This Week’s News
Remembrance ceremony for Vermont’s Emergency Service Workers
Mourners gathered in remembrance of and tribute to the fallen Emergency Service Workers of Vermont on September 25 at the grounds of the Fire and Police Academy in Pittsford.
Artists open their doors for Vermont Open Studio Weekend
The weekend is a celebration of creation and craft that takes place all across the state and features artists both well-known and lesser shown—though no less valid or thought-provoking.
Vermont Outdoor Guide Association hosts survival classes for women
Monkton-based Vermont Outdoor Guide Association is inviting women into the woods next month for something a little more strenuous than just enjoying the fall colors.
Brandon Town Hall to screen ‘Nosferatu’ on Oct. 22
Get into the Halloween spirit with a classic silent horror film celebrating the 100th anniversary of its release.
Take time out for turtles: Volunteers needed for nesting beach clean-up day
Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s annual spiny softshell turtle beach cleanup day is Saturday, October 15, and the department is looking for volunteers to help.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Skip Jennings Founders Cup Golf Tournament at Neshobe Golf Club
Skip Jennings, 93 years old, led off the tournament with a beautiful drive right down the middle of the fairway on hole #1.
Kaizen Fitness Arts, martial arts studio, opens in Brandon
Growing up in New Hampshire, David Belanger was a big fan of Ip Man, a Chinese martial artist who taught the legendary Bruce Lee.
The new Nesh, founded on old farmland, still thriving
After the Brandon Country Club closed in 1944, the town went without a golf course for thirteen years until, in 1957, a group of Brandon golfers started investigating places in town to build a new one.
VT Wrestling Championship at Otter Valley; Cole named Coach of the Year
Vermont’s top wrestlers competed in the “House of Noise” at OV last Friday and Saturday. One hundred and fifty-one competitors on 25 teams vied for the individual and team state championships.
Otter Valley Wrestling Alumni Association presents the first Ray Miro scholarship to Cassy Sue Thompson
A $1,000 check was presented to OV senior Cassy Sue Thompson by Wrestling Alumni Association President Richard Kepner last week.
