This Week’s News
A tree grows in Brandon — an invitation to join the Tree Committee
There have been a number of studies comparing communities with and without trees. These studies indicate that having trees in a community provides a health benefit, an emotional benefit, and a social benefit.
Proctor Town Meeting recap
Approximately 120 people crowded into the gymnasium at the Proctor Junior-Senior High School for Proctor’s 2023 Town Meeting on Monday evening.
Goshen Town Meeting recap
There was a large turnout, and citizens came prepared to air their concerns.
OV & Barstow Unified Union budgets pass
Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union Superintendent Kristen Hubert announced via e-mail on Tuesday night that both the Otter Valley Unified Union (OVUU) and Barstow Unified Union (BUU) budgets had been approved by voters.
Brandon Town Meeting recap
Moderator Karen Rhodes called the meeting to order at 7:01 on Monday evening and the colors were presented by BSA representatives Jon Carrara from Cub Scout Pack 110, Klara Hopkins from Troop 2019, and Addison Boynton from Troop 110.
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.