Years ago, Kim Arel found herself in a tough spot. She had two young children to feed, and for a brief time the only way to swing that was to visit a food shelf. “I was surprised to see other people there that I didn’t think I would,” she said in a recent in... More »
by Natalie Hormilla “You have to look at the pumpkin, and see what it tells you,” said Lila Winstead of Glover, about one of her rules of pumpkin carving. Ms. Winstead is usually a winner at the Chronicle’s annual jack-o’-lantern contest, and 2013 was no excep... More »
“They had a great season. They have nothing to hang their heads about. They have nothing to be ashamed of, that’s for sure,” said line coach Ernie Punt after the Junior Falcons fell to the Rodliff Raiders of Saint Johnsbury on Saturday in the semifinals.... More »
by Richard Creaser copyright the Chronicle 10-28-2013 ORLEANS — It was a subdued group of Lake Region Rangers that walked off the field following Friday afternoon’s DIII quarterfinal match against the visiting Rivendell Academy Raptors. The Raptors would com... More »
George E. Allison Commander George E. Allison, United States Navy retired, 88, beloved husband and father, died on Wednesday, October 23, 2013, from a heart attack, in Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. He was born on October 8, 1925, in Carlisle, Pen... More »
by Richard Creaser copyright the Chronicle 10-26-2013 NEWPORT — For the second time in as many years, the North Country Falcons field hockey team has earned a berth in the semifinals in Burlington. The Falcons advanced to the semis with a come-from-behind win... More »
by Richard Creaser copyright the Chronicle 10-25-2013 ORLEANS — Coming into Wednesday’s DII playdown game, October 23, Lake Region (12-2) and Middlebury (2-12) appeared to be at polar opposites of the spectrum. The host Rangers averaged nearly three goals per... More »
by Richard Creaser copyright the Chronicle 10-23-2013 ORLEANS — All season long, Lake Region Union High School’s Alex Beauregard has been the go-to guy for the Rangers. On Tuesday afternoon, he reminded fans and teammates why as he exploded for four goals in ... More »
Uncommon Law, Ancient Roads, and other Ruminations on Vermont Legal History, by Paul Gillies. Published by the Vermont Historical Society. 2013. 414 pages with index. $24.95. Reviewed by Paul Lefebvre People who major in history in college often find themsel... More »
by Paul Lefebvre BARTON — Halfway through the 2013 season and the moose harvest is running about 40 percent behind last year’s figures at this time, according to biologist Cedric Alexander of the state’s Fish and Wildlife Department. Early estimates suggest th... More »
Phyllis W. Campbell Phyllis W. Campbell, 86, formerly of Newport, died peacefully on Monday, October 7, 2013, at her home in Solomons, Maryland. Born Phyllis Louise Wendling, on December 11, 1926, in Cleveland, Ohio, she graduated from Lakewood High School and... More »
In the first round of the Northern Vermont Youth Football League playoffs, the North Country Junior Falcons A team (seventh- and eighth-graders) faced the Barre Crimson Tide on Saturday. The B team wrapped up its season last week with a jamboree in Essex. The ... More »
