This Week’s News
Vermont’s covered bridges have a local fan club
Few existing structures trigger nostalgia for days of yore like covered bridges. They evoke horse-drawn buggies and farmers carting their wares to market.
OVUU Board OKs 13% budget hike amid stressful cuts and tax increases
The Otter Valley Unified Union School Board (OVUU) approved a proposed FY25 budget of $27,247,823 at its meeting on Tuesday, January 9.
Total eclipse of the heart: Brandon seeks involvement for April’s solar eclipse
On Monday, April 8, the skies above Vermont will grow dark. The folk below will gape in awe and wonder.
Boston Comedy Club’s racy show gets big laughs at Brandon Inn
The Brandon Inn was the setting for some raucously racy humor on Saturday night as the Boston Comedy Club brought a three-comic show to town.
Put a ring on it: The Rutland Regional Bridal Show comes to Brandon
For 22 years, Judy Risteff, who lives in Proctor, has been organizing wedding shows around Vermont to introduce the betrothed couples to vendors who can make their big days feel special and unique.
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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.
Brandon Country Club created to fill the gap
After the first Neshobe Golf Club folded in 1903, the town of Brandon went without a golf course for the next 24 years.