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Activities around town for Jun. 25

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 1:38pm meganj

STRAWBERRIES ARE RIPE for the picking, and some local berry farms are open for pick-your-own, albeit with COVID-19 restrictions in place. If you’ve been dreaming of strawberry shortcake, jam or simple berries in cream, there’s nothing quite like berries fresh from the field. Photo/Sarah Pope

Make It Together: Bubble Snake Blowers

What you need:

shallow container

bubble solution

plastic water bottle

clean sock

Directions:

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Mitch Clark wins Land Stewards Award

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 1:30pm meganj

ADDISON — Mitch Clark of Addison recently received one of nine Land Stewards Awards presented by the Vermont Land Trust, along with a check for $250.

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50 years ago this week: Jun. 25

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 1:26pm meganj

The arrival of summer in Addison County 50 years ago was marked by a flurry of summer weddings — eight alone in one week.

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New Haven highway death ruled suicide by the state

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 1:25pm meganj

NEW HAVEN — Vermont’s Chief Medical Examiner has ruled that the death of a New York man struck by a tanker truck in New Haven last month was a suicide.

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Vermont's pollinators need your help

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 1:18pm meganj

VERMONT’S POLLINATORS REMAIN in peril. With so many wild plants and commercial food products dependent on bees and other insects, the time to act is now. Photo/Chris Ingram, VF&W

MONTPELIER — Many of Vermont’s pollinator species continue to remain in peril, and as Vermonters are returning to their gardens and landscaping projects this spring, the Vermont Fish & Wildlife

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Hungry for an audience, entertainer finds creative outlets

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 1:07pm meganj

COMEDIAN AND PEIRCING artist Pierre Vachon playfully pours hand sanitizer on his head while showing off his tattoos for his upcoming COVID Calendar. The Middlebury entertainer is finding new creative outlets since public gatherings went away when COVID-19 showed up. Photo by Season Violet

MIDDLEBURY — Over the years, modern day Renaissance man Pierre Vachon has worn many different hats.

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Artists paint picnic baskets for Sheldon raffle

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 1:06pm meganj

“HENRY SHELDON GOES Boating” by Danielle Rougeau

MIDDLEBURY — It’s picnic season in Vermont, and Middlebury’s Sheldon Museum of Vermont History is raffling seven picnic baskets painted by local artists.

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Gardening: Start a backyard compost pile

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 1:03pm meganj

TO MAKE COMPOST, layer one to two inches of soil or composted manure alternately with two to three inches of greens and five to eight inches of browns until your bin or pile is full. Photo/Mike Ather

VERMONT — Effective July 1, organic food scraps will be banned from landfills.

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Book review: A Burning — by Megha Majumdar

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 1:01pm meganj

(Knopf Publishing Group)

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Counterpoint viewing party to be held Jun. 25

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 12:59pm meganj

THE VIEWING PARTY will be held on YouTube Live beginning at 7 p.m.

The Counterpoint Vocal Ensemble is inviting the public to join them online for music and memories at the Counterpoint Viewing Party on Thursday, June 25.

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