This Week’s News
The Brandon Chamber Auction in its 37th year
Since 1989, the Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce has offered up the beautiful and the bizarre at its annual fundraising auction.
Pittsford SB continues push to clean up Fire Hill Road
At its regular meeting on June 4, the Pittsford Selectboard continued its ongoing campaign to force the cleanup of three properties on Fire Hill Road that have been frustrating the town and adjacent landowners for years.
Nifty Thrifty sponsors swim lessons for July 4th Duckies
Every July, hundreds of rubber duckies from all over the world descend upon Brandon for the Independence Day Duckie Race on the Neshobe River.
Pittsford resident donates cells to save the life of a stranger in Pennsylvania…twice
Kathy Bauers never used to be allergic to shellfish. Her whole life, she was able to enjoy a shrimp cocktail at dinner or a lobster roll at the beach.
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Sports
Otter Valley baseball is ready for 2023 season
The Otter Valley Otters varsity baseball team is back and looking for the success that slipped through their fingers last year.
OV rock climbing scales to 4th at state championship
Dozens of middle- and high-school climbers from around the region vied for the top spot, ascending newly created routes ranging in difficulty level from 5.7 to 5.13.
Backcountry skiing in Brandon’s backyard
Who’d know that only 10 minutes east of Brandon on Route 73 lies a world class backcountry ski area? For skiers or snowboarders who crave untracked powder, it is a slice of heaven.
Proctor baseball team nets big bucks at Franklin’s fundraiser
Franklin’s fundraiser nets $1,574.15 for Proctor baseball team to go to Cooperstown.
OVUHS rock climbers end regular season on a high note
When the last climber was belayed down the wall for the final regular-season meet last Tuesday, Feb. 28, at Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center in Rutland, the Otter Valley Union High School climbing team topped the scoreboard, with a season total of 115,725.
