This Week’s News
Hard Tellin’: In Defense of Scandalous Family Christmas Letters
Each Christmas season I experience a strange and uncomfortable irony as an English teacher.
Letter to the editor: This is what makes Brandon such a special place
Last Sunday, after a two-year Covid hiatus, Brandon was once again treated to a marvelous holiday concert by the Festival Singers, their 40th!
Time Machine: Prohibition-era smugglers on thin ice in bungled mission over Lake Champlain
On December 19, 1922, two smugglers loaded a car with ale in New York and attempted to drive over the frozen surface of Lake Champlain.
‘Tis the season for Christmas trees
In the days after Thanksgiving, thoughts turn toward Christmas: lights, candles, stars, Christmas trees, wreaths, kissing balls, mistletoe, perhaps even ‘boughs of holly.’
‘Scrappy’ Otter girls’ basketball team down but not out
Early on the visiting Otter Valley girls’ basketball team on Friday looked determined to take it to Middlebury, using tough man-to-man defense to force a batch of turnovers and a balanced attack to bolt to a 11-4 lead after one period.
Photos of the Week
Sports
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.
OV’s Lucas Politano stands tall on the fairway
Lucas Politano, a junior at Otter Valley, is having a fantastic season on the school’s golf team, winning the individual State Division II Championship for a second year just last week.
