CRAFTSBURY – Two Craftsbury Green Racing Project (GRP) skiers will be in Italy next month to compete in the Olympics. Margie Freed, a Minnesota native and UVM graduate, will be on the U.S. Biathlon squad, while Jack Young will be part of the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team sprint crew.[Read More…]
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Opportunity to limit ICE
To the editor: Our U.S. Constitution gives people in our country the right to peaceably assemble. It promises free speech rights. It assigns to Congress the powers of declaring war and making the rules concerning captures on land and water. It protects us from unreasonable search and seizures. These rights,[Read More…]
Off-week for Chargers in Randolph
RANDOLPH – Coming off some of their highest scores of the season, the Craftsbury Academy (CA) bowling team struggled to find their groove last weekend at Randolph’s Valley Bowl. Senior Soren Stelma-Leonard continued to be a bright spot for the Chargers in his first competitive season, leading the way on[Read More…]
Ten schools compete in freestyle ski races
CRAFTSBURY – St. Johnsbury Academy was the host school at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center January 14, where over 130 middle school and varsity boys and girls took to the trails in wave start cross country ski races. Stella Cusack (St. J), who lives in Craftsbury, won the JV girls race.[Read More…]
Experienced and novice shooters compete in biathlon races
CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Biathlon Club (CBC) hosted nearly 130 skiers in the Bayley Hazen Shootout. About 70 of the participants have been attending regular training sessions or had previous biathlon experience, but about 60 of the skiers were learning. The experienced skiers skied five laps, shooting four times total[Read More…]
Alumni session: Transition information, Jan. 14
CRAFTSBURY – Wednesday, Jan. 14 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., the Sterling College Board of Trustees Transition Task Force and College Leadership Team invite Sterling College alumni to attend a virtual information session via Zoom. Updates will be shared about the College’s transition, transcript and records information from the Academic Office, future programming possibilities, on-campus alumni events, volunteer[Read More…]
Winter tracking field trip, Feb. 1, 2025
CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Conservation Commission is sponsoring a winter tracking field trip on Saturday Feb. 1, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jonathan Shapiro from the Fox Paw School will share information about winter creatures and the clues they leave to help identify them. Arrive at the Craftsbury[Read More…]
Outdoor Center adapts to new wax technology
CRAFTSBURY – A July 2025 WCAX story shared that “Researchers have uncovered so-called forever chemicals at regional ski racing areas.” While that story said, “. . . it’s a sign that change is needed, starting at home.” Ollie Burrus at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center (COC) says that change has already[Read More…]
Northern Vermont High School Race
CRAFTSBURY – On January 7, teams from BFA Fairfax, Stowe, Peoples Academy, Lamoille Union, St. Johnsbury, All Saints, Lake Region, and Craftsbury Academy (CA) tested their classic ski skills in an afternoon of races at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. Craftsbury’s Oakley Crawford won the boys races in 18:44 followed by[Read More…]
Skiers raise money for warmth
CRAFTSBURY – Over 100 skiers took to the trails to raise money for Northeast Kingdom Community Action’s Warmth Fund, January 3, at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. Kendal Bowen from Green Mountain Valley School won the women’s 5 km race in 16:34. Local skiers included Hannah Dreissigacker 3, Aemilia Terrone 4,[Read More…]
Local Skiers at U.S. Cross Country Skiing Championships in Lake Placid
LAKE PLACID. N.Y. – Many local skiers convened at the Mount Van Hovenberg trail network for the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships from January 4-9. Craftsbury Ski Club juniors, college level skiers, and Craftsbury Green Racing Project (GRP) skiers joined nearly 700 athletes from across the U.S. and Canada. GRPer[Read More…]
