Monthly Archives: November 2012
Holiday Fair at the Community School this weekend
| November 29, 2012 | Filled under Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle |
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The Shelburne Community School (SCS) will kick off the holiday season this Saturday, Dec. 1, from 9:30 am-1:30 pm with its Holiday Fair. This hugely popular free event is bigger than ever this year and will now fill both of the gyms, as well as the cafeteria, with tables brimming over with child-made crafts and… Read More
Elizabeth (Bennet) Burroughs – Williston
| November 29, 2012 | Filled under Obituaries, Our Town |
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Elizabeth “Bets”, “Betsy”, (Bennet) Burroughs, 86, died peacefully at her home early Sunday morning, Nov. 25, 2012, after a 15 year battle with ovarian cancer. A long-time resident of Essex Junction and later Williston, she was born in San Francisco on Oct. 25, 1926, to the late Helen (Victors) and Richard Wilson Bennet. Betsy was… Read More
Dr. Robert James “Jim” McKay, Jr., M.D. – Shelburne
| November 29, 2012 | Filled under Obituaries, Our Town |
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Dr. Robert James “Jim” McKay, Jr., M.D. died peacefully on Nov. 23, 2012 at Wake Robin in Shelburne, Vt. He was 95. Dr. McKay was born in New York City on Oct. 8, 1917 and grew up in Basking Ridge, N.J. He was educated at the Lawrenceville School, Princeton University (1939), and Harvard Medical School… Read More
Shelburne Pond Studios participates in First Friday Art Walk
| November 28, 2012 | Filled under Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle |
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Beginning next month Shelburne Pond Studios will be listed in the Art Map Burlington, a monthly print publication reporting on contemporary art in the Greater Burlington area; exhibitions, events, art venues, the work of local artists, and the First Friday Art Walks, when artists and galleries open their spaces for visitors on the first Friday of… Read More
Fodor’s selects local Inn as Top 100 Hotel
| November 27, 2012 | Filled under Headlines |
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The Inn at Shelburne Farms was chosen as one of the Fodor’s Top 100 Hotels. Selected by the experts at Fodor’s Travel, this second-annual list features a new selection of hotels across nine categories that represent the year’s global hospitality trends. Featured in the Trendsetter category along with 10 other hotels, the Inn was one… Read More
Local receives Community Excellence Award
| November 27, 2012 | Filled under Headlines |
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The Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce recognized Shelburne resident David Provost with its annual Community Excellence Award at its 102nd annual dinner on Tuesday, Nov.13 in South Burlington. As the leading business organization in Vermont, the Chamber advocates for a thriving private sector economy and assists its members and community in strengthening their collective… Read More
Former resident inducted into Vermont HOF
| November 27, 2012 | Filled under Headlines |
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Three-time Vermont state high school soccer player of the year and former Shelburne resident Jen Carlson was inducted into the inaugural class of the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame Saturday night, Nov. 17 at the DoubleTree Hotel in South Burlington. After graduation from CVU Carlson completed her four-year career at the University of Connecticut second… Read More
Selectboard faces numerous issues at regular meeting
| November 27, 2012 | Filled under Our Town, Selectboard |
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By Heather McKim The Nov. 13 meeting of the Shelburne Selectboard covered several new issues as well as revisiting a couple of items of old business. Four members of the board—Paul Bohne III, Bob Roesler, Tim Pudvar, and Gary von Stange—were in attendance for the meeting. Bohne gave the Manager’s Report. He informed those gathered… Read More
Rice Lumber development virtually approved
| November 27, 2012 | Filled under DRB, Our Town |
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By Carol Casey At its meeting on Nov. 14, the Development Review Board (DRB) directed DRB Administrator Courtney Synowiec to draft a decision giving final plan and conditional use approval to the Rice Lumber development project. The decision is likely to include more than four dozen conditions. Once approved by the DRB, the project will… Read More
Pausing for gratitude
| November 27, 2012 | Filled under Our Town |
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By Marilyn Neagley I had turned toward home after taking a walk on what had been a spectacular November day. The light was sharp and clear, the air warm yet refreshing. I glanced over my shoulder at the setting sun and, in that same moment, noticed a half moon above. The wonder and beauty of… Read More
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