Top Stories for Tuesday November 14, 2017

Stories Of Family And Farm Meet Jessie Maclay Orr
By Cookie Steponaitis
When chatting with Jessie Orr there is a wide range of engaging topics to talk about. You could spend hours reminiscing about the farm, the family, her sixty-one year marriage, gardens, grandchildren, the Great Depression, canning, history or some of the best one-liners she has ever heard. Just visit with Jessie and it will become immediately clear she loves life and most importantly she loves her children who are her greatest source of joy and pride.
  [ more ]

Champlain Valley Christian School Honors Local Veterans
By Cookie Steponaitis
Stopping by the falls in Vergennes on any afternoon from September to mid-November will allow the viewer to encounter a unique sight. Moving down the Otter Creek toward the open waters of Lake Champlain are several boats with young people as the crew. Coxswains yelling out the stoke and oars moving in unison, these teams are the work of many hours of practice and the passion of one VUHS teacher, his crews and their families.  [ more ]

VUHS Rowing Team Continues Proud Tradition
By Cookie Steponaitis
Stopping by the falls in Vergennes on any afternoon from September to mid-November will allow the viewer to encounter a unique sight. Moving down the Otter Creek toward the open waters of Lake Champlain are several boats with young people as the crew. Coxswains yelling out the stoke and oars moving in unison, these teams are the work of many hours of practice and the passion of one VUHS teacher, his crews and their families.  [ more ]