This Week’s News
Point CounterPoint celebrates 60 years of magical summers
It’s more than just band camp… it’s Point CounterPoint. And this very special place, nestled on the shores of Lake Dunmore, is celebrating its six decades of nurturing young musical talents with an anniversary celebration this weekend, Sept. 29-Oct. 1.
Nonprofit forms to rehab old Brandon High School
The massive building looms over downtown Brandon, perched up on Seminary Hill—named for the 1830s “seminary” that once stood across the street—inviting locals and visitors alike to wonder about its history and current condition.
Heavy rains have heavy impact on hay and local farms
Joseph Tisbert, President of Vermont Farm Bureau, said he “has never seen a year like this in his 32 years of farming here in Vermont.”
Brandon SB allocates ARPA funds
The Brandon Selectboard convened for its regular meeting on Monday evening.
Names lost in Vermont, Part 8: Hart and Godfrey
Unmasking one French-Canadian surname often leads to another through family associations.
Photos of the Week
Sports
‘Scrappy’ Otter girls’ basketball team down but not out
Early on the visiting Otter Valley girls’ basketball team on Friday looked determined to take it to Middlebury, using tough man-to-man defense to force a batch of turnovers and a balanced attack to bolt to a 11-4 lead after one period.
Local athletes named 2022 football all-stars
Several members of the Otter Valley Union High School Division III football team, as well as members of the Division I Middlebury and Division III Mount Abraham-Vergennes football teams, were named all-stars in voting by the leagues’ coaches.
Record Killington fans cheer FIS World Cup racers
Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard resort in Eastern North America hosted the women’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup for the sixth time over Thanksgiving Weekend.
FISU World Conference to address climate change and winter sports
“Winter sporting communities and athletes alike are seeing first-hand the impact of climate change on winter sport,” said Ashley Walden, Adirondack Sports Council executive director and a member of the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games’ Organizing Committee.
OV boys soccer bows out to MUHS, 7-0
Looking at this past Saturday’s game, Tiger Coach Chris George was pleased with his team’s ball movement and work to create good looks on goal, and also credited the Otters’ effort.

