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FRIDAY IS MARKET DAY — The Ludlow Farmers Market may not be the largest farmers market, but it’s easily among the best of the smaller outdoor markets in southern Vermont. The market features “Buy Local” products such as Vermont honey and maple syrup as well as New England-origin salmon and fiddleheads. The market is open every Friday, 4-7 p.m., at the Okemo Mountain School, 53 Main St. Photo by Mary Moeykens
WARREN — While an anemic economy and spring flooding have hit V ermont’s sputtering tourism business, there’s at least one bright spot to r eport. The V ermont Ski Areas Association announced last week that ski areas reported a record number of skiers hitting the state’s slopes during the 2010-1 1 season. Over 4 million skiers visited the Green Mountain State making the 2010-1 1 season the best since 2004-05. Members of the V ermont Ski Areas Association attended the or ganization’s annual meeting held at the Sugarbush Resort in Warren June 15. The association’s good news helped keep V ermont’s ski ranking a solid three in the nation behind Colorado and California. Ski Vermont President Parker Riehle said that winter 2010-1 1—Vermont’s thir d snowiest season on r ecord—helped bolster consumer confidence in visiting the state’s See SKI page 7
Vermont man solves mystery of 1943 B-17 crash Human error, not sabotage, caused 1943 bomber crash
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newmarketpress@denpubs.com RANDOLPH — Historical r esearcher T odd Griswold of Randolph likes a good mystery . In the case of Vermont’s well known June 27, 1943, crash of a B-17F Flying Fortress—nicknamed Small Arm by her crew, Bomber Crew 31—Griswold was de-
termined to uncover the true nature of the World War II-era crash that involved the deaths of three U.S. airmen. In recent years, the Vermont crash has received considerable attention—it been featur ed on several television documentaries about aviation mysteries and World War II. And in light of last week’s Chicago-ar ea crash of one of the last r emaining airworthy B-17s, Griswold’s findings are all the more newsworthy. Griswold spent several months combing the Small Arm crash site for physical evidence as well
as tracking down documents about the B-17F’s avionics and flight crew. “It was very exhilarating. I was able to go through 68-year -old air craft pieces and know what they ar e and their importance to the crash. They ar e now going into the Randolph museum for everyone to share, instead of someone’s mantle or eBay,” Griswold said. Last month, Griswold turned over aircraft artifacts he discovered to the Randolph Historical Society Museum in downtown Randolph. See B-17 page 9
RHS student wins $1,000 PEGTV Courcelle scholarship RUTLAND — The PEGTV Scholarship Committee announced that Timothy “T.J.” Engler of Rutland is the 13th r ecipient of the $1,000 PEGTV Courcelle Scholarship. Engler is a senior at Rutland High School and a member of the Stafford T echnical Center Video/Media T echnology Pr ogram. He has been accepted at Valley For ge Christian College and plans to major in digital media pr oduction. Engler is the son of Timothy and Rosemary Engler of Rutland. The Cour celle Scholarship is awarded annually to a Rutland
County high school senior who has exhibited a high level of proficiency and interest in the video arts and intends to pursue study in the communications field at an accredited college, university or trade school. The PEGTV Cour celle Scholarship honors the memory of Joe Courcelle for his pioneering work for local public access television. Joe Cour celle was an active member of the original board of directors, a dedicated independent producer and an integra l p art of t he establishment of Rutland’s PEGTV.
Rutland’s PEGTV Channel 20 Program Coordinator Chris McCormack (left) and Executive Director Mike Valentine (right) stand with Timothy “T.J.” Engler of Rutland High School. Engler is PEGTV’s recipient of the 2011 Courcelle Scholarship.
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CLARENDON — She may be gone but she is certainly not for gotten— faculty, staff and students of the Clarendon Elementary School r emembered the late Mill River Union Middle School Principal Joan Holden June 13. Holden was also a justice of the peace in Clarendon. She married several of her former students. The idea of sharing Oreos to remember Holden last week seems to have originated with Clarendon t eacher N eva Pratico. The idea was based on Holden’s own description of how school children, parents and the community fit together. Holden once said that an Oreo cookie—two chocolate wafers with a creamy center—is symbolic of the school community being supported inside and out. She said the community and parents wer e the chocolate and the students the “sweet fillings”. According to Pratico, Holden died a few years ago after battling cancer . She retired in 2008 when the illness was just too difficult to endur e at school. After eating the cookies last week, students sang and told stories about what the r emembered most about the principal. A slate fountain in the Community Peace Garden at the school was also named in Holden’s honor. Holden was a native of Clarendon and started her car eer education at Rutland High School. She spent 20 years in Rutland County schools.
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