I read in the Ripton Elementary School newsletter that students have been spending part of each day this winter learning and playing, sled dogging and skiing in the great outdoors. No doubt they have delighted in our almost nightly snowfall and learning about the nocturnal visitors to their playground. The Ripton School is located next to a forest where the deer bed down for the night. Tiny tracks reveal animals much smaller who too must stay on the move to stay warm. Food must be found and students learn … (read more)
Editor’s note: This letter is in response to a letter by Addison Central School District Board Chairman Peter Conlon that ran in the Oct. 10 edition. Dear Peter Conlon, With reference to your letter to the editor, and with all due respect, I believe that … (read more)