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Chester’s Vermont Picker prepares for new owner

BY PAULA BENSON, The Vermont Journal

CHESTER, Vt. – John Stark, proprietor of Vermont Picker, claims he is ready to retire. A 73-year-old native Vermonter, and graduate of Bellows Falls High School Class of 1971, Stark and his wife Carol purchased the business on Route 103 … Continued

Go fly a kite

BY RON PATCH

Last week I mentioned I collected patriotic antiques. The photo with this article is a patriotic kite, titled “American Beauty.” It would probably date between 1958 and 1962. I remember being a boy and wanting one.     Ruth’s Gifts … Continued

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