This Week’s News
Letter to the editor: Brandon Town Hall needs sponsors
The Friends of the Brandon Town Hall have been busy getting ready for another entertaining season at your Brandon Town Hall!
Middlebury community holds a vigil for trans lives
As candles flickered across the snow Friday afternoon in Middlebury, 20 community members gathered for a vigil to honor, mourn and celebrate transgender lives.
Our Creative Kids: Oliver Carapezza
For this picture we studied birds and used the wax resist technique, first drawing the lines with crayons and then painting the colors with cake tempera paint.
OV rock climbing scales to 4th at state championship
Dozens of middle- and high-school climbers from around the region vied for the top spot, ascending newly created routes ranging in difficulty level from 5.7 to 5.13.
Baird Farm Maple Open House, March 25 and 26
How about some maple syrup on rosemary waffles? Maple-themed beer from Mount Holly Beer Co.? Maple tasting?
Photos of the Week
Sports
Devil’s Bowl Speedway gears up for 58th season
New England’s fastest dirt track is back for another year of jam-packed racing action this May. The 2024 season will be the historic half-mile’s 58th, the 13th under the supervision of Mike & Alayne Bruno and this season’s schedule is a blend of returning classics, new ideas and new renditions of the Bruno era events fans have come to love.
Isaac Whitney wins his 100th wrestling match
Otter Valley Union High School junior wrestler Isaac Whitney recently won his 100th match, reaching the milestone at a Feb. 3 tournament hosted by Monument Mountain High School in Great Barrington, Mass.
Shiffrin wins 6th Killington World Cup slalom
Mikaela “Miki” Shiffrin raced to perfection to win her 90th World Cup race, 55 of them in slalom.
Otters impress at Cross Country State Championships
High School runners from around Vermont gathered at Thetford Academy on Saturday for the State Cross Country Championships.
OV keeps Mill River to one touchdown in rainy Senior Game loss
Despite the dreary weather, OV Football celebrated the team’s seniors in a 0-1 game against Mill River.
