Daily Archives: January 3, 2013
Student submissions sought for essay contest
| January 3, 2013 | Filled under Education |
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Vermont students are invited to submit essays on “The Road Not Taken,” the theme of the 2013 Vermont Flower Show, for a contest co-sponsored by Green Works – the Vermont Nursery and Landscape Association and University of Vermont (UVM) Extension. The top three essays in each age group (6 to 9, 10 to 13, and… Read More
CVU students help make wishes come true
| January 3, 2013 | Filled under Education |
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Champlain Valley Union’s Business Ethics class is hosting their fourth annual Family Formal, a friendly and fun dance that brings families together from Shelburne, Charlotte, Hinesburg, Williston, and Chittenden County at large. The event is primarily targeted towards children in grades K-5 (older and younger children are welcome), who will attend the dance with a… Read More
Kwanzaa celebrated by Schoolhouse students
| January 3, 2013 | Filled under Education, Lifestyle, Our Town |
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Students, teachers, families, and alumni of The Schoolhouse joined together to celebrate the 28-year-old tradition of Kwanzaa. The school’s Kwanzaa ceremony held on Dec. 19 marked the end of three weeks of study and preparation to explore aspects of the holiday, of African-American culture and of one’s own family stories. Kwanzaa is a non-religious, non-heroic… Read More
Newman-LaClair
| January 3, 2013 | Filled under Our Town |
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Daniel LeClair and Shannon Newman were joined in marriage on June 9,2012 in a medieval-styled wedding at the Hidden Garden in Hinesburg by Justice of the Peace David Webster. The ceremony included a sword and flower ceremony in which the attendants pledged to support and defend the union. Attendants include matron of honor Catherine… Read More
Dr. Clotean H. Brayfield – Shelburne
| January 3, 2013 | Filled under Obituaries, Our Town |
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Dr. Clotean H. Brayfield, 81, a longtime resident of Windsor, Conn., and recently of Shelburne, died peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Clo was born on Nov. 4, 1931, in San Bernadino, Calif., to William Gordon Helm and Myrtle A. (Kleeberger) Helm. She grew up in Bakersfield, Calif., graduated from East Bakersfield High in 1949,… Read More
Barbara Elizabeth Hall Vizvarie – Shelburne
| January 3, 2013 | Filled under Obituaries, Our Town |
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On Dec. 19, 2012, Barbara Elizabeth Hall Vizvarie completed her time on earth at the age of 92. She was born to Arthur and Hazel Hall in Danbury, Conn., the first of four children. As a child she moved with her family often, but always seemed to return to Danbury. She had a wonderful childhood… Read More
Edgar May – Springfield
| January 3, 2013 | Filled under Obituaries, Our Town |
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Edgar May, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Vermont state senator, and chief operating officer of Special Olympics, from Springfield, Vt., died at age 83 on Dec. 27, 2012, in the Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Hospital in Tucson, Ariz., where he made his winter home. The cause of death was a series of strokes, according to his… Read More
Barbara Noble – Shelburne
| January 3, 2013 | Filled under Obituaries, Our Town |
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Barbara Noble of Shelburne died Dec. 27. She was recovering from a heart attack at her son’s home. Barbara was born in 1940. Her parents were Malka (Molly) Leah Lecker and Yitzkoch (Irving) ben Jakof (Jacob) Anshel Noble. Barbara graduated valedictorian from UVM at age 19, and played violin in the Vermont Symphony Orchestra. She… Read More
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