Though it was canceled in 2020 due to COVID and featured just two rafts in last year’s edition, there is still a strong contingent that would like to see the race return to its former glory.
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Sandy Korda of Orwell is Vermont’s Emergency Management Director of the Year
Korda was recognized for his commitment and excellence during the annual Vermont Emergency Preparedness Conference on September 20.
What can Brandon do to help the Monarch butterfly?
It has come as a shock to many of us that their numbers have dwindled so drastically that the Monarch—the State Butterfly of Vermont—has just been listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Donna Beatrice Doty, 84, of Brandon
She and her late husband owned and operated the Credit Bureau of Rutland for over 30 years. Following their retirement, they enjoyed traveling from Nova Scotia to Florida for several years.
David James Malinowski, 58, of Brandon
David was born in Proctor on January 27, 1964. He was the son of Richard and Sandra (Mitchell) Malinowski, Sr.
Mary Lou Potvin, 86, of Brandon
Mary Lou’s passions were gardening, painting, quilting, and researching the family genealogy.
Verna Rose Thomsen, 63, of Whiting
No matter what she did, whether
it was nursing, being a licensed lay minister at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Proctor, Vermont, or being with her friends, Verna left a mark on all with her love, compassion, and no-nonsense
ways.
GMP flattens fossil fuel fleet emissions at their Destroy-a-Truck event in Pittsford
In the 37th law of Robert Greene’s book The 48 laws of Power, under the heading “Create Compelling Spectacles,” Green wrote that “Striking imagery and grand symbolic gestures create the aura of power—everyone responds to them.”
Brandon’s inaugural Green Fleet Policy report aims to inform and inspire residents toward environmental change
Tim Guiles has been taking action since he became a dedicated environmentalist in the early 1990s—a dedication that he recently put on display again via the publication of a new carbon emissions tracking report which looks at the town of Brandon specifically and that Guiles hopes will encourage personal action as well.
