Category: Kathryn Flagg

Bristol dancer keeps the world beat

Posted on November 12, 2009 |

• Bristol
• Multimedia
• arts

By Kathryn Flagg

BRISTOL — Against the backdrop of a steady beat of African drums, Soriba Simbo Camara leapt and twisted, his body, contorting rhythmically to the sound. He carried a cow’s tail in one hand, a symbol of power in Guinean culture, and wore a traditional West African shirt. The dance was feverish but graceful, and at its end, Camara catapulted his body from the ground in a tremendous jump.

Camara wiped the sheen of sweat from his brow, and caught his breath.

“It keeps you young,” he said, grinning just as he had all through the dance.

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Mt. Abe students take aim with physics lesson

Posted on November 9, 2009 |

• Bristol
• education

By Kathryn Flagg

BRISTOL — “Fire at will!” shouted Mount Abraham Union High School physics teacher Tom Tailer, raising his air horn high above his head and sounding the start of the war games with a loud blast.

Decked out in a cap and vest, the cuffs of his pants tucked into his boots, Tailer looked the part of the army commander he played last Thursday. At his signal, the battlefield outside of the Bristol high school erupted into a melee.

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Doctors focus on providing home care

Posted on November 5, 2009 |

• Middlebury

By Kathryn Flagg

MIDDLEBURY — The newest addition to Middlebury’s health care community isn’t rolling out the latest technology or advanced batteries of tests. In fact, in the case of Partners in Palliative and Home Care — the practice launched by two Middlebury-area doctors this fall — a new approach to medicine looks remarkably old-fashioned.

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Mt. Abe eyes '10 to '11 budget

Posted on November 5, 2009 |

• Bristol

By Kathryn Flagg

BRISTOL — At their Tuesday evening meeting, members of the Mount Abraham Union High School board of directors edged toward this winter’s discussion of the 2010-2011 school year budget.

The board at its Oct. 20 meeting charged the high school’s administration with keeping educational spending at the same level as last year — $11,160,648 — as a target for the coming year.

This week, the board looked over a long-range facilities plan prepared by Facilities Manager Reg Wedge, as well as a draft plan of the school’s technology spending for the next two years.

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