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Golfing for a good cause

Riders from last year’s Tour de Grace at the finish.

Fundraiser cycle ride for Grace Cottage

TOWNSHEND – Registration is open for the Tour de Grace Bicycle Rally, a unique, family-friendly ride held on Saturday, June 29, to benefit Grace Cottage Hospital.
The scenic ride is 19 miles, mostly downhill, from Stratton Mountain Resort to Grace Cottage Hospital. The route goes down...

Twin Valley softball players Morgen Janovsky, Jarrett Niles, and Maria Page, from left with flowers, were honored before the Wildcats’ last regular-season home game against West Rutland last month. Photo by Leah Putnam

Senior softballers recognized

Waterslide fun at Bromley Mountain.

Pink Friday helps in fight against cancer

PERU- On Friday, June 21, Bromley Mountain will hold its sixth annual Pink Friday. What this means: when the pink-wearing, adventure-park-loving crowd purchases an all-day Mountain Adventure Pass for $49 at the ticket window, Bromley will donate 50% of each MAP sold to benefit Susan G. Komen New...

Twin Valley’s Quinlan Barber, left, ran a personal best in the 200-meter dash at the Vermont D4 track and field championships Saturday. Photo by Buddy Hayford

Runners have good results at states

WINDSOR- The Vermont division 3 and D4 track and field championships were held under clear skies and comfortable temperatures at the Murphy-Morse Track Complex at Windsor High School Saturday. It was also a good day for a number of local schools and athletes.
Twin Valley Middle High School...

The Twin Valley softball team was loose and ready before Friday’s quarterfinal game at Danville. From left were Coach Jeff Putnam, Loren Pike, Celia Betit, Kara Bird, Sadie Boyd, Ines Benito, Emily Hohn, Alyssa Bird, Leora Longe, Katelyn Longe, and Paige Cunningham. Photo courtesy Twin Valley Booster Club

Wildcats strike out in second round

DANVILLE- Fresh off their first-round playoff win last Wednesday, the Twin Valley Middle High School varsity softball team headed to Danville Friday afternoon to face the top-seeded Indians in a division 4 quarterfinal game. The host team lived up to its ranking, putting an end to the Wildcats...

Water can still be very cold this time of year.

Warm temps don’t mean warm water

VERMONT- The National Weather Service, US Coast Guard, and various state and local agencies urge extreme caution when boating, canoeing or kayaking in Vermont due to the dangers of cold water and potential hypothermia.
When going to lakes and rivers on a warm day during the spring and...

Wildcats top Eagles in playdown round, head to D4 quarterfinal game

WHITINGHAM- Twin Valley hosted Arlington Wednesday afternoon in a first-round game of the Vermont D4 softball tournament. It was a playdown game between the eighth-seeded Wildcats and the ninth-seeded Eagles. The hosts used a big first inning to cruise to their second win of the season, 31-16, and...

Riders enjoying the back roads of the Tour de Heifer. Photo by Kelly Fletcher

Cycling tour planned for heifer weekend

BRATTLEBORO- Cyclists from many states will participate in the Tour de Heifer, the cycling event on Strolling of the Heifers weekend, on Sunday, June 9.
Proceeds from this year’s Tour de Heifer will support the Stroll’s Farm-to-Table Apprenticeship Program, which teaches nutrition and...

Basketball camps for local youth coming

DEERFIELD VALLEY- The 23rd annual Deerfield Valley Basketball Camp for boys and girls entering grades five through nine will be held from 1 to 4 pm on Monday, June 24, through Friday, June 28, at the Twin Valley Middle High School in Whitingham.
The camp director is Buddy Hayford and the...