This Week’s News
Letter to the editor: Support Brandon’s Police Dept. by saying no to EVs, yes to K-9 unit
Now is not the time or place to experiment with electric police vehicles.
Letter to the editor: Brandon should save its police dog and refuse EVs for Police Dept.
Selectboard member Tim Guiles said he did not want to pay an officer to feed a “dog.” I felt that was an insensitive statement and called him out.
Our Creative Kids: Sonora Gildrien
A painting by an Otter Valley 7th grader
Beautifying Brandon: Creating new gardens in town
This ongoing series celebrates our public spaces and those who provide the gardening magic for them.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Otter golfers win back-to-back Division II state titles
Sparked by a medalist performance by sophomore Lucas Politano, the Otter Valley Union High School boys’ golf team claimed its second consecutive Division II championship on Thursday, Oct. 13.
OV field hockey snags 3-0 victory over Middlebury
The host Otter Valley field hockey team struck for two first-quarter goals against visiting Middlebury on Thursday, Oct. 6, and did enough the rest of the way to earn a 3-0 victory.
OV golfers qualify for 2022 Division II state tournament
The 2021 Division II champion Otter Valley boys’ golf team qualified to defend its title on Thursday, Oct. 6, by finishing second in the qualifying tournament on the Otters’ home course, Neshobe Golf Club.
OV girls’ soccer extends winning streak to four games
One of the hallmarks of great teamwork is communication. This is true in business and relationships, as well as in sports, and it has been a big part of the OV girls’ soccer team’s three-game win streak coming into Friday’s showdown with Springfield—including a 7-0 lambasting of Mill River on September 28.
Otters smother Mount Abe 46-25 for bigtime Homecoming victory
The Otter Valley football team broke open Saturday’s Division III game against Mount Abraham-Vergennes with a three-touchdown second quarter on the way to a big homecoming win.