This Week’s News
OV task force maps out district’s future
By RUSSELL JONES After more than a year, the work of the Otter Valley Planning Task Force is nearing completion. Assigned by the OVUU school board to develop a five- to ten-year plan for the district after consolidation, the task force met Monday to put the finishing touches on a plan present to the board. […]
Paul Hunt, the epitome of the American Dream
By RUSSELL JONES Paul Hunt is the epitome of what the American Dream represents: He started his own business and built it up from nothing to a successful well-run operation. He married a wonderful woman, had kids and enjoyed life to the fullest. Born in 1945 in Burlington, Hunt’s father Kenneth was a farmer before […]
Otters of the marking period
Otter Valley is proud to announce Lena Flanders as our Middle School Otter of the marking period. Lena brings a positive attitude and a smile with her each day. She is motivated and a self starter. Lena takes the lead in class and she helps her classmates without being asked. She shows curiosity and puts […]
OV board nixes Pittsford sidewalk talk
By RUSSELL JONES The Otter Valley school board rejected a proposal from the Pittsford selectboard to use $100,000 of Burditt Trust funds to repair a sidewalk along Route 7 in front of Lothrop Elementary at a meeting on Wednesday. The board rejected the request because a majority believed it was a town expense, not a […]
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Sports
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.
Fall Sports Preview: Horde on the hunt for third 2019 state title
The girls program at West Rutland has been dominating Division IV for months. After running through playoffs and capturing a state title in hoops last winter, they took to the diamond and brought home another state trophy in softball in the spring.
Fall Sports Preview: Phantoms look to ‘head in’ to finals for third time in a row
The Proctor Phantoms girls’ soccer team is hoping that the third time is the charm. They’ve lost in the state finals game to Arlington two years in a row by the score of 3-0, but this year head coach Chris Hughes is excited about the upcoming season.
Fall Sports Preview: OV girls ready to face challenges of Division II
The Otter Valley girls’ soccer team has high expectations for themselves. Led by veteran coach John White, the girls’ team petitioned the VPA to move up to Div. II from Div. III because they wanted a bigger challenge.