June 28, 2014
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Crash under investigation PiTTSFOrd Ñ The Vermont State Police responded to a reported two vehicle crash near residence 6087 U.S. route 7, Pittsford, Saturday. While enroute, state police were advised that the crash was a fatality. Although the investigation is still ongoing, it was determined that Justin Lertola was driving south on US route 7 when his vehicle veered into the northbound travel lane, approximately one mile north of Kendall Hill rd in Pittsford. evidence at the scene indicated that Justin crashed into a northbound vehicle operated by donna Therrien of Pittsford. Justin Lertola was pronounced deceased at the crash scene by members of the rutland regional Ambulance Service. donna Therrien and her two passengers, were transported to the rutland regional Medical Center. donna was subsequently admitted into the intensive Care Unit due to the severity of her injuries; she was not able to provide a statement to police. Although one of her teenage passengers was held at the hospital, the other was released with minor CONTINUED ON PAGE 13
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Remembering Millie Rooney Weybridge Ñ Following a brief illness, Millicent James rooney, 86, long-time resident of Weybridge, Vermont, passed away at her home on June 13, 2014 surrounded by her family. Millicent born to richard and Marjory bingham Rooney James on June 3, 1928 during their brief residency in Pulaski, Ny, Millicent grew up in Weybridge, attended Middlebury High School and graduated from the University of Vermont. There, she formed life-long Alpha Chi Omega sorority friendships and met James rooney from Newport, Vermont. They married in 1951 and settled permanently in Weybridge eight years later. Mrs. rooney, as she was known, took great pride in her role as co-owner and treasurer of Monument Farms inc., founded by her parents in 1930 and now including 4th generation family members and many longtime employees. Rooney was a fixture in the Monument CONTINUED ON PAGE 13
BAKER’S DELIGHT
Can she bake cherry pie, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Yes, indeed. Members of the Sisters of Libanus Chapter No. 47 OES enjoyed a brisk business of selling pies at the Bristol band concert June 18. Pictured are Sister Glenna Densman PGM, Sister Alice Sumner, Sister Diane Tracy Grand Lecturer, Madeline LaFrance P.M., and Carl Charbonneau P.M. Photo by R.E. Merrill
Orwell mini schoolhouse was a big expo hit Vermont History Expo ‘14 By Lou Varricchio lou@addison-eagle.com
Artist Sandy Korda puts the finishing touches on the Orwell Historical Society Museum’s Vermont History Expo 2014 one-room schoolhouse exhibit June 19. Photo by Lou Varricchio
OrWeLL Ñ its dimensions may be a lot smaller than the average Vermont one-room schoolhouse was a century or more ago, but the Orwell Historical Society MuseumÕ s recent traveling Ò schoolhouse-in-a-trailerÓ , is actually life size. The human-scaled recreation of what one of OrwellÕ s dozen one-room school interiors looked like sometime during the late 1800s, fit neatly into an 8’x8’ exhibit space; it was toted easily via a ten-feetlong trailer hitched to a Jeep wagon. Created expressly by the OHS for this year’s Vermont History Expo in Tunbridge—sponsored by the Vermont Historical Society and held June 21-22Ñ the schoolroom display was crafted by former Hollywood studio artist Sandy Korda. it was cannibalized by one of the museumÕ s permanent, award-winning exhibits. Long-time local resident Korda, who worked extensively on the museumÕ s highly detailed, disneylike antique displays, used genuine antiques which CONTINUED ON PAGE 11