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chittenden bank employees given the opportunity
When a business that prides itself on socially-responsible practices allows it’s employees to direct corporate funds to a community group that truly deserves the support – its a win-win all around.
BRAM Breaks Ground On New Tower
Submitted by the Black River Academy Museum
Polly Pen & Friends at Weston Playhouse
submitted by the
This Week's Cover!
Message editor and photographer Robert F. Smith has always looked up to stilt-walkers, envying their penthouse view and above-average courage.
BF Post 37 Hammers Chester Post 67
With storm clouds looming overhead, the Bellows Falls Post 37 Legion baseball team scored 13 runs in the fifth inning of what had been a close game, to pull away and knock off Post 37, 17–5, at Paul Adams Field in Chester.
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Lady Terriers Host Pre–Season Scrimmage
By Joe Milliken, Message Sports Editor
View From The Pressbox-A Weekly Commentary On Sports
Here we go folks, another high school football season is about to get underway, and several local teams have high expectations and their “eye on the prize.”
Challenger British Soccer Camp Visits Green Mountain Union High School
By Joe Milliken, Message Sports Editor
Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show A Continued Success
For a six week period from July 9 through August 17 Beebe's Farm in East Dorset hosts the Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show, a unique, four week event featuring many top riders, trainers, ponies, horses, jump crews, veterinarians and an international staff put together by show owners John and Dotty Ammerman (originally) of Moretown, VT.
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Suominpuisto
NEWPORT -- Long before Michael Phelps became the greatest Olympic athlete in history, Hannes Kölehmainen of Finland brought home three gold medals and one silver medal during the 1912 Stockholm Olympics making him a national hero and the pride of Finns around the globe.
Fans Leave Meadowbrook marathon happily
ELIXIR at The Freight House presents
- THURSDAY, AUGUST 21st
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Suominpuisto
Today, the park is long forgotten except for a few locals like Kevin Sargent who comb the now thickly wooded site for artifacts.
ELIXIR at The Freight House presents
ELIXIR at The Freight House, the Upper Valley's premier destination for fine dining and live music, presents an evening with one of the music world's hottest young artists - trumpeter/vocalist CHRISTINE FAWSON, performing with pianist Mark Shilansky and bassist Dave Westphalen on Thursday, August 21, 2008 from 7:00 to 10:00pm. Call ELIXIR at 802-281-7009 for reservations. There is no cover for the music.
Elixir welcomes Emily Lanier
Peter Concilio crafted his bebop bass style under the tutelage of Connecticut saxophonist and composer Don DeFala and studied classical bass with Joseph Iadone at Hart College. He has produced concerts featuring Maynard Ferguson, Dizzy Gillespie, Pat Metheny, and Jimmy and Percy Heath, and has performed with Richie Hart, Harold Danko, Rich Perry, and Greg Abate.
Fans Leave Meadowbrook marathon happily
The afternoon sun still shinging brightly, Blues Traveler strolled onstage without introduction. They set the bar high early with a scorching version of Charley Daniels "The Devil went down to Georgia", followed by their biggest hit, "Runaround".
Draa Hobbs plays Front Porch series
Recent collaborations have included duo performances with master guitarist John Stowell; gigs in New York and Newfane with tenor saxophonist Jed Levy; and a recording session for Grammy nominated singer songwriter Lisa
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NAMI Offers Free Class
NAMI-VT announces a FREE Family-to-Family Education Program in Manchester, VT. It is for relatives or close friends of people with serious and persistent mental illness such as major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, panic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder. This program is a structured class to help family members understand and support their mentally ill relative while maintaining their own well being. This class will be given in the evening starting in September. Space is limited so registration is required. Call Elinor: 802-297-2478 or Ann: 802-297-0199 or Susan: 802-824-4634. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is a grassroots, family and consumer, self-help, support, education, and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults living with severe mental illnesses. Severe mental illnesses are biologically based brain disorders that can profoundly disrupt a person’s ability to think, feel, and relate to their environment and others. NAMI-VT web site: www.namivt.org
SAT and ACT Prep Courses in Time for Fall College Entrance Exams
The Tutorial Center in Manchester Center, Vt. is offering two special prep classes for students wanting to prepare for this fall’s SAT and ACT college entrance exams.
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