Top Stories for Tuesday April 14, 2015

Vergennes Union Middle School Mathletes Turn In Stellar Season
By Cookie Steponaitis
Before you reach for your dictionary to see if the word mathletes exists, it doesn’t according to Webster dictionary, but it is very much a descriptive term for anyone venturing into the world of competitive mathematics. Like any athlete, mathletes practice, spend hours perfecting their craft and to into competitions where their individual and team skills are put to the test.  [ more ]

Linda's Apparel Celebrates Ten Years of Business
By Chris LaFoy
As the spring weather finally picks up, so does the foot traffic on Vergennes' Main Street. This week, people enjoying the sunshine can visit Linda's Apparel during their tenth anniversary celebration.
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Making Maple Magic At The Grant Haven Farm
By Cookie Steponaitis
Howard “Buster” Grant first became acquainted with the process of collecting and boiling maple sap into syrup when he was a child. His father Elwin has a farm in Bristol and the family tapped trees, gathered buckets and helped as his mom boiled sap into syrup on an outside pit. While the process has initially stayed the same the equipment has not and on this cold April evening, boiling is going full tilt and generations two, three and four of the Grant clan are on hand to participate in the family maple tradition.  [ more ]