Gwendolyn L. Smith passed away at home in Wells, Vt., on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010, following a brief illness. Gwen was born on June 30, 1935, in Westfield, Mass., the daughter of Frank and Dorothy (Robinson) Wilander. Gwen married her husband, Walter A. Smith, on April 2, 1965. Gwen enjoyed canning, playing bingo and traveling [...]
Chicken everywhere
Chicken fans, The month of August will taste just like chicken with what seems like a dozen BBQs around the region. I’m a big (ha-ha) fan of the Q and enjoy sampling the different takes on the regional recipe. I’m always, or at least I was, suprised that no one I’ve seen so far [...]
Firefighters: Carnival profitable; return eyed
Carnival sees rainy return, perseveres What began with the pitter patter of many, many raindrops ended with a bang Saturday night as the Granville Hook & Ladder Company’s Fireman’s Carnival closed with its scheduled fireworks display, despite the threat of rain that hung over the entire three-day event.
Tues
July 29, 2008 No post yesterday. Busy, busy, busy. The concert in the park series finale was appropriately climactic with local favorites Freedom Hawk performing favorites including some ZZ Top and Marshall Tucker. Good stuff and catch them while you can because lead guitarist JT Freed heads off to school soon. HAve you [...]






VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum
By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]