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Bristol elementary students create poetry in the park

Posted on June 10, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



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Editor’s note: This piece was submitted by Michele Lowy, literacy specialist at Bristol Elementary School.

BRISTOL — On Thursday, May 30, a beautiful spring day full of the promise of summer, Bristol Elementary School students were out on the town green celebrating their first annual Poetry in the Park Festival. Students from kindergarten through sixth grade spread tarps, blankets and quilts on the grass and listened as their schoolmates went up to the bandstand to read and recite poetry.

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Midd Arts Walk returns on Friday

Posted on June 10, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



MIDDLEBURY — The 2013 Middlebury Arts Walk season continues with this summer’s second event taking place on Friday, June 14. This month will feature nearly 30 hosting venues displaying a diverse array of art — the majority of which has been created by Addison County residents. In addition to the Arts Walk, this may be one of the last opportunities to see and play any of the six vibrantly painted pianos around town, which celebrate Town Hall Theater’s fifth anniversary.

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Town Hall Theater to celebrate five years with gala event

Posted on June 10, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



MIDDLEBURY — “It seems like we opened just yesterday,” says Town Hall Theater executive director Douglas Anderson. “It’s come as a shock to all of us that we’ve been at this for 5 years. I guess time passes when you’re having fun.”

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Former ag secretary to talk dairy history

Posted on June 10, 2013 |
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MIDDLEBURY — In recognition of Dairy Month, Roger Allbee, former Vermont secretary of agriculture, will present a talk on the history of dairy in Vermont on Friday, June 14, at 6:30 p.m. at the Sheldon Museum in Middlebury. The talk is presented in conjunction with the Sheldon’s current exhibit “From Dairy to Doorstep,” a partnership with Historic New England. Admission is free but donations are welcome.

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Officials warn that swimming holes require extra caution

Posted on June 10, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



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Chimney Point to offer new hands-on programs

Posted on June 10, 2013 |
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ADDISON — At the Chimney Point State Historic Site in Addison, site interpreter Karl Crannell on Saturday, June 15, will offer the first of three hands-on monthly third Saturday programs, “Blast from the Past: How They Made It in New France.” The program runs between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. June’s program looks at the French soldiers who served at the French fort at Chimney Point in the 1730s and their clothing.

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Scoreboard/Schedule

Posted on June 10, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



SCOREBOARD

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Boys’ Lacrosse

D-I Playoffs

6/7 #4 Brattleboro vs. #5 MUHS............. 11-9

D-II Playoffs

6/5 #5 U-32 vs. #12 VUHS ..................... 15-3

Girls’ Lacrosse

D-I Playoffs

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Hobbit hole?

Posted on June 6, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



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NO, IT’S THE cheese cave of the Orb Weaver Farm in Monkton. Owners Marjorie Susman and Marian Pollack recently conserved 102 acres of the farm, where they have milked cows and made award-winning Orb Weaver Farm cheese for three decades.

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Fun run, well done

Posted on June 6, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



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THE TOP FINISHERS in Shoreham’s Apple Blossom Derby One-Mile Fun Run show off their trophies. Pictured, left to right, are Eliot Schneider of Cornwall, first; Henry Hunsdorfer of Shoreham, second; and Dylan Nop of Salisbury, third. In the 5K portion of the derby, Ben Weir of Middlebury took first overall with a time of 22:48.96. Complete results for the May 11 race, an annual fundraiser for Shoreham Elementary School, are at www.shorehamderby.com.

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College bids farewell to its athletic ‘Bubble’

Posted on June 6, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



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MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College campus on Tuesday said goodbye to a prominent feature of its athletic complex — the Bubble.

The 40,640-square-foot air-filled structure was inflated in 2002 as a temporary home for the Panther squash courts and other athletic facilities. Workers deflated it Tuesday as work moves forward on two significant new structures in the complex.

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