Daily Archives: January 16, 2013
Arbor residents enjoy Christmas pageant
| January 16, 2013 | Filled under Our Town |
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On Jan. 6, residents of the Arbors enjoyed a visit from more than 20 children and youth from Trinity Episcopal Church, who performed a Christmas pageant. Both the pageant participants and the residents enjoy this annual tradition. Read More
The Readers Write
| January 16, 2013 | Filled under Our Town, The Readers Write |
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Decrease trash at CVU The United States makes up only 5 percent of the world’s population, yet we produce nearly one third of the world’s trash. As a senior at CVU, I’ve seen our contribution to this problem throughout the community. In CVU’s cafeteria we have three places to bring our waste products at the end of… Read More
News from the Pierson Library
| January 16, 2013 | Filled under Library News, Our Town |
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Upcoming Young People’s Movies: Gather every Thursday at 3:15 pm in the Youth area for the movie of the week. Popcorn will be served. Our “coming attractions” are: Thursday, Jan. 17: a funny retelling of the classic fairy tale, “Snow White” Thursday, Jan. 24: an animated fantasy film about a boy and his dog, very… Read More
Put children first – Op-Ed
| January 16, 2013 | Filled under Our Town |
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Our education system is among the best in the country. On that strength, Campaign for Vermont suggests we set our sights even higher. We rank among the 10 best education systems in America. That’s good, but we are in a country that now ranks outside of the top 20 internationally. That means Vermont ranks about 30th in the… Read More
Doing a snow dance
| January 16, 2013 | Filled under Arts & Entertainment |
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WinterFest, the annual celebration of the season at Shelburne Farms, a cooperative project of the Farms and Shelburne Parks & Rec, happens snow or no snow (well, except last year when everything was covered with ice). So mark your calendar for an afternoon of fun on Saturday, Jan. 26 from noon to 3 pm in… Read More
A Valentine rendezvous at Shelburne Vineyard
| January 16, 2013 | Filled under Arts & Entertainment |
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If you were to imagine the perfect setting for a romantic evening, you might well imagine a magical candlelit dinner at a vineyard featuring a selection of the vineyard’s own wines paired with an exquisite, gourmet meal. Shelburne Vineyard and The Essex Catering will bring that dream to life with “Love and Wine,” an intimate five-course dinner… Read More
SCS News and Views – Jack Caswell
| January 16, 2013 | Filled under Education |
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By Ellery Harkness, SCS 8th grader Jack Caswell was born in Burlington, Vt. and has lived in Shelburne his entire life. He is currently an 8th grader at Shelburne Community School. You might recognize him as he is involved in student council. He plays a variety of sports including baseball, skiing, and soccer. Jack recently… Read More
SCS News and Views – Ellery Harkness
| January 16, 2013 | Filled under Education |
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By Jack Caswell, SCS 8th grader When Ellery Harkness was just 5 years old, she moved from California to Shelburne. Now she is a student council representative, for the fourth year in a row at Shelburne Community School. Ellery is a very creative 8th grader. When she grows up, she says “I want to do… Read More
SCS accepting names for Pre-K lottery
| January 16, 2013 | Filled under Education |
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The Shelburne Community School is now accepting names for a random drawing for community peers for the 2013/2014 school year. The Shelburne Community Preschool Program is designed as an inclusive setting for children three to five years old from the Shelburne community. Approximately 50 percent of the children are typically developing, and 50 percent receive… Read More
Shelburne teen places at USASA Rail Jam
| January 16, 2013 | Filled under Sports |
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Shelburne resident, Jonathan “LJ” Twombly competes at the USASA Rail Jam at Jay Peak on Saturday, Jan. 12. Twombly, age 13, finished second in the 10-13 year-old division. Twombly also competed on Sunday in a USASA Slope Style competition at Stowe Mountain Resort where he finished fourth. Twombly trains with the Mt. Mansfield Ski &… Read More
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