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From left to right are: Harold Bailey, James Heath, and David Whitcomb as they might have appeared in 1806 in the now defunct Sterling, Vermont, at the Town Meeting Day, March 1, 1806. These men participated in the reenactment of Sterling's Town Meeting on October 1 at the Base Lodge of
Smugglers' Notch Resort. Sterling was dissolved into the the towns of Cambridge, Johnson, Stowe, and Morristown by 1855. Dr. Terry Bailey photo

These veterans salute during the Hyde Park Veteran¹s Memorial ceremony that occurred on Saturday, October 1. The beautiful granite stones with the names of veterans of all wars can be seen in the background with American flags draped over them until their official unveiling. Morissette photo

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Wolcott's Third School Bond Attempt
by Amy Kolb Noyes
WOLCOTT While construction prices have been climbing dramatically in the past several months, the Wolcott School building committee has been hard at work looking for ways to cut costs to a much-needed school addition. This week, the school board plans to sign a bond warning for a significantly scaled-back project. School directors hope the community will pass this, its third try at a school construction bond. Continued on Page 2

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Justin Epchook gets air to spare at SkateFest & SmokeOut 2005 at the Johnson SkatePark and bike track on Saturday, September 24. The fifth annual festival to celebrate riding skills and substance-free sports was sponsored in part by the Lamoille Valley Tobacco Task Force.
James Tomlinson photo

Boil Order Lifted
by Amy Kolb Noyes
MORRISVILLE Last week¹s boil water order for the Morrisville Village water system was lifted late Thursday, September 29, as expected. MW&L Superintendent Scott Corse predicted the order would be lifted Thursday, after a system water test came back clean on Tuesday of last week. However, the state requires three days in a row of clean tests before such an order can be lifted.
Continued on Page 2

Wolcott Recreation Park in Works
by Amy Kolb Noyes
WOLCOTT The Wolcott Recreation Committee is working to create the town's "first ever recreation park." Committee members have applied for a state grant to cover one-quarter the cost of the project. Now they are asking for
volunteers to help clear debris to make way for the new park. Continued on Page 2

New System Finds "Wanderers"
by Alicia Morissette
HYDE PARK The Lamoille County Sheriff¹s Department (LCSD) has recently become enrolled in Project Lifesaver of Vermont & New Hampshire¹s Care Trak System for Wanderers, and the system has come in handy three times so far this summer. Continued on Page 2

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