MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
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Motorcycle ride benefits food pantry WEST DOVER - The second annual Deerfield Valley Food Pantry Benefit Motorcycle Ride will be held on Saturday, Aug. 25. Registration is 9-10 a.m. at the Valley View Saloon on Route 100 in West Dover. The self-guided, 110-mile ride will take riders through southern Vermont and New York. The suggested donation for the ride is $5 plus five cans of food, or $10 per motorcycle. There will be raffle tickets and event t-shirts for sale.
On Wednesday, Feb. 29, Leap Day, an open sing at All Soul's Church will kick off the spring session of the Brattleboro Women's Chorus. Any woman or girl over age 10 is invited to participate and learn songs that are easy to harmonize. The music will reflect this year's chorus theme of “Life's Little Lessons,” songs of life, love, time, and change. The open sing takes place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The regular spring session of Women's Chorus begins...
Thank you so much to Michelle Bos-Lun for sharing this heart-filled and eye-opening piece, which allowed me to travel with her on this amazing journey. We need so much more of this - both the perspective she was able to share in the piece, and the experiences that helped to generate that perspective.
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