🌱 Bennington veterans' graves need 399 wreath sponsors
Bennington, Vermont Patch AM: a 4 min readHello again Bennington! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Bennington veterans' graves need 399 wreath sponsors
- Film and folklore festival finds a new home in Bennington
- Sunrise shares plans for birthing classes at renovated Manes House
Also on today's calendar: Museum ABCs: Toys of Long Ago and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 52 and low of 40 degrees.
- Thursday: Rain, temps: high: 45, low: 35.
- Friday: Cold with periods of rain, with a high of 39 and low of 30 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Wreaths Across America: Less than one month to get 4,337 wreaths sponsored in Vermont (samessenger.com) — The Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington still needs sponsors for 399 remembrance wreaths, according to Wreaths Across America. Sponsorships cost $17 each and are due Dec. 1 for delivery before the Dec. 19 wreath-laying ceremony at noon. People who cannot sponsor a wreath can volunteer to help place them. 
2. Bennington hosts Vermont Film & Folklore Festival at Bennington Theater (benningtonbanner.com subscription) — The Vermont Film & Folklore Festival settled into its new Bennington home Nov. 5–8, bringing approximately 150 people to downtown screenings and gatherings. Based at Bennington Theater after earlier editions in the Manchester area, the festival presented 48 films and gave audiences opportunities to talk with filmmakers.
3. Sunrise celebrates community partners and accomplishments at annual meeting (benningtonbanner.com subscription) — Sunrise is renovating Manes House to provide space for doula-led birthing education classes, with an open house planned for early spring. At its Oct. 22 annual meeting in Bennington, the organization also recognized community supporters, including photographer Danny Zaffarano and Starbucks store manager Kanaan Marcelino.
4. Arlington crash results in fatality (benningtonbanner.com subscription) — Charles L. Keyes Jr., 67, of North Bennington, died Tuesday when the Toyota he was riding in collided with a propane delivery truck in Arlington, transportation officials said. Both drivers were taken to Southwestern Vermont Medical Center with minor injuries after the crash at Route 313 East and Warm Brook Road.
5. New Yorkers At The Battle of Bennington (newyorkalmanack.com) — New York militiamen helped fight the Battle of Bennington, a contribution explored in a republished 1905 historical essay. Focusing on the fighting at Walloomsac and nearby communities, the account assembles participants' names and military correspondence while acknowledging that incomplete records leave the total number of New Yorkers uncertain.
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★ Featured events ★
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Mental Health First Aid training at UCS →
United Counseling Service, 100 Ledge Hill Dr., Bennington
9:00 am
Friday November 13
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Other local events
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Museum ABCs: Toys of Long Ago →
Bennington Museum, 75 Main Street, Bennington -
Research a Veteran →
Bennington Museum, 75 Main Street, Bennington -
Bennington Peaceful Weekly Rally for Democracy →
The Four Corners intersection in Bennington, Route 7 and Vermont Route 9, Bennington
10:00 am -
Research Your Veteran
Bennington Museum, 75 Main Street, Bennington
1:00 pm -
Bridges of Bennington County
Bennington Museum, 75 Main Street, Bennington
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Pursuit of Happiness- Artist Reception
Bennington Museum, 75 Main Street, Bennington
4:30 pm -
Sunrise & BFL Playgroup
Bennington Free Library, 101 Silver St, Bennington
10:00 am -
Date Night - Taught by Madalyn →
Vermont Arts Exchange, 48 Main Street, Bennington
6:00 pm -
Saturday Morning Beginner Strings
Bennington Free Library, 101 Silver St, Bennington
10:00 am
Saturday November 14
Sunday November 15
Tuesday November 17
Thursday November 19
Friday November 20
Saturday November 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Research Your Veteran
Bennington Museum, 75 Main Street, Bennington
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Holiday Makers' Market →
Robert Frost Stone House Museum, 121 Historic Route 7A, South Shaftsbury
Saturday November 14
Sunday November 15
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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