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Entries from June 2008

A singin’…and a dancin’…and a fundraisin’….

June 26th, 2008 · No Comments

There’s another fundraiser coming up for the Vermont Children’s Theatre on Friday night at 7:00. Thursday morning, children’s entertainer Steve Lindholm stopped by the studio with the details on the show he’ll perform. He brought his guitar, so naturally at some point in the conversation, some music broke out. If you like the blues and [...]

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Tags: Northeast Kingdom

Melissa’s Magic MySpace is aMazing

June 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Melissa Wheeler just started working at Magic 97.7 a couple of weeks ago…you can hear her Saturdays from ten AM ’til two PM and Sunday mornings from six ’til nine. Yesterday, she offered to make our first MySpace page. Today, it’s up. WTG, Melissa!! It’s colorful and happy and filled with the music you hear [...]

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Tags: Northeast Kingdom · Radio · Technical

He’s thirty, thrifty and he wants to be Vermont’s governor

June 24th, 2008 · No Comments

His name is Sam Young, his only political experience is as a Justice of the Peace in West Glover, but this savvy young web developer wants to be the Governor and he brings some great ideas to the table. On Tuesday morning, we talked with this political hopeful about his platform and goals. Head to [...]

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Tags: Northeast Kingdom · Politics · Vermont

Here she is…

June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

It’s Ashley Wheeler, Miss Vermont 2008, who stopped by the studio on Monday morning to talk about the Vermont Children’s Theatre. The theatre, on Darling Hill in Lyndonville, serves kids from ages seven to nineteen, involving them in theatre productions at no cost to the families. They need your support, but they’re doing it ina [...]

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Tags: Northeast Kingdom · Politics · Vermont

7:59 PM EST Friday 20 June 2008

June 20th, 2008 · No Comments

@ 2008 Alyssa Nichols   James Taylor – Summer’s Here Summer’s here, I’m for that. Got my rubber sandals, got my straw hat. Got my cold beer, I’m just glad that it’s here. Summer’s here, that suits me fine. It may rain today but I don’t mind. It’s my favorite time of the year and [...]

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Tags: Weather

We got ‘yer culture…

June 19th, 2008 · No Comments

It started out as a fiddle contest. It has grown and the 3rd Annual Northeast Kingdom Cultural Heritage Festival now features train rides, food, a farmer’s market and entertainment all weekend long. On Thursday, two of the organizers stopped by the Vermont Mornings studios to talk about the fun in Lyndonville. Head to News ‘n [...]

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Tags: Northeast Kingdom

Kitchel running for third term…

June 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Caledonia-Orange State Senator Jane Kitchel is running for re-election. The Danville Democrat and former Vermont Secretary of Human Services will officially kick-off her campaign on the Danville Green on Monday, June 23rd , at 5:30 p-m. TW

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Tags: Northeast Kingdom · Politics · Vermont

Local News: Story of the Day

June 18th, 2008 · No Comments

This just in… “Authorities have recovered two mailboxes and a sign that was discarded off the side of the road in St. Johnsbury. Those items are believed to be stolen. Anyone who is missing a black metal mailbox, a tan plastic mailbox with the number “8-8-5” on it, or a yellow sign stating “Slow Lab [...]

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Tags: Northeast Kingdom · Vermont

Declare your independence from bad radio

June 16th, 2008 · No Comments

During the first week of July, we will give away five Phoenix Wi-Fi radios. With the Phoenix, you can listen to thousands of radio stations and podcasts all around the world, including Vermont Mornings. Wherever you are on Planet Earth, you’ll have the chance to win a Phoenix, retail value US$249.00. Details soon…meanwhile, click below [...]

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Tags: Radio · Technical

Tim Russert is dead at 58

June 13th, 2008 · No Comments

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Tags: Politics