This Week’s News
Lake Champlain ice conditions unsafe for recreation
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is advising the public to stay off the ice on Lake Champlain due to unsafe conditions, and to exercise caution on other bodies of water.
Brandon Police Report: BPD fields hoax school threats, escaped dogs
After a quiet day on Feb. 6, Police received word of a minor physical altercation between two students at the Otter Valley Union High School.
Cooking with Chef Robert of Café Provence is the real treat
Every Tuesday evening, you will find Chef Robert Barral, co-owner of Café Provence, giving a cooking class in his culinary theatre, which is located next to his bar and cake decorating area, which lie underneath his restaurant.
Gardening Corner: Becky’s flower photos changed how I look at my garden
My cousin Becky came to photograph flowers by accident.
Brandon appoints Seth Hopkins as emergency management director
At a special meeting on Friday night, the Brandon selectboard appointed Seth Hopkins, currently chair of the board, to replace David Atherton as Brandon’s Emergency Management Director.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Otter Valley wins on Senior Night
The Otter women welcomed the Wasps of Woodstock to Senior Night at the “House of Noise” on Friday, February 11 before a raucous crowd.
Otter Valley defeats Hartford, 36–34
The Otter Valley girls basketball team defeated the visiting Hartford Hurricanes, 36-34, on Friday, January 28 at the “House of Noise” in Brandon.
OV, Proctor, Westside winter sports teams kick-off the season
The COVD-shortened winter of the 2020-21 high school sports season is behind us, and the teams at Otter Valley are happy about that. The pandemic forced the school’s basketball programs, like those elsewhere, to play abbreviated seasons, and wrestling was sidelined for the entire season.
OV girl’s basketball drops opener
In a hard-fought season opening game in which the teams traded game-changing runs, the host Middlebury Union girls’ basketball team put together the decisive surge to outlast Otter Valley, 35-28.
Six Otters named to Second Team All-Stars
After a successful season this fall, 10 members of the Otter Valley football team received postseason recognition from the Division III coaches.
