Archive for February, 2014
GMUHS posts 2nd quarter Honor Roll
Green Mountain Union High School has announced its Honor Roll for the 2nd Quarter. Honors Middle School Honors are earned by those students with one off-setting grade not below a C-. (There must be an A+, A, or A- to offset the one grade of a C+, C or C-). High School Honors means that […]
DRB upholds Dollar General OK, clarifies findings
In a much anticipated move, the Chester Development Review Board has issued clarified findings of fact and conclusions of law in the conditional use permit application of Zaremba Group LLC to build a 9,100-square-foot Dollar General store on Main Street across from the Country Girl Diner. The five-member board (four of whom have been […]
Sunday morning fire destroys home on Trebo Road
UPDATE: How you can help, below the story. A single-family home on Trebo Road, about a half a mile from Route 103 North, was destroyed Sunday morning in a fire that also injured two residents and apparently collapsed portions of the building “fairly quickly,” Chester Fire Chief Matt Wilson said in an interview on […]
Bulkies and basketball: Fund-raisers fuel Lindsey Sturtevant fund
By Cynthia Prairie ON THE COVER: The bulkie team at Lisai’s prepares sandwiches for last Thursday’s fund-raiser for Lindsey Sturtevant and her family. Almost $6,000 was raised Thursday during two fund-raising events for Lindsey Sturtevant, the Chester 12-year-old who is preparing for a second bone marrow transplant after her first one — six years ago […]
New chef at Weathersfield Inn; nominees sought for preservation awards; $1 million grant for telemedicine; Vermont dairies honored for quality milk
Weathersfield Inn hires new executive chef PERKINSVILLE The Inn at Weathersfield, noted as one of the top 10 culinary inns by Bon Appetit magazine, has named Jean-Luc Matécat as executive chef. Matécat’s responsibilities include creating and overseeing the culinary experience for both inn and dinner guests, teaching classes at the inn’s non-professional classroom studio, The […]
College dairy scholarships available
The Vermont Dairy Industry Association announces the availability of the 2014-2015 Memorial Scholarship. Applicants can be enrolling in any year at an accredited college or university and must be seeking a degree in dairy business, dairy science or a related field. Only Vermont residents are eligible. Past recipients may re-apply each year they remain […]
Upcoming events: Bake sale for River Artisans; ski jump competition in Brattleboro; seniors monthly luncheon; pizza and games at St. Luke’s; repurposing jeans workshop; and Vermont author at Wilder
For more upcoming events, click here for The Chester Telegraph calendar. To be included in our Upcoming events briefs, email Susan Lampe-Wilson at calendar@www.chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs, please. Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day, weekend bake sale at River Artisans T he weekend of Feb. 15-16, River Artisans will hold an ongoing bake sale and […]
To the editor: Absurd arguments against Affordable Care Act
I am so disturbed at the recent flurry of pundit and political comments insisting that the recent Congressional Budget Office report insinuates that the Affordable Healthcare Act will cause the loss of millions of jobs or that the ACA is an incentive for people not to work. This is an absurd stretch of prediction and […]
To the editor: Cold winter takes its toll on families needing heating fuel
This is a tough winter for many Vermonters. It has been five years since we had a winter this cold and while we all recall colder winters, this one is 10 percent colder than last year (based on heating degree days at the end of January) and 22 percent colder than the prior winter. The […]
A recipe that might just get your kids to eat eggplant
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com Whether to seed an eggplant or not is entirely up to you. It is the same with cucumbers. If your body can handle it or not would be the deciding factor. Many chefs will tell you to salt eggplant and let sit out for bit before cooking. This is fine […]
Business ownership succession workshop set; Commission on Women appointee; forum on climate change and winter business
An introduction to business ownership succession planning will be offered from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12 at the Howard Dean Education Center, 307 South St. in Springfield. There is no cost for this event. Attendees will receive a copy of “An Owner’s Guide to Business Succession Planning,” and lunch will be served. Participants […]
Upcoming events: Weston charitable trivia nights; Whiting artist’s show; poets at Misty Valley; David McGaw at SoVera; Pingree Park dance fund-raiser; and diabetes prevention program
For more upcoming events, click here for The Chester Telegraph calendar. To be included in our Upcoming events briefs, email Susan Lampe-Wilson at calendar@www.chestertelegraph.org. Photos welcome. No PDFs, please. Feb. 5: Weston neighbors invited to weekly trivia night Weston community members are invited to a weekly trivia extravaganza at The Inn At Weston, 630 Main […]
For Lindsey’s sake: Community surrounds family as a little girl readies for a marrow transplant
By Cynthia Prairie Sue Willis picks out a few of the glass beads from the wooden box marked T.K. T*, gently rubbing them in the palm of her hand. With each touch, it seems, appears a memory of what her 12-year-old daughter has been through as well as a foreshadow of what she will […]
Chester Police Log for Dec. 1, 2013 through Jan. 28, 2014
Editor’s Note: The Chester Telegraph Police Log is a sampling of incidents directly from Chester Police reports. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, 1:51 p.m. Police were sent to a home off Trebo Road following a complaint of animal cruelty, in which the […]
Snuggle up with a little romance, a lot of love across continents and time
By John Hoover Chocolates in heart-shaped boxes, red roses, candle-lit dinners for two: If it’s February, it must be time for Valentine’s Day and Good Reads’ First Romance Story column. Each month we develop a theme for the Good Reads column, and we can think of no better theme for February than love and […]
Add Yankee-style grits to homemade sausage for a delightful breakfast
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com Last week I gave you a recipe for homemade sausage that was both tasty and contained much less fat and calories than you can find in prepared pork sausages. This week, let’s put those sausages with a traditional southern dish, made my way! With good ol’ cheddar cheese and apples, not […]
