Top Stories for Tuesday November 15, 2016

When Lions Gather In Celebration Of Service
By Cookie Steponaitis
It was a special night at Rosie’s Restaurant on Monday, November 7th. Gathered for a meeting and celebration were the members of the Middlebury Lions Club, members of several other Lions Club and honored guests. The room was tightly packed but the atmosphere festive and celebratory. The group came together to present donations, hear from a local resident impacted and to celebrate with the words of the Lions Club District Governor Joe Wilson. There was more than a pride of Lions. There was a pride in service, commitment and the ability to bring about change.  [ more ]

Middlebury Caretaker Steps Down After Years Of Service And Dedication
By Cookie Steponaitis
Yvon Pouliot was born in Derby, Vermont and grew up on a farm learning to love plants, nature and the soil, until third grade when his parents moved to a home in Newport near Lake Memphremagog. The fifth of seven children, Pouliot never remembers having nothing to do and with the land, woods and beauty of Lake Memphremagog as his playground and laboratory, there were always paths to take, chores to do and things to be learned. His parents insisted that each of the Pouliot children learn to garden and at around eight years old they were given a patch of their own to garden for the season.
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