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Vermont Geek Speak - Colby Dix Catching up with a geek who has had too much fun in the summer sun
So what’s up with the geek? How come that Colby fellow is just plain lackluster in terms of content? Well, you can call it writer’s block, you can call it enjoying the summer months, or you can ca...
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Dario Lussardi A funny thing happened on the way to life
Laughing your way to good health, resiliency and balance
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Ski patrollers on the slopes at Hogback Mountain. Lost ski areas author to visit bookstore
WILMINGTON - Author Jeremy K. Davis will be at Bartleby’s Books on Saturday, August 28, from 4 to 5 pm to sign copies of his latest book, “Lost Ski Areas of Southern Vermont,” and give a presenta...
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A driver gets ready to hitch his team of horses to the sled during the horse draw competition Saturday. Winners and top finishers from the annual Farmers’ Day Fair
WILMINGTON - The following are results from the annual Deerfield Valley Farmers’ Day Fair, held this past weekend. King Arthur Flower Bake-Off for adults. First place was Nancy Wimmelman, second...
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Tom Donnelly This Week in History
10 years ago: Whitingham School Board member Johanna Boliver announced she would challenge Wilmington Town Clerk Susan Manton (Haughwout) for the Republican nomination for the Windham-Bennington 1...
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Jean Blacketor speaking to the audience at the Old Home Week banquet Saturday. “It didn’t work to get mad, but it was often fun to get even”
Note: The following is the text of the Wilmington Old Home Week keynote speech given at the Saturday evening banquet by Dr. Jean Fitch Blacketor, a former resident and 1965 graduate of Wilmington ...
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OHW Big Tree contest winner announced
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WILMINGTON- The Biggest Tree contest winner was Shirlee Sullivan, who nominated a maple tree at Cutting Cemetery on Smith Road, with a circumference of 190 inches, a height of 86 feet and an averag...
Take time out of busy life for reflection
by Marcia Dorey
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Where has the summer gone? It seems like the proms and high school graduation were only yesterday. Now we’re looking at a new school year, the coming of the colors of autumn, and preparations for...
Don’t be afraid to live life juicy this summer
by Debra Ty
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Heat waves prevail across the country. Even Vermont is warm this summer. That makes me happy. Signs of summer’s lightness are reflected in clothing, long days, water activities, and even unusual ...
Dover’s oldest resident recalls Mount Snow’s founder, early days
by Christian Avard
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DOVER- Frank Smith is Dover’s oldest resident. He turns 94 next month and his life is full of fond memories. Ever since he arrived in the area with his longtime friend, Mount Snow founder Walter ...
Plan changes draw little interest
by Mike Eldred
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WILMINGTON- Few people turned out for a selectboard hearing on the proposed town plan Wednesday evening, but those who did offered input on a number of issues. Referring to the plan’s section on h...
This Week in History
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10 years ago: Wilmington Old Home Week kicked off with a hay ride, bonfire, and beanhole dinner with old time fiddlin’ at the Adams Farm. An unusually rainy summer seasons hampered a number of ...