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Vol. 2 No. 11 • March 17th, 2010
The sounds of spring
Afternoon of music to feature choir combination
The Springfield Community Chorus will present its spring program, “Celestial Song,” on Sunday, March 28 in Chester. ...Continued on page 7
Entertainment Drewsville Head Start benefit
Those that knit together, stay ..
Stonewall and Spectris onstage See page 14
The Knitting Together group meets every Wednesday from 1-3 p.m. at the Saxtons River Inn in Saxtons River to share tea, knitting and conversation. ...Continued on page 2
Sports Get in The Game: UVM March Madness & more
Local legend Brattleboro’s Ernie Johnson in Georgia Hall of Fame
Brattleboro hosting Women’s Film Fest through March 21 Running through March 21, Brattleboro becomes headquarters for the finest in cutting-edge, innovative, and informative filmmaking. In this, the festival’s 19th year, 25 award-winning documentaries and feature films will be presented, hailing from Columbia, Iran, Canada, South Africa, England, the United States, New Zealand, Scotland, and France. Owing to the festival’s growing reputation, more directors than ever will be present to introduce their films. The festival opens with “The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls”, a New Zealand film about yodeling lesbian country-western singers, called “provocative and disarming”. ...See Film Fest on page 14
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Meet Brattleboro-native Ernie Johnson, a Major League Baseball-announcing icon and former player (pictured above with Hank Aaron), who was recently inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame for his many years of faithful service as both a player and announcer for the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves. To read more about this local legend, turn to our Brattleboro section on page 13...
Joe Milliken See page 16
Food Grow your own! Help create a community garden See page 15
Learning Together Program helps young moms achieve their goals “Learning Together,” is the Springfield Area Parent Child Center’s intensive parent training program that provides a high school education, and parenting and job skills all while providing childcare onsite. ...Continued on page 10
Bellows Falls names student of the month
Bromley’s 2nd annual Spring Fling on tap this weekend
Rachel Greenberg has been chosen the January Elk’s Student of the Month for Bellows Falls Union High School. Rachel, a sophomore, is the daughter of Donna Chickering of Saxtons River. ...Continued on page 3
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