- Masons feed goats CECIL FOSTER, LEFT, Mike Brown and Matt Moyer were among the members of the Masons of Libanus Lodge #47 in Bristol who on Saturday, Jan. 17, collected 50 Christmas trees in the greater Bristol village area that were taken to a herd of goats who cherish the trees as a snack. Photo courtesy of Cecil Foster
- Tandem repeat STEVE YOUNG AND Jill Dunn this past weekend clinched the title of Middlebury Indoor Tennis’s Mixed Doubles Champions for the second year in a row. Facing the 2023 Club Mixed Champions Victoria Fischer-Luksch and Caleb Kenna in the finals for the second year running, Dunn and Young prevailed in a close third set tiebreak to retain their title. Both teams played superbly in the 6-1, 0-6, 1-0 (10-7) match with many momentum swings. Congratulations to both teams for a terrific tournament and to all the mixed doubles teams who participated in a fun-filled tennis weekend.
- Tennis royalty THRILLING FINAL MATCHES in the 2025 Club Singles Championships at Middlebury Indoor Tennis on the second weekend of January resulted in two new club champions. Jeanne Blackmore clinched the Women’s Singles title in straight sets with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Lindsay Repka. Charles Young won the Men’s Singles title, defeating Jenry Morsman, who held the title for the past nine years, in a 6-3, 6-4 victory. MIT’s Heather Potter congratulated the new singles champions and all 19 players who competed valiantly in this year’s singles competition.
- during halftime of the Tigers vs. Commodores girls’ basketball game on Monday evening, three-year-old Amalie Santa Maria-Rule of Vergennes danced to her own soundtrack. Independent photo/John S. McCright











