GREENSBORO – The Greensboro Conservation Commission and Greensboro Free Library are cosponsoring three Sunday morning bird walks led by local birders. In addition to bird identification books, the library has two pairs of binoculars available for loan, and additional pairs may be available to borrow for each walk. The first walk,[Read More…]
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Museum Solicits Submission for New Exhibit
GLOVER – The Museum of Everyday Life is soliciting submissions for its upcoming exhibition about stains, which will open on Sunday, July 28. The museum also invites community participation in the exhibit installation. The due date for submissions is July 1. Stains conjure all kinds of associations, as accidental and[Read More…]
Greensboro Bend Wouldn’t be the Same Without Jane Johns
GREENSBORO – Jane Tousant Johns has lived her life in Greensboro Bend, being born on Tousant Hill in Stannard, just a stone’s throw away from where she lives today. Jane graduated as valedictorian of her 1965 class from Greensboro High School. As anyone could expect, she was very active in[Read More…]
National 4-H Conference Promotes Civic Engagement
BURLINGTON – The 2024 National 4-H Conference provided a platform for 4-H teens to engage in conversation with federal agencies on important issues that can impact their future from climate change and clean energy to promoting inclusivity, improving mobility safety and paying for college. The conference, from April 19 to[Read More…]
Barn Dance to Benefit Library, Chamber Players
EAST CRAFTSBURY – Saturday, May 18, from 6 to 8 p.m., Dave Rowell will host a benefit barn dance and silent auction at his Brassknocker Farm Barn on the East Craftsbury Road. The barn dance was started in 2017 as a benefit for two local nonprofits, the Craftsbury Public Library,[Read More…]
Author Nethercott at Two Events May 30
EAST CRAFTSBURY – Author GennaRose Nethercott will be at two events on Thurdays, May 30. She is a folklorist, sometime puppetteer and the author of the novel “Thistlefoot” and a short story collection “Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart.” Monster Lab: A Writing Workshop with Nethercott will be[Read More…]
Glover Poet Phil Smith to Read in Greensboro
GREENSBORO – Award-winning author and poet Phil Smith will read from some of his books of poetry at the Greensboro Free Library on Tuesday, May 14, at 5 p.m. A resident of Glover, Smith writes about life in rural America, and what poetry means in those lives. In his words,[Read More…]
Early Wildlife Rabies Vaccine Drop Scheduled for Northwestern Vermont
WATERBURY – For the second year in a row, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services (USDA), in coordination with the Vermont Department of Health, will conduct a spring rabies vaccine bait drop. This special distribution of approximately 264,000 oral rabies vaccine bait in areas of Chittenden, Lamoille, Franklin, and[Read More…]
Plant Sale to Benefit Library May 19
CRAFTSBURY – Tomato plants, perennials, annual vegetable and flower starts and houseplant divisions are some of the finds offered at the Craftsbury Public Library annual plant sale. The sale will be held on the library’s side lawn on Saturday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Plants will be[Read More…]
Hardwick’s Own Live Game Show May 9-11
“Change Your Life: Hardwick’s Own Live Game Show” will be performed on May 9, 10, and 11 at the Hardwick Town House. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. each evening. The Civic Theater Project is reviving an age old town tradition live on stage at the Hardwick Town House. “Change Your[Read More…]
Community Contra Dance May 10
CABOT – The second Friday Cabot Community Contra Dance will be held on Friday, May 10, in the Willey Building (Cabot Town Hall, 3084 Main St). The dance is held from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., with a short intro session for new folks at 7:15. The dances will be[Read More…]
USDA Program Aims to Help Towns Access Federal Disaster Relief
MONTPELIER — As head of the Center for an Agricultural Economy in the Northeast Kingdom, Sarah Waring was surprised by the number of rules the federal government had for a grant to build a simple wooden pavilion in a park in Hardwick. The U.S. Department of Agriculture told staff, “‘oh,[Read More…]
