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Vol. 3 No. 27 • July 13, 2011
Chester bridges to reopen
Lumberjackson-the-green Green Mt. Lumberjack Show held
By Jill Ludwig & Lou Varricchio
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By Lou Varricchio
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AND THE FLAG WAS STILL THERE — The world’s largest U.S. flag was unfurled in front of Rutland City Hall in advance of the July 4 weekend. The 9/11 Patriot Flag has been traveling around the nation since last year. The idea was inspired by a West Rutland veteran as a remembrance to lost lives of the War on Terror and 2001 attacks. Rutland firetrucks helped suspend the giant flag for its solemn one-day appearance. Photo by Shawn Pemrick
CHESTER — The Chester bridges on Routes 11 and 103 will officially reopen to traffic Monday, July 18, according to the Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce. To celebrate the year-long closure due to reconstruction, officials will hold a bridges re-opening celebration Friday, July 22. The closing of the bridges had impacted Chester merchants and local commuters. Marji Graf, executive director of the Chamber, said the festivities will start July 22 at the Green Mountain Banquet Center at the American Legion, 673 Route 103 South, in Chester. The following schedule of July 22 activities has been posted by the Chamber: 4-5 p.m. Bridges reopening celebration See BRIDGES page 10
Brandon kicks off 250th birthday events By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com BRANDON — The Civil War ignited conflicts and strong emotions throughout the United States, and even a small town in the Northeast was not immune to the changes sweeping the na-
tion. Especially instrumental during this time period was Stephen A. Douglas, a renowned son of Brandon, and Abraham Lincoln's strongest competitor in the 1860 presidential race. This year marks the 250th anniversary of the town's charter and the sesquicentennial of Douglas's death. The town kicked off the 2011 cele-
brations with the second annual Civil War Days last month. Members of the Champlain Valley Historic Reenactors camped out in Brandon's Central Park and offered enlistment activities, running drills, and a traveling museum. They wore reproductions of uniforms worn by the 1st See BIRTHDAY page 10
Historic T.R. club traced to Rutland By Ann Curran & Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com
RUTLAND — More than 30 years ago, while tearing the roofing from a farm house, a Chicago man discovered an oddly carved piece of wood in the dark recesses of the attic. It is about three and a half feet long, two inches around with a faint inscription weathered by time. The wording that remains reads: Bull Moose War Club. From the Green Mountains near the City of Rutland, Vt., and to the Great Chief Teddy Roosevelt, Aug. 29, 1912. The PBS-TV series “History Detectives” sent one of their five detectives, Tukufu Zuberi, to Rutland earlier this year to find out who, if anyone, gave the club to
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Roosevelt. Zuberi is professor of sociology and the director of the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He interviewed the Rutland Historical Society’s curator, James Davidson, for the program. The results of Zuberi’s investigation will be revealed in an episode of “History Detectives” scheduled to air Tuesday, July 19, at 9 p.m. on PBS stations, including Vermont Public Television. The program will also air on VPT Thursday, July 21, at 7 p.m. It will be available as video on demand at vpt.org the day after the original broadcast. Roosevelt’s famous saying “Speak softly and carry a big See CLUB page 11
Pennsylvania educator Tukufu Zuberi examining a mysterious club traced to Rutland in 1912. He visited Rutland for an upcoming public television program. Photo courtesy of PBS-TV
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I'm a lumberjack and I'm o.k., I sleep all night and I work all day. I cut down tr ees, I eat my lunch... On W ednesdays I go shopping. Monty Python FAIR HAVEN — Unlike the classic British comedy antics of Monty Python’s lumberjacks, there weren’t any Buffalo-plaid shirts or Macinaw jackets in sight at last week’s Green Mountain Lumberjack Show in Fair Haven. Instead, summertime lumberjacks in these parts wear tshirts, jeans, brawn, and lots of smiles. The tenth annual lumberjack fest on the Fair Haven Town Green was organized by the Stevens family; funds generated by the show help support several community activities. And to show the town’s thanks, the Wooden Soldier Restaurant provided a free lumberman’s breakfast to all show participants. This annual event is a tad different compared to other lumberjack shows in the region; it’s an invitation only event—most of the 23 competitors have been part of the Fair Haven gig, held on the first weekend in July, since its inception a decade ago. With the exception of five competitors from Vermont, all the lumberjacks travelled to Fair Haven from Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and other parts of Vermont. One of the more popular Fair Haven competitors, Vermont’s Matt Bush, is an expert lumberjack. Brush has won lumberjack competitions all over the world. This year ’s Fair Haven See LUMBERJACKS page 6
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