This Week’s News
Where are they now? Catching up with the winner (and biggest loser) of the 2022 Rubber Ducky Race
Last year’s Independence Day Rubber Ducky Race was one for the ages. The drama! The suspense! The plot was as twisty as the Neshobe’s tricky currents!
Rutland City officially declares June as Pride Month
the LGBTQ+ community in Rutland City has made significant contributions to the city’s cultural, social, and economic fabric, enriching the lives of all residents
Guest Essay: Expressing anger productively
When we are trying to communicate compassionately with others, one of the biggest roadblocks can be understanding each other’s common humanity.
Brandon United Methodist Church tag sale fundraiser on July 1
We will be accepting donations Sunday, June 25th, from 12:30-2 and Tuesday, June 27th, from 12-3.
Names lost in Vermont, Part 2: Mary Bird
Part 1 ended with the mystery of why Mary Bird’s date of death was not recorded on her gravestone in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Brandon.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Mt. Abraham cruises past Otter boys in nail-biter, 57-42
The Mount Abraham boys basketball team took a trip down Route 7 for a clash with Otter Valley in a Saturday afternoon matinee at the “House of Noise” and used their size and speed to claim the win, 57-42.
Otter Valley wins on Senior Night
The Otter women welcomed the Wasps of Woodstock to Senior Night at the “House of Noise” on Friday, February 11 before a raucous crowd.
Otter Valley defeats Hartford, 36–34
The Otter Valley girls basketball team defeated the visiting Hartford Hurricanes, 36-34, on Friday, January 28 at the “House of Noise” in Brandon.
OV, Proctor, Westside winter sports teams kick-off the season
The COVD-shortened winter of the 2020-21 high school sports season is behind us, and the teams at Otter Valley are happy about that. The pandemic forced the school’s basketball programs, like those elsewhere, to play abbreviated seasons, and wrestling was sidelined for the entire season.
OV girl’s basketball drops opener
In a hard-fought season opening game in which the teams traded game-changing runs, the host Middlebury Union girls’ basketball team put together the decisive surge to outlast Otter Valley, 35-28.
