Dog-sledding lecture March 11, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. The Ilsley Public Library has planned an exciting event for all ages. Ed Blechner, who works at Vermont Dog Sled Rides, Skijoring and Tours, will bring one of his trained sled dogs, Miko, to the lecture. He will discuss the art of dog sledding, ...
The Rikert Ski Touring Center at the Bread Loaf Mountain Campus in Ripton, Vt. hosted the 2011 TD Bank Bill Koch League Festival on Saturday, Feb. 26 and Sunday, Feb. 27. The two-day event hosted over 500 five- to thirteen-year-old racers, marking the highest participation rate yet. In April 2010, ...
Ellen Flight is a true “campie.” The director of Camp Songadeewin, a girls camp located on the shores of Lake Dunmore in Salisbury, Vt., Flight has maintained a love for the outdoors since she attended the original Camp Songadeewin in Barton, Vt. as a child. Though the camp closed after the summer ...
There is only one humane society in Addison County, and lucky for Middlebury students, it is in town. Off Route 7 South on Boardman St., the Addison County Humane Society is currently home to 75 animals. Most are cats, but there are also dogs, rabbits and guinea pigs living in the shelter and hoping ...
The town of Middlebury’s third annual Winter Carnival and Chili Festival will take place on Mar. 12, less than a month after the College’s own Winter Carnival. According to Joe Colangelo, assistant town manager, no conscious effort was made to ensure that the Chili Festival did not coincide with ...
As Vermont looks to replace the power from the imminent close of Vermont Yankee, it begins debates about projects to produce this power. Most notably, the Vermont Public Service Board is holding public hearings to discuss the Lowell Wind Project — an issue that is drawing conservationists and environmentalists ...
2011 Vermont flower show March 4 and 5, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., March 6, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Make the trip to Essex Junction, Vt., for the ultimate breath of fresh, fragrant air: the 2011 Vermont flower show, “Sweet Dreams.” The three day flower extravaganza, medieval-themed, features a castle, seminars ...
Anne Hoover, recipient of Spirit in Nature’s 2011 Eco-Spirit Award, leads a life comparable to the busiest of Midd Kids. Though Hoover admits she has slowed down in recent years, her involvement and leadership in a myriad of causes is undeniable. Hoover, who lives in Middlebury, is currently a volunteer ...
On Jan. 7, 2010, Vermont Yankee, a nuclear power plant located in Vernon, Vt., discovered tritium leaking from one of its groundwater monitoring wells. More than a year later, some, like Governor Peter Shumlin, hope the plant will shut down, as they believe it poses a risk to the state. Opposition remains ...
The Farmers Diner in Marble Works closed its doors for the last time on Feb. 14, a few months shy of its second anniversary, for the reason that worries most small businesses. “We just didn’t make enough money,” said Tod Murphy, co-owner of the diner. “It was totally a bottom-line decision.” Murphy ...
Located on St. Paul St. in downtown Burlington, Trattoria Delia is a haven of rustic warmth and flavor. Beyond the entrance, tucked away and heavy with raw wood and wrought iron, the low-ceilinged Trattoria is packed. Patrons fill the clusters of white-clothed tables, belled stemware clutters the bar ...
Eating at Grapevine Grille is like having a meal at a good friend’s house. The large, bright room with its mismatched furniture and pictures of the Beatles and the Wizard of Oz almost make you feel like you are walking into somebody’s living room. It is a relaxed, comfortable and intimate experience. ...
Comedian performance Feb. 25, 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. & 9 p.m. – 10 p.m. Ready to laugh out loud? The Town Hall Theater (THT) hosts Jason P. Lorber, a renowned comedian, as part of its THT Cabaret series. Lorber was a finalist at the Higher Ground 2011 Comedy Battle. Tickets are $10. Call the THT at ...
One in seven families in the state of Vermont cannot provide three nutritious meals for their loved ones each day. Statistics like these are what motivated Hunger Free Vermont, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1993 that works to combat hunger, to adopt the 3SquaresVT program, Vermont’s federal ...
Ever gone on a tour at one of Vermont’s finest local breweries and reached the end prepared to enjoy that long awaited (and perhaps necessary) pint, poured straight from the source, and then thought that the only thing missing was a cup of soup or a plate of fries? This spring, Middlebury’s own ...
Angie Wade has come a full circle. Upon finishing high school, she started work at Lazarus Department Store. Owned and managed by Stan Lazarus, the building sat at 20 Main St.; if you lived in Middlebury and you wore shoes, you most definitely bought them there. Wade worked there for two years, during ...
Pizza: there is something inexplicably appealing in the word, and the possibilities its myriad of forms suggest. In the United States, it has become a cultural icon and a phenomenon, a comfort food and, among other things, a bribe for family time. Whatever else it is, the majority of mouths agree that ...
As Vermont addresses its $150 billion projected budget shortfall for the 2011 fiscal year, it will likely make the biggest cuts to human services, a sector that represents nearly 40 percent of the state budget. Toward this end, Vermont has plans for serious health care reform. Governor Peter Shumlin ...
One-World Library Project presentation Feb. 17, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Tonight, enjoy a presentation entitled “Not Lost in Translation: Yoko Ogawa’s The Housekeeper and the Professor,” at the Lawrence Memorial Library in Bristol. Steve Snyder, Professor of Japanese Studies, will discuss the challenges ...
From wedding gowns and toy dolls to pianos and tin trinkets, the Henry Sheldon Museum has it all. Room after room of tastefully displayed 19th century artifacts give visitors a realistic setting in which to imagine Middlebury and Addison County at a time when Vermont was still developing its identity. First ...