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Margaret Whiting’s songs and scandals By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com For many of the Depressionera generation, popular and attractive singer Margaret Whiting helped make Vermont a household name. WhitingÕ s classic rendition of the song Ò Moonlight in VermontÓ crafted the stateÕ s imageÑ at least in the imagination of the listener of phonograph recordsÑ into a magical place of birdsong, sycamore trees and pure white ski trails. Whiting died last week in New Jersey at age 86. She made several well publicized visits to resorts in Stowe and Manchester during the late 1940s and Ô 50s. Ò Moonlight in Vermont,Ó and especially Whiting’s first version of it recorded with the Billy Butterfield Orchestra in 1943, may have contributed to an increase in Vermont tourism during the period. This Vermont craze, of sorts, culminated in the renaming of the longest north-south boulevard in metropolitan Los AngelesÑ Vermont AvenueÑ and the hit 1954 Irving Berlin musical movie Ò White ChristmasÓ set in Vermont. WhitingÕ s recorded rendition of Ò Moonlight in VermontÓ Ñ a sentimental song written by John Blackburn and Karl SuessdorfÑ made it to the top of the music charts during the darkest of the World War II years, 1943. Whiting died Jan. 10 at the Lillian Booth ActorsÕ Home in Englewood. N.J. Of the song’s poetic lyrics, music collector and historian Dale Myers said, Ò there are no meadowlarks in Vermont as far as I know.Ó He also noted that Ò co-songwriter Blackburn, a native Ohio, wrote the lyrics to Ô Moonlight...Õ after a long visit to Vermont in 1942 although he may have had his native Buckeye State more in mind.Ó Whiting was born in Detroit in 1924. She rose quickly in fame as a pop singer and even dabbled in country and western music through the 1950s. Ò MargaretÕ s father, Richard Whiting, was a well-known and successful composer of songs, including the hits Ô Hooray for ...Turn to page 3 to read more on Margaret Whiting
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Vol. 3 No. 3 • January 19, 2011
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LUDLOW — Sponsors continue to line up behind “Lovin’ Ludlow Winter Carnival,” the Okemo Valley’s big event scheduled for Feb. 10-13. As of last week, the following businesses had become Ò redÓ sponsors: Rio Tinto Minerals, Echo Lake Inn, Vermont Properties & Development, Stryhaus Builders Inc., CZ Construction Management and Timber Inn Motel. According to event chair Liz Crowley, Okemo Mountain Resort is the major fireworks sponsor, yielding a pyrotechnics budget approaching that of the July 4 celebration. “We will have a fantastic fireworks display,Ó she said. Ò PinkÓ sponsors are: Brewfest Beverage, Totem Pole Ski & Board and Cook’s Cupboard. Other businesses committing to in kind event sponsorship are: Killarney’s, Jackson Gore Ice House, Gill Oddfellows Home, Tuckernuck Shoals, Cool Moose Cafe, Tri Valley Poker Run, Fletcher Memorial Library, The Book Nook and Okemo Valley Nordic Center. New events have been added to the activity list. On Sunday afternoon, Feb. 13, the Book Nook in Ludlow will host Ò Valentine Crafty Creations,Ó an event for kids and teens with a special toddler story hour. Also joining Winter Carnival, the Tri Valley Snowmobile Poker Run will start on Sat., Feb. 12 at the Odd Fellows Hall in Belmont. The Poker Run consists of a 70-mile ride and includes four area sled clubs: LudlowÕ s Side Hill Cronchers, Cavendish Green Mountain Snow Fleas, Plymouth Snow Sneakers and N.ClarendonÕ s Green Mountain Snow Flyers. Other previously-announced events include the town-wide ice sculpture competition, a traffic-building village scavenger hunt and early-bird dinner specials. The carnival climax on Saturday night is the parade down Main Street followed by a bonfire and fireworks at Dorsey Park. Be sure to check the Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce website for the latest event details: www.yourplaceinvermont.com. Contact Crowley at 802-228-2126 for details to host/sponsor an event, or for carnival sponsorship opportunities. The sponsorship deadline has been extended.
LET IT SNOW! — A father shepards his children down a slope on Okemo Mountain in Ludlow, Vt. Resort groomers opened 14 new trails as of Jan. 14. The storm that passed through last week left the resort with 14-16 inches of fresh snow. Okemo boasts 113 open trails with alpine terrain for everyone — corduroy, glades, moguls, and a few ungroomed powder stashes around the mountain.
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Toyota selects CVPS for Prius hybrid-car demo
The next-generation Prius, part of CVPS’ new demo plug-in deal was foreign carmaker Toyota.
Central Vermont Public Service has been chosen to test a Toyota Prius Plug-in hybrid vehicle as part of a demonstration program, which is being implemented around the world. CVPS is the only Vermont participant. The program, which has strategically placed Prius plug-in hybrid vehicles worldwideÐ including more than 160 in the United StatesÐ is intended to gather customer feedback on the vehiclesÕ performance and educate the general public about plug-in hybrid technology. The plug-in Prius is not yet available for purchase. Ò Using the new Prius will produce feedback for Toyota, but it will also help us become familiar with some of the new vehicle options that are out there,Ó said CVPS Transportation Manager Dan Mackey. Ò It is a great complement to our ongoing efforts to study the next wave of vehicle options
and how our electric grid can provide customers with clean, affordable energy for transportation.Ó Toyota has placed the vehicles in multiple geographic regions throughout the U.S. and with a range of organizations, including San Diego Gas and Electric, Georgetown University, New York City Department of Transportation and Xcel EnergyÕ s SmartGridCity program. Ò The main goal of the program is to gather significant real-world customer feedback, including how and when they charge the vehicle, and how the vehicle performs under different conditions,Ó said Scott Heyer, corporate manager, fleet, Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. The demonstration program began in early 2010 and to date Prius Plug-in Hybrids have been ...Turn to page 10 to read more on Toyota and CVPS
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