This Week’s News
Notes from the pulpit: The importance of rest
R. I. P. We usually associate this acronym with that final “rest” we call death.
Letter to the editor: The honor of a nation hinges on a Swiss Roll eating contest
As part of the Brandon Independence Day celebration, the seventh-annual world championship Swiss Roll eating competition will be held behind the Brandon Inn at noon on Saturday, July 1.
The largest Revolutionary War living history weekend in Northern New England is at Hubbardton Battlefield
The sights and sounds of the American Revolution will come alive at the Hubbardton Battlefield Revolutionary War weekend in Hubbardton, VT, on July 8 and 9, 2023.
Brandon Energy Committee Report: Jun. 28
The Brandon Energy Committee was established by the Brandon Selectboard in 2016. It currently consists of seven members and about a dozen volunteers.
Our Creative Kids: Alia Malay
An organic and geometric drawing of a deer by an Otter Valley 8th grader.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Cosmos, Otters embody sportsmanship
This past Saturday, the Otter Valley field hockey team met visiting Springfield in which both teams came out as winners by seeing close-up what good sportsmanship means.
OV wins State Championship!
The Otter Valley boys’ golf team dominated the field at the Manchester Country Club on Thursday, Oct. 10 to win the Division II championship by a 22-stroke margin.
Eagles pull away to topple OV in high scoring battle, 44-20
The Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative football team converted seven Otter Valley turnovers into 30 points on Saturday as the Division II Eagles won for the time this season, 44-20, at the visiting Otters’ expense.
OV field hockey starts fast, blanks host Tigers 5-0
When the Middlebury and Otter Valley union high school field hockey teams met in the 2020 Division II playoffs the Otters prevailed in double overtime.
Proctor and West Rutland fall sports start Aug. 19
West Rutland High School and Proctor High School are starting their fall sports on Aug. 19. These sports are varsity boys and girls soccer and a bass fishing team.
