This Week’s News
Vermont Governor & Civil War leader slept here
Brandon has had its share of famous Vermont individuals, including Stephen A. Douglas and Thomas Davenport.
Life is a Cabaret: Ana Guigui hosts musical evenings at the Brandon Inn
If you walked into the ballroom at the Brandon Inn last Friday evening, you would’ve heard Ana Guigui at the Steinway piano leading her audience through a range of expertly rendered classics by Simon & Garfunkel, Carole King, Billy Joel, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, and even Journey.
Brandon Actors Troupe—Youth Company presents “Spaghetti Western” at Otter Valley to appreciative audiences
An energetic cast of 20 youths—kindergarten through twelfth grade ages—entertained appreciative audiences at Otter Valley this past weekend.
Brandon SB discusses appointments, fuel, and sidewalks
The Brandon Selectboard convened for its regular meeting on Monday evening.
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Sports
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.
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.