HARDWICK – Lucian Avery will lead a bird walk on Hardwick Trails on May 20, at 7 a.m. Last Saturday, bird walkers heard and saw 40 species. All birders are welcome, experienced or not. This is a free event sponsored by the Hardwick Trails Committee. The trails are located behind[Read More…]
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But There’s all that Stuff
by Willem Lange EAST MONTPELIER – By the time you read this, I’ll be home from what I hope will have been an idyllic 10 days traveling with friends of New Hampshire Public Broadcasting down the Rhone Valley from Chamonix to Arles. I’m writing it during a serious welter of[Read More…]
“Farm Boy” by George Woodard, now Touring Vermont
by David K. Rodgers “Farm Boy”, a new feature-length film by George Woodard, is now being shown at various locations around Vermont including The Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro on May 21. Woodard, a dairy farmer in Waterbury Center, has been working on it for almost six years;[Read More…]
JUSTIN ROBERT HOWARD
GREENSBORO BEND –Justin Robert Howard, 22, of Greensboro Bend, died tragically in a drowning accident in Potsdam, N.Y., where he attended Clarkson University. He was born September 8, 2000, in Denver, Colo., one of identical twin sons born to Christopher, (Chris) and Barbara (Campbell) Howard. He graduated from Hazen Union[Read More…]
PERCY R. SMITH
WASHINGTON – Graveside services for Percy Robert Smith, who died February 24, in the comfort of his home, with family by his side, will be held at 1 p.m., on Friday June 2, in the family plot in the Fairview Cemetery in Hardwick with Rev. Ernest Machia officiating. Arrangements are[Read More…]
Barn Dance Fundraiser May 20
EAST CRAFTSBURY – A barn dance fundraiser will be held Saturday, May 20, at 6 p.m., at Dave Rowell’s big yellow barn at 42 Whetstone Brook Road. Three local organizations will host the barn dance with music starting at 7 p.m. and lasting until 10 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the[Read More…]
Book Discussion May 21
EAST CRAFTSBURY – A book discussion in Spanish of “El Viaje Mas Caro, The Most Costly Journey” will be held Sunday, May 21, at 3 p.m., at the J. W. Simpson Memorial Library. The discussion will be facilitated by Maddox Wilson. The book is available at any local library.
Dondero in Concert May 19
David Dondero will present a solo concert at the East Hardwick Grange on Friday, May 19, at 7 p.m. The evening will include Bryce Clifford on the piano as the opening act. David Dondero, an American troubadour, has been touring for 30 years and his music has taken him around[Read More…]
Meet the Chestnut-Sided Warbler
by Susan Shea RANDOLPH – While planting the vegetable garden last May, I heard a repeated bird song emanating from the adjacent raspberry patch: “Pleased, pleased, pleased to MEETCHA.” Finally, the small songster perched near the tip of a raspberry cane, its tail cocked. The bird’s yellow crown, black mask,[Read More…]
Court St. Veronica Celebrates 85th Anniversary
HARDWICK – Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court St. Veronica #1273 of Hardwick, celebrated their court’s 85th anniversary at St. Norbert Church in Hardwick. Court St. Veronica was chartered on March 6, 1938. They celebrated Mass with State Chaplain Reverend Patrick Forman and Court Chaplain Thomas Aquinas, HGN concelebrating, followed[Read More…]
STEPHANIE SLACK HERRICK
BURLINGTON – Stephanie Slack Herrick died on May 12. She was born October 30, 1938, in South Weymouth, Mass., to Ann Marie Denly and Leo James Slack Sr. Stephanie lived in New Jersey, Ohio, England, Wisconsin, California, Virginia and Montréal before she found her place in Vermont in 1976. She[Read More…]
Bob and Sarah Amos Celebrate New Album with ArtPort Concert
ST. JOHNSBURY – Bob and Sarah Amos will celebrate the release of their new album, “Ever Onward,” with a concert at Catamount ArtPort in St. Johnsbury’s Green Mountain Mall on Saturday, May 20, at 7 p.m. Joining them will be their all-star band featuring Matt Flinner on mandolin, Andy Greene[Read More…]
