, and this is now,” Erenhouse said. “Yet we still have a robust organizing committee and dedicated citizens stepping forward to help out. Everyone

has been very enthusiastic about the event’s commercial as well as family potential. We want to see that positive energy return.” Moosefest runs through mid-October in and around Bennington, Vt. For more information, call the Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce at 4473311 or visit www.benningtonmoosefest.com Telly Halkias, owner of Now and Then Books in Bennington, is a freelance writer and editor. E-mail: tchalkias@aol.com. e-mail community news to: psnews@hersamacornvt.com

Chicken Barbecue in Shushan

The Shushan Methodist Church is hosting a Chicken Barbecue on Saturday, June 6, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Take-outs only. Cost is $9 for adults and $4 for children. The menu will include chicken, roll, potato salad, coleslaw, and gingerbread. For tickets, call Gayle Shaw at 518854-3896. _________________________________________________

Hoosick Youth Center

The Hoosick Falls Youth & Community Center will offer a series of five camps during the 2009 summer vacation. Each camp week will have a different theme to provide enrichment in fun, inventive and exciting ways. The camps are open to children in kindergarten to sixth grade. A limit of 20 participants will be accepted for each camp. Each camp will run Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and there is a fee. Spaces are filling up quickly. To register, contact Aelish Nealon at the Hoosick Falls Youth & Community Center, 518-686-9050. June 3, 2009

On a scorching summer day in 1925, a monumental trial began in Dayton, Tennessee which tested the intellectual strength of two prominent attorneys. Thirty years later, playwrights Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee published their dramatized account of the trial in Inherit the Wind. The Footlighters, in association with the Courthouse Community Center, are excited to announce their production of this great drama in the Courthouse courtroom on October 2 and 3. Open auditions will be held for men, women and teens wishing to participate on June 16 and 17, from 7-9 p.m., in the Courthouse courtroom. Anyone interested in auditioning should contact Quentin Beaver at 518-854-9724 or Bruce Ferguson at 518-854-3401.

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Garden Tour to Beneﬁt Hoosick Falls Health Center

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Sunday, July 12, noon-5 p.m. you can enjoy “The Art of Gardening” featuring resident art and ten local gardens presented by Hoosick Falls Health Center and Auxiliary. Garden Tour ticket, $15 per person. Advance tickets available from Margaret LeStage, 518-686-7949 or Sandra Phelps at 518-686-5326. Proceeds to benefit Hoosick Falls Health Center. _______________________________________

Third Annual Pancake Breakfast

Come enjoy a sumptuous breakfast of pancakes, bacon, sausage, Vermont maple syrup, juice and coffee, tea or milk. The NorShaft Lions will be holding its Third Annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, June 7 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Shaftsbury Elementary School (Buck Hill Road). The fee is $5 per person. Children under 8, no charge Proceeds from this event will help the Lions provide sight and hearing assistance to members of our community. You can also help by bringing used, good condition, prescription eyeglasses. _________________________________________________

Seniors of Shaftsbury!

The Senior group of Shaftsbury, S.O.S., celebrates the coming of Summer with a “bring your own lunch” picnic at Lake Shaftsbury State Park, rain or shine, at noon on Thursday, June 18. All Shaftsbury Seniors are welcome. Meetings from July through December will be held on the third Friday of the month with a pot luck lunch at noon, followed by entertainment or information for Seniors. Come join this new group in town.

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Church Flea Market

The Ninth Annual Cambridge Presbyterian Church Flea Market, Food and Fun Day is Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine! You will find many wonderful activities on our church lawn. We will offer barbecue, fish fry, bake sale table, bouncy bounce, plant sale and a book sale table. The rummage sale will feature household goods, toys, books and more. You can bring your items for sale to the Brieman Building on Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon. Come and meet your friends and neighbors. You are always welcome. The Cambridge United Presbyterian Church is located at 81 East Main Street, Cambridge NY 12816. _________________________________________________

Events at Bennington Museum

Thursday, June 4, at 7 p.m.: Books for Bennington, Tom Slayton, former editor of Vermont Life magazine, will speak at the Ada Paresky Education Center at the Bennington Museum. This event is free and open to the public, co-sponsored by the Bennington Cultural and Arts Council and the Bennington Museum. Discussion following the reading at the Mt. Anthony Country Club. Sunday, June 7, at 2 p.m.: Willem Lange, popular VPR commentator, will speak on the virtues of life in Northern New England at the Ada Paresky Education Center at the Bennington Museum. Co-sponsored by the Bennington Cultural and Arts Council and the Bennington Museum. Reception at the museum following the talk.

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On Saturday, June 6, the community once again will have the opportunity to be overwhelmed by decadently scrumptious chocolate desserts and entertained by a ‘whodunit’ murder mystery, “Dead Man’s �� Hand”. �� Doors open at 7 p.m., when you’ll get to enjoy a virtually unlimited �� selection of chocolate desserts created by chefs and chocolatiers from �� Bennington County’s finest restaurants and shops. At around 8 p.m., the murder mystery begins. Two couples are lured to a remote location �� to be murdered one by one. Who is the murderer and what do those �� about to be murdered have in common? Sound familiar? Maybe, but �� are you really watching what you think you’re watching...and does the �� title really mean what you think it means? The event takes place for one evening only at the First Baptist Church, 601 Main �� Street, Bennington. All proceeds from this gala event will sup�� port Project Against Violent �� Encounters (PAVE) in its mis�� sion to end domestic and sexual �� violence and provide services to �� victims in Bennington County. �� Remember to set aside �� Saturday night, June 6, for an �� evening of desserts, raffles, who�� dunit theater, and an opportunity to support the work of PAVE.

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Donation to Vermont Veterans’ Home

The Vermont News Guide and TriState Pennysaver News included a special section in commemoration of Memorial Day in our May 20 issues. We had a wonderful response from our advertisers and appreciate all who agreed to sponsor this special section. To show everyone’s gratitude to those who have served and are serving, the Vermont News Guide and TriState Pennysaver News has donated $100 to the Vermont Veteran’s Home in Bennington. It is a little something to the Vermont Veteran’s Home from all us, to say “Thank You” for all you do. ��

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Oldcastle Theater Company Plans Fundraiser for Bennington Free Clinic

Co-chairpersons Mary Geannelis of the Oldcastle Board of Directors and Sue Andrews, Executive Director of Greater Bennington Interfaith Community Services, Inc. announced today that the Oldcastle Theater Company will present the hilarious farce “One, Two, Three” at a fundraising performance to benefit the Bennington Free Clinic on Saturday, June 27, at 8 p.m. The performance will be preceded by a wine and hors d’ oeuvres reception at 7 p.m., with service provided by local physicians. Tickets for the event will be $40 and can be obtained by calling the Box Office at 447-0564. Oldcastle Theater Company is located at the Bennington Center for the Arts on West Road (Vermont Route 9 West), 1 mile outside of Old Bennington. Originally written by Hungarian-American playwright Ferenc Molnár, “One, Two, Three” was turned into a film starring James Cagney and Horst Buchholz in 1961. A new adaptation of the play by Morwyn Brebne took Canada’s famed Shaw festival by storm last summer. The Oldcastle production of “One, Two, Three” will be the United States’ premiere of this brilliant, madcap, whirlwind farce. The Bennington Free Clinic provides free medical care, care management, and specialty referral to adults throughout Bennington County and nearby New York who have no health insurance or catastrophic only health insurance. The clinic, which is located at 601 Main Street in downtown Bennington is staffed by volunteer physicians, nurses, and lay-staff from the Bennington area. Fundraising efforts allow the clinic to provide medications, lab and X-ray services to persons who are unable to pay for them. Call the clinic at 447-3700 to obtain additional information or to schedule an appointment.

Immigrant Center Announces “Walkin Wednesdays”

Beginning Wednesday, June 3, “Walk-in Wednesdays” will take place weekly from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 88 South Street, Pittsfield, MA. Participants are invited to sign up for appointments on a firstcome first-served basis any time between 10:00 a.m and 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Experienced immigration counselors will provide half hour consultations and case assessments for such benefits as U.S. citizenship, family relative petitions, adjustment of status applications, green card renewals, and non-immigrant visas. Immigration counselors speak both Russian and Spanish languages. For more information about the Berkshire Immigrant Center please call 413-445-4881.

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Celebrating Old Glory

The Vintage Voices, Friends of the Bennington Battlefield, and the Town of Hoosick welcome all to attend “Celebrating Old Glory” at the Barnett Homestead at Bennington Battlefield State Historic site in Walloomsac, NY, on Flag Day, June 14, from 1 to 4 p.m. The formal program will begin at 2 p.m., with the National Anthem being sung by Mary Stedman and music provided by the Hoosick Falls Community Band. The Sons of the American Revolution will also be in attendance with a flag display. Special activities are planned for children with the first 50 children receiving free flags. All are welcome to attend and join in celebrating and showing respect for our flag.

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There’s a new farmers’ market opening up on route 7 in Hoosick, NY! The Countryside Farmers’ Market will be located at the Countryside Woodcraft Store and Workshop beginning Friday, June 5, from 4 until 7 p.m. Joanne Tilley of Tilldale Farms in Hoosick proposed the idea to the folks at Countryside and they agreed to support the farmers’ market by providing a place where people in the community could sell their farm products, produce, baked goods and handmade crafts. So far, there are about twelve different vendors and they are hoping that more people will participate once the word gets out. Some of the products being offered will be organic beef and pork from Tilldale Farm, organic artisan cheese and yogurt from Berle Farm, Boll Family Baked Goods, Kontoulis Family Extra Virgin Olive Oil imported directly from Greece, and locally produced maple syrup and honey. In addition there will be locally raised chicken and eggs as well as fresh vegetables and fruits throughout the growing season. There will also be food and beverages available for sale provided by Bryan Hess who is planning to have grilled BBQ Chicken marinated with a special homemade recipe. He also is planning to offer baked beans, pickles, dried fruit snacks and beverages. And don’t forget to take a tour of the Countryside Woodcraft Store. The Countryside Farmers’ Market will be held every Friday, from 4-7 p.m., rain or shine, starting on June 5 and running through to Columbus Day. For more information contact Joanne Tilley at 518686-7779 , tilldalefarm@gmail.com and check us out at www.countryside-farm-market.com.

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Volunteers Wanted

Second Chance Animal Center in Shaftsbury, VT will be holding its fifth annual Tour de Paws on Sunday, July 19 Tour de Paws is a bicycling and walking event to promote and raise funds for the animals at Second Chance. Volunteers are needed for the day’s event as well as the preplanning stage. Prior to the event, volunteers are needed to help with publicity and organization. On the day of the event, volunteers are needed to set up the tables, take registrations and man the refreshment and promotion tables. To volunteer, please call Lesley Nase 375-6892 or send her an email at campbatt@sover. net.

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