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Strike up the band! Fourth of July festivities abound

Posted on June 30, 2011 |
By Andrew Stein



BRISTOL — Decorate your outhouse, fire up the grill, whip out your flag and get ready for this year’s Fourth of July celebrations.

A full slate of activities has been prepared at venues around the region, including concerts, parades and a singular competition in Bristol known as the outhouse races. Oh, and of course, there will be fireworks.

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VBT pedals into fifth decade

Posted on June 30, 2011 |
By Andrew Stein



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BRISTOL — When John Freidin founded Vermont Bicycle Tours in the early 1970s he never imagined that 40 years later the company would grow to annually serve 5,000 travelers in 26 countries. He didn’t know of any businesses at the time that were based on bicycle touring.

A young Middlebury College professor of history, Freidin recently recalled that he was trying to escape the world of academia. On the suggestion of a colleague, he and a fellow professor took an overnight bike trip through Vermont.

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Bristol board sets top priorities

Posted on June 23, 2011 |
By Andrew Stein



BRISTOL — Members of the Bristol selectboard set their top-five priorities for the year ahead.

At Monday’s meeting, selectmen said those priorities are, in no particular order:

•  Push forward the repair and replacement of three town bridges,

•  Conduct a feasibility study for expanding the town’s septic system.

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Mt. Abe students hear that memories will last

Posted on June 16, 2011 |
By John Flowers



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BRISTOL — Mount Abraham Union High School sent 126 graduates into a very soggy world on Saturday, amid advice that they should cherish the memories they made on campus and that they should thank the many people who nurtured them through their academic years.

Unrelenting rainfall failed to dampen the spirits of the throngs of relatives, friends, teachers and students who assembled beneath a large tent that had been raised east of the school building.

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Longtime elementary educator to step down

Posted on June 16, 2011 |
By Andrew Stein



BRISTOL — After 31 years of teaching kindergarten and first grade at Bristol Elementary School, Sharon Donahue, 62, will teacher her last class on Thursday.

Provided with what she considered a sub-par elementary education, Donahue knew from a young age that she wanted to inspire young children as an influential teacher.

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Bristol fosters community with big festival

Posted on June 16, 2011 |
By Andrew Stein



BRISTOL — Bristol’s Main Street will shut down to traffic this Saturday and open up to the third annual Pocock Rocks music festival and street fair.

From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. that Saturday downtown Bristol will transform into a haven for rocking tunes, craft brews, local wines, chocolate pairings, cheese tastings, specialty foods and crafts of all kinds.

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Free music to fill the streets in Bristol

Posted on June 13, 2011 |
By Andrew Stein



BRISTOL — Bristol’s Main Street will shut down to traffic on June 18 and open up to the third annual Pocock Rocks music festival and street fair.

From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. that Saturday downtown Bristol will transform into a haven for rocking tunes, craft brews, local wines, chocolate pairings, cheese tastings, specialty foods and crafts of all kinds.

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Bristol selectboard considers emergencies, priorities

Posted on June 13, 2011 |
By Andrew Stein



BRISTOL — The Bristol selectboard spoke with the Bristol Rescue Squad about improving the emergency response system at their Monday, June 6, meeting and entertained summer issues ranging from the hours of the farmers’ market to liquor licenses for this weekend’s music and street festival, Pocock Rocks.

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Mt. Abe's beloved veteran says goodbye

Posted on June 9, 2011 |
By Andrew Stein



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BRISTOL — After 39 years educating students — eight years in Enosburg Falls as assistant principal, guidance counselor and psychology teacher followed by 31 at Mount Abraham Union Middle/High School teaching a range of history and humanities classes — Jim Ross will retire this month.

The teacher who helped start girls’ soccer teams at both Enosburg and Mount Abe and has seen students dedicate their yearbooks to him five times is scheduled to give his fifth and likely final graduation speech on Saturday at the class of 2011’s request.

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Dwire earns diploma after thirty years away

Posted on June 9, 2011 |
By Ian Trombulak



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MIDDLEBURY/BRISTOL — When Michelle Dwire dropped out of high school in the beginning of her junior year, she had no idea the impact it would have on her life. She was 17 and pregnant, and finishing high school was not her top priority.

“I never really thought about getting my high school diploma,” said Dwire, a Bristol resident. “I didn’t really think it was that important.”

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