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Nurses, others to volunteer in Central America NY-VT Nurses Unite to visit Honduras By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — Amy Russell struggles to describe the rewards of her work with poor residents of Honduras, but the nurse understands perfectly. “It’s hard to understand if you’ve never been a part of something like this,” she said. “But once you go, you know exactly want I mean. There’s a wonderful feeling you get when you help someone in need. The smile you get when you make someone’s life a little better is priceless.” That’s why Russell, a Ticonderoga nurse, will lead a group of area health professionals and students back to Honduras March 16-23. The group, the NY-VT Nurses Unite, is part of Global Brigades, a student-led global health and sustainable development organization. Global Brigades mobilizes college students and professionals through skillbased service programs to improve quality of life in poor communities. Groups work in the areas of health care, dental care, public health, environment, architecture, law, business, finance and water development. In past years local volunteers have traveled with groups from the See NURSES, page 8
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Sugar on snow best of sweet season Dakin Farm Festival By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com FERRISBURGH — Every year, for three decades, popular Vermont food producer and mail-order retailer Dakin Farm in Ferrisburgh hosts the sweet season’s best event—the Dakin Farm Sugar on Snow Festival. In recent years, the Dakin folks have hosted twin events at both its U.S. Route 7 headquarters and flagship food store in Ferrisburgh, and its outlet in South Burlington in the Barnes and Noble plaza. During the weekends of March 16-17 and March 23-24, Dakin Farm staff will welcome the public to enjoy the bounty of the sweet season, that time of year— betwixt and between February and early March—when sugarbush owners are out collecting sap from maple sugar trees and boiling the sap into syrup around Vermont. Dakin Farm is Vermont treasure. It is the oldest operating family farm and food producer in the state. In fact, the Dakin entity dates to 1792, the final year before Vermont stopped being an independent republic and became the 14th state. See SUGAR ON SNOW, page 8
A youngster enjoys a sample of fresh maple syrup at Dakin Farm’s Sugar-on-Snow Festival last year. This year’s event will be held March 16-17 and March 23-24 at two locations. File photo
Ilsley Public Library’s David Clark to retire
Ilsley Public Library Director David Clark will retire next month. He will discuss his tenure during a StoryMatters session in Middlebury Feb. 26. Pictured: Clark stands beside a display of banned books in 2010. Photo by Lou Varricchio
MIDDLEBURY — Stories about libraries, along with stories from a departing local public library director, will be the focus of the next gathering of StoryMatters in Middlebury. One of the co-founders of StoryMatters, David Clark, will retire next month as long-time director of Ilsley Public Library; he will share some of the tales he has encountered that were not within the covers of a book. The event is an opportunity to also say farewell to the respected director. If you have a story about the library, a tall tale or a short tale, join the library staff Tuesday, Feb. 26, from 7-8 p.m. in the community meeting room of Ilsley Public Library. For further information contact Len Rowell lar17g@myfairpoint.net or the library at 802-388-4095.
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