Top Stories for Tuesday October 11, 2011

Vermonters did WHAT? Sharing Stories of Traditions Past
By Cookie Steponaitis
    Americans are no stranger to round ups. The history of the nation is filled with the spectacle and sheer scope of cattle drives that moved thousands of head to market along such famed names as the Chisholm Trail. Almost equal in number but escaping the annals of history is the famed nineteenth century Vermont tradition of turkey drives. Yes, adjust your reading classes and come at that last sentence one more time, turkey drives.
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Bob Whites Give Tigers Their First Loss Of The Season
By Marcie Bolton
23-7 was the final score of the game after St. Albans came back strong to score consecutive touchdowns within 40 seconds of each other in the last of the 4th quarter.  The game between the Middlebury Tigers and the St. Albans Bob Whites had its first exciting play of the game when Mitchell Clark intercepted the ball at the 20 yard line.
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