Sports

Virtual golf tournament helps out police

DOVER- The Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police will be hosting its seventh annual golf tournament next month. This year’s event will be held virtually as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Teams of two to four golfers will be able to play a round of golf at the course of their choice. The...

Mark Saxon

Saxon named new executive and CEO of Boy Scouts

WATERBURY- The Green Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America Executive Board announces the selection of Mark Saxon as Scout Executive and CEO effective August 1.
Saxon will succeed Ed McCollin, who is retiring in June following a 42-year career in scouting – having led the Green Mountain...

Jason Hartnett and friend ride their bikes

Local resident bikes for children’s cancer fund

WILMINGTON- Jason Hartnett, a resident of Wilmington, is planning to ride 75 miles and raise $750 during the month of September for Children’s Cancer Research Fund (CCRF) in support of its sixth annual Great Cycle Challenge USA. Founded in 2015, Great Cycle Challenge USA has grown to become one...

Annual golf tournament returns July 22

BRATTLEBORO- Youth Services invites area golfers to participate in its annual golf tournament at Brattleboro Country Club on Wednesday, July 22, presented by Headwater Precision, LLC. This is the 35th year that Youth Services has organized this tournament to support the safety net for youth in...

Twin Valley youth soccer

WILMINGTON- Twin Valley Youth Sports fall 2020 soccer sign-ups are underway for students entering grades three to six.
Twin Valley Youth Sports has been hard at work with the Vermont Soccer Association and have a return-to-play plan for the fall 2020 season.
TVYS soccer...

Deerfield Valley Soccer Camp resumes despite COVID-19

WILMINGTON- The 31st annual Deerfield Valley Soccer Camp will be held this summer from Monday July 27 through Friday, July 31. The camp is held daily from 9 am to 12 pm at the old high school and is open only to boys and girls entering grades two through nine.
Unfortunately, the camp...

VT Academy hires Bordeau

Saxtons River- Vermont Academy has hired Wendy Bordeau as their new crew coach. Bordeau is a standout rower with a nationally recognized resume. She will also become Vermont Academy’s director of college counseling.
Bordeau is a 1998 magna cum laude graduate of Princeton with a B.A. in...

School offers online, virtual dance classes

BRATTLEBORO- The Brattleboro School of Dance is offering online virtual dance classes that are open to all. They want the local dance community to keep on moving and grooving.
Mondays at 10:30 am: “Move a Little” with Holly. A combination of basic stretch and strengthening exercises,...

Golfing news around the valley

Registration is open for Tour de Grace

TOWNSHEND-Registration is now open for the annual Grace Cottage Tour de Grace. For physical distancing, the event has a different route this year. Start and end any time between through 10 am, at Grace Cottage Family Health and Hospital, 185 Grafton Road, Townshend. The event will be held on...