Mount Holly Newsflash - Monday, August 9, 2021 - Morning edition The weather today in Mount Holly - A slight chance of rain showers between 3pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Archived Newsflash emails can be read at: https://mthollynewsflash.blogspot.com
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8/6/21
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
POLLARDS STORE'S TEENAGE PHARMACIST
The Pollard general store, operated in Proctorsville for approximately 100 years, selling a wide variety of products, including window shades, glazed windows, tobacco, sugar, medicines, footwear, shawls, rope, carpets, petroleum products, and food products.
Serving both humans and animals, Pollards provided a "compounding" pharmacy service, which made customized medications.
Dan Churchill, the owner of "Commercial Radio," wanted to be a pharmacist as a kid. Around the age of 12-13, he started hanging out at Pollard's Store and it wasn't long before he was employed in the pharmacy department. The longer Dan worked for Park Pollard, the more he turned over the day to day operations to him.
The same year Dan headed off to college, 1955, Park Pollard died, and with it the pharmacy service.
While Park was able to become a pharmacist under the apprentice system, by 1948, the American Council on Education declared that the pharmacy degree should be a 6-year program. Without the funds for such an education, Dan had to opt for "plan B" and went into electrical engineering.
However, Dan never lost his interest in pharmacy and when given the opportunity by the Pollard family, he took part of the store's apothecary section along with the books of prescriptions. On Sunday, August 15 at 2 pm, Dan will be speaking at the Cavendish Historical Society Museum, 1958 Main St (Route 131) in Cavendish about his experience being a teenage pharmacist at Pollard's store. This program is free and open to the public. FMI: margocaulfield@icloud.com or 802-226-7807
Crawling out of Covid
September 25, 2021
Join us!
Vermont Coverts will hold a 1-day event on September 25th with woods walks, presenatations, lunch, our annual meeting and an auction. There will be programs that are both inside and outside.
Join us in Shrewsbury, VT as we reconnect and learn together.
When: September 25, 2021 Where: Shrewsbury Meeting House Cost: $20 (includes lunch)
To see the scheudle and print your registration form follow the link here. Fill it out, and mail it in! We hope to see you!
