BRANDON — Silent film with live music returns to the Brandon Town Hall with a screening of Charlie Chaplin's classic comedy/drama “The Kid”(1921) on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m.
The special program, which also includes Chaplin short comedies, will be presented with live music by silent film accompanist Jeff Rapsis.
SALISBURY — Much-loved children’s book author and illustrator, Ashley Wolff, will be the featured guest at the Salisbury Free Public Library on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 10 a.m. Ms. Wolff will read from some of her books, introduce the audience to her son Rowan (who inspired the “Stella and Roy” books) and demonstrate how she illustrates her stories. Addison County families with young children are cordially invited to this free fun-filled event. Refreshments will be provided.
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LINCOLN —The new Lincoln town office remains on schedule to be completed by mid-October, selectboard Chair Bill Finger reported at a Sept. 6 meeting of the board.
Workers are finishing up the electrical wiring, Finger said, and are beginning to prime for painting. He expects the cabinetry, which is being built off-site, to arrive soon.
“It’s shaping up,” said Finger. “All the major things are there, and we’re progressing well.”
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MIDDLEBURY — Mary Lafountain is an athlete with the Special Olympics Vermont Addison County program and has been competing for more than twenty years. She plays many sports but is primarily a long distance runner. When we sat down to talk with Mary she had just completed the Maple Run in Middlebury where she ran six miles as part of a relay team.
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BRANDON — The Deacons of the Brandon Congregational Church have invited everyone to join them at an Ecumenical Service of Remembrance on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m., at the Brandon Congregational Church, 1 Carver Street. This service is held to honor and remember those who are no longer with us.
Friends and the general public are invited to participate and to light a candle for family members and friends who have passed away in the past year. Everyone is welcome.
Light refreshments will be served after the service in Fellowship Hall.
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MIDDLEBURY — Got compost?
The Addison County Solid Waste Management District (ACSWMD) would like to help you with that, as the county continues to take steps in reducing, reusing and recycling as part of the phased-in rollout of Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law, Act 148.
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MIDDLEBURY — Lynn Coale harkened back to late 2001, when he applied — almost as a lark — to become director of the Patricia Hannaford Career Center (PHCC). He was finishing his Ph.D. studies and checking out career opportunities in school administration.
But neither Coale nor his family truly thought they would consider leaving their native Wyoming, where they had accumulated great friends and business contacts.
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SALISBURY — Area residents have been uttering some choice adjectives to sum up their emotions about the blaze this past Saturday that destroyed the historic covered bridge spanning the Otter Creek between Salisbury and Cornwall.
Senseless.
Tragic.
Deplorable.
And “sickening,” as voiced by Irene Barna, secretary of the Vermont Covered Bridges Society.
