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March 10, 2010
A New Market Press Publication
Gone fishin’
The Logger
Local Flavor
Annual Frosty Derby on Lake St. Catherine attracted anglers of all ages.
Part one of a tale of a hunter busted for deer jackin’, at night and out of season.
Local costume designer is dressing up her clients and loving every minute of it.
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Rutland 2009 blood drive film debuts NEW YORK, N.Y.—A new film by awardwinning New York-based director Art Jones features Rutland’s recent record breaking community blood drive. The new film, titled “The Blood in this Town”, tells the story of Rutland, a post-industrial, blue-collar city on hard times, much like thousands of towns across America, searching for answers. The difference is that in this town, the community comes together one day a year to give blood—enough blood to break all New England, if not national records. On Dec. 22, 2009, just three days before Christmas on a bitterly cold day, Rutlanders shattered their own blood drive record—beating out New England cities 35 times its size— with a total of 1,024 pints of blood donated in one day. Boston, a city of over half a million strong, in their best one-day drive netted 772. This story is not so much about blood collection, blood banks or hospitals’ need for plasma, though that’s part of it. “The Blood in this Town” focuses on an embattled city’s unique response to the needs of others – and their own. It is a visceral pulling-together of a community to meet extraordinary goals. It is about a town, its people and the vital, near-indomitable spirit that runs through it - a spirit capable of leading Rutland forward again. To screen a preview of the film online, see www.thebloodinthistown.com.
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RHS student is crowned Miss Teen Vermont International Taylor Hough is age 15 By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com
Rutland welcomes 18 new U.S. citizens By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com RUTLAND — The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services welcomed 18 new citizens from 12 countries at a naturalization ceremony at the Rutland District Court March 8. USCIS St. Albans Field Office Director Jean Tharpe and U.S. Judge Colleen A. Brown led the ceremony. The event was open to the local news media. The approximately 18 citizenship candidates originated from 12 countries including Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Congo, Norway, Syria, Russia, Taiwan, and Thailand. “It’s nice to know there are a few immigrants that still enter the U.S. legally,” said Michael Roster, a friend of one of the new citizens living in Rutland. “These are good people who play by the rules; they will value their proud status as new U.S. citizens. I am very proud to call these newcomers fellow Americans.”
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Taylor Hough
RUTLAND — It came as a big surprise for 15-year-old Rutland High School student Taylor Hough—the friendly, goal-oriented young woman was thrilled when she heard the big news that she was crowned Miss Teen Vermont International recently. It’s an honor to be crowned for this teen pageant, a pageant that stresses character and smarts over the usual pageant kitsch. To travel the long road to the ultimate crowning event of the Miss Teen International contest, Hough will be busy during the next few months. Then, she will head to Chicago, Ill., in July to compete at the gala national pageant for the title of Miss Teen International. For any Miss Teen contestant heading to Chicago this summer, the areas of competition are designed to help weed out the major players from the others. So, far, Taylor Hough looks like a star. This winter, the RHS student has remained focused on her personal competition platform titled “Rising above a Disability”. Most parents and teachers will tell you there is plenty of negative news reported about today’s youth. But there are far more positive news stories to tell about contemporary teens that don’t make it to the headlines. That’s why Miss Teen International, an organization based in Roanoke, Va., was developed as a positive means to promote today's young women, ages 1318, and their many in-school and afterschool accomplishments. The Miss Teen International 2010 competition will be held July 22-24 at the Northshore Center for the Performing Arts in Chicago. This event will give Hough the opportunity to learn about customs and family life in other countries along with the chance to share her beliefs and make plenty of new friends during the entire week of activities leading up to two exciting nights of competition. Prizes and scholarships will be awarded to the winning contestant.
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