http://www.rherald.com/news/2008/0508 Copyright 2004 The Randolph Herald en-us Thu, 8 May 2008 14:06:02 EST http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Front_page/f01.html Randolph’s water bottling plant, ClearSource, Inc. abruptly shut down its manufacturing operation last week, giving paychecks to all of its employees, along with the telephone number of the unemployment office. By M. D. Drysdale 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Front_page/f01.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Front_page/f02.html The proposed Rochester School District budget of $3,327,006 for the 2008-09 school year was defeated by a single vote (125-124) in Australian ballot voting held Tuesday. That figure was a 2.88% increase over the current year. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Front_page/f02.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Front_page/f03.html Most supermarket food is well-traveled, with the average piece of produce transported an estimated 1500 miles, to get from farm to store. By Sandy Vondrasek 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Front_page/f03.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Front_page/f04.html And then it was over, the 2007-8 legislative biennium. By James Dwinell Special to The Herald 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Front_page/f04.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Front_page/f05.html Engineers carefully research and plan things—everything from buildings, bridges, and hydroelectric dams to drainage systems. By Sandy Vondrasek 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Front_page/f05.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Front_page/f06.html A group of freshmen and sophomores from the Sharon Academy recently traveled to New Orleans, La. to do service work during their April break. They worked at two different locations, a food bank called "Just the Right Attitude" and the Annunciation Mission, part of the Annunciation Church where they stayed, working to fix up a neighborhood playground. By Ella Hayslett 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Front_page/f06.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Front_page/f07.html Moose have been out and about in Rochester lately, and photographers snapped two photos for this week’s Herald. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Front_page/f07.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Front_page/f08.html No sooner had the 2008 legislature wrapped up its business than the The Herald received its first candidate announcement for the 2008 election. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Front_page/f08.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Community_News/com01.html Braintree has a passel of artists living and working on its back roads, and interviews with 11 of them are featured on a new video that is in its final editing stages. By Sandy Vondrasek 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Community_News/com01.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Community_News/com02.html The Rochester School PTO will bring famous children’s book author and illustrator, Robert Blake, to the school Monday, May 19 at 9 a.m. This event is being held in conjunction with the elementary schools in Hancock, Granville and Stockbridge, and parents of students in the participating schools, as well as home-schooled students and their parents, have also been invited. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Community_News/com02.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Community_News/com03.html The Salisbury Square development in Randolph was advanced this week with the help of a $106,000 state brownfields grant, Gov. Jim Douglas announced last week. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Community_News/com03.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Community_News/com04.html After three public hearings on Douglas Haggett’s application to operate a six-acre gravel pit off Route 14, the Brookfield Board of Adjustment is now drafting its ruling on the application. By Sandy Vondrasek 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Community_News/com04.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Community_News/com05.html Release will occur after all members of the DRB have signed the document, according to Zoning Administrator Mardee Sanchez. The DRB, which held another deliberative session last Tuesday on the application from Sprague Farms, LLC for a 17-acre ledge extraction quarry, has until Friday to issue its decision. By Sandy Vondrasek The Randolph Development Review Board has finalized its written decision on a proposed rock extraction quarry off Ridge Road, but its contents won’t be released until later today or tomorrow, May 9. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Community_News/com05.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Community_News/com06.html All lot owners at Holy Cross Cemetery, off Pleasant St. in Randolph, were asked to remove all in-ground plantings, including trees, shrubs, perennial flowers and plants from their family lot by May 2. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Community_News/com06.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Community_News/com07.html The merchants of downtown Randolph invite everyone to a "Spring Into Downtown Randolph" celebration Saturday, May 17. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Community_News/com07.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Arts/a01.html Lost Nation Theater is celebrating its 20th year of providing entertainment and education to central Vermonters, a summer presence included in the recreation plans for thousands of residents and tourists, and an educational resource for central Vermont educators with its annual fall Shakespeare production. By Charlie McMeekin 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Arts/a01.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Arts/a02.html In further celebration of its centennial year, the Chandler Center for the Arts will present the ensemble Music from Copland House, with a program entitled "America: Then and Now," Friday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Arts/a02.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Sports/s01.html The Royals baseball team traveled to Rochester and Chelsea last week and earned wins in both locations. With the two wins, the Royals improved to 5-1 on the year. By Dustin Parker 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Sports/s01.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Sports/s02.html The Ghosts Boys Lacrosse Team has improved its record to 3-3, and are playing a much improved game despite several key injuries. These injuries include senior defender Beau Handy and sophomore midfielder Matt Simpson. By Dave Cooch 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Sports/s02.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Sports/s03.html After a few rainouts the Randolph varsity girls softball team got their season underway this week playing games at Northfield, Lyndon, and Oxbow, and playing home against Lamoille. By Hannah Becker 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Sports/s03.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Sports/s04.html The Gal Ghosts have had two successful games in the past week against U-32 and Oxbow, and improved their record to 3-2. By Sarah Kresock 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Sports/s04.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Sports/s05.html Randolph Union High School track athletes set several new personal records in events at U-32 this past Wednesday. Senior Danielle Galbreath threw the javelin 52 feet, 2 inches and put the shot 17 feet, 8 inches. By Ginny Richburg 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Sports/s05.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Sports/s06.html By Laurie-Jean B. Gauthier 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Sports/s06.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Sports/s07.html The Rockets played South Royalton at home on Thursday, getting their first defeat, losing 9-3. The Rochester girls knew South Royalton, being Division III, were going to play a tough game. By Samantha Mishkit Game versus SoRo 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Sports/s07.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Sports/s08.html In a Saturday match at the Sharon campus, the TSA varsity girls came out on top in a tightly fought victory over a talented Lamoille team. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Sports/s08.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Calendar/Exhibits.html Calendar submissions should arrive at least one week in advance of the intended publication date. 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Box 309, Randolph, VT, 05060; or fax them to 728-9275 or to news@ourherald.com. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Calendar/Theater.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Obituaries/o01.html WHITE CREEK, N.Y. — George Wesley Lewis, 64, died early Wednesday morning, April 30, 2008 at his home, after a long illness. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Obituaries/o01.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Obituaries/o02.html RANDOLPH—Virginia "Ginny" Chenette, 84, died peacefully Friday, May 2, 2008 at Mayo Healthcare in Northfield, after a brief illness. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Obituaries/o02.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Obituaries/o03.html A graveside service for Marion Kendall, 90, who died January 24, 2008, will be held Monday, May 12 at 11 a.m. at the Hartford Cemetery in White River Jct. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Obituaries/o03.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Obituaries/o04.html WINDSOR—Madeline A. Chambers, 75, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at Concord Hospital in Concord, N.H. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Obituaries/o04.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Obituaries/o05.html RANDOLPH—William A. Duval, 56, died Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at his home in Randolph. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Obituaries/o05.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Obituaries/o06.html A gathering of friends and family to celebrate the life of Deane "Chub" McIntyre, who died November 9, 2007, will be held Sunday, May 25 at 10 a.m. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Obituaries/o06.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/People/p01.html April brought "an incredible couple of weeks" for Michele Ricci of Stockbridge. On April 14, she was hired as Stockbridge Central School’s next principal, and one week later she was running in her first Boston Marathon. By Sandy Vondrasek 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/People/p01.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/People/p02.html Buster Olney, a Pulitzer prize nominee who grew up in Randolph Center, says his job as a baseball writer is more challenging now than ever, thanks to the fans. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/People/p02.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/People/p03.html When a field trip of young school children arrives at a farm, the farmer often finds him or herself acting as a teacher to explain and educate about farm life. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/People/p03.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Letters/l01.html I would like to set the story straight about Tim Mock and WNWSU. Mr. Mock did indeed present the figures for tuitioning the students elsewhere at my request, however, we should be fair to Tim and back the story up to where it actually started. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Letters/l01.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Letters/l02.html The blustery wind blew even harder across the VTC campus in Randolph Center on May 2—and, for me, only added to the meaning of the Fiddlehead Festival. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Letters/l02.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Letters/l03.html I have just read the letter written by W.B. Fisk and published in the May 6 Valley News. That letter was stimulated by a front-page photo of two South Royalton women lovingly living out their civil union. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Letters/l03.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Letters/l04.html Our Congressman, Peter Welch, will be at Rinker’s this Friday, May 9, from 2 to 3 p.m. to hear from his constituents. Here’s a wonderful opportunity to let him know what issues are important to you and your families. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Letters/l04.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Columns/col01.html In his recent book entitled "A Dangerous Nation," Robert Kagan presents a provocative history of US foreign policy and its relationship both to America’s perceptions of power and to the American national character. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Columns/col01.html http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Columns/col02.html According to the calendar it is springtime in Vermont. In fact, it has been spring for a while, even though we were looking out our windows at two-foot snowbanks when spring officially got here. 05/08/2008 http://www.rherald.com/News/2008/0508/Columns/col02.html