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> BoomersBy Cindy Phillips |
updated
May 16, 2012 02:22 PM
Many years ago, I was living in South Carolina and was having a
long distance relationship with a man who lived in Vermont. As
things progressed, it became inevitable that if the relationship
were to progress, I would need t ... full story
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> Wine ExperimentsBy Gerd Hirschmann |
updated
May 16, 2012 02:10 PM
It's easy to get stuck in a 'wine rut' and keep buying the same
'tried and true' wines over and over. This seems especially true
when choosing white wines where Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio often
seem the only, if not obvious ... full story
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> Wine ExperimentsBy Gerd Hirschmann |
posted
May 9, 2012
White grapes are actually green in color. Grapes that don't have
red or purple pigmentation are called white, whereas 'green' grapes
in wine terminology actually refer to under-ripe grapes.
Among the white grapes and the wi ... full story
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> Generation YBy Brett Yates |
posted
May 9, 2012
Gore Vidal once said, "It is not enough to succeed. Others must
fail." He said it at the funeral of another writer; I can't find
the exact context of the quotation, but I can imagine.
What he said is true for everyone, in t ... full story
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> OpinionBy Betty Little, Killington Arts Guild |
posted
May 9, 2012
Courtesy of Patsy Zedar
Flagler Centennial Mural painted by the Art Guild of the Purple
Isles and the Island Christian School Art Club
2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Overseas
Railroad to Key West, a ... full story
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> OpinionAlan Jefferey |
posted
May 9, 2012
QUESTION: Celia and Glen are playing in a
tournament. On the 5th hole, both balls rest on the green,
with Celia lying 20 feet from the hole and Glen lying 40 feet from
the hole. Because Glen is away, Celia ... full story
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> Opinion By Betty A. Little, Killington Arts Guild |
updated
May 2, 2012 07:55 AM
Many of us first met Annette Compton about ten years ago as an
impersonator of Edna St. Vincent Millay in a Vermont Humanities
Program sponsored by the Killington Arts Guild and the Friends of
the Sherburne Library. Here we ... full story
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> OpinionBy Nick Thomas |
posted
May 2, 2012
Everyone has a method for picking the winner of the Kentucky
Derby. Mine completely ignores form or pedigree, so I wouldn't go
betting the farm on my predictions.
Take this year's 138th Derby. Since it falls on Cinco de May ... full story
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> Opinion By Scott Funk |
posted
May 2, 2012
A fellow over sixty and I were talking recently about how clear
our memories are getting to be. Not about the stuff that happened
yesterday or why I opened the refrigerator door just now. No,
that seems to be getting m ... full story
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> BoomersBy Cindy Phillips |
posted
May 2, 2012
If you picked up superstitions or old wives tales from your
parents or grandparents, you may believe that some life events
happen in threes - one of them being death. I am holding my breath
right now after the announcement o ... full story
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> OpinionBy Spider McGonagle |
posted
May 2, 2012
It is tournament time here at Green Mountain National and with
the course in such amazing shape there is going to be some great
golf this May!
Next Thursday night the wait is over and we'll be kicking-off
Twilight League, o ... full story
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> OpinionBy Alan Jefferey |
posted
May 2, 2012
QUESTION: Rosie and John are playing in a stroke play
tournament. On the 15th hole, John's second stroke ends up in
the hazard. In anger, he pounds his three wood into the
ground, breaking it. At the end of the 18 ... full story
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> Opinionby Debbie Burke |
updated
Apr 27, 2012 12:14 PM
Denise Coriell and Rutland CIty Fire Chief Bob Schlachter in the
Incident Command Center at the Killington Road Firehouse.
Seth Webb and Kathleen Ramsay hard at work in the Incident Command
Center at the Killing ... full story
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By Spider McGonagle |
updated
Apr 25, 2012 07:49 AM
April showers bring great golf in May! As much as we hated to
see the temperatures dip at the beginning of the week, the course
got some much needed rain and is exploding with our favorite color,
green!
We keep adding more ... full story
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> Generation Y By Brett Yates |
posted
Apr 25, 2012
Back in 2002, there was a movie called "Orange County" that
seemed at the time to epitomize Hollywood nepotism: it was a
moderately amusing teen comedy about wannabe-writer, played by
Colin Hanks (son of Tom Hanks), and his ... full story
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> Opinion By Alan Jefferey |
posted
Apr 25, 2012
QUESTION: Ann and Steve are playing in a tournament.
On the 9th hole, Ann's second stroke lands just off the
fairway. As she approaches the ball, she discovers it is lying
in a patch of poison ivy. Ann claims ... full story
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> OpinionBy Betty A. Little, Killington Arts Guild |
posted
Apr 25, 2012
The art of scherenschnitte (German for scissor cuttings) is more
unique than most art techniques, perhaps, but it is no less
impressive. Edith Johnstone, known by most as "Edie," has been
practicing this art for the past 27 ... full story
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> OpinionBy Betty Little, Killington Arts Guild |
updated
Apr 18, 2012 02:15 PM
Gardening was one of the original 'arts' included in the
Killington Arts Guild. I remember visiting Louise Hansson's house
to see how to grow gardens in a limited space and to George Lyons
place where he had a nursery of pla ... full story
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> OpinionAlan Jeffery |
updated
Apr 18, 2012 08:18 AM
QUESTION: Gladys and Warren are playing in a tournament. On the
9th hole, Warren's tee ball lands in the middle of the fairway.
Gladys also strokes her tee ball into the middle of the fairway,
just short of Warren's ball. Im ... full story
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> OpinionBy Spider McGonagle |
updated
Apr 18, 2012 08:18 AM
It was another fantastic week here at Green Mountain National
and as the temperatures continue to rise, more and more friends and
familiar faces keep stopping down to enjoy our amazing early-season
conditions!
Everyone her ... full story
