Top Stories for Tuesday March 26, 2013

“She’s the Girl! Celebrating 67 Years of Smooth Sailing with Buster & Noreen Lattrell
By Cookie Steponaitis
   Buster Lattrell was seventeen years old and running a milk route in Addison when he spied “the girl.” Walking the other way from the Spencer Farm to school over a mile, Noreen Bacon would smile and wave to him each morning. “I had to get to know her better,” commented Buster. “She caught my eye.” Now truth be told, that attraction went both ways because fourteen year old Noreen Bacon was waving for a reason. “Oh, boy,” she recollected, “I really wanted to get to know him.” While it may seem just like the other day to Buster and Noreen they celebrate their 67th wedding anniversary on March 21st.  They married on that day in 1946 and the couple is still very much in love and calls the past six decades of marriage, “smooth sailing.”
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Benefit Concert Will Set Your Toes A Tapping…
By Cookie Steponaitis
   It will be a family event on April 20th at the Eagles Club in Vergennes, Vermont when the Tim Brick Band takes center stage to sing, play and provide assistance to those battling Leukemia and Lymphoma. The group is pairing up with New Haven resident Linda Sweeney who is raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Cancer Society after her uncle Jack lost his battle on December 21st, Motivated by Linda’s passion and resolve, Tim Brick approached her at the WOKO Flea Market and offered to do a benefit concert to help her reach her personal goal of raising $ 8,000.00 for the society.

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Pratt's Store In Bridport Your Hometown Connection On Rt 22a
By Mike Cameron
   A brand new grill and hot entrée menu brings a whole new prospective in quality take out to an Addison County institution.
   There is a full-service Vermont village store right on Route 22a in Bridport that goes the extra mile to find out what the needs of customers are.  At Pratt's Store they continue to find creative and cost effective ways to address those needs.
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