This Week’s News
Sock It to Me!
Who would ever have thought that watching a sock being made would be exciting, enthralling, even jaw dropping?
Pig Race Returns to Blueberry Hill Inn and Outdoor Center
After more than a decade, the Pig Race, a spring fun race and gathering to mark the end of the ski season, returned to Goshen’s Blueberry Hill Inn and Outdoor Center last Saturday.
Names Lost, Part 20: Browe and Sears
Genealogist Michael F. Dwyer explores the history behind the names Browe and Sears.
Dr. Bill Mathis retires after 61 years in education
William Jefferson Mathis, PhD, retired from education officially and finally on March 1, 2024 due to a chronic illness. Many of our readers will remember him from his time as the superintendent of schools in the Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union (RNESU), a position he held for 27 years.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Proctor girls overwhelmingly win first two games of season, 11-0 and 7-0
By RUSSELL JONES In the season opener for the Proctor girls’ soccer team, the Phantoms took it to the Poultney Blue Devils. Two Phantom girls recorded hat tricks as Proctor […]
New leaders at OV as young squad prepares to take on Div. III
By RUSSELL JONES Otter Valley’s football team began practices last week and held their first inter-squad scrimmage on Saturday. They are working out the kinks and dusting off the rust […]
Two OV players selected for Legion All-tournament team
Two Otter Valley baseball players who were part of Rutland Post 31 in the statewide Legion tourney were named to the All-tournament team. Reilly Shannon was an outfield selection to […]
Brandon teen burning up the Devil’s Bowl track
By RUSSELL JONES For most teenagers, the summer before their senior year of high school is a time for hanging out with friends, enjoying time without worrying about their studies […]
Local racers fare well at Devil’s Bowl
By RUSSELL JONES ORWELL — Middlebury driver Justin Comes, the “High Side Hustler,” was the fastest around the track on Sunday night at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. Comes won the Sportsman Modified […]