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As the calendar turns to December a

number of local organizations are gear-

ing up for the holidays with festive holi-

day activities and this weekend is no

exception.

Whether you’re looking to make your

own Christmas ornament, pick up a gift

for that special someone or would like to

donate toys for under-privileged chil-

dren, you’ll find plenty to do.

St. Mary’s School, located at 19

Washington Street in Fair Haven, will

host a Christmas Bazaar from 4 to 8 p.m.

today (Friday, Dec. 2) and 8 to 11 a.m. on

Saturday, Dec. 3.

Offered will be craft items, baked

goods, trash and treasures. There also

will be a raffle with more than 50 prizes,

door prizes, and refreshments will be

available.

But perhaps the highlight of the event

is the opportunity for children to meet

Santa from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

For more information, call Jane

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GMC senior focuses on HartfordMelissa Miller, right, is a 2007 graduate of Hartford Central High School and a senior at Green Mountain College will debut her senior exhibition, "People, Places and Things, from 5 to 7 tonight at the Surdam Gallery at GMC. About the above photo, "Worn with a View," she says: The view from this barn is fantas-tic, it is my favorite place in Hartford to sit and think (also the hill is fun to roll down). Story, more of her photos, Pg. 9

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Unique holiday events areall over the area this weekend

Lilly the dachschund, got a new kerchief last week from her owner, Elsbeth, at the Buddy Bandana booth at the Poultney Craft Fair last weekend.

By Matthew Rice

The kickoff to the holiday

season in Poultney is sponsored

by the chamber and will take

place in Poultney Dec. 3 with

Santa Claus and seasonal

refreshments along with other

holiday favorites.

The subject of that parade,

the man in the red fur suit, will

arrive at the Poultney Public

Library on Main Street to keep

the fun going, but to start off

the fun there will be a story.

Parents can bring the little

ones down to the library for

story time at 6 p.m.

Santa Claus will arrive at the

library via one exciting bright

red Poultney fire truck sleigh to

meet with the children as the

story ends. Next the kids get to

join jolly old St. Nick for a little

walk.

During the popular parade,

kids of all ages march down the

street with Santa Claus to end

The Pember Library in Granville will host a "Holiday Book Sale" this Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at their 33 West Main St. loca-tion. Prices for books start at $1 and the selection is terrif-ic. All proceeds benefit the Pember Library.

Pember hostingholiday book sale

GMC Chorus plansconcert Saturday

Fair Haven High School has changed the date of its annu-al Winter Band Concert to Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 6:30 p.m. In the event of bad weather the event will be held Thursday, Dec. 15. For more details call Fran LaPlaca.

Friends of the late Gary Miller will be hosting a spaghetti din-ner and basket party from 4 to 9 tonight, Friday, Dec. 2 at the Castleton American Legion. The event includes a full din-ner. Takeout is available, and delivery may be available to Castleton and Fair Haven. Place ordrs after noon Dec. 2 at (802) 342-6278. Tickets are $10 for adults; $5 for chil-dren under 12.

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the green will hold a Holiday

Open House at 6:30 p.m. on

Friday, Dec. 2. Purchase three

tickets for $1 and a chance to

win a gourmet cooking raffle

basket, purchase a mitten for $4

from the Mitten Tree, get a free

Polar Express bookmark, and

enjoy tasty refreshments at this

event for all ages.

Also see a colorful collection

of dolls from around the world.

Books at low prices and VHS

videos at $1 each also will be

available.

A Christmas Tree Ornament

Workshop will be held from 1 to

3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 at the

Federated Church of Castleton.

This event has been described

as an old-fashioned intergener-

ational craft making workshop

for the whole family.

Several craft tables will be

prepared with the ingredients

to make different tree orna-

ments. Each table will display

examples of suggested crafts

and there will be written

instructions as well as assis-

tance for those who need it.

This is an excellent opportu-

nity to get in the spirit of the

season and make heart-felt gifts

for others.

Light refreshments will be

available.

If you have any questions,

please call the church at 468-

5725. The church is handicapped

accessible.

The tradition of Santa mak-

ing his way to West Rutland to

kick off the holiday season con-

tinues each year with the annu-

al tree lighting at 6:45 p.m. on

Saturday, Dec. 3.

The excitement begins as

Santa, accompanied by an

antique fire truck, arrives at

the Town Hall where he’ll throw

the switch for the holiday tree.

This year’s tree is dedicated to

the memory of departed friends

near and far.

For a donation of $1, you can

light one of the two thousand

bulbs on the tree in memory of

a loved one or as a gift to a

friend. Proceeds for the

Friendship Tree will benefit the

Town Hall Restoration Fund.

As soon as Santa's official

tree lighting duties are fulfilled,

he heads to his throne in the

upstairs auditorium where he

visits with children to listen to

their holiday wishes. Hot choco-

late, cider, and cookies are pro-

vided as the carolers sing their

favorite holiday tunes.

Attendees are encouraged to

bring a plate of cookies to share.

The Fair Haven Knights of

Columbus Council 810 annual

Toys for Joy program is under

way for this Christmas season.

Anyone that would like to

donate a new or good used toy to

this worthy program, may do so

at the following locations: St.

Johns the Baptist Catholic

Church in Castleton, The

Castleton Beauty Shop,

Pruniers Market, Our Lady of

Seven Dolors Catholic church

in Fair Haven, or Fair Haven

Fitness.

For more information you

may contact Tim Perry at 468-

2446 or Dennis Perry at 265-2025.

The Poultney Library will

host its second annual Holiday

Market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on

Saturday December 3 and 4.

A hand-crafted are show fea-

turing jewelry, hand-painted

scarves and tees, local cheese

and maple products, quilted

products, hand-sewn doll cloth-

ing, knitted wears and much

more.

The Library’s annual adopt

an angel will also be here. This

is through the community share

project.

Everyone is invited to come

out and support their localvore

and give something that is

handcrafted.

In West Pawlet, the firehouse

will host a Christmas Flea

Market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on

Saturday, Dec. 3.

The event will include a bevy

of flea market items, raffles,

door prizes, a bake sale and

lunch.

And the best part, Santa will

make an appearance around

12:30 p.m.

For more information, call

Edna at (802) 645-0174.

The annual Rupert

Christmas Bazaar will be held

from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday,

Dec. 10 at the Rupert Firehouse.

There will be a variety of ven-

dors with unique items, from

homemade jams and relishes, to

candy, jewelry, pillows, aprons,

and many other items too

numerous to name. The kitchen

will be open as well with some

delicious corn chowder, burg-

ers, and chili dogs.

Proceeds from the kitchen

will benefit the Kids Summer

Lunch Program. The table pro-

ceeds will benefit Mount

Anthony Grange and the Rupert

Volunteer Fire Department.

For more information or if

interested in a table, contact

Ellie at 645-9161 after 5 p.m.

HolidayContinued from front page

up at the town hall.

The brief parade moves

down Main Street from the pub-

lic library to the town hall

where marchers will find

refreshments in the form of hot

cocoa and cookies.

Town manager Jonas

Rosenthal will preside over the

ceremony to light the Memory

Tree.

That will be done after every-

one has gathered on the lawn of

the town hall.

Proceeds from the Memory

Tree go to help support the local

food shelf. And to ring in the

spirit of the season Christmas

carols will be sung.

The nice thing about the eve-

ning, organizers said, is that

the kids enjoy themselves, but

the hardworking adults with

busy schedules won’t end up

standing outside all night long

as the event usually lasts about

30 minutes.

Downtown businesses are

expected to be open for holiday

shopping during the event.

Continued from front page

Santa

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All churches and places of worship

are asked to send their schedules

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[email protected]

By Friday, Dec. 9

Castleton will light its tree Dec. 8

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Section 3. Removal of Motor VehicleIn the event that a motor vehicle, farm appliance, sport vehicle or other wheeled item is parked in such a manner as to impede snow removal, then the Town Manager or his authorized agent, Selectmen, or any other law enforcement officer may have the vehicle towed away at the owner’s expense plus storage charges, which amount is due to the person towing the item before it is claimed.

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The Town of Wells will

hold its Tree Lighting

Ceremony at 6:30 p.m. on

Friday, Dec. 2 on the Town

Green

. The event includes

Santa Claus, wagon rides,

caroling, and cookies with

the community. Sponsored

by the Wells Beautification

Committee.

There will also be an

open house at the Wells

Library.

Wells lights

tree tonight

On Thursday Dec. 8 all com-

munity members are cordially

invited to attend the annual

traditional Christmas Tree

Lighting Ceremony at the

Castleton Free Library at 6 p.m.

The event is co-sponsored by

the GFWC

Castleton Woman's Club and

the Castleton Free Library, the

event will feature storytelling

and a carol sing by the fire-

place, and plenty of cookies

and cocoa will be available.

Santa is also expected to make

an appearance.

The Tree of Remembrance

will be lighted to honor loved

ones during the 2011 holiday

season. Posters have been

placed in businesses and public

spaces in Castleton and Fair

Haven appealing to community

members to donate $1 or more

for each person named, the

money to be used for local

scholarships. Checks may be

made payable to the Castleton

Woman's Club and sent to

Pauline Young, 1186 Route 4A

East, Castleton, VT 05735. Gifts

received by December 21st will

be included in the memorial

recognition list appearing in

local newspapers.

Please call Jan or Meg at

(802) 468-5574 for further infor-

mation.

GMC names new sustainability coordinatorGreen Mountain College is

pleased to welcome Bethany

Clarke as the College's new sus-

tainability coordinator. Clarke

has worked for the past four

years in the sustainable energy

industry.

As an associate project man-

ager for General Electric based

in Schenectady, N.Y., she led a

cross-functional team during

the delivery, installation, and

commissioning of 336 wind tur-

bines valued at over $700 mil-

lion. Ss she received a GE

Performance Award for wind

projects in 2008.

Clarke graduated cum laude

from Green Mountain College

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mental studies. As a GMC stu-

dent, she worked as an energy

intern with Optimal Energy in

Bristol, Vt. and as a research

intern at Casella Waste Systems

in Rutland, Vt.

She replaces Amber Garrard

who took a position as sustain-

ability project manager for out-

reach and engagement at Yale.

The Lakes Region FreePress - December 2, 2011 - 3

Students, their families, fac-

ulty, staff, alumni and adminis-

trators at Poultney High School

are coming together to publish

a cookbook of their favorite rec-

ipes and they need your help.

Organizers are asking alum-

ni, or anyone with a connection

to PHS to submit their favorite

recipe (or two, or three) to be

published in the book.

The deadline for any submis-

sions is Sunday, Dec. 4.

There are two ways you can

get your recipe included: write

it out and send to Michele

Harmon, Poultney High School,

154 East Main Street, Poultney

VT, 05764; or submit it online at

www.typensave.com.

If you choose to submit it

online, the login is phscook-

book and the password is dd2n6.

Be sure to include the name you

would like to submit with the

recipe.

The cookbook will be three

ring binder with a hard cover

and will have room to add more

recipes in the future. The cost

of the book is $15 and will be

delivered after winter break.

Organizers hope to include

200 or more recipes of every

imaginable dish, be that entrees,

appetizers, desserts, and salads.

Proceeds from the sale of the

cookbook will be used for a trip

to New York City in the spring

to visit Ground Zero.

If you have any questions or

would like to place an order, contact Family and Consumer

Science teacher Michele

Harmon at PHS.

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For reservations contact

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Fair Haven Union High

School’s High Honor Students

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Dakota Folmsbee, Samuel

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Chelsea Montello, Shannon

Moriarity, Eva Orr, Jordan

Pedro, Hayley Savage, Jacob

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Sydney Breslen, Cassie Ciejko,

Heather Dalto, Sara Eastman,

Marrisa Euber, Cassandra

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Emily Ringquist, Amanda

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Grade 10: Ashley Adams,

Dillon Bergantino, Emily

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Mallory Hooker, Grady

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THE SEASON IS UPON US

...the time for shoveling snow,

Cutting down the Christmas tree,

bending high and low;

Pushing others out of snowbanks

when they’ve traveled a bit too fast,

And now your back is aching and

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Church group plansscrap metal drive

The Men's Club at St.

Raphael's Church in Poultney is

conducting a scrap metal drive

to benefit the church.

The groups is accepting all

kinds of metal, with the excep-

tion of refrigerators, micro-

waves and computers.

In particular, the club is look-

ing for junk cars.

If you have something to

donate and would like to

arrange for pickup, please call

Ernie at (802) 287-9755

Your help is greatly appreci-

ated by the church.

Caylin Elizabeth Bush

The proud parents Kevin Bush

& Shelby Bates would like to

announce the birth of there

daughter Caylin Elizabeth

Bush. She came into this world

on Friday October 28th 2011 at

5:59pm at RRMC, weighing in at

7lbs 13oz and 19inches long.

Maternal grandparents are

Sherry & George Stoddard of

Hampton NY and Richard Bates

of Fort Ann NY. Paternal grand-

parents are Gail & George Bush

of Wells VT. Great Grandparents

are Doug & Lois DeKalb of

North Granville NY, Linda &

Mickey Bates of Granville NY,

Alice & George Bush of

Middletown Springs VT and

Marlene Stoddard of Granville

NY.

The Rutland County Humane

Society (RCHS) will be holding

a benefit Texas Hold’em tourna-

ment on Saturday, December 3

at Bowlerama on South Main

Street in Rutland. Registration

starts at 12:45 pm, tournament

starts at 1 pm. For more infor-

mation visit www.vtpoker-

league.com. Help raise needed

funds for the homeless animals

in Rutland County.

The acclaimed No Strings

Marionette Company will pres-

ent a special holiday perfor-

mance of “Jack and the

Beanstalk” at 7 p.m. on Friday,

Dec. 2 at the Rupert Firehouse.

The show is hosted by the

Rupert Kittay Public Library.

Families and children of all

ages are invited to celebrate the

season and enter the wonders

of traditional puppet theater.

With 15 large-scale marionettes,

this well-loved tale will be retold

with all the magic and mischief

of the No Strings company. A

sense of adventure, optimism,

and three magic beans catapult

Jack high in the sky.

Come join these intriguing

puppets as they journey

through lavish settings and a

well-loved story into a world of

imagination, enlightenment

and laughter.

The program is free and open

to the public. The firehouse is

located on Rte.153 in the center

of Rupert.

For more information, please

contact the library at

[email protected] or

visit the library website at

www.rupertkittaylibrary.org.

Births

Caylin Elizabeth Bush

It's a girl...

Poker tourney set

Marionettes to perform


HappeningsWHITEHALL American Legion Post 83 at 148 Main St. in Whitehall invites everyone to its Friday Fish Fry from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 2. This meal is served each Friday, with few exceptions. Information: 518-499-2482.

FAIR HAVEN A Christmas Bazaar will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, and 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday the third, at St. Mary’s School, 19 Washington Street in Fair Haven (meet Santa from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday). Offered will be craft items, baked goods, trash and treasures. There also will be a raffle with more than 50 prizes, door prizes, and refreshments will be available. Information: Jane Schraff at 265-8045.

CASTLETON Everyone is invited to a Spaghetti Dinner to benefit the Miller family from 4 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, at American Legion Post 50 on Route 4A in Castleton. Takeouts will be available as well as possible delivery service to Castleton and Fair Haven (place orders after noon on Dec. 2 at 802-342-6278). Cost: $10 adults; $5 age 11 and younger. There also will be 50/50 and basket raffles with drawings at 9 p.m. POULTNEY Surdam Art Gallery at Green Mountain College hosts a reception for photographer Melissa Miller to open her show entitled “Noun: People, Places and Things,” from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2. Miller, a senior in the col-lege’s Fine Arts Program, will present her collection of images capturing the agrarian lifestyle in the small town of Hartford in Washington County, NY. Information: email [email protected].

GRANVILLE The Granville Area Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to kick off the holiday season from 6 to about 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, at Veterans Park on Quaker Street in Granville. Santa will arrive by fire truck for a count-down to the lighting of the town tree, and then he’ll give a gift to each child. Adults will enjoy a fire ring provided by the Boy Scouts, while marshmallows and refresh-ments will be provided by the ladies auxiliaries of the Granville American Legion and VFW posts. Free and open to all.

WELLS The Town of Wells will hold its Tree Lighting Ceremony at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2 on the Town Green. The event includes Santa Claus, wagon rides, carol-ing, and cookies with the commu-nity. Sponsored by the Wells Beautification Committee.

WELLS The Wells Village Library on the green will hold a Holiday Open House at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2. Purchase three tick-ets for $1 and a chance to win a gourmet cooking raffle basket, purchase a mitten for $4 from the Mitten Tree, get a free Polar Express bookmark, and enjoy tasty refreshments at this event for all ages. Also see a colorful collec-tion of dolls from around the world. Books at low prices and VHS vid-eos at $1 each also will be avail-able.

WHITEHALL Elks Lodge 1491 at 5 Elks Way in Whitehall will host Friday Night Bingo at 7 p.m. on Dec. 2. Featured will be a $500 jackpot special. This bingo is held each Friday, with few exceptions. Information: 518-499-1491.

RUPERT The Rupert Kittay Public Library will host the No Strings Marionette Company with a pre-sentation of the fairytale classic, “Jack and the Beanstalk,” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, at the Rupert Firehouse on Route 153. Fifteen large-scale marionettes will be featured, and children and their parents will have an opportu-nity to inspect them and various tools used in staging this show. Free and open to all. Information: Email [email protected], or www.rupertkittaylibrary.org.

GRANVILLE The Pember Library at 33 W. Main Street in Granville will host a First Friday in Granville event from 7 to 9 p.m. on Dec. 2. Paintings by Nicholas Loscalzo, appliqué work by Chris Michel, leaf bird baths and garden tiles by Jody Kilbourn, and works by other art-ists will be featured. Holiday foods will be offered, including Raclette-style cheese by Southwind Farm, and one-of-a-kind jams from Red Bench Jam. Rupert Rising Bread, too. Also, bring an unwrapped toy for the Marine Corps League’s Toys for Tots drive.

GRANVILLE The Slate Valley Museum at 17 Water Street in Granville will hold a First Friday in Granville Holiday Sale from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, and con-tinuing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday the third. Offered will be unique gifts created by local artists and craftspeople at a 25 percent discount, and you’ll enjoy the beautifully decorated museum, including the current exhibit, “Heavy Lifting: A Human and Technological History of Moving Slate from Quarry to Market, 1850 to present.” And, the musical duo of Al and Kathy Bain will entertain on Friday. Information: 518-642-1417, or www.slatevalleymuseum.org.

DORSET The Dorset Players will stage “Winnie the Pooh” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2 and 9, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3, 4, 10 and 11, at the Dorset Playhouse. Cost: $12 adults; $10 members; $8 students; free age 5 and younger accompanied by an adult. For tickets: 802-867-5777.

WHITEHALL Boy Scout Troop 83 will collect non-perishable food items and toiletries on Saturday, Dec. 3, in Whitehall. If you live out-side the village and have items to donate, you are asked to call Bob Gendron at 499-0297, or JoAnn Mattison at 499-9177, to arrange a pickup.

GRANVILLE The Granville Baptist Church at 23 Quaker Street in Granville will hold a Rummage Giveaway from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, at the church. Available will be items such as gently used winter clothing, Christmas decorations, gifts, toys, games, stuffed animals, baby and children’s clothing, household and kitchen items, sports equipment, etc. Information: Pastor Jim Peterson at 518-642-2245.

GRANVILLE The Sylvan Star/Skenesborough Chapter #122 Order of the Easter Star will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Slate Valley Masonic Center, 95 North St., Granville. Featured will be Christmas items and gift items, plus homemade soups, chili and sandwiches.

MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS Rutland County Forester Eric Hansen will

lead a “Winter Walk with a Forester” at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, on private land at 310 North Street in Middletown Springs. This will be a moderate hike and you should bring snow-shoes if conditions warrant. Information: Staying Connected Initiative at 802-446-7030, or email [email protected].

GRANVILLE An Ecumenical Coat Closet will be open from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 3, 10 and 17, at the Bethel Peniel Presbyterian Church on Quaker Street in Granville. Anyone who needs free winter coats, gloves, hats, etc. will be welcome. Donations of winter coats and other winter wear, either new or in good and clean condition, will be accepted during the above hours.

PAWLET The Pawlet Public Library will hold its second annual Holiday Market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 and Sunday, Dec. 4. The hand-crafted show will feature jewelry, hand-painted scarves, local cheese and maple products, hand-sewn doll clothing and more.

GRANVILLE A Holiday Book Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Pember Library, 33 W. Main Street in Granville. Information: 518-642-2525.

GRANVILLE The Granville Youth Basketball program will hold a Bottle Drive from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Ames Plaza in Granville, next to AJ’s restaurant. Proceeds will go towards purchasing new basket-balls and uniforms for the third through sixth grade boys’ teams. To have bottles picked up at your residence, call Jo-Lynne at 518-642-9506.

RUTLAND An Upward Bound Basket Raffle will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, at Rutland High School, 22 Stratton Road. Cost: $5 admission and 25 tickets; $2 each additional sheet of tickets. Refreshments will be avail-able. Proceeds will benefit the Castleton Upward Bound Scholarship Fund. Information: Jen at 802-468-6404.

DORSET The Dorset Public Library will host a coffee recep-tion for photographer Eric Seplowitz from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3. Seplowitz’s new show, which is a series of images especially suitable for chil-dren and children’s décor, will be on display through the month of December. Information: 802-867-5774 or www.dorsetlibraryinfo.org.

WHITEHALL The Whitehall var-sity wrestling team will host their counterparts from Granville in each team’s season opener at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 in the gymnasium at Whitehall High School.

CASTLETON The Federated Church of Castleton will host a Christmas Tree Ornament Workshop from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3. This family event for all ages will provide materials and instructions for various types of ornaments. Light refreshments, too. Information: 802-468-5725.

RUTLAND Mount Saint Joseph Academy’s drama troupe will pres-ent “Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and then some)” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2 and at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 at the school. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for kids, students

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DORSET Everyone is invited to a “Taste of Europe” event from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, at The Long Trail School off Route 30 at 1045 Kirby Hollow Road in Dorset. Students will serve gour-met European hors d’oeuvres and desserts. Cost: $10, with proceeds going toward a spring trip by 18 students to France and Spain. Silent auction, too, with winners announced during the intermission of a performance of “A Christmas Carol.” Information: Anharad Edson at email [email protected].

GRANVILLE The Granville FFA will host the 2011 Battle of the Bands at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, at Granville High School on Quaker Street. Cost: $10 in advance; $12 at the door; Battle T-shirt $15; or ticket and T-shirt in advance, $20. Advance tickets/T-shirts may be purchased at the high school office.

RUTLAND The Green Mountain Club will offer a moderate, four-to-five-mile hike with steep climbing, at Merck Forest in Rupert on Sunday, Dec. 4. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at Main Street Park, near the east end of the fire station off Center Street in Rutland City. Information: Vivian Bebee and Larry Walter at 775-3855.

MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS The 17th Annual Holiday Craft Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4, at the Middletown Springs Elementary School on South Street. Wreaths, soaps, baked goods, honey, orna-ments, paintings, quilts, and much more will be offered. There also will be a food sale to benefit the grades 5 and 6 class trip.

WHITEHALL The Whitehall Presbyterian Church on Broadway will hold their Annual Advent Hymn Sing at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4. For more informa-tion, contact the church at 499-2535.

CASTLETON The Friends of the Castleton Free Library group invites everyone to a Science Pub titled, “Just How Blank is That Slate?” with Dr. John Klein, chair-

man of the Psychology Dept. at Castleton State College, at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4. Discussed will be the old, the new, and the latest on the nature versus nurture debate. You’ll find this event (free except for beverages) at The Iron Lantern on Route 4A in Castleton. Information: www.castletonfreeli-brary.org/friends.

PAWLET Reservations are requested by Monday, Dec. 5, for the Haystack Hustlers senior group’s catered Ham Dinner that will be served by Mettowee Valley Grange members at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the Pawlet Church. Cost: $10. Bring a table decoration and a reading or Christmas story to share, and a grab bag gift not to exceed $5 in value. Items will be collected for the Pawlet Food Shelf and there’ll be a 50/50 raffle. Information/res-ervations: Phyllis at 325-3196.

RUTLAND AREA The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice will offer Blood Pressure and Foot Care Clinics as follows: 11:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 5, Village Manor, Pittsford; 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, Wallingford House, Wallingford; and 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, Castleton Meadows, Castleton. Cost: $2 blood pressure; $5 foot care. Information: 802-775-0568.

GRANVILLE The Granville Rotary Club invites everyone to its Christmas Wish Spaghetti Dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, at Bernardo’s Restaurant on Church Street in Granville. Takeouts will be available. Cost: $6 donation, with proceeds going toward the purchase of winter clothing and boots for Granville area children in need.

RUTLAND The Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, Floor 1 at 6 Court Street in Rutland (RSVP/FGP/One-2-One office). Share stories, provide sup-port, and suggest tips and strate-gies for dealing with rheumatoid arthritis. Information: Nan at 775-8220, Ext. 101, or email [email protected].

RUTLAND The Rutland Curbstone Chorus will meet for practice at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, at Rutland High School. All males with an interest in barber-shop singing are encouraged to join this fun group. Information: 802-273-2911.

RUTLAND The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice will host its annual Tree of Remembrance Tree Lighting Ceremony and Memorial Service at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at the Franklin Conference Center in Rutland. Community members are invited to gather and remember and honor someone who has died. Music, reflections and the reading of names will be included. To have a name read, call in advance to 802-770-1516.

RUTLAND The Vermont Humanities Council will present post traumatic stress disorder expert Dr. Edward Tick with a talk titled, “War and the Soul: Transforming Our Communities to Heal Our Veterans,” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the Rutland Free Library, 10 Court Street. Free and open to all. Information: Library at 802-773-1860, or Humanities Council at 802-262-2626.

RUTLAND The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice and Dorset Nursing will offer a free “Coping with Grief during the Holidays” workshop from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, at the RAVNAH office, 7 Albert Cree Drive in Rutland. This workshop is for those grieving the loss of a loved one, and coping strategies and helpful suggestions will be offered. Pre-registration is required with Ann LaRocque at 802-770-1516.

CASTLETON Everyone is invited to the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, at the Castleton Free Library on Main Street, Route 4A. Featured will be storytelling, a carol sing by the fireplace, cookies and cocoa, and a visit by Santa. The Tree of Remembrance will be lit in honor of loved ones. See posters at businesses throughout town to participate at $1 for each person named.

Everyone is invited to a Spaghetti Dinner to benefit the Miller fam-ily from 4 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, at American Legion Post 50 on Route 4A in Castleton. Takeouts will be available as well as possible delivery service to Castleton and Fair Haven (place orders after noon on Dec. 2 at 802-342-6278). Cost: $10 adults; $5 age 11 and younger.

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An art show and sale is being

held at the Marble Mansion Inn

from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday

Dec. 4th.

The event is being presented

as a relaxing salon style gather-

ing with wine and refresh-

ments. Attendees will have the

chance to meet participating

artists and enjoy wine from

Champlain Valley Vineyards of

Benson, made from their own

locally grown grapes.

The art show will include

several different mediums.

Walt Stanley of “Brookside

Woodworking” in Fair Haven,

will show his finely crafted fur-

niture. Ellie Chiccarelli, owner

of “Memories Forever” at

Castleton Corners, will display

her trompe l’oeil, a style of

painting to “deceive the eye”

and will offer a variety of paint-

ed furniture, slate, and gift

items.

The breakfast nook features

paintings by Lucinda Sayre of

“Painting Nature’s Pathways”

in Fair Haven who specializes

in scenes inspired by her wood-

land studio.

In the dining room, Don

Celik of “Deek’s Carvings” in

Castleton, will show his carved

wildlife sculptures. Mike of

“Mike Galvin Blacksmithing”

in Hubbardton will share imag-

es of his custom metal fabrica-

tion and John Penwarden of

“Penwarden Photography” will

present his photography and

action portraits.

The sun room will feature

paintings by Dolores Park of

“Raven’s Den Art Studio” in

Castleton. Caren Helm of

“Pizzazz Pottery” in Fair Haven

will offer her functional stone-

ware pottery. Karen of “Karen

Deets Stained Glass” in West

Castleton will present her col-

lection of glass panels, orna-

ments and jewelry with painted

and fused fired details.

The Birdseye Artisans is a

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artists, showing a wide variety

of artwork including, furni-

ture, wood carvings, black-

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stained glass.

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Mettawee Community School Administrative Assistant Gail Nelson (left, of Granville, NY) is the winner of the Mettawee Community PTO's Kindle Raffle. PTO President Brooke Burnham (right) presented Nelson with the 3G/WiFi-ready Kindle at the school's Thanksgiving Feast.

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Mettawee Community School Pre-Kindergarten student Timothy Pratt, of Pawlet, is the Vermont winner of the New England Geographic Alliance poster contest. On Monday, Nov. 21 Scott C. Roper, Ph. D., Associate Professor of Geography at Castleton State College, Geography Program Coordinator, and Vermont Geographic Alliance Coordinator, visited Pratt's classroom and presented him with a certificate and a National Geographic Atlas. Tim's parents, Lynn and Brad Pratt, as well as his sister Ashley, were in atten-dance. Tim's grandparents Enoch and Rosalie Pratt and Tim and Gerry Dyer were also on hand for the presentation. According to Tim's mother, Lynn, “Tim learned of the contest from his teacher, Cill Waterhouse. He made the drawing at school and brought it home. Mrs. Waterhouse called us at home and encouraged us to send Tim's artwork in.

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY MELISSA MILLER

His Scowl

Standing Giants

This is my eight-year-old nephew, JJ,on a ride at the Washington County Fair. He has always been my favorite model and he has the best expres-sions. Even though he is scowling, it makes me laugh because I know why, he wanted some lem-onade. This is my favorite photo in my show.

This is a whimsical scene for me because to me these two silos, that are taller than everything else, are keeping guard at the Eastman Farm on Route 40 in Hartford. Peaceful giant guardians. (Or maybe I have an overactive imagination.)

By Bill Toscano

Melissa Miller cites two milestones when asked how

long she’s been taking pictures.

“I first started real photography, with film and all, my

freshman year of college,” said Miller, a 2007 graduate of

Hartford Central School. “But really, I have been taking

pictures as long as I have been able to hold a camera.”

Miller, who is in her last semester at Green Mountain

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when the doors open for her senior exhibition, “People,

Places and Things,” in the school’s Surdam Art Gallery.

“I am trying to display them the same way people dis-

play pictures in their homes, there really are a lot of

them,” Miller said. “It’s a modge-podge of so many pic-

tures.”

Miller has been at Green Mountain, earning her

Bachelor of Fine Arts, for 18 months. She attended

Adirondack Community College for three years and

earned Associates degrees in Liberal Arts and

Communication/Media Arts.

And she’s not done yet. She is waiting to hear from

SUNY-Oswego or Buffalo State, which are two of few

schools that offer a Masters in Art Education. “It’s easy to

find schools that offer a Bachelors in Art Education, but

not the Masters,” she said.”

GMC student's exhibition puts focus on her hometown

Before the Harvest"This is a portrait of a piece of farm equipment that is rusting, has weeds growing through it and seems to be forgotten. This is taken at the Nestle Farm up the road from my house. It is on Gillcrest Road in Hartford. I have spent a lot of time here."

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Growing up at Mud Brook, in

mom’s eye there was always

room for a Jim Alexander, a

Tommy Genier and I’m sure Joe

Kelly later on. But the girls, who

were almost always more in

favor of their mother, would

group in clusters.

Baby sister Annie Mae had a

great group that would romp all

over the place and have a ball.

Matter of fact some of them still

get together for some kind of

trivia game.

Now the older brother gets to

watch and now and then pitch in

with a little “hell raising.”

Upfront Kathy was a very timid

young lady, but if you were

watching from another room she

was right in there, the classic

Tobin sense of humor (with a

little twist of sarcasm now and

then).

Her parents, Don and Leona,

were very intelligent people and

raised five very bright children.

Now you team that up with a

more outgoing personality and

she and her husband, Joel, cre-

ated a very successful business

at Smith’s Auto Parts in

Bomoseen.

Oh yeah, Kathy was a great

little kid and I watched her grow

through the years to be a very

nice lady, a devout and loving

wife and a very special mom.

May God be with Kathy Tobin

Smith.

By Twig Canfield

Note: Watching the reaction

of her husband after her detec-

tion of early onset Alzheimer’s

and his constant devotion to her

every need was like watching a

powerful old movie about “old

fashioned real love.” You just

don’t see much of that from peo-

ple so young.

Thank you for being Joey

Smith, that was just plain beau-

tiful.

-- Twig Canfield

I was there when he opened

his first “shack stand” flower

shop on Rt. 30 north of Castleton

Corners. It was close to where

the pharmacy now stands. It

was usually Gary selling his

products. But if he was back

home gathering, then it was

wife Cathy on duty. It was a fam-

ily affair as son Seth would be

out picking weeds and moving

stones saving his pennies for

his first guitar. And little tiny

Rommy weeding flower pots.

She was already in gymnastics

and saving for a leotard or more

purple tights.

What a nice friendly family.

They all liked to chatter and

you could talk to Gary about

anything under the sun. it was

easy to tell at the first meeting

that he was a real genuine down

to earth guy.

As business grew, they need-

ed more space and moved south

on Rt. 30. The new place was

plush compared to the shack

stand and offered more organi-

zation and much more space.

And business prospered.

After the Promoter stopped

publishing I lost contact with

him until I went to work at

Williams’ True Value. Gary’s

farm home was in N. Poultney

so in the off (flower shop) sea-

son he was a pretty regular cus-

tomer. We would have these

great visits about the old days

and the wife and kids and it was

almost like the old days.

Now, I’m not much of a flow-

er guy, but I do appreciate men

with a love for growing them.

And to stand back and watch

one of them share their knowl-

edge in the growth and caring

for God’s gift to the world of

women and the world of love is

really special.

May God be with you, Gary

Miller.

-- Twig Canfield

Kathy Smith Gary MillerTwig Remembers

Jane MeadI can’t think of a lady we had

more fun in the hardware store

with than Jane. Two reasons: 1)

Such a good sport; 2) she’d give

it right back.

My nephew Mike and I had

just done a mini concert in front

of the store and it was the talk

of the town. Well, Jane caught

wind of it and says, “Somebody

tells me you’re a pretty good

singer.” Says I, “Oh I can sing

but not as good as you’re talk-

ing about.” “Well, how about a

good ole country song. So I

started in “I’m an old cowhand,

from the Rio Grande.” But I’m

singing off-key, flat as a pan-

cake. I look and she’s walking’

off shaking her head.

When it got near her birth-

day, one of her kids would come

in to tell me and I’d get her

phone number. Boss(y) Bob and

I would go up to the office, get

on two phones and sing Happy

Birthday to her. She loved it.

Bob and I are always playing

jokes on each other. Well, I was

just getting over the love note

he snuck in our only True Value

truck driver’s seat signed Twig.

It was bad; I had to fight to get

off the back of the truck. “I

didn’t know you felt that way”

with a big hug. “Let me out!”

Well, anyway I found Jane’s

number in my pocket and

rushed to the office. “Drop

everything, Ma Mead’s birth-

day.” I give him the number, he

dials it up and the maestro with

his baton gives the signal and

we start in. After the first line I

stop and Bob is right into it, I

mean virtuoso and all of a sud-

den I hear, “You damn fool it

ain’t my birthday.” So I go into

“I’m an old cowhand” straight, I

mean I’m Gene Autry. And she

says, “Twig, that’s the best I

ever heard that song, thanks for

calling.”

I know God’s already riding

with Ma Mead, mother of

twelve.

God bless you, Jane Mead.

We are going to miss you some-

thing fierce.

-- Twig Canfield


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