Monthly Archives: August 2012
Local photographer offers Bud and Buddies Sept. 8-9
| August 30, 2012 | Filled under Education |
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Charlotte photographer Sarah McGarghan is offering a win/win opportunity for local parents. She is offering an alternative to indoor school pictures by opening her outdoor studio space for photographing students in a relaxed, natural setting. The event takes place Saturday, Sept. 8 from 10 am-4 pm and Sunday, Sept. 9 from 9 am to 3… Read More
Hinesburg library hosts Vermont artist exhibit
| August 30, 2012 | Filled under Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle |
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Vermont artist Nini Crane will hold an exhibit in the community room at the Carpenter-Carse Library from Sept. 4-29. Crane began painting after she retired from 32 years of teaching at Charlotte Central School, Champlain Valley Union High School, and the Shelburne Community School. She primarily paints watercolors but enjoys painting oils, pastels, and acrylics.… Read More
Music for Sprouts offers open house
| August 30, 2012 | Filled under Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle |
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Music for Sprouts, an early childhood education program that focuses on music and movement for 0-3 year olds, has partnered with Bread and Butter Farm to host classes and create a unique musical experience that takes full advantage of the natural working farm landscape. Join Music for Sprouts founder Chris Dorman and his partner Corie Pierce… Read More
Burlington weathers “The Tempest”
| August 30, 2012 | Filled under Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle |
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By Rachel Dunphy The Vermont Shakespeare Company (VSC), a theater troop based in the Champlain Islands, performed for the first time in the Burlington area on the weekend of Aug. 17 as part of their fifth season of “Shakespeare in the Park.” This season’s production was “The Tempest,” a tale of love and vengeance on a… Read More
Olympian Lea Davison sets new biking record in Race To The Top of Vermont
| August 30, 2012 | Filled under Sports |
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CVU track coach wins running competition In a race where bragging rights are earned by the person with the fastest time up Mount Mansfield, The North Face Race To The Top Of Vermont challenges some of the best mountain bikers and runners in the country against one another for the prestigious title of “King of… Read More
Shelburne participates in fall baseball league
| August 30, 2012 | Filled under Sports |
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Shelburne is participating in the regional fall baseball league with a team in each division, 9/10 and 11/12. Eight teams will participate in the league including Vergennes, Richmond, Shelburne, South Burlington (two teams), Burlington American, Williston, and Center City (another Burlington team). Shelburne’s grade 11/12 team opened their season with a 18-6 win over South… Read More
Fall lacrosse offered for boys in grades 7 and 8
| August 30, 2012 | Filled under Sports |
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Shelburne Recreation will be offering a fall boys lacrosse program for players in the 7th and 8th grades in September. The program will meet Sept. 9 through mid-October on Sundays from 4-5:30 pm at the Shelburne Community School fields. Players will spend time developing their stick skills and also play a small-sided game called Chumash.… Read More
Parks and Rec News
| August 30, 2012 | Filled under Parks and Rec |
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The fall/winter brochure is now available! Find your copy inserted in this week’s Shelburne News. You can also check our website for current and upcoming program information and updates at http://www.shelburnevt.org/departments/40.html. Kindergarten Soccer Registration is Open: The registration deadline is Friday, Sept. 7 at 3 pm. A fun, instructional soccer program for kindergarteners! The program curriculum includes fun ball mastery activities, interactive… Read More
Jane Allen Hadley – Estero, Fla.
| August 30, 2012 | Filled under Obituaries |
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Jane Allen Hadley, 91, passed away peacefully Aug. 20, 2012, in Estero, Fla. Jane was born in Burlington, and graduated from high school there and the University of Vermont where she was a devoted member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. Jane married Richard B. Hadley, MD, who predeceased her. They had four children who were… Read More
Cornelia “Connie” Smith Carpenter – Burlington
| August 30, 2012 | Filled under Obituaries |
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Cornelia “Connie” Smith Carpenter died Aug. 24, 2012, in Fletcher Allen Health Care, surrounded by loving family. Connie was born Jan. 30, 1926, in Burlington, the daughter of Joseph Thomas and Hallie Lane Smith. She attended Adams Elementary School and Burlington Junior and Senior High Schools. Connie graduated from Middlebury College in 1946. After graduation… Read More
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