Nancy Wolfe Stead
No event evokes memories of Marianne Goodson like New Yearâs Eve. That was the night of her annual soiree, when guests slipped gladly into evening finery to celebrate in style. The dining room table, with all leaves in place, sagged under the burden of rare roasted beast, holiday fish and fowl, unique Quebec cheeses, an entire, perfectly ripe Stilton. Old-timers knew to hustle to the adjoining room for oysters on the half-shell, shrimp and an immense copper pan of escargot. If you liked escargot, beating Bish McGill to the pot was essential. Beyond, in a quieter spot in front of the living room fireplace, was the consummate host, Bill Goodson, always interested, always observant and, with good judgment, the makings to top off your drink.
Warnings: 7
Dec. 20 at 9:17 a.m., skis and ski poles were reported stolen from a vehicle parked at Trapp Family Lodge.
Dec. 20 at 4:25 p.m., people peeped a pup in the Upper Pinnacle parking place. The dog had no tags and was not seen again.
Dec. 20 at 4:52 p.m., a would-be Stowe visitor booked a room at a Mountain Road hotel and found it was no longer open for business.
Dec. 20 at 6:20 p.m., no one was injured and there was no damage to a car that slid off the side of the road near the intersection of Luce Hill and Barrows roads.
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Stowe is no longer content to remain on the sidelines while most other towns in Lamoille County join together to improve broadband access and quality in the stateâs second-most rural region.
The Stowe Selectboard Monday voted to apply for membership with Lamoille FiberNet, the recently established communications union district that aims to bring locally-controlled, high-speed internet to its member towns. If Stoweâs application is approved â and FiberNet has long been cajoling Stowe to join â it would be the eighth member town.
The decision came after a two-hour discussion Monday in which local provider Stowe Cable touted its achievements while warning against joining another team.