Springfield Celebrates Alumni Weekend
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 12:29 PM
This past weekend Springfield enjoyed its annual alumni weekend with a banquet hosted by the Springfield Elks Club, class reunions and the annual Alumni Parade, which included local Cub Scouts in the flag-filled truck in the photo. The parade theme was Holidays Around the World, and many of the floats reflected that theme.
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Chester Rec Department Offers Variety Of Summer Programs
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 10:27 AM
The Chester Rec. Department recently announced their upcoming schedule of summer programs, offering a variety of sports camps and activities including baseball, basketball, soccer, golf and tennis camps, as well as swimming lessons and rock climbing, gymnastics, dance camps and a theatre skills workshop.
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Tink Smith Golf Classic A Big Success
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 11:54 AM
A beautiful late spring day provided a great treat for twenty-one teams that enjoyed friendly competition in the annual Tink Smith Golf Classic.
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Mt. Holly School Opens New Art Space
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 10:48 AM
It has been a community project dating back a few years, but it came to fruition last week when the Mount Holly school cut the ribbon for its new community Art Center.
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Duvekot & O'Brien At Boccelli's
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 11:09 AM
On Thursday, July 2, singer/songwriters Antje Duvekot and Chris O’Brien will be performing at Boccelli's on the Canal in Bellows Falls, with doors open at 7 p.m. and the show at 7:30.
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Springfield Celebrates Alumni Weekend
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 12:29 PM
This past weekend Springfield enjoyed its annual alumni weekend with a banquet hosted by the Springfield Elks Club, class reunions and the annual Alumni Parade, which included local Cub Scouts in the flag-filled truck in the photo. The parade theme was Holidays Around the World, and many of the floats reflected that theme.
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GUTWorks Performs Rattlesnake In A Cooler
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 10:22 AM
GUTWorks presents Rattlesnake in a Cooler, a play about discovering your inner demons, will be performed at The Hooker Dunham Theatre July 8 and 9 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 available at the door or can be purchased by going to www.brownpapertickets.org.
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Local Kids Win VPT Reading Rainbow Contest
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 10:56 AM
Twelve creative local children in kindergarten, first, second and third grade have won Vermont Public Television's 15th annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest. The educational outreach project encourages children to express themselves by writing and illustrating their own stories.
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The Bellows Falls Post 37 baseball team is off to a fast start after getting a dominant pitching performance from Justin Spaulding, as the lanky right–hander recently pitched a complete–game to beat South Royalton, 6–1, in Westminster.
Summer is here and the local American Legion baseball season is now in full force.
Winners in only their first year of league play, the Ludlow Orioles defeated Chester in the quarter finals, then took on and beat the 12–1, top seeded Londonderry team in the semi finals, before finally knocking off the second–seeded Westminster team, 8–2, at the Chester field.
The Marble Valley League (MVL) All–MVL baseball, softball, tennis and lacrosse teams were recently announced, with several local student–athletes being honored.
Ginger Coyote is a true original. Leader of the punk band White Trash Debutantes, Ginger slammed into the San Francisco punk scene in the late 1970’s and became the founder and editor of Punk Globe, a punk media force for over 25 years.
On Thursday, July 2, singer/songwriters Antje Duvekot and Chris O’Brien will be performing at Boccelli's on the Canal in Bellows Falls, with doors open at 7 p.m. and the show at 7:30.
Red juicy strawberries, crunchy peas, colorful lush salad greens, round or icicle shaped radishes with green tops, crinkled and curly leaves of spinach, fresh herbs, Vermont maple syrup and honey, fresh bread, meats, and flowers are just a sampling of the weekly offerings at local farmer’s market throughout Vermont.
Staking dahlias, proper watering of tomatoes, and fertilizing blueberries and container plantings are some of the gardening tips for this month.
Over the past few years I’ve had a chance to meet and get to know a group of remarkably creative young men and women who grew up in the Chester/Ludlow area. I don’t know if it’s in the water, but these kids have grown into seriously talented young adults who play music, have bands, write songs, record CDs, make films, write soundtracks, draw and paint.
Von Bargen’s Jewelers, with stores locally in Springfield and Stratton Mountain as well as in Hanover, NH and Burlington, not only has a wide variety of in-store jewelry and several in-house jewelry makers, but it now allows customers the opportunity to create their own jewelry online.
