Top Stories for Tuesday July 8, 2014

Porter Medical Center Dedicates New Hospital Learning Lab To Long-Time Nurse Educator

Porter Hospital has recently established our first hospital-based “Learning Lab” in room 139 on our Medical/Surgical Floor to serve as an educational resource for our staff.  
The room was formally dedicated in May to long-time Porter nurse, Barb Wagner, in honor of her more than 40 years of outstanding work and dedication to teaching and nursing here in Addison County.  [ more ]

Sharing Memories Of Teaching & Helping Children Shine With Daryl Hatch & Rita Smith
By Cookie Steponaitis
Rita Smith and Daryl Hatch have an awful lot in common. They share careers in education in the same school district that span a total of fifty-three years. They share a passion for children that continues to this day through their community work and volunteerism. And, most importantly they share a family and are proud grandmothers of teens spanning senior year to elementary school. It is impossible to separate Rita and Daryl from their family, their love of children and their belief in the power of education. to shine!  [ more ]

Teens Strike Out For National Bowling Competition
By Cookie Steponaitis
The summer road trip has taken on a new meaning for sophomore Ellie Martin, junior Anissa Martin and senior Tyler Richards. The three Addison County teens have earned the right to compete in the national bowling championships July 11-18 in Buffalo, New York. The event is sponsored by the United States Bowling Congress and brings together the best youth amateur bowlers in the nation for a week long head to head competition and for Ellie this will be her first trip to nationals, but Anissa and Tyler have earned the right in back to back years of Vermont competition.
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