This Week’s News
After 100 years, Boy Scouts allow girls; Girl Scouts don’t reciprocate
By RUSSELL JONES PITTSFORD — For the first time in over a century, the Boy Scouts of America is now offering its iconic program of fun, adventure and responsibility to girls as well as boys. An open house will be held at St. Alphonsus Parish Hall in Pittsford on Feb. 27, from 6:30 to 8 […]
Brandon Idol Q & A part 4
By RUSSELL JONES BRANDON — The next event in the Brandon Idol singing competition will be held on Feb. 16 at the Town Hall. Competitors will sing Broadway tunes for the crowd and try for the $1,000 prize that will be given away at the town carnival later this year. In the past few weeks, […]
Selectboard OK’s loan for Junction Store and Deli
The Junction Store and Deli will be getting a new look thanks to the Brandon Revolving Loan Fund. The Brandon selectboard approved the loan to the store, located at…
Restaurant owners want Country House to feel like home
“We wanted to have a place that was affordable,” Don said. “Somewhere a family of five or six could go out to eat. We couldn’t afford that raising five kids.”
Otter Valley pilot programs looks to get kids real jobs
Real Careers, a pilot program at OVUHS, is trying to help current and recently graduated high school students find careers after they finish school.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Proctor baseball faces early hurdles to get back in race
By RUSSELL JONES Proctor baseball coach Jeff Patch knows his team will have their work cut out for them this spring, but if they can get over a couple of hurdles, they could make a run in the playoffs. “We’ll have to overcome losing four starters from last season,” Patch said. “We’re not going to […]
Otter girls tennis looks to be competitive, says first year coach Hailey Watters
By RUSSELL JONES The Otter Valley girls tennis program will return all but one player from last year. The squad will be made up of four seniors and three sophomores. “The expectations for the team this year are to be competitive with our opponents but to have fun as well,” coach Hailey Watters said. “This […]
Ov fields JV girls lacrosse team
By RUSSELL JONES Otter Valley will not field a varsity girls lacrosse team this season. However, they hope to have a varsity squad in the future, and this year’s junior varsity squad is helping to pave the way for that. “One of the things the girls are really good at is working together,” coach […]
OV boys lacrosse looking strong; fields large team with four All-staters
By RUSSELL JONES Otter Valley boys’ lacrosse coach Jesse Milliman has a large squad of varsity lacrosse players to work with this season, in fact it’s his largest ever in his five years as the OV coach. Milliman attributes this large influx mostly to the town recreation department’s success with the seventh- and eighth-grade programs. […]
OV baseball looks to get another title
By RUSSELL JONES The Otter Valley baseball program fulfilled all of its goals in 2017, bringing home the state championship that season. Two years later, they still have nine players that were there for that ride and are ready to do it one more time. But, those players also know they’ll have to give it […]
