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Stock car teams from around the northeast

have expressed interest in the new era begin-

ning at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in 2012.

Competitors from far and wide plan to attend

the first “town meeting” to discuss the future of

the Vermont track.

The meeting, which is open to anyone who

wishes to attend, will be held at the Holiday Inn-

Rutland on Route 7 in Rutland, Sunday, October

30.

Business owner and veteran driver Mike

Bruno and wife Alaynewill finalize the purchase

of the half-mile Devil’s Bowl Speedway facility

in West Haven, VT, next week and are working

around the clockto prepare for the track’s 46th

season.

Sunday’s meeting will be segmented into

three blocks: Modifieds, 2 p.m.-4 p.m.. Late

Models, 4 p.m.-5 p.m., and eight-cylinder

Renegades and 4-cylinderBombers, 5 p.m. to 6

p.m. .All drivers, crew members, and team own-

ers are welcome to attend, regardless of current

division, track, affiliation, or membership.

Among the items to be discussed at the “town

meeting” are rules for all race divisions, purse

structures, possible sanction affiliation(s), point

funds, and schedules.

For more information, email devilsbowl-

[email protected] or contact Mike Bruno at

(802) 236-9141 or Justin St. Louis at (802) 355-3282.

BriefsLakes Region

Dining Out?

See Pgs. 3. 6, 7

Wells church hostingFall rummage sale

The Wells United Methodist Church will holds its annual Fall Rummage Sale Friday, Oct. 28 and Saturday, Oct. 29. The sale will start at 9 a.m. and run through 3 p.m. There is a wide selection of gently used clothing and accessories to get you through the winter. There also will be other items for sale. Call Peg Littlewood (802) 645-0804 or Maryann Fellows (802) 645-0131.

Twig See Pg. 26

Halloween happeningsHaunted houses, haunted castles, hayrides, 5k race, giant Halloween

Pawlet church towelcome new pastor

The trustees of the Pawlet Community Church invite the public to the ordination and installation of John Michael Sanborn on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 3 p.m. There will be a time of fellowship and a potluck meal following the service. Sunday worship services are held from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Call Deb Hawkins at (802) 325-3687 for ques-tions. Sunday school classes are at 9:30 a.m. Call Norma Weeden, (802) 325-3366.

Castleton Churchhosting turkey supper

The Castleton Federated Church will host a roast turkey supper on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 5- 6:30 p.m. Enjoy tur-key with all the fixin's and apple crisp for dessert. Cost is $9 for adults and $5 for children. Proceeds benefit the completed church renova-tion project. Call the church office at (802) 469-5725 or Norm and Cindy at (802) 265-8686.

Ghouls and ghosts and

goblins will be out in

force Monday night, Oct.

31 otherwise known as

Halloween.

When the things that

go bump in the night are

throngs of kids looking

for some fun and treats

options abound in the

area. From safe trick-or-

treating events to haunted

houses here is a brief list-

ing of some spooky things

to do during the holiday

weekend.

The Rutland area is home

to several haunted houses,

perhaps none more popular

than Pittsford’s 30th annu-

al Volunteer Fire Department’s Haunted House.

The iconic Halloween des-

tination has been scaring

local residents for three

decades.

Participants will brave a

quarter-mile hayride

through the woods to the

house of horrors where

ghosts and ghouls await.

The house is located at

426 Plains Road and tickets

will be sold between 6 and 9

p.m. on Friday and Saturday,

Oct. 28 and 29. Tickets are

$10 for adults and $5 for chil-

dren 12 and under. The tours

Important Halloween Safety Tips / 13Hey kids, find the 'funny' Halloween Safety Tip inside

and you could win $25 cash! See Pg. 13

The Right Rev.

Thomas C. Ely

will visit St.

Paul’s Church in

Wells, Vermont,

at 9 a.m., Sunday,

Oct. 30. He will

preach, celebrate

the Eucharist,

baptize, and con-

firm eight new

members into the

C h u r c h .

Following the ser-

vice the Bishop will join all

present for a harvest meal

prepared by the members.

During his visit Bishop

Ely will inspect the restora-

tion work that has been

done on the church build-

ing. The members of the

congregation are

entering the final

phase of their res-

toration campaign,

the repair and

repainting of the

exterior of the edi-

fice, which is set to

be completed in the

spring of this com-

ing year. During

the past two years

this small church

has raised more

than $70,000 in its efforts to

restore and preserve its his-

toric structure.

Bishop Ely became the

Tenth Bishop of the

Episcopal Diocese of

Vermont in 2000 and over-

sees a diocese of 49 congre-

gations with about 9,000

active members. His travels

to countries in South

America and Africa have

built ties between members

of his flock and those in

parts of the world where

poverty and warfare are a

part of daily life.

The Bishop is active in

promoting dialogue with

people of other Christian

denominations and other

religions. He works with

Kids4Peace, a program that

brings together Jewish,

Muslim and Christian chil-

dren.

The members of St.

Paul’s invite one and all to

join them for the service

and the meal which follows.

Broughton named citizen of the year

Valerie Broughton

See BROUGHTON, pg. 2

Bishop to visit local church Sunday

Rev. Thomas Ely

Sunday meeting to discuss future of Devil's Bowl

Elvis to perform Saturday in Granville!

Your Lakes Region "Senior Times" edition inside!

Elvis Presley tribute artist Drew Polsun and the Sweet Fascinations are coming to perform this

Saturday for one night only at the Forum in Granville. See details and ticket information on page 2.

See HALLOWEEN, pg. 2

By Bill Toscano

Valerie Broughton, an adver-

tising marketing representative

at the Lakes Free Press, is not

only the president of the

Poultney Chamber of

Commerce.

She is also the group’s

Citizen of the Year.

Broughton, 55, will be hon-

ored at a get-together at 5:30

p.m., Saturday, Nov. 5, at the

Stonebridge Inn. The reception

will run until 7 p.m. The cham-

ber has been making the award

for more than two decades.

“It’s to recognize the unsung

heroes, those who have put a lot

of time and energy for the bet-

terment of our community.

Broughton drew a great deal

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A Contra Dance will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight on Friday,

Oct. 28, at the Tinmouth Community Center on Route 140. This

event is open to all ages, all dances will be taught, beginners will

be welcome. Cost: $9, $7 teens, free 12 and younger. Refreshments

will be available. Information: (802) 235-2718, or www.Tinmouthvt.

org.

of praise from community

members.

“She has just been very

active in the community since

she has been here,” said

Debonis, who was one of the

two chairs of the selection com-

mittee. “Val has been involved

in many organizations. Because

she works for the Free Press,

she has a pulse on the commu-

nity.”

Town manager Jonas

Rosenthal had this to offer:

“She’s always out and about,

and she’s hard-working. She

does a lot of community ser-

vice.”

Bob Williams, who was

Poultney’s Citizen of the Year

several years ago, was the other

chairman of the committee,

and he said that Broughton ‘s

strength was that she has been

very involved with community

service for a long time.

“We had a lot of good nomi-

nees, we do every year. It was a

very difficult decision,”

Williams said. “The thing with

Val is the quantity of work. She

has been involved for a number

of years. She’s very willing to

help with all kinds of projects.

She volunteers quickly. She’s

very enthusiastic about proj-

ects and events.”

Like Debonis, Williams said

Broughton is able to use her job

to spread the word about

Poultney. “She sees a lot of peo-

ple, and she’s always ready to

put Poultney in a positive light.”

Her most recent project saw

Broughton coordinating the

town’s 250th anniversary cele-

bration. She has served on the

Downtown Revitalization

Committee and is active with

Poultney Rotary.

Manchester Newspapers

Publisher John Manchester

said he and his employees are

excited that Broughton received

the honor.

“I join with the Poultney

community in congratulating

Val on this honor,” Manchester

said. “ I know she worked very

hard for Poultney’s 250th birth-

day celebration and takes great

pride in her adopted home-

town.”

Born in Maine, Broughton

has worked in newspaper distri-

bution and in newspaper adver-

tising and marketing. She lived

and worked in Rutland until she

and her husband Steve moved

to Poultney seven years ago.

She was immediately

impressed by the town.

“I love it here,” she said. “It’s

a great place to live.”

Broughton’s supporters say

she has added to that by her

involvement in many acitivi-

ties, including the Downtown

Revitalization Committee,

Rotary, the Fourth of July cele-

bration and most recently the

250th anniversary celebration.

Broughton arranged a silent

auction at one 250th event that

raised $1,300 for the Poultney

Historical Society.

Broughton said the first

major event was the Maple Fest,

which was successful and

spurred her on to more volun-

teering.

Part of the reason for her

success comes from her hus-

band and her children.

“If it wasn’t for the strong

support of my family, I wouldn’t

be able to do this,” she said.

BroughtonContinued from front page

are not recommended for

children 6 and under.

Part of the proceeds will go

to relief for those whose homes

were damaged during Tropical

Storm Irene. The department

and local residents have

already raised $50,000.

In Proctor, the Wilson Castle will offer haunted cas-tle tours from 7 to 11 p.m. on

Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28

and 29.

The family friendly tour will

transform into a terrifying trip

through a medieval nightmare.

Those on the tour will encoun-

ter monsters, zombies, creepy

sights and a torture chamber.

Admission is $10, $9 for AAA

members, and $5.50 for children

6 to 12. For more information,

call 773-3284.

One of the big local events

will be the “Monster Bash” Halloween party at the Fair Haven American Legion.

Doors open at 6 p.m., and a

Soundwave Entertainment DJ

Ian Gordon will play from 7

p.m. to 11 p.m.

There will be a costume con-

test, prizes, a 50/50 raffle,

snacks, and finger food.

All members of the public

ages 21 and older are invited.

The Long Trail School will host its First Annual Halloween Hustle at 10 a.m. on

Saturday, Oct. 29, at the school,

1045 Kirby Hill Road in Dorset.

This event will feature a 5K

run/walk to benefit the renova-

tion of the ball fields at the

Mettowee Community Center

in Pawlet. Costumes are

encouraged. Information: 802-

867-5717, or www.long-

trailschool.org.

The Rutland Recreation and Parks Dept. will host a 5K Halloween race from Depot

Park at 10 a.m. on Saturday,

Oct. 29, with race registration

($15 in advance, $20 race day)

beginning at 9:15 a.m. And, the

52nd Annual Halloween Parade

will be held in Rutland that eve-

ning. To enter a parade float or

pre-register for the race, visit

the office at 1 Deer Street, or

www.rutlandrec.com.

The Southern Vermont Arts Center will host an Old-Time Costume Party from 6:30 to

8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, in

its Arkell Pavilion off West

Road in Manchester. Featured

will be music and dancing, for-

tune telling, beer and wine,

light Vermont fare, and home-

baked treats. Costume prizes

for children and adults, too

(costume not required to

attend). Admission: $5; free age

16 and younger. Information:

802-362-1405, or www.svac.org.

The Southern Vermont Arts Center will host a “Family Spooktakular Sunday” from 1 to 4 p.m. on

Oct. 30 in its Yester House

Gallery off West Road in

Manchester. Halloween-themed

crafts, treats and hay rides will

be featured, along with spooky

storytelling by Joe Madeira.

Free admission, and costumes

are encouraged. Information:

802-362-1405, or www.svac.org.

There’s something dreadful-

ly wrong out behind the

Penrhyn Engine & Hose fire-

house as the night air during

each weekend of this month

has been split by screams from

beyond the grave. This haunt-

ing has a heart however as fire-

fighter Nick Crouch and friends

give all of their gate fee dona-

tions to the Haynes House of

Hope, the end of life care facili-

ty in South Granville. The

haunted house is located in

back of the Penrhyn Engine &

Hose Company fire house in an

old abandoned warehouse (not

really it’s the former fire house)

off of county Route 24 near

Chapman’s General Store and

will be open Friday, Saturday

and Sundays through

Halloween.

The haunted house will be

open weekends and run on

select dates through Oct. 31,

open from 7 p.m. to when the

undead stop showing up at the

door.

The Granville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1653 will host a Halloween gathering

during trick or treating

Monday, Oct. 31. The VFW will

serve snacks and provide

refreshments as well as hand-

ing out candy from 5 p.m. to

about 9 a.m. The VFW post is

located on North Street.

The Granville Hook &

Ladder will host a Halloween

gathering during trick or treat-

ing Monday, Oct. 31 with

refreshments.

A Fall Festival event will be held at the Castleton Church of Christ on Saturday,

Oct. 29 from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. The

event is free for children

through sixth grade. It will fea-

ture fun and games.

There also will be a bounce

house, face painting, ring toss,

pumpkin decorating, refresh-

ments and much more. This

year's constume theme is

Noah's Ark. Costumes will be

judged and prizes awarded.

For more details see ad on

this page or call 802-273-3379.

HalloweenContinued from front page

Contra Dance in Tinmouth tonight

The Pawlet Public Library is getting in gear for its annual

Holiday Market. Space is limited and the library is looking for

quality crafters (handmade items only). This year it will be from

10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dec. 3 and Dec. 4. The cost is $50 for vendor

space. Space is filling quickly. Please contact Beth Kashner at the

library (802) 325-3123.

Pawlet Library is looking for vendors

The King of Rock n' Roll will perform in Granville this

Saturday night at the Forum.

Elvis Presley tribute artist Drew Polsun along with his "Sweet

Fascinations" will put on a special show starting at 7 p.m.

The show will highlight the "'68 Comeback Special and the (70's)

Jumpsuit Era."

Polsun recently performed at the Las Vegas Hilton and after

Saturday's show will offer a meet and greet for fans.

General admission is $20 per person. Tickets are available by

calling 642-0629 or by going to www.the granvilleforum.com

King of Rock n' Roll to perform locally

Public Notice

The legal voters of the Town of Pawlet, Vermont, are hereby notified and warned to meet at Town Hall in the Town of Pawlet on Tuesday, November 8, 2011, between the hours of nine o’clock (9:00) in the forenoon (a.m.), at which time the polls will open, and seven o’clock (7:00) in the afternoon (p.m.), at which time the polls will close, to vote by Australian ballot upon the following Article of business:

TOWN OF PAWLET

WARNING

ARTICLE I

Shall general obligation bonds of the Town of Pawlet in an amount not to exceed One-million, two-hundred fifty-thousand Dollars ($1,250,000.00), subject to reduction from the receipt of available state and federal grants-in-aid, be issued for the purpose of financing the cost of refurbishing the Town’s wastewater treatment facility, the aggregate estimated cost of all such improvements being One-million, two-hundred fifty-thousand Dollars ($1,250,000.00)?

The legal voters of the Town of Pawlet are further notified that voter qualification, registration and absentee voting relative to said special meeting shall be as provided in Chapters 43, 51 and 55 of Title 17, Vermont Statutes Annotated.

The legal voters of the Town of Pawlet are further notified that an informational meeting will be held on November 1, 2011 at the Town Hall in the Town of Pawlet at seven o’clock (7:00) in the evening, for the purpose of explaining the proposed improvements and the financing thereof.

Adopted and approved at a special meeting of the Selectboard of the Town of Pawlet duly called, noticed and held on October 4, 2011. Received for record and recorded in the records of the Town of Pawlet on October 5, 2011.

ATTEST:Debra A. HawkinsTown Clerk

Selectboard

Michael Beecher, Selectboard Chair Bob Jones, SelectboardClarence Decker, Selectboard Sue Laporte, SelectboardJoe Clark, Selectboard

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The Mettawee Community

School 6th Grade will host a

Basket Party Oct. 29 at the

school.

Ellie Park (a sixth grade

Grandparent) is overseeing the

fund-raiser. Doors open at 11

AM at Mettawee Community

School. Dozens of “themed”

baskets to be raffled off begin-

ning at 1 PM. Admission price

$5 will include a sheet of tick-

ets. Lunch will be available for

purchase. Additional ticket

sheets will be $2 each.

Reminder: For every food pan-

try item donated by a Basket

Party attendee, he or she will

receive an entry into a special

raffle with numerous prizes.

For information on how to

donate a “themed” basket please

contact Ellie Park at home (802)

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sage call (802) 287-0093.

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D’Andrea (518) 222-8702.

Basket party Saturday in Pawlet

Alyssa Turgeon of Mill River Union High School, has been named Rutland's Pumpkin Princess for 2011. Other competitors included Kayla Buckley, West Rutland; Kelsey Gordon, Mount St. Joseph; Nicole Bugucki , Poultney; Cassie Smith, Rutland High,; Katherine Pouliot, Fair Haven; Kristi Denko , Proctor; Kate Ripley , Otter Valley; and Kelsey Stewart , Long Trail School.

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~ Eye On Business ~

After 12 years of serving the public in her Everyday Flowers store, Liz Nichols has sold the business to Emily Stockwell.

Emily grew up in Fair Haven, the daughter of Bun and Bridget Stockwell where she worked side-by-side with her mother in the family Christmas tree and wreaths business. The Stockwells have not only been supplying the local area, but also shipping their wreaths all over the country.

From a hard working family, Emily has always had two jobs and one of them was working side-by-side with Liz Nichols for the past six years.

Stop in at the Main Street, Poultney Everyday Flowers shop and welcome Emily to the business world. Her number is 802-287-4094.

Concert of thanks at TruthvilleMembers from the

International Alert Academy in

Big Sandy, Texas, will be per-

forming a “Thank You” concert

at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 2, at

the Truthfville Baptist Church.

The Alert Academy is a faith-

based training program for first

responders. They equip men to

stand ready to serve in the fol-

lowing ways – disaster relief,

land search and rescue, under-

water search and recovery and

community service.

Teams from Alert have been

sent to Joplin, Mo., and

Tuscaloosa, Ala, to help after

tornadoes in the spring. Teams

have been helping fight wild-

fires in Texas. Some teams have

also gone overseas to Haiti to

help after the earthquake there.

Everyone is invited to attend

this free concert, especially

those who attended Vacation

Bible School at the church this

summer, where money was

raised for the Alert Academy to

purchase a newer transport

vehicle. This concert is for you,

to say thank you for your gener-

ous gift. Truthville Baptist

Church is located at 39 Route

12A in North Granville. For fur-

ther information, please call

the church at 642-2517.

Poultney church hosting 'Crosby Story'The Poultney Methodist

Church will have a special pro-

gram at 6 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 6.

The event is is open to the pub-

lic. The program title is “Her

Heart Can See”, the Fanny

Crosby Story performed by Ann

and John Crosby.

This program presents the

life and hymns of Fanny Crosby.

She was a well known 19th and

20th century American poet,

hymn writer, musician, evange-

list and humanitarian. Fanny

was blind from birth. She was a

pioneer in public education for

the blind and was a teacher of

blind children for many years.

During the program you will

step into the past, meet Miss

Fanny, and sing her inspiration-

al hymns. Fanny wrote over

8,000 hymns, more than anyone

has in history.

Rev. Ann Nelson is a retired

Methodist pastor. She will dress

in period attire and will portray

Fanny Crosby in an original,

living history, first-person

interpretation. Her husband,

John Nelson, is the co-presenter

and narrator.

A free will offering will be

taken to benefit the BROC Fuel

Assistance Program. Come join

us and enjoy this inspirational

program. Refreshments will be

provided.

The event is part of the cele-

bration of Poultney’s 250th

birthday.

Last chance

to use WIC

at marketsAnyone who has “Farm to

Family” coupons remaining for

purchase of food at local farm-

ers’ markets, much use the cou-

pons before Nov. 1.

These include both the regu-

lar coupons and WIC vouchers.

Markets open this weekend

are in Rutland, Vt., Saturday,

and Dorset, Vt., Sunday, as well

as Saturday markets in Glens

Falls and Saratoga Springs. The

Rutland market is open 9 a.m. to

2 p.m.

The Rutland Winter Farmers

Market will move indoors to the

Strand Theatre Nov. 5. Those

who qualify may still use USDA-

EBT food tokens or debit cards.

It is open Saturdays, 10 a.m.

to 2 p.m., November through

April, 77 Wales St., Rutland, VT.

(802) 438-9803.

Hartmann will bring musical talentsto Dorset Playhouse, Saturday, Nov. 5

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Listing: Old records to include Hansel & Gretel (Humperdinck); post cards; ephemera to include papers on one of the first women pharmacists in the country; early drop-leaf table; assort. chairs & rockers; jewelry (costume & Sterling); early beaded purses; brass desk set & other early brass items; ink wells; oak side-by-side dresser; early doll clothes; pictures & prints; maple & oak chest of drawers; assort. stands; oak round table w/5 leaves; bookcases; shelving & cabinets; dressing screens; early pewter items; stamp collection; hand-crafted entertainment center; 1940s vanity & bench; 2-over-3 pine dresser w/marble top; assort. lighting to include very nice deco lamp; 1-drawer desk; matching queen size bed w/dresser, mirror & night stand; stained glass & supplies; Wide Awake woodstove; assort. old linens; old sled; assort. glassware; jug & crocks w/blue flowers; kitchenware; slag glass lampshade; early molds; old bottles; iron ware; household items; air conditioners; portable Singer sewing machine & other sewing items; chamber set; flatware in boxes; office equip. & supplies; Maytag washer & dryer (like new); assort. tools; modern coffee table; small dorm refrigerator; wrought iron patio furniture; upright freezer; Cannondale Adventure 400 bike (like new); Craftsman snowblower 9.0 28”; extension ladder & step ladders; photography equip. & cameras to include: Olympus OM-1N, Olympus OM-4, Rolleicord (lrg. format), Kodak Dualflex IV (Brownie), Yashica Penta, Manolta X700, Kodak Instamatic 324, Fuji Discovery 1000, Nikon Coolpix 990, and more; Davis Ranger Range Finder; assort. books & bibles to include “It Begins With Me” (Susan Wonderly) a self-published teaching, guidance & parenting tool on drug prevention & rehabilitation for ages 6-12 (an excellent teaching tool for schools, churches, rehab. centers, etc.); large collection of gnomes; and much, much more.

Still sorting at the time of this listing!

Volunteerism has many

rewards.

Maureen Chaffee volun-

teered at First Night Burlington

last December 31st. In addition

to getting to hear a number of

wonderful performers,

She won the grand prize

after completing the organiza-

tion’s survey about the experi-

ence. The prize was a “house

party” with one of the perform-

ers.

She asked if it would be pos-

sible to gift the performance to

Maple Street School where she

teaches, or to the Dorset Players,

of which she’s been a member

for a number of years.

Jennifer Crowell of First

Night thought doing both ven-

ues was a fabulous idea.

On Sept. 16,, Jon Gailmor

visited Maple Street School

where he wrote songs with the

students and performed some

of his much-loved, kid-friendly

original compositions.

At 7:50 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 5,

Steve Hartmann will be per-

forming at the Dorset Playhouse.

Tickets are $15, and the money

will go towards maintaining

our beautiful playhouse.

Hartmann has captured

audiences by bringing groove

and grace and a playful banter

to every stage he steps onto.

Drawing upon the influences of

his favorite performers (U2,

Dave Matthews, The Counting

Crows, Radiohead, Peter

Gabriel, Shawn Colvin, and

more), he crafts acoustic songs

about his life and friendships in

a variety of tones.

Additional information can

be found by calling the Dorset

Players’ office at 867-5570 or by

visiting www.dorsetplayers.org.


Eighth grade students from

Long Trail School will be hold-

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Barn restaurant in Pawlet on

Monday, November 14. A special

menu of mixed field greens,

warm crusty rolls, and cider

glazed chicken with mashed

potatoes and sauteed vegetables

or vegetarian lasagna and apple

crisp for dessert will be served

for $10 per person. Proceeds

from this event will go to fund

the annual eighth grade trip to

Washington DC. Dinner will be

served by the student-waitstaff

from 5:00-7:30 with take-out also

available. Reservations are

encouraged, please call The

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The family of Mark Camara

would like to thank everyone

who provided flowers, food,

donations, kind words, and sup-

port during this difficult time.

Your expressions of kindness

are genuinely appreciated and

did not go unnoticed. A special

thanks to the Poultney Fire

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Electronics Recycling Dayset for Saturday in Dorset

The fifth grade class at The

Dorset School capitalized on an

opportunity to learn more

about how computers work. By

using materials that will go into

the electronic recycling bin, the

students learned first hand how

a keyboard recognizes signals

from the personal computer.

They had a terrific time taking

apart all of the components and

made Mrs. Tate, the Media

Center Director wonder if she

just provided inspiration for the

next Steve Jobs.

The Electronic Recycling

Day is being held at The Dorset

School from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,

Saturday, Oct. 29t.

The Dorset Teachers’

Association and the Dorset

Energy Committee are co-host-

ing this event for the local com-

munity to raise money for the

school’s technology fund.

The following items will be

accepted free of charge: com-

puters (laptops, desktops, and

servers), printers, ink and toner

cartridges, LCD monitors, UPS

battery backups, stereo equip-

ment, satellite dishes (any

size!), game consoles (Wii,

Playstation, etc), digital camer-

as, cell phones, blackberries,

MP3 players, and small house-

hold appliances. Please note

that items that contain Freon,

such as refrigerators, air condi-

tioners, and dehumidifiers will

not be accepted.

A small fee will be charged

for any CRT TVs or CRT com-

puter monitors in order to prop-

erly dispose of the hazardous

material.

Please note that The Dorset

School will only be accepting

items at the drive on Oct. 29th.

We would like to extend a

special thank you to Good Point

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and manpower to help us.


HappeningsCASTLETON Registrations are being accepted for the fall Pitching/Hitting Baseball Program at Castleton State College. For ages 10 through 18. Registration: Coach Shipley at 802-468-1485, or email t ed . sh ip ley@cas t l e ton .edu . Information: www.castleton.edu.

RUTLAND The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice will host a bereavement workshop, “Understanding Grief,” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, at its office, 7 Albert Cree Drive in Rutland. The psychological, social, physical and spiritual aspects of the process of grieving will be explored. Free and open to all. Pre-registration is required with Ann LaRocque at 802-770-1516.

TINMOUTH A Contra Dance will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight on Friday, Oct. 28, at the Tinmouth Community Center on Route 140. This event is open to all ages, all dances will be taught, beginners will be welcome, and you don’t need to bring a partner. Cost: $9, $7 teens, free 12 and younger. Refreshments will be available. Information: 235-2718, or www.Tinmouthvt.org.

CASTLETON The Happy Paws Daycare on Route 30 in Castleton, just north of Castleton Corners, will hold a Lawn Sale benefit from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29. Items will not be priced and you are asked to make a donation to go toward the $1,000 heart-worm treatment for MoJo, a four-year-old German shepherd. Donations for the sale will be accepted all day on Oct. 28. Information: Jill at 802-468-3033.

PUTNAM The Adirondack Conservation Council will host a Youth Hunt at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Putnam Flats Hunting Preserve on Route 22 in Putnam. For ages 12 to 15, each hunter will be entitled to two pheasants, and dogs will be pro-vided. Information: Kevin Hart at 518-547-8359.

MANCHESTER United Counseling, The Collaborative and others will sponsor Free Skating at Riley Rink in Manchester from 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, for Bennington County stu-dents in grades 6 to 8 ($6 skate rental not included). Two DuFour buses will pick up the students and leave promptly at 5:45 p.m. from the Bennington Recreation Center, returning at 10 p.m. Information: Chrissy Anderson at 824-4200.

DORSET The Dorset Teachers’ Assn. and the Dorset Energy Committee will host the Third Electronics Recycling Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Dorset School, 130 School Drive. Items will not be accepted at the school before or after Oct. 29. Information: Alex Bornstein at email [email protected].

RUTLAND The Rutland Recreation and Parks Dept. will host a 5K Halloween race from Depot Park at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, with race registration ($15 in advance, $20 race day) beginning at 9:15 a.m. And, the 52nd Annual Halloween Parade will be held in Rutland that evening. To enter a parade float or pre-register for the race, visit the office at 1 Deer Street, or www.rutlandrec.com.

DORSET The Long Trail School will host its First Annual Halloween Hustle at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the school, 1045 Kirby Hill Road in Dorset. This event will feature a 5K run/walk to benefit the renovation of the ball fields at the Mettowee Community Center in Pawlet. Costumes are encour-aged. Information: 802-867-5717, or www.longtrailschool.org.

MANCHESTER The Maple Street School Parent Assn. will host its Second Annual Scarecrow Festival from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the school, 322 Maple Street in Manchester. This family event will feature hayrides, live music, crafts, games, a toy sale, storytellers, bouncy house, and scarecrows. A locally sourced organic lunch will be available at the school’s Local Harvest Café, too. All proceeds will benefit the Maple Street School Scholarship Fund. Information: Grace Bibens at 802-362-7137, or www.maplestreetschool.com.

MANCHESTER The Southern Vermont Arts Center will host an Old-Time Costume Party from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, in its Arkell Pavilion off West Road in Manchester. Featured will be music and dancing, fortune tell-ing, beer and wine, light Vermont fare, and home-baked treats. Costume prizes for children and adults, too (costume not required to attend). Admission: $5; free age 16 and younger. Information: 802-362-1405, or www.svac.org.

GRANVILLE Fireside Stories for children will be offered at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Pember Library, 33 W. Main Street in Granville. Cats will be this week’s theme. Information: 518-642-2525.

CASTLETON The handicap-accessible Castleton Federated Church on Main Street in the vil-lage invites everyone to a Roast Turkey Supper from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29. Cost: $9 adults, $5 children, with proceeds benefiting the completed church renovation project. Information: Church office at 468-5725, or Norm and Cindy at 265-8686.

RUTLAND The Green Mountain Club will offer a difficult, six-mile hike to the 3,957 ft. summit of Pico Peak via the Sherburne Pass on Saturday, Oct. 30. Be prepared for snow at the peak. Meet at 9 a.m. at Main Street Park, near the east end of the fire station off Center Street, in Rutland City. Information: Tom Copps at 774-5144.

PAWLET The public is invited to the ordination and installation of John Michael Sanborn at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30, at the Pawlet Community Church on Route 133. A potluck meal will follow the ser-vice and everyone will be wel-come. Information: Deb Hawkins at 325-3687.

MANCHESTER The Southern Vermont Arts Center will host a “Family Spooktakular Sunday” from 1 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 30 in its Yester House Gallery off West Road in Manchester. Halloween-themed crafts, treats and hay rides will be featured, along with spooky storytelling by Joe Madeira. Free admission, and costumes are encouraged. Information: 802-362-1405, or www.svac.org.

GRANVILLE VFW Post 1653 on North Street in Granville invites everyone to a Ghoulish Good Time Monster Mash Monday event at 5 p.m. on Oct. 31. Snacks and drinks will be served and candy will be handed out to trick or treaters.

CASTLETON A reception with art-ist Lin Warren will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at The Christine Price Gallery in the Fine Arts Center at Castleton State College. Lin’s solo exhibition of her new works will run through Tuesday, Nov. 22, at the gallery that is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Free and open to all.

POULTNEY The following meet-ings will be held at VFW Post 39, 689 Granville Street in Poultney: Ladies Auxiliary, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1; Sons of the American Legion, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3; and regular Legion meeting, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10. Information: 802-287-5229.

RUTLAND George Dennis O’Brien, former president of Bucknell University and the University of Rochester, will speak on “In Search of Nirvana: Rock ‘n’ Roll Religion” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the Rutland Free Library, 10 Court Street. Information: Library at 802-773-1860, Vermont Humanities Council at 802-262-2626, or www.vermon-thumanitiescouncil.org.

MANCHESTER Ellen Fitzpatrick, noted historian and “News Hour with Jim Lehrer” commentator, will share some of the more than 1.5 million letters of condolence sent to First Lady Jackie Kennedy fol-lowing the assassination of President John F. Kennedy at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Ellen will comment on the public’s response to the president’s death and what can be gleaned about the state of the nation from the let-ters. You’ll find this free event at the handicap accessible First Congregational Church in Manchester. Information: Mark Skinner Library at 802-362-2607, or Vermont Humanities Council at 802-262-2626.

GRANVILLE Pat Oathout will teach Quilling at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Pember Library, 33 W. Main Street in Granville. Roll, shape and glue strips of paper into decorative designs. Pre-registration is not required and materials will be pro-vided. Information: 518-642-2525.

FAIR HAVEN American Legion Auxiliary Unit 49 will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3, at American Legion Post 49, 72 S. Main St. in Fair Haven. This auxil-iary meets on the first Thursday each month. Information: 802-265-7983.

FAIR HAVEN Applications are available at the Fair Haven Concerned office, 19 Washington Street in Fair Haven, for the Christmas Giving Tree and Christmas food baskets. Applicants must reside in Fair Haven, West Haven or Benson. Information: 802-265-3666.

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HEBRON The 1786 Wilson Homestead in Hebron will offer one-day Open Hearth Cooking Classes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, 11 and 19. All meals will be cooked in a stone fireplace and bake oven with original or reproduction hearth equipment. Cost: $45; gift certificates avail-able. Information/registration: Sally Brillon at 518-854-3134.

WHITEHALL Scott Stark from the Washington County Sheriff’s Dept. K-9 Unit and his canine compan-ion, Nassie, will be at the Washington County Meal Site at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, at American Legion Post 83, 148 Main Street in Whitehall. Senior citizens are invited to stop by for lunch and a demonstration of Nassie’s crime-fighting talents. Reservations are requested with Helen LeClaire at 499-2482.

WHITEHALL American Legion Post 83 at 148 Main St. in Whitehall invites everyone to its Friday Fish Fry from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 4. This meal is served each Friday, with few exceptions. Information: 518-499-2482.

WHITEHALL Elks Lodge 1491 at 5 Elks Way in Whitehall will host Friday Night Bingo at 7 p.m. on Nov. 4. Featured will be a $500 jackpot special. This bingo is held each Friday, with few exceptions. Information: 518-499-1491.

RUTLAND A stage production of the 1939 movie classic, “The Wizard of Oz,” will be presented at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, at the Paramount Theatre on Center Street in Rutland. Tickets start at $54.50. Information/tickets: 802-775-0903.

MANCHESTER The Manchester and the Mountains Regional Chamber of Commerce will pres-ent Alan Newman, founder of The Magic Hat Brewing Co., with a talk on ”Entrepreneurism” and his new book, “High on Business,” at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, at the Northshire Bookstore in Manchester. Information/reservations: 802-362-6313.

TINMOUTH The 23-member a cappella group, House Blend, will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,

Nov. 4, at the Old Firehouse Stage on Route 140 in Tinmouth. Cost: $9 at the door. Refreshments will be available. Information: Colleen at 802-414-0011, or email [email protected], or www.houseblend.org.

RUTLAND The Rutland Economic Development Corp. will host its sec-ond annual The Greener Mountains event on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Holiday Inn in Rutland. A wide vari-ety of “green” exhibitors will be on hand with information on high-effi-ciency appliances, renewable ener-gy, home heating options, automo-tive technology, local food pro-grams, and much more. Hours/exhibitor space: Mary Kay Skaza or Terri Carrington at 802-773-9147, or www.rutlandeconomy.com.

RUTLAND The Killington Section of the Green Mountain Club will hold a Work Party on Saturday, Nov. 5 (rain date Nov. 6). Meet at 9 a.m. at Main Street Park, near the east end of the fire station off Center Street in Rutland City. Help put the trails to bed for the winter, wear sturdy shoes and bring work gloves (tools will be provided). Information: Herb Ogden at 293-2510.

TINMOUTH Castleton State College’s Helen Mango will lead a Tinmouth Geology Walk at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, from the Tinmouth Community Center. This walk will be shorter than most with some off-trail sections up a steep slope. Free and open to all. Information: 802-446-7030, or

email [email protected]. GRANVILLE An Ecumenical Coat Closet will be open from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday Nov. 5, 12 and 19, and Dec. 3, 10 and 17, at the Bethel Peniel Presbyterian Church on Quaker Street in Granville. Anyone who needs free winter coats, gloves, hats, etc. will be welcome. Donations of winter coats and other winter wear, either new or in good and clean condi-tion, will be accepted during the above hours. MANCHESTER The Battenkill Valley Aerie 2551 Ladies Auxiliary will host its Sixth Annual Crafts for All Seasons event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Manchester Elementary-Middle School on Memorial Avenue. This is a juried show with a wide range of quality offerings. Proceeds will benefit children’s charities. Information: Roby Read at 802-683-4546, or email [email protected] (include Eagles in the subject line).

GRANVILLE The Rutland Animal Shelter will celebrate Lucy’s Fifth Birthday at noon on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Pember Library, 33 W. Main Street in Granville. Donations for the shelter will be accepted, including dry cat food, towels, blankets, and cat toys, along with cash donations for the purchase of kitty litter and food for Lucy. Some kittens and a puppy looking for homes also may be there.

GRANVILLE The Granville Lions Club will host a Zumbathon from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, at The Forum Restaurant, 47 E. Potter Avenue in Granville. Licensed Zumba instructors will lead this “salsa-inflected, hip-shak-ing dance action” to music by DJ Brian LaRose. Cost: $10 at the door, with proceeds benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Information: Cindy Teller at 518-396-0781.

PAWLET The Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Supper Club invites everyone to a Roast Pork Dinner at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Pawlet Community Church. Takeouts may be ordered on Nov. 5 at 802-325-3022. Cost: $10 adults; $6 ages 6 to 12; free 5 and younger. Information: Doreen Mach at 325-3428, or Judy Coolidge at 325-3073.

SALEM Broadway’s Bill Carmichael, with Fred Barnes on piano, will pres-ent “Singing the Standards: Songs from the Great American Songbook” at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, at The Cabaret at Fort Salem Theater, 11 E. Broadway in Salem. Cost: $20, includ-ing $5 for coffee and dessert. Information/reservations: 518-854-9200, or www.fortsalemtheater.com.

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day as well as take it home every night.

Each family will also be receiving a

printer to use for this school year. Digital

Wish will lead school-based digital litera-

cy training, administration and teacher

training, curricular development and

implementation, and oversee the distri-

bution of netbook computers.

Through e-Vermont, Digital Wish’s

Eric Bird will help the 5th graders at

CES connect with the community and

the rest of the world. Eric has teaching

experience and comes each week with

energy and engaging lesson plans. We all

look forward to his visits. When students

are connected, they get excited about the

future and are better prepared for their

eventual entry into meaningful jobs in

the global economy.

Recently, two fifth grade boys present-

ed at a Castleton Hubbardton School

Board meeting. They shared the basics

of what they have learned so far about

their netbooks and gave a little demon-

stration. They will present at another

board meeting in a few months to share

some of the projects they have been

working on that have enhanced and deep-

ened their learning.

The Nunziata brothers are coming

back.

Will and Anthony Nunziata will per-

form in Whitehall for the third time at 7

p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12.

“They really like Whitehall and we’re

so excited to have them,” Cheryl Putorti

said. “They’ve been getting more recog-

nition and have been getting busier so

it’s nice they take the time to come to

Whitehall.”

The duo, who have performed in

Whitehall on two previous occasions,

sing fresh arrangements of Broadway,

classic standards and Italian music. They

have performed at venues throughout

the country including Feinstein’s, the

Rrazz Room in San Francisco, Avery

Fisher Hall, and were the lead perform-

ers at The Columbus Day Parade in New

York City this past weekend.

“They appeal to all ages,” Putorti said.

Tickets for the show are $12 and are

available at Putorti’s store on Main

Street in Whitehall.

Any proceeds from the performance

will benefit the Whitehall Community

Food Pantry and the Whitehall Central

School District music program.

To learn more about Will and Anthony,

visit www.willandathony.com.

Nunziata Brothers return to Whitehall for Nov. 12

Will and Anthony Nunziata

Castleton students receive free computers from Digital Wish

Rutland seeks to set world record for blood donationsOrganizers of the Gift-of-Life

Marathon announced the goal for the

2011 event today: to break the national

record for a one-day community blood

drive of 1,968 pints. The event will be

held Dec. 20.

Organizers, working with the

American Red Cross, are making elabo-

rate plans to give the region a shot at the

record, including: expanding to four

sites, including the Paramount Theatre,

the American Legion, the Elks Club and

the College of St. Joseph’s gym; Vastly

expanding the available appointment

slots to 2,160, up from about 700 last

year; starting a half-hour earlier than

last year, running from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ;

planning to bring in more than 200 Red

Cross workers, including dozens from

other states, up from 112 in 2011; devel-

oping a web of local recruitment “cap-

tains,” each targeting potential donors

from specific geographic areas, high

schools and colleges, and demographic

groups; and including five Catamount

Radio stations – WJJR, WSYB, WDVT,

WJEN and WZRT –which will broadcast

live from each of the four blood dona-

tion sites.

First-time donors will be critical to


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and have been enrolled with the

Washington County Hospice or

Palliative Care Services.

Anyone may refer someone for

admittance to the Haynes

House.

The primary goals at the

Haynes House are to provide

comfort care, symptom control

and pain management for the

residents in a supportive and

home-like environment. The

home also provides respite care

for families and loved ones. For

the health and safety of all resi-

dents, volunteers, staff and visi-

tors, the Haynes House is a non-

smoking campus.

Volunteers do not need to

have a medical background or

any medical training. Residents

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8th Grade Literature and Writer’s Workshop

News:

We are finally done with becoming acclimated

to 8th grade and are now ready to get down to

some serious work. NECAP’s will be finished this

week and we have started our first novel,

Seedfolks, by Sid Fleishman. This is a novel cho-

sen by the Vermont Council on Humanities as a

state book read for 2005. It is a series of thirteen

short stories told from thirteen different charac-

ter’s perspectives. The uniting theme is a garden

that they are creating in a vacant lot in the city of

Cleveland and the relationships that develop.

The students are also working with ten vocab-

ulary words each week based on a Latin or Greek

root. For example, this week we are working with

the root “sect” so the ten words include words

such as intersection and dissect. These roots will

be seen in many other words and should help to

increase their vocabulary and comprehension in

reading.

The students are expected to be reading at

least fifteen minutes every night in a novel of

their choosing. This also allows for different

interest levels and reading levels. It is acceptable

to work on a long novel for many weeks rather

than choose shorter novels that are less appropri-

ate or interesting for them.

This also means that their reading is NEVER

finished! As soon as they finish one book, it is

expected that they begin another.

This will help to develop the habit of reading

every day.

In 7th Grade math we are learning about ratio-

nal numbers and how to use them in the real

world! Students are in the process of writing

their own math stories that involve rational num-

bers and their operations. When these are fin-

ished, the students want to make a book that they

can share.

The 8th Grade and Algebra students are learn-

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slope-intercept form and how to graph them.

Next week the students will be working with real-

world applications, and writing their own prob-

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Grade 7 Science:

With NECAPs behind us and the unit on den-

sity finished, the seventh graders will be starting

a new unit on matter. This unit will investigate

the different states of matter and why they

behave as they do. Energy levels and molecule

movement will be considered to figure out why

solids, liquids, and gases have unique properties.

I will also mention the Bose-Einstein condensate

and plasma, two less common states of matter, so

ask your students to explain to you how a plasma

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After completing our unit on light and lenses,

the eighth grade will start a new unit on atoms

and the atomic theory. Atoms are extremely small

building blocks made of protons and neutrons in

their center with electrons flying around the out-

side. We will read about the different scientists

and scientific breakthroughs that led to the cur-

rent atomic theory. Students will also discover

that we live in a huge Lego world with atoms as

the little Lego blocks that comprise everything

we see and are!

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Parent Teacher Conferences were he;d last

week.

The Students of BVS took time to pay a visit to

Benson Heights to show the folks their costumes

and brighten the resident’s day.

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In Wells, the senior citizen meal site is a lot more than

just that.

“We have people come and play cards, do puzzles and all

sorts of things like that,” said Dorothy “Dot” Wells, who

helps coordinate the Monday, Wednesday and Friday meals

at the Modern Woodmen of America annex building.

The meals are from the Meals on Wheels program coordi-

nated out of Rutland and cost $3.25. Those planning on com-

ing need to contact organizers at least a day in advance.

The group will be taking a bus trip to the museums in

Bennington, Vt., Tuesday, Nov. 1. Those interested should

contact the group and sign up.

There is a Bone Builders class starting at 10 a.m., Mondays

and Wednesdays.

Earlier this week, the seniors had lunch at the Wells

School as guests of the students.

In addition to those activities, the group hosts a card

game, focusing on pitch, at 7 p.m., Saturdays. The maximum

cost is $3.

For further information, contact Brace at (802) 645-0330 or

Charlotte Combs at (802) 325-3293.

By Linda Ellingsworth

The Castleton Community Center

continues to expand its offerings of

health and fitness programming, with a

new “Tai Chi for Arthritis” class set to

debut in November.

“We found that different things appeal

to different people,” said executive direc-

tor Jo Ann Riley. “That’s why we offer a

variety of programs.”

This special Tai Chi class takes out

any movements that might be too much

for those with arthritis, said Wellness

Center instructor Laurie Knauer. The 12

movements are “designed to help people

keep moving,” she commented. “It’s very

safe.”

Developed by Dr. Paul Lam, the Tai

Chi program is endorsed by the Arthritis

Foundation. Benefits to participants

include increased balance, reduced

stress, increased flexibility, and a more

positive approach to life as a whole.

Ms. Riley noted that the program is

“evidence-based,” meaning that a hospi-

tal or university has actually done tests

to show that it is effective. The other

evidenced-based programs offered at the

center are the Healthier Living Workshop

and A Matter of Balance.

The Castleton Community Center is

able to offer this special Tai Chi class

through a grant from the Southwestern

Vermont Council on the Aging, said

Riley.

Zumba classes, which started last

March, continue to be popular. “It’s a

great workout,” said Knauer. “While it’s

more of a cardio workout, people are

also strengthening their muscles.”

Zumba is held on Wednesdays from 4:30

to 5:30 p.m.

These classes are part of the center’s

“whole focus on senior wellness,” said

Jo Ann Riley. The center, which primar-

ily serves seniors in Castleton, Fairhaven

and Hubbardton, offers a variety of

courses to appeal to each person’s inter-

ests. “We try to find the right activity for

each person,” she said.

Other classes include Movement

Medley on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to

noon. A blend of Tai Chi, Yoga, and

relaxation, “it’s great for people who like

quieter movement,” Riley commented.

Since balance is important for preven-

tion of falls, the center offers a Better

Balance class on Mondays, Wednesdays

and Fridays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. “By

trying different classes, people can zero

in on a class that fits them,” she said.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30

to 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., the

center offers Bone Builders, a program

utilizing light weights for resistance

training to increase bone and muscle

strength.

If someone just wants some workout

time without a structured class, the cen-

ter also has a “Walk and Ride Room”

with a bicycle machine and treadmill.

The room, located in a renovated barn,

faces Main Street so you can watch the

world go by as you walk or pedal.

Incorporated in 1998, Castleton

Community Seniors, Inc. is located just

off Main Street in Castleton in a restored

1860 building originally known as The

Old Homestead. The 500-member senior

group shares the building with a variety

of community organizations ranging

from Girl Scouts to 4-H clubs.

With a mission to “enrich the lives of

residents of the greater Castleton area,

particularly seniors, by providing educa-

tion, recreation, communication, health

and social opportunities,” Castleton

Community Seniors provides a broad

spectrum of programs. Senior lunches

are offered three days a week in the din-

ing room. Two 12-passenger vans give

rides to senior and disabled residents

from Castleton and the surrounding

In Pawlet, the Haystack Hustlers provide lunch and infor-

mative programs for the communities seniors.

The Hustlers meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each

month.

On the second Tuesday, they gather at the Pawlet Church

for a potluck lunch. Typically the lunch includes a program

with a broad appeal to the group.

On the fourth Tuesday of each month, the seniors meet at

the Mettawee Community School where they share lunch

with students who present a program or share what they’ve

been learning in school.

Anyone who would like to learn more about the Haystack

Hustlers is encouraged to call Phyllis Mason at 325-3196.

By Matthew Rice

Anyone looking for an oppor-

tunity to volunteer only need

stop in at the Young at Heart

Senior Center in Poultney.

“We’re always looking for vol-

unteers,” site director Mary

Thomas said. From the commu-

nity outreach program that

helps seniors with household

chores to Meals on Wheels and

meals at the center itself, volun-

teers are always needed and

more volunteers are always wel-

come.

“Everything’s great here -

the outreach program is doing

very well,” Thomas said. There

are currently 12 volunteers – all

of whom have been background-

checked for the program, but

more are always welcome.

Green Mountain Community

Outreach Program volunteers

assist seniors with chores that

would be difficult or even dan-

gerous for them to attempt

themselves from installing

storm windows to painting up

high and more. During the last

exceptionally snowy winter,

volunteers were busy with snow

shoveling. Raking leaves and

winterization is now a priority,

but volunteers also help with

assorted tasks such as moving

furniture, taking down curtains

for washing, or picking up pre-

scriptions, even providing

rides. The program does not

include personal care or pet

care.

Program coordinator Debbie

Buciak’s goal is to have enough

volunteers so that each person

is responsible for one chore per

month. “The seniors just love

it,” Thomas said.

Those who volunteer don’t

need to be anything more spe-

cial than willing to help out, no

special training is needed to be

a part of this community effort.

Meals on Wheels might be

the only exception to the rule. A

Meals volunteer needs to have a

vehicle and a license – and

about an hour to spend deliver-

ing meals in and around

Poultney. Thomas said drivers

don’t need any kind of special

vehicle either – it is not that

many meals.

“They can be any age for the

outreach or the senior center,”

Thomas said. Particularly ben-

eficial to area seniors are volun-

teers with some level of techni-

cal skills to do things like figur-

ing out issues with televisions

or computers in the home, sav-

ing seniors the cost of calling in

a technician to solve what could

be a simple problem for a tech-

savy high schooler.

Volunteers are typically

asked to work only one day a

week. “So everyone gets a

chance,” Thomas said. Those

who volunteer at the center typ-

ically go from 10 a.m. to about 1

p.m.

The center is not looking for

a large commitment of time,

making it easier for some to

arrange their schedules to stop

in and help out.

To volunteer “just give us a

call.”

The Young at Heart Senior

Center also has a thrift store

which is open from 8 a.m. to 2

p.m. Tuesday to Friday in the

lower level of the building at

206 Furniture Street. “It’s easy

to find, it’s right at the end of

Route 30 where it turns to go to

Lake St. Catherine; look for the

stop sign and the sign for the

senior center and the thrift

shop – it’s not hard to find if

you stay right on Route 30,”

Thomas said.

Purchases made at the thrift

store go to help keep the senior

center running. “It helps sup-

port the senior center, it helps

Castleton Community Center

Tai Chi for arthritis coming in November

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to pay the bills, everything, it’s

very important to us,” Thomas

said.

What any thrift store needs

to keep selling it something to

sell and that is another place

the community and volunteers

can pitch in to help. “We always

need donations and people can

just bring them right there dur-

ing operational hours,” Thomas

said.

While the new outreach pro-

gram is a major push, the

Community Center continues

to be a beehive of activity. A

recent trip to Burlington for

shopping at the Christmas Tree

Shop was so popular it is going

to happen a second time. “We

couldn’t get everyone on the bus

in just one trip,” Thomas said.

Now at 300 members, the cen-

ter is staffed by 35 volunteers

who serve lunch Tuesday

through Friday. In March of

this year, said Thomas, the cen-

ter served 1,158 meals. “It’s a

real community effort,” she

said. A portion of the food

served is provided by the

Vermont Food Bank. The

remainder is covered by a small

fee of $3.25 for those over 60,

and $4.25 for people under 60

years of age.

The members of the Young

at Heart Senior Center come

from all over the area, includ-

ing Poultney, Chittenden,

Rutland, Clarendon, Wells,

Hampton, Whitehall and

Granville, said Thomas.

Becoming a member is easy:

just stop in at the organization’s

home at 206 Furnace Street and

fill out an application.

Other activities have includ-

ed trips to Wilton Mall for shop-

ping (which included lunch at

the Golden Corral) and West

Point. To learn more about

membership in the Young at

Heart Senior Center or to volun-

teer, call 287-9200 or stop by the

center at 206 Furnace Street,

located near Poultney High

School adjacent the athletic

fields.

ONGOING ACTIVITIES

Bone Building Exercise

Class – Tuesdays and Thursdays,

9:30-10:30 a.m.

Card Party – Wednesdays, 1

p.m.

Bingo – Fridays, 12:45 p.m.

Lunch – Tuesdays-Fridays,

noon

Aerobics – Fridays, 1-2 p.m.

Thrift Store – ongoing,

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area. The vans, which provide

transportation for essential

travel such as doctor appoint-

ments, operate eight hours a

day, five days a week.

Regularly scheduled groups

include book club, Writing for

Pleasure, dominoes, Sudoku,

bingo, and knitters network.

Membership in Castleton

Community Seniors costs $10

per year, and entitles members

to discounts on programs and

classes that have fees. For more

information, contact the

Castleton Community Center at

468-3093 or by email at homest-

[email protected].

ONGOING ACTIVITIES

Zumba – Wed., 4:30-5:30 p.m.

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By Ryan Mahar, DPT

Although sooner (far sooner) than

desired, the winter months are here.

Preparing the home for winter, being

active during inclement weather and the

inevitable shoveling of snow is on the

horizon. All of these activities are

unavoidable common functions for us in

the north country. Every year we here at

Donna P. Johnson Physical Therapy, P.C.

welcome new patients who unfortunate-

ly have fallen victim to some of the

potential dangers involved with these

activities.

Now is your opportunity to take the

necessary steps in decreasing the chanc-

es of injuring yourself during the win-

ter. Raking leaves, weather proofing the

outside of our homes, putting up holiday

decorations, shoveling snow, walking

through snow or on slippery surfaces

require increased physical activity that

many of us may not be properly pre-

pared to perform. One study of injuries

in the winter months indicated nearly 40

percent of injuries involve fractures and

25 percent of injuries involve ligament

damage. Even in November, by starting a

simple home exercise conditioning pro-

gram, you can make these chores more

enjoyable and less risky.

We would like to provide a simple

home exercise routine that will help you

become stronger in your back, legs and

arms and in turn reduce the chances of

injury. In addition, balance exercises

and starting a light walking program

can help reduce the increased demand

on our bodies when working or just

walking to the grocery store in cold tem-

peratures and possibly on icy walkways.

This program is intended to be start-

ed slowly, should not cause any pain and

should not be performed by anyone who

has a history of heart problems (heart

attack or heart surgeries), without first

consulting with your local physical ther-

apist or primary care physician. There

is no specific order to the exercises, and

the entire program does not have to be

performed all at once. As an example,

these exercises can be done periodically

throughout the day, or half of the rou-

tine can be performed in the morning

and then the remainder in the after-

noon. Most importantly, you are per-

forming them and taking the proper

steps to avoid injury. (Please see attached

handout of exercises)

The walking program can be started

today by simply taking 10-20 minutes out

of your current routine to walk down

the road, around your house or through-

out your house, with the intention of

walking for exercise. Try adding 5to 10

minutes each week until you have

reached the optimal goal of 30 to 45 min-

utes daily or every other day walk.

During the colder days, be sure to drink

plenty of water, dress warmly, use a

walking stick and wear foot gear with

traction as necessary so your walk is

enjoyable. When conditions are more

slippery, take smaller steps and walk

slower.

How to prepare your body for winter

When you see football players on TV wearing pink,

you know its Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So,

here are some facts about breast cancer to be aware of:

Fact No. 1: The two biggest risk factors for develop-

ing breast cancer are being a woman and getting older.

Family history can play a significant role but nearly

80% of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer

have no family history.

Fact No. 2: You can reduce your risk for developing

breast cancer by exercising, maintaining a healthy

weight and by limiting the amount of alcohol to less

than five drinks per week. We don’t know what causes

breast cancer. However, we know that making good

lifestyle choices can help to reduce your risk of devel-

oping the disease.

Fact No. 3: The American Cancer Society recom-

mends beginning yearly mammograms at the age of

40. Ninety-five percent of breast cancers are diag-

nosed in women age 40 and over. Screening mammo-

grams in women under the age of 40 can be difficult

because breast tissue in younger women is more

dense, making the image hard to evaluate. In fact,

many women still have dense breast tissue throughout

their 40’s. That’s why there have been recent guide-

lines from other agencies recommending that you

wait until age 50. Speak with your doctor about when

you should have a mammogram.

Fact No. 4: A yearly mammogram is recommended

even if a woman is in good health. They can detect

calcifications. Calcifications are very small calcium

deposits which may indicate breast cancer even before

a mass can be seen on the image or before you can feel

it. No other imaging test can adequately detect calcifi-

cations so a mammogram is the most effective way to

detect breast cancer in the early stages. Early detec-

tion increases the likelihood of successful treatment.

Fact No. 5: Mammography is a great screening and

diagnostic tool but it does not detect breast cancer 100

percent of the time. There is no imaging test that is

100% accurate. Your best chance at early detection

involves a three part action plan: a yearly mammo-

gram starting at age 40, yearly clinical breast exams

by your provider and monthly breast self exams.

We still have much to learn about preventing or

curing breast cancer. Early detection really is your

best protection. Have you had your mammogram yet?

This article was submitted by the Breast Care

Program at Rutland Regional Medical Center.

Important facts you should know about breast cancer

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Indian River Rehab &

Nursing Center is a short-term

sub-acute rehabilitation center

featuring physical, occupation-

al, and speech therapy as well

as a long term-term skilled

nursing facility. Hands-on indi-

vidualized treatment in a

home-like, supportive atmo-

sphere is provided at the

recently renovated facility,

located at 17 Madison St. in

Granville. The facility, which

was established in 1950 and is

now owned by Global

Healthcare Services Group and

offers 24-hour skilled nursing

care to those in need in the

community. “Our staff is very

caring, considerate and pas-

sionate about the care we pro-

vide, said administrator Renee

Groesbeck. “We provide per-

sonalized, motivating short-

term rehab treatments to resi-

dents with the ultimate goal of

safely returning the residents

back to their own homes.”

Indian River has a special-

ized hands-on short-term rehab

department, which recently

went under expansive renova-

tions to increase the depart-

ment to meet the community’s

growing needs. The rehab unit

offers 40-beds dedicated to

short-term rehabilitation ser-

vices for those in need after

surgery or illness in addition

to providing IV antibiotic

administration; and specialized

wound care including wound

VAC management.

Additional services provided

at Indian River Rehab are phy-

sician services, transportation

to doctor visits and dialysis

treatments, dietary expertise,

social services, daily activities,

beauty/barber shop, house-

keeping, laundry, and grounds

maintenance. Air conditioning

has been installed in the facili-

ty’s A Wing and B Wing to

allow for a more controlled

environment during the hot

and humid summer days and

work will begin to upgrade the

roof and paved areas. Indian

River is also in the process of

enhancing the short term

rehab’s dining experience by

providing a buffet allowing for

additional choices and allow-

ing residents to eat when ready

so food doesn’t get cold.

Staff at Indian River Rehab

includes Cathy Wright-

Lamando, MSPT, Director of

Rehabilitation Services. She

has hand-selected a dynamic

team of experienced, licensed

physical, occupational and

speech/swallowing therapists

trained in these areas includ-

ing the new, innovative

VitalStim therapy with the goal

of optimizing a resident’s inde-

pendence to return home after

surgery or an illness. Also on

the Indian River team is Kim

Flory, Director of Nursing. She

comes to Indian River with

many years of nursing experi-

ence and with her extraordi-

nary dedication and leadership

skills Kim will continue to edu-

cate Indian River’s nursing

staff to provide the highest

quality and most innovative

care to the center’s residents.

Physicians overseeing

Indian River’s medical care are

Medical Director, Dr. Max

Crossman, Dr. Nawed Siddiqui,

Dr. Jennifer Hayes, Dr. Sean

Kimball, and Physician’s

Assistant Madeline Doane. All

of Indian River’s staff prides

itself on providing a home-like,

supportive atmosphere with

the development of good rela-

tionships with residents and

families, Groesbeck added.

Indian River is continuously

researching all current and

future opportunities and

advancements to meet the

growing needs of the commu-

nity.

To inquire about Indian

River’s full array of services

or request a personal tour to

view the newly renovated facil-

ity, call (518) 642-2710 or visit

the website at

www.IndianRiverRehab.com

to take an online virtual tour.

Indian River offers caring, compassion and respect

Lindsay Schieffelin Sr.Gemini FitnessGranville, NY

We all love summertime. Getting out

again after a long winter. Daily summer

activities. Warm summer nights. Strolls in

the park. Lots of ways to burn off some

extra winter calories.

Unfortunately, there is also ice cream,

milk shakes, and other summer treats.

Winter will give us many more opportuni-

ties to add excess calories soon enough.

Too bad we are not like Chipper the squir-

rel who has to stuff himself before winter

comes! So what is the best way to lose some

calories before we become more shut in?

Think about your furnace at home. In

the winter, it fires up all the time and burns

lots of fuel. If it were only burning calo-

ries instead of a fuel oil! Well, your body

works in a very similar manner.

Imagine if you could fire up your inter-

nal calorie burning furnace and burn more

calories all winter!! You can. Here’s how.

Your body is made up of both lean tissue

(muscles, organs, bones) and fat. While

some fat is necessary, excess fat is unsight-

ly and a terrible risk to your health. What

most of us need is less fat and more lean

tissue.

So what’s so great about lean tissue? It

burns calories all the time – even while you

are sitting and reading this article. Your

lean body mass is your internal calorie

burning furnace! The more lean tissue you

have, the more calories you burn without

lifting a finger.

The key to successful long term weight

loss is strength training. Building some

extra muscle not only makes you stronger

and more fit, it increases the size of your

internal calorie burning furnace.

I know. You don’t want to “lift weights”.

You don’t have to. But it is the fastest way

to increase your internal calorie burning

furnace. Any knowledgeable weight loss

professional will tell you this. Dieting by

itself rarely works long term. Besides,

when you diet, you lose more lean tissue

than fat!

Dieting actually reduces your internal

calorie burning furnace. This makes it

harder to keep the weight off. And the min-

ute you go off your diet, you gain the

weight back. That is exactly why almost

nobody can successfully keep weight off

long term by dieting alone.

Increasing your physical activity in any

meaningful way will help you increase

your muscle mass. Isn’t it amazing what

we do today to avoid having to do any

physical activity? We used to walk every-

where, now we take a car. We used to do

laundry and household chores by hand.

Now we have washing machines, power

tools, and vacuum cleaners. We even have

power can openers!

So instead of circling the parking lot at

your local supermarket until you find a

parking spot closest to the front door, park

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taking the elevator at work, take the stairs.

Think about ways you can add some physi-

cal activities during the day.

Physical activity makes us feel stronger,

more fit, and more confident. It gives us

more energy and stamina, and it helps us

sleep better. The health benefits of physi-

cal activity are immeasurable!

So instead of fighting the battle of the

bulge this winter, start increasing your

physical activity today. It will literally

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The health center has been providing

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since 1996. Currently the center is staffed

by two physicians, Carl Beckler, MD and

Brian Kilpatrick, MD, and three mid-

level providers, Michael

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office manager Mary Jane Brislin.

Each of the Providers work with their

own nurse on a regular basis. These are

the nurses or MA’s who will take you to

the exam room and help you get pre-

pared for your exam or procedure. Amy

Coderre LPN works with Dr. Beckler.

Colleen Bates MA works with Dr

Kilpatrick. Chris Parker LPN works

with Jacki Becker. Wendy Chapin LPN is

with Mike Dashnaw and Amanda Ellis

MA works with Jean Morgan. The also

may be calling you with test results or

other information from your provider.

When you call the office for a pre-

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about an illness or injury for yourself or

a family member, you will be transferred

to the Triage Nurse, Debbie Gould LPN.

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all of the appropriate paperwork is sent

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might require for referrals and testing

are completed.

Center staff members are school phy-

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System and are on staff at the Orchard

Nursing Centre, Brislin said. They also

provide care for work related injuries for

several area businesses.


Center, affiliated with Community

Health Centers of the Rutland Region,

offers extended office hours in the morn-

ing and in the evening for the conve-

nience of its patients. They are open at 7

a.m. on most mornings to offer early

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By Matthew Rice

Many years ago three thirsty slate

quarry workers decided they needed to

row across the lake to keep the party

going.

It was late, so the story goes, and they

had already had a few when they set out

– they never returned.

Their bodies were never recovered.

Since then, on a full moon night with

the water flat calm and the air unnatu-

rally still an empty row boat can be seen

that somehow moves up the lake against

the current with no oars disturbing the

glassy surface of the lake and no occu-

pants in the boat.

That shimmering ship is all that

remains of three slate quarry workers

who decided to row out for a drink one

fateful night and never came back.

Slate Valley Museum coordinator of

education Bob Isherwood told this tale

and others as a part of the evening tour

of the remains of the West Castleton

Slate Company along the shores of Lake

Bomoseen at Lake Bomoseen State Park.

Along with a walking tour of the rem-

nants of the slate company, Isherwood

and museum trustee John Jones and

even members of the tour shared some

of the tales of the Slate Valley that made

the blood run cold.

Jones related stories of quarry work-

ers killed in various accidents and

efforts to return maimed men to their

country or origin.

Isherwood told a tale from the

Granville Sentinel’s pages in which

three workers were killed in an explo-

sion that shook buildings in the village.

The graphic description of the inju-

ries sustained by the men who were

killed when working with dynamite was

stunning, something that would be out

of place in a modern newspaper account

of a similar tragedy.

Visitors, including Slate Valley

Museum director Kate Weller, walked

the path through the West Castleton

Slate Company including the still-stand-

ing company store which still had the

bell used to call the workers for any rea-

son, including terrible tragedies.

Established in 1852 the West Castleton

Slate Company’s main building is a

hulking ruin now.

This company was large enough that

a fire at the mill in 1871 made the front

page of the New York Times newspaper,

according to the Slate Valley Museum.

Members of the tour added their own

tales of ghostly apparitions dressed in

period attire standing near the bed of a

man staying in one of the nearby houses

which used to house the factory manag-

er.

Or another who saw a mysterious

black cloud floating near the ceiling in

the same residence.

The tour ended back at the pavilion

with cider and donuts and a fire to chase

away the fall evening chill.

“I think it went really well, I think

everyone had a good time,” Slate Valley

Museum director Kate Weller said .

Tales of Slate Valley macabre makes blood run cold

Inside the remains of the West Castleton Slate Company. Water drains into a deep dark holes near one foundation wall of the massive former slate mill. Visitors also saw the site's "Negro Cemetery."

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Photos by Matthew Rice

Brandon Music focusing on tradition


Poultney High School is

pleased to unveil ‘Artwork of

the Permanent Collection of

PHS’. Art Teacher, Melissa

Kristiansen, began collecting

artwork from students in 2007

and each piece has been beauti-

fully matted and framed. The

artworks are outstanding piec-

es for those school years.

Teachers had an opportunity to

request a piece and thanks to

the custodial staff they have

been securely displayed

throughout the school. Mrs.

Kristiansen plans to continue

adding three to four pieces each

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Twig Remembers

Tom led a quiet life. Work at

G.E. and home to West Street.

Tom and I hooked up at the

Laundromat where we would

have these great visits. He’d

talk about his kids and politics.

Oh, would he go on.

He’d always have some little

piece of info that he’d gathered

from my brother Bill’s barber

shop (Hair Haven).

Safe trip Tom; God bless.

-- Twig Canfield

Have you ever been to the

“Black Hole?” In the world of

the diabetic there is this very

thin, thin gap between a low-

low sugar level and a coma. You

begin to feel like you are sliding

into this black hole with noth-

ing to grab or hold – it scares

the living Jesus out of you. At

home I have a loose capped real

“coke” at my bedside. But when

you’re not at home, it’s hard to

find the bed stand.

I’ve been through this prob-

lem more times than I can count

of both hands and on three of

those occasions I awoke to find

a quiet and calm Mark Camara.

He had the perfect tempera-

ment, perfect personality and

perfect sense of humor when

needed. It was like he was born

for the job.

The first time Mark had

taken the blood reading and

said, “I can’t believe it, your

blood sugar is 23 and you’re still

coherent.” He told me a few

days later that my next words

were “Blah, blah, garble, gar-

ble.” On that occasion I awoke

as I was being unloaded and I

was staring right straight ahead

at Mark. When somebody saves

you from “The Black Hole,”

then you have a friend for life.

I have been a diabetic since

1973 and I know most of the

squad members in all of the

surrounding towns and I have

friends who work for Rutland

Regional Ambulance. And I am

here to tell you that they and all

the members of RRMC emer-

gency room staff are guardian

angels to all of us in Rutland

County.

I hope that God finds a spe-

cial place for this very special

person.

God bless you, Mark Camara.

-- Twig Canfield

His father, John, has had a

summer place near Poultney for

years and was a regular at

Williams’ Hardware (mostly

summers) for years.

Well, six or seven years ago

Gary moved up from

Connecticut and became a regu-

lar at our store. He repaired

lawn mowers so he needed lots

of parts and nuts and bolts. It

didn’t take him long to get to

know the store.

This past year we turned the

store completely around (you

know something you should do

every 30 or 40 years). Well, it

didn’t take Gary long to learn

the lay of the land this time.

May God be with you, Gary

Heuckeroth.

-- Twig Canfield

Mark Camara

Gary Heuckeroth

Tom Ellis

House Blend plays Tinmouth Nov. 4House Blend, which brought

down the house with their last

show., will return to the stage at

the Tinmouth Old Firehouse at

7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 4.

House Blend, formed in 2006,

is an assembly of 23 veteran

singers from Vermont and New

Hampshire, devoted to the col-

lective exploration of the many

styles of mostly a cappella

songs from around the world

and throughout musical histo-

ry. A democratically-governed

party of self-professed singing

addicts, the “Blenders” look to

the artistic direction of all of

its members to guide the group,

creating a harmonious brew

that reflects their diverse musi-

cal backgrounds.

The Old Firehouse Concert

Series benefits the Tinmouth

Community Fund, a private

non-profit supporting commu-

nity based projects in Tinmouth.

Tinmouth’s Old Firehouse

Stage is located in beautiful

downtown Tinmouth right on

the green. Doors open at 7 p.m.,

and there is a $9 donation at the

door. Refreshments will be

available.

For more information con-

tact Colleen at celibalch@com-

cast.net or (802) 414-0011 or visit

www.tinmouthvt.org for direc-

tions.


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