This Week’s News
Rec Dept. gets $10K grant
By RUSSELL JONES The Brandon Recreational department has received a recreational facility grant of $10,000 for the park on Seminary Hill. The grant will help fund construction that will provide ADA access to the park and will help with other improvements. “We want to make a safe walk-able park, which will house a donated McDonald’s […]
Fairy Tale Festival in Killington
Fairy tales are fanciful stories about magical creatures in fantastic adventures with the strangest mischief. This weekend behind the Sherburne Library in Killington, many of these beloved fairy tales came to life.
Industrial Tech class gives students hands-on learning opportunities
It’s widely recognized that many students learn better in hands-on classes than purely academic studies, and it’s also recognized that in today’s marketplace many of the trades offer high-paying jobs without a lot of student debt needed to gain a four-year degree.
Film contest encourages environmental awareness
By RUSSELL JONES BRANDON — A new film competition set for next spring will encourage aspiring, young filmmakers to help spread environmental awareness. Students in area elementary and high schools within the Otter Valley Union District will be the focus of the festival. The Brandon Environmental Film Competition will be open to students enrolled in […]
OV’s International Club seeking to expand students’ global perspective
“We have an international student from China and we wanted to get a club together for him to meet people and let people share information about their cultures,” Claudia Larrow, guidance counselor and club organizer said of the formation of the school’s International Club.
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Sports
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.
OV beats Mill River in quarterfinal, 12-6
The third-seeded Otter Valley football team outlasted visiting No. 6 Mill River, 12-6, on Saturday in a Division III quarterfinal and will play No. 2 Fairfax in a semifinal this coming Saturday.
Proctor girls soccer shoots for 11th straight trip to finals
Going into the girls Division IV soccer playoffs, the question around the state is whether anyone can challenge two-time defending champions, the Proctor Phantoms.
‘Trash-talk’ allegedly used racial slur at OV/MR game
RNESU Superintendent Jeanné Collins released a statement on Monday, Nov. 1 referring to an alleged incident at the OVUHS-Mill River High School football game in which players may have used racial slurs in an escalated instance of trash-talking among the players, Collins said.