This Week’s News
BARN Opera expands musical offerings
Brandon’s BARN OPERA is a restless, voracious creature. Barely settled into its home on Pearl Street, it has forged new partnerships and begun new programs that extend the company’s influence well beyond its trademark barn.
Brandon’s The Bookstore holds successful fundraiser for flooded VT bookstores
The images of Montpelier and Barre in the recent floods were heartbreaking. Entire blocks of the cities’ downtowns were inundated.
Brandon Library’s fundraiser at Blueberry Hill Inn a triumph
On a perfect summer evening, the Brandon Free Public Library (BFPL)hosted a delightful event on the grounds of Blueberry Hill Inn in Goshen.
Vermont’s presidential moment lives on
August 2, 2023 marks the centennial of a unique presidential swearing-in. Vice President of the United States Calvin Coolidge was home visiting his father, John Coolidge, in Plymouth Notch, Vermont.
Notes from the pulpit: Ebony & ivory, a lesson in harmony
“Ebony and Ivory, living in perfect harmony, side by side on my piano keyboard. Oh Lord, why don’t we? We all know that people are the same wherever we go; there’s good and bad in everyone. We learn to live when we give to each other what we need to survive”
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Sports
Two OV seniors named to 2022 North-South All-Star football roster
Keevon Parks and Caleb Whitney were recently named to the South team’s roster for this year’s North-South All-Star game to be held at Norwich University on November 20.
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.
