This Week’s News
State champs, again!
When the game and celebration was all over, the Proctor girls soccer team gathered for a team photo this Saturday with its third straight state championship trophy in hand, in what has become a winning dynasty in Vermont high school sports.
Proctor reviews CEDRR campaign; gets update of Marble Museum building
A proposal to have the town of Proctor continue its contribution to a countywide marketing campaign was made by Lyle Jepson, executive director of the Chamber & Economic Development of Rutland Region (CEDRR), and Kim Rupe to kick off Monday night’s selectboard meeting.
Pittsford selectboard wrestles with megawatt logistics
A proposed solar power project has stalled as the parcel on which DG Vermont Solar, LLC is hoping to build a 2.2 megawatt project has been put up for sale.
Proposed signs for ‘no truck braking’ rescinded in Brandon
On Monday, the Brandon Select Board rescinded their vote to approve the placement of four signs suggesting to truck drivers that they should not use engine braking when driving through town. The original vote took place on Sept. 27 and was unanimous.
Buster Keaton comedy ‘College’ with live music on 11/13 at Brandon Town Hall
Acclaimed for their originality, clever visual gags, and amazing stunts, Keaton’s films remain popular crowd-pleasers today. See for yourself with a screening of ‘College’ (1927), one of Keaton’s landmark feature films, on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. at Brandon Town Hall.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Hunters preparing for deer season
Hunters are gearing up for the start of Vermont’s 16-day rifle deer season that begins Saturday, Nov. 16 and ends Sunday, Dec. 1.
Otters over Oxbow, 39-26
The Otter Valley Union High School football team is moving on to the semifinals after picking up a home win against Oxbow on Saturday, Oct. 26.
Stickin’ with it
Anger and sadness. That’s how the seniors on the Otter Valley Union High School field hockey squad described the ending of the 2018 season. Those two words summed up their feelings about last year’s season, and the motivation they had before this season began.
Otters football stun Fairfax
The Otter Valley Union High School football team upset previously unbeaten Fairfax on Saturday night, 38-36, to finish the regular season at 5-3 and earn the No. 3 seed in Division III.
OV victorious, 7-1
The Otter Valley field hockey team finished their regular season the same way they began it, with a win over Brattleboro. Saturday’s game saw the 11-1 Otters hosting a 4-9 Colonel’s team in Brandon.
