This Week’s News
Farmer’s market returns to Central Park, June 19
By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — The Brandon Farmer’s Market will return to Central Park on June 19 and is seeking vendors for the season. The market operated out of […]
The message and the medium
One of the things that connects us is our stories, pandemic be damned. Whether it’s our shared experiences or our unique perspective on issue, our stories can not only bring us together, they can raise us up and make us think.
Slowly opening the door
Community Health Brandon will see more patients, clean more surfaces, and mandate face masks By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — It’s been six weeks since Dr. George Fjeld stopped seeing […]
“Like flowers and thorns”
Johnson is now 19 years old and has written his first book of poetry, “The Tiny Lights In Our Orbit” is a slim self-published volume containing 47 poems borne out of Johnson’s discovery of writing as a tool to control and ease his mind.
Candidate Molly Gray talks issues in run for lt. governor
The global pandemic hasn’t changed the issues Molly Gray is running on in her campaign for lieutenant governor, just amplified them.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Otter golfers win back-to-back Division II state titles
Sparked by a medalist performance by sophomore Lucas Politano, the Otter Valley Union High School boys’ golf team claimed its second consecutive Division II championship on Thursday, Oct. 13.
OV field hockey snags 3-0 victory over Middlebury
The host Otter Valley field hockey team struck for two first-quarter goals against visiting Middlebury on Thursday, Oct. 6, and did enough the rest of the way to earn a 3-0 victory.
OV golfers qualify for 2022 Division II state tournament
The 2021 Division II champion Otter Valley boys’ golf team qualified to defend its title on Thursday, Oct. 6, by finishing second in the qualifying tournament on the Otters’ home course, Neshobe Golf Club.
OV girls’ soccer extends winning streak to four games
One of the hallmarks of great teamwork is communication. This is true in business and relationships, as well as in sports, and it has been a big part of the OV girls’ soccer team’s three-game win streak coming into Friday’s showdown with Springfield—including a 7-0 lambasting of Mill River on September 28.
Otters smother Mount Abe 46-25 for bigtime Homecoming victory
The Otter Valley football team broke open Saturday’s Division III game against Mount Abraham-Vergennes with a three-touchdown second quarter on the way to a big homecoming win.
