Daily Archives: April 20, 2012

Friday, May 18 On Grad Challenge presentation day, seniors make formal presentations to panels composed of community members and CVU faculty.  Panelists have found their participation in this special day to be an exciting and inspiring experience.  The day is divided into three sessions. During each one and one-half hour session over 25 classrooms are… Read More

by Lin Stone If you have had a senior in high school, you may have noticed the annual epidemic of what is commonly referred to as “senioritis.” Primary presenting symptoms are an increase in procrastination and flagging energy between 8 am and 3 pm Monday through Friday, particularly noticeable in the spring. Complicating the situation… Read More

Wind Ridge Publishing proudly sponsored a candlelight tribute during the show’s finale at every Lyric performance April 12-15. At right, the audience at the Flynn Theater held an electric candle vigil for those that lost on their lives on the Titanic. The memoriam was held in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s fateful… Read More

Vermont’s dairy cows are in training and the cookie dough is almost ready to roll out, as organizers finalize plans for what may well be a world record-setting milk ‘n cookies event. “The Great Cookie Dunk,” scheduled during Burlington’s 27th annual Kids Day on Saturday, May 12, in Battery Park, will benefit Make-A-Wish Vermont and… Read More

by Rep. Kate Webb   Vermont law requires children in school to complete a schedule of immunizations outlined by the Department of Health, but allows for medical, religious, and philosophical exemptions. While medical exemptions were never an issue, and religious exemptions are likely protected by the US Constitution, the right to use a philosophical exemption… Read More

By Carol Casey At the meeting of the Planning Commission on April 12, members and a public audience of more than two dozen residents gave their rapt attention to a presentation by Bill and Mary Dennis, the consultants hired to provide conceptual strategies and designs for a new look for the half mile corridor centered… Read More

Kip Roberson, Director of the Pierson Library in Shelburne announced that the Pierson is being represented by a new logo that symbolizes both its primary function as a library as well as its sense of place within the Shelburne community. The Library is quickly evolving with the times and provides resources and materials well beyond… Read More

New playground opens thanks to community effort On behalf of the Shelburne Parks and Recreation Department and the Recreation Committee, I would like to thank all those involved in helping bring to fruition a new, safe and revitalized playground at Shelburne Beach. I feel honored to work and serve in such a supportive community as… Read More

Sarah Crow and Linda Norris met while they were working in Ukraine where Crow, a Fullbright scholar, was studying foraged food resources and Norris was studying food history by exploring museum collections. Their shared interests led them to found The Pickle Project which focuses on preserving food traditions and culture. Shelburne Farms is a partner in The… Read More

Peg Rosenau Peg Rosenau understands the importance of living sustainably. Her childhood was spent freely roaming the neighborhood and exploring the woods, fishing and catching critters, and building forts and rock dams with her friends. “My intimate and intuitive sense of the natural world and my understanding of my place in it is the bedrock… Read More