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Entries from May 2009

One for the record books

May 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Meteorologist Chris Bouchard from the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium checked in Sunday evening to let us know that the National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado did indeed touch down on Saturday afternoon in the central Vermont town of Washington.  Tornadoes are pretty rare events up here, especially this early in the season. Earlier Saturday, [...]

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Streamsicle®

May 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Three days after first tuning-in I realized I just couldn’t hold it in anymore. I frantically called Steve and left this message in a loud, deliberate voice: “I am totally f*@#ing hooked on our stream…TOTALLY!…” I was referring to the Beta audio stream here on Vermont Mornings. Not the FM broadcast but the Sounds of [...]

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Tags: Radio · rant

Helping out in the NEK

May 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Umbrella has helped support women, children and families in the Northeast Kingdom for many, many years.  Their annual fundraising event takes place on Mother’s Day…a celebration of mothers and nature. Executive Director Michelle Fay stopped by the studios Wednesday morning to explain Umbrella’s mission and give details on the Sunday event at Burke Mountain. Michelle [...]

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The stream

May 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment

For the last three weeks there have been issues with the station stream (to the left.)  According to the tech gurus, all issues are fixed, sorry for the problems, thanks for listening!!

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Tags: Radio · Technical

Tragedy

May 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments

From WCAX: Wheelock, Vermont – May 1, 2009 A high school campus in the Northeast Kingdom is mourning today, after a student was shot and killed in a hunting accident. According to police, 17-year Jake Kadamus of Lyndon Center was hunting with his father 45-year-old father Kevin on South Wheelock Road in Wheelock. Investigators say the father [...]

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Bizzarro Night at Lyndon Town School

May 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Last night’s Meet-The-Candidate forum at Lyndon Town School was one of the strangest events I’ve ever attended. Well, maybe strange is not the right word.  Bizzarro is more like it. In a second floor classroom stood a single candidate seeking the job of LTS Principal. She was standing about six feet inside the door, facing [...]

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Tags: Education · Northeast Kingdom · rant