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Take One
Vol. 4 No. 26 • June 27, 2012
Community News, Sports, Arts, Entertainment and Food for Rutland and Southern Vermont
General store owners celebrate a rocky first year By Lou Varricchio
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Artist, teacher Melissa Kristiansen of Pultney High School and her work.
PHS art teacher receives Skidmore fellowship POULTNEY — Poultney High School art teacher Melissa Kristiansen will be attending the Skidmore College Art Fellows Program in July. High School Art Teachers Fellowships are offered to four high school art teachers from across the United States. The chosen participants, including Kristiansen, are provided with free room and board as well as shared studio space for five weeks. The aim is to advance the education of young artists by providing their teachers with a summer opportunity to work intensively as artists and to be refueled by a vibrant and interactive summer arts community. Skidmore College offers the Art Fellows a chance to become immersed in their own studio art practice in painting, drawing, ceramics, or sculpture while being part of the larger liberal arts experience on Skidmore’s dynamic summer campus, benefiting not only them, but also ultimately students.
MT. HOLLY — It all sounds idyllic: buy an historic Vermont general store out in the country, meet new friends, and keep warm next to a potbelly stove during the winter months. It’s the stuff our collective “Mayberry RFD” dreams are made of, right? Sure, except for the part about hard work, balancing a business budget, surviving a nasty summer flood, and not relying on local skiers without much of a winter to speak of. Kevin and Debby Neubert, the new owners of the Belmont General Store, are living the “Mayberry RFD” lifestyle others only imagine in day dreams. The couple isn’t looking back on their lives BGS—that is, Before the General Store. And they certainly wouldn’t trade their lives with anyone else. They say operating a country store is indeed romantic, but it’s also a lot tougher than it looks to the casual observer. See NEUBERT, page 11
Kevin and Debby Neubert are owners of the Belmont General Store in Mt. Holly, Vt.
Paramount refunding ‘Deadliest Catch’ tickets RUTLAND — In an unfortunate turn of events, "An Evening with Captain Sig and Crew of 'Deadliest Catch'" event, originally scheduled for May 12 at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Rutland, was cancelled. Now ticket holders with tickets from the May 12 date are afforded a four-week period starting June 7 in which they can either choose to return their tickets for a complete refund or retain them
for the replacement date. After this period, refunds will not be offered. If current ticket holders would like instead to immediately surrender their seat(s) and obtain a refund, they are to contact the Paramount Theatre Box Office by calling 802 775-0903 during normal business hours. For current ticket holders who wish to retain their seats, no further action is required; tickets
for the originally scheduled date will be honored at the new date. Due to a sudden change in production schedules and an event that the Discovery Channel (the producers of the hit T.V. show) would like to capture on film, Sig and his crew are not able to fulfill their touring obligations at this time. Theater management is working closely with the artists’ management to secure a new date.
Winners honored at 27th Annual RRCC Golf Classic By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com RUTLAND — Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce officials announced the winners of the 27th Annual RRCC Golf Classic fundraising event held at the Green Mountain National Golf Course in Killington. Trophies and awards were presented to the following teams: First Place Gross: South Station – Mark Knufffke, Greg Taylor, Corey Taylor and Tom Joyce; First Place Net - Downtown Rutland Partnership, Mike Coppinger, Greg McClallen, Mike Gauthier and Tom Franzoni; Second Place Gross - RAVNAH, Ron Cioffi, Pete Breen, Tom Shortle, Butch Paul. Second Place Net: Team Dress - Dave Dress, Steve Walsh, Mimi McManus and Mark McManus; Third Place Gross - Casella Waste Systems – Matt Albertazzi, Bob Steadman, Vic Shappy and Joe Bizzarro. Third Place Net: M & M Private Care – Charlie Vargas, Peter Dost, Matt Dost and Rick Smith. Men's Longest Drive: Matt Gammons. Women's Longest Drive: Aimee Trombly. See RRCC, page 11
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