This Week’s News
Names lost in Vermont, Part 46: Oakes, Ash, Hickory, and Plumtree
The burgeoning of spring inspires me to reunite these anglicized French-Canadian names with their original birth surnames.
OV’s Kiera Mallette shows off her art at the Brandon Inn
OV senior and Brandon resident Kiera Mallette had a one-day exhibit of her portrait drawings at the Brandon Inn on Sunday, March 30.
Blooming Bungalow offers art classes in Brandon
Though Brandon is often called the “art and soul of Vermont” because of its concentration of artists and galleries, most notably the Brandon Artists Guild, there wasn’t a place where locals could take art classes or just come to make art.
Ahoy Mateys! ‘Treasure Island’ presented by the Brandon Actors Troupe at Otter Valley delights the audience
The youth company of Brandon Actors Troupe presented “Treasure Island” last weekend on the Otter Valley High School stage to appreciative audiences.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Otter girls’ basketball gains first win of season
The Otter Valley Union High School girls’ basketball team on Saturday broke through for its first win — at the expense of visiting Vergennes in overtime.
Three at the buzzer lifts Otter boys’ basketball over Eagles
About two seconds remained in the boys’ basketball game at Mount Abraham Friday evening when Otter Valley Union High School freshman guard Connor Denis launched a contested three-pointer from the arc’s right side.
OV Wrestling has terrific tourney at MUHS
A deep Otter Valley wrestling team walked away from last week’s 50th annual Hubie Wagner Invitational Tournament in Middlebury as the team champions.
‘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.