by Martha Steele, Community Journalist WESTMORE – “One, two, three, go!” With that command, I told Ferdinand Lauffer, the sighted captain of my tandem bicycle, to mount the bike in unison with me for us to start pedaling. It was June 10, and we were on the first day of[Read More…]
Rural Ramblings
The Best Laid Plans…
by Karen Klotz HARDWICK – Our weekend was carefully planned. Friday we would take the Vermonter to New York City where we would disembark downtown at Penn Station. We would then take a subway to the hotel where we would meet our son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter for a weekend of[Read More…]
Language Classes Explore Montreal Culture Beyond the Bagel
by Abe Leveilee On the afternoon of Tuesday, May 30, a group of language students from Hazen Union High School, including myself, departed for Montreal for a week-long cultural immersion. We did various things in that week-long window: museum tours, souvenir shopping, and Botanical Garden walks, to name a few,[Read More…]
Traveling Slow to New Orleans
by Karen Klotz HARDWICK – April is my favorite time to travel. It’s a great time to escape mud season in Vermont and I don’t have to travel very far to find spring. This year we had the added incentive of visiting our baby granddaughter in New Orleans. After reading[Read More…]