Thursday April 11 Pre-K Registration ARLINGTON Thursday, April 11, is the deadline to register your child for the Pre-Kindergarten Program at the Fisher Elementary School in Arlington. Eligible children must be age 4 by Aug. 31, 2013. Information/registration: Principal Deanne Lacoste at 802-375-6409, or email lacosted@bvsu.org. Conversation Series GLENS FALLS The Hyde [...]
Points system will reward area’s top angler
This year’s ice fishing season, which kicks into high gear with this Saturday’s Benson Down Home Derby, will feature an added element of excitement for local anglers. The organizers of the Down Home, Lake Hortonia, Bomoseen and Great Benson Derbies are introducing the first-ever Central Vermont Lakes Region Ice Fishing series. The series will combine [...]
Community Calendar 12/13/12
Thursday December 13 Holiday Party ARGYLE The Tri-County Branch of the Women’s National Farm and Garden Assn. will meet for a Holiday Party and Luncheon at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13, in the home of Claudia Elkins at the end of Mill Street in Argyle Village (snow date Dec. 14). Bring mittens for the [...]
Fair Haven CROP Walk this weekend
Lace up those walking shoes, the Fair Haven area CROP Walk is this weekend. The 12th annual event, which raises money to combat hunger in the Lakes Region and beyond, will be held on Sunday, Sept. 30. Around 200 people are expected to participate. “The CROP Walk benefits local food shelves in Fair Haven, Castleton [...]
Youth football opens Sept. 2
The Granville Horde youth football team will begin its Northeast Youth Football League season with a pair of home games Sunday, Sept. 2, for the junior and senior tackle squads. The juniors will take on Schuylerville Orange at 11 a.m. at Ken Burch Field, and the seniors will play at 1 p.m. The Horde flag [...]
New Horizons: Horde athletics open without Macura for first time in 36 years
For the first time since 1976, Mike Macura will not be preparing for a sports season at Granville High School. Those who know Macura are not at all surprised he’s found another place to pour his energies and coaching skills into. “Coaching at Castleton is the perfect thing for him to be doing. Those young [...]
Community Calendar 8/9/12
Thursday August 9 Farmer’s Market POULTNEY The Poultney Farmers’ Market will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays through Oct. 4 on Main Street in Poultney. Offered will be bedding plants, specialty foods, range-fed meat and eggs, farmstead cheeses, Vermont crafts, and more. Information: 802-468-5805. Butterfly Program SCHUYLERVILLE The [...]
Schools unsure if they serve ‘pink slime’
Local school officials are exploring whether the beef products they serve to students is “pink slime.” “We’re going to probe into it a little deeper,” said Jodi Bradshaw, business manager for the Whitehall school district. She said the school participates in the U.S. Department of Agriculture commodities program and purchases much of its beef through [...]
Community Calendar 2/9/12
Thursday February 9 Health Clinics RUTLAND AREA The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice will offer Blood Pressure and Foot Care Clinics as follows: 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, Castleton Meadows, Castleton; 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10, Rupert Firehouse; 9:30 a.m. Wednesday Feb. 15, Dorset Nursing Assn.; 1:15 p.m. Feb. 15, The [...]
Community Calendar 1/12/12
Thursday January 12 Health Clinics RUTLAND AREA The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice will offer Blood Pressure and Foot Care Clinics as follows: 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, Benson Heights, Benson; 12:30 p.m. Jan. 12, Castleton Meadows, Castleton; 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, Dorset Nursing Assn., Dorset; 9:30 a.m. Jan. 18, [...]






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 [...]