Daily Archives: December 5, 2012
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| December 5, 2012 | Filled under Sports |
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St. Michael’s senior Dan Evarts of Hinesburg netted his first ice hockey goal of the season on Friday, Nov. 30 against Castleton State College. The Purple Knights lost 6-3 in Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) action. Champlain Valley Union field hockey players Jenna Cloutier and Robin Powell were named to both the Vermont Twin State… Read More
Celebrate the holidays with handbell performance Dec. 15
| December 5, 2012 | Filled under Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle |
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Join the Northern Bronze Handbell Ensemble and celebrate the holidays with a performance titled “Noels by Bells” at All Souls Interfaith Gathering on Saturday evening, Dec. 15 at 7 pm. The Northern Bronze is a professional community handbell ensemble established in 2002 with members from all over northwestern Vermont. All Souls Interfaith Gathering’s sanctuary is… Read More
HANDS offers Christmas meals to seniors
| December 5, 2012 | Filled under Lifestyle, Our Town |
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HANDS (Helping and Nurturing Diverse Seniors) will provide a delivered meal and a sit-down dinner again this year on Christmas Day. “We love being able to have a place for people to gather together on Christmas,” explained HANDS Director Megan Humphrey. “We also know that some people would rather have a meal delivered to their home,”… Read More
Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah
| December 5, 2012 | Filled under Home & Garden, Lifestyle |
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The celebration of the Festival of Lights begins on Saturday, Dec. 8 at sundown. Officially the Hanukkah observance begins on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, but the starting date on the secular calendar varies from year to year. The holiday celebrates the events that took place over 2,300 years ago in… Read More
Holiday string quartet performs at Hinesburg library Dec. 8
| December 5, 2012 | Filled under Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle, Our Town |
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The Carpenter Carse Library in Hinesburg will host a holiday concert on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 3 pm. Brighten your holidays with the classical sounds of a string quartet performed by talented young musicians Eileen O’Grady, Gabe Mantegna, Gawain Usher, and Noah Marconi. Plan to attend this beautiful performance of works by Handel, Bach, and… Read More
Kinney Drugs hosts holiday gift programs
| December 5, 2012 | Filled under Our Town |
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Fresh on the heels of its in-store food drive which donated nearly 12,000 food items to local food rescue organizations, Kinney Drugs is kicking off the holiday season by hosting two separate gift-giving programs in all of its drug store locations to benefit less fortunate children and seniors. From now through Dec. 14, Kinney Drugs… Read More
Icewine: freezing grapes and other feisty ways to drink sweets
| December 5, 2012 | Filled under Lifestyle |
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by Mary Jacobson, MD and Lynn Gretkowski, MD How is it that some wines are sweet and other wines are dry? Let’s consider our sweet dessert wines like icewines, Vin Santos, Ports, Madeiras, Sauternes, and Tokajis. Other than the grape varietal, it’s the grape’s sugar content and the process of how that sugar level is… Read More
Elizabeth F. Giddings – Shelburne
| December 5, 2012 | Filled under Obituaries, Our Town |
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Elizabeth F. Giddings passed away peacefully on Nov. 30, 2012. She was born Grace Elizabeth Fisk on May 11, 1914, to David S. and Grace (Gibson) Fisk, in Hudson Falls, N.Y. Betty graduated from Wells College in 1935, and from the Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing in 1938. As a nurse on the surgical… Read More
Dr. Mary Elizabeth Cirino, Ph.D. – Burlington
| December 5, 2012 | Filled under Obituaries, Our Town |
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Mary Elizabeth Cirino, born Oct. 28, 1917, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, in Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, after an extended illness. As a young woman, she chose to pursue a career in science at a time when most women stayed at home. She received her doctorate in Marine Biology and conducted… Read More
Gregory S. Clark – Vergennes
| December 5, 2012 | Filled under Obituaries, Our Town |
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Gregory S. Clark, 65, passed away Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, in Porter Medical Center in Middlebury. He was born July 19, 1947, in Burlington, the son of Allen and Shirley (Haven) Clark. He was a teacher at Mt. Abraham Union High School, and served five terms in the Vermont Legislature. He was also a member… Read More
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