The Winter Preview Issue 2013
USA Luge Recruits in Burlington; Haystack Mountain Goes Private; Warm Spirits for Cold Weather; Who Pays for Injuries on the Slopes?
Obituary: Ernest “Ernie” Adams
Ernest “Ernie” Adams, age 38 years, died unexpectedly early Monday morning October 14, 2013. Born in St. Albans on February 22, 1975, he was the son of Cathy (Demar) Pelkey. He attended Missisquoi Valley Union High School and was active in wrestling and cross country, graduating with honors in the class of 1994. He was…
Obituary: Valerie Faith Lockerby
Valerie Faith Lockerby, age 60 years, died early Monday morning October 14, 2013, at her Liberty St. residence with loving family at her side. Valerie has resided in the Franklin and Grand Isle County area for most of her life and has been a resident of Swanton Village for the past 27 years. Born in…
Obituary: Roland F. Noel
Roland F. Noel, age 72 years, an extremely hardworking individual and a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and brother-in-law, died early Tuesday afternoon October 8, 2013, in the Fletcher Allen Health Care Facility with loving family at his side. Born in St. Albans on October 10, 1940, he was the son of the late…
WTF: What Were the Strange Tapping Sounds Heard on a Full-Moon Night in South Burlington?
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: We just had to ask…
Obituary: Alberta “Betty” Curtis
Alberta “Betty” Curtis, age 84 years, a longtime Alburgh resident died early Tuesday afternoon October 8, 2013, at her Boutah Road residence with loving family by her side. Born in North Haven, Connecticut on April 20, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Margaret (Lenart) Smith. She attended schools in Connecticut and…
News Quirks
When Guns Are Outlawed Seattle police accused Joseph V. Floyd Jr., 58, of repeatedly hitting a man in a wheelchair over the head with a 16-pound tub of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Floyd admitted pouring ersatz butter on the victim’s head because he objected to the man’s playing his television too loudly but…
A Writer Heads South to Vermont’s Santa’s Land
In 2012, Vermonters had the opportunity to buy off what was left of Santa’s Land. After 55 years of operation, the longtime owners of the Putney theme park had decided to close its doors. The auction was canceled when an anonymous benefactor purchased the park, leading to speculation — and satire. In Seven Days, Ken…
A Hydroponic Farm Makes Vermont Winters Tastier
Long winters have always been the bête noire of Vermont farmers and foodies alike. But what if there were a way to cheat the dreary days and improve the quality of the produce in the process? Dave Hartshorn of Waitsfield thinks he’s found it. Hartshorn and his partners, John and Ted Farr, own Green Mountain…
A Smuggs Ski Host Talks Lift Lines and People Pairing
When I’m skiing alone at Smugglers’ Notch, I live in fear of Peter Guay. For the past two winters, the 41-year-old Milton resident has worked as “ski host” — or lift-line gatekeeper — at the Jeffersonville mountain. It’s his job to determine in what order you board the Sterling or Madonna lifts — and with…
Warming Up With Winter Drinks
When the days grow shorter, the dark spirits come out — at least, the liquid kind. Cocktails can take on a bracing edge in fall and winter, as cream, eggs, coffee and spices take their rightful places on the bar. Vermont distillers are helping. A few months ago, the state gained its own locally produced…
Haystack Mountain Is Resurrected as a Private Ski Area
Rees Pinney gazes upward at the chairlift that stretches up a hill behind the Hermitage Inn in West Dover, the newest addition to the grounds of this 18th-century farmhouse-cum-inn. A half-mile above our heads, its upper terminus disappears over a ridge. “We’re pretty self-contained,” he says. “This is our little slice of heaven.” With only…
Winter Might Be the Best Time to Stoke Competitive Fires
Back in the day, active Vermonters would hang up their sneaks each winter, stash their heart-rate monitors and retreat indoors for treadmill training or tuning in to serious TV time. Today, however, a whole season’s worth of races — ranging from running two miles through Fairfax for Valentine chocolate to snowshoeing 100 miles in Pittsfield…
Claude VonStroke Talks About His New Album and the Future of EDM
San Francisco-based electronic dance music DJ and producer Claude VonStroke — aka Barclay Crenshaw — has long existed on the fringes of house music. He built his sterling reputation in electronic dance music circles on his willingness to experiment and push the limits of the genre. On his latest record, Urban Animal, he takes that…
USA Luge Recruits in Burlington
When the United States Luge Association brings its “Slider Search” clinics to Burlington this weekend, the sessions will enable the organization to demystify a sport that many Americans only hear about once every four years. But with its free mini-camp, USA Luge also hopes to scope out tomorrow’s talent. Developed in Switzerland in the late…
Theater Review: Goldberg & Campbell, Sacred + Profane
Sacred + Profane is the title of Green Candle Theatre Company’s current show, a pair of one-acts by local playwrights Maura Campbell and Stephen Goldberg. Which is which? Campbell’s considerable accomplishments may not quite have rendered her “sacred,” but she is highly regarded for skillful craftwork both as a writer and a director. By contrast,…
Art Review: “Puente: An Exhibition of Cuban Artists”
Cuban artists, like those in other countries, are under no obligation to make political statements in their work. But Cuba isn’t like most countries; it and North Korea are the world’s last two unreconstructed communist states. Fairly or not, visitors may be on the lookout for hints of defiance, or at least dissent, when viewing…
Letters to the Editor
Lighten Up, Nurses [Re Feedback: “Demeaning Cover Image,” September 25]: My nursing school was one of few that still had a capping ceremony. I had an issue with it, but not the one you might think. The cap is a symbol of the massive contribution that Florence Nightingale and modern nursing gave to the world.…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Sometimes you quit games too early, Aries. You run away and dive into a new amusement before you have gotten all the benefits you can out of the old amusement. But I don’t think that will be your problem in the coming days. You seem more committed than usual to the…
Goodreaux-Fielder
New York City Melanie Maria Goodreaux and Tim Fielder were united in marriage on Saturday, September 28, 2013, at the Fisk Farm in Isle La Motte. The wedding was officiated by Reverend M. Moretti, Universal Life Minister. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Carmelite Goodreaux and the late Mr. Sidney Goodreaux, and the groom…
