Category: Our Town
Dr. Jessica Kraft Sayre and Dr. Matthew John Meyer
| May 16, 2013 | Filled under Our Town |
Dr. Jessica Kraft Sayre, a daughter of Marcia Kraft-Sayre and Steven E. Sayre of Charlottesville, Va., was married there Saturday, May 4 to Dr. Matthew John Meyer, a son of Teresa Canal Meyer and John H. Meyer of Shelburne, Vt. The Rev. Dr. Barry Penn Hollar, a Methodist minister, performed the ceremony at Panorama Farms.… Read More
All hands help green up
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Headlines, Our Town |
Dee Partridge was one of about 20 residents from Wake Robin who helped comb the streets of Shelburne this year on Green Up Day, Saturday, May 4. Read More
Master butcher and award-winning cookbook author team up for meat workshop
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Our Town |
On May 11, two local food celebrities come together for a free, demonstration-style workshop on cooking pastured, local meat at affordable prices. Heading into busy summer farmer’s market season, participants will learn about selecting and cooking parts of the animal that most people are not familiar with how to use, like soup bones, organ meats,… Read More
Locals attend Alzheimer’s Forum, urge bill in Washington, D.C.
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Our Town |
If Glen Campbell forgets the words to “Wichita Lineman” during a concert he doesn’t worry about it – the audience just continues to sing along and provides the words. They are his support group. For the more than five million other Americans with Alzheimer’s disease, there is no such group. They have to rely on… Read More
Shelburne Farms opens for the season this weekend
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Our Town |
Shelburne Farms, and its historic landscape and buildings dedicated to teaching and demonstrating stewardship of natural resources, opens this weekend. The busy 2013 summer season kicks off Saturday, May 11 with the Inn open for breakfast, dinner and overnight stays, guided tours of the property throughout the day, seven days a week until mid-October. Tractor-drawn… Read More
Food Shelf critically short of supplies, funding
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Headlines, Our Town |
According to Val Martel, director of the Shelburne Food Shelf, the shelves are at dangerously low levels of inventory. She is asking all residents who can to assist to do so by donating non-perishable boxed and canned goods. Martel is specifically looking for the following items: Hamburger Helper and Rice-a-Roni boxed dishes Canned meats: tuna,… Read More
Traffic discussion for historic town intersection continues May 13
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Our Town |
Representatives from the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) and the consulting firm Stantec presented possible traffic solutions to the US 7/Falls Road/Harbor Road intersection to a packed house of residents, stakeholders, and representatives from the town of Shelburne and Vermont Agency of Transportation last month. Stantec conducted a scoping study that addressed ways to… Read More
Route 7 construction continues
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Our Town |
The following is the schedule of the construction to take place on Route 7 – Shelburne Road for Thursday, May 9. Thursday night: Final paving and line striping within Shelburne Village limits. NOTE: Driveway tie-ins will begin after the main line paving is complete. Please note traffic control will be present. We ask motorists to… Read More
Rethink taxation
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Our Town, The Readers Write |
Each week, Reps. Joan Lenes and Kate Webb provide an update on legislative actions in the ‘Report from Montpelier.’ Two very nice ladies, but I wonder why they vote the way they do. In this session, taxes have been increased on income, clothing, meals, vending machines, soft drinks, candy, satellite TV, cigarettes, gasoline, and most… Read More
Representatives are pro-development
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Our Town, The Readers Write |
I watch the happenings around Shelburne, with all of the talk on the Planning Commission and on the SelectBoard of changing: (1) the sewer system borders to support development and (2) the rural zoning that is the core of Shelburne. I became curious about the current members of the Planning Commission and the Select Board.… Read More
Recent Comments