January 6, 2005

Barnes' Barn Burns
by Alicia Morissette
Morristown Stays with Two Tax Payments
by Amy Kolb Noyes
Lamoille North Boards to Discuss Student Testing
Wolcott Sets New Bond Vote
by Amy Kolb Noyes
Eden Mills PO Closed
by Alicia Morissette
Towns Deal with Heavy Ice
by Alicia Morissette
& Amy Kolb Noyes

Kindergartners, Lydia Brown and Jada Spagolla, in Ms. Edwards' class at
Wolcott Elementary School performed "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" at
the school's annual winter holiday concert. The concert was held
Wednesday evening, December 15, after being postponed from the previous
Friday due to weather. Noyes photo
Greenia to Step Aside
by Amy Kolb Noyes
Lanpher Library Awarded Children's
Space Grant
by Amy Kolb Noyes
Tanks to Accompany Local Guard
by Amy Kolb Noyes

Aidan Lodge, a preschooler at Children's Garden, helped decorate the
CREW Christmas tree on Monday morning, December 13. Students in the
preschool and toddler program made edible decorations for the tree which
they dubbed "A Tree for the Animals." Decorations included dried apples,
dried orange slices, cranberry chains and cinnamon ornaments.Noyes photo
What Next for GMTCC Project?
by AJ de Saint Phalle
Almost $4 Million for Community
Enhancement Projects
Lots of Sickness for Waterville School
by AJ de Saint Phalle
Court Officials On Fixing/Replacing Inadequacies of Facilities
Morristown Hires Administrator
by Amy Kolb Noyes

Hyde Park and area citizens attended a moving lighting ceremony held
Friday, December 1, on Lamoille County Court House grounds. Lights were
lit in honor, memory and celebration of friends and loved ones. A
special wreath was lit as was a Christmas tree and all the street lights
in the village. Thomas Fuss photo
Town Hall Options Narrowed to Two
by Amy Kolb Noyes
Healthcare Debated
by Amy Kolb Noyes
Nease is Ass't. Majority Leader
by AJ de Saint Phalle
Zucker Sets 50 Mile Record
by AJ de Saint Phalle
Door Decorated at "Home of the
Fighting 14th"
by Amy Kolb Noyes
Morristown Re-examines Quarterly
Tax Installments
by Amy Kolb Noyes

Home for the holidays after receiving a Purple Heart for service in the
Iraq war. L-R, Sgt. Michael Dube, his wife Brenda, their daughter
Jennie, 14. Missing is their son Travis, 13. Both children attend
Lamoille Union High School. de Saint Phalle photo
Sgt. Michael Dube holds the thick shard of metal that penetrated his
armored Humvee and then somehow found a gap in his ceramic body armor
and punched a hole the size of a baseball behind his left shoulder
blade, coming to rest near his spine.de Saint Phalle photo
Eden
Soldier Pays Price
"It's All Part of the Job"
by AJ de Saint Phalle
$2 Million to "Calm" Johnson
by AJ de Saint Phalle
Eden Makes the Grade
by AJ de Saint Phalle
Cracked Boiler Extends Wolcott School Vacation
by Amy Kolb Noyes
A Thankful Community
by Amy Kolb Noyes
Ed & Betty Taylor Sell Businesses
by Amy Kolb Noyes

The day of destiny arrived for these turkeys who sadly no longer strut
in their yard but will grace three Thanksgiving tables by about the time
you read this paper. Noyes photo
Intersection Options
by Amy Kolb Noyes
Lamoille County Family $500 Fund
by AJ de Saint Phalle
Sewer Service Extended
by Amy Kolb Noyes
Fugitive Caught
Missing Woman Found
by AJ de Saint Phalle
LCSD Communications Budget Up
by AJ de Saint Phalle
Nadeau
Installs Hydrostatic Scale
by AJ de Saint Phalle

War Affects Local Families
by AJ de Saint Phalle
Zoning Overhaul Proposed in Wolcott
by Amy Kolb Noyes
FQHC Remains Elusive
by Amy Kolb Noyes
Johnson's $10K Rec. Plan
by AJ de Saint Phalle
U.S. Marshals Join L.C.S.D. Search
by AJ de Saint Phalle

With obvious pride of their team's come from behind win from their
ninth-seated position, Division II Champion co-captains (left to right):
Anna Schulz; Nakysha LaBree; Mikal-Lyn Miglinas brandish their winnings.
See story by Dave Morse and pictures,.. Scott West photo
Lady Lancers Claim Division II Soccer
Crown in 4 Overtimes
by Dave Morse
JOHNSON WATER BOND PASSES 47 - 10
by AJ de Saint Phalle
State Cleanup Proceeds Bourne
Expansion
by Amy Kolb Noyes
GMTCC Prepares for Bond Vote
by AJ de Saint Phalle
Crying Nanny Leads to Coke Bust
Wolcott Space Solutions Discussed
by Amy Kolb Noyes
New NHP/Eden Fire Truck
by AJ de Saint Phalle

Standing optimistically in a driving rain, State Rep. Floyd Nease waves
to supporters outside the Johnson polling station yesterday. AJ de Saint
Phalle photo
Lamoille County Election Day Snapshot
by Staff

The PA girls state Championship XC team: (left to right) Becci Geary,
Hannah Dreissigacker, Johannah Ludington, Hannah Polow, Jennie Bender,
Sigrid Bronner and Emily Dreissigacker. . Mark Churchill photo
Cambridge School Bond Passes
by AJ de Saint Phalle
School Directors Seek Direction on
Second Bond Vote
by Amy Kolb Noyes
Water Issues at Wolcott School
by Amy Kolb Noyes
Mr. Ianni's Band
50 Years Old and Hundreds Strong
RED SOX MOON ON THE RISE AT JSC
by AJ de Saint Phalle

Out & About participant Mabel Sulham is shown here singing about two
equine friends from her childhood: Pete and Charlie. Pete and Charlie
were the subject of one of the songs written at an Out & About
somgwriting workshop with Jon Gailmor. The first verse goes, "We used to
get our groceries; With horses and cart; Pete and Charlie were their
names; They walked, they trotted; The food never rotted; When they were
tired; They played their kicking games." Out & About just completed
major physical renovations at their building.
Photo courtesy of Caroline McKinney
Johnson H20, Yes or No?
by Ben Hogwood
Lanpher Library Gains $30,000
Gauging the Candidates
by Amy Kolb Noyes (and the candidates)
Guest Editorial by Ben Hogwood 10/28/04

Kevin Companion, of Huntington, recently grew this "Best Looking
Pumpkin," awarded that title at a show at Gardener's Supply. The paper
salesman brought the 714 pound squash on his route last week. We caught
up with him on Main Street, in Morrisville. Companion also had the
biggest pumpkin at the Champlain Valley Fair this year, weighing in at
1,042. He grows a pumpkin variety called "Dill's Atlantic Giant,"
developed by Howard Hill in Windsor, Nova Scotia. Companion said he will
carve the giant for Halloween and light it with a 60 watt shop light. He
said he will send the seeds back to Nova Scotia "so my hobby pays for
itself."Noyes photo
Waterbury Bus Starts
by Amy Kolb Noyes
Wolcott Bond Quietly Denied
by Amy Kolb Noyes
Board Updated on GMTCC Building Plans
by Ben Hogwood
Helping With Hurricane Damage
by J.B. McKinley &
Ben Hogwood
Fuel Assistance Limited This Year
by Amy Kolb Noyes

This Hyde Park Elementary School team won the Lamoille North Supervisory
Spelling Bee held this week at Lamoille Union Middle School. Hyde Park
Spelling Bee Team members are: Daniel Russell, Hunter Brown, Ryan
Tallman, Kayla Friedrich, Eliza Fowler and Chelsea Greene. Coaches were
Suzanne Harvey-Safford (filling in for Jacinta Fitzgerald) and Erin
Neckers. Perfect spellers were Daniel Russell and Ryan Tallman. Perfect
spellers receive the Stanley Harvey Award. Stanley Harvey was Daniel
Russell's great uncle, so it was nice that he won the award. And,
Stanley Harvey was Suzanne Harvey-Safford's husband, who has been
deceased for 17 years. This is the fourth year in a row that HPES has
won the local competition, over five other schools. They'll head to the
regional competition on November 6. This year's scores for all teams
were the highest yet and they've been steadily increasing over the past
few years. Dave Carey, Middle School guidance counselor, pronounced the
words. Over 150 attended the two hour event. Hyde Park will compete on
November 11 in the regional contest.
Blockbuster to Take Over The Music
Shop Space
by Amy Kolb Noyes
Morrisville Intersection Study
by Amy Kolb Noyes
Flu Shot Clinics on Hold
by Amy Kolb Noyes
Church Honors Marion Lendway
by Ben Hogwood
Man Arrested for Child Porn
by Ben Hogwood
Teacher Steward Honored
by Amy Kolb Noyes

Volunteers during the "windshield survey" of the Lamoille River Valley.
Noyes photo
Nadeau
Resigns
by J.B. McKinley
Geer to Defend Head of
the Charles Title
by Amy Kolb Noyes
Station Restaurant
to Reopen
by Ben Hogwood
Dollars and Sense:
Funding Shortfall Has Meals on Wheels Spinning
In the Path of a
Hurricane
by Ben Hogwood

The Cambridge Elementary School Board is hoping voters will pass a
November 2 bond vote making this design a reality.
Architectural drawing

CJ Rail Services dismantled this flange car used for snow plowing, as
well as other cars left on the Morrisville tracks, on Friday, September
24. Noyes photo
Trains Dismantled to
Make Way for Rail Trail
by Amy Kolb Noyes
Understaffed, Underpaid, Sheriff's
Department Examines How to Attract Officers
by Ben Hogwood
Fake Money Buys Jail Time
by Ben Hogwood
Local Electric Workers to Do Hurricane Repair
by J.B. McKinley
Marijuana Arrests
by Ben Hogwood
Car Break-ins, Vandalism in Morrisville
by BenHogwood
Man Dies in Car Accident
by Ben Hogwood

State Represenative Rich Westman thanks U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords during
an opening ceremony of the Cambridge Junction Covered Bridge. State
Senator Susan Bartlett also played an important role in the bridge
project. Hogwood photo
Covered Bridge
Officially Open
by Ben Hogwood
Wolcott Orders New
Fire Dept. Tanker Truck
by J.B. McKinley
Johnson Fire
Department Update
by Ben Hogwood
Lamoille-Washington-1 Stands
by Amy Kolb Noyes

GMTCC Director Joe Teegarden, center, presents a planned project for the
tech center. The board decided to delay a scheduled vote to finance the
project. Hogwood photo
GMTCC Addition Gets
Unexpectedly Low Funding
by Ben Hogwood
STATE GRANTS COPLEY
HOSPITAL RATE REQUEST

Visitors to Manosh Hardwoods Open House, held on Tuesday, August 31,
check out some veneer grade logs during a seminar for the businesses
suppliers. Approximately 125 people attended.
Open House at Manosh
Hardwoods
by Ben Hogwood
Cub
Scout Hunter DeForge hands Johnson Assistant Fire Chief Arjay West a
check he and his fellow scouts raised to help rebuild the fire
station.Jan Perkins photo
Cub Scout
Helps JFD
by Ben Hogwood
RCT Warns of Cuts
by Amy Kolb Noyes