This Week’s News
The joy of golfing needs no defense
I have reached an age where it is becoming ever more common for me to take stock of my life, and lately I keep hearing this one eerie message echo across my landscape: “You’ve wasted too much of your life playing golf.”
Our Creative Kids: Camden Buzzell
“What I really enjoy about these drawings are the creative ‘twists’ that Camden adds,” writes Neshobe teacher John Brodowski.
Baker LaRock of Leicester wins Golden Wrench at Stafford
At just 17, Baker LaRock is making his mark. He was given the Vermont Auto Enthusiasts’ Golden Wrench Award last week at Stafford Tech Center in Rutland, where he’s going into his senior year in the automotive technology program.
Gardening Corner: Love grows at Virgil & Constance Home and Garden
Virgil & Constance Home and Garden occupies the space first used by the plant store, Pinewood Gardens, opened by the Sabatini family on Route 7.
Brandon Police Log: Difficult two weeks for BPD
The Brandon Police Department conducted a business property watch at Mallory’s Automotive on Forest Dale Road.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Ray Miro returns to wrestling at Otter Valley
Wrestling great Ray Miro has returned to Otter Valley Union High School, the place where he started the wrestling program in 1977.
Otter baseball drops season opener
Behind an RBI single by Ben Adams, and a stellar pitching performance by Jordan Beayon, the Otter Valley Otters varsity baseball team lead the Bellows Falls Terriers 1-0 going into the bottom of the seventh inning of their season opener this past Saturday at Bellows Falls.
OV softball triumphs in Proctor scrimmage
Otter Valley varsity softball dusts off the cobwebs for their first scrimmage of the season against Proctor High School.
Otter softball ready for 2023 season
The Otter Valley girls’ softball team is ready to ride the experience of their seven seniors to a successful 2023 season.
Otter Valley baseball is ready for 2023 season
The Otter Valley Otters varsity baseball team is back and looking for the success that slipped through their fingers last year.