Top Stories for Tuesday June 17, 2014

Sharing Memories And World Travels With Walter Richard Calhoun
By Cookie Steponaitis
“Middlebury, Vermont was a lot smaller than it is now, for sure,” shared Walter Richard Calhoun as he reminisced about the town of his birth and his home today. Walter Richard Calhoun has seen a considerable portion of the world in between those two parts of his life and witnessed America’s transformation from a rising nation to becoming a world power.
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Duke Of Edinburgh Award Challenges Local Teens
By Cookie Steponaitis
The International Duke of Edinburgh Award Program  (DOE) was created in 1955 by His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh and involves participants ages fourteen-twenty-five in non-competitive but often life changing challenges in the areas of community service, physical fitness, special skills and an Adventurous Journey. It has three levels - Bronze, Silver and Gold and challenges youth to dedicate a minimum of one hour weekly for each activity they select.
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