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RUTLAND — The 14acre Rutland Holiday Inn and conference center, constructed in 1972, has been sold for $2.8 million as part of an Internet auction, according to news reports. The new buyer has not been identified. The Texas-based C-III Capital Partnership sold the placed the hotel on Auction.com. Rutland-area realtors said the complex had been assessed at $5.6 million. The sale will not be finalized until the new buyer agrees to start payments at the close of the final sale.
Rutland’s Art in the Park enters its 51st year RUTLAND — Art in the Park rolls into the next half century with its summer and fall events in Main Street Park near downtown Rutland. The Chaffee Art Center will host its 51st annual Art in the Park Festivals Aug. 11-12 and Oct. 6-7. With its 50-year tradition, Art in the Park is the longest running continuous craft festival in the region. The August festival has been voted a Top 10 Summer Event by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. If you are a craftsperson or artisan who works in almost any medium, this is a great opportunity for marketing your products to thousands of people from all across New England. Space will be allocated on a first come, first served basis so we encourage you to submit your application in a timely manner. Applications received by June 30 will be juried on July 11. Vendors will be notified after the jury date if accepted into the shows. Visit www.chaffeeartcenter.org or call 7750356 for more information.
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Vol. 4 No. 22 • May 30, 2012
Community News, Sports, Arts, Entertainment and Food for Rutland and Southern Vermont
Rutland Holiday Inn sold at Internet auction
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Water monitored for health, safety RUTLAND — Eight months after Irene, state environmental and health officials are monitoring Vermont’s lakes and streams for any lingering health or safety hazards in recreational waters. Due to the magnitude of flooding experienced in many areas of the state, it’s likely that any biological or chemical contaminants that may have been washed in by floodwaters have since been diluted by the sheer volume of those waters. Test results of water samples taken after Irene, as well as more recent samples from early this month, generally show bacteria to be below levels of concern. Sampling at many of the state’s rivers and lakes will continue throughout the summer swimming season. Swimmers may notice that certain lakes remain discolored by sediment even into the summer, but this is not a health hazard. There have been no reports of persistent chemical contamination following either the 2011 spring floods or flooding from Irene. Any suspected chemical contamination can be reported 24/7 to the Vermont Spill Team at 802-241-3888 or 800-641-5005. The appearance of an oily sheen or discolored sediment could be an indication of chemical contamination.
More than 1,000 people gathered behind the Hinesburg Nursery School May 19 at the 14th Annual Big Truck Day. Above, Hinesburg Nursery School Alumni Phoebe Dennison, Mia Twarog, Eva Frazier, Jake Twarog and Sam Dennison volunteered to run the Big Truck Day bake sale. Photo provided
Castleton Summer Concerts open with Jonathan Newell Band By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com CASTLETON — The first concert of the 2012 Castleton summer concert series will feature the Jonathan Newell Band. The concert starts Tuesday, June 5, at 7 p.m. as the series' 17th season gets under way.
Established in 1997, the band is led by concert pianist, singer/songwriter and electric guitarist, Jonathan Newell of Rutland. Educated at Hunter College, Ithaca College and Adirondack Community College, where he is an instructor in both piano and guitar, Newell surrounds himself with a six piece act.
Newell's repertoire includes Led Zepplin, The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, the Doors, Grateful Dead, "Boss" Springstein, Aerosmith, U2, and Dave Mathews, among others. The concert is free and open to the public. It will perform rain or shine. Rain site is the Casella Theater in the Fine Arts Center at Castleton State College.
Hemp advocates celebrate State House ruling From Staff & News Reports
newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY — In light of the passage of legislation favoring hemp farming, Rural Vermont officials said H.747 authorizes the Vermont Agency of Agriculture to begin the process of allowing Vermont farmers the economic opportunity to cultivate hemp. The legislation is still dependant on the removal of federal prohibitions for Vermont farmers to cultivate industrial hemp as a cash crop. From June 4 to June 11, Rural Vermont will host Hemp History Month, a presentation on the economic potential of industrial hemp with Netaka White on Wednesday, June 6, at 7 p.m. The talk and discussion will be held at the Addison County Regional Planning Commission office on Seminary Street in Middlebury. The discussion will highlight the uses of industrial hemp and how the crop can fit into Vermont’s agricultural landscape and econo-
my. A review of current state and federal hemp policy will also be discussed. White is the bioenergy program director at the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund and heads up the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative. Rural Vermont has been advocating with Vermont farmers to allow for the cultivation of industrial hemp. “Rural Vermont’s hemp campaign has been energized by grassroots activists from Brattleboro to Warren who want the ability to cultivate hemp just as our Canadian neighbors are allowed to,” said Robb Kidd, Rural Vermont organizer. In 2008, Rural Vermont was the lead advocate in promoting the Vermont Industrial Hemp Bill, Act 212. However, Act 212 only allows Vermont farmers to grow industrial hemp once federal regulations permit it. In 2009 Rural Vermont urged passage of a joint resolution directing the federal government and the federal delegation to legalize the growing of industrial hemp.
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