All Entries in the "Community and Arts Life" Category
Summer Concert Series to fill five Thursdays with music
The Chester Rotary’s Annual Summer Concert Series will be held five Thursdays in a row starting July 12 when The Dave Keller Band returns following last year’s noteworthy performance. On July 19, Chester’s own blues treasure Chris Kleeman will take center stage with his band. The husband and wife duo of Lisa Brande and Mark […]
Opera Theatre of Weston gets grant for children’s Irene project
Opera Theatre of Weston has been awarded a $2,000 grant from the Vermont Humanities Council to help support the cost of The Storybook Opera: Tropical Storm Irene Project . Storybook Opera is a pre-performance educational project designed to enrich the lessons offered in the opera Noye’s Fludde (Noah’s Flood) by Benjamin Britten, which the Opera […]
Pinske bear raffle to benefit Family Center
Want a chance to win a Barre Pinske bear while helping to support the expansion efforts of the Chester-Andover Family Center? The 30-inch carved bear will be making guest appearances around town so keep your eyes out for him. Tickets for a chance to win are $1 each or $5 for 6, and may be […]
Bittersweet Family Day as CAES bids farewell to Plunkard
Becky Plunkard has been with Chester-Andover Elementary School for 19 years — it’s been so long that she had to look back in her records to check, she said. Secretary, paraprofessional, special education teacher, substitute teacher, mentor, Respect Club adviser, special events and after school activities coordinator. “I have kids that I remember when they […]
Fish-Diette Academy presents Snow White ballet
The Fish-Diette Academy of Ballet will be performing a ballet of the classic children’s tale, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at its recital at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 10. This performance will be held at the Green Mountain Union High School auditorium, 716 VT Rt. 103 S in Chester. Admission is $10 for adults; […]
A Day of Remembrance: Chester’s Memorial Day 2012
Traffic came to a standstill for a short time on Routes 103 and 11 on Wednesday as Chester once again observed Memorial Day on its traditional May 30th date. Hundreds of residents including students from Chester Andover Elementary and Green Mountain Union High School took part. The annual parade kicked off at 9 a.m. with […]
3 GM 7th graders honored by state for essays
Three Green Mountain Union 7th graders have been recognized by the office of the Vermont Secretary of State for essays they have written on the rights and responsibilities of voters. Secretary of State Jim Condos honored the winners of the 2012 Vermont Secretary of State’s Poster and Essay Contest today, Tuesday, May 22nd at the […]
Family Center hopes to buy Putney Pasta building
By Stephen Seitz Should the remaining cards fall properly, the Chester-Andover Family Center may soon find itself in a new and much larger home. “Even if we close in July, we won’t be able to move until September,” said Sherry Willumitis, the thrift shop manager. “There’s a lot of work to be done.” The 27-year-old […]
2012 Rotary Golf Tourney to aid Chester Emergency Services
by Stephen Seitz Time to start polishing the clubs for the 2nd Annual Chester Rotary Charitable Golf Tournament, to be held at the Tater Hill Golf Course on Sunday, June 3. Click here for a registration form. Proceeds from this year’s tournament will go to benefit Chester Emergency Services, according to tournament organizer Ron Theissen. […]
Alumni weekend schedule of events
The CHS/GMUHS Alumni Association has been hard at work preparing for the 2012 alumni weekend. Below is the list of events from the association. But for much more information, go to the association’s website. Friday, June 8th Noon: Golf Tournament at Tater Hill Country Club. Sign up for the tournament with the registration form or […]
Rotary seeks families to host Thai student
The Rotary Club of Chester will be sponsoring a young woman from Thailand as the Rotary International Inbound Exchange Student for the school year 2012/2013, and is looking for host families for her. Host families will enjoy the benefits of having a teenage daughter to share their household with, together with an opportunity to learn […]
Fire leaves family of five searching for a new home
By Cynthia Prairie It was dinner time at the Picz home, a chilly April Saturday good for grilling out but eating in. At the grill, Greg Picz was the first to see the smoke crawling from the basement stairs. He yelled for his wife Angie and their three children to get out of the house – […]
VTica opens Carbonetti exhibit
The gallery at the Vermont Institute of Contemporary Art was wall-to-wall with visitors on Saturday evening, May 5, for the opening of a month long display of the works of Jeanne Carbonetti, an internationally known water colorist who lives in Chester. VTica, at 15 Depot St. in Chester, is open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. […]
Learn about food, Earth sustainablility at Pale Blue Dot event
The Nature Museum at Grafton will present “Food for Thought,” a daylong event exploring the interrelationship between food and nature to be held on Saturday, May 26. Participants will explore sustainable food systems and the cultural food revolution. This event is part of the Museum’s Pale Blue Dot program series. Authors, musicians, farmers, business owners […]
Pause to walk for Humane Society’s Paws About Springfield
The Springfield Humane Society will be holding its annual “Paws About Springfield” walk-a-thon on Saturday May 19, with a goal of collecting $3,000. The Humane Society is looking for eager walkers of all ages to collect pledges and bring their leashed tail-wagging companions to take a healthy walk to help save animals. Registration begins at […]
Plan your Green Up Day, May 5th
Every spring, Green Up Vermont sponsors a day of road cleaning to sweep away the winter’s trash. This year, volunteers will be Greening Up on Saturday, May 5th. Anyone interested in helping with a section of one of Chester’s roads can contact the Town’s Green Up coordinator, Frank Kelley at fjmkelley@gmail.com. He will put you […]
Lego assembly clicks at St. Luke’s
About 75 children and adults were present as 33 Lego scene creations were entered in St. Luke’s Episcopal Church’s Lego scene contest on Saturday April 14th. The contest was open to children from pre-K to grade 6 with the proceeds going to benefit St. Luke’s and the Whiting Library Children’s Room. The church was abuzz […]
Easter Bunny arrives in Chester
The Easter Bunny hopped into Chester Saturday morning under blue skies and to the welcoming smiles of 75 kids and their parents, as the Chester Rotary once again hosted its Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Chester-Andover Elementary School. Chocolate eggs were spread like grass seed across lawn, garden and the Castle playground by Rotary members, […]
Restoration brightens, gives accessibility to Stone Church
By Cynthia Prairie When congregants returned in January to the historic First Universalist Parish in the Stone Village after a four-month restoration project, they were met with jewel red carpeting and sunny yellow walls that draw eyes to the stunning stained glass windows. But the major aspects of the $270,000 project involved adding safety features […]
Whiting Library to institute late fees beginning April 2
For the first time in its 120-year history, the Whiting Library will begin charging patrons a late fee on any item not returned by the due date. The policy change takes place Monday, April 2. Each late item – whether a book, DVD, audiobook or CD – will be assessed 20 cents for each day […]
