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Karen Horton, left, and Sue Maddern share a hug and a laugh at a retirement party last week at TVHMS.

Pair inspired sweet sounds

Teachers’ retirement the coda to duet
By Lauren Harkawik
WHITINGHAM - For those who were immersed in music education during their schooling, there are familiar sounds.
They range with age. In one’s younger years, it may be the twinkling tones of nursery rhymes brought to...

2018 Grads rock

WHITINGHAM- Seating in the Twin Valley Middle High School gymnasium was packed Saturday afternoon, as the community celebrated the Class of 2018 and sent them into the world. Twin Valley Middle High School Principal Tom Fitzgerald bid farewell to the class of 34 seniors, and told them to...

Tatyana Bowman received her Community College of Vermont degree earlier this month. Saturday she will graduate from Twin Valley Middle High School.

Receives diploma and degree thanks to innovative dual enrollment program

WILMINGTON - When Twin Valley High School valedictorian Tatyanna Bowman is handed her diploma on Saturday, it won’t be her first time. In fact, it won’t even be the first time this month. On Saturday, June 2, Bowman graduated from Community College of Vermont with an associate degree.
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This Week in History

10 years ago:
Twin Valley officials called a “game” by high school students “dangerous and sadistic.” According to the vice principal, the game was called “bag tag,” and consisted of “a quick hit, kick, or flick in the testicle area.” As board members pondered the...

A thrilling debut novel of family and sacrifice

“Lords of St. Thomas” by Jackson Ellis
Green Writers Press
Henry Lord is born in St. Thomas, Nevada, a six-block town in the Moapa Valley. His grandfather, for whom he is named, was brought there as a baby; his parents live in Grandpa’s house, near the local...

The new Gathering Place is a real gift to this area

I am so excited, and trying to figure out how to get all the rest of you as excited as I am! We here in the Deerfield Valley will shortly be given a really big gift. We have chosen to live in a rural environment for all the beauty, freedom, and peace rural living affords. However, along with...

This Week in History

10 years ago:
The Corse family celebrated 140 years at their farm in Whitingham with an open house. The event also celebrated the restoration of a barn and milking parlor after the original had been partially destroyed by a fire sparked by a lightning strike a year...

Sci-fi story with resonance

“Defy the Stars” by Claudia Gray
Little, Brown and Company, 2017
Noemi Vidal is a 17-year-old soldier in the army of Genesis, a colony of the planet Earth that once rebelled against Earth’s oppression. The resulting war ensured Genesis’ independence for three generations, but...

The preliminary concept for a small village park to be built on the site of the former bank building.

This Week in History

10 years ago:
The Wilmington Beautification Committee unveiled a preliminary concept plan for a small village park on the site of the old bank building at the corner of Route 9 and South Main Street. The “pocket park” packed a lot of features into the small space, including a pergola over...

VTrans deserves a cheer, a thank you from us all

We probably shouldn’t hold our breath, but we can hope that we have seen the last of the snow for a while. We had a lot of weird storms this year that required commitment and patience on the part of our VTrans workers. I will lead the cheer for them: they need to get up during the night, work...