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Vt. Wood Manufacturers meeting in Yankee Sportsman's Classic Show Jan. 18-20 at Essex Junction Middlebury
Celebrate Vt.'s hunting, fishing heritage
newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY — The focus of Vermont wood manufacturers will be in Middlebury later this months. Members of the Vermont Wood Manufacturers Association (VWMA) will hold their annual meeting at the downtown Middlebury Inn, Jan. 25. The meeting will start at 9 a.m. and concludes at 1:45 p.m. The statewide meeting will kick off at 9 a.m. with a membership tour of Middlebury College's biomass gasification plant which uses wood chips as fuel. Following the tour, the annual business meeting, along with various industry presentations, will follow the inn. Included at the meeting will be updates about the VWMA Working Lands Enterprise Fund, as well as reports by members of the VWMA Working Lands Enterprise Board, Agricultural and Forest Products Development Board, and Working Lands Coalition. According to Erin Sheridan Lorentz of the association, “VWMA members will share what WLEF projects they have submitted for initiatives and other industry members will share their proposed projects. Feedback from members will be sought from the boards and the Coalition. Attendees will also hear from Northern Forest Center officials about their upcoming initiatives.” Woodworker of the Year and Friend of the Industry awards will be presented, Lorentz said, with lunch to follow. See WOOD MEETING, page 9
By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com ESSEX JUNCTION — Nineteenth-century frontiersman, scout, hunter, and fur-trapper Hugh Glass probably could have learned a thing or two by visiting the annual Yankee Sportsman's Classic Show held at the Miller Expo Center in Essex Junction. In August 1823, while hunting for food as a scout for the overland Henry Expedition along the Grand River in what later became Dakota Territory, an angry momma grizzly bear charged Glass and nearly mauled him to death. Left to die in the wilderness by his companions, Glass eventually crawled and limped his way more than 200 miles to the safety of Fort Kiowa. Early on, during the bloody odyssey, Glass rested his mauled, oozing back on a rotting log for two days. He wanted maggots to consume his dead flesh as a means to prevent gangrene. Now if Glass had attended the hunting and fishing presentations at the Yankee Sportsman's Classic Show, he might have learned, first, that you can be easily rid of a ticked-off momma grizzly with a few sprays of UDAP Magnum Bear Spray—a highly condensed mixture of pepper spray-in-a-can with a range of 20 feet; it’s the world’s best guarantee to ward off any bear attack. It’s certainly better than fumbling with a muzzleloader or a Bowie knife. But then, Glass never heard of the Yankee Sportsman's Classic Show let alone the Miller Expo Center. The old scout might have made good use of a selection of handheld GPS units in the field, too; they’ll be on display at the annual Vermont outdoor show. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Yankee Sportsman's Classic Show—and the great American spirit of Hugh Glass, as well as every other outdoorsman (and woman) to follow in his footsteps, will be celebrated. This 20th edition of the show will be held Jan. 18-20. For three full days, the 100,000 square foot Essex Junction expo center will welcome an estimated 15,000 sportsmen and women—including youngsters—to revel in Vermont's hunting and fishing heritage. And what better way to salute the state’s outdoors heritage than with 175 exhibitors. There’s something for everyone here—from guns and ammo to bait and bear repellant.
Joe DiNitto and Jim Massett, Adirondack trophy hunters and trackers, will be guest speakers at the 2013 Yankee Sportsman’s Classic this weekend. Visitors can attend seminars and check out the latest hardware. Check out the new lake and river boats, pickup and utility trucks, mini tractors, ATVs, RVs, and off-road motorcycles. Included at the show are some pretty good product sales, too. For example, a special truckload sale on Cannon gun safes will take place. And what better place to talk with Vermont wildlife and fisheries experts, even book a hunting or fishing adventure, or have your trophy officially scored by the Vermont Big Game Trophy Club. Gut deer? Well, 12 of the greatest whitetails ever taken will be available for viewing as part of the NRA’s Great American Whitetail Collection. See YANKEE SPORTSMAN’S CLASSIC, page 9
Shouldice is new Vt. Teddy Bear Co. CEO By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com SHELBURNE — The Vermont Teddy Bear Company, Inc. (VTB) announced the appointment of William C. Shouldice IV as the firm’s new president and CEO. “We are very excited to have Bill on board as our CEO and to lead Vermont Teddy Bear to the next level of growth and expansion,” said Bob Crowley, Teddy Bear chairman and partner of the Mustang Group. “Having a native Vermonter take the helm makes this even more special." A native Vermonter, Shouldice was president and CEO of the Vermont Country Store and was also president and CEO of the Orton Family Foundation. He served as the Vermont Secretary of Commerce during the Dean administration. Shouldice also owns William Shouldice & Associates, LLC, a lobbying and government relations services with an office in Montpelier. The Vermont Teddy Bear Company is among the largest producers of teddy bears and the largest seller of teddy bears by mail order and Internet. The company is based in Shelburne.
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