CABOT – A turkey dinner will be held Saturday, Sept. 30, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Cabot United Church. The dinner menu includes locally-grown turkey with all the fixings and homemade desserts. Take-out or seating available. For more information call (802) 563-2715.
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D&D Group Begins Oct. 3
GREENSBORO – Greensboro Free Library invites aspiring writers and adventurers to join groups meeting weekly for 8 weeks, beginning in October. A Dungeons & Dragons Club will begin at the Greensboro Free Library on Tuesday, Oct. 3, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.. Local homeschool student Luther Pellerin will be[Read More…]
Memoir Writing Group Begins Oct. 12
GREENSBORO – Greensboro author Krissie Ohlrogge will lead a memoir-writing group on Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., beginning October 12. No writing experience is necessary. Members will respond to prompts and share their writing for mutual support. The group size is limited to 8. Anyone interested should contact[Read More…]
Fall is a Good Time to Sharp Pruners
by Henry Homeyer CORNISH FLAT, N.H. – Fall is a good time to prune deciduous trees and shrubs. Once the leaves have dropped you can see the form and the clutter, and decide what to take out. But before you begin, think about sharpening up your pruning tools, replacing blades,[Read More…]
Why Do Some Mushrooms Glow in the Dark?
by Rachel Sargent Mirus DERRY, N.H. – I recently found myself sitting in the crawl space of my house holding a bioluminescent mushroom. I’d been on a quest to find one of these light-producing mushrooms and, on my birthday, had collected a jack o’lantern (Omphalotus illudens), so named for its[Read More…]
SYBIL L. AINSWORTH
HARDWICK – Sybil Louise Lanphear Ainsworth, 95, of Hardwick, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the comfort of her daughter’s home where she lived more than eight years. She was born October 18, 1927, in Craftsbury; one of 12 children born to the late Elsie Mae Sheltra Lanphear and Albert Leo[Read More…]
Local 4-Hers in Spotlight at Eastern States Expo
BURLINGTON – Vermont 4-H was well-represented at Eastern States Exposition on September 17 and 18, with more than three dozen 4-Hers highlighting their 4-H projects and interests through action exhibits, talks, stage acts and other presentations at the New England Center. They were selected to participate at the “Big E”[Read More…]
Fishman and Lea Featured at Fall Reading Series
CALAIS – Vermont poets Nadell Fishman and Sydney Lea, former Vermont Poet Laureate (2011–2015), will read for the final reading in this year’s series, “Words Out Loud: Poetry, Place, and the Passage of Time,” at 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 1, at the Old West Church, 758 Old West Church Road. Nadell[Read More…]
Catamount, KCP Presents Host Amythyst Kiah at NVU-Johnson
JOHNSON – KCP Presents and Catamount Arts announce neo-blues powerhouse Amythyst Kiah, at Vermont State University-Johnson’s Dibden Center for the Arts, September 30, at 7 p.m. Rolling Stone calls Amythyst Kiah “one of Americana’s great up-and-coming secrets,” for her musical gifts. Although she honed her musicality through her studies in[Read More…]
Hardwick Artisan Studios Open This Weekend
HARDWICK – Open Studio Weekend, presented by the Vermont Crafts Council, a statewide celebration of the visual arts and creative process, will include the studios of Hardwick weaver Ruby Leslie (244 Carey Road) and painter-book artist Ken Leslie as well as jewelers, potters, metal workers and a slew of other[Read More…]
Lecture on Vermont’s Mountain Landscape Oct. 1
CRAFTSBURTY – The Craftsbury Public Library, with support from the Vermont Humanities Council, will present a lecture on “The Hills of Home: Mountains and Identity in Vermont History.” The presentation will be held on Sunday, Oct. 1, at 6 p.m. Evolving human ideas about the Vermont mountains form the base[Read More…]
Lamoille County Players presents The Haunting of Hill House
HYDE PARK – Lamoille County Players’ 71st season at the Hyde Park Opera House continues with “The Haunting of Hill House.” Doctor Montague brings his team of assistants to Hill House. Each is uniquely qualified to investigate the strange phenomena and supernatural occurrences for which the old empty mansion is[Read More…]
