Craftsbury
Students Excel on AP Exams
CRAFTSBURY — Last week Craftsbury Academy (CA) announced that 22 out of 26 students earned a score of 3.0 or higher on their Advanced Placement (AP) exams last school year. The school offered praise for the students and teachers, saying, “Congratulations to these accomplished students and to the dedicated Craftsbury[Read More…]
Storytelling and Songs, Aug. 8
CRAFTSBURY – The Swing Peepers, a musical duo from Huntington, will sing and tell stories for children of all ages at the Craftsbury Public Library, Friday, August 8 at 3:30 p.m. The show will end with free ice cream to celebrate music and stories. For more information, call the library at[Read More…]
Program on Spousal Loss, Aug. 14
CRAFTSBURY – A program on the loss of a spouse will be held Thursday, Aug. 14, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the East Craftsbury Presbyterian Church, The roughly two hour seminar is free to anyone who has lost their spouse. There will be a 35-minute video with practical advice[Read More…]
Granddaughters Tell of Craftsbury Couple’s Creative Works
CRAFTSBURY – “The Creative Works of Francis Colburn and Gladys LaFlamme: was the title of a fascinating talk by granddaughters Adriane Colburn and Celine Colburn given at the Craftsbury Public Library late Friday afternoon, August 1. For some 50 years, the family were regular summer residents at their log cabin[Read More…]
Book Release, Craftsbury Celebration, Aug 8.
CRAFTSBURY – Friday, August 8th, at 6 p.m., all are welcome to join at the Craftsbury Public Library for the release party of Craftsbury Celebration. Long-time Craftsbury residents Thomas Twetten (author) and Harry Miller (photographer) will do some short presentations, take questions and conversation about their lovingly rendered book, “Craftsbury[Read More…]
Francis Colburn Show Available until August 9
CRAFTSBURY – A show “Painter & Poet — The Colburns of Craftsbury” is on view until August 9 at the Craftsbury Historical Society (CHS), located at Common Loop Road. Poet Gladys LaFlamme and artist Francis Colburn spent over 50 summers at their camp on the shore of Little Hosmer Pond[Read More…]
Plihal Wins Men’s Single Sculls at World Championship Trial
CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Outdoor Center’s Green Racing Project (GRP) headed to West Windsor, N.J., last weekend for the USRowing World Rowing Championships Trial on Mercer Lake, August 1 to 3, GRP racer, Olympian Jacob Plihal won the men’s single sculls final, crossing the line in 6:49.61, just 1.2 seconds[Read More…]
Intersecting Housing, Conservation, Forests Series Begins Aug. 7
GREENSBORO, CRAFTSBURY − The Craftsbury Outdoor Center and Headwaters Community Trust present a speaker series exploring the intersection of housing, conservation and forests in Vermont. Three events explore the topic and the role that forests can play in helping to find solutions.Housing and Conservation: Finding Balance and Solutions will begin[Read More…]
Outdoor Center Named to Hall of Fame
KILLINGTON − The Craftsbury Outdoor Center will receive the Bill McCollom Community Award as a Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame inductee October 15 at Killington Resort. Other inductees include Marty Hall, a trailblazer in North American cross-country skiing; Ned Hamilton, a ski industry retail entrepreneur; Harry “Rebel” Ryan, alpine ski[Read More…]
Firewood Theft from Income-limited Program
CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Energy Committee’s Community Firewood Program for income-limited households reported three cords of split firewood had been taken without permission between 4 and 5 p.m., Friday, July 18. The theft was reported to Vermont State Police Monday. A red truck and large sided matching red trailer was[Read More…]
Vermont State Police
MARSHFIELD − The Vermont State Police is investigating a reported theft from a storage facility located at 8053 U.S. Rte. 2 in the Town of Marshfield. The theft occurred sometime before 2:37 a.m., on June 20. The following items were reported stolen: 2016 Alcom Snowmobile Trailer, 2016 Arctic Cat Bearcat[Read More…]
