Top Stories for Tuesday May 22, 2012

Bridge Celebration Connects Two States and a Proud History
By Melissa Brown
    Under the bright morning sun on May 19, vendors began preparing for the celebration of the New Lake Champlain Bridge. White tents dotted the landscape around the massive structure, and people attending the event began pouring in well before 9am.
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Care For Kids Curriculum To Be Taught Throughout Addison County
By Marcie Bolton
Health educators throughout Addison County and at the Mary Hogan Elementary School, in conjunction Willow Wheelock of Women Safe have teamed up to lead the effort of teaching a new curriculum for students in kindergarten through second grade.  It is called Care for Kids, and was recently put into place after the Vermont Legislature passed ACT 1, which aims to increase child sexual abuse prevention efforts.  [ more ]

Sharing A Passion For Horses: Talking With Kelli Cole Of Kingsland Bay Stables, LLC
By Cookie Steponaitis
    One of the great joys of traveling the back roads of Addison County, Vermont are the small treasures that appear just around the bend and beckon people in to investigate what is the story behind the business. Around one such bend in Ferrisburgh is Kingsland Bay Stables and Kelli Cole, both instructor and trainer.

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