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…
In The Garden
With snow falling and icicles dripping, what’s a passionate gardener to do in the depths of February? It’s still a…
Senior Center News
The Senior Center’s Spring Program (March through May), included in this issue of The News, describes the programs and classes…
ESSEX Plan to put a price on carbon emissions described as a win-win for Vermonters
At a meeting at the Charlotte Senior Center Feb. 12, attended by about 25 people, Representative Mike Yantanchka, Tom Hughes…
Road Salt and Trees — An Unhealthy Mix
The question of whether we should increase the use of salt on our roads has periodically been a subject of…
Vaping and Juuling: A youthful rite of passage or a camel’s nose through the tent flap?
Perhaps you saw the headline in the January 24 issue of The Charlotte News: “CVU responds to recent drug-related issues.”…
Discovering Cuba: Part I
A month ago I boarded a Delta Airlines flight to Havana from Miami, excited to learn more about Cuba’s past,…
The Case For Camp
When I was nine years old I spent my first two weeks away from home. Eagerly, I arrived at horsemanship…
Triple Town Trail Tour
Saturday morning in January, lots of snow on the ground, time to do the Triple Town Trail XC Ski Tour. Tax…