This isn’t Smart Growth, it’s greed
| May 22, 2013 | Filled under Our Town, The Readers Write |
When the Selectboard promotes the interests of a single developer over those of taxpaying rural residents, and appoints a Natural Resource Committee that confuses urban zoning with “Smart Growth,” it’s time to consider new management. New people in office that will have this towns well-being and interest at heart, not just one developer who is… Read More
Wheels for Connor
| May 22, 2013 | Filled under Our Town |
by Meagan Downey Shelburne Community School kindergartener Connor Garrison will celebrate his sixth birthday on May 31. Rather than choosing between Spiderman and Diego balloons or stuffing goody bags for the party, Connor’s mother Victoria is scrambling to find enough crock pots to feed what she hopes will be 200 guests at an impromptu spaghetti… Read More
Shelburne resident joins Burlington marketing firm
| May 22, 2013 | Filled under Our Town |
Kelliher Samets Volk (KSV), a Burlington-based marketing communications firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Sarah Cocina to its brand management team. Cocina joins KSV as project manager after working for nearly a decade as marketing manager for KL Mountain Shop, an online outerwear specialist. While at KL, her efforts incorporated both traditional and… Read More
Report from Montpelier
| May 22, 2013 | Filled under Municipal, Report from Montpelier |
By Rep. Joan Lenes The End of Session Report that Rep. Kate Webb and I write at the close of each legislative session will be running in the coming weeks’ issues of the Shelburne News. We also give an overview at town meeting time in order to give a midsession status report. It is of… Read More
Champlain Game Academy offers high schoolers collaborative experience
| May 22, 2013 | Filled under Education |
The Champlain Game Academy will help high school students interested in games explore the possibilities of the exciting and growing field of Game Development with a program running July 8-19. Under the direction of Champlain College Game Studio professors the Champlain Game Academy will introduce all aspects of game development including game design, game art,… Read More
UVM offers new online graduate certificate in public health
| May 22, 2013 | Filled under Education |
American healthcare system redesign and adjustment demands new requirements for accountability, collaborative healthcare networks, and population-based medical practice. Designed to address these fundamental changes, the University of Vermont (UVM) is launching the much anticipated online certificate of graduate study in public health. Beginning in summer 2013, medical and nursing students, health practitioners, public health professionals,… Read More
Hands-On Nature experiences of plant and animal defenses
| May 22, 2013 | Filled under Education |
By Caitlin Waddick, PhD, MCRP What are some of the ways that plants and animals defend themselves? Recall a porcupine’s quills, the hiss of a fearful cat, or the spray of a skunk. In April, K-3 students at SCS had Hands-On Nature volunteers laughing out loud with their pantomimes of some of the ways that… Read More
SCS third graders bake bread and eat it too
| May 22, 2013 | Filled under Education |
By Anne Marcoe and Fiona Kovacik Third grade students at Shelburne Community School (SCS) spent the day baking bread Thursday, May 9. Parents, SCS staff, and an amazing team from Shelburne Farms came together to make this annual Food Education Every Day (FEED) event a huge success. The day started bright and early under the… Read More
Redhawks claim victories at home track meet
| May 22, 2013 | Filled under Redhawks Recap, Sports |
By Sheri Duff Boys lacrosse tames Tigers Champlain Valley blanked Middlebury on Friday, May 17 for their second shutout in three games. Nevin Diparlo, Elliot Mitchell, Steele Dubrul, Alex Bulla, Hoyt McCuin, and Jack Gingras scored for the 9-3 Redhawks. Owen Hudson made 11 saves. Scrimgeour records low score In golf action at Rocky Ridge… Read More
Covering the Field – Emily Polhenus
| May 22, 2013 | Filled under Covering the Field, Sports |
By Sheri Duff Emily Polhemus is versatile. And that’s just the beginning of the accolades Champlain Valley Union (CVU) head girls tennis coach Amy Degroot heaps on her senior stalwart. “Underneath Emily’s quiet demeanor lies a fierce competitor. Take any drill and add a competitive element to it and all of a sudden Emily’s intensity… Read More
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