CVU graduates encouraged to try everything
Although smiles and laughter were in abundance at Champlain Valley High School’s graduation on Friday, June 13, there was also a heaping helping of solemnity on this occasion. Besides the obvious gravity…
Red clover reflects Vermont’s traditions, rural character
Introduced to Vermont by European settlers, red clover has become an essential part of the state’s landscape and identity. Designated…
Developments in strawberry breeding made in Northeast
There’s nothing like the taste of a fresh-picked strawberry. Sweet, juicy and flavorful, it’s the first fruit to ripen on…
New rail trail signs ask for help to ID tree-of-heaven
Visitors on Vermont’s rail trails this summer will notice new signs asking for their help identifying a fast-growing introduced invasive…
Consider cooling off with chilled summer soups
The sun is at its hottest right now in the north country, and we know it. It is steamy here…
An unabashedly honest look at motherhood
I don’t know about you all, but I’m at the age when many of my contemporaries are becoming grandparents. I…
Big waves and aquatic invasives: Vermont’s home lake rule
Picture this: a motorboat puts onto Lake Champlain. As you watch it move out towards the middle of the lake,…
‘My Favorite Tree in Charlotte’ surpasses expectations
‘My Favorite Tree’By Nikki Helzer The tree with roots that run deepThe tree I look up to when days get…
Thyleen Tenney new assistant director of senior center
Lori York and the senior center board welcome Charlotte resident Thyleen Tenney as the new part-time assistant director at the…
