This Week’s News
Cast Off 8’s Square Dance Club cuts a rug in Pittsford
Following the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918, the world saw social dancing take off as people Charleston-ed, Shimmied, and Fox Trotted their way back into each other’s lives.
Floating Otters battle to out-paddle each other in annual homecoming raft race
Though it was canceled in 2020 due to COVID and featured just two rafts in last year’s edition, there is still a strong contingent that would like to see the race return to its former glory.
Sandy Korda of Orwell is Vermont’s Emergency Management Director of the Year
Korda was recognized for his commitment and excellence during the annual Vermont Emergency Preparedness Conference on September 20.
What can Brandon do to help the Monarch butterfly?
It has come as a shock to many of us that their numbers have dwindled so drastically that the Monarch—the State Butterfly of Vermont—has just been listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
GMP flattens fossil fuel fleet emissions at their Destroy-a-Truck event in Pittsford
In the 37th law of Robert Greene’s book The 48 laws of Power, under the heading “Create Compelling Spectacles,” Green wrote that “Striking imagery and grand symbolic gestures create the aura of power—everyone responds to them.”
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Sports
Proctor outlasts OV in boys soccer
A last-second buzzer-beating win is usually something one thinks of in a basketball game. But a matchup of two young teams on Friday resulted in one of those last second victories for Proctor boys soccer as they defeated Otter Valley Union High School, 1-0, with only seven seconds left in double overtime.
Fall Sports Preview: New era of West Rutland soccer set to begin
After suffering an embarrassment of riches for the past several seasons, West Rutland soccer is now left trying to fill a large hole in their lineup.
Otters field hockey is heating up
BRANDON — The Otters field hockey team took on Rutland on Saturday, Sept. 14. The Otters brought a 1-1 record into the game against the 2-2-1 Raiders. The Otters jumped […]
Fall Sports Preview: Phantoms program ‘building nicely’ with eight returning
The Proctor boys’ soccer team, currently 3-0, is young but relatively experienced — only 3 seniors are back to lead the team this year — but coach Chad Wilson feels his program is building nicely. They have 19 players on the team, up from 14 last season.
Fall Sports Preview: Young Otters lineup looks to build solid foundation
Four years ago, Dick Williams began his tenure as the Otter Valley boys’ soccer coach with an almost blank slate. He worked to develop his players and over the years it started to show some success.

