HARRY E. COLWELL
EAST MIDDLEBURY — Harry E. Colwell of East Middlebury died peacefully on Nov. 28, 2019, Thanksgiving Day. This was an appropriate day, as he was very thankful for the wonderful life he had led.
ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Edith Titus Harman, 92, died at home in Issaquah, Wash., on Oct. 30, 2019. Edith was born in New York City, the daughter of Henry W. Titus and Edith Vine, on March 29, 1927.
ADRIAN (ANDY) IRISH SR.
STARKSBORO/BRISTOL — On Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, Adrian C. Irish Sr., loving husband, father and papa left earth for his reward in heaven.
CATHARINE BEVIN SMITH
MIDDLEBURY — Catharine Bevin Smith (Kay), 94, of Middlebury, died at home on Nov. 30, 2019, after a short illness, with her family by her side. She was born in Buffalo, N.Y., on Aug.
JAMES GARY WISNOWSKI
EAST MIDDLEBURY — Jim Wisnowski, 62, of East Middlebury Vt., passed after a long battle with cancer on Dec. 1, 2019, in the home he built, with family by his side.
BRISTOL — Police called to a domestic disturbance at home on Lower Notch Road in Bristol late Tuesday night shot a man who apparently had a gun.
FRANCESCO DABICA of Bristol slaps five with Santa in Holley Hall during Breakfast with Santa during Cool Yule in 2017. Independent file photo/Trent Campbell
BRISTOL — Bristol will be bustling with a full month of holiday activities and celebrations through December from wreath making on Dec. 1 to merry-making on Dec. 31.
SANTA CLAUS WILL make several stops in Middlebury in December, where he will talk with children and listen to their wish lists, like he did here in 2017. Independent file photo/Trent Campbell
MIDDLEBURY — Holiday magic returns to Middlebury with a festive and fun-filled month of December, complete with visits from Santa, horse drawn wagon rides, special event shopping nights, a breakfas
THE SALISBURY CONGREGATIONAL Church in Salisbury village will be the site of Barn Opera’s presentation of the holiday opera “Amahl and the Night Visitors” on Dec. 13 and 14. The story centers around the three kings on the way to visit baby Jesus. Independent photo/John S. McCright
BRANDON/SALISBURY — Barn Opera of Brandon will complete its second season — “The Season of Love” — with a presentation of Giancarlo Menotti’s holiday opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” at Salis
CAROL HARDEN (LEFT), Joy Pile, Thomas Dunne and Emily Sunderman are celebrating 15 years together as the Addison String Quartet. On Dec. 12 the quartet will debut a new work by local composter Jorge Martin as part of the Thursday Noon Advent Concert Series at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Middlebury. Photo courtesy of the Addison String Quartet
MIDDLEBURY — Advent is observed by Christian churches as a season of waiting and preparation for the celebration of Christmas.
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