Will Keen plays the tenor saxophone Monday during a performance by the Southern Vermont College Jazz Band at Fillmore Pond. The band, directed by faculty member Eric Despard, was warmly received by residents, including Don Perkins. The music included compositions by John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter.
3/26/2012
Album ID: 1439668
Photos by Peter Crabtree
102 years old
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Alex Corriveau celebrates his 102nd birthday Wednesday in the company of Sarah Sigsbury and other staffers at the Bennington Center for Health and Rehabilitation. When asked the secret of his longevity, the Quebec native had one word: “Farming.”
1/4/2012
Album ID: 1390034
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Bone Builders
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Members of the Bone Builders class work out at the Bennington Senior Center. The class aims to prevent and reverse the effects of osteoporosis through weight bearing, balance and stretching exercises. The free program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
5/18/2011
Album ID: 1250212
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Lincoln tribute
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Steve Wood portrays Abraham Lincoln during a visit Wednesday to the Fillmore Pond assisted living facility in Bennington. Wood, of Claremont, N.H., has paid tribute to the nation’s 16th president for the past 11 years.
2/23/2011
Album ID: 1177704
Photos by Peter Crabtree
100 years
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Elizabeth Bushee celebrates her 100th birthday Friday at Bennington Project Independence. Friends and family will gather again today, Saturday, for a party at the American Legion from 2 to 6 p.m. The public is invited.
2/18/2011
Album ID: 1174672
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Holiday stocking
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Sharon Durgin-Campbell wrestles with an armful of presents for local senior citizens during a “wrapping party” Wednesday for the Holiday Stocking Program in Bennington. Volunteers from the Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging, At Home Senior Care and AmeriCorps will deliver the gifts during visits with local seniors.
12/9/2010
Album ID: 1131937
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Purple heads
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About a dozen Village at Fillmore Pond staff members colored their hair purple Tuesday to fulfill a pledge made during the annual Alzheimer’s Memory Walk earlier this year. The assisted living facility raised more than $13,000 for the cause, besting last year’s total by $1,000. November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness month and purple is the color adopted by organizations combating the disease.
11/23/2010
Album ID: 1122791
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Senior volunteer
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James Hurd is celebrated Friday for 25 years of service to the Bennington Health and Rehabilitation Center through the Retired Senior Volunteer Program. Hurd, 96, only recently gave up his driver's license and stepped down from his volunteer duties. "He is much older than some of the residents he was calling bingo numbers for and playing volleyball with," according to Jenna Prentiss, the activities director. The center's staff presented Hurd, who continues to live independently, with a microwave oven, which he will use to prepare his own meals.
4/30/2010
Album ID: 991419
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Fred Ehrich honored
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Former state Sen. Manfred W. Ehrich Jr., R-Bennington, accepts an award Tuesday for 50 years of service to Arlington American Legion Post 69. The ceremony took place at Equinox Village in Manchester, where Ehrich, formerly of Bennington, now resides.
4/27/2010
Album ID: 989302
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Sweet tooth
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Sylvia Bull prepares the dessert tray at the monthly volunteers' poltuck Wednesday at the Bennington senior center. The meal had a Valentine's Day theme, with the main course being heart-shaped meatloaf.
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