Daily Archives: April 20, 2012

Carolyn E. Murray, 68, passed away unexpectedly Friday evening, April 13, 2012, in Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, surrounded by her loving family. Carolyn was born on Oct. 7, 1943, in Burlington, the daughter of Daniel (Bud) O’Brien and Evelyn (Ratta) Casey. On March 4, 1966, she married Philip Murray in Elizabethtown, N.Y. Carolyn… Read More

Chip and Jo Wright are happy to announce the recent birth of two new granddaughters. Hope Douglas Wright, daughter of John Wright and Alexandra Kalof, was born at Fletcher Allen Health Care on Feb. 18, 2012.  Abby Marie Kelly, daughter of Kate and Shannon Kelly, was born on March 26, 2012 in Rolla, Mo. Read More

By Jason Alderman I’m a firm believer that the more knowledge you acquire, the richer your life will be. But as college tuition and fees continue to skyrocket, students and parents increasingly are asking, “Is a degree really worth the cost?” For many people it certainly is: On average, college graduates earn $550,000 more than… Read More

Who knew that one of the hardest parenting tests is trying to get through the grocery store line without being pressured to buy candy from a seven year-old? In today’s culture, it is easy to believe that the more we spend on our children, the more we show our love. But, believe it or not,… Read More

The Shelburne Board of School Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Patricia Beaumont as co-principal of the Shelburne Community School, to beginning July 1, 2012. Beaumont was selected from a pool of 50 candidates. The search committee, comprised of two board members, two community members, four teachers, and three administrators, conducted first and… Read More

By David Southworth Sixth grader Joshua Gamble represented Shelburne Community School (SCS) at the National Geography Bee state level of competition held at Middlebury College on Friday, March 30.  Gamble’s performance represented one of the best for a SCS student, as out of a field of 80 students, Josh tied for 5th place. In the… Read More

by Lin Stone The Champlain Valley Union High School Board’s meeting of April 12 was opened with a request from Town Selectboard Chair Jonathan Trefry for CVU to contribute to the town’s annual public safety funds. Trefry reported an advisory committee had recommended that as CVU is the town’s largest employer and has need for… Read More

Bradley R. Evers was a first-year student at St. Lawrence in the fall of 1990. He was very active in the First-Year Program (FYP), in organizing the First-Year Student Council and in many other co-curricular activities. Evers was an outstanding first-year student leader and was presented an award recognizing that fact on Moving-Up Day in… Read More

Talia Loiter, a 5th grade student at Shelburne Community School, was honored at a State House ceremony April 12 for her poster artwork. She is shown here standing with Vermont State Treasurer Beth Pearce. Talia’s poster submission for the 2012 Be Money Wi$e Financial Literacy Poster Competition was chosen in the honorable mention category for… Read More

By Gail Callahan During the roughly 90 minutes the Shelburne Community School Board met last week, directors charted a new course for school personnel, heard about Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) fundraising and discussed how a new academic scheme will be implemented over the next two years. The meeting kicked off with a Board announcement that Patricia… Read More