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NCUHS 1970 50th Class Reunion

by melevav | History

(I graduated from North Country Union High School Newport, Vermont 50 years ago this June. The following is a letter to my old classmates. In March I called my old school to see if a 50th reunion was planned and the school secretary told me that due to lack of interest the reunion committee had been discontinued some time ago. “People don’t seem to care about their 40th and 50th reunions so much these days”.)

Growing Up in Vermont

Growing up in the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s was an exhilarating experience! Being born only six years post World War II, I found that life in America was a special privilege. We had been ushered into the greatest generation imaginable! In reality rural Vermont of the North East Kingdom was my home but America of the 50’s was booming and moving. Moving fast away from old traditional values.

1912 Story Mentions Brattleboro’s “Only Living Ex-Slave” – Mr. Jake Cartlidge

by cgrotke | History

I was looking though old Brattleboro newspapers for mentions of slavery. Most of the articles are op-eds on slavery in the South, but I came across this mention of Brattleboro’s “only living ex-slave” – Mr. Jake Cartlidge. He was a Brattleboro resident for over 40 years, and this story is about trying to help him get some extra pension funds. (A warning that the newspaper used the n-word discussing his time as a slave, while quoting a slave buyer.)

From the Vermont Phoenix, Dec 6, 1912

“Town’s Ex-Slave In Need Of Funds

Efforts to Secure More Pension for “Jake” Cartlidge

Born in Slavery, Sold on the Block, Beaten by Cruel Taskmaskers – Served Pennsylvania Regiment

Vermont Jazz Center Live Streams: Eugene Uman’s Convergence Quartet

by vtjazz | Music

The Convergence Quartet to Perform at the Vermont Jazz Center, Saturday, June 20th at 8:00 PM

The Vermont Jazz Center presents a live stream event with Eugene Uman’s Convergence Trio with special guest Wanda Houston on Saturday, June 20th at 8:00 PM. The group includes Uman on piano, Houston on vocals, David Picchi on electric piano and Jon Fisher on drums.

BCTV Schedules – Week of 6/15/2020

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 8 / 1075 schedule for the week of 6/15/20

Monday, June 15, 2020

5:00 am Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance E-Meeting – Welch, Leahy, Sanders
6:00 am Bread and Puppet Theatre presents – Honey, Let’s Go Home Opera
7:30 am Rotary Cares – Ep 26 – Jim Rumrill, Sofia, and Paul
7:45 am The Quarantine Sessions from Next Stage Arts – John Citrone -Composer, drummer, guitarist – Part 2
7:55 am The Quarantine Sessions from Next Stage Arts – Josué Cruz

Searching for Woodstock 1969

by melevav | History

(The following story was written last year to share with many that were remembering the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock. Niflaah and I went to the 30th anniversary held at the Griffiths Air Force base in Rome, NY. The 30th ended in a riot as prices were very high, numbers of portable toilets were unsufficient, hot shade and no shade on an airforce base. Today the search continues as we all want to escape the crumbling societies of today 2020.)

Library Books Are Quarantined at Brooks Memorial Library!

by Brooks Memorial Library | Books

Dear Library Community,

If anyone has been wondering why items are still showing up on their account after returning them to the Big Blue Book Drop, here is why

Don’t worry, we no longer charge any fines. they may accrue, but we delete them as soon as the item comes back to us!

Step 1: items are returned in the Big Blue Book Drop in the Municipal Parking Lot.

BCTV Schedules – Week of June 8, 2020

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 8 / 1075 schedule for the week of 6/8/20

Monday, June 8, 2020

4:08 am Black River Connections – Bug Hunting
4:20 am The Rhema Word – Explosions of Truth
5:10 am Doing Life – 190 – Pentecost Expectation of Power
6:00 am All Things LGBTQ – News & Interview with Debbie Ingram

An Important 2020 Election this Month!

by RobertOeser | Education

An important school election is coming up! The WSESD Annual Meeting vote is Tuesday, June 30, 2020.

Follow this link for Information about the Windham Southeast School District FY ’21 Budget Vote including links to the Warning and a Sample Ballot.

https://sites.google.com/wsesu.org/wsesdboard/home

The Budget Vote on Tuesday, June 30 is via Australian Ballot

BCTV Schedules – Week of June 1, 2020

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channels 8 / 1075 schedule for the week of 6/1/20

Monday, June 1, 2020

4:30 am Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium Virtual Learning – ‘Movements and Rhythms of the Heavens’ (Grades 5-8)
5:00 am The Rhema Word – Explosions of Truth
5:50 am Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium Virtual Learning – ‘Science of Thunderstorms (Grades 3-8)’
6:30 am Vote for Vermont – Meredith Angwin, Nuclear Energy Advocate
7:30 am The World Fusion Show – Ep 46 – Gokh-Bi System
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast

BCTV Schedules – Week of 5/25/20

by BCTVProg | Media

Monday, May 25, 2020

4:00 am Dummerston Conservation Commission – An Archaeological History of Vermont 10/23/18
5:15 am The Quarantine Sessions from Next Stage Arts – Teese Gohl with art by Doug Trump
6:00 am Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium Virtual Learning – ‘Science of Thunderstorms’ (Grades 3-8)
6:30 am Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium Virtual Learning – ‘Introduction to Astronomy’ (Grades 6-8)
7:07 am The Quarantine Sessions from Next Stage Arts – Walter Parks and Rob Curto
7:15 am Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium Virtual Learning – ‘At Home Science’ (Grades K-2)

Primal Wounds

by MarkTwain© | Creative

Someday, all will be forgiven. We will be dead then.

Changed, Transformed, In Heaven. 

We won’t have to social distance any more. How many lovers who just want to hug each other have become stuck… one in Spain, the other in Georgia unable to fly?

Infected

by tomaidh | Books

BenjaminFulford.net is a geopolitical news and discussion website from Canadian-born reporter and investigative journalist Benjamin Fulford, now residing in Japan.

According to Fulford, his reports are based on information from a broad range of sources including the yakuza, MI6, the Freemasons, the CIA, the KGB, Mossad, the triads, the Chinese government, Japanese military intelligence, etc.