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Entries from March 2008

What’s in a name?

March 31st, 2008 · 8 Comments

Go here to get your professional wrestling name:
http://www.wrestlingname.com/
…and let us know yours. Just put it in a comment below.
( you must be registered to comment…look to the upper left…click ‘REGISTER’…sign up…comment…what’s your wrestling name anyways??)
All best,
–”Cool Disciple”

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Green Up Day

March 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Every year, tens of thousands of Vermonters head out to the highways and byways to help clean up the Green Mountain State. This year’s Green Up Day is May 3, 2008. And every year, schoolkids from around the state take part in a poster and poetry competition. This year’s Caledonia County winner [...]

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Tags: Education · Northeast Kingdom · Vermont

Good news for snowmobilers

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments

The Vermont Association of Snow Travelers (V.A.S.T.) says Northeast Kingdom snowmobile trails are still in such good shape that they will continue to groom the network through April-16th.
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Tags: Northeast Kingdom · Sports · Vermont

Thursday chatter

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Head to News ‘n Interviews and meet John Grogan, the best-selling author of “Marley & Me.” The book is out in paperback, the movie features Owen Wilson and Jennifer Anniston! And then spend time with Vermont’s Bernie Sanders, the outspoken Independent Senator. Bernie speaks about the issues you’re talking about.

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Tags: Politics · Vermont

The Airing of Grievances

March 26th, 2008 · No Comments

I have, over the past few weeks, been forced to change my television viewing habits, and it’s all my friend Leora’s fault.
Leora Dowling is a motivational speaker (www.leoradowling.com) and we went to school together at the University of Hartford. After a quarter-century of going our separate ways, a series of serendipitous events allowed [...]

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Tags: Short Stories · Vermont · rant

Ginn Bridgemor Resort

March 26th, 2008 · No Comments

You know it now as Burke Mountain. If all goes as planned, our quiet little mountain just above East Burke Village will become a four-season resort in the next ten years. On Wednesday we talked to Ginn Company spokesman Tim McGuire and got an update on planning and development.
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Tags: Northeast Kingdom · Vermont

Local News Story of the Day

March 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Lyndonville Police are investigating the delivery of a dead skunk to a local senior services center. The skunk was gift-wrapped.
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Tags: Northeast Kingdom · Vermont

2008 Burke Mountain Pond Skimming Video

March 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

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Tags: Northeast Kingdom · Sports · Vermont

First pictures from Pond Skimming

March 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

The sun said springtime, the temperatures and north winds suggested otherwise, more like mid-winter conditions. With a crowd estimated between 800 and 1,000, fifty fearless competitors (okay, one contestant chickened out before the first run) braved the elements (pond temperature: 37 degrees!) to vie for the title of King and Queen of the Pond [...]

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Tags: Northeast Kingdom · Sports · Weather

Who can help the flood victims in East Burke?

March 21st, 2008 · No Comments

That was one of the questions we asked Vermont Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie on Friday morning. Since he was on his way to a meeting with the Governor, he said he’d find out if what he could do. We also talked about taxes, airplanes and the weather.
Head up to News ‘n Interviews and [...]

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Tags: Northeast Kingdom · Politics · Vermont