Gal Ghosts LAX #1



By Meghan Viens The #1 seeded RUHS girls’ lacrosse team beat the Burr and Burton Bulldogs 15-11 last Wednesday in the Division II state semi-finals and earned the right to advance to the state championship game. Burr and Burton took a quick lead against the Ghosts, scoring three goals in the first four minutes of the game. The Ghosts cut […]

Area ‘Dairies of Distinction’ Are Cited



Seven area farms earned "Dairy of Distinction" awards June 1, at the fifth annual Dairy Days celebration on the State House lawn in Montpelier. Local farms cited this year were: • Howacres, Alan Howe, Tunbridge; • Silloway Farms, David and Louise Silloway, Randolph Center; • Howvale Farm, Robert and Anne Howe, Tunbridge; • Wakefield Farm, Lynn and Alice Wakefield; West […]

Two Men Jailed Troopers Called to Homes In Chelsea, Randolph Center



Two Men Jailed Troopers Called to Homes In Chelsea, Randolph Center Five state troopers, along with a K-9 police dog, converged in Chelsea village just after midnight on Sunday, June 4, in response to report of a man firing a handgun and "threatening that somebody was going to be hurt," according to state police. A brief standoff ensued, say police, […]

30 Years in Same Classroom Lyford Gets Retirement Party



30 Years in Same Classroom Lyford Gets Retirement Party By Ashley Lyford If a double rainbow is any indicator of a happy retirement, then Douglas Lyford should prepare himself for a retirement full of good luck, fortune, health and fun! On May 25, at the Autumn Crest Inn in Williamstown, Lyford’s fellow teachers, associates, past co-workers and friends as well […]

Gwyneth Walker To Receive VCA Lifetime Achievement Award



Gwyneth Walker To Receive VCA Lifetime Achievement Award Nationally acclaimed composer Dr. Gwyneth Walker of Braintree will be presented the Cerf Lifetime Achievement Award from the Vermont Arts Council this Friday afternoon, June 9 at the Barre Opera House. Arts Council trustee Irwin Gelber will present the coveted award to Walker during a ceremony that will begin Friday at 4 […]

Alpacas in Strafford:



Alpacas in Strafford: Ya Gotta Love ‘Em By Sandy Cooch Alpacas—we should all want some. They come in 22 lovely, earth-tone colors, they "emanate serenity," their soft-toed feet and tender grazing habits are easy on the land, they’re tidy (using group "poop piles"), they produce a fine cashmere-like fiber, they like Vermont winters, and they’re financially lucrative. And, as the […]

Interim President Named at VTC



By M. D. Drysdale Allan S. Rodgers, a St. Johnsbury business entrepreneur, was named last Friday as interim president of Vermont Technical College. Rodgers’s appointment, which is through June 30, 2001, replaces the "management team" approach which has directed the Randolph Center college since the resignation of Robert G. Clarke. Clarke resigned last year to become interim chancellor of the […]

Early Photos On Display



Early Photos On Display The Montpelier Historical Society is proud to have two showings of the black and white photographs of local photographer Wilford Nye Smith, dating back to the early 1900s. Wilford Nye Smith, photographer, once owned a camera store and studio on 93 Main Street, Montpelier, in what is now the location of Ben & Jerry’s. His sons, […]

Shakespeare This Summer With ‘The Certain Players’



Shakespeare This Summer With ‘The Certain Players’ Well, it’s certain. There will be Shakespeare in Randolph this summer. RUHS graduates Charlotte Phillips and Dan Busha will be joined by 16 other college students and recent graduates from around the country at Chandler Music Hall for seven weeks this summer. The Certain Players is the name of the company. They will […]

Brother Acts



With all the accomplishments of the Rikert brothers, and the accompanying appropriate news reports, we would do well to note that there are several other brother combinations around who have had some fine high school careers, or whose careers are still unfolding. Whitcomb’s young Wright brothers, Adam a sophomore, and Justin, a freshman, had very fine seasons this spring for […]