Come celebrate Christmas Eve at St. Mark’s

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – All are invited, regardless of religious affiliation, to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church for a “Festive Celebration of The Nativity of Our Lord – Christmas.” It might be considered a “Midnight Mass” eight hours early. The service will … Continued

Featured Pets: Kelly and Lynn

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Kelly and Lynn are five month old spayed lop mixes looking for an indoor home together. They are friendly girls that love their veggies, and if adopted before Christmas they promise to share their carrots with Rudolph. … Continued

Christmas Eventide Celebration in Saxtons River

SAXTONS RIVER, Vt. – A community Christmas Eve celebration will be held Saturday, Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. in Saxtons River at 24 Main, the former Christ’s Church. The Eventide event will include a telling of the Christmas story, carols, … Continued

Springfield Elks hoop shoot results

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Here are the results from the Springfield Elks Lodge #1560 local hoop shoot. Girls 8-9 First Place: Natalie Harvey 4-25 Tiebreaker Second Place: Cassidy Kline Girls 10-11 First Place: Brynlee Snide 12-25 Second Place: Leslie Simoneau Girls … Continued

LTE: Senior Solutions Thanks Sanders and Welch

To the Editor, Thank you to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch who last month led the submission of a request to the House and Senate Appropriations Committee chairs and ranking members to double funding—$1.933 billion—for the Older … Continued

West River Community Project holiday offerings

W TOWNSHEND, Vt. – We have a cornucopia of new offerings for the holiday season. This week at the country store we have curated a beautiful selection of Christmas ornaments and crafts, stuffed animals from Mary Meyer, custom gift baskets, … Continued

Westminster Christmas Eve service

WESTMINSTER, Vt. – The First Congregational Church of Westminster will celebrate Christmas Eve with a special 5:30 p.m. worship service at 3470 Rt. 5, Westminster, VT 05158. All are welcome to attend. The sermon will be delivered by special guest … Continued

Gail Ann Oakman Stocker, 1945-2022

LUDLOW, Vt. – Gail Ann Oakman Stocker, 77, of Ludlow, Vt. died Saturday Dec. 10, 2022, at her residence. She was born in Rutland, on Sept. 27, 1945, the daughter of George and Cecelia (Edgerton) Oakman. She graduated from Rutland … Continued

Leadership Southeast Vermont program updates

REGION – The Leadership Southeast Vermont program has recommenced after our Covid hiatus, with a record-breaking 19 participants from all over southern Vermont. This cohort of leaders has had three sessions so far, an orientation session, a regional culture and … Continued

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