Monthly Archives: March 2013
One sweet escape
| March 27, 2013 | Filled under Our Town |
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Palmers’ Maple Open House Weekend March 23-24 brought droves of families from all over Vermont. Above, two South Burlington tots enjoy sugar on snow down to the very last drop. Everyone devoured the super food in its many sweet manifestations: maple doughnuts, cookies, and hot dogs. Other activities during the weekend included live music by… Read More
Shelburne Craft School hosts One Million Bones Project April 6
| March 27, 2013 | Filled under Our Town |
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In partnership with One Million Bones and Students Rebuild, the Shelburne Craft School and Shelburne resident and Shelburne Pond Studios artist Robyn Woodworth will host a bone-making event on April 6 at Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Road in Shelburne. This event is open to the general public. Drop in any time Saturday, April 6… Read More
Shelburne Players rehearse for spring play
| March 27, 2013 | Filled under Arts & Entertainment |
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Shelburne Players rehearse a scene from “Anne of Green Gables.” From left to right, Erin Zubarick as Anne Shirley, Darcie Talbott of Shelburne as Susan Stacy, Rayona Silverman as Ruby Gillis, and Marissa Guidry of Shelburne as Prissy Andrews. In a cast of 25, many other residents also appear in this spring production, including Clancy… Read More
Huge bake sale at Rite Aid in Shelburne this Saturday
| March 27, 2013 | Filled under Our Town |
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For the fourth year in a row, associates of the local Rite Aid in Shelburne Shopping Park are baking up a storm for their annual fundraiser this Saturday, March 30 from 10 am-3 pm. In addition to desserts and smaller goodies to eat on the spot, Rite Aid employee Joya Lawyer will take specialty cake… Read More
Shelburne resident recognized with Outstanding Faculty Award
| March 27, 2013 | Filled under Education, Headlines |
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Dr. Richard Foote, professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, has been named the recipient of the 2013 George V. Kidder Outstanding Faculty Award by the University of Vermont (UVM) Alumni Association. While many faculty, alumni, and students wrote in support of the nomination, the sentiment of the advocates can best be represented in… Read More
DRB bids farewell to Courtney Synowiec
| March 27, 2013 | Filled under DRB, Municipal |
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By Carol Casey Town Planner Dean Pierce appeared before the Development Review Board (DRB) at its meeting on March 20 to announce that DRB Administrator Courtney Synowiec would be leaving at the end of March, thanked her for her work, and stated that “we’re sorry to see her go.” The DRB Chair added that it… Read More
Dog walking at Shelburne Farms ends March 31
| March 27, 2013 | Filled under Our Town |
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From the beginning of November to the end of March, Shelburne Farms is a place where dog owners exercise their pups on the walking trails that wind from the Welcome Center to the shores of Lake Champlain. Dog owners are asked to keep their dogs on leashes and help to keep the trails pleasant for… Read More
Report from Montpelier
| March 27, 2013 | Filled under Our Town, Report from Montpelier |
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By Rep. Kate Webb “Grandma Kate,” said my 5½-year-old grandson, “are you making some laws?” My grandson has become very interested in the environment and his mom has told him about the work I do in the legislature. He loves to explore the LaPlatte River near his house. He loves the show “Nature” on PBS… Read More
A childhood revisited: Alice Outwater’s second volume of reminiscences
| March 27, 2013 | Filled under Our Town |
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by Henrik Krogius, Brooklyn Daily Eagle Alice Davidson Outwater followed up her 2011 “82 Remsen Street” with a new collection on growing up in Brooklyn Heights in the l930s and early ‘40s. As with the first book, the stories in “Revisiting Remsen Street” (Wind Ridge Publishing, Shelburne, Vt., 96 pages, $15.95) were originally published in… Read More
News from the Pierson Library
| March 27, 2013 | Filled under Library News, Our Town |
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Tuesday Afternoon Storytime: Join local teen Sebastian Lissarraque for Tuesday afternoon story time at 3:30 pm weekly. Come hear some favorite stories read aloud, hand-picked by a storyteller who grew up reading them in this very library! No need to register for this free program. eMaterials Workshop: Call the library at 985-5124 to reserve a… Read More
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