Category: Addison Independent

‘Croki-Nut’ competition introduces county to unusual board games

Posted on January 14, 2013 |

• Feature Article
• Featured

By Addison Independent

MIDDLEBURY — In the cold depths of winter, people have long turned to indoor pastimes. But recently, two traditional Canadian games have made a steady rise in popularity on this side of the northern border, right here in Vermont — say hello to “Crokinole” and “Pitchnut.”

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CD brings Monkton's past to life in song

Posted on January 14, 2013 |

• Monkton

By Addison Independent

MONKTON — Residents of Monkton can now own a piece of local history created last year by Monkton Central School students and Pete Sutherland, the well-known and much-loved Vermont musician and songwriter.

The “Songs from Monkton Yore” CD, available at the Willowell Foundation website, features five songs that bring aspects of Monkton’s past to life, including the kaolin mining industry and the agricultural lifestyle of the town’s first residents.

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Whistle Pig, neighbor at odds over Act 250 permit and right to expand operation

Posted on January 14, 2013 |

• Shoreham
• Act 250
• Shoreham
• Whistle Pig Rye

By Addison Independent

SHOREHAM — A disagreement between Whistle Pig Rye LLC and Solar Haven Farm LLC, neighboring property owners on Bates Road in Shoreham, may be going to court.

A pre-hearing conference is scheduled with lawyers from both parties on Tuesday, Jan. 15, with site visits to both farms.

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Shumlin delivers State of the State address

Posted on January 11, 2013 |

• Vermont
• Gov. Shumlin
• legislature

By Addison Independent

Editor’s note: Gov. Peter Shumlin took the oath of office to start his second term as governor on Thursday. The following is Gov. Shumlin’s State of the State Address, which he delivered in the Vermont Statehouse after his swearing in ceremony.

Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the General Assembly, members of our National Guard, fellow Vermonters:

Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your governor for another term. It is an honor to serve, and every day I am grateful for this extraordinary privilege.

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