Jan 29 – Feb 4, 2014
At the Fleming Musuem, a Rare Exhibit of Contemporary Tibetan Art Flouts Anonymity; Vermont’s Golden Gloves; Father Rich Draws a Crowd; Alice Levitt Eats With the Pols; Dairy Farmers Protest Regulatios
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At the Fleming Museum, Contemporary Tibetan Art Flouts Anonymity
Anonymity and self-expression may seem incompatible, yet both are currents that run through and electrify “Anonymous: Contemporary Tibetan Art.” These are works not previously seen in Vermont, or indeed in most of the world. Each is surprising and revelatory. To some viewers — particularly traditional Tibetans — the works may be shocking, outrageous, sacrilegious. But…
Obituary: Ramona “Monie” Janet (Copping) Cookson
RAMONA “MONIE” JANET (COPPING) COOKSON passed away peacefully in her home on January 24, 2014 and is awaiting the return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Ramona was born in Barre City on August 31, 1936, the youngest of six children of Edward Dean and Mae Eva (Martell) Copping. She spent her childhood in…
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Ice Sports University [SIV340]
1/25/14: The first Annual Ice Sports University weekend was held at the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee last weekend. Guests took classes in curling, pond hockey, Nordic skating, ice fishing, cross country skiing and snow shoeing. Eva tried Nordic skating and curling for the first time and only hit the ice twice. Music: La Strada,…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Surveillance video of an attempted break-in at a Chicago bar showed the would-be burglar removing the lock on the front door. He got no further, police Officer Jose Estrada said, because instead of obeying the sign on the door that read “PUSH,” he kept aggressively pulling. He finally left in frustration. (Chicago’s…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): On my 15th birthday, I finally figured out that eating dairy products was the cause of my chronic respiratory problems. From that day forward, I avoided foods made from cow’s milk. My health improved. I kept up this regimen for years. But a month ago, I decided to see if my…
Burlington-Area Tibetans Reflect on Life in Exile
It’s minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit as Kalsang Gangjong Gesar Tsang hurries across the snow-covered parking lot of the G.G.T. Tibet Inn, the 21-room motel on Shelburne Road he’s owned for 14 years. On this bright and bitterly cold morning, three flags — American, Canadian and Tibetan — crackle in the stiff wind. Once inside, the…
The Abbey Group Prevents Vermont Politicians From Running on Empty
Most people who consider a career in politics are in it to serve their communities. Some are just bossy. But the Vermont Statehouse offers its denizens other rewards besides public service or making history: Ray Wood’s chocolate chip cookies. Wood, executive chef at Montpelier’s Capitol Food Court, perfected his recipe during his 11-year tenure as…
A Produce Buyer Weighs in on Local Options for Winter Eating
The locavore movement has made pretty serious inroads in Vermont: Grocery stores proudly promote the local provenance of their wares, and many residents are willing to pay a little more for food that’s local, organic and sustainably raised. But even the most devout Vermont locavores must annually confront a thorny dilemma: winter. The recent subzero…
Soundbites: Grace Potter at the Pro Bowl, VT Grammy Snubs
Well, folks. It’s official. We’re in the period of the calendar I’ve come to refer to as the Winter Doldrums. That’s the time from roughly mid-January until, say, Valentine’s Day — St. Patrick’s Day in some years — when there just ain’t a whole hell of a lot going on in the local music scene.…
Phosphorescent’s Matthew Houck Talks About His Brilliant 2013 Record, ‘Muchacho’
At the end of a tour for his band’s 2010 record Here’s to Taking It Easy, Phosphorescent front man Matthew Houck was beyond burned out. He had been touring almost constantly for nearly a decade, and the ravages of life on the road had finally taken their toll. Houck had reached a crossroads with his…
Vermont Boxers Take to the Tournaments
As a rivulet of blood trickled from his nose to his chin, super heavyweight Golden Gloves boxer Jonathan Marinelli inhaled and grudgingly shook his head from side to side. He knew he’d been beaten. Just 25 seconds after it started, this fight was over. Marinelli, of Hanover, N.H., seemed even more stunned by his defeat…
WTF: Whatever Happened to Burlington’s Ban on Excessive Car Idling?
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: We just had to ask…
“Father Rich” Brings Catholics Back to the Fold
On January 13, Earl Handy was having such a bad day that he thought about hitting the bottle. He’d spilled five gallons of fryolator oil on the floor of his Burlington restaurant, Handy’s Lunch, then had a car accident on his way to pick up cat litter. Looking for a lifeline, Handy, 39, reached out…
Art Review: ‘Full House’ at Chaffee Downtown
At the Chaffee Downtown gallery, the fourth annual “Full House” exhibition features five Vermont artists. The card game referenced by the show’s name is not one of strategy but of artistic choice; the Chaffee opens with a made hand of artists Peter Lundberg, Skip Martin, Joshua Rome, Brigitte Rutenberg and Claemar (Kleng) T. Walker. Four…
Letters to the Editor
‘Pity Party for Perps’ Really, Seven Days? Front-page news?” In [“Gray Is the New Orange,” January 22] those serving time for aggravated sexual assault, lewd and lascivious conduct with an 8-year-old, etc. are whining about how “They’ve had a hard life,” “They can’t find housing,” “That it took months” to get a medical diagnosis. Victims,…
Natalia Nina Ardesh
On December 29, 2013, at Fletcher Allen Health Care, Anna (Luksza) and Danial Ardesh welcomed a baby girl, Natalia Nina Ardesh.
Obituary: Ronald A. Gross,
1935-2014, Farifax/Essex Jct. Ronald A. Gross, age 78, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014 at his home in Essex Jct. He was born September 20, 1935 in Barre the son of the late Frank & Hazel (Gamble) Gross. Ron graduated from Richford High School class of 1953. After high school he joined the U.S. Army…
