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June 2, 2010
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Squash has a lovable personality and is looking for a forever home.
Local camp offers fun, friendship and adventure for girls in grades K-7.
Lt. Gov candidate finishes in top 10 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway.
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Severe thunderstorm slams Vermont By Lou Varricchio & News Reports newmarketpress@denpubs.com It was a spring storm to rival any subtropical monster. The
severe thunderstorm that whipped through the western Vermont May 27 knocked out power to about 24,000 CVPS customers at its peak around 1 a.m. High winds took down trees, power lines, and flung debris into cars and houses. In downtown Middlebury, a venerable shade tree was
blown down in front of the Addison County Chamber of Commerce office on Court Street. Elsewhere in the college town, streets were littered with branches, leaves and other debris.
See STORM, page 10
Schwalbe to run for State Senate, Rutland District From News & Staff Reports CHITTENDEN—Carolyn Schwalbe, former chairman of the Barstow School Board and current chairman of the Chittenden Planning Commission, has announced her candidacy for State Senate in the Rutland County District. The district includes all Rutland County towns, except Brandon. Schwalbe said her priority as senator would be Carolyn Schwalbe job creation. “Lowering unemployment rates is my goal,” she said. “Vermonters need jobs.” According to Schwalbe, the best way to bring jobs and renewed prosperity to Vermont is to advance a favorable business climate. “The legislature can do that by lowering taxes, streamlining the permitting process, and promoting the supply of competitively priced electricity,” she said. “Business owners make decisions based on many factors. But it comes down to where they can afford to operate. If Vermont becomes a more attractive place to do business, jobs will follow.” Schwalbe told reporters that she is “a
HIGH FIVES—The Rutland Recreation Soccer league, sponsored by Tedesco Masonry, has been playing for the month of May and will continue through June. At the end of practice this week, the RRS Blue Team, shares a team-building exercise with Coach Mike Coppinger (pictured at top center). Photo by Shawn Pemrick Photography
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RHS student receives PEGTV scholarship RUTLAND—The PEGTV Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce that Amber Dumas of Rutland is the 12th recipient of the $1,000 PEGTV Courcelle Scholarship. Dumas is a senior at Rutland High School and a member of the Stafford Technical Center video technology program. She has been accepted at Castleton State College and plans to major in video production. Dumas is the daughter of Ed and Shelley Dumas of Rutland. The Courcelle 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 accredit-
ed college, university or trade school. The PEGTV Courcelle Scholarship honors the memory of Joe Courcelle for his pioneering work for local public access television. Joe Courcelle was an active member of the original board of directors, a dedicated independent producer and an integral part of the establishment of Rutland’s PEGTV.
At right: Channel 20 Program Coordinator Chris McCormack (l) and Executive Director Mike Valentine (r) stand with Amber Dumas of Rutland High School, PEGTV’s recipient of the 2010 Courcelle Scholarship.
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