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SATURDAY October 31, 2009
THE EAGLE - 5
Ari Fleischer to speak McKernon Group receives builders award at Vermont GOP dinner
Ari Fleischer Special guest speaker, former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer, an alumnus of Middlebury College, will appear at the 2009 Vermont Republican Party Fall Fundraising Dinner, Thursday, Nov. 12. The event will honor Gov. Jim Douglas, Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie and auditor Tom Salmon The dinner will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 60 Battery St. in Burlington at 7 p.m. A private reception and registration/social hour starts at 6 p.m. To RSVP, call party headquarters at 223-3411.
Right to Life to meet EAST MIDDLEBURY — Addison County Right to Life will meet Monday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. at Valley Bible Church in East Middlebury. Visitors are welcome to attend. For details, contact Lucien D. Paquette at 388-2898 or via e-mail at L2Paquette@aol.com.
DROP-IN VISITOR—A recent “drop-in” visit by the helicopter crew of the U.S. Army’s Vermont National Guard’s CounterDrug Aviation Unit was the high point of the week for students and faculty at St. Mary's Elementary School in Middlebury. Guardsman Carvet and another crew member spoke to the students about the risky job of searching for illegal marijuana plants from the air—Vermont’s largest cash crop—and the ill effects of tobacco use. “Everyone learned a lot and had a great time doing it,” said Principal Monique Almquist. Photo by Lou Varricchio
BRANDON — The annual Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Northern Vermont Awards Banquet was held Oct. 21 in South Burlington. The McKernon Group of Brandon Vermont was named first place in the category of the Construction of a Luxury Home. The winning home, sited on Lake Champlain, was designed by Nantucket Design Center in Massachusetts and constructed by the McKernon Group. The combined efforts of the two companies were rewarded by the association, noting its beauty, detail, natural components and a commitment to energy efficiency.
McKernon’s 2009 award-winning home. The house is located along Lake Champlain between Middlebury and Burlington.
Club organizes town’s largest fundraising event ORWELL — On Oct. 24, Orwell’s biggest fundraiser of the year took place for the seventh year in a row—the town’s Fortnightly Cafe is always a big success. “We transform the school’s cafateria into a romantic restaurant with lots of wonderful atmosphere,” according to Joan King, Fortnightly Club president. “Loretta Lee, who did a wonderful job, was acting president for this gala affair. Linda Martin, our Fortnightly Cafe' committee chair, did an excellent job as well as everyone who participated,” King said. All volunteers (members and their spouses) who made this dinner happen, worked hard to make it an enjoyable community event. “This social event starts off with a cocktail hour with many appetizers, sparkling apple cider, ginger ale and good friends. From there, everyone is escorted to their tables where they are served a scrumptious meal and then
Orwell women of the Fortnightly Club coordinated the town’s largest fundraising event last week. topped off with a delicious dessert. Everyone enjoys this annual night out on the town,” King said. “I want to thank all who
worked on this fundraiser and all the community members who attended. By attending and working this event, you have all had a
part in helping our community. We hope to see you next year for another great evening of food, fun and friends,” she said.
LIONS CLUB CLINIC—Jackie Dutil, of the Brandon-Forest Dale Lions Club, oversees a special free diabetes screening clinic held at the Brandon American Legion Post 55 recently. RAVNAH nurses and Lions Club volunteers helped coordinate a seasonal-flu clinic and the club’s diabetes clinic. Similar clinics, sponsored by the Lions Club, will return to Post 55 into the near future. Dutil said Lions Club members are active in various volunteer community service projects that benefit residents of the Brandon-Forest Dale area. Photo by Lou Varricchio