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Rifle season totals slightly up, deer weights lower

Posted on December 5, 2013 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



ADDISON COUNTY — The final count of deer reported to Addison County weigh stations during the 2013 rifle season came in at 421, up by 16, or about 4 percent, from 2012.

However, taking into account the drop in deer taken during Youth Hunting Weekend, the total not counting bow and muzzleloader seasons is almost exactly the same for 2013 and 2012.

Young hunters took 109 deer during Youth Hunting Weekend this year and 124 in 2012.

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Jessie Raymond: 'Tis the season to shop separately

Posted on December 5, 2013 |
By Jessie Raymond



My husband Mark and I have finally settled on the best way to do our Christmas shopping: separately. We used to think that because we enjoyed spending time together, Christmas shopping as a couple would be fun.

Hardly.

You see, only one of us likes to shop.

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Healthy snacks for kids can be quite easy to make

Posted on September 9, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



VERMONT — Healthy snacks can boost energy levels and help provide the nutrients your kids need to stay alert all day at school and play. Yet kids don’t always make the right choices when picking a snack.

When a snack attack strikes, will your kids reach for a bag of potato chips or a piece of fruit?

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Scouts swishhhhh through soap box derby

Posted on August 29, 2013 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren and Trent Campbell



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BRISTOL — A long-time favorite of Boy Scouts around the county coasted into Bristol on Saturday. Members of Bristol Cub Scout Pack 543 hosted their first-ever Soapbox Derby.

Scout leader Greg Grover said the race, which was attended by 15 Cub Scouts and more than 60 of their family members, was a big hit.

“We had a great time,” Grover said. “We were talking after about making it an annual event.”

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UVM names Vermont's top dairy farm

Posted on August 19, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



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BAKERSFIELD — Robert and Gisele Gervais, who farm with several of their children in Bakersfield, are the recipients of the 2013 Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year award.

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Advocates say better response, enforcement are key to animal cruelty solution

Posted on August 1, 2013 |
By Luke Whelan



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Editor’s note: In this, the last in a three-part series, experts discuss ways to improve enforcement of existing animal cruelty laws. Click to read Part 1 and Part 2.

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Video by Middlebury College student, featuring local six-year-old, goes viral

Posted on February 18, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



MIDDLEBURY — A video featuring a story by a Middlebury six-year-old and created by a Middlebury College student has “gone viral.” The eight-minute film “The Scared is Scared” by Bianca Giaever, who graduated from Middlebury this month, was posted on the Vimeo multimedia sharing website last month.

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Wellness in a cup of tea

Posted on February 18, 2013 |
By Christy Lynn



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Tea culture has been at the core of many civilizations around the world for thousands of years, and is still the most popular beverage in the world — after water. But did you know that in addition to being tasty and warming on a cool winter day, teas have many health benefits such as calming the stomach, improving digestion, and focusing the mind?

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Planning starts for gas pipeline to Ticonderoga, N.Y., paper plant

Posted on February 11, 2013 |
By John Flowers



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SHOREHAM — While Vermont Gas Systems Inc. is now actively seeking the necessary permits and easements it needs to extend its pipeline south into Vergennes and Middlebury by next year, the company is also starting to lay the groundwork for the second phase of its expansion plans: Service to International Paper Co. in Ticonderoga, N.Y., by 2015, a construction project that will affect several property owners in Cornwall and Shoreham.

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Van Wyck lands Addison-3 House seat

Posted on February 7, 2013 |
By John Flowers



FERRISBURGH — Gov. Peter Shumlin has appointed Ferrisburgh Republican Warren Van Wyck to serve out the two-year term of the late Rep. Greg Clark, R-Vergennes, in the Addison-3 House district.

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