This Week’s News
Brandon Town Meeting recap
Moderator Karen Rhodes called the meeting to order at 7:01 on Monday evening and the colors were presented by BSA representatives Jon Carrara from Cub Scout Pack 110, Klara Hopkins from Troop 2019, and Addison Boynton from Troop 110.
Whiting Town Meeting and election results
There was a bit of a race for selectboard at the Whiting town meeting this year.
Leicester Town Meeting and election results
Voters in Leicester seemed to be in an agreeable mood in Town Meeting Day voting. They approved everything on the warning by comfortable margins.
Legislative Report: 2023 Town Meeting Report – Key legislation has been passed
We’re halfway through the 2023 legislative session!
Our Creative Kids: Moe LaRock & Jackson Lovell
Moe and Jackson are both very talented drawers but what I like best about their artwork is that they are also great storytellers.
Photos of the Week
Sports
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.